Astrid

Astrid
Game Data
Game	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
First Seen	Chapter 13: A Guiding Wind (Path of Radiance) Part 2, Chapter 3: Geoffrey's Charge (Radiant Dawn)
Starting Class	Bow Knight (Path of Radiance) Bow Paladin (Radiant Dawn)
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“Wh-what did you just say!? There are no gentlemen in this land half as fine as Sir Makalov!”
—Astrid, putting in a good word for Makalov.

Astrid (ステラ Sutera, Stella in the Japanese version) is a playable character from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. She is a member of the Crimean Royal Knights, and a former member of Begnion's noble House Damiel. Astrid was engaged to Duke Lekain of Gaddos, a sinister man and a major antagonist of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, against her wishes. In order to avoid being put through such misery, she left home to seek her fortunes elsewhere.

Biography

Astrid was born into House Damiell, a prominent house of nobles in Begnion. Her family was very strict and controlling, with several of her siblings being married off to people they neither loved nor grew to love, as can be seen from the sorrowful letters they sent to Astrid.

Astrid was later arranged to marry Vice Minister Lekain, who is thirty years older than she was. She then decided to resist accepting her fate, whereupon she enlisted with the Begnion knights. However, being somewhat timid and hesitant while wielding her bow in battle, Astrid decided overcome this weakness by assigning Gatrie as her bodyguard.

Path of Radiance

Astrid makes her first appearance in Chapter 13 of Path of Radiance. The ship she is travelling on is incidentally the carrier of the Apostle Sanaki, causing it to be targeted by Daein soldiers and a few hired Kilvas Ravens.

Prior to the start of Chapter 13, Astrid is observed to converse with Gatrie, with the latter expressing concern over the idea of her directly participating in it. She then displays confidence in her skill with the bow, assuring Gatrie of her ability to protect herself.

After the chapter ends, Astrid will enlist into Ike's group, figuring that she will eventually be able to follow them away from Begnion. Astrid will stay on with the group until the game ends.

Through her Support Conversations, Astrid is observed to be an individual with a sweet temperament, and is often shy and meek when speaking to others. During her Support Conversations with Makalov, Astrid hands over a family heirloom to him, who makes plans to sell it for money to gamble. He later returns the heirloom, claiming that Marcia has forced him into doing so. (If Marcia has been slain prior to the activation of this conversation, Ike will tell Makalov off in her stead). This act of returning the pendant to Astrid causes her to deeply respect Makalov, in spite of his roguish and dishonest ways.

After the events of Path Of Radiance, Astrid will be invited to join the Crimean Royal Knights.

Radiant Dawn

Astrid appears in Part 2 of Radiant Dawn, alongside Makalov, Kieran and the other Royal Knights, where she is shown to adamantly defend Makalov's drinking, gambling and poor work etiquette in Largo and Calill's inn.

Alongside the other Crimean Royal Knights, Astrid will launch an attack on Felirae Castle in Chapter 2-3. However, this proves to be a trap set by Ludveck, who has proceeded to lay siege on Fort Alpea at the time. The Royal Knights will later reinforce Elincia's forces in Castle Crimea at the end of Part 2.

Astrid will join the Laguz Alliance in Part 3 and become involved in the march towards the Tower of Guidance. During this time, she is described to constantly follow Makalov around, "cleaning up his messes", as quoted from Marcia.

Astrid will marry Makalov if they share an A support at the end of Radiant Dawn, and never succeeds in taming him.

Character Data

Path of Radiance

Recruitment

• Chapter 13: Starts as an Other Unit; Have Ike speak to her in order to recruit her.

Base Stats

Starting Class
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Skill				Weapon				Starting Items
{{{Skill}}}				{{{Weapon}}}				{{{Item}}}

|Bow Knight
|Wind
|1
|20
|6
|2
|6
|7
|3
|5
|4
|7
|9
|8
| Bow - D
| Paragon
| Iron Bow
 Knight Ward
 Vulnerary

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Growth Rates

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Luk	Def	Res
45%	40%	20%	55%	50%	40%	30%	25% Template:ChargrowthFE9&10/end Support Conversations Sothe Makalov Gatrie Promotional Gains Promotion to Paladin HP: +5 Strength: +2 Magic: +2 Skill: +2 Speed: +1 Defense: +3 Resistance: +2 Con: +1 Move: +1 Cap: +5 E / / Rank* * Depends on the choice made by the player. Overall Astrid's Paragon skill, which doubles the amount of EXP she gets, makes her easier to level up and bring up to par with the player's other units. Upon reaching a decent level, it is strongly recommended for the player to remove this skill, making way for other skills that will further enhance her usability, such as that of Sol. On the whole, Astrid will have relatively balanced stats, with her low HPs being offsetby her high defenses and her Knight Ward. If the player has any spare Arms Scrolls lying around, he/she may consider giving one to Astrid to boost her proficiency in wielding Bows. Her Strength and Luck growths are average, and may either end up being rather high or rather low. These issues may be easily fixed with the usage of bands from the player's second play-through onwards. Radiant Dawn Availability Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Endgame P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 E P 1 2 3 E P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 E P 1 2 3 4 5 E A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 ○ △ ○ ○ ○ □ □ □ □ □ □ ○ □ □ □ □ □ Template:CharstatFE9&10/end ◎=Forced　○=Available　□=Available for selected　△=Reinforcement Base Stats Starting Class {{{image}}} Affinity Level HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Con Wt Move {{{Aff}}} {{{Level}}} {{{HP}}} {{{Str}}} {{{Mag}}} {{{Skl}}} {{{Spd}}} {{{Lck}}} {{{Def}}} {{{Res}}} {{{Con}}} {{{Wt}}} {{{Move}}} Skill Weapon Starting Items {{{Skill}}} {{{Weapon}}} {{{Item}}} Bow Paladin Wind 2 32 13 8 16 15 17 10 14 7 31 9 Bow - B Paragon Canto Steel Bow Iron Longbow Concoction Template:CharstatFE9&10/end Growth Rates HP Str Mag Skl Spd Luk Def Res 55% 40% 20% 45% 40% 70% 30% 50% Template:ChargrowthFE9&10/end Biorhythm Promotional Gains Promotion to Silver Knight HP: +4 Strength: +3 Magic: +4 Skill: +2 Speed: +2 Defense: +3 Resistance: +4 Con: +0 Move: +0 A Rank* C Rank * Only if Bow mastery rank is at B. Overview Astrid is one of the hardest characters to train in Radiant Dawn, owing to her low availability and starting level. However, if the player puts in the effort into training her, she can still be a passable unit when she promotes into a Silver Knight. When Astrid first joins in Chapter 2-3, her Paragon skill may not be very useful, as she will be unable to inflict high amounts of damage to enemy units, owing to her low Strength. In order to get Astrid up to par with the other units in the player's army, she will need to inflict finishing blows onto enemy units as much as possible. Astrid's stats will start catching up once she begins to gain in levels, especially so in terms of her HP, Sill, and Resistance. Once Astrid re-joins in part 3, assuming she has gained a couple of levels beforehand, she can still catch up to the player's other units. Giving her the Discipline skill is recommended to allow her to attain weapon ranks at a faster pace, and any spare stat boosters may be used to fix any stats that are falling behind. Despite suffering from several shortcomings in Strength, Speed and Defense, Astrid's HP, Skill and Resistance will start to shine, allowing her to effectively snipe magic users without sustaining much damage herself. In Part 4, Astrid should already or be close to promoting to a Silver Knight. Once she promotes, she will acquire the Sol skill and the ability to use lances, further increasing her capabilities as a unit. At this point, she does not need to be coddled by the player any further, although it is still risky for her to rush headlong into battles. Assigning Astrid skills that exploit her higher stats, like Imbue or Miracle, is recommended to help her with her endurance. In Endgame, Astrid's high Resistance may prove to be extremely useful, provided that the player has taken the pains to train her. In spite of the presence of several excellent Marksmen in the game, Astrid will be an excellent candidate to wield the immensly powerful Double Bow nonetheless. Assigning the the Nihil skill to her is not a bad idea, as she can negate some of the last few bosses' most dangerous skills, including that of Aurora and Ire. Quotes Recruit Conversation (Path of Radiance) Ike: Are you all right? Astrid: Who are you? Ike: My name's Ike. I'm with the Greil Mercenaries. I came to defend this ship-- and the apostle, if I can. Astrid: Is that so? I am Astrid, of House Damiell. Ike: A blueblood, huh? Well, unless you're good with a sword, you'd better hide yourself in a cabin. Astrid: I'll do no such thing. I once trained with knight and cavaliers. I may be of noble birth... but I know something of battle. I can fight. Ike: Well, if you can fight, we can use you. Let's work together. You going to be all right with that? Astrid: More so than I would be with hiding belowdecks, certainly. Death Quotes “I...wanted... to live...more freely... Grandmother...” —Death Quote in Path of Radiance Epilogue Path of Radiance “Good-bye, General Ike. This war has given me the confidence to enter the service of the Begnion knights. Thank you so much!” —Astrid's epilogue quote to Ike Radiant Dawn Unassuming Knight (つつましき弓騎士 Tsutsumashiki Yumi Kishi) As a Royal Knight renowned through the land, Astrid's beauty and prowess were known to allies and enemies alike. (A support with Makalov) Astrid disregarded opposition and married the worst idler in three countries, but never tamed him. Etymology Astrid comes from Astra, which means star. Gallery Astrid as she appears in Path of Radiance. Astrid as she appears in Radiant Dawn. Astrid.PNG Astrid's portrait in Radiant Dawn. Astrid9.jpg Artwork of Astrid from Path of Radiance. Astrid's battle model as a Bow Knight in Path of Radiance. Astrid's battle model as a Paladin in Path of Radiance. Astrid's battle model as a Bow Paladin in Radiant Dawn. Astrid's battle model as a Silver Knight in Radiant Dawn.