Fjorm

“My homeland was destroyed by King Surtr of Múspell. But not only that... I watched as he killed my mother. I can't let the same thing happen to your kingdom. Please, whatever strength I have...let me lend it to you.”
—Fjorm

Fjorm is a character from Book II of Fire Emblem Heroes. She is the second princess of the Ice Kingdom Nifl and the younger sister of Princess Gunnthrá and Prince Hríd, and the elder sister of Princess Ylgr. She has the power to communicate with others through her dreams like the rest of her siblings, however, her power is less pronounced than than her elder sister's and she cannot recall her dreams in great detail when she awakens.

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Book II

Shortly before the events of Book II, the Flame Kingdom Múspell waged war on Nifl with its king, Surtr, killing the queen, Fjorm's mother, in front of her. Swearing vengeance on Surtr, Fjorm attempted to fight him but was easily defeated. Instead of killing her, Surtr opted to leave her alive. The four Nifl royal siblings fled the castle, going their separate ways, but vowing to reunite when it was safe. Besieged by Múspell soldiers, Fjorm manages to fight her way to the outskirts of Nifl before falling unconscious on the wayside. Loki found her and attempted to finish Fjorm off but the Order of Heroes, having joined the war due to Surtr threatening Askr, discovers Fjorm and repels Loki.

As she awoke, she is informed by Sharena that Kiran had found her and nursed her back to health. To express her gratitude, she joins the Order of Heroes and requests their aid to take back her kingdom and exact vengeance on Múspell. Fjorm participates in the battles ahead, encountering Surtr and his daughters multiple times. Gunnthrá, having established a mental link with Kiran, guides the Order of Heroes to her hideout in order to enact the Rite of Frost, an ancient Nifl spell that can defeat Surtr. Unfortunately, just as the sisters are reunited, Surtr arrived at the scene and brutally murders Gunnthrá, leaving Fjorm to complete the ritual on her own.

Fjorm sacrifices herself in order to use the Rite of Frost, granting the Order of Heroes the means to stop Surtr's protective spell that renders him impervious to attacks. Fjorm also manages to reunite with Hríd and Ylgr, the latter whom was initially being masqueraded by Loki before her real self escaped from Múspell. With the power of the Rite, the Order of Heroes can finally defeat the king.

Without his protection, Surtr is definitively slain and the war ends. Fjorm parts ways with her surviving siblings and leaves Nifl, intending to return to Askr and remain in the Order. This is because she believes she still owes a debt to Kiran. She acknowledges that she is slowly dying due to sacrificing herself for the Rite of Frost and vows to make the most of her remaining life.

Book V

In Chapter 8, a short while after Fáfnir was imprisoned by the Order of Heroes and Reginn left to the Tower of Niðavellir, Fjorm arrives to warn Alfonse, Sharena, Anna and Kiran about an incoming attack of the army of Niðavellir, who wants to avenge Fáfnir.

Tempest Trial- "Ice and Flame"

During one day, Fjorm thinks back to the pact she forged with Nifl during the Rite of Frost. Upon being woken up by Ylgr, Fjorm states that her time has come at least, and that she must give herself to Nifl as promised by the Rite of Frost.

Personality

Fjorm is described by Gunnthrá as being gentle, but prone to agonizing over things. She also comes across as being stubborn in her devotion to her country's traditions. Very specifically, Fjorm deeply believes in the tradition that if a person saves someone from the snow, he/she owes their savior a debt of favour. In this light, her stalwart devotion to Kiran stems from their having saved her, and she thus believes that she owes them a debt.

In the "Bridal Belonging" Paralogue, it's highly implied that Fjorm's devotion to Kiran has blossomed into love.

In-Game

Princess of Ice: The gentle second princess of Nifl, the Kingdom of Ice. Seeks revenge against Surtr.

Base Stats

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		Group
		Title
		Princess of Ice
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	16/17/18 35/39/42	23/24/25 26/30/33	6/7/8 28/31/34	7/8/9 26/30/33	7/8/9 31/34/37
Skills			Weapon
Leiptr Holy Vestments			Lance

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Iron Lance	-	-	-
	Steel Lance	-	-	-
	Silver Lance	-	-	-
	Leiptr	-		-
	Holy Vestments	-		-
	Sacred Cowl	Holy Vestments	-
	Ice Mirror	Sacred Cowl	-
	Ice Mirror II	Ice Mirror	-
A	Atk/Def Bond 1	-		-
	Atk/Def Bond 2	Atk/Def Bond 1		-
	Atk/Def Bond 3	Atk/Def Bond 2
	Atk/Def Unity	Atk/Def Bond 3
B	Shield Pulse 1	-		-
	Shield Pulse 2	Shield Pulse 1		-
	Shield Pulse 3	Shield Pulse 2
C	Spur Atk 1	-		-
	Drive Atk 1	Spur Atk 1		-
	Drive Atk 2	Drive Atk 1

Overall

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Base Set

As the first Legendary Hero and lead character of Book II, Fjorm is freely available to all players of Heroes. For much of her initial time in Heroes, Fjorm could compete with much of the meta of her time, especially when dealing with problematic ranged units, namely Reinhardt and mages in general. Time was not kind to Fjorm as newer, stronger units were introduced and without much room for upgrades, she became more of a niche unit. She has a relatively balanced spread, having a modest Atk of 30 and 31 Spd, neither of which wins her any awards, but she can perform decently against certain units offensively. Her mixed bulk is solid for an infantry unit as well, scoring 69 physical and 73 magical. The latter stat is particularly emphasized since she is primarly designed to be a mage check and as a ranged unit check in general. Given her free availability for all players, building her up is well worth it in the end for modest results even if she is not a particularly opressive unit.
Her personal weapon Leiptr grants her Distant Counter and is unfortunately its only effect, leaving her with a rather one note weapon, but as a personal weapon, it has high Mt leaving her Atk at a decent 46.
Fjorm's strength as a ranged check comes from her original special skill Ice Mirror, which reduces damage from ranged units by 30% on the attack it activates, then she takes the damage that was reduced and adds it to her counter attack. Fjorm is essentiall a partial return-to-sender type of unit who relies on her foes dealing massive, but not lethal ranged damge so she can return it onto the typically defensively frail ranged units. As of Book V, Fjorm was one of the first two Book II Legendary Heroes to receive an upgrade of her unique skill into Ice Mirror II. The damage reduction is increased to 40% and now deals 40% of her Res on her next attack. At 34 neutral Res, she can unleash 15 true damage to her attack.
Fjorm also helps to assist allies through her ATK DEF Bond 2 skills and Drive ATK 2 skills. The Book V adjustment to Fjorm added Atk/Def Unity to her Skill A, giving her an Atk/Def+5 boost if she is within two spaces of an ally as well as gaining even more Atk/Def equal to the current penalties she has inflicted onto her Atk/Def x 2. Finally her access to Shield Pulse 3 gives her immediate access to her Ice Mirror skills and can start taking hits. As a free to play unit with free access to Legendary Unit perks and a great starting Kit, Fjorm is a solid unit all around to have.

Counters

Fjorm is checked easily by a majority of green users. Strong green high Attack and Defense like Amelia, Hector, Brave Ike easily laugh of any attempts by her to attack them and can punish her accordingly. Fast Green Mages like Nino, Soren, and Gunnthrá can take advantage of her middling speed, by passing Ice Mirror and taking her out. Lastly, any unit that can negate her skills through Firesweep weapons, Wrathful/Dazzling Staff Combos, or Brave Lyn can deal with her without her counterattacking. The latter two renders Ice Mirror's stacking ability useless.

Skill Inheritance Options

Fjorm's starting kit does not need much outside assistance though Reposition helps her to maintain a Tank role, moving units away from danger so she can deal with it in their stead. Fury serves as a great skill to boost Fjorm's stats to deal with enemies herself rather than giving the bonuses to her allies.

For those seeking more damage, Glacies can be used for solid damage and run Quick Riposte 3 with that to maintain her defensive turn role, though this can be ran as her Seal rather than just her Skill B. Steady Breath is also great to use on her to speed up her special when being defensive, though its limit to being from Brave Ike who is not very easily accessible does limit the likeliness of using it.

New Traditions: The gentle second princess of Nifl, the Kingdom of Ice. Her joy in joining Laegjarn and the others for a trip to the shrine shines through.