Laevatein (character)

“I am the blade—the blade my father wields. I will do as I am ordered.”
—Laevatein

Laevatein is an antagonist from Fire Emblem Heroes. She is a princess from the Kingdom of Múspell, Surtr's daughter and Laegjarn's younger sister. She is seen fighting Alfonse in the opening cinematic.

Profile

One of the generals of Múspell, the Order of Heroes first encounters her in Chapter 2 of Book 2, fighting alongside her father and Loki. Encountering the Order several times, Surtr eventually orders Laevatein to track and kill them.

In Chapter 5, Laevatein tracks them down, and stating her orders, she fights them. When defeated, Laevatein follows her sister's previous instructions and retreats from the battle. During her escape, she encounters Laegjarn and tells her she's received orders from their father, but appears to grow concerned when her sister expresses unhappiness over the upcoming battles. Nevertheless, she join forces with her, and after the battle with the order, when Laegjarn wonders aloud what to do, Laevatein states that she will set herself ablaze, causing Laegjarn to immediately reject the idea, telling her the flames of Múspell are dangerous and making Laevatein promise she never resort to it, which she agrees, but worries over their failure, asking what they should do. Prompting Laegjarn to ask Laevatein in helping her think of a plan.

In Chapter 6, when Laegjarn and Laevatein are lured to a trap by Alfonse and Fjorm, Laevatein panickedly reports that the enemy is coming to their closed off position, causing Laegjarn to instruct Laevatein to escape by herself while Laegjarn keeps them busy. While Laevatein objects, despite Laegjarn's attempts to assure her, Laegjarn tells her it's an order, and Laevatein reluctantly does as she's told, escaping undetected.

In Chapter 13, she is injured by Surtr as punishment for failing to defeat the Order and is almost used as a sacrifice for the Rite of Flames before Laegjarn intervenes and takes her place. She then faces the Order once more as retaliation for Laegjarn's death, and nearly goes through with using the Rite of Flames, but relents when Fjorm reveals that her sister's last wish was for Laevatein to live. In the aftermath, she assumes leadership of Múspell.

Personality

Not one to express herself often, Laevatein maintains a lack of individuality, doing whatever she is told without hesitation. And while she does show a bit more emotion at times, she remains hesitant to think for herself and largely relies on others. As a result, she has the mindset of a common soldier, having a very impersonal relationship with her father, adressing him as "Sir" or "Lord". This also applies to her foes, as though her pursuit of the Order of Heroes is unwavering, she does not appear to have any personal feelings on the matter, simply telling those are her orders when confronted by them.

Her relationship with her sister however shows a much softer side, with Laevatein seemingly much happier in her sister's presence, but also more distressed by failure. However, it leads Laegjarn to often rein her in, as she is arguably the one person she'll listen to reason, which otherwise, wouldn't restrain her recklessness.

In-Game

Searing Steel: The second princess of Múspell, the Kingdom of Flame. She sees herself and the blade she wields as one and the same, and keeps her emotions in check.

Base Stats

Rarity: ★★★★★

		Group
		Title
		Searing Steel
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	16/17/18 35/39/42	10/11/12 34/37/40	6/7/8 28/31/34	7/8/9 31/34/37	4/5/6 19/22/25
Skills			Weapon
Laevatein Swap			Sword

Skills

Weapon

Type	Prerequisite	Might	Range	Effects	SP Cost	Default	Unlocked
Iron Sword	-	6	1	-	50	-	-
Steel Sword	-	8	1	-	100	-	-
Silver Sword	-	11	1	-	200	-	-
Laevatein	-	16	1	Grants Atk +3. Adds total bonuses on unit to damage dealt.	400		-

Assist

Name	Prerequisite	Range	Effects	SP Cost	Default	Unlocked
Swap	-	1	Swap places with an adjacent ally.	150		-

Passive

Name	Prerequisite	Effects	SP Cost	Unlocked	Type
Fury 1	-	Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res +1. Unit takes 2 damage after combat.	50	-	A
Fury 2	Fury 1	Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res +2. Unit takes 4 damage after combat.	100	-	A
Fury 3	Fury 2	Grants Atk/Spd/Def/Res +3. Unit takes 6 damage after combat.	200		A
Atk/Def Link 1	-	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk/Def +2 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	60	-	B
Atk/Def Link 2	Atk/Def Link 1	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk/Def +4 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	120	-	B
Atk/Def Link 3	Atk/Def Link 2	If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, grants Atk/Def +6 to unit and target ally or unit and targeting ally for 1 turn.	240		B
Odd Speed Wave 1	-	At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Spd +2 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.)	60	-	C
Odd Speed Wave 2	Odd Speed Wave 1	At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Spd +4 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.)	120	-	C
Odd Speed Wave 3	Odd Speed Wave 2	At start of odd-numbered turns, grants Spd +6 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.)	240		C

Kumade Warrior: The second princess of Múspell, the Kingdom of Flame. She keeps her emotions in check but can't relax without her blade by her side.

		Group
		Title
		Kumade Warrior
		Cavalry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	15/16/17 30/33/36	9/10/11 33/36/39	5/6/7 27/30/33	7/8/9 24/27/31	2/3/4 15/18/21
Skills			Weapon
Rehabilitate+ Kindled-Fire Balm			Staff