Land of Sorrow (Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light)

Land of Sorrow
Game	Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Objective	Seize
Units Allowed	14
Units Gained	Palla and Catria (Enemy, talk with Marth) Astram (Enemy, talk with Midia, FE3 only)
Boss	Jiol
Script	Chapter script
Previous	The Wooden Cavalry
Next	An Oasis of Magic
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“Gra's betrayal of Altea years earlier had come as a shock, of course, until that day they attack Marth's kingdom in the name of Dolhr, Gra had been a trustworthy neighbor and ally. While the Altean army was out on an expedition, Gra struck from the rear, annihilating the Altean soldiers, killing Marth's father, King Cornelius and stealing Falchion, the blade of light. It was a crushing blow. Much time had passed since that sad day, and much had changed. Now it was Marth's turn to descend on Gra Bastion, and face King Jiol, the man who had robbed him of his father.”
—Opening Narration

Land of Sorrow is Chapter 14 of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and its remake.

Strategy

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.

This chapter is not too difficult, but it is not the easiest that you have done. Make sure one of your units has a door key to open the door around the armory and vendor, and after that, have your thief raise the bridge, and send Marth to the northwest village, while your thief goes toward the southeast chests with an escort or two to clear out the enemies. Meanwhile, have your ballistician(s) fire on the enemies centered in the northwest fortress, especially the healers, and move most of your forces toward the door that will lead to Jiol. Palla and Catria will fly toward Marth to be recruited, but make sure they will not be vulnerable to archers where they are recruited, as one of them holds a Longbow. Flying reinforcements will come from where the two appeared, so be ready. Afterward, have your forces pull together and go toward the boss. Defeat the knights and the lone curate, and once everything else is taken care of, defeat Jiol and seize the throne. Weapons strong against knights as well as magic will make short work of him.

Enemy Reinforcements

• Two Pegasus Knights will appear from the west during Turns 7 to 14 of the Enemy Phase

Shops

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Armory

Items	Price
Armorslayer	760
Rapier	900
Killing Edge	1250
Ridersbane	820
Silver Lance	1800
Steel Bow	560
Silver Bow	2200

Vendor

Items	Price
Vulnerary	600
Door Key	500
Heal	780
Fire	300
Thunder	460

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Armory

Items	Price
Iron Sword	420
Steel Sword	760
Silver Sword	2000
Slim Lance	450
Silver Lance	1600
Steel Bow	560
Steel Axe	600

Vendor 1

Items	Price
Vulnerary	300
Door Key	500
Heal	1000
Fire	500
Thunder	630

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Armory

Items	Price
Armorslayer	1000G
Silver Lance	1100G
Ridersbane	600G
Steel Bow	385G
Silver Bow	1050G

Vendor

Items	Price
Thunder	420g
Heal	800g
Door Key	500g
Vulnerary	360g
Pure Water	600g

Extra

• You find a Bullion, a Silver Card in chests, and a Thoron tome in the village.
• The person in the village is Camus.

Gallery

Chapter 14 opening CG.

Land of Sorrow as it appeared in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light.