Laura

Laura
Game Data
Game	Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
First Seen	Chapter 1-2: The Dispossessed
Starting Class	Priest
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“Um... excuse me. Are you people heading to town by any chance? Our abbot is ill. He needs medicine, but Begnion soldiers are hoarding our provisions in the manor house.”
—Laura, to the Dawn Brigade

Laura (ローラ Rōra) is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn; she joins the Dawn Brigade, because the Begnion Occupational Army's soldiers have stolen her Abbot's medicine, which she must get back.

History

As a citizen of Kisca, a town in Daein, Laura is a young priestess who lends Micaiah's group as a healer. She is the childhood friend of Aran, who can be recruited with Laura. Aran seems to care for Laura as he is always trying to help her. She is a girl of purity and devotion to the goddess Ashera. She is recruited in the beginning of Chapter 1-2. She begins as a priest. After Daein is revived, she remains in the army with Aran until Ashera delivers her judgment.

Personality

Laura is a very positive person. She also is very kind and gentle and goes to great lengths to help others wherever she can. However, Laura can become very misled, particularly when she refers to the Dawn Brigade as "bandits".

Character Data

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
		◎	◎	○	○	○	○	○		○												○						○	○		□	□	□	□	□	□	○	□	□	□	□	□

◎=Forced　○=Available　□=Available for selected　△=Reinforcement

Base Stats

Starting Class
Priest
Affinity	Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Wt	Move
Wind	1	16	3	8	3	5	8	2	10	5	5	5
Skill				Weapon				Starting Items
Shove				Staff - D				Heal

Growth Rates

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Luk	Def	Res
45%	20%	70%	70%	70%	50%	20%	35%

Biorhythm

Promotional Gains

Promotion to Bishop

• HP: +2
• Strength: +3
• Magic: +1
• Skill: +1
• Speed: +1
• Defense: +3
• Resistance: +1
• Con: +1
• Move: +1
• E Rank
• C Rank*

* Only if Staff mastery rank is still at D.

Promotion to Saint

• HP: +4
• Strength: +5
• Magic: +2
• Skill: +2
• Speed: +2
• Defense: +5
• Resistance: +2
• Con: +0
• Move: +0
• C Rank
• A Rank*

* Only if Staff mastery rank is at B or lower.

Overall

Despite having one of the lowest resistance growths for Saints, Laura has very high Magic, Skill, and Speed growths, easily capping it before she reaches her max promotion level if one put time in her, making her the more offensive counterpart to Rhys.

In the early game, Laura serves only as the Dawn Brigade's healer. If she is attacked, she will usually die in one shot. Keep her behind units just like Micaiah. You do not have much of a choice of using her--buying healing items is quite expensive, and having the ability to heal at the start of a turn and having the healed unit then go out attacking is very useful. Once she reaches her final class, Laura is competent offensively, and her growths are quite outstanding for a priest. If trained, she will turn out very powerful with a Light tome. She can also SS rank both staves and tomes as a Saint.

Death Quote

“To die here... If this is the will of the goddess... So be it... Farewell...everyone... F-Father...”
—Death Quote

“Goddess... I beg thee... protect...the abbot...”
—Death quote in Part 1, Chapter 2

Epilogue

• Carefree Saint - Laura

Laura returned to her home's church and became a mother to many orphans, all of whom loved her gentleness.

Etymology

Laura's name is the female form of the name Laurus, which means 'Laurel'. In ancient Rome, leaves of laurel trees were used to create victors' garlands. The name 'Laura' found its roots in the 9th-century Spanish martyr Saint Laura, who was a nun thrown into a vat of molten lead by the Moors. The name has been used since the 13th century. A famous bearer was Laura Secord (1775-1868), a Canadian heroine during the War of 1812.

Trivia

• Laura is a Priest, despite being female. In previous English Fire Emblem games, as well as in some real world religions, only men could be priests.
• Despite her relationship with Aran, she does not have a support ending with him.
• Laura, Elise, Sakura, and Asama are the only named characters who are staff-locked and can't be recruited in chapters they appear as enemies. Laura is unique, as she is only staff-locked if the player doesn't promote her before when playing as Dawn Brigade.

Gallery

Laura's portrait in Radiant Dawn.

Laura's battle model as a Priest in Radiant Dawn.

Laura's battle model as a Bishop in Radiant Dawn.

Laura's battle model as a Saint in Radiant Dawn.