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“......The Loptr Church never forgives betrayal. That is one of their highest tenets...”
—Salem, in Thracia 776

Salem is a playable character from Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. A Loptrian Mage who is disillusioned with the ways of the Loptr Church, he is a member of Perne's Dandelion Bandits. Salem is the only playable dark magic user in Thracia 776, and by extent, the first playable Dark Magic user in the series.

Profile[]

Salem was once a devout member of the Loptr Church. However, he reached a point where he began to grow disillusioned with their ways, and this was considered treasonous and punishable by death.

Fearing for his life, Salem attempted to flee, but he was caught and attacked before being left for dead. He would have died if not for Perne, who rescued him and tended to his injuries.

Salem first appears in Chapter 12, where he urges Perne to let him stand as a sentry for the Dandelion Bandits' hideout in Dacia Forest. Not knowing the identity of Leif's army as it passes through the forest, he attacks it with a Sleep Staff on hand. Leif's army eventually defeats Salem and captures him, and gets him to join its ranks.

If Salem is chosen to accompany the group who heads into the Dandelion Bandits' hideout in Chapter 12x, he requests for Leif to let him speak to Perne. He explains that Leif's liberation army shares the same ideals as the Dandelion Bandits, and Perne thus decides to lend his aid to them.

Salem then goes on to continue supporting Leif in his cause to liberate Northern Thracia from the Grannvale Empire. He retires to a small rural village thereafter, where he pens memoirs of his life, which proves to be valuable for historians in the future to understand the workings of the Loptr Church.

Personality[]

Salem is portrayed as very calm and collected, almost somber. He seems to express no fear as he personally spearheads the defense of the Dandelion Bandits' hideout in Chapter 12.

Salem is also known to be loyal to Perne, displaying his gratitude to the thief for rescuing him in his time of need by choosing to work as his subordinate. This is despite Perne urging him to rest in view of him not having fully recovered from his injuries.

In-Game[]

Thracia 776[]

Recruitment[]

Name Class Chapter Affiliation Recruit
FE5 Salem Portrait
Salem
FE5 lopto mage
Loptyrian Mage
12x Player Automatically from the start if he was captured in Chapter 12

Base Stats[]

Starting Class
FE5 lopto mage Loptyrian Mage
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefBldMovLSMSFCM
52208672246001
SkillsWeaponStarting Items
-FE5 Fire Icon Fire - D
FE5 Thunder Icon Thunder - D
FE5 Wind Icon Wind - D
FE5 Dark Icon Dark - C
FE5 Staff Icon Staff - C
FE5yotsmungand Jörmungandr
FE5sleep Sleep

Growth Rates[]

HP Str Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Bld Mov
60% 5% 30% 45% 40% 10% 15% 15% 2%

Promotion Gains[]

Item Required Promoted Class
Knightproof Knight Proof FE5 dark mage Dark Mage
1 0 +3 +2 0 +4 +1 0
Weapon Levels
FE5 Staff Icon +1

Support Bonus[]

Supported by
Character Bonus
Pahn
Perne
10%
Sara
Sara
10%
  • Supports give a bonus to Hit, Critical, Avoid, and Dodge
  • Supporting characters must be within a three tile radius for the support to come into effect

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
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.

Salem is the game's sole wielder of Dark Magic, but this element is mostly incidental in his kit. It does enable him to wield the high-might Jormungandr, but its colossal weight of 12, combined with tome weight ignoring his Build, means that Salem will have 0 Speed when using it most of the time. The tome is not useless, as early on, Salem doesn't tend to double anyway, but it will rarely one-round enemies, and its weapon triangle boosts are almost completely negligible. He is the only character capable of wielding the Fenrir, which can give him some utility as a long-rang siege unit, but he will require a lot of grinding to hit A-rank in Dark tomes. Thankfully, he can use the more plentiful and lightweight Anima tomes as a backup. As a fairly low-level unpromoted unit for his joining time, Salem will usually gain XP quickly, and his growths are passable, especially as this is the point when the player has obtained a fairly large arsenal of Crusader Scrolls (particularly the Ced Scroll). Unfortunately, even when invested in, his offense is nothing special for a mage unit: most others possess exceptionally powerful personal tomes (Olwen), strong skills to compliment their abilities (Homer, Sara), unusually high critical multipliers (Linoan), or all three (Asbel), of which Salem has none.

Salem's true utility is as a staff-user. He starts with a C-rank, enough to wield the Sleep staff in his inventory if he was captured before he could burn through it, along with Restore, Physic, Magic Up, and Recover. Furthermore, upon his promotion to Dark Mage, he receives a boost to his staff rank, bringing him up to B, or possibly even A if the player has been making heavy use of Salem's staff skills. Open Fire is a particularly good place to train him, as he has many opportunities to use Physic. It is very likely that he will be the second character in the army to have A-rank staves after Safy. Combine that with the boost to his defenses from promotion, and Salem becomes a fairly strong utility character: while Safy tends to struggle with surviving on the frontlines, Salem can perform perfectly adequately as a combat unit, letting him stay closer to the action while he heals and cures his allies or throws out powerful status effects. Having two characters capable of using Warp is an opportunity that cannot be discounted.

Fire Emblem Awakening[]

SpotPass[]

Starting Class
FE13 NPC Generic Dark Mage (M) Map SpriteDark Mage
LevelHPStrMagSklSpdLckDefResMov
143111512145866
SkillsWeaponStarting Items
FE13CurseHex
CrimsoncurseAnathema
MugiconDespoil
TomeIconFE13Tome - CNosferatu FE13 IconNosferatu*

*Enemy only, joins unequipped

Fire Emblem Heroes[]

Dark Sage
Although he was a priest of the Loptr Church, his doubts drove him to risk his life to leave it. Appears in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776.

Base Stats[]

Rarity:
✯✯✯
Salem Heroes spriteTitle
Dark Sage
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
15/16/17
34/37/40
8/9/10
31/34/37
8/9/10
29/32/35
1/2/3
12/15/18
8/9/10
31/34/37
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense RuinFEH Fire Tome Tome
✯✯✯✯
Salem Heroes spriteTitle
Dark Sage
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
15/16/17
35/38/41
9/10/11
33/36/39
9/10/11
31/34/37
1/2/3
13/16/19
9/10/11
32/35/38
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Rauðrvulture
FEH skill special Chilling Wind
FEH Fire Tome Tome
✯✯✯✯✯
Salem Heroes spriteTitle
Dark Sage
Group
Heroes Infantry Infantry
LevelHPAtkSpdDefRes
1
40
16/17/18
38/41/44
9/10/11
35/38/41
9/10/11
33/36/39
2/3/4
15/18/21
9/10/11
35/38/41
SkillsWeapon
FEH skill offense Rauðrvulture+
FEH skill special Chilling Wind
FEH Fire Tome Tome

Skills[]

TypeNamePrerequisiteDefaultUnlocked
FEH skill offenseFlux---
Ruin---
Rauðrvulture-FEH Star Rarity 4FEH Star Rarity 3
Rauðrvulture+-FEH Star Rarity 5FEH Star Rarity 5
FEH skill specialChilling Wind-FEH Star Rarity 4FEH Star Rarity 3
GlaciesChilling Wind-FEH Star Rarity 4
AFEH Atk Res Push 1 Atk Res Push 1--
FEH Atk Res Push 2 Atk Res Push 2FEH Atk Res Push 1 Atk Res Push 1-
FEH Atk Res Push 3 Atk Res Push 3FEH Atk Res Push 2 Atk Res Push 2FEH Star Rarity 4
BFEH Sabotage Atk 1 Sabotage Atk 1-FEH Star Rarity 3
FEH Sabotage Atk 2 Sabotage Atk 2FEH Sabotage Atk 1 Sabotage Atk 1FEH Star Rarity 4
FEH Sabotage Atk 3 Sabotage Atk 3FEH Sabotage Atk 2 Sabotage Atk 2FEH Star Rarity 5

Overall[]

Secret Book (Artwork)
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[]
Counters[]
Skill Inheritance[]

Meet Some of the Heroes[]

Dark Sage Salem
Salem dark sage pop01 Today, I'll be introducing you to Salem! He was once a member of the Loptr Church, worshippers of the dark god Loptous who were feared across Jugdral.
Salem dark sage pop02 Salem became disillusioned with the Loptr Church's creed and attempted to escape—only to be caught by pursuers who left him badly wounded!
Salem dark sage pop03 But in his hour of need, he was rescued and taken in by Perne of the Dandelion Bandits, a band of honorable thieves.
Salem dark sage pop04 I'm told that the other members of the Dandelions were glad to have Salem there to support them with his magic… I'm glad he found a more productive use for that dark magic he learned!
Closely Associated Characters
Perne Leader of the Dandelions, a band of honorable bandits based in the forest of Dacia. He rescued Salem when he was grievously injured and brought him in as his guest.
Sara Granddaughter of Lord Manfroy, archbishop and great priest of the Loptr Church, of which Salem was formerly a member. Hates Manfroy for what he did to her parents.

Quotes[]

Thracia 776[]

“Begone from our forest, invaders!”
—Salem's battle quote as an enemy, in Chapter 12
“Perne... I don't have any regrets...”
—Salem's death quote as an enemy, in Chapter 12
“So this is my...defeat... But...I haven't regretted...my decision...”
—Salem's death quote
“Is that so...? You're just letting me go? Hmm... What to make of you people?”
—Salem's release quote
“I must not die here...”
—Salem's escape quote

Awakening[]

“I was once a Loptyrian priest...”
—Salem's SpotPass parley quote
“Begone from here!”
—Salem's SpotPass battle quote
“Do we seek the same thing?”
—Salem's SpotPass recruitment quote
“If blood must be spilt...”
—Salem's battle quote as an enemy, in Lost Bloodlines 1
“Impossible... You're just a child.”
—Salem's battle quote versus Nowi in Lost Bloodlines 1
“You're mad if you think we'll go down without a fight.”
—Salem's battle quote as an enemy, in Lost Bloodlines 3
“Fie! Have we been reduced to beating on children?”
—Salem's battle quote versus Nowi in Lost Bloodlines 3
“Who has the right of this battle? I no longer know...”
—Salem's death quote as an enemy, in Lost Bloodlines 1
“Agh... Challenged the wrong foe...”
—Salem's death quote as an enemy, in Lost Bloodlines 3

Heroes[]

Salem/Heroes Quotes

Ending[]

Salem - The Sorcerer (暗黒魔道士, Ankoku madō-shi)
After the war's end, Salem moved to a rural area and became a recluse. He recorded the story of his life in writing. His memoirs told the tale of a man who had once been a member of the infamous Loptr Church. To historians, they were an invaluable resource, offering a rare glimpse into the inner workings of Loptrian society.

Choose Your Legends Placement History[]

Round Placement Character Version Votes

CYL1 609 CYL Salem 776 Portrait
Thracia 776
118
CYL2 630
↓21
CYL Salem 776 Portrait
Thracia 776
107
↓11
CYL3 502
↑128
CYL Salem 776 Portrait
Thracia 776
108
↑1
CYL4 459
↑43
CYL Salem 776 Portrait
Thracia 776
152
↑44
CYL5 374
↑85
CYL Salem 776 Portrait
Thracia 776
140
↓12
CYL6 403
↓29
CYL Salem 776 Portrait
Thracia 776
120
↓20

CYL7 411
↓8
CYL Salem 776 Portrait
Thracia 776
21
↓99

Etymology[]

Salem could have been named after the village in Massachusetts where the infamous 1692 witch-hunt trials took place.

Salem, incidentally, is also the setting of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, where he retells the events of the witchcraft trials in the form of a play in response to McCarthyism from the 1940s-50s in the U.S.

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

See main article: Salem/Gallery.
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