Velthomer Castle
Velthomer (ヴェルトマー, Verutomā) is a location from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War and Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. Founded by Fjalar, the Mage Fighter, it is one of the six dukedoms of the Kingdom of Grannvale. Its ruling family are her descendants, permitting them to wield the sacred fire tome Valflame. The family crest of Velthomer is called the Fire Emblem. As with the other duchies, House Velthomer commands their own elite squadron of knights: an army of Fire Mages called the Roten Ritter.
Geography[]
Usually, Duke Velthomer, his family, and the Roten Ritter live at Velthomer Castle. The exact borders of the duchy aren't known, but it is close to Belhalla, capital of Grannvale. Located in the northeast corner of Grannvale, Velthomer borders the Aed Desert to the east. While Silesse lies over the northwestern sea, the road to Belhalla travels through Velthomer. As such, the territory is in an important location on the continent of Jugdral. Its grassy hills and swaths of forest must be a welcome relief after travelling through the Aed Desert.
When Manfroy and his co-conspirators form the Grannvale Empire, Velthomer becomes the base of operations of the Loptr Church, while the Roten Ritter becomes Emperor Arvis's personal guard.
History[]
A few years prior to the series, House Velthomer experienced internal familial turmoil. At the time, the state was ruled by Duke Victor, a notorious drunkard and philanderer who nonetheless had a wife, Cigyun. Despite constant news of Victor's abuse of and philandering toward countless mistresses and even raping one of her closest attendants, Cigyun nonetheless remained with him until she had an extra-marital affair with Kurth, Grannvale's prince. Distraught, Victor denounced the pair in a final message and committed suicide, causing Cigyun to flee Grannvale. With Victor's death, rule of Velthomer fell to his seven-year-old son, Arvis, who successfully retained hold of Velthomer's leadership with Kurth's behind-the-scenes support.
By 757, Arvis had been assigned the role of leader of the Weissritter in Belhalla, tasked with the care of the ailing king Azmur while the armies of Grannvale were at war with Isaach. In 760, as part of the plan to "fight" the alleged traitor Sigurd's return to Grannvale, the Roten Ritter under Aida and the Friege army under Reptor used Velthomer Castle as their last line of defense, only for Aida and the Roten Ritter to turn on Reptor as per Arvis's plan and assist Sigurd in defeating his army, after which Aida led Sigurd to the capital to be received by Arvis and the Roten Ritter, leading to the Battle of Belhalla.
Through marriage to Deirdre, Arvis became Grannvale's emperor, departing Velthomer; at some point in the intervening years, in an effort to thwart his Loptous-possessed son Julius, Arvis hid the Book of Naga in the treasury of Velthomer Castle in a box whose key was bound to Deirdre's Circlet, for later use by its sole remaining potential wielder, Julia.
After the end of the second generation, Azelle's son or daughter may become the Duke or Duchess of Velthomer. If he was not paired, then Seliph rules Velthomer from Belhalla.
Family Tree[]
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Notable citizens of Velthomer[]
- Victor - The late Duke of Velthomer prior to his suicide.
- Cigyun - The former Duchess of Velthomer originally from the Spirit Forest and Victor's wife, who fled Grannvale after Victor's death.
- Arvis - The Duke of Velthomer, Leader of the Weissen Ritter Holy Guard during the 1st Generation, and Emperor of Grannvale during the 2nd Generation.
- Julius - The prince of the Grannvale Empire who was once a kind boy but suddenly came to have a cruel nature.
- Julia - The gentle princess of Grannvale and inheritor of the Book of Naga who yet faces her destiny with strength.
- Aida - A general of Velthomer and the Roten Ritter and Arvis's confidant during the 1st Generation.
- Saias - A priest of Velthomer and illegitimate son of Aida and Arvis, known as one of the greatest tacticians.
- Cowen - A general of Velthomer, father of Aida.
- Azelle - The paternal half brother of Arvis who compares himself to his older brother and suffers from an inferiority complex.
- Hilda - Noble of Velthomer and descendant of Fjalar, married to King Bloom of Freege, Queen of Miletos during the 2nd Generation.
- Vaha - Famed Mage Fighter of Velthomer and member of the Roten Ritter who presides over the oasis fortress of Phinora during the 1st Generation.