Changes: Volke

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“You there, in the bushes. You have until the count of five to show yourself before I start throwing sharp objects. One...two...four...”
—Volke, in a C support conversation with Bastian

Volke (フォルカ, Foruka in the Japanese version) is a playable character in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn.

He is an assassin who has worked for multiple people, including Greil, Ike, Bastian, and Izuka. He demands gold for whatever job he takes on, regardless of how large or small, though his reasons for amassing so much gold are unknown. (Elincia goes so far as to ask him about this in an optional conversation in Radiant Dawn, but he demands an exorbitant amount of gold for an answer.) He even demands Ike to pay him when asked to show up to dinner with the group. He can apparently be reached by going to a bar and asking for a "fireman". As an assassin, Volke is willing to take any job, no matter how "dirty" it is, and once he takes a mission, he devotes himself to completing it, regardless of how long it would take. He only takes one job at a time, as shown in his support conversation with Bastian and attack conversation with Izuka in Radiant Dawn.

Personality

Volke is very much a secretive and slightly dubious character, and with a grand total of one support not much is known about him. He does not seem to have many visible morals, seeing as he will do anything and everything for money, even if it involves switching sides immediately after a contract is completed. However, he does show some modesty after Ike thanks him for working for him, although that could be just because Volke is not used to being thanked. He also claims to be uneasy in crowded places, preferring to be alone and in hiding. It is implied that he is a Branded child of the Wolf Laguz that grew up in Hatari because his name translates to Wolf in Russian and he shares qualities with some members of the Wolf Laguz, but this cannot be proven.

He shows no open hostility to the beorc and laguz and why he is so hard to find, as he probably was never born in the eight well known nations of Tellius. For a unknown reason, he seems to hold grudge against Izuka, as he openly stated his dislike to Bastian. Furthermore he had Queen Elincia or Bastian only pay him 3000 Gold for his services, a personal discount to kill Izuka. Seeing his possible bond support in the game, it is implied that Bastian is the only person he fully trusts.

Character History

Path of Radiance

Volke is an assassin throughout the events of the game, but this is not revealed until late into the storyline, after he is paid the 50,000 gold that he demands of Ike upon their initial encounter. When this has happened, he reveals the truth about Ike's parents, Lehran's Medallion, and the fact that he is an assassin hired by Greil to kill Greil if ever he was to go berserk again. Afterwards, Ike pays him from the 50,000 to renew Greil's contract with Ike. (But in the sequel, Radiant Dawn, he pays Ike back 20,000 of his 50,000 gold upon encountering him.) Upon hiring Volke (upon the second time the two options: Hire or Don't Hire) for renewing Greil's contract to Ike, if the player chooses "Hire", Volke automatically Class changes into an assassin.

Radiant Dawn

Volke appears late in the events of the game, hired by Bastian to capture Izuka. You can recruit him with Bastian or Elincia, by paying him a certain amount of gold. Most of it can be reclaimed in his Info Conversation on the next chapter. As in the end of Path of Radiance, he is an assassin. In his battle conversation with Izuka, it is revealed Volke once worked for him. He also shows some slight modesty and humility when he flusters after Ike thanks him for his services. He is, unlike in the previous game, not an important part of the overall plot.

Character Data

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Recruitment

Chapter 10: Agree to hire him during a base conversation.

Base Stats

Starting Class								Affinity
Thief								Wind
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Wt	Mov
10	25	12	0	13	13	7	7	3	11	11	7
Skills				Weapon				Starting Items
Steal Knife Shade				-				Knife Vulnerary

Growth Rates

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res
65%	50%	5%	55%	65%	35%	20%	10%

Support Conversations

See also: Volke/Supports

Bastian

Promotion Gains

Promotion event happens at the end of Chapter 19 (if the player selects to hire him)

Promoted Class
Assassin
1	+2	+2	+1	+3	+2	+2	+2	+1	+0

Death Quotes

Chapter 19 and before

Volke: My...apologies... It appears I can no longer accompany you. When my payment is ready, contact me. You know how to reach me, do you not?

Chapter 20 and after

Volke: .................. I cannot end my life in this war. It would be a useless end... My apologies... This is where our relationship ends.