History Headscratchers / FireEmblemGaiden

* How do you [[spoiler: transport Duma's remains to the volcano that became the Demon's Ingle?]]

*** His and Mila's hearts became the Mila Tree, but since the Demon's Ingle is directly called [[spoiler:Duma's Remains]] in the Japanese version, it's implied that the rest of him ended up there somehow. I'm personally inclined to go with the warping idea, since that sounds like the simplest one.

* [[spoiler: Why did Forneus need some special mask and insect to raise the dead and turn them into his army, especially since there are both terrors and ghosts roaming around in this world, ''including'' the area where said experiments took place? Is there some problem causing difficulties controlling them in large numbers or did the masked come first and the terrors/specters come after?]]
** Terrors appeared as a result of Duma breaking the Divine Accord between himself and Mila, so they're a recent, mostly (if not entirely) Valentian issue. [[spoiler:Forneus and Thabes]] were around centuries before the accord was broken, and on a different continent that Mila and Duma shouldn't have any influence over, [[spoiler:so Forneus had to puzzle out that undead army alone.]] Specters and ghosts were either not within interest or just plain uncontrollable without divine intervention.
*** And going off that last point, [[spoiler:Forneus]] specifically wanted to use [[spoiler:the Risen]] as ''his own'' army. That's much easier to do if he has some way to control them, which [[spoiler:the bug virus]] would presumably solve. So, yeah, the idea of it being due to "difficulty controlling them in large numbers" seems pretty likely.
* [[spoiler:If Rudolf was strong enough to defeat Mila with Falchion, why didn't he attack Duma first? Seems like a lot of problems (like the war with Zofia) could've been avoided if he had done jut that.]]

*** Supporting this idea, Mycen even says that [[spoiler:Rudolf ''did'' suspect he would get a lot of backlash from the Duma Faithful if he tried that]]. Even if he could take them out on his own, the people of Rigel probably wouldn't want to unite under him anymore. Therefore, he thought the simplest answer would be [[spoiler:having Alm take care of that part]].
* So... in ''Echoes'', how exactly did [[spoiler:Conrad get Celica's circlet]]? Was it supposed to be implied that [[spoiler:Halcyon had managed to steal it back from Rudolf and/or Jedah somehow]]? That would make sense, but I don't think it was ever stated for certain.
** He explicitly mentions that it was entrusted to him by someone, but that he swore an oath to never disclose said person's identity. [[spoiler:As such, it is unclear who specifically entrusted it to him. It is possible Rudolf himself eventually entrusted the circlet to Halcyon and/or Conrad and gave them orders to give the circlet to Celica when her time came and she grew into her role, which Conrad himself states was the reason he had it. After all, Rudolf was ultimately aiming to orchestrate the rise of his son, Alm, as well as the other hero of destiny, Celica, to power as the heroes of Valentia, and though he took the circlet from Mila, he likely eventually made a plan for it to end up in Celica's ownership as she ascended to her status as one of Valentia's great heroes alongside Alm.]]

* So... in ''Echoes'', how exactly did [[spoiler:Conrad get Celica's circlet]]? Was it supposed to be implied that [[spoiler:Halcyon had managed to steal it back from Rudolf and/or Jedah somehow]]? That would make sense, but I don't think it was ever stated for certain.

** In the game itself there can be multiple Gradivus, since Blessed Lances can be forged/evolved into them. Thus much like the Falchion, the Gradivus you find in Echoes is probably a different one.

** According to the Valentia Accordion, their hearts were buried.

*** Supporting this idea, Mycen even says that [[spoiler:Rudolf ''did'' suspect he would get a lot of backlash from the Duma Faithful if he tried that]]. Even if he could take them out on his own, the people of Rigel probably wouldn't want to unite under him anymore. Therefore, he thought the simplest answer would be [[spoiler:having Alm take care of that part]].

** Duma was protected by the Duma Faithful (whereas the people in Mila's temple were clearly not fighters), plus if he sought to attack his own nation's god there are not many who would have helped him. He did not have the power to handle both Duma and the Duma Faithful on his own or nearly on his own.

* [[spoiler:If Rudolf was strong enough to defeat Mila with Falchion, why didn't he attack Duma first? Seems like a lot of problems (like the war with Zofia) could've been avoided if he had done jut that.]]

* [[spoiler:If Rudolf was strong enough to defeat Mila with Falcion, why didnt he attack Duma first? Seems like a lot of problems (like the war with Zofia) could've been avoided if he had done jut that.]]

* If Rudolf was strong enough to defeat Mila with Falcion, why didnt he attack Duma first? Seems like a lot of problems (like the war with Zofia) could've been avoided if he had done jut that.

** Terrors appeared as a result of Duma breaking the Divine Accord between himself and Mila, so they're a recent, mostly (if not entirely) Valentian issue. [[spoiler:Forneus and Thabes]] were around centuries before the accord was broken, and on a different continent that Mila and Duma shouldn't have any influence over, [[spoiler:so Forneus had to puzzle out that undead army alone.]] Specters and ghosts were either not within interest or just plain uncontrollable without divine intervention.

** The Volcano ARE the reamins