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2	[[caption-width-right:200: [-Approximately half of the enemies from level one of Chronicles of the Holy War.-] ]]
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4	->''"Wait, is this the first level?"''
5	->--Everyone
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7	Set in the original fictional world of Etheril, ''[[http://neoseeker.com/forums/32359/t1481525-fire-emblem-rune-of-shadows-map-rp/ Fire Emblem: The Rune of Shadows]]'' is a forum roleplay that follows many traditions present in the ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' franchise of video games (and then subverts them) while introducing some game mechanics not present in the series. Like in any ''Fire Emblem'' story, a great evil dominated the land in the ancient past, before it was ultimately banished by the efforts of a band of powerful heroes. Five hundred years later, one of those immortal heroes, now accused of treachery, returns to Etheril to fulfill his own dark and bloody prophecy. Naturally, the {{Player Character}}s are not too happy about it, and decide to stand in his way.
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9	The original story, ''Fire Emblem: Rune Of Shadows'', was planned to be divided into several lengthy 'books'. The first book of the original roleplay is centered around the so-called 'Raven Company', a part of the Levarian Resistance that fights against the invading horde of 'barbarians' called the Kregeans. Needless to say, the odds are not in their favor, so they must find something special to win the war - namely, the ancient runes of power; ancient artifacts crafted during the darkest of times. Through a magical infusion, these runes give greater power to both weapons and spells, giving the Resistance a decisive advantage over the overwhelming force of Kregeans. To complicate things a bit, their 'ally', the Weracian Alliance, learns of these forgotten stones and demands more than a fair share by threatening to break their pact unless Levare hands them over.
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11	The prequel to the original story, ''Fire Emblem: Rune of Shadows - Chronicles of the Holy War'', starts more than 500 years before the beginning of its predecessor. It is centered around the regiment of North Milirin in the Grand Etherilian army, a ragtag band of mercenaries and militia recruits trying to stamp out banditry in the northern reaches of the original Grand Etherilian Empire. Much to their chagrin, they get wrapped up in something much bigger than themselves.
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13	[[Characters/RuneOfShadows Character page.]]
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17	!!The following tropes make an appearance:
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19	%%* TheAlliance: Werace in the original
20	%%* AnarchyIsChaos: Averted with the original's Levare.
21	%%* {{Angst}}: Oh, yeah.
22	* AnimalThemeNaming: The companies of the original's Resistance army are named after animals.
23	* AnyoneCanDie: A major point. The apparent protagonist of the original RP was killed by a lucky archer mook.
24	%%* {{Arcadia}}: Levare in the original used to be this.
25	* BigBad: [[spoiler:Chaos. The origin of the multiverse itself!]]
26	%%* BlackAndGreyMorality: A lighter shade of grey, but hardly white.
27	* CanonDiscontinuity: Some (player) characters disappeared without a trace and haven't been mentioned since.
28	* CessationOfExistence: Lucina hinted that this is what happens to bad guys, while others are 'rewarded' with eternal rest while retaining their existence. [[spoiler:The reason: can't let those Shadows get their hands on them.]]
29	* CommandRoster
30	** In the original we have:
31	*** TheCaptain: Katrine
32	*** NumberTwo: Griez
33	*** MrFixit: Mithos (With magic.)
34	*** [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist Omnidisciplinary Wizard]]: Sarlok
35	** In the prequel:
36	*** TheCaptain: Simon
37	*** NumberTwo: Damon, on a provisional basis
38	*** TheMedic: Olin, Auterria
39	*** The Archery Brigade: Kiena, Paul, Audrey, Deln
40	%%* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Quite a few characters.
41	%%* CorruptChurch
42	* TheCorruption: Being touched by a Shadow eventually turns you into one.
43	%%* CrapsackWorld: Poor Levarians. Even their "allies" take advantage of their plight.
44	%%* CrystalDragonJesus: The Olerene religion is a subversion. Their values are different.
45	%%* DarkerAndEdgier
46	%%* DeathIsASadThing
47	%%* DoomedHometown: That's how it all began.
48	* EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse: [[spoiler:Averted. The home planet of the main characters is just one world among many that has been attacked by the Shadows. However, it is one of the few that has survived such an invasion. Still, notice "one of".]]
49	%%* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:Loki in his OneWingedAngel form.]]
50	%%* EnemySummoner: Necromancers.
51	%%* GrimUpNorth: Played straight by the original's King of Shadows, whose stronghold was up there.
52	%%* HealingFactor: The Shadows, and how! Here, [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill overkill]] is a practical solution.
53	%%* TheHorde: Kregea in the original.
54	%%* ICallItVera: Any rune-enhanced weapon has the potential for this.
55	%%* KnightTemplar: The theocratic state of Olerin in the original is full of these. Doesn't help that its founder was one.
56	%%* LaResistance: The Levarian Resistance in the original, though against TheHorde, not TheEmpire.
57	%%* LightIsNotGood
58	%%* MagicKnight: The way magic works encourages this.
59	* {{Mooks}}: Subverted. The nameless enemy soldiers are actually competent and, in terms of raw power, often even stronger than the player characters. MookChivalry is also non-existent.
60	%%* NeglectfulPrecursors: Thoroughly averted.
61	* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There was a Katrine and a Katherine.
62	* OurSoulsAreDifferent: Unconscious, colorful and glowing balls of LifeEnergy that float around, [[spoiler:which can be used to create runes of power.]]
63	%%* PointBuy
64	* PowerGlows: The runestones of power give a faint glow.
65	%%* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The original's Levarian Resistance tries to avert this in-story, but the Raven Company ends up being one, anyway.
66	%%* RandomNumberGod: ''At its worst''.
67	%%* SealedEvilInACan: The King of Shadows in the original.
68	* Sliding caleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: As you have probably guessed, both versions are more cynical than your average Fire Emblem story.
69	%%* SocketedEquipment
70	* SummonMagic: Of the "instant ally" variety, particularly useful when the [=PCs=] are screwed. [[spoiler: Which is always.]]
71	* WakeUpCallBoss: The original's Harald with his troops decimated the Raven company.
72	* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: Averted in the original. The Raven Company kept on fighting even after both of their leaders were killed.
73	* ZombieApocalypse: The ruins in the side quest for the original's Chapter 2 were infested by those mindless creatures. Fortunately they were trapped in there, thus averting a real ZombieApocalypse.

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