Alear

Successor to the Divine Dragon, awoken from a long sleep. Summons Emblems to lead the world to peace. Appears in Fire Emblem Engage. Name: Alear Gender: Female Race: Manakete (Pure Fell Dragon (formerly)), Divine Dragon-Fell Dragon Hybrid Age: 1000+ (Chronologically), 17 (Physically) Relatives: Sombron (Father), Unnamed Biological Mother (Deceased), Lumera (Adopted Mother), Veyle (Younger Half-Sister), At least four other siblings (Deceased) Occupation: Princess of Lythos Weapon: Libération </Personal Information> Alear is a woman with long multi-colored hair of red and blue. Her right eye is blue while her left eye is red. She has fair skin. Her attire consists of a white long sleeved shirt with yellow patterns, blue short skirt, white stockings with yellow diamond patterns, blue gloves with yellow handplates over them and a cape which the outer side is white while the inner side is red.

In the past, when she was part of Sombron's army, Alear's hair and eyes are entirely red and her outfit is similar to her present day outfit but with black and red colors. Despite her amnesia, Alear retains a spirit of positivity and courteousness. When Alfred is on wake-up duty, he describes her as a deep sleeper. Polite as one can expect of a Divine Dragon, Alear warmly greets and interacts with the members of her army and the people of Elyos. Though she lost her memories of Lumera, Alear quickly bonds with her and adopts many of her mother's mannerisms. Her journey tests her convictions, and even when near death, Alear refuses to give up and even finds rather unorthodox solutions using the powers of her allies.

Despite her status as a Divine Dragon, Alear does not force people to address her with formalities and her title, preferring that they simply refer to her by name if they want to. At times she is uncomfortable being the object of worship, especially when done in her presence. Nonetheless, she is touched by the people's faith in her and fiercely protective of Elyos itself and its denizens. Likewise, Alear has faith in humanity as a whole and are worth fighting for, especially as they get to know her closest allies in her army.

Alear finds the Corrupted unsettling beyond just a subconscious reaction. Initially, she is terrified of their mere presence, but find enough strength to dispatch them when encountered. After the tragedy at Lythos Castle, Alear takes on the responsibility of her mother's mission as a Divine Dragon for Elyos.

In the past, Alear lived under the hostile environment of being Sombron's child. Having witnessed the deaths of her various siblings, some by Sombron himself, Alear was left a jaded and stoic shell, simply trying to curry whatever favor she could for her father in order to survive. As extensions of her father's will, Alear had an extreme hatred and fear of the Corrupted, knowing that she would likely be the instrument of their demise if she failed her missions set by his father.

It was only due to a chance encounter with the Divine Dragon, Lumera, that Alear was given her first sense of peace, happiness and love. It would be thanks to this encounter and bond that Alear would begin to become more expressive and even openly rebel against her father, leading to Sombron's first defeat.

Her youngest sister, Veyle, was the only sibling spared from Sombron's wrath only because she was too young to fight. It was her whom Alear left her dragonstone with, showing a deep level of affection and trust towards her. This would serve as the catalyst that would lead to their reunion 1,000 years later. Despite losing memory of her, Alear and Veyle felt a instant mutual connection, and upon discovering their familial bond, the two became even closer, with Alear expressing implicit trust in her abilities and gently supporting her through her doubts over the people of Elyos' reception of her as a Fell Dragon. Should the past Alear face Veyle in battle, she comments warmly about her Veyle, showing that she still care for her and possibly her fallen siblings.

During her first death, she expressed regret that she could not be a good dragon like Lumera, spurring her to go through the painstaking process of giving her her life essence, turning her into a Divine Dragon in the process. When Alear dies again during the events of Engage, she is once again filled with regret, but her unbreakable spirit convinces the other Emblems to evoke their miracle ritual that saved her life. Alear was born as one of the children of Sombron the Fell Dragon. Sombron fathered numerous children. Nearly all of his children became members of his army with only his youngest, Veyle, spared from this duty for simply being too young to fight by the climax of his war. Sombron showed no affection towards his children and merely viewed them as extensions of his will and a means of accomplishing his goals. He was not afraid to kill them for failure, sometimes leaving them to die to the Corrupted, and in some cases, by his own hand. One of Sombron's children, Alear, was among his most valuable children, being one of his children to have survived the longest and whom he left in possession the Ring of the Hero-King.

By sheer chance, Alear met the Divine Dragon leader Lumera and the two, rather than fight, decided to bond over their mutual loneliness. This bond caused Alear to defect from Sombron's forces and openly rebel against her father. In the final battle, Alear and Lumera are able to deal a decisive blow on Sombron. Before he can be fully sealed away, however, Sombron musters a final attack, mortally wounding Alear.

Though sealed away, Sombron's influence on Elyos remained with a small cult devoted to him lead by Zephia formed to revive Sombron in the future. Veyle was later captured and put into suspended animation until one day she could be used for Sombron's plans.

Alear was put into a deep slumber for 1000 years to recover from her wounds. Housed in the Somniel, over a thousand years, the people of Elyos would worship Alear as the Divine Dragon. Most royal families would be granted permission to visit her as he slept and he was regularly attended by at least 33 generations of stewards dedicated to protecting and serving Alear when she would eventually awaken.

Alear awakens after a thousand years to the surprise of the current Stewards: Clanne, Framme and Vander. She discovered that she has lost all memories of her past. The news of her awakening spurs her Stewards to take her to Lythos Castle to inform Queen Lumera of her awakening. En route to the castle they are ambushed by corpse soldiers known as the Corrupted. Though Alear is able to deal with a portion of the enemies, they nearly overwhelm her before a massive white dragon destroys the remaining Corrupted. The dragon assumes the form of a woman who identifies herself as Lumera, Queen of Lythos and Alear's mother. At the castle, Lumera is overjoyed by her awakening but is heartbroken to hear that she have lost her memory.

In hopes of spurring his memory, Lumera spars with Alear and teaches her about Engaging with the Emblem Rings, with Alear evoking the Ring of the Hero-King, the Ring with the spirit of the Hero-King Marth. Alear is able to defeat Lumera, and as a reward, she gifts her Libération. Afterwards, Lumera attempts to give Alear a ring, a gift she had promised to give to her shortly before she went into her thousand year slumber. Unable to recall this promise, Alear asks her to hold onto the ring until she can remember. That night, Alear is awoken by a sudden attack on Lythos castle. Elusia, one of the nations of Elyos, raids the Ring Vault in the castle, stealing most of the Emblem Rings. As luck would have it, Prince Alfred of Firene had just arrived in Lythos with his retainers to request aid, joining Alear's forces in turn. As the Elusian forces leave, a hooded figure appears, firing a massive blast of energy at Alear. Lumera intercepts the beam and is mortally wounded as the hooded figure escapes, but not before dropping a Draconic Time Crystal. Lumera reveals that due to pouring a massive amount of her Divine Dragon energy into Alear as he slept, she was already severely weakened. She pleads to Alear to recover the remaining Emblem Rings held by the four nations of Elyos and trusts that she will succeed. She entrusts the Ring of the Holy Knight, the Ring with the spirit of Sigurd, as she succumbs to her wounds.

After putting Lumera to rest, Alfred asks Alear for assistance as Elusia had also invaded Firene with the intention of stealing its Emblem Ring. Alear accepts his request and immediately departs from Lythos to fulfill her mother's mission. Alear uses a sword named Libération as her main weapon. She also can use the Emblem Rings, magical rings which calls upon the Emblems - spirits of heroes from other worlds like Marth, Celica, Sigurd, Leif, Roy, Lyn, Eirika and Ephraim, Ike, Micaiah, Lucina, Corrin and Byleth. Alear can build bonds with the Emblems within the Rings, granting her stat boosts and new skills. Alear can also synchronize with an Emblem in a process called "Engage", transforming herself that he looks similar to the Emblem she Engaged with. Engaging grants a plethora of new powers to Alear including new skills, special weapons, and potent Engage Attacks while in this state.