Eirika

Princess of Renais. Ephraim's twin. Cares dearly for her brother. Her kindness has sometimes put her in danger. Appears in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. Name: Eirika Gender: Female Race: Human Relatives: Fado (Father), Ephraim (Older Twin Brother) Occupation: Princess of Renais Weapon: Swords </Personal Information> Eirika is a young girl with fair skin, cyan long hair and cyan eyes. Her attire consists of a red shirt with a gold armor chest plate over it, white shoet skirt, red long boots, red gloves with gold arm plates on them and a beige cape. Eirika has a regal and dignified bearing, described as a merciful soul that detests violence. Despite this, Eirika was trained in swordsmanship by Ephraim and has been noted to have potential as a fighter, even easily defeating Lyon in practice when they were younger. Her gentle disposition has been noted by many, but she shows surprising prowess both as a fighter and as a leader as the war across Magvel forces her into an active participant. She adapts quickly and shows incredible intellectual prowess as she developed a rich knowledge of geography, history, and diplomacy.

Eirika's kindheartedness serves as one of her greatest strengths as she cares deeply for her allies and can be unabashedly trusting in them. Despite her distaste for fighting, Eirika shows incredible bravery in the face of adversity and will never deny help to anyone who needs it. Likewise as the Princess of Renais, she ultimately fights to protect her kingdom and hopes to restore peace across Magvel. Her kindness is so well known and beloved by the people of Renais that the squire knight Franz unhesitating states that he has never heard Eirika utter so much as an unkind word ever when Amelia told him that the Grado army propaganda painted her as a "cruel and merciless fiend."

Eirika is essentially the polar opposite of her brother. While Ephraim is bold and headstrong, Eirika is gentle and serene, yet the two share an everlasting bond of mutual trust. During the earliest events of the story, she showed open concern for her brother as the war began and was relieved when news returned that he was safe. She openly attests to Ephraim's prowess as a fighter and hopes to support him when he becomes king of Renais despite his desire to live a mercenary life instead.

Her two strongest bonds outside of her family are the Frelian princess Tana, her best friend since their youth, and the crown Prince of Grado, Lyon. Her bond with the latter in particular serves partially as the catalyst for the conflict in the Sacred Stones. While it is unknown if she shared a mutual affection for Lyon as he does towards her, Eirika cares deeply for Lyon and her naivety lead her to unhesitatingly handing over the treasure of Renais to him. Likewise, she still held onto the belief that the Lyon she knew was still there when interacting with him during the events of the war. When the truth came to light, she showed immense guilt over her actions, but she resolved herself to correct her error.

Overall, Eirika is best described as a pacifist thrust into an active role during a conflict. While she still seeks diplomacy as her primary means of resolving a conflict, she will not hesitate to take arms if there are no other options. Her gentility is her most notable trait that makes her a trustworthy individual, in particular due to her equal trusting nature in her friends and treasured allies. The war tempers Eirika into becoming a resolute leader and a stalwart combatant, ultimately becoming a battle hardened princess ready to protect the world from Demon King and usher peace throughout the land once more at the war's end. Eirika is the Princess of Renais, the daughter of King Fado and younger twin sister to the Crown Prince Ephraim. Due to Renais' alliances, Eirika has strong friendships with Prince Innes and Princess Tana of Frelia and Prince Lyon of Grado. Gentle to a fault, Eirika spent little time in the art of combat until roughly two to three years before the start of The Sacred Stones where under the tutelage of Ephraim and Seth, Eirika learned to fight with a sword.

After years of a positive alliance between the two nations, Grado launches a surprise attack on Renais. Confused by the sudden attack and with no contact with Ephraim who left the castle some time prior, King Fado sends Eirika to seek asylum with Frelia while he stays behind to fend of Grado and seek answers from King Vigarde. Before sending her off, Fado makes sure that Eirika still has a bracelet he had given to her, of which she confirms. Sending the company of Seth, one of Fado's most trusted knights, the two depart only to encounter one of Grado's Six Generals, Valter. Seth is hurt in the ensuing fight, but is able to successfully smuggle Eirika out of the castle only to face further Grado forces. Eirika laments after the battle that she was forced to fight out of necessity, but steels herself for the future fights to come. Eirika uses swords as her weapon.