Jedah

The high priest of the Duma Faithful, a group influential in northern Valentia. Has received the protection of the god Duma and boasts arcane power beyond that of normal humans. Appears in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Name: Jedah Gender: Male Race: Human Age: 147 Relatives: Marla, Hestia and Sonya (Daughters) Occupation: Leader of Duma Faithful Weapon: Tomes </Personal Information> Jedah is a wrinkly and thin man with purple skin and gray hair. His eyes has black sclera and red pupils. His attire consists of a black and red robe with golden patterns and a gold bracelet on his left hand. Jedah is the leader of the Duma Faithful and displays blind faith in Duma's doctrine, finding little value in kindness and compassion. He pushes Duma's will onto Valentia, believing that it would be in the best interest of the continent as a whole. He fanatically seeks power, even expelling other high members of the Duma Faithful, such as Halcyon, simply to keep power in his grasp and with little remorse.

He is not above instigating war, seeing it as the very thing Duma seems to treasure most. He is not above lying to his enemies, as Jedah possesses a manipulative streak, using his enemies' emotional weaknesses to his advantage, namely, Celica's bond with Alm. He can make promises only to immediately betray them once he has obtained full control of his situation. He can be sadistic, believing that pain is only a means to make others stronger, and his followers should strive to endure suffering. In the original Gaiden story, he intended to kill Celica slowly. He emotionally tortures her and laughs in her despair when Celica has come to realize that her efforts to both find Mila and protect Alm were in vain in the wake of her self-sacrifice. To ensure his master's vision, he is willing to sacrifice anyone and everyone, even his own daughters (save Sonya), to give Duma more minions and fulfill his ambitions.

Despite his questionable actions, he genuinely believes that Duma's teachings - and only his teachings - would benefit Valentia as a whole, at the expense of its people not knowing compassion and kindness. He also has something of an unwillingness to accept change, as he believes Valentia cannot survive without either Divine Dragon, especially Duma, and stubbornly refuses to believe Alm and Celica, who instead claim that the continent will prosper even without the assistance of gods. His Learn Skill quote in Heroes implies a fate akin to Elibe's Legend Bramimond & Dark Druid's Nergal: the power gained from Duma overwhelmed his sense of self, making him lose sight of his original goals & intents. Jedah is a priest of the Duma Faithful who came into dispute with the High Priest Halcyon and banished him, gaining control over the church. He is the father of Marla, Hestia, and Sonya, but abandoned them at some point. Years later, he eventually reunited with his two eldest daughters and sacrificed them to Duma, turning them into witches. He becomes an advisor to Emperor Rudolf. Under Jedah's suggestion, Rudolf one day stormed the Temple of Mila with the intent of sealing Mila with Falchion. Taking her skull with Falchion still embedded in it, Jedah places it in the deepest catacombs of the Duma Tower. With the Earth Mother sealed, the lands of Zofia begin to decline, beginning Jedah's long-laid plans to have Duma's influence spread throughout all of Valentia.

As Celica leaves the island of Novis to seek Mila, Jedah, concerned about Duma's well-being, privately reassures him that he will deliver Celica to him without fail. When Celica and her army pass through the Dead Man's Mire on the way to Duma Tower, Jedah contacts her in secret. Jedah explains that Mila and Duma will eventually go insane and destroy Valentia, and he offers to return Mila to Zofia if Celica sacrifices her soul to Duma. If she does so, Duma will be cured of his madness, and Mila will be returned to Zofia, saving both kingdoms and preventing Alm from fighting further. Celica notes that she has no reason to believe him, but Jedah says he will await her response atop Duma Tower. Jedah meets Celica again at the Swamps of Duma, who explains that she will not have to decide until she meets with Mila. Jedah attempts to kill the rest of her army because Celica's life is the only one he needs, though he ultimately returns to Duma Tower. Jedah can also, at this time, reunite with Sonya, who vows revenge on him for what he did to her sisters.

Once Celica reaches Jedah on Duma Tower, he reveals that Mila sealed herself and the Valentian Falchion away. With nothing left to stop Duma, Jedah once again requests that Celica sacrifice her soul. Despite Celica's comrades trying to convince her to not do so, Jedah warps Celica's army to below Duma Tower and allows Celica to watch Alm suffer while he prepares for the sacrifice.

After Alm kills Rudolf, Jedah tells Celica that Alm is going to slay Duma next, which would be a suicide errand without the Falchion. Celica, not wanting Alm to continue suffering, agrees to voluntarily offer her soul to Duma in exchange for Alm's safety. Satisfied, Jedah leads Celica to the underground catacombs of Duma Tower to prepare to sacrifice her.

Once Alm reaches Duma Tower, Jedah thanks him for disposing of Rudolf and allows him to converse with Celica one last time. Shortly after that, Celica asks Jedah to release Mila from her seal once the preparations for Celica's sacrifice are complete, but Jedah reveals that doing so is beyond his power and abilities, and reminds Celica that Mila sealed Falchion herself and that normal people have no say in the matter. Celica is furious that Jedah lied to her, but he merely tells her to blame Mila for abandoning the Zofians. Jedah then destroys Mila's body, leaving only her head remaining, the Falchion still impaled on it. After that, despite Celica's struggles, Jedah then summons Duma's eyeball to have Duma devour her soul. With Celica now reborn as a mindless and soulless witch, Jedah sends her, Mila's remaining head, and Falchion to the depths of the Royal Vault.

When later Alm encounters Celica and Falchion, Jedah chooses to watch them fight to the death for his amusement, first goading the princess to deliver Alm's soul to Duma, then reimagining the clash of divine siblings from eons ago. To Jedah's shock and horror, however, Alm is instructed by Mila's spirit to unseal Falchion, forcing Jedah to retreat. Alm then uses Falchion to kill Celica, but Mila then revives her and removes Duma's control over Celica. When Alm's army (along with the recently revived Celica) arrives to save Celica's army, Jedah stands against them to protect Duma, as he believes that Valentia cannot sustain itself without the gods. Jedah fights the two armies alongside his two older daughters, Marla and Hestia, and his lord Duma, but is slain with his last thoughts being concern for Duma. Jedah uses tomes as his weapons.