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Part 1 Synopsis - Radiant Dawn
By
LightningTimberwolf
Silver-Haired Maiden
The story takes place three years after the events of Path of Radiance
and is set, at first, in the Kingdom of Daein. Since the end of the
previous war, known as the Mad King's War, the
country is occupied by the Begnion Empire. Begnion's Occupational Army
is not at all concerned with the
citizens,
doing nothing about the bandit attacks, hoarding supplies such as
medicine, imprisoning most of the able-bodied men in labor camps, and
imprisoning woman for reasons that aren't explored any further.
Our
story begins in a run down fortress, where red-clad soldiers search by
torchlight for a group known as the Dawn Brigade. Two of the soldiers
approach
a hole in a wall where, just beyond, a silver haired woman holding a
small, orange bird and a magic tome cowers. The bird she's holding
chirps, giving her away, and she is quickly captured. The soldiers
express delight at catching "The Silver Haired Maiden", a key member of
the aforementioned Dawn Brigade. As they gloat, however, a young man,
Sothe, leaps down from above and
dispatches several of them. Following his lead, the girl, Micaiah,
casts a light-based spell
to blind the soldiers. The
two then disappear into the forest.
Several days later, in the
capital city of Nevassa, Micaiah waits for Leonardo, along with Edward.
Edward
reveals to us that Micaiah possesses a "farsight" which allows her to
see
into the future, although she has no direct control over it. While the
two wait, bandits attack
the
townspeople, and a woman, along with a young boy named Nico, ask
Micaiah and Edward for help. The two set off, and are soon accompanied
by
Leonardo, who they
were waiting for. After they dispatch the bandits,
they are spotted by members of the Occupational Army, and
quickly flee. One of the soldiers is killed by their commander,
Jarod, for not immediately
pursuing them. Jarod expresses amusement about the possibility of
excitement from dealing with the Dawn Brigade.
The three members of the Dawn Brigade return to their hideout, where
they are met by their remaining companions, Sothe and Nolan. Upon
learning of what
had happened, the group makes the decision to leave Nevassa. After a
small skirmish,
they find their way to the marketplace, where the townspeople gladly
assist them. While
running ahead, Micaiah suddenly has a vision of a tragedy about to
happen, and stops to turn back. As predicted, the townspeople are
attacked by the army's
archers, and the boy from earlier, Nico, is struck by an arrow. As Nico
lies, dying in the street, Jarod warns the townspeople that this was
caused
by the Dawn Brigade. However, at that moment, Micaiah returns and
she uses
her skill, Sacrifice, to heal the boy. This ends up exhausting her and
Sothe comes to carry her away to safety. Afterwards, the group leaves
Nevassa.
While
heading towards another town, the Dawn Brigade is approached by a young
priestess, Laura, who wishes to obtain medicine for her sick abbot.
The group raids a mansion to help reclaim supplies hoarded by the
Begnion forces. Afterwards, while regrouping, they discover that Laura
has
gone missing and they split up to find her. As she looks for Laura,
Micaiah finds herself
captured and she is thrown into prison, along with Laura. Inside
prison,
they share a cell with three people: Aimee, a member of a merchant
caravan, Ilyana, a mage
who accompanied the merchants, and a robed, shy figure named Kurth.
Not long afterwards, Sothe breaks into the prison and releases Micaiah
and her new companions. They meet up with Edward and the others, who
entered with the assistance of Aran, a soldier and old friend of
Laura's. Aran joins the group as they fight their way
out, and
they eventually meet with the rest of the merchants: Muston, George,
and Daniel. Together, they discuss the rumor of a long lost son of King
Ashnard's, who is hiding in the desert and looking for soldiers. They
decide to investigate this rumor, and the merchants accompany them.
Within the desert, the group
stumble upon old, Laguz-built ruins, which are infested with
Laguz beast tribe bandits. Micaiah's bird, Yune, is drawn away deeper
into the ruins, where they discover a Heron named Rafiel, and two Wolf
Laguz - Queen Nailah and her bodyguard, Volug. Nailah explains that
Rafiel
had been called across the desert to this unknown
country of Hatari. The three Laguz decide to join with the Dawn
Brigade, with
Nailah assigning Volug to assist them in battle.
Later,
Volug, smells something and takes the others to a small establishment,
where three people are holding off an army. These three are all
familiar faces:
Tauroneo, a former Daein general, Zihark, a Laguz-sympathizing
swordsman, and Jill, a dracoknight. All three fought, along with Sothe
and Ilyana, in the previous war. They are guarding the prince, a young
man by the name of Pelleas, along with his mother Almedha, and his
adviser, Izuka. After the enemy army is driven away, Izuka speaks with
Micaiah and convinces her to join up with the prince's army, as a
figurehead of the
revolution,
much to Sothe's objection.
The newly-formed Daein Liberation Army decides
to move towards Marado for their first battle, following a vision of
Micaiah's, which foretold ill chances at Talrega - the location Izuka
first planned to attack.
In
Marado, General Jarod is keeping a close eye on Fiona, the daughter of
the
former lord of Marado. When Micaiah meets Fiona in combat, a
Daein commander uses hostages to force Micaiah and her group to
surrender. Per Micaiah's vision-influenced suggestion, they surrender,
but the commander announces his plans
to
kill the hostages anyway. At this point, Fiona makes the decision to
revolt, along
with several of the
Marado Knights. They grab the hostages and join the side of the
Liberation Army.
Afterwards, the group plans to start breaking
into prison camps to rescue soldiers. Izuka suggests that they poison
the
lake next to the largest camp, to the horror and disgust of Micaiah.
Izuka has also begun leaving Pelleas out of the war meetings, assuming
the prince's authority in his absence. Instead, Tauroneo creates a
diversion at the camp,
while Micaiah breaks in and lets the prisoners
escape. During this battle, three new fighters show up - Tormod, a
young mage
who was a leader of a Laguz settlement in Begnion, Muarim, his foster
father and a Tiger Laguz, and
Vika, a Raven and former Laguz slave. The three assist the Liberation
Army in the
prison break.
It seems Tormod had been running an errand for Sothe,
informing the Apostle of Begnion of the situation at Daein.
The Apostle, Sanaki, had had no idea of these happenings and ordered an
immediate
investigation.
Unbeknownst to her, the Begnion Senate had been purposefully behind all
of this, led by a powerful senator, Lekain. Upon
learning
that the Apostle's most trusted advisor, Sephiran, would be heading up
the investigation, the senators decide to lay the blame upon the
Occupational Army.
The Occupational Army, becoming desperate,
plans a trap within the swamps, luring out the Liberation Army with
prisoners.
The Liberation Army goes to the swamp anyway, outwitting the
Occupational Army and
rescuing the prisoners with
the assistance of Rafiel, Nailah, and the freedom fighters. Upon
returning to their base, it becomes more and more obvious of the
adoration Micaiah
has earned from the army members.
Later, Tormod is distressed
when he finds that Muarim is ill. Muarim had ingested a drug that
transforms Laguz into soulless, killing machines known as Feral
Ones. Luckily, he is saved
by Rafiel's galldr of rebirth. It is revealed that the drug was
provided by Izuka, who saw no harm in sacrificing Muarim in order to
create a fighting machine for the upcoming battles.
Days later,
Tormod delivers news of the Apostle's investigation of Daein and states
that the Liberation Army has practically won. The entire army rejoices,
except for Micaiah. That
night, she wanders away from the celebrations to rest in the
forest, where she is found by Jarod. Outraged at his
impending fate, Jarod decides to take vengeance. He has his
second-in-command, Alder, lead a diversion and comes after Micaiah with
a
small
group of soldiers. When all looks lost, a shadowy figure teleports into
the
clearing.
This figure is the Black Knight, one of Daein's Four Riders, who was
thought to have perished in the war three years ago.
Jarod does not believe the man is the famed Daein general, and
continues his attack.
While fighting, Jarod reveals to Micaiah that Prince Pelleas is nothing
compared to her, and that the people of Daein will suffer more from her
death than his. However Jarod is defeated, but before he can be
killed, his second-in-command, Alder, takes the blow for him. Jarod is
spared by the Black Knight to allow his
subordinate to be buried.
The next day, Daein forces begin
assaulting the city of Nevassa, which is being occupied by the
Occupational Army's remaining soldiers. After an inspiring speech from
Pelleas, the Daein
Liberation Army moves out for their final battle.
While the main forces take control of the capital, Daein Keep is
assaulted by Micaiah, Sothe, and their allies. Upon defeating Jarod,
they reclaim Daein personally.
With Daein rescued, Tormod, Maurim, Vika, Nailah
and Rafiel all leave for Gallia for reasons relating to Rafiel's
past. Meanwhile Volug is left to guard Micaiah by Nailah's orders. Days
later, the
official coronation of Prince Pelleas takes place, and Daein finally
has a new king. Afterwards, Pelleas makes Micaiah his official
Commander of the army, which now consists of the former freedom
fighters, minus the merchants and Ilyana, who leave after the
coronation.
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