Artur

Saint of Light
Artur
Species	Human
Class	Monk
Promotion	Bishop/Sage
Hair color	Red
Eye color	Auburn
Relatives	Lute (possible wife)
Debut	Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Artur is a playable unit appearing in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.

Background

Artur was a humble young monk living in the village of Serafew. He had been inspired to pursue a place in the clergy when as a child, a monk took the time to comfort and listen to him after he had lost a toy. He was also a friend of the eccentric mage prodigy Lute, who was frequently beleaguering him and playing pranks on him. Lute had a strange fascination with studying him which she described as "monk-watching". Artur respected her regardless. Their ending also implies that the two of them lived in the same house. During the War of the Stones, ancient monsters began appearing from the neighboring forest of Za'ha. Artur was assigned to clean the forest of the monsters, but he doubted he could succeed in this endeavor alone. Artur was confused by the phenomena of the monsters suddenly appearing and panicked about it.

In "Chapter Four: Ancient Horrors", he told Lute to stay behind in the village while he went to speak with the nearby travelers, who turned out to be Eirika's group. Artur warned her about the dangers of Zu'ha and then lent his aid in driving off attacking monsters. Artur continued to fight under Eirika and Ephraim, as did Lute, for the remainder of the War of the Stones.

Possible Fates

Artur has two possible endings depending on whether or not he reaches an A Rank Support with Lute:

• Default Ending - After the war ended, Artur moved to Renais and helped to comfort all of those whom had suffered during the war. He became known as a folk hero to the peasantry due to his self-sacrifice.
• Lute and Artur's Ending - Artur and Lute married upon their return home. Their lives were essentially the same except that Artur did all the housework. They had a son together whom Lute studied as intensely as she had Artur.

Support Conversations

Artur is capable of holding Support Conversations with five other characters:

• Cormag - Cormag finds Artur looking at his wyvern, and after they introduce each other Artur explains his fascination with wyverns. Cormag gives him permission to touch it while warning him of how much trouble it was to befriend his wyvern over the years, but he also assures Artur that the wyvern Genarog seems like him, probably sensing his fascination with it. In the next conversation, Artur decides to give Genarog his lucky amulet as a gift in order to become friends with it. Cormag has him place the amulet, made of star stone, in Genarog's saddle bag, and the wyvern licks Artur's hand as he does so. Cormag explains that it took him two years before Genarog would lick his hand, so they were getting along famously. Cormag believes that the wyvern likes Artur more than than the amulet and welcomes his offer to talk to Genarog again. In the final conversation, Cormag apologizes for the star-stone amulet having been destroyed in a recent battle, although it wound up saving their lives by blocking an arrow that could have been fatal to both Cormag and Genarog. To thank him, Cormag humbly presents Artur with an unidentified stone that Generog found. Artur recognizes it as a wyvern stone, which enhances magical powers, and he is flabbergasted. It is a dream come true for him, and he then asks Cormag about his own dream. Cormag explains his dream is simply to undo the damage Grado has done and to make it a peaceful nation again, ruled by a gentle man. Artur is sure his dream will come true because they are all fighting to make that vision a reality, and Artur promises to do his part to ensure that. Cormag then asks Artur to visit him if peace does wind up being restored and offers to let him ride Genarog.
• Joshua - Joshua quickly pressures Artur into making a bet with him on a coin toss and wins, then saying that Artur would have to train with him as a result. Artur is reluctant due to the terms having not been named before the bet and already having busy evenings, but Joshua insists that he stick to the best and explains that he wanted to train with a magic user because he was having a hard time fighting enemy magic users. In the next conversation Artur is exhausted from the training sessions and wants out, so Joshua makes another bet that if Joshua won Artur would have to do what he told him. Joshua wins again and Artur asks to see the coin but rescinds after Joshua asks if he would accuse him of cheating. But seeing how tired Artur was, Joshua agreed to give him the day off and protect him during the battle but told him to be ready for the next day's session. In the final conversation Artur volunteers to train without going through the betting process first as Artur feels Joshua must have some divine betting power due to having won 19 of the 21 coin tosses. Joshua than admitted that Artur had actually won 11 and that he really had cheated, but he used this as a moral to say that monks may value trust and faith, but foes on the battlefield could never be trusted and if he gambled with them he would die 19 times over. Joshua then declared that they would still be partners, but Joshua would instead teach Artur about wagers. Artur then requested Joshua not cheat anymore.
• Lute - In the first conversation, Artur finds Lute observing a beetle and notes how she has not changed. She begins to talk about the beetle and suggests taking it back with them to do further research on it. Artur hopes this is not another of her pranks and reminisces on some of Lute's past pranks on him. Lute says she played these pranks to help him overcome his fears and also because they amused her, and Artur accepts this as the closest thing to an act of kindness that Lute can do. In the next conversation Lute notes that Artur is exhausted, and he complains about how everything in warfare has been unexpected and exhausting, especially the monsters they battled. Lute proceeds to tell him various methods that could help him sleep and offers to hum for him, but Artur passes and says that Lute must be tired herself. Lute concedes to this and wonders if she should try humming herself to sleep. Artur then says that he feels refreshed, as if Lute's very word has nurtured his soul, which only served to confuse Lute. In the final conversation Lute talks about how she considers some of the monsters they battle to be cute and that when she tears them apart she does so with love. Artur says that her way of expressing love is frightening and asks her if he should expect her to attack him with magic. Lute remains oblivious to Artur's point, which leads him to openly admit that he loves her. She then panics and begins to recite quotations from her textbooks, and when he asks her why she has lost her cool she says that her textbooks have not taught her how to deal with love. Artur tells her that love needs no textbooks and that she should just be herself and listen to her feelings. After some stuttering, Lute tells Artur that she is glad he is here, and Artur says that he is too.
• Neimi - When Neimi greets Artur, he immediately notices the mirror she carries and presses her for information, as such a mirror would only belong to a high ranking member of the clergy. When they speak later, Artur compliments Neimi's archery skills, but notices that the mirror is missing. The two look around the battlefield for it, but in the end are unable to find it. Later Artur approaches Neimi after having learned that the convoy master had found the mirror and gives it back to her. Artur relates the incident to when he was a child and having lost a toy, was treated kindly by an old monk who spent an entire day trying to cheer him up, which was what led Artur to joining the clergy. He then goes on to comment that people tend to reflect emotions like a mirror and that the reason Neimi is treated kindly by people is because she, as a kind person, brings out that quality in others.
• Tethys - In the first conversation, she calls Artur to her, referring to him as "child" and has him perform a spin for her. Tethys notes his graceful form, calls him beautiful and invites him to become her dancing partner when the war ends. She sees no future for him in the church business, but Artur disagrees and sees it as his calling. Tethys tells him to think about it, but Artur does not think it is for him. In the second conversation, she bothers him in the middle of a battle to ask him if he's been practicing dance moves. After he complains about being called a child, she tells him there's nothing wrong with looking young and asks to touch his cheeks, which she does before he actually answers. Tethys than gets the secret of his fresh skin (rubbing manon leaves) from him and leaves after reminding him to practice his dance steps. In the final conversation, Artur angrily protests against her treatment of him, but she brushes it off to complain about getting a rash when she tried Artur's manon leaf method. Tethys has him feel the rash, and he sees it is very little but then blushes when he realizes how close their faces are. They confirm that his heart begins thumping around Tethys all the time, and she admits that he reminds her of her first love who moved away when they were ten. Artur mentions that Tethys also reminds him of his mother, and she briefly teases him for being a mama's boy. Tethys then asserts her seriousness in wanting Artur to think about becoming a dancer, and he then struggles to catch up with her as he attempts to object to this once more.

Trivia

• Artur has arachnophobia.