Greil Mercenaries
| Greil Mercenaries | |
|---|---|
| Prominent Members |
Ike, Titania, Soren |
| Founder | Greil |
| Debut | Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance |
The Greil Mercenaries is a mercenary group that appears in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and its sequel, Radiant Dawn. In Path of Radiance, the Greil Mercenaries are the main group of the game and make up most of the game's initial playable characters.
Background
The mercenary group was originally founded by Greil after he moved from Gallia to Altea. The initial members included Titania and Soren, whom had came with Greil from Gallia. They slowly gathered more members in their various missions. Some, like Titania, were proud of their work, but others, such as Shinon, found their work lowly and wanted something with more money and higher status. However, Greil kept his own son Ike out of action for a long time until Greil finally admitted him into the group in "Prologue: Mercenaries".
During the events of Path of Radiance, the Greil Mercenaries experienced an internal conflict accompanying the news of Daein's crippling invasion of Crimea. Some wanted to help Crimea due to all the support they had lent the mercenaries over the years, but others wanted to help Daein so that they did not cross the larger force. Greil eventually decided to send some mercenaries on a scouting mission, but they were attacked by Daein troops and discovered the Crimean princess Elincia, whose existence had been kept a secret. Once more the mercenaries argued over whether they should work for Elincia and escort her to Gallia, or hand her over to Daein. But it soon became apparent that Daein planned to kill them all regardless of their decision, so they chose to protect the princess.
Along the path to Gallia, the mercenaries split up, and Ike was put in charge of the group protecting the princess while Greil and other senior members distracted the brunt of the Daein forces. After Elincia was brought to Gallia, Ike brought the mercenaries back to find Greil. They were eventually reunited, but Greil was killed that night in battle with the Black Knight. Despite his youth, Ike inherited control of the company. This caused several members to be outraged and leave. Ike slowly grew into his new position with help from Titania and Soren, and he decided not to change the name of the company to honor his father's memory.
It was then decided that the Greil Mercenaries would continue traveling with Elincia as her escort en route to Begnion. They received a hefty sum of money from the Gallian king, Caineghis. Along the journey they also gathered various new followers, and a caravan of merchants traveled with them as well. In Begnion, they performed a variety of missions for the apostle/empress Sanaki which helped to reform Begnion's society. After it was decided that Sanaki would aid Elincia, the Greil Mercenaries all became part of the Crimean Liberation Army, with Ike, now a general, heading it.
After the war with Daein ended, the Greil Mercenaries returned to the base in Altea. Ike helped with Crimea's reconstruction, but ultimately he decided to give up his new title and return to Altea to continue leading the mercenary company.
Roster
Leadership
Senior Members
- Titania- The deputy commander.
- Soren- The staff officer.
- Gatrie- A senior member who leaves after Ike becomes leader in Chapter 8. He returns and rejoins the mercenaries in "Chapter 13: A Guiding Wind".
- Shinon- A senior member who leaves after Ike becomes leader in Chapter 8 and joins with Daein forces. He returns in "Chapter 18: Crimea Marches" and rejoins following the battle depending on how he is defeating.
Other Members
- Boyd
- Mia- She joins in "Chapter 7: Shades of Evil".
- Mist- She originally works behind the scenes due to being a child, but she becomes an active fighter starting in "Chapter 9: Gallia".
- Oscar
- Rolf- He originally works behind the scenes due to being a child, but he becomes an active fighter starting in "Chapter 9: Gallia".
- Rhys