Moulder

Wiser Counselor
Moulder
Species	Human
Class	Priest
Promotion	Bishop/Sage
Affiliation	Frelia
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Base	Frelia
Debut	Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Moulder is a playable unit from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones and is the game's first recruitable priest.

Background

Moulder was a priest whom had loyally served Frelia for at least twenty years by the time of the War of the Stones. He was assigned to bear the crown during King Hayden's coronation fifteen years ago, and he was very visibly nervous as he did so. The taunt of the knight recruit Gilliam caused him to drop the crown, which was an embarrassment that he tried to make up for in his service of King Hayden. He met Gilliam formally the next day, and the two became close friends over the years as they rose through the ranks. Both of them eventually became trusted vassals of King Hayden's court and helped to look after Prince Innes. Moulder also acted as an advisor to the king.

During the War of the Stones, Hayden assigned Moulder, Gilliam and Vanessa to accompany Eirika's group during their campaign at the end of "Chapter 1: Attack!" as he was unable to spare any soldiers. Moulder and Vanessa settled into the group during their first battle alongside them in "Chapter 2: The Protected". He attempted to analyze the situation and volunteered to heal the wounded boy Ross. Moulder served the army for the remainder of the war and was happy that the fighting was over when the war's end finally came. Moulder continued to serve Frelia's royal family upon his return and guided King Innes after he was crowned in the same way that he had guided King Hayden.

Support Conversations

Moulder is capable of having support conversations with the following four characters:

• Colm - Moulder chides Colm when he accidentally sets Moulder's package on fire, which ends up burning up his clothes and ruining them. At first Colm tries to excuse it by claiming it will surely be the new fashion, but after eventually apologizing, Moulder demands he spend time reflecting on his actions. When they later meet, Moulder asks if Colm has been doing what he asked. Colm relates on how his reflections made him remember to pack more food and that he needed to steal some new shoes. When Moulder insists that he should be feeling bad for things he did, Colm suggests that maybe there isn't anything he's done that he's sorry about. In their lost conversation, Colm relates that he's spent more time in reflection and relates how he's been going over his every single action and that doing so has kept him up at nights. Though impressed, Moulder tells Colm to go easy on himself, lest he make himself sick. Colm thanks the priest for his efforts and says that it's only with expectations that he's becoming a good man.
• Gilliam - In the first conversation, Moulder insists that he hears something, but Gilliam does not hear anything. He assures Moulder that he has better hearing due to being younger. In the next conversation, Moulder continues to hear the sound and describes it as a type of heavenly melody. Gilliam wonders if it is a sign, but Moulder quickly dismisses the possibility and becomes concerned about his own health. Gilliam assures Moulder that he will keep him safe. In the final conversation, Moulder has stopped hearing the melody, saying that it must have been a hallucination but he remembered what the melody was: the music that had played at King Hayden's coronation. They recalled how it had lead to their first meeting, and because he only heard it around Gilliam, Moulder sees it as a sign that they must both return to the basics, remembering who they were and what drove them to join the cause. Gilliam agrees.
• Syrene - Syrene shows concern for Moulder due to how much they have had to rely on him, but Moulder is more concerned about Syrene because he imagined she was still unfamiliar with all the other people in the army. Syrene assures him that she has already learned everyone's name and rank, which impresses her, and he offers to help her if she has any questions. In the next conversation, he asked her if they had briefed her on the situation in Frelia. Syrene had actually left too early, but she was able to learn everything in the army through word-of-mouth, as people tend to confide in her. Moulder learns that most of the people confiding in her are female, which makes him glad that the women have someone to speak to about the problems, comparing Syrene to the mother complementing his role as the father. She then mentions that she has something to discuss with him, which makes Moulder afraid that he has offended someone. Syrene assures him that it is just a suggestion rather than criticism and will tell him on the day after the next new moon. In the final conversation, Moulder meets her on the specified day, having tried mulled at great length over guessing what Syrene was going to say to him. Syrene responds by wishing him a happy birthday. She considers it important during war to still observe birthdays and celebrate life, which Moulder agrees with as he had forgotten his own birthday. She tells Moulder that because he exhausts himself caring for others without paying attention to himself, they were all grateful to him, and many different people had approached Syrene wondeirng how to show this gratitude. Moulder is touched and a little embarrassed, and Syrene reminds him to take care of himself while thanking him.
• Vanessa - In the first conversation, they check up on each other, and Moulder is able to instantly guess that she is concerned about Vanessa. He tells her that his experience as a priest has shown him how to read some people, like Vanessa, like an open book. She is embarrassed, but Moulder tells her it is a compliment because it means that she is a pure, straightforward girl. He offers to tell her a story from Prince Innes's youth, but it is quickly put on hold by approaching enemies. In the next conversation, Moulder regales Vanessa with the tale of the young Innes's competition with a foreign trick archer. Vanessa is impressed enough by the story that she almost lets her feelings for him slip, but she quickly stops talking. In the final conversation, they both compliment each other's usefulness in battle, and Vanessa thanks Moulder for the story. He tells Vanessa that she reminds him of himself twenty years ago and wishes her good luck, saying that he did not know where the road was leading but that the prince likely knew of her feelings. Vanessa assured Moulder that she would be happy just to be worthy of his greatness and expected nothing more in return. Molder asks her if she is sure and reminds her that they all carry many burdens, but they are also free to embrace or reject those burdens at the same time. He offers spiritual guidance to Vanessa if she needs it, and they both tell each other how glad they are to fight alongside each other for the greater good.