Fire Emblem: Seima no Kouseki (Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones) Images

Fire Emblem 8: The Sacred Stones

Original character design by Kaneda Eiji

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, known in Japan as Fire Emblem: Seima no Kōseki (ファイアーエムブレム 聖魔の光石 Faiā Emuburemu: Seima no Kōseki?, Fire Emblem: Shining Stones of Holiness and Evil), is a tactical role-playing game for the Game Boy Advance published by Nintendo. It is the eighth game in the Fire Emblem series, the third and final game in the series to be released for the Game Boy Advance and the second game in the series to be released outside Japan.

The game builds on the game mechanics used in the previous two Game Boy Advance Fire Emblem titles—Fire Emblem: Fūin no Tsurugi and Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken — but takes place on a different world.

Plot:
"Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones takes place on the fictional continent of Magvel. The storyline is unrelated to any of the previous Fire Emblem titles in the series.

Magvel is home to six nations of diverse leadership. With the exception of Carcino, a newly established republic, each nation shares a history of 800 years since the War of the Stones and are responsible for their own Sacred Stone. The nations have enjoyed a long-lasting peace until the Grado Empire suddenly invades its neighbor, Renais. Prince Ephraim of Renais, one of two main characters of the game, leaves Renais to fight back Grado's invasion. However, he goes missing and Grado's forces fast approach the vicinity of Renais castle. Princess Eirika, Ephraim's twin sister and the initial main character, flees Renais, along with her loyal knights, to seek help from their allies, Frelia."

*(2012-05-01)/sub