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FE3H Ending Card Politics

After a lot of reading, note-taking, crunching numbers, and careful pairing, I built a "most progressive end" for improving Fodlan in Azure Moon for fun.

This is essentially an analysis of the explicit text of AM end cards to determine the maximum number of reforms and foreign policy improvements that you can get at once. It ignores all headcanons of what 'probably' happens and personal pairing preferences. Note: It was brought to my attention that Raphael/Bernadetta might be a better choice than Raphael/Ignatz for Fodlan. Raphael doesn't get his knighthood, but Bernadetta takes part in public policy if he's her husband rather than secretly managing her own territory.

Raw Data

If you're curious about how I figured this out, you can take a look at the raw data here. Obviously, many of these judgments are subjective, and categorization is prone to human error/bias:

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FE3H Ending Card Politics - Shared

Raw Data Character 1,Character 2,Full Text,AM,CF,VW,SS,Marriage?,Class Reform,Foreign Reform,Schooling Reform,Restoration,Crest',Peace',Orp

FEW3H NPC Analysis Pt. 2 - Churches of Fodlan

With the churches of Fodlan playing a pivotal role during the war in 3 Hopes, it begs the question: what do 'the people' actually think about it? Are some churches viewed as more oppressive, corrupt, kind, or helpful than others by your average citizen? Do they support their local church, the Central Church, or something else altogether?

In this analysis, I take a look at clergy and non-clergy NPCs in each region to see how they feel about the way religion shapes their lives in Fodlan.

Disclaimer: This is just for fun. The data was manually tagged & compiled, so may have errors. Dataset used

Analysis Background

I've combined "Support" and "Neutral" sentiments to keep the numbers easier to understand. Neutral in this context means "I don't mind if this thing exists" or "I have no drive to destroy or reform this institution." I also combine sentiments about the leader of the organization (e.g. Rhea, Count Varley) and the organization itself for both analytical usefulness and to reflect the game's framing. The "Artifacts/Secrets/Symbols" row refers to any lines wanting to pursue 'mysteries' of the church.

Line counts are split by whether it's the clergy or non-clergy from that region who have that sentiment. Azure Gleam is special, using "Fodlan" instead of "Kingdom" to denote their non-clergy because there's an Alliance line included about the church. They also have Duscur as a separate category because there are Duscur soldiers that have their own, unique religion from the rest of Fodlan.

Summary

Everyone hates the Western Church. There is not a single supporter within the army's NPCs in any path.

There is some Central Church support in all paths, though very minor in Scarlet Blaze. The Southern Church that was recreated by the Empire is generally disliked by everyone, however it sees some mild support alongside its criticism in Scarlet Blaze. On the other hand, the Eastern Church seems to be considered toothless and pretty good where it's mentioned.

Scarlet Blaze

Scarlet Blaze has the most negative opinions of the Central Church from all paths and the most distrust of churches in general, including their own Southern Church. There is also more mention of the Central Church having mysteries or secrets than the other paths. However, it talks about the churches the least despite their oppression being the official reason for the Empire's war.

Interestingly, there is some dislike of attacking the Central Church from the people, although sentiment about the Central Church is still mostly negative. The small Southern and Eastern Church support comes from the clergy. In fact, it's only the clergy that talks about the other churches at all.

Golden Wildfire

Ironically, Golden Wildfire has the most neutral/supportive sentiment about the Central Church in non-clergy members out of all paths, including Azure Gleam, who are actual allies with them. It is also the most opposed to the Southern Church despite their arrangement with the Empire. The Eastern Church is generally well-liked and seems to provide mostly emotional support as it has no military.

This is the only path which doesn't mention anything about the secrets of the church, in stark contrast to Verdant Wind. There seems to be more focus on the politics and bloodshed involved with the believers being displaced or killed. Wiping out Rhea and possibly the Central Church in chapter 16 is viewed with concern, in contrast to the lack of unrest that's touted by the main storyline.

Azure Gleam

Azure Gleam is odd because it does have strong positive Central Church sentiment, but that is mostly from the Central Church itself. The rest of the Kingdom army are fairly neutral about Churches across the board, with some positivity about the Central Church and mild negativity about the Western Church.

This is the only path where NPCs talk about specific actions the Church has taken, both violent (punishing anyone who takes a bribe or commits crimes) and benevolent (giving shelter to the homeless). The one "distrust" of the Central Church I've noted is because an NPC didn't want to take in the Church and start a war very early on (Chapter 4) rather than any particular issue with the Church itself.

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FEW3H NPC Analysis Pt. 3 - Countries outside of Fodlan

We all know that Fodlan has a fraught history with its neighbors. Claims of invasion, impending war, and forced isolation by the Central Church have made a mess of discussions about foreign policy by fans of the games. So in 3 Hopes, what prejudices and reconciliations do we see between Fodlan's general populace and those outside their borders?

This analysis takes a look into how citizens of Fodlan feel about various foreign countries through what the NPCs say. Sreng, Duscur, Almyra, Morfis, Dagda, and Brigid are all mentioned at least once by generic units throughout the camps in 3 Hopes.

Disclaimer: This is just for fun. The data was manually tagged & compiled, so may have errors. Also, counting was weird for this one, so %s might be off. Dataset used

Analysis Background

Sentiment was split by foreign and domestic army members for all but Scarlet Blaze, where there are no NPC foreigners in your camp. The Tragedy of Duscur also got a separate category because it's a major negative event people mention, but the NPCs do not necessarily equate that to Fodlan or Duscur being evil.

Summary

Sreng is viewed completely negatively on all paths because there's both a language barrier and generations of invasions from them, much like Almyra before Nader swapped sides. You'll notice Almyra has similar negativity attached to it. For those who need more context, I've detailed Sreng's history and common misconceptions that have been disproven in 3 Hopes at the end of this analysis.

Scarlet Blaze NPCs largely don't care about the world outside Fodlan, though they're aware of international trading. Golden Wildfire NPCs mostly ignore foreigners or only talk about them being a threat. Azure Gleam NPCs dislike Sreng for their invasions but are making massive strides with Duscur.

Scarlet Blaze

Unsurprisingly, Scarlet Blaze doesn't talk much about other nations since it's primarily focused on domestic affairs, and Brigid's promised 'new relationship' is kept secret. In the small amount of text it does have, it mentions Morfis and trade routes across the sea that seem to be well-established.

Golden Wildfire

Despite the focus on Almyra early in Golden Wildfire, it has the least amount of awareness or positivity shown by NPCs about foreign nations. Of the positive comments we get, the two by Fodlan natives are about Tiana's story (which they think is a fairytale) and rumors of Nader being both horrific and kind. It's noted that Almyran NPC(s) follow Fodlan rules because Nader says they need to, but all Almyran voices and mentions disappear entirely after chapter 12.

There is also no mention of Almyra by Fodlan NPCs after Chapter 9, nor of sharing cultures or trusting or hating them at all. Some members of the army are pro Sreng attacking the Kingdom (their enemy) when that happens in Chapter 12, going as far as saying they should have told Sreng the Margrave was dead, though that plan was shot down by Claude.

Azure Gleam

Azure Gleam is relatively meaty when it comes to foreign relations, featuring both the restoration of Duscur and ongoing Sreng raids potentially orchestrated by Cornelia. Their one mention of Dagda and Brigid is negative because it mentions the old war, not because they dislike the people from there. Since Petra is an optional recruit, all talk of her spearheading Fodlan relations as Queen is locked to her dialogue.

There is a notable amount of culture-sharing going on with Duscur from both sides in Azure Gleam. Naturally, the positive sentiment is somewhat stronger from the Duscur Generals than Kingdom soldiers, since the Duscur troops are volunteer-only and can self-select away from the Kingdom army.

Regarding Sreng

There are a lot of misconceptions around Sreng and Faerghus' relationship due to 3 Houses being unclear regarding who owned what land when. This has led to most people in the past (myself included) believing that Lambert stole a bunch of land, causing Sreng to attack them in retaliation.

New textual evidence in 3 Hopes suggests they are NOT attacking to 'get back land' from modern Faerghus. It is likely that, while still an aggressive act, no part of Sreng was annexed in Lambert's campaign. Sreng has been raiding raided Fodlan for 300+ years with no change in border.

Per the ingame description of Sreng:

"Sreng was once the name of an enormous peninsula to the north of Fodlan. Today, only the northern half has kept the moniker, while the southern half now falls under the dominion of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus. Several warlike clans call this great wasteland their home. Certain areas of the region are comprised of rocky desert."

Yes, "Sreng" used to refer to a peninsula to the north of Fodlan. However, you can see from the map that the full peninsula includes not just Gautier, but Fraldarius and Blaiddyd territories as well.

You could argue that the peninsula here doesn't refer to the whole thing, implying the Gautier lands near the border were 'stolen' recently, but we can see that's unlikely from the "Military History of Partholon":

Harpstring Moon, Year 892 The Sreng people mounted a large-scale invasion. They crossed the Ruska Mountains in the north and descended south into Faerghus. King Banfig built a string of strongholds along the north of his domain, from Blaiddyd to Fraldarius, including Conand Tower.

Wyvern Moon, Year 895 Having finally forced Sreng to retreat, Faerghus was in position to counterattack. However, Sreng's resistance and the harsh, snowy conditions caused them to abandon their attack. Thus, hostilities drew to a close. After the campaign, a young and fierce general by the name of Laetitia Zoe Gautier, royal knight and descendant of the elite hero Gautier, was widely praised.

Great Tree Moon, Year 896 Banfig confers the northern part of his territory on Laetitia. She is given the title of margrave and tasked with defending Faerghus's border. Laetitia sets to work strengthening defenses in the north, constructing strongholds throughout the Ruska Mountains on the border with Sreng, and reclaiming the Lance of Ruin from the Church of Seiros.

If you map out this history, it implies Gautier territories have belonged to Faerghus since at least 896 in the least-generous reading. In the most generous, the fact Faerghus failed to counterattack Sreng in 895 means that land was already Fodlan's when Sreng invaded in 892. It is entirely possible, given what we know about Nemesis, that the peninsula was actually split during his time, although there is no concrete evidence of this.

At least 10 generations of hostilities with no land exchanging hands is supported by other in-universe factors as well. Most notably, that Sreng and Faerghus didn't have any language sharing until Leif was taken, which is highly unlikely for territories conquered within the last generation.

Leif himself said his raid was necessary for his way of life, perhaps a reference to Sreng's resource poverty or culture, but not that the Gautiers stole his land.

Don't hate us for this! Our way of life hangs in the balance!

He also says:

This payback has been years in the making, Gautier! Hahahaha!

But that doesn't necessarily have to refer to any sort of land exchange. More likely it relates to cultural or personal history.

Per the "Military History of Partholon" :

Horsebow Moon, Year 1169 The Kingdom Army is progressing northwest through the peninsula, but while engaging the Sreng chief Oleg and his forces, a gigantic beast suddenly enters the fray. It lays waste to both sides. Lambert sustains grave injuries, and Oleg disappears into a ravine. Oleg's son offers his own youngest child Leif as a prisoner to House Gautier to broker peace.

Leif was a war prisoner from the nation that had killed that Margrave Gautier's wife, and yet was raised by him. At that point, the Margrave was known as the Wall of Ice and had given up on peace between their peoples. He was notorious for being a great general, but a poor, cold father to even his blood sons. Seeing how Miklan and Sylvain were treated, it's natural that a prisoner of a hated enemy like Leif would grow up resentful of Faerghus, and specifically, Gautier.

Unfortunately, there is still a large loose end in Sreng's recent history. We still don't know why Lambert's campaign happened - vengeance for the Margrave's wife? A deterrent counterattack to stop the ongoing raids? A failed attempt to conquer? What we do know is that Sreng has been raiding Faerghus for generations, before and after it, continuing a cycle of mistrust between their peoples.

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