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Talys
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| “ | Talys was a small border kingdom, with no grand order of knights to boast of[.] | ” | — Opening narration of Chapter 1 |
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The Kingdom of Talys (Japanese: タリス Talis) was a young and shortlived member of the Seven Kingdoms of Archanea. It was founded by Mostyn, who would be its only king, and it is situated in the Outerlands (Japanese: 辺境の国々 Borderland Countries) region of Archanea.[1]
Geography
Talys is an isolated island located far east of Archanea in the Outerlands region. It lays north of Pyrathi Ocean and east of Galder Ocean;[2] with Galder's Harbor-town being the nearest port to Archanea's mainland for Talys.[3]
With Talys's position on the continent, its existence was largely uneventful to the mainland; many residents of the Palace knew it as a barbarian-filled kingdom, with others being ignorant of its existence entirely.[4] Despite this, it came to benefit of Talys's citizens and the refugees of Altea, since Dolhr remained unawares of Marth's asylum there for two years.[5] It being an outlaying island of Archanea also limits its military to that of mercenaries, lead by Captain Ogma.[6]
History
Prior to it being named a monarchy, Talys was home to a number of warring indigenous tribes. Mostyn, a young man recently appointed the title of chieftain in his small clan, sought to cease the conflicts Talys suffered and instead shape it into a kingdom of peace.[4] By A.C. 579,[7] with the assistance of his close friend Lorenz, Mostyn came out victorious in unifying the warring tribes into a single kingdom under his rule.[8]
In A.C. 602 during the War of Shadows, Prince Marth of Altea and his knights fled their country after it fell to Gra and approached Talys to seek refuge from the Dolhr Empire.[7][5] Marth and his men were sent to Talys's eastern fortress, biding their time in hiding. For two years, Dolhr had turned a blind eye to Talys; that was until A.C. 604,[7] where the Dolhr-allied Galder pirates[9] launched an assault on the nation lead by Gazzak. Accompanied by Mostyn's daughter Caeda, Marth's army successfully drove off the invasion. In its aftermath, following the advice of Mostyn, Marth would head for the mainland and build a resistance army against Dolhr's grip on the world.
After the War of Heroes, Mostyn's only heir, Caeda, married Marth, and thus absorbed Talys into the Archanean Alliance in A.C. 609.[7]
Notable locations in Talys
Talys Castle
Talys Castle (Japanese: タリス城 Talis Castle) is the capital of Talys located to Talys's west. During the War of Shadows in A.C. 604,[7] it was raided by the Galder Pirates lead by Gazzak. Caeda managed to withdraw from the castle to travel to Talys's eastern fortress and request for Marth to aid in saving Talys and her father;[10] of which he ultimately succeeds.[11]
Eastern fortress
The eastern fortress (Japanese: 東の砦 eastern fortress) is where Marth and his knights resided in hiding from Dolhr for two years after King Mostyn offered it to them in A.C. 602.[12][7]
Characters from Talys
Flavor text
| Game | Text (English) |
Text (Japanese) |
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| New Mystery of the Emblem | An island nation located in the eastern frontier.
Marth resided here during the War of Shadows.* |
大陸の東にある辺境の島国。暗黒戦争では、
亡命した幼いアリティア王子マルスをかくまい、助けた。 |
Etymology and other languages
| Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
| English |
Talys |
Used in Shadow Dragon. |
| Japanese |
タリス |
Officially romanized as Talis. |
| Spanish |
Talys |
-- |
| French |
Talys |
-- |
| German |
Talys |
-- |
| Italian |
Talys |
-- |
| Portuguese |
Talys |
-- |
| Korean |
타리스 |
Talis; used in Fates and Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, among the choices for the player's country in their profile card. |
| Traditional Chinese |
塔利斯 |
Talis |
Gallery
Official artwork
The Talys coat of arms from the Trading Card Game.
CG images
CG image of the eastern fortress in Shadow Dragon.
Screenshots
A map with Talys marked from New Mystery of the Emblem.
Chapter maps
Talys as depicted in Chapter 1 of Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
Talys as depicted in Book I, Chapter 1 of Mystery of the Emblem.
Talys as depicted in Chapter 1 of Shadow Dragon.
References
- ↑ A map of Archanea, from Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
- ↑ A map of Archanea, from the APE Mystery of the Emblem
- ↑ "One thing could always be said about Galder Harbor, the mainland port nearest Talys[.]" — Narration, during the introduction of Chapter 2, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kaga, S., Designer's Note #1, Intelligent Systems (archived by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine), Published: 1997, Retrieved: April 22, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Under the caring protection of the Talys citizens, Marth had passed 2 years at this country." — Narration, during the introduction to Chapter 1, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
- ↑ "Captain Ogma is a fine swordsman, brave and true. I know he and his fighters will serve you well." — Talys King, during the end of Chapter 1, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Mystery of the Emblem perfect ending timeline, Serenes Forest, Retrieved: April 18, 2022
- ↑ "I heard General Lorenz resided at Talys island in his youth. At that time, Talys was not unified, and there were conflicts between the island tribes. The general helped a youthful chief to unite the island. From that day on, the general and the chief, now the current King Talys, have always been in contact." — Villager, during The Grustian Expedition, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
- ↑ "Just as Marth turned 16, pirates from Galder who had aligned themselves with Dolhr landed and captured the castle of Talys." — The Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light manual
- ↑ "Marth, come quickly! It's the castle... Galder's pirates attacked from out of nowhere... They stormed the gates and cut down everyone in their path! I fear for my father's life..." — Caeda, during the start of Chapter 1, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
- ↑ "Ah, Prince Marth! You have saved us in our hour of need." — Talys King, during the end of Chapter 1, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
- ↑ "Marth lived and made it to the eastern isle of Talys. Talys was a small border kingdom, with no grand order of knights to boast of, but its king selflessly gave Marth use of the isle's eastern fortress." — Narration, during the introduction to Chapter 1, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
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