Solomon

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## Profile

Solomon is a hermit and fortune-teller hailing from the Sage’s Hamlet in east-southeastern Valm. What he lacks in social experience over the past decade, he very much makes up for in raw magical power. His initially avoidant disposition and somewhat cryptic aura make him somewhat hard to approach.

## Past

Originally from a rural family, Solomon was taught magic from his mother at a young age, as well as finding companionship in a single friend. However, he had discovered dark magic by happenstance, which was meant to be kept away from him due to both his young age and his village’s stigma against such things. Through this form of self-teaching, he gained new power and the gift of soothsaying. His mother wasn’t angry with him, but she did caution him away from revealing the source of his new abilities.

His hometown found out anyway, however, and reviled him as a monster, as they operated under the superstition that his dark magic inherently tied him to the fell dragon, Grima. He was subsequently chased out and forced to flee, supposedly never to be seen again and presumed to have died in the Lost Treescape.

However, in time, he found the Sage’s Hamlet, where he secluded himself in hopes to better understand his new gift. But as the years passed, he came to see it as much of a curse as it was a blessing, foreseeing great strife across Valm with his own future unclear, and suffering vivid nightmares as a consequence of the darkness’s call.

## Present

To this day, Solomon still resides at the Sage’s Hamlet, acting as the local soothsayer with his raven, Sycorax. With civil war coming ever closer to his doorstep, he seeks solace in a single fortune; Valm reunited under a descendant of the Saint-King.

When that same descendant arrives to the Hamlet in the form of Valerie, leader of the Liberation, he takes it upon himself to aid her endeavor and ensure the peaceful future that was foretold.

## Personality

Solomon is a very blunt and sarcastic young man, untrusting of others and often avoiding them if given the chance. However, this is mostly just a front, as he secretly yearns for a sense of belonging that he was denied when he was younger -- a fact he denies whenever possible, both to others and himself. He also finds himself to be quite burdened, both with the ability to see what is to come, and the lack of sleep he gets due to his frequent nightmares. In fact, he personally avoids actively divulging specifics about the future, for there could very well be dire consequences should one attempt to change it. The most frustrating thing, however, is that he does not remember the faces and names from his time before the hamlet. Even those he was closest to are but blurs to him, and he lacks a clear idea why.

In spite of all this, Solomon is surprisingly self-reliant, as he would need to be to have made it this long. This has resulted in him being a fairly good cook and well-organized at that. He also possesses a sense of wit, most notably taking the form of forecasting the weather whenever one asks for him to reveal some grand prophecy.

## Supports

See Solomon/Supports

* A+ Supports
	+ Gwin
	+ Beil
	+ Asch
	+ Samuel
	+ Katse
* S Supports
	+ Valerie
	+ Eurys
	+ Noel
	+ Ciara
	+ Aurelia
	+ Leilani
	+ Phira
	+ Mavis

## In-Game

### Class Sets

Summoner
 Apothecary
Mechanist
 Priest
Sage
Archsage

### Recruitment

Recruited in Act 2

* Weapon

Max Weapon Levels:

* Weapon

## Personal Skill

**Withdrawn**: If there are no allies or enemies within 3 spaces of unit, grants +3 Mag/Skl/Def/Res at start of turn.

## Roster Entry

“A hermitic diviner from the Sage’s Hamlet. His avoidant demeanor belies a more genuine, albeit strange soul. A bit hard to like, but has his heart in the right place. Has the worst hair in the army. Born on September 25.”

## Possible Endings

### Single Ending

* **Solomon, Dour Diviner**: Upon the end of the war, Solomon took his leave and left no trace. To this day, scholars debate just what happened to him after the war. Some say that he hid even further away from civilization, not even returning to the Sage’s Hamlet. Others claim he died shortly after leaving the Liberation, and others still claim that perhaps he never even existed at all.

### Paired Endings

#### S-Support

* **Solomon, Dour Diviner & Eurys, Hawk-Eyed Heiress**: After the war, Eurys returned to House Virion and married Solomon, officially making him the new duke. The two spent a great amount of time scouring Rosanne’s libraries to find new ways for Solomon to keep his power in check. Regardless of their search’s success, the two were inseparable and lived a long and happy life together.

## Trivia

* Solomon’s Japanese voice claim, Mamoru Miyano, has previously played the role of Leo in *Fire Emblem Fates*, but is also known for other roles such as Riku from the *Kingdom Hearts* series, Rintaro Okabe from *Steins;Gate*, Rin Matsuoka from *Free!*, Ignis Scientia from *Final Fantasy XV*, and Ryuji Sakamoto from *Persona 5*, among others.
	+ His English voice claim, Micah Solusod, has yet to be cast in the *Fire Emblem* series. However, he is well known for roles such as Coby in *One Piece*, Soul Eater Evans in *Soul Eater*, Toma Kamijo in *A Certain Magical Index*, Best Jeanist in *My Hero Academia*, and Rei Ogami in *Code:Breaker*, among others.
* In the process of designing Solomon, the decision was made to have his color palette resemble that of Sonya from *Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia*.
	+ Despite this, the connection between the two is purely visual, and there is no in-universe relation between the two.

* Solomon’s name derives from an anonymous demonological grimoire known as the Lesser Key of Solomon.
	+ It is divided into 5 books, the Ars Goetia being one of them, which is referenced by him having Goetia in his inventory on recruitment.
	+ In contrast, Solomon is also the name of a renowned Israeli king in the Old Testament, though this had no influence on the development of Solomon’s character.

* As "Solomon" is also the Japanese name for the Guru class, Solomon's hypothetical Japanese name would be "Stolas", so as to avoid confusion.
	+ Stolas is a demon that appears in the Ars Goetia; "a Great Prince of Hell, [he] commands twenty-six legions of demons. He teaches astronomy and is knowledgeable about herbs, plants, and precious stones. He is often depicted as a raven or a crowned owl with long legs."