The Kingdom of Askr

Sothis's last demand(s) for this article was/were:
**Gustav as an opponent**.

Sharena: Wind

Gustav: Charismatic and Protective

***The Kingdom of Askr*** is a civilization created by Kobazco, with two leaders sharing the same traits.

The mod introduces  Orbs to the pool of strategic resources. Any civilization can mine them, but naturally, only Askr can make the most of them.

## **Attributes**

### **Alfonse/Sharena**

     **Legendary Hero** (Great General)
* Cannot be earned like the normal great general; instead costs 5  Orbs
* Upon first combat, rolls a rarity, color and movement typea Red, Blue, Green or Colorless unit, with the colors possibly being melee or ranged while colorless is locked to ranged.
     **Order of Heroes**(Barracks)
* +25 experience for all untis built in this city
* +25% Great People generation
* Requires 2 Gold to maintain

### **Gustav**

* Capturing an enemy city yields an additional +10 Orbs.
     **Legendary Hero** (Great General)
* Cannot be earned like the normal great general; instead costs  Orbs
* Upon first combat, rolls a rarity, color and movement typea Red, Blue, Green or Colorless unit, with the colors possibly being melee or ranged while colorless is locked to ranged.
     **King's Knight**(Longswordsman)
* Does not require iron to produce, but does not benefit from nearby Great Generals.

Start bias:

1. Askr
2. Aether Keep
3. Vaskrheim
4. Tower of Heaven
5. Eternal Sanctum
6. Gnótthæð
7. Order of Heroes
8. Midgard's Shield
9. Aether Resort
10. Training Tower
11. Illusory Dungeon
12. Hall of Forms
 **City List (pre-Gustav)**

1. Askr
2. Tower of Heaven
3. Vaskrheim
4. Embla
5. Wolrd of Mystery
6. World of Conquest
7. World of Binding
8. World of Awakening
9. World of Birthright
10. World of Blazing
11. World of Radiance
12. World of Revelations

* World of Tharcia
 **Spy List**

* Henriette
* Anna
* Zacharias
* Feh
* Fehnix
* Lif
 **Spy List (pre-Gustav)**

* Anna
* Zacharias
* Feh
* Summoner
* Virion
* Matthew
* Saizo
* Jullian
* Colm
* Gaius
 **Legendary Hero promotions**

* Red heroes gain promotions from the Shock tree of promotions.
* Blue units gain a bonus vs. Mounted and Fortified units.
* Green units gain promotions from the Drill tree of promotions.
* Colorless can either gain medic, a debuff, or additional attacks per turn depending on if they are a staff, knife, or bow user.
* Infantry move the usual 2 spaces per turn and gain a small combat bonus.
* Horse units can move 3 tiles.
* Armored units gain a signifigant combat bonus but can only move 1 space per turn.
* Flying units can move over all terrain, including water.

## **Strategy**

Askr's UA, UB, and UU favors a wide domination strategy rather, so it's better to pick up liberty and honor. The more orbs from Askr's cities, the more legendary heroes that Askr can produce. In addition, their UB grants 25 experience point (10 more experience point than barracks), giving any land unit a promotion and close to their second promotion. In addition, their UU scales with era, so their UU will never become obsolete, and they require no gold to upgrade their combat strength. Science is also important to Askr since it's what boost their UU's combat strength, so wonders such as the national college or great library are better built early.

### **Alfonse as an Opponent**

the Askr AI tends to start with liberty and expand a lot, so it's better to capture their settlers if possible. In addition, their UU makes it hard to war against Askr due to their higher combat strength relative to that era unless you have a technologically superior army or an army of ranged units.

## **History**

### **YourWorld**

Askr (Asuku Ōkoku lit. Kingdom of Ask) is a holy kingdom in Fire Emblem Heroes. It is ruled by two royal siblings, Prince Alfonse and Princess Sharena. Alfonse, Sharena, and their gathered heroes plan to oppose the Emblian Empire and stop the destruction of their kingdom.

Askr once worked with the Emblian Empire to open and close the gates to other worlds. Once the Emblians let the gates open for their own ambitions, the Askran royalty, only able to open them, formed the Order of Heroes.

The Japanese name of Askr, "Ask", and "Embla" are derived from Old Norse mythology. Ask representing a male form, whereas Embla represents a female respectively—were the first two humans, created by the gods. In Poetic Edda and Prose Edda, both sources, three gods, one of whom is Odin, find Ask and Embla and bestow upon them various corporeal and spiritual gifts. In Old Norse, Askr literally means "ash tree".

### **Alfonse**

Alfonse (Arufonsu) is a main character and protagonist in Fire Emblem Heroes. He is a prince of the Askr Kingdom and a member of the Order of Heroes. He is the older brother of Princess Sharena.

Alfonse is a kind and serious man who is eager to maintain peace.

Being a prince of the kingdom of Askr, people protested when he joined the Order of Heroes, though others felt it was his usual behavior. Prior to the events of Heroes, he was close friends with a fellow member named Zacharias, who eventually disappeared, leaving Alfonse cautious of befriending other heroes. This is why he repeatedly reminds Sharena not to get too close with the other Heroes.

### **Sharena**

Sharena (Sharon in the Japanese version) is a main character and a protagonist in Fire Emblem Heroes. She is a princess of the Askr Kingdom and the younger sister of Prince Alfonse. Her personal lance is named Fensalir.

Being taught how to use a lance by Zacharias, a former member of the Order of Heroes. Sharena has been part of the Order of Heroes for quite a while, often writing letters to her mother. Though both live in the same castle, they rarely speak to one another.

In the Prologue, stage two, Sharena expresses her worry that Alfonse and Anna were late to the World of Mystery before introducing herself to the Summoner. Alfonse asks her the condition and she responds saying that a "fearsome figure in all red swoops through the skies," who later turns out to be Minerva.

In Paralogue 7, after beating the first stage, Sharena immediately befriends Katarina, who claims to have more allies that she would like Sharena to meet. She then leads them into an ambush, and afterward Alfonse expresses his distrust of Katarina in which Sharena defends her new friend. In the third stage, Katarina asks Sharena why she defended her and Sharena replies saying that that's what friends do. Moved by her words, Katarina then warns them of the ambush that she set, much to Clarisse's disliking.

Sharena is cheerful and loves making friends, especially with heroes and legends.

### **Gustav**

Gustav is a character appearing in Fire Emblem Heroes. He is the king of Askr, and the father of Alfonse and Sharena.

Little has been revealed about Gustav's character. At the beginning of Chapter 4, Alfonse states that Gustav was angry with him when he told him that he wanted to join the Order of Heroes, and that they still do not see each other at the castle. Regardless, Alfonse still knows that Gustav cares deeply about his people and kingdom.

Gustav's personality is more firmly established when he makes his proper storyline debut. He is a stern and somewhat harsh man, and is not afraid to call his son out on his failures and reckless decision-making. Despite this, he genuinely cares about his family. His wife notes that he was far more hot-headed in his youth, although an incident she refuses to elaborate on turned him into the cautious man he is today.

### **Alfonse**

Blessings be upon you, Prince Alfonse of Askr. Together you and your sister, Sharena, have led the Order of Heroes through it's earliest and toughest times against the Emblian Empire. At first, Askr and Embla worked together to manage portals to other worlds, but soon Embla betrayed their word with war. You, Sharena, and Commander Anna have thusfar lead the Order of Heroes through this war against legendary heroes of ages past controlled by Embla. However, the tides have turned, as the legendary relic, Breidablik, has once again begun to work. Anna by chance summoned someone unknown from another world who can wield Breidablik, summoning heroes to join your cause! [NEWLINE][NEWLINE] Oh great Prince of Golden Wings, will you lead Askr onto the path of greatness through the order of heroes? Will you be able to command legendary heroes of ages past to help you in your quest? Will you build a civilization to stand the test of time?

### **Sharena**

Blessings be upon you, Princess Sharena of Askr. Together you and your brother, Alfonse, have led the Order of Heroes through it's earliest and toughest times against the Emblian Empire. At first, Askr and Embla worked together to manage portals to other worlds, but soon Embla betrayed their word with war. You, Alfonse, and Commander Anna have thusfar lead the Order of Heroes through this war against legendary heroes of ages past controlled by Embla. However, the tides have turned, as the legendary relic, Breidablik, has once again begun to work. Anna by chance summoned someone unknown from another world who can wield Breidablik, summoning heroes to join your cause! [NEWLINE][NEWLINE] Oh great Princess of Golden Wings, will you lead Askr onto the path of greatness through the order of heroes? Will you be able to command legendary heroes of ages past to help you in your quest? Will you build a civilization to stand the test of time?

### **Gustav**

Greetings, oh great Askran King Gustav. Long have you ruled over your people and sought to have the strength to oppose your foes without the aid of the Legendary Heroes. Long ago you fought against Hel, and lost your own father to army of the dead. Seeking only to protect and prepare your son, you then took the blunt of Hel's curse for yourself for Alfonse, leaving him to govern Askr alone. Despite all that, you often believed him to not be ready for such a task. [NEWLINE][NEWLINE] Oh great Gustav! You stand ocne more at a crossroads. Your people still look to you, as if you yet lived. Will you take up the task, and lead Askr once more? Will you build a civilization to stand the test of time?

### **Unique Interactions**

Optional: Copypaste any greetings, defeat, etc. given to fellow FE Civs.

## **Music**

Peace - Home Menu

War - Boss Battle 1

Additionally, the mod comes with its own OST, featuring a number of tracks from the first year of the game.

## **Mod Support**

* Civ IV Traits in Civ V - Alfonse is Philosophical and Diplomatic, Sharena is Charismatic and Creative, Gustav is Charismatic and Protective
* Fire Emblem Leader Affinities - Gustav is Earth, Alfonse is Fire, Sharena is Wind
* Kiang's Fire Emblem Religions - File:NagaIcon.pngGustav worships Naga

### **Events and Decisions**

If this civ has E&D, this is the section for them. Otherwise you are free to erase this.

**Develop the Summoner Sharing Center**
As the Summoner continues to come up with new builds for the heroes we've summoned, they feel some sort of urge to share their creations with the world. With the recent discovery of the Internet, we should be able to devlop some sort of application that would let summoners world wide share their unit builds with eachother. Besides, we might be able to gleam some new strategies!*Requirements/Restrictions:*
* Player must be Askr
* Must have the Order of Heroes in all cities
* Must have researched The Internet
* Once per game

*Costs:*
* x  Gold
* 3 Magistrates

*Rewards:*
* The Summoner Sharing Center appears in the Capital. It Provides:
* +15% xp to all units trained in the city.
* 25  Orbs.

**Pay To Win**
Summoners have recently been referring to another certain group of Summoners as "Whales". These Summoners are said to be incredibly rich, and that they use their money to purchase orbs! While this practice is often looked down upon, if we have the money perhaps we should also make some "investments"...*Requirements/Restrictions:*
* Player must be Askr

*Costs:*
* x  Gold

*Rewards:*
* 10 Orbs.

## **Screenshots**

You are not limited to the sample slots used in the below gallery; feel free to add more pics as desired.

**Alfonse's Dawn of Man ImageAlfonse's Dawn of Man ImageSharena's Dawn of Man ImageSharena's Dawn of Man ImageGustav's Dawn of Man ImageGustav's Dawn of Man Image**
## **Trivia**

Because the siblings were made deep into the first year of Heroes, very few, if any, references beyond Book 1 are in their dialogue.

## **Credits**

All users that helped in the creation of this mod

* ??? - Author
* ??? - lua
* etc.