Tower of Valni

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## **Stage Info**

In Frelia stands the Tower of Valni, a hulking spire eight stories high that is home to many foul creatures of the night. Throughout *Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones*, Ephraim and Eirika's parties are able to visit the Tower of Valni to dispatch of monstrous foes, grinding experience points in the process. Reaching certain conditions whilst clearing the Tower of Valni will unlock various NPCs and villains as playable characters that will join the player's sortie.

## **Stage Layout**

The fight begins on the first floor of the tower. On either side of the stage, flights of stairs are present for fighters to mount, although they only serve as platforms and not to guide them upwards. Ascension is handled in a way similar to Castle Siege, wherein a quick motion blur transports characters from one floor to another.

Each floor is identical in layout to the other, with special exception to the eighth. The eighth bears no stairs in the foreground, and showcases a Cyclops in the background. Normally, it lingers at its post near the tower's exit, but it will occasionally travel towards the stage to bring down its Brave Axe. Each floor actually hosts a different species of monster to fend off. The first hosts Bonewalkers, the second hosts Revenants, the third Bael, the fourth Mauthe Doog, the fifth Tarvos, the sixth Mogall, and the seventh Gargoyles; the eight features the lone boss Cyclops. Besides the lone Cyclops, the other floors hosts groups of monsters who populate the background, standing in place until one or two decide to enter the foreground and attack.

## **Stage Hazards**

### **Bonewalker:**

The haunts of Floor One, Bonewalkers are armored skeletons who are equipped with swords or lancers. Just as in *The Sacred Stones*, Bonewalkers will jauntily edge towards opponents. When they have their target in-sight, they'll attack!

### **Revenant:**

Revenants are, for lack of a sweeter descriptor, reanimated corpses, as the name implies. Essentially zombies, Revenants will slowly creep towards their prey until they can reach them with a swoop of their decayed claws.

### **Bael:**

Bael are great spiders who hail from the mountains. Roughly the size of a hefty grizzly bear, these arachnids will stab the edges of their sturdy legs into their prey.

### **Mauthe Doog:**

Wild dogs, these monstrous canines will eagerly whirl towards their prey before sinking their teeth into them.

### **Tarvos:**

Jaded centaur of a lost society, these sentient half-human, half-horse creatures will fight their opponents until the bitter end with their well-forged axes.

### **Mogall:**

Evil eyes produced by fell magic, Mogalls possess an inkling of the craft that made them, capable of summoning whirling discs of dark magic that hone-in on opponents.

### **Gargoyle:**

These flying menaces will swoop in on their opponents from over the heads, assaulting them with a sweep of their scythes, lances, or claws.

### **Cyclops:**

Gargantuan humanoid creatures with singular eyes, these towering figures use their mighty axes to tear into their foes. This particular Cyclops is the guardian of the Tower of Valni, bearing a Brave Axe that permits it to swing down towards the stage several times in a row. Unlike other enemies, the Cyclops is not easily felled with one or two or three well-timed smash attacks. It's a bona fide stage boss more akin to the Yellow Devil, capable of slamming its axe down upon the stage, causing tremors, or throwing it in a boomerang-like arc towards opponents. It is said that it bears great treasures for those who defeat it... (Amongst them is a stock point in applicable matches!)

## **Soundtrack**

* **Fire Emblem Heroes**
	+ Determination

* **Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones**
	+ Fly With the Breeze
	+ Land of Promise (Remix) - Remixed by Deltre.
	+ Lyon's Theme (Piano) - Performed by SirTeclas.
	+ Sacred Stones Metal Medley - Performed by Dethraxx.
	+ Tower of Valni (Remix) - Remixed by MysteriousAlex.
	+ The Prince's Despair (Metal Remix) - Performed by whitechubby.
	+ Truth, Despair, and Hope (Remix) - Remixed by Fenix Ark Angelus.

## **Associated Content**

Click Here to watch the episode of the Super Cast Bros podcast where Jonno created this stage!