The First Exalt

King Gfioand - FatherQueen Alae - Mother

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The First Exalt, also known as Prince Sateald of The Unified Kingdom of Archanea, is the main protagonist of Fire Emblem: Creation. When Grima, also known as The Fell Dragon rose to power, Sateald rose an army and worked alongside the leader of Valm in order to prevent the fell beast from destroying the world. He is a descendent of Hero-King Marth and the ancestor of Chrom, Emmeryn, Lissa, and Lucina.

## Early Life

Born to King Gfioand and Queen Alae sometime before the ancient conflict known as The War With Grima, Sateald was raised among the Millenium Court, and experienced firsthand all of the court intrigue that came with such a life. Due to their roles as king and queen of the realm, Sateald's parents oftentimes tried to make time to spend with him, but they usually were not able to do so.

As a result of this, Sateald was partially raised by a trusted friend of the family, Count Lufil, a nobleman from the eastern portion of the kingdom. There, the Count instructed him in everything that a prince should know: diplomacy, history, as well as combat training from one of the Count's best soldiers, Captain Astram.

However, Sateald's favorite pastime was visiting his best friend at the time, Count Lufil's daughter, Countess Ellsa. The young prince even began to develop feelings for Ellsa as they grew into their teenage years.

## The War With Grima Begins

One fateful day, Sateald was summoned back to the Millenium Court. He had received word that both of his parents wished to see him. The prince couldn't think of the reason though, as he hadn't seen them in over a year at this point, due to their duties. When he reached the castle that he had spent half of his childhood being raised in, he was greeted by King Gfioand and Queen Alae. They then explained to him that there were unconfirmed rumors being spread about a supposed cult known as The Grimleal being formed throughout the continent. According to the rumors, The Grimleal worshipped an unknown being known as Grima, or The Fell Dragon, and they wished for the god to rule over humanity. The King and Queen then explained that they wanted Sateald to lead an expedition to investigate these rumors, and if it is proven that The Grimleal are indeed worshipping this "Grima", they they needed to be stopped.

Sateald took to this new mission with determination, for he too had become perturbed by the accounts of the cult. Once he informed Ellsa that he most likely would not see her her for a while as he had to go on an expedition against the Grimleal, she demanded that he let her go with him, as the journey would be dangerous. He also informed Count Lufil of his mission, and so the nobleman instructed Astram to join the pair.

Upon leaving for the expedition, the trio left with a small group of other soldiers such as a cavelier named Kaid, a knight named Vance, an archer named Janryc, and a mage named Isira. Further on in their journey, the group came across a group of Grimleal for the first time. Leading these cult members was a mysterious man. His very presence gave Sateald and his friends chills. They could literally feel the evil that eminated from him. The mystery man announced himself as Alvah, the heirophant of The Grimleal.

What Sateald and the others were not yet aware of yet, was that Alvah had made a blood pact with Grima, which permitted the dark being to claim the man as his vessel.

After making his greeting Alvah then made his escape, and left his underlings to fight the intruders, but not before using his newfound fell powers to possess a group of captives they had kidnapped from a nearby village. Fortuneatly, the captives did not have to be killed, as simply killing their Grimleal abductors freed them from their posession. After the battle, two new recruits joined them, a girl from the nearby village named Daithne and a myrmidon named K'len.

As the group pressed on, they continued to fight more Grimleal cult members as well as gain new recruits, such as a pegasus knight named Lysabel, a cleric named Cleoa, a bishop named Myrril, as well as a wyvern rider named Fenon.

They eventually stopped to rest at Khadein, the city of magic, as Isira's father was the leader of the city. Sateald also held a meeting with the man, and convinced him to lend Khadein's aid of the Grimleal became to powerful.

Further on in thier journey, the group