This post is part of my ongoing translations of the Fire Emblem Echoes Shadows of Valentia Memorial Book: Valentia Accordion project.
Please note these posts may contain spoilers for those who have not completed the game.
Today’s post features Dolth and Nuibaba. Of note is Nuibaba’s backstory that does not exist in game.
You can find every scan/translation I’ve done on this book so far on the compilation post.
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Dolth
Class: Cantor
A Cantor of the Duma Faithful. After Jedah expunged the sage Halcyon, he took refuge in Sage Hamlet, which lay within the Lost Treescape. Dolth was tasked with manning a fort that stood guard at the entrance to these woods. With their corruptive powers contaminating the very earth they stood upon, both Dolth and Garcia saw the Lost Treescape slowly turn to a poisonous swamp simply due to their presence.
Nuibaba
CV: Junko Kitanishi
Class: Witch
A witch of the Duma Faithful. She is contractually bound to Medusa. She resides in a hall upon Fear Mountain and torments the locals in her vicinity alongside Jerome of Rigel. She became a witch not out of swearing oath to Duma, but by her own means simply to be beautiful and able to use dark spells. She seeks to preserve her youth by sacrificing beautiful young maidens from all across Rigel.
There was once a time where she was a pretty young girl who lived happily with the man she loved. However, one night she was attacked by bandits who left a hideous wound on her face. The man started to avoid Nuibaba in favor for her prettier younger sister. Growing tired of Nuibaba’s presence, the man and the younger sister schemed and lured Nuibaba deep into the woods. There, they pushed her off a cliff. As Nuibaba lay on the brink of death, a ghastly apparition appeared before her –attracted to the scent of death. She formed a contract with it and found herself restored with the promise of a longer life. After taking revenge upon the man and sister who had backstabbed her, she secluded herself to the woods where she became obsessed with power and beauty, eventually becoming a witch. That lust for power drew her attention to Alm’s brand which would grant her both eternal youth and life.
Despite her plan to stir up Berkut’s fiery spirit against Alm, he was defeated. After that, she tried to lure Alm to her abode by using a phantom of Celica, but he managed to break through that plan too.
Translator Notes:
- To clarify, it’s Halcyon who took refuge in Sage’s Hamlet, not Dolth or Jedah. The wording can be confusing there.
- Nuibaba’s profile very literally says “not necessarily swears oath to Doma” rather than a flat out no. But the apparition (Medusa) we see appears likely makes it an absolute no.
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