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11 Recruitment is how Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave grows a roster outside the story. Powerful warriors you meet in Dagsion can be added to your ranks, and Nintendo puts the method plainly: even if they turn you away at first, try giving them gifts or invite them to share a meal, and that might be enough to win them over.
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33 Requirements
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55 Gifts and meals are the visible half of it. Behind a successful recruitment sit two bars. The first is a support level between the character and the Hero whose route you are playing, raised through gifts, shared meals and, once the theater opens, invitations to Stage Shows. The second is a Renown level, a value that rises as you clear main missions, subquests and paralogues and hold audiences with the gods. Individual characters set their own minimums, and many add an extra condition on top: a fee, a few items, a short quest or a question to answer. The standing level itself is covered on its own page at Renown. The recruitment segment used Ninae as its worked example, needing support level 3 before an attempt will land.
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77 GateHow It Is RaisedSupport levelGiving gifts and sharing meals, each capped to a set number of uses per weekRenown levelStory progress, completed quests, and helping townsfolk around the cityPersonal conditionsMeeting a character's own stated request, which some require before they will negotiate at allParalogue completionSome characters join only after a specific paralogue has been cleared, and no single route can reach every paralogueStory progressFabio can only be recruited on Leda's route once Dietrich's team is out of the Heroic Games, and Gaitz on Dietrich's route once Bertrand's team is out, both around Chapter 12
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1010 The pairs below were first read off recruitment screens in a pre-launch build. A recruitment guide written from the retail game has since listed every character's requirements route by route, and each pre-launch pair matches one of its routes, which the Notes column now names.
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1212 CharacterSupport LevelRenown LevelNotesIo23Dietrich's route, where the fee is 800 gold. The lowest pair recordedNoctula14Cai's route. The support level was not recorded before launchLoretta35Theodora's and Leda's routes, with three Iron SwordsJester36Dietrich's route, with three questsNinae38Dietrich's route, with one Paradise Fish. The worked example used in the recruitment segmentSeteth310Leda's route. Described before launch as the steepest figure recordedSofia37 or 9Renown 9 on Cai's and Dietrich's routes and 7 on Leda's; she joins automatically on Theodora's
1313 The spread is the point. A Renown level of 3 is reachable early, while a level of 10 sits well into a run, so the roster opens gradually rather than all at once, and because the numbers change from one route to the next, so does the order it opens in.
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1515 Requirements are not fixed across the game. They shift with the Hero you are playing and with the route you are on, so a character who joins cheaply on one path can cost more standing on another. Sofia is one example, with a different Renown requirement depending on the path. Io is another: Renown 3 and an 800 gold fee on Dietrich's route, but Renown 10 and 4,000 gold on Cai's and Theodora's.
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1717 Meals happen at an inn and seat three, and previews report that they fully restore the health and magic charges of everyone at the table. A character can be invited to a meal only after you have given them at least one gift. The recruit screen itself is described as offering gifts, the recruitment attempt, and a look at the character's information, with fast travel able to take you straight to a specific person to check their stats or hand something over.
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1919 The Scale of It
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21-Some accounts of the finished game put the optional roster at more than eighty recruitable characters, every one of them voiced. A recruitment guide written from the retail game lists about 62 characters besides Eshmel who can either be recruited or join the army later, so the counts differ, and this wiki does not state a definitive total as of September 2026. Either way the roster is far larger than the named cast on its own suggests, and it is the reason the requirements below are worth reading as a schedule rather than as a checklist: there are more people to win over than any single run has standing for.
21+Some reviews of the finished game count more than eighty fully voiced characters, most of whom can be brought onto the team. A recruitment guide written from the retail game lists about 62 characters besides Eshmel who can either be recruited or join the army later, so the counts differ, and this wiki does not state a definitive total as of September 2026. Either way the roster is far larger than the named cast on its own suggests, and it is the reason the requirements below are worth reading as a schedule rather than as a checklist: there are more people to win over than any single run has standing for.
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2323 The requirements are not something you have to work out by trial. The Base Map screen lists each character against the support level and the Renown level they ask for, along with any extra condition attached, and marks each requirement as met or unmet. It doubles as a readout of who is currently within reach and what is holding up everyone else.
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2525 Route closes doors as well as opening them. Some characters cannot be recruited at all on particular paths, rather than simply costing more standing there, so no single route assembles the full roster. Seteth cannot be recruited on Dietrich's route, Ursula and Peppe cannot be recruited on Leda's, and Gaitz can only be recruited on Dietrich's. The four Heroes themselves never join another Hero's route in Part I, and a few companions, such as Tialla and Buccar, can only be won over on other routes after their own Hero's paralogue has been cleared.
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2727 Requirements by Route
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2929 The table below lists every character a retail-build recruitment guide gives Part I requirements for, apart from the four Heroes. S is the support level needed with that route's Hero and R is the Renown level; extra conditions follow. Support levels are global across the save file and never go down, even if a chapter is restarted, so support raised with Leda on Cai's route counts when you later recruit on Leda's.
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3131 CharacterCai's RouteDietrich's RouteTheodora's RouteLeda's RouteTiallaJoins automaticallyS3 R9; Cai's paralogue; 3,000 goldS3 R10; Cai's paralogue; 3,000 goldS3 R8; Cai's paralogue; 3,000 goldPeterJoins automaticallyS3 R8; a questS3 R7; a questS3 R10; a questUltandJoins automatically (Chapter 6)S3 R5; a questS3 R6; a questS3 R8; a questGaitzNot recruitableS3 R10; Bertrand's paralogue, then Bertrand's team out of the GamesNot recruitableNot recruitableJesterS3 R10; three questsS3 R6; three questsS3 R9; three questsS3 R10; three questsGoliathS3 R7; 3 Giant's MeatS3 R6; 3 Giant's MeatS3 R9; 3 Giant's MeatS3 R10; 3 Giant's MeatDanteS3 R10; 8,000 goldS2 R8; 8,000 goldS3 R6; 8,000 goldS3 R10; 8,000 goldFabioNot recruitableJoins automaticallyNot recruitableS3 R9; Dietrich's paralogue, then Dietrich's team out of the Games; a suitable itemEsmeraldaS3 R7; a questJoins automaticallyS3 R9; a questS3 R6; a questMikaelaS3 R5; 3,000 goldJoins automaticallyS3 R8; 3,000 goldS3 R6; 3,000 goldDiegoS3 R10; Orchel's paralogueS3 R9; Orchel's paralogueS2 R8; Orchel's paralogueS3 R8; Orchel's paralogueLorettaS3 R7; 3 Iron SwordsS3 R9; 3 Iron SwordsS3 R5; 3 Iron SwordsS3 R5; 3 Iron SwordsSetethS3 R6; a questNot recruitableS3 R6; a questS3 R10; a questNinaeS3 R6; 1 Paradise FishS3 R8; 1 Paradise FishS3 R6; 1 Paradise FishS3 R6; 1 Paradise FishBonaventureNot recruitableNot recruitableJoins automaticallyNot recruitableTobiasNot recruitableNot recruitableJoins automaticallyNot recruitableLilianS2 R8; 5,000 goldS2 R8; 5,000 goldJoins automaticallyS2 R7; 5,000 goldLysanderS3 R8; 5 Iron SpearsS3 R6; 5 Iron SpearsJoins automaticallyS3 R7; 5 Iron SpearsUrsulaS3 R10; Talimun's paralogue; answer yes three timesS3 R7; Talimun's paralogue; answer yes three timesS3 R9; Talimun's paralogue; answer yes three timesNot recruitableLudiaS3 R9; a questS3 R9; a questS3 R7; a questS3 R7; a questSimonS3 R8; a coin flip (call tails)S3 R7; a coin flip (call tails)S3 R7; a coin flip (call tails)S3 R6; a coin flip (call tails)FiannaS3 R8; 3,000 goldS3 R7; 3,000 goldS3 R9; 3,000 goldS3 R5; 3,000 goldBuccarNot recruitableS3 R8; Leda's paralogueS3 R8; Leda's paralogueJoins automaticallySiroccoS3 R9; a questS3 R9; a questS1 R5; a questJoins automaticallyOlympiaS3 R8; three questsS3 R6; three questsS3 R9; three questsJoins automaticallyMuS3 R9; 3 GlirmosaS3 R7; 3 GlirmosaS3 R9; 3 GlirmosaJoins automaticallyNezhaS3 R6; 3 Sandworm MeatS3 R10; 3 Sandworm MeatS2 R6; 3 Sandworm MeatS3 R9; 3 Sandworm MeatSha LanNot recruitableS3 R10; Anatolia's paralogue; answer questionsNot recruitableS3 R8; Anatolia's paralogue; answer questionsDadaoS3 R7; 2 Kothar GarS3 R10; 2 Kothar GarS2 R5; 2 Kothar GarS2 R5; 2 Kothar GarHalvinS3 R9; 10 DatesS3 R9; 10 DatesS3 R7; 10 DatesS3 R7; 10 DatesGuzranJoins automatically (recruitment tutorial)S3 R8S3 R8S1 R3Yang JieS2 R3; answer questionsJoins automatically (recruitment tutorial)S3 R9; answer questionsS3 R8; answer questionsIoS3 R10; 4,000 goldS2 R3; 800 goldS3 R10; 4,000 goldS1 R6; 1,500 goldPeppeS1 R9; Bertrand's paralogueS3 R8; Bertrand's paralogueS2 R7; Bertrand's paralogueNot recruitableNoctulaS1 R4S1 R6S1 R3S3 R8SofiaS3 R9S3 R9Joins automatically (recruitment tutorial)S3 R7CataniaS3 R10S1 R8S3 R7Joins automatically (recruitment tutorial)NydineS1 R6; 2 Bronze AxesS2 R5; 2 Bronze AxesS3 R5; 3 Iron AxesS3 R10; 3 Iron AxesZarconeS3 R8; negotiate a feeS3 R7; negotiate a feeS1 R4; negotiate a feeS2 R5; negotiate a feeMajideS2 R5; answer a questionS3 R8; answer a questionS3 R8; answer a questionS3 R9; answer a questionBenditzS3 R9S2 R7S1 R8S3 R7InyoniS3 R8; 6,000 goldS3 R8; 6,000 goldS1 R9; 4,000 goldS1 R7; 3,000 goldJasmineS1 R8; 2,000 goldS3 R9; 5,000 goldS3 R8; 5,000 goldS2 R4; 500 goldAlexandraS2 R7S3 R8S1 R6S3 R10NuzzuoS2 R6; 3 Iron BowsS1 R9; 2 Iron BowsS1 R6; 3 Iron BowsS3 R9; 3 Iron BowsKirocS3 R8; 8 Pure WaterS1 R4; 3 Pure WaterS3 R10; 8 Pure WaterS1 R4; 3 Pure Water
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3434 CharacterDetailGoliathGiant's Meat is hard to come by; one is always found in Sand-Shadow Fort, and skirmishes marked with a Giant icon on the world map are the other sourceNinaeParadise Fish is most easily caught at Lake Brontes in Saveilon, on the far side of Valhalla MineMuGlirmosa is most easily gathered at Mount Orgus Trail, Rear Mountain Path, Forest of No Return or Giant's Mount in PasitheaSimonWants a coin flip; calling tails wins him overZarconeAsks for a fee that can be negotiated all the way down to 10 goldMajideAsks a question that has to be answered three times before he accepts the answerSha LanThe answers to the questions are Saramis, Da Mina and Grounded ShipYang JieThe answers to the questions are Cheese, Moon and PotatoesFabioOn Leda's route he also wants a suitable item; a Da Mina weapon was accepted in one playthroughBenditzBegins to appear in Dagsion around 4/11 on the in-game calendarKirocBegins to appear in Dagsion around 5/4JasmineBegins to appear in Dagsion around 5/8AlexandraBegins to appear in Dagsion around 5/29NuzzuoBegins to appear in Dagsion around 7/1InyoniBegins to appear in Dagsion around 7/10
3535 Quest requirements are usually small: a simple skirmish, a search, or a conversation with someone in another city, after which you return to the character who set it. The later in Part I a character is recruited, the higher their level and the better their starting equipment, and Part II has a way to bring lagging units up to the level of the main team, so leaving some recruits on the bench until later costs little.
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3737 Automatic Joins
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3939 Each route opens with its own companions, and each hands the player one extra character through the recruitment tutorial.
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4141 RouteJoins AutomaticallyCaiTialla, Peter, Guzran (recruitment tutorial) and Ultand (Chapter 6)DietrichFabio, Esmeralda, Mikaela and Yang Jie (recruitment tutorial)TheodoraBonaventure, Tobias, Lilian, Lysander and Sofia (recruitment tutorial)LedaBuccar, Sirocco, Olympia, Mu and Catania (recruitment tutorial)
4242 Characters Who Join After Part I
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4444 Some characters cannot be recruited in Part I at all and join in the later Parts instead, several of them only if something was done or someone survived earlier.
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4646 CharacterWhen They JoinConditionOrchelPart III, First SectionJoins automatically; clearing her paralogue in Part I is recommended to be safeTalimunPart III, First SectionJoins automatically; clearing his paralogue in Part I is recommended to be safeAnatoliaPart III, First SectionJoins automatically; clearing her paralogue in Part I is recommended to be safeBertrandPart II as a guest, Part III as a full unitJoins automaticallyCreekPart II, Chapter 2Joins after being defeated in battle, but only if the subquest My Late Sister's Accessory was completed in Part I on that Hero's routeNathanPart II, Chapter 3Creek has to land the finishing blow on himCenturioPart III, Second SectionJoins after the quest Rescue CenturioHong HuaPrologue and Part IIIJoins automaticallyTroyPrologue and Part IIIJoins automaticallyAswanPart III, Fifth SectionJoins if she survives as a guest unit in Part II, Chapter 3TahoniaPart III, Fifth SectionJoins if they survive as a guest unit in Part II, Chapter 3KlapkaPart III, Sixth SectionJoins if he survives as a guest unit in Part III, Fifth Section
4747 In Part III, characters recruited earlier can be found around Dagsion as long as Part II was completed for the route they were recruited on. A character recruited on several routes can be brought in as any one of those versions, or the versions can be merged by spending Karma Shards, which keeps the higher of each stat rather than adding them together; Boons of Salvation covers the shards and the merge.
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4949 Recruitable Without Being Announced
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5151 Some characters give away their own recruitability through a line in their published profile rather than through a story beat. Orchel, the masked priest who serves at Credna's temple in Dagsion, is described in her companion-app profile as very strong but barred from some soldier classes. A class restriction only means anything for a unit the player can eventually field, so before launch the line read as a sign that she would become a playable unit. She appears in the story as a rival clan leader and a boss.
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5353 The retail game settles it from a different direction. Orchel cannot be recruited in Part I on any route; she joins automatically at the start of Part III, along with Talimun and Anatolia, as the table above sets out. That fits the wider pattern on this page, where rival-clan members are fought on one route and fight alongside you later. Classes covers the tier ladder her class restriction sits on.
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5555 Why It Matters
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5757 Recruitment carries more weight here than roster depth alone. The story turns on a protagonist sent back to the time of the Heroic Games to change the fates of the four Heroes, and Nintendo states that those who join you there strengthen the might of your assembled forces. Every warrior won over during a Hero's route is a unit that counts toward the fight against Balor.
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5959 List of Characters covers the full cast, and Factions groups them by the company they keep.
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6161 Theodora has a second channel of her own. On her route she can enlist soldiers in towns out on the world map to form Battalions, which is a separate matter from adding a named character to the roster.
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6363 Related Pages
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6565 For the weekly caps on gifts and shared meals, and the rest of the routine they sit inside, see Between-Match Preparation. Ninae is the worked example the recruitment segment used, and Routes explains why the same character can cost more standing on a different path.