"Still, I don't see why the wind here's gotta be so damned cold." - Gray "Is it really that bad?" - Alm "You're not freezing your tenders off? I'm impressed." "It's not that it doesn't feel cold. It's more like…I know this feeling. Like the air here's familiar."

Official Portrait Art: NPCs — Nobles and Scholars

"Tobin." - Kliff "By the Mother! Did you actually just start a conversation?" - Tobin

Official Gaiden Art: Tobin, Gray, and Kliff

"Stop it, Clive. You're no craven." - Alm "Aren't I? … I criticized you roundly for diverting our army to save one person. But you did it anyway because you have something I do not—strength of heart. You understand what is precious and fight for it no matter the cost." - Clive

March

"On that day, I will have to aid you in striking down Emperor Rudolf. I know it to be his wish, yet still I wonder if that makes us in the right. The emperor was convinced you would be the one to save Valentia. … I believe in you, Alm. Know that, if nothing else." - Zeke

"Alm… I've dreamt of you for so long. Dreamt I might see you again. But please… not like this. The leader of the Deliverance? I pray this is some horrible mistake. Still, I'll only know for sure once I see for myself." - Celica

Praise This Despair!

"Only one truth is clear: War will come again … raging until the very earth itself lies scorched and bare of life. For whatever madness lay in the hearts of gods… a darkness deeper still beats wild in the hearts of man…" - Narrator

"On that day, I will have to aid you in striking down Emperor Rudolf. I know it to be his wish, yet still I wonder if that makes us in the right. The emperor was convinced you would be the one to save Valentia. … I believe in you, Alm. Know that, if nothing else." - Zeke

"In my travels, I have witnessed the sorry state of our kingdom. With no goddess to bless them and no king to rule, most Zofians are at a loss. And I, for one, refuse to stand by and watch them suffer. I would ask for permission to accompany you on your quest." - Silque

"Forsyth is all drive and emotion, while Python… Well, Python hardly seems to care about much of anything. Both are fine soldiers in their own ways, but neither is a great advisor." - Clive "Well, don't tell Forsyth. He'd crawl into his bed and never come out again." - Lukas

Cipher Art: Faye — by Mayo

Courage in Numbers

"You always were braver than me. I remember when we were children and those knaves cornered us in the woods. You came to our rescue like a knight in shining armor. Ha ha. Look at you! You're blushing! But it's true. You've always been my knight, you know? Then and now." - Faye

"How cruel for the gods to unite us in such grim times. It grieves me to see you take up arms and put yourself in danger." - Zeke "Don't say that. This way, we can be together. I'd rather stand with you than cower at home wondering if you'll even return." - Tatiana

"I kept caring for him, and eventually we started taking walks together. Then I realized how happy I was spending time with him, and fell in love. Zeke calls himself half a man because of the past he's lost. But that half is all I will ever need." - Tatiana

"Damn you, Mycen… You think to…hand Zofia over to Rudolf's pup…? T-traitorous dastard…!" - Desaix

Cipher Art: Celica — by HMK84