The first three turns make or break this chapter. The first turn is purely set-up. Bring 2 healers, you'll need them. Send a portion of your force to the left of the arena. The rest of your troop will go to the right.

The left hand group is going to deal with the three cavaliers that lie in wait behind the arena, they will also have to put up with the Wyvern, Lugh needs to be in this group. The right group has it a bit easier, they havve to deal with a few soldiers, an archer and a knight. Be wary of leaving any enemies on low health, there are two priests with long range healing staves that will heal their allies at any chance they get. They won't heal each other though which I find hilarious.

On the second turn, Zealot and Treck appear from the uppermost house on the left hand side. There's nothing you can do for them, you're not able to reach them by turn 2 so we just leave them for now. On hard mode they are kamikaze warriors to the nth degree, but on normal mode they just have a huge vendetta against the Archer east of their position. The cavaliers on the west side will move up and the Wyvern will move close. Form a wall so that your ranged units are not in the line of fire. Make sure to kill the Wyvern first, he hits like a truck and can swoop around any defensive set-up you come up with and take out somebody weak. Lugh is the most capable of taking down the Wyvern, if not Dorothy or Sue can do significant damage.

On turn 3 Noah appears from the arena. You can recruit him with Roy, if Zealot is in range, have Noah talk to him and recruit him. Then have Zealot recruit Treck. If not, then send Noah in that general direction. You want to gain control of all 3 of the NPC's. Clean up the enemies on the right hand side and kill the Wyvern. Keep your frontline on the left healed but do remember that the cavaliers have Javelins, so don't leave your healers in range of their attacks. On the next turn, wrap up the enemies, all that should be left on the map is the two priests in front of the back wall, the wyvern with the Red Gem and the mage near the throne.

Start visitng all the remaining villages and get ready for the reinforcements. On turn eleven, four cavaliers appear from the south of the map, three of them are no trouble at all, one of them however carries a Silver Lance and does a truck-load of damage. Be prepared for these enemies. They'll head straight north towards the arena. Check your range indicators and make sure none of them can reach you. Draw them in very close and kill them on your turn.

Once the Cavalier reinforcements have fallen it's time to move towards the boss. You can open the gate or go around the long way which takes you past the chests, either way, the moment you pass the wall, 8 reinforcements appear from behind the boss. I like to go the long way round and drag the enemies around that way. This is because it forces the enemies down towards the chests and makes it easier to pick them off. The other option is to open the gate and have an all out brawl at the bottom of the stairs. Keep a clear idea of the enemies range and make sure none of your units can get ganged up on and you will be fine. Then head for the boss.

Boss
Devias
					Throne: +3 Defence, +30 Avoid
Description	A knight serving Ostia.
Knight	Health	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con
Lv.13	33	11	6	5	4	12	1	14
Items	Spear
Quotes	Fight: "You... you beat Bern's Dragon Knights!? Ergh... I'll not let you pass here!"				Defeat: "General Leygance... Please be careful... These people are strong..."
Defeat	Dayum, spears hit hard. Lugh can deal damage but if he hasn't gained much health from level-ups he can be one shotted. Dieck with the Armorslayer, or one of the fighters with the Hammer works brilliantly.

Map

Items
Items		Obtain
Torch		Visit Village
Longbow		Visit Village
Killing Edge		Visit Village
Physic		Visit Village
Hero Crest		Visit Village
Red Gem		Visit Village
Elixir		Visit Village
Horseslayer		Visit Village
Rapier		Open Chest
Barrier		Open Chest
Red Gem		Steal from Wyvern
Vulnerary		Steal from enemies

Armory 1
Items		Price
Slim Sword		480G
Iron Sword		460G
Steel Sword		600G
Iron Blade		980G
Iron Axe		270G
Steel Axe		360G
Hand Axe		300G

Armory 2
Items		Price
Slim Lance		480G
Iron Lance		360G
Steel Lance		480G
Javelin		400G
Iron Bow		540G
Steel Bow		720G

Shop
Items		Price
Fire		420G
Thunder		500G
Heal		600G
Mend		1000G
Vulnerary		300G
Door Key		50G
Chest Key		1500G

New Characters
Zealot Paladin Description The lord of Edessa leading the Ilian mercenary knights. Base Stats Health Str Skl Spd Lck Def Res Con Affinity Lv.1 35 10 12 13 5 11 7 11 Growth Rates 75% 25% 20% 20% 15% 30% 15% -- -- Starting Items Steel Lance, Steel Sword, Javelin Weapon Levels Sword C Lance A Axe D Recruitment Appears from eastern village turn 2. Talk with Roy.	Treck Cavalier Description A mercenary knight from Ilia. Base Stats Health Mag Skl Spd Lck Def Res Con Affinity Lv.4 25 8 6 7 5 8 0 9 Growth Rates 85% 40% 30% 35% 50% 30% 5% -- -- Starting Items Iron Lance, Javelin, Vulnerary Weapon Levels Lance D Sword E Recruitment Appears with Zealot on turn 2. Talk with Zealot.

Noah Cavalier Description A mercenary knight from Ilia. Base Stats Health Str Skl Spd Lck Def Res Con Affinity Lv.7 27 8 7 9 6 7 1 10 Growth Rates 75% 30% 45% 30% 40% 30% 10% -- -- Starting Items Steel Sword, Iron Lance, Vulnerary Weapon Levels Sword C Lance D Recruitment Appears from arena on turn 3. Talk with Zealot or Treck