I had made out a huge back story time line on the SF topic that said every character that is playable except a few. (The "Athos" you could say, and a couple of enemies that are identified early on)
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Fire Emblem: Dimensional Rift
Time line
The Hero's throught the Dimensons defeat their respective enemies
The Cross-Dimensional Continent is formed in the middle of an ocean
Ephraim of Renais, Hector of Ostia, Ike of Crimea, Crono and Frog of Gaurdia, Link of Hyrule,
The Bishop of the White Night Ruselle, and Zero are sucked into Dimensional Rifts from their homes
and wake up on the Cross-Dimensional Continent. They find themselves alone, battling creatures.
Knights and Mercenaries appear through the rifts. Zelda, Marle and Ruselle's son Isaac are sucked through rifts.
Ephraim finds Riku passed out in the woods. Establishments and land marks appear through rifts.
Ephraim recruits knights to live in Castle Renais. Similar actions are taken with the rest
Zero heads far west to the deserts based on a strange feeling. Civilians get sucked through rifts.
A dark shade falls upon a land mass to the east. Hyrule Kingdom is established under King Link and Queen Zelda
Communication is established between Ephraim, Link, Hector, Crono, Ruselle and Ike. Ephraim finds Isaac asleep in the Renais Castle Courtyard.
The Kingdom of Ostia is established to the mid west under King Hector. Isaac joins Riku as one of Ephraims combat apprentacises.
Ruselle establishes an oasis of magic to the far north. Shinnon, Gatrie, Marcia, Ranulf and Sothe are sucked through rifts and appear in the fort Ike is staying.
Ike establishes Greil, a mercenary republic to the south. Bandits appear from rifts is droves.
Ephraim establishes Renais, in the middle of the continent. Member's of the Arcadia Dragoons from Termina appear through rifts.
Crono establishes the kingdom of Gaurdia with Marle as his queen and Frog as the head General. Karsh appears through a rift
Karsh becomes a Hyrulian Officer with fellow Dragoon under his control. Zero contacts the rest of the original warriors.
Zero establishes a Mercenary base in the middle of the desert with RayMkI. Haar is sucked through a rift.
Haar becomes the top General in the Renais army. Zappa appears through a rift.
After a brief reunion with is father, Karsh says goodbye to Zappa as he leads his troop into the shade of the east.
Karsh's troop is never heard from after months. Rescues troops are sent to find them and they too, fail to return.
All troops sent into the shade are presumed dead. As the creatures start dying off the prescense of bandits increases.
A large influx of civillians appear through rifts, a large portion in the desert Serge and Leena appear in Greil, Glen appears in Hyrule.
All remaining monsters move to the desert. All of the civillians move into the fort created by Zero. Zero and RayMkI take down the monsters alone.
Wil appears in Castle Ostia, immediatly remembering Hector. Days later Wil is high up in the Ostian Army Ranks.
Joshua and Cormag wake up in the mountains of Renais. The two hike for a day before Cormags wyvern finds them and brings them down.
Joshua and Cormag find Ephraim and are inducted into the Renais army.
Sora wakes up in Gaurdia. Gatrie leaves Greil and heads off to Gaurdia alone. Jenna wakes up deep in the woods of Hyrule.
Upon trying to find her way out, Jenna finds Laura passed out. The two continue to travel through the woods.
Suddenly, many of the warriors start to look like their younger selves and become significantly weaker. Sheik is sucked through a rift.
Sheik finds Jenna and Laura and escort them out of the woods.
Sheik enters Hyrule castle and is confused as to his is acting as Zelda in her stead.
After months of magical studies, scholars declare that rifts have traveled through time as well, causing a fusion in link, and split in Zelda and Sheik.
Garret and Mia are sucked through a rift. Garret wakes up in Gaurdia, Mia wakes up in the Northern Oasis.
Donald is found sleeping in a tree in the Northen Oasis by Isaac and is welcomed into the community.
Two Impa's appear through a rift in a castle Hyrule and fuse into one, giving a reason as to why everyone is looking and feeling younger.
Sora wakes up in the middle of the desert and fights off a horde of monsters. After days of fighting he passes out. Zero rescues him.
When Sora comes to, a younger Sora exits a rift, causing a fusion, weakening Sora further.
Sora finally recovers after months of being in bed. Zappa joins the Hyrulian Gaurd to try and some how find his son.
Glenn joins the Hyrulian Gaurd. Jenna is appointed to Commander of a border fort in Hyrule. Sheik joins the Hyrulian Gaurd. Jenna names the fort Vale
Jenna convinces Laura to join the Hyrulian Gaurd as a healer. Laura, Sheik, Glenn and Zappa are all stationed at Vale.
Isaac and Riku pass Ephraim's test and are inducted into the Renais army. Shinnon duels Ike for Command of Greil, and loses.
Shinnon runs off from Greil. Glenn is promoted and joins the Hyrulian Knights. Zappa is promoted to his own troop of the Hyrulian Gaurd.
Isaac goes on a mission to Hyrule and comes across Fort Vale. He knocks to ask to spend the night and is delighted to see Jenna again. The two spend the night talking.
Aran is sucked through a rift and wakes up in an old fort in the mountains of Gaurdia where some monsters still lurk. There is a force already locked in.
Aran helps strengthen the defences, earning the group's vote to pit him in charge.
Frog leads a troop through the mountains and saves Aran's base. The base becomes part of Gaurdia and the men join the Gaurdian Army.
Aran names the old fort, Fort Laura after his friend he misses so badly.
Aran is put in charge of a Gaurdia-Renais border gaurd. Joshua is in charge of the Renais part.
The number of monsters in the west grows. Zero and RayMkI are getting pounded. Sora joins the defenses to help push them back.
Ewan awakes in Donald's tent in the Northern Oasis. Ruselle takes him in as a pupil.
The monsters stage a final all out assault on Zero's base. After hours of fighting, Zero leaves RayMkI and Sora to take on a Giant Cyclops. The cyclops almost
defeats Zero but in the last moment possible, the Cyclops is killed by Felix, who has been roaming the desert for quite some time.
With the monsters defeated, Zero's base expands into a larger colony. It is named ZX, in a memory to an old friend.
Ruselle holds a celebration for Ewan as to pass into a full on mage.
Ewan heard of Renais and Ephraim and tells Ruselle he must go there because he knows the people. An escort goes with, including Donald.
Upon their arival, Cormag and Ephraim greet Ewan and talk welcome him in. Donald and Riku see eachother and the memories come back. The two spend the night
talking and recollecting on old adventures. Ewan, Ephraim and Cormag discuss the War of the Demon King.
Donald and the escort return to the Northern Oasis while Ewan stays in Renais, reunited with familiar faces.
Word is heard from Zero for the first time in almost a year. There is reported activity outside the shade.
A much older Geitz lands on the Cross-Dimensional Continent to the unexplored north east with a band of pirates.
A rift opens and a younger Geitz comes through, fusing with the older one, weaking his physical skills but rejuvinating his energy.
A large rift opens in the north west, destroying Geitz's ship and killing most of his fellow pirates. A large source of power came through but it is unknown.
Geitz and his small troop of men travel east and enter the Northern Oasis. Dart tells the men to hold while he tries to talk, but they ignore and attack. The remaining men in his troop die and Geitz flees south on his own.
Geitz collapses at the stairs of Castle Hyrule. When he comes to he describes his story to Zelda, who tells him of Hector at Ostia. Without waiting for a meeting with Link, he runs off to Ostia.
Hector and Wil remember Geitz and welcome him to the Ostian Army. More reports of activity outside the shade.
Battalions emerge from the shade and attack far villages of Hyrule, Renais and Gaurdia.
Isaac and Riku are sent to deliver a letter to King Link, unknowing of the prescense of danger.
Marle departs for Renais with an urgent message. Isaac has a message from Ruselle to deliver to Ephraim.
Troops from the shade call themselves "Twilights." Twilight forces reach and assault Fort Vale.