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Sidequest 14 Shadow in the Sands: 14 In
Fire Emblem: Awakening

Sidequest 14 Shadow in the Sands: 14 In

Learn how to recruit Laurent, find the Goddess Staff, and defeat Nombry in Sidequest 14: Shadow in the Sands in Fire Emblem: Awakening. Includes strategies for desert maps.

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Learn how to recruit Laurent, find the Goddess Staff, and defeat Nombry in Sidequest 14: Shadow in the Sands in Fire Emblem: Awakening. Includes strategies for desert maps.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Send Chrom or Miriel to the village on the left side of the map to recruit Laurent. If another unit visits, the village won't close, so you can still recruit him later.
  2. 2
    Visit the hidden villages in the following order: top right, then top left, then bottom right.
  3. 3
    After visiting the third hidden village, the location of the Goddess Staff will be revealed.
  4. 4
    Be aware that enemy reinforcements will appear each time you enter a village. Their spawn locations can be challenging, and some are flying units.
  5. 5
    The map is a desert, which reduces movement for non-magic ground and mounted units. Flying units are unaffected. Pair flying and magic units for easier map traversal.
  6. 6
    Once you reach the middle of the map, movement on the plains becomes normal.
Tips
  • Keep enemy unit ranges in mind, especially for reinforcements.
  • The Goddess Staff has only one use but heals all units in range.
  • Laurent (Mage, Level 10)
  • Goddess Staff (single-use, heals all units in range)
  • Nombry (Warrior, Level 10) drops Silver Axe, Silver Bow, and a Master Seal.

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