Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones/Characters

There are 33 playable characters in the main storyline. After beating the game, 10 secret characters that cannot normally be played become unlockable.

Eirika

 * Promotion: Great Lord (use Lunar Brace)
 * How to Recruit: Automatic in Prologue.
 * Weapons: Swords
 * Supports: Ephraim, Tana, Innes, Forde, Seth, L'Arachel, Saleh

Seth

 * Promotion: --
 * How to Recruit: Automatic in Prologue
 * Weapons: Swords and Lances
 * Supports: Eirika, Cormag, Franz, Garcia, Natasha

Franz

 * Promotion: Paladin or Great Knight (use Knight Crest or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Automatic on Turn 2 in Chapter 1
 * Weapons: Swords and Lances
 * Supports: Amelia, Forde, Gilliam, Natasha, Seth

Gilliam

 * Promotion: General or Great Knight (use Knight Crest or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Automatic on Turn 2 in Chapter 1
 * Weapons: Lances
 * Supports: Franz, Neimi, Syrene, Moulder, Garcia

Moulder

 * Promotion: Bishop or Sage (use Guilding Ring or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Automatic in Chapter 2
 * Weapons: Staves
 * Supports: Vanessa, Syrene, Gilliam, Colm

Vanessa

 * Promotion: Falcoknight or Wyvern Knight (use Elysian Whip or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Automatic in Chapter 2
 * Weapons: Lances
 * Supports: Syrene, Innes, Forde, Lute, Moulder

Ross

 * Promotion: Fighter or Pirate or Journeyman(1) (reach Level 10)
 * If Fighter: Warrior or Hero (use Hero Crest or Master Seal)
 * If Pirate: Warrior or Berseker (use Ocean Seal or Master Seal)
 * If Journeyman(1): Fighter or Pirate or Journeyman(2) (reach Level 10)
 * If Journeyman(2): Fighter or Pirate (reach Level 10)
 * How to Recruit: Have Eirika talk to him in Chapter 2
 * Weapons: Axes
 * Supports: Garcia, Ewan, Amelia, Gerik, Lute

Garcia

 * Promotion: Warrior or Hero (use Hero Crest or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Have Ross talk to him or clear the map in Chapter 2.
 * Weapons: Axes
 * Supports: Dozla, Ross, Gilliam, Neimi, Seth

Neimi

 * Promotion: Sniper or Ranger (use Orion's Bolt or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Automatic in Chapter 3
 * Weapons: Bows
 * Supports: Amelia, Colm, Artur, Garcia, and Gilliam

Colm

 * Promotion: Rogue or Assassin (use Ocean Seal or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Appears on Turn 2 in Chapter 3. Have Neimi talk to him.
 * Weapons: Swords. Also equips Lockpicks
 * Supports: Kyle, Marisa, Neimi, Rennac, Moulder

Lute

 * Promotion: Sage or Mage Knight (use Guilding Ring or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Visit the house in the bottom left-hand corner of the map in Chapter 4.
 * Weapons: Anima Magic
 * Supports: Kyle, Knoll, Artur, Ross, Vanessa

Artur

 * Promotion: Bishop or Sage (use Guildind Ring or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Automatic in Chapter 4
 * Weapons: Light Magic
 * Supports: Cormag, Joshua, Tethys, Neimi, Lute

Joshua

 * Promotion: Swordmaster or Assassin (use Hero Crest or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Have Natasha talk to him in Chapter 5.
 * Weapons: Swords
 * Supports: Gerik, Innes, Natasha, Artur, L'Arachel, Marisa

Natasha

 * Promotion: Bishop or Valkyrie (use Guilding Ring or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Automatic in Chapter 5
 * Weapons: Staves
 * Supports: Seth, Cormag, Knoll, Franz, Joshua

Ephraim

 * Promotion: Great Lord (use Solar Brace)
 * How to Recruit: Automatic in Chapters 5x and 8.
 * Weapons: Lances
 * Supports: Eirika, Forde, Kyle, Duessel, Myrrh, Tana, L'Arachel

Forde

 * Promotion: Paladin or Great Knight (use Knight Crest or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Automatic in Chapter 5x and 8.
 * Weapons: Swords and Lances
 * Supports: Franz, Vanessa, Ephraim, Eirika, Kyle

Kyle

 * Promotion: Paladin or Great Knight (use Knight Crest or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Automatic in Chapters 5x and 8.
 * Weapons: Swords and Lances
 * Supports: Ephraim, Lute, Saleh, Forde, Colm

Tana

 * Promotion: Falcoknight or Wyvern Knight (use Elysian Whip or Master Seal)
 * How to Recruit: Automatic in Chapter 9
 * Weapons: Lances
 * Supports: Eirika, Ephraim, Innes, Syrene, Cormag, Marisa

Amelia

 * Promotion: Knight or Cavalier or Recruit(1) (reach Level 10)
 * If Knight: General or Great Knight (use Knight Crest or Master Seal)
 * If Cavalier: Paladin or Great Knight (use Knight Crest or Master Seal)
 * If Recruit(1): Knight or Cavalier or Recruit (2) (reach Level 10)
 * If Recruit(2): Knight or Cavalier (reach Level 10)
 * How to Recruit: Have Eirika, Ephraim, or Franz talk to her in Chapter 9 or have Eirika talk to her in Chapter 13
 * Weapons: Lances
 * Supports: Duessel, Ewan, Franz, Neimi, Ross

Duessel

 * Class: Great Knight
 * Recruit: Chapter 10 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 15 (Eirika's Path) as a Level 8 Great Knight
 * How to Recruit: Let Ephraim talk to him (Ephraim's Path). Automatic (Eirika's Path).
 * Weapons: Swords, Axes, and Lances
 * Affinity: Anima
 * Supports: Amelia, Cormag, Knoll, Ephraim

Cormag

 * Class: Wyvern Rider -> Wyvern Knight or Wyvern Lord
 * Recruit: Chapter 10 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 13 (Eirika's Path)as a Level 9 Wyvern Rider
 * How to Recruit: Let Duessel or Tana talk to him (Ephraim's Path). Talk to him with Eirika (Eirika's Path).
 * Weapons: Lances
 * Affinity: Fire
 * Supports: Duessel, Tana, Natasha, Artur, Seth

L'Arachel

 * Class: Troubadour -> Mage Knight or Valkyrie
 * Recruit: Chapter 11 as a Level 3 Troubadour
 * How to Recruit: Let Ephraim or Eirika talk to her.
 * Weapons: Staffs
 * Affinity: Light
 * Supports: Dozla, Rennac, Innes, Joshua, Eirika, Ephraim

Dozla

 * Class: Berserker
 * Recruit: Chapter 11 as a Level 1 Berserker
 * How to Recruit: Let L'Arachel talk to him.
 * Weapons: Axes
 * Affinity: Thunder
 * Supports: Ewan, Garcia, L'Arachel, Rennac, Myrrh

Ewan

 * Class: Pupil -> Mage -> Mage Knight or Sage or Pupil -> Shaman -> Druid or Summoner
 * Recruit: Chapter 12 as a Level 1 Pupil
 * How to Recruit: Visit the house with Ewan inside.
 * Weapons: Anima Magic
 * Affinity: Light
 * Supports: Saleh, Amelia, Tethys, Dozla, Ross

Marisa

 * Class: Myrmidon -> Assassin or Swordmaster
 * Recruit: Chapter 12 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 10 (Eirika's Path) as a Level 5 Myrmidon
 * How to Recruit: Let Ewan talk to her (Ephraim's Path). Let Gerik talk to her (Eirika's Path).
 * Weapons: Swords
 * Affinity: Ice
 * Supports: Gerik, Joshua, Tethys, Colm, Tana

Tethys

 * Class: Dancer
 * Recruit: Chapter 13 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 10 (Eirika's Path) as a Level 1 Dancer
 * How to Recruit: Automatic (Ephraim's Path). Have Innes or Gerik talk to her (Eirika's Path).
 * Weapons: None
 * Affinity: Fire
 * Supports: Ewan, Gerik, Rennac, Artur, Marisa

Gerik

 * Class: Mercenary -> Ranger or Hero
 * Recruit: Chapter 13 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 10 (Eirika's Path) as a Level 10 Mercenary
 * How to Recruit: Automatic (Ephraim's Path). Have Innes or Tethys talk to him (Eirika's Path).
 * Weapons: Swords
 * Affinity: Thunder
 * Supports: Marisa, Ross, Innes, Tethys, Joshua, Saleh

Rennac

 * Class: Rogue
 * Recruit: Chapter 14 as a Level 1 Rogue
 * How to Recruit: Let Eirika, Ephraim, or L'Arachel talk to him. You must also give him some money, if you're recruiting him with Eirika or Ephraim.
 * Weapons: Swords
 * Affinity: Dark
 * Supports: Colm, Tethys, L'Arachel, Dozla

Saleh

 * Class: Sage
 * Recruit: Chapter 15 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 12 (Eirika's Path) as a Level 4 Sage
 * How to Recruit: Automatic
 * Weapons: Light Magic, Anima Magic, Staffs
 * Affinity: Wind
 * Supports: Ewan, Eirika, Gerik, Myrrh

Knoll

 * Class: Shaman -> Druid or Summoner
 * Recruit: Chapter 15 as a Level 10 Shaman
 * How to Recruit: Automatic
 * Weapons: Dark Magic
 * Affinity: Dark
 * Supports: Lute, Natasha, Duessel

Innes

 * Class: Sniper
 * Recruit: Chapter 15 (Ephraim's Path) or Chapter 10 (Eirika's Path) as a Level 4 Sniper
 * How to Recruit: Automatic (Ephraim's Path). Have Eirika or Tana talk to him (Eirika's Path).
 * Weapons: Bows
 * Affinity: Ice
 * Supports: Eirika, L'Arachel, Vanessa, Joshua, Tana, Gerik, Joshua

Myrrh

 * Class: Manakete
 * Recruit: Chapter 16 as a Level 1 Manakete
 * How to Recruit: Automatic
 * Weapons: Dragonstone
 * Affinity: Wind
 * Supports: Dozla, Ephraim, Saleh

Syrene

 * Class: Falcoknight
 * Recruit: Chapter 17 as a Level 1 Falcoknight
 * How to Recruit: Let Innes, Vanessa, or Tana talk to her or at the end of the chapter.
 * Weapons: Swords and Lances
 * Affinity: Thunder
 * Supports: Gilliam, Tana, Vanessa, Moulder, Kyle

Caellach

 * Class: Hero
 * Recruit: Clear Tower of Valni (3rd floor)
 * Weapons: Swords, Axes
 * Affinity: Thunder

Orson

 * Class: Paladin
 * Recruit: Clear Tower of Valni (6th floor)
 * Weapons: Swords and Lances
 * Affinity: Dark

Riev

 * Class: Bishop
 * Recruit: Clear Tower of Valni (7th floor)
 * Weapons: Light Magic, Staffs
 * Affinity: Dark

Ismaire

 * Class: Swordmaster
 * Recruit: Clear Tower of Valni Once
 * Weapons: Swords
 * Affinity: Wind

Selena

 * Class: Mage Knight
 * Recruit: Clear Tower of Valni Three Times
 * Weapons: Anima Magic, Staffs
 * Affinity: Thunder

Hayden

 * Class: Ranger
 * Recruit: Clear Lagdou Ruins (4th floor)
 * Weapons: Swords, Bows
 * Affinity: Anima

Glen

 * Class: Wyvern Lord
 * Recruit: Clear Lagdou Ruins(5th floor)
 * Weapons: Swords and Lances
 * Affinity: Wind

Valter

 * Class: Wyvern Knight
 * Recruit: Clear Lagdou Ruins (7th floor)
 * Weapons: Lances
 * Affinity: Ice

Fado

 * Class: General
 * Recruit: Clear the Lagdou Ruins Once
 * Weapons: Swords, Lances, and Axes
 * Affinity: Fire

Lyon

 * Class: Necromancer
 * Recruit: Clear the Lagdou Ruins Three Times
 * Weapons: Dark Magic, Staffs
 * Affinity: Ice