Cai · Part I · Chapter 10
Precious Time
Complete Paralogue battles; continue exploration† unverified
Before you start
No documented prep for this chapter.
Free time this chapter
- Karma Shards & Boons of Salvation: Increased Exp 10% (500 Karma Shards) or Gifts Discount 10% (300 Karma Shards) — named as the two best first buys.
- Quests / the Bulletin Board: Check the Bulletin Board every time you're in Dagsion — new quests appear per chapter and are worth doing immediately.
- Gifts: Give a gift to the first not-yet-bonded recruitable character you meet, to unlock Meals with them sooner.
- Arena training: Wait for a weekend where possible — training costs half as much Gold on Saturday/Sunday.
- Temple service & Blessings: Serve Credna's temple first — named as the best first Blessing to chase, for the Fog of War counter.
- Meals: Spend a unit's Motivation on Training, Acting or Temple Service before restoring it with a Meal or the Thermae, so you don't waste a full restore on an already-full gauge.
Closing this chapter
Bertrand's Paralogue "Friendly Match with Brigid's King"
Recruits Gaitz, Peppe + Extra Large Bullion lost
Talimun's Paralogue "Secret of the Vanished Carriage"
Recruit Ursula + Cleansing Blade lost
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Recruits available now

Cai† unverified
Starts in your army

Guzran† unverified
Joins automatically

Peter† unverified
Joins automatically

Tialla† unverified
Joins automatically

Ultand† unverified
Joins automatically
Start now for later
Recruiting Alexandra on Cai's route requires 2 support with her and 7 renown.
Give Alexandra a gift and pair it with a weekly meal, arena training, temple service, thermae or theatre session from the first free-time window, aiming for roughly one support-raising action with her per in-game week.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 2S support component of Alexandra's Cai's-route gate.
Prioritise quests from the Bulletin Board and Adventure Guide, taking every Kindness Quest as soon as it appears, alongside divine audiences and skirmishes, from the start of Cai's route.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 7R renown component of Alexandra's Cai's-route gate.
On Cai's route, Benditz requires 3S support and 9R renown.
Give Benditz a gift each in-game week, share meals with him at inns and pair with him in arena training, temple service, world-map feasts, theatre or thermae, aiming to carry his support to level 3 before Part I chapter 6.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 3S support component of Benditz's Cai route gate, which is Benditz's own support level with the player.
Prioritise quests from the start of Cai's route — especially Cai's route-specific Kindness Quests — alongside main-story progression, divine audiences and skirmishes, to accrue the 9R renown the gate needs.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 9R renown component of Benditz's Cai route gate.
On Cai's route, Catania requires support level 3 with her and renown level 10 to be recruited.
Give Catania a liked gift every in-game week from the first free-time window and pair it with shared meals, arena training, temple service, theatre or thermae whenever they are available, building towards roughly three support-raising actions per required support level.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 3S component of Catania's Cai-route gate, which is her own support level with the player, raised by weekly gifts and shared activities.
Prioritise quests from the start of the route, clearing Cai's specialised Kindness Quests as soon as they appear each week, alongside main-story progress, divine audiences, skirmishes and paralogues, to build towards renown level 10.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 10R component of Catania's Cai-route gate, since quests are the largest single renown source and Kindness Quests are Cai's route-specific renown quest type.
Creek joins in Part II War Chapter 2 by being defeated in battle, but only if the Part I subquest "My Late Sister's Accessory" was cleared first, and missing that subquest forfeits the recruit.
Opens later (1)
Opens at Part II, chapter 2
Defeat Creek in the Part II War Chapter 2 battle to recruit him, having already cleared "My Late Sister's Accessory" in Part I.
why: Satisfies the gate component that Creek joins in Part II Ch. 2 only after being defeated in battle.
Timing not yet confirmed (1)
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Clear the Part I subquest "My Late Sister's Accessory", checking the Bulletin Board and NPC quest-givers from the first free-time window of Part I and completing it before Part I ends.† unverified
why: Satisfies the gate component requiring the Part I subquest "My Late Sister's Accessory" to be cleared before Creek can be recruited.
On Cai's route Dadao requires 3 support levels, renown level 7, and 2x Kothar Gar, with the earliest recruitment opportunity at Part I chapter 5.
Prioritise every available quest and Cai's route-specific Kindness Quests from the start of the route to bank renown towards level 7.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 7R renown component of Dadao's Cai-route gate.
Give Dadao a gift and share one meal, arena session or equivalent support activity with him each in-game week until his support reaches level 3.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 3S support component of Dadao's Cai-route gate, aimed at Dadao himself rather than a third party.
Fish up 2x Kothar Gar at low-current freshwater spots and hold them in the convoy for Dadao's recruitment.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 2x Kothar Gar component of Dadao's Cai-route gate.
Fishing catch from low-current freshwater — not shop-sold, per planning-inputs.md Items table
Recruit Dante on Cai's route by reaching 3S support with her, 10R renown and 8000G.
Gift Dante every week from the first free-time window in Part I chapter 1 and stack shared meals, arena training, temple service, thermae and theatre with her until her support with the player reaches 3.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 3S support component of Dante's Cai's-route gate, budgeted at roughly one support-raising action per week from the start of the route.
Prioritise Cai's Kindness Quests, other quests, divine audiences, skirmishes and paralogues continuously from Part I chapter 1 to bank renown towards 10R.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 10R renown component of Dante's Cai's-route gate, using Cai's route-specialised Kindness Quests as the largest renown source.
Sell spare weapons and items, hunt Gold Mummies for Bullion in skirmishes and run Search at inns from Part I chapter 1 to accumulate 8000G.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 8000G gold component of Dante's Cai's-route gate.
New paralogues/sidequests opened
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Next renown preview
- At 3R: Yang Jie
- At 4R: Noctula
- At 5R: Majide, Mikaela
- At 6R: Nezha, Ninae (+3 more)
- At 7R: Alexandra, Dadao (+3 more)
- At 8R: Fianna, Inyoni (+7 more)
- At 9R: Benditz, Halvin (+5 more)
- At 10R: Catania, Dante (+4 more)
Joins later
Joins later: Part II — Creek, Nathan; Part III — Anatolia, Aswan, Bertrand, Centurio, Hong Hua, Klapka, Orchel, Tahonia, Talimun, Troy
Everyone who’s joined so far
Guzran
Chapter rewards
- "Semifinal: Battle vs. Theodora"
Boss, map and story notes
Sources
- https://www.rpgsite.net/guide/21213-fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-part-i-cais-path-walkthrough