Dietrich · Part I · Chapter 6
Instinct and Reason
Instinct and Reason is chapter 6 of Part I on Dietrich's route. The battle has 1 battle map in the guide. Before you move on there are 1 preparation tip and 2 missable items and events to check. 96 turns of free time come before the next main event.
Before you start
Acquire cavalry-effective weapons before the qualifier; Blacksmith becomes available this chapter for weapon upgrades
Free time this chapter
Do this, in this order · 0 left
No source gives a numeric Free Time turn budget for this chapter yet.
Gifts this chapter (2 characters)
No source gives a Gold price for any gift item yet; the items below are worth buying regardless of cost.
Buy
Prices not yet documented for the gifts listed without one.
Arrowhead Gem (for Kiroc)† unverified
Saraminian Sweets (for Jasmine)† our recommendation, not a documented fact
Give
- Karma Shards & Boons of Salvation: Increased Exp 10% (500 Karma Shards) first. Gifts Discount 10% (300) is the other pick, but RPG Site lists it as needing one finished Part I path.
- 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; it is 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.
Daily habit: gifts, meals, Arena training. Both are cheaper on Sunday: if you miss it, train Saturday and pay full price for meals. ◇ our recommendation: the author's own daily routine See the full routine.
Weekly checklist: everything that repeats each week, split by what uses a turn.
Closing this chapter
Optional talk with Alexandra in City Streets, leading to a further optional event in Lowtown.† unverified
Consequence: not yet documented.
Dread Warrior Challenge vs Sepente at Corroios Fort Ruins; reward 7500G, 150 Renown, Hidden Flowform.† unverified
7500G, 150 Renown, Hidden Flowform lost if missed.
Recruitable from this chapter
Recruits
Who is recruitable by now, which Renown level each unit needs and who joins in later parts are on one page for every route. All recruits by chapter · Who to gift for support
Start now for later
Recruiting Alexandra on Dietrich's route requires 3 support with her and 8 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 3S support component of Alexandra's Dietrich's-route gate.
Prioritise quests from the Bulletin Board and Adventure Guide, taking every Challenge Letter as soon as it appears, alongside divine audiences and skirmishes, from the start of Dietrich's route.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 8R renown component of Alexandra's Dietrich's-route gate.
On Dietrich's route, Benditz requires 2S support and 7R 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 2 before Part I chapter 5.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 2S support component of Benditz's Dietrich route gate, which is Benditz's own support level with the player.
Prioritise quests from the start of Dietrich's route, especially Dietrich's route-specific Challenge Letters, alongside main-story progression, divine audiences, skirmishes (using Answerer's Cry to spawn hidden enemies where available) to accrue the 7R renown the gate needs.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 7R renown component of Benditz's Dietrich route gate.
On Dietrich's route, Buccar requires 3S support, 8R renown and clearing Leda's Paralogue.
Give Buccar one liked gift every in-game week (Rare Spices, Village Recipes, Mature Ghosh or Volcano Ghosh) and pair him with the player in meals, arena training, temple service, thermae or theatre until his support level reaches 3.† unverified
why: Satisfies the gate's 3S support component, which is Buccar's own support level with the player.
Gifts bought from the Shopping Arcade gift shop and the Tavern at Lowtown cheap-gift shop; other support activities per the Game8 support guide
Prioritise quests from the very start of the route (Dietrich's specialised Challenge Letters above all), plus divine audiences, skirmishes and main-story progression, to climb to 8R before recruiting Buccar.† unverified
why: Satisfies the gate's 8R renown component.
Quests are the largest single renown source; Challenge Letters are Dietrich's route-specific quest type
Opens later (1)
Opens at Part I, chapter 9
Accept Leda's Paralogue "Diversionary Tactics" inside its 2/9–8/9 window and clear it, since clearing it is what recruits Buccar.
why: Satisfies the gate's "clear Leda's Paralogue" component.
Paralogue "Diversionary Tactics", Dietrich's route, chapter 9
On Dietrich's route, Catania requires support level 1 with her and renown level 8 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, to reach support level 1.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 1S component of Catania's Dietrich-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 Dietrich's specialised Challenge Letters as soon as they appear each week, alongside main-story progress, divine audiences, skirmishes and paralogues, to build towards renown level 8.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 8R component of Catania's Dietrich-route gate, since quests are the largest single renown source and Challenge Letters are Dietrich'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 (2)
Opens at Part I, chapter 9
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.
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.
On Dietrich's route Dadao requires 3 support levels, renown level 10, and 2x Kothar Gar, with the earliest recruitment opportunity at Part I chapter 4.
Prioritise every available quest and Dietrich's route-specific Challenge Letters from the start of the route to bank renown towards level 10.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 10R renown component of Dadao's Dietrich-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 Dietrich-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 Dietrich-route gate.
Fishing catch from low-current freshwater — not shop-sold, per planning-inputs.md Items table
Recruit Dante on Dietrich's route by reaching 2S support with her, 8R 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 2.† unverified
why: Satisfies the 2S support component of Dante's Dietrich's-route gate, budgeted at roughly one support-raising action per week from the start of the route.
On the map† unverified
Boss, map and story notes
Sources (1)
- https://www.rpgsite.net/guide/21212-fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-part-i-dietrichs-path-walkthrough
Free time
96 turns of free time, leading up to the next match.† unverified
Four turns make a day, so 24 days.
New this chapter
- Vandahl Trading Co. port building
- Blacksmith
Source: ign.com.
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