On the continent of Judgral, eight kingdoms launch a war against the other in a power-struggle to control the continent. When Sigurd, the prince of the Duchy of Calphy, and his army becomes involved in the war, their actions will forever change the continent in a game that takes place across two generations as Sigurd's son, Seliph, must set things right when his father meets a violent end and Judgral is left in ruins in what many regard as the Fire Emblem series' darkest installment.