Hestia

Hestia is an enemy character from Fire Emblem Gaiden and its remake, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Profile

Hestia is the second daughter of Jedah, the middle sister of Marla and Sonya, and a member of the Duma Faithful. Her soul was offered up to Duma, transforming her into a witch in his service. In Heroes, Hestia reveals that she agreed to become a witch because Jedah insisted that it was needed to resurrect Duma, which was required to save the broken world of man. During the ritual, Marla's soul was offered to Duma first, at which point Sonya fled, but Hestia chose to follow Marla's example, and continued to believe that following her father's plan was for the best.

Hestia is first encountered during the Deliverance's assault on Rigel. She is stationed at Rigel Falls where she fights and is repelled by the Deliverance. She later reappears during the final battle against Duma alongside her father and older sister, where she is killed alongside her family, allowing Alm and Celica's combined armies to finally face and slay Duma.

In Sonya's base conversation, it is revealed that Marla, Hestia, and Sonya had at one point been abandoned at a priory by Jedah. According to Sonya, while growing up at the priory, Hestia was smart and mature, and also marched to her own beat.

Personality

According to her youngest sister, Sonya, prior to becoming a witch, Hestia was smart, mature and also marched to her own beat.

Upon becoming a witch, Hestia entered a state of confusion, wondering why Sonya got to live her life freely while she wasn't able to, even after following Jedah's orders and plan to the letter. At the time of her defeat, Hestia admits that she wished she had lived life the way she wanted to, instead of giving up her soul to Duma.

In-Game

Gaiden

Starting Class
Witch
Level	HP	Str	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
8	31	13	15	11	0	7	14	4
Magic				Starting Items
Aura				-

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Chapter 4

• Normal
• Hard

Starting Class
Witch
Level	HP	Atk	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
12	33	16	15	11	0	7	14	4
Magic			Skills			Starting Items
Aura Conjure			Teleportation			Ambrosia

Starting Class
Witch
Level	HP	Atk	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
15	33	17	16	12	0	8	14	4
Magic			Skills			Starting Items
Aura Conjure			Teleportation			Ambrosia

Chapter 5

• Normal
• Hard

Starting Class
Witch
Level	HP	Atk	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
20	37	20	17	14	0	10	14	4
Magic			Skills			Starting Items
Aura Conjure			Teleportation Pact			-

Starting Class
Witch
Level	HP	Atk	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov
20	37	20+5*	17	14	0	10	14	4
Magic			Skills			Starting Items
Aura Conjure			Mag+5* Teleportation Pact			Grimoire Ring

Granted by Grimoire Ring*

Fire Emblem Heroes

• Original

Duma's Witch

Second-eldest daughter of Jedah, high priest of the Duma Faithful. She looks down on her sister Sonya, who fled life as a witch. Appears in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

Base Stats

Rarity:

		Title
		Duma's Witch
		Group
		Infantry
Level	HP	Atk	Spd	Def	Res
1 40	17/18/19 36/40/43	9/10/11 42/45/48	6/7/8 28/31/34	3/4/5 20/23/27	12/13/14 40/43/47
Skills			Weapon
Blárdeer+ Chilling Wind			Tome

Skills

Type	Name	Prerequisite	Default	Unlocked
	Thunder	-	-	-
	Elthunder	-	-	-
	Blárdeer	-	-	-
	Blárdeer+	-
	Chilling Wind	-	-	-
	Iceberg	-	-	-
A	Atk Res Ideal 1	-		-
	Atk Res Ideal 2	Atk Res Ideal 1		-
	Atk Res Ideal 3	Atk Res Ideal 2
C	Res Ploy 1	-		-
	Res Ploy 2	Res Ploy 1		-
	Res Ploy 3	Res Ploy 2		-

Overall

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

Base Set

Counters

Skill Inheritance

Meet Some of the Heroes

Duma's Witch Hestia
	Hestia is a witch who serves the Duma Faithful of northern Valentia. She's feared for her power and cruelty.
	She was born the second daughter of the Duma Faithful's high priest, but both she and her older sister, Marla, were sacrificed to the Fell God by their father...
	Hestia was then reborn as a heartless witch. But sometimes the way she speaks suggests she might be harboring some complicated feelings.
	The impassive look on her face never changes, but to me it seems like she's dealing with a lot of sorrow and regret. I wish there were some way to restore her humanity or set her free.
Closely Associated Characters
Sonya	A mage hired by Grieth. Cool but flamboyant. Vowed vengeance upon her father, Jedah. Marla's younger sister.
Marla	Eldest daughter of Jedah, high priest of the Duma Faithful. She looks down on her sister Sonya, who fled life as a witch. Hestia's sister.

Quotes

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Heroes

Hestia/Heroes Quotes

Choose Your Legends Placement History

Round	Placement	Character Version	Votes

CYL1	Ineligible
CYL2	355	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	533
CYL3	281 ↑74	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	753 ↑220
CYL4	344 ↓63	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	331 ↓422
CYL5	348 ↓4	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	170 ↓161
CYL6	324 ↑24	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	215 ↑45
CYL7	310 ↑14	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	124 ↓91
CYL8	420 ↓110	Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	22 ↓102

CYL9

388 ↑32

Gaiden/Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

11 ↓1

Etymology

Hestia was the Greek goddess of the hearth.

Trivia

• Unlike Marla, Hestia has no spoken dialogue in Fire Emblem Gaiden. This is no longer the case in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.
• Hestia shares both her English and Japanese voice actresses, Cindy Robinson and Junko Kitanishi respectively, with Nuibaba and Marla.
  • Cindy Robinson also voices Awakening's Libra and Aversa, as well as Hinoka in her appearances in Fire Emblem Heroes and Fire Emblem Warriors, Peri in Heroes, and Minerva in Heroes and Warriors.
• In the Fire Emblem Warriors History Mode Map Together to the End Hestia's lines are used by Gharnef due to her absence in Warriors.
• Hestia, alongside her sister, is the first unrecruitable female boss in the series.
• Hestia along with her sister Marla can be considered the first genuine Witches to become playable in Heroes as the fallen versions of Delthea and Celica are partial Witches.

Gallery

See main article: Hestia/Gallery.