Fire Emblem: Three Houses (FE3H)

Chapter 1: Three Houses Walkthrough

Fire Emblem: Three Houses (FE3H) Walkthrough Team

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This is the walkthrough for the first chapter of Fire Emblem: Three Houses (FETH, FE3H). Read on to find out the best way to use your time in the Monastery, how to win in battle, and which dialogue options to choose!

List of Contents

Entering Garreg Mach Monastery
Choosing Your House
Exploring the Monastery
Chapter Mission: Rivalry of the Houses
After the Battle
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Chapter 1 - Entering Garreg Mach Monastery

Meeting Your Fellow Instructors

You will enter the Monastery with Jeralt and be introduced to some key characters, followed by some dialogue choices:

Dialogue Option	Effect
A) My name is... B) ...	A) Increases Rhea's support. B) No change.
A) You're a physician? B) You're a songstress?	A) No change. B) Increases Manuela's support.

Your First Quest

Objectives
1	Speak to Rhea and accept her quest.
Quest	Informal Introductions Speak to the three house leaders. Reward: Iron Sword x1, Vulenary x1, 500G
2	Return to Rhea.

Chapter 1 - Choosing Your House

This is a point of no return. Once you have decided which house you will teach, this cannot be changed for the remainder of the playthrough. The house that you choose decides your initial party members who will be present with you in the story as well as other effects to how the plot plays out. Make your decision wisely and say hello to your new students!

Black Eagles

Edelgard's Black Deers.

Blue Lions

Dimitri's Blue Lions.

Golden Deers

Claude's Golden Deers.

Exploring the Monastery

Learning About Crests

After you meet your students, Hanneman will explain Crests to you and present you with a dialogue option:

Dialogue Option	Effect
A) Do what you can to find out. B) There's no need to look into it.	A) Increases Hanneman's support. B) No change.

Check out the page below for more information on who has which Crest and their effects!
List of Crests

Calendar

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Date	Event
4/20	Rescue at Dawn
4/27	First Day Off
4/30	Ferdinand's Birthday Chapter Mission: House Rivalry Battle

(As the game begins on 4/20 the events prior to that date will not be listed in this chapter.)

Free Time

After the scene, you will finally be able to freely control your character and walk around the Monastery where you can engage in a variety of activities. As you progress through the game more areas of the Monastery will open up for you to explore. Check out our Free Time page to find out more about what kinds of things you can do around the Monastery!

Free Time Activities

Main Quests

Main Quest
Speak with your house leader.

Side Quests

Side Quests
Fresh Catch
Green Thumb Beginnings
Share a Bite

Chapter Objectives

Objectives
1	Explore the Monastery and complete side quests.
2	Speak to Dedue and accept his quest Green Thumb Beginnings. Complete his quest to unlock Gardening.
3	Speak to Sylvain and accept his quest Share a Bite. Complete his quest to unlock Share a Meal.
4	Speak to Flayn and accept her quest Fresh Catch. Complete her quest to unlock Fishing.
5	Speak with your house leader to advance the story.

Optional Supports

Annette	Looking for someone?
Ashe	You seem well-informed on the subject.
Caspar	Not a chance.
Cyril	Can't we talk just a little?
Felix	I was hoping to spar with you.
Flayn	That's a shame.
Linhardt	Now I'm feeling sleepy too...
Lysithea	You like reading?

You can also talk to Manuela at the Infirmary to automatically gain support level.

Chapter 1 Mission: Rivalry of the Houses

Before the Battle

Your first mission as a teacher at Garreg Mach is a mock battle between the titular three houses.
Note: This mission's enemies will change based on the house you chose earlier.