Learn how to recruit the Ashen Wolves, the newest characters from the Cindered Shadows side story DLC from Fire Emblem: Three Houses (FE3H). Read on to learn when and how you can unlock and recruit Yuri, Balthus, Constance, and Hapi, the 4 members of the secret fourth house.

How to Unlock the Ashen Wolves Characters

Purchase the Expansion Pass

The Ashen Wolves are new characters included in the 4th wave of DLC available through the Expansion Pass. It is purchasable through the Nintendo eShop for $24.99 USD.

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Play the Cindered Shadows DLC

To be able to unlock the Ashen Wolves characters in the main game, you will need to play Cindered Shadows, the side story DLC. The farther you progress in the story, the more characters you unlock.

DLC - Cindered Shadows Walkthrough

How to Recruit the Ashen Wolves in the Main Game

The Ashen Wolves Are Only Recruitable in Part 1 of the Story

Once finishing the necessary Cindered Shadows chapters, you can now unlock the Ashen Wolves characters in the main game, regardless of your progress. However, you can only recruit them in Part 1. Once you have reached Part 2 or post-time skip of the story, you will not be able to recruit them anymore.

Part 1: White Clouds Walkthrough

Talk to the Shifty Merchant to Go to the Abyss

Once you finish Chapter 1 of Cindered Shadows, the Abyss is now accessible in the main game.

Simply talk to the Shifty Merchant found outside, just beside your Personal Quarters to get to Abyss.

Talk to the House Members and Recruit Them

To recruit them, simply talk to them like you would when you recruit other House members to your party.

Once you recruit them, they will be able to join you in Monastery activities like any Garegg Mach students.

No requirements needed

Unlike the usual recruitment process, there are no skill or support requirement needed to unlock them.

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