The preview embargo for Fortune’s Weave just ended, so a whole bunch of new articles and videos are now available. Here, I’ll try to compile all the new and notable information. Plus a few silly screenshots.

Important: There may be spoilers! The previews cover the first 5 chapters, but better to be safe than sorry!

Notes: Articles/videos are in listed in the order I found them. This article may be updated every now and then. Newer information will appear towards the bottom.

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IGN

Eshmel’s presence during the past is usually limited to the white bird, but it seems there are key moments where Eshmel can intervene. We saw some similar scenes near the end of the Direct.

Here’s a surprising scene though. I thought Eshmel could only travel back 5 years to the Heroic Games, but this is the incident where Leda’s father was killed, 5 years before the Heroic Games. You can see young Leda.

A bit later on, we see the battle between Dietrich and Anatolia from the debut trailer. This is before Dietrich gets his cloak. When Anatolia is about to defeat Dietrich, Eshmel steps in.

Anatolia asks if Esheml is working with Vritra. Presumably the name of an organisation or person. Also, Anatolia is speaking to someone in hologram form called Katarina. In New Mystery of the Emblem, there’s a strategist called Katarina.

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On 4th August, Nintendo uploaded a Fortune’s Weave Direct (English version | Japanese version) containing 20+ minutes of new information. In this article, I’ll break down everything we know about the class system so far.

Other analysis: Characters

Unique tier | Beginner tier | Specialty tier | Advanced tier

Like Three Houses, characters can generally be any class, so long as they pass the required certification exam. This requires levelling up their weapon proficiencies.

Unique tier

So far, this tier hasn’t officially been acknowledged in Fortune’s Weave, but if it follows Three Houses, it should include the following classes.

Noble

This should be the initial class for characters of noble and royal birth. It’s an Infantry class that can presumably wield most weapons (but with no proficiency bonus); we know it can at least wield lances/spears. Presumably has 4 Movement.

So far, Theodora is the only person shown in the Noble class, during the debut trailer.

Commoner

This should be the initial class for characters of common birth. Like Noble, it’s an Infantry class that should be able to wield most weapons (with no proficiency bonus). Lance (Cai), Bow (Peter) and magic (Tialla) have been confirmed. Has 4 Movement.

So far, Cai, Tialla and Peter are all confirmed to be Commoners, during the basic gameplay showcase.

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