Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga – Reference Details for Each Chapter

This guide lists the key details for each chapter, such as the goal, number of squads, challenges and special events.

Chapter Reference Guide

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Chapter 1. Rebellion

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC and Zelos
• Goal: Seize Eastwall Fortress
• Duration: 11 turns
• Events: Jules and Sybil arrive at the end of turn 2.

Chapter 2. For Whose Sake?

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC, Zelos, Jules, Sybil
• Goal: Seize Centurion’s Rest
• Duration: 11 turns
• Events: Barnabas is recruited

Chapter 3. Crimson Star

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC, Zelos, Jules, Sybil, Barnabus
• Goal: Seize Centurion’s Rest
• Duration: 7 turns
• Challenge: No Imperial squad lost
• Events: Zelos departs at the end of the chapter (all his troops return
• to the reserve). Jules, Sybil and Barnabus become temporarily unavailable.

Chapter 4. Paradigm Shift

• Setting: dungeon
• Deployment: fixed: Stefan
• Goal: MC must escape prison
• Duration: 11 turns
• Events: Diana arrives turn 7

Chapter 5. Divine Hammer of the Donari

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC, Abigayle; total: 6
• Goal: Seize Fort Naxos, defend Granheim Abbey
• Duration: 13 turns
• Events: Rescue the dragon child at central fort

Chapter 6. Journey to Lemelin

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 8
• Goal: Defend Fort Naxos for 15 turns or destroy all enemy troops and seize Port Janos
• Duration: 11 turns
• Challenge: defeat Kuroda
• Events: Sybil, Barnabus and Jules arrive on turn 2

Chapter 7. Tidereaver

• Setting: at sea
• Deployment: fixed: MC, Diana, Stefan; total: 9
• Goal: Seize Tidereaver flagship
• Duration: 11 turns
• Challenge: Seize all Tidereaver ships

Chapter 8. Marooned

• Setting: swamp
• Deployment: fixed: MC, Diana; total: 10
• Goal: MC reaches Lemelin Monastery
• Duration: 13 turns
• Events: Raskuja available for hire; enemy reinforcements turn 7 from east

Chapter 9. Sanctuary

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 12
• Goal: defend Lemelin Monastery for 15 turns or seize Westerfield Fortress
• Duration: 12 turns
• Challenge: Lysander must not be defeated; no more than 4 Isanter squads defeated
• Events: Lysander defects and Isanter reinforcements arrive turn 2.

Chapter 10. To War

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 15
• Goal: Seize Trucea, defend Isanter Palace and Lemelin Fortress
• Duration: 16 turns
• Challenge: Seize Trucea in 12 turns

Chapter 11. Deadly Gambit

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 15
• Goal: Seize Fort Eureeka and defend Trucea
• Duration: 16 turns
• Events: Isanter forces retreat turn 4; Beatrix retreats turn 7
• Achievement: defeat Beatrix

Chapter 12. Upheaval

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 15
• Goal: Defend Fort Eureeka
• Duration: 13 turns
• Challenge: Survive Casimir’s army for 2,4,6 turns
• Events: Casimir’s army arrives turn 8; at the end, MC, Lysander, Narima, Raskuja, and Sybil become temporarily unavailable; if you have more than 3 custom leaders you must choose 3, and the rest become temporarily unavailable
• Achievement: Defeat Casmir’s army

Chapter 13. Conquest

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: Hand of Zanatos and three leaders
• Goal: Seize Rimorgue and Stormrook
• Duration: 21 turns

Chapter 14. Paladin, Undaunted

• Setting: dungeon
• Deployment: fixed: Diana, Jules, Abigayle, Stefan, Barnabus
• Goal: Diana must reach the stairs to the dungeon
• Duration: 9 turns

Chapter 15. Westerfield Escape

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: Diana, Jules, Abigayle, Stefan, Barnabus; total: 8
• Goal: Diana must reach Centurion’s Rest; at least one child must survive
• Duration: 9 turns

Chapter 16. Desperation

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: Diana; total: 9
• Goal: Seize Imperial Sully Port, defend Diana Front Base
• Duration: 9 turns

Chapter 17. Coaxing the Divine

• Setting: dungeon
• Deployment: fixed: Diana; total: 9
• Goal: Diana must reach portal to Mount Ptolomea
• Duration: 11 turns
• Events: at the end, MC and your previous custom leaders become available (but not Lysander, Narima, Raskuja or Sybil)

Chapter 19. Emborian Dawn

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC, Diana, Stefan; total: 10
• Goal: Seize Embor, defend Centurion’s Rest
• Duration: 11 turns
• Events: at the end, Jaromir joins

Chapter 19. Return to Eastwall

• Setting: tundra
• Deployment: fixed: MC, Lysander, Narima, Raskuja, Sybil; total: 15
• Goal: Defend Eastwall Fortress for 10 turns, or destroy all squads; Lysander must survive
• Duration: 9 turns
• Challenge: Narima, Raskuja, Sybil must survive

Chapter 20. Wild Card

• Setting: lava
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 12
• Goal: MC must reach the Stone Gate
• Duration: 11 turns
• Challenge: avoid damage from ending turn on lava
• Events: at the end, Beatrix joins

Chapter 21. Liberating Sandraka

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 15
• Goal: Seize Crestmoor, defend Sandraka Front Base
• Duration: 9 turns
• Challenge: Seize Blackstone, Tide Reaver base
• Events: at the end five side quests become available

Gaiden Quest A. Unrelenting Ambition

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC, Sybil; 9 total
• Goal: MC must reach Donari Temple; defend Felnamia Front Base; Sybil must survive
• Duration: 9 turns

Gaiden Quest B. Dragon’s Haven

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 12
• Goal: Seize Nikada Redoubt; Azuros must survive; defend Eberminster
• Duration: 9 turns
• Challenge: Azuros must not fall below 50% HP
• Events: at the end, Azuros the dragon joins

Gaiden Quest C. No Mercy for the Merciful

• Setting: dungeon
• Deployment: fixed: MC, Diana; total: 10
• Goal: Destroy all Zanatus mages; Edelia must survive
• Duration: 11 turns
• Challenge: Do not kill any Sister of Mercy

Gaiden Quest D. Clockwork City

• Setting: ship
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 12
• Goal: Destroy all enemy squads or all enemy firearm squads retreat
• Duration: 9 turns
• Challenge: No enemy squads retreat
• Reward: 12 units of pyrocite obtained during mission

Gaiden Quest E. Ishtar’s Lament

• Setting: swamp, dungeon
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 12
• Goal: MC must reach the dungeon staircase
• Duration: 16 turns
• Reward: Balmung, sword

Chapter 22. Greywind Peak

• Setting: snow
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 8
• Goal: Seize Greywind Shrine
• Duration: 9 turns

Chapter 23. Unwise Alliance

• Setting: dungeon
• Deployment: fixed: MC, Jules, Diana; total: 12
• Goal: Survive 6 turns or destroy all enemy squads
• Duration: 5 turns
• Challenge: Jules must survive

Chapter 24. Scorched Sands

• Setting: desert
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 20
• Goal: Seize Fort Dakur, defend Ezrum
• Duration: 13 turns
• Challenge: capture all 12 mines
• Events: enemy reinforcements in the northwest at turn 5 and turn 10; at the end swordmaster General Ragavi joins

Chapter 25. Kingdom of Gold

• Setting: desert
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 20
• Goal: Seize Sayunaa, defend Fort Dakur
• Duration: 11 turns
• Events: before the next chapter the five side quests become unavailable

Chapter 26. Stormrook Looms

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 20
• Goal: Seize Rimorgue, defend Nephilim Army Base
• Duration: 16 turns
• Challenge: complete in 10 turns
• Events: at turn 4, 31 (!!) enemy reinforcement units appear, goal changes to defend Rimorgue

Chapter 27. Return to the Origin

• Setting: outdoors
• Deployment: fixed: MC, Lysander; total: 20
• Goal: Seize Armitage
• Duration: 7 turns
• Challenge: Destroy no more than 3 Imperial squads

Chapter 28. Downfall

• Setting: dungeon
• Deployment: fixed: MC, Diana; total: 20
• Goal: Defeat Casimir
• Duration: 17 turns
• Challenge: Rescue Alex in 10 turns
• Events: enemy reinforcements at turn 6, east and west

Chapter 29. Zenith of the World

• Setting: dungeon
• Deployment: fixed: MC, Diana, Stefan, Beatrix, Hand of Zanatus (as single units)
• Goal: Defeat Lysander
• Duration: 11 turns

Chapter 30. Armageddon

• Setting: dungeon
• Deployment: fixed: MC; total: 20
• Goal: Defeat Zanatus, defend Nephilim Army Base
• Duration: 31 turns
• Events: 16 enemy reinforcements at turn 2, 20 reinforcements at turn 6