Claudain

Claudain is the het ship between Claud and Edain from the Fire Emblem fandom.

Canon
Claud and Edain are two playable characters in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War.

Claud and Edain are two nobles of Grannvale. The both decent of two crusaders (Bragi and Ullr respectively) and both inherits a holy blood from them (a major Bragi blood for Claud and a minor Ullr blood for Edain). Claud was the duke of Edda and a priest of the Bragi Church. Edain was the daughter of the Duke of Yngvi (her twin sister was the heir). Edain originally had a training to became a knight but she decided to become a cleric in order to aid her chances of finding her long-lost sister, who was kidnapped by pirates at the age of five.

Edain was in the army of her childhood friends Sigurd. One day (when Sigurd's army was engaged in the Augustrian civil war), Claud came to warn Sigurd that the prince of Grannvale has been murdered and that Sigurd's family has been blamed for this. Claud go to the Bragi Tower to discover the truth behind prince Kurth's death reclaim the Valkyrie Staff. After leaving, he encounters Sigurd on in a battle against the Orgahill Pirates and enlists in his army. He follow Sigurd's army when they flee to Siless to escape Grannvale's forces who were trying to killed Sigurd who has been branded as a traitor.

If Edain reaches enough love points with Claud they will wed. In chapter 5, Sigurd and his army return to Grannvale to clean his name. If Edain and Claud are married they will have a special conversation. Claud gives a rescue staff to Edain. He said that he has learned at the Bragi Tower that this war will end in their defeat. He declare that he gave her this rescue staff so that she can help the children of the members of the army and since he will die she has to survive. Edain refuse this fate but Claud say that it has to happen and that he don't fear death. Claud tell Edain that he was been blessed to have met her.

Like Claud predicted, Sigurd is betrayed and killed by Arvis. Claud is killed along most of the army. Edain manage to escape and go to Isaach (where some members of the army has sent their children to safety). She becomes an abbess in Tirnanog. She raises her own children Lana and Lester, and acts as a mother figure to Seliph, Diarmuid/Tristan, Larcei/Creidne, and Scáthach/Dalvin. In the second generation her two children that she has with her husband are playables. Her daughter Lana inherit her class and inventory while her son Lester inherit his father's inventory. After the war Lester will became the duke of Edda like his father before him.

Fanon
Claudain is one of the least popular option for both Edain and Claud. This due to the fact that Claud and Edain only share one conversation and only if they are already married. Since not many player choose to pair Edain and Claud only a few of them see the conversation in chapter 5. However this conversation is considered to be a good characterization for both characters.

On Edain's side the two main rivals are Midain and Jamke x Edain. Both Midir and Jamke get some interactions with Edain. The main reason that Midir or Jamke are generally chosen over Claud to be Edain's husband is that they give a decent Lana and a good Lester. With Midir/Jamke as his father Lester will be able to inherit weapons and will be good at physical combat.

The players who marry Edain with Claud focuse on Lana. With Claud as her father Lana will have a good magic and an excellent luck. She will also start generation 2 with the rescue staff in her inventory and thanks to the minor Bragi will be able to use all staff (exept Valkyrie). Lester however won't get anything from this paring: he won't have any skills from his father, won't inherit any weapon and will have bad attack and defence stats. He will had a major Bragi blood and the Valkyrie Staff in his inventory but he will never being able to use it since he can't use staff.

The other option that focuse on Lana Azelle is often preferred. Azelle has more interactions with Edain than Claud. With Azelle has her father Lana will have a excellent magic. However she will have a lower staff rank than if she is fathered by Claud. Lester will be a less bad unit with Azelle as his father than with Claud and along his sister he will get the pursuit skill.

On Claud's side the main rival is Clauvia. Silvia is the potential love interest for Claud that has the most interactions with him. If Claud marry Silvia both their kids will be good at support and Coirpre will inherit and being able to use the Valkyrie Staff along Claud others staff.

A other popular option is to pair Claud with Erinys. Fee will be decent and will be good with a magic sword while Ced will have a good magic and will be able to use Valkyrie.

A other rival to Claudain is Claud x Tailtu. Both kid will have a good magic but Arthur won't be able to use Valkyrie.

Many Claudain shippers hope that if the game get a remake Lester will be able to change to a magic class. Most Claudain fanfiction center on Lester who feel shame for being a bad archer and not being a priest like his parents.

Fandom
FAN FICTION