Clauvia

Clauvia is the het ship between Claud and Silvia from the Fire Emblem fandom.

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

They are both descendant of the crusader Bragi and both inherits holy blood from him (a major for Claud and a minor for Silvia. According to official materials they are distant cousins. Claud was the duke of Edda (a part of the Grannvale kingdom) and a priest of the Bragi Church. Silvia was orphan who was adopted by a cruel man who raised her to become a dancer. It is stated that her adoptive father often hit her, and she finally fled. She meet Lewyn, develop a crush on him and decide to follow him.

Some time after Lewyn and Silvia decide to join Sigurd ( a noble from Grannvale) and become part of his army. One day when Sigurd's army was engaged in the Agustrian 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 then go to the Bragi Tower to discover the truth behind prince Kurth's death so he finds the Valkyrie Staff. After leaving, he encounters Sigurd on in a battle against the Orgahill Pirates and enlists in his army. He joins Sigurd's army when they flee to Silesse to escape Grannvale's forces who were trying to kill Sigurd, who has been branded as a traitor, and during this journey he meets Silvia.

At Silesse, in chapter 4, Claud and Silvia has a conversation. Silvia introduce herself to Claud. Claud remarks that she is wearing small clothes and ask her if everything is alright. It make Silvia upset and she answers that it just the dancer clothes. Claud says that he is worried that she could be chilled to the bone. Silvia answers that she is never cold. Then Claud ask if she like dancing and if her parents agree with her career. She answers that she love dancing and reveals her past, she was an orphan who had learn to dance form a master who was always beating her and that she run away. Claud is horrified and then say to Silvia that she remind him his missing sister. Silvia comment that Claud's sister was probably like a princess pretty and classy nothing like her. Claud affirms that he found Silvia utterly charming and that in her own way she possess a unique grace and beauty. Silvia says that nobody has never told her something like that. If Silvia reaches enough love points with Claud they will wed.

In chapter 5 Sigurd and his army return to Grannvale to clean his name. If Silvia and Claud are married, they will have a special conversation. Claud ask Silvia to left their army because it's to dangerous. Silvia refuse arguing that she can't left him. The conversation end with Claud supplying Silvia to go in safety.

Sigurd is betrayed and killed by Arvis. Claud is killed along most of the army. Silvia survive and let her two children Coirpre and Lene at an orphanage. Lene became a dancer hoping to find her mother and inherits her inventory. Coirpre is adopted by a Thracian general, became a priest and inherit his biological father's inventory. After the war Coirpre became the duke of Edda like his father before him.

Fanon
Clauvia is the most popular ship for both Claud and Silvia. Players often choose to pair Silvia with Claud in the game. It's principally shipped for strategiques purpose: Claud will give good stats to both Coirpre and Lene, and both kids will get a major Bragi Holy blood (and the grown stats bonus that come with), Claud will be able to pass staffs to Coirpre including the usefull Valkyrie Staff and the major Holy Blood to use it. Coirpre is one of the two only children that can use Valkyrie. Clauvia is also liked for the contrast between a serious priest and an energetic dancer .It's also liked because Silvia is Claud's love interest that has the most interaction with him.

On Claud's side the two main rivals are Claud x Erinys or Claud x Tailtu. The first is mainly shipped for strategic purpose both Fee and Ced will get good magic stats and staffs rank, won't lack Pursuit skills since they alredy got it by their mother and Ced is the only children other than Coirpre that can inherits and use Valkyrie, however Fee will get a low strength ( a stat important for her). The second is also shipped for strategic purpose since both Arthur and Tine will get good magic stats, however Arthur will had a major Bragi blood and the Valkyrie Staff in his inventory but he will never be able to use it since he has a class that can't use staff, the player who pair Claud with Tailtu also like to pair them for story purpose. An other rival is Claudain shipped by players who want to focus on Lana however Lester didn't get advantage from this pairing.

On Silvia's side the main rival is Lewyn x Silvia, with this pairing both kids will get the skills Critical and Adept, good stats and Coirpre will inherits the powerful tome Forsety. It's also shipped for strategic purpose. Azelle x Silvia is sometime chosen because both kids will get the Pursuit skill and Coirpre will get good magic stats. The players who want to focuse on Lene prefer to pair Silvia with Chulainn or Dew, both of them will give to Lene a useful skill exclusive to infantry sword using unit and give her better stats to fight (especially the first). A other part of the fandom also like to pair Silvia with Alec mainly for their interactions.

Fandom
FAN FICTION


 * Claud/Silvia tag on A03

ART


 * Clauvia tag on Pixiv

Trivia

 * In the manga adaptations by Mitsuki Oosawa and in the one by Nea Fuyuki Silvia and Claud are married.
 * The conversation between Claud and Silvia has made players assume that she's his long-lost sister due to the similarities in their stories and their shared Holy Blood, but according to the artbook they're distant cousins.