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When you claim to be the biggest Claude von Riegan stan but then your opponent in Godfrey von Riegan, Claude's uncle

I thought it would be great to have a GW-specific AU where Godfrey is found to be alive, a bit more details under the cut if you are interested! GW story/support stuff are mentioned so don’t read if you don’t want to get spoiled.

Instead of dying in an accident that involed monsters attacking him and his party (which included Raphael's parents), he was just fatally injured and assumed dead by the mercenaries that set the monsters loose. Godfrey's body is moved away from the area and tossed in a nearby mountainside forest. At some point he is eventually rescued and brought to a remote mountain village (depending on 3Hopes DLC, this may be the childhood village where Shez grew up in).

The injuries looked super bad but Godfrey having the major Riegan crest (hc from 2019) allowed him to heal a majority of it off...albeit slowly. He also had severe head trauma causing him amnesia, and went by the name "Lir" in the village. The one thing that didn't quite heal right was his right arm, and later finds out he no longer can draw bows well. Thankfully Lir could still wield a sword  and changes from sniper (job/class during his Duke days) to swordmaster.

He stayed in the village between 1177 and 1182 as a hunter. Godfrey/Lir eventually gains his memories back (extremely slowly) but even when he gains enough to know he is Godfrey, he still goes by Lir to avoid bringing attention to himself. Towards the end of his stay, Godfrey started to hear news about this new "Leicester Federation" lead by a Riegan king, but he doesn't recognize the name bc the last time he checked Oswald was leading Leicester. Realizing he should probably try to see what is happening in the nation he formerly ruled, Godfrey leaves the village. He is able to join the Leicester army under the Lir identity and is given the oppurtunity to observe this new King named "Claude" who is apparently the Riegan he heard so much about.

In the army, Godfrey/Lir never brings attention to himself (and makes a BIG effort to hide his crest), and observes Claude from afar. He is perplexed on how the king looks a bit like his missing sister Tiana and wonders if he is her son...and if he is now an uncle. This revelation (at the moment unconfirmed) is terrifying for Godfrey, so he avoids the confrontation for a while.

This period of observation/avoidance ends around when Godfrey sees his nephew in danger and saves him after the battle in Ailell. When Claude is having his crisis about letting the Empire forces get the brunt of the damage, a surviving Kingdom assassin attacks him while Shez and Judith are not around. This moment is where Claude also is able to see Godfrey/Lir up close and he realizes that this man's facial features and everything...is almost the same as the portraits of Godfrey seen back at the capital. Claude is shocked to silence but it allows Godfrey to introduce himself properly. I wanted it more focused on how Claude and Judith has tothe fact that the former Duke is suddenly back in their lives. Shez had known about Lir briefly back in their village, and assumed he was just another soldier and no one super important. The aftermath of aillel, instead of an excessive yelling session from Shez and Judith, is a more of a heated (still civilized) conversation on what went wrong and what the Federation can do going forward. Plus it is a good way to introduce Claude’s uncle into the army formally and establishing his role as a mentor. From that point on he is playable and acts as an advisor to Claude in the war like Lorenz and Judith.

Some chars Godfrey would have support with in this au would be Shez, Claude, Lorenz, Raphael, Balthus, Shamir, and Holst. Links to the support convos I have written are below (WIP)!

Claude+Godfrey (C-A): [link]

Godfrey+Shamir (C-B): [link]