All Route Branches in Three Hopes

During Chapter 2: Three Houses, you must choose to join one of the three houses. This decision drastically branches the story, battles, and characters who join your side.

Each story path features up to 14 unique chapters.

Black Eagles House: Choosing the Black Eagles puts you on the Scarlet Blaze storyline, where you'll help the Adrestian Empire take over Fódlan and abolish the Central Church. Your main characters will be Edelgard and the rest of the Black Eagles.

Blue Lions House: Opting to join the Blue Lions puts you on the Azure Gleam storyline, where you’ll defend the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus from imperial invasion. Your allies will mostly be Dimitri and the rest of the Blue Lions.

Golden Deer House: Siding with the Golden Deer sets you on the Golden Wildfire storyline, where you’ll assist the Leicester Alliance with repelling threats both within and outside Fódlan. Your closest friends generally include Claude and the rest of the Golden Deer.

Towards the end of each story path, the story diverges slightly depending on whether you recruit Byleth, the Ashen Demon.

During Chapter 10 (Scarlet Blaze), Chapter 12 (Azure Gleam), or Chapter 10 (Golden Wildfire), if you follow all the requirements in the main quest battle, you can make Byleth (and Jeralt) join at the end of the chapter.

If you recruit Byleth: Nothing much will change until after Chapter 14. You will gain access to Chapters 15 and 16, which occur before the Final Chapter.

If you don’t recruit Byleth: You will fight Byleth at the end of Chapter 14. You’ll then progress to the Final Chapter, skipping Chapters 15 and 16.