The Eight Legends (八神将, Hashinshō lit. Eight Divine Generals) were heroes who fought the dragons during the period known as the Scouring 1000 years in the past of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade and Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. Each hero carried what were known as the Divine Weapons, which power was so great they caused a series of elemental imbalances called the Ending Winter that caused the retreat of the dragons through the Dragon's Gate, effectively ending the Scouring.