>>725612705
EQUIP ETNA WITH AN AXE RIGHT AWAY. Fuck spear. I will die on this hill god dammit. She makes for a great early axe user and earlygame axes are way better for dispatching enemies right away before they can hang up, and since you'll finish enemies off a lot you'll get more levels on Etna as well

People will tell you that you shouldn't bother using story characters because they become inferior to generics. Ignore that. That's boring. And unless you plan on doing postgame shit and reincarnating like 6 times it doesn't matter, and your story characters are gonna give you more value at the very start.

Speaking of story characters, be sure to use the apprentice system to teach Flonne some spells. Her usefulness with a bow is middling, but she can make a decent spellcaster/healer if you have units to transfer those skills to her.
>why not skip Flonne and just use the generics
Because we love Flonne. Love is important. IMPORTANT