Paralogues are parallel stories that occur alongside the main storyline. They usually won’t affect the main storyline in any way, but are a place to recruit new characters, gain some experience, and see some interesting worldbuilding happen in the world of Fates .

Almost every paralogue is related to a child character. The only paralogue common to all Fates branches that doesn’t involve children is Paralogue 1, which recruits the token Villager, Mozu . All other paralogues are unlocked by marrying off characters who can potentially have children. Paralogues operate similarly to chapters: Plot happens, then you must fight. After the fight, there will be some cutscenes, and the character will join your army if you fulfill the conditions.

Paralogues 1 - 6 are common to all the story branches. Paralogues 15 - 22 are exclusive to Conquest and Revelation and unlock the children that result from Conquest characters.