Romancing Saga 3

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Romancing Saga 2

credit http://all-final.com/r-saga-2/before-you-start https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps4/228824-romancing-saga-2/faqs/31378 ข้อควรรู้สำหรับมือใหม่ เลเวลส่วนกลาง (Global Tech Level) ในเกมนี้ จะแบ่งเลเวลอาวุธและเวทมนต์ออกเป็น 2 ประเภท เลเวลส่วนบุคคน แสดงในเมนูสถานะ เลเวลส่วนรวม ไม่สามารถดูได้ เลเวลส่วนบุคคน ในหน้าสถานะ เลเวลส่วนรวม คือเลเวลอาวุธ/เวทมนต์ที่ตัวละครใหม่ๆ จะมีเวลารับเข้าเป็นพวก หากฝึกฝนไว้ไม่ดี เมื่อมีการสืบบัลลังก์และสร้างทีมใหม่ ทีมชุดใหม่นี้มีโอกาสอ่อนแอจนดำเนินเนื้อเรื่องไม่ได้ เลเวลส่วนกลาง มี EXP! ฟังดูอาจจะแปลกสำหรับเกมนี้ แต่ถ้าสังเกต หลังการต่อสู้ จะมีข้อความว่าเราได้รับ Tech Point นั่นก็คือค่า EXP สำหรับเลเวลอาวุธ/เวทมนต์ส่วนกลางนั่นเอง เวลาเจอศัตรูยากๆ หรือบอส ที่ให้ Point สูง จึงควรพยายามใช้อาวุธให้หลายประเภทและเวทมนต์ให้ครบทุกธาตุหากเป็นไปได้ สร้างสถาบันวิจัยเวทมนต์ให้เร็วที่สุด เวทมนต์ในเกมนี้ จะมีเวทใหม่ๆ เพิ่มมาให้ใช้ ก็ต่อเมื่อเลเวลส่วนกลางสูงขึ้น ไม่อาจเรียนรู้ด้วยวิธีอื่นได้ ซึ่งเวทมนต์ในเกมนี้จะช่วยให้เกมง่ายขึ้นมาก เช่น เวทที่ไว้หยุดการโจมตีดาบทุกชนิด... แค่เวทนี้เวทเดียวก็ทำบอสง่อยไปหลายตัวแล้ว ดังนั้น รีบสร้างสถาบันวิจัยเสีย แล้วสอนเวทให้สมาชิกทุกคนในทีมช่วยกันปั๊มเลเวล จักรพรรดิ์ของเราจะเสนอให้สร้างสถาบันเวทมนต์ หลังจากค่า MP ถึง 25 และขึ้นไปนั่งบนบัลลังก์ ซึ่งทำได้ไม่ยาก และสามารถทำได้ตั้งแต่ในรุ่นของเจอราร์ด ทันทีที่กลับถึงปราสาทครั้งแรก ให้รีบไปเรียนเวทไฟจากแม่มดประจำปราสาท หลังจากนั้นก็ให้เจอราร์ดใช้แต่เวทนี้อย่างเดียว และพอได้รับสืบทอดเวทแสงจากลีออน เจอราร์ดก็จะมี MP เกิน 25 ได้อย่างไม่ยากเย็น สถาบันวิจัยเมื่อสร้างเสร็จแล้ว จะอยู่ทางซ้ายบนของตัวเมือง ให้ทุกคนในทีม เรียนเวท 3 ชนิด ค่า MP ในเกมนี้ คำนวณจากเลเวลเวทมนต์ทุกเวทที่ตัวละครมี ถึงจะเป็นเวทเลเวลต่ำแค่ไหน ก็มีส่วนช่วยให้ MP ของคนนั้นสูงขึ้นได้ ทำนองเดียวกับค่า SP (สำหรับออกท่าอาวุธ) ซึ่งคำนวณจากเลเวลอาวุธทุกชนิด การสลับตัวละครที่ถนัดอาวุธต่างๆ กันมาเป็นจักรพรรดิ์ของเรา จะทำให้จักรพรรดิ๋ของเรามี SP สูงมากกว่าสมาชิกในทีมมาก เครื่องป้องกัน ไม่ได้มี DEF เพียงค่าเดียว เกมนี้มีประเภทความเสียหายหลายอย่าง ได้แก่ ฟัน แทง กระแทก ธนู ธาตุแต่ละชนิด และสถานะ ซึ่งเครื่องป้องกันก็จะมีพลังป้องกันแยกกันสำหรับความเสียหายแต่ละประเภท ทว่า...ตัวเกมแสดงให้ผู้เล่นเห็นแค่พลังป้องกัน การฟัน เพียงอย่างเดียวเท่านั้น DEF 6 ไม่ใช่ค่าเดียวที่ชุดเกราะมี เคยใช่ไหมที่ตัวพลังป้องกันเยอะสุดของเราโดนกระบองฟาดตู้มเดียวตาย... นั่นก็เพราะเราไม่ได้สวมเกราะหัว ซึ่งมีพลังป้องกันกระแทกสูงกว่าเกราะส่วนอื่นๆ แต่เราไม่ใส่กันเพราะเห็นมีค่า DEF แค่ 1 รายละเอียดพลังป้องกันของเกราะแต่ละประเภท ดูเพิ่มเติมได้ในหน้า เครื่องป้องกัน ค้นคว้าอาวุธและเครื่องป้องกันหลังสร้างมหาวิทยาลัยแล้ว ช่วงต้นของเกมพยายามสะสมเงินไว้ก่อน ให้สร้างสถาบันวิจัยเวท (1 ล้าน) และมหาวิทยาลัย (2 ล้าน) ให้เรียบร้อยเสียก่อน หลังจากนั้นจึงค่อยเริ่มพัฒนาอาวุธรัวๆ ห้องช่างตีเหล็กอยู่ทางขวาบนของลานปราสาท ที่นี่เราสามารถจ่ายเงินให้ช่างเหล็กค้นคว้าอาวุธและชุดเกราะใหม่ๆ ได้ อาวุธชุดเกราะจะพัฒนาเสร็จหลังการต่อสู้ 5 ครั้ง เมื่อกลับมาคุยกับช่างเหล็ก จะได้มารับทันที 1 ชุด และเมื่อมีการสืบบัลลังก์ ตัวละครทุกตัวจะอัพเกรดอาวุธชุดเกราะติดตัวเป็นของล่าสุดนั้นด้วย เป็นอีก 1 อย่างที่ช่วยให้เล่นง่ายขึ้นในรุ่นลูกหลาน สิ่งก่อสร้าง จะสร้างเสร็จหลังผ่านการต่อสู้ 15 ครั้ง อาวุธชุดเกราะ จะพัฒนาเสร็จหลังผ่านการต่อสู้ 5 ครั้ง จำนวนปี ไม่มีผลกับการก่อสร้างหรือวิจัย อย่ากลัวตาย การวิจัยเวทมนต์ ต้องมีการข้ามรุ่นเกิดขึ้นจึงจะวิจัยเสร็จ กระบวนท่าที่ค้นพบ ต้องมีการข้ามรุ่นเกิดขึ้นจึงจะเรียนจากโรงฝึกได้ ด้วย 2 สาเหตุนี้ จึงเป็นการดีที่สุดถ้าสามารถการเรียนรู้และพัฒนาทุกอย่างให้เสร็จสิ้นก่อนถึงรุ่นสุดท้าย (จักรพรรดิ์ที่เราเลือกตอนเริ่มเกม)ซึ่งแทบจะทำไม่ได้เลยถ้าเราไม่สู้กับศัตรูที่เก่งเกินไปจนตายเสียบ้าง การตายกลับกลายเป็นว่าจะทำให้ตัวเกมง่ายขึ้น เลือกผู้สืบทอดที่ไม่ใช่ทหารในปราสาท ทหารในปราสาทที่เอาเป็นพวกได้ตั้งแต่ต้นเกม จะไม่มีฟอร์เมชันอะไรใหม่ๆ ดังนั้นจึงควรหมุนเวียนเลือกตัวละครข้างนอกมาเป็นผู้สืบทอด เราสามารถสอนฟอร์เมชันให้กับทหารได้ในโรงฝึก ฝึก Double Cut ท่า Double Cut ของดาบ เป็นท่าที่ดีมากในช่วงต้นของเกม แต่เพราะท่านี้ติดตัวมากับลีออนเลย ทำให้ไม่สามารถสอนให้คนอื่นได้ การจะสอนได้ จำเป็นต้องค้นพบท่านี้ในระหว่างการต่อสู้ แต่สมาชิกที่สามารถค้นพบท่านี้ได้มีเพียงเจมส์เท่านั้น (ตัวผมสีม่วงที่ยืนด้านบนในภาพ) ส่วนแบร์(ตัวถึกที่ยืนหน้าสุด)ที่เริ่มเกมพร้อมดาบไม่สามารถฝึกท่านี้ได้ ดังนั้นจึงควรเอาดาบมือเดียวให้ลีออนใช้แทนเพื่อให้ค้นพบท่านี้ (ถ้าเป็นสมัย SFC ต้องลบท่านี้จากลีออนด้วยจึงจะฝึกได้ ส่วน remaster ไม่แน่ใจว่าแก้บัคนี้แล้วหรือไม่) ศัตรูที่จะค้นพบท่านี้ได้ง่าย ก็คือตัวบอสก็อบลินสีแดงๆ และคจินซี อ่านเพิ่มเติมเรื่องกระบวนท่า นั่งบนบัลลังก์ซ้ำๆ ถ้ามีเงินพอสร้างสิ่งปลูกสร้าง บางครั้งเวลาเพิ่งมีการล่วงเวลาเกิดขึ้น จักรพรรดิ์จะสั่งสร้างอะไรใหม่ๆ แต่เพราะมีเงินไม่พอจึงต้องข้ามไปก่อน พอภายหลังมีเงินพอ อยากจะสร้าง แต่พอนั่งบนบัลลังก์ เราก็แค่ถอนใจ ไม่ออกคำสั่งอะไร... ไม่ต้องกังวล ขอเพียงขึ้นไปนั่งซ้ำๆ เดี๋ยวก็เสนอขึ้นมาเอง +++++++++++++++++++++++++++WALKTHRU++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++WALKTHRU++++++++++++++++++++++++ ==========================First Scenarios========================== OK, the first two scenarios are a little different from the rest, so I'm doing them special. For the first, you lose if either Leon or Gerard die (no inheritance). You don't have to worry about that in the second, but you don't have a choice about doing the second scenario, either. --The New Champions This scenario begins as Leon leads an expedition to eliminate monsters from the Sealed Earth. He brings three of his warriors along with him, as well as his son, Gerard, in an attempt to give the kid some experience. Leon gives a few orders, more to show Gerard how it's done than anything else. Characters: -Leon (Sw 5, Sp 2, L 2) comes w/ Steel Sword and Steel Armor; Sweep Draw and Double Strike techs; Lightball spell -Gerard. Comes with.... NOTHING. Nada, zilch for skills and techniques, and no special equipment, just basic armor and a long sword. -Bear, Heavy Infantry (Sw 3) comes w/ the first-level suit, making him the highest-defense character at the start. Has the Sweep Draw technique -Therese, Ranger (B 3) comes w/ ID Break and Sidewinder techniques, but low HP at the start -James, Light Infantry (Sw 1, Sp 1, AM 1, B 1), comes with a Great Sword equipped, but no techs Chests: 100,000 crowns (treasury) Kris Knife OK, it's time to kick monster butt! Gels (slime types) are really tough against physical attacks (i.e. you can't hurt them right now), but Leon's Light Ball attack should take them out easily enough. Tuataras (lizard enemies) hit a little harder than the other monsters. Bees are REALLY wimpy, except when they use their Sting attack, then the target's dead (does about 100 damage). There are two chests in here. The first one's 100,000 crowns (goes straight to Treasury), and guarded by a group Ghetto (funky bunny-man). The other's a Kris Knife (def. 1, status defense?), guarded by a group of Tuatara, with a Gel. Beat up all the monsters, and head back to Avalon. There'll be a small procession, and you end up in the throne room. Viktor (older son) will give Leon back the throne. A soldier comes in and announces that Waib, the seer, has arrived to talk to Leon, and Leon dismisses Gerard for awhile. Take Gerard around the castle. You can talk to the Court Mage gal on the first floor, who'll give Gerard the FireBall spell. Leave the castle and come back, then head to the throne room. Leon says something about that "damned witch woman", then mentions an outbreak of monsters just to the south. Leon, Gerard and co. head out to deal with them, leaving Viktor on the throne. --Watchman's Den 1 chest: Bastard Sword (Att. 16, sword and great sword techniques), lower level This is a two-floor level. The only treasure is the Bastard Sword on the lower floor, which uses both regular and great sword techniques. This is a GREAT place to level up; you can keep coming back here again and again, until you defeat the boss. Once you do that, then all the enemies disappear, however. A good rule-of-thumb here is to level up until you start ncountering Corpse-Eaters (zombie monster, looks like a were-rat). These things have an attack that hits the person in the back position (most likely Gerard). This makes them very dangerous, since one hit will kill Gerard, and if he runs out of LP, then the game's over. The boss battle here is a pair of Watchmen (bunny-men w/ watches, less than 200HP), with a couple of Ghetto helping them. Watchmen have bow attacks and the Pain spell, which causes stun. They can also use ID Break and a sleep attack, but only rarely. This isn't really much of a challenge, so mop the floor with them. --Attack on Avalon When you get back to town, you'll find your soldiers are all dead. In the middle of town you find Viktor, who disappears, showing you what Kujinshi did to him at the same time. That night, while Gerard is crying in his room, Leon meets with Waib again, and this time, actually bothers to listen to her. She's an emissary from the Ancient people, asking him to start a war against the Seven Heroes. The first time, he just blew her off, but this time... Well, there's revenge involved, so Leon agrees to go and attack Kujinshi in Somon. --Somon Somon's a town to the east of Avalon that's been overrun by Kujinshi's forces. The town itself is full of humanoid, goblin, flying and beast monsters, none of them really difficult. Inside the mansion on the north side, you'll find skeletons, beasts, humanoids, and demons on the first two floors, and ghosts & zombies on the third. Avoid the skeletons, they're hard. The humanoid enemies are usually Shadows, who use the Throw Kill attack (hits from behind, avoids defense). 1st floor- The first chest you see on the left is a Mimic (HP 999). This thing's HARD for your probable level at this point, and loves to use the Mad Biter attack (can cause confusion). They're only found in this mansion (four in all), and you don't seem to get anything for beating them, but they make for good practice, if you so wish. The next room up (on the first floor) has two chests and a fireplace. The chest on the left is Mimic #2, the other is 120,000 crowns. Go through the fireplace to find a secret room, with a Somon Ring (def. 1, def. against Charm) and 200,000 crowns. 2nd floor- The first big room is a barracks. The chest on the right is Mimic #3, the one on the left is a Lionhead Helm. There's a bedroom in back, with two chests. The one on the left is 150,000 crowns, the one on the right is Mimic #4. The stairs up are right through here. 3rd floor- There's not much to this floor, but there are two different paths to Kujinshi. One way, there are skeletons, the other way lie Undeads. Your choice. There are also ghost-type monsters hanging around the throne room. They fade in and out, so it's hard to avoid them sometimes. Boss: KUJINSHI (undead-looking goblin thing, with a huge sword) For the record, you are not supposed to win this battle at this time. After 5 or 6 rounds, Kujinshi will pull out his signature attack, Soul Steal, and kill Leon. --Second attack on Avalon You aren't given much time to mourn, unfortunately. After a death scene, the Inheritance Magic takes effect, and all Leon's experience is passed on to Gerard. With it comes an evasion technique for Soul Steal. DO NOT TAKE THIS OFF UNTIL AFTER KUJINSHI IS DEFEATED. As you're leaving Leon's room, a soldier rushes up to tell you that the town is under attack. Before leaving the castle, be sure to pick up another warrior. Someone with magic might be a good idea, but you might prefer another strong warrior. The next few battles aren't too bad, so don't worry over it too much. In town, there are seven groups of goblins, in front of various buildings and at the entrance to town. Just defeat them all to end the scene. The enemies will reappear if you exit the screen, but the scene will still end after you defeat seven groups. --the Goblin Cave 2 chests: Elder Bow and 100,000 crowns After the attack on Avalon, you're given a choice between taking on Kujinshi immediately, or going after the rest of those goblins. Take the first choice (goblins) for some much-needed building up and treasure hunting. Be sure to stop by your R&D department to finance some research; the results should be ready for you by the time you get back. This cave looks like a cliff face, with many cave openings all around. Most of these lead only to little caves with a few monsters in them. When you enter the cave, head right and down the stairs. Ignore the next cave you see, and head right past the other staircase for now. On the far right side of the screen is a cave. Go in. Head all the way to the top of the next screen, and touch the skull on the ground. Ta-da, you're in a battle with a skeleton-type monster. Defeat it, and then step on the skull to open the passage to the south. Continue that way to pick up the Elder Bow (att. 12), and some money for your treasury. To go back the way you came, you'll have to defeat another skeleton monster (step on the skull on the other side of the barricade). Now head back to that stairway you ignored earlier. Go up that way, and through the next cave to an area that's just crawling with goblin-type monsters. The one at the very top won't chase you, so you have to go to it to start the battle. If you've got a Court Mage with you, be sure to top off his MP first (don't be afraid to use up his magic in the cave, since that's the only way you'll be able to raise his levels; you'll find MP-restoring items in your pack, if you check). Boss: KING GOBLIN (1000HP) Just a fancy red goblin with a crown, really. At first you can't get to him because of his warriors in front. Just eliminate a few of them and that problem's solved. A few more will appear in a couple of turns, but you should be able to defeat the King before then. Have Therese (and a Mage if you have one) attack the King in back, while Gerard and your swordsmen take on the lackeys. Don't waste Therese's WP with Random Arrow attacks (Bow, hit all attack), concentrate on the King with ID Break or Double Shot (if you've got it). --Gerard's Revenge Now it's time to take on Kujinshi again. Be sure to pick up whatever you had your R&D department make, rest up at the Inn, and then head back to Somon for a rematch. Nothing much has changed here, though the enemies will probably be a little harder this time through (new enemies become available as you increase in power). Make your way up to the throne room. You can try and fight the Mimics again, if you feel like it. This'll be the last time you see them. Boss: KUJINSHI (999 HP, and then he gains an extra 1300 HP) He's back, and he's just as ugly. He uses basic attacks for a while before he gets tired and pulls out Soul Steal again. Surprise though... Gerard avoids it! Kujinshi might try this once or twice more, effectively wasting a turn. He won't target anyone else with the ability, thankfully. Kujinshi can also use some basic sword techniques, and maybe some Dark Magic. Frankly, this rematch is kind of a gimme, in terms of difficulty. You should have no trouble defeating Kujinshi once you get to him the second time. ======Gerard's Second Quest======= One year has passed, and Gerard is now an experienced ruler and warrior (note the cool new armor). One day, the Chancellor of Avalon comes to him, and tells him of troubles in the lands of the south, South Barene and the Ludon Highlands. Gerard decides to take the battle south, and drive back the monsters. --South Barene -the Town of Nibel This town's the only settlement in the region. When talking to the people in town, you find out about the monsters in the fortress to the east (already on map), and about the warrior monks at the Dragon's Den Dojo up in the mountains. You can do either one, but I suggest heading over to the Dojo first. -Dragon's Den Dojo The warrior monks are a little preoccupied at the moment. There's a den of monsters to the north that is keeping them too occupied to come to the aid of the villagers in the lowlands. They've tried to defeat the demons at the heart of the cave, but the way is blocked by a very strong slime creature (martial arts are completely useless against it). Agree to take care of the slime monster for them. -Monster Cave 2 chests - Nibel Ring, 90,000 crowns Take your time building up your stats and techniques in here, because the slime boss is a difficult one. The dungeon is pretty simple. When you walk in, head right to the staircase, then keep walking right, around the bend, until you get to a small hoard of slime monsters. There's one stationary enemy, in front of an entrance. That's the one you need to get rid of. Boss:GELATINOUS MATTER (HP 888, regenerates ~80 per round) might drop Candy Ring (very low probability) This thing is MEAN, for your current experience. First, it is a slime-type monster with a high defense. Staves, axes, and martial arts are useless against it, and swords don't do too well either. Spears and arrows do the most physical damage (epees are a little low in the attack power to do much). Magic attacks probably do the most damage. It would be smart to have a Court Mage M here to attack it with Wind Cutter, since in my experience you can do over 100 damage easy with that. Now, strategy. The first thing you do, before attacking, is to 1) put two healing potions on each fighter, and 2) put your party into Free Fight formation. Gelatinous Matter's main attack is a powerful electrical blast that hits everything on a horizontal line, and can KO any one of your characters in one hit, if you haven't got their HP up enough. So, the Imperial Cross formation gives it the chance to kill three of your characters in one hit. With Free Fight, it can only take out one of your warriors per round, and one of the others can use a potion on them the next round. Finally, Gelatinous Matter regenerates 80~90 HP per round, so if you don't hit hard enough, then the thing will only get stronger. After you've disposed of the Gelatinous Matter (might take a time or two), then you've got a choice. Either you go straight back to the Dojo and tell the Monks, or you go straight ahead to the next area alone. Either way, be sure to pick up the two chests up ahead (Nibel Ring and 90,000crowns) -Going alone At the end of the tunnel, there are three groups of demons. The one the monks are after isn't moving. This group will be a bit stronger than you're used to, and fairly difficult. The problems start AFTER you defeat them, however. If you go back to the Dojo after defeating the demons, then the head monk gets mad at you and attacks. It's a one-on-one duel between Gerard and The Dragon (seriously, that's what he's called in this battle), and it's pretty easy. But if you kill the Monk, then you cannot get him as a character, ever. -Going back to the Monks Choice number two, you go back to the head monk, and let him know you've beaten the slimes. He rushes out. Head back to the Monster Cave, and at the very end of the cave to find the head monk and two others beating the stuffing out of the demons. Talk to him, and he'll pledge his loyalty. You can recruit him anytime after. After this, you can continue to the River Fortress. ==River Fortress== The castle dominates the riverside, with monstrous sentinels watching from the towers. There's also a small pub nearby, and a storage area. This is a staging area, where monsters are preparing for the invasion of Avalon. There are three ways into the fortress: 1) Walk up to the gates. The first choice given is "Storm the gates". Good luck. You have to physically attack the gate (HP 3000), which is guarded by two Gargoyles and two Dobbies. This battle is too difficult to really consider, especially since the monsters regenerate every time you defeat one. Really good for learning new techniques, though. 2) In the pub, there's a guy who will sneak you into the Fortress for 20,000 crowns. If you take him up on it, you'll have to fight your way through the fortress, and up to the boss. I recommend option 3: getting a specialist on the job. ==Thieves' Guild== Go back to Avalon, and take a nap in Gerard's bed (in the castle). Night falls, and you can walk around. Head over to the Weapon Shop in town. Walk into the fireplace, and you'll be on the rooftops. Jump from rooftop to rooftop until you get to a window in the castle. Head inside, and walk in on Cat the City Thief. She'll bolt. Be sure to grab the chest (100,000 crowns). As you backtrack along the rooftops, you'll see Cat being accosted by a group of monsters. Drive them off (no battle), and she'll thank you and scram. Head back to bed. The next morning, head over to the Pub in town. Talk to the bartender, and ask how Cat is doing (second choice). He tells you to head over to the cemetary. Talk to the man in the cemetary to enter the Thieves' Guild. Talk to the leader of the thieves. He asks you to help clear the sewers of a small problem, and then they will help you out. So into the Sewers we go! The man in the lower left corner of the room will let you by. -Sewers There aren't very many monsters in here, only two groups of fish monsters, and the boss. Head left, down the steps into the water, down a bit, and through the covered tunnel to the right. Defeat the fish, then head to the boss. BOSS:Deep One (HP, 1200~1300. Regenerates ~120 HP per round) This guy isn't too difficult. It can use Water magic, and the Don't Move technique, but more often uses wrap attacks. Two rounds, and he's dead, easy. Head back to the Thieves' Guild. Swallow (head thief) will send Cat ahead to the Fortress to scout the place out for you. ==Infiltrating the Fortress== Chests: (first floor) 180,000 crowns, Fairy Sword Tatsumitsu (great sword, att. 10, tech. Throw Kill and Exorcism) (second floor) Star Stone, 200,000 crowns First, head to the pub near the fortress and meet up with Cat. She's already been in and out of the place, and has some good news for you. Follow her to the building south of the pub. The boss is on the 3rd floor, she tells you, and then shows you the secret passage she's found. You get into the fortress without anyone sounding alarms. Trust me, this is GOOD. Cat has placed daggers on the floor to show you which way to go. If a dagger points towards a door, then it's safe to go through. Unmarked doors have monsters, who will sound the alarm and cause lots of trouble for you. Watch where you step. The next part is simple: follow the daggers. The first room you can enter has two chests: 180,000 crowns, and the Fairy Sword Tatsumitsu. The Tatsumitsu may not look too powerful, but it has one thing in its favor: the Exorcism technique, which does massive damage to undead and (some) demon monsters. I recommend learning it quickly. Second floor: the daggers lead you to another treasure room, with a Star Stone (Def. 1, Magic Defense up) and 200,000 crowns. Just beyond there, you'll see an enemy sentry. You do not want him to see you, so head down around the other corridor, like the daggers show you. Third floor: Go through the door indicated to confront the boss. He admits to being a servant of Lord Bokuohn, sent to finish the job that Kujinshi was meant to do: ending the Imperial Line. BOSS:Vicar (~1000 HP), w/ Lizard and Pyro Rex Lizard has strong physical attacks, but only about 300 HP. Pyro Rex has a bit more, and uses fire attacks as well. Vicar uses staff attacks, like Ground Shake, Crown Split, and Double Hit, as well as Dark magic, like the Pain spell. Focus on one after another until all three are dead. Have a Court Mage M ready with Life Water, or a character loaded with potions, because you'll need healing available. They tend to target the character in front more, so it's a good idea to have Life Water targeted on that character at all times. Defeat them, and South Barene will join the Empire as your second region. Congratulations. That ends this generation. Time will fast-forward a few years, and a new generation will get their chance for adventure. ==The Next Generation(s)== You're presented with a choice of four warriors to inherit the Imperial skills. It doesn't matter too much who you choose, so follow your own preferences. When you're finished passing the torch along, the Chancellor will appear with a report. It seems that trouble is brewing in three regions bordering the Empire: south, in the Ludon Highlands, southeast along the Rongit Sea, and east, in the kingdom of Cumberland. You can do these in any order (though I recommend finishing the Cumberland scenario before the next generation change). Also available at this moment are several other quests, in the regions of the Steppe (with Bokuohn, "The Landship"), the Savannah (The Hive Queen), the Jungle of Saramat (with Rocbouquet, "the Verdant Ruins"), Komulune Island, and North Nazelle ("The Saigos Clan"). You can do any of these you like, in most any order (though you need to finish the first Ludon quest before you can get to North Nazelle). The main problem is getting to these regions (you'll have to hoof it overland a long ways if you want to get to the Jungle or Komulune Island, for example; and you'll have to really build up your party before taking on the Meru Desert). Be sure to recruit four powerful warriors to accompany you, grab the good equipment out of storage, and tally ho! ==Ludon Mines 1== The Chancellor has spoken of lands to the south. Head to Nibel and talk to people in the Pub. One of them will mention the town of Tifarl, to the south. Once you've spoken with them, go to the South Barene map, and check along the bottom of the screen to get to the Ludon Highlands. You find Tifarl to be almost a ghost town. This place has made its living off of the gem trade for generations, but now monsters have taken over the mines, and so everyone's left. Ask around a little to get the mines placed on the map, then head on over. --The Gem Mines treasure: (first level) 90,000 crowns, 70,000 crowns (second level) 280,000 crowns, 190,000 crowns, 220,000 crowns On the first floor, you'll find four rooms with gems lying on the ground. Two of these are trapped. The rooms with the real gems have ore visible in the walls in the back. The fake rooms will drop you into the level below, among a large group of monsters. For the record, the two non-trapped rooms are the one just to the left of the entrance (90,000 crowns worth), and the one just above the ladder to the lower level (70,000 crowns worth). Either by ladder or by trapdoor, make your way to the lower level, and head up. The uppermost room in that level has three reptile monster groups. The one blocking the passage beyond is the boss. Boss: LIZARDMAN and LIZARDLADY Just a pair of slightly higher-power monsters. LizardLady uses spears and spear waza, while Lizardman has swords and sword techs (including the rather damaging MultiWay attack). LizardLady has upwards of 1000 HP, and Lizardman is slightly weaker. Once you beat these two, the quest is over (short, no?). The Ludon Highlands become a part of the Empire, and time fast-forwards one year. Be sure to get back to the mines right after, and explore the area behind where the boss was. You can find three gems there (for 280,000, 190,000, and 220,000 crowns). Be sure to talk to the grandmother in Tifarl as well. She'll tell you about the Aqua Lake, which lets you enter the Ludon Highlands from the map screen. ========The Cumberland Civil War========== This scenario is a little trickier than most. For one, if you exit the region or your Emperor dies before it's finished, then you fail the quest, and get to go through some extra trouble when you return to Cumberland later. Two, there is more than one path to follow, depending on what answer you give at the beginning. Finally, if you do not start this scenario before the first generation jump (several years pass) after Gerard, then the scenario will automatically start as failed, with the Gold Army in control of the country (thanks for Zach and Alex pointing this out...). If this happens to you, skip ahead to Path #3 in this section. To start this scenario, go to Somon, and take the first option to go to Douglas (the other goes to Miles, on the edge of the Steppe). Once in Douglas, talk to everyone in town first, to open up Nerack Castle and the city of Forfar on the map. Then go into the castle. Walk straight into the throne room to pay your respects to King Harold, who has requested your advice (this is why your Chancellor tells you to come here, after all). You are introduced to the king's youngest son, Toma, before the two of you talk in private. The king confides that he's too sick to rule; that he's not going to last long, and needs to choose one of his children as his successor. The choices are: Georg, head of the Holy Order of Nerack Castle; Sofia, the head of the Holy Order at Forfar; Toma, the king's third and youngest son; or, finally, to not make a choice on the matter. No matter what your choice, King Harold dies the following night, while you're staying in the castle. The castle is in an uproar because Prince Toma has gone missing at the same time. Go outside, and right to the kitchen garden. Over on the right edge of that, there's a passage hidden by trees. Go right, up, and around to find Toma sobbing. Talk to him and cheer him up a bit. Soon, a soldier in a gold uniform shows up looking for Toma (note: all the soldiers in Douglas and Nerack wear GREEN uniforms...). Here is where the first branch-off occurs. #1 If you answered Toma when talking with King Harold (choice #3), or didn't make a choice (option #4), then Toma will accept his choice as heir, and return to the throne room with Saifreet, the Cumberland Chancellor (man in pinkish robes). Toma will ask you if you could make contact with his brother and sister to the south. Take the first choice to agree, and head out. If you take the second option, then you leave Cumberland (not a good idea). Leaving Cumberland for any reason leads to path 3, which I'll talk about in a little while. #2 If you answered Georg or Sofia when talking with King Harold (choices #1 and #2), then the soldier will let something slip, and get you suspicious. The soldier will attack. This battle, with a Viking and a Killer Machine, isn't that hard. In fact, you'll be seeing this same fight several times over, very soon... After the battle, you decide that it's best to get Toma to safety at Nerack Castle (or Forfar if you chose Sofia). You take an escape route through the forest south of Douglas. The Saifreet's Gold Army has got its soldiers out, however, and they're backed up by many types of monsters. At the very end of the trail, you'll have to defeat an Army enemy to get past. It's a pair of Shadow Ninja (you should remember these guys) and two Killer Machines. Focus on the Killer Machines; the Shadows are too weak to worry about now. If you've got multi-hit techniques, feel free to use them, and take out the Shadows while damaging the stronger enemies as well. --Nerack Castle No matter which choice you made, you seem to show up here anyway. On path #1, you can go to Forfar and talk to Sofia, or go to Nerack and talk to Georg. Either way, the three of you will wind up chatting in Nerack Castle. This is where you go if you take path #2, as well. A soldier runs up and informs Georg that monsters have dug a tunnel under the Great Wall, which is Cumberland's main defense against the forces of Bokuohn on the Steppe. Guess who gets to go plug that hole? --The Great Wall. Yup, you. Once you arrive at the Wall, head right to find the tunnel entrance, surrounded by monsters. The tunnel itself is mercifully short, with only a relative handful of monsters. The boss is a snake-type enemy that's at the bottleneck of the tunnel. Boss:DUNEWORM (~1800 HP, regenerates ~180 HP if earth attacks are used), w/ an insect monster The DuneWorm is a denizen of the Meru Desert, far to the south. Thankfully, in this battle, you're not limited the way you would be in the Meru (more on that later). The insect accompanying it is laughably weak. Have a great sword user whack it hard, and that should take care of it. The DuneWorm has at least one earthquake attack, which can attack your members along a horizontal line, and stun them. You can switch to Free Fight formation if you'd like, but it's not necessary. If you've got the sword technique Air Pressure Wave (WP 5, looks like enemy is caught in stream of wind before you slash), then you can knock a lot of HP off it at the very start of the battle. After this, events split again. If you followed path #2, then you can go straight to Saifreet's Castle, to the far north. If you took path #1, then... =====Path #1: Rescue Toma!==== If you're on story path #1, then Toma is still in Douglas castle, and at Lord Saifreet's mercy. Now it's time to rescue him. When you return to Douglas, you'll have a nasty surprise waiting for you in front of the castle gates: a Spriggan (12,000 HP). This is one of only three Giant-type monsters in the game, and thankfully, fighting it is completely optional. Its Grand Cross attack will take you out VERY fast, unless you've been building up insanely. There IS a better way, however. Remember where you found Toma? Go back over there, and hop up through the castle window. Head left, past the throne room, and around to the down staircase on the left side of the castle. Avoid enemies if you like, the point is to rescue Toma. Down in the dungeon, you can see that he's not in any of the cells, but if you continue right, you'll see two humanoid enemies standing by a wall. Eliminate them, and then find the spot that was between where they were standing (directly below the unlit lamp). Go down to find a hidden doorway, where they're keeping Toma. Congratulations, you've just taken back the castle. After this, it's off to Saifreet's Castle.... ======Path #3: The Rebellion===== Now, let's go over what happens if you have to leave Cumberland for any reason (walking out on Toma, Emperor dying, accidentally walking through the gate at the Great Wall). Upon returning, you'll find that Douglas and Forfar have been overrun by the Gold Army. Soldiers wander around town, and will shake you down for money if you run into one. Refuse to pay (which you'll have to do eventually, since they won't stop asking for money), and you'll have to fight. Oh, and guess who's in front of the castle again? Yup, it's Spriggan. Since the scenario's blown anyway, you might want to take on Spriggan a few times, to see if you can learn the Grand Slam evade. Trust me, that's worth it. However, you cannot fight the Spriggan until after the tunnel under the Great Wall is blocked, and every time you leave the area, everything resets. Very annoying. For now, head to Forfar. This town's been taken over by the Gold Army as well, and there's a demon enemy (a Cult in my playthru) in front of the throne in the castle. But there's no sign of the Holy Order. Go back to the first house in town (the schoolhouse), and walk through the fireplace to find Sofia and what's left of the Holy Order. Sofia tells you how Saifreet, with the help of monstrous allies from the Steppe, has seized power, wiped out the Order, and is holding Toma hostage at Douglas Castle. The first thing you have to do is block off Saifreet's source of reinforcements. Yup, that means... --The Great Wall Tunnel Yup, here again. And nothing about it has changed. The boss is still a DuneWorm (~1800 HP), and a little insect with it. After you've blocked off the Tunnel, head back to Forfar and talk with Sofia. She'll get excited, and bound out of the room. Outside, you'll notice that their are no Gold Army soldiers in town now. Apparently Sofia is rounding up what's left of the Holy Order for one final assault on Saifreet. Head on to Douglas. --Douglas Castle, just a little too late... Note: If you got this story path because you waited too long before coming to Cumberland, you won't know about the window entrance, and will HAVE to defeat the Spriggan to get in. That'll take a while... Enter the castle through the window (where you found Toma crying). Don't take on the Spriggan unless you really, really mean it. Go down the stairs on the left side of the castle, and then all the way to the right side of the dungeon, where the two humanoid enemies are. Defeat them, then find the hidden door (directly below the unlit lamp). On this path, however, Toma isn't there to be rescued. That is, there's no one there but his ghost. Talk to his ghost, and it will call out for his brother, sister, and father before disappearing. Exit the castle, and head back to Forfar. Even with Douglas Castle taken back, Saifreet is still at large. Talk to Sofia again (still hiding in the schoolhouse), and she'll tell you how Georg tried to defeat Saifreet with most of the Holy Order, but all were killed. Their spirits now haunt Nerack Castle. The only way to find Saifreet is to ask them. --Haunted Castle Nerack. Transparent warriors walk the walls, and guard the doors. They stare at you, but will not speak a word. In the throne room, a ghostly Georg sits, with his brother Toma watching from the side. Dare you speak to him? You must. Georg asks you to avenge the deaths of his brother and himself, and, taking Toma's hand, walks away into the distance. Just before the two of them disappear, he tells you that Saifreet's castle is in the far north. NOTE: if you visit Nerack Castle before Toma's ghost is set free, then you'll get into a one-on-one fight with Georg if you try talking to him (HP 503, but hits HARD) ======== Cumberland: Endgame ======== --Saifreet's Castle chests: (first floor) Rubber Sole (shoe, lightning resist), 90,000 crowns (lower level) Sweat Suit, 120,000 crowns, 110,000 crowns, Wormslayer (sword, att. 17, tech. Final Strike and Swarm) Saifreet's Castle is very straightforward. No multiple paths, no hidden areas. The first two chests are in plain sight in the enemy mess hall, first floor. The other four are in the side-rooms near the down-stairway in the lower level. Head downstairs from the lower level to find the docks. Saifreet's trying to make a getaway! Get rid of the three Gold Army soldiers guarding him, then move in for the kill! Boss: SAIFREET, w/ human-type enemies for support Saifreet has several powerful Water spells, including Diamond Dust and Prism Light (confusion, all). The immediate danger is from his allies' physical attacks, then Saifreet's spells. Just unload your strongest techniques on them, and they should go down quickly. --The Succession Decided. This scene changes depending on who's still alive at the end. If everyone's still alive, then you'll meet with Georg, Toma, and Sofia in the Douglas Castle throne room, where Toma decides that you should be the ruler of Cumberland. You take the throne, and Cumberland becomes part of the Empire. If Toma and Georg are dead, then the scene happens in Forfar Castle. It's just Sofia thanking you for all that you've done. As you walk away, she pledges the eternal loyalty of the Holy Order to the Empire. Cumberland joins the Empire. The only major difference in the long run is that, for the everyone-dead path, there will no longer be a little Toma lookalike sitting on the Cumberland throne as viceroy. Instead, the throne will be empty whenever you visit. You'll still be able to recruit members of the Holy Order, both male and female. ==Pirates of the North Rongit== This quest takes place beyond the Victor Canal, where the Fortress was in the previous generation. There's a sleepy little hamlet there now, called Miramar. You can cross via the ferry, and the first house in town has a chest in it with a weak pair of gloves (Pot Gloves). The city of Morbellum should be on the map when you exit Miramar. Be sure to talk to the Chancellor again if it doesn't immediately show up. Morbellum is a bustling seaport, but one with a pirate problem. The pirate colony of Nuono lies just across the gulf. In the store, you can pick up a few new items, including the Crescent Sword (att. 12, tech. Throw Kill), and the Battle Axe, which is probably the first axe you'll get in this game. Head over to the pub, and talk to the two guys on the right to hear about the Harrier Peninsula, where Nuono lies. Finally, enter the house on the far left side of town. This is a meeting place for less-savory types, such as pirates. Here is one place where your choice of Emperor does have an effect. Certain character classes can lure the guard away and knock him out before he can sound the alarm, the rest blunder in and scare everyone off before you can learn anything. City Thieves are a good choice of Emperor for this scenario, as is the Fighting Monk. If you have the chance to overhear some of the conversation, you'll hear the pirates describe the various ways to approach Nuono, and how they're guarded. The sea approach is guarded by the Marine Labyrinth, which is filled with octopus monsters. The overland route is over the Harrier Peninsula, which is covered with monsters of all sorts. There are three choices in all, and all result in the addition of the North Rongit to the Empire. Option #3 also nets you some more money for the treasury, and a much better epee than the Fleuret that some of your characters are stuck with at the moment. #1 For the first option, all you have to do is go to the ship in the harbor, defeat the Viking in charge of it, and steer it westward. Navigate through the Marine Labyrinth, defeat a buttload of octopi, and then fight your way through Nuono before confronting the great Privateer and claiming this area for the Empire. #2 The second option is available only to characters who could overhear the entire conversation in the room, and heard about the approach via the Harrier Peninsula. Head back over to Tifarl, talk to the bartender in the pub (middle option), and you should be able to access Harrier Peninsula from the right side of that map. After battling through the fairly straightforward cave-and- cliff setup of the level, you'll bound over the walls into Nuono. The fighting's a bit lighter, since you've caught them by surprise this way, and again confront the Privateer to end the threat and add the North Rongit to the Empire. #3 The third option: Get on the ship in the harbor, and talk to the captain of the ship. Take the second choice (the first leads to a fight). The man agrees to take you to Nuono, if you can eliminate the monsters in the Messina Mines, to the northeast. --Messina Mines chests: Love Omen (epee, att.17, tech. Final Strike, Mad Biter), 100,000 crowns Apparently, the mines are still in operation this time. Monsters (presumably servants of Bokuohn) have enslaved the miners, and are taking the metals and gems for themselves. After you enter the actual mines, head up and left, down the ladder, and then follow the tunnels and ladders as far as you can go. At the end are the two treasure chests, the Love Omen epee, and 100,000 crowns. Backtrack, and back to the first screen of the mines. This time, head to the right. If you follow this path down to the third and lowest level, you'll find an area with many dead ends. The miners all say that the boss is hiding itself. The miner in the upper left part of the screen will tell you where the boss is though: to the upper right part of the screen. Walk over there, and straight through the wall at the end of the corridor to find the hidden room. The boss is a Spirit monster (the one that's not moving around, of course). In my playthrough, it was a Valkyrie, but I'm not sure if this is set. The boss will be slightly more powerful than you're used to, definitely. --Ship Ride After defeating the monsters at Messina Mine, head back to Morbellum, and talk to the man on the boat (who asked you to help with the mines). He agrees to let you ride for free. You're left in one of the storage rooms, and asked to sweep up while in transit. Clean the dust off the floor, exit the room, re- enter, repeat. After you've cleaned the room two or three times, go up top, and you should be able to exit the ship. The Captain will be waiting for you, and the two of you will sign a truce bringing Nuono and Morbellum into the Empire. ========Generation Change======= If you've been following this guide in the exact order I'm writing it (which honestly, you don't have to do at all), then this should be where your next generation shift happens. If you're going your own way through the game, the generations shift approximately every three scenarios that you finish. It mainly depends on how many battles you fought in each scenario (there's a counter that tallies up points based on # of battles and scenarios cleared, and declares a generation change whenever the points reach a certain amount). If you're a big-time level-upper, then you'll probably change generations more often than I did. At this point of the game, your Chancellor has no info on anything outside the Empire, so feel free to explore wherever. At the moment, the only scenarios open (that don't have prerequisite scenarios) are the Hive Queen (Savannah), the Saigos Clan (North Nazelle) and Komulune Island scenarios. The Steppe and Jungle of Saramat regions are also available (these are listed in the Heroes' Quests sections of the game). Whenever you finish a scenario, be sure to check in with the Chancellor. He'll inform you of various things, like if Hiraga in Somon wants to talk to you. ===========The Saigos Clan=========== requirement: "Ludon Mines 1" completed This scenario is a little different from the other Hero quests, in that the Hero in question, Dantarg, is not really involved in the storyline. Here, you're helping the Saigos people of the North Nazelle region eliminate monster dens. One of the odder thing about all dungeons in this area, is that the boss monsters are much more variable than most (as in, they level up according to your skill levels), and that Dantarg can show up in any of the dungeons as the boss. He's more likely to show up in the later dungeons, so that one's listed under the Heroes' section, but be prepared anyway. To get to the North Nazelle region, first open up the Ludon Pass for exploration (talk to the grandmother in Tifarl to open the area). The pass has three exits: north-east, to Tifarl, south-west to Aqua Lake, and south to the Saigos Village. In Saigos Village, you can rest up, but not much else. Talk to the man in the lower-left side to open up the East Dungeon on the map. Later on, you can buy a nice seashell here as well. --East Dungeon This cave is very simple. No chests, only two levels. The down staircase is in the upper-right corner of the first level, and the second level is a simple room-within-a-room design. There's a demon-type boss near the center of the level. The actual boss enemy seems to vary according to when you play through here. If you visit here before Dantarg comes through, then it's a snake-type. If you're (un)lucky enough to arrive at just the right time, then you'll fight Dantarg here. If you come here after he arrives, then the boss will be a demon. After you've cleared out the East Dungeon, head back to the Saigo Village, and talk to the kids to open up the Winter Grazing Grounds for the moo herders. The moos are a yak-like creature that provides many things for the Saigos Clan, and the herders are always moving back and forth between the Winter Grounds in North Nazelle, and the Summer Grounds in South Nazelle (across the Straits of Nazelle). --Winter Grazing Grounds Here, you get to meet the Herder. He's got a bit of a problem too. He needs to drive the Moo herd to the Summer Grazing Grounds, but a Dragon has made its lair along the route, and it's threatening the herd. Choose the first option to agree to help. South Dungeon is now open on the map. --South Dungeon chests: 110,000 crowns, Splasher Sword, 120,000 crowns South Dungeon is full of large stones that provide barricades. Wherever you see a smaller stone set between two large ones, you can run and jump across the gap. Just below the entrance, there's a jump that leads to two chests: 110,000 crowns and the Splasher Sword (att. 29, tech. Final Strike and Molecular Dissolve) The first staircase is at the lower-left part of the first screen. Go downstairs, then up through the next cave entrance to get to the second large screen. From here, take the series of jumps starting on your right to get to a chest with 120,000 crowns. Go back, then head up left to find the exit and the level boss (a lizard-type before Dantarg, a spirit-type after). Oddly enough, they aren't really near each other. Go back to the Grazing Grounds, and talk with the Herder to end this first scenario, and add the North Nazelle area to the Empire. =========The Hive Queen======== This quest is in the Savannah. To get there, either take the ship from Somon to Miles in the Steppe, or go straight to Cumberland and go through the gates at the Great Wall, again entering the Steppe. In the Steppe, head south-east to the overland passage to the Savannah. --The Savannah The Savannah is a large grassy area, with scattered trees. There are three towns here, West Village, South Village, and East Village (inventive, no?). West Village's entrance is directly south of the passage from the Steppe. All you get there is some information about the ant-monsters attacking the Savannah, and a town to the south, Bihara, which is the entrance to the Meru Desert. You can also rest here. East Village, on the far side of the Savannah, has been overrun by monstrous termites. There's an entrance to the Hive here, but the tunnels lead to nowhere. On the south-east corner of the Savannah is a passage to the Jungle. South Village is, appropriately enough, on the south side of the Savannah. This village is led by the Hunter. The scenario begins here. Spend the night in the village, and wait for a rude awakening in the middle of the night. The termites dig a tunnel entrance in the middle of town, and attack. Go over to the hole, and you have two options. #1 is to plug up the hole (the termites will attack again the next time you rest). #2 is to head down into the anthill and take them on yourself. Inside the Hive, you'll see two types of enemies: tan insects, and metal-grey insects. The tan insects are Mantarms (termite workers) with either insect or slime monsters. You'll likely remember the Mantarms from much earlier. They're no threat to you, though their companions might be. Take out the other monsters before the Mantarms, whenever you get into a battle with them. The metal-grey insects are Term Soldiers. These are something else altogether from the workers. They wield swords and spears, and techniques to match. Try to take them out fast, but watch out, they can use the Windmill counterattack. It's best to avoid these guys. They can be insta-deathed with the appropriate techs, though. --The Hive chests: 60,000 crowns, 90,000 crowns, Queen Bee Robe (def. 8, m.def up), 40,000 crowns From the South Village entrance to the Hive, go left and down through the next chamber, then right. The exit to the next area is to the right. The passage to the north leads to 60,000 crowns in a chest, and the passage south leads to 90,000 crowns. Grab these and head right. Hop down the hole. The next passage has a series of side-caves to look through. There are chests in the first passage along the bottom (Queen Bee Robe), and the last one along the top (40,000 crowns). The exit is the last passage along the bottom. Again, hop down the hole. Head down the long walkway to find... a weird, long, pink thing... Continue right to get to Moleville. The molemen are under attack by the termites, but they can't do much to help you at the moment. Head up, right, and down to get to the other side of Moleville, and the heart of the Hive... Boss: The QUEEN (HP, 11,898) Yes, the long pink thing was in fact the tail end of the Hive Queen herself. And she's one ugly piece of royalty. Note the scepters she's wielding. She uses several Mace attacks, including Crown Split, Double Hit, and Bone Crush, as well as the specialty technique Don't Move! (chance to paralyze all enemies). She also uses special abilities like Sonic Boom (hit one, or hit all, can hit invisible characters), and Pheromone (chance to charm enemies along a vertical line). Really, this battle is much more difficult than even some of the early Seven Heroes. The Queen can target all characters at once, or hit singly for more damage, and can inflict several status ailments if she so chooses. Hope for her mace attacks; they're the weakest skills at her disposal. Once the Queen is beaten, all of her brood will disappear, and the threat to the Savannah is ended. Go back to South Village and talk to the Hunter to end the scenario. The Savannah will be added to the Empire, and the Hunter and Moleman classes will be made available. ==========Komulune Island 1======== Komulune Island is a volcanic isle north of the Jungle of Saramat. To get there, you either have to take the boat from Muliay (town in north Saramat), or travel the Komulune Straits from Forfar (talk to the man with the boat, with a Privateer for an Emperor). You arrive in Tsukijima, the main town on the island. Talk to the locals to get info. It seems that Komulune Island is suffering from a volcano problem. As in, it's threatening to explode. After you've talked to everyone (esp. to the Mayor in the upper-left house, and the guys in the bar), you should have Tsukijima, the Volcano, the Sorceror's Tower, and the Salamander town of Zemio on the map. --Zemio You don't actually have to visit Zemio at this time, but it's an interesting side-trip. Zemio is a town built on a lake of molten lava. In order to visit the Salamanders, you're going to need something to travel around in. From Tsukijima, take the boat back to Muliay, and head into the Jungle. If you've been through here before, then you should remember where you met the Amazon. If not, head for the lower right corner of the Jungle. RUN down through the gap in the rocks to jump across. Behind one of the bushes to the left you can just barely see something black. This is the stone canoe. NOTE: while carrying this item, you cannot run. Do not even bother trying. Fall through that hole in the ground like a man. This passage will take you to the hill in the middle of the Jungle. Make your way out from there. But as soon as you bring it to Zemio, it stays there permanently. --Sorceror's Tower This is, of course, where the Sorceror lives. Right as you walk in, note the two statues. If you walk BETWEEN the statues, then the area beyond leads to the Sorceror's workshop. If you walk AROUND them, then it leads to the right, to the rest of the tower. There are two chests on the second floor of the tower, but the door's locked at the moment. Anyways, you're here to talk to the Sorceror, and he's in his workshop. Ask him for help (first option), and he'll give you the Ice Seed. You'll have to carry this to the top of the Volcano and throw it in, if you want to prevent an eruption. --Volcano This part is really simple. Fight your way up the Volcano, throw the seed in the caldera, watch the lava cool down, head back out. There isn't even a boss here. Head back to Tsukijima, and talk to the Mayor and the Sorceror in the mayor's place (upper-left building) to end the scenario, and add Komulune Island to the Empire. ==========The Towers of Terelutva========= This scenario takes place in the Meru Desert (obvious enough). There are four sections to this region. Where you enter from Bihara is the first section. The area west of that (where it connects to the South Rongit region) is the second section. The town of Terelutva is the third section, and the fourth section is the entire southern part of the desert. Travel through the desert is brutal, however. Your HP will be halved at the start of every battle. Streams of sand carry you away if you step wrong. Also, three different types of serpent enemies wander the sands: the Sand Biter (red), the Sand Dragon (purple), and the DuneWorm (yellow). These enemies are the always the same, regardless of your own levels. The flying enemies still change, however. The town of Terelutva is on an island due south of Bihara (exit on the southern edge of the first section to get there). Terelutva is an ancient city, with great towers left behind by the Ancient civilization. Noel has since moved into the area, and has stationed monsters in the towers. First order of business, take the battle to the monsters. There are three towers in town. The boss of all the monsters in the towers is in the middle tower, but you can take the other two towers first for the exercise, if you'd like. The boss of the tower on the right is insect-type (MantisGod in my playthrough), and the tower on the left is a reptile type (Basilisk and Toad Soldier in my playthrough). You get a bottle of the mid- level magic restore potion after each battle. The boss of the middle tower is a beast-type. There's a lot of conversation before this battle, most of it reflecting on the political balance between the various Heroes. It seems that Wagnas and Noel have some conflicting issues as to how to proceed with their plans. Wagnas favors the brute-force approach, while Noel's in support of more diplomatic means. After this conversation, then you fight. Defeating the boss removes the monsters from all three towers (if you haven't already cleared the other two). The Meru Desert is added to the Empire. ===========================PLACES TO GO=========================== The following scenarios all have prerequisites before they become available; usually completed scenarios. Note: Again, you can play these in almost any order, even ahead of scenarios mentioned earlier. I'm just putting them in this order for my own convenience. =======Ludon Mines 2======= Scenario requirements: "Ludon Mines 1" completed, several generations passed since. It seems like those miners have uncovered more than they can handle, again. The real level begins where the first Ludon scenario ended, in that room where the three large crystals were. The tunnels extend beyond this point. Time to go monster hunting. --Ludon Mines, lower levels. chests: 300,000 crowns (crystal) There are a ton of undead monsters in this level; more than any other type of monster in fact. Be sure to bring along the Tatsumitsu sword (you DID learn the Exorcism technique, I hope...) From the entrance, head up and left, and keep going left to find a crystal worth 300,000 crowns. At the top of the screen you'll see a door guarded by a zombie-type monster. With Exorcism, this should be a really short battle. Go through the door to find the Demon Stone. This is the source of the monsters plaguing the mines. Break it to end its terror. Afterwards, you have the option to take the shards of the Demon Stone with you. One of the Molemen can make a ring out of it. The DemonStone Ring provides massive protection against magic, and is one of the few items that will protect against Charm, but there is one major drawback: when equipped, it will reduce everyone's LP by one every time you sleep at an Inn, or any other place that is not Gerard's bed in Avalon Castle. The benefits do balance this out, and if you're not planning on sleeping anytime soon (or are about to take on the last boss in a scenario), you might want to equip it for that extra bit of protection. ========Garon's Coup======= Scenario requirements: "Pirates of North Rongit" completed, more than 1 generation passed since. This scenario is started by talking to the Chancellor in Avalon Castle. After several areas have been added to the Empire, he will mention something going on down in Morbellum. If you go to the map of that region, and Nuono no longer appears on the map, then the scenario has begun. If you're very savvy, you might notice that your incoming revenue (talk to Tax Official) has dropped a bit. --Morbellum Go to the northwest building in town to find the Captain and the Pirates' Guild in a meeting. This time, you'll be invited in. The Captain will tell you how Garon, a servant of Subier, has taken control of the town of Nuono. He will mention your choices for how to get to Nuono. The choices are 1) by land (Harrier Peninsula), 2) by sea (Marine Labyrinth), or 3) don't go anywhere. A real adventurer wouldn't choose number 3, of course, ;) Whichever route you've chosen, nothing has changed one iota from the first time you might have come fighting through here, in the earlier scenario. Once you reach Nuono, head for the docks (if you took the Marine Labyrinth, that's where you enter). Garon will be waiting for you there. Catch him by surprise if you took the land route, or battle through his gathered monsters to reach him. Beat him (a cakewalk), and he'll flee to the house on the hill (the Captain's former headquarters). Don't worry about the pirates in town, they all run away if you talk to them. Walk into the headquarters, and be jumped by a set of Killer Machines. After you take these guys out, Garon will run for it again. Follow him through the secret passage to below the fireplace. This next passage leads to a secret dock, where Garon has a ship hidden. On the way, be sure to grab the two chests: a Viking Axe, and the Bard's Bassoon (Thanks go to Ayaka Matsumoto for the vocab hint). It's one of the Bard's Instruments, and a fairly important story item later on. You get to the end, and you think you'll be facing Garon, right? Nope. He exclaims that he'll be back, and that Lord Subier will grant him greater powers in order to defeat you, then jumps on his ship and escapes. Oh well. You've reclaimed Nuono, and the entire North Rongit for the Empire, and the Privateer class should be available now. ========South Sea Mermaid====== requirements: "Pirates of North Rongit", "Ludon Highlands 1", "The Hive Queen" scenarios completed; male character as Emperor. NOTE: if the scenario "The Haunted Ship" begins before you do "South Sea Mermaid", then this scenario will be superseded. To start, go to Morbellum, and take the boat south to the town of Mermaid (second choice). The town's named after the legendary mermaids who live in the South Rongit Sea. Mermaid is a town built on islands, with bridges connecting all over. Talk to the people in town until it gets dark. Everyone in town will disappear. Head to the Pub. Here's where everyone is! As you walk in the door, you'll see the Dancer giving a performance. After she's through, she'll leave. Talk to everyone in the Pub. Go outside, and it's miraculously day again. Talk to everyone outside again until night falls. Head back to the Pub. This time, she's dancing on the bar (note the two dirty old men, hehe). Again, she leaves before you have a chance to talk with her. Third time's the charm... Again, talk to everyone in town until night falls. This time, the Dancer pulls your Emperor into the room, and the two of you start dancing. After you're finished, follow her out the back door. On the cape north of town, you see... the Dancer shed her clothes, and turn into a Mermaid. After a few choice words to the Emperor, she jumps into the ocean. Back in town, talk to the people in the houses. A woman will tell you about the old witch who lives in the eastern mountains. Guess where you're headed now? --Witch's Cave This cave is really short, but full of monsters (I guess witches value their privacy). All the way to the back of the cave, and to the left, and you'll find the Witch. You'll have a choice of what to get from her. The first is a Fishman Potion (to breathe underwater), a powerful magic-restoring potion, and an LP restoring potion (this is the only place you can buy this potion, though you can also find them in your storage space). She'll give you a list of ingredients, and a bill for 10,000 crowns (all her potions cost that much, by the way). Ingredient #1: a sea-swallow's nest Go to Toba (sail from Morbellum or Mermaid). Exit the town to the right to get to the cliffs. Go past the first vine you see, and take the second. Follow the vines up and down, up and down, work your way down to the small coast area (w/ a few aquatic enemies) and all the way right, then up, over, and up and down vines again until you work you're back up on the top left side of the screen. Take the nest you find up there, then work your way all the way back. Rest up in town, and let's continue. Ingredient #2: the eggshell of a rare bird of the Savannah Go to South Village in the Savannah. Talk to the Hunter to ask about the rare bird. It nests in the grove on the eastern side of the Savannah, but is often attacked by monsters. Leave South Village, and head east and a little north until you see a bunch of trees grouped together. Walk into the grove, and you'll see the nest under attack! Boss: PYROHYDRA (~4500 HP) You might've already run into this monster, but maybe not. Pyrohydra can perform multiple attacks in one round, have fire attacks (single and multi- hit), wrap attacks, Fang Crush, Triple Hit, etc. If you've got a sword-user, lead off with an Air Pressure Wave attack to bring its HP down fast, then beat it down with other high-power attacks to finish it off. Once you beat it, behold the miracle of life as the egg hatches, and the birds fly away. Now you can take the eggshell. Ingredient #3: Water from Aqua Lake. On the western edge of the Ludon Highlands, lies the Aqua Lake. Try and take any water, though, and you'll be told off by the Nereid, the watery maiden who lives in the lake. She'll let you take some water, but only if you bring her a Moonlight Comb. For the Moonlight Comb, first head to Moleville, under South Village. Talk to the stationary Moleman on the far right of the screen (one of the two that was under attack by the termites, earlier). Ask him about the comb, and he'll tell you to bring him some moonbeams, caught in a special pot. He provides the pot. Leave the Savannah, and head to Avalon. Stay the night in the Inn, and around midnight you'll go to the roof to gather some moonbeams. Do this two or three nights in a row, then go back to Moleville. The Moleman will take the moonbeams, then charge you 10,000 crowns for the service of making the comb. You have to pay him, so fork over the cash. Return to Aqua Lake, and give the comb to the Nereid. She'll let you take some of the lakewater for yourself. Also, the Nereid class is now available. Return to Avalon to recharge the petty cash (talk to your Treasurer, remember?), then head back to the Witch's Cave in the South Rongit area. Pay the witch, give her the ingredients, and receive the Fishman Medicine in return. She warns you that a person can only use it three times safely, so be careful. Return to the place you saw the mermaid dive in, and use the potion. Jump in, and you find yourself in the undersea home of the Fishmen. Talk to the mermaid, and the two of you wander off... You return out of breath, and the mermaid says she really had fun... Make of that what you will, ;) Return to dry land, jump back in, and repeat. After you do this three times, your Emperor decides that he doesn't want to leave, and abdicates. You get to choose a new Emperor now. Scenario over. NOTE: South Rongit is not added to the Empire in this scenario. ==========Komulune Volcano II============= Requirements: Komulune Volcano I scenario finished, several generations. To start this scenario, talk to your Chancellor. If he mentions something going on in Tsukijima, then the scenario has begun. The people in Tsukijima are frantic. The volcano shows all signs of impending eruption, and the Sorceror's doing nothing about it. Tremors interrupt people's conversations, etc. The thing to do this time is to talk with the Salamanders in Zemio. Get back to the World Map, and then to Zemio. It seems that the lava has cooled off, and you can walk around town. The building on the right side of town has notes on the stronger Fire spells, as well as the Bard's Guitar (if you've talked to the people in the bar in Yuyan). Visit the uppermost house in town to talk to the lead Salamander. According the him, the volcano's about to blow any minute! Head back to Tsukijima and talk to the Mayor to evacuate the place. Then return to Zemio and talk to the Salamander leader again. He'll give you more info on what to do, and give you a powerful mace, the Komulune Hammer (att. 24, tech. Grand Buster), to help. At this point, you've got two choices: go straight up the Volcano, or head back to Tsukijima. Trust me, this is a major decision. --Path 1, up the Volcano. The actual level hasn't changed any. Go up to the caldera. Instead of the mass of spirit monsters you saw the first time, there are three beast monsters in the crater. Go to them to start the fight. Boss: LAVA FLOW, and HELLHOUND (infinite number, max three at a time) Hellhounds should be no problem by this point, aside from an annoying tendency to use Flame Wind. However, the Hellhounds will replace themselves every few rounds. Also, all your characters will take ~90 HP damage per round automatically (same as if they're poisoned, but unpreventable). The big rock that's your main target won't attack you, but the never-ending supply of Hellhounds can wear you down as much as the every-round damage. This is a marathon battle, so pace your WP and JP usage. The self-healing Focus Energy attack (martial arts, 0 WP) can be very useful in this battle, as are Dimension Chop (axe tech, 9 WP, instant death to all weaker enemies) and the Grim Reaper bow's Deadly Shot attack (again, instant death to all weaker enemies). Using Self-Burning will negate fire attacks on a person-to-person basis, but if one of the Hellhounds attacks you physically, the spell will counterattack, and you'll lose that character's action for the turn. Once you've defeated (if that's the word) the rock blocking the volcano, the lava starts flowing again. All monsters have disappeared from the Volcano as well. Now, it's time to visit the Sorceror again. If you talked to the Salamanders in the far-right building in Zemio, you'll have heard that he was sniffing around for information shortly before the Volcano started acting up. The Sorceror's Tower is crawling with monsters now, which is definitely not a good sign. If you check the lab, the Sorceror's no longer there. Walk back through the statues so you'll be able to get to the rest of the Tower. Along the way, you'll find three chests that were inaccessible the last time you might have visited here: a Liberty Staff (att. 28, tech. Blessing), 240,000 crowns, and 160,000 crowns. A quick trip across the roof, and you're going up the tower itself. If you keep going up the staircases, you'll notice something: you're not going anywhere. After one flight up, search along the bottom edge of the room to find a secret passage to the real staircase leading up. Now you're in the Sorceror's bedroom. Talk to him to wake him up. He's not going to be happy. Apparently, his research has led him to the location of the secrets of the Dark Magic. Unfortunately, in order to access it, he had to blow up the Volcano. Since you've prevented that, he's kind of mad now. Boss: SORCEROR (9553 HP) might drop a Cat's Eye (accessory, defense against Gaze attacks) The Sorceror likes to use hit-all magics like Stone Shower, and has even mastered combination-element spells like Arc Thunder, Flame Wind, and Prism Light. He regenerates 10% HP per round, almost from the start. Put the Golden Strength spell (Earth, 1 JP, raises attack power) to good use and up your warriors' damage to offset the 900~ HP that this guy gets back every round. Another suggestion is to have all characters possessing the spell Self-Burning use it at the start. The Sorceror has no physical attacks to counterattack, but Self-Burning will negate the Flame Wind spell, which will be one less worry. Defeating the Sorceror ends the scenario. --Path 2, back to Tsukijima First, let's be frank and upfront. Taking this path will make the Dark Magics available for your party's use. It will also annihilate the towns of Zemio and Tsukijima, and all the humans and Salamanders within. It's very simple to start. So simple, that you might accidentally do so without even meaning to. All you have to do is return to Tsukijima after you've gotten the Komulune Hammer, and witness the destruction of the town by eruption. If you go back to Zemio now, all you'll see is a glowing pool of lava. I hope you grabbed that guitar... You might also notice that there's a new addition to the map, the Risen Isle. You can either go here directly, or pay a visit to the Sorceror. If you talked to the Salamanders in the far-right building in Zemio, you'll have heard that the Sorceror was sniffing around for information shortly before the Volcano started acting up. The Sorceror's Tower is crawling with monsters now, which is definitely not a good sign. If you check the lab, the Sorceror's no longer there. Walk back through the statues so you'll be able to get to the rest of the Tower. Along the way, you'll find three chests that were inaccessible the last time you might have visited here: a Liberty Staff (att. 28, tech. Blessing), 240,000 crowns, and 160,000 crowns. A quick trip across the roof, and you're going up the tower itself. If you keep going up the staircases, you'll notice something: you're not getting anywhere. After one flight up, search along the bottom edge of the room to find a secret passage to the real staircase leading up. You'll be in the Sorceror's bedroom. When you wake him up he'll be all happy that his experiment was a success, and the eruption forced sunken ruins above the waves. He rushes out to search for the secrets of Dark Magic he so greatly desires. --Risen Island chests: Heavy Water Spear (att. 38, tech. Poseidon Shot (learned from Trident)), 200,000 crowns, Sage Rod (att. 16, tech. Spell Enhance), Gloaming Robe (def. 10, major magical defense), Grimoire of Ancient Magics. Now it's time to visit the Risen Isle. The surface is pretty simple. There's a down staircase on the right side of the island. You enter in the lower- right corner of an underground gallery. There's a chest on the upper-left corner, a Heavy Water Spear. As you walk around the gallery, you might notice a cracked spot on the ground. Step on it, and one of the statues starts moving in place. That marks the passage to the next part of the level. Go down the staircase. Head right, then up and a bit left to the passage to another ruined gallery. Up at the top of the room there's an undead boss (no set monsters for this battle). Exorcism's a lot of help in this little battle. Be sure you've can take this battle with a minimum of effort before committing to an attack. You can run away and start the battle again any number of times, with different monsters each battle. Note: if you've already been to the Sorceror's Tower and woken up the Sorceror, then you'll be fighting him right now. In any case, as soon as you've defeaten the undead, the Sorceror rushes up and attacks you. Boss: SORCEROR (9553 HP) might drop a Cat's Eye (accessory, defense against Gaze attacks) The Sorceror likes to use hit-all magics like Stone Shower, and has even mastered combination-element spells like Arc Thunder, Flame Wind, and Prism Light. He regenerates 10% HP per round, almost from the start. Put the Golden Strength spell (Earth, 1 JP, raises attack power) to good use and up your warriors' damage to offset the 900~ HP that this guy gets back every round. Another suggestion is to have all characters possessing the spell Self- Burning use it at the start. The Sorceror has no physical attacks to counterattack, but Self-Burning will negate the Flame Wind spell. Defeating the Sorceror ends the scenario. Your Emperor will abdicate for allowing the Volcano to erupt. After you've chosen a new Emperor and gotten another warrior in your party (you should still have the same party, minus the former Emperor), head back to the Risen Island to open the chest the undead was guarding (or Sorceror was examining, whichever applies). There's 200,000 crowns inside, as well as a Sage Rod, a Dusk Robe, and the Grimoire, an ancient book of magic. Take the Grimoire to the Light Magic Lab in Avalon and show it to the first person there. Take the first choice. The Dark Magic Lab should immediately appear near the rest of the Magic Research center (exit the building, and explore the woods to the right of the building to find the DML's tower). ===========What Lovely Music========== requirements: "Hive Queen" scenario completed, access to Terelutva, Yuyan, Muliay, Zemio, Moleville, North Nazelle, etc. This isn't a scenario, per se, since it involves Wagnas' scenario directly, but I thought I should mention it separately. To start this, talk to the bartender in Yuyan to hear about a melody much loved by the Iris folk of Mt. Chikapa. You can do this well before Wagnas' scenario becomes available. The bartender mentions that the Bard went north. If you stop by Muliay, someone should mention that the Bard went to Komulune Island. In Zemio, in the house farthest right, you'll find the Guitar. According to one of the Salamanders, the Bard's gone to Cumberland through the Komulune Straights. Go to Forfar and talk to the little girl. She's singing the same song that the bartender in Yuyan mentioned. According to her, the Bard's left for the Steppe. Go to the Nomad's Village and talk to the first kid you see. You'll get serenaded again, then the kid will tell you the Bard went to the Savannah. Walk through the passage between the Steppe and Savannah, and go down to visit West Village. The blue-haired girl tells you the Bard went down to Moleville. Go to South Village, and then down the ant hole to Moleville. Talk to the Moleman in the lower right corner, and he'll tell you the Bard came to see the site of the historic battle against the Hive Queen. Apparently, he forgot something before he left for the desert. Go in the last room in Moleville (right above where the Queen was) to find the Bard's Conga drum. If you search across the desert (Bihara, Terelutva, Wandering Lake), you won't find anyone who's seen the Bard. But remember that overland connection to the South Rongit. Go to the town of Toba, and talk to the first lady you see. She'll mention the Bard had stayed overnight after visiting Mermaid, and that he was heading for the Nazelle area. Visit the Saigo Clan Village, and talk to the kid in the upper-left part of the encampment to learn that the Bard had stopped by, then headed to a cave in the western mountains. Afterwards, he went north. The Bard's Grotto is now available. NOTE: you can open this area at any time, as long as you've talked to the bartender in Yuyan. It IS possible for Dantarg to appear in this cave, so if you haven't beaten him yet, be forewarned... --The Bard's Grotto chests: Lancer (spear, att. 33, tech. Poseidon Shot (learned from Trident)), Tourmaline Axe (att. 29, tech. Electric Boomerang), Bard's Flute, 250,000 crowns From the entrance, go down the steps and into the cave entrance. Go down into the water, and to the small island with a staircase. Go down. Next floor, go into the water, then head all the way left and down a bit for a chest (Lancer spear). Go back right, and head down and left. Go back up onto dry land and walk out through the next passage. You'll be back on the first screen, one tier below where you were the last time. Head left to find another passage. Go past it, and all the way on the far left of the tier is a chest with the Tourmaline Axe. Go back to the passage, in, and take the up staircase inside. You'll be on the first of three islands in the water. The second island has a chest with the Bard's Flute in it. The third island has a random insect boss (or Dantarg, if you're unlucky; see "The Lost Child" scenario for details on him). There's a chest with 250,000 crowns in it. After this, head north from the Nazelle region. If you stop by Tifarl, Nibel, or Miramar, you're wasting your time. No one there has anything to say about the Bard. Head straight to Avalon instead. Stop by the Inn in Avalon, and ask the lady at the desk about the Bard (second option). Apparently he stayed here a few nights, but left in a rush and may have left some stuff behind... Check the desk in the first room upstairs (the one the Emperor stays in if you sleep there). You'll get the Bard's Horn. If you remembered to grab the Bassoon in Nuono during the Garon scenario, then you should have five Bard items in all. If you do, then this quasi-scenario is over. =========================People to Kill================================ These scenarios pit you directly against the Seven Heroes. Again, you may not take these in the order presented, and you will certainly complete many of them before the scenarios mentioned in previous sections. =========The Landship======= This scenario takes place in the Steppe. To get to the Steppe, either go to Miles from Somon, or go through the gate in the Great Wall from Cumberland. This scenario can be started any time after Gerard's scenarios, but it's recommended that you wait until Avalon University is built (and you have access to the Tactician) before taking it on. The Steppe is a large grassland, with a road or two cut through it. The western entrance to it is the port of Miles. To the south is Wailinga Lake (accessible from Bihara), and to the southeast is the passage to the Savannah. The Nomads' encampment can be found somewhere on the Steppe, though the location may vary. --Nomads' Village To start the scenario, first find the Nomads' Village. Talk to the head Nomad (upper left tent) to hear about Bokuohn's Landship. The Nomad will take you to see it. The Landship starts up as you watch. Bokuohn is in search of new slaves, it seems. If you return to Miles, you'll find the town overrun by his demihuman slavers. Everyone in town is in hiding. There are two ways to take on Bokuohn in his Landship: #1) Go back to Miles. The town is swarming with slavers (who don't attack you, oddly enough). If you talk to the men in charge of the operation (one's walking outside, the other's in the building on the upper-left), then it's possible to be taken up as a new slave for the Landship. You really don't want to take this path, believe me. It just gets you onto the Landship. From then on, it's no different from the other way, except that you're on the Landship, facing one of the Seven Heroes, with NO EQUIPMENT WHATSOEVER.... But if you're a glutton for punishment, and feel up for a challenge, then think ahead, and put a ton of martial arts attacks on everyone. These are the classes that can be "recruited" by the slavers (courtesy of Alex Jackson): Light Infantry (male/female) Free Fighter (male/female) Imperial Guard (male/female) East Guard Desert Guard Holy Order (male only) Privateer Saigo Herder Fist Fighter Salamander The Last Emperor (male/female) #2) Method number two requires that you have Avalon University built, and the Tactician class available. The University can be built as early as third generation, and you get the Tactician by answering the questions posed by the man in the upper-right part of the building (you need to get 6 out of 10 correct). --Avalon University Test Crib Sheet Q.1: Emperor Leon sealed away the dungeon north of Avalon in what year? A: 772 Imperial (answer 3) Q.2: Avalon and Douglas are separated by what sea? A: the Orion Sea (answer 1) Q.3: Which of these Heroes is a woman? A: Rocbouquet (answer 2; apparently the tester doesn't consider Wagnas to be a woman....) Q.4: If you give Wind Magic to someone, what magic must be removed first? A: Earth Magic (answer 2) Q.5: What is Kujinshi's signature move? A: Soul Steal (answer 1) Q.6: If you buy 3 maces and 7 great swords, and have 200 crowns left over, how much money did you have to start with? A: 10,000 (answer 2) Q.7: Photon Dissolve, Atom Dissolve, or Molecular Dissolve, which is a real technique? A: Molecular Dissolve (answer 3. Innate technique for the Splasher sword. Thanks go to Zach Keene for the interpretation) Q.8: Buffalo, Lynx, Watchman. Which one is different? A: Watchman (answer 3. Watchman's a demihuman, and the other two are beasts) Q.9: Who among the Seven Lords has the largest following? A: Bokuohn (answer 2; it seems like he's always pulling out another army to send against you...) Q.10: How much is the Empire currently receiving in taxes? A: varies depending on what you're actually getting at this point in the game. Go check with the Tax Official near the throne room before taking the test. Once you've finished the test satisfactorily, exit and come back in to find the place swarming with young students. The Tactician is in the room to the right of the entrance. After the Landship starts moving, go to him and ask for his help. He'll agree to help you, then leaves for Forfar to research tactics. Follow him there. You'll find him in Forfar Castle. Talk to him again, and he'll tell you he's come up with a plan to attack Bokuohn's Landship. Meet him at the Nomad encampment near the Great Wall. Go to the Great Wall, and take the EASTERN exit (much closer to the Nomads' village). There you'll see... a Landship? The Tactician has been very busy, it seems, and has created a decoy to lure away Bokuohn's defenders. Rest up with the Nomads if you need to, then head over to the ship and talk to the Tactician. You'll discuss strategy for a few moments. After, you need to go back to the Nomads' village and talk to the head Nomad. Now the fun begins. After the monsters have all debarked, the Nomad wishes you luck, and you hop on the Landship. --Landship chests: Steel Armor (def. 8), Iron Armor (def. 6), Great Sword (att. 11), Steel Sword (att.11), 210,000 crowns, Fiery Sword (att. 30, tech. Final Strike, Prominence Cut), Leather Armor (def 3), Doublet (shirt, def. 2) NOTE: If you took the slaver approach, then you're depending solely on the weapons you grab in here. From the entrance, head up and right, to the up staircase. (If you're on here as a slave, then you'll have to defeat the guard at the door where you're at, up the stairs, then find the staircase on the right side of the area). Surprise! You're in the mess hall. Defeat whatever attacks you, then head up to grab the Steel Sword, Steel Armor, and 210,000 crowns. Head up the staircase in this room (the door's locked) to find the barracks. Dash between the beds to get to the other side before the monsters have a chance to grab you. In the closet on the right are three chests, Iron Armor, Great Sword, and the Fiery Sword, which is the main reason to come this far (unless you're lacking in basic equipment, of course). The Fiery Sword's Prominence Cut is a very powerful attack, so try and learn it quickly. Now head all the way back to the entry level. Down two flights of stairs, and you should be back where you started. Go through the door below, and left to the other set of stairs. In the lower left corner of the next screen, there's a down staircase, and no monsters to get in the way, for now (NOTE: the slaver approach has several more monsters wandering around). Downstairs, there are two chests (Leather Armor and Doublet), and another staircase. Take it. Take the next staircase up as well, and you're in Bokuohn's throne room. Hope you're prepared. Boss: PUPPET LORD BOKUOHN first form: 10,892 HP second form: 23,999 HP In his base form, Bokuohn is a stringy looking demon with two marionettes. In this form, he uses mace attacks like Bone Crush, Double Hit, and Full Flat (1 LP damage, instant death). His greater form wields one large marionette, and uses great sword attacks. He also uses hypnosis attacks, and Marionette. When you talk to him, you've got too choices. Take the first one (Fight). The second one, and you end up turning your back on him for a few seconds. He'll jump you from behind, the tricky knave.. The big thing you've got to worry about here is his signature move, Marionette. The targetted character gets attacked by all other characters who haven't had their turn yet. Depending on what you've chosen each character to do, this can be pretty bad. Counterattacks are useful in this battle, because you're not endangering yourselves. Thankfully, Marionette can't always affect all of your characters all the time. If you've got a Mage with Water Magic, be sure to have the third water spell, Mist Cover (JP 6), to make them invisible to attacks (and immune to Marionette). Another way to get around Marionette is to make sure most or all of your characters have acted before Bokuohn. He's fast, but with one good character as Emperor, you can be faster. Dragon Tail Formation, for example (learned from the Monk), links the actions of the entire party to the Emperor's. If your Emperor's faster than Bokuohn, then EVERYONE is faster than Bokuohn. But if you've got Rapid Stream formation, that would be preferable, since it lets everyone hit first. This is really an endurance battle. His direct attacks can't hurt you too badly, so you're really just watching out for your own attacks. If you've got a Mage with high skill levels healing, then you're set for this battle. Once you've defeaten Bokuohn, the Steppe is added to the Empire, and there's a time shift (1 year or 100, depends on how many scenarios you've already completed). =========The Lost Child========== requirements: Saigos Clan scenario possibility that this scenario won't exist if you defeat Dantarg in an earlier dungeon? To start this, you need to talk to the Herder in the Winter Grazing Grounds (North Nazelle). If no one's there when you visit, you'll have to travel to the Summer Grazing Grounds in South Nazelle. Check the bottom-right corner of the map screen in North Nazelle to find the path across the Icy Sea. Because of the ice, you'll keep moving in a direction until you're stopped by the edge, or a hole in the ice. Watch out for octopi. Once you make it to the other side, visit the Herder in the Summer Grounds, and talk to everyone else in the encampment to open the Ice Ruins on the map (optional level). Go back to North Nazelle via the Worldmap, and visit the Winter Grounds again. Talk to the Herder to find out that a child has disappeared along with a Moo calf. They've gotten lost in one of the caves in the area. You're asked to find them. --The Cave of the Lost Child (and Moo Calf too) The first room of this cave has many holes to drop down into. All but one lead to a dummy room that leads straight back outside. To find the right route, walk right past each hole. When you pass by the right one, the screen will pause a second while you hear sobbing. (For reference, the correct hole is due south from the entrance, around a bit of cave wall, near some lizard monsters). From here on out, you'll need to guide yourself by that sobbing. You'll hear it at the third opening on the right in the room full of ghosts. One floor down, there's a long corridor with many openings to the north. Ignore all of these. Run along the bottom edge of the corridor until you see the screen pause and hear sobbing. That's where the passage down is. Go down the stairs. On the next floor, head south past the beast monsters, then down right past the demons (if you walk through the passage in that direction, you should hear more sobbing). Continue through the next series of rooms (no sidetracks), to reach the final room of the level, where Dantarg awaits. A short conversation later, mostly concerning why Dantarg is there in the first place, and the fight commences. Boss: LORD DANTARG 1st form: 19,999 HP 2nd: 24,999 HP 3rd: 29,999 HP 4th: 29,999 HP --possibility to win the Destroyer Axe (att. 50, tech. Destruction) in his third and fourth forms, but don't hold your breath. Dantarg has four different forms, depending on your own strength when you fight him. These are all centaur-elephant-dinosaur thingies, but with differing amounts of armor. Since you can fight him as early as the 2nd generation, if you really try, then there's a world of variation in this battle. Each form is, of course, more dangerous than the one before. All forms use Spear techniques, as well as the signature move Rampage (hit all), and the 3rd and 4th forms will use the Grand Slam technique as well (hit all, delayed action). Various other mace, spear, and martial arts attacks may be used as well. If you're fighting him in his later forms, then an evasion for Grand Slam is highly recommended. However, there are only two other monsters that use it in the entire game, the Beastmare (high-level demihuman), and the Spriggan (giant parked in front of Douglas Castle for a while). Count yourself lucky if you can get this. After the battle is over (assuming you survive), head north to find the lost child and his calf safe and sound. Talk to him, and the scenario ends. =========The Desert Swordsman===== requirements: high enough HP to survive Meru Desert, "Towers of Terelutva" completed. First, find the Wandering Lake in the middle of the Meru Desert. There are three locations where it'll show up, one in each of the three sections of the desert. The easiest places to find it are in the lower-left corner of the second section (that connects to South Rongit), and the upper-left corner of the third section (southern half of desert). Four times out of five, the lake will disappear when you enter. Once it disappears, you'll have to exit the section and come back. Once you actually enter the area around the lake, go left, and take the second drop-off to walk along the lakebed (first drop-off, and you consider taking a drink of water). Walk over to where the water leaves the odd building on the right. Up the canal, and through the door, and you're inside. There's a short hallway with three small side-rooms (including the one you enter by). If you go to the doorway of the middle room, then head straight down, you'll find a hidden room with the epee Star of Irolina (att. 30, tech. ScatterFlowers). Continue left, and go up to find Noel and the Desert Guard duking it out in front of a blue- haired man. Talk to Noel to find out some of what the Heroes are doing in the Desert. Apparently, there's something important about the towers in Terelutva and Saramat, and so monsters were sent in to control them. As for the Wandering Lake, the blue-haired man there is one of the Ancients, and an old acquaintance of Noel's from long ago. After you're done talking with Noel, then you're given a choice. Take the first, and you make peace with Noel (he keeps his word meticulously). The second, and it's a battle. I would suggest making peace. If you've already beaten Rocbouquet, then you won't have a choice, though. He'll just attack. Fight or peace, afterwards talk to the Desert Guard, Sharkhan, to gain his allegiance to the Empire. Talk to the blue- haired man to learn about an Ancient ruin to the south of the desert (in the Southlands). Boss: LORD NOEL (if you so choose) HP is approximate *first form (two stages): 7000 HP, then he switches attack patterns. 10,999 HP after that. first form (Rocbouquet defeated): 28,998 HP *second form (two stages): 9999 HP, then attack pattern switch. 16,999 HP after that *second form (post-Rocbouquet): 32,000 HP Lord Noel uses sword and great sword attacks, including the powerful Kamaitachi attack (hits along vertical axis). A good suggestion is to build up Light Magic until you have Sword Barrier. This will really help you defend against his physical attacks. His signature attack is MoonShades (a host of blue skulls streams forth for massive damage). NOTE: if you've defeaten Rocbouquet already, then he'll go into hyper-mode from the get-go, instead of waiting for a while before pulling out the high- power attacks. Alex Jackson, on Noel: "Noel, first form, before defeating Rocbouquet: Have everyone cast Self Burning at the start of the fight. Recast it whenever it gets nullified (i.e. when someone gets hit). At first Noel uses Counter often, so use magic, bow techs, or other long-range techs to hit him. Once he casts Heat Hand, open up on him. Red Dragon Wave will wipe out characters who aren't protected by Self Burning, so keep it up at all times. Noel, first form, after defeating Rocbouquet: Ugh. Just leave him for last so you can fight his second form instead :) Noel, second form, before defeating Rocbouquet: Sword Barrier will nullify most of his attacks (all of his attacks for the first half of the battle) Missile Guard will nullify Kamaitachi. Wall of Fire will nullify MoonShades, but only works if you can cast it before he attacks (very hard without Rapid Stream--Noel is fast), and casting it will nullify your Missile Guard (only one full-party defence spell can be in effect at a time). It's up to you. Your best bet is probably to use Rapid Stream and Wall of Fire, and just take your Kamaitachi like a man. He doesn't use it all that often. Noel, second form, after defeating Rocbouquet: See above. The main differences are (a) he attacks twice per turn, and (b) he uses all his moves right from the start of the battle, rather than holding back. Don't even think about fighting this version of Noel without Sword Barrier. ======The Queen of the Jungle==== The Jungle of Saramat lies southeast of the Savannah. The passage there isdue east of South Village. The Jungle has five passages out. The one on thenorth-west is to the Savannah; north-east leads to Muliay; faaar southeastcorner leads to the Amazon Village; south to Eilunep; and southwest to theEast Kingdom of Yauda. First, head southeast, battling through the many encounters in the busy Jungle,and exit southeast. You'll find the Amazon leader being beset by a pair ofmonsters. First choice is to take them out; second is to wait it out andwatch her do it instead. Talk to her to get invited to the village. RUNthrough the gap to the south (watch her, she does it too). If you try andwalk through it, you end up dropping through a hole. Continue right to reachthe Village of Amazons. Remember, you cannot enter this village if yourEmperor is male. No exceptions. It seems like the women of Eilunep have all taken refuge here, after havingbeen driven out of their hometown. The Amazon Janne is their leader. Shefills you in on the situation as it is. One of the Seven Heroes, Rocbouquet,has taken over the city, and inhabits the strange tower on the edge of town,filling it with monsters. Now you've got a target. The city of Eilunep is filled with men only, and they're all obsessed withQueen Rocbouquet. According to them, all the women left out of jealousy, butit seems like something iffy is going on... The bartender lets on that HerMajesty is interested in the ruins on the north side of town, but the stoneGuardian is blocking the way. But before anything else, it's time to meetRocbouquet. --Eilunep Tower For this tower you need to go up the front staircase all the way to the top,then go to the upper-left corner of the top floor and take the stairs down.On the next floor, take the stairs left of the ones you just came down. Yes,it's that simple. Next floor, the down staircase is in the lower-left cornerof the room. Floor after that, ditto. After this, you'll be on the groundfloor. Rocbouquet is standing on a pedestal with a plant monster in front of it.Defeat the plant(a Ruffle Tree), and talk to her. She's impressed that you managed to make it all the way through her tower,with all the monsters patrolling it, and she makes you an offer. She wantsyou to eliminate the stone guardian in front of the Eilunep Ruins. Choice 1,and you agree to help her. She takes you straight to the Guardian. Choice 2,and you walk out of there without fighting her (if Emperor is female). Ifyour Emperor is male, then you'll have to fight her. ==Path 1 (male Emperor, fighting Rocbouquet)== first form HP: 16,555second form HP: 32,000might drop Cat's Eye (accessory, status defense up, blocks gaze attacks), orRuby Rod (epee, att. , tech. Fire Dragon Flood). Neither's very likely. Rocbouquet varies greatly in difficulty depending on which form you fight herin. Her first form has only single-hit attacks, while her second form hasCall Lightning (electric attack). Her signature move, Temptation, makes upfor all that if you're idiotic enough to bring an all-male party against her.Temptation attack charms all male characters for massive friendly fire damage.It can be blocked by accessories that negate charm, but there are only threeof those in the game (and one is a non-removable item on the Moleman). Theother two are the Somon Ring and the DemonStone Ring. Also, if a majority ofthe people in your party are charmed at once, then you automatically lose thefight, and Rocbouquet forces you to take on the Stone Guardian for her. If you defeat her, then the scenario ends. You can still take on the Stone Guardian and later levels if you'd like, however. ==Path 2== Boss: STONE GUARDIAN (10889) might drop Hauteclaire (great sword, att. 50 (actual att. 35), tech. Coup de Grace) This monster uses great sword attacks, has a high defense (it's stone, after all), and makes frequent use of the Poison Gas attack. After you've defeaten the Guardian, Rocbouquet (if she's there) will thank you and walk up between the dragon statues, disappearing. Follow her, and you'll be transported to the building on the right. Go through the next pair of statues, and you'll be in the building on the left, in front of a staircase. Go down. Walk between the two statues in the corridor. Then walk between the pair of statues on the RIGHT. In the next room, again take the right pair of statues. After that, the left pair, and then the right pair again after that. You should be in a room with a single set of statues, and Rocbouquet (if you've defeaten the Guardian for her, instead of on your own). Talk to her, and she'll start yelling something to the effect of "Eureka! I found it!", and rush out. Walk between the two statues she just vacated to find the location of the Sunken Tower, in the Jungle of Saramat. Walk back out the way you entered the room to reach the exit to the ruins. --The Sunken Tower chests: 120,000 crowns, Ladyhawke Axe (att. 12, tech. Feather Seal), 130,000 crowns, 150,000 crowns. This place succumbed to the Jungle long ago, and now only the top remains in view. Take the door on the right to enter (the one on the left leads to a plugged-up staircase. The first floor is a carbon copy of the top floors of the towers in Eilunep and Terelutva, except for being in better condition. In the lower left corner, guarded by spirit and aquatic monsters, is 120,000 crowns. In the upper right corner, in a hidden area (search down along the wall for the passage through) is the Ladyhawke Axe. This axe, though one of the weakest, has the very useful Feather Seal ability, which makes the caster invisible for just 1WP. The downstaircase is in the upper-left corner, in another hidden area. Just search for it the same way you did for the Ladyhawke, and you'll be fine. The next floor down is full of moving pathways in the shape of dragons' heads and flying monsters moving in circles. There's 130,000 crowns in the lower- left corner, and another 150,000 crowns in the chest just below the next staircase, guarded by an aquatic. The paths are pretty straightforward. You might remember the next floor down from the towers in Terelutva. This time, you can't see the holes, so you risk falling down to the wrong part of the floor below (not a good idea if you're unprepared). Defeat the undead in the doorway below, then go left and up (don't go down at all), and then right to where there's three sets of three archways. Only one arch in each set is safe to walk through. Defeat the monster on the far right arch in the first set, the far left in the second, and the far right again for the third. The staircase is hidden in the lower-left part of the floor (if you try to go too far north, then you'll fall in a pit, so be careful). Fourth floor down is very simple. If you took the hidden staircase, you can just go straight down. If you took the other staircase (readily visible when you enter the third floor), or fall down a pit, you'll end up in the area full of Water Dragons. They're the easiest of the great dragons to beat, but can still take you out if you're unlucky. Fifth floor is even simpler. Follow the corridor to find the pedestal room. If you've come here on your own, and Rocbouquet is still alive, then there'll be a dragon there who gives you information as to where the doorway to hell was opened in the time of the Ancients (this is also the site of the last dungeon). If you defeated the Stone Guardian for Rocbouquet, you'll have to defeat the dragon (a Water Dragon) to talk to her. She won't fight you though, she's too busy. You'll have to wait until the Final Scenarios to fight her. If you've already defeated her before coming to the tower, then you won't find anything here. Boss (possibly): WATER DRAGON HP: 10,000 This thing isn't so tough. Use a formation that gives you the speed advantage (DragonTail w/ a fast Emperor, or Rapid Stream), and its near-constant series of Cyclone Squeeze attacks won't bother you. It sometimes uses Prism Light and Diamond Dust, however, so be careful. Boss (possibly): QUEEN ROCBOUQUET first form HP: 16,555 second form HP: 32,000 might drop Cat's Eye (accessory, status defense up, blocks gaze attacks), or Ruby Rod (epee, att. , tech. Fire Dragon Flood). Neither's very likely. Rocbouquet varies greatly in difficulty depending on which form you fight her in. Her first form has only single-hit attacks, while her second form has Call Lightning (electric attack). Her signature move, Temptation, makes up for all that if you're idiotic enough to bring an all-male party against her. Temptation attack charms all male characters for massive friendly fire damage. It can be blocked by accessories that negate charm, but there are only three of those in the game (and one is a non-removable item on the Moleman). The other two are the Somon Ring and the DemonStone Ring. ========The Haunted Ship========= requirements: "Garon's Coup" scenario completed cancels out the "South Sea Mermaid" scenario if not yet completed. This scenario is a little odd, too. Depending on what your actions are outside the scenario, you might not end up fighting Subier in this scenario. To get Subier: 1- Have Hiraga build the bridge in Miramar. 2- When bridge is destroyed, talk to everyone in town to learn about Master of Ocean 3- Buy the seashell from Saigo Village. 4- Find Master of Ocean at the lake on the Steppe, talk to him to find out about Subier, or fight him to ensure that Subier goes to his second form. Your Chancellor informs you when there's something, ah, fishy going on in the South Rongit area. If you go to Morbellum, you'll find that the ships going south are no longer running because of a great storm. Now here's the problem: the only way to get to the South Rongit area now is through the Meru Desert. The Meru Desert is not for the weak. Your HP is automatically halved whenever you get into a fight. There are three sections to the desert, and the town of Terelutva. Bihara connects to the first region. Head to the south-west corner of that first area to find the entrance to the second area. On the far north side of the second area is the exit to the South Rongit area. Once you're in the South Rongit, head over to Toba. Talk with the Ocean Woman in the pub to find the place where Garon's ship sank. Guess what though: since it's underwater, you're going to need the Fishman Potion to reach it. If you haven't finished the Mermaid quest, then you're going to have to travel back and forth across the continent grabbing the ingredients. If you've already got the potion, you're good to go, however. --The Shipwreck chests: Sapphire Spear (att. 32, tech. ThunderBolt), Super Alloy Armor (def. 25) Underwater, find the wreck of Garon's ship. The outside is crawling with aquatic monsters, and the insides are reeking with the undead. From the entrance stairway, head up through the door, right and down, through the door and down the next staircase. The next floor is a corridor. First head right, until the corridor ends, and go through the door. You'll find a chest with a Sapphire Spear. Exit, and head left until you get to the other end of the corridor. Go through that door. Head up and try to open the chest... and suddenly the chest is on the right side of the room. Still trying to figure that out... Back in the corridor, head one door right, and up the stairs. Go north to the next room to find a chest with 330,000 crowns. North again, and there's a staircase. Go down, through the door, and there's another corridor. Go ALL the way to the other end (the doors all lead to dead-end rooms; the doors on the other side are fake). The last door on the corridor has a real door on the other end, that leads to a... pub? Try going up to the bartender and talking. Oops.. these sailors have been down here a little too long... Good news is, now you can get to the chest: a Super Alloy Armor. Battle your way out, then head up the stairs at the end of the corridor. You're outside of the ship now, though still underwater. Head down and left to find another hole. You're now in a room full of ghost-type monsters, and a very transparent Garon at the end. Work your way over and talk to him. Boss: GHOST PIRATE GARON Well, he got that power-up he'd boasted about, though I doubt he'd thought of this possibility. Now Garon is undead, transparent, and floating. Of course, this doesn't help him much. He only has a bit over 800 HP. One hit with pretty much anything is enough to wipe him out. Well, the boss is dead, again, but things haven't changed much so far. The monsters are gone, thankfully, but the scenario hasn't ended yet. So backtrack through the ship, and exit. At this point, you MIGHT encounter Subier. If you met and killed the Master of Ocean, then he'll show up for sure, in his second form. When you exit the underwater area, you'll end up in Toba again. Go to the Pub and talk to the Ocean Woman to end this part of the scenario and add South Rongit to the Empire. The Ocean Woman will become available for recruitment. Before the end of the scenario, the Ocean Woman will tell you where Subier went (if he doesn't show up at the ship). You can conclude this after the scenario ends: Afterwards, go to Morbellum and commandeer the ship (if you've gone through the bridge and Master of Ocean parts already), to go to the Icy Sea of Nazelle and fight Subier if you want to. I really recommend leaving him for last, however, since his first form is pathetically easy by the time you're at the end of the game (a welcome change, ;)) Boss: SEA LORD SUBIER 1st form (octopus): 18,000 HP 2nd form (whale): 37,496 Obviously, you REALLY want to fight this guy in his first form. Fortunately, you also really have to work hard to get this guy into his second form. If you talk to the Master of Ocean instead of fighting (easily possible with a 1000 crown purchase from Saigo Village...), then you effectively negate all chances of him getting to second form. Subier's signature move is Maelstrom. This is a NASTY hit-all water attack which he always uses as his first move in battle. Be sure to have the healing spells ready from the start. Thankfully, he won't use it often afterwards, but there's always the chance. It can be blocked by the Wall of Fire spell. Be sure to top off your character's HP whenever possible. Subier also uses the ever-annoying tentacle attack, which does way more damage than it has any right to, a paralyzing wrap attack, the Line Lightning attack (weak electrical attack, horizontal line), and, in his second form, several spear attacks that can hit hard. He also regenerates 999 HP per round, but frequent use of Earth Heal should cancel that out after a few rounds. Defeating Subier here counts as another finished scenario, so you might have a generation shift after you kill him. =======The Land to the East====== requirements: several scenarios finished, including 3(?) Hero scenarios. If you sail east from Terelutva, you will arrive in Yuyan, the main port of the East Kingdom of Yauda. This is the requisite Oriental style country that all good RPGs seem to have. There are a few new weapons to buy in the stores, like katana. The Pub is on the north side of town (marked with the symbol "sake" for those who read kanji), and if you talk to the bartender, you'll hear about the Iris' love of music (and one song in particular; see scenario "What Lovely Music" for details). Note, you can visit this city as soon as you can make it through the Meru Desert to Terelutva (or survive the overland route through Saramat), but you can't actually access any other places here until the scenario begins. You'll know it's available when people in Yuyan start mentioning Chontou Castle and Ryanshan, and those places become available on the map. --Ryanshan Ryanshan is a typical Eastern town, much smaller than Yuyan. The weapon shop has a naginata for sale, but otherwise nothing new. Exit on the north side of town to reach Sekishusei's house. Talk to him in the back room to hear about Hakuro Castle, and his concerns about Lord Ato in Chontou. This place is more of a side-trip right now. You can go straight from Yuyan to Chontou as well. --Chontou Castle As you arrive, you'll notice that there isn't anyone here. Odd... Walk in, and head around to the staircase (the room with the chest isn't available yet). On the next floor, head down and right to the door leading out to the balcony (again, ignore the room with the chest: unavailable). Walk around the balcony to reach the next flight of stairs. Head around the top balcony, through the door, and up through a series of doors. You walk in on the lord of the castle making plans with his warriors, including Sekishusei. He greets you politely, then quickly hustles you out. Afterwards, he and his men have a discussion about Wagnas, up in Hakuro Castle, and the possibilities that your presence in the kingdom might bring. Sekishusei and Lord Ato get into an argument, and the meeting is adjourned. You wind up back at the front gate, which is now guarded. --Ryanshan Head back here to talk to Sekishusei again. Apparently, Lord Ato has decided to deal with Wagnas on his own, without the support of the Empire. Sekishusei has some misgivings about this... --Chontou Castle chests: 150,000 crowns, Famous Blade Senchou (att. 32, tech. Throw Kill and Lightning Slice) Head back here to find the castle literally overrun with monsters. You should remember the floor plan from before (it's really simple). The main difference is that you can now access those two chests: 150,000 crowns on the first floor, and the Famous Blade Senchou on the second. Up on the top floor, there's a demon boss (not pre-determined) guarding the last set of doors. He taunts you, saying that Lord Ato has made a pact with Wagnas, and then attacks. Walk through the final set of doors, to find Lord Ato and Sekishusei. Tell him what the monster told you about Lord Ato, and he'll fight you, not because he wants to, but because he must uphold the honor of his lord. Boss: SEKISHUSEI (~800 HP) This is a one-on-one battle. If you're using any sort of strong weapons attacks, you can take this guy out in one hit. If you're on a more magic- reliant class, then you'd better hope you've got a few good attack spells in there. Sekishusei is odd, in that his main attack is Bare-Handed Catch (no, you can't learn this ability in RS2. Go play RS3 if you really really need it...). Bare-Handed Catch is a counter-attack that does decent damage against you. However, since he relies on it for his actual attacks, you can heal up easily without him attacking. After you defeat Sekishusei, he'll have a touching death speech to say before passing away. Lord Ato will then talk to you, basically admitting everything and thanking you for eliminating his loyal, but overly scrupulous, retainer before leaving the castle. --Ryanshan Return here, and go back to Sekishusei's house. His son, the East Guard Jubei, will be here. Talk to folks in town to make Hakuro Castle available on the map. East Guard is now available for recruitment, if needed. --Hakuro Palace chest: 280,000 crowns Walk straight into the castle, then head left (the door directly ahead of you is locked). Go up and take the stairs. Head down through the next two doors to reach the walls of the palace. Travel around the walls of the palace up and around the back of the palace. Don't bother with the down staircases in the towers; they don't lead to anything. Eventually, you should arrive at the door on the opposite side of the palace from the door that lead you out onto the walls in the first place. Go through it, left and up through another door that leads to a set of down stairs. You should now be behind the locked door that blocked your way earlier. Confront the humanoid enemy blocking the door up for a short conversation, mostly insulting your intelligence for thinking you could confront Wagnas, and then a fight (no pre-determined enemies). After the battle is over, Wagnas will appear to taunt you personally. The palace begins to shake, and you rush through the door. You'll be surprised to see that the inner keep of the palace is.. gone, leaving a very large crater in the ground. Walk around the crater to find a gateway in the back; there's the one chest available now, with 280,000 crowns inside. You can now exit the short way; that one door is no longer locked. Once you return to the world map, you'll notice an interesting addition: the keep of Hakuro Palace is now floating above Chontou Castle! There are two ways to get to Hakuro Palace now: 1) Get the Helicopter from Hiraga in Somon. Only the following classes can take it and use it. Note that these are the same classes recruitable in the slaver scenario. Info courtesy of Alex Jackson: Light Infantry (male/female) Free Fighter (male/female) Imperial Guard (male/female) East Guard Desert Guard Holy Order (male only) Privateer Saigo Herder Fist Fighter Salamander The Last Emperor (male/female) After you've got it, go to Chontou Castle (or wherever Hakuro Palace is currently floating) to use it. 2) If you've collected all the Bard's instruments (as listed in "What Lovely Music"), then climb up Mt. Chikapa (lower-right corner of East Kingdom map) to meet the Iris. The Iris love music, and hate Wagnas, who has enslaved many of them. They'll give you a lift up to the palace if you ask. There's also a passage through to Austoroth via their caves, but those are sealed off by order of Wagnas. Also, after letting them help you, they become available for recruitment. --Floating Hakuro Palace chests: 130,000 crowns, 100,000 crowns, Sanctuary Stone (restore WP/JP, all), Vorpal Sword (att. 42, tech. Mortal Sword, Swatter Sword), 160,000 crowns, Vorpal Axe (att. 13, tech. Dance of Death), Whichever way you get there, you'll start out on a small ledge below the main palace. You're going to have to fight your way to the top, in true RPG fashion. Go in the passage on the ledge, to find yourself in a gallery. To the right and left are chests, with 130,000 crowns and 100,000 crowns. Head up the stairs in the center to continue. Go left along the corridor and down to find the stairs to the outside. Walk along the ledge outside, defeating the groups of plant-type monsters (no way to avoid them). Go inside the cave at the other end. Go through the two doors guarded by demihuman monsters, then up and around. This entire section is set up like a spiral. Continue through the halls to the very end, and step on the plate-like stone. Then head one room left and go up the stairs. Go up two stories, and then south through the door. Go all the way right, up the ramp, and around to the chest with a Sanctuary Stone. The exit is on the upper-left side of the room. Now you're on an open gallery, with the clouds in the background. Behind the pillars there's a .... very... large... dragon... flying by. Continue right. On the next screen, the dragon lands, and you can fight it. Boss (optional): ICE DRAGON (HP 15,555) might drop Dragon Spear Gae Bolg (att. , tech. Dragon Submission) This thing is BIG, reminescent of the Dragon Rulers in Romancing SaGa III. This one's not as bad as some, thankfully (?). It will use claw and horn attacks, and the ice breath attack (hit-all or single), but that's enough to do a lot of damage. It can also cast the ice counterattack spell Freeze Barrier (similar to Self-Burning in effect). Before attacking, be sure that all characters have a defense against cold attacks (check through the status screen). Fight the dragon or go on, that's up to you. Whatever you choose, take the stairs near the dragon, then head left down the hall and up through the door (ignore the big doors for now). You'll find a chest with the Vorpal Sword in it. Now go through the big doors, down two flights of stairs, and through the next pair of doors. In the next gallery area, go up and right to find a door. Go in to find 160,000 crowns. Then go down the stairs to find the Vorpal Axe. Go back to the main gallery area, then up to defeat the demon enemy guarding the door. Go through the door after the battle, and head left. Ignore the two doors to the right; there's nothing in them but monsters. You are now in the throne room. Go all the way down to the bottom of the room past all the monsters, and exit through the double doors. Go up past the swarm of spirit enemies and the two demon enemies to reach the ruler of the castle, Wagnas. Choose either of the first two options to fight. The third will take you straight out of the palace. Boss: LORD WAGNAS 1st form: 20,001 HP 2nd form: 34,999 HP Wagnas is, literally, a butterfly from hell. And, all appearances to the contrary, Wagnas is apparently supposed to be male. Scary... Obviously, you want to fight Wagnas in the first form, with less HP, but it's fairly easy to leave this scenario off to the point where you're going to have to beat the harder form. The attacks don't change much between the two, but the power level certainly does. Wagnas uses a lot of Fire spells, plus the signature move Psycho Bind (hits and paralyzes one character, does collateral damage to everyone else). If you have everyone cast Self-Burning at the start of the battle, you'll negate most of Wagnas' attacks, leaving only Psycho Bind as a real threat (Wagnas doesn't attack physically, so the only way to cancel Self-Burning is to run out of HP). Psycho Bind is more than enough to give you trouble, unfortunately. Wagnas can also use Light attacks. Your healing characters are going to be really busy for this one... Suggestions: first, if you've got the Salamanders as an available class, get one. They're immune to fire damage, which helps a LOT. Also, when looking at armor, think more about magical defense than physical. Dusk Robes reduce the damage from Psycho Bind by an incredible amount (100~200 damage, as opposed to 500~800 with suits). Also, make sure that EVERYONE in your party has healing spells, either Earth Heal or Moon Light. Finally, pray that Wagnas does NOT use Psycho Bind two or three times consecutively, because it's terribly difficult to recover from that. ============================Final Scenarios============================= These last few scenarios are played out with your Final Emperor (who you chose at the very beginning of the game, remember?). The Final Emperor is the culmination of the entire Imperial Dynasty. If he/she dies, then finito. There is no inheritance magic past this point, so now's the time to dust off those Life Restore potions you've been hoarding the entire game. The Final Emperor comes into play when five of the seven Heroes have been defeated (including Kujinshi at the beginning). There are four scenarios you have to play as the Final Emperor. One of them has to be one of the Heroes you haven't offed yet (the other will show up in the final level), so refer to the previous section for details there. The fourth scenario is the last dungeon itself. ===Final Scenario 1: The Risen Menace=== At the start of the scenario, the Chancellor will come to you with the keys to the Sealed Earth(remember that place, from the beginning?). Waib shows up, revealing more about herself, and tells you that Kujinshi has been reborn, and waits for your challenge beneath the earth. Go to the Sealed Earth and investigate. --Sealed Earth chests: 250,000 crowns, Black Galadriel (armor, def. 32), Tiger Armor (def. 20), In the stone circle north of the entrance, there's now a staircase heading down. This leads to a small room with two plant monsters and another staircase. Go down again. Now you're in an aquatic area. Get in the water and head up and right to find a chest with 250,000 crowns in it, then head left to the small islands to find the Black Galadriel armor. From the first staircase, head down and a bit to the left to find the next available set of stairs, guarded by an aquatic monster. Now you're in a graveyard, with denizens who are a little too lively... Go to the top of the room and into the left corner. Walk between where the two rocks are. You'll find a hidden staircase leading up to a chest you couldn't get to earlier (Tiger Armor). Back down in the cemetary, head all the way right, and follow the wall down to a little alcove with a skull. I'm fairly sure that's a switch. Now, fight your way through the zombie-infested cemetary, and the corridor full of skeletons to make it to the next staircase. Up to the lake level again, past the two aquatic monsters, and down the next staircase, where you'll meet up with an old friend.... He'll lure you forward, only to ambush you with a skeleton monster. Then a zombie monster... then a ghost monster... sensing a pattern? He's trying to wear you down... Hope you brought the Tatsumitsu, with its lovely Exorcism technique, you're gonna need it. And finally, after his minions have taken a good chunk out of your WP and JP, he steps in to finish you off. Boss: KUJINSHI REBORN He's back, and he's uglier than ever, having finally unveiled his face, and producing some ghastly head for a shield. If you didn't equip the Soul Stealevade on everyone at the beginning of this scenario, then you're a moron, and dead, because he'll use it on various party members, often twice in a round. He'll get sneaky sometimes, and use the LifeSteal attack as well, which only steals 1LP, but gets around your defenses against his signature attack. He also uses cold-based attacks, like Cold Ball and Freeze Barrier. Other tricks up his sleeve include the Kamaitachi attack and the spell Ghost Light. On the good side, however, he's undead, so the Exorcism attack works very well in this battle. Once you defeat him, he'll sink back into his tomb, and you'll continue automatically to the next scenario. ===Final Scenario 2: The Queen's Revenge=== Soon after the previous scenario, your old enemy the Hive Queen strikes. This attack is really insidious. The Queen has cast a spell that transforms humans into her termite slaves. You find this out when your Chancellor morphs in the middle of a conversation, and attacks you. From hereon until the end of the scenario, you'll get into a battle whenever you talk to someone in Avalon, including your recruitable warriors. For reference (you'll be seeing a lot of these guys): Term Battler (HP 5,934) often comes in pairs, or with random other insect uses lower-level Earth magic can be insta-killed. These things have overrun town. Anyone you talk to immediately transforms into one. The Swatter waza for the Vorpal Sword does a ton of damage as well. The first thing to do is to get out of the castle (the shortcut with the Y button still works, thankfully), and then into the Sewers. There are easy access points for this in the Cemetary, the Magic Research Center, and the University. Once down in the Sewers, make your way back to the spot where you defeated the Deep One, back in Gerard's time. Go through the door and explore the old crypts beneath the city. Up on the third tier of the crypt, you'll see two termites guarding a particular headstone. Investigate to find a down stair- case. Whew, there's a lot of bugs in here! Battle your way through to the hole, and head down. --New Hive chests: 250,000 crowns, Avalonian Holy Mail (armor, def. 25, mag. power up) Head straight down the ramp, through the thronging hordes of bugs, and left to get 250,000 crowns and the Avalonian Holy Mail. The Holy Mail is a REALLY good armor, that defends against all types of physical and magical damage. Battle your way to the right, and the Queen's right there. She's... changed a bit since you last saw her, and her spells are much more powerful now, but she shouldn't be too much of a problem for your guys. ===Final Scenario 3: Unfinished Business=== This is where you take on whichever Hero you haven't already killed. Realistically, this could be ANY of them, except Kujinshi. Check the appropriate section of the "People to Kill" section. Also, depending on how you finish the scenarios (i.e. order), you might end up with no Heroes left to defeat, but a scenario or two that needs to be completed. You can do that now as well. ===Final Scenario 4: Into the Hellmouth=== This is it, the Last Dungeon. To get there, head to North Nazelle, and take the icy route across the Straits to reach South Nazelle. Rest up at the Winter Grazing Grounds, then head to the spot glacier on the map (should be south of the Grounds; near the edge of the ice). The first two parts of this dungeon are above-ground, on the glacier. Just head south through the first area. Ignore the caves, they don't have anything in them. The fourth giant-type monster, the Cyclops, can be seen wandering around here, so if you're up for a challenge... The second area has a winding trail that leads to the true entrance to the dungeon. The Ice Dragon from Wagnas' castle is hovering around here. The disturbingly organic dungeon is pretty straightforward. In the second underground section (where the crystals grow), there's a choice to go up or right. Go right, the way up's really a dead end. You'll see a long walkway leading into the darkness. At the end of this is an Ancient ruin, with the last Hero standing in front of it. Be forewarned, this is RS2's official Point of No Return. You go up there, and you won't be able to leave. Be very sure that you're ready before challenging the Hero. Penultimate Boss: WHICHEVER HERO IS STILL ALIVE AT THIS POINT Check the "People to Kill" section for strategies against whichever Hero you're battling at this point. After defeating the Hero, she/he/it will retreat back into the ruins. Take this moment to top off everything with potions. If you've got any Life Restore potions left, don't be afraid to use 'em up. This is why you bought all of them, right? It'd be a shame if all your characters died of low LP in the middle of battle. Final Boss: THE SEVEN HEROES (HP, LOTS) Thought you'd seen the last of these guys, eh? Wrong. They're all here now, and they're ready to take you on all together by fusing into this weird... gooey... organic looking thing. This is a multi-stage battle. Every 6000 HP in damage that you deal to the boss, the body of another Hero sprouts out of it. It starts with Rocbouquet at the beginning of battle, then Subier (blue guy with single horn in forehead), then Noel, and then randomly with the other four Heroes. Now, this is very important: the final boss has available every technique, spell, and signature move belonging to those Heroes currently visible. So, at the beginning with Rocbouquet, the final boss can use Temptation, an electrical attack, Siphon, and weak epee attacks. As soon as Subier pops out, however, the final boss ALSO has Maelstrom, water spells, and spear attacks. For every Hero visible, that's one attack the final boss has, every turn, choosing from any attacks belonging to those Heroes. So by the end of this, the final boss will be throwing seven attacks at you EVERY ROUND, with everything ranging from weak stabbing attacks to Maelstrom and Psycho Bind. Scared yet? As I mentioned, each "stage" of this battle has 6,000 HP before the next form will open up. Any damage done over that 6,000 is wasted, because the HP resets upon form change (so if you hit the boss with a 7000 damage technique, that's 1000 damage wasted). After all seven Heroes become available, the HP resets to over 65,000. So, in total, the final boss has around 100,000 HP. There are two ways to prepare for this battle. The first is the "cheese" method, involving the effects of a certain high-level Water spell, QuickTime. QuickTime is supposed to make it so that your party attacks first in the next round. What it also does is cancel any and all enemy attacks after its casting. So, with enough JP (it's 36JP a pop to cast it), you can technically coast through the entire battle without the Seven Heroes attacking. Through general math, I figure you can use QuickTime to buy you about 35 rounds of uninterrupted monster-bashing, if EVERYONE is at max JP (~250). The other method takes a bit more finesse, plus a much better knowledge of the game's spell library. First, make preparations. Self-Burning can cancel out fire attacks; Wall of Fire can block out Maelstrom; Missile Guard protects against Kamaitachi, but only one party-effect defense spell can be used at a time, so Wall of Fire and Missile Guard will cancel each other out. Also, Sword Barrier can defend against Wind Cutter (frequently used in this battle), due to a bug that makes the game consider that spell to be a slashing attack. Any male characters should either have one of the anti-charm items on (Somon Ring or DemonStone Ring), or the evasion against Temptation (this is a must for the battle, and a major reason to get the female Final Emperor). SoulSteal's evasion might be a good idea too. Next, load up on the stat-upping spells. Golden Strength and Golden Shield are both good, but Dragon Pulse is better (effect only lasts until you attack, though). Fairy Light ups speed. Remember, with proper defenses against charm, the final boss's first stage is pretty ineffectual, so load up NOW on status modifiers. I hope you've been funding your magic research people sufficiently, ;) Those are some very good investments. A good combination is to cast Dragon Pulse several times on an axe-wielder (the effect is cumulative), and have that person use Phantom Fighter. Then, until their HP runs out, they have a PERMANENT stat-boost from Dragon Pulse. 7000-damage YoYo attacks, anyone? Recommended spells: Self-Burning Wall of Fire Missile Guard Fairy Light Elixir (full HP + status heal) Dragon Pulse Reviver Sword Barrier With any luck, you'll weather this battle and put an end to the Heroes' destructive need for vengeance once and for all. And then..... ==================================YOU WIN!============================= Wow, you managed to defeat the Seven Heroes, probably one of the nastiest boss battles ever included in a Super Famicom game. Congratulations. You DID do it without Quicktime, right? *wink* Well, for your trouble, the ending sequence is ... not much. You see the images of the Seven Heroes (in secondary/hardest forms) fading into the sunset as they're pulled back into the Hell dimension. As the credits roll, your party travels across the land in various formations, your Emperor eliminating monsters with one attack (which is really odd when that attack is Quicktime). You can see several rare attacks in this sequence. For example, this is the only time I've ever seen Fudoh's Sword. Finally the scene switches back to the Pub in Avalon, where the Bard is finishing up the ballad he wrote about the history of the Empire. Everyone is dully impressed, and the pub empties. The Final Emperor then thanks the Bard for keeping the memory of the wars alive, so that none would ever forget what had happened. The Emperor is left alone with his/her thoughts, until your final party comes in, and asks them to go adventuring some more. FIN. I hope you got a nice warm feeling from beating this game the hard way. I know I did. ==============================Extra Areas================================== These areas aren't part of any scenario, and can be completed whenever you like. There are lots of good items to be found, plus some rather powerful enemies. They're good for training. ===The Icy Ruins=== The Icy Ruins lie in the South Nazelle region, near the Moo Summer Grazing Grounds, and the Last Dungeon. To access the Icy Ruins, talk to the people in the grazing grounds. Chests: 250,000 crowns, 350,000 crowns, Grim Reaper (bow, att. 27, tech. Deadly Shot(hit-all instant-death)), Amethyst Axe (att. 36, tech. Phantom Fighter) Right at the start, there are three doors, that lead to rooms with chests. The door in the middle and the door on the left are traps; when you try to open the chest, skeletons ambush you. The room on the right has a chest with 250,000 crowns. Up on the next tier, there are three more doors. The one on the far left has a chest with 350,000 crowns. The one on the far right is trapped. The one in the middle leads to the inner sanctum of the ruins. In the final room, there are too cracked tiles on either side of the platforms, that open stairs up to the Giant. The chest on the first platform is the Grim Reaper bow. Up on the next platform is the dungeon boss. Boss (optional): GIANT (220,000 HP) can possibly drop Triple Sword (great sword, att. 33, tech. Dancing Sword) This guy's big and mean. He uses a lot of Great Sword techniques, from Hilt Hit (no damage, paralyze) to Crane Strike (hits all on vertical line). In fact, he likes Hilt Hit a LOT, so if you've got the evade tech for it, then it might be a good idea to put it on your front line. This particular boss will come back once you leave the room. If you've really got your heart set on that Triple Sword, then you'll have plenty of opportunities to get one. Plus, the Crane Sword evasion can really come in handy in the battles against Noel. In the chest behind the Giant, there's the Amethyst Axe, one of the stronger axes in the game. Its special technique, Phantom Fighter, is kind of odd. When used, a body-double of the character that can only use the Amethyst Axe is created. More detail on this in the FAQ section. ===The Southlands=== There are two dungeons in this area. The first you hear of from the man in the Wandering Lake temple. The second appears after you visit Austoroth. --first ruin, Sand Ruins Note: the snake-type monsters in this area aren't set, the way they are in the Desert. This is a large sandy area. The entrance to the dungeon is in the upper-right corner of the screen. After you defeat the first few goblin-types near the beginning, you'll find... a teleportation puzzle. Joy. The cracked spots are the teleporters. Take the one on the left, go up past the zombies to the next, then down past the skeletons. You should be in a small room with ghost monsters. Take the teleporter in the lower-right side to reach a chest (200,000 crowns). Go back around the teleporter series to return to the ghost room. Take the upper- left transporter this time to get to the last room of the dungeon. Take the teleporter on the right to get up to the platform with the chest (Phantom Beast Sword, att. 37, tech. Illusory Dragon + Air Wolf Sword) --second ruin, Snowy Ruins chests: DragonScale Armor (def. 35, no extra defense for bash/status attacks), DragonScale Shield (def. 30, 40% chance of block) From the entrance to the temple, head up three rooms, left three (you can see the shadow of a doorway in the walls), one down and one left, then up to reach a large red dragon. Boss (optional): FIRE DRAGON (HP 19,999) might drop Dragon Spear Gae Bolg, or potion can be poisoned, stunned regenerates automatically First, tactics. This thing can use several fire-based attacks (I assume, it doesn't use them often), but prefers physical attacks, and fairly weak ones at that. Critical party members (Emperor and healers, mainly), might want to use Self-Burning, just in case. A good idea is to poison it immediately (cast Poisonous Blow and hope for the best). This will effectively cancel out its regenerative ability (poison for 999, regen for 999), and since regen always happens AFTER poison, there's the chance that it'll die of poison eventually. Finally, this monster is more susceptible to bash attacks than to cut and pierce. An axe-wielder with Golden Strength cast on him will do good damage with the YoYo attack. Defeat this thing, and you can claim the chest in the room behind it: DragonScale Armor. Go back down two, and right (backtrack a bit), then head all the way up. There's a passage right, with a different kind of dragon in it. There are actually three of these things, in three conjoining rooms. Thankfully they move around, so you can avoid them if you wish. In the farthest room is a chest with the DragonScale Shield in it. Boss (optional): GOLDEN DRAGON (HP 19,000) chance to drop Ruby Rod (att. , tech. ), or Spirit Ring This sinuous, Oriental dragon uses wind-based attacks, electrical attacks (including Call Lightning and Arc Thunder), and wrapping attacks (chance to paralyze). It regenerates pretty easily (wind-spell trigger), but a few rounds of other spell types can counter that. Now, from the area where you fought the Fire Dragon, if you head all the way down, you'll find an outside passage. Once outside, go left, up the stairs, and then right to the next entrance The first thing you'll notice in this next room is the two large, green dragons that come flying at you as soon as you come too close. What you probably won't notice is the undeads hiding behind the elephant statues, at least not until it's too late to avoid them. Anyway, the dragons: Boss (optional): LIGHTNING DRAGON (HP 18,888) chance to drop Dragon Spear Gae Bolg, or potion For all its size, this thing isn't much of a fight. It uses physical attacks like Kick and Horn, but its electric attacks are a bit wimpy (Line Lightning and Thunderbolt). Like the other dragons, it's weaker against bash attacks than anything else, so Martial Arts and Axes are the way to go (even with just the basic attacks + Golden Strength). It can be annoying when it uses ThunderBolt several times in a row, but otherwise, you're in no danger as long as you've got healing ready at all times. On the platform behind the two dragons, there's a switch (cracked spot). Step on it to open the door on the left side of the room. In the corridor past the door, there are skeletons behind the statues, no end in sight... Most of the doors take you back exactly where you came from. Take the fourth door on your RIGHT to go to someplace new. Continue down this way (be sure to step on the cracked spot!), and go outside. Go left, up the stairs, and through the next door. New room, with two more Lightning Dragons to fight or avoid, your choice. On the platform behind them, however, is something new... Boss (not optional, if you want the chest behind it): BLACK DRAGON This thing is NASTY, and in some ways even harder than the Seven Heroes. First, it has all the usual dragonish physical attacks, such as horn, fang crush, and kick, but it also has a slew of poison attacks, including Poisonous Blow, Poison Cloud and Hell Claw. The attacks that it uses the majority of the time are poison-type, and usually multi-target as well, so you'll be needing LOTS of healing for this one. I'd recommend two magic-users with Mist Cover, Heal Water, Cure Water, Golden Strength, and Elixir. Have the other three throw everything they've got at it, after getting the attack-up spell on them. Make sure somebody's got Reviver, and that it gets used on as many people as possible. If you've got it, the Hell Claw evasion tech is a must for this battle. =====Austoroth===== There is one place to visit in this area: the Forgotten Village of the Ancients. Here lives Waib, the witch-woman who first gifted the Dynasty of Avalon with the inheritance magic. If you can understand Japanese well enough, you can get a lot of background info on the Heroes and the Ancients' civilization while you're here. To get there, you need to go through the back passage in the Iris Village. This is only possible after you've defeated Wagnas. Along the way, you can pick up three treasure chests that you were denied access to earlier: an Elven Skin (armor, def. 12, defense against heat/cold/electricity, specific defense against paralysis), 200,000 crowns, and the Starry Heaven bow (att. 35, tech. Starlight Arrow).Exit through the back, and walk down the trail to get back to the map. --the Forgotten Village This is an odd town, full of underground passages and blue-haired people. Talking to various townsfolk nets you background information about who the Heroes were before they became monsters, from people who actually knew them, once upon a time. You'll also hear about the experiments in Dimensional Magic that opened a way to Hell, which the Heroes closed. Apparently, there was some disagreement over the use of Dimensional Magic after that, and the Heroes were trapped behind the gate to Hell for disagreeing with the leadership on this matter. Also, you hear about the Snowy Ruins in the Southlands somewhere around here. In the upper-left house, you can find Waib, who talks cryptic mysticism with you for a little bit. Opposite the house, on the other side of the stairs is a wooded area. Find the hidden passage through there to reach the guy in the back of the village, and a house with two chests: Holy Spear Longinus (att. 45, tech. Psycho Bind), and Holy Buster (mace, att. 40, tech. Holy Light). The Holy Buster's tech can only be learned if you've chosen the male Final Emperor (or unless you're using Alex Jackson's bugfix). ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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