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Size on disk: 240 KB ! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Check here to see if you're reading the most recent version of this FAQ. http://www.freewebs.com/rhyxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ! s1.00 - Table of Contents ! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx s1.00 - Table of Contents s1.10 - Introduction s1.20 - Disclaimer s1.30 - Thanks s1.40 - Version History s1.50 - Walkthrough s1.501 -Gregminster-, the Golden Capital... s1.502 -Magician's Island-, the future in the stars... s1.503 -Rockland-, capturing tax thieves... s1.504 -Gregminster-, the rain's dark omen... s1.505 -Lenankamp-, meeting a new ally... s1.506 -Rockland-, bandits in need... s1.507 -Lenankamp-, plans for a flaming spear... s1.508 -Lenankamp-, the end of one era; the beginning of another... s1.509 -Kwaba-, the Fortress of Lord Ain Gide... s1.510 -Seika-, a new leader is born... s1.511 -Kaku-, off to the Lake Toran Castle... s1.512 -Headquarters-, building a new army... s1.513 -Kouan-, the theft of the great Kirinji... s1.514 -Great Forest-, the path to different cultures... s1.515 -Village of the Elves-, will everything turn to ashes? s1.516 -Village of the Dwarves-, proving our story... s1.mb1 - Major Battle - Battle at Pannu Yakuta Castle s1.517 -Pannu Yakuta-, the rising of the Liberation Army... s1.oo1 - One-on-One - Kwanda Rosman s1.518 -Headquarters-, three months later... s1.mb2 - Major Battle - Battle at Fortress of Garan s1.mb3 - Major Battle - Battle at Scarleticia Castle s1.519 -Teien-, looking for an antidote... s1.520 -Soniere-, the sacrifice... s1.mb4 - Major Battle - Battle at Scarleticia Castle s1.521 -Scarleticia-, avenging an ally... s1.mb5- Major Battle - Battle with Teo s1.oo2 - One-on-One - Teo McDohl s1.522 -Kirov-, retrieving our final gift... s1.523 -Headquarters-, a son surpasses his father... s1.mb6- Major Battle - Battle with Teo s1.oo3 - One-on-One - Teo McDohl s1.524 -Lorimar-, a resurgence of Viktor's past... s1.525 -Qlon-, where the Star Dragon Sword sleeps... s1.526 -Neclord's Castle-, the symphony ends here... s1.527 -Dragon's Den-, allies of the skies... s1.528 -Seek Valley-, the fallen dragon... s1.529 -Headquarters-, filtering out a spy... s1.mb7 - Major Battle - Battle at the Northern Checkpoint s1.530 -Moravia-, rescuing a noble and a bear... s1.mb8 - Major Battle - Battle at Floating Fortress Shasarazade s1.531 -Shasarazade-, the war is near its end... s1.mb9 - Major Battle - The Last Battle s1.532 -Gregminster-, the end of the Scarlet Moon Empire... s1.60 - Credits/End *[.NOTE.]* This guide was written as though you will follow it from beginning to end. Some people will play it like this, and some others won't. So if you are just lost and need help in a certain section of the guide, look through the titles to see what's familiar. When you find what you're looking for, you may notice that I say something like, "You've already been here before, so continue on through...", or something like that. For that, you'll need to search back through the FAQ. All you should have to do is search the name of the place you're at, like -Seika-, and you will find all of the sub-sections in the town of Seika, as long as you include the dashes before and after the name, because it will take you straight to those sub-sections. Sorry for the inconvenience. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ! s1.10 - Introduction ! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hello, fellow RPG fans! Let me introduce myself. My name is Johnathan Sawyer, but feel free to call me 'rhyxx' (sounds like 'ricks', if you were wondering). Welcome to yet another strategy guide I have created, and this time through, it's for a classic RPG for the Playstation, Suikoden. *[.NOTE.]* Konami has decided to re-release this game, along with Suikoden II to the PSP. From what I've read, the games' gameplay and content have not changed much, so this guide should work along with it. The only problem is this; Konami has not announced a release date or even a release for here in the United States. Let's all hope that it does make it over here, okay? ------- Once there was a hero named Barbarossa - 'the Golden Emperor' - hero of the Scarlet Moon Empire. But the sun is now setting on that Empire. The day is silently drawing near. The 108 Star of Destiny are gathering. The son of distinguished soldier Teo McDohl, on of the five Imperial Generals, lives without want for anything, surrounded by his attendant Gremio, his father's servants Cleo and Pahn, and his best friend Ted. One day, Teo makes a trip to the north to protect his Empire. It is then that the boy realizes his place in the Empire and sees the world with his own eyes for the first time. A world filled with resentment toward the Empire awaits... ------- My purpose for this guide: To make sure that you are able to get a perfect game, meaning that you can find all items, recruit all of the characters, and see all there is to see. To sum it up; I will leave no stone unturned, meaning that there will be spoilers, so beware. For this guide, I have decided to do a direct walkthrough, which includes the locations of all of the items in the game, the mini-games, recruiting the 108 Stars of Destiny, and any/all side-quests. It won't be an extensive FAQ, so don't expect to find item and armor lists or shop prices. There are FAQs at GameFAQs that either specialize in this, or are listed in other FAQs like this one. I'm 99% sure that I have found everything in the game that can be found. However, if for some reason I have left something out that should be in here, feel free to email me at rhyxx.FAQ@gmail.com to let me know. I've been working on this guide for years, so I have put a lot of work into this, and I want it to be as complete as possible. I still welcome all contributions! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ! s1.20 - Disclaimer ! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx You are allowed to use this guide for your own personal use. You can print the entire guide, or just parts of it if that's all you need. You can save it on your computer so you can access it at any time. Just DO NOT copy it and use it as your own work. DO NOT sell it, because even I'm not allowed to sell it. DO NOT post it on your web site UNLESS you obtain permission from me. You CAN have a link that goes to the PAGE of one of the websites who have permission, but NOT the actual file. If you would like to create your own guide, feel free to use my format and layout. Just DO NOT rip this off in any way, okay? I've put endless hours of my life, as well as my heart and soul into this guide, so respect it. If you do ask permission to post my FAQs, you will probably be granted permission to do so. Please check at http://www.freewebs.com/rhyxx to see who has permission to post this. If you find somewhere that has any variation of this guide and they DON'T have permission, please contact me and let me know. Thank you. My web site and NeoSeeker will always be the first to have new versions posted, since I can update them instantly there. GameFAQs will have it next. This is my web page; visit here to see the details of all of my guides: http://www.freewebs.com/rhyxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ! s1.30 - Thanks ! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx % Thanks to Kayla, the wonderful enchantress who supports me in everything that I do, and believes that I can accomplish anything! % Thanks to my parents for not being too strict, and letting me work on this for an unholy amount of time to help everyone reading this! % Thanks to Konami for making an incredible game to a soon-to-be phenomenal series! % Thanks to Sony for making the Playstation, the best console of its time, and the home to the greatest of the RPGs! % Thanks to all of the web sites that have graciously offered to post my strategy guides. I wouldn't have gotten anywhere without you! % Thanks to MMansson. I spent hours on end looking for all of the battle quotes for the one-on-one battles, and thanks to MMansson, I was able to confirm just about all of the quotes, but not a couple of them. What patience; awesome job! % Thanks to Chris (kor_of_destiny@hotmail.com) for letting me know of a new pattern for Marco's cup game, which will net you more money, quicker. % Thanks to Hiryu (saiyanfury@gmail.com) for also letting me know about another variable in Marco's cup game - sometimes, instead of being on the right all the time, sometimes it will be on the left all time. % Thanks to Zac (zwilson1@bellsouth.net) for letting me know about the Gauntlet that I missed in Pannu Yakuta. % Thanks to Troy (troy19_91@hotmail.com) for letting me know that you can save your game at the Hero's Desk in his room near the beginning of the game. % Thanks to YOU, the reader of this guide, for playing along. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ! s1.40 - Version History ! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Version 1.0 ::::::::::: Here's the first update! % The project has commenced. % All sections were created and finished. % The Walkthrough was completed as well! Version 1.01 :::::::::::: % Minor corrections. Version 1.02 :::::::::::: % Since the last two updates were rushed, I decided to replay the game while checking for errors and revising the guide. % Corrected the number of Stars needed to recruit Quincy. % Added the trick for easy money with Marco at Rockland that I found out my first game. % Various stoopid errors were corrected. (Haha) Version 1.03 :::::::::::: % Minor corrections and additions. % Confirmed the fact that if you equip the Windspun Armor on Humphrey now, it will carry over to Suikoden II. Version 1.04 :::::::::::: % Chris (kor_of_destiny@hotmail.com) let me know of a new pattern for Marco's cup game, which will net you more money, quicker. % Hiryu (saiyanfury@gmail.com) also let me know about another variable in Marco's cup game - sometimes, instead of being on the right all the time, sometimes it will be on the left all time. Version 1.05 :::::::::::: % Corrected 1 mistake. % C.A. (cabilodo@hotmail.com) sent me info on the enemy drops for the Holy Crystal and Master Robe. % Matt (dramaticsoldier@hotmail.com) sent me a tip on acquiring more money from Marco's cup game in one session. % GaToaLe (felino_cat@hotmail.com) sent me another strategy for winning more money from Marco's cup game. Version 1.06 :::::::::::: % Zac (zwilson1@bellsouth.net) let me know about the Gauntlet that I missed in Pannu Yakuta. % Anonymous small tip for the cup game was included. % Troy (troy19_91@hotmail.com) let me know that you can save your game at the Hero's Desk in his room near the beginning of the game. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ! s1.50 - Walkthrough ! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx After you put in the disc, press start, then start a new game. You'll have to choose a name for the Hero of the game. Pick whatever name you want. For this guide, I will refer to him as Hero or "you". I'd use rhyxx, but that'd be confusing for those who don't read this paragraph and just search through the guide like many of you do. *[.NOTE.]* For those of you who play Suikoden II, or will use this data for Suikoden II, let me tell you something. When you load data to Suikoden II from this game, the name of the Hero of Suikoden I will also carry over. The bad part is that only the uppercase letters carry over to the default name, which is McDohl, the Hero's last name. According to many sources I've read, such as Suikosource.com, says that in the book, his name is Tir McDohl. Now, I am usually picky enough to go along with the books, so I usually name him Tir, but when you go to Suikoden II, his name will become TcDohl, which is annoying. If you're like me, you can do one of four things. 1) Name him McDohl, thus becoming McDohl McDohl. 2) Use a name that starts with "M". 3) Name him in all lowercase, so it's okay for me, since it's just rhyxx. 4) Name your character in all capitals, AS LONG AS it's as long or longer than 6 letters, otherwise what letters are left will stay on. For me, if I named him RHYXX like I'd like to do, it would become RHYXXl in Suikoden II. You see what I mean? It's the same with the castle. Its name will be Tora Castle in the history books, so do what you need to when we get to that. Sorry about basically devoting basically an entire section to it but I just thought I'd let you know. Things that you should know about Suikoden :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: % There are 108 characters in this game, with a majority of them usable for battle. % SQUARE is your menu. If you check, your characters have a label with either S, M, or L, meaning Short, Medium, and Long range respectively. Attackers with the S MUST be in the front row. M and L can be in either one, and L attackers can attack the enemies back row. NP means Non Playable. % You CAN run in this game, but only if someone in your immediate party as a Holy Rune equipped, or if Stallion is in your party with the True Holy Rune. Otherwise, you have to walk all the time. % To be able to use magic, you must equip a rune. To do this, you have to visit a Rune Shop to attach it. You'll find many runes throughout the game, but you can only buy runes at Item Shops. Some runes cannot be removed, and some runes can only be attached to certain characters. % You can only save at Inns or Journeyman's Crystals. % You MUST visit every Item Shop and Armory you come across; by taking a look at their items, you will be able to have them in stock later in the game. Very important in the beginning at Gregminster. % Many characters have Unite commands, meaning they can team up with other members and do a combo in battle. % In addition to the characters' Unite, you can also do combinations with magic! If you cast a level 4 spell on two different runes during the same round, they will cast them together to form a very powerful spell! The runes that you can combine are these: Fire & Earth, Earth & Wind, Wind & Water, Water & Lightning, and Lightning & Fire. Try it out! % Even if your HP is full, you should rest at an Inn after leveling up some because it's the only way to replenish your MP. % During a battle, a character has to have a Sacrificial Buddha to be revived; otherwise, they're down for the battle. After the battle, just use a Medicine to replenish their HP. However, when you come across a Resurrection Rune later in the game, you will be able to use a spell to revive your characters in battle. % In a Major Battle (a.k.a. a War Battle), if you see a message saying that one of your characters has DIED, RESET your game. If someone's dead, you will not be able to get all 108 Stars and the good ending. My Directions for Suikoden :::::::::::::::::::::::::: N You can only move in four directions in this game, but | I'll tell you to move in a general direction, such as NW | NE northeast or so. I'll just give you these directions just \|/ in case, mainly as a reference. W----x----E /|\ Up [=] North Upper-Right [=] Northeast SW | SE Down [=] South Upper-Left [=] Northwest | Right [=] East Lower-Right [=] Southeast S Left [=] West Lower-Left [=] Southwest %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.501 -Gregminster-, the Golden Capital... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [1] You'll start off in the Emperor's Palace [Bits] 100 in Gregminster. Talk to your father, Teo, [Save Points] Hero's Desk, Inn and you'll be taken to an audience with [Recruits] (1) Hero (M) Emperor Barbarossa. After the chat Ted (L) between Teo, Barbarossa, and Windy, the Emperor will decide to send Teo to the northern border to protect it from the United City-States of Jowston. He'll give Teo his sword, Prakk, and then he'll ask you if you would like to help the Empire while Teo is away. [1] Yes, Your Highness. Choose either one, and he'll be happy to hear [2] I don't wanna. what you have to say. Commander Kraze will assigned to watch over you, then you'll be wished luck. You'll automatically head back a little ways before you gain control. Go right, up, then right and down the stairs. Go right and down some more to have Teo tell you to introduce yourself to Kraze. Before you do that, go right into this room and check the statue in the right corner; you'll find [_100 BITS_] here. After you've grabbed that, go left and talk to Kraze. After that, go back and talk to Teo, and you'll head back home. Back at home, Gremio will rush over to you and welcome you back. After a little more discussion with him, he'll tell you that Ted is here to congratulate you, then he'll run back to check on his stew. *[.NOTE.]* Before doing ANYTHING, you have a couple of choices. You can obtain one of two runes now, depending on your choice. The first is the Fortune Rune; this rune will increase the amount of EXP you receive after battle. The second is the Prosperity Rune; this rune will increase the amount of Bits you receive after battle. If you don't want either of these items, just go to the section Back to -Gregminster-. % To get the Fortune Rune, used for increasing EXP, DO NOT go up the stairs and talk to Ted, but leave the house right away. % If you want the Prosperity Rune, used for increasing Bits, go upstairs and talk to Ted, then leave the house right away. Again, this is completely optional and a little difficult. I went by myself first and gained some levels because you gain levels quicker when there are less people in your party. Then I went and got Ted, because I prefer Bits over EXP, due to the fact that EXP is variable by level. After you leave the house, go to the Inn and save your game. Then leave Gregminster via the south gate out to the World Map. World Map ~~~~~~~~~ Gregminster/Lenankamp/Mt. Tigerwolf/Sarady/Rockland/Mt. Seifu/N.Kwaba Area :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: [Enemies] BonBon Walk south to Lenankamp, but be careful; if Crow you run into enemies other than the BonBon, or Mosquito maybe a Crow or two, run away. In Lenankamp, Red Soldier Ant go up the eastern stairs and in the Armory. Wild Boar You can only afford one good item in here, so grab the Pointed Hat, then go to the western side of town and go into the Blacksmith and sharpen our weapon to level 2. Don't bother getting Ted armor or sharpening his weapon; he's not a permanent party member. Leave Lenankamp and start walking around and fighting some BonBons to get better and get some money. As you level up, go back and forth from fighting and sharpening your weapons or upgrading your equipment. I stopped with a level 5 Dragon Fang Staff, and Hero at level 12, along with some Brass Armor. *[.NOTE.]* If you want, head east of Gregminster to a town called Rockland. Go to the Inn and save, then talk to the person named Marco outside of the Inn. There's a neat little trick that I found out in my last game for easy money. Place a bet, then choose the right cup. ALMOST ALWAYS, you will win! After you win the first time, quit, then talk to Marco and play again, and repeat as necessary until you have plenty of money! (I stopped at 300,000.) With all this money, you can equip Ted if you feel like it. If that doesn't work for you, try playing the game at the 100 Bit stage, and write down where the coin lands each time. Do that for a while, then quit, then come back and use that information for the 10,000 Bit stage. It's not a guaranteed 100% win rate, but there won't always be one, so just try it out if the other one doesn't seem to be working for you. Thanks goes out to the anonymous gamer who sent it to me. *[.NOTE.]* This following section is dedicated to Marco's cup game; apparently, it's a popular subject! Chris (kor_of_destiny@hotmail.com) let me know of a new pattern for Marco's cup game - instead of just choosing the right one all the time then quitting and repeating, choose the right cup, then the middle cup, and you will win both of them every time, then quit and repeat, choosing the right one, then the middle one. I have tested this myself, and it does work when Marco is in Rockland. Thanks again! Hiryu (saiyanfury@gmail.com) also let me know about another variable in Marco's cup game - sometimes, instead of being on the right all the time, sometimes it will be on the left all time, so if that happens to you, just choose the left one all the time! Matt (dramaticsoldier@hotmail.com) sent me a tip on acquiring more money from Marco's cup game in one session. Simply bet the smallest amount you can bet, and watch where the coin goes. Write down where it ends up. Repeat about 15 times. Quit. Talk to Marco again. You have now written down the first 15 places that the coin ends up. The trick is that the coin always follows the same pattern, no matter how much you bet. If, for example, The coin lands, Right, Left, Right, Middle.. When you bet 100 bits. You can now bet 10,000, and the coin will still land, Right, Left, Right, Middle. Just remember, the coin follows the same pattern, no matter how much you bet. GaToaLe (felino_cat@hotmail.com) sent me another strategy for winning more money from Marco's cup game. It was simply this: Right-Middle-Left-Right-Left-Middle-Right-Right-Right. After that, quit and do it again. -- The last three tips are unconfirmed. I have now decided that I will -- not accept any more contributions regarding Marco's Cup Game - if what you read here somehow isn't sufficient to you, ANickerson's FAQ at GameFAQs.com has even more detailed patterns regarding this, so check it out it you need to. After resting and preparing, head to the southwest of Gregminster / northwest of Lenankamp to a bridge. Cross it, then go northwest and up the mountain path to Mt. Tigerwolf. *[.NOTE.]* One last note for now - C.A. (cabilodo@hotmail.com) let me know that the Mosquitos on the World Map have a chance of dropping a Holy Crystal. Just thought I'd let you know. -Mt. Tigerwolf- ::::::::::::: [My Party] Hero [12], Ted [5] [Bits] 1000 [Items] Medicine, Wind Rune Piece, Antique, Medicine [Equipment] Circlet, Gloves [Runes] Clone Crystal Follow the path, then grab the [_CIRCLET_] [Enemies] Giant Snail to your south. Go right to the next screen, Killer Slime follow the path, up the stairs, then grab the Slasher Rabbit [_MEDICINE_] before going up to the next area. Go left, down the stairs, then open the chest to find some [_GLOVES_]. Go up the nearby stairs, then right across the bridge, and up to the next area. Continue up some more to the next area. Go left to a fork; to the left is another chest with a [_WIND RUNE PIECE_], so get it, then go up under the bridge. If you're running out of space, either discard something, or just wait until later to grab it, along with the rest of the items here. Follow the path left across the bridge, then up to the next area. Go right and up past the locked building to the next area. Go up to yet another screen. Go left, up, and right to grab the [_ANTIQUE_] before going up to the next screen. Go up a little, then open the chest to your left for another [_MEDICINE_]. Take the eastern path up, and get the [_CLONE CRYSTAL_] out of the chest here. Go back and go up the western stairs, then continue up, but grab the [_1000 BITS_] to your right. Now go north back out to the World Map, then go north and enter Sarady. -Sarady- :::::: [My Party] Hero [13], Ted [8] Go into the northeasternmost [Save Points] Inn house and talk to the man [Runes] Fortune Crystal OR Prosperity Crystal in here. If you're alone, you'll receive the [_FORTUNE CRYSTAL_], but if Ted is with you, you'll receive the [_PROSPERITY CRYSTAL_]. I always drag Ted along and get the Prosperity Rune, because the EXP in this game is variable depending on levels. Also, DO NOT EQUIP EITHER ONE ON HERO! Wait until Gremio joins your party, then put it on him. Hero will automatically gain a rune of his own through the storyline, and if he has another one equipped at that point, he'll lose it for good! *[.NOTE.]* When fighting the Killer Slimes, you may have gotten some Water Rune Pieces. Once you get back to a Blacksmith, I recommend equipping them onto the Hero, as they help recover HP each turn; the more you put on, the more he'll recover. Buy some Medicine or rest at the Inn if you want, then make your way ALL THE WAY back to Gregminster to your house. Now, we continue the story. Back to -Gregminster- ::::::::::::::::::::: [My Party] Hero [13], Ted [8] Head back to the McDohl residence and go [Save Points] Hero's Desk, Inn to the second floor, then to Hero's room [Recruits] (2) Gremio (M) on the left. Ted will ask to join your Pahn (S) party to pay back the McDohl family for (3) Cleo (L) adopting him when he was an Ted (L) orphan. Choose 1 then listen [1] Of course. to him asking you questions about [2] Gee, I dunno. your meeting with the Emperor. After that, Ted will start to tell you something, only to be interrupted by Gremio telling you that it's time to eat. Go sit in the chair beside your father, Teo. He tells everyone that he's heading north tomorrow, so he'll leave everything to Hero. It's up to Gremio and two of Teo's other servants, Cleo and Pahn, to take care of him. During the early morning, Teo visits Hero to say goodbye, and a while after he leaves, Gremio wakes you up, telling you that today, you'll be a working member of the Imperial forces. Gremio will then join your party! If you want, you can examine the desk in your room to find Hero's Diary, where you can save your game. Thanks to Troy (troy19_91@hotmail.com) for letting me know that this was here. Go back downstairs to have Pahn and Cleo also join your party! Start to leave your house to have Ted rejoin, then leave. Before going to the Imperial Palace, and if you have the money, head to the Armory to the lower right of Gregminster and update Gremio and Cleo's equipment (don't worry about Pahn for now; he's a temporary member at this moment, like Ted). Also, put either the Fortune or Prosperity Rune on Gremio if you have the money. Make SURE that you actually LOOK at the armor here; notice that they have Wing Boots for 10,200 Bits; these are the only place in the game that you can buy them, so just look at them so you'll be able to buy them later in the game. After that, head north and into the Imperial Palace. Once inside, go up a little bit, then left into Kraze's room. He'll scold you for being late, then he'll give you your first assignment; you have to go northeast of Gregminster to a place called Magician's Island to see a woman known as Leknaat the Seer, to retrieve the astrological results. He'll then ask if you were listening, and where to go. [1] Northeast of Gregminster. Option 1 is the correct answer, but choose [2] Northwest of Gregminster. however you like. He'll tell you that a [3] Somewhere on this earth. Dragon Knight from the Dragon's Den will take you there, so head back outside of the palace. After listening to the party's opinions on the errand, talk to the Dragon Knight to your far right where the stables are. This kid is Futch, with his Dragon, Black. (This is probably redundant, and a well known fact, but why do the dragons in this game sound like elephants? *sigh*) Futch has a bit of a temper, as does Ted, and the sparks will fly between the two of them every time they talk to each other. Notice that Ted mentions that he happens to be 300-years... (old, maybe?) After climbing on Black's back, you'll fly off to Magician's Island. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.502 -Magician's Island-, the future in the stars... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [13], Gremio [1], Pahn [1] Follow the straightforward Cleo [1], Ted [8] path to the next area. Once [Items] Medicine there, head northwest and grab the [Equipment] Leather Coat [_MEDICINE_] out of the chest. Make [Runes] Fire Crystal your way northeast and follow the path [Party Items] Astral Conclusions to the next area. Keep following the [Enemies] FurFur path until you reach a fork; take the Holly Boy eastern north path to find a chest containing a *BOSS*---Golem [_LEATHER COAT_]. Go back and take the western north path. Follow the path some more to run into a kid ________ named Luc. He'll summon a Golem to battle you. |*BOSS*| ********* Have Gremio and Pahn use the Unite command to perform their [ Golem ] Talisman attack, and have Hero, Cleo, and Ted attack. This ********* battle should be really easy if you took the time to travel to Sarady to get one of those runes. Even if you didn't, it [Bits] 1500 isn't too terribly hard. After the battle, Luc is impressed that you beat his magic, recognizing you as the Imperial Guards; he was just testing you to make sure you were the real thing. Follow him into the tower, then follow the path, climbing the stairs to the top. When you reach the top, talk to Leknaat, and she'll ask you to follow her to get the Astral Conclusions. Follow her into the next room, and when she gives them to you, she seems surprised; she can see the future, and she says that she sees you bearing a huge burden in the flow of destiny, and that you'll experience much pain and sorrow, but you'll be able to handle it. You'll finally receive the [_ASTRAL CONCLUSIONS_]. Leave the room and approach your party. As you prepare to leave, Leknaat will come back in and decide to have Luc take you to the shore. Before you leave, Leknaat will give Cleo a [_FIRE CRYSTAL_] to use to protect Hero. Luc will then transport you back to the shore with Futch. You'll then fly back to Gregminster. -Gregminster- ::::::::::: [My Party] Hero [13], Gremio [5], Pahn [5], Head into the castle and Cleo [5], Ted [9] report to Commander Kraze. [Save Points] Inn He decides that you're not totally useless, so he gives you another assignment; now we've got to go east of Gregminster to a town called Rockland and find out why they're not paying their taxes. To make it even more fun, we have to take his idiotic assistant, Kanaan, with us to talk to the town's head honcho, Grady. After Kanaan joins you, leave the palace. Head to the lower-right of Gregminster to the Rune Shop and put the Fire Crystal on Cleo. Before going to Rockland, I recommend going south to Lenankamp and upgrading Gremio's and Cleo's weapons and armor, as well as fighting for a little while on the World Map before continuing, if you feel that you need to. When you're ready, head east of Gregminster to Rockland. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.503 -Rockland-, capturing tax thieves... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [13], Gremio [7], Pahn [7] *[.NOTE.]* Here in Rockland, Cleo [7], Ted [9] there's a person named Marco. [Save Points] Inn If you talk to Marco, you'll be able to play game where you guess which cup the coin is under. As I told you before, if you have 10,000 Bits, bet that, and choose the cup on the right, and you'll almost always win, and with Chris's tip, try choosing the right one, win, then the middle one, win, then quit, and play again, choosing the right, then the middle! Easy money! Go to the top of the area to the mansion, and go through the left door. After Kanaan yells at the guard here, the guard will go get Grady. Grady knows that they're here about the taxes, so he'll explain; bandits have settled on nearby Mt. Seifu and have been stealing from them, so they can't pay their taxes. Grady's just glad that the Imperial Guard (that's us) is here to get rid of the bandits for them. Should we go now? [1] Of course. Pick option 1, because Kanaan will say [2] We should return home first. that we're going now anyway if you pick 2. Now, we've got to go to Mt. Seifu. Leave Rockland unless you need -Mt. Seifu- something, then head east to Mt. Seifu. ::::::::: [My Party] Hero [13], Gremio [7], Pahn [7] Cleo [7], Ted [9] [Save Points] Before Varkas and Sydonia [Bits] 1000 [Items] Medicine, Antique, Defense Rune Piece, Medicine, Escape Talisman Thunder Rune Piece [Equipment] Boots, Leggings Follow the path until your party has a [Enemies] Bandit (A) little discussion. Then keep going until you Bandit (B) go into a cavern. (Fighting the Bandits here, Bandit (C) as well as the Black Wild Boars, with the Soldier Ant Prosperity Rune equipped can get you some Black Wild Boar easy money!) *BOSS*---Queen Ant *BOSS*-|-Varkas Once inside, follow the path, and at the fork, head |-Sydonia northeast and get the [_BOOTS_] and [_MEDICINE_] out of the two chests. Then head west and north into the doorway. In this room, there are a lot of paths to take! First, go west and southwest into another area with an [_ANTIQUE_] in a chest. Go back and take the westernmost path north, which leads to [_1000 BITS_] in a chest! Back to the large room, take third path from the left (right-middle) up to a chest containing a [_DEFENSE RUNE PIECE_]. Personally, I always use these types of rune pieces on the Hero, since he's the only one in the game who's in your party 100% of the time. Go back and take the path beside the one you just came from (left-middle) to the next area. Keep going through this one to the next one as well. From the center of this room, grab the [_MEDICINE_] to the southwest, the [_LEGGINGS_] to the southeast, and an [_ESCAPE TALISMAN_] to the northwest. Move northeast and follow the path here up to the next room, up a set of stairs, and down to a large room. Follow the spiraling path to face the Queen Ant. ________ |*BOSS*| ************ It's impossible to win this battle, so have everyone [ Queen Ant ] DEFEND until you leave the battle. At this point, Ted [ Soldier Ants ] suggests that you let him take care of it. ************ [1] OK, Ted. Pick 1, and he'll head back into battle by [2] Don't be reckless, Ted. himself. He'll use a strange rune, which wipes out the Queen Ant in one blow. After the battle, everyone is in awe of how he just did that. After Kanaan mutters something suspicious, head north and follow the path, up the stairs, then east to find a chest with a [_THUNDER RUNE PIECE_]. Head south, west, and south from here back outside. Heal your party, then save at the Journeyman's Crystal. After you save, head up the stairs to the next screen, where you'll meet the bandits Varkas and Sydonia. First, you'll have to fight 5 Bandits, then the leaders themselves. ________ |*BOSS*| Concentrate on Sydonia first, because he has less HP and he ******** can attack your back row. Have Cleo use her Fire Rune, [ Varkas ] Gremio and Pahn use the Talisman attack, and have Hero and [ Sydonia ] Ted attack/heal. Once Sydonia is down, take out Varkas. This ******** battle is easy, and you shouldn't have to worry about losing unless you haven't been leveling up lately. [Bits] 700 After the battle, Kanaan will take the credit for beating them, then you'll capture them and automatically return to the entrance of Mt. Seifu. Leave this place and head back west to Rockland. -Rockland- :::::::: [My Party] Hero [13], Gremio [9], Pahn [9] Head right and up towards the Cleo [9], Ted [10] mansion to find some Imperial [Enemies] Empire Soldier (A) Soldiers stomping down a kid. You know Empire Soldier (B) what to do. Choose to fight and beat the Empire Soldier (C) living crap out of those despicable soldiers. After you're finished with them, [1] Fight. head into the mansion to the north. Grady will come and [2] Don't fight. take the bandits to the dungeon, as well as a 10,000 bit reward! (which Kanaan greedily takes for himself, so no penance for us). Now it's time to head back to Gregminster, but before you enter Gregminster, TAKE EVERYTHING OFF OF TED, as well as anything important off of Pahn; he'll be joining our party later in the game, so feel free to leave unimportant stuff on him, but Ted won't, so don't leave anything on him. When you've done that, head back to Gregminster. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.504 -Gregminster-, the rain's dark omen... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [13], Gremio [9], Pahn [9] As soon as you enter, Kanaan Cleo [9], Ted [10] will decide to go report his [Recruits] (4) Viktor (S) spectacular work to Kraze. Gremio decides to make a great meal for everyone, but Kanaan has to take Ted with him, so Ted will head off to the Palace while we need to head over to the McDohl residence. After you enter, the scene will switch to dinner, with a storm going on outside. When you get the chance, talk to Gremio to hear his worries about Ted, since he was supposed to be right back. Head downstairs and to the front door, only to find Ted lying on the floor. Everyone else will come in to help, noticing that he wasn't physically attacked, since Ted's wounds were caused by magic. Help him, and you'll take [1] Help. him up into one of the beds. After some discussion, Ted [2] Don't help. will come to and he'll tell you what happened. Ted was taken to see Lady Windy, who turns out to be a witch that Ted remembers from 300 years ago; she wants the rune on his right hand, but he uses the power of that rune, the Soul Eater, to escape from them. He'll pass out again, and Pahn will start to wonder if the Imperial Guard would do such a thing. Gremio will argue with Pahn about contacting them about this, then you'll regain control. Talk to Pahn outside of the door, and he'll decide to go wake up the shopkeeper and get some medicine for Ted. Ted will wake up once again, then he'll ask you to do something for him. [1] What is it, Ted? Choose option 1 to take off his glove to reveal one [2] No. of the 27 True Runes, the Soul Eater. If Ted hadn't used the Soul Eater at Mt. Seifu, Windy would have never found out about it, but it's too late now. Ted won't be able to escape from her with his wound, so he will ask you to take the Soul Eater and to protect it from Windy. [1] I'll take it, Ted. Don't worry. Choose to take it, and he will [2] No. bestow the Soul Eater upon your right hand. As soon as you do, something happens at the door. Head to the front door to find that Pahn has brought the Imperial Guard back with him. His excuse; he can't allow any trouble while Master Teo is away. They're here for Ted, but Cleo won't let them enter Master Teo's house without just cause. At this point, Ted will come in. He'll tell you that they think he still has the Soul Eater, so he suggests that everyone should escape while he uses himself as bait. [1] No. Choose option 2 to agree with him, since we have to [2] All right. protect the Soul Eater at all costs. They will head out through the kitchen door, while Ted stays with the Guard. In 300 years, you were the only true friend he ever had. Out in the pouring rain, go behind the house and go left, then down and into Marie's Inn. Inside, she'll decide to let you hide out in the attic. Talk to Cleo and Gremio, then attempt to head downstairs to have Gremio scold you. Then head downstairs anyway, and while you're at it, make your way to the exit on the first floor. As you go to leave, members of the Imperial Guard will come crashing through, complaining about you being in the way. [1] Shut up, you fool. Pick either option, and the [2] (We'd better try to be inconspicuous.) guard will take a closer look at you. They think that you're that 'fugitive' McDohl kid. Just as Cleo and Gremio get ready to fight them while you escape, a man named Viktor comes over to settle the whole thing. His thoughts; would fugitives still be hanging around here? C'mon, now. The guards buy it, and Viktor will decide to 'kick us out'. As you leave, Marie realizes that guy just left without paying! Outside, Viktor admits to bilking Marie, but thanks you for helping him out as well. Head north and talk to Viktor again. He says that he knows that you're the rebel McDohl, and that he also has an idea to help us all escape if we listen. [1] I'm not sure I can trust you. Choose to let him help, and he will [2] All right. Help us out. agree on one condition; you must meet someone he knows. Not too bad of a deal. Anyway, Viktor will then join your party! Before doing anything else, go to your menu and select FORMATION, then move Viktor into the front row so he can attack during a battle. Now, head to the southern gate to let Viktor talk to the guard. Once he does that, you'll head outside. As it turns out, Viktor was able to bribe the guard; the whole Empire is corrupt and everything is about to come apart at the seams. Oh, to bribe him, he used Gremio's money! (haha) Now that we're out, we have a previous arrangement to meet someone, whom Viktor says is in Lenankamp. [1] It's a promise. Choose 1, then leave Gregminster. If [2] I've never heard of Lenankamp. you want, you can level up, but when you're finished, head to Lenankamp. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.505 -Lenankamp-, meeting a new ally... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [13], Gremio [9], Viktor [7] As soon as you enter, Cleo [9] Viktor says that he needs [Save Points] Inn to make some arrangements, and he'll take off. Before going to the Inn, I'm sure that you have extra money. Sharpen all of your weapons to level 5 and get the best equipment you can, if you don't have it already. Once you do that fun stuff, go to the Inn and talk to the innkeeper and choose to stay the night. Gremio doubts that Viktor will come back, but Cleo is still hopeful. He also wonders why Pahn did what he did. You'll suddenly hear crashing at the front door; the Imperial Guard is here now, and Gremio will panic. [1] Let's fight. Choose either option to have Cleo try to [2] I'm scared. Let's run. think of something. Someone then starts talking from behind the grandfather clock. Examine it to move it out of the way. A woman called Odessa will then hurry everyone underground. So Viktor didn't abandon us, as she knows that we're the new friends that he told her about. Head down, then left to meet the group; this is the Rebel Army that the Imperial Guard is trying to eliminate; the Liberation Army. Odessa Silverberg is the leader of this army, and the other members are Viktor, Humphrey, Sanchez, and Flik. Viktor thinks that we could be a great asset the Liberation Army, though Gremio doesn't think so. What about you? [1] Who says I'll join? Choose either option, and [2] Maybe I should join the Liberation Army. Flik says that he doesn't think that we should, since a lot of their hideouts have been discovered recently, and that there's probably a spy among them. In any case, Odessa will let you stay with them until things blow over, then you're free to do what you want. Head right then up to the stairs to find a member of the Liberation Army collapsed by the stairs. Once they're together, he'll tell Odessa that he's one of the Mt. Seifu bandits, who only rob the Imperial scum; his bosses, Varkas and Sydonia were captured, and he needs their help to rescue them, since Grady has strung them up to die. Now it's time for a little judgment call. [1] It's our fault. Be the good guy and admit that it's your fault that [2] This has nothing they've been captured. After you tell Odessa your to do with us. story, you'll be told by Viktor that it's up to us to help Varkas and Sydonia. He'll help too, so once you regain control, head back upstairs and leave the Inn. Put Viktor back in the front row of your battle party again, and if you have extra money, upgrade Viktor's equipment and sharpen his weapon. If you still have the Clone Crystal with you that you got at Mt. Tigerwolf, go ahead and put that on him too. When you're done preparing, leave Lenankamp, then head north and east back to Rockland. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.506 -Rockland-, bandits in need... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [13], Gremio [9], Viktor [7] Head up to the mansion as Cleo [9] usual, but this time, talk [Save Points] Inn to the guard blocking the door. He won't [Bits] 700, 1000 let you through, so Viktor will go distract [Items] Medicine him. Watch the events unfold as the Grady [Equipment] Brass Armor mansion mysteriously bursts into flames. [Enemies] Empire Captain (!) Viktor will come back, and you'll Empire Soldier (A) regain control. Head into the mansion, and Empire Soldier (B) make your way left to be attacked by some Empire Soldier (C) Empire Soldiers. Once you're done with Empire Soldier (D) them, grab the [_MEDICINE_] out of the chest in the room above you. Head left and up into another room to be attacked by more of them. Go down through the door, and you can see that you can enter three rooms in this hallway. Go to the upper right room first to fight some soldiers, then open the chest here for some [_BRASS ARMOR_]. The room on your left contains just soldiers, so go in there only if you want to fight. Go to the lower right room to find just a chest with an [_ANTIQUE_] inside. Go back out to the hallway, and go down, left, and up, then right into another room; this room has two chests, one with [_700 BITS_], and the other with [_1000 BITS_]. Go back out, move left, beat the crap out of the soldiers, then head left to be outside with the bandits. Talk to Varkas, and at first, he'll think that you're with the Imperials, but once you help him, he'll change his mind. He'll ask you to free Sydonia as well, but Sydonia will escape on his own, begging the question of why didn't he escape sooner? Head back into the house, and make your way to the front door to be greeted by Grady. He'll start to threaten everyone, but leave it to Varkas and Sydonia to terrify him by what they would like to do to him. After he flees, head out of the mansion. Varkas and Sydonia will thank you and the Liberation Army for helping, so we're done here! Let's head back to Lenankamp. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.507 -Lenankamp-, plans for a flaming spear... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [13], Gremio [10], Viktor [9] Head straight to the Inn, Cleo [10] and go examine the clock [Recruits] Odessa (L) in the back right room. Go talk to Odessa, and she'll be glad to see that you're back; you see, she has some more plans for us. She shows everyone the blueprints to a Fire Spear, because one day, the Liberation Army will be big enough to take on the Imperials; she wants you to take it to her Secret Factory so they can be created. Gremio will want to leave, claiming that they're still members of the Imperial Army, but Odessa tries to convince him that the Empire is evil and corrupt, as we've already seen. You don't want to always be McDohl's little boy, do you? [1] My father goes his way, Choose option 1, and Gremio will still try I go mine. to protest. Cleo goes where you go, so it's [2] Since I'm a member of decided. We must go northwest of Lenankamp the Imperial Army... to Mt. Tigerwolf, then to Sarady to meet up with someone from the factory at Sarady. Flik worries that you may be a spy, but Odessa decides that she's going too, so he shouldn't worry. After Odessa joins your party, leave the hideout As with Ted, don't worry about upgrading her equipment; she's just a temporary member. Leave Lenankamp, and when you're on the world map, head north, west across a bridge, and north to Mt. Tigerwolf. *[.NOTE.]* If you went through Mt. Tigerwolf at the beginning of the game, just ignore the details below, since you should have already gotten the treasure here. -Mt. Tigerwolf- ::::::::::::: [My Party] Hero [13], Gremio [10], Viktor [9] Cleo [10], Odessa [6] [Bits] 1000 [Items] Medicine, Wind Rune Piece, Antique, Medicine [Equipment] Circlet, Gloves [Runes] Clone Crystal Follow the path, then grab the [_CIRCLET_] [Enemies] Giant Snail to your south. Go right to the next screen, Killer Slime then follow the path, up the stairs, then grab Slasher Rabbit the [_MEDICINE_] before going up to the next area. Go left, down the stairs, then open the chest to find some [_GLOVES_]. Go up the nearby stairs, then right across the bridge, and up to the next area. Continue up some more to the next area. Go left to a fork; to the left is another chest with a [_WIND RUNE PIECE_], so get it, then go up under the bridge. Follow the path left across the bridge, then up to the next area. As you go through this area, a man named Ledon stops you and recommends that you rest at his place tonight and continue tomorrow. Odessa wants to keep going, but everyone else think that they should rest. [1] Me too. Choose either one, because either way, you'll [2] We'd better go on. decide to stay here anyway. Go into his place, and he'll decide to make you some tea before [1] Not if it's bitter. supper. Everyone says it's bitter, and when [2] Just a taste, then. you're given a choice, pick option 2 to move on. Viktor asks what the tea is called, and he says that it's "Robber's Tea." At that point, everyone passes out, and Ledon will go around the room and pick everyone's pockets. Another man named Kessler will come in and see what Ledon is doing. Ledon starts bragging to him about the job he just pulled, but that's when Kessler recognizes Lady Odessa! He'll threaten Ledon and tell him to hurry up and make an antidote or he can say goodbye to his head. After everyone's awake again, Kessler apologizes to Odessa; she just says that she needs to be more careful, so Ledon can keep his head without worrying, for now. The next morning, get out of bed and go talk to both Ledon and Kessler. After his speech about Lady Odessa's ambitions, leave here, then go right and up to the next area. Go up to yet another screen. Go left, up, and right to grab the [_ANTIQUE_] before going up to the next screen. Go up a little, then open the chest to your left for another [_MEDICINE_]. Take the eastern path up, and get the [_CLONE CRYSTAL_] out of the chest here. Go back and go up the western stairs, then continue up, but grab the [_1000 BITS_] to your right. Now go north back out to the World Map, and head north to Sarady -Sarady- :::::: [My Party] Hero [14], Gremio [11], Viktor [10] We're supposed to meet Cleo [11], Odessa [8] the messenger from the [Save Points] Inn secret factory at the inn, but there's no sign here saying where the inn is. So, go into the building to the right of you when you first enter, and voila! The inn. Talk to the innkeeper in here, and choose to stay the night. During the night, you can't sleep, so get up, go outside, and talk to Odessa. She'll want to talk to you about something. [1] What is it? Choose 1 and ask her about it. She's worried [2] I'm not interested. that she may not be able to live up to everyone else's hopes. She also wonders if you will go [1] Of course. back to the Empire. Choose 2, and she'll lecture [2] I don't understand. you again about the Empire, and how you can judge between right and wrong. She also notices the compassion that comes from you, and that you have eyes that can draw people together, and if she should ever-- Odessa will notice someone coming; a ninja named Kage will come and say that he was sent by Mose, chief of the secret factory. Odessa asks about a sick pigeon of his, in which Kage says that Mose does not keep any pigeons. That was just a test to make sure Kage was the right person. Odessa will then hand over the blueprints to Kage. After that, she'll go back to bed, so go back to one of the empty beds to go back to sleep. After a little morning chatter, you'll regain control. Leave the Inn, and if you need supplies, stop at the Item Shop. After you're done, leave Sarady and head back to Mt. Tigerwolf. I'm sure you don't need directions on how to get back to the other side, so make your way through the mountain and back to the World Map. Then go back to Lenankamp. *[.NOTE.]* Before entering Lenankamp, TAKE EVERYTHING OFF OF ODESSA. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.508 -Lenankamp-, the end of one era; the beginning of another... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [14], Gremio [11], Viktor [10] If you got any more Cleo [11], Odessa [9] Water Rune Pieces, go to [Save Points] Inn the Blacksmith and put them on Hero. [Party Items] Earrings [Enemies] Empire Soldier (A) Anyway, when you go to the Inn, you'll see Empire Soldier (B) the innkeeper lying on the ground. Odessa Empire Soldier (C) will rush off to the hideout, so quickly follow her, examining the clock to go down there. Go left as soon as you're down there to fight a group of Empire Soldiers. After beating them, go down and left into the next section to fight another group. Again, once you're done with them, go down and left into the third section. You'll hear Odessa scream, so hurry over there to fight one last group of soldiers. After that, go over to Odessa to find out that she sacrificed herself to save a child. She says that she chose to be a woman over being a leader. She'll ask you to come closer; she has two requests; 1) She wants you to give her earring to a man called Mathiu in the village of Seika (you'll receive the [_EARRINGS_]), and 2) She wants you to throw her body into the stream down here. [1] I can't. It's her dying wish, so do as she asks. She'll tell [2] As you wish. Viktor to keep her death a secret, that way the Movement won't lose hope and die off. After a last few` words to you, Odessa will pass away. *[.NOTE.]* Odessa's death will unlock the level 1 spell of the Soul Eater; Deadly Fingertips. Back at the Inn, we have to find a way to get to Seika, since the only way there is through the Fortress of Kwaba. *[.NOTE.]* You won't be seeing Marco until much later in the game, so you may want to try to win as much money as you can. I would even max it out at 999999 if you have the time. Remember, bet 10,000, choose the cup on the right, win, then quit and repeat. (Or as Chris said, right, win, then middle, win, then quit and repeat.) We're gonna go through Kwaba, so leave after all preparations are made, and head south of Lenankamp to Kwaba. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.509 -Kwaba-, the Fortress of Lord Ain Gide... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [14], Gremio [12], Viktor [12] Cleo says that Lord Ain Cleo [12] Gide, a friend of Teo's, is in charge here; he knows your face, but not anyone else's here. Viktor will decide to come up with fake names in case, so Gremio will be Roi, Cleo will be Maria, and Viktor will be Schtolteheim Reinbach III (haha, play all of the Suikodens, and you'll know why I'm laughing). As for you... [1] Masamune. Where do they come up with these names? [2] Piisuke. Pick whichever you like, then head south [3] Schtolteheim Reinbach IV. to be stopped by the guards. They will notice that you look like the McDohl kid, and that's when Ain Gide himself will show up (uh oh). He'll demand to see your face, and that will be when Gremio will charge you and start screaming at you for always causing trouble and being useless and everything else. He'll also offer to lop off your head! Ain Gide will decide to let you pass, since McDohl's son wouldn't be dressed like a beggar. As you pass by him, he'll mention to you to take good care of your father... (yeah, he knows...) On the other side, Gremio apologizes for his behavior back there, and will even let you kill him if you think that's what needs done... [1] Unforgivable! Choose 2 to forgive him, then talk to Chandler [2] I understand, Gremio. on your left if you want to; he wants to open his own store one day. Anyway, leave Kwaba. World Map ~~~~~~~~~ S.Kwaba/Seika/Kaku/Kouan/W.Great Forest/E.Garan Area :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: [Enemies] Beast Commander Feel free to walk around and fight if you want Flying Squirrel to level up a couple of times, but when you're Killer Rabbit ready, go to Seika. It's directly south of Roc Kwaba. *[.NOTE.]* If you're as lucky as I am, you might be able to get a Phero Crystal from the Beast Commander. Those babies sell for 25,000 Bits! %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.510 -Seika-, a new leader is born... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [15], Gremio [14], Viktor [14] Go to the upper right of Cleo [14] town and talk to the man [Save Points] Inn in brown close to the stairs. He'll tell [Recruits] (5) Mathiu (NP) you that Mathiu's house is just up those [Enemies] Empire Soldier (A) stairs. Go up the stairs, into the house, Empire Soldier (B) and talk to all three of Mathiu's students. Once you've done that, go back outside and talk to the man in brown again, who is in fact Mathiu. Gremio will show him the earring that Odessa gave to them, telling him that it was her last request. Mathiu doesn't approve of what Odessa was doing, so Viktor will ask him what was wrong with what she was doing. In any case, Mathiu refuses the earring, tells us to leave, and heads back into his house. Follow him into his house and pester him some more. He still tells us that he doesn't want anything to do with Odessa. Leave his house again, and some Imperial Soldiers will arrive. They'll run right past you into Mathiu's house, so go inside and see what the deal is. The soldiers will be giving him the order to return to the Imperial Army for duty. Mathiu will refuse them, saying he wants nothing to do with war. Of course, they decide that they will take him by force if they have to; they even stoop low enough to giving him the ultimatum of choosing to return to duty or to let one of his students... well, there's no telling what could happen to that child. Now, what do we usually do right now? [1] Help them, of course. Choose 1 to help Mathiu out. They will [2] Wait. wonder who you are. Let's see what's happening. [1] Survivors Choosing 2 makes you sound much cooler, of the Rebel Army. but pick whichever one you want, and [2] Just some good guys passing you'll have to fight a group of Empire by. soldiers. After the battle, go inside the house and talk to Mathiu again. He knows who you are, and Gremio will point out to him that the soldiers called him Mathiu Silverberg; Odessa was his sister. He decided that he wanted nothing to do with war anymore, but Odessa kept fighting for what she believed in. When he asks how she described him, Cleo tells him that she said 'just a man in Seika named Mathiu', meaning that she never forgave him. He was a coward; he wouldn't fight for what he believed in because of what war did to him, seeing people die due to his actions, but now, he decides to strive for what Odessa was striving for. When Gremio tries to give him the earring again, he says that you should keep it. [1] Why? If you ask him why, he'll tell you that there's an [2] But Odessa... inscription on it with the location of the Liberation Army's hideout, and whoever holds this earring will lead the Freedom Fighters. He will tell you that he [1] I can't do it. would be unable to lead the Liberation Army, but you [2] I'll do it. would be, since you're a born leader. Do you accept? Of course! Choose 2 to become the new leader of the Liberation Army. Cleo and Gremio decide to stay with you, even if it means never going back to the Empire. Mathiu says that we need to get a Headquarters and to recruit some volunteers. The place would have to be big enough to withstand an attack by the Imperial Army; he says that the abandoned castle in the middle of Lake Toran would be perfect. First, you need to go to Kaku so we can get a ride to the castle. Mathiu joins your party, but he can't go just yet because he has to get ready, as well as give the students plenty of homework. Well, shop around here if you need to (you can get a Water Crystal for Gremio if you really want to, but I'll keep the Prosperity Rune on him for a while), then leave Seika. Head southwest of Seika to Kaku. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.511 -Kaku-, off to the Lake Toran Castle... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [15], Gremio [14], Viktor [14] Once you're here in Kaku, Cleo [14] make sure to SAVE at the [Save Points] Inn Inn. Once you've done that, go to the Tavern, [Recruits] (6) Camille (M) which is down the southern stairs, then right and up those stairs. Talk to the red haired girl in here and she'll say that she's finally caught Gremio!? He wonders what he did wrong; the girl, Camille, says that he owes her money, and she's been looking for him for two months. She'll show him the bill from the banquet with Teo, as well as Inn expenses. Viktor is also surprised at the amount of the bill, so he'll try to bargain with her, because she's an acquaintance of Tai Ho, and Tai Ho is the guy we need to take us to Toran Castle. So, for the deal, Camille will stick around and join our party until someone pays the bill! After she joins, she tells you that Tai Ho is in the basement, so head downstairs and talk to him. He's the one on the left. He thinks that you're nuts, wanting to go to the castle, since it's loaded with monsters. He will let fate decide; you will have to put all of your money on the line (this is why I told you to save), and beat him in a game of dice. What do you say to that? [1] Yes. You don't have any other choice, so choose to do [2] I don't think so. so. Ask him for the rules of Dice (Chinchirorin is what it's called in Suikoden II), then play away! I actually enjoy playing this game, and it's going to be a great source of money later in the game. If you lose, you'll only lose between 1000-3000, so only reset if you don't have much money. I got a STORM on my first game with him, so I gained 3000 Bits. When he loses, he decides to play along with the luckier folks, so he'll drag his brother Yam Koo into his madness as well. Go to the docks, and talk to Tai Ho, telling him that you're ready to go. -Toran Castle- :::::::::::: [My Party] Hero [16], Gremio [15], Viktor [15] Cleo [15], Camille [12], Tai Ho [12] [Save Points] Near the top floor [Bits] 2000 [Items] Mega Medicine, Antitoxin, Power Rune Piece, Medicine, Antitoxin [Equipment] Toe Shoes, Pointed Hat [Runes] Hazy Crystal, Wind Crystal Once you're at the castle, Tai Ho [Recruits] (7) Tai Ho (M) will decide to go with you to fight (8) Yam Koo (M) the monsters inside, so another one joins (9) Luc (S) your party! Yam Koo also automatically joins [Enemies] Ghost Armor your party, but you aren't told this; you'll Giant Slug find that you can put him in your battle party Oannes once you capture this castle. *BOSS*---Zombie Dragon *[.NOTE.]* If you're worried about your defenses, or if you're not at a high level, feel free to travel to Kouan and buy some new armor for your party. Just tell Yam Koo that you want to go back to Kaku, then leave town and head far south and a little west to find Kouan. They have much better armor there, but it's also pretty pricey, but hey; I always would rather be safe than sorry. My Party's levels for this are higher than what they started because I took Camille and Tai Ho out for leveling. Also, don't forget to sharpen their weapons in Kaku! Okay, let's get started here! Head up and all the way to the right, then down and to your left is a chest containing a [_MEGA MEDICINE_]. Then go north into the cave. Head up and right to a fork; go south, and move southeast beside what looks like a pool of water to find a chest with [_TOE SHOES_] to your south. Put them on Hero, and DO NOT EVER GET RID OF THEM! Keep them on Hero until I tell you to take them off, because these aren't easy to come by just yet, and you'll need them to recruit another character later on. Go back to the fork and head east and south to the next area. As you follow the path, grab the [_ANTITOXIN_] to your north and the [_2000 BITS_] to your south. Follow the path as it goes north to the next area, then north to another area, where you'll head east to yet another area. Go south down two sets of stairs for a [_POWER RUNE PIECE_], then go back up one set and head east to a fork; go north first and down the stairs to get a [_POINTED HAT_]. Go back to the fork and go south for the [_MEDICINE_] to your left, then continue south to the next area. Go right and up the stairs, then left to the next screen, then follow the long path as it turns east to a Journeyman's Crystal and a chest with an [_ANTITOXIN_]. Now, save your game, and make sure that Viktor has some Medicine on him for the upcoming boss battle. When you're done with that, head north two screens, then head east to the next screen. | Follow the There's a hidden path in this area, so head ##|##### dotted line: south from where you're standing until you can't ##+---+# + - turn see yourself anymore, then head right through ######|# # - black the black area, then down through that black ## X -+# X - treasure area and you should come into the little room ######## from the right side; grab the [_HAZY CRYSTAL_] ######## out of the chest and head back to the beginning of the area. Go right to a wall, where you can see another chest; walk through the wall at the spot where the black part of it seems separated, with is just a step or two down from the chest. Get the [_WIND CRYSTAL_] out of it, then go back out and follow the path south to the next area. There are no more random encounters here, so if you want to level up some more, head back. Otherwise, head down the nearby stairs to your right, and when you're down to the next floor, do the same thing until you're at the first floor with the boss, the Zombie Dragon. ________ |*BOSS*| Have Hero, Gremio, Camille, and Tai Ho attack; have ************* Cleo use her Fire Rune until she's out of spells, then [ Zombie Dragon ] have her attack/heal, and have Viktor use his Clone ************* Rune. He'll be unbalanced every other turn, so use that time to have him use Medicines on whoever needs [Bits] 2,000 them at the time. He does hit hard, so don't let the battle go on for too long. Since you've beaten the Zombie Dragon, the fog has cleared! Now that the castle is ours, we'll be able to name it! Just to let you know, in the history books in Suikoden II, the default name for this castle is Tora Castle, SO, I will refer to it as either Headquarters or Tora/Toran Castle, okay? Feel free to name it however you want. It DOES have the same glitch when it carries the name over to Suikoden II, so if it's over four letters, use all uppercase so it carries over. Refer to the beginning of the Walkthrough if you're confused about what I'm talking about. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.512 -Headquarters-, building a new army... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Mathiu will congratulate you for gaining the castle, as well as designate today as the New Liberation Army's founding date. As everyone starts to throw in their ideas for what to do, Leknaat will show up to give you some gifts; 1) The Stone Tablet of Promise, which shows the names of all of the people who join you in your fight, and 2) Luc. He's one of the best magic users in the game, though he does basically nothing physically in battle. Mathiu suggests that we recruit a man named Lepant in the town of Kouan, and after that, it'll be the next morning. Gremio comes in and joins you, saying that we need to talk to Mathiu, so go directly right of your room to the other side of the screen and talk to him. He says that if you say that Mathiu recommended him to join, Lepant will listen. Cleo and Viktor will join up with you, then you can choose who else to bring with you. You can always talk to Mathiu or Sanchez (later on) to switch party members. Head to the bottom floor and exit through the south, then take the boat out to the World Map and head east to Kaku. -Kaku- :::: [My Party] Hero [19], Gremio [18], Viktor [18] Once you're there, head Cleo [18], Camille [18], Luc [12] right and go into the [Save Points] Inn Tavern. Talk to Sergei [Recruits] (10) Sergei (S) in here; he happens to be an inventor, and he invented a great invention called an elevator; we have a very tall castle, so we could really use an elevator, so recruit him! That's it for Kaku for now, so leave town and head back to the World Map. There are a few people we can recruit now before getting Lepant, so we'll start north. Go all the way north to Kwaba first. -Kwaba- ::::: [My Party] Hero [19], Gremio [18], Viktor [18] Talk to our good buddy Cleo [18], Camille [18], Luc [12] Chandler, and choose to [Recruits] (11) Chandler (NP) recruit him! Cool, now our castle has an Item Shop. To add items to those at our store, we must visit other shops around the world to add to our inventory. Same goes with the Armories, as I told you back at Gregminster. Leave Kwaba and head over to Seika. -Seika- ::::: [My Party] Hero [19], Gremio [18], Viktor [18] Go into the Inn first, Cleo [18], Camille [18], Luc [12] and go into the room on [Save Points] Inn the far right. Talk to [Recruits] (12) Marie (NP) the woman in here; it's Marie from (13) Onil (NP) Gregminster! Talk to her and recruit her and (14) Antonio (M) you'll have an Inn at your castle! Go into the building north of the Inn, and talk to the woman in here; she is Onil; she's a know it all, so recruit her; you'll be able to talk to her in your castle, and if you're lost, she'll tell you what you're supposed to be doing. Now, talk to the chef beside the counter in the Inn; this is Antonio, and he wishes he had his own restaurant. To recruit him, we have to do a little bit of traveling, so leave Seika and make your way back to Headquarters via the boat in Kaku. Go to the first floor and go to the Inn to the right of you. Talk to Marie and keep choosing to stay the night until she says, "I finally opened my inn, but I have no time to prepare the food. Do you know any good cooks?" Leave Headquarters and head back to the Inn at Seika. Talk to Antonio and recruit him into your party as well. We're done here, but we're not going to go to Kouan just yet. Head south of Kaku to come near Kouan, but instead of going there, keep going west until you reach a bridge. This is Garan. -Garan- ::::: [My Party] Hero [19], Gremio [19], Viktor [19] Talk to the man standing Cleo [19], Camille [18], Luc [13] beside the flag; this is [Recruits] (15) Kai (M) Kai, and he is the BEST person to have in your party when taking on groups of enemies. Anyway, Kai was Hero's stick-fighting teacher, or as I'd like to call him, his Sensei, and he knows that you're now leading the Liberation Army. He will decide to join you, so go ahead and recruit him. The bad thing is this; he heads straight to the castle. I STRONGLY recommend traveling all the way back to Headquarters just to put him in your battle party. He and Hero have a Unite attack that attacks ALL enemies for a LOT of damage (The Master Pupil Attack), which is great on 2 enemies or more; so you should be using this pretty much EVERY turn, unless there's only 1 enemy, then you should just use them to attack normally. Oh yeah, he also starts at level 21, and has a level 8 weapon, so go back to HQ and get him. (5 minutes later...) Now that Kai is in your party, head SOUTHEAST of Kouan to come to the Great Forest. We have 2 more people to recruit before going to Kouan. -Great Forest- :::::::::::: [My Party] Hero [19], Kai [21], Viktor [19] Go to the Blacksmith and Cleo [19], Gremio [19], Luc [13] talk to Maas; he says [Save Points] Inn that the world is [Recruits] (16) Maas (M) twisted, and that the people's minds are as (17) Sansuke (S) well. He wants to join the Liberation Army [Enemies] Holly Boy so he can help straighten them out, so Holly Spirit recruit him to get your first of five Kobold (A) Blacksmiths! Don't worry about him though; he can Kobold (B) only sharpen your weapons to level 3 anyway. Next, go to the house just northwest of the blacksmith; this is Sansuke's house, and he is a master of baths. Talk to him and recruit him; he will put a bath in our castle! Cool. *[.NOTE.]* Great Forest isn't only a town; go to the upper right of town to the next area. There are some TOUGH enemies here; it's also a very good place to level up if you're at a lower level, because the enemies we're going to encounter in Kouan are tough AND annoying, so I strongly recommend leveling up to around 20 (A battle with 6 Kobolds put Luc from 13 to 19). Make sure to SAVE before doing anything, though. Once you're done here, head northwest to Kouan. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.513 -Kouan-, the theft of the great Kirinji... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [21], Kai [22], Viktor [21] Cleo [21], Gremio [21], Luc [21] [Save Points] Inn [Bits] 700 [Items] Medicine, Speed Rune Piece, Fire Rune Piece, Medicine, Water Rune Piece, Antique [Equipment] Shoulder Pads, Leather Armor Go to the mansion to your upper [Runes] Counter Crystal left and talk to Giovanni; [Key Items] White Paint he'll tell you that Lepant is too busy to see [Party Items] Kirinji you, and when Viktor asks when he'll be free, [Recruits] (18) Rock (NP) he says that it could be anywhere from a day (19) Lepant (S) a year, so we've got to find another way to (20) Eileen (L) talk to him. (21) Pahn (S) (22) Giovanni (NP) Go to the Inn next. Inside is Lorelai, but (23) Krin (L) she won't join your party until the Hero (24) Juppo (L) is at level 25, so it won't be too much [Enemies] Empire Soldier longer until then. Anyway, talk to the man Robot Soldier (A) sitting in the chair, Krin. He seems a Robot Soldier (B) little sneaky, but he claims that he has a Slot Man plan to get into Lepant's mansion. Choose option 1, and he'll drag you over to [1] Tell me what you have in mind. the Inn part of the building. He'll [2] I can't trust you. tell you that Lepant doesn't want to get involved with anyone who defies the Empire, so he suggests another way of getting you to see him; stealing his sacred sword, Kirinji. Krin will go and set up a way to get into his house to steal Kirinji, so after a while, you'll gain control. Stay at the Inn to recover your MP if you needs to, and also Save before you leave, then go over to the right side of his mansion. Krin will fix a rope to the tree, so we can sneak in through the roof. Once on the roof, head left and down the ladder. Head right, down, and left to find some [_SHOULDER PADS_] in a chest. Then go down to the next screen. The Robot Soldiers in this place are sort of tough, but imagine how much harder it would be without the Master Pupil attack and Kai! Head down the ladder, and go through the door. Go down into another door and talk to the man in here; this is Rock, and he's a warehouse guard and he's likes to build vaults as well. When he finds out that you don't have a vault, he'll want to join you so he can build one. Recruit him, then grab the [_MEDICINE_] and [_700 BITS_] out of the two chests in here. Go back out in the hallway and go through the door on the right to be in a room full of Robot Soldiers. Here's the trick; you have to walk BEHIND all of them; do not walk in their field of vision or you'll have to start over. So, walk under the first two, then go up and zigzag behind the two above them, then go right and down to a chest containing a [_COUNTER CRYSTAL_]. Go back to the top and through the door. Go right at the fork and go through the door to find a chest with a [_SPEED RUNE PIECE_]. Go down the hallway and down the stairs, then left and up to a fork. The room above you has a [_LEATHER ARMOR_]; the room to the right of that one has a [_FIRE RUNE PIECE_]; then there's two rooms to the left; the first has a [_MEDICINE_], and the second has the [_WHITE PAINT_] in it. Talk to the man beside the third door to find out that this is Juppo, he's an inventor and a Trickster; he invented all of the dolls that we've been fighting, as well as 'the big one' that we'll see in the next room. He'll then leave. Go into the next room to the left. WOW! This giant wheel just isn't any fun. There's no way to control it; it'll just plop you down wherever it pleases, which usually means fighting a bunch of monsters, losing some EXP, and maybe a treasure or two before it lets you off on the other side. Head north through the two doors to find the Lepant's treasure, [_KIRINJI_]. Head all the way back to the roof and get off on the right side. Back at the Inn, Krin will be glad that you made it back, and he will offer you some tea. Wait, tea? Didn't some other sneaky guy try to give us tea before? After everyone refusing it and putting Krin to bed, you'll hear Lepant all fired up about someone stealing Kirinji; turns out, Krin told Lepant about it so he would catch you in your sleep. Lepant will come in and demand to know why you took Kirinji. [1] ......... Choose 2 to tell him what's going on. He [2] Um, Mathiu recommended you. says that he'd like to help, but there are certain things that he cannot give [1] We need your help. up. Choose 2 to say that you understand [2] I understand. so you can give his sword back to him. We'll return your sword. Giovanni will come running in, saying that his wife, Eileen, was taken away by the new military commander. He'll rush out, so leave the Inn, and head up to the mansion at the upper right of town to find Lepant demanding why Eileen was taken. It turns out that it's Commander Kraze! Lepant will take out the two guards, so follow him into the mansion. Inside, he'll take two more of them out, but don't follow him again. Go to the room on the lower left, and grab the [_WATER RUNE PIECE_] from inside the chest. Go back out and go into the room Lepant went in. He'll be surrounded, so he'll join you to fight them. You have to get take someone out of your party for the time being while he's there (sorry, Luc). Lepant will be in the back row anyway, where he can't do a thing, but as long as Kai is in your party, the battle will be no problem. After the battle, stick Lepant in the front row and head up the stairs. Go down through the door, then go right and through this door, then go through the door on the left first. Get the [_ANTIQUE_] out of the chest here, then leave and go into the room on the right. Kraze will be surprised to see you, since it's your fault that he was reassigned to this country town, but he won't let him ruin his pleasure (ew, gross). You'll be attacked by 6 more Empire Soldiers, so take them out as well. After that, he'll take Eileen hostage, as well as summon an old friend to take you out; Pahn! He says he doesn't regret the decision he made that day, but his heart still aches about it, so he'll run over and attack Kraze! You will then be given a choice. Kill Kraze or let him live. [1] You're the one person I can't Surprisingly enough, you can pick forgive. either option without consequences! [2] Get the hell out of here. This is the one time you can get away with killing someone, so if you want to, go ahead because even if you don't, you won't be seeing him again, so pick 1 to kill and 2 to not kill. Talk to Lepant, and he'll tell you that, since he's a fugitive now, he will join your army! He tries to break it off with Eileen, seeing as how he won't be able to come back, but she won't hear of it; she'll go with him! Now, talk to Pahn, and he'll apologize to you. He also wants to join the Liberation Army, even if you don't forgive him. [1] I can't forgive you. C'mon now, we're good guys. Choose 2 to [2] Pahn, lend us a hand. forgive him and let him join the army too. Here's all the people who just joined the Liberation Army; Rock, Lepant, Eileen, Pahn, Giovanni, Krin, and Juppo too! As soon as you're done here, head back to Kaku, get on your boat, and head back to Headquarters. -Headquarters- :::::::::::: [My Party] Hero [21], Kai [22], Viktor [21] Head to the 1st floor Cleo [21], Gremio [21] first, and guess who's [Recruits] (25) Varkas (M) here? It's out good buddies Varkas (26) Sydonia (L) and Sydonia! They figured they needed to (27) Kirkis (L) pay you back for saving them, so they're going to join the Liberation Army as well! They would also like to say Hi to Odessa, and that's when Mathiu comes in and tells them that she went north on a mission. Mathiu then suggests that you hold a banquet to welcome all of our new friends! [1] Let's do it. Choose option 1, and let the feasting begin! At the [2] Now wait a... banquet, talk to all 10 people in here, then leave the room. When you do, an assassin runs in to attack you and take that rune off your right hand! In the battle, Deadly Fingertips won't work on him, so just attack him for a few rounds until he disappears and leaves the castle, saying that Lady Windy is always ready to destroy you. Pahn and Gremio will be arguing over who's going to stand watch over you, so all you have to do is crawl into bed. The next morning, Gremio will come in and join you, and you'll gain control. Head down to the basement, then make your way out to the boat to find an Elf named Kirkis passed out beside it. Back in one of the beds, Kirkis comes to, and asks if this is the Liberation Army HQ. He'll want to speak to the leader, Odessa, but of course, Mathiu will tell him that you're the leader while she's away. In any case, Kirkis will ask you to save the Elves, because the great General Kwanda Rosman is planning on exterminating all of them. [1] Of course. Pick either option, and Mathiu will tell you that we only [2] But... have a few hundred men, not nearly enough to mobilize their forces, but he will send a team to the Village of the Elves to check it out, meaning you, Gremio, Kirkis, and three others. Just for the sake of recruiting others, pick Tai Ho, Lepant, and Juppo. This is just temporary, though. Before doing anything else, visit Rock at the Vault, and put all of your important items in there, including the White Paint and any valuable Crystals you aren't going to use just yet. Before going to the Village of the Elves, there's three more people we can recruit. First stop is Kaku for two of them. -Kaku- :::: [My Party] Hero [22], Gremio [22], Lepant [19] Head to the upper right Tai Ho [22], Kirkis [15], Juppo [10] of town and talk to the [Save Points] Inn little girl standing [Recruits] (28) Meg (L) beside the Inn; this is Meg, and she's (29) Gaspar (NP) Juppo's niece. She's been looking for him for a long time so she could learn some new tricks from him. He is reluctant to let her join, but then she'll ask you herself to join. Choose to recruit her, then go into the Inn and SAVE YOUR GAME. Head to the Tavern and go to the basement where you recruited Tai Ho. Down here is a man named Gaspar; Tai Ho was one of his best customers, and since Tai Ho joined the Liberation Army, he wants to too, but only if you win 5,000 Bits from him at Dice, which is why you needed to save your game before coming here. After you've won the money, recruit Gaspar. Then leave Kaku and head north to Seika. -Seika- ::::: [My Party] Hero [22], Gremio [22], Lepant [19] Go to the Inn, and talk Tai Ho [22], Kirkis [15], Juppo [10] to the guy on the left [Save Points] Inn beside the table. He's [Recruits] (30) Sheena (S) Sheena, and he'll try to start smooth-talking the girl here, but that's when Lepant comes out and yells at him. Turns out, Sheena's his son, so he will grab him and drag him to Headquarters. That's it for new recruits. Now, head back to your castle. If you've recruited everyone possible so far, you will see a quick scene showing that your castle has grown. Take this time to tour your castle once again to see where everything is. Go to the third floor to talk to Mathiu, and put whomever you want in place of Juppo and Tai Ho. Head back to Kaku, then leave there and head far south-southeast to the Great Forest. Stop at Kouan if you need to update some of your armor. *[.NOTE.]* Now that Pahn is back in your party, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND keeping him in your party at all times. He will eventually take part in a battle all by himself, and he will need all of the experience he can get, and the outcome of the battle will determine whether you get all 108 Stars of Destiny or not. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.514 -Great Forest-, the path to different cultures... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [22], Kai [23], Pahn [19] Gremio [22], Cleo [22], Kirkis [19] [Save Points] Inn [Items] Escape Talisman, Needle, Water Rune Piece, Fortune Rune Piece [Equipment] Gauntlet [Recruits] (31) Viki (NP) When you enter the Great Forest, a man will [Enemies] Holly Boy tell you that he's been seeing Elves running Holly Spirit around, then he'll spot Kirkis and run off to Kobold (A) tell everyone. Head north and east, then enter Kobold (B) the actual forest. As you go east, Kirkis will tell you that without him, you can't go through this area, since it's under a spell, which explains why the screen kept repeating if you tried it earlier. On the next screen, head up and right to the next area. Cross the log bridge, and a girl named Viki will mysteriously pop up behind you. She seems lost, and wants you to protect her, so go ahead and recruit her, and she'll teleport herself to Headquarters. Anyway, head east, but don't go down the stairs; keep going east, and open the chest on the next screen to find a [_GAUNTLET_]. Go back, and go down the stairs this time, then go right to the next screen to find another chest; this one has an [_ESCAPE TALISMAN_] in it. Go back and head left across the log to the next screen, where you'll find another chest; this one has a [_NEEDLE_] in it. Go down from there and open the semi-hidden chest for another [_WATER RUNE PIECE_]. Go right two screens, grab the [_FORTUNE RUNE PIECE_] to your north, and continue right some more, following the path until you end up in another village. This is the Kobold Village, but Kirkis says that all of the Kobolds are gone. At that time, a Kobold named Kuromimi will come up to you, saying that you humans took away all of his friends and that they're sick too. We have to figure this out too, but we need to go to the Village of the Elves first. Leave here. World Map ~~~~~~~~~ Kobold Village/Village of the Elves/W.Dwarf Trail/Pannu Yakuta E.Dwarf Trail/Village of the Dwarves/Dwarves' Vault Areas :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: [Enemies] Kobold (A) Head southeast of the Kobold Village until you go Kobold (B) through a path between the trees. To your Kobold (C) southwest is a different looking tree; that's the Strong Arm Village of the Elves. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.515 -Village of the Elves-, will everything turn to ashes? ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [23], Kai [23], Pahn [22] Use the Journeyman's Gremio [23], Cleo [23], Kirkis [22] Crystal if you want to, [Save Points] Base, Inn then head up into the [Recruits] (32) Valeria (S) tree. You'll automatically go up to find one of the Empire's generals, General Valeria; she's trying to persuade them that Kwanda is planning on burning down the entire forest, not just the Village, and this forest is her home as well. They'll decide not to listen to her and lock her up. Take this opportunity to visit the Armory, and once you're done there, go north and into the house here. You'll meet Sylvina, Kirkis's girlfriend; she was worried that Kirkis left without her. Talk to the elder here, and he'll wonder why Kirkis left; when Kirkis tells him the story, he claims that he doesn't need human help to defend the village, and will decide to lock everyone up. Talk to Stallion down here if you want to, then talk to Valeria. She'll tell you that the elves wouldn't listen to her, and then she'll tell you Kwanda's plans; he's going to use an object called the Burning Mirror to burn down the entire forest. Examine the sets of bars and you'll hear Sylvina come down to the prison. She'll want to know why Kirkis keeps trying to help the humans; he says that he doesn't understand why humans, dwarves, and elves just can't get along, so he wants to help. She decides that she'll believe him, as well as decide to let you out of prison. Kirkis has an idea to stop the Burning Mirror, and that's to go to the dwarves and ask for their help. [1] I agree. Choose either one, because we [2] Let's go back to the castle first. don't have much time so we're going the to Village of the Dwarves now anyway. When you gain control, leave the prison, and once you're back out at the village, make sure to stop at the Item Shop and Armory if you haven't yet, then head back down to the trunk of the tree. Valeria will then ask to join your party so she can help protect the forest, meaning that you have to boot someone out of your party. (Sorry Cleo. Why can't Gremio leave for now?) Kirkis will ask Sylvina to join too, but she says that she will wait for now, wait for him to come back. You'll go back out to the World Map. Head east and north a little to the Dwarf Trail. -Dwarf Trail- ::::::::::: [My Party] Kai [23], Valeria [26], Pahn [22] Head east and Hero [23], Gremio [23], Kirkis [22] north to the [Save Points] Close to the exit next screen, [Items] Sacrificial Buddha, Medicine, Fortune Rune Piece then go [Equipment] Feather, Karate Uniform, Guard Robe northwest [Runes] Killer Crystal behind the tree on your [Enemies] Death Boar left to a chest containing a [_FEATHER_]. Get Dwarf back on the trail and follow the path to the next Eagle Man area. Go up, and when you see the chest to your right, go right behind a tree and straight to it to get a [_KARATE UNIFORM_]. At the fork just above the chest, take the left path first to find a [_SACRIFICIAL BUDDHA_]. Go back to the fork and head right and up to the next screen. Follow the path to another fork; go up the first ladder on the left to come across a chest with a [_GUARD ROBE_] in it. Go back down, then go east to find another hidden chest with a [_KILLER CRYSTAL_] inside. Go up the second ladder here, then follow the path to the next screen. Look for a chest to your south to find a [_MEDICINE_], then go up to the next area. Go north and grab the [_FORTUNE RUNE PIECE_] out of the chest here, then go east under the grating and up the little stairs, following the path to the next screen. You'll meet up with Kuromimi again, mumbling about the stingy Dwarves not giving him the cure for his sick friends. He'll run off again, so just head up to the next screen where you'll find a Journeyman's Crystal. Use it, then follow the path back out to the World Map and go northeast to the Village of the Dwarves. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.516 -Village of the Dwarves-, proving our story... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Kai [25], Valeria [26], Pahn [23] Up the stairs to your Hero [24], Gremio [24], Kirkis [23] west is the Inn, and [Save Points] Inn north of that is the [Recruits] (33) Meese (M) Appraiser/Armory. The only things worth getting in the Armory are the Half Helmets, so get them for your party. East of the Inn is the Item Shop, and south of that is the Blacksmith; you can sharpen your weapons to level 9, as well as recruit Meese; he can sharpen your weapons to level 9 back at the castle! Sharpening your weapons is the most expensive thing to do in this game, which will add hours on end to your game if you insist on getting all of your characters to have a level 16 weapon. When you're ready, make your way up to the big house on the right side. Talk to the Chief here; he won't believe your story about the Burning Mirror blueprints, because their vault is impenetrable. If he's going to believe us, we're going to have to break in and steal something as well. [1] Let's give it a try. Choose 1, and he'll tell you that you have to [2] Better not try. steal the Running Water Root from the vault. The vault is to the north of the village, so do what you have to do here in town, and save at the Inn. I recommend bringing plenty of Medicine, as well as at least one set of Mega Medicine on each character, or at least Pahn and Kirkis. Leave town and head north to the Dwarves' Vault. -Dwarves' Vault- :::::::::::::: [My Party] Kai [25], Valeria [26], Pahn [23] Hero [24], Gremio [24], Kirkis [23] [Bits] 5000 [Items] Medicine, Thunder Rune Piece, Skill Rune Piece, Medicine, Mega Medicine, Escape Talisman, Defense Rune Piece [Equipment] Magic Robe, Blue Ribbon, Pointed Hat [Runes] Sunbeam Crystal Talk to the Dwarf so [Party Items] Running Water Root he'll move out of the way, then go down [Enemies] Crimson Dwarf four sets of stairs and down the next Death Boar room. You'll see three levers here; hit the Death Machine (A) middle one first, then the left one, then Death Machine (B) the right one. Go down the path on the right *BOSS*---Gigantes and open the chest here for a [_SUNBEAM CRYSTAL_]. Then follow the path down to the next room, followed by three more sets of stairs, then go north into the next room. Yay, a maze. Go up and right to a fork, then go up to the wall, then left, down, and right to a chest with a [_MEDICINE_] inside. Go back to the fork and move up, right, up, right, up, left for a while, then down all the way to another chest containing a [_MAGIC ROBE_]. Go back to the first fork, then head south, and zigzag your way east until you come across a chest with a [_BLUE RIBBON_] inside. Make your way north from here to the next room, then down three more sets of stairs and into another room. Go onto the moving block directly south of the door, then go south and get on that one too, and you'll land on a platform with a [_THUNDER RUNE PIECE_]. Go back to where the door is, then go right and down on this block, then take the south one here as well. Go down into the next room and, guess what? Go down three MORE sets of stairs and move north again. In this next room, you're at a fork when you walk in; go right and down to get a [_POINTED HAT_], then go up from that one to get a [_SKILL RUNE PIECE_]. Back at the fork, head north and follow the lengthy path, grabbing the [_MEDICINE_] along the way to the next room. In this room, you can read the tablet that says "Fiddle dee diddle dee piddle dee doo.", then step on the two buttons in this order; Left, Right, Right, Left, Left, Left, Right, Right. Go north through the door, and at the four-way fork, head west first to find a [_MEGA MEDICINE_] in a chest, then head all the way east to find [_5000 BITS_] in another one. Go back to the fork and head north, then go down the stairs in the next room. Go east to a fork, then go south because east leads to a dead end. You'll reach a set of stairs, but DON'T go down them just yet; go west to find an [_ESCAPE TALISMAN_] in a chest, which is IMPORTANT in this dungeon since that's our primary and preferred exit method. The stairs to the east of this set also lead to a dead-end, so go down the stairs in the center. Before going east down here, heal everyone to the max, then follow the path to the boss. ________ |*BOSS*| Have Valeria use her Falcon Rune; have Hero, Kai, Gremio, ******** and Kirkis all attack, and have Pahn use his Boar Rune; [ Gigantes ] just like with Viktor's Clone Rune, have Pahn use Medicines ******** on your party when he's unbalanced. If you need to heal, have one of your attackers take a break and heal. I got [Bits] 3,000 lucky because over half the time, my characters delivered critical blows. He can be pretty tough if you don't stay healed, because this battle can easily drag on. Head north into the next room, and you'll be at a fork; the westernmost room has a [_DEFENSE RUNE PIECE_], and the middle room has the [_RUNNING WATER ROOT_] that you were sent here for. Now, you have two choices; you can use the Escape Talisman you picked up just a short while ago to exit this place. However, if you think you could use both the money and the EXP, feel free to walk ALL THE WAY back up however many floors we came down; that's what I'm going to do because I don't feel like being short of money any time soon. Once you're out of this place, head back to the Village of the Dwarves. -Village of the Dwarves- :::::::::::::::::::::: [My Party] Kai [28], Valeria [29], Pahn [28] Head back up to the Hero [28], Gremio [28], Kirkis [28] Chief's house on the [Save Points] Inn upper right side and show him the Running Water Root. He'll have no choice but to believe your story, so he'll tell you that you can break the Burning Mirror with the Firewind Cannon, another one of their creations. Kirkis says that they should return to the Village of the Elves to tell the elder there the news, so leave here and return to the Dwarf Trail. Halfway through the Dwarf Trail, your party will look out in the distance and see the forest on fire! Hurry to the exit, the run over to the Village of the Elves...(oh no...) -Burnt Village of the Elves- :::::::::::::::::::::::::: [My Party] Kai [28], Valeria [29], Pahn [28] Everyone says how Hero [28], Gremio [28], Kirkis [28] horrible this is, then [Save Points] Base Kirkis goes off, [Party Items] Suiko Map wondering why all of their efforts were [Recruits] (34) Templeton (NP) in vain; he was planning on giving his ring to Sylvina after this was all over, so to him it's useless know, and he just drops it. Gremio will pick it up and give it to him, saying that it's his hope, and you must never give up hope, right? Gremio suggests returning to the castle for the time being so they can plan on destroying Kwanda Rosman's army. Leave the Village, but once you leave, go right back to it again. You'll see a kid here, so talk to him; he's Templeton, and he makes maps. He asks you permission to map the Toran Castle, giving you the chance to recruit him, so do so. He also gives you the [_SUIKO MAP_], a map of the world showing the locations of all the cities and dungeons. Now, Save at the Journeyman's Crystal, then leave and head to the Great Forest/Kobold Village. -Great Forest-Kobold Village- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: [My Party] Kai [28], Valeria [29], Pahn [28] You'll run into Hero [28], Gremio [28], Kirkis [28] Kuromimi again, but this [Recruits] (35) Kuromimi (S) time, he's being pursued (36) Humphrey (S) by Imperial Soldiers. They'll notice that [Enemies] Veteran Soldier Valeria the traitor is in your party, and she will decide to give herself up in exchange [1] Stop it, Valeria. for the safety of the rest of us. Choose either [2] I'm sorry, Valeria. option, and Valeria will leave your party temporarily, and the Imperial Soldiers will decide to kill us anyway, at which point Kuromimi joins our party. After you defeat the first set of enemies, Mathiu and the Liberation Army will show up with reinforcements, saying that someone warned him about the Burning Mirror; Sylvina will run in and rush over to Kirkis, and Stallion will sprint in as well. Gremio will give the ring back to Kirkis; I bet he's glad that Gremio kept it for him. Mathiu will update you on the situation; Humphrey and Sanchez arrived with the survivors of the old Liberation Army, giving them enough manpower to fight Kwanda Rosman's army, and will ask the signal to move forward. It is at this point that Humphrey automatically joins your party without you knowing. [1] All right, all troops forward. Choose option 1 to engage in your [2] It's not the time yet. first Major Battle! *[.NOTE.]* Just another reminder; if you see the message that one of your comrades has DIED in battle, RESET your game and start back over from your last save. With them dead, you won't be able to get all 108 Stars. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! s1.mb1 - Major Battle - Battle at Pannu Yakuta Castle ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Imperial Army - 9000 Liberation Army - ~6995 After some words between the two sides, the battle will begin. Okay, Major Battles work like a rock, paper, scissors type of game. You have three choices of attacks; Charge, Bow, and Magic, as well as an Others command. % Charge works well against Bow, but is weak against Magic. % Bow works well against Magic, but is weak against Charge. % Magic works well against Charge, but is weak against Bow. As for the Others command, you'll have various skills that you can use; I ALWAYS recommend using the Thieves or Ninjas command first off (though you don't have any Ninjas just yet); they will tell you what the enemy is planning on doing, giving you the edge for the next attack. Now for the battle; use the Thieves command first off to see what they're going to do; if they fail, you'll just have to pick one of the three. I always use a Bow attack in this case, because it WILL do damage no matter what they do. *Kwanda's Attack* is a Charge attack, just to let you know, and it's usually the first attack that they will use in this battle. If your thieves tell you that they're going to do a Bow attack, use the Strategists command under Other to boost your Charge attack power, then use the Charge command with the Commander's Team or the Lepant family. After that turn, use the Thieves command again, then do whichever is strongest, and so on and so forth until you win the battle. Like I said, if you're ever in doubt, or if the Thieves command fails, just use a Bow attack, that way you will be able to inflict damage on them no matter what. Pretty easy, isn't it? Kwanda says that he's going to use the Burning Mirror again, but as he goes to use it, the Mirror will shatter, thanks to the Firewind (or Windfire, as he says here) Cannon that the Dwarves built! At this point, your party will gather together, and no, you don't get to pick who; it's Hero, Gremio, Kirkis, Kuromimi, Valeria, and Viktor. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.517 -Pannu Yakuta-, the rising of the Liberation Army... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Viktor [22], Valeria [29], Kuromimi [27] Head north into the Hero [28], Gremio [28], Kirkis [28] castle. If you go [Items] Medicine, Thunder Rune Piece right and up into [Equipment] Steel Shield, Half Armor, Gauntlet this door, you'll find a [Runes] Gale Crystal woman inside who will let [Key Items] Old Book Vol. 1 you rest. Go back outside and go directly [Recruits] (37) Kwanda (M) left from this room to another room. Grab (38) Sylvina (L) the [_STEEL SHIELD_] inside, then go back (39) Stallion (L) outside and head up through the main door. [Enemies] Devil Armor Follow the red carpet, then go through the Devil Shield door on the left when you see it; there's Veteran Soldier (A) a [_HALF ARMOR_] in the chest in here. Go Veteran Soldier (B) back out to the red carpet, then head east Veteran Soldier (C) and into the room below the door on the *BOSS*---Dragon right. You will find a [_GAUNTLET_] in here. Thanks to Zac (zwilson1@bellsouth.net) for finding this for me since I missed it. Once you have those items, go back out and follow the red carpet up the stairs to the second floor. Go into the room on the left to find another chest; this one has a [_MEDICINE_]. Go back out and go into the room on the right to find [_OLD BOOK VOL. 1_]. Go back out again, and you'll see a white room below you; you can enter it from the left side, though it's kind of hard to see. Go in there and open the chest for a [_GALE CRYSTAL_]. After getting those three items, head to the lower left corner of the big room to go outside; grab the [_THUNDER RUNE PIECE_] out here. Now you can go up to the third floor. Don't move; make sure that everyone is at full health. When you're ready, go up through this door, and when you get to the center of the room, you'll meet the next boss! ________ |*BOSS*| Have Valeria use her Falcon Rune; have Hero, Kuromimi, ******** Gremio and Kirkis all attack, and have Viktor use the Clone [ Dragon ] Rune, and when he's unbalanced, have him heal as usual. ******** His single attacks will hit hard, but his all attack isn't as powerful, dealing maybe 60 damage max to your weakest [Bits] 3,500 character. It's a long battle, but not that difficult. Heal Hero, and make sure that he has the best armor possible equipped on him. Go through the door behind the throne, then follow the path to the roof. You'll meet Kwanda here, and he'll challenge you, and with his Black Rune, he thinks that he cannot fail! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! s1.oo1 - One-on-One - Kwanda Rosman ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "For the Empire! And for His Majesty the Emperor! I won't let you proceed!" When Kwanda says "___", he will Attack. Choose to use a Desperate Attack. % At a loss, are you? But I'll show you no mercy! % Damn! I underestimated you. % Ha ha! You'll have to do better than that! % Heh, now it's my turn. % Taste the sharpness of my blade! % That's nothing! % Well done. But can you take this? % What's the matter? If you don't attack, I will! % Whoa! Pretty good, Teo's little boy. Now it's my turn! % You're better than I though. But how about this? When Kwanda says "___", he will Defend. Choose to Attack. % Arghhh! I underestimated you. % Can you break my invulnerable defenses? % Carefully... % Cautious, aren't you. Just like a leader. % Damn! My turn! % Don't bore me. Show me what you can do. % Forget it. You're methods are obvious. % Now it's your turn. Come on! % Pretty good. How about another one? % What now? When Kwanda says "___", he will use a Desperate Attack. Choose to Defend. % Here we go again! % I'll get you! % I'll show you how it's done. % Impossible! You can't avoid my blows! % Interesting. How about another round? % Take that! % The next one won't be so easy! % Victory is near! I strike with all my might! % We're getting nowhere. Here I come! % Well done. You're a worthy opponent. Now it's my turn! After the battle, the Black Rune on Kwanda's hand destroy itself. Talk to him again, and he'll be acting like he doesn't know what's going on. You will then have a choice. NO! [1] Vengeance! Make sure to choose option 2, because if you Your time is up! don't, you can't get all 108 Stars. They will [2] Something's wrong. all notice that Kwanda isn't the same as he was a moment ago. He says it's the Black Rune NO! [1] You're right. that Lady Windy gave him; she can't be [2] I want you to join us. trusted, and since he failed, he thinks that he should die. Choose 2 to have him join your party, or else, he'll die. He'll agree to join you, since the Emperor isn't the same person that he knew 7 years ago. Back at the entrance, Mathiu congratulates you on your victory. Kuromimi's mom and bro will come running in to find Kuromimi, so that means that the Black Rune's spell was broken over the Kobolds. Kirkis will decide to join the Liberation Army for good, as will Sylvina, Stallion, Kuromimi, and Valeria. He'll ask you if you're ready to go back to the castle. [1] Let's go, then! Choose option 2, since we can stop at a couple [2] Wait. I have some of places on the way back to recruit people. unfinished business. Leave Pannu Yakuta and go to the Great Forest. -Great Forest-Kobold Village- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: [My Party] Viktor [27], Valeria [31], Kuromimi [29] Go into the Inn, and Hero [30], Gremio [30], Kirkis [30] talk to the big man [Recruits] (40) Fu Su Lu (S) on the left; he is (41) Gon (S) Fu Su Lu, and he claims he's as strong as 100 men. If you want him to join your party, you have to pay 10,000 bits for all of the food that he's eaten! You should have at least that much, if not, go to the Dwarf Trail and fight for 5 minutes or so and get it. Once you pay for it, he'll join you! Go into the house on the bottom of the screen and talk to the Kobold named Gon; he'll want to join the Liberation Army too since big brother Kuromimi is in it, so recruit him as well! Head back through the Great Forest to get to the west side, then go to the World Map. Before going back to the castle, head northwest to Kouan. -Kouan- ::::: [My Party] Viktor [27], Valeria [31], Kuromimi [29] Go into the Inn and Hero [30], Gremio [30], Kirkis [30] talk to Lorelai [Recruits] (42) Lorelai (L) again. Since you're over level 25 this time, she'll decide to join your party! Leave Kouan and head east and north to Seika. -Seika- ::::: [My Party] Viktor [27], Valeria [31], Kuromimi [29] Go into Mathiu's Hero [30], Gremio [30], Kirkis [30] house, and talk to [Recruits] (43) Apple (NP) the little girl here; she's Apple, and she's accusing you of taking Master Mathiu away! She knows that he was fed up with war, and that we forced him to come with us, and she wants to know why. [1] Because Mathiu wanted to. Choose any of the three options. She [2] This is not just another war. will decide to ask Mathiu himself, and [3] ......... will head off to Headquarters. Apple has joined your party! Leave Seika and head back to HQ. Enter the first part of the castle. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [ s1.518 -Headquarters-, three months later... ] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% [My Party] Hero [30] [Save Points] Inn Three months after defeating Kwanda Rosman's army... You'll wake up in your room; leave here and make your way down to the third floor; go into the big room on the right to meet up with Flik! He's angry, wanting to know where Odessa is. Mathiu will come in an introduce himself as Odessa's brother, and when Flik asks him where she is, he flat out tells her that she's dead. [1] But Odessa's last request... Choose either one, and Mathiu will tell [2] You're right. him that she was killed at the hideout in Lenankamp. Flik doesn't believe that it happened, and he doesn't think that a guy like you should be the leader of the New Liberation Army. He'll decide to leave, and stay at the Inn in Kaku. Viktor says that he needs to talk to him, so he'll join your party. Leave Headquarters and sail to Kaku. He's not actually at the Inn, rather at the house to the left of the steps. Go in and talk to him, and he'll seem to blame himself for not showing Odessa how he could be a leader. He says that he can't accept you as a leader, but he will want to join forces with you. Will you? [1] No. Choose option 2, and he'll decide to move his troops in [2] Of course. at the castle as well. Get back in your boat and sail back to Headquarters. Go to the first floor and save first, then go up to the third floor, and enter the big room on the right (known as the War Room from here on out). Talk to Flik, and he'll say that his comrades were captured my Milich Oppenheimer's forces, so we need to go and free them by taking the Fortress of Garan, then take Milich's domain. [1] Prepare to depart. Choose option 1 and you'll be in your [2] It is not yet time for battle. second Major Battle. Flik also joins your army for this battle. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! s1.mb2 - Major Battle - Battle at Fortress of Garan ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Imperial Army - 6000 Liberation Army - ~8115 _________________________________________________________________________ | Charge beats Bow | Bow beats Magic | Magic beats Charge | You've got the edge number-wise this time, so do what you usually do; have your Thieves group do some reconnaissance to see what they're going to do, then do what's best, remembering that if they're going to use a Bow attack to use the Strategists command first so you can boost your Charge attack power. If you don't know, just use a Bow attack. After the battle, Pahn will get big-headed and say that we should attack Milich now, and Flik wants to go with it as well. Without having time to think, you'll be thrown into the next major battle. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! s1.mb3 - Major Battle - Battle at Scarleticia Castle ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Imperial Army - 12000 Liberation Army - ~8115 _________________________________________________________________________ | Charge beats Bow | Bow beats Magic | Magic beats Charge | It doesn't matter what you do here, because he'll use his Poisonous Pollen attack, which will take a HUGE chunk out of your troops. At this point, Mathiu will order the retreat. -Garan- ::::: [My Party] Pahn [28], Viktor [27], Flik [34] Apparently, the Pollen is Hero [30], Gremio [30], Kai [28] being caused by some [Recruits] (44) Flik (S) strange roses of Milich's. Viktor thinks that we should send a recon team, so he'll join your party, and Flik will also decide to come. Now, Gremio will want to come too, but Viktor advises against it; he has a bad feeling about this, so Gremio will plead his case with you. [1] Stay here, Gremio. Even if you choose 1, you'll eventually have to [2] Okay. Come with us. choose 2 to bring him with you, so do it now. Talk to Mathiu to bring 2 more people with you (I chose Pahn and Kai), then head west to a new area of the World Map. World Map ~~~~~~~~~ Rikon/Teien/Soniere/N.Lorimar/Antei/Scarleticia Castle/E.Dragon's Den Area S.Northern Checkpoint :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: [Enemies] Creeper First things first; I know you're tired of running Holly Fairy around everywhere, so we're going to get a nifty Mad Ivy little item that'll teleport us back to Headquarters! But before we do that, head a little -Rikon- west of Garan and a little south to enter Rikon. ::::: [My Party] Pahn [28], Viktor [27], Flik [34] Visit the Item Shop here Hero [30], Gremio [30], Kai [28] and purchase the Blue [Save Points] Inn Flower Seeds as well as the Blue Paint. If you visit the Appraiser, you'll meet a man named Jabba; he says that if you can find anything that he can't appraise, he'll do anything you ask; that item is called the Nameless Urn, and we'll come back to it in a few minutes. Go to the Inn and go upstairs. Talk to the girl up here; she's Lotte, and she's lost her poor kitten. Note to self; if we catch her cat, she'll join our party, mmmkay? Now, since we're already here, go to the south end of town and hop into the boat here. On the World Map, follow the river south as far as you can, and when you see a whirlpool to your west/northwest, go over and TOUCH IT with your boat for a message that says 'rapids'. Once you've touched it, take the boat back to Rikon, and your party will wonder what to do, since you can't get past them with a normal boat. Now, leave Rikon head north to Teien. -Teien- ::::: [My Party] Pahn [28], Viktor [27], Flik [34] Go into the Inn here, and Hero [30], Gremio [30], Kai [28] talk to the elderly woman [Save Points] Inn on the right side; this [Items] Mega Medicine is Hellion; she knows all about you, and she [Key Items] Blinking Mirror would like to lend you her powers. Recruit [Recruits] (45) Hellion (S) her, and she'll tell you about the Blinking Mirror; it will teleport you to your base from the World Map at any time, so open the chest on the right to obtain the [_BLINKING MIRROR_], then open the one on the left for a [_MEGA MEDICINE_]. Talk to the guy at the Item Shop, and buy the Yellow Flower Seeds, as well as the Yellow Paint. Now, leave Teien, and use your Blinking Mirror to go back to Headquarters. MAKE SURE THAT THE BLINKING MIRROR IS ALWAYS ON HERO, AND NEVER DISCARD IT! At HQ, if you leave by boat, then come back in, you'll notice that your castle has grown yet again, so check everything out to see where it is now. Go to the second floor and put the Blue and Yellow Paint/Seeds in Rock's vault, then talk to Mathiu or Sanchez on the third floor, and put Tai Ho and Yam Koo in your two available slots. If you want to, you can play Dice with Gaspar to get some money so we can upgrade weapons; it's by far the fastest way to earn an unholy amount of money; just be sure to save before playing. Head down to B1 of your castle, and talk to Viki; have her teleport you back to Teien. Once in Teien, go to the Blacksmith and sharpen all of your weapons as high as you can; up to 12 if you have the money. If you don't, don't worry about it; we're going to be fighting on the World Map for a while. The Holly Fairies on the World Map hold the Nameless Urn, which we need to recruit Jabba. So fight around on the World Map for a bit if you want to, but we need to go to Antei as well, so leave Teien. Here's a list of things to do while fighting for the Nameless Urn; first, go southwest of Teien and stop in at a place called the Soniere Prison, so we can teleport there later instead of walking it. After that, head west to Lorimar and visit there. Go north of Lorimar and visit Scarleticia Castle as well, and you'll see the giant rose with the weird pollen. Head northeast to Antei, but head northeast PAST it first, all the way to the Northern Checkpoint. Finally from there, head all the way west and enter the Dragon's Den. Once you've visited all of those places, head over to Antei. -Antei- ::::: [My Party] Hero [31], Viktor [28], Flik [34] First off, go to the Gremio [31], Tai Ho [28], Yam Koo [28] Armory, which is on [Save Points] Inn the second building [Recruits] (46) Chapman (NP) on the left. Talk to the Armorer; he is (47) Jeane (NP) Chapman, and he's tired of working in this (48) Mina (S) run down Armory; he'll ask to join your party, so recruit him to give your castle an Armory! Leave here and go to the Rune Shop, which is just up and right from the Armory; talk to the beautiful Jeane, and since you now have over 45 stars, she will join your party as well! *[.NOTE.]* Now that you have an Armory in your castle, you will be able to buy Wing Boots. The only way they will be in your inventory is if you LOOKED at the items at the Armory in Gregminster at the beginning of the game. These Boots are very useful. If you have kept the Toe Shoes on Hero this whole time, I applaud you! With them equipped for the last time, head over to the Inn, and talk to the dancer on the right; she's Mina, and yes, she's heard of you too. To recruit her, you have to dance with her, and you can only dance well if you have those Toe Shoes on. After the dance if over, Mina will join your party! If you talk to Esmerelda on the secon