Growlanser: Heritage of War Korin�s Quests Guide Written by Black Genesis/Gamecoder Email: [email protected] ======================================================================== ---------------------------[INTRODUCTION]------------------------------- ======================================================================== Thank you for taking your time to read my guide and I hope that this guide can help you complete the game. This guide also contains spoiler so read at your own risk. Furthermore, this guide is based on my personal gameplay so there is a possibility that you can complete the quests in a different way. If you have any comments, suggestions, questions, strategies, or tips you want to share, please don't hesitate to email me. ======================================================================== --------------------------[VERSION HISTORY]----------------------------- ======================================================================== November 12, 2007 - Guide Completed November 16, 2007 - Added more information about the Futon Dog Quest January 02, 2008 - Added more information about the Futon Dog Quest January 08, 2008 - Fixed a slight error March 03, 2008 - Added some stuff ======================================================================== ------------------------[KORIN'S QUESTS GUIDE]-------------------------- ======================================================================== This section includes all the side quests that involves Korin. Korin wants to win the Fairy contest and become the Queen of Fairies. In order to fulfill her wish, you need to do a lot of quests for her. You need to do this if you want to get Haschen�s ultimate armor <Final Guard> and Korin's ending. -------------------- KORIN'S OUTFIT QUEST -------------------- Of course, in order to become the Queen, you need to dress properly (not really). There�s a total 12 outfits for you to find. You can change her outfit by either resting in the inn or using a training facility. Please note that some of these outfits are missable. Even though some of these outfits are missable, they're just optional items. They don�t affect the Fairy Contest. 1. Black Clothes - automatically obtain during the main role. 2. Gloria�s Clothes - During Fanille�s role, make sure to speak with the kid in the beach inside Rio Rey and do his letter quest, and also make sure to speak with him again once you have Korin. If the above requirements are fulfilled, you will get this outfit automatically when you obtain the Black Clothes. 3. Sportswear - When you enter Zerdok for the first time, knock on the house near the right exit and a woman will give you a special item <Sportswear Pattern>. Bring this item to the house near the item shop in Jaergen Village to get it. 4. Maid Clothes - Speak with one of the maids inside Fanille�s House in Jaergen Village. 5. Cheerleader - When you enter Zerdok for the first time, knock on the second house near the right exit and an old man will mention about an animal. Speak with him again after you spoke to the woman who owns a futon dog in Totuwa Village to get it. 6. Business Suit - After your quest in Totuwa Village, return to Zerdok and knock on the house near the right exit and the woman will give you another special item <Suit Pattern>. Bring this item again to the house near the item shop in Jaergen Village to get it. 7. Kimono - You need to do the SFC side quest first by speaking with the man in Felmentia. The man will give it to you after you had all 5 SFC applications signed. To get all 5 SFC applications sign, you need to speak with various people and used the special item SFC application on them. a. Zerdok - old man near the big statue b. Zaramba - one of the peddlers c. Geilenach - knock on the door near the entrance. Speak with everyone in the town if he doesn�t want to sign it. d. Totuwa - man located northeast from the entrance e. Juwaina Village - man near the entrance. 8. School Uniform - Speak with Ann inside Randall�s house to get it. 9. PMB Healer�s Uniform - Examine the shiny item on the sofa in the upper section of the Admonisher. 10. Dress - After you completed Mission 32, go to Zerdok and knock on the house near the right exit and the woman will give you another special item <Dress Pattern>. Bring this item again to the house near the item shop in Jaergen Village to get it. 11. Raccoon Suit - First you need to obtain a special item <Futonslator> from Irving to do the futon dog quest. When doing the futon dog quest, make sure that you bring at least one of them to Irving (Credit goes to Mystery_Origin for telling me this). After you collected all 6 of them, speak with Irving in the PMB Headquarters, and then speak with him again in Totuwa�s inn to get it. 12. Swimsuit - First, you need to be the champion in all the matches in the Colosseum including the bonus ones to fight the Jagd Screaper. Defeat it and you will get it as a reward. ------------------- KORIN'S SKILL QUEST ------------------- In order for Korin to win the contest, you need to teach her various skills to use in the contest. There�s a total of 12 skills for her to learn. You need to go to towns and speak with various people to obtain them. Some of them can be obtained by searching various objects inside towns. Please note that some skills can only be acquired by either raising Korin�s stats, or getting the other skills first. 1. A Day in the Forest - Examine the shiny item on the barrel located southeast in Zerdok�s first screen. In order to get it, you need to use the southwest exit from the second screen. 2. Figure - Speak with Nora inside the contest hall when you enter Jaergen Village for the first time. 3. Landscape - Head for Rio Rey and go to the hospital. Check the painting hanging on the wall to get it. 4. Still Life - Go to Fanille�s lab in the PMB Headquarters, and search the upper right shelf to get it. 5. Expressionism - Speak with the old man near the flower lady in Zerdok to learn it. 6. Photorealism - After mission 07 is completed, head for the PMB Headquarters and knock on the first door near the entrance and a guy will tell you about a man who is an artist. Go east to the next screen and speak with the researcher nearby to get it. 7. Butterfly Ballet - Speak with the old man near the well in Felmentia. 8. Circling Hawk - Knock on the door near the shop in Totuwa to get it. 9. Flight of the Bee - Head for Elphan Forest and speak with one of the fairies. 10. Love of Flowers - Go to Juwaina Village and examine the shiny item near the flowers to get it. 11. Sunset - After you obtained Love of Flowers, go to Fanille�s house and speak with one of the maid to learn it. 12. Impressionism - Learn it from a man in Safeguards� Sanctuary after your quest there. To get it, knock on one of the doors to your right. You need to raise Korin�s SNS stat to 500 in order to learn it. ------------- KORIN'S STATS ------------- In order for Korin to win the contest, you need to raise her stats in order to perform well in the Fairy Contest. Korin has 8 different stats to build: Knowledge (KNW), Intelligence (INT), Sensitivity (SNS), Charisma (CHA), Mentality (MNT), Dexterity (DEX), Stamina (STA) and Agility (AGI). By increasing Korin's stats, she can gain abilities that can help you during your journey. There�s a lot of ways to increase her stats. 1. Fairy Trainer - You need to speak with her after your quest in Juwaina Village. Also, you need Rana Fruits in order for the Fairy Trainer to raise Korin�s stats. Rana Fruits can be found in chests, rare dropped from enemies and can be gotten as a reward from the Colosseum. 2. Training Facilities - There�s a total of six training facilities in the game, and each of them is located inside the inn. The first one is located in Zerdok, the second one is located in Jaergen village, the third one is located in Felmentia, the fourth one is located in Totuwa, the fifth one is located in Geilenach, and the last one is located in the PMB Headquarters, but you can�t access it until you have completed Mission 21. To actually raise Korin�s stats, you need to use either a Lesson Coupon or Mil. a. Lesson Coupons - Think of them as tickets to raise Korin�s stats for free. Lesson Coupons are rare drops from enemies and can be gotten as a reward from the Colosseum. b. Mil - the easiest way to raise Korin�s stats is to spend a lot of money. The money cost will increase every time you raise Korin�s stats. According to Mystery_Origin, the cost will stop raising at 500 Mil, after that no matter how many times you train, the cost will remain the same. ----------------- TRAINING FACILITY ----------------- Training Facility is one of the ways to increase Korin�s stats. There�s a total of 5 training methods you can use, and each training method has their own training sessions. You need to spend either a Lesson Coupon or Mil in order to use them. Please note that by using a Training Facility, some of her stats will increase, but at the same time some of her stats will decrease. This section will list every training methods and training sessions the training facility has to offer. I also listed which stats will increase and decrease in each training session. 1. Exercise - Weight training Increase: 24+ STA, 1+ FOC Decrease: -1 KNW, -1 INT, -1 CHR (randomly selected) - 100-foot dash Increase: 22+ AGI Decrease: -1 DEX, -1 SNS, -1 KNW, -1 CHR (randomly selected) - Marathon Increase: 8+ FOC, 14+ STA Decrease: -1 AGI 2. Read - Literature Increase: 8+ SNS, 11+ INT Decrease: -1 STA, -1 AGI (randomly selected) - Non-fiction Increase: 23+ KNW Decrease: -1 DEX, -1 SNS (randomly selected) - Magazine Increase: 8+ KNW, 11+ CHR, <1+ SNS(random)> Decrease: -1 DEX, -1 INT, -1 STA, -1 FOC (randomly selected) 3. Get creative - Sculpture Increase: 10+ DEX, 8+ SNS, <1+ STA(random)> Decrease: - 1 CHR Increase/Decrease: <1+/-1 AGI (random)> - Painting Increase: 4+ INT, 10+ SNS, 4+ DEX Decrease: -1 AGI, -1 STA (randomly selected) - Cooking Increase: 8+ CHR, 10+ DEX Decrease: -1 FOC Increase/Decrease: <1+/-1 CHR (random)> 4. Listen to music - Listen attentively Increase: 6+ INT, 6+ CHR, 6+ SNS Decrease: -1 FOC, -1 AGI, -1 STA (randomly selected) - Sing along Increase: 4+ DEX, 8+ CHR, 8+ SNS Decrease: -1 STA, -1 AGI (randomly selected) - Get up and dance Increase: 6+ STA, 4+ SNS, 9+ CHR Decrease: -1 INT, -1 FOC (randomly selected) 5. Quiet reflection - Meditation Increase: 11+ FOC, <2+ INT(random), 2+ SNS(random)> Decrease: -1 STA - Calligraphy Increase: 4+ DEX, 8+ FOC, <2+ SNS(random), 1+ INT(random)> Decrease: <-1 STA (random)> ------------- FAIRY TRAINER ------------- Fairy Trainer is the other way of raising Korin� stats. You need to speak with her after your quest in Juwaina Village. You need Rana Fruit in order for her to raise Korin�s stats. Using Rana Fruits will increase Korin�s stats WITHOUT the penalty of decreasing her stats. One Rana Fruit increases one stat by 100. ----------------- KORIN'S ABILITIES ----------------- By increasing Korin's stats, she can gain abilities that can help you during your journey. To view Korin's abilities press START and pick the option "Korin". I also listed the required stats for each ability. 1. Treasure Scout - Using this in dungeons or other places where treasure is found, Korin will scout ahead and report back with how many unopened chests are left in that area. However, it cannot be used on the overworld field map, or inside cities and towns. Required Stats: 100 SNS, 120 DEX, 150 STA 2. Friend Rating - Korin will tell you what each characters in party thinks about the main characters. Blue means low rating, Green means normal rating, and Red/Pink means high rating. To get your characters'Friend Rating to red/pink, you need to treat them nicely by picking the positive choices, raising them when they got knocked out during battles, and getting Mission Completes. Required Stats: 100 KNW, 100 INT, 250 SNS, 200 CHR ------------------------- CHARACTER'S FRIEND RATING ------------------------- FANILLE Blue "I feel awkward around him..." Green "He's a nice person." "He is nice to me..." Red/Pink "Ah... Well... I-Im embarrased..." -------------------------------- KRIOUS Blue "He's a bit of a jerk." Green "Not so bad, I'd say." "He's not bad at all!" Red/Pink " I can count on him!" -------------------------------- MELVINA Blue "He's nobody to me." Green "He's a good subordinate." "I can trust him." Red/Pink "Ah..." -------------------------------- RANDALL Blue "He's not quite up to snuff." Green "I look forward to seeing him grow up." "He reminds me of someone I knew..." Red/Pink "I truly cherish my friendship with him." -------------------------------- SHERRIS Blue "Just hearing his name gets me upset." Green "He's one of Krious' men." "Hm... He's not bad at all." Red/Pink "He's someone special to me..." -------------------------------- RUFUS Blue "I don't want to talk about him." Green "He's a good soldier." "He's a worthy rival." Red/Pink "He's a good friend of mine." -------------------------------- 3. Event Memo - Read the memos Korin writes about the latest events in the storyline. Only the memo relating to the most recent event can be read; there are no archived memos. Required Stats: 100 KNW, 100 SNS 4. Psyche Eval - Korin will describe the main character's personality, which is determined by the player's action. Required Stats: 200 KNW, 100 INT, 150 SNS, 200 CHR, 100 FOC 5. Special Abilities - any special abilities Korin has learned can be viewed here. I also listed the required stats for each level. a. Guard Physical - Lvx 2% chance to block attacks. Lv1 - 100 DEX, 250 STA, 250 AGI Lv2 - 200 DEX, 350 STA, 350 AGI Lv3 - 300 DEX, 450 STA, 450 AGI Lv4 - 400 DEX, 550 STA, 550 AGI Lv5(MAX) - 500 DEX, 650 STA, 650 AGI b. Guard Magic - Lvx 2% chance to block spells. Lv1 - 200 KNW, 100 DEX, 200 FOC Lv2 - 350 KNW, 200 DEX, 350 FOC LV3 - 450 KNW, 300 DEX, 450 FOC Lv4 - 550 KNW, 400 DEX, 550 FOC Lv5(MAX) - 650 KNW, 500 DEX, 650 FOC c. Revenge - Lvx 2% chance to counterattack. Counter damage depends on Korin�s stats. Lv1 - 100 KNW, 200 SNS, 200 DEX, 100 STA, 100 AGI Lv2 - 200 KNW, 350 SNS, 350 DEX, 200 STA, 200 AGI Lv3 - 300 KNW, 500 SNS, 500 DEX, 300 STA, 300 AGI Lv4 - 400 KNW, 650 SNS, 650 DEX, 450 STA, 450 AGI Lv5(MAX) - 500 KNW, 700 SNS, 700 DEX, 600 STA, 600 AGI d. Gabbing - Starts blathering when bored. Lv1 - 120 KNW, 120 INT, 120 SNS, 90 CHR Lv2 - 160 KNW, 160 INT, 211 SNS, 120 CHR Lv3 - 180 KNW, 180 INT, 260 SNS, 140 CHR Lv4 - 200 KNW, 200 INT, 311 SNS, 160 CHR Lv5 - 220 KNW, 220 INT, 351 SNS, 180 CHR Lv6 - 250 KNW, 250 INT, 401 SNS, 200 CHR Lv7 - 280 KNW, 280 INT, 441 SNS, 210 CHR Lv8 - 310 KNW, 310 INT, 481 SNS, 220 CHR Lv9(MAX) - 340 KNW, 340 INT, 501 SNS, 240 CHR e. Event Memo - Recounts the story. Lv1(MAX) - 100 KNW, 100 SNS f. Friend Rating - Charts your friendship ratings. Lv1(MAX) - 100 KNW, 100 INT, 250 SNS, 200 CHR g. Psyche Eval - Hear what everyone thinks of you. Lv1(MAX) - 200 KNW, 100 INT, 150 SNS, 200 CHR, 100 FOC h. Treasure Scout - Check how many more treasure chests remain in the current dungeon. Lv1(MAX) - 100 SNS, 120 DEX, 150 STA i. Bargaining - Charms merchants into giving a discount. Discount rate depends on the skill Lv. Lv1 - 200 KNW, 230 CHR, 150 DEX Lv2 - 280 KNW, 360 CHR, 200 DEX Lv3 - 360 KNW, 490 CHR, 250 DEX Lv4 - 440 KNW, 620 CHR, 350 DEX Lv5(MAX) - 520 KNW, 750 CHR, 400 DEX ----------------- THE FAIRY CONTEST ----------------- In order to win the fairy contest, you have to participate and win the preliminaries. There�s a total of four preliminaries you need to participate and win in order to qualify in the final contest. Please note that once the contest is over, it�s over for good, so make sure to save your game before entering the contest. 1. Charm Contest - Femininity Location: Zerdok Outfit to wear: Kimono Entry Fee: 2000 Mil Rival: Lily, Nora Reward: 10000 Mil 2. Art Contest - Creativity Location: Jaergen Village Outfit to wear: School Uniform Entry Fee: 2000 Mil Rival: Nora, Lily Reward: 10000 Mil 3. Physical Contest - Physical Fitness Location: Felmentia Outfit to wear: Sportswear Entry Fee: 2000 Mil Rival: Nina Reward: 10000 Mil 4. Debate Contest - Wit Location: Totuwa Outfit to wear: Business Suit Entry Fee: 2000 Mil Rival: Mira Reward: 10000 Mil 5. Final Contest - Femininity, Creativity, Physical Fitness, Wit Location: Geilenach Requirement: Must participate and win in all 4 preliminaries Outfit to wear: Dress Entry Fee: None Rival: Yurii Reward: 10000 Mil, Queen of Pixies title After Korin won the Fairy Contest, go to Elphan Forest (after Mission 41 is completed) and speak with the Matron Fairy to get Haschen�s ultimate armor <Final Guard>. If you can�t get it, then you need to change your personality by talking to the Juju lady in Warslee Village using Incenses that can be bought in Zerdok or Oils that can be bought in Juwaina Village. Morals (Grapefruit Incence) - Make it better - Make it worse Self Confidence (Clary Sage Incense) - Be more confident - Be less confident General Attitude (Rosemary Incense) - Be more intelligent - Be less intelligent Kindness (Mint Oil) - Be kinder to people - Be colder to people Meekness (Sweet Orange Oil) - Be more good hearted - Be more calculating Composure (Lavender Incense) - Be more collected - Be more emotional Initiative (Tarragon Incense) - Be more aggressive - Be less aggressive Attitude towards men (Cedarwood Incense) - Be attracted to men - Dislike men Attitude towards women (Rose Geranium Oil) - Be attracted to women - Dislike women If you want to get Korin's ending, make sure that you participate and win the Fairy Contest before the Friendship Medal Event. Also during the Friendship Medal Event, make sure that you pick the choice "It's for Korin". -------------------------------------- THE FAIRY GUIDE IN WINNING THE CONTEST -------------------------------------- I raised all Korin�s stats to 999. You can get the money from participating in the Colosseum (Platinum Match). Winning the Platinum Match will get you 15000 Mil plus you can sell the reward <Mortal Blow> you'll recieve for another 15000 Mil. Charm Contest: I signed up and mastered all the charm lessons before participating in the contest in order to perform well in the etiquette event. For the singing event, I chose Opera �Sunset�, and for the dancing event, I chose Flight of the Bee. Art Contest: I chose Landscape, Impressionalistic and a color scheme of black and white. Physical Contest: I signed up and mastered all the flying classes before participating in the Physical Contest. In the aerial race, I kept tapping X to cheer for Korin. In the weight-lifting event, I chose 23 fruits in all 3 attempts. In the acrobatic, I chose Tailspin, Triple Loop, and Rising Dragon. Debate Contest: I kept choosing Assertion until Mira�s score went down to Zero. If the first half ends, then pick the option "Cheer her on". Final Contest: In the charm division, I chose everything first until Korin says she can do better, then I chose Opera �Sunset� for Korin to sing, and I chose Flight of the Bee for Korin to dance. In the art division, the one you chose from the Art Contest will be used here. In the acrobatic flying, I chose Tailspin, Triple Loop, and Rising Dragon. In the essay writing contest when given a set of choices, I picked the second choice �Think back to your journeys�. Mystery_Origin�s Strategy: Debate Contest: around 900 int (an overkill, she couldn't even damage korin), assert when I have the advantage, argue when I lose the advantage (or in neutral.) Charm Contest: Don't remember stat, in the 800 I believe. Master Etiquette, auto win. Best song and best music possible. Art Contest: In the 900, couldn't win in the 700s. Landscape, impressionism, whatever she wants for colour. Physical: 900s, rapid tapping X, 23 fruits, and I lost the flying contest... Couldn't even learn all my flying skills with 900ish stats. Final contest, 970 minimum for all stats, tried at 950 but lost the charm division. Still lost the flying division... Asqdasq�s Strategy: Nice, but I believe you don't need that many stats. I won the final with 850 stats. And the debate with 700 int knw; Also for the phys. contest I only managed to win the race without pressing X, I was around 700-800 I believe. For the acrobatic flying I chose the 3 last options, it gives you 31 points. And I also believe I made an Impressionistic Landscape with stats near 700; And for the first contest, I won with 200-300 using the most basic dance/song ======================================================================== ----------------------[FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS]---------------------- ======================================================================== Q. Hey your guide sucks. A. Well, this is my first time making one so I expect to get this kind of feedbacks. Q. How can I start the Futon Dog Quest? A. To start the quest, you need a special item <Futonslator> from Irving inside the PMB Headquarters. In order to get it, make sure that you ALWAYS speak with him every time you spotted a futon dog during your journey. When the above requirement is fulfilled, you will get the Futonslator from him after Mission 23 is completed. Once you have the Futonslator, you can start the Futon Dog Quest. To start the Futon Dog Quest you need to speak with the Futon Dog in Totuwa by using the Futonslator. The quest requires you to gather all six Futon Dogs and drag them back to Totuwa. To gather a futon dog, you have to approach it and use the Futonslator. You can only carry one futon dog at a time and you have to drag it all the way back Totuwa by walking. According to paul holzman, Gmaverick03 and KFCrispy, you can use the Steed Express for the futon dogs. Also, make sure that you show at least one futon dog to Irving (Credit goes to Mystery_Origin for telling me this) before you dump them to Totuwa to get another outfit for Korin later. Three futon dogs can be acquired now, so start gathering. Each futon dog is located in... 1. Liana - Felmentia. Second screen above the stairs to the west. 2. Santos - Juwaina Jungle 3. Tarran - Toadhenge (the one with the Frogshaped rock in it) Once you reach Toadhenge, zoom your camera northwest until you see the futon dog. Exit this place and head all the way to the west and then go north to the next screen. In this area, go east and approach the futon dog. After the scene, go back to the previous screen and head north to the next screen. Go southeast and enter the Underground Ruins. You�ve been here before, so go to where the save point is located to find him. 4. Kyr - After mission 25 is completed, go southeast from Zerdok entrance. 5. Masonite - After mission 28 is completed, go to Zaramba and search south behind the bushes. 6. Soleil - Jaergen Village, Fanille�s house. Q. How do I know that I spotted every futon dog during my journey? A. You can spot the first dog by going southeast from Zerdok entrance. The second dog can be spotted in Felmentia at the first screen, you just need to see it, and then report it back to Irving. Later after your quest in Totuwa, that dog will move to the second screen where you can talk to it. The third dog can be spotted in Totuwa by talking to it. The fourth dog can be spotted outside Totuwa. The Fifth dog can be spotted south of Zaramba hiding behind the bushes after your quest in Totuwa, and the sixth dog can be spotted in Juwaina Jungle by going southwest twice from the entrance. You don't need to search every dog I mentioned, spotting three dogs is enough to get you the Futonslator from Irving. Q. Where can I get the money to raise her stats? A. According to LOSTONE, you can get the money by participating in the Colosseum (Platinum Match). Winning the Platinum Match will get you 15000 Mil and an accessory item <Mortal Blow> that you can sell for another 15000 Mil. Q. When is the right time to do the Fairy Contest? A. I suggest that you do it before doing mission 36 or 37. That way you can participate in the Colosseum with decent levels. Q. Hey can I contribute something in your Guide? A. Yes you can as long as it hasn�t been mentioned yet in my Guide. ======================================================================== --------------------------------[LEGAL]--------------------------------- ======================================================================== This guide is copyrighted by me so do not distribute, reproduce, sell, copy, or post this FAQ without my permission. This guide is protected by the International Copyright Law so disobeying this rule means absolute penalty. 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