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(FinalFLuver - [email protected]) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- *===========================================================================* | 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS [C0100] | *===========================================================================* 1. Table of Contents ......................................... [C0100] 2. Disclaimer ................................................ [C0200] 3. Introduction .............................................. [C0300] 4. Understanding Character Stats ............................. [C0400] 5. Characters Section ........................................ [C0500] - Spero ........................................... [C0501] - Linea ........................................... [C0502] - Avis ............................................ [C0503] - Lumena .......................................... [C0504] - Grey ............................................ [C0505] - Adara ........................................... [C0506] - Gallant ......................................... [C0507] - Prier ........................................... [C0508] - Tia ............................................. [C0509] - Jade ............................................ [C0510] - Viser ........................................... [C0511] - Echidna ......................................... [C0512] 6. Notes, Hints, Tips, and General Info ...................... [C0600] 7. Walkthrough Layout ........................................ [C0700] 8. Walkthrough ............................................... [C0800] Prologue - Porta ........................................... [C0801] Chapter 1 - The Fading World - Eumaneia ........................................ [C0802] - Saxum ........................................... [C0803] - Saxum - Round 2 ................................. [C0804] - Montano ......................................... [C0805] - Montano ......................................... [C0806] - Swamp of Loss ................................... [C0807] - Quatra .......................................... [C0808] - Quatra - Round 2 ................................ [C0809] Chapter 2 - Priestess of the Aeque - Hydor ........................................... [C0810] - Evarate ......................................... [C0811] - Villa Fortuna ................................... [C0812] - Barrage Sewers .................................. [C0813] - Cathedral Bridge ................................ [C0814] - Cathedral 2F .................................... [C0815] - Cathedral 3F .................................... [C0816] Chapter 3 - The Secret Sect - Taberna ......................................... [C0817] - Asheville ....................................... [C0818] - Sublea .......................................... [C0819] - Tesca ........................................... [C0820] - Dita ............................................ [C0821] - Shanty Town ..................................... [C0822] - Turris - The Gate of Eternity ................... [C0823] - Turris - The Gate of Eternity - Round 2 ......... [C0824] Chapter 4 - Doorway to Another Realm - Aphan ........................................... [C0825] - Boreas .......................................... [C0826] - Valley of Wind .................................. [C0827] - Ventus Shrine ................................... [C0828] - Porta ........................................... [C0829] - Evarate ......................................... [C0830] - Altiplano ....................................... [C0831] - Altiplano - Round 2 ............................. [C0832] - Humus Shrine .................................... [C0833] - Gula ............................................ [C0834] - Scylla�s Breath ................................. [C0835] - Aqua Shrine ..................................... [C0836] - Silva ........................................... [C0837] - Grave of Spirits ................................ [C0838] - Flamma Shrine ................................... [C0839] - Resistance Camp ................................. [C0840] - Mt. Oros ........................................ [C0841] - Floating Bridge ................................. [C0842] - Lacuna Ruins .................................... [C0843] - Lacuna Shrine ................................... [C0844] - Lacuna Altar .................................... [C0845] Chapter 5 - The Overlord�s Ambition - Castle Grounds .................................. [C0846] - Courtyard ....................................... [C0847] - Grand Hall ...................................... [C0848] - Barrage (Throne Room) ........................... [C0849] - Cathedral 2F .................................... [C0850] - Wreckage of the Cathedral ....................... [C0851] 9. Acknowledgements .......................................... [C0900] *===========================================================================* | 2. DISCLAIMER [C0200] | *===========================================================================* Alright, time for the legal stuff XD This FAQ is copyrighted (c) 2012 FinalFLuver ([email protected]) and may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, under any circumstances except for personal private use. It was written specifically for gamefaqs.com neoseeker.com supercheats.com It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. In other words, this document may not be redistributed in any form unless you have obtained permission from me. Use of this guide on any other web site, or as a part of any public display, is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. If you find any mistakes or see any information that may be wrong or missing, contact me at [email protected] . Any angry or insulting e-mails will not be responded to, sorry. *===========================================================================* | 3. INTRODUCTION [C0300] | *===========================================================================* First of all, thanks for reading my guide. As you read this guide, be aware that the information you will find here is NOT completely spoiler free. I wrote this faq because I noticed that of all the guides available for this game, not one of them mentioned how to obtain the hidden items within each map. So I thought I would put together my own walkthrough that included detailed explanations on how to go about doing just that. Also have in mind that some sections might have spoilers. Again, *************************************************************************** REMEMBER THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS GUIDE IS NOT SPOILER FREE!!!! ************************************************************************** *===========================================================================* | 4. UNDERSTANDING CHARACTER STATS [C0400] | *===========================================================================* Ok so some things are pretty obvious but others are not. STR - the characters strength; increasing this stat increases the characters overall power (POW), and decreases move (MOV), "why?" you ask, well cause the stronger the character is, the more weight he can carry without affecting how far they can move. STM - the characters stamina; increasing this stat increases the characters overall defense (DEF). INT - the characters intelligence; increasing this stat increases the characters overall magic power (MAG). RES - the characters resistance; increasing this stat increases the characters overall magic resist (MGR). TEC - the characters technique; increasing this stat increases the characters overall accuracy (ACC), and it increases the power of team attacks. When choosing to start a team attack, you should choose the character with the highest TEC. AGL - the characters agility; increasing this stat increases the characters overall evasion (EVA). It also decreases a characters move (MOV); I tested this with Linea, she had 500 SP and I spent 200 SP increasing her AGL by 4, and when I did that, her MOV dropped by 1. LCK - the characters luck; increasing this stat increases the characters overall accuracy (ACC) and evasion (EVA). WGT - the characters weight; increasing this through equipment, increases the characters overall move (MOV)(which you don�t want), however, decreasing it not only decreases move (MOV), but also increases battle speed which is not measurable, but noticeable. Keep in mind however that some characters will be innately faster than others despite potentially having higher Weight. CST - the weapons cost value; this represents the amount of AP required to attack with your weapon. CRT - the weapons critical value; this represents the % chance of causing a critical hit. *MEV - the characters magic evade; this stat is not measurable in the game, but will appear on certain items (ex Charm). Normally magic evade would represent the ability of a character to evade a magic attack, however, other than status spells, I have not seen a single magic attack miss in this game. *===========================================================================* | 5. CHARACTERS SECTION [C0500] | *===========================================================================* This section is about the 12 Story characters obtained throughout the game. For those characters known as "secret" characters I describe what I did in order to obtain them. I also want to mention that despite what has been said about the voice acting in this game, I personally thought it was excellent. +-+-+-+-+-+ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|S|P|E|R|O|-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ ~C0501~ Spero is my *cough* I mean THE hero of our little adventure. He duel wields Katana�s, which is awesome, his stats are balanced, however, you may find it difficult early on to keep his Move low enough because of the fact that he carries 2 weapons as opposed to every other characters 1. Feel free to remove his armor and equip him instead with the most powerful hat you can. Actually I recommend this for all characters, as my method is "the best defense is a strong offense". So if you can move Spero into place and attack to kill, you won�t be missing the extra defense. Level 99 Stats HP 2887 MP 452 STR 373 (+10 from spending SP) STM 361 INT 315 RES 360 TEC 414 AGL 360 LCK 363 +-+-+-+-+-+ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|L|I|N|E|A|-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ ~C0502~ Linea is our beautiful Shaman Princess. Her attack range is huge and you can attack from various heights with her. Placing her on cliffs or bridges and having her snipe the enemies as they come towards you is an awesome battle strategy, and one that is used throughout my guide. She is invaluable as an ally and once you get her, you�ll always have her in your top 6. Plain and simple, you NEED her, she makes battle A LOT easier. The only thing that is somewhat disappointing is her STR growth (her lowest stat), but being a ranged attacker it only makes sense that her STR isn�t TOO high, otherwise the game would be completely broken by her. Officially Joins: Chapter 1 - after Montano 0006 Level 99 Stats HP 2621 MP 659 STR 318 (+10 from spending SP) STM 360 INT 416 RES 364 TEC 362 AGL 357 LCK 367 +-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|A|V|I|S|-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+ ~C0503~ Avis, our handsome Prince of Fortuna. I didn�t use Avis very much, but when I did he seemed to hold his own in battle. His stats are balanced with STR and HP being his best, and his sprite I found to be pretty awesome. He�s a sword user and will obviously be replaced with Viser once you get him, so I didn�t see much long range potential in using him, since Viser�s stats are so much better. Joins: Chapter 1 - after Swamp of Loss C0807 Leaves: Start of chapter 3 - after Cathederal 3f C0816 Rejoins: Chapter 4 (towards the end) - after Resistance Camp C0840 Level 50 Stats HP 1401 MP 231 STR 198 STM 176 INT 152 RES 174 TEC 179 AGL 174 LCK 173 +-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|L|U|M|E|N|A|-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+ ~C0504~ Lumena is our beautiful priestess of the Aeque. She�s another one of those characters that is acquired so late that you are pretty much set in who you want as a part of your 6 member team. Not to mention she has Prier as her counterpart, and Prier, has arguably the most useful skill in the game, bless. So again I didn�t use her much. Prier has better stats especially HP and STM. Mages lose their effectiveness late game as skills start to do less and less damage, so if you are going to pick 1 spell caster, let it be Prier for her Bless skill. Officially Joins: End of chapter 4 - after Lacuna Shrine C0844 Level 50 Stats HP 1114 MP 362 STR 150 STM 151 INT 201 RES 200 TEC 174 AGL 172 LCK 178 +-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|G|R|E|Y|-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+ ~C0505~ Grey, the loyal friend of Spero. Grey is and awesome character, being a lance user he can attack from 2 squares away, can attack 2 characters at the same time, and can attack a single character from a height of 4, so basically you can stand above them, and attack them while they just wander back and forth. The only thing that sucks about him killing 2 enemies at the same time, is that you only get EXP for one, yup I tested it. One of his best features however, is his speed/agility, matched only by Tia and Jade. During the latter parts of the game when his strength has increased enough to reduce his MOV stat to the minimum (5), you can actually move right up to an enemy, end your turn, and still get a turn BEFORE that enemy, thus allowing you to make full use of your AP. The stat that actually makes this possible is the invisible stat SPEED, which increases by lowering your total weight. Joins: Chapter 1 - after Eumaneia C0802 Level 99 Stats HP 2811 MP 452 STR 363 (+6 from spending SP) STM 358 INT 316 RES 356 TEC 360 AGL 415 LCK 362 +-+-+-+-+-+ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|A|D|A|R|A|-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ ~C0506~ Adara, the sweetheart of our story. Early on in the game she is extremely useful as a fighter, healer, magician. Once she gets shock blast, she�ll be taking off chunks of HP from physical fighters, and in the story battles, Golems, who are weak to magic. However, late game when catacomb floors become more and more common in the players journey, she starts to lose her effectiveness. Through no fault of her own since magic is just not as effective a physical attacks in this game. And without a method to increase the MAG stat, the damage she ends up dealing to the catacomb enemies wont even cut their HP in half. So in my opinion she�s just not as effective as say Gallant, Tia, Viser, etc. Basically, using 100 AP, if you can�t kill a single enemy at the same level, then you need to be replaced. As much as I loved her, I just didn�t find a permanent spot for her in my party of 6. Joins: Chapter 1 - after Eumaneia C0802 Level 50 Stats HP 1187 MP 360 STR 152 STM 151 INT 197 RES 201 TEC 171 AGL 176 LCK 179 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|G|A|L|L|A|N|T|-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ~C0507~ Ok, now we are talking sheer POWER. Brahms, I mean, Gallant is this story�s powerhouse. People complain about his speed, and although he is one of the slower characters, he�s by no means slow. His strength is the highest of all characters, and as a result, his MOV will be low. If you are wondering what you should do about his somewhat slow speed, then remove his armor completely and equip him with a hat, not helmet. His naturally high STM and HP will keep him safe. Now, with the low weight, you wont have any trouble with his speed. Move him up to an enemy, end turn, and he�ll have another turn before the enemy, so now you can use both your 38 cost axe attacks to kill the enemy. Joins: Start of Chapter 2 - after Hydor C0810 Level 99 Stats HP 3033 MP 449 STR 427 (+8 from spending SP) STM 415 INT 320 RES 363 TEC 317 AGL 358 LCK 353 +-+-+-+-+-+ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|P|R|I|E|R|-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ ~C0508~ The adorable Prier. Every girl wants a little sister, and if I had one it would be Prier. Not only does she learn some very effective spells, but her stats are pretty darn good for a mage, just look at that HP. For the most part, I was equipping her with the "purify" zone skill, but I later taught her the "attack cost+" zone skill, and once you are able to fuse a rose ring, give that to her. Now with the enemy only being ablt to attack her once because of her zone skill, and the counter+30% from the rose ring, Prier will barely be touched. The counter +30% is effective on her because a countered attack does less damage then an un-countered attack, since the attack animation has been interrupted. However, her main selling point is her unique BLESS spell, which raised 5 characters POW and ACC by 20%, so ya, you�ll never sit her out of the top 6. Joins: Start of chapter 3 - after Cathederal 3f C0816 Level 99 Stats HP 2564 MP 653 STR 318 (+3 from spending SP) STM 316 INT 409 (+8 from spending SP) RES 367 TEC 363 AGL 359 LCK 411 **Now for the 4 SECRET characters** +-+-+-+ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|T|I|A|-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- +-+-+-+ ~C0509~ I�ve read that a lot of people don�t like Tia, but I personally loved her. I�ve always found it cute when anime characters have verbal tics like Ayu Tsukimiya from Kanon. Anyways, Tia isn�t just cute, she�s fierce, and if Prier is my adorable little sister, then Tia is my adorable little sisters pet. Her strength is up there with Spero�s and Grey�s, and she is one of the fastest characters in the game. She�s also very durable with very good STM and high HP. With her incredible move and ability to attack 3 times, she becomes more and more useful late game, especially in the catacombs. How to Recuit: 1) Chapter 2 - Barrage sewers C0813 - Keep Tia alive 2) Chapter 3 - Turris - the gate of eternity C0823 - Don�t harm Tia 3) Chapter 3 - Turris - the gate of eternity round 2 C0824 - Keep Tia alive 4) Read all 12 letters If you�ve completed the above, then in chapter 4 after the battle at Porta C0829, head back to Aphan and you should get a scene. Choose to invite her along. *NOTE: if you followed this and didn�t get the scene, try continuing the story, she may join after the events at Silva. Level 99 Stats HP 2929 MP 455 STR 361 (+6 from spending SP) STM 356 INT 315 RES 355 TEC 409 AGL 413 LCK 320 +-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|J|A|D|E|-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+ ~C0510~ Jade is our sneaky little bandit, but he�s cool, and his voice actor does a great job with him. Jade�s strongest feature is his speed and his high critical rate, you�re almost always going to land one if he�s starting from a stand-still (3 hits). However, believe it or not, at level 40, my Prier had higher STR then Jade, so in the end if you plan on using Jade, you�re really going to need to pray that he does critical at least once, or else he won�t be able to kill the stronger enemies in the catacombs. For this reason, I stopped using Jade. How to recruit: **Recruiting Jade: Different quests appear depending on WHEN you recruit Jade. EARLY - Chapter 4 Recruiting Requirements: Chapter 2 - Hydor C0810 - Overkill Jade Chapter 2 - Cathedral 3rd Floor C0816 - Overkill Jade Chapter 3 - Tesca C0820 - Overkill Jade (Required for Viser, not sure if it�s required for Jade, but I always do it anyways). After this battle choose "I�m not really going to". Quests that appear: Phantom Thief Gold Transport Challenge from Jade LATE - Chapter 5 Recruiting Requirements: Chapter 2 - Hydor C0810 - Missed overkilling Jade Chapter 2 - Cathedral 3rd Floor C0816 - Overkill Jade Chapter 3 - Tesca C0820 - Overkill Jade (Required for Viser, not sure if it�s required for Jade, but I always do it anyways). After this battle choose "I�m not really going to". Quests that appear: Exploration Challenge from Jade Level 50 Stats HP 1291 MP 249 STR 155 STM 151 INT 154 RES 172 TEC 199 AGL 199 LCK 199 +-+-+-+-+-+ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|V|I|S|E|R|-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ ~C0511~ Viser, he�s a great character but from my own personal experience, he�s a *little* overrated. His stats are excellent, just like Spero�s. The only difference that makes him unique, is his high INT and MP, which frankly I never cared for since I used him as a physical attacker. For the amount of difficulty required in recruiting him, in the end, he�s just another strong character. If you noticed my party�s stats, you�ll see that I have 7 characters at level 99, that�s because I flip-flopped Viser, Tia, Gallant, and Grey. The only 3 that were always out there were Spero, Linea and Prier. So is Viser awesome, yes, can you finish all 100 floors of the catacombs without him, yes, is he recruited so late that it may turn people away from using him, definitely. How to Recruit: Chapter 1: - Saxum C0804 - Overkill Viper - Montano C0806 - Overkill Viper Chapter 2: - Hydor C0810 - Kill ALL of Jade�s soldiers. When there are 5 enemies + Jade left, you have to target and kill the remaining 5 enemies with a single spell (Linea�s Cluster Ray is recommended). - Cathedral 2F - Overkill Viser. - Cathedral 3rd Floor C0816 - Overkill Jade Chapter 3: - Taberna C0817 - Overkill Echidna (may not be required, but this is how I did it). - Tesca C0820 - Overkill Jade Chapter 4: - Gula C0834 - Overkill Croire - Resistance Base C0840 - Overkill Croire - Floating Bridge C0842 - Overkill Nebula - Lacuna Shrine C0844 - Overkill either Nebula OR Lumena, both are NOT required. Level 99 Stats HP 2827 MP 662 STR 362 (+6 from spending SP) STM 355 INT 415 RES 361 TEC 363 AGL 363 LCK 360 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-|E|C|H|I|D|N|A|-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ~C0512~ Ok personally, I thought Echidna�s voice acting was one of the best as it fit her personality perfectly, the only thing I didn�t like about her was that she always flirted with my Spero. Anyways, she�s a pretty awesome fighter, with very good stats and the ONLY reason I chose to not use her to her fullest, was for a very picky reason on my part, and that is....her attack animation has a lag that makes you wait a second or 2 for the enemy to fall before showing the EXP and SP gained. Ya, it�s nothing big, but it annoyed me. She has great movement though, so you�ll find her easy and effective in battle. How to Recruit: Chapter 3 - Taberna C0817 - *Prior to the battle you�ll be given a choice: Choose - "You�re about to find out!" -> Echidna will replace 1 Swordmaster in battle, then overkill Echidna. Chapter 5 - Run around the map until you are in the month of December, "The Swordsmith" quest will show up. Accept the quest and run around again until January, then DURING the month of January head for Shanty Town. Once that�s done "Earthquake?" quest will show up, complete it, (equip your new weapon just incase) THEN go an fight Castle Grounds C0846, she will join you after the battle. Level 50 Stats HP 1339 MP 241 STR 197 STM 170 INT 148 RES 174 TEC 195 AGL 170 LCK 172 *===========================================================================* | 6. NOTES, HINTS, TIPS, AND GENERAL INFO [C0600] | *===========================================================================* *NOTE 1: I tried to attempt all of quests as soon as they became available. I saw a video on youtube that showed the "landslide" quest for a Fee of 600 and a Reward of 1500, Spero was at Level 12 and he failed the quest. Similarly with "Arm Wrestling", "Writer Wanted", "Field Work", and "Lost Cat", they were all higher fees and higher rewards. So I�m assuming that every time you fail the quest, the higher the fees and rewards become, and the higher the Stat Requirement becomes when that quest returns. It�s also very probable that the stat requirements for these kinds of quests are dependent on the level at which Spero is at when the quest appears/reappears. Also these quests, when failed, WILL reappear (as the Guild Master indicates at the beginning of the game). Also some quests (Locked safe for example), will disappear at the start of chapter 5, if you don�t complete it. *NOTE 2: The lottery, from what I can tell, is dependent on Spero�s level: Registration cost will increase by 200 every 5 levels, and will continue to do so even after lottery (11th), despite the prizes not changing at that point. Level 1-5 -> Lottery (1st) Level 6-10 -> Lottery (2nd) Level 11-15 -> Lottery (3rd) Level 16-20 -> Lottery (4th) Level 21-25 -> Lottery (5th) Level 26-30 -> Lottery (6th) Level 31-35 -> Lottery (7th) Level 36-40 -> Lottery (8th) Level 41-45 -> Lottery (9th) Level 46-50 -> Lottery (10th) Level 51-99 -> Lottery (11th) However, how often a lottery turns up within a certain level range will depend on how much time you spend in that level range. Also they appear monthly, but simply walking around the world map didn�t trigger them for me, despite passing 1-2 months at a time. So to trigger a lottery, a month must have past from the last lottery, and you have to activate one of the following: 1) Story Battle 2) Completing a Quest 3) Catacomb Floor (this one doesn�t always work, if you�ve done 1 or 2 and still didn�t trigger the lottery, then completing a catacomb floor may do it). There are 5 balls and 4 prizes. Gold is Special Prize, White is Grand prize, Blue is 2nd prize, Green is 3rd prize, and Red is nothing. The REGISTRATION COST will determine which set of items can be won. The 4th and 5th lotteries have a glitch, the 3rd prize is listed in the game as a Holy Breath (Rank 13), when in fact you are actually getting a Potion. *NOTE 3: Accessories with stat % boosts do not stack. Example: Blue Ribbon has EVA + 20%, and Salamander Tail has EVA + 10%, by equipping both, only the 20% comes into effect (overwriting the lower stat boost) *Note 4: Regarding the Support Skill "Get.... ": You don�t automatically get the enemy�s things when you defeat them regularly. So I�m assuming this support skill simply increases the chance of obtaining the enemy�s things when defeated with a team attack. So in regards to all the "Get" Skills, after reading Gundam4Fun�s Fusion faq, he mentions them in NOTE #1 of his faq: "The best way to take advantage of the high level catacombs is to give your characters the Rich Wallet (doubles the bonus [cash and items] for killing an enemy) and give to each character one of the following items: Get Item, Get Armor, Get Weapon, Get Accessory, Get SS and Get AS and then perform a six character combo that kills the enemy." So by reading this, I�m assuming that simply equipping these "get" skills and killing the enemy, won�t guarantee you an item, instead by team attacking with these skills equipped, your chances of obtaining the items increases significantly. ***** I tested this on floor 50 of the catacombs, in which all my characters had 1 Get Skill equipped. I finished the floor with NO team attacks and still got 7-8 items, notably a Stone Alchemy which I specifically went after with Tia who was equipped with Get AS. When doing the floor again and using team attacks, I got 15+ items. So Team attacks definitely increase the amount of items received from enemies when using Get Skills, but my previous assumption may be wrong, I now believe that you CAN get the enemies items by killing them regularly. I was confused about a few things: 1) Does "Get Item" randomly get anything in the item slot? (Which technically can be an accessory). 2) Does "Get Armor" only get body wear, or body AND headwear? So after reading around I�ve come to some conclusions: Weapons - Get Weapon Skill will help you obtain these. Armor - Get Armor Skill will help you obtain these. Headgear - Get Armor Skill will help you obtain these. Item - Since you can equip items AND accessories in these slots, Get Accessory Skill will help you obtain the accessories, and Get Item Skill will help you obtain the items. Action Skills - Get AS Skill will help you get these. Support Skills - Get SS Skill will help you get these. *Note 5: Support Skills DONT STACK with accessories. Example: Defense +20% support skill equipped and the Sun Band with Defense +10%; The support skill will overwrite the Defense+10% on the Sun Band (because 20% is larger then 10%), leaving you with only a 20% defense increase. *Note 6: Mock Battles: These are determined by Spero�s level. Level 1-10 -> Mock Battle (1st) Enemy Level 6 Level 11-20 -> Mock Battle (2nd) Enemy Level 16 Level 21-30 -> Mock Battle (3rd) Enemy Level 26 Level 31-40 -> Mock Battle (4th) Enemy Level 36 Level 41-50 -> Mock Battle (5th) Enemy Level 46 Level 51-60 -> Mock Battle (6th) Enemy Level 46 Level 61-70 -> Mock Battle (7th) Enemy Level 46 From level 41 onwards, the enemy level remains at 46 but for every 10 levels the reward increases by 1000. *Note 7: Do not accept the Aspiring Fusionist Quests until you are ready to give the items that are required. If you accept the quest, the countdown of days will begin and leave you with only 30 days to succeed in the quest. I accidently accepted the Aspiring Fusionist 4 quest and saved, and I didn�t have nearly the amount of money/levels/item/ required for the task, so I had to level up in the catacombs (each floor costing me 1 day) and was able to come up with the emerald with 2 days to spare. *NOTE 8: You can have multiple negative status effects, but only 1 positive status effect. Example Prier�s Bless (POW and ACC) gives the user a "B" symbol in their status window; if you cast "Physical Shield" with Adara, you�ll get an "M" symbol, and the "B" symbol with disappear. *Side Note: - Adara's Physical Shield increases 1 members EVA by 20% - Linea's Granite Mail increases 1 members DEF by 20% *NOTE 9a: Money Making - the best way to make money (without the chapter 5 glitch) is to equip Rich wallets (1 per character), and kill enemies with a 6 person combo. Yes a 6 person combo, don�t do what I did and think that the more team attacks you do with rich wallets equipped, the more money you�ll get. The rich wallet bonus is not a per enemy thing, it�s a per character thing. So killing an enemy will reward you with money in the following order: 6 person>5 person>4 person>3 person>2 person. *NOTE 9b: Chapter 5 Money Glitch: I tested this and it worked on the SECOND try. The first attempt, I left myself with approx. 20,000 since I thought the glitch happened when you were under 60000 (ie couldn�t purchase his item). However, this is not the case. When I found him, the first dialogue that popped up was him saying "you don�t have enough money, come back later" or something like that, and the quest ended. So I reset and tried again, this time leaving myself with as close to 60,000 as I could (59,680), without actually having 60,000. I accepted the quest, and when I found him, I was allowed to purchase the item normally from him. Then when I checked my money, it was maxed out. *NOTE 10: Before the Resistance Camp battle in chapter 4 (C0840) try to make yourself the Zero Gravity and teach someone the Hermes Wing skill, there is an area at the very top of the map (Ht. 30) that�s hiding a pair of Goddess Earrings. *NOTE 11: Testing JUMP: Ok so the one thing in this game that I don�t understand is JUMP. The stat is invisible, but I�ve noticed a few things: 1) With no JUMP + X equipped, you can only jump a height of 2 (example: 20-22) and cannot jump across gaps. 2) With JUMP + 1 equipped, you can jump a height of 4 (example: 20-24), and can jump across gaps. 3) With JUMP + 2 equipped, you can jump a height of 4. I assumed that a height of 6 would be possible with the JUMP + 2, but I tested it on floor 10 of the Catacombs, and it�s not possible. In order to jump from the 24 height ledge to the ledge that is of height 30, Grey, with JUMP + 2 equipped, needs to jump onto the ledge beside it, which has a height of 28, and then jump from the 28 to the 30, effectively wasting some AP cause of the extra movement. 4) With JUMP + 2 you can jump across a gap to a ledge that is a height of 2 MORE than the ledge you start on. Ex Start on 20 Ht and jump over a single gap to a 22Ht. Throughout the game I have rarely found areas where the jump + 2 was necessary, catacomb floors ending with a 0 were the only ones I consistently found a use for the jump + 2. *NOTE 12: Regarding the Assistant Wanted Quest. On my first playthrough, the first time it appeared I was level 19 and the registration cost/reward was 800/2000. On my second playthrough, the first time it appeared I was level 21, and the registration cost/reward was 1000/2500. So I�m assuming the requirement for this quest are based on the level at which you are at when it appears, and as a result, would be very difficult to measure. Being at level 19 I succeeded the first time through, and I�m assuming the requirements changed at level 20 along with the prices. Despite the fact that it mentions MGR as the requirement it�s actually RES. First Playthrough: Level 19 - 67 RES (89 MGR) = succeeded Second Playthrough Level 21 - 74 RES, (92 MGR) = Failed Level 21 - 74 RES, (125 MGR through equipment) = Failed Level 21 - 75 RES (Spending SP to increase RES by 1), (93 MGR) = Failed Level 21 - 76 RES (Spending SP to increase RES by 2), (94 MGR) = Failed Level 21 - 77 RES (Spending SP to increase RES by 3), (95 MGR) = Failed Level 21 - 78 RES (Spending SP to increase RES by 4), (96 MGR) = Failed Level 21 - 79 RES (Spending SP to increase RES by 5), (97 MGR) = Succeeded!! So it�s clearly RES, and; if the cost/reward is 800/2000, then 67 RES works if the cost/reward is 1000/2500, then 79 RES works *NOTE 13: The game clock in this game stops at 99:59?? Seriously how difficult is it to make the clock exceed that amount? Not a big deal but seeing as how I use 2 save files in all my games (for safety precautions) it�s extremely annoying now that both files are at 99:59 and I have no way of determining which one is the later play versus the earlier play without loading both. *NOTE 13b: Once I reached floor 65 of the catacombs the enemy MAGES (Sages and High Priests) started to have severe LAGS prior to their turns, this only got worse the higher I went up in the catacombs. So if this happens in your game, just know that you are not alone, as my game disc is brand new. *NOTE 14: Quest that did not show up during this (my 2nd) playthrough. 1) Treasure Vault - this showed up in my first playthrough and I believe it has something to do with the locked safe quest. In my first playthrough I skipped the locked safe quest, and this quest eventually showed up. I believe it�s a REMINDER of sorts, telling you about a treasure vault, that is actually in fact the locked safe. So if I�m not mistaken, the fact that I completed the locked safe quest in this playthrough resulted in the Treasure Vault quest never appearing. 2) Exploration - this quest did not show up during this playthrough because I satisfied the EARLY recruiting requirements for Jade. 3) Revive the World - again I believe this has something to do with me satisfying Jade�s EARLY recruitment requirements in this (my 2nd) playthrough. This quest appeared after Gula in my first playthrough, but this time (my 2nd), Gold Transport and Challenge from Jade appeared instead, because I overkilled him at Hydor. Since the reward for "Revive the World" is an eye of foresight, I�m assuming it�s meant to help the player level up for future battles. Since the player wasn�t able to overkill Jade and thus recruit him earlier, I guess this quest is meant as "help". 4) Save the Spirits - once again, this would appear in chapter 2 AFTER the battle at Hydor, and thus you would be required to NOT overkill jade in that battle. *NOTE 15: Throughout the walkthrough I mention at times, "creeping up" to an enemy. Early in the game this isn�t AS effective, but still smart. Near the end of the game you will be able to creep up to an enemy and end your turn while STILL having a turn before the enemy (this is entirely dependent on your speed which is directly affected by your Weight). In the final battles I refer to this as the "Creep up and end turn Method". *NOTE 16: Suspend Data requires 105 KB of space, more than a regular save file. *NOTE 17: ASAP - for those readers who are not familiar with this term, it means "As Soon As Possible". *===========================================================================* | 7. WALKTHROUGH LAYOUT [C0700] | *===========================================================================* ENEMIES: This will give information on the type of enemy (and their class), the enemy�s level, and how many enemies of each class there are in the mission. CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: The necessary conditions in order to complete the mission successfully. This can be viewed by pressing the start button while the cursor is NOT hovering over a character. HIDDEN ITEMS: The items that were found hidden on the map in the given mission. POST BATTLE ITEMS: Some items are given after battle that MAY actually be predetermined, like an item dropped by a boss. I�m not 100% sure if they are always given, but they have been on both my playthroughs. SPECIAL CONDITIONS (if applicable): Specific conditions required in order to recruit certain characters. Note: OVERKILL means to take the boss down to 0 HP. Some missions will end if the bosses HP reaches a certain number, and as a result, you won�t succeed in recruiting future characters; so overkills are a must. *Regarding SPECIAL CONDITIONS - I will be indicating the conditions that I met during my first time through the game. I was able to recruit all secret characters by meeting these conditions, however I have read on the forums that some people couldn�t recruit certain characters even though they followed the same directions I did, also I�ve read that not all the things I did were actually required, well better safe than sorry. Nevertheless, what I�ll be writing in this section is what worked for me. DIRECTION: Very important; this will be the basis for the given directions of the hidden items. North, East, South, West, will be interchangeable with Up, Right, Down, Left respectively. BATTLE: Strategy to succeed in the battle itself. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Detailed descriptions on how to find the hidden items on the map. ***************************************************************************** * WALKTHROUGH * * C0800 * ***************************************************************************** +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PROLOGUE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ *===========================================================================* | PORTA | | C0801 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Lv.1 Soldier x3 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat all HIDDEN ITEMS: Oak Shoes, Vigor Seed, Amulet ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTION: Let the bridge be a north/south indicator, and we�ll let Spero�s starting location be the south side. BATTLE: This battle is against 3 Level 1 Soldiers. Viser can handle this battle all by himself since he outlevels them 5 to 1. Keep Spero safe, if you want, have Viser lower the enemy�s HP and have Spero finish them off for the EXP, or have Spero start a team attack to get the EXP. **Regarding team attacks: each character has a unique "RANGE" in which they can team attack from, this range is also the same range that comes into effect when equipping Zone Skills. To check this range, place the cursor over your character and press circle. The area of yellow squares is the range I�m talking about. So as long as the enemy is inside that range, you can join in on the team attack. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start, head onto the bridge. Notice the tunnel under the bridge where the water is passing through; 2 squares south of the "start" of the tunnels opening there is an >OAK SHOES< hiding there (note: we are still on top of the bridge). From where you start, send Spero down to the right, across the river is a stone house with 3 pillars, the 3rd pillar is hiding a >VIGOR SEED<. Now head up the stair next to the house and head around to the back of the house, underneath the middle window is hiding an >AMULET<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHAPTER 1: THE FADING WORLD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ After the scene, you�ll be on the world map. Press triangle to bring up the main menu and choose to go to the Guild. Select Quest and the Guild Master will explain quests to you. Select Quest again and he�ll tell you to talk to the Priest (which will happen automatically). Choose, "Invite him to come." And Mercator will join you. **You�ve just accomplished 2 quests, "about quests" and "troubled priest", I did not give them a number like I did with the other quests. Quest Available at this Time 1) Arm Wrestling *NEW* 2) Landslide *NEW* 3) Traveling Merchant *NEW* 4) Fusion Lecture *NEW* 5) Catacombs of Trial *NEW* 6) Letter from ??? 1 *NEW* 7) Letter from ??? 6 *NEW* For the time being, we�ll skip over the quests, since you�re going to need to level up a bit to succeed in some of them, and at the moment, we only have 2 characters. We�ll be getting some after the next battle. ################################## QUESTS ################################### NOPE ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Alright it�s shop time!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< *********** * Weapons * *********** Short Sword *NEW* ....................................................... 750 Bokutoh *NEW* ........................................................... 720 Mumei *NEW* ............................................................ 1450 Dagger *NEW* ............................................................ 680 Short Bow *NEW* ........................................................ 1430 Stone Axe *NEW* ........................................................ 1220 Spear *NEW* ............................................................ 1090 Javelin *NEW* .......................................................... 1890 Leather Glove *NEW* ..................................................... 720 Rivet Knuckle *NEW* .................................................... 1090 Oak Staff *NEW* ......................................................... 670 Stone Rod *NEW* ........................................................ 1110 Lead *NEW* .............................................................. 630 Copper *NEW* ........................................................... 1100 ************ * Headgear * ************ Cap *NEW* ............................................................... 460 Pointed Hat *NEW* ....................................................... 590 ********* * Armor * ********* Cloth *NEW* ............................................................. 590 Toga *NEW* .............................................................. 540 *************** * Accessories * *************** Charm *NEW* ............................................................. 650 Power Mittens *NEW* ..................................................... 750 Oak Shoes *NEW* ......................................................... 670 ********* * Items * ********* Antidote *NEW* .......................................................... 520 Eyedrop *NEW* ........................................................... 520 Vigor Seed *NEW* ........................................................ 550 Badge of Courage *NEW* .................................................. 780 Whistle *NEW* ........................................................... 780 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CLOSED SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Ok, so I recommend buying Spero 2 Mumei�s and a Pointed Hat. Don�t worry about the money we�ll be leveling in the Catacombs soon. Also, unequip Spero�s 2 Vigor Seeds, since we have Mercator as our healer, we won�t need those. Equip Spero with the Oak Shoes you found, and Mercator with the Amulet and spare Cap. Now when you�re ready, enter Eumaneia. *===========================================================================* | Eumaneia | | C0802 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Lv.1 Spirits x6 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Spirits HIDDEN ITEMS: Vigor Seed x22, Herb x8, Vigor Nut x4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTION: Spero starts in southeast corner of map, the direction he faces at the start will be North. BATTLE: Once you start attacking, you�re friends will show up. After you kill the initial 3 enemies, the other 3 will start coming towards you. If you upgraded Spero�s weapons he can kill one of the spirits in 2 attacks. Other than that, keep Mercator around in case you need to heal. Also note that Grey (an all spearmen) can attack from 2 spaces away, and as a result, can attack 2 enemies at the same time. Be careful though, cause if one of your party members are in the path of his attack, they will get hit. Spero, Grey and Adara can also team attack, so use that if you want to do some major damage. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where Spero starts, you�ll see a tree, right next to it on the east side hides an >HERB<. At the northwest side of the map, you see another tree, right next to it on its west side is hiding a >VIGOR NUT<. *Ok, there are a lot of items on the upper level of the map, I go into detail, but really, you can just get as many as you want, I�d get them all cause they�re so close to each other and they can be used in fusions. Left of where you start, on the upper level you�ll see 2 bushes. One further left, and one on the high edge of the cliff. Let�s start with the one further left. The 4 squares surrounding that bush all have >HERBS<. 1 square east of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 1 square east and 1 square north of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 1 square north of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. Northwest of that bush hides an >HERB<. Onto the next bush at the very top of the cliff; 1 square south and 1 square west of that bush is hiding a >VIGOR SEED<. 1 square west of that bush is hiding a >VIGOR NUT<, 1 square south of that bush is hiding a >VIGOR SEED<, 2 squares south of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<, 3 Squares south of that bush hides an >HERB<. 3 squares west and 1 square south of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 2 squares south and 1 square east of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 3 squares south and 1 square east of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. North of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 4 squares south of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 4 squares south and 1 square west hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 2 squares north of that bush hides a >VIGOR NUT<. 3 squares south and 1 square west of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 2 squares north and 1 square west of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 3 squares west of that bush hides an >HERB<. 1 square west and 2 squares south hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 1 square north and 1 square west of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 2 squares west of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 1 square north and 2 squares west hides a >VIGOR NUT<. 2 squares west and 3 squares south of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 2 squares west and 2 squares south hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 2 squares west 1 square south of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 3 squares west and 3 squares south hides a >VIGOR SEED<. 3 squares west and 1 square south of that bush hides a >VIGOR SEED<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Wow, that was tiring, anyways, after the battle you get 2 new characters Grey (Spearman) and Adara (Alchemist). Back to the world map, there�s a new location available, but before that, buy some equipment for your new characters. I bought a Javelin for Grey, Copper for Adara and a Stone Rod for Mercator. You may as well make a fusion too. I made: Lead + Vigor Nut = Feline Teardrop, give it to Spero, the extra 10 EVA will be nice. !!!LEVEL UP TIME!!! **Catacombs of Trial** The Catacombs is the place to do your leveling. You will always be outnumbered on each floor, and at times, your starting placement can be a hindrance. Personally I try to eliminate enemy archers and healers first, and try to stay away from the axe wielders, as they pack quite a punch. I won�t be walking you through the Catacombs, since it�s up to the player how much they want to exploit this dungeon. However, I will mention WHEN I recommend entering for leveling purposes and the level at which I stopped at. Ok so get Spero to level 3 Quest Available at this Time Q1) Arm Wrestling Q2) Landslide Q3) Traveling Merchant Q4) Fusion Lecture Q5) Catacombs of Trial Q6) Letter from ??? 1 Q7) Letter from ??? 6 Q8) Alchemic Savior *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q1) QUEST NAME: Arm Wrestling REQUIREMENTS: Be at level 3 DESCRIPTION 1: The prize for an arm wrestling competition is 1000. The champion is quite a fighter. DESCRIPTION 2: I succeeded at level 3 with 28 STR LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 100 REWARD/PRIZE: (You actually get 1500) + You get a generic character, Cody - Iron Fist. Q2) QUEST NAME: Landslide REQUIREMENTS: STR is what�s important in this quest DESCRIPTION 1: Recent rains caused a landslide, blocking the path. I need help moving the dirt. DESCRIPTION 2: Succeeded at level 3 with 28 STR LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: 500 Q3) **Notice the REQUIREMENTS. Personally I wouldn�t bother with any of the traveling merchant side quests until later in the game, cause you can make his items through fusion later for a lot cheaper. QUEST NAME: Traveling Merchant REQUIREMENTS: 20,000 DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve heard a lot about a traveling merchant with rare merchandise, lately. I don�t know where he is; why don�t you look for him? Oh, and he doesn�t talk about what he�s selling. DESCRIPTION 2: Not worth the money, can make the items with fusion for a lot cheaper LIMIT: 15 Days REGISTRATION COST: 1000 REWARD/PRIZE: Rich Wallet Q4) QUEST NAME: Fusion Lecture REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: The Fusion Union is holding a lecture on fusion. Anyone curious to learn is free to attend. DESCRIPTION 2: Fusion involves 2 items. Examples include: Long Bow + Charm = Bravery Scroll. Keep in mind that you lose the original items, and skill scrolls require SP. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 100 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q5) QUEST NAME: Catacombs of Trial REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Learn the ins and outs of the Catacombs of Trial. Ask the informant for details. DESCRIPTION 2: Given info about the Catacombs of Trial. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 100 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q6) QUEST NAME: Letter From ??? 1 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve got a letter for you, but I can�t say who it�s from. You can have it for a small fee, of course... DESCRIPTION 2: Effect Zone (EZ) is the area around you. If someone enters your EZ, they�ll be affected by your Zone Skills. Zone Skills may help your allies or harm your enemies. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q7) QUEST NAME: Letter From ??? 6 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve got a letter for you, but I can�t say who it�s from. You can have it for a small fee, of course... DESCRIPTION 2: Viper instills fear in anyone close to him. The anti-fear skill would prove invaluable. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q8) QUEST NAME: Alchemic Savior REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: A lot of disabled people have been healed with alchemy. Have you heard about it? DESCRIPTION 2: Since General Viser joined the Imperial Legion, many disabled people have received mechanical limbs. It�s very expensive, so most people can�t afford it. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 100 REWARD/PRIZE: NA ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Ok now that the quests are done and we have a new character, its back to the Catacombs. Why? Well because we�re fighting a boss next, and we are going to need an Overkill. Instead of buying a Rivet Knuckle for Cody, buy a pointed hat instead, and do the following fusion: Pointed Hat + Vigor Nut = Iron Fang, a rank 3 glove. Then buy another pointed hat and give it to Cody. !!!LEVEL UP TIME!!! Get your characters to level 5-6. I�ll always recommend 2 levels above bosses you need to overkill. I highly doubt it�s possible to overkill any "special condition" boss in this game unless you�re higher level than them. As for other bosses that are not "special condition" bosses, if you want to keep it challenging then either the same level or 1 above should suffice. Anything lower and you�ll most likely be killed. Also the higher level you are, the easier it will be to traverse the map for the hidden items. Every time you come back from the catacombs, 1 day will have passed. I tend to make it a habit to check the guild for more quests frequently. <<<Quest Available at this Time>>> -Appeared after clearing 1st floor of catacombs Q9) Lottery (1st) *NEW* Q10) Skill Writer 1 *NEW* Q11) Letter from ??? 2 *NEW* -Appeared after reading Q10 and clearing 3rd floor of catacombs. Q12) Letter from ??? 3 *NEW* -Appeared after reading Q11 and clearing 3rd floor again. Q13) Letter from ??? 4 *NEW* -Appeared after reading Q12 and clearing 3rd floor again. Q14) Letter from ??? 5 *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q9) QUEST NAME: Lottery (1st) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s level between 1-5. DESCRIPTION 1: We�re having a prize drawing! There�s tons of prizes! DESCRIPTION 2: Special (Gold), Grand (White), 2nd (Blue) and 3rd (Green), reload until you get the best one. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: Special = Leather Mail, Grand = Charm, 2nd = Herb, 3rd = Vigor Seed Q10) QUEST NAME: Skill Writer 1 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�d like an assistant for skill scroll creation. You�ll get a copy if all goes well. DESCRIPTION 2: Doing this quest will help with the Viper boss battle; cheapest way to get a bravery scroll this early in the game. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 1000 REWARD/PRIZE: Bravery Scroll Q11) QUEST NAME: Letter From ??? 2 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve got a letter for you, but I can�t say who it�s from. You can have it for a small fee, of course... DESCRIPTION 2: If you want to check a character�s EZ, move your cursor to them and check the yellow area. The status screen will indicate any Zone Skills he or she has equipped. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q12) QUEST NAME: Letter From ??? 3 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve got a letter for you, but I can�t say who it�s from. You can have it for a small fee, of course... DESCRIPTION 2: Icons above a character`s head indicate Zone Skills affecting him or her. Blue arrow are stat increasing skills, while red arrows are stat decreasing skills. Swirls represent ailments. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q13) QUEST NAME: Letter From ??? 4 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve got a letter for you, but I can�t say who it�s from. You can have it for a small fee, of course... DESCRIPTION 2: Team attacks involve multiple allies. All participants must have a combo skill equipped and have the target in their own EZ`s. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q14) QUEST NAME: Letter From ??? 5 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve got a letter for you, but I can�t say who it�s from. You can have it for a small fee, of course... DESCRIPTION 2: You may receive items by using team attacks. Note that you can only get support skills and alchemic skills. Also, certain character combinations will produce special Team Attacks. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ During your time in the catacombs, you will have accumulated quite a bit of money, and maybe even some items. Before taking on the boss, make some fusions, this is what I made: Cloth + Vigor Nut = Salamander Tail (Adara) Whistle + Dagger = Bronze (Adara) Badge of Courage + Bokutoh = Iron Rod (Mercator) Cap + Whistle = Halberd (Grey) Javelin + Whistle = Bravery Scroll (ALL) Leather Mail + Living Pure = Rakuyo (Spero) -> (Leather Mail = Stone Rod + Cap) -> (Living Pure = Spear + Badge of Courage) Also teach all your characters Anti-Fear with those Scrolls. Don�t forget to teach them all the Combo Slash support skill, that way we can team attack with all 5 to overkill the boss. **Before you start, note that there will be 2 consecutive battles here, so you won�t have a chance to save in between, make sure you�re prepared. *===========================================================================* | SAXUM | | C0803 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Lv.2 Fighter x2, Lv.2 Thief x1, Lv.2 Axeman x2, Lv.2 Soldier x1 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Vigor Seed X3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTION: Spero starts in southeast corner of map, the direction he faces at the start will be West. BATTLE: You�ll be attacked by 3 enemies, the other 3 won�t come after you until you�ve dispatched of the first 3, or you get too close to them. The 3 at the top are a lot stronger despite being the same level, try taking them out with team attacks. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: West of where you start you�ll see a laundry line attached to a smoke stack, the west side of that pillar is hiding a >VIGOR SEED<. From where you start, head north up the ramp, you should see a thicker smoke stack sticking out of the rock wall. Right beside it on its east side is >VIGOR SEED<. Similarly on its west side, another >VIGOR SEED< is hiding. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *===========================================================================* | SAXUM - ROUND 2 | | C0804 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: BOSS - VIPER Lv.4 Axeman CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Viper SPECIAL CONDITIONS: In order to recruit secret character VISER you must overkill Viper!! I had trouble with my characters at level 5, so you may want to level to 6 in order to do 450HP worth of damage on the team attack. Make sure the character with the highest tech, starts the team attack. HIDDEN ITEMS: Charm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTION: Spero starts in the south portion of the map, facing east. BATTLE: This is your first boss battle, and your first SPECIAL CONDITION. You need to overkill Viper in this battle if you want to recruit a secret character later in the game. If you taught your party the Anti-Fear skill and you�re at the very least level 5, then you shouldn�t have trouble. After Viper�s first move, a girl will join you in battle. Keep her at a safe distance and have her use her special skill. Viper�s axe skill is pretty deadly and if he�s right next to you he can unleash it and follow up with a regular attack. So to be safe, always keep 1 square in between you and VIPER. The mission will end when you get Viper to 450HP, so in order to get the overkill, get him to as close to 450 as you can, then unleash a 5 person team attack. Remember you party members have to be in attack range, (press circle over the character and check the yellow squares). HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: At the north end of the map, where the thicker smoke stack is, you can find a >CHARM< right next to it on the east side. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Finally we�re done with all that. Back on the world map, our next stop is Montano, but we�ve got some new quests to take care of. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q15) Defeat Punks *NEW* Q16) Thieves *NEW* Q17) Lottery (2nd) *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q15) QUEST NAME: Defeat Punks REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Punks are attacking apathetic people in Eumaneia. Someone needs to teach them a lesson. DESCRIPTION 2: Two Level 2 Fighters; take out 3 of your characters, and its 4 versus 2, very easy fight, especially if you leveled up to overkill Viper. Ask Hewitt to join you afterwards. **>HERB< on east side of first tree, >VIGOR NUT< on west side of 2nd tree. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: 500 + you get a generic character Hewitt - Fighter Q16) QUEST NAME: Thieves REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Some thieves amassed quite a hoard assaulting the people of Saxum. Is anyone brave enough to defeat them? DESCRIPTION 2: 3 Level 2 Thieves and 1 Level 3 Fighter. On Orius� first turn, have him move away from the enemies, otherwise he�ll be killed, bring your characters down to help him out. Help Orius fight off the thieves and agree to take him with you afterwards. LIMIT: 15 Days REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: 500 + (Power Mittens + 1000 from the thieves spoils) + you get a generic character Orius - Archer Q17) QUEST NAME: Lottery (2nd) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s level between 6-10. DESCRIPTION 1: We�re having a prize drawing! There�s tons of prizes! DESCRIPTION 2: Special (Gold), Grand (White), 2nd (Blue) and 3rd (Green), reload until you get the best one. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 400 REWARD/PRIZE: Special = Life Jacket, Grand = Cloth Helmet, 2nd = Herb, 3rd = Vigor Seed ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Ok time to head for Montano. Since you have more than 6 characters, you can finally fill out your squad in battles, 6 is the max you can dispatch in this game. So if you feel like leveling anyone up, feel free to use the catacombs. I however chose not to until after the next battle. *===========================================================================* | MONTANO | | C0805 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: BOSS - MYSTERIOUS GIRL Level 4 Forester, Lv.4 Elementor x3, Lv.4 Soul x2, Lv.3 Spearman x1, Lv.4 Swordsman x1 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat the Mysterious Girl HIDDEN ITEMS: Herb, Amulet ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTION: You begin in the southeast corner of the map, the mysterious girl is high on the cliff north of you. BATTLE: The enemies will come at you in waves, dispatch the first group near the start. The 2nd group on the northwest side will come down to greet you. Be careful climbing up the slope, because the incline will cause the enemies above to do slightly more damage. One strategy I use is to move 1 space at a time, checking the turn order. If you character�s turn is constantly coming before the enemy, then keep doing this to creep up on them, once that single space movement no longer leaves you moving BEFORE the enemy then make a decision on an attack. Note that archers cannot hit people who are directly in front of them. So dashing right up to her will cause her to have to either attack a different person, or move first then attack you. I�m not sure if the battle ends when she reaches low HP, because both times I played this game I overkilled her, but it�s not necessary. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: You begin right next to a tree, the east square next to that tree hides an >HERB<. On the northwest side of the map, there will be a tree on the slanted hill, north of that tree hides an >AMULET<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q18) Thieves 2 *NEW* Q19) Lancer *NEW* Q20) Lost Cat *NEW* (to be completed at a later time) I won�t be covering the Lost Cat Quest until a bit later, since there is a stat requirement for it, and we�ll need to level up to about 9 or until we have 38 LCK. ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q18) QUEST NAME: Thieves 2 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Travelers are being attacked by thieves near Eumaneia. Whoever defeats them will receive a reward. DESCRIPTION 2: 4 Level 3 Soldiers, and Borque, but DON�T kill Borque. Send your troupes to kill the soldier near Borque first, then head on to kill the others, at this point you clearly out level everyone here. Note that Borque will attack you if you get close. Ask him to join you after the battle. **At the very top of the high cliff there are 2 bushes, the lower one is surrounded by the following: >HERB X7<, >VIGOR SEED X6<. The bush near the edge of the cliff is surrounded by the following: >HERB<, >VIGOR SEED X15<, >VIGOR NUT X3<. LIMIT: 15 days REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: 600 + you get a generic character Borque - Axeman. Q19) QUEST NAME: Lancer REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: A man in Eumaneia is attacking the Imperial Legion. Why not ask him to join up. DESCRIPTION 2: 1 Level 3 Spearman (Kruse). After the battle ask him to Join you. **At the very top of the high cliff there are 2 bushes, the lower one is surrounded by the following: >HERB X7<, >VIGOR SEED X6<. The bush near the edge of the cliff is surrounded by the following: >HERB<, >VIGOR SEED X16<, >VIGOR NUT X3<. Yes AGAIN you get all those items. LIMIT: 18 Days REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: 600 + you get a generic character Kruse - Spearman ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ !!!LEVEL UP TIME!!! Ok so head to the catacombs, we want to get our party to level 8 for the next boss. Some fusions I made to help out for the catacombs and the next boss battle: Whistle + Short Sword = Composite Bow (Orius) Vigor Nut + Cloth = Salamander Tail (Orius) Mumei + Power Mittens = Rich Wallet (Grey) Charm + Badge of Courage = Feline Teardrop (Orius) Vigor Nut + Cloth = Salamander Tail (Spero) Also don�t forget to teach Orius (or whichever character you chose as your 6th) some support skills, notably, combo slash so we can get a 6 person team attack against the next boss. After I was done leveling, I had enough SP to teach Spero the EVA Up Zone Skill, since his Zone Effect Area is pretty big, this will help a lot defensively. I also taught Adara the End Turn Zone Skill. Once you�re ready, head back to Montano. *===========================================================================* | MONTANO | | C0806 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: BOSS - VIPER Level 6 Axeman (920 HP), Lv.4 Soldier x3, Lv.4 Cleric x1, Lv.4 Alchemist x1, Lv.4 Archer x1, Level 5 Fighter x2 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Viper. SPECIAL CONDITIONS: In order to recruit VISER you must overkill VIPER!! HIDDEN ITEMS: Badge of Courage x2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTION: You start at the top of the cliff, this will be the northeast side of the map, and Spero is facing west to start. BATTLE: Fight off the first 3 enemies, making sure to take down their HP so that the cleric doesn�t heal them back to full. Then head down the mountain. The archer at the bottom will start to snipe at you, but since you�re at a higher elevation, the damage won�t be high. Once you defeat the 3 at the bottom, creep up to the boss and try to lure his soldiers away from him. I�ve never succeeded at this, but apparently it is possible. If you�re at level 8 like I suggested, their damage will be negligible anyways. Once you start fighting Viper, be careful of his Fear Zone Skill. Most, if not all of your characters should have protection against this. However, if you can surround him, those characters won�t be affected. This may be dangerous depending on your level. He retreats at 450 HP, so start a team attack at about 475-480 to be safe. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start, there�s 2 paths you can take down the mountain, there�s the slope north of you, and what looks like rock steps south of you, send one character down the rock steps. When you get to the rock step at the bottom (24&25 Ht), the square next to the cliff side (24 Ht) is hiding a >BADGE OF COURAGE<. The tree east of where Viper starts is hiding a >BADGE OF COURAGE< on the east side. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ There will be quite a few scenes afterwards, but you�ll be allowed to save 3 times during them. After they�re done, Linea will join us, she is an awesome character and you should definitely use her all the time. Also the shops have been upgraded. Alright it�s shop time!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< *********** * Weapons * *********** Short Sword ............................................................. 750 Broad Sword *NEW* ...................................................... 1500 Bokutoh ................................................................. 720 Mumei .................................................................. 1450 Dagger .................................................................. 680 Ceramic Knife *NEW* .................................................... 1020 Short Bow .............................................................. 1430 Long Bow *NEW* ......................................................... 2210 Stone Axe .............................................................. 1220 Hand Axe *NEW* ......................................................... 2100 Spear .................................................................. 1090 Javelin ................................................................ 1890 Leather Glove ........................................................... 720 Rivet Knuckle .......................................................... 1090 Oak Staff ............................................................... 670 Stone Rod .............................................................. 1110 Lead .................................................................... 630 Copper ................................................................. 1100 ************ * Headgear * ************ Cap ..................................................................... 460 Pointed Hat ............................................................. 590 ********* * Armor * ********* Cloth ................................................................... 590 Leather Mail *NEW* ...................................................... 850 Toga .................................................................... 540 Clergy Robe *NEW* ....................................................... 800 *************** * Accessories * *************** Charm ................................................................... 650 Power Mittens ........................................................... 750 Oak Shoes ............................................................... 670 ********* * Items * ********* Antidote ................................................................ 520 Eyedrop ................................................................. 520 Vigor Seed .............................................................. 550 Badge of Courage ........................................................ 780 Whistle ................................................................. 780 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CLOSED SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< There are some new items, but they�re only rank 2, and the stuff we have should be better. Feel free to use those rank 2 items to fuse higher rank items if you want, I didn�t, at least not yet. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q20) Lost Cat Q21) Wanted Man *NEW* Q22) Alchemist Hunters *NEW* Q23) Fieldwork *NEW* Q24) Golem Investigation *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q20) QUEST NAME: Lost Cat REQUIREMENTS: LCK is what�s important in this quest DESCRIPTION 1: A girl�s asking for someone to find her cat, Maya. Talk about a game of chance. DESCRIPTION 2: I succeeded at level 9 with 38 LCK LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 400 REWARD/PRIZE: 1000 Q21) QUEST NAME: Wanted Man REQUIREMENTS: Vigor Seed DESCRIPTION 1: The culprit of a failed assassination attempt fled to Montano. Money�s being offered for his capture. DESCRIPTION 2: Take a Vigor Seed with you to Montano after accepting this quest. LIMIT: 12 Days REGISTRATION COST: 300 REWARD/PRIZE: 700 + you get a generic character Zol - Thief. Q22) QUEST NAME: Alchemist Hunters REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: The Imperial Legion�s been searching Saxum for an alchemist to further their alchemic research. DESCRIPTION 2: Go to Saxum and choose to protect the man. LIMIT: 15 Days REGISTRATION COST: 300 REWARD/PRIZE: 700 + you get a generic character Clemente - Alchemist Q23) QUEST NAME: Fieldwork REQUIREMENTS: STM is what�s important for this quest. DESCRIPTION 1: I need help in mah field. Y�all need to be strapping and hard workin�. DESCRIPTION 2: I succeeded at level 9 with 38 STM. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 400 REWARD/PRIZE: 1000 Q24) QUEST NAME: Golem Investigation REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: An informant has crucial intel on the Imperial Legion�s newest alchemic weapon. DESCRIPTION 2: An Imperial General designed the Golems. Golems are weak to magic, but their blaster attack has long range. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 100 REWARD/PRIZE: NA ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Alright, now that the quests are done, we can head to the next area. We�ll level up after the next area. *===========================================================================* | SWAMP OF LOSS | | C0807 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 7 Experimental Model (Golem: Alpha) CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat the Golem. HIDDEN ITEMS: *Golden Apple, Badge of Courage x3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start at the southwest corner of the map, Avis and the Golem are on the northeast corner. BATTLE: You don�t have to keep Avis alive, but it�s not hard to. I sent him north, then west, and then south, to eventually meet up with the party I sent across the river. Remember what the quest you did earlier mentioned? Golem�s are weak to magic, so cast Adara�s Shock Blast, and clean up with the physical attacks. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Where Avis starts, there is a log, the log consists of 2 squares, the north square is hiding a >BADGE OF COURAGE<. In the northwest part of the map, you�ll see 3 palm trees, the square south of the middle palm tree hides a >GOLDEN APPLE<. From where you start, head east past the large tree stump, drop into the water and head south. At the very bottom point in the water a >BADGE OF COURAGE< is hiding. From where Avis starts, there is a log to the northwest of him. Put the cursor on the northern part of that log, then move south 2 squares, you should be at Height 22, a >BADGE OF COURAGE< is hiding there. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After the scene, Avis joins your party. Personally I didn�t mind Avis, he seemed to hold his own when I used him. However, he leaves the party for a bit before returning again, and when he returns he�ll be at a higher level anyways, so there really is no point in leveling him now. Back to the world map. Before starting any quests, get Linea up to at least level 6, so she doesn�t get killed in one of the quests. Also I recommend leveling Zol up as well, since there will be a quest later in which HIS stats are what�s important. !!!LEVEL UP TIME!!! Give Orius�s equipment to Linea; as for Zol, buy him a pointed hat and clergy robe, and do these fusions. Badge of Courage + Badge of Courage = Main Gauche (Zol) Cloth Helmet + Charm = Salamander Tail (Zol) (Or Vigor Nut + Cloth) Once you�ve leveled up, begin some quests. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q25) Night Stalker *NEW* Q26) Mock Battle (1st) *NEW* Q27) Lab Cleaning *NEW* Q28) Aspiring Fusionist 1 *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q25) QUEST NAME: Night Stalker REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: A night stalker is attacking people near Montano. Perhaps he�s possessed by something? DESCRIPTION 2: Level 4 Night Stalker (Swordsman). No items found on map. Agree to let him join. LIMIT: 12 Days REGISTRATION COST: 300 REWARD/PRIZE: 700 + you get a generic character Fujimaru - Swordsman Q26) QUEST NAME: Mock Battle (1st) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s Level between 1-10. DESCRIPTION 1: We need warriors to play the Imperial Legion in a mock battle. Please come prepared. DESCRIPTION 2: First mock battle is against Level 6 enemies. 2 Thieves, 1 Archer, 1 Cleric, 1 Fighter. They will all come rushing at you to start. Use Linea to snipe away at the Cleric to stop his healing, then use her to take out the archer. You should be able to take out the 2 thieves before the fighter comes down. No items found on map. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 1000 Q27) QUEST NAME: Lab Cleaning REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I have a lab in Montano, but I just don�t have time to clean it myself. DESCRIPTION 2: Regardless of what answer you choose, you�ll still get the reward money. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 1000 REWARD/PRIZE: 4000 Q28) QUEST NAME: Aspiring Fusionist 1 REQUIREMENTS: Lead DESCRIPTION 1: I�m looking for fusion materials. Can you bring 1 Lead to the resistance base? DESCRIPTION 2: Bring 1 Lead to the resistance base LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 1000 REWARD/PRIZE: 5000 + Cloth Helmet ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ After you�re done the quests, prepare yourself for 2 consecutive battles. I recommend having an average party level of 8. You won�t have to worry about any special conditions, as you are actually required to take the bosses HP down all the way this time. When you are ready, head for Quatra. *===========================================================================* | Quatra | | C0808 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Lv.6 Spearman, Lv.7 Spearman, Lv.6 Alchemist, Lv.7 Alchemist, Lv.6 Soldier x3, Lv.7 Soldier CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Badge of Courage X3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the northeast portion of the map, with Spero facing south. BATTLE: I�d send Linea west to snipe the enemies through the trees as the start to come towards you. Then send your party south over the river, those soldiers are all level 6. Adara�s Shock Blast and Linea�s Storm, work well on the soldiers. Once they�ve been defeated, head for the Alchemist, he�ll use shock blast on you, so try to creep up and get as close as possible before he notices you. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start, notice the palm tree north of you, behind it hides a >BADGE OF COURAGE<. From where you start, notice the normal tree, next to the palm tree to your west. Place the cursor directly in between those two trees, then move west 2 squares (square will turn yellow), that spot hides a >BADGE OF COURAGE<. At the far west end of the river, just north of the southern tree there is a >BADGE OF COURAGE<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Afterwards, you�ll get a short scene follow by the boss battle. *===========================================================================* | Quatra � Round 2 | | C0809 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: BOSS � VIPER (Level 8 Axeman), Lv.7 Iron Fist x2, Lv.7 Archer x1, Lv.8 Archer x1, Lv.7 Cleric x1, Lv.8 Cleric x1, Lv.7 Soldier x1, Lv.8 Soldier x2 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Viper HIDDEN ITEMS: Vital Nut X3 POST BATTLE ITEMS: *Hero�s Emblem ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start at the southwest portion of the map this time, and the boss is in the northeast. Spero is facing north to start. BATTLE: *Note: Viper�s Fear Zone is now a complete square surrounding him. First thing you should do is kill the closest soldier (east), once he�s down, take out the cleric, followed by the archer with Linea and Adara, while the boys handle the last soldier. The enemies to the northwest will come over right away, so it�s important to get close to the enemies on your right and finish them off so you�re not overwhelmed. Once all those enemies are killed, regardless of your location, the boss and his 2 soldiers will start coming towards you. For this reason, you may want to delay killing the last enemy until your party is back together (if they are spread apart). Viper has a new special skill that does more damage than his other one. However, I still recommend surrounding him, since if you�re like me, and purchased Adara�s End Turn Zone Skill, then when Viper uses his Skill, he won�t be able to follow it up with an attack. The AI is pretty good though, and at times, he�ll attack first, and if so, he can follow up with his skill. But with Mercator on the outskirts healing, you should be fine. Once Viper gets down to about 500 HP, then just use a Team Attack to finish him off. He won�t run away, but it�s just safer this way. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS From where you start, take 1 step into the river, and head west to the end, that square hides a >VITAL NUT<. From where you start, head north and cross the river, between the 2 sets of trees, at the end of the grassy path by the cliff hides a >VITAL NUT< (it�s in the center of the grassy path right next to the cliff). North of where Viper starts, directly behind the palm tree a >VITAL NUT< is hiding. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After the battle some scenes will start............Spero and Linea are so cute ?, and you�re given a chance to save. +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHAPTER 2: PRIESTESS OF THE AEQUE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ You�ll get a short scene with the beautiful Lumena. *New Merchandise is available at the shop* *Level 25 of the Catacombs is now open* Alright let�s see what the shop has shall we. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< *********** * Weapons * *********** Short Sword ............................................................. 750 Broad Sword ............................................................ 1500 Long Sword *NEW* ....................................................... 2260 Bokutoh ................................................................. 720 Mumei .................................................................. 1450 Rakuyo *NEW* ........................................................... 2180 Dagger .................................................................. 680 Ceramic Knife .......................................................... 1020 Assasin Knife *NEW* .................................................... 1360 Short Bow .............................................................. 1430 Long Bow ............................................................... 2210 Composite Bow *NEW* .................................................... 2990 Stone Axe .............................................................. 1220 Hand Axe ............................................................... 2100 Heavy Axe *NEW* ........................................................ 2990 Spear .................................................................. 1090 Javelin ................................................................ 1890 Halberd *NEW* .......................................................... 2700 Leather Glove ........................................................... 720 Rivet Knuckle .......................................................... 1090 Iron Fang *NEW* ........................................................ 1500 Oak Staff ............................................................... 670 Stone Rod .............................................................. 1110 Iron Rod *NEW* ......................................................... 1560 Lead .................................................................... 630 Copper ................................................................. 1100 Bronze *NEW* ........................................................... 1570 ************ * Headgear * ************ Cap ..................................................................... 460 Pointed Hat ............................................................. 590 ********* * Armor * ********* Cloth ................................................................... 590 Leather Mail ............................................................ 850 Ring Mail *NEW* ........................................................ 1170 Toga .................................................................... 540 Clergy Robe ............................................................. 800 Mithril Coat *NEW* ..................................................... 1090 *************** * Accessories * *************** Charm ................................................................... 650 Power Mittens ........................................................... 750 Oak Shoes ............................................................... 670 ********* * Items * ********* Antidote ................................................................ 520 Eyedrop ................................................................. 520 Vigor Seed .............................................................. 550 Badge of Courage ........................................................ 780 Whistle ................................................................. 780 Vigor Nut *NEW* ........................................................ 1830 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CLOSED SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Alright, now that the rank 3 items are available, we can fuse some rank 4 stuff. I�ll give some suggestions, but remember, the fun part about fusing is discovering things yourself :) Bronze + Keeping Healthy = Silver (Adara) -> (Keeping Healthy = Bronze + Evening Party) -> (Evening Party = Rivet Knuckle + Javelin) Ring Mail + Amulet = Trent Staff (Mercator) -> (Amulet = Whistle + Oak Staff) Whistle + Long Sword = Bardiche (Grey) Whistle + Life Jacket = Glitter Arrow (Linea) -> (Life Jacket = Assassin Knife + Badge of Courage) Talisman + Iron Rod = Ashura x2 (Spero) -> (Talisman = Stone Rod + Whistle) x2 Alright, feel free to do more if you want, but I stopped there since my Weight was getting too high. For example I had to remove Spero�s armor completely to get him back down to 20 MOV. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q29) Writer Wanted *NEW* Q30) Imperial Reconnaissance *NEW* Q31) Fusionist Entry Form *NEW* Q32) Travelling Merchant 2 *NEW* Q33) Letter From ??? 7 *NEW* Q34) Sir Taleron *NEW* Q35) Skill Writer 2 *NEW* (Appeared after finishing Q28-Q33) ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q29) QUEST NAME: Writer Wanted (See *NOTE 1) REQUIREMENTS: INT is what�s important in this quest. DESCRIPTION 1: I need to write a letter but I injured my hand. Please write for me. You need to be literate enough to write formally. DESCRIPTION 2: First playthrough: I skipped this quest and when it returned, the cost and reward went up to 600/1500 respectively, and I succeeded at level 12 with 44 INT; (Note: I failed at level 11 with 42 INT). Second playthrough: I didn�t skip it this time, and the original cost and reward are actually 400/1000 respectively. For this price I succeeded at level 10 with 38 INT, (I even reloaded 4 times and succeeded every time). LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 400 (600 if skipped or failed) REWARD/PRIZE: 1000 (1500 if skipped or failed) Q30) QUEST NAME: Imperial Reconnaissance REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: An Imperial Legion recon team is nearing the Resistance base. Intercept them at the swamp before they discover our location DESCRIPTION 2: Can only use 4 characters. 2 Level 8 Soldiers and 2 Level 8 Alchemists. After you kill 2 of them, 4 more show up in the southwest(2 Level 8 Soldiers and 2 Level 8 Alchemists). No items on the map. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 800 REWARD/PRIZE: 3000 Q31) QUEST NAME: Fusionist Entry Form REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Every year the Fusionist Exams are held at Taberna. The first exam runs from 4/11 through 4/20. DESCRIPTION 2: Be sure to accept/sign the entry form in order to be allowed to take the Fusionist Exams. Pay attention to the date on the world map, at the end of February/beginning of March, Fusionist Exam 1 Quest will appear. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q32) QUEST NAME: Traveling Merchant 2 REQUIREMENTS: 30,000 DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve heard a lot about a traveling merchant with rare merchandise, lately. I don�t know where he is; why don�t you look for him? Oh, and he doesn�t talk about what he�s selling. DESCRIPTION 2: Not worth the money, can make the items with fusion for a lot cheaper LIMIT: 15 Days REGISTRATION COST: 2000 REWARD/PRIZE: Silver Anklet Q33) QUEST NAME: Letter From ??? 7 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve got a letter for you, but I can�t say who it�s from. You can have it for a small fee, of course... DESCRIPTION 2: Anti-element support skills are the best cure for ailment zone skills. Anti-dark would prevent dark for example - you can learn it from the Perfect Sight scroll. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q34) QUEST NAME: Sir Taleron REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Sir Taleron is the talk to the town. Ask the informant for details. DESCRIPTION 2: Sir Taleron creates artificial limbs for children seriously injured in war. He also cares for orphans in his Ashville estate. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 100 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q35) QUEST NAME: Skill Writer 2 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�d like an assistant for skill scroll creation. You�ll get a copy if all goes well. DESCRIPTION 2: Cheapest way to get Perfect Sight this early in the game. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 1000 REWARD/PRIZE: Perfect Sight ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Ok so we�re finally done all those quests. Now the next story battle will require a very special condition, I explain it in the Hydor section below, but for now you just need to know that we are going to require some leveling. To make things easy, (and trust me, you�ll want the next battle to be east, as it can get extremely frustrating having to redo the battle because you didn�t satisfy the requirements) I recommend getting Linea to Level 14 so her damage with a new skill I�ll be getting, will be strong enough to accomplish what we�re after. So without further ado.... !!!LEVEL UP TIME!!! Let�s go to the Catacombs. (Just an update, I�m currently at Floor 10) After leveling up to 14 and reaching floor 15 of the catacombs, we should be ready to move on. If you haven�t yet, equip Linea with a Feline Teardrop (Anti-Dark), because Jade has a dark Zone Skill, that way, we don�t have to worry about her accuracy, the last thing you want is for the last enemy to evade her special attack and cause us to have to redo the entire stage. !!!RANKING UP TIME!!! Once Linea reaches 50 INT and 45 TEC, use that Golden Apple we found back in Swamp of Loss to Rank her up, and with that rank up, teach her "Cluster Ray", we�ll need this to complete the Special Condition in the next battle. Similarly, once Spero has 45 STR and 50 TEC, use that Hero�s Emblem that we won from the Viper Battle. Spero will become a "Swordmaster" and can now equip 3 Actions Skills, not to mention he has more skills that can now be purchased. *===========================================================================* | HYDOR | | C0810 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - JADE (Level 9 Thief) (Drops a FIVE RINGS), Level 8 Spearman x3, Level 8 Thief x2, Level 8 Archer x2, Level 8 Cleric x 2, Level 8 Axeman x2 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Protect the mysterious man *The following conditions are given by scrye493�s faq. To Win: 1) If number of enemies = 5 or less, you win. 2) Kill the 3 bodyguards the start next to Jade and you win. 3) If Jade dies you win. Lose: 1) Spero dies 2) Mysterious man dies SPECIAL CONDITIONS: In order to recruit VISER you must kill ALL ENEMIES on the map (minus Jade). This means, you need to leave Jade and 5 generics alive, and then kill off all generics with a single skill/spell. Recruiting VISER does not require you to kill Jade here, however, if you do kill Jade with that single skill/spell, then you can recruit him in chapter 4. If you don�t kill Jade then you have to wait until chapter 5 to recruit him, provided you satisfy some requirements later in the game. *Recommended skill to use - Linea�s Cluster Ray HIDDEN ITEMS: Herb x2, Vigor Nut x2 POST BATTLE ITEMS: *Five Rings ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start on the southwest side; boss is southeast; man we need to protect is in northeast. BATTLE: Once ???�s turn comes up, send him directly into the water, eventually having him meet up with our party by taking that water route. However, don�t take him out of the water, just leave him there, and once the archers are dead he should be fine sitting there for the rest of the battle. Ok so the best enemies to kill would be the 3 Spearmen, the 2 archers, and 1 Cleric. Why? Because archers won�t get into range of Linea�s attack; Spearman can hit 2 people at the same time, and you don�t want them prematurely killing their own men and causing the battle end; the Cleric next, to limit the healing done, and thus speed up the process. So now it�s a matter of luring the axemen and the rest of Jades men to your starting location (I find this location to be the best for setting up Linea�s Cluster Ray). I recommend having Mercator and Spero next to Linea, while the rest of your characters are on the opposite side of the map. This will cause the enemies to surround the 3 of them in a way that will still be close enough for Cluster Ray to hit everyone. After the Cleric uses up all his Healing magic, he�ll go melee; this is the time to bring down Jade�s HP (only if you�re trying to overkill Jade), also I�d hit the axemen 1 time each, but be careful not to kill them. Once you�re ready, select "Cluster Ray" and with the square button, you can cycle through all the enemies you are targeting, can check to see if you are going to do enough damage to them to kill them. If everything looks good, unleash the skill. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start head north and up the stairs where the archer is. Notice 2 windows and a door on that building; line your cursor up with the window that�s closest to the door, then move the cursor north 4 squares to find an >HERB<. From where Jade starts look to the bridge north of him, that bridge consists of 2 rows, place your cursor on the first square of the east row, then move it 2 squares east (into the water), a >VIGOR NUT< hides there. Now place your cursor on the first square of the west row, then move it west 1 square to drop into the water on the other side, that square hides an >HERB<. From where you start look to the bridge east of you; there is a strip of water to the south of that bridge, in the corner nearest you there is a >VIGOR NUT< hiding in the water. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After the battle a scene will occur and Gallant will join the party. He is awesome!! He�s so strong that he can carry a lot of weight and thus his move will be pretty low, I suggest using him. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q36) Lottery (3rd) *NEW* Q37) Letter from ??? 8 *NEW* Q38) The God of Destruction *NEW* Q39) Letter from ??? 9 *NEW* (Showed up after reading Q38) Q40) The Heroes� Weapons *NEW* (Showed up after doing Q36-Q39 and 1 floor in the catacombs) ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q36) QUEST NAME: Lottery (3rd) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s level between 11-15. DESCRIPTION 1: We�re having a prize drawing! There�s tons of prizes! DESCRIPTION 2: Special (Gold), Grand (White), 2nd (Blue) and 3rd (Green), reload until you get the best one. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 600 REWARD/PRIZE: Special = Aged Gauntlets; Grand = Akujiki (BEST PRIZE); 2nd = Vigor Nut; 3rd = Antidote Q37) QUEST NAME: Letter From ??? 8 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve got a letter for you, but I can�t say who it�s from. You can have it for a small fee, of course... DESCRIPTION 2: This letter�s writer needs to go back to school. "Doggies" have the Dark Zone Skill and are weak to light. A Feline Teardrop will come in handy. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q38) QUEST NAME: The God of Destruction REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: You might already know, but the world was almost destroyed long ago. Do you want to hear the legend? DESCRIPTION 2: A little history lesson about Solum. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q39) QUEST NAME: Letter From ??? 9 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve got a letter for you, but I can�t say who it�s from. You can have it for a small fee, of course... DESCRIPTION 2: With a Mithril Coat and ... something to do with the sun, you can make your own Feline teardrop. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q40) QUEST NAME: The Heroes� Weapons REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Would you like to hear about the weapons used to defeat the God of Destruction? DESCRIPTION 2: Info about legendary weapons. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Ok so since I�ve decided to use Gallant, I�m going to make him some equipment and level him up a couple levels. If you don�t want to use him, then just skip ahead to the next section, Evarate (C0811). Potion + Potion = Battle Axe (Gallant) -> (Potion = Whistle + Iron Rod) x2 Cloth + Vigor Nut = Salamander Tail (Gallant) Clergy Robe + Copper = Sun Band (Gallant) I level Gallant to level 11. Don�t forget to use that FIVE RINGS that Jade dropped to rank up Grey. When you�re ready head to Evarate. *===========================================================================* | EVARATE | | C0811 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 9 Fighter, Level 9 Swordsman, Level 9 Thief, Level 9 Soldier x4, Level 9 Alchemist CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat all Enemies. HIDDEN ITEMS: Vigor Nut, Herb, Vigor Seed POST BATTLE ITEMS: *Glass Eye ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the southeast corner of the map and Spero is facing west. BATTLE: Take out the fighter to the north, then make your way west towards the stairs. If you creep up, the thief will move before the soldiers do, so take him out first, then gang up on the soldiers. Once the enemies at the bottom have been killed, the enemies at the top will start coming towards you. Be sure not to get caught on the stairs, as the enemy will have a higher elevation, thus doing more damage. You�ll most likely have to wait for them to come down to you. Take out the Alchemist with Linea and Adara since he can cause poison, then use team attacks on the soldiers. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Directly in front of you, you will see 3 pillars, wedged in the corner of wall below them is >VIGOR SEED<. North past the lone fighter there�s a small house, behind the broken piece of stone, directly under the window hides an >HERB<. From where you start, head west, then head north up the stairs. At the top of the steps head west up more stairs, then head south and search the far southwest corner for a >VIGOR NUT<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After the battle, you�ll see our beautiful princess lose her cool. You may have received a GLASS EYE from this battle, use it on Adara. I also taught her Bullet Rays and First Aid. *New Merchandise is Available at the Shop* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< *********** * Weapons * *********** Short Sword ............................................................. 750 Broad Sword ............................................................ 1500 Long Sword ............................................................. 2260 Bokutoh ................................................................. 720 Mumei .................................................................. 1450 Rakuyo ................................................................. 2180 Dagger .................................................................. 680 Ceramic Knife .......................................................... 1020 Assasin Knife .......................................................... 1360 Short Bow .............................................................. 1430 Long Bow ............................................................... 2210 Composite Bow .......................................................... 2990 Stone Axe .............................................................. 1220 Hand Axe ............................................................... 2100 Heavy Axe .............................................................. 2990 Spear .................................................................. 1090 Javelin ................................................................ 1890 Halberd ................................................................ 2700 Leather Glove ........................................................... 720 Rivet Knuckle .......................................................... 1090 Iron Fang .............................................................. 1500 Oak Staff ............................................................... 670 Stone Rod .............................................................. 1110 Iron Rod ............................................................... 1560 Lead .................................................................... 630 Copper ................................................................. 1100 Bronze ................................................................. 1570 ************ * Headgear * ************ Cap ..................................................................... 460 Cloth Helmet *NEW* ...................................................... 960 Pointed Hat ............................................................. 590 Feather Hat *NEW* ...................................................... 1110 ********* * Armor * ********* Cloth ................................................................... 590 Leather Mail ............................................................ 850 Ring Mail .............................................................. 1170 Toga .................................................................... 540 Clergy Robe ............................................................. 800 Mithril Coat ........................................................... 1090 *************** * Accessories * *************** Charm ................................................................... 650 Amulet *NEW* ........................................................... 1040 Talisman *NEW* ......................................................... 1040 Power Mittens ........................................................... 750 Oak Shoes ............................................................... 670 Fur Boots *NEW* ......................................................... 940 ********* * Items * ********* Antidote ................................................................ 520 Eyedrop ................................................................. 520 Vigor Seed .............................................................. 550 Badge of Courage ........................................................ 780 Whistle ................................................................. 780 Vigor Nut *NEW* ........................................................ 1830 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CLOSED SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< No Quests Available at this Time, at least for me there weren�t, I�m still not entirely sure what causes them to pop up, oh well. Once you enter Villa Fortune, you�ll have a choice to make: "Let�s take a rest." -> leads to a battle (C0812) "We need to keep moving." -> no battle, skip ahead to (C0813) Choose whichever one you feel most comfortable with. I�ll be covering the battle, so here we go. *===========================================================================* | VILLA FORTUNA | | C0812 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 10 Fiend x7 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat all Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Vigor Nut, Herb, Lotion POST BATTLE ITEMS: *Golden Apple, *Solid Soul ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: Spero starts at the north end by the castle, and Linea and Adara start at the south end. BATTLE: Note: these enemies all have a dark Zone effect. Ok so I have no idea how Linea and Adara ended up down there, but the make a good team so you shouldn�t be worried. Have them gang up on the enemy to their east. If Adara has learned Bullet Rays, then she can take off a good chunk of HP, if not, stick with shock blast. With 4 characters at the top, you may think you�re in the clear, but the enemy can gang up on you pretty fast. I recommend focusing on the one in the northwest corner, and waiting for the others to arrive. Team up whenever possible. One strategy is to attack with 1 or 2 characters hopefully getting him under 300HP, then unleash a team attack with the other 2 members. Likewise for the next enemy, attack with 1 or 2 characters, and team attack with the OTHER 2 characters. This should eliminate 2 of the enemies by the stairs, then have the girls climb the stairs to meet up with the rest, and it will be 6 versus 3 at that point. Although if you followed my guide up to now, you�d be 5 levels higher then them, in which case, just slaughter them ?. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Directly behind Spero, inside the castle door, hides a >VIGOR NUT< and an >HERB<. From where Linea and Adara start, stay by the wall and head east to the end of the path. The second last square hides a >LOTION<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you had difficulty with that battle you may want to level up a bit, cause the next battle is very similar, except the enemies are level 11, and we have a Special Condition we have to accomplish. *===========================================================================* | BARRAGE SEWERS | | C0813 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 11 Fiend x7 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat all Enemies SPECIAL CONDITIONS: In order to recruit that cat-girl later, you need to keep her alive during this battle. HIDDEN ITEMS: Herb x2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start at the northeast side of the map. Cat-girl we need to save is at northwest. BATTLE: Note: all the enemies have the Dark zone skill again. Head west with your party and protect the cat-girl. The enemy in the southeast corner may come towards you, but if you are heading east you wont have to worry about him for a bit. Move the cat-girl east towards your party, have Mercator ready to heal her since she�ll probably be hit by all 3 enemies to start. Once you�ve dispatch the first 4 enemies, make your way to the southwest corner. Those 3 enemies won�t move until you get close to them, get rid of them the same way, with Linea and Adara pelting them from afar and the boys getting in close. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: In the southeast corner of the map there is an >HERB<. On the west side of the map, you�ll see a set of stairs, leading down into the water. Once you set foot in the water at the bottom of those stairs, head 4 squares south to find an >HERB<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After the battle our adorable cat-girl runs away. After a few scenes you�ll be back on the world map. Let�s do some quests shall we. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q41) The Legendary Mermaid *NEW* Q42) A Refined Woman *NEW* Q43) Locked Safe *NEW* Q44) Aspiring Fusionist 2 *NEW* Q45) Daylight Massacre *NEW* Q46) Mock Battle (2nd) *NEW* (Appeared after I finished Q43) Q47) Info From Sagil *NEW* (Appeared a couple days after Q46) You may need to level a bit in the catacombs to succeed in Q47. I leveled to 16, no need to go any higher. ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q41) QUEST NAME: The Legendary Mermaid REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: A mermaid�s been sighted in Hydor. Can somebody help me look for it? DESCRIPTION 2: Agree to help the man to get mermaid pearls to show up in the shops. LIMIT: 20 Days REGISTRATION COST: 2000 REWARD/PRIZE: 6000 + Mermaid Peals + Shops now sell Mermaid Pearls. Q42) QUEST NAME: A Refined Woman REQUIREMENTS: Feather Hat DESCRIPTION 1: I want to catch that dreamy guy�s attention. I�ll be waiting for a Feather Hat (the latest trend) in Hydor. DESCRIPTION 2: Bring a Feather Hat to Hydor and give it to the woman. LIMIT: 20 Days REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: 400 + Blue Beret Q43) QUEST NAME: Locked Safe REQUIREMENTS: Zol needs to be leveled up. DESCRIPTION 1: The key to my safe broke in the lock. I�ll pay anyone who can open it for me. DESCRIPTION 2: I succeeded with Zol at level 14. NOTE: this quest disappears permanently at the start of chapter 5. Apparently Jade or Zol can do this. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 1000 REWARD/PRIZE: 4000 Q44) QUEST NAME: Aspiring Fusionist 2 REQUIREMENTS: Silver DESCRIPTION 1: I�m looking for fusion materials. Can you bring me 1 silver to the resistance base? DESCRIPTION 2: How I made it: Vigor Nut + Vigor Seed = Magic Accuracy 1; Magic Accuracy 1 + Mithril Coat(1090) = Keeping Healthy; Keeping Healthy + Bronze = Silver. Total spent 1090 on Mithril Coat, all other items I already possessed. LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 1500 REWARD/PRIZE: 7500 + Silver Anklet Q45) QUEST NAME: Daylight Massacre REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Many people in Barrage were murdered by someone using alchemy. See the informant for details. DESCRIPTION 2: When asked, choose to have Sagil continue his investigation LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q46) QUEST NAME: Mock Battle (2nd) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s Level between 11-20. DESCRIPTION 1: We need warriors to play the Imperial Legion in a mock battle. Please come prepared. DESCRIPTION 2: Second mock battle is against Level 16 enemies. 2 Bandits (DARK), 1 Priest, 1 Hunter, 2 Squire, 1 Warrior (FEAR) LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 2000 Q47) QUEST NAME: Info From Sagil REQUIREMENTS: In Daylight Massacre, tell the man to continue investigating. DESCRIPTION 1: Sagil, the informant, has information about the murders at Barrage. See him for further details. DESCRIPTION 2: Same guy as before, tell him to continue investigating. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 5000 REWARD/PRIZE: NA ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Now, before I went ahead to the Cathedral, I made some fusions with the items I got from the catacombs. Double Axe + Potion = Steel Spear (Grey) Lead + Vigor Nut = Feline Teardrop (Gallant) Ok, off to the Cathedral! *===========================================================================* | CATHEDRAL BRIDGE | | C0814 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 12 Golem x6 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Potion, Vigor Nut POST BATTLE ITEMS: *Knight Crest ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start at the south of the map with Spero facing north. BATTLE: Send Adara, Linea and Grey to take out the west Golem, and Gallant, Spero and Mercator to the east Golem. They will both come down to meet you, and the middle Golem will also. Hopefully the middle Golem heads west so Linea and Adara can hit him with ranged attacks. At this point, Linea�s Storm attack was doing a lot of damage. From a standing position she can attack once and then use storm. Once the 3 at the bottom are killed, the 3 at the top will start towards you. Take them out the same way, but try to get on level playing surface (ie don�t stand on the stairs below them). HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS Traversing every square in this place took quite a while. On this map there are 2 red symbols/paintings on the cement, 1 at the bottom and 1 at the top. Go to the TOP symbol and place your cursor in the very center of the symbols circle, then move west 6 squares and north 1 square, you should be in a corner next to the stairs, hiding there is a >POTION<. On the opposite side, 6 squares east and 1 square north of the symbols center circle is a >VIGOR NUT<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Before leveling up for the next battle, check the quests. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q48) Lottery (4th) *NEW* Q49) Fusionist Exam 1 *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q48) QUEST NAME: Lottery (4th) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s level between 16-20. DESCRIPTION 1: We�re having a prize drawing! There�s tons of prizes! DESCRIPTION 2: Special (Gold), Grand (White), 2nd (Blue) and 3rd (Green), reload until you get the best one. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 800 REWARD/PRIZE: Special = Philosophy Staff; Grand = Chain Mail; 2nd = Vigor Nut; 3rd = Badge of Courage Q49) QUEST NAME: Fusionist Exam 1 REQUIREMENTS: Quest appears in March. Blue Beret DESCRIPTION 1: The 1st Fusionist Exam is being held at Taberna from 4/11 through 4/20. This exam�s assignment is a Blue Beret. Please submit the assigned item. Note: equipped items cannot be judged. DESCRIPTION 2: Accept this quest and bring Blue Beret to Taberna during the 11th-20th of April. LIMIT: 49 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 20% discount off fusions + qualified for Exam 2, June 11th to the 20th ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Once those are done, head to the catacombs. I leveled up to 19, 3 levels above the next boss, that way I can be 100% sure to overkill him. Remember, by team attacking, you can get some item drops, I landed a Darkness Robe from one of the enemies, but since none of my characters can equip it without increasing their move, I decided to see what I could make with it. I found a fusion that the faqs don�t have. Darkness Robe + Vital Nut = Gold (rank 6) (Adara) You should have the Vital Nut from one of the hidden items. *===========================================================================* | CATHEDRAL 2F | | C0815 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss � VISER (Level 18 Master Alchemist), Level 13 Golem x3, Level 12 Golem x2. CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: The mission will end if either of the following occur: 1) Defeat VISER 2) Defeat 3 Golems SPECIAL CONDITIONS: In order to recruit VISER you MUST OVERKILL HIM. Doing this requires you to leave 3 Golems alive while you gang up on VISER. HIDDEN ITEMS: Lotion, Potion x2, Talisman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: You start at the south end of the map with VISER in the north. BATTLE: If you end turn on the row prior to the first step leading north, the 3 Golems will come down, so avoid that. Send 3 characters east and 3 characters west, have Linea and Adara on opposite sides and use their magic to take a large chunk of HP from the Golems, then clean up with the boys. Now when you are ready, approach Viser. Remember not to kill the Golems. Once you�ve surrounded Viser, take down his HP to about 540-550, and unleash a team attack lead by the character with the highest TEC, also try to have Viser with his back to that character if possible. At a party level of 19, I did 819 damage with a 6 person team attack. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Head to the southwest corner, the cursor should be over a GREY square. Move the cursor 1 square north to find a >LOTION<. Head to the southeast corner, the cursor should be over a GREY square. Move the cursor 1 square north to find a >POTION<. Move the cursor to the northeast corner of the map, you�ll be on a grey square, 4 squares south of that, is the first yellow square, this square is hiding a >POTION<. Move the cursor to the northwest corner of the map, you�ll be on a grey square, 4 squares south of that, is the first yellow square, this square is hiding a >TALISMAN<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Save, then head for Cathedral 3F. NOTE: we have another Special Condition for the next battle ***You can only pick 4 characters for the next battle, so to make things easy on you, level up to level 20 with those 4 characters. I suggest Spero, Linea, Grey and Gallant. I also fused them some rank 6 weapons, cause I wanted to be sure I overkilled Jade, as failing 3 times gets pretty frustrating. *===========================================================================* | CATHEDRAL 3F | | C0816 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - JADE (Level 15 Bandit), Level 14 Devil x5, Level 14 Axe Knight x2, Level 14 Swordmaster x2, Level 14 Priest x1 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Protect Lumena and Prier SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Overkill Jade! HIDDEN ITEMS: Potion, Vital Nut x2 POST BATTLE ITEMS: *Eden Seed ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start at the south end of the map, with Jade high up on the north end BATTLE: NOTE: Don�t move Lumena or Prier towards the enemies. As long as they don�t move, they won�t be attacked. However if you get TOO HIGH onto one side of the stairs and not high enough on the other, what will happen is, the following: 1) get too high on the east stairs, causing Devil to notice you and go after you. 2) didn�t get high enough on the west stairs for the Devil to notice you, but since the Devil on the east side moved, the one on the west side will move too, but since you�re not high enough on the west side, the closest people for him to attack will be Lumena and Prier. NOTE: If you kill all the enemies before causing Jade and his 2 Devil guards to come at you, the battle will end. So what you should do is, kill everyone south of the priest, then use Linea to shoot one of the Devil guards around Jade, this will cause them to attack, then you�re free to kill the rest of the enemies, leaving you with only Jade left. Since we�re only allowed 4 characters I suggest, Spero, Grey, Gallant, Linea. You won�t need a healer because Prier and Lumena can heal. I chose gallant because in a team attack he hits more times then adara, thus causing more damage. Depending on how strong you are, you could just send 2 characters to either side, and make your way up. If you�re not that high leveled, then I suggest sending all your characters up 1 side, and once you reach the Devil, you can move Lumena and Prier towards you, gathering all 6 members together. Once you start attacking the 2 Devils, the priest will come down. Ignore him and go up to Jade, once Jades guards start attacking, try to get rid of them asap, since they will team attack with Jade, once the Devils are gone kill the priest, leaving only Jade left. Now it�s going to be hard to overkill him because you only have a 4 person team. I left him with 751 HP, and my team lead by Spero attacking from behind, did 746 HP worth of damage. So I didn�t overkill him, and of course I reset and tried again. I got him down to 760, and attacked with Lumena, but she got a critical and hit 54 HP damage, ending the battle *Sigh*. NOTE: DO NOT LET HIM GET UNDER 750HP, I�m currently on my 4th try now, my last try was 798HP, and Lumena hit him for 49HP, and the stupid battle ended. So if you compare my 1st and 4th tries, you�ll see that 750 is the cut off. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS One square east and 1 square south of Lumena�s starting position, hides a >VITAL NUT<. Just north of where you start, you�ll see a circular platform, and a drop into the dark abyss, at the edge of the platform (center square) hides a >POTION<. At the top, where Jade is, notice a small throne seat, at least I think it�s a seat? Anyways, it�s right behind Jade. Place the cursor on that seat and move it north 3 squares to the back, you�ll find a >VITAL NUT<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHAPTER 3: THE SECRET SECT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ After the scenes Avis will leave your party and Prier will join. I loved Prier, she became my full time healer. Plus her level up animation is so cute! *New Merchandise is available at the shop* *Level 30 of the Catacombs is now open* Alright it�s shop time!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< *********** * Weapons * *********** Short Sword ............................................................. 750 Broad Sword ............................................................ 1500 Long Sword ............................................................. 2260 Mithril Sword *NEW* .................................................... 3770 Bokutoh ................................................................. 720 Mumei .................................................................. 1450 Rakuyo ................................................................. 2180 Akujiki *NEW* .......................................................... 3640 Dagger .................................................................. 680 Ceramic Knife .......................................................... 1020 Assasin Knife .......................................................... 1360 Gladius *NEW* .......................................................... 2040 Short Bow .............................................................. 1430 Long Bow ............................................................... 2210 Composite Bow .......................................................... 2990 Cursed Bow *NEW* ....................................................... 4550 Stone Axe .............................................................. 1220 Hand Axe ............................................................... 2100 Heavy Axe .............................................................. 2990 Battle Axe *NEW* ....................................................... 4750 Spear .................................................................. 1090 Javelin ................................................................ 1890 Halberd ................................................................ 2700 Steel Spear *NEW* ...................................................... 4310 Leather Glove ........................................................... 720 Rivet Knuckle .......................................................... 1090 Iron Fang .............................................................. 1500 Iron Knuckle *NEW* ..................................................... 2340 Oak Staff ............................................................... 670 Stone Rod .............................................................. 1110 Iron Rod ............................................................... 1560 Dragon Staff *NEW* ..................................................... 2440 Lead .................................................................... 630 Copper ................................................................. 1100 Bronze ................................................................. 1570 Palladium *NEW* ........................................................ 2500 ************ * Headgear * ************ Cap ..................................................................... 460 Cloth Helmet ............................................................ 960 Pointed Hat ............................................................. 590 Feather Hat ............................................................ 1110 ********* * Armor * ********* Cloth ................................................................... 590 Leather Mail ............................................................ 850 Ring Mail .............................................................. 1170 Chain Mail *NEW* ....................................................... 1950 Toga .................................................................... 540 Clergy Robe ............................................................. 800 Mithril Coat ........................................................... 1090 Darkness Robe *NEW* .................................................... 1740 *************** * Accessories * *************** Charm ................................................................... 650 Amulet ................................................................. 1040 Talisman ............................................................... 1040 Mermaid Pearls *(Q40)* ................................................. 2620 Power Mittens ........................................................... 750 Oak Shoes ............................................................... 670 Fur Boots ............................................................... 940 ********* * Items * ********* Antidote ................................................................ 520 Eyedrop ................................................................. 520 Vigor Seed .............................................................. 550 Herb *NEW* .............................................................. 680 Badge of Courage ........................................................ 780 Whistle ................................................................. 780 Vigor Nut .............................................................. 1830 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CLOSED SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Rank 5 weapons and armor are now available, so fuse like crazy. Also we�ve got some new quests to do. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q50) Assistant Wanted *NEW* Q51) Lost Item *NEW* Q52) Traveling Merchant 3 *NEW* Q53) Letter From ??? 10 *NEW* Q54) Mock Battle (3rd) *NEW* (Appeared after finishing Q53) Q55) Lottery (5th) *NEW* (Appeared after clearing 1 floor of catacombs) ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q50) QUEST NAME: Assistant Wanted REQUIREMENTS: MGR is what�s important here. DESCRIPTION 1: I�m tired of testing alchemy alone. Could someone help me, just for one day? DESCRIPTION 2: See *NOTE 13 in Quests Faq. I succeeded at level 19 with 67 RES and 89 MGR. The REQUIREMENTS are wrong in the "Completed Quests" description, it�s not MGR, it�s RES. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 800/1000 REWARD/PRIZE: 2000/2500 Q51) QUEST NAME: Lost Item REQUIREMENTS: Blue Beret DESCRIPTION 1: A lost my blue beret. Please bring it to Hydor if you find it. (I think they mean "I lost") DESCRIPTION 2: Iron Fang + Iron Rod = Blue Beret, and head to Hydor. LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 1000 REWARD/PRIZE: 5000 Q52) QUEST NAME: Traveling Merchant 3 REQUIREMENTS: 40,000 DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve heard a lot about a traveling merchant with rare merchandise, lately. I don�t know where he is; why don�t you look for him? Oh, and he doesn�t talk about what he�s selling. DESCRIPTION 2: Not worth the money, can make the items with fusion for a lot cheaper LIMIT: 15 Days REGISTRATION COST: 3000 REWARD/PRIZE: Gnome Leggings Q53) QUEST NAME: Letter From ??? 10 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve got a letter for you, but I can�t say who it�s from. You can have it for a small fee, of course... DESCRIPTION 2: Something seems to be bothering this letter�s writer. Someone they care about and a potential friend are fighting. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q54) QUEST NAME: Mock Battle (3rd) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s Level between 21-30. DESCRIPTION 1: We need warriors to play the Imperial Legion in a mock battle. Please come prepared. DESCRIPTION 2: Third mock battle is against Level 26 enemies. 2 Bandits (DARK), 1 Priest, 1 Hunter, 2 Squire, 1 Warrior (FEAR). LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 3000 (prize will indicate if the level of the enemies has increased or not) Q55) QUEST NAME: Lottery (5th) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s level between 21-25. DESCRIPTION 1: We�re having a prize drawing! There�s tons of prizes! DESCRIPTION 2: Special (Gold), Grand (White), 2nd (Blue) and 3rd (Green), reload until you get the best one. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 1000 REWARD/PRIZE: Special = Bright Mushroom; Grand = Glaive; 2nd = Lucky Coat; 3rd = Holy Breath (Potion) ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Ok so once the quests are done, we�re ready to move on. Just an FYI, I�m currently at level 26, but don�t worry you don�t need to be that high, I only leveled in order to complete mock battle 3. I recommend being at least level 18 for the next battle since we have a Special Condition we need to meet to recruit more characters later in the game. When you are ready head to Taberna. *===========================================================================* | TABERNA | | C0817 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - ECHIDNA (Level 16 Swordmaster), Level 15 Swordmaster x2, Level 15 Bandit x2, Level 15 Priest x1, Level 15 Master Alchemist x2, Level 15 Armored Knight x3 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Echidna. SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Overkill ECHIDNA!! HIDDEN ITEMS: Vital Nut, *Five Rings, Potion ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We begin in the southeast corner of the map. BATTLE: *Prior to the battle you�ll be given a choice: -> "You�re about to find out!" -> Echidna will replace 1 Swordmaster in battle, and by overkilling her you�ll have completed 1 of the requirements for recruiting her. -> "Ready? I just want my sword." -> She�ll disappear and you can NEVER recruit her. Once you climb the boxes the armored knights and master alchemist will come at you from across the bridge. Take out the alchemist with Linea and Adara so you don�t have to worry about those annoying status effects. One of the armored knights is carrying a rank 5 weapon, so take him out first, then kill the other knight. Now don�t cross the bridge or Echidna will come towards you, instead pass under the archway to the north, and take on those enemies. Once their dead, head around and down the stairs. If the enemies come at you, have Linea stand from above and pick them off. Once you get to the bottom of the stairs, Echidna should start coming towards you. Try to eliminate the guards around her, cause they have the HP recover Zone skill and will recover a lot of her HP. Once they are gone, surround Echidna and get her HP to about 850, no lower. Then unleash a 6 person team attack to overkill her. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start, head behind the food stand, in the corner between the food stand and the river hides a >VITAL NUT<. From where you start, climb the boxes and head north through the archway. Once you pass the archway, look to you east, you should see a patch of grass. The deepest square is hiding a >FIVE RINGS<. From where you start, look across the river to a second food stand, between that food stand and the river, as far south as you can go, hides a >POTION<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ok, if you accepted the Fusionist Exam 1 quest a little while back, it may be time for it now that Taberna is available. For me, it was April 13th, it really depends on how much you�ve traversed the map, since each location costs a day. So once you have a Blue Beret in your inventory (NOT equipped), head to Taberna. *Fusion fees are now 20% lower* YAaaayy! Ok for me, there were no new quests at this time, so let�s head to Asheville. *===========================================================================* | ASHEVILLE | | C0818 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 16 Devil x9 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Potion x2, *Eden Seed POST BATTLE ITEMS: *Clay Jar ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the southwest corner of the map. BATTLE: Ok, so I sent Prier and Gallant on the bottom squares, and Linea, Grey, Adara, and Spero on the top ones. You may way to put someone else with the bottom group, but my gallant was a tank so he could take out one of the enemies in a single turn. For the other group, I sent only Linea all the way north to take out the northwestern most enemy, but I pulled the other 3 and sent them west towards the 2 enemies that Prier and Gallant were about to meet up with. After taking care of those 2 enemies, those 5 would go up the stairs to the northeast, to meet up with the other 2 enemies, while Linea, who is most likely at a high elevation in the north, can still snipe at them from length. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Ok there are 8 red squares to place characters on, 4 above , 4 below. On the above 4 squares, place someone on the southwest square, then when their turn comes up move them 1 square west, you�ll find a >POTION<. On the bottom 4 squares, send a character as far west as possible, you�ll find an >EDEN SEED<. Go to the highest building on the map, and head down those small set of stairs, at the bottom of the stairs (52 Ht.) is a >POTION<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ There�s a quest available now, but I�m going to wait until after the next battle. Let�s head to the deserts of Sublea. ** I decided to make a Zero Gravity (Rank 12), which teaches Hermes Wing. This way I will have no troubles getting to high places and searching for hidden items. I don�t recommend this unless you really want those hidden items for completion sake, but the only reason I made it was for the purpose of this walkthrough. I may not even find any hidden items in the high places that are not traversable without the hermes wing, however, this way, this walkthrough will be complete, that way the reader (you) will not have to wonder if there is an item in that spot you can�t reach. It took me 4 hours of fusing, and 500,000 dollars later, I finally made it. This early in the game, that was pretty difficult. *===========================================================================* | SUBLEA | | C0819 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 17 Devil x9 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Vital Nut, Vital Nut, Herb, Palladium POST BATTLE ITEMS: *Hawkeye ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start sort of in the center but more towards the south end of the map, so for directions I�ll base it on the stairs in the southeast part of the map. The stairs are heading upwards in an EASTERNLY direction. BATTLE: The 5 enemies nearest you, will come towards you right away. Take out the enemy behind you first, then do your best to not get overwhelmed by the other 4, they close in pretty quick. Once those enemies are killed, you can easily creep up to the others, as the area is large, and you can spread them out if you want. I suggest you put Linea on the northern building so she can snipe the enemies from high up. She�ll need Jump +1 to get up there. As long as you don�t bunch up to many characters, damage will be limited since their spears wont hit more then one character. Other then that, the battle is pretty straight forward. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: *In case you were curious, there are no hidden items on top of the southwest building :(. From where you start, head up the stairs to the southeast, at the top of this building, in the northeast corner hides a >VITAL NUT<. On the south side of the southwest building, there are 4 squares touching the building; left, middle left, middle right and right, the middle right square is hiding a >VITAL NUT<. On top of the southeast building (the one with the stairs), the southwest corner hides a >PALLADIUM<. On the north side of the northern most building there are 5 squares touching the wall, the middle square hides an >HERB<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *New Merchandise is Available at the Shop* Alright it�s shop time!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< *********** * Weapons * *********** Short Sword ............................................................. 750 Broad Sword ............................................................ 1500 Long Sword ............................................................. 2260 Mithril Sword .......................................................... 3770 Bokutoh ................................................................. 720 Mumei .................................................................. 1450 Rakuyo ................................................................. 2180 Akujiki ................................................................ 3640 Dagger .................................................................. 680 Ceramic Knife .......................................................... 1020 Assasin Knife .......................................................... 1360 Gladius ................................................................ 2040 Short Bow .............................................................. 1430 Long Bow ............................................................... 2210 Composite Bow .......................................................... 2990 Cursed Bow ............................................................. 4550 Stone Axe .............................................................. 1220 Hand Axe ............................................................... 2100 Heavy Axe .............................................................. 2990 Battle Axe ............................................................. 4750 Spear .................................................................. 1090 Javelin ................................................................ 1890 Halberd ................................................................ 2700 Steel Spear ............................................................ 4310 Leather Glove ........................................................... 720 Rivet Knuckle .......................................................... 1090 Iron Fang .............................................................. 1500 Iron Knuckle ........................................................... 2340 Oak Staff ............................................................... 670 Stone Rod .............................................................. 1110 Iron Rod ............................................................... 1560 Dragon Staff ........................................................... 2440 Lead .................................................................... 630 Copper ................................................................. 1100 Bronze ................................................................. 1570 Palladium .............................................................. 2500 ************ * Headgear * ************ Cap ..................................................................... 460 Cloth Helmet ............................................................ 960 Hachigane *NEW* ........................................................ 1480 Pointed Hat ............................................................. 590 Feather Hat ............................................................ 1110 Priest Hat *NEW* ....................................................... 1690 ********* * Armor * ********* Cloth ................................................................... 590 Leather Mail ............................................................ 850 Ring Mail .............................................................. 1170 Chain Mail ............................................................. 1950 Toga .................................................................... 540 Clergy Robe ............................................................. 800 Mithril Coat ........................................................... 1090 Darkness Robe .......................................................... 1740 *************** * Accessories * *************** Charm ................................................................... 650 Amulet ................................................................. 1040 Talisman ............................................................... 1040 Sun Band *NEW* ......................................................... 1950 Blue Beret *NEW* ....................................................... 1950 Mermaid Pearls ......................................................... 2620 Power Mittens ........................................................... 750 Aged Gauntlets *NEW* ................................................... 1220 Oak Shoes ............................................................... 670 Fur Boots ............................................................... 940 Survival Boots *NEW* ................................................... 1220 ********* * Items * ********* Antidote ................................................................ 520 Eyedrop ................................................................. 520 Vigor Seed .............................................................. 550 Herb .................................................................... 680 Badge of Courage ........................................................ 780 Whistle ................................................................. 780 Vigor Nut .............................................................. 1830 Lotion *NEW* ........................................................... 1950 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CLOSED SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Alrighty, once you�re done shopping and fusing, it�s quest time!! <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q56) Solum Battle Tournament *NEW* (I won�t mention this tournament among the quests anymore, since it Repeats at set intervals every beginning of the month for the rest of the game, so long as Taberna is reachable). Q57) Malfunction *NEW* Q58) Letter from Sagil *NEW* Appeared after completing Q56) Q59) Alchemic Machines *NEW* Appeared after completing Q57) Q60) Lottery (6th) *NEW* Q61) Fusionist Exam 2 *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q56) QUEST NAME: Solum Battle Tournament REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Your favourite event is back! It�s held in Taberna every month from the 1st to the 5th. The entry fee�s 10,000, and there are a lot of prizes to be won! DESCRIPTION 2: Accept the quest, and you�ll be able to enter the tournament every month. Battle 1: Level 12 Warrior (sword) - 500 Battle 2: Level 14 Squire (spear) - 1000 Battle 3: Level 16 Swordmaster (katana) - 2000 Finals Tournament: 1st Finals Match: Level 20 Master Alchemist (palladium weapon) - 4000 2nd Finals Match: Level 23 Axe Knight (axe) - 6000 3rd Finals match: Level 26 Blackbelt (fist) - 8000 Quarter-Finals: Level 30 Sniper (bow) - 10000 Semi-Finals: Level 35 Sage (Amber weapon) - 15000 Championship: Level 40 Gladiator (sword) - 20000 LIMIT: Have until the 30th of every month to accept this quest, leaving you with 5 days to reach Taberna. REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: Blue Ribbon Q57) QUEST NAME: Malfunction REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Golems have gone haywire in Asheville. At this rate they�re going to tear the town apart! Someone help! DESCRIPTION 2: 3 Level 18 Golems. You have to protect the 3 Elementors who are Level 5!! You can only dispatch 3 characters. Immediately kill the one to your left with Adara�s Bullet Rays, and use Linea to kill the one at the bottom (if she can reach it). I had the Hermes Wing skill at this point (ya chapter 3), so I sent Spero down there on his first turn and he was close enough to distract the Golem. Without it, I don�t see a way to prevent that Golem at the bottom from killing that Elementor. I saved all 3 of them and still only got 10,000, so I guess there isn�t anything special about it. So long as not all 3 Elementors are killed, I think you still succeed. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 10000 Q58) QUEST NAME: Letter From Sagil REQUIREMENTS: Have Sagil continue his investigations. DESCRIPTION 1: I have a letter for you from Sagil. It�s free this time, you want it? DESCRIPTION 2: Go to Asheville and defeat Malkar, Adara is required for this fight. 6 Level 16 Master Alchemists, Sagil (Level 17 Master Alchemist), Malkar (Level 17 Sage). No items on the map. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 0 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q59) QUEST NAME: Alchemic Machines REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Some alchemic machines have been found in Asheville. Ask the informant for details. DESCRIPTION 2: Info about Taleron sudden disappearance and Alchemic machines. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q60) QUEST NAME: Lottery (6th) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s level between 26-30. DESCRIPTION 1: We�re having a prize drawing! There�s tons of prizes! DESCRIPTION 2: Special (Gold), Grand (White), 2nd (Blue) and 3rd (Green), reload until you get the best one. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 1200 REWARD/PRIZE: Special = Counter Guard; Grand = Rainbow Manicure; 2nd = Platinum; 3rd = Holy Breath (Potion) Q61) QUEST NAME: Fusionist Exam 2 REQUIREMENTS: Quest appears in May, if Exam 1 was completed. Rose Ring DESCRIPTION 1: The 2nd Fusionist Exam is being held at Taberna from 6/11 through 6/20. This exam�s assignment is a Rose Ring. Please submit the assigned item. Note: equipped items cannot be judged. DESCRIPTION 2: I missed this exam the first time around, and was in chapter 5 when I got to the month of June again, so at this point the fusions were easy. LIMIT: 49 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 40% discount off fusions + qualified for 3rd exam 8/11 through 8/20 ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Once you�re done with the quests it�s time to move on. The next battle has a Special Condition so I recommend being at least Level 20, but 21 is better. So head to the catacombs, work on some fusion, spend some SP on skills, etc. Remember you don�t have to limit yourself to the skills the character have on their purchase screen, you can fuse things and teach them those skills. This is what I fused: Gladius + Palladium = Magic II (Adara & Prier) Lotion + Aged Gauntlets = Power II (Spero, Grey, Gallant, Linea) I also suggest you have at least rank 6 weapons by now. The extra 20% should definitely help out in the next battle ** I recommend having Grey equip his ACC UP Zone Skill for this battle and Spero his EVA UP Zone Skill. Also have Spero learn Anti-Dark, or just equip him with a Feline Teardrop. Ok so once you�re ready, head for Tesca. *===========================================================================* | TESCA | | C0820 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - JADE (Level 19 Bandit), Level 18 Axe Knight x2, Level 18 Hunter x2, Level 18 Warrior x2, Level 18 Priest x2 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Jade. SPECIAL CONDITION: Overkill Jade! HIDDEN ITEMS: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We begin in the southeast corner of the map. BATTLE: To start, take out the enemies on the hill. Use Linea and Adara to kill the Priest, then have them go after the archer. Have the guys take out the warrior. After that head west, but keep away from the center of the map, you don�t want those Axe wielders and Jade coming after you too early. So take out the group to the west the same way you took out the first group. Now try to lure the axemen without Jade, I heard it�s possible but I couldn�t do it. Again use Adara and Linea to bring down the axemans HP a bit, so when they approach you, it won�t take you more than 1 turn to finish them off with the rest of your party. As for Jade, physical attacks will be difficult because of his crazy EVA, not to mention his 5 square in each direction Dark Zone Skill. Magic will hit 100% of the time, so you may want to use Linea�s Storm, if you can�t connect physically. Try hitting him with a spell to cause him to face that character, then have a strong physical attacker, attack from behind him. I got Jade down to 1178HP before attempting a Team attack, so I�m not sure how much lower his HP can go before he escapes from the battle. **After the battle you have a choice to make: "I�m not really going to." -> You�ll be able to recruit Jade later. "But...He�s scum!" -> You can never recruit Jade. What happens after your choice is supposed to happen, don�t worry. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: On the west side of the map, you�ll see a broken structure, now bear with me; on the southern side of the structure, you�ll see 2 pieces of stone sticking up vertically, in between them at a height of 24, is hiding a >LOTION<. From where you start, notice the structure to your north, the one on a hill, as the very top, you�ll see what looks like a window, place the cursor on that window and move 1 square west, to drop down to the sand, in that walls corner hides a >BEAST FANG<. Bear with me again; put the cursor on the northwest corner of the map (the last yellow square in that corner), 1 square south and 1 square east of that spot, hides a >COIN<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *Level 35 of the Catacombs is now open* <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q62) Sick Person *NEW* Q63) Imperial Atrocity *NEW* Q64) Letter from ??? 11 ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q62) QUEST NAME: Sick Person REQUIREMENTS: Blessed Fruit DESCRIPTION 1: I can�t leave my sick mother�s side, but she needs a Blessed Fruit. Can someone bring one to Sublea? DESCRIPTION 2: Lotion + Aged Gauntlets = Power II Priest Hat + Vital Nut = Hermit Charm Hermit Charm + Power II = Blessed Fruit LIMIT: 7 Days REGISTRATION COST: 100 REWARD/PRIZE: Daughter gives you a Blue Ribbon. Q63) QUEST NAME: Imperial Atrocity REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: The Imperial Legion�s been roughing people up in Asheville. Run them out of town, for everyone�s sake. DESCRIPTION 2: 2 level 20 archers and 2 level 20 armored knights; you must protect the 3 Villagers, who have Fear casted on them. Leave all 3 character on the top elevation, with Linea on the edge to snipe at the archer below, he will go after Linea. Then I chose Prier as my 3rd character, cause once her turn comes up (hopefully before the archer above) you can heal the villager near the above archer, and he can withstand 2 attacks from that archer provided one of them is NOT a critical. When the villagers turns come up, move them as far east as you can. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 2000 REWARD/PRIZE: 7000, I�m a little disappointed, with quests like these where you have to protect the villagers, you�d think they would give you an item or something else depending on how many villagers you protected. I protected all of them, but still only got the 7000. Q64) QUEST NAME: Letter From ??? 11 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve got a letter for you, but I can�t say who it�s from. You can have it for a small fee, of course... DESCRIPTION 2: The writer seems to hope this or her dear friend and the potential friend will make up. However, helping this process may result in fighting with the potential friend. You hear the name Tia for the first time. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Once you�re done with the quests let�s head to Dita. *===========================================================================* | DITA | | C0821 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 19 Devil x6 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Lotion x2, Coin ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the southeast corner of the map, with the giant sand dune in the north of the map. BATTLE: Due to the setting sun, these Devils are a bit stronger then the last ones you fought in Sublea. They�re only 2 levels higher, but their HP increase quite a bit in comparison. Head west first and take out the 2 Devils to start. After taking out the 2 lower enemies, try to lure the enemies down from the sand dune, so they don�t have a height advantage. While they are coming down, have Linea snipe at them to make things easier when you start battling them with the rest of your party. Overall it�s not a difficult battle, as it�s 6 on 6. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start, step back onto the most southeastern yellow square on the map. From that square, head 6 squares west to find a >LOTION<, (Note 7 squares west will be a grey square). Ok bear with me, the next item is only a Lotion, but those who like to get everything I�ll try my best to describe its location. Go to the north end of the map, over the high dune and down BEHIND that high dune (Still north) to the edge of the map. *Direction change: Face the camera such that you are looking at the BACK of that large dune. South of you should be the edge of the map, and should consist of a row of grey squares of heights 33 and 34. Place the cursor on any of the 34 Ht. Grey squares, and move LEFT until you reach the SECOND 33Ht. Grey square, then move up 2 squares to land on a yellow square of Ht. 35, there is a >LOTION< hiding there. Ok another difficult one. Keep the new directions (ie facing the back of that large dune). Again look at the row of grey squares at the edge of the map, this time we�re going to go RIGHT. So, staying on the edge, move the cursor right until you hit a grey square of Height 31, then move the cursor up 5 squares to a Ht of 38, then right 2 squares to a Ht of 35, in that spot hides a >COIN<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ No new quests at this time, so let�s head for Shanty Town. *===========================================================================* | SHANTY TOWN | | C0822 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 20 Golem x8 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Vital Nut, Potion x2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the south portion of the map. BATTLE: The 4 golems surrounding you will start coming towards you right from the beginning. So try to keep your party spread out a bit, so not all of them will get caught in the Golems ranged attacks. Of the closest 3 golems, I recommend going for the one to the left first. This will ensure the least amount of golems attacking you on the first turn. Only 2 of the first 4 have this long range special attack and he�s one of them, although I�m not sure if it�s randomized at the start of battle, you should check to be safe. Once you kill the last of the 4 golems the other 4 will start coming towards you. Let them come, gather your party and prepare to attack. Again for me, only 2 of the 4 golems had their long range specials, so if you want to set up a decoy (Gallant), then they�ll use their special against him, while the rest of your party sits back and waits. Keep Gallant healed with Prier and he should be fine. The golems can only use their special twice, so once they�ve depleted their MP, move in for the kill. Keep in mind that magic does more damage against them, and that they can attack 4 times from a stand still, as well as attack from 2 panels away like Grey. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: West of you, you�ll see 2 pots, in between them is a grey square, west of that grey square is a >VITAL NUT<. From where you start, drop onto the sand directly behind you, then head east to the second last yellow square in the southeast corner, you�ll find a >POTION<. From where you start, notice the tent to your east. The tent to the north of that tent hides a >POTION< right in front of its entrance (Ht 21). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Well, there are no new quests again, however, you should prepare before the next battle, since there will be 2 battles in a row with no chance to save. I recommend being at least level 25 and have Anti-Fear for all characters, or at least have a way to cure it, like Adara�s recover spell, or Prier�s Holy Light which is a lot better. If you�re going with the status recovery magic, then make sure the girls have anti-fear otherwise they wont be able to recover to begin with. Ok I�m going to make a rank 8 item for Spero: Lotion + Aged Gauntlets = Power II Palladium + Palladium = Tomahawk -> Power II + Tomahawk = Lucky Coat -> Hachigane + Hachigane = Combinations II --> Lucky Coat + Combinations II = Silver Staff Akujiki + Palladium = Total Poison Priest Hat + Priest Hat = Rippled Bow -> Rippled Bow + Total Poison = Smelling Salt Smelling Salt + Silver Staff = Sword Bag (Spero) With its anti-fear, good stats and low weight I feel it�s worth the money. When you are ready, head for Turris. *===========================================================================* | TURRIS - THE GATE OF ETERNITY | | C0823 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 21 Golem x7 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Golems SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Do not harm Tia or you can�t recruit her, don�t even hit her, to be sure I even unequipped Priers HP/MP Damage Zone Skill. And I never use counter attacks anyways, because when you kill an enemy with a counter attack, you don�t get the EXP. HIDDEN ITEMS: Potion, Gold Lump, Vital Nut, Blue Ribbon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the southwest corner of the map. BATTLE: Take out the 2 golems that start near you, then take out the 3rd one to the east that came down. Just northeast of you, you�ll see steps that lead up to the ramp. Stay away from there, cause once you get on the steps, the enemies on the top and the other side will start towards you. Climb onto the ramp from the south and make your way up, using Linea and Adaras ranged attacks to take care of the enemies on the opposite side (ground), and the guys to take care of the golems on the ramp. Keep Prier back to heal the others. enemies will use team attacks so be careful. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start, notice the small structure to your immediate right, on the opposite side of that structure, right beside it in a corner (Ht 22) hides a >POTION<. At the very top of the highest structure (where Tia starts), place your cursor on the east side of the tallest pillar (Ht. 58), that spot hides a >GOLD LUMP<. On the opposite side of that long ramp that leads up to Tia, there is a >VITAL NUT< hiding in the very southern corner of that ramp, it�s tucked into the bottom at HT. 23. On the FAR northeast side of the map, on the opposite side of that broken wall, head as far up and as far right as you can, that square hides a >BLUE RIBBON< (Ht. 37). *For those who are curious, the top of that wall, which is only accessible with the Hermes Wing skill, has nothing on it. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Aww, Tia�s so cute, I don�t understand why people don�t like her, haha "Spero McGee" Ok, onto the next battle. *===========================================================================* | TURRIS - THE GATE OF ETERNITY ROUND 2 | | C0824 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 24 Golem: Beta CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat the Golem SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Keep Tia Alive or you can NEVER recruit her! HIDDEN ITEMS: Coin ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: Ok small map here, we start on the east side of the map, with Tia and the Golem below us in the west. BATTLE: First things first, use Prier or Adara to heal Tia, then on Tia�s turn send her north up the slanting....whatever that is. Keep her away from the Golem since he out-levels her by 2 and thus can easily kill her. Then I suggest putting Gallant on one of the steps leading up to your party, preferably the lowest step. Keep the rest of your party on the sides of the raised area (ie no one directly behind Gallant. Use Adara�s Bullet Rays and Linea�s Storm to inflict damage. Note that the golem will attack Gallant, but he may still step to the side and use his special on you party above. If he does, heal immediately afterwards. You can pull Spero down to the bottom if you want, but whatever you do, make sure you have enough SP to move at least 1 space away from the Golem. You have to be careful with physical attacks, since the golem has a counter 30% skill equipped. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: In the southwest corner of this map there is >COIN<. * For those of you who were curious, the areas on either side of the stairs, which are only accessible with the Hermes Wing skill, don�t have any items. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHAPTER 4: DOORWAY TO ANOTHER REALM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ Start of another chapter, so first things first, quests. I only had 1, which makes sense since we are currently cut off from the rest of the world. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q65) Phantom Thief *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q65) QUEST NAME: Phantom Thief REQUIREMENTS: Appeared at start of ch 4, never appeared in first playthrough, may require overkilling Jade AND all his men at Hydor (ie Jade�s EARLY recruitment requirements). DESCRIPTION 1: An informant says a phantom thief�s been attacking nearby. DESCRIPTION 2: Thief that can�t even be seen, possibly a ninja. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 300 REWARD/PRIZE: NA ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Alright, short and sweet, when you�re ready head to Aphan. Oh and don�t forget to equip that Blue Ribbon we found ?. *===========================================================================* | APHAN | | C0825 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 23 Spirit x7, Level 23 Elementalist x5 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Balm x2, Vital Nut, Holy Water ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the south portion of the map BATTLE: Since you begin at the bottom and pretty much all the enemies are above you, there really is no preference to which side you head towards. I headed west, then north up the wide staircase. Every enemy on the screen will attack you with ranged magic, so it�s going to be pretty frustrating. They are not very strong physically, so your best bet is to dash right up to the as fast as possible, limiting the number of turns they get to cast spells. I would take out the Spirits first, since they have the stronger magic. The elementalists on the other hand have the stronger physical attacks. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start, notice the tall narrow staircase to your east. There is a path south of the stairs and at the end of that path hides a >VITAL NUT<. From where you start, notice 2 things: 1 the wall that you can climb via the platforms it provides to your left, and 2, the wall with just 1 platform to your right, that you can�t reach until you get to the top of that area, THAT platform (single one) has a >BALM< on it. At the far northeast portion of the map, there are a secret set of stairs, that lead down to a small platform which is hiding a >HOLY WATER<. Next to those stairs is a structure with an enemy on top of it. One of the squares on it is hiding a >BALM<. * For those who are curious the highest accessible spot on the map is Ht.65, and can only be reached with Hermes Wing. There are no items on this spot. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *Level 40 of the Catacombs is now open* Ok for the next area, I recommend you have Gallant at least at level 26, with some good equipment, that is, if you don�t want him to be killed. Give him the Blue Ribbon and a Silver Anklet at the very least. When you are ready, let�s head for Gallants Village. *===========================================================================* | BOREAS | | C0826 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 24 Axe Knight x2, Level 24 Hunter x3, Level 24 Swordmaster x3, Level 24 Grappler x2, Level 24 Priest x2 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the extreme south, and Gallant is in the extreme west. BATTLE: Alright, very big area. If you want to save Gallant this is how I did it. I first went after the sword mast below me, then for the one above because he had HP Absorb, then went straight for that stupid archer. So long as you�re higher leveled, evade a few attacks, and don�t take any criticals, you should be fine. Afterwards, send Gallant east to climb up the stone bricks. Sending him the other way would wake up that entire side of the map and Gallant wouldn�t stand a chance. With the rest of your party, have them kill the 3 enemies in front of them, and then wait for Gallant in front of that house, surprisingly, the enemies in front won�t come after you. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: At the top, as you head towards the enemies on the grass section, you should see the concrete section to your left. Part of the concrete sticks out a little farther than the other, resulting in a corner on the grass level that you can search, hiding in that corner (HT. 38) is a >VITAL NUT<. On the bottom level where Gallant starts, head down to the bottom of the stairs and look to your east, you�ll see what looks like a small house. 2 squares east of the door hides a >DAMASCUS AXE<. From where Gallant starts, head up the steps, 1 square south of the northwest corner hides a >BALM<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *New Merchandise is Available at the Shop* I always get excited when new shop items show up! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< *********** * Weapons * *********** Short Sword ............................................................. 750 Broad Sword ............................................................ 1500 Long Sword ............................................................. 2260 Mithril Sword .......................................................... 3770 Scimitar *NEW* ......................................................... 5270 Bokutoh ................................................................. 720 Mumei .................................................................. 1450 Rakuyo ................................................................. 2180 Akujiki ................................................................ 3640 Narumi *NEW* ........................................................... 5090 Dagger .................................................................. 680 Ceramic Knife .......................................................... 1020 Assasin Knife .......................................................... 1360 Gladius ................................................................ 2040 Butterfly Knife *NEW* .................................................. 2710 Short Bow .............................................................. 1430 Long Bow ............................................................... 2210 Composite Bow .......................................................... 2990 Cursed Bow ............................................................. 4550 Elven Bow *NEW* ........................................................ 6110 Stone Axe .............................................................. 1220 Hand Axe ............................................................... 2100 Heavy Axe .............................................................. 2990 Battle Axe ............................................................. 4750 Damascus Axe *NEW* ..................................................... 6520 Spear .................................................................. 1090 Javelin ................................................................ 1890 Halberd ................................................................ 2700 Steel Spear ............................................................ 4310 Naginata *NEW* ......................................................... 5920 Leather Glove ........................................................... 720 Rivet Knuckle .......................................................... 1090 Iron Fang .............................................................. 1500 Iron Knuckle ........................................................... 2340 Air Gloves *NEW* ....................................................... 3170 Oak Staff ............................................................... 670 Stone Rod .............................................................. 1110 Iron Rod ............................................................... 1560 Dragon Staff ........................................................... 2440 Silver Staff ........................................................... 3320 Lead .................................................................... 630 Copper ................................................................. 1100 Bronze ................................................................. 1570 Palladium .............................................................. 2500 Platinum *NEW* ......................................................... 3700 ************ * Headgear * ************ Cap ..................................................................... 460 Cloth Helmet ............................................................ 960 Hachigane .............................................................. 1480 Pointed Hat ............................................................. 590 Feather Hat ............................................................ 1110 Priest Hat ............................................................. 1690 ********* * Armor * ********* Cloth ................................................................... 590 Leather Mail ............................................................ 850 Ring Mail .............................................................. 1170 Chain Mail ............................................................. 1950 Light Armor *NEW* ...................................................... 2910 Toga .................................................................... 540 Clergy Robe ............................................................. 800 Mithril Coat ........................................................... 1090 Darkness Robe .......................................................... 1740 Lucky Coat *NEW* ....................................................... 2490 *************** * Accessories * *************** Charm ................................................................... 650 Amulet ................................................................. 1040 Talisman ............................................................... 1040 Sun Band ............................................................... 1950 Blue Beret ............................................................. 1950 Mermaid Pearls ......................................................... 2620 Power Mittens ........................................................... 750 Aged Gauntlets ......................................................... 1220 Oak Shoes ............................................................... 670 Fur Boots ............................................................... 940 Survival Boots ......................................................... 1220 ********* * Items * ********* Antidote ................................................................ 520 Eyedrop ................................................................. 520 Vigor Seed .............................................................. 550 Herb .................................................................... 680 Badge of Courage ........................................................ 780 Whistle ................................................................. 780 Vigor Nut .............................................................. 1830 Potion *NEW* ........................................................... 1830 Lotion ................................................................. 1950 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CLOSED SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Awesome, I found the new equipment extremely useful, there are a ton of things you can fuse now that you have those Rank 7 weapons and armor. However, I was short on money, so I equipped the 6 rich wallets that I made earlier and went to complete floor 27 of the catacombs. Using a 6 person team attack 2 times to kill 2 enemies, plus finishing off the rest of the enemies all while equipped with rich wallets on all my characters, I got a heafty 103,600, ooohhhh yaaaa!! Now it�s shop time! I upgraded everyones weapons and made the following fusions; Turban + Platinum = Fubuki (Spero) - I only had 1 turban so I only made 1 Scimitar + Scimitar = Trident (Grey) In case you�re wondering I hardly ever wear armor, since it�s so heavy and always increases move. Later in the game when our STR is higher it gets easier to wear armor. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q66) Traveling Merchant 4 *NEW* Q67) Famed Swordcrafters *NEW* (appeared after 1 floor of the catacombs) ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q66) QUEST NAME: Traveling Merchant 4 REQUIREMENTS: 50,000 DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve heard a lot about a traveling merchant with rare merchandise, lately. I don�t know where he is; why don�t you look for him? Oh, and he doesn�t talk about what he�s selling. DESCRIPTION 2: Not worth the money, can make the items with fusion for a lot cheaper LIMIT: 15 Days REGISTRATION COST: 4000 REWARD/PRIZE: Bolt Shoelace Q67) QUEST NAME: Famed Swordcrafters REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: You wanna hear about famous katana and demon katana? DESCRIPTION 2: Information about swords and how the wielder affected them. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ That�s it for now, let�s head for the Valley of Wind shall we. *===========================================================================* | VALLEY OF WIND | | C0827 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 25 Spirit x6, Level 25 Elementor x5 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Balm, Philosopher Robe, Philosophy Staff ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start at the south portion of the map. BATTLE: You won�t be attacked until you pass through the canyon entrance. Send Linea to the east at the start, you�ll see a place where you can climb up, that way she can take out the enemies at the top earlier and with stronger firepower then she would from the bottom. They can use team attacks so be careful. The trouble with this map is reaching the enemies, if you don�t have Jump+1 by now through equipment or skill set up, then you�re a sitting duck. Keep Prier and Spero together and send them west, and send Adara and Grey east towards Linea, let Gallant clean up the enemies on the ground. The 4 enemies at the north end of the map, won�t bother you, until you pass the second narrow passage. So once you�ve killed the other enemies, get together and move north to engage the last 4. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Once you enter the canyon, look to your west, you�ll see a narrow ledge with green grass (Ht.27). On the edge closest to where you entered, you�ll find a >PHILOSOPHER ROBE<. When you enter through the canyon, continue going north, on your current level, pass through the little gap between ledges, then go west, there is a spot between 2 ledges and a high wall which contains a >BALM<. Now, instead of going west at that last spot, continue a little further and head east, you should see a small gap, it�s hiding a >PHILOSOPHY STAFF<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Depending on your stats, you could probably rank up to the 3rd rank. If you decide to rank up, you may need to fuse some rank up items. Teach you�re characters their 3rd Action Skill for the next boss battle. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q68) Fence Building *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q68) QUEST NAME: Fence Building REQUIREMENTS: STR is what�s required for this quest. DESCRIPTION 1: I want a fence built around the village for protection. The weak need not apply. DESCRIPTION 2: I failed at level 27 with 97 STR. I used 50AP to increase my strength to 98, and I succeeded. I succeeded on my second playthrough at level 28 with 98 STR again. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 1200 REWARD/PRIZE: 3000 ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ For the next battle, I recommend being at least level 29. The boss has a massive AOE spell that can do tremendous damage if you are low leveled. He�s got a lot of HP and very good EVA, so equip the ACC UP zone skill and try to hit him from behind. When you�re ready head for Ventus Shrine *===========================================================================* | VENTUS SHRINE | | C0828 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 27 Great Spirit: Wind CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Ventus! HIDDEN ITEMS: None POST BATTLE ITEMS: *Hero�s Emblem, *Golden Apple, *Five Rings, *Glass Eye ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: Not needed since I haven�t been able to find any items on the "Shrine" maps. BATTLE: I recommend keeping your party close together, since his AOE spell is so big that he�s going to hit you anyways, so might as well be close together so you can heal everyone right? My Spero was level 28 and took 125 damage from the attack. My Linea was level 31 and took 99 damage from it. Also my Linea had only a 57% chance of connecting from the front of the boss, but 100% from all other sides. On your first turn, send everyone a couple steps DOWN, that way the boss will have to move from that upper position. Once he does, start climbing to the top, then unleash some of your best skills. Make sure to check the HIT % before you do, since it�s hard to tell which is the front and which is the back of this boss, so before you use your skill, make sure your attacking from his back. Finish him off with a team attack. I don�t think team attacks can be guarded against. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Haven�t found any. It would be very difficult to describe too, considering the map layout. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ok there�s a quick quest to do. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q69) Letter from ??? 12 *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q69) QUEST NAME: Letter From ??? 12 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve got a letter for you, but I can�t say who it�s from. You can have it for a small fee, of course... DESCRIPTION 2: Tia crying out for help, poor girl, she�s so cute nya. After reading this letter, complete the next story map (Porta) and then head to Aphan, Tia should join you then (provided you met the requirements), if not try completing a floor in the catacombs and checking again. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 200 REWARD/PRIZE: NA ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ And that�s the last of the letters. When you�re ready, let�s head home. *===========================================================================* | PORTA | | C0829 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 26 Armored Knight x5, Level 26 Master Alchemist x2, Level 26 Golem x2, Level 26 Priest x1 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Silver Anklet, Coin, Oak Shoes, Smelling Salt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: Let the bridge be a north/south indicator, and we�ll let Spero�s starting location be the north side this time. BATTLE: 2 armored knights to the south and the enemies to your west will approach you to start. Take out the master alchemist to start, as his status effects can be trouble. After those enemies are killed, the rest of the enemies will start towards you. Use Linea and Adara�s magic to get rid of the Golems asap, and send the guys in to finish them off if need be, otherwise have them go straight for the master alchemists. Once the golems are out of the way, it�s pretty easy from there on. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start head east behind the castle structure, and check in between the 2 pieces of stone sticking out of the wall, you will find a >SILVER ANKLET<. From where you start, head west past the 3 pillars and onto a platform with 3 windows, the end of that platform hides a >COIN<. From the start, face the bridge (south), it consists of 2 rows, on the west row, 2 squares south of the river you�ll find >OAK SHOES< (I�m assuming the programmers forgot to change this item, cause at this point in the game it�s a pretty terrible hidden item). From where you start head down the stairs to your east. Further east you�ll see 3 pillars, the easternmost pillar hides a >SMELLING SALT<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ***After the battle, make a quick stop at Aphan. If you met all the requirements for recruiting Tia and read all 12 letters, she should be there. If you�re not getting a scene, the try either: 1) completing the next set of quests and checking again 2) completing a floor in the catacombs and checking again. 3) complete the story portion at Silva then check Silva again, she may be there Tia is one of my favourite characters, she�s actually really strong, and in my last playthrough, she had a movement of 5 near the end of the game!! Plus I think her battle cries are cute. We have 2 quests to do. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q70) Beautiful Statues *NEW* Q71) Sleeping Beauty *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q70) QUEST NAME: Beautiful Statues REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Dark. Fear. Poison. There�s an even more dreadful ailment than these. See the informant for details. DESCRIPTION 2: Anti-stone can be made from a weapon and some love item. Love Drop + Glaive LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 100 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q71) QUEST NAME: Sleeping Beauty REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Dark. Fear. Poison. There�s an even more dreadful ailment than these. See the informant for details. DESCRIPTION 2: Anti-Sleep can be made with an armor and a skill scroll. Item Catalog + Life Jacket LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 100 REWARD/PRIZE: NA ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ !!!LEVEL UP TIME!!! Yeah the levels caught up with me, so let�s head for the Catacombs. I recommend being level 28-29 for the next battle, it�ll make things easier. I myself leveled up to 30, and I�ll be getting up to 36 pretty soon because I have this feeling a new Mock Battle is just around the corner. Once you�re leveled and ready, let�s head to Evarate. *===========================================================================* | EVARATE | | C0830 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 27 Golem x4, Level 27 Squire x2, Level 27 Swordmaster x2, Level 27 Soldier x2 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: *POST BATTLE GIFTS: Silver Staff, Turban, Bright Mushroom ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the southwest corner of the map, with Oma just slightly northeast of us. BATTLE: *I recommend trying to save Oma, I�m not sure if the outcome is the same, but I saved him and I got items after the battle, pretty nice ones too. At the start, move Oma as far west as you can, he�s level 27 and can take a hit, but that doesn�t mean you want him to. The enemies will get a turn before him, and the squire used a special on Oma, hitting him for 300+ damage. Once Oma�s out of the way, go straight for those squires, magic works really well on spearmen and armored knights to abuse it here. The enemies at the bottom won�t budge until you come down the steps. Try and creep up to the enemies below, there are 4 golems and if you�re careful, the 2 in the back won�t notice you until you�ve killed the front 2. Use spells as usual and finish them with physicals or team attacks. Also get rid of that annoying swordmaster as he�s got Fear + 20% on his physicals. Once they�ve been taken care of, finish off the last 2 golems. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: In the far northeast corner of the map, on the lower level, you�ll see a small house. 1 square south of the window you�ll find a >LIGHT ARMOR<. On the lower level you�ll see 3 pillars, the corner of wall under those pillars hides a >BALM<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *Level 45 of the Catacombs is now open* You�ll be fighting 2 battles in a row next so make sure you�re prepared, I leveled up to 31 and got Tia up to 30 *===========================================================================* | ALTIPLANO | | C0831 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 28 General x1, Level 28 Armored Knight x4, Level 28 Master Alchemist x1, Level 28 Sage x1, Level 28 Sniper x2 **NOTE: the 2 walkthroughs written before mine all differ regarding the enemy ranks in this battle, I�m not sure if it�s based on your current level. CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Balm x2, Counter Guard, Yggdrasil Seed ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the northwest portion of the map BATTLE: Either way you go at the beginning will have you fight some uphill battles. I went up to start cause I figured I may as well get it over with early. Head on up and quickly rush the sage, then have Linea pick off the archer. Surround the general with Spero and Grey, and don�t let him get to Prier. Once you�ve cleared the way up the slope, then the hard part of the fight is over. Notice those 2 generals south of the large hill your on, well you can just sit there with Linea and snipe away at them and the archer. The archer can do the same to you, but with less power and no healer to help him. Once you�ve cleared the 3 enemies below, head east and south down the sloping path, finally down the steps to the west all the way to the bottom. If you cleared out the enemies above, the one below should come towards you, so don�t go ALL THE WAY down, let them come to you to have a height advantage. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start, move onto the small wooden steps, a >COUNTER GUARD< is hiding there. In the southwest corner of the map, you�ll see 3 trees, place your cursor on the middle tree, then move 1 square east, that square (HT. 22) is hiding an >YGGDRASIL SEED<. In the southwest corner of the map (HT. 20) there�s a >BALM<. In the northeast corner of the map there are 3 trees, the eastern most tree has a >BALM< on its south side. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *===========================================================================* | ALTIPLANO - ROUND 2 | | C0832 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 29 Wight (Spirit) x6, Level 29 Grand Master x4 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Silver Staff, Aged Gauntlets ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the southwest corner of the map. BATTLE: Ok this battle is a bit annoying, I suggest you head east to start. Also I suggest you don�t use Adara in this battle, unless she�s your primary healer. Reason being is that the enemies are not weak to magic, and she�s not that strong physically, for that reason I chose Tia for this battle. The female grand masters (pink) have that lightning spell, the males (grey) don�t, but the real threat here are the spirits. At a higher rank and with an area attack, they should be your primary concern. Every enemy except for the top 4 will come at you right away. Just an FYI, I�m at level 31 and 2 person team attacks from them were doing 200-300 damage, so don�t let them gang up on you. Before you head for the top I suggest leaving a MALE grand master alive, this should prevent the enemies above from coming at you early, and give you a chance to get up there and on even ground. Once you are up there, dispatch one of the Wight enemies asap, cause if they gang up they can do a lot of damage with their spells. Use any and all remaining team attacks to finish off the enemies. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: On the wooden deck where you started the last battle you can find a >SILVER STAFF< in the southeast corner of it. Head to the northwest corner of the map, north of the tree you can find a pair of >AGED GAUNTLETS<. *I only found those 2 items in both my playthroughs, however, I read from the forums that there was a beast ring on this map. I checked every single square on the map, as I do for all the maps, but never found it?? Here�s the thread, I�m not sure how reliable the poster is, considering he/she seems to be going off memory cause the beast ring isn�t even an item in this game and they couldn�t remember one of the other items. Not to mention they indicate finding a rank 7 boot in porta, of which, there is no such thing, it�s a rank 1 oak shoe. *I did receive a beast fang, but that was a post battle item not a hidden item. (http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/921280-stella-deus-the-gate-of-eternity /42506891) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Available Quests at this Time Q72) Lottery (7th) *NEW* Q73) A Skilled Archer *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q72) QUEST NAME: Lottery (7th) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s level between 31-35. DESCRIPTION 1: We�re having a prize drawing! There�s tons of prizes! DESCRIPTION 2: Special (Gold), Grand (White), 2nd (Blue) and 3rd (Green), reload until you get the best one. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 1400 REWARD/PRIZE: Special = Sword Bag; Grand = Kintoki Axe; 2nd = Sun Band; 3rd = Vital Nut Q73) QUEST NAME: A Skilled Archer REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: An informant has vital information on Imperial General Croire. DESCRIPTION 2: Recommends getting an arrow dodging skill when facing Croire. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 100 REWARD/PRIZE: NA ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ !!!LEVEL UP TIME!!! Ok so for the next boss battle, we�re going to want to be at least level 31 but 32 would be better. Also teach all 6 of your party members the anti-stone skill, you�ll thank me later. So fuse 4 of the following (Adara and Spero already have the skill available for purchase, just spend the SP) Silver Staff + Hero�s Emblem = Softer Side (ALL) -> (Hero�s Emblem = Dragon�s Staff + Mermaid Pearls) Once you�re ready head for Humus Shrine. *===========================================================================* | HUMUS SHRINE | | C0833 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 31 Great Spirit: Earth CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Humus HIDDEN ITEMS: None POST BATTLE ITEMS: *Solid Soul, *Eden Seed ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: Not needed since I haven�t been able to find any items on the "Shrine" maps. BATTLE: I recommend keeping your party close together, since his AOE spell is so big that he�s going to hit you anyways, so might as well be close together so you can heal everyone right? My Spero was level 32 and took 110 damage from the attack. My Linea was level 34 and took 77 damage from it. Also my Linea had only an 80% chance of connecting from the front of the boss, but 100% from all other sides. Same as last time, on your first turn, send everyone a couple steps DOWN, that way the boss will have to move from that upper position. Once he does, start climbing to the top, then unleash some of your best skills. Make sure to check the HIT % before you do, since it�s hard to tell which is the front and which is the back of this boss, so before you use your skill, make sure your attacking from his back. Finish him off with a team attack. I don�t think team attacks can be guarded against. *NOTE: this guy can counter from 2 spaces away. My Linea was standing behind Spero, and Linea attacked, and Humus countered, hitting both Spero and Linea. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Haven�t found any. It would be very difficult to describe too, considering the map layout. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q74) Legendary Weapon? 1 *NEW* Q75) Skill Writer 3 *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q74) QUEST NAME: Legendary Weapon? 1 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: The Imperial Legion�s been searching for a legendary weapon in Altiplano. They need to be stopped. DESCRIPTION 2: For some reason you�re only allowed 5 characters for this battle. Level 30 Royal Guard x2 (Sleep Zone Skill), Level 30 Armored Knight x4. No items on map. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 1000 REWARD/PRIZE: 5000 + Trident Q75) QUEST NAME: Skill Writer 3 REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: I�d like an assistant for skill scroll creation. You�ll get a copy if all goes well. DESCRIPTION 2: Good to do this quest before fighting Croire, the Arrow Dodge ability will help. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 2000 REWARD/PRIZE: Scroll of Archery ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Once you�re done head to the Resistance Camp for some scenes. *New Merchandise is Available at the Shop* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< *********** * Weapons * *********** Short Sword ............................................................. 750 Broad Sword ............................................................ 1500 Long Sword ............................................................. 2260 Mithril Sword .......................................................... 3770 Scimitar ............................................................... 5270 Bokutoh ................................................................. 720 Mumei .................................................................. 1450 Rakuyo ................................................................. 2180 Akujiki ................................................................ 3640 Narumi ................................................................. 5090 Dagger .................................................................. 680 Ceramic Knife .......................................................... 1020 Assasin Knife .......................................................... 1360 Gladius ................................................................ 2040 Butterfly Knife ........................................................ 2710 Short Bow .............................................................. 1430 Long Bow ............................................................... 2210 Composite Bow .......................................................... 2990 Cursed Bow ............................................................. 4550 Elven Bow .............................................................. 6110 Stone Axe .............................................................. 1220 Hand Axe ............................................................... 2100 Heavy Axe .............................................................. 2990 Battle Axe ............................................................. 4750 Damascus Axe ........................................................... 6520 Spear .................................................................. 1090 Javelin ................................................................ 1890 Halberd ................................................................ 2700 Steel Spear ............................................................ 4310 Naginata ............................................................... 5920 Leather Glove ........................................................... 720 Rivet Knuckle .......................................................... 1090 Iron Fang .............................................................. 1500 Iron Knuckle ........................................................... 2340 Air Gloves ............................................................. 3170 Oak Staff ............................................................... 670 Stone Rod .............................................................. 1110 Iron Rod ............................................................... 1560 Dragon Staff ........................................................... 2440 Silver Staff ........................................................... 3320 Lead .................................................................... 630 Copper ................................................................. 1100 Bronze ................................................................. 1570 Palladium .............................................................. 2500 Platinum ............................................................... 3700 ************ * Headgear * ************ Cap ..................................................................... 460 Cloth Helmet ............................................................ 960 Hachigane .............................................................. 1480 Viking Helmet *NEW* .................................................... 2020 Pointed Hat ............................................................. 590 Feather Hat ............................................................ 1110 Priest Hat ............................................................. 1690 Turban *NEW* ........................................................... 2310 ********* * Armor * ********* Cloth ................................................................... 590 Leather Mail ............................................................ 850 Ring Mail .............................................................. 1170 Chain Mail ............................................................. 1950 Light Armor ............................................................ 2910 Toga .................................................................... 540 Clergy Robe ............................................................. 800 Mithril Coat ........................................................... 1090 Darkness Robe .......................................................... 1740 Lucky Coat ............................................................. 2490 *************** * Accessories * *************** Charm ................................................................... 650 Amulet ................................................................. 1040 Talisman ............................................................... 1040 Sun Band ............................................................... 1950 Blue Beret ............................................................. 1950 Mermaid Pearls ......................................................... 2620 Feline Teardrop *NEW* .................................................. 3140 Power Mittens ........................................................... 750 Aged Gauntlets ......................................................... 1220 Oak Shoes ............................................................... 670 Fur Boots ............................................................... 940 Survival Boots ......................................................... 1220 ********* * Items * ********* Antidote ................................................................ 520 Eyedrop ................................................................. 520 Vigor Seed .............................................................. 550 Herb .................................................................... 680 Badge of Courage ........................................................ 780 Whistle ................................................................. 780 Vigor Nut .............................................................. 1830 Potion ................................................................. 1830 Lotion ................................................................. 1950 Vital Nut *NEW* ........................................................ 2680 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CLOSED SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< For the next battle I recommend being at least level 33, that way you can overkill the boss. Also to give yourself a bit more strength, fuse some level 8 weapons if you haven�t done so already. Air Glove + Magic Evasion II = Sacred Bow (Linea) -> (Magic Evasion II = Light Armor + Palladium) Smelling Salt + Air Gloves = Kintoki Axe (Gallant) -> (Smelling Salt = Butterfly Knife + Narumi) Counters II + Air Gloves = Finishing Blow (Tia) -> (Counters II = Aged Gauntlets + Scimitar) Lucky Coat + Turban = Sonic Staff (Prier) Influencing People + Air Gloves = Amber (Adara) -> (Influencing People = Narumi + Hawkeye) -> (Hawkeye = Palladium + Amulet) Trident (Grey) was obtained from the quest above. !!!LEVEL UP TIME!!! Head for the Catacombs. I leveled up to 34. Once you are done leveling, head for Gula. *===========================================================================* | GULA | | C0834 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss � CROIRE (Level 31 Sniper), Level 30 Overlord�s Guard x6, Level 30 Blackbelt x2, Level 30 Sage x2, Level 30 High Priest x2 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Croire SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Overkill Croire! HIDDEN ITEMS: Blessed Fruit x2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the southeast corner of the map, with the boss in the northeast. BATTLE: Head towards the bridge, and take out the sage quickly with Linea, he has a powerful large area spell. Send Gallant to take out the nearest Overlord�s guard; these guards are significantly more powerful then the blackbelts, so be careful. Once you�ve taken care of the first group of enemies, the second group will come towards you. Try not to get caught on the stairs leading up to the second hut. The bridge is narrow, so have your strongest characters lead from the front. I put Gallant and Grey next to each other at the front to take out the enemies, with Linea in the back for support. Once your done with the enemies around the second hut, the enemies at the bottom will start towards you. For this group, try to get onto the stairs leading down to the ground, to give yourself an edge, have Linea snipe at the High Priest to prevent the healing. Now onto the boss. NOTE: If you�ve taught Prier the "Bless" skill, she can power up your party right before you team attack the boss. I recommend using a decoy member here. Send Gallant down the stairs, and Croire will use his special attack from range. His special can hit multiple members so if you lure him into using it on 1 member you can simply heal with Prier right after and not worry about multiple injuries. After he uses it 3 times he�ll run out of MP, and now all you have to be careful about is his HP Absorb Zone Skill which drained 220 HP from my Level 34 Spero. Best thing to do is lure him to ground level, then quickly surround him with 4 characters. This way, his Zone Skill won�t affect them, and he also can�t attack them because he�s an archer. Then bring down his HP to about 1500, and use a team attack lead by Spero, preferably from behind, to finish him off. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start, notice the hut directly north of you. Head around to the other side of it as far as you can go, the square at the end touching the hut, hides a >BLESSED FRUIT<. North of the stairs leading up to Croire, you�ll see a small path, the easternmost square is hiding a >BLESSED FRUIT<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Spero really is becoming a "knight in shining armor" isn�t he? Linea�s so lucky. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q76) River Cleaning *NEW* Q77) Mock Battle (4th) *NEW* Q78) Gold Transport *NEW* Q79) Aspiring Fusionist 3 *NEW* Q80) Voices of the Earth *NEW* Q81) Challenge from Jade *NEW* (Appeared after completing Q78) Q82) Lottery (8th) *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q76) QUEST NAME: River Cleaning REQUIREMENTS: TEC is what�s important in this quest DESCRIPTION 1: We�re doing our part to clean the river! Anyone who knows where things go can help! DESCRIPTION 2: I succeeded at level 33 with 134 TEC. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 1400 REWARD/PRIZE: 3500 Q77) QUEST NAME: Mock Battle (4th) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s Level between 31-40. DESCRIPTION 1: We need warriors to play the Imperial Legion in a mock battle. Please come prepared. DESCRIPTION 2: Fourth mock battle is against Level 36 enemies. 2 Blackbelts, 2 Gladiators, 2 Brandish, 2 Sages, 1 High Priest. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 4000 (prize will indicate if the level of the enemies has increased or not) Q78) QUEST NAME: Gold Transport REQUIREMENTS: Complete "Phantom Thief" quest. Appeared after Gula, never appeared in first playthrough, may require overkilling Jade AND all his men at Hydor (ie Jade�s EARLY recruitment requirements). DESCRIPTION 1: I need to transport gold through Quatra for the next 30 days, where the phantom thief has been reported. I need some protection. DESCRIPTION 2: You�ll run into Jade and he�ll run off. LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 10000 REWARD/PRIZE: 100000 Q79) QUEST NAME: Aspiring Fusionist 3 REQUIREMENTS: Fubuki, Sacred Bow, Amber DESCRIPTION 1: I�m looking for fusion materials. Can you bring 1 Fubuki, 1 Sacred Bow, and 1 Amber to the Resistance Base? DESCRIPTION 2: Bring the following to the Resistance Base: Turban + Platinum = Fubuki Magic Evasion II + Air Gloves = Sacred Bow -> (Magic Evasion II = Light Armor + Palladium) Air Gloves + Influencing People = Amber -> (Influencing People = Narumi + Hawkeye) -> (Hawkeye = Palladium + Amulet) LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 2000 REWARD/PRIZE: 15000 + Ice Garb Q80) QUEST NAME: Voices of the Earth REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: A strange moaning is coming from the ground in Quarta. Can someone look into it? DESCRIPTION 2: I went there and they said the voices were gone? That�s it. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q81) QUEST NAME: Challenge from Jade REQUIREMENTS: Follow his recruitment REQUIREMENTS; complete "Exploration" (LATE), or "Gold Transport" (EARLY) quests (Jade must appear in these quest). DESCRIPTION 1: I have a letter for you from some Jade guy. You can have it for a small fee. DESCRIPTION 2: Go meet him at Hydor; kill him normally, the battle won�t end when his HP is low, so you don�t have to worry about overkilling here. Chapter 4 Enemy Levels: Jade Level 32, 2 Level 31 Snipers (bow), 2 Level 31 Blackbelt, 4 Level 31 Vanguards (spear), 2 Level 31 Sages, 2 Level 31 Shadows (dagger). Chapter 5 Enemy Levels: Jade Level 42, 2 Level 41 Snipers (bow), 2 Level 41 Blackbelt, 4 Level 41 Vanguards (spear), 2 Level 41 Sages, 2 Level 41 Shadows (dagger). After the battle choose "You�re Hired" to recruit Jade. LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 300 REWARD/PRIZE: Acquired secret character Jade - shadow. Q82) QUEST NAME: Lottery (8th) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s level between 36-40. DESCRIPTION 1: We�re having a prize drawing! There�s tons of prizes! DESCRIPTION 2: Special (Gold), Grand (White), 2nd (Blue) and 3rd (Green), reload until you get the best one. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 1600 REWARD/PRIZE: Special = Yggdrasil Seed; Grand = Gnome Leggings; 2nd = Kung Fu Shoes; 3rd = Vital Nut ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Alright so after those quests you should have acquired a secret character, Jade. Jade is a pretty awesome character, he�s very fast and has a very high critical rate. What do I mean by fast, well speed is measured by how quickly you regenerate AP and thus how early you get to act in the turn order. For example when a characters turn comes up, move 2 squares with the cursor and you�ll see his picture move practically to the end of the turn order line. However, with Jade, you move those 2 spaces and he only has to wait until the very next person goes before he gets another turn. Abusing this is a great strategy, and one that works significantly better with Jade. Ok let�s head to Scylla�s Breath shall we. *===========================================================================* | SCYLLA�S BREATH | | C0835 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 31 Wight (Spirit) x7, Level 31 Grand Master x5 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Blessed Fruit, Lotion ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the southeast corner of the map. BATTLE: Check the spells of the Wight�s, some of them have upgrades ("Explode"), this is an area attack, so your best bet would be to eliminate them first. As always, don�t stress over the grand masters. Once you kill the first 3 enemies, head north, the enemies to the northeast will start coming towards you once you pass the large tree with no top. Again focus on the Wight�s. Once they�re gone, the enemies on the dock will come straight for you. Careful, this grand master also has the Explode spell. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Look to the northern large tree with no top, it is surrounded by light green bushes. The southernmost light green bush is hiding a >BLESSED FRUIT< to its west (Ht. 22). On the dock you�ll notice a small post stick out, the square it�s on is hiding a >LOTION<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ No new quests ? Next boss has a sleep zone effect, not as worrisome as stone. The 4 squares surrounding the boss isn�t affected by the zone, so feel free to protect against it or not. Off to the Aqua Shrine *===========================================================================* | AQUA SHRINE | | C0836 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 33 Great Spirit: Water CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Aqua! HIDDEN ITEMS: None POST BATTLE ITEMS: *Knight Crest ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: Not needed since I haven�t been able to find any items on the "Shrine" maps. BATTLE: Same strategy applies here. I recommend keeping your party close together, since his AOE spell is so big that he�s going to hit you anyways, so might as well be close together so you can heal everyone right? My Spero was level 36 and took 115 damage from the attack. My Linea was level 37 and took 79 damage from it. On your first turn, send everyone a couple steps DOWN, that way the boss will have to move from that upper position. Once he does, start climbing to the top, then unleash some of your best skills. Make sure to check the HIT % before you do, since it�s hard to tell which is the front and which is the back of this boss, so before you use your skill, make sure your attacking from his back. Finish him off with a team attack. I don�t think team attacks can be guarded against. These shrine battles are very similar aren�t they? HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Haven�t found any. It would be very difficult to describe too, considering the map layout. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Aspiring Fusionist 4 quest is available right now. Don�t accept this quest yet, as it will be A LOT easier after we get rank 9 weapons to show up in the shops. Head for Silva *===========================================================================* | SILVA | | C0837 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 32 Shadow x2, Level 32 Berserker x2, Level 32 Sniper x2, Level 32 General x2, Level 32 Sage x2 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Balm, Blessed Fruit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the southwest corner of the map. BATTLE: This battle is actually pretty easy. From the start head east up the stairs and kill the 2 enemies. The enemies by the water won�t be able to get to you, since the AI is kind of dumb at times, however they can still team attack you from down there. The enemies to the north (higher up) won�t even budge until you kill the enemies in the water, so if you�ve been damaged, heal up, and feel free to cast BLESS with Prier to prepare yourself for the other enemies (Bless lasts for the entire battle, the 20% increase is VERY nice). Once you�re ready I suggest heading up the western stairs and once the archers notice you, have Linea change targets and aim for them. Also be careful of the Berserker, he has a Fear Zone Skill. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start head east up the stairs, you�ll see a torch and a barrel on this level. The square north of the barrel is hiding a >BLESSED FRUIT<. From where you start head east down into the water, that water consists of 3 rows, keep to the southernmost row. As you cross the river, the last square before you reach land is hiding a >BALM<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Head for the Grave of Spirits when you are ready. Personally I found the dialogue before the fight funny. Notice how Linea says that she understands what the spirits have to do and that she is prepared to fight, then the spirit pauses for a second, and then says "his line" like its already been scripted *===========================================================================* | GRAVE OF SPIRITS | | C0838 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 33 Wight x8, Level 33 Grand Master x3 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Elixir, Salamander Tail, Wyrm Fang, Gnome Leggings, Smelling Salt. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the southeast corner of the map. BATTLE: Right from the start you�ll be facing off against 7 of the 11 enemies. Again, take out the spirits first and be sure to stay healed up. I brought Prier and Adara into this fight for healing, and Linea had and HP Recover zone skill. I also used Jade and Tia because they have good movement and low attack cost. This gave me a better chance of moving up to the enemy AND attacking them then say if I was using grey or gallant. If you�re able to handle those 7 enemies, then the next 4 will be easy. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Alright it�s been a while since we�ve had a lot of items to find. From where you start, jump up to the east and head for the very southeastern corner, you will find an >ELIXIR<. From where you start head west down the slope and towards the lava, you should see what looks like spikes sticking out of the ground. The spike closest to the lava has a >SALAMANDER TAIL<. From the start head west, keep going until you reach the southwest corner, you should see a small rock island surrounded by lava, hiding on this rock island is a >WYRM FANG<. From where you start head almost all the way north and you should see a small rock island surrounded by lava to your west, this island only has 2 squares, and one of them is hiding a >GNOME LEGGINGS<. Jump to the other side of that island now and jump up to the first ledge (height of 25). Staying on that height, head south, you�ll come across a spike leaning off the edge, the square its touching hides a >SMELLING SALT<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The next boss has attacks that can cause Fear, so you can equip your anti-fear skills if you want, but I would just use Priers zone skill. Spend the 200 SP for purify and your set. Head for Flamma Shrine *===========================================================================* | FLAMMA SHRINE | | C0839 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 35 Great Spirit: Fire CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Flamma HIDDEN ITEMS: None POST BATTLE ITEMS: *Clay Jar, *Hawkeye ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: Not needed since I haven�t been able to find any items on the "Shrine" maps. BATTLE: Same strategy applies here. I recommend keeping your party close together, since his AOE spell is so big that he�s going to hit you anyways, so might as well be close together so you can heal everyone right? My Spero was level 37 and took 178 damage from the attack. My Linea was level 37 and took 161 damage from it. On your first turn, send all your characters up to the top to meet up with each other. Keep your party close together so if the fear status connects, have Prier stand next to them to purify them. *NOTE: Prier needs to spend some AP in order to purify everyone. Depending on how much AP she spends she may not purify the whole group, so take this into account depending on how many have been afflicted with the status effect. The boss likes to counter, surround him, and use your skills. His zone skill won�t affect you if you are right next to him. Be careful though since his physical attacks are a lot stronger than his special. Like the other shrine bosses, his counters are 2 squares long, so be careful when attacking with Linea, do so from an angle. Finish the boss off with a team attack. Finally the last shrine battle. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Haven�t found any. It would be very difficult to describe too, considering the map layout. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ *Level 50 of the Catacombs is now open* Ok the next battle has a Special Condition, and since Linea won�t be participating in battle, we are going to need to make sure we are strong enough to overkill the boss. So recall what we fused a little while back. Lotion + Aged Gauntlets = Power II (ALL except Tia) If you fused these before, you should definitely equip them for this battle. I actually have never taken them off since I fused it a while back. Also equip someone with that Wyrm Fang we found, it has a nice +21 to POW. **I recommend being at least level 37 for this battle. ***Equip Anti-Stone on all members, Prier can purify this but it may be difficult for her to get a turn in time to purify everyone and have us follow up with a team attack for the overkill *===========================================================================* | RESISTANCE CAMP | | C0840 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - CROIRE (Level 35 Sniper), Level 34 Overlord�s Guard x6, Level 34 Golem x3, Level 34 Sniper x3 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Croire SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Overkill Croire HIDDEN ITEMS: Blessed Fruit, Balm, Hachigane, *Goddess Earrings ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the south portion of the map. BATTLE: If you don�t want to be overwhelmed in this fight, you MUST be of higher level. Despite being 2-3 levels above him, he was still hitting my characters for 150-200 per hit and criticalling Spero for 300+. At the start of battle, deploy your characters in a position so that Prier can bless all of them, make sure to include Avis in this. Also make sure to use up Avis�s vigor nuts right away to lower his MOV. Now wait for the Overlords guards to come to you, do not pursue them or you may wake up the golems and archers. Once you take care of them head west to meet up with the archer and the golem. If you have Adara at level 37, she�ll make short work of the golem. Once they�re defeated head towards the northwest stairs but don�t climb them, get close enough to lure the golem, archer, and 2 overlord�s guards at the top. Once the guards start moving, Croire will follow. We want them to come to the bottom. The hardest part of this battle is dealing with Croire and luring him to the bottom, once you�ve done that, surround him by creeping up to him and making sure your character�s turn STILL comes before Croire before ending your turn. Once you�ve surrounded him bring his HP down to about 2000 to be safe. At level 37 with Bless on all 6 party members and Spero initiating the team attack from behind, I was able to do 2200 damage. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start, directly above you to the east there is what looks like a little building with 3 windows, the 2 windows that are spread apart make a little inlet in which you can find a >BLESSED FRUIT<. From where you start head northwest and up the stairs, at the top you�ll see what looks like 2 doors and a window, in the corner (in front of 1 of the doors) hides a >BALM<. Head to the northeast part of the map, there is a little passage in between the buildings on the upper level at the end of this passage hides a >HACHIGANE<. *Items only accessible with Hermes Wing: At the very north of the map there is a ledge that can only be reached with hermes wing (Ht. 30). The square directly in front of the door hides a pair of >GODDESS EARRINGS<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After the scenes, Avis rejoins your party. Ok there�s a quest we can do now. I�m not sure if this quest will disappear in chapter 5 so let�s just do it now. Make sure you�re at least level 38, I thought I could do it at level 37, and Spero was killed on the first enemy attack (2 criticals). <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q83) Soldiers Remaining *NEW* (Appeared after completing Q83) Q84) A Mother�s Plea *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q83) QUEST NAME: Soldiers Remaining REQUIREMENTS: Save the Villagers DESCRIPTION 1: Soldiers remaining from the failed attack on Porta have returned. Please defeat them. DESCRIPTION 2: You�re only allowed 4 characters for this battle. 2 level 37 Generals and 2 level 37 Brandish; save the 2 level 34 villagers, each of which, have fear, poison, and dark ailments. Once 3 enemies are killed, 2 level 37 Shadows and a level 37 General will show up. 2 of them appear to the west by the 3 windows, and 1 will appear to the southeast. *HIDDEN ITEMS: We start on the north side of the bridge. On the bridge, 2 squares south of the river you can find >OAK SHOES<. From where you start head down the stairs to the east and head east to find 3 pillars, the easternmost pillar hides a >VIGOR SEED<. From where you start head west past the 3 pillars and onto the ledge by the 3 windows, at the end of this ledge hides a >COIN<. From where you start head east behind the house, in between the stones sticking out you will find an >AMULET<. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 2500 REWARD/PRIZE: 10000 + you find an ID Tag and Linea says it�s from Evarate, and that we should return it. This opens up "A Mother�s Plea Quest", so you have to accept the quest before returning to Evarate. Q84) QUEST NAME: A Mother�s Plea REQUIREMENTS: Get ID Tag from Remaining Soldiers Quest (may have to keep both villagers alive). DESCRIPTION 1: I don�t know where my son is. If you know him, please alert me - I live in Evarate. DESCRIPTION 2: Mother thanks you, but believes her son is still alive. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 3000 REWARD/PRIZE: 15000 ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Once you�re ready let�s head for Mt. Oros. *===========================================================================* | MT. OROS | | C0841 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 35 Devout Fanatic x3, Level 35 High Priest x4, Level 35 Brandish x2, Level 35 Berserker x2 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Blessed Fruit, Full Moon ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start at the highest point of the map, for directions sake we�ll call it the northwest. BATTLE: I recommend sending Linea towards the bridge and leaving her there the whole battle, she can snipe the enemies from below on both sides, however, priority goes to the High Priests. The enemies to the southwest will start climbing up once you start to climb down. Once you cross the stone bridge, the enemies below on the east side of the map will come towards you. Again, use Linea to weaken them, then have your other characters finish them off. Very easy battle. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: Place the cursor on the square just before the bridge (north side of the bridge). From that square, move your cursor 1 square east, causing you to drop off the cliff, the square you land on should be on Ht. 17 on the edge of the black abyss, that square hides a >BLESSED FRUIT<. From where you start, notice the large drop to your east. There will be a small platform consisting of 3 squares of Ht. 20. The middle square in the corner, is hiding a >FULL MOON<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ No new quests. The next battle has a Special Condition, so you should be level 39 to make things easier on yourself. Also equip everyone with anti-stone, and someone with the full moon accessory you just found. When you are ready, let�s go to the floating bridge. *===========================================================================* | FLOATING BRIDGE | | C0842 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - NEBULA (Level 37 Apostle), Level 36 Diablo x2, Level 36 Devout Fanatic x3, Level 36 High Priest x3, Level 36 Gladiator x2, Level 36 Sniper x2. CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Nebula SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Overkill Nebula! HIDDEN ITEMS: Blessed Fruit, Balm, Holy Water ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the south of the map, with Nebula in the north. BATTLE: At the start group your party together and use Prier to cast Bless, don�t forget to cast it on her again afterwards, this way overkilling the boss will be easier. Although the bridge is narrow, the battle is quite simple until you reach Nebula. Now use Linea to weaken the archers. Remember to use the "creep up" method, ending your turn so that you still have a turn before the enemy, as this will help you get close enough to finish off the archers that Linea weakened. Take each group of enemies 1 at a time. If you get too close to one groups starting position, you may wake up the group behind them, so be careful. Once you reach Nebula, surround her, and start bringing down her HP. Her special can cause sleep and darkness, but if you have Priers Purify then you have nothing to worry about. I took her down to just under 2000HP before I Team attacked her, doing 2200 damage for the overkill. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: On the east railing/ledge next to Nebula�s starting position you can find a >BLESSED FRUIT< on the square touching the castle wall. On the west railing/ledge next to Nebula�s starting position you can find a >BALM<. Directly behind Nebula�s starting position, inside the castle door as far back as you can go hides a >HOLY WATER<. *for those who were curious about whether or not anything was on TOP of the castle, unfortunately there are no items up there. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Aww, Spero the sweet talker. I think Prier likes Spero now....get in line sister. <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q85) The Legendary Wolf *NEW* (Appeared after completing a few floors in the Catacombs) Q86) Lottery (9th) *NEW* ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q85) QUEST NAME: The Legendary Wolf REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: People have seen a terrifying wolf at Mt. Oros. Can somebody help me look for it. DESCRIPTION 2: Agree to help the man to get Wolf Mask�s to show up in the shops. LIMIT: 20 Days REGISTRATION COST: 5000 REWARD/PRIZE: 12000 + Wolf Mask Q86) QUEST NAME: Lottery (9th) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s level between 41-45. DESCRIPTION 1: We�re having a prize drawing! There�s tons of prizes! DESCRIPTION 2: Special (Gold), Grand (White), 2nd (Blue) and 3rd (Green), reload until you get the best one. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 1800 REWARD/PRIZE: Special = Smelling Salt; Grand = Guard Mask; 2nd = Hawk�s Claw (Best Prize); 3rd = Balm ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Once you�re ready head for Lacuna Ruins. !!!LEVEL UP TIME!!! You guessed it, it�s that time again, head for the Catacombs and level up to level 41 to make the next overkill easier. It will also help to prepare you for the next battles cause there are 2 in a row again. *===========================================================================* | LACUNA RUINS | | C0843 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Level 37 Diablo x3, Level 37 High Priest x3, Brandish x2, Level 37 Devout Fanatic x3 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies HIDDEN ITEMS: Blessed Fruit, Balm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the southeast corner of the map. BATTLE: Head west and dispose of the fanatics. Then start climbing the steps, the high priest and brandish enemies should come at you. The high priests have no attack spells making this battle even easier. Just head on up and slaughter everyone. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start head to the southwest corner, you�ll see a flower bed, the square in the exact center hides a >BLESSED FRUIT<. At the north end of the map you�ll see a little building with an open door, the square directly in front of that open door hides a >BALM<. For those who are curious, the 2 pillars to the west have no items on them. The pillar to the northwest also doesn�t have an item, unbelievable. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ !!!LEVEL UP TIME!!! You guessed it, it�s that time again, head for the Catacombs and level up to level 41 to make the next overkill easier, but I recommend at least 42 so as to not be overwhelmed in the 2nd battle. It will also help to prepare you for the next battles because there are 2 in a row again. I also fused some equipment, but some items I had in my inventory from either regular post battle items, catacomb drops, or hidden item finds. Brass Knuckles + Trident = Pluto�s Axe (Gallant) -> (Brass Knuckles = Holy Water + Blue Ribbon) - battle Agate + Titan Gauntlets = Arms Crusher (Jade) -> (Agate = Trident + Dragon Tooth) - catacomb Tyrant Crown + Kintoki Axe = Twin Dragon Rod (Prier) -> (Tyrant Crown = Agate + Agate) -> (Agate = Dragon Tooth + Trident) - catacombs Amber + Holy Water = Rain Maker (Linea) - catacomb/hidden Hawk�s Claw (Tia) - Lottery Kintoki Axe + Fubuki = Getsu-Ei x2 (Spero) - catacombs **Finally, I recommend having Gallant or Grey with the MP Recover Zone Skill, that way you can heal over and over again with Prier in the second battle, which is pretty tough. And equip anti-stone, cause getting stoned with a stupid 10% chance in the 2nd battle cause my Prier to die. Once you are ready head for Lacuna Shrine. *===========================================================================* | LACUNA SHRINE | | C0844 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - LUMENA and NEBULA, Level 38 Diablo x2, Level 38 Devout Fanatic x2, Level 38 High Priest x2, Level 38 Sniper x2, Level 38 Shadow x2 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat All Enemies SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Overkill either Nebula or Lumena. HIDDEN ITEMS: Blessed Fruit, Balm x2, Lotion ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the south portion of the map. BATTLE: At the very beginning cast Bless with Prier to make this battle even easier. The north end of the map is really the only difficult part of the battle, reaching it is easy as there are not very many enemies and they are spread out. Feel free to separate your party, 3 on each side, and then converge once you reach the north end. Reason I�m going into the water is because if you take out the Devout Fanatics, it will wake up the north part of the map including both bosses. Take out the enemies the same way you have been, sniping with Linea and cleaning up with the rest. Again, the priests have no attack magic, so feel free to kill them off first to avoid the healing they do. Be careful around Nebula, as her HP/MP Damage Zone Skill can take off 200+ HP per turn, surround her so she can�t move and thus you won�t have to worry about it. You only have to kill one of them, I always choose Nebula because I just can�t bring myself to attack Lumena. I brought her down to 1800 HP then unleashed a team attack. I believe 1500 may be her escape value. Similarly if you choose to overkill Lumena bring her down to the same HP value. Make sure to take care of the enemies before confronting the boss, the extra damage they cause will add up, even though I was 3 levels above the other enemies, they were still doing around 100 damage to me. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start head west into the water, you�ll see 3 lily pads, if you look closely, you�ll see a tree stump next to the smallest lily pad, that square on top of the tree stump hides a >BLESSED FRUIT<. We have 2 water sections, the east and the west. In the EAST water section head to the northwest corner to find a >BALM<. In front of the door where Lumena and Nebula start are 2 squares right next to each other, one has a >BALM< the other has a >LOTION<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ During the scenes, Lumena actually Joins your party, but don�t use her for the next battle. Next battle... *===========================================================================* | LACUNA ALTAR | | C0845 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - NEBULA (Level 40 Apostle), Level 39 Diablo x4, Level 39 Devout Fanatic x2, Level 39 High Priest x3, Level 39 Sniper x3 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Nebula HIDDEN ITEMS: Balm, Amber, Sonic Staff, Beast Armor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the south portion of the map. BATTLE: Dispose of the 3 enemies to start, then head towards the western scaffold. I don�t recommend running up the scaffold, why? Because that�s what I did and as a result, read below: [The Diablo up there has the stone zone skill; if you head up the scaffold and damage the enemies the priest from the center scaffold where Nebula is will heal the enemies on the west scaffold causing the entire center scaffold to wake up.] So why don�t you simply wait for them to come down? Because it�s nearly impossible to lure the archer because of the stupid AI, and using Linea to attack/kill anyone from below will still cause the priest in the center to heal them thus waking up the middle anyways, and thus Nebula will start using her magic, followed by jumping down, and you�ll have to battle her early, if you�re lucky the priest won�t ruin everything for you. Oh and to top it all off, the stupid priest has arrow dodge. My Linea was 3 levels above him and still only had a 60% of hitting. You may want to try completely ignoring the west scaffold, but there�s an item up there so I wanted it. This has been the toughest battle so far for me, and I already had to restart once and redo BOTH fights. Once you�ve gotten rid of the enemies and you�re finally in battle with Nebula the battle has pretty much been won. Bring down her HP and team attack to finish her off, you have to bring her HP to 0 here in order for the battle to end. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start, jump onto the small east pillar (right next to you) to receive a >BALM<. On top of the western scaffold, in the southeast corner of its platform hides an >AMBER<. On top of the eastern scaffold, in the northwest corner of its platform hides a >SONIC STAFF<. North of the scaffold where Nebula starts there is a small platform, the center square touching the scaffold (Ht. 35) hides a >BEAST ARMOR<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Afterwards we get a touching scene from our 2 heros. +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHAPTER 5: THE OVERLORD�S AMBITION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ *New Merchandise is Available at the Shop* The final shop upgrade of the game!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< *********** * Weapons * *********** Short Sword ............................................................. 750 Broad Sword ............................................................ 1500 Long Sword ............................................................. 2260 Mithril Sword .......................................................... 3770 Scimitar ............................................................... 5270 Dancing Blade *NEW* .................................................... 6780 Bokutoh ................................................................. 720 Mumei .................................................................. 1450 Rakuyo ................................................................. 2180 Akujiki ................................................................ 3640 Narumi ................................................................. 5090 Getsu-Ei *NEW* ......................................................... 6550 Dagger .................................................................. 680 Ceramic Knife .......................................................... 1020 Assasin Knife .......................................................... 1360 Gladius ................................................................ 2040 Butterfly Knife ........................................................ 2710 Kukri *NEW* ............................................................ 3390 Short Bow .............................................................. 1430 Long Bow ............................................................... 2210 Composite Bow .......................................................... 2990 Cursed Bow ............................................................. 4550 Elven Bow .............................................................. 6110 Rain Maker *NEW* ....................................................... 7670 Stone Axe .............................................................. 1220 Hand Axe ............................................................... 2100 Heavy Axe .............................................................. 2990 Battle Axe ............................................................. 4750 Damascus Axe ........................................................... 6520 Pluto�s Axe *NEW* ...................................................... 8290 Spear .................................................................. 1090 Javelin ................................................................ 1890 Halberd ................................................................ 2700 Steel Spear ............................................................ 4310 Naginata ............................................................... 5920 Longinus *NEW* ......................................................... 7670 Leather Glove ........................................................... 720 Rivet Knuckle .......................................................... 1090 Iron Fang .............................................................. 1500 Iron Knuckle ........................................................... 2340 Air Gloves ............................................................. 3170 Brass Knuckle *NEW* .................................................... 4000 Oak Staff ............................................................... 670 Stone Rod .............................................................. 1110 Iron Rod ............................................................... 1560 Dragon Staff ........................................................... 2440 Silver Staff ........................................................... 3320 Twin Dragon Rod *NEW* .................................................. 4210 Lead .................................................................... 630 Copper ................................................................. 1100 Bronze ................................................................. 1570 Palladium .............................................................. 2500 Platinum ............................................................... 3700 Agate *NEW* ............................................................ 4640 ************ * Headgear * ************ Cap ..................................................................... 460 Cloth Helmet ............................................................ 960 Hachigane .............................................................. 1480 Viking Helmet .......................................................... 2020 Guard Mask *NEW* ....................................................... 2600 Pointed Hat ............................................................. 590 Feather Hat ............................................................ 1110 Priest Hat ............................................................. 1690 Turban ................................................................. 2310 Lumberjack Cap *NEW* ................................................... 2990 ********* * Armor * ********* Cloth ................................................................... 590 Leather Mail ............................................................ 850 Ring Mail .............................................................. 1170 Chain Mail ............................................................. 1950 Light Armor ............................................................ 2910 Dragon Scale *NEW* ..................................................... 4000 Toga .................................................................... 540 Clergy Robe ............................................................. 800 Mithril Coat ........................................................... 1090 Darkness Robe .......................................................... 1740 Lucky Coat ............................................................. 2490 Invisible Clothes *NEW* ................................................ 3350 *************** * Accessories * *************** Charm ................................................................... 650 Amulet ................................................................. 1040 Talisman ............................................................... 1040 Sun Band ............................................................... 1950 Blue Beret ............................................................. 1950 Mermaid Pearls ......................................................... 2620 Feline Teardrop ........................................................ 3140 Wolf Mask *(Q83)* ...................................................... 5430 Power Mittens ........................................................... 750 Aged Gauntlets ......................................................... 1220 Oak Shoes ............................................................... 670 Fur Boots ............................................................... 940 Survival Boots ......................................................... 1220 ********* * Items * ********* Antidote ................................................................ 520 Eyedrop ................................................................. 520 Vigor Seed .............................................................. 550 Herb .................................................................... 680 Badge of Courage ........................................................ 780 Whistle ................................................................. 780 Vigor Nut .............................................................. 1830 Potion ................................................................. 1830 Lotion ................................................................. 1950 Vital Nut .............................................................. 2680 Balm *NEW* ............................................................. 2680 Holy Water *NEW* ....................................................... 3900 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CLOSED SHOP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Before doing all the quests, I�m going to complete the next 3 story battles to get our final 2 secret characters, yes I know it�s late, and as much as I wish there was some secret dungeons to use these characters for other then the catacombs, I�ll just have to accept it. But in order to get our first secret character, we need to complete some specific quests. So run around the map until you are in the month of December, Q104 will show up. Accept the quest and run around again until January, then DURING the month of January head for Shanty Town. Once that�s done Q106 will show up, complete Q106, then we are ready to go. So equip Spero with his new weapon and lets head for Castle Grounds. *===========================================================================* | CASTLE GROUNDS | | C0846 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - ECHIDNA (Level 41 Swordsman), Level 40 Overlord�s Guard x3, Level 40 General x3, Level 40 Sage x3, Level 40 Sniper x2, Level 40 Brandish x1, Level 40 Gladiator x1 (this is wrong in the game, it should say Brandish, since he�s equipped with a Katana) CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Echidna HIDDEN ITEMS: Blessed Fruit, Glass Shoes, Black Steel ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the south, the castle door will be north. BATTLE: Cast Bless with Prier to start the battle. The first 3 enemies + the Sage will come towards you at the start, again, take the sage out with Linea. The guards will team attack you whenever they�re given the opportunity so take them out asap. Feel free to ignore the enemies on the west side of the map, but know that once Echidna moves, some of them will move, so if you can take out Echidna quickly, you wont have to worry to much, but if you cant then I suggest luring the western enemies BEFORE getting too close to Echidna. As you approach Echidna, the stupid archer above will start sniping at you, and apparently the game is made so that he can attack us with a bow from above, but we CAN�T attack him with a bow from below. And also the 2 sages will also come at you, the one from above has Hermes wing, so he�ll just jump down and start using a strong spell. The western general, archer and 2 brandish didn�t even move during the battle. Your required to completely drain Echidna�s HP so don�t worry about having to team attack her before then. If you�ve successfully completed all her requirements, then she becomes your ally. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: On the east side of the map, you�ll see some brick steps leading down into the water. The lowest step (Ht. 29) is hiding a >BLESSED FRUIT<. Place your cursor on the center square directly in front of the castle door, then move back 1 square, you should be on the upper level (Ht. 58), that square is hiding a pair of >GLASS SHOES<. From that square with the glass shoes, move 5 squares east and 1 square north to find a >BLACK STEEL<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Alright so we�ve got 1 more secret character to get. But first let�s take care of that annoying archer. Equip anti-sleep skills and head for the courtyard. *===========================================================================* | COURTYARD | | C0847 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - CROIRE (Level 42 Sniper), Level 41 Overlord�s Guard x3, Level 41 General x4, Level 41 Sage x3, Level 41 Sniper x2 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Croire HIDDEN ITEMS: Balm, Blessed Fruit, Viking Helmet ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the south, with the massive stairs in the north. BATTLE: Again, start by casting bless with Prier. Take out the General to your west, and start heading east around the water taking enemies out along the way. A lot of the enemies have counter 30%, but don�t get too reckless, since that 30% for some reason is more like 75%. After you take care of the enemies by the massive stairs, it�s time to start creeping west in hopes of luring Croire�s guards. By the time I killed all his guards, he had only taken 1 turn. Be careful, as his special is pretty strong, it did 450 damage to my level 43 Linea. If you equipped anti-sleep skills then his zone effect won�t be a bother, if not, you need to surround him with 4 characters so you don�t fall asleep, but seeing as he�s an archer, that�s the best strategy regardless. You don�t have to worry about team attacking him early as there is no HP limit to reach. You are required to take him down to 0 HP to end the fight. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: From where you start notice the stairs to your west, on the grass jammed in the corner next to the stairs hides a >BALM<. East of the massive stairs is a tree, place your cursor east of the tree (grey square) then move north 3 squares to find a >VIKING HELMET<. Notice the pillar where Croire starts, place your cursor on the pillar and move 1 square south to drop beside the stairs, in that corner hides a >BLESSED FRUIT<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After the battle, make sure you are at least level 43 before fighting the next one. When you are ready, head for the Grand Hall. *===========================================================================* | GRAND HALL | | C0848 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - VISER (Level 43 Sage), Level 42 Golem x4, Level 42 Sage x3 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Viser HIDDEN ITEMS: Holy Water, Yggdrasil Fruit, Fruit of Lore ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the south of the map with Viser to the north. BATTLE: Again, cast bless with Prier. The western golem and sage, and the eastern golem and sage will be your first opponents, so let them come down to you. Time your movements by creeping up to them so you can unleash some good attacks on them. Once those 4 enemies are gone, Viser will come straight for you. I recommend defeating the remaining enemies QUICKLY or he�ll team attack with them. A 2 person team attack (Viser+ Golem) did 800 damage to my Gallant; A 2 person team attack (Viser + Sage) did only 400 to my Prier, so get rid of those Golems! Once you are ready to take on Viser be careful of his 50% counter rate, I was level 44 and it still did 350+ damage to me. So try to use Linea to bring his HP down as much as you can, if you need help use skills, but make sure the HIT % is high enough. If you decided to surround him, be warned that he can attack 3 times from a standstill and will most likely kill whoever he targets. Be sure to stay healed up with Prier and use a team attack to finish him off. The only way for the battle to end is to bring his HP down to 0, so don�t worry about him running away. Once you�ve won, provided you met all his requirements, he will join you. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: In the southwest corner of the map hides a >HOLY WATER<, you�ll need to go around the broken pillar to get there. In the southeast corner of the map hides an >YGGDRASIL FRUIT<, you will need the Hermes Wing skill to get it, it�s on the upper level (Ht. 28) behind the pillars. The square directly behind Viser (between the 2 pillars) is hiding a >FRUIT OF LORE<. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Getting Viser in this game makes me feel the same way I do after watching an AWESOME anime, only for the ending to suck and for there to be no season 2. Ok NOW we are ready!! So chapter 5 is mainly a Quest Chapter, as you can see by the number of quests that have shown up. Not only that, but more quests will continue to show up as you progress, whether it be with story battles or catacombs. Also the order in which some of the later quests appear will be dependent on which quests you complete first. Also some quests will repeatedly show up, such as Traveling Merchant 5, I suggest resetting until you get Dark Armors as they are rank 14 items and can be used in fusions. Finally, some quests are not even possible to win without leveling up first, so check to see the enemy levels (below) before accepting a quest. So shall we get started? ***First things first, if you want to max out your money with a cheat, then read *NOTE 9b. If you don�t want to cheat but still need money, then read *NOTE 9a <<<Quests Available at this Time>>> Q87) Thieves� March *NEW* Q88) Mock Battle (5th) *NEW* Q89) Legendary Weapon? 2 *NEW* Q90) Wandering Golems *NEW* Q91) Aspiring Fusionist 4 *NEW* Q92) Traveling Merchant 5 *NEW* Q93) Wolf Sightings *NEW* Q94) Heavy Feelings *NEW* Q95) Item Wanted *NEW* Q96) Visitor From Darkness *NEW* Q97) Leave it to Tia *NEW* Q98) Lady Luck *NEW* Q99) New Moon Monsters *NEW* (will always appear between the 15th and 20th of every month. (Appeared after completing Q87) Q100) Haunted Villa *NEW* *I will be completing the next set of quests in succession. Q101) Aspiring Fusionist 5 *NEW* (Appeared after completing Q91) Q102) Aspiring Fusionist 6 *NEW* (Appeared after completing Q101) Q103) Aspiring Fusionist 7 *NEW* (Appeared after completing Q102) (Appears in December) Q104) The Swordsmith *NEW* (Appears Every January) Q105) Obaba�s Birthday *NEW* (Appeared after completing Q104) Q106) Earthquake? *NEW* Q107) Mysterious Murders *NEW* (Appeared after acquiring Viser) Q108) Part with the Past *NEW* (Appeared after Grey reached level 40) Q109) Dream or Reality? *NEW* *I will be completing the next set of quests in succession Q61) Fusionist Exam 2 (I missed this way back in the walkthrough and thus had to wait another year, so it�s finally shown up again) Q110) Fusionist Exam 3 *NEW* (Appeared 1 month after completing Q61) Q111) Fusionist Exam 4 *NEW* (Appeared 1 month after completing Q110) Q112) Fusionist Final Exam *NEW* (Appeared 1 month after completing Q111) (Appears once Avis has 500SP) Q113) The Path of a King *NEW* (Appeared once Spero reached level 46) Q114) Lottery (10th) *NEW* (Appeared once Spero reached level 50) Q115) Mock Battle (6th) *NEW* (Appeared once Spero reached level 51) Q116) Lottery (11th) *NEW* (Appeared after completing Q100) Q117) Forgotten City *NEW* Q118) Ghost Rumor *NEW* (Appeared after completing Q103) Q119) Fusionist Gone Wild *NEW* (Appeared after completing Q117) Q120) Tomb Raiders *NEW* (Special Battle accessible after completing Q120) Q121) Special Battle: Catacombs Floor 100 ################################## QUESTS ################################### Q87) QUEST NAME: Thieves March REQUIREMENTS: NA DESCRIPTION 1: Thieves are preventing travel through the Swamp of Loss. They need to be eliminated. DESCRIPTION 2: Cannot use items in this battle. 3 Level 40 Gladiators, 4 Level 40 Sages, 2 Level 40 Snipers, 1 Level 42 Berserker (Gregory). No hidden items. LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 1000 + Level 60 of Catacombs opens up. Q88) QUEST NAME: Mock Battle (5th) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s Level between 41-50. DESCRIPTION 1: We need warriors to play the Imperial Legion in a mock battle. Please come prepared. DESCRIPTION 2: Fifth mock battle is against Level 46 enemies. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 5000 (prize will indicate if the level of the enemies has increased or not) Q89) QUEST NAME: Legendary Weapon? 2 REQUIREMENTS: May need to complete Legendary Weapon? 1. DESCRIPTION 1: The Imperial Legion�s been searching for a legendary weapon in Turris. They need to be stopped. DESCRIPTION 2: 2 Level 41 Sage�s, 2 Level 41 Overload�s Guard (Axemen), 2 Level 41 Generals (swords). No hidden items. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 2000 REWARD/PRIZE: 8000 + Arms Crusher Q90) QUEST NAME: Wandering Golems REQUIREMENTS: May need to complete "Malfunction" Quest. DESCRIPTION 1: Golems are wandering the Shanty Town without their master. Stop them before they hurt someone. DESCRIPTION 2: Can only use 2 characters. 2 Level 43 Golems. No hidden items. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 1000 REWARD/PRIZE: 10000 + China Q91) QUEST NAME: Aspiring Fusionist 4 REQUIREMENTS: Feline Teardrop, Rainbow Manicure, Emerald. DESCRIPTION 1: I�m looking for fusion materials. Can you bring 1 Feline Teardrop, 1 Rainbow Manicure, and 1 Emerald to the Resistance Base? DESCRIPTION 2: By this time in the game, you�ll most likely have the first 2 items, but the Emerald is another story. It�s a rank 14 item and thus I had to search for a way to make it. See Fusion Faq by Gundam4Fun. LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 3000 REWARD/PRIZE: 20000 + Glass Shoes (complete RIPOFF) Q92) QUEST NAME: Traveling Merchant 5 REQUIREMENTS: 60,000 DESCRIPTION 1: I�ve heard a lot about a traveling merchant with rare merchandise, lately. I don�t know where he is; why don�t you look for him? Oh, and he doesn�t talk about what he�s selling. DESCRIPTION 2: If in chapter 5, you can use the Money Glitch here. See *NOTE 9b LIMIT: 15 Days REGISTRATION COST: 5000 REWARD/PRIZE: Random between: Dark Armor, Crystal Apple, Vampire Cape Q93) QUEST NAME: Wolf Sightings REQUIREMENTS: Golden Apple in inventory. Be in chapter 5. Need Linea to be in her 3rd rank. DESCRIPTION 1: People traveling through Mt. Oros have been attacked by wolves if they were carrying apples. Can you help stop this from happening? DESCRIPTION 2: Linea only Battle; 3 Level 40 Diablo�s (Nox). They have dark and sleep Zone Effects. No hidden items. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: Bow of Spirits + Linea rises in rank Q94) QUEST NAME: Heavy Feelings REQUIREMENTS: Be in chapter 5. DESCRIPTION 1: Translated scriptures indicate there�s a legendary weapon at Evarate. If translation continues, we may be able to learn more. DESCRIPTION 2: Lumena only battle; 7 Level 36 Prier�s; after you kill 4 of them, 7 more show up. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: Staff of Aeque + Lumena rises in rank. Q95) QUEST NAME: Item Wanted REQUIREMENTS: Eye of Foresight in inventory. Be in chapter 5. Need Adara to be in her 3rd rank. DESCRIPTION 1: I really need an Eye of Foresight. I�ve been told you can make it by fusing a holy book with something else... if you have one please bring it to Asheville. DESCRIPTION 2: Adara only battle; Level 40 Golem, Level 40 Sage. As you climb up the stairs, they�ll unleash team attacks on you. All you need to do is take out the Sage to end the battle. I checked if killing the Golem AND the Sage did anything different, but it didn�t. No hidden items. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: Lost Alchependium + Adara rises a rank. Q96) QUEST NAME: Visitor from Darkness REQUIREMENTS: Be in chapter 5. Need Prier to be in her 3rd rank. DESCRIPTION 1: There�s supposed to be a legendary weapon in Saxum!! You should check it out! DESCRIPTION 2: Prier only battle; 9 Level 32 Nebula�s (600 HP); Once you defeat all of them, 1 Level 40 Nebula appears (2000 HP). No hidden items. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: Staff of Meridies + Prier rises in rank. Q97) QUEST NAME: Leave it to Tia REQUIREMENTS: Be in chapter 5. If you recruited Tia then this quest will appear. DESCRIPTION 1: There�s several of them... He shouldn�t be here... Not... Not at Silva. What�s going on? DESCRIPTION 2: Ok so you have to fight 6 Level 37 Spero Illusions with Tia alone. I�m not exactly sure what happened, but I only killed one of them and the battle ended. Either that�s the way it�s supposed to be, or you actually have to kill as many of them as you can until you kill the correct illusion, maybe I just got lucky. ***I believe I�ve figured it out, you need to kill the Spero that has HP Recover to end the battle. No hidden items. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: Cat Claw + Tia rises in rank. Q98) QUEST NAME: Lady Luck REQUIREMENTS: Be in chapter 5. Appeared right after I recruited Jade. Once Jade is in your party, the quest becomes available and it�s ALWAYS available, that is, until you win 5 in a row by choosing to "double up". Yes that�s 5 in one go, not, win 1, go to world map, play again, win another, etc... that won�t work. DESCRIPTION 1: Care to make some extra dough? We�ve got a racket down in Taberna... How �bout it? The sponsor�s supposed to have something reeeal nice. DESCRIPTION 2: Jade plays blackjack. He must win 5 straight. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: Jewel Heart + Jade rises in rank. Q99) QUEST NAME: New Moon Monsters REQUIREMENTS: Be in chapter 4 any time after the battle at Silva. DESCRIPTION 1: Monsters appear at Silva during every new moon, the 25th through the 30th. I don�t care why it happens, just get rid of them! DESCRIPTION 2: 3 level 35 Nox enemies; Grey and Adara are required fighters, and you�re only allowed a total of 4 fighters. After 2 are killed, choose to continue fighting, and 3 more will show up only they are Level 45. Then once you take out 2 of 3, 3 more will show up at level 55, they have a fear Zone Effect 5 Squares long on each side of them. LIMIT: 14 Days REGISTRATION COST: 1000 REWARD/PRIZE: 10000 Q100) QUEST NAME: Haunted Villa REQUIREMENTS: Appeared after completing Thieves March DESCRIPTION 1: Ghosts appear in the sewers of Villa Fortuna. I want someone to investigate. DESCRIPTION 2: Cannot use the attack command in this battle. However, if you are using "Direct" battle commands (which you probably should be by this point in the game) then simply pressing X while the cursor is on the enemy will allow you to attack them. 2 Level 55 Vanguards (spear), 2 Level 55 Snipers (bow), 2 Level 55 Gladiators (sword), 3 Level 55 Blackbelts (fist), 1 Level 57 Berserker (Gregory) LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 1000 REWARD/PRIZE: 2500 + Level 75 of the Catacombs is now open. Q101) QUEST NAME: Aspiring Fusionist 5 REQUIREMENTS: 3 Bright Mushrooms, 3 Yggdrasil Seeds, 2 Yggdrasil Fruits, and 1 Yggdrasil Sap DESCRIPTION 1: I�m looking for fusion materials. Can you bring 3 Bright Mushrooms, 3 Yggdrasil Seeds, 2 Yggdrasil Fruits, and 1 Yggdrasil Sap to the Resistance Base? DESCRIPTION 2: Do not accept this quest until you reach Chapter 5. You can do the Money Glitch, or if you don�t want to, then do the 6 Person Team Combos with Rich Wallets equipped in the Catacombs. Once you�ve made enough money, check out "Chapter 5 Fusion Guide" by CidThunderGod, in order to make all the items you need. LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 5000 REWARD/PRIZE: 50000 + Fungal Robe (again, it�s not a very good item) Q102) QUEST NAME: Aspiring Fusionist 6 REQUIREMENTS: Diamond DESCRIPTION 1: I�m looking for fusion materials. Can you bring 1 Diamond to the Resistance Base? DESCRIPTION 2: Do not accept this quest until you reach Chapter 5. You can do the Money Glitch, or if you don�t want to, then do the 6 Person Team Combos with Rich Wallets equipped in the Catacombs. Once you�ve made enough money, check out "Chapter 5 Fusion Guide" by CidThunderGod, in order to make all the items you need. LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 7000 REWARD/PRIZE: 70000 + Flawed Diamond (literally referred to as a piece of crap). Q103) QUEST NAME: Aspiring Fusionist 7 REQUIREMENTS: Diamond DESCRIPTION 1: I�m looking for fusion materials. Can you bring 1 Philostone and 1 Flawed Diamond to the Resistance Base? DESCRIPTION 2: Do not accept this quest until you reach Chapter 5. You can do the Money Glitch, or if you don�t want to, then do the 6 Person Team Combos with Rich Wallets equipped in the Catacombs. Once you�ve made enough money, check out "Chapter 5 Fusion Guide" by CidThunderGod, in order to make all the items you need. LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 10000 REWARD/PRIZE: 80000 + Geronimo Q104) QUEST NAME: The Swordsmith REQUIREMENTS: Be in chapter 5. Be in month of December. DESCRIPTION 1: A well-known swordsmith lives in the Shanty Town. He isn�t there often, but he should return in January. If you have questions about katana, you should pay him a visit. DESCRIPTION 2: This quest disappears January 1st, and will reappear again in December. So accept it in December, then walk around until January. Once in the month of January, head to Shanty Town. Must complete this quest before fighting Echidna if you want to recruit her. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: NA Q105) QUEST NAME: Obaba�s Birthday REQUIREMENTS: Be in month of January for this quest to appear. Land on Boreas on the 25th of February and have a Music Box in your inventory. Repeats every year. This quest will appear on January 1st of each year; you need to be on Boreas on an odd numbered day to be able to land on it on the 25th. So if you notice that you are NOT going to land on Boreas on the 25th then just enter the Catacombs and fight 1 floor, you will return to world map on your same location, but 1 day will have passed, and you can now land on Boreas on an odd numbered day. DESCRIPTION 1: Obaba�s birthday is 2/25. The people of Boreas want to give her a present. How about a Music Box? DESCRIPTION 2: Give her the Music Box. LIMIT: 54 Days REGISTRATION COST: 2000 REWARD/PRIZE: Goddess Earrings Q106) QUEST NAME: Earthquake? REQUIREMENTS: Be in chapter 5. Need Spero to be in his 3rd rank. Appeared after completing "The Swordsmith". [Complete this quest prior to fighting Echidna for the last time, in order to recruit her.] DESCRIPTION 1: A lot of earthquakes have occurred at the Grave of Spirits. There�s no reward, but the nearby villagers want someone to investigate. DESCRIPTION 2: Level 40 ??? (3255 HP). No hidden items. -> Dost thou desire to be my master? - Answer "Yes." -> Dost thou desire to destroy thine enemies? - Answer "No, I Don�t." -> Art thou strong enough to defeat me? - Answer "I hope so." LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: Kamui + Spero rises in rank. Q107) QUEST NAME: Mysterious Murderers REQUIREMENTS: Be in chapter 5. Need Gallant to be in his 3rd rank. Appeared after completing "The Swordsmith", may have to complete "Voices of the Earth" as well. DESCRIPTION 1: Many people have come to hear the mysterious voices in Quatra. However, many visitors were killed the other day... and turned into mummies. DESCRIPTION 2: Gallant only battle, against Level 40 Viper (3255 HP). LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: Chaos Edge changes to Lawful Edge; Gallant rises in rank. Q108) QUEST NAME: Part with The Past REQUIREMENTS: Be in chapter 5. Appeared after Grand Hall battle. Must have recruited Viser. DESCRIPTION 1: Alchemists have yet to return from an expedition to find the legendary weapon in the Swamp of Loss. Something�s up... DESCRIPTION 2: Viser only battle; NOTE: You if you kill the Sage, then he won�t be able to summon anymore Golems. 1 Level 40 Sage, 1 Level 40 Golem, 1 Level 41 Golem. After 1 Golem is killed, 2 more show up (level 41 and 42). After 2 of the 3 remaining are killed, 2 more show up (level 42 and 43). Again after 2 of the last 3 are killed, 2 more will show up (level 43 and 44). Once again, (level 44 and 45). When 2 of the last 3 are killed this time, he calls out 3 more (2 level 46, 1 level 45). Yes that�s all there is, now you can just kill him, or you could have killed him earlier, but I wanted to test this. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: Alchemic Sword + Viser rises in rank. Q109) QUEST NAME: Dream or Reality? REQUIREMENTS: Be in chapter 5. Need Grey to be in his 3rd rank. This quest didn�t show up at the start of chapter 5 like the rest of them, but once I leveled Grey up to 40, it appeared. DESCRIPTION 1: Have you heard? There�s an inn at Hydor that makes your dreams come true! You�ve gotta try it! DESCRIPTION 2: Grey only battle; You must protect Adara; 2 Level 45 Vanguard (spear), 1 Level 45 Sniper (bow), 1 Level 45 Berserker (axe), 2 Level 45 Brandish (katana). Grey can attack the nearest vanguard by moving into 2 positions: 1) near the bridge and 2) near the second vanguard. I killed the nearest vanguard by moving near the bridge and as a result the other vanguard and archer didn�t move and I was able to deal with the bridge enemies without being bothered by the others. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: Solid Blue + Grey rises in rank. Q61) QUEST NAME: Fusionist Exam 2 REQUIREMENTS: Quest appears in May, if Exam 1 was completed. Rose Ring DESCRIPTION 1: The 2nd Fusionist Exam is being held at Taberna from 6/11 through 6/20. This exam�s assignment is a Rose Ring. Please submit the assigned item. Note: equipped items cannot be judged. DESCRIPTION 2: I missed this exam the first time around, and was in chapter 5 when I got to the month of June again, so at this point the fusions were easy. LIMIT: 49 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 40% discount off fusions + qualified for 3rd exam 8/11 through 8/20 Q110) QUEST NAME: Fusionist Exam 3 REQUIREMENTS: Quest appears in July, if Exam 2 was completed. Full Moon DESCRIPTION 1: The 3rd Fusionist Exam is being held at Taberna from 8/11 through 8/20. This exam�s assignment is a Full Moon. Please submit the assigned item. Note: equipped items cannot be judged. DESCRIPTION 2: I missed this exam the first time around, and was in chapter 5 when I got to the month of June again, so at this point the fusions were easy. LIMIT: 49 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 60% discount off fusions + qualified for 4th exam 10/11 through 10/20 Q111) QUEST NAME: Fusionist Exam 4 REQUIREMENTS: Quest appears in September, if Exam 3 was completed. Crystal Apple DESCRIPTION 1: The 4th Fusionist Exam is being held at Taberna from 10/11 through 10/20. This exam�s assignment is a Crystal Apple. Please submit the assigned item. Note: equipped items cannot be judged. DESCRIPTION 2: Easiest way to do this one, is wait until chapter 5. By that time you should be on Travelling Merchant 5. Save before finding him, and reset if he doesn�t give you a Crystal Apple. LIMIT: 49 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 80% discount off fusions + qualified for 5th exam 12/11 through 12/20 Q112) QUEST NAME: Fusionist Final Exam REQUIREMENTS: Quest appears in November, if Exam 4 was completed. Goddess Earrings DESCRIPTION 1: The 5th Fusionist Exam is being held at Taberna from 12/11 through 12/20. This exam�s assignment is a Goddess Earrings. Please submit the assigned item. Note: equipped items cannot be judged. DESCRIPTION 2: Obtain the Goddess Earrings from the "Obaba�s Birthday" Quest. LIMIT: 49 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: Fusions are now FREE. Q113) QUEST NAME: The Path of a King REQUIREMENTS: Be in chapter 5. Avis must have 500 SP. DESCRIPTION 1: There have been numerous ghost sightings at Villa Fortuna; supposedly it�s the king�s ghost. Could you investigate? DESCRIPTION 2: Choose to give the ghost 500 SP. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: Acquired Sword of Fortuna + Avis rises in rank. Q114) QUEST NAME: Lottery (10th) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s level between 46-50. DESCRIPTION 1: We�re having a prize drawing! There�s tons of prizes! DESCRIPTION 2: Special (Gold), Grand (White), 2nd (Blue) and 3rd (Green), reload until you get the best one. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 2000 REWARD/PRIZE: Special = Vampire Cape; Grand = Black Steel; 2nd = Gem Splitter; 3rd = Balm Q115) QUEST NAME: Mock Battle (6th) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s Level between 51-60. DESCRIPTION 1: We need warriors to play the Imperial Legion in a mock battle. Please come prepared. DESCRIPTION 2: Sixth mock battle is against Level 46 enemies. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 6000 (prize will indicate if the level of the enemies has increased or not) Q116) QUEST NAME: Lottery (11th) REQUIREMENTS: Spero�s level between 51-99. DESCRIPTION 1: We�re having a prize drawing! There�s tons of prizes! DESCRIPTION 2: Special (Gold), Grand (White), 2nd (Blue) and 3rd (Green), reload until you get the best one. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: 2200 REWARD/PRIZE: Special = Goddess Earrings; Grand = Pure Dress; 2nd = Demon Slayer; 3rd = Blessed Fruit Q117) QUEST NAME: Forgotten City REQUIREMENTS: Appeared after completing "Haunted Villa" quest. DESCRIPTION 1: An exploration party is headed to Aphan. DESCRIPTION 2: No Team Attacks allowed. Party is split up, 3 on one side of the map, 3 on the other side. Gregory (level 72), 3 Level 70 snipers, 2 Level 70 shadows (knife), 3 Level 70 Gladiators, 2 Level 70 High Priests. No hidden items. LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 3000 REWARD/PRIZE: 5000 + Level 90 of the Catacombs is now open. Q118) QUEST NAME: Ghost Rumor REQUIREMENTS: Appeared after completing "Haunted Villa" quest. DESCRIPTION 1: There�ve been several ghost sightings at Villa Fortuna, but so far nobody�s been able to investigate. DESCRIPTION 2: Only allowed 1 character; 4 Level 55 Wight�s (spirits). No hidden items. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 500 REWARD/PRIZE: 5000 + Love Drop Q119) QUEST NAME: Fusionist Gone Wild REQUIREMENTS: Complete Aspiring Fusionist 7 DESCRIPTION 1: A Golem appeared at the Resistance Base suddenly and started going crazy. Someone destroy it! DESCRIPTION 2: The Golem is only Level 45 but you can only dispatch 2 characters, still it�s very easy. No hidden items. LIMIT: 10 Days REGISTRATION COST: 1000 REWARD/PRIZE: 100000 + Grandir (see Gundam4Fun�s Fusion Faq to see what to do with this, I recommend, as he did, the Grandir Bow). Q120) QUEST NAME: Tomb Raiders REQUIREMENTS: Appeared after completing "Forgotten City" Quest. DESCRIPTION 1: Thieves have occupied Lacuna Ruins. They must be stopped before they sack the landmark of its treasures. DESCRIPTION 2: Cannot use skills in this battle. Level 87 Berserker (Gregory), 2 Level 85 Sages, 2 Level 85 Sniper, 2 Level 85 Gladiators, 2 Level 85 Brandish. LIMIT: 30 Days REGISTRATION COST: 5000 REWARD/PRIZE: 8000 + All Levels of the Catacombs are now Open. Q121) Special Battle QUEST NAME: Catacombs Floor 100 - C05127 REQUIREMENTS: Complete "Tomb Raiders" Quest DESCRIPTION 1: Boss - GREGORY (Level 99 Berserker), 5 Level 99 Berserkers, 2 Level 99 Snipers, 2 Level 99 Sages, 2 Level 99 Vanguards, 1 Level 99 High Priest. DESCRIPTION 2: Every enemy has 4 team attacks and a MASSIVE Zone, so I had to restart 3 times just to complete the floor without any of my characters being killed, cause that�s just how I am. From the start you cannot use the attack command; after 2 enemies are killed you cannot use the item command; after 3 more enemies are killed you can�t use team attacks. With 4 enemies left, the Skill command is gone. LIMIT: NA REGISTRATION COST: NA REWARD/PRIZE: Certificate of Completion (+30 to POW, DEF, MAG, MGR, ACC, EVA, WGT) ############################## END OF QUESTS ################################ Ok so if you completed ALL those quests, I�m sure you�ve spent countless hours away from the main game, not to mention, you�re most likely at Level 99. However if you chose not level up to that level, then I will make the rest of the walkthrough based on the recommended levels for the final 3 battles, which all occur one after the other. So before we move on the remaining battles, make sure you�ve accomplished everything that you want to in the main game, as this will be your last time on the world map. For the final 3 battles, I recommend being at least level 46-47 to make things easier. Once you are ready, head for Barrage (Throne Room). ***The 3rd and final battle of the game, is against a boss whose level is entirely determined by whichever character has the highest level in your party. *===========================================================================* | BARRAGE (THRONE ROOM) | | C0849 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - DIGNUS (Level 44 Tyrant), Level 43 Overlord�s Guard x3, Level 43 General x3, Level 43 Sniper x2. CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Dignus HIDDEN ITEMS: None ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: We start in the south of the map with Dignus to the north. BATTLE: At the start, cast bless with Prier. Now from where you start, you can move up to attack the 3 generals but doing so may wake up the archers, so just let the generals come to you. Once those 3 are dead move Linea into position to kill off one of the archers (do the "creep up and end turn" method). Then have her fire 2 shots to kill one of the archers. As soon as the first 3 generals are killed, Dignus and the rest of the enemies will start to move. Be careful around Dignus, he has some nasty skills and watch out for their team attacks, make sure you check each enemies yellow range before deciding on a move. Dignus attacks have wide range and can hit many of your characters at once, so once you kill off the other enemies, surround Dignus so that you can heal everyone at the same time if need be. Also his Zone Skill is Movement Cost+, so you don�t have to worry if you�ve surrounded him, as you�re not going to be moving anyways. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: None. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Next Battle begins.... *===========================================================================* | CATHEDRAL 2F | | C0850 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - NEBULA (Level 45 Apostle), Level 43 Diablo x3, Level 43 High Priest x3 CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat Nebula HIDDEN ITEMS: None ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: Again you start in the south of the map with Nebula to your immediate north. BATTLE: Ok so this battle is actually easier then the last one. There�s only 5 enemies + the boss, but all of them (except the boss) can use team attacks. If you don�t move at all from your starting position then only the 3 diablos and the closest High Priest will come towards you. As soon as those 4 enemies are killed, regardless of you positioning, Nebula and the other high priest will begin attacking you. Nebula wont even move, but she�ll cast Dark Judgement from where she stands, she can only cast it 3 times, keep everyone close so you can heal, as she can hit everyone with that spell regardless of location. Rush up to her and unleash your best physicals, her zone skill is useless, as skill at this point in the game aren�t very effective. Once you kill her, she�ll revive immediately with 1 HP, so just knock her down again. Not a hard battle. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: None. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ And now for the final battle of Stella Deus... *===========================================================================* | WRECKAGE OF THE CATHEDRAL | | C0851 | *===========================================================================* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENEMIES: Boss - DIES IRAE (Level ?? God of Destruction) CONDITIONS OF VICTORY: Defeat the God of Destruction HIDDEN ITEMS: None ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTIONS: None BATTLE: **Ok so once again, the bosses level is determined by the highest leveled character in your party. In my first playthrough, Spero was at level 56 and Tia was at level 57, and the final boss was level 57). This time my characters are at level 99, so the boss is also at level 99. At level 99 he had the following stats: HP 15,000 MP 999 STR 252 STM 295 INT 220 RES 114 TEC 290 AGL 13 LCK 13 Action Skills Judgement, Bane, Spirit Away, Transcendence Support Skills Auto Counter, Acc + 30%, Anti-All I could have sworn he has MORE HP in my first playthrough, when he was at level 57, oh well, if anyone can confirm that his HP doesn�t actually change with his level, please email me. Anyways, this battle is extremely easy just surround him, use Linea from far way and team attack him to death. I killed him before he even got a turn, and on my first playthrough (level 57) he only got 1 turn. HIDDEN ITEM LOCATIONS: None. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MISSION COMPLETE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CONGRATULATIONS!! You have just beat Stella Deus and saved Solum, now sit back and enjoy the ending, be sure to watch all the way through the credits for extra scenes. And despite what one of the walkthrough�s mentions, there is no new game+. "May our new world be one of Hope" - Linea Shaman Princess *===========================================================================* | 9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS [C0900] | *===========================================================================* First I would like to thank scrye493 for his work regarding the recruitment of secret characters. In both my playthroughs I was able to recruit all 4 secret characters. I�m not sure if his "do only 5 out of 9 overkills" are correct for Viser, so I recommend doing 9 out of 9 to always be sure. I�d also like to thank Gundam4Fun and CidThunderGod for their fusion faqs, they were immensely helpful in my playthroughs. And of course Atlus for a wonderful game. Finally I�d like to thank you, the reader, I hope you enjoyed my guide, and I hope to write more for you all in the future.