RADIATA STORIES Guide Made by: veraca ----------- TABLE OF CONTENTS DATA D0014 GETTING START STAR1 BASICS B0015 BEGIN STAR2 SIMPLE MISSION SM089 LONG MISSIONS LM089 FATE POINT PT120 FATE POINT TWO PT242 DRAGON LAIR DR355 NEW GAME+ NG00+ STORY S0000 ----------- ********D0014******** DATA Rated T for TEEN: Fantasy Violence, Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs and Alcohol Square-Enix 2005 221kb Digital Control, Analog Control, Vibration Function, Progressive Scan, Single Player DVD ROM ----------- ********STAR1******** GETTING STARTED NEW GAME: Turn on your system and make sure your memory card (8MB) has at least 221kb open. Put in the disk for RADIATA STORIES and click it with X. After watching the MAIN MENU MOVIE click "New Game". After a few scenes and loosing your battle (you can not really win it) and getting more scenes you'll be in your bedroom. Face the RED FLAG so it's glowing and rotating and click O. Click "SAVE" with X and then choose where to save your file and click X. Afterwards O/cancel out of there. CONTINUE: Turn on your system and make sure the correct memory card is in the first slot. Put in the disk for RAD- IATA STORIES and click it with X. Press START and click "CONTINUE". Find your file and click X and then "Yes" and X one more time. ----------- ********B0015******** BASICS ATTACKING: To attack in this game during battles, you simply press O to normal attack with your sword. Attacking normally charges your yellow meter for VOLTY ATTACKS. Volty Attacks are used when SQUARE and O are pressed together or sometimes just SQUARE. These attacks do more damage. You can also parry attacks and do a counterattack by pressing X right when the opponent attacks. You'll know if you were successful when a yellow glow surrounds you and then you simply press O to do a counterblow. DEFENDING: The best way to defend is either parrying which will decrease the damage you get from the opponent's attack or just double step backwards. This is done by pressing the X button rapidly twice. Other than that, just hold the X button down and you'll guard- but you must face the way the attack is coming from to decrease the damage otherwise you'd get the normal HP damage as if you weren't guarding. MOVING: Simply move around with the D-Pad or the Left Analog control stick. This is a good way to avoid enemies during battle. Outside of battle, you can walk, jog or run. There are two forms of walking. One is slowest and two is faster. You know you're walking when your arms are calmly at your side. You are jogging when you're moving more rapidly and your arms are at your side with your hands moving rapidly up and down. Running is what you'll probably be using most often and is easy to tell because it looks like well real running. MAIN MENU: The main menu has status, items, friends, load and settings. Click X on Status and choose a character with X. From there you can equip items to your character. You can also see their specifics such as luck, strength and defense. You can also choose the attacks you use. By default you have a set Left Swing and Right Swing. Left and Right Swing use only CP1. CP will increase as you learn more attacks. After a few levels you will start to gain CP2 attacks. CP2 attacks at first, you can only have one equipped. As you progress you will be able to have CP2 and CP1 abilities. With Left and Right Swing hit the O button twice in battle and you will perform the attacks. When you have a CP2 ability equiped such as a Sky attack simply hit O once and you will perform that attack and will not be able to do standart Left and Right Swings. You can put the attacks in order of when you want them to be executed based on how many times you hit the O button. One hit would be Right Swing, two hits would be Left Swing, and then three hits could be the Sky Attack. MENU: During battle if you hold L1 down you will access your item menu and will be able to use items such as Herb Extract to cure quickly. It's a good idea to go to the Main Menu frequently and press SELECT to SORT your menu so that your healing items are at the top and thus easier to access in battles. OBEYING ORDERS: Yup, at first you are taking orders. It's not important that you listen to orders all the time but you should somewhat. Your leader actually will tell you to attack enemies that need your attention and other party mem ber's attention. The leader will also order you to heal people in your party as well. He'll also cast a spell that will heal nearby characters so if you stick close to him odds are that when he casts that spell you'll be healed too. GIVING ORDERS: Once you become a Sergeant you can order your party around- finally everyone has to listen to the big cheese Jack! To give commands press L1 once and then X on the person's name you want to order around and give them the command of one of the commands you've learned (however if it is a command like "cure party member" and that person you are trying to order around doesn't know any spells then your move was just wasted). To get to the MENU during battle once you've gained the ability to give orders, simply press L1 twice. INSPECT EVERYTHING: During normal gameplay you will have the ability to KICK or INSPECT objects such as beds, barrels, tables and even safes. To open anything outside of battle simply press the X button to kick at it and it'll supposedly reveal to you an item. MAKING FRIENDS: When you get to a new city or place talk to as many people as you can. This may not sound like a lot of fun, but it'll get you "friends"- or people who'll supposed- ly help you out during battles. At the start of the game you'll defaultedly get Clive- a person who assists in bat- tles. As you progress, sometimes just talking to a person several times will get them to join you. Some want you to answer questions, some what you to find things for them and the rest want you to follow them around and find out their problems the hard way and have like 2-8 steps of getting them. In the long run, have as many as you can of both the Fairy Creatures and the Humans and have a good portion or just a select few at high-ish levels close to Jack's- for the FATE POINT. In the end, it's just a goal to get every person in your FRIENDS book filled. MONEY: You'll get Money and EXP (experiance) after a battle is over. Sometimes you won't get a lot and sometimes you'll get a lot. It's important to battle to get more EXP to gain new abilities and to level up. Battling will also earn you money that the monsters drop (which odds are they stole it from passer-by's). Obiviously, you need money to buy items from shops such as the Armory, Weapons and Item shops. SLEEPING AND SAVING: Now, since you need to sleep sometime, at most points in the game when you sleep it'll take you to 7AM the next day. However I have seen a few times when I wake up at noon (12) or a bit later. Staying up all night is required for a few jobs but mostly you'll want to sleep. Remembering where your bed is located is important. But also, your bed has a RED FLAG on it. This red flag you can save at. Odds are you should save BEFORE you sleep since you don't know what scene might come up when you do. Also for gameplay to continue you need to sleep anyways. In the WORLD FIELD you'll also see blue glowing water things. These are placed for you to walk in and heal at. Not to save. Normally though you can find a BLUE FLAG nearby where you can save at- that's a save just like a RED FLAG only you can't sleep at them. Another reason why remem bering where your bed is, is a good idea. BUYING AND SELLING: Well just like every other game Square has given us, you must use the game's currency (in this particular case the money is called 'dagols') to buy and sell stuff and well function. Go to a shop owner and talk to them with O and they will offer to BUY, SELL or CANCEL. You can sell items that are not "EVENT IMPORTANT" or something- but be careful that you don't accidently sell a "once in a game pass item" like the Laviathen for 50 dagols- as it's too good of a weapon. You can sell mostly everything and buy a good 70% of it back for full price. Herb Extract S are 150 dagols but to sell they are 75, half. This rule doesn't apply to everythin that you buy-sell such as the Wind Garment. You buy it for about 7800 and sell it back at the end of the game for just 3500- rip off. ----------- ********STAR2******** BEGIN *Ahem, well I just realized I never had anything about the real start of the game so here it is. You've done your settings and stuff and have clicked to start your game- so enjoy the scenes- you can pause as soon as you see the inside of a house. After the scene you are sent out to battle a girl name Ridley- good luck, but you don't have to win to continue since you haven't really learned how to fight. After the battle you have more scenes. Just for humor's sake during the battle, GUARD so you can see Ridley use her VOLTY move- the only time you'll ever see it used. Kick the desk and your bed for items, then talk to Pops and then Save and Sleep. Exit your room and go through the door on your right. Go up the stairs to the top level and through the door. Run left and up the first flight of stairs you see. Go right through the doors and then in to the first room on your right for a scene. Sixteen-year old boys are rather dangerous in this world, huh? Well not in truth, it's just Jack that seems dangerous-- you'll meet someone even more annoying during your second mission as the Knight Trainee. Anyways after the scene, Captain Ganz will teach you how to fight and defend- read through it if you didn't read what I have above, if you think you're good click to Quit- but I highly suggest listening to his instruction because he has a Training Dummy you can practice on before you get into a real battle. After the battle you'll have a scene. Jack is so stupidly cute and jumps to assumptions! After the scene you'll have Clive join your party. Now don't pull out of the game just because the scenes are really annoyingly long at the start. ----------- ********SM089******** SIMPLE MISSIONS *This is a quick overview of what your missions are. No real details are included. MISSION 01 Travel to Earth Valley and escort a dwarf and goat back to Radiata with the cargo. MISSION 02 Travel to City of Flowers and deliver a message to the Elf Leader inside. MISSION 03 Wander around waiting for your next mission but do not leave the castle. Deliver a message to Pops; you are discharged. MISSION 04 Follow the orders of your new commander. This is also the mission where you get a skin for Anatasia. MISSION 05 Sleep and perform the solo missions Thanos has for you. After that be ready to escort a princess in town. MISSION 06 Complete the remaining assignments Thanos has for you and serve the boss. MISSION 07 Perform several missions, including a top secret one for Thanos. Help the dwarfs. ----------- ********LM089******** LONG MISSIONS DETAILS *This is a more detailed overview of the missions. MISSION 01 "Escort Cargo" Head southeast. Check the WOLRD MAP via R1 fre- quently should you think you're getting lost. You're guide or leader will also scoof or yell at you should you head the wrong way. You must pass through a small little farm area to get to the Valley. Once you've gotten to the Earth Valley Cliff you'll get a scene. Once you're down and inside the city, head down a flight of stairs to the big golden build ing. Press O or X to knock on the building. You'll hear a voice saying he's on the second floor. Go in and head up the stairs. A scene. Now talk to Ridley and Ganz if you wish and save. Then leave the inn. Go down the flight of stairs and pass left the gold building. Talk to a man in a building with a bunch of bottles above the doorway until he says he has been having a problem. Walk around and talk to a few people until a few minutes before 5pm- you can check with L1 the time. At five head back to the building with the bottles and turn back around to the right. The building with the fizzy mug above it and a pink sign on the door, open it and talk to barkeep a few times until he requests that you watch his pub during the daylight hours. Accept the mission. Now freely walk around and talk to a few people a bit if you'd like. Return to the pub at about midnight (12) (the screen should go black for a second or it the clock will appear with the hand slowly hitting the 12). Stay inside the pub until 3am/4am when the barkeep is going to wash tables and has gone to wash the counter. After he's started washing the counter wait just a bit until about 5am and then leave the pub the imediately go back in. You should have a scene. After the scene go talk to Ridley in the Inn and then Ganz. Then return to the barkeep's home (the building with all the bottles on the sign above the door). Talk to the barkeep and then go and talk to the town leader again in the golden house, this time he'll be on the third floor though. Then return to the inn and sleep. After a bit of walking around again if you didn't get a scene go and sleep again and at midnight (12) you'll get woken up with a scene and will get to escort the cart finally. Now either walk or jog, just keep up with the cart. You'll go through one screen about and then you'll have a scene with those three goblins again. But wait there's only two...? The scene will show that the third had went around to your dwarf friend. After a quick 2-out-of-3 word guessing game you'll battle the goblins. After winning escort the cart back to Radiata and have another scene. Now it's time for the follow-up report. Go through two doors on your right in the hall and you'll see a big stair case with smaller stairs heading up on the left and right of it. This is the "back stairs" Ganz means. Take these stairs up to the third floor and then enter the meeting room. Afterwards go back to the "back stairs" and return to B1 and then your bedroom. Save and then go to sleep. You should have about a day to wander about the castle and talk to people. After that save and sleep again. MISSION 02 "Deliver The Royal Message" After sleeping you've been summoned to quickly head up to the meeting room within 30 minutes and not get lost. Now, if during that free day you ran around and familiarized yourself with the basic layout of the castle or not it does not matter. Your playing character, Jack, will still get lost and show up late. After a scene you'll have him run to be on time. Now we're heading north and then north east to the Elven Village, City of Flowers. We'll rendezvous with our assistant, Genius, on our way to the City. So simply head north and follow the path, duh. When you come to a crossroads you can turn up or "right" and get a "mystery berry" from some rocks before continuing on. After getting the berry turn down or "left" and you'll cross a huge tree bridge. Afterwards you'll have your rendezvous with Genius. Continue on from Genius' and soon you'll have a scene at the City of Flowers. The scene will continue so that once we get gameplay again we'll be back at Genius'. From here head back across the huge tree bridge. Head almost all the way to Radiata, the Fort really. There you'll be able to heal in the blue spring and save at the BLUE FLAG. There'll also be a merchant whom you can talk to and buy some items from. (I suggest buying at least 3 Flee Balls and 15 Herb Extract.) Continue farther south to the Fort and then to the left/west we will go! After a scene, we'll find ourselves running through and over logs. There are a few chests to open, but for the most part you can avoid mostly all of the possible battles. Soon you'll reach a scene again and then be able to enter through a huge tree. Another scene. Talk to people if you'd like and then head up the flight of stairs. Run past the flight of stairs on your left and enter the second door on your left. Save here. Exit the room and then run up the flight of stairs. A scene. Now you are free to wander around as you see fit. Once you are ready wander down to the first floor and enter the door on your right. Go down the hall until you see Ganz and speak to him for a scene. Accept the mission to buy his wine. After all, it's a personal request from your dear captain and then he says he'll pay you? What have you got to loose! Okay wait now you've got to choose if you think Ganz is rich or not?! Well he's a noble blood so choose Rich. Next, choose No way! Ganz isn't a money hog. Okay so why do you feel so confident-- he's A master cook! Okay... you seem to be getting into more trouble as you go, huh? Just go with Plain Veggie Soup from here. And there's the wine! Another scene. Ganz pays you a little more than 1000 for your hard earned good deed. Want some berries? Kick some of the barrels down in the cellar. Go back to the main hall on the first floor and kick the barrel to the left of Ridley. (All of your berries should be fed to yourself/Jack imediately!) Head around a bit and soon you'll get a scene of a elf coming in the main hall. A scene and now you battle a Red Orc. You just have to survive about 10-15 seconds before another scene pops up. Back to the battle. Manage another 15 seconds and another scene will come up. Now it's the follow-up report. Return to B1 by going right and passing through the big doors to the Hall and then to the Small Tower. Go through the first door on your left and then to your bedroom, the second door on the wall. Save and Sleep. Exit your room for a scene. Head right to the Big Tower and go to the first door you'll see, Basement Level 2-- better known as the Dungeon. Enter the dungeon to trigger a scene. When you gain control again hurry down to the Big Tower again and head all the way down to the ladder. Head down it and then go up. At the end of this tunnel open the chest to get a Strength Berry and feed it to yourself. Then climb back up to Floor 2 via the Big Tower. Floor 2 is not the highest door on the stairs. MISSION 03 "Discharged" Go right and open the door and then through the first door. Accept the mission to deliver the message. Go back to the Big Tower and return to the Basement and then your room. It's the first door down. Then go and enter your room, you'll automatically get a scene. Now go back to the Big Tower and go to the top door. Go through the hall door and then enter the first door. And again back to the Big Tower. Return to the basement down two stairs. Go through the two doors of the hall to the right and pass your room and open that hall door. Go and open the door in front of you and through the next hall door. Now go up through the door. Go through the next hall door for yet another scene. Head back to the tower stairs and run up to Floor 3 yet again. By now you and I are starting to really hope this message is worth it. You can save on the way you pass your room too if you'd like. Floor 3 is the top door remember. Once there go through the hall door and then the next door up, not Ganz door. Now don't give up, keep looking and go back to your room via the Big Tower. It's the second door down and then through the two hall doors and then right into the first door. Finally there is Pops! Thank god you'll be taken automatically back to the shop. You'll get around 300-500 money for your hard done good-deed. Enter the shop again and buy stuff you think you may need. I suggest making it so that you have at least 10 Herb Extract and at least 3 Cure Drops, Needles, Eye Drops, Mint Drops and Flee Balls. Now return to your room on B1 and Save and Sleep. (If you aren't at least Level 15 be ready to Level Up a lot.*) Another scene. *After the scene go to Big Tower and then the last level- the sewer if you are less than 15. Battle here until you are around Level 15-17. After you're feeling comfortable with your level go to your bedroom again and get another scene. You've been fired. More scenes still. Now you've been reduced to having to battle with a drunken brawler! This man really is too easy to beat. Save then talk to everyone, Ganz being last. A scene. Once you get control go to the first door to your left. A scene, go upstairs afterwards and enter the door. And now you battle the old man, and get your butt whipped might I add. After the scene go up to the fourth floor and enter the door. More scenes. MISSION 04 "New Commander" Run up the stairs and to your right. Enter the Vancoor and then go down stairs. Enter the door on the far left. A scene, run up to the second floor and enter the door on your right. Another scene. Battle Daniel, he's pretty simple. A scene. Remember, press L1 once to command and twice for items. Now you can get friends. You can do that stuff on your own. Wander around as you see fit, however I suggest going to Vareth and left to Star Tower. Go all way down to the last floor and help Marietta out of the boxes and she joins. Go back to the cafeteria and wait until you see a kid in purple walk by. Talk to him several times and he'll join your party. Also head to the Dead End Armory and purchase Brionac for 7000. Save and sleep or just wander around at about noon on Day 2 you'll be taken back to Vancoor for your first assignment. I personally bought the Steel Blade. Once you gain control again run back to your house and save before continuing on. You should be about level 26 so says another guide I read, but I'm just 17 so don't worry too much about it if you're 10 levels off. In any case, head up to the Echidna Gate. Once here follow a familiar path to the City of Flowers. Pass the City and take the path at the top of the screen. Follow it and have a scene. Battle the Crocogator and then head back to the City. From here you will learn how to use those weird Pig Statues. Use it to return to the south gate of Radiata. Enter the city and run up to Olacion. Enter through the front door, run up and then through the door on the left and then run through the first door in front of you and get a scene. (I will not be doing a friends guide, you can do that on your own.) You won't get paid much -_- MISSION 05 "Nothing To Do And Escorting" First things once you gain control again, enter the Vancoor building and edit your party to your liking. Then go home and Save and Sleep. Well upon waking up you really have nothing to do but level up. So leave Radiata and just level up and stuff unless you're going to do friends stuff. Continue on when everyone is around level 20-25 in your Party. Go through a day's events by running around town a bit following the location of Ganz scenes. Once you see the last one at the Vampire Club you can turn home and Save and Sleep. In the morning report to Thanos (the guy at the front desk in Vancoor) and take up the two jobs- not the Smilodon one though. Go home and get another scene. After the scene run to the door you looked at earlier in the scene on the other side of the fountain. A scene. Now go back and report to Thanos again- you should have a group job told to you. A scene. Hurry and run down the road, scene. God that old man runs slow when he's full of beer, ne? Run down the road and into the intersection, down. Run down and it's the first or second door you want to look in. First run into the spring to heal and save at the BLUE FLAG. Run through the door and up the stairs right across from you. Pull the red lever on the wall and return down the stairs. Go through the new opening, scene. Battle Elmo and the fat dumby, pretty simple 10 seconds and a scene stops you. Kill the two off to finish the battle. Heal in the spring and then save at the BLUE FLAG. Run down the hall until you come to 3 boards on the floor and a new path, go down the new path. Run to the lad- der and up it and through the door. Watch out for the giant Crocogator and go to the left after it. Go until you see two wooden boards on the floor with a door. Open the door. Run down the hall and through the door. Run down and over the four boards through the door, then down the hall and down the ladder, this is to get a Knight Saber. Go back up the ladder and through the door. Go down again and turn to the left. Go through the door at the top of the screen. Run down until you come to three floor boards and a solid door. Open the solid door. Run down the hall, passing the first door you see. Continue until you see a huge drain, go through it and follow the path to the wooden ladder. Go up it, scene. LINKING: You're learning how to have links. The first one you learn is the Box link. Go to the menu and then to the cross. Assign one of the D-Pad buttons the Box Link and then choose the formation with your characters. Exit the menu and continue with learning. USING A LINK: You need at least 10VOLTY just like to use the SQUARE attack. TAKING OUT A LINK: Press the D-Pad button you assigned the Box Link and hit the same button again. Once everyone has a ! over their head press O but keep formation. KEEPING A LINK: You have noticed by now that you must attack successfully to keep your VOLTY high. If your VOLTY falls to 0 the link will break. You should also take note that you can learn your allies abilities through the Link System, as well as like abilites, you learn more Link abilities as you level up. Go through the door on your left and out the door, down. From here return home and Save and Sleep. MISSION 06 "An Investigation" Start out by running to Thanos in Vancoor and talk to him twice. Accept the two remaining missions, whichever first and fill your party. Choose the rats one first. They're easy to kill. Be sure the leave a spot open too because Daniel will come to assist you at the cafeteria. You end up getting only 1500 in the end. Report back to Vancoor for the next assignment. Accept the Smilodon one next and report to Olacion Chapel. Enter the Chapel through the main door and go through the door on the upper left like you would to talk to Anatasia. Open the door to the left of Anatasia's for a scene. Leave the Chapel and head to the south gate, Lupus Gate. You may save on your way if you'd like. Run down and southeast toward Earth Valley. When you come to the second cross roads turn down. Run across the tree bridge into the Ocho Region. Follow the easy path to the cross roads, take the one on the lower portion of the screen. Keep going and run under the rock that lays over the road. Attack the Saber Tooh Tiger, here known as the "smi- lodon". Run back to Radiata and return to Olacion and talk to Dwight in his room. Return home and Save and Sleep. Report to Vancoor and talk with Thanos. Leave and go right. Under the bridge and up the stairs for a scene. I'm just like Jack- look at all that money!! *cries* And there went all that money. I don't know about you, but I HATE HATE HATE H-A-T-E Funny Money. After the scenes finish be sure to Save. Go back to Vancoor and take the job for the dwarfs in Earth Valley. Create your party and exit Radiata via the southern gate, Lupus Gate. Use the Pig Statue to teleport to the Dark Elves Village if you are low or have no Herb Ex- tract S (they are 150). Enter the village to your left and run through the hall door. Continue left and talk to the woman behind the counter. Purchase about 20 Herb Extract S. Afterwards return to the statue and warp to Earth Valley, or Radiata if you think you should save. Enter Earth Valley and go to the golden building and up to the second floor for a scene. Run down the flight of stairs and past the three blacksmith shops, down more stairs and across the long bridge. At the opening to the cave you should see a dwarf with red hair. If not you are at the wrong cave. Enter the cave after talking to the dwarf and head left down the path. Get onto the machine and take it down and continue left. The robot enemies are very easy should you be around level 20 or so by now, but go ahead and battle them. Keep going left and soon you'll have a scene. If not then return back to an intersection and take the other path. Heal at the start of battle and keep your distance, these monsters twirl around. Order two of your party members to attack the same one you are locked on to attack (press R1 to lock on). Keep your distance as best you can and heal your party when you need to. One of them may die but just bring him back. After you defeat the two mon- sters run back out of the cave and back to the gold building and talk with the leader on the second floor. Afterwards return to Radiata- but if you want to level up with some easy enemies and get around 200EXP per a win (if you have Aiden with you) then go into the other cave and battle to your heart's content. Back in Radiata, Save at home and then report to Thanos. Take the job that says to battle a golem- the client is Ursula. Deliver the message to Elwen, she's on the fourth floor in her office. Afterwards save, run back to the Dark Elves city and buy more Herb Extract S if you need them, about 20 should do, return to Radiata and go to the shop on the back roads near your home by Vancoor and purchase about 20 sage. After this, save if you want, and then run up to the Echidna Gate and out it for a scene. The Golem is rather easy, just run around and avoid his attacks and attack from the side or behind. He only has about for attacks: a bomb coming from his right hand, a low punch with his left hand, a jump-pummel which is more devestating and a black cloud he breathes which you need to use Herb Extract S and then Sage right after if you get hit by it. Mostly use your VOLTY attacks when he's fallen onto his knees or when he has his back to you. I was level25 and beat him with the most damage I did was the last blow which was only 58. *shrug* If you need to level up any head to Septum Region and battle the enemies around and the ones in the cave. You can continue on when you're around level 28-33. I'm not gonna bother on leveling up cause I think I'm doing okay with being level25 with Aiden and Marietta being 22 and Cosmo as 23. After you beat the Golem this is your chance to level up in the Septum and Ocho Regions. Once you feel comfortable with yourself run back to Radiata and Vancoor and talk to Thanos. After you get paid accept the one for the sewers. Head home and Save. If you use Commands you may by now want to run to the book store and buy the Restoration book for about 12000- it does high healing. Any way, once you're ready enter Vancoor via the back staircase and go down to the B2. Enter the door on your right and run down to the cell 05. Go in and press O around the back to go down the ladder. Now according to a walkthrough I read it says to be around level 47 by now, that's not gonna happen with me or you unless you do the stuff to get the other players. I'm too lazy and just want to get on with the story so I'm gonna say my level25 Jack is just fine. Don't worry the enemies are easy. Go right and through the first door you see. Left down the hall and then through that door you see. Go up the stairs and through the door. Go left around the fountain and enter the first door on your right. You'll have a scene. Ha-ha poor Jack has gunk in his shoes! After the scene run right down the hall. Then turn right and go down this hall for another scene. You get the battle a huge gunky thing. For me, Cosmo died but you'll want to keep all of your party members alive. One dying though isn't life threatening though if you heal alot. You will get petrified too, but don't worry- wait about 10 to 20 seconds and it'll wear off. You won't get hit during then because the monster doesn't see you as a threat. All in all, this guy is pretty simple. Run back to Vancoor and report in to Thanos to get your money. Also on your way back, talk to Tony and he'll join you as thanks for making his home safe again. Check up on your Sage and have about 15 of them before you go home and Save. Equip the Rune Saber if you'd like- it's a two handed sword though. Return to Vancoor and take the job for the cemetary. Go up stairs and exit Vancoor via the back stairs and make your way to Vareth. Go up stairs on the left of you, and go up the next flight. Make your way left in the library and go up the stairs. Face the shelf on the right so you can still see Jack. After you've read the book and made poor Jack read ^^; run home and save- after 9PM. If it's not 9PM yet then wait at the stairs to your house until it is. By now you should have sleeped only when I've told you to. Exit Radiata via the south gate, Lupus. Run left down the path and then take the lower path. Follow the path and you'll see a shed. Go in and kick the table for 50 dagols. Exit and run left across the bridge. Go down the obvious path and a scene will occur. Battle the Goblins and then choose to Let them Go and they join you. Now if you want about 8888-12443 then keep going left and look for a sparkly thing in the trees, kick it to battle a Dagol Tortoise. Return to where you fought to Goblins and take the path up to get a Mystery Berry. Now run back to where you fought the Goblins and go left a tad and take the lower path. If you have an Empty Bottle in your inventory talk to Goo, the little Goblin with a white sheet over his head. Exit the city and run back to the intersection and turn left and at the next intersection turn left/down. At the next intersection take the upward path to get a Life Berry. Then return to the intersection and take the lower path. Again at the next intersection take the lower path to get a Rainbow Crystal. After you get the Crystal return to the intersection and take the upper path. A scene. The cemetary is straight-forward so enjoy. After going through about 6 rooms you'll get a scene with Gobblehope IX. Battle the Goblin and his minions. Open the four chests. Exit the cemetary and run back to the nearby Pig Statue to warp back to Radiata. Report to Thanos and Save and Sleep. If you enter before 9PM just enjoy the scene and then save. MISSION 07 "Back to the Castle?" Save at the BLUE FLAG if you haven't already and run right and talk to Pops. Turn right and go all the way to the back stairs again. Take them up to the sixth floor for a scene. Run back to Vancoor and stand in front of Thanos until 3PM. After the scenes talk to Thanos and accept the new mission. Save on your way to Olacion, oh and you might want to stalk up on some more Sage on the way. Enter Olacion through the main door for a scene. Hmm, that's two people missing so far- Ganz's father and now a priestess huh? Well anyway head back to Lupus gate and run to the Septum Region. You should be about at level30 by now. Once in the Septum Region, at the first intersection take the left and then you'll see a hole in the wall. Enter. Follow the easy path, at the first intersection go down it to get a Theif Bangle and equip it to up Evasion. Then go and continue into the cave. The enemies are rather easy but go ahead and fight them cause they give you a pretty amount of EXP. At the next intersection open the chest and then go down the obvious path for a scene. Battle the squid using your VOLTY attack (Rune Blade) is best. Now leave and report back to Radiata Olacion to deliver the Stone. By the time I got back to Radiata I was level33. And after all the scenes just run to the Dead End Armory and wait for it to open, or if you're lucky it'll be open then. The store opens at 5AM and closes at 8PM. Go in and sell what stuff you think you don't need and buy the Wind Garb for 7800. After you've done your shopping run home and Save and Sleep, then report back to Thanos. WHAT?! No money. Damn. Well talk to him to accept the Top Secret mission. (I must say, I think this is the first game EVER where if you change clothes they actually appear different on the character- same with weapons and different skills.) Head all the way north to the Faucon Gate. Yeah and you can stop laughing now about how funny Jack looks in the Wind Garb. Don't worry about your party, when you reach the Gate Jack'll automatically request for everyone to wait. Don't worry, the burglars are rather stupid. Report back to Vancoor- again no money- and they say being a Sarge is better for the wallet! Ha! Spend the rest of the day and so on doing what you'd like. When you're ready- at about lv35 go home and save and then sleep. I'm personally gonna spend this time buying some Herb Extract S and Sage and getting to level35. I'm set with 25Sage, 40Herb Extract S and everyone in my party at least level32. The cave in Septum Region is a great place to lv up at. Of course, for me, by the time I finally got Marietta at level32 Jack was 35, Aidean was 33 and Cosmo was 33. Anyways, when you're ready go home and save and sleep for a scene. Well what are you waiting for? Run to Earth Valley! When you finally gain control run down to the Pig Statue at Earth Valley and warp back to Radiata. Talk to Thanos in Vancoor and accept the new Build That Body mission. Then run up to Olacion. Enter through the center door for a scene. All of them are pretty easy but you may need to heal at least once when you battle Achilles. Return to Vancoor to collect your pay once you're done. Now return home and watch a scene. Save your game and do all you'd like until 7PM or you could just sleep to continue on. I myself am continuing on, so sleep it is! ----------- ********PT120******** FATE POINT *This is a overview of the missions during/after the "de- cision point" with detail. MISSION 01 "The Choice Is Yours" No really it is. There is a NEW GAME+ feature in this game much like Chrono Cross and Final Fantasy X-2, so your choice isn't really needed by one thing or another. So first as a recap, the last thing we've done is Save and Sleep right? Right. So scenes have been done and well now we have a choice to either join the humans or the non- humans. Now, since there's a NEW GAME+ and I want Felix dammit, I'm going to choose to Meet Larks at the castle- that, by the way, is the second choice. If you're curious to what the other option does with Ridley by all means be my guest. But this is the human choice I'm going with (okay so I really want to help the non-humans too and kill Cross, but hey I want Felix too badly). Go to the back stairs and up to the fifth floor for a scene. Jack's smiling when he's clueless...? Moron. Anyway just watch the scenes. (Whatever happened to Ganz?) Hmm? So with this honorable sword Jack's been carrying around since the start of the game his father killed a dragon on his own? So that's why they want Jack- that and he's a human. Now I say get Felix. After the scenes are over make your way very quickly to Vareth. Enter and go through the left door and again through the left door, then through the door on your right (not up). You'll go up an escalator to the president's office. Talk to him- he's the owl. Now, as far as I know there's only one way in and one way out of Vareth-so wait at the front door for Felix and Derek. I'm personally gonna wait for Felix to get out of bed, wait in front of his door. Exit Vareth and turn right. Enter the appartments and wait on the first floor, at 6AM Felix will exit his room- so talk to him then (Morgan leaves at 4AM). Run back to Vancoor and make your party. Now go to Carl's Pub to your right and talk to the guy whinning- Jasne. Run home and Save and Sleep. Scene. And Sleep and Save- yes reverse it. Report into Vancoor for your next assignments. First let's take the job for Lord Star. Go down to B2 and through the first door on your left for a scene. Battle Star, and talk to Thanos when finished. Accept the next mission and then go home and *equip the Robot Suit* Save. Run to the Echidna Gate for a scene, battle Melissa II. Melissa is just a pushover this time and poses no real threat so long as you have learned to time when to heal. After the scene head to Vareth and go through the door on the upper left to the cafeteria, through the door on the left and then through the upper door- down to the lowest level and open the chest to get Absolute Guard, then report back to Vancoor. Go home, Save and Sleep then run to Echidna Gate again and exit. At the first intersection go up, at the second one go right, and at the third one go up/left. Make sure everyone is healed and sort your inventory with SELECT. Cross the bridge then hit the totem pole to the left and fly across, go right again to get Jinn. After you have Jinn, go left and hit the totem that's farthest up. Hit the totem to the up-right area and then the same positioned one. And before you cross this bridge double check your health and equip Robot Suit again. Cross the bridge for a scene. If you have an empty spot, Lord Dynas will accompany you in this battle; if not then you don't get him. Battle the Wind Dragon. Scene will stop you. Battle Cephied and Gil. ----------- ********PT242******** FATE POINT *This is a overview of the missions during/after the "de- cision point" with detail. MISSION 01 "The Choice Is Yours" And in this one I'll take the Non-Humans. Now I honestly hate Cross with a firey passion, so this'll prob- ably be the section I finish first. *Remember there is a NEW GAME+* (Okay, so it's not just Cross, but the way the humans are thinking is making me believe that this is just like the world today and I would join the Non-Humans- that and they look cooler even if that means I'm out of all my friend's list.) Recap: You're level35 and have Save and Sleep. Watch the scenes and when prompted- choose the choice to Follow Ridley. When you gain control again Save at the BLUE FLAG and then make your way to the City of Flowers. A scene will stop you- and wow FINALLY someone ELSE other than Jack will show that he dislikes Cross *w00t!* Afterwards continue on to the City. Again you'll get another scene on your way. Still continue on your way (makes me wonder if Ridley's turning into the fourth dragon..?). You get Ridley at level25 so you might want to do a few battles on your way just to increase her EXP points, not to level her up yet- this is also why you don't want to be in the 40s or late 30s. Upon arrival of the City entrance a scene will occur. Poor Jack's ignored XD When you gain well control again after those scenes, back track to the Pig Statue and teleport to the Fort. Better save too. Head to the Fort entrance and watch the scenes. Then you get to battle Natalie and Leonard. Try and keep Natalie frozen, and when she starts glowing heal yourself to your MAX HP in an instant. She'll do an attack that'll do around 500-600HP of damage. Other than that, these two are a cakewalk. You still get a few more scenes and then you get to battle with some Light Elfs! Save at the BLUE FLAG and then head up the long stairs, all the way up, for a scene. When you FINALLY gain control again, head out of the room and open the chest to get the Glory Axe, but I'll leave my Leviathan equipped for now. Go through the door that's up and save and sleep. Afterwards, go through the southern door. When you're ready go through the middle door on your left and talk to Coco. (If you went and did the first scene with the two elfs fighting talk to Lord Zane in his office, the dwarf behind the counter by the one hammering, Clarence- a dark elf, Lord Zane again and then back to where you saw the two fighting.) Get friends as you see fit, I'm going to get Gil and put him in my party. So, when you're ready, go through the middle door and talk to Coco- say you're ready and then talk to the light elf outside swinging his sword. Talk to him twice and battle him- win and he'll join you. Return inside and put Gil into your party. Sleep and save and then check out the stores that you helped open before you leave. (You might want to buy the Alehataiotalj whatever it is called- from the dwarf Vladimir. Battle and sell as much as you can and get it. You can battle the training dummy outside to get a tiny bit of gold; battle #3 as much as you like to get 88 dagols per win. Now see I know I won't ever use the Glory Axe- so I'm going to sell it. I'll buy the Ala thingy later. For now I'll save and head out.) When you're ready make your way towards the Forest Metropolis- where the Dark Elfs live. You'll pass a dark elf who'll tell us all to be careful and then you get to cross an awsome bridge- and get quite a climate change, goodbye spring and summer-- hello winter! Go straight up the two red mushrooms and kick the stalk in front of you several times and then climb up onto the new path. Take the path straight and go down the mushroom. Keep going left down the path that is ahead of you. You'll know you're going the right way if you pass a green goblin. Kick open the chest here to get a Life Berry then back track up the mushroom; go right and then up the first mushroom you see. Kick open the chest and continue left. At the intersection go down and take the mushroom down ONE level and head left. Kick the mushroom stalk to bring it down, ride it up and then take note of Pig Statue, pass the statue for a scene. Enter and go and SAVE at the BLUE FLAG. Go left and then right up the ramp for a scene (I told you, do FRIEND stuff yourself). You battle Gawain, do as much damage as you can. You'll die anyways so don't bother to heal. Enjoy the scene and don't forget to scream "WHAT THE HECK IS A STUPID TRANSPIRITATION RITUAL ANYWAYS?!" After the scenes run into the spring to heal and then start beating up on Gawain again persistant Jack. He's a lot easier this time around and odds are he won't use his VOLTY (just remember to run away and heal). Hmmm, remember that twin-headed dragon from the beginning? And here I was thinking that guy who was fighting it was just some insane old man ^^; Ahem, now make your way back to the Fort. Get Gawain's skill on the way if you can. On return to the Fort you get a scene. You battle Jarvis (again) and Daniel. Scene. Enter the Fot for a scene and then Save and Sleep. Talk to the kid in the corner- Mikey. Make your way to the Septum Region and then to Algandars Castle. Get there by warping to the Shangai City in the southeast and then make your way west to the castle. You'll be battling humans, which give you a nice bunch of EXP. Go and open the doors to the castle for a scene. Enter the door and go straight down for another scene. Go right down the stairs and right through the door for another scene and battle the boss- King Algandars (if you can beat him then you can beat anything that comes after). You should be about level40-42 by now. Well to get to the King, go down the path and turn left and then up into the big doors. To beat the "Archdemon" just destroy all the crystals around him. After the battle, exit the castle and return to the Fort. Sell what you don't need, save and sleep. I'm good on items so far and I'm still saving up for that 85k to get the increased shield. Save and mend your party before warping to Shangri La. Enter the Goblin city and travel to the back via the many ladders and exit that way. Follow the obvious path and get a cutscene. Battle Elwen; good job if you win, if not don't worry about it. Now I personally didn't know that and blew out all of my items trying to stay alive- so just go and restart from your recent save. Just HEAL after the battle or die later. (I honestly think Jack looks even more funny in the Alefrastrain than he did in the Wind Garb, even though it took my defense up to 213, but I won't stick with it. I'm not going to bother buying it still yet- you can though if you'd like.) Ahem, as I said earlier: loose the battle and heal afterwards. Now proceed left. Continue left at the fountain of lava and then turn so you're heading right. You'll see a shifting platform- get onto it and ride it up. Climb over the tree branches to the left and down into the Fire Moun- tain. Follow this trail left. A scene. Battle the knights at the door. Heal at the end of battle- during it. Battle Cross *w00t!* Finally! We get to kick his butt! Okay, or not if he uses CELESTIAL LINE- which does more than 1200 damage- an instant KOer for me. No GAME OVER though so just watch the scenes. I don't know about you, but I'm starting to think Cross has been infected with algandars -_- When you gain control again: mend your party with Gil, Ridley and Ganz and then Save and Sleep. Afterwards head to Lord Zane's room and battle Gawain*. After the battle, Save and Sleep (Sleep will get you a scene so be sure to save!)You may want to run and get some items before you continue: 15+ Herb Extract S 30+ Herb Extract DX 1 Herb Extract MAX 15+ Sage 5 Celestial Nectar It is possible to have all those items if you did not by the Ale-whatever armor. Also be around level45, with Ridley in her late 30s. *Gawain's VOLTY will now do 800+ damage and he does more damage. You don't get a GAME OVER if you loose but try to win. After the battle you get the ability to use the Arbitraitor- your father's sword. Equip it imediately! If loose you will still get the Arbitrator so- I'm going to loose.* After the scene Save again just for the sake of time and then run to where your Friends List Edit is. Exit to the Fort to your lower right for a scene. Afterward a scene you battle some guards and then Cross (lock onto Cross and simply VOLTY him whenever he may start to use his VOLTY attack- I happened to use the Lavi- athen weapon instead of the Arbitrator just because it suits my stile better- you can change weapons during battle by pressing the TRIANGLE button and doing it like if you were not in a battle: remember that!)yet again. Return back to the Fort, talk to Ganz and then Lord Zane, Save and Sleep and then talk to everyone in the Fort (two to the left of the Courtyard, five in the courtyard, the two shop owners on the left of the Courtyard, two in the upper room from the Courtyard, and one dwarf in Marsha's shop area and Lord Zane-- talk to everyone until they start to repeat themselves). After Save and Sleep. *Note that if you earlier purchased the books to cast CIRCLE SONG or LIFE SONG during a battle- they are COMMANDS- it will help you out a lot.* You can also edit your party and buy items before you sleep and because I won't waste my money on the Ale-whatever item I'm going to buy the Iron Plate- but not equip it unless I am in battle and may need it-- the Wind Garb does fine for me. Return to the Fort and Save, then warp to Earth Valley. Enter the Valley and head down the flight of stairs and enter the tunnel- the one the Rockdiggers were in. Go as far left in the tunnel as you can and soon you'll go down a machine. Continue left and go down the next machine, still head left through the big center room and left still. In the BIG room go to the far left end and you'll see a cave hole- run through it. Go as far left as you can and then turn right and up to exit into the Ocho Region. Head right to the intersection and turn right, follow this path right and at the intersection turn left. Follow this path right to the bridge and cross it, at the intersection turn right/down and then left at the next intersection. Cross the bridge and continue left into the Septum Region- go straight/left at the intersection, and go up at the next intersection. At the next intersection though turn down. Cross the bridge to finally enter the Dysett Region East (you should be about level46-48 by now). Follow the path and equip King of Nights if you have it. Don't worry the giant turtles won't attack you if you don't kick them. Odds are though you will have to battle a Therosaurus: they are not easy, just remember to heal as much as you can and avoid standing right in front of them and you won't have too hard of a time. Pass where he stood for a scene. Battle Gerald: if you see him start his VOLTY attack him like mad until he stops. He's rather easy with the Laviathen and Wind Guard on you- just use your own VOLTY against him and use a Herb Extract MAX should he hit you with the DUAL WAVE BLADE. Continue down the path and kick the boxes on your left for a Revival Stone. Then use the Pig Statue to warp back to Fort Helencia. Stock up on anything you might you need and sell what you don't want- and then Save your game. Then warp back to the Dysett Region East and continue down the path- you may have to battle on of the giant turtles but they're pretty easy. Heal with your Herb Extract S and continue to Dysett Region West for a scene. Battle Cross- and win- that's why I told you to save. This battle is worse because now the moron can freeze you and it's hard to get unfrozen quickly without dying in the end result. This is honestly the only battle where I see a real important use for the Ale-whatever armor, so I went to Fire Mountain and battled the orcs there. After I finished getting from 50k to 85k I warped back to Helencia and bought the armor and was at level 51. After the scene, take the hint to run back and Sleep and Save. Once you're ready, return to Dysett Region East by the warp point and continue down the path towards the castle. Now head straight for a scene. Then run right. You will be battling Elemental Masks, so keep on your toes. Go up the ladder. Run right past two ladders and you'll get sanded down. Run up the ladder to your right and go right and up the first ladder. I won't bother to go get the Tsu- chinoko Dumpling but you can: go up the ladder to your left and up the one to your right, then your left and left again and on your left is the Dumpling. Now, run two ladders to your right and go up to see a blue spring (healing spot) to your left. Now, go right but be careful you'll see one ladder and then sand will try to knock you down- do not get knocked down. Wait for the sand to pass and go up the ladder to your right- not the one right after the sand. To get the Falvern: go to your right and down the ladder before the sand, then go right and don't get knocked down by the sand, continue right past two ladders for a chest that holds the Falvern. Head right and go up the ladder to your right, the one after the sand (this is from returning to your postion before you went to get the Falvern). Go right and up the ladder and then left and up that ladder, go left again and head up that ladder. Now to your left should be a sand thing and to your right is a ladder- go up the ladder. To get the Monk Bangle: go right past the ladder, wait for the sand and then go right up the ladder. Wait for the sand to your right and then go get the Bangle. Now, turn left wait for the sand then go up the ladder. Two tricky sand things will attempt to knock you down to your left. After you get past them go up the stairs. Go in the blue spring to heal and SAVE AT THE BLUE FLAG or else you'll regret it. Go up the stairs and through the door for a cut- scene. Afterwards go to the VERY top of the castle to trigger the next scene-- and your FINAL BOSS BATTLE. Defeat it and watch the credits. Refer to: http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/radiata_stories.txt for a little explaination on how to beat the FINAL BOSS. If you are still having trouble wander around to the Elemental Masks and battle them until you are level 60-75 and THEN take this guy on. (I had to level up, myself.) It's best to have Arbitrator and Alefstrain and Monk & Theif Bangles- you could have Falvern equipped instead but remember that it is a two-handed sword and thus SLOWER- which in this battle, defense, time and strength are all that matter. You'll also want 30-99 Herb Extract DX or MAX if you're closer to 60s than you are to 70s. *I beat him at level57 with sheer dumb luck and I let Gob die 2 and Ganz once and kept Gil alive and well up with his HP. I kept Jack over 400 as best I could and used a Herb Extract MAX when it got too low- I had 10- same with Gil. What else? I have Arbitrator and that Ale thingy on me and I've finally figured out how to do the LIMIT BREAK VOLTY (hold down O for a normal attack and then smash down X to get the mega VOLTY move once you learn it). The battle lasted about 30-40 min including the time when I typed to talk to my frined who was the good luck charm. **************** || YOU DID IT || **************** ----------- ********DR355******** DRAGON LAIR *You've beaten the game twice (first time with Non-Humans, second time with Humans- either way you've done each side at least once. Now after you've beaten the game on your most recent file at the end of the CREDITS click to OVERWRITE it and then go to MAIN MENU > LOAD and choose that file. Next go to ANY Pig Statue and examine it like you'd use it. This will reveal the DRAGON LAIR CAVE in the north eastern area of the map. After entering you will have a scene. Now, to SAVE this you must BACKTRACK to Jack's House to SAVE- that is the BEST way to be sure that you have this new data saved and then you may continue on. ***KEEP IN MIND: DO NOT USE ANY OF THE BERRIES YOU GET*** *BATTLE KELVIN THE WATER DRAGON* *BATTLE CEPHEID THE WIND DRAGON* *BATTLE BAADE THE EARTH DRAGON* *BATTLE PARSEC THE FIRE DRAGON* *BATTLE RADIAN* *BATTLE CAIRN RUSSELL* *BATTLE VALKYRIE/QUASAR(THE GOLD DRAGON)* *BATTLE VARETH* *BATTLE CELESTA* *BATTLE ETHEREAL QUEEN* After you've beating the Queen do it all over again so you can battle Quasar. ----------- ********NG00+******** NEW GAME PLUS *What carries over? Berries, dagols/money, Growth Stones, Tchunioko Dumplings. Herb Extract/S/DX/MAX(?) Skills Links Abilities Consumable items Names in your FRIEND BOOK (you must recruit them again to use them though) All records from the RECORD PLAYER One Feather Earring, One Training Device (provided you have them in the first place) *What changes or is taken away? All of your armor, weapons and accessories are 100% taken away from you- so you might as well sell them before you start the New Game+ Your level and stats (strength, defense, evasion, luck, blah blah) are returned to level1. ----------- ********S0000******** STORY *SPOILS* "In the birth cry of the cosmos The twin eyes awake Above us they shine The world made safe for our sake -- The forests they flourish The towers grow high The four lights shine down Chaos withers and dies -- But imbalance grows Forests turn dark This is our doom The tower breaks the sky; Here come the dragons to bring it down" Now, as things are mapped out at the start, we are given control of Jack- a smart mouthed 16-year old who is eager to surpass his dead father in power by becoming a knight at the human city- Radiata. Things change when Jack is kicked out of the castle and the knights and he joins the second best thing- the warrior guild Vancoor. All seems to go well until Jack hears about there being an attack on his good friends the dwarfs in Earth Valley and naturally he runs to help them. After the Earth Dragon falls, Jack is faced with a grave decision: follow Ridley and the path to be the best hero and surpass his father or; join the Radiata Knights and be like his father and defeat a dragon possibly. On one hand, Jack chooses to follow Ridley and tries to save her from certain doom- fighting on a dragon with all his might and his father's--no HIS-- sword at his side. On the other hand, Jack Either way, it means the fate of Ridley, the humans and the Dark Elfs. Will Jack defeat the great evil and save all that is dear to him- his world? Or is he, and the other humans going to finally accept their fate and let themself be destroyed- only to come back after the four dragons re- awake to balance the world out? *HUMAN SIDE* Same thing with the Non-Human side, cept that let's start from the FATE POINT or "decision point" where Jack has to choose between following Ridley or going to his summons at the castle. Jack learns plain and simple that the Radiata Knight people want him because he is of "legend blood" as you could say; his father defeated a dragon- so he is "destined" to do great things automatically- as everyone assumes. Jack then is off to Wind Valley to confront the Wind Dragon *end of this coming soon* *NON HUMAN SIDE* Let's start off by saying you've beaten the Non- Human side at least or are at the FINAL BLUE FLAG. So, let's translate from the legend what we know so far. First bit: the world is (Tottaous or something) created with four dragons (earth, wind, fire, water) and the Non-Humans (Fairy Creatures) are created (orcs, dwarfs, elfs and goblins). Then the two twin dragons are created (gold and silver). Middle Bit: Everything is in balance with the rule of the two twin dragons- silver and gold- taking turns. Last Bit: As we know now, the silver dragon- Aphelion- was afraid of taking his next turn to sleep after he has spent some time and gotten to know the humans for a while. So, he manipulates it and eliminates one of the four dragons which govern the land (water). Then with the new imbalance, the "forests grow dark" is the signal of the Dark Elf race coming into creation between man-elf bond. The "this is our doom" means that the three other dragons (wind, fire, earth) have been destroyed and humanity is fated to loose when the gold dragon arrives in Ridley. "The tower breaks the sky"- meaning someone will come to STOP it-- well who else but Jack? Then it says "here comes the dragons to bring it down"- after Jack defeats Aphelion, he is told that the world had the Twin Dragons because humans wanted them. Well anyways, we see the game end with Ridley having elf wings because she accepted Hap. We still have two more que- stions to answer though in the extra dungeon: does Lord Zane know he has algandars and why were Cairn's eyes RED during the opening sequence of the game- was he possessed or did he have algandars then? EXTRA DUNGEON STORY ADD ON? *coming soon* -----------