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/ e o | | |Dragon Quest IV |
\_ r i _/ _/ |Square-Enix Japan |
\_ s _/ _/ |Playstation (PSX) |
\_ _/ _/ |Created By: Chris McGowan |
\_ 2.0 _/ _/ |Date Started: 2/14/06 |
\_ _/ _/ |Date Completed: N/A |
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| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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I....................Version History
II...................Copyright & Plagiarism
III..................E-mails
IV...................Dragon Quest IV Background
V....................About This Walkthrough
VI...................Walkthrough
0. Prologue: Our Hero
0.01) Our Hero
1. Chapter One: The Royal Soldiers
1.01) Your Mission
1.02) Burland
1.03) Izmit Cave
1.04) Izmit
1.05) Forest's Well
1.06) Loch Tower
1.07) A Job Well Done
2. Chapter Two: Princess Alena's Adventure
2.01) Santeem Castle
2.02) Surene
2.03) Tempe
2.04) Frenor
2.05) Southern Cave
2.06) The Ransom
2.07) Bazaar
2.08) Emergency in Santeem
2.09) Birdsong Tower
2.10) The Road to Endor
2.11) Endor
2.12) Mysterious Disappearances
3. Chapter Three: Taloon the Arms Merchant
3.01) Lakanaba
3.02) Northern Cave
3.03) Foxville
3.04) Bonmalmo
3.05) Foxville's Truth
3.06) Crossing the Bridge
3.07) Endor
3.08) The Royal Message
3.09) Endor Tunnel
3.10) Silver Statue Cave
3.11) The Grand Opening
3.12) Tunnel Construction
4. Chapter Four: The Sisters of Monbaraba
4.01) Monbaraba
4.02) Kievs
4.03) Western Cave
4.04) Keeleon
4.05) Haville
4.06) Aktemto
4.07) Aktemto Mine
4.08) Vengeance in Keeleon
4.09) Destination: Endor
5. Chapter Five: The Chosen Ones
5.01) The Village Tragedy
5.02) Woodman's Cabin
5.03) Branca
5.04) Endor
5.05) Bonmalmo
5.06) Lakanaba
5.07) Desert Inn
5.08) Cave of Betrayal
5.09) Crossing the Desert
5.10) Aneaux
5.11) Konenber
5.12) The Great Lighthouse
5.13) Travelling by Sea
5.14) Mintos
5.15) Soretta
5.16) Padequia Cave
5.17) The Cure for Cristo
5.18) Burland
5.19) Haville
5.20) Kievs
5.21) Monbaraba
5.22) Western Cave
5.23) Keeleon
5.24) Treasure Raid
5.25) Seaside Village
5.26) Santeem
5.27) Surene
5.28) Tempe
5.29) Frenor
5.30) Stancia
5.31) The Mysterious Dream
5.32) The TinyMedal King
5.33) Gardenbur
5.34) Gardenbur Cave
5.35) The Final Key
5.36) Rosaville
5.37) Shrine of Breaking Waves
5.38) Cascade Cave
5.39) The Royal Crypt
5.40) Riverton
5.41) Shrine of Colossus
5.42) Dire Palace
5.43) Aktemto
5.44) The Balloon Ride
5.45) Elfville and the World Tree
5.46) Gottside
5.47) Zenithian Tower
5.48) Zenithian Castle
5.49) The Final Cave
5.50) The Final Refuge
5.51) Breaking the Barrier
5.52) Necrosaro's Palace
5.53) The Final Confrontation
6. Chapter Six: The Road to a Happy End
VII..................Sidequests & Extras
1. Immigrant Town
a) The Immigrant Town
b) Town Forms
c) Immigrant Location List
2. Casino
a) The Games
b) Prizes
VIII.................Item, Monster, & Equipment Lists
1. Weapon List
2. Armor List
3. Helmet List
4. Shield List
5. Accessory List
6. Item List
7. Key Item List
8. TinyMedal List
9. Monster List
IX...................Credits & Acknowledgements
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I. V E R S I O N H I S T O R Y
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2/14/06: Document started. 'Copyright & Plagiarism' through 'Dragon
Quest IV Background' complete.
2/17/06: 'About This Walkthrough' section complete. The Walkthrough
itself is complete through Chapter One, section C
(Izmit Cave).
2/18/06: Chapter One section of walkthrough complete. Finished up to
Chapter Two, section C (Tempe).
2/19/06: Completed up to Chapter Two, section I (Birdsong Tower)
2/21/06: 'Birdsong Tower' section of Chapter Two completed.
2/24/06: 'Road to Endor' section of Chapter Two completed.
2/26/06: Version 0.75 completed. Chapter Two finished!
2/28/06: Started Chapter Three. Completed up to 'Northern Cave'.
3/01/06: Walkthrough completed up to 'Foxville' in Chapter Three.
3/03/06: 'Foxville' and 'Bonmalmo' sections in Chapter Three completed.
3/05/06: 'Foxville's Truth' through 'The Royal Message' sections
completed.
3/09/06: 'Endor Tunnel' section completed.
3/11/06: Version 0.80 completed. Chapter Three finished!
3/13/06: Began writing Chapter Four section of Walkthrough. Completed
up to 'Haville' section.
3/15/06: Version 0.85 completed. Chapter Four finished!
3/17/06: Started Chapter Five. Completed up to 'Branca' section.
3/18/06: 'Branca' section to 'Bonmalmo' section of Chapter Five
completed.
3/20/06: Changed the Table of Contents and the sections of the
document to make it a little easier to navigate. I figured it
would be a bit confusing to have five of each letter of the
alphabet to label the sections.
3/23/06: 'Bonmalmo' section to 'Aneaux' section of Chapter Five
finished.
3/25/06: 'Aneaux' section to 'Mintos' section of Chapter Five
completed.
3/27/06: Completion up to the 'Soretta' section of Chapter Five.
3/30/06: Gave the title at the top a make-over to show off some of my
ASCII skills (haha, skills... is that what you call them?).
Other than that, nothing new.
3/31/06: Completed the 'Padequia Cave' section along with 'The Cure for
Cristo'.
4/03/06: About halfway finished with Chapter Five! Version 0.9
completed!
4/05/06: I've decided to add several new sections that I'll work on in
the future (thus making this document ver. 2.0). Once I've
completed the main Walkthrough, I'll get to work on the
Sidequests & Extras section as well as the others. Expect to
see more!
4/11/06: The only thing I got done today was a few spelling and
grammatical errors that I had missed in previous updates. I
also continued writing some of the walkthrough. What can I say,
I've been pretty busy lately...
4/12/06: 'Seaside Village' to 'Tempe' sections of Chapter Five completed.
4/13/06: 'Tempe' section to 'Stancia' section finished.
4/16/06: Happy Easter! I began writing up the Immigrant Town section
on the Sidequests & Extras portion of this document. The
reason I began writing it now is because up to this point in
the walkthrough, you have access to this sidequest. Enjoy!
4/21/06: The Immigrant Town section of this document is as complete as
I can get it right now. More will be added once the actual
Walkthrough is completed.
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II. C O P Y R I G H T & P L A G I A R I S M
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This walkthrough is copyrighted to me, Chris McGowan (Ramina). It is
I alone that created this FAQ from personal experiences throughout the game
and the help/advice from others who are credited in the 'Credits & Acknow-
ledgements' section of this guide. Other than that, this is my own
information and it may not be distributed freely without my consent first.
This document may not be printed or copied and sold for a profit. If you wish
to use this walkthrough on your web-site, please contact me at the address at
the top for permission. Also, you may not alter or change any piece of this
document as you please without my permission first. I'd be honored if you
would like to share this walkthrough with the public, however I'd like to know
about it first.
Dragon Quest IV for the PlayStation game console is a copyright of Enix Japan.
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III. E - M A I L S
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You can contact me any way you please. Whether it is by IM or e-mail,
I'll respond to both. I'd love answering any questions about this game that I
can and I enjoy chatting with other Dragon Quest fans. I'll also accept
e-mails about any errors or mistakes that you may see here. I'm not perfect,
so let me know about it!
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IV. D R A G O N Q U E S T I V B A C K G R O U N D
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For those of you old-timers who enjoyed Dragon Warrior IV for the
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) back in the early 1990's, you'll
definitely recognize this title as one of the best RPG's of all time. I,
myself, loved the original Dragon Warrior IV for the Nintendo and I wasn't
even into the gaming scene when this game was released! I played the original
Dragon Warrior IV game a few years ago and enjoyed every bit of it.
Well, Enix (before they had merged with Squaresoft) obviously realized
the success of this game back in the day and recognized the enjoyment Dragon
Warrior fans of the United States got out of it, so they had planned a
Playstation remake of this game to be scheduled for U.S. release in 2002. The
game was first advertised on the back of the Dragon Warrior VII instruction
manual and had Dragon Warrior fans in a fit of joy to see a classic game
brought to modern technology.
But, due to the low success and profit of their latest release at that
time (Dragon Warrior VII), the Dragon Warrior IV remake project for the
Playstation game console was canceled for U.S. release. However, the main
reason this game was canceled for U.S. release was because the game developing
company, Heartbeat, decided to suddenly stop developing games leaving Enix
without the ability or resources to make the right programming changes for an
American release. As a matter of fact, the game had already been completely
translated from Japanese to English when Heartbeat gave up game development
and decided not to follow through.
The cancellation of Dragon Warrior IV for U.S. release of course made
American fans very dissappointed at the time. To see such a great game and
great progess gone to waste is a terrible thing to witness. However, even
though Dragon Quest IV never came to American shores, this didn't stop the
game from being released in its home country, Japan. The game's success
soared in Japan as one of the top-selling RPG's of the time, and for a good
cause.
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V. A B O U T T H I S W A L K T H R O U G H
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Now, you may be asking yourself, "If this game never came to North
America, how in the world am I supposed to play it? Better yet, I don't even
know Japanese! So how am I going to be able to enjoy it?" Well, to answer
the first question, you can use any Playstaion emulator on the net, but I
would go with ePSXe. I used ePSXe version 1.5.2 with the following plugins
and Bios:
-P.E.Op.S. Soft Driver 1.17 (video plugin)
-ePSXe SPU core 1.5.2 (sound plugin)
-scph1000 (Bios)
Just Google these and you should be able to find them and download
them all without too much of a problem. Don't worry, it shouldn't take long to
download them because they're not very big files at all. The only thing you
may have a problem finding is the game itself (as an ISO). You can try using
Google to find it, but good luck. I got the ISO sent to me in 7-Zip form over
an instant messaging system. In order to extract the ISO from the 7-Zip file,
you need to download 7-Zip as well. 7-Zip (or 7Z for short) is just another
form of WinZip that compresses the ISO to make it much smaller than it
actually is. This will save a lot of space on your harddrive.
Now, to answer that second question about not knowing Japanese, you and
I are on the same page. I, myself, don't know any Japanese at all, but that
really didn't take away from my enjoyment of the game. There isn't a patch for
this ISO yet, so we can't have the pleasure of playing this game in English,
but you can always check out Red Scarlet's Translation FAQs for all the
chapters to get an idea of the menu options, the monsters you encounter during
that chapter, the items that the shops have for sale (with prices), and the
battle menu options. He really did a great job with translating everything, so
props to him! So anyway, the bottom line is you can still enjoy this game
without having to know the slightest bit of the Japanese language.
If you have questions about any of this, please don't hesitate to
contact me and ask.
As for the way this Walkthrough is constructed, I've decided on using
the names of towns, monsters, characters, and items that were used in the
original Dragon Warrior IV for this remake. For the most part, the
translations in Red Scarlet's FAQs will match pretty close, but for the sake of
confusion for you and me, I'll use the original names from the NES version.
This way, for the lot of you that played the original and are familiar with all
the names from that game, it won't confuse you.
Now, on to the Walkthrough!
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VI. W A L K T H R O U G H
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* 0. *
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* Prologue: *
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* Our Hero *
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<| 0.01) Our Hero |>
\________________/
| LVL: 01 |
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_________________ __________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |__________________|
|Herb x2 | |(None) |
|STRSeed | |__________________|
|3G |
|Antidote |
|_________________|
The game begins with the sounds of sword fighting and slashing.
You'll notice a man (or woman depending on the gender you chose) with green
hair on the ground. This is you! Seems like you've just been beaten in a duel
with a trainer of some sort. Skip through the dialogue until he leaves and
then start smashing the cluster of barrels and pots in the bottom corner of
the room. You will obtain a Herb and a STRSeed after you've sorted through
them all. Move north a little and you'll notice a few more on the left.
Smash these and you will obtain 3G coins for your effort. Head up the stairs
and outside and you will find yourself amongst more barrels and pots. Smash
the one on the right to obtain an Antidote and then head across the little
bridge right next to you. You'll be stopped abruptly by a frog that comes
hopping out of the water. After speaking with the frog, follow it back
downstairs and underground. When you get to the end of the corridor, you'll
notice that it transformed into a woman! Speak with her and she'll begin
morphing from frog to human until she turns into a rabbit and hops off.
Weird...
Anyway, head back to the surface and explore the tiny town you're in.
You can talk to people if you want, but it's just a waste of time if you don't
know Japanese. Head inside the house on the left side of town (just below the
farmer and his small patch of crops). Inside you'll find a man sitting at the
table and a woman at the stove. Before speaking to them, break the pots along
the wall to find another Herb. Talk to the man at the table and the woman
will come over and put plates of food in front of you. After getting through
the conversation here, this will end the short Prologue of this game.
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* Chapter One: *
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* The Royal Soldiers *
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<| 1.01) Your Mission |>
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| LVL: 01 |
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| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |__________________|
|Herb | |(None) |
|_________________| |__________________|
Chapter One opens with what looks like a King and his minister
briefing his soliders on a new mission, which is exactly what's happening.
In this first chapter, you play the role of a Royal Soldier of Burland named
Ragnar. As you might have already guessed, you're the guy wearing pink armor =P
Your mission is simple: Lately, the children of a small town to the
north (Izmit) have been turning up missing. Your job is to find the source of
this problem as well as find the missing children. Sounds pretty easy, right?
Well, after the King's briefing and soldiers' dismissal, a woman will run up to
you and say something. Skip through this dialogue and let's explore the castle
a bit. To be honest with you, there's not a lot going on right now. The only
thing to be found in here is a Herb in the room on the bottom right corner of
the castle. Check the dresser on the right and you'll find it. After this,
head outside the castle and we'll explore the town of Burland.
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<| 1.02) Burland |>
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| LVL: 01 |
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| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|3G | |Slime |
|5G | |Giant Worm |
|Leather Shield | |Diverat |
|Herb | |Stag Beetle |
|STRSeed | |___________________|
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Head south and into the town itself. At first, you'll notice the Item
Shop and the Weapon Shop to the right and left. You don't really have enough
money right now, so don't bother looking at what's for sale. Ragnar comes
equipped with a Copper Sword and Leather Armor, but we'll be able to buy better
equipment for him later. Compared to other Dragon Quest games, you actually
start pretty well-prepared as far as weapons and armor goes.
Smash the barrels along the side of the Item Shop for 3G coins, then
head to the right and you'll see the Armor Shop. If you rotate your camera
angle, you'll notice a door on the right side of the building. Enter this door
and head upstairs to find a boy's room with a dresser and a closet. Check the
closet for a Leather Shield and go ahead and equip this item for +4 Defence
bonus (hey, every little bit helps).
Head back downstairs and leave the house. There's a smaller house just
south of the Armor Shop that has a man in it sitting at a table. Behind him
are two pots that can be smashed for 5G coins. Heading back outside, you'll
see three barrels lined up along the side wall of the Inn. Break these open to
find another Herb to add to your inventory. Just across from the Inn you'll
see what looks like a very nice two-story house with what looks like some sort
of fountain in the yard. Inside the house and around the wall next to the
stairs, you'll find a treasure chest. Pry this baby open for a STRSeed (very
useful for a physically strong character like Ragnar).
You've found all the free items in Burland, so the only thing to do now
is head out and fight around outside town for awhile. I would keep fighting
until you get to about level 3 or 4 (occasionally heading back into town to
rest at the Inn). Save your Herbs for later in the chapter unless your HP is
in dire jeopardy. By the time you level up 3 or 4 levels, you should have
enough money to get some armor. You can keep saving money if you want though,
because the next town you come to will have some of the best equipment for
this chapter.
Once you've gotten a bit stronger and you've purchased what you want,
leave Burland and head to the cave in the northwest (can't miss it; it's not
far at all). This cave is a passage to the town of Izmit where the children
began missing.
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| LVL: 03 |
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| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Herb | |Slime |
|40G | |Healer |
|_________________| |Diverat |
|Stag Beetle |
|Giant Worm |
|___________________|
From the cave's entrance, head north and pretty soon you'll see a small
pond in the center of the cave as well as a soldier pacing around. Just to the
south of the soldier is a treasure chest with yet another Herb inside. Head
back over to the pond and follow the path to the left of it. Keep following
this path and you'll almost immediately see another chest. Open this one for
the best treasure you've found yet: 40G coins! After you've gotten these two
treasures, exit the cave via the staircase to the north (directly above the
soldier).
You'll now find yourself on the other side of the river separating
Burland from Izmit. Just head east a little bit and the town will come in to
view. Let's check this place out...
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<| 1.04) Izmit |>
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| LVL: 03 |
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_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|3G | |Slime |
|Herb x4 | |Babble |
|Clothes | |Diverat |
|5G | |Giant Worm |
|_________________| |Demon Stump |
|Stag Beetle |
|___________________|
Upon entering the town of Izmit, walk to your right and bypass the Item
Shop and you'll notice two barrels along the side of the house. Break these
to add 3G coins to your wallet, then head into the Inn right across from the
Item Shop. Once inside, head through the doorway directly in front of you and
you'll see two dressers along the wall to your left and a hot spring to your
right. Check both dressers for a Herb and some Clothes. Don't even bother
equipping the Clothes because they'll only bring your defense down, so just
sell them.
Rest at the Inn if you need to, then head back outside. There's a
house just to the northwest of the Inn with a fence and a tin roof. Go inside
here and check the closets along the left wall for another Herb. Heading back
outside, you'll notice the Weapon and Armor Shops on the north side of town
right next to each other. If you rotate your camera angle, you'll notice a pot
just behind the Weapon Shop. Smash this pot for 5G coins, then behind the
church straight in front of you (near the stairs leading underground) and you
will see two more pots. Break the first one for a Herb, then go down the
stairs you see and you'll find yourself in an underground prison cell area.
Break the two barrels along the wall for an ever popular Herb, then talk to the
man, Alex, in the cell through the bars. Once you've done this, head back
outside and make your way through Izmit Cave back to Burland.
When you've made it to Burland, speak to the blonde haired woman
walking around in front of the house just south of you (the one with the
fountain in the yard and all the flowers). This is Flora (Alex's wife). After
skipping through what she says, she'll start to follow you. Lead her outside
of town and head back to Izmit to see her husband.
When you get back down to the cell, Flora will leave you and run for
the cell door to see her husband. After getting through their conversation,
move forward and talk to each one of them individually. They basically tell
you that there's some sort of secret playground 4 steps east and 4 steps south
of the signpost just outside Izmit village.
Your next step is to level up to about 5 or 6 before you make your way
through the Forest's Well. By that time, you should have enough money to buy
a Sacred Knife for 200G or a Crossbow for 350G, then spend any other money you
can on armor like the Chain Mail for 350G or a Wooden Hat for 120G. If you
want to save a little bit of money for later, that'd be a pretty good idea
because once you're finished with the Forest's Well, you'll have enough money
to get the Iron Spear for 800G and some Bronze Armor.
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<| 1.05) Forest's Well |>
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| LVL: 06 |
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| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Flying Shoes | |Healer |
|AGLSeed | |Sizarmage |
|Herb x2 | |Lethal Gopher |
|15G | |Demon Stump |
|LifeAcorn | |___________________|
|580G |
|_________________|
When you're ready to move on, heal up and save your game, then head
outside Izmit. From the signpost just to the right, walk 4 steps east and 4
steps south and you'll find a well in the middle of the forest. When you walk
forward a little bit, you'll hear voices calling out to you. Nevermind these
for right now, just head to the northwest of the well and you'll find a set of
stairs going down in the corner of a broken down wall. You'll find yourself
underground in a "treasure room". Smash the pots and barrels in here for an
AGLSeed, Herb, and 15G coins as a reward. Open the treasure chest in here for
a LifeAcorn, but don't bother going down the second set of stairs for it leads
to a dead end. Head back up and outside and enter through the well this time.
You'll fall down the well and find yourself in a cave. From your drop
point, follow the path south all the way down to a small pond. Move to the
left of the pond ignoring the stairs you see leading down just above you.
Instead, head south of those stairs and follow the path to the right and you
should hear another voice calling to you. Continue going east, passing the
corridor you see leading down, and all the way off the screen. In this next
area, just follow the path east, south, and all the way around to find a
treasure chest at the end with a Herb inside.
Head back the way you came and take that southern path in the first
area and down the stairs you see almost immediately. You'll hear more voices
as you follow this new path, but keep heading to the right and off the screen
at the end. Follow this passage east, then north, and all the way around the
moat blocking the treasure chest you see and you'll soon notice a Healer
standing in the corner along the wall. Talk to him, but don't worry, he's
friendly. He, Healie, will offer to tag along and help you out! You'll want to
accept this offer of course, seeing as how he's your only means of healing
other than the bag full of Herbs you have.
After Healie joins you, head back the way you came and back to the area
you were in just before this one. Take the path to the north of the passage
you're on now and you'll come to a 4-way intersection. To the left and right
are a set of stairs that just connect to each other one floor below you, so
ignore those and go north. You'll now be at a 2-way junction in which you want
to go left first and follow the path up to a treasure chest near a pond of
water. Open the chest here for the main thing we came for: The Flying Shoes.
Go back and head right this time at that 2-way junction and off the
screen. Follow the small twisty-turn path south and you'll find that treasure
chest that you saw when you got Healie to join you. Pry this chest open and
you'll find the gold mine: 580G coins!
Well, you're finished with this place, so find your way out of here
by retracing your steps and head back to the surface by falling down the pit on
the first floor that you passed up after you fell down the well. When you
land after falling down the pit, head up the stairs you see and you'll be in
that first room with the pots, barrels and the treasure chest you opened before
you actually went down the well. Exit this place by going up the stairs and
you'll be on the surface again.
You might have noticed that tower to the west of Izmit when you were
going to and from Izmit to Burland for Flora and Alex. Well, as you might have
guessed, that's our next destination. But how are we supposed to get there?
There's a moat blocking your way in. This is where your Flying Shoes come in
handy, but before using them, you'll want to level Ragnar up to about level 7
or 8 before taking on Loch Tower. In there, you'll encounter the hardest
enemies of this chapter, but with Healie by your side, it won't be nearly as
tough. When you're at a comfortable level, it's time to spend all that cash
you have. The best thing to buy for Ragnar right now would be the Iron Spear
for 880G, the Iron Armor for 1200G, an Iron Shield for 650G, and a Wooden Hat
for 120G. I realize you may not have enough for the Iron Armor, but the other
stuff you should be able to get without much effort. If you don't have enough
for the Iron Armor, then just stick with the Bronze Armor for 700G.
Anyway, once you're all healed up and ready, head outside and use your
Flying Shoes. This will warp you up and directly on top of the tower.
____________________
<| 1.06) Loch Tower |>
\__________________/
| LVL: 08 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Wing of Wyvern | |Lilypa |
|640G | |Ozwarg |
|STRSeed | |Giant Bantam |
|Scale Shield | |Healer |
|DEFSeed | |Lethal Gopher |
|Sword of Malice | |Ducksbill |
|_________________| |Pixie |
|___________________|
You land on the top floor of Loch Tower and if you walk forward a
little bit, you'll witness a scene where a monster takes off with the little
boy further into the tower. After they go down the stairs, do the same. On
the floor below, head north of the armor statue and around to the left and
follow this short path south to a chest containing a Wing of Wyvern. Go back
to the statue and take the path to the south of it and then to the right,
passing the row of pillars. You'll notice a soldier standing here. Talk to
him if you feel up to it, then continue the path past the soldier and north
to the stairs leading down.
On this next floor, you'll notice a room in the center with entrances
on two sides. Head through the door on the right side of the room and you'll
be in a smaller room with a treasure chest containing 640G coins. Exit that
room and take the stairs just above you to the floor you were just on. You'll
find yourself in a tiny room with a treasure chest. Open this one up for a
STRSeed, then head back down to the floor with the room in the center. Enter
that room via the door on the south side and open the chest to your right for
a Scale Shield.
Just north of you is a set of stairs leading lower into the tower.
Take these stairs down one floor and open the big door right above you. Make a
right and you'll see a treasure chest containing a DEFSeed, then go back and
pass the big door to find a chest on the other side containing the best sword
for this chapter: The Sword of Malice! Equip this weapon on Ragnar right
away.
Go back through the large door you opened and walk south past the
stairs you took to get on this floor and you'll see another set of stairs
leading down to a lower floor. Take these stairs and you'll be in a room with
what looks like a magic pond just ahead of you. Walk forward and step into the
magic water here and your HP and MP will be fully restored! Exit this room and
walk west from the stairs, then south, and then east all the way until you see
a soldier laying on the ground in a room above you. Talking to him won't do
anything, so just take the stairs near him down to the last floor of the tower.
Before you do anything, make sure that Ragnar and Healie's HP are at
the max, because you're about to encounter your first boss fight here. Just
follow the path east and then north and the game will stop you to trigger some
dialogue and the little boy will run up to you. Walk past him and up to the
monster in purple robes on the platform. Speak with him to engage in battle!
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| BOSS BATTLE | Saro's Shadow & Giant Eyeball |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| The first thing you'll want to do is take down the Giant Eyeball (kind |
| of obvious which one that is). If you don't, he'll just start changing |
| colors which will cause him to deal critical hits to you and Healie. It |
| should only take 2 or 3 hits for it to go down, then just focus all your |
| attacks on Saro's Shadow. He has some pretty nasty attacks, but Healie will |
| be able to replinish your HP just as long as you keep him alive. If you have|
| some Herbs left over, you could always use those to heal Healie, but you |
| really shouldn't have to because he will heal himself if his HP gets down to |
| yellow text. |
| |
| After the two monsters are defeated, you'll get 108 EXP and 100G as |
| your reward. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
_________________________
<| 1.07) A Job Well Done |>
\_______________________/
| LVL: 09 or 10 |
\_____________/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|(None) | |(None) |
|_________________| |___________________|
The game will cut to a scene where you'll see the defeated monsters
laying on the ground. Skip through what they have to say and they'll
disappear, opening the cell door to your left. Another boy will run out of the
cell and both of them will begin to follow you. Don't bother going into the
cell to smash the barrel and pot, because they don't contain anything.
Exit this floor via the stairs that got you here and walk past the
soldier laying on the ground. Continue walking west and you'll notice an open
door to the south. Exit the tower through this door and you'll find yourself
on the small island where the tower stands. Use your Wing of Wyvern to warp
back to Izmit.
As soon as you enter Izmit, the children will run up to their mothers
and thank you. That just about does it for this town, but I advise you to
purchase anything and everything you can from the armor shop. Spend as much
money as you can even though you don't need any of it, because when Ragnar
unites with the Chosen Ones in Chapter Five, he doesn't keep any of his money,
just his items. This way, when Ragnar joins your final party, you can sell the
items you bought for extra cash!
Once you're broke, leave Izmit and head back to Burland. Enter the
castle in the north of the town and walk up to the soldiers lined up in the
center. The King will walk up and speak to you for awhile. He's basically
saying that he is proud of you and Ragnar replies by saying that he wants to go
on a journey to find and protect the Hero who is still young. After everything
is said, the King gives you 3,000 EXP points! This should be enough to bring
Ragnar up to level 14 or 15. Afterwards, Ragnar and Healie will walk forward
and exit the castle, ending Chapter One.
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* 2. *
* *
* Chapter Two: *
* *
* Princess Alena's *
* Adventure *
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<| 2.01) Santeem Castle |>
\______________________/
| LVL: 01 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Feather Hat | |(None) |
|Herb x2 | |___________________|
|Fairy Water |
|_________________|
Opening with Chapter Two, you witness a scene in the throne room of a
castle where the King is speaking to a young woman. This young woman, Alena,
is the main role you play in this Chapter (even though she will be accompanied
by two other characters that you'll have control of). The King is telling you
that you are not allowed to leave the castle anymore to go on any of your
adventures to test your strength. After the King is finished with what he has
to say, walk southwest a little and you'll see a small staircase leading
upstairs. Take them.
You'll notice a blue door right in front of you that leads to the
King's bedroom, which you may have recognized from Burland Castle in Chapter
One. You can't open this door yet, so head to the right and enter the next
door you see where you'll notice a man boarding up the wall on the right.
Seems like this is how you've been sneaking out of the castle recently. Talk
to him, then check both closets for a Herb and a Feather Hat. Go ahead and
equip the Feather Hat on Alena, then head back down to the throne room.
Back down in the throne room, you'll notice an old man with gray hair
standing right beside the big staircase leading down. This is Brey, one of the
other two characters that'll join your party soon enough. Speak with him, then
head downstairs to the first floor of the castle.
From the stairs, head west and then north into the kitchen. Break the
line of pots and barrels along the wall for a Herb, then leave the kitchen and
go east of the stairs this time. Head north into the house of healing once you
reach the statue and you'll notice a man in a green uniform walking around.
This is Cristo, the other character that will join your party in a while. Talk
to him, then head through the doorway to the room behind the priest and check
the closets in here for a Fairy Water (wards off weaker enemies when used).
Going back to the main staircase, follow the red carpet south and you'll see
that two guards are blocking your way out of the castle. Speak to both of
them, then head back up the stairs, and then up the other set of stairs back to
your room. You'll notice that the man who was boarding up your wall is gone.
Search the boarded wall and a YES or NO option will appear. Select YES (the
top option) and Alena will kick down the boards! Notice how the boards sort of
exploded? I guess her shoes were filled with gunpowder...
Walk through the broken wall and you'll land on the outside roof of the
castle. If you want, you can talk to the cat here just so you'll know how to
say "Meow" in Japanese. Jump off the edge of the castle to the stone path
below. You can't open the door to get back inside the castle, so just follow
the pathway outside.
As soon as you leave the castle, Cristo and Brey will stop you and yell
at you for a bit and then they'll join you. About 3 paces to the left, you'll
see a town. Enter this town and we'll explore a little bit.
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<| 2.02) Surene |>
\_______________/
| LVL: 01 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|AGLSeed | |Red Slime |
|_________________| |Kaskos Hopper |
|Prank Gopher |
|Elerat |
|Troglodyte |
|Giant Worm |
|___________________|
This is a pretty small town, so there's not a whole lot to see for
right now. Upon enter Surene, go ahead and check out the Armor Shop to the
northeast. Go ahead and buy the Wayfarer's Clothes at 70G coins for Brey
because his defence is just pathetic right now. You won't have enough to buy
anything else at the moment, so let's just check the rest of this place out.
There's nothing inside the Inn, so there's no need to visit unless
you've been through a few battles since you left Santeem. In that case, go
inside and rest if you have to. Otherwise, follow the path north to the large
building and take the left bridge across the moat and enter the door on the
left side here (the Weapon Shop). Inside, smash the two barrels along the wall
just ahead of you for an AGLSeed, then talk to the shopkeeper. The only thing
you can really afford right now is a Club, so get one for Alena because she
doesn't have a weapon at all at the moment. Don't bother taking the stairs up
because they just lead to a section of the roof with nothing there. Exit the
Weapon Shop and enter through the main door. You may have noticed a smaller
door on the far right end of the castle, but it just leads to a dead end
because in order to go any further, you'll need a special key.
Inside, you'll find yourself in a church. Take the staircase up to
your right then go through the large door below you to the balcony. You'll see
a man standing out here with a harp of some sort. Speak to him, because he'll
play an important role in something later.
Once you're finished, head outside and fight around until your party is
about level 3 or 4. Heal up at the Inn, then buy whatever equipment you can (I
would spend the money I have now on armor) then head northeast of Surene and
you'll see a signpost. Continue east of the sign and you'll see another town
sitting between two mountain ranges.
_______________
<| 2.03) Tempe |>
\_____________/
| LVL: 03 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|AGLSeed | |Red Slime |
|Antidote | |Prank Gopher |
|Leather Hat | |Elerat |
|_________________| |Troglodyte |
|Giant Worm |
|Rabidhound |
|___________________|
Enter the town and rest up at the Inn if necessary, then enter the
house just above the fenced cemetary. In here you'll find a man sitting at the
table in a purple uniform. First of all, break open the barrels along the wall
here for an Antidote, then check the two closets along the back wall for a
Leather Hat. You can equip this on either Cristo or Brey for +2 DEF bonus (I
personally chose Cristo). Now speak to the man in the room.
This is the chief of the village. He basically says, in a nut shell,
that the village of Tempe is being terrorized by a monster in the northern
woods and the only way the monster will allow the village to thrive is if he is
offered young girls. Well, it seems like his daughter is the next sacrifice
for this monster, and he asks you if there's anyone strong enough to defeat
it. By saying yes, he'll tell you to talk to the shaman. I guess we'll do
just that.
Head back outside and check out the house to the west of the well in
the center of the village. Inside, smash the barrel to the right of you next
to the sink for an AGLSeed. Now exit this house leave the village to fight
until everyone advances one more level (level 4). The reason for this is
because you're not quite ready to tackle the next boss at level 3, plus you'll
want to fight for more money to purchase better equipment. Therefore, this is
the time to do it.
Once you've battled until level 4 and you've purchased what equipment
you can, head back to Tempe and go inside the temple at the very back of the
town. Speak to the shaman here and choose the YES option both times it appears
and the offering transportation service will arrive. Hop inside the tent-
looking thing and you'll be carried behind the temple and onto the platform.
Nightfall arrives and the monsters take the bait! Time for battle!
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| BOSS BATTLE | Chameleon Humanoid & Rabidhounds |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| Your first priority will be the two Rabidhounds. They shouldn't be too|
| scary because you've more than likely encountered several of these in the |
| area. You'll want Alena and Cristo to use their physical attacks while Brey |
| attacks with Icebolt. Once you've taken down the Rabidhounds, have Brey cast|
| Sap on the Chameleon Humanoid and just attack physically the rest of the way.|
| If you're unfortunate, he'll sometimes cast Heal on himself, but if you just |
| hack at him long enough, he'll go down. Also, don't neglect Cristo's Heal |
| spell when anyone's HP gets too low. The Chameleon Humanoid has some pretty |
| deadly attacks and can put your characters at the critical point if you're |
| not watching what you're doing. |
| |
| For winning, you'll receive 150 EXP points and 100G as well as a |
| LifeAcorn! This should be enough to bring everyone up to level 6. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Congratulations, you've defeated the monsters terrorizing the innocent
village of Tempe. When the monsters disappear before your eyes, morning dawns
and you find yourself at the entrance of Tempe. Head through the center of
town and back into the temple. You'll notice that the village shaman has
opened the passage behind the town. Leave the temple through the back and pass
by the lady on the platform where you fought the monsters and out onto the
world map.
You are now on the other side of the town between the two mountain
ranges. Just to the northeast is the next town we will be visiting. So, make
your way north between the mountains, then vier east (careful, the monsters in
this area can be pretty tough). Soon enough, you'll see a town along the coast.
_________________
<| 2.04) Frenor |>
\_______________/
| LVL: 06 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|10G | |Demon Toadstool |
|Antidote | |Carnivore Plant |
|Clothes | |Healer |
|_________________| |Brahmird |
|Blazeghost |
|Troglodyte |
|___________________|
As soon as you enter the town, rotate your camera angle 90 degrees left
and you'll see a small bridge to the left leading over to a small cabin with
epitaphs along side. Head inside the cabin (I'm sure the owner won't mind) and
break the three pots you see along the wall for 10G coins. Head back to where
you entered the town and follow the stone pathway south. Enter the house on
the left and break open the barrel inside for an Antidote.
Exit the house and head south a bit until you reach the fountain. You
will immediately notice the group of people standing outside the Inn. Talk to
them if you please, then head inside. Supposively, the Princess of Santeem is
in town and she's being kidnapped. The whole town is scared right now, but
wait, aren't YOU the Princess of Santeem? Looks like we have an imposter on
our hands.
Inside the Inn, head up and around the wall and take the stairs you see
here. You'll see someone lying on the ground and people screaming. Walk
forward and you'll witness a scene where two kidnappers take off with a woman
(the Princess Alena imposter) and say that the only way they'll hand over the
"Princess" is if they are brought the Golden Bracelet as ransom. Well, looks
like you don't really have any other choice than to cooperate, so why not?
The only problem is, where can you find the Golden Bracelet? Well,
speak to the little boy near the item shop (southern end of town) and he
mentions where you can fight it. The Golden Bracelet is hidden inside the
cave to the south, but you're not quite strong enough to make it through
alive. Before leaving the town, though, check the closet in the room upstairs
in the Inn for some Clothes.
Leave Frenor and fight around the area until you reach level 9, then
heal up at the Inn and buy whatever equipment you can. The only problem is,
the Weapons & Armor Shop isn't open in Frenor right now, so you'll have to back-
track to Tempe to get the stuff you need. If you want to buy some more armor,
then I would go back to Surene because Tempe's shop only has the Leather Armor
in stock.
When you're ready to move on, save your game and head directly south of
Frenor for a while and you'll find the cave in the center of a forest.
_______________________
<| 2.05) Southern Cave |>
\_____________________/
| LVL: 09 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Wing of Wyvern | |Crested Viper |
|360G | |Demon Toadstool |
|AGLSeed | |Thevro |
|Golden Bracelet | |Somnabeetle |
|Magic Potion | |Ozwarg |
|_________________| |Vampire Bat |
|Orc |
|___________________|
From the entrance of the cave, follow the path until you see the first
passage leading south. Take this passage down to a dead end and a chest
containing a Wing of Wyvern. Head back up and continue west until you see a
pathway leading north to a chest with 360G coins inside. Take the treasure and
head back and you'll see a treasure chest sitting on an elevated platform with
four pillars around it. Pry open this chest for an AGLSeed, then go back and
around the back of the platform and down the steps. Follow this path all the
way around (passing the chest you opened with the 360G coins) and down the
stairs.
Head south a little bit and make a right at the fork in the path.
Follow this path south until you come to a room with an engravement on the
floor and four pillars surrounding it. Continue south through the archway and
rotate your camera a little bit and you'll notice a set of steps in the bottom
corner of the elevated platform with the skulls on it. Take that bottom set of
stairs and cross over the platform and down to a treasure chest containing the
item you came for, the Golden Bracelet. Now go back to the room with the four
pillars and the engravement on the floor and go west this time. Follow this
short path to a treasure chest containing a vial of Magic Potion (restores some
MP to a character when used).
Well, you got what you came for and cleaned out the treasures in the
cave, so it's time to get out of here. Back-track your way out, then head back
to Frenor and rest up.
_______________________
<| 2.06) The Ransom |>
\_____________________/
| LVL: 09 or 10 |
\_____________/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Thief Key | |(None) |
|30G | |___________________|
|Wing of Wyvern |
|MysticNut |
|_________________|
In the morning, head outside and walk around until nightfall arrives,
then re-enter the town at night. Remember that cabin immediately to the west
with the graveyard? Go there and you'll see the kidnappers have arrived to
make the exchange.
The kidnappers ask if you've got the Golden Bracelet. Select YES, then
Alena will toss it over as the criminals leave. The fake Princess thanks you,
removes her costume, and hands over the Thief Key as she leaves! This key will
allow you to open all the blue doors that you've seen so far in your journey.
When dawn approaches, head outside and you'll notice that the Weapon
Shop is back open for business. The only two weapons that should be of
interest to you right now are the Chain Sickle (550G) and the Iron Spear
(880G). Buy a spear for Cristo and a Chain Sickle for Alena, then cast Return
(or use the Wing of Wyvern you got from the cave) to Santeem Castle.
Enter the castle (the guards are alarmed to see that you managed to
escape, but let you back in) and head upstairs to the throne room. Go up one
more floor and open up the King's bedroom (the room with the big blue door)
with your Thief Key. Check the closet in the southeast corner of the room for
30G coins, then leave his bedroom and escape the castle just like you did at
the beginning of the chapter (jumping through the hole in your wall on the
roof, then off the roof of the castle onto the ground below). You'll now be
able to open that blue door from the outside of the castle (the one with the
torches on either side). Use your new key to get inside a room with an old
man. Check his closet for a Wing of Wyvern, then break the two pots in the
corner of the room for a MysticNut. Leave the castle then use your Wing of
Wyvern to warp back to Frenor.
Our next destination is a big Bazaar being held in a desert far to the
south. So, from Frenor, begin heading southwest (passing the Southern Cave)
until you come to a desert area. You'll immediately see what looks like a
large tent at the top edge of the desert. We're here!
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<| 2.07) Bazaar |>
\_______________/
| LVL: 10 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Dung | |Thevro |
|Herb | |Kordra |
|STRSeed | |Sand Master |
|AGLSeed | |Orc |
|_________________| |Brahmird |
|Crested Viper |
|Armor Scorpion |
|___________________|
Well, maybe it's not as big as you thought, but this is still a place
you wouldn't want to pass up. Take a rest at the Inn located directly below
you in a small tent. This has got to be the most ghetto Inn you've seen yet,
but it'll suffice. When you're done, check out the Weapons and Armor Shops
because they have the best equipment of the chapter so far. Upgrade the
party's equipment as much as you can (although by now you should be able to
afford everything you need), then head inside the big tent to the left of the
Armor Shop stand.
You are immediately stopped by a soldier from Santeem. He informs you
with urgent news about the King and tells you to get back to Santeem Castle
ASAP. Well, not to sound completely inconsiderate, but we still have some
items to look for before we leave. So head inside the big tent and smash the
two pots next to the sink for an AGLSeed.
Go back outside and southeast from the tent and you'll see a woman
standing in front of a cluster of pots. Break all the pots here for a bag of
Dung (how lovely), a Herb, and a STRSeed.
Alright, NOW we're ready to check up on the King. Leave the Bazaar and
have Brey cast Return to Santeem Castle (first location on the Return list).
______________________________
<| 2.08) Emergency in Santeem |>
\____________________________/
| LVL: 10 |
\_________/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|(None) | |(None) |
|_________________| |___________________|
Upon your return to Santeem Castle, head up to the throne room to see
what's wrong with the King. When you speak to him, it seems that he's not
responding back. Well, it turns out he's lost his voice. Speak with his
minister and the other people of the castle, then head up to the third floor
(floor with the King's bedroom and your bedroom) and jump out the wall of your
room onto the roof. Remember that old man's room with the blue door where you
found the Wing of Wyvern in his closet? Well, it's time to pay him another
visit. Open the door to his room and talk with him. He'll tell you that you
should consult the poet Marone about the King's problem. Marone? Who's that,
you say? Well, remember that man in Surene with the harp who I said would
play an important role later? That's him!
Leave the castle and head over to Surene. Enter the large building in
the back and head up the stairs and out the door to the balcony. Speak with
Marone here and he'll tell you about an elven medicine called the Birdsong
Nectar that helped make his voice phenominal. He also mentions that he found
it in a desert bazaar during one of his trips. It just so happens we know of
one, don't we!
Cast Return to the Bazaar and speak to the people if you feel like it,
but to save you the cluelessness of not being able to understand Japanese, a
few people will tell you that the Nectar can be found in a tower to the west
where elves are said to still live. Sounds like that's where we'll be headed
next, but before you go, fight around in the area until level 11 or 12. This
way, Brey will learn a new spell (Snowstorm) that will really help you out with
the monsters there.
When you think you're ready, rest up and head southwest from the desert
Bazaar. Follow the peninsula all the way down to the tip and you'll find the
Birdsong Tower.
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<| 2.09) Birdsong Tower |>
\______________________/
| LVL: 11 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|STRSeed | |Spectet |
|1,200G | |Flythrope |
|Wing of Wyvern | |Grislysaber |
|Birdsong Nectar | |Poison Lizard |
|_________________| |Crested Viper |
|Pteranodon |
|Razor Wind |
|Butterfly Dragon |
|___________________|
When you first enter the tower, you'll notice what looks like some kind
of prisoner walking around by a big door. If you enter the big wooden door in
front of you and head down the stairs in the center of the room, you'll come
to... an Inn? Yep, an Inn! Meaning if you some how get lost in here or you're
really close to death, just cast Outside and enter the tower again and rest
here. Pretty convenient if you ask me.
But, since you just came from the Bazaar and healed up there, leave the
Inn and go back up to the first floor. Just to the left of the big wooden door
is a big blue door. Open this one up with your Thief Key and head up the set
of stairs you see to the second floor.
From the stairs, head southwest and through the arch to the left (the
one on the right leads to a dead end surrounded by pillars). Follow the path
to a set of stairs leading up and take them. Move north on the third floor to
a room with two treasure chests side-by-side. The one on the left contains a
STRSeed and the one on the right contains 1,200G coins! Return back to the
second floor and go back to where the stairs were that lead down to the first
floor. Head through the archway to the right of these stairs and immediately
head south until you come to a row of pillars blocking your way. Head to the
left and go around them, following the pathway east to some stairs leading to
third floor.
Head north from the stairs you just took and then go left through an
arch. You'll see a treasure chest just to the north of you. Open the chest
for a Wing of Wyvern, then head back to the stairs and follow the path west and
then north until you see a pit. Stay close and hug the left wall as you pass
by, being carefull not to fall down. Head all the way up to the corner, then
make a turn to the right (still hugging the wall) and then down to a staircase
leading up to the fourth floor.
Head to the left from these stairs and then south through an archway to
a large staircase in the center of the room leading to the top floor. Take
these stairs to a room with two elves. Walk forward a little bit and the elves
will notice you and become very alarmed to see humans here. They're so alarmed
that they leave a sparkly substance on the ground before they leave. Hmmm, I
wonder what it could be...
After they the two elves fly off, walk up and search the ground where
you see something shinning. Yep, you guessed it, it's the Birdsong Nectar!
After picking it up, cast Outside and it's time to head back to Santeem Castle
and heal the King.
_________________________
<| 2.10) The Road to Endor |>
\_______________________/
| LVL: 12 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|(None) | |Armor Scorpion |
|_________________| |Skeleton |
|Rogue Knight |
|Healer |
|Metal Slime |
|___________________|
Cast Return back to Santeem Castle and head inside. Once you're up in
the throne room, speak with the King then go into your inventory and use the
Birdsong Nectar. The King will be surprised and thankful that his voice came
back and he mentions that he had nightmares about a huge monster from the Evil
World that appeared and destroyed everything in sight. As a token of his
gratitude, he'll now allow you to journey the world in order to find answers to
this mysterious dream of his. As of right now, the sky is the limit for your
explorations.
Well, you've pretty much been every where in this region, so your next
destination is going to be Endor in the far east. Cast Return to the Bazaar
and begin to head east until you see a shrine just to the south of you. Enter
the shrine and walk through the broken section of the wall and into the blue
vortex in the back. You'll be warped to a smaller shrine just across the river
from where you came from. Exit the shrine you're in now and you'll notice an
Inn right outside. Rest here if you need to, then leave through the southern
exit.
You're now on a new continent just south of the Santeem region. Just
head directly southeast from where you are and you'll soon notice a castle
along a river bank next to what looks like a broken bridge. We've made it to
Endor! Enter the castle and let's check it out...
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<| 2.11) Endor |>
\_______________/
| LVL: 12 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|5G | |Armor Scorpion |
|DEFSeed | |Skeleton |
|16G | |Rogue Knight |
|Antidote | |Healer |
|Silk Robe | |Metal Slime |
|40G | |___________________|
|LifeAcorn |
|_________________|
From the entrance of the town, immediately turn left and you'll notice
a row of barrels lined up along the southern wall if you rotate your camera
angle. Smash the four barrels here for 5G coins, then head back. If you go
all the way to the southeast corner of town, you'll notice a two-story building
with a blue door. If you use your Thief Key to open the door, you'll notice
that you can't go any further without another key (the one that opens the red
doors). We'll definitely be coming back to this place later, because it's one
of those places that sells some of the best equipment in the game (yeah, looks
can be deceiving, I know).
I'm sure you noticed the small Armor Shop stand near the entrance of
town. You can update a few of Cristo's equipment here if you have the money
(which you should by this point). When you're done, head across the street to
the Inn/Bar. Inside, break the barrels along the northwest corner for a 16G
bonus, then smash the other group of barrels along the southern wall for a
DEFSeed. Head downstairs after this (there's nothing of importance upstairs)
and you'll find yourself in, yes, a CASINO!
In here, you have the choice of playing Poker, the slot machines, or
betting in the Monster Arena. You'll also notice a bunny girl behind a counter
along the north wall. Here you can trade in gold coins for tokens (the Casinos
use tokens as a currency to earn you prizes). 10G coins will get you 1 token
(yeah I know, it's a rip off). Just to get you started, you really only need
to purchase about 1,000G coins worth of tokens (which would equal 100 tokens).
The best place to spend these tokens in order to really win big is either at
the Poker table or the Monster Arena. I personally prefer the Monster Arena,
but I suppose it's really up to you. If you make good use of the Save and
Load State feature of your emulator, you can easily turn that original 100
tokens into 100,000 tokens pretty quick. With this, you'll be able to earn
those really expensive prizes early in the game. The prize desk is located
just below the stairs you came from. Here's a list of the prizes for this
casino:
________________________
| PRIZE | COST |
|_______________|________|
|Magic Potion | 30 |
|_______________|________|
|Wizard Ring | 500 |
|_______________|________|
|Gold Bracelet | 1,000 |
|_______________|________|
|Spangle Dress | 2,500 |
|_______________|________|
|Meteorite | 10,000 |
|Armband | |
|_______________|________|
|Falcon Sword | 65,000 |
|_______________|________|
The first prize I would shoot for would be the Meteorite Armband. You
will want to try to get one for all three of your characters if you can. If
you've been using the Monster Arena to earn your casino tokens then you should
be able to get three Meteorite Armbands in no time. This accessory will double
the wearer's AGL stat, making this person quicker to attack in battle! So
you'll definitely not want to pass this item up. You'll also want to purchase
a Spangle Dress for Alena as soon as you can. Seeing as how it's only 2,500
tokens, it shouldn't take you long to earn the money for it. The Falcon Sword
is the most expensive prize on the list, and for an interesting cause. It's a
special weapon that has a very weak ATK bonus, however the user will be allowed
to attack twice in a single turn when equipped with it. It's up to you whether
or not you want to work up the 65,000 tokens right now in order to buy one.
You will have plenty of time to play around at this casino at a later time in
the game.
When you've had all your fun a the casino, leave the Inn and head north
to where the Item Shop and Weapon Shop are located. There's no need to bother
checking out what the Weapon Shop has in stock because it shouldn't have
anything better than what you have now, but if you didn't buy all the best
equipment at the Bazaar, now's the time to spend your money (however save at
least 1,500G coins for a better weapon for Alena a bit later) . Along the left
side of the Weapon Shop, you'll see a line of pots that you can break for an
Antidote. Enter the house to the southwest (directly below the church) and
open the door that leads to the room behind the counter. Head up the stairs
you see to the second floor where you'll find an old man sitting at a table.
Check the closet right next to the bookcase for a Silk Robe. If you speak to
the old man, he'll mention that he's currently looking for someone to sell his
shop to, but hasn't had any luck finding anyone. We'll be seeing this man
again in the next chapter.
Exit this house and head all the way to the eastern side of town. You
will see a rather up-scale looking house with a woman walking around on the
second floor balcony. Enter this house and head into the room on the left.
Break the barrels along the southern wall for 40G coins, then leave the house
and head north and up to the castle itself.
Enter the castle through the main door and head up the large stairs in
the center of the room. Speak with the King who will tell you that the kingdom
of Endor is holding a combat tournament to decide who the Princess will marry.
He also mentions that if the winner of the tournament is a female, then she
won't have to marry anybody. The King then tells you that he regrets making
this decision and encourages you to enter the tournament and win so that his
daughter won't have to marry. After he's made his request of you, leave the
throne room and exit the castle. Re-enter the castle through the smaller door
on the left and walk up the corridor until you see a door on your left. Open
this door and head south a little ways hugging the wall. Go down the stairs
and you'll be in a hidden room below the castle with a treasure chest. Open
this chest for a LifeAcorn, then leave and go back to the hall. Continue
moving north in the hallway and go down the stairs you see at the end. Move
east on this new floor and through the large wooden door with a guard standing
next to it. Head up the stairs you see here and talk to the guard standing in
front of the big door above you and to your left. He'll see that you're here
to compete in the tournament and step aside so you can pass.
You'll now be in a huge preparation room where you can rest up at an
Inn to your right and purchase Herbs and an Iron Claw at the Item Shop in the
northwest corner. You'll want to buy as many Herbs as you can hold because
Alena is the only one who will be able to fight in the tournament (and she
doesn't have the Heal spell). Make sure that the Herbs are in Alena's bag!
They won't do any good with Brey or Cristo because they won't be fighting with
her! While you're at it, buy the Iron Claw for Alena which is the best weapon
for her in this chapter. When you're all healed up and think you're ready,
save your game at the Priest to the right and head up the stairs in the center
of the room to begin the tournament.
The combatants will come out one by one after each one is defeated. At
the end of each fight, you'll be offered the option to use an Herb to heal
yourself before the next fight. You shouldn't ever refuse this opportunity,
because the opponents will only get tougher as you progress.
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| BOSS BATTLE | Hun |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| This guy's a joke. Three or four hits should take him out easily. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| BOSS BATTLE | Roric |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| You'll find this next fighter's a bit tougher, however four or five |
| hits should do it. Make sure to use a Herb when your HP gets critical. For |
| defeating him, he'll drop a Herb for you to use in the next three fights. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| BOSS BATTLE | Vivian |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| You don't really have any more options other than attack an use a Herb |
| when you need to. She's the first one you've battled who uses magic, so |
| watch out for her Firebal spell. She also has the ability to cast HealMore, |
| but she'll run out of MP before she has the chance to use it more than |
| likely. Vivian will also drop a Herb after you beat her. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| BOSS BATTLE | Sampson |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| This guy's probably the hardest of them all just because of his high |
| defence and attack power. The best thing to do would be to attack about four|
| or five turns then heal the next turn with an Herb. If you can fit more |
| attacks in before you need to use a Herb then good for you. Basically, you |
| just need to pace yourself in this fight and you'll pull it off without much |
| trouble. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| BOSS BATTLE | Linguar |
+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| Here we go; the last fight. The thing that makes this battle so hard |
| is the fact that he'll split into four appirations, but only one of them is |
| the real enemy. You just have to guess and choose which one you think is |
| the actual Linguar. After you've hit the right one two or three times, he'll|
| go down. Congrats! |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
When you've defeated all the opponents, the King will annouce that
before you can be declared the winner, you must battle a warrior named
Necrosaro. The guards call forth Necrosaro, but for some reason he doesn't
come forth. The guard goes in to look for him but returns with news that
Necrosaro isn't here. Well, it seems that due to these circumstances you're
the winner of the tournament!
Cristo and Brey congratulate you for winning and the next morning the
King himself thanks you for pulling through in the tournament so his daughter
doesn't have to marry. He also advises you to go back to Santeem Castle to let
your father know how you are. I guess we'll take his advise. Exit the castle
and head back into town, but before you can go anywhere, a guard approaches you
and tells you to return to Santeem immediately. After saying this, he falls to
the ground and passes away. I guess we better go see just how urgent this is!
__________________________________
<| 2.12) Mysterious Disappearances |>
\________________________________/
| LVL: 13 |
\_________/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|(None) | |(None) |
|_________________| |___________________|
Cast Return to Santeem Castle and enter through the main door. Inside,
you'll notice that it seems quiet... too quiet. Head up the stairs to the
throne room and you'll immediately notice everyone's gone! No matter where you
search in the castle or how long you search, there's not the slightest trace of
anyone around. When you're finished looking around in confusion, exit the
castle and Chapter Two will come to a close. This is getting weird...
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* 3. *
* *
* Chapter Three: *
* *
* Taloon the Arms *
* Merchant *
************************
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<| 3.01) Lakanaba |>
\________________/
| LVL: 01 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Leather Hat | |Slime |
|Herb | |Stag Beetle |
|Antidote | |Prank Gopher |
|Leather Shield | |___________________|
|_________________|
As the next chapter begins, you see a rather large man with purple hair
and a mustache lying in bed as his wife wakes him. Meet Taloon, the only
character you control throughout Chapter Three. His dream is to become the
most successful arms merchant in the land, but Taloon's current status is
working for his boss who owns a local weapons shop in the small town of
Lakanaba. Well, I guess you have to start somewhere...
Your wife hands you your lunch for the day, because you'll soon be off
to work. Before you leave the house, check the closet next to the bookcase for
a Leather Hat. If you go to equip the item on him, you'll probably notice
another option in the menu when you select the item. Taloon has the special
ability of appraising items to give you the information of who can equip the
item, what special effects is has, and how much you can sell it for. Although,
unless you know Japanese this won't be of much help to you.
Leave your house and break the three pots you see along the side of
the wall for a Herb. Head north from your house and smash the two pots by the
man behind the table (this is the Item Shop). After breaking these, you'll
obtain an Antidote. Just north of here you'll see an old man sitting at a
table. If you speak to him, he'll ask if you would be so kind as to help him
to the church. If you agree to help him, you can push him from any direction
you come at. Push him down the path and then to the left into the flowers.
Just north of the patch of flowers is the church (not so far, is it?). Push
him up to the church doors and he'll kindly pay you 3G coins for aiding him.
Well that was pretty nice of him.
Head west of the church and you'll see the Inn and Armor Shop. If you
turn your camera angle a bit, you'll notice a back door to the Armor Shop.
Head inside through this door and up the stairs behind the counter. Open the
dresser you see to your left for a Leather Shield. Go ahead and equip this on
Taloon along with the Leather Hat you found if you haven't already. Exit the
Armor Shop and it's time to go to work now. If you travel directly west of
your house you'll see a Weapons Shop with a man standing outside. Speak to the
man here (your boss) and you'll follow him inside.
Basically, he tells you that you're being paid on commission at the
end of the day. Throughout the day, customers will come in and out of the shop
to buy and sell weapons. I really wouldn't bother buying any of the weapons
the customers offer you. It doesn't hurt, but it's completely pointless. The
only weapons you should bother buying from them are Chain Sickles or Swords of
Malice. It's really rare for a customer to sell a Sword of Malice, but if one
does, DON'T SELL IT! If you sell it, then it'll be gone from the shop's
inventory. Keep it there until you can afford it later, then come back and
buy it for yourself. You'll know when a customer sells the Sword of Malice
because it'll be the most expensive item on the list.
If you'd like, you can pull out of work early by heading downstairs and
talking to your boss. At the end of the day, your boss will come up and give
you today's pay and you can go home and rest for the night. The next morning,
your wife will give you your lunch for the day and you can head back to work
for another day's worth of pay. You can keep repeating this process for as
long as you want (it's a neverending cycle really), but I would stop once you
have enough money for a Copper Sword and some Leather Armor. I really wouldn't
advise saving up a lot of money for a really good weapon right now, because
you'll find one soon enough.
Once you're finished working for a few days, purchase what equipment
you can, then head outside and fight around the area until you reach level 4.
Before venturing any further, rest up at home by talking to your wife in
Lakanaba and head north of town to find a cave. Enter here and we'll check
this place out.
_______________________
<| 3.02) Northern Cave |>
\_____________________/
| LVL: 04 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Chain Sickle | |Slime |
|Iron Safe | |Stag Beetle |
|_________________| |Prank Gopher |
|___________________|
Head up and around the pond of water to find a set of stairs leading
down on the other side. Take these stairs and follow the path on the next
floor south and then all the way east. You'll soon notice what looks like a
dam holding back a bunch of water. If you examine the dam and select YES to
the option it gives you, you'll press the button and the water will basically
wash you all the way down to the end and up the stairs. You don't even have to
press the button in order to go up the two stairs at the end. You could have
just walked down to the stairs, but why not go in style? Nothing like a pair
of soaked clothes...
On the next floor, head to the left and you'll notice another dam but
the water seems to be flooding an area with stairs. Before you press the
button here, continue walking left and you'll see a treasure chest right above
you. Open the chest here to obtain a Chain Sickle (go ahead and equip it on
Taloon), then go back and press the button on the dam to wash you down to the
end of the corridor and down a pit at the end.
Head north from where you land and make a left at the junction (going
to the right leads you to the stairs that take you back up where you washed
yourself down the pit). Follow the path around and down the stairs you come to
at the end.
Follow the path north and head west, ignoring the stairs you see
leading down along the way. At the end of the path you'll see a giant boulder
being held back against the wall. If you move in front of the boulder and
begin to walk south, it'll start to roll and "follow" you. And yes, when I say
follow you I mean it'll actually make the turns that you take. The whole
objective with this boulder is to make it roll into the pit directly south of
where it begins. In order to do this, you'll want to walk south from the
boulder and take the first right you come to (don't walk too fast though; if
you get too far ahead of the boulder it won't follow you). Keep following the
new path south, and then to the left until you hit the wall. Then walk just a
few steps north. If you do this correctly, the boulder will follow you up
until the point where you walked north a few steps (since you walked up hill).
If an illustration would help you, check out the one below. The () represents
the boulder's starting place and the S's are stairs. Basically, just follow
the dotted line starting from where the boulder is.
___
|() |______________________
|--- ________ __________ |
| . | __||__ | |
| . | | S| | |
| . | |______| | |
| . |__________________ | |
| . . . . . . . . . . | |S|
| ______________ . | |_|
| | | . |
| | | . |
| | | . |
| .|______________| . |
| . . . . . . . . . . |
| ______________ |
| | | |_
| | | |
| | |PIT _|
|PIT| | |
| | | |
| | | S |
| S | |___|
|___|
When the boulder closes up the pit blocking your way south, walk across
it and down the stairs at the end. You'll immediately notice two smaller
boulders on this next floor. Get behind one of them and begin to push them
along the path west and then all the way north where you'll see what looks like
some sort of safe. Make sure you've pushed a boulder into the room with the
safe, then take the Iron Safe. As soon as you take it, the wall behind you
rises and blocks your path out. Push the boulder over the switch on the floor
to bring the wall back down and open the path back up to leave.
Exit the cave and fight around the area until you're about level 7.
After fighting for awhile, continue south of Lakanaba and you'll find a small
town in the middle of the forest.
NOTE: While you're walking around outside, you may encounter what
looks like a random battle at first, but a merchant or Inn-keeper appears.
This is another example of how advantageous it is being Taloon. When a
merchant randomly appears on the world map, you have the option of buying
common items (Herbs, Antidotes, Fairy Waters, etc.) or selling any items that
you have. Just think of it as a portable item shop (only you can't control
when a merchant appears). The Inn-keeper will allow you to take a rest for
only 10G, so it's up to you whether or not you think you need to heal up.
__________________
<| 3.03) Foxville |>
\________________/
| LVL: 07 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Dung | |Stag Beetle |
|Herb | |Prank Gopher |
|Boxer Shorts | |Giant Worm |
|_________________| |Healer |
|Demon Stump |
|___________________|
When you first enter the town, you have to follow the dirt path to the
east a ways then take the path you see heading north. Once you're actually in
town, head directly north to the Item Shop. Break the two pots on either side
of the merchant for some Dung and a Herb. If you speak to the merchant to see
what's for sale, you'll notice the two items he has are VERY cheap. Looking at
their prices, you would expect them to be Herbs and Antidotes but the item
being sold for 10G coins is actually a Broad Sword! Not that Taloon can equip
it, but something's not right here. It turns out that item is a fake, so don't
even bother purchasing it.
If you head into the house to the northwest of the Item Shop, you'll
notice a man in a purple uniform sitting at a table. Check the dresser next to
the bookcase above you for some Boxer Shorts, then speak to the man. This man
is the "mayor" of Foxville. He'll ask you a few questions and then ask if
you'd like to stay overnight to rest. When you accept his offer and take a
rest, in the morning you'll notice the whole town has disappeared! How can a
town just pack up and leave overnight? Your guess is as good as mine, but all
I know is something's not right here...
I guess we'll be coming back here later to solve this mystery, but for
now exit Foxville and continue heading south and around the mountain range to
reach Bonmalmo Castle.
__________________
<| 3.04) Bonmalmo |>
\________________/
| LVL: 07 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Leather Shield | |Stag Beetle |
|70G | |Prank Gopher |
|LifeAcorn | |Giant Worm |
|_________________| |Healer |
|Demon Stump |
|___________________|
Yet another small town. First, head left into the Inn and rotate your
camera and you'll notice a small doorway that leads behind the counter. Open
the dresser back here for a Leather Shield, then exit the Inn and go across the
street to the Armor Shop. When you enter through the front door and talk to
the shopkeeper to see his merchandise, he'll mention that the kingdom of
Bonmalmo is having a major shortage on armor lately, so he doesn't have any
armor to offer you. What a shame. Enter through the door on the side of the
Armor Shop and break the three barrels along the wall for a LifeAcorn.
Next we'll check out the Weapons Shop just north of the well. The only
weapon you should need to buy for Taloon is the Iron Spear for 880G coins.
Leave the Weapons Shop and head into the castle.
When you enter through the main door, make a left and you'll see a man
sitting at a table with the Armor Shop icon on the wall. He doesn't have any
armor to sell you, but he'll buy any armor you have for higher prices than
other shops. Whenever you get extra armor from now on, sell it to this guy for
a little extra cash. Head up the red carpet and speak with the King, then go
into the room to the west and speak to the blonde haired guy. This is the
Prince of Bonmalmo. We have a favor to do for him in a minute, but for now
exit his room and walk north and then east behind the King's throne. Head down
the stairs you see here at the end to find yourself in the castle's dungeon.
You'll notice a few guards walking around down here keeping an eye on
the prisoners. Your objective is to watch the guards' pacing patterns and try
to sneak past them to the cell to the east. If you get caught it's no big
deal. They'll just escort you up stairs and you can try again and again (it's
really not that hard to get by them in the first place). Speak to the man
inside and he'll ask you for a Wing of Wyvern so he can escape. If you have
one on you, go ahead and give it to him. If not, leave and buy one from the
Item Shop and return down here to hand it over. He'll thank you for helping
him out and he says he'll make it up to you when you return to Lakanaba.
Leave the castle for right now and return at night. Head behind the
Weapons Shop and you'll see the Prince of Bonmalmo (Prince Reed) there. Speak
with him and he'll ask a favor of you. He wants you to deliver a letter to the
Princess of Endor once the bridge to the south is repaired. He'll give you the
Prince's Letter.
Alright, now it's time to figure out the mystery of the disappearing
town, Foxville. Head back to Lakanaba so the prisoner's son can repay his debt
to you for helping him escape.
__________________________
<| 3.05) Foxville's Truth |>
\________________________/
| LVL: 07 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Half Plate Armor | |Stag Beetle |
|_________________| |Prank Gopher |
|Giant Worm |
|Healer |
|Demon Stump |
|___________________|
When you get back to Lakanaba, head to the northeast corner of town and
talk to the man standing in front of the dog's cage. After he has finished
talking, he'll open the gate and let the dog out for you. The dog will now
follow you where ever you go. Now it's time to head back to Foxville.
As soon as you enter the town of Foxville and walk forward a few steps,
the dog will take off north. Head over to the mayor's house and you'll find
the dog inside with him. Speak to the mayor and a blinding light will fill the
screen. When you regain vision, you'll notice the whole town has disappeared
again, but a fox still remains. When speaking with the fox, he'll say that he
is finished playing tricks and he asks if you'll let him go. Agree to let him
go and he'll hand over a Half Plate Armor to show his gratitude.
Leave Foxville and return to Lakanaba in order to return the dog to its
owner, then head back to Bonmalmo.
_____________________________
<| 3.06) Crossing the Bridge |>
\___________________________/
| LVL: 07 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|(None) | |Stag Beetle |
|_________________| |Prank Gopher |
|Giant Worm |
|Healer |
|Demon Stump |
|___________________|
Once you've returned the dog to its owner, head south to Bonmalmo and
go ahead and sell that nice Half Plate Armor the fox gave you for a good amount
of cash. When you speak to the citizens and the King of Bonmalmo, you find out
that the bridge south of here has been repaired. Head outside and level up to
about 10 then cross the bridge to the south.
From the bridge, head directly south following the mountain range and
you'll come to Endor (yes, the same Endor from Chapter Two).
NOTE: You can actually head northwest of Endor and into the same
traveler's shrine that you came through with Alena in Chapter Two. You can
rest here at the Inn, but the guard won't let you pass into the Santeem region
if you attempt to do so. Darn...
_________________
<| 3.07) Endor |>
\_______________/
| LVL: 10 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Royal Scroll | |Lilypa |
|_________________| |Carnivore Plant |
|Ducksbill |
|Lethal Gopher |
|Blazeghost |
|Healer |
|Demon Stump |
|___________________|
When you enter Endor, go ahead and upgrade Taloon's armor at the Armor
Shop right above you. There should only be two pieces of armor you need to
buy. Head over to the Inn and downstairs to the casino. You'll immediately
recognize Ragnar there, but no body else seems to be running the place. If you
speak to Ragnar, he'll say that the casino is temporarily closed for the time
being.
Go back outside and north to the Weapons Shop. Purchase the Abacus of
Virtue for 1,600G coins, then head towards the castle. Go through the main
door of Endor Castle and up the large stairs at the end of the red carpet to
the throne room. Stand in front of the Princess (sitting next to the King) and
use the Prince's Letter in your inventory and you'll begin reading the letter
out loud. Once you're finished, the King will get up and walk over to you and
hand you the Royal Scroll. He says if you deliver the Royal Scroll to the King
of Bonmalmo, he'll allow you to open up a shop in Endor. You're getting closer
and closer to achieving your dream!
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<| 3.08) The Royal Message |>
\________________________/
| LVL: 10 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|(None) | |Lilypa |
|_________________| |Carnivore Plant |
|Ducksbill |
|Lethal Gopher |
|Blazeghost |
|Healer |
|Demon Stump |
|___________________|
Leave Endor and head north back to Bonmalmo Castle. Stand in front of
the King and use the Royal Scroll in order to read it aloud to him. He's
surprised but seems to approve of the idea of Prince Reed and the Princess of
Endor getting married. He mentions that he'll send a messenger to Endor so
that you can go.
Return to Endor and speak with the King to get permission to open up a
shop here. He also wants you to report back to him when you finally get the
shop up and running.
If you head upstairs in the house west of the Inn, speak to the old man
here and he'll say that he's willing to sell his vacant shop to you but for an
awefully high price of 35,000G coins! How in the world are you supposed to get
that much, you say? Well, the method of doing this is simpler than you think.
If you head upstairs in the large house next to the well, the man in there will
mention that he's a collector of rare and valuable items. He mentions an item
called the Silver Statue that he is willing to pay lots of money for. This
just might be the key to getting the money we need to open up the shop!
The Silver Statue that he speaks of is in a cave far to the north of
Endor, but don't even think about venturing through the cave alone. There are
two characters in town that you can higher to acompany you in the cave. One of
them is a guardsman standing outside of the church. You can higher him at 400G
for 5 days. The other character you can higher is a magic user who is located
upstairs in the Inn. Check the room in the southeast corner to find this
person who you can higher at 600G for 5 days. The money really shouldn't be an
issue if you've been selling all the items the monsters have been dropping for
you.
Head outside and fight until about level 12, then higher both of the
companions and cross the bridge to the right of Endor and head north a bit and
enter that first cave you see.
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<| 3.09) Endor Tunnel |>
\___________________/
| LVL: 12 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|(None) | |(None) |
|_________________| |___________________|
Follow the path and you'll see an old man as the only occupant in this
tiny cave. When you talk with him, he'll say that his dream is to dig a tunnel
connecting Endor to the eastern continent in order to encourage many people to
travel between the lands. The only problem is, he's short 60,000G coins in
order to continue. We'll be helping this old man out later once we've hit it
big with the shop, but for now exit the tunnel and continue heading all the way
north until you see a smaller cave surrounded by a poisonous swamp. This is
the cave of the Silver Statue.
NOTE: If you're like me and have been selling all the Broad Swords and
Half Plate Armors that pile into your bag from enemy drops, you just might
already have enough money to purchase the shop. The only reason for obtaining
the Silver Statue is to earn enough money to start your shop, but I was able to
get over 35,000G before even getting the Silver Statue. If that's the case
with you, it's your choice whether or not you want to venture through the
cave. I would still suggest you take on the cave for the treasures, but if you
really don't need the Silver Statue in order to open your shop then just skip
this next section.
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<| 3.10) Silver Statue Cave |>
\_________________________/
| LVL: 12 |
\_______/
___________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|___________________| |___________________|
|Wing of Wyvern x2 | |Ducksbill |
|760G | |Vampire Bat |
|Antidote | |Giant Bantam |
|Herb | |Poison Lizard |
|Iron Spear | |Elefrover |
|Morning Star | |Flythrope |
|Half Plate Armor | |Sand Master |
|Broad Sword | |Blazeghost |
|Silver Statue | |Metal Slime |
|___________________| |___________________|
From the cave's entrance, follow the path north, east, then north again
until you reach a larger room. Ignore the stairs you see leading down for now
and hop onto the raft to your right. Make your way down the water path and
fall down the waterfall you see at the end. After falling down another floor,
continue following the water path west and then north and get off the raft once
you hit land. Move east and then north to a treasure chest containing a Wing
of Wyvern. From the treasure chest, head southeast and you'll see a man pacing
around. Pass this guy as you continue to head east and head up the stairs to
the south.
Move north and across the wooden bridge, then make a left crossing
another bridge. Cross the next bridge to the north and walk northeast a bit
and you'll notice a switch on the ground. Step on this switch and select YES
to the option given to you and the water will drain on this floor. Head back
over the bridge you just crossed and then down the stairs to your right. Climb
the stairs nearby up to a platform containing a chest with 760G coins, then
climb back down and head to the northeast a bit and you'll notice another
set of stairs leading up to a platform with four pots. Break the pots here for
an Antidote and another Wing of Wyvern, then go back down and walk south and
under the bridge until you see a treasure chest on a platform in the bottom
left corner. Walk up to the platform and open the chest here for an Herb,
then head back down and back under the bridge, but head up the stairs directly
to your left to get back on the upper level. Cross the bridge you just went
under and head northeast and down the stairs to get back down on the lower
level. You'll notice another treasure chest on a platform nearby. Head up to
it and pry it open for an Iron Spear, then go back the way you came up onto the
upper level. Cross over the bridge again to the left and head down the stairs
next to you in order to get back down to the lower level. Head west and under
the bridge to your left and then up the first set of stairs you see to the
north to find a chest containing a Morning Star. From this chest, head down
off its platform to the lower level and head west, ignoring the stairs you see
leading up on your way, because those stairs actually lead back up to the
entrance of the cave. Just below those stairs, you'll see a smaller platform
with a set of stairs leading down. Take these stairs and you'll be back on the
floor you were on before, but the water level will be higher, thus allowing you
to hop on your raft and continue deeper into the cave.
Follow the waterway to the right and you'll notice the treasure chests
you weren't able to get to before are now accessable because of the higher
water level. The first chest that you see contains a Half Plate Armor, and if
you continue to your right you'll notice another chest containing containing a
Broad Sword. If you head to the northeast of this chest, you'll notice a man
on a platform standing in front of two treasure chests. Don't bother opening
these, because they contain absolutely nothing, but instead dock your raft at
the larger platform to the left of the man standing in front of the chests,
then head down the stairs you see.
Down here, just head straight north and you'll find a treasure chest
containing the item you came for: the Silver Statue.
Once you have the Silver Statue, head out the way you came (just follow
the waterway west and then head up the stairs that you came from to get to this
floor). When you're back on the floor where you drained the water, head up the
stairs directly above you to get back to the entrance floor of the cave. From
there, just exit to the south and you should be back outside.
When you're back out on the world map, head south back to Endor.
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<| 3.11) The Grand Opening |>
\________________________/
| LVL: 12 |
\_______/
___________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|___________________| |___________________|
|60,000G | |(None) |
|___________________| |___________________|
Once you're back in Endor, head to the large house in the northeast and
sell the Silver Statue to the man on the second floor. He'll show his
appreciation by offering you 25,000G coins for it! Whoo-hoo! Now we can
finally open up that shop that the King promised us. Head to the west side
of town and enter the house with the old man on the second floor. Speak with
him and agree to purchase his shop for 35,000G coins. The next day you'll wake
up to see that your wife and son have moved here from Lakanaba in order to
support you! Your wife basically explains that you can sell any merchandise
you stock your shop with for extra cash, and at the end of the day you can
collect your earnings by speaking with her. Sounds like you've got a pretty
decent business going on here!
Once you've opened up shop, report back to the King of Endor like you
promised. He'll mention that since Endor is on a shortage of equipment, he
asks for an order of 6 Broad Swords and 6 Half Plate Armors. This may sound
like a lot, but if you've been fighting outside of Endor and in the Silver
Statue Cave, you'll be able to fill the order in no time. When you obtain any
Broad Swords or Half Plate Armors, speak to the two guys in upper righthand
cornered room on the first floor and they'll take them from you and keep you
updated on how many swords or armor pieces they still need.
NOTE: If you still have quite a bit of money after buying the shop,
you can actually purchase the Broad Swords and Half Plate Armors yourself
without having to go through the trouble of fighting for them. I myself had
about 40,000G coins left after buying the shop, so I just bought the equipment
from the weapons and armor shops in Bonmalmo and Endor.
Once you've obtained 6 Broad Swords and 6 Half Plate Armors, the man
that you gave the equipment to will reward you with 60,000G coins! Wow! Well,
you know what that means. Now we can help out the old man who has been trying
to get the Endor Tunnel project finished. Head outside Endor and back to the
Endor Tunnel.
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<| 3.12) Tunnel Construction |>
\_________________________/
| LVL: 13 |
\_______/
___________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|___________________| |___________________|
|(None) | |(None) |
|___________________| |___________________|
Speak to the old man and pay him, then he mentions that he'll send a
message to your new home in Endor once the tunnel is finished. If you exit the
tunnel and re-enter, you'll now notice hired workers digging inside the
tunnel. When you speak to them, they'll say that the Casino in Endor has
finally re-opened! Alright! Let's go check it out!
It's basically the exact same Casino you visited in Chapter Two. The
prizes are the same, but you'll be happy to know that the tokens you had left
over in Chapter Two carry over to Taloon! This way, if you still had a lot of
tokens left over, you can purchase him a Meteorite Armband. You can play
around at the Casino for a while if you'd like, then once you've had your fun
head back home for the evening and speak to your wife. She'll tell you that
the tunnel connecting Endor to the Branca region has been completed! I guess
we'd better go check it out.
Leave Endor and say goodbye for awhile, because we won't be back here
until Chapter Five. Head across the bridge to the Endor Tunnel and follow the
brand new path of travelers to the end where you'll find a set of stairs
leading out to the other side. Head up these stairs to conclude Chapter Three!
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* 4. *
* *
* Chapter Four: *
* *
* The Sisters of *
* Monbaraba *
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<| 4.01) Monbaraba |>
\_________________/
| LVL: 01 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|100G | |Red Slime |
|Herb | |Kaskos Hopper |
|Silk Robe | |Monjar |
|STRSeed | |___________________|
|Clothes |
|20G |
|Leather Hat |
|5G |
|_________________|
Upon watching the opening scene to Chapter Four, you witness a very
festive event in which a dancer is seen putting on a show for a crowd of
people. This is Mara; one of the characters you control throughout Chapter
Four. After the show is over, night falls and Mara is seen walking backstage
to greet Nara, her fortune-telling sister. In this Chapter, Mara and Nara both
decide to journey out and avenge their father's death who was murdered by a man
named Balzack (a pretty interesting name if you say it fast enough)...
After watching the opening scene, your director will hand over 100G
coins to help you get started on your journey and suggests that you rest for
the night. In the morning, hop out of bed, leave the room, and break the two
pots you see in the corner of the room for a Herb. Exit the house through the
western door and follow the path outside into the dome-shaped building ahead.
Head down the large stairs at the end of the carpet, and on the bottom floor
head all the way around the circular room in the center and you'll find the man
sitting at the table who kindly gave you the 100G coins. Open the closets here
for a Silk Robe then smash the pots along the wall for a STRSeed. If you go
inside the circular room in the center, you'll find yourself in the theatre
where you witnessed the opening scene to this Chapter. There aren't any items
in here, but if you just wanted to take a look then go ahead.
Leave the theatre building and head into the building in the southeast
corner of town. If you enter the building attached to the Inn through the door
on the side, head upstairs and you can open the closets here for some Clothes.
Inside the Inn, go into the room in the back and open the closets here for 20G
coins, then head back outside.
Enter the larger building right next to the church through the door on
the left and head up the stairs to a room with a man lying in bed. Check the
dressers in this room for a Leather Hat, then leave the house and enter through
the door on the right. In here, break the pots in the bottom righthand corner
of the room for 5G coins, then head back outside. If you speak to the bunny
girl standing in front of the door to the bar, she'll mention that the bar is
only open at night. I guess we'll be making a visit here once the sun sets.
In the northwest side of town (to the right of the bar) is where you'll
find the Weapons and Armor Shops. Go ahead and sell Mara's Dancer Clothes for
300G so that you'll have some money for spending (you should then equip her
with the Silk Robe for extra defence). Upgrade as much equipment as possible,
but you'll definitely want to get Nara a better weapon first.
When you're through exploring Monbaraba, head outside and fight around
the area until you hit level 3. Be sure to purchase any weapons and armor you
can afford and check out the bar at night. Inside the bar, head upstairs and
into the first room with the bunny girl. Open the closet here for an Antidote,
then take a rest for the night at the Inn. When you're prepared to leave, head
far north of Monbaraba to reach a small town by the name of Kievs.
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<| 4.02) Kievs |>
\_____________/
| LVL: 03 |
\_______/
_________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|_________________| |___________________|
|Leather Shield | |Red Slime |
|MysticNut | |Kaskos Hopper |
|35G | |Monjar |
|LifeAcorn | |Troglodyte |
|_________________| |Angel Head |
|Sizarmage |
|Rabidhound |
|Minon |
|___________________|
Welcome to the hometown of Mara and Nara. Pretty small, eh? If you
need to rest, enter the small cabin just to the south of the entrance and the
man behind the counter will allow you to stay for free! How nice. Head inside
the house to the right of the cabbage patch where the farmer and his cow are
and check the closets for a Leather Shield.
Exit this house and check out the Item Shop to the east. This shop has
a few pieces of equipment that will benefit Mara and Nara, but you probably
won't have enough money right now to purchase anything. We'll definitely be
buying from here on our next upgrade. If you walk north of the Item Shop, Mara
and Nara will stop to see a dog barking at them. Walk north and speak to the
old man by the cabbage patch and he'll mention a man named Orin. When Mara and
Nara's father was alive, he was a very good friend of Orin, however Orin was
injured during an attempt to defend Edgar (Mara and Nara's father). The old
man also says that the last he heard, Orin was hiding in a cave to the west of
here and is said to have the useful ability of breaking locks on doors.
Enter the house to the left of the old man and break the pots in the
corner of the room for a MysticNut. Also, if you check the dresser you'll find
35G coins. Exit the house through the other door across the room and you'll be
in the backyard. Stand in front of the grave stone and check underfoot (the
middle option of the second column on the menu) for a LifeAcorn. Nice find!
Well, looks like we're finished here. Our next destination will be the
cave to the west of Kievs so that we can find this Orin guy, but I wouldn't
venture over there now. The monsters in the Western Cave are much harder than
the monsters you've fought so far, so level up to about 7 before you take on
the cave. Be sure to upgrade the sisters' equipment as much as possible and
rest for free at Kievs. When you're ready to go, cross the bridge you see to
the north of Kievs, then head west until you see another bridge. Cross this
one and the cave will come into view.
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<| 4.03) Western Cave |>
\____________________/
| LVL: 07 |
\_______/
__________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|__________________| |___________________|
|Wing of Wyvern | |Sizarmage |
|LifeAcorn | |Lava Doll |
|240G | |Demon Toadstool |
|Lamp of Darkness | |Xemime |
|Sphere of Silence | |Blazeghost |
|__________________| |___________________|
This cave is pretty straight forward. Just follow the path around,
ignoring the guy in the room on your way, and head all the way north at the end
of the path to find a treasure chest containing a Wing of Wyvern. Head back
down a few steps and take the first path to the east. Follow this corridor all
the way to the end and step on the circular design on the platform. Ride this
elevator down to the floor below, then follow the path south and then west
until you come to a pond. Head south around the pond and take the corridor in
the southeast down to a chest containing a LifeAcorn. Walk back to the pond
and continue west and walk down the path in the southwest corner of the pond.
Follow this path down to a chest with 240G coins inside, then head back to the
pond yet again. Step onto the elevator to the west of the pond to be brought
down to the bottom level. Head east and then south around the water and cross
the bridge you see to the left. You've found Orin! Speak with him and he'll
join your party, then open the chest here for a Lamp of Darkness. When used
outside of battle, this item will instantly turn the day into night.
Head back the way you came and take the elevator back up to the floor
above you. Make your way south around the pond and to the southeast where you
found the chest with the LifeAcorn. Continue following the corridor south past
the chest to find another elevator. Step on to it and it'll take you back down
to the lower floor. Follow this path around and take the next elevator you see
down to the floor where you found Orin. Head to the west and you'll see a
treasure chest on an elevated platform. Open this chest to obtain the Sphere
of Silence. When used in battle, this item will seal the magic of the enemy.
This item will be very useful in future battles.
Well, I guess we're through here. Exit the cave via the way you came
and head back to Kievs for some rest. In the morning, head northeast of Kievs
and you'll find yourself in the region of Keeleon Castle. Fight around here
until you reach level 11, then rest up and head inside Keeleon.
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<| 4.04) Keeleon |>
\________________/
| LVL: 11 |
\_______/
__________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|__________________| |___________________|
|200G | |Mage Monja |
|Dancer's Clothes | |Viceter |
|__________________| |Xemime |
|Infurnus Beetle |
|Lava Doll |
|Slime |
|Slime Lv8 |
|King Slime |
|Liclick |
|Zappersaber |
|___________________|
You'll come to find that this castle is by far the strangest you've
seen so far. First of all, it seems like the kingdom itself is trying to keep
any outsiders away because the doors leading into the castle require a special
key. However, since you have Orin, he'll break all the locks for you on the
doors. Pretty handy, huh?
Enter the castle through the smaller red door on the right and head to
the right as soon as you're inside the castle (ignoring the stairs right in
front of you). Inside here you'll find the Counsel of the King. If you speak
with him, it seems like he's a very paranoid and jittery type of person. After
talking with the citizens of Keeleon, you'll find out that any time he hears a
loud noise, he goes running to the King. Very odd if you ask me. Go ahead and
open the closet in this room for 200G coins, then head up the stairs just
outside the Counsel's room. You'll find yourself outside on the upper level of
the castle. Enter through the large wooden door you see here and then walk
straight north until you're in between two rooms (one on the left and one on
the right). Enter the room on the right and check the two closets here for
some Dancer's Clothes.
We're pretty much done at Keeleon for the time being. Our objective is
to find some sort of item that will cause a big noise so that the Counsel will
go running scared to the King, because if you haven't noticed, the King is no
where to be found. Interesting...
Leave Keeleon and walk directly north a few steps and you'll find a
town along the northern coastline. Let's see if we can find out some more info
here.
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<| 4.05) Haville |>
\_________________/
| LVL: 11 |
\_______/
__________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|__________________| |___________________|
|Herb | |Mage Monja |
|15G | |Viceter |
|__________________| |Xemime |
|Infurnus Beetle |
|Lava Doll |
|Slime |
|Slime Lv8 |
|King Slime |
|Liclick |
|Zappersaber |
|___________________|
When you enter this town, you'll automatically see that it's a port
city. Speaking to the citizens of Haville will reveal that ships go to and
from Endor here, but you need a boarding pass to take the ship. However,
boarding passes have become difficult to get a hold of lately and are rarely
being issued to people because the mysterious King of Keeleon isn't allowing
it.
Other than that, there's really not much going on here. Check out the
Item and Armor Shops to the north behind the Inn and the Bar and upgrade any
equipment you can. The Weapons Shop is to the west of the Inn, so you'll want
to upgrade your weapons there as well. If you head all the way north towards
the back of town, take the path leading behind the church to the west and go
inside the building at the end. This is the ship house where incoming and
departing ships dock. Unfortunately, the sailor guarding the ramp won't let
you aboard without a boarding pass, so you're obviously not going anywhere.
Break the barrels along the wall to the south for a Herb and 15G coins, then
head back outside.
There's nothing more we can accomplish here, but maybe if we could get
our hands on a boarding pass, we might be able to get to the Endor region. I
guess we'll have to explore this region more and keep our eyes peeled for some
sort of boarding pass.
When you leave Haville, head directly west along the coastline and
you'll come to a shrine on a small peninsula. The shrine's only occupant is a
nun who will shed some light on the background of the Ruler of Evil. But,
seeing as how it's in Japanese, there's not much we can do about it now.
It's time to head northwest of Haville and explore the western side of
this continent. Starting from Haville, head southwest until you come to a
small desert area then head directly north. Follow this strip of land north
and then west a little until you come to another town. This is the mining town
of Aktemto.
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<| 4.06) Aktemto |>
\________________/
| LVL: 11 |
\_______/
__________________ ___________________
| Items Found | | Monsters |
|__________________| |___________________|
|Leather Hat | |Viceter |
|Herb | |Slime |
|Holy Water | |Slime Lv8 |
|__________________| |King Slime |
|Zappersaber |
|Brahmird |
|Mad Clown |
|Dark Doriard |
|Weretiger |
|___________________|
Aktemto is a small mining town that was once very prosperous until a
plague infested the area and the miners began to get sick. At the same time,
monsters began to inhabit the area and many of the citizens are dying or are
very sick. If you speak to the few citizens there are, you'll learn that the
miners would use Gunpowder as a technique for digging. If you recall, the
Counsel of Keeleon would run off to the King whenever he heard a loud noise.
Well, Gunpowder sure does make a big noise. Maybe this is just the thing we
need to get the job done.
From the entrance, head into the building to the right and you'll find
yourself inside the Inn. Check the closet in here for a Leather Hat, then exit
the Inn (or rest if you need to) and enter the house across from it. Inside,
you'll find an old man laying on the bed and a closet along with a dresser next
to him. Check the closet in here for an Herb, then head back outside. To the
north of town, you'll find a gate blocking the passage that leads back towards
the mine. If you head to the right of the gate and through the broken down
wall, you'll be in another run-down building. Check the closet in the room
with the beds for a vial of Holy Water, then go through the destroyed wall on
the west side of the building to find yourself on the other side of