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"RunThrough" v1.5
by Crystal, aka QuirkyOne
Last Updated: October 24, 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS
[1] Introduction
[2] Version History (and Future)
[3] The RunThrough
[4] After the RunThrough
[5] Suggested Order of Completion
[6] Wrap-Up
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[1] Introduction
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MY PURPOSE:
I made this guide primarily to help MYSELF: I am preparing to play through
Gladius for my second time, and I wanted to organize myself so that I could
just "run through" the regional goals and get to the point where I can roam
the world freely to find equipment, gladiators, and fun battles. I have just
reached that point in my current game, and I'm enjoying it thoroughly, and so
I want to get here as quickly as possible next time I play :)
I have decided to be generous and make this available on GameFAQs.com for
others to use (AS REFERENCE ONLY), and not to copy or publish anywhere else.
It is absolutely NOT permitted to be used commercially. This guide may ONLY
appear at GameFAQs, because then I only have to inform one site when I make
changes.
CREDITS:
I want to say straight out that I am getting my information almost entirely
from the Strategy Guide from Prima Games. It is an excellent guide, and I
strongly recommend it to any fan of this game, even though most of the
information in it can be found in text files online. Nothing compares to
having an actual book in front of you, with beautiful pictures and maps, great
organization and playing tips, and all the side quests. (No, I am not
associated with Prima in any way, except that I bought their guide and haven't
regretted it for a second! :P) Unfortunately, the Guide does have some errors
and omissions, and I've had to check within the game itself when the
information has been particularly misleading. However, I have not verified
everything yet, but I will when I finally do play through the game again with
this guide at my side.
Also I give a lot of credit to Kerry Wano, for being the only person to give
contributions to this guide. I have made note of the specific contributions
in the Version History section.
WHAT MY GUIDE WILL DO FOR YOU:
My guide is intended to streamline the information provided in Prima's
Strategy Guide, providing only the bare essentials needed to "run through" the
first four regions without missing anything crucial. This lets your school
grow to its maximum size as early as possible, and opens up the land so that
you may travel around at your own whim. Woohoo!! :)
My approach involves doing as few battles as necessary to accomplish the
goals. As such, this guide isn't really for beginners, because the battles
that are worth more "ticks" in a league are often the more difficult ones. Of
course, this is meant only a guide, and you may substitute other battles if
you are struggling (or if you see a prize from another battle that looks more
tempting). Also note that when I suggest to "aim for" a certain popularity,
it may be worthwhile to equip crowd-pleasing or crowd's grace items -- after
all, you only want to do each battle once!
There are several advantages to this approach, besides the obvious one
of "getting to the good stuff" quickly. Since you are minimizing the number
of battles fought, your gladiators will be as low a level as possible. This
means that the enemies you fight will be lower level, and so difficult battles
(such as Insect Ze) will be slightly easier because your foes will have less
skills to drive you mad with. It also means you'll be finding recruits at
lower levels, so you can have more control over the skills that they have.
And lastly, saving so many battles for later will mean that ALL TWENTY of your
gladiators will benefit from the experience gained in them.
If you do follow this guide to the letter, please let me know how it goes :)
In fact, once I'm sure this guide is "perfect", I wouldn't mind collecting
records surrounding the completion of the "bare bones" of the game. Feel free
to drop me a line and let me know what Day it is, and how many hours you spent
playing, at the moment when all regions become available to you.
CONTACTING ME:
Sites other than GameFAQs that wish to host this guide may contact me at their
own risk -- and be prepared to offer me something in return. :P Any errors,
omissions, or suggestions may be emailed to crystal37@hotmail.com, but please
note that it will go directly to my Junkmail bin and I might not see it before
it gets deleted. I do check fairly frequently though, so please put 'Gladius'
in the subject line to ensure that I don't miss it. I must emphasize that I
do NOT want to answer questions via email, PLEASE post them on the Gladius
message boards at GameFAQs.com instead.
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[2] Version History (and Future)
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v1.0 ... August 16, 2004
- List of goals in each region, and how to achieve them most directly
- Important Side Quests that need to be done before leaving each region
v1.5 ... October 24, 2004
- Briefly noted that using Crowd-pleasing or Crowd's Grace items may be
necessary in reaching popularity goals
- Serious omissions fixed: thanks to Kerry Wano (mrwano@wano.net)
- Certain battles need to be completed before others open up (big oops!)
- Some missing popularity requirements
- Some battles award different number of ticks than what was listed here
- A few other errors that I can blame on the Strategy Guide [grin]
- Added Kerry Wano's "Suggested Order to Complete this Walkthrough"
- Reorganized a little bit.
~*~ In the Future ~*~
- List of ALL badges and talismans, where to get them, and what they do (this
idea is mostly for my own curiosity .. e.g. I haven't yet found a reason for
the Leviathan badge from Qaa Rah
- An ASCII map of each region as a guide .. wouldn't that be nice? :)
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[3] The RunThrough
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Since I first played through as Ursula, I am placing Nordagh first in my
guide. Differences between Ursula's and Valens' quests are noted.
Symbols used:
||| represent "ticks". Leagues are conquered when enough ticks are earned.
\_/ represents a "cup". To qualify for a tournament you need enough cups.
(#) represents a badge necessary for the Championship
(@) represents a badge that this RunThrough requires or expects
(o) represents a badge that is not strictly necessary
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- NORDAGH -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Required for Championship:
- Tournament wins in Fliuch, Roanor, Orin, Sloan Forest, Vargen, Mordare.
- Kingdom Open badge, in Orin
- Free Peoples badge, in Fliuch
- Dreas Open badge, in Sloan Forest
Characters to Unlock:
- Yeti in Vargen
- Undead Summoner and Undead Legionnaire in Mordare
Side Quests:
- Save Sigi, assigned in Mordare
- Defeat the Unalive, assigned in Mordare
+--------+
| FLIUCH | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
+--------+
*** Ursula starts here:
(Ursula) "Arena Certification" - 6 ticks
1 BATTLE: Do only the Final Exam
PRIZE: (#)(Nordagh Talisman)
"League of Redemption" - 4 ticks
2 BATTLES: ||| + |, and aim for 15% popularity
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
"Contest of the Free Peoples" - 8 ticks [Requires 15% popularity]
3 BATTLES: Choose |||| + || + || or ||| + ||| + ||
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ + (#)(Free Peoples badge)
After obtaining Circle Qualification badge from ROANOR:
"Circle of Elites Tier 1" - 3 ticks
3 BATTLES: Do all three
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ + (o)(Fliuch Circle 1)
+--------+
| ROANOR | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
+--------+
*** Valens starts the Nordagh part of his journey here:
(Valens) "Nordagh Talisman" - 1 tick
1 BATTLE: Talisman Challenge
PRIZE: (#)(Nordagh Talisman)
*** Valens may want to leave town now to meet an important friend...
"Circle of Elites Qualifier" - 3 ticks
3 BATTLES: Do all three, and aim for 5% popularity
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ + (@)(Circle Qualification)
After obtaining Kingdom Open Badge from ORIN:
"The Duel" - 4 ticks [Requires 5% popularity]
2 BATTLES: ||| + |
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
+------+
| ORIN | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
+------+
"Kingdom Open" - 6 ticks
3 BATTLES: |||| + || + |
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ + (#)(Kingdom Open badge)
"League of the Northern Pride" - 8 ticks
4 BATTLES: Do any four
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
+--------------+
| SLOAN FOREST | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
+--------------+
*** This must be done before other leagues open up.
"To the Wolves" - 3 ticks
1 BATTLE: |||
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
"Dreas Open League" - 3 ticks
3 BATTLES: Do any three
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ + (#)(Dreas Open badge)
"Fight the Bear" - 3 ticks
1 BATTLE: |||
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
+--------+
| VARGEN | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
+--------+
"Ahead of the Pack" - 2 ticks
*** This must be done before other leagues open up.
SERIES BATTLE: Survive two of the three
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
"Trial of the Elders" - 3 ticks
3 BATTLES: Do all three
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ + Iaar the Yeti asks to join your school
*** Rugh the Yeti is now available to recruit temporarily
"Hordes of the North" - 2 ticks
SERIES BATTLE: Survive two of the three
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
+---------+
| MORDARE | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
+---------+
*** Talk to the shopkeeper to get the "Save Sigi" quest assigned. Sigi can be
found slightly northeast of Roanor. This quest becomes increasingly difficult
as you gain levels, so do it as early as possible -- and it MUST be assigned
when in Nordagh the first time. This quest is one in the Hell's Fury series.
"Test of the Tribes" - 3 ticks
*** This must be done before other leagues open up.
3 BATTLES: Do all three
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
"The Dead of the Night" - 3 ticks
*** League only open AT NIGHT ***
SERIES BATTLE: Survive all three
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ + Taithleach the Undead Summoner asks to join
*** Now: talk to the shopkeeper, and he will send you on a quest to a
tombstone to the south. Victory allows you to recruit Undead Legionnaires.
"Dragonheart Open" - 5 ticks
3 BATTLES: || + || + |
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
"Circle of Elites Tier 1" - 3 ticks
3 BATTLES: Do all three
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- IMPERIA -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Required for Championship:
- Tournament wins in Pirgos, Belfort, Trikata, Syrna, Cro Beska, Orus.
- Glory of Imperia Badge, in Belfort
- Honor of the Valkyrie Badge, in Syrna
- Gift of Perseverence Badge, in Trikata
Characters to Unlock:
- Minotaur in Cro Beska
Side Quests:
- Find Cresus' Father, assigned in Pirgos
- Kill Priam, assigned in Syrna
- Fight in The Historians League
- Beachcombing (not an actual Side Quest, but worth mentioning) .. every
morning, from sunrise until noon, go to the beach and "search" by pressing A.
You will find tons of great loot, most of which you won't be able to use yet
but all of which will bag you a lot of cash.
+--------+
| PIRGOS | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
+--------+
*** Valens starts here:
(Valens) "Pirgos Training" - 5 ticks
1 BATTLE: Do only the Final Exam
PRIZE: (#)(Imperia Talisman)
*** Talk to the shopkeeper to have the "Save Cresus' Father" quest assigned.
Its completion takes place much later, when you reach the Southern Expanse.
"Civilis League of Pirgos" - 4 ticks
2 BATTLES: || + ||
PRIZE: \_/
*** After completing Civilis League, Ursula will be forced into the "Arcane
Tempest" league, but you do not need to complete it now. Leave the battle for
later, because there is a more efficient choice of battles.
(Ursula) "Agony of Saturno" - 6 ticks
SERIES BATTLE: Survive three battles
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ \_/ + (o)(Badge of Perpetuity)
(Valens) "Saturno's Folly" - 6 ticks
SERIES BATTLE: Survive all three battles
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ \_/ + (o)(Badge of Perpetuity)
+---------+
| BELFORT | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/ \_/
+---------+
*** Ursula starts the Imperia part of her journey here:
(Ursula) "Talisman Challenge" - 1 tick
1 BATTLE: Talisman of Imperia
PRIZE: (#)(Imperia Talisman)
"Challenge of Lykos" - 8 ticks
2 BATTLES: |||| + ||||, and aim for 5%(Valens)/15%(Ursula) popularity
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ + (@)(Lupus' Master badge)
(Ursula) "Tribal Warfare" - 12 ticks
4 BATTLES: ||| + ||| + ||| + ||| [Requires 15% popularity]
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ \_/ + (#)(Glory of Imperia)
(Valens) "Glory of Imperia" - 6 ticks [Requires 5% popularity]
3 BATTLES: Choose any three
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ \_/ + (#)(Glory of Imperia)
+---------+
| TRIKATA | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
+---------+
*** Talk to the shopkeeper to have the "Fight Priam" quest assigned.
"People's League of Trikata" - 3 ticks
3 BATTLES: Choose any three, and aim for 10% popularity
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
"Survive Trikata" - 3 ticks [Requires 10% popularity]
SERIES BATTLE: Survive three battles
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ + (#)(Gift of Perseverance badge)
+-------+
| SYRNA | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
+-------+
*** Ursula: enter the town and leave to trigger the leagues to open. Do it
again to trigger another important event.
"Spirit of the Valkyrie" - 8 ticks
2 BATTLES: |||| + ||||
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ + (#)(Honor of the Valkyrie badge)
"Civilis Antiquitis" - 6 ticks
2 BATTLES: ||| + |||
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
+-----------+
| CRO BESKA | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
+-----------+
"Imperia Untamed" - 12 ticks
4 BATTLES: Choose any four, and aim for 50% popularity
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ + (@)(Imperia Untamed badge)
"Mongrel Siege" - 4 ticks [Requires 50% popularity]
2 BATTLES: Choose any two
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ + (@)(Mongrel Butcher badge)
***Now: talk to the shopkeeper, and she will tell you of a special league
coming in seven days. This is the league that will get you a Minotaur! The
other character who may ask to join is a Satyr, but not only are other Satyrs
available elsewhere, the Minotaur is more useful and more cool, so your goal
here is to get HIM. The best way to ensure it is as follows:
(1) Make sure you have NO empty slots in your school. (If you do have an
empty slot, someone will ask to join your school immediately after the
battle. If it is not the Minotaur, reloading will require you to do the
fight again.)
(2) Beat "The Historians", and SAVE.
(3) Create an empty slot in your school, then walk into the League office.
(4) If it's not the Minotaur who approaches you, reload and repeat (3).
+------+
| ORUS | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/
+------+
EITHER "Assembly of Imperia" - 5 ticks
2 BATTLES: ||| + ||
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
OR "Civilis League of Orus" - 4 ticks
2 BATTLES: Choose || + || or ||| + |
PRIZE: \_/ \_/
"Fury and Flame League" - 8 ticks
3 BATTLES: ||| + ||| + ||
PRIZE: \_/ \_/ \_/
+--------+
| CALTHA |
+--------+
*** Usus probably won't believe you're ready to leave Imperia until you watch
a few battles at Caltha. Go do so at some point in your travels.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- WINDWARD STEPPES =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Required for Championship:
- Tournament wins in Yuset, Altahrun, The Wastes, and Ononhaar.
- Inflationary Egos Su badge, in Yuset
- History of the Frontier badge, in Altahrun
- Open Ghazan badge, in Ononhaar
Characters to Unlock:
- Amazons in The Wastes
Side Quests:
- History of the Frontier special battles in Altahrun
+-------+
| YUSET | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/
+-------+
"Archer Nya" - 3 ticks
3 BATTLES: Do all three, aim for 15% popularity
PRIZE: \_/ + (#)(Archer Nya Talisman)
"King of the Hill Ke"
*** Must be started before any others open up. However, since we are
minimizing our battles, and we need the talisman from the next battle,
there is no point in completing this league. Just do the first fight.
"Inflationary Egos Su" - 7 ticks [Requires 15% popularity]
3 BATTLES: ||| + || + ||
PRIZE: \_/ + (#)(Inflationary Egos Su badge)
*** Yuset Tournament must be completed in order to fight in Altahrun.
+----------+
| ALTAHRUN | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/
+----------+
"Jochi Affinity" - 5 ticks
SERIES BATTLE: Survive all five battles, aim for 5% popularity
PRIZE: \_/ + (#)(Jochi Affinity Talisman, req'd for next league)
*** Talk to the shopkeeper, she'll set up a special battle in 4 days.
"History of the Frontier" - 4 ticks [Requires 5% popularity]
4 BATTLES: Do all four (plus the "special" one set up by shopkeeper)
PRIZE: \_/ + (#)(History of the Frontier badge)
*** Altahrun Tournament must be completed in order to fight in The Wastes.
+------------+
| THE WASTES | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/
+------------+
"Amazon Tyu" - 6 ticks
2 BATTLES: ||| + |||, aim for 10% popularity
PRIZE: \_/ + (#)(Dreamcatcher) + (@)(Amazon Tyu Badge)
*** Amazons are now available in Recruitment Office
"Lightweight" - 3 ticks [Requires 10% popularity]
1 BATTLE: |||
PRIZE: \_/ + (o)(Lightweight badge)
*** Wastes Tournament must be completed in order to fight in Ononhaar.
+----------+
| ONONHAAR | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/
+----------+
"Firing Range" - 4 ticks
SERIES BATTLE: Survive all four battles
PRIZE: \_/ + (#)(Firing Range Talisman)
"Open Ghazan" - 7 ticks
3 BATTLES: ||| + || + ||
PRIZE: \_/ + (#)(Open Ghazan badge)
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SOUTHERN EXPANSE =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Required for Championship:
- Tournament wins in Akar An and Qaa Rah.
- Open Affinity badge, in Akar An
- Series Syo badge, in Akar An
- Barn Burner badge, in Qaa Rah
Characters to Unlock:
- Summoner, available in Akar An after visiting Saraa Izel
- Scarabs and Scorpions, in Qaa Rah
Side Quests:
- Test of the Underclass/Midclass/Overclass, assigned in Akar An
- Save the dying Dervish in the desert
- Save Cresus' father in Saraa Izel. You'll need 4 Channelers, STOCK UP NOW!
- Three separate quests assigned by the shopkeeper in Saraa Izel
+---------+
| AKAR AN | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/
+---------+
*** Talk to the shopkeeper and he'll begin assigning special battles versus
Dervishes. The first one is "seven days from now".
"Open Affinity Phi" - 7 ticks
*** This and the following must be completed before other leagues open.
3 BATTLES: ||| + || + ||
PRIZE: \_/ + (#)(Open Affinity Phi Talisman)
"Summoners Endurance" - 5 ticks
*** This and the previous must be completed before other leagues open.
SERIES BATTLE: Ssurvive all five battles.
PRIZE: \_/
"Series Syo" - 4 ticks
SERIES BATTLE: Survive all four battles
PRIZE: \_/ + (#)(Series Syo badge)
"Trial of the New" - Test of the Underclass.
*** Tell the shopkeeper of your victory before you leave, he'll set up the
next special battle versus Dervishes, in Qaa Rah, "four days from now".
*** Akar An Tournament must be completed in order to fight in Qaa Rah.
*** When you leave town, keep an eye out for some vultures circling around a
body in the desert. Help out the poor gal by bringing her a nearby bottle of
water, and REFUSE her reward: your hero will learn the Dervish Faith skill.
+---------+
| QAA RAH | Tournament Requires \_/ \_/
+---------+
"Treasure Trove" - 5 ticks
2 BATTLES: ||| + ||
PRIZE: \_/ + (#)(Treasure Trove Talisman, req'd in next leagues)
"Barn Burner" - 5 ticks
2 BATTLES: ||| + ||
PRIZE: \_/ + (#)(Barn Burner badge)
OPTIONAL: "Insect Ze" - 5 ticks
SERIES BATTLE: Survive all five difficult battles.
*** I believe this fight may be easiest when you are at as low a level as
possible, because then the enemies don't have as many annoying skills.
PRIZE: \_/ + Scarabs and Scorpions available in Recruiting Office
"Trial of the New" - Test of the Midclass.
*** Do not go back to Akar An to report your victory over the Dervish
Midclass yet. Instead, stay here and complete the Tournament, and you'll
be brought to Saraa Izel.
+------------+
| SARAA IZEL | No tournament.
+------------+
*** Now go back to Akar An to have the shopkeeper set up the last Dervish
battle in Saraa Izel, "one day from now".
"Trial of the New" - Test of the Overclass.
*** At the gates of Saraa Izel, ask to see a man named Acrisius. The queen
will set up a battle for you, "one day from now". REQUIRES 4 CHANNELERS.
*** Talk to the shopkeeper a lot, she will assign you three separate quests:
- Kill a Desert Yeti. Roam around everywhere until it randomly pops up.
- Deliver the Mysterious Tablet to Sarenenutet, who can be found southeast
of Qaa Rah. BUT FIRST: find it in your Accessories list and read it.
- Kill Sarenenutet (he may be in any of the four regions).
*** These last two quests are part of the Hell's Fury series.
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[4] After the RunThrough
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You now have complete freedom to roam the world at your own whim,
congratulations!!! If you have followed this guide exactly, you have
completed 125 arena battles (counting a series as a single battle), and have
265 left to enjoy in any order (plus Caltha). You can go right on ahead and
fight in Caltha now, if you want, but that's no fun! :) PLEASE NOTE that if
you start fighting in Caltha's championship, you CAN NOT GO BACK and do the
remaining battles.
Please feel free to email me with the Day, and the number of hours you spent
playing up to this point, so that I can include your records in later versions
of this guide. I'll post my own time too, of course, but I really don't
expect to get around to that for quite some time.
Here's the list of People who Followed my RunThrough, and by which day they
reached the Freedom to Roam and Recruit.
____WHO?____________________Got_here_WHEN?_________
Kerry Wano Day 61
-=-=-=-=-!! :) BONUS STUFF :) !!-=-=-=-=-=-
I wouldn't be a very nice guide-writer if I failed to mention the remaining
Side Quests, now, would I? So now, for your gaming pleasure, I present those
to you.
IN NORDAGH
- In Roanor, you will finally be able to master the "One Against Many" League
by killing the Greater Bear at the end. Then visit the shopkeeper, who will
give you grief about how hard it is to find a good bear .. and agree to find a
new one for her. Go south of Sloan Forest to find it, and be sure not to use
any uberpowerful skills when the bear is nearing dead, because you want to
just weaken it to 1/4 of its health.
IN IMPERIA
- In Pirgos, be sure to check in on Cresus and his father...
- In Belfort, talk to the shopkeeper and she'll speak of a burglary. The
burglars can be found in the woods just east of there.
- In Cro Beska, the shopkeeper will tell you of another Historian's League,
this time in Syrna, "seven days from now". Again, you'll have a chance at a
Minotaur (or Satyr, or Cyclops, both of which are recruitable elsewhere).
IN WINDWARD STEPPES
- Yuset's shopkeeper tells you that Eiji's friend Qorin is looking for her,
and can be found in The Wastes. Go there, and fight in a league called
Wandering Souls, and Qorin will ask to join. (She's just a regular Amazon,
nothing special.)
- Once you've completed Yuset's Beast Za league, Yuset's shopkeeper will tell
you about a new fight within Beast Za, "one day from now". Visit him again
afterwards for a cut of his gambling winnings.
IN SOUTHERN EXPANSE
- Since you've Saved Sigi when you were in Nordagh the first time, and you've
read the Mysterious Tablet, and you've killed Sarenenutet, you are eligible
for the Hell's Gate Quest. You just need to have at least six gladiators at
level 18, and then go to the southern tip of the Southern Expanse to locate a
hidden portal. Through this portal is a terrible fight, in which you'll have
the Hell's Fury skill demonstrated to you ... Any characters that survive this
battle will learn the skill, but be warned that using it will make the game
uncomfortably easy :P Probably more interesting are the pieces of unique
equipment earned in the battle: In Cognito, The Marksman, The Laughmaster,
and No. 1 Fan.
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[5] Suggested Order of Completion
==============================================================================
Submitted by: Kerry Wano
I was thinking of writing up something like this, but never got around to it.
Kerry emailed me this list as part of a summary on the notes made while
playing through my RunThrough, and I decided it would be useful and so I
added it to this document with only minor formatting changes (and I used
the proper name of the Undead quest).
----- NORDAGH -----
Fliuch
"League of Redemption", "Contest of the Free Peoples"
Roanor
"Circle of Elites Qualifier"
Fliuch
"Circle of Elites Tier 1"
Orin
"Kingdom Open"
Roanor
"The Duel"
Orin
"League of Northern Pride"
Sloan Forest
"To the Wolves", "Dreas Open League", "Fight the Bear"
Vargen
"Ahead of the Pack", "Trial of the Elders", "Hordes of the North"
Mordare
"Save Sigi" quest, "Test of the Tribes", "The Dead of the Night",
"Exterminate the Unalive" quest, "Dragonheart Open", "Circle of Elites
Tier 1", TOURNEY
Fliuch, Roanor, Orin, Sloan Forest, and Vargen
TOURNEY
Orin, NORDAGH CHAMPIONSHIP
----- IMPERIA -----
Belfort
"Challenge of Lykos"
Cro Beska
Get "Historian League" assigned (for 7 days later)
Belfort
"Glory of Imperia"
Pirgos
Get "Save Cresus' Father" quest assigned, "Civilis League of Pirgos"
Trikata
"Fight Priam" quest, "Peoples League of Trikata", "Survive Trikata"
Syrna
"Spirit of the Valkyrie", "Civilis Antiquitis"
Cro Beska
"Imperia Untamed", "Mongrel Siege"
Orus
"Fury and Flame League", "Assembly of Imperia"
Pirgos
"Arcane Tempest", "Agony of Saturno", TOURNEY
Belfort, Trikata, and Syrna
TOURNEY
Cro Beska
"Historian League", TOURNEY
Orus
TOURNEY
Syrna
IMPERIA CHAMPIONSHIP
----- WINDWARD STEPPES -----
Yuset
"Archer Nya", "King of the Hill Ke", "Inflationary Egos Su", TOURNEY
Altahrun
Get "History of the Frontier" quest, "Jochi Affinity",
"History of the Frontier", TOURNEY
The Wastes
"Amazon Tyu", "Lightweight", TOURNEY
Onanhaar
"Firing Range", "Open Ghazan", TOURNEY
Altahrun
STEPPES CHAMPIONSHIP
----- SOUTHERN EXPANSE -----
Akar An
Get "Test of the New - Underclass" quest assigned, "Open Affinity Phi",
"Summoners Endurance", "Series Syo", TOURNEY, "Test of the New - Underclass",
Get "Test of the New - Middleclass" quest assigned, Save the Dying Dervish
Qaa Rah
"Treasure Trove", "Barn Burner", "Insect Ze", "Test of the New -
Middleclass", TOURNEY
Saraa Izel
Fight Gwazi
Akar An
Get "Test of the New - Overclass" quest
Saraa Izel
complete Save Cresus' Father quest, Kill Desert Yeti quest, Deliver
Mysterious Tablet quest, get Kill Saranenutet quest assigned,
complete "Test of the New - Overclass"
Akar An
EXPANSE CHAMPIONSHIP
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[6] Wrap-Up
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As wordy as I may have seemed above, I really don't have much to say now. I
love this game, I love being able to contribute something back to the GameFAQs
society after using their resources for so many things, and .. yup, that's it.
Oh one more important thing: I have someone to thank for contributing to this
walkthrough!! Very many thanks, Kerry Wano (mrwano@wano.net), for using my
guide and pointing out where I had erred. Now, I am confident that others
will be able to use it and love it in exactly the way I had first envisioned!
(Details of his contributions are listed in the Version History.) So yes,
thank you Kerry, and thanks also to anyone else who is reading and (hopefully)
enjoying this guide.
