"If there is evil in this world, it lurks in the hearts of man."
- Edward D. Morrison
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tales of Phantasia (GBA) Game Script~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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TRANSCRIBED BY: Hel Saga |
E-MAIL ADDRESS: hel.saga@gmail.com | VERSION: Mint (01/02/2008)
FROM: The Philippines |
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Introduction
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Hi. This is a Game Script for the English, North American version
of [Tales of Phantasia] for the GBA.
THIS IS A HUGE DOCUMENT OF SPOILERS. If you don't like that
then, I say, don't read on. If you don't care about plot spoilers
or you have already played the game then, I hope you will find this
Game Script useful.
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Legend
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[ ] Has my notes. Describes what is happening.
< > Has symbols or special characters that you see in the game's
text.
-> Has dialogue choices or actions that are available to the player.
@ Indicates that the player needs to talk to the character to
trigger the following dialogues. These are not essential to
finish the game.
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Updates
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v. 0 (03/27/2007) - Started this transcript
v. Mint (04/03/2007) - Game Script completed from start to finish
v. Mint (11/19/2007) - Updated contents, etc.
v. Mint (12/23/2007) - Added script of the opening fight scene.
Credits to Lisa Ramos. Thanks!
v. Mint (01/02/2008) - Allowed Tales Central to host this file.
Fixed a lot of mistakes too. Happy New Year!
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Contents
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NOTE: You can Ctrl + F the on the left for quick search.
There is no separate section for the sidequests.
Just use quick search if you want to read some.
1] Main Game Script
1.01] Toltus and the Southern Forest
1.02] Capture in Euclid & Escaping Prison
1.03] Morrison & the Catacombs
1.04] The Past: Belladem & Euclid
1.05] Lone Valley & the Forest of Spirits
1.06] Hamel, Venezia & the Isolated Island: Rhea & Demitel
1.07] The Ship & Alvanista: Saving the Prince and Getting the Mineshaft Pass
1.08] Earth Spirit: Gnome, Water Spirit: Undine & Fire Spirit: Efreet
1.09] Morlia Mineshaft & Edward Morrison
1.10] The Elf Colony
1.11] Midgards and the Tower of Zodiac: Luna, and the Magitech
1.12] War in Valhalla
1.13] Dhaos's Castle & Reviving Yggdrasil
1.14] Thor & the End of Dhaos?
1.15] A Bunch of Sidequests
1.16] Sidequests Again
1.17] The Final Battle & Ending
2] Sidequests
Nancy & Elwin: A love story
2.1.1] Nancy & Elwin Part 1: Euclid Village
2.1.2] Nancy & Elwin Part 2: Hamel
2.1.3] Nancy & Elwin Part 3: Venezia
2.1.4] Nancy & Elwin Part 4: Venezia Again
2.1.5] Nancy & Elwin Part 5: Alvanista
2.1.6] Nancy & Elwin Part 6: Venezia Third
2.1.7] Nancy & Elwin Part 7: Alvanista Again
2.1.8] Nancy & Elwin Part 8: Venezia Last
Chester's Bow Sidequest
2.2.1] Chester's Bow Part 1
2.2.2] Chester's Bow Part 2
2.2.3] Chester's Bow Part 3
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#1.01] Toltus and the Southern Forest #
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[The game begins with four warriors fighting against a long-haired wizard
named Dhaos.]
??? (Morrison): "I dwell amidts the amounding light of Heaven.
Thou art at the gate to the Underworld!
Come forth, Thunder of the God(s)!!"
Dhaos: "What the heck is that?!"
Morrison: "It ends here! Indignation!!
[Morrison, one of the warriors, casts Indignation.]
Dhaos: "It can't be!!"
[Dhaos escapes through dimensions until he reaches a temple of some sort.
People are gathered near a sarcophagus.]
Dhaos: "What are you doing here!!!"
[Dhaos gets trapped.]
Dhaos: "Noooooooo!!!"
[A man imprisons Dhaos to the sarcophagus with the help of a pair of pendants.]
???: "Is the task appointed to my family throughout the generations
fulfilled at last?"
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A dozen or so years passed...
[In the Village of Toltus, in a sword dojo.
A lad named Cress goes to speak with his dad.]
Cress: "Did you call for me, Father?"
Cress's Father, Miguel: "I did. How is your mother feeling?"
Cress: "Her fever's gone, so she should be fine now. So what's on your mind?"
Miguel: "About that pendant I gave you..."
Cress: "Pendant? Oh, the one you gave me for my 15th birthday... What about
it?"
[Meanwhile, a long blue-haired lad, named Chester, steps out from his house.
He says goodbye to her little sister, Ami, before going.]
Chester: "OK, I'm off to hunt, Ami."
Ami: "Be careful. You're the only big brother I have..."
[Chester goes in front of Cress's house.]
Chester: "Cress, let's go!"
[Inside the dojo...]
Miguel: "That sounds like Chester."
Cress: "Oh, sorry, Dad. I already had plans with Chester."
Miguel: "OK, let's talk about the pendant tonight at dinnertime."
Cress: "OK. Master Tristan, please make yourself comfortable."
[Cress leaves the house and talks to Chester.]
Cress: "Sorry about that. Master Tristan just stopped by the house. But I'm
ready now, Chester."
Cress's Mom, Maria: "Cress, wait."
[Maria steps out of the house.]
Cress: "Mom! You're still recovering from that illness. You should stay
inside."
Maria: "But I was worried about you. There've been monsters about lately."
Cress: "We'll be fine, as long as Chester has his bow, and I my sword. Plus,
Dad's here in the village."
Chester: "Don't worry, Mrs. Albane. We're just gonna do some hunting."
Maria: "Well, OK, but... Don't overdo it. Oh, and take this."
[They receive an Apple Gel.]
[Cress and Chester are ready to leave but they check out the village
first.]
@MIGUEL
Miguel: "Don't stay out too late, OK?"
Cress: "I know."
@MARIA (in bed)
Cress: "Mom..."
Maria: "..."
Cress: "She's sleeping like a baby. She always works too hard. She's gotta
take it easy sometimes."
Chester: "What a great mom you have. I envy you. A magnificent father and
a kind mother... What an ideal family."
Cress: "What are you talking about? <sweat drop> I mean, Chester... You
have Ami, don't you? I've never seen a sister look up to her big
brother more than her."
Chester: "Any why wouldn't she! She's my kid sister, after all!"
Maid: "Quiet down! Sheesh..."
@AMI
Ami: "Oh, Cress. Nice to see you. <heart> I... I made this for you."
[Cress receives a Stuffed Cress.]
Chester: "Hey, it's a Stuffed Cress. Ha ha ha... It looks just like you.
Was that what you were knitting so late every night?"
Cress: "Thanks. I'll take good care of it."
Chester: "Hey, Ami, what about me?"
Ami: "Oh, umm... <sweat drop>"
@AMI
Ami: "Oh, Cress. Nice to see you. Going hunting? Well, catch a big one,
OK? Chester! Try to keep up!"
Chester: "I don't need you to tell me that!"
@PRIEST (in the Temple of Lenios)
Priest: "Hello, Cress. Is something on your mind?"
Cress: "No no, nothing like that..."
Priest: "We'll be holding a wedding ceremony here soon. Would you lend a
hand?"
Cress: "Sure, of course."
Priest: "Thank you. This temple... It was named after Lenios, the founder
of Toltus. I want to hold a magnificent wedding worthy of our great
founder."
@SHOPKEEPER (at the Item Shop)
Shopkeeper: "Hello, Chester. How's your little sister? Here, give this to
her, will ya?"
You got Apple.
[Chester takes the Apple and gives it to her sister.]
Chester: "This is for you."
Ami: "Chester... You got another apple from the man at the grocery?"
***crunch*** "Yummy. <heart>"
[Chester gains the title of Kind Brother.]
[Cress and Chester are about to leave the village for hunting when...]
Tristan: "Hello there, Cress."
Cress: "Leaving already, Master?"
Tristan: "I am. And where are you two headed?"
Chester: "We're going hunting in South Forest."
Tristan: "That will be excellent practice."
[Tristan exits the village. Chester and Cress do so as well.]
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[The party heads to the southern forest. There, Chester spots the Wild Boar.]
Chester: "The Wild Boar!"
[The boar runs away.]
Chester: "After it!"
[They go after the boar.]
Chester: "I see it! Over there!"
[Cress and co. move along till they see a big tree.]
Cress: "Huh? It's gone..."
Chester: "I'll go check over there."
[Chester goes south.]
Cress: "I know it went this way."
[Cress checks out the tree. An image of a woman appears from it.]
Woman: "Do not defile the tree..."
[A flash occurs and Cress sees the tree full of life. In a flash
the tree returns to its former state. Chester comes back to Cress's location.]
Chester: "Nothing over there. How about you? You OK, Cress?"
Cress: "I'm fine..."
[The boar appears from the west.]
Chester: "There it is!"
[The boar, with three baby boars, attacks Cress and co.
Cress and Chester kills it.]
Cress: "It's a big one."
Chester: "This alone should be enough. Let's get back to the village."
[The village bell sounds.]
Cress: "Hey... That's the village's bell! I wonder what's going on!?"
Chester: "Let's find out. Hurry!!!"
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[Cress and Chester run back to the village only to see it in ruins.]
Cress: "This...this can't be."
Chester: "I'm gonna check out my house!"
[Chester runs to his house. Cress runs to his as well. He finds his dad
lying on the ground.]
Cress: "D-Dad..."
[Maria steps out of their house and then falls down.]
Cress: "Mom!! Hang in there, Mom!"
[Rain starts to fall.]
Maria: "Cress, you must flee. Flee to your uncle's place in Euclid to the
north. They're after your pendant..."
Cress: "Who!? Who's after it!? Who the heck did this!"
[Maria does not respond.]
Cress: "Mom, Mom!!! Don't die, Mom... Mom!! Noooooo!!!"
[Cress goes to Chester's house. He finds Chester beside Ami's dead body.]
Cress: "Chester... Chester, it's too dangerous here. Let's go to my
uncle's place for now."
Chester: "What about Ami and the villagers? Are you planning to just leave
them like this? I can't do that! Go alone if you must! I'm gonna
give them a proper burial, even if I have to do it alone."
Cress: "If whoever attacked the village returns, they're liable to kill you,
too!"
Chester: "...... Sorry, Cress... It's what I need to do!"
Cress: "Chester..."
Chester: "You go on ahead. It's too risky for us both to stay here. I'll
meet up with you later, I promise."
Cress: "I'll hold you to that!"
Chester: "You can count on me. We'll get our revenge together!"
Cress: "Yeah!!!"
[As Cress leave Chester's house, he remembers what her mom said.]
"They're after your pendant..."
Cress: (That pendant my mom was talking about... I wonder if she meant
this one that my father gave me...? I better leave quick!
Chester will be safer here without me...)
[Before leaving, Cress finds a sword on the upper floor of his house.]
Cress: "This sword... It's not mine nor my father's... Maybe it belongs to
whoever attacked the village!?"
[Cress gets Knight Saber.]
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#1.02] Capture in Euclid & Escaping Prison #
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[Cress travels to Euclid. He passes by a stone figure along the way.]
Cress: "It's a stone figure? What's a stone figure doing in a place like
this? It's impossible to lift... Looks like I can push or pull it,
though."
[Cress moves on to the lively town of Euclid.]
Cress: "I'm pretty sure my uncle's house is to the northwest."
@GATE WATCHMAN 1 (in front of Euclid Castle)
Gate Watchman: "This is no place for you to come. Huh? You want to know
about the Independent Order of Knights? Well... Umm... As
far as I know... Captain Mars succeeded Captain Miguel as
leader of the Knights. He was a master swordsman, comparable
to Captain Miguel. But...he hasn't been seen lately. They
say he's in his sickbed, so I think he's at home... Where is
it? In the northeastern part of the town."
[Cress, being the curious boy that he is, checks out the house in the
northeast. There, he finds Mars's Wife.]
Cress: "Are you Mars's..."
Mars's Wife: "That's right. Mars is my husband. Wait, do you know where my
husband is!?"
Cress: "Um, no... I came here because I heard from a soldier in Euclid
Castle. My father Miguel used to be the Captain of the Independent
Order of Knights... The soldier told me that Mars succeeded him,
so I came here."
Mars's Wife: "Well, thanks you for your visit, but... My husband is...
He's... He's missing.
Cress: "Missing?"
Mars's Wife: "It happened three months ago. He left in the night with his
armor on and never returned. I thought it was for work, but...
He hasn't been back to the castle either... He's just gone."
Cress: "I'm sorry to hear that..."
[Cress heads to his uncle's house in the northwest.]
Cress: "Hello! Uncle, are you there!?"
Cress's Uncle Olson: "Cress!"
[Cress's Aunt and Uncle welcome him.]
Cress: "Uncle, Aunt, it's been so long..."
Olson: "Cress... You look well. You know, I heard a horrible rumor... Is it
true that the village of Toltus was attacked?"
Cress: "It's true... Mom and Dad were both..."
Olson: "So...the rumor was true..."
Cress: "Yes..."
Cress's Aunt Joanne: "Cress... Don't be so glum... Why don't you stay with us
for a while."
Cress: "Thank you..."
[Cress talks to Olson.]
Olson: "you must be exhausted, Cress. Why don't you take a rest."
-> 1. Yes
-> 2. No
1. [Correct answer]
2. Olson: "Don't say that, just rest already!"
-> 1. Yes
-> 2. No
1. [Correct answer]
2. Olson: "I see... Well, don't overextend yourself."
That night...
[As Cress is sleeping on his bed when Olson and some soldiers enter the room.
A soldier wakes Cress up with his spear.]
Cress: "Uncle, what's this!?"
Olson: "I'm sorry... We had no choice... If we refused, our city would suffer
the same fate as Toltus. Please forgive me..."
???: Enough talk. Shut up and do as you're told."
Cress: "Grr..."
???: "Walk!!!"
[The soldiers take Cress out.]
Olson: "I'm sorry... Cress..."
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[Meanwhile, at Toltus, Chester has just finished giving some of the village
people a proper burial when he hears the steps of horses.]
Chester: "Hm? Someone's coming!!!"
[Chester hides behind a tree.]
Chester: "I wonder if they've come back? Ami, I shall avenge your death!!!"
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[The soldiers take Cress to a black-armored man.]
Soldier: "We've captured Miguel's son!"
???: "Excellent work. Heh, I had no idea he had a son as young as you..."
Cress: "It was you guys, wasn't it? You guys attacked the village!"
???: "Hmph, I know nothing of that."
[The man takes Cress's pendant.]
Cress: "Hey, that's mine!"
???: "Thanks for the pendant, kid. Take the kid's weapons and throw him in
the dungeon."
[The black-armored person goes in front of a mirror.]
???: "Heh heh heh... Now, at last..."
[Cress notices that the man's reflection in the mirror was different.
That it was a hooded skeleton appearing in the mirror.]
Cress: (What the!? That's...)
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[The soldiers take Cress in the dungeon.]
Soldier: "Get in there. Stop stalling!"
[A soldier kicks him in jail.]
Soldier: "You'll last a lot longer in here if ya keep yer mouth shut.
Got it?"
[The soldiers leave. Cress stands up and goes near the bars.]
Cress: "Dang it!!!"
[Cress checks the jail door.]
Cress: "It's no use barehanded."
[Cress checks a small hole in the wall.]
Cress: "I can't get out through this hole..."
???: "Can you...hear me?"
Cress: (Was that a woman's voice I just heard...?)
"I can hear a woman's voice coming from that hole."
???: "Give me your hand."
Cress: "W-who are you?"
???: "Please, reach through the hole. I want to help you."
[Cress reaches through the hole.]
Cress: "An earring?"
???: "Hold it up toward the wall. I know you can escape.
You must believe."
Cress: "Hey, wait! Who are you? ...... Well, I guess I'll give this earring
a shot.
[Cress raises the earring and it creates a ball of light.
A hole, with a size enough for him to pass through, is created.]
Cress: "Wow! I'll have to go meet her and say thanks."
[Cress goes through the hole to another cell and finds a dead body of a woman
chained on the wall and stabbed by a sword.]
Cress: "How could this be... That hand felt warm... She's impaled by a sword.
Who could do such a thing? This might come in handy."
[Cress takes the Long Sword.]
[Cress equips the Long Sword. He uses it to break through the cell.
While figuring out how to escape the dungeon, he opens other cells
as well. He finds a blonde lady, wearing a white hat, in one of the cells.]
Cress: "Are you alright? No injuries?"
???: "Who are you?"
Cress: "I'm Cress. And your name is...?"
???: "Mint."
Mint: "Um, thank you so much for freeing me. We should get out here as fast
as we can. Yes, let's go!!! Please free my mother, too!!! She's in a
cell over that way."
[Mint points to the cell where Cress finds the dead body of a woman that's
chained on the wall.]
Cress: "Really...? I didn't see...anybody over there. We better hurry!"
Mint: "But... I know I head my mother's voice! She kept telling me that
everything was going to be OK. I know it was my mother..."
[Mint looks sad.]
Cress: (She doesn't know yet. I can't let her see her mother's body.)
[Cress and Mint find a way into the Aqueducts.]
Mint: "It looks like a way into the Aqueducts.
I wonder how we could open it?"
[Cress pried it open with his sword. They move on till they see something
that looks like a magic circle.]
Cress: "What's that?"
Mint: "That's a Memory Glyph."
Cress: "A Memory Glyph?"
Mint: "It's said that by standing on it, your experiences up to that point...
...will be saved as a residual memory."
[Mint & Cress move deeper in the Aqueducts till they meet a devil.]
Spiny Devil: "None shall pass!!!"
[They defeat the devil.]
[Moving on, they reach the exit of the Aqueducts and comes out in a forest.]
Cress: "We should be safe now."
[A slime falls behind Mint.]
Cress: "Mint, look out!!!"
[Cress moves Mint out of the way and gets harmed by the slime instead.]
Cress: "Ack!?"
Mint: "Cress!"
Cress: "I should've been more careful..."
[Cress faints.]
Mint: "Cress... Hang in there, Cress!"
[Steps of horses can be heard.]
Mint: "They must be after us... We better get out of here!"
[Mint carries Cress on her back.]
Cress: "Mom, Dad..."
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[Cress appears to be in bed. A man is standing beside him.]
???: "Are you alright...?"
Cress: "You must be the one who helped us. Where are we...?"
???: "This is my home. I'm Trinicus D. Morrison. And you're Cress, right?
Your friend told me your name. She also told me what you've been through
up to this point. I think I got the general picture."
[Mint enters the room.]
Mint: "Cress... You're awake. What a relief..."
[Cress gets up from bed.]
Mint: "Please, Cress, eat this. You'll feel much better."
[Cress eats whatever Mint gives him.]
Cress: "Wow, this tastes great!!! It's unbelievably good! Would you mind
giving me the recipe?"
[Cress receives the recipe for Quiche.]
Mint: "And take this, too."
[Cress receives a Monster List.]
Cress: "What is it?"
Mint: "I'm sure it'll come in handy. Oh, and... Why don't you step outside."
Morrison: "Yes, Cress... Why don't you step outside for a breath of fresh
air."
Cress: "Uh, OK."
[Cress goes outside. An arrow flies toward him but he manages to dodge it.
The arrow hits a tree.]
Cress: "Whoa!"
???: "Cress, you awake now?"
Cress: "Chester...!!!"
[Morrison and Mint steps out of the mansion.]
Morrison: "I told you I heard your name from your friend. Didn't it dawn on
you?"
Chester: "Morrison came to the village after you'd left. With his help, it
didn't take long to give everyone a proper burial."
Cress: "Oh, I see. But why were you in our village?"
Morrison: "I was after the black-armored man. If I'd known sooner, I could
have saved your village... It was too much for Miguel alone. He
couldn't even save Maria..."
Cress: "You knew my mom and dad!?"
Morrison: "I did. We went way back. And you, young lady... I knew your
mother, Meryl, very well. Perhaps even better than you did."
Mint: "My mother..."
Cress: "......"
Morrison: "By the way, Cress... Do you know anything about that jewel your
father closely guarded?"
Cress: "Actually... He made it into a pendant and gave it to me as a
birthday present."
Morrison: "Do you have it with you?"
Cress: "It was stolen..."
Morrison: "What!?"
Cress: "The black-armored man stole it when I was captured. Why is that
pendant so important?"
Morrison: "This is terrible... It may already be too late. May the gods help
us..."
[Morrison thinks for a while.]
Morrison: "You three stay here. I must visit the Catacombs at once."
Cress: "It's the black-armored man, isn't it? We're going, too! Please, let
us get our revenge!"
Morrison: "No, wait here."
Mint: "But...!"
Chester: "Please!"
Morrison: "Sorry, but I'm afraid you'd only get in the way."
Cress: "We might just surprise you!"
Morrison: "Have you ever beaten your father?"
Cress: "No..."
Morrison: "I'm really sorry. If anything bad happened to you kids...
I'd never be able to face your parents in the next life.
Please, you must listen to me."
[Morrison leaves. Cress, Chester and Mint goes inside the house.]
Mint: "Now what are we supposed to do?"
Chester: "You heard what Morrison said, but...
...there's no way I could just sit and wait here."
Mint: "Me, either..."
Cress: "......"
Chester: "Cress... How about you?"
[Cress looks hopeless.]
Chester: "Answer me! We made a pact, didn't we!? We swore to avenge their
deaths. Are you going to let what Morrison said stop you!? Hey,
I'm talking to you!"
Mint: "Please don't fight, guys! Please..."
[Knocks can be heard. An familiar old man enters the room.]
???: "Who's making all that noise? Hey, Morrison, how about a cup of tea?
I suppose that little whipper-snapper has stepped out..."
Cress: "Master Tristan!? What are you doing here?"
Tristan: "Well, well... If it isn't Miguel's son, Cress. I come here all the
time for a cup of tea or two. And what might you be doing here?"
Cress: "Actually..."
[Cress tells Tristan what happened.]
Cress: "And that's where it stands now."
Tristan: "Hmm... Morrison said you would only get in the way, did he?"
Mint: "Yep..."
Tristan: "Ho ho ho. That Morrison... He should not get so puffed up...
...just because he can use a smidgen of divine power..."
Mint: "Huh!? Morrison is a Healer, just like me?"
Tristan: "Like you? Well now... You must be Meryl's daughter... A spitting
image of your mother. You are going to be a real beauty."
[Mint turns away, blushing.]
Cress: "Why... Why does everyone we meet seem to know Mint and I? And why do
they also know about out parents? It's freaking me out."
Tristan: "Do you really want to know?"
Cress: "Uh-huh. But what we really want is to get revenge!"
Chester: "Now yer talking Cress!"
Mint: "That's the spirit, Cress!"
Cress: "Morrison may be right about what he said, but... I've made up my
mind! Master, I beg you, let us fight!!!"
Tristan: "I don't see why not. However, you are currently ill equipped.
A peddler stopped by, so you should get everything you need
first. Go to the cave to the southeast when you're ready.
I'll await you there."
[Tristan leaves.]
Cress: "Huh?"
Chester: "What is it, Cress?"
Cress: (That earring I got in the Dungeon is gone. Where could I have lost
it?) "Nothing. Let's go!"
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[The trio leave for the Catacombs in the east. Inside, they meet old man
Tristan.]
Tristan: "Good, you're here. Morrison is in the Catacombs up ahead."
Cress: "What is this place?"
Tristan: "Even I do not know. But we must remain vigilant."
Cress: "Got it!"
Tristan: "Very well then... But first, there is something I want to teach
you... You will find this Secret Skill useful."
Cress: "A Secret Skill?"
Tristan: "Yes. Have you completed the third drill yet?"
Cress: "I just finished the fourth drill the other day."
Tristan: "Did you!? Then you should be able to do this one in no time.
Now listen very carefully. A Secret Skill consists of two Deadly
Skills combined. It is a matter of focusing the mind...
...and disciplining the body. Once you have mastered its two Deadly
Skills... then you will finally be able to perform the Secret
Skill."
Cress: "I understand, Master."
Tristan: "Now pay attention. This Secret Skill combines Demon Fang and
Swallow Dance. It is called Demonic Swallow Kick!"
Cress: "I wonder if I'll ever be able to do that one?"
Tristan: "Why, Miguel mastered that one around the time he turned 14.
Trust your lineage. A great man is not made overnight."
Cress: "Understood..."
Tristan: "Now give it everything you have!"
[Cress has learned Demonic Swallow Kick.]
[The party moves on in the catacombs. While exploring it, they find a
large statue.]
Cress: "I bet I can move this statue. Huh? Did it just move by itself?"
[The statue turns to be a Golem and attacks them. Cress and co. defeat it.
They move the statue to hold a switch on the floor. A door opens and in
it lies a treasure chest.]
Cress: "What's this...! I sense a strange power... I better hold on to it."
[Cress gets a Raise Ruby. Cress and co. continue to explore the dungeon.
They pass by a previously locked door which opens with the Raise Ruby.
They ride on square platforms to move across. While riding one of the
platforms, Cress seem to drop something.]
Cress: "Dang it! I drop the Raise Ruby..."
[Cress finds the Ruby on the edge of a room. While trying to get it, the
Ruby falls down.]
Cress: "Oops! Now, I've done it. It fell to the floor below."
[Cress and co. find a weird symbol on the floor and step on it.]
Cress: "I wonder what this is?"
[Cress and co. starts to float.]
Cress: "What's this? We're floating! Wow..."
Chester: "......"
[The party uses this ability to pass through the damaging floor below,
so they won't get hurt by it. They find the Raise Ruby. They can now
explore the catacombs even deeper.]
[Finally, they find Morrison confronting the black-armored man.]
Morrison: "Your evil scheme ends here, Mars Uldole!"
Mars: "Hmph, come to see the show? Seems your friends have come too."
[Morrison looks puzzled. He turns around and sees the trio.]
Morrison: "Why are you here?! After all that I told you...!"
[Mars, the black-armored man, holds a pair of pendants and takes it to a
sarcophagus. Sadly, Morrison and the others can't do anything about it because
two small-fry soldiers are in the way.]
Morrison: "This is bad!"
Mars: "Ha ha ha... Fools!"
[The pendants seem to start breaking a seal of some sort.]
Chester: "What's going on?"
Mars: "Now to free the Ancient King from the spell that imprisons him."
Cress: "You can't be serious!?"
Mars: "I want you to hear this before you die... The War of Valhalla...
A war waged some 100 yeas past... You've heard of it, no doubt. A
single King displayed overwhelming power against... an alliance of
two greatest nations of that time. His name was Dhaos. However... Even
he was defeated by a certain powerful group... One of my ancestors was
a part of that group."
Cress: "I don't understand."
Morrison: "His name is Mars Uldole. He's the leader of the group that is
attempting to free Dhaos. And you, Mint, and I are the...
...descendants of those who battled Dhaos long ago."
Cress: "I am?"
Mint: "Me, too!?"
Morrison: "That's right. Furthermore, we have lost family because of him...
Both you two and I... That fiend... Mars Uldole, is to blame!"
Mars: "So what if I am?"
Cress: "I know you tried to warn us Morrison, but... it's too late now.
Chester and I... We're going to... And what about Mint's..."
[Cress, Chester, and Mint move forward.]
Chester: "You're gonna pay for what you did to my sister and the others!!!"
[Something catches their attention... Dhaos gets released from the seal that
imprisons him.]
Mars: "Ohhh... The Ancient King Dhaos is free. O mighty Dhaos, Ancient
King... Heed my command. I am Mars... Mars Uldole..."
Dhaos: "Heh heh... Fool! Do you not realize it is fate that controls you?"
Mars: "What are you talking about? I broke the spell that imprisoned you.
I am your master!"
Dhaos: "I shall kill those who imprisoned me. As for the key that freed me...
...it was I who made you steal it. Shall I remind you? You recall
what happened three months ago when you visited me?"
[Mars thinks back.]
Mars: "How d-dare you!!!"
[Dhaos starts to gather energy.]
Morrison: "Uh-oh! Look out!!!"
[Dhaos unleashes an energy wave that destroys the two soldiers.
Mars, Morrison, and the others were able to run before it hits them.]
Mars: "What the!?"
Dhaos: "I have no further use for you."
Mars: "No... Nooooooooo!!!"
[Mars tries to run away but he gets hit with the energy wave.
He vanishes in an instant.]
Dhaos: "Foolish mortal... Acting on his own... Without knowing the
grand destiny that awaits me... As for the descendants of those who
imprisoned me... You there!!!"
[Dhaos points at Morrison.]
Dhaos: "You shall feel my wrath..."
Morrison: "He can't be slain by weapons. I'm going to use my divine power
to send you to another place. There, you must learn how to slay
him. There's no other way."
Cress: "I don't understand!"
Morrison: "And take this book! Carry on where your parents left off!"
[Morrison starts chanting a spell.]
Dhaos: "Heh heh heh... Die!"
[Dhaos prepares to unleash another wave.]
Chester: "There's no time!!!!"
[Chester runs and takes the blow of the energy wave.]
Cress: "Chester...!!!"
Mint: "Chester, no!!!"
[Morrison's divine power transports Mint and Cress.]
Morrison: "Chester, hang in there!"
Dhaos: "Where did you send them? Answer me!"
Morrison: "Ack... Do you think I'd really tell you!?"
Dhaos: "Heh, you cannot fool me. That was the flash of time travel. I know
not where in time you sent them... But you are inexperienced indeed
if you yourself cannot time travel."
Morrison: "Yikes...!
Dhaos: "Heh heh heh heh... Your life ends here!!!"
[Dhaos unleashes a bright light...]
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#1.04] The Past: Belladem & Euclid #
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[Cress and Mint are lying on a grassland. Cress wakes up.]
Cress: "Chester!!! ...What is this place...?"
[Cress goes to check on Mint.]
Cress: "Mint, Mint!"
[Mint wakes up.]
Mint: "Cress... Where are we...?"
Cress: "I don't know either. What is this place?"
[Cress and Mint goes to the edge of a hill.]
Mint: "It's beautiful..."
Cress: "...Where's Chester? ...Morrison!?"
Mint: "...They must be... They must... No, they are definitely OK..."
Cress: "..."
Mint: "Let's do everything we can now. OK, Cress? Cheer up..."
Cress: "Sorry... I know there's no time to be depressed..."
Mint: "That's not what I meant..."
Cress: "Hey, I know what to do! The book Morrison gave us!"
Mint: "Book?"
Cress took the book out and started reading. The book discussed King Dhaos
of old. There was a battle between Dhaos and a certain party a long time
ago. At the last instant of this battle, Dhaos traveled through time and
and escaped to another age. In this other age, Morrison's and Cress's
parents... Then Mint's mother... Dhaos was imprisoned. One of the pendants
used to cut Dhaos's powers in half was... the pendant Cress received from
his father.
Mint: "This means..."
Cress: "So the next thing we need to do is..."
Mint: "Find a way to defeat Dhaos. Anyway, let's find someplace with people
first."
Cress: "Right."
[A sound is heard.]
Cress: "!"
Mint: "!"
[A bow appears on the ground.]
Mint: "Hey, that's... Chester's bow..."
Cress: "Chester!"
Mint: "Cress! They must be OK..."
Cress: "Darn!!!"
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[Cress and Mint find a village on the east, near their location. It is
Belladem Village. As they move north in the village, villagers see them.]
Villager 1: "Hey, who's that over there? Strangers by the looks of 'em."
Villager 2: "Indeed."
Villager 3: "And they're quite young."
Cress: "Um, excuse me. Where are we?"
[An old man enters the scene.]
Cress: "Pardon me..."
???: "Visitors? How unusual. I'm chief of this village. And where might
you be from?"
Mint: "Huh? Oh... Um..."
Cress: "I'm Cress. I come from the Village of Toltus. And this is Mint.
A divine power was cast upon us... and before we knew it, we found
ourselves on the nearby grassland."
Village Chief: "Toltus?... Never heard of it. I don't think anyone has."
[The villagers look puzzled and Cress can't help but drop a sweat.]
Cress: "Really?"
Village Chief: "Hmm... You don't appear to be lying... But I don't know what
you mean by divine power. Perhaps you meant magic?"
[Cress and Mint look at each other.]
Cress: "Huh? Magic...? What's that?"
Village Chief: "Somehow I think I can trust you. Won't you come to my house?
We could talk more over there. Please follow me."
Villager 1: "This is getting interesting."
Villager 2: "Let's go listen in."
Village Chief: "Oh yes, my name is Lenios. Pleased to meet you."
Cress: (Lenios... I've heard that name before...)
Lenios: "I find it very strange that you know nothing of magic."
Mint: "Well, you don't know anything about divine power, do you?
It's the power to heal."
Lenios: "The power to heal...?"
[Mint casts Heal on Lenios. Looks like the old man felt good.]
Lenios: "Ohhh... That sure feels good. But I still don't know what it is.
Let's see... Magic is this sort of power..."
[Lenios gathers energy. Cress and Mint look closely.]
Lenios: "Flames, come forth!!!"
[Lenios casts a fireball. It hits something or someone, which doesn't
really matter. Cress and Mint look terribly amazed.]
Cress: "Wow... Amazing!!!"
Mint: "Maybe this is the power for defeating Dhaos!?"
Lenios: "What!? Did you just say Dhaos!?"
Cress: "You know about him?"
Lenios: "Of course I do. He is feared and despised across the land! I
imagine he's steadily extending his might even as we speak."
Mint: "Really...? But wasn't he just recently released from the spell that
imprisoned him?"
Lenios: "Imprisoned...? What are you talking about? Do you mean how long it
has been since he first appeared?"
Cress: "Has that much time passed...?"
[Cress thinks for a while. Mint and old man Lenios stare at him until
he gets an idea.]
Cress: "Maybe we traveled to the future!?"
Mint: "Huh...?"
[Mint develops an idea of her own.]
Mint: "Oh, I think I get it! This is probably the world before Dhaos
was imprisoned!"
Cress: "Hey, I think you're right! The Village Chief here is named Lenios,
right? I knew I heard that name before! It's the same name as the
founder of Toltus... and the temple in our village! We really are
in the past!"
Lenios: "The future? The past? What are you talking about...? It's the year
4202 on the Aserian calendar."
Cress & Mint: "That's 100 years in the past!!!"
Mint: "No way!!!"
[A villager who looks burned hurries inside. I wonder why? heh heh]
Villager: "Village Chief! What in the world are you doing?!"
[That night, the Village Chief is walking back and forth after Cress and Mint
told them about the future.]
Lenios: "Amazing. Visitors form the future... I still find it hard to
believe."
Mint: "But from what you have said, it appears you are telling the truth."
Cress: "You are free to come to any conclusion you like. But what's really
important... is having you tell us about Dhaos and magic. Would
you please?"
Lenios: "Very well. It is believed that only magic can harm Dhaos. He
cannot be defeated without it. Magic is an absolute requirement.
However...you folks cannot use magic."
Cress: "What!? How come!?"
Lenios: "I can tell just by looking at you, for I have Elvish blood in me.
you folks are pure-blooded Humans."
Mint: "Elves...? Pure-blooded...?"
Lenios: "Yes. Only Elves or those with Elvish blood flowing in their veins...
...can use magic."
Mint: "But..."
Lenios: "No need to worry. Simply seek out those who can use powerful magic."
Cress: "Do you know of anyone?"
Lenios: "Now hold on. Are you really serious about defeating Dhaos?"
Cress: "Of course we are! That's why we came here from the future in the
first place!!!"
Lenios: "Yes... But--"
Mint: "Please! We must defeat Dhaos at all costs! For the sake of Morrison
and Chester!"
Lenios: "There is a man named Claus. He lives in Euclid Village, to the
north. He's a bit stubborn and may seem unfriendly when you first
meet him... but he is a good man at heart. You should go pay him
a visit."
Cress: "Thank you!"
Lenios: "It is the least I could do. When I was your age, I was an impetuous
Magic User. I devoted myself to my training so I would be able to
protect the world."
Mint: "Chief..."
Lenios: "I know exactly how you feel, but do not do anything reckless.
You should rest here tonight. Make yourselves at home."
Cress & Mint: "Thanks."
[Lenios takes them to a room.]
Lenios: "It's late. You should get some rest."
Cress: "OK."
[Lenios goes to sleep beside his wife, Sophia... There is only one bed left.]
Mint: "Umm... Cress...?"
Cress: "Yeah, what is it?"
Mint: [blushing, sweating] "Am I supposed to sleep here, too?"
Cress: "Huh...?"
[Cress thinks for a while, imagines stuff, and finally gets the idea.
He turns red.]
Cress: "Oh, uh... Ummm... I'm gonna sleep on the floor..."
[Cress hurriedly moves away from Mint and positions himself on the floor.]
Cress: "N-night..."
[Mint lies on the bed.]
Cress: (A hundred years in the past... I wonder if we'll ever be able to get
back to our own time? If we defeat Dhaos here in the past, maybe we
could change... the course of history and save Morrison and Chester...
Just maybe...)
Mint: "Cress... Are you still awake?"
Cress: "Hm? Oh, yeah..."
Mint: "Let's give it our best shot starting tomorrow, OK...?"
Cress: "Sure..."
[Cress falls asleep.]
Mint: "Cress..."
[Mint gets up and checks if Cress is as asleep. She gets a blanket
and covers Cress... aww.]
[That morning...]
Mint: "Cress. Good Morning. The Village Chief gave me this."
[They receive a World Map.]
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[Mint and Cress exits Belladem and heads north to Euclid.]
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|2.1.1] Nancy & Elwin Part 1: Euclid Village|
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[Cress and Mint find a woman under a tree near the entrance in Euclid Village.]
Cress: "Excuse me... Do you mind if I ask what you're doing there?"
Woman: "None of your business..."
[Cress and Mint walk away. Mint stops along the way.]
Cress: "What is it? Mint...?"
Mint: "That woman... She's sick."
Cress: "Really?"
[Cress looks back at her.]
Cress: "She looks fine to me..."
Mint: "Hmph! Cress... You're not too sharp, are you!? She's lovesick..."
Cress: "Lovesick!?"
Mint: "That vacant stare... The faint pain looming over her...
I wonder if there is something we could do for her?"
Cress: (We should mind our own business.)
Mint: "What did she say!?"
Cress: "Nothing really..."
[Cress talks to the woman again.]
Cress: "Um..."
Woman: "Yes...?"
Cress: "Nice weather we're--"
[Mint pushes Cress back. She and the woman can't help but drop a sweat.]
Mint: "Cress! What good is small talk gonna do!? Forget it! Let me handle
this!!!"
[Mint goes to talk to the woman.]
Mint: "Excuse me... Is something on your mind? Won't you tell me what's
wrong?"
Woman: "Huh? But..."
Mint: "You'll feel better if you talk about it."
Woman: "I've fallen...in love."
[Cress, being the curious lad that he is, goes near Mint and the woman.]
Mint: "I could tell... Who's the lucky guy?"
Woman: "Elwin... He's over at the Weapon Shop."
Mint: "Elwin at the Weapon Shop... Got it."
[Mint and Cress goes to the shop and finds a blue haired lad.]
Cress: "Are you Elwin?"
Elwin: "I am, but... How do you know my name?"
Cress: "Well, you see, there's this girl who cares dearly for you..."
Elwin: "Huh...? Who? What's her name?"
Cress: "Her name...?"
Elwin: "Hurry up and tell me her name."
[Silly couple... Cress and Mint didn't even ask the woman's name.
So they go back to the woman to ask her.]
Cress: "Excuse me again. Your name is...?"
Woman: "Oh, forgive me. I'm Nancy."
Nancy: "Elwin..."
[Back to Elwin...]
Cress: "Her name's Nancy."
Elwin: "Oh... Nancy you say. But I don't know if I should meet her..."
Mint: "How come?"
Elwin: "My father's the president of a trading company in Venezia. I'm here
in this village on business. But I'll have to return to Venezia soon.
Plus, I don't think my father would allow it."
Cress: "Well, how about at least meeting her once?"
Elwin: "No. If I meet her even once, I'll want to see her again... Please
give her my best wishes. I better get back to work."
Elwin: "I have work to do."
[Back to Nancy.]
Nancy: "It's not going to work out, is it? I just knew it. After all, his
father's president of a company. And I'm just a peasant... It was
never meant to be."
Cress: "Nancy..."
Nancy: "Thanks for trying, but it's no use. I'll be OK! Really... ......"
[The couple goes back to the weapon shop but finds out that Elwin's not
there anymore.]
Boy: "Elwin? He went back to Venezia."
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[Still in Euclid, they enter the house to the northeast.
They see a long-haired man in front of a bookshelf.]
???: "Milard? Just put my tea over on the table."
Mint: Excuse me... Are you Claus?"
???: "Hm?"
Claus: "I am, but... What can I do for you, young lady?"
Mint: "We want you to help us with your magic."
Claus: "Really?? Oh, you must be a student of the magic arts. If so, talk to
Milard back there. The course fee is 380,000 Gald. Upfront..."
Mint: "What? There's a fee? But..."
Claus: "This isn't charity work. Come back when you are ready, princess."
Mint: "Don't call me that!"
Claus: "Sorry, but... You never told me your name. Or have we met somewhere
before and I've just forgotten?"
Mint: "Oh! I-I'm Mint. And this is Cress..."
[Mint turns around, embarrassed.]
Cress: We need magic to defeat Dhaos. Would you help us, please?"
Claus: "Defeat Dhaos? Are you...serious? Hmph, that's quite a tall tale.
It's really just an excuse to learn some spells for free, isn't it?"
Cress: "What!?"
Mint: "No!!!"
????: "Claus! That wasn't a very nice thing to say!"
Claus: "Milard!"
Milard: "I can't believe you! I just don't understand you sometimes.
You're being rude. Where's your heart for Pete's sake!? You just
met them, right? They came pleading for your help, didn't they?
Can't you be a bit nicer? You're such an idiot!!!"
[Claus, Cress, and Mint can't help but drop a sweat.]
Milard: "I'm sorry about this... He can be so childish."
[Claus look irritated.]
Milard: "You don't need people like that... I'll introduce you to someone
more mature and dependable. Just forget about him..."
Claus: "What!? Hey! What do you mean people like that!? What kind of
people!?"
Milard: "Did I say something wrong? Or is it just that the truth hurts?"
Claus: "Enough already! Anyway, who else in this area could possibly help
them besides me!?"
Milard: "Hey, he's catching on."
Claus: "Why you...!"
Mint: "Um, we heard that Humans can't use magic. It's true, right, Claus?
That's why we want you to join our party. We need someone who can use
magic!"
Claus: "Join you?"
Mint: "That's right."
[Claus thinks for a second.]
Claus: "Let's hear what this is all about."
[They move on inside then Cress and Mint tells him their story.]
Claus: "Um...From the future, you say? I find that hard to believe..."
Cress: "I don't blame you for not believing us at this point."
Mint: "In any case, we need magic to defeat Dhaos. Please... Please help us!"
[Claus thinks for a second.]
Claus: "Actually, I'm a Human just like you. I don't have pointy ears, do I?
I'm not even Half-Elf. I regret to say I can't use magic either,
at least not now."
Mint: "But..."
Claus: "However... One day I will prove that even Humans can use magic! I'm
researching summoning as the first step toward my goal."
Milard: "But you can't summon anything yet, can you?"
Claus: "Will you shut up already."
Claus (to Cress & Mint): "Sorry to be abrupt, but would you come with me
to Lone Valley? It was Cress and Mint... if I'm not
mistaken."
Cress & Mint: "That's us! Thank you so much!!!"
[Claus takes his hat from the table and joins the party.]
Milard: "Oh and... Also... Don't forget this."
[The party receives Collector's Book. Mint gains a new title, "snob".]
@MILARD
Milard: "Be careful. And please take good care of him."
Claus: "That's not a very manly thing to say."
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[Cress and co. leave the Village and heads east, across a bridge, and reaches
a valley.]
Cress: "Where are we?"
Claus: "Lone Valley. The Valley of the Wind Spirit."
Mint: "The Wind...Spirit?"
Claus: "Summoning's a skill for making pacts with Spirits, which can then
be summoned. It's similar to magic. Making a pact requires an
extremely valuable ring and is very risky."
Cress: "A ring?"
Claus: "Let's just leave it at that for now. I need to speak with the man
who lives here."
[The party moves on inside a house that's near the entrance of the valley.
Inside, there is man, who seems to be thinking deeply.
The party surprises him.]
Claus: "Excuse me... Are you Bart?"
Bart: "And who are you?"
Claus: "I'm Claus. I want to attempt making a pact with the Wind Spirit."
Bart: "You should wait a while. Do you recall that earthquake? The Spirits
have been rampaging ever since. I don't know the exact cause. It's too
dangerous to find out by myself."
Claus: "We don't have much time. Also, we'd hope you'd part with your Pact
Ring. We'll pay for it..."
Bart: "If you really must go...you may have the Pact Ring for free."
Claus: "Why are you willing to do that?"
Bart: "Well, you see, my daughter disappeared several days ago. She was
probably worried about the Spirits and went to take a look."
Claus: "A girl all alone in a place like that!? That's way too dangerous!"
Bart: "Please..."
Claus: "You are willing to give us the ring, so... OK, we'll look for her."
Bart: "Her name's Arche... And she always has her hair in a ponytail.
She looks like a tomboy. And she stands out from the crowd."
Claus: "OK, let's go look for her."
Bart: "Oh, and the Wind Spirit dwells at the very end of the valley...
...across a rope bridge."
[The party receives an Opal Pact Ring.]
Bart: "Oh, and before I forget... You should bring a Pickaxe and Rope.
You'll need them, no doubt. The valley's a dangerous place.
Where can you buy them? I'm sure they sell such equipment over in
Hamel."
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[The party goes on to buy Pickaxe and Rope at Hamel.
While in there, they find Nancy at an inn.]
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|2.1.2] Nancy & Elwin Part 2: Hamel|
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[She is talking to a Female Swordsman.]
Cress: "Nancy, is that you?"
Nancy: "Oh, Cress. Thanks for all your help."
Cress: "What are you doing here!?"
Female Swordsman: "She just had to meet her beloved. I'm a traveler. I had
planned to travel to Venezia anyway. So I brought her along
with me."
Cress: "Oh, I see..."
Nancy: "I wanted to tell him in person..."
Female Swordsman: "She's hopelessly in love."
Nancy: "Elwin..."
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[Cress's party returns to Lone Valley. They explore the valley, enters a cave,
and finds a quadruplet of little monsters.]
???: "I can't bear it..."
[They fight and defeat the 4 Sylphs.]
Sylph: "The evil wind from Daemonium is causing us to go insane."
[The Sylphs disappear.]
Mint: "Evil wind from Daemonium?"
Claus: "I get it now. They're under the grip of Miasma!"
Cress: "Miasma...? And what did she mean by causing them to go insane?"
[Mint and Claus stare at Cress.]
Mint: "What is the Miasma?"
Claus: "It's an evil wind from Daemonium. There must be some sort of rift
between our world and... Daemonium that's allowing it to escape into
this area. Humans can tolerate it to a degree, but it seems Spirits
can't."
Mint: "And so that's why those Spirits earlier were acting like that..."
Cress: [goes between Mint & Claus] "Then I guess we'll just have to plug
up that rift or hole or whatever it is. Let's go take a look."
Claus: "OK."
[They leave the cave and move north. They see a cyclone.]
Claus: "That's the physical manifestation of madness. It must have sprung
from the insanity of those Spirits."
[They reach the end of the valley, but the Spirit's not there.]
Cress: "Sylph's not here... Maybe it's because of the Miasma?"
[Moving on, they enter the cave and find another group of Sylphs.]
???: "I can't bear it... Help..."
[They defeat the Sylphs and move on till they see a boulder.]
Cress: "I think we can move that boulder. If we plug that hole with it,
then..."
[They move the boulder to a hole on the floor that's leaking the Miasma.
But that's just one of them. They move forward and down a big hole.
They reach another area that's filled with Miasma.]
Claus: "This is just like Daemonium as told in ancient tales! The whole place
is teeming with Miasma, and Demons roam free. We should avoid any
Demons we see! We can't possibly defeat them!"
[A demon appears in front of them, but quickly disappears.]
Mint: "What are we gonna do!?"
Claus: "It's all because of the Miasma. They can't survive without it."
[They find the holes that are leaking the Miasma and plug them with boulders.
They went back up and leave the cave.]
Claus: "OK! That should take care of the Miasma streaming into our world.
Now let's go meet Sylph. Bart said we'd find her across the rope
bridge that lies further on. Let's go."
[They go to where they're supposed to be able to meet Sylph.
Sylph appears.]
Sylph: "So you're the ones who cleared the Miasma for us..."
Claus: "I'd like to make a pact with you, Wind Spirit, in accordance with...
...the command of the Ancient Ring."
Sylph: "I shall help you. But there is one thing I must first request."
Claus: "Now this is unusual... A spirit requesting from a Human?"
Sylph: "Yes. Even if we make a pact, it will soon all be in vain if you
don't act now. That much I am sure of."
Claus: "I don't understand. Please explain."
Sylph: "Magic, the source of our power is fading from this world. Without it,
both Spirits and the magic arts will be lost forever."
Claus: "What!? But why...!"
Sylph: "Go see the Great Tree, Yggdrasill, which grows in the Forest of
Spirits. With this, you'll be able to speak with the Spirit that
dwells within. The Spirit may be able to tell you what must be done."
Claus: "OK. Let's go. Oh, wait... There's something we wanted to ask.
Did you ever come across a young girl lost here in this valley?
Please try to remember."
Sylph: "You are the only ones to visit our valley in the past few months.
Sorry, but I haven't seen anyone else..."
Claus: "I see..."
Sylph: "Let us make a pact. Please ready the Opal Ring."
[Claus takes out the Opal Ring.]
Claus: "I beseech you great Wind Spirit. Submit to me, as decreed by the
covenant of this ring. My name is Claus..."
[Claus successfully makes a Pact with Sylph. He can now summon her.
The party gets an Elemental Orb. Claus also gains the title of Tamer.]
[Cress an co. run back to the entrance of Bart's Cabin, where Bart eagerly
awaits their return.]
Bart: "Looks like you did it! The wind's back to normal."
Claus: "Yeah."
Bart: "And...?"
Claus: "There was no sign of your daughter in the valley... We even questioned
a Spirit that regained her senses, but..."
Bart: "I see... Where could Arche have gone..."
Mint: "Please hang in there. We'll go ask about your daughter in the town
we're heading to next..."
Bart: "Thank you..."
[Bart returns inside his cabin.]
Claus: "OK... Let's make for that Forest of Spirits Sylph mentioned."
Mint: "It was south of Belladem Village, wasn't it?"
Claus: "Yep."
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[Cress and company head south of Belladem to the Forest of Spirits.
There, they find a big tree in the end.]
Claus: "Is this the Great Tree, Yggdrasill, that Sylph spoke of?
Hm? What's happening!?"
[The tree sparkles. And a female spirit appears from it.]
Cress: (I know this tree...)
Tree Spirit: "Can you see me? Can you hear me? Please listen. I need to warn
you... I need to war you that the end is near."
Cress, Mint, & Claus: "..."
Tree Spirit: "I am Martel, the Tree Spirit who dwells within Yggdrasill.
The hour of the Great Tree's death nears."
Claus: "What are you talking about...?"
Martel: "Mana, the source of all Spirits and magic, is born of this tree.
Did you not know?"
Claus: "What! Really? Could this tree produce enough mana for the entire
world?"
Martel: "It is true..."
Claus: "I find that hard to believe... It defies reason."
Martel: "Perhaps you will believe me once the tree withers and dies...
...and all Spirits and magic are lost for all eternity..."
Claus: "........."
Cress: "I think she's telling the truth! Where we live, 100 years from now,
magic doesn't even exist! Plus, I've seen this tree before! But it
was dead..."
Claus: "Are you positive? If so, then..."
Martel: "Yggdrasill can endure for all time as long as it has mana.
But without it, the Great Tree shall wither and die. Mana depletion
by magic alone would not normally harm the tree."
Claus: "So then what's the problem?"
Martel: "I know not... Perhaps some powerful force is consuming vast amounts
of mana."
Cress: "How can we save the tree? There'll be no stopping Dhaos without
magic."
Claus: "And all my research will have been in vain."
[Martel disappears in a flash.]
Claus: "Wait! I still have questions!!!"
Mint, Cress, & Claus: "..."
Mint: "Maybe I could help."
Claus: "Hm?"
[Mint casts Heal on the tree.]
Mint: "It didn't work... If only I was as powerful a Healer as my mother..."
Claus: "It's probably not that simple..."
Mint: "But we're going to change the course of history, aren't we? I mean,
it should be possible to defeat Dhaos... before he travels to the
future!!!"
Claus: "That's true. If we could eliminate whatever is consuming all that
mana--"
Cress: "Easier said than done. We don't even know what to do next."
Claus: "Among the Spirits I've discovered thus far... 'Luna' is the most
powerful. The ring I need to make a pact with her... lies in Morlia
Mineshaft. At least that's what I've heard."
Cress: "The Morlia Mineshaft?"
Claus: "The ruins of an ancient Dwarven mine located in the
Kingdom of Alvanista. But that's all I know."
Mint: "Alvanista?"
Claus: "That's right. The Kingdom of Alvanista has the most advanced magic in
the world. We should be able to get the information we need there.
To get to Alvanista, we should... take the ship that departs from the
port town of Venezia to the north."
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#1.06] Hamel, Venezia & the Isolated Island: Rhea & Demitel #
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[To Venezia, then! On their way, they past by Hamel, which is in... ruins.]
Claus: "The town's..."
Mint: "This is terrible..."
Claus: "No survivors?"
Cress: "..."
[The look around the town and finds a pink haired girl standing in
the middle of ruins. Cress talks to her.]
Cress: "Are you alright!?"
Young Girl: "Yes... At least I'm not injured."
Claus: "What in the world happened here?"
Young Girl: "It was Demitel..."
Claus: "Who's Demitel?"
Young Girl: "The Magic User who attacked the town. My parents were killed,
too."
Cress: "I'll help you get revenge!"
Young Girl: "Really?"
Claus: "Now hold on a second! We don't have time for that."
[Silence.]
Mint: "But..."
Claus: "Not you, too, Mint!"
Cress: "I know we're in a hurry, but... I just can't...!!!"
[Claus looks puzzled.]
Claus: "What was that all about?"
Cress: "..."
[Cress thinks back... 100 years in the future, where he finds the bodies
of his mother and father lying on the ruins of Toltus.]
Cress: "Nothing... I just can't walk away from this..."
Claus: "..."
Mint: "I... I agree with Cress."
[Claus looks irritated.]
Claus: "Fine... Let's hear what she has to say. We might even get some
information on magic out of it."
Young Girl: "How could I ever thank you... All I can offer is my sincere
gratitude. Oh, and I haven't introduced myself... I'm Rhea
Scarlet. I don't know where to find Demitel, but... I saw him
head north as he left."
Claus: "I see... So, we just might find him... if we head toward Venezia."
Mint: "I'm Mint. This is Cress. And that's Claus over there. Nice to meet
you."
Rhea: "The pleasure's all mine."
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[The party takes Rhea and leaves for the port city of Venezia.]
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|2.1.3] Nancy & Elwin Part 3: Venezia|
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[Cress and co. find Elwin in his company in Venezia. Cress approaches her.]
Elwin: "Hey you guys... How's it going. I don't have much to offer you in
terms of hospitality, but welcome."
[They leave the company and heads to the inn, where they find Nancy.]
Nancy: "And you are...?"
Mint: "So, what do you think? Is it going well?"
Nancy: "Well..."
Cress: (Something must have happened again...)
Mint: "Is there anything we can do to help you?"
Claus: "Hey, we don't have time to waste here, you know..."
Help her?
-> 1. Yes
-> 2. No
1. [Correct answer]
2. Cress: "I'm sorry, but we're in a hurry..."
Nancy: "I can go as far as the front of his company, but... My legs start
shaking and I can't go inside..."
Mint: "OK, so all we have to do is set up a meeting with Elwin?
We can do that."
Nancy: "Elwin..."
[They go to Laiott Trading Company, where Elwin is.]
Elwin: "Hey you guys... Did you need something?"
Cress: "I just wanted to say that Miss Nancy has come to this town."
Elwin: "What!? Nancy..."
Mint: "She really wants to see you... Can't you just see her one time?"
Elwin: "Well... OK. I'll meet her...in front of the central fountain."
Cress: "Alright, I'll tell her."
Elwin: "I'll be right there."
[Cress and co. go back to the inn to tell her the news.]
Cress: "We set up a meeting! He said he'd wait for you in front of the
central fountain."
Nancy: "Oh, thank you! How can I ever thank you..."
Mint: "Don't worry about us, just hurry up and go see Elwin!"
Nancy: "OK!"
[Nancy runs to the central fountain while Cress & the others follow her.]
Nancy: "I wonder if he'll really come for me..."
Cress: "I told you, he'll be here! Look, there he is now."
[Elwin comes to the scene.]
Elwin: "You're...Miss Nancy?"
Nancy: "Yes..."
Mint (to Cress): "Let's go, then."
Cress: "Yeah."
Elwin: "Thank you. If I'd known she was so amazing, I'd have wanted to meet
her long ago."
Nancy: "Umm, err..."
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[Still in Venezia, they go to the Mayor's Estate and talks to the Mayor.
He looks familiar, by the way.]
Mayor: "I'm the mayor of Venezia. Huh? What, you didn't know that? By the
way, where are you folks from?"
Cress: "From southern Euclid."
Mayor: "Do you mean from Belladem, per chance? Does a person by the name of
Lenios live there?"
Cress: "Um, yes, he's the mayor."
Mayor: "What!? So, he's become the mayor... He's my twin brother, you know.
He said he wanted to develop southern Euclid. He left this town ten
years ago. If you see him, please give him my regards."
Mayor: "I'm holding a party downstairs. Care to join us?"
[Downstairs, they encounter a couple who are talking about Demitel.]
Girl: "We were talking about Demitel. Demitel was a Half-Elf who could use
magic. He used to research magic in this town, a long time ago.
They say he helped people with his work. But a year ago... He was
like a changed man. He suddenly threw away his research.
He moved to an isolated island far away to the west."
Cress: "The Isolated Island of the West?"
Claus: "The Isolated Island of the West... We'll need a boat to get there.
Let's go to the harbor. Maybe the captain will take us there."
[And so, the party goes to the harbor. The party gets aboard a ship that
apparently travels to Midgards. But things aren't so good there so
it doesn't travel to there anymore. They talk to the Captain.]
Captain: "What? You need a ship? If you're not here on business, get outta
here!"
Cress: "We'd like you to take us somewhere..."
Captain: "Oh, a customer! Please excuse my poor manners! So, where to?"
Claus: "Please take us to the Isolated Island of the West."
Captain: "The Isolated Island of the West? Ah yeah, I know that island.
That's where Demitel lives. That'll be 400 Gald per person for
round-trip passage, food and insurance. The total cost will be
1600 for your entire party. Ready to go? Time to sail!"
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[The ship reaches the isolated island. It docks on the port.]
Captain: "Be careful, now. You can rest in the sleeping quarters down below
whenever you want. Come speak to me whenever you want to return.
[The party leaves the ship and reaches Demitel's mansion.]
Claus: "Is this it? What an amazing place."
Cress: "I just wanna know why Demitel had to attack Hamel."
Rhea: "I bet it was just to show off his power. As for his master,
he even..."
Mint: "He what? Killed him...?"
Rhea: "That's right. He killed my father, and then... Murdered my mother,
too..."
Claus: "Let's hurry up. I can't bear to let a fiend like that live another
minute longer!"
[Then they go inside the mansion. They find a magnificent looking tree.]
Cress: "What a magnificent tree."
Mint: "There's nothing particularly strange about this place."
Claus: "Hm? Did that tree just move?"
Cress: "It's just your imagination. Even if it did, trees are all bark and
no bite."
Mint: "Was that supposed to be funny?"
Claus: "It is moving!"
[The tree turns out to be an Orcrot, a monster. The party gets rid of it.
Finally, they encounter...]
???: "You're a disturbing looking bunch."
[They move forward and see a blue haired man with red bangs.]
Cress: "You must be Demitel!"
????: "The one and only."
Demitel: "But what's it to you?"
Cress: "You killed Rhea's parents! Prepare to die!!!"
Demitel: "Oh... So you knew the Scarlets, did you? I would never harm the one
whom I looked up to as my master. You must be mistaken. They died
in an accident. That's the simple truth."
Cress: "Liar!!!"
Demitel: "Who in the world told you I killed them?"
Cress: "She did... Rhea knows you did it!!!"
Demitel: "Let me fill you in. My master's daughter Rhea...
...perished along with her parents in that unfortunate accident.
Now I advise you to leave now while you still can."
[Claus, Cress, & Mint look shocked as that is not the story they heard from
Rhea.]
Demitel: "I don't know who she is or what she's up to, but...
...her story is full of holes. She doesn't even look anything
like Rhea!"
Rhea: "..."
Claus: "So who's telling the truth?"
Cress: "Rhea, tell me he's a big fat liar!"
Rhea: "..."
Demitel: "How about you leave me the girl... and I'll let you explore the
place to your heart's content."
[Demitel starts walking and passes by a mirror. His reflection looks like
a hooded skeleton. Like how Mars's reflection look like earlier in the game...
100 years later, that is.]
Cress: "Look at his reflection...!!! Now we've seen you for what you really
are! You're just another one of Dhaos's minions!"
Demitel: "What!? Bah, you can see that?"
[Demitel starts gathering dark energy.]
Cress: "Hide, Rhea, hide!!!"
[Rhea runs.]
Demitel: "Mwahahaha!!! Do you really think you're going to get out of here
alive!? Prepare to meet your maker!!!"
[Demitel, a Golem, & a Lilite attacks the party.
Cress and the others defeat them.]
Claus: "I wonder if this was really the right thing to do?"
Mint: "Rhea!?"
Claus: "Are you OK!?"
Rhea: "Thank you...for... believing me..."
Mint: "Hang in there!"
Rhea: "N-now...I can join my parents."
Mint: "No!"
Rhea: "But, I have one last wish... Please take care of...my dear friend..."
Cress: "Rhea, no!!! Whatd she mean by dear friend...?"
[Rhea dies.]
Mint: "Rhea!!!"
[Sparkles of light come down to Rhea. An angel comes out of her body and
flies away.]
Mint: "Did you see that!?"
Cress: "Yeah!!!"
Claus: "What was it?"
[Silence. Mint notices something.]
Mint: "There's something in Rhea's hand. It looks like...a ribbon..."
Cress: "A ribbon?"
[Rhea wakes up. Everyone is shocked.]
???: "Where...where am I? Where's Rhea? What happened to Rhea?"
Mint: "Rhea...?"
???: "Rhea...? No!!! I'm Arche... not, Rhea..."
Claus: "You're...Arche?"
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[The party takes Arche to Bart in his cabin in Lone Valley.]
Bart: "Arche!"
Arche: "Sorry... I..."
Bart: "Don't worry about it. I'm just happy you came home..."
Arche: "Sorry, Daddy..."
[Arche cries. Mint & Claus exit the cabin. Mint pulls Cress out.]
Claus: "She lent her body to the grieving soul of her dear friend...
...who could not find peace until it had revenge upon its foe..."
Mint: "So I guess Rhea's gone to a better place...?"
Cress: "She must have..."
Claus: "Only a skilled Magic User like that Arche could have pulled it off.
Absolutely amazing."
[Arche comes out of the cabin.]
Mint: "Rhea! Oh... Sorry..."
Arche: "No sweat... It was Mint, right? It's my fault for not putting my
hair in my trademark ponytail."
[Arche puts her pink hair in a ponytail.]
Arche: "How do I look?"
Mint: "Um... You look great that way."
Arche: "Thank you for helping Rhea. <heart> Now it's my turn to help you
guys. This is form my dad. Just something to say thanks."
[Cress's group receives Aquamarine and Ruby Pact Rings.]
Arche: "Well, what are we waiting for!"
Cress: "Yeah! Off to Alvanista!"
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#1.07] The Ship & Alvanista: Saving the Prince and Getting the Mineshaft Pass #
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|2.1.4] Nancy & Elwin Part 4: Venezia Again|
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[Cress's party passes by to the second floor of the Laiott Trading Company
building in Venezia and sees a scene.]
Elwin's Father, Douglas: "I'll be the one to decide who you marry!
No country girl is good enough for you!"
Elwin: "Why do you have to be the one to decide who I marry!?"
Douglas: "You just do as I say!"
Elwin: "I'm not your slave!"
[Nancy runs away.]
Elwin: "Nancy!!!"
Douglas: "Forget about her!"
Elwin: "You care about what you think!"
Douglas: "That's enough of your sass!"
[Elwin runs after his love.]
Douglas: "Elwin! Fool of a son!"
[Cress talks to Douglas.]
Company President: "Who are you people? How dare you barge in here!?"
[The party exits the building and finds Nancy at the central fountain.]
Nancy: "What should I..."
[The party finds Elwin behind a pillar, watching Nancy.]
Elwin: "What should I do?"
[Cress decides to encourage Elwin.]
Cress: "Keep your chin up, Elwin."
Elwin: "But there's no way my father will approve..."
Claus: "You should probably just elope."
Mint: "Claus! How could you say that!"
Elwin: "No, he's probably right."
Mint: "But..."
[Elwin moves forward and takes Nancy to elope.]
Claus: "I'm sure he'll handle things just fine."
Cress: "You think so?"
Claus: "That's love for you. You guys'll understand better when you're a
little older."
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[Off to Alvanista then! The party finds a ship in Venezia,
the Alvanista Liner.]
Cress: "Captain, when the heck is this ship sailing?"
Captain: "How should I know? Alvanista could be attacked by Dhaos at any
time, you know. I can't sail to such a dangerous place.
What can I do?"
Cress: "Arche?"
Arche: "Hey, Captain. <heart> Could you do me a favor? Please?
If you do, I'll make it worth your while. <heart>"
Captain: "... Bah, how could a kid like you afford my services."
Arche: "Why, I'll have you know..."
Claus: "Captain, we'll pay you price. Please, take us to Alvanista!"
Captain: "Well... Fine."
[Arche gains the title of Negotiator.]
Captain: "That'll be 200 Gald per person for passage, food, and insurance.
The total cost will be 800 Gald for your entire party. Ready to go?
Time to sail!"
[The ship travels to Alvanista. The party decides to feel the sea breeze
on the deck.]
Arche: "I just love the sea breeze."
Mint: "Yeah, it feels great."
Claus: "Hey, Cress. Which one are you after?"
Cress: "Huh? What are you talking about?"
Claus: "Mint and Arche, who else!? So, which one are you after?
Mint... She's prim and proper. I like that in a girl.
Arche on the other hand... She's a little firebrand. It's hard
to turn your back on a girl like that!"
Cress: "Now hold on a second! I-I... I've barely gotten to know them yet!"
Claus: "Oh, come on... OK then... Shall I pick first?"
Cress: "Claus!!! What about Milard!"
[Cress & Claus gets the ladies' attention.]
Claus: "What are you talking about!? She's just my assistant!"
Cress: "Oh, really?"
Arche: "Hey, guys. Whatcha talking about?"
Claus: "Oh nothing... Nothing at all. And it has nothing to do about you
two."
Arche: "Oh come on, tell me!"
[A man wearing a bandana goes near them.]
???: "Are you guys adventurers?"
Claus: "Something like that... And you are..."
???: "The name's Meia... the wandering Swordsman."
Claus: "Are you a mercenary?"
Meia: "Nope. I'm gonna go explore the Morlia Mineshaft."
Cress: "The Morlia Mineshaft?"
Meia: "Yeah, you know, the ruins of the Dwarven mine. You must've heard
of it before. These days, you need permission from Alvanista to even
enter."
Claus: "Do you think you'll get it?"
Meia: "I have a contact over at the Adventurer's Guild, so... Oh... I suddenly
feel really hungry... Well, see ya later."
[Meia goes down to eat.]
Arche: "I'm hungry, too."
Claus: "OK, let's go get a bite to eat, too."
[Cress's party goes to the Dining Area.]
Claus: "Let's see... Where should we sit..."
???: "Hey, guys!!!"
[Cress & co. realize that it's Meia that's calling them.]
Meia: "Come join me? We'll have a blast."
Claus: "OK. There really isn't anywhere else to sit, anyway."
[Claus and the others sit near Meia.]
Meia: "They have an all-you-can-eat special tonight. You in?"
Claus: "Sounds great!"
Meia: "Here's to new friends!"
Claus: "Cheers!"
Meia: "Hey, waiter. Keep it coming!"
[One hour later... Claus, Meia, and Arche are still eating.]
Cress: (How long can they keep eating like this?)
[Two hours later... Claus and Meia are still eating.
Arche fell asleep already.]
Cress: "Arche, you OK?"
Mint: "Don't worry. The worst that can happen is a little heartburn."
[Three hours later... Cress and Mint disappears from the table.
Arche's still asleep while Claus & Meia are still eating.]
Meia: "So, I stayed up all night working, but... it turned out to be all for
nothing!"
Claus: "Aha ha ha ha!!! What a great story!!!"
Meia: "By the way..."
Claus: "Yes?"
Meia: "Just between you and me..."
Claus: "Uh-huh? Stop beating around the bush, already!"
Meia: "I'm not really heading for the Morlia Mineshaft."
Claus: "You're not?"
[Arche starts sleep talking.]
Arche: "Oh dear!!!"
[Claus & Meia look surprised.]
Arche: "Stop, Cress... We shouldn't... <heart>"
Meia: "My true mission is to sell some secret information about Alvanista...
through a contact of mine over at the Adventurer's Guild."
Claus: "Information...?"
Meia: "Yup. Things may look peaceful in Alvanista, but in reality...
it's already under the control of Dhaos for the most part.
Bet ya didn't know that!"
Claus: "What!? How's that possible?"
Meia: "I'll tell you... It seems that Prince Laird, the sole heir to the
throne of Alvanista... is under the control of one of Dhaos's minions.
That's why Alvanista and the great kingdom of Midgards to the east...
have not openly opposed Dhaos's ambitions."
Claus: "Wow. I'm speechless..."
[Arche starts talking again. Claus & Meia are shocked.]
Arche: "Stop... We really shouldn't... <heart> Cress..."
Meia: "Anyway... You can't tell anybody about this. Well... We should call it
a night."
Claus: "Yeah."
[Meia stands up and leaves.]
Claus: "Arche. You'll catch a cold if you sleep there all night."
Arche (asleep): "Cress, you dummy..."
Claus: (What the heck is she dreaming about?)
[Claus carries her on his back.]
Claus: "Guess I'll have to carry her back. Heave ho..."
[Claus takes her to the party's cabin.]
Claus: "Hey, Arche. We're back in our cabin."
Arche: "My stomach hurts. I think I ate too much."
[Everyone goes to sleep.]
[The next morning, someone knocks the door of their
cabin, waking Cress up.]
Cress: "Oh, Meia. Good morning. Is something wrong?"
Meia: "......"
[Claus wakes up.]
Claus: "Cress! Look out!!!"
[Meia is about to attack Cress but Claus stops him.]
Cress: "Claus, what's going on!?"
[Meia runs out of the cabin.]
Claus: "Cress, out there! Meia's under someone's or something's control!"
[Claus falls down.]
Cress: "Claus... Are you OK!?"
Claus: "Uuuhhh..... I think I'm gonna be sick... I ate too much last night..."
Cress: "Claus, you just stay there and rest. I'll go check it out!"
@CLAUS
Claus: "I think I'm going to be sick. Oh, aching belly..."
@ARCHE
Cress: "Arche, we're under attack! Get up!"
Arche: "No can do... I have an upset stomach... I think I have the flu..."
Cress: "This is bad."
[Arche gains the title of "Delicate Flower".]
@MINT
Cress: Mint, Mint, we're under attack! Wake up!!!"
Mint: "I feel awful... It's like I'm seasick or something..."
[Oh wow, looks like Cress has to take care of things himself. He goes up
to the deck.]
Captain: "You! Do something about that fool now! He's been rampaging like
he's possessed or something!"
[Cress talks to Meia.]
Cress: "Meia! Get a hold of yourself!!!"
Meia: "H-help me..."
[Cress stops Meia.]
Claus: "Cress, are you OK!?"
Cress: "Meia was possessed by a demon... One of Dhaos's minions, no doubt."
Claus: "He was trying to kill us because of what we learned about Alvanista.
Meia... He's dead... We have to be more careful from now on. Dhaos
knows about us now..."
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[The Alvanista Liner continues to Alvanista. They reach the port.]
Claus: "Thanks, Captain."
Captain: "Don't mention it. These days, people have to help each other out to
survive. See yah later."
Arche: "Thank you, Captain. <heart>"
Mint: "Thank you very much."
Cress: "Alright, let's hurry to Alvanista Castle. We'd better hurry up and
save the Prince..."
Claus: "Wait a sec, I've got an idea. Let's talk about our future plans after
we get to the inn."
[The party goes to Alvanista Inn. That night...]
Claus: "I was thinking... If Dhaos has support inside the royal court...
We'll have to be careful not to make any foolish moves, or we might
walk right into a trap. Rather than learning something new about
magic, we might wind up in danger for our lives."
Mint: "Then...what should we do?"
Claus: "Just this...We must rescue the Prince, even though he's under the
sway of Dhaos's people."
Cress: "Wha'!? You mean infiltrate the castle?"
Claus: "That's exactly what I mean. Now, how are we going to sneak in..."
[Silence... until Claus thought of an idea. He starts staring at Arche.
Cress and Mint stare at her too.]
Arche: "What's wrong? Why does everyone look so grim? Don't tell me you want
to use my broom...?"
[Everyone nods.]
Arche: "Are you guys kidding? I can only take one person on it at a time."
Claus: "Please! Dhaos's people must be somewhere near the Prince."
Arche: "Hmm... OK. Want to go sneak in tonight? Since the moon won't be up,
it'll be the perfect night for it."
Mint: "But don't you think it'll be dangerous to just go all of a sudden like
that? Don't we need to prepare some gear, or something?"
Cress: "Alright, let's go!"
[Arche takes everyone on her broom one by one. They wind up in the castle's
balcony.]
Arche: "Phew... We all made it. <sweat drop>"
Claus: "OK, let's go check the Prince's bedroom. Quiet, everyone..."
[The party sneaks in. They get past all the guards and reaches the Prince's
room.]
Cress: "Where are we?"
Claus: "It's so dark I can't see a thing."
????: "What do you want?"
[The lights turn on.]
????: "I am the Prince of this kingdom. You have a lot of nerve sneaking
into my room."
Claus: "You're Prince Laird?"
Laird: "Help, intruders!!!"
Claus: "Damn!"
Cress: "The guards will be here any second!"
Laird: "Ha ha ha! They'll be here any moment. What are you going to do now?"
Arche: "What now? This is bad!"
Claus: "Who's ever controlling him must be around somewhere... Hm...?
What's that parrot doing here? That's it! It must be the parrot!"
[Cress & Arche try to catch the parrot but it flies away to the Prince.
She turns to a demon.]
Arche: "You're joking, right!? I mean, just look at it. It's so cute!"
Jahmir: "I am Jahmir. But let's dispense with pleasantries, shall we?
After all, you're going to be dead in a moment, anyway. I thought
I'd just sit here and enjoy watching your capture, but I've changed
my mind. <heart> Prepare to die!!!"
[Cress's party battle Jahmir and defeats her.]
Cress: "Phew, we did it."
Mint: "What about the Prince?"
[The Prince wakes up.]
Laird: "What in the world happened to me...!? And who are you people!?"
Mint: "We're--"
Laird: "Help, intruders!!!"
Mint: "Not again..."
[Four sentries enter.]
Sentry: "Are you all right, Your Highness!?"
Laird: "I'm fine. But forget about me! Seize these intruders at once!"
Sentry: "Yes, Your Highness!"
Claus: "There's no point arguing now. They wouldn't believe anything we'd
say, anyhow. Let's surrender and see where it goes from there."
Arche: "Surrender? No way! I'm not gonna eat prison food!"
Claus: "I'm guessing the King and his closest aides will be able to figure
out what happened."
Mint: "You mean he'll let us go once they realize the Prince is back to
normal?"
Claus: "Bingo."
Sentry: "What are you blabbering on about!? Surrender now or suffer the
consequences!"
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[The party is sent to jail.]
Arche: "What's gonna happen to us?"
Claus: "I already told you, don't worry. They're bound to let us go once
they realize the Prince is back to normal."
Arche: "Hmph! I can't stand it anymore! This dungeon air is just terrible
for my skin..."
[After a few seconds, a mage and a sentry comes.]
????: "Treat them courteously during the audience with the King."
Sentry: "Huh? An audience with the...? Yes, my Lord!"
????: "I am Lundgrom, Court Magic User of Alvanista."
Lundgrom: "The King himself would like to ask some questions about what you
were doing in his castle. You are to be released for the audience
with the King."
Arche: "I knew it!"
[Cress's party is taken to the King.]
Lundgrom: "Tell us what you were up to sneaking around the castle."
Claus: "We came to help the Prince."
Prince Laird: "Don't believe such nonsense!"
King: "Silence, Laird. I want to hear what they have to say."
Claus: "We require the power of the magic arts. We've been scouring the land
in search of more powerful spells."
Lundgrom: "Why?"
Claus: "To defeat Dhaos, who they say can only be harmed by magic."
King: "To defeat Dhaos!? So you are merely a band of thieves who just
happened to save Laird? I just wanted to set the record straight about
whether you intended to help my son from the start. Regardless, I thank
you from the bottom of my heart."
Prince Laird: "I was under Dhaos's control? Is this true, Father?"
King: "It is. And because of that, we have not been able to join our ally...
...in preparing for the coming war. I imagine that is actually what
Dhaos had intended."
Cress: "War? What war?"
Lundgrom: "Surely you must have head rumors during your travels?
Our kingdom and our ally Midgards are on the brink of war
with Dhaos."
Claus: "Yes, we're aware of the situation."
King: "Once you feel that your quest for powerful spells has proven
fruitful... I would ask that you lend your support in the coming
war."
Claus: "We will, Your Majesty."
Lundgrom: "We found this on the body of that monster you killed.
You should take it. Also..."
[Lundgrom gives Claus a book.]
Claus: "It's a magic arts book! Can I really keep it?"
Lundgrom: "By all means. The beast also had this. Please take it."
[Lundgrom presents a spear to Cress.]
Cress: "This is--!"
Lundgrom: "Gungnir... A spear said to have been made for the Final Battle
of the Gods. It is yours now."
King: "Please come see us anytime, whatever the problem."
Claus: "Thank you! I'm going cut to the chase. We'd like a Pass for
exploring the Morlia Mineshaft."
Lundgrom: "Why? Surely you're not intending to go on a treasure hunt?"
Claus: "No, we're not. The ring for making a pact with the Moon Spirit Luna
is in that mine. At least that's what we've heard."
King: "Very well, you shall have it. Pick up the Pass at the city's
Adventurers' Guild tomorrow."
Lundgrom: "I'll return to the lab now, Your Highness."
Prince Laird: "I'm going back to my room."
[Cress's party gets a Garnet Ring, Gungnir, and a Serano Fragment.
They leave the castle for the Adventurer's Guild. They talk to the man
behind the counter.]
Cress: "I think you have a Morlia Mineshaft Pass for me?"
Master: "Ah yes, here it is. You must be Cress. Alright, sign here, here,
and here."
[Cress's party gets Morlia Mineshaft Pass.]
Master: "But you'd be wasting your time if you go now. Apparently there's
a dead end halfway through."
Cress: "A dead end?"
Claus: "Anyway, we'd better go check it out for ourselves so we can see
what the situation is..."
Mint: "Maybe we should look somewhere else first, before we go to Morlia
Mineshaft?"
Claus: "Yeah... What do you think, Cress? I'll let you decide this one."
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|2.1.5] Nancy & Elwin Part 5: Alvanista|
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[Cress & co. find Elwin & Nancy on a shop in Alvanista. They are browsing the
goods together.]
Cress: "Hey, could it be Elwin and Nancy?"
Elwin: "Hey, Cress!"
Nancy: "Long time no see."
Cress: "Wow, you really eloped."
Elwin: "Yes, we did. But I don't regret it. I'd go anywhere with Nancy."
Nancy: "But we're going to stay here for a while. Midgards is too dangerous
now."
Elwin: "Please don't tell my father that we're here."
Mint: "Good luck, Nancy."
Nancy: "Thank you, Mint."
Elwin: "Don't tell my dad!"
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#1.08] Earth Spirit: Gnome, Water Spirit: Undine & Fire Spirit: Efreet #
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[With the information they got, Cress party learns that one of the spirits
lies on the Cavern of Spirits, east of Belladem. So, they go there. A door
welcomes them.]
Door: "If you wish to break the seal, proffer the password."
[The password is Kikurin, which they learned from a man named Sakuraba in
the Adventurer's Guild. Moving on they find a sprite.]
???: "I'm lost! Can you take me back to where everyone is?"
[The party agrees.]
???: "Thank you!"
[The sprite follows Cress's party to where the other sprites are.]
???: "Ah, there you are."
[The lost sprite joins the group and runs away. The party moves on.
They get to a seemingly empty room.]
Cress: "What is this place?"
[A rubber-like creature with four heads appear. It is Gnome.]
Gnome: "Who's there!? Who dares enter my territory!?"
[The Gnome attacks them but it is defeated by the party.]
Gnome: "Dang it all..."
Claus: "Alright, time for the pact."
Gnome: "You got the Ruby Ring?"
Claus: "I beseech you great Earth Spirit. Submit to me, as decreed by the
covenant of this ring. My name is Claus..."
[Claus can now summon Gnome.]
[The party exits the cavern. While they are in the area, they decide to visit
Belladem's mayor, Lenios.]
Lenios: "You met my brother in Venezia!?"
Cress: "Yeah, he said to say hi."
Lenios: "I see... I should go visit him sometime. Tell me, is that girl over
there a Magic User? If so, she can have this spell book if she wants.
There's no point in me keeping it."
[Arche learns Cyclone. Cress and the others exit Belladem. On their way,
they pass by the ruined, Hamel. Arche stops all of a sudden.]
Cress: "Arche?"
Claus: "Hey, what's wrong? We don't have much time."
Mint: "Claus..."
Claus: "Oh..."
Arche: "Rhea... Hey, guys... Could I have a word with you?"
[Arche makes a grave for Rhea. It's a cross with a bouquet of flowers
below it. It reads: "Here lies Rhea Scarlet."]
Arche: "Rhea, sorry we took so long."
Mint: "Arche..."
Arche: "Well, let's go!"
Cress: "OK!"
[Arche gains the title of True Friend.]
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|2.1.6] Nancy & Elwin Part 6: Venezia Third|
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[Cress and friends pass by Venezia on their way back to Alvanista.
Cress and friends go to the Laiott building in Venezia
and meet Elwin's Father, Douglas.]
Douglas: "Oh, it's you guys... Have you seen Elwin? Elwin has...
gone missing!"
Claus: "Don't you think that maybe it was because of you? Maybe you love
your son too much to let him grow up? Let me guess. Did I get it in
one?"
Douglas: "Yeah... I admit it. I've had a change of heat, you know. If only
Elwin would come home..."
[Cress tells that he knows where Elwin is.]
Douglas: "You know where he is!?"
Cress: "Yes, he's in Alvanista. He's with Nancy."
Douglas: "He is...? That girl has Elwin..."
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|2.1.7] Nancy & Elwin Part 7: Alvanista Again|
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[Cress and company go back to Alvanista, where they find a house in the
northeast corner of the town, which is the residence of Elwin and Nancy.
Inside, Douglas and his son are arguing.]
Elwin: "We've decided to get married! You go home!"
Douglas: "Don't be silly! Come on, time to go back to Venezia!"
Help Elwin and Nancy?
-> 1. Yes
-> 2. No
1. [Correct answer]
2. Claus: "I don't think we should interfere anymore."
Cress: "Hey, calm down, you guys..."
Douglas: "This has nothing to do with you! Mind your own business!"
Mint: "Why do you hate Nancy so much!?"
[Silence.]
Douglas: "... I never said I hated her... I just don't want Elwin to lead a
bad life. Do you have any idea how hard I had to work to get this
company on track? And..."
Cress: "And...?"
Douglas: "My wife died when Elwin was still very little. Wherever she is now,
I just know she wouldn't forgive me... She must hate me..."
Elwin: "Father..."
Douglas: "I just don't want you to repeat my mistakes, Elwin..."
Elwin: "Father... Mother would never hate you. When Mother was alive, she
used to tell me... She'd tell me... that I have a wonderful man
for a father..."
Douglas: "..."
[Douglas starts to exit the house.]
Elwin: "Father!"
Douglas: "I have been away from the company for so long, the work's really
piled up. I want you to help me do it. And...you know...Nancy could
help, too..."
Elwin: "Father!"
Nancy: "My father-in-law..."
[Douglas leaves.]
Mint: "What a relief..."
Claus: "All's well that ends well, I guess."
Cress: "Exactly."
Nancy: "How can I ever thank you... I'll never forget what you did for us."
Elwin: "Thank you... Thank you so much.
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[Cress and friends find a port, east of Alvanista, with a ship going to
Freyland. The land where the Fire Spirit is.]
[East of Oasis, a town they found, is the Cave of Burning Sand. There,
they meet a burning Spirit, Efreet.]
Cress: "It's... Efreet?"
Efreet: "What do you seek from me?"
Claus: "I'm here to form a pact with you."
Efreet: "Heh... I like the look of you... Very well."
Claus: "Really?"
Efreet: "If you can defeat me in battle, that is!"
[Cress's party battles Efreet and defeats him.]
Efreet: "Hmph... You endured my flames, which have the power to melt
boulders..."
Claus: "Let's get on with the pact."
Efreet: "Very well. Bring forth the Garnet Ring."
Claus: "I beseech you great Fire Spirit. Submit to me, as decreed by the
covenant of this ring. My name is Claus..."
[Claus can now summon Efreet.]
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|2.1.8] Nancy & Elwin Part 8: Venezia Last|
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[Cress and co. return to Venezia. At the Laiott Company Building, Cress & co.
find Nancy cooking in the kitchen.]
Nancy: "I want to go on supporting Elwin, as his wife."
[Douglas is on his office, as usual.]
Douglas: "I want to thank you all so much for your help. This is what
Elwin has decided. I won't interfere anymore."
[Elwin is downstairs.]
Elwin: "We're gonna have our wending ceremony soon. You'll come too, right?"
[Several days later... The day of the wedding. Everyone is gathered near the
central fountain.]
Priest: "Do you swear to remain true, and stand by him for as long
as you live? In sickness and in health?"
Nancy: "I do."
Priest: "And do you swear to love your wife for as long as you live?"
Elwin: "I do."
Priest: "You may kiss the bride."
[Nancy and Elwin... kiss. Nancy throws the bouquet of flowers and Arche
catches it.]
Arche: "How romantic!"
[The couple goes to where Douglas is.]
Elwin: "Father, both of us will support you."
Douglas: "Boohoo... Elwin..."
Nancy: "Please, Father, don't cry. I'll do my best to help and stand by
Elwin..."
Douglas: "I'm so happy for you, Elwin! I think your mother would be happy...
Bwaaaaa!"
Elwin: "Father, please calm down."
Nancy's Mother, Maggie: "Please take good care of my Nancy."
Mint: "They both look so happy. I'm so glad..."
[The couple approaches Cress & Mint.]
Elwin: "Mint... Cress... I really want to thank you for all you've done."
Nancy: "I couldn't have gone through with it if Mint hadn't given me the
courage to go on. Mint... Please, take this small token of my
gratitude."
[Mint gets Bridal Gloves.]
Nancy: "Your turn's next. <heart>"
Mint: "Er..." [turns red]
[Elwin & Nancy kiss again.]
[The ceremony's over. Cress, Mint, Claus, & Arche are the only ones left near
the central fountain.]
Claus: "In sickness and in health... I guess true love is only tested when...
Terrible problems arise..."
Cress: "I'm sure these two will be OK. They've already survived some pretty
terrible problems."
Arche: "Hey Mint, did you see that? I'd love to wear a dress like that!
Now I want to get married right away! Hey, Cress... Wanna get
married?"
[Cress & Mint look shocked. Mint turns red.]
Arche: "Right now. <heart>"
Cress: "Wha'!? What are you talking about!? I, I, I..."
Arche: "... Tee-hee, I'm kidding! What you thought I was serious!?"
[Cress looks irritated. Mint gains the title of Cupid.]
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[The party heads to Venezia harbor, where they board the
Midgards Liner. The ship takes them to Limestone Cave, the place where Undine
is said to be lurking.]
[Once there, they move on until they hear a voice.]
???: "Who is it!? Who dares disturb my sleep!?"
Cress: "Who's there!?"
[The water spirit appears from a hole underneath the water.]
Undine: "You!"
[Undine and a Squid attacks Cress's party. The party defeats Undine.]
Undine: "Forgive me... What is your wish?"
Claus: "I'd like to form a pact with you."
Undine: "Very well. Bring out the Aquamarine Ring."
Claus: "I beseech you great Water Spirit. Submit to me as decreed by the
covenant to this ring. My name is Claus..."
[Claus can now summon Undine.]
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#1.09] Morlia Mineshaft & Edward Morrison #
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[The party enters Morlia Mineshaft. A Guard greets them.]
Guard: "Hey you, you can't go in there without authorization!"
Claus: "We have been given permission by the King of Alvanista. We have
hit royal warrant."
Guard: "Oh, my most humble apologies. Please go on through."
[The go through the mineshaft till they reach level 10. In there, they
find two teleporters. The right takes them to a stone slab.]
Cress: "What's this?"
Claus: "This stone..."
Mint: "It's got something written on it..."
Claus: "Hmmm... I can't read it!"
Arche: "Call the bringer of destruction in the direction that smells of death.
If you feel the breath of life, then this is where the Spirit of Life
belongs. The maiden who cries over the fallen belongs with death on
the left. Wind faces the maiden, blowing on all in the direction of
the flow of time. That's all it says..."
Claus: "Can you read it!?"
Arche: "It's Primal Elven Lore. You can't expect to be able to read ancient
Elven words like this. I'm a Half-Elf, so of course I know what it
says! What am I, nothing?"
[Cress, Claus, & Mint don't look very impressed.]
Claus: "Hey... Don't get mad. So, what does it mean?"
Arche: "Hmph... Give me a second here. It tells us where the Elemental
Spirits must be summoned to open the door. I guess, anyway..."
[Arche gains the title of True Scholar.]
[They leave the area and use the left teleporter this time.]
Cress: "What is this place?"
Claus: "Is this where we should summon the Spirits?"
Mint: "This must be the place! There are four rooms."
Claus: "Alright... You guys wait here."
[Claus summons the four Elemental Spirits. Efreet to the north, Undine to the
west, Sylph to the east, & Gnome to the South. A voice can be heard.]
???: "Who... Who has called me forth?"
Claus: "What!? Who said that!?"
???: "Come to the stone!"
[They return to the stone, using the right teleporter. There, they see
an old Spirit floating.]
Cress: "Wait... That must be... Could it be Maxwell!?"
Claus: "Are you...Maxwell?"
Maxwell: "Indeed. Are you the ones who summoned me here?"
Claus: "Yes."
Maxwell: "State your business."
Claus: "We're looking for the ring required to enter a pact with Luna.
Please open the door leading to the inner rooms."
Maxwell: "Of course. That door leads to the treasure chamber.
The item you seek may lie within. But first... I must test
your strength!"
[Cress's group defeats Maxwell.]
Maxwell: "Grrrrr... You're as powerful as you say..."
Claus: "Alright, open the door leading in."
Maxwell: "Fine. Hohoho! I like you people. I'd be glad to assist you.
Let's form a pact."
Claus: "Are you serious!? Wow! A pact with Maxwell, leader of the Four
Great Spirits!"
Arche: "Thank you, gramps! <heart>"
Maxwell: (G-Gramps...) "Oh-hoh! Now, before the Turquoise Ring..."
Claus: "I beseech you great Elemental Spirit. Submit to me, as decreed by
the covenant to this ring. My name is Claus..."
[Claus can now summon Maxwell. Claus gains the title of Subduer.
Suddenly, light is emitted from Gungnir, the spear given by Lundgrom to
Cress.]
Cress: "Gungnir is..."
Maxwell: "Hohoho! The true power of that spear is so much greater than just
that. I just drew it out a smidgeon."
[Some of Gungnir's power is released. Now, to the Treasure Chamber!]
Arche: "It's full of treasure... Wow!"
[The four of them start opening the chests.]
Cress: "That's it!"
Claus: "Really!?"
[Claus goes near Cress.]
Claus: "It's just a ring..."
Arche: "A ring!"
Mint: "There's another one here."
Cress: "But, this..."
Claus: "It's breaking... What about the other one?"
Mint: "The other one's not a ring."
Arche: "What should we do?"
Claus: "My powers are not enough... We should probably go back to Alvanista."
[Cress's group exits Morlia Mineshaft.]
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[The party travels to Alvanista and speaks to Lundgrom.]
Lundgrom: "Welcome back. By the look on your face, I'd say your search has
proved fruitful."
Cress: "Yep. We made it to the bottommost level of the Morlia Mineshaft."
Lundgrom: "Did you now? Amazing! The bottommost level is quite perilous
they say."
Claus: "There in the depths of the mineshaft, we found another Pact Ring."
Lundgrom: "Excellent! Now you can make a pact with Luna. So why the glum
faces? Is there a problem?"
Claus: "Could we talk about this outside..."
[The party takes Lundgrom outside the Castle to talk.]
Lundgrom: "Hm, I think I understand. You want to find out whether that
broken ring can be fixed..."
Mint: "Um... Do you think there's any hope?"
Lundgrom: "... There's a Magic User known as Edward. He is a royal advisor
and a dear friend. He has conducted research on rings in the past."
Claus: "Where could we find him?"
Lundgrom: "Cross the bridge southwest of Alvanista and then seek the manor
that lies far to the west. I shall write you a letter of
introduction."
Claus: "Thank you."
[The party receives Lundgrom's Letter.]
Lundgrom: "Now, if you would excuse me. Good luck to you."
[Lundgrom re-enters Alvanista Castle.]
Claus: "OK! Let's see if we can find this Edward. Something wrong, Cress?"
Cress: "No... I Just have a ringing in my ear."
Voice (to Cress): "Hey, Swordsman! You carry that which is far beyond your
standing!"
Mint: "Cress... Are you OK!?"
Cress: "Yeah, I'm fine. I thought I heard something, that's all."
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[And so, the party heads to a manor, southwest of Alvanista.
Cress knocks at the door.]
Cress: "Hullo!"
[A woman comes out from the manor.]
???: "Who is it?"
Claus: "My name is Claus. I'm looking for Edward.. First, there's this
letter..."
???: "Oh my, this is a recommendation from Lundgrom himself..."
Lilith: "My name is Lilith, and I'm his wife. I'm sorry, but my husband isn't
home right now."
Claus: "That's too bad, we're in a bit of a hurry."
Lilith: "Since you have this letter from Lundgrom, I guess I can tell you...
My husband knows that Alvanista is unprepared for the coming war...
Just the other day, he left to seek someone who can defeat Dhaos."
Claus: "And his destination?"
Lilith: "He said something about going to Freyland."
Claus: "Thank you very much, Lilith."
Lilith: "I wonder if you would do me a little favor... If you see my
husband... Tell him... Tell him we're all doing fine."
Claus: "Sure, I'll tell him for you."
[Lilith goes back in the house.]
Claus: "If we hurry, we might be able to catch him, Let's hurry!"
[Cress's party rides the ship to Freyland. They find themselves in Olive.]
Cress: "It's sure hot here."
Claus: "Well, it's a desert. Edward must have stopped by here."
Mint: "Oh, there's someone we could ask."
[They approach a man standing beneath a tree.]
Cress: "Excuse me..."
Villager: "Yes?"
Cress: "Did a man by the name of Edward visit here?"
Villager: "Edward? Yes, a traveler by that name was here recently."
Cress: "And where is he now?"
Villager: "He left one day. Said he had urgent business or something like
that. He could've reached the oasis southeast from here by now."
Cress: "Thank you."
Claus: "We might be able to catch up if we leave now. Let's hurry!"
[The party hunts Edward to an Oasis southeast from Olive.
They talk to a traveler.]
Traveler: "Edward? He left for the oasis north of here."
[An oasis north? OK... There, they find an old man.]
Old Man: "Eh? What do you want, sonny?"
Cress: "I already told you... Has a man by the name of Edward been here?"
Old Man: "Eh? What's that about a snail you say?"
Cress: "Huh? Who said anything about a snail?"
Old Man: "Didn't you just say something about escargot?"
Cress: "No, Edward! Except for the first E, the two words doesn't sound
anything alike!"
Old Man: "I was just pulling your leg... Edward headed off to the oasis north
of here."
[Cress & co. leave the old man to another oasis to the north.
There they talk to another traveler.]
Traveler: "Edward? He went to Olive Village."
Arche: "Dang, we must've just missed each other."
Cress: "Let's get back, quick."
[Yeah, back... damn it. Back to Olive Village...]
Cress: "Edward must have come back here."
Mint: "Let's ask that guy again."
[Cress approaches the guy they talked to before.]
Cress: "Excuse me..."
Villager: "Yes?"
Cress: "Have you seen Edward, that man we talked about last time?"
Villager: "As a matter of fact I have. He went to the inn a few hours
ago."
Cress: "Thank you."
[The party goes to Hamburger Inn and asks the proprietor.]
Proprietor: "Master Edward? Yes, he came here. He's been all over inquiring
about Basilisk Scales."
Claus: "Oh, he must want to make that special remedy for wounds."
Proprietor: "Exactly. How d'ya know? It's been tough getting a sufficient
quantity these days."
Mint: "What's a Basilisk, anyway?"
Proprietor: "A terrible monster that roams the desert. It's rare to get a
Basilisk Scale that is suitable for making medicine. At least
that's what Edward said. He wanted me to tell him if I met
anyone with Basilisk Scales. Said he'd be here in a flash.
Hey, those are Basilisk Scales you have there, aren't they?
Please wait and stay here a night. It's on the house."
[The party decides to stay the night.]
Proprietor: "I better let the others know."
[The next morning...]
Proprietor: "Master Cress... Edward has returned."
[Cress wakes up. Outside the room, he finds the others speaking to a man
that looks somewhat familiar.]
Edward: "So you're the ones... You're willing to give me those precious
Basilisk Scales?"
Claus: "You must be Edward. Actually..."
Cress & Mint: "Morrison!?
Edward: "My family name is Morrison, but... Why do you two act so sur