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I. CONTROLS [CNTR]_______________________________________________________________________________

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AGL: MediumSPD: MediumWSD: MediumRNG: Medium

||||||| Boomerang | --- | 03 | One | Wind-elementa l damage || Poe Sword | L07 | 06 | One | Physical damage || Squall | L09 | 07 | Zne | Wind damage || Sybillium Sword | L16 | 10 | Zne | Physical damage || Vortex | L20 | 10 | All | Wind damage || Cross-Boomerang | L24 | 06 | One | Wind-elementa l damage [Upgrade] |

| Tempest | L27 | 14 | Zne | Wind damage [Upgrade] || Batallion Sword | L30 | 14 | Lne | Physical damage || Speed Storm | L33 | 08 | Slf | Increases AGL || Super Cyclone | L37 | 20 | All | Wind damage [Upgrade] || Concussion Sword | L41 | 20 | All | Physical damage + %Instant Death || Triple Sword | L50 | 30 | One | Physical damage (3-hit) ||__________________|_____|____|_____|______________________________________|

LUCIA

Lucia is quite a mysterious young lady. She is haunted by nightmares aboutthe future of LUNAR. She also seems troubled by a terrible secret she cannotshare. Despite her strong magic skills, she seems to be a little naive whenit comes to dealing with other people. She has trouble containing heremotions and looks to Hiro for guidance and protection. She is only concernedwith Althena, and begs Hiro to help her find the Goddess. Will her missioncause the ruination of this world? [NOTE: Lucia cannot be controlled by the

player ever in the game, and selects her attacks on a situational basis! Theabilities she uses changes throughout the game; for example, she doesn't useHeal Litany until after Pentagulia events.]

INITIAL: Lucia's Hat, Lucia's Robe, Lucia's Pendant

||||||| Atomic Burn | --- | -- | One | Fire damage || Heal Litany | --- | -- | One | Heals HP || Plasma Rain | --- | -- | All | Non-elmnt damage || Napalm Shot | --- | -- | One | Non-elmnt damage || Thunder Blow | --- | -- | Zne | Lightning damage || Magic Barrier | --- | -- | One | Increases DEF || Power Charge | --- | -- | One | Increases ATK || Lightning Bomb | --- | -- | Zne | Non-elmnt damage || Solar Bomb | --- | -- | All | Kills minor enemies || Blue Star Prayer | --- | -- | One | Revive from KO with all HP |

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RONFAR

Ronfar is rumored to have been a priest for the Goddess Althena. He possessesimpressive healing powers. When he was unable to save his true love from anevil spell, he swore he would never use magic again. Now he spends most ofhis time in bars winning people's money. He also tends to make decisions ona throw of the dice. His dice, like his charm, seem to be magic, because theynever let him down. He's a womanizer who's always conerned about the fairerex, and they're usually all too happy to return his affections!

DEFAULT: Bandanna, Peasant Clothes

HP : MediumMP : HighATK: HighMDF: HighAGL: LowSPD: LowWSD: MediumDEF: Medium-lowRNG: Low

||||||| Anger Dice | --- | 02 | One | Randomized physical damage || Heal Litany | --- | 04 | One | Heals HP || Calm Litany | --- | 12 | All | Heals HP || Clean Litany | --- | 03 | One | Alleviates all conditions || Destiny Dice | L13 | 05 | All | Damages all enemies or hurts Ronfar || Saint Litany | L15 | 05 | One | Automatically recover fraction of HP || Escape Litany | L16 | 02 | --- | Return to dungeon start (field-only) |


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| Purity Litany | L18 | 12 | One | Fully restores ally's HP || Revive Litany | L21 | 12 | One | Revives from KO at half HP || Light Litany | L26 | 08 | One | Steals HP from enemy || Recovery Coin | L30 | 20 | All | Revives all allies with low/full HP || Tranquil Litany | L34 | 24 | All | Heals HP [Upgrade] || Shining Litany | L38 | 30 | All | Steals HP from enemies [Upgrade] || Divine Litany | L42 | 20 | All | All allies recover HP/turn [Upgrade] || Miracle Litany | L46 | 30 | One | Fully revives KO'd ally || Cleansing Litany | L54 | 18 | All | Cures allies of status abnormalities ||__________________|_____|____|_____|______________________________________|

JEAN

Jean is a fan dancer at the Carnival and highly valued for her talents. Sheis a tomboy with a big-sister complex, who can be overbearing at times. Shetends not to develop strong relationships with people. However, Jean is anextremely talented fighter. Those in the Carnival say she was trained as achild. Unfortunately, her past is going to catch up with her, and it may notbe a pretty sight!

INITIAL: Feather Fan, Pretty Dress

HP : MediumMP : Medium-lowATK: HighMDF: LowAGL: HighestSPD: HighestWSD: Low

DEF: MediumRNG: Highest

||||||| Moth Dance | --- | 06 | One | Physcl damage + %Poison || Sleep Step | --- | 05 | One | Physcl damage + %Sleep || Bee Dance | --- | 07 | One | Physcl damage + %Paralysis || Enchanted Kiss | L17 | 07 | One | Physcl damage + %Confusion || Butterfly Dance | L20 | 09 | Zne | Physcl damage + %Poison [Upgrade] || Dream Dance | L23 | 09 | Zne | Physcl damage + %Sleep [Upgrade] || Swarm Dance | L26 | 12 | Zne | Physcl damage + %Paralysis [Upgrade] || Blue Dragon Palm | --- | 10 | One | Physcl damage || Dopple Dance | --- | 16 | Slf | Use clone for extra damage per turn || Blue Dragon Kick | L36 | 14 | Lne | Physcl damage || Blue Dragon Wave | L41 | 14 | Spc | Physcl damage || Blue Dragon Fist | L46 | 32 | All | Physcl damage || Slam Dance | L51 | 32 | Slf | Use clone for extra damage [Upgrade] |

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LEMINA

Lemina is the Junior Premier of the Magic Guild of Vane. Unlike her motherMiria, she doesn't seem to understand the legacy of the great magicians thatinhabited this ancient city, and doesn't seem to possess any of their noblequalities. Instead, she seems to be a very selfish and arrogant girl who'sonly concerned with money. Yet, at times, she does let people see a softerside. Despite her greedy demeanor, her magic skills are extremely powerful.Can Hiro afford to have her in his party?

INITIAL: Magic Staff, Iron Gauntlet, Hairband, Robe

HP : Medium-lowMP : HighestATK: LowMDF: HighestAGL: LowSPD: LowWSD: HighestDEF: LowRNG: Low

||||||| Flame | --- | 04 | One | Fire damage || Flame Bomb | --- | 07 | Zne | Fire damage || Burning Rain | --- | 10 | All | Fire damage || Ice Pick | --- | 04 | One | Ice damage || Ice Lance | --- | 07 | Zne | Ice damage || Freeze Claw | --- | 10 | Zne | Ice damage || Power Flame | --- | 09 | One | Increases ally's ATK || Magic Seal | --- | 03 | One | Prohibit's enemy's magic usage |


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| Ice Shell | L21 | 08 | One | Increases ally's DEF || Flame Shot | L22 | 08 | One | Fire damage [Upgrade] || Dispel Magic | L24 | 03 | One | Cancels out stat-altering spells || Ice Arrows | L27 | 16 | One | Ice damage [Upgrade] || Pyro Pillar | L31 | 14 | Zne | Fire damage [Upgrade] || Erase Magic | L32 | 18 | All | Clears field of elemental magic || Crematorium | L34 | 30 | All | Fire damage [Upgrade] || Magic Swiper | L36 | 01 | One | Steals MP from enemy || Mega Seal | L38 | 09 | All | Prohibits enemies' magic [Upgrade] || Cryo-Shield | L40 | 16 | One | Increases ally's DEF [Upgrade] || Magic Shield | L42 | 18 | Spc | Boost MDF of all allies (in circle) || Ice Wall | L44 | 21 | Zne | Ice damage [Upgrade] |

| Freeze Smash | L46 | 20 | All | Ice damage [Upgrade] || Power Drive | L48 | 18 | One | Increases ally's ATK [Upgrade] || Catastrophe | L51 | 55 | All | Omni-elementa l spell ||__________________|_____|____|_____|______________________________________|

LEO

This part-human, part-beast is a staunch supporter of the Goddess Althena.In fact, White Knight Leo is the leader of Althena's Guard, a group of elitesoldiers sworn to uphold the orders of the Goddess. Althena has granted Leothe use of the Dragonship Destiny. The Destiny allows him to roam around theworld of LUNAR and keep its inhabitants safe. His skill as a swordsman isunmatched by any human. He is searching for the Destroyer that has come toLUNAR. Can Hiro help him find it?

HP : HighestMP : Low

ATK: HighestMDF: LowAGL: LowSPD: LowWSD: LowDEF: HighestRNG: Low

||||||| Rock Viper | --- | 04 | One | Earth damage || Rock Crush | --- | 07 | Zne | Earth damage || Crack Point | --- | 10 | All | Earth damage || Flash Blade | --- | 08 | One | Physical damage || Buzz Blade | --- | 18 | Zne | Physical damage || Grizzle Blade | --- | 20 | All | Physical damage || Rock Riot | L36 | 14 | Zne | Earth damage [Upgrade] || Crack Zone | L?? | 20 | All | Earth damage [Upgrade] |

| Earth Prayer | L48 | 15 | Slf | Raises ATK & DEF || Soul Blade | L50 | 26 | One | Steals an enemy's HP ||__________________|_____|____|_____|______________________________________|

GWYN

Gwyn is an aging scholar who dreams of making his mark in the world ofarchaeology before he dies. He devoted his entire life to the study of theBlue Tower and similar ruins, and has become a notable expert. He's taughtHiro and Ruby how to explore the ancient ruins near his home, though he'swarned them never to go there without him. But, will Gwyn's quest for funand adventure be his last?

INITIAL: Mace, Adventurer's Clothes

||||||| Heal Litany | --- | 04 | One | Heals HP || Calm Litany | --- | 12 | All | Heals HP || Fractured Armor | L10 | 06 | One | Lowers enemy's defense || Shattered Sword | L12 | 06 | One | Lowers enemy's attack ||__________________|_____|____|_____|______________________________________|

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CRESTS & ELEMENTS [CRLM]____________________________

Crests are accessories that can be equipped (2 max) on each player, givingthem new abilities, magic, or even unique in-battle traits like reducing MPconsumption.

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| | a non-attribute attack.| || Fire Water | To figure out which elements go well with which,| | just look at the chart. Pick any element and the| | two farthest away will combine successfully. For| | instance, take Fire; the two farthest away are Wind| Earth Wind | and Water, both of which make great partners in|______________________| combining. See the Crest Guide for more analysis.

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STAT EXPLANATION [STTX]

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ATTACK : Physical-damage prowessATTACKS : Number of times a character attacks w/ physical attacksDEFENSE : Ability to reduce physical damageAGILITY : Evasion abilitySPEED : Quickness, used in determined who goes when in a turnWISDOM : Magical-damage prowessMGC DEF : Ability to reduce magic-type damageRANGE : In-battle movement stat, such as attacking a faraway enemyLUCK : The higher it is, the more likely critical hits are to occur

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STATUS OVERVIEW [STTV]____________________________

||| | Red | 00-24% | In battle, the character's HP will change colors based| Orange | 25-49% | off how much is remaining. This will help the player| White | 50-99% | determine the urgency of healing, since the max amount| Green | 100% | isn't displayed!|________|________|||| Also, the numbers themselves will have a| Red | Critical Hit/Weakness | color attributed to them as a reminder of| Blue | DEF Increasing | (anti-)damage incurred. There is usually| Green | Curative | a word associated with them (such as ATK)| White | Damage Incurred | to help the player understand.| Orange | ATK Increasing || Yellow | Damage Reduced | Finally, in the third table, the subject|________|_______________________| of attacks comes up. When attacking a|| | target, they are highlighted in a color.| Red | Attack works badly | For instance, an enemy that turns red'll| Green | Attack works greatly! | be resistant to the attack; or, if it's

| Yellow | Attack is neutral | a status-inflict ing technique, the status|________|_______________________| won't work. Always good to remember!

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STATUS ABNORMALITIES [STTS]____________________________

In battle, a character free of disease and hurt is 'good'; a status changewill act as a detriment to his/her battle actions, and will be displayedunder their name in yellow lettering. Ending battle will alleviate all ofthe following symptoms, INCLUDING faint (revive with 1 HP).

___________ ____________________________________________ __________________| STATUS | EFFECT... | ITEM CURE |||||| Charmed | Character will only attack allies | --- || Confused | Character randomly attacks friends & foes | --- || Faint | Character is KO'd and cannot act | Angel's Tear || Mute | Character cannot use special abilities | --- || Poison | Character loses HP in increments each turn | Purity Herb || Paralysis | Character cannot act | Cleansing Water || Sleep | Character cannot act until awoken | --- ||___________|____________________________________________|__________________|

For the other conditions that don't have a specific item tied to them, usinga Vitality Vial or Holy Water is the only solution (besides ending battle orletting the status run out).

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MENU OVERVIEW [MNOV]____________________________


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MAIN MENU

MAGIC - Shows abilities usuable on the field for all characters ITEMS - Display current inventory and use applicable items/bromides EQUIP - Display characters stats, current equipment, and EXP levels SYSTEM - Display Save, Load, Tactics, and Options Menus

BATTLE MENU

CONTROL - Select per-character menus for turn: Attack, Magic, Items, Defend

AI - Commence auto-battle with character AI set in Tactics menu TACTICS - Select which preset auto-battle tactics will be used (or make one) RUN - Attempt to flee battle. Fail and all enemies get free potshots!

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TIPS & TRICKS [TPTR]____________________________

Here is a few tips and tricks I've picked up in my travels. Got any good onesof your own? Send 'em in and I may put 'em here with yer name in lights! :P

Abuse the Tactics screen -- it's there for a reason. The rule of thumb isto always spread out the 5-person party to avoid zone attacks, putting thestrongest DEF characters towards the front (Leo & Hiro). Not only is itjust good battle sense to do this, but it makes boss AI more manageable asmost single-target attacks will go towards the nearest enemy repeatedly

(usually NW-corner person).

Cash isn't always easy to come by, especially for those not inclined tolevel-grinding. Fess up: it's boring and a chore. For those like me, thebest ways to make money are selling old equipment (but not accessories &crests) that's become obsolete, and Life Jewels in particular. Why them?They sell for 3000 silver and are pretty useless in the long run, healingonly 200 to everyone. Whereas Silver Lights are superlative and worthpocketing, those jewels are better off being sold ASAP for some equipment.

Horde Silver Lights. These items which sell for 5000 silver are infinitelyuseful, especially against the storyline's final boss. Silver Lights arealright, but these are actually worth keeping around. A normal stockpilerwill get about 15 if none are used, but keeping 8+ is always a good idea.

White Dragon Protect is a boss-breaker. It protects all allies from oneattack of any kind, and once the attack pattern's signs are known, it's

almost invaluable. The 50 MP tag can be taken care of in a couple ways.One, put the thing on Lemina who has the best MP growth of anyone; Two, buylots of Star Lights and spam them. A player will probably end up doing acombination, honestly, but keep all options open.

Pay attention to the way the enemy is highlighted before an attack. If it'sred, the attack will suck; if it's green, it's super effective. Yellow justmeans the attack is neutral and does normal damage. This should be obviousin terms of damage-dealing, but remember that if an enemy is 'red' againsta status-inflicting attack, it probably isn't susceptible so don't wasteyour time.

Steal from enemies! Lemina's Thieves' Staff is not only useful on principlebut also a way to get free items for safe keeping and, in the case of someduplicate Shiro/Chiro crests, quick cash. It's in the top floor of Vane'sTrial Cave, so don't forget to swipe it after Lemina gives permission! Ishould also mention that in the final dungeon leaving is impossible, andher stealing can be a good way to collect resources (Star Lights!)

Erpy writes: "Some dungeons (Destiny at Dalton, Taben's Peak, Azado Tower,Serak Palace and Red Dragon Cave) allow you to use a statue without themonsters respawning. You can abuse that fact by using your most powerfulattacks to wipe out everything and then restore your mp at the statue."

Erpy writes: "Certain enemies use MP for their specials (like the crystalsin Zophar's Keep, the Crazy Crabs in Zophar's Keep, the Magicians in theBlack Dragon Cave). If you see such an enemy preparing to use their specialskill (like the crazy crab's hit-all skill), have Lemina hit them with magicstealer. She'll replenish her mp while effectively muting the enemy and alsocausing them to waste their turn trying to use a skill they have no mp for."

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but it makes a decent alternative to seeking out Chiro Mongrels if youdislike the random appearances of the latter."

Erpy writes: "Althena's Sword becomes an even more kick-ass weapon when Hiroalso has the Goddess Crest equipped. This combination gives Hiro oneadditional attack AND emulates the effect of a Healing Ring (just like inLunar 1)."

Erpy writes: "You mentioned it's always good battle sense to spread outyour party to avoid zone-attacks, but if the enemies in an area don't havezone attacks, there's actually a benefit to crowding your party together.Especially if the critters are faster than your party, bunching up your

party means the enemies bunch up too. If they're fast, you can simply aima Sybillium Sword or Battalion Sword at any monster and watch the attackhit every critter on the screen."

Although as the game progresses more monsters have attack types other thansingle-target, this isn't such a bad idea. Crowding together helps Lemina'sMagic Shield work on more people, and lets enemies crowd around Jean forher Blue Dragon Wave attack. Both of said attacks are "special"-ranged inthe caster's proximity, and aren't as effective on their targets unlessfriends/foes are swarming.

Bakkerkid writes: "I will agree that in normal battle situations the FiendRing is very, very bad and should not be equipped. However, it is a bosskiller. It doesn't matter the boss, just put the ring on and first thingheal. Chances are very good that you will heal first (items usually gofirst, particularly on Jean), or you may have to actually use Chiro crests(combined or with Goddess Crest) to get it. Either way, if you heal, you

now have full HP, resistance to ALL attacks, and room for one more item toequip!

In the final battle against the Star Dragon, equip the Fiend Ring and aHealing Ring. Use an item first turn. Then just sit back and do NOTHINGthe entire battle. At lvl 63, the Dragon could not physically get Hiro'shealth to less than full - the ring even resists the non-elemental attack!"

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WALKTHROUGH NOTATION [WKNT]____________________________

Most things are self-explanitory, but I'll go over boss formats for a sec:

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| Boss Name | HP Value | EXP Value | Cash Gained || | || Attack's purpose (Type) | How to tell when it's used ||________________________________________________|____________________________|

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01) EAST DESERT PASS / GWYN'S HOUSE [GS01]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | FOES | | Herb 100s | Dung Beetle || Ancient Dagger Left Opal Jewel | Sand Cyclops ||________________________________________________| Sand Shark |

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ENTER -> || After the delightful opening sequences, exit the Dragon| | Ruins and continue south (no enemies on world map!) to

ALTHENA -> | \ the nearby stopgap dungeon: the East Desert Pass. ThisSTATUE | \ place can be kinda hard, so it's recommend Hiro sticks

|__| \/| near the Althena Statue -- the game's free healing --| | while he slays enemies, or simply flees. Note that if| | Hiro fails to flee, all enemies on the screen get a | | potshot! Hiro starts with a Dagger and Adventurer's

| | Clothes, and is level 5 to begin. Attempt to get him|| | | to Lv7, at which time he learns the move he'll use a| | | | whole lot during the game: Poe Sword. Until then, it's

______| |___| | helpful to move Hiro to the very back of the starting/ | area via the "Tactics" option. Since enemies ranges're

( (\_______ | small to start with, they'll often have to waste turns\ \ |____/ moving toward Hiro while he can use Boomerang from a

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\ \ [100s], both in the second screen.| \| \ Trek towards the only house in the vicinity once Hiro| _ ( \ \ and Ruby make it out. Talk with Gwyn and watch the| | \ \ \__\ scene 'tween him and Leo, then follow him to the deck| | \ \_________ above to find something happening at the northern Blue|__| \ | Spire. Get the [Ancient Dagger] from the basement chestHERB \_____/| | at Gwyn's behest and equip it.

\\ | |100S --> \ \__| | Gramps will join the party afterward, giving the [Left

\ | Opal Jewel] for safekeeping. He starts at Lv9 and comes) | with a Mace and Adventurer's Clothes. His healing techs

EXIT ---> |__| should help for the upcoming battle.Now then, the Blue Spire is north of Gwyn's House, and there's an eastern runthat's a beeline to there.

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02) BLUE SPIRE [WK02]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | FOES | | Angel's Tear Star Light | Bandage Boy || Angel's Tear Herb | Brainpicker || Healing Nut 72s | Mummy || Star Light | Slime ||________________________________________________|__________________________|

MAP: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/197807/52721

A note about the enemies here. Killing the Mummy that appears with BandageBoys will automatically defeat all remaining enemies (this tactic will appearlater in the game with palette-swapping also), so that's the strategy to gofor immediately. Also, spread Gwyn and Hiro out to the back to perhaps stallthe enemy slightly.

1 - Angel's Tear ||2 - Star Light |LUCIA|

Althena Statue 3 - Angel's Tear |_____|.-----------. \ .----. 4 - Herb || | \_||_ | 5 - Healing Nut ||| || | || | | | 6 - Herb || | | ||| |_ _| | |_ _| | | | 7 - 72S | || _||_ _||_ ||_ | | | 8 - Star Light | || | \/ \/ | | | | .-------------- . |_____________|- --.| \__/| |\__/ | | | | | |

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Upon reaching the anterior, Gwyn will put the dragon gem in the door. MoveHiro to the other side and slide his loot from the ruins to the socket, whichwill open the way forward.

This is a huge two-part dungeon, composed of a labyrinthine lower section andthe Blue Spire the second, more straightforward stretch. There are only tworooms to the lower areas, but they take a little work to get through. Four


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buttons (marked "B" on map) must be pressed down to get to the exit, wherean [Angel's Tear] is lying by an abyss. On the 2F, there are 4 antechamberswhere buttons must be pressed to power up the warp at the end. A [Star Light]is near there. Through the room marked 'BOSS' -- which isn't used until thetrip back -- enter the Blue Spire Garden that contains an Althena statue andthe start of the real ascent.

_______________________ Collect the [Angel's Tear] at the ground-floor room| NEW? | and pick either access door to the floor directly| Bomb Angel | above. From ever floor above, excluding the last,| Crystal Knight | the exits are on the opposite side of the room| Magic Masque | (horizontally) from where Hiro starts. Along the

|_______________________| way are a few treasures: [Herb], [Healing Nut], [72S] and a [Star Light]. Running from the enemiesisn't a bad strategy, as all treasures can be collected on the way down -- itwill be 10x easier, guaranteed. Also, the "A" marks on the Blue Spire roomsis a stairway that couldn't be drawn correctly on the map. Oops!

At the penultimate (7F) area when Gwyn splits up momentarily, inspect thenorthern warp tile to meet Lucia. She'll join the party but cannot have heractions chosen by the player. It doesn't matter, since she's so overpoweredthat any enemies will be OHKO'd if they dare stand in her way. Return backdown.

In the Blue Spire Garden, heal up and head into the room with the Guardianstatue. This time, it won't sit by and watch; it breaks free and the game'sfirst boss fight begins!______________________ ____________ ____________ ______________

| BOSS: Guardian | HP: ~550 | EXP: 121 | SILVER: 100 |

| | || Raises ATK/DEF (Self) | Flashes white || Physical damage (Zone) | Twirls ball-and-chain || Physical damage (One) | Holds ball-and-chain || Physical damage (One) | Holding b-and-c, rocking ||________________________________________________|____________________________|

This boss can wreck the Hiro and Gwyn's pretty easily, so make sure the twoare far apart, which will avoid the zone-area attack it has. Gwyn should useFractured Shield a few times to counteract the stat-buffing the boss does,while Hiro spams Poe Sword for better effect. Hiro will definitely be fasterthan the boss, but Gwyn undoubtedly won't; use our speedy ally to cure theold man when the time calls for it. Lucia will hang around the battlefield,but won't participate, and the boss usually leaves her alone anyway -- donot waste any Angel's Tears on her. Make sure that the (usual) target ofthe zone attack guards that turn to avoid souped-up damage! Otherwise, it'sjust debuffing and using Poe Sword. Even if someone is KO'd, they'll get the

experience afterwards, remember. [Gwyn's Shattered Sword ability works greathere as well, but he usually only gets to Lv11 unless the player spends moretime leveling.]

After defeating it, heal at Althena's statue and exit out of the labyrinthbelow the tower to see some scenes with Leo. Beat a trail back to Gwyn'spad and keep talking to Lucia until gramps suggests visiting the priest inLarpa called Ronfar. He'll put the boat out on the world map, so board andtake it west to the other dock (only place to disembark). The town's justdown the line.

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03) LARPA VILLAGE [WK03]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | FOES | | Angel's Tear Herb | Ochre Ooze || Saucepan Lid 500s | Killer Fly || Lucia's Bromide 1 |__________________________||________________________________________________|

Larpa is a tiny town carved out of a mountain pass. Before locating the guynamed Ronfar, looting the place for treasure has to happen -- RPG rule!

|| An [Angel's Tear] is behind the town| MAYOR | Althena Statue, half-hidden.| CHURCH || || || RONFAR |||_ _ _| |_ _| | An [Herb] is behind the sanctuary,| |||_ _| | | _||_ | accessible by entering and using the| |_ _|__||____| |___| | | backdoor to get 'round.| || _________ _________|__ || | | | | | |TAVRN| | | [Lucia's Bromide 1] can be obtained| |___| |_ _| |_ _|STATUE| | after staying the night at Ronfar's


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| | _______ ________ | | house, then talking to the man in| | | | | |STORE| | | front of the mid-level eastern house| | | | | |_ _| | | afterwards.| |_| |_| | | || |_| | Within the mayor's kitchen is a red| ENTER | [Saucepan Lid] chest. It's like a|__________________________________| shield, so give it to Hiro.

Now, to mandatory business. Talk with the sanctuary priest near the Althenastatue to learn that Ronfar hangs out at the tavern. In the local bar, speakwith the man by the barrels a couple times to see a cutscene...he's Ronfar!Agree to "roll the bones" with him, then quit and talk to Ronfar again; he'll

invite everyone back to his house in the NW corner of town.Keep talking with Ronfar before and after "LM" arrives and splits, opening asecret passage behind the bureau (it's so obvious). He joins the part atLv12 -- or maybe Hiro's current level -- with a Bandanna & Peasant Clothes,plus the healing magic Gwyn knew + Anger Dice & Clean Litany. Nice!

The tiny cliff dwelling passage is monster-infested, but there should be noreal danger with Ronfar around. Make sure to equip him with the Daggers so hecan get a 2nd attack in! Getting through "Larpa Pass" shouldn't be much of achallenge. There's a [500S] chest within, right in plain sight, too.

Jump down to the sanctuary grounds and avoid Leo's lodgings to get into themain statue's area for some existential detox. Rest at Ronfar's place, onlyto find Lucia gone the next morning! Collect [Lucia's Bromide 1] at this timeand enter the man's house and speak with his wife, then the mayor. The errantbeauty will now be found near the lower docks, and then...leaves the party.

Oh well...

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Equip Ronfar and Hiro with some upgraded merchandise [SH01] and make for thenearby town of Dalton. There's a small 'dungeon' -- West Desert Pass -- inbetween, but like the East Desert Pass, it's incredibly small and straight--forward. Just a [300s] chest in there. =/

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04) DALTON / DRAGONSHIP DESTINY [WK04]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | FOES | | Star Light Dagger | Private || Herb | Captain ||________________________________________________|__________________________|

Upon entering and seeing Lucia accosted, it's time to do some burgling. TheAlthena statue at the town entrance has been vandalized and become worthless,so healing can only be done at the temple for a free (100s). Dang! However,save that cash for the free healing that is coming up in a short moment. Theshop here is, expectedly, better than the previous ones. [SH02]

||| ||| /| | Inside a happy couple's home at mid-level,| |_ _| | | | | a [Star Light] is within a red chest.| | |_| | ||______| || |_____ | |_ _|>>>>>>| | En route to the Dragonship Destiny, there| | | || || | is a breezeway that leads down to sleeping| |_ _| |_ _| | | | quarters. A red chest has a [Dagger]. Whee?| | |_| | || || |_________ ___| | BAR | | And, of course, the [Herb] chest right by| | |SHP| |_ _| | the entrance bridge!| | |_ _| | || |______________| | When ready, take the mid-level breezeway to|_____________________________| the Dragonship, which is strangely free of a

host of guards. Hmm!

.-----------. A note about Private enemies. When their shields are held||_______ | high, they'll evade any physical attack and counter! Don't| STATUE | | bother with anything other than skills (Ruby bypasses this).|___ ___| | .-------------- --.

|_| | | ||| | || ||| | || | ___ ___| | | | | | _ ___| | |____ _| | |__ | __|| |_||_| | || | | | |-. '-| | | | |-. | __|||__

_| | | |_| | | | __|__ | | '-| | ||IN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || | | |_____| | | |_ _| | | | |_ | _| | | | |


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as Jean suggests -- and it is mandatory -- check the shopguy in the last carof the caravan [SH03] for some pick-me-up items. Nothing fancy, just medicineand such.

Enter the batthouse and see some hilarity, then re-enter the boys' side andclaim the [Iron Clogs] which lowers range to raise DEF. Back at the caravanan accident occurs and a huge fissure opens up in the ground. Talk with Jeanto get the [Rope Ladder], then put it in the largest hole -- she'll join up!Make sure to organize the party layout on the Tactics screen and spread themout! After a single enemy screen, it's boss mulch-makin' time! [NOTE: If theplayer needs to level-up this can still be done in the Illusion Woods.]

______________________ ____________ ____________ ______________| BOSS: Plantella | HP: ~2000 | EXP: 420 | SILVER: ---- || | || Physical damage + %Poison (One) | Flytrap arms swing at side || Physical damage (All) | Midriff mouth is wiggling || Physical damage (One) | Flowery woman is unfurled || Physical damage (All) | Small seedspit stamen down ||________________________________________________|____________________________|

Hiro should use Poe Sword (Boomerang is practically useless here!!!) whileJean spams Sleep Step. She's also the fastest, meaning in a bind, she shouldbe the one to give up her turn to throw some Herbs around. Ronfar should putSaint Litany on all controllable characters, and heal when necessary. At thestart, it only uses its flytrap poisoning attack. The character it choosesto target (usually nearest) will continuously be targeted then on, meanings/he can guard and get by with little agony. I recommend putting Lucia nearit so that Saint Litany can be spread around a lot easier on the characters

who are more useful.

After enough damage, its midriff shell blows open and gives access to theattack-all technique (~40dmg) -- anticipate it with a Calm Litany. Luckily,its DEF is slightly reduced in this second formation, and it will alternateits two attacks until the 3rd form appears: a topless flower woman! This'llunlock a powerful single-target attack for 70+ damage. It'll alternate fromthe 1st and 3rd attacks and do a seed-spitting attack-all every 6th turnabout. The main target from all these is the PERSON CLOSEST TO PLANTELLA,so as long as healing is anticipated on that person, Saint Litany will justheal the rest naturally. I got by with a Lv 15-16 party and only used oneAngel's Tear, but that was after most people died -- cuttin' it pretty close,I should say!

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Once everyone's safe and sound, talk with Jean -- she'll join the party for

the rest of the game! Heal up at the Althena statue and talk to the femalenear the top exit of the caravan for [Jean's Bromide 2]! On the world map,the path to the nearest town is accessible.

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06) TAKKAR [WK06]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | | Star Light Holy Water Passion Fruit ||___________________________________________________________________________|

Cozy li'l town...but what's this about the north exit closed off to preventthe Destroyer from advancing? Hmm... Besides the shop's better equipment[SH04], there are a few tasty confections to reap from the establishments:

|| A [Star Light] is near the house south of| ||||| | the sanctuary.| |_ _| |_ _|_ _|__ || | | ______ __|-EXIT | [Holy Water] is stashed by the fence south| |_____ |TAVERN| | | of the Althena Statue.| | | |__ __| || || |_ _| | _| | [Passion Fruit] is inside the tavern, stuck| | || / | in the cramped backroom behind the hooded| | |_ _| \ | woman's seat.| |_______________|\/-ENTER ||_____________________________| When all is ready to continue, speak with the

gate guard to learn the way is closed. Then,converse with the hooded stranger inside the bar. One last round with thegate guard and she'll say there is a secret way out of town, through theeastern fence.

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07) GHOST MANOR [WK07]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | FOES | | Purity Ring Wind Ring | Banshee Fowl || Holy Water Angel's Tear | Rufus || 302s Star Light | Death Worm || Herb Star Light | Mud Cyclops ||________________________________________________| Rolling Imp |

| Suzie Death || Knuckle Buster |

EXIT |__________________________|

__||__| || BOSS | |||__ __| ___ | 1 - Purity Ring |

__| |_____| | | 2 - Wind Ring |8-|__________ _| |_____ | 3 - Holy Water |

___________ _ | _ 7 | | 4 - Angel's Tear |_ | _______ |_|6|__ | |_| | | 5 - 302s |

|5| |_ | _|______ |__| ___ | | 6 - Star Light || |___ | |_ |4|_ |____ | _| | | 7 - Herb || _ | |_ | |_ | _ | |_| _| | 8 - Star Light || |_| |___| |___| |______|3||_____| |__________________||____________ ___________|

| ||| The Ghost Manor is prefaced by a small Takkar

| | Mountain Pass, filled with a wide assortment | | of baddies. Banshee Fowl can poison, while the

(( Rufus types have a zone lightning attack (if_________) ) their horns are glimmering).(2 / \ \ There is no Althena statue anywhere coming up,

) )_ which means preparatory actions should be done/ 1) at once. Train for a little while (recommend

( (\_/ Lv 19+) and get optimum equipment for everyone,\ \ and pack the maximum amount of Herbs for the ) ) coming battle. Getting up the mountain should

____/ / be pretty simple with the "flee and save"|_____/ strategy. Just make sure not to bypass the good

[Purity Ring] and [Wind Ring] chests alongside!

The manor ends up being a one-screen place filled with semi-annoying foes,some of which have a physical-attack defense. None are that hard (except theKnuckle Duster who needs a Poe Sword to kill it quickly), but Suzie Deathscan drop 'Cute Ribbon' headgear for females, which is better than what is

currently offered. Try to get one! [NOTE: Using Escape Litany in the manorbrings one back to the Takkar town outskirt!] Going through once for items,then another time 'for real' might actually be a good idea, here.

Before entering the red ornate-carpeted room, make sure everyone is spreadout via the 'Tactics' menu. I recommend: Hiro in NW corner, Lucia in SW,and the other two in whichever vacant corner remains. Proceed...

________________________ ___________ ____________ ______________| BOSS: Magic Tester LX1 | HP: ~2500 | EXP: 1080 | SILVER: ---- || | || Physical damage (One) | No special animation || Physical damage + %Sleep (One) | Ears extend/retract || Physical damage (One; after arms broken) | No special animation || Physical damage (Line) | Sucks in white particles ||_________________________________________________|___________________________|

This boss has three forms, as its HP is whittled away. The first is the easypart. It alternates between a drumbeat attack on a single-target, and alow-damage sleep-inducing attack -- the person it targets will receive theattacks until s/he is defeated. For this reason, it's recommended Lucia isput in its path as a "meat shield" for these stupid attacks, letting Ronfarput Saint Litany on everyone while Jean uses her lowest-MP attack (should beSleep Step) while Hiro uses Boomerang. Yes, Boomerang -- it does identicaldamage for half as much MP! With Lucia being baited into her Napalm Shotcounterattack, the first round may go a tad bit easier. Jean'll have to useher turns for urgent healing, however.

After enough damage, its arms will break off, initiating the second stretchof the fight. It loses its drumbeat attack but retains its sleep bubble one,sadly. The rocket-boost attack does about the same damage as the drumbeat.As before, its fixation on a single target for all its attacks can easily beits undoing if it's Lucia; Ronfar should anticipate healing at this point to


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let Jean deal damage. I should also note it seems a bit SLOWER, so Ronfar mayactually go before him if he didn't in the first form.

The third form takes place after its shoes are destroyed. Its repertoire'llconsist of its line-attack (for about 60dmg at best) and sleep bubbles. Jeanshould give Ronfar a Star Light if needed, but it's quite possible a level19-20 party can get through with the strategic placement outlined here w/ousing ANY!

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After the 'test' is completed, the hooded girl reveals herself as Lemina Ausa

from Vane's Magic Guild, joining the party (at party average level). Exit outthe backdoor, see some magic carpet skills, and heal up at the Althena statuebelow. Need items? Enter Takkar's north side and a merchant will be lockedout as well, selling stuff. It's the same stuff as before, so if y'stocked upit's useless. Westward....

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08) BANDIT BUTTE [WK08]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | FOES | | Shiro Crest Star Light | Maneater || Wind Staff | Killer Buzz ||________________________________________________| Parasite |

|__________________________|_____________________________

| _________________________ | There's not much to say about this place,

| | _______ ____ | | which is just a five-screen dungeon filled| | | 2| / | | | with rather mediocre enemy wildlife. Killer| |_|| | / /||_| | Buzz types can inflict paralysis with their|_____| | /\ /1/ |_____| stingers, and are usually fast enough to

| |_/ /\_\ ( ( get a turn in if Jean doesn't cut 'em down|____/ / / \ \ immediately.

____/ / \ \|_ _/ ) ) Maneaters are slow, so as long as Lemina's

( (_____ /_/ casting any attack-all magic -- which will\__ 3| / / kill every enemy usually -- they're nothing

| | ( ( to worry about. Parasites take reduced____/ / \ \ physical attack damage, so magic's the only

/ ____/ \ \ way to take care of 'em in a timely fashion.EXIT-(_( \_\-ENTER

As for treasure, a [Shiro Crest] is withinthe second screen, and enlarges a character's range at the expense of theirwisdom stat. Not that useful at the moment. A Star Light's in the 4th screen,

and a [Wind Staff] is in the last.

After exiting, make way to the 'twin' city of Nota on the NW riverbank.

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09) NOTA / CARNIVAL [WK09]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | | Gauss' Necklace Silver Light Herb || Holy Water Angel's Tear ||___________________________________________________________________________|

|| East Nota is really just half of the city; the other| 1: Gauss' Necklace | area is across the river and connected by the middle| 2: Silver Light | bridge. For now, concentrate on getting the treasure| 3: Herb | chests:| ||| [Gauss' Necklace] is in 2nd-level house| |||| | [Silver Light] is near the upper armory| |_ _| 3 |_ _|_ | An [Herb] is near the upper farmer's market| | 2| || | | | Upgrade any equipment y'can afford [SH05], which is a| | || | bit easier by selling those near-useless Life Jewels.| ____ | |_ _| | NEVER SELL SILVER LIGHTS! I made this mistake the 1st| | 1 | | __| | time I played the game and ended up regretting it as| |_ _|__| |__ | bosses call for more magic-intensive strategies. Keep| | | | as many as possible in the inventory, safe n' snug...| | | EAST || || | | NOTA | When ready to continue, mosey onto Nota's connection| |_ _|__| |____ | bridge to see some scenes with the party's pursuers.| |_____ ____| | Jean suggests fleeing to the Madoria Carnival to get


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| |_| | past the roadblock with the Magic Arrow, to which all|____________________| agree. The festivities are on the northern cape!

Once there, look for a [Holy Water] chest near the first screen's easternfence. There are some festivities around, but none are particularly usefulbesides the Hall of Chance, which can double Hiro's bet silver (the 10000sbet cannot be done -- Ruby prevents it!).

In the Carnival's second screen, visit the better of the two shops [SH08]for all of Nota's inventory re-offered. An [Angel's Tear] is in the finalcaravan car, too. Speak with Giban to get permission to use the Magic Arrow,so peek inside the middle car for the obligatory perversion scene and talk w/

the attendant to board the projectile. Unfortunately, things never go asplanned...

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10) MYSTIC RUINS [WK10]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | FOES | | Healing Nut Dream Crest | Reflector || Star Light Star Light | Masquerade || Flame Staff | Persona ||________________________________________________| Dark Knight |

|__________________________|

Masquerades (I think) drop Silver Hairpins, which are a step up from the girlheadgear at this point.

To Garden

||| __________||_______| _________||________ | |_| |

_||_ | |_| | ("M" is | _LLL || | | A _| 1-way) |MMMMMMM|_| _ || | | DD||EEEEAEEEEEEE|_| |M KKKKKKKK|_| | | | | D |_| A F| |M J |

_||_ | D CCC||B F| |M J || | | D B F|_|| ||_|MFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF||_|_||| | ||_| D ||HHHHBHHH||_ 2 | | 4 _|_| H||IIIIIIII|_|_ 3 | |_| | 1 _|| I || G| |__| |__| |D H E| |__|

| |__| |E I G | |D HGGG||BB E|| | E I G | |D |5| B ||

||_|| | || I || | |D AAABAAAA|_|| _ | | I | ||CCCCCCC||BB ||______| |_| |________||_______| |_|_______| |________|

|_| |_|

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The above letter streams (ex: AAAAA) represent the paths of the movableplatforms. There is a [Healing Nut] and [Dream Crest] available in the firstmaze, on either side of the room, inside the antechambers. Exit's in thesouth. From there, the next room has two [Star Light]s in the antechambers,with a [Flame Staff] in plain sight within the maze. Pretty simple for a 2--room area. Enter the garden area thereafter and approach the magic-lockeddoor to get onto the world map again.

Now that Leo's off the trail, Nota is accessible. Revisit!

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11) NOTA [WK11]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | | Life Jewel Peasant Clothes Herb ||___________________________________________________________________________|

___| 1 | With the bridge opened for

||| | | business, everyone can get| |_ _|____|_|___________ to Nota's western half at|_ _| | |_____________|||| long last.

| |_ _|^| |_ _| |_ _|_|___ ___| | | | | The shops on that side are

| | |_| | | | better, surprisingly, with_| |_ _| | | || both upgraded equipment and

_|_ ___| | ____ | |_ _| the new Cleansing Water,| 2 | | | | | | | __| which alleviates paralysis.

_|_ _| |___| | |_ _|__| |__ [SH07]|3|___ _____| | |


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|_____ | | | Besides that, a [Life Jewel]|_| || | | can be found by taking the

|_ _|__| |__ scenic route under the Nota|_____ ____| bridge; [Peasant Clothes]'re

|_| in one of the lower houses,and an [Herb] is on the low

west part of the town exit. The northern route to Azado is the only way togo.

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12) ZULAN [WK12]

_______________________________________________________________________________ || ITEMS | | TO MOUNTAIN | Plate Armor || | |______________________________________|| || || IN || | | | MAYOR |_______) | This icy town is in the middle of a| | | |_____ _| _____| | frightfully fierce blizzard, and it's| || |_| | _||_| | | slowed down daily operations to a| |_ _| ___ | | | |______ | crawl. But, first things first -- the| |___ | | ___| |_ _ _| | only treasure chest in town.| | | | | | | | || | |_____| |_ _| |_ _| | [Plate Armor] is inside the mayor's| | ____________________| | digs, on the second floor, in plain| |_| | sight.| | || EXIT | When ready to proceed, talk with the|____________________________________| mayor himself and agree to slay the

monster causing the snowstorm. Luciawill object and temporarily leave the party, so she won't attend the ascent!Suit up with the local supply shops [SH08] and prepare to exit town in thenorth, near the althena statue. Recommend levels: around Lv 20-22.

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13) ZULAN MOUNTAIN [WK13]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | FOES | | 2000s Healing Nut | Wyburn || Power Crest Water Staff | Barbarian || Barrier Ring | Razor Wolf ||________________________________________________| Albino Baboon |

|__________________________|

A few notes before continuing. There is no Althena statue on this mountain,

but there will be automatic healing before the final boss -- that should beat least a little load off one's mind (I know it was to me!). As for themonsters, all are weak to fire magic, which means Burning Rain will be a boonto spam. Of course, running away like a ninny works when the MP diminishes...This is especially useful against Razor Wolf enemies' spinning attack-alltechnique, which'll take off about 40dmg to everyone. Albino Baboon can dropFur Robe, Razor Wolf a Fur Dress -- food for thought!

_ |||E|_______ _ | 1 - 2000s |

END |_____ 5| |F| | 2 - Healing Nut || | | | | 3 - Power Crest |

"OUTDOORS" ____||_ | 6 | | 4 - Water Staff |_ | ______| | 5 - Barrier Ring |

__|E|__||_ _| |__|F|_ ______ | 6 - Phoenix Ring || ||__________| _____/ 3 \_ |__________________|| |_ | __________ |

_| |__||___|D|_________ | |_ _______| ||__ _ | _ | D||_ _____|_

___|A|___/|\_ 4 |_|C|_ _| |_____|C| "INDOORS"|_ ______| \_____________| | |___________|

_| |______/\_ _ ______________| _| 2 || |_| |____|B|__ _ | _| _|__________ | \ _|A|__| | | || |B|

_______| |\________/ ( 1 / | ||_ _____________\ \______/| || |

|_| |__________|ENTER

Zulan Mountain is composed of three areas. It seems simple, but there's somuch sections blocked off and backtracking required that the player'll endup slightly annoyed at its unnecessary length. But, hey, that's RPGs for ya!The first area -- Zulan Mountain 3's SW corner -- is easy, as there are notreasures and the way to the "A" entrance is straightforward. Ruby will melt


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the ice-capped doorway, and will repeat this as time goes on. Beware: foesmay lurk behind false entrances! [NOTE: These are not marked on the map.]

Inside, grab the [2000s] and [Healing Nut], making way outside again. Ignorethe nearest ice-over entrance and make for the other where "C" is marked onmap. There will be a [Power Crest] en route to the blizzarding outdoors, anda [Water Staff] sitting in a snowbank once there. Ignore the nearest icydoor and continue west and north to the stairway, where the "E" entrance islocated. Thre's a short final cavern with a [Barrier Ring], and a half-hidden[Phoenix Ring] along the southern wall, before braving the winds and gettingto the "END"-marked path on the map. Save at this time and mosey inside.

After some scenes, Ruby and Hiro must gather the unconscious party members.Lucia will be back, also, and heals everyone completely. DO NOT SAVE HERE!There are no regular enemies to fight, and the boss'll have y'cornered, ashe's just up the hill. Positioning tactics are recommended as such:

Hiro - NW cornerJean - NE cornerLucia - MiddleLemina - SE cornerRonfar - SW corner

Jean and Lemina can be toggled around whichever back-row corner, naturally,but that's my setup. I suppose Lucia and Ronfar could switch as well (to baitboss into a Napalm Shot counterattack), but Lucia will now use healing andsupportive magic on her friends now, not just herself! Oh what a soul searchwill do... Anyway, fatty's up the summit.

________________________ ___________ ____________ ______________| BOSS: Missing Link | HP: ~3000 | EXP: 2600 | SILVER: ---- || | || Physical damage (One) | Beating chest with arms || Water damage (All) | Ears pointed, mouth agape || Nullifies all damage with tornado (Self) | Sucking in snowy air ||_________________________________________________|___________________________|

This boss should be a piece of cake once his pattern is learned. If the aboverecommendation was situated as so, the single-target physical attack will beon Hiro's NW position about 99% of the time. Since he'll have the most HP atany given time, that's for the best...not to mention the others will regainHP with Saint Litany! The tornado attack it uses nullifies all damage for oneround, so use that one for healing, boosting ATK, and replenishing MP withitems -- it uses it instantaneously when the turn occurs, so not even Jean'sfleet-footedness can do anything about it. It happens every five turns about,plus two more where it's protected, so there's ample time for recuperation.

Lucia will use Napalm Shot every turn if her healing services aren't needed,which is finally some good AI going her way. Jean's lightning speed shouldbe used to supply quick healing; otherwise, use her lowest-MP move which'lldo about 60-70dmg if upgraded. Lemina should stick with Flame Shot _EVERY_turn, unless you can't resist using Power Flame on Hiro. Speaking of which,he should be using Poe Sword every (applicable) turn. Ronfar should slingSaint Litany on everyone, while using Calm Litany when the avalanche attackis upcoming. He'll be slower than the boss at Lv22 but faster at Lv23, forreference -- pre-empt if needed.

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Once Missing Link has been purposely lost, inspect Maria and return to Zulanas the blizzard-bashin' heroes. Try to leave the mayor's house for some niceheartwarming scenes about Maria and her child...and her amnesia. Leaving thetown via the SW exit is now possible. The port city of Meribia will be inplain view south of the pass.

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14) MERIBIA [WK14]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | | Life Jewel Herb Lemina's Bromide 3 || Lemina's Bromide 2 Jessica's Bromide Earth Crest || Dagger ||___________________________________________________________________________|

Sight-seeing? Who cares about that -- let's loot the place for treasuresssss!

_||_ A [Life Jewel] is in the SW part of||||ENTER| TO DOJO [6,7] town, against the western wall.


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|_ _| |_ _| |_______||_________|___ ___ | One [Herb] is in the SE warehouse

___| |___| || | dist rict, near the corner pier.| ___ |_| ||| ||| |||||3 4| _ | 5 | | | | | | [Lemina's Bromide 3] is given from||_ _||_ _| |_| |_ _|_ _| |_ _|_ _| | Gramps in Ramus' shop, by talking|1 __ _ _ | to him four times. This is missable | ||| |__| |_| |_| |||| | so get it immediately!

| |_ | _| __ _ |_ _||_ _|2||_________| |_____| |____________| [Lemina's Bromide 2] is found by

searching the upper-left barrels inRamus' shop after getting Lemina's other bromide. This is missable too!

[Jessica's Bromide] can be obtained from some philosopher at the local bar;he's near the upper-left counter.

Now, for the real stuff. Master Lunn runs the town and the dojo, and Jean'stagged along with the party because of him. Go there to see some scenes andhe'll task everyone with getting rid of Taben's Peak's pesky bandits. Thereis an [Earth Crest] in the trainees' quarters and a useless [Dagger] in thefirst-floor armory.

Taben's Peak is just up the road, that weird twisted mountain to the NE. Getproperly equipped in Meribia [SH10], and sell off that junky Life Jewel forextra cash if needed. Also notable is that this is the first town that sellsStar Lights. Kinda expensive now, but they won't be needed now anyway -- noboss fight lurks in the distant dungeon.

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15) TABEN'S PEAK [WK15]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | FOES | | Herb Legendary Lid | Tormentor || Thunder Staff Luck Ring | Dream Leech || Spirit Mace Herb | Octo Plant || Cute Ribbon | Magic Hat |

|__________________________|

Tormentors are weak to fire, and their most powerful attack comes from theirhead-shooter tech -- it occurs when their wheels aren't blazing. Dream Leechgirls are weak to fire and can drain lots of MP from their target; watch outfor Lemina! Octo Plants are also weak to ice and are very slow, so they'renot much to worry about in the long run.

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TO MOUNTAINTOP The going is mostly straightforward, luckily.| There is an [Herb] chest sitting in plain

|| sight within the first enemy-filled screen,_| | and near the NE exit, a [Legendary Lid] put

.-------|_ | very sneakily into the foliage. It's hard to| |__ _| find, so look for the glint of red and dive| || right in.| | |_| ||_| |_|5| The next screen has a [Thunder Staff] for| | | dear ol' Lemina, while two screens later, a| | _______| [Luck Ring] and [Spirit Mace]. Again, this| | | ############ place's design isn't close to labyrinthine,| | |# # so even a novice should proceed easily up to| | 4 || || # the top (bearing in mind the semi-annoying| |_____| | ||_| # enemy groups, that is).| __| | ####| | __| At the summit, Nall's group has built a huge| | | 'fortress' and everyone is captured & jailed| | | in the lower area. Talk with everyone and it| ||___ will be morning. Ruby and Hiro are the only| |___ |_ ones left in the jail, so it's time to root| | |3| around this place. There's an [Herb] on the| || | | basement balcony & a [Cute Ribbon] near the| ELEVATOR | ___| inground playground slide, to the right.|


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| | | |_____| | 2: Legendary Lid | Lucia will stay as a 'hostage'| ||_| | | 3: Thunder Staff | and then it's off to Meribia's| |1 | || | 4: Luck Ring | sewers, where the cult's base| |_|| |_| | | 5: Spirit Mace | is supposedly operating from.| |_ _| || |__________________| The mountaintop gondola will| | |_____| || | ferry everyone down quickly.| |__ ____| | || | | || Once y'return to Meribia, the only way into| |_| ||___| |_ the sewers will be through the shop, so get'-------------- -|___ ___| as much upgraded equipment as possible and

_| |_ proceed on through!|_ _|

___| |___TO MERIBIA TO VANE

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16) MERIBIA SEWERS [WK16]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | FOES | | Star Light Steel Shield | Grog Snake || Dew Ring Quake Staff | Fatal Hopper || Soul Bandanna Silver Light | Gunfoot || Steel Helm Healing Nut | Ammonia || Silk Dress Star Light | Assassin || Star Light Mask |__________________________||________________________________________________|

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________________________________ _____ _|__ _____________________ | | | | ||| | _ | || | | 3 | | | C5 || | ____ _ |4| | |_| |__|_ _| | | __|| | || | B2 | | | | | ______________| | | ||

__| |_| |_|_ _| | | | | | | | | 01: Star Light ||__ ____________| | | | | ______ | | | 02: Steel Shield |

| | | | | || | _| __ | | | | 03: Dew Ring || | | |__| |_| |_| |__| |___| | | 04: Quake Staff |

__| |_||___ |_ _______________________| | 05: Soul Bandanna || A ||ENTER| | | | 06: Silver Light || | | | | 07: Steel Helm || | | | | 08: Healing Nut || |_______ | | | 09: Silk Dress || 1| _____| |___________ | 10: Star Light || |_____ |D | | 11: Star Light || | EXIT | _ | | || | |___________________|

| |__||_| |_| |_ | |____| |__| 10 11F | |___ ___ | This place can be rather confusing, | || | | | | | as specific switches need to be turned|| || | | | | ___ _| |_ | | on in order to advance. Basic rule of| |_|9|_| | | | |E | | | |6| thumb: turn every switch you find 'on'|_________|____ | |__ | |_| | | |_| as none of them have bad consequences.

| 8 | | | 7 ||___|| | | || |___| From the 'enter' area, locate the first

| |_| | |_| treasure, a [Star Light] near the dead end|_____| to the SW. Flip the "A" switch and continue

north to the [Steel Shield] chest -- the Bswitch is also found there, and allows further passage north. The place getsa bit maze-like from now on, but should be traversable with the ASCII map.

A [Dew Ring] is in a dead-end room, while a [Quake Staff] is in the lengthypassage of similar uselessness west of there. The [Soul Bandanna] chest isnear the "C" switch, which allows Hiro to take a small shortcut later on. Itis the "D" switch that allows access to the [Silver Light] chest, though --make sure to get that sucker!

A [Steel Helm] is found near there, as well as the "E" chest which allows oneto get the [Silk Dress] on an isolated part of the corridor later. Beforethat, though, is a [Healing Nut] near the waterside. Follow north to the twolast treasures, two [Star Light]s! At this point, flip the "F" switch -- itlowers a bridge near the 1st item, for quick healing back in Meribia. Don'tworry, the dungeon's bridges don't reset (but the enemies will).

Down the stairway marked 'Exit', it's a mid-boss battle: 4 Assassins. Ronfarshould anticipate healing, while Hiro spams Poe Sword and Jean attacks. DearLemina should use the most powerful ice-element magic. The battle can be hard,so killing one at a time is wise. Chances are they'll be faster than Jean atLv25, so try to poison them for better effect (+55 damage!). [1280exp, 600s]An Angel's Tear may be dropped also.


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Afterwards, a [Mask] is collected and the Meribia events are finished. Returnto Taben's Peak and speak with Nall, who'll give the [White Dragon Wings] asa present. This is basically an infinite 'Dragonfly Wing' item, allowing oneto escape to the beginning of the dungeon. It doesn't work in all places, butshould serve the party well 'nough. Lucia joins the party on the balcony, andthen it's off to Vane -- the barricade has been removed.

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17) VANE [WK17]_______________________________________________________________________________ |ITEMS | FOES |

| Mia's Bromide Lemina's Purse | Giga Wasp || Gorgon Doll Seal Crest | Bat Knight || Thunder Crest Silver Light | Death Shroom || Angel Ring Thieves' Staff |__________________________||________________________________________________|

Upon approaching Vane, entrance is barred. Lemina comes up with a plan to getinside via the Spring of Transmission nearby; it looks like a small pond onthe world map. Talk with one of the people there to get [Mia's Bromide] andproceed to the warp tile to enter the Vane Trial Cave. There are no items toget in here, so don't bother exploring.

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)A) |__ |/\/A|__/\ / / _ |D|___\\_/ / | | \/) ) |C| /| ___ \\ / | || |) ) ( / /_) | ( (___) )/ ( ___| |_| |/ / \/ / \ \ (

\\_/ /\/ |_____ / ( (| |\/ ) () \_\ / // _ ) \ ) )| | / \/ |

) / / / _|B|/ /| |\ \/\ / / | | / /\ /\__|( ( ( ( |_____/ |_| \__/ \/ |_____| (_/ \_/

\ \_______) ) | |/ __ __ \ __ THIEVES' EXIT

/ __| _| |_ \/ \ \// STAFF( ( |ENTER| ) ( __

) \ |_____| _ / /\ \/C/_/_,_\ \B\/ / \ __/ The Trial Cave is relatively simple to get

\ / /_/ through, but has multiple dead-ends and a/_/ larger enemy saturation than previous places.

Still shouldn't be difficult to make it up,

though, considering only four floors have monsters and one is very...small.Don't bother with the Thieves' Staff chest yet, as Lemina won't let anyonesteal it.

_______||_|| GUILD || Head straight for the guild and see scenes| |___ ___| |_____ involving Borgan and Miria, then Lemina on|_____||_ | the roof. All treasure chests in Vane are

| || | now ripe for the pickin'.|||| | |___|| |_ _|_ _| | [Lemina's Purse] is inside the guild hall| ||| [Gorgon Doll] is inside the guild hall| || |_ _|__ __| [Seal Crest] is near the guild exterior| |_ _| | [Thunder Crest] is near the Althena statue|_______ || || _________| [Silver Light] is in the Magic Library

/ ||_ _| |_ _|| [Angel Ring] is inside the Magic LibraryTrial |____ ____| [Thieves' Staff] is in Trail Cave top floor

Cave Ent. _| |_|ENTER| Also, [Lemina's Bromide 1] can be found in the Magic |_| Library, in one of the eastern shelves' poetry books.

Before leaving, check out the shops' immense inventories [SH10] and get asmuch as possible, selling Life Jewels where needed. Most of the armor is orwas available before (in treasure chests, like Meribia Sewers) so that willsave some hard-earned silver. Don't bother buying any elemental staves, sinceLemina should have the Thieves' Staff equipped for...well, forever.

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Destination: Sluice Forest, south along the riverbank.

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18) SLUICE FOREST [WK18]


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_______________________________________________________________________________ |ITEMS | FOES |

| Vigor Ring Star Light | Giga Ant || Warrior Crest | Fly Trapper ||________________________________________________| Killer Wasp |

| Bloodbyrd ||__________________________|

|| The forest is a tiny 3-screen stopgapEXIT | 1: Vigor Ring | dungeon en route to Azado, so there isn't

| | 2: Star Light | a lot to see and do. However, the enemies_||_ | 3: Warrior Crest | here often produce a large heap of silver

| | |__________________| upon defeat, so equipping Lemina's Purse| | (Lemina-only accessory) should help gain_ | | a bit more cash for the effort. Most foes are either weak

|3|__||____ or neutral to fire attacks, so that's the one to spam. The| \ Giga Ant will be a pain in the rear, though, so use Poe | || |\ \ Sword first thing to get rid of 'em.

| |_| | )2)_ |_____|( ( All treasures are found in the 2nd screen. The [Vigor Ring]

\1\________) ) near the entrance, [Star Light] in the middle], and the nice) __ _ / [Warrior Crest] near the end. The latter should be stuck on

( ( \ \_/ / Hiro and paired with the Power Crest to give him an enormous)) \___/ attack boost that'll suit him well for a long time.

/ /( ( The third screen is the sluice area. Inspect the artificial| |___ pond and everyone will camp out for the night. After the| | usual dialogue, talk with Lucia near the sluice for some fun|ENTER| bathing scenes. Well, at least she's mastered embarrassment!

|_| In the morning, hit the road to Azado, down the south cape.

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19) AZADO [WK19]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | FOES | | Safety Helmet Life Jewel | Inferno Ghoul || Angel Ring Star Light | Dieclops || Healing Ring Healing Crest | Flight Knight || Healing Nut | Nipple Yanker ||________________________________________________| Electro Eye |

|__________________________|_____________________

| || TO SHRINE | The port town of Azado will be a larger section, for| | | reasons that will be evident in a few tics. But, like

| _ _____||_____ _ | always, robbing townsfolk blind comes first.| | | | | |3| || | |__ __| |__ __| | | [Safety Helmet] in southwesternmost house| | _____ | | [Life Jewel] hidden by trees in SW waterside area| | || |BALSE| | | [Angel Ring] near NE house (go around back to get)| | |__ __| |__ __| | || | | | That's all for a moment. The shops nearby have [SH11]| | || || | | better inventory than Vane, too. Precedence should be| | |__1__| |__ __| | | given to Hiro and Ronfar, since they'll see more use| |2 | | than anyone else in the next dungeon. Stock Healing| |_| | Nuts for good measure, too -- sell the Life Jewel if|_____________________| needed.

As Ronfar said when he entered town, his acquaintance can hook 'em up with aboat. Visit the weird shrine on the north part of town and talk with Jamil,then visit the red-roofed house where Balse lives. This time, it'll be open.When ready, accept his invitation to pass the time 'til nightfall. A ship isberthed at west harbor, so get on it for some scenes. White Knight Leo willtemporarily join the party, which will now consist of him, Hiro, and Ronfar.He joins at Lv35 always with Dyne's Sword and Platinum Shield/Helm/Armor.

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There will be Inferno Ghouls around the streets now, but Leo will be able tocompletely massacre them with Grizzle Blade. The allies -- probably in themid-20s -- won't fare as well, and may die. Backtrack to the Althena statueif needed. Lots of free EXP here with Leo, so soak it up. Near Balse's housethere is another scene; after, make way through the barbecue to the temple.The shops are still open somehow if y'need to stockpile. Forcefully enter thenorthern shrine, and the Goddess Image (upper floors) will be available forexplorations. Note there isn't healing at the top, but the base floor has anAlthena statue...for 100s. =/


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||| | | | | | | |DC|NM| |DE|LM| |FE|LK| |F | G|J | K| |HG|JI|| _| _| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | _|_ | _|_ | | | || ENTER | | B | | |23| |_____|_____| |_| |______| |B | | _______ _______ ___

|H |O|I | |P |O| 4| _|P |_|| | _|___1| | | |5 | ______| 1: Silver Light | | | | | | | | | |Q| |BOSS Q|| 2: Healing Ring |

| 3: Healing Crest || 4: Healing Nut | This area is often two rooms separated by a wall, which| 5: Silver Light | will prove annoying where backtracking is concerned.|__________________| Enemies are usually easy to run away from, and I've no

idea why this is. Either way, conserve MP on the ascent!

Once up to the 9F, collect the [Star Light] chest and take the "I" stairwayback down to the 3F, where a [Healing Crest] and [Healing Ring] are. The ringis GREAT and gives extra HP each turn, and will STACK with Saint Litany! Verynice. Back on the 9F, take the "O" stairway to the 11F where the final item,a [Silver Light] is. Exit onto the statue's outer hands, heal up and save,and approach the flame for a boss fight. Make sure everyone is spaced out asper the Tactics menu.

________________________ ___________ ____________ ______________| BOSS: Flame Fang | HP: ~4500 | EXP: 6000 | SILVER: ---- || | |

| Fire-element damage (Zone) | Flapping wings normally || Physical damage (One) | Flapping wings hastily || Fire-element damage (All) | Flapping wings slowly ||_________________________________________________|___________________________|

This boss fight might be the easiest so far...if Hiro and Ronfar had theirequipment properly updated, as directed. The tactics are quite easy, though:Hiro and Leo use Poe sword and Flash Blade (respectively), while Ronfar useshealing magic based on the boss' tactics. At Lv27, our gamblin' priest wasstill slower than the boss, so healing should be anticipated. The physicalwing projectile attack it uses goes off first no matter the speed, and cando about 150+ damage. If Hiro is nearest to the boss (NW corner of Tacticsscreen as per usual), he'll be the main person attacked. If this happens,he should have the Healing Ring for extra help. It may be a little slowergoing, but I recommend having Hiro defend every time the physical attack isaround; Leo should never let up with Flash Blades, since he won't be attackedby anything other than the raining fire attack. Speaking of which, the fiery

rain and zone-attack animations that tip the player off to what attack willbe used are practically identical. Know that the raining fire attack ALWAYSfollows the physical attack.

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Afterwards, use Escape Litany and return to the docked Dragonship. Talk withLucia on the upper deck (y'should know the layout by now) and that's all!

______ _________ _______ _______ __ _______ _ ______( __ \ \__ __/( ____ \( ____ \ / \ ( ____ \( ( /|( __ \| ( \ ) ) ( | ( \/| ( \/ \/) ) | ( \/| \ ( || ( \ )| | ) | | | | (_____ | | | | | (__ | \ | || | ) || | | | | | (_____ )| | | | | __) | (\ \) || | | || | ) | | | ) || | | | | ( | | \ || | ) || (__/ )___) (___/\____) || (____/\ __) (_ | (____/\| ) \ || (__/ )

_(______/_\_______/\_______)(_______/____\____/____(_______/|/____)_)(______/__

20) PENTAGULIA [WK20]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | FOES | | Healing Ring Platinum Blade | Corp. Crusher || Life Jewel Hellfire Staff | Sgt. Slaughter || Silver Light Jewel Gauntlet | Flame Reaper || Ritual Hairpin Jewel Gauntlet | Gargoyle || Ritual Hairpin | Flash Lord ||________________________________________________| Assassin |

| Mercenary || Dark Sorcerer ||__________________________|

Disembark and talk with the party members -- Ronfar, Jean, and Lemina will goto the see the respective Masters and leave the party for awhile. Hiro's dutyis to escort Lucia to Althena. There are no shops in town whatsoever, and


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the layout is beyond simplistic -- just head to the northernmost building.For some fun, though, head to either of the four towers (except NE) to havesome eavesdropping fun on the other allies' conversations.

Anywho, Leo will be on the shrine's 2F and leads the trio to see Althena. Afew dialogues later and Hiro will be up against a boss by himself, althoughhe cannot win so there's no strategy 'cept to fail! He'll then be in the topof the White Tower in the NE part of Pentagulia. Leo will join the party as'Mystere'. When an enemy is faced, use Poe Sword/Flash Blade -- Grizzle Bladeprobably won't OHKO anyone. Oh, and spread the two fighters out in the backrow for good measure (NE, SE corners).

SecretRonfar RED TOWER Passage WHITE TOWER Start

\_ _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _/| |-| |-|4|-| |-| |-| |-|| __||__ ||-| |-| |-|3|-|2|-|1|-| | |5| | |__|ALTHENA|__| |

|_ _________ _|BLUE TOWER | | | | BLACK TOWER

_ _ _ _ _ _ | | | | _ _ _ _ _ _| |-| |-|7|-|6|-| |-| |-|| | | ||-| |-|8|-| |-|9|-| |-| |/ |___| |___| \

Jean Lemina

|| The descent from the White Tower results in another| 01: Healing Ring | [Healing Ring], and a [Platinum Sword] / [Life Jewel]| 02: Platinum Sword | combo. At the very bottom is Pentagulia's underground,| 03: Life Jewel | a corridor that connects to the other three towers. It

| 04: Hellfire Staff | would be in the player's best interest to assault the| 05: Silver Light | Red Tower, since that's where our healer's being kept| 06: Jewel Gauntlet | under lock and key. A [Hellfire Staff]-[Silver Light]| 07: Ritual Hairpin | duo is there.| 08: Jewel Gauntlet || 09: Ritual Hairpin | After that, rescue Jean and Lemina in whatever order.|____________________| Each path results in a [Jewel Gauntlet] and [Ritual

Hairpin]. Make sure to equip them on the femmes! Whenthe party is reunited fully, Mystere leaves the party to pursue some otherstuff...and then joins as Leo! What a goofball...

The downside to going up the towers in secret is that Escape Litany doesn'twork, so one has to trek back downwards. All those enemies y'might have runaway from are going to be keeping an eye out. Saving at every floor helps abit. Anyway, the secret passage is behind the underground corridor's Althenastatue. Inspect it from the front to open, watch some scenes, and continuedown to Lucia's spot via the door in Althena's room. Leo leaves the party...

again. Follow the blue-haired lass up to the 2F balcony where a secret towerwill be uncovered. Follow her into the lake, watch some scenes.

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...and everyone ends up at Taben's Peak! Talk with Nall then everyone else;the Dragonship will be in the vicinity of Vane all of a sudden. Since Leo'scarrying the White Dragon Aura, he'll need to cough it up. Visit the shipand Leo will have a mano-e-mano fight with Hiro. It's not very hard to win --just spam Poe Sword, have a Healing Ring equipped, and some Healing Nuts on--hand. He will fully heal himself once, too, but it shouldn't affect much.[5000 EXP awarded]. For winning, the [White Dragon Aura] is received.

Drive the Destiny to Meribia and enter the water, then head in a westernlydirection to the ice-capped land of permafrost. The White Dragon Cave will beup a meandering path there. Make sure to stock up on items before entering!

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21) WHITE DRAGON CAVE [WK21]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | FOES | | Star Light Snake Ring | Yeti || Endurance Ring Wind Crest | Mecha Star || Chiro Crest Angel Ring | Mutant Fly || Ice Staff Vitality Vial | Shiro Mongrel || White Dragon Crest | Chiro Mongrel ||________________________________________________|__________________________|

This dungeon can be a bit of an annoyance, although it is great for stealingShiro/Chiro Crests from the respective mongrels. That combination will affixa user's range at 200 which is helpful for low-range attackers like Ronfar.However, the best would be two Chiro Chests which allow the user attack


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initiative, i.e. they go first no matter their SPD! Getting them is slightlyannoying though, as Chiro Mongrels flee battle on 1-2 turns in battle and,even if the allies flee battle, it disappears from that monster formation!Kinda annoying, which is why it's best to steal from the one on the firstfloor repeatedly, leave the cave, repeat. If everyone has 2 Chiro Crests,they'll always go before the enemy; there's no priority besides actual SPDwithin the ally ranks. ^___^

BTW, the part about Nall directing the party to find "four chests" is aleftover objective from a previous Lunar EB game; this time, there's nosuch thing to worry about.

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\ | || |*| _ \ \ | ** 45 | | || | | |_| | _ |B|_/ ) | ** | |_***_____|| | | |_|A| |________/ | * | |6|| | | | | ||_____| | |______| | |||__________| TO NALL [9] | 1: Star Light |

_ | | 2: Snake Ring |

___|D|____ _||_ | 3: Endurance Ring |Asterisks (*) denote | _ ____| BOSS| | 4: Wind Crest |crystal barriers opened | | | | | | 5: Chiro Crest |by enemies and/or their | | ________| | 6: Angel Ring |projectiles. | | 7 | | 7: Ice Staff |

|_|_____| | 8: Vitality Vial || 9: White Dragon Crest ||_______________________|

The first screen is one of the biggest. Continue along the path until gettingto a two-tier area with ladders. Stick with the upper rim and continue southto a dead-end [Star Light] chest. Enter the lower 'ice rink' via the ladder,then find the next ladder, weaving along the to the west. A [Snake Ring] thatincreases evasion likelihood is in a chest there. From there, continue southalong the upper ridge, moving east to the "A" stairway. This leads to the B2floor, which is much simpler -- an [Endurance Ring] is in the NW area, whilethe "B" stairway exit is found in the southern dead-end. Easy-peasy.

The B3 area blocks Hiro in initially with ice crystals, but the enemies herewill throw projectiles when they don't have access to their prey -- this willshatter the obstruction. This same tactic must be taken to get the chests inthe SW 'crystal' fence, but the [Chiro Crest] and [Wind Crest] are worth it."C" exit is to the north. The next area (B4) is similar in that there is oneeasy place with a bunch of enemies near the [Angel Ring] chest, also behinda crystalline cage. And again, this same tactic is used on B5 where an [IceStaff] can be liberated.

On the lowest floor, collect the [Vitality Vial] and heal up with HealingNuts and, if necessary, Star Lights. Find the weird creature blocking theentryway and...

________________________ ___________ ____________ ______________| BOSS: White Fiend | HP: ~4000 | EXP: 11000 | SILVER: ---- || | || Non-elemental damage (All) + Field: Water | Aura ring encircles self || Raises own ATK/DEF | Pentagram on the ground || Water-elemental damage (All) | Mouth agape, head bobbing || Water-elemental damage (One) + %Sleep | Wings & head glow white ||_________________________________________________|___________________________|

To start, this is the first battle where a boss will change the field to suititself. After the first attack, there will be a teardrop symbol in the south--east corner, denoting water moves will be powered up more than normal. Thiseffect will stay forever unless Lemina uses Erase Magic to neutralize it; shelearns that skill at Lv32. As an example, its first attack should do around70-80 damage to everyone, but with the field effect used, it does about fortyextra damage -- not good! It's possible to get through the battle withoutneutralizing the effect, but Ronfar'll have to work extra hard while Jeankeeps his MP brimming.


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Hiro should use Poe Sword every turn, since that's the most damaging attackone currently has. Jean should attack (her skills suck in these cases) whilethe player uses her speed to item heal when needed. Ronfar should anticipatehealing if he's Lv29 or below since he'll be slower than the boss (at leastwithout aid of crests). Saint Litany will help also, but should only be castwhen the boss self-buffs or uses its single-target attack. Lemina should spamFlame Shot normally, and use Dispel Magic & Erase Magic to get rid of WhiteFiend's power-ups. Lucia will go at her own pace, equal parts attacker andnurse. If the usual "spread out to the corners" tactic is taken, make sureLucia is in the middle to draw its single-target attack to her.

The boss' pattern is usually as follows: non-elem field-changer, stat-buff,

water-damage on all, water-damage on one, water-damage on all, repeat. Thismeans the pattern ends with two attack-alls in a row! It may be wise to havesome people defend, while others item heal or anticipate such. This twofercan really ruin a good strategy, so preparation...or at least give Ronfar'sSPD a boost with a crest setup and have him use Recovery Coin (learn: Lv30).Also, its sleep-inducing attack will always act first, unless the doubleChiro crest setup is on a character.

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Afterwards, talk with Nall and get the [White Dragon Crest]. This will giveevery member of the party protection from one magic attack and, surprisesurprise, it will be infinitely useful on coming bosses. From now on, havinga nice supply of Star Lights to suit the huge 50 MP cost should be nice tohave. DO NOT WASTE SILVER LIGHTS IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO, since those should allbe saved for much later. Give Jean the White Dragon Crest since her speed'llact as its own type of protection.

Nall will melt the icebergs nearby and after getting back to the Dragonship,access to the town of Horam in the SW will be possible!

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22) HORAM / ZEN ZONE [WK22]_______________________________________________________________________________

|ITEMS | | Star Light Protection Ring Blue Pajamas || Life Jewel Invitation Iron Claw || Hawk Armlet Gold Hairpin Hawk Wrap || Rubber Boots Blue Dragon Aura ||___________________________________________________________________________|

|| [Star Light] is in left part of forest by entrance| 4||5 | [Protection Ring] is behind item shop in alley

| | | | [Blue Pajamas] are on the 2F of the NE dojo| |__ __| | [Life Jewel] is on the upper-left side of main dojo| || || | [Herb] is on the upper-right side of main dojo| |__ __| |__3__| || 2 | Before buying any equipment [SH12] and such, head for|||| ||| the Blue Dragon Fist dojo in town. The master there'll||_ _|_ _| |_ _____|| choose Jean to represent them in the Tournament of|________ ________| Death, at which time Jean will undergo a transformation|1 ALTHENA | of her own. |_|

First, she will gain the Blue Dragon Palm and DoppleDance abilities, and use claws (like a monk); this means she cannot equip anyfans. Her other equipment besides the [Iron Claw] will be a [Hawk Armlet],[Gold Hairpin], and [Hawk Wrap]! Jean is now a force to be reckoned with onthe battlefield. Oh, and she gains an extra attack in battle. The dojo masterwill bestow an [Invitation] that gives access to the Zen Dojo in the south.Some [Rubber Boots] can be found in a dojo storage room, also.

Now, for the upcoming tournament, only Jean, Ronfar, and Hiro will fight, sothose three should have priority when it comes to updating equipment. Ourmartial artist will already have optimum equipment, however. Find the ZenDojo by taking the Destiny south...quite simple and obvious, really.

ZEN DOJO

The tournament will begin here by talking with the proctor near the ring. Aman here has his own item shop [SH13] -- if y'don't have any Healing Nuts,get some. There isn't a real boss fight until after winning, so I'll give ashort overview of the build-up matches. Note that the player can leave thearea whenever s/he wishes without suffering any penalties whatsoever.

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Dragon Palm should be able to fell 'em. Kinda boring. [819 EXP]

ROUND 2: This time, three 'Flash Ninja' to defeat. Their attack can inflictpoison and they attack twice each, as well as having about twice asmuch HP as the Wolf Guard enemies. Gang up on one and anticipatehealing with Ronfar, if possible -- he IS the weakest link and maybe KO'd as an easy target. [1017 EXP].

ROUND 3: Final round: 3 Shadow Assassins. They have a

lunar ebc (original version)

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