บทสรุป Atrlier Iris 3
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| Quests - Target 500 Points |
| RANK - 03 WIND |
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| Researcher's Request: 100 points |
| Medicine Delivery : 200 points |
| Your Name : 100 points |
| Uniting the Beastmen: 100 points |
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o AREAS OPENED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Valtessa A
- Grimoire A
o RECIPES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Adventurer's Clothing [Quest reward- Medicine Delivery]
- Alchemic Cane [Chest - Grimoire]
- Alcohol [Alchemy Level 2 - Tavern, table by wall]
- Battleaxe [1880 Cole from Hagel's Weapon Store]
- Bouquet [Alchemy Level 1 - Valtessa flower patch]
- Broom [Alchmy level 2 - Library, Ewan's Room - books on floor]
- Cake [2190 Cole from Rio Book Store]
- Cloth [400 Cole from Rio Book Store]
- Common Dirt [Alchemy Level 0 - Patch of dirt in Valtessa]
- Enhanced Mechsword [Quest reward - Uniting the Beastmen]
- Fermentation [Alchemy Level 2 - Tavern, barrel at door]
- Flame Broiled Dish [Alchemy Level 1 - table - Tavern]
- Ingot [750 Cole from Rio Book Store]
- Iris's Clothes [1050 Cole from Rio Book Store]
- Lance [2180 Cole from Hagel's Weapon Store]
- Light Armour [1730 Cole from Hagel's Weapon Store]
- Magic Lantern [Alchemy Level 2 - Grimoire Library Desk]
- Mechsword [500 Cole from Hagel's Weapon Store]
- Pot [Alchemy Level 0 - in Guild, main room]
- Rapier [1580 Cole from Hagel's Weapon Store]
- Restorative Medicine [Alchemy Level 0 - in Workshop]
- Ring [Chest - Grimoire]
- Stole [Chest in Valtessa]
- Soup [default]
o ALCHEMY LEVELS OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Alchemy Level 0
- Alchemy Level 1
- Alchemy Level 2
TIP
Raise Iris' Alchemy Level as much as you can to obtain more recipe ideas and
increase her Magic Attack and Magic Defense.
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C H A P T E R O N E - W A L K T H R O U G H
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After the introduction, defeat the first enemies (simply pressing X three times
will do it) and you will exit the Alterworld. Walk to the right and you arrive
at Westbridge and the entrance to Zey Meruze. You might plan to return back
into the Alterworld and explore for a while, but Iris won't let you.
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Visit the Guild
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Walk into the town and talk to anyone if you want. Pick up the brown bags on
your way and head up and left to find a chest containing Paw Gloves. Then carry
on right and there is another chest [Cure Jar] just before reaching the
fountain. Fill up on Meruze Water. Iris won't let you explore more until you
have reported to the Guild, so you might as well do as you are told.
Head up past the fountain helping yourself to the first bag you see, and at the
entrance to the Guild there will be a short scene. After this you can in fact
do some exploring and walk left to find the shops, and right to find a chest
[Nicro Cloth] by the back door of the Tavern. Go inside the inn and through the
door to the right to find another chest containing [Nectar]. You can also play
with the globe in here: don't worry if it flies off, another one will be there
next time you visit.
Okay, let's not put it off anymore, and enter the GUILD. You will be introduced
to Anna and the Bulletin Board. There is only one open Quest, so that's the one
to take. Check your quest notes if you forget where to go, who to see, or what
to find. Talk to the other people if you wish and open the two chests for [210
Cole], and [Flour]
Although the task now is to visit the Library and meet Ewan, you can explore
if you want, and head back past the fountain to the Workshop if you want to
save your game. There is another chest alongside Iris' workshop [Legien Ore]
and you can fill up on water from the jetty to the right of her home.
You can explore the rest of the town now, picking up any other bags and chests.
There is a chest behind a barrel which you just hit with Edge's sword. This
contains [Salt] and is behind the house opposite the empty house on the route
to the monument.
However, it is best just to go and visit Ewan because walking all around Zey
Meruze gets tiring, and only after this visit will you be able to make use of
the green boats you may have noticed in various parts of the town. (There is a
chest containing [Heal Jar], if you go left at the Library steps
o Quest Tutorial
o Taxi Tutorial
o Tutorial for Alterworlds
TAXIS AND SHORT CUTS
Now you will have access to the boatman, and he will take you to the exit by
the Western Bridge. Take a quick trip back to the Workshop to save your game
if you haven't yet done so, and maybe do some shopping, but you cannot yet do
any alchemy. These taxis cost 10 Cole a ride and save a lot of hassle in
getting around the town quickly. When you are ready walk into the purple mist
for your first adventure in the Alterworld!
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The First Quest: Valtessa: MAP A
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Although the aim is just to pick up one item, you can take some time to explore
the Forest and fight some enemies. You can see all the details of the current
quests if you choose SELECT. (A quest is not recorded in the Reference Menu
until it is completed.)
You enter at the bottom left corner of the map and if you check the in-game map
by pressing Select, you can see a flashing exclamation mark which is your
destination. Ignore this for now and walk forwards and down and back along the
first path where you cannot see a room on the map. In here are some crystals,
grass that you can cut with your sword (press square to use your sword outside
of battle) and a chest containing Healing Ankh. This is a valuable accessory
and best to equip it to Iris.
Return to the large area and hop up the grass to get a brown bag. Continue
right, and past the large red enemy. You can win a fight against him easily
enough if you reach burst mode. Simply use fire attacks against the Puni and
Kobold with Edge and use Iris's magic, and with a Burst you will increase a
level.
In front of you, where you enter the next room, there will be a chest with the
Magic Staff inside. As soon as you open the chest there will be a battle, so
if you want to explore a bit more then don't open the chest. Check the
Valtessa guide for more details on what you can find and where you can go at
this stage of the game.
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| BOSS - PLATINUM PUNI |
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| Protections: Status |
| Weakness: Fire |
| Skills: |
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There will be a simple battle against a Platinum Puni. He resists magic, but
is weak to Edge's Pyre Blade which he will automatically use. Let Iris make a
normal physical attack to increase the Burst Gauge and one more Pyre from Edge
and you should get a Burst. All attacks will do very much more damage, but any
attack from the enemy will decrease the gauge. You also get a full 9 points to
use on more powerful attacks.
You'll notice that each battle gains Blade Points as well as money and
experience. After you leave the forest you will see a new screen with the
Field Bonus listed. Aim to complete these and you will receive some additional
rewards. (All the details of these bonuses and how to complete them are in the
Valtessa Alterworld section.)
o Battle Tutorial and Effects.
o Field Bonus Tutorial when you leave the Forest.
At the end of every Alterworld visit your team will automatically return to
the workshop where you can save.
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The First Synthesis
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Now return to Ewan, who will take you back to the Workshop and then walk or
take a taxi back to the Guild and take the two quests. When you return to the
Workshop there will be an icon of Iris's face with a flashing yellow light to
the right of the room. Investigate and ? Medicinal Idea becomes the recipe for
Restorative Medicine. She will also have three more Inspirational Ideas, which
are listed for Alchemy Level 0, and now you can start to synthesize.
o Tutorial for Synthesis.
o Tutorial for Properties
You are advised to buy in bulk! Salt, Flour, Polishing Powder, Legien
Ore and Water (though this is free) should always be in plentiful supply. You
don't have much money as yet, but when you do make sure to stock up on the
cheaper items as you will use them for many recipes.
As soon as you make one item there will be a tutorial on Properties. You can
have two for weapons and only one for armor and accessories. Only the strongest
effect will be active, and you can see this on the equipment screen where a
duplicate property will be greyed out. For example, if you equip a weapon with
the property HIT + 1, and an accessory with HIT + 2, the total additional hits
would be two. Or, if you have armor with the property Magic + (S) and a weapon
with Magic + (M), only the Magic + (M) would be active.
Even without buying any recipes or ingredients you should be able to make the
Raven Robe, Green Soup and Heal Jar. This will increase Iris' Alchemy Level to
just over half for the first level. If you find the Alchemy ideas you can also
make the X-Jar (from the Pot recipe), and using Philosopher's Ash from the
Common Dirt recipe.
Now time to go shopping! Buy the Mechsword recipe and Iris can make and improve
Edge's weapon. Buy Polishing Powder and the recipe for Cloth from the Book
Store. After making all these items her Alchemy Level will rise to Level 1 and
you will have more recipe ideas.
You can now go and find these ideas by returning to the places where you can
find them. While in Valtessa fight enough battles with the large red enemies to
get at least 3 Wild Meat for a Quest in the next chapter. You can also
increase your Valtessa Bonus.
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More Quests
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Complete the Heal Jar quest first, and Grimoire Castle will open up and you can
accept Retrieval (Fetch) Quests.
o Tutorial on Cancelling Quest and Retrieval Quests.
Now, if you want to continue doing quests, simply avoid getting the full 500
Quest Points. If you want to move on to the next chapter then as soon as you
reach the required number of points there will be a Mission, and ALL quests are
on hold. If you are in the middle of a quest, don't worry, as you can simply
continue and complete it in the following chapter. So long as you have accepted
a quest, it will still be shown in your quest list and even if you haven't
started it, you can do so in the next chapter. You can accept all quests for
your current level, but at some point there will be no more, and all new quests
indicate" NOT YET!".
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Review
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Despite doing all the quests and making everything you can find or afford to
buy it is doubtful that you will be able to afford to buy all the recipes on
sale. However, many of these have ingredients that you don't yet have access
to: such as Alchemic Metal. This includes Light Armor, Battleaxe recipes. Cake
requires Goat Cheese and a couple more things you won't have yet. It's not
worth buying the Lance or Rapier recipes since there is no-one who can use such
weapons yet, and besides, they also require items you don't yet posses.
Check with the man by the board in the Guild to receive some provisions: Green
Soup x5 and Nectar x3, Sweaty Fruit x2. You get more each time you increase in
Raider Rank if you ask for them.
RAIDER RANK 03 WIND - Green Soup x5 and Nectar x3, Sweaty Fruit x2.
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C H A P T E R O N E - Q U E S T S : R A I D E R R A N K 0 3
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N O R M A L Q U E S T S
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MEDICINE DELIVERY
Client : Anna, Guild
Objective: Get 5 Heal Jars
Reward : Quest Points: 200, Adventurer's Clothing x1 Recipe
Rank : 03 D
Unable to Cancel
Make these in the Workshop, and Anna will tell you to deliver them to Yach at
the General Store. Then report back to Anna.
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RESEARCHER'S REQUEST
Client : Ewan, Scripture Library
Objective: Find the Magic Staff in Valtessa.
Reward : Quest Points: 100P, Nicro Cloth x3
Rank : 03 D
Unable to Cancel
Open the chest in the area marked with an exclamation mark and return to Ewan.
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YOUR NAME
Client : Pukko, Beast Quarters
Objective: Listen to Pukko
Reward : Quest Points: 100, Flour 6.
Rank : 03 D
Unable to Cancel
You'll find Puko on the patch of earth to the right after entering the Beast
Quarters. Return to the Guild Combat Reception Desk to meet the object of his
affections: Phenyl, and then report back to Pukko to complete the quest. (You
will end up back at the Guild, saving you the walk back.)
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UNITING THE BEASTMEN
Client : Cerber, his house, Beastmen:'s Quarters
Objective: Talk to Cerber.
Reward : 100 Quest Points, Enhanced Mechsword x1, Recipe.
Rank : 03 D
Unable to Cancel
After finding and talking to Cerber, do as he asks and head out to Grimoire to
find and defeat defeat five groups of Caterpillars. To reach the Grimoire you
go through the secret door from the Scripture Library in Zey Meruze. The
monsters are immediately visible in the entrance area to the right and left by
the fact that they are coloured Purple. They are weak to Ice. Report back to
Cerber.
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EVERYONE'S DREAM
Client : Eva, Tavern.
Objective: Wild Meat x3
Reward : Worthless Stone x10, 1000 Cole.
Rank : 03 D
Defeat at least three Bears in Valtessa for their drop of Wild Meat. They are
found inside the large red enemies. Then return to the Bad Liver Tavern (down
the path to the right of the Guild), and give the meat to Eva, the barmaid.
NOTE: there will be more quests from Eva involving Steak, which requires Wild
Meat, so make sure to keep a supply of these.
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PROOF OF ALCHEMY
Client : Ella, Rio Book Store
Objective: Philosopher's Ash x7 will be needed
Reward : Poison Shroom x10, 1200 Cole
Rank : 03 D
Make 7 of these and give to Ella. You will first have to find the recipe for
Philosopher's Ash. This is one of Iris' Alchemy ideas and she will uncover the
recipe when she sees a patch of dirt in the second large room in Valtessa. You
can't miss this if you explore just a little.
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WANTING ATTENTION
Client : Yach, his store
Objective: Shifty Eye x3
Reward : 1300 Cole, 8 Directional Spring 7
Rank : 03 D
* Repeatable
Go to Grimoire and fight a few ordinary red enemies. Sword Geist and Shield
Geist drop this item.
* Repeatable - there are a number of these quests from Yach so it's worthwhile
always having a handy supply of Shifty Eyes to give him whenever you see this
quest. After you achieve a few levels you can sword slash blue enemies in
Grimoire and find loads of Shifty Eyes!
NOTE: repeated quests may require more than three Shifty Eyes, and the rewards
can change too: for example, Puppy Paw Bonbon x6 and 1300 Cole were given for
5 Shifty Eyes in a repeat quest.
C O M B A T Q U E S T S
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None as yet, because your Raider Rank is too low.
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C H A P T E R O N E : M I S S I O N : The Doors of Hope
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Book of Hope: the Beginning
You will see a scene which reveals the location for this mission in Grimoire,
and first you must return to the Library to speak to Ewan. By this time you
should be able to equip Iris with a Flame Ring so they both have access to Fire
attacks. Enter the Alterworld and check your map for the red exclamation mark
to show the precise location. It is on 3F, in the Library area, so first make
your way there.
This entails heading left from the entrance to Grimoire and then following the
passageway until you reach the opening to the second floor. Then walk left and
over the bridge and keep left until there is a junction. Turn left down the
screen and enter the opening to emerge at the third floor, Libary Desk. Follow
the passage until you reach the main library area.
There is a healing spot in the centre of the books in the Library so take
advantage of this and then walk towards the corridor leading to the mark.
You will be challenged to a battle.
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| BOSS - ALVERO KRONIE |
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| Location: Grimoire Library |
| Protections: None |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Twin Blade, Thunder Blade |
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Twin Blade is a timed attack which is annoying as it prevents you from building
up your Burst Gauge. However, counter this by using Edge's Windmill timed skill
and you should be able to get a Burst and then keep using Windmill.
If you anticipate any difficulty with this fight, then just make sure you have
raised the Skill Gauge before the battle, so you have an advantage. Also equip
Iris with a staff that has more than one Hit, so she can help with raising the
Burst. (Don't use the Crushing Empress staff for this fight!) Edge should have
Mist Armour and his Pyre Blade.
Room of Prayer
Walk back to heal after the battle if you want to, (it's not necessary) and
then back down to the small empty room in the SE corner. Press X on the
bookcase and enter the secret Room of Prayer. Walk along the empty corridor to
the end. Make sure to chat to Pamela either before or after the fight. Report
back to Ewan in the Library to complete the first chapter.
RANK 04 BREEZE: Collect your items: Cure Jar x5, Nectar x5, Bitter Fruit x2
LEVEL 10
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| Quests - Target Points 1000 |
| Rank - 04 BREEZE (1500) |
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| Alterworld Visit 100 points |
| Combat Exam 200 points |
| Echoes Of The Castle 200 points |
| Find my Cat! 100 points |
| Find Me Cat Food! 150 points |
| Flowers for the Library 200 points |
| For You! 150 points |
| Ghost Research 100 points |
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o AREAS OPENED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Posporia
- Valtessa Forest Depths
o MANA/BLADES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Plua (Edge Blade) [Echoes Of The Castle Quest]
o RECIPES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Cane [Alchemy Level 1 - Posporia, Eastern Fairy Forest]
- Costume [Alchemy Level 1 - Posporia Middle Battlegrounds, Kuma]
- Electric Fan [Alchemy Level 3 - Windmill outside workshop]
- Explosive [Alchemy Level 0 - Posporia]
- Fairy Clothes [Chest - Posporia]
- Gold [Quest reward - Echoes of the Castle]
- Kunai [Quest reward - Find Me Cat Food]
- Multi-Mechsword [Quest reward - Alterworld Visit]
- Magician's Book [Alchemy Level 3 - first bookshelf in Scripture Library]
- Mechanical Staff [Gearshaft: Quest reward - Ghost research]
- Shroom Armor [Alchemy Level 2 - Posporia]
- World Tree Twig [Alchemy Level 3 - Valtessa - sunlit tree Map A]
o ALCHEMY LEVELS OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Alchemy Level 3
TIP
Use a new Blade when you find one, to raise the Blade's levels and discover
more skills.
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C H A P T E R T W O : W A L K T H R O U G H
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After the event at the start of the chapter, head back inside the Workshop if
you want to save.
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Visit the Guild
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Start off by visiting the Guild and you will be given access to another
Alterworld: Posporia Battlegrounds, which is reached from the far end of the
Beastmen Quarters.
There will be more quests all of which you can accept. You will want to explore
the new area, and check it out for new Alchemy ideas from the last chapter, but
first call in on the clients and make sure you have all the details for the
quests. Phenyl is the easiest to talk to first so walk back to the Combat
Reception Desk to take the Combat exam. This requires you to visit Posporia as
you would expect.
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Starting the Quests
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You can do your round of the rest of the clients, though don't bother with Eva
until you have made the 7 Steak items. However, first head to Posporia, because
you can only get hold of a fishing rod after you have completed this Quest, and
then you can do the cat and fishing ones all at the same time. Make sense
anyway: cats like fish. (By the way, if you do the Gon quest first there will
be no more quests yet, so it is fine to leave this one until after Pospoaria.)
My guys were Level 11 after the Combat Exam battle and our exploration of
Posporia, and we returned with lots of new items and recipes. Report back to
the Guild and there should be another Quest on the board, this time from Ella
at the Book Store. Once you complete the Combat Exam you can take Combat
Quests, and Anna will give you a special request from Hegel at the weapon
store. Phenyl will bestow your reward, (Fishing Pole), which means that you are
now ready to go fishing...except that the Hegel event now unfolds
automatically. After this, head back to the Guild and there will be 4 more
quests: 2 with Quest Points, one combat and one repeat Shifty Eye quest.
o Combat quest tutorial.
You always report back to Phenyl for these quests and you can have as many
going at one time as you like, but there is a (generous) time limit to these,
although if you fail to complete one, it is likely to come up again.
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Fishing Quests
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Now is time for the fishing group of quests. To start the cat quest talk to
Papal, the girl who has lost her cat. She is standing just below the Fountain,
and you will need to go and search for Gon in Valtessa. Now take a taxi to the
Westbridge and walk down the grass verge just to the left of the boat to find
Funan. You will get a number of quests from him in future chapters, so don't
forget where to find him! You can head to Valtessa to the fishing spot and
catch fish and boots, for two quests, and find Gon as well.
The Puni Brothers are in Valtessa too, so in fact you could complete 4 quests
now, as well as trying for the Valtessa bonus of fishing 10 times. If you plan
to go after the Punis equip Iris with the Crushing Empress. In fact the Puni
Brothers are waiting for you at the fishing spot, so after picking up Gon, you
can now see the fishing area marked on the map.
It is a good idea to catch as much as you can, since you will gain a bonus for
Valtessa as well as having sufficient fish for a few quests and recipes.
o FISHING
This is simple. When a fish is hooked a bar appears on screen. Reel in the fish
by hitting the red area on the bar using the X button. If you miss you
fail...and sometimes you will plan to miss because the red area will take up
most of the bar and this means there is a monster and not a fish or anything
useful. Fish at least 10 times for the bonus.
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Grimoire Quests
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To trigger more Grimoire Quests, first do the "Flowers for the Library" and
after this you can do two at once in Grimoire, as well as getting Shifty Eyes
for Yach. First head to the library for Winna's quest, and then to the Dark
Altar for the "Echoes in the Castle" quest.
o BLADES
After this quest Iris will make a pact with the Mana, Plua, and you will have
the Summoning Skill for Iris and Blades for Edge.
The awkward thing here is that you can only change Blades at the workshop so
you have to decide before venturing forth, which one would be best to use. Now
you have an option to continue to use Edge's normal blades or equip Plua. You
probably will still have one level for the Normal Blade left to reveal so you
might want to continue using this Blade. However Plua has vastly better speed,
though lower attack, than the Normal Blades. You also change weapon type, and
now you will have the Kunai and Wind Slicer. Although the stats are much the
same for these, the Slicer has more hits.
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Raising Raider Rank
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Now be careful. If you have completed enough quests to gain 800 points and only
need another 100, if you then take on a 200 point quest, you will be on to the
next chapter. The best way is to avoid completing one of these until you have
done everything else you want to do.
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Alchemy and New Equipment
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Now to do some more crafting. You should be able to make quite a few new
things in order to raise Iris's Alchemy level once again. You can buy more
recipes with the money you receive from quests.
Mana Items
Nectar requires Zuftuff Water, Bitter Grape and X-Jar. Make Flame and then
replace Canone Rock with Thunder Stone to get Lightning Rod. Get the Glacier
Stone from the Quest to make Medicine X and craft Bomb Ice.
Ingredients
Goat's Cheese: replace Goat milk with Eicheloa which will give you a new idea
for Shroom Juice, or you could wait and make Alchemic Metal using your one
source of Melty Spring Water, and then make the Magical Torch accessory. Make
lots of Steak.
Equipment
Kuma Outfit will produce a new item if you replace Bear Pelt with White
Separates, except that you don't yet have Formal Fabric, which is the last
item needed for this new armor. However you can make Fairy Clothes with +1
HIT, and then use this to make Arabesque Stole with the Chrome Crystal.
By this point Iris's level should have increased to Alchemy Level 3. Go
outside the Workshop and look at the Windmill for another idea to come to
fruition, although you won't be able to craft it just yet.
Accessories
You will also be able to craft the Ice Ring using a Glacier Stone and Chrome
Crystal from Ella's quest. This has the CS ICE STORM, and finally make the
Fairy Stick.
Change your equipment to reflect these better weapons and accessories.
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Review
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After completing the Puni quest there were now five NOT YET quests on the
board. But although you cannot do them until your rank is higher, it can be
helpful to know what they are, because you can plan accordingly and make sure
you have made or collected some of the items needed.
Edge and Iris will be around Level 12 after completing these quests.
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C H A P T E R T W O - Q U E S T S : R A I D E R R A N K : O 4
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Combat quests become available after you take the Combat Exam Quest in Chapter
Two.
N O R M A L Q U E S T S
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ALTERWORLD VISIT
Client : Kuu, Fountain Area
Objective: Take him to an Alterworld
Reward : Multi-Mechsword x1 Recipe, 100 Quest points
Rank : 04 D
Unable to Cancel
Speak to the child to the right of the Fountain concerning the Quest to take
him to the ALterworlds. You agree to take him to Valtessa and he will meet you
at the entrance. He will appear whenever you are ready to enter Valtessa when
he will join you. Explore, heading north until Kuu finds a new path. Events
will proceed and then you can return to Zey Meruze. Find him again to the right
of the Fountain in order to claim the reward and complete the quest.
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COMBAT EXAM
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat enemy in Posporia
Reward : Quest Points 200, 1 ??? (Fishing Pole)
Rank : 04 D
Unable to Cancel
Take the taxi to the East Bridge and walk up through the Beastmen's Quarters,
Depths, heading to the right where the path forks.
Make your way down the tree to the Entrance Area. If you look at your map you
will see a red exclamation mark which indicates your adversary. For the full
details of this first accessible area in Posporia see the separate section. In
fact you can manage to explore everywhere, open all chests and still have time
for tea...I mean, still have time to fight the monster at the Watchtower.
Head to the far right room in Posporia Battlegrounds, going through the Neutral
Baths and then keeping to the upper path. This takes you to the Watchtower
Steps where you will find Mama Puni. Report back to Phenyl to complete this
quest and receive the Fishing Pole.
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| BOSS - MAMA PUNI |
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| Location: Posporia Watchtower Entrance |
| Protections: None |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Puni Breath |
| Drops: Canone Rock |
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The battle starts with two red and two blue Punis and Puni Mama. Use Flame
attacks to target the red and blue ones and build up your gauge. Use Windmill
with Edge and even after getting a Burst this timed attack does not deplete the
Skill Gauge so it is win win win all the way!.
If you have time continue up the steps, and there is another hourglass around
the corner and you can climb up to the Watchtower Ruins for a great view!.
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ECHOES OF THE CASTLE
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Investigate echoes in Grimoire Castle, Altar second floor.
Reward : 200 Quest Points, Gold x1 Recipe (Kunai received after battle)
Rank : 04 D
Unable to Cancel
Walk up to the second floor of the castle and keep going left to Inner Centre
East and then to the East Corridor. You will see a red mark on the map, so
continue down the passage to the Dark Altar and the inevitable boss battle. At
the end of the path is the Altar and an enemy. After beating her you will
receive a Mana, Plua: the Mana of Darkness.
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| BOSS - THE ELDER 1 and 2 |
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| Location: Dark Altar, Grimoire |
| Protections: Special |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Flame Gaze (1) Flare Cannon (2)|
| Hell Wave, Meteor (Timed) |
| Drops: None |
o----------------------------------------o
For the first stage of the battle use Windmill with Edge and physical attacks
with Iris who should have a few hits by now and the Caduceus. She will soon be
defeated, but then reveals her true form!
Keep healed and use the same strategy. Iris should use Mana Storm once you get
a burst and Edge could try Chain Digger if you get a chain of more than 7 or 8
hits. Green Soups are useful for repeat healing.
At the end of this battle you meet Plua the Mana of Darkness and an old friend
from the other Atelier Iris games. Iris makes a pact and now you have access
to BLADES! for Edge and the Summoning Skill for Iris. There will be a tutorial
on Blades.
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FIND ME CAT FOOD!
Client : Papal, Fountain Area
Objective: Talk to Papal first
Reward : 150 Quest Points, Kumai x1 Recipe.
Rank : 04 D
Unable to Cancel
Speak to Papal at the Fountain and then go to the tavern. On the way you will
be told that you need Tiger Blowfish for Gon. You can fish for these in
Valtessa if you have none. Give to Papal to complete the quest.
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FIND MY CAT!
Client : Papal, Fountain Area
Objective: Find Gon
Reward : Quest Points 100, 8 Directional Spring x2
Unable to Cancel
First speak to Papal who is waiting just below the fountain and will
have"Quest" above her head. Gon is found in the second small room to the left
in Valtessa and all you need to do is return to Papal to complete the quest.
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FLOWERS FOR THE LIBRARY
Client : Pamela, Grimoire
Objective: Give her a Huffin Blossom
Reward : 200 Quest Points, Canone Rock x5
Rank : 04 C
Unable to Cancel
Make sure you have a Huffin (easy enough since they are obtained by cutting
grass in the bottom right room at Valtessa next to the entrance), and then head
out to the Library in Grimoire. However you also need water, and an X-Jar so
make sure you have these first. If you remember, this is reached by going up
left from the entrance all the way around until you reach the staircase from
the landing on 1F, and then walking left through the Inner Center area to Inner
West and then heading left and up the stairs to the Library. You should be able
to sword slash all small enemies by now. Meet Pamela at her usual haunt (!) and
give her the Blossom. Now she wants a Vase, so give her an X-Jar, and finally
give her some water. That's the Quest clear.
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FOR YOU
Client : Pukko, Beastmen Quarters
Objective: Bring him a Kunai
Rank Required: 04 D
Reward : 150 Quest points, Fairy Hat x1
Rank : 04 D
Give him one of your Kunai. You will end up back at the Guild after fulfilling
this quest.
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GHOST RESEARCH
Client : Winna, Scripture Library
Objective: Speak to Winna.
Reward : 100 Quest Points, Mechanical Staff x1 Recipe.
Rank : 04 D
Unable to Cancel
Speak to Winna and then he will accompany you into Grimoire to meet Pamela in
the Library. Winna, the red haired researcher will be waiting for you in the
Scripture Library. He will join you when you enter the portal to Grimoire. Make
your way back to the Library slashing everything on the way, and Winna will
speak to Pamela. That's it! Return to Winna (once you leave Grimoire) for the
reward. Make Gearshaft, a weapon for Iris, from the recipe.
C O M B A T Q U E S T S
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FURRY MAGICIAN
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Kobold Magicians, Posporia
Reward : Healing Ankh x1, 2000 Cole
Rank : 04 C
While you're after this guy you could take some time out to fish for two boots
in a row and win 10 battles. Fishing can kill two birds with one stone, since
if you stay long enough you can catch your boots and fight some enemies.
The enemy is found at the same place as the Puni Mama: just up the steps at the
Watchtower Entrance.
o----------------------------------------o
| BOSS - KOBOLD MAGICIAN |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Posporia Watchtower |
| Protections: None |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Plasma Ray, Mind Bomb |
o----------------------------------------o
Use Windmill again to ensure you build up the gauge even if you are asleep!
Of course, having forgotten he used a sleep attack, I had the Cure CS on Edge
and he got the sleep spell. Once you have a burst and a chain of attacks, use
the Chain Digger to finish him off.
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PUNI RESEARCH.
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Slay Punis of Valtessa 5 groups needed
Reward : Thunder Stone x7, 2300 Cole.
Rank : 04 D
* Repeatable 5 times.
* Purple Monsters
Find and kill 5 groups of purple enemies.
NOTE: the numbers change from 5-7 groups, and the rewards can also be Glacier
Stone x5 and 2800 Cole.
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PUNI BROTHERS
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Puni Brothers, Valtessa
Rank : 04 B
Reward : Bitter Grape x3, 1000 Cole
Find and defeat these at the fishing spot in Valtessa. You will first need to
complete the previous Puni quest.
o----------------------------------------o
| BOSS - PUNI BROTHERS: Taro, Kichi,Jiro|
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Valtessa Fishing Spot |
| Protections: Special |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: |
o----------------------------------------o
Although they all have Special Skills protection they are weak to the Crushing
Empress which targets Punis, and using this weapon this will assist you in
building up the Burst Gauge. Have Edge use Windmill and concentrate on hitting
one brother at a time. Although Edge's Buster Drive Skill can do more damage it
does not help build the gauge, so I prefer the Windmill attack. At the end of
this battle Edge learned Chain Digger for his Normal Blade.
F E T C H Q U E S T S
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CORRECT KNOWLEDGE
Client : Ella
Objective: Medicine X x7
Rank : 04 C
Reward : Glacier Stone x5, Chrome Crystal x5
Make seven Medicine X.
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JUMBO STEAK
Client : Eva, Tavern
Objective: Steak x5
Rank : 04 B
Reward : Puppy Paw Bonbon 7, Canone Rock 8
* Repeatable
Make these using Wild Meat, dropped from Bears in Valtessa.
NOTE: the numbers and rewards change for repeat quests: maybe 1 or 5 Steak and
Thunder Stone can also be a reward.
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RAIN RAIN COME AGAIN
Client : Manna, Grocery Store
Objective: Boot x1
Reward : Fairy Stick x1, Puppy Paw Bonbon x5
Rank : 04 D
Fish for Boot at Valtessa's fishing spot, and return to Manna.
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SORROW, OH LAKE FISH
Client : Funan, Westbridge
Objective: Lake Fish x5
Reward : Thunder Stone x5, Wild Meat x3
Rank : 04 D
Fish for Lake Fish in Valtessa, and now return and give the fish to Funan,
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C H A P T E R T W O : M I S S I O N - Broken Ties
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First of all you will automatically meet with Hagel. Then head for the tavern,
and finally take a taxi to the entrance to Westbridge. You will return
automatically to the tavern, where you are told to head out to the Fairy
Village in Posporia.
Check your map by scrolling to the second map of the area and the red mark
will be visible at the Fairy Territory.village
The fastest route is to go east through the fishing spot and then through the
Gate to Fairy Fort West Entrance (this is where the Fairy shop is located).
There is a new healing place next to a tree in Eastern Fairy Forest just before
arriving at the village. You know what that means!
(You can go the other way as well and there is another healing spot at the far
south side of the village.)
o----------------------------------------o
| BOSS - YULA and NELL |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Fairy Village, Posporia |
| Protections: Special Skills |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Mow Down, Yula Strike |
| Armour Piercing, Quick Panther |
| Drops: None |
o----------------------------------------o
The strategy here depends on whether or not you have equipped the Plua Blade.
If not, then do as you have done before, and use Windmill to build up the Burst
Gauge. If you have Plua then take advantage of Blink attacks with the new Plua
Blade, and Plua can be summoned by Iris to make them both fall asleep, though
of course they will wake as soon as you attack again. Once you get a burst then
keep using Blink and Mana Storm with Iris. Defeat them one at a time. Yula's
attacks are more damaging, but since Nell is easier to defeat you could finish
her off first.
Mow Down damages everyone repeatedly, and Yula Strike is a timed attack on
one. Quick Panther and Armour Piercing are physical attacks from Nell,
Edge should gain sufficient ability points to learn Phantom Shift for Plua.
Now you receive the second gem. The fairy by the tree house door to the left
will tell you that Funan went home. You could stay for a while and gain more
field bonuses since Edge's Wind Slicer weapon will target Kobolds and Bears
(beasts) and Iris's Gearshaft targets the mushrooms (with Ice) so it is easy
to get fast kills.
When you've had enough return to town, and Funan will greet you and give you
the lost hammer, thus ending the mission and the chapter.
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C H A P T E R T H R E E ..................................................C03
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o----------------------------------o
| Quests - Target Points 950 |
| Rank 05 - WHIRL (2500) |
|----------------------------------|
| A Fishy Gift 150 points |
| A Simple Quest 100 points |
| First Feelings 150 points |
| Monster Puppeteer 200 points |
| The Reasons For War 200 points |
| Unsatisfied Humans 150 points |
| Unseen Weep 100 points |
o----------------------------------o.
o AREAS OPENED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Dakascus - Crystal Valley East
- Posporia - Kuma area
o MANA/BLADES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Nymph (Nell Blade) [Monster Puppeteer Quest]
- Jiptus (Edge Blade) [Unseen Weep Quest]
o RECIPES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Bread Bikini [Quest reward - Let's Talk]
- Cloth Accessories [Quest rewards - The Reasons for War]
- Curative Medicine [Quest reward - Unsatisfied Humans]
- Dress [Penn's Discounts - Dakascus]
- Hat [Chest in Crystal Valley East Lizard Thief room]
- Holy Clothing Recipe [Chest in Dakascus, Crystal Valley East]
- Jewelcraft [Quest item - First Feelings]
- Magic Battleaxe [Quest reward - A Fishy Gift]
- Men's Clothing [Penn's Discounts - Dakascus]
- Mushroom Charm [Alchemy Level 4 - mushrooms by tree: the third large room in
Valtessa OR in Posporia Western Fairy Forest near the Fairy sitting at the
top of a tree in the room before Fairy Fort, West Entrance]
- Mysterious Card [Chest - Posporia Kuma territory]
- Nell's Clothes [Quest reward - Monster Puppeteer]
- Risque Clothing [Alchemy Level 4 - Oasis fishing spot in Dakascus]
- Sharp Kunai [Quest reward - Unseen Weep]
o ALCHEMY LEVELS OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Alchemy Level 4
TIP
Make good use of accessories to enable common skills that complement the
Blades and weapon you have equipped.
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C H A P T E R T H R E E : W A L K T H R O U G H
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RANK 05 WHIRL -Heal Jar x5, Nectar x5 Bitter Fruit x1 and Sweaty Fruit x1.
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Visit the Guild
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Head for the Guild and Anna will inform you that the Crystal Valley of
Dakascus is now open to you. In Posporia things have changed and you can now
gain access into the Kuma territory to the North. Pick up your Rank raised
items before leaving the Guild.
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Quests
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Quests on the board are likely to be: Let's Talk, Green-Tail Bandits, The Age
Of...!, Something Furry, and Monster Puppeteer. This last quest gives you
another Mana, and since this enables Iris to use Ice attacks and Nell to heal
and boost stats, it's a good idea to complete this early on in the chapter
before visiting Dakascus, as many enemies there are weak to Ice. Also, complete
this quest before taking on the Unseen Weep Quest, although I think you have to
do it first anyway. Then equip the Nymph Blade to Nell as it allows you to heal
everyone from negative status effects.
Do the easy quests first, and any leftover from the previous chapter. The
Posporia one is fun, and will lead to some more from the same source, so you
might want to do that after talking to Anna. Chatter Flower, Tufts and Monster
Bones you should have after gardening and fighting some battles in Valtessa,
and the reward from Hagel is very useful as it will enable you to make some
items using the Alchemic Metal.
You can also now visit Dakascus for the first time and buy the essential
Melty Spring Water. Make sure to buy a lot of these as they are used in many
recipes. In fact, you can never have enough MSW!
Wait before doing the Mercenary Fight quest in Posporia, until the quest "The
Reasons for War" appears, and you can do both of these at the same time, since
the Jin Riders appear in the Kuma Mountains and West area. You can collect all
the new treasure and complete these two quests in one visit. You could also
complete the Pranks Prohibited at the same time, since you will end the quests
at the Fairy Village where they are easy to find. If the time is running out
with just a couple of beads left, then head to the Fairy Treasury and you can
steal all there treasure as the guard will have gone for lunch.
There are some repeat quests in this chapter, so make sure to do the easy ones
at least, such as Yach's Shifty Eye.
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Alchemy
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Now you can make the Heavy Glaive and Metal Hauberk with the Alchemic Metal,
and the Magical Torch, Thunder Ring and Silver Frost Ring using an Ice Ring and
the Alchemic Metal. These accessories are useful because they give you
additional common skills or spells that anyone can use if they equip the
accessory. Make sure to improve Nell's equipment with better armor and two
accessories before heading out to battle!
After visiting Dakascus you can also make some new equipment: Slash Rapier, and
Lancelot, and the Bread Bikini after taking the Chatter Flower to Manna. (Be
careful about using this armour as it is weak to physical attacks.) You can
also make Red Powerpuff from the Nell's Clothes recipe, using Nicro CLoth as a
substitute for Bear Pelt. You can finally make your very own Alchemic Metal
from the Ingot recipe bought in Chapter One, but you had to wait for the MSW
(Melty Spring Water). Make the Wind Slicer when you have the Sharp Kunai recipe
from the Unseen Weep quest, and then you can make the Stratos Sword and still
have a Wind Slicer to spare if you need it.
By this point you will have raised Iris's Alchemy Level once more.
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More Quests
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Until you complete the Reasons for War there seems to be an embargo on new
quests, even if you complete all the Combat and Fetch ones. After this was
completed there were suddenly three more: Winna's, the Harpy, and the next Kuu
quest.
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More Alchemy
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Once you have a Bear Pelt from the Kuma territory chests you can make Kuma
Outfit, and Black Hat with the Black Liquid. Trauer Tarot is made from the
Mysterious Card recipe also found in Posporia, so long as you have a spare
Magician's Book (which is easy enough to make.) You can also make Goat Cheese
with the Goat Milk you found, and then Cheesecake. Try using a different
ingredient for Mist Armor (Glansen Ore) and you can make Mist Plate. Use
Carrotato or Belgrade Potato and you can make Hot Salad from the Steak/Fish
recipe.
With Winna's Recipe you can make Healing Necklace.
You can experiment with a number of different recipe variations but there is
usually at least one item missing preventing you from crafting more.
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C H A P T E R T H R E E - Q U E S T S : R A I D E R R A N K : O 5
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N O R M A L Q U E S T S
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A FISHY GIFT
Client : Kuu, Fountain area
Objective: Give him a Bonita
Rank : 05 C
Reward : 150 Quest Points, Magic Battelaxe x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
Bonita can be fished for at the pond in Dakascus, but only after defeating the
Lizards that block the path. Kuu is where he always is, to the right of the
fountain in Zey Meruze.
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A SIMPLE QUEST
Client : Earl, Tavern
Objective: Give him a Fungushroom
Rank : 05 D
Reward : 100 Quest Points, Melty Spring Water x5
Unable to Cancel
You can fulfil this quest easily as soon as it appears on the board, as
Valtessa has these in plentiful supply. Earl is inside the Bad Liver Inn.
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FIRST FEELINGS
Client : Winna, Scripture Library
Objective: Healing Medicine for Pamela
Rank : 05 C
Reward : 150 Quest Points, Rose x1 (Quest item: Jewelcrafts Recipe)
Unable to Cancel
Speak to him and receive the Jewelcrafts Recipe for the Healing Necklace.
Return to the Workshop and make this accessory from Heal Jar, Legien Ore and
Melty Spring Water. All you have to do is take it to him and that's the end of
the quest.
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MONSTER PUPPETEER
Client : Anna
Objective: Investigate strange rumor in Posporia
Rank : 05 D
Reward : Quest Points 200, Nell's Clothes x1, Recipe. (Witchstaff after
battle)
Unable to Cancel
The room is highlighted on your map. It is the fishing spot at the bottom left
of the Central Region map, called the Altar of Water. Just head down a couple
of rooms and a scene will start after which you are in a battle with three
Kobolds: a Priest, Fighter, and Mage. This is nothing out of the ordinary so
use your usual attacks.
Next head to the new red mark on the map at the Neutral Baths. Talk to the
creatures in the baths and then to the fairy in blue to the right. Then walk
back to the Altar for another song from Repre and now there is a real boss
battle with an Ice Sprite.
o--------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - ICE SPRITE |
|--------------------------------------------|
| Location: Altar of Water, Posporia |
| Protections: Special Skills, Ice (double) |
| Weakness: Fire |
| Skills: Healing Echo, Summons Ice Elements |
| Frozen Shard |
o--------------------------------------------o
This enemy starts the battle with what looks like four timed Ice attacks
already lined up, but in fact these are separate parts of the Sprite and can
be targeted. Obviously being an Ice Sprite it is weak to all flame attacks.
You can also use Flame bombs on it. If you made the Accessory Magical Torch
then you will have Flare Rain, a timed fire attack.
It will use Healing Echo to heal all parts at once, and this is a timed skill,
so it will continue to heal. Frozen Shard is an attack by the Ice Elements. The
only useful thing is that the elements attacks don't do much damage and they
only attack once every other turn. Use Edge's Blink attack (with Plua), and
Nell's Quick Panther when you have a burst. I suggest just targeting the Sprite
unless you can destroy the elements during a burst. After the battle you will
receive another Mana: Nymph, and this gives Nell a new Blade option and Iris a
new summon. Both Edge and Nell will increase their equipped Blades' levels as
well.
Report back to Anna at the Guild.
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THE REASONS FOR WAR
Client : Go to Anna at the counter
Objective: Find out why the Fairies and Kuma are at war.
Rank : 05 C
Reward : 200 Quest Points, Cloth Accessories x1 Recipe.
Unable to Cancel
Anna will explain that the Fairy territory might be out of bounds so this gives
you the first chance to visit the Kuma side of Posporia, as you can now go
north from the central area and reach the Kuma Village. Pick up items from
various chests along the way, and when you reach the Kuma Village North speak
to the Kuma General who is standing on a small platform in front of the door of
the Chief's House. Now you can use the Cannon! Hop up the steps leading to the
roof of the house at the left of the village and speak to the Kuma there who
will send you flying.
Helpfully you will get a tutorial on cannon use. This first time you will get
to where you want to go without a problem, but after this you have to use the
moving bar in the same way as for fishing.
You will be in the Fairy Village and all you need to do is walk up the grassy
steps and speak to the Fairy General who is standing at the top. Now you can
use the Fairy Cannons as well. Report back to the Guild to complete this quest.
NOTE: If you plan to do the Mercenary Fight quest at the same time, just head
to the Mountains and defeat purple enemies before talking to the General, or
using the Cannon.
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UNSATISFIED HUMANS
Client : Cerber, Cerber's house, Beastmen:'s Quarters
Objective: Investigate complaints from Ella, Yach and Manna.
Rank : 05 D
Reward : 150 Quest Points, Curative Medicine x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
Talk to Cerber, who asks you to talk to the shopkeepers about why they have
been complaining about the Beastmen. Talk to all three shopkeepers and then
return to speak to Cerber again.
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UNSEEN WEEP
Client : Anna at the counter
Objective: Investigate weeping in Valtessa.
Rank : 05 C
Reward : 100 Quest Points, Sharp Kunai x1 Recipe (Heavy Glaive after battle.)
Unable to Cancel
Talk to Anna to hear about an unseen girl crying in the Forest Depths. When you
arrive, check the Depths map to see additional Quest Info, and walk to the
Forest Depths. Fight a few battles on the way to raise the Skill Gauge.
When you enter the Depths head straight into the next large room and turn up
right past the two large red enemies, and then walk into the right hand room,
which is reached by walking down the path below the two grassy steps. This is
the Poison Altar, and a scene will begin, after which you will find yourselves
in a battle.
o----------------------------------------o
| BOSS - MAGUS |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Valtessa Forest Depths |
| Protections: Special, Status Resist x2 |
| Weakness: Undead |
| Skills: Cursed Dragon (all cursed) |
| Death Call timed attack on one |
| Zombie Rain (all poisoned) |
| Life Drain (sucks HP from one |
| Drop: Heavy Glaive |
o----------------------------------------o
As she says, she inflicts poison so make sure someone has the Skill Cure.
I used Edge with Plua and Nell with Nymph so she had the Healing Echo skill
with the Cure Jar, as well as Swiftness to increase HITS, which combined with
Personal Call will help raise the Burst Gauge. Use Sanctuary with Nell to heal
any status effects. Nell will be immune from Life Drain with Nymph, and Plua
will activate to block some attacks.
At the end of this battle you receive Jiptus, the Mana of Poison, and can now
have a chat with Rufina. Report back to Anna for the rewards.
C O M B A T Q U E S T S
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BEAUTIFUL QUEEN
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Harpy in Posporia
Rank : 05 B
Reward : 3500 Cole, Ice Ring x1
This Boss enemy is not marked on the map but is up the rocks to the right of
the Earth Altar in the Kuma Mountains. (This is the large L - shaped room on
the Kuma Territory map.)
o--------------------------o
| BOSS - HARPY |
|--------------------------|
| Location: Posporia |
| Protections: None |
| Weakness: Beast |
| Skills: Impulse (all) |
| Drops: None |
o--------------------------o
She is fast and will probably manage two attacks for each card, though you can
use Iris to summon Jiptus to lower her attack and magic. But there should be
no real difficulty and with one burst chain you can beat her.
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GREEN TAIL BANDITS
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Lizard Thief in Dakascus
Rank : 05 C
Reward : 4000 Cole, Laughing Shroom x2
These are poisonous, so be sure to take the Fairy Stick so you can Cure,
though you should have Nymph by now for Nell and she can cure all status
effects with Sanctuary.
These enemies cannot be reached until you have first defeated the Lizard
Musketeers. They are hiding away in a small room to the left of the third of
six rooms at the far right of the Crystal Valley East map. (You will also find
the recipe [Hat] in a chest here.
o----------------------------------------o
| BOSS - LIZARD THIEF x 3 |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Dakcascus, CV East |
| Protections: None |
| Weakness: Dragon, Ice |
| Skills: Venom |
| Drops: None |
o----------------------------------------o
There are three of them, and they are all weak to Ice and will inflict Venom, a
more damaging form of poisoning. Use Nell's Nymph Sanctuary which not only
cures, but provides immunity from Venom attacks, and Plua for Edge which
protects him from a number of attacks. The Lizards' normal attacks will do
around 30 HP damage depending on your levels and equipment.
Once you gain a Burst use Dancing Edge with Edge's Plua which attacks them all
at once, and Iris to summon Nymph. Target them one at a time. My team were at
level 16/15 for this battle.
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LIZARD MUSKETEERS
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Lizard Trio in Dakcasus
Rank : 05 B
Reward : 3000 Cole, Glansen Ore
These enemies are found inside a Large Red boss monster which blocks the path
to the right from the room that also leads to the Pengie Village. They are
ordinary enemies.
Lizard Shaman: heals so take him out first.
Lizard Lord: attacks one for around 50 HP
Lizard Wizard: Hell Wave - powerful fire magic vs all, Tempest - wind magic vs
all
All three are weak to Ice so equip your team with Ice weapons: this means
change Nell to Nymph Blades and have Iris with the Gearshaft. Target them one
at a time leaving the Lord until last. After this battle you will have access
to Penn's Discounts shop outside town, and the Oasis and Garden.
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MERCENARY FIGHT
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Slay Posporian Puni Riders. 8 groups needed.
Rank : 05 D
Reward : 4000 Cole, Fungushroom x3
* Purple Monsters
* Repeatable x5
These are found in Kuma Territory Mountain and you can wait to do this quest
until after you take the quest The Reasons for War, and do them both at the
same time. It is the room that can be reached from Kuma Village South if you
head left and up some rocks. They also appear in Kuma Fort West if you take
the western route through the mountains and finally to the village.
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PRANKS PROHIBITED
Client : Phenyl
Objective: Kobold Mage x6/8
Rank : 05 D
Reward : 3800/3700 Cole, Glansen Ore x7/Monster Bone x11/5
* Repeatable
South part of Posporia - randomly found in small enemies in Western Fairy
Forest. They are sometimes in groups that drop from the Tree so this might the
best place to find them when you have the Hammer on a repeat quest later in
the game.
When completing the Reasons for War quest you will be fired back to the Fairy
Village and can find these enemies close by (best to head south to the Fairy
Village West Entrance) in blue blobs.
F E T C H Q U E S T S
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LET'S TALK
Client : Manna, Grocery Store
Objective: Chatter Flower x1
Rank : 05 D
Reward : Bread Bikini x1 Recipe, Misty Curtain x3
Take her a Chatter Flower to receive this recipe. (These are found, but not
every time, when you grow a Mysterious Seed in the garden in Valtessa, and
pick the flower before it turns to seed.)
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LIFE'S FRIEND
Client : Eva, Tavern
Objective: Take her Nectar x10
Rank : 05 B
Reward : Glansen Ore x5, Monster Bone x5
These are easy enough to make with Water, Bitter Grape and X-Jar. You will
probably have more than enough already, but if not just make a few more.
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THE AGE OF...
Client : Yach, General Store
Objective: 7 Monster Bones
Rank : 05 D
Reward : 4000 Cole, Glansen Ore x5,
These are dropped by Owl Bears found in Valtessa and Posporia and Lizards in
Dakascus, and you get them as a reward for Eva's quest.
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SOMETHING FURRY
Client : Hagel, Weapon Shop
Objective: 7 Tufts
Rank : 05 C
Reward : Metal Hauberk x1, Alchemic Metal x5.
You should have plenty of these from Kobold enemy drops, and can stock up on
that valuable Alchemic Metal as soon as possible.
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C H A P T E R T H R E E : M I S S I O N - The Girls' Daily Lives
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RANK 06 BLOW - X Heal x5, Cure Jar x5, Spicy Fruit x3.
My Levels: Edge and Iris 17 and Nell 15.
There are more Quest Points available than you need, so you will be able to
move on to the mission before completing all of them, but don't worry, as they
will still be listed at the start of the next chapter provided you accepted
the quests.
Collect your provisions from the Guild Worker, since you start this mission in
the Guild, and then visit Manna in her grocery shop. After this visit the Book
Store and talk to Ella. Now head off to Dakascus Pengie Village. You might want
to save first and check on your equipment. I was using Jiptus for Edge by this
time though it was only on the second level, and Nell had Nymph at Level 4. The
problem with Jiptus at this point is that it is very slow, though you should
have been able to craft the better Cyclops weapon. And remember, this is
Dakascus so you need to equip Nell and Iris with weapons that target Ice for
all those Lizards. (Hint!)
Make your way to the Pengie Village and talk to the Chief. After a Pengie flies
in with news (Stop harshing my aura!) depart to investigate the Guardian Hill.
This is marked on your map and is the room at the top right. Walk back to the
entrance to the village and then all the way right past the entrance to the
other shop outside town. Keep going up through the rooms and pick any chests if
have not already been up here.
Once you reach Guardian Hill there is a healing place, so you know what happens
next!
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| BOSS - STONE EMPEROR |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Dakascus |
| Protections: Special, Status (Double) |
| Weakness: Ice |
| Skills: Cliff Slicer - one, Teraflame -|
| all |
| Drops: None |
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Cliff Slicer does around 40 HP damage to one, and the SE self heals for each
round for around 250 HP. Teraflame will hurt for about 30 HP each.
Well, of course, you have Ice weapons so building up to a Burst should not be
too hard. Iris can lower his Spirit and Power with her Jiptus summon just to be
on the safe side. Use Death Call (a Create Life skill) with Edge's Jiptus to
assist in building the gauge with its timed attacks. If you have "Block" on
some equipment this will protect you from his physical attacks. Soul Eater can
inflict over 4000 damage when in Burst Mode and the battle should be over after
a couple of burst chains.
After the battle you will be back in the Pengie Village, so speak to the Chief
once more, and you will receive the Crystart recipe for Manna. You can stay to
complete any field bonus not yet achieved or just return to town and report
back to Manna to complete this chapter, and after this Manna's shop will now
sell Crystart.
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o----------------------------------o
| Quests - Target Points 900 |
| Rank - 06 BLOW (2600) |
|----------------------------------|
| Cleaning The Castle 200 points |
| Disorderly Time 200 points |
| Lost Kuu 150 points |
| Lying Grandpa 100 points |
| Lying Grandpa, Again 150 points |
| Subcontract Work 100 points |
| Unsatisfied Beastmen 150 points |
o----------------------------------o.
o AREAS OPENED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Grand Gardens of Ishtar - automatic
- Underground and Squawk Village of the Ancient Castle of Grimoire - with
Castle Key
- From Bow to Wow shop in Posporia opens its doors
- North Ruins opens up in Posporia during the Mission.
o MANA/BLADES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Siren (Nell Blade) [Optional - found at Sound Hill in Ishtar]
(See the section on Ishtar for details)
o RECIPES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Bangle [Chest - Ishtar 2nd level Terrace N]
- Book of Prophecy [Quest reward - Bridgetop Duel]
- Cursed Doll [Chest - Ishtar Woofer Village]
- Cute Clothes [Quest reward - Cleaning the Castle]
- Demon Pot [Grimoire Field Bonus 7000 points reward]
- Demonic Book Recipe [Alchemy level 5 - bookshelf in Grimoire Library, Devil
Aisle]
- Gauntlet [From Bow to Wow Posporia]
- Globe Recipe [Alchemy Level 6 - see globe in Tavern room to the right]
- Gong [Find - Squawk Village chest]
- Holy Battleaxe [Alchemy Level 6 - first metal plate at Ishtar Sky Gardens
Entrance]
- Holy Stone [Quest reward - Disorderly Time]
- Large Explosive [Buy from Antique Shop Gee in Squawk Village]
- Legendary Shield [Alchemy Level 5 - shield on wall in Grimoire Library,
Weapons Aisle - the room where you found the Castle Key]
- Medium Alchemy Staff [Quest reward - Lying Grandpa]
- Magic Bell [Quest reward - Lost Kuu]
- Sage Stone [Mission reward] ???
o ALCHEMY LEVELS OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Alchemy Level 5
- Alchemy Level 6 - possible, though you may not achieve this until Chapter 5.
TIP
Craft equipment with the ingredient Concentrated Honey to give the useful
property "CHARGE + L" which fills up the skills gauge faster.
King Tuna can be caught in the pond in Ishtar on your first visit.
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C H A P T E R F O U R : W A L K T H R O U G H
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There is a lot to do in this chapter, with many quests and new places to
explore.
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Visit the Guild
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Start as usual by visiting the Guild and completing any quests left over from
the previous chapter. The Grand Gardens of Ishtar is now open.
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Quests
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Funan wants two Joker Fish, Yach want a Laughing Shroom, There will be a quest
to slay Shadow Girls in Grimoire, another from Pamela, and a fish dish is
required by Manna. These initial quests do not involve Ishtar directly so you
could put off visiting there until there are some specific Ishtar quests. The
Rose Thorn quest from Eva can be completed early on as you will have a Rose as
the reward from Winna's quest in the last chapter. Don't worry about using up
your only Rose as you will be able to find many more in Ishtar, eventually.
I suggest doing as many other quests as possible before going to Ishtar, and if
you wait a while you will see the quest: Disorderly Time, which gives you a
good reason for entering Ishtar.
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Grimoire Quests
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There are a few of these so take them all, and on the way to the Scripture
Library visit Yach and complete his quest. Kettle Spirits and the Shadow Girls
are found on Floor 2 on the way to the Library for Pamela's quest. You will
also be able to visit the Squawk Village during this visit, since you will
receive the Castle Key during the cleaning of the cobwebs task. You can also
fish for two Joker fish when you reach the Squawk village in Grimoire, and
thus complete another quest!
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Alchemy - Before Ishtar!
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The Punislayer weapon can be made from the Slash Rapier, and this is useful
for Nell when going after Puni bosses of which there are quite a few. After
visiting the new areas there will be many more recipes to craft. You can make
Broiled Fish using the Joker Fish from Grimoire pond. After collecting Posporia
Cotton in Kuma territory chest you can make Posporia Cloth. A word of warning:
although one of the ingredients is Rainbow Feather (and you should have at
least one of these by now after fighting Harpies, DON'T waste it on the Cloth
since this is an item and has a set property of Guts.)
With the Posporia Cloth you can make the weapon Ice Blade for Edge (a derived
recipe from Magic Battleaxe - the Cyclops). After Grimoire Underground has been
explored you can also make the Lance Rocket for Nell, using the Brilliant Stone
you found there. (It's a recipe derived from the Slash Rapier.) This is useful
since the Stone allows you to add the property "Experience Bonus" and this will
help Nell to catch up levels with the other two, at least, it will once you
have her Blade that allows her to equip this weapon. (You will soon get the
recipe for Brilliant Stone so don't worry about using this one.)
If you picked up an enemy drop in Grimoire, you should have a Wandering Armor
item and can make the Mushroom Armour for Edge which protects him from Status
Effects. Make Ravissan for Nell, and with this you can make the Black Bustier
using the Pendelook found in Grimoire underground.
You can also try crafting the Rosen Maiden after receiving the Devil's Panties
reward for the Dinner quest, and use an alternative to the Rose for the first
ingredient instead, although you may wish to wait until you have been to
Ishtar and find lots of Roses. If you have Posporia Cotton you can make Nurse
Style costume which protects against Status Effects. Also, using Amethyst
Flower as the first ingredient, and Black Bustier for the second you can make
Maid Dress (with the Angel's Slip from Eva's beautiful Roses quest)
With all this crafting Iris should gain another Alchemy Level.
(Oh and don't worry about using up some of these items because the useful shop
in Posporia is now open where you can buy plenty of Goat Milk, Cheese, Cotton
and Bear Pelts.)
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Ishtar Quests
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When the Disorderly Time quest appears, take this, and the quest from Earl for
the Altena Soul. Many enemies in Ishtar are weak to electricity, and some to
Fire, so equip yourself to target these weakness. The Cyclops is a good weapon
for Edge if you are using Jiptus, or the Stratos Sword for Normal Blades. Nell
can use Gurgu's Cane for Nymph, and if Iris stays with the Gearshaft then you
have every eventuality covered!
Having left this for a while and completed many other quests first, my team
were at Level 19/18, and all that was left were repeated quests or Not Yets!
Time to head for Ishtar. During this first visit there is a lot you can do,
despite not having access to many parts of the area. You can fish, cut grass
and jump a lot for the Field Bonus, collect or buy Altena Souls for Earl's
quest, as well as completing the Disorderly Time quest. During this first
quest to Ishtar you can also find the Siren Mana at Sound Hill.
Even if you return to Ishtar you cannot alter the Lithographs and so you
cannot change anything in the Gardens during this chapter. However, you CAN
access Sound Hill and defeat a couple of enemies to find another Mana and new
Blades for Nell. These are very useful to obtain as soon as possible since they
allow Nell to steal items and turn enemies into a treat. Abuse this skill!
See the section on Ishtar for full details of this (optional) encounter.
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Alchemy After Ishtar
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Mana Items and Ingredients
After Ishtar using one Pendelook you can make Magic Silver Ingot using Glansen
Ore instead of Legien for Alchemic Metal, then Pendelook and MSW. Cure Jar can
be made now you have a supply of Concentrated Honey, and Brilliant Stone.
Weapons
Sybyl's Book can be made with the Magician's Book, Altena Soul and Zettel.
Jyoya can be crafted for Nell. You can make the Caduceus after completing the
first quest for Grandpa and receiving the Medium Alchemy Staff recipe.
Necronomicon can be made, and once you have Chaos Candy (from Nell's Trick or
Treat with Siren) make Rectangle Bread. If you complete Lost Kuu quest you can
make your own Funnybell from the recipe rewarded for this quest.
Armor
Craft Rosen Maiden using the Roses you brought back from Ishtar. Make Funky
Overalls with a substitute for the Frontier Headband providing you found (or
have made) the Black Belt. (Note that this armour for Edge defends against
Special attacks). Make Idol Costume for Nell. After getting the reward of a
Holy Stone recipe for completing Disorderly Time you can now make Brilliant
Stone, and with one of these Violetta can be made using the Brilliant Stone as
a substitute for Pentagle.
Make Metal Hauberk and change the first ingredient to Magic Silver Ingot and
you get Silver Cuirass. This is also useful armor as it protects against status
effects and can have AutoHeal on it as well. Nell and Edge can both equip this.
Accessories
Now for accessories, you can finally craft the Healing Ankh using the Healing
Necklace as the first item. Thorn Gauntlet can be made with a Rose Thorn.
Voodoo Doll can be crafted and then used to make Vasilissa's Doll (provided you
have a Pendelook left over and a Chatter Flower.) You can also make the Flame
Bangle, and if you have enough Brilliant Stones check out the recipes for the
Ice and Thunder Bangles as well, though they require ingredients you don't yet
possess. Craft Paw Gloves and the derived item, Black Belt, starting with Black
Liquid.
All this alchemy will raise Iris' level again to Level 6.
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Guild Again
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Report back to Anna after completing the Ishtar quest and Lost Kuu quest and
Lying Grandpa quests should appear.
If you have heeded my warning to make lots of Steak, you might be lucky to see
another Eva quest and can dash to the Tavern, give her the Steak and the
Altena Soul to Earl at the same time. Now for the Kuu/Grandpa quests.
Be aware that if you had a Quest Points quest left over from the last Chapter
you could be heading for the mission if you complete another couple of quests.
If you want to wait until more appear then do some non quest points ones. I
did this and then Unsatisfied Beastmen and Lying Grandpa Again, appeared. This
meant I could accept all these quests even though I wouldn't be able to
complete them all in this chapter.
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C H A P T E R F O U R - Q U E S T S : R A I D E R R A N K : O 6
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N O R M A L Q U E S T S
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CLEANING THE CASTLE
Client : Pamela, Grimoire Library
Objective: Talk to Anna and then remove the Spider Webs in the Library Area
Rank : 06 C
Reward : 200 Quest Points, Cute Clothes x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
After talking to Anna walk all the way to the Library in Grimoire and talk to
Pamela. Edge shows you what to do..simply sword slash the cobwebs. Since this
is also a requirement for a Field Bonus make sure to complete the job!
You start in Devil Aisle where there are two, and then walk right to Magic
Aisle room where there are 4. Then go up the ladder and into the left hand
room, Weapons Isle, where there are 5 cobwebs. Now, after you slash the two at
the right you will find a brown bag and the Castle Key, and Edge will say you
can stop. Don't do so if you want the Field bonus, and carry on and slash all
cobwebs in that room before speaking to Pamela again.
Now return to 1F Landing and walk right down the East Corridor and through to
the Outer Hall. When you arrive at the door there will be a scene and you now
have access to the Underground of the Ancient Castle of Grimoire, (to give it
it's proper title!)
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DISORDERLY TIME
Client : Anna
Objective: Investigate the history of Ishtar
Rank : 06 C
Reward : 200 Quest Points, Holy Stone x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
*See the separate section on Ishtar for a more detailed walkthrough.*
Speak to Anna first. According to Winna (who interrupts to give you a dull
lecture), there are two types of Lithographs> Red and Blue and you must copy
the inscriptions. All you have to do is approach them both and a scene will
unfold.
Examine two Lithographs in Ishtar to obtain these messages: "light the western
sun" and "snuff the eastern sun". The first one is marked on your Ishtar map
and is reached from the Woofer Village. Simply take the first teleporter down
from the entrance to the gardens and then walk to the right and down the path
that takes you directly to the Lithograph. You don't have to leave the room
where the villagers will chat and the shop can be found.
Then you have a long walk, heading through a number of rooms, all the way to
the right until you reach a grassy area. Here you will find the fishing pond
and you can walk across the water using the rocks and keep on the path to find
the second Lithograph.
After you're done, just spend some time fishing for Scallops until the time is
up. In fact you CAN catch a King Tuna at this fishing spot if you are lucky.
You can also take the teleporter to Sound Hill and defeat the boss there to
obtain the Siren Mana.
Report back to Anna when you return to Zey Meruze.
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LOST KUU
Client : Anna
Objective: Search for Kuu who is lost in Valtessa
Rank : 06 C
Reward : Quest Points 150, Magic Bell x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
Speak to Anna and then Papal at the Fountain and finally head out to Valtessa.
Check the map to see information on the first map so it appears that you don't
need to head out to the Forest Depths, but in fact when you walk to the turning
to the Depths you will find his backpack. Now switch maps and you are informed
that he IS in the Depths after all. (Surprise, surprise.)
Ignore the side rooms and make your way north. When you reach the large room
second from the last room, walk all the way to the right (this is the area with
the low stone walls), and then up into the final room that has two chests.
There he is!. The mist will come down after the scene, and that's that.
You next have control of Edge just in front of the Guild. The quest is not
completed until you report back to Anna.
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LYING GRANDPA
Client : Gramps, Fountain Area
Objective: Get 10 Beast Fangs
Rank : 06 C
Reward : Quest Points 100, Medium Alchemy Staff x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
Give 10 Beast Fangs to the old man standing by the fountain. You should have
plenty to spare and the rewards are good.
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LYING GRANDPA, AGAIN
Client : Gramps
Objective: Bring him 1 Dragon Bone
Rank : 06 C
Reward : Quest Points 150, Jawbreaker Candy x7
Unable to Cancel
This quest is dependent on you having completed the first Lying Grandpa quest.
You will have plenty of Dragon Bones to spare either from the reward for the
Dark Wing Collection Flaming Joker quests, or drops from Lizard Warriors and
Wizards in Dakascus.
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SUBCONTRACT WORK
Client : Earl, Tavern
Objective: Give him an Altena Soul (from Ishtar)
Rank : 06 C
Reward : Quest Points 100 Quest Point, Goat Cheese x5
Unable to Cancel
Simply find or buy one in Ishtar and take it to him.
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UNSATISFIED BEASTMEN
Client : Cerber, Cerber's House, Beastmen: Quarters
Objective: Visit Cerber and then investigate complaints in Posporia
Rank : 06 C
Reward : Quest Points 150, Silver Cuirass x1
Unable to Cancel
Visit Cerber and listen to him. Then speak to him again and this time he will
tell you who he wants you to visit and talk with: The Fairy and Kuma Generals
and the Woofer merchant in Posporia.
The Merchant (Bow Won) is in the Neutral Baths area, which is the room to the
right of the Middle Battlegrounds, and the fastest way to the other two is to
take one of the cannons from the Kuma Cannon east or west and this will deposit
you near the Fairy Village. Speak to the General at the top of the green steps
and then take the cannon back to the Kuma area close to the Kuma village. The
General will be just in front of the Chief's house. (This can be a good time
to complete the field bonus of not entering any battles, if you have no Combat
Quests left.)
When you have spoken to all three return and report back to Cerber, since this
quest is not completed until you do that.
C O M B A T Q U E S T S
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BRIDGETOP DUEL
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: 06 B
Rank : Defeat the Jagged Bear
Reward : 7000 Cole, Book of Prophecy x1 Recipe
This quest will only appear after you have completed a few other quests. You
will see information on the map saying that the bear is on a Bridge in central
Posporia, so it's just a matter of finding the correct bridge. In fact it is
the bridge leading to the east from the fishing spot at Fairy Fort East. As
Phenyl tells you: it's just a Bear!
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| BOSS - JAGGED BEAR |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Posporia |
| Protections: Ice |
| Weakness: Beast |
| Skills: Hug and Crush (Spirit down) |
| Drops: None |
o----------------------------------------o
It is slow, and although its ordinary attack can inflict around 80 HP damage,
(which is a lot when your team's HP only averages around double that), he is
easy enough to defeat with any Blades and any attacks.
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DARK WING COLLECTION
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Slay Grimoire Shadow Girls. 6 groups required
Rank : 06 C
Reward : 3000 Cole, Dragon Bone x5
* Repeatable
* Purple Monsters
These enemies are found in the Inner Centre/Corridor on floor 2F. They are
accompanied by Kettle Spirits so you can literally kill two birds with one
stone...well, one bird, two enemies and two quests at once!
Variable numbers - if 8 groups then 8 Bones!, and when there were 5 groups the
reward was Jawbreaker Candy x10, with the cash.
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KUMA INFILTRATION
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Slay Posporia Bear Monster. 5 groups needed
Rank : 06 D
Reward : 6000 Cole, Needle Candy x1 (weapon)
*Purple monsters
You are told to protect the fairies, so you know where to find the bears: in
Fairy Territory. I found them in the Western Fairy Forest south of the
village. However, you may find that you cannot access this part of the map
directly as the Fairies block the normal routes. If you head north to the Kuma
Territory you can take the Cannon from Kuma Cannon East or West, and this will
deposit you at the Fairy Fort East or West entrance.
The bears come in groups of two or three with a Bear, Owlbear and/or Kobold
Fighter. If you are using Jiptus, poison with Zombie Rain, is an effective
attack against them, or Iris can make them all fall asleep.
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STRANGE KETTLE
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat Kettle Spirit x8
Rank : 06 C
Reward : 4000 Cole, Long Pochy x6/Concentrated Honey x5 (varies on repeats)
* Repeatable
You can find these in Grimoire 1F inside blue enemies, and in purple enemies
on 2F which you need for the Dark Wing Collection quest.
In later quests they are easily found in Ishtar, 2nd Level Terrace N.
F E T C H Q U E S T S
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BEAUTIFUL ROSES
Client : Eva, Tavern
Objective: Take her Rose Thorn x1
Rank : 06 B
Reward : Angel's Slip x1, Black Hat x2
Make this from the Kunai Recipe using the Rose (from Winna's quest, or
gathered from Ishtar) as the first item.
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FLAMING JOKER FISH
Client : Funan, Westbridge
Objective: Give him Joker Fish x2 (x4)
Rank : 06 B
Reward : (???) Tiger Blowfish x2, Dragon Bone x8/Joker Fish x2 Long Pochy 11/
Jawbreaker Candy x10
* Repeatable
Fish for these at the Squawk Village as soon as you gain access to the pond.
These fish are hard to catch as the bar is very small and the margin for error
large. Keep trying until you catch two for Funan, and at least two for
yourself (for Manna's Dinner quest). If you keep fishing you may also be able
to catch Demon Squid which are needed for a later Funan quest.
Strange quest this one, when you get given back the two fish you gave him plus
additional items in repeated quests. It always shows a ???? for the first
item, but it is always 2 Fish, it's just the second part of the reward that
changes.
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HAPPY GREETINGS
Client : Yach, General Store
Objective: Give him 1 Laughing Shroom
Rank : 06 D
Reward : 7000 Cole, Black Liquid x1
These are found as a quest reward for Greentail Bandits so you should have at
least two. You can also cut grass for these and find them in bags in Ishtar.
(And they are found in bags in Nature's Prison in UG Grimoire.)
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HELPING MAKE DINNER
Client : Manna, Grocery Store
Objective: Take her Broiled Fish x2
Rank : 06 B
Reward : Devil's Panties x2, Long Pochy x7
This is why you needed an extra two fish from Grimoire pond, because Manna
wants TWO Broiled Fish. Make these using fish in the Steak recipe.
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C H A P T E R F O U R : M I S S I O N - A Man's Request
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Raider Rank FLURRY 07 - Cure Jar x5, Nectar x5, Crunchy Fruit x3.
Whichever quest you complete to raise your rank, a scene will start with
Crowley. He asks you to go to Posporia, Kuma Territory. You can now go back to
the Guild and pick up your ranked up items and save as well if you need to,
before setting out for Kuma Territory.
Check the map in Posporia and you'll see a red ! at an area you haven't yet
explored. This is the place where a Kuma blocked your path earlier. When you
arrive at the Middle Battlegrounds Alvero will turn up for a fight.
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| BOSS - ALVERO 2 |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Posporia |
| Protections: Special/Status Double |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Twin Blade X (x3| timed - one |
| Thunder Blade - one |
| Drop: None |
o----------------------------------------o
I had Nell with Siren (having only just got it), and Edge with Jiptus to
complete his final level for that Blade, but you would might do better with
different Blades, though at least this has Death Calls, which is helpful for
increasing the Burst Gauge. The other awkward thing for this battle, is that
you have no chance to increase your Skill Level, so that's the first thing to
think about. Iris can reduce his Power and Spirit with Jiptus as usual, but
there's not much you can do about his timed attacks.
He has Thunder Blade which targets one for about 30-40 HP and Twin Blade also
randomly targets one person each time it activates. I managed to get in two
Soul Bursts in one Burst Chain so he was nearly out of HP by the end of that.
He can summon the Twin Blade X attack again even with one card left from the
last. It was fun seeing Team Kobold flatten him for the final attack, but they
didn't manage to steal anything despite a few attempts.
After a short scene, continue on your way to the red mark. Walk up across the
bridge and head right through Kuma Fort East, then up the steps to the left
and follow the path right and then left and across the wooden bridge, until you
reach the East Gate. Once through here go up the steps into the house (Kuma
Station East) and then up the path beside the house. This takes you to the new
and previously un-visited area called the North Ruins Entrance.
Fight a battle or two to raise your skill gauge and then heal up before
venturing into the unknown. (Though at least you know it's going to be a boss
fight.)
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???Ruins
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| BOSS - ALKANE |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Posporia ???Ruins |
| Protections: Special/Status Double |
| Weakness: Lightning |
| Skills: Primal Ray, Armor a, Armor b |
| Drops: None |
o----------------------------------------o
This boss made me laugh the first time I saw it, as I was expecting something
dinosaur like. Anyway, luckily, being a machine it is weak to lightning. You
really need Nell with Nymph to heal, and as many Lightning based weapons as you
can muster. Edge with his Cyclops Blade would be a good plan with Jiptus, and
Nell with Funnybell. (I had Silver Cuirass for Nell, Funky Overalls and Nurse
Style Armor for the other two, and they all had Speed S with Edge having Delay
L .)
Primal Ray is a physical attack that does not activate immediately, but will
blast you all on its next turn doing anything up to 120 HP damage. This thing
means serious business. Armor a (alpha I think), is a one person physical
attack, that involves lots of small hits. Armor b targets everyone for around
25-30 HP. His ordinary attack will do around 80+ HP damage.
Use Jiptus with Iris again, and make sure everyone is kept healed when he plans
to use Primal Ray. Aside from that precaution, just manage one or two bursts
with your best skills and he'll explode. This is a good fight for levelling up
Blades, so it might be worth while using Siren after all.
My team were at Level 21/20 for this fight.
You can stay in Posporia if you want to complete any Field Bonuses or just
head back to town for another (automatic) scene and the reward of Sage Stone
Recipe. (Not too sure what this is.)
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| Quests - Target Points 1000 |
| Raider Rank: FLURRY 07 (3500) |
|----------------------------------|
| A Flower For You 100 points |
| Broken Crystal 200 points |
| Experiment And Rescue 100 points |
| Follow My Cat 150 points |
| Problematic Gifts 100 points |
| Soldiers Never Die 100 points |
| They Only Walk Away 150 points |
| Three Tasks 200 points |
o----------------------------------o.
o AREAS OPENED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Grimoire Freezer (with the Flame Barrett)
- Ishtar 2nd Level South (with the Flame Barret)
- Dakascus West (with the Breath of Earth)
- Grimoire Squawk Treasury (duirng They Only Walk Away quest)
o MANA/BLADES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Diemia - Mana of Stone (Nell Blade) [found at Earth Altar - Three Tasks
quest.]
- Fanatos - Mana of Evil (Edge Blade) [found after They Only Walk Away quest]
o RECIPES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Aroma Material [Quest reward 'They only walk away']
- Breath of Earth [Quest item - Broken Crystal - A KEY ITEM)
- Expert Alchemy Staff [Quest - Danger! Pixie Trio]
- Fish Bikini [Field Bonus, Valtessa 7000 points]
- Fish Sword [Quest reward - Demon Squid Backlash]
- Gearbox [Quest reward - Experiment and Rescue]
- Living Uni Recipe [Alchemy Level 5 - Squawk Treasury, Grimoire after
defeating Fatebringer]
- Magic Rapier [Quest reward - A Flower for You]
- Magic Kunai [Quest reward - Broken Crystal]
- Magic Shield Recipe [Dakascus, Crystal Valley W - chest]
- Superior Medicine [Quest reward - Three Tasks]
o ALCHEMY LEVELS OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- ALchemy Level 6 if you didn't get it in the last Chapter.
TIP
Diemia gives Iris a summons which is a physical attack and you should use this
against enemies which resist her magic.
When you find any Pendelook make sure to keep at least one, and preferably
two, and this will help to complete a quest quickly in the next chapter.
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C H A P T E R F I V E : W A L K T H R O U G H
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After the initial scene, return to the Workshop to save if you want.
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Quests and Flame Barrett
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There will be a large number of quests awaiting this time. Puni Brothers 2,
Fallen Angels, Experiment and Rescue, Demon Squid Backlash, Mushroom Stew, New
Type Sweets, and Tailor Made.
You'll see that some of these involve new areas - for example, 2nd Level South,
and the Grimoire Freezer. These are, of course, connected, since you needed
something to melt ice in Ishtar as well as in Grimoire. Start by taking them
all, and then talk to Anna to receive the Flame Barrett. Now you can melt all
the ice at Ishtar as well as finding a more direct route to the Squawk Village.
o Tutorial on Flame Barrett.
Basically you use this directly from the sword slash command and just alter the
attack using L1 or R1. Just be aware that when using the Flame thrower you
cannot slash enemies or smash boxes.
You could start with Grimoire as it's easier and there are some alchemy ideas
you might have left finding until now. Make sure to use Nell's Treat attacks
as often as possible using her Siren Blades and this way you will collect a
range of items required for alchemy.
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Ishtar Quests
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Before setting out, complete any leftover quests from the last chapter, and you
should be able to do some of the Fetch ones immediately. Check back at the
Guild and you might find another quest or two. For example, Pixie Trio was now
up and this helps in planning to complete a number of Ishtar related quests at
once. After completing the Grimoire Freezer adventure another Ishtar quest
appeared: Soldiers Never Die, together with Three Tasks and this is good news
as now you have a good reason for heading to Ishtar.
This need a little bit of planning, so make sure you have the 5 Black Fairy
Clothes, and have checked with Anna for instructions for both the quests that
involve her, as she will only talk about one at a time.
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More Quests
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After all these quests don't forget to report back for your rewards, and to
complete the Three Tasks Quest for a new Mana. There will be no more new
quests until this one has been completed (aside from repeats). Then A Flower
for You, and Broken Crystal will appear. This last one is important because it
gives you access to most of the rest of Dakascus.
If Problematic Gifts and They Only Walk Away appear, then accept them even if
you don't have the Quest Points capacity to complete them in this chapter. It
will save you a lot of effort if you try to do these quests in tandem. They
both require two visits to Grimoire, but the second visit of Pamela's quest
deposits you back in the Library automatically, so you could just carry on from
here to the Squawk Village. Then for the second visit to the Squawk Village
you are also taken there automatically.
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Alchemy
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After completing the first raft of quests, including getting Diemia it's a good
time to craft some new items and change Blades for Nell.
Items
Make X Heal, and then use an X Heal for the first item to make Heal All. Make
Strange Gearbox. Make Brilliant Stone replacing the first item with Pendelook
to make the useful Pentagle.
Weapons
Make Gear Blaze changing the first item to Strange Gearbox and you will get
Armed Gear, a Fire based weapon for Edge. Make Gurgu's Cane switching the first
ingredient for Eiche or Gash Twig, (this uses Pentagle for the final
ingredient) and you will get Wisdom Cane, a staff for Nell. Make Skirnir's
Staff, and then use this to make Caduceus replacing the first ingredient, and
you get Hermes Staff. (You can keep the Rainbow Feather Property of Hit +2 and
you'll have a staff with the full 7 hits on it.)
After completing the "Flower for You' quest make the Balmung from the recipe
Meyna gives you. You have had this weapon for a while, but without being able
to craft it you could not add any Properties, and now you can. There are a
couple of derived recipes from this one but you can't make those just yet.
When you complete the Broken Crystal quest you can make the Shadow Dagger for
Edge. (I like to put Deadly Toxin on this, as it can work with some bosses.)
Armor
Make Metal Hauberk using the Strange Gearbox as the first ingredient and you
get Gear Melxe 1. (You'll see that a number of armor items require Formal
Fabric which you don't yet have.)
Accessories
You can now make Glowing Bracelet using a Pentagle, and this gives you the
useful skill of Raise. Make the M-type Auto Fan for another common skill, and
Demon Pot...provided you haven't given away all your Shifty Eyes to Yach.
(Oops!)
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C H A P T E R F I V E - Q U E S T S : R A I D E R R A N K : - O 7
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N O R M A L Q U E S T S
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A FLOWER FOR YOU
Client : Meyna
Objective: Bring her a Bouquet
Rank : 07 C
Reward : Quest Points 100, Magic Rapier x1 Recipe
Make a Bouquet weapon and take this to Meyna at the Memorial. This is reached
by heading right from the Bookshop.
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BROKEN CRYSTAL
Client : Anna
Objective: Fix the crystals in Dakascus for the Pengie Chief
Rank : 07 B
Reward : Quest Points 200, Magic Kunai x1 Recipe, (Breath of Earth Recipe)
Unable to Cancel
Make your way to the Pengie Village and speak to the Chief. He will give you
the recipe for the Breath of Earth. Make sure you buy extra Chrome Crystals if
you don't have many, and then return to the Workshop and make about a dozen of
these. Return to Dakascus and you are given the option to take one BoE to the
Chief. Agree, and you will be at the Village in an instant. He will show you
where to use it and asks you to mend all the broken crystals. This will clear
the quest and you will be back at the village. Then you can continue and
explore the Western part of Crystal Valley.
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EXPERIMENT AND RESCUE
Client : Anna
Objective: Rescue someone stuck in Grimoire freezer
Rank : 07 C
Reward : Quest Points 100, Gearbox x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
This is easy as all you have to do it head to the right in Grimoire, after
picking up the Flame Barrett from Anna before setting out. Melt the ice and
then carry on going left through the door, and to the stairs. Then you can find
your way up to the second floor without the long walk around the block. Then
walk right and head for the red mark. This is the freezer area. Make sure to
melt everything you see (for a Field Bonus) and pick up all the treasure in
both the small rooms. Report back to Anna for the reward and to be told you can
keep the Flame Barrett.
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FOLLOW MY CAT
Client : Papal, Fountain Area
Objective: Talk to Papal and find Gon.
Rank : 07 D
Reward : Quest Points 150, Joker Fish x2
Unable to Cancel
This quest may not appear until Chapter 6, but it will show eventually.
Speak to Papal at her usual place near the Fountain and Nell hints at what he
might be doing. The plan involves finding people who might have seen him.
Walk up towards the Guild and then left, heading towards Yach and Hagel's
shops. You'll meet a Lady who advises you to look around the Library. Just walk
towards the Scripture Library and there will be a scene. Walk back to speak to
Papal again to complete the quest.
Just a note: if you don't get the chest to the left of the Scripture Library
now, you won't be able to access it again as the kittens will block your path.
It contains a Heal Jar, so it's no big loss.
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PROBLEMATIC GIFTS
Client : Pamela
Objective: Listen to Pamela and return 4 gifts
Rank : 07 C
Reward : Quest Points 100, Black Bustier x1 (armor)
Walk to the Library in Grimoire, not forgetting that now you can take the
short cut by heading right at the entrance and melting the ice.
Pamela wants you to return some gifts, and will tell you more if you speak to
her again. The gifts are from Hagel, Ewan and "this other guy, and this lady".
Walk from the Workshop to the Fountain and there will be a scene with the
unnamed lady, a Raider Woman. Then walk towards the Tavern and there will be
another scene with the unknown Man. Finally visit Hagel in his shop and then
Ewan in his room at the Scripture Library, and after this you'll be
automatically back with Pamela. This can be useful if you have other Grimoire
business to do, as you end this quest in the Library.
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SOLDIERS NEVER DIE
Client : Anna
Objective: Find Gramps and the kids who are lost in Ishtar.
Rank : 07 B
Reward : Quest Points 100, Le Merou Cog x5
Unable to Cancel
Take the teleporter from the 2nd Level North (head up the vines to the left of
the Woofer Village), and use the Flame Barrett on the ice when you arrive at
2nd Level South. Walk up the path and then jump onto the left two flat metal
plates and turn down the large pipe to the southwest where you will find them
in a small room. That's the end of the quest aside from reporting back to Anna
when you return to the Guild.
You can stay in Ishtar and complete other quests, or Field Bonuses if you wish.
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THEY ONLY WALK AWAY
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Investigate the Squawk Village Treasury
Rank : 07 A
Reward : Quest Points 150, Aroma Material x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
This is an important quest since you finally get the recipe for the Aroma
Material, which is a key item for a number of recipes, and of course, you will
find a new Mana. You will also find one of Iris' Idea spots in the Treasury
after defeating the boss enemy providing you have reached Alchemy level 5.
Make your way to the Squawk Village, and walk around the pond and up to Squawk
Village North and finally head up the grass to the Treasury where there will
be a short scene. Now you have to return to Zey Meruze and speak to Grandpa at
the Fountain. Speak to him again when you are ready, and you will be back at
the Treasury and in a battle with no more chance to prepare.
Note that since you arrive here without a chance to raise the skill gauge you
can ensure that you have a few added points from the previous trip to the
Treasury, and these will remain on your gauge, giving you an advantage.
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| BOSS - FATEBRINGER |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Squawk Treasury, Grimoire |
| Protections: Special/Status Double |
| Weakness: Unholy, Electricity |
| Skills: Gate (summons 2 Living Swords) |
| - timed attack, Life Drain |
| Drops: None |
o----------------------------------------o
At the start of the battle Fatebringer will cast "Gate", which is a timed
spell so he will continue to summon Swords during the battle. These Living
Swords are double defended against Special Skills, weak to Electricity and
also Unholy class.
The swords are fast can can use Shadow's End which is a multiple attack on one.
Their normal attacks do around 30 HP damage, and as soon as one is summoned it
will attack you. However, just ignore these once you gain a Burst and hit the
Fatebringer with all you've got: preferably Edge with Soul Burst and you can
just about kill him in one round. As soon as Fatebringer is destroyed the
swords will disappear.
With the correct Blades and equipment this is an easy battle to win. Nell with
Siren has a weapon, Jyoya, that targets Unholy. The Kobold Hero is very
effective in this battle if Nell has Siren equipped. Also make sure to have
Edge with Jiptus and the Lightning weapon, Cyclops. Iris had the Hermes
Staff by this point in the game which gives her more magic power.
My team were at Level 23/22 for this battle.
The Mana of Evil, Fanatos, is your reward, and another Blade for Edge together
with the Talisman weapon. Now, don't be too quick to leave, as there is a new
area to explore and chests to open. You can also find your first Blue Pearl in
a brown bag with a bit of luck as well as the recipe for the Living Uni. When
you are done, report back to the Guild as usual.
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THREE TASKS
Client : Anna
Objective: Undertake three tasks for Noella.
Rank : 07 B
Reward : 200 Quest Points, Superior Medicine x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
The second of these tasks involves taking a message to the Woofer Chief in the
Village at Ishtar, so plan your Ishtar visits to include this quest when
you're ready. You will also meet Noella, the Guild Master for the first time
when you receive instructions for the quest from Anna.
First she wants Brilliant Stone, so give her one: it's simple enough as she is
standing next to Anna. Next, to take a trip to Ishtar. Again, this is simple
enough to complete as all you need to do is call in on the Chief at the Woofer
Village, and talk to him. Then return to the Guild to report to Noella for the
third task, which involves defeating a Kobold at the Altar of Earth in
Posporia.
Since a Kobold is a beast I equipped Edge with Plua and the Wind Slicer, though
this is not the best set-up for the second battle. In fact you need Ice weapons
and Nell equipped with Nymph Blade. Now, you cannot go through directly to the
Kuma area, as the guy is back blocking the route, so take either of the Fairy
Cannons to land close to the Kuma Fort, and make your way to the Altar from
there. The West Cannon (two rooms down from the Middle Battlegrounds, will take
you closest to the Altar, and there is a red mark to help you locate it.
When your have made your way to the top of the mountain path, jump from block
to block to reach the Altar.
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| BOSS - Kobold Fighter x3 |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Altar of Earth, Posporia |
| Protections: None |
| Weakness: Beast |
| Skills: |
| Drops: Tufts |
o----------------------------------------o
This is very easy and with one burst, which you can achieve before any of them
even have a chance to attack, they will be history. Now the real battle starts!
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| BOSS - ROCKWELL |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Altar of Earth, Posporia |
| Protections: Special Double, Physical |
| Weakness: Dragon, Ice |
| Skills: Mind's Eye (lock on one) |
| Calamity (fire - all) |
| Drops: None |
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His normal attack did around 60-70 HP damage to one, but with Iris equipped
with her trusty Ice weapon, the Gearshaft, and Nell knocking him back with
Kobold Hero, he only had one turn before we had the first Burst Chain. Summon
Nymph for effective damage. You would probably be better off with Nell using
Nymph with the Witch Staff (Ice) and her Frozen Shard attack, and Edge with
Jiptus and the Ice Blade, but it really doesn't matter too much. Calamity will
inflict a fair degree of damage to everyone but nothing too disastrous and I
didn't need to heal once in this battle. (Levels were 22/21)
Now you receive a new Mana - Diemia, a new Blade for Nell and the weapon
Lancelot, and will be automatically whisked back to the Guild, where you enter
the "back room" for the first time.
C O M B A T Q U E S T S
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DANGER! PIXIE TRIO
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Pixie Trio in Ishtar
Rank : 07 D
Reward : 12000 Cole, Expert Alchemy Staff x1 Recipe
These are found on the 2nd Level Terrace North, to the right of the Woofer
Village. This is the top small room at the far right of the map, reached when
you go across the small log bridge to the right of the first main grassy room.
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| BOSS - AMBER |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: 2nd Level Terrace N Ishtar |
| Protections: Special Double, Magic |
| Weakness: Electricity |
| Skills:Healing Echo (timed heals all) |
| Dancing Edge, Star Drop |
| Drops: None |
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| BOSS - GROVE |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: 2nd Level Terrace N Ishtar |
| Protections: Special Double, Physical |
| Weakness: Ice |
| Skills: Wood Stomp (timed) Sword Dance |
| Drops: None |
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| BOSS - ECHO |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: 2nd Level Terrace N Ishtar |
| Protections: Special Double, Physical |
| Weakness: Fire |
| Skills: Healing Echo (timed heals all) |
| Mind Bomb - sleep |
| Drops: None |
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The key to having an easy time in this battle is to ensure that everyone has
the best armor equipped with resistance to Status Effects, and that you have a
weapon with Ice, Fire and Electricity to target each of their weaknesses. Then
you can concentrate on destroying them one by one. Obviously it would be
easier if Nell is equipped with Nymph Blades, but it's possible with any set
up if you are careful. I had Nell with Siren and Edge with Normal Blades.
Amber heals them all for 600 or so HP. Dancing Edge is a timed attack against
one and Star Drop (time attack blue bar) attacks one with Defense Down effect.
Her Magic resistance means that only Edge or Nell's physical lightning attack
will target the weakness and not any magic. Also Iris's Jiptus effect won't be
so strong as that is also a magic attack.
Grove's Wood Stomp is a timed attack, and Sword Dance reduces defense. Echo
uses Mind Bomb and Healing Echo. But at least both of these can be
effected by Jiptus and all magic attacks. Their normal attacks do around 35 HP
damage.
I started using Siren with Iris and they were immune...Use Jiptus with Iris
which decreases the amount they can heal each other by about half, so it's
worth while doing this. Target them one at a time when you reach the Burst
Gauge, and of course, target their weaknesses to help build the gauge.
Nell used Tinder Flux to good effect. In the end I finished off Grove first
since Iris could do a lot of damage with her ice attacks. I ended up with
Amber as the final one to defeat, but that depends on your Blades set up.
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FALLEN ANGELS
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Slay Ishtar Fallen Angels. 7 groups
Rank : 07 D
Reward : 4700 Cole, Le Merou Cog x13
* Repeatable
* Purple Monsters
Defeat 7/8 groups of Fallen Angels found on the eastern 2nd Level Terrace North
past the "garden" room. You will probably have to return a second time to kill
enough of these. Head right from Woofer village to find them in groups of two
or three, consisting of Marquis, Power, Living Armour and Sword Geist. You can
do this quest at the same time as the Pixie Trio one as they are found in the
same area. (You might want Edge's Normal Blades for this quest as they are all
Undead and you can use Buster Drive to great effect.)
Smaller numbers of groups, such as 5, will yield slightly less rewards: 4500
Cole, and 8 Le Merou Cog.
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NEARING DARKNESS
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Slay Darkness in Ishtar: 5/7 groups
Rank : 07 C
Reward : Worn Weapon x5, 80000 Cole
* Purple Monsters
* Repeatable 4x
You can find these around 2nd Level Terrace N, but they are in the area up the
vines in the village and then heading left towards the teleporter to 2nd Level
Terrace S. They are purple and all Unholy monsters: Death Knights, Dragon
Zombies, Shadowgirl, and Sword Geist.
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PUNI BROTHERS 2!
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Puni Brothers! In Valtessa.
Rank : 07 B
Reward : 8000 Cole, Puni Gummy x6
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| BOSS - PUNI BROTHERS 2 Taro, Kichi,Jiro|
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Valtessa Fishing Spot |
| Protections: Special Double |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: |
o----------------------------------------o
They are in the same place as before (the fishing spot), and although you
might think about using Nell's Normal Blades and her Punislayer weapon you
could also use this trip to Valtessa to collect some Puni Gummy treats for
another quest, and so equip the Siren Blades instead.
This time, after a few battles where there were no Punis to turn into treats
on the way, I had a skill gauge of 8 at the start of the battle, and after
Edge slapped them all with Dancing Edge and Nell with Kobold Hero I managed to
get a burst before they even had a turn, and that was the end of them! So,
really you can't fail whatever attacks you use. (My team were at level 22/21)
And, of course, once you claim the reward you should have more than enough
Puni Gummies for for the New Type Sweets quest.
F E T C H Q U E S T S
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DEMON SQUID BACKLASH
Client : Funan, Westbridge
Objective: Give him 2 Demon Squid
Rank : 07 C
Reward : Fish Sword x1 Recipe, Chatter Flower
You fish for these in Grimoire, Squawks Village Pond.
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MUSHROOM STEW
Client : Manna, Grocery Store
Objective: Take her Fungushroom x1
Rank : 07 C
Reward : Rainbow Feather x2, Pendelook x6
You will have plenty of these just in the normal course of events.
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NEW TYPE SWEETS
Client : Ella, Rio Book Store
Objective: Give her 7 Puni Gummy
Rank : 07 C
Reward : Strange Slab x4, Bucket Cookie x1 (weapon)
You need to use Nell's Siren Blades Trick or Treat attack to accumulate these
from...you've guessed it, Punis. She finds it harder to make this attack on
stronger or magic resistant enemies, but the average Puni won't be a problem.
Equip the Siren Blades on your way to defeat the Puni Brothers in Valtessa and
you can complete this quest at the same time.
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TAILOR MADE
Client : Gregor, 2nd level South, Ishtar
Objective: Take him Black Fairy Clothes x5/3
Rank : 07 B
Reward : 3000 Cole, Le Merou Cog x10
+ Repeatable
Note that you must first have the Flame Barrett (given to you by Anna for the
Experiment and Rescue Quest) and make FIVE sets of clothes. (In another game
it was only three, but I think this may have been for a repeat quest, anyway,
check the precise number required before starting out.)
This is actually quite an annoying little quest because you may have to hike to
Posporia and buy some more Fairy Clothes to use for the Black Fairy Clothes
recipe. You also need 5 Black Hats, and 5 Shroom Juice, and to make enough
Shroom Juice you need MSW. And despite the fact that I KNOW I never can have
enough Melty Spring Water, I always run out of it at about this point in the
game.
So, what might appear to be a simple quest could involve trips to three
Alterworlds instead of just one. Note that it is repeatable as well, so if
you plan to take it on again, make sure to stock up on all the necessary
ingredients.
When you have the items take the teleporter from the 2nd Level North (heading
up the vines from the Woofer Village and then left along the pipe, and follow
the only path) to the 2nd Level South, and flame the ice blocks. Walk to the
top of the path and you will find Gregor standing at the left of the next
teleporter. He is always at the same place, and there will be many more
quests for Gregor.
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There is a scene in Valtessa showing the location of the next Gem at the far
end of the first map, and whatever quest you were on, wherever you were,
you'll be back in the Guild, and then visiting Ewan in the Scripture Library.
You finally gain control of Edge again outside the Library with instructions
to go to Valtessa.
Make your way to the top north room: Guardian Hill. If you haven't already got
the Field Bonus for harvesting three seeds, you could take a detour to do that
on the way. Just wander around a bit and increase your skill gauge for free
while you wait for the seeds. When you reach the final room there will be the
usual healing place, just in front of the bridge.
I used Diemia for Nell and Jiptus for Edge with Nell having the Hermes Staff.
You're better off with Nymph for Nell, since the Stone Emperor resists physical
attacks, and make sure to equip the Cyclops weapon for Edge which is
Electricity based. If you don't do this, then you will find it harder to build
up the burst gauge.
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| BOSS - STONE EMPEROR (AGAIN!) |
|------------------------------------------------------|
| Location: Guardian Hill, Valtessa |
| Protections: Special, Status Double, Physical Resist |
| Weakness: Electricity |
| Skills: Tempest - all, Judgement (timed) - all |
| Drops: None |
o------------------------------------------------------o
Tempest does around 30 HP damage to all, and he self heals every turn,
sometimes even twice. Judgement looks worse than it is, and does around HP
damage to each although it weakens defense. (This is one reason why Nymph is
much better for Nell as you can use Sanctuary to heal this status effect as
well as healing everyone with her timed items skills.) His normal physical
attack does around 50 HP damage.
Armour Break from Nell can lower his defense, and Iris can use Diemia to knock
him back, and Jiptus to decrease his spirit and power, but these attacks don't
help much to fill the gauge, so make sure that Edge has his Cyclops equipped
with a high hit ratio to target the Emperor's weakness. It's surprising how
effective Delay can be on a weapon to push back his attack card and allow
for a burst to be reached, thus effectively preventing him from attacking by
stunning him. It took two bursts using Soul Burst with Edge to defeat him.
Now there will be a scene and another battle that you can't win, in fact you
may not even get a chance to act. After more events, the chapter ends.
Depending on how many quests you completed in this chapter Levels should be at
around 23/24 by the end.
NOTES
Without the best equipment and Cyclops equipped to Jiptus Blades you may find
that this battle is more of a challenge than I suggest, and it might take up to
four bursts to defeat the Stone Emperor. Don't forget that you can use Nell's
Nymph blades to boost hits and power as well as for healing. Ensure you use
Jiptus to lessen Stone Emperor's power and the effects of his self healing, and
repeat this summons when the effect wears off.
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| Quests - Target Points 1000 |
| RANK 08 Foehn (4500) |
|----------------------------------|
| Amnesiac Angel 200 points |
| Celestial Rookery 100 points |
| Courage Once More 150 points |
| Giant Exploration 200 points |
| Love Letter 150 points |
| N33d t0 f1x cl0ck 200 points |
| Oblivion 100 points |
| Want Tasty Meat 100 points |
o----------------------------------o.
o AREAS OPENED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Giant Tree in Posporia
- Squawk Treasury, Grimoire
- All of Grimoire
- Crystal Valley Dakascus West (possible to explore in Chapter Five)
- Crystal Valley Celestial Rookery (quest - Celestial Rookery)
- All of Ishtar
o MANA/BLADES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Faustus - Mama of Illusion (Nell Blade) [Found in quest - Celestial Rookery]
o RECIPES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Angel Wings [Alchemy Level 8 - see angel statue on Eastbridge in Z.M.]
- Crystal? [Alchemy Level 8 - see the black crystal in the Celestial Rookery,
Dakascus]
- Doll [Quest reward - Giant Exploration]
- Doll of Death [Alchemy Level 7 - talk to Pamela]
- Diamond Dust [chest - 3rd Level Ishtar]
- Dragon Lance [chest - Celestial Rookery]
- Hell Fire [Quest reward - Forest Spirit]
- Hyper Doll [chest - 2F South Corridor, Grimoire]
- Japanese Outfit [Quest reward - Amnesiac Angel]
- Magic Armor [Quest reward - Lizards Four]
- Magic Stone [Quest reward - Celestial Rookery]
- Ultimate Rapier [Alchemy Level 7 idea - talk to Noella in her room]
- Ultimate Mech Sword [Alchemy Level 8 - visit Sword Hill in Ishtar]
- Water of Lethe.[Quest item for Oblivion given by Meyna]
o ALCHEMY LEVELS OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Alchemy Level 7
- ALchemy Level 8
TIPS
You can obtain the recipe for the Ultimate Mech Sword in this chapter BEFORE
Shadowstalker appears, so long as you have reached Iris' Alchemy Level 8.
If you accept and cancel rubbish quests such as Yach's Shifty Eye, then this
will usually trigger other quests to appear.
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C H A P T E R S I X : W A L K T H R O U G H
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RANK 08 FOEHN - Heal All x5, Divine Shield x3, Tasteless Fruit x3.
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The World Expands!
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Things start to get a little more complex now, since you will not have been
able to complete all the "quest point" quests from the last chapter that
required the Raider Rank of 07, and may have some to do now, with that rank. If
that is the case then you will have to check back to the list of quests in the
previous chapter. That also means that the rewards that you could have obtained
then, and some exploring, may only be possible now.
Also some quests that are listed for this Raider Rank did not appear until the
next chapter for me, but this might not be so in your game. Anyhow, that's my
excuse if things are not exactly where or when you might expect them to be, and
despite playing two games, I am still not altogether certain exactly in which
order some quests will first appear. It is also harder to suggest groupings for
quests, but by now you will know how to manage this.
Once you have access to nearly all areas of the Alterworlds you will have many
recipes and many new ingredients. This means that you can now start to
experiment more with alternative ingredients to improve older items, and
balance your preferred equipment set up for each party member.
Another complication is that many of the new recipes require rare or difficult
to make items. For example: the accessory Aroma Material needs Brilliant Stone,
Pentagle, Healing Bracelet and Salt. The first and last two items use Chrome
Crystals which need to be gathered in Dakascus, (not too much of a problem,)
and Salt is cheap and easy to buy from Manna, but the Healing Bracelet requires
another rare healing item which you don't have possess.
So my general advice is: keep crafting and checking for anything uncrafted or
with alternatives for the first ingredient. You should be able to raise Iris's
alchemy level to the maximum towards the end of the chapter, especially since
after getting the Hammer you will have access to every area in every Alterworld
except for Dakascus North.
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Quests
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There will be a whole heap of quests on the board at the start of this chapter.
Follow my Cat will be here if you didn't get it in the last chapter...which I
didn't. Lizards Four in Ishtar, and another from Gregor in Ishtar. The Angels
one will also be in Ishtar. Wait until the "N33d t0 fIx cl0ck" quest appears
and then you can complete a few Ishtar quests at the same time. This quest
also gives you the Hammer which will enable access to parts you couldn't reach
before.
Golden Pig is a Valtessa quest, and there's one in Squawk Village, and another
in Posporia. The Squawk one is useful as you can also get a recipe idea when
you access the treasury. Depending on the order in which you took on quests in
the last chapter, there is still the rest of Dakascus to explore.
The first and easiest quest to complete is Yum Yum Candy which gives you the
items you need for crafting with the minimum of effort!.
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Alchemy
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There will be many recipes that you've had for a while that can be crafted
after visiting Western Dakascus. Items such as Glittering Thread and Star Prism
are found there for the first time. Formal Fabric and Holy Emblem, Glittering
Thread and Blue Pearl are all quest rewards and valuable items to get. Finally
the recipe for Aroma Material is available, even though you cannot craft it
yet.
Make Altena Ingot after being rewarded with Holy Emblems and this item gives
you the Blessed Weapon Property, which when added to a weapon will increase
it's capacity to inflict physical damage.
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Make Unirus Lifeform - using a Blue Pearl.
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This item will be very useful in the later stages of the game so I advise you
not to use it at all in battle until it is absolutely essential, and ONLY use
it for crafting when you must.
Take on as many Blue Pearl quests as you can, (they are often rewards for
repeatable ones), and keep searching for brown bags with them. These are the
only sources of the Blue Pearl and you should try and collect as many as you
can so you can stock up with Unirus Lifeforms. This helpful item inflicts
multiple attacks on an enemy which quickly builds up the Burst Gauge, and it
has the additional effect of filling up your skills gauge after the Burst has
ended if used at the right time.
You also need this item to make the Unipuni Pudding which heals an ally over
time, though personally I wouldn't waste them on this, except just to make the
one for your alchemy level and another for a later quest.
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Hammer
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Now the tree icon will appear on the ALterworld maps and you can hit the tree
for rewards. You can also break boulders and this means completing some Field
Bonuses, as well as gaining access to many more areas.
NOTE
Even after doing lots of repeatable quests I failed to get a couple of the
Quest Point quests to appear in this chapter, so my guess is that the Giant
Exploration has to be completed before Courage Once More, Amnesiac Angel and
Love Letter will appear, even though those quests have a lower grade. Doesn't
make a lot of sense to me, but that's the way it seems to be.
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AMNESIAC ANGEL
Client : Rufina, Valtessa
Objective: Go visit Rufina, Forest Depths
Rank : 08 B
Reward : Quest Points 100, Japanese Outfit x1 Recipe
Did not appear in chapter 6 - appeared in chapter 7.
Visit Rufina in Valtessa Forest Depths. She is will be waiting at the first
small room to the right when you enter the Forest Depths. The idea is to give
her something that brings back memories, so take the item Memory Refrain with
you for this quest. (You should have this by making it as a derived item for
the recipe Water of Lethe, that you obtained in the quest for Meyna.)
NOTE: It is possible that these quests don't appear in the right order and that
this one appears before the Oblivion one. If so, you will need to wait until
completing Oblivion before starting this quest, though you can still
accept the quest if you want.)
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CELESTIAL ROOKERY
Client : Noella
Objective: Go to Guild Master Noella and then to the Chief Pengie in Dakascus.
Rank : 08 D
Reward : Quest Points 100, Magic Stone x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
Speak to Noella first and then head for the Pengie Village, which will be
marked with a red ! though you will know where it is by now. After speaking to
the Chief walk to the right and you will now have access to the Celestial
Rookery area of Crystal Valley West where there is another red ! mark. There is
only one path, but you can pick up treasure in some side rooms if you have a
few Breath of Earth to mend the broken crystals. There are very few enemies on
this path. When you arrive at the destination there will be a battle with no
chance for further preparation.
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| BOSS - MIRAGE |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Celestial Rookery |
| Protections: Special/Status Double |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Chomp (instant death) |
| Forgetful Hammer (seals) |
| Drops: None |
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Mirage used mostly ordinary physical attacks at first and only attacked Nell,
though this may be just random, and then launched a devastating CHOMP and poor
Iris bit the dirt.
They seemed to be pretty well defended as even Kobold Hero only did around 3500
HP damage to them on a burst. I didn't bother too much with healing since you
don't know when one of the team will be hit again with Death. Of course, make
sure to revive anyone immediately. I had Nell with Siren was useful and Edge
with Fanatos (which wasn't).
Now you receive the weirdest Mana for Iris: Faustus, the Mana of Illusion, and
possibly least useful Blades for Nell: You also get the Automata, a Faustus
weapon for Nell. Report back to Noella to complete the quest.
(My team were all Level 25 for this battle)
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COURAGE ONCE MORE
Client : Earl, Tavern
Objective: Talk to Earl and go to Valtessa
Rank : 08 C
Reward : Quest Points 150, Puni Gummy x10
Unable to Cancel
(If it does not appear in chapter 6, it will appear in chapter 7)
Talk to Earl as usual, in the tavern in Zey Meruze, and Edge suggests that you
meet him at the deepest part of the Ancient Forest. Walk to the large central
room in the Forest Depths and then walk straight on to enter the small area
with the stone ruins. Beware though, after entering this room you won't be able
to do anything else in Valtessa as there will be a scene, after which the mist
will appear, cutting short your time in the Alterworld.
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GIANT EXPLORATION
Client : Anna
Objective: Investigate the Giant Tree in Posporia
Rank : 08 A
Reward : Quest Points 200, Doll x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
This appears later in the chapter.
Head out to the Bow Won's shop at the Neutral Baths and speak to him in order
to use the cannon there. You will be catapaulted to the Giant Tree, and this
is a one way trip; you cannot return to the rest of Posporia.
Once you've arrived walk right, and follow the obvious path to the red ! mark
at the end. You can find some chests along the way and fight enemies that are
mostly Jin Riders and Kobolds. Report back to Anna when you've reached the
end, which for this quest means going through the opening in the tree trunk at
the top of the tree, and there will be a short scene.
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LOVE LETTER
Client : Winna
Objective: Deliver a letter to Pamela from Winna.
Rank : 08 C
Reward : Quest Points 150, Heart Striker (weapon)
Unable to Cancel
(Did not appear in this chapter, but in the next.)
Receive the letter from Winna and head for the Grimoire library to deliver it
to Pamela. You will also get a recipe idea Doll of Death, if you have Alchemy
Level 7. Return to town and head back to the Library to speak to Winna again to
complete the quest.
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N33d t0 f1x cl0ck
Client : Anna
Objective: The client wants a Strange Gearbox to fix the clock.
Rank : 08 B
Reward : Quest Points 200, Splat Hammer x1
Unable to Cancel
Speak to Anna for details about this quest, and then check that you have a
spare Strange Gearbox. If not then make one before setting out for Ishtar.
From the Woofer Village, climb the vines and head up the metal pipe, and thence
up to the teleporter to 2nd Level Terrace South. Flame the ice and walk up the
path to the next teleporter. When you arrive at the next area follow the path
down the metal platforms. This time I found the Woofer gone from blocking the
chest containing the recipe for Hades Axe. (The beads were showing as five
left)
Continue along the only path to the next teleporter and then jump up to the one
above which takes you to the Third Level Terrace. Speak to K33p3r who is
standing next to yet another teleporter. Give him the Strange Gearbox when he
asks for it. He is so gl4d (not a typo!) that he gives you the Splat Hammer.
o Tutorial for Hammer
You use this in the same way as the Flame Barrett and it will destroy boulders
and can be used to hit the Trees in some Alterworlds
After this meeting you can change the Lithographs, and this means that you can
now access every area in Ishtar, and you can break the rocks that block the
entrance to the second floor in Grimoire.
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OBLIVION
Client : Meyna, Memorial Monument
Objective: Talk to her and take her a Water of Lethe.
Rank : 08 B
Reward : Quest Points 100, Magic Silver Ingot x5
Unable to Cancel
Find Meyna at the Memorial in Zey Meruze, and she will give you the recipe for
the Water of Lethe. Return to the workshop and make the item: you should have
all the ingredients for it, and then take it to her. That's all there is to it.
(If you make another using the Water of Lethe as the first item you will get
Refrain Memory.)
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WANT TASTY MEAT
Client : Reize, Dakascus Oasis
Objective: Bring him a Steak
Rank : 08 D
Reward : Quest Points 100, Holy Emblem x5
This is the first of a number of quests involving Reize and his desire for
food. Eventually you will be able to open the chest behind him, but for now
just keep accepting his quests. He is always found at the same place in the
fishing spot.
C O M B A T Q U E S T S
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ANGERED HOLY ANGEL
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat Power x6/7/8 (any location)
Rank : 08 B
Reward : 3300 Cole, Blue Pearl x10/4000 Cole, Holy Emblem x7
OR 3700 Cole/Holy Emblem x5, Cole 3700, or Blue Pearl x9 and 3100
Cole.
*Repeatable
Second Level Terrace N Ishtar in small enemies, and even at the Entrance to
Ishtar. These are also found in Grimoire. This quest is repeatable many times
and the rewards vary.
If you get the repeated quest Fallen Angels you can find Power inside the
Purple enemies situated at the 2nd Level Terrace N area which makes it esaier
both to find Power and to complete two quests at once.
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BALANCE OF NATURE
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Slay Panthers in Ishtar. 7 groups needed
Rank : 08 D
Reward : 5000 Cole, Impulser x1
* Purple Monsters
They can be found on the First Level Terrace Ishtar, which is reached when you
change one Lithograph to RED. (It's easiest to do this on the one in the Woofer
Village.) This removes the Sword Hilt that was blocking the path near the
entrance and gives access to the teleporter to the main part of the First Level
Terrace.
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FOREST SPIRIT
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Giant Golden Pig in Valtessa
Rank : 08 B
Reward : 11000 Cole, Hell Fire x1 Recipe
The Golden Pig is in the Forest Depths, and of course he is in the very last
room at the far north of the area. (I'd suggest waiting until you have the
Hammer before walking all the way out here, as you could pass a little time
with some profitable tree thumping on the way, which also will help you
complete another Field Bonus for Valtessa.
Do the usual thing and raise your skills gauge before this battle.
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| BOSS - GOLDEN PIG |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Valtessa Depths |
| Protections: Special/Status Double |
| Weakness: Beast |
| Skills: Quick, Break |
| Drops: |
o----------------------------------------o
Anyone who has played the other AI games will know what to expect from this
PIG, though he is not as fearsome as some. He can add to his speed with "Quick"
and break attack someone. Quick can trigger turn after turn so in effect he
gets three attacks to your one if you are unlucky. Keep healed and keep using
Jiptus when the effect wears off, as this will reduce the power of his attacks
by half.
His one person normal attack can do nearly 100 HP of damage if you don't use
Jiptus, so begin with this summon. You can use any Blades, but you might want
to have Edge use Plua with the Beastslayer Wind Slicer weapon.
(I had just started to use Fanatos so went with this and left the real killing
up to Nell and Iris. You can use any elemental magic and physical attacks on
him and they are all effective.)
You won't get the reward until you report back...all this walking and taxi-ing
gets a bit tedious after a while.
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INVISIBLE DEVILS
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Petit Kobold! in Posporia.
Rank : 08 C
Reward : 11000 Cole, Quickstrike Blade x1 (weapon)
You need to go to the Fairy Treasury room, which is one room south from the
Village and then right. You can only enter this room when there are three or
less beads left.
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| BOSS - PETIT KOBOLD |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Fairy Treasury |
| Protections: Special/Status Double |
| Weakness: Beast |
| Skills: Quick, Bite |
| Drops: |
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This little guy is fast because he can use "Quick", turn after turn, and each
Bite attack can inflict around 30-40 HP damage for one person at a time.
Keeping healed is your first priority, and Nell with Nymph would be best for
this battle. Use Jiptus and Diemia summons with Iris to reduce the power of his
attacks, and knock him back. Getting a burst can be a little tricky if he
manages to do four or five attacks in a row, but otherwise this is not hard
with any Blades.
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LIZARDS FOUR
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Lizard Rebel in Ishtar
Rank : 08 A
Reward : 11000 Cole, Magic Armour x1 Recipe
Walk all the way to the 2nd Level Terrace Pond and you'll find the Boss
blocking the path across the pond. You can edge (sorry...) around to reach the
fishing spot if you don't plan to fight them just yet. When you are ready jump
up to touch them and the battle will start.
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| BOSS - DRAGONEWT X3 |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Ishtar 2nd Level Terrace N |
| Protections: Special, Fire |
| Weakness: Dragon |
| Skills: Break |
| Drops: Dragon Bone |
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There are only three of them and they are identical. Their only skill is Break,
which targets one, and they individually autoheal by around 250 HP each time
it is their turn.
Your Blades don't really matter, but having an attack that targets them all at
once is helpful, or a timed attack to build up your Burst Gauge. I used Kobold
Hero as a general attack and when the Burst occurred, good old Kobold stomped
them flat, and that was that.
Celebrate with a bit of peaceful fishing if you don't have much time left at
the end of this battle.
F E T C H Q U E S T S
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GROW, DEAR YOUTH
Client : Hagel, Weapon Shop
Objective: Take him 10 Shroom Juice
Rank : 08 B
Reward : Dragoneer x1, Silmarillion x1
(Did not appear in this chapter ...in fact this request only appeared after
completing the quest to make a Draken for Hagel in the next chapter, and he
will talk about the need for medicine to heal his baldness, in a roundabout
way.)
Shroom Juice is easy enough to make using readily available ingredients except
that the final itsm is Mysterious Seed and you may run short of those. If so,
you can buy them at the shop in the Beastmen's Quarters. The rewards are two
weapons, but not recipes. In fact the additional Silmarillion is handy as you
will need 4 of these for a later quest.
Oh, and this is yet another reason for saying for can never have enough Melty
Spring Water!
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THE HOLY KNIGHT
Client : Gregor, 2nd Level South, Ishtar.
Objective: Take him Gauntlet of Artorius x1
Rank : 08 B
Reward : 9000 Cole, Formal Fabric x5
This is an accessory made from the Thorn Gauntlet using Altena Ingot as the
first item. To make the ALtena Ingot (derived from the Ingot recipe, and made
by changing first ingredient of the Magic Silver Ingot), you need the Holy
Emblem item. You can first get these from the quest Angered Holy Angel.
After making the Altena Ingot use this to make the Thorn Gauntlet accessory
and you'll find a new recipe: The Gauntlet of Artorious needed for a quest.
This recipe needs the Altena Ingot, Philosopher's Ash and a Pendelook - which
is also not a common item, but found in the further areas of Ishtar.
Gregor is reached by climbing the vines from the Woofer Village and then taking
the teleporter. From here melt the ice and walk up to the top of the path to
find Gregor standing by the next teleporter.
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YUM YUM CANDY
Client : Manna, Grocery Store
Objective: Give her 4 Chaos Candy
Rank : 08 A
Reward : Glittering Thread x5, Blue Pearl x5
You can get these as using Nell's Trick or Treat skill with Siren Blades
equipped. Various monsters give them: Kamikaze Doll G, Kamikaze Doll, Morning
Glory, Shield Geist, Dark Puni, Shadowgirl, Shadow Legien.
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C H A P T E R S I X : M I S S I O N - Challenging Control
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RANK 09 GALE - X Heal x5, Misty Curtain x3, Sweaty Fruit x3.
After reaching the Raider Rank upgrade there will be a scene with Manna asking
you to go the Guild. You are at the Workshop so you can easily save if you want
before heading to the Guild, receiving your rank up items, and then entering
Noella's room for instructions.
Now make your way to the 3rd Level Ishtar to investigate the Pillar of Light.
This reached by going to the Woofer Village and then up to the second
teleporter where you have to smash the rocks. You MUST have the Lithographs set
to RED (the future) to remove the tree that otherwise blocks the path to the
east of the 3rd Level Terrace. When you arrive at the 3rd LT you'll see the
red mark at Sword Hill. Gregor has moved to the first room and tells you the
route is past the tree, if you need reminding.
Walk along the narrow path to the right and where there is a flat metal plate
go through the gap in the upper wall onto a pipe leading north. In the next
room there is a healing spot just before you step onto the metal pipes that
lead to the next room.
You will arrive at the target destination immediately, and there is the
expected battle.
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| BOSS - ALVERO 2 |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Sword Hill, Ishtar |
| Protections: Special/Status Double |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Twin Blade X (timed), |
| Thunder Blade (one) |
| Drops: None |
o----------------------------------------o
His Twin Blade X attack on one does around 30 HP damage, but since this is a
repeat attack it will damage your burst gauge more seriously than your team.
Iris can summon Jiptus to begin with which helps, and I had Edge with Plua's
Dancing Edge to rack up the burst gauge. Nell with Faustus is hopeless in this
fight since none of her specialist attacks can be used against Alvero, but
really this does not matter as with one burst you can defeat him.
Then you have the more interesting battle. Yes, he transforms and takes on the
Undead class. The music changes as well, to a more funky minor key battle
theme.
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| BOSS - ALVERO 2 (AGAIN) |
|--------------------------------------------------|
| Location: Sword Hill, Ishtar |
| Protections: Special/Status Double |
| Weakness: Undead |
| Skills: Twin Blade X (timed), Thunder Blade (one)|
| Necroism (power up), Spark Blade (timed) |
| - all |
| Drops: None |
o--------------------------------------------------o
Use exactly the same techniques as before. Spark Blade can inflict around 70-
120 HP damage to all depending on weaknesses and equipment. With the boost he
gets, the timed and ordinary attack will do around 60 -70 HP damage per person
This battle will take at least two bursts to complete.
Edge with Plua is quite useful but I would suggest a different Blades for Nell,
though at least Faustus has higher HP and hits harder.
(After battle events are quite a shock actually...and now you know more about
Crowley.)
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| Quests - Target Points |
| Rank 09 GALE |
|----------------------------------|
| Battlefield Nurse 100 points |
| Left Behind 150 points |
| Lost, I'll Find 150 points |
| Reckless Raiders 250 points |
| Subcontract, Again! 150 points |
| The Squawk Chief 200 points |
| Want Good Soup 100 points |
o----------------------------------o.
o AREAS OPENED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Dakascus Crystal Valley North [Mission]
o MANA/BLADES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Luplus - Mana of Time (Edge Blade) [Optional fight with Shadowstalker,
Sword Hill, Ishtar]
o RECIPES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Crown of Thorns [Quest reward - Dragon Fight]
- Ladies Clothes [Quest reward - Left Behind]
- Legendary Stone [Quest reward - The Squawk Chief]
- Magic Board [Quest reward - Reckless Raiders]
- Merdoll [Quest reward - Prince of the Sea]
- Shoes [Quest reward - Bandits Resurrected]
- Super Medicine [Mission chest - inside secret room of ??? House]
o ALCHEMY LEVELS OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- No more left!
TIP
Do NOT use the stronger healing items during battle if you can avoid it. Save
these for crafting and for the hardest battles.
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C H A P T E R S E V E N : W A L K T H R O U G H
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In this chapter you can obtain the final Mana, and the Mission will take you
into the final area of the Alterworlds. You won't obtain all recipes yet
though, so just keep grafting/crafting.
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Quests
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You will begin this chapter in the Guild, so just take all the quests that you
can. Love Letter, Courage, and Once More, all listed as Rank Required 08
appeared at the start of this chapter. After completing one or two early
quests there will be more on the board, so you can group and plan them
according to the Alterworld. The Reckless Raiders quest requires visits to
three different Alterworlds: Valtessa, Ishtar and Dakascus, so plan your other
quests around this one to avoid too much revisiting.
Valtessa Quests
There is one Raider to find in Valtessa, Earl's quest may be in this chapter,
Rufina as well, and the Puni Brothers 3 is in this chapter so you could do them
all at once. The Puni Brothers will be where they always are at the pond, and
the Raider's location is marked in the Depths.
Posporia
Complete a quest that rewards you with Fragment of Aion, such as Battlefield
Nurse, and take on Festival Preparations or any other combat quest, and Strong
Bears (which also rewards with Fragment of Aion) at the same time.
Ishtar
Collect a few Ishtar quests: Gregor wants an Amulet, and there should be the
King Tuna request from Funan as well as some repeated combat quests to make it
worth your while, together with the Lost Raiders. You can also fight Shadow
Stalker in this chapter.
Grimoire
Take on the Squawk Chief quest and the Dragon Fight one: this will help you
find the Dragon's Tongue you need for the Karotto Magasto recipe and Want Good
Soup quest.
Dakascus
There is Soup to deliver and a Reckless Raider to find, but wait until you can
make the soup before starting out, and there is another set of Lizard Bandits
to vanquish.
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Alchemy
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There are no more Alchemy Levels beyond Level 8, but don't stop crafting
things as there are many more recipes still left that can only be completed
during the later chapters of the game. Also you can begin to improve the
quality of some previously made things now that you have access to a wider
range of ingredients. Start to think about saving and collecting the uncommon
items for better effects, and making multiples for healing and attack items.
Once you have a Fragment of Aion you can make the Super Nectar for the first
time. This is derived from the Nectar recipe with Nectar as the first
ingredient.
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BATTLEFIELD NURSE
Client : Repre, Hot Springs, Posporia
Objective: Take X-Heal x 5 to her.
Rank : 09 A
Reward : Quest Points: 100, Fragment of Aion x2
The reward is useful and the request is easy to fulfil. She is waiting for you
near a tree at the upper path leading to the right from the Neutral Baths in
Posporia. There will be an easy battle with two Tigers after giving her the
items.
By the way she wants the X HEAL which is a Mana Item. and not the X-Jar, which
is an ingredient, although the recipe uses an X Jar for the last ingredient.
It also needs a Pendelook, so you may need to collect some more of these.
(Found in Ishtar.)
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LEFT BEHIND
Client : Meyna, Memorial Monument
Objective: Go to Meyna then meet her at Ishtar entrance.
Rank : 09 A
Reward : Quest Points 150, Ladies Clothes x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
May not appear until the next chapter.
Meet Meyna at the Memorial as usual and she wants you to accompany her to
Ishtar. Go to the portal and she will arrive. Although she doesn't tell you
much, if you look at the map for 3rd Level Terrace there will be the friendly
red mark showing the room. This is where the Diamond Dust recipe is found, and
it is to the far right of the main map.
Head up the two sets of vines from the Woofer Village and take the teleporter
to the 3rd Level Terrace. The Lithograph must be set to RED (future) so you can
walk past the tree, and you can quickly check this as there is no second pond
on the map if it is red.
There will be a couple of short scenes as you walk towards the destination
room, and at the metal plate where the path leads to Sword Hill, there will be
a battle with a couple of Leopards. Follow Meyna to the final room for the
completion of this quest.
NOTE: this time there are no enemies at all in the room so if you haven't yet
obtained the Diamond Dust recipe now is a good opportunity to do so. Just jump
across the rocks to the right.
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LOST, I'LL FIND
Client : Pukko, Beastmen Quarters
Objective: Listen to Pukko's concern, then go to Valtessa Depths.
Rank : 09 B
Reward : Quest points 150, Healing Necklace x1
Unable to Cancel
May not appear until the next chapter.
You don't need to do this quest as you already have the recipe for Healing
Necklace, but it's useful to get another one.
Visit Pukko in his usual place in the Beastmen's Quarters, and watch the scene.
Then go to the Ancient Forest to find the pendant that Phenyl dropped
somewhere. This is easy to find in the Forest Depths area. Head for the largest
room and then turn left to enter the room with the Tree icon and there will be
a scene as soon as you arrive. You are free to continue killing stuff in
Valtessa and could bash the tree for items and enemies. With a little luck you
will find an Apple of Youth here.
Return to town and take the pendant to Pukko and there will be another scene,
after which the quest is completed.
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RECKLESS RAIDERS
Client : Noella, Master's Office
Objective: Go to see Noella and help Raiders
Rank : 09 A
Reward : Quest Points 250, Magic Board x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
You are instructed to help out some Raiders who have been taking on quests that
are beyond their capabilities, but only at the last minute. You are supposed to
ask the Gatekeepers at the Alterworlds to find out where they went. You can do
these in any order and take as long as you like to complete the quest.
o Ishtar
If you head to the Ishtar entrance and speak to the guard by the door, he will
tell you that a low rank Raider went in, and is heading to the Sword Hill,
where the pillar of light appeared.
The route is from the highest teleporter in the Woofer Village with the
Lithograph set to RED. As soon as you go through the opening in the wall
heading to the red ! mark, there will be a scene.
WARNING
If you continue up to the Sword Hill there will be a new boss enemy waiting for
you! This is Shadow Stalker. Don't worry if you lose this fight as there is no
penalty and you can return to fight him again.
o Valtessa
One is in Valtessa, so you could do this one when you have another Valtessa
quest or three. The location is marked with the red ! at the room just before
the final one in the Forest Depths. You need to head to the right when you
enter the previous room and this will begin a short scene and a battle with a
Owlbear and a couple of Leopards. That's all you have to do in Valtessa.
o Dakascus (need Breath of Earth if you haven't explored here yet.)
Talk to the guard and he will mark the Raider's location on the map. He is is
Crystal Valley West in a room at the furthest east. It's a long trek, but there
are Hourglasses to find along the way. (When you enter the first room of the
West region stay on the upper path heading left, and when you enter the
rectangular room stay on the lower path leading down.)
There will be a simple battle with a Lizard Lord, Lizard Shaman and Lizard
Warrior all of whom are weak to Ice and DragonSlayer weapons. There is nothing
to find in the room so if you're done, just head back to town, and report back
to Noella for the reward.
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SUBCONTRACT, AGAIN!
Client : Earl, Tavern
Objective: Talk to Earl in person, then go to Giant Tree in Posporia
Rank : 09 A
Reward : Quest Points 150, Chain of Gleipnir x1/3 (variable)
Unable to Cancel
Find Earl in the Tavern and he gives instructions to defeat a monster called
Fallen Lord at the Giant Tree. This is reached from the cannon at the Bow Won
shop at Neutral Baths, and remember, you cannot get back to Posporia from
there, so try to find an additional combat quest for this visit if possible.
Once you arrive at the tree check the map to see a red ! mark in the second to
last room of the tree map. This is the Upper Area of the tree where the logs
form a series of flat steps.
o--------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - FALLEN LORD |
|--------------------------------------------|
| Location: Posporia, Giant Tree Upper Area |
| Protections: Special Double |
| Weakness: Dead |
| Skills: Break |
o--------------------------------------------o
He is immune to poison unless you remove his traits, in which case, he's not!
His single person attack can do around 140 HP damage depending on equipment.
Break will inflict 200 + .
As usual summon Jiptus with Iris and if possible use a weapon that targets the
dead. I used Edge with Jiptus for this battle and equipped him with the Holy
Halberd, and Nell with Faustus. But you could use any Blades. Just for fun I
removed his traits, and then poisoned him. This is an easy battle with one
burst and Soul Burst.
There will be a scene with Earl after defeating the Fallen Lord, after which
you can leave, and then return to the Tavern to speak to Earl again to complete
the quest.
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THE SQUAWK CHIEF
Client : Noella, Master's Office
Objective: Go to Noella and then find Squawk Chief
Rank : 09 A
Reward : Quest Points 200, Legendary Stone x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
This quest appears on the board after completing the Reckless Raiders quest.
All you have to do at first, is meet with the Chief in the Squawks Village.
As soon as you arrive a scene will unfold and you'll discover he isn't in the
village. (While you're here fish for Joker Fish if you need some for Funan
quests, and pick up the Hourglass close to the pond.)
Check the map for 3F and you'll see the red ! mark showing that the Chief went
to the clock tower. This is reached by a circuitous route, which is easier if
you have already explored the UG area and flipped the switch which opens the
way through to this area. If you haven't then either check out the section on
Grimoire or follow the summary of the route here.
Go back underground from the village and head back down the Prison Path and
then left along the path to UG 1F South, and bash the rocks at the far end with
the Hammer. This takes you to UG iF Far South. At the far end of the path go
through an opening to the Outer Castle ??? Switch. Flip this, and then return
all the way back to the main entrance of the Castle. (You can leave and return
for the last part of this trip it you want.)
Starting from the main entrance of Grimoire, bash the rocks that block the
opening, and go up to the second floor. This is 2F South Corridor and then walk
up the passage to 2F Inner South. (There are chests in the side rooms if you
haven't yet explored here.) With the switch flipped, the machinery has
stopped, allowing you to proceed. Follow the path and enter the opening and
there will be a scene with the Squawk Chief.
After this you can explore further if you want by flipping the switch that was
by the opening to this area of the Castle (3F Inside), and doing the same for
the next section of this floor until you reach the Bell Tower. (There an Iris
alchemy idea there, for Alchemy Level 6.)
When you are ready, return to Noella to complete the quest.
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WANT GOOD SOUP
Client : Reize, Dakascus Oasis
Objective: Give him a Karotto Magnato
Rank : 09 C
Reward : Quest Points 100, Taiyaki x2
Make this soup as a derived recipe from the Green Soup, but you require a
Dragon's Tongue to make it. This is a drop from the Necrohydra enemy found in
Grimoire UG in this chapter. The enemies are inside large red blobs on the
Prison Path, and they are the purple groups for the Dragon Fight quest.
You need to complete this quest for the Taiyaki reward which is required for
for a quest in the next chapter to make Feudal Snackcastle. (There are other
sources for this item, but you might as well get as many as you can.)
C O M B A T Q U E S T S
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BANDITS RESURRECTED
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the King of Scales in Dakascus
Rank : 09 A
Reward : 12000 Cole, Shoes x1 Recipe
They are in East Dakasucs, which means heading right from the room where the
first Pengie stands, and then walking up three rooms and left into the side
room where you previously fought some Lizard Bandits. This time you will need a
Breath of Earth to cross over to the part of the room where the enemy is found.
Equip yourself with Ice and Dragon based weapons if you want to defeat them
quickly. Draken is useful with Nell using Diemia Blades.
o-----------------------------------------o
| BOSS - KING OF SCALES |
|-----------------------------------------|
| Location: Dakascus, Crystal Valley East |
| Protections: Status Double, Physical |
| Weakness: Dragon, Ice |
| Skills: Venom, Dragon Stance (auto) |
| Drops: None |
o-----------------------------------------o
He is accompanied by two ordinary Lizard Thiefs, both of which are weak to
Ice, and they all have Venom attacks. Dragon Stance increases his speed so
he'll get in a couple of attacks, and one can do around 100 HP damage, but
that is only to one person.
This is a nice battle because of the range of weaknesses, and the fact that the
King is not defended against Special attacks, even though he resists physical
attacks. With Ice Volley from Nell, using the Accessory Ice Bangle, which
targets all enemies, and Iris with her Nymph Ice summons and an Ice weapon, a
burst is easy to achieve. With one burst you should be able to defeat both
Lizards. You can even poison them all and the King will lose around 2500 HP a
go if poisoned. It should only take one, or at the maximum, two bursts to
defeat them all.
Open the chest here to receive a Star Prism, and report back to Phenyl for the
reward.
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DRAGON FIGHT
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Slay Grimoire Necrohydra. 5 groups needed
Rank : 09 C
Reward : 8000 Cole, Crown of Thorns x1 Recipe
* Purple Monsters
Make sure to take this quest for the recipe reward, and the drops of Dragon
Tongues. These purple enemies are found in UG Grimoire 2F which is reached
from the second Nature's Prison Room, that has the stairs down, hidden by
three boxes.
For the quest they appear one at a time in each purple enemy, and be careful
as they target everyone with a cursed breath attack, which means you cannot
recover HP during the battle if afflicted.
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FESTIVAL PREPARATIONS
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat Jin Riders. 10 needed (Any Location - Giant Tree Posporia).
Rank : 09 B
Reward : 4900 Cole, Holy Emblem x10,
(Repeats - 5700 Cole, Blue Pearl x 12/4100 Cole, Holy Emblem x7)
* Repeatable
You can find Jin Riders at the Giant Tree in Posporia. They are inside both
small and large enemies. This quest does not ask for groups, but for numbers
of Jin Riders and sometimes there will be more than one in a group.
Alternatives: defeat 9, for a reward of 4500 Cole and Glittering Thread x7.
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PUNI BROTHERS 3!?
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Puni Brothers in Valtessa
Rank : 09 A
Reward : 8000 Cole, Moon Prism x 1
They are where they always are: at the pond in Valtessa, and are the same as
usual.
o----------------------------------------o
| BOSS - PUNI BROTHERS 3 Taro, Kichi,Jiro|
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Valtessa Fishing Spot |
| Protections: Special Double |
| Weakness: Puni |
| Skills: Puni Spike |
o----------------------------------------o
This is pathetically easy, and if you have a few points on the skill gauge it
will be over in one round, or even one turn!
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THE STRONG BEARS
Client : Phenyl
Objective: Slay Posporian Bear Monster. 8/7 groups
Rank : 09 C
Reward : 5100 Cole, Fragment of Aion x2
* Quest Limit: 3 times
This is a good quest to do for the reward, though it will probably require two
visits to complete it, at least I could not find sufficient numbers of groups
in one trip. Only five in fact, despite trekking everywhere in Fairy
Territory.
Head to Fairy Fort West Entrance and Western Forest to find purple enemies:
Nightwalker Bears. To reach here in this chapter is slightly complicated
because Fairies block the way south and east, and you can't use the cannon
east of the pond. Use the cannon from Kuma territory West to land in Fairy
Fort, West Entrance, and walk left to find the first purple blob. Keep going,
heading towards the Fairy Village, to find more.
You can leave this quest until the next chapter when the situation changes in
Posporia. Now the bears have taken over Fairy territory and the Fairy Village
area is open for you to walk there.
F E T C H Q U E S T S
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DRAGON SLASHING
Client : Hagel, Weapon Shop
Objective: Take him Draken x1
Rank : 09 A
Reward : Star Prism x1, Magic Silver Ingot x5
This is made from the Dragon Lance recipe found in a chest in the Rookery at
Dakascus. After completing this quest Hagel will ask about the hair
restorative, but you need to check back at the Guild to accept this new quest.
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MAGICAL AMULET
Client : Gregor, 2nd Level South, Ishtar
Objective: Take him 1 Amulet (or 3)
Rank : 09 A
Reward : Glittering Thread x8, Long Pochy x12
(Repeatable: Blue Pearl x 5, Jawbreaker Candy 8/Blue Pearl x7,
Dragon Bone x8 for 4 Amulets)
* Repeatable
This is another Gregor quest, and you make an Amulet (which is a weapon, not
an accessory), using a Pendelook and Altena Ingot from the Magic Stone recipe
(from Celestial Rookery quest). Check to see how many he wants, but for the
first time it should be only one. He's on 2nd Level South, reached when you go
up the first vine in the Woofer Village and then left along the pipe and up to
the teleporter.
NOTE
By the way, you can have more than one Gregor quest at once so you could
accept one and then wait for another before taking the trip to see him.
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NEW MENU PUDDING
Client : Ella, Rio Book Store
Objective: Take her Unipuni Pudding x1
Rank : 09 B
Reward : Le Merou Cog x 5, Holy Emblem x5/Blue Pearl x9
* Repeatable
To make the Unipuni Pudding you have to use a precious Unirus Lifeform. (The
recipe for this was found in the Squawk Treasury as an Iris Alchemy idea for
Alchemy Level 5 if you haven't got it yet.)
Make one pudding and take it to Ella for the useful reward. Now, in one game I
got the better Blue Pearl reward though this may have been for a repeat quest.
This quest is worth doing nonetheless, and keep an eye out for repeats if you
want to amass more Holy Emblems and Blue Pearls.
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PRINCE OF THE SEA
Client : Funan, Westbridge
Objective: King Tuna x1 will be needed
Rank : 09 S
Reward : Merdoll x1 Recipe. Thunder Rod x3
Fish for King Tuna at Ishtar ponds. Either pond will do, but the second one
only appears when the Lithographs are set to BLUE (past) and King Tunas appear
more often.
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C H A P T E R S E V E N : M I S S I O N - Embracer of Darkness
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RAIDER RANK 10, STORM - collect your rank up provisions:
Heal All x5, Nectar x10, Bitter Fruit x3
Start this mission by visiting Noella who will give instructions to speak to
Hagel, and Phenyl will tell you that the tavern is a good place for
information. Call in on both of them for information, and then go to the
Eastern Residences and the empty house, heading right along the path that runs
past the bookshop. The house is up some steps before reaching the grass at the
monument.
There will be a scene when you arrive, and then you must search the back wall
between the two patches of broken plaster and a secret door will open. There is
a chest with Super Medicine Recipe. Click X on the desk for another scene.
Click on the map at the back of the room for more information, and then the
decision is made to head for Dakascus.
Saving seems a good plan before setting out, and checking your equipment and
Blades. (By this point I had only one Breath of Earth left, so made a few more
just in case.)
I equipped Luplus to increase the Blade levels, (and in fact this is a good
choice of Blade if you have it) and Nell with Diemia so at least one person
had physical attacks. You won't be able to make Elixir from the recipe in
Crowley's House just yet, but with the Glowing Bracelet you can use Raise even
to fully heal, even if someone is not dead.
When you arrive at Dakascus look at the map to see the red ! mark at the
destination in Crystal Valley North, so make your way west and then north to
the first room of the currently unexplored area. As soon as you cross into the
new area the crystal that was blocking the path will disappear and you can
continue.
There is an hourglass in the first area, and if you walk right this leads to
the north. There are bags with the previously rare Gravity Stones. and lots of
crystals to break, but no enemies until you reach the next room. You can
explore the area first if you want, as there are some chests to find, but you
need at least five more Breath of Earths.
If you go left from the rectangular room (the third one in this map), you
must use another Breath of Earth and then you can cross to another room with
two exits. Go left and down and this path leads around and back to the right,
under the path to the left room, and to a heal point. Continue to find Crowley.
o------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - CROWLEY |
|------------------------------------------|
| Location: Dakascus, Crystal Valley North |
| Protections: Special/Status Double |
| Weakness: Evil |
| Skills: Heaven's Gate (all) timed |
| Whirl of Greed (all) |
| Haste (increases speed) |
| Vritra (all) |
| Gate - summons Shadow (timed) |
o------------------------------------------o
Most of Crowley's attacks are time based so you will see additional cards added
to the ACCB. If you use Luplus Blades with Edge you can erase these time cards,
and this makes quite a difference to the battle: at least it can mean that you
never have to heal! He can also summon additional monsters to the fight, but
these are not strong and can easily be defeated. However, he has a range of
attacks, all of which can be damaging if you let him keep his time cards.
Heaven's Gate (all) timed attack repeats once per card round.
His single attack did around 40 HP.
Whirl of Greed (all).
Haste, he speeds up.
Vritra, damages everyone.
Gate - summons a Shadow (timed)
Using Luplus for Edge is not a bad idea as you can erase Crowley's timed
attacks. Nell had Delay on her Diemia weapon which helped to prevent Crowley
from getting his turn, and Iris can summon Luplus to speed up your turns. (The
long walk will mean your skill gauge should be high without having to fight
battles). You can use the attack item Lightning Rod to good effect given that
Edge may not have many other useful attacks if his Luplus Blade is still at low
levels. Kill Crowley and all other summoned enemies will disappear. Maybe two
bursts to finish him off.
Iris takes the Gem, and that is the end of the chapter. You cannot do more
exploring even if there is time left.
NOTE
If you don't have Luplus, then use whatever other Blade you like: Jiptus with
Edge would be good with Soul Burst, and Nell could use Nymph for healing and
boosting, with Iris on attack magic, and her usual Jiptus summon.
My team were at level 28 for this battle.
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o----------------------------------o
| Quests - Target Points 1500 |
| Raider Rank - STORM 10 6500 |
|----------------------------------|
| Chiefs Meeting 300 points |
| Complaints Exploded 200 points |
| Get Me Out! 200 points |
| Kidnapped Repre 150 points |
| Pamela's Death 150 points |
| Sword Of Dakascus 300 points |
| Your Love 200 points |
o----------------------------------o.
o AREAS OPENED IN THIS CHAPTER
- No new areas.
o MANA/BLADES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- No new Blades, unless you left Luplus to this chapter.
o RECIPES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Glasses [Quest reward - Pamela's Death]
- Heaven's Book [Quest reward - Sword of Dakascus]
- Robe [Quest reward - Chief's Meeting]
- Stellar Rune [Quest reward - Tribal Code]
- Thunder Summoner [Quest reward - Shroom Out of Place]
o ALCHEMY LEVELS OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- None
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C H A P T E R E I G H T : W A L K T H R O U G H
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Quests
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Dressing Up, Memory Calls, Making a Castle, Shroom Out of Place, Left Behind,
Karrotato Tragedy, Tribal Code, Subcontract Again will appear if you didn't
get it in the previous chapter. Complete a couple or more easy quests and there
will some more quests: Pukko's Lost, I'll Find which is for Raider Rank 9 but
only appeared in this chapter, Supreme Gem, Sword of Dakascus and Pamela's
Death then appeared.
Zey Meruze
There are a number of quests that involve alchemy so it's best to start by
doing some crafting. Then go and talk to Eva (and Earl) at the Tavern, and
visit Pukko in the Beastmen Quarters. Pukkos' quest and Karrotato Tragedy are
both in Valtessa, and so you can do these at the same time. If you have the You
Love quest for Pukko (which may be in the next chapter) and Complaints Exploded
it's a good idea to do these two at the same time as they both involve walking
back and forth to the Beastman Quarters.
The Gem combat quest and Noella's Sword quest are both in Dakascus so aim to
complete these at the same time. Chief's Meeting will only appear after
completing Noella's Sword, but when it does accept immediately, as this
involves visits to three Alterworlds, so you can plan other quests around this.
Dakascus revisited
Visit the Pengie chief and Reize at the Oasis at the same time.
Grimoire
Wait to do the Pamela's Death quest until you have the Chief's Meeting and
Shroom Out of Place, and you can do them all at once. Start by visiting Pamela
and then go the Village and find the Shroom in Nature's Prison after this, and
finally go to the lower floor of the Underground area to complete Pamela's
quest.
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Alchemy
=======
Check to see if there is anything new you can craft. It's easy to miss things
which are derived recipes so a quick review can be helpful at this point. Also
make lots of the more commonly used items and begin to stack up multiples of
things such as Alchemic Metal, Magic Silver Ingot, Philosopher's Ash.
Items
For example, I found I had not yet made the derived recipe from Cheesecake.
This requires Cheesecake for the first item, Flour, Super Nectar and Taiyaki,
and makes Feudal Snackcastle, which you need for one of the quests.
Make Elixir now you have an Alberich.
Make the Chronicle Slab for which you need a Magician's Book (weapon) as well
as Glansen Ore/Elemia Ore and a Gravity Stone. This gives the useful property
of "Quick", and it's worth crafting some equipment with this.
After making Aroma Material you can make Ruby Prism. (It needs Aroma Material,
Brilliant Stone/Pentagle, Dunkelhite and Dragon Tongue.
With the Ruby Prism you can make Gold. I hate having to waste the precious
Prism on something with the quality of Useless, but there's no option. However
this enables you to make another piece of armour for Iris.
Weapons
The recipe for the weapon Silmarillion can be used to make another weapon using
a Silmarillion as the first item, and either and Alberich or Elixir for the
last item. Alberich gives Autoheal++ so you might want to choose this. You now
have the Alectorian a 6 xHIT weapon for Edge with the added bonus of
Electricity.
The recipe for Balmung can be used with a Uni as the first item, and the
Chronicle Slab as the second, with Glansen Ore/Slash Rapier/Punislayer as the
third and Tufts/Brownie Mask/Rainbow Feather as the last, to make Hunter
Needle, a 4 xHIT weapon for Nell that targets Beasts.
You can finally make the Twig of Origin for Nell now you have an Elixir. This
uses Baba Yoga, Elixir, Philosopher's Ash and Shroom Juice. If you want a
better choice of properties then play around with the Baba Yaga as this is the
only ingredient over which you have some control. You'll see that this has
Gurgu's Cane as an ingredient and again, you might want to alter the properties
of this before using it. It can get complicated at this point in the game, as
you attempt to make weapons that have the very best properties without wasting
precious ingredients such as the Elixir.
Make Seaform Fishruin, a weird fishy weapon for Nell.
Armour
Use the recipe for Metal Haubark and with Angel Wings as the first item, Silver
Cuirass/Ravissan, Vanilla Syrup. and Monster Cookie/Jawbreaker Candy, you will
get Feather Flow for Nell. With this you can now make Heaven's Feel, also for
Nell. This resists special attacks whereas Feather Flow resists physical. Using
Feather Flow (Elixir, Altena Ingot/Apple of Youth/Gravity Stone, and Red
Powerpuff/Nicro Cloth/Posporia Cloth/Formal Fabric), you can make Scarlet Tail
for Nell, which resists Fire.
Use the recipe for Violetta and change the first item to Gold, and then
Violetta/Formal Fabric, Blue Pearl/Glittering Thread, and Angel Wings gives
you Saint's Garb.
Accessories
With the Alberich, and Tufts/Fairy Hat/Rainbow Feather, you can make Bunny
Ears. Make Winged Boots for the first time now you have the Chronicle Slab.
(Boot, Chronicle Slab, Rainbow Feather/Gravity Stone.) You can choose from
Quick or Speed (L) on this item, but I'd go for Quick, as speed can be added to
many items.
Using the recipe for Healing Ankh and either Elixir or Super Nectar as the
first item (Super Nectar is cheaper in ingredients), you can make the VERY
useful Healing Bracelet, which has the Common Skill Heal All. Make more than
one of these if you can.
Make Aroma Material now that you have the Healing Bracelet. This uses Brilliant
Stone, Pentagle, Healing Bracelet and Salt.
Make Crown of Thorns using Silver Frost Ring, Water of Lethe, Voodoo Doll and
Altena Ingot and this gives the Common Skill Nightmare.
Make Phelios Globe which gives the Common Skill of Meteor. (It uses Globe, Star
Prism/Moon Prism, Globeball, and Magician's Book.)
NOTE
You want as many Fragments of Aion as you can get, to make the Super Nectar, so
you can make Healing Bracelets for everyone.
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Alchemy After Quests
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Heaven's Book gives you the recipe for Solomon's Key, a weapon for Edge. (You
can put both Delay L and First Strike on this which I think is useful.)
Robe gives you the recipe for Alchemy Robe, armour for Iris. If you substitute
Thin Leotard for the first item you will get the derived recipe for Celestial
Robe using Formal Stole and Chain of Gleipnir. This double defends from Ice and
Fire attacks and has high speed so is rather useful, although the Alchemy Robe
has better overall defense and magic attack. Take your pick of these!
Make the Thunder Caller accessory and you can then use this to craft the
weapon Element Blaze. This is a better weapon with Electricity and has 6 xHIT.
You can also make Deadpoint Glasses which gives an increase to HP.
Once again there were too many quest point quests for me, so a number of them
did not appear despite taking and cancelling minor repeat quests. Anyway you
can continue to accept repeat quests and gather extra useful items from them,
and the missed quests will appear in the next chapter.
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N O R M A L Q U E S T S
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CHIEFS MEETING
Client : Noella, Master's Office
Objective: Go to see her and then all the Chiefs.
Rank : 10 A
Reward : Quest Points 300, Robe x1 Recipe.
Unable to Cancel
This will appear on the board after completing Noella's Sword Quest, so accept
it and return to talk to Noella again.
There is going to be a chiefs' conference, and you must deliver letters to all
the Beastmen Chiefs. This entails visits to Ishtar, Woofer Village; Grimoire
Castle, Squawks Village; Dakascus, Pengie Village; and Posporia, Kuma Village
and Fairy Village. All you have to do is speak to all the Chiefs. You can
check your progress in the "Quest in Progress" menu.
To get to the Kuma Chief in this chapter you have to take one of the Fairy
Cannons (East or West) since the direct route is blocked. Then walk to the Kuma
Village and the chief is found inside the main house. From the Kuma Village
North then take the cannon back to the Fairy Village and walk ahead up the
slope into the tree house. The chief is in the second room here.
After completing all the visits (five in total), return to speak to Noella.
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COMPLAINTS EXPLODED
Client : Cerber, Cerber's House, Beastmen Quarters.
Objective: Meet Cerber first
Rank : 10 B
Reward : Quest Points 200, Globeball x5
Unable to Cancel
May not appear until the next chapter.
Speak to Cerber, who is worried about Human/Beast relations again, and then
visit the Tavern in town and talk to Eva about the so-called secret "Human
Only" meetings to find out the truth. Then head back to the Beastman Quarters
and and you will witness their meetings. Of course all this angst is based on a
misunderstanding and as Pukko says: it's all been a waste of hatred! But now
you have another task, to visit the Pengie Chief.
Visit Dakascus and speak to the chief in the Pengie Village, who tells you to
head back to Cerber and reassure him. After another scene the quest is
completed.
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GET ME OUT!
Client : Reize, Dakascus Oasis
Objective: Listen to Reize's story
Rank : 10 B
Reward : Quest Points 200, Moon Prism x1
Unable to Cancel
Visit and speak to Reize at the Oasis in Dakascus. He arranges to meet you near
the entrance on your next visit, so head back to Dakascus and he will be
waiting just inside the Alterworld. He joins your party and now all you need to
do is walk back to the signpost at the crossroads. After a short scene continue
down the path heading towards the Oasis, and there will be another short scene.
Finally, back at the oasis he STILL won't let you get to the treasure chest,
but that's the end of the quest, so at least you gain a Moon Prism.
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KIDNAPPED REPRE
Client : Fairy Chief, Fairy Chief's Room
Objective: Listen to the Fairy Chief
Rank : 10 A
Reward : Quest Points 150, Peacemaker x1 (Weapon)
NOTE: Make sure to have a Hot Salad in your inventory before setting out.
However, if you forget, and have to go back and make one, when you re-enter
Posporia the game very kindly does not make you walk all the way back to Mr
Bear.
This quest may not appear until the next chapter. Your access to the different
areas to begin with, is dependent on which chapter you get this quest, but
it's going to be awkward and involve a lot of walking.
Go to Posporia and make your way to the Fairy Village, and speak to the Chief.
His room is highlighted with a red ! mark. Apparently the bears have taken
Repre away from the Fairies. You can't take the cannon in the Fairy Village to
the Kuma village...of course, and you cannot use either of the Fairy Fort
Cannons, so you must walk. You can just go back to town and revisit if you
prefer, but the walk to the entrance to Posporia makes this just as long a
journey.
Anyhow after talking the Fairy chief the balance of power changes, and you can
walk north to the bears territory from the Middle Battlegrounds. When you
arrive at Kuma Village South you will be blocked by a guard. Speak to him and
he demands a Hot Salad to let you through.
When you eventually reach the village, walk towards the chief's house and
there will be a scene with Repre, and then a final one with the Fairy Chief
(no more walking is required, you'll be pleased to hear!) That completes the
quest.
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PAMELA'S DEATH
Client : Eva, Tavern
Objective: Listen to Eva's favor and then visit Pamela.
Rank : 10 A
Reward : Quest Points 150, Glasses x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
Visit Eva at the Tavern and she'll explain that she is curious about how
Pamela died and became a ghost. (So are we all!) Obviously there is only one
way to find out and that's to ask Pamela, so once again head out to Grimoire
Library, and you should know the route like the back of your hand by now.
She tells you to find her diary which is in the Underground area. (You can
leave Grimoire and return if you wish, or just walk back to the ground floor
and then head right to the UG entrance.) You'll see a red ! mark in the UG 2F
area. This is reached by walking along the UG path which goes left from the
entrance to the area, and then up the Prison Path and through the second set of
broken bars to the right into Nature's Prison. Break the boxes and descend to
2F.
Break more rocks and walk to the right along the darkened path where you can
light the fires using the Flame Barrett. Then go left through the broken bars
and follow this path until you reach an opening into a watery and brighter
area. Keep going to find the grave and diary. Immediately after this you will
be back with Pamela in the library, so if you want to do anything else down
here, make sure to leave this until last.
This is the end of the quest, and you don't have to revisit Eva.
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SWORD OF DAKASCUS
Client : Noella, Master's Office
Objective: Go to see her and get a sword for her from Dakascus.
Rank : 10 A
Reward : Quest Points 300, Heaven's Book x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
This appears before the Chief's Meeting quest and is a good one to take, as
you can pick up lots of useful items in Dakascus and get another recipe.
Check your map to see a red ! mark at the final room at the bottom of the
Crystal Valley West map. Simply head west from the first Pengie, and then south
when you reach that map. You will be able to swordslash all the small enemies
along the way to the Sword Memorial. When you arrive click on the sword to
obtain it. Then return to town and take the sword to Noella to complete the
quest.
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YOUR LOVE
Client : Pukko, Beastmen Quarters
Objective: Listen to Pukko's concerns
Rank : 10 B
Reward : Quest Points 200, Bunny Ears x1
Unable to Cancel
This quest involves a lot of walking back and forth but it's worth the effort.
Talk to Pukko in his usual place in the Beastmen's Quarters, and then go and
talk to Ewan in his room in the Scripture Library. Edge reassures Ewan that
they got their information from an extremely unreliable source, just as well,
since the idea of a 12 year old girl and Ewan is not a nice one, but don't
worry, Phenyl resolves things in her usual way.
Return to Pukko and now you have another target of his suspicions, Funan. Go
and find him at the Westbridge, and Phenyl turns up again. Head back to Pukko
who now thinks that Anna is Phenyl's favourite, and you get one of the best
lines in the game from Edge.
Now back to the Guild and speak to Anna, and finally return to Pukko to
complete the quest.
C O M B A T Q U E S T S
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KARROTATO TRADEGY
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Slay Golden Pig in Valtessa. 4 groups.
Rank : 10 B
Reward : 9000 Cole, Globeball x3
* Purple Monsters
* Repeatable
Head for the Forest Depths and you will find Purple enemies in the second room
and thereafter. They are also in the Poison Altar room. The Golden Pigs might
be alone or accompanied by Jin Riders or Jagged Bears. If Nell has her Siren
Blades she can steal Golden Meat from the pigs, although this doesn't always
work, and you have a better chance of success if you use a burst. Though even
that might not work as they seem to be very resistant to stealing.
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SHROOM OUT OF PLACE
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Wandering Fungol found in Grimoire.
Rank : 10 B
Reward : 16000 Cole, Thunder Summoner x1 Recipe
Phenyl will remind you that a Mushroom can heal itself, and you had better
take note!
This enemy is easy to find. Simply go to the UG Grimoire and up the Prison
Path on the way to the Pengie Village. He is waiting for you next to the far
wall of the first room that leads off to the right, called Nature's Prison.
o------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - WANDERING FUNGO |
|------------------------------------------|
| Location: Nature's Prison, Grimoire UG |
| Protections: Special Double, Electricity |
| Weakness: Fire |
| Skills: Poison Blow, Self heals |
o------------------------------------------o
You really need equipment that resists poison and weapons that target his Fire
weakness. This is not an easy fight if you are ill-prepared, because of the
repeated self healing and poisoning your team. He heals himself for around 2500
HP each round, so if you are having to heal from poison while trying to rack up
the burst gauge he can easily recoup his health. The best way to prevent this
is to stop him from having a turn by racking up the skill gauge fast with Fire
attacks, and using Diemia with Iris. Divine Shields can block an attack.
Now here's something useful. If you get poisoned and think you've run out of
healing items, (oops), check the green question mark for your battle items and
you'll find Eicheloa, lots of them no doubt, and this item heals poison,
although it does not heal HP. Make sure to heal from poison immediately.
I wasn't prepared for this fight, of course, and had Edge with the least useful
Blade Fanatos, and for various reasons he died and I had run out of nectars.
Meant to buy some and forgot. So I just went ahead with the other two and he
did his automatic reincarnation which was nice. I used Sacrifice after Edge
came back from the dead, to revive Iris (who had also died by this point) and
fortunately she had Raise, so we were back in business!
In the end I got fed up with this fight and my lack of killer burst moves, so
I used Iris' Faustus summon to remove all his traits. After that, with a bit
of Jiptus and Diemia from Iris and Godly Beam from Edge, he was soon
dispatched.
My Team were level 29 for this battle.
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SUPREME GEM
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Kill Orb monster x 10. Any Location. (Dakascus)
Rank : 10 A
Reward : 6500 Cole, Gravity Stone x3.
* Repeatable
They can be found in Dakascus North area inside some small white enemies. They
resist magic attacks but are weak to Electricity based weapons. A trip to this
area is useful for obtaining more Gravity Stones from bags as well as the
reward. They are also found in Ishtar in various areas, including the third
Level Terrace.
Various rewards for repeated quests: 6100 Cole, Holy Emblem x6, 6700 Cole,
Apple of Youth x1. (Kill 8 was the first of these.)
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TRIBAL CODE
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Kobold Fugitive found in Dakascus.
Rank : 10 A
Reward : 17000 Cole, Stellar Rune x1 Recipe
This enemy is found in Dakascus Crystal Valley North in the large L shaped
room which is the fourth one on the map. Go left at the junction in this room
and he is waiting at the top of the slope.
o---------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - FUGITIVE KOBOLD |
|---------------------------------------------|
| Location: Dakascus, Crystal Valley N. |
| Protections: Special/Status/Physical/Double |
| Weakness: Beast |
| Skills: Boomerang Shot, Quick, Kobold Aerial|
| Kobold Bound (all) |
o---------------------------------------------o
Okay so he's a small Kobold, and that means, as a beast, you could use weapons
that target this weakness which might not be a bad plan since he's doubly
resistant to everything except magic. Otherwise just use magic on him.
Iris' Jiptus summon is useful to reduce his spirit and power as he can inflict
a lot of damage with his Boomerang Shot. If he gets in a Kobold Bound attack as
well, with Quick you could find yourself in trouble. If you have Edge with
Luplus you can Slow him down, though this doesn't prevent him from using his
Quick skill.
With the wrong Blades set up this battle might take up to three bursts to
defeat him. Nell would be best with a magic based Blades, Siren or Nymph so
she can heal, and make sure at least one person has the Raise skill...just in
case. The Delay+ (L) Property is also handy in this battle in forcing the
Kobold's card back on the ACCB.
F E T C H Q U E S T S
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DRESSING UP
Client : Manna, Grocery Store
Objective: Silmarillion x4 will be needed
Rank : 10 A
Reward : Gravity Stone x3, Chaos Candy x5 ((Holy Emblem x6 for one repeat
and Holy Emblem x8 Chaos Candy x5 for another.)
* Repeatable
You should already have at least one of these from the reward for the Grow,
Dear Youth Hagel quest, but you will still have to make more. The easiest and
cheapest way to make these is with Altena Soul as the first item, Holy Emblem
as the second and then Magic Silver Ingot and Gravity Stone. Go to Dakascus if
you need more Gravity Stones.
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MAKING A CASTLE
Client : Ella, Rio Book Store
Objective: Feudal Sandcastle x1 will be needed.
Rank : 10 A
Reward : Fragment of Aion x3, Dragon Tongue x3
Ella gives some great rewards for her quests, and you should make sure to
complete this one.
Using the Cheesecake (Mana item) recipe, select Cheesecake for the first item,
then Flour, Super Nectar and Taiyaki, and make Feudal Snackcastle. You'll see
that there are no substitutions for this recipe, and it uses the precious Super
Nectar, but it's worth doing this quest since you get more Fragments of Aion,
which are ingredients for the Super Nectar.
Taiyaki was a reward for the Want Good Soup quest in the last chapter so you
should have some of these. If not, then they are also a treat from Sandfish
and Sand Dragon enemies in Dakascus, and a 10000 point field bonus reward for
Posporia.
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MEMORY CALLS
Client : Gregor, 2nd Level South, Ishtar
Objective: Refrain Memory x9 will be needed.
Rank : 10 A
Reward : Elixir x1, Crown Breastplate x1
The Refrain Memory is derived from the Water of Lethe recipe, and you should
have already found the recipe for this, but now you must make a lot of them.
Worth it for the hard to make and rare item Elixir.
NOTE: I accepted this quest but did not complete it until the next chapter
when I also had the Gold quest from Gregor. This saves that little bit of
effort involved in going all the way to Gregor twice instead of just once.
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YOUTH, AND ITS END
Client : Hagel, Weapon Shop
Objective: Take him Shroom Juice x 30
Rank : 10 A
Reward : Shining Grail x1, Alberich x3 (The rewards appear as ????)
(May not appear until chapter 9.)
Easy to complete so long as you have enough Mysterious Seeds. If not, just buy
them from the Beastmen's Quarters shop, as you should have plenty of cash by
this point in the game, and it saves a lot of bother. The recipe is any
mushroom for the first ingredient, Bitter Grape, MELTY SPRING WATER! and
finally Mysterious Seed. The rewards are very rare items so try to complete
this quest.
(And yet again I did not have enough MSW...)
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C H A P T E R E I G H T : M I S S I O N - Sisters
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RAIDE RANK -11 VORTEX. Provisions: X Heal x5, Cure Jar x10, Apple of Youth x3.
When you rank up there will be a scene in Grimoire Bell Tower where the next
Gem appears, and this is followed with a scene in the Guild. You are
instructed to go and see Ewan at the Scripture Library. He is waiting for you
and tells you that this might be a trap, but as Nell says...act before you
think! Though you might want to save before setting forth.
Crush the boulders at the entrance and climb to the second floor. Follow the
main passageway through 2F Inner South heading right, and through the opening
at the end to 3F Inside. Again walk right following the path until you reach
the second switch and stairs up. There is a healing place here, so ensure you
use it and that your Skill Gauge is above the default.
You will meet a familiar person here, Yula of course, who foolishly thinks she
has a chance to beat your team.
o----------------------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - YULA |
|----------------------------------------------------------|
| Location: Castle Roof Inside, Grimoire Castle, Top Floor |
| Protections: Special Double, Status Double |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Scarlet Surge, Haste, Grand Quake (timed), |
| Beat Down (one), Killer Quake (one) |
| Drops: None |
o----------------------------------------------------------o
She starts the battle with a kind of boost: this is Scarlet Surge and later in
the battle this gives her Haste and she may also use Grand Quake, which is a
strong timed attack against everyone. Her single person attack will do around
30-40 HP damage when curtailed by Iris; Jiptus.summon, so make sure to use this
early on in the battle. Killer Quake hurts one for around 70+ HP. Gain a burst
as soon as you can and keep healed.
This is easy enough with any Blades, but Jiptus Blades for Edge is especially
useful for the Soul Burst, and you should be able to beat her in two bursts or
so. I hoped she'd join the group after this but she didn't. :(
While you're here exit the Roof and flip the switch, then return and walk left
and over the stopped cogs to pick up a couple of bags of Blue Pearls and/or
Pendelook. Enemies will re-spawn as well. Re-set the switch, and this time
carry on right and over the cogs to reach the outside, where Iris takes the
seventh and penultimate gem.
After this battle my levels were 30 for everyone.
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o----------------------------------o
| Quests - Target Points 1500 |
| Raider Rank - VORTEX 11 8000 |
|----------------------------------|
| An Alterworld Map 300 points |
| An Easy Request 200 points |
| Battlefield Idol 150 points |
| Confession 200 points |
| Curious Treasure 200 points |
| Kittens Need A Home 200 points |
| Memorable Sword 200 points |
| Sad Angel 150 points |
o----------------------------------o.
o RECIPES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Borot [Quest reward - Fool's Treasure]
- Brogius [Quest reward - Memorable Sword]
- Engagement Ring [Quest item - Confession]
- Green Board [Quest reward - An Alterworld Map]
- Nell Lance [Quest reward - Twinshade Demon]
- Staff of Creation [Quest reward - Red-Haired Beast]
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C H A P T E R N I N E : W A L K T H R O U G H
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There are two scenes at the start of this chapter, after which you will be
inside the Guild. Take all the Quests from the board.
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Quests
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Kittens Need a Home, Complaints Exploded, Big Puni Research, Demon Subduction,
Sad Angel, Your Love, Memorable Sword, Red-Haired Beast were all on the board.
Talk to Anna for the Sad Angel quest and see Noella as well before you leave
and head back to the workshop to save and sort out all these quests. Another
two will appear quickly, at least if you complete one or two first, and these
are battlefield Idol, another one involving Repre and making Gold for Gregor.
The Wedding Dress quest does not appear until after completing a number of
others, but you won't be able to craft it unless you do the Confession quest
from Winna. He will give you the recipe for the Engage Ring at the start of
this quest. Complete Noella's sword quest before Confession and In Memory will
appear, and in any case you need the recipe from Noella to do this Hagel quest.
I had a lot of trouble getting some quests to appear in my previous game, but
this time I found that certain quests seem to trigger the appearance of new
ones. Once you complete the Wedding Dress one then An Easy Request appeared,
Youth and Its End (which I was expecting to see in chapter 8), and Reize's
Curious Treasure. Take every quest even if you cannot complete them all. I was
running out of available quest points by this stage of the chapter.
Noella;s dinner appeared after doing many other quests.
Valtessa
Red-Haired beast is found in Valtessa and so you can complete this quest and
Sad Angel at the same time.
Grimoire
Twinshade Demon and Winna's Confession quest.
Ishtar
Gregor's Gold quest is essential for a recipe and 3 Super Nectars, and you can
complete the fighting quest of Demon Subduction at the same time.
Posporia
Battlefield Idol with Repre could be done at the same time as the Big Puni
Research.
Dakasucs
There is the final quest from Repre and some combat quests, and of course you
will need to buy more MELTY SPRING WATER from the shop if, like me, you never
have enough of the stuff.
Valtessa
You can take Rufina's quest, Sad Angel and Scarlet, a combat quest.
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Alchemy
=======
After completing Noella's Memorable Sword quest.make the Brogius weapon using
familiar ingredients: Altena Ingot, Divine Shield and Altena Soul, or choose
alternatives to give you different properties. You can select Atk + (L) for
example, but this weapon only has 2xHIT so it's not a great one to use, but
that doesn't matter, as you want to use it for the Deus Ex Machina which has
7xHITs, and the Junk Borot, which has 5.
Make three Brogius, and make sure you get your preferred properties for the
first one, and then you can substitute less rare ingredients for the other two
and keep the same properties. Then use one for the Deus Ex Machina, one for the
Junk Borot and keep the third for a Hagel quest: In Memory.
Nell's Comet recipe requires an Engage Ring for the final item so you can only
make this one after receiving the recipe from Winna which he gives you at the
start of his Confession quest. Because this weapon uses other weapons for two
of the ingredients it means that you have a range of possible properties for
it. The main problem is to decide which would be best. However, since this
weapon only has one hit, you might not want to use it all despite it's attack
power.
Staff of Creation needs Gold for the first ingredient, Long Pochy (or
alternatives) for the second and Diamond Dust for the last.
Verdure Tablet (the Green Board recipe) also needs Gold, but with the Rank Up
provisions you should be good for making another one. (I had run out of
Dragon's Tongues for this, which prompted a quick trip to the UG of Grimore.)
Craft the Crown Breastplate for Edge: this is his best armor so choose the
property wisely, but Quick is a good choice.
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AN ALTERWORLD MAP
Client : Anna
Objective: Go to Anna and then complete an exploration of every room in every
Alterworld.
Rank : 11 S
Reward : 300 Quest Points, Green Board x1 Recipe.
First speak to Anna and you will end up in Noella's office where she explains
this quest. You are asked to complete the mapping of every Alterworld, which
sounds simple enough. Visit every Alterworld, and when you enter there will be
a scene where everyone reminisces about the 'good ole days' in that world, if
you have already completed the exploration. If not, then find the missing
room/s! You can check the Alterworlds section of this FAQ to see which, if any,
you might have missed. When you have completed them all, return to speak to
Noella.
If you think that you have done them all and can't get the reward, then this
means you missed one! Look at the quest menu page to see them all listed:
Also, if you think you have completed all the maps but when you enter the
Alterworld nothing happens, then that means you are wrong. I was sure I had
completed everything for this FAQ, but when I went back to Dakascus I
discovered there was a room I had missed, one of those which required a Breath
of Earth to enter.
The Alterworlds will be listed in whatever order you complete them, and you
can finish them all and avoid reporting back to Noella if you want to wait a
while, or complete other quests in order for the mission to trigger.
Valtessa
Grimoire
Posporia
Dakascus
Ishtar
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AN EASY REQUEST
Client : Eva
Objective: Deliver card to Meyna.
Rank : 11 D
Reward : 200 Quest Points, Odysseus Sword
Do as many quests as possible before completing the final quest points ones,
and return to the Guild to find an important one from Eva. Unfortunately it
only appears late on in the chapter, so you may have a number of quest point
quests you could select to complete. You can accept them, but don't finish them
if you want this one to appear. If you take a points quest you may end up
missing this one, and it never returns!
Visit the Tavern for a scene and Eva asks you to give a card to Meyna. You
might think to find Meyna at her usual place by the memorial, but that would be
too easy. If you speak to the man at the door of the tavern he will say she has
been in the Guild and item shops, and indeed you can find her in the Guild
standing next to the two empty chests to the right.
After seeing Meyna Iris will suggest making a cake for her, and Nell comes up
with the recipe. Long Pochy, Concentrated Honey, and a Feudal Snackcastle are
needed to make the cake.(Make sure you also have a Laughing Shroom and a
Vanilla Syrup as well if you want to see the alternative scene.) Once you have
everything then a scene will start when you enter the workshop. If you don't
have all the ingredients then you won't get the scene, so make sure to find
them all. If you have to make the Feudal Snackcastle first then leave the
workshop after crafting and re-enter to start the cake making scene.
You have the option to add Vanilla Syrup. Say no and Nell continues to add
secret spice: Laughing Shroom, and this leads to a scene where the Edge is
suffering from poison. Say yes to the Vanilla and she will still ask about the
Laughing Shroom. Refuse to add the Shroom and the dialogue at the party is
different - about the cake being too sweet.
Choose to add both the Vanilla Syrup AND the Laughing Shroom for the Ultimate
Cake! (But the result is the same as if you only added the Shroom...I was
expecting something good from the Ultimate Cake. Oh well.)
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BATTLEFIELD IDOL
Client : Repre, Hot Springs, Posporia
Objective: Listen to Repre's favor
Rank : 11 S
Reward : Quest Points 150, Apple of Youth x3
Unable to Cancel
Before starting this quest make sure you have crafted an Idol Costume. This
will save you an extra trip.
After her travels back and forth between the Fairies and Bears, Rufina is back
at her usual spot by the tree in the Neutral Baths area. Take the right hand
path from the Middle Battlegrounds and then when you arrive at the baths follow
the upper path to find her.
The Fairies and Kuma are still fighting over Repre it seems and your task is to
put a stop to this once and for all. Yes, I am sorry to say, but that involves
visiting both Chiefs once again. The good news is that you can use all the
Cannons so just make your way to one of the villages and then use the cannon
there to get to the other one. After this there will be a scene with the
Fairies and Bears and the next task is to make and Idol Costume for Repre.
(This is not stated as such, but you will see the instructions in the Quest in
Progress details.)
You will be back at the Middle Battlegrounds after the Chiefs' Meeting, so
either leave the Alterworld if you have to make one or, if you have one
already, then simply speak to one of the chiefs. I thought that leaving and
returning might be the faster option, but this time there is no helpful quick
teleport to the one of the villages. More walking, but at least after giving
the costume to one of the Chiefs you get the full concert and the end of the
quest. You will be at the watchtower entrance so it's easy enough to take the
cannon back to the Giant Tree if you have any unfinished business there, such
as the Giant Puni quest.
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CONFESSION
Client : Winna
Objective: Go to Winna in the Scripture Library
Rank : 11 S
Reward : 200 Quest Points, Alberich x2 (Engagement Ring Recipe)
Speak to Winna in the Scripture Library and he will give you the recipe for
the Engagement Ring. Make two of these: one for Winna and one for the Wedding
Dress quest.This recipe is essential if you want to make the Wedding Dress
armor. You will have had the recipe (a derived one) for a long time, and
noticed that the item requires Engage Ring as the last ingredient.
To make an Engage Rings you require a Healing Bracelet, Brilliant Stone,
Altena Ingot and Polishing Powder. (There are no substitutions.) Make two if
you can, so you can complete this quest and have a spare for the Wedding Dress.
After giving the Ring to Winna he asks you to escort him to see Pamela.
Simply enter the portal and he will join you. The library will be marked on
the map but you will know the way to it by now.
As soon as you turn the corner in the library area there will be a scene with
Pamela, and when this is complete that's the end of the quest.
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CURIOUS TREASURE
Client : Reize, Dakascus Oasis
Objective: Help Reize
Rank : 11 A
Reward : Quest Points 200, Junk Borot x1 (Weapon)
Unable to Cancel
Visit Reize at the Oasis, and at long last he will ask you to open the chest.
There is a monster inside as you might expect, but it's only a Kettle Spirit.
This is weak to fire and double resists magic, and can be destroyed in one
Diemia summon from Iris if you want to go for overkill, or any other attack
that is not magic. After a scene with Reize you will complete the quest.
(There was a long pause and a scene appeared with Ash surrounded by monsters at
the Giant Tree. I had 300 quest points left to go for the chapter, so this
might be the trigger for that scene.)
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KITTENS NEED A HOME
Client : Papal, Fountain Area
Objective: Talk to Papal
Rank : 11 B
Reward : Quest Points 200, Dunkelhite x2
Unable to Cancel
As soon as you arrive at the Fountain area in town there will be a scene with
Papal. Your task is to find homes for Gon kittens. Carry on up to the Guild and
find Phenyl who will take one, and then walk right from the Guild (the path to
the Tavern) where a Raider Man will accept a kitten. Then go left from the
Guild and an un-named Lady takes another. Keep walking left towards the shops
and over the bridge where the "Cape Girl" will stop and ask for one.
Now you'll be back with Papal and that's the end of the quest.
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MEMORABLE SWORD
Client : Noella
Objective: Go to Noella and then do as she asks and go to Dakascus
Rank : 11 S
Reward : 200 Quest points, Brogius x1 Recipe
Unable to Cancel
First of all talk to Noella and then go to the Library and speak to Ewan about
the sword. Revisit Noella, only to find that she has gone for a walk. Now you
must return to the place in Dakascus where you found the Sword
There is a red mark on the map (Crystal Valley West). Walk to the room before
the Pengie village and head west across the bridge. Then walk south and west
again to last room. When you arrive wait for the scene to end and return to
town, (or complete any other quests or field bonuses in Dakascus). Finally go
back to the Guild, and speak to Noella. After another couple of scenes you will
be back outside the Guild and the quest will be completed. Head back to the
workshop to make the Brogius!
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SAD ANGEL
Client : Anna, Guild Reception
Objective: Go to Anna at the counter, and then to find Rufina in Valtessa.
Rank : 11 A
Reward : Quest Points 150, Globeball x3
Find Rufina in her usual spot in the first room down from the beginning
of the Forest Depths. She will run away, and no it's nothing to do with Edge,
despite Nell's insinuations. Follow her and if you look at your map you'll see
a new message on the first map, so you must go back here and then north to the
fishing spot. From the lake walk right and she is waiting for you on the
ledge, but she will run off again. Now return to the first room of the Forest
Depths where she is waiting by a tree. (You can't miss her). This time she will
speak and run off once more, back to her original room so follow her, and fight
an Owlbear.
After the scene return to town and Edge will say that he wants to make a
present for Rufina. A Pyre Blade seems an odd gift for a girl, but this is what
you must craft. Go back to Valtessa to take her this gift and you don't have to
walk all the way this time. Finally report back to Anna to complete the quest.
You can leave and return at any point during this quest if you want, and she
will be at the next area of this chase_an_angel adventure.
C O M B A T Q U E S T S
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BIG PUNI RESEARCH
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Giant Puni x 7 needed
Rank : 11 A
Reward : 6800 Cole, Gravity Stone x6
* Repeatable.
These are NOT the large red enemies in the Kuma ??? area. But you can find
them in The Giant Tree in Posporia. If you also take on the repeat Festival
Preparation quest to defeat Jin Riders, you can do both at once. Alternatively
they are found in Dakascus in the Northern CV, but that's a long way to go and
you never know which enemy to attack.
At the Tree they are not common enemies, but can be found inside some large
red blobs but not blue blobs, and I didn't find any in the white blobs. This
is quite a frustrating quest, and it would have been a lot better if they had
been purple blobs. I only managed to find two in one trip during this chapter,
but they seemed to be more plentiful in the next chapter. You can start the
quest now, and complete it later when you revisit the Giant Tree for the Thief
of the Century quest in Chapter 10, though you may need a third visit.
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DEMON SUBDUCTION
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Slay Darkness demons on 2nd Level Terrace, Ishtar. 6 groups
Rank : 11 D
Reward : 9000 Cole, Fragment of Aion x2
* Purple Monsters
* Repeatable 5x
These are purple blobs and found at the 2nd Level Terrace North, that is
reached by climbing the first vine in the Woofer Village and then heading left
along the large pipe. They are Shadow Legiens and weak to electricity,
sometimes appearing as single enemies or accompanied by Shadow Girls and Death
Knight. You will find that there are only 4 or 5 groups in this first area but
if you continue through the teleporter and past the ice blocks, following the
route to Gregor, and then through the next teleporter there are more purple
enemies here at 2nd Level Terrace South.
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RED-HAIRED BEAST
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat Scarlet. Found in Valtessa
Rank : 11 A
Reward : 18000 Cole, Staff of Creation x1 Recipe
Look on your map and you can see that Scarlet in somewhere in the Forest
Depths. In fact he/she in at the Tree room.
o---------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - SCARLET |
|---------------------------------------------|
| Location: Valtessa, Forest Depths, Tree |
| Protections: Special, Fire and Magic Double |
| Weakness: Beast |
| Skills: Slam (one, Spirit Down), Counter |
o---------------------------------------------o
This is a bear so you could go for a Blades which allows a Beastslayer weapon
Plua has Wind Slicer, but I wanted to test out the Deus Ex Machina having just
made it, so opted for Edge with Normal Blades for a change, and Nell with
Faustus using the Junk Borot for the same reason. Don't equip weapons with Fire
as he is doubly resistant to that element.
He can attack one person for over 160 HP damage and his Slam attack cannot be
avoided and inflicts spirit down. His can adopt the Counter form so he will
automatically counter, but he can't counter a timed attack so Edge with normal
blades is a reasonable choice for this fight (When he does this skill he
automatically heals even if cursed, which I thought was a bit cheap, after
using Forgetful Hammer, but then of course the game description of this as
CURSE is incorrect. The attack has the effect of Sealing magic.
Use Diemia summon with Iris as her only physical attack. You could poison or
curse him if you like, and any Blades will do the job.
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TWINSHADE DEMON
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Twin Demons. Found in Grimoire
Rank : 11 A
Reward : 20000 Cole, Nell Lance x1 Recipe
The location is marked on the Grimoire map as the Top Floor. To reach this,
bash the rocks to the second floor and follow the path to the third floor and
continue to the roof and top floor. The enemy is waiting to the right of the
opening.
o--------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - UNDARK |
|--------------------------------------------|
| Location: Grimoire, Top Floor |
| Protections: Special and Ice Double, Magic |
| Weakness: Unholy |
| Skills: Slashback, Sword Slicer |
| (defense down) |
o--------------------------------------------o
o--------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - DEHOLY |
|--------------------------------------------|
| Location: Grimoire, Top Floor |
| Protections: Special and Fire Double, |
| Physical |
| Weakness: Unholy |
| Skills: Heal All |
o--------------------------------------------o
These two lasses are tough since they have different protections. Deholy is
resistant Ice and magic, and Undark is resistant to Fire and physical attacks.
You could use Iris's Faustus summon to remove the traits from Undark at least,
though Deholy will resist that magic. Use Jiptus as usual which will help a
little. You can also use forgetful hammer on Deholy if Nell has Faustus Blades
equipped. Weapons that target unholy would help too.
Deholy can use Heal All which gives them around 2500 HP. Their ordinary attacks
will inflict around 70-80 HP damage on one person, and Meteor does around 30-50
depending on equipment.
They are fast and will probably act before you do summoning Meteor, a powerful
timed attack. You can remove the time cards if Edge has Luplus equipped, but
if not make sure someone can heal everyone. Target Deholy first as soon as you
get a burst, and then go after Undark. Report back to Phenyl for the rewards.
My team were Level 31 for this fight.
F E T C H Q U E S T S
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NOELLA'S DINNER
Client :Eva, Tavern
Objective: Give Golden Meat x2 to Eva
Rank : 11 C
Reward : Dunkelhite x2 Silmarillion x3
Golden Meat is obtained from Golden Pigs, and the easiest way to obtain these
is to use Nell's Team Kobold steal attack with the Siren Blade. This doubles
your chances of getting the drop, because you can steal an item AND have the
enemy drop it as well. This is a useful quest to complete for the rewards, and
the Silmarillion can be used to complete a repeat quest from Manna. You can
find Golden Pigs inside small blobs in Northern Dakascus, and Ishtar.
Visit the Tavern and give the two Golden Meat to Eva to complete the quest.
(By the way, if you have also accepted An Easy Request from Eva, but not yet
started it, then as soon as you visit the Tavern that quest will activate.
After the scene finishes, then speak to Eva again for this quest.)
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IN MEMORY
Client : Hagel, Weapon Store
Objective: Take him a Brogius
Rank : 11 S
Reward : Glittering Thread x7, Gravity Stone x7, (Star Prism 1, Blue Pearl
x15 - rewards vary for repeat quests.)
* Repeatable
Make another Brogius and give it to Hagel. You must first do the Memorable
Sword quest for Noella to receive the recipe for the Brogius.
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HAPPY WEDDING
Client : Yach, General Store
Objective: Take him Wedding Dress x1
Rank : 11 S
Reward : 110000 Cole, Alberich x2
You must have completed the Confession quest for Winna in order to obtain the
Engage Ring recipe which enables you to make the Wedding Dress.
Make the dress using Huffin Blossom, White Separates/heaven's Fell/Formal
Fabric, Chrome Crystal/Blue Pearl/Brilliant Stone/Pentagle, and Engage Ring as
the final ingredient. Take the dress to Yach to complete this quest.
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FOOL'S TREASURE
Client : Gregor, 2nd Level South, Ishtar
Objective: Take one bar of Gold to Gregor.
Rank : 11 S
Reward : Borot x1 Recipe, Super Nectar x3
To make Gold you require a Ruby Prism and Philosopher's Ash. To make another
Ruby Prism you need Aroma Material, Brilliant Stone, Dunkelhite and Dragon
Tongue, and to obtain another Aroma Material (an Accessory) you need Brilliant
Stone, Pentagle, Healing Bracelet and Salt.
The awkward one to obtain is the Healing Bracelet for which you need a Super
Nectar. I just used one I had already made and equipped, because I could make
more after completing the quest. If you don't have one to spare then you will
at least be comforted by the fact that you will be able to make more after
receiving the 3 Super Nectars that are the reward for this quest.
Take the Gold to Gregor and see if you can pick up any repeatable combat
quests such as Angered Holy Angel for Ishtar while you are there. You could
also complete the Demon Subduction quest at the same time as these purple
enemies are found on the route to Gregor.
Gregor is found by climbing the first vine in the Woofer Village and then
walking left along the pipe and following the path to the teleporter. Then
flame the ice and walk up to the top of the path where he waits beside the next
teleporter.
NOTE: Beware of fighting the large red enemies on the path up to Gregor on 2nd
Level Terrace South, as in this chapter they might include an Ancients or Fran
Pfeil. These are powerful enemies with strong magic attacks, however the
dragon is weak to ice, and Ancients is weak to electricity. (You can obtain an
Ultra-Thin Leotard from Ancients and Dragon's Tongue from Fran Pfeil, so it
might be worth the trouble!)
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C H A P T E R N I N E : M I S S I O N - Obstacles Overcome
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RAIDER RANK 12 TEMPEST
Collect your provisions: Heal All x10, Super Nectar x5, Elixir x1.
The mission starts with a scene in Noells's room and you are told to head to
the top of the Giant Tree in Posporia. Walk right from the Middle Battlegrounds
to the Cannon south of the Neutral Baths room, at Bow Won's shop. When you
arrive check the map and you'll see the red exclamation mark on the room at the
very top of map/tree. Simply make your way to the this room. Once you reach
the last room of the middle area there is a healing spot next to a large red
blob. Make sure you have some skill points to spare and then continue up the
log for a scene with Ash.
o----------------------------------------o
| BOSS - ASH |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Giant Tree, Posporia |
| Protections: Special and Status Double |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Sword Wave (damage to all) |
| Break (attacks one) |
o----------------------------------------o
I used Jiptus with Edge and and Nell with Diemia, just for a change, and you
can use any attacks you like for this fight as it is very easy to win. Just
one or two bursts should do it. But that's only the start. Now for the real
battle! Annoyingly you don't get to keep your Burst Gauge so start from
scratch again. It will help if you have some skill points left from the
previous fight.
o--------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - ASH 2 |
|--------------------------------------------|
| Location: Giant Tree |
| Protections: Special/Double, Status/Double |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Liberate Limit (Haste) Twin Shot |
| Break Rain, Deadly Bolt, |
| Master Shift, Destructobalde |
o--------------------------------------------o
Twin Shot - hits one.
Liberate Limit - increases speed.
Master Shift - he completely blocks physical attacks.
Destructoblade - when activated can do around 200 HP damage to one person, but
he will lose the protection of the Master Shift.
Break Rain - sword attack to all.
Deadly Bolt - electric attack to one for around 200 HP.
As usual summon Jiptus with Iris to lower his attack and then concentrate on
building up the burst gauge. You are likely to suffer some serious damage from
his attacks so it helps if someone has the Heal All skill if you go with these
attack Blades.
A better set up for this mission is to have Edge with Plua and Nell with Siren
so she can attack and heal. In another game I had Edge with the Quickstrike
Blade (with First Strike) and Nell with Element Blaze, and both had Delay and
Speed + (L). With this set up I had the first strike, and obtained a burst
using Illusion Edge before Ash had his first attack. When he did get a turn he
used the skills listed one after another leaving Iris with only 34 HP left!
Destroblade does not block Kobold Hero or Nell's attacks and his attack using
this multi-weapon can be automatically blocked by Plua. This time it took two
bursts to win.
After the Battle
After the battle Ash explains a few things. A "Damned if you do and damned if
you don't" kind of situation now faces you, but what the hell, might as well
get the last gem, now you're here.
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C H A P T E R T E N .......................................................C10
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o----------------------------------o
| Quests - Target Points: None |
| Rank: 12 TEMPEST |
o----------------------------------o
o AREAS OPENED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Distorted Dimension (D.D.)
o RECIPES OBTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER
- Legendary Battleaxe [Quest reward - Magical Pot]
- Shadow Gem [Quest recipe from Ewan - Truth in Darkness]
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C H A P T E R T E N : W A L K T H R O U G H
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When the chapter begins there are a number of scenes, and you will see that
a hole has opened up in Zey Meruze which Iris says is the path to Uroborus.
After this you will be outside the Workshop. You have now reached the highest
Raider Rank and although there will be some more quests these are completely
optional as you could enter the hole and the Distorted Dimension at the start
of this chapter if you want to finish the game. However, you would miss some
challenging battles and have to settle with the "Bad Ending".
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Point of No Return
==================
Water cannot be taken from the Fountain anymore, although you can still get
some from the jetty beside the workshop. If you walk left from the fountain and
then over the small bridge you can find the hole. However you first must speak
to Noella before access is granted. This is just as well because the hole is
the POINT OF NO RETURN! (Actually you CAN return to Zey Meruze for more quests
even after entering the hole so long as you still have a save from the
workshop, but that would mean losing all progress in the Distorted Dimension.)
Tell Noella you are ready and you will all be at the hole. After this there are
no more options and you will be inside the Distorted Dimension.
=================================
Conditions for Good or Bad Ending
=================================
DON'T charge off to the hole too quickly if you want the "Good" ending for the
game. You require another quest "Truth in Darkness" and this will not show up
immediately. This means that you will need to complete a few more quests first.
If you don't intend to complete this quest then you can enter the Distorted
Dimension whenever you like, and after defeating the final boss you will get
the "Bad" ending.
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Quests
======
There are no more Quest Point Quests in this chapter since Raider Rank 12 is
as high as you can go, but there are a number of optional bosses to fight, and
the one quest that will get you the good ending.
If you didn't get the "An Easy Request" quest in the last chapter, it will
appear now, as will Curious Treasure. Complete any quests left over from the
last chapter, and check the board as usual, however you may find that there
are no quests at all. If that's the case then wait until you have finished
current quests, or cancel repeat ones that you don't need.
The first Rank 12 quest that appeared this time was Thief of the Century, and
after that more combat quests: Disposal Tactics and Mystery of Puni. Then yet
more combat quests: Awakening and Doll Collection, and Magical Pot. Wait to get
Dragon's Fall and you can do this together with Doll Collection as they both
involve travelling to Crystal Valley North, Dakascus.
I noticed that the later quests appear randomly, after saving and reloading to
check on this, so you could try this trick if the one essential for the good
ending does not appear, and you don't want to wait.
Return of the Dragon only came up later in the chapter. Dragon's Fall appeared
after completing the first two Puni quests, and The Last Hero, which entails
beating the hardest boss in the game, will only appear after completing Mystery
of Puni and is likely to be the last quest on the board, apart from repeats.
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Alchemy
=======
Check your lists for anything left uncrafted, and consider altering the
properties for some equipment to help in the more difficult battles.
Making the Astral Cane I put charge + L and Magic + L on the Skirnir's Staff,
and then used this as the first ingredient for the Hermes Staff with the same
properties and then used the Hermes Staff to make the Astral Cane. You might be
happy with Guts on this, but this is the kind of fun fiddling around you can do
to obtain the properties you want.
Make Verdure Table, though you need Gold for this. It only has 2x HIT but you
can add Hit +2 to it with judicious choice of ingredients (basically using
another weapon with that property.) This is a useful weapon for Luplus with
Edge as it targets Dragons.
Craft Elixir and change the first ingredient to Super Nectar and with Alberich,
Brilliant Stone and Goat Milk or Concentrated Honey you will get Shining Grail.
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LEVELS
======
By the time you have completed most of the quests in the chapter your team
should be at around level 34. This is fine if you want to finish the game, but
to defeat the Super Mini Puni you might think to aim for higher, but in fact
higher levels will take a long time to achieve, and you CAN beat the Mini Puni
at level 34.
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C H A P T E R T E N - R A I D E R R A N K : 1 2
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There will be a number of repeated quests in this chapter, both Combat and
Fetch Quests, but only the new ones are listed here.
G O O D E N D I N G Q U E S T
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TRUTH IN DARKNESS
Client : Anna, Guild Reception
Objective: Go to Anna, then to Crowley's Lab in Zey Meruze
Rank : 12 S
Reward : Money 200 Cole, Alchemist Staff x1 (weapon)
Unable to Cancel
Speak to Anna and then go to Crowley's House in Zey Meruze. If you remember,
this is the ??? House on the path to the right of Ella's Bookstore. Proceed
into the back room and click on the desk to find Crowley's Diary. Now go to
Valtessa to the Forest Depths northernmost room, this is the Ruins place. As
soon as you enter events will unfold leading to a battle.
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| BOSS - STONE EMPEROR |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Valtessa, Forest Depths |
| Protections: Special and Status Double |
| Physical |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Cliff Slicer |
o----------------------------------------o
His one person normal attack will do around 150 HP damage. Given his
resistance to physical attacks I suggest only using Blades that are magic
based. Diemia from Nell is no use here as it is a physical attack, but Fanatos
(lighting) will hurt him for over 8000 HP if used at the start of a burst when
he is still stunned. Edge with Luplus can cast slow, and Time Quake from Edge
reduces magic defense so you can polish him off with only a couple of bursts
with this strategy.
The gem that was guarded by the Emperor is cracked, so next stop, Ewan.
(This is a good time to do a bit of Puni bashing at the tree if you have the
Mystery of the Puni quest.)
Return home and talk to Ewan and he gives you the recipe for the Shadow Gem.
Now make the Shadow Gem using the Broken Gem and a Ruby Prism. This is a Key
Item and you will find the recipe listed under this heading. Make the Shadow
Gem and there will be a scene. This is important if you want to understand the
story, so pay attention! After viewing the scene the quest ends.
C O M B A T Q U E S T S
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AWAKENING
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Emperor of Hades! Found in Grimoire UG
Rank : 12 A
Reward : 2000 Cole, Saint's Garb x1
This enemy is found in the deepest part of Grimoire in UG 2F and in the right
hand room as seen on the map, although there is no red mark. To get there break
the boxes in the second Nature's Prison room off to the right of the Prison
path. Break the boulders and walk right along the main path past 6 fires. The
enemy is at the far right the room.
o----------------------------------------o
| BOSS - EMPEROR OF HADES |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Grimoire, UG 2F |
| Protections: Special and Status Double |
| Weakness: Puni |
| Skills: Puni Spike, Tera flame, Guts |
| Drops: |
o----------------------------------------o
Puni Spike will damage one person for around 130-150. Teraflame is a fairly
weak attack especially when Iris is equipped with the Celestial Robe which is
doubly defended against both Fire and Ice. Nell can use the Scarlet Tail to
defend against Fire or Feather Flow which defends against physical attacks.
It is a Puni so equip Nell with the Chrysanthemum Puppet weapon and Faustus
Blades. Edge could use Jiptus. You can use any attacks on him, but the final
blow needs to be a strong one since he will use his automatic GUTS skill to
stop you from killing him outright. Report back to Phenyl as usual for the
rewards.
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DISPOSAL TACTICS
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat Kamikaze Doll G. 9x needed. (Any location - Ishtar)
Rank : 12 S
Reward : 5600 Cole, Moon Prism x1/ (numbers and rewards vary for repeats
* Repeatable
You can find these in some white blobs in the 2nd Level Terrace N, in the area
up the first vines from the Woofer Village. They are also found on the 3rd
Level Terrace on the route to Sword Hill and to the pond, (up the two sets of
vines to the teleporter). I found quite a few of them while on my way to beat
Hell's Fran Pfeil, and on the path towards the second pond area. They will
often appear in groups of three, so this quest can be completed fairly easily.
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DOLL COLLECTION
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Stone puppet x7 (or x5) Found in Northern Dakascus.
Rank : 12 S
Reward : 6500 Cole, Dunkelhite x2. (Numbers and Cole vary for repeats)
* Repeatable
This only appeared after doing the Emperor quest in one game, and in another
before it. They are found in the far north of Dakascus and are blue enemies.
They are weak to electricity but even that doesn't do a lot of damage to them,
and they resist physical attacks. Equip Nell with Siren and Element Blaze
By the time you get to the location and have to fight loads of other blue blobs
only to find that they do not contain the Stone Puppet it is easy to run out of
time. A very frustrating quest.
This quest can be repeated with 6 to be killed and the reward was 5100 Cole
and ??? x5. Sorry, I lost patience with the repeat and don't know what the
reward was.
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DRAGON'S FALL
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Slay Dragons of Dakascus. 4/5 groups needed
Rank : 12 D
Reward : 10100 Cole, Holy Emblem x5 (Repeats: 11300 Cole, Dunkelhite x2)
* Repeatable 5x
* Purple Monsters
You will find these purple enemies as soon as you enter the Crystal Valley
North, wandering around the large room with the Hourglass in the middle. There
are more of them if you continue into the next northern room.
These enemies are called Dragonia and they come with a Fran Pfeil, Necrohydra
or Dragon Zombie. Both Dragons are weak to any Dragonslayer weapon, or physical
attack, since they are defended against magic. The Fran is weak to ice and the
Zombie weak to fire so target these weaknesses to help build the gauge. You can
also use Ark Coffin on the Dragonia to stop him from summoning Meteor, even
though you cannot kill him with Crazed Burial. They are not really a boss, but
what the hell: here's the lowdown on them.
o--------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - Dragonia |
|--------------------------------------------|
| Location: Dakascus, CV North |
| Protections: Special Double, Magic |
| Weakness: Dragon |
| Skills: Meteor, (timed attack) Poison Blow |
| Blizzard, |
| Drops: Dragon Tongue |
o--------------------------------------------o
These are not easy battles to win especially as Dragonia can summon two meteors
in one turn and then use Blizzard as well, so you need to keep everyone at full
health to withstand the onslaught. You will need at least one burst to defeat
it and preferably equipment that protects from fire and status effects. At
least the Meteor attacks are timed so you have time to heal before they strike.
Fight a weaker enemy after one battle to raise your skill gauge before taking
on the next purple one. With a bit of luck you will find Stone Puppets in the
blue blobs here for the Doll Collection quest.
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MAGICAL POT
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat the Aladdin Pot in Ishtar
Rank : 12 B
Reward : 20000 Cole, Legendary Battleaxe x1 (Recipe for Odysseus).
Before you can reach the teleporter to the First Level Terrace you must make
sure that the Lithograph is set to RED for the future. You can easily check
this by looking to see if the second is visible. If it isn't, then you know
that the Lithograph is already set to RED and don't need to bother going to
the Woofer Village to change it.
From the Entrance area of Ishtar turn left and walk up the path past the sword
that is now in the ground and to the teleporter that takes you to 1st level
Terrace. Follow the path past the Lithograph and make sure it is set to RED for
the future, to remove the boulder - which it will be assuming you got here by
the normal route. Where the path divides head right (past where the boulder
used to be) and the large red enemy is just past the spot where the boulder has
disappeared.
o----------------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - ALADDIN POT |
|----------------------------------------------------|
| Location: Ishtar, First Level Terrace |
| Protections: Special, Physical, Magic - all double |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Tempest (all), Pandora's Box |
| (summons Ancients) |
o----------------------------------------------------o
I used Nell with Siren and Edge with Jiptus Blades for this battle.
One of the nice things about the Pot is that his traits can be removed. This is
the key to defeating him, since with double resistance to physical AND magic
attacks it would be tough, if not impossible. I also like to poison him and
Edge with Jiptus can do this, as well as equipping a weapon with Deadly Toxin:
you can put Deadly Toxin on the Holy Halberd for Edge. Poison will cause the
Pot to lose about 4500 HP each turn so as long as you can defend and heal and
get rid of the Ancients you can win this battle without fail.
Start with Iris using Faustus to remove the traits and then do the normal thing
of building up the burst gauge. Nell with Siren is also good as she can be your
main healer and boost defense. He will resist Faustus, but with a bit of luck
you can be effective on the first turn, and if not keep trying until you are
successful.
His normal physical attack is nothing to worry about especially if you equip
Nell with the Feather Flow armor. After removing traits use Jiptus with Iris.
Tempest will do around 50 HP damage to everyone depending on your defense and
having used Jiptus on him. After a couple of turns he will use Pandora's Box
and summon an Ancients. She is weak to lightning, but has some devastating
attacks - Vortex is a powerful electricity attack on everyone and he can
continue to summon more and more! In burst mode you can destroy her with one
Soul Burst, or use Fanatos from Iris, or Soul Eater with Frozen Shard from
Nell's Siren Blade.
It took only two bursts this time, one to defeat Ancients and the other to
smash the Pot. Iris should have magic +(L) on on her cane to help with her
summons, and you will probably be at Level 32 for this battle.
All credit to GinFreaks for the strategy of removing traits.
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MYSTERY OF PUNI
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Puni x200
Rank : 12 S
Reward : 1000 Cole, Dunkelhit x3.
Go to Valtessa and kill the first blue enemy on the way in. The rest seem to be
random, so just slash them. Then go to the Tree and kill more there. Only BLUE
Punis count. Equip everyone with fire based weapons and Nell the Punislayer
weapon and this gets you fast kills all the time so time passes slowly. (I
equipped Edge with Shadow Dagger and Nell with Chrysanthemum Puppet, and Iris
with Astral Cane for fast wins. You will probably need to use two visits, but
that should be enough.
Blue Punis appear about 50% of the time at the Tree, and you can also get a few
Apple of Youth. I managed to get nine in one stint of Puni bashing. By the way,
if you stand facing away from the tree at the left, your Hammer will still work
and the bags will drop directly at your feet so you don't have to move to pick
them up. Just saves a tiny bit of extra effort.
You can easily do over 100 in one visit. Kill everything with fast kills to
prolong the time and keep at it until the mist comes down. At least you can
check for how many you have killed and do not have to keep count. This is also
a good time to complete the hidden Field Bonus of keeping 9 Skill Gauges, if
you have not yet done this, and the Bonus of two enemies dropped.
Collect the reward and...another Darkness quest. :( However, check back and
the next Puni Quest will appear eventually.)
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PRAYER
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Slay Demons of Grimoire. 5 groups needed
Rank : 12 C
Reward : 10700 Cole, Dunkehite x2 (Repeated - 9700 Cole, Holy Emblem x5)
* Purple Monsters
* Repeatable 5 times
The quest notes tell you that these are seen near Grimoire Treasury, which
means they are inside it. Travel to Squawk Village and then to the Treasury
Building in the North part of the village.
The enemies come in groups with Shadow Legion, Elder or Orb together with one
Hell Legion. Nell with Siren Blades and her Jyoya weapon which targets unholy
enemies is a good choice, or any weapon that targets electricity, although the
Blades don't really matter. If you can't find enough on the main floor they are
also found in some of the side rooms.
o----------------------------------------o
| BOSS - HELL LEGION |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Grimoire. Squawks' Treasury |
| Protections: Special Double |
| Weakness: Unholy, Electricity |
| Skills: Nightmare (all - sleep) |
| Drops: Gravity Stone |
o----------------------------------------o
This is not really a boss enemy but I thought you might appreciate some extra
details.
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PUNI BROTHERS FOREVER
Client : Phenyl
Objective: Defeat the Puni Brothers. Found in Valtessa
Rank : 12 A
Reward : 3000 Cole, 3 Super Nectar
* Repeatable
Head to the fishing spot in Valtessa where you fought them before. Equip Edge
with Jiptus and Nell with Siren or Nymph.
o-------------------------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - PUNI TARO, JIRO, KICHI |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Location: Valtessa, Fishing Spot |
| Protections: Jiro - Magic, Special, Status - all Double |
| Taro - Physical, Special, Status - all Double |
| Kichi - Magic, Physical, Special - all Double |
| Weakness: Puni |
| Skills: Quick, Self heals for around 900 HP per turn, Guts |
| Puni Spike, Puni Breath |
o-------------------------------------------------------------o
Kichi is at the top, Jiro in the middle and Taro at the bottom of your battle
screen. All their attacks target only one person at a time. Their single person
attack can inflict a lot of damage if your team are not protected or their
strength has not been decreased. Puni Breath is a one person attack for around
100 HP if defended, but around 200 damage if lacking defense. They heal for
around 1000 HP.
Now there is a nice trick you can use for this battle IF you remove the traits
from Kichi. He's the only one you do this with as he is not protected from
Status attacks. First do this by summoning Faustus with Iris, and then use Ark
Coffin on Kichi with Edge. After "coffining" Kichi you can use Crazed Burial on
him and it's instant death! He resists trait removal because it is a magic
based summons, but it has a good chance of success especially if used during a
Burst. After that you can do anything you like to him! If you are having
trouble removing his traits you can still use the Coffin on him but you won't
be able to use Crazed Burial.
After Kichi is defeated target Taro with Iris's Diemia summon and Edge's Soul
Burst, and finally Jiro. You can build up the burst gauge on them both
depending on whether a character has physical or magic attacks. Nell's Kobold
Hero is good for stunning the Punis but be careful of their GUTS defense which
will kick in at the end and can occur time after time.
I used Siren with Nell, though Nymph might be better but I like the speed
advantage of Siren especially while using Jiptus for Edge since he is slow.
Edge had Delay and Speed and Iris has Charge and Magic with Nell having Magic
and Charge and Delay and speed all + (L). Feather Flow armour on Nell helps
too.
Level 33 for this battle.
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RETURN OF THE DRAGON
Client : Phenyl, Guild Reception
Objective: Defeat Hell's Fran Pfeil. Found in Ishtar
Rank : 12 S
Reward : 25000 Cole, Dunkelhite x2
You can find this dragon on the third Level Terrace of Ishtar. From the Woofer
Village climb both sets of vines, smash the rocks and the teleporter will take
you to the 3rd Level Terrace. Make sure the Lithographs are RED before this,
and then the tree that blocks the route to the right hand rooms will be gone.
Head right as soon as you can, going along the narrow path until you reach the
metal platform. Then jump through the opening and follow the large pipe to the
north. Keep going until you arrive at Sword Hill where you will find the enemy.
A normal Fran Pfeil is resistant to fire but weak to ice but this one lacks the
ice weakness. However as a dragon it is weak to a Dragonslayer weapon such as
Grand Viper for Jiptus with Edge, or Verdure Tablet with Luplus and Dragoneer
for Diemia with Nell. If you go this route ensure that someone has the Healing
Bracelet with Heal All and Glowing Bracelet with Raise. Equip Iris with the
Celestial Robe to protect against Fire and Nell with Scarlet Tail. You could
use Nell with Nymph for her healing and boosts. Make sure you don't equip
anyone with a Fire based weapon!
o------------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - HELL'S FRAN PFEIL |
|------------------------------------------------|
| Location: Ishtar, Sword Hill |
| Protections: Special,Status, Fire - all Double |
| Weakness: Dragon |
| Skills: Teraflame, Impulse |
o------------------------------------------------o
I started with Jiptus from Iris to be on the safe side, and then a defense
boost from Nell. With these precautions his single ordinary attack will only do
around 70 HP damage. You can also use Edge's Death Calls skill to help with the
burst gauge.
His attacks target everyone for around 70 HP damage depending on equipment and
the use of Jiptus to weaken him, and double that if not, so keep an eye on his
status and summon Jiptus again if you need to. Teraflame hurts a lot for
anything up to 300 HP if you don't have Fire resistant equipment. Use Diemia
with Iris and Soul Burst with Edge when you reach burst mode and keep healed at
all times so you don't risk getting wiped out by his Teraflame attack.
(Although he only did this twice in one battle.) It may take three or four
bursts to defeat him.
By the way some of the white blobs on the route contain Kamikaze Doll Gs if you
have that quest.
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THIEF OF THE CENTURY
Client : Phenyl
Objective: Defeat the Kobold Kid. Found at the Giant Tree.
Rank : 12 A
Reward : 25000 Cole, Globeball x5
(Kid is good with numbers. Don't cry if you lose... Phenyl's inscrutable
advice!)
Walk right, through the Middle Battlegrounds to the Neutral Baths, and then
down to the Bow to Wow shop, and take the Cannon to the Giant Tree. Head left
and through the first opening in the tree which leads to the small room down
from the second large room. The large monster will be found here. You will
probably have to fight a large red enemy first as it blocks the path to the
boss, or just engage it and run away.
o----------------------------------------o
| BOSS - KOBOLD KID |
|----------------------------------------|
| Location: Posporia, Giant Tree |
| Protections: Special and Status Double |
| Weakness: Beast |
| Skills: Bite, Kobold Bound (all) |
o----------------------------------------o
The kid is fast with his guns...well, axe actually, and even though I had Edge
with Plua he got in the first attack which damaged everyone for around 60 HP.
He then had another attack after Edge so he really is VERY fast. Bite is a one
person attack that can inflict around 150 HP damage. His normal one person
attack can do around 60-70 HP damage, and he self heals each turn for around
900 HP. Kobold Bound hits everyone and will reduce the burst gauge by a
significant amount.
Have Iris summon Jiptus to lessen the force of his attacks, and summon it again
when he recovers. She can also summon Luplus to speed up your team. Edge with
Plua may be fast but the lack of killer moves makes this not the best blade to
use for finishing him off quickly.
At least ensure you have equipment with Delay + (L) and Speed + (L) as this can
make quite a difference in this battle, and equip Nell with Feather Flow armor
which defends against physical attacks. Otherwise it's just a matter of getting
a burst and keeping everyone alive!
My team were Level 32 after this battle.
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THE LAST HERO
Client : Phenyl
Objective: Defeat the Super Mini Puni. Found in Valtessa Depths.
Rank : 12 S
Reward : 2800 Cole, x99 ??? (Crunchy Fruit)
"Luck is always a strategy!" Psycho Penguin.
Every time I write a FAQ for an RPG, there seems to be one enemy or item that
eludes me and causes no end of trouble to defeat or find. With Atelier Iris 3
it's the *Mini Puni*, and when I started writing this section I had not
defeated him despite countless attempts. (Seriously, I lost count.) However,
persistence and some help from the AI3 GameFAQs board members and GinFreaks
FAQ, paid off in the end, but really there seems to be a lot of luck involved
and there is no guaranteed success first time. I have written a lot about this
battle partly because it took me so long to defeat the damned thing, and partly
because I hope to save you some pain if you decide to have a go.
If you attempt this battle, make sure to save before starting out for
Valtessa, and if you fail I'd suggest that you reload the save, even though a
failure will not be Game Over. You will need your items and if you have used
any of them in the battle then they will be lost forever if you don't reload.
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The Situation
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This Puni is alone to begin with, and he is very fast, with a devastating
attack that can kill one character in one turn if you are unlucky or not at
full health. He does not use any magic, but his physical attack can have the
effect of dispelling any boost. He also has the skill Quick which randomly
boosts his turn. After a certain time he will summon a clone, and with two
fast and vicious Punis you don't stand a chance. The plan is to kill him
before he can summon another one.
o-----------------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - *MINI PUNI* |
|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Location: Valtessa, Forest Depths |
| Protections: Special, Status and Magic - all Double |
| Weakness: Puni |
| Skills: Vengeful Puni Attack, Quick, (Dispel) |
| Self Heals for about 1400 HP each turn |
| Vengeful Puni Summon - summons a clone |
o-----------------------------------------------------o
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General Battle Strategies
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Before the starting the battle fight three or four enemies on the way to
ensure that your skill gauge is at the maximum level of 9 before the battle
begins.
Don't forget that you can Defend if the Puni has the next turn and you cannot
raise the Burst Gauge in time to stun him. This works well, (if you can call
anything working well in this battle), because not only will the damage be
less, but that character will quickly get another turn.
Use the Unirus Lifeforms for fast filling of the burst gauge. The damage they
do is negligible and the Puni resists their magic based attack but this does
not matter. The aim is to fill the gauge as fast as possible. Also, if you use
items for healing or attacking then your next turn will be faster than if using
a skill, however you will not raise the skill gauge. This doesn't matter too
much, as the main aim is to get a burst and then you will have the full 9
skill points available.
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Winning Strategy
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Equip Edge with Luplus Blades and Nell with Normal Blades, and if you have any
doubts about this read through the reasons for this to save yourself a lot of
unnecessary trouble. Make sure everyone has the best equipment with a good
range of useful skills and properties. Things like Quick and Guts will help,
though of course for it really is a matter of luck if they trigger or not.
(See the list at the end of this section.)
At the start of the battle summon Luplus with Iris to haste everyone, and then
Jiptus, as soon as you can, to lower the Mini Puni's strength. Use Edge's Time
Quake skill to reduce his magic defense, and have Nell attack or heal as
necessary since the Puni will probably hurt you badly.
Then use Edge's skill Slow on the Puni. This is the ONLY way to success unless
you are incredibly lucky, so keep trying until this is successful. Most of the
time the skill will miss, but it seemed to work better after reducing the
Puni's magic defense. You'll soon notice when it works and this status effect
will stay for many rounds, so you should be able to defeat the Puni before Slow
wears off.
Now keep up the pressure to get bursts. Nell's Punislayer with added HITS will
fill half the gauge on its own and if you have Delay on someone you can
also keep the Puni wrong footed as well as having slowed him to a crawl. Once
you get a burst try to use Iris for the first turn when the Puni is stunned and
summon Diemia. This should do around 15.000 - 20,000 damage each turn and if
you keep some skill points you will find that Iris can get a second turn duirng
the same burst and use Diemia again.
The other two don't have such powerful skills, but use Cosmic Bane with Edge
and Breakslash with Nell to knock him back. Armor Piercing and Quick Panther
are fast acting skills which can be used by Nell as well as Ein Zecksclaw if
you have enough skill points for this. If you run out of skill points while
still in a burst then use a Unirus Lifeform to boost the burst gauge and when
you're back to normal you will find that this leaves you with additional skill
points. (You could use Life Convert with Nell if you are desparate to get more
skill points while still in a burst, though this is a bit risky given that it
reduces her HP.)
Maintain this pattern and keep an eye on Slow because you will need to use the
skill again if it wears off, however you should be able to defeat the Puni
before this happens.
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Preparation
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Whatever strategy you decide to use you will need to prepare for this fight.
o Items
Use all your fruits that came as rewards. You might also try and get more from
a spot of gardening for seeds which sometimes yield different fruits, although
they are rare. Each fruit raises the stat by one. Give all Magic raising fruits
to Iris and attack raising fruits to Edge or Nell.
Make lots of Unirus Lifeforms, Super Nectars and have at least one Shining
Grail in case of disaster. Have a few Feudal Snackcastles which heal everyone
over time, and a few Elixirs. This is the battle you have been saving them all
for, so go all out now!
o Equipment
Although this depends on your choice of Blades for Nell and Edge there are some
things you will definitely need.
Equip Iris with the Staff of Creation which has the highest Magic Attack. I
gave it the properties of Blessed Weapon and Magic+ (L). Iris MUST have Blessed
Weapon for her Diemia summons to work well. This is the strongest staff for
Iris but it has only 5 hits so you could give her an accessory with +2 HIT to
make up the difference. You could use Celestial Robe which has a higher speed
stat, or Alchemy Robe which has higher magic attack and defense. Try to give
her Guts as well, as this can help quite a bit in this battle especially since
Iris has the lowest HP and is more vulnerable.
Edge should have the Crown Breastplate, and Nell Feather Flow which boosts her
speed and resists physical attacks, or Scarlet Tail which has higher attack and
defense, but no speed advantage. This depends on which Blades you equip for
her, so if it's a magic based blades then Feather Flow might be better, but
for a physical attack Blades use Scarlet Tail.
Make sure to use properties wisely. Delay+ (L) and Charge+ (L) should help,
as well as Speed+ (L) on everyone. If you can manage "Quick" and First Strike
then that will help too, as will Guts. In the end I didn't have Charge on
anything for this fight, but it's a good property to have.
o My Equipment
EDGE
Verdure Tablet - Delay+ (L), HIT +2
Crown Breastplate - Quick
Crown of Thorns - Def+ (L)
Healing Bracelet - Speed+ (L)
IRIS
Staff of Creation - Magic+ (L), Blessed Weapon
Alchemy Robe - Guts
Demon Pot - HIT +2
Glowing Bracelet - Power Guard
NELL
Punislayer - Speed+ (M), Crit+ (M)
Scarlet Tail - Blessed Weapon
Winged Boots - Quick
Bunny Ears - HIT +2
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Blades Selection
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There are various different strategies that I tried dependent on the choice of
Blades, so I'll comment on these. Also this might save you the trouble of
testing out different Blades, because I have been through them all and I can
safely say that there is really only one effective Blade to use for Edge, at
least.
EDGE
o Edge with Luplus
The idea is to cast SLOW on the Puni and also use Iris' Luplus summon to haste
your team. Preventing the Puni from getting a turn is crucial as it delays the
point at which he summons the second Puni, and avoids him killing any of your
team. In theory this is a good plan, but the problem I had with it is that
despite around a dozen different attempts, only once did Edge manage to Slow
him down, and all other times this missed. All misses are wasted turns and this
strategy was a complete failure for me, which is why I tried all the other
possibilities before returning to Luplus for the only successful attempt. If
you attempt the battle with this Blade then equip the best weapon, Verdure
Tablet, or Solomon's Key which has the added benefit of two additional hits.
In fact this is the strategy that worked in the end, which is why you need
some luck. The details of my equipment for the battle are listed in the next
section.
o Edge with Jiptus
Soul Burst is a tried and tested skill that works well on many bosses, but the
problem with Jiptus is that it's very slow. However I tried with the Odysseus
having Atk Spec and Atk+ (L),and though it only had one hit Edge's attack power
is at least 600 with this weapon. Other equipmet had Blessed Weapon and Speed
+ (L). You can use Death Calls or Unirus Lifeforms for the Burst Gauge instead
of his normal attack.
o Edge with Plua
The advantage of Plua is that he's fast and you may even get in the first turn
using this Blade. You can also use the repeat turn skill to your advantage
especially if you have the property Delay+ (L) and this is an alternative way
to keep the Puni from getting a turn. Plua also has an automatic Block to many
Puni attacks and with luck this can kick in to protect Edge a number of times.
This Blade gave me the best result of any apart from Luplus.
o Edge with Normal
Deus Ex Machina is tha weapon to use with its 7 xHIT and I had it with Atk+
(L). The advantage here is that you have the timed skills of Cross Rain and
Windmill which assist in building up the burst gauge. However, the Puni used
the Vengeful Puni attack and Quick so many times during this battle that I
thought it had a grudge against me.
o Edge with Fanatos
Seriously don't even bother. Although this Blade has the reincarnation
automatic skill it won't help much to have Edge dead for a couple of turns,
and his best attack is Godly Beam which is magic based and therefore less
useful.
NELL
o Normal
She has Ein Zecksclaw though this is fairly slow, however her other attacks
are fast and most importantly she can equip the Punislayer weapon, although
you cannot get very good properties on this, no matter how hard you try.
However that doesn't matter in the end because her better defense and attack
will compensate, and if she has HIT x2 on her other equipment her normal
attacks will be very effective in building up the burst gauge fast. This was
the Blade that I used for her on my successful attempt.
o Diemia
She can armor break which reduces the Puni's defense, and has better defense
and attack with this Blade, but you sacrifice the Punislayer weapon, and her
speed is less, so the advantages are lost.
o Nymph
Although her magic based attacks won't be so effective, Nymph is great for its
support skills and healing. Frozen Shard can be a useful attack and will
sometimes stun the Puni. I used this Blade most often as I prefer to keep my
party alive if I can, and the boost to Iris' magic helps. Check that you have
sufficient items for Nell's supporting skills if you use the Nymph Blade.
However, since I did not use this Blade when I beat the Mini Puni you might not
want to adopt this strategy!
o Siren
Siren's one healing skill requires 3 skill points to use so it is not that
helpful, and although Kobold Hero can be very effective as a timed attack which
sometimes stuns as well as knocking back the Puni, it doesn't inflict much
damage since it's a magic based attack. This is Nell's fastest Blade, but in
the end that doesn't count for much if the Puni is not slowed down.
o Faustus
High defense and high physical attack might make this a tempting Blade to try
but apart from Gargantua its skills are of limited use against the Puni, and
it is also very slow. You could try it with the Junk Borot which gives Nell
high HP as well as good attack, and you can add Atk+ (L) to this weapon.
IRIS
Iris is the key to this battle with her Blessed Weapon and Diemia summons. If
you boost her magic with Nymph and she hits the Puni when stunned then she can
inflict massive damage, (at least so people say) though I have only managed
23-24,000 HP. However there is a slight drawback to this skill as the Puni can
block Diemia even when used in a burst attack. I would not rely on Diemia
when fighting normally, especially if you are attempting to knockback the
enemy. But even without the magic boost from Nymph, and the risk of the attack
being blocked, Diemia is still the way to go if you plan to beat the Mini Puni.
Healing or Not?
Using the Raise skill if someone dies instead of wasting a turn keeping
everyone healed is one idea, (or using the item Super Nectar). However, if one
character dies then you will lose any burst that you have built up so a
strategy based on not healing does not seem to be such a good idea. I managed
to get the Puni down to just a sliver of health left with no deaths at all
relying on Nell's Nymph for constant healing, but unfortunately that's when he
called his brother in... With Luplus casting slow the danger of death is
lessened considerably, and items are the best way to heal as they don't use up
any skill points and allow you to have another turn more quickly than if you
used a skill. Also if you use healing items during a burst they will have an
increased effect. I put Raise on one of the team and Heal All on another and
used these when necessary.
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After the Battle
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You will get the reward of 99 Crunchy Fruit when you report back to Phenyl at
the Guild and the satisfaction of knowing you have beaten the hardest boss in
the game! Use the Fruit to boost Magic Attack on everyone, or just Iris if you
prefer. This will make her virtually unstoppable, and any other battles after
this will be a breeze.
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C H A P T E R T E N : M I S S I O N - To the World
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When you have completed all the quests in this chapter, or whenever you choose,
go and visit Noella in her office at the Guild. She will ask: "Are you ready?"
Say yes (when you are sure you are) and you will be at the open hole, and after
a scene you will be inside the Distorted Dimension. You can change Blades here
since Ewan will make another circle for you. This is now the final Mission and
there is no turning back. Your team will probably be at level 34 and this is
fine for the final stages of the game.
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D I S T O R T E D D I M E N S I O N
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I T E M S
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Chests: Cure Jar, Green Soup, Flame x2, Heal Jar x2, Divine Shield, Nectar,
Heal Jar, Uni, Crunchy Fruit, Nectar, Wild Meat, X-Heal, Nectar.
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E N E M I E S
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Enemy | Class | Drop | Treat | Weakness
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Giant Puni | Puni | Pendelook | Puni Gummy | Fire
Kobold Elite | Beast | Worn Weapon | Puppy Paw Bonbon | -
Kobold Ninja | Beast | Needle Candy | Puppy Paw Bonbon | -
Lizard Wizard | Dragon | Monster Bone | Monster Cookie | Ice
Lizard Shaman | Dragon | Dragon Bone | Monster Cookie | Ice
Dragonewt | Dragon | Dragon Bone | Monster Cookie | Special
Nightwalker | Beast | Wild Meat | Chaos Cookie | -
Jagged Tiger | Beast | Monster Bone | Puppy Paw Bonbon | Ice
Moon Flower | - | Mysterious Seed | Crystart | Ice
Dryad | - | Mysterious Seed | Vanilla Syrup | Fire
Orb | - | Pendelook | Vanilla Syrup | Elect.
Stone Puppet | - | Worthless Stone | Jawbreaker Candy | Elect.
Kamikaze Doll G | - | Black Liquid | Chaos Candy | Fire
Vorpal Sword | Unholy | Wandering Armor | Long Pochy | -
Alchemic Soldier | - | Divine Shield | Crystart | -
Adamantiun Soldier | - | Nectar | Crystart | -
Alchemic Beast | - | Misty Curtain | Crystart | Physical
Fran Pfeil | Dragon | Dragon Tongue | Jawbreaker Candy | Ice
Dragonia | Dragon | Dragon Tongue | Jawbreaker Candy | -
Shadow Legion | Unholy | Shifty Eye | Chaos Candy | Elect.
Hell Legion | Unholy | Gravity Stone | Chaos Candy | Elect.
Dominion | Unholy | Angel's Slip | Vanilla Syrup | -
Duke | Undead | Devil's Panties | Vanilla Syrup | -
Ancients | Unholy | Ultrathin Leotard| Vanilla Syrup | Elect.
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D I S T O R T E D D I M E N S I O N : W A L K T H R O U G H
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This is how the Dimension works. Everything is familiar territory, but it is
put together in an odd way, with areas inter-connecting unexpectedly. There is
no time limit here, and there are no enemies at first. When you come across
enemies you can run from most of them without a problem, and with no time
penalty. The map works in the same way as in the Alterworlds. There are some
enemies that can only be found in the Distorted Dimension so if you want to
complete your lists make sure to fight the large red enemies.
Zey Meruze Fountain and Grimoire
From the Blades circle walk to the left to open a chest [Cure Jar]. Then walk
up to the next screen for another chest [Green Soup]. Just a few steps to the
right and there are two more chests [Flame, Flame]. Now walk up the grass to
find yourself in the Squawks Treasury...only it is Grimoire Library. Climb the
library ladder and walk to the right for a scene
After the scene walk up and right (there is a creepy doll hanging and wobbling
on the wall) for two more chests [Heal Jar, Heal Jar] and there is an opening
to the left of the doll and you will be in the Grimoire Clock area and this is
where battles begin. Go to the right past the large red enemy, and hop across
the cog and then up the path past another large red blob and into the next
room. There are no enemies here and a teleporter awaits.
Dakascus
Walk down into the next room and open the chest for [Divine Shield]. Follow the
path to the next room which is a deserted Pengie Village. The chest here
contains [Nectar]. Now you cannot go further until you have defeated the Boss
enemy here.
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Servant and Two Guardians
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o-----------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - SERVANT |
|-----------------------------------------------|
| Location: Distorted Dimension |
| Protections: Special and Status Double, Magic |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Nightmare, Death Sphere |
o-----------------------------------------------o
o--------------------------------------------------o
| BOSS - GUARDIAN x2 |
|--------------------------------------------------|
| Location: Distorted Dimension |
| Protections: Special and Status Double, Physical |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Spin Tornado |
o--------------------------------------------------o
All of them have the usual resistance to Special Skills and Status. Servant
resists Magic and the Guardians Physical. I slowed down Servant using Edge
with Luplus one time, and Cosmic Bane is very effective at knocking them all
back. Another time I used Jiptus for my favourite Soul Burst attack, but you
could just as easily use any Blade. Make sure Raise is on someone's equipment
in case of Death.
Guardian: Spin tornado will inflict lots of hits on one.
Servant: Nightmare hurts everyone and Death Sphere can damage for over 200 HP
and kill instantly which is another good reason for slowing it down.
Get rid of the Guardians first. After this use Diemia with Iris as it's a
physical attack, and her Luplus summon to speed up time if you are having any
trouble.
(Actually with judicious use of Knockback skills and getting a burst fast, a
third time I defeated them all with only one Guardian getting in a normal
attack, using the same Blades set up as for the Mini Puni: Edge with Luplus and
Nell with Normal Blades.)
Valtessa
After the battle click where you see a red mark next to the greenery to the
right of the boxes, and there is a ladder leading down. The chest has [Heal
Jar]. Walk down the path to the next screen and just past the enemies and down
the next short path is another chest with [Uni]. Walk to the left and there is
[Crunchy Fruit] in another chest near a large red enemy.
In the next area there will be some red enemies but this is when the people of
Zey Meruze will come to assist you.
Posporia
Walk down the steps for another scene. After this rather touching event, go on
and up the steps to the cannon for [Nectar]. The chest below this has [Wild
Meat]. Follow the path to the right and proceed up the screen past a large red
enemy. At the next screen walk right under the bridge. Don't bother going up
and left past the large red enemy as this just leads to a dead end. Instead go
to the right of that enemy. It's not obvious that there is a path here. Now
there is another scene. Follow the path up some large steps and you enter a new
area.
Giant Tree
Climb up a couple of vines and fight the enemy that is hiding behind the
treetrunk. Continue up the next vine to trigger another scene, and after this
walk up a slope and enter a teleporter.
Back to the Workshop
This room has two possible paths, but they both require you to go left to begin
with. First take the one leading right and along the grassy ledge, then past a
large red enemy to find a chest with [X-Heal]. Return to the previous screen
and this time walk up the grass to find a sudden battle, but you will be
rescued! After this you can return back over the bridge if you want if you
click on the stone well, but otherwise walk up to the signpost and then left to
the next room.
Carry on left and up the second set of stone steps and through a familiar door
to find yourselves back in the Workshop! Here you can save, change blades and
use the cauldron before entering the teleporter that is up the ladder. There is
a warning when you try to save: you cannot return to town or complete any more
quests with this save data. So make a new save file before undertaking the
final battle if you wish. By this point you may be at level 35 if you have
fought some enemies along the way.
Preparing for the Final Battle
Use the cauldron to make any items you want, and use up all leftover
ingredients to ensure you have a supply of Super Nectars and the best
equipment for whichever Blades you want. Although you can use any Blades for
the final battle the best one to use for Edge is Luplus or Jiptus.
Ishtar.
When you are ready climb the ladder in the Workshop and enter the teleporter to
arrive at Ishtar. Jump down the vines and walk left and then up the stepped
rocks to the left. Follow the path to the end where there is a chest with a
[Nectar] and then jump onto the large pipe through the gap in the rock wall.
This leads to a recovery point and then a teleporter to the BOSS
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LAND OF FROZEN TIME: UROBORUS
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This time I decided to try the battle with the Blades I use the least: Fanatos
for Edge and Faustus for Nell. I would suggest using your favourite Blades for
this battle and so long as everyone has decent equipment with useful properties
it shouldn't be too hard. The Raise skill is always a good idea and Heal All.
Edge should have the Crown Breastplate, Nell the Scarlet Tail, Feather Flow or
Heaven's Feel, and Iris Celestial Robe or Saint's Garb. Both of these have
additional protections, or choose the Alchemy Robe if you want higher Magic
Attack. Iris should have Blessed Weapon on her equipment, and Delay +(L) will
be useful if you are using weapon based attacks on him. I tend to use up any
leftover Unirus Lifeforms during this battle as there is no point in keeping
anything now.
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| BOSS - UROBORUS |
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| Location: Distorted Dimension |
| Protections: Status and Special - Double, Magic and Physical |
| Weakness: None |
| Skills: Blaze - all, Plasma Shutter - one (timed), Cursed Breath - all |
| Ancient Mist (dispel) Beginnings End - all, Abysmal Fist -one |
| World's End - removes Magic and Physical protection |
| Dimension Scythe - all, Pure Incarnation - all, and adds |
| Magic and Physical protection again |
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First Form
At the start of the battle he will resist all attacks so it doesn't really
matter whether you use physical or magic attacks, though ordinary weapons
attacks will not be resisted. Use up any Unirus Lifeforms to help build the
burst gauge, and Iris can summon Jiptus as usual and you will soon acheive a
burst. He has two additional heads that do repeated fire or lightning attacks
and holds a large mace or rod which he uses for his more powerful attacks.
Blaze is a weak fire attack, and Plasma Shutter is a weak Lightning attack on
one. Cursed Breath is a weak ice attack on everyone. All these attacks are from
the additional heads and they are not worth worrying about. With your good
armour these won't hurt too much though they are timed attacks.
Second Form
Ancient Mist will dispel any boosts and give him another turn when he uses a
skill called Beginnings End. Although this appears to do nothing his next main
attack will be Beginnings End when he summons a girl who inflicts around 200 HP
damage to everyone. Make sure everyone is healed and his attack lowered before
this attack hits. After this he uses World's End and loses his magic and
physical defense. This is your chance to go all out. Dimension Scythe will be
used as well and this attacks everyone for around 50 HP or so.
Abysmal Fist is a one person powerful physical attack that causes around 200+
HP damage. After a while he uses Pure Incarnation which hurts everyone for
about 200 HP or so and restores his Magic and Physical Protections, but just
keep attacking him using a burst and your best skills.
Keep using Jiptus when the effect wears off and Diemia with Iris and you
should find that you only have to suffer the Beginnings End sequence once
before you have defeated him. (Oh, he doesn't get stunned by your Burst Gauge
so forget about trying to arrange for Iris to attack him at the start of the
burst.)
If you find this battle hard to win then you may be choosing less effective
attacks or have weak equipment, because you can win with any Blades set up. You
could try Nell with Nymph for her boosts and healing, and Edge with Jiptus for
his Soul Burst. Don't forget that you can use timed attacks from some
accessories, and items for healing and attack. The main thing to watch out for
is that "Beginnings End" message and to ensure everyone is fully healed BEFORE
the attack hits you and then heal up again afterwards. GOOD LUCK!
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C H A P T E R T E N : E N D I N G
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Macho Rule: final one! Smile, especially when you're sad!
Once you gain control of Edge go to the Guild and into Noella's room. Chat to
people on the way for new information if you want. (You no longer have a
Reference Book or any Quests or even equipment, although you can still look at
the town map.) Then head for Valtessa: you'll have to walk as the Fairy Taxis
seem to have gone out of business. There are no enemies in Valtessa, but the
destination is marked as usual. It is in the Forest Depths in the central
largest room, and yes, you have to walk all the way there, but it is strangely
comforting without all the grass to cut and enemies to fight. Walk straight
ahead when you arrive at the large room and you will enter the Stone Ruins
place where you can find what you were looking for. Enjoy the good ending!
Finally you will have the option to save the cleared game data, and you can
begin the game all over again, though there is no New Game + or bonus dungeon
to find. At least you can select EXTRA and see the Library reference lists, or
choose BGM to hear all the music, or CAST for some additional pictures and the
names of the Japanese cast.
