Breath of Fire I WT (UC)

Breath of Fire

Platform: Snes / SFC
Released (d.m.y):
 03.04.1993 (J)
 10.08.1994 (NA)

Based on: NTSC-U/C-version (SNS-BF-USA)



- The game doesn't track your play time. Consider tracking it manually.
- Technically, physical damage is (ATP/(target DFP*x/100))r, where x
depends on how far you are into the game (10 initially, 8 after fighting
Knight, 6 after fighting Gremlin, 4 after Ox joins, 2 after obtaining
the Merchant's Sphere and 1 after Nina rejoins).
- A more practical formula (for damage dealt) would be ATP*Def*xr.
 - Def is 100/DFP.
 - x is 0,1 initially, 0,125 after fighting Knight, 1/6 after fighting
 Gremlin, 0,25 after Ox joins, 0,5 after obtaining the Sphere, and 1
 after Nina rejoins.
 - r is the random variable: 0,8; 0,9; 1,0; 1,1; or 1,2.
- Critical hits deal double damage.
- A subject deals 1,3125x physical damage when below 1/8 HP.
- Three characters are able to counter physical attacks: Ryuu (1/16),
Karn (1/8) and Mogu (5/32). Counters can occur even if an attack is
evaded.
- Defending reduces physical damage by 22% in the front row and 30% in
the back row. Enemies can't defend.
- Being in the back row reduces physical damage received by an amount
that varies depending on the attack (such as 16% or 4%). Physical damage
dealt is also reduced by making the 1,1 and 1,2 random variables less
likely to be used, thus reducing damage output by roughly 10%. Ranged
weapons, such as bows and boomerangs, are unaffected. Enemies don't have
rows.

- Stats:
   Strength   | Base ATP
   Stamina    | Base DFP
   Agility    | Base Act, Magic Defense (MAG)
   Wisdom     | Base Intelligence, Magic Defense (MAG)
   Luck       | Base Fate (critical hit rate)

- The above five stats max out at 255.
- ATP and DFP max out at 511.
- ACT = Agility - Equipment weight. Act determines turn order (with no
random variation), evade rate, and chance to escape. When escaping, the
game only checks the Act of the first character (alive or not).
- Wisdom affects the hit rate of status ailments.
- Magic Defense = Act/4+Int*0,75. Magic Defense only comes into play when
defending. Specifically, it multiplies magical damage by (515-MDF)/600.
- Magic deals fixed base damage. When magic is used during battle, it
doesn't actually display the name of the spell, but rather it describes
the effect.
- Characters casting healing or support magic will act first during a
given round.
- Hitting an elemental weakness increases damage by 50%. The elements
are: Fire (F), Ice (I), Thunder (T), Light (L), Dark (D), Anti-Air (A),
and 'Crush' (C).
- I've only listed elemental weaknesses (W:) for bosses.
- Most enemies indeed have an elemental affinity, in which case their
physical attacks and special attacks carry that element.
- Equipment that provides elemental resistance will reduce damage from
the element by 25%. However, different pieces of equipment cannot provide
protection to multiple elements simultaneously, as the element check
processes equipment in order of shield, body armor, and helmet, and the
first element detected is the only one that counts.
 × Equipment can only provide resistance to Fire, Ice, Thunder, and Light.
- Inventory: 48 (later 63) slots | Storage: 126 slots.
- You can carry at most 999 999 Zenny. This is also the max amount you
can deposit to storage.
- The game's game over policy is the "golden parachute;" when you die,
you lose half of the money you're carrying and end up at the last save
point you used. If you can't return to that save point, you'll end up
at some other location.
- Level up gains are randomized to an extent.
- The game doesn't tell you how much Exp is needed for the next level.
- Exp is equally divided among all living party members, including the
ones in the reserve.
- You receive an Experience and Zenny bonus if you finish a battle in
fewer than 7 rounds (at most a 50% bonus for a single round victory).
- Enemies in BoF1 have no equipment drops whatsoever.

- Healing Items             (s: stacks)
   Herb     s|  50 HP               Acorn    s|  20 AP
   Meat     s|  70 HP \all          W.Ant     | 100 AP
   Cure2     | 250 HP \all          Antdt    s| Poison
   Cure     s| 100% HP              T.Drop   s| Zombie
   Life2    s| 100% HP&AP           Charm    s| Curse
   M.Drop   s| 100% HP&AP \all      Life     s| Revive with 1 HP

- Status ailments:
   Poison      | Battle: -10% cHP every 2 rounds. Field: -1 HP per step.
   Sleep       | Unable to act.
   Zombie      | ATP = 5 or 2x & DFP = 1 or 10 (day / night)
   Curse       | Fate = 0
   Silence     | Unable to cast magic.

- Camp Menu     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

   1 Inventory      5 Row
   2 Equipment      6 Switch
   3 Ability        7 Options
   4 Status         8 Exit

- Inventory     1 2 3 4        - Shop Menu    1(2)3 4

   1 Use                          1 Buy
   2 Info                         2 Trade-in
   3 Switch                       3 Sell
   4 Discard                      4 Info

- Battle Menu   1 2 3 4 5 6            - Fight Menu   1 2 3 4

   1 Fight          4 Status             1 Attack
   2 Auto-Battle    5 Row                2 Defend
   3 Escape         6 Switch             3 Ability
                                         4 Item




	Drogen
	Camlon
	Nanai
	Windia
	Aura Cave / Romero
	Karma Forest / Karma Tower
	Tantar / Tuntar
	Forest of Desperation / Forest Fortress
	Cleansing Water Cave
	Agua
	Stone Robot / Lake Cave
	Auria / Bleak
	Arad / Krypt
	Dark Tower
	Dark Dragon Ship
	Prima / Gant
	West Fortress / Nabal Fortress
	Wisdon / Sea Volcano
	Spring
	Gramor / Mogu's Dream (Poison Field / North Tower)
	Spyre / Mote's Dream
	Tock / Carmen
	Scande / Zog's Palace
	Pagoda
	Obelisk




Item: 300 Z					\\\ Drogen ||
Item (nc): V.Ptn (Artifact)
Default (Ryuu Lv1): Dirk, WoodSH, Robe (Unique), StrawHT (Unique)
Shop:
 Dirk		  50 Z		Mrbl3		   9 Z
 Sabre		 400 Z		Herb		   9 Z
 Cloth		  10 Z		Antdt		  13 Z
 SuedeCP	 240 Z		T.Drop		  18 Z
 ArmPad		 300 Z		Apple		  90 Z
 WoodSH		 300 Z		Life		 450 Z
 Hairband	1000 Z		Cure		1800 Z
 SilkGN		2800 Z

- Grab the V.Ptn from the drawer as soon as you gain control. You can't
get it later.
- There's only a small, limited number of stat boosters to be found, and
they only increase a stat by 1.
- Buy an ArmPad. You'll get a good weapon in the first dungeon, so no
need to buy one.
- Buy a bunch of Herbs and a few Antidotes and level up before you head
north to Camlon.
 × An Apple heals 60 HP vs. the 50 HP of a Herb, but it costs so much
 more, making it a terrible waste of your money.
- You can rest by talking to the old woman.
- In the settings, you can change the Confirm and Cancel buttons (I use
Y for Confirm) as well as set hotkeys for different sub-menus (or just
the main menu). I set Menu to X, Inventory to L, Magic to R and Switch
to A.
- You can leave the menu instantly by pressing the Menu button.

Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z             \\\ Camlon Region ||
 Slime     |  12 | 833% |    1 |   3 |
 Flea      |  15 | 625% |    3 |   4 |
 Bulla     |  20 | 833% |    3 |   4 |

- After a battle, there's a chance that animals will spawn in the over-
world. You'll soon be able to hunt them for healing items. Even before
that, it's possible to kill deers if you get them cornered and just wait
(I guess they die from a heart attack or something). Boars can also be
killed in a similar way, but you need to trap them in a dead end, which
you often won't even have a chance to do.
- Ryu's field ability is fishing (which is mostly done in wells found
on the overworld), but it's not very useful until later in the game.

						\\\ Camlon ||
Items: 70 Z, 70 Z, Herb, BronzSD, Herb, Gauntlet, SuedeCP, Herb,
 Herb, Visor, Antdt, Antdt, Herb, 150 Z
Boss: Frog
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 P.Bug     |   8 |1000% |    5 |  12 |
 Beak      |  14 | 500% |    8 |   8 |
 Gloom     |  12 | 455% |    5 |  12 |
 Creep     |  25 | 714% |    8 |   8 |

- Level up a little further by the healing spring(s).
- You will no longer encounter any enemies in the castle once you take
down the boss.

[Boss]
- 169+11 HP, 500% Def, 500 Exp, 350 Z

						\\\ Nanai ||
Items: 150 Z, 150 Z, Herb, Herb, Antdt, 650 Z, B.Stn, ArmPad, 70 Z,
 F.Stn, Cure
Items (nc): S.Ptn (Artifact), E.Key (Unique, Temp)
Boss: Knight
Shop:
 IronRP		1800 Z (Artifact)
 LongSD		2250 Z
 SuedeSH	 135 Z (Artifact)
 Hairband	 900 Z
 SilkGN		2520 Z

- You will no longer have access to this area once you complete the
events here.
- You can only enter Nanai at night and, even then, you'll have to
keep a distance to the guards.
- You get 10% off all items in the armory, but you also get 10% less
for any items you sell.
- IronRP, LongSD, Hairband = 4950 Z
- The three seemingly elemental stones can be used during battle to
deal fixed, non-elemental damage.
 F.Stn      | 40
 C.Stn      | 60
 B.Stn      | 80

[Boss]
- 342+48 HP, 333% Def, 700 xp, 500 Z

- After the battle, remove the key from the pedestal and use the
teleporter. If you wait for a while after getting the key, you'll get
a message saying that you'll get a game over if you hang around for
too long, so don't do that.
- You can use the Earth Key in battle to damage all enemies for 30 pod.

						\\\ Windia (Winlan) ||
Items: Herb, Herb, Antdt, Herb, SuedeSH (Artifact), SuedeHT, Herb, Antdt
Item (nc): V.Ptn (Artifact)
PC: Nina Lv5
Default (Nina): ShortRP, Dress
Shop:
 BronzSD	 700 Z		Acorn		 30 Z
 BronzRP	 800 Z		Charm		150 Z
 SuedeHT	 200 Z
 SuedeGN	 500 Z
 Visor		 800 Z
 ChainML	2000 Z

- Fruit: 40 HP  | Fish: 10 HP
- This is the first time you have access to the storage. Drop off any
money and items you won't need immediately.
- You probably won't have the money to buy the Chainmail, but you can
fairly easily fix that by heading to the cave west. The guards won't let
you farther into the cave, but you still have enough room to get into
encounters. You can easily end the battles in one round with the Earth
Key. Make sure you sort your inventory, so that it's easily available
at the top of the list.
- De-equip your Gauntlet for Nina. If you already sold your WoodSH,
she'll have to make do with the SuedeSH (and, later, Bandage).
- Once you're prepared, head inside the castle, and talk to the queen.
After some dialog, you'll find yourself in control of Nina, while Ryu
is taking a break.
- Her default equipment is quite modest (get used to that), which is
exactly why I told you to buy that stuff from Nanai (IronRP, Hairband),
although it's not that big a deal if you missed it.
- Her initial spells include: Cura, Fort, Heal.
- Note that Nina starts off in the back row.
- Nina levels up much faster than other characters between Lv29-46.

						\\\ Camlon ||
Items (nc): Mrbl1, ProtnA (Artifact), A.Ptn (Artifact), DkKiss,
 W.Ptn (Artifact)
- You can pick up some new items here now.
- The item shop here give you a 20% discount, so feel free to pick
up some Acorns. Just don't sell anything here.
- Plus, resting at the inn will only cost you 1 Zenny.

						\\\ Aura Cave ||
Items: Cure, I.Ore (Unique, Temp), 70 Z, SuedeGN, 150 Z, Herb,
 Herb, B.Stn, C.Stn
TPCs: Sr-1 Lv8, Sr-2 Lv8
Default (Soldier 1 / 2): Pole, SuedeSH, SuedeGN, SuedeHT
- Two nameless Windia soldiers will join your party here. They are only
temporary, so don't bother getting them any new equipment or anything.
They won't even gain any levels.
- Soldier 2 is the fastest of the three characters (at least until Nina
gets a level and a new armor), so he's the one who should be using the
Earth Key initially.
- You'll need the Iron Ore to obtain another key item a little later
in the game.

						\\\ Romero ||
Items (nc): L.Ptn) (Artifact), Map (Unique), ProtnB
Shop:
 ShortRP	 400 Z
 BronzSH	 500 Z
 BronzHT	1200 Z
 Gown		2000 Z
 SilkGN		2800 Z

- Jump into the hole in one of the houses, and examine the area under
the barrel to find the Map (allows you to display the world map by
pressing Start, only usable on the overworld).
- BronzHT + Gown = 3200 Z.
- Keep in mind, if Nina's the lead character and she's equipped with the
Gown, you'll attract encounters more frequently (I wonder why).

						\\\ Karma Forest ||
Items: S.Ptn (Artifact), Herb, Bandage (Unique), Herb, 150 Z,
 W.Ptn (Artifact), Herb, A.Ptn (Artifact)
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 Spider    |  40 | 500% |   20 |  24 |

- Note that you can eat the mushrooms here. Red ones are good (+10 HP),
yellow ones are bad (-10 HP). They won't even despawn; you can use them
as many times as you want.
- The S.Ptn is completely hidden behind the very first tree.
- One of the Herbs is also completely hidden behind a tree (near the
Bandage).
- Next up is the W.Ptn (again completely hidden), which unfortunately
isn't close to anything in particular other than one of the crossroads.
- And, finally, the A.Ptn is hidden behind one of the trees near the
exit.
- The DkKiss can be used during battle and has a chance of causing
instant death. You should probably just sell them for 100 Z each.

						\\\ Karma Tower ||
Items: Herb, Herb, M.Drop, M.Drop, Charm, Cure, Charm, Herb, Life2,
 Cure, Rang (Unique)
TPC: Sr-3 Lv8
Default (Soldier 3): Pole, SuedeSH, SuedeGN, SuedeHT
Bosses: Morte, Mortea, Wizard
- You'll find two healing springs on the first floor.
- You'll fight Morte on the first floor and Mortea on the third.
- On the second floor, go clockwise (to find two items), then counter-
clockwise. On the third, go counter-clockwise, then clockwise. Get the
last item on the third floor (by the four holes), then jump down the
right hole on the second floor.
- The Life2 fully restores a single character (dead or alive). These
are ideal for restoring AP, but if you're in a sticky situation, you
can certainly use one for reviving as well (Nina can start reviving
characters with full HP once she hits Lv34). You'll never be able to
buy these, but you'll find a bunch of them on the field, and there are
a few enemies that can drop them.

[Boss: Morte]
- 113+ 7 HP,  185% Def, 280 xp, 200 Z
- Casting ATK-Up on the soldiers helps speed things up.

[Boss: Mortea]
- 202+28 HP,  156% Def, 280 xp, 200 Z

- There's no way you can win the first or second battle with the wizard.
Once the event is over, you'll switch back to Ryu, who will get a ride
to the top of the tower. You'll also be briefly assisted by Soldier 3.
- The Rang is in the same room as the wizard. Grab it before fighting him.
The Rang hits all targets, so it's a good choice for normal battles. For
bosses, you should switch to a single-target weapon, as they're usually
stronger.

[Boss: Wizard]
- 169+11 HP, 417% Def, 1000 xp, 700 Z

- The Remedy doesn't actually show up in your inventory.

- After the event in Windia, you're free to travel east across the bridge
(accessed through the basement of the castle). Go pick up another Chainmail
for Bo first, though.

Party: Ryu Lv12, Nina Lv10
Items: Herb, BronzHT				\\\ Stone Robot ||
- Nothing else you can do here yet aside from getting these two chests.
The Midgets hit pretty hard, so keep your HP at full.

						\\\ Tantar ||
Items (nc): Charm, W.Ptn (Artifact), Saw (Unique, Temp)
Shop:
 ShortBW	1000 Z
 Scythe		1200 Z
 Bandana	 400 Z
 SuedeAR	 750 Z

- You'll find two little villages by the dried river. The western one
is Tantar, and the eastern one is Tuntar.
- Buy a ShortBw.
- Give the Iron Ore to the blacksmith here to receive the Saw. You'll
need it to access the Forest of Desperation northwest from here. Within
the forest, you'll find a fortress belonging to the Dark Dragon Clan

Items (nc): Cure, Herb				\\\ Tuntar ||
- Buy some T.Drops.

						\\\ Forest of Desperation ||
Items: Herb, Life, T.Drop, Wrist (Unique), T.Drop
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 Stool     |  25 | 555% |   40 |  20 |
 Zombie    |  25 | 200% |   70 |  36 |
 S.Rider   |  45 | 227% |  120 |  90 |
 G.Knight  |  50 | 294% |  100 | 200 |

- There doesn't seem to be any hidden chests here.

						\\\ Forest Fortress ||
Items: Life, LongSD, Life, T.Drop, Herb, T.Drop, Life2, Acorn,
 WolfHT (Unique), Herb, T.Drop, Herb, Herb, Herb
Item (nc): W.Ant
PC: Bo Lv8
Default (Bo): BronzBW (Unique), ArmPad, SuedeHT
Bosses: Pog, General
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 Zard      |  35 | 250% |   60 |  45 |
 WarHog    |  50 | 417% |  160 |  80 |
 Midget    |  55 | 333% |   80 |  40 |

- The WolfHT increases the damage you receive from certain attacks, so
I don't recommend using it.
- Check your equipment before you fight the three guards, as you won't
have the chance to go to the menu between that and the two bosses.

[Boss]
- 229+51 HP, 250% Def, 1400 xp, 800 Z
- It's possible to skip this battle by repeatedly saying no to the chief.
 |
 [Boss]
- 160+90 HP, 250% Def, 1200 xp, 300 Z
- Bo, aka Gilliam, joins here.

- Bo's spells: Flare, Spark, Cold, Fry, Flame, Frost, Cura1 (Lv15)
- Most of Bo's weapons are two-handed.
- Bo has two field abilities: hunting and walking through forests.
His bow shot has four tiles of range.
- The items you can obtain by hunting can be quite useful. You should
keep Bo in the lead when moving in the overworld. Your lead character
is in the middle of a 3x3 tile zone, and if an animal gets within that
zone, they'll be startled.
 × Deer: Antler - Cures poison (same as Antdt, but sells for 50 Z)
 × Boar: Meat - Heals 70 HP (all)
 × Bird: WMeat - Heals 150 HP (all)
 × White Deer: W.Ant - Heals 100 AP (can't be stacked, sells for 1500 Z)
- Check the floor in the northeast corner in the area after the boss
for a hidden item (just move around while holding Confirm - it doesn't
matter which direction you're facing). You'll need one W.Ant for a
story event later, so better put it in storage.

						\\\ Tuntar ||
- Talk to the elder / chief / whatever.

Items: WtrJr (Unique), Herb			\\\ Romero ||
- Enter Romero at night, and go talk to the elder. Then talk to the
old woman at the graveyard to gain access to the WtrJr.
- Find the Cleansing Water Cave southwest from Romero. Don't go too far
west, though, or you'll start running into some pretty tough enemies.

						\\\ Cleansing Water Cave ||
Items: Herb, Herb, NiceHT, F.Stn, Herb, T.Drop, BronzHT, Apple
Item (nc): n× WtrJr'
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 Blurb     |  50 | 714% |   40 |  20 |
 Mage      |  85 | 625% |  140 |  70 |
 Ameblob   |  75 | 250% |   60 |  45 |

- Fill your jar with water on the bottom level to receive the WtrJr'.
When used, it fully restores your entire party, and you can come back
and refill it as many times as you want. The first shot goes to Romero,
though, so you can help them out with their zombie situation.

						\\\ Romero ||
Items: Tablet (Unique), Herb, Antdt, 900 Z, Cure
- With the help of the Tablet, you can now enter Agua, the structure
on the nearby floating island.

						\\\ Agua ||
Items: Herb, Life2, Apple, Acorn, IronSH (Artifact), SunHT,
 ThiefCL, Acorn, Bracelet, Hairband, Herb
Item (nc): SteelBW, KngKey (Unique, Temp)
Boss: Wisp
- The Steel Bow is inside an undetectable hole in the wall on the
fifth floor.

[Boss]
- 730 HP, 167% Def, 1200 xp, 300 Z

- Examine the pillar after the battle to obtain the King's Key.

Items: Acorn, Life2, Mrbl1			\\\ Stone Robot ||
Boss: General (+ 2× Lancers)
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 Fungus    |  80 | 167% |  240 | 120 |

[Boss]
- 160+90 HP. 250% Def, 1440 xp, 500 Z in total.

- There will be no more encounters once you start the heart.
- Find the giant's main control room by going through the teleporters.

Items: Herb, Key (Unique)			\\\ Tantar ||
- Talk to the chief to receive access to the Key.

Item: W.Ptn (Artifact)				\\\ Cave ||

						\\\ Lake Cave ||
Items: Life (Life), Life2, 2000 Z, Herb, Acorn, SkySH (Unique),
 Ring (Unique)
- This one is fairly long, but also pretty linear.

						\\\ Tantar ||
- Visit the chief's house, then leave town.

Boss: Gremlin					\\\ Stone Robot ||

[Boss]
- 600+600 HP, 125% Def, 1400 xp, 800 Z
- His defense is so high ATK-Up doesn't really help much, but it's still
something.

- Overworld theme 2

Item: Melon (Artifact)				\\\ Dragon Shrine ||
Special: SnoDr, FlmDr, ThrDr
Boss: Talon
- As you travel south past the river, you'll come across the first
dragon shrine. Complete the trial within to obtain the first set of
Ryuu's transformation spells. Although this is completely optional,
and you can hold it off for as long as you want, keep in mind that
you'll get the bad ending if you don't clear all four of them.
- The Max Melon heals 100% HP.

[Boss]
- 700 HP, 100% Def, 400 xp, 190 Z
- Solo with Ryu.

- When transformed, Ryuu deals fixed damage (100 (I) / 115 (F) / 130
(T) with the first three, double with critical). Particularly useful
when a boss has high DFP.

- South of the shrine, you'll find a little area with a man running
around in a circle (well, technically square). Make sure you talk to
him, as this will initiate a little side quest.

Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z             \\\ South Tantar Region ||
 Tronk     |  40 | 125% |  140 |  72 |

						\\\ North Cave ||
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 Fly       |  45 | 417% |   40 |  20 |
 Shadow    | 100 | 417% |  120 |  60 |

- This is the cave south of Tantar, just to be clear.
- You might get cursed here, but it's no big deal.

						\\\ Auria ||
Items: Life, Mrbl1, Life, W.Ant, Acorn, Antdt, Cure, Cure, G.Tiara
Items (nc): PrisnCL (Unique), 5000 Z, Life2, V.Ptn, 2000 Z, S.Ptn,
 Cure, SmartRG (Unique), Life, L.Ptn,
 Mrbl3, 20 000 Z, 2000 Z, 20 000 Z
Shop:
 Rapier (Artif.)    1650 Z		Worm		    65 Z
 Dagger             2200 Z		Vitamn		   650 Z
 LongSD (Artif.)    2750 Z		Mrbl1		  1300 Z
 LongBW             2860 Z		Pouch		  1300 Z
 BroadSD            5500 Z		Rod1		  1300 Z
 Tiara (Artifact)   1650 Z		G.Bar		65 000 Z
 SunHT (Artifact)   2750 Z
 SageML (Artif.)    3300 Z

- Examine the thing in the corner of the cell to find the PrisnCL.
- You'll have to avoid the guards once again (or at least one of them).
- Make sure you sell your unwanted items (the Gold Tiara in particular)
in the item shop, so you'll get 30% extra.
- Broad Sword, (Longbow) = 5500 Z
 × You'll save about 800 Z if you get the new weapons from Bleak instead.
- The equipment shop will become unavailable soon, and some of the gear
can't be bought anywhere else.
- A guy in the bar asks for a Vitamin. Give him one, and he'll give you
5000 Z.
- Talk to the ship captain at the docks.
- There's an old man on the second floor of the house with the chest
you can't open. Talk to him with Nina and you'll receive 20 000 Z.
- In the house across the street, you'll find the mother of the guy
who'd been cutting trees in the forest north (you know, the one who
couldn't stop running around). Here's how to finish the quest:
 × Talk to the mother
 × Go talk to the fairies in the forest (better use Nina's Warp to make
  traveling easier)
 × Go talk to the fairies and the man in the clearing
 × Return to the mother for your reward (20k)
- Talk to Ross in his manor. At this point, you should be able to travel
through the cave east. Before you leave, though, you'll have to pick up
a Gold Bar. You *will* need this item in order to progress (you'll
actually need two of them, but you can pick up the second one for free).
- Don't miss the two chests on the second floor of Ross's place.
- One more time: BUYING A GOLD BAR IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
- If you still have some money left after that, feel free to get a
Pouch as well. It'll pay itself back once you get to the next town.

Items: Cure, ShellHT (Unique)			\\\ Bleak Cave ||
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 Bully     |  45 | 250% |  120 |  60 |

- Bully can deal heavy damage with its spells (130 pod to all at worst).

						\\\ Bleak ||
Items: Herb, Herb, Herb, Herb, Life, W.Ant
Items (nc): Life2, 5000 Z, Icicle (Unique)
Shop:
 MetalSH	1400 Z
 IronSL		2000 Z
 HuntCL		1500 Z
 BronzAR	3600 Z
 WoolRB		5000 Z

- Potato: -5 HP
- The innkeeper will let you rest for free. If you have the Pouch,
you'll catch him trying to steal from you during the night. He'll then
give you 5000 Z to forget about it. He won't try it again, so you can
sell the Pouch afterwards.
- MetalSH + WoolRB = 6400 Z
- Trade the G.Bar for the Icicle with the old man in the north-most
building. Without it, you won't be able to reach Arad through the southwest
cave (the game will simply stop you at the exit).

Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z             \\\ The Great Desert ||
 SandClod  | 100 | 500% |  340 | 120 |
 Creon     | 100 | 357% |  220 | 120 |
 Prickle   |  90 | 250% |  120 | 100 |
 Cactus    |  54 | 167% |  130 |  50 |
 Scorp     |  70 | 200% |  120 |  60 |

Item: Fife (Unique)				\\\ Arad ||
Boss: Sand Worm
- Go talk to the mayor in the red tent and agree to take care of the
Sand Worm (found near the goat).

[Boss]
- 1200+400 HP, 333% Def, 1200 xp, 1200 Z

						\\\ Krypt ||
Items: Herb, IronSH (Artifact), Dagger, Herb, Life, DreamRG (Unique),
 Headgear (Artifact), IcyHT (Unique), Antdt, SkullHT (Artifact),
 SkullHT, Cure, Life, Herb, HuntCL
Item (nc): Book (Unique)
PC: Karn Lv12
Default (Karn): ThrowDR (Unique), SuedeCGN, NiceHT
Boss: EyeSpy
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 E.Chest   |  45 |  56% |  860 | 360 |
 G.Slime   | 120 | 250% |  800 | 300 |

- Plenty of traps here. You should probably get the items after Karn joins.
 × DarkMist: -50 MP
 × Boom: Death

[Boss]
- 1400+200 HP, 143% Def, 2800 xp, 2800 Z

- Karn will join your party soon after the boss. His (current) field
ability allows him to open locked doors and disarm traps.
- The SkullHT increases the damage you receive from certain attacks,
so better not use it.
- Once you get the Book of Secrets, you're supposed to head for the
tower near Bleak, but you should go claim some new items in previous
areas first.

						\\\ Windia ||
Items: FlameRP (Unique), Turban (Artifact), BrokenSD (Unique),
 Life, Life2, Cure
- You can use the FlameRP during battle to deal 90 pod to a single
target. Despite what the name suggests, the weapon is actually non-
elemental.

Item: FlameSH b (Unique)			\\\ Agua ||
Items (nc): LifeAR (Unique), IcyDR (Unique)
- You can find the Life Armor and Ice Dagger in front of the dragon
statues.
- FlameSH b: 52 DFP, 5 WGT (Ryu, Bo, Karn)
- LifeAR: 115 DFP, 8 WGT, Regen (Ryu only)
- IcyDR: 75 ATP, 9 WGT

Items: Dart, G.Bar				\\\ Bleak Cave ||
- Make sure you hang on to that Gold Bar. Again, you'll need it for
a story event later.

						\\\ Dark Tower ||
Items: 2000 Z, B.Stn, Life, Life2, Herb, Cure, HornHT, Turban (Artifact),
 2000 Z, Mirror (Unique)
Item (nc): DkKey (Unique, Temp)
Boss: Cloud
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 Chopper   | 100 | 125% |  480 | 300 |

- Hang on to an extra helmet and a shield, so you can pass some better
gear to Gobi later.

[Boss]
- 1400 HP, 100% Def, 4800 xp, 1200 Z
- Again, examine the pillar after the battle to obtain the key.

						\\\ Auria ||
Items: Herb, Dart, MetalSH, Herb, Herb, B.Stn, Herb, Herb, F.Stn
Items (nc): LtKey (Unique, Temp), GnPwder (Unique, Temp)
Boss: Knight (+ Sea Bowman)
- Go talk to Ross's daughter in the vault, then Ross, then the daughter
again. Once you have the Light Key, head to the docks.

[Boss]
- 450 HP, 167% Def. 3360 xp, 2180 Z in total.

- After the battle, trade the Gold Bar with the maniro for the bomb.
Use it in the cave north of Auria to access the Dark Dragon Ship.

						\\\ Dark Dragon Ship ||
Items: Herb, Herb, Acorn, Acorn
Item (nc): V.Ptn
Boss: Squid

[Boss]
-  752+248 HP, 143% Def, W:T, 6000 xp, 4200 Z

- After cleaning up the ship, head out and warp to a town with storage.
Deposit all your money and pick up some gear for Maniro (HornHT, FlameSH).

						\\\ Auria ||
- Once prepared, return to Auria and talk to the captain to set sail
for... something. Doesn't matter. Suffice to say, you never reach your
destination.

Boss: Octo					\\\ Dark Dragon Ship ||
- You'll fight a series of fixed encounters ending with the boss.

[Boss]
- 1576+224 HP, 200% Def, W:T, 6000 xp, 1500 Z

PC: Gobi Lv15					\\\ Deserted Island ||
Default (Gobi): Pole (Unique), BronzAR, BronzHT

- You'll find yourself in control of Maniro / Gobi, who has to go solo
for a while.
- Gobi's spells: Ebb, EbbX, Eco (Lv16), EcoX (Lv17). These can only be
used underwater.
- Gobi's field ability allows him to travel underwater. He can also
set up his own shop in Prima and Tunlan, which allows you to obtain some
rare and powerful items you won't find anywhere else.
- Your next destination is Makka / Prima due west underwater. You can
easily get there by getting a game over.
- Battle theme 2

Item (nc): TideHT (Unique)			\\\ Prima ||
Shop:
 PoisonBW	  4400 Z	Pike		  2750 Z
 ChainHT	  2750 Z	Javelin		  4400 Z
 IronMask	  4400 Z	RustCW		  7700 Z
 PlateAR	  3740 Z	IronCW		11 000 Z
 RangerVT	  5500 Z	DivingHT	  4400 Z
				LightSH		  4400 Z
 Club		  3250 Z	SuedeRB		  6600 Z
 PowerSD	10 400 Z	SpineCL		  8800 Z
 Glove		  3900 Z
 IcySH		  5200 Z	PoisonRP	  3300 Z
 HornHT		  6500 Z	Tri-DR		  4400 Z
 FaceMask	  7800 Z	Cane		  6600 Z
 GoldHT		26 000 Z	IronML		  5500 Z

 Dart		  3000 Z	Worm		    50 Z
 SteelBW	  4000 Z	Srdine		    50 Z
 Sickle		  6500 Z	Worm2		   100 Z
 EvilRP		20 000 Z	Mackrl		   100 Z
 NiceHT		   600 Z	Sole		   250 Z
				Trout		   500 Z
 B.Stn		    22 Z	Rod1		  1000 Z
 F.Stn		    22 Z	Rod2		  2000 Z
 C.Stn		    44 Z

- The TideHT can be found in the dresser on the second floor of the
inn closest to the entrance.
 × While the TideHT has 0 DFP, it grants you immunity to instant death
 spells.
- There are quite a few shops here, as you can see. You can even
rename your characters here.
- PowerSD, EvilRP, RangerVT, SpineCL, 3× IcySH (Karn, Gobi, Ox),
3× HornHT (Karn, Gobi, Ox) = 79 800 Z.
 × Feel free to save the EvilRP for later. You can pick it up for
 about half the price in phase 2 of the free market.
- Once you're done shopping (I'll talk about the flea market a little
later), go talk to the guild master, then head south to dry land, and
follow the path to Guntz. (If you try to go there without consulting
the guild master first, you will be denied entrance)

Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z             \\\ Underwater ||
 Tentacle  |  60 | 125% |  240 | 150 |
 CrawlerX  |  80 | 111% |  250 | 150 |
 CactusX   |  70 | 100% |  360 | 270 |
 Fishy     |  65 | 167% |  360 | 300 |
 CreonX    | 120 |  83% |  600 | 400 |
 DogFish   | 140 |  83% |  560 | 150 |

- Gobi can only really handle the enemies by using Iwashi Taigun (50 pod
to all) and/or the Burning Rapier. Even so, forget about leveling him
up. Just push through and get your party back. At least the enemies on
land don't pose a threat.

Item: Goods (Unique, Temp)			\\\ Guntz (Gant) ||
Items (nc): HrGlas (Unique), L.Ptn, A.Ptn (Artifact)
Shop:
 HeroSP		  6750 Z	F.Stn		16 Z
 IronHR		  3150 Z	B.Stn		16 Z
 GiantHR	  4050 Z	C.Stn		32 Z
 SpineHR	27 000 Z
 IronSL		  2700 Z
 IronHT		  6300 Z
 MetalAR	  8100 Z

- The Hourglass allows you to switch between day and night (infinite uses).
- HeroSP + SpineHR = 33 750 Z
- Ox could use a MetalAR, but I suggest you try and pick it up in the
flea market.

Items (nc): Gills, 5000 / 5500 / 6000 Z		\\\ Prima ||
- Return to the guild master with the Goods, and he'll present you
with the Gills. Gobi will then ask him for some money.

						\\\ Deserted Island ||
- Now that you have the Gills, your entire party can travel underwater.
- You can't warp to or from underwater.
- Before taking care of the boss, you might want to go pick up the
SharpBW from the Sea Volcano (it's the closest chest to the entrance).

PC: Ox Lv16					\\\ Prime ||
Default (Ox): Club, BronzAR, SuedeSH
Special: Inventory upgrade (+15)
Boss: Morteo

[Boss]
- 756+744 HP, 185% Def, W:FL, 3200 xp, 3000 Z
- Use Nina's Zom1 or Zom2 for Light-elemental damage.

- Ox will join the party after the battle. His field ability allows him
to take out weakened walls and boulders, and he can also punch trees to
make Pokemon fall off (or something). He's not strong enough to push
heavy objects, though.
 × Apple, C.Nut
- Ox also knows a couple of spells: Cura3, Heal
- At this point, you will also receive the inventory upgrade, which
boosts the number of slots from 48 to 63 (3x21).

						\\\ Agua ||
Items: 3000 Z, Life, Life2, SilverBR (Artifact)
- Apparently, the SilverBR lowers the encounter rate, but only if it's
worn by the lead character.
- We won't be having any more business in Agua for a while, so feel
free to store the Tablet.

Items: A.Ptn, L.Ptn				\\\ Bleak Cave ||

Item (nc): B.Rang (Unique, Temp)		\\\ Krypt ||
- This is probably the last time you need to visit Krypt, so feel free
to store the Fife at this point.

Special: Shin					\\\ Guntz ||
- The old man in the hidden room will teach Karn a union ability. Being
fused prevents Karn from using his native field abilities, while the
other characters involved are completely unavailable.
 × Shin fuses Karn with Bo and Gobi. In this form, he / they (?) can
 use Bo's field abilities with an improved hunting ability (shot is
 faster and covers 5 tiles). Oh, and his HP is tripled and the damage
 he deals is multiplied by 1,7. Karn also takes more physical damage
 when fused (+30-70%, depending on the form), but the HP boost more
 than makes up for it.

						\\\ Sea Volcano ||
Items: SharpBW (Unique), 3000 Z, M.Drop, 2000 Z, PowerDR, Herb
- (North of Prima)
- If you already got the SharpBW earlier, you don't really need to
come back for the rest of the items. You can just get them when you're
actually supposed to come here.
- The AmeblobX's can get rather dangerous what with their LStorm
dealing 95 pod. It can hit your entire party if the lead character
is targeted.
- The Sharp Bow is the first of the two single-handed weapons Bo can use.

						\\\ Prima ||
- And now would be a good time to have a look at the Free / Flea Market,
which is currently at Phase 1 (you only have to go through a few more
dungeons to reach Phase 2).
- Go to the largest building in Prima, the one with the empty counter.
With Gobi in the lead, approach the counter from behind, press Confirm,
and you're in action. You will then be approached by random fish dudes,
who will offer to either buy or sell an item (or items). When you refuse
an offer, there's a chance they'll give you a better offer. At best, this
can happen twice per customer.
- The starting price is always 60% of what it would cost in a regular
store (although, as I've mentioned, very few of these items are available
in stores). You can haggle it to as low as 35%, but this rarely happens.
- When selling an item, the initial offer is always 50% of what it would
sell for in a regular store. In other words, don't bother selling anything
here. It's not a good idea.
- It will take quite a while to get everything you need. In order to speed
things up, go deposit all your items into the storage (or at least the ones
that can be sold).
- You can use the ThundrRP during battle to deal 80 pod to a single target.
Again, the weapon is actually non-elemental.
- The AngleAR is close to the best armor for Nina and Bleu. In addition
to having great stats (76/3), it also reflects 50% of any magical damage
the character receives. There are a couple of stronger and lighter ones
which you won't be picking up any time soon, but once you do, feel free
to use those instead if you feel that you have no need for reflect.

 Smoke		    60 Z
 Cure2		  1950 Z
 LightRP	    48 Z
 HuntGL		  2700 Z
 SilverDR	  6000 Z
 ThundrRP	  5400 Z
 AngleAR [sic]	18 000 Z (all Artifact, exc. Smoke)

Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z             \\\ North Guntz Region ||
 R.Slime   |  66 | 167% |  240 | 150 |
 M.Scorp   |  65 |  50% |  640 | 240 |
 Chimera   | 180 | 125% |  560 | 180 |

						\\\ West Fortress ||
Items: GiantHR, EchoHT (Unique), Herb, Herb, Life, MetalSH
Boss: Toad
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 SpearMan  | 150 | 200% |  500 | 340 |
 Archer    | 180 | 167% |  560 | 180 |
 Sorcerer  | 200 | 333% |  600 | 200 |

- Travel west from Prima to reach this place.
- The EchoHT reflects some (1/8) of the magical damage the wearer receives.
- You'll fight the boss as soon as you go down the stairs at the other end.

[Boss]
- 1871+429 HP, 100% Def, 6000 xp, 1500 Z

Item (nc): B.Rang (Unique)			\\\ Gant ||
- Talk to the elder, and he'll fix your Boomerang for you (you know,
the B.Rang you picked up in the Krypt?).
- Now, head east to the Boomerang guy and show it to him.

Item (nc): Egg					\\\ Cockatrice Forest ||
Boss: GrimFowl
- This is north from the fortress.

[Boss]
- 1250+750 HP, 200% Def, W:I, 4200 xp, 4800 Z

- After getting the egg, slowly lead one of the birds out of the forest.
If it's no longer with you when you get to the overworld, you have to
go back and try again. Assuming one of them follows you out of the
forest, you'll be able to enter the castle now.

						\\\ Nabal Fortress ||
Items: MagicRG (Unique), Cure
Items (nc): Life2, SkullRG (Unique), Clog (Artifact)
- Search under the pots for the first two nc-items.
 × The Skull Ring gives you +10 DFP, but it might also make you more
 vulnerable to Instant Death.
- Unfortunately, you'll be teleported back to Prima after the fixed
encounter with the Slime Devil(s), so you'll have to walk all the way
back to get the two chests and the Clog, which is hidden at the end of
the pier.

Item (nc): Statue (Unique, Temp)		\\\ Prima ||
- Talk to the sleeping guy on the second floor of the guild, then
examine his bed to find the Statue, which allows you to enter the
floating town near Arad.

						\\\ Wisdon ||
Items: ProSH (Artifact), Herb, Life, Life2, OldSP, Life,
 SilverBR (Artifact), Herb, RageHR (Unique), ChainML, Herb, Herb, ProSH
Item (nc): OldEgg (Unique, Temp)
Bosses: Wisp, Cloud, Myst

- You can use the RageHR in battle to deal 60 pod to a single target.
Not quite as good as the two elemental rapiers, but worth mentioning.

[Boss]
-  730 HP, 167% Def, 1200 xp,  300 Z
 |
[Boss]
- 1400 HP, 100% Def, 4800 xp, 1200 Z
 |
[Boss]
- 1100 HP, 100% Def, 4000 xp, 3600 Z

- The Old Egg seems to replace the Statue.

Party: Ryu Lv27, Nina Lv31, Bo Lv29, Ox Lv22, Gobi Lv26, Karn Lv26

PC: Bleu Lv19					\\\ Sea Volcano ||
Default (Bleu): Stick (Unique), Gown, SuedeSH
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 AmeblobX  | 400 | 250% |  640 | 240 |

- Throw the egg into the lava.
- Bleu's initial spells: Exit, Flare, Spark, Cold, 3.5, Para, Bomb,
Sap, Warp, Rub, Flame, Fry, Frost, 5.5, Boom.
- Bleu has no field abilities.
- Bleu levels up faster than other characters (except Nina) up to Lv41.

Boss: Pincher					\\\ Prima Region ||

[Boss]
- 380+620 HP, 50% Def, W:T, 4800 xp, 4800 Z

						\\\ Prima ||
Items: MystSF (Unique), Sphere (Unique)
- Go talk to the guild master to obtain the MystSF and Sphere. The
Sphere gives Gobi a new field ability that allows him to turn into
giant fish. In this form, you can move more freely underwater.
- Having the Sphere also means that the flea market has reached Phase 2
(although you have to leave and re-enter Prima before it actually takes
effect).
- You should definitely get two DarkDR's; one for Karn (his ultimate
weapon), one for Ryu (it'll take quite a while before he finds anything
stronger).
- The Sleeper is Gobi's ultimate weapon.
- I recommend getting three AgileHT's. You can find two more throughout
the rest of the game.
- Oh, and if you still don't have two AngleAR's, they're still there.

 G.Tiara	12 000 Z
 EvilRP		12 000 Z
 AgileHT	  3300 Z (Artifact)
 Sleeper	  2400 Z (Artifact)
 EvilDR		24 000 Z (Artifact)

- Overworld theme 3

Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z             \\\ Undersea (West) ||
 Crab      | 300 |  71% | 1020 | 360 |

Items: Melon, Herb				\\\ Tunlan ||
Item (nc): Rod5 (Unique)
Shop:
 BoneCN		  2412 Z
 Dress		   900 Z
 MystRB		  5400 Z
 GuruCT		18 000 Z
 Gauntlet	   880 Z

- Gobi can set up his shop here too (makes no difference in the end).
- You can't get any of the chests in the castle treasure room yet.
Make sure you pick up Rod5, though. It's hidden under the crate near
the bed (after falling from the left side).
 × Rod5 is the only rod that allows you to obtain the Dragon gear.

Fish: Slab (Unique)				\\\ Tantar Region ||
- (NW of Tantar)
- In case you've never tried fishing before, simply equip the rod and
a bait, and you're good to go.
- The Slab doesn't actually have any real use.

Fish: DragonSD (Unique)				\\\ Romero Region ||
- (West of Romero)

Fish: DragonHT (Unique)				\\\ Arad Region ||
- (SW of Arad)

Item: Mrbl2 (Unique)				\\\ Dragon Shrine ||
Special: Snow Dragon, Fire Dragon, Thunder Dragon, Holy Dragon
Boss: Bain
- This shrine is west of Guntz.
- Requirements: Shrine 1 complete + Dragon Sword

[Boss]
- 1800 HP, 33% Def, 1020 xp, 360 Z
- Solo with Ryu

- Four new dragons: Ice (190, I), Fire (210, L), Bolt (225, T), Gold
(250, L, undead only). These and the subsequent dragon transformations
hit all enemies at once.

Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z             \\\ Gust Region ||
 LancerX   | 300 | 111% |  500 | 340 |
 Warlock   | 250 | 100% |  960 | 360 |

Item (nc): Sash (Artifact)			\\\ Gust ||
Special: Debo
Shop:
 WingSD		10 000 Z
 WingRP		  7000 Z
 MoonBW		  8000 Z
 OldSP		  6000 Z
 GaiaMask	  8000 Z
 FlameSH a	12 000 Z
 WorldML	22 000 Z

- Get a WorldML for Ox. Flame Shields for active party members are good
too, but you should stick to the Ice Shields for now, since you'll be
taking a lot of fire damage in the next few dungeons.
- Try not to mix up the two Flame Shields (same name, different stats).
There's the one you picked up at Agua (the stronger one), and then there's
the one you can buy here.
- Fall through a hole in one of the houses to obtain Karn's second
transformation spell, Debo.
 × Debo fuses Karn with Gobi and Ox (triple HP, double damage). This
 form can only be used underwater.

						\\\ Gust Valley Dungeon ||
Items: Herb, Cure2 (Artifact), L.Ptn, Rod4 (Unique), Herb,
 M.Cura (Unique, Temp)
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 Buzer     | 100 | 250% |  130 |  50 |
 Peril     | 250 | 125% |  720 | 140 |
 Mimic     | 300 |  71% |  800 |3000 |
 Blaze     | 400 |  50% |  860 | 360 |

- The two chests in the mouse hole hold the Mouse Cura (left one) and
an herb (right one). The M.Cura will be used immediately, so if you don't
get the herb first, you're going to miss it (not that big a deal).
- Bleu will leave the party for a while after fighting RugaX.

Item (nc): G.Fly (Unique, Temp)			\\\ Gust ||
- Enter the cave on the west side and beat up the G.Fly.

Item (nc): Oil (Unique, Temp)			\\\ Frog Cave ||
- This place is east from Tunlan.
- Trade the Gold Fly for the Frog Oil.

Item (nc): Maestro (Unique)			\\\ Gust ||
Bosses: FlowerX, HornToad
- Take the Oil to Bleu. After that, you can go beat up the flower in
the valley.

[Boss]
- 2538+ 362 HP, 100% Def, W:D, 3200 xp, 3000 Z

- Go check back with Bleu, and you'll have to beat up RugaX again.
Afterwards, Bleu will rejoin the party, and the bridge in the valley
will be fixed. As you try to cross it, however, you will be attacked
by Cort.
- Check the bed in one of the houses to find the Maestro Flute.

[Boss]
- 2500+1500 HP,  67% Def, W:D, 6800 xp, 7000 Z

Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z             \\\ Gramor Region ||
 Zoom      | 300 | 167% |  800 | 200 |
 D.Knight  | 180 |  56% |  780 | 300 |

Item (nc): Cowl (Unique)			\\\ Gramor ||
- Talk to the mole next to Mogu's bed to obtain the Cowl.

Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z             \\\ Cave to Spring ||
 D.Flea    | 200 | 167% |  280 |  90 |
 Nautulis  | 200 | 125% |  700 | 300 |

- D.Fleas can cast Rub (Instant Death). You'll also encounter them
in the two dungeons after Mogu's dream.

Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z             \\\ Spring Region ||
 WraithX   | 320 | 143% |  480 | 240 |
 Flower    | 700 |  83% | 1800 | 600 |

						\\\ Spring ||
Items (nc): Sash (Artifact), Herb
Shop: PowerDR - 5500 Z, QuartzAR - 10 000 Z
- The QuartzAR seems to be the strongest body armor Karn can wear.
Hey, at least it gives you Thunder and Light resistance (with a non-
elemental shield).

						\\\ Tunlan ||
Items: M.Drop, Melon, Melon, Bolster (Unique)
- We have some time specific events to take care of here (you still
have your Hourglass, don't you?).
- Talk to the old woman in green (day / night).
- Talk to the princess (day).
- Spy on the princess through the plants while she's taking her evening
swim (night).
- And, finally, open the door to the treasure room.

						\\\ Gramor ||
- Be warned: once inside Mogu's Dream, you won't be able to leave
until you're finished.

						\\\ North Tower ||
- All you need to do is go talk to the little kid hanging out by the
staircase (you can try and fight him, but you can't beat him yet). This
can be rather difficult, however, thanks to the invisible walls. If you
go counter-clockwise at the beginning, it will likely be much easier.
- Head back to the village and talk to the mole (Anne) waiting for you
outside. In town, talk to the other mole in the house where Anne is.
- You should now be able to reach the Poison Field.

						\\\ Poison Field ||
Items: LightSH, Life, Headgear (Artifact)
PC: Mogu Lv22
Default: DigCW (Unique), BronzAR
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 Wraith    | 220 | 125% |  600 | 300 |
 WarHogX   | 280 | 100% | 1360 | 480 |

- Mogu will join the party after passing through the field. If you don't
really have any good gear for him, that's fine. He starts off with less
than 100 HP, so you shouldn't bother using him yet anyway.
- Most of Mogu's weapons are two-handed.
- Mogu's field ability is digging.

Boss: Mothro					\\\ North Tower ||
- You'll have to make it all the way to the top this time (four floors).

[Boss]
- 3500 HP, 83% Def, 6000 xp, 8000 Z

- The dream will end after the battle.

Dig: Root (Unique, Temp)			\\\ Gramor Region ||
- Have Mogu dig in front of one of the strange plants near Gramor
to obtain the Root. You'll need this for a story event later. You
can't even get rid of it.

						\\\ Underground Chamber ||
Items: L.Ptn, Clog (Artifact), V.Ptn, A.Ptn
- This "dig mark" is east of where the Stone Robot originally was.

Special: Doof					\\\ Underground Chamber ||
- This one is north of Nanai.
- Here, you will receive Karn's third fusion spell, Doof.
 × Fuses Karn with Bo and Ox (triple HP, 2,5x dmg). In this form, you
 can push large, heavy objects (such as the ones found in Gust and Bleak).

Item (nc): EarthRB (Unique)			\\\ Gust ||
- The EarthRB blocks seemingly all magical damage, while healing the
character slightly whenever hit by a spell. I'd actually recommend
against using it.

Item (nc): ClearCL (Unique)			\\\ Bleak ||
Special: Puka
- The ClearCL is the strongest armor Nina and Bleu can wear with 100 DFP
and 0 WGT. Although these stats are impressive, the AngleAR is still
a good choice because of the reflect auto-ability.
- Karn's final union spell, Puka, fuses him with Bo, Gobi and Ox. In
this form, he gets 4x HP, does 2,5x damage and has a chance of doing a
special rolling attack that does double dmg (and can still do criticals).
On the field, he can open the sealed doors with dragon symbols on them.
- Note that you can walk through the wall next to the old man's bed.
This will take you outside the house, whereas taking the stairs takes
you to the world map.
- If you use Puka, you'll have to choose between Mogu and Bleu as your
fourth party member. Until Mogu gets his HP up (say, above 200), you
should go with Bleu.

Item (nc): LoveHT (Artifact)			\\\ Tunlan ||
- Talk to the woman with red hair as Puka, then check between the plants.

Item: DarkBR (Unique)				\\\ Sealed Chamber ||
- This one's near Auria.

Item: LoveBR (Unique)				\\\ Sealed Chamber ||
- This one is southwest of Gust.
- The Love Bracelet regenerates 1 HP per step on the field. Only female
characters can equip it, however.

						\\\ Spyre ||
Items: Cure2 (Artifact), Shell, A.Ptn, WorldAR, FlameAR (Unique)
Item (nc): S.Ptn, Cure2
Enemies:      HP    Def     Exp    Z
 Phoenix   |  240 | 167% |  720 | 360 |
 Golem     | 3000 | 143% | 1290 | 540 |
 BlazeX    | 2400 | 125% |  840 | 200 |

- Note that you can run into some pretty tough enemies in the first
area (Golem, BlazeX). BlazeX in particular is quite dangerous, as it
can deal 400 pod to a single target with BoltX. Unfortunately, they
don't give you exceptional amounts of Xp or anything. You'll start
running into them again at the end of the next dungeon as well.
- The Flame Armor is Mogu's strongest armor (outside of the EarthRB).
- The hidden items are behind two of the pillars near the other staircase
on the bottom level.
- Once you're inside the actual tower, you'll find that each floor is
a large, open area with nothing there other than the two staircases.
Below you can see where the ascending staircases are.
 1F (grass)  | NE
 2F (rain)   | SW
 3F (desert) | SE
 4F (snow)   | NE
 5F (sky)    | SW
 6F (space)  | North
- If you want to leave, there are some openings on the second and fourth
floors that you can jump off of.
- As you try to pick up the key on the 6th floor, you'll be dragged into
Mote's dream.

						\\\ Mote's Tower ||
Items: Cure, JadeBW (Unique), L.Ptn, Trident (Unique), Smoke,
 CursedHT (Unique), FaceMask
Boss: Mote
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 M.Flea    | 100 |  25% | 1680 | 400 |

- You'll start off in a town where you have access to basic town services
(no storage).
- You can use the Trident in battle to deal 95 pod to all enemies.
- The pot by the healing springs is actually a save point.
- In the next area, you'll be walking on a narrow path with some panels
that rotate the camera when you step on them. You can easily tell which
way you were coming from, since you'll still be facing in the same
direction after the rotation. However, there are many split paths, so
you'll still likely end up struggling. There are no items in this area.
 × Here's where you need to go in each intersection (from the character's
 point of view): straight, left, straight, left, straight, left.
- There's a hidden hole on the ground near the damaging yellow tiles
in one of the rooms. You'll have to find it in order to proceed (simply
stepping on it is enough).
- And, finally, there's a room with five staircases leading up, but
only one of them is real. Take the one on the bottom-right to reach
the boss.
- The remaining dungeons are nowhere near as hard, in case you're
wondering.

[Boss]
- 5628+3372 HP, 125% / 31% Def, W:A, 5400 xp, 6000 Z
- Physical attacks decrease his blurriness, whereas magical attacks
increase it. Magic does very limited damage initially. If you attack
him enough physically to the point where he's no longer blurred, his
defense will increase, but at the same time, magic will start doing
normal damage (at least for one attack, that is).

Item (nc): SkyKey (Unique, Temp)		\\\ Spyre ||
- Grab the key and use it on the pedestal.

Fish: DragonAR (Unique)				\\\ Spring ||
- Go fishing in the duck pond to receive the Dragon Armor. You need to
use Rod5, in case you forgot.
- With the weather back to normal, you can now travel through the cave
behind the waterfall.

						\\\ Carmen ||
Item (nc): RubyBR (Unique), W.Ant
- Time has stopped in the village, so you can't talk to any of the
NPCs (except for one).

Item (nc): Fruit (Unique, Temp)			\\\ Carmen Region ||
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 DogFishX  | 300 |  83% |  560 | 180 |

- South of Carmen, you'll find a suspicious, large tree. Have Ox knock
it gently to receive the Fruit.

Item: WindBR (Unique)				\\\ Sealed Chamber ||
- Another dragon door east from Carmen.

Item: HeroBW (Unique)				\\\ Underground Chamber ||
- Head a little northwest from the sealed door to find a dig mark.
- The HeroBW is Bo's ultimate weapon (220 ATP, 8 WGT).

Party: Ryu Lv34, Nina Lv46, Karn Lv33, Bo Lv35, Bleu Lv41, Ox Lv34,
 Gobi Lv34, Mogu Lv29

						\\\ Tock ||
Items: Life, EvilCN (Unique), IcyAR (Unique), Cure, G.Tiara,
 GuardSH (Unique), Life2, AgileHT (Artifact), WolfSkin (Unique),
 MystSD (Unique)
Boss: Cerl
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 Wraith    | 220 | 125% |  600 | 300 |
 FireHead  | 240 |  50% | 1400 |1000 |
 D.Rider   |  44 | 333% |   50 |  30 |
 Widow     | 300 | 100% | 1400 | 450 |

- The EvilCN restores Bleu's AP by 3 whenever she attacks.
- The Icy Armor is pretty much the best armor for Ox. The WorldAR may
be 1 point lighter, but this one also give him some elemental resistance.
You might want to hang on to Ox's old WorldML, so Mogu can use it for
Thunder resistance (provided he has a non-elemental shield). Without
it, he'll get killed by a single BoltX, although it's nothing a quick
reviving spell or item can't fix, so it's really not a big deal. You
can encounter BlazeX's again in the first half of the final dungeon,
but no other (normal) enemy uses it.
- After the event at the top of the tower, you'll find yourself on
the world map, separated from the rest of your party. You'll have to
make it back to Carmen with Ryu alone (getting hit with a death spell
does the job).
- Return to the tower.

[Boss]
- The battle ends before you get the chance to finish her off.

- You'll be separated from your party again except this time Nina's
with you as well, so you can just use Warp if you want.
- The MystSD is on the top floor of the tower, so you'll have to make
one more trip there if you want it.

						\\\ Carmen ||
- Go see Elan in one of the houses, then return to the fortress southeast.
- Oh, and, you'll soon enter the third and final phase of the flea market.
If there's any Phase 2 items that you still want (AgileHT, DarkDR, Sleeper),
better get them now.

Item: TmKey (Unique, Temp)			\\\ Cerl's Castle ||
- Assuming you have the Fruit, you should be able to proceed. Nina will
go MIA for a while.

						\\\ Tunlan ||
- Hit the palm trees on the island to get a coconut.
- Go talk to Nina in one of the apartments.
- Now, go pick up some fishing gear, and explore the area south of
where Cerl's castle used to be.

Fish: P.Fish					\\\ Scande Region ||
- You'll eventually find a ruined bridge that used to allow people to
cross the poison lake. Either that, or it was just built that way. Either
way, whip out your rod and get the fish.

- And that's the last of the four items needed to cure Nina's amnesia.
In case you haven't been paying attention, here's a recap:
 1. W.Ant
   × Hunting white deer. You could also find four of them in fixed
   locations (Forest Fortress, Auria, Bleak, Carmen)
 2. C.Nut
   × Punch palm trees
 3. Root
   × Dig in front of the strange plant near Gramor.
 4. P.Fish

						\\\ Carmen ||
Items (nc): Tonic (Unique, Temp), Pass (Unique)
Shop:
 FlameSD	20 000 Z
 LoyalRP	25 000 Z
 Tri-BW		12 000 Z
 IcyCW		15 000 Z
 WorldAR	12 000 Z
 LightCL	30 000 Z
 MystSH		20 000 Z
 PowerHT	20 000 Z

- The LoyalRP restores Nina's AP by 3 whenever she attacks.
- You can use the IcyCW in battle to deal 60 pod to a single target.
- The PowerHT increases the damage you receive from certain attacks.
Not recommended.

- Go pick up the Tonic from the medicine man.
- When you leave the building, you'll see a suspicious character hanging
out by the trees and that water thing. Talk to him and examine the area
where he was standing to find the Pass.

						\\\ Tunlan ||
- Nina will rejoin the party.
- She now has a new field ability that allows her to turn into a bird.
Shockingly, in this form, you can fly around and reach a few new places
(not too many left).
- At this point, the flea market / free market has reached Phase 3.
I'll get back to that later.

Item (nc): Tri-Rang (Unique)			\\\ Pagoda Region ||
Enemies:      HP    Def     Xp     Z
 M.Slime   | 2000 | 100% | 9999 | 9999 |

- North of Agua is a little island with some weird structures you can't
enter. Search the area behind them to find the Tri-Rang.
- This island is also home to the M.Slime, who's worth pretty good xp
and Zenny. They're a bit uncommon, though, and I'd say you're better
off leveling up in the Scande Region.

Fish: DragonSH (Unique)				\\\ Gust Region ||
- West of Gust is the last well you'll find.

Items: V.Ptn, S.Ptn, Sash (Artifact)		\\\ Underground Chamber ||
- Northeast of Romero is an island with a dig mark.

						\\\ Underground Chamber ||
Items: S.Ptn, V.Ptn, L.Ptn, Life2, AgileHT (Artifact), LoveHT (Unique),
 StarSH (Unique), MystCW (Unique)
- One last dig mark southeast of Scande.
- The Star Shield is the second strongest shield in the game (70\2).
It's also Light-elemental and, additionally, provides some resistance
to Instant Death.
- The MystCW (120 ATP, 1 WGT) is not only Mogu's ultimate weapon, but
also one-handed.

Item: Melon					\\\ Dragon Shrine ||
Special: Rudra
Boss: Avian
- North of Gust, you'll find the third dragon shrine.
- Prerequisites: Shrines 1 & 2 complete, Dragon Sword & Dragon Armor.

[Boss]
- 3000 HP, 20% Def, W:L, 1400 xp, 1600 Z
- Solo with Ryuu.
- Okay, this guy's actually pretty tough.

- Rudra, aka Kaiser, deals 320 pod (T).

Special: Agni					\\\ Cleansing Water Cave ||
- Once you've completed the three shrines and found all the Dragon
equipment, you can pick up Agni in the hidden area at the bottom of the
cave.
- This transformation multiplies Ryuu's HP and allows him to deal 999 pod
to all enemies every round, although other characters are removed during
the transformation. It can only be used if all other characters are alive
and available (ie. not fused).

						\\\ Scande Region ||
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 WarHogX   | 280 | 100% | 1360 | 480 |
 FireHead  | 240 |  50% | 1400 |1000 |

- This is the best place to level up, not that there's any particular
need to do so. Either way, using encounter rate increasing equipment
doesn't make much of a difference, since the encounter rate is already
pretty high. If you do use it, don't forget that the character has to
be the lead character.

Item (nc): Herb					\\\ Scande ||
- Examine the control panel for the elevator.

Item (nc): B.Part (Unique, Temp)		\\\ Spring ||
- Talk to the man lying in the bed in one of the houses to receive the
Kowaretabuhin.

Item (nc): Part (Unique, Temp)			\\\ Gant ||
- Talk to the NPCs on the second floor of the elder's house.

						\\\ Scande ||
- Ride the elevator up to find a man blocking your path. Talk to him,
then head out to Tunlan.

Item (nc): D.Hrt (Unique)			\\\ Tunlan ||
- Talk to the NPC in the first regular apartment to obtain the D.Hrt.

						\\\ Prima / Tunlan ||
- As I already mentioned, the flea market has now reached the final phase.
- Tuna fully heals the HP of a single character along with curing any
status ailments (can't be stacked).
- The MaskSH (65/8) is the strongest shield for most characters (everyone
except Ryu and whoever is using the Star Shield). It's non-elemental and
also has the reflect ability, just like the AngleAR, but unfortunately
this one has a limited activation rate. Even so, it's still one of the
best shields in the game. It's also pretty easy to get (about as common
as the G.Tiara).
- The EvilRB is for Nina and Bleu (90/1). Easily their best choice, since
it halves damage from the common elements (Fire, Ice, Thunder).
- The DwarfBW (150/1) is Bo's second strongest weapon. One-handed.
- The PowerRP (82/0) is Nina's ultimate weapon, but don't forget about
the Loyal Rapier.
- The GlowCN (100/8) is Bleu's ultimate weapon.
- The Mallet (255/1) is Ox's ultimate weapon.

 Tuna		  1200 Z
 EvilRB		  5994 Z
 MaskSH		12 000 Z
 PowerRP	18 000 Z
 DwarfBW	12 000 Z
 GlowCN		36 000 Z
 Mallet		18 000 Z

						\\\ Zog's Palace ||
Items: Mrbl1, IcyCN (Unique), Glove, PowerHT, Cure
Boss: Zog
Enemies:      HP   Def     Exp    Z
 BowManX   | 110 | 250% |  280 |  90 |
 LancerX   | 300 | 111% |  500 | 340 |
 Soldier   | 600 | 100% | 1320 | 720 |
 Entity    | 700 |  66% | 1680 | 800 |
 Claw      |2500 |  70% | 1200 | 400 |

- There are three sets of stairs on the first floor. Take the eastern
one first, then the western one.
- You can use the IcyCN in battle to deal 100 pod to all enemies.

[Boss]
- 6000+10 000 HP, 50% Def, W:all, 7000 xp, 7000 Z

- You'll finally get rid of the six Goddess keys in the following event.
- Don't bother returning to where you fought Zog now that he's gone.
There aren't any secret items there.
- Head to the shrine on top of Agua.

						\\\ Pagoda ||
Items: PowerAR (Unique), Domino (Unique), AgileAR (Unique),
 TrapGrd (Unique), FlameDR (Unique), StoneHT (Unique)
Boss: Sara
Enemies:      HP    Def     Exp    Z
 Ghoul     |  280 | 125% |  700 | 300 |
 Entity    |  700 |  66% | 1680 | 800 |
 PincherX  | 1700 |  59% | 1800 | 600 |
 ICU       | 2500 |  83% | 1290 | 540 |

- You can use the FlameDR in battle to deal 90 pod to a single target.
- Your entire party's HP will be dropped to 1 after you encounter Sara
in the room with the candles. Fortunately, you'll get the chance to
heal yourself before the battle.

[Boss]
- 15 000 HP, 45% Def, W:all, 8000 xp, 8000 Z

- Next, you'll find a recovery point and soon thereafter a hole on the
ground that takes you back to the beginning. Probably not where you want
to go.
- The last section of the dungeon is similar to Mote's Tower, with switches
on the ground that turn the floor either visible or invisible. You don't
have to deal with any of that if you just go counter-clockwise.

- Overworld theme 1
- If you head to Scande, you'll notice that the whole place is now missing.
In its stead, you'll find this... floating castle thing (the final dungeon).
Before you can explore it, though, you'll need a certain key item.

						\\\ Weapon Lady's Hut ||
- This place is on a little island west from Tataar (directly north from
the weapon guy's place).
- Talk to the NPC here.

Items: List (Unique, Temp), Herb, Herb		\\\ Weapon Guy's Hut ||
- You'll have to deliver some messages between the two old weapon collectors.

Item: Wtzit (Unique, Temp)			\\\ Weapon Lady's Hut ||

Item (nc): Note1 (Unique, Temp)			\\\ Weapon Guy's Hut ||

Item (nc): Note2 (Unique, Temp)			\\\ Weapon Lady's Hut ||

Item (nc): I.Claw (Unique, Temp)		\\\ Weapon Guy's Hut ||
- The Iron Claw can't be equipped; it's just a key item. Also, before
you can actually use it, you'll have to talk to one of the NPCs in
Gramor with Mogu.

Party: Ryu Lv38, Nina Lv46, Karn Lv36, Bo Lv37, Ox Lv38, Mogu Lv34,
 Gobi Lv37, Bleu Lv42

						\\\ Obelisk ||
Item: FlameHR (Unique)
Items (nc): EmporSD (Unique), StarHR (Unique)
Bosses: Goda, Jade, Miria A/B/C

Enemies:      HP    Def     Exp    Z
 BlazeX    | 2400 | 125% |  840 | 200 |
 Gargoyle  | 2200 | 100% | 1200 | 400 |
 Ruga      | 3500 | 294% | 2520 |1200 |
 Golem     | 3000 | 143% | 1290 | 540 |

- Again, the BlazeX's can cast BoltX (400 pod).
- There are no save points in the final dungeon, I'm afraid. Then again,
it's not that long or difficult. Although, there is that big room after
Goda that's cloned three times for a total of 4 "instances." They're
basically identical. They all lead to the same place, and there doesn't
seem to be any items, so don't bother going through each of them.

[Boss: Goda]
-   5504 + 5496 HP, 45% Def, W:C, 6000 xp, 6000 Z
- Goda doesn't use any magic at all.

- When you finally reach Judas, he'll ask if you'd be interested in
joining him. If you accept his offer, you can serve as his goon for a
while, which means you'll be fighting a bunch of fixed encounters for
his entertainment.

[Boss: Jade]
- 21 876 + 3124 HP, 42% Def, W:D, 8000 xp, 8000 Z
- His two most dangerous attacks are BoltX (400 pod, always used on
the first character) and Rub. He doesn't use either one often, though.
- I wouldn't bother with Nina's magic resisting spells (Shield, Dispel,
Wall), since they wear off after just one spell.

- Once the battle is over, check behind the right pillar to find the
StarHR, and the area left of Jude's throne for the Emperor's Sword,
Ryu's ultimate weapon (255/1)(although the DarkDR can still deal a
little more damage thanks to the elemental variable)..
- You can use the StarHR in battle to deal 400 pod to all enemies.
- You can use the EmporSD in battle to deal 180 pod to all enemies.

- At this point, it is a *very* good idea to leave and save your game.
Only the final boss remains (unless you still have Dragon Shrines left
that you haven't done).
- And, yeah, if you want levels, fighting Fireheads and WarHogX's in
the Scande region is probably your best option. The encounter rate is
pretty high by default, so using the Gown or SageML won't make a big
difference. Either way, you can get about 50k in 30 minutes. After Lv50,
each level requires 50-70k xp.
- When you first talk to the Goddess, you can get your party fully healed.

[Boss: Miria]
- B: 28 000 HP, 40%   Def, W:D
- C: 31 000 HP, 19,6% Def, W:D
- In order to see the good ending, you'll have to use Agni, so that you
can fight her true form (C). Don't forget that Agni can only be used
when all characters are alive, and Karn isn't fused.
- B: She only uses normal attacks and Chill (100 pod to all).
- C: She only uses normal attacks and Comet c (70 pod to all). Her ATP
is 510, so her physical attacks are a concern to characters with lower
HP and DFP. Eg. with 300 DFP, you take 170 pod.
- Agni will indeed trivialize the battle, so I suggest you try to beat
her without it. If you do use it, you should have Ryu equip the BrokenSD,
as it triggers a special guest appearance during the ending.






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