Walkthrough

Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:12 am Post subject: Walkthrough

Okay, it's done... ish....

(NOTE: Most of this was written based on my last playthrough of the Japanese version. We've got most of the names right according to the English version, but some romaji or alternate translations might've slipped through here and there. Also, it seems some sidequests and such have changed a bit for the English version, and those changes are not yet reflected in this guide. Feel free to post here to point out corrections.)

This walkthrough is relatively spoiler free and points out sidequests with a time limit (both when they become available and when they're about to become unavailable), as well as some other sidequests. You can also get the entire sidequest list here.

If you're stuck and aren't finding the walkthrough helpful, ask for help in a new topic, but if possible, please try to describe why the walkthrough isn't helping. That way the walkthrough can be improved.

If you see something wrong or missing in the walkthrough and you already know the correction, or if you think of any other ways for the walkthrough to be improved, either post in this topic or PM me (Cyllya) for it to be fixed.

Big thanks to Lunar and Shinryu for helping with the walkthrough, as well as Majestic Phantasian, Tales of Together 200X, Talesing Swan, and Abyss Wiki for sidequest info.

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Part 1

Luke's Mansion
Tartaroo Valley
Engeve Village
Cheagle Woods
Tartarus
Path to Saint Binah
Saint Binah
Fubras River

Part 2

Kaitzur
Kaitzur Naval Port
Choral Castle
Kaitzur Naval Port (2)
Katsbert
Chesedonia
Katsbert (2)
Baticul

Part 3

Abandoned Factory
Desert Oasis
Zao Ruins (1)
Chesedonia (2)
Kaitzur Naval Port (3)
Deo Pass

Part 4

Akzeriuth
Yulia City
Port Belkend and Belkend
Ortion Cavern

Part 5

Yulia City (2)
Aramis Spring
Daath
Oracle Knight HQ
Daath Bay and Keterburg Port
Keterburg
Theor Forest
Grand Chokmah
St. Binah (2)

Part 6 - Getting and Using Albiore

Port Sheridan and Sheridan
Meggiora Highlands
Return to Sheriden
Yulia City (3)
Shurrey Hill

Part 7 - The War

Evacuating Engeve
Stopping the War in Kaitzur
Chesedonia
Desert Oasis
Zao Ruins (2)
Chesedonia (3)
Daath (3)

Part 8 - Kimlasca Issues

Baticul (2)
Inista Marsh
Belkend (2)
Daath
Sheridan (3)
Tartaroo Valley (2)
Sheridan (4)

Part 9 - Treaty

Baticul
Grand Chokmah
Daath
Chesedonia
Yulia City (4)
Sheridan
Core
Belkend

Part 10 - Various Passage Rings

Meggiora Highlands Again!
Belkend
Daath
Mt. Zaleho
Belkend
Ortion Cavern
Sheridan
Keterburg
Roneal Mountain
Keterburg

Part 11 - Absorption Gate and Aftermath

Absorption Gate
Baticul
Port Sheridan & Sheridan
Yulia City - Visiting Asch(?) and Tear
Daat - Visiting Anise and Ion
St. Binah & Shurrey Hill - Chasing Asch
St. Binah & Grand Chokmah - Attack on Malkuth
Baticul

Part 12

Daath
Mt. Zaleho
Belkend
Mt. Roneal
Baticul
Chesedonia
Yulia City

Part 13 - The Game Still isn't Over Yet

Feres Island
Grand Chokmah
Cheagle Woods - The Duel
Yulia City
Baticul
Tower of Rem
Breif Detour to Daath

Part 14 - The Last Part

Back to Tower of Rem & Belkend
Baticul
Yulia City
Absorbtion Gate (2)
Daath
Radiation Gate
Grand Chokmah & Chesedonia
Eldrant

Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:13 am Post subject: Part 1

Luke's Mansion

You'll start in Luke's bedroom. Leave.
Go right from the center of the plaza and then go down (toward the camera)
Talk to Ramdas for a scene. Go back the way you came.
OPTIONAL: Go up (away from the camera), the way the maid was blocking before. Go to the left to Guy and Pere's room and get an Apple Gel. In the room to the right of Guy and Pere's, check the cabinet for a Lemon Gel.
Return to Luke's room. After the scene, leave. Go back to where Ramdas was (right, down). After that, go left again. There's a big scene.
Go out the upper left door.
OPTIONAL: Go to Luke's parents' room to get 100 gald from the cabinet on the right.
Go right in the hallway to return to the plaza.

Tataroo Valley

Map.
When the scene is over, Tear joins. Leave by going downward.
There will be a battle against a normal enemy.
Follow the path down, getting the six treasures.
Talk to the man at the exit when you're ready to leave.
You can choose to walk to Engeve or continue riding the coach there.
If you choose to walk, go east along the road and try to cross the bridge. There will be a scene. Continue until you get to the sign, then follow it north (left)

Engeve Village

Picture.
Go in front of the inn for a quick scene.
OPTIONAL: To get the Pasta recipe, Engeve Noodles, and Milk...
- go in the above-pictured house in the left side of town and talk to the mom. Tell her you will get the miso.
- go back out and go to the house on the right side of the same screen.
- the old woman you must talk to get the miso is in a hard-to-see spot to the right of the front door. o_O
- return and give the miso to the mom who asked for it.
Go over to the area with all the food sellers. There's a scene.
OPTIONAL: Walk up the left alley beside the house next to the food sellers. The camera should fade into a different angle revealing a door. Enter and open the chest for a Life Bottle.
Go over to the inn again. Another giant scene.
Go back to the inn once again.
- You can buy consumable items and equipment from the spear-wielding fellow. If you are playing on Normal mode, I don't recommend buying a Cutlass as you will get one for free soon, but you don't get it until after the next boss fight, so you might want it if you are playing on a harder difficulty.
Talk to Kerry (at the counter) and sleep to continue.
SIDEQUEST: Talk to the man Luke almost stole an apple from and select the first option.
Leave town and head northward, up the ramp to higher ground, and toward the big tree in the forested area.

Cheagle Woods

Map.
Tear automatically gets the Van's Sister title.
Go to the nest tree and examine the apples. During the scene, you'll get Sorcerer's Ring.
OPTIONAL: To get 200 gald, take the path to the right just inside the tree's entrance. The topmost exit leads to a tree branch with the treasure.
OPTIONAL: Now is a good time to return the Secret Box to the guy who wanted it. If you wait until after the boss fight, you will have to wait a while and risk accidently waiting until it's too late.
After leaving the nest, backtrack and go right at the first opportunity. Blow fire at the tree after the scene.
You'll get the capacity core function now, yay. Now you can level up Luke without it being wasteful.
In the ligar den (before treasure #8) there is a treasure not marked on the map. You will see it hanging from the ceiling by roots. Use Mieu Fire to get it down. It contains a Life Bottle.

BOSS DATA: Liger Queen (these are its stats in hard mode)
On your way out, you'll get the Technical Ring and thus access to Manual Mode. You can select modes in the skill menu.
Return to the nest tree. After the scene, you can rest for free by talking to the Cheagle leader.

Tartarus

Map.
You're automatically taken to the ship as you leave the forest. Talk to Anise to get her to join the party for a few minutes.
OPTIONAL: Explore the ship a little.
When you're ready, talk to Marco and pick the second choice.
After the subsequent scene, you might want to save. Leave the room and head toward Jade when ready to continue.
Jade gets the Necromancer title in the next scene. He also drops to level 5 and loses all his skills except Sonic Spear and Energy Blast.
Outside, go up the ladder to the right, and then up the ladder in front of you that you couldn't use before. Head to the upper left.
There will be a scene in which Tear and Jade leave the party.
There will be a weird battle a few seconds long. Just hit the guy or whatever works.
You'll end up in Start Point #2 as indicated on the map. Go get your equipment back.
In the rooms with the boxes, don't forget you can push AND pull them.
Try to go out the door to the north, then go to the lower right room in the hallway to get to that "Good Thing" Jade was talking about.
Once outside, exit the ship. (Climb the ladders up, then go left and through the door near the ladder you used before.)
After the totally cool scene, Guy will join the party, and it's off to Saint Binah.

Path to Saint Binah

As the sign you're dropped next to says, the south-most path leads to Saint Binah (topmost, with the way you're facing at first).
SIDEQUEST: You can take a detour to Engeve first and give that man the Secret Box in exchange for the Collector's Book.
There will be a scene along the way to Saint Binah, and a battle against four Oracle Knights.
Luke will get the title Frightful One.
At the camp, talk to everyone, then talk to Mieu to continue.

Saint Binah

You'll end up in the center plaza of Saint Binah. The inn, medicine shop, and food shop should be clear enough, but in case you can't see him, the weapon salesman is standing between the medicine shop cart and the inn. (Aw, what an obscene price for noodles and rice...) There's also another medicine shop at the rightmost end of town.
Go in the large guarded building in the plaza. During the scene you'll get a World Map. Cool beans.
OPTIONAL: Get the Sandwich recipe in the house in the right side of town.
OPTIONAL: Climb the ladder up to the violin-shaped platform in the right side of town and examine the boxes for a scene.
OPTIONAL: Help out the pharmacy by getting Gel Base and Cotten from the search points. (More info here.)
SIDEQUEST: Do the first part of the Noir Fanclub event You'll have to do this before seeing the scene partway through Fubras River.
To continue, try to leave town.
Try to leave again after the scene.
Go stay at the inn.
Finally leave town for real. Follow the road southward.

Fubras River

Maps:
- World Map image to guide you to Fubras River
- Map of Fubras River area
The entrance to this place is hard to see, so use the map above to get to it.
Some of the treasures here require that you have Mieu blow fire at it first.
Follow the map to the exit. Once you get to the area where the scene takes place, you won't be able to backtrack. Tear will learn Force Field.
Head southwest to get to Kaitzur. There will be a scene along the way.

Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:15 am Post subject:

Kaitzur

Go down the street in town and there will be a scene. Anise will join.
Go talk to Van in the inn.
OPTIONAL: Rest at the inn and Luke will learn Sonic Thrust.
Go through the guarded gate.
After you leave town, you're to head to Kaitzur Port. Just follow the road (or the coastline) south from Kaitzur. When it branches off, follow it straight instead of turning.

Kaitzur Port

Go forward until you get to the scene.
Try to leave town. It's time to head to Choral Castle.
By the way, when you exit and reenter the port, one of the random soldiers standing around will sell you stuff. Also, you can rest in one of the buildings.

Choral Castle

Maps:
- A map to help you get there.
- Map of the castle
FYI, there's this sudden inexplicable jump in enemy difficulty at this point in the game. Don't be dismayed if you're finding it rough. If worse comes to worst, try to be like level 13 before fighting the boss. Level 15 could also be helpful because you'll get to Over Limits AD skill.
Trouble affording items? Here's some tips: (note: you can go back through Fubras River now)
- Avoid using items as much as possible. If a character gets KO'd in a world map battle, stay at the inn instead of using a Life Bottle.
- Filifolia (green plant enemy in Engeve/St. Binah area) will occassionally drop Apple Gels. Every Apple Gel you get from a Filifolia is one less you have to buy. You will occassionally get Tartaroo Grass as well, which you can sell for 100 gald.
- Medicine items are much cheaper in St. Binah and Engeve.
- Do the medicine hop event if you haven't. Medicine prices in St. Binah drop 20% and the new shop that opens sells Life Bottles for a mere 425 gald!
- Search points 1-4 (see map) can get you some valuable items and will refill every time you enter a town/dungeon. Don't sell rare items like the Meadow Crystal or the many 1 gald items, but things like Tartaroo Grass, Ramie, and Giant Fish Bone will let you earn money much more quickly than by fighting enemes.
- You get 200 gald from the Noir Fan Club event. Yeah, it's not your money, but you can earn it back later.
- When buying new equipment (in the rest house to the right of the south entrance of Kaitzur) consider exactly how many defense points they'll gain from each purchase. Maybe you can get the same amount or just a point less for buying a much cheaper arm equipment or accessory instead of body armor.
When you get into the castle, you're introduced to the surprise encounter concept. Yay.
The goal here is weird:
Go up the right stairs, right, down, outside, left, and up. You'll see that glowing red fellow again. Head toward him and he'll run off. Take those two statues (one is in the alcove) and pull them so that they block the path.
Go in the door to the right. Aside from getting the treasures in this wing (the map is wonky at this part, but it should be sufficient), you need to get the blue poltergeist. Come up to him from behind and hit him with Mieu's fire to fight him and get the blue stone.
Backtrack to where the red poltergeist was. His path should be blocked by the statues, so you can fight him too.
You can only carry two of the stones at a time, and you need red and blue. If you got one of the others and made red and/or blue disappear, you need to get them again.
Now return to the entrance of the castle and take the door near the save point. If you have the red and blue stones, the door should unlock.
Follow the map to the ceiling. There will be a scene at the weird machine. After the scene on the ceiling, you'll be back at the weird machine. You'll get some item along the way.
Go back to the ceiling for the horrible boss fight. Ahh~

Here are the characters I used to beat this boss on hard mode:
Guy - Level 12 - Broad Sword/Chain Mail/Bronze Bracelet/Cape
Tear - Level 13 - Artes Only - Shakujo, Chain Guard, Cape - First Aid and Nightmare
Jade - Level 12 - Fonic Artes - Guisarme, White Robe, Bracelet, Cape - Casting Stalagmite
Anise - Level 12 - Fonic Artes Magic Wand, Cloak, Gloves - Casting Limited
Even though Arietta has the lowest HP, I recommend going for the Liger first. Put everyone on Attack Same setting and start beating on it. What out for Arietta's Remitted spell though. It's hard to dodge, and you'll have to Free Run to do so. If you can't dodge it, use magic guard (Guard Button + Down, requires Magic Guard AD skill). Once the Liger's down, fight the Fresberg. Then you'll be able to mutilate Gloomietta without interruption. :3
You can choose whether or not you want to take the shortcut back to Kaitzur Port.
SIDEQUEST: There is the Sword Dancer here. If you don't want to fight it now, make sure you do so before going through Deo Pass later.

Kaitzur Port (2)

Go in the military building on the right side and talk with Van and Almandine. You'll rest automatically.
TIP: Stock up on healing items--especially Orange Gels--in Kaitzur (St. Binah is better if you don't mind the inconvenience). The next few areas have even more expensive healing items and fewer ways to make money. And you'll find at least on of the next two bosses pretty tough.
To continue, talk to the soldier on the pier and pick the second option.

Katsbert

Leave Luke's room to continue. Talk to your various party members.
Up the staires at the end of the hallway, all the way left and up more stairs, you'll find a chest with an Iron Bracelet.
Go past where Tear was, and there will be a scene.

Chesedonia

Go downward along the path and there will be a scene. Yay for Noir. <3
SIDEQUEST: About Tear's pendant. Talk to a man near the medicine shop on the north end of town. Do this ASAP, it has a cutoff.
SIDEQUEST: Near the accessory shop and the inn on the third screen of town, there's an alley with the Ant Lion Man. Give it an Apple Gel, and in exchange, you'll get the Fried Chicken recipe and a chance to do some more stuff for it later. If you want to do this event or the rest of the sidequest, do it NOW, as once you meet Astor, your chance is lost.
OPTIONAL: Talk to a woman in a shop stall in the third section of town for free items. If you choose food, you get ghree beef, three chicken, three rice. If you choose medicine, you get two apple gels and two poison bottles.
Not sure if required: Take the lower left exit on the third screen and go into the big building on this screen. Go into the upstairs room.
Take either left exit in the second screen of town and enter the mansion to meet Astor.
Attempt to leave town to the south (Kimlascan end).

Katsbert (2)

There's a battle against some Oracle Knights.
NOTE: There next room in the hallway has a guy you can buy stuff from. And there's 1800 gald to buy it with in the third room. <3
Go upstairs and outside.
Try to catch the robot. Don't move when the boat shakes or you'll fall and have to fight a monster.
If you catch the robot, you get the C. Core Nobile and Winged Boots.
Continue walking the way you were chasing the robot.
Fight Kaiser Dist R, with its huge HP! Here are its stats in Hard Mode:
HP: 28500
Phy Atk: 273
Phy Def: 453
Mgc Atk: 208
Mgc Def: 306
Weakness: Water
Resist: None
It's highly suggested that you use Jade and spam Splash.

Baticul

Take the cart to the main part of town, watch a scene, and take the lifts up.
Go into the castle and up the stairs in the center.
After the scene with the king, go to Luke's mansion (left from the pond in front of the castle).
Go to the drawing room and meet Natalia.
Go to Luke's parents' room.
Go to Luke's room and rest.
OPTIONAL: Talk to Pere in the plaza for a quick scene with Jade. Talk to Pere again for the first part of the sidequest for Guy's skills.
Return to the castle. Luke gets a title: Ambassador.
From the entrance of the castle (room with save point), go left until you get to Van.
Leave the castle and head back toward port, with a few scenes along the way. You'll get the Fonslot function, a Carmine Chamber, and the Moon Selector, which lets you change your controlled character in the middle of battle.
After leaving Miyagi's dojo, go south (down). Guy will indicate the cart to use.
OPTIONAL: Go to the port for the first part of the Contamination event. This event cuts off soon.
OPTIONAL: Stay at the inn for the Fried Rice recipe.

Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:18 am Post subject:

Abandoned Factory

Map of the factory
A short way in, Natalia joins the party.
Watch closely for ladders here, they're hard to see.
There's one nearby to the left that goes down to a path near a treasure. You can't get the treasure (Feather Cloak) now but need to approach it now in order to get it later.
Go up the ladder in the far right corner to continue. (Indicated with an A on the map.)
Go south and down another ladder. This new platform has a door and a ladder leading down to the Feather Cloak treasure box if you knocked it down before. After getting the Feather Cloak, go in the door.
As the path continues, you'll come to a lift (green arrow on map) you must use. You have to turn on the switch (green circle) first.
In order to hit the switch for the next lift (blue arrow), you have to shoot Mieu's fire at the nearby oil drum.
Go down the lift and ladder and ramp and through the door. After the small scene about the dripping oil, time Mieu's Fire so it hits a falling oil drip and lights the oil drum.
Go back up the blue arrow lift and through the door on the right. Since you lit the oil below, you should be able to use the switch located in a hard-to-see spot between the cart and the door. Use the switch and then use the cart.
Use the machine that's near where the cart takes you. Oil will start dripping into the barrel overhead.
Take the cart back and take the ladder to the right so you can shoot fire at the drip in the barrel.
Go up and take the cart again, use the machine again, and then use the switch indicated by the purple circle.
Go along the path, through the door, and down the ladder to the right. There's a ladder nearby that you can examine to drop down.
Go the other way (toward the chest with a Panacea Bottle) and you'll find another, hard to see, ladder to drop down onto the platform with the barrels. Push a barrel along until you can push it through the gap in the rope fence too the lower level.
Go back up to the piping and around to where you are above the barrel you pushed. The pipe should bend and drop oil into the drop when you step on it. If the pipe bends and no oil comes out, you forgot to go back to the oil direction machine (down Ladder B and to the right).
Go back around to where you pushed the barrel down and shoot fire at the drip. It will light the area so you can use the switch indicated by the pink circle.
Get on the cart, and as soon as you step away, there's the scene and the boss.

BOSS Abbadon (Hard Mode)
HP: 33000
Phy Atk: 295
Phy Def: 499
Mgc Atk: 279
Mgc Def: 406
Weak/Resist: None
It casts Negative Gate, which does a lot of damage. It's hard to see its little "Look, ma, I'm casting a spell!" sparkly lights, and if you're in hard mode, its casting time is very short. ;o; Do your best to watch for the spell and when you see it RUN LIKE HECK!! It's handy to have a party of your favorite fighter plus Natalia, Tear, and Jade so that your ally characters are less likely to get caught in the Negative Gate. When the boss is at half HP, it'll lose its slime cover.
Outside is the cool FMV, ooh.

Desert Oasis

Head southeast until you intercept a road. Follow that road further southeast and around to the north. The Oasis Town is almost directly north; you'll see the palm trees over a distance.
When you get in, there's a scene.
NOTE: You can rest by talking to the church person near the fountain.
NOTE: This is probably the best price you'll get on consumable items for a while. Stock up, if only for the nasty boss fight in the near future.
Leave and head east to get to the ruins.

Zao Ruins

Maps:
- Map to get there
- Map of Zao Ruins
Walking in the desert sucks, so there's a map to guide you, even though it's mostly a straight line. It's easier to see the search point next to the ruins than it is to see the ruins themselves, so use that to help.
Go inside. I didn't map the first spiral staircase, but here is the rest of it:
Go to where the orange circle is on the map and you'll get the Mieu Attack function. If you missed the instructions, hold R2 to switch between Mieu Fire and Mieu Attack.
Now go back and to the rocks (brown squiggle) on the other path.
Continue on. When you're going north again, make sure to note the Orange Gel blocked by rocks to the right, which you can get by Mieu Attacking the rocks.

Continue on. When some rocks fall to block a treasure (C. Core Stre Forte), you can Mieu Attack them just like the natural rocks. Continue on~ never minding the crumbling passageways.

Code:

Zao Ruins Boss
(Hard Mode)
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SYNC LARGO
HP 17748 25500
Phy Atk 315 397
Phy Def 333 315
Mgc Atk 231 241
Mgc Def 224 150

I recommend going for Synch first. Once he's down, Largo's easy because he's slooooow.
On your way out you get a Wing Bottle, ooh. You can use the Wing Bottle or walk out, whichever.
Walk west-northwest to get to Chesedonia. You should be able to see it on your map.

Chesedonia (2)

Some of the items that were sold out before are now in stock, and almost everything is a little cheaper. Don't buy a Steel Arrow or Gothic Mace, as you'll be getting them free soon.
Walk in a bit, and you'll automatically go to the Kimlascan inn.
SIDEQUEST: If you give the Ant Lion Man a Scimitar and Magic Lens, he gives you an Orange Gel. If you're upgrading your weapons, you probably have a spare Scimitar.
SIDEQUEST: If you did the first part, now is time for the second part of the Noir fanclu event.
Go to the Malkuth Army Base.

Kaitzur Naval Port (3)

SIDEQUEST: Do the second part of the Guy's Skills event (get the skill Tempest) And go to St. Binah for the last part of the Noir event (get 800 gald) if you did the rest.
It's now time to go to Deo Pass. Follow the road from the port and take the second fork (the one without the sign).
OPTIONAL: If you want to do these events, do them now:
- Collector Book
- St. Binah Pharmacy
- St. Binah Tree
- Learn Luke's Sonic Thrust skill.
- Fight the first sword dancer in Choral Castle.
- Noir fanclub event (mentioned above).

Deo Pass

Follow the map.
Treasure #7 is originally in a tree and falls into the building below. You have to climb up a ladder in the back to get to the building.

Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:18 am Post subject:

Akzeriuth

OPTIONAL: Go in the house near the entrance and get three Apple Gels, three Orange Gels, a Life Bottle, and a Panacea Bottle.
Go into the 14th mine. Tear will leave the party.
Follow the map (it's not finished, sorry *sobs*! There's probably some treasure down the question mark'd coridor.)
Talk to Van, and walk down the path in the fancy-pants room.
After the scenes and FMV and everything, you'll have just Luke. Talk to Tear to continue.

Yulia City

As Tear says, go west-northwest to get to Yulia City. Push the R-Stick to see it on the map. There will be a scene after you move a bit, and you'll be planted to the southwest of it, regardless of where you were at the beginning of the scene. XD
When you get it, there will be a boss fight that you can win but are supposed to lose. Luke automatically gets the title Replica Model afterwards.
Once you have control of Asch, you can get a Deck Brush weapon from Tear's closet on the left side of the room.
Go downstairs. There is a Raman recipe on the table.
SIDEQUEST: There is a guy outside and to the far left who would like three Apple Gels.
Go through the shiny door in the middle of town. The man inside near the entrance sells things. Your destination is the middle door on the second story. Talk to Teodoro at the end of the table. Select the second option when you're ready.

Port Belkend and Belkend

Here's a map to help you get there. Follow the road from the port to the city.
OPTIONAL: Examine the machine near the entrance of the city to release a treasure box with an Orange Gel.
OPTIONAL: You should have Asch cook at least while he's with the party, just for the resulting skit. Normally, I wouldn't mention stuff like this in the walkthrough, but you're really missing out if you miss that skit. The shops are in the inn.
Go around past the big wheel(?) and under the next platform, to get help the guy in the hole. You get the Soba Noodles recipe.
Go to the research lab on the second screen of town. Here is a map of this evil building. You need to talk to Spinoza in the upper-right corner of the room marked A.
OPTIONAL: Get the Warrior Maiden doll for Anise in the dresser in the doctor's office.
Jade gets a title.
Guy leaves the party.
Return to the port.
SIDEQUEST: Stop by Port Sheridan and talk to the men on the left to get Natalia's Gallant Barrage skill. You must do this before entering Ortion Cavern if you want this skill or another one. You'll end up in Daath Port in the process.
SIDEQUEST: This is only applicable if you gave three Apple Gels to that guy in Yulia City, but the next time you're there, he'll want five Rice (and it must be plain "Rice," not Engeve Rice). If you want to do this event and don't already have five Rice, I highly recommend going to Baticul and buying the Rice now. (Baticul is a port city. Enter by driving the Tartarus into it.)

Ortion Cavern

Go via Tartarus to the cave. It's on the south side of the continent to the west. If the whirlpools stop you, you're aiming for the wrong cave; go a bit to the west (left) and find another cave over there.
Click here for a largely useless map of the cave.
There are parts of this cave you can't go yet, fyi.
Go to the place marked as the lab on the map.
Leave. There will be a boss on the way out.

Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:19 am Post subject:

Yulia City (2)

You're back to Luke. In the back room on the first floor of Tear's house, there's the Character Disc and the Scild Forte capacity core.
Go to the city hall and head toward Teodoro again.
OPTIONAL: After the scene in which you meet Layla, go in the lower middle room and talk to Layla to get the Holy Song spell for Tear.
SIDEQUEST: Give that guy five rice. You can wait till later if you don't have the rice, but you will have to tromp through Aramis Spring again, because this sidequest will no longer be available once you can get back in a quicker way.
After talking with Teodoro, head to Tear's room. You'll get the Principles of Fonology event item.
Go to Yulia Road, which is to the right of the room Teodoro's in.

Aramis Spring

Map.
There are enemies here who can petrify you.
A short way into the first cave, Guy rejoins you and gets the title Friend for Life.
When you get to a plant(?) blocking the path, shoot it with Mieu's fire.
Jade joins when you get to the second save point.

Daath

Follow the road southeast from Aramis Spring to get to Daath. There's an event in the mountain pass along the way.
OPTIONAL: Get the Prelude Disc by going up the stairs to the left of the entrance of Daath.
SIDEQUEST: Sleep at the inn for a scene with Luke and Tear. (Do this now if you're going to.)
OPTIONAL: Talk to the cook behind the item shop for the Pizza recipe.
Go to the Cathedral in Daath. Anise joins along the way.
Talk to Tritheim in the chapel to get the Permit.
Go back to the entry hall, to the right, and into the door to the right of the colored circles. Follow the path until you reach the person who will let you into the Headquarters. Continue to follow the path. (Just in case it's hard to see, the room with the tables has two exits in the same wall.)

Oracle Knight HQ

Map.
Here are the treasures in the optional rooms:
- Door A: Lemon Gel, 5500 gald
- Door B: Carmine Chamber
- Door C: Green Ribbon
You need Mieu Wing (not available yet) to get the two treasures above Door A.
You can get in doors A and B by hitting the gong with Mieu. For Door C, you need to fight the mage to distract the guard that comes out.
For Door D, you need to hit the enemy outside the door with Mieu Fire through the bars. That will make him hold still long enough to make sure he's in the right area when you fight him. Then hit the gong to call the other guard out.
Go on in and your goal is the last door on the left.

Daath Bay and Keterburg Port

OPTIONAL: If you've been doing Guy's Arcane Artes event, you can continue it at the stone monument to the right of the cathedral on your way out of Daath.
Head to the Daath Bay.
This map will show your intended route, but along the way, you'll end up in Keterburg Port.
Talk to the man in front of the warehouse to play a minigame. You can win a Pineapple Gel, Stun Charm, and Reverse Doll plus 5000 Gald.
Leave the port and go west to Keterburg.

Keterburg

Go to the government building on the far left side of town. Go to the hotel and then back to Nephry.
OPTIONAL: Use Mieu Attack on the right snowball thrower in the north part of town, and you can get the treasure (Hourglass) on the pavillion roof in another part of town.
OPTIONAL: Play the waitress minigame on the second floor of the hotel. You'll get Tear's title Easygoing Waitress, and you can play it again and again for about 8000 each time you complete the whole thing. ^_^b
OPTIONAL: Go to the casino. Anise will get the Grown-up Child title. You can also gamble and get some items. But note that the Undine (spear) and Wizard's Cane (staff) items are not very good. The Soul Steal is a nice bow with 360 Attack power. If you find yourself with more chips than you know what to do with, either save them for later when more prizes become available or get a bunch of Undines to sell a while later when prices are insanely high.
Return to the port and talk to the guy on the dock to return to the Tartaros. Get back on route to the Rotelro Bridge

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Theor Forest

Follow the road north-northeast along the path. Along the way (to the east of the road, looks like a search point), you can fight the second Sword Dancer if you previously fought the one in Choral Castle.
Forest Map.
You use Mieu Attack on trees to distract the guards. You have to go while they're not looking.
To get past the dogs, shoot fire at them from behind.
The recommended route is highlighted in blue on the map.

Grand Chokmah

After the entry scene, go left into the next screen, and there will be another scene.
Find Jade on the second floor of the bar, which is right next to you.
OPTIONAL: Once Jade is back with you, talk to the barkeeper on the first floor to get the Curry recipe.
Find Natalia on the pier, down the stairs in front of the bar.
Go left a screen, in front of the palace. Talk to Frings.
After the scene in the castle, talk to the soldier in front of the inn.
Guy gets a title.
SIDEQUEST: The following has become available:
- Talk to Seseman in the military building to start getting the Forbidden Fonic Artes for Jade.
- If you've been doing the event for Guy's Arcane Artes, you can continue it by talking to someone on the second floor of the bar.
Now go to St. Binah.

St. Binah (2)

SIDEQUEST: If you want to finish the Noir Fanclub event, you must do so before continuing. Also if you gave that guy in Yulia City three apple gels and five rice, he'll want five Maces next. It's convinient to buy maces in St. Binah right now if you aren't keen on Din's Shop. Also, if you've been doing the Ant Lion Man event, he wants a Miracle Gel, Panacea Bottle, and Apple next, and this is the best time to get a Miracle Gel if you don't already have one.
Go to the government building and in the center room. There will be a boss fight as you leave.
Follow the road west to the Tataros at Rotelro Bridge.

Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:21 am Post subject:

Port Sheridan and Sheridan

Port Sheridan is just to the north of Belkend.
OPTIONAL: Get an Apple Gel, All-Divide, Holy Ring, and 5000 Gald from the warehouse minigame.
Go to Sheridan to the north.
OPTIONAL: Get the Udon recipe in the bar.
OPTIONAL: In the northwest part of town, Mieu Attack the seesaw five times to knock the treasure with the Demon Seal into an accessible spot on the other side of town.
OPTIONAL: Sleep at the inn for a scene with Tear and Luke, if you saw the previous ones.
The left in room has a Savory in the far left cabinet.
Approach the group of three weirdos in the northwest part of town. After the scene, go to the big building in the south end of town and talk to them again. You'll get the Launcher event item.

Meggiora Highlands

FYI: I hate this dungeon.
Also, it's okay if Ginji dies. o_O;
Luke's group is going to have to fight a boss. I highly suggest taking Jade and Tear, but take whomever you're good with.
The quickest paths:
- Take Luke's group west, around east, north under the bridge, west, and north. There's the boss. Spam Flame Burst against it for best results. (No doubt you're noticing the nasty looking sword it dropped, but don't worry about it now.)
- Take Guy's group east, and you'll get to a three-way fork. Take the middle path, the one that opens into a wide area, and follow that.
Hopefully Ginji survived. You'll get an event item.

Return to Sheriden

SIDEQUEST: If you can and want to fight Sword Dancer #2, you have to do it before continuing.
Go to the building in the northwest part of town.

Yulia City (3)

After the events at St. Binah, you'll end up in Qliphoth. Yulia City is directly west or east.
Go to the conference room.
SIDEQUEST: If you gave the guy three apple gels and five rice previously, he now wants five maces.
SIDEQUEST: If you've already learned Demon Fist for Luke, talk to the man outside Tear's home to start the process of getting the next book.

Shurrey Hill

Image to help you find Shurrey Hill.
I won't map the hill area, since the treasures and red stones are all easy to find. The treasures are Pineapple Gel and Lemon Gel.
Passage Ring Map.
In the passage ring, you need to go to the three areas and unlock the way by collecting the colored lights and assembling them on the glowing music staff. You collect the green light by touching it, the yellow light by breaking its crystal, the red light by shooting fire at it, and the blue light be defeating the enemy that it's in.
In room A, place the lights: Red, Green, Blue, Yellow.
Go south across the new bridge. Break the floating rock with Mieu Attack.
In room C, you need Red, Yellow, Blue, Green. But before you can place them, you need to go up the stairs and adjust the mirrors so that the light is shining in the right.
In room D, you need to adjust the turnable things with Mieu Attack. Here's how they should look in the proper position: Top & Bottom.
Room D's colors are Red, Blue, Red, Yellow, Green.
Back in the save point room, walk around the other side of the circle for a scene. Luke gets the Passage Commander title.
NOTE: If you are low on healing items, buy some in Yulia City. Between now and the next boss, prices are way too high.
After you leave, go to the big hole/waterfall northeast of Yulia City. You'll get a notice about it and be able to fly out.

Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:22 am Post subject:

Evacuating Engeve

Talk to Rose.
Leave town and head west along the road. You'll get more items later if you get in more battles? There will be scenes along the way.
After you get to the Rotelro Bridge, continue on the westward road, and you'll eventually reach Chesedonia.

Stopping the War in Kaitzur

Natalia's group is in Kaitzur. Leave the town to the north and continue north on the field until you get to the road. Then go west. It ends up being the same route that the other group took.

Chesedonia

Hopefully you don't need any items, because the prices are crazy right now. This is a great time to sell stuff though. >D If you do need healing items, get them from Din's shop.
Go to the second screen of town to continue. Natalia gets a title.
Go into the bar, and talk to the man blocking the other door.
There will be a scene with the Black Wings. If you complain it's too expensive, you don't have to pay.
SIDEQUEST: Antlion Man. Last chance for this segment of the quest. You'll get a Thieves' Cape in return for a Miracle Gel, Panacea Bottle, and Apple.
Go to Aster's mansion. Go in the lower right door twice to get to Aster himself.
After talking to him, try to leave town in the Kimlasca end.
Go back and talk to him again.

Desert Oasis

Talk to Asch by the lake.

Zao Ruins (2)

SIDEQUEST: Last chance to do the third part of the Ant Lion Man event (give him a Miracle Gel, Panacea Bottle, and Apple).
Go back to where you fought Synch and Largo before. Here's the map again.
When you get to that spot, there will be a new boss.
Go in the door Ion opened last time. I won't map it since it's straightforward enough, but make sure you get the treasures with 7650 gald and Lemon Gel.
There's a Wing Bottle near the passage ring itself. Using the Wing Bottle on the save closest to the passage ring will take you all the way out to the ruins entrance.

Chesedonia (3)

Go to the other end of town (requires going through the bar again).
SIDEQUEST: If you talked to the man near the item shop about Tear's pendant before, talk to him now to continue the quest.
Leave town, get in the Alvior, and fly around a bit until you get a scene.
SIDEQUEST: Now is your change to start the Cecille/Frings sidequest; you must do this portion before getting the Alvior part back from Linar.

Daath (3)

Get to the surface via the hole northeast of Yulia City.
SIDEQUEST: If you did the previous two events where Tear teaches Luke about seventh fonons, sleep in the inn in Daath to continue that event. Do this right away if you're going to.
Go to the church. Go in the right door and to the colored circles. After warping, go all the way to the right.
Leave town.

Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:23 am Post subject:

Baticul (2)

Talk to Natalia.
Go to the throne room.
Leave town.

Inista Marsh

Evil dungeon....
Maps:
- Here's a map to get to the place.
- Map of the marsh.
Run from the stupid Behemoth whenever you get in a fight with it. You don't get anything for fighting it now. (If you want, you can exit the marsh, reenter, and fight it to get gald/exp/Gold Helm.)

Belkend (2)

OPTIONAL: Now that you have Mieu with you, you can Mieu Attack this switch on the railroad for 6000 Gald.
OPTIONAL: You can also break all the boxes right of the research building to eventually reach a Poison Charm.
SIDEQUEST: If you've been doing Guy's Artes sidequest, talk to a man south of the spinning machine to continue.
Go to the research building (map).
OPTIONAL: After the scene with Van, reenter his office to get the tamago-don recipe.
Head toward the inn. When you get there, talk to Asch and Noel. You'll get the Genesis Era Book and a free inn stay.
Go out and talk to Jade to continue.
OPTIONAL: Stay at the inn again for a scene with Guy and Van.
Go to the research lab and talk to the people in the room marked with a C on this map.
Go into the big building next to the inn. Leave town.
OPTIONAL: Instead of taking the shortcut to Daath, go to Keterburg for a scene involving Spinoza, and/or go to Grand Chokmah for a scene involving the Black Wings. You'll get the Black Wings Badge, which is needed for some later events, in the Grand Chokmah scene. By the way, consumables and food are really cheap in Grand Chokmah right now.
OPTIONAL: Go talk to Rize in the Grand Chokmah shop about Tear's pendant.

Daath

Go to the front of the church.
After meeting Ion back to the entrance of the church.
Go to the entrance of town.
Go to the chapel. (Go all the way right until you're about the warp circles, then down the stairs, to get back to the entrance.) Talk to Guy or Jade.
Go to Sheridan.

Sheridan (3)

Talk to Tamara and Cathy outside.
Go to Port Sheridan and then to Tartaroo Valley.

Tartaroo Valley (2)

Maps:
- Your only access point onto this island is where the Alvior icon on this map is.
- New Tartaroo Valley map -- The treasure boxes have been refilled! ^_^.
- Passage Ring Map.
OPTIONAL: Go to where the flowers are (where Luke and Tear landed before) and you'll get the Cake recipe.
Go to the new path across the log which your character notices when you approach.
OPTIONAL: Get the Mieu Wing ability by Mieu Attacking the rock marked by a red X on the map. After Mieu is able to fly, fly under the buttons under the bridges to open the doors to Knight Wand, Life Bottle, and Wing Bottle.
To get the Knight Robe and 6000 gald treasures in the trees, you must use Mieu Wing under them.
Continue along, and you'll find the very pretty boss <3. Careful, he can paralyze you with his attack that rains down some light beams from above onto the area in front of him. His other skills are easy to dodge, and to avoid that one, it's best to attack him from the side or behind.
Into the passage ring area~
You'll soon get to a room with a giant tuning fork. Mieu Attack the button on the front of the tuning fork to make it light up the nearby objects and open the door.
From the passage ring room, go to the far right. Note the fan. In the next room, hit the two tuning forks closest to your starting position.
Continue on, and when you get the room with the wind, hit the tune fork to turn it off.
To get the Aqua Cape, go to the next area and hit the top and bottom tune forks once. Or hit them all once and then hit the middle one a second time. Then go back to the first room with the fan and turn it back on. Use Mieu Wing near the platform facing the Aqua Cape treasure.

Sheridan (4)

SIDEQUEST: Get the fourth hyperresonance lesson scene by staying at the inn.
Talk to the old men again.
Go outside. After the scene, talk to Natalia to the right.
Stay at the inn.

Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:24 am Post subject:

Baticul

Go up to the front of the castle, then to the king's room. It's on the left on the second floor.
Sleep at the inn.
Return to the audience chamber in the castle.
OPTIONAL: You can play in the arena now.
SIDEQUEST: First part of the sidequest for Luke's Arcane artes.
SIDEQUEST: First part of the sidequest for Guy's Arcane artes.
SIDEQUEST: After doing the above two, the first part of Jewel of Gardios event.
SIDEQUEST: Go to the port for a contamination event.
Go to Grand Chokmah.

Grand Chokmah

Go to the audience room in the castle and talk to Peony.
OPTIONAL: In Peony's bedroom (beneath the audience room), you can get a Stre Maggiore C. Core in the dresser on the left side.

Daath

Map.
Go up to the entrance of the church. After the scene, go to the door right of the entrance (outside the church). There will be a battle against some Oracle Knights when you get in.
If you have Mieu Wing, you can now get more treasures. There's a Killer Bow and Epee above Door A and a Red Savory above Door C. The same platform with the Red Savory has a door leading to a Melange Gel.
Go into Door D and through the door at the far end of the hall. Follow the relatively obvious path down to the churchy fellow at the bottom.
After you get the flight stone, leave.

Chesedonia

Go down the hole west of Daath to get back to Qliphoth.
OPTIONAL: This is your last chance to do the last part of the Cecil and Frings sidequest.

Yulia City (4)

Sidequests about to become unavailable:
- The first part of Jewel of Gardios event (required to get the sword).
- Sleep at the inn in Belkend for a scene about Guy and Van.
Enter. After the scene, talk to Teodoro.
Go to Sheridan.
OPTIONAL: New sidequests available:
- If you did the first part of the Cecil and Fringus sidequest, do the next part in Kaitzur Navel Port now.
- Get the Black Wings Key in Grand Chokmah.
- Grand Chokmah Waterfall event: Examine the window in the back of Peony's throne room.

Sheridan

Return to Sheridan to enter the big building.
That 130 hours thing is just plot; you aren't actually working with a time limit.
Talk to Iemon after the scene (stay at the inn first?)
Leave town. Try the south exit, then northwest, then northeast.
Go to the port.

Core

Boss Fight.
Afterwards, you're supposed to direct the little fonon ball with Mieu Fire. The diagonals are pain to aim. If you decide not to do it, you miss out on a title for Tear.

Belkend

Go into the government building.
After talking with the doctor, talk to Tear in the next room. She'll get the title Strong of Heart.
After that, go to the room marked D on this map: Click.

Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:32 am Post subject:

Meggiora Highlands Again!

Map! - Your goal is marked with a red X. Note that you need to enter through the river, not the way you came in that time to rescue Ginji.
You can do some of these cave puzzles to weaken the boss you fight later. You can only do three of the four puzzles, and each puzzle removes its spells of a certain element. Note that the boss is weak against Wind and Water regardless, so try to leave either #4 or #3 the one you don't do, so the boss will make FOF circles to help you. Beyond that, make your decision based on what elementally defensive equipment you have, what FOF change skills you like, etc.
- #2: Disables the boss's fire spells. The line of four pillars along the bottom can be pushed/pulled if they are lit with Mieu Fire. Any other lit pillars will move in the same direction as the one you're pushing. Unlit pillars will move in the opposite direciton of the one you're pushing. You can unlight lit pillars with Mieu Attack. They won't move if something's blocking their path. Put them all on the green glowing tiles. I recommend situating the lower two first.
- #3: Disables the boss's water spells. Your goal is to get a pillar on each of the two red glowing tiles. Each pillar will move three spaces (skip two, land on the next one) when you Mieu Attack it unless something is in the way, e.g. the edge of the area, another pillar, or that thingy in the middle.
- #4: Disables the boss's wind spells. Push the pillars onto the reddish squares with Meiu Attack. Stand in front of the middle fans pointing to the side and use Meiu Wing to get the treasures (Katana and Melange Gel).
- #5: Disables the boss's Earth spells.
Here are the treasures labeled on the map:
1. Royal Guard
2. 4800 gald
3. Full Plate
4. 7200 gald
5. Battle Axe
6. Duel Helm
7. Hamayumi
Go in entrance #1 (red X). Get Marcato and Miracle Gel on either side of the door.
After investigating the elevator, attack the poor robot.
Take the elevator down to the passage ring.
After the scene, leave.
After the scene outside, leave the plateau. There will be a bunch of scenes, and you'll be in Belkend.

Belkend

Everything here happens automatically.
Leave when it's over. Go to Daath.

Daath

When you get to Daath Church, Mohs will indicate which door to take. Go into the room to the right, up the stairs, and through the left door to get to that door, then go through it and continue right until you have access to Zaleho Volcano.

Mt Zaleho

Follow the map~.
When you get to the tiled area with a gray enemy (Hammer Cannon) wandering around on it, you have to defeat the enemy to create a block. Push the block of the edge so you can walk on it. (Image)
Once you're inside the ruins, there will be floating THINGS (?) in the air that you have to light with Mieu Fire to create a bridge. (Image)
After a few of these you'll be presented with a pair of doors (one right after, one up a zigzag slope). Go in the bottom door and defeat the hammer cannon to form a block. Push it to the end of the path. Go back out and through the top door to defeat the Hammer Cannon up there. Drop that one on top of the first one. If you don't get it right, you can go down and use Mieu Attack on the block to get rid of it and make the enemy come back. (Image)
Light the floating things on the second level and walk across the blocks and bridges to progress.
Leave after the scene with the passage ring.
Go to Belkend.

Belkend

Go to the research institute, to the room marked E on this map.
Tear will leave the party.
Stay at the inn.

Ortion Cavern

Go to the west entrance, like last time. If the whirlpool is in the way, you're at the wrong entrance!
Progress through the cave. After scene with Van, you'll end up in Sheridan.

Sheridan

Go to the meeting hall.

Keterburg

OPTIONAL: Peony's mansion is unlocked now. You can get the Presea Doll head out of his dresser.

OPTIONAL: There is new stuff at the casino...

Code:

Fonic Mark Increases Fonic Attack 10%
Fonic Symbol Increase Fonic Def 10%
Arc Wand 475 Atkm 475 Fonic Attack
Gnome 100 ATK, 600 Fonic Attack, Earth Attack
Clay Arrow 550 ATK
Aifread Hat 52 Fonic Attack
Hanaman Shaft 650 Atk, 300 Fonic Attack

Talk to Nephry in her office.
Go to the hotel.
Leave town by the NORTH exit.

Roneal Mountain

Map.

Keterburg

Talk to your party members:
- Mieu = in front of the casino
- Jade = south exit in town.
- Tear = near pagoda with a treasure on top
- Anise = infront of Nephry's building
- Ion = inside with Nephry
- Natalia = near the kids with snowball cannons
- Guy = in the casino
Go to the hotel.
Go to Keterburg Bay and get on the Albiore.

Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:33 am Post subject:

Absorption Gate

OPTIONAL: If you want to get the Black Wing Key or see the waterfall scene, now is your last chance to do those events.
Head northeast from Keterburg Bay, following the little archipeligo to the giant mass of swirliness within the giant mass of glowiness. If your TV contrast is up too high, it can be hard to see the right spot, so judge by the island at the end of the archipeligo on the minimap. Fly into the swirly to get the prompt to enter.
Click for Absorb Gate map. The map is a little wonky (one treasure isn't labeled, there are two labeled #16... etc) but it'll have to do. XO
Take the lower right path and light the floating thing for the yellow stone.
Take the middle left path for a blue stone.
Follow the map until you use Door E. After using Door E, you will have two doors available, but use Door T.
Later in this room, you will find a glowing red monster. Fight and kill it to get rid of all the red fire in the dungeon. ^_^b
Back up and use Door F. You will be led to Warp H.
There's a healing save point near the other end of Warp H. Once you continue any further, your party will split into three groups clearly designed to bait fanfic writers. Don't forget the group with Mieu is the only group that can use Mieu.
Use the blue circle to the right to switch to Jade and Anise. (Guy and Natalia can't do anything right now.)
Go through Door I and through the green/orange warp room (green goes up, orange goes down; less complicated than it looks). Through door J.
Follow the path to the blue circle and go left. Fight the monster on the path to change it into a block. Push the block of the end of the path so it weighs down the seesaw pathway.
Then go switch your party to Tear and Luke at the last blue circle.
Use Mieu to light the torch and make a bridge.
Following the path, you'll see two more torches which you can light even though you're not on the path they form a bridge for. Light them so that the other characters can continue on.
Use Mieu Attack on the giant tuning fork in front of Warp K to continue.
If you tilted the seesaw with Jade and Anise, you can get a treasure with 12000 gald.
Continuing downward along the path, go left to light the torch for another path and right to Mieu Attack the tuning fork. Continue through warp L.
Switch to Guy and Natalia.
Follow Guy and Natalia's path until you get to the pathways above where Luke and Tear are. Fight the monster here to change it to a block. Push the block through the green pillars closest to it.
Switch to Jade and Anise.
You should've unlocked the rest of their path with Luke and Mieu, so go to the lower right to continue. After going through Door R, you should go left and see the block Guy and Natalia pushed. Push it to the left and through the green pillars you see over there. It should tilt the seesaw path.
Back to Luke/Tear/Mieu.
Take the path up and right that is provided by the seesaw. Hit the tuning fork. Once that door is unlocked, go back to the seesaw and destroy the block so that it is no longer effecting the seesaw.
Back to Guy and Natalia.
The block monster should have respawned. Killed it again, and push the block right, up, and through THOSE green pillars. The seesaw will tilt the other way. Then you can go further along that path until you get to the place where the group will meet up.
Back to Luke/Tear/Mieu.
Go up the other side of the seesaw to hit that tune fork.
Back to Jade and Anise.
Go left and through the path Mieu just opened. They'll join with Guy and Natalia's group. Fight the stupid W-shaped monster.
The blue fire will clear, allowing Luke et al. to join the rest of the group.
When you go through warp S, there's the scene and boss fight.
The boss's favorite spells are Ground Dasher (Earth) and Negative Gate (Darkness), but he's got Holy Lance and Ignition Prism too. One of his nastiest moves, which he uses a lot, is a non-spell skill to shoot a beam from his sword. Leard to dodge this.
After the boss fight, there's an anime FMV and you leave automatically.

Baticul

Go to the dining room and talk to someone there.
After the scene, go to the entry room and try to leave the house. After the scene with Ramdas, you'll get Friends' Letters.
Go to the port. If you've done the Cecil/Fringus sidequest, there will be a scene concerning that.
Talk to one of the soldiers on the pier to get on the boat. Read the letters, and you'll arrive at Sheridan.

Port Sheridan & Sheridan

Go to the meeting hall in Sheridan.
You'll have the Albiore back when you leave. Test out that snazzy new auto-pilot thing to get to Yulia City.

Yulia City - Visiting Asch(?) and Tear

There will be a scene with Teodoro when you go in.
Tear's in her backyard. After the mushy scene, go to Daath.

Daat - Visiting Anise and Ion

Anise will be waiting with a scene when you enter.
Go to the church. More scene.
Go see Ion. (To the right, center warp, to the right again.)
Guy joins outside.
Go to St. Binah.

St. Binah & Shurrey Hill - Chasing Asch

Talk to Old General McGovern.
Go to Shurrey Hill. Enter the cave after the scene.
Go north until you find Asch. Then it's time to go again.

St. Binah & Gran Cochma - Attack on Malkuth

Go to St. Binah. Hi, Jade! Hi, Fringus! Er, bye, Fringus...
You'll be in Gran Cochma. Go talk to Peony.

Baticul

Talk to King Ingobert. Natalia rejoins along the way.
Lots of sidequest have just opened:

Daath

After all the scenes, you'll be in Ion's room. Leave by going left and down the warp.
More scene. When you get out, go up (north) and in the door to the right. Continue to the right for about a million screens or so until you get to the library.
The warp is no good, so leave town (+scenes).
When you're on the world map, the Albiore will already be pointed at the volcano. Fly forward a bit and enter.

Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:35 am Post subject:

Mt. Zaleho

Follow the map.
Lava only hurts your characters a little, so feel free to walk through it to get treasure #4.
Further on, in addition to the lava and fire bursts, you have a dragon trying to kill you too!
The dragon is a pretty tough boss. When it flies up, run for it. :O And spam Blessed Drop.
Continue on until you get to where Ion is.
After the scene, you're back in the church.
Find Anise in the chapel (right a few times until you get to the room with the warps, down stairs, left, up).
SIDEQUEST: Get Meiu Fire 2.

Belkend

Scene when you go in. Go to the lab and find Spinoza (room labeled E on this map).

Mt. Roneal

Head to the passage ring for a scene with Asch. Then leave.

Baticul

Find Mohs at the port.
Go to the castle. Natalia gets a title.

Chesedonia

Head toward Astor's house and there will be a scene in which Natalia and Anise leave the party.
Go into Astor's house.
After talk to Astor, find Anise and Natalia in the bazaar.

Yulia City

Enter Yulia City.
Leave.

Feres Island

Somewhere in the vicinity (on the world map), you should see Feres Island floating around. Go there. (If you need to buy items or whatever, enter the dungeon first, so you can get it on your world map and come back easily.)
NOTE: You need Meiu Fire 2 to get all the treasure here.
NOTE: Some people find this dungeon annoying to leave. So make sure you grab the Wing Bottle.
Here's a map, but it's a little hard to follow.... Here are the instructions for getting through the place. (NOTE: Stairs look like ladders on the map. :P)(For simplicity's sake, this list of instructions does not include getting treasures.)
- Go right.
- Go in the unlocked door.
- Kill the enemy and go in the next door.
- Go up the stairs.
- Go down the hall and up the ladder.
- Go left and pull the switch to extend the bridge.
- Go to the 2nd floor via the elevator.
- Go in the building, kill the enemies, and up the ladder.
- Follow the path until you're on the next roof, and go down the ladder.
- Go outside and down the ladder in front of the other building.
- Go down the hall and into the door away from the camera.
- Go out through the right, and follow the path and go down the ladder.
- Go down the stairs.
- Go in the room to the right and then outside.
- Follow the path to the building with the stairs up the side.
- Go up the stairs, in the building, and out the other door.
- Follow the path.
- There will be a scene outside the big building. Go inside the building afterward.
Leave after the FMV.
OPTIONAL: Newly available sidequests:
- If you fought the first two Sword Dancers, the third one is available at the sword near where you just saw a scene outside the building in Feres Island.
- Seed Quest
- Build a bridge
- The second part of the Soft Meanie event (the first is still available if you haven't done it yet).

Grand Chokmah

Fly east into the swirly lights surrounding the floating island.
After the scene, head to Grand Chokmah.
Go to the military base (far left side of the city).
After a quick scene with Nordheim, go to the conference room (down, up stairs, left) and talk to Sesemann.
Go to the castle and to the audience chamber.

Cheagle Woods - The Duel

Head to Cheagle Woods and go to where you fought the Liger queen.
I used Luke, Tear, Anise, and Jade. Her Big Bang Mystic Arte hits everyone and knocks them down to 1 HP. Evil Gate only hits in her vicinity. I thought the battle was pretty easy.

Yulia City

Talk to Teodoro in Yulia City.

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Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:37 am Post subject:

Baticul

You'll go to Baticul automatically.
Go up the left on the right side, since the left is blocked off.
Scene. Head for the castle. There will be another scene.
Talk to the king in the audience chamber.
Talk to the king in his room (second floor, on the far left).
Jade will leave a while. Go to Luke's mansion.
Asch will join a while. Go to Luke's parents' room. Asch leaves.
After Jade and Natalia return, try to leave town.
Now it's time to go to Tower of Rem.

Tower of Rem

This is south east of Baticul or thereabout.... Go on in.
I won't map this since the path is clear....
Treasure:
- Melange Gel, clearly visible on the staircase.
- Schwarzloewe, right after Urcy and York.
- Scildecido C. Core, clearly visible on the staircase.
- Elder Robe, clearly visible on the staircase.
- Grass Chamber, next to the lift.
After going up the lift, there's a weird puzzle.
Treasure in this part:
- Rebirth Doll, Ancient Ribbon, Pine Gummy, after going up the lift, go left and use Mieu Wing to get up the ladder.
- Lottery Gel, in the lower part of the circle area.
- Red Camomille, upper level of the circle area.
The goal of this section is first to find the lift that goes upward.
Get the Rem Capacitor while up there.
You need the charge the item with the monsters' power. The blue fills it up 20%, and the red fills it up 100%. Get it charged to 120% by fighting the monster and using the Rem Capacitor in battle. (You can get away with 100%, but filling it to 120% will give you the item Longinus.)
Go back to the weird machine the charger was on and put it back. The glass will break, and the Longinus will get stuck in the floor. (Hard to see, so here's a picture.)
To get to the elevator, walk along the robot that broke the glass.
BOSS: Kaiser Dist XX
Since he's not weak to any particular element, just use whichever
Leave (towards the camera) after all the scenes.

Breif Detour to Daath

Go to the chapel in the church for a scene with Peony, Ingobert, and Teodoro.
Talk to Guy and Natalia in the entry room and Tear in the library.

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Cyllya · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:38 am Post subject:

Back to Tower of Rem & Belkend

Take the elevator up the tower.
You'll get Lorelei's Jewel and end up in Belkend.

Baticul

Go to Baticul and up toward Luke's mansion.
Next morning, go to the dining room.
Follow Natalia to the port.
After all the scenes, it's time to go to Yulia City.
OPTIONAL: Talk to Ramdas now to get Luke's Viscout Fabre costume title.
OPTIONAL: Go to the doctor's office in Belkend to get Jade's Doctor Mumbo costume title.

Yulia City

Talk to Teodoro in the usual place.
Talk to your other party members then go to Tear's place.
Talk to Teodoro again

Absorbtion Gate (2)

Go to the end area, where you fought Van before.
BOSS: Largo - Strong against Earth and Fire.
Go down the ramp (to the left, gold border around it). Go down via the circular warp in front of the passage ring.

Daath

Drop the kid off at the church.
OPTIONAL: Go to Ion's room to get the Judgment skill for Tear.
OPTIONAL: Go to Ion's room AGAIN for the Stew recipe.
OPTIONAL: You can now get the cooking titles.

Radiation Gate

Go to the Radiation Gate. (Once you're in the area, get in via the hole to the left.)
Follow the map to where the boss fight is indicated...
BOSS: Gigant Mohs - He can inflict various status effects including Poison, Half TP(?), and Slow.

Grand Chokmah & Chesedonia

Go to Grand Chokmah. After the scene, try to leave town (by walking out the front, not via the port).
OPTIONAL: The following sidequests are about to cut off:
- Jade's doctor costume: Go to the doctor's office in Belkend.
- Mushroom Road
Go to Chesedonia and find Nordheim in front of the bar. Say yes.
You'll end up in Eldrant~

Eldrant

OPTIONAL: Exit and do some new sidequests:
- Last part of Luke's Arcane Artes event.
- Get Meteor Swarm for Jade.
- Talk to Peony in his throne room for a bunch of costumes.
- Anise's other cooking title.
- Romance Chaser suit for Guy.
- contamination event. Do this before fighting the third boss in this dungeon.
- Not a new sidequest, but if you need a Stripe Ribbon for the Ant Lion Man event, you can now buy them in Chesedonia.
Maps:
- Pre-Castle portion of Eldrant
- Castle portion of Eldrant
Go up for a scene, and the entrance is over to your right.
As soon as you step out of the elevator, there is a boss fight against Legretta. Strong against Light, of course.
When you get to the place with the trap, Luke is separated from the party and you have a one-on-one fight against Asch. You get the Lorelei Key.
Progress a little further for a fight against Sync.
OPTIONAL: (You'll need Mieu Wing for any of this and Mieu Fire 2 for most of it.)
- When you get into the castle part and go up the stairs, use Mieu Fire to shoot the blue orb spinny thing nearby, breaking open a wall to get a C. Core.
- A bit beyond that, you'll see a blue orb hanging down. Rotate the block under it and shoot it with Mieu Fire (2?) to open a door to a treasure later in the dungeon.
- When you get to the room with the ladders, find the two yellow circles on the pillars to the lower left. Mieu Attack them to knock the pillars over.
- Climb up the ladder right of where you entered the room and use Mieu Wing under the orb thingy to get a treasure.
- Go back down the ladder and go up (away from the camera). You'll be in a room with some Guardian enemies.
- If you fight the guardians and the last hit in battle is light-element, you'll get a Light Fonstone; if the last hit is dark-element, you'll get a Dark Fonstone. Get one of each.
- Go to the machine in the middle of the room and choose to use the Light Stone. The room will rotate. Go down (toward the camera) into the ladder room.
- You'll be on what was the left wall of the ladder room. Don't step on the switch Tear notices (yet) unless you want to mess with getting another Light Stone.
- Go to the right and up the ladder in the upper-right corner. At the top, you'll see a blue orb to Mieu Wing under, opening a door (the door near treasure #2 on the map).
- After you climb back down, go up the other ladder, step on the switch, and go toward the camera. You'll be outside and be able to get that treasure you saw above the area where you fought the previous boss. Go back inside and step on the other switch to rotate the room back.
- Go back to step on the switch that Tear noticed when you first reentered the ladder room. The room will return to normal.
- Go up the ladder left of the stairs and through the door (B), which should now be opened.
- You'll be in the room above the guardians. (If you opened the other door, you can go to the right for a treasure.)
- Use the Dark Stone at the machine here. The place will rotate the other way.
- Go south (toward the camera) and you'll be on what was the right wall of the first room of the castle.
- In here you will find blocks to rotate. Position them like this picture.
- Step on the switch to change the room back.
- Go up the stairs to the purple circle between the two hanging orbs. What you need to do here is shoot Mieu Fire 2 at the blocks on the right wall (the ones you rotated when the room was turned the other way) (remember you can rotate your character small amounts with L1 and R1; this makes aiming easier), then while the fire is in motion, switch to Mieu Wing and float up between the orbs. This will cause the fire to hit only one of the orbs, then hit you and go out.
- Door C will open. Go down and go in for a Treat and, if you've gotten far enough in the Nebilim quest, the Unicorn Horn.
After all that optional mess, or if you opted not to do it, just go past the room with the guardians for the last boss.
Yay, you beat it! Now play it again.