Tales of the Abyss (3Ds)

[Saya Kisaragi]

"Let's leave the Albiore to Noelle, so we can escort those who are
walking." -- Luke fon Fabre


Once you regain control, go to Rose's House to trigger a scene. We now need to
go to Chesedonia on foot. SAVE your game and exit Engeve. Remember where
Rotelro Bridge is? We need to go there first. Please evade ALL battles until
you reach Chesedonia, so we can get some goodies from the villagers. There will
be some scenes during the trip. Just watch them and keep going.

Once you reach Rotelro Bridge, cross it and keep following the dirt path
(ignore Tataroo Forest) until you get to Chesedonia (it's ok to enter battles
now on the Ispanian continent). If you avoided all battles at the Rugnica
continent, you'll receive 'Hourglass', 'Magical Pouch', 'Ether Slash', and
'Life Bottle'. Now it's time to play as Natalia and the others.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"Once he learns we're alive, he should understand that this war is
meaningless." -- Natalia L.K. Lanvaldear


The scene from Chesedonia continues here. We need to go to Chesedonia as well,
but, like before, ignore all battles to receive some items. Once you gain
control, exit Kaitzur to start at Fubras River. Head to Rotelro Bridge and then
to Chesedonia. Same as before. There are also some scenes involving General
Frings (the one that greeted you at Grand Chokmah) and General Cecille. Once
you get to Chesedonia, a scene triggers and you'll receive 'Rebirth Doll',
'Efreet', 'Specific', and 'Apple Gel'.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"You idiot! Your big mouth just cost us another thousand Gald!"
-- Luke fon Fabre


After the initial scene, the group is finally reunited. Now go S to trigger a
scene and you'll be surprised to what Mohs has to say. Natalia receives the
title "False Princess". Also Anise receives the title "Former Attendant". So
the border is closed now... enter the building to your right and speak to the
man standing in front of the door to trigger a scene. Refuse to pay and you'll
pass anyway. Exit this building and go S to the next area.

Remember where the Ant Lion Man was? Go to him and give him a Miracle Gel,
Panacea Bottle and an Apple this time. He'll give you 'Thief's Cape' (WOW...).
Now go to the S most Weapon Shop and buy the 5 Maces the guy at Yulia City
asked for. That's 32,980 Gald. you can also sell Anise's Doll Time Traveling
Hero, Laurel, Strange Mark and Dark Seal for 25,000 Gald each.

Also the Demon's Seal for 100,000 Gald. I sold them all and got 212,500 Gald.
Now I have 332,560 Gald. Cool. Now try leaving Chesedonia through the S exit
and a little scene triggers. Time to go see Astor. Go to his mansion and enter
the W door, then the lower W door and speak to Astor. A scene triggers and now
Chesedonia is sinking.

Try leaving Chesedonia again and Luke gets another headache. After the scene,
exit Chesedonia.

=~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~=

At the World Map, head to the Desert Oasis. Go to where the huge fonstone is
and speak to Asch to trigger a scene. After it, just head to Zao Desert.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"There's not an ounce of concern in her body." -- Natalia L.K. Lanvaldear


Enter the ruins to trigger a scene. As a side note, fight Earth Spirits and
Lesser Pans until you get a Rock. Also Steal (by equipping a Grass Chamber on
Luke's Raging Blast) a Gold Dust from the Lesser Pans. This is we need to do
something extra at Sheridan. Once you got them, go to the room where you fought
Sync and Largo. use the green save point before entering this area. Walk up a
little bit to trigger a scene and a Boss Battle!

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BOSS: Tyrannopion
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- Name: Tyrannopion
- Location: Zao Ruins
- HP: 48,000
- XP: 6,750
- P.ATK: 381
- P.DEF: 682
- F.ATK: 304
- F.DEF: 523
- Gald: 10,000
- Items dropped: Resist Ring
- Steal: None
- Elemental Info.:
- Weak: None
- Strong: None

- Strategy: The last enemy was Dist's toy, and that was long ago. I recommend
bringing Anise instead of guy, because of her magic. Deactivate all her Fonic
Artes, except for Negative Gate and Limited. Have her use that all the battle,
and Jade use Ground Dasher. Every time Jade uses Ground Dasher, a complete
Earth FoF appears, so use Rending Thrust to make go use to it. Also, whenever
you can, use your Overlimit, as well as your allies. To perform Jade's Mystic
Arte, you need to cast a High Level Fonic Arte (Ground Dasher) to unleash his
Mystic Arte, Mystic Cage. As for Tear, while in Overlimit, you need to sing a
Hymn. Anyway, since its P.DEF is higher than its F.DEF, Jade and Anise are the
main damagers, while Luke is for support, as well as attacking.

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After the battle, watch the scene and enter the Sephiroth itself. Follow the
path until you reach the bottom and get 'Pineapple Gel' along the way. In the
next room, walk E a bit to trigger a scene. Go E and enter the next room. When
you see a forking path going N, follow it to find two chests with 'Lemon Gel'
and '7,650 Gald'. Return to the fork and follow the path E and at the next
fork, follow the path W until you reach the next room.

Save your game and follow the path to the passage ring. A scene triggers, then
an animated cutscene. After the scene, before leaving the passage ring, check
the W side of it to find a chest that's almost invisible. Open it to get 'Wing
Bottle'. Now return to the save point and use the Wing Bottle to trigger
another scene. Now exit the Zao Ruins and before heading to Chesedonia, go to
the SP6 and examine it until you get an Iron Sand (items reappear every time
you enter and exit a town). Now head to Chesedonia.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"His tail's so fluffy..." -- Tear 'Mystearica' Grants


A scene triggers as you enter. Now go to the N part of Chesedonia (where Din's
shop is), and speak to the Coachman that gave you a ride (he's near the Inn).
He'll tell you that he sold Tear's pendant to a man named Raiz, who is in Grand
Chokmah. Now exit Chesedonia and board the Albiore. Move a little bit in any
direction to trigger a scene in the Albiore. After the scene, head to Yulia
City and give the man the 5 maces he asked for. There are some things I want to
do before going to Daath. Now go to the Outer Lands and move around a bit to
trigger another scene. Now head to Grand Chokmah.

At Grand Chokmah, go to the Shopping Center and talk to Raiz, who is near the
stairs. Buy him Tear's Pendant for 100,000 Gald. I think Tear is falling for
Luke, so anyway, with this, we can wrap up this event. Exit and enter the
hidden door that's on the E side of the Shopping Center. Open the chest to get
'Purity' (that's 3 out of 7).

Exit Grand Chokmah and go to Aramis Spring. Go N a little to trigger a little
scene with a dog (Peko) showing you a guy (Shiba) in trouble. So enter the cave
and go SW at the fork to exit again to where the guy is. Burn the tree roots to
trigger another scene. You'll receive 'King's Portrait' as thanks. Now exit
Aramis Spring and return to the Qliphoth.

The next long paragraph is about some scenes with General Cecille and General
Frings. If you just don't want to this event, then skip where you see this
<~~~>. Enter Engeve to trigger a scene between Cecille and Frings. Afterwards,
go to the Inn to trigger another scene. Now go to Kaitzur (South) and enter the
W building to trigger a scene with Count Almandine. Return to Engeve and go to
Rose's house to trigger yet another scene. Exit Engeve, return to Kaitzur
(North) to trigger yet another scene. Afterwards, speak to Frings then exit
Kaitzur to go to Kaitzur naval Port. Once here, go the Kimlasca Base (S most
building) and a scene with Cecille triggers. You then obtain 'Cecille's Sword'
(the meaning of this is f***ed up, poor Frings). Exit, go to Engeve and enter
Rose's house to trigger a scene. You'll obtain 'Frings' Letter'. Return to
Kaitzur Naval Port and speak to Cecille. Exit, go to Chesedonia and then to
Astor's Mansion. Another scene triggers in here and you'll receive 'Memento
Ring'. Dammit... 2 more trips, I promise. Exit Chesedonia, go to Kaitzur
(North) and speak to Frings to trigger yet another scene. Final trip, finally.
Go to Kaitzur Naval Port and speak to Cecille to end this damn event.

<~~~>

After this long event (we have to do something like this between these 2 four
more times). Now go to Choral Castle, go up the E stairs and cross all the way
to the W side of this main room. Go N and E at the end to reach the King's and
Queen's thrones. A scene triggers as you approach them. A door opens. Go inside
and grab 'Requiem' from the chest (that's 4 out of 7). Return to the Outer
Lands and go to Daath.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"Booo. Fine, "former," but I still know the incantation
to activate the fonic glyph!" -- Anise Tatlin


Start by going to the Inn and a scene kicks in where Luke's training
continues. As before, a flashback with Tear and Legretta starts. When it's
over, go to the Cathedral to trigger a scene. Enter the Cathedral and after the
scene, go in the E room and approach the glyph on the floor to trigger yet
another scene. Now enter the E room and go in Ion's Chamber.

Another scene triggers in here. Try leaving Daath to trigger yet another
scene. You'll arrive at Baticul automatically and there's so little to do here
so I'll just write about it here and for the record, I love this part of the
game.

Once you gain control, talk to Natalia to trigger another scene. Run down the
hall, then down the stairs, then go W and at the main hall, go up the stairs
and enter the Audience Hall to trigger another scene. Asch comes to the rescue.
Exit Baticul, but there will be some scenes showing you how everybody helps you
escape. Time to go to Inista Marsh.

=~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~=

At the World Map, open your map and you'll see a mountain range going from the
W of Baticul all the way to the SE. Go to the S part of the mountain range to
see a bridge going W. Save before entering.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"... I'm... sorry... I... I didn't mean to start crying..."
-- Natalia L.K. Lanvaldear


This place is similar to Meggiora Highlands; you'll still be on the World Map.
Start by going S of your current position to find 'Talwar'. There are 3 paths
to follow from here. The NE, the NW and the W. Now follow the NW path to get to
a chest with 'Knight Helm'. Return to the entrance and go W this time to
trigger a scene where the NASTY monster appears. Return through the W path and
when you get to a bridge, before crossing, go NE to find two chests containing
'5,600 Gald' and 'Mystic Rod'. Now cross the bridge (remember where it's
located) and save your game.

Walk further in the marsh to trigger another scene. Now go NE to find a chest
with 'Drain Ward'. From here go NW, up a little hill to find another chest with
'Knight Guard'. Return to the save point and start going NW until you see a
bridge. Cross it to trigger another scene. Finish crossing the bridge and save
your game. Now go W towards the last bridge to trigger another scene and then
you'll fight Behemoth. Just run away, since it won't give you XP nor Gald (and
trust me, I did and after the battle, I was so pissed off). The scene continues
afterwards. Now we need to go to Belkend, but instead, save your game, reenter
the marsh.

Once inside, start going SE and you'll see a chest, but as soon as you
approach it, Behemoth will pop out of nowhere. Kill him and another 2 monsters
later on to get a title for Tear, so it's worth it. Engage him!

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OPTIONAL BOSS: BEHEMOTH
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- Name: Behemoth
- Location: Inista Marsh
- HP: 90,000
- XP: 19,000
- P.ATK: 822
- P.DEF: 419
- F.ATK: 560
- F.DEF: 475
- Gald: 22,000
- Items dropped: Golden Helm, Red Basil
- Steal: Red Basil
- Elemental Info.:
- Weak: None
- Strong: None

- Strategy: OMG, this enemy has a lot of HP, and it won't go down easily.
Physical attacks are your best bets here, so bringing Luke and Guy in this
fight is good. Also bring Tear for the healing, and Jade to help you with his
magic. Beware of its attacks, though. He has an attacks that guard breaks you
if it hits (looks like a stampede) and a flame breath that deals 4 hits of 700+
dmg. each.

Same as the other battles, when Behemoth goes in Overlimit, put the "On your
guard!" Strat until the Overlimit wears off. Also Free Run to keep your other
characters safe from danger. Also your Mystic Arte work really good here. He's
like most previous bosses, but only with higher P.ATK. Also use some Lemon Gels
and Pineapple Gels that you should have. Also, if you have Specifics, don't be
afraid to use them.

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After the battle, go S to find a chest with 'Mirage Robe'. Remember the bridge
I told you to remember? Go there, on the other side from the save point and go
SW to find another chest with '3,200 Gald'. Leave Inista Marsh.

=~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~=

Once at the World Map, go SW, down a little hill, then go W to reach Port
Belkend. From here, just go to Belkend.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"... And sooner or later, your face is going to freeze into that sneer."
-- Luke fon Fabre


After the little scene, head to the W area (where Fon Research Lab is) and
before approaching the entrance, start breaking all the wooden crates on the E
side to find 'Poison Ward'. Now approach the entrance to trigger a scene with
Van and Legretta. Now leave Fon Research Lab (by going S, W, S, S, S). Once
outside, the scene continues. Asch is waiting for us at the Inn. Go there and
speak to Asch and Noelle. Asch will give you 'Genesis of the World'.

Exit the room when you can, speak to everybody and Jade at the end to have the
game proceed. After the scene, rest at the Inn again and when you're asked to
whether follow Guy or not, follow him to see a little scene with him and Van.
Return to Van's room in the Fon Research Lab, but before arriving, a scene
triggers. Before going to the Governor, enter Van's room and check the green
book on the NW side of the room to learn the recipe "Egg Bowl". Leave this
place and go to the Governor's building, which is next to the Inn.

Enter the trigger a scene. We need to go to Daath now, so exit to trigger
another scene. When you're asked to go to Daath directly, say yes.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"I took a ship, stupid. How else?." -- Asch the Bloody


Once at Daath, exit town and head to the Fourth Stone Monument, only if you
want to catch Spinoza, if not, then skip this paragraph. A scene triggers with
Asch and Noir, from the Black Wings. Now go to Keterburg to trigger another
scene with Asch and another member of the Dark Wings, Urushi. Next stop, Grand
Chokmah.

Go there to trigger one last scene and receive from the Dark Wing York, 'Dark
Wings Badge'. Do you want another Capacity Core? Then keep reading. Go inside
the palace and enter the door right in front of you (Peony's Chamber). Check
the left drawer to find 'Stre Maggiore'. Finally, return to Daath.

First of all, go to the Weapon Shop. Buy a Killer Sword for each Luke and Guy,
a Mystic Rod for either Tear or Anise (you should already have one), a Crescent
for Jade and a Clay Arrow for Natalia; a Knight Armor for each Luke and Guy, a
Knight Guard for either Tear or Natalia (you should already have one), a Mirage
Cloak for Anise, a Knight Robe for Jade and a Diamond Bracelet for each Luke,
Jade and Guy. All this will cost (it cost me) 89,860 Gald, so don't be greedy.

Now go to the Cathedral to trigger a scene. Once again, Ion joins the party
(I'm cheering on the inside... really). Go to the main hall of the Cathedral to
trigger a scene. Time to go to Sheridan, so try to leave Daath to trigger
another scene. Now go to the chapel, but since this place looks like a maze,
I'll guide you there. Follow the linear path and when you reach the main hall
(you'll be on an upper floor), enter the E door, go down the stairs, then go to
the Chapel (it's the place on the back). Talk to Guy to trigger a scene and
learn more about Guy's past.

When you're asked to go to Sheridan automatically, do so to trigger a scene
with the Dark Wings as you arrive. Go to the Meeting Hall to find Tamara and
Cathy outside. Talk to them and then go inside. Another scene triggers in here.
You'll receive 'Frequency Counter'. Now save your game and go in the door
inside the Equipment building. Talk to the person in here and give him the Iron
Sand, Gold Dust and the Rock. You can make Armor, Helmet or a Circlet. After
you receive the item, you need to find Copper Ore, Silver Ore and Gold Ore.
I'll tell you where to find these later.

Let's do another thing before we go to Tataroo Valley, let's go get another
Doll for Anise. Go to Keterburg and locate the fork before Nephry's place. Take
that path N and enter the house (this used to be Peony's house). Check the
drawer on the right to find 'Empty Girl'.

Exit Keterburg and go to Tataroo Valley, which you can get to by going to the
beach SW of the valley, go onto land, disembark the Albiore and run to the
valley.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"Ohh? Night? In a place like this? Just the two of you?" -- Anise Tatlin


After the initial scene, go N to the chest and get 'Purple Ribbon' from it.
Follow the path until you reach the open area. Follow the hidden path SE to
find a chest with 'Carmine Chamber'. Also follow the E path to find two chests
containing 'Pineapple Gel' and '7,500 Gald'. Return to the fork and go N to
reach the first area you where the first time were here.

At the fork, go W and get 'Silk Hat' and 'Lemon Gel'. Go N at the previous
fork to trigger a little scene. Now follow the W path towards the flower field
just to trigger a scene between Luke and Tear. Return to the fork where the
little scene triggered and go E across the river to reach a new area.

Go S from the entrance, then the path curves W, then S again. Before going S,
look for a boulder on the N mountain (it's very hard to see, but it's in middle
of the two set of bushes). Go inside the cave and you'll be inside the
Sephiroth, but another entrance. Go all the way to the E side to find a
concentration of Fonons (like the one at Zao Ruins). After the scene, Mieu
learns the very useful "Mieu Wings". After it, go W to trigger another scene.
Now use Mieu Wings under the button to have a door open. Now go in the door
that just opened to find a chest with 'Knight Mace'. Return to the previous
room and use Mieu Wings under another button, then go in. You'll find two
chests in here, containing 'Life Bottle' and 'Wing Bottle'. Return outside (of
the Sephiroth), go S and follow the path to reach another area.

Follow the path E to trigger a pretty nice scene. Now use the healing save
point and hit the tree to find 'Panacea Bottle'. Now go up the hill behind the
save point and go N to find chest on top of a tree. Use Mieu Wings to get
'Knight Robe'. Go down and go all the way W to see another chest on a tree. Go
up there to get '6,000 Gald'. Now go S to trigger another scene and then a Boss
Battle!

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BOSS: UNICEROS
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- Name: Uniceros
- Location: Tataroo Valley
- HP: 54,000
- XP: 8,150
- P.ATK: 422
- P.DEF: 684
- F.ATK: 328
- F.DEF: 724
- Gald: 15,000
- Items dropped: Protect Ring, Saffron
- Steal: None
- Elemental Info.:
- Weak: Darkness
- Strong: Wind, Light

- Strategy: To start, deactivate all Light and Wind-based Artes. Bringing Anise
instead of Guy is a very good idea, so you can use her Negative Gate and take
chunks of HP. Using Mystic Artes is one of the best things you can do. They all
deal very good dmg. There really isn't much to say. If you beat Behemoth
before, then you'll have no problems at all against this majestic monster.

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Watch the scene after the battle. Now examine the door so Ion can release the
Daathic Seal. Now enter the Sephiroth. Go N and before entering the door, go W
to find 'Alca Maggiore'. Now go in the door to the N. A scene triggers as you
walk a little bit. Now, see the 2 blue orbs next to the fork-like thing in
middle of the room? You need to hit the fork with Mieu Attack to activate both
orbs at the same time. Follow the path to reach the passage ring.

Another scene triggers in here. Save your game and follow the NE path to reach
another area. You'll see 3 forks and 5 orbs in this room. Hit the forks in the
following order: left, middle, right and middle. The E path opens, so follow
it. In this room, go E, up the stairs and follow the path to the end to find a
chest with 'Mirage Gloves'. Now enter the door you previously passed. Hit the
fork in middle of the room, then head to the W room.

In this large room, go to the bottom floor and hit the left fork, then the
right one. Now go to the top floor and do the same thing you did at the bottom
floor. Return to the previous room and hit the fork again to combine both air
currents. Now go to the SE corner of the room and use Mieu Wings to have the
air current take you to a chest containing 'Aqua Cape'. Now exit this room and
return to the passage ring to trigger a scene. Finally all of the Sephiroth are
connected and ready to lower the Outer Lands.

Don't use a Wing Bottle, since there's a recipe we need to get. Exit the
passage ring and go to the flower field to trigger a scene. You'll learn
"Cake" during the scene. Now exit Tataroo Valley and go to Sheridan.

Once at Sheridan, go to the Meeting Hall to trigger a scene. Once it's over,
exit to trigger another scene. Now go to the E side and speak to Natalia. Time
to go to the Inn and rest to trigger a scene. When you regain control, exit the
Inn to trigger another scene. Now go to the Inn and rest again to have Tear
give Luke his final lesson. Once it's over, Tear receives her title "Big
Sister". Now go to Theor Forest.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"*Sigh*... I guess royalty can't just sit around in pretty clothes
eating yummy food all the time." -- Anise Tatlin


Enter Theor Forest from Grand Chokmah's side and go S until you get to the
Save Point. From here, go S with a little bit of W to find a chest on top of a
tree. Use Mieu Wings underneath it to get 'Cators Bow'. Now exit Theor Forest
and go to Baticul.

As you start, go to the castle. Once in here, go in the left door, go upstairs
and left again to enter King Ingobert's room. After the scene, exit the castle
and go to the Inn and spend the night (the Inn in on top of the Arena). After
the scene, Natalia receives the title "Child of Lanvaldear". When you regain
control, exit the Audience Chamber and enter the right door. Go upstairs and
right again to enter Natalia's Chambers. Speak to the maid at the right side to
trigger a scene and Tear receives the change costume title "Proud Maid".

Now exit the castle and enter Luke's house. Talk to his mom to get the money
to buy the book from the guy at Yulia City. Once this it done, go to the bottom
area (the area where the Arena is) and from the lift, go right to trigger a
scene. Now exit Baticul and go to Grand Chokmah.

Once here, go to the palace. Once inside, go up the stairs and enter the
Audience Hall. A scene triggers in here, then exit Grand Chokmah and go to
Daath.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"Shut up. Don't beg. I'll puke." -- Emperor Peony the Ninth


As you arrive, go to the Cathedral to see a scene before you enter. Dist said
he'll wait for us at the point of the Covenant, Keterburg. Let him die there...
I wish we could. Anyway, we need to go and "meet" Cantor Reiner, who is at the
Oracle HQ. So, exit the Cathedral and at the entrance (outside), go NE, tell
the Oracle Knight to move and enter Oracle HQ. A scene triggers in here, where
some Oracle Knights ambushes the party, giving a damn about Ion.

After the fight and when you regain control, go up the NE stairs and follow
the path until you reach the top floor. At the E side of the room, there's a
ladder that was inaccessible. Use Mieu Wings to grab on and on top, enter the
room in front of you to find 'Melange Gel'. Exit this room and follow the N
path to find a chest containing 'Red Savory' (I recommend using it on the
character you use more). Return to the previous floor and go to the SW side of
the room to find a ladder similar to the previous one. There are two chests on
top, containing 'Killer Bow' and 'Epee'. Equip them and return to the entrance.

Now go up the NW stairs, then the W ones and enter the door. In here, go in
the N door and follow the path to the bottom (you remember this place?) to
trigger a scene with Reiner and receive 'Flightstone'. Exit Oracle HQ and Ion
will suggest going to Chesedonia... thank you, Ion, but before going, there's a
little something we need to do (optional, so if you don't want to do it, skip
the next paragraph).

Enter the Cathedral and speak to Tritheim. He'll give you some valuable info
regarding Luke's Sword, Nebilim, as being one of the Catalyst Weapons (they're
like the Devil's Arms in ToS). So board the Albiore and go to Keterburg. Once
here, go and speak to Nephry. Afterwards, go to Grand Chokmah and speak to
Peony. One of the scenes that made me almost wet my pants... Hahaha. You'll
receive 'Lost Celesti'. Now, on to Jade's office. Where is it? Exit the palace,
go W and enter the Malkuth Military HQ. In here, go S, S again and enter Jade's
office for another scene. So, basically, we need to find the Catalyst Weapons
the hard way.

Head now to the Qliphoth, then to Chesedonia. Once here, go to Astor's
Mansion, then go all the way W and speak to Astor. A scene triggers as you
speak to him. Afterwards, head to Yulia City to trigger another scene, where
the peace treaty is finally concluded. Once you regain control, exit Tear's
house and, do you remember the guy who was going to sell you the Arcane Arte
book? Talk to him and Luke will learn "Lightning Blade".

Now return to the Conference Room and speak to Teodoro. He'll tell you to go
to Sheridan, but, remember we were playing cupid for Cecille and Frings? Let's
keep helping them, so go to Kaitzur Naval Port, enter the Kimlasca Base and a
scene with Cecille triggers. She finally accepts Frings ring, but there's
something really important to do next. Enter Grand Chokmah via the port and go
W to trigger a scene with the Dark Wings and you'll receive 'Key of Darkness'.

Finally, leave Grand Chokmah and go to Sheridan.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"I know that! Hencken, Cathy, Aston... I'm sorry!" -- Luke fon Fabre


As you enter Sheridan, go to the Meeting Hall to trigger a scene. Before
leaving, let's upgrade our equipment. Go to the Weapon Shop and buy a Knight
Fencer for both Luke and Guy and a Knight Mace for Anise. At the Armor Shop,
buy a Full Plate for both Luke and Guy, a Royal Guard for both Tear and Natalia
and a Knight Cloak for Anise. Remember to restock your item supply, if needed.
When ready, talk to Iemon to start the operation.

The scene continues and afterwards, exit the Meeting Hall to have yet another
scene start. After it, try exiting Sheridan the normal way to have some Oracle
Knights block your way. So go to the NE area and exit through the NW exit. Once
at the World Map, run to Sheridan Port. Save before entering.

Another scene triggers in here, but poor of the elderly... ooo, an animated
cutscene, nice! But Sync is here, dammit! Time to take care of him once again!

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BOSS: SYNC
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- Name: Sync
- Location: The Core
- HP: 83,500
- XP: 9,300
- P.ATK: 543
- P.DEF: 537
- F.ATK: 261
- F.DEF: 462
- Gald: 16,000
- Items dropped: Spirit Ring
- Steal: None
- Elemental Info.:
- Weak: None
- Strong: None

- Strategy: Ok, Sync is harder this time, but manageable. He has some powerful
attacks, and a lot of HP. His Arcane Artes are something to be afraid of. Both
Cyclone Blaze and Stone Dragon Ascent are so powerful that might put in
critical any character it hits. He uses these a lot when his HP gets below 50%,
so save your Mystic Artes when the tough part begins. Once at this point, he'll
start using his Arcane Artes, as well as his Mystic Arte, the Akashic Torment.
At this point, start using all your Mystic Artes like crazy until he dies.
Bringing Tear with you, as well as Jade is, maybe, the best decision you could
do. Tear, well, what she does best, heal the party and Jade, for his Ground
Dasher and Blessed Drops, creating FoF of Earth and Water, so you can use
Guardian Frost and Rending Quake.

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Watch the scene after the battle to see Sync's true identity, he's *****
(haha, not telling). You'll be, afterwards, in some sort of minigame. What you
need to do is use Mieu Fire to hit the ball of light in the direction Tear
tells you. If you run out of time, or hit it wrong, you'll have to start all
over again.

Once you're done, (if you did it without having Tear do it for you) Tear
receives the title "Singer of the Verse". Watch the little scene, then time to
go to Belkend.

Once here, enter the Governor's Residence to trigger a scene. We now need to
go see Shu at the Lab, but you'll come here automatically. When you regain
control, speak to Jade and Ion if you want, then speak to Tear, who is in the
room right next to you. During the nice scene with Tear, she receives the title
"Strong of Heart". When you regain control again, exit the Medical Room and go
N, then W to trigger yet another scene. He tells you that you'll need a boat or
something to reach Meggiora Highland's Sephiroth.

Ok, so exit Belkend and head to the SE side of the Radessia continent (where
Sheridan is). You'll find the entrance to the river you were told about. Follow
the river until you can enter the Meggiora Highlands.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"Why the hell do you sound so happy...?" -- Luke fon Fabre


Once you're here, go N to trigger a little scene. Let me explain something
about the part. There are 5 entrances in this section. The first one is the
entrance of the Sephiroth and a Boss is inside. The other four entrances are
puzzles to allow you to weak the Boss a little by removing one Fonic Arte by
entrance. However, you can only do 3 of the four entrances. So, with this said,
let's begin...

Start by going W and hug the wall until you get to a lone chest containing
'4,800 Gald'. From here, go W, under an arch and you'll eventually reach a save
point. Save and go N to find the fifth entrance...

..:: Fifth Entrance ::..
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Run up the stairs to find a strange platform with 2 stone pillars, 4 green
pillars and 2 red squares. The objective is to put both stone pillars on top of
the red squares. So, start hitting with Mieu Attack the top pillar twice, then
the right pillar once, then the bottom pillar five times, the top pillar once
again, the bottom pillar again and the left pillar twice. Once you finish, a
ray of light comes out of the center of the platform. Now exit this entrance.
(This disables Rock Break)

Back at the save point, go W, under the arch (the one you previously passed)
and go N to find the fourth entrance...

..:: Fourth Entrance ::..
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In here, your objective is to put the four blue pedestals on top of the red
squares. Quite easy, but, let's grab some treasure before doing it, savvy?
You'll see 2 fans at the left and right sides of the middle pedestal. Use Mieu
Wings in front of the left fan to have it blow you to the W. Open the chest to
get 'Katana'. Equip it, go down and do the same thing with the right fan, this
time you'll get 'Melange Gel'. Now just put the blue pedestals in the red
squares. This time, you'll disable Turbulence.

Return to the entrance of Meggiora Highlands. Ok, I'll help you out a bit, but
first, let's go get a treasure. Go SW as you exit the fourth entrance to find a
chest containing 'Royal Guard'. Now, from the fourth entrance, go E and after
the second arch, go SE to reach the entrance. Once here, go E, hugging the wall
and when you see a save point, ignore it and keep following that wall until you
see a lone chest with 'Hamayumi' in it. Now return to the save point and enter
the third entrance...

..:: Third Entrance ::..
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Like the previous entrances, we need to put the pillars on top of the red
squared (these pillars are made of ice), so... start by pushing the middle
pillar (the one S of the yellow middle pedestal) right, down and left twice.
That's the first one. For the second one... push the lone SE pillar up thrice,
and leave it there. You'll see two more pillars at the NW corner. Push the top
one up once and the bottom one twice. Now, this last pillar push it right until
it fits on the red square. That's it, this will disable Splash.

I totally agree with "Gbness" in this one, the second entrance is ridiculously
hard. I spent almost 2 hours to figure out how the hell to do this. I'll skip
how to do it, besides, you have already done the three entrances, and the
fourth entrance is a plus... so sorry, I'll skip it.

Before returning to the entrance, from the third entrance, go NW and after
you've crossed the two arches, go W to see two paths. Follow the lower one to
find a save point and the second entrance. Ignore them and go pass them to find
two chests containing 'Duel Helm' and 'Battle Axe'. Return to the entrance and
go N from here to find 2 chests containing 'Full Plate' and '7,200 Gald'.
Return to the entrance, return N a bit and go E and follow the circular path to
reach the Daathic Seal, but there's a scene before you reach it. Once it's
over, approach the Daathic Seal to trigger yet another scene. Once it's over,
save your game and enter the Sephiroth (finally).

Another scene triggers in here. Afterwards, go E from the entrance to get
'Miracle Gel'. Now go W to get 'Marcato', then go N, open the door and move N
to trigger a scene. After it, approach the N elevator to trigger yet another
scene. Afterwards, approach the Repair Fonbot.

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BOSS: REPAIR FONBOT
-------------------

- Name: Repair Fonbot
- Location: Meggiora Highlands
- HP: 57,000
- XP: 10,000
- P.ATK: 528
- P.DEF: 835
- F.ATK: 326
- F.DEF: 810
- Gald: 18,000
- Items dropped: Opal
- Steal: None
- Elemental Info.:
- Weak: Water, Wind
- Strong: None

- Strategy: This enemy is rather easy. He has a very wide normal attack that
hits several times. Also, if you completed the entrances, then he'll only have
his Flame Burst and Explosion Fonic Arte. Not much to say for this battle. You
might as well put the game a little harder just to have some challenge from it.
Also use your Mystic Artes as soon as you can.

-------------------

After the battle, a scene triggers and you'll receive 'Robot's Generator'. Now
go to the elevator, take it down to get to the Passage Ring. Another scene
triggers. Now exit the Sephiroth and walk a bit to trigger another scene. Once
it's over, try exiting the Highlands to trigger yet another scene. Now hop on
the Albiore to have the scene continue. Now enter Belkend and the scene
continues. We need to go to Daath now, so hop on the Albiore and go there.

Once here, buy any upgrades you need, and restock your item supply. Now enter
the Cathedral to trigger a scene with Mohs. Once it's over, enter the E door,
go up the stairs and at the top, enter the W door. At the main hall again, go W
(ignore the room Mohs showed you) and enter the NW door (the top one). When you
reach a fork, go S and at the next fork, ignore the door and go E until pass a
room with a chest.

After that room, go N and at the next fork, go W, then S. At the open room,
enter the NW door and follow the path until you reach the same open room. Do
you see the circle in middle of the room? Use Mieu Wings on top of it to fall
in front of the chest you saw earlier. Open it to get 'Sunlight Chamber', now
go down the stairs, fall once more and enter the W door. Now enter the NE door
and follow the path until you enter the Library. A scene triggers in here as
you enter. Once it's over, enter the door Anise found to trigger a scene and go
to Mt. Zaleho.

Allow me to explain a little bit about the Sunlight Chamber you just found.
Remember the FoF? Well, there are two classes of these, complete and
incomplete. The complete FoF are the ones full of color and the incomplete,
well, the FoF that lack color. The incomplete FoF are useless, unless you equip
the Sunlight Chamber on that Arte. So that's what it does, it lets you use
incomplete FoF, except for Darkness or Light FoF.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"... He's playing tag with you in his dreams, Colonel." -- Anise Tatlin


When you regain control, go S to find a save point. At the W side of the save
point is 'Arc Wand' and to the E is 'Strecido'. Save your game and go S to
reach another area. Follow the path and when you get to a fork, go NW to find a
chest with 'Wing Bottle' in it. Now go S to reach another fork. GO S to find a
chest with 'Cobalt Chamber'. Now return to the previous fork and go W to find
the Daathic Seal.

Once inside, go all the way N to find a chest with 'Druid Cloak' in it. Now
return to the previous fork and go SE this time and approach the bridge to
trigger a scene. Once it's over, go N to find a little "key hole" floating in
midair. Use Mieu Fire to hit it and have a bridge appear. Keep following the
path and kill the enemy at the end. It'll transform in a block. Push it to the
E into the hole and shoot Mieu Fire at the "key hole" and keep going until
you're off the bridge. Now go E and enter the cavern.

Follow the path to the bottom and kill the enemy down there so it can turn
into a block. Now push the block all the way to the E. Now exit the cavern and
go N to find another cavern. Enter it and kill the enemy. Now drop the block
right on top of the previous block. Now return to the first cavern and make
your way E to reach another area.

Walk a bit to find a normal save point with particles. Ignore it for now and
enter the Passage Ring. After the scene, exit Mt. Zaleho via Wing Bottle (if
you want) and go to Belkend.

Once at Belkend, go to Fon Machine Lab 1 and go N, then W to trigger a scene
with Spinoza. Once it's over go to the Inn and rest to trigger a scene. Now
exit and go Ortion Cavern. We're going to travel to many areas now, but you'll
only do 4-5 min in each and like 2 lines of writing, so I'll write down
everything in this section, savvy?

Once at Ortion Cavern, watch the scene and proceed further in to trigger yet
another scene. Now move to the end of the cavern to trigger a scene with Tear
and Asch. At Sheridan, enter the Meeting Hall to trigger another scene. We need
to go to Keterburg and talk to Nephry. So go there and talk to her. Saphir was
waiting for Jade. So time to go to the Inn (Hotel) to trigger a scene, very,
very funny, by the way... Hahaha!!! Jade's kinky... Hahaha!!!

Now go to the first floor and speak to the man with a red bandana. He's
selling Van's book, so, you now the deal.. exit, watch the scene and go speak
to Luke's mom for the money (damn you Natalia...). Return to Keterburg and buy
the book. Luke will learn Slag Assault, nice... Upgrade your equipment and
restock your item supply, then exit Keterburg through the N exit.

=~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~=

At the World Map, follow the N mountain range W until you reach Mt. Roneal.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"No. That part of you is something I lack. I...
still can't really grasp what it means for people to die." -- Jade Curtiss


From where you start, go W and hit the tree using Mieu Attack to have a chest
fall. Open it to get 'Lemon Gel'. Now go NE and hit the NE most tree to reveal
another chest. Open it to get 'Wing Bottle', now go E into a hidden crack to
find a chest with 'Pineapple Gel'. Now go W to find a fork just on top of a
little slope. Go E and E again to find a chest with 'Aquamarine'. Return to the
previous fork and go W this time to reach another area.

After the scene, go E and get 'Panacea Bottle'. Keep going N and the next
fork, go W, but beware, because the floor is slippery. There's also 'Dinei
Bottle' on the left side, so make sure you get it. Return to the fork previous
to the ice floor and go N this time.

In here, you'll see a little mountain in front of you. Use Mieu Fire to melt
it and get 'Mythril Guard'. Keep going and before exiting, melt the ice
mountain to the NW to find a chest with 'Nocercido', now exit.

Follow the path NE to trigger a scene. Afterwards, follow the path, open the
chest next to the save point to get 'Battle Bow'. Now save the game with the
healing save point (yay...) and follow the path until a scene kicks in, getting
'Treat' near the Yeti enemy. Make sure you have an Arte with which you can
steal.

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BOSS: LEGRETTA, ARIETTA, LARGO
------------------------------

a) Legretta
- Location: Mt. Roneal
- HP: 29,000
- P.ATK: 576
- P.DEF: 469
- F.ATK: 336
- F.DEF: 348
- Steal: None
- Elemental Info.:
- Weak: None
- Strong: Light


b) Arietta
- Location: Mt. Roneal
- HP: 26,000
- P.ATK: 576
- P.DEF: 459
- F.ATK: 336
- F.DEF: 348
- Steal: Time Traveling Girl
- Elemental Info.:
- Weak: None
- Strong: None


c) Largo
- Location: Mt. Roneal
- HP: 32,000
- P.ATK: 426
- P.DEF: 489
- F.ATK: 336
- F.DEF: 348
- Steal: None
- Elemental Info.:
- Weak: Earth, Fire
- Strong: None

- Strategy: Ok, maybe the hardest battle in the game (at least for me it was).
Disable all of Tear's Artes, except for Revitalize. As for Jade, everything
except for Blessing Drops. First of all, focus your attacks on Legretta, since
she's the hardest, the quickest, the everything. Once she's gone, the rest of
the battle is a hell lot easier. Take Arietta next, because of her magic, and
just because she's annoying. And last but not least, take Largo down. Largo
alone isn't hard at all. What makes this battle hard are, mainly Legretta and
Arietta. Don't forget to steal Arietta's Time Traveling Girl, which is a doll
for Anise. In hard mode, these three use their Mystic Artes, giving you a lot
more difficulty. But don't worry, in normal, they don't use them.

You'll receive after the battle... 13,500 XP, 24,000 Gald and Sapphire ring,
Red Sage, Mystic Mark, Red Lavender and Reflect Ring.

------------------------------

Watch the scene after the battle. When you regain control, enter the Sephiroth
and check the S side of this room to find a chest with 'Pineapple Gel', now go
W and enter the next area. Follow the circular path and use the elevator at the
end to reach the Passage Ring. After the scene, go S and exit Mt. Roneal using
the save point. Now return to Keterburg.

Once here, a scene triggers. Time to talk to everyone if you want...

Tear - W side of the hotel, where the benches are.
Mieu - In front of you.
Jade - In the entrance of town, watching the statue.
Guy - Inside the casino.
Anise - Outside Nephry's Manor.
Ion - Inside Nephry's Manor.
Natalia - In the park at the N side.

Once you've spoken to everyone, go to the Inn and spend the night to trigger
some scenes. When you regain control, exit the hotel to trigger a scene. Now
exit Keterburg and head for the Absorption Gate, which is the small island NE
of Keterburg. Remember to restock your item supply, you may need it after the
battle with the God-Generals.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"Then just kill me and make a replica." -- Tear 'Mystearica' Grants


Prepare for the second largest dungeon in the entire game, and probably my
most hated one. So, proceed N to trigger a scene. Afterwards, go inside and
proceed further inside to trigger another scene. Once it's over, check the
central score in middle of the room. Remember the previous Sephiroths? We need
to bring a blue, red and yellow fonons. You'll also notice that there are 4
available paths in this room (without counting the path we used to get in
here).

Follow the NW path to find some blue fonons at the end. Grab them and return
to the score. Now take the SE path and get the yellow fonons at the end, same
here, return to the score. Finally take the NE path and grab the red fonons at
the end. Return to the score and put the fonons in the right order to make a
lift appear where the score is.

Once at the bottom of the lift, an earthquake occurs. Big deal. Follow the
path and enter the huge white gate you encounter. Now go, N, E, S down the ramp
and keep going S until you see another gate on your right. Take it. At the fork
outside, follow it downwards to find a chest with 'Tartan Ribbon' just before
the flame wall. Now follow the path upwards and enter the white gate when you
come to it.

Follow the path NW and at the end go S down the ramp, then go E, S at the
fork, down the ramp and W at the next fork. Before entering the gate, get
'Pineapple Gel' from the chest NW of the gate itself.

Once outside the gate, take the upper path and enter the white gate at the end
of the path (ignore the first gate). His one should be easy, so head to the
bottom to find a fish-like enemy with red fire in it. When you kill it, a the
red fire walls will disappear. Nice... so return from whence you came and at
the fork, go W and open the chest containing 'Red Basil'. Now enter the white
gate we skipped before.

Go S in here, then down the ramp, then follow the path N and down the ramp, go
E and open the chest to find 'Mythril Cloak', then go S to find another chest
containing 'Ancient Ribbon'. Return to the previous chest and go N to find the
exit. Use the lift at the end of the path.

Down here, make sure you use the healing save point. Move S a bit to trigger a
scene where the party splits. You'll now be in control of Luke and Tear. There
are three teams now: Luke and Tear, Guy and Natalia; and Jade and Anise. So
let's start with Luke. Follow the SW path, lit the first "key hole" and proceed
further down, but just a bit to see another "key hole" N of you. BE SURE TO HIT
IT! You'll see another one along the way, so lit that one up as well. When you
reach a fork, go E for 'Mighty Saber' and continue until you reach the bottom.

Once down here, hit the yellow orb under the fork to make the purple gate
disappear. Proceed and use the warp to go down. At the second fork, go W and
lit the "key hole"; and go E and hit the yellow orb under the fork to make a
purple gate disappear. Use the warp down and examine the white glyph on the
floor to change to Guy's team.

Start following the path and enter the white gate. This is way too easy for me
to explain, so just get 'Treat' and at the bottom, watch the scene and save
your game. Now go through the white portal and follow the path until you reach
a fork, which you should take W for a 'Grass Chamber'. Return to the fork and
go S to reach a white portal... enter it.

In here, follow the S warp path to find 'War Hammer'. Now go down once again
and exit this area. Kill the enemy walking around here to have turn into a
block. You'll also see two gaps, one on the left and one on the upper right.
There are also two openings per gap, so push it down the left opening of the
left gap. Now step on the white glyph and change to Jade's team.

From where you appear, go E to find 'Rare Protector', now go W and enter the
white gate. Simply follow the warp path, get 'Carmine Chamber', go S and save
your game. Now exit through the portal.

Follow the path (ignore the white gate for now) and at the fork, go W and kill
the enemy there to have it turn into a block. Now push down on the left side of
the seesaw. Return to the previous fork and go S this time to find yet another
fork. Follow it S to find a chest with 'Pineapple Gel'. Return to the fork and
enter the white gate E of you.

From here, follow the S warp path for 'Strike Eagle'. Return to the entrance
and take the N warp path. Down here, use the first warp you come across to find
'Special Gel'. Return down the warp and use the S most warp and follow the warp
paths until you reach the bottom.

Once outside, get '20,000 Gald' from the chest in front of you. Keep following
the path W to find 'Rare Bracelet'. Return and push the block Guy dropped over
the gap to the W. Now use the white glyph and change to Luke's team. Go N, the
E going up the seesaw and hit the fork to make another purple gate disappear.
Return to the middle point of the seesaw to trigger a little scene. Now go to
where the block is and break it using Mieu Attack. Return to the white glyph,
but go up the warp, go to the second fork is (where the seesaw is), and follow
it E to find '12,000 Gald'. Return down the warp and now use the white glyph
and change to Guy's team.

Kill another golem enemy and now push it over the gap to the upper right and
return to Luke's team. Go N to the seesaw, go W from here and hit the fork at
the end. Now switch to Guy's team and follow the path until you switch
automatically to Jade's team. Follow the W path until you arrive to where guy's
team is. Both teams have joined, so run through the save point and kill the
enemy there so Luke can enter (this eliminates the blue fire walls). Now with
Luke, just run N to rejoin the team.

After all the lines, regroup, save your game and warp down. Watch the scenes
and prepare for the third best fight so far...

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BOSS: VAN
---------

- Name: Van
- Location: Absorption Gate
- HP: 132,000 / 198,000
- XP: 15,000
- P.ATK: 682 / 1023
- P.DEF: 700 / 1050
- F.ATK: 386 / 579
- F.DEF: 561 / 841
- Gald: 30,000
- Items dropped: Force Ring
- Steal: None
- Elemental Info.:
- Weak: None
- Strong: None

- Strategy: Ok, the third best fight in the game. Make sure you bring Jade and
Tear in this fight, as we'll be needing healing like never before and Jade's
magic every second. Since Van was Luke's sensei, he has a lot of Luke's
attacks. Base artes, like Raging Blast; Arcane artes like Lightning Tiger
Blade, Guardian Frost, Shining Blade and Radiant Dragon. He also has high level
Fonic Artes, like Jade's Ground Dasher and Infernal Prison. He also has his
damn Mystic Arte, Imperial Slaughter, which will kill anyone who receives the
attack, even with high HP.

Put everyone's TP usage to 100%, and make them use the Overlimit whenever they
can. Also, disable all of Tear's artes, except for Healing Circle, Revitalize
and Resurrection; as for Jade, disable all of his artes except for Ground
Dasher, Blessed Drops, Infernal Prison and Thunder Blade. And for Guy, if
you're bringing him (I really recommend you bring him), don't disable anything.

When Van reaches 75,000 HP, he'll start using Arcane artes like if there would
be no tomorrow. He'll also going in Overlimit and start using his Imperial
Slaughter at the end of the Overlimit. When he goes in Overlimit, open the menu
(/\ button) and press L1 until the "On your guard!" strategy appears. This will
make your character to get out of Van's way, so make him follow you and only
you, and try to escape his Mystic arte, because it'll kill you.

Have Jade use his artes during all the battle and Tear using Revitalize and
Healing Circle. If anyone dies, try reviving him/her with a Life Bottle, so
Tear doesn't spend her TP. This is one of the toughest battles in the game, you
may have to reset a couple times, but it's a while since I wanted to kick Van's
ass.

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After the fight, watch a scene, and an animated cutscene. And see you back at
home.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"I'm sorry... But I don't even really have a name.
Or a family. I'm empty." -- Luke fon Fabre


Once you regain control, go to the Drawing Room and speak to anybody to
trigger a scene. Also, Luke receives the title "Lost Child". Exit the Drawing
Room through the E exit and talk to Ramdas to trigger another scene. You'll
receive 'A Letter from Friends'. Once you regain control, go to the shopping
room and buy: 2 Holy Judgments (one for Guy because he's going to rejoin
shortly), a Rare Plate and I really recommend you buying the Rare Boots,
because they'll give Luke 120 more AGL.

Now head to the port and speak to General Cecille. Wow... it's official then.
They're getting married. Now talk to either soldier to board the ferry. Once on
board just read the letters. Then exit Port Sheridan and go to Sheridan itself.
Enter the Meeting Hall to trigger a scene with Aston. When you finally have the
Albiore, you may notice the Auto-pilot function. That's pretty nice and
efficient, so use it to go to Yulia City.

Once here, walk N a bit to trigger a scene with Teodoro. Time to talk to Tear.
Go to her house, up to the second floor and in the flower garden to trigger a
scene with her. After the scene, exit Yulia City, go to Daath to trigger a
scene with Anise. Afterwards, go to the Cathedral to trigger yet another scene.
Then go to Ion's room to have another scene kick in. At the end of the scene,
Guy rejoins the party (yay... ^_^). Now exit Daath and go to Fallen St. Binah.

Once at Fallen St. Binah, go N to trigger a scene with Field Marshal McGovern.
Once it's over, go to Shurrey Hill.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"Mohs is such a bastard!" -- Luke fon Fabre


Once here, a scene triggers as you enter (I hate that music...). Then enter
the Sephiroth to trigger another scene. Now go N to have a scene with Asch kick
in. So... the God-Generals are alive... that's not good at all. Now exit
Shurrey Hill and go to Fallen St. Binah.

A scene triggers as you arrive. Looks like Jade's having problems with his
men. Jade rejoins the team and you're taken to Grand Chokmah automatically.
Poor Frings... and he was about to get married to General Cecille. Now go to
the Palace and speak to Peony. Afterwards, go to the entrance to trigger
another scene. Time to go to Baticul.

If you want, before speaking to King Ingobert, upgrade everyone's equipment.
Now go to the castle to trigger a scene at the entrance where Natalia appears
out of nowhere. At the end, Natalia rejoins the party. Now go to Luke's manor
to trigger a scene as you enter. Luke's mom, Susanne has fallen ill, and we
need to find the cure. Isn't Jade awesome? This is a side quest, so please
refer to the section [sx514]. Also, before exiting, talk to Pere, who's at the
entrance. 1 step more to get Guy's father sword, the Jewel of Gardios. So,
before exiting, go to the port and speak to Cecile. Now exit Baticul and go to
Fallen St. Binah... there are some thing I want to do.

Enter the Inn and check the green book at the NW side of the Inn to learn the
recipe "Onion Soup". Exit, go NE and speak to the Elder McGovern to trigger a
scene. Return to the Inn and speak to Glenn McGovern to trigger another scene
and afterwards, we need to find his Rappig. Not a problem at all, just exit
town and you should see it in front of you. Now return to Glenn and obtain the
Catalyst Weapon 'Blood Pain'.

Now head to Daath. I bet you anything you're just plain happy with the Auto-
pilot feature. Hahaha... me too.

Enter Daath to trigger a scene. Once you regain control, head to the bottom of
the Cathedral to trigger another scene with Arietta and Legretta (their names
are so similar ;p). Who would have though Arietta would...? Just watch the
scene. Remember the entrance to Mt. Zaleho? Go there to trigger yet another
scene, but with Mohs this time. Anise receives also the title of 'Spy'. Now try
exiting Daath to trigger a scene (rather shocking, by the way!). Once on board
the Albiore, use the Auto-pilot feature to reach Mt. Zaleho.

 

[Saya Kisaragi]

"Thank you... for everything... My most... cherished..." -- Ion


After the initial scene, go E and at the first fork, follow the lower path to
find 'Flare Cape'. Return to the fork and keep following the path until you
reach yet another fork. Follow the upper path for 'Melange Gel'. Return to the
previous fork and follow the path until you reach another scene.

A scene triggers as you move further in. At the first fork you get to, go W
(be careful of the magma jumping around) and get 'Life Bottle' from the chest.
At the next fork, go W to reach another area. At the fork down the ramp, follow
it E to find two chests containing 'Cobalt Chamber' and 'Pineapple Gel'. Now
return to the fork and go SW this time, but beware, because the lava will cover
the path every now and then.

At this next area, a scene triggers where a dragon attacks the party. Once
it's over, the dragon will keep attacking you, so try and avoid the fireballs.
Before running W, go NE to find a hidden chest with 'Sunlight Chamber' in it.
As you run W (remember about the lava covering the path? It'll happen here
too), you'll see a chest S of you. Run W, wait until the lava goes down and run
E to open the chest that contains 'Carmine Chamber'. Now follow the path W,
ignore the fork you come across and enter the next area.

At the first fork, go W to find 'Rare Circlet' and continue onwards. When you
reach a fork, enter the cave NW to get 'Lunar Guard'. Now go S from the
previous fork and at the bottom, the lava here also comes up and covers the
path... what a pain (one of Luke's past quotes). So follow the path and get
'Life Bottle', BUT DO NOT PRESS X. Wait until the lava goes down, press X to
exit the "You've obtained..." dialog globe and keep following the path.

Save the game at the healing sparkling save point (these are my favorite type
of save points, can you guess why?!). Continue onwards and prepare for a super
huge room where lava covers all the path. At the first fork, go E and get 'Do
Sanga'. Return to the fork and go N this time. At the next fork, go S (yes,
you'll burn, but who cares... you have Tear and Natalia to cure the party) and
get 'Silver and White' from the chest.

Now return to the save point, save and heal, and return to the previous area.
Go N at the first fork and W at the second... Boss Battle.

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BOSS: FYR BRONC
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- Name: Fyr Bronc
- Location: Mt. Zaleho
- HP: 95,000 / 142,500 / 190,000 / 332,000
- XP: 16,000
- P.ATK: 810 / 1,215 / 1,620 / 2,835
- P.DEF: 978 / 1,467 / 1,956 / 3,423
- F.ATK: 467 / 700 / 934 / 1,634
- F.DEF: 704 / 1,056 / 1,408 / 2,464
- Gald: 28,000
- Items dropped: Ruby, Red Savory
- Steal: Libavius Ore
- Elemental Info.:
- Weak: Water
- Strong: Earth Fire

- Strategy: Ok, it may be a dragon, but he's easy. Turn off all of Jade's artes
except for Blessed Drops. Since Fyr is weak to Water, Blessed Drops is going to
be devastating. Also, start spamming Guardian Frosts like crazy, or if you're
using Guy, Frigid Moons like if there's no tomorrow. Have Tear heal all the
battle and replenish her TP with Pineapple Gels when needed. It has lower F.DEF
than P.DEF, so Jade's Blessed Drops will be the main source of dmg. As for his
attacks, they may be dealing 400-550 dmg. That's pretty high, but he's slow, so
an Apple/Lemon Gel can fix it.

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Watch the small scene after the battle. Afterwards, go E, enter a purplish
cave (it blends with the surroundings) and follow the path until a scene kicks
in... OMG! The second saddest scene in the game is starting... *sniff* *sob*
*sniff*.

When you regain control, enter the Chapel to find Anise. Talk to her to
trigger a scene. You'll obtain 'Ion's Fonstone'. When you regain control, GO TO
DAATH BAY!!! A scene triggers as you enter and Natalia will learn "Healing
Force". Now leave and go to Belkend.