___________________ ________ |___ ___| __||_ _| _________ ___ ____| ___ _|_\ ____| |___ / ____ __ ___ / ___/| | | | | || | |/ / / __ \ | \/ | __| | \ | | / /__ | | | | | || | / | | | |_| |\ | | |_ | \ | | \___ \ | | | | | || | \ | | | | | || | | _| | \| | ____\ \ | |__| | | || | |\ \ | |__| | | |/ | | |__ | |\ | \_____/ |______|_|__|| |_| \_\ \____/ |___/ |____| |_| \__| ___| |__ \ / |_____________| \___/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Suikoden IV v3.0 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Author: Date Released: 02MAR2005 Scott Ong Last Update: 19MAR2005 The latest versions of the FAQ can be found at:- GameFAQs .- Disclaimer -. This FAQ is protected under the Copyright Law Act. No part of the material should be copied without obtaining the author's consent. For webmasters, the FAQ can be posted on your website as long as no part of the FAQ is altered. Please obtain the latest revisions from GameFAQs . If you have any questions about the FAQ, feel free to sent me an e-mail (addressed indicated above) with the game title (Suikoden IV or SU4) as your subject. No labelled subjects will be unattended. This FAQ is copyright of Scott Ong 2005. .- FAQ being cut off? -. This is a common problem if you are still using older versions of Internet Explorer or 56kps modem. If you did not see the Credit & Acknowledgements section (or my e-mail), hit Refresh on your browser and you should be able to view it. You should be able to find my e-mail at the end of this document. If you see it, that means you will have obtained the complete FAQ for that particular update. C O N T E N T S _______________________________________________________________ Versions [1.0] Date Released: 2nd March 2005 443KB [2.0] Date Released: 7th March 2005 509KB [3.0] Date Released: 19th March 2005 576KB 1.0 Author's Note 2.0 Basic Tutorial 3.0 Walkthrough 4.0 Runes Bestiary 5.0 Items Bestiary 6.0 Equipment Bestiary 7.0 Combos Bestiary 8.0 Enemies Bestiary 9.0 Miscellanous Information 10.0 108 Stars of Destiny 11.0 Credit & Acknowledgements _______________________________________________________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 1.0 Author's Note -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- From my past experience, a lot of people tends ask questions of the game that is already answered in the FAQ. If you need help, please kindly use the Find button and type the key word to search for your own. Otherwise, it is pretty useless for me to list everything down here. If you are new to the game of Suikoden IV, please refer to Basic Tutorial before moving straight to the walkthrough. It helps a lot in your game as you will need to understand the basics first. Please kindly await for next update. Latest revisions can only be obtained at GameFAQs What has been added for this updated - Make miscellaneous corrections to the FAQ (Check out the walkthrough for recruiting Ugetsu*) - Updated the Baths Section - Updated the Ornaments Section - Updated the Missable Item Lists and Bonus Scenes - Updated Treasure Hunting section - Updated the Enemies Section -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2.0 Basic Tutorial -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Please read this section before the walkthrough. It is basically a short but helpful guide to give you a headstart in the game. Please take a few minutes to read this... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1 Basic Concepts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Progress Mode Support ---------------------------- As you load the game, you will be given the choice of choosing Normal Display mode or Progressive Mode. Progressive mode requires a TV compatible with progressive scan (480p) and a component AV cable (for Playstation 2). "Hero" -------------- Like Suikoden and Suikoden II, Suikoden IV has a free name character. You will be able to name your character at the start of a new game. Hero is not the default name (as there is no default name) but it is a commonly accepted name in the Suikoden community. It sounds a lot better than "main character" and helps me to type less ^_^) I will be using Hero as the name for the main character. Main Menu ----------------------- Upon accessing the menu, you will see the following commands: In towns; dungeons Aboard the ship/Ocean --------------------------- ----------------------------- Items Items Rune Rune Equipment Equipment Status Status Formation Formation Options Options ----------------- Depart/Anchor Save Suikoden IV is a classic game and don't expect too many hi-tech equipment like airships or spaceships and you are bound by the massive water terrain. You will encounter random battles while sailing in the ocean. Choose to Anchor to access the inner portion of ship. You can get items or talk to your allies. When you get your base ship, you can save anywhere. To return back to the world map, activate menu and choose Depart. The World ----------------------- On the chart screen (or world map which RPG gamers normally call), you will be able to view red dots on accessible islands. The yellow arrow is your ship and direction point is the area that you are facing. To access the next area, just proceed to the yellow area. Hit Circle button to activate the world map. The ship controls will be discussed in detail under the walkthrough. You will encounter random battles while sailing in the world and you can save anywhere while in the ocean. Unlike most worlds, the area you navigate is "round". For Suikoden IV, it is a bit special as once you reach the "border", your ship will be forced to make a U-turn automatically. Towns ----------------------- Hit R2 to activate your radar and you will find a blue radar map on the lower right corner of the screen. Hit R2 to toggle between corner map view, full map view or no map view. While on the world map, you will toggle between compass view. In the towns, you will find NPCs, townsfolks and chests. Make you search suspicious objects like bookshelves in shops, wells and even stoves as you can uncover some items. To examine objects, use the X button. Hold down R1 button and you will be run in the game. You will find shops: Equipment Shop - sells items and accessories Armour Shop - sells equipment Rune Shop - sells orbs, equip and remove Runes Trading Post - allows you to trade items Inn - allows you to rest and save your game Appraiser - allows you to appraise unknown items e.g. ? Pot Smithery - allows you to upgrade weapon Hot Spring - allows you to recover lost HP and MP for *free* Lottery Shop - allows you to play lottery In Equipment and Armor Shop, you will find a Bargain Item option. New items that are not sold in the shops can be found under this option on a RANDOM basis. Hence, once you find a random equipment Get it or it may take a lot time for it to reappear. As you purchase items in shops, you may earn supplementary tickets or lottery tickets depend on the purchases. These tickets allows you to play the Lottery game which can nab you the following prizes: 1st Prize (Yellow) - 1st time: Pirate King Crown 2nd time: Diamond 3rd time: 10000 potch 2nd Place (Red) - Sunbeam Orb 3rd Place (Green) - Jizo Clock 4th Place (Blue) - Mega Medicine 5th Place (White) - Medicine "The Base" /Ship --------------------- Upon getting the base ship, you can change equipment for your ship party by using the L1 and R1 buttons to toggle between party statuses. You will also be allow to save anywhere while on the ship or in sea. To access a new area, just move your ship towards the island (look out for the harbour as you can't access islands via its other regions) and you will be given a prompt whether to make a landfall. Once you have recruit Viki, you can make use of Glowing Hand Mirror or the mirror to teleport to areas that you have access earlier instantly. You can use it anything unless you are in part of a story event. Status --------------- As you view the status screen, you will see something like the one below: Page 1 Page 2 ATK: Attack ------------------- ------------------ DEF: Defense Hero Hero HP: 11 / 11 Training Sword STR: Strength MP: 1.0.0.0 WPN LVL 1 SKL: Skill WPN PWR 12 MAG: Magic LV: 1 ATK 15 EVA: Evasion Exp 0 DEF 3 Elemental PDF: Physical Defense Fi. 0 MDF: Magic Defense STR 3 PDF 3 Wa. 0 SPD: Speed SKL 3 MDF 2 Wi. 0 LUC: Luck MAG 3 SPD 3 Ea. 0 WPN LVL: Weapon Level EVA 3 LUC 2 Li. 0 WPN PWR: Weapon Power I love to keep things simple hence pardon me for the simple data diagrams above. Throughout the walkthrough, I will illustrates a lot these types of diagrams to allow you to understand how to use a certain character. All characters vary differently. They can be strong attackers but slow speed. They can be good magic attackers but low HP. It is a balance of power between attack and speed, magic and attack and HP with magic. Hence it is a good way to balance them out. Besides the table below will explain what does the status does: ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATK Attacking power DEF Defense power I believe these two stats will have some impact on the character's overall performance in naval battles when you choose them as your fighters. ----------------------------------------------------------------- STR Affects character's physical attacks SKL Affects character's attack with Skill Runes MAG Affects cahracter's attack with Magic Runes EVA Affects character's evasion rate PDF Affects character's defense against physical attacks MAG Affects character's defense against magic SPD Affects character's timing of turns LUC Affects rates of critical, dodge and counter ----------------------------------------------------------------- WPN LVL Character's current weapon level WPN PWR Character's weapon attacking power The higher the weapon level, the more damage the weapon will deal. You can upgrade this stats by visiting the smithery ------------------------------------------------------------------ Each character can equipped a maximum of 3 Runes, a head gear, a body gear, an arm gear, a foot gear and 3 accessories. The Runes equipability depends on the character's MAG stats. More details will be cover in the later sections. Saving -------------- You can save your game by using Save Points (a blue orb on a pedestal) or the Inn. You can save anywhere on the World. Once you got the base ship, you can save anywhere while aboard the ship. A save file requires 93kb of memory card space. If you see a (S) icon at the walkthrough, it means it is highly recommend to save your game at that juncture. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.2 Party Setup & Formations ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The party comprises of 4 members and a support character. The four members are arranged in the following formation: 1 4 2 3 The support character will not be involved in the battle but gives you other bonuses such as healing and gaining additional items. Normally, I would recommend #1 and #4 character as an attacker with decent HP while those with lower HP at #2 and #3 slot of the formation. The closer your character is up front, the more damage they will take. Hence keep magic users at #2 or #3. Suikoden IV is a turn-based battle. In other words, enemies or characters will take their turns depending on the character's SPD stats. The higher the speed stats (SPD), the more turns the character will have. When you enter in the battle, you will see the following commands: Before getting the ship After getting the ship -------------------------- ------------------------ Fight Fight Flashes* Flashes* Retreat/Release Retreat/Release Potch Potch Rush Rush Auto Change Party Auto * Flashes will ONLY be available if someone is equipped with the Slash Orb and the party's level is much higher (i.e. 2 of the characters can kill the enemy in one hit). It is an instant kill attack. It will replace Release command. Fight will allow you to choose your character's individual attacks and you will see the character's command list, which will be explained later. Retreat will allow you to escape from battles. There are certain battles that you can't win hence retreat is the only way out. Please note that you can't escape from story-based battles or boss fights. BTW, retreat does not work all the time. There can be sometime you will fail. Potch works like bribing. Potch is the currency in Suikoden IV and you can pay potch to end the battle but it is not going to worth the while as Potch is extremely important in Suikoden. Rush is an area attack that is a "free" turn. You can use Rush only when the yellow gauge below the characters status screen on the battle is maxed out and Hero is required to be in the party. To build up the gauge, you need to attack and win battles. Change Party will be available until you get the "ship". You can have a total of 3 parties. A main party with Hero as the compulsory character and 2 Ship Party, which can be used only for random battles on the ship. This option is useful as it prevents you to having an unbalance party of characters. (i.e. some characters too strong while some too weak) But normally when training characters, I will have 2 strong characters while weak characters occupying the #2 and #3 slot or #4 slot if he/she has decent HP. Auto will cause the computer to control your characters to use the Attack command to attack for the remaining turns. You will see the following commands after you have selected: Attack Defend Rune Item Combo Attack ---------- I will explain the Rune and Combos under in the later sections. Attack is the most basic way of attacking enemy. Different characters will perfrom different amount of hits and it depends solemnly on the character's strength, attack stats and weapon stats. The higher these stats are, the more damage they will deal. Weapon stats have an importance in the amount of damage that you deal with Attack. You can upgrade weapons at the smithery. Please refer to the equipment tutorial section for details. Defend ----------- Defend works the opposite of Attack. When defending, your character has a higher chance of countering and receives lower damage when enemy's attack hit your character. There are various types of defenses. Items ------------ Under your items listing, there is an Usable Items list right? These items can be used from the Item command list. Below are the some of game's important items: Medicine: Restores health Mega Medicine: Restores health Jizo Clock: Revives fallen character Antitoxin: Cures poison Cough Drops: Cures silence Needle: Cures balloon Mushroom: Recovers MP Jizo Clock becomes indispensible in part of the stages. Hence it is advisible to save them for tough dungeons. Escape Talisman is useful before you gotten the magic mirror. But once you gotten it, it is not necessary to stock them up. Please refer to items bestiary for more details. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.3 Runes ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Runes are also know as the magic source for Suikoden IV. In Suikoden, there are 4 level of attack spells and Magic is listed in the following format LV1 LV2 LV3 LV4 0 0 0 0 Let's say if you have 5.3.1.0, you can use level 1 spells 5 times, level 2 spells 3 times, level 3 spell 1 time and level 4 spell none. To restore MPs, use mushroom to restore or stay in a inn or rest in your bed. Compared to previous series, magic has become more useful in Suikoden IV. There are 2 types of Runes - Skill and Magic. Magic Runes conserves MP and examples are like Fire, Water, Earth and Wind. Skill Runes does not conserve MP but they provide additional effects like for an example - Killer Orb, it provides the increase possibility of critical hits (don't use it via Rune command) or Shrike Rune (Mizuki's Rune) which is usable via Rune command only. To equip/remove a Rune, you need obtain Orbs and visit Runemasters at Rune Shops and pay a fee to equip them. There are certain Runes (e.g. Kika's Falcon Rune, Ornan's Waking Rune) that cannot be unequipped. Runes can be obtained via purchasing from Rune shops, bargain finds in equipment shop, search from areas, or playing the treasure hunting mini-game. The ability of a character to use a level spell depends on the character's level and magic level. The higher the magic stats and a higher level a character is, you can equip more Rune or use higher level spells. A character can have a maximum of 3 Runes (head, left hand and right hand) For details about Runes, please refer to the Runes Bestiary. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.4 Experience Points and Levelling Up ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To gain a level, you need a 1000 experience points. Enemies will award different amount of EXP for different and its HP will varies from battle to battle. Hence, I would like to clear up that the HP of enemies are based on rough estimates and my sheer guessing (I have used a calculator to count the hits the enemy receives...) It is better to have it than having nothing as HP normally depends on the impact of the enemy's strengths and weakeness... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.5 Naval Battles ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Throughout the course of the game, you will need to fight in naval battles. In Suikoden IV, ships is able to use the power of Runes to fight as shells. Captaincy --------------- Throughout the course of the game, you can have a total of 5 captains: Hero, Snowe, Lino En Kludes, Kika and Elenor. Captains will determine the ship's mobility and mobility will affect your ship's speed and turns. Rune Cannon ---------------- The elemental chart below is a summary of the elemental weakness and strengths. For example, Fire will nullify against Fire, it is weak against Water but strong against Wind. It is neutral against Lightning and Earth. \ Enemy Fire Water Wind Lightning Earth Element ____________________________________________________________ Fire Nullify Weak Strong Neutral Neutral Water Strong Nullify Neutral Weak Neutral Wind Weak Neutral Nullify Neutral Strong Lightning Neutral Strong Neutral Nullify Weak Earth Neutral Neutral Weak Strong Nullify Please refer to the Rune Affirnity Chart for who is suitable to use which Runes as their Rune Cannon. Fighters ----------------- You have a choice of 4 fighters. I would prefer 4 fighters who has high HP, ATK and DEF for these position. The ATK and DEF stats are the ones that are shown next to the character's level and experience points gained on the status screen. They will have also an impact on the underlings. During a boarding battle, you CANNOT use Runes, Items, Potch or Retreat. You have only left with combos and attack. There is ONE important point to take note off. Once a character died in the ship boarding battle, he will no longer be able to use in future battles. If you see the roster, his/her name will be in red and you can't use the character ANYMORE. So it is reasonable to upgrade the weapons and give them the best armor before selecting them for the fight. Underlings ----------------- Underlings are known as the HP of the ship. The higher the underlings, the more HP your ship has. (i.e. more damage it can substain from enemies' Rune Cannons) But it will reduce the ship's speed and mobility. Boarding ----------------- Boarding is extremely useful when figthers are good attackers i.e. they have high attack and defend stats. But there is a point to take note of. If a ship of yours being boarded by the opposition and all your characters dies in that battle, non-story characters will marked as death towards the ending of the game. You will be unable to use him for the remaining of the game. To board a ship, you must be at least 1 square away from the enemy. For more details about naval battle, please refer to Section 9. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.6 Duel ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a classic one-on-one battle. You can only choose 3 commands - Attack, Guard or Special. At the start of the duel, you can choose to battle with normal or full power. To win a Duel, you need to knock your opponent's HP down to zero and victory will be yours. The list of possible outcomes are listed in the table below: ____________________________________________________________________ | Your's | Opponent's | Effect | |---------|-------------|--------------------------------------------| | Special | Special | Both receives same amount of damage | | Special | Attack | You deal heavy damage to your opponent | | Special | Guard | You deal no damage and opponent counter... | | Guard | Special | You counter your opponent's special | | Guard | Attack | You receive some damage. | | Guard | Guard | Nothing happened... | | Attack | Special | You receive heavy damage | | Attack | Attack | Nothing happened... | | Attack | Guard | Your opponent receive some damage. | |_________|_____________|____________________________________________| The key words to win a duel is patience and paying attention to your opponent's speeches. If the enemy attacks you with Special, use Guard to counter it. If the enemy uses Guard, attack him/her with an Attack. If the enemy uses Attack, counter it with Special. Besides, the walkthrough has even listed their quotes and the correct response that you should use... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.7 Combos ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Certain characters can combo for a combo attack that deals weaker damage but affect more enemies or deals more damage against an enemy. Combos can be executed by 2 characters, 3 characters and even 4 characters! Using a Combo --------------- In order to use a combo, the characters involve the combo must not use his/her turn for any other command. The characters must not be affected by a status ailment that cause him/her unable to execute it (i.e. Sleep etc). For the full list of combos, please check out the Combos Bestiary. Learning Combos ---------------- All Combos except for Hero and Snowe's Friendship Attack requires you to gain battle victories in order to learn them. I.e. you need to fight battles with the characters involved and you will learn them eventually. For example for Kika and Hero to learn the Double Sword Attack, you need to have them battle for 10 battles before they will learn it. Levelling Up Combos -------------------- Combos can be more effective when you win more battles with the setup characters that are involved in the combo. I.e. To level up the Ninja Attack, Akaghi and Mizuki must be in the party. A Combo attack can levelled up to level 3 and they will deal damage if the weapons are being upgraded to a higher level. Some combos carry an element. For more details about Combos, please read the Combos Bestiary. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.8 Recruitment ----------------------------------------------------------------------- There are a total of 108 stars or characters that you can recruit. You can start recruiting people once you establish your base upon meeting Lino En Kludes, King of Obel. To recruit people, you need to trigger events. For some characters, you need existing characters in your party before you can recruit them while for others, you need to complete a quest before you can have them joining you. For details on character's recruitment, please refer to section 10 for more details. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.9 Maintaining Equipment ----------------------------------------------------------------------- There are basically 3 basic equipment - weapons, armor and accessory. Weapons ----------------- Each character has a specific type of weapon and you cannot unequip them. To upgrade a weapon, you must visit the smithery to upgrade them by sharpening them. The fees are fixed and different character's weapons will be different in upgrading. Upgrading is limited by levels. To gain levels in upgrading weapon, you need to get a key item - a Hammer. Give it to your smithy (Adrienne) who will join you throughout the course of the game and he will be able to level up your weapons. The highest level that you can attained is level 16. The weapon affects attacking power whether it is for duel, naval battles or battles. So make you sharpen them often. Fees for sharpening Hammers Max Level ----------------------------------- ---------------------------- LV 02 300p LV 10 18000p Iron Hammer 9 LV 03 600p LV 11 27000p Copper Hammer 12 LV 04 1500p LV 12 35000p Silver Hammer 15 LV 05 2700p LV 13 43000p Gold Hammer 16 LV 06 3500p LV 14 52000p LV 07 4500p LV 15 60000p LV 08 7000p LV 16 70000p LV 09 11000p Through the battles, enemies ocassionally drop Rune Pieces where you can have them affix to your character's weapon. For example if you equip a Lightning Rune Piece on the character's weapon, he/she will deal more damage against enemies who are weak against Lightning (i.e. marine creatures). It is an additional benefit. Hence get them on your weapons. Armor ----------------- Armor can be equipped on four body portions - head, body, arm and foot. They can be bought from armor shop found in town. As you progress into the game, you will be able to purchase better equipment. Like wise, you can also make use of items that you obtained from battles such as scales, feathers, ores (obtained from trading post) and combine them into armor by talking to Adrienne (at the smithery) or Phil (at the shipwright). Different character classes can equip a certain class of armor. For details, please refer to Armor Bestiary. Accessory ----------------- Accessory can be bought from equipment shop (or item shop as what other RPG used to call) and each character can equip a maximum 3 accessories. Accessories can be obtained via questing and treausre hunting too. You can have more accessories via combining raw materials by visiting the Mermaid Shop (Accessory Atelier) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.10 Tips/ Notes ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Blinking Mirror not 100% effective! ------------------------------------ When you recruited Viki, you can teleport to places that you have visited by talking to her which is really convenient. However, certain cutscenes can only be trigger when you enter the port (i.e. you need to view the world map and re-enter again by having your ship making contact with the port). Save your game ----------------- There are numerous save points through the battle. It is highly recommended to save often, besides being an RPG is not quite possible to complete this game within a day. When you see the following: (S) Save your game This means you are reaching a cruical point and if you do not save your game, you will miss something that will have an impact on your game such as a valuable accessory etc. Hence keep a lookout for them. Training Tips ---------------- Training can be boring and redundant in RPG. But this is the "rice bowl" of playing RPG. You are bound to encounter enemies and enemies will get tougher as you progress into the game. If you don't train your party well, you will definitely experience difficulties. Throughout the walkthrough, I have provide some battle tips against the enemy within the area along with some really useful training tips. Earning Potch ---------------- Potch can be earned in various methods. You can win potch via trading at trading post (buy low, sell high and you will earn on the difference). Likewise, you can equip a Prosperity Rune (Lo Seng) and you will win double the amount. Don't be worry about the shortage of money in early part of game as it is common thing in playing Suikoden. Normally, I would recommend you to start bulk purchasing at the late of the game. At the initial part of the game, always upgrade weapons and armor for your main party and have their existing armor on other characters. Likewise, you can make use of combining materials and sell the armor made from these materials (yup Adrienne, Phil and the mermaids will charge you nothing for making them). -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 3.0 Walkthrough -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This is a long walkthrough and I will try to keep the story events to the minimum. The objective of this walkthrough is to complete the game and gathering all 108 Stars of Destiny. Use this walkthrough only. If you want to complete the game quickly for the sake of completing for the ending, please refer to other walkthroughs. By the way, there are a lot of SPOILERS in this walkthrough but I have tried my best to keep them to the minimum. ================ IMPORTANT ================ Enemies' stats -------------------- The enemies' stats are based on my estimation as in the game there is no Scan or Sense spell that allows you to view enemy's HP. But I listed them down is to provide you a gauge on how you would handle the battle. (S) Save your game -------------------- This is a new addition for my walkthroughs. When you see this symbol along with the word, I HIGHLY recommend you to save your game as a mistake will leak you to miss an accessory/equipment or even a Star of Destiny (SOD). Enter via ship ---------------- Do not overuse the Blinking Hand Mirror to enter and exit towns in recruiting people. Some of the events can be triggered ONLY when you exit the town via ship i.e. you need to exit out of the town phyiscally. Bargain Items --------------- When you visit Equipment or Armor Shops, you will find a special option called "Bargain Items". Rare items will appear randomly for sale and therefore remember to check them out for new items. Some of the items will provide additional support and advanced support. RPG Golden Rules ----------------- Having being completed more than 10 RPGs, I could summarise playing RPG in a few rules: - Pay attention to the speeches. Some of the speeches will drop a hint and that could lead to something special. - Save often and be daring. Do not be afraid to test out new things and the experience could help you in future battles. Be explorative in dungeons. Once your HP or MP got too low, exit the dungeons and return back your room and heal (once you got Viki in the party) - Some bosses are a bit too difficult at the moment. Hence if you looks too powerful do not hestiate to retreat. There are some very powerful and tough random battles if your party are untrained. Kill off the stronger enemies in the ground so that you will be having dealt less damage. - Better equipment and having more random battles will make your life easier. In other words, higher level and equipment will allow you to have an easier game than sending an unprepared party. When training low level characetrs, bring 2 strong characters and unleash your strongest spell so that weak character could gain levels instantly. Ted is a good choice. To optimise the effect, have 3 Speed Rings on Ted for training in the earlier part of game. Once you have gotten sufficient cash, upgrade Kika and Hero's weapon to the maximum and you will find how useful the Double Sword Attack can be. Likewise, don't look down unlovely characters such as Gau, Shiramine and Ugetsu, they can pack a punch they are being used properly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.01 Prologue ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Medicine x10, Bandana x1, Tunic x1, Leather Helm x1, Chain Mail x1, Scale Shield x1, Leather Boots x1 Potch: 200p - begins with it. You will begin the game with naming your character. I choose "Hero" and I will be refering it throughout the walkthrough. Afterwards, you will be allow to adjust the options. Once you are done, hit the start button to carry on. After some cutscenes, you will engage in your first battle - a naval battle! Snowe will provide you with some help. Naval Battle #1 - First Engagement ____________________________________________________________________ You will be given a tutorial from Jewel. Choose the top option and Snowe will drop some hints. The objective is to destroy the opponent's ship. Opponent: ????? Victory conditions: Counter the enemy's attack and emerge victorious. Crew Members: Hero HP 10 ATK 14 DEF 5 Underlings 12 Tal HP 11 ATK 14 DEF 8 Underlings 8 Paula HP 10 ATK 12 DEF 5 Underlings 10 Keneth HP 10 ATK 13 DEF 5 Underlings 10 Jewel HP 10 ATK 13 DEF 5 Underlings 8 - Listen to the hints: "...can fire lightning & water Rune Shells" - Therefore, choose someone with a lightning Rune - Pick Keneth! - Place the remaining four members as your fighters - Take the maximum number of underlings. You can take a maximum of 49 underlings if you choose the above setup. You will have more "hit points" if you choose less underlings. The opponent has 60 hit points by the way. - Move to the 3rd square and press Left/Right to attack the opponent with your Rune Cannon. Counter when the opponent's attack you. _____________________________________________________________________ This is shortly follow by your first battle. It will be against a man and a woman. Just follow the instructions from Snowe and you will be fine. Seize the opportunity to get use to commands and controls. The battle will ends once either the man (Glen) or woman (Katarina) is knocked out. Snowe is equiped with the Water Rune, where Kindness Drops restores HP. The battle will end if Hero dies. However, if you want to win the battle, I recommend you to follow Snowe's instructions. You are bound to use a Medicine in the battle anyway. There will be some more cutscenes. Glen (the man) will challenge you to a one-on-one battle. Choose the bottom option. You can view your status screen. Snowe will be part of your party. There is a save point in the room which allows you to save your game. LV 1 LV 1 Hero STR 3 Snowe STR 3 HP: 11/11 SKL 3 HP: 11/11 SKL 1 MP: LV 1: 1/1 MAG 3 MP: LV 1: 1/1 MAG 1 LV 2: 0/0 EVA 3 LV 2: 0/0 EVA 2 LV 3: 0/0 PDF 3 LV 3: 0/0 PDF 2 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 2 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 2 SPD 3 SPD 2 ATK 15 DEF 3 LUC 2 ATK 13 DEF 2 LUC 1 Initial Equipment: Initial Equipment: Bandana, Tunic Leather Helm, Chain Mail, Scale Shield & Leather Boots Runes: Nil Runes: Water Weapon: Training Sword 1 Weapon: Daddy Blade WPN LVL 1 WPN LVL 1 WPN PWR 12 WPN PWR 10 * The statistics are listed without any equipment. Go to Equipment option and hit Circle to remove all the equipment. Give Hero the best defensive armor. Talk to Katarina or Glen to initiate the combat ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fencing Battle #1 - Vs. Glen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Once you are done, talk to Katarina or Glen. You will be fighting a fencing match. There are 3 options - Attack, Guard, Special. 1st Turn: Attack (Normal) 2nd Turn: Attack (Special) 3rd Turn: Attack 4th turn: Guard 5th turn: Guard And pay attention to his quotes... Or you want a sure-win battle? Quote Use Pay close attention to my swordsmanship -> Special Prepare to get beaten to a pulp -> Guard Charge at me and don't hold anything back -> Attack Let's see how well you can wield that sword -> Attack Now its my turn -> Special My next move will settle this once and for all! -> Guard I will strike you with all your might -> Guard ----------------------------------------------------------------- Well after the sparring match, you will be free to roam. You can find your teammates at the following locations: Lower deck: Katarina Upper deck: Jewel, Tal and Keneth Talk to everyone and this will be followed by some more scenes. Talk to Tal and there will be more cutscenes and well you are starting the game... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.02 Hall of Knights ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Old Book Volume 9, Steamed Bun x1, Water Orb x1 Head for the yellow marker on the map. You will reach the courtyard area. There is a door that leads to the hallway leading to Audience Chamber. You can find a chest containing an Old Book Volume 9. Exit and move to the next door on the right, you will find Hero's room in this hallway. There is a chest containing a Water Orb and Steamed Bun. There is also a save point where you can save your game. If you move up the Spire, you will be able to reach Commander Glen's room. There is nothing much to do other than heading for the Training Hall where you will find Kataronia at the doorway. There will be some more scenes and some history... (do you hate history classes? ^_^) Exit the courtyard. Head for the port which is located at the first area. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.03 Razril (Port) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Mushroom x1, Medicine x1, Stomach Band x1, Sandals x1, Tunic x2, Mittens x1, Robe x1, Gloves x1 (S) Save your game There is a save point here. Since it is night time, there are nothing much to visit as all shops are close. Ignore the entranceway (yellow marker) that is on right next to the equipment if you go there, you will have random battles. Just move all your way towards north and you will trigger a cutscene automatically. Eventually, you receives a torch of fire where Hero could use it as his weapon ^_^ if you visit the Back Street area. After the cutscene of Hero receiving the torch, you will be back at the main street leading to the square. There are people in the main street holding torches. Talk to them to light their torches. There are a total of 8 torches to light... Make your way to the Square and it will be followed some cutscenes and fireworks. Talk to everyone (Paula, Katarina, Glen, Tal, Jewel, Keneth and Lord Vingerhut). Exit the area via the main walkway not the one that is leading towards the back street. Just head south off the main street. Talk to everyone and there will be one man claiming that her daughter is missing. There is a cat at the area. Examine it and choose "Pet It" and you will receive a Medicine! Move forward and you will find a cat-man loitering around. Talk to it (Chiepoo) and you will get a notfication from it that a girl has been kidnapped. It is optional on whether you want to gather your party (you can have a maximum of four members). I would do so as it will make the party more "balanced". LV 1 LV 1 Tal STR 3 Jewel STR 3 HP: 11/11 SKL 2 HP: 12/12 SKL 2 MP: LV 1: 1/1 MAG 2 MP: LV 1: 1/1 MAG 2 LV 2: 0/0 EVA 3 LV 2: 0/0 EVA 3 LV 3: 0/0 PDF 2 LV 3: 0/0 PDF 2 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 1 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 2 SPD 2 SPD 3 ATK 13 DEF 2 LUC 3 ATK 13 DEF 2 LUC 2 Initial Equipment: Initial Equipment: Stomach Band, Sandals Tunic, Mittens Runes: Earth Runes: Water Weapon: Training Sword 1 Weapon: Training Sword 1 WPN LVL 1 WPN LVL 1 WPN PWR 12 WPN PWR 10 LV 1 LV 1 Keneth STR 2 Paula STR 2 HP: 12/12 SKL 4 HP: 12/12 SKL 2 MP: LV 1: 1/1 MAG 2 MP: LV 1: 1/1 MAG 3 LV 2: 0/0 EVA 2 LV 2: 0/0 EVA 3 LV 3: 0/0 PDF 3 LV 3: 0/0 PDF 2 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 3 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 2 SPD 3 SPD 3 ATK 12 DEF 3 LUC 2 ATK 12 DEF 2 LUC 2 Initial Equipment: Initial Equipment: Tunic Robe, Gloves Runes: Lightning Runes: Wind Weapon: Training Sword 1 Weapon: Training Sword 1 WPN LVL 1 WPN LVL 1 WPN PWR 10 WPN PWR 10 * Do not take off their equipment or you will have troubles in the upcoming training hall session. I recommend Keneth as his Lightning Rune is extremely useful when fighting a group of enemies along with another character of your choice. Remember the walkway? Just use it this time round... - Back Street - ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Enemies: Shobby Shrew, Thug ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` There is nothing much except you will find a empty backyard. Just move on the pathway and you will encounter random battles there. There is a chest located along the pathway where you can get a Mushroom. Proceed to the open area where you find a lot of broken pillars. Look for a man facing a crate. It is pretty well hidden there. Talk to him and you will fight... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Kidnapper HP: 100 Potch: Kidnapper Underling HP: 50 160p Just make use of Keneth's Lightning Rune if you have him in party for a quick finish. Or you may want to use the Friendship Attack between Snowe and Hero... Items: ? Pot (Pot of Razril) ? Painting (Grafitti) =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Search the crate for a Treasure Map item. This is your ONLY chance to get it! Head for the town entrance and choose to rest your day. You part ways with your teammates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.04 Hall of Knights ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (S) Save your game You will be back at your room again. You can restore your HP and MP by resting here. Save your game if you haven't do so. Exit the room. You will meet Funghi in at the kitchen that is next to your room. Make your way to courtyard. Exit the courtyard to the port and Snowe will rejoin your party. You will be back at the courtyard. Make your way to the training hall. If you talk to the trainee before talking to your friends, you will be fighting 3x Trainee where you can gain some experience points along with 30p. This can be done infinite amount of times until you have talked to your crew. =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Trainee A HP: 10 Potch: 30p Trainee B HP: 10 Trainee C HP: 10 - This is really simple. Just attack... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Talk to one of your crew members (Tal, Keneth, Paula or Jewel) and you will be able to form a party of four with Hero and Snowe as compulsory members. =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Senior Knight HP: 50 Potch: Nil - This is really simple. Just attack... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dowe will suggest changing the party member. Your selected members will be replaced by ones that are not selected. I will not recommend Tal before of his weak starting defense. To train Tal, bring in Keneth and have him using Berserk Blow. Once Tal is level 2, he should be able to survive on his own. =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Senior Knight A HP: 50 Potch: Nil Senior Knight B HP: 50 If you have Keneth, use him to cast Berserk Blow and all enemies will be killed. =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= You will be given 2 options. The 2nd option will ends the whole practice session. =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Senior Knight A HP: 50 Potch: Nil Senior Knight B HP: 50 EXP: 200 If you have Paula, use her to cast Wind of Sleep and attack enemies while they sleeping... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I supposed my hints are quite direct (^_^). Once you are done, pick the bottom option "I've decided." You will be allowed to battle once again with your desired formation. Exit the Hall of Knights and make your way to Razril. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.05 Razril Port Town ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Medicine, Mushroom, Treasure Map Shopping List **************************************************************** Armor Shop Equipment Shop __________________________ _____________________________ Sandals 70p Medicine 20p Gloves 120p Antitoxin 50p Stomach Band 150p Needle 50p Bandana 80p Rune Shop __________________________ Inn - 200p per character Fire Orb 500p Bargain items are pretty random Water Orb 500p hence it is quite pointless to Align/Remove Rune 240p list them down. **************************************************************** Port Area ------------- On the pathway, you will see 3 groups of ladies. Talk to one of them and you will be prompted to comment on the food. Choose "It was very delicious!" Do some shopping. The currency used in the game is potch. For both equipment shop and armor shop, you will find a Bargain item column where you can get some rare equipment and items (items also include sealed orbs) You will meet Chiepoo at the Equipment Shop. Remember the orbs that you have gotten earlier. You can equip them by visiting Rune Shops. Equiping and remove Runes requires you to pay 240p per enlightment. I would recommend you to align the Water Rune you found earlier for Hero. Search the chair next to bookshelf and you will get a Medicine! Random Battles - Back Street `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` If you are running out of money or potch, you can get some by fighting random battles at the back street area. There is a new enemy there. I recommend you to have all players at least level 4. Enemies: Hairball, Thug `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Town Square ---------------- You will meet Basil at the town square where you will get to play a mini-game - Top Tossing. Please refer to Mini Games Section for more details. It will cost you 100 potch per game. I won't recommend playing it as you are pretty tied up on money. Talk to the lady at right side of the square and you will get a Mushroom! You will meet Konrad in the Inn. Search the bookshelf at the northeast corner and you will get a Treasure Map! The hotel fee is 800p (!) There is nothing much to do other heading back to the port at the Hall of Knights. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.06 Hall of Knights ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Medicine x5 Well, that's all for your exploration for Dazil. Time to start work... Proceed to the port area outside the Hall of Knights courtyard. Proceed to the ship and it will trigger a cutscene. You will get 2 prompts. Pick "Yes, let's go." and here are the jobs: - Defeat wild sea creatures 3 times - Deliver a document to Middleport Choose the first one. Your objective is encounter 3 random battles. The ship controls are rather hard to move as you need to twirl it with the left analog stick to change its direction. Just loither around area for 3 random battles. Random Battles - Sea near Razril `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Enemies: Seaweed, Muddy Fish The enemies are pretty weak as you can handle them out easily with normal attacks. Just win 3 battles. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` If you activate the main menu, you will find 2 options - Anchor and Save. Anchor will allows you to enter the ship on board. Inside the room found in Gaien Training Ship, there is a save point and a chest containing 5x Medicine! To return back to the World Map, activate menu and select "Depart". Upon finishing the 3 battles, Snowe will prompt you where you want to return back to the port. Choose to return and you will be back at the port near Knights of Hall automatically. If you did not, you can return back having your ship making contact with the island. Return back to your room and heal your wounds (sleeping the inn or resting in your own room recovers HP and MP). Return back here for your second mission. Choose to go for the mission. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.06 Departing for Middleport ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You will be back at the world map and here are the controls Up Move ship forward [] Activate Menu Left Turn ship left O View Chart Screen Right Turn ship right Right Analog Free rotate camera L1 Change Camera View R1 Accelerate R2 Change Compass View The ship is a bit hard to control but it takes time for you to adapt to it. Activate the menu and you will get to save your game or anchor when you will get to access the ship. Hit the O button. You will see the following list of commands: X Change Course Triangle Exit Chart Screen O Switch Display [] Island Shift `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Enemies: Wild Seaweed, Muddy Fish `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` As you see from the chart screen or world map, you will find that Middleport is actually southeast off Razril. Just activate the chart screen and point the your cursor at Middleport. Once you reach the sea near Middleport, you will need to manually adjust your ship and located the port (which is orange in colour). Just choose to dock it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.07 Middleport ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Treasure Map x1, Mushroom x1, Antitoxin x1, Fancy Console x1 Potch: 2500p Harbor ----------- You will find a man and a knight at entrance way. Talk to them and you will need kill a monster in the seas near Middleport. The battle is quite tough and hence it would be advisible to visit the town first. Below is the shopping list: Shopping List **************************************************************** Harbour Town Square ----------- --------------- Trading Post Equipment Shop ____________________________ _____________________________ Bad Iron Ore Medicine 20p Bad Gold Ore Broiled Fish 100p Bad Cotton Cloth Cough Drop 50p Bad Wool Cloth Pearl Sugar Armor Shop Salt _____________________________ Mayonnaise Sandals 70p Candle Shoes 120p Musk Cotton Mittens 180p Native Costume Leather Gloves 180p Deer Antler Tunic 120p Book Leather Armor 250p Ancient Text Leather Helm 120p Herbal Medicine Flower Seed Inn Wine _____________________________ Rum 40p per person Appraiser Smithery (Adrienne) _______________________________ _____________________________ Fee: 200 Upgrade to Level 3 weapon *************************************************************** It is rather hard to make shopping list for Suikoden IV as there are a lot of items that randomly appears. This also applies to the trading post. The prices of the tradable items varies from time to time. Make use of buy low and sell high. You may need to reset your PS2 often to get desired prices. There is a trading post and appraiser shop in this area. You can have the appraiser to appraise your ? Pots or Paintings that you have obtained from battles while in Razril for 200p per appraisal. Once these items have been uncovered, you sell them for large amount of money! If you appraise the 2 items - one of them is the Pot of Razril while other one is Graffiti. There is nothing much to do other than heading for the Town Square. Middleport (Centre Square) ----------------------------- Well, you have saved up a lot of potch up to now. In the left hand side of the square, you will meet Gunter where you can play a dice mini-game (please refer to mini-games for more details). You can play Down-to-One (min. 80p) or Triple Toss (min. 100p) Head for the pathway behind him and it will leads the backstreet. The street is a straightforward one and it leads to an empty house. Search the barrel located on the right of the door and you will get a Antitoxin. Search the chest nearby and you find another Mushroom. Retrace your steps and move back to the Square. You can find the equipment shop, armor shop and smithery on the top left hand corner of the screen. Pay a visit to the Smithery and you will meet Adrienne there. I recommend you to upgrading the character's weapon as it will raise their attack. Upgrade Hero's weapon to level 3. As for attaching Rune pieces, ignore it for the time being. You will meet Pecola outside the inn who is being surrounded by a group of woman. Visit the inn and search the paintings in the inn for another Treasure Map item. It is in the southeast corner. There is a spinning game but it requires you to have a Lottery Ticket. You can save your game by talking to female innkeeper and sleep there for 120p. Stay in the inn and make sure you some MP for magic casters. You can earn a Supplementary Ticket by purchasing 500p in Middleport. Once you got 5 of these, you will earn a lottery ticket. Visit the lottery corner. Just rotate the right analog stick and your prize depends on the ball that drops from the box. 1st place (yellow): 1st time - Pirate King Crown 2nd time - Diamond 3rd time - 10000 potch 2nd place (red) : Sunbeam Orb 3rd place (green) : Jizo Clock 4th place (blue) : Mega Medicine 5th place (white) : Medicine Take the central path and head north... Middleport (Lord's Mansion) ---------------------------- You will find a chest on the right of the gates. It contain a Fancy Console. There is nothing much to do in the mansion. Return back to the harbour. Talk to Knight. Hit the ocean. Loither your ship around Middleport for random battles. Wait until you have encounter a Damp Hairball (a black flurry object). Once you got that, prepare for a tough fight. =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Damp Hairball HP: ~350 Potch: 500 It is really hard as your attacks weaken even if Hero's weapon has been upgraded to level 3. Damp Hairball's attack are generally normal except it could cast a water spell that does around 20+ HP damage to all characters. Make use of Kindness Drops or Medicine once a character is low on HP. Items: ? Pot (Pot of Razril) =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Upon defeating it, return back to Middleport and you will get another 2000p by talking to the fisherman. Now there is much to do in the town or you might want to play some dice. Go back to Razril. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.08 Hall of Knights ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Nothing! You will meet Katarina and there will be an uncoming mission where both Hero and Snowe has a separate mission. Approach the gates of the courtyard and your other 2 members will leave the current party. There will be some cutscenes and you will introduced to Ramada at the Audience Chamber. There will be another cutscene between Snowe and Hero. Next you are free to roam. Make your way to the port and Snowe will part ways with you. Now make your way to Razril. The shops are selling the same stuff but you will find new items under the Bargain items hence check it out... Make your way towards the port area that is outside the enterance that leads to the main street. You will meet Akaghi and Mizuki and a cutscene. Once the cutscene is over, return back to the Hall of Knights. At the entrance of the courtyard, you will find Snowe. Talk to him. Make your way to Audience Chamber and talk to Ramada. Pick the first option. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.09 Trip to IIluya ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Nothing! If you choose to anchor, visit the upper deck. There is a knight who is training... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Gaien Soldier HP: 50 Potch: 100 Well, it is really easy since you have gain a lot of levels since you last fought a Gaien soldier.. Items: N/A =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= There is also an equipment shop by talking to guy dressed in blue. Equipment Shop _____________________________ Medicine 20p Antitoxin 50p Needle 50p You need to head for Iluya Island, which is located northeast off Razril and it is a long trip. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Enemies: Wild Seaweed, Muddy Fish `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` As you set sail midway, you will get a cutscene between Hero and Snowe. This followed by some more scenes and you will be back on the ship deck. Talk to Snowe and it is followed by... You will be given 2 options. Pick the top option. Let's fight! You have another naval battle... Remember this phrase: "The captain is always the last to leave..." Naval Battle #2 - Pirate Brandeau ____________________________________________________________________ Victory conditions: Emerge victorious against the 2 enemy pirate ships. They are having fire and lightning elements and you are the captain too. You will need to pick your elements. Choose them wisely. Knight of Gaien 1 HP 61 ATK 38 DEF 18 Underlings 3 Wind Knight of Gaien 2 HP 63 ATK 42 DEF 18 Underlings 20 Earth Knight of Gaien 3 HP 63 ATK 42 DEF 20 Underlings 40 Water Knight of Gaien 4 HP 63 ATK 41 DEF 18 Underlings 20 Lightning Knight of Gaien 5 HP 59 ATK 39 DEF 18 Underlings 10 Fire Opponents Stats ------------------- Pirate Ship A Pirate Ship B Explore: 4 Explore: 4 Range: 3 Range: 2 Endurance: 5 Endurance: 4 Captain: Brandeau Captain: Pirate Captain Rune Cannon: Pirate (Lit.) Rune Cannon: Pirate (Fire) Underlings: 80 Underlings: 70 Have an underlings of 95. Strategy: The enemy will be able to move twice. Once you are done. Move towards in range against Pirate Ship A (with a flag). Use Knight of Gaien 2's Rune Cannon against it. Lightning is weak against Earth. Once the Pirate Ship A attacks you again, counter with Knight of Gaien 2's Rune Cannon. The battle is over in a blink of an eye... Next handle Pirate Ship B using Knight of Gaien 3's Rune Cannon. Congrats as you are victorous! ____________________________________________________________________ After some cutscenes and you will fight... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Assassin HP: ~350 Potch: 450 Pirate Brandeau HP: ~350 Snowe will not be part of your party and you will have a Knight of Gaien as your partner instead, who comes with a Wine Rune. Cast the Wind of Sleep first. Take the assassin as it could do some damaging attacks with a fire smash that does around 11+ HP damage to both Hero and your partner. A wind slash attack that does 20+ on one ally. Pirate Brandeau has the ability to heal himself using Kindness Drops, therefore take note of it. Items: N/A =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This is followed by some dramatic cutscenes. Brandeau will be amazed to see Hero surviving his moves and you will be battle him... ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fencing Battle #2 - Vs. Pirate Brandeau ----------------------------------------------------------------- This marks the end for you, too... One blow from me and you'll be dead in an instant! (or maybe him ^_^) Quote Use Now I will kill you with a single blow. -> Guard I'll kill you! -> Guard Victory is mine... -> Special Hah, child's play! Allow me to humour you -> Attack Your attacks are futile... Don't you realize that -> Attack If you lose to Brandeau, something special will happen... ----------------------------------------------------------------- After the battle, this is followed by some dramatic scenes... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.10 Hall of Knights ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: N/A You will be back at your room. Save your game. Exit your room and you will meet Snowe. You need to get something for Glen. Make your way to the entranceway of Courtyard. There will be some scenes concerning Snowe... You will need to get some Mega Medicine. Head for Razril. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.11 Razril ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Cough Drop, Mega Medicine x2, Commander's Medicine Make your way to the item shop. There will be some cutscenes. Make your way the main street. Look for man who is dressing in a green shirt with a red belt. You will get a Cough Drop from him. Visit the inn and talk to Konrad. Visit the equipment shop. Talk to shopkeeper. Exit the shop and this is followed by some more scenes. Things aren't looking good for Snowe... Make your way back to your room. You will meet Funghi at the walkway. You will get Commander's Medicine item along with Mega Medicine x2! Snowe will leave your party again. Make your way to the Kitchen and talk to Funghi and you will get Commander's Meal. Make your way to Spire (1F Hallway). Move up the spiralways and you will reach the entrance to Commander Glen's room. Katarina will tell you to come in and you will be given a prompt: a) "It's medicine, from Snowe." b) "I bought some medicine earlier." Pick the top one. You will hand over the items to Katarina. There will be some more cutscenes. Make your way to the courtyard and there will be a cutscene At the courtyard, talk to your crew members and you will be given 3 options: a) Let's fight! b) What should we do...? c) Let's try asking the Commander. Talk to them and pick the top option each. Get out of the courtyard and talk to Gaien soldier at the harbor. It is another naval battle. Naval Battle #3 - Retribution ____________________________________________________________________ Pirate Dario vs Knights of Gaien Victory conditions: Emerge victorious against the enemy pirates! There are 2 ships. One of the ship has a Fire Rune while the flagship has two Runes - Fire and Wind. On your side, you have Snowe commanding another ship. Snowe Ship's stats ------------------- Gaien Ship Explore: 4 Range: 3 Endurance: 17 Captain: Snowe Rune Cannon: Knight of Gaien 4 (Lit.) Underlings: 99 Opponents Stats ------------------- Pirate Ship A Pirate Ship B Explore: 4 Explore: 4 Range: 3 Range: 3 Endurance: 5 Endurance: 3 Captain: Dario Captain: Pirate Captain Rune Cannon: Nalleo (Wind) Rune Cannon: Pirate (Fire) Pirate (Fire) Underlings: 80 Underlings: 70 Tal Underlings 8 Rune: Earth Paula Underlings 10 Rune: Wind Keneth Underlings 10 Rune: Lightning Jewel Underlings 8 Rune: Water Since both the ships have Fire Rune on their side. Jewel is an obvious choice as Water is strong against Fire. Choose Tal or Kneneth as your second Rune ability. For my case I opt for Tal as I haven't been using him for my previous missions and he is in a low level. Have Snowe to fight the main flagship while your crew focus on Pirate Ship B. Attack with your Water Rune Cannon. While Snowe and Dario are wrecking the hell out of each other. Get into range and fire with your Water Rune Cannon. This is quite an easy naval battle. ____________________________________________________________________ This is followed by some more cutscenes... and you will be given the following prompts: a) We've got to help Snowe. Hurry! b) I guess we have no choice... Pick the top option. This is followed by some more cutscenes. Both Hero and Snowe has been summoned to Glen's room. You will have some cutscenes. Exit the room and there will be a cutscene between Snowe and Hero. Make your way to the room and examine your bed. Pick the bottom option to sleep. Once you are awaken, proceed to Kitchen and talk to Funghi. You will recieve the Commander's Meal again. Make your way to the commander's room. There will be another cutscene and a piece of bad news... Exit the room. After a series of scenes, Katarina will join your party! LV 11 Katarina STR 21 HP: 68/68 SKL 24 MP: LV 1: 3/3 MAG 34 LV 2: 1/1 EVA 31 LV 3: 0/0 PDF 14 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 34 SPD 22 ATK 26 DEF 14 LUC 13 Initial Equipment: Pointy Hat, Guard Robe, Cotten Mittens, Anklet Runes: Lightning, Water Weapon: Naganara WPN LVL 1 WPN PWR 5 Make your way to harbour area and you will fight... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Pirate HP: ~150 Potch: 300 Pirate HP: ~150 The battle will be quite easy since you have Katarina in your party. You might want to test her Rune magic poweress. Items: N/A =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= After the battle is over, you will fight another battle =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Pirate A HP: ~150 Potch: 450 Pirate HP: ~180 Pirate B HP: ~150 Well, an additional pirate will not make much difference. Have Katarina cast Berserk Blow while other 3 members do the attacking... Items: N/A =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= After another scene, you will fight another battle. =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Pirate A HP: ~150 Potch: 450 Pirate HP: ~200 Pirate B HP: ~150 Have Katarina cast Berserk Blow while other 3 members do the attacking. Items: ? Painting ("Flower") =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This is followed by some more dramatic cutscenes and it starts to rain. Katarina and the remaining members will leave the party as well. Make your way to the rooftop and this is followed by one of game's most dramatic cutscenes. You will be in a black hole. Hero is being equipped with the Rune of Punishment. Just keep on running towards the light and you will fight =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Mysterious Shadow HP: ???? Potch: N/A Your Rune command has been disabled. Just attack the shadow and it will trigger a cutscene. Items: N/A =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Abandoned - Exile Ship ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Rune of Punishment, Cotton Robe, Cooton Mittens, Sandals, Medicine x10, Steamed Bun SOD: 2 of the following characters - Tal, Paula, Keneth, Jewel (12 and 14) Chiepoo (11) - Cotton Robe, Cotton Mittens, Sandals You will be back at your own room. Katarina will visit you and you will be given the following prompts:- a) I did not kill the Commander... b) ...I understand Pick either one and Katarina will leave your room. You will be given a new outfit (which looks much cooler that slobbish knight outfit) and two crew members will visit you. If you pick Keneth and Jewel, you will see Tal and Paula visiting you. Hero will be left abandoned on the ship and you will be rejoined with your members that you have selected previously. There will be a couple of cutscenes and you will meet another new friend, Chiepoo. LV 6 Chiepoo STR 10 HP: 49/49 SKL 19 MP: LV 1: 1/1 MAG 14 LV 2: 0/0 EVA 21 LV 3: 0/0 PDF 12 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 11 SPD 20 ATK 45 DEF 12 LUC 25 Initial Equipment: Cotton Robe, Cotton Mittens, Sandals Runes: Nil Weapon: Gouda WPN LVL 3 WPN LVL 35 If you choose to anchor, you will be able to buy items from Chiepoo if you talk to him. Chiepoo's Shop _____________________________ Medicine 20p Broiled Fish 100p Mackerel Miso Stew 150p Jizo Clock 500p Search the hatch and you will find a chest containing 10x Medicine & 10x Steamed Bun! Of course, your beloved save point is there too (^_^) (S) Save your game ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Merchant Ship ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Treasure Map, Medicine, Dragon's Bone, Dragon Scale Set sailed and fight a couple of random battles... `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Enemies: Wild Seaweed, Muddy Fish, Fly Lizard `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` You will get a couple of equipment changes too. Hero will get the classic Twin Fang weapon and he will deal two hits instead of the normal one hit. After 2 random battles, this is followed by a cutscene. You meet Colton, an old geezer ^_^). Talk to the knight dressed in a black cloak. Head for the Cabin and talk to Colton. Choose to rest... Search the desk for a Treasure Map. Exit the cabin. There will be a cutscene and you will fight... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ??? HP: ???? Potch: N/A Colton HP: ???? You can win the battle as the mysterious man and Colton deals around 200 HP per attack. Items: N/A =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= You will get some cutscenes and you will find that the mysterious man is actually Sir Troy (Haven't you been paying attention to the "history classes" before?) =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Kooluk Soldier A HP: 180 Potch: 400p Kooluk Soldier B HP: 180 The battles are started to getting tougher. The Kooluk Soldier has the ability to use Clay Guardian. It takes around 4 hits to finish them off. Items: Medicine =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Move around a bit and you will fight another 2 more soldiers and you will be back on the exile ship. Set sail for while fight a random battle against 2x Fly Lizards and a big one is coming... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Water Dragon HP: 1300 Potch: 1000p The battle is quite hard as the boss is quite strong. Its wind slash attack does around 40 to 50 HP damage to all allies & it's zap breath does around 18 HP damage along with the sleep status. Just keep your character's HP above 40 and 50 HP. Have Chiepoo to use the Steamed Bun to restore HP while if your allies have Kindess Drops water Rune spell, it helps a lot in the battle. Items: Dragon Scale, Dragon's Bone =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= You will blown off and end up on a deserted island. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deserted Island ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Necklace, Lucky Ring, Water Amulet, Guard Ring, Crab Bun, Giant Crab's Shell, Seashell, Shell Potch: 3280p Everyone will be lying on the ground unconsicious. Talk to everyone twice and they will rejoin your party and a member will suggest that you should take a look around the vicinity. The first path behind the save port leads to a Dense Forest. Head north and move pass yellow marker and you will find a Necklace headgear. Equip it on Chiepoo. The southern end leads to the edge of island. The northeast path leads to the Boulder Shade where is nothing on there. Return back to the beach and take the northwest path. Enter the cave and head north twice. You will have reached the Subterranean Lake area. There is a green cloudy point - that's a recover point. Once you have visited all areas, it will trigger another cutscene and you will be given 2 prompts: a) Then we'll have to escape b) This place doesn't seem so bad.* (If you pick the bottom option and choose another 2 times. It will lead to the bad ending.) Day 1 -------- Choose to the first option. Chiepoo will volunteer to take care of food and you will assign your tasks. 1) Cutting down the trees 2) Make some rope 3) Collect cocunuts You will find Chiepoo on the beach and he will offer the same items that you can bought at the exile ship. Gather Cocunut - Head for the edge of the island. You will find coconuts on the patch there. (Cocounut) Cut down Trees - Head for the Dense Forest and proceed to Hill area. Search for trees with a glowing spot. (Wood) Make some rope - Search the beach for for Old Rope Once you have gather 3 of the objects, make your way to the cave. Be careful as there are random battles here. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Enemies: Pearl Crab (cave), Giant Bat (cave), Wild Crab (forest) `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Make your way to the Subterranean Lake and it will trigger a cutscene. Hero will meet a mermaid who ran away the moment she saw Hero. Move north and pick up the blinking object where you will get a Lucky Ring. Exit the cave and gather your members. Visit the Boulder Shade and you will be able to choose to rest and you will get some cutsenes. Day 2 -------- You will allowed to assign tasks again. Choose a different one. Won't you be bored if you choose same task? Once you are done with the task, visit the Subterranean Lake. The mermaid will leave you another accessory - a Water Amulet. Exit the cave. Proceed to Boulder Cave and choose to rest. Day 3 -------- Do a different assignment. Make your way to Subterranean Lake and you meet the Mermaid for the 3rd time. a) I will do none of that b) Are you asking me to? Choose the top option. Pick up the blinking object and you will get the last accessory from the mermaid - a Guard Ring. Gather all your members and choose to rest. Well, your ship is ready and it loosk pretty weird IMO... Talk to your members and you will find Chiepoo is missing. The mermaid comes out and blurting out funny stuff at your party... Make your way to the Hill vai the Dense Forest and you will find Chiepoo being chased by crabs and you will fight... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Wild Crab A HP: 90 Potch: N/A Boss Crab HP: ???? Wild Crab B HP: 90 Destroy the wild crabs first and attack the Giant Crab with your normal attacks. Items: N/A =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This is followed by a cutscene and you will be given the following prompt: a) "I'll try using the power of the Rune!" b) "I can't use the power of this Rune!" Pick the top option. The boss will become exposed and 6 more wild crabs appear on the map. =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Wild Crab A HP: 90 Potch: 3280 Wild Crab B HP: 90 Wild Crab C HP: 90 Boss Crab HP: 1300 Wild Crab D HP: 90 Wild Crab E HP: 90 Wild Crab F HP: 90 Start off by casting Berserk Blow which should eliminate all the wild crabs with 1 blow. While the remaining 2 characters attack the boss. The crab has two main attacks - a breath attack that does around 45 HP damage to a single character while breath type attack that does around 30 HP damage to all allies. By this time, Hero should have a Kindness Rain if his level is around level 24. Use it when your party's HP is critical low. As like before Chiepoo does not have any Rune, thus have him use items to heal the wounds. Focus all your attacks and make use of attack spells especially Hero's Punishment Rune. Items: Crab Bun, Giant Crab's Shell, Seashell, Shell =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= You will be at dark hole again and you will fight the mysterious shadow. Attack it. Hero will be finally awake after some scenes. Talk to one of your allies and pick the first option. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A new journey... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Water Rune Piece, Jizo Clock, Mega Medicine, Treasure Map Potch: 1600p There will be some scenes and you will know that the mermaid is called Lilin. Set sail and fight 2 random battles and this is followed by another boss fight: =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Killer Ray HP: 900 Potch: 1600 Killer Ray HP: 900 The killer ray looks like sting ray to me. They have a combined attack that does 60+ HP damage to all allies. Therefore it is highly recommend that you killed one of them off first. The laser beam attack does around 40+ HP to one ally. When one of the Rays' HP is low, they can cast a restorative spell that cures around 40+ HP. That is the signal that one of the Rays is dying. Go for the killer. Attack spells are extremely useful. Use Hero's Eternal Ordeal if you have it. Items: Water Rune Piece, Jizo Clock, Mega Medicine =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Talk to everyone and your team will be saved by another ship. You will meet Desmond and you will be given another prompt: a) I'm Hero b) ........ Pick the top option. Desmond got scared off as he looks into Hero's left hand and you will meet Flare. Make your way to the cabin. There is a save point where you can save your game. Search the desk behind the princess for another Treasure Map. Talk to the princess. Talk to everyone and lastly talk to Desmond. It will be continued with another cutscene... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kingdom of Obel - Start of the Journey ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Treasure Map, Lottery Ticket, Soap, Ruins Entry Permit SOD: Desmond (#100) Louise (#101) Chadli (#108) Tov (#70) - Harbour - Search the barrels near the spot where the ship is docked. You will find another Treasure Map there. Exit the harbour via the central path. Map ----- Ruins _______ _ Cliff Path _ Base \ / Palace | ____ Town Square D__ | | Town Square C | (Inn, Equipment Shop & Rune | Shop) | Town Square B | (Smithery & Armor Shop) | / Town Square A / (Trading Post, Lottery Shop)_/ - Town Square A - Well, it has been a long since you have seen such scenery. At the southwest corner is the Trading Post. There is a merchant and you can pay 100p for some information. It is about discarded ancient books with Na-Nal. There are 3 shops in this area. You will find Yu, a doctor where you need to pay 500p for him to heal your status ailments. Next, to the appraiser shop is another Lottery shop. The appraiser is Nabokou whom you can recruit later in the game. Talk to the girl next the shop and you can get a Lottery Ticket! (And surpisingly, your characters can equip it as an headgear.) Take the pathway that leads from the lottery shop. - Town Square B - In this part of area, there are 2 woman at the washing bay along with Ornan. Talk to the lady dressed in pink and you will get a Soap. Within the same area, you will find the smithery and the armor shop. You can upgrade your character's weapon to level 6. Don't be shocked to see your potch being used up quickly. Move up the stairs and it will lead to the area where you see a deserted area. - Town Square D - Make your way up the stairs and you will reached an area with two large buildings. There is a guy being trapped inside in the house on the right. Now take the north path up and you will reached the Palace. Now take the path south and head to area C. - Town Square C - There is a Inn on the left hand side of the area. The equipment is in the middle and it is advisible to get some Escape Talisman, which can be very useful when you fighting in dungeons. Visit the Rune Shop and equip a Rune for Chiepoo. Shopping List **************************************************************** Trading Post (A) Armor Shop (B) ____________________________ _____________________________ Bad Gold Ore Shoes 120p Bad Cotton Cloth Knee Socks 350p Bad Flax Cloth Anklet 400p Sugar Iron Boots 500p Soy Sauce Wirstbands 250p Soap Bangle 250p Crystal Ball Kite Shield 3500p Candle Tunic 120p Fur Chain Mail 350p Native Costume Happi Coat 600p Holly Berry Wool Loincloth 700p Deer Antler Corset 800p Book Iron Mail 1600p Herbal Medicine Linen Outfit 1500p Wine Forehead Guard 120p Circlet 120p Equipment Shop (C) Iron Helm 500p _______________________________ Guard Ring 2000p Medicine 20p Counter Ring 20000p Mega Medicine 150p Antitoxin 50p Rune Shop (C) Escape Talisman 200p ______________________________ Jizo Clock 500p Sunbeam Orb 10000p Thunder Amulet 2200p Lightning Orb 500p Earth Orb 500p Appraiser (A) 200p Water Orb 500p Smithery (B) Equip Fee 300p _______________________________ Remove Fee 300p Can upgrade weapon to LV 6 Inn (C) 240p *************************************************************** - Palace - There is a man in the courtyard. Talk to him and head north. The northwest path leads to the ruins, which is unaccessible at this point of time. Enter the palace. You will meet Setsu at the Antechamber and followed by Princess Flare and Desmond. You will also meet the King of Obel - Lino En Kludes and you will receive the Ruins Entry Permit, which allows you to access the ruins. Next Lino will tell Desmond to bring you to your new "home". Talk to the path heading northwest. - Cliff Path - `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Enemies: Killer Rodent - Be careful as the Rodents are able to perform a suicide attack that could instantly kill a character! `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Just move north up the cliff path and you will reach a cave. Well it turns out to be a base. You will meet Louise who will be guarding the saloon of yoru base. She will join you along with Tov and Chadli. From now onwards, you can start recruiting 108 stars of destiny, a tradition that has been present in the Suikoden series. One of the old Knights of Gaien member will talk to Hero and you will be given the following prompt: a) You're right. Let's do our best b) Living on this island might be fun too. Pick the top option and your members will left your party. Talk to Louise and you can choose to stay in the inn or save your game. Talk to her and you can setup your party members. You can even have Louise as a support character. Now make your way up the stairs and proceed to Hero's room. Go and rest... You will have another cutscenes. Go down the stairs and talk to Desmond and you will find out that you can use the patrol ship. If you have added Louise as your support member, you can talk to Desmond to reform your party. Head for the Saloon and talk to Louise to form your party. Now you have 2 choices. The first one is go and wreck the ruins, which is unadvisable as the enemies are really tough there or do some exploration using the patrol ship, which is at the harbour. Hence, let's do some side quests, gains some levels and upgrade your equipment! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Town of Obel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Seashell SOD: Ornan (#64) - Wool Loincloth, Shin Guards Exit your base and there will be some cutscenes. Visit the palace and talk to the granny at the antechamber for a Seashell. You will find Noah and you can play a card game ranging from 500 to 5000 and it is a tough one unless you know the rules. Exit the antechamber and you will find Ema and Gary at the courtyard. Head for the washing area and talk to Ornan. All right That would be a little... Choose the top option and he will join your party. LV 11 Notes: Ornan STR 29 You cannot disarm the Waking HP: 130/130 SKL 34 Rune from Ornan. He starts off MP: LV 1: 3/3 MAG 30 in Sleep status and can only be LV 2: 1/1 EVA 22 awaken once he was hit by a LV 3: 0/0 PDF 30 physical attack. LV 4: 0/0 MDF 33 SPD 40 ATK 49 DEF 30 LUC 42 Initial Equipment: Wool Loincloth, Shin Guards Runes: Waking Rune Weapon: Sheep's Horn WPN LVL 1 WPN PWR 20 (If you want him in your party, go to your base and talk to Louise or Desmond to change your members) Proceed to the harbour and talk to the guard. Don't bother to head anchor your ship as there is nothing to take. Do not head too far off Obel otherwise your character will be in trouble if you encounter enemies that are too strong for your party. I would recommend you to get everyone's weapon level for your current party to level 6 and best defensive equipment for everyone in your current party. Bring Louise as your support party. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Around in the World The world of Suikoden is bound by endless seas and surprisingly when you reach the "borders" of the map, your ship will automatically U-turn. As your party isn't quite strong at the moment, I suggest you to travel within the area where you find Obel, Mordo Island, Nay Island and Na-Nal. Please note that HP are based on my estimations. Apparently, enemies' HP will gain as Hero and his parties level up. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Enemies: Speckled Ray, Jellyfish Man, Poison Lizard (near Obel), Giant Bat (near Obel), Fly Lizard (near Na-Nal), Damp Hairball (near Na-Nal), Demon Hairball (east of Obel) Spiny Grecko (east of Obel), Leviathan (rare) - Most of the time in the ocean, you will encounter Speckled Ray or Jellyman Fish. Avoid heading east of Obel at this point of time as your party are considered weak and you may encounter enemies that are beyond your reach and you may end up anchoring after a battle is over. Once you encounter the Leviathan, I recommend you to escape as it has a whooping 7000+ HP... ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mordo Island ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Treasure Map, Window Set 4 The small pointed hilly island is located a bit northwest off Obel. Sail until you find a brown pointy island. Board it and you have reached Mordo Island. If you observe carefully on the map, there is a pitch of brown colour surrounding that region. If you still have problem in getting the world, please refer to the world map that can be found at GameFAQs ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Enemies: Killer Rodent, Paradise Bee, Blue Rodent, Yellow Rodent, Red Rodent, Rodent Leader - Killer Rodents has a high possibility to inflict a suicide attack that kills one character and itself. Hence, take note. - Paradise Bee's attack can cause Poison. - The Rodents could inflict the balloon status on your characters. They will normally appear in gangs of either one of these 2 formations: Formation #1 Rodent Leader x2 & Yellow Rodent x2 Items: Stone of Speed, Wind Rune Piece, 1360p This is more common formation that you will like to encounter while on Mordo Island. Just attack the Rodent Leaders first and finish off the remaining Rodents. Formation #2 Rodent Leader, Yellow Rodent x2, Blue Rodent x2, Red Rodent x2 Items: Stone of Magic, Wind Rune Piece, 2520p If you saw this combination of enemies, start to use an attack spell especially Hero's Double-Edged Swd if you have it. Since the purpose of battling in Mordo Island is to gain levels and training. You can also use Rush attack (when the yellow bar below the character status is maxed out) ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` You will encounter random battles while on the island and they aren't easy unless your members are around level 25 and above. There are 2 tents on the harbour planks. One of them leads to a hot springs where you can go for a dip to restore your lost HP and MP while other one is a trading post. There is an informant who will offer you some information when you paid him 100p. Search the baskets behind the Hot Spring Tent and you will get another Treasure Map. There is a chest behind the trading post and you can get Window Set 4 item. Trading Post ____________________________ Bad Iron Ore Normal Iron Ore Bad Silver Ore Bad Gold Ore Normal Gold Ore Bad Cotton Cloth Bad Wool Cloth Pearl Salt Soy Sauce Mayonnaise Crystal Ball Candle Musk Deer Antler Herbal Medicine Rum Stock up any crystal balls you find here as they are being sold here are *extremely* cheap (I got them for 44p each) Talk to the Obel soldier and you are ready set off. It is an ideal place for training and earning money since you can use the spring for an infinite amount of times. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nay ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Wool Loincloth, Treasure Map x3, Old Book Volume 6 Shopping List **************************************************************** Smithery Inn (High Ground) ____________________________ _____________________________ Can level up weapons to LV 7 480p per night **************************************************************** High Ground (Inn) / | / / Nay __/ | Harbour - Stonecutter's - Suspension - Nay-Kobold Field Bridge Settlement - Harbour Area - As you unboard from your ship, proceed to the stairs that is heading down. You can find a chest containing Wool Loincloth. Now make your way up and head for the Town, which can be accessed via the middle path. The northeast path leads to Kobold Settlement. Ignore that for the time being. Go to the town instead. - Town - You will find the smithery at the lower right end of the map. Northeast from the smithery, you will find a chest and it contains another Treasure Map. Visit the Village Chief's house. Search the bookshelf there for another Treasure Map. Now take the path heading northeast leading from here and you will reach the High Ground area. - High Ground (Inn)"- Pay a visit to the inn and you can rest at there. The rooms are accessible unlike the previous inns that you have visited earlier. The room in northwest end contains a chest that have another Treasure Map (Gee... how many are there?). Search the left bookshelf and you will find an Old Book Volume 6. Exit the Inn and make your way to the Harbor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nay-Kobold Settlement ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Treasure Map x2, Lightning Orb, Old Book Volume 3 SOD: Perrault (83) - Stonecutter's Field - You will encounter random battles on this field. Search the tree behind the large boulder for a chest and it contians another Treasure Map. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Enemies: Golden Wolf, Killer Fly, Savage Sprout - Golden Wolf has an attack that could cause your character turn into stone (counter it with Kindness Drops) - Killer Fly has an attack that could cause poison - Savage Sprout has a lot of HP (around 500HP) and has an attack that could gobble 3 members of the party for damage and ocassionally causing poison. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Make your way down the pathway and you will reach Suspension Bridge. Move past the yellow marker and you will reach Nay-Kobold Settlement. Oh boy, it looks a circus to me ^_^ There is a lottery post and you will meet Bang there. I almost miss it ^_^). It is on right side of the path that leads to the upper area of settlement. On the left side of the path, you will find the trading post. There is a merchant who will give you information when you pay him 100p. Gold ore could fetch a good price in Obel. You will meet Perrault who is on the left of the counter. Talk to him. Pick the top option and choose the top option again for the subsequent prompt. Pick any of the following options and he will join you! Trading Post ____________________________ Bad Iron Ore Bad Silver Ore Bad Flax Cloth Salt Soy Sauce Mayonnaise Soap Crystal Ball Flute Musk Fur Native Costume Holly Berry Flower Seed Wine There is a chest containing a Lightning Orb in the northeast corner of the area. The chest is located behind the appraiser. Move up the walkway that contours around the building behind the lottery shop and you will find a pathway leading a lone resisdence house where you will meet Bartholomew. Move up the swirling path within his house and it will lead you to a chest containing Old Book Volume 3! Take a turn off the right of his house and you will reach a large purple building where you find the hotspring. Search the tree behind the hotspring building (you need to go to the back from the left side and you will find another Treasure Map) Now, there is nothing much to do except for hitting seas for more exploration. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Na-Nal ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Treasure Map x 4, Stone of Strength SOD: Mitsuba (13) - Iron Helm, Iron Mail, Iron Boots Reinhold (14) - Iron Mail, Iron Boots, Lightning Rune Rita (15) - Chain Mail, Gauntlet, Shin Guards, Star Earrings Head east off from Nay and you will find Na-Nal. It is a large island hence it is hard to miss it in my opinion. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Enemies: Paradise Bee - Like Killer Flies, they could also cause Poison ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` - Harbour - At the harbour, you will find another trading post. There is another informant and paying 100p to him and tell you that orbs that lights up Na-Nal could fetch a high price in Na-Nal. Trading Post ____________________________ Bad Silver Ore Normal Silver Ore Bad Flax Cloth Bad Wool Cloth Pearl Sugar Salt Crystal Ball Flute Candle Fur Native Costume Book Ancient Text Rum On the beach, you will find a small deserted boat. Move in there and search the basket for a Treasure Map item. There is also an chest behind the ship. But be careful when you open it as you are going to fight... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Golden Hairball HP: 450 Potch: 1000 It is quite easy if your character are at a decent level. It just like a breeze walk in the park. =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= After the battle, you will get another Treasure Map. Make your way north and you will reached the seaside town of Na-Nal. - Seaside Town - Shopping List **************************************************************** Equipment Shop ____________________________ Medicine 20p Mega Medicine 150p Antitoxin 50p Cough Drop 50p Needle 50p Escape Talisman 200p Jizo Clock 500p Inn - 360p per night **************************************************************** The left side of the screen leads to the equipment shop. Right of the screen, you will find the inn. Inside the inn, you will meet Rita. Talk to her and you will be able to play the tiles mini-game (which is a cheesy version of mahjong) for 500p. Beat her in her mini-game & she will joins you. Please refer to the sidequests section for more details. Save your game at the Inn prior to play a game with her. It also helps you to save some cash. You need to win her overall, i.e. beat her 6 times or more in 10 games. The area right from the equipment shop leads to the hot spring. Return back to the town. There is nothing much other than heading north to the next area. - Hillside Town - Shopping List **************************************************************** Armor Shop Rune Shop ____________________________ _____________________________ Leg Armor 700p Medicine Orb 5000p Silver Bracers 3000p Killer Orb 5000p Wool Mittens 500p Alert Orb 10000p Wool Robe 2600p Wind Orb 500p Wool Vest 2100p Water Orb 500p Silver Chain 3600p Fire Orb 500p Wool Hat 700p Silver Circlet 2000p Equip/Remove Rune 300p Lucky Ring 20000p Speed Ring 20000p **************************************************************** In this area, you will find the armor shop on the right. Search the crates next it and you will find ANOTHER Treasure Map. Head north and visit the Rune Shop. Search the closet near the mirror and you will find ANOTHER Treasure Map. Move further up and you meet Reinhold is guarding a gate. Talk to him. - Gathering Square - You will encounter random battles in this area. Make your way back to the Gathering Square. There should be a woman in the square right. Talk to her. It is Mitsuba Come and work with us. Then, would you like to join us? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fencing Battle #3 - Vs. Mitsuba ----------------------------------------------------------------- If you got this quote below, you should get all smiles ^_^ All right, all right! I'm starting to get into it!! I'm gonna to kill you!! Choose Guard and it is over.. It is very lucky if you get this on the first time. Beacause Hero will just kill her with one hit if you choose Guard and Full Power. This scenario appears to happen only if Hero is slightly wounded in the battle. Quote Use First Let's see how good you are! -> Attack You're dead!! -> Guard Hahaha not yet, not yet! -> Special Whew, I'll see how it goes far a bit -> Attack Come & get me! -> Attack If you lose, you need to pay 1000 potch! ----------------------------------------------------------------- After you defeat her, just pick the top option. She will joins you with Reinhold! LV 20 LV 17 Mitsuba STR 99 Reinhold STR 54 HP: 234/234 SKL 33 HP: 173/173 SKL 42 MP: LV 1: 3/3 MAG 33 MP: LV 1: 3/3 MAG 33 LV 2: 1/1 EVA 30 LV 2: 1/1 EVA 45 LV 3: 0/0 PDF 38 LV 3: 0/0 PDF 25 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 46 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 33 SPD 36 SPD 30 ATK 119 DEF 38 LUC 72 ATK 72 DEF 25 LUC 29 Initial Equipment: Initial Equipment: Iron Helm, Iron Mail, Iron Iron Mail, Iron Boots Boots Runes: Nil Runes: Lighting Weapon: Stone Breaker Weapon: Baby Bamboo Spear WPN LVL 1 WPN LVL 1 WPN PWR 20 WPN PWR 18 LV 19 Rita STR 37 HP: 137/137 SKL 60 MP: LV 1: 6/6 MAG 84 LV 2: 3/3 EVA 96 LV 3: 1/1 PDF 38 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 44 SPD 49 ATK 57 DEF 56 LUC 79 Initial Equipment: Chain Mail, Gauntlet, Shin Guards Star Earrings Runes: Nil Weapon: Lovely Hammer WPN LVL 1 WPN PWR 20 * I got these stats when I return back to the base in Obel. The path on the most right hand corner leads to an empty jail with a treasure that you can't access it at the momment. The northeast path leads to the Gorge where you will have some storyline event The lefthand most path leads to the Chief's house. Visit it and you will find a chest containing Stone of Strength, which adds +1 to a character's attack permanently. I would normally opt this for the main lead. Use it on Hero. It is time to make your way back to Obel... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Obel - Ancient Ruins ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Thunder Amulet, Magic Hand, One-Piece Dress, Window Set 2, Platinum, ? Ornament, Mega Medicine x4, Mushroom x3, Escape Talisman Potch: 7500p SOD: Ragki (32) Rikie (33) ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Enemies: Unicorn, Skeleton, Killer Rodent - Unicorn can perform a spell-type attack that does around 75 HP to one ally or 35 Hp to all allies. When you spot one, kill it off first! - Skeletons will appear in groups and they will sometime in a mix along with Unicorn. They will be killed only when all enemies in that battle has been killed. These enemies are tough. Make sure that you have ample supply of Medicine and conserve your magic especially Hero's Eternal Ordeal which is an excellent magic against the boss. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` The ruins can be accessed via the path on the left from the Palace. You will find a boy there. He is Ragki and he will be your tour guide in the ruins. The ruins is rather complex but it is nowhere as complex as ruins in other games like Final Fantasy. In the first area, make your way down the stairs that are close to the door way. The path in the lower area leads to a chest containing a Thunder Amulet. Return back to the main area and you will find another chest nearby. It contains 5000 potch. Map A ------- Next __| |____________ A: 5000p | ______ Empty B: Thunder Amulet |________ |_____ |A | _____ Start | --|_____ |________________ B Move the stairs and move towards the pathway leading north and you will have a cutscene. You will find out that Ragki is first time here... (Feel unsafe?) Move through the pathway. There is t-junction here. The path leading towards right will allow you to get a chest containing a Magic Hand. Make your way towards left. You will find an angled pathway similar to the one that you seen before entering ruins. There is a pathway and a split path with a chest nearby it. The chest contains a One-Piece Dress. The pathway in the north leads to a chest which contains an Angel Hairball, which is way too strong for your party at the moment. (Hint: It has 3000 HP!) Choose to retreat if you accidentally open the treasure chest. Take the split path leading from the chest. You will find another walkway with a split path. Take the split path and you will reach a bending junction. Move and you will reach an area similar to the one that you have been to earlier. Map B ------- Boss | |_______ ____________ Legend | ________X_____ ___X B X: Yellow markers | | | | SP: Save Point X X A: Window Set 2 __| |______ _____| | B: Mega Medicine | SP _ X _______| |________ |_____ | | _____ A | --|_____ |________________ Start Move to point A and you will find a chest that is very close to the doorway and you will get a Window Set 2 item. Use the save point. Save your game. Take the path leading right from the save point. You will reach a bending junction. Once in the next area, you will find another t-junction. The path on the right leads to a chest containing a Mega Medicine. Move towards the other side or retrace back your pathway to the save point & head for the boss meeting point. Upon reaching that spot, Ragki will comment on an incoming aura... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Guard HP: 1500 Potch: 1000 Do not use all your spells as there is a 2ND battle after a series of cutscenes unless you intend to use Mushrooms to restore HP. I got 6 Lv1 MP for Hero. Hero's Eternal Ordeal works extremely well. It has a crystal shell attack that does around 90 HP damage to an ally along with a sonic wave attack that does 70 HP damage to all allies. Just keep your character's HP above 150 HP and you will be fine. Items: ? Ornanment (Good Luck Cat), Platinum =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Inner Ruins -------------- ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Enemies: Killer Rodent, Rodent Leader, Yellow Rodent, Red Rodent, Blue Rodent ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Move up the area and you will reach the inner ruins. There is a save point. Use it and search the chest for 3x Mega Medicine, 3x Mushroom and an Escape Talisman. Head north and in the new area. You will find an old lady near a tree. Search the tree first for a Treasure Map item. The lady is Rikie. Talk to her and there will be scenes and you will learn more about the Rune of Punishment. Pick any answer as you are being prompted. Search the tree for another Treasure Map. Restore MP if you needed. Exit the area and you will fight... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Guard HP: 2000 Potch: 1500 The boss have two large arms along with more hit points. Its mega punch does around 100 HP damage to an ally. Just dish out your strongest spell. Use Eternal Ordeal and followed by Rush to restore Hero's HP. Items: Diamond, Iron Hammer =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= After defeating the boss, you will be outside the ruins with Rakgi and Rikie joins your party. Make your way to your HQ and you will meet Manu there. Visit your HQ first before talking to him. Sleep and restore some hit points. Save your game and you might want to bring Rikie as your support character instead of Louise as it is more easy to change members by talking to Louise than Desmond... Exit your base and talk to Manu. Pick the top option and you will be heading to the harbour in a split second! Board the ship. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sea of Obel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Medicine x6 Potch: 1200 S.O.D: Lilin (097) There will be a cutscene aboard the ship. You will meet Lilin. Move to the big white dot on the compass (well, it is a bit too big...) This is followed by a prompt: a) We'll never hand her over to you! b) I cannot do that. Pick either one of the prompts and you will be forced to fight.. =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Captain's Staff x3 Potch: 600p It just took me less than 2 hits to finish off one of them. Hence it is an easy battle... Items: Medicine x3 =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This is is followed another... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Captain's Staff x3 Potch: 600p It is just like the previous one. No sweat. Items: Medicine x3 =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= You will be given the following prompt: a) Shoot them!! b) Let them go. The top option gives you a funny cutscene. Lilin will join your party. Return the harbour and it will trigger a cutscene. It is a naval battle! Naval Battle #4 - Pirate Dario ____________________________________________________________________ Pirate Dario vs Hero's Ship Victory conditions: Emerge victorious against Pirate Dario The opposition has 2 Rune shells, wind and fire. Opponents Stats ------------------- Pirate Ship A Explore: 4 Range: 3 Endurance: 5 Captain: Dario Rune Cannon: Nalleo (Wind) Pirate (Fire) Underlings: 80 You have 12 underlings by default. Your party's Rune will varies depending on the Runes on that you equipped on the character. Pick someone with the fire Rune. Fire is strong against Wind and Fire nullifies Fire. Just use fire... ____________________________________________________________________ This is followed by a series of cutscene. You will be introduced to some new characters. Make your way back to the harbour. A soldier will come and says that Desmond is looking for you. Make your way back to the base. Talk to Desmond and Lino has a new mission for you, it is to look for Oleg who resides at Nay now... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Searching for Oleg... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Nothing SOD: Oleg (82) Cedric (20) Akaghi (62) - Wool Vest, Silver Bracers Mizuki (63) - Wool Robe, Shin Guards Make your way to the Antechamber. A cutscene will follow. Eventually, Oleg will join you! Exit the palace and make your way to the base again. You cannot leave Obel at this point of time. Proceed to the cliff path and it will trigger a cutscene and you will fight... =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Akaghi HP: 600 Potch: 940p Mizuki HP: 600 They are nowhere as hard as the previous bosses that you have fought. They are fast moving though and Mizuki has the ability to poison an ally with her attacks. If that happens, use an Antitoxin or Healing Wind to cure it. Items: Nothing! =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= There will be some cutscenes and apparently they are after the Rune of Punishment. Make your way back to the palace. Lino will explains to them about the consequences of possessing the Rune of Punishment. They will join your party! Setsu seems a bit unhappy about Hero's presence as he has caused a lot of trouble to Obel since he has arrived here. Exit the Antechamber and it will be nighttime at the garden. Make your way back to the headquarters. While along the cliff path, you will have another cutscene and eventually this prompt will shows up:- a) No choice... I must use the Rune... b) No! I can't use the Rune (If you choose the bottom option thrice, it will lead to a bad ending and gameover...) Choose the top option. Eventually, this is followed by another naval battle Naval Battle #5 - Defending Obel ____________________________________________________________________ 3rd Kooluk Fleet vs Obel Warship Victory conditions: Defeat the invaders of the Kingdom of Obel Both ships have 2 types of Rune shells. One has fire and wind and the other has wind and earth. Lino's Ship stats ------------------- Obel Ship Explore: 4 Range: 3 Endurance: 5 Captain: Lino En Kuldes Rune Cannon: Soldier of Obel 1 (Fire) Soldier of Obel 2 (Wind) Underlings: 90 Opponents Stats ------------------- Kooluk Ship A Kooluk Ship B Explore: 4 Explore: 4 Range: 3 Range: 3 Endurance: 5 Endurance: 3 Captain: Kooluk Captain Captain: Kooluk Captain Rune Cannon: K. Soldier (Fire) Rune Cannon: K. Soldier (Wind) K. Soldier (Wind) K. Soldier (Earth) Underlings: 60 Underlings: 60 You have 12 underlings by default. Equip 2 Fire Runes. Have your strongest party as your fighters. Just counter with Fire Rune as enemy attacks you. Fire is strong against Wind and nullifies Fire but you will still substain damage from Earth magic. Have at least 60 Underlings for your ship. The enemy will attempt to board you i.e. attempt to enter your ship and forcing your fighters to fight them in a battle. It is an easy one. Fight fire with fire... ____________________________________________________________________ You will back at the dark hole again. You will fight Brandeau's Shadow Just attack him. Back at your room. Make your way to the Saloon and it will trigger and every one will talk about the Rune of Punishment. Everyone is fighting for Hero *sob* Stay for the night and recover the lost hit points. BTW, here is Mizuki and Akaghi's stats. LV 25 LV 25 Akaghi STR 63 Mizuki STR 44 HP: 242/242 SKL 61 HP: 212/212 SKL 65 MP: LV 1: 4/4 MAG 47 MP: LV 1: 5/5 MAG 66 LV 2: 1/1 EVA 96 LV 2: 2/2 EVA 84 LV 3: 0/0 PDF 54 LV 3: 1/1 PDF 66 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 68 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 60 SPD 85 SPD 95 ATK 98 DEF 54 LUC 56 ATK 79 DEF 66 LUC 45 Initial Equipment: Initial Equipment: Wool Vest, Silver Bracers Wool Robe, Shin Guards Runes: Nil Runes: Shrike Weapon: Chakram Weapon: Damnacanthus WPN LVL 3 WPN LVL 3 WPN PWR 35 WPN PWR 35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Escape... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Silver Circlet*, Sliver Chain* SOD: Yu (22) Adrienne (23) * Flare's equipment. If you don't take it off, you do it later in the game. But it is advisible as you need it now and you are low on potch. Make some preparations and prepare to hit the town. You will see that Kooluk empire is attempting to invade Obel. Now return back to your base and you will find everyone is missing. Proceed to the War Room that is located at the 1st Floor passageway. There will be a couple of scenes and you will know that the base is actually a ship. You need to recruit some and Flare will join your party. LV 27 Notes: Flare STR 50 Seize the opportunity to get HP: 189/189 SKL 86 her equipment for your other MP: LV 1: 5/5 MAG 68 members as she will be leaving LV 2: 2/2 EVA 77 your party soon. LV 3: 1/1 PDF 41 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 72 You will be unable to have SPD 87 other members in the party at ATK 70 DEF 41 LUC 69 this moment of time except for support characters. Besides the Initial Equipment: enemy aren't tough unless you Silver Circlet, Silver Chain decide to visit the ruins... Runes: Wind Weapon: Hathor WPN LVL 1 WPN PWR 20 Your objective is locate some people and most importantly a doctor. Proceed to the garden outside the palace and you will find that Ema and Gary will not be leaving with you. You can't access the ruins until you have gather everyone... Proceed to the town and search the area for a man dressed in green that is near the inn. This is followed by a cutscene of everyone has deserting the town and they are making preparations. The inn owner & Rune master are gone and you can still buy items. Proceed the washing area. The smithery is still around. You can try to upgrade Flare's weapon if you want. Talk to the women at the washing area and they will leave for the ship. It trigger some scenes... Make your way to the lower part of the town. You will find Adrienne near the trading post. Talk to him and he will join you. Talk to Yu too. He is the doctor you are looking for. Everyone has deserted the shops. Proceed to the harbour. At the harbour, talk to the man dressed in blue and Flare will tell Hero that they should return back to the ship. From this point onwards, you will be able to access the ruins. Once you are done with your tour with the princess, make your way to the base. Flare will leave your party. Proceed to the war room and Setsu will stay with Flare. You will be given the following prompt: a) Let's go b) Please give me a moment Choose the top option and this is followed by some very amusing cutscenes. Choose "Set Sail" and OBEL ship will be departing for its first voyage. You will be on the deck. Talk to everyone and you meet some new faces. Attempt to enter the bridge and you will meet Kika again. She will ask you to meet her at Nests of Pirates. Before heading that, there are a lot of exploration to do. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OBEL Ship ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Items: Nothing... SOD: Haruto (106) Nico (68) Pablo (52) - Wool Robe Lino En Kludes (2) - Battle Suit, Silver Boots Mao (49) Nao (76) The ship is HUGE. It has five storeys of area for you to explore. It is so huge that I could make a section for it (^_^). BTW, here is the stats of your newly recruited players: LV 31 LV 26 Lino En Kludes STR 98 Pablo STR 31 HP: 185/185 SKL 68 HP: 155/155 SKL 74 MP: LV 1: 3/3 MAG 44 MP: LV 1: 6/6 MAG 75 LV 2: 1/1 EVA 45 LV 2: 3/3 EVA 38 LV 3: 0/0 PDF 86 LV 3: 1/1 PDF 31 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 53 LV 4: 0/0 MDF 54 SPD 52 SPD 66 ATK 173 DEF 86 LUC 64 ATK 36 DEF 31 LUC 88 Initial Equipment: Initial Equipment: Battle Suit, Silver Boots Wool Robe Runes: Nil Runes: Fire Weapon: Aten Weapon: Sphere Rod WPN LVL 5 WPN LVL 1 WPN PWR 75 WPN PWR 5 From this point onwards, you can have 3 parties - 2 parties will be usable when you fought random battles on the ship and your main party will have Hero as the compulsory members. There is a lot of recruitment as your huge ship looks a bit empty. Choose anchor and rest in your room. Attempt to exit and Tov will talk to you about a hidden room... Deck ----- You will meet your first crew members - Chiepoo and the two Knights of Gaien that you have recruited. Above the door that leads to the bridge, you will meet Nico, who will be automatically recruited as you gain control of OBEL ship. Proceed to the bridge and there will be a stairs that leads to the 1st Floor Corridor First Deck Corridor ----------------------- You will find your room here along with Lino's room and a comment box where people passed you their messages. There the door with a inn sign leads to the Saloon and you will find Perrault's corner - First Issue - Kingdom of Obel Occupied - Attention to Wanted Man! - Mother of Depression - Chapter 2 The door opposite the staircase leads to the deck. BTW, remember those pots and objects that you can sent for appraisals at the appraiser right? There is a desk in the room that allows you to place them for decoration. You can also rest in your own room to restore lost HP. Second Deck Corridor ---------------------- You will find the war room along with Desmond. Talk him and you will be given the following options: - I want to see the roster - I want to change members - Nothing You can view the 108 stars of destiny chart by selecting first option. You will meet Rakgi here too. The door opposite the war room leads to the rear deck. In the saloon area, you will meet Louise along with Ornan. Talk to Louise and you wi