Walkthrough/guide - IGN (2025)

After the short scene of thehero's birth, which you should have justgiven a name to, you'll awaken in a ship cabin. Open the two drawers inthe room to obtain a Medicinal Herb anda Seed of Resilience. Exit thecabin up to the ship's deck and head for the top-right corner wheresome barrels are. The last one contains a T 'n' T ticket. After getting that,head down the stairs right there -- two rooms below where you'll find abunch of treasure chests. Don't get too excited; you can't open them.Content yourself of checking out the barrels on the left for another T 'n' T ticket and a Medicinal Herb. When you're done inhere, head back to the deck and go to the opposite side with some redcarpet. Enter the elegant room and proceed to the second floor. Openthe dresser here to find another MedicinalHerb.

While you explore the ship, make sure you talk to everyone. The shipwon't dock until you've done so. Don't forget the Captain's room in themiddle of the deck as well; talk to everybody in here too, then leavethe room and the ship will arrive in town. Go get your dad in thecabin, then back on the deck, speak with the captain and your dad totrigger the following scene where the hero will be introduced toBriscoletti's daughters. Go talk to the girls in the suite upstairs ifyou wish, then speak to your dad once you're ready to disembark. As youset foot, your father will meet up with a friend and give you a map,telling you to go play around. Check the nearby barrels to find 10 gold coins, then set out to theworld map. Walk around to engage in a fight where your father will soontake part in. Let him walk you to the next village, battling some moreenemies on the way.

As you enter the cave, head upthe first path on the left and open the chest for a Medicinal Herb. Continue up theother path and head down the stairs in the northwest corner. Go rightfirst and open the chest at the end of the southeastern path for 50 gold coins. Now head left fromthe stairs and up from the signpost to find a chest with a Leather Hat. Go down that path untilyou reach another stairway. Head north afterwards to find a man crushedunder a boulder and help him out by pushing the boulder away. He willintroduce himself, then return to town. Examine the boulder you justmoved to find a Whealbrook bluestone,then head up the path and open the chest there for some Wayfarer's clothes.

That's it, so now leave the cave and before doing anything else, go seethe man you just saved in the item shop north of the church. Talkto him and check the drawer nearby to get a Handwoven Cape. When you are done inthis town, go back to Sancho's houseto spend the night. When you wake up, your dad will have returned andwill bring you to the next village. Follow him as that's all you can do.

3. The Housekeeper Of The Haunted Tower

Roundbeck

When you arrive at the inn in Roundbeck, let the adults talk and startexploring the inn. Bianca will accompany you. Go upstairs to the thirdfloor of the inn and check both drawers in the top room to find a Seed of Resilience and a Chimaera Wing. Now head outside tothe inn courtyard and talk to the troubadour there to listen to thestory of the Uptaten Towers. Leave the inn and head for the villageentrance. Nearby you should spot some kids bullying a cat. Talk to bothof them and they will offer you the cat if you can beat the ghosts inthe Uptaten Towers. Now return to the inn and talk to your dad to spendthe night in the village. Bianca will wake you up during the night andrequest that you accompany her to the Uptaten Towers. The guard at thetown entrance will be asleep, so leave town and head north across somebridges on the world map until you get to the Uptaten Towers. Youshould level-up Bianca a bit before entering though.

After defeating the ghost, the king and the countess will thank you andreward you with the Gold orb.Now that your business is done here, leave the castle and return totown. The kids will accept to give you the cat since you defeated theghosts. Bianca will propose some names to give to your new friend; justanswer "No" to see all the choices until you like one of them. Whenyou're ready to leave this town, unequip Bianca and equip her stuff onthe cub instead, then speak with your dad to return toWhealbrook. Bianca will give her ribbon to your pet before you go.While traveling on the world map, you'll get attacked by enemies andyour new friend will join you in the fight. He will now be one of yourparty members for the rest of the journey.

4. The Thief Of The Faery Kingdom

Head out of the faery palace and start walking south across thelilypads. Examine the spark in the snow to pick up a Seed of Life, then continue walkingsouth to the village. Enter the armor shop on the right and open thedresser inside to find some Holy Water.Buy whatever you may need, then exit the village south to a new worldmap. Level-up your cub a bit, then head west to a cave.

First go left to find two treasure chests with a total of 125 gold coins. Go down from thereand speak with the dwarf to learn about the treasure chest at thebottom of the cave. Proceed south and head down to the next floor.There's nothing down that other stairway, so continue north and theneast to the actual next stairway. Don't jump down the hole in thatroom; you'll just fall down to a bunch of skeletons. On the next floor,go right and open the chest for a Seedof Agility. There are two staircases on this floor, but youcan't proceed through the southern one, so just head down the middleone. Go up and open the chest to get the Book 'lots about locks' the dwarfwas talking about. You can now open the locked doors. Go through thedoor on your right and open the chest behind for 120 gold coins, then head down andopen the other chest for a Seed ofLife. That's all there is in here, so leave the cave and returnto Faery Lea to heal and save. When you're ready, head for the icestructure in the northwest corner of the world map.

Head back to Faery Lea to give the flute to the queen, who will bringback spring unpon the land. Honey will give you a branch as a souvenirand you will then be returned to your world. Head upstairs and Sanchowill inform you your father already left. He will also find the branchyou dropped, which is now a Bloomingbranch. Tell him "Yes" to put thebranch on your desk or "No" to keep it on you. I say keep it with you.Now go to the church where you'll find your dad. When you're donearound here, go meet him at the town entrance to leave for CoburgCastle.

5. The Fall And Fate Of Prince Harry

So go back downstairs to Prince Harry's bedroom to find your dad, whowill ask you to make friend with Harry. Ugh. Speak with Harry andaccept to be his lackey. He will tell you to go pick up the badge inthe chest south of his chamber, but when you look inside, the chest isempty. If you re-enter Harry's bedroom, you'll realize he's gone... Gotell your dad, who will check in with you, but Harry is now back!Return to the room to talk to Harry again, then go look for the badgeagain, which is not there. Harry is gone again too, but since your dadcan't be of any help, just look over the room yourself. Examine thechair next to Harry's desk to reveal a secret staircase. Down there,Harry will get kidnapped. Since your dad was supposed to look afterHarry, head back up to tell him what happened. Now follow him out ofthe castle back in town. Head out to the world map and trek all the wayto the northeast corner of the land to find a cave north of a poisonouspond.

Enter the main room of the ruin and you'll spot your dad below.Continue right and head down the flight of stairs to find a chest northof there containing 180 gold coins.Go back up and proceed right down the

He will then join you. Step onthe tile in front of you to open thegate ahead and proceed. Get on the raft here and paddle south to get toa chest with a pack of MonsterMunchies. Get back on the raft and head up, then right foranother chest with a phial of ElfinElixir. Continue right and up to the prison cell room wherePankraz will free Harry. While your father holds the monsters back,flee with Harry. Return to where you got the monster munchies and headthrough the door on the right to be back at the entrance. Head southand your passage will be blocked by Bishop Ladja. You can't defeat him,so just let him wipe off your team. Pankraz will come to the rescue andtake care of the minions. Watch the ensuing, unfortunate events...

Ten Years Later

6. The Return of theHero Talkto Harry on the roof, then pay a visit to the prison Returnto the roof to be taken to sleep time Talkto all the slaves in the room, then leave Goto the main room to find Maria and save her Talkto Harry twice to then be release by Joshua Usethe barrel to escape

You will find yourself a slave for the kingdom of Partina. Head up onthe rightuntil you are on the roof of the temple, where you can talk to Harry inthe southeast corner. Then, head down the staircase in the oppositecorner and exit south through the opening leading to a slave cemetary.Continue up to the prison area and check the first cell to see a manemprisoned inside. Now go back to the roof for night-time. After wakingup later, speak with all the slaves around the room, then go for thedoor. A guard will come in. Leave this room and return to the centralslave chamber from the roof to find Maria being attacked. Harry will gorescue her, so do the same and take on the other guard. Defeat the twoguards to then be thrown in jail. Talk to Harry twice and Maria willcome and free you, with the help of a soldier who happens to be herbrother. Joshua will ask you to take Maria away and help you escape.Get inside the barrel to be taken away by the waves. You'll land at theGoddess' home.

7. The Sword From The Above

When you wake up at the church, leave the bedroom to find Harry, whowill take you to Maria's ceremony to become a nun. You're now set freeto explore your new surroundings. First, go talk to Maria in the roomon the floor above and she will give you 1,000 gold coins from her brother.Now head downstairs to the first floor and enter the opposite room witha little girl and a nun inside. Talk to the nun to receive the Crude image. Now leave the abbey andjoin Harry at the entrance. Tell him you're ready to leave and bidfarewell to Maria. Now equip whatever left you have on Harry and travelnorth to Fortuna.

Back up in town, head down the stairs left of the inn which lead to themonster taming place. Break the jars here to find a Pot lid and a pack of Monster Munchies. Almost done. Nowhead to the world map and fight monsters around until nights falls.Re-enter the town and go to that small house in the northwest corner tobuy a wagon for 300 gold coins. Now you can get wild monsters to joinyour party! Lastly, speak with the fortune-teller to learn about yourmom who should be north of there. You're done in here, so it's time tostart traveling. Start heading northwest to Whealbrook.

Now head up the other stairway in this room and go left. Step on allthe stones, then go down the northern stairs. The stones will havefallen above the water below so you can now grab the Night Light from the chest and peekdown the stairway on the right. Head down the floor below and go downthe next staircase leading to a small room with furniture. Open thedresser to find a Leather Kilt andbreak the jar to obtain a Seed ofStrength. Check the chest at the back to get Pankraz's letter and then pick upthe Zenithian Sword from theground. Now that's you've got the goods, leave the cave and startheading west on the world map. Make a quick stop at Roundbeck.

Talk to the villagers around to learn about the ascension of PrinceWilbur to the throne, then go sleep at the inn. During the night, Harrywill suggest you pay a visit to Coburg next. Spend a second night atthe inn, then speak to the inn misstress in the back room so she givesyou a ZizzWizz Pillow. Nowstart making your way back to Coburg in the east. The guard at thebridge will let you pass when he recognizes Harry.

8. The True Queen Behind The Mirror

If you want to make a good action, talk to the poor little girl at thecastle entrance and accept to spare some gold coins for her. It's only5 coins, so why not. Now enter the castle and Harry will ask that youkeep his identity secret. If you talk to the soldiers upstairs, who'lllearn that the queen is the one who ordered the destruction ofWhealbrook, and that she's pulling the strings above Wilbur. Trygetting past the guard downstairs, but he won't let you. Leave thecastle and Harry will mention the waterway. Go around the outside ofthe castle to that door you used to get out in the past. You can't goin, but head down to the raft on the small river around the castle.Paddle to the front of the castle and get in the passageway underneaththe drawbridge.

Approach the front gate and Maria will help you open it. Inside, crossthe garden where you'll see Pankraz's spirit. Head up the stairway inthe northeast corner and open the chest ahead for 650 gold coins. Then cross thebridge in the middle and head up. Proceed up the right path and upagain. Break the pots on the floor above to obtain a phial of Magic Water. Now go back down to theprevious floor which has a large gap in the center. Standing on theedge of the gap, walk all around the hole to get those two chests atthe back, containing a Scale Shield anda Seed of Magic. Then gothrough the opening in the fence on the left and head up to the nextfloor. Proceed up again through the next stairway to find yourself atthe top of the tower. As you head on the bridge, you'll notice amissing piece. If you step in the middle of it, you'll fall back downbelow. However, if you cross on the right or left side you will be ableto walk on thin air and traverse the invisible pathway. Pick up Ra's mirror on the other side.

Now head back down the tower and return to Coburg Castle. Head up tothe throne room, but Wilbur is gone. Climb upstairs to the queen'schambers to find out there are now two queens, and Wilbur is puzzled asto which is the real one. Time to use the mirror. Stand in front of theleft queen and pull the mirror out of the bag. You'll see thereflection of a monster, who will attack you. To defeat the FauxDowager, first cast Buff on the Hero and Harry, then cast Harry'sDazzle and Kasap spells on the boss. After that, just keep on attackingwith normal attacks and healing until she's down. After the fight,Harry will leave you and stay at the castle with his brother. Talk tohim one last time to receive a Tombolaticket. Now it's time to depart, so travel back to Littlehaven,the portnear Whealbrook, where you took the ship at the beginning of thejourney.Board the ship and cross the sea to new horizons.

9. The Beast Of Hay Village

Proceed right, then down to find a spark glowing on a skeleton. Examineit to pick up a Mini medal.

Before going in, take Bianca'sribbon out of the bag and put it in theHero's bag. Now go take on the beast. You can't win this fight, sodon't try. Just use Bianca's ribbon during the fight to end it. If youforgot the ribbon, just flee the battle and start over. Well, it turnsout, the monster is none other than your old friend the sabrecat! Hewill joinyour party and give you Pankraz'sSword. *Tears* Now it's time to return to Hay to claim yourreward. Go talk to the man in the large house to receive your 1,500 gold coins and also talk tothe man in the house on the left of the field with the scarecrow.Examine the scarecrow afterwards to pick up the Terrorcrow. Now your nextdestination is a town located west of Lodestar.

10. The Spells Of Prof. Toilen Trubble

Enter the inn at the entrance and break the pots on thesecond floor to find a Mini medal.Enter the pub and break the barrels to find a Tombola ticket, then go upstairs andbreak some more barrels in the left room to find a Seed of Magic and check the drawerin the middle room for a T 'n' Tticket. Go back outside and head down the stairway on the rightof the church's building. Break the jars here to obtain a Seed of Agility and a Mini medal. Now you'll want to enterthat house where the purple smoke is coming out from. Walk around theitem shop on the left and follow the path behind the pub to find astairway leading down. Rotate the camera to see a pathway going underthe buildings.

Take the plant to the Professor, then talk to him again to receive theZoom spell. Use this new spell right in front of him to warp to anyvillage from the list. I would say take the opportunity to warp toCoburg and go see your old friend Harry at the top of the castle. Hemarried Maria! Go check the chest in his old bedroom to read hisletter, then go back to talk to Harry again to receive the Marital Organ. Then zoom back toZoomingale and walk south from the town to find a little house on themap. Make a stop there.

Check the pots on the right side of the house outside to find a Tombola ticket, then go inside. Peekdown the well in front of the church and examine the spark on theground to obtain a Mini medal.Also check out the book on the inn counter to pick up a copy of the Scuttlebutt Alledger. That's all foryour stop here, so now head out to the world map and proceed south to alittle cave. Walk down the southeast path to find a chest containing a Mini medal, then continuesouthwest to be back outside. You'll find a town nearby as you emergefrom the cave.

11. Circle of Love, Fire and Water

As you enter this new town, a dog will run up to you and you will meeta grown-up Nera, the little girl from the ship at the beginning of theadventure years ago. Enter the inn afterwards and check the drawer inthe second room to find an Iron Shield.Next, go inside the house south of the inn and open the dresser for a Mini medal. Also check the dresserupstairs for a Tombola ticket.Now head over to Mr. Briscoletti's villa in the southwest corner oftown, south of his mansion. Open the drawer on the first floor toobtain a Seed of Wisdom.

Inside, proceed west to meet up with Crispin. Head downacross the left bridge south of him to find a chest at the end of thepath, containing 450 gold coins.Keep following the main path around the pool of lava until you come toa staircase leading down. Head onwards and go north at the second forkin the path for a chest with a T 'n'T ticket. Then head down the slope on the right and walk aroundthe steeming hot stone floor to get to a chest with a Staff of Antimagic. Heal the party,then get back on the main path and return to the last fork. Head alongthe path south until you come to another fork. Go right, then down fora chest containing an Iron Helmet.Return to the previous fork and head north to another staircase.

What I do for this fight is take thesabrecat out of the party as he is weak to their attacks and will mostlikely die fast. I keep the Hero attacking the enemies while my healingmonster (a Slime Knight) heals himself and the Hero. You can also usespells like Kasap to lower the enemies defence first or if you have anymonster with ice spells, or spells to put enemies alseep, use that.After the battle, the Circle of Fireis yours. Return to Monstroferrato and give the ring to Briscoletti,who will then lend you his ship to go fetch the second ring. Leave townand take the ship up the river to a gate blocking your way. Get off onthe east continent and walk to the nearest village.

12. The Hand Of The Heavenly Bride

Bring the ring back to Briscoletti and you will have thenight to think about who you want to marry the next day. Unable tosleep, you'll wake up in the middle of the night. Take a breath offresh air outside and go talk to Bianca in the villa, as well as toBriscoletti in the mansion. Once you've spoken to both, return to theinn and speak with the manager to go back to bed. The next morning,you'll be summoned to Briscoletti's mansion and requested to chooseyour bride between Bianca, Nera, or... Debora. Once you've made yourchoice, talk to the girl you wish to marry.

Bianca	Nera	Debora
ChooseBianca for a balanced party member with decent magic and physicalabilities.	ChooseNera for a very strong magic user with healing and attack spells, butvery poor combat skills.	ChooseDebora for a powerful physical combattant with good defence, butmediocre magic capacities.

After that is set, Briscoletti will ask that you goretrieve the wedding veil at Stockenbarrel. That's not verycomplicated, simply zoom there or take the ship and speak with the itemshop owner to receive the Wedding Veil.Return to Monstroferrato with it and the preparations for your weddingwill be complete. After the marriage ceremony, you'll wake up in thevilla with your new wife who will join the party. You'll also find some Honey buns in your bag.Now go talk to Briscoletti in the mansion to let him know how thingsare. He will ask that you check on a jar in a shrine he owns, west ofStockenbarrel. Also, the treasure chests behind him are now unlocked,so open them to obtain 2000 gold coinsand the Zenithian Shield.

As you leave town, you'll need to re-organize your party and equip yourwife with the best equipment, including the wedding veil. Now take theboat and sail to the piece of land west of where Stockenbarren islocated. Enter the shrine and head down the long stairway leading downto the jar Briscoletti mentionned. Well, it's blue. So head back up andreturn to Monstroferrato to tell the news to Briscoletti, who willallow his daughter to accompany you on your journey. You can nowproceed to Lodestar Harbour, where your very own ship is awaiting youat the port.

13. The Lost Knick-Knacks (optional)

Lodestar Harbour

Enter the building on the docks where your ship awaitsinside and before boarding, speak with the merchant sitting at thetable on the left to buy the Ship ina bottle. Then talk to the Captain to get on the ship and tellhim you're ready to depart. Now before getting on with the main quest,there are several spots to explore with the ship to get more items.First, sail east from Lodestar and dock on that little island in themiddle of the sea, which you can see on your map. Enter the oasisvillage there.

Go left as you enter and get on the small boat at the endof the dock to board a bigger boat, where the casino is. First, checkthe barrels in the northeast corner of the ship to find a Mini medal and a T 'n' T ticket. Also check thebarrels in the southwest corner for another T 'n' T ticket. Now enter the cabinsat the south end of the ship (below the church) and check all thedrawers inside to find a Tombolaticket and a T 'n' T ticket.Then go downstairs and break the barrels to find a Mini medal. Go downstairs againtwice to get to the very bottom of the ship and break the barrels herefor 30 gold coins.

Now head back to the deck and go down to the casino via the stairwaysin the center of the ship. Check the ground near one of the stairwaysfor a shiny object which is in fact a Casinotoken. Go back to the deck and enter the room at the north endof the ship. Check the cabins inside and open the dresser in one ofthem to obtain a Dancer's costume.Then enter the room above this one and check the drawer in the littlecabin for a T 'n' T ticket.That's it for here, so now return to your own ship and get ready for alittle detour. Sail all the way south around the continent in the verymiddle of the map until you find a little island with a building southof that continent.

She herself gave the medal to someone else, so talk to the man standingnext to the bank counter. He threw the medal away. Great. Go backoutside and talk to the slime on the right of the castle, which wouldbe crushed behind a large gold medal. Help her out and she will giveyou the so desired Maxi Medal.Now take that back to the old man who requested it and he will give youthe Knick-Knactory. Inside, go through the door below the rightstairway and head down to the basement. Break the barrels here toobtain a Mini medal and two T 'n' T tickets. Return toDominicus' Dominion afterwards and speak to the innkeeper again behindthe counter to buy the ChocolateMedalliyum for 480 gold coins. Now you're donewith that, so it's time to get back to the main quest.

14. Errands In The Desert

From the knick-knack island, take the ship and sail south to a desert.Enter thelittle tent on the right and check the jars inside to find a pair of Boxer shorts and a Mini medal. Then walk all the wayleft to get to the next town, Helmunaptra. At the entrance, speak withthe knight who will recognize you and hand over a treasure chest fromBriscoletti. Open it to fill your pockets with 2000 gold coins. Enter the weaponshop and head downstairs to the bedroom. Break the jar here to obtain a Chimaera Wing. Now enterthe castle and check the drawers in the top-left room to find a T 'n' T ticket and the jars in thekitchen at the right for a Seed ofResilience. Watch out as the first jar is a monster. Also breakthe barrels along the opposite wall for a Seed of Magic.

You can get as many as you want by sleeping at the inn every time. Nowzoom to Monstroferrato and take the ship back to Stonckenbarrel. Headdown the well at the entrance of town and exchange your desert rose forsome scintillating sinter withthe man in there. Also, you can zoom to Fortuna now and enter thenorthwestern house during the night to buy a bestiary (Big Book of Beasts) for 1000 goldcoins. If you leave ad re-enter town, you can return there to buy aknick-knack (slime curio) for5000 gold coins. That's all for the optional errands, so now we'll bereturning home to Gotha.

15. The Road To Gotha Kingdom

Cross the two bridges at the entrance, then after crossingthe third one, head up the path to a chest containing 550 gold coins. Continue along theleft up the mountain where the path will branch off. Start

Now go all the way left, then head down and right along the side tofind a chest with a Mini medal inside.Head back up the path until you meet a soldier. Talk to him and he willdrop another chest from Briscoletti. Open the chest he leaves behindfor a Flowing Dress, which canbe equipped on your wife or the sabrecat. Now enter the cave behind andat the branching path, go left and open the chest for another Mini medal. Proceed north to thenext stairway and leave the cave by climbing up the little cliff in themiddle. After crossing a couple of bridges, you'll find yourselfoutside at last, in a small village up the mountain.

Start heading down the cave to a larger room. Go down the south pathfirst to find a chest containing a Minimedal, then head through the top-right path leading to twochests. The top one is a Mimic which might drop a Mini medal, and thebottom one contains 1500 gold coins.Next proceed into the east path and go down. Jump down the cliff andkeep following the next path to be back outside. Drop down again andopen the chest on the ledge to get a suit of Restless Armour. Re-enter the caveand head down the stairway at the end of the path, then walk north to achest with a Yggdrasil Leaf.Continue east for two more chests in the top-right corner, first onebeing a Mimic which might drop a Mini medal, and second one containinga Mini medal.

Proceed along the path across all the stairways until you get to achest containing 1600 gold coins,then continue going up to another chest, a Mimic which could drop aMini medal. Take the stairway up here, but then climb it back downright after to go south and get the chest with a Staff of divine wrath inside. Thenclimb up for real and open the two chests in the top-left corner for a Chimaeara Wing, and the other is aCannibox. Now go back all the way down to where you got 1600 gold coinsfrom a chest earlier. Drop down the hole at the right of the chest tofall down, then go south and jump off the cliff to be on the groundoutside. Get the Dieamend fromthe chest nearby, then go through the openning in the cliffside to beback inside. Open the chest on the right for a Seed of Agility (the other is aCannibox), then finally exitthat cave through the southwest entrance. Leave the area and walk northto a castle.

16. The New King Of Gotha

Finally home. Go to the little house on the right side ofthe castle first to reunite with your old friend Sancho. He will takeyou to the castle to see your uncle, the king Albert. During the chat,your wife will

When you wake up that night, exit the throne room south and go aroundthe roof to get down to the second floor of the castle. Speak with theguard here and he will let you through. Enter the southeastern room andcheck the dressers here for a Minimedal, then head down to the castle's first floor and enter thelittle house on the left. Check the drawers for a Tombola ticket, then enter the itemshop behind and break the barrels for a Seed of Wisdom. Head over to thechurch at the back and go left into a room with many jars. Break themto obtain a Seed of Strength,a Mini medal and a T 'n' T ticket. Now it's time toleave, but before you leave, pay one last visit to Sancho in his littlehouse. Check the jar for a Seed ofLife and the dresser for a pair of Boxer Shorts. You're all ready thistime, so leave the castle and walk east, then north to a cave.

Inside this cave, head north and you'll see four blue doors at theback. The rightmost one has a bird symbol in front of it. Go throughthat one and step on the switch on the ground until the two birdstatues are facing each other. Leave the room and you'll notice thebird symbol has switched place. Go through the second door which hasthe symbol and step on the switch here too until the bird statues arefacing. Leave the room and the place will have changed. Head south anddown the stairway, then proceed all the way north for a chestcontaining a Mini medal.

Pick up the Royal Insignia,then start heading back. You'll be stopped by two mysteriousindividuals. I found them very hard to defeat; the Robbin Hood dealslots of damage and quickly killed all my monsters. Try to keep themalive as long as possible and take down the right foe first since hehas few HP, then take on the bad guy, who will also try to heal himselfat times. Cast spells on him to lower his defence and try to put him tosleep or anything that could help you, then keep on attacking andhealing until he's down. Now exit the dungeon and return to Gotha.

17. Abduction At The Castle

As you enter the area, you'll see three doors to the tower. Start withthe rightmost one and take the stairs up. Defeat the enemy, then stepin the warp and open the two chests for a Seed of Strength and a Legerdemantle. Also break the leftpot below for a Mini medal (theright one is a monster). Now step in either of the warps and up thestairs to the next room. Here you must walk between the spikes to getto the treasure chest and to the right stairway. Simply walk a bitleft, then up and right to reach the chest which contains a Kamikazee Bracer, then go around theright side of the room following the wall to reach the eastern stairs.Continue up the two next flights of stairs on the right, then exitsouth to be outside and climb down the ladder to get to a room withthee chests holding a phial of MagicWater, 880 gold coinsand a Mimic which could drop a Mini medal.

Head up the stairs now and go all the way left in the next room to findtwo chests containing a Mini medal anda Yggdrasil Leaf. Then, startpushing as many rocks as possible in this room down the gap in thecenter so they fall on the floor below. Go back downstairs and pushthese rocks over to the left where

Now go back to the room below the one with the first lever and exitthrough the door in the bottom-right corner. Cross the drawbridge andhead up until you come across the chancellor. Speak with him, then goupstairs and defeat the two enemies sitting on the thrones to clear thepath ahead. Go downstairs afterwards and talk to your wife. Get readyto face Kon, who isn't particularly hard, has strong magical attacks.You can't deal much damage to him on the first few turns, so heal anddefend until your wife comes in and breaks the magical barrierprotecting him. After that, attack and heal until the boss is defeated.Watch the ensuing cutscenes and a new chapter will begin.

Eight Years InStone

18. The Adventure Continues Speakwith Albert to know where to head to next Zoomto Helmunaptra to get the Zenithian Helm Speakwith Harry in Coburg to obtain the Hermes Helm Getthe new spell from Prof Toilen in Zoomingale Obtain theTusk-Tusk Inkwell from Northminster man Finda Mini Medal at Gorgie's place

After all the cutscenes, you'll finally find yourself back at Gothawith your new family. The maid will give you Madalena's Locket. Leave the roomand your kids will join the party. Make sure to equip the ZenithianShield and Sword on your boy, and equip your girl with better equipmenttoo. Now go downstairs to see uncle Albert who will inform you of thelocation where your wife might be. Before leaving to rescue her, thereare knights you can talk to around the castle to make them potentialparty members. By talking to Patty at the pub on the second floor, youcan select which soldier to take with you. Obviously, this is alloptional. On the first floor, you can recruit Tuppence, the greensoldier in the room behind the inn. Sancho is also available to add toyour party if you talk to Patty.

Fetch Quests (optional)

Now you may proceed on with the main quest, but first there are a fewthings to go fetch around, if you wish. Zoom to Helmunaptra to beginwith, and go speak with the queen in the garden again. She'll take youto the helm and have your son try it. It fits. You receive the Zenithian Helm. Now zoom over toNorthminster and speak with the man on the first floor to obtain some Tusk-Tusk Tusk Inkwell. Next, goback to Zoomingale and go talk to Prof Toilen in his bed to get thespell Hocus Pocus. Talk tohim a second time to receive some Zoomshine too. You can also take the ship and sail to Gorgie's houseon a tiny island in the southeast corner of the map, and check theclosets in the house to find a T 'n'T ticket and a Mini medal.If you visit Stockenbarrel there should now be a monster in Bianca'sbackyard guarding a chest, defeat him then open the chest for a Silk Bustier.

Finally, zoom to Coburg and go talk to your friend Harry in his room atthe very top of the castle. He will propose your children all playtogether. Now head downstairs to Harry's bedroom from when he waslittle and your kids will tell you Kendrick disappeared. Enter the roomand examine the chair to reveal the secret passageway. Go down to findKendrick, then go back to Harry's current room and speak with his sonto receive the Hermes Helm,which can be equipped on your daughter. That's pretty much it for now,for you may continue on with the quest. The remainning stuff might betoo hard for your level now so it will be covered in the sidequestssection.

19. The Pathway To Forgotten Realms

Sail up to a junction and head north from there. Land theship at the ground spot and walk left, crossing a bridge leading to achest which contains Hades' Helm.Return to your ship and sail north until you come to a chest containinga Mini medal. Then sail westand a long way south to reach the exit. Follow the river south, thenwalk left to get to a town.

First of all, head up to the tower at the top of thevillage and speak with the woman in the room upstairs to receive thebook Lofty Lilts. Then enterthe house at the left of the lighthouse and check inside one of the

Sleep at the inn, then return to talkto the man to receive the WhealbrookSapphire. Then leave this house and follow the stairs leadingdown on the left to find a chest containing the Magic Key. Go back up and head intothe passage on the right side of the cliff. At the end of the tunnel,open the chest to obtain the MagicCarpet. Now that you have the flying carpet, zoom somewhereclose to the continent in the very center of the world map and sailover to the southern part. Use the flying carpet (you have to bestanding on flat ground with no rocks or trees) to cross the river,then walk to the tower in the middle.

Enter the tower and head up either stairway to the secondfloor. Take the stairs in the southwest corner and head up the nextstairway to find a chest containing a set of Diamond Akillics. Go back down tothe second floot and take the stairs in the southeast corner. Enter theroom on the right to find a chest with a Yggdrasil Leaf, then use theelevator to go up, and the next elevator after that to go up some more.Go through the door here, then down the staircase. Enter the next roomand head up the first stairway you come across to find a chest abovecontaining a Mini medal. Goback down and up the other stairway, where you'll find a long laddergoing up.

Climb it up and head up either stairway in the room above. You'll nowbe at the very top. Enter the room in the middle and go up to pick upthe Magma Staff. Now go backdown to the roof and head over to the right side. Climb down the littleladder and go through the door on the right, then down again to a roomwith some barrels and pots. Break them to obtain a T 'n' T ticket and a Seed of Strength. Now cast Evac toexit and zoom to Gotha. Sail to the eastmost continent where Lofty Peakis located and on the southern end, walk up to the cave blocked by somemountains and use the Magma Staff while standing right in front to meltthe mountains and access the cave.

Head down the first stairway inside the cave, then crossthe next room and you'll find yourself in a large room with severalmine carts. Ride the first one at the entrance, then head down thesmall ladder and go

On the floor below, first go north and pull the lever there. Go backdown and ride the cart next to the stairway. Pull the lever where youland and head south to find a chest with a phial of Magic Water. Ride the other cart onthis little island to be brought to another part. Get the chest nearbyfor 750 gold coins, then ridethe other cart which should bring you to a new track on the left side.Go up the ladder and ride the last cart for a long ride to the nextroom. Use the healing circle here to replenish your HP and speak withthe priest to save. Pull both levers along the track, then ride thecart to reach the next stairway.

In the room below you'll find a man trapped in a cart. Pull the southlever on the left to help him out, then go south and talk to him tohave him join the team. Now go back up and pull the north lever justabove the

Here, first go right where the three levers are and pull the northeastand northwest levers. Ride the cart at the entrance to bring it on theother track, then re-enter the cart to ride it again in the oppositedirection. You'll land next to another cart; ride this one as well,then head down on the right and pull the lever that is the closest toyou. Ride the same cart again and the something will change in thetrack. Now pull all three levers on the floor below, including the oneyou had pulled previously. Ride the same cart once again to reach a newplace. Go up the small ladder and ride the next cart to go all aroundthe room, then head up north to the last room. Pull the lever here,then ride the final cart and enjoy the ride.

20. Shadows Of The Past And Present

Make your way to the throne room and examine the floorbehind the throne to find a hidden passageway. Head down and go rightto trigger a scene. Talk to Dr Agon for more flashbacks, then leave thecastle and use the teleport warp at the entrance to exit the cavequickly. Now your next destination is the Neverglade, which is close toMonstroferrato, so zoom there. Travel east to come to a patch ofpoison; from there use the flying carpet to cross the river to a patchof sand between some tree lines. Get off the carpet and travel southacross the two bridges to arrive at a large patch of forest. Below themountains in the middle, there should be a spot with no trees. Walk tothat little clearing to enter the Neverglade.

Go to the top floor of the palace and speak with the queento receive the Faerie Horn.Once you have that, go back to your own world and travel back to theZenithia Tower on the central continent. Walk

Then go back upstairs through the middle staircase and go in the leftroom. Place the Gold Bauble in the hero's bag and examine the paintingto enter it. You'll find yourself at Whealbrook, back through time.Enter Sancho's house and speak with Pankraz upstairs, answering "Yes"to his questions. Then leave the village by the usual entrance to beback at the faerie palace. Re-enter the painting and head over toWhealbrook's church where you'll find the small hero. Talk to him andswitch the Orb. Well, it all makes sense now. Leave the village againand exit the faerie palace to be back on the world map. From there useZoom to warp to Zenithia.

21. Zenithia Castle And Dragon Reborn

Head back down to the basement and speak with Dr Agon toput the gold orb back in place. The castle will rise once again andyou'll be free to explore around. From the entrance, go through thewest door and examine the right pool of water in the room above to findsome Yggdrasil Dew. You canget as many as you want from there but only one at once. Then checkthe drawers in the room on the right to find a Mini medal and a T 'n' T ticket. Talk to the woman inhere to receive a Yggdrasil Sapling,then enter the chimney at the back of the room and look inside thedrawer in the room behind to find a GrapplingHook. Now, return to the basement and step on the switch to takecontrol of the castle. Naviguate southwest to the desert west ofHelmunaptra, surrounded with mountains. Land on the patch of sand tothe left, then walk right to the tower in the middle.

You'll find the front door locked, so instead climb up theladder on the left and make your way to the very top of the temple.Examine the hook and use the grappling hook you found in ZenithiaCastle to head

Now head down the stairway in the top-right corner and cross the roomwith the poison. You'll find yourself in a four-ways corridor with fourbig torches. Start by the north path and follow it all the way to theend to find a chest with a Dark Shield.Return to the four torches and head through the south path this time.Ignore the first stairway and continue south to the one at the end ofthe passage. Proceed through the next room, then walk north until youcome to an enemy guarding a treasure chest. Engage in a fight with Slonthe Rook and defeat him. He's pretty easy; cast Kabuff to raiseeveryone's defence, then cast Oomph to raise the attack of select partymembers and keep on attacking while healing after each big hit. Afterhe's finally defeated, open the treasure chest to obtain the Dragon's left eye.

Now cast Evac, and go rest and save before re-entering the temple.Return to the four torches and head into the left path. Open the chestfor Elfin Elixir, then go downthe stairs to a room with two chests. The

Now return to the entrance of the temple and head back the stairway tothe hook point half-way to the top. Attack the grappling hook and slidedown to land on the dragon statue's head. Examine both sides to placethe two eyes. A pathway will open below. Jump down and go back up toenter the passage in the statue's mouth. Climb down either ladder inthe next room and pick up the DragonStaff below. Climb back up and go down using the grappling hookto reach another entrance. Pick up the DragonOrb in the next room, then cast Evac and return to Zenithiacastle. Go to the throne room and give the Orb to Dr Agon for anunexpected surprise. You will obtain the Zenithian Tintinnabulum, which letsyou call the dragon for a ride to anywhere. Neat.

22. The Key To All Doors (optional)

Now would be the perfect time to get the Ultimate Key,since you mightneed it ahead, and you should now be around Lv30 which is recommendedfor the boss battle to come. Firstly, zoom to Monstroferrato

The battle can be quite tough, but with the right party and equipmentit's do-able at Lv30-ish or below. Have the Hero, the son, the sabrecatand someone else. Bjorn will keep on casting spells to lower yourdefence and raise his, so make sure one of your partymembers has Kasapand Kabuff which you should use almost every turn while the othersattacks. Use Oomph to raise your attack and the son's Insulate spellshould be used also. Heal every now and then with

Let's start with Roundbeck. Fly there and enter the pub. You can't gothrough the door on the left, and it's probably been bugging you sincethe start of the game. Talk to the barmaid at the counter and answer"No" you don't want a drink. She will open the door. Head downstairs tothe basement and break the jars to find a Mini medal. Now open the red doorand get the Stone Fangs and 15 gold coins from the chest. Well,at least you got the medal. Secondly, zoom to Lodestar Harbour andenter the inn during the day. Head to the backstage hall behind thescene and unlock the red door on the right. Head up the stairs and getthe two chests for a Seed of Lifeand a Thorn Whip.

Next, zoom to Fortuna and enter the prisonby going down the stairs at the back of the town in the left corner.Examine the wooden stool in the middle cell to find yet another Mini medal. Then, go to Dominicus'sDominion (the Medal King's castle) and unlock the gates downstairs tofind three chests which contain a GoldenTiara, and two Mini medals.Lastly, go back to Gothaand open the blue door on the right side of the church, next to astairway. Retrieve the Prayer Ring, Robust Lingerie and Happy Hat from the three chests,then head up to the pub on the second floor. Open the red door next toit and check the chests for 3000 goldcoins and a Meteorite Bracer.That's all there is to get sadly, so let's return to the quest.

23. Gateway To The Other Side

Callthe dragon and fly to the shrine at the north tip of the centercontinent, atop some unreachable mountains. At the entrance, rotate thecamera and enter the guardpost on the left. Open the cell door with

To defeat Ferz, simply use the same startegy as for Bjorn since she ismuch easier. She mostly uses physical attacks which are easy to recoverfrom with a healer on the lookout in your party. Cast all the necessaryspells to lower her defence and increase your attack, then she will godown quickly. After the battle, use the son's Sheen spell to lift thecurse on everyone on your team, and if you need, go out to rest andsave. Re-enter the sanctuary when you're ready to proceed and return tothe spot where your wife's statue is. Examine the center of the floorwhere the darker tiles are to discover a hidden staircase.

Heading down within the undergroud, you'll recognize the place fromyour time as a slave. Follow the way to a bright room that looksdifferent from the rest and head upstairs. Go down the stairway in thebottom-right corner and enter the next room below. Go up the stairs,then follow the path to the right and go south. Climb down the smallladder and follow the path to the next room. Go down the stairs hereand go south to get the chest containing a Cobra Claw. Now head left from thereand up the ladder at the end. Continue down the ladders south to asmall room where you'll find two chests which contain Serf Wear and a Ruinous Shield, as well as Maria'sbrother, or what remains.

Now go back to the previous room and walk through the opening in thewall on the left. Go around the room and follow the path to be back inthe room from before. Climb down the ladder in the middle and down thestairway to find the main chamber where Korol awaits. This boss isquite harder than the previous one, but about the same as Bjorn. Havethe sabrecat equipped with the cobra claw you found for a lot ofdamage, especially doubled with Oomph. Cast Insulate and Kabuff, andwatch as the boss will occasionally cancel the spells. Cast them againand keep attackingand healing. You can cast Kasap,but don't do it afterKorol has casted his magic barrier.

From Lofty Peak, take the ship north into the cave nearby.Inside, saildirectly north all the way to a shrine. Enter and you'll see threestatues. Place the Circle of Life you just earned on the middle statueand the Circle of Water and Fire that you got at your wedding on theright and left statues. Just stand in front of them and use the itemsfrom your bag. A gateway will open and you'll be warped to a new worldmap. As you head out, Mada will entrust you the Sage's Stone. Outside, travel eastto find a village on your way.

24. End Of The Eternal Slumber

When you enter this area, cast Safe Passage with your son so youcan cross the poison unharmed. Head north to the first stairway, andyou'll come to two jars. Leave them alone unless you want to fightenemies. Continue northwest to the next stairway. Proceed south toanother staircase which will lead you to a chest containing a Dark Robe if you go north. Go backdown to the previous floor and head north to find the staircase to thenext floor. Proceed south to the next stairway, then south again to endup outside on the edge of the mountain. Follow the path until you canclimb up a slope on the right which leads to a chest with an Ogre Shield. Continue west acrossthe bridge and take the stairway north of there. Open the chestdownstairs to obtain a Mini medal,then head back up and go south into the cave. Climb up the

I found him to berather easy at around Lv35, especially compared to the previous fewbosses. He only attacks once per turn and often with physical attacksthat can be recovered from easily with Fullheal. Use Multiheal (your son should haveit) to recover from his magical attacks. Cast Insulate and Kabuff to protectyourself and Oomph toincrease your attack. If you need more healing, use the Sage's Stoneevery turn to stay healed. The only annoying thing with this fight isthat Ladja will paralyse your characters once in a while but it wearsoff after a few turns. After the battle, watch the scene, and if youneed, cast Zoom to return to a town and heal/save. Then zoom back to MtZugzwang.

From where you fought Ladja, head down south to find a cheston the left edge which contains a Double-edgedSword. Now there's a cave on the right and one up north. Enterthe north one first, where you'll find arrows on the floor. Go left andstep on the rightmost arrow line first to be brought to a stairway. Godown and step on the short line of arrows pointing east on your rightso you can grab the chest containing a Minimedal. Now step on the arrow directly north of the chest toreach the stairway above. Go upstairs and step on the two arrows on theright of the stairway, then walk south on the normal floor until youreach a little stream and on the left you should see two items. Step onthe last arrow at the bottom pointing left and it will bring you insidethe square of arrows so you can pick up the Sun Crown and the Aspersorium. Now return to theentrance of the room and head down the leftmost staiway. Downstairs,step on the only arrow pointing right east of the stairs and follow thepath to a chest with a T 'n' T ticket.Go back to the first room and exit the cave.

Now enter the other caveon the right. Stand in front of the pool of lava here and use theAspersorium you just found to turn it into a pool of water. Head downthe staircase in the middle and in the room below, go

There's a sort of puzzle in this room; you must step on the rightswitches to move the platforms around. First, step on the bottom-leftswitch, then walk all around to go press the middle-left switch, thenpress the top-left one, then center-top, and then finally the verymiddle one which will move the platform straight to the door. Make yourway across the next area, and open the chest inthe center of the last room to obtain the OrichalcumFangs after defeating two easy enemies. Now it's time for thefinal boss, so make sure to put all necessary items in your maincharacters' bags, such as Elfin Elixirs, Yggdrasil Leaves, YggdrasilDew, etc. Also equip the Kamikazee Bracers. When you're ready, gothrough the final door.

The second one is tougher; he will attack twice per turns. I just usedthe exact same strategy for this one, except that you'll always have tore-cast Insulate and Oomph once in a while since the boss often negatesthe effects on your party. Keep using the Sage's Stone every turn withthe daughter and Multiheal once in a while. I had to use a YggdrasilLeaf and an Elfin Elixir but apart from that it wasn't an overly hardfinal boss. The boss will sometimes heal itself, but that means you'reclose to defeating him so just keep attacking and stay healed untilhe's down. After the fights and cutscenes, head out of the castle andthe dragon will ride you around the important towns of the game. Leaveeach when you're done and at the end you'll be back at Gotha. Go toyour throne room for a last celebration and let the credits roll.You'll be asked to save the game. There is still a side quest tocomplete afterwards, ifyou wish.

From there, follow these directions to get through the maze:left, north, top-left, north, right, south, right, south, right to findanother stairway. Head down to a new maze. From here, go left and southtwice to find a chest with a suit of MetalKing Armor. Now go back to the real stairway you came down from and head north to findyourself in the seemingly same room, but it's a different one, so go upthat stairway to find a new area with two chests at the bottom; onecontains Elfin Elixir and theother one is a Mimic who drops a Mini medal. Then go back down and gosouth twice, then right to a room with an empty chest and a newstaircase on the right. Head down the stairway and cast Safe Passage, then follow the pathto find a chest containing Flail ofDestruction at the end. When you're ready, head down thestairway on the left and walk up the lava pathway to find the boss,Estark. He's quite hard, and beating him will give you a Knick-Knack ifbeaten under 15 turns and will open his T 'n' T board.

You can do this quest as soon as you obtain the FlyingCarpet, but theenemies in the dungeom are quite hard so you may want to do it at theend of the game instead, hence why I put this one here. The optionaldungeon is a cave located north of Roundbeck, or northwest ofWhealbrook. Just fly there using the dragon. Inside the cave, you'llfind a block covering a monster face tile. Don't move it, as says theinscription nearby and head up to the next floor. You'll see the tilewith the monster face here. What you must do is find the block on eachfloor and push it all the way to the tile to cover it. Monsters willstop appearing after you do so. Go to the southeast corner to find theblock and bring it on the tile, then move to the third floor. You'llfind the block nearby, just push it to the southwest corner on thetile, then go right to open the two chests at the bottom of the roomcontaining a Mini medal and Elfin Charm. Now head down thestairway in the southeast corner. First get the Hela Hammer from the chest at thebottom-right, then look around the whole floor to find the four blocksand push them north on the four monster tiles. Once you've done so, thehero's cape will appear. Pick up the PalliumRegale, a good armor for the hero.

Throughout the game, you'll find Mini Medals hiddenaround, and somedropped by Mimics. With these, you can visit the Medal King atDominicus' Dominion (east of Helmunaptra) and buy great pieces ofarmour and weapons. I would make a list of all Mini Medals locations,but simple enough, just use the search function in your browser(Ctrl+F) and type in Mini Medal to scan through the page and see alltheir exact specific emplacements. Here's what you can buy with themedals:

Powjamas..............................12mini medals
Glombolero...........................17mini medals
MiracleSword.......................23 mini medals
SacredArmour......................28 mini medals
FalconBlade..........................35 mini medals
Metal KingShield.................50 mini medals

The Knick-Knactory can be found on a small island south of the centralcontinent. To open it, you'll need to complete a small task for the oldman there. Click here to view the quest and finish it.Inside the Knick-Knactory, you'll be able to place all the Knick-Knacksyou find during the adventure to put them on display. The Knick-Knackscan be found by talking to some characters, or just lying there. Youcan only get one of each, except for the Desert Rose which can beobtained again after you trade it. You can also upgrade some of theKnick-Knacks and polish them to increase their level. Here'sthe list:

*Madalena'sLocket upgrade: First, you'll need to have beaten the game inorder to start this quest. Go to the Faerie Palace and enter the rightpainting upstairs, which should have changed since last time you came.You'll be brought to Lofty Peak in the past. Speak to Pankraz in one ofthe houses who will mention he needs Tusk-Tusk Ink and a Faerie Quill.You should already have the ink, now for the quill return to the FaeriePalace and speak with the scholar in the room downstairs. Then zoom toFaerie Lea and talk to the fairy on the first floor of the palace toreceive the Faerie Quill. Withthat in hand return to speak to Pankraz in the painting and give thequill and ink to him. Now you need to find a way past the guard in thetower, so talk to the innkeeper and she will mention the guard likes T'n' T. Head over to the tower and show a T 'n' T ticket to the guard sohe leaves. Go back to talk to Pankraz, then talk to him again in thetower. He says to come back later. Leave the painting and re-enter. Heand Mada are gone. Speak to the painter in the house Pankraz was in atfirst to get back your quill and the ink. Exit the painting and checkyour inventory for the new locket.

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