In the morning, you find yourself unpetrified. The people are still willing to fight against Zog, but they all run away when the old woman jumps and rocks the house they are in. The lady mumbles about how the legend of the 'hero' is all false, but Ryu is determined to save Sara, for she is after all, his sister. The Chief doesn't bother trying to stop Ryu, and wishes him luck. A chest appears behind the old woman. Open it to discover 300 GP (useful for shopping for ITEMS). When you exit the house, you'll find the fire has stopped, and ruins remain. If you look southwest from the Elder's House (the house you exited from), you'll see a small little shrine-like house with a dragon emblem on it. If you take a visit inside, and talk to the statue in the middle of the water, you will find that you can save your progress. When given the opportunity, ALWAYS save your game. Now after you have saved (if you haven't, shame on you!!!), go to the northwest of the Elder's house to find a Weapon and Item shop.
DrogenItem Shop
|
Ah, finally you get to see the world map! How do you feel? Excited, happy, gloomy, sad, or do you just plain don't care? Experiment- you can move in all directions, HUNT IF you see an animal AND IF you have a hunter with you in the lead (which you do not as of this moment). You can't jump, fly, or other similar things with just Ryu right now. You can just walk- don't you feel special? There are three enemies in this area from Drogen to Camlon (the next town on the list in your book of travels). They are the Flea, Slime, and Bulla. Strength-wise, I'd rank them in this order (first being the strongest, next to strongest the second, and so on): Bulla, Flea, and Slime. You should be weary of the Bulla, especially if you encounter a pair. The experience you gain from the Bulla isn't as 'good' as from an encounter with a Flea, but it's still higher than encountering a pair of Slimes. So if you encounter a pair of Fleas, you should be 'pretty happy', since the outcome exp. you get will be good compared to other enemies in the area, and Fleas don't hurt you as much as Bullas. An important thing to note: it seems the EP you get from fighting a group of same monsters doesn't quite come out right. Such as a Slime, which gives 1EP and 4GP. If you defeat two of them in a same battle, you get 2EP and 7EP, where if you multiply 1EP and 4GP by two, it turns out to be 2EP and 8EP. It seems that the EP and GP you get won't come out as if you think like the equation before. The only point I'm trying to make is that the EP and GP might have decimal numbers, so the EP and GP I list is from a SINGLE ENEMY I encounter and defeat, and is the BEST EP AND GP you can receive from it. Now, if you travel a bit north from Drogen, you'll see a castle of some sort contained within a square wall, that's Camlon, your next town on the list to visit. I suggest leveling up to at least to Level 3 before entering Camlon, for there isn't anything to recover from other then a Dragon Fountain, located in Camlon's Castle, which contains relatively tough, and annoying monsters. When you're at level 3, or ready to enter Camlon, take a quick pit stop back to Drogen, purchase the 9X Herbs package, and purchase quite a few Antidotes- you WILL need them. Make sure to save as well. Well then, after you get that done, it's about time to head to Camlon and face your first dungeon.
|
|
You arrive in Camlon only to find it has been attacked by the Dark Dragons!!! All the houses are smashed, except for the Dragon Shrine, where you can save your progress. You'll see that there are no Weapon or Item Shops to buy from. No matter, you have already bought the necessary items from Drogen (or at least I EXPECT YOU TO HAVE), and will be able to find FREE equipment in the castle by opening chests, provided you don't mind walking an extra 5 tiles out of your way to get them. You can talk to the people around town if you want, and there's no treasure to be found here, sadly. The main objective here is to defeat the monsters in the Castle. In order to do this, you must defeat the cause of the sprout of monsters in the Castle, an enemy which we'll leave nameless for now. You can get an update on what's going on in the castle by the King and his cohorts. Once you are ready, have plenty of Antdts on hand, not to mention about 9 Herbs, then enter the castle.
|
|
Recommended Inventory Items |
Camlon Castle's Treasures |
There are four common enemies here, and they are all enemies you haven't had experience with before. The most powerful in the dungeon award goes to the Beak, which probably has higher agility than you, meaning it can attack first, and a pretty powerful attack, about 8 HP damage per hit. About two swipes from your sword is enough to kill one Beak. You get 10 EP and 10 GP for your troubles. If you are able to defeat a Beak in one round, you’ll receive 12EP and 12GP. However, there's another creature called Creep, which gives the same amount of EP and GP that the Beak does- if you can kill it in one round- and isn't as tough. If it takes you two rounds to defeat Creep, you get 10EP and 10GP. The third creature is called Gloom. It attacks first usually, but doesn't deal attacks as damaging as the Beak. Although it gives a bit less EP than the Beak and Gloom, it gives a pretty fair amount of GP, 18 to be exact (15 if you beat it in two rounds). The only thing really to worry about is its T. Bolt, which can do a serious 12HP damage on Ryu. It casts it not so often at this point, but just watch out. The fourth enemy is what you have your Antdts for. You may or may not run into this creature often, called the P. Bug, but whatever the case, it's Poison Attack poisons you and after battle, it makes you lose 1 HP each step you take (added to the fact that having my characters flooding with purple color on their whole body is pretty annoying)! So what do you do when you get poisoned? Simple, just use your Antdt, that is, if you aren't near a Dragon Fountain, which we'll talk about soon. As for the P. Bug's strength, it is weak and usually uses Poison Attack, just poisoning your character and not dealing any damage. P. Bugs are usually found in groups, and each bug can be killed with one hit. It is now time to stop chit-chatting and start exploring!! From the entrance, head north. When you see the rocks, start heading west, then north again when you reach the wall. You should now see a fountain of some sort with a dragon head. This is called a Dragon Fountain. Feast your eyes on this great thing!! This restores both your HP and AP, and cures you of all status ailments, like poison!! All you have to do is walk up to it and act just like you're talking to a person. Then it'll auto heal you!! Around the Dragon Fountain is a good place to level up. Since the enemies here are a bit tougher, and give more EP than the enemies on the worldmap from Camlon to Drogen, levels are pretty easy to gain at this point. Level up to at least to Level 5, and continue on (You may want to go back to the Dragon Shrine and save). from the Dragon Fountain, go west, then north, east, and then south at the wall. You'll see two chests here. They both contain 70GP, which totals to 140GP, pretty handy. There's also another dragon fountain over here, if you feel you are too low of a level to continue on and want to level up, or you just need a breather of recovery. Continue on south from the chests, then head east, south, east, and up north to the stairs. You'll now be at Floor B1. There's nothing really complicated here. You'll see a purple door blocking two chests southwest of the stairs you came from. All you have to do to open the door is walk up to it, face it, and act like you are talking to a person. It will open up, letting you get the chests' contents. Unless you are EXTREMELY LAZY, open the chests for a Herb and a BronzSD. Wow, a nice shiny blade with more power than the one you have. Amazing!!! Now, I know you are standing in awe and all of that other stuff, but equip the darn thing!! If you already have, then good. You'll notice that it decreases your ACT by 2, but oh well, it's worth the attack power. Now continue on west through the hallway and ignore the big middle room you pass, there's nothing there. Past that, you'll see another purple door with two chests. What are you waiting for?! Open the door and get the chests!!! You'll find a Gauntlet in the left chest, while a Herb in the right. Equip the Guantlet, though it decreases your ACT, and head towards the stairs you can see to the west of you. You'll notice, after climbing the stairs, you're back on the 1st Floor!! Now, head south until you reach another set of stairs. Beyond the stairs lies nothing but rocks, so it's better if you went up the stairs, unless you love to look at rocks. You are back on Floor B1. That and you'll notice the room looks about the same as the last room on Floor B1!!! Don't let that bother you, head south and access the chests behind the purple door. The right chest contains a Herb, while the left contains a SuedeCP. Make sure to equip the SuedeCP and continue down the hallway, past the empty and 'mysterious' middle room, and access the next two chests behind the purple door. The right chest contains a Visor while the left, a Herb. Equip the Visor and head towards the stairs to the east. After climbing those stairs, you'll notice you're back on the 1st Floor! Now, head south, then go left, and finally north to a chest which contains an Antdt and a trap that heals both your HP and AP!! Alright! Now head far west, past the stairs to the north to find another chest with an Antdt and a trap that lowers your AP (like it really matters). If you really care about your AP, then open this chest BEFORE you open the chest with the trap that heals your HP and AP, in order to counter the effect. Now, head back east and go north when you see the stairs. You're finally on the second floor, where the throne room and the boss, Frog, are. It'll get angry, grow into a big giant 'Frog', and start attacking you!! Boss bashing time!!!
Nanai Weapon Shop
Nanai Town's Treasures |
You have finally reached Nanai! Now, you have to sneak into the dungeon. Some guards are sleeping, while others are not. You have to be careful to not get too close to the ones that are NOT sleeping, or you'll be thrown out of town (too bad you can't fight them for some EP, eh?). Be aware that some buildings, like the Item Shop, are inaccessible. Some houses have treasures, are empty, or even sell weapons. Take note of that, and from the entrance, head east and then north into the Dragon Shrine you can see. It is close to a guard, but he can't see you. AFTER you have SAVED, head west from the Dragon Shrine into the Inn. There's no one here, but go near the back of the building and check the drawer for a S. Ptn (Raises STR +1)! Exit the Inn. From the Inn door, head a short west, then north until you reach the border of the flower bed with the two trees in the middle. Head east for about 4-5 spaces, then north 4 spaces. After that, continue on east till you reach an accessible house located to the north of you. Go in and pick up two treasures- both containing 150GP. Exit the buliding, then continue on east till you hit the water. Go south now, until you reach the back of a small, blue roof house, then head two spaces west. From here, go five spaces south, then head east until you hit the last flowerbed (it's the second one you encounter via this route). You'll notice a Weapon Shop to the north a bit. Go directly north, and if you want, enter the Weapon Shop. The only useful thing here is the LongSD, which costs a whopping 2250GP. It is possible to buy the LongSD by obtaining enough GP from the battles in Nanai Dungeon, and from a chest you can find with 650GP later. It's a time consuming process in gaining GP from battles, but can help you out vs. the boss a bit- though it isn't necessary. Whatever you choose, continue heading north from the Weapon Shop until you see a path open to the west of you, to cross through the water. Cross it and head west till you touch the middle flowerbed's border. Go north from the flowerbed and get right next to the northern house's door. Now, take 3 steps east, 1 step south, 2 steps east, 1 step north, 3 steps east, and enter the house to the north of you to obtain some treasures. The chests both contain Herbs. After that, get yourself kicked out of town. Reenter Nanai, and follow the same steps to get to the back of the house of the blue roof (you don't have to reenter buildings, except for the Dragon Shrine to save!!). From the back of the house with the blue roof, head west 2 spaces and south 4 spaces. Now head 12 spaces east. Go straight north till you can't anymore. From that point, move 1 space to the west. Finally, head directly north, and then enter the doorway of the big dragon-emblemed building. You've reached your destination, and the end of the spacing mania- for now.
|
|
Recommended Inventory Items |
Nanai Dungeon Treasures |
Knight has about 400HP. He has three moves up his sleeve. One is his normal attack, which can do about 8-12HP damage, depending on your level. If he slams, it does about 14-18HP damage. The deadliest move he can do is his T. Bolt spell, which does about 20HP damage to Ryu! This being the case, I recommend healing when your HP is down to about 25HP, for safety measures. Use Herbs to heal, not the 'Cure' item you got from this dungeon!! Also, don't use your B. Stn and F. Stn!! If you do, that is a shame. When the Knight's HP is down a bit, he'll start using recover. This just pretty much counters the attack round you do to the Knight- nothing serious. Just keep hitting him round after round, and healing when necessary. Your attacks should do about 15-17HP with the BronzSD equipped. Once he reaches his second wind, he'll say 'Arggh!'. The Knight's second wind is a bit longer than the Frog's. It takes about 5-6 hits more to kill him off. Once he is defeated, congratulate yourself on a job well done. You gain 700EP/500GP, which CAN level you up, but if you are at Level 10, chances are, it won't happen.
After the battle, the Knight will apparently 'explode', and the the machine he was standing in front of is now accessible to walk up to. If you are sure you are done with all your business in Nanai, walk up to the strange machine, and take the key from the machine when it asks if you want to. The ground will shake, and you'll see the Teleporter to the east blinking. Before you go off running and screaming towards the Teleporter, wait a bit, and you'll hear a voice talking about how he/she is returning. Who is returning? Sounds creepy to me. With this mysterious thought in mind, head towards the Teleporter, and enter it. You'll appear outside of Nanai, where it will explode. Note: If you wait for the voice to speak three times, you will be sent to your grave.
After the explosion, a cohort of the King of Camlon will arrive to congratulate you on a job well done. You'll be instantly sent back to Camlon, where the King will talk about how true of a hero you are. Then one of the cohorts of the King will tell you to travel to Winlan, where you will be able to find a cave leading to a new kingdom. Well, save at the Dragon Statue, and prepare to leave the area of Camlon and Drogen. It is now time to journey to Winlan, Kingdom of the Winlans.