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                        %   TALES OF DESTINY  FAQ   %
                        %       Version 0.5         %
                        %     Work in Progress      %
                        %    by Fritz Fraundorf     %
                        %     erggibbon@aol.com     %
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%%%%TABLE OF CONTENTS%%%%

I. Revision History
II. Frequently Asked Questions
III. Walkthrough: Part One
  The Draconis
  Garr
  Janos and Environs
  Journey to Straylize
  An Eye Tat Is Atamoni
  20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
  Calvalese
  The Pirates
  Sheeden
  You Spoony Bard!
  Terazzi
  Reunion
  There's Something About Mary
  Lydon's Mysterious Dungeon
IV. Walkthrough: Part Two
  Lilith Fair
  Split Decision
V. Side Quests
  Tag!
  The Race
  Najasee's Game
  Mach Boy's Revenge
VI. Items and Equipment
  Weapons
  Armor
  Shields
  Helmets
  Gauntlets
  Accessories
  Items
  Discs
  Valuables
VII. Abilities
  Magic
  Skills
  Sacred Skills
  Music Notes
VIII. Playing the Game
  Battle System
  AI Functions
  Joy of Channeling
  Swordians
  Discs
  Food
  Combo Counter
  Luck
IX. Other Info
  Monster List
  Stores
  Rune Bottle List
  Music List
X. Credits / Disclaimer

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I. REVISION HISTORY
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Version 0.5 (10/10/98):
 - Extended walkthrough up to the end of the first half
   of the game, and a little bit beyond.  Still no Helios
   code, I'm afraid.  I promise I'll update as soon as I
   get it.
 - Added Najasee's Game and Mach Boy's Revenge side quests.
 - Added an early music list, as taken from the
   Sound Test option.
 - Added some info on Luck, courtesty of Stephen Tang.
 - I realized that there is a COLOSSAL mistake on the
   Inspect skill -- what it says the enemy's "Weakness"
   is actually its element, and using spells of that
   element on it will HEAL it.  So use the OPPOSITE
   element of what's listed on the Inspect screen or in
   the monster list.  I can't believe that Namco would
   make a mistake like this, but they did...
 - Also, I would like to ask that you wait until I'm
   finished with the FAQ before you send me any info that's
   not specifically requested in the FAQ.  I've been getting
   a lot of spoilers in the mail and I'd really appreciate it
   if they were marked as such.  Thanks!

Version 0.3 (10/7/98):
 - Added 6 more segments of walkthrough, up through
   Moreau Castle.
 - Added the first two side quest (Tag! and The Race).
 - Explained the Combo Counter under Playing The Game
 - Added a Rune Bottle List
 - Added two more Frequently Asked Questions

Version 0.1 (10/3/98):
 - First version!
 - Yeah, I know this is *real* early.  But I just wanted
   to post this version because a lot of people seemed
   to be having trouble with the battle mechanics.  If
   you are, just check out the Playing The Game section,
   which should answer all your questions ^_^.

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II. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Q. HOW DO I CONTROL MY OTHER PARTY MEMBERS!?
A. See the "AI Functions" section of Playing The Game.
   And, yes, you *can* control them.

Q. How does the Swordian system work?
A. See the "Swordians" section of Playing The Game.

Q. Aren't the characters supposed to talk to each other
   on the world map?
A. They did in the Japanese version, but, unfortunately,
   this feature was removed from the English release.

Q. How do I get past the rubble in the Undersea Ruins?
A. Use the Circle button to pull it out of the way.

Q. What order do I push the buttons in in Moreau Castle?
A. From left to right, 18273645.

Q. What's the password for Helios?
A. Sorry... I'm not that far in the game yet, so I don't
   know ^_^.  I'll put it here as soon as I find out.

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III. WALKTHROUGH
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%%%THE DRACONIS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: Dymlos, Green Gel (x5), Cloak (x2), Cape,
              F. Bottle, Oberon 3, Spectacle, Orange
              Gel, Melange Gel

   After the intial sequence of events, you'll gain
control of Stahn atop the Draconis.  Head down the stairs
and take the door to the left.  You'll be back out on
the deck of the Draconis.  Take the door above you (the
way to the left is blocked my monsters) into a large
room.  When you enter here, a soldier (Wedge, no doubt)
will get killed and fall down the stairs, blocking that
route.  Head right along the bottom level and you'll see
another dead soldier lying on the second set of stairs.
Search his body for a Cloak, your first piece of armor,
and equip it.  Continue right a little bit more and you'll
reach a bunch of boxes.  Walk up to one of the boxes,
hold the Circle button down, and then move left, pulling
the box backwards.  Pull all the boxes away in this matter,
then continue past them and take the lower-right exit.
   On this lower level, head down and left and go in
the first door.  You'll wind up in a dark storage room.
Make your way up to the upper left, where you'll see a
brief cutscene in which Stahn claims the Swordian Dymlos.
You'll then have to fight your first battle, against a
Barbarian.  Use the Circle button to attack, and Square
to defend.  After defeating the Barbarian, you'll win
the battle and get some experience, Lens, and gald (money).
    Now that you have a weapon, you can fight the monsters
wandering around the Draconis.  They're all either
Barbarians or Mini-Demons; the latter can fly, so use your
jumping attack (Up+Circle) to defeat them.
    Leave the storage room and head to the door at the
far left end of the hall you're in.  Look around for two
bags, holding a Green Gel (healing item) and an Oberon C
(another healing item).  After getting them, leave the
room, and go back up to the large room with the three
sets of stairs.  If you go left along the lower level and
enter the door near the crates, you can find a pot of stew
that will heal you whenever you use it.  Avail yourself of
it if necessary, then go up the now-clear stairs on to the
upper level of the main room.
    There's four rooms on this level; one in the upper-left,
with a Green Gel and Orange Gel inside; one in the lower-left
(Green Gel); one in the lower-right (a Cape, equip it as
an armor); and the central room (Green Gel, F. Bottle,
Spectacle, Melange Gel), which you have to enter from the
north side.  Visit all four of the rooms to collect all the
items, then exit the main room through the left door on the
lower level.
    You're now back outside, on the lower deck.  Now that
you have a weapon, you can fight through all the enemies to
the left, but all you get is a Cloak, and you should already
have one anyway.  So just skip that and go right, back into
the room where you started.  Go up to the top and exit on
to the roof.  Stahn will automatically hop in an escape pod
and fly off the Draconis.

%%%GARR%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: Life Bottle (x3), Auto Bow, Wood Shield,
              Green Gel (x2), Cloak, Cape, Melange Gel

    After his fall from the Draconis, Stahn awakes in
a cabin in the snow.  You meet up with Garr and his
master Alba.  Alba sends both of you to find his
granddaughter Chelsea in the woods.  Look around the cabin
and open all the chests for some items (be sure to equip
the Wood Shield on Stahn), then go outside.  Stand in the
save point (the glowing circle), then go to your menu screen
and save the game.
    Head north from the cabin into the woods.  Unlike the
Draconis, the battles here occur randomly.  You also have
Garr in your party now; he fights with a bow.  A good
tactic when you're fighting enemies on only one side is
to have Stahn back up and defend while Garr just shoots
down the enemies with his bow.  Occasionally, you'll be
ambushed, and the enemies show up to your left.  If this
happens, hit L1 to switch Stahn and Garr's positions so
that Stahn is facing the enemies.
    In the forest, go north and left.  At the first fork,
head south, then go all the way left into a clearing with
a chest.  Open it for a Life Bottle, then go back right
and take the first turn north.  Go north until you can't,
then look just to the east for another chest, holding a
Cloak.  After getting the Cloak, head all the way left,
and then up.  At the end of the path, you'll find Chelsea.
She joins your party.  Equip her with the other Auto Bow
you picked up in the cabin, then make your way back to the
entrance.  Alba will greet you and give you a Melange Gel
as a reward for finding Chelsea.
    Back in the cabin, Stahn decides to continue on to
Seinegald.  Garr goes with him to take him to the border
town of Janos, but Chelsea leaves.  Head out of the cabin
and save, then leave the screen to the south and you'll be
in a new section of woods.  Here, go down and righ to the
first fork.  If you head north, you'll get a Green Gel, but
you may be maxed out on them by now (you can only carry 15).
If you head south, you'll eventually come to another fork
in the road.  Go left first to get a Life Bottle, then go
down and left to the third fork.  Head down, left (grabbing
the chest on the way for a Cape), and back up.  Go left and
you'll reach a save point by a tree.  Save your game, then
exit to the left to Janos.

%%%JANOS AND ENVIRONS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: 50 gald, Saber, Channeling, L. Helm,
              Green Gel, Rapier, Flame Disc

    When you arrive in Janos, Garr will leave, and Stahn
and Dymios will talk briefly.  You're then free to explore
the town.  Be sure to drop by the weapon shop and pick up
a Long Sword.  You can purchase healing items and the like
if you want, but you can usually find all the items you need
in ToD in chests.
    Go upstairs in the inn and talk to the guy on the
right side, the one who's lost his passport.  Leave the inn
and talk to the old woman in the lower-right corner of
town.  Go into the soldiers' office and ask about the
passport.  Then go back to the guy who's lost his passport.
He'll give you a 50 gald reward and run off.  Leave the
inn and Stahn will bump into Mary Argent, who asks you to
help her find her missing partner in crime.  Stahn, of course,
agrees, and Mary joins you.  She fights with melee weapons
just like Stahn, so you'll probably want to alternate which
character is in the lead (using the Order option on the menu)
to even out the damage they take.
    As Mary instructs, leave the town via the eastern exit,
and head through the woods until Mary turns you to turn left.
Do so, and keep going down the path until you suddenly appear
in a cave.  The enemies in here are a bit tougher, so watch
out.  If you head straight down, there's a Save Point, should
you want it.  Otherwise, go down, left, and down to an
underground lake.  Open the chests for a Saber (great sword;
give it to Stahn) and the Channeling accessory.  Although you
can sell it for a whopping 32767 gald, you're far better off
hanging on to it, as it lets you play as your other characters
in battle.  See "The Joy of Channeling" under Playing The Game
for the full explanation.
    Now head to the upper-left corner of the screen and examine
the blinking star to open the door.  Go through and follow
the path left, picking up the Leather Helm from a chest on
the way.  After exiting to the southwest, you'll be in the
temple proper.  Head down and left into the main room, then go
north.  You'll see Mary's friend Rutee imprisoned in a trap;
after some mishaps, Stahn and Mary free her.  She joins you
just as some bandits attack you, and your first boss battle
begins.
    By now, Stahn should have both his Missile Sword and
Kick Attack skills.  I recommend equipping Missile Sword to
the plain X (no direction), and Kick Attack to all the others.
This lets you shoot Missile Swords by standing still, and
use Kick Attack when moving.  Use Missile Sword to weaken
the bandits from a distance.  After a couple of those, move in
and hit them with Kick Attack.  They can hit pretty hard,
so try to stay away from them.
    After defeating the bandits, heal up, then head south
through the temple.  Take a left turn and enter the two rooms
for a Green Gel and a Rapier.  Equip the Rapier on Rutee.
Then take the right turn from the main room and enter the
room there for the Flame Disc, the first disc in the game.
Discs are kinda like materia; you attach them to your Swordians
to gain additional abilities.  Just hang onto the Flame Disc
for the time being.  After getting the Disc, leave the temple
through the southern exit.  Cross the bridge, save your game
if you want, and continue on to a fork in the road.  Take the
southern fork and you'll be back in Janos.  Seeing you
entering the town from Seinegald, the Seinegaldian soldiers
give you a passport ^_^, to which I can only say, "So that's
how you fooled them."
    Stahn, Rutee, and Mary will go to the bar, where you'll
talk briefly.  Stahn decides to hang out with Rutee and
Mary, and Rutee reveals that she too has a Swordian --
Atwight.

%%%JOURNEY TO STRAYLIZE%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: Life Bottle, 10000 gald, L. Cape, Bread,
              Orange Gel (x3), P. Bottle, Green Gel (x2),
              R. Shield, Chain Mail, Club

    The next day, equip the Flame Disc on Atwight (since
Stahn already can use fire magic, there's no need to give
it to him).  Also, I highly advise you go to your skills
menu and turn off Rutee's Search Gald ability, or she will
use it *constantly* and waste all her TP.  You might also
want to turn off other skills when you're fighting wimpy
enemies (so you don't waste TP).
    Take the north exit from Janos and head due north
through the forest.  You'll end up on the world map for
the first time.  While on the world map, you can restore
your HP by eating food, but you have to put the food in
your food bag first (just use it on your item screen).  For
a more detailed description, check the Playing The Game
section... in fact, if you haven't read this section yet,
you should take a look at it now; it has a lot of stuff
that was left out of the manual ^_^.
    Once on the world map, head north and west, across the
bridge, to the town of Harmentz.  Explore the town and
buy any supplies you need, but do *not* ask the kid
blocking the chest for the treasure.  He'll let you take
it (it's just a Gel), then demand all your money in
return for stealing his treasure.  So stay away from
him.  In the lower-right corner, however, you'll find
another kid hidden in the trees who will give you a Life
Bottle if you talk to him.  Then go up to the mansion,
head up the stairs on the right, and speak with Walt (who
bears an uncanny resemblance to Red from SaGa Frontier).
He'll buy the Old Cane from you for 5000 gald, and Rutee
will "negotiate" another 5000 from him.  Then leave the
mansion and go to the inn.  You can stay for free.
    The following day, the trio decides to go to Armeida,
but on the way out of the inn, you're attacked by
Seinegaldian soldiers, and you have to fight 8 of them
at once.  This battle can be a bit tricky; have Stahn
take care of one side of the battlefield while Rutee and
Mary handle the other.  Be sure to turn Rutee and Mary's
spells and skills on (except Search Gald), and use Stahn's
techniques liberally.  After you defeat the soldiers,
you'll have to fight Leon.  Don't even bother trying to
beat him; you can't.  He'll quickly knock you out, and
you'll be taken to Darilsheid, the capital of Seinegald.
    Talk to the guard at the cell door, then go back into
your cell.  You'll be taken up to see the king, and there's
a lot of dialogue in which Leon joins your party and you
are given a new mission.  Now explore the castle for a
whole lot of items, including Chain Mail armor, a Club,
and a Round Shield.  Be sure to equip them all on the
appropriate characters.
    After looting the castle, exit south into the town of
Darilsheid.  Go straight to Hugo's mansion; the big
building in the upper-right corner.  Inside, you'll be
given your Swordians back, and Leon will introduce you
to his Swordian, Chaltier.  Even if you've got weapons
that are stronger than the Swordians, be sure to at least
equip them in the "Swordian" slot so they will gain
experience (note that you can't cast magic without your
Swordian equipped, however).  And whenever your Swordian
gains a level, its power increases, so check to see if
it's stronger than your current weapon.
    Anyway, once you get your Swordians back, go shopping
and pick up any better equipment... you should have plenty
of money.  Then leave town, and set off north and west
(if you go southwest, you can go back to Harmentz and
Janos) to the town of Armeida.  Hugo has given you a
world map, so if you get lost, just go to your Valuables
screen and choose the map -- you can find all the towns
and even look at their stores.
    There's not a whole lot to do in Armeida; just an
inn to stay at and an item shop.  To the east of Armeida,
however, you'll find the road to Straylize Temple... just
walk up towards the forest and you'll enter.

%%%AN EYE TAT IS ATAMONI%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: Savory, Green Gel (x3), Bellebane, Chain
              Mail, Life Bottle, R. Shield, Iron Helm,
              Spectacle (x2), Orange Gel, Ankh Hat,
              Stray Robe, Tech Ring

    Once inside the forest, go right into a clearing.
You can't read the tombstone here, but if you search
the mushrooms, you'll get Savory, which boosts a
character's max TP.  Hang on to it; don't use it.
Then take the path north and follow it across the stream to
another fork.  Head down and left and grab the Green Gel
(if you're already maxxed out on them, use one to heal a
character, then grab the one in the chest).  Continue north
up to a cliff, from which you can see the temple.  Grab the
Green Gel in the upper-left corner, then head right
to the second screen.  Run through here to the third
screen, then go to the cliff in theupper-right corner,
where you can find a Bellebane (in the mushrooms) and
an Orange Gel.  Like with the Savory; hang on to the
Bellebane and don't use it yet.  After collecting those
two items, descend the trail to the left, then head north.
The fourth and final screen is a just straight path that
leads to the temple.
    Almost all of the buildings here have their
entrances blocked by rubble; there are only two you
can enter.  First, go in the nearby cathedral (just
to your right) and head through the brown door in the
back, near the painting (it's kinda hard to see in the
shadows).  Grab the chest in here for a Reverse Doll,
which is ToD's version of Goat Dolls or Soul Gems.  After
getting it, leave the cathedral and enter the main
temple, at the far north end.  Upon entering, you will
here voices speaking from the door.  Go up to the door
and you'll be told that you have to destroy all the
crystals in the temple.  Use the save point if you want,
then begin the crystal mission.
    First, take a right from the main room, then go
up.  Enter the room on the left, and you'll have to fight
a lizardman and one of the crystals (note that there are
no random battles in the temple; just the set ones).  The
lizardman isn't too hard to beat with the bum rush technique
described in "AI Functions"; just watch out for his fire
breath.  After killing it, smash the crystal.  One down, four
to go.  Go into the room to the right of the one with the
crystal for a Life Bottle, then return to the main room.
    Now head left into the west wing.  Continue past the
stairs to the north, and take the southern set of stairs.
Down here, go left and ascend the first set of stairs you
come to.  Loop around and enter the two rooms -- the first
has Chain Mail, the second a crystal to destroy.  Then go
back down and continue left.  Pick up the sword lying on
the ground; it's the Knight's Saber, a really good sword.
Equip it on Mary, as she has no Swordian.  Then go through
the door the dead soldier was guarding and smash the crystal.
Leave this room, head right through the hall, and go back
up the stairs.  Ascend the stairs you skipped earlier.
Here, take the middle path into a hallway with four rooms.
The far left one has a Round Shield in a chest, and the
middle two hold the remaining crystals.  Smash them, and
you should get a message that the shield has been disarmed.
    Return to the entrance hall and go through the shielded
door into the Tower of Knowledge.  You'll speak with a priest
guy (forget his name; sorry ^_^), who tells you some stuff
and tells you to go to the cathedral.  Before you do, explore
the Tower of Knowledge.  There's a chest on nearly every
floor, with some equipment (an Iron Helm, in particular), and
a few items.  Most importantly, however, is the Tech Ring you
find on the top floor.  By equipping this on Stahn, you can
use the Select button to enter the full Manual mode in battle.
In this mode, you can move Stahn on your own and dash by
double-tapping the D-pad.  This is kinda tricky at first,
but makes the jumping attacks a lot easier to do.  Also, on
the floor just below the top floor, there's a book that
explains the history of Lens (on the left side).
    Once you're done in the Tower of Knowledge, go back
into the main room of the temple and head into the west
wing again.  Go up the first set of stairs, then take the
door on the left.  Follow the path until you get to the
cathedral.  The priest will open a secret passage; go
through.
    All the chests in here are empty; ignore them.  Just
wander around and look at the switches on the floor.  There
are three white switches and three dark switches.  Either
step on all the white switches (and none of the dark ones),
or all of the dark switches, then go through the
corresponding door at the top of the screen.  You will
meet Philia, and the priest will use a potion to destone
her.  Philia then reveals that the High Priest (whose name
I also forgot) has stolen the Eye of Atamoni.  After a
bit of discussion, she joins your party.
    You now have 5 characters in your party, but you can
only use 4 at a time, so you'll have to take somebody out
if you want to put Philia in.  Be sure to equip her with
the Mace, which you should still have.  Then head back out
of Straylize Temple, through the forest, and back to
Darilshied.

%%%20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: F. Bottle, Liq. Bottle, Rue Staff, Orange
              Gel, Fine Saber, Iron Helm, ?DISC (x2),
              Pickaxe, Life Bottle, Sharp Stone, Clemente

    Talk to the King, then go to the harbor.  Talk to
everyone here until you go into a long conversation about
the Eye of Atamoni.  Then go back to the King and he'll
arrange for you to get a ship to Calvalese, where the Eye
has been taken.  Take care of any other stuff you need
to, then go to the harbor and board the ship.
    En route to Calvalese, the ship will be attacked by
monsters.  Talk to the bartender twice and he'll give you
a Flare Bottle and Liquer Bottle, then go up on deck.
Go to the bow of the ship and you'll see some cutscenes.
    After arriving in the Undersea Ruins, save your game
at the save spot.  The battles here start to get tougher;
especially dangerous are the Green Ropers.  These guys
will grab you with their tentacles and hit you repeatedly
for a lot of damage; stay at a distance and use range
attacks and spells.  Use the Triangle button frequently
to pause the game and issue new commands to your
characters.  Be sure Rutee's First Aid spell is on so
she can cast it when you're hurt.
    From the starting point, head north to the next
room.  It looks like the path is blocked by rubble, but
you can hold down the Circle button and pull the smaller
pieces of rubble out of the way.  After clearing the
path, go northwest into the next room.  When you arrive
in here, Philia will talk some more.  Check the side
rooms for Orange Gel and a Rue Staff, then go up the
stairs.  In this room, head north across the bridge.
Go in the door on the right (the one on the left is
blocked) and open the chest for a ?DISC.  You can't
use the ?DISC yet; you'll have to identify it (more
on that later).  Leave that small room and take the
path to the right.  Enter the two rooms at the top
of the screen for a Life Bottle and the Pickaxe.
    The Pickaxe lets you break down the sealed blue
doors.  Return to the sealed door you couldn't open
earlier (next to the room where you get the ?DISC)
and break in (just examine the door and you'll
automatically use the Pickaxe).  Open the chests for
a Fine Saber (give it to Mary) and an Iron Helm.  Leave
that room, head east one screen, then take the southeast
exit.  You should be in a room with a rope.  Climb down
and you'll see two more ropes.  Climb down the one
on the left and open the chest for another ?DISC,
then take the rope on the right and keep climbing down
until you can't anymore.  Go right two screens and
collect the Sharp Stone, another Disc.  This one you
can use right away, so equip it on somebody to give
them the Spike spell (don't give it to Leon; he already
has that spell).  Then go left and up the stairs.
Continue up the stairs until you arrive in the control
center.
     Here, you will find the Swordian Clemente.
Clemente has chosen Philia, and you will then get
Clemente as a Swordian.  Equip him on Philia, then
retrace your steps to the room where you started.  Take
the south exit to leave the ruins and continue on to
Calvalese.

%%%CALVALESE%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: Charm Bottle, Kite Shield, Amethyst,
              Scorched Earth

     Upon arriving at the docks, look around for the
cloth merchant and buy some Blue Ribbons for Rutee,
Mary, and Philia.  Other than that, hold off on buying
any equipment here, as you can get some better stuff
in just a little while.  Also, in the leftmost of the
two warehouses on the docks, you'll see three crates
arranged like this:

/---\ /---\
| A | | B |
\---/ \---/
            /---\
            | C |
            \---/

     If you push Crate C up so that it's lined up with
the other two, a chest will appear.  If you leave and
come back in, you can do this over and over again for
more items (the faster you solve it, the better the
item you get).  Actually, you can this in any warehouse;
I just mentioned it here because it's so easy to do.
     In the town proper, you'll see some kids standing
by the well.  If you talk to them, you can play tag
against them... see the Tag! side quest for more info.
Then go to the item shop and buy four Rune Bottles.
You can use the Rune Bottles to identify the ? items
-- specifically, the two ?DISCs you picked up in the
Undersea Ruins will turn into SW020020 and SW010022.
Give the SW020020 to Stahn and the SW010022 to Leon,
then give Flame to Rutee (Philia already has Fireball)
and Sharp Stone to Philia.  Then use the other two
Rune Bottles to turn the Bellebane and Savory into
Red Bellebane and Red Savory, which are twice as
effective as the plain kind.  (You can also turn
Wormy Apples into Jam, but it's not worth the cost of
the Rune Bottles)
    Go to the large building the upper-left corner
of town and enter.  Talk to Baruk and he'll tell you
to look for clues.  Go to the docks and talk to everyone
until you hear about Jake.  Go to the bar and talk
to everyone until you get another message, then go
to the weapon shop, and back to the docks.  Talk to
the guy in the upper-right; he's Jake, and he'll tell
you where the Eye has been taken.  Go back to Baruk and
he'll let you take the stuff in his room -- the Medium
Food Sack (lets you carry more food) and the Combo
Counter.  The Combo Counter counts the combos you do in
battle and gives you extra EXP for them; see "Combo
Counter" under Playing The Game for more info.  You
can also examine the various books in Baruk's room
for a few humorous conversations.
    Leave Cherik and head northwest to the next town,
Kalviola.  As soon as you enter here, walk around
outside the wall to the east, and go north.  You'll
see a kid trying to fight some monsters, and
automatically come to his aid.  Beat up the monsters;
they're just Sea Slugs.
    After saving the kid, go into the town and head
to the weapon and armor shops.  Normally, the shops
would refuse to do business with you, but since you
saved the kid, you can buy stuff.  Get Bastard Swords
for Stahn, Mary, and Leon; and a Silver Mace for
Philia.  Unless Atwight is at a really low level,
just stick with him for Rutee.  Armorwise, pick up
Amber Cloaks, Ring Mail, Iron Helms, and Iron Gloves
for those who can use them.  Also, you can buy Oberol
EX, a strong healing item, at the Oberol store here.
Finally, if you talk to the kid you saved twice, he'll
give you a Charm Bottle.
    Go to the Straylize Temple in the center of town.
Philia will talk with the priests, and Leon will
figure out that they're in league with Lydon.  You
decide to sneak in at night.  Go to the inn and sleep,
and it will be night time.  Head to the temple (but
first walk by a closed door to see an awesome moving
shadow effect) and enter via the side door on the
left.  Philia will rejoin you.
    Reform your party, then head east and take the
turn south.  Now go right and descend the stairs.
You'll get into a battle against 2 Monk Soldiers, 2
Priestess, and 2 Bat Eyes.  Have Stahn quickly use his
Spin Slash to attack the two enemies to his right,
while the other characters fight the guys on the
left (have Rutee cast Ice Tornado to hit them all
at once).  Keep using Spin Slash, and make sure to
attack the Priestesses if they start charging up a
spell.  Use items to heal if necessary, but be warned
that they aren't immediate -- it takes a moment for
the effect to occur, so have a character who isn't
about to get use them.
    After defeating all the enemies, you'll free a
captive priest, who will tell you to go to the
cathedral.  Go back up the stairs and head straight
left, then down into the entrance hall.  On the right
side of this room you'll find a passage heading east.
Go down it, fight through the second round of enemies
as you did the first, and enter the cathedral.  Walk
up to the torch and examine it to open the door, just
like in the other temple.  Go through, and, after some
dialogue, you'll have to fight two more identical waves
of enemies.  Beat them as you did before.
    Leon will ask you where you're supposed to go next;
it doesn't matter what you say as you'll end up going
to Fitzgald no matter what.  Before you leave, however,
go back into the temple the following day.  Head to the
upper-right corner and go up the stairs.  Most of the
chests here are empty, but two have a Kite Shield and
the Scorched Earth disc (give the disc to whoever's
currently using the Flame disc).  Then take the door
to the south out onto the roof and pick up the Amethyst;
an accessory that gives you +15 defense!
    If you want to play tag some more or take care
of anything else in Calvalese, do so.  Then go back to
the Cherik port and talk to the captain.  You'll set
sail for Neuestadt in Fitzgald.

%%%THE PIRATES%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: P. Bottle

    On the Neuestadt docks, there's a save point that
you can use if you want, and in the warehouse on the
right (did you check the warehouse on the right?),
you can earn Winged Boots by pushing the three crates
into a horizontal line in front of the door, like
this:

---|Door|--
*** *** ***
*1* *2* *3*
*** *** ***

    You always will get Winged Boots for doing this
(they warp you out of a dungeon); so get a bunch as you
can't find them anywhere else.  The other warehouse is
pretty crummy, you often don't get any item at all
(it's easy to solve, though -- just push the rightmost
crate left one space).
    When you enter Neuestadt proper, you'll see a kid
(Karma) get chased by some rich kids.  Rutee will fend
them off, and Karma will run away.  You're then free
to look around Neuestadt.  This place is huge, but
there's really only a few important places:

o   Right next to the entrance to the docks is the
    equipment shop, where you can buy better helmets
    and gloves for Stahn, Mary, and Leon.

o   The huge F-Mart is just down the stairs from the
    entrance to the docks.  Here you can buy items,
    including the Lemon Gel and Pine Gel (stronger Green
    Gel and Orange Gel, respectively).  Also, they
    may not seem like it, but the Fitz Burgers you can
    buy at the fast food counter are a very good food
    source for their price.

o   There's a mansion north of the equipment shop; if
    you go up to the second floor and exit onto the
    balcony, there's a chest with a P. Bottle there.

o   Just west of the central plaza is the Lens Shop,
    and if you keep going west, you'll reach the inn.
    However, you don't really need to stay here, as
    once you've talked to Ilene, you can rest on the
    second floor of her mansion for free.

o   In the upper-right hand corner of town, in the
    park, you can race Neuestadt's fastest kid.  See
    the "The Race" subquest for details.

o   Just next to the fastest kid is a booth selling
    Softy Kreem sticks.  They're a rip-off food source
    (50 gald for 10 food units is *not* a good deal),
    but occasionally you'll get a winning stick that
    can be redeemed for a prize at the booth.  And what
    kind of valuable reward do you receive?  Why, nothing
    other than a free Softy Kreem stick!  YEAH!!  ...in
    case I need to make myself more explicit, just skip
    this place, okay? ^_^

o   In a mansion in the upper-left corner of town,
    you can find Karma and his sister, but there's no
    real point in going here.

     Eventually, where you want to go is Ilene's
mansion, the blue mansion between the item shop and
lens shop.  You'll be sent to the lens shop; pop in there
and talk to the clerk.  Follow Ilene downstairs and
there will be some conversation.  You can then help
yourself to the items in her room (I forget what they
are; anybody know?).  You *might* have to go talk to
some guy at the docks first; I don't remember.
     Anyway, you'll end up having to go to the docks
to attack the pirate ships.  Go to the docks, talk to
Ilene, and you're off.  Your ship runs into the first
pirate ship.  Head up on deck and board the enemy
ship.
     To be honest, I'm not totally sure how this level
works.  I believe that you have to fight your way
through each pirate ship as quickly as possible and
defeat the boss, until you've beaten a ship within
the required time, at which point you go to the boss
ship.  Because I don't think there's any guarantee
as to what ships you'll see, and because the treasures
are mostly garbage, I'm not going to explain how to
get everything.
     Instead, here is the quickest way to get to the
boss of a ship: Descend through the northern of the
two stairs, grab the chest, and go down the stairs.
Head left and through the door to the south.  Dodge
around the enemy and run through the hall and out
the door.  Descend the stairs.  Grab the chest and
enter the rightmost of the two doors.  Open the chest
on the left, then attack the captain.  You'll have
to fight some Monk Soldiers and Priestess, just
fight through them and you'll be finished with that
ship.  Repeat on the next ship until you arrive at
the lead ship.
     I believe the boss ship is the same every time,
so here's what to do.  Enter the ship through the
only set of stairs available and go right.  Open the
chest for Splint Mail, then circle around to the top
of the room.  Grab the chest for the Wall of Flame
(aka WOF) disc, then descend the stairs.  Head left,
open the chest for Silver Chain, then go north.  Run
straight through the hall (the chests are just gels)
into another hall.  Go down the stairs on the south
side of this wall.  Head north into a square room
with a chest holding an Hourglass.  Take it, then
go north into a room with a save point.  Save,
then step in the beam of light.  You'll teleport
into the boss's rooms.  Do NOT take the door to
the south (it leads back to the beginning); just go
up and confront Batista, the pirates' leader.
     Batista is the first real boss you've faced
so far, and he's tough!  He has 4,500 HP and an
extremly strong attack.  First, kill off his
accompanying flunkies (especially the Priestesses),
then go after him.  Batista will usually trap one
of your characters in the corner; keep healing that
character with items (you probably won't be able to
use spells as they take a while to charge).  Have
Stahn hit Batista with Tiger Blades as fast as you
can.  If things get bad, have Stahn dash away from
Batista and use a bunch of items to bring back your
dead characters -- just keep reviving characters and
he won't be able to kill you all off.  If Stahn dies,
you can still control the other characters from the
menu, so quickly use a Life Bottle to revive Stahn.
     Once Batista is defeated, you'll return to
Neuestadt and can do a happy dance that this stupid
level is finally over.  Just head west off the docks,
sit back, and watch the scenes.  When you fight
Khang, don't even bother trying to beat him; you can.
Just let him knock you out, and there will be a bunch
more scenes.

     As you can see, I'm mostly in the dark on how the
pirate ship level works.  If anybody has any more info on
exactly how it works, please let me know.  Thanks!

%%%SHEEDEN%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: SW060060, Crescent Axe, Shelter, Orange
              Gel, F. Bottle, Life Bottle, Melange Gel,
              SP025062, Hourglass, P. Bottle

   The next day, take care of any unfinished business
you have in Neuestadt, and stop by F-Mart to pick up
2 Rune Bottles.  Then go to the dock and talk to Ilene.
You'll set sail for Sheeden in Aquaveil (doesn't Aquaveil
sound like the name of a toothpaste?).
   Once you land, pop in to nearby Sheeden.  There's
not a whole lot to do here, as all the shops are closed.
Look around near the bottom of town for an old woman,
and talk to her to trigger an extended conversation
about Moreau and Batista.  Afterwards, go to the docks,
at the east side of town.  Here, talk to the sailor
blocking the ship, then the old man just south of the
crewman.  Doing all this will open the cave to Moreau
on the overworld map.
   Before you leave the docks, talk to the peddler in
red, and you can buy a few items from him.  Be sure to
buy the "Shiny Junk"; it's actually a ?DISC.  Use one
of the Rune Bottles you should have bought in Neuestadt
to identify it; it's the SW060060, which boosts a
Swordian's slash and thrust by a whopping 60!  Give to
Stahn, since he does most of the fightings.  You can
also get items at the warehouses, but the block puzzles
are pretty tricky and the items aren't that great (look
for a full warehouse list in a future version).
   Now leave Sheeden and head southwest, on the west
side of the mountain range.  It might be a good idea to
fill up your bag with some food to restore your HP during
the walk.  You'll come to a large cave on the beach; if
you don't see, you haven't talked to the right people in
town, so go back there and talk to everyone.
   Once inside the cave, head south and west.  Open the
chest behind the waterfall for the Crescent Axe, a really
powerful axe.  Equip it on Mary.  Now head through the
door to the northwest and open the chest there for the
Shelter Disc, which boosts your stats as well as giving
you the Barrier spell.  I recommend giving it to Philia /
Clemente.  Leave the room where you got the Disc and
continue west to the second screen.
    Here, climb up the rock-step-sort-of-things and pick
up the chest with an Orange Gel on the ledge.  Go through
the door, head left one screen, and then go down.  You'll
end up on a small ledge with a chest.  Open it for a Life
Bottle, then go back into the previous room, climb up
the steps in the upper-left, and go through the door
onto another ledge.  Open the chest for a Flare Bottle.
Now retrace your steps back to the second main screen
(the one with the first of rock steps; where you got
an Orange Gel).  Head left two screens.
    You should now be at an underground pond.  Look
carefully along the pond bank and you should see a
barely-visible set of stairs.  Go down it and hop across
the ledges to a chest with a ?DISC.  Use the other
Rune Bottle on it to turn it into the SP025062 Disc.
Hop back to the bank, go north a little ways, and look
for another set of stairs.  Go down these and follow
the ledges to the west side of the pond.  Go down and
left and through the door to another pond.  Open the
chest near you for an Hourglass, then walk around the
perimeter of the pond to another chest with a P. Bottle.
You probably can't read the tablet just yet; so leave
this room.
    Back at the first pond, head up to the top of the
room and pass through the archway to the next screen.
Loop around the waterfalls and go back through the
archway on the other side of the river.  Open the
chest for a Melange Gel, then go back the way you came.
Save your game at the save point behind the waterfalls,
then head left one screen and go to the upper-left to
confront the boss, the Orgus Queen.
    Compared to Batista, the Orgus Queen is a pushover.
Kill off the baby Orguses, then just pound on the
Queen with Tiger Blade, while Rutee and Philia cast
magic.  After the Queen is defeated, pop through the
door she was guarding and you'll be back on the world
map.  Head southwest along the coast until you find a
road up onto higher land, then head east around the
mountains.  Cross the bridge to the south and enter
Moreau.

%%%YOU SPOONY BARD!%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: B. Talisman, Green Gel (x15), Amethyst,
              Score B, Halberd, Orange Gel (x3),
              Melange Gel (x5), Miracle Gel, Life Bottle,
              Sharp Stone, Swirling Flame, Valve Handle

    Unlike Sheeden, Moreau does have fully functioning
stores.  First, though, head to the far right side of
town, where you'll encounter some Moreauian soldiers
attacking a little kid.  Stahn will run to the kid's
rescue, and you fight.  The soldiers are complete
wimps; they only have 200 HP, so you can take them out
in one or two hits.
    Afterwards, Stahn and co. will be chased by a bunch
of soldiers, but will be saved by Karyl.  After a brief
bit of discussion, he will join your party; the first
new addition to your team in quite a while.  Karyl
starts off with just a Mandolin (believe it or not, it's
actually a really good weapon, and is somehow stronger
than a bastard sword) and an Amber Robe, so he could
use some equipping.  Head to the docks and go to the
hat shop to get him a Feather Hat, as well as Striped
Ribbons for the female characters.  You can also buy
Breastplates for the fighter characters in the equipment
shop in the northwest corner of town.
    Finally, one other store of note in Moreau is
Trader Schmoe's shop on the docks.  He sells a whole
bunch of ? equipment; most of which is garbage.  However,
the second ?SWORD and the first ?ARMOR are Mythril (Daravon
power!) equipment, which is extremely strong.  It's
pretty spendy, though, as not only are the ? items
expensive, but you have to buy a Rune Bottle to identify
them.  If you've got plenty of money, go for it, but
it's not essentialy if you don't.
    Once you've taken care of all your shopping, look
for the house of the kid you saved.  Talk to his mother
and she'll ask you if you want a reward.  Say no and
she'll give you a Blue Talisman, which raises your
defense by 10%.  Then go try to enter the castle.  Karyl
will stop you and say that he's got another plan, then
tell you to go to the pier.  So go to the pier (it's in the
lower-left corner, in the town and not the docks).
Talk to the boat guy and you'll sneak into Moreau
Castle on a boat.
    Enter the castle through the door just ahead of
you.  In the first room, open up the door to free
Leianna, Fayte's wife.  If you need healing, just come
back to her and she'll heal you.  There's also a
hard-to-see chest with a Life Bottle in the lower-left
corner of her room.
    Continue west to a room with a save point.  Use
it if you want, then go south across the bridge (it's
partially covered by water and is kinda hard to see).
On the other side, look through the bushes for three
well-hidden Green Gels, then take the door to the
north.  Go through the water wheel room to a room with
a large pond.  Head left, grab the Green Gel in the
corner, then go through the door.  Open the two blue
chests for another Amethyst and the Score B, which
allows Karyl to use Samba (Karyl learns his skills by
collecting Scores, not by going up levels).  There's
also two Green Gels hidden in chests behind the
bushes.  Then go up and examine the valve.  Choose
to shut it off to stop the flow of the water.
    Retrace your steps to the room where you could
go either north or south, and this time go south.
Descend the stairs, and open the two chests for a
Green Gel and a Halberd (an okay weapon).  Go left
one screen and push the brown block up so that it
fills in the gap between the two sides of the path.
Continue west to the next screen, and push the
block here in between the two pieces of bridge
at the far bottom of the room (BTW, if you're getting
sick of the fights, just go to Command and choose
Run... running in ToD is really easy).
    Now return to the room with the valve and switch
it back on.  Head into the large room and cross the
water by walking on top of the brown block.  Grab the
two Green Gels, then head south one screen.  Cross over
the brown block, grab *another* Green Gel, and head
east.  Head to the southeast and grab (wait for it) the
Green Gel, as well the Orange and Melange Gels.  Now
go through the brown door.  If the water isn't on,
you won't be able to go through (it's powered by the
electricity from the water mill), so go turn it back
on.
    On the next floor, collect the two Gels, then
climb down the short flight of stairs, get the Gel,
and go through the door.  Pick up the Melange Gel,
then pull the block into position (you'll have to pull
it or you'll end up trapping yourself).  Cross over
on top of it and go north to a room with a piano.
Examine it and Karyl will start playing it, opening
a door.  You will then have to pick a character to
stay with Karyl; just pick anyone as they'll only be
gone a short time.
    Head past the piano room and take a right.  Open
the chest for another Sharp Stone disc, but *don't*
go south -- it's a one-way door to an earlier part
of the dungeon.  Just go back left and go north to
a room with a bunch of buttons.  This is one of the
weirdest puzzles ever in a game; examining the door
will produce a series of bizarre sound effects that
you have to replicate by stepping on the right buttons.
You can try to solve it on your own if you want,
but if you get stuck, step on the buttons in this
order: 1, 8, 2, 7, 3, 6, 4, 5 (button 1 being the
one on the far left, and button 8 being the rightmost
one).  After pushing the buttons in the correct order;
the door will open.  Go through and collect the Valve
Handle, then go back and rejoin Karyl.
    Make your way back to the entrance room for the
second floor, and go north two screens.  Loop around
to the right side and take the door south.  First pick
up the Miracle Gel in the bag, then pull the brown block
over so it bridges the gap.  Now return to the main
room, and go left.  Do the same block-moving shtick
and head north.  Pick up the Gels, then open the valve.
Go back to the main room and take the east exit.  Go
north from there and cross over the brown block.  Open
the door (it's another electric door) and descend the
stairs to the third (and final) floor.
    Here, head right one screen to a save point.  Go
north and examine the machine twice -- once to put the
Valve Handle on, and a second time to close the valve.
Go south two screens and pick up the Swirling Flame disc
from the blue chest.  Give it to Philia right away; it
lets her cast the very powerful Fire Storm spell.  Then go
back to the starting room of the third floor, pull the block
over to make a path (like you don't know how to do that by
now ^_^), and cross.  You're now in the castle's entrance
hall.  Go east for a Melange Gel, then head west and climb
up all the stairs.  On the next screen, the music will
change.  Heal up and put in your best team members (be
sure to include Rutee), then go up to face Batista again.
    Batista is pretty much the same as before, except
he has more HP (6000) and a new attack where he jumps
into the air and starts spitting out some green stuff.
With your new spells, like Stone Wall (which does about
300 damage each shot) and Heal, he's actually easier.
Just do the same thing you did before, and be sure to
toss in lots of Stone Walls.  After defeating Batista
for good, you'll get the key to Fayte's cell, and Moreau
will be liberated.

%%%TERAZZI%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: Squid Jerky, B. Flakes (x2), Melange Gel (x4),
              Lemon Gel (x2), Pine Gel (x4), Miracle Gel (x2),
              Life Bottle (x4), Green Gel (x3), Orange Gel (x3),
              Juicy Beef (x8), Chestnut (x1), Persimmon (x2), Plate
              Armor, R. Orange, Sour Milk, Loser, W. Apple,
              Blowfish, B. Flakes (x2), Chicken, Cheese, Brie,
              Steak, Bread, T. Roast, Roast, Beef, Appple, Eel,
              Revitalize

    Explore Moreau again and you'll find a lot of things
have changed.  First, another cat has joined the two in
the park; if you talk to him, you can challenge him to
a puzzle-game.  See the Najasee's Game side quest for
the strategy.  Also, if you go to the pier and talk to
the boat guy, you can rent a boat for 500 gald and go to
various places.  You can make a number of stops in one
trip, and it still only costs 500 gald, so try to do
everything at once.
    First, take the boat to the south house and collect
the Miracle Gel; then go the north house, where you'll
find Bonito Flakes and a Squid Jerky.  Then go to the
weapon shop SAMURAI, where you can buy Breastplates
and other new armor.  If you need items, you can also
stop by the item shop.
    When you're ready to leave town (you can't come
back, so be sure to finish your business), go to the
docks and talk to Fayte.  You'll set sail for Terazzi,
but are attacked by a Kraaken (sic) for no apparent
reason other than the fact that every RPG needs a
giant squid boss.
    Contrary to what the game says if you Inspect it,
the Kraaken *absorbs* water -- so turn off all of
Rutee and Philia's ice spells.  Instead, use fire
attacks, like the Swirling Flame disc's Fire Storm
spell, and Stahn's Vortex.  Keep hitting the Kraaken
and back into a corner while your magic-users cast
spells on it.  Actually, the Kraaken's pretty easy
compared to the other bosses; you shouldn't have any
trouble with it.
    You'll then land in Terazzi.  You can check out
the warehouses if you'd like, and there's a peddler
selling a few items on the docks.  More importantly,
there's another boat in the upper-left corner that
you can ride around.  This one you actually have to
guide by facing in the direction you want to go at
intersections.  From the start, go left 3 times,
and then up to a house with a Miracle Gel and Pine
Gel.  Then hop back in the boat and go right, up,
and right.  Grab the Life Bottle, then use the
switch to open the watergate.  Return to the boat
and go down, right, up (through the watergate),
right, up, and left to the castle gate.  Hop off
the boat and enter the castle.
    Right at the entrance, you'll see a handy
Save Point, and a soldier guarding a door.  If you
pay the soldier 500 gald, you can go through the
door he's guarding to a room with a Bush Baby that
will heal you for *another* 500 gald... and you
have to pay still another 500 gald to get back out.
This isn't really worth it, since you can just heal
yourself with Rutee's spells and regenerate her TP
by fighting.  However, there is a suit of strong
Plate Armor in the Bush Baby's room, so you'll
probably want to cough up 1000 gald just to get
it.  Finally, if you talk to the soldier and answer
"no" to his first question, he'll sell you clues
for 100 gald.  These are all for a puzzle later
in the dungeon, but since you have this FAQ, why
do you need them?
    Anyway, on with the dungeon.  From the
entrance room, take a left, grab the two chests
under the overhang, then go left.  Enter the room
to the north and flip the switch to open the drain.
Then leave the room and take the door in the
southeast corner of the hallway you're in; you
should now be in a room with a green lamp.  Go
right and pick up some Juicy Beef, then go back
left and the south exit from the lamp room.
You'll be outside, on a ledge with more Juicy Beef and
a Melange Gel.  Take them, then go back inside and
go left one screen.  Cross the bridge, pick up the
Juicy Beef (what's with all this Juicy Beef?),
then exit left.
    You're now outside, in the castle grounds.
Pick up the Life Bottle to the north, then follow
the stones south.  On the next screen, you'll find
a bunch more chests.  Collect them all, then climb
up the ladder (it's kinda hard to see) to the second
floor of the palace.  Get the Melange Gel, then enter
through the door.  Pick up all the food in the
chests (why is there so much food in this dungeon?),
then go north again to a long hallway.
     First, take the upper-left exit from here into
a room with another drain.  Throw the switch to open
it, then take the lower-left exit for two more pieces
of Juicy Beef (not more Juicy Beef!).  Return to the
hallway and descend the stairs on the right side.
Grab the Pine Gel, then climb back up and go through
the upper-right door to the library.  Pick up the
Gels in the chests, then climb up the ladder in
the upper-right corner to a bedroom.  Open up the
closet and go through the door in there.  You'll
be in a room with a big hole in the floor.  See
the potted plant on the back wall?  Use the Circle
button to pull it off the wall, then push it through
the hole.
     After dropping the plant, return to the hall.
Take the lower-right exit, go right, and get the
Life Bottle.  Then head north, picking up the Gels
and Juicy Beef (aah!) along the way.  You'll wind
up in a hallway with some windows, through which
you can see the rebuilt Draconis.  Head west and
you should see the potted plant you pushed through
the hole earlier (you *did* push it, didn't you?).
Push it on to the switch on the floor and the door
will open.  Head north two rooms.
    You're now in a large room with twelve doors,
each corresponding to a Zodiac sign.  This is where
the hints you can get from the guard are needed.
Of course, you don't need those hints with the FAQ
-- just go through the doors in this order: Goat,
(Capricorn), water jug (Aquairus), fish (Pisces),
ram (Aries), bull (Taurus), twins (Gemini), crab
(Cancer), lion (Leo), virgin (Virgo), scales
(Libra), scorpion (Scorpio), bow and arrow
(Sagittarius).  You will then end up in a new
hallway.  Save your game, then go up to face
King Tiberius.
    Tiberius fights a lot like Batista, so you
can basically use the same strategy on him.  Watch
out for his Light Sword attack, which will take
off about 300 HP to everyone and knock you all
down.  Have Rutee cast heal spells constantly,
while Philia backs away and uses attack spells.
He has 10,000 HP.
    When Tiberius is defeated, he will reveal
that Lydon has already departed for Phandaria.
Leon then finishes him off just as Fayte arrives.
Karyl then leaves the party (for now).
    Head back out of the castle (there's no
fights) until you get to the entrance room.  Don't
leave just yet; instead, go right to the next screen.
Grab the food, head south, pick up more food, and
then go west.  Get the Juicy Beef (noooooo....), then
go down the stairs and head west through the canal.
Pick up the Eel in the chest and continue west to
a chest with the Revitalize disc.  After getting it,
leave the castle.
    Terazzi is now a fully-functioning town, minus
minus the inn.  You can take the boat around to a few
places (like the weapon shop), and if you take the north
exit from the dock, you'll reach the town proper.
In the upper-left corner of town, you'll can see
Heihachi (you can tell by the hair ^_^), and there's
a Lemon Gel and Pine Gel in one house... actually,
that's about all there is to do; there's no point in
buying anything as you'll find a better shop soon.
    Once you've taken care of everything here, go to
the docks, where you'll find Fayte waiting.  Be sure
to save your game before talking to him.  Then hop on
board his ship and you'll set sail for Frostheim in
Phandaria.

%%%REUNION%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: [prize], Sorcerer's Ring, SW100100, Light,
              R. Bottle, Mythril Sword

    On the way to Phandaria, your ship encounters an
enemy fleet.  You then get to a play an awesome Space
Invaders-ish bonus game, in which your three ships
take on the enemy fleet.
    For the non-action-inclined, just hit the Triangle
button to call in reinforcements and end the battle --
if your ship gets destroyed, you die (as in "Game Over"
die).  If you do want to go for it, what you basically
want to do is weave back and forth at the bottom of
the screen and fire (with Circle) at the demons as
much as you can.  You can dodge a lot of fire by
positioning your ships so that the fire goes between
two of them.  And unlike Space Invaders, you can move
up and down as well as side to side, so use that to
your advantage.  What you really need to watch out
for are the crosshairs that appear.  This means the
enemy ship will shoot a large blast at the spot,
so move out of its path.
    If the ships (either yours or their) take damage,
they'll start smoking, and your firing rate will be
reduced (you can boost your firing rate by picking
up the glowing icons that appear from time to time).
If your two side ships are destroyed, they'll just
disappear (lowering your firepower), but if your main
ship (the one with the lifebar) is destroyed, you're
dead.  Play defensively and just keep shooting at the
demons; once you've thinned them out, shoot at the
enemy ships.
    After the battle, Fayte will reward you based on
how well you did (of course, if you took the easy
way out and called for reinforcements, you get zilch).
In my case, I scored 2910 points for the rank of
Officer, and got an Elixir.  Since you can only play
the game once, I don't know about the other prizes,
but if you got something different, I'd appreciate it
if you could send me your score, rank, and prize so I can
compile a list.  Thanks!
    You'll then land in Frostheim.  Stahn and Fayte
will talk for a little while, and Mary will wander off.
After Fayte leaves, go over and talk to Mary.  She
talks about her amnesia, then rejoins you.  Head into
town and check out the item shop.  You can buy powerful
new Mythril (d'oh) armor, as well as getting a few new
weapons.  Then be sure to buy Fur Capes for everyone;
you'll need them in the snow.
    After shopping, leave Frostheim and head southwest
towards the forest.  As soon as you arrive here, you'll
see none other than Garr being attacked by some of
Lydon's soldiers.  You'll automatically take on the
soldiers.  Beat them (they're wimps), and the party
will take Garr back to Frostheim.
     Garr joins up after a bit of dialogue.  Amazingly,
he's still at the SAME LEVEL as he was back at the
start of the game (8), and has almost no equipment.
He's really good once you get him up, though.  Be
sure to outfit him with a Composite Bow and some
armor, and pick up another Fur Cape for him.  Then
exchange your Lens for gald, and spend the rest of
your money to buy as many healing items as you can, or
extra (useless) equipment if you're maxed on healing
items.  Spend as much of your money as you can; you'll
see the reason why shortly.
    Leave town and head north, to the Frozen River (you
can't go through the forest; Lydon has a base there).
The enemies on the world map are from way back at the
start of the game, you should be able to plow through
them.  Eventually, you'll see the river; enter.
    If you don't have your Fur Capes equipped, you'll
constantly take damage, so make sure you're wearing
them.  You should also turn off all of Rutee and
Philia's ice spells (all the enemies here absorb
ice), and give Philia the Swirling Flame Disc so she
can cast Fire Storm.  Head north and east on the first
screen until you get to a large rock blocking the path.  Go
up to it and Garr will give you the Sorcerer's Ring.
Equip it on any party member, then press the Square
button to fire a beam at the rock and destroy it (note:
the Ring costs 1 Lens per use, but this is pretty
insignificant as you get loads of Lens from each
fight).
    Continue north to the next screen.  There's an
ice pond here; if you step on it, you'll keep sliding
in the direction you're facing until you hit something
or slide off the ice.  Line up with the chest and
slide over to it.  Open it for a ?DISC, which is really
the mighty SW100100 Disc.  If you have a Rune Bottle
with you, use it to identify the Disc and give it to
Stahn.  If not, you'll get one in a moment, so just
hang on to the Disc.  Head west across the bridge, then
go south to the next screen.
    There's a massive frozen river here, littered with
a number of chests.  First, line yourself up with the
tree to your right, then slide right.  You should hit
the tree, and stop.  Then slide south to a patch of
snow.  Open the chest for the Light Disc, which gives
you the Ray spell -- good, but not as good as Fire
Storm.  Line yourself back up with the tree, then
slide north and left back to the start.  Slide over to
the tree again, then slide north, left, and north to
another chest, holding a Mythril Sword.  Make your
way back to the starting point.
    Instead of sliding east to the tree, slide south
to another patch of snow (at least I *think* that's
what you do... I can't read my notes here ^_^).  Slide
south again to another snow patch.  Edge over to the
left side of the snow, then slide north.  From here,
slide east to the third and final chest, which holds
a Rune Bottle.  If you haven't identified the SW100100
Disc, use the bottle to do so.  Slide back to the
start and slide south from there again.  Slide south,
but then go west to the patch of snow over there.
>From there, slide south, then east.  Exit the river
to the south.

%%%THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: Liq. Bottle, F. Bottle, R. Orange, M. Tiara,
              Bracelet, Melange Gel, Bread, Sacred Text 5,
              Winged Spear, Orange Gel

    You'll be on the world map, just outside
Heidelberg.  Don't enter, though -- instead, head south
and west past it, until you get to another town.  Go
in here.  All the buildings are locked except one --
the one in the lower-left.  Go in here and Mary will
have a series of flashbacks.
    After the flashbacks have concluded, leave the
town and go back to Heidelberg.  Stay at the inn,
then go to the soldiers' office and loot the place for
a Liquer Bottle, Flare Bottle, and Rotten Orange.  Then
go up to the castle.  When you try to enter, the
soldiers will recognize Garr and apprehend Stahn,
Mary, and Rutee.
    Stahn and Rutee end up in the dungeon of the
soldiers' office.  Garr, Leon, and Philia show up to
rescue them, and then you have to find Mary.  Reform
your party (be sure Rutee and Philia are in), then head
up two floors and you'll see Mary talking with Dalis.  The
party will stop to listen on their conversation, but then
some soldiers run in.  After a bit of chaos, you'll end up
fighting Dalis.
    Dalis only has 1,500 HP, but almost every attack
takes off about 10 HP on him.  The only way you can
really hurt him is with magic, so send Rutee and Philia
to the far left side of the screen and have them
constantly cast their best spells, while Stahn uses
Kick Attack or Vortex to juggle Dalis and prevent him
from attacking Rutee and Philia.
    After you knock out Dalis, Mary will grab him, and
you'll have to escape.  Run up to the roof and jump off.
You'll land in the snow behind the soldiers' office.
Head north into the cave.  Darzen, a friend of Garr's,
will show up and take you into Sark's force's secret
hideout.  Rutee will heal Dalis, and Mary will stay behind
to take care of him.
    Leave the room and enter the door due south (not
the one to the left; it leads outside).  Grab the
Bracelet in the chest, then go into the room on the
far left of the hallway.  Take the Mythril Tiara in
here.  Now take the exit from the upper-right corner
of the main hall into the actual dungeon.
    There's loads of undead enemies in here, so equip
the Light Disc on Rutee to give her the Ray spell
(Philia already has it) and use it frequently.  In
addition, Philia's Thunder Blade spell (if she's learned
it) is very powerful as well.
    Slide north across the ice to the other side , then
inch down until you're lined up with the top of the
pillar.  Slide right and you'll bump into a hidden
chest... but it only has a Melange Gel.  Take it
anyway, then slide west off the ice and head up and
left.  Take the left fork, and go left again at the
next fork.  You'll end up with a small room with a
tablet.  Get the chest, then make sure Stahn is
equipped with Dymlos and the Missile Sword ability.
Examine the plaque and it will ask you two questions.
Answer "Fire Wall" to the first one and "Missile Sword"
to the second.  You'll then receive the Fiery Wave
ability.  Although it doesn't hit very hard, it has a
wide range, and nets you a 5-6 hit combo every time
it's used.
    After getting Fiery Wave, head one screen east,
and then north to a large ice platform.  Slide up to
the Ice Golem and you'll fight.  This fight is so easy
it's not even funny; just hang back and use fire spells
(Fire Storm, Fiery Wave) on him.  You can probably
beat him without even getting hit.  Then use the
Sorcerer's Ring to zap the two blocks directly in
front of you.  Shoot the Sorcerer's Ring again at the
clock-like thingy on the wall and a staircase will
appear.  Go up and enter the first door you come to.
Collect the chests for an Orange Gel and the Winged
Spear.  The Winged Spear is strong, but not as good
as Dymlos for Stahn, and Garr is probably better off
with his bow (thanks to its long range).  Just hang
on to it to sell and continue up the stairs into
Heidelberg Castle.

%%%LYDON'S MYSTERIOUS DUNGEON%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: Wind Spear, Pine Gel, Reflex, Aquamarine,
              Life Bottle, Orange Gel, Hunter's Bow

     Upon entering the castle, head north two screens
to the main hall.  Enter the middle door and you'll
be in the throne room.  Take the leftmost door in here
to find the Wind Spear Disc.  The Disc lets you
cast Air Slash, which "savagely lacerates" enemies.
It sounds pretty silly, but it's a very strong spell,
so be sure to equip the disc on Rutee or Philia.  After
getting the Disc, return to the castle's main hall and
enter the rightmost door.  Collect the Pine Gel and
Reflex (armor), then return to the main hall.
     On the right side of the main hall, you'll see
two unlit torches.  Use the Sorcerer's Ring to light
the two torches and a door will appear.  Go through.
On the other side of the door, you'll start having
random battles, so be prepared.  The enemies are pretty
tough, so you might just want to run from most of the
fights.
     Head east through the first hall and into a large
room.  Look for the two torches that aren't lit and
light them with the Sorcerer's Ring.  Then take the
right door at the top of the room into a small room
with an Aquamarine.  Equip it on someone (it boosts
your defense), then go through the middle door.  Head
north and you'll see two statues.  Push the one with
the torch just in front of the other one, so that the
torch is touching the orb.  The door will open.  Go
through into the clock tower.
     Upon entering the clock tower, head left across
the gear (shades of Castlevania), grab the Life Bottle,
and climb up the chain.  Throw the switch, then climb
back down, cross the gear again, and climb up the
chain on the other side.  Head right, hop on the gray
platform, and ride it to the other side.  Climb up
the chain.  From here, you can go up the chain to the
left and then up another level to get an Orange Gel,
but it's probably not bothering with.  Instead, climb
up the right chain and examine the lever.  You'll have
to leave one of your characters at the lever; it doesn't
really matter who as they'll be back shortly.
     After dropping off your chosen party member,
climb back down to the lowest level of the tower and
enter the now-functional elevator.  When it stops, get
off, climb up the chain.  You'll see another gray lift,
but it's not functioning because the pulley is frozen.  Get
underneath the frozen pulley and shoot it with the
Sorcerer's Ring to thaw it out.  Then ring the lift
to the left and descend a floor.  Open the chest for
the powerful Hunter's Bow for Garr, which you should
equip right away.  Then go down another level and pick
up the character you dropped off earlier.  Climb back
up to the lift, ride across, and climb up until you
emerge back in the castle.
     Head forward through the first door.  In the next
room, light all the torches with the Sorcerer's Ring
to unlock the doors.  Go in the door on the left and
use the Ring to melt the ice on the chains.  Then enter
the door on the right and turn the wheel (just examine
it with X).  Go back two rooms (to the first castle
room after the clock tower), and go through the door
in the lower left.  You'll be in a room with another
wheel and a save point.  Turn the wheel, then save
your game on the save point.  Whatever you do, *don't*
go out the door to the south.  Doing so will put you
back in the throne room and force you to repeat the
entire clock tower.
    After turning both wheels and saving, go back
into the hall and take the middle door.  The curtain
should have pulled up to reveal some stairs.  Ascend
those, and the next set of stairs.  Before going up
the third set, stop and heal up.  Lydon is up the
next stairs, and he's really tough -- you need to be
prepared.  I recommend using Stahn in the lead, Garr
a distance bance, then Philia and Rutee in the rear.
Make sure Stahn has the SW100100 Disc, and Philia
the Wind Spear Disc.  Garr should be equipped with the
Hunter's Bow and not a melee weapon.  Everyone else
should use their Swordians.  Once you're ready, go
up the stairs to the rooftop, where Lydon is waiting
with the Eye of Atamoni.  After giving the requisite
bad guy speech ("You're too late to stop me", "You did
well to get this far", "Now I will show you my power!",
etc.), Lydon attacks.
    Believe it or not, you actually have to win this
battle -- at first, I thought it was one you were
supposed to lose.  Lydon will *constantly* cast Wind
Slash, doing about 600 damage to your party with each
cast.  The only way to beat him is to have Stahn
use a Spin Slash as soon as the battle begis to fly
over the enemy troops and get to Lydon.  Then have
him hit Lydon constantly with Kick Attacks and
Vortexes.  As long as you stay close to Lydon, he'll
only use melee attacks and not magic.  Meanwhile,
have the rest of your characters fight through the
soldiers and wipe them out.  Once it's just you and
Lydon, start hitting him constantly with your
strongest attacks and skills.  Attack spells are
pretty much useless, as you'll always get hit before
you can finish charging them up.  Keep using Life
Bottles to bring back your dead characters; it's
more important than healing.  As long as you keep
using Life Bottles, he can't kill you (until you
run out of them, that is).  Even if you get killed,
as long as the Life Bottle animation is going on,
you won't lose.  Try to keep as many of your characters
active as possible, and keep wailing on him.  He
has 13,000 HP.
    After (if) you beat Lydon, Garr will reclaim
Igtenos (which Lydon was using), and you will seal
the Eye of Atamoni.  The gang then hopes on the
Draconis to fly back to Seinegald.  When you
regain control, go up to the roof and talk to
Rutee.  After some more dialogue, you'll arrive back
in Seinegald, where you are rewarded by the king.
Head out of the castle and Stahn will board the
Draconis to fly home.  That's all you have to do,
so just sit back.  I know this seems like the
ending, but it's not...

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IV. WALKTHROUGH: PART TWO
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%%%LILITH FAIR%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: Dymlos, Food Sack L, Black Onyx

    Back home in Lienea, Stahn is awakened by his
sister Lilith.  Go to the table and eat.  Afterwards,
Lilith will send you to buy a fish for dinner.  First,
put your dishes in the sink (above the table, on the
right hand side), then leave.  Go over to the shop,
on the west side of town, and talk with the fishmonger.
He's all out of fish, and tells Stahn to go to
Neuestadt.  Before you leave, walk into the dark
space between the two aisles and you'll find the
item shop.  If you followed my advice earlier and
bought extra equipment in Frostheim, sell it all off
now to earn some money (Stahn gave all his money to
Rutee on the Draconis so you don't have any cash or
Lens).  Then buy a bunch of P. Bottles; you'll need
them.
    Leave Lienea and wind your way south through the
mountain passes.  Although the enemies are wimps,
they'll keep poisoning you, and, unlike most games,
poison damage *can* kill you -- so be sure to use a
Panacea Bottle whenever you get poisoned.  Keep going
south and east, all the way across the continent,
and you'll reach Neuestadt.
    Mach Boy has honed his skills by running from
rabid dogs, and you can challenge him again for more
prizes... see "Mach Boy's Revenge" for tips and info.
The stuff in shops is all the same, so just head to
the docks and buy a fish.  Hike all the way back to
Lienea, give the fish to Lilith, and... well, I don't
know what happens.  I accidentally went back into
the house sans fish, which ended the sequence.  My
game was saved back in Heidelberg and I didn't want
to have to fight Lydon over again, so I just kept
playing.  If anybody could tell me exactly what
happens when you get the fish, it would be
appreciated.
    Anyway, the next day, Lilith will wake Stahn
up (again) and tell him that he has a visitor...
it's Philia!  Philia explains to Stahn that the
Eye of Atamoni has been stolen (again) and joins
you (again).  She also gives you Dymlos back, so
be sure to equip it/him (again), as well as a Disc
(probably SW100100).  In addition, there's no
Disc equipped on Philia's Swordian either, so be
sure to give her one.
    Leave the house and talk to Lilith again.
She'll give you the Food Sack L, which lets you
hold up to 20,000 units of food.  Now head south
a ways and talk to Stahn's neighbors' daughter.
Pick the third response and she'll give you the
Black Onyx, which boosts your maximum HP by
30%.  Equip it on Philia right away, then head
south to Neuestadt.

%%%SPLIT DECISION%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ITEMS TO GET: SP07115, Igtenos, Lute, Crossbow, SW130130,
              S. Halberd, I. Knuckle, H. Bottle, Miracle
              Gel, Fenface, R. Bottle, Life Bottle, Pine
              Gel

    Take care of any business you have in Neuestadt,
then go to the docks.  Talk to the captain and you'll
be given the choice of whether to recruit Garr or Rutee
first.  I picked Garr, but it doesn't really matter, as
you have to recruit both eventually.
    If you pick Garr, you'll set sail for Frostheim.
Note that once you've landed, you can just go back on
the ship and go to Neuestadt, Frostheim, Darilshied,
or even Cherik in Calvalese (not that there's anything
to do there).  You can't go to Aquaveil (I still think
that sounds like the name of a toothpaste), however.
    In Frostheim, check around the docks for the
red-hatted peddler.  Talk to him and he'll offer to
sell you a Disc for 7,000 gald.  Buy it; it's the
useful SP07115.  Then leave Frostheim and head southwest
to the forest.  Now that Lydon is gone, you can pass
through here (it's just one screen).  Continue west
and you'll enter a forest scene.  Go through here
and out the other side, and you'll be right outside
Cyril.  Enter and go to Mary's house.  Talk to her
and Dalis, then leave and continue north to Heidelberg.
    The shops in Heidelberg are all functioning now,
so you can buy a few new pieces of Mythril armor.
Head up to the castle and talk to Darzen and he'll
get you in to see Garr.  Garr joins the party, and
you're done with this half of the mission (note that
you now have Igtenos in your inventory, although you
can't use it as it's lost its power).  Head back to
Frostheim and sail to Seinegald.
    Searching for Rutee, you'll end up in Darilshied.
Leave town and head west, then south around the
mountains.  Go east, then turn northeast once you
reach the end of the ice and you'll reach Cresta
(just check your World Map under Valuables to see
where it is).  In Cresta, head over to the orphanage.
The game will take over, and Rutee will join.  Like
with the others, Rutee's Swordian seems to be
suffering from a case of "slipped Disc", so be sure
to equip her with one.  If you haven't gotten Garr yet,
return to Darilshied and sail to Phandaria to get
him.
    Once you've gotten both Rutee and Garr in your
party, return to Darilshied and enter the castle.
Go speak with the King and he'll explain who he
thinks is responsible for the theft of the Eye.
Before you leave the castle, go down to the first
floor and check the two treasure rooms in the back.
They've been restocked with a load of powerful new
equipment, including the SW130130 Disc and the
Crossbow for Garr.  After looting the entire place,
leave the castle and go to Hugo's mansion in
Darilshied.
    At the mansion, you'll find swarms of Oberol
employees all looking for Hugo.  Ignore them for
now and go in all the rooms until Stahn comments
about a book in one of them.  Go read the book; it
mentions "Libra IV".  Return to the king and he'll
tell you to ask someone from Oberol about Libra IV.
So go to the mansion again.  The wandering employees
will all tell you to talk to their manager, who has
a beard.  Look around for him (you can see his beard;
he has a different sprite) and talk to him.  He
explains that Libra is an old Oberol factory on an
island near Cresta.  Return to the castle once more
and talk to the king to charter a ship (if you want
to use the ship for some other purpose, do so first,
as talking to the king here means you can only go to
Libra).  Then head to the docks, jump on board your
ship, and set sail for the Abandoned Factory.


Well, that's it on this update.  Hopefully, I'll get
the long-awaited Helios code in the next one, but don't
hold your breath ^_^.

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V. SIDE QUESTS
*******************************************************

%%%TAG!%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

LOCATION: Cherik
ITEMS TO GET: Melange Gel (x?), Miracle Gel (x?), Efreet

   In the town of Cherik, you'll come across a couple
of kids hanging out by the well.  If you talk to one
of them, he challenges you to a game to Tag.
   The goal here is to run around town and avoid being
tagged for as long as possible, while two kids chase
you.  Although you're free to move around the whole
town, the best strategy is just to run counterclockwise
around the well.  Wait for the two girls to almost
catch up to you, then start running again.  Don't just
run around mindlessly or you'll probably end up hitting
one of the kids on accident.  If you do bump into a kid,
quickly run to the side; sometimes you can get away
without being tagged.  Also, there's sometimes a third
kid (a gold-haired boy) wandering around; watch out for
him too.
   When you're finally tagged, the elder's grandson will
award you 1 gald per second you avoided being tagged
(i.e., if you lasted 13 seconds, you'd get 13 gald).
This is pretty insignificant, but you're also awarded
extra prizes if you last long enough:

 0-19 seconds: No extra prize
20-49 seconds: Melange Gel
50-99 seconds: Miracle Gel
 100+ seconds: Efreet

   Try to rack up a bunch of Melange and especially
Miracle Gels (the Miracle Gels restore 60% of a
character's HP and TP, and you can't get them anywhere
else for a while).  If you manage to last for over 100
seconds (easier said than done), the elder's grandson
will reward you with the Efreet ring.  When used in
battle, it will summon an efreet to do over 1500 (!)
points of fire damage to the enemies, but can only be
used once -- so save it for when you really need it.
And once you get the ring, you can't play tag anymore,
so stock up on Miracle Gels first.

%%%THE RACE%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

LOCATION: Neuestadt
ITEMS TO GET: Sage, Magical Rouge, Thief's Cape

   In the upper-right corner of Neuestadt, you'll find
a group of people gathered around the fastest kid in
Neustadt.  Talk to the referee (in gray) and you're
given the chance to challenge the kid to a race.
First, let the brown-clad kid demonstrate the race
course; you'll need to memorize it.
    At the starting line, start holding down the Circle
button so you can get ready to run.  Try to guess when
the race is going to start and start running.  If you
false start, it's no big deal; you just start the
countdown over.  You want to get a good start.
    Basically, what you want to do is run on the
*inside* of the course.  The kid runs out on the
outside, and running on the inside will give you
the edge you need to pass him (since you both run at
the same speed).  That means you should stick to the
bottom across the first bridge and behind the first house.
When you get to the underpass, run on the bottom side as
well.  By the time you reach the main street, you should
be ahead of the kid.  Now move into the top side of the
street, so that you're directly in front of the kid.
As soon as you reach the central plaza, turn north and
run up the stairs.  The kid will get a huge speed boost
here that you can't match, but if you're standing
directly ahead of him, he won't be able to pass you.
Then quickly touch the finish line and turn around for
the second lap.
    If you manage to beat the kid, you'll be awarded
one of three prizes (your choice):

o  Sage: Raises one character's maximum HP by 5%.
   Use a Rune Bottle on it and it becomes Red Sage,
   which boosts your max HP by 10%.

o  Magical Rouge: Gives you a one-time 10% discount
   in stores.

o  Thief's Cape: An accessory; gives you +3 defense
   in addition to lowering the encounter rate.  Probably
   the best of the prizes.

    After taking one of the prizes, just go back and
talk to the referee again to race again, until you've
gotten all three prizes (be the first on your block to
collect them all!).  Once you've gotten all three
prizes, however, you cannot race any more as the kid
refuses to run against you.  If you talk to the
baroness, she will award Stahn the title of "Mach Speed
Boy" ^_^.

%%%NAJASEE'S GAME%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

LOCATION: Moreau
ITEMS TO GET: Elixir

     After Moreau is liberated, you'll notice a third
cat wandering around the park in the north side of town.
Talk to him and you can play a game (for free!).  This
is one of those classic taking-away-objects puzzles;
you and Najasee take turns taking 1 to 3 rocks out of
the pile until none remain, and the person who takes
the last rock loses.
    The number of rocks in the pilechanges every time,
but there's still a strategy you can use to win every
time.  The trick is to make sure Najasee ends up
with one of the "magic numbers" on his turn.  The
magic numbers are 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, and 28.
Now, what to do depends on how many rocks are in
the pile to begin with:

    If the starting number of rocks in the pile is one
of the magic numbers (like 21), then choose to GO
SECOND.  Najasee will pick up his rocks.  On your
turn, take away 1-3 rocks so that the number of
rocks in the pile is another magic number (like
17).  Najasee then picks.  Then draw the right number
of rocks to go to the next magic number, and keep
repeating until you win.  As long as you make sure
Najasee always ends up with magic numbers, you
can't lose.

    If the number of rocks in the pile is *not* one
of the magic numbers (say, 24), then choose to GO
FIRST.  Take away 1-3 rocks so that the number of rocks
in the pile *is* one of the magic numbers (if it was
24, you'd take away 3 to make 21).  Najasee will
then pick.  On your turn, again take away the right
number of rocks so that you're on another magic number.
Repeat until you win -- as long as you follow this
strategy, you can't lose.

    When you beat Najasee, he gives you an Elixir.
Unfortunately, once you beat him, you can't play
Najasee's game any more.

%%%MACH BOY'S REVENGE%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

LOCATION: Neuestadt
ITEMS TO GET: Elixir, Gnome, ????

    During the second half of the game, you can go
back to Neuestadt and challenge Mach Boy to another
race.  It's pretty much the same as before, except
for one change: when you're heading down the second
set of stairs (after the first house), Mach Boy will
get an extra speed boost, just like he does near
the end of a lap.
    To combat this speed boost, you need to quickly
get ahead of Mach Boy at the start of the race and
stay directly in front of him.  As long as you're
blocking him like this, he can't pass you (he's
too stupid to run around you ^_^).  It's actually
possible to not block MB on his first speed burst,
but catch up to him on the rest of the lap and
still win.
    As with the previous round, when you beat Mach
Boy you can choose one of three prizes:

o  Elixir: Restores one character's HP and TP
   completely.

o  Gnome: Does a call-spell like attack that
   does about 1500 points of earth damage to all
   enemies.  One use only.

o  ????.  I forgot what the other prize was, could
   somebody tell me?

    Of course, you can race Mach Boy additional
times to earn the other two prizes.  Once you've
collected all the prizes, Stahn will reclaim his
title of "Mach Speed Boy" and the kid will refuse
to race you.

*******************************************************
VI. ITEMS AND EQUIPMENT
*******************************************************

In the "Used By" column, the letters correspond to the
various characters:
S = Stahn   M = Mary   R = Rutee    L = Leon    P = Philia
K = Karyl   G = Garr   C = Chelsea  B = Bruiser

Some weapons have two different attack values; the first
number is the power of the weapon when slashing, and
the second is the power when thrusting.

%%%WEAPONS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

                ATK  PRICE  HIT% USED BY   NOTES
Short Sword     8/8   20    30   SMRLG
Rapier          9/13  90    20   SMRLG
Long Sword     15/15  40    0    SMLG
Saber          25/16  120   0    SMLG
Hand Axe       30/17  160   5    SM
Knight's Saber 35/18  400   10   SMLG      Fire damage
Fine Saber     40/20  480   0    SMLG
Veldan         20/42  350   0    SMRLG
Battle Axe     70/25  600   10   SML
Bastard Sword  80/80  800   3    SMLG
Crescent Axe  135/100 1160  0    SM        Holy damage
Halberd       145/150 1225  5    SM
Mythril Sword 185/185 1720  5    SMLG
Ranseur       155/190 1200  0    SMG
Winged Spear  170/210 3080  0    SMG       Wind damage
S. Halberd    230/230 8100  6    SM
Fenface       240/190 2945  15   SMG       Water damage
Plain Rod        5    5     10   P
Gem Rod         18    240   10   P
Rue Staff       18    400   10   P         Fire damage
Club           24/24  280   10   SMP
Silver Mace    60/60  580   10   SMP       Holy damage
Mandolin        100   1250  0    K         Defense + 5
Lute            190   2560  0    K         Defense + 8
Auto Bow        10    20    10   G
Composite Bow   120   1850  10   G         Defense + 5
Hunter's Bow    160   2160  10   G
Crossbow        200   3520  10   G         Holy damage
Iron Knuckle    250   3120  10   B         Defense + 5
Atwight         */*   --    *    R         Water damage
Dymlos          */*   --    *    S         Fire damage
Chaltier        */*   --    *    L         Earth damage
Clemente        */*   --    *    P         Lightning damage
Igtenos         */*   --    *    G         Air damage

* The Swordians' stats increase every time they gain a
  level, so there isn't any way to list their stats.

%%%ARMOR%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

              DEF  PRICE  EVD% USED BY   NOTES
Cloak          4    6     0    SMRLPKG
L. Armor       8    30    0    SMRLKG
Chain Mail     16   150   0    SMRLKG
Stray Robe     10   --    0    RPK
Amber Cloak    26   280   20   RPK
Ring Mail      32   300   0    SMLG
Splint Mail    40   220   0    SMLG
Breasplate     56   540   0    SMLG
Silver Cloak   42   460   25   RPK
Silver Chain   45   500   0    RK
Plate Armor    64   820   0    SMLG
Mythril Chain  72   1080  0    RK
Mythril Mesh   65   1000  0    RP
Reflex         100  10000 0    SMLG

%%%SHIELDS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

              DEF  PRICE  EVD% USED BY   NOTES
Wood Shield    1    25    5    SML
Round Shield   2    85    10   SML
Kite Shield    3    350   15   SML
Light Shield   4    630   18   SML

%%%HELMETS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

              DEF  PRICE  EVD% USED BY   NOTES
L. Helm        4    20    0    SMLG
Beret          2    10    0    RPK
Ribbon         1    5     0    MRP
Ankh Hat       5    120   5    RPK
Iron Helm      8    180   0    SMLG
Blue Ribbon    12   220   0    MRP
Land Hat       10   340   5    RPK
Ahmet Helm     16   480   0    SMLG
Striped Ribbon 18   1400  10   MRP
Feather Hat    14   500   0    RPK
Cross Helm     24   650   0    SMLG
Lucky Cap      10   --    0    RPK       Luck up
Mythril Helm   28   720   0    SMLG
Mythril Tiara  20   680   5    RP

%%%GAUNTLETS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

              DEF  PRICE  EVD% USED BY   NOTES
L. Glove       1    12    0    SMRLG
Iron Glove     5    250   0    SMLG
Gauntlet       8    380   0    SMLG
Bracelet       12   880   0    RP
M. Glove       16   655   0    SMLG

%%%ACCESSORIES%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

             PRICE     EFFECT
Cape         5         Defense + 1
L. Cape      50        Defense + 2
Channeling   65534     Use second controller to control
                        character*
Reverse Doll 1000      Auto-revive when killed
Tech Ring    --        Move freely in battle*
Amethyst     10000     Defense + 15
Thief's Cape 512       Defense + 3, lowers encounter rate
                        by 5%
BlueTalisman 11000     Raises defense by 10%
A. Charm     10000     Immune to poisoning
P. Charm     25000     Immune to paralysis
Fur Cape     895       Defense + 4, need at Frozen River
S. Ring      --        Shoot beams with Square button
Black Onyx   --        Raises max HP by 30%
Aquamarine   10000     Defense + 10

* See the "Battle System" section of Playing The Game
  for more info.

%%%ITEMS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

             PRICE     EFFECT
Green Gel    30        Restores 30% of maximum HP
Orange Gel   100       Restores 30% of maximum TP
Melange Gel  120       Restores 30% of maximum HP + TP
Lemon Gel    250       Restores 60% of maximum HP
Pine Gel     500       Restores 60% of maximum TP
Miracle Gel  1000      Restores 60% of maximum HP + TP
Life Bottle  150       Revives dead character
F. Bottle    200       Raises attack power by 30% temporarily
H. Bottle    40        Lowers encounter rate temporarily
Dark Bottle  40        Raises encounter rate temporarily
P. Bottle    80        Cures status changes
Liq. Bottle  455       Lowers attack power by 20% temporarily,
                         immune to petrification
C. Bottle    1250      Get 30% discount in stores (one use)
R. Bottle    500       Use to identify ? items
Elixir       10000     Restores HP and TP completely
Oberol C     50        Restores 35% of maximum HP
Oberol EX    300       Restores 65% of maximum HP
Oberol G     1500      Restores HP completely
Spectacles   5         See enemy's stats
Winged Boots 1500      Escape dungeon (one use)
Mag. Rouge   1000      Get 10% discount in stores (one use)
Sage         300       Raises max HP by 5% (permanent)
R. Sage      600       Raises max HP by 10% (permanent)
Savory       250       Raises max TP by 5% (permanent)
R. Savory    600       Raises max TP by 10% (permanent)
Lavender     ?         Raises strength by 1 (permanent)
R. Lavender  1100      Raises strength by 2 (permanent)
Bellebane    750       Raises agility by 1 (permanent)
R. Bellebane 1250      Raises agility by 2 (permanent)
E. Bullet    320       Electric attack / line
Gnome        2500      Earth attack / all
Efreet       2500      Fire attack / all
Hourglass    1500      Freezes enemies during battle
Old Cane     --        Give to Walt for 10,000 gald
Ticket       --        Ticket to Neuestadt arena
C. Counter   62780     Allows use of Combo Counter*
Loser        1         Losing Softy Kreem stick
Winner       --        Can be redeemed for free Softy Kreem
S. Text 5    --        Notes for "Fiery Wave"
Score A      --        Notes for "Symphony"
Score B      --        Notes for "Samba"

* See "Combo Counter" under Playing The Game for more
  info.

%%%FOOD%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

             PRICE     FOOD VALUE
Acerola      250          90
Apple        30           10
Bananas      40           12
Barracuda    1            50
Beast Meat   400          200
Beef         1000         510
B. Flakes    500          500
Blowfish     4000         1800
Bonito       300          120
Bread        20           10
Bream        120          30
Brie         1050         400
Cheese       70           20
Chestnut     120          40
Chicken      420          200
Cod          350          260
Crab         3200         1600
Crab Soup    4000         1000
Dorian       3000         1500
Eel          2000         1200
Egg          150          55
Fitz Burger  180          100
Fitz Fries   50           25
Fitz Shake   100          35
Grape        980          500
Herring      600          300
Jam          600          30
Juicy Beef   2800         2000
Lemon        30           10
Mackerel     1            15
Mack. Pike   30           10
Mangosteen   1500         700
Melon        2200         1350
Persimmon    84           30
Pineapple    500          250
Pom Seed     ?            1
Prawn        1200         500
Prune        440          200
Roast        600          300
R. Orange    1            10
R. Snapper   480          170
Sea Bass     130          50
Sea Bream    1800         820
Silvervine   200          10
Smelt        300          120
Softy Kreem* 50           10
Sour Milk    1            30
Squid        100          30
Squid Jerky  130          100
Steak        1500         800
Strawberry   200          70
Sweetee      220          80
Tender Roast 700          700
Tuna         3000         1500
Vegetables   300          120
White Smelt  80           25
Wormy Apple  2            -100
Wrasse       10           10

* About every 1 in 20 Softy Kreems is a winner and can
  be redeemed for a free Softy Kreem at the booth.

%%%DISCS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

DISC: Flame           WHERE FOUND: Snow Temple
STATS: Slash Attack + 1, Thrust Attack + 5
SPELL: Fireball

DISC: Sharp Stone     WHERE FOUND: Undersea Ruins
STATS: Slash Attack + 6, Thrust Attack + 15
SPELL: Spike

DISC: SW020020        WHERE FOUND: Undersea Ruins (identify)
STATS: Slash Attack + 20, Thrust Attack + 20

DISC: SW010022        WHERE FOUND: Undersea Ruins (identify)
STATS: Slash Attack + 10, Thrust Atttack + 22

DISC: Scorched Earth  WHERE FOUND: Kalviola Temple
STATS: Slash Attack + 12, Thrust Attack + 12
SPELL: Eruption

DISC: Wall of Flame   WHERE FOUND: Pirate Leader's Ship
STATS: Slash Attack + 10, Thrust Attack + 15
SPELL: Fire Wall

DISC: SW060060        WHERE FOUND: Sheeden peddler (identify)
STATS: Slash Attack + 60, Thrust Attack + 60

DISC: Shelter         WHERE FOUND: Natural Cave
STATS: Slash Attack + 32, Thrust Attack + 6, Defnese + 8
SPELL: Barrier

DISC: SP025062        WHERE FOUND: Natural Cave (identify)
STATS: Slash Attack + 25, Thrust Attack + 62

DISC: Swirling Flame  WHERE FOUND: Moreau Castle
STATS: Slash Attack + 42, Thrust Attack + 40
SPELL: Fire Storm

DISC: Revitalize      WHERE FOUND: Terazzi Castle
STATS: Slash Attack + 35, Thrust Attack + 46
SPELL: Tractor Beam

DISC: SW100100        WHERE FOUND: Frozen River (identify)
STATS: Slash Attack + 100, Thrust Attack + 100

DISC: Light           WHERE FOUND: Frozen River
STATS: Slash Attack + 52, Thrust Attack + 60
SPELL: Ray

DISC: Wind Spear      WHERE FOUND: Castle Heidelberg
STATS: Slash Attack + 74, Thrust Attack + 55
SPELL: Air Slash

DISC: SP075115        WHERE FOUND: Frostheim peddler (identify)
STATS: Slash Attack + 75, Thrust Attack + 115

DISC: SW130130        WHERE FOUND: Darilshied Castle
STATS: Slash AttacK + 130, Thrust Attack + 130

%%%VALUABLES%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

World Map      Look at list of towns and shops
Food Sack S    Holds up to 200 units of food
Food Sack M    Holds up to 2000 units of food
Food Sack L    Holds up to 20,000 units of food
Valve Handle   Repairs broken valve in Moreau Castle
Pickaxe        Breaks down blocked doors

*******************************************************
VII. ABILITIES
*******************************************************

%%%MAGIC%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Any effect with a * after it means that it only affects
enemies that are on the ground.

---Dymlos---
               LV   TP   EFFECT
Fireball       N/A  5    Fire attack / single
Eruption       7    16   Fire attack / group*
Fire Wall      13   25   Fire attack / single
Fire Storm     19   30   Fire attack / group
Fear Flare     25   60   Fire attack / group
Flare Tornado  32   50   Fire attack / group

---Atwight---
               LV   TP   EFFECT
First Aid      N/A  5    Restores HP / single
Ice Needle     ?    6    Ice attack / single
Deep Mist      7    3    Lowers hit rate / single
Ice Tornado    10   14   Ice attack / group
Acid Rain      12   7    Lowers defense / group
Antidote       13   8    Cures poison / single
Barrier        15   8    Raises defense / single
Ice Wall       17   22   Ice attack / single
Recover        19   18   Cures all status changes / single
Heal           21   10   Restores HP / single
Sharpness      24   12   Raises attack power / single
Silence        26   10   Causes silence / single
Icicle         28   26   Ice attack / group
Nurse          30   20   Restores HP / all

---Chaltier---
               LV   TP   EFFECT
Stone Blast    N/A  5    Earth attack / single
Spike          ?    10   Earth attack / single*
Hammer Blow    10   9    Causes paralysis / single
Stone Wall     16   22   Earth attack / single
Strong Hammer  21   40   Earth attack / single / paralysis

---Clemente---
               LV   TP   EFFECT
Fireball       N/A  5    Fire attack / single
Wind Arrow     N/A  6    Wind attack / single
Stone Blast    N/A  5    Earth attack / single
Lightning      N/A  9    Lightning attack / single
Storm          11   12   Wind attack / all
Ice Tornado    13   14   Ice attack / group
Tractor Beam   16   20   Physical attack / group*
Stone Wall     19   22   Earth attack / single
Ray            22   30   Holy attack / group*
Thunder Blade  25   33   Lightning attack / all
Fear Flare     28   40   Fire attack / group
Holy Lance     31   57   Holy attack / single

---Igtenos---
Air Slash      ?    40   Air attack / group

%%%SKILLS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

---Stahn Aileron---
               LV   TP   EFFECT
Missile Sword  2    2    Physical attack / ground
Kick Attack    3    5    Physical attack / close range
Spin Slash     9    6    Physical attack / air
Tiger Blade    13   8    Physical attack / close range
Vortex         18   10   Physical attack / column
Force          24   16   Physical attack / wide range
Dragon Blade   31   10   Physical attack / close range

---Rutee Katrea---
               LV   TP   EFFECT
Search Gald    5    2    Gain money when used
Snipe Air      8    3    Physical attack / air
Thievery       13   7    Steal item / single
Escape         19   10   Escape from battle
Snipe Roar     26   12   Physical attack / air

---Leon Magnus---
               LV   TP
Missile Sword  N/A  2    Physical attack / ground
Kick Attack    N/A  5    Physical attack / close range
Tiger Blade    12   8    Physical attack / close range
Dragon Blade   ?    12   Physical attack / close range
Flying Dragon  27   12   Physical attack

---Mary Argent---
               LV   TP   EFFECT
Beast Blade    N/A  3    Physical attack / close range
Power Missile  6    3    Physical attack / ground
Double Blade   10   5    Physical attack / close range
Fierce Missile ?    10   Physical attack / ground
Force          22   16   Physical attack / wide range

---Philia Felice---
               LV   TP   EFFECT
Inspect        N/A  2    See enemy's stats / single
Philia Bomb    7    3    Physical attack / projectile
Force Field    12   12   Paralyzes enemy / single
Twin Bomb      18   6    Uses two Philia Bombs
Cloak          25   33   Lowers encounter rate
Bomb Rain      32   12   Uses Philia Bomb on all enemies

---Karyl Sheeden---
See Music Notes.

---Garr Kelvin---
               LV   TP   EFFECT
Power          N/A  5    Physical attack / line (need bow)
Wind Blade     11   3    Wind attack (need sword)
Speed          14   7    Physical attack / line (need bow)
Vortex         20   10   Physical attack / column

%%%SACRED SKILLS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

FIERY WAVE                           TP: 12
 Fire attack / wide range
Location: Heidelberg Catacombs
Required Abilities: Fire Wall, Missile Sword

%%%MUSIC NOTES%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

SYMPHONY                             TP: 5
 Temporarily raises hit rate / all
Location: Karyl starts with them

SAMBA                                TP: 7
 Physical attack / single
Location: Chest in Moreau Castle

*******************************************************
VIII. PLAYING THE GAME
*******************************************************

%%%BATTLE SYSTEM%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Tales of Destiny's battle system is a lot different from
that of most RPGs, but once you get the hang of it
you'll never want to go back to turn-based ones.

The battle system is explained pretty well in manual,
so read that first.  The only thing that's unclear is how
to activate some of the moves.  Normally, pressing Circle
will cause Stahn to run forward and attack the nearest
enemy.  Pressing Circle again will cause him to run back
to where he was standing before he attacked.

If you hold up on the D-Pad while attacking, you can do a
upward attack that's used to hit flying enemies.  Holding
Down will cause Stahn to do a thrust attack.  Different
weapons have different thrust and slash weapons; one
weapon might be more effective when thrusting, while
another might be better when slashing (the slash is the
default attack).

If you hit Circle with Stahn is running forward, he will
do a jumping slash.  You can also do jumping thrust or
jumping air attacks (by pushing the appropriate direction
as you hit Circle).  The jumping air attack is particularly
useful for knocking down those pesky bees and birds.

Early on in the game (at Straylize Temple), you'll find
the the Tech Ring.  When you equip this on Stahn, you
can press the Select button during battle to activate
"Manual" mode (you normally play in "Semi-Auto" mode).
In Manual mode, pressing Circle causes Stahn to slash
wherever he is standing (insteading of running to hit the
nearest enemy), and you have to double-tap a direction to
dash.  I like this mode a lot better, as it requires more
skill and makes the battles more interesting, but it's
your call as to whether to use it or not.

%%%AI FUNCTIONS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

At first, it might seem like you can't control your
other party members, but you can.  Although you don't
directly move them with the controller (except with
Channeling, see "Joy of Channeling" below), there are
still plenty of ways to control what they do.

First, go to your skill and spell screens and use the Square
button to darken all the skills.Ê This means your characters
won't use any of their spells or skills automatically in
battle.  Instead, you can cast them manually by hitting the
riangle button in battle, choosing Skill or Spell and casting
the spell as you would in any other game.

And to control your other characters' physical attacks, hit
Triangle during battle and go to the Strategy option.Ê Change
all the characters' targeting mode to Manual, and you can select
what enemy you want each character to attack.

Finally, to make your other party members more useful in battle,
try this trick.Ê Run Stahn right up next to the enemy, then hit
L1.Ê This is the button to reverse your formation, which will
bring all your characters right up next to Stahn and they'll all
start attacking.Ê If you want to have them back off, just hit L1
again.

%%%JOY OF CHANNELING%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Very early on in the game, you'll get the Channeling
accessory.  Although it seems useless at first, if you
equip it on the party member in the second position,
a second player can control that character in battle by
tapping Select on the second controller.  And if you
equip Channelings on the third and fourth characters,
you can control them with the third and fourth
controllers (if you have a multitap).

This may not seem all that great, but it has another
use.  Just set Stahn to Auto control, then set the
other character to Semi-Auto or Manual.  You now play
as the other character in battle, and Stahn is
controlled by the computer.  You'll have to switch back
and forth from  the first controller (to move around the
map) to the second controller (in battle), but that's a
small price to pay for being able to control any
character ^_^.

And, in case you were wondering, the other characters
*are* fully functional and play just like Stahn -- you
can map their skills to the X button like Stahn's, and
you can equip the Tech Ring to use the Manual control
mode.

%%%SWORDIANS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Swordians are the talking swords that the main characters
in ToD wield.  They serve a number of functions; the
most important of which are weapons and spellcasters.

First of all, each Swordian can be equipped as a weapon
by its respective wielder (Stahn uses Dymlos, etc.).
You can use it as a normal weapon, plus, while you have
it equipped, can use that Swordian's magic (you can use
Skills whether you have a Swordian equipped or not).
Since magic is generally pretty good, you're usually
better off equipping Swordians on all those who can use
them and giving your other weapons to the non-Swordian
characters.

Also, Swordians should *always* be equipped in the
"Swordian" slot of your equipment screen.  Although you
can't cast magic unless you also have it equipped as a
weapon, the Swordians will still gain experience (note
that you can equip the "wrong" Swordian in the Swordian
slot, like having Rutee use Dymlos, but only the proper
character can use them as a weapon).

Yes, Swordians gain experience.  If you go to a
character's status screen, and then push down, you will
see the stats for their Swordian.  Swordians have their
own experience level and experience count, as well as
their own stats.  So whenever your Swordian gains a
level, be sure to check its stats, as it may be more
powerful than the weapon you're currently using.  In
addition, as the Swordians gain levels, they will learn
new spells.

%%%DISCS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Discs are ToD's version of materia.  You can equip one
Disc on each Swordian, allowing them to use new spells
(for example, the Flame Disc lets you cast the Fireball
spell).  They will also usually boost the stats of your
Swordian.  Some discs just boost the Swordian's stats,
and don't teach you any spells.

To equip a Disc, just go to a character's equipment screen
and equip the Disc in the "Disc" slot at the bottom.
Since Discs attach to Swordians, you can only equip
that on characters with Swordians, and you can only
use one Disc per character at a time.

%%%FOOD%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

While travelling on the world map, you can regain hit
points by eating food.  You'll get regain 1 HP per step
for each unit of food until your supply runs out.  As long
as you have food in your bag, you will automatically eat it
if you're at less than full health.

To put food in your bag, go to your item screen and use
the food as an item.  It will go into your bag, adding its
value to your food supply (for example, one piece of Chicken
counts as 200 food units.).  There's a limit on how much
food you can have in your bag; you start out with a bag
that holds 200 units of food, but can upgrade to bigger
bags as you progress.  However, you can carry more food
in your inventory; just not in the bag.

%%%COMBO COUNTER%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

The Combo Counter is an item you acquire fairly early
on in the game, in Calvalese.  Once you have it, you can
go to the Customize option on the menu screen and
turn the Combo Counter on and off.

While the Combo Counter is on, the game will count the
number of hits you can do in a combo during battle.  A
combo is a sequence of hits against a SINGLE enemy (hitting
several enemies at once is *not* a combo) such that it
stays in its "getting hit" animation the whole time.
Note that some attacks are combos just by themselves --
Kick Attack, for example, hits an enemy 3 times.

After battle, you will be rewarded with extra EXP based
on the longest combo you did (only one combo counts per
battle):

COMBO       BONUS
1 hit       0 exp.
2 hits      5 exp.
3 hits      9 exp.
4 hits     17 exp.
5 hits     27 exp.
6 hits     44 exp.
7 hits     62 exp.
8 hits     89 exp.
9 hits    115 exp.
10 hits   ??? exp.
11 hits   190 exp.

There's no disadvantage to using the Combo Counter, and
you get extra experience for using it (the bonuses
can get pretty significant when you do longer combos),
so you should always have it on once you get it.

%%%LUCK%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Each character's Luck statistic will change every time
you stay at an inn -- it's randomly determined.  You
can also equip the Lucky Cap helmet to boost your Luck.

If *all* your characters have Luck over 45, the pictures
on the status screen will be replaced with the characters'
faces.  Luck also affects some other things, but I have
no idea what they are ^_^.

*******************************************************
IX. OTHER INFO
*******************************************************

%%%MONSTER LIST%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Bosses are denoted with a *.

NOTE: Contrary to what the game says, the element listed
in the "Element" column is the element that the enemy
ABSORBS.  Use the OPPOSITE element on it to do extra
damage -- using the one listed will heal it!

                HP     TP    ELEMENT        STEAL
Archer          900    0
Assassin        886    0
Bat Eye         489    0     Fire
*Batista        4500   0                    Bellebane
*Batista (2)    6000   0
Beast Bear      100    0
Berserker       640    0                    F. Bottle
Bishop          1380   164
Blood Slime     1280   100
Blood Wolf      1480   64    Wind
Chunbird        185    0
Clay Demon      1400   200   ????
Cuttlefish      298    0     ????
Combat Bunny    1200   0
Crow            1100   0
*Dalis          1500   0
Dark Knight     1772   0
Desert Fly      434    0
Diamond Dust    999    64
Dragon ???      968    0     Holy
  (I can't read my writing here, what is the name of
   this monster? ^_^)
Drillfish       774    0     ????
Fenril          1180   48    Water
Frost Bunny     81     0
G. Bee          90     0     Earth
Ghoul           1340   0
G. Leach        803    0     ????
Green Roper     360    0
Gremlin         1233   88    ????
Holy Knight     1420   0
Hornet          350    0
*Ice Golem      6000   400
Imp             1065   64    ????
Imp Snail       1200   100
Killer Bee      890    0
*Kraaken        10000  200   Water
Lizard          460    0
*Lydon          13000  999
Mandragon       820    80    Water
Mandrake        507    96    Water
Monk Soldier    664    0
Monk Warrior    990    0
Orcrot          360    0     Water
Orgus           880    0     ????
*Orgus Queen    2800   0     ????
Owl             180    0     Lightning
Pirate          590    0
Piyo Bird       64     0
Poison Snake    558    0
Power Stone     999    160
Priestess       494    60                   Mackerel
Rock Baboon     220    0
Savage          972    0
Scorpion        462    0
Sea Slug        280    0
S. Giant        1300   0
Skeleton        1480   0
Slime           700    200   Water
Snake           210    0
Soldier         200    0
Sorceress       880    80
Specter         999    400
Sprite          85     0     Earth
Starfish        324    64
Stray Monk      1300   0
*Tiberius       10000  0     ????
Tzin            920    0     Water
Vulture         553    0     Earth
Warfish         985    128   Water
War Vulture     244    120   Lightning
Winged Eye      790    0     Lightning
Wolf            240    0
Worm            420    0
Yeti            1200   0     Water

%%%STORES%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

---JANOS---
INN: 30 gald
LENS SHOP

WEAPON SHOP:  Short Sword   20g   L. Armor      30g
              Long Sword    40g   Wood Shield   25g
              Plain Rod      5g   L. Helm       20g
              Cloak          6g   Beret         10g

ITEM SHOP:    Green Gel     30g   Life Bottle  100g
              Orange Gel   100g   Cape           5g

---HARMENTZ---
INN:
LENS SHOP

WEAPON SHOP:  Short Sword   20g   Gem Rod      240g
              Long Sword    40g   Wood Shield   25g
              Rapier        90g   L. Helm       20g
              Saber        120g   Beret         10g
              Hand Axe     160g   L. Glove      12g

ITEM SHOP:    Green Gel     30g   L. Cape       50g
              Orange Gel   100g   Bread         20g
              Melange Gel  120g   Cheese        70g
              Life Bottle  150g   Spectacles     5g

---DARILSHIED---
INN: 70 gald
LENS SHOP

WEAPON SHOP:  Short Sword   20g   Saber        120g
              Long Sword    40g   Hand Axe     160g
              Rapier        90g   Gem Rod      240g

ARMOR SHOP:   L. Armor      30g   L. Glove      12g
              Chain Mail   150g   R. Shield     85g
              Beret         10g   L. Cape       50g

ITEM SHOP:    Green Gel     30g   Spectacles     5g
              Orange Gel   100g   H. Bottle     40g
              Melange Gel  120g   Bread         20g
              Life Bottle  150g   Cheese        70g

GOURMET SHOP: Squid        100g   Strawberry   200g
              Sea Bass     130g   Pineapple    500g
              Bonito       300g   Prune        440g
              Lemon         30g

OBERON CORP.: Spectacles     5g   E. Bullet    320g
              Oberol C      50g

FRUIT SHOP:   Lemon         30g   Pineapple    500g
              Strawberry   200g   Prune        440g

TEXTILE SHOP: Cloak          6g   Ribbon         5g
              Beret         10g

GENERAL STORE:Green Gel     30g   Life Bottle  150g
              Orange Gel   100g   P. Bottle     80g
              Melange Gel  120g

FISHMONGER:   Blowfish    4000g   Sea Bass     130g
              Squid        100g   Bonito       300g

---ARMEIDA---
INN: 140 gald

GENERAL STORE:Short Sword   20g   L. Glove      12g
              Long Sword    40g   Green Gel     30g
              Rapier        90g   Orange Gel   100g
              L. Armor      30g   Melange Gel  120g
              Wood Shield   25g   Life Bottle  150g
              Beret         10g   Bread         20g
              L. Helm       20g   Cheese        70g

---CHERIK---
INN: 80 gald

WEAPON SHOP:  Saber        120g   Battle Axe   600g
              Fine Saber   480g   A. Cloak     280g
              Silver Mace  580g   Iron Helm    180g
              Veldan       350g   Iron Glove   250g

ITEM SHOP:    Green Gel     30g   R. Bottle    500g
              Orange Gel   100g   Spectacles     5g
              Melange Gel  120g   H. Bottle     40g
              Life Bottle  150g   Bread         20g
              P. Bottle     80g   Cheese        70g

TEXTILE SHOP: A. Cloak     260g   Blue Ribbon  220g

FRUIT SHOP:   Vegetables   300g   Pineapple    500g
              Banana        40g   Dorian      3000g

FISHMONGER:   Bream        120g   R. Snapper   450g
              Wrasse        10g

---KALVIOLA---
INN: 100 gald
LENS SHOP

WEAPON SHOP:  Saber        120g   Battle Axe   600g
              Fine Saber   480g   B. Sword     800g
              Veldan       350g

ARMOR SHOP:   A. Cloak     280g   Iron Glove   250g
              Ring Mail    300g   Ankh Hat     120g
              Iron Helm    180g

ITEM SHOP:    Green Gel     30g   R. Bottle    500g
              Orange Gel   100g   Spectacles     5g
              Melange Gel  120g   H. Bottle     40g
              Life Bottle  150g   Bread         20g
              P. Bottle     80g   Cheese        70g

OBERON CORP.: Spectacles     5g   E. Bullet    320g
              Oberol C      50g   Life Bottle  150g
              Oberol EX    300g

---JUNKLAND---
INN: 100 gald

WEAPON SHOP:  Saber        120g   A. Cloak     280g
              Fine Saber   480g   Ring Mail    300g
              Veldan       350g   Iron Helm    180g
              Battle Axe   600g   Iron Glove   250g

ITEM SHOP:    Green Gel     30g   P. Bottle     80g
              Orange Gel   100g   R. Bottle    500g
              Melange Gel  120g   Neutralizer  430g
              Life Bottle  150g

---NEUESTADT---
INN: 200 gald
LENS SHOP

WEAPON SHOP:  Short Sword   20g   Kite Shield  350g
              Long Sword    40g   Ahmet Helm   480g
              Battle Axe   600g   Land Hat     340g
              Ring Mail    300g   Gauntlet     380g
              Silver Mace  580g

F-MART:       Green Gel     30g   P. Bottle     80g
              Orange Gel   100g   H. Bottle     40g
              Melange Gel  120g   Spectacles     5g
              Lemon Gel    250g   Bread         20g
              Pine Gel     500g   Cheese        70g
              Life Bottle  150g   Lemon         30g
              R. Bottle    500g   Acerola      250g

OBERON CORP.: Spectacles     5g   Oberol EX    300g
              Oberol C      50g   E. Bullet    320g

BUTCHER:      Chicken      420g   Beef        1000g

FISHMOGNER A: Squid        100g   Wrasse        10g
              Sea Bass     130g

FAST FOOD:    Fitz Burger  180g   Fitz Shake   100g
              Fitz Fries    50g

FABRIC SHOP:  A. Cloak     280g   Blue Ribbon  220g
              Land Hat     340g

GROCER:       W. Apple       2g   Sweetee      220g
              Vegetables   300g   Acerola      250g
              Lemon         30g   Pineapple    500g
              Apple         30g   Prune        440g
              Strawberry   200g   Mangosteen  1500g

FISHMONGER B: Squid        100g   Wrasse        10g
              Sea Bass     130g   R. Snapper   480g
              Bream        120g

FISHMONGER C: Squid        100g   Bonito       300g
              Sea Bass     130g   Blowfish    4000g
              Wrasse        10g

SOFTY KREEM:  Softy Kreem   50g   Fitz Shake   100g

---SHEEDEN---
INN: ? gald

PEDDLER:      Shiny Junk* 6000g   Lemon Gel    250g
              Pine Gel    1000g   W. Boots    2000g
     * The Shinky Junk is actually a ?DISC, that,
       when identified, is the SW060060.  You can only
       buy it once.

(the shops below are only open after beating Batista)

WEAPON SHOP:  B. Sword     800g   L. Shield    650g
              Splint Mail  440g   Ahmet Helm   480g
              Silver Cloak 480g   Land Hat     340g
              Silver Chain 500g   Gauntlet     380g

ITEM SHOP:    Green Gel     30g   R. Bottle    500g
              Orange Gel   100g   Bread         20g
              Melange Gel  120g   Cheese        70g
              Life Bottle  150g   Cross Helm   650g
              P. Bottle     80g   A. Charm   10000g

---MOREAU---
INN: 80 gald

ITEM SHOP A:  Green Gel     30g   R. Bottle    500g
              Orange Gel   100g   Bread         20g
              Melange Gel  120g   Cheese        70g
              Life Bottle  150g   Breastplate  540g
              P. Bottle     80g   Gauntlet     380g

ITEM SHOP B:  Bread         20g   Steak       1500g
 (Warez)      Cheese        70g   Egg          150g
              Beef        1000g   Beast Meat   400g

GOURMET SHOP: Roast        600g   Eel         2000g
              Beef        1000g   Sea Bream   1800g
              Steak       1500g   Tuna        3000g
              M. Pike       30g   Prawn       1200g
              White Smelt   80g

GROCER:       Vegetables   300g   Chestnut     120g
              Apple         30g   Silvervine   200g
              Persimmon     85g   Grape        980g

FABRIC SHOP:  Cloak          6g   Silver Cloak 460g
              A. Cloak     280g

HATTER:       Feather Hat  500g   Ribbon         5g
              Beret         10g   Blue Ribbon  220g
              Land Hat     340g   S. Ribbon   1400g

TRADER SHMOE: Long Sword  1800g   Lucky Cap:  1500g
              M. Sword    1800g   Beret:      1500g
              Rapier      1800g   L. Helm:    1500g
              M. Chain    2000g   A. Charm   10000g
              L. Armor    2000g   P. Charm   25000g
              Cloak       2000g
    NOTE: Except for the two charms, all of Trader Shmoe's
          goods are ? items and must be identified with
          a Rune Bottle.

WEAPON SHOP*: C. Axe      1160g   S. Chain     500g
              QuartzRod 100000g   Cross Helm   650g
              Breastplate  540g   L. Shield    630g
              S. Cloak     460g

ITEM SHOP C*: Mandolin    1250g   Life Bottle  150g
              Lemon Gel    250g   P. Bottle     80g
              Pine Gel     500g

* Only open after you beat Batista.

---TERAZZI---

WEAPON SHOP:  B. Sword     800g   Halberd     1225g
              C. Axe      1160g   QuartzRod 100000g

ARMOR SHOP:   Breastplate  540g   Silver Cloak 460g
              Plate Armor  820g   Cross Helm   650g
              Cloak          6g   L. Shield    630g
              A. Cloak     280g

ITEM SHOP:    Green Gel     30g   Spectacles     5g
              Orange Gel   100g   H. Bottle     40g
              Melange Gel  120g   Bread         20g
              Life Bottle  150g   Cheese        70g
              P. Bottle     80g

GOURMET SHOP: Bread         20g   M. Pike       30g
              Cheese        70g   White Smelt   80g
              Beef        1000g   Eel         2000g
              Steak       1500g   Sea Bream   1800g
              Vegetables   300g   Tuna        3000g
              Egg          150g   Prawn       1200g
              Beast Meat   400g

---FROSTHEIM---
INN: 200 gald
LENS SHOP

GENERAL STORE: Ransuer    1200g   Lemon Gel    250g
               Comp. Bow  1850g   Pine Gel     500g
               Plate Armor 820g   Life Bottle  150g
               M. Mesh    1000g   P. Bottle     80g
               M. Chain   1080g   Crab Soup   4000g
               M. Helm     720g   Herring      600g
               M. Tiara    680g   Smelt        300g
               Bracelet    880g   Crab        3200g
               Fur Cape    885g

---HEIDELBERG---
INN: 200 gald (during occupation)
     250 gald (after liberation)
LENS SHOP

WEAPON SHOP:   M. Sword   1720g   M. Helm      720g
               M. Axe     2000g   M. Tiara     680g
               M. Mesh    1000g   M. Glove     655g
               M. Chain   1080g   Bracelet     880g
               M. Plate   1100g

ITEM SHOP:     Green Gel    30g   R. Bottle    500g
               Orange Gel  100g   P. Bottle     80g
               Melange Gel 120g   W. Boots    1500g
               Lemon Gel   250g   Bread         20g
               Pine Gel    500g   Cheese        70g
               Life Bottle 150g   Beef        1000g

OBERON CORP.:  Spectacles    5g   Oberol EX    300g
               Oberol C     50g   E. Bullet    320g

---CYRIL---
INN: 150 gald

ITEM SHOP:     Green Gel    30g   W. Boots    1500g
               Orange Gel  100g   Bread         20g
               Melange Gel 120g   Cheese        70g
               Lemon Gel   250g   Beef        1000g
               Pine Gel    500g   Apple         30g
               Life Bottle 150g   Blueberry    250g
               R. Bottle   500g   Melon       2200g
               P. Bottle    80g

---LIENEA---
INN: Free (at Stahn's house)

ITEM SHOP:     Green Gel    30g   Life Bottle  150g
               Orange Gel  100g   P. Bottle     80g

FRUIT SHOP:    Lemon        30g   Strawberry   200g
               Apple        30g

GROCER:        Vegetables  300g   Chestnut     120g
               Wormy Apple   2g   Silvervine   200g
               Persimmon    85g   Grape        980g

BUTCHER:       Chicken     420g   Beef        1000g

FISHMONGER:    White Smelt  80g   Tuna        3000g
               Eel        2000g   Prawn       1200g

BAKERY:        Bread        20g   Fitz Burger  180g
               Cheese       70g

---CRESTA---
INN: 150 gald (but you can stay for free at the orphanage)

WEAPON SHOP:   M. Sword   1720g   M. Plate    1110g
               M. Axe     2000g   M. Helm      720g
               H. Bow     2160g   M. Tiara     680g
               M. Mesh    1000g   M. Glove     655g
               M. Chain   1080g   Bracelet     880g

ITEM SHOP:     Green Gel    30g   Life Bottle  150g
               Orange Gel  100g   P. Bottle     80g
               Melange Gel 120g   Bread         20g
               Lemon Gel   250g   Cheese        70g
               Pine Gel    500g   Beef        1000g

%%%RUNE BOTTLE LIST%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

By using Rune Bottles, you can change various items into
other ones.  This is mostly used to identifty ? items
(?DISC, ?ARMOR, etc.), but it can also be used to modify
a few other items.

?DISC         -->  various Discs
?SWORD        -->  various swords
?ARMOR        -->  various armor
?HELM         -->  various helmets
Bellebane     -->  Red Bellebane
Savory        -->  Red Savory
Sage          -->  Red Sage
Lavender      -->  Red Lavender
Wormy Apple   -->  Jam

%%%MUSIC LIST%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

[Warning: Contains spoilers]

Note: This music list is incomplete as I haven't yet
finished the game.  It will be completed in due time, so
please don't send me any info -- I don't want things
spoiled.  Thanks!

#   NAME                       WHERE USED
1   Preview
2   Unfinished World           World map
3   Utopia?                    World map (2)
4   Winterland                 Janos
5   Kingdom                    Darilshied
6   The Laugher of Children    Cresta
7   Despair                    Occupied towns
8   Caged                      Junkland
9   Green Hill                 Seinegaldian towns
10  Cruise                     Ship travel
11  Solemn Castle              Darilshied Castle
12  Bared Fangs                Battle theme #1
13  Ambush!                    Battle theme #2
14  Nightmare                  Mini-boss battle
15  Betrayal
16  Descent into Vice          Battle with Lydon
17  Victory!                   Battle victory
18  Ruins                      Snow ruins
19  Caverns                    Natural Cave
20  Clock Tower                Heidelberg Castle
21  Sanctuary                  Straylize Temple
22  Peaceful Day               Lienea
23  White Labyrinth            Forests
24  Fire
25  Abandoned Factory          Libra
26  Aerial City
27  Dead or Alive
28  Who Are You?
29  Champion!                  Khang's theme
30  Mysterious Night           Eye of Atamoni music
31  Happiness                  Rutee's theme
32  Hidden Sorrow
33  The Storm                  General event music
34  Underwater Remains         Undersea Ruins
35  Botanical Gardens
36  Concrete                   Najasee's game
37  Scholar
38  Pure Fiction
39  Thanks a Million           Aquaveil town music
40  Water Garden
41  Limelight                  Neuestadt
42  White Kingdom              Heidelberg Castle
43  Will You Dance with Me?    Bar music
44  Good Luck!
45  Memories Return            Mary's theme
46  Silent Night
47  Hello Again
48  Heat Wave
49  Leon --Victim of Fate--    Battle with Leon
50  Relentless Assualt         Boss battle
51  Blue Dragon
52  Destiny
53  Treasure!                  Item acquistion
54  Game Over                  Self-explanatory ^_^
55  Tales of Destiny           Title screen
56  Endless Dream
57  Daybreak                   Inn music
58  Attack!
59  Port Town                  Dock music
60  Over the Rainbow           On the Draconis
61  Passion                    Calvalese town music
62  Level Up!                  Level gain
63  A Happy Home               Stahn's house
64  Belcrant                   General event music
65  Cry for the Moon           General sad music
66  Unsophisticated
67  Rise Again
68  Idle Fears
69  Warning Signs              Terazzi Castle
70  Trickster                  Karyl's theme
71  Enter Kronos               Lydon's theme
72  Dreams
73  Puppy Love
74  The Future
75  namco 1
76  namco 2
77  namco 3
78  namco 4
79  namco 5
80  namco 6
81  namco 7
82  namco 8
83  namco 9                    Race start line
84  namco 10                   Race with Mach Boy
85  namco 11                   Race end
86  Missing You
87  Fatalism
88  Ancestry                   Mary's flashbacks
89  Invisible Hand
90  Visage                     Moreau Castle
91  Naval Forces               Ship combat game
92  Fin

*******************************************************
X. CREDITS / DISCLAIMER
*******************************************************

This FAQ is copyright 1998 by Fritz Fraundorf.  Tales of
Destiny is copyright 1998 by Namco.  This FAQ is not
associated with or endorsed by Namco.  You may freely
distribute this FAQ for noncommercial purposes if it is
not altered in any way and I am credited.  Keep arms and
legs inside the FAQ while in motion.

%%%CREDITS%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

- Brian Maniscalco (bsm@rpgamer.com) for explaining how
  to get through the first room of the Undersea Ruins.
- David Johnson's (johnsonr@compuserve.com) ToD FAQ for
  the use of Channeling.
- J. Parish (parishj@nicanor.acu.edu) for explaining how
  to see the Swordians' stats.
- My dad (kfraundorf@aol.com) for helping me with the
  solution to Najasee's game.
- Namco, for making this wonderful old-school RPG!
- Stephen Tang (tang@tritium.net) for all the info on
  Luck.