_________ ______________ ________ __ ____/________ /_____ /___________ __ ___/___ ________ _ / __ _ __ \_ /_ __ /_ _ \_ __ \ _____ \_ / / /_ __ \ / /_/ / / /_/ / / / /_/ / / __/ / / / ____/ // /_/ /_ / / / \____/ \____//_/ \__,_/ \___//_/ /_/ /____/ \__,_/ /_/ /_/ "No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." ^-William Blake-^ ============================================================================== GOLDEN SUN FAQ/WALKTHROUGH By: Michael W. Stevens Username: Gravity81688 Made With: Metapad ============================================================================== *Version 1.19 (March 23, 2010) - 192-196 KB ~I cannot believe this guide is almost seven years old! I updated my contact information and plan on becoming an active contributor to GameFAQs again. I'd like to thank the 54,000+ viewers of this guide so far for checking out my guide over the years. *Version 1.18 (October 2, 2006) - 196 KB ~Nine months ago, I joined the Army. At the end of this month I'll deploy to the Iraqi theater of operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom V. I had taken all my work off of GameFAQs over nine months ago for some reason... I think I was pissed off at the lameass new board moderators or something and said hell with it. But ah well, I'm back, and I fixed a typo. Yes. *A* typo. *Version 1.17 (November 28, 2005) - 196 KB ~Contact information update, and fixed a couple typos. *Version 1.16 (July 27, 2005) - 195/196 KB ~Added Luke Kim's contributions to the guide. *Version 1.15 (July 6, 2005) - 194 KB ~Updated contributor name and contact information. I added a little bit more detail in the final boss fight section, but other than that, nothing new. *Version 1.14 (January 4/22/29/February 15, 2005) - 194 KB ~Updated contributor name and contact information. Nothing to the actual guide itself has been changed. Why two updates like this in a row? Because my damn computer has been doing some freaky shninkenlocken (made up word, as far as I know) as of late, that's why. This ought to be the last time though, as I think the bugs have been worked out. Ya know what, I actually did make a tiny change to the guide in the Table of Contents section - too many people didn't know where to go for the Lunpa Side Quest (though I said multiple times that it is the Extraction part of the guide), so I added the words in beside it in the Table of Contents. Maybe people will quit e-mailing me about it. *Version 1.13 (December 3, 2004) - 193 KB ~Updated contributor name and contact information. Nothing to the actual guide itself has been changed. *Verison 1.12 (November 24, 2004) - 193 KB ~A minor walkthrough correction made pertaining to the exact location of the Mercury Djinni named Sleet. Thanks to Firegirl for the heads up. Also, I've got a new e-mail address (MichaelStevens@Army.com), which is, in effect, just a redirect to Michael81688@gmail.com, but the other one looks so much better on paper, don't you think?), so feel free to e-mail me at that one instead. Oh yeah, I added a brand new section to the guide - Basic Training, which you can skip to by searching for the reference code: (~BT). This new section encompasses all the little things about Golden Sun - controls, the battle engine, etc. Why wasn't this part of the guide implemented sooner, or better yet, since version 1? Well, I didn't think it was necessary. I've come to realize, however, that it's my duty to include such things... It's still put where I deem rightfully placed, though: *after* the walkthrough. Also added a Psynergy list, which I have no idea why I didn't input earlier. I even had the data to create it, too. Basically, I am spicing up the guide a little. It needs/needed more. Unfortunately, I don't think I can possibly cram much more information into this thing. Gyah. Author's Note: Whoa... 59 extra kilobytes went into this after the initial version. I have an odd sense of accomplishment, bite me. Thanks to all who have contributed and helped make my guide better. It was really appreciated and I am grateful for your time and your patience is waiting for updates and whatnot. And, of course, thanks to those watching at home, at work, or wherever you may be. Hold the phone, Michael, what if you have a mistake? You're still gonna update, right? My answer is simple - Yes. But only if it's necessary. I don't think I've got really anything to add, so it's all minor mistakes that need fixin', I s'pose. Seya'll. *Version 1.11 (August 28, 2004) - 168 KB ~My contributor links got screwed in my info pages, plus I was getting sick of using some kind of an alias or another. I figured I'd just flat out use my real name, Michael, and create Michael81688 (my birthdate). Therefore, for all you people who have been contacting me, sorry that the guide was tempora- -rily unavailable. It's back up now, as you can see, and there is updated contact information for you to continue using. Sorry for the inconveniance, but I just hate it when things mess up, :|. There have been no further questions asked pertaining to the guide or game, but I'm still all eyes if you got any you'd like answered. *Version 1.10 (August 27, 2004) - 167 KB ~Updated vital contact information to make readers known about my changed e-mail. I've been getting a lot of them so I figured I ought to keep that updated. *Version 1.9 (August 26, 2004) - 167 KB ~Nyergh! Made some contributional errors and this version was created to fix those. I spaced the updates so they were easier to read (no idea what the hell I was thinking before, putting them together like that) and that's about it for this guide update. Oh, wait, actually I did some work on the Credits section as well. Some of the things in there were wrong but they're all fixed and straightened out now. *Version 1.8 (August 24, 2004) - 166 KB ~I got my Vimminent account banned at the boards (so what, y'know?) and made the decision to go back using this old name, Diveyed. Oh, and I added a Q to the Common Questions section. *Verison 1.7 (August 16, 2004) - 166 KB ~I got a helpful e-mail from someone named Nephetsman, and I updated the guide with the information given. Thanks to him for the help. Oh, yeah, and today is my birthday. I'm 16 years old. *Version 1.6 (August 13, 2004) - 165 KB ~randomwyvern strikes again and fixes a critical problem under my Crossbone Isle section. This just might be [close to the] last version of this guide. I don't have anything to add to it except if questions are asked and I have to update the Common Questions part. Other than that, if you see any errors, lemme know and I'll fix them, and as always you'll be credited. Thanks for putting up with those two dastardly errors that randomwyvern had to correct for me, but it's all good, now. Enjoy the guide. *Verison 1.5 (August 12, 2004) - 162 KB ~Almost the entire Tunnel Ruins section was rewritten by a master Golden Sun player named randomwyvern. That guy knows his Golden Sun! His work is authentic - I checked all the guides at GameFAQs and many other guides around the net to see if he copied and pasted any information, but apparently he did not, from my findings. If anyone can prove different, let me know, and his work will be removed from the guide. However, I seriously doubt you will due to the fact that randomwyvern just doesn't seem the kinda person to commit such a stupid crime. Homies in the 'hood, thug w00t, I got his back, son! Or somethin' like that... However, I did find yet another problem in my guide and that needs fixin', so ugh! It can be found at reference code (RSC6). If anyone can figure out what the hell I meant and give me the correct route, I will credit you in full and offer to have your children... Well, everything 'cept the last part, there, that's just a serious overstepping of boundaries. *Version 1.4 (August 10, 2004) - 160 KB ~Added two sections to the guide: The Djinn and Common Questions. I figured that it could use those two sections. Questionable Paragraph inserted in Version 1.1 = answered by a person named randomwyvern. Many thanks to him for helping out the guide. Since he wasn't 100%, if it is still wrong, you can still contact me and give me the correct path. You will be credited, but since randomwyvern helped, he'll still be in the credits section and his opinion on how to get by that spot will remain as an alternate. *Version 1.3 (July 31, 2004) - 146 KB ~Changed the headers to ASCII, so it's not as bland anymore. Hope you like the changes, 'cause I do. -_- Still looking for the Questionable Paragraph implemented in version 1.1, please take a look and see if you can help the guide out by filling in the blanks. As stated, you will be fully credited. Oh yeah, a few, minor grammatical errors were fixed, too. *Version 1.2 (July 30, 2004) - 139 KB ~Fixed some of those pesky typos, thanks to my loveable girlfriend Rose who picked them out. There were nineteen. -_- I also went and found an ASCII generator, which can be found in the Credits section, and got the title ASCII from there. Changed title layout, too. Still seeking correction to the paragraph mentioned in the below version update. *Version 1.1 (July 29, 2004) - 139 KB ~Reformatted the guide to 79 characters per line one by friggin' one, fixed some grammatical errors and added the "Questionable Paragraph," located at the following reference code: (RSC1). If anyone can help with that, it would be greatly appreciated. If you are wondering *why* I reformatted the guide, I was told that CJayC accepts .txt files more often than .rtf, and though the .rtf was accepted, I felt that it would make the guide better if I gave it a better look, at least to some extent. *Version 1.0 (July 27, 2004) - 134 KB ~I started this thing a year ago. Sheesh. I should have finished it way back then, but nope... Meh. Anyway, here it is. What you see is what you got, for now. Anyone wanna send in corrections or whatever, check the Contact section. You will be given full credit, of course. ============================================================================== __ __| | | _| | _` | __ \ | _ \ _ \ | | ( | | | | __/ ( | __| _|\__,_|_.__/ _|\___| \___/ _| ___| | | | _ \ __ \ __| _ \ __ \ __| __| | ( | | | | __/ | | | \__ \ \____|\___/ _| _|\__|\___|_| _|\__|____/ 1. INTRODUCTION........................(~I).........................(COMPLETE) 2. WALKTHROUGH.........................(~W).........................(COMPLETE) 2a. Vale 2b. Vale 2 2c. Sol Sanctum 2d. Home of the Elemental Stars 2e. Vault 2f. Goma Cave 2g. Bilibin 2h. Bilibin Cave 2i. Imil 2j. Mercury Lighthouse 2k. Kolima Forest 2l. Tret Tree 2m. Kolima 2n. Bilibin 2 2o. Fuchin Temple 2p. Fuchin Falls Cave 2q. Mogall Forest 2r. Xian 2s. Altin 2t. Altin Peak 2u. Lama Temple 2v. Lamakan Desert 2w. Kalay 2x. Kalay Docks 2y. Tolbi-Bound Ship 2z. Tolbi 2a2. Atmiller Cave 2b2. Tolbi 2 2c2. Suhalla 2d2. Suhalla Desert 2e2. Suhalla Gate 2f2. Lalivero 2g2. Venus Lighthouse 2h2. Babi Lighthouse 2i2. Upper Venus Lighthouse 2j2. Aftermath 3. SIDE QUESTS........................(~SQ).........................(COMPLETE) 3a. Sap 3b. Kite 3c. Extraction (The Lunpa Side Quest) 3d. Crossbone Isle 4. THE DJINN..........................(~TD).........................(COMPLETE) 5. PSYNERGY...........................(~P)..........................(COMPLETE) 6. BASIC TRAINING.....................(~BT)......................... 6a. Controls 6b. Fighting 7. COMMON QUESTIONS...................(~CQ)........................(REVISABLE) 8. CREDITS............................(~C)..........................(COMPLETE) 9. CONTACT............................(~CT).........................(COMPLETE) 10. LEGAL WHATNOT.....................(~LW).........................(COMPLETE) HOW TO SEARCH: Press Ctrl+F, then type in the reference code and press enter. Example: Want to quickly get to the Tolbi subsection? Ctrl+F, type "2z" and press enter. Example 2: Want to skip to the Side Quests? Ctrl+F, type "~SQ" and hit enter. ============================================================================== (~I) 1. ___ _ _ _____ ___ ___ ___ _ _ ___ _____ ___ ___ _ _ |_ _| \| |_ _| _ \/ _ \| \| | | |/ __|_ _|_ _/ _ \| \| | Some things | || .` | | | | / (_) | |) | |_| | (__ | | | | (_) | .` | you gots |___|_|\_| |_| |_|_\\___/|___/ \___/ \___| |_| |___\___/|_|\_| to know Beyond this paragraph begins the walkthrough. Since it was handwritten to begin with, there may be a couple errors. I welcome any assistance in pointing them out (you will be credited), because I honestly am fed up with playing Golden Sun and therefore am not going back to play through the game and find them. Thanks, and I hope you enjoy the guide. My writing style, you may see, changed a bit over the long year spent going back and leaving the guide again and again. Might not be all that noticeable, but I noticed it... I wrote the damn thing, after all. But alas! Go on, read your fill. Revel in my hard work. ============================================================================== (~W) 2.__ ___ _ _ _______ _ _ ___ ___ _ _ ___ _ _ \ \ / /_\ | | | |/ /_ _| || | _ \/ _ \| | | |/ __| || | Didn't take \ \/\/ / _ \| |__| ' < | | | __ | / (_) | |_| | (_ | __ | long to find, \_/\_/_/ \_\____|_|\_\ |_| |_||_|_|_\\___/ \___/ \___|_||_| did it? Here it is - the walkthrough. Note: All words in brackets (ex: [Move]) are Psynergy skills, save for a couple instances where it was grammatically correct for brackets to be used. ============================================================================== 2a.__ __ _ \ \ / /_ _| |___ \ V / _` | / -_) And so it begins... \_/\__,_|_\___| You'll automatically name the main character (Default: Isaac) after you choose to start a new game. You'll be awakened, kind of Chrono Trigger-like, by your mom. Only in this case, it's in the middle of the night and boy-howdy, it's stormin' outside. The urgency is all caused by the disturbing fact that the Mt. Aleph Boulder is falling (doesn't sound good). Yo mama will [Catch] your tunic, then you'll head for the door. Doesn't really ever matter, not just in this case but in any situation in which you are asked, if you say yes or no. You'll automatically exit the room. On the way out, a man will come and warn you. A scene will take place where the man's name is revealed as Kyle (speculation as to relation) and you are directed to go south to the Plaza for safety measures. Once they go on their way, you gain control. Check the door on the left, slightly above yourself. Some insignificant man rushes out and is gone before you know it. Go up the stairs on the right. Go up and talk to the guy pulling away at some crate/chest. After a brief deliberation as to whether or not he should drop his junk or not, childhood friend and neighborhood oaf Garet will join you. Head up and cross the bridge. Here is where I pondered, "Why did that man stop trying to push back the Boulder? He doesn't need to cut off just to talk to you." After he requests you buck the hell outta there, go down the stairs and a rock will fall to block your path, leaving you no choice but to go left. Follow the path, past the stairs and head up. Talk to the guy lying on the ground by a fence with a rock perched on top of it. I hereby declare that man was a douchebag. At least now you know there are bad guys to kill in your randomly generated battles. After gaining control, head down, descend the steps, and go all the way right, to the next area. Once there, head down. Pass the bridge, head down the stairs, and watch. A young boy named Felix is struggling to hold on to a small piece of wood, or rock, I can't tell what the hell that is supposed to be, exactly. Against the currents, it doesn't seem like he's going to make it, if you ask me. Go down and up the stairs to the left, then across a bridge. Head right, all the way right to the next screen, and then all the way down. Continue down and check out the events. Some man is charging up his Psynergy so he can help more villagers, and once the mission of rescuing the brother of Jenna, the pony-tailed girl, there is a pointless extra minute or so of blabber before the two join up with ya'll. Once they join, backtrack to Felix. Behold the first thing that made my jaw drop on the Game Boy Advance. I was *effected*! You're the only one cold-blooded enough, or rather, you're the first to recover from the seizure everyone else looks to be having, and as such no one's coming with you, so go back towards the plaza. A scene occurs with two enigmatic figures, who don't exactly look human. They must make you forget what you overheard them talking about - breaking in to Sol Sanctum and unleashing a fragment of its retribution. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mystery Woman - HP: ? Mystery Man - HP: ? -Just lose; Garet being there at the last second makes no difference. They will overpower you in one round or less. Nothing. ~~~~~~~~ And there you have it - the end of a prologue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2b.__ __ _ ___ \ \ / /_ _| |___ |_ ) \ V / _` | / -_) / / Three years later... \_/\__,_|_\___| /___| A rather long and boring story scene will occur right off the bat. Come now, it's just a roof. Alright, stop reminiscing. No, really, I mean it. Shut up! ... ZzZzZzZ... Wha? Oh, the guide, yes. Ahem! Garet and Jenna will join you, so all was not for... naught. There are a lot of buildings around; check them and their boxes for items (nothing you find will be of heavy significance; if it was, I'd notify you, and if I missed something, someone please tell me). First thing you should do is go to the Weapons/Armor/Item shop, down in the plaza. Don't bother getting anything for Jenna (trust me). For Isaac and Garet, get a Long Sword, Wooden Shield, and a Travel Vest (one for each). If you can't afford them now, come back after nine paragraphs. Anyway, go all the way back to the first bridge in the Prologue. Cross it and head down. Go into the left path. Ah! Look who it is - Saturos and Menardi, the two people who castrated you and made you eat dirt three years ago. After a somewhat eerie speech of reunion, head past them and up the stairs. Watch as the old man contemplates the reason for such hooligans being about. Talk to him (his name is Kraden). Once he joins you, go back the way you came. Cross the bridge again and head up. Go left and head around the tree. Bah. Well, when the guy heads around to the right and starts to turn around, run past the tree and up to the Sol Entrance. Follow the path to the doors and enter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2c. ___ _ ___ _ / __| ___| | / __| __ _ _ _ __| |_ _ _ _ __ \__ \/ _ \ | \__ \/ _` | ' \/ _| _| || | ' \ Into the Sanctum |___/\___/_| |___/\__,_|_||_\__|\__|\_,_|_|_|_| Head up and to the far right. To jump the stones and progress, do as follows: Up(3), left(2), down(2), left, up(2). Continue on to the next room. Now, just follow the path to the next area. Go up the middle path and collect the Small Jewel. Head to the right path, follow to the end and place the Small Jewel in the minotaur relief. Now, get to the far left and enter the newly made door. Kraden will start babbling about how he always thought this room looked more than what it was. Go to the right and push (or use your Psynergetic Move) the statue. Enter and go up the stairs. Head right and up, to a four-way intersection. Go left and get another Small Jewel. Go back to the +, head up, and left, following the path to the door. More incessant commentary from Kraden. The far left statue has another minotaur relief behind it. Place the Small Jewel there. Use [Move] on the far right statue, and enter the door behind that. To the upper left is an Herb. Now, go back down, right and up. Kraden starts talking about the room, Alchemy and all that junk. After the sequence takes place, head right and another scene will occur in a similar yet different room. If you're going to tell me they somehow don't interconnect, I'm going to stick you in cryogenic freezing liquid. But besides that, go down, then up the stairs. Below is a room with a Psynergy Stone. Head up and skip the first room - go straight into the left room. Push both statues at the top upwards and into their respectful positions. Now, jump to the platform and stand before the hole. Move the last statue into the hole with Psynergy and it'll fall into place with a click. Now, go to the other room. Push any statue on to its square. Thought you brought down the mountain, didn't you? Well, you didn't, so too bad. Push all the statues into place once you regain control. Now, go back to Kraden. Blah blah blah. Check the room on the left. Examine where the beam is coming out from; the wall. You'll be transported to a magical place of milk and honey, complete with a giant red spoon and a fork that doubles as a jukebox. Not really, but you will be beamed up, much like Scotty from Star Trek, yep. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2d. _ _ __ _ _ | || |___ _ __ ___ ___ / _| | |_| |_ ___ | __ / _ \ ' \/ -_) / _ \ _| | _| ' \/ -_) |_||_\___/_|_|_\___| \___/_| \__|_||_\___| ___ _ _ _ ___ _ The House That Alchemy Built | __| |___ _ __ ___ _ _| |_ __ _| | / __| |_ __ _ _ _ ___ | _|| / -_) ' \/ -_) ' \ _/ _` | | \__ \ _/ _` | '_(_-< |___|_\___|_|_|_\___|_||_\__\__,_|_| |___/\__\__,_|_| /__/ Kraden knows, oh yes he does. He knows the value of the place you are in. Here you learn also of Garet's stupidity - thinking he's in the ocean. I guess we can't blame him. Once you get a hold of yourself, do as follows, starting from the upper right: Right, up, right(5), down(2), left, down(3), left. This is the Venus Star. Backtrack to "right(5)." Now, head up(2), and right(2) to the Mercury Star. Go all the way back to the main platform. Take the southern route and follow it to the Jupiter Star. And in come a tribe of particularly bad people. They demand of you that you bring them all of the Elemental Stars. What choice do you have, right? Right, but first, Alex, the smartest and undoubtedly coolest person of the bunch, expects you to attain the Mars Star as well. Revealed is Felix, Jenna's long lost brother whom was thought dead due to that large rock that plopped atop his head. At least he can say he wasn't raised by wolves, but by people who wish to throw the world into chaos, eh? To get the Mars Star, go back to where you got the Mercury Star. Get to the uppermost path, follow, head down, and left to the area with the Mars Star on it. As soon as you nab it, all blue hell breaks loose. Jenna and Kraden are taken hostage and the chamber is collapsing. The next thing you know, a floating rock-looking thing with a giant eye attached to it named the Wise One saves your ass. Once back in control outside the Home of the Elemental Stars, use [Retreat]. Run back to Vale and peep the scene that occurs. Placed upon you is the fate of the world. So what else is new? There's a Target being built down the street. But you won't be seeing it because, after about ten minutes of incredibly boring and repetitive dialogue, everyone will say farewell to you, but not before being given the Catch Beads from someone who got them from Isaac's mother, who couldn't bear the sight of her son leaving so she didn't show up to bid adieu. ***You'll regain control on the World Map. Be sure to equip the Catch Beads. Follow the path for a couple seconds to your first Djinn: Flint, a Venus Djinni. The helpful little bigger gives you a short tutorial on how to work the Djinn system, so listen up. He'll join you.*** Once he's done, you should level up a little. Whenever you need healing, use Cure until your HP is full and then use the Psynergy Stone in Vale to restore your PP. Buy an Antidote if you do not get at least one in your battles. There's a Nut in a tree up the stairs that don'tlead to the bridge by the house where Felix was near in the prologue. You have to use [Catch] to acquire the Nut. Do not bother buying a Game Ticket. Never, ever buy a Game Ticket. Talk to the Item shop girl (behind the counter) for a free Herb. ---On the World Map, you should be Level 3 before moving on. Follow the path to the next civilized area, across the bridge on the right. Before entering, however, a scene will take place with a small wagon train in distress. After the wagons pass by, enter the town.--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2e.__ __ _ _ \ \ / /_ _ _ _| | |_ \ V / _` | || | | _| That's my purse! I don't know you! I killed Kenny! \_/\__,_|\_,_|_|\__| Upon entering the town of Vault, explore a bit. There is a weapon/armor shop, an item shop and an Inn. The sanctum is up the stairs to the right of the weapon/armor shop. The shops are located behind the first two buildings on the right. Both Isaac and Garet should have at least five Herbs and one Antidote. If this is not so, then make it so. To progress on with the adventure, go up the stairs on the left and enter the Mayor's house. If you talk to all the other people other than the person in the top left, then you will realize that it must be a he and he must be Ivan. Talk to him. He'll read your mind, "give you the ability to read people's minds," and of course, having accepted to search for and retrieve Master Hammet's stolen Shaman's rod, will join your party. Now, send the trio to the Inn. Head upstairs and go around the corner. There you will find two people whom react to Ivan's presence with a couple hateful remarks. Once they start dodging you, try to exit. The three will make a plan with a spark of genius. *Cough* Now, just capture one of the fellows. This is easy to do; just go up and left... Ivan will trap the bottom escape route, and then use Mind Read on whoever you caught. If that doesn't work, pretty much just walk around until you get one stuck between you and Ivan. After an unbelievable amount (not necessarily a lot) of Mind Reading, go downstairs and leave the Inn. See the ladder that leads to the hole in the roof beside the frantic woman on the left? Well, go up that and into the hole. [Move] the big box to the left, then follow through the door on the right. Talk to the guy all bound and gagged to learn that he was knocked unconscious by a bumrush. That's when the three thieves walk in to attempt to kick maximus rumpus, though we both know that ain't going to happen. Three thieves, three heroes. What a coinkidink. _________________ |---Djinn Setup---| |-Isaac: Flint | *-----------------* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bandit - HP: 250 Thief x2 - HP: 110 -The Thieves and the Bandit aren't tough. Use Flint and summon it, too, just for the hell of quickening the inevitable end of your opponents. Take out the two thieves with everything you've got, and use Fire, centered on the Bandit. Ray is fun, too. The Bandit can use Herbs and Smoke Bombs. Not much of a problem at all, though. The Bandit can use a move called Slice, which does around 15 damage to one party member. The Thieves ain't got boosnip for moves. I killed them before they did anything special to me. EXP: 66 / Coins: 110 / Items: Bandit's Sword ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A scene will take place after the battle where the thieves are taken away for imprisonment. Justice has been served! Ivan will grab the Shaman's Rod and then you will gain control. Sleep here at the Inn to replenish your lost HP/PP and then go back towards the Mayor's house and enter it. **The Venus Djinn in this town is unattainable right now, but you'll be able to get it in time.** Enter the Mayor's House. By the way, equip the Bandit's Sword on Isaac, sell the Long Sword and buy 2 Leather Caps. It'll lower your present attack power by 2, but that can be spared; the loss is inconsequential due to the weapon's special attack. After done equipping, talk to the Mayor for your reward. He'll give you Water of Life, which is a revival item. Think Phoenix Down, Final Fantasy aficionados. After the scene with the Mayor, go back to the Inn and to the far left. Talk to the woman beside the barrel with a bone on it. Get ONE bone. To get to the dog, go up the stairs by the Mayor's house and follow the path south until you meet up with the white pooch. Talk to the dog for the complimentary "Ruff! Rrruff!!" and your menu will automatically open up. Go to your items and use the bone on the dog. He'll move back. This would have to be done sooner or later, so I figured you do it now. There's nothing left to do in this town, so leave. ---Take my advice and don't bother leveling anyone up just yet. Belie' in me. Head right, all the way right, across one bridge and up past the first bridge a tad to the cave across another bridge facing east. I wouldn't have brought you here if you didn't have to do the obvious.--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2f. ___ ___ / __| ___ _ __ __ _ / __|__ ___ _____ | (_ |/ _ \ ' \/ _` | | (__/ _` \ V / -_) Easy Fo'reezy, Lizzle Shizzle \___|\___/_|_|_\__,_| \___\__,_|\_/\___| Go up and jump across the broken bridge. Push the big stump all the way to the right and head up the ladder. Use [Move] on the stump across the gap, dropping it into the space. Cross that and go up the ladder. Attempt [Move] on the stump and then cancel it, afterwards. Ivan rains blah blah upon you as to how he regarded the seriousness of your quest via reading your mind, henceforth deciding to join your party. Seeing so Ivan pre-emptively removed the ivy from the stump, [Move] it into the water. Hop over and [Whirlwind] the bushes to shreds in front of you. Do not yet enter Goma Cave! ---Halt! For the sake of all things bulletproof, go back to Vale. Go as far as you can up on the first level of ground, behind the shops. [Whirlwind] that bush and collect the Power Bread, an item that boosts your maximum HP by 7. Note that within this small area you can fight enemies that'll level you up much quicker than those you may find out on the world map, due to the fact that they appear in greater numbers. Don't get mad at me for not telling you earlier, because if you had tried to leave Vault when you had Ivan before, he would have left your party until Isaac and Garet returned from outside, and therefore attaining the Power Bread would not have been possible.--- I s'pose it's time to set a couple Psynergy shortcuts. To do this, enter the Psynergy menu. Press L, then select [Move] on either Isaac or Garet. After that, press R, then select Ivan's [Mind Read]. To read the minds of others (always a joy), just stand close to them and press R. In the cave, simply follow the path. Once you are stopped by the earthen outgrowth, jump left, across the stream. Go down, up the stairs and then through the hole leading down. Go all the way right and talk to the man. Push the stump right(2) and then up(3), into the hole it is designed to set in (Isaac noticeably jumps around it if you step close to it on-screen). Go all the way down and jump the water. Enter the stairway, which also goes down. Follow the path and head all the way to the left. Jump up to the rock in the water, then left, back to land. Continue following the path and waltz up the stairs. [Move] the stump. Jump down. [Move] the stump on the bottom right, pushing it outwards off the edge. Now, [Move] the stump above you to the left. Jump up and right to the chest containing a Lucky Medal. Backtrack, push the stump to the right and go back down the stairs. Jump on to the stone on the right, then jump right, to land. Go up the stairs. Jump across the stump and try to communicate with the Djinn. It looks like it wants to communicate, too, though not in the most friendly of ways. ***The Mars Djinni has 200 HP and can use Flare, which does around 15 damage to two party members. Use Flint, then summon Venus. Use Ray and have Garet slash away with normal attacks. You get 28 EXP, 85 coins, and Forge the Mars Djinni for winning. Be sure to Set it, for it comes on Standby mode as all newly acquired Djinn do.*** Jump back across the stump after the man leaves and head up the stairs. Follow the path and be sure to push the stump over on to the water. Don't bother going across the water; that will only lead to the beginning of the cave. (See the "earthen outgrowth?) Follow the northern path. You'll be out of the cave in no time. ---Enter the civilization to the left.--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2g. ___ _ _ _ _ _ | _ |_) (_) |__(_)_ _ | _ \ | | | '_ \ | ' \ Badabing! |___/_|_|_|_.__/_|_||_| Upon entering, [Mind Read] the tree in front of you. It's a man, obviously. Head into the, uh, subcity. There's an Inn, a Weapon/Armor shop and an Item shop all placed simplistically about the area. The Weapon/Armor shop is behind the Inn and the Item shop is to the left a little ways. Go up and talk to the guard on the right in the next screen standing by McCoy's Palace and say yes. Enter and simply follow the red carpet through a wooden door. Here you will talk to Lord McCoy and be denied passage through the barricade to the west. However, when escorted out of the room by a guard, he'll drop a hint as to whether or not a key is essential to getting past the barricade. Go up the stairs on the eastern side of town by the equipment shops and head down, across the walls. Follow the path all the way to the leaves against the tiny cliff. [Whirlwind] them off and enter. Go down the ladder and then head right. [Move] the statue downwards, then jump across. ***The Jupiter Djinn Gust will join without a fight. Now, leave Bilibin.*** ---Go southeast, all the way to the Bilibin Barricade. [Move] the box on the left downwards and follow the path out of here. Go right and up the bridge. Head east to the cursed town of Kolima. Ivan will mind read a "treed man" and then he will notice the sparkly stuff on the ground seconds before some form of wave rains down upon the party and stuns them, laying them out on to the ground. More of that sparkly stuff will fall from the sky, and the next thing you know, bubbles of Psynergy form around each of the three members of your company and protect them from the falling pieces of overproduced glitter. Turns out Psynergy is an innate, instinctive essence (who knew?). The sparkles will fall from the sky once more and your Psynergy will once again reject the harmful effects. A freaky lookin' face and a more feminine one with dialogue will appear and do its best impersonation of a twisted Ent from Lord of the Rings. The womanly tree gives you a sudden mission to reawaken Tret's (the evil Ent) gentle side. After a couple of those pointless yes/no questions, you'll gain control. Enter the BACK of the southernmost building. Follow the path, all the way to the next ladder. ***Granite the Venus will join without a fight.*** Head back to Bilibin and stay at the Inn. Leave and head north and follow the land, crossing a bridge to the entrance to Bilbin Cave.--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2h. ___ _ _ _ _ _ ___ | _ |_) (_) |__(_)_ _ / __|__ ___ _____ | _ \ | | | '_ \ | ' \ | (__/ _` \ V / -_) Hop, skip and jump |___/_|_|_|_.__/_|_||_| \___\__,_|\_/\___| Head all the way up and use Growth (simply have a Venus Djinni coupled with a Mars one and Growth will appear on that person's Psynergy list) on the plant ahead of you. Climb the vine and then follow the path. Jump across the gap. Follow the path and drop down once (there's a dug-up spot on the small cliff facing the screen - just walk towards it and you'll slide down). Go around the corner and enter the cave. Follow the path to a chest with an Elven Rapier in it and equip it on Isaac. Drop down, here, and follow the path. Pass the path that leads down; that just leads outside. Continue left, turn north, follow the path for a second and then head right. Enter the doorway at the end of the lane. Go all the way right to the paired torches and push the torch on the right to the ice block beside it. The ice block will melt. Jump over the puddle and follow the path to a chest with a Vial in it. Backtrack and head down to leave the cave. ---Head up and go right. Cross the bridge and head left. Follow the land to the next town.--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2i. ___ _ _ |_ _|_ __ (_) | | || ' \| | | A Bit Nippy Up In Hurr! |___|_|_|_|_|_| Welcome to the town in the far north of the Angaran continent; Imil. First things first, sleep at the Inn (that is, if no one's died - if so, revive at the sanctum across the bridge and down the stairs). After, go up and left, up the stairs. Face the snowman across the fence (stand close to it). [Move] it left and it'll drop to the ice. Now, cross the bridge and go down to the first entryway to the ice. Slide right, up, left, up, left, up, right, up, left, up, right, up and that'll lead you to the one-room Imil Falls Cave. ***Lookie here, a Mars Djinn. Fortunately, Fever will join without a fight.*** Leave this place and go all the way down to where you started out on the ice. Go right, up, left, up, left, up, right, up, left, down, left, up and right to get to the ladder. Around the tree is a chest with another Vial in it. ---I recommend that you fight around outside until you get at least 2,680 coins, then journey back to Bilibin. Buy the equipment you need if you haven't yet managed to pick everything up. Return to Imil.--- Enter the house by the entrance and talk to the old man. He'll have an epileptic seizure, or something to that effect, and the old lady will politely command you to find some chick named Mia. Get the chest on the left containing an Empty Bottle. Once you get this item, go to the Sanctuary, which is across he ice. Enter it and talk to the person who isn't behind the altar. Knowing what you know now, head back to the Old Couple's House. A scene will take place where that Mia girl uses Psynergy on the old man. When you are ready, enter the Mercury Lighthouse to the east of Imil. At this point, you should be around Level 13. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2j. __ __ _ _ _ _ _ Yay. Lighthouse. | \/ |___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | (_)__ _| |_| |_| |_ ___ _ _ ___ ___ | |\/| / -_) '_/ _| || | '_| || | | |__| / _` | ' \ _| ' \/ _ \ || (_- <| / _` | ' \ Ai-yi-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki! Tango, el gato, el fuego... /_/\_\_\__,_|_||_| ... los pantalones. Oh goody, a town. First things first, stay at the Inn right in front of you for a mere 40 coins. After you've been rejuvenated, go to the upper left, where the Sanctuary and shops are. Purchase what you wish, but pick up at least 10 Sacred Feather's for the sake of security, mkay? ***Want the Djinni in this town? Of course you do. In order to attain it, follow these steps: The girl walking back and forth from the waterfall is carrying water, though you can't tell that from the visual representation. Talk to her when she gets on the bridge, then talk to her again while you're standing beside the bucket by the door on the right. Talk to her before she moves up. She'll spill the water and get all pissy, but the important thing is, she spilled the water. [Frost] it and jump on it from the upper level. Hop right and go to Mist the Mercury Djinni, whom will join without a fight.*** Enter the upper right building. Talk to the man at the top of the screen, standing by the upright log. He tells you that if you can use Chi to knock down the log, he'll take you to see Master Feh. In order to do what he asked of you, simply stand at the edge of the line, in-line with the log, and use [Force]. The log will fall over and you'll witness a purple-haired chick named Feizhi storm out of the room, Master Feh behind her but not one to follow. Turns out she was clonked on the noggin by a Psynergy stone that fell from the sky, much like Tret and Laurel back in Kolima Forest. It also turns out that Feizhi is Master Feh's daughter. Ho-hum, hrm... You'll have to [Force] the tree down once more, so do that... Leave the Feh Temple and talk to Feizhi at the edge of town. She hopes you will go west, does she? Hm... in a minute. First, you must collect a hidden Djinni. ***Go north of Xian until you come upon a bridge. Cross it and you'll be on a small island. Fight in the forest until you battle Corona the Mars Djinni. Its Mad Blast spell can do around 55 damage to a few companions, but that's about all its got besides Flare Wall, which does a little less damage to multiple party members (around 40).*** ---Head west of Xian, cross a bridge to the north and run west a little ways to get to Alpine Crossing. Feizhi will run in and whimper more about that Hsu character. [Frost] the puddle and use [Growth] on the plant. Ascend the vine that appears and follow the path across the ice log to a chest containing some Power Bread. Use it. Leave Alpine Crossing to the north and enter the nearby civilization of Altin (as you may recall, Feizhi foresaw as flooded).--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2s. _ _ _ _ /_\ | | |_(_)_ _ / _ \| | _| | ' \ Oh, my, God, Becky, look at her butt, it is, SO, big... /_/ \_\_|\__|_|_||_| [Move] the statue in plain view to the right and grab the Psy Crystal inside. Go down the ladder on the far side of town. A monster is at the end of the path, spewing water into "Altin Lake." It will see you and then haul ass into the mines, where you must go to progress in the game. Note that the last couple hours of the game has had virtually no effect on the central plot whatsoever. Blargh! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2t. _ _ _ _ ___ _ /_\ | | |_(_)_ _ | _ \___ __ _| |__ Meanwhile, as Alex and company / _ \| | _| | ' \ | _/ -_) _` | / / pillage and burn and steal from /_/ \_\_|\__|_|_||_| |_| \___\__,_|_\_\ Burger King's everywhere... Follow the path and the beast will literally show you what to do. It's... weird. Pursue the beast (Standby all Djinn except Granite, Fever, Zephyr and Sleet) and fight it. No, it's not a boss. In two rounds, you can have the Living Statue beat. The first round is there for you to use your Set Djinn, then summon your most powerful Djinn to take out the bad guy. For winning, you get 377 EXP, 900 coins and a Vial, plus a Frost Jewel and a shortage of water. Living Statues have 500-550 HP. -Return to Altin via [Frost] and go down the ladder. Follow the path to some rails and re-enter Altin Peak (note: the item shop is to the right of this entrance).- Follow the path all the way to the second door you come to (don't do anything in the first one, yet). Enter. Follow the railway to the next room. Head left. Follow to the switch (just past the railcar) and flip it. Get in the railcar and you'll end up by the next Living Statue. Kill it the same way you did before. Once you defeat it, the water level will drop again. Take the railcar back. Leave the room and go back to the first room in the tunnel (the one I told you not to enter in the previous paragraph - at the time, the water was too high for you to get into the doorway in which you should now go through). Follow the railway to the right when you enter. Hop in the railcar and ride it to the switch. Flip it and ride the railways twice to get where you need to be. Go through the entryway and follow the path, neverminding the Mimic that's on the northern part of the fork. Head in the other direction and continue on to the next area. Pass the ladder and [Frost] the puddle. You know the drill from here. In the new room, go down the ladder and head up/left. [Frost] the puddle in the first inset, head back down and continue left. Ascend the closest ladder and cross the [Frost]ed gap. Take the railcar and ride to a chest containing a Dragon Shield. Ride the railcar back to where you started, re-cross the [Frost]ed gap, go down the ladder, go up the ladder to the left and flip the switch a little to the north. Backtrack to the railcar and ride it to your next destination. Descend the ladder to the east and follow the path to another Living Statue. Once beating it like Ike, that water level will drop again. On that note, [Retreat] to Altin. -Buy what you can in the newly recovered equipment shops (down a ladder, the armor shop being a house and the weapons shop being below it, set in the landscape). Be sure to rid yourself of any excess junk. [Mind Read] the couple inside the building beside the weapons shop. "The bottom of the mine... the end of the easternmost passage..." Got that? Goody. Now let's go to that spot, mkay? You may want to replenish your HP and PP at the Motel 6... er... the Inn, I mean. Yeah, you might want to replenish your HP and PP at the Inn before entering the bottom level mine.- Follow the rails and head right when you come to a fork. Continue on past the next two areas and, when you come to another fork, go either way - you end up in the same place. I'll just tell you to go right, so... go right. Follow the path all the way to the next room. ***Running up, you'll see a Mercury Djinni just out of your reach. In order to get it, you must go right and [Move] the log left. [Frost] the puddle. Ascend the nearby northern ladder, flip the switch and [Frost] the puddle just above you. Go left and do it again. Head back to the ladder, then go right and down. Jump across the [Frost]ed puddle and the log to the railcar. Ride it twice and you'll get over to the Djinni that ain't going to come peacefully. The only spell cast on me was Tundra, which did 40+ damage to three members of my party. No matter, because once you beat it, Spritz the Mercury Djinni will join you.*** Ride back and climb the closest ladder. Hop across the [Frost]ed puddle and follow the path to do it again. Go through the entryway and run through this simple area. In the new room, navigate your way through the rocks to the north. Read the sign that says, "Do not strike the wall! Bloogida, humbaaaa!" or something to that effect. Line yourself up with the tree and [Force] it over. A boulder will come down and you'll automatically scramble away faster than any scrambler has ever scrambled. Drop down and use the top part of the broken railway as a ladder to descend into the hole you just made. You dirty vandal, you. The boss of Altin Peak awaits you, but use the same pre-battle Djinn preparation as before. Once you're ready, follow the path to the final and most difficult boss in Altin Peak. ______________________________ |---------Djinn Setup----------| | -Isaac: Flint\Granite\Quartz | | -Garet: Forge\Fever\Corona | | -Ivan: Gust\Breeze\Zephyr | | -Mia: Fizz\Sleet\Mist\Spritz | *------------------------------* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hydros Statue - HP: 1300 -You know the routine - in the first round, use all Set Djinn, and in the second round, summon your best. From then on, have Garet use Heat Wave every round as the Hydros Statue is to fire as Firestone is to flat. Make Isaac use Ragnarok frequently, and have Isaac switch between attacking and healing while Mia acts as the designated healer. Oh, why am I even bothering? The Hydros Statue will fall by the end of the third round, anyway, though it can hit you pretty hard with Water Blessing and Ice Horn, both being water elemental spells that inflict 70+ damage to three members of the party. EXP: 496 / Coins: 2400 / Items: Lucky Medal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A brief discussion within your party will take place and the Hydros Statue will disintegrate, revealing a chest behind where it just was. Inside the chest is the Lifting Gem, which you should equip immediately. After you attain that, [Retreat]. Follow the path. Behind the switch is a small boulder you can [Lift], so do it. Go through the entryway and head to the far left. [Move] the log here and get the Vial in the chest behind it. Head up the middle route, [Lift] the rock out of your way and follow the path to the end of Altin Peak. ---On the world map, enter the nearby Lama Temple.--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2u. _ _____ _ | | __ _ _ __ __ _ |_ _|__ _ __ _ __| |___ | |__/ _` | ' \/ _` | | |/ -_) ' \| '_ \ / -_) Oh, come on! |____\__,_|_|_|_\__,_| |_|\___|_|_|_| .__/_\___| |_| There's a Psynergy Stone just over the bridge and to the left, if you need it. Enter the only building here and a scene will take place. Some foo' named Master Hama seems to know who you are and hints towards incredible powers Ivan has yet to harness. I found it amusing when Ivan said, "I'm not a Jupiter Adept! What are you talking about?" when it was so, so obvious. You're stretching it, ain't'chu, Camelot? *Shakes fist* Oh, boy oh boy... Feizhi will ruin the moment by busting in and declaring more boosnip about that Hsu guy again. Master Hama will teach Ivan the Reveal spell (replace [Move] in the shortcut menu with it) and leave with Feizhi to help save Hsu. Master Hama and Ivan will meet again, methinks. When you regain control, leave the building and cross the water to the right. [Reveal] the stone to be a chest with a Water of Life in it. Now, exit Lama Temple. ---Head east to Alpine Crossing. [Reveal] a nearby doorway and go through the path it leads to. A scene with Feizhi, Master Hama and Hsu takes place. Turns out Hsu is stuck under one hell of a rock and, of course, only you can get him out. Maneuver yourself into position and [Lift] the boulder over Hsu. He'll be pulled to safety by Feizhi and Master Hama, then sent off to Master Feh for healing. You'll be zapped back to Lama Temple where you'll converse with Master Hama for a few minutes, and Ivan will suddenly become a little bit cooler, in my books at least. When you get control of your company back, head southwest. You'll soon enter the roaring hearth that is the Lamakan Desert.--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2v. _ It's Gettin' Hot _ In Hurr, So ___ Take Off All _ | | __ _ _ __ __ _| |____ _ _ _ | \ ___ ___ ___ _ _| |_ Ya | |__/ _` | ' \/ _` | / / _` | ' \ | |) / -_|_-