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This FAQ/Walkthrough is copyright BZero 2003. -{End of copyright}------------------------------------------------------------ -{Contents}-------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.-Introduction------------ 2.-Character Stats--------- 3.-Controls---------------- 4.-Walkthrough------------- ----I:-Syrus---------------<^1> ---II:-Beetle Forest-------<^2> 5.-Bestiary---------------- 6.-Item List--------------- 7.-Ability List------------ 8.-Game Script------------- <1>-<<<<<<>>>>>>- First of all, I just want to say that this is only my second FAQ/Walkthrough, so don’t expect it to be all that good, OK? Now, let me explain the keywords after each part in the contents. They are there to make it easier for you to find what you’re looking for. If you read this on the net, press Ctrl+F to bring up a search window. If you have copied and pasted it into Word, press Ctrl+B. Then search for the keywords. If you notice a mistake, even if it is just a little spelling- or grammar-mistake, or if you got any questions, or a comment about the FAQ/Walkthrough, please email me at owrbzero@gmail.com. This FAQ/Walkthrough is completely spoiler-free, unless you are very spoiler-sensitive, and don’t wanna know the name of the main character's father, or the name of the monsters etc. Anyway, I hope you find this FAQ/Walkthrough helpful in some way, and that you enjoy this demo as much as I did. I also have to mention that I have not played the full version (it's no where to be found >_<), but I have played this demo A LOT! So, if there are some things I should have mentioned in the FAQ/Walkthrough that you can't find out in the demo, you know the reason. Also note that some names may have been changed for the full version of the game. <2>-<<<<<<>>>>>>- This is Levant and his Minion’s stats in the beginning of the demo: +-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+ | Name: Levant | Name: Arpatron | Name: Patalchu | | Capture Lv: 3 | Lv: 1 | Lv: 1 | | Rank: Pupil | HP: 30 | HP: 32 | | HP: 100 | Mana: 21 | Mana: 19 | | Attack: 23 | Attack: 23 | Attack: 24 | | Defense: 26 | Defense: 23 | Defense: 24 | | Magic A: 20 | Magic A: 21 | Magic A: 17 | | Magic D: 23 | Magic D: 20 | Magic D: 18 | | Speed: 22 | Speed: 26 | Speed: 18 | | Weapon: Dagger | Element: Water | Element: Fire | | Armor: Hunter's Vest | Special: Water Attack | Special: Fire Attack | | Other: Leather Headband | Magic: Vahli | Magic: None | +-------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+ <3>-<<<<<<>>>>>>- ____________ Field Screen Directional Buttons: Character Movement X Button: Confirm/Talk/Examine O Button: Open Menu Square Button: Dash (together with arrow up) Triangle Button: Dash Select Button: Exit demo L1 Button: Confirm/Talk/Examine L2 Button: Dash ___________ Menu Screen Directional Buttons: Cycle between menus/Characters X Button: Confirm O Button: View Descriptions Square Button: Change order of items Triangle Button: Cancel Select Button: Exit demo L1 Button: Confirm L2 Button: Cancel _____________ Battle Screen Directional Buttons: Change option X Button: Confirm O Button: View Descriptions Triangle Button: Cancel Select Button: Exit demo L1 Button: Confirm L2 Button: Cancel <4>-<<<<<<>>>>>>- :-:-:-:-:-:-: :-:-Syrus-:-: <^1> :-:-:-:-:-:-: After watching the short intro, you'll find yourself in Garai's house (more like a hut really). If you go talk to Mahbu (the young girl in pink), you can merge two monsters to create a new one. Mahbu can also spin your cocoons into silk. In the full version you could have sold that silk, but you can't in the demo, so don't bother with that option. If you got more than three monsters, you can choose which of them to equip. The last option is to view the monsters stats and abilities, and to rename your monsters if you want to do that. Also, if you capture any monsters, you have to talk to Mahbu to be able to summon them in battle. You can merge the two monsters you got, but it really doesn't matter for this short demo. When you're done, go talk to Garai. She will teach you everything you need to know about cocoons and Minions. When you're done talking to Garai, exit Garai's so-called house, and go to the town's gate. You'll then get to a room with four paths. Take the right one to enter Beetle Forest. You don't have the keys to the three other paths. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: :-:-Beetle Forest-:-: <^2> :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: Once you have entered the forest, you'll meet Koris. He'll teach you more about cocoons and Minions. When you're done talking to Koris, go on to the next screen. You'll see one monster here. Run into it to start a fight against a Pataimel. You now got six choices: Attack the enemy, defend, summon a minion, try capturing the monster, use an item, or escape the battle. The only way Levant can get experience and eventually gain capture levels, is if you capture the monster. If you want to level up your Minions, however, that Minion has to strike the finishing blow. If you didn't merge your Minions, you can summon Arpatron and use Water Attack, which will do about 20 damage to a Pataimel. Then you can switch back to Levant and capture the monster, without loosing any HP in this fight. But if you don't want to waste 10 of your Arpatron's Mana, you can just attack it twice (sometimes you have to hit it three times, though) with Levant before you capture it. You'll meet another Pataimel at the end of this screen (or the beginning of the next one). Do as you wish; waste 10 Mana, or loose a little of Levant's HP. NOTE: If you ever want to use any of the monsters you capture, go back to Syrus (you can use the Hunter's Earring in the Valuables section of the menu), and talk to Mahbu. She will purify the monsters you have captured. Then you'll be able to summon them in fights! Nothing of interest in the next screen. Just run through it. Now, in this screen, you'll find a stone tablet. Examine it to get Knowledge (1). If you look at it in the Valuables section of the menu, it'll teach you that Fire-based creatures are weak against Water-based attacks, and Wind-based creatures are weak against Fire. Now continue to the next screen. Here, you have to be blind if you can't see what stands out. That is a warp portal. You can't use it right now, though, so just ignore it, and go on to the next screen. Here, the path splits into two. A tree blocks the one going north, but it'll move if you simply press X or L1 while standing close to it. No matter what path you take, you'll end up at the same place, but we'll take the one going left, as that's the shortest one. In the next screen, you'll see another monster. It's a Patalchu this time. But this Patalchu isn't of the friendly kind. This enemy is also Fire elemental, so if you don't want to loose any HP, summon Arpatron. If it got enough Mana left, use a Water Attack, and attack it physically once, before you switch back to Levant to capture it. If you don't have enough Mana, just attack physically with Arpatron until it got about 10 HP left. After the battle, there's nothing more to do in this screen. The next screen is empty as well. In the screen after that, the road splits again. The path to the right is where you would have come if you had taken the other path a little earlier. Capture the Patalchu here (which should cause you to level up if you followed this walkthrough) and follow the path to the next screen. Here, you'll find another stone tablet, which will give you a little more basic battle information. Capture the Patalchu here as well, and go on. Now, the road, once again, splits into two. Take the right path. Capture the Pataimel you encounter and keep following the path until an event occurs. You'll have to fight a mini-boss. He got no elemental weaknesses, so just attack with Levant, and heal with a Mugwort Herb if your HP goes below 15. When the boss' HP is red, summon a Minion you want to level up. Let the Minion get the finishing blow. It will get all the experience, and level up. After the battle, go inside his hut and pick up the Aquazor. Equip it, and keep going north, until you get to a screen with four paths. Go right, and capture the Marrdreg along the way. It got 61 HP, and you can't capture it, before it got about 5 HP left. Watch your HP, and heal before it drops below 25 (because there's always a chance it will use two Air Attacks in a row). Keep going and you'll get to another Warp Portal. Pick up the Beetle Warp Key, and you will be able to warp between the two portals in the forest. Unless you want to go back to Syrus to get your Minions purified, you don't need this portal, so just head back to where the road splits. You can head north now, to finish the demo, but that's no fun, is it? Let's go left to explore the rest of the forest as well. Keep going until you see some new enemies. Those are Nushabs. They always appear in pairs and their attacks are poisonous, so I recommend you use your Minions before capturing them. Use Arpatron's Water Attack if it got enough Mana left. One Water Attack and a physical attack is all you need to be able to capture them. Repeat this for the other one as well. Also, capture the other couple, before you pick up the Strange Key. Go right, and capture yet another pair of Nushabs. Keep going until you encounter a Mukhambu. It only got 25 HP, but when it's HP gets low (not necessarily red), it will heal itself to almost full HP. When it got about 10 HP left, you can capture it. Also capture the other Mukhambu, and pick up the last stone tablet. Keep going south and capture the Mukhambu and the Patalchu along the way. When the path splits, keep going south. The next time the path splits go right. Capture the two Mukhambus here, and go right again. Now, you can open the treasure chest here with the Strange Key you found. You'll get MetaMugwort Herb x4, Shab Liquor x4 and an Iron Headband. I don't recommend equipping the Iron Headband, but that's your choice. Now, there's really nothing more to do in this demo, but you can go back to Syrus to merge some Minions if you want to. When you're done, you can go finish the demo. Go to the screen where the path splits into four in the forest. From here, just go north (capture the Marrdreg if you want to) until you get to Koris' hut. Watch the event there, and you have finished the demo. Now, go out and buy the full version to continue the quest! :) <5>-<<<<<>>>>>- +----------------------+ | Name: Marrdreg | | Lv: 3 | | HP: 61 | | Element: Air | | Weakness: Fire | +----------------------+ | Name: Mukhambu | | Lv: 1 | | HP: 25 | | Element: Water | | Weakness: Earth | | Note: Heals itself | | when HP gets | | low (not | | necessarily | | red). | +----------------------+ | Name: Nushab | | Lv: 1 | | HP: 30 | | Element: Fire | | Weakness: Water | | Note: Always appear | | in pairs. Uses | | poisonous | | attacks. | +----------------------+ | Name: Pataimel | | Lv: 1 | | HP: 29 | | Element: Fire | | Weakness: Water | +----------------------+ | Name: Patalchu | | Lv: 1 | | HP: 32 | | Element: Fire | | Weakness: Water | +----------------------+ <6>-<<<<<<>>>>>>- +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: MetaMugwort Herb | Description: Restores Health. A type of mugwort, | | Type: Useable | but smaller, sweeter smelling, and with fuzzier | | | leaves. Cures bleeding and reduces fever. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Mugwort Herb | Description: Restores Health. Grows in open areas | | Type: Useable | of the forest. Increases health and slows bleeding. | | | Grind leaves into powder and apply to wounds. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Shab Liquor | Description: Restores Minion HP and Mana. Liquor | | Type: Useable | made from pickled Shab Minion. Restores a little of | | | both HP and Mana. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Strange Key | Description: Key to Treasure Chest. Multipurpose | | Type: Useable | Key, used to open Gehenapahle chests. Bends itself | | | into a useless state after one use. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Aquazor | Description: Javelin. Provides holy protection | | Type: Weapon | against water so the blade never rusts. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Dagger | Description: Small Knife. Used for cutting away | | Type: Weapon | branches and carving meat. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Hunter’s Vest | Description: Armor. Warm, but airy. Suitable for | | Type: Armor | the forest. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Iron Headband | Description: Decorational Ornament. Band with iron | | Type: Other | woven in to be worn on head. Though, but heavy. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Leather Headband | Description: Decorational Ornament. Band with | | Type: Other | leather woven in to be worn on head. Protects head | | | from animal claw scratches. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Beetle Key | Description: Valuable. Key engraved with mark of | | Type: Valuable | the jewel beetle. Unlocks the gate to the Jewel | | | Beetle Forest. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Beetle Warp Key | Description: Valuable. Used for traveling device in | | Type: Valuable | the Beetle Forest. Allows user to travel quickly | | | between two points. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Flute of Capture | Description: Valuable. Musical instrument, passed | | Type: Valuable | down for generations. Needed for capturing and | | | summoning holy minions. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Hunter’s Earring | Description: Valuable. A symbol of an adult Cocoon | | Type: Valuable | Master. Guides you back to the Barrier Gate. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Knowledge (1) | Description: Water-based attacks are effective | | Type: Valuable | against Fire-based creatures. Fire-based attacks | | | are effective against Wind-based creatures. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Knowledge (2) | Description: The higher your HP or MP, the higher | | Type: Valuable | the effectiveness of your attacks. The higher your | | | speed, the more turns you receive to attack your | | | enemy. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Knowledge (3) | Description: While infected by poison, your | | Type: Valuable | physical and magic attack decreases, and you do | | | less damage. You will also lose HP at the start of | | | your turn. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ <7>-<<<<<<>>>>>>- +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Agni | Description: Fire-based single-attack spell. Extra | | Type: Magic | damage vs Air. Higher fire element ratio yields | | Element: Fire | more damage. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Medina | Description: Restores health spell. Restores | | Type: Magic | health. | | Element: Heal | | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Vahli | Description: Water-based single-attack spell. Extra | | Type: Magic | damage vs Fire. Higher water element ratio yields | | Element: Water | more damage. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Air Attack | Description: Air-based Special Attack. Air attack, | | Type: Special | efficient against Earth-based enemies. Higher air | | Element: Air | element ratio yields more damage. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Fire Attack | Description: Fire-based Special Attack. Fire | | Type: Special | attack, efficient against Air-based enemies. Higher | | Element: Fire | fire element ratio yields more damage. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Poison Attack | Description: Poison-infecting Special Attack. | | Type: Special | Causes physical damage and infects enemy with | | Element: Poison | poison. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ | Name: Water Attack | Description: Water-based Special Attack. Water | | Type: Special | attack, efficient against Fire-based enemies. | | Element: Water | Higher water element ratio yields more damage. | +------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ <8>-<<<<<<>>>>>>- Mahbu: Don’t overdo it, at least until you get better at hunting, alright? Try talking with Garai if there’s something you don’t understand. But watch out, her stories are long and boring! And don’t tell her I said that! Well, take care! I’ll be waiting for you! Garai: Ever since your father disappeared into the forest, Koris has been taking very good care of Syrus... However, he promised to do so only until you came of age. I think it would be best for you to study under him. Is there anything else you would like to know about? Levant: Cocoons. Garai: Well then, what shall we talk about? Levant: Empty cocoons. Garai: Empties are normal silkworm cocoons. They have not been changed in any way. Capturing your prey into the empties is the foundation of the Cocoon Master hunting teqnique. Fierce minions cannot be captured right away. First you must weaken them and pacify their spirit. That is where swordsmanship comes into play. Once you have weakened them, play your flute. If the tune has soothed the minion... it’s spirit will seek tranquility, and thus become captured into the empty cocoon. Cocoons that contain a captured minion are known as fireflies. Well then, what shall we talk about? Levant: Firefly cocoons. Garai: A firefly is a cocoon in which a minion has been captured. But do not be deceived by it’s beautiful glow. Although it has been captured in the cocoon, it is still a minion. It’s curse has by no means been removed. If left like this, you cannot summon the minion within, nor spin it into silk. If a villager tries to spin a firefly into silk, they shall be doomed to die by it’s curse. Removing the curse requires purification by the divine magic of my people, the Nagi. Well then, what shall we talk about? Levant: White cocoons. Garai: Once purified, a firefly cocoon changes into a white cocoon. You can summon the magic beast from within a white cocoon. Summon the magic beast to fight in your stead by playing your flute. The power of a summoned beast shall far exceed your swordsmanship. I think you will find it to be a powerful weapon. There are four types of magic. They are fire, water, earth and air. Each has it’s own properties. An adept Cocoon Master must also be able to use the right type of magic at the right time. Also remember that white cocoons can also be spun into beautiful silk thread. Well then, what shall we talk about? Levant: Black cocoons. Garai: Black cocoons are the cocoons of ruin. They are cocoons that do not belong in this world. The difference between black and white cocoons lies in their method of purifications. Purification by a Nagi woman yields a white cocoon. But if a man purifies one, it will become a black cocoon, which will bear a wicked dark beast. If a Nagi male purifies a firefly, he shall become possessed by the resulting black cocoon, and be transformed into a beast. Everything a black cocoon touches shall be reduced to ruin. Even a Cocoon Master. The black cocoon is the ruin of people’s hearts. You must never touch one. Is there anything else you would like to know about? Levant: Purification. Garai: Minions that you capture in the forest are merely imprisoned in cocoons. A firefly cocoon is of no use to you as it is. You may neither use it for profit or release the spirit imprisoned within. You must first ask Mavoo to purify it to cleanse the spirit within. Cleansed firefly cocoons become white cocoons. You will find the minions to useful in more ways than one. Purification is the work of a Nagi woman who has wed a Cocoon Master. Releasing the spirits is not your work alone. It is to be done by the both of you. Is there anything else you would like to know about? Levant: My father. Garai: That was soon after I left the Nagi village with Mavoo, who was yet an infant. I came across a wounded man laying collapsed on the ground. He was a Cocoon Master. They were grave wounds, but my treatment revived him. The man thanked me and produced a flute from his pocket. He said that he wished me to deliver it to his son in Syrus. Then he disappeared into the depths of the forest without telling me why. That man was your father Riketz, also known as, the Lion of Parel. So we were fated to settle down and live here in Syrus. Perhaps this too was the will of Erlim, god of the forest. Well, you should be off now. Oh, and please do be careful. Koris: Who goes there? I’ve been hearing recently of poachers who travel in the guise of Cocoon Masters... If you are a real Cocoon Master, prove it to me by playing that flute... Slowly now. Koris: Umm... that melody! Might you be the son of Riketz? The Cocoon Master of Syrus? So if Riketz’ son has ventured out here... to the forest... something terrible must have happened in Syrus. Tell me what it is. Koris: I see. So the locusts have reached as far as Syrus... So, you have come seeking the calabas herb? But, your flute playing... You still have much to learn, don’t you? Your father would never forgive me if I let you go into the forest and die. My name is Koris. Since my friend Riketz is not here to do so, I shall be the one to initiate you into the secret arts of the Cocoon Master. The path to becoming a Cocoon Master will be a long and difficult one. Feel free to ask me any questions you might have. Levant: Purification of Cocoons. Koris: You will capture many minions as you wonder through this forest. But merely trapping them is not enough. To be useful to you, the firefly cocoons which imprison their spirits must be purified. There’s a young Nagi girl back in town, called Navoo. Do you know of her? She can help you with the purification of your cocoons. Once purified, the firefly cocoon becomes a white cocoon. Indeed, we Cocoon Masters have the power to magically summon beasts into combat. But only from within the white cocoons. Levant: Summoning Holy Minions. Koris: Yes. We can summon the holy minions... that is why we are known as Cocoon Masters. When you play your flute, you will be summoning to this earth the divine magic of the captured minions. After all, we -- the beasts of knowledge -- are no match for the minions lurking deep in the forest. They are stronger than us, so we must use them to our advantage. We pit them against each other, Minion versus Minion. Keep in mind, you may only carry three minions at a time. You can store extras back in the village. Also, each beast possesses an elemental property. Keep the following relationships in mind during battle: (E)arth withstands water; (W)ater douses fire; (F)ire consumes air; and (A)ir blows away earth. Know you opponent’s element, and think before you act. Levant: Merging Minions. Koris: With each battle won, your minions will gain in strength and size. But they grow much faster when you merge them with one another. Once you have obtained a few of them... return to the village and ask Mavoo to merge them for you. The elemental and physical characteristics of the two creatures you choose will be combined into one. Attributes and special abilities can be either lost or gained depending on your choices. I encourage to you gather a wide variety of creatures, and experiment by merging them in new and interesting ways. Alright then. Let us put what I have taught you into practice. My retreat is in the depths of this forest. If you arrive there safely, I shall acknowledge your potential. Oh son of the Lion of Parel. You shall become a Cocoon Master worthy of you fathers name! Go on now! Get going!! Koris: Your first task is to safely reach my hut. I live in the back of these woods, and there will be much danger along the way. To survive, you should listen carefully to the words of Garai. Speak with her again if you need too. Good luck. Stranger: Halt, boy! I hear that there are those who disguise themselves as Cocoon Masters to poach game here. And you could be one of them! Look man... uhh... I mean...Look boy, I shall test whether or not you are the real thing! Stranger: Man, you really creamed me! Well... that will be all for today. Koris’ retreat lies in the depths of this forest. Go on... get out of here! Next time, I won’t go so easy on you! Koris: Ah-ha! So, the son of Riketz is even more capable than I had thought. I checked my texts for information on the Calabas Herb, but came up empty handed. But, I have heard of a folktale that describes a powder that wakes the sleeping. It is a tale of a wonderous powder possessed by a bird-man named Kikinak who lives in the Dragonfly Forest. Perhaps that powder is infused with the Calabas? Though this is but conjecture, I think it is worth looking into. Here is the key to the Dragonfly Gate. You should have it. Well then, head back to the village and continue to build your skills. It will take a few months before you are ready for the Dragonfly Forest! Meet me back here this summer and I will teach you what you need to continue your quest. © 2003