YAHOO!! If you just heard a giant sucking sound, it was all the challenge

going down to Mexico (er, unless you live in Mexico, then it all went to

Zimbabwe). Orlandeau is ridiculously powerful, and once you have him, hardly

anyone in the game has a chance against you. He has all of Agrias’s,

Gaffgarion’s, and Meliadoul’s sword techniques, plus a full set of Crystal

equipment and the Excalibur, the latter of which gives him a permanent Haste.

He can also use every type of sword (katana, knight’s sword, etc.). To put it

simply, he is hell on wheels.

Meanwhile, Delita advances his power. A cutscene pops up instructing you to go

to Limberry. A handy new path now opens up between Fort Besselat and Zeirchele

Falls. If you didn’t already recruit Balthier, now is a great time to trek back

to either Gollund or Gariland to begin that quest. (Again, see the Recruiting

Balthier section below for the full scoop.) A new Rendezvous Mode mission also

becomes available, The Knights Templar.

Your next stop is the Trade City of Sal Ghidos. On the way, stop in at

Zeltennia. Finally, there’s new equipment for sale! Aside from one hat that

becomes available after Limberry, the gear here and at Sal Ghidos is the last

round of equipment upgrades you can find in stores. There’s better equipment

out there, of course, but you have to steal or find it; you can’t buy it.

There’s no point in holding back on upgrading, but save 50,000 - 75,000 gil or

so for some accessories you’ll need for the next arc.

At Zeltennia, you’ll find a new knife, sword, crossbow, polearm, shield, helm,

armor, and the Featherweave Cloak accessory. Note that there are two new sets

of armor available: the Crystal Mirror, which is a "regular" set of armor, and

the Mirror Mail, which gives the character a permanent Reflect (basically the

same as a Reflect Ring, but it doesn’t take up your accessory slot :) ). This

reflects enemy spells, but it also reflects your own cure spells or buffs. If

you only use items to heal, though, the Reflect effect can be useful.

At your next stop, the Trade City of Sal Ghidos, you’ll run into what is

probably a familiar face ... it’s Aerith! Choose the SECOND option to buy a

flower from her; you’ll need to do so if you want to complete all the

subquests. Be careful not to speed through the text and choose the first

option by mistake!

Once you have the flower, you can complete the Nelveska Temple quest (again,

covered below in the subquests section), though this also requires you to have

finished the Gollund Colliery quest first. The Nelveska Temple nets you one

character upgrade, as well as the chance to acquire some rare items via the

Treasure Hunter ability. Completing the Nelveska Temple in turn opens the

Recruiting Cloud quest, which lets you recruit Cloud from Final Fantasy VII

into your party. If you accidentally do NOT buy the flower, however, you’ll

miss out on your chance on complete these quests.

After meeting with Aerith at Sal Ghidos, head into town (yup, there’s no

fight). There’s yet more new equipment! Will the wonders never cease? Be

sure to stop in for an upgrade. You can get new knives, katanas, polearms,

poles, clothes, and hats. There’s also the new Luminous Robe, although it

doesn’t have any special bonuses, so if you’re using Black Magick, you may

prefer to keep the Black Robe for its offensive bonuses.

Before you leave, you’ll want to have a good selection of equipment to protect

yourself against the status conditions you’ll face at Limberry. Jujitsu Gis

and Jade Armlets are especially helpful, as they protect against the KO and

Stop conditions that Celia and Lettie throw at you, and Protect Rings will

defend against Sleep and Doom. You may also want to pick up a Nu Khai Armband

or two for male characters; these protect against Charm.

There are also a couple of new errands. Since Zeltennia and Sal Ghidos are

right next to each other, you can easily clear the errands in either town (as

well as in Bervenia) just by walking back and forth between them. They may

help you out if you need to earn a little cash to buy stuff, though, in many

cases, they’re just as likely to lose you money as to earn you it. If you

still need more money, you could complete the next two story battles (en route

to Limberry), then come back to Sal Ghidos to shop with the bonus gil you

received.

Pop on down to Mount Germinas, where you’ll have a run-in with some bandits.

With Orlandeau in your party, this battle is a breeze. There is one special

item here, which you can obtain either during the story battle or a random

battle. It’s the Invisibility Cloak, a cloak that (as you might expect)

automatically makes you invisible. To get the cloak, first save the game;

then equip someone with Treasure Hunter ability and move him/her to the top of

the mountain. You’ll receive either an Ether or the cloak; the LOWER your

Bravery, the HIGHER your chances of getting the cloak. (Rapha is good for this

because she has a pretty low Bravery.) If you get the Ether, you lose your

shot at getting the cloak, so you’ll have to reset and try again. There’s no

time limit on attempting to get the cloak (as long as you don’t search and get

an Ether), so if you don’t have a good Move/Jump range or if your Bravery is

too low, you can skip it for now and come back later. This is the only

Invisibility Cloak available in the single-player quest, though you can easily

win more in Rendezvous Mode.

After Mount Germinas, you’ll go to Lake Poescas. This is another undead

scenario, but it’s really easy. As always, Mustadio and (if you have him)

Balthier are good for petrifying the undead. You then see a scene with

Dycedarg, after which you can go to Limberry Castle.

There’s a sequence of four battles at Limberry Castle; as usual, you’ll want to

save in a different slot between them, so that you don’t lock yourself in. The

first battle is at the gate (isn’t it always?). You’ll be fighting Celia and

Lettie again, so equipping your anti-Stop/KO/Charm gear is essential. The

battle is pretty easy, but it’s your best chance to learn Ultima. To do so,

just make Ramza into a Squire before the battle and he’ll learn the spell when

Celia or Lettie casts it on him. (Luso can also learn the spell, but it’s

probably easiest to just have Ramza learn it here and then later teach it to

Luso by having Ramza cast it on him.)

After winning the gate battle, you’ll see a story scene with Elmdore and

Folmarv. Keep your status protection gear equipped for the next battle. If

Ramza already learned Ultima, you can switch him back to his regular job now;

otherwise, you’ll have additional chances in the next two battles.

The second battle is against Elmdore, Celia, and Lettie in the keep. If you’re

looking for revenge from the Riovanes Castle Roof, now’s your chance -- but

look out, Elmdore is still pretty darn tough, and nearly impossible to hit.

Check the battle strategies if you need help beating him.

After defeating Elmdore in the keep, you can return your equipment to normal as

you won’t have to fight Celia and Lettie any more. Next up is the courtyard,

you’ll have to square off against an old "friend." Deploying someone who can

inflict Disable status (e.g. Mustadio, Balthier, Beowulf, or a Mystic) is

particularly important for this battle.

Finally, you’ll proceed down to the basement for the last battle in this

sequence and your last encounter with Elmdore -- now in Lucavi form. Equipping

Protect Rings beforehand will help guard against some of the status attacks he

uses on you. Meliadoul will also help you out here.

After you defeat Elmdore for the last time, you’ll collect two more Zodiac

Stones--Elmdore’s Gemini stone and Meliadoul’s Sagittarius stone--and Meliadoul

will offer to join you. Although she’s not quite as powerful as Orlandeau

(Orlandeau has all her sword techniques, plus more!), her sword techniques are

still pretty good ... and, unlike in the PSone version, they work on monsters!

She also has a pretty high Faith, so she can be good with magick too if you

change her to a magick-using job. She comes equipped with the Save the Queen

knight’s sword; if you don’t plan on using her, give this sword to someone else

as it’s probably stronger than anything else you have save the Excalibur.

Limberry Castle is now a normal town, so you can go to the Tavern and Outfitter

(although there’s nothing new at the shop). When you try to leave, you’ll see

a long set of story scenes with Ovelia and then with Zalbaag. Now take a look

at map. You’ll note Eagrose Castle has turned red. It’s time to hike all the

way back there.

A new wilderness location has opened up west of Limberry: Dorvauldar Marsh.

Although nothing story-related happens here and you never *have* to visit, it

provides a handy shortcut between Limberry and Fort Besselat. Additionally,

there’s a small chance of encountering Pigs in random battles here -- though

only when you’re entering from the Fort Besselat side. If you haven’t snagged

one yet for poaching purposes, you can look for one here. One of the later

sidequests also offers an opportunity to find Pigs at higher odds, if you’d

prefer not to wait for one to show up here.

Now that you’ve defeated Elmdore, many towns around the map also have new

errands to complete.

As you make your way back to Eagrose, stop in at a non-castle town. You can

now buy Thief’s Caps, the last piece of new equipment that the shops will

carry. If you don’t have any Nu Khai Armbands, you’ll also want to acquire

a set of those for an upcoming battle.

If you step into Dorter on the way back to Eagrose, you’ll have an extra battle

against Cletienne, another of Folmarv’s henchmen. Meliadoul automatically

participates as a guest in this battle, so be sure to equip her accordingly.

Alternately, you can avoid this battle entirely if you go to Bervenia and head

west along the northern coast ... but this is such a long and circuitous route

that you’re likely to have more random battles than you save by avoiding

Cletienne. (Note that the Cletienne battle will also not trigger if you never

admitted into Meliadoul into your party or if she has already been killed or

fired.)

When you finally do reach Eagrose, Ramza will open the gate (no gate battle,

yay!), and then you’ll line up for a fight. For an easy victory, equip Nu

Khai Armbands and deploy Agrias, Orlandeau, and Meliadoul. You’ll fight a two-

stage battle against another Lucavi, Adrammelech. When killed, he will yield

the Capricorn Zodiac Stone. (You can also pick up an extra Blood Sword and

Healing Staff in this battle if you bring someone with Treasure Hunter and low

Bravery, but it’s not too important to get and the Healing Staff is quite

difficult to reach.)

After defeating Adrammelech, head to Gariland. Stock up on Holy Water and take

the new route south to Mullonde. At Mullonde, you’ll be treated to a series of

battles, beginning outside the church (not that hard), and progressing inside,

where you’ll face off against Folmarv, Loffrey, and Cletienne. Equip Safeguard

here since Loffrey likes to break your equipment. The three Knights Templar

will teleport away after you beat on them for a while. If any of your

equipment got broken in this battle, you’ll need to replace it; strip the gear

from somebody you’re not going to be using in the next battle.

You’ll then go to the sanctuary, where Ramza will have to fight a possessed

former ally. If you’re still missing Ultima, this is your last chance to learn

it and save it to your save file. The sanctuary battle is the last of the

sequence of the battles at Mullonde; afterwards, Ramza will meet up with a

dying Funebris, who tells him that Folmarv is going to Orbonne Monastery.

Back on the map, a handy route has opened up between Mullonde and the Clockwork

City of Goug. Another set of subquests becomes available: Midlight’s Deep in

Warjilis Trade City, Disorder in the Order (in Zeltennia and Dorter), and (if

you’ve already completed the Nelveska Temple quest) Lionel’s New Liege Lord.

The All-Star Melee mission is also unlocked in Rendezvous Mode. And if you’re

still working on the earlier subquests, the new route between Mullonde and Goug

makes them a lot easier.

If you’re going to do these quests or anything else on the map, take care of it

now! Once you go to Orbonne Monastery, you’re locked into the game’s final

series of battles.

Before you go to Orbonne, make sure you’re ready. Your main team of characters

should be at least level 40. Equip yourself with all your best abilities, and

change to your best jobs. Earning JP doesn’t matter now. In truth, the last

sequence of battles isn’t all that difficult, just long. You may also want to

buy a couple pairs of Winged Boots since they’ll be helpful in one of the

upcoming battles. Definitely purchase some Thief’s Caps if you haven’t

already.

!!!CAUTION!!!

Once you enter Orbonne, there is NO way to return to the world map. If you

want to be able to continue playing the game on the world map, you must keep a

save from before you entered the Monastery. Once you enter the Monastery,

save in a DIFFERENT slot.

!!!CAUTION!!!

The first battle at Orbonne is against some generic enemies -- an easy battle.

Afterwards, you’ll move on to the fifth for the next battle. Beforehand,

ready your Safeguard abilities to protect yourself from Crush attacks.

Equipping Winged Boots or the Jump +x and Fly abilities will also help you

navigate the pit-laden terrain.

On the fifth level, you’ll face the first of a series of four battles against

the Zodiac Braves. First up is Loffrey. After you defeat him, he’ll suck you

through a portal to the Necrohol of Mullonde (of no apparent relation to

Mullonde Cathedral), then destroy the way back. Return your abilities and

equipment to normal.

Your next opponent is Cletienne. After that, you’ll face Barich, brought back

to life by the Zodiac Stones. This can be a pretty tough fight; deploying

long-range attackers is a good idea and you’ll probably want to equip Thief’s

Caps to keep Barich from Immobilizing or Disabling you.

Finally, you’ll head to the Airship Graveyard, which is really just a single

airship, and a rather odd location for a final battle. Folmarv will use the

Leo Stone to transform him into a giant lion, Hashmal. You may want to equip

your Jade Armlets again for this battle since he likes to cast Stop on you.

Defeat him and you’ll get the Ragnarok sword. St. Ajora will then appear.

You now have one last chance to save your game and adjust your characters.

Equip the Ragnarok sword. It’s strong but not quite as useful as the

Excalibur, since it doesn’t give you an automatic Haste. But if you have two

characters who can use knight’s swords (Knights, Dark Knights, and many of the

special jobs), you can give the Ragnarok to the second one

Another Alma will somehow appear. Ajora then summons four Ultima Demons in

response, then transforms into Ultima. Alma will join you as a guest for the

final battle, against the Generic Angel Boss (TM). After pounding on Ultima

for a while, Ultima will (of course) reveal his/her/its (?) true form, a

skeletony-type of angel. Thankfully, the Ultima Demons disappear for this

phase of the battle.

When you defeat Ultima’s second form, it will blow up (nice special effects).

The Battle Is Won! Leave the game on after the credits for an additional

scene.

Note that when the game says it’s saving afterwards, it’s just doing so to

unlock the last set of Rendezvous Mode missions. If you saved at any point

during the final sequence of battles (i.e., any time after you entered Orbonne

Monastery), loading this save will only put you back into the last set of

battles and doesn’t allow you back to the world map. So, again, if you want to

do anything outside of the Necrohol, hang on to a separate save from before you

entered Orbonne Monastery!

If you haven’t beaten Midlight’s Deep and all the other subquests, you’re not

done yet! Keep on reading for information on those quests.

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IV. WALKTHROUGH - SUBQUESTS 00sub

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Final Fantasy Tactics boasts a number of optional subquests, all of which

become available at various points in Chapter IV. In addition, some of the

subquests require you to have completed other subquests first. Specific

requirements for each quest are listed with the walkthroughs below, but I’ve

also provided this cheesy ASCII chart to demonstrate how they flow together.

Agrias’s Birthday --------> Recruiting Cloud

(beginning of Chapter IV) /

/

Gollund Colliery ----------> Nelveska Temple

(beginning of Chapter IV) (after Fort

Besselat)

------> Lionel’s New Liege Lord

Recruiting Balthier (after Mullonde)

(after Free City of Bervenia battle)

Disorder in the Order

(after Mullonde)

Midlight’s Deep

(after Mullonde)

Once a quest becomes available, it never goes away. There’s no "time limit" on

when you can complete these quests (unless you dismiss one of the characters

needed for the quest, of course).

Walkthroughs for the quests are below. Battle strategies for the battles

encountered within these quests can be found in the Subquest Battle Strategies

section -- press Ctrl+F and enter 00bssub to jump there.

%%%AGRIAS’S BIRTHDAY%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%00agr

QUEST BECOMES AVAILABLE: At beginning of Chapter IV

REWARDS: Tynar Rouge

A pair of Agrias-related subquests become available in Chapter IV. The first

one allows you to obtain the Tynar Rouge, a good accessory for female

characters (if not *quite* as abusive as the Chantage). To trigger the scene

in which you acquire the Tynar Rouge, you must move onto a TOWN or CITY (NOT a

castle) on the world map on the date of 1 Cancer, which is Agrias’s birthday.

In addition, you must also meet these other requirements:

- Agrias, Mustadio, Alicia, and Lavian must still be alive and on your roster.

- You must have at least 500,000 gil in your War Funds. Only 50,000 of this

will be spent as part of the quest, but you must have 500,000 available.

- You must be in Chapter IV. (This event can be completed at any point during

Chapter IV, though.)

Assuming you meet the above requirements, if you move onto a town (again, a

castle will NOT work), on 1 Cancer, you’ll see a scene in which Mustadio buys

Agrias the Tynar Rouge lip rouge for her birthday. The 50,000 gil cost of the

rouge will be subtracted from your War Funds. It’s worth the expense, though,

as the Tynar Rouge is a great accessory. It can be equipped by any female

character (not just Agrias) and grants a permanent Shell, Protect, and Haste,

as well as a bonus to your attack and magick strength.

1 Cancer follows after 32 Gemini. The easiest way to ensure that you land on a

city or town on that date is to simply move back and forth between Gollund Coal

City and Lesalia. Both of these count as towns, so you’re guaranteed to land

on a town on 1 Cancer. If you somehow miss the date and don’t end up on a town

on 1 Cancer, don’t worry; the event never "expires." You can just wait until

all the months cycle through and try again the next time 1 Cancer comes up, as

long as you still meet the requirements listed above. (Fortunately, the

villains are more than happy to postpone their plans of world domination while

you spend a year shopping for makeup.)

Although this event never expires, it can only be completed ONCE, even if you

cycle through the calendar to Agrias’s birthday again. You can only get a

single Tynar Rouge.

%%%GOLLUND COLLIERY%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%00col

QUEST BECOMES AVAILABLE: At beginning of Chapter IV

REWARDS: Beowulf, Reis [Holy Dragon], and Construct 8 join the party

In the Gollund Colliery quest, you’ll recruit three new characters: Beowulf,

Reis (in dragon form), and Construct 8. It’s the first in a series of three

quests, also leading into the Nelveska Temple and Cloud quests. To complete

ANY of these quests, you must have Mustadio still around, so don’t dismiss him

or let him get killed!

To start the quest, once Chapter IV begins, go to the Clockwork City of Goug.

Besrudio, Mustadio’s father, will show you an iron sphere he’s found. (If

you’ve already seen this scene, you don’t need to repeat it.)

Now go to the Mining Town of Gollund, in the center of the map. At the Tavern

in Gollund, listen to the rumor "The Haunted Mine." You will be asked to fight

a monster in the coal mines. Leave the bar. Nothing will happen at first, but

go north to Lesalia. Ramza will automatically go into the Tavern and learn

more about the coal mine job. He agrees to take it. On the way out, Beowulf

will stop you and ask you to take him with you. Choose the second option to

sign him up and he joins you as a Guest. (If you choose the first option and

reject his assistance, the quest will end and you’ll be permanently locked out

of it!)

You’ll note that the Mining Town of Gollund has turned red. First, equip

Mystic Arts as Beowulf’s second ability, since he already has a bunch of Mystic

Arts spells learned. Go back into Lesalia and check at the Outfitter’s;

depending on how far you are through Chapter IV, you may be able to buy Beowulf

some better equipment. Equipment that protects you against ice will be

especially helpful in the upcoming battles, so you may want to pick up some

Ice Shields or White Robes if you don’t have any in your inventory. (You’ll

have to go to a non-castle town to buy the robes.) Ideally, try to buy both

some Icebrands and other swords. The ice damage from the Icebrands will be

effective in some battles here, but there are also some monsters that absorb

ice.

Save your game--there’s an extended series of battles coming up--and return to

Gollund, where you’ll be forced into entering the Gollund Colliery. You have

to fight through three areas in the snow. Equipping your anti-ice gear will

protect you well against the ice attacks you’ll face. Since the snowy weather

boosts the power of ice attacks, you’ll also want to equip any Icebrands and

Glacial Guns you own for the first two battles. For the third battle, however,

switch them to other weapons; you’ll face Blue Dragons that absorb ice!

After the three battles, you’ll reach the Coal Shaft. The monsters here are

WEAK against ice, so strip off your anti-ice gear and re-equip any Icebrands

you have. In the Coal Shaft, the Holy Dragon Reis is being attacked by an

Archaeodaemon. You have to save her.

After this battle, you’ll get the Aquarius Zodiac Stone, and Reis and Beowulf

will offer to join you. Sign them both up as you need them for later quests.

(Be sure to keep them alive, too!) Reis, particularly while she’s still stuck

in dragon form, is not that great, but Beowulf IS. In particular, shoot for

learning his Vengeance and Chicken abilities. Chicken does a HUGE drop on

enemy Bravery and frequently turnes them into a helpless chicken, while

Vengeance is a potent attack with a long range.

Now that you’ve got the Aquarius Stone, return to Goug. You will put in the

Aquarius stone in the iron sphere, which transforms into Construct 8. A

comical scene will follow, and then another new character, Construct 8, joins

you. Construct 8 is more like a monster in that it can’t change jobs, but it’s

super-strong anyway. It has a long-range laser attack, an inherent Counter,

and is basically impervious to magick and most (though not all) status

conditions. Sign it up for sure!

On the way out of Goug, if you’ve progressed sufficiently far in the game,

you’ll get another scene in which Besrudio puts together another device that

requires the Cancer Zodiac Stone. If you’ve finished up Fort Besselat, you can

now begin the Nelveska Temple quest, below.

%%%RECRUITING BALTHIER%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%00balt

QUEST BECOMES AVAILABLE: After completing battle at the Free City of Bervenia

REWARDS: Balthier joins the party, Ras Algethi gun, Mirage Vest

Balthier from Final Fantasy XII makes an appearance as an optional cameo

character you can sign up for your team.

Any time after completing the battle at the Free City of Bervenia in Chapter

IV, visit either the Magick City of Gariland, the Mining Town of Gollund, or

the Royal City of Lesalia. Read the "Rash of Thefts" rumor. You only need to

read this rumor at ONE of these three cities, not all three!

After you’ve read "Rash of Thefts," go to Dorter and visit the Tavern there.

Read the new rumor here ("A Call for Guards") that will have appeared if you’ve

read "Rash of Thefts."

It seems like nothing has happened, but return to the map and try to leave

Dorter. You’ll get into kicked into a battle (though not without a lengthy

FMV intro to Balthier first). Balthier will help you out here as a guest.

You can check the Other Subquests section of the battle strategies if you need

help, but it should be really be pretty easy.

Afterwards, you can sign Balthier up for your team. He’s basically a

combination of Mustadio (he has all of Mustadio’s Aimed Shot abilities) and a

Thief, with one unique ability of his own: Barrage. Barrage allows him to

attack four times in a row for 1/2 damage each time, essentially allowing you

to do double damage, and can’t be blocked. His "Plunder" abilities are also a

little better than regular Stealing; when it comes to stealing equipment, a

Plunder is 10 percentage points more likely to succeed than a Steal. (So, if a

Steal would have, say, a 36% success rate, Plunder will have a 46% success

rate, for instance.)

Balthier also comes equipped with a Ras Algethi gun and Mirage Vest, two items

you can’t find anywhere else! Both are quite strong, so if you don’t plan on

using Balthier, you should at least give his gear to someone else.

%%%NELVESKA TEMPLE%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%00nel

QUEST BECOMES AVAILABLE: After clearing Fort Besselat and

completing Gollund Colliery quest. (Must also buy flower in Sal

Ghidos, see below)

REWARDS: Reis returns to human form, various items found with Treasure Hunter

In order to begin the Nelveska Temple quest, you must first have finished the

battles at Fort Besselat in the main storyline, as well as having completed the

Gollund Colliery quest above. (Beowulf and Reis the Holy Dragon must also

still be on your team.)

When you first reach the Trade City of Sal Ghidos during the main storyline,

you’ll be asked to buy a flower for 1 gil from Aerith. Make sure you choose

the SECOND option to buy the flower. You’ll need to buy this flower in order

to continue with the quest. If you fail to buy the flower when asked, it seems

that you do NOT have a second chance to get it, which means that you

unfortunately can’t continue with this quest :(

Once you’ve got the flower, go down to Goug and you’ll see a scene where

Besrudio presents another device unearthed from the tunnels; this one requires

the Cancer Zodiac Stone. (If you’ve already seen this scene, you don’t need

to go back to Goug.)

Now go back up to Zeltennia Castle. Go to the tavern and listen to the "Cursed

Isle of Nelveska" rumor. This will open up a new path on your map from

Zeltennia to Nelveska Temple.

Although you can open up the route to Nelveska as soon as you reach Zeltennia,

in order to actually trigger the battle there, you must have seen the scene

at Goug where Besrudio presents his weathervane-like device.

The battle at Nelveska Temple contains a number of rare items that can be

found using Treasure Hunter. These items include a super-powered Javelin and

Escutcheon as well as the Sasuke’s Blade ninja blade and the goofy Nagnarok

sword. The Javelin II and Escutcheon II are especially worth picking up (and

the Escutcheon II isn’t available anywhere else!). You only have this one

chance to get them, as there are no random battles at Nelveska Temple. Of

course, you certainly don’t NEED any of these items and they can be tricky to

get, so it’s up to you as to whether you want to try for them.

If you do want to get the items, you’ll need to have a LOW Bravery -- the

higher your Treasure Hunter’s Bravery, the higher the odds of getting a crummy

item instead. Rapha is great for this purpose since her Bravery already starts

pretty low. For the best odds, though, you’ll want to lower it even further.

The best way to do this is probably with the Orator ability Intimidate; for

every use of this ability, she’ll lose 20 points of Bravery during the battle

but 5 points permanently. Be careful not to reduce her permanent Bravery TOO

low, though, or she will quit the party (so using Beowulf’s Chicken may not be

a good idea). 15 to 20 is probably a safe number.

Whether you’re planning on looking for the items or not, you’ll probably want

to buy some Gold Needle or Remedies before you leave town for the coming

battle, or equip Jade Armlets -- the Cockatrices at the temple can turn you to

stone.

Go to Nelveska and you’ll be attacked by Construct 7. This is the one battle

here, so search for the hidden items if you want, or just take down Construct

7. (See the battle strategies for tips both on the fight and on successfully

retrieving the items.) When Construct 7 explodes, you’ll get its power source:

the Cancer Zodiac Stone.

When you try to leave Nelveska Island, Beowulf will use the Cancer stone to

restore the dragon Reis to her normal human form. She will then re-join your

party, keeping all her dragon abilities and adding many new ones she can learn.

Even in human form, her Dragonkin job can use very little equipment (just hair

adornments, bags, and some accessories), but she has killer stats and an

inherent Dual Wield. (The Dual Wield can only be used only with weapon types

that can be Dual Wielded, of course, but that includes her fists.)

If you now return the Cancer Stone to Besrudio, he’ll summon Cloud ... but you

won’t be able to go any further to recruit him onto the team unless you’ve

already defeated Adrammelech in the main storylie. (See Recruiting Cloud,

below.) If you’ve gone even further and cleared Mullonde in the main

storyline, you can also embark on the Lionel’s New Liege Lord quest.

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QUEST BECOMES AVAILABLE: Immediately after completing Nelveska Temple quest

REWARDS: Cloud joins the party

You can get Cloud any time after you complete Ford Besselat. In order to get

him, you must first complete the Gollund Colliery quest, followed by the