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A N N I V E R S A R Y E D I T I O N

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FINAL FANTASY ANNIVERSARY EDITION

FAQ/Walkthrough Copyright (c)2006-2011 DomZ Ninja

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Author: DomZ NinjaE-mail: domzninja[at]hotmail[dot]comUpdated: 07/11/11Version: 1.0

NOTE: This guide does contain spoilers!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS______________________________________________________________________________

See that series of numbers to the right of each section? If you want to finda specific section in the FAQ, press CTRL + F to open a search box. Type inthe series of numbers for the desired section that you're trying to find andpress Enter. Whabam! The search function will take you there in an instant.

[1] VERSION HISTORY.................................................. [0100][2] CONTROLS......................................................... [0200]

[3] CHARACTERS....................................................... [0300][4] WALKTHROUGH...................................................... [0400]

Rescuing the Princess........................................... [0401] The Earth Crystal............................................... [0402] The Fire Crystal................................................ [0403] The Water Crystal............................................... [0404] The Wind Crystal................................................ [0405] The Final Battle................................................ [0406]


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[5] SOUL OF CHAOS.................................................... [0500]

Earthgift Shrine................................................ [0501] Hellfire Chasm.................................................. [0502] Lifespring Grotto............................................... [0503] Whisperwind Cove................................................ [0504][6] MAGIC............................................................ [0600]

White Magic..................................................... [0601] Black Magic..................................................... [0602][7] EQUIPMENT........................................................ [0700]

Weapons......................................................... [0701] Armor........................................................... [0702][8] BESTIARY......................................................... [0800]

Enemies......................................................... [0801] Bosses.......................................................... [0802] Soul of Chaos Bosses............................................ [0803][9] THANKS/CREDITS................................................... [0900]

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[1] VERSION HISTORY [0100]______________________________________________________________________________

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Version 1.0 (06/25/06) - FAQ/Walkthrough complete and submitted.

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[2] CONTROLS [0200]______________________________________________________________________________

.-----------------------------.----------------------------------------------.| D-Pad | Move Character/Cursor ||-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|| Start | Open/Close Menu ||-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|| Select | Display World Map (Select + Circle) ||-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|| X Button | Talk, Interact ||-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|| Square Button | View Bestiary |

|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|| Triangle Button | View Status ||-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|| Circle Button | Cancel, Run (Hold) ||-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|| R Button | Cycle Through Menu ||-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|| L Button | Cycle Through Menu |'-----------------------------'----------------------------------------------'


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[3] CLASSES [0200]______________________________________________________________________________

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-WARRIOR/KNIGHT=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

The Warrior is your most well-rounded character, with good stats and a littlebelow average magic. He's got great HP, Defense, and Attack. You don't learnmuch magic at all, hence the low Magic Attack and Defense. As a Knight, youcan only learn some basic White Magic spells, and no more. Frankly, I thinkyou should always have one in your party, unless you're a real veteran atthis game and want a challenge.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-MONK/MASTER=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

The Monk is the strongest character in the game, topping the Warrior'sattack. He has lower HP and Defense though, but his strength makes up for it.

He's best bare handed, which means that you shouldn't equip him with anyweapon at any time. It will just make him incredibly weak, making himvirtually useless. Monks also don't have any MP, which means that they can'tuse any type of magic. A Master isn't a big step up from a Monk, just betterattributes. I recommend a Monk for new players.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-THIEF/NINJA=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Thieves are most well known for their agility, and that's what they're reallyonly good attribute. Agility is their best stat, and most is either average

or poor. He has low MP and Intelligence. His Attack, Defense, and HP ispretty average. Once upgraded, a Ninja can use some low level Black Magic,but I would use them for their speed, not magic. I think newbies should haveone in their party, but more experience players should replace them withlet's say, a mage of some sort.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-BLACK MAGE/BLACK WIZARD=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

In my opinion, I think Black Mages are pretty useless. They have abysmal HP;the lowest in the game, and every other stat except MP and Intelligence are

pretty low. They have superb magic and Intelligence and some spells that onlythey can get, but it doesn't help. They'll end up getting killed easily.Black Mages get better attributes once upgraded, but not enough to make themexra useful. I think you should just use a Red Mage instead.

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White Mages are your healing party members, which is the most importantaspect of a team. Of course they have average or poor stats, but their MP andincredibly useful and important White magic spells make up for it.

Their HP is still higher than the Black Mages, and their stats are somewhatbad. White Wizards gain better spells and get stronger. Despite their averagestats, White Mages are needed nearly every time in a battle and should alwaysbe in your party.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-RED MAGE/RED WIZARD=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-What makes the Red Mage useful is that they are the only party member thatcan learn both White and Black magic. Sure, they can't learn every spell thatWhite and Black Mages can, but they learn enough to make them a veryimportant character.

They can still use basic healing spells, like Life, Protect, and Curaga. Theycan learn spells such as Blizzaga, Thundaga, and Firaga. They have a bit worseMP and Intelligence than the mages, but outflank them in terms of HP, Attack,and Defense. Red Wizards get stronger and can learn more spells as well. Ithink Red Mages are an incredibly important character to have in your party.

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[4] WALKTHROUGH [0400]______________________________________________________________________________

==============================================================================RESCUING THE PRINCESS [0401]==============================================================================

The game starts off with you in the World Map; right in front of a city. Youcan walk around and fight monsters, but head inside the city first by walking

over it.

Once in the city, talk to the guy behind you. He will bring you to the King'sCastle where he asks for your party's help. He belives you are the prophesiedWarriors of Light, and he wants you to rescue his daugher, the princess. Hesays that he will rebuild the northern bridge if you can rescue her from thetraitor Garland. Leave the castle once the conversation ends and explore.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-CORNELIA=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

You start off with 500 Gil, so there's no need to hunt for money. I willidentify the shops and their symbols:

Inn - Inn .-------------------------.Lamp - Item Store | ITEM SHOP |Sword - Weapon Shop |-------------------------|Shield - Armor Shop | Antidode 50G |Diamond - Sanctuary | Phoenix Down 500G |Black Symbol - Black Magic Shop | Potion 40G |White Symbol - White Magic Shop | Sleeping Bag 50G |


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.-------------------------. .-------------------------.| WEAPON SHOP | | ARMOR SHOP ||-------------------------| |-------------------------|| Knife 4G | | Chain Mail 65G || Hammer 8G | | Clothes 8G || Nunchaku 8G | | Leather Armor 40G || Rapier 8G | '-------------------------'| Staff 4G |'-------------------------'

.------------------------------. .------------------------------.| LEVEL 1 BLACK MAGIC SHOP | | LEVEL 1 WHITE MAGIC SHOP ||------------------------------| |------------------------------|| Fire 50G | | Blink 50G || Focus 50G | | Cure 50G || Sleep 50G | | Dia 50G || Thunder 50G | | Protect 50G |'------------------------------' '------------------------------'

I recommend that you stop to the Black Magic Shop and if you have a Black/RedMage, then pick up Fire or Thunder. Pick up Cure and Sleep at the White MagicShop as well, because you really should have a White Mage in your party. You

can only choose to have three magic spells per magic level, so choose wisely.

Your magic level will increase throughout the game, letting you buy moremagic and buying magic of that certain level. You can pick up a Potion or two,but not much. You might want to buy Chain Mail for your Warrior or Red Mageand a Rapier for most of your party members. Once you're done shopping, headoutside to the World Map.

---Get a feel for the vicinity and try to level up by fighting monsters outhere. Stay close to the city walls, because you can always go in the inn andheal up if you're low on HP. Try to level up to around level 4. Once you're

that level, go north past a cave on the mountainside. Don't worry about thatcave; you won't have to go there for a while. Keep heading north towards thepeninsula and enter the Chaos Shrine.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-CHAOS SHRINE=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Monsters: Crazy Horse, Gigas Worm, Goblin Guard, Lizard, Ogre, Scorpion, Tarantula, Warg Wolf, Werewolf, Zombie Items: Leather Cap, Rune Blade, Werebuster

------------------------------------------------------------------------------From the entrance, go to the left and go down into the small room at the endof the shrine. Open the chest inside for a Leather Cap. Give it to one ofyour weaker party members. Go north and enter the room to find a Tent and aPotion inside the chests. Go back to the entrance of the shrine and headnorth into the center of the room. Talk to the man surrounded by bats toengage in your first boss battle!


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"I, Garland, will knock you all down!"

.-------------------------------------------------------------------------.| BOSS: Garland ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| HP: 212 DEF: 8 EVA: 12 EXP: 130 || ATK: 15 AGI: 6 M DEF: 64 Drop: Broadsword || ACC: 27 INT: 12 GIL: 250 || || Weakness: None || Resistance: None ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Ah, my favorite boss. Hey, he's the founder of the greatest FF1 || catchphrase, what's not to like? For a first boss, Garland is very || easy, that is, if you leveled up. I was level 4 when I fought him and I || did just fine. His attacks deal a somewhat large amount of damage, so || have your Mage (you have a Mage in your party, right?) use Cure if your || members' HP is getting low. Physical attacks are what you should mainly || use against Garland. || || Attack physically with your strong characters and if you have a Black || or Red Mage, use Fire or Thunder. If you don't have any spells, I || suggest going back to Cornelia and getting some. If your MP is low, || save it if your party is low on health. Just keep hacking away and the |

| big guy will soon fall. |'-------------------------------------------------------------------------'

Once Garland is dead, the princess will thank you. She will ask you toreturn with her to Cornelia Castle, where you will be rewarded. Back at thecastle, the king thanks you early and repays you by fixing the northernbridge so you can access new territory. Once you are about to leave, thePrincess stops you and gives you the Lute. Exit the castle and stock up onany items or accessories in Cornelia.

==============================================================================THE EARTH CRYSTAL [0402]

==============================================================================Stay near Cornelia until you're about Level 5 or so, then go across thebridge to new land. Go north past the mountains and hang a left around thebend, and keep going north. You will find a small path of rocks with a caveentrance. Go inside and enter Matoya's Cave.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-MATOYA'S CAVE=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Stop inside and talk to the old hag. She'll mumble on about her Crystal Eye.

You can't do anything now here, so just pick up the Potion and Antidote fromthe chests and talk to the brooms. They will tell you to access the map;press Circle and Select at the same time to bring up the world map. It's veryuseful.

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From Matoya's Cave, go back south near the bridge again but go east thistime. You'll be travelling quite a long way until you reach Pravoka. Thereare some even deadlier monsters here, so keep your guard up. If you are


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seriously injured, either make a risky dash for Pravoka or turn back and makea stop at Cornelia. You will reach Pravoka past a small forest.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-PRAVOKA=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Pravoka is a port town with new shops where you can buy stronger weapons,armor, and spells. It's very pricey here, so don't go all out with the spellsand acessories.

.-------------------------. | ITEM SHOP | |-------------------------| | Antidode 50G | | Ether 150G | | Eye Drops 50G | | Phoenix Down 500G | | Potion 40G | '-------------------------'

.-------------------------. .-------------------------.| WEAPON SHOP | | ARMOR SHOP |

|-------------------------| |-------------------------|| Battle Axe 450G | | Chain Mail 65G || Broadsword 450G | | Iron Armor 640G || Hammer 8G | | Leather Armor 40G || Scimitar 160G | | Leather Gloves 50G |'-------------------------' | Leather Shield 12G | '-------------------------'

.------------------------------. .------------------------------.| LEVEL 2 BLACK MAGIC SHOP | | LEVEL 2 WHITE MAGIC SHOP ||------------------------------| |------------------------------|| Blizzard 250G | | Blindna 250G || Dark 250G | | Invis 250G |

| Slow 250G | | NulShock 250G || Temper 250G | | Silence 250G |'------------------------------' '------------------------------'

Stay at the Inn first, then I suggest picking up Invis and Temper only. Youshouldn't need to buy any armor or weapons, so walk to the far house on theleft of the inn. Talk to the man blocking the door to engage in another bossfight!

.-------------------------------------------------------------------------.| BOSS: Pirate x9 ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| HP: 24 DEF: 0 EVA: 12 EXP: 40 || ATK: 10 AGI: 6 M DEF: 35 Drop: Leather Shield || ACC: 2 INT: 3 GIL: 40 || || Weakness: None || Resistance: None ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| These guys are pathetically easy. I don't even know why I'm considering || them bosses. You'll probably be able to take them out with one shot. || Have your Mage cast Sleep to put most of them, if not all of them, so |


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| sleep. Just pick them off one by one. If you have trouble with these || guys, then I doubt you should be playing RPG's. >_> |'-------------------------------------------------------------------------'

After the fight, the captain, Bikke, will give you his pirate ship as anapology for his rudeness and wrongdoing. Now you have a ship, which makestravelling much easier. You can dock your ship on the white ports found allover the World Map. Stay at the Inn if needed and leave town.

---Directly south from Pravoka is a port wher you can dock your ship. Walk up tothe water to access your boat. The controls are the same as walking. Steeryour ship west and south. You can access another port near Cornelia if youneed to make a stop there. If not, go south from Cornelia port to findanother one. Dock your ship and walk south the the Elven Village, Elfheim.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-ELFHEIM=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Elfheim is an Elven Village with a castle to the north of it. You canpurchase both level 3 and 4 magic spells in this town, but you probably can't

afford any level 4 spells.

.-------------------------. | ITEM SHOP | |-------------------------| | Antidode 50G | | Echo Grass 50G | | Gold Needle 500G | | Potion 40G | | Tent 160G | '-------------------------'

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| WEAPON SHOP | | ARMOR SHOP ||-------------------------| |-------------------------|| Crosier 160G | | Copper Armlet 800G || Dagger 140G | | Helm 80G || Iron Nunchaku 160G | | Iron Armor 640G || Saber 360G | | Iron Shield 80G |'-------------------------' | Leather Cap 65G | '-------------------------'

.------------------------------. .------------------------------.| LEVEL 3 BLACK MAGIC SHOP | | LEVEL 3 WHITE MAGIC SHOP ||------------------------------| |------------------------------|| Fira 1000G | | Cura 1000G |

| Focara 1000G | | Diara 1000G || Hold 1000G | | Heal 1000G || Thundara 1000G | | NulBlaze 1000G |'------------------------------' '------------------------------'

.------------------------------. .------------------------------.| LEVEL 4 BLACK MAGIC SHOP | | LEVEL 4 WHITE MAGIC SHOP ||------------------------------| |------------------------------|| Blizzara 2500G | | Fear 2500G || Confuse 2500G | | NulFrost 2500G |


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| Haste 2500G | | Poisona 2500G || Sleepra 2500G | | Vox 2500G |'------------------------------' '------------------------------'

Train outside of the village until you're about level 10 or 11. Remember topurchase Heal and Thundara. If you want to upgrade your armor, do so as well.The items here cost a lot, so you should gain Gil from defeating monstersoutside. Leave town and head for the castle.

---Travel west from Elfheim around the mountains, then go north through thelarge forest. Navigate around the two rivers and you will reach Western Keep.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-WESTERN KEEP=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Monsters: None Items: Falchion, Power Staff, Steel Gloves

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The keep is abandoned except for one person. Head through the entrance and goleft, then up into the main quarters. Talk to the man to find out that he'sthe king. He will tell you that a dark elf, Astos, decieved him and stole hiscrown. The king asks you to return it to him by going to Marsh Cave so he canrestore glory to the castle. You can't access the locked door with the itemsin it, so ignore them for now.

---Return to Elfheim to prepare for your journey. Level up around the town andgain more Gil to purchase more useful spells and items. Make sure to pick upFira and Diara, which prove to be quite useful in Marsh Cave. Stock up on manyAntidotes and Tents, then head out to marsh Cave.

---Go west past the mountains. Head up past the forest and before the firstriver, go west through the mountains. Go shouth past the rocks and at thevery tip of the land is Marsh Cave.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-MARSH CAVE=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Monsters: Anaconda, Black Widow, Bloodbones, Crawler, Gargoyle, Ghoul, Gray

Ooze, Green Slime, Scorpion, Shadow, Skeleton, Tarantula, Warg Wolf, Werewolf, Zombie Items: Gil, Antidote, Broadsword, Copper Armlet, Cottage, Crown, Dagger, Phoenix Down, Silver Armlet

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1F--The Marsh Cave is your first real big dungeon. I recommend that you should beat least level 11 before you hang out in this place, so level up outside ifyou're not that level. Watch out for the slimes. Most of the slimes youencounter here are immune to physical attacks, so whip out the magic spells.Green Slimes and Scorpions can poison you; that's why I told you to buy lotsof Antidotes. First off, go east and north from the exit. Walk down thenarrow, winding path. You will reach an exit at the end of the pathway.

2F--On the next floor, go north and east towards the door. Go inside and pick upthe Dagger from the chest. Exit the room and go west past the rock pillarsand into the next room. Pick up the Gil from the chest, exit the room, and gosouth around the stone pillars into the next room. You will find a Broadswordand more Gil. Equip the Broadsword if it gives an attack boost to any of yourparty members, then leave the floor through the entrance.

1F--Back in the first floor, go back to the entrance. This time, head south, andkeep going south past the fork in the road. Go past the room and go throughthe door on the eastern side. You will find another ladder leading to the

basement. Go down the ladder to the last floor.

3F--The basement is a giant floor filled with small rooms which all hold chests.The four bottom rooms are locked and cannot be opened yet, so ignore them.From the ladder, go douth and into the first room to find a Phoenix Down. Goeast to the last room and pick up the Gil inside. Head south to the next rowof rooms and go west into the third room. Get the Cottage inside, then on thenext room is a Copper Armlet. It's very useful, so have someone equip it.Proceed south from that room past the pillars. The first room is empty, butthe room to the right of it is where the crown is. Go inside, but when youtry to open the chest, you are ambushed. Boss time!

.-------------------------------------------------------------------------.| BOSS: Piscodemons ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| HP: 84 DEF: 16 EVA: 66 EXP: 276 || ATK: 30 AGI: 33 M DEF: 98 Drop: N/A || ACC: 21 INT: 18 GIL: 300 || || Weakness: Lightning || Resistance: Fire, Stone, Poison, Sleep, Confusion, Ice, Paralysis, || Darkness, Silence, Mind ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| See, this battle is kind of strange. The reason is because you'll fight || a random amount of Piscodemons. It could be two; it could be seven. || It's totally randomized. They have a pretty high attack, so watch out || for that. Use Protect to help reduce the damage if you have the spell. || Their health is pretty low, so I suggest using physical attacks and || have your Red/Black Mage use Thundara to wipe them out quickly. They || shouldn't give you too much trouble, but the difficulty of this battle || will be harder with more Piscodemons to fight. You will also fight || these guys if you try to open a treasure chest in the locked rooms || which you can access later in the game. |


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Once the Piscodemons are defeated, open the chest to find the Crown. Now youcan return to Western Keep and present it to the king. Exit Marsh Cave thesame way you came in, and pick up any items that you missed or intentionallypassed by. Exit to the World Map.

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Return to Elfheim and heal up, then go back to Western Keep.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-WESTERN KEEP=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-


------------------------------------------------------------------------------You still can't open the locked door, but you will soon. Head into the mainquarters again and talk to the king. You give him the crown, and he startslaughing maniacally. That doesn't sound like a king, does it? Nope; it's a

trap! (had to do it) The king reveals himself as the king of the dark Elves,Astos himself. It was all a trick. You fell for his plan, and now since Astoshas the Crown, he can rule over the elves with an iron fist! Not if we haveanything to say about it.

.-------------------------------------------------------------------------.| BOSS: Astos ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| HP: 420 DEF: 18 EVA: 78 EXP: 2250 || ATK: 30 AGI: 39 M DEF: 170 Drop: Mythril Sword || ACC: 42 INT: 24 GIL: 2000 || |

| Weakness: None || Resistance: None ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Well, another surprisingly easy boss. Astos has quite a bit of HP, but || his attack is low. I was level 14 when I fought him, and I had little || trouble. He has a spell called Death, which kills one of your party || members instantly. That's not a good thing; so make sure you have some || Phoenix Downs with you. Temper really helps in this battle, because he || has such a high amount of Magic Defense, offensive spells aren't very || useful in this battle. Have your Mage cast Temper on the character with || the highest attack, and use physical attacks all the way. Have your || White Mage cure a lot, and Astos will go down over time. You get a || joyous amount of Gil and EXP for beating the king of the Dark Elves. |

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You will recieve not only a nice sword, but a Crystal Eye from Astos. Equipthe Mythril Sword to your Warrior and exit the keep once Astos is killed.

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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-MATOYA'S CAVE=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Remember that Crystal Eye that you got from Astos? Talk to Matoya to give itto her so she can properly see. In return for her eyesight, she will give youthe Jolt Tonic, a very powerful potion. Exit the cave.

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Go back to your boat and head back to Elfheim.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-ELFHEIM CASTLE=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Monsters: None Items: Gil, Bronze Gloves, Mythril Hammer

------------------------------------------------------------------------------Go past the pillars in the courtyard and make the second left once past the

stairs. Go up to enter the prince's room. Give him the Jolt Tonic to revivehim from a five-year sleep. He will repay you by giving you the Mystic Key.

Now you can unlock all those locked doors in pretty much every dungeon you'vebeen to. Exit the room and go south through the doorway. Walk down the stairsto the grass. Go north around the castle walls, then go east until you reacha small room. Go south to find the locked door. Open it to find 1500 Gil andtwo accessories. Equip the Mythril Hammer to your White Mage and Bronze Glovesto whomever. Exit the castle.

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Proceed to Western Keep to get some more goodies.

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Go north from the entrance between the row of pillars and west around thekeep. Head south to find a locked door. Open it to get more weapons and

armor. Equip a mage with the Power Staff and a Warrior or Thief with theFalchion. Give anyone the Steel Gloves. Exit the keep once you've looted theplace.

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Proceed south to Marsh Cave.

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You should really equip these weapons because they're a little different. TheWerebuster deals more damage to werewolf type enemies, and the Rune Bladedeals more damage to spellcasters. They can be useful if you switch outweapons for these ones when you get in a battle with those two types ofenemies. You can now leave the shrine.

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Phew! That was a lot of backtracking, but it was worth it. Go back to yourboat and sail west past Cornelia and dock on the northern port past the town.Go southwest and explore the mountainside, train, and finally you will cometo a small hole.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-MT. DUERGAR=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Monsters: None Items: Gil, Cottage, Ether, Great Helm, Mythril Mail, Potion, Tent, Wyrmkiller

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Mt. Duergar is home to a happy little gnome who is having a bit of trouble.The gnome, Nerrick, has been trying to blow open a canal to the westerncontinent. Remember that Nitro Powder you got from Cornelia Castle? Give itto him, and with that explosive, he will be able to destroy the land and makethe canal. Explore the mountain and open the two locked doors to gain accessto some treaure vaults.

The northern room holds Gil and the southern one holds Gil, items, andpowerful armor and weapons. The Wyrmkiller deals extra damage to dragon-typeenemies. Once you have given Nerrick the Nitro Powder and collected all ofthe items, leave Mt Duergar.

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Now you have a lot more access to the world. Return to your ship and sailthrough the canal by going southwest from the port. Ignore the whirlpool fornow; don't sail in it. Go past the island to find a port next to a town. Dockyour ship and enter the town.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-MELMOND=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Melmond is a pretty run down town with not many houses and shops. If you talkto the townsfolk, they will talk about a mysterious vampire running amock at

night around the town. That doesn't sound good.

.-------------------------. .-------------------------.| WEAPON SHOP | | ARMOR SHOP ||-------------------------| |-------------------------|| Crosier 160G | | Bronze Gloves 800G || Falchion 360G | | Great Helm 360G || Longsword 1200G | | Knight's Armor 36000G || Saber 360G | | Silver Armlet 4000G |'-------------------------' | Steel Gloves 600G |


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.------------------------------. .------------------------------.| LEVEL 5 BLACK MAGIC SHOP | | LEVEL 5 WHITE MAGIC SHOP ||------------------------------| |------------------------------|| Firaga 4000G | | Curaga 4000G || Scourge 4000G | | Diaga 4000G || Slowra 4000G | | Healara 4000G || Teleport 4000G | | Life 4000G |'------------------------------' '------------------------------'

Definitely pick up Life and either Curaga or Healara. They are incrediblyuseful because you don't want to have to waste Gil on Phoenix Downs orPotions anymore. Stay at the Inn; you'll probably need to. You can pick upthe Longsword if you have enough Gil, but the Armor isn't that good. Exit thevillage and head off to the site of the first crystal.

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Go west out to two patches of mountains. From there, go south to a largepeninsula. Navigate around the mountain chains and you will find a small cavein the mountainside. Enter to find yourself in the Cavern of Earth.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-CAVERN OF EARTH=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Monsters: Anaconda, Black Widow, Cobra, Cockatrice, Earth Elemental, Gargoyle, Ghast, Goblin Guard, Hill Gigas, Hyenadon, Lizard, Minotaur, Mummy, Ogre, Ogre Chief, Ogre Mage, Piscodemon, Sphinx, Tarantula, Troll, Warg Wolf, Werewolf, Wight, Wraith Items: Gil, Antidote, Coral Sword, Gold Needle, Leather Shield, Mythril Shield, Potion, Sleeping Bag, Staff, Star Ruby, Tent x2

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I never understood why there are so many enemies to encounter in thesedungeons. It's simply ridiculous.

1F--This is going to be a long journey to the bottom of the cavern. Hill Gigasand Earth Elementals are the strongest monsters in this place. Cockatricesare also found here in large packs, and have a tendancy to petrify you.Hopefully you have Gold Needles. If not, then I recommend going back to townand getting some. Go north from the entrance around the corner to find asmall room. Go inside and get 1975 Gil. Nice! Return to the entrance and tryto stay away from the western side. There's this weird glitch (?) where everystep you take is a random encounter.

Go east from the entrance and go south when you get past that rock on theside. Go south and you will find a room with 795 Gil and an Antidote on theright side and 800 Gil and a Potion on the left side. Collect the stashes andgo north back near the entrance. Keep going east once you reach the top, thengo south and east to reach stairs.

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the bottom. Go east past an upside-down U structure. Go up once you reach awall, then east again. Go up one more time, then go east to find two rocks onboth sides of the wall. That will be a landmark point from now on. Go eastpast those two rocks, then up once you reach a wall. If you go east again youwill find two more rocks similar to the landmark point. Go up into the roomto find a Coral Sword, 330 Gil, and a Tent. Give your Thief (if you have one)the Coral Sword, then return to the landmark point.

From the first two rocks, go south all the way down to the bottom of thecavern. Go west into the room where you can find 5575 Gil and a LeatherShield. Psh, the shield is useless, but that's a lot of Gil! Return to thelandmark point. Go east, but this time go south once you reach the wall. Goeast, then north again to find another staircase.

3F--Phew! On to the third floor. Go east to reach a door. Go inside the room andget the Sleeping Bag. Go west from the room, then north once on the left sideof the Z-shaped rock. Go west a bit, then north all the way to the top of thefloor. Go east from there and south once you see the first path. Once youcan't go any further, head east to go through a door. There's a nice GoldNeedle which will probably se useful in the chest. Go north back to where youwere and this time go west. You'll find a door.

Go north inside to find 3400 Gil. Go back outside and head west. Go south atthe wall and west again. Go south and you will pass through three rockpathways. Don't bother going through the fourth; it leads to a dead end. Goeast after the third one to find a door. Go inside to pick up 1020 Gil. Goback outside and head down. From there, go east one more time to end upoutside of a room. Go through the door to come face to face with the Vampire!

.-------------------------------------------------------------------------.| BOSS: Vampire ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| HP: 280 DEF: 26 EVA: 72 EXP: 1200 || ATK: 76 AGI: 36 M DEF: 75 Drop: N/A |

| ACC: 39 INT: 26 GIL: 2000 || || Weakness: Fire, Dia || Resistance: Quake, Stone, Poison, Sleep, Confusion, Death, Ice, || Paralysis, Darkness, Silence, Mind ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| I consider this guy a sub-boss, kinda. Vampire is very strong, so his || attacks will pack a lot of damage. Vampire also regains health after || every turn, but not much that it tends to be a problem. He has pretty || low HP, so he can be taken out rather quickly. Have a Mage cast Temper || on a Warrior or Monk, and have him use Fira/Firaga. The White Mage can || use Diara to deal massive damage to Vampire. Your strong party members || can just use regular attacks. Have a White Mage use Life on fallen |

| comrades (you shouldn't have anyone die). The Vampire is not a || particularly hard boss, but you do recieve a lot of rewards. Yay! |'-------------------------------------------------------------------------'

You will recieve the Star Ruby once the Vampire falls. You can't go throughthe door past his lair. Uh oh, I guess you'll have to exit the cavern.Backtrack all the way out of the cavern to the World Map.

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Go west from the Cavern of Earth to find another cave. Go inside to enterGiant's Cave.

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Talk to the huge giant blocking your path to give him the Star Ruby. He'lleat it! (I guess rubies are a giant's diet) The giant will move, letting youcontinue through. Go down to find a door. Head inside to find a lot of Gil, aMythril Helm, and a Great Axe. Equip the Warrior with the Great Axe. Go northto find a staircase leading to another cave.

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Monsters: None Items: Earth Rod

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Enter Sage's Cave from the staircase. Proceed north to the dop room, and gowest from the doorway. Head into the rom to talk to Sadda the Sage. He willgive you the Earth Rod, letting you travel deeper into the Cavern of Earth.Exit Sage's Cave and Giant Cave to the World Map.

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Return to the Cavern of Earth.

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Monsters: Anaconda, Black Widow, Cobra, Cockatrice, Earth Elemental, Gargoyle, Ghast, Goblin Guard, Hill Gigas, Hyenadon, Lizard, Minotaur, Mummy, Ogre, Ogre Chief, Ogre Mage, Piscodemon, Sphinx, Tarantula, Troll, Warg Wolf, Werewolf, Wight, Wraith Items: Gil, Antidote, Coral Sword, Gold Needle, Leather Shield, Mythril Shield, Potion, Sleeping Bag, Staff, Star Ruby, Tent x2

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3F--From the Vampire's lair, open the door using the Earth Rod. Go up into thestaircase and to the next floor.

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head south, then east. You should be near a door. Go inside to find aplethora of Gil and a measly Staff. Exit and return to the entrance. From theentrance, go north again, but go west instead of going up all the way. Gosouth past the rock cluster, east, then south past another group of rocks.Keep going east the whole way to find another patch of rocks. Go up pastthem. Head west a tiny bit, then north again through the rock structure.

You will find another patch of rocks to your left. If you go up, you can findthe exit. Let's so south instead for some more goodies. Go south and eastonce you reach the bottom to find a door. Go inside to find more Gil, a Tent,and a Mythril Shield. Equip the Mythril Shield to your Warrior and go northpast the rocks again to find the staircase leading to the basement.

5F--Proceed down from the stairs and go up once around the corner. Go up to reacha large rock. Proceed past it to the left and down again. Go east once moreto reach a doorway at the end of a rock hallway. You might want to save here,because a big boss is right past that door. Head through the door once readyto encounter the guardian of the Earth crystal, Lich!

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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| HP: 1200 DEF: 40 EVA: 24 EXP: 2200 || ATK: 40 AGI: 12 M DEF: 120 Drop: Dry Ether || ACC: 49 INT: 30 GIL: 3000 || || Weakness: Fire, Dia || Resistance: Ice, Paralysis, Darkness, Silence, Mind, Stone, Poison, || Sleep, Confusion, Death ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Lich is harder than any of the bosses you've faced before. Much harder. || He has high attack; lower than Vampire's, but it's still high. You || won't be dealing much damage to him with his high defense and all, so || this battle will take a while. Lich also uses Haste, because his speed |

| is his lowest attribute. That's a pain. His spells, such as Blizzara, || deal over 100 damage to your whole party! That's a lot of HP down the || drain, so use some Potions, as well as Healara and Curaga. || || Raise your attack with Temper and use Protect to deal the damage dealt || to you. Fira and Firaga really help here, as well as Diara. If you run || out of MP, use Ethers if you have any. Don't be surprised if your party || members die a lot, so make sure you have enough Phoenix Downs if your || White Mage is out of MP to use Life or is dead. Just use strong spells || that Lich is weak against and have your big guys use Tempered-up || physical attacks. It will take a bit of time, but the Lich will fall if || you keep a powered-up assault on him. |'-------------------------------------------------------------------------'

You recieve the Earth Crystal once the guardian Lich is defeated. Step intothe teleporter to return to the World Map. One down, three to go!

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next crystal. Return to the port right outside of Melmond and sail your shipsouth. Sail all they way down to Marsh Cave, then head east. If you want to,you can stop at the Elfheim port and stock up on any Level 4 Magic Spells oritems. If not, then due east past Elfheim.

Once you sail past a large desert, start going northeast to find anotherport. Beware though, because the enemies here are a lot tougher than theprevious monsters. I recommend going west through the forest and around themoon-shaped lake. Here you will find a town called Crescent Lake. Train rightnext to the town, and if your HP is low, then make a quick dash into the townand stay at the Inn. Once you're around level 23 or so, then head into town.

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.-------------------------. | ITEM SHOP | |-------------------------| | Ether 150G | | Hi-Potion 150G | | Phoenix Down 500G | | Potion 40G |

| Tent 160G | '-------------------------'

.-------------------------. .-------------------------.| WEAPON SHOP | | ARMOR SHOP ||-------------------------| |-------------------------|| Mythril Axe 3600G | | Buckler 2000G || Mythril Hammer 2000G | | Mythril Gloves 2000G || Mythril Knife 640G | | Mythril Mail 6000G || Mythril Sword 3200G | | Mythril Shield 2000G |'-------------------------' '-------------------------'

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| LEVEL 6 BLACK MAGIC SHOP | | LEVEL 6 WHITE MAGIC SHOP ||------------------------------| |------------------------------|| Death 13000G | | Exit 13000G || Quake 13000G | | Invisira 13000G || Stun 13000G | | Protera 13000G || Thundaga 13000G | | Stona 13000G |'------------------------------' '------------------------------'

A Red Mage can't buy any level 6 Magic Spells, but if you have a Black Mage,then buy Thundaga. Your White Mage should buy Protera and Exit. Give yourWarrior Mythril Helm and a Mythril Sword. You can give your White Mage aMythril Hammer if you have enough Gil. Pick up some Hi-Potions while you'reat it too.

Stay at the Inn, then head to the northeast part of town past the magic shops.Go across the bridge and follow down the path leading to a forest. Here youwill meet twelve Sages. Talk to the one with the "#" indicated on the diagram.He will give you a canoe that lets you travel in light-colored water.

o o Now you can travel through the many rivers o o in the mountain ranges. Exit the town to o o head to your destination and the home of o o the Fire Crystal, Mt. Gulg.


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o # o = Sage o o # = Canoe Sage

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Take your new canoe out to the river north of Crescent Lake. Go west until anorthern path opens up. Go north through that path, and east around the smallbends. At the fork in the river, head west to the end of the river, thensouth onto a small path of land surrounded by mountains. Here you will findMt. Gulg surrounded by a moat. Cross the moat with your canoe and head insidethe mountain.

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Monsters: Ankheg, Fire Elemental, Fire Gigas, Fire Hydra, Fire Lizard, Gray Ooze, Hellhound, Hill Gigas, Horned Devil, Hyenadon, Lava Worm, Lizard, Minotaur, Ogre Chief, Ogre Mage, Pyrolisk, Red Dragon, Scorpion, Sphinx Items: Gil, Antidote, Cottage, Flame Mail, Flame Shield, Great Sword, Hi- Potion, Ice Brand, Mythril Axe, Mythril Gloves, Mythril Helm, Mythril Shield, Phoenix Down, Staff, Tent

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This area is basically a giant volcano, filled to the brim with lava andall nasty stuff like that. The fact that you cannot encounter enemies on lavatiles doesn't mean you should tread all over them. The tiles covered in lavawill damage you each time you step on them, so avoid 'em as much as possible.

1F--The first floor is pretty small, but the center is filled with lava. You'llhave to step through numerous lava tiles, but try to shorten your trip acrossto minimize damage taken. Go north from the stairs and around the bend.

Proceed west, across the lava, then into the staircase north of yourlocation.

2F--The second floor is the first area in Mt. Gulg where a large option is inyour path. Several areas in this dungeon give you two options: take the easyroad to the next floor and miss out on many valuable items and equipment, ortake the long road to get all of the goodies. Of coruse, I will be guidingyou through the longer route. If you don't want any of the items, then simplygo west across the lava to the next staircase.

If you want the items, then go through the doorway next to the floor

entrance. Go north until you reach the first intersection, then move westtowards the first chest. Open it to get a Mythril Helm. Continue souththrough the tunnels until you reach another chest containing 1520 Gil,situated at a dead end.

Return to the treasure chest where you found the Mythril Helm. Go back to theintersection and walk north this time. Once you reach another fork in theroad that splits to the right and left, take the left path. Follow thepassage until you reach a dead end with a chest at the end. Open it for aGreat Sword and return to the fork.


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Go right this time as you make your way down the winding passage. Along theway is a chest containing 4150 Gil. Head north, then west. When you reachanother intersection, pass it and go south at the next intersectionimmediately past the first. You will reach two chests at the end of thepassage, both containing 750 Gil.

Continue south and pass by the first intersection. Once you reach the wall,proceed east to a large chamber with a plethora of chests. Open them toobtain *takes deep breath* 1520 Gil, 1760 Gil, Mythril Gloves, Mythril Helm,1455 Gil, Hi-Potion, Tent, 1975 Gil, Antidote, Phoenix Down, Mythril Axe, anda Mythril Shield. Oh my! Equip all of that new equipment to your partymembers and return to the entrance to the floor. Now you can continue eastacross the lava to the staircase. Go through to access the next floor.

3F--There are no treasure chests on this floor. Instead of having multiple spacesfilled with lava, many of the tiles on the floor are checkered with lava.Navigate east towards the staircase, stepping on the least amount of lavatiles as you can. Once you reach the stairs, descend them to the next floorof the volcano.

4F

--Nearly every tile on this floor is covered in lava. Luckily, there are a fewsafe spots here, found in the form of giant rock structures. From theentrance, run south towards dry land. Walk around the wall, then go south tothe next rock structure directly below. From there, move east towards anotherrock. The staircase is to the right of the rock; run over to it to head tothe next floor.

5F--Head south from the entrance of the floor across the lava. You will reach alarge rock. From the rock, go west onto dry land. Walk over to the next rockto the left, then proceed south over the lava tiles. Walk across more dry

land, then once you step on the lava, head west across the lava. Keep movingwest and you will come to another staircase.

6F--This next floor has a lot of treasures to get. Walk through the doorway fromthe start and open both chests inside: they contain a Gold Needle and 2750Gil. Exit and head west, then south. At the intersection, stick to thewestern side and enter the first doorway that you come to. Go inside and openthe chest for 1750 Gil.

Leave the room and follow the path north, then west. Enter the doorway onceyou reach the dead end. Open all of the treasure chests inside for 880 Gil,

Antidote, 7340 Gil, Flame Shield, and an Ice Brand. Once you have all ofthat, return to the intersection. From there, proceed south. Move east at thewall and go through the doorway right in front of the fork. The two chestscontain 10 Gil and 155 Gil. Exit to the fork and move north. You will come toanother doorway at the end of the path. The chests contain a Cottage and 2000Gil.

Exit the room and return to the previous fork. Continue south down the paththis time, moving east at the wall. Enter the doorway leading to the finalroom. You must fight an enemy to obtain the item in these two chests. The


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battle is easy, and you will get a Staff and 1250 Gil after the battle.Pretty useless stuff, but it won't hurt to get them. Exit the room and gosouthwest towards the staircase.

7F--If you got all of the items during the trip through Mt. Gulg, then you onlyneed to make one stop on this floor before the boss. Go west across the lavauntil you reach a room. Go on inside and open the chest for Flame Mail.Return to the entrance to the floor and move southwest. Follow the path untilyou reach the final room of the dungeon. Heal and prepare for the worst,because you will encounter the guardian of the Fire crystal in the roombeyond, Marilith. Are you ready?

.-------------------------------------------------------------------------.| BOSS: Marilith ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| HP: 1400 DEF: 50 EVA: 48 EXP: 2475 || ATK: 40 AGI: 24 M DEF: 183 Drop: Golden Apple || ACC: 63 INT: 32 GIL: 3000 || || Weakness: Paralysis, Sleep, Confusion, Darkness, Silence, Mind || Resistance: Fire, Stone, Lightning, Poison |

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Surprisingly, there aren't any other bosses between the two guardians. || Marilith is pretty tough, but easier than Lich. She is vulnerable to || many status affecting spells, such as Sleep, Silence, Confusion, || Paralysis, etc. Use a couple of these spells on her until they hit, and || have a Mage cast Haste on your individual party members. || || Stangely enough, Marilith isn't weak to Ice. She has a high Magic || Defense, so Black Magic doesn't really help that much in this battle. || Then again, if she's asleep or paralyzed, just hit her with physical || attacks. Her spells deal a lot of damage to your party, so also try || casting Silence or NulBlaze to decrease the effects. Once Marilith is || defeated, you'll recieve a Golden Apple and the Fire Crystal. |

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Alright, our quest is halfway done! Step into the teleporter at the back endof the room to return to the world map. Now the hunt for the Water crystalbegins!

==============================================================================THE WATER CRYSTAL [0404]==============================================================================

I recommend returning to Crescent Lake to heal and stock up on more supplies.The more the better. Your next destination is the Cavern of Ice, which is

also found in the maze of rivers. From Crescent Lake, return to your boat atthe dock and said north to another dock not too far away. Park your boat andride through the river. Go northwest to reach a small cave at a dead end.

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will occur! Oh no!!

.-------------------------------------------------------------------------.| BOSS: Evil Eye ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| HP: 162 DEF: 30 EVA: 12 EXP: 3225 || ATK: 30 AGI: 6 M DEF: 92 Drop: None || ACC: 42 INT: 20 GIL: 3225 || || Weakness: None || Resistance: Quake ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Now, I don't understand why this game must have so many easy bosses. I || mean, what the heck? I killed this guy in 3 hits, and I fought him || BEFORE Marilith. I mean, all of his stats are terrible, but he does || give more Gil and EXP than the other boss battles, so I can't complain || that much. Just use physical attacks against Evil Eye, and you should || kill him before he puts a finger on you (he doesn't have any fingers, || but you get the point). You won't get anything after the battle. |'-------------------------------------------------------------------------'

After that pathetic display, grab the diamond to obtain the Levistone. Dropdown through the cracked floor again and make your way to the first floor.

Instead of going south and into the room (that leads to the cracked tile,which you drop down to encounter Evil Eye), go north to find a staircase.Enter them to leave the dungeon.

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Get back on your canoe and return to your boat. Sail down to the southerndock and stock up at Crescent Lake. From Crescent Lake, enter the small riverthat leads to Mt. Gulg and swim south. You will reach a small peninsula witha large desert in the center. Make your way to the middle of the desert.

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As you approach the sandy dunes of the desert, a large rumbling will occurand a large ship will rise from the ground. This is the airship, your new"toy". With the Levistone in hand, you can now pilot the airship.

When flying, you will go a lot faster than normal means of travelling, andthere are no random encounters. You can only land the airship on green grass.You cannot land it on dark green grass, forests, mountains, buildings, orwater. Sometimes this means that in order to reach an area, you must land faraway, then walk to the destination. Oh well.

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Fly north across the continent until you reach another continent. Once at thelarge desert, move west and you should reach a small peninsula. This is yournext destination, but first we must part our airship. From the peninsula, flynorth to find yet another peninsula. Land on the grass on the very tip of it.Walk east, then move southwest to the Citadel of Trials.

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Monsters: Clay Golem, Horned Devil, King Mummy, Medusa, Mindflayer, Minotaur Zombie, Mummy, Nightmare, Rakshasa Items: Gil, Cottage, Gauntlets, Healing Staff, Ice Brand, Rat's Tail, Ruby Armlet, Steel Gloves

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1F--Walk to the center of the citadel, then proceed northwest to the small room.Go inside and sit on the throne to teleport to the next level.

2F--The next floor consists of many warp tiles that transport you to differentparts of the floor. Step on the first warp to teleport in the room rightabove you. Step on that tile to transport to the room to the left. There aretwo warp tiles here; step on the bottom one. There's only one tile in thisnext room; step on it.

In the next room, step on the bottom tile to be transported into a hallway.

Walk south to the warp and go through. In this next room, step in the warptile to the right. This next area is a bit larger, leaving a bigger area toexplore. Make your way to the right side of the area. Enter the doorway andapproach the chest. You must defeat a couple Clay Golems first, but you willget the Gauntlets.

The Gauntlets are an interesting weapon. They may seem like normal gloves,but when you select them from the item menu in battle, you will cast Bolt.You can't use them for now, so stow them away for later. Exit the room and gosouth past the warp point. There's another warp tile in the corner; ignore itand keep going south. Enter the warp tile directly south to teleport to theexit. Go through the staircase to reach the next floor.

3F--This floor is a lot more straightforward than the previous one. Walk north,through the doorway, and open the chest right above you to get a HealingStaff. Similar to the Gauntlets, when selected from the item menu, thisweapon will cast Heal on your entire party. It can't be used now, so save itfor later.

Walk west down the hallway and open the chests at the end for Steel Gloves,Ice Brand, and a Ruby Armlet. Equip these to any members if needed. Headsouth and open the chests for 7340 Gil, 2455 Gil, and a Cottage. Continueeast down the hallway and open the chest for a Rat's Tail. Hooray? As youstep on the throne, you will be ambushed.

.-------------------------------------------------------------------------.| BOSS: Dragon Zombies ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| HP: 268 DEF: 30 EVA: 24 EXP: 2331 || ATK: 56 AGI: 12 M DEF: 135 Drop: Megalixer || ACC: 67 INT: 26 GIL: 999 || || Weakness: Fire, Dia |


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| Resistance: Quake, Stone, Poison, Sleep, Confusion, Death, Ice, || Paralysis, Darkness, Silence, Mind ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Wait, is that what I think it is? *squints* Yep, another easy boss. It || almost makes me sad how many easy bosses there are in this game. Just || like Evil Eye, you should kill these guys in one round. Just like the || Piscodemons earlier in the game, you fight a random amount of these || foes; usually two or three. The Dragon Zombies are strong, but they || will probably only hit you once. Don't even bother using Fire or Dia, || just use physical attacks. That's enough for the Dragon Zombies to bite || the dust. At least you get a Megalixer, as well as some Gil and EXP. |'-------------------------------------------------------------------------'

Once those guys have perished, step onto the throne to be transported to theentrance of the citadel. Exit out to the world map.

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Return to your airship and fly west to the small patch of surrounding isles.These are the Dragon Caves.

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Many of the Dragon Caves are small rooms with treasures in them. Go fromisland to island and loot them out. You can find several items, but most ofthe caves are filled with Gil. One cave is nothing but a long hallway. Godown the hallway and down the stairs. On the next floor, walk up to Bahamut,King of the Dragons. Talk to him and by giving him the Rat's Tail, he willupgrade your classes! Woo!

The class change is very beneficial to your party. Warriors will becomeKnights, and they will be able to learn low-level White magic spells (up tolevel 3), such as Cure and Dia. You are also able to equip a wider variety ofweapons and armor.

Thiefs will become Ninjas. Ninjas can now learn low-level Black magic spells(up to level 4), such as Fire and Thunder. They can also equip more weaponsand armor to Ninjas.

Your Wizards can now learn more powerful spells. I suggest returning toMelmond and buying level 5 Black magic (preferrably Teleport). Pick up theExit spell at Crescent Lake. If you have a Red Mage (now Red Wizard), he can

learn a lot more spells. Go back to various towns and have him learn Blackand White magic spells. Remember, you may have to delete older spells to makeroom for newer ones. Once you're ready to continue your journey, return toyour airship.

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desert caravan. Talk to the man and buy the Bottled Fairy from him for 40000Gil. Trust me, you need it.

Afterwards, return to your airship. Fly over to the northeast continend(where the Citadel of Trials is located). Fly northeast towards a smallpeninsula (it looks like a bird's head) and park your ship. Walk across theland towards the nearby town.

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Gaia is the first new town we've been to in a while. Gaia is filled with manyexpensive items and equipment, as well as two sets of spell stores.

.-------------------------. | ITEM SHOP | |-------------------------| | Cottage 2000G | | Ether 150G | | Hi-Potion 150G | | Phoenix Down 500G | | Tent 160G |

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.-------------------------. .-------------------------.| WEAPON SHOP | | ARMOR SHOP ||-------------------------| |-------------------------|| Cat Claws 52000G | | Protect Ring 16000G |'-------------------------' | Ruby Armlet 40000G | '-------------------------'

.------------------------------. .------------------------------.| LEVEL 7 BLACK MAGIC SHOP | | LEVEL 7 WHITE MAGIC SHOP ||------------------------------| |------------------------------|| Blizzaga 30000G | | Curaja 30000G |

| Break 30000G | | Diaja 30000G |'------------------------------' '------------------------------'

.------------------------------. .------------------------------.| LEVEL 8 BLACK MAGIC SHOP | | LEVEL 8 WHITE MAGIC SHOP ||------------------------------| |------------------------------|| Kill 30000G | | Dispel 30000G || Stop 30000G | | Holy 30000G || Warp 30000G | | NulAll 30000G |'------------------------------' '------------------------------'

Like I said, it's very pricy here in Gaia. After buying that Bottled Fairy,you should still have some Gil left. Pick up Curaja immediately as well as

Blizzaga. Holy and NulAll are good additions to your spell list, but theyaren't needed at the moment if you don't have enough Gil for them now.

Head over to the left side of town and pass by the Item Shop and Sanctuary.Follow the forest trail and once at the fork, go north. When you reach thespring, the Bottled Fairy will be released in the spring. She will thank youby giving you Oxyale. Who knows what that is, but hooray anyways. Afterwards,exit the town.

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Return to the northwest continent and land south of the desert. Walk overtowards the body of water and paddle upstream. Once you enter the canyon,paddle towards the waterfall and enter to reach a secret cave.

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Monsters: Clay Golem, Cockatrice, Green Dragon, King Mummy, Mummy, Nightmare, Pyrolisk Items: Gil, Defender, Ribbon, Warp Cube, Wizard's Staff

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Proceed north from the start, then west at the first fork. Simply follow thewinding path through the cavern. At the next big intersection, stick to theleft and continue west. Once you reach a wall, follow the trail south all theway.

When at the dead end, enter the doorway north of you to enter a small room.Open the chests to obtain 13450 Gil, 6400 Gil, Defender, 5000 Gil, Ribbon,and Wizard's Staff. Next, talk to the robot and he will give you a Warp Cube

after mumbling something about a flying fortress. Intriguing. Once you'velooted the place, equip your new weapons and exit the Waterfall Cavern.

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Make your way to dry land and enter the forest on the right side of themountains. Follow it to a small town and make your way inside.

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A small peaceful town, the folks here will talk about a shrine that sunk intothe watery depths ages ago. Supposedly it's inhabited by mermaids.

.-------------------------. | ITEM SHOP | |-------------------------| | Cottage 2000G | | Ether 150G | | Gold Needle 500G | | Hi-Potion 150G | | Remedy 1500G | '-------------------------'

.------------------------------. .------------------------------.| LEVEL 7 BLACK MAGIC SHOP | | LEVEL 7 WHITE MAGIC SHOP ||------------------------------| |------------------------------|| Blind 30000G | | Healaga 30000G || Saber 30000G | | NulDeath 30000G |'------------------------------' '------------------------------'

Pick up Healaga if you have a White Wizard in your party; it's the mostuseful spell in Onrac. Saber is also a good choice if you have enough money.You can pass on the others. Stock up on Hi-Potions and some Ethers. Talk to


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the townspeople if you wish and when you're ready, head to the right side oftown.

Once you reach the dock, talk to the girl. She will let you use her homemadesubmarine if you have the Oxyale. Luckily you do, so hop in and it will takeyou to the Sunken Shrine.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-SUNKEN SHRINE=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Monsters: Deepeyes, Ghost, Sahagin Chief, Sahagin Prince, Sea Scorpion, Sea Snake, Sea Troll, Shark, Water Elemental, Water Naga, White Shark

Items: Gil, Antidote, Diamond Armlet, Diamond Armor, Diamond Gloves, Diamond Helm, Diamond Shield, Giant's Gloves, Light Axe, Mage's Staff, Ribbon, Rosetta Stone

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1F--From the start, head north inbetween the pillars. Once the road splits, go

left and enter the room north from here for a chest containing 9900 Gil.Return to the fork and go right this time. Enter the room and open the chestto get 2000 Gil. Walk north towards the top of the floor and go through thestaircase.

2F--This floor is pretty big and is home to a lot of good treasures. Inspect allof the rooms present in the floor to get 20 Gil, Mage's Staff, 12350 Gil, anda Light Axe. Don't forget to get the Diamond Armor, which is tucked away inthe northwest corner of the room. Once you've pillaged the area, go south tofind the exit.

3F--This room is onother area with a crapload of treasures. Like before, they canall be found in separate rooms. Luckily for you, you cannot encounter enemieshere. Open all of the chests for an Antidote, Diamond Shield, 9000 Gil, 1760Gil, Diamond Armlet, 4150 Gil, 5000 Gil, Rosetta Stone, Diamond Gloves,Diamond Helm, 10 Gil, 10000 Gil, and 2750 Gil. I hope you enjoy it all! Onceyou have looted the place, return to the first floor; the entrance of SunkenShrine.

1F--There is another staircase to the left. Go west and enter it.

4F--Walk west past the wall, then north across the sliver of land. You shouldeasily find the staircase in the upper corner of the area.

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6F--This next room is a simple square. Navigate around either way to reach thestairs, which are on the southeast corner of the room.

7F--Go directly north to enter a large room. Open the nearby treasure chest for110 Gil. There's another chest below holding 450 Gil. Open it and continuesouth, through the doorway and down the stairs.

4F--Well, we are on a previous floor, but an entirely separate side. Head west,then south at the first fork. Walk around the walls and enter the room tofind two chests. Open them for 7690 Gil and 8135 Gil. Continue west and goinside the room for 5450 Gil, 385 Gil, and Giant's Gloves.

The Giant's Gloves are a very important weapon for the rest of the game. Whenselected in the item menu, you will cast Saber. Exit the room and go northinto the next one. Collect the Light Axe inside and exit, proceedingnortheast. Once you reach the final room, go inside and open the chests for aRibbon, 9900 Gil, 7340 Gil, and 2750 Gil. Exit and go north, then west to the

staircase.

8F--From the staircase, head west. You will soon reach an intersection; go northat it to reach yet another one. Go west and simply follow the passage untilyou reach a doorway. Go through and pass through the large room. You willcome to another doorway. Heal your party and get ready to fight Kraken, theguardian of the Water Crystal.

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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| HP: 1800 DEF: 60 EVA: 84 EXP: 4245 || ATK: 50 AGI: 42 M DEF: 160 Drop: Kikuichimonji || ACC: 90 INT: 32 GIL: 5000 || || Weakness: Lightning || Resistance: Quake, Fire ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Kraken was pretty tough too. I guess the only hard bosses in this game || are the guardians. He's weak to Lightning, obviously. Kraken is pretty || darn strong, so cast Protera on your party. If you got the Giant's || Gloves earlier in the dungeon, this battle will be so much easier. || Before you enter the battle, equip it to your strongest character. In |

| the battle, select 'Items' and press up to access your equipment. || Select the Giant's Gloves, and you'll cast Saber on yourself, a spell || that raises your attack. || || Have a Wizard cast Haste on the character with the Giant's Gloves on, || and have him use physical attacks against Kraken. You'll deal a lot of || damage with that character, so the difficulty of this battle is much || easier. Like all other enemies in this dungeon, Kraken has an intense || weakness against Lightning. Have your Wizard cast Thundaga on Kraken || and your strongest character attack, while your other party members |


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| attack physically and heal. Kraken should go down shortly, giving you || the Kikuichimonji after the battle. |'-------------------------------------------------------------------------'

After gaining the Water crystal, step into the warp to teleport to theentrance. From there, exit the dungeon as well as Onrac.

==============================================================================THE WIND CRYSTAL [0405]==============================================================================

Return to your airship finally. We are going to take a quick detour, back toMelmond. Luckily, it's directly south from here. Fly down to it and enter thetown.

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Walk over to the graveyard and talk to the man. He will decipher a strangepuzzle and he will let you understand the Lufenian language. This will be keyfor our next destination. Once that's over with, exit to the world map.

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Pilot your airship back to Gaia. From Gaia, fly southwest. Our destination issouth of here, but we need to find a place to land our ship. You should finda small lake nearby. Land your ship on the patch of grass next to the lake.From here, make the long trek through the forests, south to Lufenia.

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Lufenia is an ancient town with very mysterious and strange people. Talk tothem to learn of their story. You will find the two most expensive (and mostuseful?) spells in the game here.

.------------------------------. .------------------------------.| LEVEL 8 BLACK MAGIC SHOP | | LEVEL 8 WHITE MAGIC SHOP ||------------------------------| |------------------------------|| Flare 40000G | | Full-Life 40000G |'------------------------------' '------------------------------'

If you can afford both, then pick 'em up. If you can get only one though, getFull-Life; it's loads more useful than the powerful Flare. The spell shopsare located outside of town. Exit the town at the northeast corner and follow

the light-green grass to reach them. From the entrance, talk to the personstanding near the walls of the town (on the right side). They will give youthe Chime, an item used to gain access to Mirage Tower. Well, howabout we gothere? Sounds like a grand idea.

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Return to your airship and fly south of the gigantic desert. Land on thegrass south of the desert and walk through. The battles here are good forsome large amounts of EXP, so you may want to train here. The tower shouldn't


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be hard to spot; walk into it to enter Mirage Tower.

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Monsters: Black Knight, Chimera, Cockatrice, Guardian, Hellhound, King Mummy, Medusa, Mummy Nightmare, Pyrolisk, Sabertooth, Vampire, Weretiger, Wyrm, Wyvern Items: Gil, Aegis Shield, Cottage, Dragon Mail, Healing Helm, Sun Blade, Tent, Thor's Hammer, Vorpal Sword

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1F--The exit to the floor is basically right in front of you, but there are manytreasures to find. Enter the doorway in front of you and go north. Walkeither left or right and go around the wall. Open the chests to obtain anAegis Shield, Tent, Vorpal Sword, Healing Helm, 800 Gil, 18010 Gil, 3400 Gil,and 2750 Gil. After collecting all of it, go back to the doorway where youcame in and go left of it. Head south through the next doorway and into thestaircase.

2F--Once again, the path to the exit is easy, but if you want some treasures, youwill have to go out of your way. Follow the pathway around the outer edge ofthe tower. Once you reach the stairs, go right past them. Follow the outsideedge until a path opens up. Go through to enter the center of the floor. Goaround the passage until you're on the southern end of the tower again. ENterthe doorway to find yourself in the central room.

Boy, that's a lot of chests. Open 'em all for a Cottage, Dragon Mail, 7600Gil, Sun Blade, 10000 Gil, 8135 Gil, 7900 Gil, Thor's Hammer, 12350 Gil, and13000 Gil. Alrighty, with all of that in hand, return to the staircase and

enter them.

3F--Walk around the outer edge and go through the doorway at the south end of thefloor. Once you reach the inside of the room, you'll be attacked by anotherunimpressive foe. You really shouldn't have.

.-------------------------------------------------------------------------.| BOSS: Blue Dragon ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| HP: 454 DEF: 20 EVA: 96 EXP: 3274 |

| ATK: 92 AGI: 48 M DEF: 200 Drop: None || ACC: 86 INT: 28 GIL: 2000 || || Weakness: None || Resistance: Quake, Lightning ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Blue Dragon is very strong, so be prepared to use healing spells and || items. The sucker is strong, I'll give him that. He casts a spell || called Thunderbolt, which deals a lot of damage to your whole party. If || you have a White Wizard, cast Heal and Healara to cure your whole darn |


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| party. The Blue Dragon has low health though, so if you're at a high || enough level, you should take him out in one round. Oh gee. |'-------------------------------------------------------------------------'

Talk to the robot present in the room to, well, not learn much. Step on theplatform and use the Warp Cube to be transported to the Flying Fortress.

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Monsters: Air Elemental, Black Flan, Black Knight, Chimera, Clay Golem, Dark Fighter, Death Knight, Earth Medusa, Evil Eye, Fire Hydra, Guardian, Manticore, Medusa, Mindflayer, Neochu, Nightmare, Rakshasa, Soldier, Spirit Naga, Stone Golem, Vampire Lord Items: Gil, Adamantite, Black Robe, Clothes, Cottage, Diamond Gloves, Diamond Shield, Healing Helm, Mythril Helm, Potion, Protect Cloak, Razer, Ribbon, Sasuke's Blade, Tent, White Robe

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The Flying Fortress is your toughest dungeon yet, so heal and prepare yourselfnow. You'll also meet your good friend, Evil Eye, here. Yay for good times.

1F--You will find yourself in a small room in the center of a large floor. Exitand go south, around the walled room. Enter it to find a Razer in the chest.Equip it to any party members and return to the center of the floor. Headwest this time and pillage the room to find 7900 Gil, 9900 Gil, 4150 Gil, anda Potion.

Go to the right this time to find 180 Gil, 5000 Gil, 6720 Gil, Healing Helm,and a Protect Ring in the room. Finally, go north from the center of thefloor and step on the warp tile.

2F--The last room was a four-way intersection, but this one is an eight-wayintersection. Yay for complexity! Walk southward to the center of the room.Your first priority is to go southwest. Walk down the path and enter theroom. Collect the Adamantite from the chest. This is very important, so keepit safe in your item bag. Return to the center and go west for 880 Gil and13000 Gil in the room. Now go northwest from the center of the room. You willfind a Cottage and a Mythril Helm in the room.

The left side of the floor is finished, so go northeast this time. You'llfind a lone chest with Diamond Gloves inside. From the middle of the room, goeast. You will obtain a Diamond Shield and a Ribbon in the chests. Return to

the center of the room. Now go southeast and enter the room. Collect theBlack Robe and White Robe, and equip them to your Wizards; they're deathlyuseful. Phew! Simply go south from the center of the room to make your exit.

3F--You will be transported to the middle of yet another huge floor. There is arobot near the warp tile. Talk to him and he will tell you to look out of thewindow. Here, you can get a view of the whole world. It will teach you howthe four elements meet at one point back on the earth. Use that as a clue as


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to where your next destination may be. And plus, the view is nice. :)

Go north and follow the path to a doorway. Enter the room and open the chestsfor a Potion, Protect Ring, 9000 Gil, and 5450 Gil. Continue south again andonce you reach the entrance, go east. Enter the room and open the treasurechests to obtain a Gold Needle, 6400 Gil, 9500 Gil, 8135 Gil, a ProtectCloak, and Clothes.

The southern end of the room is barren, so the only other way to go is west.Make your way west from the starting point and go inside the room. Get theGold Needle, 4150 Gil, 3400 Gil, and Sasuke's Blade. Equip your new weaponand return to the path. The teleporter is right next to the room, so stepthrough to teleport to the next floor.

4F--This floor is a never-ending cycle. There are numerous holes situated on thefloor. Here's the direction to take to reach the warp tile: north two holesand west two holes. You should reach the warp tile; step on it once you do.

5F--This long corridor is home to not only the final guardian, but an imenselypowerful enemy named Death Machine. You can only find him on this floor, and

you have a 1 in 64 chance of encountering him. He is very hard, so I willprovide you with a strategy if you happen to encounter him.

.-------------------------------------------------------------------------.| BOSS: Death Machine ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| HP: 2000 DEF: 80 EVA: 96 EXP: 32000 || ATK: 128 AGI: 48 M DEF: 200 Drop: Genji Armor || ACC: 200 INT: 50 GIL: 32000 || || Weakness: None || Resistance: Quake, Lightning, Stone, Poison, Sleep, Confusion, Death, |

| Fire, Ice, Paralysis, Darkness, Silence, Mind ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Finally, after four hours of searching, I have found and defeated Death || Machine. Yeah, you read right, I found him after 4 hours. Death Machine || isn't a boss; you randomly encounter him on the 5th floor of the Flying || Fortress. You have a 1 in 64 chance of finding him, and you only have a || mere 5% chance of getting Genji Armor from him. It's just that he's so || hard, that I gave him his own boss section. Now, my strategy here will || be for people who encounter him earlier in the game. If you've gone || through the bonus dungeons and come back to find him, I doubt you won't || have trouble with him. || || People who find him while going to fight Tiamat will have a tough time |

| with Death Machine. Death Machine is tougher than Tiamat, and he has a || lot of attack compared to other bosses you've faced. His defense is || high, so use strong spells to destroy him. He's not weak against || anything, so any high level spell will be fine. Take him out as quick || as possible, because if he uses his spell, Nuke, you'll probably be || finished. Nuke deals A LOT of damage to you, so use powered up physical || attacks and strong spells to finish him. Have a character heal nearly || every turn, and keep at him. |'----------

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