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================================== == CHARACTER AVAILABILITY CHART == ==================================

Certain characters are only available on certain routes through the game.Avoiding spoilers, the choice between Lawful and Chaotic occurs at the end ofChapter 1: follow orders for Lawful, or disobey them for Chaotic. At the end ofthe Chaotic Chapter 2, you'll receive another offer: accept it for Neutral, ordecline to stay on Chaotic. Depending on what you select for these decisions, acertain set of characters will be available for you to recruit.

1, 2, 3, etc. = available on this route (Lawful, Neutral, Chaotic) in this chapterP = available postgame, during the Coda- = unavailable on this route

L N C Arycelle 3 2 2 Azelstan 4 4 4 Bayin - 2 2 Berda the Younger 4 4 4 Canopus 1 1 1 Catiua 4 4 4 Cerya - 4 3 Chamos - 3 - Cistina - 2 2 Cressida - - 4 Denam 1 1 1 Deneb 4 4 4 Dievold - 3 - Donnalto 1 1 1 Ehlrig - 4 - Felicia 1 1 1 Folcurt - 2 2 Ganpp 4 4 4 Gildas 3 - 3 Hobyrim 3 3 3 Iuria P P* P Jeunan 3 - - Lanselot P P P Lindl 4 4 4 Mirdyn 3 3 3 Obda the Younger 4 4 4 Ocionne 4 - - Oelias - 3 - Olivya 4 4 4 Ozma 4 - - Phaesta - 3 - Ravness 3 - - Rudlum 4 4 4 Sara 1 1 1 Sherri 4 4 4 Tamuz - 3 - Voltare 1 1 1 Xapan 2 - - Vyce 3 - - Warren P P P

* = Iuria can only be recruited with Gildas in your army. If he is in yourarmy, even if he is dead in the Warren Report (thanks to World), she is stillrecruitable, since the Coda is a bit more relaxed on that score than the maingame.

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NOTE: Several named generic characters that were previously recruitable in theSFC/PSX version are no longer recruitable, though they do appear in a cutscene.These are the three named generics who joined with Vice in Chapter 3L (Payton/Peyton the Knight, Beilev/Beylevra the Exorcist, and Apsala/Apsara the Priest).All three appear in the "Kin is Kin" cutscene at the beginning of Chapter 3L.

The four named generic Holy/Arc Dragons who joined with Oxyones/Ocionne (Cloud,Shadow, Typhoon, and ClearSky) are also now gone (she fights with an Arc Dragonduring the Lhazan Fortress battle, but it does not join when she does).

To make up for this, Aloser/Arycelle has been made recruitable in all threeroutes, and several new characters have been added (Ozma and Ravness on theLawful route, Cressida on the Chaotic route, and Azelstan, Iuria, Lanselot,and Warren on all routes).

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======================== == CHARACTER DOSSIERS == ========================

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Status:- Unique (has a unique sprite and portrait, keeps same sprite/portrait during class change)- Semi-unique (has a generic sprite with different coloration and a unique portrait, keeps same sprite/portrait during class change)- Named generic (has a generic sprite and portrait, changes sprite/portrait during class change)

Initial class: The class of this character when he/she joins

Unique classes: Any nonstandard classes this character can change to

Available routes: Denotes whether this character is available on the Lawful,Neutral and/or Chaotic routes

Alignment: Whether character is Lawful, Neutral, or Chaotic (this can be seenon the status screen with the signifier L, N, or C).

How to recruit: The steps you must take to recruit this character to your army.If there are multiple ways to recruit the character, they are given.

NOTE THAT THERE ARE POTENTIAL SPOILERS IN THE RECRUITMENT DESCRIPTIONS! So beforewarned. I've tried to limit them as much as possible, but sometimes youjust have to use them for the instructions to make sense. Caveat FAQtor!

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ARYCELLEStatus: Semi-uniqueInitial class: ArcherAlignment: N (Lawful route), L (Chaotic/Neutral routes)Available routes: All

How to recruit:Arycelle is a relatively easy character to recruit, but one of the hardest tokeep recruited if you play the Neutral route (either on a first playthrough ora subsequent World playthrough).

In the Chaotic route, you will need to rescue her in the battle on the XeodMoors. She will reluctantly join you temporarily, and you will have to protecther through two more battles as a Guest. After the battle on Tynemouth Hill,when she learns the truth about Balmamusa, she will join you permanently.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If, at the end of Chapter 2C, you make the decision to acceptLeonar's offer and rejoin the Duke to take the Neutral route, her loyalty willtake a drastic plunge to 10, no matter how high it was before; unless you bringher loyalty up QUICKLY, she will leave your army. Also note that this willhappen even if you originally recruited her on a Lawful or Chaotic playthroughand are replaying through with World; the only way to avoid this entirely isto allow her to die as a Guest in 2C, so that she is dead in the Warren Reporteven if she is alive in your army.

In the Lawful route, you will similarly need to avoid killing Arycelle in yourbattle against her at the Arkhaiopolis of Rhime in Chapter 2 (defeat Vyceinstead). Also keep her alive during the fight against Leonar at the end ofthe chapter. She will then automatically join with Vyce, Mirdyn, and Gildasduring Chapter 3.

Comments: Arycelle is the best Archer in the game, bar none (with thepossible exception of Canopus, though he's more versatile as a Vartan). Shebegins with high rank in Bows, and if you give her Swiftfoot and Jump toincrease her mobility, she can rain death down upon your foes readily. Later,in the postgame, giving her a Sidhe Ring or Winged Ring so that she can useBlinkwalk or Floatwalk on herself whenever needed to gain the high ground isa good idea. Postgame, I personally like giving her a Lightning-elemental bow,as she IS nicknamed "Thunder Maiden Arycelle," but use whatever Augment seemsbest for the elemental weapons you have.

Sample Archer build:BowsAnatomyAppropriate Augment skillCounterattackStrengthenTrueflightJumpTrajectoryDouble ShotTremendous Shot

In the late-game, replace Strengthen with an appropriate Augment skill.

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AZELSTANStatus: UniqueInitial class: BuccaneerUnique classes: Buccaneer, RangerAlignment: CAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: Recruiting Azelstan is a long, involved process with severaldifficult battles. The first step comes early in Chapter 4, after meetingPrancet at Brigantys Castle. Before going to Mount Hedon, read "Port Omish, Denof Thieves" and Port Omish will become available. Go there for a somewhat toughbattle (the enemies are level 20 if this is your first playthrough, and you'relikely to be around level 15 or so at this point), during which you mustprotect Diego from being killed.

Later, after saving Archiereus Mreuva at Hagia Banhamuba but before attackingBarnicia Castle, read "The Pirate's Graveyard" to unlock the optional dungeonof the same name. Go into the Pirate's Graveyard - you don't have to fight anybattles - to unlock "The Dread Pirate" Talk item in the Warren Report. VisitPort Omish for an event with Diego, then visit Qadriga Fortress. Finally,after the events at Barnicia but before attacking Heim Castle, go to PortOmish to fight another battle to save Azelstan from pirates.

At this point, you can go to the Pirate's Graveyard at any point in theremainder of the game or post-game, and fight your way to the Crystal Hallsarea. Azelstan will join you as a guest in this battle, and if he survives thebattle, he will join you permanently. (Note: this may or may not happen ifyou are in the middle of the Iuria recruitment process in Coda.)

Note that unlike most of the other characters with a unique class, he does notgive you Pirate's Marks when he joins, so if you want to change him to anotherclass and then back to Buccaneer - or change Denam, Vyce, or Canopus to theBuccaneer class - you'll need to find Pirate's Marks by defeating the Archerin the "On Holy Ground" Pirate's Graveyard battle, or by taking the treasureat the end of the Graveyard.

Comments: I haven't used Azelstan that much yet; he's pretty good with Fusils,which makes for a nice combination with 1H Swords. He has some useful actionabilities, such as Evade and Apostate, that allow him to avoid attacks, and hecan use the Ninja's or Ranger's Double Attack as well if you want him todual-wield. Overall a very versatile character with good stats. He also comeswith ranks in Herpetology, so I make him my default Reptile-recruiter.

Sample Buccaneer build:Swords (1H)FusilsHerpetologyCounterattackTrajectoryField AlchemyCoaxEvadeSpeedstarApostate

Sample Ranger build:1H SwordsHerpetologyAppropriate Augment skillCounterattackStrengthenFortifyDodgeDouble AttackField AlchemyCoax

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BAYINStatus: Semi-uniqueInitial class: WizardAlignment: NAvailable routes: N, C

How to recruit: In the battle at the Arkhaiopolis of Rhime in Chapter 1, youmust first keep Cistina alive. If she survives the battle, answer "We seek onlypeace." Then, in Chapter 2C, defeat Farrell in the battle at Krysaro to freeFolcurt. Accept Folcurt's mission to Qadriga Fortress to save Bayin; Folcurtwill join as a Guest. Keep Bayin alive throughout the battle, and afterwardstell him "We will help you" to open a battle at Ndamsa Fortress, where Cistinais being held. Win that battle with both Folcurt and Bayin as Guests. Cistinawill join you after the battle, also as a Guest. With the entire LiberationFront crew in tow, win the battle at Golyat and sail to Boed Fortress. TellCistina "Come with us" and she will join, along with Bayin and Folcurt. IfCistina died in battle at Golyat, either option will allow you to recruitFolcurt and/or Bayin (if either or both survived).

Comments: He's a very good Earth Magic user, who's useful with status spells,especially Petrifog a bit later; equip him with a Mind Ring to increase theirchance of hitting. He's somewhat superseded as an Earth-elemental mage bySherri in Chapter 4, who has better stats and can have a unique class, butPetrifog is useful enough that Bayin will still have his place in your army.

Sample Wizard build:Earth MagicCudgelsAnatomyAugment EarthResist PetrifyResist SilenceSpellcraftSpellstrikeField AlchemyMeditate

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BERDA THE YOUNGERStatus: Named genericInitial class: Gryphon (cannot change classes)Alignment: LAvailable routes: all

How to recruit: After saving Lindl, read the Warren Report Talk entry "TheBandits of Neimrahava." This will open up the Neimrahava Wood, where you canbattle Ganpp and his new pets, Berda and Obda the Younger. If you avoid killingeither of the Gryphons and reduce Ganpp to critical HP, he will surrender andjoin your army, along with the two gryphons.

Comments: Berda is a gryphon. Slightly better stats than other gryphons, so ifyou like to use beasts, definitely give him a try, especially since he comeswith several good action abilities already learned and equipped. If you're nota fan of beasts, though, you won't find anything too amazing about Berda tochange your mind.

Sample build:AnatomyCounterattackKnockbackFortifyTruestrikeFeatherstepDashStun BreathNumbing HookBlood Siphon

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CANOPUSStatus: UniqueInitial class: VartanUnique class: BuccaneerBase stats: STR 41, VIT 40, DEX 41, AGIL 39, AVD 43, INT 39, MIND 39, RES 36Alignment: LAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: He automatically joins your first battle in Tynemouth Hill as aGuest. If he survives, he will join your party permanently.

Comments: Canopus is probably the closest thing this game has to a gamebreaker.He has incredibly good stats, his default class (Vartan) has high Move, and hecan fly. He will excel at whatever you give him to do, but is probably bestused as a sniper: keep him a Vartan with a 2H Crossbow or a 1H Bow/Crossbow anda 1H Axe, or make him an Archer with a 2H Bow (you'll give up some Move, butwill get a greater attack range and height advantage). He also has access toAzelstan's unique class, the Buccaneer, if you want to give him access toFusils (though you will have to do some futzing with an Ogre Blade to get theFusils skill on him, since hawkmen can't normally learn it). Or you can go withOgre Battle nostalgia and give Canopus a hammer and let him wail on some badguys, as either a Vartan or a Beast Tamer - not quite as overpowered as ArcherCanopus, but sometimes you don't need that much overkill, right?

Sample Vartan build:Air MagicAxesBowsAnatomyCounterattackStrengthenFortifyConstitutionTrajectoryField Alchemy

Sample Archer build:BowsAnatomyAppropriate Augment skillCounterattackStrengthenTrueflightSwiftfootTrajectoryDouble ShotTremendous Shot

Sample Beast Tamer build:HammersAnatomyTeratologyResist LeadenCounterattackStrengthenFortifyField AlchemyEmpower BeastSubdue

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CATIUAStatus: UniqueInitial class: PriestUnique classes: Priest, Princess, Dark PriestBase stats (Guest): STR 32, VIT 32, DEX 35, AGIL 33, AVD 34, INT 36, MIND 37, RES 36Alignment: LAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: The Catiua recruitment process begins early in Chapter 4, afterrescuing Archiereus Mreuva. He asks you "Have you the will to wage war uponher?" Answer "That I cannot do," and Catiua will appear in the Barnicia GrandStaircase battle later in the chapter. Answer "I shall do what I must," andshe will not appear in the Barnicia battle.

Once you reach Barnicia Castle, the next step is not to let her die if sheparticipates in the battle with Tartaros (obviously). If she did not appear,then that's one less thing you have to worry about. After the battle, Denamwill have a conversation with Catiua inside an abandoned room in the castle.If she participated in the battle, answer her "I did only what I had to do,"and "You are my sister, and I love you." If she did not appear in the battle,answer "I never abandoned you," and "I took no joy in our parting." Any otheranswer will result in Catiua not joining your army, for reasons that willbecome obvious. Catiua will permanently join you once you return to PhidochCastle.

Comments: Well, Catiua has THREE unique classes to choose from - more thanany other character - and to top that off, all of them are entirely unique toher! By the time she joins permanently, you'll be very familiar with the Priestclass (essentially an upgraded Cleric that can use Light attack magic). HerPrincess class is available as soon as she joins, as you get five Princess'sMarks at that point; it's essentially a hybrid mage-fighter class withincreased front-line survivability (thanks to regular armor and the ability touse some 1H Swords), though the fact that she still has the typical magician'sMove score means that it may take her a while to get up TO the front line. TheDark Priest is a pure offensive magician class, which has access to numerous elemental spells and the entire stock of Dark spells (minus Word of Pain).

An important caveat is that none of Catiua's special classes can use missileattack spells, with the exception of the Priest's ability to use theSpiritsurge spells and the Dark Priest's Drain series of Dark spells. None ofthe elemental missile spells, or Word of Pain, can be used by any of Catiua'sunique classes, which means that unless she is a Priest, her magic attack tendsto be a bit more expensive than your average mage's, since indirect spells costmore MP. (So keep those Magic Leaves coming!)

As a Princess, I like to give Catiua Ice Magic, since no unique magic userclass comes preloaded with it (Ozma can only use basic attack spells). That wayI have someone to give Ice Requiem (the Ice Apocrypha spell) to. Divine Magicis also a natural, as Catiua will have much of it learned from her Priest days,and can also equip the very good Light-elemental 1H Sword Brynhildr after thepenultimate battle (and in subsequent World runs). Optionally also take herinto the Witch class and back, since she can use the Draconic spell Starfall,which does huge damage to and exorcises the undead. Since she can use lightarmor and 1H Swords, give her a skill to boost the damage she can take and lether go wild with whatever is needed in a given situation.

Sample Priest build:Divine MagicAugment LightDeflectResist SilenceFortifySidestepSpellcraftExpand MindChannelingField Alchemy

Sample Dark Priest build:Dark MagicAugment DarknessResist SilenceSpellcraftInsightExpand MindChannelingField AlchemyMeditateBloody Gag

Sample Princess build:Ice MagicDivine MagicDraconic Magic1H SwordsAugment IceAugment LightFortifySpellcraftExpand MindMeditate

Trade the 1H Swords and Fortify for Princess' Whim and Lucky Star if you favora rear-guard Princess rather than a frontline fighter.

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CERYAStatus: UniqueInitial class: ValkyrieUnique class: ShamanAlignment: NAvailable routes: N, C

How to recruit: The first step is a battle against the Dark Knight Oz at BoedFortress in Chapter 3, on either the Neutral or Chaotic route. The Chaoticversion is relatively simple; defeat Oz, and Cerya will join you automatically.The Neutral version is a little trickier...you will still have to defeat Oz, but Cerya herself is a guest in the battle, in the middle of the enemies andinflicted with the Leadened status. If you can keep her alive throughout thebattle, you will be rewarded with...Cerya telling you she doesn't approve ofyour wishy-washiness and leaving. In Chapter 4, after rescuing Archiereus Mreuva, read the Warren Report Talk entry "Pirates of Qadriga Fortress" tounlock an encounter with Captain Ehlrig. Answer him "Will you aid us?" torecruit both Cerya and Ehlrig.

Comments: Cerya is probably the second-best of the Phoraena sisters formagical purposes - she has decent physical stats, good if not great INT, anda high MND score, which makes her good with spell accuracy. Raise her INT withfood and/or cards and watch her blow enemies away as a Fire-elemental Shaman,or raise her STR and train up her Spears skill and keep her a jack-of-all-trades Valkyrie (though there are other Spear Valkyries, none of them useFire).

Keep in mind that Oracle's Marks are hard to come by, so before you make her aShaman, send her through other classes to pick up any abilities you want her tohave as a Shaman. (Meditate is especially useful as a Shaman, so you may wanther to pick that up from the Enchantress class at the very least.)

Sample Valkyrie build:Fire MagicDivine MagicSpearsAnatomyAugment FireSpellcraftExpand MindFortifyField AlchemyHP Infusion

Sample Shaman build:Fire MagicAnatomyAugment FireSpellcraftExpand MindChannelingField AlchemyMeditateBlazing ResonanceNature's Touch

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CHAMOSStatus: Named genericInitial class: WizardAlignment: NAvailable routes: N

How to recruit: In Chapter 3 Neutral, after the Tynemouth Hill battle withGanpp but before the battle at Port Asyton, meet with Leonar at Krysaro tohear about some captive warriors at Qadriga Fortress. During the battle,Chamos, Phaesta and Tamuz will be incapacitated guest party members. Revivethem or win the battle before their countdowns run out, and any who survivewill join you after the battle, along with Hobyrim.

Comments: Chamos is a standard Wizard, with Fire and Dark spells. As you'llprobably get better Fire-elemental magicians later, such as Shaman Cerya andWicce Deneb, I'd say Chamos is just a little lacking. Still, he may be usefulto you if you like using a full-Fire team, to make the most of Fire Averseeffects.

Sample Wizard build:Fire MagicDark MagicAnatomyAugment FireAugment DarknessResist SilenceSpellcraftSpellstrikeField AlchemyMeditate

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CISTINAStatus: Unique spriteInitial class: ValkyrieUnique class: Shaman Alignment: NAvailable routes: N, C

How to recruit: In the battle at the Arkhaiopolis of Rhime in Chapter 1, youmust first keep Cistina alive. If she survives the battle, answer "We seek onlypeace." Then, in Chapter 2C, defeat Farrell in the battle at Krysaro to freeFolcurt. Accept Folcurt's mission to Qadriga Fortress to save Bayin; Folcurtwill join as a Guest. Keep Bayin alive throughout the battle, and afterwardstell him "We will help you" to open a battle at Ndamsa Fortress, where Cistinais being held. Win that battle with both Folcurt and Bayin as Guests. Cistinawill join you after the battle, also as a Guest. With the entire LiberationFront crew in tow, win the battle at Golyat and sail to Boed Fortress. TellCistina "Come with us" and she will join, along with Bayin and Folcurt (ifeither or both survived).

Comments: Cistina suffers from all-rounder syndrome more than any of hersisters; she's decent at a lot, but excels at nothing. Her base stats areinferior to those of her sisters, although since you do get her earlier if youare playing the Chaotic or Neutral routes first, you can use cards and food tofix that. Raise her INT and make her a Wind-elemental Shaman, or keep her aWind-using Valkyrie - it's your call.

Keep in mind that Oracle's Marks are hard to come by, so before you make her aShaman, send her through other classes to pick up any abilities you want her tohave as a Shaman. (Meditate is especially useful as a Shaman, so you may wanther to pick that up from the Enchantress class at the very least.)

Sample Valkyrie build:Air MagicDivine MagicSpearsAnatomyAugment AirSpellcraftExpand MindFortifyField AlchemyHP Infusion

Sample Shaman build:Air MagicAnatomyAugment AirSpellcraftExpand MindChannelingField AlchemyMeditateAerial ResonanceNature's Touch

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CRESSIDA Status: UniqueInitial class: NecromancerAlignment: LAvailable routes: C

How to recruit: On the Chaotic route, a sidequest will open in Chapter 4 inthe Warren Report. Read "The Balmamusa Dead" to unlock a battle in Balmamusa,where you must revive the Cleric Oelias (she teleports out) and then slaughterthe undead. Then go to Qadriga Fortress to trigger a battle with the TerrorKnight Dievold. Finally, go to Golyat to face Nybeth, along with some oldfriends and enemies, in a battle where you must rescue Cressida. Save her, andyou can tell her "You will not be judged by me"; if your Galgastani Chaos Frameis high enough, she will join you.

The tricky part here is the Chaos Frame part; that's the general approval youhave among the Galgastani. Hire a newly recruited unit from the shop to get anidea of their loyalty; if it seems low, you should try to increase it. Youwant a loyalty of 50 or above; as loyalty messages change at 40 and 60, youwill have to either go with some guesswork or raise your Chaos Frame higherthan you strictly need to. The most painless way to raise your Galgastani CF,take one or two high-level non-Galgastani units (I like Denam and Canopus)along with eleven low-level, unequipped Galgastani units to the Reisan Way.(You can also use your Galgastani uniques/semi-uniques/named generics if youlike.) Make sure that all are stripped of Field Alchemy skills, then set allthe characters to AI (Melee setting for the newbies, Rear Guard for the morepowerful characters). Let it go, and stop and retreat once all the newbieshave been slaughtered. Each Galgastani death in battle raises your CFapproximately a tenth of a point, so killing 10 units off per battle meansyou'll raise a point per battle.

(You can do the same thing, possibly quicker, by using the same setup butmanually controlling your more powerful units to slaughter the weaker ones;it does, however, require your input, whereas the other basically just needsyou to check it every few minutes to make sure no one's counter is runningout. But you can watch TV/clean your house/read/whatever you want to do whileit's going, which is more my style.)

Comments: Cressida is the only unique Necromancer, and new to the remake.Overall she's quite useful if you like Undead units, since Necromancers havethe ability to raise stilled Undead and to recruit and heal them.

For the record, recruiting Cressida is the only way to get Necroprentice'sMarks to create your own Necromancers; otherwise, you can only recruit themfrom the occasional story/Palace of the Dead battle. She comes with three ofthem, and if she is in your battle party, you can win them from the Necromanceron B18 of the Palace of the Dead.

Sample Necromancer build:Dark MagicNecromancyAugment DarknessResist StunResist SilenceSpellcraftSpellstrikeMaster UndeadAnimate DeadConsecrate Dead

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DENAMStatus: UniqueInitial class: WarriorUnique classes: Lord, BuccaneerBase stats: Depends on answers to Tarot questions when starting a new gameAlignment: Depends on routeAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: As he is the main character, all you have to do is start a newgame and there he'll be.

Comments: As expected from the hero, he's really good. He has access to Lord ashis unique class, which allows him to use most support abilities he's learnedfrom other classes (and some action abilities, too), so he's as good as yourtraining has made him. Lord is one of the few classes to use Double Attack, though, so it might be worth training Denam in a 1H weapon (Swords are apersonal favorite, since there are so many unique 1H Swords you get through themain plot, but you could easily train him in dual-wielded 1H Hammers or 1H Axesinstead). He can also use all spells (with the exception of Ninjutsu, WarDances and Necromancy), so he can make a good frontline user of Exorcism (withthe added benefit that several of the good 1H Swords are Light-elemental). Butyou can do what you want with Denam - make him a battle caster with doubleSpellbooks, or a heavy tank with Phalanx and a 2H Sword. The sky's the limit!

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DENEBStatus: UniqueInitial class: Witch OR WicceUnique classes: Wicce, ShamanAlignment: CAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: Okay, so Deneb is probably the most difficult character torecruit in the game. During chapter 4, read the Talk topic "Deneb's Emporium"in the Warren Report. This will unlock her shop, which moves from town totown depending on the day of the month.

To recruit her as a Witch, you must unlock the village of Vasque by beginningthe Palace of the Dead sidequest and fighting until you clear the battle there.Then purchase 5 elemental orbs of each kind from her shop; the trouble is that these elemental orbs are only available by auctioning off dragons of eachelemental type. Once you've done this, she will talk to you. Answer her "No.Let's hear it," and she will join your party as a guest to pursue the rogue Punkin. Go to the village of Vasque and you will have to fight a Wicce namedPunkin, accompanied by a bevy of Pumpkinhead Familiars. Defeat Punkin whilekeeping Deneb alive, and Deneb will place Punkin in charge of her shop andjoin your army.

But wait! Deneb can also join your party as a unique class, Wicce, which hasbetter stats than a Witch and several unique action abilities. In order forthis to happen, though, you must sell 30 Glass Pumpkins to Deneb BEFORE buyingthe last of the elemental orbs to begin her sidequest. When she joins yourparty as a guest, she will be a Witch, but when she joins permanently shewill be a Wicce, the same as Punkin. Glass Pumpkins are rare drops fromFamiliars in the Palace of the Dead; the easiest way to harvest them is torepeatedly kill two particular Familiars on B1of the Palace of the Dead (seethe FAQ section for more details). This will probably take anywhere from twohours (if you're incredibly lucky) to ten or so (if you're not), so be awareof the extra time this sidequest can take if you decide on the Wicce class.

Comments: As a Wicce, Deneb is possibly the hardest-hitting attack magician inthe game, even more so than Catiua's Dark Priest. Abilities like Magic Time!and Stirring Kiss are useful to increase Deneb's magic damage and to keepenemies that get close to her from hurting her. As a Witch, Deneb is a verygood one, but not as good as she is as a Wicce (who can do basically everything a Witch can do, but more). She comes with Fire and Dark spellspreloaded, so you also have the option of making her a Fire-elemental Shaman(which you may want to do if you didn't get her as a Wicce, or didn't recruitCerya).

Keep in mind that Wicce's Marks are expensive (5000 Goth a pop), and I believeyou can only buy one from Punkin before recruiting Iuria (at which pointPunkin's shop stocks as many as you can afford).

Sample Wicce build:Fire MagicDark MagicAnatomyAugment FireAugment DarknessSpellcraftExpand MindField AlchemyMeditateMagic Time!

Sample Shaman build:Fire MagicAnatomyAugment FireSpellcraftExpand MindChannelingField AlchemyMeditateBlazing ResonanceNature's Touch

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DIEVOLDStatus: Semi-uniqueInitial class: Terror KnightAlignment: CAvailable routes: N

How to recruit: In the Port Asyton battle in Chapter 3N, you will have torescue Dievold and Oelias from a horde of undead. If they both survive thebattle, answer "Very well. You may join us," to recruit both Dievold andOelias (or just Dievold, if Oelias did not survive the battle).

Comments: Dievold is the only unique Terror Knight who joins your party;unfortunately, Terror Knights are probably starting to lag in power by the timehe joins. If you're going to use a Terror Knight, Dievold is probably a goodone to use; his RT isn't great, but his stats are better than a generic. Equiphim with a good elemental 2H sword once you get one and give him a matchingAugment to up his damage, and equip him with Fortify to help him survivefrontline combat.

Sample Terror Knight build:Dark MagicSwords (2H)AnatomyAugment DarknessResist StunRampart AuraCounterattackSpell WardFearful ImpactLament of the Dead

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DONNALTOStatus: Semi-uniqueInitial class: ClericBase stats: STR 33, VIT 30, DEX 33, AGIL 38, AVD 35, INT 36, MIND 44, RES 38Alignment: LAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: In the battle in Krysaro in Chapter 1, keep Donnalto alive inthe battle. After defeating Moldova, Donnalto will join, along with the ArcherSara and the Knight Voltare.

Comments: Donnalto is the first semi-unique character you get, and the firstCleric. He's invaluable early on, when you have to Exorcise undead enemies(most notably in the Qadriga Fortress battle immediately after he joins).Clerics are not quite as important later, once your other characters have highranks of Field Alchemy, but still serve as cheap healing, status recovery andexorcists; if you can't come up with anything better to do, have him use a Boonof Swiftness on one of your combat fighters.

Sample Cleric build:Divine MagicAnatomyAugment LightExpand MindChannelingSanctuaryField AlchemyReflect DamageMother's MercyMother's Blessing

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EHLRIGStatus: Named genericInitial class: ClericAlignment: LAvailable routes: N

How to recruit: The first step is a battle against the Dark Knight Oz at BoedFortress in Chapter 3, on the Neutral route. You will have to defeat Oz, butCerya herself is a guest in the battle, in the middle of the enemies andinflicted with the Leadened status. If you can keep her alive throughout thebattle, you will be rewarded with...Cerya telling you she doesn't approve ofyour wishy-washiness and leaving. In Chapter 4, after rescuing Archiereus Mreuva, read the Warren Report Talk entry "Pirates of Qadriga Fortress" tounlock an encounter with Captain Ehlrig. Answer him "Will you aid us?" torecruit both Cerya and Ehlrig.

Comments: Ehlrig is a difficult character to make use of. First off, his statsare woefully unbalanced. His RT is equal to that of a regular generic unit,his magical stats are only average, and while he has high STR for a Cleric,he's not much more durable than your typical magician, and so is notparticularly suited for frontline combat. He does comes with a high rank inHammers, but the only hammer Clerics can use is the female-only Caldia (asthey can't use the male-only Iron Fan).

If you're going to use Ehlrig, then, my recommendation would be to change himinto another class; as a Knight, he could take advantage of his high Hammersskill as well as use some of his Divine Magic (though you may already be usingVoltare to fill this niche). Alternately, make him something moreappropriate for his profession: he can't be a Buccaneer, but he can be a Rogue,which has a suitably piratical bandana. (The Rogue's low class RT can alsocounterbalance Ehlrig's mediocre RT, and there is no unique Rogue, so I'd saythis might be the way to go if you don't already have a good generic Rogue.They can even use the Iron Fan! Of course, you'll have to give up DivineMagic, but them's the breaks.) Starting skills:- Divine Magic- Hammers (rank 3)- Cudgels (rank 2)- Anatomy (rank 2)- Thanatology (rank 2)- Augment Light (rank 2)- Fortify II- Mother's Blessing

Sample Cleric build:Divine MagicCudgelsAnatomyThanatologyAugment LightCounterattackFortifyExpand MindField AlchemyMother's Blessing

Sample Rogue build:Hammers/BlowgunsAnatomyAppropriate Augment skillFortifyTruestrike/TrueflightSidestepDodgeField AlchemyStealSpeedstar

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FELICIAStatus: Named genericInitial class: ClericAlignment: LAvailable routes: all

How to recruit: In the battle in Krysaro in Chapter 1, let Donnalto die in thebattle. After defeating Moldova, Felicia will join, along with the Archer Saraand the Knight Voltare.

Comments: She's basically there to fill the slot that Donnalto would otherwisefill; if you get her instead of him, use her as your main Cleric until you getsomeone better later in the game. Otherwise, just World back to get her forcompletion purposes, as there's very little that's at all special about her.

Sample Cleric build:Divine MagicCudgelsAnatomyThanatologyAugment LightExpand MindChannelingField AlchemyMother's MercyMother's Blessing

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FOLCURTStatus: Semi-uniqueInitial class: KnightAlignment: NAvailable routes: N, C

How to recruit: In the battle at the Arkhaiopolis of Rhime in Chapter 1, youmust first keep Cistina alive. If she survives the battle, answer "We seek onlypeace." Then, in Chapter 2C, defeat Farrell in the battle at Krysaro to freeFolcurt. Accept Folcurt's mission to Qadriga Fortress to save Bayin; Folcurtwill join as a Guest. Keep Bayin alive throughout the battle, and afterwardstell him "We will help you" to open a battle at Ndamsa Fortress, where Cistinais being held. Win that battle with both Folcurt and Bayin as Guests. Cistinawill join you after the battle, also as a Guest. With the entire LiberationFront crew in tow, win the battle at Golyat and sail to Boed Fortress. TellCistina "Come with us" and she will join, along with Bayin and Folcurt. IfCistina died in battle at Golyat, either option will allow you to recruitFolcurt and/or Bayin (if either or both survived).

Comments: Folcurt is fast, so he will work well in most jobs. Knight workswell, for Phalanx (especially if you don't already have a 1H Sword Knight).Otherwise, I like him as a Dragoon.

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GANPPStatus: UniqueInitial class: Beast TamerAlignment: NAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: After saving Lindl, read the Warren Report Talk entry "TheBandits of Neimrahava." This will open up the Neimrahava Wood, where you canbattle Ganpp and his new pets, Berda and Obda the Younger. If you avoid killingeither of the Gryphons and reduce Ganpp to critical HP, he will surrender and join your army, along with the two gryphons.

Comments: He no longer has the unique class (Beast Master) he did in theoriginal, and his face is...ummm, something else (it's very Brian Blessed inFlash Gordon), but he does have some pretty good ranks in Subdue andTeratology. Use him to build up your army of beasts, if you so desire, andremember that he can also whale on bad guys with an Axe if you give him Fortifyand some decent armor. He's also good with Whips, if you so desire and want tostay in keeping with the Beast Tamer theme.

Sample Beast Tamer build:Axes/WhipsTeratologyParryResist SlowCounterattackFortifyField AlchemyEmpower DragonEmpower BeastSubdue

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GILDASStatus: UniqueInitial class: White KnightUnique class: White KnightBase stats: STR 42, VIT 43, DEX 41, AGIL 38, AVD 41, INT 37, MIND 38, RES 35Alignment: LAvailable routes: L, C

How to recruit: In Chapter 3 of the Lawful and Chaotic routes, you will reunitewith Mirdyn, Gildas and Warren at Almorica Castle, and the two White Knightswill join up. In the Neutral route, another fate awaits Gildas...

Comments: Gildas is slightly better than Mirdyn, because 2H Swords tend to domore damage in theory; in practice, you get much better 1H Swords during thelast few hours of the main game (Lombardia, Brynhildr), so he doesn't tend tocatch up until postgame. Still, he's a heavy hitter throughout, and the WhiteKnight's ability to use Divine Magic can be a lifesaver. (His RT-loweringmove has also saved my butt a few times.)

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HOBYRIMStatus: UniqueInitial class: Sword MasterAlignment: LAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: Hobyrim can be recruited in Chapter 3 of all routes, but isrecruited differently in each route.

In the Chaotic route, after taking Brigantys Castle you must rescue him in abattle at the Bahanna Highlands (tell him "You would be welcome"). In theLawful route, you must keep him alive in a battle against Ozma at theArkhaiopolis of Rhime. In the Neutral route, you can recruit Hobyrim two ways.After the Tynemouth Hill battle with Ganpp but before defeating Nybeth atNdamsa Fortress, meet with Leonar at Krysaro to hear about some captivewarriors at Qadriga Fortress. After the battle at Qadriga, you can recruitHobyrim (tell him whatever you like when asked if the Dark Knights are yourenemy, then "You would be welcome"). If you choose not to fight this optionalbattle, after reporting in at Almorica, a battle at Golyat will open up. Save Hobyrim from the Hawkman Orgeau there to recruit him.

Comments: No longer the broken Petrification machine he was in the original,Hobyrim is still very good. His DEX remains sky-high, so he can evade blowsusing Preempt like there's no tomorrow, and he can do decent damage with those2H Katanas. War Dances are mildly useful, but treat them as a bonus rather thana selling point for the Sword Master.

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IURIAStatus: UniqueInitial class: SongstressUnique classes: Songstress, ShamanBase stats: STR 39, VIT 42, DEX 36, AGIL 36, AVD 43, INT 38, MIND 37, RES 37Alignment: NAvailable routes: All (post-game)

How to recruit: To recruit Iuria, you will need Gildas in your army. However,she is recruitable as long as you have him, even if he is dead in the WarrenReport. I have tested this with a Neutral Coda save in which Gildas isofficially dead, and it still works.

Once the Coda starts, read about "The Songstress of Omish" in the WarrenReport, then go to Port Omish. You will be caught up in a battle that is nigh-impossible to win (Denam, Gildas and Canopus versus twenty enemies). During thebattle, each of the characters may have a dialogue choice: choose dialoguethat focuses on keeping the peace and taking responsibility and Denam shouldeventually be able to suggest a retreat.

After fleeing, the Pirate's Graveyard will be closed. Read the Warren Reportentry "Iuria's Requiem," leave the Warren Report, then go back and read"Iuria's Secret" and the Pirate's Graveyard should be reopened. Fight your waythrough to the eleventh map, "Into the Darkness." Defeat the Wicce Sirene, andIuria will join you.

Comments: Iuria's Songstress class is quite good, and since the only other racewhich can use it is the Pumpkinhead (which doesn't have Iuria's flying),definitely consider keeping her one at least some of the time. However, alsoremember that she is one of the few characters (along with the Phoraena sistersand Deneb) who can use the Shaman class. Keep in mind that unlike her brother,she cannot use the Vartan class.

As a Songstress, Iuria can use Songs to buff and debuff multiple nearby units.Her earliest song, Ardent Conga, is one of the most useful, and gives MP andSpellcraft for magic users. The Songs do use reagents (Songstress' Scores,which are cheaply purchasable from Deneb or Punkin), which means that you mayfind that you run out in long dungeons like the Palace of the Dead, which maylimit her effectiveness. She also has useful Action abilities like EchoingVoice, which doubles Song duration. (Give Treasure Hunt a pass though.)

As a Shaman, Iuria is also good; her base stats are good if not amazing for amagic user, so she's middle-of-the-pack as far as the Shamans go. However, shemakes a great Lightning or Ice Shaman, as none of the sisters nor Deneb usethose elements by default. (I favor Lightning for the same reason that Iusually give Canopus Air Magic - it just makes sense for Winged units to havesky-based abilities, after all!)

Sample Songstress build:SongsInstrumentsAnatomyResist SilenceDodgeExpand MindField AlchemyEchoing VoiceFey Pact?

Sample Shaman build:Lightning/Ice MagicAnatomyAugment Lightning/IceSpellcraftSpellstrikeExpand MindChannelingField AlchemyCharged/Icy ResonanceNature's Touch

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JEUNANStatus: Semi-uniqueInitial class: DragoonAlignment: NAvailable routes: L

How to recruit: After taking Brigantys in Chapter 3L, a group of Galgastaniprisoners will ask you if the Hierophant's enemies are also yours. Answer"How could they be?" and Jeunan will join you.

Comments: He's the first Dragoon you get, and is great against beasts anddragons for that reason. His Spear isn't the greatest kind of weapon for sucha task - 2H Swords or Crossbows are usually better for that, so you may wantto switch him over.

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LANSELOT Status: UniqueInitial class: PaladinUnique class: PaladinBase stats: STR 44, VIT 40, DEX 38, AGIL 42, AVD 41, INT 40, MIND 36, RES 34Alignment: LAvailable routes: All (post-game)

How to recruit: [FORTHCOMING]

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LINDLStatus: UniqueInitial class: FusilierAlignment: NAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: After the battle at Barnicia Castle in Chapter 4, read "RhamsenWreck Raised" in the Warren Report's Talk section. Then go to Grimsby, whereyou will have to aid Lindl in a battle against the Dark Knight Martym and histroops. If you can keep Lindl alive, he will join you, and give you several Fusilier's Marks as well.

Comments: Well, he's worth it just to open the Fusilier class, because Fusilsare pretty good (at least until they get outclassed by other ranged weapons,due to no elemental modifiers). But Lindl is also decently speedy, and greatwith Crossbows if you're running low on Fusils (which is good, since you'llhave to use them until he hits level 15 and can equip the lowest level Fusil,the Rimfire).

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MIRDYNStatus: UniqueInitial class: White KnightUnique class: White KnightBase stats: STR 42, VIT 42, DEX 40, AGIL 38, AVD 40, INT 40, MIND 35, RES 39Alignment: LAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: In Chapter 3 of the Lawful and Chaotic routes, you willautomatically reunite with Mirdyn, Gildas and Warren at Almorica Castle, andthe two White Knights will join up. In the Neutral route, Gildas is missing inaction, and only Mirdyn will join.

Comments: Mirdyn is essentially the same as Gildas, an upgraded Knight withbetter stats and cooler abilities (not to mention a wider range of DivineMagic options). Since he's probably already going to have Augment Light, givehim some Holy-elemental 1H Swords once you get them and let him go to town(though he'll do pretty well even before then).

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OBDA THE YOUNGERStatus: Named genericInitial class: Gryphon (cannot change classes)Alignment: LAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: After saving Lindl, read the Warren Report Talk entry "TheBandits of Neimrahava." This will open up the Neimrahava Wood, where you canbattle Ganpp and his new pets, Berda and Obda the Younger. If you avoid killingeither of the Gryphons and reduce Ganpp to critical HP, he will surrender and join your army, along with the two gryphons.

Comments: Obda is a gryphon. Slightly better stats than other gryphons, so ifyou like to use beasts, definitely give him a try, especially since he comeswith several good action abilities already learned and equipped. If you're nota fan of beasts, though, you won't find anything too amazing about Obda tochange your mind.

Sample build:AnatomyCounterattackKnockbackFortifyTruestrikeFeatherstepDashStun BreathNumbing HookBlood Siphon

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OCIONNEStatus: Semi-uniqueInitial class: Beast TamerAlignment: LAvailable routes: L

How to recruit: First, you must have recruited Jeunan during the Lawful route.Then, read the "Mysterious Blast at Exeter" item in the Warren Report to unlockthe path to the Palace of the Dead. Once you reach Vasque, you'll see Ocionnebe taken by the Necromancer Reymos. After winning the battle, follow them toLhazan Fortress. Here things get tricky, because you must keep Ocionne fromdying or being petrified, keep Jeunan and Denam from dying or being petrified,and keep Ocionne from killing Reymos until Denam, Ocionne and Jeunan finishtheir little convo. (It's over when Denam says "Yes, but his remorse issincere," and you can feel free to kill Reymos then.) Ocionne will join oncethe battle is over.

Comments: Ocionne is the Ganpp of dragons; she comes with rank 2 Tame andDraconology, so she'll be immensely helpful if you're doing the Deneb sidequest. But even if you're not, dragons are pretty good units anyway, and noone is probably going to be as good with them as Ocionne. I wish Beast Tamerswere still able to use Crossbows as in the original (she came equipped with theRoodbow equivalent), but since she can't, she's good with the 1H Axe and aBlowgun or a Bow, albeit slightly fragile for a frontline fighter. On theother hand, she makes an awesome 2H Crossbow-using Dragoon, but you'll have togive up Empower Dragon to do so (no problem if you don't really use it, as Idon't).

Sample Beast Tamer build:AxesBlowguns/BowsDraconologyAppropriate Augment skillParryStrengthenDodgeField AlchemyEmpower DragonTame

Sample Dragoon build:CrossbowsDraconologyAppropriate Augment skillDeflectTrueflightSidestepTrajectoryField AlchemyDragonslayerTame

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OELIASStatus: UniqueInitial class: ClericAlignment: LAvailable routes: N

How to recruit: in the Port Asyton battle in Chapter 3N, you will have torescue Oelias and Dievold from a horde of undead. If they both survive thebattle, answer "Very well. You may join us," to recruit both Oelias andDievold.

Comments: At this point you'll already have Donnalto or Felicia as a Cleric,but you may be feeling the loss of Catiua's Priest support, so you can slotOelias in there. She's useful in battles with the undead, which coincidentallyis where most of her special in-battle dialogues are, so deploy her whenthings need Exorcising and just use her as a regular Cleric the rest of thetime.

Sample Cleric build:Divine MagicAnatomyAugment LightExpand MindChannelingSanctuaryField AlchemyReflect DamageMother's MercyMother's Blessing

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OLIVYAStatus: UniqueInitial class: ClericUnique class: ShamanAlignment: LAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: Olivya joins automatically on all routes at Brigantys Castle,towards the beginning of Chapter 4.

Comments: Olivya is very good as a Cleric; on the other hand, you probablyalready have several Clerics (and probably have them coming out of variousorifices if you're on the Neutral route). If you plan on doing the Apocryphasidequest, she makes a great Shaman (and naturally lends herself to Watermagic, even though that's one of the less useful schools of magic). Her baseINT is a bit low, as it's not that important to Clerics, so give her cards andfood to increase her magic damage. Even without that, however, she will do verycreditable damage with Nature's Touch.

Keep in mind that Oracle's Marks are hard to come by, so before you make her aShaman, send her through other classes to pick up any abilities you want her tohave as a Shaman. (Meditate is especially useful as a Shaman, so you may wanther to pick that up from the Enchantress class at the very least.)

Sample Cleric build:Divine MagicAnatomyAugment LightExpand MindChannelingSanctuaryField AlchemyReflect DamageMother's MercyMother's Blessing

Sample Shaman build:Water MagicAnatomyAugment WaterSpellcraftExpand MindChannelingField AlchemyMeditateAquatic ResonanceNature's Touch

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OZMAStatus: UniqueInitial class: Knight CommanderUnique classes: Knight Commander, White KnightAlignment: LAvailable routes: L

How to recruit: On the Lawful route, read "A Rift in the Dark Knights" in theWarren Report at the beginning of Chapter 4, before going to Mount Hedon.After rescuing Mreuva at Hagia Banhamuba, go to Krysaro with Hobyrim atreasonably high loyalty (above 50). Bring him into the battle against Volaqand Ozma, and when she asks have him tell her that he is indeed Hobyrim.Then you must reduce Ozma to less than 10% HP without killing her and defeatVolaq (not an easy task, since the Templars are very high level); onceyou've done both of these things, in whichever order, Ozma will surrender toHobyrim and hear his story. When she tells you that she owes you for herbrother, respond "As I owe you for my father" to recruit her.

Comments: Ozma is new to the PSP version, and is a pretty amazing character.Not only is she the fastest character in game, but the Knight Commander'sstats are quite good, and she has a variety of support and action abilitiescherry-picked from other classes, such as Intimidate and Ivory Tower. Finally, her high Augment Ice rank combined with Attenuate Ice make herperfect for battles against Ice-using foes, such as those in the Shrine ofLyuneram during the Apocrypha sidequest.

Knight Commander is one of the few classes than can use the Ninja's DoubleAttack, so she can do some serious damage with two 1H Swords equipped. (Youcan also use two Daggers, though she doesn't begin with a proficiency forthem.) She also, however, has a unique Whip finisher - Demon Rose - with a100% chance of Bewitching a target, so you may want to give her whips instead. The choice is yours.

Starting skills:- Ice Magic- Augment Ice (rank 3)- Attenuate Ice- Whips (rank 4)- 1H Swords (rank 4)- Rampant Aura II- Parry (rank 2)-Counterattack II- Fortify II- Resist Stun (rank 4)

Sample Knight Commander build:Ice MagicDivine Magic1H Swords/Whips/DaggersAugment IceParryCounterattackResist StunFortifyAttenuate IceDouble Attack (if using 1H Swords/Daggers)Augment Light (if using Whips)

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PHAESTAStatus: Named genericInitial class: ValkyrieAlignment: LAvailable routes: N

How to recruit: In Chapter 3 Neutral, after the Tynemouth Hill battle withGanpp but before the battle at Port Asyton, meet with Leonar at Krysaro tohear about some captive warriors at Qadriga Fortress. During the battle,Chamos, Phaesta and Tamuz will be incapacitated guest party members. Revivethem or win the battle before their countdowns run out, and any who survivewill join you after the battle, along with Hobyrim.

Comments: Phaesta is a Spear-using Valkyrie with Lightning magic.Unfortunately, this is the same niche that Ravness from the Law route fills bydefault. This is not a problem if you're only playing through once and onlyplan on getting either Ravness or Phaesta. If you're working through all threeroutes using World, however, you may end up with some overlap. Ravness hasbetter stats and starts with much higher affinity for both Spears and LightningMagic, but you also may want to use her as the unique class White Knight; ifthat's the case, then Phaesta can fulfill your Lightning Spear Valkyrie needs.Personally, I feel with Ravness and Jeunan, I have more than enough Spear usersleftover from the Lawful route, so I switch Phaesta over to 1H Bow/1H Crossbow.Both types of bow have powerful Lightning-elemental weapons eventually, soPhaesta can stay with her starting element while retaining the Move andsurvivability of the Valkyrie class. (Teaching her some Divine Magic forhealing purposes couldn't hurt either.)

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RAVNESSStatus: UniqueInitial class: ValkyrieUnique class: White KnightAlignment: NAvailable routes: L

How to recruit: You must choose to participate in the Balmamusa massacre atthe end of Chapter 1 and avoid killing her during the subsequent battle. Earlyin Chapter 2, an item "Ravness Loxaerion Captured" will appear in the WarrenReport after the Rhea Boum Aqueduct battle. Go to the Reisan Way and chooseto rescue Ravness ("I cannot leave you here"). Then after taking Brigantys inChapter 3, recruit Jeunan and read the "Lord of Coritanae Missing" WarrenReport entry before going to Bahanna Highlands. Bring Jeunan into the Bahannafight and get the enemy leader, Roberval, below 70% HP to trigger a convobetween him, Jeunan and Denam. When Jeunan says "I am sure by now that hisfather joins him," you can kill Roberval; Denam should say "Balbatos must fall,or they died for nothing" at the end of the battle.

After taking Coritanae later in the chapter, return to Bahanna to encounterRavness again. Keep her alive in this battle, and at the end she'll finallyjoin you.

Comments: Another new character for the PSP version, Ravness is quite good.Second in speed to Ozma, she comes with Lightning Magic and Spears. She canalso change to the White Knight class once Mirdyn and/or Gildas join, withtheir classmarks. Personally, I like her as a White Knight - her speed comesin handy, and a female White Knight is nice as a change - but she works justfine as a Valkyrie too.

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RUDLUMStatus: Semi-uniqueInitial class: Warlock Alignment: CAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: You can find him on B2 of the Palace of the Dead, cornered bya number of undead. Keep him alive throughout the battle, and once it's overhe'll join you.

Comments: Rudlum comes with decent Fire and Water spells; you'll probably wantto have him specialize in one of those two at any given time, just to maximizeAugment usefulness. (Fire's buff/debuff spells are better, but you also getmany more unique fire mages than water mages, so it's up to you.) Moreimportantly, he comes with several Draconic spells, which are decently rareand allow him to buff your allies. You can often do the same job cheaper andquicker with items, but he can also learn offensive Draconic spells, whichallow you to attack enemies and inflict serious damage. The Wyrm Gem reagentsfor Draconic Magic aren't too expensive, and the only place where you mightrun out is the Palace of the Dead, where you can buy more in the few shops inthe dungeon, along with most of the Draconic spells. Note that the offensivespells are not available from the Palace shops until the Coda (and possiblynot until after recruiting Iuria). I also tend to like using Rudlum as myGolem-recruiting and empowering Warlock, since he comes in the class and hasno other unique classes to tempt him away.

Sample Warlock build:Fire/Water MagicDraconic MagicGolemyAugment Fire/WaterSpellcraftExpand MindField AlchemyMeditateEmpower GolemControl Golem

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SARAStatus: Named genericInitial class: ArcherBase stats: STR 34, VIT 31, DEX 35, AGIL 38, AVD 37, NT 32, MIND 30, RES 32Alignment: LAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: After the battle in Krysaro in Chapter 1, Sara and Voltare willjoin, alongside either Donnalto or Felicia.

Comments: Archers are generally a very powerful class, so Sara may be yourbest damage dealer until Arycelle comes along. Even then, having two archerswill certainly not hurt. If that seems like overkill to you, her stats aregood for the more speed- and agility-based classes like Rogue or Kunoichi.

Sample Archer build:BowsAnatomyAppropriate Augment skillCounterattackStrengthenTrueflightJumpTrajectoryDouble ShotTremendous Shot

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SHERRIStatus: UniqueInitial class: Witch Unique class: ShamanAlignment: LAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: Don't kill her in the Hagia Banhamuba battle early in Chapter4; merely reduce her to less than 10% of her HP and she will teleport out.After returning to Phidoch to report but before going to Barnicia, go toBalmamusa with Olivya at decent loyalty (her starting loyalty is fine). If it'sraining, an event should start at the end of which Sherri will join. (Ifyou're having problems getting it to rain, go to Xeod Moors, use a Horn of theSavage item to make it rain, then win/retreat and head back to Balmamusaimmediately.)

Comments: Sherri is pretty amazing as a Witch, specializing in Dark and EarthMagic (so, two different ways to Petrify, plus a host of other great statusailments!). Keep her as a Witch if you like, or do the Apocrypha sidequest tomake her a Shaman. Either way, her base stats are perfect for a heavy magicuser. As a Witch, she can use Draconic Magic, which is pretty awesome for doingserious damage. As a Shaman, while she'll lose her use of Dark Magic, herdamage with Earth spells will go up considerably to compensate, especially withNature's Touch to amplify their damage. You can't really lose with Sherri,except by not using her.

Keep in mind that Oracle's Marks are hard to come by, so before you make her aShaman, send her through other classes to pick up any abilities you want her tohave as a Shaman. (Fortunately she already comes with Meditate, which is themost important, so you may not have to worry about this much.)

Sample Witch build:Earth MagicDark MagicAnatomyAugment EarthAugment DarknessSpellcraftSpellstrikeExpand MindField AlchemyMeditate

At higher levels, replace Spellstrike with Draconic Magic (since your Petrifogswill probably be hitting at close to 100% anyway, thanks to high MND, and bythat point you should have access to offensive Draconic spells).

Sample Shaman build:Earth MagicAnatomyAugment EarthSpellcraftSpellstrikeExpand MindField Alchemy IVMeditateTelluric ResonanceNature's Touch

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TAMUZStatus: Named genericInitial class: KnightAlignment: LAvailable routes: N

How to recruit: In Chapter 3 Neutral, after the Tynemouth Hill battle withGanpp but before the battle at Port Asyton, meet with Leonar at Krysaro tohear about some captive warriors at Qadriga Fortress. During the battle,Chamos, Phaesta and Tamuz will be incapacitated guest party members. Revivethem or win the battle before their countdowns run out, and any who survivewill join you after the battle, along with Hobyrim.

Comments: Tamuz starts as a 1H Sword/Crossbow Knight, which gives him a bitmore offensive versatility than your average sword/shield Knight.

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VOLTAREStatus: Named genericInitial class: KnightBase stats: STR 35, VIT 35, DEX 35, AGIL 36, AVD 33, INT 32, MIND 31, RES 37Alignment: LAvailable routes: All

How to recruit: After the battle in Krysaro in Chapter 1, Voltare and Sara willjoin, alongside either Donnalto or Felicia.

Comments: Voltare is useful as a Knight, especially since he comes with highHammers skill (since crushing damage is rare in a Knight, and comes in handyin those early fights against heavily armored/defensive units such as beasts).

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VYCEStatus: UniqueInitial class: Warrior (Guest), RangerUnique classes: Ranger, BuccaneerBase stats (Guest): STR 38, VIT 40, DEX 36, AGIL 37, AVD 39, INT 34, MIND 31,RES 32Alignment: N (Guest), CAvailable routes: L

How to recruit: In Chapter 3L, when you reunite with Mirdyn and Gildas atAlmorica, Vyce (and Arycelle, if she survived) will also join you.

Comments: Vyce's Ranger class is fantastic, with good survivability, theability to do tremendous damage using Double Attack, and a few other coolabilities (such as inherent Wade). He comes with 1H Swords, and he's very goodwith them, but he's AMAZING with daggers, especially postgame when elementaldaggers like the Marauder Knife are readily available; give him Augment Waterand a couple of those, and watch him cut through the enemy like butter. You'llprobably want to give him some skills to up his defense, as he'll likely be inthe middle of the fray at all times.

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WARRENStatus: UniqueInitial class: AstromancerUnique class: AstromancerBase stats: STR 40, VIT 34, DEX 38, AGIL 40, AVD 42, INT 42, MIND 35, RES 45Alignment: LAvailable routes: All (post-game)

How to recruit: [FORTHCOMING]

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XAPANStatus: Semi-uniqueInitial class: BerserkerAlignment: CAvailable routes: L

How to recruit: In Chapter 2L, you'll find yourself having to rescue Xapan ina battle at Qadriga Fortress. Keep him alive, and at the end of the battle hewill offer to join you. You can either accept his services here, or refusethem, in which case after finishing the Brigantys Castle events in Chapter 4,you can go to Golyat for a battle against Xapan. Get him to critical HP andhe'll offer to join you again.

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LEONARStatus: UniqueInitial class: KnightBase stats: STR 42, VIT 43, DEX 38, AGIL 36, AVD 40, INT 40, MIND 36, RES 40Alignment: L

Comments: Leonar joins as a Guest during Chapter 1, and briefly in Chapter 3Neutral/Lawful [?]. He's a relatively good Knight, though his limited time inyour party means you can't do much with him, and as he's a Guest, you can'tcontrol him even if you could. (I really do wish they'd made him permanentlyrecruitable in the remake, at least on the Lawful and/or Neutral routes.)

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================================ == FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS == ================================

Q: So what is this World thing you keep talking about? How does it work?

A: Glad you asked! Once you beat Tactics Ogre for the first time, the Timelineoption in the Warren Report (the thing that keeps track of cutscenes andbattles, etc.) will change to World Tarot. "Anchor points" will be insertedat various points in the storyline. At this point, you can either play throughthe post-game quests (the Coda chapter) or rewind to a previous point in thegame, making different decisions and taking different routes through the game.

You keep your current army and levels when you World back, so it is possibleto have some interesting things happen (like fighting Chaotic route Vyce withLawful route Vyce). Enemies, even in story battles, will scale to your level,with appropriate equipment. However, if a character is not in your party forstoryline purposes, then they won't have battle dialogue or anything (so,Lawful Vyce won't have anything to say to Chaotic Vyce). Similarly, thingsyou've done on other routes will not necessarily carry through to this one; ifyou beat the Apocrypha subquest on the Neutral route, and then are replayingthe Chaos route, you'll have to re-defeat the six fortress battles and talk toMreuva again to unlock the Shrines if you want to revisit them.

The anchor point system determines how your progress is saved. To have yourreplay saved, you must play from one anchor point to another without World-ingback out in between; after reaching another anchor point, that point's old datais overwritten with the new data. This isn't a huge deal in the various mid-game portions, which are pretty distinct, but since all routes share the sameChapters 1 and 4, you may want to be careful in what order you overwritethings. So, for example, say you World back several times to the point atwhich you recruit Catiua after the Barnicia Castle battle, to harvestPrincess's Marks. Then you replay through on another route, not recruitingCatiua and getting Denam's Lord class instead, overwriting the anchor pointafterwards. If you World back to the original anchor point now, you will onlyget Sovereign's Marks for Lord Denam; to get more Princess's Marks, you willhave to replay that anchor point segment, choosing the right options torecruit Catiua once again.

There are certain things that are not affected by the World system; Deneb isone (when you get her, whether it's in Chapter 4 or in the Coda, she ispermanently part of your army for storyline purposes, and even in routes whereyou did not recruit her Punkin will still be running her store). The Codaevents tend to be a bit more relaxed too, although you must have Catiua alivein the Warren Report in your party to embark on the third Coda quest.

The nice thing about the World system is that it means that no character ismissable per se; you may have to replay through part (or even most) of acertain route in order to recruit a character, but you won't have to restartthe game if, say, you miss Ozma on the Law route, or Cerya on the Neutralroute. On a more practical note, this means that it is possible to have everyspecial character in the game in your army at the same time. If you do this,though, you'll have to sacrifice some generic units, because your army canonly hold 50 units altogether and there are 40 unique characters.

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Q: What's wrong with my alignment? I did [X] at the end of Chapter 1 and yetI'm on the [X] route, WTF?

A: Note that Law and Chaos are not the same things as good and evil. Followingyour liege lord's orders places you on the Lawful route, while disobeying anddoing your own thing places you on the Chaotic route. It's possible to make alawful decision that is also a morally "bad" decision, or to make a chaoticdecision that is morally "good."

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Q: What route through the game is best for character recruitment?

A: It entirely depends on your style of play and which characters you prefer.In general, the Lawful route has a better selection of strong physicalattackers with unique classes (Vyce, Ravness, Ozma) and a good selection ofbeast-oriented units (Dragoon and Beast Tamers). The Chaotic and Neutral routesboth give you all four Phoraena sisters, who can become arguably the bestelemental magic class in the game. Chaos also gives you the only uniqueNecromancer (andthe only way to obtain Necromancer classmarks), while Neutralgives you several more Clerics due to its focus on the undead.

Personally, I think for character recruitment the Lawful or Neutral routes arebest: this may be a slightly unpopular opinion, but I don't find the Chaoticroute all that great plot-wise, for all that it is the "good" option, and allthe characters who join you on that route also join on Neutral with theexceptions of Gildas and Cressida.* (Iuria also won't join postgame if youdon't have Gildas in your party, but if you're replaying it on Neutral, thatSHOULDN'T be an issue thanks to the World system.) Neutral also gives you alarge number of route-specific characters, both named generics (Phaesta, Tamuz,Chamos, Ehlrig) and uniques (Dievold, Oelias).

The World system makes this essentially pointless, though, as you can playthrough all the different routes in turn and recruit everyone; so I'd recommendgoing with the route you want to first, and not worrying about who you can orcan't recruit unless that's important to you.

* In the original SFC/PSX version, Aloser/Arycelle, the best archer in thegame, was Chaos-exclusive; she never joined on the Lawful route (in fact,killing her was the only way on that route to get the Revivify spell, to beable to bring your troops back to life). On Neutral, she would automaticallyleave if you accepted Leonard/Leonar's offer to rejoin the Duke. Since Arycellecan now join on all three routes (and merely takes a VERY HEAVY hit on loyaltyif you choose Neutral, but one that can be remedied), Chaos now has a lot lessto offer.

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Q: Who are the best characters?

A: Well, that entirely depends on what you want from your characters. Somepeople like characters best who have large roles in the story, while someprefer to use customized generic characters named after friends. The abilityto raise statistics via cards and food means essentially your best characterscan be whoever you want them to be.

One of the most popular ways to decide who is "best," however, is base RT (ortime between turns), since you can increase stats but not decrease RT. Nearlyall of the unique/semi-unique/named generic characters have RT equal to orbetter than normal generic units, which is part of why many people prefernamed characters to generic units.

Name RT Mod==== ======Ozma -15Ravness, Hobyrim -12Gildas, Folcurt -10Olivya, Sherri, Lindl -9Cistina, Cerya, Jeunan, Lanselot, Iuria -8Denam, Canopus, Mirdyn, Ganpp -7Arycelle, Ocionne -6Vyce, Catiua, Warren, Xapan, Azelstan, Cressida, Deneb -5Voltare, Felicia, Rudlum -4Sara, Oelias -3Donnalto, Bayin, Phaesta, Dievold -2Tamuz, Ehlrig, Berda the Younger 0Chamos, Obda the Younger +1

(For the record, Leonar has a RT modifier of -10.)

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Q: How do I get Dragons for Deneb?

A: If you haven't been raising a Beast Tamer all along, this is easiest on theLawful route, where you can recruit Ocionne for your party (with both Tame andDraconology at rank 2). However, Ganpp makes a useful substitute if you teachhim both dragon-recruiting skills.

This sidequest is probably easiest after having beaten the game once, when youcan use the World Tarot to go back to certain dragon-heavy fights (the firstfight at Madura Drift, etc.). The elemental dragons are fairly easy to findthis way. Arc and Dark Dragons are a little tougher, but you may have picked upa classmark or two already by killing them throughout the game. The mostdifficult dragon to find is probably the Hydra, but you can find it in a fewstory battles and in the Apocrypha sidequest (in the Lhazan Fortress battle andsubsequent Shrine of Lyuneram battles). Also keep in mind that once you'veauctioned a dragon, you can buy not only the orb from a shop but several of itsclassmarks (with the exception of Hydras, which cannot change classes).

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Q: How do I get 30 Glass Pumpkins for Wicce Deneb without wanting to killmyself?

A: This is easiest if you're not going for the "no Chariot/retreat" titles, butCAN be done using the old quicksave/reset method (it just takes a LOT longer).

Once you unlock the Palace of the Dead and defeat the first level (or the firsttwo, if you want Rudlum), retreat. Go out, then return to level 1. There aretwo enemies that may appear in this random battle that have a chance to easilydrop Glass Pumpkins - the middle Faerie along the upper wall, and the Gremlindirectly in front of your party that begins on a patch of mold. (Both are inthe Familiar class.) Kill those two enemies, then retreat to collect any lootthey drop. If you're lucky, one or both will drop a Glass Pumpkin. (There'sanother Gremlin toward the back of the battlefield that can also drop them,but he's difficult to reach unless you're willing to fight through the entirefight rather than just using the retreat method.) If they drop cards instead ofitem bags when you kill them, you can Chariot back if you want and kill them ina different way, and maybe they'll drop items this time around. If you're goingfor the no Chariot or retreats title, then your best bet is to fight the battlenormally, using quicksave/reset to kill those particular enemies in a different way if they don't drop bags on the first time through. That way you canguarantee getting at least three Glass Pumpkins each time through (even if eachbattle takes you an hour or two).

Using the kill-and-retreat method, it took me about 6 hours to collect 30 GlassPumpkins. If I'd been more methodical about using Chariot to ensure the Faerieand Gremlin dropped bags instead of cards, I might have been able to shave acouple of hours off that time.

Note that this must be done before you buy the final elemental orb from Deneb!Otherwise you're wasting your time, as Glass Pumpkins are not that usefulnormally (primarily in crafting Palace Guides to skip floors of the Palace ofthe Dead on a second or later run-through).

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Q: I went the Neutral route, and now Arycelle's talking about leaving! Help!

A: Going Neutral drops Arycelle's loyalty down to 10. You need to raise it ASAPif you want to keep her; otherwise, you can let her leave and then WORLD backlater to re-recruit her (without all the SP or tarot cards you put into her,though). To raise her loyalty, you can either a) have her gain a rank in askill (which raises loyalty 10 points for each rank) or b) have her pick upFool or Lovers tarot cards, each of which raises loyalty by a random amount. Ifyou don't raise it quickly, though, you may lose her after a few battles, so Irecommend hitting a random battle and letting her beat on your own guys untilshe gains a weapon level (give her something she probably doesn't have anylevels in yet, like Daggers, so she'll rank up more quickly).

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Q: I just had to save Cistina in Rhime in Chapter 1. How many more of theseannoying "save-the-Guest" missions are there?

A: There are more than you will probably want to deal with, especially sincethe Guest AI in this game is often...let's just say "special." Counting both"save-the-Guest" missions and missions where you have to keep a Guest aliveto recruit them later on, they are as follows:

Chapter 1: Donnalto (Krysaro), Cistina (Arkhaiopolis of Rhime)Chapter 2L: Ravness (Reisan Way), Xapan (Qadriga Fortress), Arycelle (Almorica Passageway)Chapter 2C: Arycelle (Xeod Moors, Lake Bordu, Tynemouth Hill), Folcurt (Qadriga Fortress, Golyat), Bayin (Qadriga Fortress, Golyat), Cistina (Golyat)Chapter 3L: Ravness (Bahanna Highlands), Hobyrim (Arkhaiopolis of Rhime)Chapter 3N: Cerya (Boed Fortress), Chamos/Phaesta/Tamuz (Qadriga Fortress), Oelias/Dievold (Port Asyton)Chapter 3C: Hobyrim (Bahanna Highlands)Chapter 4: Azelstan (Port Omish [twice], Pirate's Graveyard - Crystal Halls), Cressida (Golyat), Lindl (Grimsby), Ocionne (Lhazan Fortress - Within the Fortress; Lawful only to recruit), Deneb (Vasque), Rudlum (Palace of the Dead B2)Coda: Iuria (Pirate's Graveyard - Into the Darkness)

[Note: I have heard that you must keep Warren alive to recruit him as well inCoda, but I have not confirmed this personally.]

The most difficult of these are probably Cistina in Chapter 1, Xapan inChapter 2L, Cerya in Chapter 3N, and Azelstan and Rudlum in Chapter 4. Inaddition, while it's not hard to keep Ocionne alive in the Lhazan Fortressbattle in Chapter 4, it can be difficult to keep her from killing Reymos longenough to get all the dialogue needed to recruit her if you're on the Lawfulroute.

For all of these battles, it is useful to have two things: one, someone whocan equip a Lobber and has high levels of Field Alchemy, to throw healing itemsto the Guest if they appear near-death (and ideally has high Move to get inrange to use the Lobber), and two, someone who is lightly-armored or unarmoredand can act as a decoy to lure enemies to attack him or her instead (this isoften referred to as the "naked Canopus" strategy, due to his high Move as aVartan). Sometimes the two can even be combined, though that can be dangerous,as if your decoy character dies, you will have no one to lob healing items toyour Guest.

In addition, there are a few battles where someone is actively fighting youbut you must not kill them in order to recruit them later. These are asfollows:

Chapter 1: Ravness (Balmamusa, if you choose to follow orders for Lawful route)Chapter 2L: Arycelle (Arkhaiopolis of Rhime)Chapter 4: Sherri (Hagia Banhamuba), Ozma (Krysaro; Lawful-only), Xapan (Golyat; Lawful-only, if you didn't recruit him in 2L), Catiua (Barnicia Grand Staircase [optional]), Ganpp/Berda the Younger/Obda the Younger (Neimrahava Wood)

For Sherri, Xapan and Ganpp and his Gryphons, you can just bring them down toless than 10% HP and they'll join or escape. For Ravness, Arycelle and Catiua,you must keep them alive while completing the battle (defeating the Galgastaniforces, Vyce or Lanselot Tartaros, respectively). Ozma is a special case, asyou must defeat Volaq AND bring her down to less than 10% HP for her to end thebattle and join.

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Q: I'm having problems getting an event to trigger, and I know I've doneeverything right to get it!

A: If you're sure you've done everything, sometimes you have to leave and thencome back. (Port Omish has a lot of these; if a Port Omish event isn'thappening and it should be, go up to Golyat or Almorica, then return and itshould trigger.) If you're still having problems, double-check the WarrenReport (especially the Talk section) and make sure you've read everything thatcan be read.

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Q: You keep talking about raising stats with food and tarot cards. How do I dothis?

A: Tarot cards, as you've probably noticed, are sometimes dropped on thebattlefield after killing an enemy. Have one of your units end their turn onthe space which the tarot card occupies to have them pick it up. Differenttarot cards will have different effects, but in general they will either raiseone of your stats by a small increment (small enough that it will take severalcards to make it grow one point), raise your unit's loyalty, or increase/decrease your unit's Luck.

Food can be found by auctioning beasts and dragons at a shop. Auctioning aDragon will allow you to buy Dragon Steak, which restores 50 TP and slightlyincreases STR and VIT (at about the same level as a tarot card). Auctioning anOctopus will get you Steamed Mollusks, which also restore TP by 50 and boostINT and MND. Auctioning a Gryphon will let you buy Braised Skewers, which givea boost to DEX and AGI as well as the TP restoration. Finally, auctioning aCockatrice will net you Minced Patties, which again restore TP and increase AVDand RES.

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============================= == RECRUITMENT WALKTHROUGH == =============================

This gives a recruitment path through each route for each character availableon that route. (Note that this does not include Deneb, who is available anytime during Chapter 4 on any route, and will always be considered part ofyour army for plot purposes even in World replays unless you kill/dismissher. Also keep in mind that I have yet to recruit Lanselot and Warren, so theyare not included on this chart.)

------------------LAWFUL PLAYTHROUGH------------------- CH1, Tynemouth Hill: Recruit Canopus- CH1, Krysaro: Save Donnalto to recruit him, Sara and Voltare; alternately you can let him die to recruit Felicia in his place- CH1, Balmamusa: Agree to participate in the Balmamusa massacre to begin the Lawful route; keep Ravness alive in the ensuing battle

- CH2, Rhea Boum Aqueduct: After the Aqueduct battle, read about Ravness' capture in the Warren Report- CH2, Reisan Way: Save Ravness- CH2, Qadriga Fortress: Save Xapan, and he will join as a guest- CH2, Almorica Castle: Xapan will offer to join; recruit him or not (you will get another chance in Chapter 4 if you turn him down)- CH2, Arkhaiopolis of Rhime: Don't kill Arycelle in the battle

- CH3, Brigantys Castle: When asked whether the Galgastani are the enemy, answer "How could they be?" to recruit Jeunan- CH3, Bahanna Highlands: Save Ravness to recruit her- CH3, Almorica Castle: Recruit Vyce, Arycelle, Mirdyn and Gildas- CH3, Arkhaiopolis of Rhime: Keep Hobyrim alive in the battle against Ozma to recruit him

- CH4, Brigantys Castle: Recruit Olivya- CH4: Read about the rift in the Dark Knights in the Warren Report- CH4, Port Omish: After reading about Port Omish, save Diego there- CH4, Hagia Banhamuba: Reduce Sherri to 50 and tell Ozma of his identity; bring Ozma down to