RPG Review FAQ

Castle of Toran
Three months after defeating Kwanda Rosman, Flik is in the meeting room throwing a fit. He wants to know what happened to Odessa Silverberg. With the Liberation Army being rebuilt, Mathiu feels its time to reveal that Odessa is dead. Flik is in shot and upset that McDohl has taken over the lead of the army.

Go to the basement of Castle of Toran and teleport with Viki to Kaku.

Kaku
Flik is here. He seems to have mellowed out, so allow him to join your cause.

Castle of Toran
Back to the meeting room, and Mathiu and Flik agree that the time is right to attack the gate to Milich's Domain, the Fortress of Garan. Choose to depart. These Imperials should be no match for you, as they are a weaker army than Kwanda's. Use Krin and Giovanni, and then Mathiu / Apple as your strategists to boost your charge. This battle can be over in as little as two turns.

Fortress of Garan
After taking over the fortress, Flik and Pahn get a little overzealous about attack Milich straight up right now.

Battle of Scarleticia Castle
You can use a thief here, but Milich will just use his Poisonous Pollen. Your party cannot survive more than one turn, so you flee and it turns out Mathiu was right. A reconnaissance team is a better idea.

Flik and Viktor join you outright, and then Gremio tries to but Viktor tells him not to. Still, Gremio won't not go with you, so he comes with. Talk to Mathiu to admit two more. You probably should have Pahn with you, you will need him in a key role very soon. Hopefully you have been using him, if not though Suikoden is nice in that you can gain a lot of levels really quick. Head west outside of Garan to explore the new area of Milich's domain.

Teien
Teien is the city just west of you. Called Lac Virginite by Milich's friends. Go into the Inn, and speak with Hellion. She is one of my favorite characters, a powerful mage. Have her join, plus she gives you the Blinking Mirror. This valuable item allows you to return to the headquarters at Toran Castle anytime you are on the world map. Combined with Viki's teleportation, it is very easy to get around now. So, grab the Blinking Mirror and the Mega Medicine.

The item shop sells three very important things; yellow paint, yellow flower seeds, and the awesome Killer Crystal which ups your critical hit rate. You don't need the yellow items quite yet, but just make sure you talk to the item shop guy so the items appear at your HQ.

The blacksmith here can sharpen your weapons to 12. Go ahead and do this for Pahn, undoubtedly. You will see why soon enough. You can really expend your bits at this blacksmith.

Eikei is by the eastern port. You are not strong enough to impress him but he tells you how many more levels you need to gain :).

Rikon
South of Teien is Rikon, another port village. Like Teien, everyone talks about Liukan and his ability to make medicine, but he is a recluse now. Go to the top floor of the Inn and talk to Lotte, who wants her cat Mina. Remember the cat running around by Meg at Kaku? That's Mina.

Before you leave town to do that, go to the item shop to see that they have an Earth Rune for sale and the Blue Flower Seeds / Blue Paint combo.

Jabba is an expert appraiser. He won't join you unless you can stump him. Jabba is one of the toughest characters to get because you need a monster to randomly drop a Nameless Urn. The Holly Boys outside will eventually drop a Nameless Urn for you. Bring it to Jabba, and he won't be able to appraise it, so he joins you.

Use the Blinking Mirror, then teleport to Kaku. Get Mina the Cat (have someone with the Holy Rune in your party if you have to), then return to Lotte in Rikon to recruit her.

Antei
West of Teien is Antei, the third village in Milich's domain. Cool music in this place.

Go to the Inn and speak to the dancer, Mina. Remember how I said to equip the Toe Shoes on McDohl? This is where you need to have them equipped, so that you can dance with Mina. She then joins you. Upstairs in the Inn is Esmeralda, who is another character like Jabba who joins after you find a randomly dropped item, the Opal Ring.

Go to the armor shop to speak with Chapman. He will join you and open up his armor shop at your castle. Same with Jeane at the rune shop. This should be it for now but spend any money you have at the nice shops here.

Rikon
Back to Rikon, the port specifically. Get in your boat and sail southwest (to the flashing dot on the map). rapids block you unfortunately. Use your Blinking Mirror and have Viki teleport you to Teien, after the party talks about their options. Go to the house north of the blacksmith in Teien. Gen is inside and he will help you but you need his neighbor Kamandol's help as well.

The party travels back to Rikon, you will have to make room for those two. A scene as you stay the night at Rikon, then you are off. Sail southwest and you can pass the rapids.

Liukan's Hermitage
Take the Black Paint in Liukan's house, then go talk to him. Just as you speak with him, Milich rushes in and takes Liukan. Milich doesn't want you neutralizing his plants so Liukan will be going to Soniere Prison.

Soniere Prison
West of Rikon for Soniere Prison. Of course, you can't just enter.

Castle Toran
Back to Toran and speak with Mathiu. He has an idea and writes letters to Kimberly and Tesla.

Antei
Go to the eastern house to meet the pink-robed Kimberly. After a night with Flik, she helps the party. Tesla is in the house to the north, after some hassling from Viktor he joins too.

Castle Toran
Tesla and Kimberly have the forged documents to enter Soniere Prison.

Soniere Prison
Pick a quality party here. Remember, you are looking for the Opal for Esmeralda here as well.

The illegal documents work and you get inside. Go north and east at the fork, to save and get the Silver Necklace. Back west for another chest (Old Book Volume 6) and hit the switch to continue down the stairs in the northwest.

Now you will be going through several sets of stairs. Fight all the battles since you are looking for the Opal which is a random drop from an enemy inside Soniere Prison.

Eventually you will reach a different area, with cells. Grab the Antitoxin along the way east and then south. Now you will come across Imperial Soldiers guarding the cells, so take out each group. Some of them at the very bottom south are optional but they are protecting treasures so fight them and grab the Half Helmet and Sound Setting 0. At the very southwest is Dr. Liukan, who is pleased to see someone rescue him.

Walk all the way back, but something bad happens. Remember that room with the lever? The party is stuck here it looks like, but a party member sacrifices themselves to shut the door and keep the rest of the party away from the deadly spores. Mathiu comes much later to release everyone.

Toran Castle
Back at Toran Castle, save and go to the meeting room. Liukan has prepared the antidote to stop Milich's flowers, so it's time to attack Scarleticia.

Battle vs. Milich at Scarleticia
You do not have to worry about Milich's flower attack that slaughtered your army. Still, you only have two thieve's to see what the enemy is going to do, so hopefully they are successful in telling you what the enemy is going to do. Most importantly remember that Milich's attack is a magic attack so be sure to use bow if you hear this ahead of time.

Scarleticia
Once the battle is over, choose a party to go with Flik and Viktor and McDohl to subdue Milich. Take the left route upon entering for some Red Paint and the right side has a Magic Robe. On this first floor, go to the back west part to see a picture. Say that Milich too is a victim, and a stairway opens up. Take the Magic Rune Piece and the Window Setting 1.

Also on the first floor is Ivanov the painter (on the east end). He seems to want to be freed. Go upstairs and southeast to meet Kasios who likes to sing for her lord Milich. Most importantly, go west of here to get a Spark Crystal, which allows every character in your party to attack after the Spark Crystal user. So basically put it on someone with a high agility and everyone else will attack after this character.

Take the southwest door out and the party will confront Milich. The poisonous flower ends up burning Milich's Black Rune, and he gains his sanity. Only Mathiu notices this though, as everyone else wants him dead because of Gremio. Choose the option that says that something is wrong, and then ask Milich to join. Your party members will not understand but it is clear something is different with Milich.

Milich Oppenheimer has been converted to the Liberation Army. Stallion runs in with his True Holy Rune to tell you that the Imperial Army is attacking Castle Toran! Time to head back and consider strategy.

Toran Castle
Even though you are being 'attacked', you actually have some time before you talk to Mathiu for the war battle. Put Milich Oppenheimer in your party to go to Scarleticia.

Scarleticia
You can recruit Ivanov without Milich in your party, but you need him to get Kasios the singer at the top of the mansion.

Antei
The girl at the entrance, Qlon, will join you here.

Pirate's Fortress
Put Tai Ho and Yam Koo in your group. Sail northwest of Castle Toran to see a new spot on the map, which is the island with the Pirate's Fortress.

Tai Ho mocks Anji, and then a fight starts with Leonardo, Kanak and Anji. Their attacks are similar and quite powerful as a group. Anji has the most HP so try to gang up on one of the other Pirates to take one out quickly. Tai Ho and Yam Koo's 3x damage unite is on display here.