Chapter 1

Goal

MacArthur teaches the basics on two small maps: talking to NPCs, taking a quest, jumping, climbing, using a portal, and attacking. Each lesson is a quest of its own, and the last one stays open until the portal of Kerning City Village ends the tutorial. Saving is refused on the tutorial maps, so the first save comes in Henesys Village. The beginner's guide covers the same ground with the controls.

Route

The part starts on Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.8). The way between stops is the shortest one over the maps' exits in this chapter.

Quests

1. Take Talking to NPCs from MacArthur in Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.8). Finish it with MacArthur in Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.8) at tile 9, 26. Reward: 3 EXP, 70 meso.
2. Take How to do a Quest from MacArthur in Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.8) at tile 9, 26. Finish it with MacArthur in Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.8) at tile 9, 26. Reward: 10 EXP, 70 meso.
3. Take How to Jump from MacArthur in Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.8) at tile 9, 26. Finish it with MacArthur in Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.8) at tile 20, 24. Reward: 10 EXP, 70 meso.
4. Take How to Climb a Rope or Ladder from MacArthur in Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.8) at tile 20, 24. Finish it with MacArthur in Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.8) at tile 15, 17. Reward: 20 EXP, 70 meso.
5. Take How to Go through a Portal from MacArthur in Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.8) at tile 15, 17. Finish it with MacArthur in Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.9). Reward: 20 EXP, 70 meso.
6. Take How to Attack a Monster from MacArthur in Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.9). Defeat 1 Blue Snail. Finish it with MacArthur in Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.8) at tile 15, 17. Reward: 30 EXP, 70 meso.
7. Take How it All Began from MacArthur in Kerning City Village (Henesys, map 2.8) at tile 15, 17. It is never finished: it stays open until the chapter end.

Optional quests that open in this part (their own pages have every step). Each is lost at the chapter end if it is not finished by then.

Level and gear

Aim for level 5 to 6. The story's own EXP brings a hero who does only what the main story asks to level 5 by the end of this part; the strongest monster it sends you to is level 8, and base ACC reaches that at level 6.

Goal

Chief Stan gives the first errand in town: a short hunt on Western Hill of Henesys. He then sends the hero to Kerning City Village to meet Dark Lord. Most of the side quests of chapter 1 open here and in Kerning City Village.

Route

The part starts on Henesys Village. The way between stops is the shortest one over the maps' exits in this chapter.

Quests

1. Take Elder's Advice from Chief Stan in Henesys Village. Defeat 5 Red Snail. Finish it with Chief Stan in Henesys Village. Reward: 81 EXP, 550 meso, 1 item.
2. Take Find the Dark Lord from Chief Stan in Henesys Village. Finish it with Dark Lord in Kerning City Village (map 0.0). Reward: 80 EXP, 70 meso.

Optional quests that open in this part (their own pages have every step). Each is lost at the chapter end if it is not finished by then.

Level and gear

Aim for level 8 to 9. The story's own EXP brings a hero who does only what the main story asks to level 8 by the end of this part; the strongest monster it sends you to is level 11, and base ACC reaches that at level 9.

On the way, the strongest monster is Octopus (level 34) on Kerning Construction Site (Kerning City); the route only passes it.

Shops on the way, with the strongest claw and dagger each sells up to level 9:

Goal

Dark Lord tests the hero with a hunt on Sunset Sky. Handing the test in at level 10 or more is the first job advancement, and the next quest needs level 10 as well, so a hero below it hunts a little longer near town. The way to Perion Village leads over the construction sites of Kerning City.

Route

The part starts on Kerning City Village (map 0.0). The way between stops is the shortest one over the maps' exits in this chapter.

Quests

1. Take Job Advancement Evaluation from Dark Lord in Kerning City Village (map 0.0). Defeat 10 Stump. Finish it with Dark Lord in Kerning City Village (map 0.0). Reward: 3 items.
2. Take Depart for Perion from Dark Lord in Kerning City Village (map 0.0). It needs level 10. Finish it with Manji in Perion Village. Reward: 80 EXP, 400 meso.

Optional quests that open in this part (their own pages have every step). Each is lost at the chapter end if it is not finished by then.

Level and gear

Aim for level 10 to 11. The story's own EXP brings a hero who does only what the main story asks to level 10 by the end of this part; the strongest monster it sends you to is level 14, and base ACC reaches that at level 11.

On the way, the strongest monster is Green Mushroom (level 37) on Perion West Road; the route only passes it.

Level gates: Depart for Perion needs level 10.

Shops on the way, with the strongest claw and dagger each sells up to level 11:

Goal

Manji in Perion Village asks for leaves from the Dark Stump on Perion West Street Corner, then sends the hero to Bruce in Henesys Village. The road between the two towns runs through the eastern fields of Henesys.

Route

The part starts on Perion Village. The way between stops is the shortest one over the maps' exits in this chapter.

Quests

1. Take Missing Master from Manji in Perion Village. Bring 30 Leaf. Finish it with Manji in Perion Village at tile 23, 24. Reward: 150 EXP, 800 meso, 1 item.
2. Take Missing Master 2 from Manji in Perion Village at tile 23, 24. Finish it with Bruce in Henesys Village. Reward: 160 EXP.

Optional quests that open in this part (their own pages have every step). Each is lost at the chapter end if it is not finished by then.

Level and gear

Aim for level 13 to 23. The story's own EXP brings a hero who does only what the main story asks to level 13 by the end of this part; the strongest monster it sends you to is level 29, and base ACC reaches that at level 23.

On the way, the strongest monster is Dark Axe Stump (level 42) on Perion East Street Corner; the route only passes it.

Shops on the way, with the strongest claw and dagger each sells up to level 23:

Goal

Bruce wants caps from the Blue Mushroom on Eastern Hill of Henesys. His findings go to Chief Stan, who sends the hero to Roy in Perion Village. The portal to Eastern Hill of Henesys opens only after Depart for Perion is done, which the story has done by now.

Route

The part starts on Henesys Village. The way between stops is the shortest one over the maps' exits in this chapter.

Quests

1. Take Bruce's Research from Bruce in Henesys Village. Bring 30 Blue Mushroom Cap. Finish it with Bruce in Henesys Village. Reward: 190 EXP, 800 meso, 1 item.
2. Take Bruce's Research from Bruce in Henesys Village. Finish it with Chief Stan in Henesys Village.
3. Take Elder Stan's Assumption from Chief Stan in Henesys Village. Finish it with Roy in Perion Village. Reward: 200 EXP, 80 meso.

Optional quests that open in this part (their own pages have every step). Each is lost at the chapter end if it is not finished by then.

Level and gear

Aim for level 15 to 31. The story's own EXP brings a hero who does only what the main story asks to level 15 by the end of this part; the strongest monster it sends you to is level 38, and base ACC reaches that at level 31.

On the way, the strongest monster is Dark Axe Stump (level 42) on Eastern Land of Perion; the route only passes it.

Shops on the way, with the strongest claw and dagger each sells up to level 31:

Goal

Roy asks for a hunt on the fields of Perion and then sends the hero to Sabitrama in Ant Tunnel Park. The way there passes Guard on 3-Way Road-Split, who keeps the portal into Ant Tunnel shut until his own quest is done. He asks for an Ant Tunnel Pass, and only Dark Lord gives one, as the reward of Dark Lord's Faith.

So the part takes The Security Guard's Mistrust from the guard, then Dark Lord's Faith from Dark Lord, hunts the Dark Axe Stump, and brings the pass back. Dark Lord's Faith has a level condition: a hero of level 30 or more must have taken the second job advancement (Job Advance) before Dark Lord offers it, so it is simplest to take it before level 30.

Route

The part starts on Perion Village. The way between stops is the shortest one over the maps' exits in this chapter.

Quests

1. Take Roy's Advice from Roy in Perion Village. Defeat 20 Axe Stump and defeat 20 Dark Stump. Finish it with Roy in Perion Village. Reward: 550 EXP, 900 meso, 1 item.
2. Take Roy's Advice 2 from Roy in Perion Village. Finish it with Sabitrama in Ant Tunnel Park once The Security Guard's Mistrust is done. Reward: 280 EXP, 450 meso, 1 item.
3. Take The Security Guard's Mistrust from Guard in 3-Way Road-Split (Henesys, map 2.4). Bring 1 Ant Tunnel Pass. Finish it with Guard in 3-Way Road-Split (Henesys, map 2.4) once Dark Lord's Faith is done. Reward: 190 EXP, 400 meso. This side quest is part of the main story's path.
4. Take Dark Lord's Faith from Dark Lord in Kerning City Village (map 0.0). Defeat 30 Dark Axe Stump. Finish it with Dark Lord in Kerning City Village (map 0.0). Reward: 800 EXP, 800 meso, 2 items. This side quest is part of the main story's path.

Optional quests that open in this part (their own pages have every step). Each is lost at the chapter end if it is not finished by then.

Level and gear

Aim for level 18 to 34. The story's own EXP brings a hero who does only what the main story asks to level 18 by the end of this part; the strongest monster it sends you to is level 42, and base ACC reaches that at level 34.

On the way, the strongest monster is Horned Mushroom (level 44) on Gloomy Cave 1 (Ant Tunnel); the route only passes it.

Shops on the way, with the strongest claw and dagger each sells up to level 34:

What carries over

• Keep the Ant Tunnel Pass from Dark Lord's Faith: The Security Guard's Mistrust asks for it.

Goal

Sabitrama in Ant Tunnel Park asks for charms from the Zombie Mushroom on Ant Tunnel I. He then sends the hero down through the tunnels and the temple entrances to the boss of chapter 1. After the fight a script carries the hero to Henesys Village. The shops of Ant Tunnel Park are the last before the boss.

Route

The part starts on Ant Tunnel Park. The way between stops is the shortest one over the maps' exits in this chapter.

Quests

1. Take Sabitrama's Help from Sabitrama in Ant Tunnel Park. Bring 30 Charm of the Undead. Finish it with Sabitrama in Ant Tunnel Park. Reward: 1,500 EXP, 1,110 meso, 1 item.
2. Take Defeat Malady from Sabitrama in Ant Tunnel Park. Defeat 1 Malady. Finish it with Sabitrama in Cursed Shrine (Ant Tunnel). Reward: 1,000 EXP.
3. Take Master in Danger from Sabitrama in Cursed Shrine (Ant Tunnel). Finish it with Chief Stan in Henesys Village.

Level and gear

Aim for level 21 to 37. The story's own EXP brings a hero who does only what the main story asks to level 21 by the end of this part; the strongest monster it sends you to is level 46, and base ACC reaches that at level 37.

On the way, the strongest monster is Cold Eye (level 54) on Temple Entrance 1 (Ant Tunnel); the route only passes it.

Shops on the way, with the strongest claw and dagger each sells up to level 37:

Boss

Malady has 15,000 HP and level 60; it waits on Cursed Shrine (Ant Tunnel). Its touch deals up to 294 damage to a hero with no DEF, and its skill attacks twice the roll, which cannot be avoided. A hero needs level 49 for base ACC to match it.

Entering the boss map while the quest's kill is still missing starts the boss's entrance scene; the fight begins when it ends. Saving is refused on boss maps.

Save in Ant Tunnel Park before going down, and fill the bag with potions there. Malady floats, and its bombs (Malady Bomb) explode when they touch the hero, so keep moving and do not let them close in. Its skill attacks cannot be avoided and hit twice as hard as its touch, so the fight is a race between its HP and the potion supply. Dark Sight stops contact damage but not the boss's skill attacks (damage).

The monster page has the full boss data: Malady.

Goal

Back in Henesys Village, Chief Stan gives a quest that stays open until the chapter end, and the Pirate offers passage to Orbis in return for mushroom caps from Ant Tunnel. The two together end the chapter. This is the point of no return: finish the side quests of chapter 1 first.

Route

The part starts on Henesys Village. The way between stops is the shortest one over the maps' exits in this chapter.

Quests

1. Take Master in Danger from Chief Stan in Henesys Village. It is never finished: it stays open until the chapter end.
2. Take Pirate's Request from Pirate in Henesys Village. Bring 30 Horned Mushroom Cap and bring 30 Green Mushroom Cap. Finish it with Pirate in Henesys Village. Reward: 2,000 EXP, 950 meso, 1 item. This side quest is part of the main story's path.

Level and gear

Aim for level 22 to 35. The story's own EXP brings a hero who does only what the main story asks to level 22 by the end of this part; the strongest monster it sends you to is level 44, and base ACC reaches that at level 35.

Shops on the way, with the strongest claw and dagger each sells up to level 37:

What carries over

• Point of no return. The chapter end resets every quest state. Finish the side quests you want first (what is lost).