Mount Verner (West)
The western area of Mount Verner. The beginning of a treacherous climb starts here.
Treasure Chests: 28 (12 outside, 15 in Arana’s Web, 1 inside the cave with falling rocks)
1: Adventurer’s Suit (Armor; +3 PDEF, +2 MDEF)
2: 25G
3: Headband (Head Equipment; +1 PDEF and MDEF)
4: Lost Coin (Key Item; Hand over to Baxter for rewards)
5: Mountain Ranger’s Cloak (Accessory; Resist Paralysis)
6: 25G
7: 2x Bread (Consumable; Restores 500 HP)
8: Mountain Spring Water (Accessory; +5% HP Regen)
9: Treasure Map Piece (Key Item; Give 4 to Captain Dawkins to unlock a new location to sail to)
10: Phoenix Feather (Consumable; Revives a fallen ally with 50% HP)
11: Common Ring (Ring; +4 to all stats)
12: Meat (Consumable; Restores 50% HP)
13: 25G
14: 2x Antidote (Consumable; Removes status conditions and restores 10% HP)
15: 2x Bread (Consumable; Restores 500 HP)
16: 50G
17: Lost Coin (Key Item; Hand over to Baxter for rewards)
18: Spider Web (Wall Furniture)
19: Spider Silk Armor (Armor; +3 PDEF, +2 MDEF, -2 Paralysis duration)
20: Phoenix Feather (Consumable; Revives a fallen ally with 50% HP)
21: MP Bead (Prayer Bead; Max MP +25)
22: Phoenix Feather (Consumable; Revives a fallen ally with 50% HP)
23: 2x Bread (Consumable; Restores 500 HP)
24: String (Crafting Material)
25: 300G
26: Common Ring (Ring; +4 to all stats)
27: 8x Spider Silk (Trash)
28: Spider Queen’s Web (Accessory; Grants a skill that inflicts Stun on an enemy)
Treasure Chest 4 can be accessed by going to the northwestern area of Mount Verner, then jumping across the single lily pad. The treasure chests the spiders are facing towards in Arana’s Web can be reached by talking to the correct spider to retrieve them (marked with a red square). Talking to the wrong one will start a battle with it.
Fishing Spot: By the waterfall where Barnz was
3 Points: Fish (Ingredient)
6 Points: Barnz returns to Captain Dawkins
9 Points: Golden Lure (Key Item; 1 of 3 parts used to craft the Golden Fishing Rod)
12: Yellow Perch Trophy (Furniture)
Setting Sail with Captain Dawkins (3)
Talk to the man fishing by the waterfall. He turns out to be Barnz, one of Captain Dawkins’ crewmates. You will unlock the fishing minigame, and you will need to get a score of 6 so that Barnz will return to the captain. In the fishing minigame, you will need to reel in as many fish as possible within each time the rod is cast. By default, the Old Fishing Rod has one cast before the score is calculated. You can increase how many casts you can do before getting your score by purchasing a Fishing Rod from Vladio (2 casts), and crafting the Golden Fishing Rod (3 casts) from assembling together the Golden Pole, Golden Lure, and Golden Line. You can also trade the Golden Fishing Rod to Melody for Melody’s Fishing Rod, which also has 3 casts. Both a good fishing rod and timing are needed to getting a higher score. Fishing Spots are located all around town, each with their own valuable rewards.
The Gang of Eight (7)
After opening up Mount Verner, Bolinda will show up here during sunset. Talking to her while she is present will trigger yet another battle. Use the same strategy as the last 6 battles.
Battle with Duke
Head into the cave with the falling rocks, located just north of Treasure Chest 1. On the other side is Duke, who will battle you when talked to twice. Duke will gradually increase the number of punches he does every turn, so you’ll have to either play very aggressively or defensively as the battle will become difficult very quickly. Some possible strategies include having Kyme use a sword with +1 Counter duration and a medium shield, and do a Counter + Cover combo, debuffing Duke’s ATK, letting your other members die so Kyme will be the only target and spam Counter, or simply taking him out as quickly as possible, preferably within 3 turns or less. He will drop Duke’s Fist (Fist; +5 PATK) when defeated. You will also gain a new journal entry.
Dinner with Arana
Upon entering Arana’s Web, which is the cave next to some stairs, she will invite you over to dinner with her and her spiders in the “dinner chamber” behind her. Make your way across the cave, solving the puzzles on the way.
In the dinner chamber, a battle will start upon entering after the following cutscene. Everything here is basically a stronger version of the spiders in the cave. An aggressive strategy of all out offense is recommended. Equipping Spider Silk Armor or Mountain Ranger’s Cloak are also good for resisting Paralysis caused by the Queen’s Guards (the pink spiders). If Kyme is equipped with a Counter duration +1 sword and a medium shield, a Counter + Cover combo will also be effective in taking care of Arana and the Rascal Spiders.
After Arana is defeated, talk to her again. She asks you to donate specific wall furniture to help her children learn. She will reward you with Cheese (Ingredient), String (Crafting Material), and a Spider Roommate (Ground Furniture). Any three paintings can be donated, even if it’s the same one.
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