SHINING FORCE III SCENARIO 3 GUIDE v1.2

by David Bowie ( [email protected] )
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Initial Release: 05-14-2002
Last Update: 05-23-2002

Update history: version 1.2
- correction of small mistakes and format


CONTENT

1) --- Introduction
2) --- Characters
3) --- Walkthrough
4) --- Enemy Specials and Attacks
5) --- Status Ailments and Cures
6) --- Synchronity
7) --- Misc. and Secrets
8) --- Thanks and Disclaimer


1) Introduction

This guide is dedicated to Shining Force 3 Scenario 3, the final  part of  Sega's
great Shining Force 3 trilogy on the Sega Saturn. Despite of being in Japanese,
this game plays very fluently, even more if you played one of the prequels on
Genesis/Mega Drive or the English translated Scenario 1. Based on my gaming
experience with Scenarios 1 and 3 this document was compiled, providing one
of the most complete walkthroughs, at least I hope it does, explaining the much
fabled synchronity between the three scenarios in detail and pointing out some
tidbits. I will mostly use the English equivalents of almost everything  in the game,
although I'm aware that Scenario 1 has quite a number of mistranslation, call it
sentimal attachment. After the initial release I decided to put more sections into
this guide so that it becomes more comprehensive, but I certainly won't make a
weapon sections,so check out these these great websites, all of them offering
high quality content:

- http://www.jumesyn.net
- http://shining.zophar.net/sfc
- http://spiriel.nu/sforce
- http://www.gamefaqs.com


WARNING: Whenever the game creates a weird save (something like "yyyyy"),
DO NOT touch this file. Just leave it where it is, if you delete it it could erase
your saves on the memory card or overwrite the saves. It happened on my
European Saturn with an adapter, when I tried to transfer the file onto the
memory card it created this "yyyyy" file. When I deleted it, my other saves
were gone as well, so just leave the file where it is.

2) Characters

*Julian
Male Swordsman Lv 5 P
joining condition: none
race: Human
weapons: Knife, Sword, Rapier, Blade
initial equip: Battle Blade
initial weapon skill: Blade Lv1
support: Attack
initial magic: Return Lv1, Spark Lv1
final magic: Return Lv1, Spark Lv4, Inferno Lv2

*Gracia
Male Holy Child Lv 5 P
joining condition: none
race: Human
weapons: Rod (Elbesem Staff only)
initial equip: Elbesem Staff
initial weapon skill: Rod Lv1
support: Magic Defense, Luck
initial magic: Aura Lv1, Shining Lv1
final magic: Aura Lv4, Shining Lv2, Inferno Lv2, Blessing Lv2

*Donhort
Male Cavalier Lv 5 P
joining condition: none
race: Centaur
weapons: Lance, Spear, Halberd
initial equip: Heavy Halberd
initial weapon skill: Halberd Lv1
support: Succumb

*Kate
Female Marksman Lv 5 P
joining condition: none
race: Elf
weapons: Arrow, Crossbow, Shell
initial equip: Short Bow
initial weapon skill: Arrow Lv1
support: Critical

*Edmund
Male Commander Lv 5 P
joining condition: play with Scen2 save in which you killed Stella or start without Scen2 save
race: Human
weapons: Knife, Rapier, Mace
initial equip: Foil
initial weapon skill: Knife Lv1, Rapier Lv1
support: Attack
initial magic: Antidote Lv1
final magic: Antidote Lv2, Tornado Lv4

*Bridget
Female Wizard Lv 7 P
joining condition: none
race: Elf
weapons: Rod, Wand, Ankh
initial equip: Magic Wand
initial weapon skill: Rod Lv1, Wand Lv1
support: Magic
initial magic: Spark Lv1, Drain Lv1
final magic: Spark Lv4, Drain Lv2, Attack Lv2

*Isabella
Female Princess Lv 7 P
joining condition: none
race: Human
weapons: Rod, Wand, Ankh
initial equip: Saint Ankh
initial weapon skill: Rod Lv1, Ankh Lv1
support: Magic Defense, Luck
initial magic: Heal Lv3, Antidote Lv2
final magic: Heal Lv4, Antidote Lv2, Aura Lv4

*Cyclops
Male Mandragon Lv 8 P
joining condition: none
race: Mandragon
weapons: Claw, Glove, Knuckle
initial equip: Steel Claw
initial weapon skill: Claw Lv1, Knuckle Lv1
support: Counter

*Rollie
Female Unicorn Lv 9 P
joining condition: answer yes when Jane tries to save Goriate in battle 4
race: Unicorn
weapons: Horn
initial equip: Horn
initial weapon skill: Horn Lv1
support: Succumb
initial magic: Antidote Lv2, Charm Lv1
final magic: Antidote Lv2, Charm Lv2, Sleep Lv1

*Thousand
Male Dragon Lv 9 P
joining condition: speak to him with Cyclops during battle 6
race: Dragon
weapons: Talon
initial equip: Talon
initial weapon skill: Talon Lv1
support: Defense

*Leon
Male Gladiator Lv 10 P
joining condition: speak to him during battle 7
race: Beast
weapons: Axe, Tomahawk, Mace
initial equip: Great Axe
initial weapon skill: Axe Lv2, Tomahawk Lv1, Mace Lv1
support: Defense

*Holly
Female Pegasus Knight Lv 11 P
joining condition: none
race: Pegasus
weapons: Lance, Spear, Wing
initial equip: Steel Lance
initial weapon skill: Lance Lv2, Spear Lv1, Wing Lv1
support: Succumb

*Produn
Male Commander Lv 12 P
joining condition: play with Scen2 save in which you spared Stella
race: Human
weapons: Sword, Spear, Tomahawk
initial equip: Great Sword
initial weapon skill: Sword Lv2, Spear Lv1, Tomahawk Lv1
support: Attack
initial magic: Slow Lv2, Blaze Lv1
final magic: Slow Lv2, Blaze Lv4

*Harold
Male Tank Gunner Lv 12 P
joining condition: none
race: Human
weapons: Arrow, Crossbow, Shell
initial equip: Elven Bow
initial weapon skill: Shell Lv2
support: Critical

*Pendolf
Male Scholar Penguin Lv 12 P
joining condition: speak to him in Aspia if Pen and Penko joined in Scen1 and Scen2
race: Penguin
weapons: Beak
initial equip: Pen Beak
initial weapon skill: Beak Lv2
support: Evade, Luck
initial magic: Support Lv2, Summon Penko Lv2, Summon PennLv1
final magic:Support Lv2, Summon Penko Lv2, Summon PennLv2

*Spiriel
Female Commander Lv 14 P
joining condition: play with Scen1 save in which you didn't kill Spiriel
race: Human
weapons: Rapier, Halberd, Mace
initial equip: Poleaxe
initial weapon skill: Rapier Lv1, Halberd Lv 3, Mace Lv1
support: Attack

*Jubei
Male Samurai Lv 18 P
joining condition: talk to him in battle 17
race: Human
weapons: Katana, Shuriken
initial equip: Bone Eater, Deadly Star
initial weapon skill: Katana Lv3, Shuriken Lv1
support: Magic, Counter
initial magic: Resist Lv2, Soul Steal Lv1
final magic: Resist Lv2, Soul Steal Lv2, Summon Demonking Lv2

*Primrose
Female Fairy Lv 19 P
joining condition: none
race: Fairy
weapons: Rod, Wand
initial equip: Jewel Wand
initial weapon skill: Rod Lv2, Wand Lv3
support: Magic Defense, Luck
initial magic: Heal Lv,4 Summon Zephyrus Lv1, Attack Lv1
final magic: Heal Lv4, Summon Zephyrus Lv2, Attack Lv2

*Marki
Female Witch Lv 21 P
joining condition: speak to her with Julian or Gracia during battle 21
race: Human
weapons: Rod, Wand, Ankh
initial equip: Sleepy Rod
initial weapon skill: Rod Lv3, Wand Lv1, Ankh Lv1
support: Magic
initial magic: Freeze Lv4, Soul Steal Lv2, Summon Proserpina Lv1
final magic: Freeze Lv4, Soul Steal Lv2, Summon Proserpina Lv2

*Turk
Male Ogre Rider Lv 24 P
joining condition: buy some meat in Dormant, then speak to Turk and search the well
race: Leprechaun
weapons: Shell, Anchor
initial equip: Meteor Bow, Loincloth
initial weapon skill: Shell Lv3, Anchor Lv2
support: Critical

*Unoma
Male Hermit Lv 21 P
joining condition: speak to him in Julian's HQ in Remotest
race: Human
weapons: Claw
initial equip: Beserk Claw, Power Undies
initial weapon skill: Claw Lv3
support: Counter, Magic Defense


3) Walkthrough

PROLOGUE

ABOARD THE FLAGSHIP

*At this point, force members include:

Julian (Male Swordsman), Gracia (Male Holy Child), Donhort (Male Cavalier),
Kate (Female Marksman), Edmund (Male Commander) and advisor Bresby.

*If you are using a saved game from Scenario 2 in which you spared Stella's life,
you will NOT have Edmund in your party.

BATTLE 1:
3 x Pegasus Mask Monk 38 HP (Blizzard)
3 x Mask Monk 42 HP (Healing Drop)

INSIDE THE SHIP

--Item List
  Brain Food (inside chest in room opposite HQ)
  Small Mithril (inside box in HQ)
  100 coins (shelf in room opposite HQ)

*Go into HQ then leave to start first chapter.


CHAPTER 1 - "Recapturing the Imperial Capital"


BATTLE 2:
2 x Pegasus Mask Monk 38 HP (Blizzard)
2 x Dire Wolf 40 HP (Medical Herb)
2 x Mask Monk 42 HP (Healing Drop)
1 x Mask Monk 46 HP 16 MP (Spark LV1, Confuse LV1)  (Healing Drop) BOSS

--Item List
  Power Wine (inside barrel between warehouses)
  Healing Drop (inside barrel near three boxes)

DESTONIA

*Go to the church to talk to Scholar and Cyclops.
*Isabella only joins in this chapter if you are using a saved game from Scenario 2
in which you spared Stella's life, otherwise she joins in chapter three.
-Bridget joins the force (Female Wizard)
-Isabella joins the force (Female Princess)

--Item List
  Fairy Powder (inside chest in small house next to church)
  Health Bread (inside chest in small house next to church)
  Goddess Tear (inside chest in small house next to church)
  Map for Ruin 1 (inside chest behind inn)
  Small Mithril (inside box near HQ)
  Angel Wing (inside box in house next to weapons shop)
  Antidote Herb (inside barrel next to factory)
  Small Mithril (hidden in white pile in factory)
  Swift Boots (inside chest in factory behind closed door)
  300 coins (shelf in first house), 200 coins (shelf in items shop),
  500 coins (shelf in upper inn)

*Talk to the man in the factory to open the closed door there.
*Leave town via gate for next battle.

BATTLE 3:
2 x Pegasus Mask Monk 38 HP (Blizzard)
2 x Dire Wolf 40 HP (Medical Herb)
1 x Mask Monk 42 HP (Healing Drop)
2 x Lizard Man 45 HP (Power Axe)
3 x Mask Monk 46 HP 21 MP (Spark LV1, Confuse LV1) (Healing Drop)
1 x Mask Monk 48 HP 21 MP (Tornado LV3, Heal LV2)  (Power Ankh) BOSS

*Hide behind the stones and in the dugouts to avoid Walcury's beams. Beware
that sometimes Walcury destroys some of these stones.
*Three Destonia Soldiers appear in the battle if you opened the door in factory.

RUIN #1
1 x Thief 52 HP

--Ruin Item List
  Heal Ring (inside locked chest)
  Potion (inside unlocked chest)

*Goes into next battle.

BATTLE 4:
2 x Pegasus Mask Monk 38 HP (Blizzard)
2 x Dire Wolf 40 HP (Medical Herb)
1 x Mask Monk 42 HP (Healing Drop)
3 x Lizard Man 45 HP (Power Axe)
2 x Mask Monk 46 HP 16 MP (Spark LV1, Confuse LV1) (Healing Drop)
2 x Mask Monk 48 HP 21 MP (Tornado LV3, Heal LV2) (Power Ankh)
Goriate 180 HP 90 MP (Wind Storm LV1) (Power Wine) BOSS

*Hide behind the sidewalls to avoid Walcuay's beams.
*Use Gracia's Shining spell on the staff beneath Walcury to disable it.
*When you are asked to spare Goriate, answer YES to have Rollie join you later.


CHAPTER 2 - "Betrayal of Mageron"


*Go to the church for next battle.
-Cyclops joins the force (Male Mandragon)

BATTLE 5:
3 x Hermit Crab 42 HP (Antidote Herb)
2 x Blood Born 45 HP (Fairy Powder)
3 x Killer Fish 46 HP (Healing Drop)
3 x Ghoul 60 HP (Antidote Herb)
1 x Skeleton Pirate 110 HP (Potion) BOSS

--Item List
  Map for Ruin 2 (inside chest)
  Large Mithril (inside chest)
  Armor Milk (inside chest)

*Goes into next battle.

*If you spared Goriate in first chapter, Jane presents you with Rollie.
-Rollie joins the force (Female Unicorn)

BATTLE 6:
3 x Hermit Crab 42 HP (Antidote Herb)
2 x Blood Born 45 HP (Fairy Powder)
3 x Killer Fish 46 HP (Healing Drop)
3 x Green Dragon 60 HP (Healing Drop)
3 x Ghoul 60 HP (Antidote Herb)
Thousand 60 HP (Goddess Tear) BOSS

RUIN #2
1 x Thief 58 HP

--Ruin Item List
  Happy Cookie (inside unlocked chest)
  Healing Rain (inside unlocked chest)

*Use Cyclops to kill dragons and recruit them as additional party member.
*Use Cyclops to talk to Thousand and get him to join. Note that if you kill
Thousand he will NOT join you. However, if you use Cyclops to kill Thousand,
he will join you, but he will NOT be controllable.
-Thousand joins the force (Male Dragon)

FOOTHILL VILLAGE
*Enter big cave to interrupt worshipers.
*This event also opens the shops and you can visit the first blacksmith.

--Item List
  Antidote Herb (inside plants at big cave entrance)
  Fairy Powder (inside box in items shop)
  Healing Drop (inside barrel in cave across from weapons shop)
  Potion (inside barrel in top cave across from weapons shop)
  Goddess Tear (inside chest in sleeping man's room via blacksmith shop)
  Small Mithril (hidden in wall across from weapons shop)
  Small Mithril (hidden in wall under blacksmith shop)
  500 coins (shelf in cave across from weapons shop)

*Leave town via exit near waterfall for next battle.

BATTLE 7:
2 x Destonia Gunner 45 HP (Healing Drop)
3 x Imperial Knight 55 HP (Medical Herb)
7 x Destonia Soldier 56 HP (Medical Herb)
1 x Black Knight 108 HP (Dark Matter) BOSS

*Talk to Leon to get him to join.
-Leon joins the force (Male Gladiator)
*Goes into next battle.

BATTLE 8:
*Your party is split up in two groups: Donhort's force has to take over the two
cannons on the right side of the fortress while Julian's force fights in the court.
*Use the cannons to shoot the enemy cannons, then aim for the gate.

Donhort's force:
3 x Destonia Soldier 56 HP (Medical Herb)
2 x Imperial Knight 55 HP (Medical Herb)
3 x Destonia Soldier 56 HP at cannons

Julian's force:
3 x Destonia Soldier 56 HP (Medical Herb)
3 x Imperial Knight 55 HP (Medical Herb)
Fortress Gate 50 HP

After gate is destroyed:
X Destonia Soldier 56 HP (Medical Herb)
X Imperial Knight 55 HP (Medical Herb)
2 x Destonia Gunner 45 HP (Healing Drop)
Defenda 120 HP (Shiva Sword) BOSS

--Item List
  Quick Chicken (inside barrel near first cannon)
  Dark Matter (inside barrel near second cannon)
  Large Mithril (inside barrel near second cannon)


CHAPTER 3 - "Ashore Aspinia"

*You will automatically have a meeting at HQ.
-Holly joins the force (Female Pegasus Knight)
-Isabella joins the force (Female Princess)...if she did not already in chapter one
-Melinda joins as NPC...in battle she follows Isabella

TOWN OF GUARDER

--Item List
  Brave Apple (outside item shop in fruit basket)
  Angel Wing (inside barrel in house next to items shop)
  Large Mithril (hidden in pillar near church)
  Fairy Powder (inside barrel upstairs in bar)
  Large Mithril (inside barrel in house next to weapons shop)
  Healing Drop (inside barrel in house between weapons shop and church)
  Brain Food (in basket in market stall closest to weapons shop)
  Antidote Herb (inside barrel in blacksmith shop)
  600 coins (shelf in items shop), 700 coins (shelf in house next to items shop)

*Leave town for next battle.

BATTLE 9:
4 x Wing Knight 48 HP (Angel Wing)
4 x Baersol Soldier 48 HP (Medical Herb)
4 x Mega Loader 53 HP (Antidote Herb)
1 x Green Dragon 60 HP (Healing Drop)
3 x Earth Golem 120 HP (Healing Drop)
1 x Mask Monk 78 HP 17 MP (Spark LV2) (Healing Drop) BOSS

*Move your force across the bridges according to the Golems' actions.
*Goes into next battle.

BATTLE 10:
*To lower the bridge you have to kill the boss in the lighthouse.
*Hide your characters in the shadows behind the stones to take cover from
the light and attack the enemy when it's dark.
*If youre spotted, one Wing Knight and five Mega Loaders join the fight.

Outside:
5 x Wing Knight 48 HP (Angel Wing)
2 x Baersol Soldier 48 HP (Medical Herb)
2 x Mega Loader 53 HP (Antidote Herb)
2 x Aspia Mage 60 HP 16 MP (Blaze LV3) (Fairy Powder)
2 x Mercenary 70 HP (Heat Axe) BOSS
1 x Hill Giant 100 HP (Power Hammer) BOSS

Inside the great lighthouse:
2 x Wing Knight 48 HP (Angel Wing)
1 x Baersol Soldier 48 HP (Medical Herb)
1 x Mega Loader 53 HP (Antidote Herb)
1 x Aspia Mage 60 HP 16 MP (Blaze LV3) (Fairy Powder)
1 x Giant Armor 80 HP (Revenge Mace) BOSS

--Item List
  Goddess Tear (inside chest in lighthouse)
  Dark Matter (inside chest in lighthouse)
  Large Mithril (inside chest in lighthouse)

*Goes into next battle.

BATTLE 11:
4 x Wing Knight 48 HP (Angel Wing)
3 x Baersol Soldier 48 HP (Medical Herb)
5 x Mega Loader 53 HP (Antidote Herb)
1 x Aspia Mage 60 HP 16 MP (Blaze LV3) (Fairy Powder)
1 x Mask Monk 124 HP 34 MP (Spark LV2, Confuse LV2) (Goddess Tear) BOSS
Produn 54 HP 20 MP (Slow LV2, Blaze LV1) (Potion) BOSS

*If you are using a saved game from Scenario 2 in which you spared Stella's life,
kill the Mask Monk with your fliers, then talk to Produn to get him to join.
-Produn joins the force (Male Commander)
*If you play without a save from Scenario 2, you have to kill Produn.

TOWN OF BAERSOL

--Item List
  Map for Ruin 3 (inside chest in weapons shop)
  Healing Drop (inside box in blacksmith shop)
  Large Mithril (inside barrel downstairs in bar)
  Large Mithril (inside box in small house aside of soldiers' quarters)
  Dark Matter (inside box in kitchen in mansion)
  Power Wine (inside chest in basement in mansion)
  Health Bread (table in soldiers' quarters)
  Large Mithril (hidden in tree near mansion)
  Potion (desk upstairs in mansion)
  900 coins (shelf upstairs in bar), 1000 coins (shelf in house next to mansion),
  800 coins (shelf upstairs in mansion)

*Meet Unoma in the bar.

*Answer YES in basement of Brutus's mansion to pass and meet Harold.
-Harold joins the force (Male Tank Gunner)
*Leave town for next battle.

BATTLE 12:
6 x Baersol Soldier 48 HP (Medical Herb)
3 x Aspia Pegasus Knight 60 HP (Blizzard)
2 x Mask Monk 78 HP 17 MP (Spark LV2) (Healing Drop)
2 x Minotaur 110 HP (Healing Drop)
1 x Mask Monk 88 HP (Potion) BOSS
Edmund 90 HP 36 MP (Antidote LV2, Tornado LV1) (Mist Rapier) BOSS

*Edmund is only here if you play a saved game in which you spared Stella,
in this case Edmund will NOT join you, but you may spare him.

RUIN #3
1 x Thief 70 HP
2 x Red Dragon 90 HP (Healing Drop)

--Ruin Item List
  Potion (inside unlocked chest)
  Dark Matter (inside unlocked chest)
  Light of Hope (inside locked chest)
  Chaos Ring (inside locked chest)

*Have Holly break the barrel in front of the first locked chest and then the
upper barrel near the second locked chest. Now the barrels are so placed
that whenever the thief stops he has to open a chest.
*Goes into next battle.

BATTLE 13:
4 x Aspia Pegasus Knight 60 HP (Blizzard)
3 x Ninja Blue 60 HP (Shadow Bowl)
2 x Ninja Green 60 HP (Shadow Bowl)
2 x Ninja Purple 60 HP 36 MP (Blaze LV3, Confuse LV1) (Shadow Bowl)
2 x Mask Monk 78 HP 17 MP (Spark LV2) (Healing Drop)
3 x Minotaur 110 HP (Healing Drop)
Yasha 240 HP 85 MP (Spark LV3) (Bone Eater) BOSS
Kudan 280 HP (Power Hammer) BOSS

*Beware of the ground collapsing in three areas of the battlefield.

--Item List
  Ground Rod (inside chest)


CHAPTER 4 - "Shining Force, To the North"


CASTLE TOWN OF ASPIA

--Item List
  Large Mithril (inside chest in items shop)
  Small Mithril (inside barrel in castle, guard quarters)

*Items only available if you didn't find them in Scenario 1.
*Go into the castle, rightmost room, for a meeting with Benetram.
-Benetram joins as advisor, Bresby and Melinda leave the force.

*Leave castle and you'll receive a Force Sword. Note that this event only occurs
with a Scenario 1 save in which you saved all refugees.
*If you hatched Penn and Penko in the first two scenarios, Pendolf will be here.
-Pendolf joins the force (Male Scholar Penguin)

*Leave town for next battle.

BATTLE 14:
3 x Demon Bat 52 HP (Medical Herb)
5 x Hell Hound 56 HP (Fairy Powder)
5 x Giant Ant 60 HP (Antidote Herb)
1 x Big Bear 78 HP (Healing Drop)
1 x Red Dragon 90 HP (Healing Drop)

--Item List
  Dark Matter (hidden in rock on left front of battlefield)
  Dark Matter (hidden in rock on right midside of battlefield)
  Large Mithril (hidden in rock on left end of battlefield)
  Small Mithril (hidden on left hill near beginning)
  Pretty Glove (hidden in statue)

*Goes into next battle.

BATTLE 15:
2 x Demon Bat 52 HP (Medical Herb)
5 x Hell Hound 56 HP (Fairy Powder)
1 x Hell Succubus 60 HP 50 MP (Freeze LV3) (Fairy Powder) BOSS
5 x Giant Ant 60 HP (Antidote Herb)
2 x Hydra 70 HP (Healing Drop)

*If you didn't kill Spiriel in chapter 6 of Scenario 1, she will join you in this battle.
-Spiriel joins the force (Female Commander)

AURAL VILLAGE
*Go into waterfall entrance to talk to Oneanera.
*Go into the third room in the bar and push the shelf to reveal a hidden passage.

--Item List
  Volcano Wand (inside chest in cave via hidden passageway)
  Small Mithril (hidden behind rock statue)
  Holy Ankh (inside chest in corner of village)
  Large Mithril (hidden in pole across from church)
  Raphael Ankh (inside barrel in blacksmith shop)
  Fairy Powder (inside barrel in house next to weapons shop)
  Potion (inside barrel in house near entrance)
  Armor Milk (inside barrel in small house near entrance)
  Map for Ruin 4 (inside chest behind bar)
  Healing Drop (hidden in plant in bar)
  Power Wine (inside barrel in second room in bar)
  Dark Matter (hidden in right corner wall behind church)
  1300 coins (shelf in small house near entrance), 1400 coins (shelf in bar)

*Leave town for next battle.

BATTLE 16:
3 x Demon Bat 52 HP (Medical Herb)
3 x Hell Succubus 60 HP 50 MP (Freeze LV3) (Fairy Powder)
2 x Giant Ant 60 HP (Antidote Herb)
5 x Hydra 70 HP (Healing Drop)
5 x Big Bear 78 HP (Healing Drop)
1 x Chimera 120 HP 12 MP (Freeze LV3, Sleep LV1) (Potion) BOSS

RUIN #4
3 x Hydra 70 HP (Healing Drop)
2 x Hell Hound 56 HP (Fairy Powder)
2 x Thief 80 HP

--Ruin Item List
  White Ring (inside unlocked chest)
  Wendigo Wand (inside unlocked chest)
  Macho Maul (inside unlocked chest)

*Light the torches by searching them to lighten the room. Stand on the colored X
spots to open doors and lower the barriers.
*Goes into next battle.

BATTLE 17:
2 x Demon Bat 52 HP (Medical Herb)
2 x Hell Succubus 60 HP 50 MP (Freeze LV3) (Fairy Powder)
6 x Kaiser Knight 66 HP (Saint's Mace)
7 x Hydra 70 HP (Healing Drop)
Rainblood Bishop 240 HP 80 MP (Tornado LV3, Tanatos LV1, Confuse LV2) (Silver Ring) BOSS
Rainblood Pawn 260 HP (Iron Bracer) BOSS

*Talk to Jubei to get him to join. Have a character enter the second cave on
the left to cross Jubei's path. If you let him die, he will NOT join you.
-Jubei joins the force (Male Samurai)

--Item List
  Black Ring (hidden in tree stump near second cave on right)
  Gaia Axe (inside chest in second cave on left)
  Goddess Tears (inside chest in main cave)
  Ultra Lance (inside chest in first cave on left)


CHAPTER 5 - "Legacy of the Creator"


*Go into church then leave for next battle.

BATTLE 18:
6 x Hell Succubus 60 HP 50 MP (Freeze LV3)  (Fairy Powder)
7 x Hydra 70 HP (Healing Drop)
9 x Cerberus 75 HP (Healing Drop)
6 x Sand Worm 75 HP (Antidote Herb)
3 x Blue Dragon 120 HP (Blizzard)
1 x Skull Fish 98 HP (Healing Drop) BOSS

*Destroy the enemies' main force quickly by casting some "Spark"-spells.
*Break the barrel blocking steps to get treasures after the battle.

--Item List
  Quick Chicken (inside barrel near start)
  Small Mithril (inside barrel blocking stairs)

MAYA VILLAGE
*After talking to wizard Gabriel and his fairy, the fairy will join you.
-Primrose joins the force (Female Fairy)
*Press red poles to get buildings to descend.

--Item List
  Potion (in chest down stairs via hidden passageway)
  Mitra Ankh (in chest down stairs via hidden passageway)
  Orichalcum (in chest down stairs via hidden passageway)
  Fairy Powder (inside barrel in house next to HQ)
  Map for Tomb 5 (inside chest in house next to church)
  Small Mithril (inside barrel in house next to mine cart)
  Goddess Tear (hidden in Gabriel's desk)
  1100 coins (shelf in house near church), 1200 coins (shelf in items shop)

*Leave town for next battle.

BATTLE 19:
X Cerberus 75 HP (Healing Drop)
X Sand Worm 75 HP (Antidote Herb)
4 x Hell Succubus 60 HP 50 MP (Freeze LV3) (Fairy Powder)
4 x Chimera (Potion) (Freeze LV3, Sleep LV1)
1 x Skeleton Lord (Healing Drop) BOSS

*The Cerberus and Worms will always regenerate and appear on the whole
battlefield, so you'd best move your force along the tracks right through the forest.

RUIN #5
1 x Thief 90 HP
*Thief will always jump into first cart. Send Rollie in the ruin with at least 5 other
characters. Make sure she has two Blizzards. Send Rollie after the thief, block
him in, and use Blizzards to extract the items from him. Do NOT save inside.
Have anyone besides Rollie use the third cart to get the Potion. You won't be able
to block the thief on time if you decide to go for the chest with the Goddess Tear.

--Ruin Item List
  Potion (inside unlocked chest via third cart)
  Running Pimento (inside locked chest)
  Dragon Wand (inside locked chest)
  Goddess Tear (inside unlocked chest)
  Orichalcum (in tomb at first three carts near entrance)

*Goes into next battle.

BATTLE 20:
*You must get all the Statues to surround Gracia in the center of the room. Do
this by blocking their paths and forcing them to turn the way you want. Keep in
mind they will always walk in whatever direction they are facing. If you need
them to change direction, surround them until they are facing the way you want,
then move away from them. Also be aware that depending on what tiles they
are standing on, your party will be harmed or helped by magic spells.
*Gracia and his staff will be promoted, then Julian will be promoted as well. You
can now go to any church and promote characters once they reach level 20.

HUT OF MT. BOWLET
*Try to leave cabin to confront Marki.

--Item List
  Orichalcum (inside barrel near fireplace)
  Potion (hidden in sink in blacksmith shop)

*Leave hut for next battle.

BATTLE 21:
3 x Gargoyle 76 HP (Swift Boots)
6 x Sasquatch 90 HP (Blizzard)
2 x Skull Fish 98 HP (Healing Drop)
1 x Blue Dragon 120 HP (Blizzard)
Marki 99 HP 70 MP (Freeze LV3, Soul Steal LV2, Proserpina LV1) (Goddess Tear) BOSS

*At the beginning of each turn Marki casts the "Blizzard" spell that regenerates
the ice crystals, so have your characters stand on these spots to reach her. Have
Julian or Gracia talk to Marki to get her to join.
-Marki joins the force (Female Witch)

--Item List
 Orichalcum (left side of canyon near start)
 Orichalcum (left side of canyon near Marki)

*Goes into next battle.

BATTLE 22:
1 x Gargoyle 76 HP (Swift Boots)
2 x Skeleton Lord 94 HP (Healing Drop)
1 x Earth Dragon 120 HP (Antidote Herb)
Galm ??? HP 140 MP (Spark LV3) (Power Wine) BOSS

*Galm has 700 HP, two turns per round and regenerates 20 HP after each move,
so be careful. He also uses the dark-elemental spell "Chaos Gate" which uses
no MP. Note that Gracia fights without his staff and that the other enemies
always regenerate, so don't bother with them and get the items with your fliers.

--Item List
  Iburu Ring (hidden in last rock)
  Orichalcum (in a corner at left end of battlefield)
  Orichalcum (hidden in a rock on the right near start)


CHAPTER 6 - "Metropolis At the End of North World"


DORMANT VILLAGE
*Go into inn to find a secret backdoor by searching the wardrobe.

--Item List
  Dragonman Claw (inside chest behind inn via secret door)
  Orichalcum (inside box near well)
  Goddess Tear (inside barrel near clothesline)
  Small Mithril (inside barrel behind items shop)
  Happy Cookie (hidden in table in house at hot springs)
  Potion (inside barrel behind counter in items shop)
  Orichalcum (inside barrel behind counter in inn)
  Orichalcum (inside box in house next to inn)
  Potion (inside barrel in house with clothesline)
  Map for Ruin 6 (inside chest in blacksmith shop)
  Goddess Tear (inside barrel in house next to blacksmith shop)
  1500 coins (shelf in house next to inn)

*Leave town for next battle.

BATTLE 23:
3 x Lich 75 HP 32 MP (Tornado LV4, Heal LV3) (Healing Drop)
5 x Gargoyle 76 HP (Swift Boots)
4 x Brass Knight 90 HP (Healing Drop)
4 x Skeleton Lord 94 HP (Healing Drop)
2 x Earth Dragon 120 HP (Antidote Herb)
Rainblood Queen 280 HP 90 MP (Blaze LV3) (Saint's Mace) BOSS
Rainblood Rook 360 HP (Gigantic Axe) BOSS

RUIN #6
7 x Thief 92 HP
*Use cannons to hit thieves and get treasures.

--Ruin Item List
  Earth Wand (inside locked chest)
  Chaos Blade (inside locked chest)
  Orichalcum (inside locked chest)
  Orichalcum (inside locked chest)
  Tiamat Rod (inside locked chest)

*Goes into next battle.

BATTLE 24:
Dantares, Masqurin, Grace plus at least four other characters from Scenario 1
4 x Master Ninja 70 HP 42 MP (Freeze LV3, Confuse LV1) (Steel Ninjato)
Yasha 460 HP 85 HP (Ice Storm LV1) (Bone Eater) BOSS

*Depending on whether you use a complete save from Scenario 1 or not,
the members of Synbios' force are chosen randomly.
*It helps a lot if you did unequip your characters at the end of Scenario 1.
*If you kill the members of Synbios' Team, you will be able to resurrect them
later. Killing them has NO influence on their friendships.
*Beware of Yasha's Ice Storm which freezes your characters onto the ground.

--Item List
  Small Mithril (hidden in right wall cove)
  Orichalcum (hidden in left wall cove)
  Orichalcum (hidden in left candle)

DORMANT VILLAGE
*Go to the item shop and buy some meat. With this, talk to the guy running
around in town until he follows you. Now search the well to have Turk join.
-Turk joins the force (Male Ogre Rider)
*Leave town for next battle

BATTLE 25:
1 x Lich 75 HP 32 MP (Tornado LV4, Heal LV3) (Healing Drop)
1 x Dark Gunner 83 HP (Healing Drop)
1 x Blue Cleric 85 HP 55 MP (Freeze LV3, Aura LV2) (Sleepy Rod)
2 x Salamander 90 HP (Heat Axe)
9 x Razor Demon 95 HP (Fairy Powder)
1 x Mask Monk 240 HP 90 MP (Spark LV3, Heal LV3) (Misty Ankh) BOSS

*Beware of the lava which costs 20 HP each turn if a character stands on it.

FLAGSHIP ON ICE
*Walk down the plank for next battle.

BATTLE 26:
1 x Lich 75 HP 32 MP (Tornado LV4, Heal LV3) (Healing Drop)
4 x Dark Gunner 83 HP (Healing Drop)
1 x Blue Cleric 85 HP 55 MP (Freeze LV3, Aura LV2) (Sleepy Rod)
6 x Ice Golem 92 HP (Blizzard)
3 x Razor Demon 95 HP (Fairy Powder)
1 x Mask Monk 240 HP 90 MP (Spark LV3, Heal LV3) (Misty Ankh) BOSS
Rainblood Knight 500 HP 70 MP (Blaze LV4) (Quick Chicken) BOSS
Rainblood King 600 HP (Shiva Sword) BOSS

*Do never stand on the cracks on the ice. For the items you'll need your fliers.

--Item List
  Abyss Wand (inside chest)
  Nimble Ring (exit in mountain where Rainbloods appeared)
  Orichalcum (on left island near start)

*Goes into next battle.

BATTLE 27:
Campbell, Synthesis, Uryudo plus at least four other characters from Scenario 2
5 x Blue Cleric 85 HP 55 MP (Freeze LV3, Aura LV2) (Sleepy Rod)
Great Priest 600 HP 110 MP (Inferno LV1, Aura LV3) (Iron Circlet) BOSS

*Like in the battle against Synbios' force the members will be selected randomly.
*Again, if you kill Medion's team, they can be resurrected later. But do NOT
kill Medion.

--Item List
  Brave Apple (hidden in upper left tree)
  Orichalcum (hidden in lower left tree)
  Orichalcum (hidden in lower right tree)


FINAL CHAPTER - "Shining Force Forever"


REMOTEST
*Talk to Synbios, Medion or Julian to switch the parties.
*You can now promote any character from any team once they reach level 20.

*As Medion, talk to Papetts in the machinery room of the southeast wing
to have him join. Note that he only is here if he didn't join in Scenario 2.
-Papetts joins Medion's force (Male Animal Tamer)
*As Julian, talk to Unoma in the corner of Julian's HQ to have him join.
-Unoma joins the force (Male Hermit)

--search the southern Main Hall to find

  Goddess Tear (hidden in pillar)

--search the Southwest wing to find

  Potion (outside in barrel next to weapons shop)
  Fairy Powder (hidden in second pillar in main room)
  Murasame (inside chest in second room)
  Angel Wing (inside barrel in third room)
  Goddess Tear (inside barrel in house across from weapons shop)
  1600 coins (shelf in first room), 1700 coins (shelf in third room)

--search the Southeast wing to find

  Potion (inside barrel in main room)
  Potion (inside barrel in second room)
  Fairy Powder (inside barrel in third room)
  Goddess Tear (outside in box near church)
  Angel Wing (inside barrel in house across from church)
  1800 coins (shelf in house across from church)

*East door leads to the Hero's Test.
*West door leads to HQ.

BATTLE 28: Hero's Test

*This is a optional ten level battle which can be used multiple times, very
worthwhile to build your characters before the final battles.
*Each of the three forces can get one item per level for beating each boss, if you
defeat an already beaten boss again, you will receive one piece of Orichalcum.
*Be prepared to spend some time here, take as many items that replenish MP
like Sleepy Rods as possible for the last two hard levels. Note that the enemies
drop none of their items so bring many curative items as well.

*If your inventory is full, won items are stored in HQ.
*The order of the prizes is Julian, Medion, Synbios.


LEVEL 1
8 x Lizard Man 45 HP, 2 x Killer Fish 46 HP, 1 x Harpy 52 HP BOSS
Prizes - Potion, Health Bread, Goddess Tear

LEVEL 2
8 x Ghoul 60 HP, 2 x Green Dragon 60 HP, 1 x Earth Golem 120 HP BOSS
Prizes - Quick Chicken, Power Wine, Health Bread

LEVEL 3
8 x Poison Worm 62 HP, 2 x Red Dragon 90 HP, 1 x Hydra 70 HP BOSS
Prizes - Brain Food, Brain Food, Brain Food

LEVEL 4
10 x Minotaur 110 HP, 2 x Demon Bat 52 HP, 1 x Cerberus 75 HP BOSS
Prizes - Power Wine, Quick Chicken, Power Wine

LEVEL 5
10 x Hell Hound 56 HP, 2 x Blue Dragon 120 HP, 1 x Griffon 110 HP BOSS
Prizes - Armor Milk, Armor Milk, Armor Milk

LEVEL 6
8 x Big Bear 78 HP, 2 x Chimera 120 HP 12 MP (Freeze LV3, Sleep LV1),
1 x Earth Dragon 120 HP BOSS
Prizes - Cheerful Bread, Happy Cookie, Quick Chicken

LEVEL 7
8 x Cerberus 75 HP, 2 x Skull Fish 98 HP, 1 x  Blue Cleric 85HP 55 MP
(Freeze LV3, Aura LV2) BOSS
Prizes - Running Pimento,  Healing Rain, Happy Cookie

LEVEL 8
10 x Skeleton Lord 94 HP, 3 x Razor Demon 95 HP, Durahan 100 HP BOSS
Prizes - Chaos Ring, Running Pimento, Kusanagi

LEVEL 9
10 x Salamander 90 HP, 3 x Dark Dragon 120 HP, Colossus 500 HP 100 MP
(Inferno LV2) BOSS
Prizes - Light Of Hope, Kusanagi, Chaos Ring

LEVEL 10
12 x Arch Demon !30 HP, 3 x Colossus 500 HP 100 MP (Inferno LV2),
Taros ??? HP 255 MP (Spark LV3) BOSS
Prizes - Force Blade, Ark Rapier, Shining Sword

*If you survive the Arch Demons, use a high fire resistant character to let the
Colossus exhaust its' spells, then attack. For Taros use a high spark resistant
character, but do never enter the pit. Use your archers and spellcasters to drain
his 5000 HP (!)  from afar, engage in close combat only when he is below 600 HP.
*Without complete saves from the previous Scenarios, it is very hard to beat the
Hero's Test due to shortage of characters, so as Medion you'd better tame some
monsters with Papetts like Salamander, Arch Demon, Durahan.


REMOTEST
*Ask Benetram for advice and answer YES for last battles.
*Note that the following battles must be fought immediately one after the other,
meaning whenever you retreat from battle, you have to fight each battle again.

BATTLE 29:
*This battle is divided into three parts. When all three parties are victorious,
Julian's force proceeds to the final battle.

Synbios
1 x Lich 75 HP 32 MP (Tornado LV4, Heal LV3) (Healing Drop)
4 x Dark Gunner 83 HP (Healing Drop)
2 x Blue Cleric 85 HP 55 MP (Freeze LV3, Aura LV2) (Sleepy Rod)
3 x Razor Demon 95 HP (Fairy Powder)
4 x Dragon Newt 95 HP (Sharp Axe)
4 x Durahan 100 HP (Counter Sword)
3 x Demon Knight 120 HP (Iron Bracer)
Great Priest 800 HP 120 MP (Inferno LV1, Aura LV3) (Iron Circlet) BOSS

Medion
2 x Lich 75 HP 32 MP (Tornado LV4, Heal LV3) (Healing Drop)
4 x Dark Gunner 83 HP (Healing Drop)
1 x Blue Cleric 85 HP 55 MP (Freeze LV3, Aura LV2) (Sleepy Rod)
2 x Razor Demon 95 HP (Fairy Powder)
6 x Dragon Newt 95 HP (Sharp Axe)
3 x Durahan 100 HP (Counter Sword)
1 x Demon Knight 120 HP (Iron Bracer)
Great Priest 800 HP 120 MP (Inferno LV1, Aura LV3) (Iron Circlet) BOSS

Julian
1 x Lich 75 HP 32 MP (Tornado LV4, Heal LV3) (Healing Drop)
3 x Dark Gunner 83 HP (Healing Drop)
1 x Blue Cleric 85 HP 55 MP (Freeze LV3, Aura LV2) (Sleepy Rod)
3 x Dragon Newt 95 HP (Sharp Axe)
Braff 400 HP 60 MP (Phoenix LV2) (Photon Blade) BOSS
Basanda 400 HP 120 MP (Tanatos LV2, Blaze LV3) (Goddess Tear) BOSS

*Julian's force may have to fight against some additional enemies sent by the
two Great Priests, i.e. some Dark Gunners, Demon Knights and Durahans.
*Use Gracia's Shining spell on the staff beneath Walcury to disable it.
*Goes into next battle.

BATTLE 30:
2 x Arch Demon 130 HP (Healing Drop)
Fiale 390 HP 90 MP (Wendigo LV2, Spark LV3) (Iron Circlet)
Dessheren 430 HP 90 MP (Freeze LV3, Phoenix LV2, Proserpina LV2) (Power Undies)
Goriate 480 HP 90 MP (Wind Storm LV2) (Loincloth)

*Once the three High Priests are defeated, Bulzome awakens.

Battle 30 part 2:
Jane 88 HP 80 MP (Aura Lv 3, Inferno Lv 2) (Steel Tiara)
X Demon Knight 120 HP (Iron Bracer)
Bulzome ??? HP BOSS

*Use Gracia's Blessing spell on the glowing capsule to have Jane fight for your force
and make her available for the Premium Disc. If you kill her, the ending will be slightly
different, see Section 7 for more information.
*Place two of your characters on the monster spots to prevent the Demon Knights
from reappearing.
*Bulzome has 2400 HP, two turns per round and regenerates 30 HP after each move.
He attacks with a summon and the dark-elemental spell "Demon Breath".


4) Enemy Specials and Attacks

*This section lists the enemies' special attacks, additional effects caused by a
special are in [ ]. Note that I didn't list the obvious effects of "Poison Attack"
(poisons), "Paralyze Attack" (paralyzes) or "Slow Attack" (lowers defense
and agility). I listedthe enemies in the chapters they initially appear in, still
they can be in other chapters, too. "Counter" indicates an enemy that seems
to pull of counter attacks more often than other enemies.

Chapter One
Pegasus Mask Monk - Critical Hit
Mask Monk - Poison Attack
Dire Wolf - Critical Hit
Lizard Man - Critical Hit
Goriate - Air Wave

Chapter Two
Hermit Crab - Poison Attack
Blood Born - Paralyze Attack
Killer Fish - Blood Suck [steals HP]
Ghoul - Poison Attack
Skeleton Pirate - Hell Napalm
Green Dragon - Fire Breath
White Dragon - Fire Breath
Destonia Gunner - Critical Hit
Black Knight - Counter, Thunder Shock [paralyze]
Defenda - Counter, Photon Rage, Thunder Shock [paralyze]

Chapter Three
Earth Golem - Rock Fall, Tremor
Mercenary - Full Swing
Giant Armor- Regret Hit [HP down to 1], Stun Bomb [paralyze]
Hill Giant - Regret Hit [HP down to 1], Stun Bomb [paralyze]
Produn - Sonic Wave
Mask Monk - Critical Hit, Poison Attack
Minotaur - Full Swing
Red Dragon - Fire Breath
Aspia Pegasus Knight - Critical Hit
Ninja Blue - Critical Hit
Ninja Green - Shadow Loom [paralyze]
Yasha - Counter, Coccon Dance [sleep], Izuna Drop [confuse]
Kudan - Acid Breath [slow], Power Crash [slow]

Chapter Four
Demon Bat - Poison Attack
Hell Hound - Paralyze Attack
Giant Ant - Poison Attack
Big Bear - Critical Hit
Hydra - Acid Breath [slow]
Chimera - Fire Breath
Kaiser Knight - Stun Bomb [paralyze]
Rainblood Pawn - Sidewinder, Thunder Fall [paralyze]

Chapter Five
Cerberus - Fire Breath
Sand Worm - Sleep Attack
Blue Dragon - Blizzard Breath
Skull Fish - Critical Hit
Skeleton Lord - Paralyze Attack
Sasquatch - Slow Attack
Marki - Blizzard, Double Palm
Earth Dragon - Acid Breath [slow]
Galm - Chaos Gate, Regret Hit [HP down to 1]

Chapter Six
Brass Knight - Full Swing
Rainblood Queen - Stun Bomb [paralyze], Power Crash [slow]
Rainblood Rook - Counter, Full Swing
Master Ninja - Critical Hit
Yasha - Coccon Dance [sleep], Izuna Drop [confuse]
Dark Gunner - Flash Shell [illusion]
Blue Cleric - Panic Palm [confuse]
Salamander - Fire Breath
Razor Demon - Critical Hit
Ice Golem - Earthquake [confuse]
Rainblood King - Counter, Photon Rage, Thunder Shock [paralyze]

Final Chapter
Harpy (Hero's Test) - Panic [illusion], [confuse]
Poison Worm (Hero's Test) - Poison Attack
Griffon (Hero's Test) - Tornado
Black Dragon (Hero's Test) - Tail Swing, Thunder Breath
Colossus (Hero's Test) - Heat Web
Taros (Hero's Test) - Light Fire [paralyze], Regret Hit [HP down to 1], Thunder Shock [paralyze]
Dragon Newt - Critical Hit
Durahan - Counter, Paralyze Attack
Demon Knight - Energy Fall
Braff - Light Fire [paralyze]
Arch Demon - Fire Breath
Goriate - Air Wave
Bulzome - Demon Breath, Negative Flash


5) Status Ailments and Cures

*poison - at the end of each turn the character loses some HP
cure with: Antidote Herb, Fairy Powder, Antidote Lv1 and Lv2, wears off

*paralyze - character may not be able to perform actions
cure with: Antidote Herb, Fairy Powder, Antidote Lv1 and Lv2

*sleep - character falls asleep and skips turn
cure with: Fairy Powder, Antidote Lv2, wears off

*illusion - physical attacks are likely to miss
cure with: Fairy Powder, Antidote Lv2, wears off

*confuse - character attacks both allies and enemies or just skips turn
cure with: Fairy Powder, Antidote Lv2, wears off

*slow - agility and defense decrease
cure with: cast Support, wears off

*charm - character attacks allies or skips turn
cure with: Fairy Powder, Antidote Lv2, wears off

*frozen - character is locked onto one spot
cure with: wears off

*berserk - character attacks both allies and enemies with strongest attacks
cure with: wears off

*curse - character is paralyzed or loses HP after a turn
cure with: remove the curse in a church, effects are cancelled by Chaos Ring


6) Synchronity

At the end of each Scenario you are asked if you want to save, doing this will get
you a Complete save which can be used to start the next Scenario. The decisions
you made in the previous scenario affect the current game, giving you new charas,
bonus items or altering some battles and carrying over your old characters. Note
that if you want to take full advantage of the synchronity between the Scenarios,
you will need all three Scenario and play them one after another. Sega did this on
purpose, only if someone bought all three Scenarios you were sure to experience
the whole game. Synchronity can work between Scenario 1 and 2 and 3, just
between 1 and 2, 1 and 3 or 2 and 3. The Scenario 1 saves from the European
and US version are compatible with the Japanese versions of Scenarios 2 and 3,
so no problem linking the games. If you never played a Scenario, the game
assumes that you never met certain characters in this Scenario and so you'll be
missing some characters in Scen3 when playing without Complete save.

*Synchronity affecting charaters:

Scenario 1 force: Synbios, Dantares, Masqurin, Grace, Obright, Cybel, Eldar,
Kahn, Murasame, Fynnding. If you don't play Scen 3 without Complete save from
Scen 1, these will be your characters. In this case all of them are P level 17
equipped with the weapons from Dormant, weapon skill level is 3 for their initially
equipped weapon. If you play with a Complete save from Scen1, you'll have all
characters you found at exactly the same level and equipment at the end of Scen1.

Scenario 2 force: Medion, Campbell, Syntesis, Uryudo, Zero, David, Jade. If you
don't play Scen 3 without Complete save from Scen 2, these will be your charas.
You may have Garosh instead of Jade on you team if play with a Complete save
from Scen1 in which you saved Garosh.In this case all of them are P level 17
equipped with the weapons from the Flagship on ice, weapon skill level is 3 for
their initially equipped weapon. If you play with a Complete save from Scen2,
you'll have all characters you found at exactly the same level and equipment
from the end of Scen2.

Garosh: Talk to him during the second battle of Scen1 on the Saraband pier to
make him available for Scen2, where he joins Medion in chapter 5. If you let him
die in Scen1, Jade will join in chapter 5.

Barnard: Untie him in Scen1 chapter 1 in the Balsamo inn after you visited the
Bulzome High Priests. He will then be in Scen2 in Dusty Village and joins Medion.
If you don't untie him, he'll not be there.

Rogan: Get the Ship Key from Fiale in Scen1, chapter 4 and Zero uses this later in
Scen2 to free Rogan from the sinking Sea Gate. In chapter 5 he joins as NPC and
protects Domaric as bodyguard. If you don't get the key, he'll drown.

Jade: Play Scen2 without Complete save or let Garosh die in Scen1 to have Jade
join Medion in Scen2, chapter 5. Note that you can't have both, it's either Garosh
or Jade.

Julian: He joins in Scen1 chapter 2 at level 4, in Scen2 chapter 3 at level 9 and is
the hero in Scen3 at P level 5. If you play with Complete saves, he'll be the level
he was when he left the force in the previous Scenarios.

Donhort: He joins in Scen2 chapter 3 at P level 2 and in Scen3 starts at P level 5.
If you play with a Complete save, he'll be the level he was when he left in Scen2.

Edmund: Play Scen3 without Complete save or kill Produn's girlfriend Stella in
Scen2 chapter 2 to have Edmund on your force at the start of Scen3, but you
won't be able to have Produn join your force.

Isabella: If you play Scen3 without Complete save or killed Stella in Scen2,
Isabella will join you in Scen3 chapter 3 at P level 11. If you spared Stella in
Scen2, she joins in Scen3 chapter 2 at P level 7. Regardless of when she
joins, she's equipped with a Saint Ankh at weapon skill level 1.

Produn: Play with a Scen2 save in which you spared Stella in chapter 2, then
Produn may join in Scen3 chapter 3, but you won't have Edmund. If you play
without Complete save or you killed Stella in Scen2, there's no way to have
Produn. Note that you can't have both, it's either Edmund or Produn.

Pendolf: Hatch Pen in Scen1 and Penko in Scen2 and have them join you.
This make Pendolf available in Scen3 chapter 4 in Aspia. If you play without
Complete saves Pendolf won't be an available character.

Spiriel: If you don't kill her in Scen1 chapter 6 in the catacombs, try to put her
to sleep, she joins in Scen3 chapter 4. If you kill her in Scen1 or play or play
without Complete save she won't be an available character.

Pappetts: If he didn't join you in Scen2 chapter 6 or if you play without Complete
save, Pappetts is an available character in Scen3 final chapter, where he may
join Medion at P level 17 equipped with a Queen Whip at weapon skill level 3.

*Synchronity affecting searchables:

Saraband: If you found the Large Mithril, Healing Drop, Potion and 10 gold coins
in the Republican District and the Health Bread and Medical Herb in the Central
District in Scen1 chapter 1, these items won't be available in Scen2. If you play
without Complete save or left any of these item, they'll be still there.

Balsamo: If you found the Brain Food, Large Mithril, Power Wine, Potion, 5 gold
coins, 10 gold coins, Medical Herb, Ruins Map in Scen1 chapter 1, these items
won't be available in Scen2. If you play without Complete save or left any of these
item, they'll be still there.

Storich: If you found the two Large Mithrils, the Armor Milk and the Small Mithril in
Scen1 chapter 4, these items won't be available in Scen2. If you play without
Complete save or left any of these item, they'll be still there.

Aspia: If you found a Large Mithril and the Small Mithril in Scen1 chapter 4, these
items won't be available in Scen3. If you play without Complete save or left any
of these item, they'll be still there.

*Synchronity affecting battles:

Scenario 2, Chapter 5: In battle 23, Jade will be the boss if you have Garosh on
your team. If Jade joined your force, the boss will be a Hill Giant.

Scenario 2, Chapter 6: In battle 26, if you killed the Baby Dragon in Scen1 chapter
4, there will be an Ark Dragon. Additionally, you won't have access to two weapons
in the cave. If you didn't kill the Baby Dragon in Scen1 or play without Complete
save, the Ark Dragon will never appear and you may get the weapons.

Scenario 2, Chapter 6: In the final battle the reserve troops from Scen1 which
you sent to the dam are fighting against you. If you didn't find enough characters
in Scen1 (i.e. seven in reserve), the missing ones will be replaced by regular
enemies.

Scenario 3, Chapter 3: If you don't have Edmund on your team, the Mask Monk in
battle 11 will be holding Stella as hostage. There'll also be variations in the number
of enemies. Kill the Mask Monk with your fliers to free Stella and have Produn join
your force.

Scenario 3, Chapter 3: If you don't have Edmud on your team, Edmund will be a
boss in battle 12. There's no way to have him to join then, but you may spare him.

Scenario 3, Chapter 6: In battle 24, if the number of Synbios' force plus Yasha is
below 12, the missing members will be replaced by Master Ninjas. Note that
Synbios, Kahn and Fynnding never fight in this battle.

Scenario 3, Chapter 6: In battle 26, if the number of Medion's force is below 12,
the missing members will be replaced by Blue Clerics.

Scenario 3, Final Chapter: In battle 30, if the numbers of Synbios' or Medion's
force are below 12, the Great Priests may send some of their minions to assist
Basanda in the fight against Julian's force.

*Synchronity affecting items:

Silver Ring in Saraband: If Garosh was killed in Scen1, speak with the boy in
the Saraband guard headquarters and he'll give Synbios this ring in chapter 1.
If you saved Garosh, Medion will receive this ring in chapter 1 from the same boy.

Dragon Rod, Macho Maul in Volcano Cave: If you didn't kill the Baby Dragon in
Scen1, a secret room will be available in Scen2 chapter 6, containing two chests
with a Dragon Rod and a Macho Maul.

Justice Sword in Aspia: If you saved all five refuggees in Scen1 chapter 2, you'll
be presented with a Justice Sword in Scen3 chapter 4.

*Synchronity affecting Misc.:

Arthur, Val and Rock: These three can be found in Scen1, yet their artwork has to
be added. In Saraband you can find a blond centaur (Arthur), Val and Rock are
the two hurt Destonian soldiers in one of Balsamo's headquarters.

The bookshelf with the character infos in HQ lists the characters accordingly to
your actions.

If you give Julian items before he leaves in Scen1 or Scen2, you may give him
some valuable items which will be carried over to the new Scenario. Between
Scen1 and 2, these items will appear in your HQ again, i.e. you duplicated them.

Deals and the storage in your HQ are NOT affected by Synchronity. Deals left
in the shop's display aren't carried over to the current Scenario, same goes for
items left in HQ's storage.


7) Misc. and Secrets

*Whenever the game creates a weird save (something like "yyyyy"), DO NOT
touch this file. Just leave it where it is, if you delete it it could erase your saves
on the memory card or overwrite the saves. It happened on my European Saturn
with an adapter, when I tried to transfer the file on the memory card it created this
"yyyyy" file. When I deleted it, my other saves were gone as well, so just leave
the file where it is.

*To play with a Complete save from a previous Scenario on your current Scenario,
copy the Complete save in the directory you wish to save Scenario 3 in. If you are
using an import adapter that needs to be placed in the cartridge slot of your Saturn,
this directory will be the Saturn's Internal Ram. Now start a new game with the new
Scenario, when you're asked a question by the wizard answer YES, then the game
starts. You can save by selecting "Save" in the church or on battlefield (option on
bottom), answer Yes to the first and No to the second question, which brings up a
new menu, here select Erase (option on bottom) and delete the save from your other
Scenario, then select Save (upper option). Now you play a linked game and  save
your progress. This process is so complicated due to the file size of the saves:
Scen 1 takes 203 and Scen 3 381 blocks of Ram and since there's only 461 blocks
in the internal Saturn Ram you can only save one game. Beware that this also holds
true for transferring this file on a memory card, since there's only one "Scen 3 File 1",
you can only overwite your old save. If you are using some kind of cheat module like
Action Replay, you avoid this problem by saving on the cheat module's built in Ram.

*During the battle animations you can switch between two different camera
angles via the X and Y buttons (not in Scenario 1). You may also remove the
health display by holding the Start button during these scenes (all three Scenarios).

*In any town in Scenarios 2 and 3 you can view a compass by pressing the Z button.
The arrow points to the selected location, other locations in this town can be selected
by pressing the Z button again...Too bad it is in Japanese.

*After a soft Reset (press A+B+C+Start) you can quickly resume from your last save
by holding the Start button after the Reset (not in Scenario 1).

*After the ending credits wait some time at the "The End" screen. You will witness
a conversation between Galm and Elize (from "Shining the Holy Ark"), in which she
congratulates the vandal because everything has happened according to his plans.
It turns out that Galm has been manipulating Julian, i.e. saving him (and Edmund)
when both were thrown into the Barrand waterfalls in Scenario 1. Even murdering
Julian's father (in "Shining the Holy Ark", remember that little boy in Enrich looking
for his father ?) was part of the plan to get rid of Bulzome and stop the revival of the
1000 year kingdom.

*The ending cinema may differ depending on your actions during the final battle, i.e.
if you casted Gracia's Blessing on the glowing capsule Jane is trapped in or not. If
you cast the spell, Jane will join you for the last battle as a NPC and she will be
available for the Premium Disc. In the ending cinema she then accompanies Julian
to the Holy Ark... If you didn't cast Blessing on the capsule, she will be an opponent,
later Julian will move on alone.

*If you save your game at the end of this scenario, you'll get a save that can be
used with the Premium Disc OR you start a new game on this scenario with this
new file. You now play Scen 3 with characters that have monster stats compared
to the enemies, but still you get full experience for the enemies...use this to build
an undefeatable force with massive stats. This trick may be repeated over and
over again, but note that the stats for Luck and Movement can't be boosted
further than 9.

*To obtain special items and weapons from the shops, repeatedly talk to the
shopkeeper. After some tries you'll be offered special equipment or items.
More info on this can be found in my Special Deals FAQ on Gamefaqs.

*Funny coincidence that Harold and Spiriel have the same artwork. No coincidence
that Jane and Bulzome High Priest Dessheren are sisters, Basanda and Braff are
mother and son, the penguins Pen and Penko are parents of a penguin family,
Unoma and Irene are sensei and student, Eldar and Zero are brother and sister...
Some other funny things are the sprites of David (bodybuilder) and Unoma
(eating noodles) in HQ. Not so funny are some of the character portraits in
Innovator class, like Edmund, Fynnding or Dantares...good that these were
changed for the Premium Disc.

*When meeting a character the first time, the colour of the name stands for the
character's gender. a blue name denotes male, a pink female and grey stands
for Vandals. But the penguins' names are shown in orange and Turk's name is
in yellow...strange...

*Naming trouble...why do all Mask Monks have the same name...Mask Monk
Mage or Mask Monk Cleric would make things easier sometimes, especially
when writing a FAQ. Thanks god a lot of enemies already appeared in english Scen 1...

*You can read descriptions of every character in the game by searching the
shelf in HQs.

*If you're playing with Complete save, unequip your force before killing the last boss.
Thus, the battles against Synbios' and Medion's force in Scen3 become a lot easier.

8) Thanks and Disclaimer

To make this guide more comprehensive, feel free to send any comments, questions,
corrections or additional facts to [email protected]

I would like to thank:

- Joe Negron for his great FAQ for this game which helped a lot with item locations.
Some of the describtions for searchables are from his FAQ, as well as the section
for battle 20 and ruin #5.
- Snarf for writing a great FAQ on weapons and for his posts on the gamefaqs ShF 3
message boards which greatly helped with a few items I didn't find.
- Hahn for an outstanding FAQ covering weapons, accessories, magic, characters,
special attacks and synchronity.
- Everyone at http://shining.zophar.net/sfc for providing the translated game scripts
for Scenario 2 and Scenario 3, which helped a lot with town names and enemy names.
- Shinsachiel at http://www.jumesyn.net for putting up the best web site regarding
ShF 3 which helped with some enemies, a few special attacks and synchronity.
- http://spiriel.nu/sforce for providing wonderful artwork and good game info.


Disclaimer:

With regard to the work and the amount of time I invested into this document
I really would appreciate it if no one tried to violate the copyright for this guide
which I, as the writer, inherit. This includes that only I may change the content
presented in this document, no profit is to be made of this document directly
or indirectly, no reproduction in any way aside from being put on a freely
accessible, non-commercial web page in  its original and unedited form.


This FAQ is created and owned by me, David Bowie. Copyright 2002

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