1,000 AD – Medina Village and Surrounding Areas
-Came back here to explore a bit before heading back to 600.
-The town square that used to just have a save point now has eerie chanting.
-There’s a statue of “Sir Magus” in the middle.
The monsters marching around the statue and chanting mention the coming doom of Lavos. I’m guessing we’ve found our Big Bad for the game in Sir Magus.
-Strangely enough, Sir Magus looks to be human.
-No change in Melchior’s dialogue or most of the town’s.
-The Forest Ruins is a small area.
One treasure chest that gave me a Mid Ether, and a huge glowing blue pyramid that protects a platform.
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600 AD – Kingdom of Guardia
-The “Chosen One” has appeared wearing a Hero’s Medal. I’m guessing that’s Sir Cyrus having returned.
-A battle is being fought on the bridge to the south with Magus.
-The king was wounded in battle. I could either head to the bridge for the battle (perhaps it’s even a big bridge?), but would rather see the king first and the hero at the castle.
-Feels nice to visit the castle again and be warmly welcomed, not chased away.
-Castle is bustling, trying to nurse the king back to health and simultaneously get food to the front lines.
-Huh. I was wrong. The hero is a boy, not Cyrus. That boy (hell, for all I know maybe it’s a version of Crono from elsewhere in the timestream) is currently searching the southern continent for a sword to defeat Magus. Sounds like we have a new destination.
-Went to the Zenaan Bridge. There’s clearly a fight happening there, but I can’t get past to join. The Knight Captain mentions needing food again, so I head back to the castle to talk to the chef again.
-Success. The Chef gives me some food – Jerky, lol – to take to the Knight Captain, his brother.
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Zenaan Bridge
-This is a small thing, but I love it. It’s a feuding but warm relationship that the game is developing between two (apparently at the moment) minor characters, the Knight Captain and the Chef.
It’s not front-and-center, it’s not about saving the world, just two side characters. Adds such flavor and depth.
-Magus’s forces break through and the Knight Captain gives a pretty badass speech. He’s awesome.
-Hey, it’s General Ozzie, the ancestor of Elder Ozzie in 1,000 AD.
-Continuing to push her and her undead army across the bridge…
-At the end, she has a bunch of her skeletons Voltron together into Zombor. Boss time!
-Zombor has two parts – legs and head. Took out the legs first, then the floating skeleton torso. Not too bad, and the magic we have access to really messes him up. Robo Tackle obliterates him too. Love that tech!
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Sandorino Village
-There’s a town here. I was expecting it to be a monster town, but I shouldn’t be surprised that it’s a human town. Magus must be housed on the central continent and have invaded from there.
-A “Headman” wants someone named Toma to find a mythical Rainbow Shell. He sounds pretty confident and walks off. The Rainbow Shell can be used to construct reflective anti-magic armor.
-The sword that the hero is looking for is Masamune.
-hahahaha - Magus’s generals are Ozzie, Slash, and Flea. Team Magus knows how to rock.
-His lair is in an inaccessibly high place to the east.
-Toma is drinking in the bar. Hee! He tells us that “creepy, dangerous frogs” have taken over the woods to the south.
-EnergyWhirls dissipate with Slash. Guessing that’s an enemy coming up.
-The Hero is from Porre.
-The Masamune was made hundreds of years ago. I wonder if we’ll have to go back to 0 AD to find it.
-Masamune lies in Denadoro Mountains. Someone tells me to burn the weapons of the goblins in those mountains, so that must be a way of saying they’re weak to fire.
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Fiona’s Villa
-Small house between Sandorino and Porre. One woman inside. I’ll take a stab in the dark and say she’s Fiona.
-Her husband, Marco, is at war. It’s their job to guard the nearby woods. What are they guarding? Why are they guarding it? How? Why them? We’ll probably find out later.
-Went east afterwards to a small mountain, “Magic Cave.”
It’s too magic for me as it just looks like a cliff-face at the moment. Can’t find the entrance.
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Porre
-Bought some Gold Suits and Berets for upgrades.
-A woman at the Elder’s House in town wants to buy my Jerky for 10,000g. I have the option to sell it to her or give it away. I’ll choose to give it away. Better chance for something awesome to happen.
-Nothing immediate happens, but she says she’ll teach her kids the value of sharing. Perhaps they’ll get like a billion gold and share it with me later, or Excalibur or something. (That might even lure Gilgamesh into Chrono Trigger, which’d be awesome.)
-The kid with the Hero’s Medal is named Tata. People here think he’s searching for the legendary sword up north. There’s not too much north of here – perhaps in the Magic Cave.
-The magic cave is east of Denadoro.
-Frog came by recently! Yay! Mumbling about Masamune and Queen Leene.
-Tata has a reputation as a brat.
-Toma again! He tracked down the Rainbow Shell. It’s on a small island, he’s just not sure which one.
-The magic cave has a secret lever that opens the cliff wall.
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Next time: into the Cursed Woods. I feel some regrets in hindsight about the Jerky. Like, she mentioned that she’d use it to cook, so maybe I should’ve waited around for her to finish the meal.
