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Welcome to the world of Dragoon, the world of the 108 species.11,000 years have passed since the lower species (106 and below)were freed from the tyrannical rule of the 107th species, theWinglies. The world slowly built itself back from the ashes of thebattlefield as civilizations flourished once more. In this world ayoung man and his friends must go through a long journey in order to save it, as well as finding the answers to that which plaguetheir hearts.When I first found out that I had the assignment for this game, Ialmost passed out. “Legend of Dragoon” is perhaps the most anticipated Sony RPG ever released, rumored to be greater thanFFVII and FFVIII. “Legend of Dragoon” lives up to those wordsby surpassing both FF’s in storyline, gameplay, sound, and graphics. Once you plop that first CD in, you’re hooked and yourmomma can’t do anything to help. Get ready to get a pretty goodchunk of your time devoted to your PlayStation.Guide written by Jonothon OrtizGraphics by Jonothon OrtizAll I owe for this goes to Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior; my loving wife, Carla, who put up with me giving 90% ofmy attention to the game (I love you honey!); My mom, g’ma, lil’sister, mom’n-law, dad’n-law, Tim Bogenn (he’s my‘sifu’!! WASSSUP!!!) and his family for putting up with me during that week (may the Lord bless you all!); Robin Diazfor scoring me some of that awesome cake his mom makes, and to my brothers Ryan Stovalt, Richard Lauze, Jim jr. andJim Sr Kaminzki. for their prayers and support during my “days in the financial desert” and for always being there withme, as brothers.For feedback or questions, e-mail IGNguides at: editors@ignguides.com.

Disk 1 IndexChapter 1: The Serdian WarIntroductionA Village in FlamesThrough the Gates and Into the HoleShana’s GlowThe Basil Knight Lavitz’s HomeThe Dark RoseMarshland’s BurnSlambert’s VenganceThe Silver GhostThe Strongest in the WorldA Wilted BloomFamily ResolutionIntroductionA village is savagely under attack by an unknownenemy. Fire is blazing down from all sides andthe people are both afraid and bewildered; therehasn’t been any indication of war coming to theirtown.The soldiers are determined to carry out the taskthat their leader has given them. Ruthlessly andwith cold precision the people of the town aremassacred and very few can stand against theoverwhelming forces.It seems that a lone girl has been taken captive;she seems to have some special abilities thatmade an orb glow in the light of the moon.Apparently, the only reason for the attack was thecapture of this young girl.As the moon closes, the day is done and the fewthat are alive are hiding, trying to keep their livesintact. It is going to be a long night.

A Village in FlamesTreasures:1. Burn Out (2) [One from boss battle]2. Heal Potion (2) [Two from winning the first battle inside the town]Stardust : 1Our hero, Dart, is sitting in the forest not far fromhis town. He’s reading a letter about the currentsituation in Serdio when he hears the rushingsound of horses. Instead of just finding one horsehe finds a whole troop of soldiers fleeing fromsomething.Two mounted soldiers stop in front of Dart andsquabble for a bit when a huge, green creaturewith an overbite from squirrel hell appears. Dartwill start to bail through the forest in a defensiveposition but the Dragon will have the upper hand.Just when it looks like you just wasted yourmoney on a game that wastes the hero within 10 minutes of starting, Dart gets saved by an unknown woman warrior. The woman explains to Dart that the creature is really a Dragon, part of the106th species, which was thought extinct after theDragon Campaign 11,000 years ago. When thelady mentions that a Dragon was not needed tofinish off the small village, Dart asks her if it wasthe nearby village. She says yes - that nearbyvillage is Seles, Dart’s hometown.Dart runs to the town, only to see that the town isengulfed in smoke. The once busy city sits silently still as a grim testament to what occurred.After jumping down from the cliff and runninginto town, you’ll have a sequence with twoguards popping out and trying to kill an old man.Defeat them both and earn the two HealingPotions from the fight. After destroying the guards, Dart will speak to the old man; the old man willtell Dart that the truce with Imperial Sandora is over and war is on the way. However, the woundsare too severe and he will die. Once you’ve got control of Dart again check the treasure box to get a

Burn Out. Now, go save at the object thatlooks like the glowing stuff from the movie“Cocoon” (all rights go to WB and whoever madeit, I guess). Pop in and hit the triangle (configurebutton) button to enter your configure screen andselect ‘save’. Head down to the lower left (btw, thatperson’s not praying, that person’s dead).Dart will run towards the man lying on the ground.He is the mayor of Seles and tells Dart that thetroops kidnapped Shana, his childhood friend. Themayor does not know where she is, however, soDart will have to find out the old-fashioned way:.by kicking their butt.You’ll fight two Knight of Sandora and oneCommander. Every time you attack, you’ll see ablue square lining up on top of the other one.Once that happens, hit the X (attack) button - ifyou time it just right your character will do anAddition Attack, which is like a time-basedbutton combo. As you go on in levels you’ll getmore additions with more button presses. You’llfind out more after this fight though. For now,just concentrate on attacking and blocking - ifyou block, you will regain health (10% of yourmax HP) and the enemy’s attack will do a ton lessdamage. So, put plainly: attack, block when youneed to raise health, use one of the HealingPotions if you really need it.You’ll get two more Healing Potions and a Burn Out for winning. Also, Dart will learn his nextAddition Attack, the Volcano.Talk to the two people here. The lady on the left will tell you that an attempt for reinforcementsfrom Castle Indels failed because of the guardian creature at the Limestone Cave. The man next toher is the Master Tasman; he will show you all the fine points of attacking and defending. Equip theVolcano as your addition and then talk to him. You will get multiple chances to practice the timingof your addition attacks, extra defense tips, and other neat stuff. One thing that the Master Tasmanvaguely tells you is that every time you connect with a full addition on your enemy it will add 1-5points to your mastery of that addition. Check your additions in the options screen and you’ll beable to keep track of each addition’s attack power, how much SP you get from finishing it (that’s forlater on), other stats, and you can switch around additions. If you go into a battle knowing you’ll

need more SP and attack, or vice versa,then select the addition that will suit yourneeds.After talking to him, go to the grave that isnumber 3 from the left and you’ll pick up aStardust . The Stardust plays an important partin the game; although it’s almost like a subquestacquiring them will allow you to gain several rareand powerful items; it’s easier and less timeconsuming to get them on your first trip to whatever area (although some may not be availableuntil you return to the area).Once you’re done head to the exit northeast of Master Tasman and exit the town.Through the Gates and Into the HoleTreasures:Forest:1. Healing Potion2. Charm Potion2. 20 GoldHellana Prison:1. Burn Out (2) [One from boss battle]2. Healing Potion (2) [Two from winning the firstbattle inside the town]Stardust : 0Once you’re out of Seles you’ll get a cut scenewith Hellana at a distance.Shana will be throwninto jail and Fruegel, Hellana’s chief, will betalking to the Man in Hood. Fruegel will be reminded that if he doesn’t obey and keep Shanaalive his head will be promptly removed. Whenthis is over, Dart will be able to head towards the

Forest.FOREST!!! Woo hooo!! Resist the urge to play road kill with all the animal creatures scurrying around and head over to the oh-so-convenient item salesman in the forest. He’ll teach you theways of the elements (this is really something you should listen to!) and how to use the multi-attackitems. Once you’re done, head to the lower right corner of the same screen and grab yourself amerry little Healing Potion. Proceed to the northwest.Cross the lanky piece of lumber that is there (no credit was given to that brave beaver who cut thatone down!) and acquire a Charm Potion. Go south(young man!).Once you enter this shrubbery maze (he he.NEEET!) proceed to the right. Then, go to thelower left exit from the place you just popped outof (should be just below the top right exit you tookto get there). Take the Burn Out that’s located inthe box and then exit that section. Go across themiddle and take the lower right to snag the 20Gold. Proceed back to the far left and take theupper left exit and skeedadle out of there.Continue south and you’ll get a sequence with ayoung Dart and Shana. It seems that Dart oncesaved Shana from a wolf and Dart’s present encounter with a wolf in the same area triggered theflash back. You know, in retrospect, I really feel that you could figure that out on your own so let’sgo on and forget that. Continue south in the following screen and exit the Forest.After the Forest, head for Hellana. Dart will follow a cart in and sneak behind it to get in -however,you’ll have to hit the X button as soon as that little exclamation mark shows up over his head (btw,that means that you have to react to the environment). Dart will hide behind the cart and you’llsneak in.Once you’re in the Item guy’ll eventually spot you. You’ll have a quick fight against a HellanaWarden who could prove to be a problem if youhaven’t built your levels; otherwise he’ll be quickwork. After this, there are no random battles andonly a few forced fights - every enemy can beavoided by just running away from the guardswhen you see them walking around. Just make sureyou (or they!) don’t make contact. this is a goodplace to fight enemies over and over since theguards respawn. You can just fight ‘til their dead,go back to the item guy and heal, then save andkeep going until you feel you’re strong enough.