HCBailly plays Final Fantasy - Part 27 of 38

We finally free the fairy and prepare to adventure into the deep...

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World Map

Well, the Defense sends the Hit Percentage on a party member way up, so equip it on a strong character such as the Knight. The Ribbon protects against some of the special attacks in the game, including some death spells. Other than the cap, it's the only headgear that a White Wizard can equip.

Anyway, let's head to the Caravan, which is straight west of Onrac. Due to a bug, you can land right in that patch of desert where the Caravan is.

Before we head over there, though, HCBailly covers the Naocho. (I'm now reminded of Beavis and Butthead and their love for nachos. Thanks, game.) He can Poison you with his physical attacks, but other than that, he's only slightly tougher than some of the other water enemies we've met so far.

Caravan

At least this place isn't like Big Bill Hell's.

Anyway, the only thing they sell is a bottle, which you'll need 50,000 G to purchase. When you get it, you'll save the fairy.

Gaia

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Well, now that you have the bottle with the fairy inside, go up to the spring at the upper-right corner of the town and use the Bottle as an item. You'll release the fairy. Talk to her, and she'll thank you with a bottle of Oxyale. Yay!

Now that we have the Oxyale, we can level up a little bit in preparation for the challenges ahead. The "power peninsula" that was mentioned earlier is still of some use, due to the monsters that show up only at the edge of that location.

The fixed encounter point with the Zombie Dragons in the Castle Ordeal is also of use at this point.

You can also use the Ice Cave as a farming area. Just watch out for all those Mages and Sorcerers. Even though you have the Ribbon equipped on the White Wizard (probably), they can still be formidable. Hunt down the Eye and keep fighting it over and over.

The Gurgu Volcano is probably the easiest point to level up at. The fixed encounters with the Fire elemental enemies give some good experience, and you don't have to go far to find one of these points, either.