In this entry, we take on the second half of the Dark Forest, which thankfully isn't nearly as large or as confusing as the first half.
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Dark Forest
We have a new section of forest to go through. Thankfully, the second half of the Dark Forest isn't as long.
Remember the Oglin that we rescued from the well near Ivor Tower by turning the well crank? If you've gotten the Thug's Cloak from the Ivor Tower marketplace, he'll give you the Wizard's Coin, which will raise your magic defense slightly. Otherwise, he'll just give you the Thug's Cloak. If you have the Thug's Cloak and the Wizard's Coin, he'll give you 1000 Gold Coins.
When you reach the end, you'll fight the Timberdrake dragon.
Boss: Timberdrake
Timberdrake can cast Fireball, but yours is a lot more powerful than his is, if you've leveled it up enough. 300+ damage after a few levels? I'm okay with this. He can also grab The Boy and drop him into the ground, but you can pummel him far faster than he can do it to you.
He'll also ram into you, but it doesn't do that much damage. Timberdrake is a joke as long as you keep The Boy alive.
When you beat him, you'll get 2000 Gold Coins. You'll also get the Lance. Go power this sucker up, because you're definitely gonna need it for the challenges ahead.
When you go right from here, you won't be able to go north...yet. Go east into the pipe and you'll enter the sewers of Ebon Keep.
Ebon Keep Sewers
Make your way around the maze as well as the barriers. Once again, just like Ivor Tower's sewers, there are secret passages that lead you to hidden treasure.
When you reach the exit, you'll be in the Ebon Keep dungeon.
Ebon Keep Dungeon
First things first...don't open the door directly to the left of the exit to the interiors (which you won't be able to open at this point) last. Otherwise, you won't be able to leave the Dungeons and you'll be stuck here until you either turn off the power or reset the game.
Anyway, go ahead and attack the enemies in the cells. Love how the black raptor looks, by the way. Shame this is the only place in the game where you see him. It should be mentioned that the last enemy you face will always be a Guardbot.
Ebon Keep
We're finally in Ebon Keep. As expected the town is abandoned because of all the people moving to Ivor Tower. There are a few spots on the map that you can enter and find some interesting stuff, including an old woman who will give you the Regrowth formula, which slowly regenerates your health for a couple of seconds.
Regrowth
1 Acorn, 2 Water
Close to where the old woman with the Regrowth formula is located (in the same house, actually) is a stairway to a chest. Don't open it right away. Instead, walk through the wall to the right and you'll find two more chests behind the wall. Opening the first chest you see will close the opening to those two chests. You'll know you've messed up if the candelabra near the wall lights up, as it lights up after you open the chest.
At the inn/store, you'll meet some guy in knight armor who will ask if you remember him. Here's some hints: his adventures on the moon, his victory over Zeromus, and turning into a paladin. It's Cecil of Baron Castle from Final Fantasy IV! He's settled down with his wife Rosa (since they married after FF4), who strangely doesn't appear in this game. C'mon, Square!
Cecil will sell you the Knight Armor and also runs the Inn at the same time, and he also gives you the Bazooka, which he says he found in the jungle. It's the same Bazooka you got at the beginning of the game, but there's only one Thunder Ball shot in it, so using it at this point is kinda useless. You'll have to wait until you're done in Gothica to get ammo for it.
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