HCBailly plays Final Fantasy II AGAIN - Part 28 of 65

In this entry, we find out that the Dragoons and the Hiryuu have been nearly wiped out by the Empire and go looking for a pendant in order to understand the last Hiryuu.

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World Map (by Rick Bruns)

Castle Deist

Map (by Paco)

When you enter the castle, you'll be hounded by a kid. As you talk to him, he'll run away. You'll meet the kid and his mom. The kid now knows you're the good guys, and the husband of the family has been killed by the Empire. They're the only survivors. To make matters worse, the last Hiryuu is here, but they can't understand what it's saying unless they had the man's pendant, which is in a cave north of here.

Mention the Dragoons to them. You'll find out the Empire poisoned the water of the Hiryuu and killed all but one. (Thankfully, you can Learn "Wyvern" and "Dragoon" here if you didn't learn them from Gordon.) The Hiryuu have to be alive to keep the Dragoons from dying out. The last Hiryuu will be behind the door next to them.

The Phx. Dn (Phoenix Down) is used to revive fallen party members, and they can be expensive to buy.

The SageWisdm can only be used during battle, and it increases your Intellect to 99 until the end of the battle. The St.Spirit does the same thing, except it works on your Spirit.

If you're needing a sword, the Wing Sword is for you. It is a lot stronger than the other swords we've seen so far, and is a lot more accurate. It is also strong against Magic Beast-type enemies.

The Cross cures the Curse Status, much like EchoScn cures Mute, EyeDrop cures Blind and Antidote works on Poison.

Stun does the same as Stop, which paralyzes enemies. The only difference between them is that they have different elemental bases, so if one doesn't work, use the other. You can also find Curse, which allows you to inflict the Curse status on enemies without the Ancient Sword. That's good, as this will be more accurate if the Intelligence of the person casting it is high.

The UnicrnHrn will cast Level 16 Basuna on all party members when used, and can cure anything, including Confusion. Hold onto it for later on.

The pendant won't be anywhere in the castle, so you'll have to go into the cave up north.

Cave of Dist

Map (by Paco)

This cave isn't too long, but you can run into some Gigases if you're not fortunate enough. If you can't inflict Curse on them, you're screwed. Even worse, you might have to fight two at once.

The Pendant is really easy to find. Go all the way to the right at the start, take the stairs down and press A at the pile of bones.

Time to head back to the castle.

Castle Dist

Talk to the Hiryuu again. You'll find out that the poison has spread quickly, and he won't live much longer. Mention the Dragoons. You'll learn about the Dragoon known as Ricard, who went on a journey to find the ultimate magic, Ultima. Mention the Wyvern and he'll give you a Wyvern Egg, and tell you to submerge it in the Life Spring in the cave to the north. (The mother here will also tell you about the Life Spring.)