H'aanit Single Story

Transposed from DaliaAsTrue's original notes.

H'aanit Chapter 1

S'warkii

Sell 2x Olive of Life (+ $100).

Purchase Wolf's Bow (- $2,600) and equip immediately.

Walk left and interact with the Headman.

Provoke: Fledgling Hunters

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Fledgling Hunter	???	1		$20	3	2	Healing Grape
Fledgling Hunter	???	1		$20	3	2	Herb of Light

• Hit twice with Linde.
• If Linde uses Sweep on turn 1, then boost her for turn 2.

Head west to Path to the Whisperwood.

Path to the Whisperwood

Run through the area. Break any enemies you run into, and flee the encounter.

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Marmot	369	1		$20	5	4	Essence of Pomegranate
Mossy Meep	418	1		$33	6	5	Essence of Pomegranate

{Encounter table needed}

The Whisperwood

Head north towards Ghisarma.

Fight one Forest Fox for JP, if possible.

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Forest Fox	319	1		$30	6	6

{Encounter table needed}

Heal before Ghisarma if you were surprised by your last encounter.

Boss: Ghisarma

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Ghisarma	???	5		$1,000	20	15	Healing Grape Bunch

Strategy

• Once Ghisarma prepares to counter your attacks, use Beast Lore to wear down it's guard. Use a Forest Fox first, and then Linde for the rest.
• If Ghisarma is at 3 Shield Points, use Rain of Arrows. Rain of Arrows will always strike at least 3 times.
• Ghisarma should die after 3 max boosted True Strike attacks performed while he's in break.
• Heal and restore SP as needed.

Skip cutscenes, and head north out of S'warkii.

Journey to the Shrine of the Sage

North S'warkii Trail

Skip the cutscene with Kit.

Head out east.

{Encounter table needed}

Western Flamesgrace Wilds

Head out northeast.

If you encounter Snow Foxes here, kill one for JP. Break and flee the rest.

If you encounter more than one enemy in a fight, attempt to flee immediately.

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Snow Fox	329	1		$36	5	6	Essence of Pomegranate
Ice Lizardman II	418	2		$40	5	4	Essence of Plum

{Encounter table needed}

Northern Flamesgrace Wilds

Head north at the save monument and exit east.

North Atlasdam Flats

Exit northeast (north at the save monument).

A Note on Caits

There's a chance that you'll encounter a Cait before obtaining the Scholar job. If this happens:

• Skip Noblecourt and the Light Soulstone (M) from Western Noblecourt Flats
• Skip the Whistlewood
• Scrutinize in Stillsnow to purchase 2x Empowering Rings
• Save and reload in Eastern Wellspring Sands to get the Thunder Soulstone (L)
• Additional Backup Soulstone (L) in Everhold Path

Western Noblecourt Flats

Head east at the tree and provoke the Awkward Boy, then flee immediately.

Note: initiating any battle will reset your encounter step count, and fleeing is guaranteed during Provoke.

Head southeast around the hill and enter the Shrine of the Sage.

Shrine of the Sage

Acquire the Scholar job.

If you have at least 30 JP, equip the Scholar job on H'aanit now and learn Lightning Blast.

If you killed a cait earlier, also learn Fire Storm and equip Evasive Maneuvers.

Leave the shrine.

Journey to Stonegard

Western Noblecourt Flats

If you killed a cait earlier, leave south immediately.

Head northwest and provoke the Awkward Boy, and flee once again.

Head northeast into Noblecourt, and exit immediately.

Head north and open the chest to retrieve a Light Soulstone (M).

Fast travel immediately to Noblecourt, and leave again.

Head south and provoke the Awkward Boy, and flee for the last time.

Exit south.

North Atlasdam Flats

Head south a bit, then head east at a hidden path to the Whistlewood and enter.

If you killed a cait, skip the Whistlewood and head straight for Atlasdam.

The Whistlewood

Head north to retrieve a chest containing $1,500.

You need to kill one encounter here to get 100 JP. Any encounter besides 4 frogs will work. Kill them all at once with the Light Soulstone (M).

Learn the Fire Storm skill. Doing this will earn you the Evasive Maneuvers support skill. Equip it immediately.

Exit the forest.

North Atlasdam Flats

Exit south.

East Atlasdam Flats

Head west at the save monument and enter Atlasdam, then leave immediately. We will warp back here later.

Exit south.

North Rippletide Coast

Exit southeast.

East Rippletide Coast

Head south, then west at the save monument to tag Rippletide, then leave immediately.

Continue south over the bridge and exit.

North Cobbleston Gap

Grab the Light Soulstone in the chest after the bridge.

Continue east and grab the chest containing $1,200.

Continue east at the fork, and exit south.

North Stonegard Pass

Head southeast towards Stonegard (east past the save monument).

Tag Stonegard and start H'aanit's second chapter, then leave the town.

Return to the save monument and head north, then exit.

Journey through the Coastlands

Moonstruck Coast

Head north to the save monument.

Save and return to the titlescreen, and continue your save. Doing this resets your encounter step count.

Head west and enter Shrine of the Trader.

Shrine of the Trader

Obtain the Merchant job, and exit.

Moonstruck Coast

Head back east, then exit north.

West Goldshore Coast

Head north and west over the bridge by the save monument.

Provoke the Knowledgeable Traveler and flee.

Head over the bridge to the northeast.

Grab the chest containing a Thunder Soulstone (M).

Exit east.

West Grandport Coast

Head west from the Best-selling Author and grab the chest containing the Wind Soulstone (L).

Provoke the Best-selling Author and flee.

Head south then west to obtain the chest containing $20,000.

Head east to the save monument.

Save and return to the titlescreen, and continue your save.

Head south on the docks and grab the chest containing a Thunder Soulstone (L).

Head north and enter the cave.

Loch of the Lost King

Proceed east and grab the chest containing a Wind Soulstone (L).

Head north over the bridge and grab the chest containing $30,000.

Fast travel to Atlasdam.

Cyrus, Tressa and Therion

Atlasdam

Head north through the plaza and speak to Cyrus (answer "No" to hearing the beginning of his tale).

Head east into the cave under the stairs.

Subterranean Study

Head north to the boss.

Boss: Russell

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Russell	???	6		$1,200	30	20	Refreshing Jam
Water Wisp	???	2

• Use a Wind Soulstone (L).

Atlasdam

Skip cutscenes, then into the Academy, and continue the story by interacting with the Headmaster's Assistant upstairs.

Scrutinize the Girl in the middle of the square, and collect the Light Soulstone (M) hidden item to the west.

Exit east, then fast travel to Rippletide.

Rippletide

Head west and speak with Tressa.

Exit west.

Path to the Caves of Maiya

Proceed west to the cave.

Tip: Press A on the last cutscene before the cave. Doing this is slightly faster than holding B to skip.

Caves of Maiya

Continue west to the boss.

Boss: Mikk and Makk

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Mikk	???	5		$700	20	12	Ice Soulstone (M)
Makk	???	6		$700	20	12	Inspirating Plum (M)

• Use a Wind Soulstone (L).

Rippletide

Proceed east to Tressa's home, then exit east.

Fast travel to S'warkii, then exit north.

North S'warkii Trail

Head west from Kit and proceed through the exit.

West S'warkii Trail

Go south at the fork, then east at the save monument, and continue to the southern exit.

North Borderfall Pass

Continue southeast to Borderfall.

Borderfall

Speak to Therion near the entrance to the manor.

Enter the Ravus Manor through the eastern window.

Ravus Manor

Head west and up the central staircase, then continue west through the archway.

After going through the archway, return to the titlescreen and reload your autosave to reset your step counter.

Proceed back through the archway.

Go up the stairs and head east, then back downstairs and through the archway.

Boss: Heathcote

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Heathcote	5,946	8		$1,600	50	30	Energizing Pomegranate (M)
Ravus Guard	2,543	5					Olive of Life

• Use a Thunder Soulstone (L)
• Use a Thunder Soulstone (M)
• Use a Ice Soulstone (M)

Head back up and exit the town.

Journey to Stillsnow and Marsalim

North Bolderfall Pass

Proceed back and exit north.

West S'warkii Trail

Proceed east at the save monument, then north at the fork.

East Victors Hollow Trail

Exit east from the fork.

Western Stillsnow Wilds

Head east, staying close to the north wall.

Enter Tomb of the Imperator and exit immediately to reset your step counter.

Continue south, then east into Stillsnow.

If you killed a cait before Shrine of the Sage, scrutinize the Villager at the entrance (48% chance of success) and purchase 2x Empowering Rings (- $6,000). Skip fast traveling to Noblecourt as you shouldn't have tagged it.

Fast travel to Noblecourt.

Noblecourt

Choose "A Tale for Another Day" to skip Therion's story.

Purchase the Empowering Bracelet (- $6,175) from the Boy in the middle of the square.

Scrutinize the Affable Antiquarian to the right of the Boy (70% chance of success).

Head down the stairs and pick up the Curious Antique near the southern house.

Return east to Scrutinize the Townsperson at the entrance (30% chance of success).

Note: Don't worry if you fail this, as there is a backup soulstone we'll get on the way to Marsalim.

If you succeeded the Scrutinize with the Townsperson, pick up the Thunder Soulstone (L) by the barrels to the right of the shop.

Fast travel to Stonegard, and exit south.

North Stonegard Pass

Head east from the save monument, then immediately south and exit.

West Stonegard Pass

Head east over the bridge.

Proceed south and exit.

Eastern Wellspring Sands

If you did not obtain the Thunder Soulstone (L) from Noblecourt, or if you got a cait before the Shrine of the Sage

Save and reload at the save monument.

Head west and grab the chest containing a Thunder Soulstone (L).

Exit south.

If you obtained the Thunder Soulstone (L) from Noblecourt

Head straight for the southern exit.

Eastern Marsalim Sands

Go west and grab the chest containing $20,000.

Continue south and grab another Thunder Soulstone (L) from a chest.

Proceed south and enter the Marsalim Catacombs and exit immediately to reset your step count.

Head north west into the city.

Marsalim

Head up the steps on the right and Purchase 2x Energizing Pomegranate (L) (- $6,384) from the Townsperson.

Proceed down the steps on the left and Purchase the Plate Shield (- $2,964) from the Young Soldier.

Head north into the Palace.

Marsalim Palace

Go up the stairs to the right and grab the High House's Armor, $25,000, and Enchanted Circlet from the three chests in the room.

Go north and get the Tempest Amulet from the chest behind the throne.

Purchase the Fire Soulstone (L), Wind Soulstone (L), and Shadow Soulstone (L) (- $17,955) from the right-hand Guard.

Purchase 1x Energizing Pomegranate (M) (- $722) from the left-hand Guard.

Scrutinize the right-hand Guard (50% chance of success).

Obtain the Fire Soulstone (L) hidden item from the left-hand room.

Fast travel to Stonegard.

H'aanit Chapter 2

Stonegard

Purchase a Wind Soulstone (M) (- $1,615) from the Townsperson at the entrance.

Menuing

• Equipment
  • H'aanit
    • Optimize
    • Equip the Empowering Bracelet
• Jobs
  • H'aanit
    • If H'aanit has more than 130 JP, change her job to Merchant and learn two skills to get the Endless Items support skill, then switch back to Scholar. Don't forget to equip Infinite Items!
  • Cyrus
    • Change to Merchant
    • Learn Hired Help
  • Tressa
    • Learn Hired Help
  • Therion
    • Learn Armor Corrosive
• Inventory
  • Heal H'aanit to full HP.

Head north up the stairs and into the Tavern.

Proceed east to the bridge.

Provoke: Nathan's Bodyguard

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Nathan's Bodyguard	???	4		$200	150	25

• Use a Fire Soulstone (L).
• Use a Fire Soulstone (L).
• Use a Wind Soulstone (M).

Head south down the stairs and purchase a Fire Soulstone (M) and Ice Soulstone (M) (- $3,230) from the Townsperson guarding the door of the first house.

Head back up the stairs and purchase a Fire Soulstone (L) (- $5,985) from Tobias.

Head out north and exit up the east stairs.

Spectrewood Path

Grab the $5,000 from the chest to the north.

Head east to continue the story.

Head back west and provoke the trees.

Provoke: Ancient One

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Ancient One	???	3		$1,000	200	150	Refreshing Jam

• Use a Fire Soulstone (L)
• Use a Fire Soulstone (M)
• Use a Ice Soulstone (M)

Grab the Fool's Gold Ore from the chest.

Exit east.

The Spectrewood

Follow the trail east, and then north, towards the boss.

Boss: Lord of the Forest

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Lord of the Forest	43,504	7-10		$3,000	300	200	Olive of Life (L)

Strategy

• For Lord of the Forest to die, at least 4x total Veteran Soldier hits in any combination must be performed during break and while Armor Corrosive is active.
• 6x total hits must be performed, however, 2x can be while out of break with Armor Corrosive active.

Example fight:

• Turn 1
  • H'aanit - Firestorm
  • Cyrus - Hired Help - Mercenary (Boost x2) (- $150)
  • Tressa - Hired Help - Bandit (- $800)
  • Therion - Armor Corrosive (Boost x2)
• Turn 2
  • H'aanit - Firestorm (Break)
  • Cyrus - Hired Help - Veteran Soldier (Boost x3) (- $30,000)
  • Tressa - Hired Help - Veteran Soldier (Boost x3) (- $30,000)
  • Therion - Pomegranate or revive if needed

Stonegard

Purchase Shadow Soulstone (L) and Light Soulstone (L) (- $11,970) from Eren.

Head down the right-hand staircase and enter Natalia's house.

Exit the town to the west to complete the chapter.

Menuing

• Jobs
  • H'aanit
    • Change to Merchant
    • Learn any two skills
    • Change to Hunter
    • Learn Leghold Trap
    • Change back to Scholar
  • Cyrus
    • Learn Fire Storm
    • Learn Lightning Blast
    • Change back to Merchant
    • Learn Sidestep
  • Tressa
    • Learn Sidestep
  • Therion
    • Learn Steal SP
• Skills
  • H'aanit
    • Equip Endless Items
  • Cyrus
    • Equip Endless Items
  • Tressa
    • Equip Endless Items

Fast travel to Stillsnow.

H'aanit Chapter 3

Stillsnow

Start the chapter and head north to Alaic.

Provoke: Alaic

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Alaic	???	3		$400	250	50	Refreshing Jam

Strategy

• Attack with one Forest Fox.
• Use 2x Shadow Soulstone (L) (Break).
• Use any Soulstone (L) to end the fight.

Safer Strategy

• Break with Linde.
• Upon break, use either your Dark Soulstone (L) or Light Soulstone (L).
• Using 2x Soulstone (L) will end the fight.
• Heal as needed.

Head to the shop.

Shop

• Equipment
  • H'aanit
    • Unequip All
• Sell
  • Fool's Gold Ore (+ $4,000)
  • Curious Antique (+ $9,500)
  • Wolf's Bow (+ $650)
  • Plate Shield (+ $650)
  • Enchanted Circlet (+ $3,000)
  • High House's Armor (+ $8,000)
  • Empowering Bracelet (+ $1,600)
  • Tempest Amulet (+ $3,400)
  • Refreshing Jam x2 (+ $3,000)

You should have $48,000 at this point. If not, sell an additional Refreshing Jam or an Olive of Life (L).

Head north to the exit.

Trail to the Whitewood

This is a very tight walk. Make sure you're cutting as many corners as possible to get to the cutscene with Alaic without any encounters.

The Whitewood

Get the chest containing $15,000 on the left.

Exit and re-enter the Whitewood to reset your step count.

Head north to the boss. This is another pretty tight walk, so cut as many corners as you can.

Boss: Dragon

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Dragon	63,522	4-10		$9,000	850	500	Refreshing Jam

Strategy

• H'aanit needs to defend turn 1, so she can break turn 2 before the Dragon can attack.
• You need to collect in turn 2 at full boost.
• The Dragon will die if the following conditions are met:
  • Armor Corrosive active
  • In Break
  • 2x Veteran Soldier (Boost x4)
  • 3x Soulstone (L)

Example fight:

• Turn 1
  • H'aanit - Defend
  • Cyrus - Energizing Pomegranate (M) to the merchant going first next turn
  • Tressa - Light Soulstone
  • Therion - Armor Corrosive (Boost x2)
• Turn 2
  • H'aanit - Axe (Boost x3)
  • Merchant 1 - Collect (Boost x4) (+ $18,000) (95% chance of success)
  • Merchant 2 - Soulstone (L)
  • Therion - Energizing Pomegranate (M) to Merchant 1
• Turn 3
  • H'aanit - Soulstone (L)
  • Merchant 1 - Hired Help - Veteran Soldier(Boost x4) (- $30,000)
  • Merchant 2 - Hired Help - Veteran Soldier(Boost x4) (- $30,000)
  • Therion - Soulstone (L)

Stillsnow

Enter Susanna's home and leave the town afterwards to finish the chapter.

Backup Soulstones

You should have 2x Soulstone (L). If you do not, you will need to warp to Ripple tide and Scrutinize Tony's Mother to find a Thunder Soulstone (L) (84% chance of success).

There is an additional backup in West Everhold Pass, which is south of the save monument in West Stonegard Pass.

Fast travel to Marsalim.

H'aanit Chapter 4

Marsalim

Start the chapter and head up the stairs to the right.

Head down to the center of the plaza.

Speak to Eliza.

Grimsand Ruins

Exit and grab the Fire Soulstone (L) from a chest to the right.

Re-enter and progress through the ruins.

Head down the stairs south west of the room.

Grab the $50,000 from the chest and go back upstairs.

Continue east and then down the steps.

Save at the save monument and reload.

Head north west through the ruins.

Safety save before the boss.

Final Boss: Redeye

Enemy	HP	SP	Weaknesses	Leaves	EXP	JP	Item
Redeye	63,522	4-10		$15,000	1,500	1,000	Olive of Life (L)

Strategy

• Redeye will die if the following conditions are met:
  • Armor Corrosive active
  • In Break
  • 4x Veteran Soldier (Boost x4)
  • 3x Soulstone (L)

Example fight:

• Turn 1
  • H'aanit - Leghold Trap
  • Cyrus - Sidestep (Olive of Life if someone died)
  • Tressa - Sidestep (Olive of Life if someone died)
  • Therion - SP Thief (Olive of Life if someone died)
• Turn 2 (Must break this turn)
  • H'aanit - Axe (Boost x3)
  • Merchant 1 - Spear (Boost x2) (Olive of Life if someone died, Sidestep otherwise)
  • Merchant 2 - Olive of Life if someone died, Sidestep otherwise
  • Therion - Armor Corrosive (2-3x boost) (Olive of Life if someone died)
• Turn 3
  • H'aanit - Leghold Trap
  • Merchant 1 - Sidestep if you haven't already, Collect (4x Boost) (+ $30,000), Soulstone (L) otherwise
  • Merchant 2 - Sidestep if you haven't already, Collect (4x Boost) (+ $30,000), Soulstone (L) otherwise
  • Therion - Armor Corrosive (2-3x Boost) (Olive of Life if someone died, Soulstone (L) otherwise)
• Turn 4
  • Merchant 1 - Olive of Life
  • Merchant 2 - Olive of Life
• Turn 5 (Must break this turn)
  • H'aanit - Lightning Blast
  • Cyrus - Lightning Blast
  • Tressa - Spear (3x Boost)
  • Therion - Energizing Pomegranate (M/L) to Tressa (whichever maxes her out)
• Turn 6 (must have used 2x Soulstone (L) and 2x Veteran Soldier (4x Boost) by end of this turn)
  • H'aanit - Soulstone (L)
  • Cyrus - Hired Help - Veteran Soldier(Boost x4) (- $30,000)
  • Tressa - Hired Help - Veteran Soldier(Boost x4) (- $30,000)
  • Therion - Soulstone (L)
• Turn 7
  • H'aanit - Leghold Trap
  • Cyrus - Fire Storm
  • Tressa - Bow
  • Therion - SP Thief
• Turn 8 (Must break this turn)
  • H'aanit - Lightning Blast
  • Cyrus - Lightning Blast if breaking before Tressa, Hired Help - Veteran Soldier(Boost x4) (- $30,000) otherwise or Collect (4x Boost) (+ $30,000) if you haven't already
  • Tressa - Bow (Boost x2) if breaking before Cyrus, Hired Help - Veteran Soldier(Boost x4) (- $30,000) otherwise or Collect (4x Boost) (+ $30,000) if you haven't already
  • Therion - Armor Corrosive
• Turn 9
  • H'aanit - Energizing Pomegranate (M/L) on Cyrus or Tressa, Soulstone (L) otherwise
  • Cyrus - Hired Help - Veteran Soldier(Boost x4) (- $30,000)
  • Tressa - Hired Help - Veteran Soldier(Boost x4) (- $30,000)
  • Therion - Energizing Pomegranate (M/L) on Cyrus or Tressa, Soulstone (L) otherwise

Timing ends when the final "skip cutscene" bar fills before the credits roll. Congrats!