Guardia Forest (600 A.D.
)
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When you enter this area, head north and east when the path splits. Continue
east and a couple of Green Imp and Roundillo enemies will jump out from the
tree. Defeat them and take the path south and east. You'll see a couple of
sparkling lights on the ground here. Check out the northmost one to get a
Strength Capsule, then check out the south one, which is a trap that makes
enemies jump out to attack. Beat them, then go back west and north, and this
time take the path all the way north and east.
Go around the bend and you'll see the bushes shake. Check them out and a
creature will jump out and run away, dropping a Shelter for you to keep.
Continue west and check out the next set of bushes that shakes, then defeat
the enemies that pop out. When you reach where the path splits, head
northwest and defeat the next set of enemies that appear. Then, continue
northeast and north out to the overworld again.
Overworld (600 A.D.)
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On the overworld, take a moment to recover your health with a Potion or two,
or even a Shelter if you want. When you're ready, go north and enter Guardia
Castle.
Guardia Castle (600 A.D.)
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Upon entering Guardia Castle, the two soldiers standing guard will stop you.
The Queen will then come and give you permission to come and follow her into
the castle. So, continue north into the following room, which is the throne
room. Here, talk to the King sitting on the throne to the left, and he'll be
happy since you "saved Queen Leene's life". He'll let you know that she's
been acting rather oddly lately, and that she also lost her coral pin.
After he's done talking, go right and up the hallway, then up the stairs to
the next room. Go up 2 floors, then open the chest in the second room to get
a Potion. Now, continue going all the way upstairs to the top. When you get
there, go down and talk to the soldier blocking access to the room. He'll
tell you the Queen awaits you, then he'll move, so continue left and up
through the door into her room.
Go up to the Queen and she'll dismiss the two maids in there, then she'll ask
you to come nearer. Walk closer and she'll reveal herself as Marle, disguised
as Queen Leene. She'll explain to you what happened, then the room will
change colors and Marle will say she feels like she's being torn up. Walk up
to her again and she'll vanish without a trace! Now, open the chest to the
left to get Ether, then go down and out of this room.
Go right down the hallway and the maids and the guard will be standing there.
Talk to them if you want, then go up to the stairs, then go all the way down
to the bottom floor again. Walk south and Lucca will come running towards
you. She'll ask you where the girl (Marle) went, then she'll freak out
because she disappeared. Lucca will then explain the situation in more
detail, and how the real Queen Leene must be rescued, or else Marle will
disappear totally.
Lucca will then join you, so head down and left into the throne room. This
time, go left and up the hall, then up the stairs at the end. Go up 2 floors
and open the chest to get 100G, then continue all the way to the top floor.
There, go down and right through the hallway, then up through the door into
the King's room. Open the chest to get a Bronze Armor, then equip it on Crono
and leave this room.
Now, go all the way downstairs to the throne room again, then continue south
through the next couple rooms. Back in the first room where you were stopped
earlier, go all the way down toward the exit, but you can head either to the
left (Knight's quarters) or to the right (the kitchen). Visit the kitchen if
you want to recover your status, or the Knight's quarters if you want to
rest/recover. After you're done, go down and exit the castle.
Overworld (600 A.D.)
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In the overworld again, go south and into the Guardia Forest again.
Guardia Forest (600 A.D.)
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Back in this forest area, head all the way south through here while defeating
the enemies along the way for some quick experience/gold. You may want to
leave/reenter this area if you're looking to gain a level or so, or learn new
Techs. Whenever you get done here, take the south exit to the overworld.
Overworld (600 A.D.)
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Out in the overworld, go east to the Truce Inn and rest if you need to, at
the low price of 10G. Then, visit the Market to the west of it, and buy the
Pea Shooter and a Bronze Helm for Lucca, making sure to sell the old
equipment. After that, head all the way west and north to the Manolia
Cathedral.
Manolia Cathedral (600 A.D.)
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When you enter this place, go up and talk to the nuns kneeling behind the
pews. Then, go and talk to the nun standing by the organ. After that, you'll
see a sparkling light on the floor nearby. Check it out and Lucca will
examine it, revealing that it is a pin of Guardia's royal crest. Suddenly,
the 4 nuns will surround you and turn into monsters, which you must fight.
Defeat the 4 Nagas with your Techs (or the Fire Whirl Dual Tech, if you
learned it).
After you win this fight, Lucca will be relieved for a moment before another
Naga appears and tries to grab her. Then, a frog creature jumps out and
kills it with its sword. After some words are exchanged, choose to go with
the frog, and your new ally (whose name is Frog) will join you. Now, go to
the organ and play it (press A) to reveal a hidden room to the right. So, go
and enter that room.
In this room, go left through the hallway and defeat the Diablos along the
way. Open the 2 chests you pass to get a Potion and an Athenian Water.
Continue left and go up through the door at the end, then continue straight
up the steps to the upper level. Enter the room in front of you and open the
3 chests to get a Maiden's Suit, an Ether, and a Potion. Equip Lucca with the
Maiden's Suit. Leave the room and go right and up along the balcony, then
open the chest at the end to get the Steel Saber, which you should equip
Crono with as his new weapon.
You'll see spikes to the left, which seem to be blocking access to the room
there. Go left and around the spikes, and hit the switch on the wall to lower
the spikes. Enter that room and talk to the 2 soldiers to find out some
information about this place. Check out the sparkling light in the pot to
find a Strength Capsule. Now, leave this room and go back down to the lower
level. Head right across the room, defeating the Diablos along the way. At
the end, defeat the Vipers and go up the steps, then continue straight
through the door into another room.
Talk to the 3 creatures here, making sure to talk to the one at the south end
of the table twice so it leaves the room. Follow it out of the room and up
along the balcony into another room. Here, talk to the creatures disguised as
the Queen, the King, and a soldier. Try to leave the room and they'll reveal
themselves as monsters and fight you. Beat them and open the 2 chests to get
an Ether and 100G.
Now, leave the room and go all the way south to the lower level again. Go
left and defeat the enemies again, then go straight up through the middle of
this room, defeating several Vipers along the way. Then, continue into the
following room. Here, go left and step into the sparkling circle, which is a
save point (remember this for when you encounter these throughout the game).
Use a Shelter, and save your game at this point, then head up the stairs and
go left. Open the chest at the end to get a Shelter, then go down the stairs
that lead to the lower area. They'll collapse, making you slide to the
bottom.
Go left and talk to the rolled up creature, which turns out to be a Underling
that will attack you. Defeat it and go up through the door and defeat the Mad
Bats here. Hit the switch on the north wall to make more Mad Bats appear.
Beat them as well, then continue north into the next room. Go right through
here and defeat the enemies that appear, then open the chests to get a Potion
and a Panacea. Continue right and beat some more enemies, then at the end, go
down into another room.
Hit the switch on the wall to lower the spikes in the middle room you haven't
yet entered. Beat the enemies in this room, then continue down into the
following room and fight a couple more. When you're done, go up the steps and
into the middle room. You'll be surrounded by enemies here, so be ready to
fight! Defeat them all with your attacks/Techs, then after the battle, open
the chest in the right corner to get the Iron Sword, which you should equip
Frog with right away!
Also in this room, there is an organ. Play it to reveal a hidden room that
you would otherwise have missed. So, leave this room and go left, then slide
down the trap stairs. There, go up through the next couple rooms and head
right toward the middle of this long hall. You'll notice that there's now a
door in the north wall, so go up and into that new room. Defeat the 2
Underlings, then continue up the hall and defeat 2 Nagas. After that,
you'll face 2 more Underlings at the end of the hall.
Beat them, then recover/save at the save point, then continue up into the
next room. When you enter this room, you'll hear a voice telling the captive
Queen Leene to say goodbye. Move up into this room and you'll see the
Chancellor from Guardia Castle. The Queen will leave for now, then the
Chancellor will change into Yakra, sending you into a boss battle. Read the
Bosses section for help on winning here.
After you win, Queen Leene will come and thank you and tell you to come to
the castle. Before you go, open the chests to free the real Chancellor, and
to find a Mid-Ether. After the Chancellor finishes talking and leaves, follow
him to the exit of this room. Talk to Leene and you'll automatically be taken
to the throne room of Guardia Castle.
Guardia Castle (600 A.D.)
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When you arrive here, the Chancellor will talk for a moment, then Frog will
feel bad for not protecting the Queen, so he leaves. Now, talk to the King
and Queen, and Lucca will remind you about where Marle (aka Princess Nadia)
disappeared, and how she might be there again. So, go right and up the hall,
then up several sets of stairs to the top, then go down and left along the
hallway and into the Queen's room.
Go up and Marle will reappear, and reveal her true identity as Princess
Nadia. She'll ask you if you would've walked with her at the fair if you knew
her identity. Pick either answer, as it won't affect anything, but pick the
second answer if you want to make her happy. After Marle joins you, leave
this room and get back down to the throne room. Talk to Leene and the King,
then go down and out of this room. Talk to Frog in the next room, but he'll
leave ashamed from earlier. So, continue out of the castle to the overworld.
Overworld (600 A.D.)
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Back in the overworld, head south and into Guardia Forest.
Guardia Forest (600 A.D.)
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When you enter this area once again, head southwest and defeat the Roundillo
Riders that come out. Continue southeast and follow the path as it goes south
and southwest. Defeat the Blue Eaglets, then go around the bend and continue
making your way south to get out of this area completely.
Overworld (600 A.D.)
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In the overworld screen, head south to the path and follow it to the east.
Stop at the Market if you want to buy Marle better armor, otherwise continue
northeast all the way into Truce Canyon.
Truce Canyon (600 A.D.)
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In this area, go north and west and defeat the enemies you encounter. Climb
up the ladder and continue north, defeating the next set of creatures in your
way. Go east across the bridge, then climb down the ladder at the other side.
From there, head east into the next area. Here, you'll see a blue and black
circle in the middle of the area. Lucca will explain that it's a "Gate" that
can take you to the same place in a different time era when used. After she
explains it some more, Lucca will open the portal and your group will step
in, warping back to Leene Square in 1000 A.D.
Leene Square (1000 A.D.)
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When you arrive back in the present-day era, Marle will invite Crono and
Lucca to dinner at the castle. Lucca will run off saying she has something to
do, so you get to take Marle to the castle by yourself. Anyway, head south to
the next area of this place. The Millennial Fair is still going on and you
can also play the mini-games from before to win Silver Points, which you can
exchange for money. However, most of the vendors have packed up and left
since you left, so they won't be here to sell you goods. The only one left is
a man near where you bet on the races; this time he sells a Silver Sword if
you want it!
Now, continue south through the next couple areas to exit Leene Square.
Overworld (1000 A.D.)
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In the overworld, head south and stop at the Market to the west of the path
to buy some goods (particularly the Iron Bowgun and Maiden's Suit for Marle).
Then, continue southwest and north into Guardia Forest.
Guardia Forest (1000 A.D.)
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When you enter this area, head north and when the path splits, go east and
southeast into a larger area. Defeat the 3 Amanitas there, and check out the
sparkling object in the upper-right corner of that area to get a Strength
Capsule. Now, go west and all the way north, then to the east. Approach the
creature running around and it'll cause a couple Scarabs to come out, so
defeat them quickly and continue heading north and west through this forest.
Pass by the floating enemy, known as the Gilded Bellbird, and it'll summon a
couple of Scarabs to accompany it into battle against you. Beat them and go
northwest, then defeat the 3 Amanitas that you run into further ahead.
Continue north and east to see the exit of this place. You can go all the way
east to another area, where you'll find a chest that is sealed by a
mysterious energy. Go back to the previous area and head north to exit the
Guardia Forest.
Overworld (1000 A.D.)
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Back in the overworld, take this time to save your game and recover if
needed, then go up into Guardia Castle.