Complete walkthrough for Chapter 1 of Valkyrie Elysium, covering recruitment, item locations, and boss strategies for Lassen, Crell Monferaigne, Artolia, Forest of Woe, Solde Catacombs, and Cave of Oblivion.
When you press the Start button on the World Map, each of these things will be revealed to you. The order may vary depending on the game mode you are playing. You do not have to visit each location as soon as it is revealed. You can keep pressing Start until no new locations show up.
- 1Lassen - Recruit Belenus
Go to Lassen and you will recruit Belenus. After you return to the World Map, reenter Lassen and go to Belenus's house. Inside Asaka's room you will find a Pressed Flower accessory.
- 2Crell Monferaigne - Recruit Llewelyn
Go to Crell Monferaigne and you will recruit Llewelyn. After you return to the World Map, reenter Crell Monferaigne and you will find a Goddess Pendant in the woods.
- 3Artolia - Get Arngrim's sword
Go to Arngrim's house in Artolia, and you will get a Dragon Slayer sword in his room. Don't equip it! The Dragon Slayer breaks easily, and you will want to save it for some dragon-type enemies later on.
- 4The Forest of Woe (Easy and Normal)
Enemies:
- Lesser Vampire - HP: 400, Weakness: none, Drop: Sage, Vegetable Seed
- 5Ghast - HP: 600, Weakness: none, Drop: Long Sword, Leather Armor
- 6Dragon Servant - HP: 500, Weakness: Ice, Drop: Chainmail, Broad Sword
- 7Insane Yeti - HP: 5200, Weakness: Fire, Drop: Ebony Powder
- 8Solde Catacombs (Normal and Hard)
Enemies:
- Lesser Vampire - HP: 400, Weak: none, Drop: Sage, Vegetable Seed
- 9Dragon Servant - HP: 500, Weak: Ice, Drop: Chainmail, Broad Sword
- 10Ramapithicus - HP: 4000, Weak: None, Drop: Mandrake
- 11Drow Shaman - HP: 1000, Weak: None, Drop: Sap Power
- 12Cave of Oblivion (All)
The Cave of Oblivion is a pseudo-random dungeon that appears in every Chapter. There are actually four different Cave layouts. The Cave that appears and the enemies within are determined by which of the four game paths you are on. The enemies within the Cave are potentially very dangerous - you may fight enemies from Chapter 8 during Chapter 1! You can reap some large experience rewards if you manage to defeat these strong monsters. Most can be defeated with a Tome of Alchemy (transmute an Element Scepter).
The Caves may or may not have treasure in them. The game randomly determines which of the potential treasures listed below are actually in the Cave. Read the "Manipulating the RNG" section of this guide for the method to force the game to give you all of the treasures.
Cave Type 1 - a small "C"-shaped cave where you start at the top-right. Potential treasures: NONE
Cave Type 2 - a horizontal shaft where you start at the top-left. There is a dip near the beginning that leads to a vertical shaft with large rooms on each side. Potential treasures: Broken Blade, Ebony Powder, Ether Scepter, Iron Ore, Mighty Check, Mithril Ore, Neckless Doll, Nightshade
Cave Type 3 - a horizontal shaft where you start at the left. There is a small loop about three-quarters of the way through. Potential treasures: Broken Blade, Ebony Powder, Element Scepter, Iron Ore, Mithril Ore, Ring of Learning, Ruin's Fate
Cave Type 4 - a long vertical shaft where you start at the top-right. There is a large cave on the left side of the shaft. Potential treasures: Golden Egg (at the very end near the exit)
There are two enemies that appear only in the Caves of Oblivion and nowhere else in the game. All other enemies can be found in other dungeons.
- Orbitous Dragon - HP: 10,000, Weak: Holy, Drop: Aconite, Mithril Ore
- 13Two-Sword Fencer - HP: 13,600, Weak: None, Drop: Fine Halberd, Silver Mail
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