Use Aurora’s skill points to get Slash level 2 and Starlight. Use Golem’s skill points to get Paralyze (All) level 2. This is a melee attack that has 20% chance to paralyze all enemies for four seconds. Use Norah’s skill points to acquire Quicken level 2, Charm Time level 2, and Lull (All). The skill Quicken level 2 increases a party member’s speed by 60% for four turns, whereas the skill Charm Time level 2 is a passive skill that starts Norah at 30% on the timeline. Use Finn’s skill points to obtain Lightning Strike level 2 and Lightning Strike (All). Use Rubella’s skill points to unlock Heal (All) level 1, which restores 70 HP to all party members who are fighting.

8. Of Mice and Magna, Child of Light

Most enemies in the area are fire based. A Brilliant Sapphire in the weapon slot of Golem or Norah would be beneficial during fights. A Faceted Sapphire should be your next best option. Also equip a Brilliant or Faceted Ruby in the armour slot of Aurora and Norah.

Interact with Adolphus to initiate his quest line, called Free Trade. Adolphus’ quest line requires you to turn an apple into a lump of gold through a chain of trades.

Enter a building and interact with Bolmus to initiate his quest line, called Bolmus Inferno. You are required to defeat four wraiths in his basement, even though Bolmus refers to them as rats. Be careful because the wraiths and some of their allies deal fire damage. During the fight against a wraith and its allies, focus on defeating the wraith as soon as possible. The main reason is that the wraith can revive any of its defeated allies, potentially making the fight longer. Dispatch of the wraith, then fight its allies. Some of the wraiths are found inside treasure chests. You should be wary of any treasure chests you see lying around.

Notable loots:

• Faery Nectar x 7. Restore 50% HP and 50% MP.
• Magic Potion x 2
• Potent Magic Potion x 3
• Potent Healing Tonic x 7
• Firefly Elixir x 4
• Damage Elixir x 4. Increase by 30% the damage output of an ally for five turns.
• Quicken Elixir x 3
• Lull Elixir x 5
• Magic Defense Elixir x 5
• Revive x 2
• HP Stardust
• Magic Stardust x 2. Obtained by completing Bolmus’ quest line.
• Magic Defense Stardust
• Strength Stardust
• Defense Stardust
• Dodge Stardust. Obtained after defeating the Giant Spider.
• Rough Emerald x 4
• Tumbled Emerald x 4
• Rough Ruby x 3
• Tumbled Ruby
• Rough Sapphire x 4
• Rough Amethyst x 2. One is obtained after defeating a group of spiders.
• Rough Tourmaline. Obtained from defeating a group of spiders.
• Rough Citrine. Obtained from defeating one group of spiders.

You will recruit Robert to your party. His skills can slow down an enemy on the timeline and cure an ally of any status ailments. You would most likely not use Robert during any fight because his skills overlap those of Golem, Rubella, and Norah. Furthermore, Robert’s ranged attack isn’t as strong as the melee attack of Golem, Norah, and Aurora. Keep Robert in your party in case you need to use his skills or most of your party members are very low on HP. To complete his quest line, you must locate the treasure store of Bolmus Populi. The treasure store is found inside Magna.

Interact with Robert and exhaust his dialogue. He will direct you to Magna, an earth giant whose heart is being strangled by spider cobwebs. You must go inside Magna’s body, defeat all enemies, and he would open a passage to the next area of the game.

Inside Magna, find and defeat three groups of spiders that look like they’re wearing helmets. Use Norah to cast Unstoppable and Quicken on Aurora. Let Aurora use a Lull Elixir to decrease the speed of one spider while your party concentrates on defeating another spider. Each spider has an attack called Sting that can decrease the speed of a party member on the timeline. It’s tempting to use Rubella to cast Ailment Protection on Aurora, but you should conserve Rubella’s MP for the fight against the area boss. Consume an Antidote potion instead of using Rubella’s Ailment Protection. Fight the spiders using Aurora and Norah’s melee attacks. Defeating one group of spiders would remove one clump of cobwebs from Magna’s heart.

Giant Spider

This boss deals physical damage and it can heal and buff itself (speed and strength increase). Its spider minions can decrease your party member’s speed on the timeline. You want to bring Aurora, Norah, Golem, and Rubella into the fight. Equip a Tumbled Amethyst in Aurora’s armour slot to reduce any physical damage she receives by 10%. Equip a Tumbled Citrine in Aurora’s weapon slot to boost her melee attack with light. In Aurora and Norah’s accessory slots, equip a Faceted Sapphire to grant 15% chance to dodge an attack while they’re casting. Equip a Faceted Emerald in Norah’s armour slot and a Brilliant Emerald in her weapon slot. Rubella acts as a medic during this fight. Equip a Faceted Diamond in her weapon slot to increase her casting speed by four.

Start the fight by using Norah to cast Unstoppable on Aurora. During the fight, you should use Norah’s skill Lull to decrease the speed of the boss and her skill Quicken to increase Aurora’s casting speed. Norah’s skill Lull is most useful during the first phase of the fight, where you concentrate on defeating the two spider minions. Lull isn’t as useful when you’re fighting the boss itself because whenever the boss is interrupted it would increase its speed. Despite this, you should interrupt the boss whenever possible. Let Aurora consume a Damage Elixir to boost her damage output. As soon as you get an opportunity, use Rubella to cast Ailment Protection on Aurora. Use Aurora’s skill Slash (All) to target multiple enemies at once. You want to get rid of the two spider minions first before you deal with the boss itself. Rubella should heal Aurora whenever possible or let a party member feed Aurora a Healing Tonic.