Got the fourth thief!

Marcello
Dark - Melee
Special ability: Steal
Location: Jargo Port City
Recruit: Have a thief (Joe, Rorschach or Reod) in your party to unlock the door. Give Marcello what he wants & he'll join.

Btw, teleporting like crazy with the combo of the teleporter and the portal key to look around for any OPC I might have missed out Its fun!! *reads previous posts* Wow a secret scene! *rushes off to check out the secret scene*

Do you want to learn more about your comrades? Then get Meiko to interview any/all of the 75 characters! The first name on my list is Yan Angwa

Anyways, got 3 OPC's in one go-
Sef
Light - Melee
Location: Trarcia
Recruit: Speak to him in Trarcia. Offer to help him out. Clear Magma Caverns.

Soth
Dark - Melee
Location: Magma Caverns
Recruit: Joins with Shin after Sef's sidequest.

Shin
Dark - Melee
Special ability: Column Strike
Location: Magma Caverns
Recruit: Joins with Soth after Sef's sidequest.

lol what took you so long? XD kidding

Optional PC List (Part 5):
Ice
Location: St. Reinard
To Recruit: Speak to him with Avelion in the party. Available in Chapter 8.

Sef
Light - Melee
Location: Trarcia
Recruit: Speak to him in Trarcia. Offer to help him out. Clear Magma Caverns.

Soth
Dark - Melee
Location: Magma Caverns
Recruit: Joins with Shin after Sef's sidequest.

Shin
Dark - Melee
Special ability: Column Strike
Location: Magma Caverns
Recruit: Joins with Soth after Sef's sidequest.

Luther
Light - Melee/Mage
Special ability: Aura
Location: Muspelheim
Recruit: Speak to him. Complete his sidequest & he'll join you.

Vanrushal
Dark - Melee
Location: Nocturn Keep
Recruit: Defeat him.

Yomiko
Lightning - Ranged
Special ability: Smokescreen
Location: Ashton Port
Recruit: Talk to her with Rorschach. Offer to help her and defeat the boss.

Gilbert
Dark - Melee
Location: Shadow Clan Village
Recruit: Joins with Yomiko.

-END OF PART 5-

PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4

Yay! I just beat the game! It's really a great game! It more than lived upto my expectations! Enjoyed every second of it!! Loved the storyline which just gets more and more interesting the further you play. Thanks iya for sharing it!

Right now, working on Meiko's interviews...some of them are pretty funny. Don't forget to get yourself (Daniel) interviewed too! You could also get Meiko interview herself
Oh and,

Luther
Light - Melee/Mage
Special ability: Aura
Location: Muspelheim
Recruit: Speak to him. Complete his sidequest & he'll join you.

Vanrushal
Dark - Melee
Location: Nocturn Keep
Recruit: Defeat him.

Gosh! Its a pity I didn't find out this earlier (that Meiko could interview all the characters). It'll take forever to get all 75 interviews But its fun!

After going to all the towns & getting Nikolai to meet all the blacksmiths (the best blacksmith I could find was at level 14), he's still at lvl 14...How do I get him to reach the maximum? Thanks!

Also there is a ninja girl at Ashton Port that seems to be recruitable...I'm working on that right now....

Presenting the final two OPC's! Oh yeah!

Yomiko
Lightning - Ranged
Special ability: Smokescreen
Location: Ashton Port
Recruit: Talk to her with Rorschach. Offer to help her and defeat the boss.

Gilbert
Dark - Melee
Location: Shadow Clan Village
Recruit: Joins with Yomiko.

rainbow, I believe you have to meet ALL the blacksmiths (even if the levels are the same or lower), then go to the level 14 one again. He'll then teach you how to go to level 15.

Below is a list of all the towns with a blacksmith in it-

Alfheim
Harlinton
Mayfall City
Matrech State Capital
Bergstadt
University City Faraday
Trarcia
Jargo Porty City
Levier
Tal Gren
St. Reinard
Muspelheim (Talk to him last)

PS: I think I missed out one

No you didn't, Aura

Oh my god!! There's a blacksmith in Levier? So that's the one I've been missing for so long Well, maybe because it's not labeled like the others...uff! Anyways, thanks!

lol rainbow, did you not read that Angel "was raised a blacksmith's daughter"? It's in Meiko's interview, I think

Like I mentioned earlier, I recently discovered that Meiko could interview all the characters (I haven't got Angel interviewed yet). The thing is I hate exploring the castle every now and then (seriously!), especially after recruiting new PC's...I didn't even know where Meiko room was until then I accidently found it while searching for that secret scene Also, since I'm always rushing through the game (eager to find out what happens next), I don't get to explore each & everything. Still haven't finished all 75!

I have been wanting to ask this for a really long time but thought I'd find out the answer pretty soon. Now that I have completed the game, my question still remains unanswered so I'll finally ask - If Angel is blind, why does she get affected by Blindness in battle? Quite weird, isn't it?

Is she really blind, or is she just depicted with her eyes always close? I dunno... blindness would be tough on a normal battlefield, let alone an RPG one XD

Found a little secret-

After killing Gudrun, return to the castle and talk to Griever. Pretty interesting, huh?

lol indeed. It was never explicitly mentioned, but I think Griever is Freya. Has anyone tried to battle Gudrun with Tarlia and Griever in the party?

Oh, so thats who she really is! No wonder she seems so lonely and depressed all the time. And its a pretty good suggestion to fight Gudrun with Tarlia and Griever in the party, it might reveal a little more about Greiver. Too bad, they are at a very low lvl, so I won't be doing that...

Maybe keep them in the Entourage? Although I dunno if that'll work, since for Leonius I had Jovian and Rorschach in the active party.

The entourage thing works fine After defeating Gudrun, a long cutscene follows revealing Griever's and Gudrun's past....

-Cutscene begins-

Griever asks Gudrun if that was what she really wanted? Gudrun is suprised to hear that really familiar voice...after so long...

-Flashback follows-

It so happened that the emporor had made a decision to attack the Hazan as according to him any of them who do not pledge allegiance to him must be wiped out.

Freya didn't agree to this as it would be wrong as the Hazan are just nomads and they're hardly a threat to Almenga. She tried to convince Gudrun against going along with it. But Gudrun was adamant saying that, "You must've heard that Emperor Sigmund is planning a war against Kirgard. He's saying that to fight the war properly, we need a united Almenga. But I know that's not all of it. This is also a 'test run', to see how our army performs in a real battle." Freya was obviously shocked but Gudrun plainly said there was nothing they could do about it as it was the emperors orders.

Later, after destroying the Hazan's village, Freya reveals that she is actually half-Hazan. She says, "I've been killing my own people because I was too worried about how others would see me if they knew. I should not be ashamed of being Hazan. I should be ashamed of myself, of my own weakness. Now tell me, Gudrun. What's the meaing of this? For what purpose have I thrown away all my dignity?"

She also says that they still have the option to walk away. But Gudrun insists that if Freya didn't do it, someone else would. Saying that she'll not take part in that any longer, Freya leaves.

-Flashback ends-

Gudrun tells Griever not to let her past determine her future...Griever apologizes but Gudrun says that this is what she deserved & that she wished she could've gone with her...Griever says that she's glad that she could meet Gudrun one last time...

-Cutscene ends-

Simply awesome, isn't it? I advise you'll to check it out too...

Awesome! Thank you, Defender! But was there no cutscene with Tarlia? Oh, and maybe next time someone should include Stromgaard, the Hazan survivor?

Oh man, I just remembered that I should've included Bruce, and maybe Keyser/Eander/Harvey into the fight with Leonius