Quest/Event Walkthrough and tips:
If you want a walkthrough for every quest, I recommend This Guide[gamefaqs.gamespot.com] :

Artifact Placement:

For artifact placement, I recommend this: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526704249

Or one of the less rigid placements in: This FAQ[gamefaqs.gamespot.com]

For either option --> use This FAQ[gamefaqs.gamespot.com] to know which quests give what artifacts:

List of the missables:
https://essenceofsaga.wordpress.com/polpota-harbor/hotel-lounge


Useful Links:

Including an updated ability list and tempering calculator sims:

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526573816

(also I just noticed that I've been using quest and event interchangeably. Oops. Thankfully, in this case, they are talking about the same thing, so I've mostly just left it that way.)


Royal Mist: For peewee birdie mana levels correction

Ejalor: Clarification on Gilbert quest fail conditions

killjoy1165: Mentioning crab minigame can be done more than once.

thursday64: Mentioned that you can get more white feathers from the shadow zero minigame

Missable Diary Entries:
!! The Cactus Diary entries for Blacksmithing, Golem Workshop, Mana Orchards, Instruments, and Monster Corral are PERMANENTLY MISSABLE. Prioritize talking to cactus after unlocking them!

(Entering the workshop is usually the trigger for them after the prerequisites are unlocked iirc. Corral is triggered by walking in the back area of Dormina)

-- Prioritize talking to cactus IN GENERAL and don't take detours! Don't chance it! --

!Prioritize doing #2 Niccolo's Business Unusual, #3 The Wisdom of Gaia, and #5 The Lost Princess ASAP.

! Recruit the sorcerers when prompted. Talk to Bud at Home. (#62 is missable if you ignore Bud and don't bring him to see the various wisdoms when you have the chance. Yes, I have turned down recruiting the sorcerers before, lol)

Missable Boss:

Deathbringer 2 boss can be missed --> go back to bone fortress again and kill it before #40 The Crimson Dragon quest.

Missable Character Entries:
Make sure you talk to Alex at both Gato Grotto and Geo when you first see him just to be safe, before completing the Jumi Questline (#33 Teardrop Crystal)

!Make sure you talk to the wisdoms as they appear for their character entries

Missable event items:

! Once you complete #37 Catchin' Lilipeas --> go to Polpota Harbor for a unique ring

! Choosing Pearl during #33 Teardrop Crystal will get you a unique sword.

! Take Daena (in one the domina inn rooms and say the second option "soul lives forever" etc) to see Gaia in Luon Highway. She'll give you an early exp share ring before tempering can be unlocked.

Talk to her during Niccolo's Quest and do NOT complete #17 Heaven's Gate, do not enter Gato after doing #1 Niccolo, #5 lost Princess, #9 Murmuring Forest, and #23 Flame of Hope, or see Gaia yourself (to be safe) before doing this or she will disappear.

Missable Items:
For some items you can only get a limited number of them per playthrough.
See the item list in the section below

1) These quests will FAIL if you leave the dungeon area/Enter certain areas or enter your house!

3. The Wisdom Of Gaia (Enter your house or by entering Gato after completing #1 Niccolo, #5 lost Princess, #9 Murmuring Forest, and #23 Flame of Hope. Avoid going to see Gaia yourself just to be safe.

5. The Lost Princess (fails upon Entering the Tower of Leires (Moon's Mirror)

15: Pokeihl Dream Teller (Ulkan Mines)
20: Diddle Had it! (to be safe, do NOT leave the underworld if Pokeihl asks you)
25: Treasure Map (Triggered at SS Buccaneer. Don't leave the area when you trigger the quest)
36: Reach for the Stars (Duma Desert)
45: Niccolo Part 2 (Don't enter your house!)
46: Niccolo Part 3 (Don't enter your house!)
47: Niccolo Part 4 (Don't enter your house!)

!! There are probably more than these ones listed! Be VERY careful before you leave a dungeon! To be safe, if you get a scene upon entering a dungeon, don't leave until it's finished!


2) Quests that fail/can't be completed upon finishing another quest before it:

#3 Gaia's Wisdom --> can't be done if # 17 Heaven's Gate is complete (also Daena will disappear if you go to Gaia again before you talk to her at the inn! Avoid going to Gato, just finish her quest first) Talk to her at the crossroads during Niccolo's quest just to be safe!)

#5 The Lost Princess --> Can't be done if #21 The Looking-Glass Tower is triggered before it (don't even enter Tower of Leires (Moon's Mirror) until this quest is done.

#4 Where's Putty? --> Can't be done if: #64 Catchin' lilipeas is completed before it

#8 Huntin' Du'Cate --> Can't be done if #64 Catchin' Lilipeas is completed before it?

#18 Daddy's Broom --> Can't be done if you've placed 18+ lands or finish any of the three main story quests, #13 Heaven's Gate, #33 Teardrop Crystal, or #40 The Crimson Dragon.

#25 Can't Look Back and #36 Reach for the Stars cancel each other if you try to trigger them while the other is active or talk to the other relevant NPC while one of them is active.

#49 Li'l Cactus (Fails if you complete #24 Cosmo while this quest is active)

#65 Gilbert Love is Blind-> Can't be done if: #58 Gilbert School Amour is completed before it.

#66 Wimpy Thugling --> Can't be done if: #29 Fluorite is completed before it



3. Quests that can just be Outright failed if you do something wrong:

#3: Wisdom of Gaia: Saying you won't go with her or choosing the wrong options will fail the quest. Talk to her during Niccolo's quest at the highway to be safe. At the inn, say the 2nd option (souls live on) and then say that you will go with her.

#11: In Search of Faeries: If you refuse when Matilda asks for your help

#25 Can't Look Back ( Fails if you talk to Kathinja at Duma Desert (Sand Rose) while this quest is active.)

#35 Treasure Map: (if you take too long in a room, you'll be caught.)

#36 Reach for the Stars (if you talk to Kathinja at Duma and then go to Fief Snowfields and trigger the event there)

#51 Nordic Snowfield: (Save when you hit level 7! You only get ONE chance to pick the correct fairy)

#52 Buried Treasure: (At the treasure chest, give the Dudbears and Roger something. I've always given a Halo coin, so I'm not sure about giving any of the other items)

#59 Gilbert Resume for Love: (Don't leave the room! this quest fails if you get the spell prompts wrong and you leave the room)

The updated spell text: "Heavens bless the earth with life giving showers of rain. The ancient memories of mother earth fill our souls with bliss. Become the pillar of our energy and know the ultimate truth"

#67 Pee Wee Birdie: (Either by refusing to help or by talking to her bird egg too much. Seriously. Don't talk to the little bird egg thing too many times. Just don't.)


4. Quests that Need Specific Mana Levels:

#43 Seeing Double: Needs Shade Level 3 for Colorblocks (Domina)
#66 Wimpy Thugling: Needs Dryad Level 3 for Duma Desert (Sand Rose)

#67 Pee Wee Birdy: Needs Wisp Level 3 and Salamander Level 3 (Domina) Note: The missables list linked above mentions shade 3, so you might want to just get Wisp, Salamander, and Shade to level 3 for domina just to be safe. (you need Shade level 3 for domina anyway for Seeing Double)

1) Do ALL 67 Quests IN ONE PLAYTHROUGH and then beat the final boss. (Completing the Tree of Mana Artifact quest ENDS THE CURRENT PLAYTHROUGH!)

2) After each quest, talk to cactus at home to get a diary entry for it. Do this for all 67 quests.

3) Do all 67 quests to kill their various bosses, and kill deathbringer 2 by entering bone fortress and going to the boss room again (before doing the crimson dragon quest!)

Get encyclopedias -->

1) Weapons/armor: Talk to mark in Domina when you first enter it, he'll be sitting down near teepo
2) Items: from Talk to Jennifer while she's in Domina market.
3) Produce: From the tree at your house
4) Golems: Professor Bomb, entering your workshop after doing his quest, Junkyard
Instruments: Student, Entering workshop after doing Gilbert's quest in Geo

5) Monsters: Pets, entering back area of Domina after getting sorcerers and doing Lost Princess and Niccolo's business unusual.

6) Difficulty Settings (Forbidden tome): unlocks on second playthrough and onward

! Make sure you talk to Alex at Geo before completing the Jumi Questline (#33 Teardrop Crystal)

When you've completed all encyclopedias, go into your house and enter the right room then click on the desk with the books.



32 Crabs:


Can Attempt: During the Summer Lovin' Event and on future visits to Madora Beach.
Not miss-able, but listing it here anyway, just to cover bases.

(This can be save-scummed in the remaster since we can save anywhere in dungeons now! >:)

Event: #27 Summer Lovin (Entering Artifact Torch of Coral, Madora Beach): Kill 32 crabs:

7 --> First screen: (YES, 7! The 7th is a sneaky jerk on the far right and if you take too long it will leave before you even see it)
8 -> First cave
8 -> Second cave
9 --> Final cave (7 initially, then 2 appear after; top left, then bottom right and wandering)

The final cave is by far the hardest part, imo. you have to angle yourself diagonally down-left to hit the bottom-ish crab of the three clustered before it can bolt for the bottom right corner. The one hugging the top right will leave soon after. The timing is pretty tight.)

Demi-Human Pets need Artifacts to be at certain mana levels to appear:

Chobin Hood --> Jungle (Medallion): Drayd 3
Goblin --> Lumina (Firefly Lamp): Shade 3 and Dryad 3
Mad Mallard --> Lake Kilma (Stone Eye): Wisp 3
Narcissos --> Junkyard (Broken Doll): Gnome 3
Sahagin --> Duma Desert (Sand Rose): Drayd 3
Succubus --> Fieg Snowlands (Frozen Heart): Shade 3
Tomato Man --> Norn Peaks (Skull Lantern): Salamander 3

Ash --> Only 3 per playthrough

1) Madora Beach (Boss crab room)
2) White Forest (East of lilipea village)
3) Bone Fortress (Floor 2)


Mirror Piece --> Only 4 per playthrough

1) Tree of Mana (in one of the rooms at the 3x3 area. Avoid killing all the mobs if you don't want to end the playthrough)

2) Madora Beach (Elle's room at the lighthouse, west beach)
3) Bejeweled City (Room with the sapphire)
4) Underworld (Sideroom about halfway down)


Damsel's Sigh --> Only 4 Chests per playthrough*
1) Bejeweled City
2) Fieg Snowfields
3) Mindas Ruins (At the entrance, thank god. The treasure for the gate puzzle is just a vampire fang.)

4) Tree of Mana

*Note: you can get more by playing the Shadow Zero Minigame in Domina.
141-150 points = Dragon's Breath or Damsel's Sigh


Ether --> Only 3 chests per playthrough*
1) Duma Desert (During wimpy thugling event quest, once he tells you to follow him: Go up, right 3 times, upper right, right, then left. Should see a screen with a chocobo and the chest.)

2) SS Buccaneer
3) Tree of Mana (Same area as the mirror piece.)

*Note: you can get more by playing the Shadow Zero Minigame in Domina.
161-170 Points = Ether or Holy Water


Ear of Wheat --> Only 3 per playthrough
1) Lake Kilma (Can't miss it. It's out in the open during the initial quest)
2) Luon Highway (At the crossroads, can't miss it)
3) White Forest


White Feather --> Only 2 chests per playthrough*
1) Lake Kilma (From the room with the save point, use the upper-right path)
2) Bejeweled City

*Note: But you can get more by playing the Shadow Zero Minigame in Domina.
81-90 points = Flaming Quill or White Feather


Messy Scroll --> Only 4 per playthrough
1) Bejeweled City
2) Lucemia -->Can't miss it. It's directly on the path after selkie's second appearance.
3) Norn Peaks
4) SS Buccaneer


Wad of Wool --> Only 3 per playthrough
1) Fieg Snowfields (At the save point, use upper right exit and continue on to area with a tent and two chests

2) Gato Gratto (in the room with the Barrels. Near the exit to the waterfall, go to the 2nd cave on the right)

3) Junkyard (right of acropolis of trash, area with savepoint and two chests)

(I'll add more specific locations when I find them again)

Techniques:

1. Jump
2. Defend
3. Lunge ‏‏
4. Backstep ‏‏
5. Crouch ‏‏
6. Push ‏‏
7. Cheer ‏‏
8. Spin ‏‏
9. Grapple ‏‏
10. Whirl ‏‏
11. Catapult ‏‏
12. Somersault ‏‏
13. Back-Roll ‏‏
14. Back-Flip ‏‏
15. Moonsault ‏‏
16. High Jump ‏‏
17. Double-Jump ‏‏
18. Tackle ‏‏
19. Counterattack ‏‏
20. Counterstrike ‏‏
21. Taunt ‏‏
22. Evade ‏‏
23. Toss ‏‏
24. Defensive Lunge ‏‏
25. Slide ‏‏
26. Flip-Kick ‏‏
27. Admonition ‏‏
28. Rising Eagle ‏‏
29. Vortex of Death ‏‏
30. Cobra Fang ‏‏
31. Vapor Blade ‏‏
32. Sonic Wave ‏‏
33. Rising Dragon ‏‏
34. Crescent Moon ‏‏
35. Eclipse ‏‏
36. Backstab ‏‏
37. Ninja Drop ‏‏
38. Puppet ‏‏
39. Back Attack ‏‏
40. Pouncing Cat
41. Dark Assassins ‏‏
42. Reaping the Mist ‏‏
43. Looking Glass ‏‏
44. Dance of Roses ‏‏
45. Aerial Reaver ‏‏
46. Phoenix ‏‏
47. Iai Strike ‏‏
48. Cutting Bamboo ‏‏
49. Maelstrom ‏‏
50. Rising Sun ‏‏
51. Triple Tiger ‏‏
52. Blade Launcher ‏‏
53. Cutting Pine ‏‏
54. Four Falcons ‏‏
55. Corkscrew ‏‏
56. Cross Strike ‏‏
57. Tiger Claw ‏‏
58. Clean Sweep ‏‏
59. Dragon's Tail ‏‏
60. Orbiting Blades ‏‏
61. Smashing Blade ‏‏
62. Invisible Death ‏‏
63. Dynamite X ‏‏
64. Motion of Truth ‏‏
65. Terminal Velocity ‏‏
66. Golden Dragon ‏‏
67. Deep Slice ‏‏
68. Axe Bomb ‏‏
69. Tornado ‏‏
70. Rising Sun ‏‏
71. Electric Yo-Yo
72. Retribution ‏‏
73. Four Falcons ‏‏
74. Salmon Upstream ‏‏
75. Cutting Pine ‏‏
76. Axe Bomber ‏‏
77. Boulder Dash ‏‏
78. Cross Strike ‏‏
79. Black Wings ‏‏
80. Orbiting Blades ‏‏
81. True Strike ‏‏
82. Dynamite X ‏‏
83. Time Burst ‏‏
84. Karma ‏‏
85. Lunging Arc ‏‏
86. Wind Walker ‏‏
87. Shield Breaker ‏‏
88. Spiral Wave ‏‏
89. Shish Kebob ‏‏
90. Impulse ‏‏
91. Wind Slasher ‏‏
92. Rising Crush ‏‏
93. Splash Blade ‏‏
94. Rain of Blood ‏‏
95. Bring It On ‏‏
96. Skullsplitter ‏‏
97. Marvelous Stream ‏‏
98. Triple Offense ‏‏
99. Quakebringer ‏‏
100. Beautiful Three
101. Deep Swing ‏‏
102. Raging Pain ‏‏
103. Rolling Throw ‏‏
104. Blurred Axe ‏‏
105. Sideswipe ‏‏
106. Rising Claw
107. Spiral Wave ‏‏
108. Impulse
109. Flying Sawblades ‏‏
110. Rising Crush ‏‏
111. Divine Right ‏‏
112. Splashblade ‏‏
113. Snowfall ‏‏
114. Spinning Hawk ‏‏
115. Buzzsaw of Doom
116. Tidal Wave ‏‏
117. Angelic Lumberjack ‏‏
118. Spikestrike ‏‏
119. Sparkling Rampage ‏‏
120. Mole-Hunting ‏‏
121. Blast Radius ‏‏
122. Wind Walker ‏‏
123. Retribution
124. Super Slugger ‏‏
125. Big Bang ‏‏
126. Blammo ‏‏
127. Rising Crush ‏‏
128. Double Impact ‏‏
129. Thor's Hammer ‏‏
130. Skullsplitter ‏‏
131. Volcanic Blast ‏‏
132. Blazing Hammer ‏‏
133. Tidal Wave ‏‏
134. Ultra Slugger ‏‏
135. Intervention ‏‏
136. Pearly Gates
137. Lancer ‏‏
138. Mighty Javelin ‏‏
139. Furious Copter ‏‏
140. Twister ‏‏
141. Dragon's Bite
142. Nebulous Saucer ‏‏
143. Cyclone Racer ‏‏
144. Rewind ‏‏
145. Lancenator
146. Holy Light ‏‏
147. Fool's Play ‏‏
148. Deadly Branding ‏‏
149. Chrome Ray ‏‏
150. Raging Fury ‏‏
151. Triple Supremacy ‏‏
152. Lo and Behold
153. Blue Dragon ‏‏
154. Bubbles ‏‏
155. Blaze ‏‏
156. Halo ‏‏
157. Gust ‏‏
158. Paint It Black
159. Aftershock ‏‏
160. Golden Spires ‏‏
161. Purgatory ‏‏
162. Flowers of Gold ‏‏
163. Fire and Ice ‏‏
164. Gales of the Fall
165. Song of the Spirits ‏‏
166. Bloody Knuckles ‏‏
167. Lightning Kick ‏‏
168. Whirlwind Kick ‏‏
169. Jawbreaker ‏‏
170. Rolling Slam ‏‏
171. Flip Thrust ‏‏
172. Moonsault Stomp ‏‏
173. Mental Barrier ‏‏
174. Giant Swing ‏‏
175. Northern Lights ‏‏
176. Tiger Driver 91 ‏‏
177. Sparkly Feet ‏‏
178. Cough Drop ‏‏
179. Flips of Thunder ‏‏
180. Phenomenal Fist ‏‏
181. Power Combo ‏‏
182. Gravity Drop ‏‏
183. Shockwave
184. Dragon Teeth ‏‏
185. Setting Sun ‏‏
186. Phoenix Wings ‏‏
187. Chinsplitter
188. Drunken Monkey ‏‏
189. Twilight ‏‏
190. Psyclone ‏‏
191. Dueling Dragons
192. Enter the Tiger ‏‏
193. Back Attack ‏‏
194. Avalanche ‏‏
195. Puppet
196. Challenger ‏‏
197. Looking Glass ‏‏
198. Extreme Conditions ‏‏
199. Demon's Howl ‏‏
200. Malevolence ‏‏
201. White Tiger ‏‏
202. Trueshot‏‏
203. Tri-Shot‏‏
204. Change-Up‏‏
205. Forward Artillery‏‏
206. Trickshot‏‏
207. Hypershot‏‏
208. Backshot‏‏
209. Spinshot‏‏
210. Needle Shower‏‏
211. Flying Swallows‏‏
212. Sureshot‏‏
213. Rain of Death‏‏
214. Carpet Bomber‏‏
215. Mastershot‏‏
216. Wildshot‏‏
217. Main Gun

1. Rabite
2. Molebear
3. Teedie
4. Howler
5. Gray Ox
6. Lullabud
7. Mushboom
8. Shrieknip
9. Malboro
10. Wooding
11. Stinger Bug
12. Hoppin' Tick
13. Silkspitter
14. Sand Scorpion
15. Gloomoth
16. Tonpole
17. Lizardon
18. Rattler Boa
19. Basilisk
20. Tyrranos
21. Iffish
22. Pincher Crab
23. Seajack
24. Seadragon
25. Big Baby
26. Needlebeak
27. Bloodsucker
28. Cockatrice
29. Chocobo
30. Garuda
31. Shadow Zero
32. Slime
33. Tezla
34. Denden
35. Moldy Goo
36. Skull Beast
37. Zombine
38. Specter
39. Skeleton
40. Ape Mummy
41. Imp
42. Fierce Face
43. Punkster
44. Dark Stalker
45. Chimera Beast
46. Kid Dragon
47. Sky Dragpn
48. Land Dragon
49. Eye Spy
50. Spiny Cone
51. Poto
52. Beholder
53. Sprinball
54. Cursed Doll
55. Polter Box
56. Chess Knight
57. Dainslaif
58. Machine Golem
59. Chobin Hood
60. Goblin
61. Tomato Man
62. Sahagin
63. Succubus
64. Narcissos
65. Mad Mallard
66. Axebeak
67. Chimera Lord
68. Punkmaster
69. Gremlin
70. Shadow Zero-One
71. Skeletal Soldier
72. The Windcallers
73. Count Dovula
74. Mantis Ant
75. Hegs Ant
76. Du'Inke
77. Du-Cate
78. Du'Mere
79. Gorgon's Eye
80. Boreal Hound
81. Gova
82. Spriggan
83. Labanne
84. Tropicallo
85. Fullmetal Hugger
86. Orc
87. Jewel Beast
88. Jewel Beast II
89. Jewel Beast III
90. Jewel Beast IV
91. Iron Centaur
92. Larc the Centaur
93. Zeno
94. The Deathbringer
95. The Deathbringer 2
96. Kima
97. Hitodama
98. Akravator
99. Jajara
100. Vadise
101. Drakonis
102. Lord of Jewels
103. Irwin
104. The Mana Goddes
105. Note: In-game mention that certain monsters are stronger or weaker depending on the mana levels of the land they are in.

1. Niccolo
2. Escad
3. Daena
4. Larc
5. Sierra
6. Pearl
7. Lady Blackpearl
8. Elazul
9. Elle
10. Bud
11. Lisa
12. Irwin
13. Matilda
14. Inspector Boyd
15. Sandra
16. Alex
17. Florina
18. Flameshe
19. Pelican
20. Li'l Cactus
21. Pokiehl
22. Tote
23. Olbohn
24. Gilbert
25. Watts
26. Rosiotti
27. Duelle
28. Miss Yuka
29. The Manager
30. Bartender
31. Mark
32. Jennifer
33. Rachel
34. Rev. Nouvelle
35. Meimei
36. Capella
37. Diddle
38. Rubens
39. Prof. Bomb
40. Roger
41. Putty
42. Count Dovula
43. Basket Fish
44. Cap'n Tusk
45. Revanshe
46. Selva
47. Teapo
48. Belle
49. Esmeralda
50. Magnolia
51. Thesenis
52. Nunuzac
53. Kathinja
54. Louie
55. Mephianse
56. Skippe
57. Hamson
58. Mr. Moti
59. Diana
60. Crystalle
61. Sotherbee
62. Kristie
63. Monique
64. Students
65. Thoma
66. Thona
67. Sproutlings
68. Gaia
69. Cancun Bird
70. Flowerlings
71. Lilipeas
72. Pirate Penguins
73. Faeries
74. Dudbears
75. Shadoles
76. Nuns
77. The Windcallers
78. Trent
79. Boink

1. Garlicrown
2. Conchurnip
3. Sweet Moai
4. Pear o' Heels
5. Mangolephant
6. Apricat
7. Diceberry
8. Peach Puppy
9. Applesock
10. Whalamato
11. Spiny Carrot
12. Loquat-Shoe
13. Bumpkin
14. Honey Onion
15. Orange'opus
16. Citrisquid
17. Springanana
18. Cornflower
19. Fishy Fruit
20. Rocket Papaya
21. Cabbadillo
22. Squalphin
23. Needlettuce
24. Boarmelon
25. Dialaurel
26. Heart Mint
27. Spade Basil
28. Pine o'Clock
29. Gold Clover
30. Rhinoloupe
31. Lilipods
32. Cherry Bombs
33. Orcaplant
34. Masked Potato
35. Bellgrapes
36. Mush-in-a-Box
37. Toadstoolshed