This Final Fantasy game is a little different than the rest of the series. There's no player leveling here. Instead, you'll raise your stats as you combat, use an equipment, or cast an spell.
Unlike Final Fantasy I, this title has at least three missable achievements:

1. Legendary Treasure Hunter - Collected treasure from 100% of the chests.
   
2. Adventurous Wayfarer - Traveled to all the map locations.
   
3. Memory Lane - Learned all passwords.

My team was:

• Firion: White Mage (gave him the white mage tomes).
  
• Maria: Black Mage (gave her the black mage tomes).
  
• Guy: Physical Attacker.
  
• Ever changing character: Physical Attacker mostly.

Cost for resting at the Inns varies depending on your taken damage.
Try to stick with at least one spell and equipment throughout the game as there an achievement for reaching level 16 with one of each type. You should easily reach level 16 with Cure if you use it all the time to heal your party members.

The Item Shop is the same for all the towns in the game:

• The first battle is unwinnable. Simply attack or defend. You'll lose either way.
  
• After the long opening scenes, choose:
  
  
  • Learn: Wild Rose
    
  • Ask → Wild Rose
    
  • Exit
  
  
• Leave through the south exit.
  
• Go down the stairs and west to find a chest. Open it for a Potion. [1/234]

• Head back to the middle area, then go south all the way to exit the hideout.

Altair

• You can farm Gil outside the town and then come back to purchase the other spells.
  
• I personally gave the Fire tome to Maria and the Cure to Firion.
  
• Once you're done with your purchases, head left to exit the town.

Overworld

• Head north over the bridge and northwest until finding a house.
  
• Head inside.

Gatrea

• Not much to do here.
  
• Just know that this city exists and that we have to visit all locations for an achievement later.
  
• Leave once you're done.

Overworld

• Head west over the bridge, then north following the lake.
  
• Then east, and finally south to reach Fynn.

• Save and enter the town.

Fynn

• Be extremely careful here.
  
• Don't talk or get closer to the guards or you'll get into an unwinnable battle.
  
• Having said that, head all the way north until reaching a fence but don't go too far or you'll be returned to the overworld. Instead, walk right outside the fence and to the right.

• At the end of the path, head south and then enter the Pub.

• Remember to not talk with the soldiers unless you want to die.
  
• Approach to the bartender and choose:
  
  
  • Ask → Wild Rose
  
  
• Once he leaves, go right to find a secret room with three chests.

• Open them for Potion, Potion, and Potion respectively. [4/234]

• Once done, talk to the man in bed and choose:
  
  
  • Ask → Wild Rose
  
  
• You'll receive the Key Item: Scott's Ring.
  
• Go back to the overworld: Up the stairs then left, then out the pub, then right.

Overworld

• Make your way back to Altair.
  
• Remember that you can revisit Gatrea at any time if you need to rest.

Altair

• Purchase the remaining spell Tomes if you haven't yet.
  
• Then head into the Rebel Hideout, building to the right of the Inn.
  
• Head all the way north to enter the throne room.
  
• Talk to Hilda and choose:
  
  
  • Key Items → Ring
    
  • Learn: Mythril
    
  • Ask → Mythril
    
  • Exit

• Talk to Minwu next.
  
• He'll join your party and give you the Key Item: Canoe.
  
• Talk to Hilda:
  
  
  • Learn: Dreadnought
    
  • Ask → Dreadnought
    
  • Learn: Airship
    
  • Ask → Airship
    
  • Exit
  
  
• Leave the Rebel Hideout and the town.

Overworld

• Head north through the bridge and step on the lake to use the Canoe.

• Once at the lake, go east and land near the town.

• Head inside.

Paloom

• Recommended purchase: Protect Tome.
  
• This spell is extremely important and you will be using it for the rest of the game.
  
• I gave it to Firion, my White Mage.
  
• Once done with your purchases, talk to the pirate near the entrance and buy a ticket.

• Leave the town after purchasing at ticket.

Overworld

• Board the ship just below Paloom.
  
• You'll dock near a town. Head inside.

Poft

• Shops are exactly the same as the ones from Paloom.
  
• From the entrance, head west and enter the Pub.
  
• Talk to Cid, the person with unique dress:
  
  
  • Ask → Airship
    
  • Exit
  
  
• Talk to the man to the right of Cid:
  
  
  • Yes → Salamand
  
  
• Exit the town and board the airship.
  
• You'll land near a town. Head inside.

Salamand

• Magic Shop is way too expensive atm.
  
• Once done with the shopping, head to the northeast corner of the town.
  
• Enter the house next to the pink dressed lady.
  
• Talk to the man inside:
  
  
  • Ask → Mythril
  
  
• Leave the town.

Overworld

• Head west until reaching a small stream.

• Step on it to use the Canoe and go east until finding an entrance.

• Head inside.

Semitt Falls - B1

Don't waste your MP as you'll need them for the battle against one of the bosses.

• Head south.
  
• Now, head west (ignore the blue crystal as it does nothing for now).
  
• Head south again to a split.
  
• Go west to find a chest with 200 Gil. [5/234]

• Go back to the split and head east this time for another split.
  
• Go south and then east for a chest with 400 Gil. [6/234]

• Now go all the way west and take the stairs leading down.

Semitt Falls - B2

• Follow linear path to an split and then go northwest for a chest with Eye Drops. [7/234]

• Backtrack to the intersection and go northeast for yet another chest containing Hi-Potion. [8/234]

• Backtrack once again to the split and go to southeast.
  
• Open the chest on the way for a Potion. [9/234]

• Continue through the linear path until reaching four doors.
  
• Take the far left door and head downstairs.

Semitt Falls - B3

• From the entrance, head all the way south to find a chest with 200 Gil. [10/234]

• Head back up to the split and go west.
  
• Now at the next split, go south and through the bridge for a chest with 250 Gil. [11/234]

• Go back to the previous intersection: cross the bridge east and north, and go west.
  
• Enter the far left room to reach your destination.
  
• Talk to Paul, person next to the little girl.
  
• Once they leave, go right and take the stairs leading down.

Semitt Falls - B4

• Go west and north across the bridge to find a chest with Fire Tome. [12/234]

• Head south and east across the bridge.
  
• You'll reach a 4-way split.
  
• Go north and follow the linear path until the stairs. Head down.

Semitt Falls - B5

• Green Slime shows up here.
  
• From the entrance, take the bridge all the way to the west, then go north, then east to a chest.
• DON'T open it yet.

• Heal up and quick-save, then open the chest. [13/234]

• This boss is pretty much invulnerable to physical hits.
  
• Make use of your saved MP and throw decently leveled spells.
  
• I had fire 3 by this point so I took the boss down within 3 turns.
  
• You'll receive Teleport Tome as reward for winning the battle.
  
• Give the Tome to any of your Mages.
  
  
• Now backtrack to the entrance and go north.
  
• Head through the left door.
  
• Heal up and quick-save before interacting with the soldier.

• This boss is pretty resistant to physical damage so you'll have to pretty much rely on magic again.
  
• Cast barrier on all your party members with Minwu during the first turn and then spam spells on the boss is down.
  
• After winning, open the chest to get the Key Item: Mythril. [14/234]

• That's all we can do here for now: 10/11 treasure chests.
  
• Feel free to use Teleport spell to get out of the dungeon.
  
• You can also walk your way out if you ran out of MP.

Overworld

• Make your way back to Salamand, rest at the Inn if needed, and then go out.
  
• Once ready, go east and then south through the mountains and woods to reach Poft.
  
• Head inside.

Poft

• Speak to the pirate and buy a ticket back to Paloom.
  
• Exit the town.

Overworld

• Board the ship back to Paloom.
  
• Don't enter Paloom, instead, go west back to Altair.
  
• Enter the town.

Altair

• Enter the Rebels Hideout and make your way to the throne.
  
• Speak to Hilda:
  
  
  • Key Items → Mythril
    
  • Exit
  
  
• Leave Rebels Hideout.
  
• Head to the weapons shop.
  
• Talk to the old man:
  
  
  • Key Items → Mythril.
  
  
• The Weapons and Armor Shops now offers Mythril equipment.

• Get well equipped if you have the budget and then go back to Hilda.
  
• Speak to her:
  
  
  • Ask → Dreadnought
    
  • Exit
  
  
• Leave the town.

Overworld

• Go north through the bridge and east through the lake.
  
• Enter Paloom.

Paloom

• Speak to the pirate and buy a ticket to Poft.

Overworld

• Board the ship to Poft.
  
• Don't enter Poft, instead, go north, then east, then south to your next destination.

• Enter the town.

Bafsk

• Once you're ready to continue, speak to the soldier at the southwest corner of the town, between the houses.

• Choose:
  
  
  • Ask → Wild Rose
    
  • Ask → Dreadnought
  
  
• The path is now open. Take the stairs leading down.

Bafsk Cave - B1

• From the entrance, head up past a split to find a chest containing Longsword. [15/234]

• Go back to the split and take the right path.
  
• You'll reach another split, go down here and then down again.
  
• Open the chest on the way for a Longbow. [16/234]

• Now go right and take the stairs up.

Bafsk Cave - 1F

• Head right past the split and then follow the twisting path until finding a soldier.
  
• Talk to the soldier to trigger a cutscene.

• After the scene, go back inside the cave.
  
• Head right and go through the door.
  
• Open the treasure chest inside for the Key Item: Pass. [17/234]

• Go right and step on the warp pad to get teleported out the town.

Overworld

• Make your way back to Poft.

Poft

• Enter the Pub and talk to Cid:
  
  
  • Ask → Dreadnought
    
  • Ask → Airship
    
  • Learn: Sunfire
    
  • Ask → Sunfire
  
  
• Leave the Pub and speak to pirate to purchase a ticket to Paloom.
  
• Exit the town.

Overworld

• Board the ship to Paloom.
  
• Now make your way to Altair.

Altair

• Enter the Rebel Hideout and head to the throne room.
  
• Minwu is leaving the party after the next scene; feel free to remove all his equipment and sell it for extra Gil.
  
• Speak to Hilda:
  
  
  • Ask → Dreadnought
    
  • Ask → Sunfire
  
  
• Leave the throne room and head east to the King's chambers.
  
• Speak to the King of Fynn:
  
  
  • Ask → Sunfire
    
  • Learn: Goddess's Bell
    
  • Ask → Goddess's Bell
  
  
• Leave the chamber and go back to Hilda.
  
• Speak to her:
  
  
  • Ask → Goddess's Bell
  
  
• Leave Altair.

Overworld

• Make your way to Salamand: North past the bridge, east past the lake.
  
• Purchase ferry ticket to Poft in Paloom, walk north past the mountains, and west to Salamand.

Salamand

• Buy the life spell for your healer if you have the funds.
  
• Once ready, go northeast and enter the house.
  
• Speak to Josef, the bald guy:
  
  
  • Ask → Goddess's Bell
    
  • Josef joins the party!
    
  • Leave the town.

Overworld

• Your next stop is Semitt Falls: West from Salamand.
  
• Then, take the Canoe east through the small stream and enter the Cave.

Semitt Falls - B1

• Head west and the blue rock.
  
• Examine the top right wall and go through the hidden passage.

• Open the chest to receive the Key Item: Snowcraft. [18/234]
  
• That was the chest we missed during our first run. We should now be at 11/11 for this location. Press Q and then TAB to check.
  
• Exit Semitt Falls.

Overworld

• Go west to reach the end of the small stream.
  
• Then go east a bit, then north towards the snowfield.
  
• Once you reach the entrance of the snowfield, go east to automatically use the Snowcraft.
  
• Follow the linear path until a cave and head inside.

Snow Cavern - B1

• From the entrance, go west and then north through a long bridge.
  
• Now go all the way west for a chest with 300 Gil. [19/234]

• Go back a few steps to the split and head south, then east for another chest with 350 Gil. [20/234]

• Now go back, south, and east to find the stairs leading down.

Snow Cavern - B2

• Follow the linear path to the next set of stairs.

Snow Cavern - B3

• From the entrance, take the north path first to find a chest with Antartic Wind.[21/234]

• Backtrack to the entrance and take the south path now.
  
• You'll reach a split, go north and upstairs.

Snow Cavern - B2

• Head south and then east at the split to find a chest with a Battle Axe inside. [22/234]

• Go back to the split, then south, then west to find another chest with Antidote. [23/234]

The previous achievement might not unlock until finishing a battle.

• Now go through the west path to find yet another chest.

• Open the chest for Monsters! (Grenade x6) → Mythril Mace. [24/234]
  
• Make your way back to the previous floor.

Snow Cavern - B3

• From the entrance, head all the way south and then follow the linear path to a stairs.
  
• Go down.

Snow Cavern - B4

• Go all the way north to a chest containing a Potion. [25/234]

• Now go east to find yet another chest. Open it fo Blizzard Tome. [26/234]

• From the previous chest, head immediately south all the way to the bottom of the screen to find a chest with a Potion. [27/234]

• Go northeast for a chest containing a Mythril Spear. [28/234]

• Now go all the way north to find the stairs leading the next floor.

Snow Cavern - B5

• From the stairs, go all the way west to find a chest with Mythril Shield. [29/234]

• Go back east, then south, then southwest to find yet another chest.

• Open the chest for Monsters! (3x Shadow, 3x Ghoul) → Ancient Sword. [30/234]
  
• Now, head to the opposite side of the room to find a door. Go through it.
  
• Speak to the Giant Beaver at the top of the room:
  
  
  • Ask → Goddess's Bell
    
  • Exit
  
  
• Go through the secret passage on the far eastern wall to reach the next floor.

Snow Cavern - B6

• Follow the linear path to find a chest and a boss at the end.

• Open the chest first for Silver Cuirass. [31/234]
  
• That's all the chests for this dungeon.
  
• Now heal up and save before interacting with the giant turtle.

• This battle plays out much like the one against Land Turtle in Semitt Falls. The Adamantoise is basically invulnerable to physical attacks, so abuse your best spells such as blizzard and the battle will be done within a few rounds.
  
• After the battle, examine the yellow object on the wall. You'll receive the Key Item: Goddess's Bell.
  
• Go through the door that appears.

Snow Cavern - B1

• Remove all Josef equipment as he'll be leaving the party soon.
  
• Also heal up and quick-save before interacting with the man on the bridge.

• This is an extremely easy fight. Just auto-attack until winning.
  
• Once you regain control, leave the cave.

Overworld

• Make your way back to Poft.
  
• Feel free to rest at Salamand if you need to.

Poft

• Enter the Pub and talk to the man next to Cid:
  
  
  • Yes → Kashuan
  
  
• Leave the town and board the airship.
  
• Enter the Castle.

Kashuan Keep - 1F

• Land Turtles and Adamantoises show up here as normal encounters.
  
• Head straight up and interact with the door:
  
• Key Items → Goddess's Bell
  
  
• Now go through the door.
  
• Talk to the person on the way. Gordon joins the party!
  
• After the scene head east, then south and take the stairs down.
  
• On the next screen, go south to find a chest with Cure Tome. [32/234]

• Head back north, then west, then south, then up the stairs.

Kashuan Keep - 2F

• Go east, then south, then east, then follow the north path to a chest with 500 Gil. [33/234]

• Now follow the west path and take the stairs leading up.

Kashuan Keep - 3F

• Follow the linear path until the split.
  
• Then head east until the third pillar, and immediately go south through the narrow passage.

• Open the chest for Monsters! (Wererat x5) → Golden Shield. [34/324]
  
• Backtrack to the pillars area.
  
• From there, go east and then south through a second passage until a stairs leading up.
  
• Head up.

Kashuan Keep - 4F

• From the stairs, go south and then west.
  
• You'll spot two doors. Go through the left one for a room with three chests.

• Contents from left to right: Mythril Axe, Werebuster, Mythril Sword. [37/234]
  
• Leave the room.
  
• Go north, then west, then south and take the stairs leading up.

Kashuan Keep - 5F

• From the stairs, take the right split, then south to find a chest.
  
• Open the chest for Monsters! (Mine x4, Balloon x2) → Golden Armor. [38/234]

• Now head east, then north, then go through the door at the northeastern portion of the floor.
  
• Three more chests can be found here: Mallet, Antidote, and Eye Drops. [41/234]

• Exit the room.
  
• Once outside, go south and then west just before the bottom door.
  
• Go all the way west to find a staircase leading down.

Kashuan Keep - 4F

• Go through the door.
  
• Heal up and quick-save before interacting with the boss.

• There aren't many tips to give here. I pretty much auto-attacked and won within a few turns.
  
• This boss absorbs all elements so magic ain't an option.
  
• After the battle, walk into the room north and open the chest to receive the Key Item: Egil's Torch. [42/234]

• We're done with this dungeon. Use Teleport spell to return to the overworld.

Overworld

• Re-enter the castle.

Kashuan Keep - 1F

• Go north and interact with the Sunfire:
  
• Key Items → Egil's Torch
  
• Exit the castle to trigger a cutscene.

Overworld

• From the castle, go directly south to find your next destination: Chocobo Forest.

• Head inside.

Chocobo Forest

• Interact with the Chocobo to ride him in the overworld.

Overworld

• On the Chocobo, go around the mountains (south, then west, then north) and continue north until finding Basfk, then go north a bit, west another bit, and south to reach Poft.
  
• From Poft, head west, then south through the large forest, and stop at Paloom.
  
• Get out of the Chocobo and paddle through the lake, then go across the bridge and enter Altair.

Altair

• Enter the Rebel Hideout and talk to Minwu, then head out.
  
• Rest at the Inn and purchase anything you need before leaving the town.

Overworld

• From Altair, head north to Gatrea, then paddle through the river to reach Fynn.
  
• From Fynn, continue northwest past the forests and marshlands until reaching the Dreadnought (refer to the screenshot below for the exact location).

• Enter the dreadnought.

Dreadnought - 1F

All chests here are missable. If you finish this location without collecting all chests, you won't be able to get the achievement for collecting all chests in the game.
None of the bestiary entries here are missable.

• Head up and talk to the guard:
  
  
  • Key Items → Pass
  
  
• Try to not talk to the soldiers roaming this area or you'll get yourself into a battle against a Captain.
  
• They're extremely powerful and this version won't contribute towards your bestiary, so it's better if you just avoid them.
  
• Go east and take the stairs down.

Dreadnought - 2F

• Go down two steps to get on the same level as the chest on the right and then go all the way east.
  
• Open the chest for Monsters! (Sergeant x2, Soldier x3, Magician x3) → Sleep Blade [43/234]

• Go back downstairs.

Dreadnought - 1F

• Go west a bit and up the stairs to the north.
  
• At the top, go west and open the chest for 600 Gil. [44/234]

• Now head all the way east, then east at the split and follow the path until a door.
  
• Go through it and take the stairs down.

Dreadnought - 2F

• Follow the path until the first split. Once there, go east to find two chests.
  
• Open both for a Hi-Potion and a Potion. [46/234]

• Backtrack to the previous intersection and go west and west again to find another chest.
  
• Open the chest for Dark Bow. [47/234]

• Go back to the previous intersection and head south this time.
  
• Open the chest for Thief's Gloves. [48/234]

• Now head east and interact with the green door to open Hilda and Cid's cell.
  
• Talk to Hilda and Cid so they leave the ship.
  
• Leave the cell and go back to previous floor.

Dreadnought - 1F

• Go south, up the stairs, and south at the split.
  
• Then follow the path to the stairs and head down to the next floor.

Dreadnought - 3F

• Go south, then west, then north to find a door. Go through it and take the stairs down.

Dreadnought - 4F

• From the entrance, head south, all the way east, and all the way north for four chests.

1. First chest: Trident [49/234]
   
2. Second chest: Main Gauche [50/234]
   
3. Third chest: Monsters! (Magician, Soldier, Hill Gigas) → Ice Shield [51/234]
   
4. Fourth chest: Giant's Helm [52/234]

• After opening the chests, head south and then a bit west.
  
• Go upstairs.

Dreadnought - 3F

• Go through the door and downstairs.

Dreadnought - 5F

• Go east, then north, then west, then south until almost the bottom.
  
• Now go east, then south, then east until almost the end, then north, east, then all the way north.
  
• Finally, go west two buildings and then south. The rest of the path to the door is self-explanatory.
  
• Go through the door to reach the engine room.
  
  
• This is the point of no return.
  
• If you missed any chest, go get it before destroying the Dreadnought or you might miss them forever, nulling the 'Legendary Treasure Hunter' achievement.
  
• Having said that, interact with the glowing engine and choose:
  
  
  • Key Items → Sunfire

Overworld

• Enter Altair.

Altair

• Gordon is leaving the team soon.
  
• He will come back later, but feel free to remove all the equipment if you wish.
  
• Head into the Rebel Hideout and enter the King's chambers to trigger a scene.
  
• After the cutscene, go to the throne room and talk to Gordon:
  
  
  • Learn: Dragoons
    
  • Ask → Dragoons
    
  • Learn: Wyverns
    
  • Ask → Wyverns
    
  • Exit
  
  
• Exit to the overworld.

Overworld

• Make your way to Paloom: Go across the north bridge and paddle east through the lake.

Paloom

• Talk to the Sailor by the pirate next to the entrance, then leave the town.

Overworld

• Board the ship at the east of the town.

• Soon after you'll be forced into an easy battle. Defeat all eight pirates to win.
  
• Watch the cutscene.
  
• Leila joins the party!

• Helldiver from the Dreadnought also shows up here, in case if you missed it.
  
• Make your way to this location:

• Then head inside.

Castle Deist - 1F

• This location has no random encounters.
  
• Head north and talk to the child.
  
• Follow him north and talk to him again, then head upstairs.

Castle Deist - 2F

• Head west and open the chest for a Cottage. [53/234]
  
• Now head all the way east and take the stairs down back to the first floor.

Castle Deist - 1F

• Go south, then west, then south again to find your next chest containing Unicorn Horn. [54/234]

• Now head north and go through the left door to find three chests inside.

• Open each for: Stop Tome, Stun Tome, and Curse Tome. [57/234]
  
• Leave the room and go east, then north, then west.
  
• Go through the door to find eight chests.

• Top row: Eye Drops, Antidote, Cross, and Mallet. [61/234]
  
• Bottom row: Gold Needle, Sage's Wisdom, Saint's Spirit, and Wing Sword. [65/234]
  
• Go back east and then upstairs.

Castle Deist - 2F

• From the stairs, go south, west, south, and finally west.
  
• Take the stairs down.

Castle Deist - 1F

• Open the chest for a Phoenix Down. [66/234]

• Now head back upstairs.

Castle Deist - 2F

• Go east, then north, then east, then north a bit and immediately west.
  
• Talk to the mother.
  
• Exit
  
  
• Go west and then north. Take the stairs down to 1F.
  
• Exit to the overworld.

Overworld

• From Castle Deist, go north through the winding path and enter the cavern.

Deist Cavern - B1

• From the entrance, go east and open the chest for 230 Gil. [67/234]

• Continue east through the upper path and south. Take the stairs down.

Deist Cavern - B2

• Interact with the helmet on the floor to receive the Key Item: Pendant.

• Go back up and exit the cavern.

Overworld

• Head south through the winding path and re-enter Castle Deist.

Castle Deist - 1F

• Head directly north and up the stairs.

Castle Deist - 2F

• Go south through the passage and enter the room next to the mother.
  
• Talk to the dragon:
  
  
  • Ask → Dragoons
    
  • Ask → Wyverns
  
  
• You'll receive Wyvern Egg.
  
• Exit to the overworld.

Overworld

• Head up the winding path and enter the cavern once again.

Deist Cavern - B1

• Hill Gigas shows up here again if you missed it in the Dreadnought.
  
• Recommendation:
  

  Save some MP with your mage to teleport you out after completing the dungeon.

• From the entrance, head south and then southwest to find the stairs down. Go down.

Deist Cavern - B2

• Go east and south at the split to find a chest containing Ether. [68/234]

• Backtrack to the first floor.

Deist Cavern - B1

• Head a bit north and then southeast to find another set of stairs. Go down.

Deist Cavern - B2

• Go north and then west until the intersection.
  
• Here, take the northwest path first for a chest with Mythril Armor. [69/234]

• Go back to the split and head southeast this time.

• Open the chest for Mythril Helm. [70/234]
  
• Return to the split.
  
• Now, take the path directly south and go down the stairs.

Deist Cavern - B3

• From the stairs, go north and cycle around the rock formation to find one chest with Mythril Gloves... [71/234]

• And another chest with Mythril Mirror. [72/234]

• Go back to the stairs and up.

Deist Cavern - B2

• Go north to the split and head west to another split.
  
• Head southwest and follow the path to a chest containing Monsters! (Green Soul x5) → Mage's Staff.

• Now go back to the split and take the path north until reaching the stairs. Go down.

Deist Cavern - B3

• Go east and open the chest containing Mythril Shield. [74/234]

• Now try to cross the bridge and you'll fall down to B4.

Deist Cavern - B4

• Ogre Chief appears fairly often here.
  
• Head east until the open area and then go all the way northwest.
  
• Take the stairs down to the next floor.

Deist Cavern - B5

• Follow the linear path to find four chests at the end.

• Top row: Flame Bow and Sage's Wisdom [76/234]
  
• Middle row: Saint's Spirit [77/234]
  
• Bottom row: Monsters! (Adamantoise x4) → Knight's Armor [78/234]
  
• Go back to the previous floor.

Deist Cavern - B4

• From the stairs, go southeast to a split, then east and up the stairs.

Deist Cavern - B3

• Follow the only possible path to the next stairs.

Deist Cavern - B2

• Go west all the way and up the stairs.

Deist Cavern - B1

• Head right and take the stairs down.

Deist Cavern - B2

• Go through the north path until the 4-way split, then head west.
  
• At the next split, follow the north path and take the stairs down.

Deist Cavern - B3

• You should be back at the bridge area where you fell down.
  
• Head east, then all the way north (ignore the broken bridge this time), then all the way east, then south to the stairs. Go down.

Deist Cavern - B4

• From the stairs, head north and then all the way west.
  
• Open the chest for Acid Phial. [79/234]

• That should be our last chest for this dungeon.
  
• Head south from the chest and take the stairs down.

Deist Cavern - B5

• Head east and go through the third door.
  
• Heal up and quick-save, then interact with the chimera.

• Not much to say, there can spawn between one and four Chimeras. I basically auto-attacked to win the battle against four, so winning against less should be even easier.
  
• After the battle, interact with the spring to the west and choose:
  
  
  • Key Items → Wyvern Egg
  
  
• Now teleport or walk your wait out the dungeon.

Overworld

• Go south through the winding path and enter the Castle Deist.

Castle Deist - 1F

• Head north and up the stairs.

Castle Deist - 2F

• Talk to the mother and the child.
  
• Leave the castle.

Overworld

• Get on the ship and make your way to Altair (refer to the screenshot below if you don't remember its location).

• Head inside.

Altair

• Rest at the Inn (if needed) as a boss fight will come soon.
  
• Also feel free to remove any equipment from Leila as she will leave the party temporarily soon.
  
• Once ready, enter the Rebel Hideout.

Rebel Hideout

• Enter the southeastern room (below King's chambers) and talk to Hilda.

• Another nerfed fight from the original version (damn Square Enix, what are you doing?).
  
• I again auto-attacked to win.
  
• After the battle, watch the scene.
  
• Leila will temporarily leave your party and Gordon will take her place.
  
• Leave the hideout and Altair.

Overworld

• Our next stop is Palamecia.
  
• Board the ship and make your way to this location:

• Land there.
  
• Go south through the woods and then east to reach the entrance of the desert.

• Enter the desert area and go northeast to find a coliseum just below a huge structure.

• Head inside the coliseum.

Coliseum - 1F

• Heal up and quick-save.
  
• A boss battle will occur as soon as you approach the Emperor.
  
• Once ready, head all the way north to trigger a scene.

• Easier boss battle than the previous one.
  
• This boss consists solely in physical attacks, so casting Protect is a good idea. Anyway, I auto-attacked until winning.
  
• After the battle, you'll be thrown into a cell.

Coliseum - B2

• When you regain control, head south and examine the door to trigger another scene.
  
• You're now free!
  
• There's no random encounters for this floor.
  
• From your cell, head all the way east and then north to find a chest.

• Open it for Monsters! (Stalagmite x2, Dual Deads x3, Dual Heads x3) → Antidote [80/234]
  
• Now backtrack to your cell and go a little north to find a split between two buildings.
  
• Ignore these and go east to find yet another building from where you can see the chest on the right side.

• Head inside to find three chests: Ether, Elixir, and Cottage. [83/234]

• We're done with the chests for this dungeon.
  
• Leave the room.
  
• Go back to the previous two buildings and head north, then east to find a lone building.
  
• Head inside.
  
• Take the stairs up.

Coliseum - B1

• Random encounters resume here.
  
• Head north, then east, then south, then go through the little passage and follow it until reaching the cells.
  
• Now unequip Gordon as he's permanently leaving your party and you sure don't want to lose that juicy gear.
  
• At the cells area, go east and interact with the rightmost door to trigger a scene.
  
• After the scene, go west, south, and east out the little passage.
  
• Head west and take the stairs up.

Coliseum - 1F

• Follow the linear path and exit the coliseum.

Overworld

• Make your way back to Altair.

Altair

• Talk to the NPC near the entrance to know your next destination.
  
• Rest at the Inn if you desire and then exit to the overworld.

Overworld

• Go north across the bridge and continue towards Gatrea.
  
• You will see a camp just west.

• Enter the camp to add it to your visited locations for the Adventurous Wayfarer achievement.
  
• Once ready, go north from the camp (paddle through the river) and enter Castle Fynn.

Castle Fynn - 1F

There's some new enemies - such as Brain and Rhyos - here, but they're so rare that isn't worth the effort of farming until they show up. I'll mention a better spawn location later.
From the entrance, head north and talk to Leila.
Leila rejoins your party!
Head east and through the small path to find two chests with 2000 Gil and 1000 Gil respectively. [85/234]


Backtrack to the main chamber.
Head west and then north through the small corridor to find another chest at the end.


Open it for 1000 Gil. [86/234]
Go back to the entrance of the corridor and head west, then south, then up the stairs.

Castle Fynn - 2F

Take the stairs leading up.

Castle Fynn - 3F

Go all the way east, then north, then through the door.
You'll find three chests inside.


Open them for: Break Tome, Death Tome, and Toad Tome. [89/234]
Exit the room and head back to 1F: All the way south, then west, then downstairs, then downstairs again.

Castle Fynn - 1F

Head north and then east into the main chamber.
Take the stairs up straight north.

Castle Fynn - 2F

Head immediately west and open the chest for Monsters! (Sergeant x4, Sorcerer x3) → Aura Tome. [90/234]


Now go down one room and walk west to find a hidden passage that let's you get through the wall.


Go north from here to find another chest containing Werebuster. [91/234]


Make your way back to the main chamber of F2.
Now go east and open the chest for Monsters! (Revenant x2, Stunner, Ghast x2, Wraith x3) → Potion. [92/234]


After opening the chest, go northeast while in the same room to find another hidden passage.


Head south to find the next chest with Giant's Gloves. [93/234]


That's all the chests we can get here for now.
Make your way back to the main chamber of F2 and take the stairs leading up.

Castle Fynn - 3F

Head north and up another set of stairs.

Castle Fynn - 4F

Go north towards the throne.
Heal up and quick-save before interacting with the soldier.


This boss hits really hard, but it's also really easy if you focus on healing with your white mage while auto-attacking with the other party members.
After the battle, you'll receive the following achievement as compensation for reclaiming the castle:



Now talk to Hilda:
Learn: Mysidia
Ask → Mysidia
Learn: Mask
Ask → Mask
Learn: Ekmet Teloess
Ask → Ekmet Teloess
Exit

Talk to Gordon:
Ask → Mysidia
Learn: Ultima Tome
Exit

Leave the castle back to the overworld.

Overworld

Enter Fynn (the town, not the castle).

Fynn

Shops are now open.




Feel free to purchase anything. However, we'll soon reach a town with better items so I'd say it's better to wait a bit.

Once done with your purchases, go to the southwest corner of the town (must enter from the center area) and enter the house.
Talk to Paul:
Ask → Ekmet Teloess
Exit

Go back to the Castle Fynn.

Castle Fynn - 1F

Head north and upstairs three times to reach the throne room.

Castle Fynn - 4F

From here, go northeast all the way to find an interaction bubble.


Interact with the wall:
Ask → Ekmet Teloess

Go through the secret path.
Go southeast and take the stairs down all the way to 1F.
Once there, stand just 1 tile before the stairs and walk east to find a hidden passage.


Head south and stop just 1 tile before the bottom wall.
Now enter through another secret passage on the left side.


Head south and go through the door.
You'll find three chests inside. Open all for Golden Armor, Golden Shield, and Gold Cuirass. [96/234]


Exit the room and head back to the stairs to B1. Go down.

Castle Fynn - B1

• Head south and then all the way east for a chest. Open it for Knife. [97/234]

• Go back to the entrance and head west, then north, then east, then northwest for another chest.

• Open it for Eye Drops. [98/234]
  
• Backtrack to the previous split and head east, then south along the pass for yet another chest.

• Open it for Clothes. [99/234]
  
• Backtrack to the previous intersection and go east, then down the stairs.

Castle Fynn - B2

• Go east and then immediately north to find a chest with Ether. [100/234]

• Head all the way west and then south for another chest containing Potion. [101/234]

• Go back to the split, east, north, and continue northwest for a chest.

• Open it for Maiden's Kiss. [102/234]
  
• Head south, then east at the split, then north and take the stairs down.

Castle Fynn - B3

• Go east, then south at the split, then all the way south for a chest with Hi-Potion. [103/234]

• Backtrack to the split and head west, then southwest all the way to find yet another chest containing Flame Shield. [104/234]

• Backtrack to the previous split north/south and head north this time.
  
• You'll find a chest at the very top containing Spider Silk. [105/234]

• Now go south and down the stairs to the next floor.

Castle Fynn - B4

• From the stairs, go north, then northeast at the split and open the chest for Monsters! (Ghast x2, Revenant, Spected x2, Wraith x3) → Power Staff. [106/234]

• Go back to the split and head through the southeastern path until the next split.
  
• Here go north, then northeast to chest. Open it for Flame Armor. [107/234]

• Backtrack to the previous intersection and take the southeast path this time.
  
• Soon you'll spot a chest just above the stairs. Open it for Betrayal Fang. [108/234]

• Go south and down the stairs.

Castle Fynn - B5

• From the stairs, head east until dry land, then a little north, west at the split, and north again to find a chest.
  
• Quick-save before open the chest as those enemies can one-hit-petrify your party with Bad Breath VI.

• Open ready, open the chest for Monsters! (Rhyos x4) → Orichalcum. [109/234]
  
• Now head north, then east, then go through the fifth door.

Castle Fynn - B5

• Head up the stairs and open the chest for the Key Item: White Mask. [110/234]

• That's all the chests for this location.
  
• Continue north and step on the warp pad to get teleported back to the overworld.

Overworld

• Make your way back to Altair and board the ship.
  
• Now, head to the Mysidia area and dock there.

• Be extremely careful and save very often when traveling this area as it features some of the most dangerous enemies in the game (looking at you, Cockatrice!).
  
• After docking, head south through the woods until reaching the marsh.
  
• Then west until some more woods, and southeast hugging the mountains to find a town.
  
• This is Mysidia. Go inside.

Mysidia

• Once done with your purchases, head all the way to the southwest part of the town and enter the house.
  
• Interact with the bookshelf and choose:
  
  
  • Ask → Mask
    
  • Ask → Ultima Tome
    
  • Exit
  
  
• Exit the house and go immediately east to find some stairs leading down. Go down.
  
• Head west through the linear path and interact with the Statue:
  
  
  • Key Items → White Mask
  
  
• Leave Mysidia

Overworld

• Board your ship and travel to this location:

• Once there, go inside.

Tropical Island - B1

• Esuna is a smart spell to level up here.
  
• Trust me, you'll be getting poisoned on almost every battle.
  
• From the entrance, head all the way south to find a chest at the very bottom of the screen.
  
• Open it for Eye Drops. [111/234]

• Now go back to the split and take the northwest path all the way up for a chest containing a Hi-Potion. [112/234]

• Head south and immediately west at the split to find yet another chest with a Hi-Potion. [113/234]

• Go back to the previous split and then south, then west, then south again, then all the way west for another chest. Open it for an Ether. [114/234]

• Head east until hitting the wall, then go north past the split to reach another 3-way intersection.
  
• Take the southwest path first for a chest with Spider Silk. [115/234]

• Backtrack to the split and take the north path this time.
  
• Stairs to the next floor will be awaiting at its very end. Take them down.

Tropical Island - B2

• Follow the path until an open area.
  
• Here, go west and open the chest for Sleepgrass. [116/234]

• Now go south and take the stairs down.

Tropical Island - B3

• Head south and open the chest for Spider Silk. [117/234]
  
• The next achievement might not trigger until winning one more battle.

• Go south and take the stairs down to the next floor.

Tropical Island - B4

• Follow the linear path north and up the stairs.

Tropical Island - 1F

• All we can find in this location are mediocre shops (green masked NPCs).
  
• The only reason we're visiting this place is in case if it's required for the Adventurous Wayfarer achievement, which I'm not completely sure.
  
• Leave once you're ready.

Tropical Island - B4

• Follow the linear path south and up the stairs.

Tropical Island - B3

• Go all the way north and up the stairs.

Tropical Island - B2

• Once back at B2, head all the way east to find a chest containing Scourge Tome. [118/234]

• From the chest, go all the way south past the split to find a chest with Blind Tome. [119/234]

• Backtrack to the split and head west for yet another chest with Scourge Tome. [120/234]

• Now go south, then west at the next intersection for yet another chest with Blind Tome. [121/234]

• Head all the way north from here and then west to find the respective stairs leading down.
  
• Go down.

Tropical Island - B3

• From the entrance, go south and then open the chest containing a Garlic. [122/234]

• Backtrack to the entrance and head east this time.
  
• Follow the linear path until the stairs, then head down.

Tropical Island - B4

• Head south and take the bottom stairs leading up.

Tropical Island - B3

• Follow the path north to find a chest at the end.
  
• Open it for Monsters! (Ghast x2, Ghoul x2, Wraith x2, Shadow x2) → Phoenix Down. [123/234]

• Go south and take the stairs down.

Tropical Island - B4

• Now go to the southeastern portion of the floor and take the stairs leading up.

Tropical Island - B3

• Head all the way north and take the stairs leading down.

Tropical Island - B4

• Go south and down the stairs to the next floor.

Tropical Island - B5

• Follow the path south and then west to find three chests at the very end.

• Top left chest: Monsters (Wild Horn x2, Poison Toad x2) → Gaia Drum. [124/234]
  
• Top right chest: Sleepgrass [125/234]
  
• Bottom left chest: Sleepgrass [126/234]
  
• After opening all the chests, go east and then north to the previous floor.

Tropical Island - B4

• Head north and up the stairs to B3.

Tropical Island - B3

• Go west and all the way south to the stairs leading down.

Tropical Island - B4

• Once back in the large room, head northwest, then north, then west to a split.
  
• Here, go northeast and open the chest at the very top of the room for 1000 Gil. [127/234]

• Go a bit south and then all the way west for more stairs leading down. Go down.

Tropical Island - B5

• Open the chest here for Death Idol. [128/234]

• Head back up.

Tropical Island - B4

• Back on B4, make your way to the northeastern corner of the room to find more stairs.
  
• Go down.

Tropical Island - B5

• Right at the entrance, go east and open the chest for Sleep Tome. [129/234]

• Now head to the western part of the room and go through the door.
  
• Heal up and quick-save before interacting with the boss.

• This battle is extremely easy as you probably already fought this enemy outside Mysidia.
  
• They like physical attacks and have high magical defense plus no weakness. So auto-attacking and healing your party every now and then will be more than enough to take them down.
  
• After defeating the enemies, open the chest the boss was guarding to obtain the Key Item: Black Mask. [130/234]

• That should be the last chest for this dungeon.
  
• Now go north and stand on the warp pad to teleport yourself back the overworld.

Overworld

• Make your way back to Mysidia.
  
• Feel free to visit the Inn, purchase any gear/spells, or simply don't enter the town at all.
  
• We're just using this town as a reference to reach the next location.
  
  
• From Mysidia, head north and then east all the way until reaching the end of the mountains.
  
• Now head south and then immediately west to reach an open area.
  
• Go south from here to find the entrance of the next dungeon.

• Go inside.

Cave of Mysidia - B1

• Another annoying dungeon with many, many splits...
  
• Be extra careful when fighting cockatrices as they can stone your party members with just physical attacks. Who said this game isn't fair?
  
• From the entrance, head all the way west until reaching a stairs just before a dead end.
  
• Here, go down and open the chest for Golden Hairpin. [131/234]

• Go back up the stairs and head east until reaching a split, then go south for a 4-way intersection.
  
• From there, go east and down the stairs to find a chest with Black Garb. [132/234]

• Go back up the stairs and all the way west, then south, then west until hitting a wall, then south again.
  
• We'll reach another 4-way intersection.
  
• Go south down the stairs and then east to meet a Doppelganger.
  
• Interact with the Doppelganger:
  
  
  • Key Items → Black Mask
  
  
• Head through the door and then down the stairs.

Cave of Mysidia - B2

• From the stairs, go north past the split, then east, then south down the stairs to find a chest.

• Open it for Power Staff. [133/234]
  
• Go back up the stairs, then east, then south to reach a split.
  
• Hug the bottom wall and go directly right to pass through a hidden passage.

• From here, go north and open the chest for a Flame Lance. [134/234]

• Head back through the hidden passage and go all the way west.
  
• You'll reach an intersection. Go north from here, then west past the split, then south before the stairs, then west again, then down the stairs.
  
• You should now be at the southwestern section of the room.
  
• Go through the door and down the stairs.

Cave of Mysidia - B3

• Head west and up the stairs.
  
• From here, go west, then west at the next split until hitting the wall, then two tiles up.
  
• Go left to pass through a hidden passage (screenshot below is after crossing through).

• Open the chest for an Ice Bow. [135/234]

• Go back to the previous split, then go south, then east past the split, then south and down the stairs.
  
• Open the chest here for Monsters! (Bomb x5) → Ogrekiller. [136/234]

• Now head south and then all the way west.
  
• From here, go north, then east, then north and through the door.
  
• Go downstairs.

Cave of Mysidia - B4

• From the stairs, go west, then south, then east a bit and up the stairs.
  
• Follow the path west until a chest containing a Potion. [137/234]

• Now go south, then west towards three doors.
  
• Go through the middle one to find three chests inside.
  
• Open all for Phoenix Down, Bell of Silence, and Gold Needle. [140/234]

• Exit the room and make your way to the southeastern part of the room to find a solitary door.
  
• Go through it and head downstairs.

Cave of Mysidia - B5

• Open the chest northeast of the stairs for Monsters! (Ghost x5) → Drain Tome. [141/234]

• Now head all the way south, then east, up the stairs, then northeast until halfway the path.
  
• From here, head west to go through a hidden passage.

• Open the chest south from here for Mini Tome. [142/234]

• Now go north to find four more chests.
  
• Open them for Hi-Potion, Hi-Potion, Ether, and Potion respectively. [146/234]

• Exit through the secret passage and head north, then all the way west.
  
• Once at the western corner, go all the way south and down the stairs.
  
• From here, go west and then all the way north to reach a door. Go through it.
  
• You'll find three chests inside.
  Open all for Drain Tome, Key Item: Crystal Rod, and Osmose Tome. [149/234]

• And that pretty much is. We're done with this dungeon.
  
• Teleport or walk your way out to the overworld.

Overworld

• Make your way back to Altair: north up to the mountains, east until the end of the mountains, north a bit, then east to find your ship. Use the map for the rest of the path.
  
• Once at Altair, feel free to rest at the Inn or refill your supplies, then once ready, leave the town.

• It's a good moment to unequip Leila as she's leaving the party permanently in a few moments.
  
• From Altair, head west through the small pathway between continents until hitting a mountain range, head a bit south and then north through another pathway (north from the screenshot).

• Your ship will be sucked by a Whirlpool.

Leviathan - 1F

Warning: All chests here are missable. If you finish this location without collecting all chests, you won't be able to get the achievement for collecting all chests in the game.
None of the bestiary entries here are missable.

• Stomach acid (orange liquid) deals 1HP to all party members for each tick.
  
• Head west through the acid and follow the linear path until spotting a chest.
  
• Open it for Twist Headband. [150/234]

• Continue through the linear pathway and pass through the acid until reaching another chest.
  
• This time it contains Power Sash. [151/234]

• After the chest, continue west and go through the door.

Leviathan - 2F

• No random encounters on this floor.
  
• Head north through the acid pool and then west.
  
• Talk to the man here:
  
  
  • Key Items → Crystal Rod
  
  
• Ricard joins the party!

• From Ricard's location, head directly north past the table and open the chest for Power Armlet. [152/234]

• Go back to the intersection and head all the way west then north and through the door.

Leviathan - 3F

• Random encounters resume here.
  
• Head north and then west past the Saliva (it damages you in the same way as the stomach acid), then north again to find a chest.
  
• Open it for Gaia Blade. [153/234]

• Head south past the saliva and to the bottom of the room to find the final chest for this Dungeon. Open it for Monsters! (Red Soul x5) → Diamond Shield [154/234]

• From the chest head northwest and stop just in front of the worm.
  
• Remember, all chests here are missable, so confirm with Q → TAB that you have 5/5 for this location.
  
• Once ready, heal up, quick-save and then interact with the worm to start a boss fight.

• The Roundworm only relies on physical attacks and it's probably one of the most powerful bosses in the game with 120 points of ATK.
  
• Casting shield on the first turn and keeping the party healed at all times is probably the best tactic.
  
• Just have a dedicated healer while the other three party members attack and you're be good to go.
  
• Once the battle is over, board the ship on the west side.

Overworld

• Back at the overworld, head north and enter the tower.
  
• You might want to bring Ethers to this dungeon. I basically used all 99 I had while trying to climb up to the top.

Mysidian Tower - 1F

• White Dragon is a monster-in-a-box encounter.
  
• From the entrance, go all the way east, then northeast to find a chest with an Ether. [155/234]

• Go back to the entrance and then west.
  
• Now, head northwest until reaching another chest. Open it for Staff. [156/234]

• Head south, then east past the stairs, then northeast to find a chest with yet another Staff. [157/234]

• Now, standing in front of the chest, go south until hitting a wall and then all the way left to go through an hidden passage.

• Open the chest here for White Robe. [159/234]

• Exit the way you came and head up the stairs.

Mysidian Tower - 2F

• Head directly north and then east to find two chests.
  
• Open both for Flame Bow and Flame Lance. [161/234]

• Backtrack to the stairs and take the southwest path until hitting the western wall.
  
• From here, go north until a chest. Open it for Flame Shield [162/234]

• Now go all the way south past the split and then all the way east to find the stairs leading up.
  
• Go up.

Mysidian Tower - 3F

• This floor features lava that deals 1HP on contact for each tick.
  
• Go west from the stairs, then through the leftmost door.
  
  
• You'll now be in a different area, but still 3F.
  
• From the entrance, go all the way east past the stairs towards the opposite side of the room to find a chest. Open it for Flame Sword. [163/234]

• Go back to the middle and head up the stairs.
  
• Don't go through the door yet, instead, go west to find a chest containing Flame Helm. [164/234]

• Now head to the opposite side for yet another chest. Open it for Flame Armor. [165/234]

• Backtrack to the center of the chamber and go through the door.
  
• Heal up and quicksave before interacting with the wizard.

• Since this is a Fire-based boss, Ice-based spells will destroy it in no time.
  
• It took me 3 turns of throwing Blizzard VI to take it down.
  
• After winning the battle, head north and up the stairs.

Mysidian Tower - 4F

• From the stairs, head northwest to find a chest. Open it for Ice Shield. [166/234]

• Now go south and up the stairs. Don't worry, well go come back to 4F soon.

Mysidian Tower - 5F

• Ice spikes deal 1HP on tick.
  
• Head south and open the chest for Ice Lance. [167/234]

• Go back north and down the stairs.

Mysidian Tower - 4F

• Back on 4F, go south and east to find a chest containing Ice Gloves. [168/234]

• Now continue east, then north, then west and open the chest for Ice Armor. [169/234]

• From here, go north and then east to find the next set of stairs. Head up.

Mysidian Tower - 5F

• Follow the linear path north, east, south, and east to find a chest. Open it for Ice Brand [170/234]

• Go up the stairs.
  
• Heal up and quick-save before interacting with the wizard.

• Just the opposite from the previous boss.
  
• Make good use of your fire spells and the battle will be done within a few minutes.
  
• After winning, continue north and up the stairs.

Mysidian Tower - 6F

• From the entrance, go all the way east and open the chest for an Elixir. [171/234]

• Head west and take the south path at the split.
  
• From here, go all the way east, then south, then west, then south again until the bottom of the screen.
  
• Now go west and north at the next split to find a chest containing Wizard's Staff. [172/234]

• Head south, then west, then north and through the door.
  
• Take the stairs up.

Mysidian Tower - 7F

• Go east to find a chest with Spider Silk. [173/234]

• Head all the way northeast for a chest with Hermes' Shoes. [174/234]

• From the chest head west past the pillars to find another chest.
  
• Open it for Unicorn Horn. [175/234]

• Now head all the way west and go through the door.
  
• Heal up and quick-save before interacting with the wizard.

• This boss is pretty much the same as the previous two but with a different element.
  
• This one absorbs Thunder and is weak to Scourge, so make sure to have one of your mages with Scourge learned and then spam that through the whole battle.
  
• This fight might be a bit longer than the previous due to the high HP of the boss.
  
• After winning, go north and take the stairs leading up.

Mysidian Tower - 8F

• From the stairs, head east and then all the way north.
  
• From here, go east to find a chest containing Monsters! (Gottos x2, Devil's Bloom) → Flare Tome. [176/234]

• Give this Tome to your Black Mage and start leveling it up right away.
  
• It's one of the best spells in the whole game.
  
• Now go back west and south a bit, then take the east path just one level from the check we just picked up.
  
• Go through the door and up the stairs.

Mysidian Tower - 9F

• Go north from the entrance to find a chest containing Hourglass. [177/234]

• Now go southwest and open the chest for a Cross. [178/234]

• From the chest, head northwest and up the stairs, then all the way east to find the last chest for this dungeon. Make sure to heal up and quick-save before opening it, though.
  
• Once ready, open the chest for Monsters (White Dragon) → Black Robe.

• This is an ice-based creature so spam all your fire-based arsenal to take it down quickly.
  
• With that, we are done with the chests for this dungeon.
  
• From the chest, head south, then east, then north through the second door.
  
• Go up the stairs.

Mysidian Tower - 10F

• Head all the way north and talk to Minwu.
  
• After the sad scene, go north through the door.
  
• Interact with the four blue orbs surrounding the yellow one to receive stat boosts.
  
  
• Now interact with the yellow orb to receive Ultima Tome!
  
• Give Ultima to your White Mage as it's based on Spirit not Intellect.
  
• Finally, stand on the warp pad to leave the dungeon.

Overworld

• Hop on the ship and make your way to Fynn.
  
• Most towns are now destroyed and are inaccessible at this point of the game.
  Also all enemies on the world map got replaced with stronger creatures.
  
• Once you reach Fynn, pay a visit to the town to stock up on supplies and rest at the inn, then head to the castle.
  
• Before completing this section, I suggest getting the Killer Fish, Helldiver, Buccaneer, Sea Snake, Antlion, Land Ray, and Phorusracos Bestiary entries. The appearance of the Cyclone in the next section makes some or all of these missable.

Castle Fynn - 4F

• Make your way to the throne room (4F) and talk to Gordon:
  
  
  • Learn: Cyclone
    
  • Exit
  
  
• Make your way back to 1F.

Castle Fynn - 1F

• From the stairs of 1F, go west, then south, then east and up the stairs.

Castle Fynn - 2F

• Continue up to 3F.

Castle Fynn - 3F

• Go north all the way and through the door.
  
• Head north up the three set of stairs and interact with the large mirror:
  
  
  • Key Items → Pendant

Overworld

• Back at the overworld, enter the town of Fynn.

Fynn

• Enter the southwestern house and talk to Pavel:
  
  
  • Ask → Cyclone
    
  • Exit
  
  
• Go to Pavel's bedroom and interact with the top right wall to uncover an hidden room.

• Go through the hidden passage to find eight whooping chests!

• Top row: Black Garb, Thief's Gloves, Elixir, and Silver Cuirass. [182/234]
  
• Bottom row: Ruby Cuirass, Gold Cuirass, Gold Hairpin, and Blood Sword. [186/234]
  
• Now leave Pavel's house and get well prepared for the Cyclone.
  
• Once ready, exit to the overworld and walk into the Cyclone just north of Fynn.

Cyclone - 1F

• General and Green Dragon are monsters-in-a-box encounters.
  
• Royal Guard shows at the boss fight.
  
• This is another one-visit only location, so make sure to collect all chests before leaving or you will permanently null the Legendary Treasure Hunter achievement.
  Also save often since our friend Cockatrice shows up here again.
  
• From the entrance, go all the way east and then north to find a set of stairs. Go up.

Cyclone - 2F

• Go northwest and open the chest for Ripper. [187/234]

• Now head all the way south and follow the linear path to the next set of stairs. Go up.

Cyclone - 3F

• Electrified floor deals 1HP per tick to your entire party.
  
• Follow the path south and then west to find another chest. Open it for Poison Axe. [188/234]

• Make your way back to 1F.

Cyclone - 1F

• Back on F1, go all the way west and up the stairs.

Cyclone - 2F

• Go up another set of stairs.

Cyclone - 3F

• Head all the way west and up the first stairs you see.

Cyclone - 4F

• From the stairs, head north, then west, then south to find a chest. Open it for Diamond Gloves. [189/234]

• Go back north, then east, then south for yet another chest. Open it for Diamond Helm. [190/234]

• Go back down the stairs to 3F.

Cyclone - 3F

• Head south, then east, then up the stairs.

Cyclone - 4F

• Go all the way east to find two set of stairs. Go up the left one.

Cyclone - 5F

• Follow the linear path west then head south at the split.
  
• Continue through the path to find a chest containing Defender. [191/234]

• Continue south and west to find another chest. Open it for Monsters! (General x2) → Diamond Armor [192/234]

• Make your way back to the stairs and down to 4F.

Cyclone - 4F

• Now take the right stairs up.

Cyclone - 5F

• Follow the linear path and take the stairs up.

Cyclone - 6F

• Go north, then all the way east to find a stairs and a chest.
  
• Heal up and quick-save before opening the chest.
  
• Once prepared, open the chest for Monsters! (Green Dragon) → Wind Flute [193/234]
  
  
• This dragon is Poison-resistant so use Lighting-based spells to take it down quickly.
  
• After opening this chest press Q → TAB and make sure that you have all 7/7.
  
• Once confirmed, head up the stairs to the next floor.

Cyclone - 7F

• Heal up and quick-save.
  
• Now, go up the red carpet and approach the Emperor.
  
• You'll get into three forced battles:
  
  
  • Royal Guard x2
    
  • Royal Guard x3
    
  • The Emperor, Wood Golem, Royal Guard x2

• Try to take the Wood Golem ASAP, then both Royal Guards, and finally the Emperor.
  
• This battle is surprisingly easy at this point of the game, so I won't give any tips besides using Shell and maybe Protect on your team during the first turn, then do whatever you feel. Good luck!
  
• After the battle, you'll be automatically returned to Castle Fynn.

Castle Fynn

• Once you regain control, talk to Hilda:
  
  
  • Learn: Palamecia
    
  • Exit
  
  
• Leave the castle.

Overworld

• Enter the town of Fynn.

Fynn

• Enter the southwestern house and talk to Cid to trigger a tragic scene.
  
• Leave the house and the town.

Overworld

• Make your way to the ship (probably docked near Altair) and head towards Poft.
  
• Once there, board the the airship!
  
• Next stop is Castle Palamecia, so head to the Colisseum and land on the structure just above it.

• Once you enter the Castle of Palamecia, you can't exit until completing the dungeon.
  Be aware.

Castle Palamecia - 7F

• This dungeon is filled with nasty creatures, including our old friend Cockatrice.
  
• Imperial Shadow and Coerul are monsters-in-a-box encounters.
  
• From the entrance, go north and through the door.
  
• Step on the tile at the very north of the room to fall down to 1F.

Castle Palamecia - 1F

• Head south and open the chest for Diamond Cuirass. [194/234]

• Now go back to the starting position and head all the way east, then south, then west and up the stairs.

Castle Palamecia - 2F

• Follow the only possible path southwest and open the chest for Hourglass. [195/234]

• Make your way back to 1F.

Castle Palamecia - 1F

• Go east, then south, then all the way west to find a chest containing a Garlic. [196/234]

• Head back east and up at the split.
  
• Take the stairs leading up.

Castle Palamecia - 2F

• From the stairs, go east and then all the way south for a chest with Ether. [197/234]

• Now head all the way north for yet another chest. Open it for Buckler. [198/234]

• From here, go all the way west, then south, then east and head up the stairs.

Castle Palamecia - 3F

• Head all the way north, then west at the split, then south to find a chest with Monsters! (Imperial Shadow) → Thunder Spear. [199/234]

• Go north, then all the way east, then south and head up the stairs.

Castle Palamecia - 4F

• Head north from the stairs, then west past the first split, then go south to find a chest.
  
• Open it for Saint's Spirit. [200/234]

• Go back north and then head west to find a chest containing Sleepgrass. [201/234]

• Return to the intersection and go north this time.
  
• Once at the top, follow the west path and go through the door.
  
• You'll find three chests inside. Open all for Mage's Staff, Healing Staff, and Wizard's Staff. [204/234]

• Exit the room.
  
• Make your way back to the split and then head east.
  
• Go up the stairs.

Castle Palamecia - 5F

• Head west and up the stairs.

Castle Palamecia - 6F

• Go north, then east, then south to find a chest.
  
• Quick-save before attempting to open the chest; this is an extremely hard battle against Coeurls with can one hit your party members.
  
• Once ready, open the chest for Monsters! (Coeurl x5, Lamia Queen) → Sun Blade [205/234]

• Continue south from the chest, then east and then north up the stairs.

Castle Palamecia - 7F

• Head west, then south, then enter the fist door you see to find three chests.
  
• Open all for 3x Elixirs. [208/234]

• Exit the room and make your way back to 6F: Go north, then east, then down the stairs.

Castle Palamecia - 6F

• Go south, then west, then all the way north and take the stairs down.

Castle Palamecia - 5F

• From the stairs, go east and then immediately south all the way to the bottom.
  
• Now go west, then north, then up the stairs.

Castle Palamecia - 6F

• Follow the linear path all the way to the next set of stairs and go up.

Castle Palamecia - 7F

• Head directly north and up the stairs.

Castle Palamecia - 8F

• From the stairs, head all the way south to the bottom of the room.
  
• Once there, go all the way west. Don't go towards the throne room or you'll miss the last two chests.
  
• Now at the southwestern portion of the room, go all the way north to find the before mentioned chests.
  
• Open them for Hellfire and Wind Flute. [210/234]

• You should now have 17/17 for this location.
  
• Remove all equipment from Ricard as he will be permanently leaving the party soon.
  
• Now enter the throne room and speak to Leon sitting at the throne to trigger a cutscene.
  
• You'll be automatically returned to the Castle Fynn.
  
• After a scene, Leon joins the party!

Castle Fynn

• Leon is the final character that will join your party, so feel free to give him anything you want.
  
• Head back to the throne room and talk to Hilda:
  
  
  • Learn: Jade Passage
    
  • Exit
  
  
• Leave Castle Fynn.

Overworld

• An scene will play upon leaving Castle Fynn.
  
• Feel free to rest and refill supplies in Fynn.
  
• Once ready, hop on the airship and head to the Palamecia desert.

• Farm battles until getting the following bestiary entries:

• Now head to Deist.

Castle Deist - 1F

• Head north and up the stairs.

Castle Deist - 2F

• Go south and speak to the mother:
  
  
  • Ask → Dragoons
  
  
• You'll receive the amazing sword Excalibur!
  
• Feel free to equip the weapon to your best attacker and then leave the castle.

Overworld

• Your next and final destination is the Jade Passage, which is located straight south from Altair.

• Don't interact with the lake yet.
  
• Instead, farm battles around the area until getting the following bestiary entry:

• Once done, interact with the lake to get warped inside.

Jade Passage

• Head south from the warp pad to enter the passage itself.

Jade Passage - B1

• White Dragon shows up as a normal encounter here.
  
• Blue Dragon, King Behemoth, and Red Dragon are monsters-in-a-boss encounters.
  
• From the entrance, head south a little, then east, then south again to find a chest.
  
• Open it for Diamond Mace. [211/234]

• Backtrack to the entrance and then head all the way south.
  
• Open the chest here for Hellfire. [212/234]

• From the chest, head all the way east and go through the door.
  
• Go downstairs.

Jade Passage - B2

• Head all the way north from the entrance to find a chest.
  
• Open it for yet another Hellfire. [213/234]

• Now go east to find another chest. Open it for Antarctic Wind. [214/234]

• From the previous chest, go southwest for a chest containing Monsters! (Blue Dragon) → Cat Claws [215/234]

• Just like the previous dragons, this one is also elemental.
  
• To be more specific, it's thunder-resistant, so spam Scourge spells if you have them or simply do like me and auto-attack until winning.
  
• After the battle, go all the way east, then all the way north and through the door.
  
• Take the stairs down.

Jade Passage - B3

• Head down the stairs, then east past the waterfall (the bridge deals 1HP to all party members for each tick), then up another set of stairs.
  
• Now at the top, go east and then immediately south through yet another set of stairs.
  
• At the bottom, go up the left stairs to reach a chest. Don't open it yet.
  
• Heal up and quick-save first.

• Once prepared, open the chest to trigger a boss fight (King Behemoth) → Rune Axe. [216/234]
  
• This battle is pretty much the same thing as the one we had with the original Behemoth.
  
• The boss will stick to physical attacks, so cast Protect, and it's resistant to magical attacks, so auto-attack until winning. Also heal up with the White Mage if needed.
  
• And that's basically the whole strategy.
  
  
• After the battle, head back down the stairs and continue west across the bridge.
  
• Go down the stairs and then head east.
  
• The wizard behind the waterfall sells some powerful spells if you feel like taking a look. I suggest equipping everyone with Berserk and Haste.

• Once ready, go through the third door and down the stairs.

Jade Passage - B4

• Go immediately north from the entrance to find a chest containing a Betrayal Fang. [217/234]

• From the chest, go north and a bit east to find a door. Head inside.
  
• Open all three chests for Aegis Shield, Dragon Armor, and Holy Lance. [220/234]

• Exit the room.
  
• Now from the door, go east to the corner of the room to find yet another chest. Don't open it yet.
  
• Heal up and quick-save, then open the chest for Monsters! (Red Dragon) → Yoichi Bow [221/234]

• This is probably the hardest of the dragons due to its high stats: 180 ATK and 180 DEF.
  
• However, like all previous dragons, this one is also elemental.
  
• Resistant to Fire and weak to Ice-based spells. You already know what to do with that information.
  
• After winning, head to the southeastern corner of the room and go through the door.
  
• Head down the stairs.

Jade Passage - B5

• Go east and through the linear passage to reach a chest containing Hi-Potion. [222/234]

• Continue through the path to reach another chest. Open it for Protect Ring. [223/234]

• Head south following the pathway and open the chest on the eastern wall for an Elixir. [224/234]

• This was the last chest for this location.
  
• Now head all the way south and through the door. Take the stairs down.

Jade Passage - B6

• Follow the only possible path to a warp pad, then step on it to get teleported to the final dungeon.