CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Version History
3. Limited Edition Bonus Content
4. Main Menu
5. Character Choices
6. Controls
7. Statistics
8. Styles
9. Combat Tactics
10. Open Palm Walkthrough
11. Closed Fist Walkthrough
12. Alternate Quest Solutions
13. Followers
14. Techniques List
15. Plot Item List
16. Gem List
17. Book List
18. Mini-Games
19. Glitches
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1. Introduction
****************************************************************************** I Jade Empire's is set in an area resembling medieval China. You'll take of the roll of one of six (seven in the Limited Edition) character's. You're a student of Master Li in the village of Two Rivers. Master Li has taken you in as an orphan realizing a great destiny lies before you. As you go about fulfilling your destiny you can choose the high path, the Way of the Open Palm, in which you'll concern yourself with the Harmony of all things without regard for you own self. Alternatively, you can take the low path, the Way of the Closed Fist, in which you'll sow the seeds of Discord which attending to your enlighten self interest. I completed my first play through in 32.5 hours with 562 enemies defeated saving very frequently with 334 saves as determined by the number the incremental counter of the save files had reached. Saving frequently is critical as its can be a long way back to an autosave if you mess up. ******************************************************************************
2. Version History
****************************************************************************** Version 1.2.3 October 10, 2005. Addition plot item and alternate quest solution for the Gambler's Favor sidequest added Version 1.2.2 October 2, 2005. Mention Glitch with book experience boosting gems. Extra Closed First scene in Chapter 2 added after completing quest for Merchant Jiang. Version 1.2.1 July 18, 2005. Added better closed fist options in chapter one related to the farmer that is in debt and the mercenaries at the gate out of town. Potential location for Gem of Irresistible Spirit added. Version 1.2 July 3, 2005. Added information sent to me on: an alternate romance plot, an alternate strategy for Strangler Jizu, some observations on Lord Lao's furnace, ruling out a possible match for Ai Ling,. Expended Battle of Dirge minigame strategy. Added information pertaining the the length of the health, chi, and focus bars on the hud. Added glitches section. Version 1.1 May 28, 2005. Additional information for save menu item. Added minigame survival strategies. Experience values for the different suitors in the Matchmaker sidequest added. Version 1.0 May 23, 2005. Closed Fist Walkthrough completed. New gem added. Version 0.895 May 22, 2005. Chapters 3 and 4 of Closed Fist Walkthrough completed. Chapter 5 of Closed Fist walkthrough started. Version 0.805 May 21, 2005. Chapter 3 of Closed Fist Walkthrough continued. Version 0.755 May 21, 2005. Chapter 3 of Closed Fist Walkthrough started. Version 0.675 May 19, 2005. Chapter 2 of Closed Fist Walkthrough finished. New gem and new technique added. Extra silver earning opportunity in open palm chapter 2 near end of the sickened forest mission added. Version 0.645 May 17, 2005. Chapter 2 of Closed Fist Walkthrough continued. 3 new plot items, a new gem added, and a new technique added. Version 0.610 May 15, 2005. Chapter 2 of Closed Fist Walkthrough started. Tempest style discription added. Version 0.550 May 14, 2005. Chapter 1 of Closed Fist Walkthrough completed. Start section on alternate quest solutions. Fixed table of contents. Version 0.500 May 13, 2005. Finished Open Palm Walkthrough. Chapter 7 introductory text added. Some new techniques and gems added. Extensive spell checking done. Version 0.400 May 11, 2005. Corrected description of carving on rock outside Tien's Landing. Added enemy group near the entrance to the ruins after closing the Dam in Chapter 2. More books, plot items, techniques and gems added. Chapter 5 completed. Chapter 6 introductory text added. Chapter 6 started. Version 0.355 May 9, 2005. More books, new plot items, some gem and technique locations. Open Palm Chapters 3 and 4 completed. Chapter 4 and 5 introductory text added. Chapter 5 started. Version 0.280 May 8, 2005. More books, a new plot item, several new techniques, a new gem several gem locations added. Chapter 3 (open palm continued) Version 0.255 May 7, 2005. Combat tactics expanded. New gems description, and a style description added. New gem locations. Addition paragraph for one book that gets updated by an event in the game. Corrected Tang's Vengeance style location. Chapter 3 continued. Version 0.240 May 4, 2005. Several books, plot items, techniques, and gems added. Chapter 3 continued. Version 0.228 May 2, 2005. 3 new books added. Chapter 3 continued. Update to Matchmaker sidequest in chapter 2. Version 0.225 May 1, 2005. Descriptions for more gems and techniques added. Locations for more plot items, techniques, styles, and gems added. New Style added. 6 new books added. Chapter 3 continued. Version 0.215 April 30, 2005. More gem locations, 2 new technique, several new plot items, and 2 new books added. Chapter 2 (open palm) completed and Chapter 3 started. Version 0.170 April 28, 2005. More gem and technique locations. One gem, one plot item and one technique description added. Three books added. Chapter 2 continued. Version 0.140 April 27, 2005. Locations for more gems, techniques, some new plot items, and a new book added. Chapter 2 continued. Version 0.120 April 26, 2005. 6 gem descriptions and some locations added. A technique location added. 1 plot item description and another's location added. 3 books added and missing text from another added. More of the chapter 2 completed. Version 0.095 April 25, 2005. 5 gem descriptions, 2 plot items, and 2 books added. More of Chapter 2 completed. Version 0.081 April 24, 2005. 4 books, some gem locations, 4 technique locations, some plot item locations added. Chapter 2 walkthrough continued. Version 0.080 April 24, 2005. 15 gem descriptions and 2 locations added. Information on Harmonic combos added. A book added, some progress on Chapter 2. Updates/corrections to several style, regular version only Golden Star style added. Version 0.075 April 23, 2005. Nine gem descriptions added and some more locations. Started Chapter 2 (open palm) walkthrough. Version 0.070 April 23, 2005. Three flyer upgrades added. 8 gem descriptions and some addition locations added. One technique added. Open Palm Chapter 1 walkthrough completed. One book added. Chapter 2 introductory text added. Version 0.040 April 23, 2005. More progress on Chapter 1. 10 gems descriptions and locations for 6 of them added. Several Style locations added. One technique location added. Two more books added. Version 0.034 April 21, 2005. Progress on Chapter 1. Locations added for several styles, and one technique. One new technique and two plot item descriptions added. Six gem descriptions added. Version 0.005 April 19, 2005. Initial version of guide. Several Lists populated with data from my first play through. Chapter 1 walkthrough started.
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3. Limited Edition Bonus Content
****************************************************************************** To unlock the secret character put the main program disk into you XBox and start the game. Turn off the Xbox after you see the main menu. You need to do this so there will be a Jade Empire save on your hard disk. Now put the bonus disk into your Xbox. In the menu on the left the top option is for Jade Empires Bonus content. Select this to download the Monk. It take about half a second for this to happen. Once this is done the Monk will be selectable in character selection.
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4. Main Menu
****************************************************************************** There are 6 items in the Main Menu ============ 4.1 New Game ============ This option takes you to a character selection screen where you select a character from the six regular version or sever limited edition character. You can cycle through the character with the left thumbstick or the left and right triggers. Pressing Y will take you to a screen when you get to distribute 4 ability points among the three abilities: Body, Spirit, and Mind. Press A selects a preset distribution bypassing the distribution and style selection screen. Pressing B returns to the main menu. In the distribution screen use the left thumbstick or the d-pad to distribute the ability point. Pressing A will accept the changes and pressing B will return you the character selection after a confirmation dialog box. The next screen is the style selection screen. All characters have the Heavenly Wave support style, you get to choose one of these martial styles Thousand Cuts, Leaping Tiger, White Demon, or Legendary Strike. The next screen allow you to change your character name. Keys are selected using the left thumbstick and pressing A. Selecting Random generates a new name and selecting Default restores the original. You can also enter you own name, by selecting the appropriate keys. Press the X button to backspace, hold either trigger to shift case (English letters only), and press Y to switch between English and accented characters. Select Done to go to the next screen or press B to return to character selection. The final screen in the character summary. Press A to start the game or B to return to character selection. ============= 4.2 Load Game ============= Select this option to resume a game in progress. You can choose from any of your manual saves or the last five autosaves. =================== 4.3 Play Mini-games =================== Select this option to play any of the dragonfly mini-games that you may have unlocked. ============== 4.4 Game Demos ============== There is a demo of the upcoming Conker: Live and Reloaded game here. How to play this is beyond the scope of this guide. =========== 4.5 Options =========== Select this option to adjust various game settings. Audio Settings -------------- Set the volume levels for Sound FX, Music, Movies, and Voice. Toggle the enable headphones option. Video Settings -------------- Adjust the brightness Difficulty ---------- Set the difficulty levels for Combat and Mini-Games, each has its own setting. Student: Easy difficulty Master: Normal difficulty (default) Grand Master: Hard difficulty Feedback -------- Toggle Vibration and Gore. Choose the subtitle setting from No Movies (default), Dialog Only, None, or All Control ------- Invert the horizontal and vertical camera controls. Display the controller settings. Game Credits ------------ Same as Game Credits in Main Menu. ================ 4.6 Game Credits ================ Select this to read the lengthy list of the people responsible for making this game. ****************************************************************************** 5. Character Choices ****************************************************************************** In the limited edition there are 7 character choices. Monk Zang is not available in the normal edition. ===================== 5.1 Default Character ===================== Wu the Lotus Blossom -------------------- Gender: Female Character Type: Balanced Default Starting Styles: Heavenly Wave, Legendary Strike Default stats: Body 3, Spirit 4, Mind 3, Health 130, Chi 140, Focus 130 Furious Ming ------------ Gender: Male Character Type: Fast Default Starting Styles: Heavenly Wave, Thousand Cuts Default stats: Body 3, Spirit 2, Mind 5, Health 130, Chi 120, Focus 150 Tiger Shen ---------- Gender: Male Character Type: Strong Default Starting Styles: Heavenly Wave, White Demon Default stats: Body 5, Spirit 2, Mind 3, Health 150, Chi 120, Focus 130 Radiant Jen Zi -------------- Gender: Female Character Type: Fast Default Starting Styles: Heavenly Wave, Thousand Cuts Default stats: Body 2, Spirit 3, Mind 5, Health 120, Chi 130, Focus 150 Scholar Ling ------------ Gender: Female Character Type: Magic Default Starting Styles: Heavenly Wave, Leaping Tiger Default stats: Body 2, Spirit 5, Mind 3, Health 120, Chi 150, Focus 130 Lu the Prodigy ------------- Gender: Male Character Type: Balanced Default Starting Styles: Heavenly Wave, Legendary Strike Default stats: Body 4, Spirit 3, Mind 3, Health 140, Chi 130, Focus 130 Monk Zeng --------- Gender: Male Character Type: Magic Default Starting Styles: Heavenly Wave, Leaping Tiger Default stats: Body 3, Spirit 5, Mind 2, Health 130, Chi 150, Focus 120 =============================== 5.2 Character Type Descriptions =============================== Balanced -------- In Game Description: "While not the fastest or strongest of warriors, the balanced character excels at adapting to exploit his/her enemies' weaknesses." The Body, Spirit, and Mind attributes are almost equal in a balanced character. Strong ------ In Game Description: "A strong character trades speed and magical aptitude for raw strength and power, enabling him to dish out and withstand much more damage than other warriors." The Body attribute is significantly higher in a Strong character. Magic ----- In Game Description: "Though not as physically strong as others, a magical character is the best at channeling his/her chi to enhance her physical strikes and fuel power magics." The Spirit attribute is significantly higher in a Magic character. Fast ---- In Game Description: "A fast character may not be the strongest but he/she can maintain Focus in battle longer than others, easily sidestepping strikes an delivering counter attacks with blinding speed." The Mind attribute is significantly higher in a Fast character. ****************************************************************************** 6. Controls ****************************************************************************** =========== 6.1 The HUD =========== There are three areas of interest on the head. The first area is the upper left, which has three bars representing the current levels of your secondary attributes: Red = Health Blue = Chi Yellow = Focus The length of the bars increase whenever you add points to the primary attributes: body (affects health), mind (affects focus), spirit (affects chi) when leveling up. The lengths are also affected whenever you acquire techniques or equip (or unequip) gems that raise or lower either the primary or secondary attributes. As you take damage to your health, or use up chi or focus, the right end of the bar will become an outline, the solid portion on the left represents the amount remaining. Below that is a picture of your current follower, with their health on a red bar above the portrait. Special event icons may appear below that: Book = New or updated entry in journal Coins = Silver gained or lost Up arrow = Level Up Blue Palm = Moved towards the open palm. Red Fist = Moved towards the closed first. The second area is the upper right. The minimap will appear here if you activate it. Two sizes are available. The final area is the lower right. A banner displays either the name of the selected item or character indicated by a green "A" on the screen, or your current Follower. ============= 6.2 Exploring ============= Move Character: Use the left thumbstick Roll: B + Left Thumbstick Toggle Focus Mode: Press Y Talk/Use object: Press A Pause Menu: Press the start button. Chi Heal: Press White Switch Styles: Use d-pad to switch between mapped styles Toggle Mini-map: Press X. Press X again to enlarge. Press X a third time to hide the minimap. Targeting: Press Left or Right Trigger to cycle through nearby items or characters. ========== 6.3 Combat ========== Attack: Press A, Combos can be strung together by pressing A two or three times in rapid succession. Block: Press B. Defend against ordinary attacks and area attacks. Useless against Power attacks. Power Attack: Press X to charge up the attack, release X once its charged, can break through an opponents block. Vulnerable to an ordinary attack. Evade: B + Left Thumbstick. Targeting: Press Left or Right Trigger to cycle through enemies targets. Pressing both enters free target mode allowing you to move freely. Tactical Pause: Press Back. Use the tactical pause to scope out the battle field. Focus Mode: Press Y. Slows down enemies until your focus reserve is exhausted or you press Y again. Chi Strike Mode: Press Black to enter this mode. Attacks will do more damage but will consume Chi. Pres Black again to exit this mode. Chi Heal: Press and hold White to heal yourself and/or your follower. Consumes chi as along as you hold down White and your health bar is less than maxed. Harmonic Combos: These special combos are starts by certain attacks in the Magic and Support Styles. This starts a timer around the targeted enemy. Switch to a Martial Style to finish the combo with a power attack (X). Switching Styles: Use the d-pad to switch between the mapped styles Pause Menu: Press the start button. Move Camera: Use the right thumbstick Move Character: Use the left thumbstick ============== 6.4 Mini-Games ============== Move flyer: Use the left thumbstick Fire: Press A. Depending on your current weapon you may be able to hold A for rapid fire. Cycle Upgrades: Left and Right Triggers Activate Upgrades: Press X if you have enough Chi. ============== 6.5 Pause Menu ============== The left and right triggers are use to cycle three the different pause menu options: Character Record ---------------- This is a display of the characters abilities, level, experience earned towards the next level, progression towards the Way of the Open Palm/Close fist, and current amount of silver. A - Level Up Y - View Conversation Skills X - View acquired technique (press A in subscreen to display Flyer Upgrades) White - View stats on Time player, enemies kills, and favorite styles Start - Return to game Styles ------ This a display of you acquired spells and the number of upgraded purchased. A - Style Info for selected style. You can spend earned style points here. X - Map style to D-Pad (select the direction to put style on) Start - Return to game Followers --------- The currently available followers will be in color, ones you've acquired but are unavailable in black and white. Outlines and question marks indicate followers you haven't acquired. The currently active follower is outlined. A - Activate Follower (Kang can't be activated, enter Zin Bu's store) X - Select Tactic for followers with both Attack and Support Tactics. Amulet ------ After you acquired the amulet you can activate gems here to boost abilities or provide other benefits. Three gem can be activated with the initial amulet piece. This gets upgraded to five after acquiring the second piece and to seven after the third. If the amulet is full a gem must be unequipped before another can be equipped. A - Equip/Unequip Gem X - View Stats Y - Sort Gems Journal ------- This is a quest listings A - Cycle Filter between All Active Quests, Active main Story Quests, Active Subquests, and All Completed Quests X - View Plot Items Map --- Display of the area map Y - Call up a map legend Load Game --------- Load a previously saved here A - Load X - Delete Save Game --------- Save your progress here. A - Save X - Delete Y - Inverted Save Order NOTE: You can have a maximum of 200 manual save files. A pop up box starts appearing when that happens that reads "You have reached the maximum number of saved games for Jade Empire. Delete or overwrite some existing saved games to save more games." Options ------- This is the same as the main menu options except for the additional option "Quit" with exits the game and return to the main menu. ****************************************************************************** 7. Statistics ****************************************************************************** ===================== 7.1 Primary abilities ===================== The three primary abilities are body, spirit, and mind. Your character start with a base value of 2 in each of this with 4 more point distributed in some combination among them. Each time you level up you get three more point to distribute among them. You can also get bonuses/penalties to this from acquired techniques and equipped gems. ======================= 7.2 Secondary abilities ======================= The characters secondary abilities are derived from the primary abilities. Health = 100 + Body + Bonuses from Techniques and equipped gems. Chi = 100 + Spirit + Bonuses from Techniques and equipped gems. Focus = 100 + Mind + Bonuses from Techniques and equipped gems. NOTE: Bonuses can be negative. Health determines how much damage you can take, Chi is the mana pool for healing and magically attacks, and Focus allow you to use weapon styles and slow down enemies for a time. ========================= 7.3 Conversational skills ========================= A characters conversational skills are also derived from the primary abilities. Charm = ceiling((Body+Mind)/2) + Bonuses from Techniques and gems. Intuition = ceiling((Spirit+Mind)/2) + Bonuses from Techniques and gems. Intimidation = ceiling((Body+Spirit)/2) + Bonuses from Techniques and gems. The higher these skills are the greater the change they'll success in conversation when they are offered. ============== 7.4 Experience ============== Experience is gained by defeating enemies, reading books you haven't read before, completing tasks, and gaining certain pieces of information in conversations. Level Exp to next level 1 700 2 1300 3 2000 4 3000 5 4000 6 5000 7 6000 8 7000 9 8000 10 9000 11 10000 12 11000 13 12000 14 13000 15 14000 16 15000 17 16000 18 17000 19 18000 20 19000 21 20000 22 21000 23 22000 I finished my first game at level 23, the level cap, if one exists remains undetermined and is high enough to have no impact on the game. =============================== 7.5 Closed fist/open palm meter =============================== In the character record there's a meter indication your progress towards mastery of either the Way of the Open Palm or the Way of the Closed Fist. The Open Palm is at the upper end of the meter, while the Closed Fish is towards the lower end. Whenever you see a blue aura over your head during a conversation or when completing a task you've progressed close the Open Palm. Conversely, a red aura indicates movement towards the closed fist. The path you choose is up to you as there are benefits and drawbacks to both. ****************************************************************************** 8. Styles ****************************************************************************** ================== 8.1 Martial Styles ================== Upgrade Choices: Damage Increase, Chi Damage, Speed Increase Legendary Strike ---------------- Effect: This style can complete a Harmonic Combo In Game Description: Many in the Jade Empire have heard of Legendary Strike, but few have actually seen if in action. Fewer still have mastered this martial style, but those who have are to be feared; their blows rain down too fast to block, and their kicks can put an opponent out for good. Location: -Possible starting style -Buy from Spear Catches Leaf in the southern forest for 6000 -Buy from Zin Bu for 7500 in his initial inventory Leaping Tiger ------------- Effect: This style can complete a Harmonic Combo In Game Description: With the vigor and speed of the animal for which this martial style was named, Leaping Tiger dazzles onlookers even as it carves up opponents. Practitioners of this Martial style focus so completely on the strength and quickness of the tiger that razor sharp claws seem to sprout from their fists. The styles quick, leaping techniques and punishing strikes create a flurry of death that can keep even armed opponents at bay. Location: -Possible starting style -Buy from Zin Bu for 10000 in his initial inventory. Thousand Cuts ------------- Effect: This style can complete a Harmonic Combo In Game Description: Thousand Cuts is aptly named, though the style does not involve blades. A master of this style relies on numerous light strikes in quick succession instead of singular punishing blows or thunderous kicks. Most opponents reel under such a relentless assault, unable to counter fast enough to find an opening for their own attacks. Location: -Possible starting style -Buy from Sweet Poison Lyn in the Arena after being summoned to see Lucky Cho for 13200 White Demon ----------- Effect: This style can complete a Harmonic Combo In Game Description: Many martial artists criticize the White Demon style for being slow and ponderous, but in the hands of a true master it can be one of the deadliest martial styles of all. While it lacks the crowd-pleasing panache of faster styles, White Demon's sheer power and intimidating techniques plow through opponents like an ogre in a teahouse. Location: -Possible starting style -Buy from Zin Bu for 12500 after acquiring one of the Lotus assassin's seals. ================== 8.2 Support Styles ================== Upgrade Choices: Chi Damage, Duration Increase, Speed Increase Heavenly Wave ------------- Effect: Does direct damage in Chi Strike mode. The styles Power Attack can initiate a Harmonic Combo that produces a Health power-up. In Game Description: Fighters skilled in Heavenly Wave learn techniques that can slow their opponents to a crawl while the support styles does no damage or its own, a master can manipulate the chi. In the area around opponents, rendering the sluggish and easily defeated. Even the most lightning-fast of foes can be slowed to a turtles pace with the skillful application of Heavenly Wave. Location: All characters start with this style. Paralyzing Palm --------------- Effect: Does direct damage in Chi Strike Mode. This style's Power Attack can initiate a harmonic Combo. In Game Description: This esoteric style has a sinister reputation but many more peaceful masters prefer it for its ability to render an opponent helpless without killing him more unscrupulously. Master take advantage of this style's paralyzing blows to weaken foes for the killing blow. it is designed around its magical palm strikes, which can stop a man in his tracks with a single hit. Location: Reward for defeating Master Smiling Hawk after siding with Master Radiant in the Black Leopard Schools. Hidden Fist ----------- Effect: Does direct damage in Chi Strike Mode. This style's area Attack can initiate a harmonic combo that produces a chi power-up. In Game Description: Warriors willing to tread a darker path learn that a confused mind is a weakened one. This infamous support style is a collection of techniques that render the practitioner's fore disoriented and unable to fight back. A master of Hidden Fist is not above using dirty tricks and Forbidden strikes to serve the goal of total domination. Location: Reward for defeating Master Radiant after siding with Master Smiling Hawk in the Black Leopard Schools. Storm Dragon ------------ Effect: Does direct damage in Chi Strike Mode. This style's Area Attack can initiate a Harmonic Combo that produces a Focus Power up. In Game Description: The forms and strikes of Storm Dragon enable the master to call upon the power of lightning to damage an opponent. While this style's attacks don't cause any direct damage, its motions summon forth electricity to course through its victim, doing small but constant damage over time. Storm Dragon will rarely win a fight or its own, but combined with other styles it can easily change the tide of a difficult battle. Location: - Buy from Merchant Cheung in the town square in Tien's Landing after closing the Great Dam for 3824 discounted or 4500 full price - Buy from Spear Catches Leaf in the Southern Forest for 4500 ================ 8.3 Magic Styles ================ Upgrade Choices: Lower Chi Cost, Damage Increase, Duration Increase Ice Shard --------- In Game Description: While many warriors swear by the power of Dire Flame, many others seek to master the Powerful Ice Shard. By using their Chi to summon forth the soul-chilling cold of the highest mountains, masters of Ice shard can send daggers of ice flying towards enemies, call a freezing Ice Storm to slow their shivering foes, or even encase opponents in columns of ice before shattering them with a single blow. Few fighters have the courage to stand up to the cold stare of an Ice Shard master. Location: -Given by Female Spirit in Spirit Cave (exclusive of Dire Flame) -Buy from Acolyte Trainer Guang in the Lotus Assassin Fortress for 15000 Dire Flame ---------- Effect: Drains Chi. This style's Area attack can initiate a Harmonic combo that produces a Health power up. In Game Description: Practitioners of Dire Flame can throw bolts of fire, project explosive fireballs and even summon dragon-like burning constructs that immolate enemies with tongues of flame. Sometimes the sight of a fighter wielding the power of flame is enough to reduce the bravest of opponents to begging for mercy. Location: -Given by Female Spirit in Spirit Cave (exclusive of Ice Shard) -Buy from Kia Jong in the Lotus Assassin Fortress for 13500 discounted or 15000 full. Stone Immortal -------------- Effect: Resonance: Stronger When Wielded by a Follower of the Way of the Open Palm. Drains Chi. This style's Power Attack can initiate a Harmonic Combo. In Game Description: Fighters who study this style gain mastery over the ponderous element of earth, putting the mighty power of stone and crystal at their command. Masters of Stone Immortal have the ability to attack enemies with crystalline missiles, encase foes in stone, or even open the ground beneath an opponents feet. To command the power of earth requires a mind centered on balance, stability, and order, and so Stone Immortal is a favored style among followers of the Way of the Open Palm. It is for less effective if wielded by those who follow the Way of the Closed Fist. Location: Received from Mistress Vo in Tien's Landing if you've progress far enough along the Path of the Open Palm (bar filled about 3/4 of the way) Tempest ------- Effect: Resonance: Stronger when wielded by a follower of the Way of the Closed Fist. Drains Chi. The style's Power Attack can initiate a Harmonic Combo that produces a Focus power-up. In Game Description: Warriors proficient in Tempest have the winds at their beck and call. Fighters who have faced this style and surivved tell tales of blasts of gale-force winds and of powerful whirlwinds that effortlessly send them flying away from the Tempest master himself. Many practioners of Tempest face entire gangs without ever taking a wound, as the mightly winds at their command keep their foes at bay. Warriors with the chill of the wind in their hearts find tempest far easier to command, so it is a favored stule of the Way of the Closed fist, and less effective in the hands of those who follow the Way of the Open Palm. Location: Received from Jian the Iron Fist in Tien's Landing if you've progress far enough along the Path of the Closed Fist (bar filedl about 3/4 of the way) ================= 8.4 Weapon Styles ================= Upgrade Choices: Damage Increase, Focus Cost Reduction, Speed Increase Fortune's Favorite ------------------ Effect: Drains Focus In Game Description: This long sword bears the mark of shining Fortune, the blacksmith of the gods. Shining Fortune's weapons were so finely crafted that the gods forbade him from creating weapons for anyone but them. When his son was enlisted to subdue the barbarians from the west, Shining Fortune forsook his oaths and forged this marvelous long sword for his son. The gods cursed Shining Fortune for breaking his oath, and he was never again able to produce weapons of any worth. Still the blade he made for his son never experienced defeat. It is truly Fortune's Favorite. Location: One of the weapons Gujin offers in Chapter 1. Golden Star (Regular Version Only) -------------- Effect: Drains Focus In Game Description: Forged under an auspicious comet, this staff was originally a gift for the Water Spirit of the Silkworm River. A young prince named Seng Lo sought to win the heart of the Water Spirit and had the staff created as a gift. He then convinced the Great Eastern Serpent to fly him to the heavens, where he dipped the staff in the golden comet. The light of the comet dimmed, but the staff became more powerful then any before it. To this day no one knows if Seng Lo won the Water Spirits heart, but there is no questioning the magnificence of the staff he created. Location: One of the weapons Gujin offers in Chapter 1. Tien's Justice (Limited Edition only) -------------- Effect: Drains Focus In Game Description: This ceremonial staff was once displayed in Sagacious Tien's great hall. Many year after his reign, emperor Yan Shun took up the staff to defend the palace from rebels. Once the infidels had been stopped, Yan Shun gathered his army and left the palace, vowing to rid the Empire of all dissidents before he returned. Emperor Yan Shun returned after seventeen year. In that time, Yan Shun and Tien's ceremonial staff had become as symbol for justice in the Jade Empire. Location: One of the weapons Gujin offers in Chapter 1. Dragon Sword (replaces Fortune's Favorite, upgrades carry over) ------------ Effect: Drains Focus, +25% Damage over Basic Long Sword Style In Game Description: Before his departure to the unknown, the celestial Dragon crafted the first true warrior, Lu Fang. Though Lu Fang's fists were stronger and quicker than any blade, the Celestial Dragon forged the Dragon Sword to give the warrior a weapon worthy of his skill. Hard as dragon scales and sharp as a dragon's tooth, it is still one of the most formidable swords in the Empire. Location: -Buy from the Blacksmith Shop in the Imperial City Market District for 10000 Eyes of the Dragon ------------------ Effect: Drains Focus In Game Description: Forged from an unknown material, the Eyes of the Dragon have long been a mystery in the Jade Empire. Fan Dao, a great scholar, once claimed he had discovered the secret of the saber, but he died mysteriously before documenting his findings. the Eyes of the Dragon are unbelievably sharp and can cut through steel as if it were silk. In combat, the sabres seem too have a mind of their own, drawn to the enemy like iron to a lodestone. Location: After refusing to use the poison, don't warn the Bronze Champion, Crimson Khana, about the attempt and then defeat her. Crimson Tears ------------- Effect: Drains Focus, 25% Damage Over Basic Double Sabers Style In Game Description: This inscription on these unique sabers is written in a long-forgotten dialect. The writing, deciphered by scholar Shao Shen many years ago reads, "The innocent are cut down with the guilty; the brave die beside the craven; the blades do not weep for the dead". Rumor has it that the Crimson Tears have ended more lives than the great drought itself. Despite centuries of use, these sabers are as sharp and deadly as the day they were forged. Location: After refusing to use the poison, warn the Bronze Champion, Crimson Khana, about the attempt and then defeat her in the arena. Flawless (replaces Golden Star or Tien's Justice, upgrades carry over) -------- Effect: Drains focus, +25% Damage Over Basic Staff Style In Game Description: The scrolls of Peng Qi contain the story of a monk who shaped a flawless staff using only swatches of silk. At first, the silk did nothing but polish the rough wood, but after thirty-four years the staff was perfectly smooth, straight and flawless. After finishing the staff, the monk told his abbot he was going for a walk to test his new staff, and he never returned. An exiled warrior eventually discovered the staff and attached a sharp blade that is every bit as perfect as the staff itself. It has since been adorned with precious metals, but it remains as flawless as ever. Location: Buy from Shipeng after closing the dam in Tien's landing for 7500 -Buy from the Blacksmith Shop in the Imperial City Market District for 7500 Mirabelle --------- Effect: Drains Focus In Game Description: A strange weapon from a strange culture, Mirabelle is made of wood and steel and emits thunder and fire. Loud and ungainly (like its previous owner), Mirabelle is nonetheless capable of doing real harm at medium range. Etched with undecipherable symbols from the Outlander's language, this weapon is a unique (and dangerous) trophy. The power of some enemies is such that fate itself turns away the cold, foreign steel Mirabelle projects. Location: Possible reward from the Outlander after winning the both of the battles of words and combat in the Scholar's Garden. Tang's Vengeance --------------- Effect: Drains Focus In Game Description: When Emperor Fong died without an heir, the Empire became fractured and divided. After years of war Tang the Merciless rose to be the forerunner in the battle for the contested throne of the Jade Empire. Tangs own father betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, fearing that his son's violent ways would ruin the Empire. Rumor has it that before he fled into exile, Tang the merciless used these very axes to cut off his father's head. These devastating axes remain extremely sharp even after hundreds of years of use. Location: Defeat the Ravager in the Gold Division championship in the arena. ========================= 8.5 Transformation Styles ========================= Upgrade Choices: Chi Cost Reduction, Damage Increase, Chi Damage Horse Demon ----------- Effect: Removes negative effects (such as slow or paralysis). Drains Chi In Game Description: Powerful warriors can gain the power to take the form of the fearsome hose demon. This transformation grants the horse demons legendary ferocity, as well as its mastery of the element of fire and its immunity to the effects of Support styles. Faced with the immolating brutality of the horse demon, weak-willed foes cower in fear, helpless against the raging flames. Location: Defeat first Horse Demon encountered in Heaven. Jade Golem ---------- Effect: Removes negative effects (such as slow or paralysis). Drains Chi In Game Description: This style imbues the martial artist with the power and form of the towering Jade Golem. Powerful and terrifying, the Jade Golem mauls foes with brutal strikes and inhuman cunning, and the forms complete immunity to magic and martial styles makes it the perfect tactic when facing deadly sorcerers and certain demons. Location: Defeat the Jade Golems in the Lotus Assassin's lair Red Minister ------------ Effect: Removes negative effects (such as slow or paralysis). Drains Chi In Game Description: When an eminent sage dies, its spirit sometimes returns as a ghostly red minister. Taking the form of a red minister grants a warrior the nefarious ability to feed upon opponents life force and the incorporeal spirits immunities to weapons and Support styles. Few people in this troubled age have the resilience to withstand the spine-chilling touch of a red minister. Location: Defeat the first Red Minister in Dirge Toad Demon ---------- Effect: Removes negative effects (such as slow or paralysis). Drains Chi In Game Description: Toad demons might not be the most highly respected demons, but this style proves that they are not to trifled with. A warrior using this style takes the hulking form of the deadly toad demon, complete with the demon's clawed flippers and its punishing tongue attack. This form also makes the martial artist immune to all Support styles, just like the toad demon itself. Location: Defeat the Toad Demon in the Swamp Cave. ================= 8.6 Unique Styles ================= Spirit Thief ------------ Upgrade Choices: Chi Damage, Duration Increase, Speed Increase Effect: Drains Chi from Enemies. Does direct damage in Chi Strike mode. Spirit Thief's Power Attack inflicts damage but does not drain Chi in Chi Strike mode. In Game Description: Those most adept at manipulating Chi find that even the spiritual energy of others is within their grasp. The strikes and forms of the Spirit Thief style enable practitioners to tap an enemy's vital energies and refill their own reserves. While the technique of this style does no physical damage to its victims without being charged with the user's chi, those who face a Spirit Thief master find themselves without the resolve to put their hearts into the fight. Location: Taught by Hui the Brave outside of the Teahouse in Tien's Landing. ==================== 8.7 Upgrading Styles ==================== Each Style's level can have a level from 0 to 15. When you advance in level you'll receive style point to spend on increasing the styles attributes. The number of points gains is equal to your new level. Each style has three attributes from among the six listed below. The first upgrade for an attribute costs 1 point, the second costs 2 points, the third costs 4 points, the fourth costs 6 points, and the fifth costs 10 points. Chi Damage ---------- Upgrade 1: Advanced Chi Strike, does more damage and consumes more chi Upgrade 2: Enhanced Chi Strike, does more damage and consumes more chi Upgrade 3: Marvelous Chi Strike, does more damage and consumes more chi Upgrade 4: Deadly Chi Strike, does more damage and consumes more chi Upgrade 5: Ultimate Chi Strike, does more damage and consumes more chi Duration Increase ----------------- Upgrade 1: Slight increase Upgrade 2: Small increase Upgrade 3: Moderate increase Upgrade 4: Large increase Upgrade 5: Drastic increase Speed Increase -------------- Upgrade 1: 5% increase Upgrade 2: 10% increase Upgrade 3: 15% increase Upgrade 4: 20% increase Upgrade 5: 25% increase Damage Increase --------------- Upgrade 1: 25% increase Upgrade 2: 50% increase Upgrade 3: 75% increase Upgrade 4: 100% increase Upgrade 5: 125% increase Focus Consumption Reduction --------------------------- Upgrade 1: Somewhat less focus used Upgrade 2: Moderately less focus used Upgrade 3: Much less focus used Upgrade 4: Drastically less focus used Upgrade 5: Very little focus used Lower Chi Cost -------------- Upgrade 1: 5% less Chi consumed Upgrade 2: 10% less Chi consumed Upgrade 3: 15% less Chi consumed Upgrade 4: 20% less Chi consumed Upgrade 5: 25% less Chi consumed ****************************************************************************** 9. Combat Tactics ****************************************************************************** ================= 9.1 Combat Basics ================= Single Opponents ---------------- I've found the basic attack combos (pressing A multiple times) is effective against most enemies. Jump behind the enemy after a combo (B + left thumbstick forward) and you'll likely evade a return attack. Repeat the process. If the enemy starts blocking you can either use a power attack or jump behind it. Attacking from behind will break the shield. If you need to close with a distant enemy the forward roll (B + left thumbstick forward) will close the distance faster. You may want to do this at an angle if the opponent has a ranged attack. If you notice an enemies charging a power attack either dodge it or quickly attack to break its concentration. If an enemies about to use an area attack when your in range, stop an block the effect. Group Combat ------------ Basic attack combos are effective against grounds as well. Consider you're position with respect to all of the opponents. Try to avoid being surrounded. Try to keep the main group between you an the opponent your currently attacking. Use sideway dodges away from the main pack between attacks, switching opponents if another becomes closer. When fighting groups its safer to try to break the shield from behind than to attempt a power attack. Switch to a non blocking opponent if one is in range. Lost Spirits ------------ The are the most annoying of the common enemies. Their attacks drain both health and chi. The also have a homing attack that is guarantied to him, if you see the green projectiles coming at you stop moving and block. ================ 9.2 Style Choice ================ Pick a style capable of injuring the enemies. Spirit are immune to weapons. Demons are immune to magic and support (and the unique spirit thief) so those match ups are to be avoided. If you see the word "immune" after attacking switch styles. If you get a debilitation condition like paralysis or poison in battle, consider switching to a transformation type to cure the condition (does not work against freezing. ======================= 9.3 Followers in Battle ======================= You current follower can take either an attacking role or a support role in combat. By setting them to attack, they act as cannon fodder, distracting some of the enemies while you deal with a smaller group. Don't worry if your follower falls in battle, they will resurrect themselves after the battle's over. In a support roll the follower may provide health, chi or focus restoration or effect some other beneficent effect. See the followers section for details. ============= 9.4 Power Ups ============= Grab the spherical power ups dropped by defeated opponents to restore attributes or provide other beneficial effects. Red spheres restore some health, blue sphere restore some Chi, yellow sphere restore some Focus. White spheres completely restore all three of those attributes. Black spheres make it impossible for enemies to block your attacks for a while. You can guarantee certain power ups will be dropped by starting Harmonic combos with particular styles. =================== 9.5 Harmonic Combos =================== Read the descriptions of the support and magic styles. Those tell you what attack you need to do start the combo some styles require power attacks (X) and others area attacks (A+X), once the timer has started under the targeted opponent switch to a martial style and use a power attack (X) on the opponent before the timer run out. ============== 9.6 Focus Mode ============== To gain an extra advantage of an opponent you can enter focus mode using the Y button. This slows down opponent while your focus bar gradually decreases, allowing you to get in some extra hits. This can be useful against an opponent that heals itself when weakened to finish it off. =============== 9.7 Chi Healing =============== If you take damage, try to use the Chi Healing while you're dodging or jumping into position. This can restore a few extra hit points without interrupting your routine. ============== 9.9 Chi Damage ============== Toggling Chi Damage does extra damage in battle. I feeling Chi is best spent on healing and do not use it. ==================== 9.10 Chi Restoration ==================== Having Dawn Star in support mode recharges you chi allowing for extra healing. There will be occasions where she will not be available either be choice or necessity. ================== 9.11 Gem Selection ================== If you know you're going into a combat situation remove gem that only boost conversation skills in favor of those boosting you primary and secondary attributes. ****************************************************************************** 10. Open Palm Walkthrough ****************************************************************************** I've choose Furious Ming for the Open Palm walkthrough. Other characters may experience some subtle variations. The walkthrough contains the dialog choices necessary for the Dawn Star romance. NOTE: Many of the containers do not have fixed contents. The contents (amount of silver, presence of a gem, type of gem) may change depending on the order a group of containers are opened, how you resolved certain quests. I've had a couple of gems fail to respawn on reload, but those may just be low percentage occurrences. Some of the contains contain random gems of varying grades. ============== 10.1 Chapter 1 ============== --------------- 10.1.1 Tutorial --------------- You begin in the combat ring in the school in Two River in a conversation with Jing Woo. If its your first time through select these options to start a combat tutorial: "One more match then" "I am rarely beaten, friend" To get through the tutorial, start by hitting Jing Woo 4 times using the A button. The hold B while standing to block 4 of his attacks. Jing Woo will now hurt you with a power attack, back away from him and hold white button to use Chi healing, release it when you've red health bar is maxed. Jing Woo will start blocking move up to him and press and hold X to do a power attack that will break the block. Now Dodge a power attack by pressing B while moving. Defeat Jing Woo using the moves you just learn to finish the tutorial. Choose: "Thank you for the bout" and then "Where is Master Li again" to proceed into the first chapter. -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.2 A Master's Teachings: Speak with Master Li (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------- The first thing you should do is press X to pull up the minimap to get your bearing. Before proceeding to Master Li's house explore the area. The way out of the combat ring is to the southwest. Two students run into the ring as you leave. Go back into the ring and talk to student Lin. Choose "If you want Master Li to say it..." and explore the remainder of her conversation to gain some general information. Chose "Would you be interested in sparring" and "let's begin" to begin a practice match with Lin. You'll get 40 XP if you win, and you'll be healed after the battle. You be in the sparring field to the south. Head north along the path and talk to Smiling Mountain. You can explore his conversation to gain enlightenment on the philosophies of the Open Palm and the Closed Fist and some other general information. Smiling Mountain also has some techniques for sale: Belly of Iron 400 Heart of Gold 400 Mind of Steel 400 He can also set up a sparring match with a single student at this time, do so and win to earn 10 XP. Jing Woo is west of smiling mountain but only reminds you to see Master Li if you talk to him. There's a bookstand northwest of him that you can use to read "Auspicious Portents" for 10 XP. Head north to a gazebo where you can talk to Student Wen. Choose "If you are here, you belong here" and the "I've studied with him, as long as I can remember". You can explore the rest of his conversations for some general information. Talk to him again to ask him to spar. Defeat him for 32 XP. Return to the gazebo and go up the stairs to the east to a bookstand on the wooden walkway outside Master Li's house. Use it to read "The Old Tongue, Vol 1" for 10 XP. Continue on the wooden walkway to the south. (Don't go into Master Li's yet between the braziers as we're not quite done exploring) Read the Long Drought on the scrollstand for 10 XP. Gao the Lesser is here at the bottom of the stairs outside Master Li's It doesn't matter what you say to him. Head back to the west and take the path between the gazebo and Master Li's and follow it to the east to two sparring students. They will talk to you and request a spar, two against one. Take them up on it. You get 44XP for knocking out the pair of them. There's a tomb a bit to the south. You have no silver yet so leave it for now. Continue south to a crossroad and go southeast across the bridge to Dawn Starts Garden. Use the scrollstand up the stairs past the bridge to read "The Inner Self" for 10 XP. There's a spirit font at the top of the stair that can restore health and chi. Go back to the bottom of the stairs and go up the path to the north to the gate to town. A focus shrine is nearby that restores focus when you use it. You can Talk to Student Si Pat here. Honor his request when you ask him if it's alright to ask him some questions by saying "Goodbye". The gate to town is locked so return to Master Li's house and go inside where the Master will talk to your. Choose "I'm sure you will tell me what I need to know, Master", "I'm sure it was for a god reason master", "What would you have me do, Master" and "I will do as you ask". ----------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.3 The Lions of Two Rivers: An Ancient Test (Sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------- Go into the northern half of Master Li's house and open the chest to receive some plot items: Red Lion Figurine, Yellow Lion Figurine, Blue Lion Figurine. Use the statue here a choose these options: - Approach the altar - Place the blue figurine on the altar - Place the red figurine on the altar - Place the yellow figuring on the altar - Leave to earn a silver piece and 1 XP Go to the tomb behind master Li's and offer the silver coin to receive the Lion's Head Token plot item for 10 XP. Return to the statue in Master Li's and use it again. This time Choose - Approach the altar - Place the token from the Old Master's grave in the lion's mouth - Place the blue figurine on the altar - Place the yellow figurine on the altar - Remove the blue figurine from the altar - Place the red figurine on the altar - Remove the yellow figurine from the altar - Place the blue figurine on the altar to receive the Gaze of the Lion Technique. -------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.4 A Master's Teachings: Find Dawn Star (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------- Head to Dawn Star's garden to the south east across the bridge. Gao the Lesser will be pestering Dawn Star. Choose: Hello, Dawn Star,. I hope I'm not interrupting" Choose the option mention Gujin after look at the other option. Then choose "We don't have time to talk. The bandits are more important right now." and then "Let's go together. I could use the company." Dawn Star will be gained as your first follower. ------------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.5 A Master's Teachings: Acquire Your Weapon (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------- Head east and use the Town Gate to go to Two Rivers. [The game autosaves at this point]. You'll be attack by 2 bandits for your first real fight of the game. Unlike that spars these fight are to the death and you won't be automatically healed afterwards. A few quick basic attack will take out these two easily. Go down the path to the south. Use the bamboo cask to the left to get 25 Silver and go back to the entrance. Head west and go up the stairs to the north. If you head west at the top of the stairs you can find 5 silvers in a bamboo cask by and arch. Continue north and you can talk to the Guard by the northern gate, and encourage him to fight. There's a spirit font nearby and Gujin's place in just to the south of the gate. go east to enter it. There's a focus shrine in here and a scroll stand where you can read the Martial Art's to Earn the Legacy of Master Li technique for completing a book set. Talk to Gujin and choose "Why do you insist on Speaking like that, Gujin" and the "Bandit scouts are here in Two River. Master Li sent me for a weapon". From here you'll be offered a choice of two weapon styles: Tien's Justice (exclusive to Limited Edition replace a different style from normal edition) and Fortunes Favorite. After choosing you weapon, choose "Is there anything else", "I should go see the townsfolk now". After looking at one or more of the next three options choose "Run back to the school and warn everyone else. I'll deal with these thugs." ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.6 A Master's Teachings: Stop the Bandit attack (Main Quest) ---------------------------------------------------------------- You'll likely want to make your new weapon style active. Head south from Gujin's to the top of the stairs. You'll need to fight the two bandits here. Once they're defeated go down the stairs, and fight a larger group of four bandits, try not to get surrounded. Before heading fore the beach, head to the area south of the gate back to the schools. Save the villager from the four bandits here. Use the villagers chest here for 200 silver to keep it safe for the villager, try not to spend it. Return to the gate and head east towards the beach. [The game autosaves as you walk down the path to the beach.] There are 2 bamboo casks in a barely visible cave to the right of the path that contain the Bandit's Loot: 117 silver in total. At the beach a large group of bandits will kill some villager with a cannon and then proceed to attack you evade when Dawn Star yell "look out" to avoid taking major damage from the cannon. There will be a second wave with 3 bandits and a bandit leader. Again head Dawn Star's warning about the cannon. The third wave pits you against 3 summoned spirits. Switch to your martial style against them as the weapon in useless against them. The main bandit leader will be dispatched for you by Master Li. Master Li will talk to you. Choose "Thank you for your assistance, Master Li." The game will automatically call up the character record screen where you'll liking be able to level up to level 2. Dawn star will speak to you. Choose "I prefer it when you are smiling, is there anything I can do", for the next two choice pick options that aren't dismissive of Dawn Star. if you're playing a male character "Your aren't completely unnoticed. You have 'my' eye often enough" to do some flirting. The rest of the conversation is some general information. -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.7 A Master's Teachings: Return to Master Li (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------- Now that the bandits are dealt with explore the town and talk to the people. Walk up to the statue on the beach and Old Ming will speak to you. Choose "Might I ask some questions?" and explore the rest of his conversation tree. Ni Joh is by the trail back to the town. Talk to him and choose "He is safe. There is no more reason to be concerned" to earn Open Palm Points. At the bottom of the stairs leading to Gujin's. You'll find the merchant, Fen Do. Talk to him, look at the other two conversation items before selecting "let's talk about what you can do for me" Exploring the rest of his conversation gain some general information and the fact he is out of stock. Head up the stairs and talk to Gujin. Make sure to ask him "What are you thoughts on Two Rivers?" and then "Who is the strange hermit you mentioned" when exploring his conversation tree. If you don't like the weapon you selected earlier you can swap for the other one now. Don't do this if you spent any style points on the original weapon as the points will be gone if you swap back. Guard Yung by the northern gate won't have anything interesting to say if you take to him. Walk back down to the beach and talk to Mrs. Jong who's looking for Dawn Star and choose "You were right to console her, even if she didn't want to hear it." Go to the gate to the school and head south. Three of Gao's men are drunk here. Choose "I'm not looking for a fight. I'll just leave" but ou need to fight the drunken men anyways. Defeat them and go back to the school gate and go through it. [The game autosaves on returning to the school.] Use the Focus Shrine and Spirit Font if you need to and head to the school yard. If you didn't spar with Student Lin, who is standing by a tree at the combat ring entrance, and/or Student Wen, who is in the gazebo, you can talk to them now to do so. If you've already sparred with them there will be no addition experience earn for the rematch. Talk to Smiling Mountain. Choose "Are there students to spar with?" to here about a special prize for breaking Kia Min's record. Kia min is injured and will need to be healed first. Choose "Is there any way to cur Kia Min" and Smiling Mountain will tell you to ask Kia Min. Now choose [Lets look at your other sparring options]. Assuming you already did the single student sparring match (again no experience for a rematch), choose "I need some practice against multiple opponents" Choose two and defeat them fore 20 exp. Do this against for 3 opponents, for 30 exp, and again for four opponents for 40 exp. Completing all of the sparring matches earn the technique, Lessons of the Forge. You can also talk to Jing Woo (choose "Most Reports? Who disagreed.") as well and Gao the Lesser (Choose "Why didn't you have your men help? I found them drunk after the attack." then "They were a threat to the villagers I was happy to help." and then "Smiling Mountain was right, ou have the temper of a child." Talk to Master Li. Choose "No one is denying your skill, Gao" followed by "If that is what you wish, I will accept." and then "I will return when I am ready. ----------------------------------------------------- 10.1.8 Kia Min: Ask Kia Min About Healing (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------- Kia Min is between the school gate and the combat ring. Talk to her and choose "What sort of Prize" and they "Is there anything I can do to help with your wound." and read the four options that appear about the healing herb. ---------------------------------------------------- 10.1.9 Kia Min: Ask Old Ming about Herbs (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------- Head back to town and down to the beach. Talk to Old Ming. Choose "One of the student was wounded during the bandit attack". He'll tell you that you need to by some red silk grass not bearded tongue grass from Fen Do. ---------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.10 An Unfortunate Debt: A few silvers shy (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------- There will be a village standing by the path back to town. Talk to him and choose these options: "Why are you nervous? Anything I can do to help?" "Is that why you're nervous. I could lend you some silver." "I could talk to his son about this four you" "The price of a small pig, you said?" "Let me give you the silver" Choose between the Charm and Intuition option, depending on which skill you're better at. If its successful he'll accept you're silver and you earn some Open Palm points. -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.11 Kia Min: Acquire a Red Silk Grass Poultice (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: An alternate condition is offered for this task but its fall under the Way of the Closed Fist. Go to Fen Do and talk to him. Choose: "I'm looking for ingredients for a medicinal poultice." "Old Ming suggested red silk grass to cure her wound." "I'll take the red silk grass..." Now you can either pay the full 50 silver or try to negotiate a better price by choose "Surely you're not going to charge full price for a humanitarian cause and then the charm or intuition option for the skill you have a higher rating for. If successful the price will be 40. You receive the Red Silk Grass plot item after making the purchase. ----------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.12 Kia Min: Deliver the Poultice to Kia Min (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------- Return to the school and talk to Kia Min. Choose "I have a poultice that should help your wound" earning Open Palm points. Then choose "There's no need to repay me" earning more Open Palm points. ------------------------------------------------------------ 10.1.13 Kia Min: Face Smiling Mountain's Challenge (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------ Talk to Smiling Mountain. Choose: "Can we talk about Kia Min" "I would like to challenge Kia Min's record." Defeat Kia Min and 4 other students in a 5 on 1 spar to earn the Alloyed Body technique. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.11 A Master's Teachings: Answer Gao's Challenge (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to Master Li. Choose "I am ready now. Let's Begin" to start a fight against Gao. Use your weapon to start with, using basic attack combo and jumping over his to avoid his counter attacks. Repeat until your out of focus and switch to your martial style. Dawn Star talks to you after the bout. Chose "Master Li does what he must...". -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.12 A Master's Teachings: Learn More from Master Li (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to the other students if you want some information of the spirit caves. Heal up at the spirit font and focus shrine. You can likely one or two of Smiling Mountain technique if you want to buy them. Each has a net gain of only 2 across your secondary ability so they may not be worth it. Enter Master Li's and a conversation will starts. Choose: "Yes, Master, I am ready." "I am listening. What is the next step" "Master, You've never said anything about this" "Why hide that you are the Emperor's brother" Listen to the four option before choosing "Let's move on tell me what this has to do with my destiny." and then "Why haven't I witnessed this" Choose the other three option here before selecting "Is it safe" ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.13 A Master's Teaching: Explore the Spirit Cave (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------------- [The game autosaves on entering the cave.] You'll find yourself locked in the spirit cave. The areas in mini-map won't be revealed until you've been to them. Head down a slope east to the First Gate at use it to hear a message from Master Li and open thee gate. Continue down the path past the gate as it turns to the north into a large cavern. A vase on the west side of the cavern holds 55 silver, while one to the Northeast holds 45. Use the Pillar in the center of the caver to receive the Dragon Amulet and a Flawed Warrior Gem. You'll be attacked by 3 restless spirits. Use your martial styles on them. Be careful around the braziers as you can set yourself on fire if you destroy one of them. Head to the door on the north side of the cavern. Use it at select "Hold up the amulet you found in the room" to hear another message from Master Li and open the gate. Continue north along the path and around a turn to the west. [The game autosaves here.] Use the door for a third message form master Li. Go through the now open door. The spirit of the Old master will speak to you. Choose: "You ruled here: Were you a master at the school" "Where do you need to go. Who is the shepherd" You'll be attack by the old master and two restless spirits after the conversation. Take out the restless spirits first so you can concentrate on the master without them taking cheap shots at you. After the battle a blue colored spirit of a woman will appear. Choose "Who are you". You be asked to choose between fire and ice. If you choose the Flame you get the Dire Flame style, if you choose Ice you'll get the Ice Shard style instead. You'll be able to buy the other later. Now choose "Is this the kind of style Master Li cautioned Gao against using." ending the conversations. --------------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.14 A Master's Teaching: Exit the Spirit Cave (Main Quest) --------------------------------------------------------------- A vortex appeared after the conversation with the female spirit. Stay clear of it until you've finished looting this cavern as you'll be unable to return. Use the scroll stand beside you to read "The Nature of the Spirit, Vol. 1" for 21 XP. There's a spirit font south of this scroll stand if you need healing. Northwest of the scrollstand is a chest with a random gem and the Structured Body technique, as well as 5 silver. There's another scrollstand east of the chest, use it to read "Jade Empire Bestiary: Vol 3" for 21 XP. Further east are some bones that you can use to get 100 silver. There's nothing else of interest so enter the portal now. Master Li will talk to you when your emerge in his house. Choose: "I had a vision. It was very sudden." "She said I was the Last Spirit Monk. What does that mean?" "Did you try and stop your brother" "Dawn Star is missing where would she go" "I will start right away" Master Li will give you 250 silver. [The game autosaves here.] -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.15 The Search for Dawn Star: Find Dawn Star (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------- If you want you can ask the students about Dawn Star's disappearance. Smiling Mountain has some new inventory: Flawed Warrior Gem 200 Flawed Monk Gem 200 Flawed Scholar Gem 200 Head to Town through the town gate. Some villagers will talk to you. Choose: "Why did he kill Si Pat" "what was in the sack" "Could it have been a person" "If he went toward the gate, maybe I can still catch him." [The game autosaves here.] Talk to Fen Do. You can ask him about Dawn Star's Disappearance and check out his new stock: Flawed Monk Gem 200 Flawed Scholar Gem 200 Inferior Charm Gem 150 Inferior Intimidation Gem 150 Inferior Intuition Gem 150 NOTE: When selecting what to purchase in Two Rivers, keep in mind that techniques are permanent and not limited in the number that can be equipped like the gems are. Also if you open the villagers chest during the bandits attack you'll need to hold onto 200. If you go back to Smiling Mountain you can ask him and some of the students about Si Pat murder. If you go down to the beach, Old Mind can be asked about Gao and Dawn Star. Go up the stair to the north of Fen Do. There's a villager standing there if you went into the area south of the gate to the school during the bandit attack. Talk to him if you have at least 200 silver at choose: "I was glad to help" "That silver was yours. I'm so sorry. Here have it back." "I won't take any of your savings. You need it more than I." This will earn some Open Palm points. You can go to Gujin and ask him about Gao and Dawn Star before heading to the north gate. Two of Gao's men are standing over the unconscious for of Guard Yung. They'll confront you when you approach. Choose "Just stand aside. My quarrel is with Gao, not you men." Six of Gao's Mercenaries will proceed to attack you. Start of with your weapon and switch to martial if you run out of focus. The gate guard will get ou and talk to you. Choose: "You're lucky to be alive..." "Did he have Dawn Star with him?" "Where could he have gone." "He has kidnapped Dawn Star" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.16 The Search for Dawn Star: Pursue Gao to the Marshes (Main Quest) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heal up at the spirit font here and the focus shrine in Gujin's place. Go through the north gate. [The game autosaves as you pass through the gate.] Head west along the watery path and turn northwest to where a bandit is pestering merchant Hind. Three outlaws will attack you as you approach. Dispatch them. A bamboo cask is the building here holds 5 silver and maybe a random gem. There a spirit font here as well. Merchant Hing will talk to you as you proceed to the North. Choose: "Slow down tell me what happened." "If I see her, I will do what I can." You earn some Open Palm points for this, and The Flower of the Fields sidequest will be activated. Continue north a witness a warrior dispatch several of Gao's men. He'll talk to you. Choose: "You act like you know me. I've never seen you before." "If you are not an enemy, why are you out here." "Why were you fighting Gao's mercenaries. "A student has disappeared under strange circumstances." "You must know the swamp well. Can you lead me in the right direction." "You were right: You're not a bandit, you're a coward. I'll find Dawn star on my own." "Thank you. I knew there was a shred of decency in you." "Your assistance is welcome" Sagacious Zu joins you as a follower now. There a scroll stand in some runs on the east side of this clearing. Use it to Read Jade Empire Bestiary, Vol 1 for 26 XP. There are some bones by a tree east of these ruins that can be searched for 32 silver. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.1.17 The Flower of the Fields: Hunt Down Fen's Kidnappers (Sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Two paths lead north from this clearing where you met Sagacious Zu. Gao's mercenaries are bothering a woman. Three of them attack as you approach. After you defeat them, the woman will speak to you. Choose: "You are safe now, Fen. Hing sent me." "You aren't the Flower of the Fields that Hing mentioned. "Have either of you seen a man named Gao." You'll be rewarded with 250 silvers and some Open Palm Points. There are some bones in the southeast corner of this area by the rock formation has some silver if your use them. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.1.18 The Search for Dawn Star: A Camp to the North (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------ You can either continue down the path from where you rescued Fen and Hing's wife or take the other route from the clearing where you met Sagacious Zu. If you take the alternate route the path will turn west along a wooden bridge. You'll be caught between two of Gao's mercenaries and 2 outlaws and you'll need to fight all them. (If you do the camp first come here afterward for the experience/silver) After you defeat them continue to Gao's camp where you be attacked by four of Gao's mercenaries. After defeating them you'll get to question a survivor. Choose: "Fine, Just tell me what I want to know" "What is this machine..." "Where is Dawn Star" "Why did he kidnap Dawn Star" "What do you mean" "Get out of here. I'll follow Gao into the cave" This will earn some open palm points. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.19 The Search for Dawn Star: Rescue Dawn Star from Gao (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The bones will by the flying machine will yield a random low grade gem such as an Inferior Intimidation Gem, Monk's Gem of Fate, Flawed Warrior Gem, or Flawed Scholars Gem (or something similar) The are two bamboo casks by the building here. Choose the one on the left to get some silver and maybe random gem. The one on the right has some silver but its trapped. You might want to backtrack to the spirit font to heal up (or even to the focus shrine in Gujin's place to restore your focus) before heading down the path to the north which turns east into the swamp cave. Head west and then north and watch Gao kill an ogre collapsing a passage behind him. There's a single ogre on the west side of the cave by a campsite at the ogre camp. Two more ogres guard a pair of chest to the east by the collapsed tunnel. The chest on the left is trapped and holds silver. The other one on the right holds silver and maybe a random gem. A Path to the north goes further into the cave. A Toad Demon will attack where the path widens. Use a weapon or marital style. You gain the Toad Demon Style for defeating it. There are some bones to the left of here with some silver. You'll see Gao and Dawn Star a ways to the north. [The game will autosave as you approach them.] You'll confront Gao as you approach. Choose: "Chasing a fool. Did you think you could get away with this?" "What have you done Gao." "I don't want to fight you against Gao." You are given the choose to fight him either alone, with Dawn Star, or with Sagacious Zu. After defeating him Dawn Star will speak to you. Choose: "I wouldn't let anything happen to you" "He was clearly delusional. Pay no attention." Choose either Dawn Star or Sagacious Zu to follow you (You miss your chance to loot the cave if you choose the third option). The gem, Gentle Persuasion, is received as a reward. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.1.20 The Search for Dawn Star: Return to Two Rivers (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a focus shrine and spirit font here as well as 3 chest by the focus shrine. The leftmost chest contain the Vipers Wit technique. The middle chest is trapped and contains some silver. The rightmost chest has 250 silver. Go back to the cave entrance. [The game autosaves here.] Leave the cave and you'll enter a discussion with Sagacious Zu and Dawn Star. Choose: "I didn't want to fight them all, but there was no real choice." "He kidnapped you so you wouldn't get caught in an attack." "I will not run from a fight" "I just need to know if we can control it safely. "So it's like a swimming ox, well that helps." "I tried to understand his trouble, but he wouldn't let me." The first mini-game will now start. X will activate a shield, The A button will fire your weapons. Watch for red health power ups, and yellow weapon power ups, as you destroy the enemies flying at you. Your weapon starts out as a single shot weapon, the first power up will switch it to an auto-fire weapon. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. Once your through you'll talk to Dawn Star and Sagacious Zu again. Choose "We will find survivors there has to be someone left." ----------------------------------------------------- 10.1.21 The Burning Town: Find Survivors (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------- You're on the beach at Two Rivers and the town is a flame. There are some bones by the statue with some silver on them. Head up the path to the town. [The game autosaves as you start on the path.] Continue up the path where two of Gao's mercenary will be seen killing a peasant. After dispatching them head toward the school. Just inside the game there will be 20 silver on some student remains near the Focus Shrine. Use the focus shrine and spirit font if necessary and cross the bridge. You'll see Kia Min kill some of Gao men and you'll earn some Open Palm Points for healing her earlier. By taking the southern path at the fork you can fight 3 of Gao's mercenaries in the sparring ground. There are some student remains in the northwest corner of the grounds with 78 silver. Return to the cross roads and take the northern path. [The game will auto save at the gate.] Another student falls to the mercenaries in the combat ring. You'll have some words with them. Choose "Why have you done this." You'll need to fight many of Gao's mercenaries now. There are 8 of them in the first wave. The second wave has two more of Gao's Mercenaries as well as one of his Lieutenants. Take out the weaker mercenaries first before going after the more dangerous lieutenant. After defeating them a dying Jing Woo will recount the events that have just transpired. After he expires you'll discuss matters with Sagacious Zu and Dawn Star. Choose any of the initial options, followed by: "Master Li told me that he was the Emperors brother. Gao overheard" "You clearly aren't one know..." "Yes, I am still curious about you, Lotus Assassin. You have a choice now to attack and evade. Evade take you straight to the next chapter, while attack will play and unlock the second mini-game which works much like the first one except for the enemies flight patterns. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. You'll crash near Tien's Landing and will talk to Dawn Star and Zu again. Choose: "I'm fine. Dawn Star, are you okay." "Why didn't you tell me this earlier" "So we need to find a wind map and a new flyer." "Don't worry, Dawn Star..." Choose either Dawn Star or Sagacious Zu to follow you. ============== 10.2 Chapter 2 ============== -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.1 Picking Up the Pieces: Investigate Tien's Landing (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Head northwest from the crash site. You'll be attacked by three Convict Ghosts. If these freeze you with their ice attacks use the Toad Demon to break free. After your defeat them, the spirit of the woman from the spirit cave will appear in a vision and tell you more about the piece of the dragon amulet. Your current follower will speak to you afterwards. Choose: "A vision. The same creature I saw in the spirit cave in the school." The path turn south at this point. There will be a headstone to the left of the path. If you break it you'll be attacked by three Convict Ghosts. The path turn east here and then turns south to a spirit font. There a bit of silver on some bones just west of the spirit font on the trail towards a raised drawbridge. Go south on the spirit font and east into a covered bridge. Three conscripts wait in ambush in the bridge. Use a weapon or martial style against them. When they're defeated continue south through the bridge. The bamboo cask at the south end of the bridge holds some silver. You'll be confronted by a woman in black. Choose "I do not follow Death's hand" She'll Attack you. Weapon attacks can by used against her, or martial attacks if your out of focus. The conversation resumes after she's defeated. Choose: "I am not in league with Gao or the Lotus Assassins" "That is why I must face him: to avenge the dead" The "Woman in Black" sidequest will be activated. Proceed to the east to a rock with a carving of a carp. If you go west here, you'll find a bit of silver in a bamboo cask by a fence where the path turns north. Three imperial soldier await on the path to the north. When confronted, choose: "Who are you" and prepared to fight them. After they're defeated a survivor will beg for mercy. Choose: "You wear the uniform of the Imperial Army" "Answer my questions if you want to live" Now look at the first three options before choosing: "Go. Leave here, and never return" to earn some Open Palm Points. The bamboo cask to the west is trapped and empty. A building here has a focus shrine and 3 chests. The lone chest to the right of the shrine contains a random low grade gem and some silver. The chest nearest the shrine on the left contains the "Silk Strings" plot item. The last chest is trapped, if you open it first you get a Slick Gem, if you open it second after the chest with the Silk String, it will contain a random low grade gem, otherwise you'll only get silver. The gate to the east leading to the Old Tien ruins are locked and will require a key, so return to the carp carving and head south into Tien's landing. You'll receive the game "Good Fortune" after a cut scene where you establish a new campsite. [The game autosaves here] The chest here contains silver. These a building here with four paths on the west side leading into it. You can go into its center courtyard when your camp is set up by either of the two inner paths for a conversation with Dawn Star and Sagacious Zu. Choose: "She's Right, Zu. ..." You can also talk to either Dawn Star or Sagacious Zu for some background information on the current situation. Some of the options , while repeatable have choices that appear out of character for a follower of the Open Palm. Take either of the out paths through the building to the east side. Abridge leads to the east, you'll encounter a woman, Yifong, and her daughter, Fuyoa, fleeing town as you approach the bridge. Choose: "Who are you?" "Don't leave. Perhaps I can save the town." "Do you think things will be any better if you leave town" There a 4 option at this point that you can look at for more information on the current situation before choosing "I will let you be on your way". The main quests find a New Flyer and The Great Dam are now active. ------------------------------------------------- 10.2.2 Hui the Brave: Speak With Hui (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------- Continue east along the bridge. At the other end of the bridge three men are bullying a woman. Choose: "Leave here along or you'll answer to me." The three sailor will attack you. The woman will also join in the fight. After the fight, Zu (even if he's not your current follower) will show up and talk to the woman, Hui. Choose: "You two know each other" (Female characters are able to wrongly assume they were the child) "Who was this child" "Where is this child now" "I trained under Master Li of Two Rivers" "Master Li told me who he was because I am him student. How do you know" "Such a crime against order would not go unnoticed." You can look at the bottom three options here before choosing: "The Emperor destroyed my people to take the Water Dragons power" "No wonder Master Li hates the Emperor" "I am always ready to learn" The Spirit Thief style will be taught to you. You're now outside the teahouse. Before going inside lets take a look around its exterior. First return to the campsite for a scene with Dawn Star and Sagacious Zu. Select: "She is correct about that. I was with him the longest" "Like the burning of Dirge that Hui just mentioned" For Sagacious Zu, choose: "I want to know what you and Hui were talking about" "I want to know more about this child she mentioned." "She confirmed that he is the Emperor's brother. "The Death's Hand has far more influence than he should." "I appreciate your help, even if you give it reluctantly" "I want to talk about you some more. You seem agitated" "If anyone is drawn to my cause, I will do my best not to endanger them" "I want to talk about you" There's a bookstand by the entrance to read "The Shadow in the Trees" for 70 XP. There a woman sobbing to the west side of the teahouse courtyard, Seamstress Lan. Choose: "Who are you" "There's got to be more to this story" "I'll take care of those thugs for you." This activates the Beaten Baker sidequest. Gufu the sweet is at the east side of the tea house courtyard. Choose: "Who are you?" "Why to you wish that?" The remain options give general information. Avoid the question about her coin purse. If you head north along the west side of the teahouse, you be able to go west around the northern end of the wall to your left. The are two bamboo cask here. The western one contains the "A bar of nickeled iron" plot item. with the other is trapped and holds silver and possibly but not necessarily an Intuition Gem if opened second. There a bit of silver in the cask at the north west corner of the teahouse. On the landing on the north side of the teahouse is a chest with a fair amount of silver and a random low grade gem. The are two men here, Cook Teh, and dishwasher Wong. Take to Cook Teh for some comedy relief. Choose "I did not mean to disturb you" for the initial option. The remain of the conversation is general information. Talk to him multiple times for more interaction between him and Wong. There another chest outside the eastern exit form the teahouse courtyard which contains some silver. Enter the teahouse. Some sailors will interrupt you conversation with Hui. This fight will be against 4 sailors, 1 teahouse rowdy, and 1 man that wasn't given a name. If you smash the furniture during the fight in the teahouse you can pick up the "Chunks of Wood" as an improvised styles. Smashing the Meat cart allows the "Ham" inprovised styles. The style has a duration meter above it. When it runs out the style will revert to the previous style. You conversation resumes after the battle. Choose: "Are you saying Li knew he'd be kidnapped." "So you searched for the rest of the amulet" "I should go to the ruins and try to find this amulet piece." Hui can provide some general information after this. ----------------------------------- 10.2.3 Exploring the teahouse (1/2) ----------------------------------- Go up the stairs in the northeast corner. You can talk to a drunken Ru at the top of the stairs who is boasting about how he's going to close the dam. Go clockwise around the upper level. You'll find Yoaru, on the east side, who seem to be longing for a wife. Don't call him a pompous ass although the name fits. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.4 Zhong the Ox Carrier: Speak to Zhong the Ox Carrier (Sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Further south on the upper teahouse level is Dong Ping and his ogre servant Zhong. Dong Ping speak to you. Choose: "Who are you, and who is Zhong." "Don't worry, I'll speak with him" Speak to Zhong. Choose: "Why are you so upset" "I believe you. I'm sure you didn't do it on purpose" "Maybe you can get another ox." Use the stronger of your intuition or charm to earn some Open Palm Points. The proprietor will give you some silver as a reward unless you did the Old Mother Kwan quest first. ----------------------------------- 10.2.5 Exploring the teahouse (2/2) ----------------------------------- Continue clockwise from where Zhong was. Before talking to Chai Jin on the inside of the next corner, make sure your health, chi, and focus are fairly high. Choose: "Who are you" "Why don't people like your food" "I'll try your food" "Fair enough. Here's your 300 silver" Here you need to choose three dishes that damage one of health, chi, and focus "Tell me more, I might be interested" "Here's another 300 silver" "It depleted every aspect of my being. That's dangerous stuff." Note: when I choose three health damaging dishes I ended up losing 122 heal (50% of max), and 109 chi altogether. The Bronze Tongue Gem is acquired after this. Kindly Yushan is on the outside of this corner, but he doesn't have anything important to say yet. ------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.6 Old Mother Kwan: Investigate Dutong's Writ (Sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to Old Mother Kwan to the north of the exit. Choose: "You used to own this teahouse?" "You didn't know he owned the land when you built the place?" "Did you check the writ to make sure it was real? "I'm going to speak to Dutong about this?" If you go talk to Three Sheet Dutong who's sitting to the floor east of the bar at the entrance, you can ask him about the writ but you won't get anywhere ----------------------------------------------------- 10.2.7 Old Mother Kwan: Get Dutong Drunk (Sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------- Talk to Steeper Yanru behind the bar. Choose: "I want to talk about Dutong and the Imperial Writ" "Did anyone ever see the actual writ" "I think the writ is a forgery" "May be I can make Dutong confess" "Get him drunk and I'll get a confession out of him" "You can make him sober again?" "Lets send Dutong some drinks" "Give Master Dutong the Imperial seasoned spirit" "Give Master Dutong the Imperial seasoned spirit" "Give master Dutong some peasant's wine" You should see a scene of master Dutong standing. "I'll be back in a bit" Talk to Dutong. Choose: "Let's talk about the writ you showed Mother Kwan" Choose the Higher of your intuition or charm. "Yes, you told me it was a fake" "You disgust me Dutong, we won't sell Mother Kwan out like this" -------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.8 Old Mother Kwan: Talk to Mother Kwan (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------- Talk to Old Mother Kwan. Choose: "Dutong's writ was a forgery" "Dutong confessed. The teahouse is yours again" "It was nothing. I was glad to help." Some Open Palm Points are earned. ----------------------------------- 10.2.9 Explore Tien's Landing (1/3) ----------------------------------- Go out the southern exit of the teahouse courtyard and go east. Two drunk sailor will be hitting on a female village. If you talk to her choose: "Are you okay" "Why are the sailors creating such a problem" Explore the rest of the conversion for some general info. You can also take to one of the sailors but he's too drunk to get anything useful out of. Turn south to the western pier area. Lishun is on the north side of the area where you enter. If you talk to him choose: "Who are you" "Glad to see you're keeping your spirits up" and explore his general information about the town if your can stand his too cheerful disposition. Chumin is to the west side of the area. You can talk to him to ask "Who are you" and 3 general questions about his business. If you follow the path past Chumin you can find a vase with some silver behind the building to the left. The only thing else of interest back here is a bamboo cask further west across a stream that holds a random low grade gem. Go east of the piers to the boathouse are. The guard outside the boathouse won't let you in yet. There are two bamboo casks at the northwest corner of the walkway around the boathouse. The one on the left has a bit of silver, the one on the right is trapped and has some silver. In the clearing north of the boathouse are two Masters playing a blindfold (i.e. without a board) game of Yi. The Masters are Mistress Vo and Jian the Iron Fist. Talk to them and choose: "What exactly are you doing?" "What kind of training can you two offer" "I have some questions about Tien's landing" "I'll leave you to your game" "Does this mean you will train me." This will activate the Ancient Game sidequest. You'll need to return here once your far enough along the path of the open palm to impress Mistress Vo. You can question the two Masters further about Yi, their styles: Tempest and Stone Immortal, and Harmonic Combos. Big Tian stands on the east side of the Boat house. If you talk to him choose: "You think Tien's Landing is a big city" "Who are you" (If you're a woman he'll propose, select: "Thanks, but I'll pass") "I don't know any eligible women" Read the nearby bookstand, The Cataclysm, for some XP. A path goes east past a building to a sealed gate. A bamboo cask at the base of the building contains some silver. ----------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.10 The Beaten Baker: Investigate Baker Bei (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------- Another path goes south from this building. If you've receive the mission from Seamstress Lan you'll find Bei getting roughed up here. Three thugs will attack you. Bei will talk to you after the fight. Choose: "Actually, Lan sent e to help you." "She's just worried about you" "Involved in what exactly" "So why don't you go talk to her" "Have you told any of this to Lan" "I get the feeling you're not telling me something" "Maybe I could talk to Ai Ling for you" ------------------------------------------------------ 10.2.11 The Beaten Baker: Talk to Ai Ling (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------ Return to the boat house. tell the guard "I need to speak to Ai Ling about Bei" and go inside. [The game will autosave here.] Use the bookstand south of where you entered to read "Horse Lord Tactics" for some XP. Go east and the south. Ai Ling will talk to you, choose: "Why are you picking on Bei" "He promised to marry you?" "Let me bring Bei Here ..." "I'll go get Bei right now" "Ai Ling claims Bei promised to marry her" "Seems like you're being unreasonable, Ai Ling. "Wait, Ai Ling, you said you'd never make Bei unhappy." "You changed too" "Keep you dowry, Lan. I was just happy to help." Open palm points are earned. ------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.12 Match Maker: Find a Man for Ai Ling (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------- Talk to Ai Ling again. Choose: "That's no excuse for what you did" "You could still find a husband" "Maybe I can help you find a husband" (Male characters have an opportunity to make fools of themselves by proposing) "Tell me about the towns bachelors" "I'll be back once I find you a husband" Before looking for a husband for Ai Ling, loot the boat house first. The vase in the northeast corner of this area contain the Boathouse Key plot item. A chest in the southwest corner has some silver and maybe random low grade gem. There's a walkway in the south east corner that goes west to two bamboo casks that contain silver and maybe a random low grade gem. Open the off gate in the southeast corn with the boathouse key and go upstairs. Use the scrollstand to read "The Land of Howling Spirits" for some XP. The cabinet here holds 750 silver and the Vase holds a Flawed Monk Gem since you resolved the Baker Bei mission peacefully. Leave the boathouse. There are three potential suitor for Ai Ling, Yarou in the teahouse, Chumin is the western pier , and Tian by the boat house. You may want to save now in case this doesn't work out. If your conversational skills are too low (which they likely are unless you delay this sidequest), Tian bolts when he here the word gang so that leaves two options either of which will satisfy the mission. If you wait until you have a higher intuition/charm rating since it worked in this update from Matthew Fry: I was able to get Big Tian as a suitor for Ai Ling. I spoke to him and said "I may have found a wife for you," then "Uh... sure." With Ai Ling I said "Give him a chance, Ai Ling!" Then the intuition option "It'll give you a fresh prospective to leave town..." and it worked okay. You'll get 1060 XP if Big Tian works out. Yarou will give slightly more XP at 1020. Choose: "I know a woman who might be interested in you" "Ai ling is looking for a husband" Choose the higher of Charm and Intuition, try the other one if it fails. "It just show how smart he is Ai Ling" Choose the higher of charm and intuition. I'll leave the two of you alone. If Yarou doesn't work out, try Chumin: "I hear you're looking for a wife" "Do you know Ai Ling" Choose the higher of Charm and Intuition, try the other one if it fails. "Chumin is just a little shy" "And he has a thriving business" Choose the higher of charm and intuition. I'll leave the two of you alone. You'll get 1000 XP if Chumin works out. Note: Ru's dialog after completing the pirates lair seems to indicate that he may want a wife as well. shaun has informed me that that Ru is not a possible match for Ai Ling. ------------------------------------ 10.2.13 Explore Tien's Landing (2/3) ------------------------------------ Head back to where you rescued Bei and go east to beggars pier. The first stall along the north has the wine merchant, Merchant Jiang, and his assistant Shipeng. Neither of them have anything interesting to say yet. At the other end of the row of stall in Darting Lynx. She sells: Flawed Warrior Gem 200 Inferior Intimidation Gem 200 Balance of Nature 4250 hawks Elegance 800 Conditioning of the Body 800 Swallow's Grace 600 Approach the ship in the southwest corner. After the cutscene talk to Captain Ing. Choose: "Who are you" "if the river is too low..." "I'll close the dam for you" "How do I get to the dam" "Where do I find minister Sheng" This activates the Trapped sidequest. Board Ing's ship. Use the bookstand to read "The Undertow" for some XP. The chest here has 1200 silver. Go through the arch to the north on the east side. A vase by the first shack on the right has a bit of silver in it as does a bamboo cask by the last shack on the right. Tong in the southwest of this area has nothing interesting to say yet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.14 Zither of Discord: Understand the Way of the Closed Fist (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you talk to Scholar Six Heaven, you'll find out he's looking for a follower of the Way of the Closed fist. There's no way for a follower of the Open Palm to process further on this quest without shifting alignment. ------------------------------------ 10.2.15 Explore Tien's Landing (3/3) ------------------------------------ Return to the clearing by the boathouse and head u the path west of the two master following it to the town square. As you enter the town square you witness an attempter robbery at a local merchant. Before going to Minister Sheng to continue the main quest have a quick look around the square. While, there's nothing of interest along the south side of the square, there are several items and people of interest along the north. Starting from the west end there are Peasants Yijin and Rijing who won't say much. There's a chest beside them with some silver and maybe and random lower grade gem. Talk to Old Wei and Choose: "Who are you" "Tell me about the flood" "What Happened" "Go on" Look at the three threads here and choose: "thank you for telling your story. Merchant Chiu can give you some information of wind maps but is otherwise useless. Merchant Cheung in a booth. Talk to him and choose: "What have they taken" "Is there something I can do to help" "I'll go talk to Tong for you" This activates the Stolen Memento sidequest. There's a messenger by a gate to the north. Talk to him and choose: "You want to test me in combat" "Does anyone know what causes the sickness" "What's happening in the forest again" "How do I reach the forest" "Goodbye This starts the Sickened Forest Main quest plot. There's a bookstand by the burning building on the east side. Read "The Airing of Grievances" for some XP. ------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.16 New Flyer: Speak with Minister Sheng (Main Quest) The Great Dam: Speak with Minister Sheng (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to Minister Sheng. Choose: "What are you minister of?" "Why is the Great dam open" "Why did they do that" "Is there anything I can do" "Hey what did you just give me? Is that a key?" "Is there a reward for doing this" "Would you happen to "not" know anything about flyer while we're at it" "Where can I find Ru the Boatswain" There are more topics about pirates, as well as topics related to Sheng's posting to Tien's Landing. You'll receive the Ruins Key plot item after the conversation. Start heading towards the boathouse area. The wine merchant will speak to you about a counterproposal to fixing the dam. Choose: "Who are you" "What sort of help do you need" "Yes he did" "I'm not going to doom this entire town" "What if I expose your plan" "I want no part of this" ---------------------------------------------------- 10.2.17 The Stolen Memento: Talk to Tong (Sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------- Continue to the boathouse, the to beggars piers and north from there to where Tong is. Talk to Tong. Choose: "You stole a figurine from merchant Cheung" "Why did you take it" Choose the higher of your intuition and charm Open Palm points are earned for this. Ended the conversation with "Hey its okay, don't cry" The Clay Figurine plot item is received. ------------------------------------------------------ 10.2.18 The Stolen Memento: Talk to Cheung (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------ Return to Cheung in the town square and talk to him. Say "I have your figurine here" to earn some Open Palm points and a promise of future discounts once his stock arrives. The dam will need to be closed before you can enjoy the discounts. ------------------------------------------------------------ 10.2.19 Find a New Flyer: Find Ru the Boatswain (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------ Go to the teahouse and go inside. Go upstairs and witness a scene between the waitress, Yanwan and Ru. When you get a chance to speak, choose: "I'll handle this" "My name is ..., I need your help" "I need you to take me to the pirate camp" "I was told you were brave enough to take me" "What if I promise to close the dam" "I'll meet you at Beggar's Pier" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.20 Find a New Flyer: Explore the Pirate's Lair (Main Quest) (1/2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Leave the teahouse and make your way over to the Beggar's Pier in the southeast of town. Ru is just to the west of Captain Ing's ship (or where it was if you've closed the dam first.) Talk to Ru and choose "Take me to the pirate camp". When you arrive choose "Very Well". [The game autosaves as you take a step to the northwest.] Continue Northwest and observe an incident between the pirates on the pier. You'll be beside a spirit font. A short way north the abused man from the previous scene is working at a rope. He'll talk to you, choose: "Who are you" "How are you going to get even" "What about that slave cleaning the dock" "I won't hurt the innocent" Don't use the rope, go northwest past it instead. You'll be attacked when you reach the branch of the pier the pirate are on. You'll be fighting 3 pirates. The have an attack that can disorient you, the toad demon can fix that if you have the chi. The slave boy will talk to you afterwards. Choose any of the options. You can talk to Pirate Cheung afterwards and explore his conversation tree. Continue northeast across a bridge. You'll be attacked by 7 pirates after you cross the bridge. Don't let yourself get surrounded, try to fight them from the outside keeping the one you're attack between you and the rest of the pack. Dawn Star in support mode can help by replenishing chi to left you heal the damage you'll likely take here. After the battle you can use the focus shrine at the north end of the area. The vase by the focus shrine contains a random gem. You can all use the scrollstand here to read. "The History of Flight Vol. 1" for some XP. Follow the path to the south up a slope. The path u-turns to the north. [The game autosaves here.] Enter the cavern to the north and witness a cutscene of a blue clad warrior taking out a pirate and freeing a slave. He'll draw you into a fight alongside him against 4 pirates. Afterwards he'll tell you that his name is Sky. Choose: "Good thing I was her to save you" "How do you know your way around this place so well." "Why are you here" "Is this man Gao the Greater" "How do I know I can trust you." "Let's talk about this plan of yours" "I don't think of pirates as the ingenious type" "What's on the other side of the door" "Why don't we work together after the door is opened" "I trained under Master Li of Two Rivers" "I've heard this kind of thing before." "What's so strange about how I fight" The slave Sky freed speaks to you. It's Yifong the woman you met fleeing Tien's Landing with her daughter. Choose: "How did you end up here" "Don't worry. I'll find Fuyao for you." This activates the Yifong and Fuyao sidequest. There are some bones in the center of the room that can be searched for some silver. Go up the wooden stairs on the east side. You'll see Sky pull a lever when your reach the door at the top allowing you to open the door. Four pirates attack you on the other side of the door. After the battle heal yourself at the spirit font. The chest is trapped but contains silver and a Gem of Gentle Mind. Go up the path to the southeast. It turns northeast to a walkway by a building. Take a few steps along the walkway and witness a scene with Gao the Greater, some Lotus assassins and Kang the Mad. Continue southwest and turn northwest enter the building through the open door here. Kang will help out be setting a couple of the pirates in the room on fire, leaving 4 for you to deal with. Kang will talk to you afterwards. Choose: "Who are you" "You build fliers" "You built Gao a special flyer" "Will you help me against Gao and the Lotus Assassins" "I agree. I will see what I can do" You can question him further about various topics including Fuyao and Gao's treasure room. The chest in the western corner has some silver a flawed warrior gem. Go up the ramp on the northeast side and out the door at the top. If you want you can go down the ramp outside to the northwest and use a lever to lower a drawbridge to the path around Kang's building. Go up to the southeast. Four pirates will attack when you step onto the landing at the top. After defeating them, open the chest at the entrance to a cave to the northwest for some silver and a flawed warrior gem. ------------------------------------------------------------ 10.2.21 Yifong and Fuyao: Find the Slave Breaker (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------ Continue into the cave and witness a scene with Fuyao and the slave breaker. You'll be attacked by 2 guards and a slave breaker. After the fight, the slave buyer and Fuyao will speak to you. "Don't Speak to her like that." "The girl is not for sale" You'll earn some open palm points and Yifong will tell you to get a reward from Minister Sheng. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.22 Find a New Flyer: Explore the Pirate's Lair (Main Quest) (2/2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to the landing and go up some stairs to the north, which turn to the northwest. Watch the scent between some pirates. Four of them attack after spotting you. After dealing with them, go through the exit to the workshop in the northern corner of this area. [The game autosaves at the point where the path turns west]. You'll be attacked by two horse demons and two rat demons in the work shop. Beware of the horse demons explosion when it nears death. After dealing with the demons, five Guards and one Ogre Guard will attack. Try to keep your distance from the ogre will you deal with the humans. Use quick active when you see a power attack charging or dodge out of the way. After the battle there are several items to use in the room. There's a scrollstand in the northeast corner contain the "Configuration of the Horse" plot item. The bamboo cask beside it contain silver a random gem. The scroll stand in the southeast can be use to read "Jade Empire Bestiary: Vol 4" for some XP. The chest on the south wall contains silver and a random gem. the book stand on the west wall can be used to read "The History of Flight Vol 2" for some XP. Use the dragonfly controls near the bookstand to drop the dragonfly and blast the outer door to Gao's vault open in the process. Go south through the blasted door and use the smaller door in her. Head east in the vault and an elephant demon will speak to you. Say "What are you" It will be compelled to attack. Try to get behind it when attacking. A Focus shrine is at the east end. Several items can be used in this room. The chest on the north wall is trapped and contains silver and a random gem. The Cabinet in the northeast corner contain silver and a random gem. The vase by the focus shrine contain silver. The larger of the two chests on the south wall contains silver, Gem of the Frail Scholar, and a random gem. The smaller chest contains silver and a random gem. Return to the workshop and go through the door to the east. The walkway turns north and goes up. [The game autosaves near the top.] If you circle around the building at the top you'll find a bonsai tree that you can use to find some silver and a random gem. Go into the building to confront Gao the Greater. Say "I didn't want to kill him. He left me no choice." Gao and three pirates attack. (If you did the dam and the forest first, the Inquisitor Lim will show up sometime between now and leaving the pirate lair.) Sky and Kang show up after the battle. Choose: "He's dead, why does it matter who killed him." "I also saw you free some of them" "That's horrible" "Gao the Greater's providing them with flyers as well" "It will be good to have you along" "What is it" "Glad to have you aboard sky" Kang will throw a lever opening the roof of his work shop. Use the bookstand her to read the "History of Flight Vol 3", the Strength of Wood technique is received from reading all of the History of Flight books. The chest here contains the Zither Case plot item. Head back to the workshop where Kang and sky await. When Kang speaks choose: "Where would I find an inscrutable power source" "what about Ru? He's waiting to take me back" "Okay, let's get out of here" You'll receive the Shrieking Fury flyer upgrade now. Choose attack to play and unlock the third mini-game. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. After the mini-game, you land at the Tien's landing campsite. Kang will speak to you. Choose: "How do you control it from this distance." "I will speak to you when I am ready to make use of your machine Kang" Dawn Star talks to you (maybe because she was my active follower) "I am interested in how you are Dawn Star" "Tell me what you remember" "I am beginning to feel some of that myself. Go on" ----------------------------------- 10.2.23 Loose ends in Tien's Landing ----------------------------------- Talk to you other follows for some character development: For Kang, choose: "Tell me about yourself" "This wind map doesn't lead to the imperial city" "Alright, Let's go" "That's all for now." For Sky, choose: "Do you have a minute to talk" "How does that make you feel" "How did you track Gao "That's terrible. I'm sorry to bring this up." "Things like this are important to dwell upon." Before proceeding on the main quest, there's some stuff to do around town first. There's another cutscene at the campsite if you go far enough away and come back, or save and reload. Sky and Zu argue. You can choose to side with one or the other, or neither. Go to the town square and talk to Yung Yifong. Minister Sheng will give you silver and an Inferior Scholar Gem. Go to Beggar's Pier and Talk to Ru. Choose: "You can be a capable man again man again, you know" "Yes you can. Just stop drinking" "Sounds like you might enjoy that" Choose the higher or your charm and intuition. You get some XP and Open Palm points. Sweet Gufu, Lishun, and Old Wei will comment on you dealing with the pirates if you talk to them. -------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.24 An Ancient Game: Impress Mistress Vo (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------- Go to the boathouse area. Talk to Mistress Vo. If you been true to the path your alignment should be high enough to receive her training now. Choose: "I seek you training, Mistress Vo "I will face Stone Immortal with no fear in my heart" You'll fight Mistress Vo who will tend to use stone immortals area attack. Try to block them and use quick attacks when you can. Once you've weaken her enough the fight will end and the conversation will resume. Choose: "Are there other task I must complete before you train me." "An honor to learn from you, Mistress Vo" The Stone Immortal style is acquired. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.25 A Woman in Black: Be Wary of a Second Meeting (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Return to the campsite Zu and Kang will disagree. You can side with either one. Leave town by the west gate. The woman in black will appear again. (If you do the quests in the ruins first this scene will appear on your way back from the dam) Choose the following options: "Who are you. Why did you attack me" "Why should I trust you" "What do you want for this information" "The old man was Master Li, my teacher." "Help me to defeat Death's hand" She'll ask you to meet her in the imperial city. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.26 The Great Dam: Enter the Ruins to Reach the Dam (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- (This was removed from the quest log when the wine merchant talked to you although it was completed.) Head north past the carp rock and turn east to the ruin gate. Open it using the key Minister Sheng "didn't" give you. go through the gates to enter the Ruin of Old Tien. A few steps in you see a lotus assassin summons several rat demons. [The game autosaves after a few more steps.] You'll be attack by 2 Imperial soldiers and a lieutenant. The Gem of Thief's Sense will be received for winning this battle. NOTE: If you equip this gem trapped items will glow. A trapped ceramic urn is by a column near where you entered containing silver and maybe a random gem. The bones by the campfire have silver and maybe a random gem. A spirit font is east of the campfire. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.27 Gems in the Quarry: Find Dragon Powder and Rockets (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a cabinet labeled Assassin Supplies by a gate to the south which contain the Dragon Powder plot item. Some bones to the other side of the gate have some silver. Head south through the gate where a Cowardly Rat Demon will attack. It will offer information in exchange for its life after taking some damage. Choose: "Tell me what you know" "I don't have any ducks" "How can you sense this gem" "Tell me where this gem is" "So I should use the rocket to blow up the wall" "Go on, get out of here" Open Palm points are earned. Head west and get the Cameo by the skeleton in the corner, to obtain the Cameo Portrait Plot Item. Enter the building that's beside the skeleton and fight the two rat demons. The ceramic urn inside contains silver. Go southeast through another gate. There are 3 imperial soldiers to fight here. There are 3 rocket launchers here pointed at a weak wall to the east. Use the Dragon Powder to arm the launcher and use the lever to fire the rockets and destroy the wall. (You can avoid the previous fight with the 3 imperial soldiers by using the rockets first to kill them when you take out the wall) --------------------------------------------- 10.2.28 The Drowned Orphans: Send Yushan Back --------------------------------------------- Enter the house behind the rocket launcher. There's a cutscene involving a rat demon before you fight it. The ghosts of two orphans speak to you after you defeat it. Choose: "Ow. what did you do to me." "Who --or what-- are you." "Calm down. maybe I can help you" "Didn't anybody try to help you" "Is there anything I can do to help you" "Maybe there's some way I can help" "Where can I find Kindly Yushin" "I'll see if I can find him for you" The chest here contains silver and a random gem Backtrack out of the ruins and return to Tien's Landing. Before going to the teahouse you may want to go to see Old Wei in the town square now that you've found his cameo in the ruins. Choose "I found this portrait in the ruins. Is it yours" "Looks familiar" "At least you'll have this to remember her by take it." (Let him tell his story about the flood again or he'll seem upset with you.) Go into the teahouse and go up to the second floor. Talk to Kindly Yushan in the southwest corner. Choose: "You used to be the orphan-master before the flood" "What happened the day of the flood" "Throwing you own life away wouldn't have saved them" "Tell me about Bin and Miao" "If you want redemption, meet me at the orphanage" "You carry them with you anyway. Now you can free yourself." You'll go back to the orphan automatically. When the conversation resumes: "Do as Bin says, Yushan. Bury these bones." Open Palm points are earns and a Inferior Scholar Gem is acquired. ---------------------------------------------------- 10.2.29 Gems in The Quarry: Find the Gem (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------- Head east through the wall you blasted earlier. The convict ghost attack as you enter. After the battle, use the headstone in the southeast corner to get the Soft Petal essence gem. The headstone on the north side is trapped and contains silver. A ghost appears as you approach the passage to the north. Choose: "Who are you" Stabber Yuxi and 2 Convict Ghost attacks. Two more convict ghosts respawn after the first two are vanquished. Take the path to the north to enter the Quarry. Head west into the quarry. [The game will autosave here.] Four convict ghosts appear and one take a cheap shot from behind you. After the battle use the bonus to the west for silver and an Inferior Intuition Gem. Continue north and turn east through a currently empty chamber into another passage. [The game will autosave here.] Strangler Jizu appears and speaks to you. Choose: "Who are you" "What happened her" "Die, foul spirit" Strangler Jizu and two convict ghosts attack. Concentrate on Jizu as the convict ghosts respawn as soon as they're disperse. The first two times you reduce his health bar to zero. heal take the essence of one of the convict ghosts, removing it from the battle while full healing himself. Reduce his health to zero a third time to finish him off. UPDATE: The respawning convict ghosts may not be infinite, a subsequent attempt saw Jizu respawning more that twice when I ignore the convict ghosts. If this is the case taking them out first may be advisable as they're easier to dispense than Jizu. Conagher writes about Strangler Jizu: "He can respawn as many times as he has followers left to suck their essence from to heal himself. I had Dawn Star meditate in support while I concentrated on the followers first while evading Jizu. The followers attack in groups of 2 and when 1 'dies' another hops in to take his place. This continues untill all of them are 'killed'. After all of his followers are killed, Jizu cannot respawn at all and is fairly easy to kill. You will see the remaining followers standing/waiting around the perimeter of the cavern as you fight, so you can get a feel for how many more you need to take out before there is only Jizu." The ghost of turnkey Shiji appear after the battle. Choose "Who are you" "What happened her" "Why would he kill you if you were trying to save them" "There must be something more I can do to help you. Open Palms points are earned and the Wanderer Jewel is received. I found a Thick Skin Gem lying around here, perhaps from something destroyed in the battle. There a vase on the west side that contains a Scholar's Gem of Forethought and a Gem of Evil Thought (if open before the chest or skeleton here) or a Flawed Warrior Gem otherwise. The chest to the north and the skeleton to the east both contain silver. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.30 Stranded Orphan Girl: Knock Down the Supports (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------------- The spirit of a girl will be in the previous cavern. When she speaks to you choose: "Who are you? Another ghost?" "Why are you so scared of the puddle" "I'll find a way to get you out of there." "Okay, I'll do it" Use three of the support in this room to let the girl escape. The stalagmite on the south side can be use for silver. Continue out of the cave. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.31 Hui the Brave: Search the Ruins (Main Quest) Find a New Flyer: Find a Power source for Kang (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a rat demon behind the orphanage and a bamboo cask with silver. There's a battle between some ghosts and an imperial soldier and a lotus assassin at the gate to the some. Overhear and remember the command words, "Shao Hua" when I played. The lotus assassin runs of leaving the imperial soldier to fight you alone. After the fight chase after the lotus assassin and watch him raise a drawbridge from the other side. Fortunately you can use the crane to the south on this side to knock the lever on the other side to lower the drawbridge again. Cross the drawbridge. There are two bamboo cask on the other side. The one against the wall is trapped and contains silver and maybe a random gem. Head up the train to the southeast where you'll experience a vision of the blue woman's spirit. Choose: "Are you saying I've been misled" Continue southeast to the Dam site. [The game autosaves here.] Head southeast towards a little girl, past the body of the Lotus assassin you were chasing. The girl speaks as you approach. Choose: "Who are you" "Who is this Guardian" The Guardian will attack you. Its a demon so magic and support styles are unless. After it takes some damage it will speak to you, choose: "You can talk" "I am not you enemy. Stop this Fighting and we can talk" The fight resumes, after some more damage it speaks again. "I am [your name here]." "Why do you want to serve me" "I am honored to have you as my companion, Chai Ka." "Who was that little girl" "I don't understand" (ask any of the questions here) Chai Ka will morph into Wildflower and your you the inscrutable power source. Choose: "Perfect..." (if you've been through the pirates lair) "Thank you" if not. "Come on. You and Chai Ka are with me now" Choose between Wildflower and your current follower. An inferior scholar gem and the Inscrutable power source is received. ---------------------------------------------------- 10.2.32 The Great Dam: Close the Dam (Main Quest) Trapped: Free Captain Ing's Ship (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------- A small path to the north ends at a building with a chest containing the "River of Time" technique. A spirit font is to the west of where you fought Chai Ka just before a pair of golem guarding access to the Dam controls. Approach the and speak the command word "Shao Hua" (at least that's what is was when I played). If you get it wrong you'll have to fight the golems, earning slightly less XP when you defeat them. Head down the path between the golems (or where they were) to the Jade Heart. Use it and select [Close the dam] which flooding the ruins and crash site. ---------------------------------------- 10.2.33 Trapped: Talk to Ing (sidequest) ---------------------------------------- Go back to where the golems where and you'll meet a sergeant and a lotus assassin. Select: "Wait. You don't need to follow this assassin's orders Sergeant" You'll be attacked by 2 Imperial soldiers, a sergeant, and a lotus apprentice. After the battle enter the gazebo near the drawbridge here. A trapped chest holds silver. (If you did the pirate lair and the forest first, the Inquisitor Lim will show up sometime between now and returning to Tien's Landing.) Use the scroll stand to read "Tragedy in Tien's Landing" for some XP. Use the bridge control to lower the drawbridge. [The game autosaves] as you start to cross. Cross the bridge and go through the covered bridge and make you way back to Tien's Landing. (If the ruins are done first the second encounter with the woman in black would happen now.) If you go back towards the entrance to the ruins you'll be attacked by a group of six conscripts. As soon you enter Tien's landing, a villager that Captain Ing has entrusted with your reward gives you a lot of silver. Say "Thank you. Here's a silver piece." ----------------------------------------------------- 10.2.34 Find a New Flyer: Return to Kang (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------- Return to your camp site. There will be a cut scene will Sky, Dawn Star, and Wild Flower. You can either tease Sky, or comment on Dawn Star's or Wild Flower's oddities. You can talk to some characters for some addition character development. Zu will comment on Wild Flower. For Wild Flower you can choose: "Tell me a bit about yourself" "No I'm asking about you" "Won't let who hurt you" For Dawn Star you can choose: "I am interested in how you are, Dawn Star. Is there anything bothering you" "Understandable, considering the injustice that was done. "You were abandoned? Tell me about that." "I am glad you came to the school. Don't linger on fools who may have shunned you. Talk to Kang and say "I found the inscrutable power source." You can go on to say: "Let's talk about you and what your wind map revealed" "All right. Lets go" This starts and unlocks Kang's First Mission mini-game. The Cloudburst flyer upgrade is received afterwards. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. Kang talks to you afterwards. Say: "Okay, that should be interesting." Talk to Wild Flower Again "I want to learn more about you. "Who is the other" "The other is like the guardian." "Be Strong, Wild flower" "I'll help you wild Flower" Talk to Sky: "Do you have a minute to talk" "I'd be quite interested" "How did you meet your wife if your life was so chaotic" "Your connections in the underworld tracked down Gao" "We've already seen the connection between the two" "How do you know Gao's slavers" "I'm glad I could help, and I'm happy to have your company." ------------------------------------------------- 10.2.35 Hui the Brave: Return to Hui (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------- Head towards the teahouse. The wine merchant will confront you after you cross the bridge. Merchant Jiang and 2 Thugs attack you. Go into the teahouse after the fight. Talk to Hui, and select: "The Lotus Assassins already took the amulet from the ruins." "Where are you going" -------------------------------------- 10.2.36 New merchants in Tien's Landing -------------------------------------- Leave the teahouse. Before proceeding to the southern forest there are 2 merchants with new inventory. Shipeng at beggars pier is now a merchant now that the wine merchant is gone. His inventory: Flawed Scholar Gem 200 Interior Scholar Gem 1500 Inferior Intuition Gem 150 Inferior Intimidation Gem 150 Intimidation Gem 900 Monks Gem of Forethought 120 Flawless 7500 (style) Cow Bezoar 500 (plot item) You'll want to buy the Cow Bezoar. Merchant Cheung inventory has arrived now that the dam is closed. Discounted Full Flawed Warrior Gem 170 200 Inferior Warrior Gem 1275 1500 Flawed Monk Gem 170 200 Flawed Scholar Gem 170 200 Inferior Charm Gem 127 150 Inferior Intuition Gem 127 150 Storm Dragon Style 3824 4500 You can also talk to Minister Sheng at tell him "I was happy to do my duty" but there's no further reward. Old Wei, Chumin, and Sweet Gufu all comment on the dam being closed if talked to. If you return to the camp site you can see a scene between Sky and Wild Flower. You can ask Chai Ka for a demonstration and Sky will back down, or you can tell Chai Ka to back down. ----------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.37 The Sickened Forest: Seek Out Lord Yun (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------- Leave town via the north gate. [The game will autosave here.] If Dawn Star is your follower, she will sense something, say "I don't feel anything..." Two ghost and a lost spirit attack. Beware for the lost spirits attacks that drain both health and chi. Lord Yun greets you after the battle. Choose: "Are these ghosts a major problem." "Perhaps there's some way I can help you." "I heard that you needed help opening the forest for travel again." "Where did you acquire a wind map that would cover the distance" "It seems I need your wind map to travel north" "What do you propose" "you have a deal. I'll find out what's wrong with you land." "Who is the forest Shadow" "why do you think the ghosts are related to this spirit." "What do you mean by 'a fox'" "I've heard enough about this fox spirit. What do I need to do" "If she's an ancient ally of yours I'm sure she'll want to help, if I can find her." "I need that wind map, so I have work to do. [The game autosaves after the conversations.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.38 The Sickened Forest: Find Spears Catches Leaf (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Head northeast up some stairs that turn north. Two lost spirits and a ghost attack you as you enter the clearing. In this fight you can go up to a yellow shrine to activate some force fields that harm any of the ghosts that touch them. The headstone near the yellow shrine is empty and are 2 more headstones to the east, however the bones beside those two headstones has some silver. There a spirit font south of the headstones and bones. The way onward from the clearing is to the west. NOTE: If you reenter this clearing again you may discover that the spirit s have respawned making it necessary to fight them again. Follow that path as it loops around to the east and then north. There are bones by the river before the bridge with silver and a random gem. Head west and start across the bridge to the north. As you cross the bridge you'll encounter a man being chased by lost spirits. A fight with 2 lost spirits ensues. After the fight the man will talk to you. Choose: "Yes, I was in Tien's Landing" "Where is this Pilgrim's rest inn" "I'm looking for a temple on the path above. Can you direct me." "I will escort you to Tien's Landing, you can take the message yourself" "Tell me more about the forest shadow" "These ghosts are the forest shadow's minions?" "I should keep moving. Will you be all right in this forest" Apparently not, as the man gets kill in the following cut scene by a fox spirit. However, you are unaffected by the fox spirit attack. The path from the north end of the bridge goes east a bit. There are 2 headstones, one on either side of the path, where it turns north, both contain silver and maybe a random gem. Continue north and the west, there's more silver in the headstone at the next corner to the north. A ghost and 2 lost spirits attack in the next clearing. There's another yellow shrine here, you can approach to activate ghost damaging force fields. Like the previous clearing, leaving the clearing and coming back may trigger another battle. The headstone near where you entered the clearing is empty. The path in the northeast corner is label Pilgrim's Rest Inn, the one in the northwest is label "Temple of the Forest Shadow". Take the path leading to the temple. A head stone at the first bend contains a bit of silver and a random gem. At the next bend there will be a switch by a furnace that you can't use yet. Further north is a similar switch. The path branches 3 ways here. The left and right paths both end at furnaces with colored switches, yellow and blue on the left, green and red on the right, none can be used yet so go up the middle path to the west. You'll witness a large warrior making short work of a batch of ghost. He's called Black Whirlwind, and he'll attack you next. Do quick attack combos and jump behind him. He'll talk to you after you defeat him. Choose: "Why did you attack me?" Spear Catches Leaf joins the conversation. Choose: "What earns a mercenary a title like deadliest. "Which part of you naked, drunk, and screaming attack works best" "Are there any stories of your exploit I would know." "Forget about the attack. If you're Spear Catches Leaf we need to talk" "Tell me more about this ritual" "Do you have any idea where the crystal might be" "What was strange about them" "I met a man from the inn on my way up here" "The man was attacked and killed by the Forest Spirit" "I should go to the inn and find out what I can" "How do I get to the inn" You can ask some general questions about philosophy and the forest. Spear Catches Leaf sells some items: Flawed Warrior Gem 200 Flawed Monk Gem 200 Slick Gem 500 Legendary Strike Style 6000 Storm Dragon Style 4500 Hunter's Spirit 4250 Boar's Strength 1250 Tracking Eye 1250 Predatory Intuition 1000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.39 The Sickened Forest: Restore the Missing Crystal (Main Quest) (1/2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a focus shrine in the temple to the west. Use the scrollstand in the southeast corner of the temple to read "The Dragon of Storms" and one in the northeast corner to read "Temple Records" for XP. A path heads north from when Spear Catches Leaf and Black Whirlwinds are standing. The path turns south east into a clearing a little further on. A lost spirit and 2 ghosts attack in this clearing. Like the previous two clearing theses a yellow shrine you can approach to bring up force fields to damage the ghosts. Unlike the previous clearing there are multiple waves of spirits. The second and third waves have two ghosts each, and the final wave has a single lost spirit. The are two exit from this clearing other that where you entered. The one to the south heads back to the previous clearing with a yellow shrine. The one to the west leads to the Pilgrim's Rest Inn. Ass there nothing of interest on the trail to the south, take the western exit. You'll be outside the inn. There's a rock by a tree to the south of where you entered that has some silver. You'll be attacked by three Lost Spirits. After defeating them you can get some silver and a random gem from the trapped bamboo cask on the north side by the inn. There will be a cutscene as you start to enter the inn. Afterwards continue southeast into the inn and the Keeper will speak to you. Choose: "I'm surprised anyone's still alive up here." "The man you sent to bring aid from Tien's Landing was killed" "Have you lost many people to the Forest Shadow" "Why would you send someone alone for help" "Why has she been attacking people from the Inn." "How did you plan to deal with her" "Why were you keeping this" "You stole the crystal to top the ritual from being performed" "Where would a humble innkeeper get that kind of money" "If you have those resources, why not do this yourself" "Why are you so positive that she has to die" "I think it's obvious what I have to do" "If what you say is true, then it sounds as if I have no choice." The Temple Crystal plot item is received. Fox Hunt: Tracking the Forest Shadow quest activated. Head further southeast into the inn and talk to Henpecked Hou. He has some items for sale. Choose: "Show me what you have for sale." "I suppose that's a bit odd" Flawed Scholar Gem 200 Inferior Scholar Gem 1500 Intuition Gem 900 Gem of Struggle 3600 There a trapped vase southwest of Hou that contains some silver. A scrollstand by Hou can be used to read "The Tricksters" for some XP. The bamboo cask northeast of Hou has a single silver and maybe a random gem. The 2 vase further northeast has a single silver each. Talk to Hou again. This time choose: "Can I ask you some questions about the forest" "There's something very strange here. What are you hinting at." Select the higher of your charm and intuition. Some XP will be earned for this conversation. Talk to the Keeper again and after exploring the rest of his general topics choose: "What is the Mother" "The cook call you "Twisted servant of the Mother" "What magic allows you to cloak yourself so" "Why should I help you" "What if I killed the Mother? Would that free you from this curse" "Tell me about the mother" "Tell me about the Forest Shadow" "I have made my decision" Either Lie to postpone the next fight, or select "You must be destroyed. There's no other answer" to fight it now. (Fox Hunt will be removed from the quest list by fighting now.) ------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.40 Cannibals in the Inn: Allies or Enemies (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------- You'll be attacked by 9 cannibals and the Innkeeper. After putting down this wave you'll face 6 more cannibals. Henpecked Hou will talk to you afterwards. Choose: "Wait, did you just say "Henpecked"" "Were is she now" Explore the rest of the conversation threads before choosing: "Of course, but I've never seen the style. "Can you teach me Drunken Master" You'll by taken to a fight against a ghost. In this fight pick up the bottles to activate Drunken Master. Like the improvised weapons in the teahouse there's a duration meter" Attack the ghost using Drunken master attacks. Choose between Henpecked Hou and your current companion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.41 The Sickened Forest: Restore the Missing Crystal (Main Quest) (2/2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leave the inn area to the northwest. Head northwest from the clearing and follow the path back to the temple. You can talk to the Black Whirlwind for some information about himself. Choose: "How did you end up in the forest?" "Why are you called the Black Whirlwind?" "Does that actually work?" "So where did the name come from?" Talk to Spear Catches Leaf and after buying anything you want, choose: "I have the missing crystal here" "I need to know more about the ritual before you leave" "What purpose do the other furnaces serve" "What colors typically represent the seasons" "What does the central pedestal do?" "I can figure this out from here" "I'm sure I can find a use for him" "I', reeling from your smell" "You could be useful. Glad to have you along." Choose between the Black Whirlwind and your current follower. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.2.42 The Sickened Forest: Complete the Ritual of Seasons (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Use the pedestal to the east to release the switches. go do the path as activate the switch on the lower two furnaces. Go back up and use the blue switch of the left side and the red switch on the right side. Don't mess up of you'll need to fight 5 lost spirits at close quarters. Use the pedestal again to open a portal. ---------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.43 The Sickened Forest: Enter the Portal (Main Quest) ---------------------------------------------------------- Head east into the temple. Go up the stairs and enter the portal to Heaven. [The game autosaves here.] Head south, to your right you'll find a ceramic urn with silver and a Gem of Gentle Mind. A man, Zin Bu, will materialize as the path turns southwest. Choose: "Who are you" "What why would you need to do that" "It sounds like a very difficult job" "I'm sorry if this has caused you trouble but I do what I must." "What do you need me for" "Great. I could use someone of your skill" Zin Bu's store is now accessible from the followers screen. Note his prices appear to be 25% higher that other merchants and he buy gems back for 50% less than other merchants so you won't want to buy or sell from him unless he's your only option. His initial inventory: Inferior Warrior Gem 1875 Inferior Monk Gem 1875 Scholar Gem 4750 Inferior Scholar Gem 1875 Leaping Tiger Style 10000 Legendary Strike Style 7500 Continue southeast. There will be a ceramic urn will silver and a random gem where the path turns northeast, with a spirit font a few steps further. Continue northeast to a clearing where there are 3 fox spirits. Two toad demons will material at the start of you conversation with the fox spirits and attack. While the 3 foxes will likely make short work of them you can join in. Afterwards one of the fox spirits will speak to you. Select: "Why are these demons attacking you" "What is this place" "Why did your mistress attack me" "I will go speak with the Forest Shadow" Go up some stairs to the east. There's a focus shrine at the top of the stairs. Head south and then east to enter a battle with a Toad Demon and a Horse Demon. 2 Fox spirits will help you. The Horse demons style is acquired after this battle. There's a bookstand in this clearing that can be used to read "Jade Empire Bestiary: Vol. 5" for some XP. There's a trapped cermamic urn by the path on the east side of this clearing that contains some silver. Follow the trail on the east side as it turns south, then west, and south again. Two Toad demons and a horse demon, await you in the next clearing around a turn to the east. The lone fox spirit here won't be must help. Continue east. A ceramic urn containing silver and a random gem will be by a bend to the south. Keep going south to a large building. [The game autosaves here.] You'll witness two horse demon beings dispatched by an elephant demon, Shining Tusk, and a fox spirit, The Forest Shadow. You'll be asked to make a choice. Select: "I mean you no harm" "What "fork" are you talking about." "The man at the bridge was one of the cannibals. Were you trying to warn me." "How could you be certain I'd come here" "I have been having visions of a spirit in blue, could that be her" You'll have another vision of the blue spirit woman, who you now know is the Water Dragon. Choose: "Are you the spirit of the Water Dragon" "Who has stepped beyond their station? Me?" You'll be talking to the Forest Shadow again. Choose: "Why me. Why doesn't she ask you for help." "Why don't you just destroy the Mother your self" "Couldn't you just tell Yun to give me the wind map" "I have made my decision" "The mother must be destroyed, How can I find her" Open palm points are earned for this decision. "What will I face there" "Where is the entrance to the Mother's Lair?" "That's all I need to face her." "I want to ask some more about you and this forest before I go" Explore the general questions on the forest, fox spirits, and Shining Tusk. I should go deal with the inn. She'll offer to send you to the portal. "I will walk" (as you still have stuff to do here). ------------------------------------------------------------ 10.2.44 The Sickened Forest: Destroy the Mother (Main Quest) Cannibals in the Inn: The Mother (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------ The ceramic urn behind the Forest Shadow is empty. The bookstand here can be used to read "The Celestial Order, Vol 1. for some XP. If you decide to go through with walking down you'll fight more demons it the clearings where you battled on the way up: two toad demons, and a horse demon in the first clearing with one fox helping you, a toad demon and a horse demon in the second clearing with two foxes helping you, and two toad demons in the final clearing with three foxes helping you. If you want to skip those battle you can talk to the Forest Shadow and have her send you to the bottom by the portal, of course this will skip the XP from the battles as well. However you get down the hill, return to the forest through the portal. Make your way over to the Pilgrim's rest inn. Enter the inn, if you didn't fight the cannibals before, you'll be forced to do so know. A secret door has been opened in the southern corner of the inn, southwest of where you met Henpecked Hou. head east into this tunnel to enter the caves. [The game autosaves as you enter the caves]. Head south into a large cavern. A cannibal Butcher will speak to you. Choose: "I'm the one who will stop this sickness from spreading" The Butcher and 10 cannibals will attack you. A man will talk to you afterwards. Choose "Change you into them?" "How do I help you?" [Kill Him] Granting him a merciful end, you'll have to fight him if you don't. The nook in the northwest where the man was has a chest and a corpse to search. Both of these will have silver a possible a random gem. The path onward is to the southeast. This tunnel goes east, turning north and east again to another cavern. You'll be attacked by a Handler and 7 rat demons. There are two sets of bones on the south side of this cavern. The one on the left has a random gem. The other some silver and maybe a random gem. Some bones in nook on the north side holds silver and a random gem. The way onward is on the east side south of where you entered the cavern. This path goes southwest turning east and south into a cavern with a bridge passing under a large root. Cross the bridge. 12 cannibals will attack on the other side. After this battle the Black Whirlwind and Henpecked Hou will show up (or if one of them is following you, just the other one). If you have someone other than one of them following, they will run off to deal with some cannibals. You can talk to the Black Whirlwind and Henpecked Hou for some character development. For Black Whirlwind, choose: "What did you do before you went with Lord Yun" "What did you do then" "It must have been very difficult" For Henpecked Hou, choose: "Tell me about your life before you were captured." "That's too bad, Hou" "Well, that is something to be proud of, I guess" The bamboo cask in the nook to the south contains silver and a random gem. The trapped chest in the northeastern part of the cavern contains silver. A tunnel leave the cavern in the northwest. The tunnel start towards the north. [The game autosaves when the tunnel starting to turn back to the south]. The tunnel loops back towards the south and enters the Mother's lair. After a cutscene you'll be left to face the Mother along with an endless horde of cannibals, by yourself. You're attack will have no effect on the Mother, so ignore her and the cannibals and target the pillars supporting the caverns. A few hits causes a pillar to collapse. Take out three of the pillars and the cavern will collapse on the Mother, while you escape with the Black Whirlwind and Henpecked Hou. The forest shadow greets you on the outside. Choose: "I would have given my life to see that abomination dead." "Will the fore recover" Brilliant gem of Balance is received as well as some open palm points. You'll be in the clearing north of Lord Yun's Camp. Walk up to the inn an talk to the ghost that are there now that the Mother is dead. Select: "Why are you spirit's here." "The Water Dragon! You wanted her to guide you to the underworld." 140 silver are received. Return to the lowest clearing and head south towards Lord Yun's camp. -------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.45 Inquisitor Lim and the second piece of the amulet -------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: This scene occurs in the last area of the dam, pirate's lair, or forest that you deal with. Inquisitor Lim confronts you. Choose: "You had to be stopped. The Lotus Assassins are clearly evil" "What do you know of Sagacious Zu" Inquisitor Lim, 2 Imperial soldiers, and 2 lotus assassins attack. The second amulet piece is recovered after the battle along with the Bronze Tongue and a Superior Monk Gem. You can now equip up to five gems. ------------------------------------------------------------ 10.2.46 The Sickened Forest: Return to Lord Yun (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------ Head south down the path to Lord Yun's Camp. Lord Yun will speak as you approach. Choose: "Those beast had be eliminated" "I'm glad I could help." "What will you do now" "Do you think this forest will be passable any time soon" "How did you know I cured your forest" "I think its time I left" Wind Map plot item is received. If there's anything you still need or want to buy from Spear Catches Leaf he's now in this location. ------------------------------------- 10.2.47 Finishing up in Tien's Landing ------------------------------------- Buy anything you want or need and can afford for the three merchants here. Head back to your camp in Tien's Landing. There's a cutscene between Dawn Star and Black Whirlwind. Choose: "The village is in rough shape. We must make do out here." Take some time for some character develop. For Dawn Star, choose: "I am interested..." "Tell me about that. How.. sensitive are you" "You know you can ask me ask me for anything as long as I have your company" For Black Whirlwind, choose: "Tell me something about you're past." "I certainly hope you didn't interfere with their meeting." "You're a brute Whirlwind. How could you do it." For Henpecked Hou, choose: "Why did you marry you're wife if she's so difficult" "Wine is a dangerous companion" "I guess you really owed him after that." For Sagacious Zu, choose: "I want to talk about what Inquisitor Lim said about you" "It must be difficult to regret the deaths of so many." "Why did you leave the Assassins? Why do you hate them so much?" "I see nothing in what they do that would scare off a killer like you." There are a couple of cutscene left that require you to leave the area and return (or save and reload): The first is a scene with Black Whirlwind, Henpecked Hou, and Kang. Choose: "And how hard would it be to get more ointment to appease him" The second is a scene with Sky, Kang, and Henpecked Hou. Choose: "It sounds like you've had trouble with thieves before, Hou." ------------------------------------------- 10.2.48 Silk Fox: The Silk Fox (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------- Speak to Kang and choose: "We have what we need. Let's go to the imperial city. Select attack to play a mini-game, it won't be unlocked until you finish the game though. This is on of the Encounters in the Skies mini-games. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. You'll arrive in the imperial city. Two guards will question you, choose: "Of course, I'm [your name here], a simple Traveler." Princess Lian, aka the Silk Fox, who you've encounter back outside Tien's landing, interrupts the questioning. When she speaks to you select: "Forgive me, but I am not sure how to address you." "Of course. forgive me, Princess" "Of course, Princess Lian, should we talk elsewhere." "Of course, Princess. At you convenience." The Note from Princess Lian Plot item will be received as well as the Imperial Favor Gem. [The game autosaves at the end of the chapter.] ============== 10.3 Chapter 3 ============== ----------------------- 10.3.1 The landing area ----------------------- Zin Bu has some new inventory: Golden Tongue 10000 Lightning Gem 6250 Gem of Unity 10125 Cow Bezoar 625 A vial of sulfurous water 625 Tiger Mantra 4375 Buy the vial of sulfurous water, you'll be needing it soon. Your party is standing to the north. You can spend a bit of time doing some character development. For Sky choose: "What's on your mind right now" "There's no shame in dwelling on the past." "You realize you may not have a future if you follow me" "Don't discount yourself or the others" "I just take the time to appreciate those who are with me." For Henpecked Hou choose: "I'm sorry to hear that, Hou" "Why did you become a bun master if you were a master fighter" "Well, that's not such a band thing" "Ouch" For Dawn Star choose: "I have time to speak with you now Dawn Star. What did you wish?" "I am glad you are with me. We are a long way from home" "Then my home will be where you are, and you can say the same of me" "it is not your burden to try to belong when you are not wanted." When you talk to Wild Flower, Ya Zhen, the other surfaces. Choose: "Who are you" "What about the girl" Talk to Wild Flower again and choose: "Are you all right with the demons inside you" "This must be very hard on you" "Why did you choose her" "You mean Ya Zhen" Talk to Wild Flower a third time and choose: "Are you all right with the demons inside you" "What are you talking about" "I won't let you harm this girl" [Ya Zhen, will be gained as a follower. As a follower of the Open Palm you won't be selecting him but you'll need him available for a special event in the next chapter that you'd otherwise miss.] For Sagacious Zu choose: "What are your feelings on the Imperial City? How powerful are the Lotus Assassins here" "They sound more like outlaws than an arm of the Emperor" "Are you referring to the incident that prompted your exit." "You were ordered to kill innocents. Why even consider it" For Black Whirlwind choose: "I'd like to hear more about your past" "I can't believe your got rats drunk" "The rats exploded? That's horrible" "That's all for now" ------------------------------- 10.3.2 Lord Lao's Furnace (1/4) ------------------------------- Talk to Kang, and choose: "Let's talk about what you wind map revealed" "I'm sure that will help. Start it up" You'll be transported to Lord Lao's Furnace, a place with a lot of machinery. The conversation with Kang continues: "Um.. where are we" "So, you don't know where we are" Kang goes over to the building to the west. He'll speak as you approach. Choose: "Really, what does it do" "But what is it" "Who is Lord Lao" "Please don't randomly hit switches. I find it unsettling" "Do you think its wise to play with it?" "Wait.. didn't we find a strange set of directions." There's a bunch of controls here. Going counterclockwise from where you started to the building there's the Water Wheel, Clapper Chimney, Conductor, and Whirling Cogs. The Cranking Caldron is in the center. There's a Dragon button to the right of the entrance to the building and a Tiger Button to the Left. There are two ceramic urns along the south side of the area. The eastern one contains a Cow bezoar (this only appears once in your plot item list even if you have more, this is not cause for concern as the game keep track of the quantity). The one to the west contains the Configuration of the Ox plot item. Inside the building, there a fuel hopper to the right, a reset console in the middle, and a bookstand to the left that can be used to read "The Celestial order, Vol. 3" for some XP. You've found two configuration so far so lets try them out. Let's start with the Horse. Use the Hopper and put Cow Bezoar in it. Use the Water Wheel, Clapper Chimney, Conductor, Cauldron, and then press the Tiger Button. You'll receive "The Song of the Spirit" technique. When Kang speaks, say "I want to try that again" Now let's use the Configuration of the Ox. Use the Hopper and put the vial of sulphurous water in it. Use the water wheel, and the clapping chimney and then Push the Dragon button. The Spirit of the Master technique will be received. Talk to Kang and say "I'm ready to leave this place." to return to the imperial city. You can do a bit more character development on your return. Talk to Wild Flower and choose: "Do you feel any spirits here" "What do you see in those people" Speak to Kang and choose "Let's talk about Lord Lao's Furnace: "Have you identified any more configuration for the Machine" You'll receive the Transcribed Gear Etching plot item. ------------------------------------------------- 10.3.3 Did you forget anything in Tien's Landing? ------------------------------------------------- If you forget to do something or buy something in Tien's Landing or you just want to play a mini-game for some XP. Either talk to Dawn Star or Kang. For Dawn Star say "Gather every one, and have Kang ready the flyer". For Kang say "I just need to fly somewhere" Either will call up a world map move the cursor over Tien's landing and select it. Choose Attack for a mini-game, this will be unlocked after completing the story. This in one of the Encounters in the Skies series. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. After taking care of whatever business you have there. Talk to either Dawn Star or Kang again to return. Attack again will let you play an encounters in the skies series mini-game. Again see the survival strategy in the minigame section. -------------------------------------------------- 10.3.4 Exploring the Imperial City Market District -------------------------------------------------- Bai the Outcrier is in the southwest corner of the landing area. When you speak to him choose: "Would you be able to help me look for someone?" "I'm searching for a man called Master Li" "How would I speak with Death's hand" "Do you know of anything happening in the city" "Can you think of anything else" "What else is going on?" "Interesting. Is that all you have?" "Any other word?" "Any other news?" "Tell me more about the layout of the city" "Tell me more about this immediate area" "Let's hear some more about the places off the Golden Way." "What of the Lotus Assassins? Where would I find them?" Select the higher of your charm and intuition. "I will be back if I have any more questions for you" Some XP will be earned. Head through the tunnel to the south, which goes west a bit before emerging to the south on the north side of the market district. Head east and listen to a very bad description of you being given out by a female Lotus assassin. Continue east to the city gates. (If you use the gates you'll be taken to the world map where you'll be able to fly to Tien's Landing, choose attack to play a mini-game, one of the Encounters in the Sky series). See the survival strategy in the minigame section. Talk to Captain Sen by the gate and choose: "Why would you think that?" "What criminal do you need help with?" "I'm interested. Tell me what you need done." "You've got a deal" "I want to hear more about Fading Moon" "Why was nothing does to catch her earlier" "Could I see the scene of the crime" "Let's hear the details surrounding Creative Yukon" "What could she tell me" "Enough about the bounties. You can explore the general information threads if you want. Creative Yukong's Bounty and Fading Moon's Bounty have been activated Go back to the west and cross the bridge to the south by the lotus assassin. this leads to the Gate to the Golden Way. You can ask the guard here for direction. A bookstand by the Gate can by used to read "Guide to the Imperial City" for some XP. Another bridge goes west from here. there's a bookstand on the bridge that can be used to read "The History of Flight Vol. 4" for some XP. Further west is a vase by an arch containing a bit of silver. Go through the arch to the main market area. The door to the blacksmith shop is to the south. Use it to talk to the blacksmith. He has the following inventory for sale: Warrior's Gem of Forethought 120 Dragon Sword 10000 (Weapon Style) Flawless 7500 (Weapon Style) A Bar of Nickeled Iron 500 (plot item) Craftsman's Litany 1600 (technique) The gate leading south to the Black Leopard School is west of the Blacksmith Shop. A direction giving guard stand beside the gate. A little further west is the bun seller, Junda. You can ask him and his wife about city by choosing: "Do you mind If I ask you two some questions" "Who are you two? What are you doing here?" "What can you tell me about the Imperial city" "Tell me about the key landmarks in the city" "What can you tell me about the area" "Tell me more about the tavern" "I'd like to know more about the wall and the palace""I want to ask you something else about the city" "I'd like to know more about the various districts" "Could I go back to my original question" "I am searching for Master li Have you heard of him" "Tell me what you know about Death's Hand" "I should be going." A bamboo cask in the southwest corner holds the Gem of Foresight. A vase by a small building north to that holds a bit of silver. A bridge goes north across from the Black Leopard's School Gate leading to the gate to the Imperial Arena. The vase by the bridge you just cross contains some silver. Take the tunnel to the west to a dead end. There a bamboo cask here that contains a random gem and the Configuration of the Dragon plot item. Return of the arena gate, if you go east you find another direction giving guard and the access tunnel to the landing area. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.3.5 Creative Yukong's Bounty: Speak with Lade Rento (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Enter the Imperial arena and witness an area fighter's "Retirement". The newly retired fighter will speak to you on your way out. Choose: "What just happened" [The game autosaves here] The bet taker to the west of the entrance and Thunder Toaran further south will only direct you to see Qui the Promoter if you speak to them. There's a scrollstand by Thunder Toaran that can by used to read Imperial Champions for some XP. There's a spirit font east of the entrance. Go up the stairs to the south of the entrance. A focus shrine is west of the top of the stairs. Go through the sliding door to the south of the focus shrine into the tavern. Lustful Lao is by the door. he'll be dismissive if you're male and hit on you if you're female. either way he's worse than useless. The tavern keeper is on the south side of the tavern. Speak to him and select: "What? This place is busy right now" "No, look around, it's really busy" "What do you have to drink" "You're saying I can't drink because someone else is drinking for me?" "May I ask you some questions" "What was happening with that man who was roughed up." "It happened right in from of you. How could you not see" "Can we talk about the imperial city" "What can you tell me about the arena and this tavern" Go through the door to the west. A hall leads north into a kitchen area. A bamboo cask in the southeast has a bit of silver. A scrollstand in the northwest corner can be used to read, "Cannibal Cookbook Vol. 1" for some XP. Leave the Kitchen area. Gamble Daoshen can be talk to by the door to the southwest. Choose: "What's the nature of the game" "Explain the rules for me" "What kind of bets do you take" "What rules stop you from taking larger bets" "Do you run any other games" "That's all I wanted to know about the rules" "That's enough for now. I should go." (Unless you care to try you're luck, in which case choose: "Let's roll the dice. I'd like to try my luck." The odds are you'll win 5 times out of 12.) Go southwest to the next room. Lady Rento is in the north east corner. Talk to here and choose: "I'm here to talk to you about Creative Yukong." "Why is Yukong wanted for confidence schemes?" "How much did you give this actor?" "Do you have any idea where I could find Creative Yukong" "I should let you get back to what you were doing" --------------------------------- 10.3.6 Starting your arena career --------------------------------- The Fang Guard on the east will make some comments about Judge Fang but wont allow you to pass by them. Gentle Breezes is to the southwest of the room. Talk to here are say: "Who are you" "Who is Judge Fang" "You don't like Fang much do you" "Why do you work for him" Go southeast to the next room. There are several people you can talk to here. To the west there's Pretty Li-Li you can ask her some general questions. Iron Soldier, the silver division champion is beside her. Choose: "I'd like to ask you a few questions" Crimson Khana, the Bronze Champion, is to the west. She can be asked some general questions about the arena and city. Avoid the clearly insulting responses. Hapless Han is by some stairs to the south west. He can be asked some general quest. Don't comment on his cheerful nature. Dr. An is south of him. Choose: "What's strange about my energy" "The new schools of what" You can now ask her some general question about acupuncture. She has the following items for sale. Inferior Intuition Gem 150 Intuition Gem 900 Superior Intuition Gem 2500 Cleansed body and Mind 5000 Vigorous Body 2500 Clear Mind 2500 Porcelain Skin 2000 The stairs between Hapless Han and Dr. An head down into the creature pens, there's nothing of interest down there right now. The Sung brothers, Sung Sui, Sung Bo, and Sung Bu are north of Dr An. Sung Bo in the middle speaks for the group. They'll tell you to speak to Qui. Approach the open door between the Sung brothers and Dr. An. and witness a scene that results in a conversation with Qui the Promoter. Choose: "'Austi...' Don't you mean 'auspicious?" "Of course. Silly of me to bring it up. What were you saying?" "What are you getting at?" "Before I agree to anything I need to know the rules of this tournament." "If I joined the arena. Who or what would I face" "Are these fights deadly" "What happened twenty years ago" "What if someone specifically tries to dispel the protections" "I want to join the arena." "I am called [your name here]" Choose an arena name from: Raging Dragon, Silver Phoenix, Tiger Lifts the Mountain "Yes, that's what I want" "I've got it. Let's get started." "What can you tell me about the champion of my division" "Can I ask you some more questions about the arena." "Certainly, go ahead." "Why is the full name not commonly used any more" "Does the Emperor still play an active role in the arena" "How does anyone keep trace of that many rules?" "Let's talk about something else" "Tell me about my next fight" "Yes, please explain the procedures here" "No, not right now" "There's nothing else I need from you, Qui ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.7 The Imperial Arena: Win Your First Qualifying Match (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want you can talk to the other fighters. SAVE THE GAME. While you won't die if you lose most arena matches, a loss will deprive you of a technique earned for a perfect record. When you're ready for the fight speak to Qui. Choose: "Tell me about my next fight." "No, I just want to get to the fight" "Yes, Let's begin" You'll be taken to the arena to fight a single ogre. You won't have your follower to help you in the arena." A standard routine of quick attack combos, followed by dodges or jump over the ogre should work well. After the fight, you'll be talking to Qui again. "There's nothing else I need from you Qui." You earn 300 silver and 300 XP for this match. You'll be fully healed after all bouts in the arena. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.8 The Imperial Arena: Win Your Second Qualifying Match (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want you can talk to the other fighters. SAVE THE GAME. When you're ready for the second match speak to Qui. "Tell me about my next fight." "Yes, Let's begin" You're fighting four students. Quick attack combos and dodging work well. Try to keep to the outside of the group. After the fight, you'll be talking to Qui again. "There's nothing else I need from you Qui." You earn 400 silver and 325 XP for this match. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.9 The Imperial Arena: Win Your Third Qualifying Match (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want you can talk to the other fighters. SAVE THE GAME. When you're ready for the third match speak to Qui. "Tell me about my next fight." "Yes, Let's begin" In this match you have 25 seconds to destroy a dragon statue. Quick attack combos will destroy it with plenty of time to spare." After the demonstration, you'll be talking to Qui again. "There's nothing else I need from you Qui." You earn 500 silver and 350 XP for this match. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.10 The Imperial Arena Win Your Final Qualifying Match (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want you can talk to the other fighters. SAVE THE GAME. When you're ready for the final qualifying match speak to Qui. "Tell me about my next fight." "Yes, Let's begin" Hapless Han will be your opponent this time. A basic single opponent routing of quick attacks and dodging will be sufficient to take care of him. After the fight Lucky Cho will bring you a message from Kai Lan before allow Qui to finish talking to you. Choose: "Teel me more about Kai Lan the Serpent" "Why do you let Lucky Cho push you around, Qui" "Enough about what Lucky Cho said. Can you tell me more about the Guild" "I'll be careful who I talk to." Black Whirlwind shows up and has some words with Qui. "Hold on, Qui! How do you know the Black Whirlwind" "What kind of preparations" You earn 500 silver and 400 XP for this match. --------------------------------- 10.3.11 Questions about the guild --------------------------------- It will be a while before the Bronze matches can take place. Before leaving you can talk to some of the people here about the Guild. For Sun Bo choose: "What can you tell about the Guild" "Who is Kai Lan" "What does the Guild do here exactly" "Why doesn't the Empire just stop the guild" (The Sung Brothers will also answer questions able the other fighter now that you've qualified.) For Hapless Han choose: "Pay attention when you fight. Make the enemies' moves you own." "Do you know anything about the Guild" "Who's in charge of the guild" "What does the Guild do, exactly" "How can they operate so openly" For Crimson Khana choose: "Lucky Cho mentioned the Guild. I need to know your thoughts on them." "What can you tell me about the serpent." "What role does the Guild play" "Why does the Empire put up with the Guild" For Dr. An. "What's wrong with treating Han" Leave the Imperial Arena and return to you're campsite for some character development. Talk to Black Whirlwind and choose: "We should talk about you time in the Imperial arena" "What would need to be 'done'" "Forget it. Let's move on to something else." ---------------------------------------- 10.3.12 Joining the Black Leopard school ---------------------------------------- Make you way to the Black Leopard School which is due south of the arena, and go up the trail to it which start going south and turns west. On the next map, take a few step north and turn east. You'll see a cutscene of students investigating the disappearance of someone called second brother. Continue east into the school yard. There will be scene with another group of students. When they talk to you choose: "I'm just visiting. Please let me pass" Novice Han Tao, Novice Bo, Novice Feng, and Novice Shel will attack you. After defeating them, third brother and first brother Kai will speak to you. Choose: "Greetings. I apologize if I've caused any problems." "Yes. I would like that" "That sounds reasonable" "What about Second Brother" "Why does Master Radiant tolerate him" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.13 The Black Leopard School: Defeat Sixth Brother Gaoshen (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You'll be beside First Brother Kai in the northwest corner of the schoolyard. A scrollstand a bit to the east can be use to read "Black Leopard Style". Talk to Sixth Brother Gaoshen by the scrollstand and select: "Where is Second Brother" "Tell me about the Black Leopard School" "Sure let's fight" You'll enter a sparring match against the sixth brother. You're follower can't help you in the matches at the school. After you defeat him you'll find yourself in front of the school, and damage taken will be healed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.14 The Black Leopard School: Defeat Fifth Brother Shangjin (sidequest) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go up the stairs to the east. Before entering the school building open the bamboo cask at the north end of the porch for some silver. Enter the building to the east. The corridor to the south lead to Master Smiling Hawks room to the south which is locked and the cafeteria to the southeast. When you enter the cafeteria you see and scene between the headmistress, Weeping Willow, and a student. She'll accost you afterwards, choose: "Could I ask you some questions" "Tell me more about yourself" "Tell me about the Black Leopard School" "What do you know about the masters" "I must be going. good bye" East of the entrance are three room along the north side: Master Radient's Room (locked), Fifth Brother's room, and Fourth Brother's room. a jar at the east end has a bit of silver. The vase here is empty. The staircase on the south side of this hall goes up to a scrollstand that can be used to read Master Black Leopard for some XP. Open the door to Fifth Brother's room. Speak of Fifth Brother Shangjin and choose: "Tell me about the Black Leopard School" "What do you think happened to Second Brother" "I want to challenge you to a fight." You'll spar against Fifth Brother Shangjin. You'll again be outside the school building after the fight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.15 The Black Leopard School: Defeat Fourth Brother Yu (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Open the door to Fourth Brothers room. Talk to Fourth Brother Yu and choose: "What do you think happened to second Brother" "Tell me about the Black Leopard School." "I'd like to challenge you to a fight" You'll spar against Fourth Brother Yu. Third Brother Renshan will talk to you after the fight. Select: "I'm sure you are very skilled, Third Brother" "Good. I've been looking forward to meeting him" You'll be taken to Master Smiling Hawk who'll speak to you. Choose: "Master Li of Two Rivers" "What Happened to Second Brother" "Why do you need me to help you" "I would never hurt First Brother Kai or Master Radiant" "No I would rather die that help you" Open Palm points are earned for this. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.16 The Black Leopard School: Defeat Third Brother Renshan (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to Third Brother Renshan in the southeast corner of the cafeteria, choose: "Your talk is cheap, Third Brother. Let's fight!" You'll fight the third broth in the yard. First Brother Kai speaks to after the battle. Select: "Thanks it was a difficult fight" You'll be taken to speak with Master Radiant, choose: "So... you're dead" "Yes, I would like to know" "That's a dangerous path to tread" "Power is hard to gain and even harder to let go" "What a shameless act of cowardice" "so how can we stop him" "Why doesn't he just... finish you off.""Why don't you kill him yourself" "Why didn't Smiling Hawk just tell everyone you were dead" "I will destroy the Smiling Hawk" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.17 The Black Leopard School: Kill Master Smiling Hawk (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Go to master smiling Hawks room and open the door. He'll speak to you as you enter. Choose: "I'm not afraid of you Smiling Hawk" "I'd rather die" He'll kick you through the wall of his room and will start to fight you. After Smiling Hawk has taken heavy damage, the third brother will show up. Smiling Hawk will steal his life force, fully healing himself. After you defeat Smiling Hawk, Novice Feng will speak to you, choose: "He chose his fate, attack me and your fate will be similar" You'll be taken to see master Radiant again. Select: "A wise choice, Kai will make an excellent Master" "Your tanks is enough" "Yes, I'm very interested" "Farewell, and good luck, master Radiant You'll receive the Heaven's Blessing Gem and the Paralyzing Palm style. Afterwards First Brother will speak to you and give you some items. Choose: "I'm glad I could help. Is there anything more I can do" "I want a practice fight" for spar. Rote of the Endless Wind technique and the Gem of Inner Genius are received. The fourth brother in his room is also available for sparring. Leave the school. [The game autosaves as you leave, unless you returned to the market district earlier.] ------------------------------------------------ 10.3.18 Silk Fox: The Heavenly Lily (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------ Make your way to the Gate to the Golden Way in the southeast of the market district. Use the gate to go through it. [The game autosaves as you enter] A direction giving guard stands to your left as you enter the Golden Way. Head south to where there are paths going east and west. If you approach the tunnel to the west a guard will stop you warning you about the necropolis. Choose: "What's wrong with the Necropolis" "How did all this start" "Why aren't the guards doing anything about it?" "How bad has it become?" "That's enough about the Necropolis" "Have you seen a woman named Fading Moon? She's an arsonist" (He can also answer some general question about the city) Ignore the entrance to the necropolis for now and head east. A direction giving guard is by a wall to the north. The jar beside him contains a random gem. Go up the stairs and talk to Beggar Song on the south side of the street. Choose: "But your clothes are expensive, and you speak like a noble." "Not even a little bit" "So you turned to begging" "But there is no shame in begging" "I will give you silver if you'll explain this mad philosophy of yours" "Fine. Tell me" "So you are begging in order to pay for drunken debauchery, all in the service of becoming truly wise." "I thing the pursuit of wisdom is noble. Here's a silver piece." The jar a bit east of him holds some silver. You'll witness a man insulting passersby as you continue east. Use these choice to respond after he directs his insults at you: "What are you doing? Why attempt to insult me?" "I asked for an explanation. Justify yourself or I will take offence." "There is no point to your insults. Defend your claims, or cease this instant." Another man, the Minister of Culture, approaches you. Choose: "Explain yourself" "This city host many visitors. Why is he so different?" "Perhaps I can reason with this outlander" "I will teach him not to mock our culture" The Outlander sidequest will be activated. A bamboo cask further east on the south side contains some silver. There a scrollstand on the north side near where a narrower path lead onward from the east side. Use the scrollstand to read "Music And the Arts" for some XP. Take the narrow path here as it goes north and then east to a hostel. The hostel is locked at the moment. A jar on the steps of the hostel contains silver. A direction giving guard stands beside the hostel. The path continues south over a bridge to the Enlightened Stages and continues south past there to the entrance to the scholars garden where there's another direction giving guard. Go up the stair into the scholars garden. Silk Fox greets you as you enter the garden. When she talks to you, choose: "You've changed again, Princess. Who are you now?" "They rightfully fear him. He is Sun Li the Glorious Strategist" "It doesn't matter what you believe, I know it, and that's enough." "I must get to the palace. what do I need to do" "I've been fighting the Lotus Assassins. How can I infiltrate them." "I've fought a number of them. I would be spotted." "How can this be done?" "You know a lot about the Lotus Assassins. Why?" Choose either "I will go see what I can learn in the Imperial Arena" or "Perhaps I will see if this Inquisitor is reasonable" Silk Fox becomes a follower, choose between her and your current follower. [The game autosaves now] A bookstand in the northeast corner of this area can be used to read "The Physical Universe: A Rebuttal" for some XP. As you approach the stairs to the south you may be attacked by the Imperial Guard Captain, and the Imperial Guard that questioned you when you first arrived in the city (if they don't appear there, they will when you try to return to the Golden Way.) ------------------------------------------------ 10.3.19 Time out for Character Development (1/3) ------------------------------------------------ Before exploring the Scholar's Garden further. Make you way back to your campsite. [The game autosaves as you reenter the Golden Way] Silk Fox will Speak as you approach. Choose: "I'm looking into it." "Sagacious Zu will do what I say when the time comes." "I want to talk about your. Why has your servant given me a gift" "I appreciated you gift." "Then why take the risk" "I thank you for the gift and the risk you took giving it." "We cannot allow such a travesty to happen" If you leave the group and return there will be a scene with Zu and Dawn Star. Choose: "He's right, Dawn Star. Don't over do it." Talk to Zu and choose: "How do you feel about the plan to join the Lotus Assassins? I will need your knowledge." "Enlighten me" "I will find a way to enter without participating in their foul ways." "Zu, why does this trouble you so much. You've killed many before and since." "We each have our path, Zu. I will listen when you are ready." Talk to Sky and choose: "What's on your mind right now" "People are suffering. I am going to find out why and fix it." "I can look after myself. I've dealt with Assassins before." "They'll have to kill me before they change me" Talk to Dawn Star and choose: "Did you want to talk? Your feelings are very important to me" "What concerns you? She has shown only good will." "Dawn Star, she is jealous of you" "My Interest" "You didn't know? I offered counsel often enough" "You fear the end of what has barely begun. Where does this reluctance come from" "So, Silk Fox forces you to consider where our talks might lead. I will have to thank her." Talk to Kang "Let's talk about Lord Lao's Furnace" "Have you identified any more configurations for the machine" Transcribed Post Carving plot item received Leave the area are return of a scene with Black Whirlwind and Silk Fox. Choose: "Be careful how you address the Emperor's Daughter." Talk to Sky and choose: "what's on you mind right now" "I can't say I have, What brought it to mind" "Were these warriors real" "You think what we're doing is just another version of the tale?" "Thank you sky" -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.20 Mechanic Hin Goo: Accept Hin Goo's First Mission (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- You may have noticed Mechanic Hin Goo is now standing by the ramp in this area. Talk to him and choose: "Yes, I own it. Why do you want to know" "What exactly do you want me to do" "Kang's right, this flyer's the best of it's kind" "You've got a deal" This starts and unlocks Hin Goo's First Mission mini-game. Don't disengage if you fail or you'll find that Hin Goo is gone and been replaced by a bookstand that can be used to read "Public Notice". See the survival strategy in the minigame section. You'll be between your camp and Hin Goo after completing the mission. If you talk to Hin Goo, he'll give you some silver. Say "Let me see your upgrade to see his current inventory: A bar of nickeled iron 500 Tremor 3000 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.21 Mechanic Hin Goo: Accept Hin Goo's Second Mission (sidequest) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Speak to Hin Goo and say "I want to do the next mission" This starts and unlocks Hin Goo's Second Mission mini-game. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. Again don't disengage if you fail. Hin Goo has a new inventory item afterwards: Reverse Tides 3000 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.22 Mechanic Hin Goo: Accept Hin Goo's Third Mission (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Speak to Hin Goo and say "I want to do the next mission" This starts and unlocks Hin Goo's Third Mission mini-game. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. Again don't disengage if you fail. Hin Goo has two new inventory items afterwards: Firestorm 3000 Dragon's Wrath 3000 -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.23 The Slave Traders: Speak with Zi Bao (sidequest) (1/2) -------------------------------------------------------------- Go to the southwest corner of the market district where you'll now find Prefect Jitong, Chandler Ling, and Scholar Songtao. Neither Ling or Songtao will speak to you until you speak with Prefect Jitong. Do so and choose: "Who are you" "I'll do it; I can't stand to see an innocent man accused." "I want to know more about Scholar Songtao" "Tell me about Chandler Ling" "What is Zi Bao's connection to Chandler Ling?" "Tell me about the slave traders" "I'll go find Zi Bao then" Question Chandler Ling and choose: "Why are you so sure I'll be at risk" "Tell me about yourself, Chandler Ling" "Why were you arrested? What were you doing" "How did you acquire those items belonging to Jitong's men" "What do you know about Scholar Songtao" "What can you tell me about the slave traders" Question Scholar Songtao and select: "How do you know they're dead" "Tell me about yourself, Scholar Songtao" "Why were you arrested, What were you doing" "Tell me what you know about Chandler Ling" "What do you know about the slave traders" Head north across the bridge and enter the Imperial arena. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.24 The Executioners: Seek out the Executioner Recruiter (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go up to the second floor of the arena. as you enter the tavern the Lotus Assassin executioner recruiter speaks to you. Select: "I would be honored to seek your guidance" -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.25 The Slave Traders: Speak with Zi Bao (sidequest) (2/2) -------------------------------------------------------------- Zi Bao is in the room west of the tavern by the door to the southwest. You may want to equip any charm boosting gems you have. Speak to him and choose: "No, but I know you, Zi Bao" "I need you to take me to see the slave trader" "[Lie] Ling told me you'd take me to see the slave traders." "[Charm] How about 1,000 silver. that's a lot of money, Zi Bao." (If that fail you might need to pay 2000) That's fine. Let's go. You'll be taken to the Creature Pens for a meeting with the slave trader. When their leader speaks to you, choose: "[Your name]. I'm here to clear the name of Scholar Songtao." Three slaver and Zi Bao will attack. After they're defeated the Slaver leader will speak some more. Select: "I'm here to put an end to you slaving" "Are you done talking? I have a slaver to kill." Cao Zeng will attack you. You'll acquire the Slaver documents plot item for winning this fight. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.26 The Slave Trader: Take Evidence to Prefect Jitong (sidequest) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Go to the northwest corner of the creature pens and go up the stairs there. Make your way out of the arena and head south across the bridge to speak with Jitong. Select: "I spoke with Zi Bao and he took me to the slavers" "Yes, I have; it's right here. take a look for yourself." Scholar Songtao will speak to you. Choose: "I'm just glad an innocent man didn't suffer" (Songtao will now set up shop in the scholars garden) Open Palm points are earn and an Aura of Calm Gem is received. ------------------------------------------------ 10.3.27 Time out for Character Development (2/3) ------------------------------------------------ Head back to camp. Silk Fox will speak to you as you arrive. Choose: "Is there something troubling you? Your feelings are important to me." "That annoys you, I can see. Tell me about it." "Why didn't your father take the role for himself" "That is your duty, but what about who you are? tell me about yourself" "The princess and her duties interest me less than the woman behind them." "What do they say? That she is a hellion? She flies in the face of tradition" "I'm sure they say the princess has the authority to command, yet the wisdom to listen to advice" "Don't worry. I'll keep you grounded" "I'll be wherever you wish me to be." Speak to Henpecked Hou and choose: "Why don't you just leave your wife Hou? Start Over" "That seems a little far fetched, Hou." "You may be right. Perhaps she's not entirely... human" Speak to Black Whirlwind and select: "Have you ever considered settling down" "You're a beast, Whirlwind" "You killed your wife's brother-in-law? By mistake?" Speak to Kang at pick: "Let's talk about Lord Lao's furnace" "Have you identified any more configurations for the machine. The Patched Together Note plot item is received as a reward. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.28 The Play's The Thing: Find an actor in the Golden Way (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make your way over to the Golden Way. Talk to Incisive chorus just south of the entrance and select: "What can I do to help" "sounds positive so far. Where's the Problem" "Worried they're corrupting your 'art' are you?" "You're right that is terrible" "You want me to play Lady Fourteen Flowers" "I'm no actor. they wouldn't believe me" "Sounds interesting I'll do it." You received the Incisive Chorus Origin Script plot item. Make your way to the pagoda just before the Scholar's Garden. Phong will speak to you as you pass. Select: "I'm the understudy you needed." "No, I don't have a copy on me." "Who revised the script" "What do you consider ruining the scene" The Edited Script plot item will be received. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.29 The Play's The Thing: Inform Thespian Phong when you are ready (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Use the script stand on the other side of the pagoda stairs from Phong. Review your six lines, key words to remember: 1. Both: white banners 2. Original: Dusk Edited: Midday 3. Great Plain 4. Original: Seasons change from place to place Edited: Warmth can hide an icy heart 5. The Heavens themselves 6. A shoot star Talk to Phong again and select "I'm ready. Let's get the show on the road." to start the play. Two lotus assassin will be in the audience investigating rumors of treason. You need to deliver the original dialog: "White banners fly" "Was it reached, or, did the Heavens guide it to him? Either way, the dusk was slipping into night." "He stood at the edge of a vast plain, the ground covered in snow." "Heaven's reach is wide. weather is not the same in all places, Puzzle." "He turned to the heavens themselves, as they had already turned to him." "A shooting star traced the border of our lands" The lotus assassin will leave having witnessed no treason. Phong rewards you with silver for a perfect performance as he prefers the original. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.30 The Play's The Thing: Return to Incisive Chorus (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Make your way back to incisive chorus and speak to him. Select: "You didn't come to watch" He'll give you more silver as a reward. ----------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.31 The Inquisitors: Talk to Scholar Dongow (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------- Head to the scholars garden. From the entrance head down the stairs to the south and follow the path that turns east. Use the scrollstand in the next room that you enter to get the Configuration of the Snake plot item. Talk to Scholar Dongow in this room. You can explore his conversation tree before choosing: "Can you tell me where to find the Inquisitor Recruiter" "Tell the Inquisitor recruiter I'll be there" ------------------------------------------ 10.3.32 Explore the Scholar's Garden (1/2) ------------------------------------------ Follow Dengow east to the next room. The jar beside him contains a bit of silver and a random gem. There's also a focus shrine in this room as well as a scrollstand that can be used to read "The Physical Universe: The Scholar's Hypothesis" for some XP. Leave the room to the south. There's a direction giving guard in this area. Three paths go from here to the other side of the garden: to the east there's a path going through a covered bridge along the east side of the garden, while to the west there's a path leading south through a gazebo in the center of the garden, and another path leading west and turning southern down the west side by a levitation rock head. Let's take the eastern path through the covered bridge. the scrollstand of the right can be used to read "The Physical Universe: The Philosopher's Viewpoint" for some XP. Scholar Zen Yu is farther along the tunnel. Select "Could I ask you a few questions" and feel free to explore the rest of his conversation tree. Philosopher shendao is further down the east side. Select: "May I ask you a few questions" "What is it you do here" "I'm searching for Master Li of Two Rivers" "What do you know of the Emperor" "Tell me about Death's Hand" Philosopher Jiao is by some bells further south. Select: "You are too kind, Thank you" "Thank you. May I ask you some questions?" Explore the rest of the conversation tree except for the recruiter question. ----------------------------------------------------- 10.3.33 The Outlander: Find the Outlander (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------- Continue along the path to the group gathered on the debating grounds in the southwestern portion of the garden. The Outlander, sir Roderick Ponce von Fontlebottom the Magnificent Bastard is belittling the culture of the Jade Empire. When you confront him choose: "Sir, your arrogance is astounding. We are a cultured people." "You blind yourself with prejudice. I can prove you wrong." "Arguments? What kind of contest are you looking for" "Very well. I will agree to this. Who shall judge." The Minister of Culture will speak to you. If you select "What kinds of argument do your favor" you'll learn that Heng and Zou are influenced by facts. --------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.34 The Outlander: Prepare for the Debate (sidequest) --------------------------------------------------------- Talk to the other four judges: Scholars Heng, Zou, Cai, and Gu Heng can tell you that Zou, Gu, and the Minister area influenced by sympathetic arguments. Zou can tell you that Cai and Gu are influenced by sympathetic arguments. Cai can tell you that the Minister is influenced by confrontational arguments. Gu can tell that Zou and Cai are swayed by dismissive arguments. Talk to Sir Roderick and choose: "I will abide by whatever requirement you set." "I shall endeavor to enlighten you" The objective of the remainder of the conversation is to sway all of the judges opinions in your favor in six or few rounds. The are two sets of arguments that sway all of the judges in three rounds: (Factual, Mocking, and Raging) or (Factual, Sympathetic, or Dismissive). He'll speak to you after the debate. Choose: "You decided the rules. We have acted fairly." "If that is your wish, I will meet you in combat." "I will return when I am ready." (You also proceed to the combat round if you botch the debate but you won't receive a reward from him afterwards) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.35 The Outlander: Face the Outlander in Single Combat (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SAVE THE GAME. (You may want to fail this upcoming battle once to hear Sir Roderick's comments ask he deals your death blow.) Talk to Sir Roderick again and choose: "I am ready now. Let's begin." You'll fight Sir Roderick. His gun packs a powerful punch so be careful when closing the distance, dodge to the side instead of heading straight for him. Once you've closed with him you can treat him like a typical single opponent, using quick attack combos followed by jumping over him. He'll speak to you after you defeat him. Choose: "It was not you day." Provided you won the debate you'll now be able to choose one of five prizes: -The Mirabelle Style can be acquired by choosing "I prefer something useful, your weapon, fore example" -Fitness for the Upright Gentleman technique can be acquired by selecting "Physical strength is the quality I am interested in" -Duchess of Ulmsbottom's rules of Engagement technique can be gained by choosing "I am interested in improving my mind" -Manual of Trepanation technique can be gained by selecting "I am concerned with spiritual matters" -The Silver Tongue gem can be picked up by choosing "Have you encountered any interesting gems." -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.36 The Outlander: See the Minister of Culture (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to the Minister of Culture who should be right beside you. Either accept what has been given to you, or try to get some extra by choosing: "Certainly I deserve more than this" Followed by the higher of your charm and intuition. You'll get some silver as a reward. ------------------------------------------ 10.3.37 Explore the Scholar's Garden (2/2) ------------------------------------------ There's a scrollstand in the debating ground by the eastern path through the garden. Use it to read "The Mysterious East for some XP. A spirit for is in the gazebo on the central path. There are two bookstands here. Use the on by the spirit font to read "The Long Drought" and the other to read "The Physical Universe: A Final Word" for some XP. Go back to the debating grounds and head up the path on the west side. If you cleared his name previously Songtao will be beside some store stairs. His inventory of gems: Inferior Scholar Gem 1500 Scholar Gem 3800 Inferior Charm Gem 150 Charm Gem 900 Superior Charm gem 2500 Inferior Intuition Gem 150 Superior Intuition Gem 2500 Monk's Gem of Forethought 120 Lucky Hand 5000 Go up the stairs and speak to Tong Wei by a levitating stone head. Select: "Who are you" "what makes the stones so... spritely" "Tell me more about the valley where these stones come from" "What are you doing here if you're the master Excavator" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.3.38 Creative Yukong's Bounty: Track Down Creative Yukong (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Speak to Scholar Kongyu further to the north. (NOTE: If you have Sky following your this conversation can made shorter by letting Sky ask a question.) Choose: "What sort of studies keep you so busy" "Why don't you tell me more about the History of Dramatic systems" "Can you outline some of these systems for me" "How have these systems changed?" "That's enough about the history of dramatic systems" "What exactly is applied theology?" "Could you give me an example" "You're Creative Yukong, aren't you" "Let's call it a hunch" "How did someone of your skill manage to con a noble anyway?" "Do you have any proof that you're falsely accused?" "I think I'll help you instead of collecting your bounty" "I'm ready to help you now" ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.39 Creative Yukong's Bounty: Aid Yukong's Escape (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------------- You'll go automatically to the Market District to distract Captain Sen. Select: "Creative Yukong has left the city" "My investigation made it clear that he had already slipped away" "What could he possibly offer me? He's gone and there's no point catching him" Open Palm Points are received. ------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.40 The Inquisitors: Meet the Recruiter (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------- Head back to your camp site. The Inquisitor recruiter will speak to you. Select: "I want to join the Lotus Assassins" "How can I prove my worth, honorable Master" "So what is changed" "What do you want me to do" "I will not fail you" You've been assigned that task of preventing delivery of a report from Minister Sheng to Judge Feng. Henpecked Hou speaks. Select: "What's you plan?" "Turtle eggs? Are you serious?" "I think Zu was being sarcastic" [The game autosaves here] The Turtle Eggs plot items is received. ----------------------------------------------------- 10.3.41 The Inquisitors: Investigate Fang (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------- Three of the four options presented lie on the path of the closed fist, and the two that involve bloodshed won't satisfy the inquisitor. This leaves Investigating Fang as the only option. Head to the Imperial Arena, go up the stairs through the tavern and the next room to the room where Fang's guards and Gentle Breezes can be found. Talk to gentle Breezes after switching gems to boost charm or intuition. Select: "I want you to help me get rid of Fang" "I want to ruin his career" Choose the higher of Charm or Intuition (try for at least 55 in the stat) otherwise you may need to choose to give her silver. "No I just want to ruin him" "There's got to be some way to bring him down." "Bring me the ring and I'll blackmail him into resigning" "Watch the scene with Fang and Breezes" Breezes will give you the Judge Fang's Ring plot item. -------------------------------------------------- 10.3.42 The Inquisitors: Disgrace Fang (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------- Talk to one of the Fang Guards and choose "I've got Fang's Imperial Ring" They'll let you pass so you can talk to Judge Fang. Select: "Breezes gave me you Imperial Ring" "You're going to step down, Fang" "I'm proud to get a man like you out of office" "You'll receive the Fang's Resignation plot item" ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.43 the Inquisitors: Report Back to the Inquisitor (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Make your way out of the arena and you'll be returned to the cam site to meet with the Inquisitor Recruiter. Select: "I have his resignation right here." (Open palm points are received) "You honor me with this opportunity." "Why can I expect when I arrive" Silk fox and Dawn Star speaks while Zu sneaks off. Select: "We'll worry about that when the time comes through" "If I did that, none of you would be here." "I am going to do the task for the other recruiter first" (While not strictly necessary doing this will earn extra silver and XP) You now speaking to Silk Fox alone. Take advantage of this opportunity to do some character development: "Is there anything you wanted to discuss before I get moving? Anything personal?" "Tell me about yourself. I want to know about you" "Tell me about your childhood" "Isn't that a dangerous thing for a young girl to do?" "Tell me about Silk Fox" "No one notices that you are some for such lengthy periods?" "I'm sure you find being Silk fox exciting as well" "tell me about your time at court" "I think you would do well at court" "We will prevail, Princess. Nothing else matters" The Lotus Inquisitor Seal plot item is received. ------------------------------------------------ 10.3.44 Time out for Character Development (3/3) ------------------------------------------------ Zin Bu has a new inventory item: White Demon Style 12500 Speak to Henpecked Hou and select: "Do you have any family Hou." "Um.. I see. You don't have to go on if you don't want to." "So.. you never had a child" Speak to Dawn Star and select: "Do you want to talk. Your feelings are very important to me?" "I understand. It is gaining their favor that concerns you." "Really, what do you like about me now." "I am concerned, as well. I promise I will not become as they are" -------------------------------- 10.3.45 Lord Lao's Furnace (2/4) -------------------------------- Speak to Kang and choose. "Let's talk about Lord Lao's Furnace" "Have you identified any more configurations for the machine" He'll give you the Interpreted Furnace Movement plot item. Talk to Kang and have him take you to the furnace. You should have the necessary items for the configuration of the Snake. Use the hopper and select Bar of Nickeled Iron. Use the Conductor, Cranking Cauldron, and Clapping Chimney. Press the Tiger Button. The Calm as the Morning Breeze technique is received. Kang speaks after you're third successful configuration. Select: "Kang, something just appeared behind you." "Where does it lead" "I'm ready to leave this place" Talk to Kang again and select: "Lets talk about Lord Lao's Furnace and your latest wind map." "All right lets go." This start Kang's second mission mini-game. The barriers between the stationary balloon are instantly fatal if touched so concentrate fire on the to clear a path. The mini-game is unlocked after completing it and the Mirage upgrade is received. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. Kang speaks after the mission. Select: "Where did you even get that. We didn't land" "There must be more to it. It can't be there just for me to play with." A vial of sulphurous water plot item is received. Talk to Kang and return to the furnace. Use the configuration of the Dragon now that you've received a second vial of sulphurous water. Use the hopper and select the vial. Use the Whirling Cogs, and the Cranking cauldron. Press the tiger button. The "A Mountain Within" technique is received. Talk to Kang and leave the furnace. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.3.46 The Imperial Arena: Win the First Bronze Match (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Make your way back to the arena and go upstairs. Go to the room with Qui the Promoter and the other fighters. Talk to the fighters if you want. SAVE THE GAME. Talk to Qui and select: "What can you tell me about the champion of my division" "tell me about my next fight" "Yes lets begin" In the first bronze division match you'll fight five Cannibals, one of which is of the Innkeepers subspecies and the other the more common shorter subspecies. After the fight Qui will speak to you again. Select: "There's noting else I need from you Qui" The reward is 400 silver and 450 XP. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.47 The Imperial Arena: Win The Second Bronze Match (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to the fighters if you want. SAVE THE GAME. Talk to Qui and select: "Tell me about my next fight" "Yes lets begin" This event is called the Pit of Pain. The objective is to survive for 50 seconds by dodging the flaming and freezing projectiles. Use chi healing if you do get hit, but keep moving. After the event, Lucky Cho mentions that Kai Lan is betting on you in the next match. Qui will speak to you after Cho is finished. Select: "There's noting else I need from you Qui" The reward is 500 silver and 480 XP. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.3.48 The Imperial Arena: Win The Third Bronze Match (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Talk to the fighters if you want. SAVE THE GAME. Talk to Qui and select: "Tell me about my next fight" "Who did you originally see as my opponent" "Why would the Guild have any say in who I fight." "Very well. I'll deal with this Guild thug." "Yes, let's begin" Kai Lan the Serpent will announce the fight. It's not the guild thug you were lead to believe but a toad demon instead. Use quick basic attacks, dodge between attacks, and heal whenever you can. After wares Qui will speak. Choose: "I hope this proves my skill to you" "What did he want to talk about" The reward is 600 silver and 500 XP. ------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.49 A Bronzed Opportunity: Speak to Lucky Cho (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------- If you want talk to the fighters after the fight. Lucky Cho as requested that you speak to him. Go through the door beside the Sung Brothers to the next room. The two people currently of interest in here are both to your left, Lucky Cho and Sweet Poison Lyn. Sweet Poison Lyn sells some stuff at price 10% higher that other merchants (Zin Bu not withstanding) Inferior Warrior Gem 1650 Warrior Gem 4180 Inferior Intimidation Gem 165 Superior Intimidation Gem 2750 Charm Gem 990 Thousand Cuts Style 13200 Talk to Luck Cho and select: "Who else is benefiting from this arrangement" "Go ahead and tell me what you have to say" "What does this have to do with me" "Go on" "I will not be a party to murder" "What if I tell the authorities about this." "I will not dishonor myself by resorting to poison" -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.50 A Bronzed Opportunity: Warn Crimson Khana (side quest) -------------------------------------------------------------- Return to the previous room an talk to Crimson Khana. Select: "Lucky cho is trying to eliminate you" "I consider you a worthy opponent. I want to make sure our match is honest" "That is a fine reward. Thank you" Open Palm point are earned for this. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.51 The Imperial Arena: Win the Bronze Championship (side quest) A Bronzed Opportunity: Face Crimson Khana (side quest) --------------------------------------------------------------------- SAVE THE GAME. Talk to Qui and select: "Tell me about my next fight" "Yes lets begin" You'll be fighting Crimson Khana in the arena. This is a standard single opponent match. After the fight Qui will speak to you. If your charm is high enough you can attempt to get some additional silver. Select: "Black whirlwind has told me about his time here. What do you know about him" "There's nothing else I need from you, Qui" The reward is 700 silver and 1050 XP. Speak to Crimson Khana and select: "What will you do know" "Why wouldn't you exploit that opening" "Others have mentioned this should I be concerned." The Crimson Tears style will be received if you told her about Lucky Cho's attempt to poison her, otherwise the Eyes of the Dragon style will be received. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.3.52 The Imperial Arena: Win the First Silver Match (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Talk to the fighters if you want. SAVE THE GAME. Talk to Qui and select: "What can you tell me about the champion of my division" (Qui can also be ask about Black Whirlwind) "Tell me about my next fight" "Yes lets begin" Fight the elephant demon in the arena. The elephant moves slowly, use basic attack and roll through it legs. Qui informs you that the Serpent has requested to speak with you. The reward is 600 silver and 600 XP. Speak to the fighters if you want. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.53 The Imperial Arena: An Audience with the Serpent (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Go into the back room and speak to one of the guards. Select: "Yes I will go in alone" The serpent will speak to you. Select: "If you're proposing I cheat or throw fights, I refuse." "You're a bunch of criminals" "You realize that I'm the one who eliminated Gao the Greater" "I honestly don't know. He won't tell me" "Nothing I don't already know. I can accept him as he is" "I want nothing to do with you serpent" Black Whirlwind barges in at this point and takes you to the creature pens. Lucky Cho interrupts and attacks you and Black Whirlwind who is now your current follower. Black Whirlwind speaks to you after the fight. Select: "Are you all right?" "What do you mean?" "Is your brother still fighting" "Why did you kill him" "That must have made things awkward between you two" "What happened then" "Kai Lan truly is a serpent" The Strong Arm gem and 3000 silver are received. Leave the creature pens. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.54 The Imperial Arena: Win the Second Silver Match (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Two of the fighters can be asked about Black Whirlwind. For Hapless Han, select: "I need to know some things about the Black Whirlwind's Time in the arena." For Sung Bo select: "I need to know about the Black Whirlwind and Kai Lan." "Why did the Black Whirlwind leave the arena" "How do you think Lai Lan will react to the Black Whirlwind's return?" SAVE THE GAME Speak to Qui and select: "Let's talk some more about Black Whirlwind's history here" "Black Whirlwind say Raging Ox is actually dead. Do you believe that?: "Tell me about the next fight" "Yes, let's begin" Watch the cut scene indicating treachery in the next fight. You'll fight 4 guild assassin. Be careful as you can die in this fight as the arena wards have no effect against poison. This is a typical group fight otherwise. Qui speaks afterward. Select: "What about the protective spells? Were they removed as well?" "You're sure they won't try something like this again? There's nothing else I need from you Qui. The reward is 700 silver and 650 XP. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.55 The Imperial Arena: Win the Third Silver Match (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to the fighters if you want. SAVE THE GAME. Speak to Qui and select: "Tell me about my next fight" "Yes, let's begin" You be fighting 3 of the Imperial Army's Golem. the golems are pretty slow but they pack a fairly powerful punch if you don't dodge between your attacks. Qui speaks to you after you defeat them. Select: "There's nothing else I need from you, Qui." The reward is 800 silver and 700 XP. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.56 The Imperial Arena: Win the Silver Championship (sidequest) The Executioners: Become the Silver Champion (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to the fighters if you want. SAVE THE GAME. Speak to Qui and select: "Tell me about my next fight" "Yes, let's begin" You'll be fighting Iron Soldier this time. He's another typical single opponent. Qui talks to you after the battle. You can try for some extra silver if your intuition is high enough. Select: "There's nothing else I need from you Qui" ------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.57 The Executioners: Petition the Recruiter (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------- Take a couple of steps and the recruiter will speak to you. Select: "I you will have me" "[Lie] I would be honored" "You will find that I am no ordinary recruit" "Are you saying someone isn't loyal to me" The Lotus Executions Seal plot item is received. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.58 The Imperial Arena: Win the First Gold Match (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to Iron Soldier and select: "You were defeated in fair combat. Do not take it so personally" Talk to other the fighters if you want. SAVE THE GAME. Speak to Qui and select: "What can you tell me about the champion of my division" "Tell me about the Ravager" "I want to hear your thoughts on the Sung Brothers" "Tell me about my next fight" "What's so special about this style" "If the style was banned, why am I facing it. "set up the fight. I will face this Phoenix Unity style." There are two phases to this fight. You start by fighting a single phoenix assassins. This phase is a typical one on one match. When you reduce her health to zero, she'll split into 6 fully healthy copies of herself. Use typical group tactics in this phase. Qui speaks to you after you defeat them. Select: "There's nothing else I need from you, Qui." The reward is 1000 silver, and 850 XP. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.59 The Imperial Arena: Win the Second Gold Match (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------------- This to the fighters if you desire. SAVE THE GAME. Talk to Qui and select: "Tell me about my next fight" "Why is that important?" "Yes let's begin" This fight is against the three Sung Brothers. This can be treated as a typical group battle. Qui talks to you afterwards. Ask for more silver if your Intuition is high enough. Select: "There's nothing else I need from you Qui." The reward is 1250 Silver, and 1000 XP. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.60 The Imperial Arena: Win the Third Gold Match (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------- This to the fighters if you desire. SAVE THE GAME. Talk to Qui and select: "Tell me about my next fight" "How does this fight work" "How may opponents will I have to face" "Has anyone else gone through this kind of battle" "That's all the questions I have about the Imperial Engagement" "Yes, let's begin" This battle is the Imperial Engagement. You'll be fighting a series of previously faced arena opponents. Every 10 seconds a gate will open and the next opponent will run up to the arena to join in the battle, so you'll want to try to eliminate your current enemy within the 10 seconds from or the few seconds while the new opponent is entering the arena before the timer starts again. The opponents appear in this order: 1. Ogre 2. Hapless Han 3. Toad Demon 4. Iron Soldier 5. Elephant Demon 6. Sung Bo 7. Sung Bu 8. Sung Sui Qui speaks to you after the Imperial engagement about the Ravager. Select: "How can he be so strong?" "There's nothing else I need from you Qui." The reward is 1500 silver and 1300 XP. ------------------------------------------------------------ 10.3.61 The Imperial Arena: Win the Championship (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------ This to the fighters if you desire. SAVE THE GAME. Talk to Qui and select: "I'm ready to face him" You're now fighting the ravage for the arena championship. The ravager is fairly quick where attacking with his dual axes. The biggest challenge is this battle is dealing with the Ravage healing himself when he's almost finished off. The are two was to go about this. One is to enter focus mode to get it enough extra attacks to offset the healing effect. The other is to use a support style that slows down or stops the Ravager. After defeating the Ravager, watch a scene with the Black Whirlwind. The serpent will challenge you afterward. Select: "What tradition is this" If you want to fight the next fight as the Black Whirlwind (recommended), select: "There have been other substitutions here Kai Lan. Mine won't be the last" If you'd prefer to fight the serpent with your main character, select: "Calm down Serpent. I will be facing you" "I will be your agent in this." Qui Speaks afterward. Select: "There's nothing else I need from you Qui." The reward is 2000 silver and 1600 XP. The Tang's Vengeance style is acquired. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.62 The Imperial Arena: Answer the Serpents Challenge (sidequest) --------------------------------------------------------------------- This to the fighters if you desire. SAVE THE GAME. Talk to Qui and select: "Tell me about my next fight" "Yes, let's begin" This is the final arena battle. You'll be facing the Serpent either as the Black Whirlwind or yourself depending on the choice your made at the end of the previous battle. Black Whirlwind has a lot of health, a moderate amount of Chi and no focus. He has a single style, "The Twins", his dual axes. Regardless of who you're controlling, keep attacking Kai Lan with basic attacks and jumping behind him. When he has been reduced to about a quarter of his health bar, he'll channel in two Horse Demons. As long as they're in the arena you will be unable to attack the Serpent, although he won't be attacking your directly. Take out the two horse demons and resume the attacks against a fully healed Kai Lan. A superior warrior gem and 3500 silver are received after the battle. Sweet Poison Lyn will speak to you. Select: "What do you want" "I did what I wished. Your power games mean mother to me." (You can also try to get some extra silver with your charm or intuition. You're allowed to make multiple attempts.) "I agree to the truce" If you had a perfect arena record you'll receive The Perfected Warrior technique. Go through the back room into Kai Lan's office. There are four chest labeled Kai Lan's stash behind the divider at the back. The one in the middle of the three beside the divider contains the Scales of the Serpent technique and the Absolute Dedication gem. The other three chests are all trapped and contain silver. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.63 The Gambler's Favor: Pay Gambler' Daoshen's Fee (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Head back to the room west of the Tavern and talk to Gambler Daoshen. Select: "What's this favor you need me to do" "That sounds easy enough, I'd be happy to help" "What would it take to get their protection" "I'd be happy to help. I'll go talk to her" Go to the back room and speak to Sweet Poison Lyn, you'll be needing 500 silver. Select: "I need to talk to you about Gambler Daoshen" "I have the five hundred silver right here" -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.64 The Gambler's Favor: Return to Gambler's Daoshen (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Go back to daoshen and speak to him. (He'll now be able to accept larger bets of 10 and 25 silver.) Select: "Keep the silver. You'll need it to cover the larger bets" Open palm points and a Superior Warrior Gem are received. On your way out of the arena you can read an addition to the Imperial Champions book. ---------------------------------------------- 10.3.65 Loose end on the way to the necropolis ---------------------------------------------- You're going to be wanting one of the Bars of Nickeled iron from Hin Goo or the Black Smith shop. Now is as good a time as any to buy one if you haven't already. Make your way toward the gate to the Golden Way. Make sure you pass close enough to the path west toward the Black Smith shop and the Black Leopard School to trigger a cut scene between Purveyor Shouji and a girl, Jinlin. Talk to Jinlin and choose: "Calm down. I'm not with the purveyor" "I saw what happened earlier. I'd Like to help you." "Can I ask you some questions" "Why are you working for the purveyor" "Tell me more about this artifact" "Why doesn't the purveyor get the artifact himself" "Perhaps I could get rid of the ghosts for you" "I can't allow you to do this on your own" "I'll be there shortly." This activates the Jinlin sidequest. Go into the Golden way. Take a detour to the hostel that's now unlocked. You will be spoken to be Minister Sheng, now Judge Sheng. Say: "Congratulations, Sheng. You've earned it" There's a chest in the back room that contains another copy of the Configuration of the Horse in case you missed the one in the Pirate's lair. Make you way back to the entrance to the necropolis and enter it. ----------------------------------------------- 10.3.66 Initial explorations of the Necropolis ----------------------------------------------- [The game autosaves as you enter the necropolis.] Head east along the path. You'll be ambushed by two lost spirits at a junction. First Gravedigger Shen speaks to you after the fight. Select: "What do you want" "Why are all these spirits causing you trouble" "How long has this been going on" "What makes you think I can do this" "I'll do it." "I want to talk about one of your troubles ghosts" "Tell me about Miss Chan" "Tell me what you know about her baby" "Tell me about Merchant Bei" "I'll see what I can do" "Tell me about Mister Ren" "Tell me about his wife" "Not, right now" "I'd like to ask you some questions about the Necropolis" "Tell me about the Necropolis" "Tell me about the Emperor's Tomb" "Tell me about the Lotus Assassins" "Tell me about Death's Hand." "Tell me about the ghost troubles" "I'll ask some other time" "Let me see what you're selling" "Let me see what you have" The gravediggers inventory: Inferior Monk Gem 1500 Inferior Charm Gem 150 Charm Gem 900 Superior Charm Gem 2500 Monk Gem 3800 The First Gravedigger sidequests are activated. The Gravedigger heads towards his house to the south. follow him. When you reach him he'll complain about a ghost in his back yard and ask you to kill it. Enter his house, the cabinet in his back room contains some silver and a random gem. go south into his backyard. A ghost will attack you in the backyard. The headstone at the south side of the backyard is trapped and contains silver. The gravedigger will talk to you again on your way back out. Choose: "You knew that ghost?" "You're robbing her grave" You'll receive the Mournful Soul gem as a reward. --------------------------------------------------- 10.3.67 Jinlin: Meet Jinlin at the Tomb (sidequest) --------------------------------------------------- Head north from the gravedigger's following the path as it turns east into a circular area with a large statue in the center. You can be attacked by a lost soul at any time that you're in this area. This lost soul can respawn if you leave and reenter or spent to long in this arena. You can use the scrollstand by the statues to read "The Nature of the Spirit, Vol. 3." for some XP. Beside the entrance from the west which is marked with a green building sign, there are exits to the north and south. The northern exit is marked with two signs: a blue building to the left, and red and yellow buildings to the right. The southern exit has a sign depicting read and yellow buildings. Go through the northern exit. The headstone to the left just outside the exit contains a bit of silver and a random gem. The tomb of Xi Jin here is locked. Head north between the signs depicting a blue building to some large gates. Use the gate to open them. The headstone on the right side of this area contains silver. The closer of the two headstones on the left is trapped and possibly contains a random gem in addition to silver. The further headstone on the left contains a random gem. The bones on the left have a bit of silver. There are 2 spirit fonts here by some stairs leading to a tomb, where Jinlin is standing outside. She'll open the door when you approach and then speak to you. Select: "Stay her until I've cleared the ghosts" ----------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.68 Jinlin: Clear the Spirits from the Tomb (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------- Go north in to the tomb. You'll be attacked by 3 mummies a short way into the tomb. They are slow moving enemies that shouldn't pose much of a problem if you jump behind them following your attack combos. Three more mummies will attack when you get to the north end of the hall. The ceramic urn in the northwest corner is trapped and contains silver. The chest in the northeast contains the Spirit Harvest gem and 1000 silver. Open the inner sanctum doors and head towards a focus shrine. Before you make in to the shrine, you'll be attacked by 3 lost spirits and the Insane Emperor Ghost. Deal with the lost spirits first so you won't have to worry about there health and chi damaging attack while you deal with the Insane Emperor. Be careful with the Emperor as his attacks can drain your health to heal himself. Jinlin speak to you afterwards. Select: "Sounds like trouble" The Wanderer's Jewel is received. ------------------------------------------- 10.3.69 Jinlin: Escape the Tomb (sidequest) ------------------------------------------- Make you way back south. Two mummies will attack before you leave the inner sanctum. Outside the inner sanctum doors, you'll be attacked again by a ghost and a mummy. Towards the southern end of the tomb, you'll be attacked again by two ghosts and a mummy. Jinlin speaks and reads a configuration off of the artifact: "Conductor, Cog, a bit or iron. Don't play with the tiger." Select: "That might be a configuration I'm looking for." Configuration of the Tiger plot item is received. ---------------------------------------------- 10.3.70 The Scientist: Mad Wen Zhi (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------- Continue south trough the large gates and head down the path past The Tomb of Ji Xin, and between the signs depicting yellow and red buildings. Go east into another circular area just as the path turn south. Three lost spirits may attack while you're in this area. They may respawn if you leave and enter or spend too much time here. There's a door on the west side of the area labeled Tomb of the Forgotten Scholar. Use it and go inside, where an old man, Mad Wen Zhi, will speak to you about his dying daughter. Choose: "I'm [your name], I'm not dead." "Revenge for what" "What are your doing here" "Some energy" "What do you have to do" "You want me to find a liver" "I'll find the preserved noble man for you" The chest here contains silver and a monk gem. The scrollstand can be use to read "The Nature of the Spirit, Vol 2." for some XP. Backtrack to the Tomb of Ji Xin which is now open. Go inside and witness Ji Xin's mummy dispatch two grave robbers. Ji Xin will confront you, select: "Who are you" "You have something I need, and I will take it from you." "A girl is dying and needs a liver preserved like yours" "If one is willing, there is always the chance for redemption" "If you save her life, you may be redeemed" Open palm points and the Preserved Liver plot item are received. NOTE: Some of the alternate conversation paths result in you fighting Ji Xin. You'll receive the Preserved Liver (but not the Open Palm Points) after this fight. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.3.71 The Scientist: Return the liver to Mad Wen Zhi (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to Mad Weh Zhi. There's a good chance you'll need to fight the lost souls outside the Tomb of the Forgotten Scholar again. Talk to him and say "I have a preserved liver." Wen Zhi takes the liver and saves her life. You'll be rewarded with silver. NOTE: If you took the liver by force, you'll be asked to make a sacrifice to save her life. You can do so and get open palm points an a Chi penalty technique called "Spiritual Sacrifice". ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.72 The First Gravedigger: A Mournful Ghost (sidequest) (1/2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Leave the tomb and head through the south exit of the circular area. Examine the gravestone to you left which comprise the Chan family Plot: Chan Han: Loving mother devoted to her three children. Chan Li: A boy named in honor of the Glorious Strategist. Chan Ding Sheng: Founding Father of the Resplendent Sun Chan Tuo: Named in honor of his uncle, Tuo De. The Ghost of Miss Chan is standing south of the graves. Speak to her and select: "You Miss Chan?" "Your baby is dead miss chan" "How can I prove to you he is dead" "Can you tell me about your baby" "How would I prove your baby is here" "I'll look for your baby" ------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.73 A Mournful Ghost: A Mournful Mother (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------- Miss Chan's baby is in one of the four graves. She said it was a boy, so that eliminated Chan Han. The gravedigger mentioned that there were fewer that three names, so Chan Ding Sheng is out. Miss Chan mentioned the possibility the baby was named after an uncle. She's not royalty so Chan Li is out. That leave Chan Tuo as her child. Talk to Miss Chan again and choose: "I think I know which grave belongs to your baby" "Yes, I'll show you" "This is him. Chan Tuo" Open Palm Points are received. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.74 The First Gravedigger: A Fearful Ghost (sidequest) (1/2) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ignore the path between the two signs depicting the red building for now, while you tend to the sidequest here. A short distance south of where Miss Chan was is the Ghost of Merchant Bei. Speak to him and select: "You are merchant Bei" "Tell me what is bothering you" "What did you do" "Where can I find them" ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.75 Fading Moon's Bounty: Track Down Fading Moon (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Head up the stairs between the two yellow signs to the east of Bei. both the left and right flights lead to the same place. Go east towards a tomb where a woman, Fading Moon, is standing. She speak at you, select: "You're Fading Moon? There's a bounty on your head" You'll have to fight her here. This as a typical one on one fight. You'll receive the Gem of Pure flame after defeating her. The scrollstand here, on the outside of the unfinished Tomb can be used to read, The Nature of the Spirit, Vol. 4 for some XP. The unfinished tomb is empty except for a couple of spirit fonts. Leave the area of the unfinished tomb and return to where Merchant Bei is. ------------------------------------------------------------ 10.3.76 A Fearful Ghost: Defeat Bei's tormentors (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------ Enter the circular area to the east of Merchant Bei. You'll likely be attacked by two lost spirits any time you enter this area or stay in it too long. There's a door in the center of this area labeled tomb of the masses. Open the door and descend into the tomb. There are two ghosts inside. You'll be attacked by the ghost of Si Ran, and the ghost of Si Tsu, merchant Bei's tormenters. After defeating them, loot the 2 vases and 2 chests in the tomb. The vases in the rear corners both are trapped and contain silver and maybe a random gem. The small of the to chests in the center is trapped and contains silver. The large chest contains the Sixth Sense gem. ----------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.77 A Fearful Ghost: Return to Merchant Bei (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------- Leave the tomb (and maybe fight the lost souls again) and head north to Merchant Bei. Speak to him and choose: "I have defeated them" Open Palm Points and a Cow Bezoar plot item are received. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.78 The First Gravedigger: A Vengeful Ghost (sidequest) (1/2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Head through the circular area (possibly fighting the lost spirits) with the Tomb of the Masses and go out the western side. Speak to the Ghost of Ren Ming there and choose: "You must be the Mister Ren I've heard about." "I don't know anything. Tell me" "You're dead. You can't do anything now" "Could I find your wife for you" ---------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.79 A Vengeful Ghost: Vengeance Served Cold (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------- There are two sets on the left side of the path past Mister Ren that can be use to read so random epitaphs. Go west and turn north into the first circular area (and maybe fight the lost spirit). Make your way out of the Necropolis, through the golden way, to the market district. In the market district, head west to the path to the Black Leopard school. NOTE: If you've saved Mad Wen's daughter with Ji Xin's liver he'll thank you on the way. Ren Feng is by a building past the bridge on the north side of this area. Talk to here and select: "Forgive the interruption, but are you Ren Feng" "Your husband wants me to kill you" "I talked to him at his grave" "it was an accident" "it's not your fault" "I think that's a fair guess" "Why don't you explain it to him" "Not right now" -------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.80 A Vengeful Ghost: A Misunderstanding (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------- Talk to her again and choose: "Come with me we might be able to explain things to him" "Let's go now" You'll be talking to Mister Ren's ghost. "It was an accident." "It's the truth" "Forgive her" Open Palm Points are earned. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.81 A Mournful Ghost: Miss Chan at Peace (sidequest) A Fearful Ghost: Return to Shen (sidequest) A Vengeful Ghost: Return to Shen (sidequest) The First Gravedigger: A Mournful Ghost (sidequest) (2/2) The First Gravedigger: A Fearful Ghost (sidequest) (2/2) The First Gravedigger: A Vengeful Ghost (sidequest) (2/2) ----------------------------------------------------------------- You're back by where Mister Ren was in the necropolis. Head to the gravediggers house, possibly fighting the lost spirit on the way. Talk to Shen and select: "I want to talk about one of your troublesome ghosts" "I dealt with Miss Chan" "I deal with Merchant Bei" "I dealt with Mister Ren" You'll receive a combined reward of 1200 silver and 1800 XP. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.82 The Tanners Fong: Return the Elder to his grave (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Leave the gravedigger and head for the golden way and then the merchant district. head west across the bridge. A man, Young Tanner Fong, will speak to you. Choose: "Are you Tanner Fong" "Gravedigger Shen told me about him." ------------------------------------------------------ 10.3.83 The Tanners Fong: Remove the Elder (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------ Talk to Elder Tanner Fong, who looks pretty health for a dead man. Select "You're dead, you just don't know it." "Wait. Are you saying you're not dead" "Really? How? Everyone says you're dead" "But your son already took every thing" "Agreed. let's go talk to your son" You're now talking to the younger Fong. "I think you two need to talk" "He's not dead. You tried to kill him." [Intuition] (either Elder Fong or Younger Fong) You two should put the past behind you. --------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.84 Fading Moon's Bounty: Report to Captain Sen (sidequest) --------------------------------------------------------------- Go to the town gates in the northeast and talk to Captain Sen. Select: "I have a bounty I wish to collect" "The poor deserve your protection, too." 2000 silver are received for the bounty. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.85 Aishi the Mournful Blade: Track Down the Mournful Blade (sidequest) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start walking away from Captain Sen. After a few steps an old man will talk to you about another Bounty of Aishi the Mournful Blade. Select: "How do you know where a criminal can be found" "What is this Aishi accused of?" "Where is the Black Leopard School" "Why are you telling me this" "Thank you for the information. You can go. If you want you can talk to Captain Sen about Aishi. Make your way to the Black Leopard School. Aishi will be in the northeast corner of the schoolyard. She'll speak to you when you approach. Select: "An old man told me you had a story to tell" "That's a risk I'm willing to take" "Let's hear this tale of yours" "Why don't you tell me in your own words" "What happened" "Go on. what happened" "That's terrible! Why would he do such a thing?" "What happened to the child" "I don't know if it was really your fault." "Captain Sen was the young man you were in love with?" "If what you say is true, Sen deserves what's coming to him" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.86 Aishi the Mournful Blade: PC Lets Aishi Fight Sen (sidequest) --------------------------------------------------------------------- You'll be taken to see Captain Sen. Select: "So you do know each other" "If I help you, you'll only tell the others what I've done. I have to let you go." Aishi run Sen through and ask you to end her life. Select: "Just walk away. You deserve your peace." You'll need to fight Aishi now. After you defeat her, the old man will speak to you again as you walk past. Select: "Good deeds are their own reward." "Why did you tell me she was in the Imperial city" "How can you not have gone mad?" "What will you do next?" You'll receive some open palm points, 2500 silver, and the Gem of Unity. ------------------------------- 10.3.87 Lord Lao's Furnace (3/4) ------------------------------- Return to you campsite and talk to Kang. Select: "Let's talk about Lord Lao's Furnace" "Take me back to the Furnace" This time you'll be making the configuration of the Tiger. Use the hopper and select a bar of nickeled iron, use the Conductor and the Whirling Cogs. Press the Dragon button to get the Quieted Mind technique. NOTE: The furnace won't let you use the second copy of the Configuration of the Horse that you found. Talk to Kang to leave the furnace. ---------------------------------------------------- 10.3.88 The Tanners Fong: Return to Shen (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------- Make you way back to the Gravediggers house in the Necropolis. Talk to Shen and select: "The Elder Tanner Fong wasn't dead" "Elder Tanner Fong's family has take him back" "You have any more work for me" Some silver is received as a reward. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.89 Infiltrate the Lotus Assassins Fortress: Enter the Fortress (Main Quest) The Emperor and the Assassins: The Lotus Assassin Fortress (Main Quest) (begins and continues to 10.3.105) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go to the area with the Chan family plot in the necropolis. You'll possibly have to fight two batches of Lost Spirits in the circular area along the way. Head down the path between the red building sings. The path winds east and north to some stairs that form the beginning of an unfinished bridge as its labeled on the map. The path goes west from the unfinished bridge. When you reach a turn to the north, you'll see Sagacious Zu entering a building ahead. Dawn Star approaches now. (Apparently this is a romance sub plot based on character development to this point. It's also possible for Sky or Silk Fox -- or no one -- to approach if you choose different character development paths than in this walkthrough.) Select: "I appreciate you concern. I would worry for you too." "Caring is not a weakness. That is our greatest Strength." Go north up the stairs and use the Scrollstand to Read, The Nature of the Spirit, Vol. 5. for some XP. Open the pagoda door and go through them before they close in your face. Use the blessing board which opens the to allowing your to enter the lotus assassin fortress. You'll be greeted by the Watcher, who will take you to the Hall of Induction and brief you on the Lotus Assassins, and assign you to Master Gang. Select; "I want to ask you some questions" "Tell me about the leaders of the Lotus Assassins" "Tell me about Death's Hand" "Tell me about Grand Inquisitor Jia" "I want to return to my questions" "Tell me about this fortress and the golem army" "Why are you constructing Golems?: "Why does he need golems? Who would dare oppose the Emperor?" "Do you harvest bodies from the Necropolis" "I don't have any more question for now" [The game autosaves after conversing with the Watcher.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.90 Infiltrate the Lotus Assassins Fortress: Find Your New Master (Main Quest) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The jar beside you is empty. The tunnel to the west leads to the Watch and some bones contains silver between him and the exit to the necropolis. From where you start in the southwest corner of the Hall of Induction, heading east to the southeast corner takes you to a focus shrine. Take the stairs from either of the southern corners to descend into the hall. You'll be confronted by a group of Lotus acolytes when you reach the bottom of the stairs. Select: "I only seek to serve the Lotus Assassins. Let me pass." "Your Masters will not like this. I am an accepted recruit." Lotus Acolyte Jin Tao attacks you. After defeating him, the group of Acolytes wanders off. Sagacious Zu will approach and speak to you." Select: "I am eager to have your help" Go along the east side of the hall. A ceramic urn near Merchant Kia Jong contains silver. Kia Jong is the uncle of Kia Min from Two Rivers. It's possible to get a discount of 10% of his goods by choosing: "I have my own silver. Yu are not above personal sales, are you" "You surname is 'Kia?' I knew a Kia Min once" "The last I saw of her. She was well" "Her hair was tied in may small knots" His inventory: Discount Full Inferior Intimidation Gem 135 150 Intimidation Gem 810 900 Superior Intimidation Gem 2250 2500 Intuition Gem 810 900 Inferior Warrior Gem 1350 1500 Gem of Struggle 3240 3600 Dire Flame Style 13500 15000 On the west side of the hall are Mold Master Gi and Soho. You can talk to them about the golem press. A spirit font is in the center of the hall a short ways to the north. As you approach the northeast corner, you'll witness a scene between Master Gang and Master Shin. Gang speaks to you afterward. Select "I will endeavor to serve as best I can." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.91 Infiltrate the Lotus Assassins Fortress: Follow Gang to the Chambers Below (Main Quest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Open the upper chamber door in the northeast corner and go down the stairs to the north, then west, the north again and open the lower chamber door. You'll witness a scene of a ghost killing a fleeing slave. Master Gang will order you to take care of the ghosts. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.92 Infiltrate the Lotus Assassins Fortress: Defeat the Rampaging Ghosts (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are 4 small alcoves on the south side of this area. Three of these are of little interest: the two outer alcoves have mediating Lotus Acolytes and the east inner alcove has an empty cabinet. The inner western alcove is a lot more interesting as it contains the Lotus Assassin Archives. Speak to the Keeper of the Archive and choose: "How long have you kept your archive" "The assassins need a historian! That cannot be your only duty." "I want to ask about what is in the archive" "Tell me about the Lotus Assassin Leadership" "Tell me about Master Gang" "Let's go back to my other question" "Tell me about the time the order was formed" "No one questioned such a brutal change" "So this rogue Assassin escaped punishment" "What was this rogue Assassin called" "What was so different in the way you were trained" "Let's go back to my other questions" "Tell me about recent campaigns" "Who was this enemy" There are a few scrollstands and bookstands in the archive as well. The scrollstand on the west side can be used to read "The Undeniable Fire" for some XP. The bookstand on the west side can be used to read "The Way of the Lotus" for some XP. The Bookstand on the east can be used to read "the Grad Inquisitor's Will". The scrollstand on the east contains the Configuration of the Rabbit plot item. Go north across the bridge from Master Gang. Four attendants block the door to the north. The golem press room door to the east is currently locks. Head west from the attendants and open the door. Four ghosts attack in this room. A vase by the locked soul extraction room door to the south contains some silver. Go back to the east, and go south across the bridge and Master Gang will talk to you. Select: "I welcome the compliment. I hope I serve you well." "I will serve as needed, Master Gang" "And what is the second task, Master Gang" "It cannot be as simple as that, or he would be dead now" "How do I go about doing that" "I have some questions, Master Gang" "I want to ask about golems and shards" "What are spirit shards? Are they similar to essence gems" "What is so important about the Jade Golem" "How may golems have been produced" "Let's go back to my other questions" "Tell me about Master Shin" "I spoke with the Keeper of the Archive about you." [The game autosaves after the conversation] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.93 Kill Master Shin: Find a Way to Kill and Disgrace Shin (Main Quest) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- During the conversation with Master Gang, Acolyte Trainer Guang walked out to the east. Talk to her and select: "Very well. Let's spar" You enter a sparing match with her. When you win Master Gang will promote you to her position and the conversation resumes. "I apologize for taking your position" "I have access to Shin's personal entourage" "Would there be an outcry if one of Shin's entourage died during training" "Who am I suppose to train?" "How did you come to join the Assassins" "What ability do you mean" "What training services can you provide?" Acolyte Train Guang offers the following items for sale: Inferior Monk Gem 1500 Gem of Mastery 8100 Scholar's Gem of Forethought 120 Ice Shard Style 15000 Eye of Inner Darkness 5000 Window to the Abyss 3500 Deadened Nerves 3500 Fearsome Visage 3000 Go north of Master Gan and head east in the golem Press room. Witness an near accident. Zu will hint at taking out Master Gang in a similar accident. You're in the southwest corner of the Golem Press room. head North to the northwest corner when a trapped chest holds some silver and a Gem of Seductive Power. Use the scrollstand here to read "Jade Empire bestiary: Vol. 2." for some XP. Go up the stairs on the west side and the press operator will speak to you. Choose: "Our power must be growing at an incredible rate" "The machine looks dangerous. Have accidents claimed any lives?" "Tell me about the crane and press" "Let's return to my other questions" "Tell me about the different golems" "What are the different kinds of golems" "Of that size? Are their larger ones?" "Why is the Jade Golem special?" "What do you mean by 'direct and pacify'" "You kill people to make shards for the golems" "Let's return to my other questions" "Tell me about the Lotus assassins" "Tell me about Inquisitor Jia" "When can I find her" "Tell me about Death's hand" "Has the Emperor ever visited this fortress" While you're here use the golem press to make a clay golem. Use the crane operations controls to "Retrieve the golem from the press" and "Move the Crane Right" and "Leave the Machine" without dropping the golem at this time. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.94 Create a Spirit Shard: Go to the Soul Extraction Chamber (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leave the golem press room and go straight across to the room where you fought the ghost earlier. Zu will speak to you as you approach the door to the soul extraction Chamber. Choose: "Can I ruin their plans 'and' get what I need?" "What thing will disrupt them? What do you mean?" ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.95 Create a Spirit Shard: Search the Lower Mine (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Head south through the door into the soul extraction chamber. A female assassin, Lotus Acolyte Go Rin, will speak to you. Select: "What is this place" "The machine looks dangerous. Have accidents claimed any lives." "I must make a spirit shard for the Jade golem." "So you believe they are dangerous?" "I want to ask you some questions>" "I want to ask about the extractor and spirit shards." "Do corpses still have souls to extract." "You store slaves here" "How does the extractor function." "Let's return to my other questions" "tell me about the Lotus Assassins and our leaders." "Tell me about Death's Hand" "Tell me about Grand Inquisitor Jia." "Tell me about the Fortress" "Goodbye" Use the elevator controls by the passage you just came through from the north. You're currently on the main level, select the prison level. A passage to the east has opened. go up the stairs and a lotus assassin will speak to you. I want to ask you some questions. "Where do these salves come from" "Tell me about Death's Hand" "Tell me about Inquisitor Jia" "I can't allow these slaves to remain here" "Release them! I demand it." The guard will attack you. After he's been dispatched open the prison door. The slaves will speak to you. Choose: "I will remove the guard when I am done with the extractor" The guard in the extractor room speaks again when you return to the extractor. Just say "Goodbye" Use the elevator controls again and go to the Near-surface Mine Level. There's a tunnel to the south that goes into a small cave where you'll find a superior Intimidation Gem on some bones and an Iron Skin Gem in a jar. Return to the Extractor and use the Elevator controls again and go the Abandoned deep-level mine. There's a passage to the west here. As you go down the passage, you'll hear Sagacious Zu's voice briefly before the spirit of the horselord Zend Sai appears and attacks you. After you defeat the horse lord's spirit, Zu will speak to your again. Select: "I trust I no longer need to prove myself to you" "What do you mean, you won't be leaving" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.96 Create a Spirit Shard: Make a corrupted Spirit Shard (Main Quest) Infiltrate the Lotus Assassins Fortress: Construct a Spirit Shard (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Continue down the tunnel and use the ancient coffin at the end. Select [Take the body and return to the Soul Extractor]. Lotus Acolyte Go Rin attack after the extraction process has begun with the corrupted soul of the horselord. After the battle the Golem Spirit Shard plot items is obtained. ------------------------------------------------------------ 10.3.97 Kill Master Shin: Return to Master Gang (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------ Use the elevator controls and go to the prison level. Talk to slave Ho Ran. "The guard is dead. Go now." Open Palm Points are received. Use the elevator controls and return to the main level and return to the room where you fought the ghosts after being assigned to by Master Gang. You'll be confronted by the surviving acolytes from your first encounter after arriving in the fortress. Select: "I did not mean to offend. I am sure there is room for all of us." Lotus Acolyte Gu Gah and two other Lotus Acolyte attack. Head east and south across the bridge and talk to Master Gang. Select: "Master Shin would be disgraced if killed by the golem press" "Then I will kill him and put him in there" "I have the spirit shard for the Jade Golem." ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.98 Kill Master Shin: Remove the Press Operator (Main Quest) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Go into the golem press room and speak to the operator, Lotus Acolyte Shi. Choose: "I need to relieve you at this post. You must leave the room" "Your position depends on Master Gang's. I can raise him *if* there are no prying eyes" Create and position a golem over the walkway if you haven't already done so and leave the Golem Press Room. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.3.99 Kill Master Shin: Clear the Hall of Induction (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Talk to the attendants by the north door and select: "[Lie] I will make certain nothing goes wrong during our bout." You'll be taken to the Hall of Induction to fight Attendant Kitan. After she's defeated, return to the attendants and talk to them again. Choose: "I am ready. Come, Kai Feng let us see how skilled you are." You'll again be taken to the Hall of Induction to fight Kai Feng. The two surviving attendants will threaten retribution after Kai Feng falls. While you're in the induction hall talk to the Mold Masters. Select: "I need everyone out of the hall" "What could cause a machine as sophisticated as the press to break down." "What is Phoenix Oil? Where does it come from?" Talk to Merchant Kia Jong and select: "Do you have Phoenix Oil" to receive the Phoenix Oil plot it. Return to the lower chamber where Master Gang is. The remain attendants will confront you. Select: "You force my hand. Come attendants, I will fight you all." Attendants Teng and Cohong attack you along with 3 unlabelled Lotus Assassins. Continue to the golem press room after the battle. After verifying that you have a golem in wait over the walkway, use the golem press and insert the Phoenix Oil container to sabotage the press. The three clay golems are likely to attack you as you try to leave the room. After they're defeated return to the hall of induction. Talk to the Mold Master and select: "The press malfunctioned. Someone used too much Phoenix Oil" "Will you require assistance?" (They will leave the hall) Talk to Kia Jong. Select: "I need this hall cleared. Move to another room" "Perhaps I could persuade you to move" Choose to Higher you charm or intuition. NOTE: The first time I played this fail and my active follower Black Whirlwind stepped in with his own unique style of diplomacy. Silk Fox and Henpecked Hou can also persuade him to leave. Otherwise you'll need 1000 silver to bribe him. Kia Jong will relocate to the lower chambers to the west of Master Gang after this. There will be a lotus assassin sorcerer at the base of the stairs to the south. Talk to him and choose: "What preparation have you made?" Two lotus acolyte will be set on fire and attack you. The sorcerer runs off after the attack leaving the induction hall empty. -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.100 Kill Master Shin: Stop the Slave Shipment (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------- Go up the stairs and through the tunnel in the southwest corner to return to the Necropolis. Go out the pagoda doors and down the path. You'll meet the slave shipment at the stairs to the unfinished bridge. Select "I cannot allow this delivery to take place" "They will not be delivered. Abandon them or fall slave driver" Slave Driver Rong and another Slave Driver will attack. One of the slaves will speak after the fight. Select: "No. You are free." "Be safe. Now go" Some open palm points are earned. -------------------------------- 10.3.101 Lord Lao's Furnace (4/4) -------------------------------- Detour from the lotus assassin infiltration and return to your campsite, possibly fighting two batches of respawning Lost Spirits in the circular areas. Talk to Kang and have him return you to the furnace. It's time to use the Configuration of the Rabbit. Use the hopper and insert a Cow Bezoar. Use the conductor, clapping chimney and whirling cogs. Push the Dragon Button to receive a Heaven's Blessing Gem. Kang speaks after the completing of the sixth configuration. Select: "Kang, What is that energy surrounding you." "What are you talking about Kang" "How do you know this" "I assume we must return to the flyer first" Go to Hin Goo and buy the Dragon's Wrath upgrade. Talk to Kang again and choose: "Let's Talk about Lord Lao's furnace and your latest wind map" "Let's go" This start's the Spirit Journey mini-game. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. The mini-game is unlocked after completing it and the Consume Spirit flyer upgrade is received. Kang Speaks afterward. Select: "Did we succeed. I did not see Lord Lao appear." "Well, Kang, how do you explain this" "So what now? Will.... whoever come back for you?: "Then why don't you fix it" "Do you know of any other configurations" You'll receive 4 plot items: Configuration of the Goat, Configuration of the Rat, and 2 Eyes of the Void. Talk to Kang to return to the Furnace. If you want to play around with random configuration and you left over ingredients, or the cinnabar that's already in the hopper, now is the time to do so. You'll need to choose between the Configuration of the Goat and the Configuration of the Rat as you'll only be allowed to make one of them. If you choose to use the Configuration of the Goat, use the hopper and put the Eyes of the Void inside. Use the Whirling Cogs, Conductor, and Water Wheel. Push the tiger button to received the Harmony and Balance technique which gives +3 to Body, Mind and Spirit. If you choose the Configuration of the Rat, use the hopper and put the Eyes of the Void inside. Use the Whirling Cogs, Cranking Cauldron, Clapping Chimney, and Water Wheel. Press the Dragon Button to receive the Strength of Bull technique with offer increased damage. Talk to Kang to return to the city and return to the Lotus assassin Fortress, possibly fighting the respawning Lost Spirits on the way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.3.102 Kill Master Shin: Kill Master Shin (Main Quest) Infiltrate the Lotus Assassins Fortress: Kill Master Shin (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Go back into the Pagoda, and use the Blessing Board to reenter the fortress. [The game autosaves as you reenter if you didn't leave the fortress previously to stopping the slave shipment.] Master Shin will emerge as you approach the door to the northeast of the Hall of the Induction. If you didn't deal with his attendants earlier they'll be with him as well. Select: "I regret that there will be no slaves delivered today, Shin." You'll fight Master Shin and any surviving attendants. When Master Shin is reduced to half health he'll activate two clay golems for you to fight as well. After the fight you'll be taken to the golem press room. After Master Gang inspects the body use the crane controls and drop the golem on him if you set up the trap before sabotaging the press. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.103 Infiltrate the Lotus Assassins Fortress: Go to the Inner Chambers (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leave the golem press room. Sagacious Zu will speak to you a few steps into the lower chamber. Select: "If you have something to say, Zu, now is the time." "That is a remarkable admission, go on." "So you did it. You murdered my Master's family" [The game autosaves now] Approach the door to the inner chamber. Executioner Zogu emerges to talk to you (unless Master Gang is still alive in which case he'll speak instead with somewhat different options.) Select: "Master Gang and Master Shin have... resolved their differences poorly" "I have the spirit shard now" Buy anything you still want from Acolyte Train Guang and Merchant Kia Jong at this time. You can also speak to Keeper of the Archives to request your name be added to the archives. Speak to Executioner Zogu/Master Gang and choose: "Yes, lets proceed to the ritual." Jia speaks to you after the botched ritual. Choose: "I am a simple student searching for his master" You'll be attacked by two Jade Golem, Executioner Zogu, and Master Gang if he's still alive. Dodge the Jade Golem attacks be rolling between their legs. [The game autosaves after the battle.] Jade Golem style is obtained. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.104 Infiltrate the Lotus Assassins Fortress: Defeat Grand Inquisitor Jia (Main Quest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The chest hear contain silver and a random Gem. The scrollstand can be used to read "Text of War" for some XP. The Legacy of Death's Hand technique is received for reading all of the books and scrolls in the Lotus Assassin Fortress. Leave the room to the north. As you go up the stairs you'll find a jar with a bit of silver. The path turns northwest towards a shrine where Jia awaits. I recommend switching the Black Whirlwind for the upcoming battle to provide a distraction and do some additional damage to Jia, who attacks as you approach. Alternatively, you can use the newly acquired Jade Golem style to deal heavy damage to Jia. What the scene with Death's Hand and Sagacious Zu. [The game autosaves now] You'll receive the third amulet piece raising the total gems you can equip to the maximum of 7. You'll also receive an Superior Scholar's Gem and a Gem of Storms Rage as well. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.105 Infiltrate the Lotus Assassins Fortress: Escape the Collapsing Fortress (Main Quest) The Emperor and the Assassins: The Lotus Assassin Fortress (Main Quest) (ends) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leave the inner chamber. You'll be attacked by three lotus acolytes and a lotus assassin. Go south across the bridge. You'll be attacked by the Keeper of the Archives and two lotus assassins and a lotus acolyte. Go through the lower chamber door up the stairs and through the upper chamber door. You'll be attacked by two clay golems. Heal yourself at the spirit font. Go around the right side of the first central statue and the around the left side of the second one. A single clay golem attacks. Head up the stairs and use the focus shrine if necessary before heading into the tunnel to the west. The cave-ins have changed the layout of the caves so just head into the light marking the exit. The Watcher and 5 Lotus Assassins attack as the exit collapses behind you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.3.106 The Emperor and the Assassins: Return to the Flier (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ After the battle with the Watcher you'll find that you're in the Unfinished Tomb. Head West to the exit after healing yourself at the Spirit Font. Two lost spirits attack at the exit. Go outside and continue west. A Mummy and 2 lost spirits will attack you on the outside. Head down the stairs and go through the circular area to the south and possibly fight the 2 lost spirits if they respawn. Take the path to the west and then north, to the first circular area of the Necropolis. Leave to the west after a possible fight with the respawning lost spirit. Follow the path south to the junction, where you'll fight two mummies. Leave the necropolis to the west and you'll be returned to the campsite. You'll discuss matter's with Silk Fox. Choose: "The evidence would have condemned Death's Hand, and it does the same to your father." "My concern at the Palace is Master Li" "There is more. Zu told me about Master Li's Murdered family. the child is alive." "He was part of the group sent to kill them. He had a change of heart" "I need to talk to Dawn Star" (Or "I have business in the city" if you didn't advance Dawn Stars character development) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.107 The Emperor and the Assassins: Get Ready to Leave (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If there's anything you want from the various merchants go buy it now. (At minimum buy the upgrades from Hin Goo, save the game in another slot and reload a previous save so the they'll be available in the Mini-Game mode of the main menu) Speak to Dawn Star: "Did you want to talk? You're feelings are very important to me" "I will always be here for you. You'll will come to trust that." "If that is what you require, Dawn Star" "It is more incentive for me to succeed." Talk to Silk Fox: Let's go to the palace now. Select Attack to play one to the Encounters in the Sky series mini-games. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. When you reach the palace Ya Zhen will force you to choose between himself and Chai Ka. Select: "I will aid you, Chai Ka" You'll be transported to battle against Ya Zhen. Ya Zhen will concentrate on attacking Chai Ka, so all you have to do is damage Ya Zhen enough so that he falls before Chai Ka does. Open palm points are earned for this victory and the Guardian's Strength technique is received. Silk Fox speaks after the battle. "Demons fought for her body. I had to intercede" "It may be too late if what we know is true." [The game autosaves at the end of the chapter.] ============== 10.4 Chapter 4 ============== ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.4.1 The Height of Power: Seek the Emperor (Main Quest) (lower level) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Zin Bu has some new inventory Burning Essence 9375 Warrior of the Unyielding Heart 5625 If you want to fly somewhere or return to Lord Lao's furnace do so now as it will be your last opportunity. Head through the large door to the north. The jar in the southwest corner of this room has some silver and a random gem. The jars in the other three corner are empty. there are focus shrine on the east and west sides of the room. Continue north through the next door where you'll fight 4 imperial soldiers. After the battle go up the stairs to the north where you'll fight 2 more imperial soldiers, 2 imperial guards and 2 lotus assassins. The Ceramic urns have silver and possibly random gems. The jars are empty. The Bookstand to the east can be use to read "The Celestial Order, Vol. 2" for some XP. The Inner Peace Technique is acquired from read all three Celestial Order books. The bookstand at the west end can be used to read "The Lotus Monks" for some XP. WARNING: This is a point of no return. It's your last chance to go back to purchase items or finish sidequests in Tien's Landing or the Imperial City. Continue north to an elevator. You party sans Kang will advance to here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.4.2 The Height of Power: Seek the Emperor (Main Quest) (upper level) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Head east through the exit here. [The game autosaves now] follow the tunnel north. Two imperial soldiers attack after a bit. A vase around a bend to the east contains a bit of silver. A focus shrine is further east. As you pass the large doors east of the focus shrine, Silk Fox, even if she's not the active follower, will speak to you. Select: "Who is entombed her?" "Master Li is the Emperor's brother and he is alive" "Have you actually seen inside the tombs" "If Master Li is alive, what about Prince Kin" further east is a spirit font and then a bookstand that can be used to read "The Righteous Siege" for some XP. The vase east of the bookstand has a bit of silver. The path turns south. 2 Imperial Soldiers, and a lotus Assassin attack where the hall narrows. [The game autosaves after the battle.] Enter the narrower hall and follow it as it turns east. Sky, Dawn Star, and Silk Fox will catch up to you. If you're following the Dawn Star romance story that the character develop I've included so far is leading to choose: "I won't wait. You have my love. Dawn Star." (I assume that the other romance story could also have conversations here.) Afterward tell Silk Fox: "I'm ready. Let's Go." The Friends in High Places technique is received. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.4.3 The Height of Power: Seek the Emperor (Main Quest) (throne room) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Continue east and witness a scene between the Emperor and Master Li. When given the opportunity to speak choose: "My name is [your name]. I am here to rescue my master.} "Do you see, Princess? Your father is at the heart of it all." "Here! face me!" "I am the one who must end your evil" A Lotus Inquisitor and many Lotus assassins and Imperial Guards attack. The will be at most six facing you at a time but reinforcements will keep their numbers up for a while. There are 18 enemies in total. Once these enemies are deal with get the silver and a random gem from the trapped vase in the southeast corner, the vase in the southwest is empty. Head north up the ramps. You now face four Lotus Assassin Masters. [The game autosaves after this battle.] There are three ceramic urns in this area. The one in the southeast contains the Warrior of the Infinite Spirit technique. The one in the southwest contains 1000 silver. The one in the northeast is trapped and contains silver. The chest in the northwest contains 4000 silver. There's also a focus shrine to the west and a spirit font to the east. Continue north to face the Emperor. The Emperor quickly become immune to most styles that you use, making it necessary to switch styles frequently. However he cannot make himself immune to transformation styles so you can switch to one of those to finish him off quickly. Master Li speaks to you afterward. Say: "Thank you, Master. I have learned much." ============== 10.5 Chapter 5 ============== -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.5.1 The Land of Spirits: Find the Water Dragon (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------- You'll find yourself in an ethereal realm. The water Dragon will tell you to follow the pillar of Light. Zin Bu has new merchandise: Cyclone Gem 18750 Superior Warrior Gem 9375 Superior Monk Gem 9375 Superior Scholar Gem 9375 The pillar of light is to your south. Head straight towards it as there is nothing of interest on this ethereal battlefield. [The game autosaves after a few steps.] You'll be attacked 5 times along the way by either 1 or 2 Lost Spirits. The Water Dragon will have a comment after each battle. You'll be at the base of some stairs at the fifth battle and will speak with the Water Dragon's spirit afterwards. Select: "What's going on here" "Why would Master Li Betray Me" "If he planned all of this, his lies have spanned year" "You're sending me to Dirge? Why me?" ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10.5.2 The Land of Spirits: Find the Abbot in Dirge (Main Quest) ---------------------------------------------------------------- You'll be transported to Dirge. There's a ceramic urn by an obelisk in this area contain a Gem of Premonition. A rat demon and a horse demon attack a short ways down the path to the southwest just before some stairs. After the fight, go up the stairs and you'll witness an Abbot's spirit attack the spirit of an imperial soldier. continue up the stairs and across the bridge to the northwest. The spirit of Abbot Song will speak to you near the end of the bridge. Select: "Who are you" "The Glorious Strategist? You mean Master Li?" "Li claimed he was the one who saved me" "What happened when they attacked Dirge" "Master Li has the power of the Water Dragon now" "The water Dragon still believes there is hope" "I'm honored to have you with me" "How am I supposed to restore the fountains" "I want to ask you some questions" (You can now ask some general questions about the amulet, spirit monks, and the Water Dragon) [The game autosaves after the conversation.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.5.3 The Land of Spirits: Restore the Fountains of Dirge (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- There are some stairs going up to a battle site here, but take the path to the west to a scrollstand which can be used to read "The Ritual of Binding for some XP. Stairs lead northwest from just past the scrollstand to the first fountain. You'll be attacked by Xian Wu and two betrayers, the spirits of disloyal spirit monks who betrayed Dirge to the lat Emperor. I recommend going after Xian Wu fist, possibly with the Jade Golem. Abbot Song speaks after the battle. Select "Who was she" "What happened to Xian Wu?" "That's awful" "What's so bad about the binding" "So the Emperor did this to Xian Wu" "Is the how Sun Kin was bound to Li's armor? Does it have that kind of power?" A Dirge Fountain Seal plot item is obtained. Use the Dirge Fountain here to cleanse the fountain and open the gates at the battle site, allowing access to the inner courtyard. Head up the stair to the west and north to the battle site where Abbot Song will speak. Select: "What's going on here" "So you can't get back into the temple" (NOTE: If you didn't cleanse the fountain yet there's one additional option: "Dirge will be restored Abbot Song, I swear it.") The water dragon's spirit appears as you go through the gate. Select: "I understand. What must I do now?: "Why can I still use the amulet if Master Li took it" Continue into the inner courtyard and watch the cut scene. There's a spirit font a short ways to the northeast just before the second fountain. Abbot Song will speak to you. Choose: "So What destroyed the guardian" "Don't worry. We'll find it." A two headed bull demon, The Minion of Suffering appears now. Select: "Who are you." The conversation with Abbot Song resumes: "Well, this is obviously a trap" "Would the gem still be here after all these years" "What about the spells protecting it." [The game autosaves after the conversation.] --------------------------------------------- 10.5.4 Gem of Power: Find the Gem (sidequest) --------------------------------------------- Avoid following the demon to the southeast for now. Instead use the scrollstand that's by the fountain to read "Abbot Song's Journal" for some XP. Head west from the fountain. Follow the trail as it turns to the southwest. A ceramic urn near a spirit font contains a Brilliant Gem of Balance. Open the gate by the spirit font and go up the stair to the south just past the gate. Follow the path east to a focus shrine and use the ceramic urn to get the Gem of Infinite Spirit. Return to the gate and go up the stairs to the northwest. You'll be attacked by two lost spirits at the top of the stairs. Head towards the glowing sphere to the north where a red minister will speak to you. Select: "The wards protect against evil... but I can pass" The Red Minister and two lost spirits will attack. The Red Minister style is gained after this battle. (I'm sure I didn't get it here the first time I played getting it instead at the next battle. Abbot Song was is attack mode, perhaps he got it the killing blow to deprive me of it then. I had Abbot Song in support mode this time.) Use the gem repository to get The Eye of the Dragon gem. Go east to find 2 lost spirits. Go down the stairs to the east, then south, then east again to return to the fountain area. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.5.5 The Land of Spirits: Confront the Minion of Suffering (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now head southeast from the fountain where a horse demon and a rat demon attack you. Continue west, north, and east and fight another rat demon where the path turns north. Go up the stairs to the north and fight a horse demon and two rat demons in the area the gate at the top. A trapped ceramic urn in this area contains a random gem. Enter the Dirge Cave to the west. [The game autosaves after entering the cave.] Follow the path northeast, the northwest. Fight the horse demon where the path turns north. Continue north and fight two more horse demons. Go north towards the glowing sphere where the Minion of Suffering will appear again. Select: "Who is you master" "I will cleanse Dirge of this taint" You'll fight the Minion of Suffering. The Jade Golem is capable of going toe to toe with him or you can battle him with weapons/martial attacks. The Minion's Master speaks to you. Select: "Who are you" Abbot Song speaks to you. Choose: "Whatever it is, I will defeat it." Another Dirge Fountain Seal plot item is obtained. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.5.6 The Land of Spirits: Restore the Second Fountain (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Head east and the south to a ceramic urn which has a healing effect. Further south is a trapped bamboo cask with a random gem and an empty trapped ceramic urn. Retrace your steps out of the cave and return to the fountain, fighting 2 horse demons just before reaching it. Use the dirge fountain to restore it and open the gate to the north into the temple. Abbot Song speaks, select: "I expected the Water Dragon to appear again" "I can't believe a little blood could do so much" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.5.7 The Land of Spirits: Destroy the Abomination in the Temple (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Head north through the now open gate. [The game autosave as you enter this path lined with statues of monks.] A bit to the north, take a path to the west. Three lost souls attack after a few steps. Continue west towards a focus shrine where you'll be attacked by 2 Red Ministers and a Lost Spirit. (I believe I got the Red Minister Style here in my first game). Return east and examine the statue at the junction before continuing north up the stairs to a pair of spirit fonts. The water Dragon speaks to you a bit further north and ask Abbot Song to leave to help his fellow Spirit Monks. Select: "I could have used his help" "But what is it, exactly" "I will cleanse this abomination from your temple." Go north through the courtyard and up the stairs to a spirit font at the entrance. The temple door opens as you approach. Go through them. [The game autosaves after you enter the temple.] Three copies of yourself appear as you approach the dragon fountain. They are the Aspects of Despair, Sorrow, and Rage. After the Aspects are destroyed, watch a cut scene of the battle outside. The Water Dragon speaks to you. Choose: "It was an honor to serve, Great Mistress" "Destroy your body? I don't understand" "And what about Li" If you advanced Sagacious Zu's character development enough the conversation continues with: "How can I do this? I know his child lives, but how can I find it?" "Dawn Star must have been born in the Palace" The conversation concludes after choosing: "Am I suppose to do this alone" Watch the cutscene of your followers. ---------------------------------------------------------- 10.5.8 The Return to Dirge: Get Your Bearings (Main Quest) ---------------------------------------------------------- [The game autosaves after the cutscene as you emerge through the portal in Dirge in the Mortal Realm.] You've been resurrected in the temple of Dirge. Start walling towards the Dragon Fountain and two horse demons that have followed you through the portal will attack. The horse demons will respawn indefinitely until you destroy the Disturbance in front of the portal, which takes the remaining horse demons out with it. -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.5.9 The Return to Dirge: Find the Others (Main Quest) (1/2) -------------------------------------------------------------- Zin Bu has some additional inventory: Flawless Scholar Gem 18125 The Path of the Warrior 50000 The Path of the Monk 50000 The Path of the Scholar 50000 Head southwest towards the dragon fountain. There are some decaying bones beside the fountain on the west side that contain "The replenishment of the mind" technique. Northwest of the fountain is a statue of Mah Tsung that can be meditated at to restore health and chi. the bookstand west of Mah Tsung's statue can be used to read the Mantra of Inspiration for some XP and to receive The Mantra of Inspiration plot item. The Heavenly Gate Guarding Statue south of the bookstand can be meditated at to restore focus. The decaying bones and chest by the Guarding both have some silver with the bones here hold the first part of the Pages from the Tome of Release plot item. A path to the east from the south side of the fountain leads to a gate to the north. Open the gate and go into the well room. The vase in here holds silver while the chest holds the Machined Cogs plot item. Leave the well room, head west up the stairs. Turn north a way and then east. ignore the meditation wheels for now. (If you partially fix them with just the Machined Cogs and Meditate with the Mantra of Inspiration you'll receive The Communion of the Ocean Technique, but you get a better one if you wait.) Leave the temple as the hall turns south. There's a spirit font at the exit. Go down the stairs and you'll be attacked by four imperial soldier ghosts. Watch the end of chapter cutscene of the dragonfly arriving in Dirge. ============== 10.6 Chapter 6 ============== -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.6.1 The Return to Dirge: Find the Others (Main Quest) (2/2) -------------------------------------------------------------- The bones at the base of the stairs hold a second part of the Pages from the Tome of Release plot item. (you may get an extra page here sometimes.) Go into the center of the courtyard and you'll be attacked by 3 Imperial Soldiers Ghosts. The bones in the center of the courtyard hold a third piece of the Page from the Tome of Release plot item. Go up the stair on the south side of the courtyard and go through the hall to the south past two spirit fonts into the area with the monks statues. Head south to the top of some stairs where you'll be attacked by three imperial soldier ghosts. The bones at the top of the stairs hold the Beveled Cogs plot item as well as the fourth part of the Pages from the Tome of Release plot item. Go north and turn west going by a pair of tents to where your party awaits. In this conversation choose: "The Water Dragon returned me to life." "It weakened her greatly. I must try to set things right." "What? The Imperial Army is coming?" "Why would he set the whole army against us?" "The Water Dragon told me it was a power focusing tool." "There is no way of avoiding them? Sneaking? Flight?" "Then we will raise our defense here, and come what may. If you advance the Sagacious Zu character development far enough the conversation will continue: "There was something. It was about you and Master Li." "The Burning Temple was only visible from the Palace." "Perhaps this will restore Master Li's good side." "Of course, Dawn Star. What should we do about this?" ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10.6.2 The Return to Dirge: Retire to the Campsite (Main Quest) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn Star has requested you speak to her if your following her romance plot. (I assume Silk Fox or Sky would want to speak as well if you were follow a romance with them) Before doing so go west of the campsite to a focus shrine. The bones nearby have the final piece of the Pages from the Tome of Release plot item. Go east past the campsite, where you'll be attacked by an Imperial captain ghost. Return to the temple. Use the meditation wheels, repairs them with the machined and beveled cogs, spin the wheels and meditate upon the Mantra of Inspiration. You'll receive the Communion of the Dragon technique. Continue into the temple and use the Statue of Mah Tsung. Perform the Ritual form the Tome of Release to receive The Turning Wheel technique. Return to the campsite and talk to Dawn Star (or other romantic interest). For the Dawn Star romance select: "It is peaceful here" "Nothing has changed. You are who you are." "Anywhere I go, Dawn Star. You'll be by my side" "It is all right to be scared. Only fools risk what they love with no concern. Watch the romantic cutscene. If you didn't pursue any romances, just use the tent to go to bed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.6.3 The Return to Dirge: Defeat the Spirits of your classmates (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sun Li will taunt you in your dreams. Select: "I would have saved them if I could! Your plans are what killed them!" You'll be attacked by the incarnations of Jing Woo, Student Lin, and Student Win that Sun Li has summoned into your dreams. You'll awaken after the dream battle, to a cut scene of the advancing Imperial Army. You make battle plan with you're party. "What happened" "Then we need to destroy that bridge" Make a choice of either Dawn Star or Silk Fox to take the lead defending the bridge. "If small groups could land anywhere, we should spread out." "Fine, let's fight them in the air. We can assault the bridge after." The last option starts the Battle of Dirge mini-game which is unlock after completing it. The Spirit's Calling flyer upgrade is received after the mission, it's of no use in the game as there are no more mini-games but it can be used from the main menu. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. Finish you're conversation with the party: "They will be here soon enough. You will have your fill of battle" ----------------------------- 10.6.4 Silk Fox at the bridge ----------------------------- If you choose Silk Fox to take the lead at the bridge, Watch the scene with Dawn Star, Silk Fox, and Kang on their way to the bridge. If you check Silk Fox's completed quests you'll notice "The Lotus Assassin Fortress" and "An Unlikely Ally" Silk Fox's initial weapon is the Captain's Blade. 10.6.4.1 Flight To Dirge: Defend the Bridge (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------- Head down the western set of stairs to the fountain. A hidden urn materializes on the south side of the fountain that contains an upgrade for Silk Fox's weapon, Blade of the Broken Bough. Take the path east to the bridge where Kang awaits. Your mission is to fight off the lotus assassin crossing the bridge to prevent, them from attacking Kang, who's health percentage will be show at the bottom of the screen if he gets attacked. The timer is initially set for 1 minute, but Kang will need an extra minute afterwards. Head to the right end of the bridge to hold the enemies there. If one get buy you run after it to prevent it from damaging Kang. The enemies will start out as Imperial Soldiers. Lotus assassin will start to appear 20 seconds into the second minute. A siege golem may appear as time runs out to end the fight. 10.6.4.2 Dawn Star: Keep the Farm Girl Safe (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------ Talk to Dawn Star after the battle. 10.6.4.3 Flight to Dirge: Return to the temple (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------- Go up the stairs and through the gate. ------------------------------ 10.6.5 Dawn Star at the bridge ------------------------------ If you choose Dawn Star to take the lead at the bridge, Watch the scene with Dawn Star, Silk Fox, Kang and the ghost of a Spirit Monk. If you check Dawn Star's completed quests you'll notice "Capital Aspirations" Dawn Star's initial weapon is the Gujin's Favor. 10.6.5.1 Protect Kang: Defend the Bridge (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------- Head down the western set of stairs to the fountain. A hidden urn materializes on the south side of the fountain that contains an upgrade for Dawn's stars weapon, Thorn and Shining Carp. Take the path east to the bridge where Kang awaits. Your mission is to fight off the lotus assassin crossing the bridge to prevent, them from attacking Kang, who's health percentage will be show at the bottom of the screen if he gets attacked. The timer is initially set for 1 minute, but Kang will need an extra minute afterwards. Head to the right end of the bridge to hold the enemies there. If one get buy you run after it to prevent it from damaging Kang. The enemies will start out as Imperial Soldiers. Lotus assassin will start to appear 20 seconds into the second minute. A siege golem may appear as time runs out to end the fight. 10.6.5.2 Silk Fox: Put Silk Fox in Her Place (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------- Talk to Silk Fox after the battle. 10.6.5.3 Protect Kang: Return to the temple (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------- Go up the stairs and through the gate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.6.6 Defend Dirge from Sun Li's Troops: Stand your ground (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Watch the scene with Black Whirlwind and Henpecked Hou as the Lotus Assassins and a siege golem attack. If you check Black Whirlwind's missions you'll notice a sidequest called "Daily Reminder" and the completed quests: "Conquer the Southern Continent" and "Protect Spear Catches Leaf" Black Whirlwinds initial weapon is The Twins. Start the battle by entering Free Target Mode an heading to your left around the court perimeter and turn right at the corner. A hidden urn will appear as you pass it. Circle back to it after drawing the pursuing assassins away at attack it to get an upgrade to Black Whirlwind's weapon, Maker's Bane and Placid Giuju. The only enemy of consequence is the golem so concentrate on attacking it. Any Lotus assassin that get killed, either by you or the golem, will be tallied in the score at the top of the screen. If the battle drags on your a voice shout out some phrases after a certain number of kills: 20 Untold slaughter 40 Bringer of Pain 60 Destroyer of Liver 80 Ravager of the Ages 100 Just kill the golem already, would you! This is the one battle for which I recommend enabling Chi Strikes. Henpecked Hou will be leaving on wine bottles. It you take damage, or your Chi gets low, run across the bottle to fully recharge you're health and Chi. After the Golem fall fishing of the remaining lotus assassins to end the fight. (Black Whirlwind earns closed fist points for this fight, but there doesn't seem to be a way to avoid that. It is in keeping with his character.) [The game autosaves after the fight.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.6.7 Defend Dirge from Sun Li's Troops: Make your way into the temple (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This isn't necessary, but if you wander back to the campsite, you'll fight a group of lotus assassin near the monk statues, and another near the campsite. You'll fight another group on returning to the courtyard. Go up the stairs into the temple. ------------------------------------------------------------ 10.6.8 The Return to Dirge: Defeat Death's Hand (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------ You'll be you're main character again and will speak with Black Whirlwind. Select: "Some Assassins must have got past us somehow. I will go look." You'll go into the temple and talk to Sky. Select: "Trap? Signal? Have I forgotten something?" "Why didn't you tell me before? I could have prepared." "Then I'll personally defeat Death's Hand, and the army will fall, I like it." You'll now talk to Death's Hand. Choose: "It is no 'grip'. You rule through fear, I inspire loyalty." "then fight as you must, but you will not defeat me" A one on one fight with Death's Hand begins keep going at with basic attack combos, jumping behind him with each combo. [The game autosaves after the battle.] Sun Li speaks to you. Choose: "Master Li, listen to me, it does not have to be this way!: If the character development for Sagacious Zu was completed, the conversation continues: "The world is not as cruel as it seems. Your child lives" "Zu was meant to kill her. He spared her. It's Dawn Star." "Why not? The death that spurred this was averted! The gods are not so harsh after all!" Death's Hand rises at Sun Li's Command. Continue the conversation with: "You use everyone. As a spirit monk I can take Death's Hand away from you." "I'll help Sun Kin resist you by binding him to me. I can free him after." -------------------------------------------------------- 10.6.9 Once Chance: Fight for Your Freedom (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------- You'll be controlling the spirit of Sun Kin in this fight against Death's Hand. Again use basic attack combos and jump behind Death's Hand after each combo. After winning Sun Li taunts you and leaves, and Death's Hand speak to you. Select: "Calm yourself. I will release you from this prison." Open palm points and The Way of the Open Palm gem is received. You'll speak to your party in the courtyard. Select: "I trust everyone has recovered from battle?" "I will speak with each of you before we leave." [The game autosaves at the end of the chapter.] ============== 10.7 Chapter 7 ============== --------------------------------------------------------- 10.7.1 A Master's Fate: Return to the Palace (Main Quest) --------------------------------------------------------- You're surrounded by your party in the temple courtyard. For some reason the maps has been rotates 180 degrees, so that the temple is now to the south instead of the north. First let's collect some stuff from some containers that have appeared following the battle. There are two vases in the niches before the hall to the north. The one on the west has a random gem. The one on the east is trapped with silver. Head north and East to the campsite to get Divine Radiance from the chest by the tents. Talk to you followers. For Black Whirlwind select: "Easy Friend. The battle will come soon enough. Ready yourself" For Henpecked Hou select: "I know what you mean. Hopefully we can all find our way home again." Explore Wild Flower's conversation tree. For Silk Fox select: "I have made some difficult decisions to get here" "Be ready. I will signal when we leave" (The may be other options at the beginning of the conversation if you pursued a romance with Silk Fox) For Sky select: "Some of these decisions have been hard to make." "Ready yourself. We will be leaving soon." (The may be other options at the beginning of the conversation if you pursued a romance with Sky) For Dawn Star select: If the character development for Sagacious Zu was complete: "Do not dwell on it. He is lost to us" If following a romance with Dawn Star select: "Will there still be time for us after all this is done?" "We will have our lives back, and so much more" For the rest of the conversation choose: "Some of these decisions have been hard to make." "Ready yourself. We will be leaving soon." Talk to Kang and select: "I wanted to speak to you" "I'm ready to go. Call everyone to the flyer." You'll fly to the Imperial Palace again. There's no mini-game to play for this flight. You'll speak to your followers on arrival at the palace. Select: "Keep your guard up. this won't be as easy as the last time." "'Her will' is it the Water Dragon Spirit" "Don't worry. I'll make sure there are no surprises this time." [The game autosaves after the conversation.] ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10.7.2 A Master's Fate: Find the Water Dragon's Body (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Kang can take you to Lord Lao's furnace if you still have business there. Head north passing through 2 large doors. You'll be attacked by 8 Lotus elite Superior Warrior gem in ceramic urn to west. The one to the east is trapped, it is possible to have destroyed it in the preceding battle. Use the focus shrine and spirit font in the room to the south if necessary before going north up the stairs. There are four ceramic urns in the corners of the area at the top of the stairs. The one in the northwest contains 5000 silver. The rest are trapped with a lesser amount of silver. Go north into the elevator room. After the Water Dragon and the exchange between Silk Fox and Black Whirlwind select: "Very well. Everyone meet near the throne room." Head north from the elevator into the tombs. The Water Dragon will speak to you. Select: "Why was this don? Where does this water flow from?" [The game autosaves now.] Head north to a large door. After going through it, you'll see the water Dragon's body to the north. NOTE: If you want to see the Closed Fist ending without playing through the game again make an archival save here. Follow the path north and east and the water dragon will speak before four Lotus elite attack you. -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.7.3 A Master's Fate: Let the Water Dragon Rest (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------- After they're gone the Water Dragon will speak again and the rest of your party arrives. Select: "You blame Master Li? Didn't Emperor Sun place you here" "What do you think I can do about this?" "I will do what is necessary to restore the order of things" To get the open palm ending (and close off the closed fist ending) choose: "The that is what I will do. There is no doubt in my mind." Watch the cutscene. The Open Palm Gem is receive along with a massive amount of Open Palm points (enough to get about 80% of the way from center to the Open Palm from fully Closed Fist) ---------------------------------------------------------- 10.7.4 A Master's Fate: Go to the Throne Room (Main Quest) ---------------------------------------------------------- There's a headstone on the north side to the west of the ramp leading up the the Water Dragon. The headstone contains a Scintillating Gem of Power. Make sure you have the follower you want for the next battle as you can't swap after this. Go south to where your party is to talk to them. Select: "The greater abomination is yet to come" "No one is safe if this continues..." Go east into the throne room. The ceramic urn in the southwest corner contains the Heaven Mantra technique. The one in the southeast contains the Gem of Unyielding Strength. [The game autosaves as you approach the base of the ramp.] Go north up the ramp. Sun Li speaks. If Dawn Star's with you and Sagacious Zu's character development was completed select: "Do it. We may as well try" "She Deserves better. I can't allow this" (You can appeal on here behalf if you have a different follower) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10.7.5 A Master's Fate: Defeat the Stone Constructs (Main Quest) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Li has summoned two stone bull demons and two stone elephant demons. The Jade Golem makes short work of him. Go north up the next ramp after the fight. --------------------------------------------------- 10.7.6 A Master's Fate: Enemies Within (Main Quest) --------------------------------------------------- Sun Li will trap you in a realm of Doubt. Select: "You try to paralyze my resolve? My will is stronger than that." 4 incarnations of Doubt are summoned and 3 of you followers appear. Select: "Guide your minds to me. I am the one that must face Sun Li!" Your companions will take out three of the Doubts, leave one for you to fight. It's immune to weapons, so use martial attacks. Four more instances of Doubt appears as well as your remaining companions. "You know nothing of loyalty. that is your weakness." Again your companion will leave a single Doubt for you to fight. NOTE: Make an archival save here if you want to see both the Open Palm and neutral endings. Head towards the Obelisk. Sagacious Zu's spirit will free you from this realm take you to the final confrontation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.7.7 A Master's Fate: Master versus Student (Main Quest) (Open Palm Ending) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this conversation select: "You were a great teacher. Your skill was waster on evil ambition" "There can be no deals. let's end this Master versus student." [The game autosaves at the beginning of the battle.] This is the final battle against Sun Li. He is capable of slowing you down to a snails pace, this can be combats by using focus mode. Focus mode in combination with the Jade Golem should be able to take him down fairly quickly. Watch the ending cutscene, read the post game bios for your surviving followers and Sir Roderick, and watch the credits. --------------------- 10.7.8 Neutral Ending --------------------- In this conversation select: "You were a great teacher. Your skill was waster on evil ambition" "I'm listening" "I fall, but my name lives on forever? Why would I agree?" "Forever remembered as a hero by all?" "then I agree" "For the Jade Empire and the name of [your name], I agree." Watch the ending cutscene and the credits. ****************************************************************************** 11. Closed Fist Walkthrough ****************************************************************************** I've chosen Scholar Ling for the Closed Fist walkthrough. Other characters may experience some subtle variations. The walkthrough contains the dialog choices necessary for the Sky romance with a female character. NOTE: Many of the containers do not have fixed contents. The contents (amount of silver, presence of a gem, type of gem) may change depending on the order a group of containers are opened, how you resolved certain quests. I've had a couple of gems fail to respawn on reload, but those may just be low percentage occurrences. Some of the contains contain random gems of varying grades. ============== 11.1 Chapter 1 ============== --------------- 11.1.1 Tutorial --------------- You begin in the combat ring in the school in Two River in a conversation with Jing Woo. If its your first time through select these options to start a combat tutorial: "I doubt it, you strike with the grace of a cow" "Show your skill with your hands, not your words" To get through the tutorial, start by hitting Jing Woo 4 times using the A button. The hold B while standing to block 4 of his attacks. Jing Woo will now hurt you with a power attack, back away from him and hold white button to use Chi healing, release it when you've red health bar is maxed. Jing Woo will start blocking move up to him and press and hold X to do a power attack that will break the block. Now Dodge a power attack by pressing B while moving. Defeat Jing Woo using the moves you just learn to finish the tutorial. Choose: "Each bruise is a mark of your failure to learn our Master's teachings" a "Way didn't your tell me earlier" to proceed into the first chapter. -------------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.2 A Master's Teachings: Speak with Master Li (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------- The first thing you should do is press X to pull up the minimap to get your bearing. Before proceeding to Master Li's house explore the area. The way out of the combat ring is to the southwest. Two students run into the ring as you leave. Go back into the ring and talk to student Lin. Take a netural aproach to the conversation "Don't worry following othes. Walk your own path" and explore the remainder of her conversation to gain some general information. Chose "Would you be interested in sparring" and "let's begin" to begin a practice match with Lin. You'll get 40 XP if you win, and you'll be healed after the battle. You be in the sparring field to the south. Head north along the path and talk to Smiling Mountain. You can explore his conversation to gain enlightenment on the philosophies of the Open Palm and the Closed Fist and some other general information. Smiling Mountain also has some techniques for sale: Belly of Iron 400 Heart of Gold 400 Mind of Steel 400 He can also set up a sparring match with a single student at this time, do so and win to earn 10 XP. Jing Woo is west of smiling mountain but only reminds you to see Master Li if you talk to him. There's a bookstand northwest of him that you can use to read "Auspicious Portents" for 10 XP. Head north to a gazebo where you can talk to Student Wen, who gives us our first opportunity at some closed fist points: "If you are too weak to be at this school, leave before you waster our Master's time" "It will be easier if you just accept that you will never be my match" Closed fisted points are earned but Student Wen will no longer talk to you, leaving you unable to earn the pitance of experience for sparring with him. Go up the stairs to the east of the gazebo to a bookstand on the wooden walkway outside Master Li's house. Use it to read "The Old Tongue, Vol 1" for 10 XP. Continue on the wooden walkway to the south. (Don't go into Master Li's yet between the braziers as we're not quite done exploring) Read the Long Drought on the scrollstand for 10 XP. Gao the Lesser is here at the bottom of the stairs outside Master Li's It doesn't matter what you say to him. Head back to the west and take the path between the gazebo and Master Li's and follow it to the east to two sparring students. They will talk to you and request a spar, two against one. Take them up on it. You get 44XP for knocking out the pair of them. There's a tomb a bit to the south. You have no silver yet so leave it for now. Continue south to a crossroad and go southeast across the bridge to Dawn Starts Garden. Use the scrollstand up the stairs past the bridge to read "The Inner Self" for 10 XP. There's a spirit font at the top of the stair that can restore health and chi. Go back to the bottom of the stairs and go up the path to the north to the gate to town. A focus shrine is nearby that restores focus when you use it. You can Talk to Student Si Pat here. Select: "Could I ask you some questions" "Answer when I address you, student" "You consider this task a waste to time, do you" "A worm like you dares to question Master Li's decisions" (Ask him some question if you want to) Closed Fist points are earned. The gate to town is locked so return to Master Li's house and go inside where the Master will talk to your. Choose: "I long to leave this tiny place. I am meant for great things." "Why would you do that" "I will fight them! Let me come with you" "Is that all? Am I an errand girl/boy? I am better than that." ----------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.3 The Lions of Two Rivers: An Ancient Test (Sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------- Go into the northern half of Master Li's house and open the chest to receive some plot items: Red Lion Figurine, Yellow Lion Figurine, Blue Lion Figurine. Use the statue here a choose these options: - Approach the altar - Place the blue figurine on the altar - Place the red figurine on the altar - Place the yellow figuring on the altar - Leave to earn a silver piece and 1 XP Go to the tomb behind master Li's and offer the silver coin to receive the Lion's Head Token plot item for 10 XP. Return to the statue in Master Li's and use it again. This time Choose - Approach the altar - Place the token from the Old Master's grave in the lion's mouth - Place the blue figurine on the altar - Place the yellow figurine on the altar - Remove the blue figurine from the altar - Place the red figurine on the altar - Remove the yellow figurine from the altar - Place the blue figurine on the altar to receive the Gaze of the Lion Technique. -------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.4 A Master's Teachings: Find Dawn Star (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------- Head to Dawn Star's garden to the south east across the bridge. Gao the Lesser will be pestering Dawn Star. Choose: "It sounds like Dawnstat would like you to leave, Gao" Choose the option mentioning Gujin after looking at the other options. Then choose: "Speculation is a fools game. He'll tell me soon enough" "And weel you should, I am bound for great things." "Goodbye then." Dawn Star will be gained as your first follower. ------------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.5 A Master's Teachings: Acquire Your Weapon (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------- Head east and use the Town Gate to go to Two Rivers. [The game autosaves at this point]. You'll be attack by 2 bandits for your first real fight of the game. Unlike that spars these fight are to the death and you won't be automatically healed afterwards. A few quick basic attack will take out these two easily. Go down the path to the south. Use the bamboo cask to the left to get 25 Silver and go back to the entrance. Head west and go up the stairs to the north. If you head west at the top of the stairs you can find 5 silvers in a bamboo cask by and arch. Continue north and you can talk to the Guard by the northern gate, and encourage him to fight. There's a spirit font nearby and Gujin's place in just to the south of the gate. go east to enter it. There's a focus shrine in here and a scroll stand where you can read the Martial Art's to Earn the Legacy of Master Li technique for completing a book set. Talk to Gujin and choose "Don't waste my time speaking in Tho Fan, Gujin" and then "I don't have time to waste. You have something for me". From here you'll be offered a choice of two weapon styles: Tien's Justice (exclusive to Limited Edition replace a Golden Star from normal edition) and Fortunes Favorite. After choosing you weapon, choose "I should go", "Unless, you have something else to give me, I'm finished with you". After looking at one or more of the next three options choose "Come with me, and we'll teach these bandits a lesson." ---------------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.6 A Master's Teachings: Stop the Bandit attack (Main Quest) ---------------------------------------------------------------- You'll likely want to make your new weapon style active. Head south from Gujin's to the top of the stairs. You'll need to fight the two bandits here. Once they're defeated go down the stairs, and fight a larger group of four bandits, try not to get surrounded. Before heading fore the beach, head to the area south of the gate back to the schools. Save the villager from the four bandits here. Use the villager's chest here for 200 silver, a decent reward for saving his life. Return to the gate and head east towards the beach. [The game autosaves as you walk down the path to the beach.] There are 2 bamboo casks in a barely visible cave to the right of the path that contain the Bandit's Loot: 117 silver in total. At the beach a large group of bandits will kill some villager with a cannon and then proceed to attack you evade when Dawn Star yell "look out" to avoid taking major damage from the cannon. There will be a second wave with 3 bandits and a bandit leader. Again head Dawn Star's warning about the cannon. The third wave pits you against 3 summoned spirits. Switch to your martial style against them as the weapon in useless against them. The main bandit leader will be dispatched for you by Master Li. Master Li will talk to you. Choose "Why did you step in? I could have fought him" The game will automatically call up the character record screen where you'll liking be able to level up to level 2. Dawn star will speak to you. Choose: "Do you want to talk about the attacks." (Male character's can do some flirting.) -------------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.7 A Master's Teachings: Return to Master Li (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------- Now that the bandits are dealt with explore the town and talk to the people. Walk up to the statue on the beach and Old Ming will speak to you. Choose: "Go away and stop bothering me, you old goat" "If you want my respect, you're going to have to pay for it" Explore the rest of his conversation tree. Closed Fist points and 20 silver are earned. Ni Joh is by the trail back to the town. Talk to him and choose "Alive and useless, like the rest of you" to earn Closed Fist Points. At the bottom of the stairs leading to Gujin's. You'll find the merchant, Fen Do. Talk to him, look at the other two conversation items before selecting "let's talk about what you can do for me" Exploring the rest of his conversation gain some general information and the fact he is out of stock. Head up the stairs and talk to Gujin. Make sure to ask him "What are you thoughts on Two Rivers?" and then "Who is the strange hermit you mentioned" when exploring his conversation tree. If you don't like the weapon you selected earlier you can swap for the other one now. Don't do this if you spent any style points on the original weapon as the points will be gone if you swap back. Talk to Guard Yung by the northern gate and choose: "You're worthless. Whay shouldn't I tell everyone?" "Oh, I think you'll give me more than a few." [Initimidation] Closed Fist Points, 25 silver, and 10 XP received. Walk back down to the beach and talk to Mrs. Jong who's looking for Dawn Star and choose "You should have charged for the service. give it value, and they will want it." Go to the gate to the school and head south. Three of Gao's men are drunk here. Choose "There will certainly be a lesson learned her today. Let's begin" but you need to fight the drunken men anyways. Defeat them and go back to the school gate and go through it. [The game autosaves on returning to the school.] Use the Focus Shrine and Spirit Font if you need to and head to the school yard. If you didn't spar with (and didn't upset them previously so that they won't speak with you.) Student Lin, who is standing by a tree at the combat ring entrance, and/or Student Wen, who is in the gazebo, you can talk to them now to do so. If you've already sparred with them there will be no addition experience earned for the rematch. Talk to Smiling Mountain. Choose "Are there students to spar with?" to here about a special prize for breaking Kia Min's record. Kia Min is injured and will need to be healed first. Choose "Is there any way to cure Kia Min" and Smiling Mountain will tell you to ask Kia Min. Now choose [Lets look at your other sparring options]. Assuming you already did the single student sparring match (again no experience for a rematch), choose "1 need some practice against multiple opponents" Choose two and defeat them fore 20 exp. Do this against for 3 opponents, for 30 exp, and again for four opponents for 40 exp. Completing all of the sparring matches earn the technique, Lessons of the Forge. You can also talk to Jing Woo (choose "I just wish Master Li had let me face their leader") as well and Gao the Lesser (Choose "Why didn't you have your men help? I found them drunk after the attack." then "I gained status from it. Perhaps you need to learn the value of respect" and then "The weak today may be strong tomorrow. I invest so I may reap." Talk to Master Li. Choose "Cry somewhere else. I am simply better than you" followed by "You can callit a challenge, but my victory will be easy." and then "I will return when I am ready. ----------------------------------------------------- 11.1.8 Kia Min: Ask Kia Min About Healing (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------- Kia Min is between the school gate and the combat ring. Talk to her and choose "Did he say how you could earn this reward." and they "Is there anything I can do to help with your wound." and read the four options that appear about the healing herb. ---------------------------------------------------- 11.1.9 Kia Min: Ask Old Ming about Herbs (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------- Head back to town and down to the beach. Talk to Old Ming. Choose "One of the student was wounded during the bandit attack". He'll tell you that you need to by some red silk grass not bearded tongue grass from Fen Do. ---------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.10 An Unfortunate Debt: A few silvers shy (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------- There will be a village standing by the path back to town. Talk to him and choose these options: "I don't know you, are you from Two Rivers" "Sounds like tough luck." "If you can't repay you debts, you'll have to live with the consequences." "All you're doing is standing around. If you want to hep yourself, act!" "I just wanted to encourage him. He needed it." -------------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.11 Kia Min: Acquire a Bearded Tongue Grass Poultice (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: An alternate condition is offered for this task but its fall under the Way of the Closed Fist. Go to Fen Do and talk to him. Choose: "I'm looking for ingredients for a medicinal poultice." "Do you have any bearded tongue grass" "As long as she tinks she's better. Give me the bearded tongue grass" Now you can either pay the full 25 silver or try to negotiate a better price by choose "Surely you're not going to charge full price for a humanitarian cause and then the charm or intuition option for the skill you have a higher rating for. If successful the price will be 20. You receive the Bearded Tongue Grass plot item after making the purchase. ----------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.12 Kia Min: Deliver the Poultice to Kia Min (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------- Return to the school and talk to Kia Min. Choose "I have a poultice that should help your wound". Then choose "[Lie] I hope it's worth the fifty silver it cost me." Some Closed Fist Points will be earned. ------------------------------------------------------------ 11.1.13 Kia Min: Face Smiling Mountain's Challenge (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------ Talk to Smiling Mountain. Choose: "Can we talk about Kia Min" "I would like to challenge Kia Min's record." Defeat Kia Min and 4 other students in a 5 on 1 spar to earn the Alloyed Body technique and some closed fist points for crippling Kia Min. Talk to Kia Min and select: "The pultice was only a painkiller. Next time, find you own solutions." Some Closed Fist points will be received. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.11 A Master's Teachings: Answer Gao's Challenge (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to Master Li. Choose "I am ready now. Let's Begin" to start a fight against Gao. Use your weapon to start with, using basic attack combo and jumping over his to avoid his counter attacks. Repeat until your out of focus and switch to your martial style. Dawn Star talks to you after the bout. Chose "Master Li is a fool. I can't wait to leave". -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.12 A Master's Teachings: Learn More from Master Li (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to the other students if you want some information of the spirit caves. Heal up at the spirit font and focus shrine. You can likely one or two of Smiling Mountain technique if you want to buy them. Each has a net gain of only 2 across your secondary ability so they may not be worth it. Enter Master Li's and a conversation will starts. Choose: "How would I know that? You tell me nothing" "Why would I believe that? It's too incredible" "I'm not sure I believe you are the Emperors brother" Listen to the four option before choosing "Let's move on tell me what this has to do with my destiny." and then "Myths and legends. Start making sense." Choose the other three option here before selecting "Is it safe" ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.13 A Master's Teaching: Explore the Spirit Cave (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------------- [The game autosaves on entering the cave.] You'll find yourself locked in the spirit cave. The areas in mini-map won't be revealed until you've been to them. Head down a slope east to the First Gate at use it to hear a message from Master Li and open thee gate. Continue down the path past the gate as it turns to the north into a large cavern. A vase on the west side of the cavern holds 55 silver, while one to the Northeast holds 45. Use the Pillar in the center of the caver to receive the Dragon Amulet and a Flawed Warrior Gem. You'll be attacked by 3 restless spirits. Use your martial styles on them. Be careful around the braziers as you can set yourself on fire if you destroy one of them. Head to the door on the north side of the cavern. Use it at select "Hold up the amulet you found in the room" to hear another message from Master Li and open the gate. Continue north along the path and around a turn to the west. [The game autosaves here.] Use the door for a third message form master Li. Go through the now open door. The spirit of the Old master will speak to you. Choose: "Speak of you torment. I must understand it" "Bah! Despite your words, you're as mindless as the other ghosts. You'll be attack by the old master and two restless spirits after the conversation. Take out the restless spirits first so you can concentrate on the master without them taking cheap shots at you. After the battle a blue colored spirit of a woman will appear. Choose "What is this? Anther trick of the dead?". You be asked to choose between fire and ice. If you choose the Flame you get the Dire Flame style, if you choose Ice you'll get the Ice Shard style instead. You'll be able to buy the other later. Now choose "Finally! Master Li has withheld such knowledge." ending the conversations. --------------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.14 A Master's Teaching: Exit the Spirit Cave (Main Quest) --------------------------------------------------------------- A vortex appeared after the conversation with the female spirit. Stay clear of it until you've finished looting this cavern as you'll be unable to return. Use the scroll stand beside you to read "The Nature of the Spirit, Vol. 1" for 21 XP. There's a spirit font south of this scroll stand if you need healing. Northwest of the scrollstand is a chest with a random gem and the Structured Body technique, as well as 5 silver. There's another scrollstand east of the chest, use it to read "Jade Empire Bestiary: Vol 3" for 21 XP. Further east are some bones that you can use to get 100 silver. There's nothing else of interest so enter the portal now. Master Li will talk to you when your emerge in his house. Choose: "I didn't ned that long. A spirit released me." "You have kept things from me. What is spirit monk?" "Too little, too late. You said my people were slaughted." "What did you mean when you said this will be useful." "Let Dawn Star fend for herself. If she is strong, she'll survive." Closed Fist points are recived. Master Li will give you 250 silver. [The game autosaves here.] -------------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.15 The Search for Dawn Star: Find Dawn Star (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------- If you want you can ask the students about Dawn Star's disappearance. Smiling Mountain has some new inventory: Flawed Warrior Gem 200 Flawed Monk Gem 200 Flawed Scholar Gem 200 Head to Town through the town gate. Some villagers will talk to you. Choose: "Not one of you had the spine to try and stop him? Typical peasant." "Do not quest me. If this student could not defend himself he deserved his fate." Closed Fist Point are received. [The game autosaves here.] Talk to Fen Do. You can ask him about Dawn Star's Disappearance and check out his new stock: Flawed Monk Gem 200 Flawed Scholar Gem 200 Inferior Charm Gem 150 Inferior Intimidation Gem 150 Inferior Intuition Gem 150 NOTE: When selecting what to purchase in Two Rivers, keep in mind that techniques are permanent and not limited in the number that can be equipped like the gems are. If you go back to Smiling Mountain you can ask him and some of the students about Si Pat murder. If you go down to the beach, Old Mind can be asked about Gao and Dawn Star. Go up the stair to the north of Fen Do. There's a villager standing there if you went into the area south of the gate to the school during the bandit attack. Talk to him if you have at least 200 silver at choose: "You should have fought for you home. You were cowering when I went down there" "[Intimidation] I saw no chest. Don't come to me with these lies." This will earn some Closed Fist points and 60XP. You can go to Gujin and ask him about Gao and Dawn Star before heading to the north gate. Two of Gao's men are standing over the unconscious for of Guard Yung. They'll confront you when you approach. Choose "[Intimidatation] The others aren't still sore from the thrashing I gave them when they were drunk". If successful the cowards will run off, otherwise six of Gao's Mercenaries will proceed to attack you. NOTE: Liam Warner has sent me a better closed fist option: "When I encouraged the farmer who owes a debt in chapter 1 to go out and help himself then told Gao's mercenaries at the gate they'd need a lot more men to break my stride the attacking group included the farmer who said they'd given him an easy way to repay what he owed and gave me some closed fist points." The gate guard will get ou and talk to you. Choose: "Some guard you are. Can't protect yourself." "Did you at least see where he went?" "Never mind. Just let me pass" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.16 The Search for Dawn Star: Pursue Gao to the Marshes (Main Quest) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heal up at the spirit font here and the focus shrine in Gujin's place. Go through the north gate. [The game autosaves as you pass through the gate.] Head west along the watery path and turn northwest to where a bandit is pestering merchant Hind. Three outlaws will attack you as you approach. Dispatch them. A bamboo cask is the building here holds 5 silver and maybe a random gem. There a spirit font here as well. Merchant Hing will talk to you as you proceed to the North. Choose: "Your concernes do not interest me. Move aside." You earn some Closed Fist points for this, and The Flower of the Fields sidequest will be activated. Continue north a witness a warrior dispatch several of Gao's men. He'll talk to you. Choose: "You fought without mercy. Why should I trust you?" "I'm in a hurry. Someone was taken from the village by Gao the Lesser." "You seem familar with their type. Is there anything else you can tell me?" "I should beat it out of you! Dawn Star deserves better than your cowardice." "You canged your mind when I mentioned Dawn Star. Why?" "I will go the way you say, but I will be watching you." Sagacious Zu joins you as a follower now. There a scroll stand in some runs on the east side of this clearing. Use it to Read Jade Empire Bestiary, Vol 1 for 26 XP. There are some bones by a tree east of these ruins that can be searched for 32 silver. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11.1.17 The Flower of the Fields: Hunt Down Fen's Kidnappers (Sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Two paths lead north from this clearing where you met Sagacious Zu. Gao's mercenaries are bothering a woman. Three of them attack as you approach. After you defeat them, the woman will speak to you. Choose: "I don't care. Some merchant offered a reward for his Flower of the Field." "I don't have time for this. How may others are here." "I don't care who was saved. I want my reward." You'll be rewarded with 250 silvers and some Closed Fist Points. There are some bones in the southeast corner of this area by the rock formation has some silver if your use them. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 11.1.18 The Search for Dawn Star: A camp to the North (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------ You can either continue down the path from where you rescued Fen and Hing's wife or take the other route from the clearing where you met Sagacious Zu. If you take the alternate route the path will turn west along a wooden bridge. You'll be caught between two of Gao's mercenaries and 2 outlaws and you'll need to fight all them. (If you do the camp first come here afterward for the experience/silver) After you defeat them continue to Gao's camp where you be attacked by four of Gao's mercenaries. After defeating them you'll get to question a survivor. Choose: "You don't have any options to choose, friend" "What is this machine..." "Where is Dawn Star" "Why did he kidnap Dawn Star" "What do you mean" "I can't take that chance. You're not going anywhere." This will earn some Closed Fist points. You'll fight the weakened mercanary, one hit will finish him off. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11.1.19 The Search for Dawn Star: Rescue Dawn Star for Gao (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The bones will by the flying machine will yield a random low grade gem such as an Inferior Intimidation Gem, Monk's Gem of Fate, Flawed Warrior Gem, or Flawed Scholars Gem (or something similar) The are two bamboo casks by the building here. Choose the one on the left to get some silver and maybe random gem. The one on the right has some silver but its trapped. You might want to backtrack to the spirit font to heal up (or even to the focus shrine in Gujin's place to restore your focus) before heading down the path to the north which turns east into the swamp cave. Head west and then north and watch Gao kill an ogre collapsing a passage behind him. There's a single ogre on the west side of the cave by a campsite at the ogre camp. Two more ogres guard a pair of chest to the east by the collapsed tunnel. The chest on the left is trapped and holds silver. The other one on the right holds silver and maybe a random gem. A Path to the north goes further into the cave. A Toad Demon will attack where the path widens. Use a weapon or marital style. You gain the Toad Demon Style for defeating it. There are some bones to the left of here with some silver. You'll see Gao and Dawn Star a ways to the north. [The game will autosave as you approach them.] You'll confront Gao as you approach. Choose: "Wasting my time on another errand, and all because of you." "Empty threats from a beaten man" "I'm getting sick of your raving, Gao" You are given the choose to fight him either alone, with Dawn Star, or with Sagacious Zu. After defeating him Dawn Star will speak to you. Choose: "Yes, I always get saddled with Master Li's cast-off chores." "Empty threats. Let him argue with the worms." Close fist points are received. Choose either Dawn Star or Sagacious Zu to follow you (You miss your chance to loot the cave if you choose the third option). The gem, Gentle Persuasion, is received as a reward. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.1.20 The Search for Dawn Star: Return to Two Rivers (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a focus shrine and spirit font here as well as 3 chest by the focus shrine. The leftmost chest contain the Vipers Wit technique. The middle chest is trapped and contains some silver. The rightmost chest has 250 silver. Go back to the cave entrance. [The game autosaves here.] Leave the cave and you'll enter a discussion with Sagacious Zu and Dawn Star. Choose: "I enjoyed it. It was real, not like the gentle sparring at the school." "Was this all a distraction to get me out of the village?" "That's you solution to everything. Just walkaway." "How do you know so much about it?" "Fine, I guest we jusst hope for the best" "We're wasting time. If we are going, let's go!" The first mini-game will now start. X will activate a shield, The A button will fire your weapons. Watch for red health power ups, and yellow weapon power ups, as you destroy the enemies flying at you. Your weapon starts out as a single shot weapon, the first power up will switch it to an auto-fire weapon. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. Once your through you'll talk to Dawn Star and Sagacious Zu again. Choose "I need you ready to fight, Dawn Star." ===================================================== 11.1.21 The Burning Town: Find Survivors (Main Quest) ===================================================== You're on the beach at Two Rivers and the town is a flame. There are some bones by the statue with some silver on them. Head up the path to the town. [The game autosaves as you start on the path.] Continue up the path where two of Gao's mercenary will be seen killing a peasant. After dispatching them head toward the school. Just inside the game there will be 20 silver on some student remains near the Focus Shrine. Use the focus shrine and spirit font if necessary and cross the bridge. You'll see Kia Min get killed some of Gao men and you'll earn some Closed Fist points. You'll fight two of Gao's Meranceries as you approach the fork. By taking the southern path at the fork you can fight 3 of Gao's mercenaries in the sparring ground. There are some student remains in the northwest corner of the grounds with 78 silver. Return to the cross roads and take the northern path. [The game will auto save at the gate.] Another student falls to the mercenaries in the combat ring. You'll have some words with them. Choose "I am no weakling student. I will defeat you" You'll need to fight many of Gao's mercenaries now. There are 8 of them in the first wave. The second wave has two more of Gao's Mercenaries as well as one of his Lieutenants. Take out the weaker mercenaries first before going after the more dangerous lieutenant. After defeating them a dying Jing Woo will recount the events that have just transpired. After he expires you'll discuss matters with Sagacious Zu and Dawn Star. Choose any of the initial options, followed by: "Master Li said I was important, that I was a destined for great conflict." "You're just a swamp hermit, what would you know" "I knew finding you in the swamp was too convenient." "What do you know of this?" "We need to figure out how and why Gao trggered this" "Will that get us closer to Gao the Greater" "And if you've been lying. I'll see that you answer for it" You have a choice now to attack and evade. Evade take you straight to the next chapter, while attack will play and unlock the second mini-game which works much like the first one except for the enemies flight patterns. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. You'll crash near Tien's Landing and will talk to Dawn Star and Zu again. Choose: "It'll take more than a little crash to hurt me!" "Then I guess we're grounded untill we find a wind map." "Things just keep getting better and better, don't they?" "I don't plan on being stuck here for long. I'll figure something out" Choose either Dawn Star or Sagacious Zu to follow you. ============== 11.2 Chapter 2 ============== -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.1 Picking Up the Pieces: Investigate Tien's Landing (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Head northwest from the crash site. You'll be attacked by three Convict Ghosts. If these freeze you with their ice attacks use the Toad Demon to break free. After your defeat them, the spirit of the woman from the spirit cave will appear in a vision and tell you more about the piece of the dragon amulet. Your current follower will speak to you afterwards. Choose: "Never mind. Let's just get moving." The path turn south at this point. There will be a headstone to the left of the path. If you break it you'll be attacked by three Convict Ghosts. The path turn east here and then turns south to a spirit font. There a bit of silver on some bones just west of the spirit font on the trail towards a raised drawbridge. Go south on the spirit font and east into a covered bridge. Three conscripts wait in ambush in the bridge. Use a weapon or martial style against them. When they're defeated continue south through the bridge. The bamboo cask at the south end of the bridge holds some silver and maybe a random gem. You'll be confronted by a woman in black. Choose "Get out of my way. You won't delay my revenge." She'll Attack you. Weapon attacks can by used against her, or martial attacks if your out of focus. The conversation resumes after she's defeated. Choose: "Get out of my way. I'm after Death's Hand" "My business with Death's Hand is my own" The "Woman in Black" sidequest will be activated. Proceed to the east to a rock with a carving of a carp. If you go west here, you'll find a bit of silver in a bamboo cask by a fence where the path turns north. Three imperial soldier await on the path to the north. When confronted, choose: "I go where I like." and prepared to fight them. After they're defeated a survivor will beg for mercy. Choose: "Lying Cur. You die now." "Answer my questions if you want to live" Now look at the first three options before choosing: "You're of mo more use to me. Time to die." Dawn Stat will try to reason with you: "He served our enemy. He deserves only death" You'll fight Chen Yi and receive closed fist points after defeating him. The bamboo cask to the west is trapped and empty. A building here has a focus shrine and 3 chests. The lone chest to the right of the shrine contains a random low grade gem and some silver. The chest nearest the shrine on the left contains the "Silk Strings" plot item. The last chest is trapped and may contain a random gem in addition to silver. The gate to the east leading to the Old Tien ruins are locked and will require a key, so return to the carp carving and head south into Tien's landing. You'll receive the game "Good Fortune" after a cut scene where you establish a new campsite. [The game autosaves here] The chest here contains silver. These a building here with four paths on the west side leading into it. You can go into its center courtyard when your camp is set up by either of the two inner paths for a conversation with Dawn Star and Sagacious Zu. Choose: "I don't think we can. We may have to settle for vengeance" You can also talk to either Dawn Star or Sagacious Zu for some background information on the current situation. Take either of the out paths through the building to the east side. Abridge leads to the east, you'll encounter a woman, Yifong, and her daughter, Fuyoa, fleeing town as you approach the bridge. Choose: "Your warning won't scare me away, peasant!" "You're cowardice endangers your daghter, flee peasent" "So you take the coward's path into worse dangers" There a 4 option at this point that you can look at for more information on the current situation before choosing "I will let you be on your way". The main quests find a New Flyer and The Great Dam are now active. ------------------------------------------------- 11.2.2 Hui the Brave: Speak With Hui (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------- Continue east along the bridge. At the other end of the bridge three men are bullying a woman. Choose: "I just want to watch while you rough her up." The three sailor will attack you. The woman will also join in the fight. After the fight, Zu (even if he's not your current follower) will show up and talk to the woman, Hui. Choose: "Child? What Child?" (Female characters are able to wrongly assume they were the child) "Who was this child" "Where is this child now" "What do you have an interest in that?" "This is too conveninet. Master Li could not anticipate I would crash here" "Not much of a god if she feel to the Emperor's bluster." You can look at the bottom three options here before choosing: "This act by the Emperor is why Master Li went into hiding." "Why did Master Li do this? What's so special about me?" "You presume to teach me?" The Spirit Thief style will be taught to you. You're now outside the teahouse. Before going inside lets take a look around its exterior. First return to the campsite for a scene with Dawn Star and Sagacious Zu. Select: "Yes, Zu. I am far more deserving of your attention" "Are you trying to claim she was at Dirge, as well Zu. For some character development talk to Sagacious Zu and choose: "You were fleeing? So leaving the Lotus Assassins was not a choice." "Are you dismissing what she said." "You don't seem the type to hold such allegiance to the Empire" "Why stay if you are so reluctant?" "I want to talk about you some more. You seem agitated" "If Master Li was right, people should help me to help themselves." You're now outside the teahouse. Before going inside lets take a look around its exterior. There's a bookstand by the entrance to read "The Shadow in the Trees" for 70 XP. There a woman sobbing to the west side of the teahouse courtyard, Seamstress Lan. Choose: "Your sobbing is annoying me" "Just keep it down" Talk to her again and choose: "Maybe I can help" "How much can you pay me" "It's a deal. I'll take care of those thugs for you" The Beaten Baker sidequest is activated. Gufu the sweet is at the east side of the tea house courtyard. Choose: "You can't tell me what to do peasant" "Who are you?" "Why to you wish that?" After examine the remaining options give general information, choose: "Do you have your coin purse with you." "I need your silver to help me save the town." Use your intimidatidation, which if successful garners 62 silver and some closed first points. If you head north along the west side of the teahouse, you be able to go west around the northern end of the wall to your left. The are two bamboo cask here. The western one contains the "A bar of nickeled iron" plot item. with the other is trapped and holds silver and possibly but not necessarily an Intuition Gem if opened second. There a bit of silver in the cask at the north west corner of the teahouse. On the landing on the north side of the teahouse is a chest with a fair amount of silver and a random low grade gem. The are two men here, Cook Teh, and dishwasher Wong. Take to Cook Teh for some comedy relief. Choose "You will show me the proper respect, dog!" for the initial option. The remain of the conversation is general information. Talk to him multiple times for more interaction between him and Wong. There another chest outside the eastern exit form the teahouse courtyard which contains some silver. Enter the teahouse. Some sailors will interrupt you conversation with Hui. This fight will be against 4 sailors, 1 teahouse rowdy, and 1 man that wasn't given a name. If you smash the furniture during the fight in the teahouse you can pick up the "Chunks of Wood" as an improvised styles. Smashing the Meat cart allows the "Ham" inprovised styles. The style has a duration meter above it. When it runs out the style will revert to the previous style. You conversation resumes after the battle. Choose: "Try to spped this up. I have other things to do." "Could we spped this up a little bit." "Where is the monk" Hui can provide some general information after this. ----------------------------------- 11.2.3 Exploring the teahouse (1/2) ----------------------------------- Go up the stairs in the northeast corner. You can talk to a drunken Ru at the top of the stairs who is boasting about how he's going to close the dam. Go clockwise around the upper level. You'll find Yoaru, on the east side, who seem to be longing for a wife. Call him a pompous ass, the name fits. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.4 Zhong the Ox Carrier: Speak to Zhong the Ox Carrier (Sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Further south on the upper teahouse level is Dong Ping and his ogre servant Zhong. Dong Ping speak to you. Choose: "What are you doing with an ogre." "I'll make sure he leaves" Speak to Zhong. Choose: "Get out of here, Zhong, or I'll throw you out" "No more games, Zhong! It's time to leave." "I don't care about your dumb ox." "Get out of here, or I'll kill the other ox myself" Zhong will attack you. After your defeat Zhong, the teahouse proprietor gives you some silver as a reward. Some Closed Fist Points are received as well. ----------------------------------- 11.2.5 Exploring the teahouse (2/2) ----------------------------------- Continue clockwise from where Zhong was. Before talking to Chai Jin on the inside of the next corner, make sure your health, chi, and focus are fairly high. Choose: "You don't look like you need much more to eat." "Maybe you're just a bad cook" "I'm not afriaid of a little indigestion." "Fair enough. Here's your 300 silver" Here you need to choose three dishes that damage one of health, chi, and focus "Tell me more, I might be interested" "Here's another 300 silver" "[Lie] It was less painful than the other dishes. You should try it." [Loot the body.] Note: when I choose three health damaging dishes I ended up losing 122 heal (50% of max), and 109 chi altogether. The Bronze Tongue Gem is acquired after this, along with some silver. Kindly Yushan is on the outside of this corner, but he doesn't have anything important to say yet. ------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.6 Old Mother Kwan: Investigate Dutong's Writ (Sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to Old Mother Kwan to the north of the exit. Choose: "What do you do here" "Where can I get a drink" "You used to own this teahouse?" "You didn't know he owned the land when you built the place?" "Did you check the writ to make sure it was real? "I'm going to speak to Dutong about this?" If you go talk to Three Sheet Dutong who's sitting to the floor east of the bar at the entrance, you can ask him about the writ but you won't get anywhere ----------------------------------------------------- 11.2.7 Old Mother Kwan: Get Dutong Drunk (Sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------- Talk to Steeper Yanru behind the bar. Choose: "I want to talk about Dutong and the Imperial Writ" "Did anyone ever see the actual writ" "I think the writ is a forgery" "May be I can make Dutong confess" "Get him drunk and I'll get a confession out of him" "You can make him sober again?" "Lets send Dutong some drinks" "Give Master Dutong the Imperial seasoned spirit" "Give Master Dutong the Imperial seasoned spirit" "Give master Dutong some peasant's wine" You should see a scene of master Dutong standing. "I'll be back in a bit" Adjust the gems on your amulet to give you at least 23 intimidation. Talk to Dutong. Choose: "Let's talk about the writ you showed Mother Kwan" Choose intimidation. "Yes, you told me it was a fake" "Give us the silver, Dutong, and we won't say anything." Closed Fist points, 1000 silver, and 360 XP are received. ----------------------------------- 10.2.8 Explore Tien's Landing (1/3) ----------------------------------- Leave the teahouse. Go out the southern exit of the teahouse courtyard and go east. Two drunk sailor will be hitting on a female villager. If you talk to her choose: "I think you liked the way they talked to you". You can aalk to one of the sailors but he's too drunk to get anything useful out of: "You let that one get away? I think she like the attention" follow by responsed to his drunken ramblings. Turn south to the western pier area. Lishun is on the north side of the area where you enter. If you talk to him choose: "I find your optimism... disturbing." "I think y9ou're in denial" and explore his general information about the town if your can stand his too cheerful disposition. Chumin is to the west side of the area. You can talk to him to ask "Who are you" and 3 general questions about his business. If you follow the path past Chumin you can find a vase with some silver behind the building to the left. The only thing else of interest back here is a bamboo cask further west across a stream that holds a random low grade gem. Go east of the piers to the boathouse are. The guard outside the boathouse won't let you in yet. There are two bamboo casks at the northwest corner of the walkway around the boathouse. The one on the left has a bit of silver, the one on the right is trapped and has some silver and maybe a random gem. In the clearing north of the boathouse are two Masters playing a blindfold (i.e. without a board) game of Yi. The Masters are Mistress Vo and Jian the Iron Fist. Talk to them and choose: "What exactly are you doing?" "What kind of training can you two offer" "I have some questions about Tien's landing" "I'll leave you to your game" "I don't need your approval. There is not need to weigh my merits" This will activate the Ancient Game sidequest. You'll need to return here once your far enough along the path of the Closed Fist to impress Jian the Iron Fist. You can question the two Masters further about Yi, their styles: Tempest and Stone Immortal, and Harmonic Combos. Big Tian stands on the east side of the Boat house. If you talk to him choose: "This town isn't crowded; its practically deserted." "I don't talk to peasents." (If you're a woman he'll propose, select: "How dare you talk like that to me, peasant.") "I could help you, if the price is right." "I'm too busy for this nonsense." Read the nearby bookstand, The Cataclysm, for some XP. A path goes east past a building to a sealed gate. A bamboo cask at the base of the building contains some silver. --------------------------------------------------------------- 10.2.9 An Ancient Game: Impress Jian the Iron Fist (sidequest) --------------------------------------------------------------- If your been true to the path of the closed fist your alignment should already be low enough to impress Master Jian. Choose: "I seek you training, Master Jian" "if your lucky, I won't kill you" You'll fight Jian the Iron Fist, use quick attacks when you can, jumping behind him between combos and hope you down get immobilized by his tempest attack. Once you've weaken him enough the fight will end and the conversation will resume. Choose: "Enough talking. You promised to teach me if I could beat you." "You have taught me everything?" The Tempest style is acquired. ----------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.10 The Beaten Baker: Investigate Baker Bei (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------- Another path goes south from this building. If you've receive the mission from Seamstress Lan you'll find Bei getting roughed up here. Three thugs will attack you. Bei will talk to you after the fight. Choose: "Lan figured you couldn't handle things on your own" "Quit whining, or you might still get a beating today" "You better tell me what's going on." "Shee has to be doing this for a reason" "I could kill Ai Ling. that would solve your problems" "I get the feeling you're not telling me something" "Have you told any of this to Lan." "Maybe I could talk to ai Ling for you" ------------------------------------------------------ 11.2.11 The Beaten Baker: Talk to Ai Ling (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------ Return to Lan and talk to her. Select: "The thugs work for a woman who's interested in Bei" "I'm still looking into this." Return to the boat house. Tell the guard "I need to speak to Ai Ling about Bei" and go inside. [The game will autosave here.] Use the bookstand south of where you entered to read "Horse Lord Tactics" for some XP. Go east and the south. Ai Ling will talk to you, choose: "Stay away from Baker Bei" "Bei never said anthing about this" "I guess he's getting what he deserves" "Stay away from Bei, or things will get ugly" "Leave him alone, or you're dead" Ai Ling and 4 guards attack. Closed fist points are earned. ------------------------------------------------- 11.2.12 The Beaten Baker: Talk to Lan (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------- Before reporting back to Lan, loot the boat house first. The vase in the northeast corner of this area contain the Boathouse Key plot item. A chest in the southwest corner has some silver and maybe random low grade gem. There's a walkway in the south east corner that goes west to two bamboo casks that contain silver and maybe a random low grade gem. Open the off gate in the southeast corn with the boathouse key and go upstairs. Use the scrollstand to read "The Land of Howling Spirits" for some XP. The cabinet here holds 750 silver and the Vase holds a random gem. Leave the boathouse. Return to Lan an speak to her. Choose: "I spoke to her" "Her name was Ai Lin. She won't be a problem anymore. She's dead." "Bei promised to maryy her. Makes you wonder what other lies he's told you." "You're better off without him." Closed fist points are earned as she storms off. ------------------------------------ 11.2.13 Explore Tien's Landing (2/3) ------------------------------------ Head back to where you rescued Bei and go east to beggars pier. The first stall along the north has the wine merchant, Merchant Jiang, and his assistant Shipeng. Neither of them have anything interesting to say yet. At the other end of the row of stall in Darting Lynx. She sells: Flawed Warrior Gem 200 Inferior Intimidation Gem 200 Balance of Nature 4250 hawks Elegance 800 Conditioning of the Body 800 Swallow's Grace 600 Approach the ship in the southwest corner. After the cutscene talk to Captain Ing. Choose: "You're men don't respect you very much, do they" "If the river is too low..." "How much would you pay to have the Great Dam closed" "How do I get to the dam" "Where do I find minister Sheng" This activates the Trapped sidequest. Board Ing's ship. Use the bookstand to read "The Undertow" for some XP. The chest here has 1200 silver. Go through the arch to the north on the east side. A vase by the first shack on the right has a bit of silver in it as does a bamboo cask by the last shack on the right. Tong in the southwest of this area has nothing interesting to say yet. ------------------------------------------------------------ 11.2.14 Zither of Discord: Find the Silk Strings (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------ Talk to Scholars Six Heavens in the same area as Tong. Select: "I'm interested. What doy you need done?" "What's so important about this instrument" "Where would I find the case" "Why do you need these items" Assuming you've found the strings earliers. Continue with: "I think I have already found one of the two parts" "Could I ask you some other question before I go" If you didn't get the Silk Strings yet you can leave Tien's landing by the campsite exit and go to the guard house near the ruins to get them. ------------------------------------ 11.2.15 Explore Tien's Landing (3/3) ------------------------------------ Return to the clearing by the boathouse and head u the path west of the two master following it to the town square. As you enter the town square you witness an attempter robbery at a local merchant. Before going to Minister Sheng to continue the main quest have a quick look around the square. While, there's nothing of interest along the south side of the square, there are several items and people of interest along the north. Starting from the west end there are Peasants Yijin and Rijing who won't say much. There's a chest beside them with some silver and maybe and random lower grade gem. Talk to Old Wei and Choose: "Who are you" "I think I've heard enough blather for one lifetime" Merchant Chiu can give you some information of wind maps but is otherwise useless. Merchant Cheung in a booth. Talk to him and choose: "You're a bad merchant if you can't protect your own goods" "This isn't my problem" "I don't have time for this" This activates the Stolen Memento sidequest. There's a messenger by a gate to the north. Talk to him and choose: "Why should I waster my time on a man begging aid at the side of the street" "You waste my time. I am no gardener" "How do I reach the forest" This starts the Sickened Forest Main quest plot. There's a bookstand by the burning building on the east side. Read "The Airing of Grievances" for some XP. ------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.16 New Flyer: Speak with Minister Sheng (Main Quest) The Great Dam: Speak with Minister Sheng (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------- Talk to Minister Sheng. Choose: "What are you minister of?" "Why is the Great dam open" "Nobody else seem to know about the assassins" "This doesn't concern me" "Is there a reward for doing this" "Would you happen to "not" know anything about flyer while we're at it" "Where can I find Ru the Boatswain" There are more topics about pirates, as well as topics related to Sheng's posting to Tien's Landing. You'll receive the Ruins Key plot item after the conversation. Start heading towards the boathouse area. The wine merchant will speak to you about a counterproposal to fixing the dam. Choose: "No, you may not" "Exactly how much 'are' you selling your wine for" "Twenty silver; That's outrageous" "Just tell me what you want" "Do you have a proposition or not" "What'll you give me if I do this?" "I'll help, but not for the silver. This town will be made stronger if it survives this crisis. ---------------------------------------------------- 11.2.17 The Stolen Memento: Talk to Tong (Sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------- Continue to the boathouse, the to beggars piers and north from there to where Tong is. Talk to Tong. Choose: "You stole a figurine from merchant Cheung" "You stole it. Now you'l pay thief. Tong and the two sailors beside him will attach. When Tong is low on health he'll beg for mercy. Ended the conversation with "Quit crying you blubbering baby" The Clay Figurine plot item is received. ------------------------------------------------------ 11.2.18 The Stolen Memento: Talk to Cheung (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------ Don't both going back to Merchant Cheung. You don't want the Open Palm points for returning his memento and his shipment of goods won't be arriving for you to take advantage of the discount. ------------------------------------------------------------ 11.2.19 Find a New Flyer: Find Ru the Boatswain (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------ Go to the teahouse and go inside. Go upstairs and witness a scene between the waitress, Yanwan and Ru. When you get a chance to speak, choose: "Go away. Imust speak to this man" "Quit your blubbering, slug. I need your help" "I'm not asking about the dam, follish drunk" "You're not as stupid as you look" "Craven slug! you *will* take me!" Try indimidation or promise to close the dam for him. "You better show u at the pier" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.20 Find a New Flyer: Explore the Pirate's Lair (Main Quest) (1/2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Leave the teahouse and make your way over to the Beggar's Pier in the southeast of town. Ru is just to the west of Captain Ing's ship (or where it was if you've closed the dam first.) Talk to Ru and choose "Take me to the pirate camp". When you arrive choose "Wait here for me". [The game autosaves as you take a step to the northwest.] Continue Northwest and observe an incident between the pirates on the pier. You'll be beside a spirit font. A short way north the abused man from the previous scene is working at a rope. He'll talk to you, choose: "A washed up old man used to be a scourge of the seas?" "I better kill you to keep you quiet" "Sounds like a good idea" Use the nearby roop rope killing the pirates and the slave boy on the pier for 1000 XP and Closed Fist points. Pirate Cheung will talk to you afterwards. Explore his conversation tree. Continue northeast across a bridge. You'll be attacked by 7 pirates after you cross the bridge. Don't let yourself get surrounded, try to fight them from the outside keeping the one you're attack between you and the rest of the pack. Dawn Star in support mode can help by replenishing chi to left you heal the damage you'll likely take here. After the battle you can use the focus shrine at the north end of the area. The vase by the focus shrine contains a random gem. You can all use the scrollstand here to read. "The History of Flight Vol. 1" for some XP. Follow the path to the south up a slope. The path u-turns to the north. [The game autosaves here.] Enter the cavern to the north and witness a cutscene of a blue clad warrior taking out a pirate and freeing a slave. He'll draw you into a fight alongside him against 4 pirates. Afterwards he'll tell you that his name is Sky. Choose: "How do I know I can trust you" "Why are you here" "What did he take" "How do you know your way around this place so well?" "Let's talk about this plan of yours. How do we get past that door." "How does the mechanism work?" "This seems awfully convenient." "If you betray me, I'll kill you." "At the same place where I learned to mind my own business." "Perhaps you've just never seen a properly trained warrior." The slave Sky freed speaks to you. It's Yifong the woman you met fleeing Tien's Landing with her daughter. Choose: "Your plan didn't work out too well" "I might help you... if the price is right" "I don't have time to look for your daughter" This activates the Yifong and Fuyao sidequest. There are some bones in the center of the room that can be searched for some silver. Go up the wooden stairs on the east side. You'll see Sky pull a lever when your reach the door at the top allowing you to open the door. Four pirates attack you on the other side of the door. After the battle heal yourself at the spirit font. The chest is trapped but contains silver and maybe a random gem. Go up the path to the southeast. It turns northeast to a walkway by a building. Take a few steps along the walkway and witness a scene with Gao the Greater, some Lotus assassins and Kang the Mad. Continue southwest and turn northwest enter the building through the open door here. Kang will help out be setting a couple of the pirates in the room on fire, leaving 4 for you to deal with. Kang will talk to you afterwards. Choose: "Keep your distance, I don't trust anyone here." "What else can you do" "You're being awfully helpful to a stranger" "Who were those people I saw in here earlier" "I don't have time to deal with you" "You said duplication hurts quality. Aren't duplicates identical" "enough of this. I have to go" "I do what I want and take what I want" You can question him further about various topics including Fuyao and Gao's treasure room. The chest in the western corner has some silver and a random gem. Go up the ramp on the northeast side and out the door at the top. If you want you can go down the ramp outside to the northwest and use a lever to lower a drawbridge to the path around Kang's building. Go up to the southeast. Four pirates will attack when you step onto the landing at the top. After defeating them, open the chest at the entrance to a cave to the northwest for some silver and maybe a random gem. ------------------------------------------------------------ 11.2.21 Yifong and Fuyao: Find the Slave Breaker (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------ Continue into the cave and witness a scene with Fuyao and the slave breaker. You'll be attacked by 2 guards and a slave breaker. After the fight, the slave buyer and Fuyao will speak to you. "I guess the slave breaker didn't finish with this one" "Gao is not selling these slaves now. I am." "At least they'll be together. It's a deal." Closed Fist points, 169 silver, and 198 XP are received. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.22 Find a New Flyer: Explore the Pirate's Lair (Main Quest) (2/2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to the landing and go up some stairs to the north, which turn to the northwest. Watch the scent between some pirates. Four of them attack after spotting you. After dealing with them, go through the exit to the workshop in the northern corner of this area. [The game autosaves at the point where the path turns west]. You'll be attacked by two horse demons and two rat demons in the work shop. Beware of the horse demons explosion when it nears death. After dealing with the demons, five Guards and one Ogre Guard will attack. Try to keep your distance from the ogre will you deal with the humans. Use quick active when you see a power attack charging or dodge out of the way. After the battle there are several items to use in the room. There's a scrollstand in the northeast corner contain the "Configuration of the Horse" plot item. The bamboo cask beside it contain silver a random gem. The scroll stand in the southeast can be use to read "Jade Empire Bestiary: Vol 4" for some XP. The chest on the south wall contains silver and a random gem. the book stand on the west wall can be used to read "The History of Flight Vol 2" for some XP. Use the dragonfly controls near the bookstand to drop the dragonfly and blast the outer door to Gao's vault open in the process. Go south through the blasted door and use the smaller door in her. Head east in the vault and an elephant demon will speak to you. Say "Uh.. it's okay. Gao sent me." and then "Prepare to die. Demon." It will be compelled to attack. Try to get behind it when attacking. A Focus shrine is at the east end. Several items can be used in this room. The chest on the north wall is trapped and contains silver and a random gem. The Cabinet in the northeast corner contain silver and a random gem. The vase by the focus shrine contain silver. The larger of the two chests on the south wall contains silver, Gem of the Frail Scholar, and a random gem. The smaller chest contains silver and a random gem. Return to the workshop and go through the door to the east. The walkway turns north and goes up. [The game autosaves near the top.] If you circle around the building at the top you'll find a bonsai tree that you can use to find some silver and a random gem. Go into the building to confront Gao the Greater. Say "I enjoyed killing your son... now I'm going to kill you." Gao and three pirates attack. (If you did the dam and the forest first, the Inquisitor Lim will show up sometime between now and leaving the pirate lair.) Sky and Kang show up after the battle. Choose: "If you hadn't taken your time, you might have saved me the trouble." "You know I did. Get to the point." "Why would I want help from a broken man like you? "If you'd come with me earlier you'd have seen the connection first hand" "How could you help me?" "Stumble across? You mean stole" "You can come... but I'll be watching you" Kang will throw a lever opening the roof of his work shop. -------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.23 The Zither of Discord: Find the Case (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------- Use the bookstand her to read the "History of Flight Vol 3", the Strength of Wood technique is received from reading all of the History of Flight books. The chest here contains the Zither Case plot item. Head back to the workshop where Kang and sky await. When Kang speaks choose: "How was Lim planning to use the Dragonfly without a power source" "Where would I find an inscrutable power source" "Okay, let's get out of here" You'll receive the Shrieking Fury flyer upgrade now. Choose attack to play and unlock the third mini-game. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. After the mini-game, you land at the Tien's landing campsite. Kang will speak to you. Choose: "I want that machine handy Kang. Just land it." "How do you control it from this distance." "I will speak to you when I am ready to make use of your machine Kang" "Very well. Enough of this, what do we need to do now." Dawn Star talks to you (maybe because she was my active follower) "I am interested in how you are Dawn Star" "Give me the short version, please" "I'm sory. Please, tell me your concern" "Therir slavery was enforced by bars. Yourse seems self-inflicted." "Again you cloud the issue., their suffering is real. You are just moody." (I think this thread might snuff out any chance of a romance with Dawn Star, while not an issue with female characters, male character may want to use better choices.) ----------------------------------- 11.2.24 Loose ends in Tien's Landing ----------------------------------- Talk to you other follows for some character development: For Sky, choose: "How long were you searching for him" "For use to be allies, you have to accept the whole package" "How did you track Gao" "You should have chased them down. Vengeance is more effective than sorrow." "You still haven't told me how you found Gao" For Kang, choose: "Tell me about yourself" "You have a wind map? Where to?" "Alright, Let's go" "That's all for now." Before proceeding on the main quest, there's some stuff to do around town first. There's another cutscene at the campsite if you go far enough away and come back, or save and reload. Sky and Zu argue. You can choose to side with one or the other, or neither. Go to the town square and talk to Yung Yifong. Minister Sheng will give you silver and an Inferior Scholar Gem. Go to Beggar's Pier and Talk to Ru. Choose: "Those days are long gone. Now you're just a drunk" Closed Fist Pointsm 450 silver and 600 XP are received. Sweet Gufu (if you didn't take her money from her), Lishun, and Old Wei will comment on you dealing with the pirates if you talk to them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.25 The Zither of Discord: Return to Scholar Six Heavens (side quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Scholar Six Heavens north of the Beggar's pier. Talk to him and select: "I found both components you were looking for." "Oh good. I was worried something might turn out to be simple for once" "I'll do it" "Where is this spot" "What was the test you mentioned" "That's all I need to know about finding the bridge" ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.26 A Woman in Black: Be Wary of a Second Meeting (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Return to the campsite Zu and Kang will disagree. You can side with either one. (May require a save and reload.) Talk to Sky for some character development: "Do you have a minute to talk" "Tell me, but it had better be exciting" "It seemed odd that a doting father would have your skills" "Don't you feel strange comparinng me to yur dead wife." "Could the people you know help in any way" "Is there anything they're not involved with" "Did you learn anything else? Why are the Assassins ignoring the slave traders" "Don't let your anger slip because Gao's dead. We need that fire." Leave town by the west gate. The woman in black will appear again. (If you do the quests in the ruins first this scene will appear on your way back from the dam) Choose the following options: "Get out of my way" "I will not be your errand-girl/boy" "I could beat it out of you. You can't defeat me." "I have no idea. Now, tell me where his captors have gone." "Now that we're friends. Who are you really?" She'll ask you to meet her in the imperial city. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.27 The Great Dam: Enter the Ruins to Reach the Dam (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- (This was removed from the quest log when the wine merchant talked to you although it was completed.) Head north past the carp rock and turn east to the ruin gate. Open it using the key Minister Sheng "didn't" give you. go through the gates to enter the Ruin of Old Tien. A few steps in you see a lotus assassin summons several rat demons. [The game autosaves after a few more steps.] You'll be attack by 2 Imperial soldiers and a lieutenant. The Gem of Thief's Sense will be received for winning this battle. NOTE: If you equip this gem trapped items will glow. A trapped ceramic urn is by a column near where you entered containing silver and maybe a random gem. The bones by the campfire have silver and maybe a random gem. A spirit font is east of the campfire. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.28 Gems in the Quarry: Find Dragon Powder and Rockets (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a cabinet labeled Assassin Supplies by a gate to the south which contain the Dragon Powder plot item. Some bones to the other side of the gate have some silver. Head south through the gate where a Cowardly Rat Demon will attack. It will offer information in exchange for its life after taking some damage. Choose: "Why should I trust a demon" "Tell me something useful" "Tell me where this gem is" "Soo I should use the rockets to blow up the wall" "I think I'll kill you anyway" Closed Fist points are earned. Head west and get the Cameo by the skeleton in the corner, to obtain the Cameo Portrait Plot Item. Enter the building that's beside the skeleton and fight the two rat demons. The ceramic urn inside contains silver. Go southeast through another gate. There are 3 imperial soldiers to fight here. There are 3 rocket launchers here pointed at a weak wall to the east. Use the Dragon Powder to arm the launcher and use the lever to fire the rockets and destroy the wall. (You can avoid the previous fight with the 3 imperial soldiers by using the rockets first to kill them when you take out the wall) --------------------------------------------- 11.2.29 The Drowned Orphans: Send Yushan Back --------------------------------------------- Enter the house behind the rocket launcher. There's a cutscene involving a rat demon before you fight it. The ghosts of two orphans speak to you after you defeat it. Choose: "Do that again and you'll be sorry." "How did you end up like this." "If you were strong you could have survived." "Maybe I could help you for a price" "You're dead. There's nothing I can do for you." "You don't deserve peace if all you can do is hurt people" "Where can I find Kindly Yushan" "I'll see if I can find him for you." The chest here contains silver and a random gem. Backtrack out of the ruins and return to Tien's Landing. Before going to the teahouse you may want to go to see Old Wei in the town square now that you've found his cameo in the ruins. Choose "Surprised you remember me at your age." "I found this portrait in the ruins. Is it yours?" "So is it yours or not? I don't have all day old man." "You can have it back for only a little silver." "You'll treasure it more if you pay a dear price for it." (Either keep it or give it back, there's no reward either way, Old Wei will refuse to speak with you if you keep it.) Go into the teahouse and go up to the second floor. Talk to Kindly Yushan in the southwest corner. Choose: "You used to be the orphan-master before the flood" "Why did you let the orphan's die" "You abandoned the children? You sicken me." "I'm taking you to the orphanage now!" "You can come willingly, or I can drag you. Your choice" You'll go back to the orphan automatically. When the conversation resumes: "Sorry, Bin. I'm letting Miao have her revenge" Closed Fist points are earns and an Inferior Scholar Gem is acquired. ---------------------------------------------------- 11.2.30 Gems in The Quarry: Find the Gem (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------- Head east through the wall you blasted earlier. The convict ghost attack as you enter. After the battle, use the headstone in the southeast corner to get the Soft Petal essence gem. The headstone on the north side is trapped and contains silver. A ghost appears as you approach the passage to the north. Choose: "Die, fiend." Stabber Yuxi and 2 Convict Ghost attacks. Two more convict ghosts respawn after the first two are vanquished. Take the path to the north to enter the Quarry. Head west into the quarry. [The game will autosave here.] Four convict ghosts appear and one take a cheap shot from behind you. After the battle use the bonus to the west for silver and an Inferior Intuition Gem. Continue north and turn east through a currently empty chamber into another passage. [The game will autosave here.] Strangler Jizu appears and speaks to you. Choose: "Die, foul spirit" Strangler Jizu and two convict ghosts attack. Concentrate on Jizu as the convict ghosts respawn as soon as they're disperse. The first two times you reduce his health bar to zero. heal take the essence of one of the convict ghosts, removing it from the battle while full healing himself. Reduce his health to zero a third time to finish him off. UPDATE: The respawning convict ghosts may not be infinite, a subsequent attempt saw Jizu respawning more that twice when I ignore the convict ghosts. If this is the case taking them out first may be advisable as they're easier to dispense than Jizu. Conagher writes about Strangler Jizu: "He can respawn as many times as he has followers left to suck their essence from to heal himself. I had Dawn Star meditate in support while I concentrated on the followers first while evading Jizu. The followers attack in groups of 2 and when 1 'dies' another hops in to take his place. This continues untill all of them are 'killed'. After all of his followers are killed, Jizu cannot respawn at all and is fairly easy to kill. You will see the remaining followers standing/waiting around the perimeter of the cavern as you fight, so you can get a feel for how many more you need to take out before there is only Jizu." The ghost of turnkey Shiji appear after the battle. Choose "You seem diferent from the other ghosts" "What happened here" "That's why I never try to help any one. "Jizu didn't knwo how to finish the job and disperse you properly, I do." Closed Fist points are earned and the Wanderer Jewel is received. There a vase on the west side that contains a Scholar's Gem of Forethought and a Gem of Evil Thought (if open before the chest or skeleton here) or a random otherwise. The chest to the north and the skeleton to the east both contain silver. ---------------------------- 11.2.31 Stranded Orphan Girl ---------------------------- The spirit of a girl will be in the previous cavern. When she speaks to you choose: "I don't have time to help ghosts" "If you won't even try to save yourself, I won't help you." "what's in this for me" "I'm not interested in helping you ghost." Closed fist points are earned. The stalagmite on the south side can be use for silver. Continue out of the cave, leaving the stranded girl behind. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.32 Hui the Brave: Search the Ruins (Main Quest) Find a New Flyer: Find a Power source for Kang (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a rat demon behind the orphanage and a bamboo cask with silver. There's a battle between some ghosts and an imperial soldier and a lotus assassin at the gate to the some. Overhear and remember the command words, "Shao Hua" when I played. The lotus assassin runs of leaving the imperial soldier to fight you alone. After the fight chase after the lotus assassin and watch him raise a drawbridge from the other side. Fortunately you can use the crane to the south on this side to knock the lever on the other side to lower the drawbridge again. Cross the drawbridge. There are two bamboo cask on the other side. The one against the wall is trapped and contains silver and maybe a random gem. Head up the train to the southeast where you'll experience a vision of the blue woman's spirit. Choose: "Quit speaking in circle. Tell me something useful." Continue southeast to the Dam site. [The game autosaves here.] Head southeast towards a little girl, past the body of the Lotus assassin you were chasing. The girl speaks as you approach. Choose: "What happened to this lotus assassin" "I'm not afraid of any Guardian" The Guardian will attack you. Its a demon so magic and support styles are unless. After it takes some damage it will speak to you, choose: "I am not you enemy. Stop this Fighting and we can talk" The fight resumes, after some more damage it speaks again. "My name is none of your business" "Why shouldn't I just kill you monster" "So there is no way I can get rid of you" "So what happens now" "What have you done to here, demon." (ask any of the questions here) Chai Ka will morph into Wildflower and your you the inscrutable power source. Choose: "Perfect..." (if you've been through the pirates lair) "Thank you" if not. "The demon could be useful as long as you don't get in the way." Choose between Wildflower and your current follower. An inferior scholar gem and the Inscrutable power source is received. ---------------------------------------------------- 11.2.33 The Great Dam: Sabotage the Dam (Main Quest) Trapped: Free Captain Ing's Ship (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------- A small path to the north ends at a building with a chest containing the "River of Time" technique. A spirit font is to the west of where you fought Chai Ka just before a pair of golem guarding access to the Dam controls. Approach the and speak the command word "Shao Hua" (at least that's what is was when I played). If you get it wrong you'll have to fight the golems, earning slightly less XP when you defeat them. Head down the path between the golems (or where they were) to the Jade Heart. Use it and select [Remove the Jade Heart ...] to destroy the dam controls so that the dam cannot be closed. Close first points are received and the Jade Heart plot item is received. ----------------------------------------------------- 11.2.34 Find a New Flyer: Return to Kang (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------- Go back to where the golems where and you'll meet a lotus assassin. Select: "An assassin caring about the people of Tien's Landing. Won't that make you seem weak?" You'll be attacked by 2 Imperial soldiers, a sergeant, and a lotus apprentice. After the battle enter the gazebo near the drawbridge here. A trapped chest holds silver. (If you did the pirate lair and the forest first, the Inquisitor Lim will show up sometime between now and returning to Tien's Landing.) Use the scroll stand to read "Tragedy in Tien's Landing" for some XP. Use the bridge control to lower the drawbridge. [The game autosaves] as you start to cross. Cross the bridge and go through the covered bridge and make you way back to Tien's Landing. (If the ruins are done first the second encounter with the woman in black would happen now.) Return to your camp site. There will be a cut scene will Sky, Dawn Star, and Wild Flower. You can either tease Sky, or comment on Dawn Star's or Wild Flower's oddities. You can talk to some characters for some addition character development. Zu will comment on Wild Flower. For Wild Flower you can choose: "Tell me a bit about yourself" "Yes, I want to talk to him" "Where do you need to be now" For Dawn Star you can choose: "I am interested in how you are, Dawn Star. Is there anything bothering you" "Why concern yourself? They fall like any other enemy." "The next enemy is someone else's concern. I am not the world's keeper." Talk to Kang and say "I found the inscrutable power source." You can go on to say: "Let's talk about you and what your wind map revealed" "All right. Lets go" This starts and unlocks Kang's First Mission mini-game. The Cloudburst flyer upgrade is received afterwards. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. Kang talks to you afterwards. Say: "Are you sure this is safe" Talk to Wild Flower Again "I want to learn more about you. "The Guardian is battling the Other inside you" "Why are they in you in the first place" "Deal with it" "You're too much baggage." ------------------------------------------------- 11.2.35 Hui the Brave: Return to Hui (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------- Head towards the teahouse. Go into the teahouse after the fight. Talk to Hui, and select: "I've been to the ruins. I found these gems" "Wait! I have some question before you go." ------------------------------------------------- 11.2.36 The Great Dam: Talk to Jiang (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------- Leave the teahouse and head to beggar's pier. Watch a scene between merchant Jiang and Captain Ing, and some sailors. Talk to Merchant Jiang. Select: "Here's the proof, where my payment." "The town will be stronger for learing to live without the dam." "Remember that strength comes from adversity. Share that lesson with these peasants." "Let me see your wares, winesellers." The Gem of Purpose is received. GrandMarquis adds this information to get some extra experience: "In Tien's Landing, after breaking the Dam mechanism and getting your award from Jiang, you can easily convince the drunken Captain Ing to kill him using either Charm or Intuition. This gives you some extra Closed Fist points and 1020 XP. Also, I think the cutscene is messed up (at least in my game), which makes it kinda funny to watch. " Shipeng at beggars pier is now a merchant now that the wine merchant is gone. His inventory: Flawed Scholar Gem 200 Interior Scholar Gem 1500 Inferior Intuition Gem 150 Inferior Intimidation Gem 150 Intimidation Gem 900 Monks Gem of Forethought 120 Flawless 7500 (style) Cow Bezoar 500 (plot item) You'll want to buy the Cow Bezoar. You can also talk to Minister Sheng at tell him "If you must." If you return to the camp site you can see a scene between Sky and Wild Flower. You can ask Chai Ka for a demonstration and Sky will back down, or you can tell Chai Ka to back down. ----------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.37 The Sickened Forest: Seek Out Lord Yun (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------------- Leave town via the north gate. [The game will autosave here.] If Dawn Star is your follower, she will sense something, say "Given the *fertilizer* you used to use in your garnde, nothing should bother you. Get over it." Two ghost and a lost spirit attack. Beware for the lost spirits attacks that drain both health and chi. Lord Yun greets you after the battle. Choose: "Not many people hav my skills" "I'm curious about this place. Will you answer a few questions?" "What's this area" "How long have you been having problems with ghosts?" "Why are you camped here" "Did you just say yu have a flyer near here?" "I'm trailing a group of Lotus Assassins who took my master." "Where did you acquire a wind map that would cover the distance?" "It seems I need your wind map to travel north?" "What if I just killed you and took your wind map?" "What if I make you teel me where it is?" "What do you propse?" "What if I say no?" "Who is the Forest Shadow" "why do you think the ghosts are related to this spirit." "What do you mean by 'a fox'" "I've heard enough about this fox spirit. What do I need to do" "If she is weak enough to let this happen to her forest, she deserves to die." "I want to know more details about this problem before I go." Explore the remainder of his conversation tree if you want before choosing: "I need that wind map, so I have work to do. [The game autosaves after the conversations.] --------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.38 Zither of Discord: Find the Zither's Bridge (sidequest) --------------------------------------------------------------- Head northeast up some stairs that turn north. Two lost spirits and a ghost attack you as you enter the clearing. In this fight you can go up to a yellow shrine to activate some force fields that harm any of the ghosts that touch them. The headstone near the yellow shrine is empty and are 2 more headstones to the east, however the bones beside those two headstones has some silver. There a spirit font south of the headstones and bones. A red robed figure, Bladed Thesis, stands by the spirit font, if you've already found the first two piece of the zither of discord and given them to Scholar Six Heavens. Speak to Bladed Thesis and choose: "You're just another ghost. Time to fall" "I see trees tearing and water churning at the rocks, and I see time destroying all of this because it is weak." "You *grant* me nothing. Make an offer, and I will consider it." "You want me to repair your instrument" "this sounds like a vendetta" "What kind of rewward are we talking about exactly" "I really don't care what happens to the scholar. You have a deal." Scholar Six Heavens approaches and speaks to you. Choose: "You were following me?" "I have the bridge here. It's all yours." Bladed Thesis will kill Scholar Six Heavens "I hope you at least made him suffer." Closed Fist Point, 500 silver, and the Chaotic Strains Technique are received. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.39 The Sickened Forest: Find Spears Catches Leaf (Main Quest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- The way onward from the clearing is to the west. NOTE: If you reenter this clearing again you may discover that the spirit s have respawned making it necessary to fight them again. Follow that path as it loops around to the east and then north. There are bones by the river before the bridge with silver and a maybe random gem. Head west and start across the bridge to the north. As you cross the bridge you'll encounter a man being chased by lost spirits. A fight with 2 lost spirits ensues. After the fight the man will talk to you. Choose: "Why are you wanding alone with so may ghosts around?" "I don't have time to baby-sit some simpleton. Make your own way." "Tell me more about the forest shadow" "These ghosts are the forest shadow's minions?" "I've had about enough of you. Go where you wish." The man gets kill in the following cut scene by a fox spirit. However, you are unaffected by the fox spirit attack. The path from the north end of the bridge goes east a bit. There are 2 headstones, one on either side of the path, where it turns north, both contain silver and maybe a random gem. Continue north and the west, there's more silver in the headstone at the next corner to the north. A ghost and 2 lost spirits attack in the next clearing. There's another yellow shrine here, you can approach to activate ghost damaging force fields. Like the previous clearing, leaving the clearing and coming back may trigger another battle. The headstone near where you entered the clearing is empty. The path in the northeast corner is label Pilgrim's Rest Inn, the one in the northwest is label "Temple of the Forest Shadow". Take the path leading to the temple. A head stone at the first bend contains a bit of silver and a random gem. At the next bend there will be a switch by a furnace that you can't use yet. Further north is a similar switch. The path branches 3 ways here. The left and right paths both end at furnaces with colored switches, yellow and blue on the left, green and red on the right, none can be used yet so go up the middle path to the west. You'll witness a large warrior making short work of a batch of ghost. He's called Black Whirlwind, and he'll attack you next. Do quick attack combos and jump behind him. He'll talk to you after you defeat him. Choose: "If you're done talking. I have a giganitic oaf to kill." Spear Catches Leaf joins the conversation. Choose: "What earns a mercenary a title like deadliest." "You didn't seem all that skilled to me." "Which part of you naked, drunk, and screaming attack works best" "Are there any stories of your exploit I would know." "Forget about the attack. If you're Spear Catches Leaf we need to talk" "I need your Lord's wind map. Let's figure out what needs to be done." "You've made yourself useful setting up the furnaces." "Would a child be able to pry the crystal from the pedestal." "I met a man from the inn on my way up here" "The man was attacked and killed by the Forest Spirit" "I should go to the inn and find out what I can" "How do I get to the inn" You can ask some general questions about philosophy and the forest. Spear Catches Leaf sells some items: Flawed Warrior Gem 200 Flawed Monk Gem 200 Slick Gem 500 Legendary Strike Style 6000 Storm Dragon Style 4500 Hunter's Spirit 4250 Boar's Strength 1250 Tracking Eye 1250 Predatory Intuition 1000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.40 The Sickened Forest: Restore the Missing Crystal (Main Quest) (1/2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a focus shrine in the temple to the west. Use the scrollstand in the southeast corner of the temple to read "The Dragon of Storms" and one in the northeast corner to read "Temple Records" for XP. A path heads north from when Spear Catches Leaf and Black Whirlwinds are standing. The path turns south east into a clearing a little further on. A lost spirit and 2 ghosts attack in this clearing. Like the previous two clearing theses a yellow shrine you can approach to bring up force fields to damage the ghosts. Unlike the previous clearing there are multiple waves of spirits. The second and third waves have two ghosts each, and the final wave has a single lost spirit. The are two exit from this clearing other that where you entered. The one to the south heads back to the previous clearing with a yellow shrine. The one to the west leads to the Pilgrim's Rest Inn. Ass there nothing of interest on the trail to the south, take the western exit. You'll be outside the inn. There's a rock by a tree to the south of where you entered that has some silver. You'll be attacked by three Lost Spirits. After defeating them you can get some silver and a random gem from the trapped bamboo cask on the north side by the inn. There will be a cutscene as you start to enter the inn. Afterwards continue southeast into the inn and the Keeper will speak to you. Choose: "My kind. You mean to offend me." "Grovel some more, and I might not kill you." "[Lie] I saw no one. Why do you ask?" "Have you lost many people to the Forest Shadow" "Why would you send someone alone for help" "Why has she been attacking people from the Inn." "How did you plan to deal with her" "That crystal is the key to reaching the Forest Shadow" "If you're smart, you'll just hand that crystal to me right now." "I could just kill you and take both the crystal and the silver" "Where would a humble innkeeper get that kind of money" "If you have those resources, why not do this yourself" "For the much silver, consider the fox dead. "I think it's obvious what I have to do" "If what you say is true, then it sounds as if I have no choice." The Temple Crystal plot item is received. Fox Hunt: Tracking the Forest Shadow quest activated. Head further southeast into the inn and talk to Henpecked Hou. He has some items for sale. Choose: "Show me what you have for sale." "I suppose that's a bit odd" Flawed Scholar Gem 200 Inferior Scholar Gem 1500 Intuition Gem 900 Gem of Struggle 3600 There a trapped vase southwest of Hou that contains some silver. A scrollstand by Hou can be used to read "The Tricksters" for some XP. The bamboo cask northeast of Hou has a single silver and maybe a random gem. The 2 vase further northeast has a single silver each. Talk to Hou again. This time choose: "Can I ask you some questions about the forest" "There's something very strange here. What are you hinting at." Select intimidation. Some XP will be earned for this conversation. Talk to the Keeper again and after exploring the rest of his general topics choose: "What is the Mother" "There is something wrong with the inn, what is really going on" "What magic allows you to cloak yourself so" "Why should I help you" "Why not do this yourself? Why to you need my help?" "You admit that I am your superior." "Tell me about the mother" "Tell me about the Forest Shadow" "I have made my decision" "I will aid you but I expect to be repaid for my trouble. The Cannibals in the Inn: Allies or Enemies quest is unlocked. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.41 The Sickened Forest: Restore the Missing Crystal (Main Quest) (2/2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leave the inn area to the northwest. Head northwest from the clearing and follow the path back to the temple. You can talk to the Black Whirlwind for some information about himself. Choose: "How did you end up in the forest?" "Why are you called the Black Whirlwind?" "I think it might take more than that..." "So where did the name come from?" "Don't think I've forgotten that you attacked me when we met." Talk to Spear Catches Leaf and after buying anything you want, choose: "I have the missing crystal here" "You're running like a coward?" "I'm hoping you've done most of the work by setting up those furnaces." "You think the light is key somehow." "What colors typically represent the seasons" "What does the central pedestal do?" "I can figure this out from here" "So long as he does what he's told, he could prove useful." "Stick with me and you'll see more than that." "Are you sure following me won't interfere with your mercenary likestyle?" Choose between the Black Whirlwind and your current follower. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11.2.42 The Sickened Forest: Complete the Ritual of Seasons (Main Quest) Fox Hunt: Tracking the Forest Shadow (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Use the pedestal to the east to release the switches. go do the path as activate the switch on the lower two furnaces. Go back up and use the blue switch of the left side and the red switch on the right side. Don't mess up of you'll need to fight 5 lost spirits at close quarters. Use the pedestal again to open a portal. ---------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.43 The Sickened Forest: Enter the Portal (Main Quest) Fox Hunt: Kill the Forest Shadow (Main Quest) ---------------------------------------------------------- Head east into the temple. Go up the stairs and enter the portal to Heaven. [The game autosaves here.] Head south, to your right you'll find a ceramic urn with silver and a random. A man, Zin Bu, will materialize as the path turns southwest. Choose: "Get out of my way" "So don't do it, it won't bother me one bit." "Get out of my way or I'll move you!" "So I have to sell you somethng now." "Whatever you say. Can I go now?" Zin Bu's store is now accessible from the followers screen. Note his prices appear to be 25% higher that other merchants and he buy gems back for 50% less than other merchants so you won't want to buy or sell from him unless he's your only option. His initial inventory: Inferior Warrior Gem 1875 Inferior Monk Gem 1875 Scholar Gem 4750 Inferior Scholar Gem 1875 Leaping Tiger Style 10000 Legendary Strike Style 7500 Continue southeast. There will be a ceramic urn will silver and a random gem where the path turns northeast, with a spirit font a few steps further. Continue northeast to a clearing where there are 3 fox spirits. Two toad demons will material at the start of you conversation with the fox spirits and attack. While the 3 foxes will likely make short work of them you can join in. Afterwards one of the fox spirits will speak to you. Select: "Why are these demons attacking you" "What is this place" "Why did your mistress attack me" "She kill a man, was that a mistack too?" "I will go speak with the Forest Shadow" Go up some stairs to the east. There's a focus shrine at the top of the stairs. Head south and then east to enter a battle with a Toad Demon and a Horse Demon. 2 Fox spirits will help you. The Horse demons style is acquired after this battle. There's a bookstand in this clearing that can be used to read "Jade Empire Bestiary: Vol. 5" for some XP. There's a trapped cermamic urn by the path on the east side of this clearing that contains some silver. Follow the trail on the east side as it turns south, then west, and south again. Two Toad demons and a horse demon, await you in the next clearing around a turn to the east. The lone fox spirit here won't be must help. Continue east. A ceramic urn containing silver and a random gem will be by a bend to the south. Keep going south to a large building. [The game autosaves here.] You'll witness two horse demon beings dispatched by an elephant demon, Shining Tusk, and a fox spirit, The Forest Shadow. You'll be asked to make a choice. Select: "Give your pet a peanut and tell him to be quiet, will you" "There's two rich rewards on your head, Fox. Being cryptic won't save you." "This must have something to do with the cannibals" "It's time to put all the piees on the board fox. What makes me so important?" "The Water Dragon is not my mistress. I'm not a spirit monk." You'll have another vision of the blue spirit woman, who you now know is the Water Dragon. Choose: "I know you, spirit. You have been named." "Do my questions matter, or are you so above me that you don't hear me?" You'll be talking to the Forest Shadow again. Choose: "Can you explain anything the Water Dragon said? She speaks in riddles." "You seem awfully calm about what could be your impending death." "I have made my decision." "I'll make you death swift fox." "If you were strong enough to keep your fest pure, I wouldn't have to eliminate you. Closed Fist Points are earned. --------------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.44 Fox Hunt: Tracking Down the Fox (Main Quest) The Sickened Forest: Tracking Down the Fox (Main Quest) --------------------------------------------------------------- Three fox spirits and Shinish Tusk attack as the Forest Shadow teleports out. The ceramic urn behind where the Forest Shadow was is empty. The bookstand here can be used to read "The Celestial Order, Vol 1. for some XP. You'll need to walk back down the way you came up, fighting fox spirits on the way. If the first clearing you'll be attacked by a lone fox spirit. Two fox spirits attack in the second clearing. [The game autosaves as you're about to enter the third clearing.] In the final clearing, you'll start of fight three fox spirits. The forest shadow appears after they fall and proceeds to attack you. The Gem of Earth Power is received for defeating the Forest Shadow. You'll be taken automatically to the Pilgrim's Rest Inn. The innkeeper will speak to you. Select: "When speaking to the innkeeper, you've gathered the silver? Good, because I'm going to destroy you as well. You'll be attacked by 9 cannibals and the Innkeeper. After putting down this wave you'll face 6 more cannibals. Henpecked Hou will talk to you afterwards. Choose: "I certainly didn't mean to rescue you." "Why did they keep you around? What were they planning?" "Tell me about the caves." "How do they reah the caves below." "what do you know about this mother." "That's enough about the caves.' "What were your captors." "How did they disquise themselves" "Why did they keep you around." "Where do they come from." "We should didscuss something else." "I know all I want to about these cannibals." "No What is it" "So you can fight along side me? Perfect. "I hope you're not wasting my time." You'll by taken to a fight against a ghost. In this fight pick up the bottles to activate Drunken Master. Like the improvised weapons in the teahouse there's a duration meter" Attack the ghost using Drunken master attacks. Choose between Henpecked Hou and your current companion. ----------------------------------------------------- 11.2.45 Cannibals in the Inn: The Mother (Main Quest) ----------------------------------------------------- A secret door has been opened in the southern corner of the inn, southwest of where you met Henpecked Hou. head east into this tunnel to enter the caves. [The game autosaves as you enter the caves]. Head south into a large cavern. A cannibal Butcher will speak to you. Choose: "I am one of your kind" The Butcher and 10 cannibals will attack you. A man will talk to you afterwards. Choose "If you're too weak to resist tem you deserve whatever happens." "I don't have time to waster on you" "I'd rather water you suffer." Closed Fist Points are earned and you'll fight the prisoner after he transforms. The nook in the northwest where the man was has a chest and a corpse to search. Both of these will have silver a possible a random gem. The chest may contain the Aura of Malice Gem if you allowed the prisoner to transform into a cannibal. The path onward is to the southeast. This tunnel goes east, turning north and east again to another cavern. You'll be attacked by a Handler and 7 rat demons. There are two sets of bones on the south side of this cavern. The one on the left has a random gem. The other some silver and maybe a random gem. Some bones in nook on the north side holds silver and a random gem. The way onward is on the east side south of where you entered the cavern. This path goes southwest turning east and south into a cavern with a bridge passing under a large root. Cross the bridge. 12 cannibals will attack on the other side. After this battle the Black Whirlwind and Henpecked Hou will show up (or if one of them is following you, just the other one). If you have someone other than one of them following, they will run off to deal with some cannibals. You can talk to the Black Whirlwind and Henpecked Hou for some character development. For Black Whirlwind, choose: "What did you do before you went with Lord Yun" "That was a brave thing you did." 'I bet you were a very dangerous child." For Henpecked Hou, choose: "Tell me about your life before you were captured." "Just divorce her and get it over with." "I think it's time you told your wife what you think" The bamboo cask in the nook to the south contains silver and a random gem. The trapped chest in the northeastern part of the cavern contains silver. A tunnel leave the cavern in the northwest. The tunnel start towards the north. [The game autosaves when the tunnel starting to turn back to the south]. The tunnel loops back towards the south and enters the Mother's lair. After a cutscene you'll be left to face the Mother along with an endless horde of cannibals, by yourself. You're attack will have no effect on the Mother, so ignore her and the cannibals and target the pillars supporting the caverns. A few hits causes a pillar to collapse. Take out three of the pillars and the cavern will collapse on the Mother, while you escape with the Black Whirlwind and Henpecked Hou. You'll be in the clearing north of Lord Yun's Camp. Walk up to the inn an talk to the ghost that are there now that the Mother is dead. Select: "If you think to attack me, I'll disperse you like the others" "That is pathetic, I should destroy you before you go Mad" 140 silver are received. Return to the lowest clearing and head south towards Lord Yun's camp. -------------------------------------------------------- 11.2.46 Inquisitor Lim and the second piece of the amulet -------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: This scene occurs in the last area of the dam, pirate's lair, or forest that you deal with. Inquisitor Lim confronts you. Choose: "I'll cause more havoc than that before I'm finished." "Yu're death will be a mesage to death's hand of my coming" Inquisitor Lim, 2 Imperial soldiers, and 2 lotus assassins attack. The second amulet piece is recovered after the battle along with the Bronze Tongue and a Superior Monk Gem. You can now equip up to five gems. ------------------------------------------------------------ 11.2.47 The Sickened Forest: Return to Lord Yun (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------ Head south down the path to Lord Yun's Camp. Equip gems to raise your intimidation. Lord Yun will speak as you approach. Choose: "Considering what I face, my price has gone up." Try your intimidation, if it's high enough (45) you'll get so extra silver. "What will you do now" "Do you think this forest will be passable any time soon" "How did you know I cured your forest" "I think its time I left" "They're all dead. Your forest was home to more than the fox spirit." "They were cannibals, serving an ancient demon" Wind Map plot item is received. If there's anything you still need or want to buy from Spear Catches Leaf he's now in this location. ------------------------------------- 11.2.48 Finishing up in Tien's Landing ------------------------------------- Buy anything you want or need and can afford for the three merchants here. Head back to your camp in Tien's Landing. There's a cutscene between Dawn Star and Black Whirlwind. Choose: "Toughen up. If this is the worst, we encounter, I'll be surprised." Take some time for some character develop. For Sagacious Zu, choose: "I want to talk about what Inquisitor Lim said about you" "Bah! Never regret killing someone who would have killed you." "Enough of which? Strength or death?" "Death's Hand wil fall like any other. You will see." For Dawn Star, choose: "I am interested..." "I don't see how. The arrogance of the heaven's is immeasurable." "I am not content with that. I suspect that neither are you." "You decide what you are entitled to. Not your family, not Master Li, Mot me. For Black Whirlwind, choose: "Tell me something about you're past." "I'm surprised you lasted that long" "Ha! Now that's thinking Whirlwind" For Henpecked Hou, choose: "Why did you marry you're wife if she's so difficult" "Whole month's! Thats impressive" "Yes, There's always a catch isn't there" For Sky, choose: "Any thoughts on what we're doing" There are a couple of cutscene left that require you to leave the area and return (or save and reload): The first is a scene with Black Whirlwind, Henpecked Hou, and Kang. Choose: "I like the Black Whirlwind the way he is." The second is a scene with Sky, Kang, and Henpecked Hou. Choose: "I'd be interested if you squirreled away any of Gao's resources Kang." ------------------------------------------- 11.2.49 Silk Fox: The Silk Fox (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------- Speak to Kang and choose: "We have what we need. Let's go to the imperial city. Select attack to play a mini-game, it won't be unlocked until you finish the game though. This is one of the Encounters in the Skies mini-games. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. You'll arrive in the imperial city. Two guards will question you, choose: "Of course, I'm [your name here], a simple Traveler." Princess Lian, aka the Silk Fox, who you've encounter back outside Tien's landing, interrupts the questioning. When she speaks to you select: "Silk Fox! I could have used your help getting here. "I don't bow, and I don't know you as a prinecess" "bah! You just like gettig your hands dirty with commoners." "A rendezvous with the princess! Such a scandel" "Don't blame them for the pamering you demand." The Note from Princess Lian Plot item will be received as well as the Imperial Favor Gem. A man approaches you and gives your the Loutish approval technique. [The game autosaves at the end of the chapter.] ============== 11.3 Chapter 3 ============== ----------------------- 11.3.1 The landing area ----------------------- Zin Bu has some new inventory: Golden Tongue 10000 Lightning Gem 6250 Gem of Unity 10125 Cow Bezoar 625 A vial of sulfurous water 625 Tiger Mantra 4375 Buy the vial of sulfurous water, you'll be needing it soon. Your party is standing to the north. You can spend a bit of time doing some character development. For Sky choose: "What's on your mind right now" "the thought of all these nobles and their fat purses is making you giddy." "You foresee a rich future of traveling the land and wooing fainting noblewomen, don't you" "Sounds like you're trying a new tactic to deal with me." Talk to Sky again and select: "Just how am I inspiring these distractions" For Henpecked Hou choose: "I thought you'd be happy" "Hou! You need to learn to stand up for yourself." "Poor Hou. You're whipped my friend." For Dawn Star choose: "Is there anything you want to talk about" "I want to make sure you are at your best. I don't want anyone distracted." "What a wonderfully absurd way to answer a question" "Restriction. always being held back. I'm free of that now." Talk to Dawn Star again and choose: "Is there anything you want to talk about" It wouldn't surprise me. It is almost as old as the Empire itself" "That could be disconcerting" "Have you seen anything that can be of help!" When you talk to Wild Flower, Ya Zhen, the other surfaces. Choose: "I've been waiting to meet you" "I think we can work something out" Talk to Wild Flower again and choose: "I want to talk to Ya Zhen" "I want to talk to Ya Zhen" "A pair of demons inhabiting an unded girl" Talk to Wild Flower a third time and choose: "I want to talk about the demons within you" "I've been waiting to talk to you" "What do you need me to do" Ya Zhen, will be gained as a follower. For Sagacious Zu choose: "What are your feelings on the Imperial City? How powerful are the Lotus Assassins here" "Again you tease with secrets. Out with it." "The strong must rule. But simple murder is a waste." For Black Whirlwind choose: "I'd like to hear more about your past" "Were the rats the only one's who got drunk? "Well, at least you got rid of the rats" "That is by far the most stupid thing I've ever heard." ------------------------------- 11.3.2 Lord Lao's Furnace (1/4) ------------------------------- Talk to Kang, and choose: "Let's talk about what you wind map revealed" "It doesn't matter. Just activate it. You'll be transported to Lord Lao's Furnace, a place with a lot of machinery. The conversation with Kang continues: "Whatever it was supposed to do, it did it." "Let's have a look around here" Kang goes over to the building to the west. He'll speak as you approach. Choose: "Quit your jabbering Kang, and just tell me hat it does" "Enough of your fawning Kang, where are we!" "I don't care who they belong to. What use are these machines to me?" "[sigh] Here we go again" "We still don't even know what it does" There's a bunch of controls here. Going counterclockwise from where you started to the building there's the Water Wheel, Clapper Chimney, Conductor, and Whirling Cogs. The Cranking Caldron is in the center. There's a Dragon button to the right of the entrance to the building and a Tiger Button to the Left. There are two ceramic urns along the south side of the area. The eastern one contains a Cow bezoar (this only appears once in your plot item list even if you have more, this is not cause for concern as the game keep track of the quantity). The one to the west contains the Configuration of the Ox plot item. Inside the building, there a fuel hopper to the right, a reset console in the middle, and a bookstand to the left that can be used to read "The Celestial order, Vol. 3" for some XP. You've found two configuration so far so lets try them out. Let's start with the Horse. Use the Hopper and put Cow Bezoar in it. Use the Water Wheel, Clapper Chimney, Conductor, Cauldron, and then press the Tiger Button. You'll receive "The Song of the Spirit" technique. When Kang speaks, say "This machine is amazing" Now let's use the Configuration of the Ox. Use the Hopper and put the vial of sulphurous water in it. Use the water wheel, and the clapping chimney and then Push the Dragon button. The Spirit of the Master technique will be received. Talk to Kang and say "I'm ready to leave this place." to return to the imperial city. You can do a bit more character development on your return. Talk to Wild Flower and choose: "Do you feel any spirits here" "What do you see in those people" Speak to Kang and choose "Let's talk about Lord Lao's Furnace: "Have you identified any more configuration for the Machine" You'll receive the Transcribed Gear Etching plot item. ------------------------------------------------- 11.3.3 Did you forget anything in Tien's Landing? ------------------------------------------------- If you forget to do something or buy something in Tien's Landing or you just want to play a mini-game for some XP. Either talk to Dawn Star or Kang. For Dawn Star say "Gather every one, and have Kang ready the flyer". For Kang say "I just need to fly somewhere" Either will call up a world map move the cursor over Tien's landing and select it. Choose Attack for a mini-game, this will be unlocked after completing the story. This in one of the Encounters in the Skies series. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. After taking care of whatever business you have there. Talk to either Dawn Star or Kang again to return. Attack again will let you play an encounters in the skies series mini-game. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. -------------------------------------------------- 11.3.4 Exploring the Imperial City Market District -------------------------------------------------- Bai the Outcrier is in the southwest corner of the landing area. When you speak to him choose: "Would you be able to help me look for someone?" "I'm searching for a man called Master Li" "How would I speak with Death's hand" "Do you know of anything happening in the city" "Can you think of anything else" "What else is going on?" "Interesting. Is that all you have?" "Any other word?" "Any other news?" "Tell me more about the layout of the city" "Tell me more about this immediate area" "Let's hear some more about the places off the Golden Way." "What of the Lotus Assassins? Where would I find them?" Select your initimidation. "I will be back if I have any more questions for you" Some XP will be earned if the intimidatation succeeded. Head through the tunnel to the south, which goes west a bit before emerging to the south on the north side of the market district. Head east and listen to a very bad description of you being given out by a female Lotus assassin. Continue east to the city gates. (If you use the gates you'll be taken to the world map where you'll be able to fly to Tien's Landing, choose attack to play a mini-game, one of the Encounters in the Sky series). See the survival strategy in the minigame section. Talk to Captain Sen by the gate and choose: "I might be fore the right price" "It sounds like these mercenaries have just forfeited their job to me." "I'm interested, tell me what you need done" "I'm too good for standard rates. Offer me somethin better." Try your intimidation. "At that price, I'm happy to help." "I want to hear more about Fading Moon" "Why was nothing does to catch her earlier" "Could I see the scene of the crime" "Let's hear the details surrounding Creative Yukon" "What could she tell me" "Enough about the bounties. You can explore the general information threads if you want. Creative Yukong's Bounty and Fading Moon's Bounty have been activated Go back to the west and cross the bridge to the south by the lotus assassin. this leads to the Gate to the Golden Way. You can ask the guard here for direction. A bookstand by the Gate can by used to read "Guide to the Imperial City" for some XP. Another bridge goes west from here. there's a bookstand on the bridge that can be used to read "The History of Flight Vol. 4" for some XP. Further west is a vase by an arch containing a bit of silver. Go through the arch to the main market area. The door to the blacksmith shop is to the south. Use it to talk to the blacksmith. He has the following inventory for sale: Warrior's Gem of Forethought 120 Dragon Sword 10000 (Weapon Style) Flawless 7500 (Weapon Style) A Bar of Nickeled Iron 500 (plot item) Craftsman's Litany 1600 (technique) The gate leading south to the Black Leopard School is west of the Blacksmith Shop. A direction giving guard stand beside the gate. A little further west is the bun seller, Junda. You can ask him and his wife about city by choosing: "I need some answers but don't need all this banter." "Who are you two? What are you doing here?" "What can you tell me about the Imperial city" "Tell me about the key landmarks in the city" "What can you tell me about the area" "Tell me more about the tavern" "I'd like to know more about the wall and the palace""I want to ask you something else about the city" "I'd like to know more about the various districts" "Could I go back to my original question" "I am searching for Master li Have you heard of him" "Tell me what you know about Death's Hand" "I should be going." A bamboo cask in the southwest corner holds the Gem of Foresight. A vase by a small building north to that holds a bit of silver. A bridge goes north across from the Black Leopard's School Gate leading to the gate to the Imperial Arena. The vase by the bridge you just cross contains some silver. Take the tunnel to the west to a dead end. There a bamboo cask here that contains a random gem and the Configuration of the Dragon plot item. Return of the arena gate, if you go east you find another direction giving guard and the access tunnel to the landing area. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 11.3.5 Creative Yukong's Bounty: Speak with Lade Rento (sidequest) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Enter the Imperial arena and witness an area fighter's "Retirement". The newly retired fighter will speak to you on your way out. Choose: "You're going to take that? Get up there and stand up for yourself!" [The game autosaves here] The bet taker to the west of the entrance and Thunder Toaran further south will only direct you to see Qui the Promoter if you speak to them. There's a scrollstand by Thunder Toaran that can by used to read Imperial Champions for some XP. There's a spirit font east of the entrance. Go up the stairs to the south of the entrance. A focus shrine is west of the top of the stairs. Go through the sliding door to the south of the focus shrine into the tavern. Lustful Lao is by the door. he'll be dismissive if you're male and hit on you if you're female. either way he's worse than useless. The tavern keeper is on the south side of the tavern. Speak to him and select: "How could this tavern be slow with the arena in the same building" "What do you have to drink" "I didn't approve that oaf's drinking" "May I ask you some questions" "What was happening with that man who was roughed up." "It happened right in from of you. How could you not see" "Can we talk about the imperial city" "What can you tell me about the arena and this tavern" Go through the door to the west. A hall leads north into a kitchen area. A bamboo cask in the southeast has a bit of silver. A scrollstand in the northwest corner can be used to read, "Cannibal Cookbook Vol. 1" for some XP. Leave the Kitchen area. Gamble Daoshen can be talk to by the door to the southwest. Choose: "Enough of the patter. I'm here for information only" "I might be able to play a round" "Explain the rules for me" "What kind of bets do you take" "What rules stop you from taking larger bets" "Do you run any other games" "That's all I wanted to know about the rules" "That's enough for now. I should go." (Unless you care to try you're luck, in which case choose: "Let's roll the dice. I'd like to try my luck." The odds are you'll win 5 times out of 12.) Go southwest to the next room. Lady Rento is in the north east corner. Talk to here and choose: "I'm here to talk to you about Creative Yukong." "Why is Yukong wanted for confidence schemes?" "How much did you give this actor?" "Do you have any idea where I could find Creative Yukong" "I should let you get back to what you were doing" --------------------------------- 11.3.6 Starting your arena career --------------------------------- The Fang Guard on the east will make some comments about Judge Fang but wont allow you to pass by them. Gentle Breezes is to the southwest of the room. Talk to here are say: "Who are you" "Who is Judge Fang" "You don't like Fang much do you" "Why do you work for him" Go southeast to the next room. There are several people you can talk to here. To the west there's Pretty Li-Li you can ask her some general questions. Iron Soldier, the silver division champion is beside her. Choose: "Do you think I will let tat insult pass" Crimson Khana, the Bronze Champion, is to the west. She can be asked some general questions about the arena and city. Avoid the clearly insulting responses unless you want her to stop talking to you. Hapless Han is by some stairs to the south west. He can be asked some general quest. Don't comment on his cheerful nature unless you want him to stop speaking to you. Dr. An is south of him. Choose: "What are you babbling about" "You're blind how can you sense anything" You can now ask her some general question about acupuncture. She has the following items for sale. Inferior Intuition Gem 150 Intuition Gem 900 Superior Intuition Gem 2500 Cleansed body and Mind 5000 Vigorous Body 2500 Clear Mind 2500 Porcelain Skin 2000 The stairs between Hapless Han and Dr. An head down into the creature pens, there's nothing of interest down there right now. The Sung brothers, Sung Sui, Sung Bo, and Sung Bu are north of Dr An. Sung Bo in the middle speaks for the group. They'll tell you to speak to Qui. Approach the open door between the Sung brothers and Dr. An. and witness a scene that results in a conversation with Qui the Promoter. Choose: "Did you just butcher the language on purpose, or out of stupidity?" "I'll just mark you down as an idiot. Carry on." "Continue to examine me so closely and that's not all I will grab, dog!" "Before I agree to anything I need to know the rules of this tournament." "If I joined the arena. Who or what would I face" "Are these fights deadly" "What happened twenty years ago" "What if someone specifically tries to dispel the protections" "I want to join the arena." "I am Egregious Prevaricator, respected scholar and grower of pipeweed. I'm shocked you haven't heard of me." Choose an arena name from: Raging Dragon, Silver Phoenix, Tiger Lifts the Mountain "Yes, that's what I want" "I've got it. Let's get started." "What can you tell me about the champion of my division" "Can I ask you some more questions about the arena." "Certainly, go ahead." "Why is the full name not commonly used any more" "Does the Emperor still play an active role in the arena" "How does anyone keep trace of that many rules?" "Let's talk about something else" "Tell me about my next fight" "Yes, please explain the procedures here" "No, not right now" "There's nothing else I need from you, Qui ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.7 The Imperial Arena: Win Your First Qualifying Match (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want you can talk to the other fighters. SAVE THE GAME. While you won't die if you lose most arena matches, a loss will deprive you of a technique earned for a perfect record. When you're ready for the fight speak to Qui. Choose: "Tell me about my next fight." "No, I just want to get to the fight" "Yes, Let's begin" You'll be taken to the arena to fight a single ogre. You won't have your follower to help you in the arena." A standard routine of quick attack combos, followed by dodges or jump over the ogre should work well. After the fight, you'll be talking to Qui again. "There's nothing else I need from you Qui." You earn 300 silver and 300 XP for this match. You'll be fully healed after all bouts in the arena. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.8 The Imperial Arena: Win Your Second Qualifying Match (sidequest) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want you can talk to the other fighters. SAVE THE GAME. When you're ready for the second match speak to Qui. "Tell me about my next fight." "Yes, Let's begin" You're fighting four students. Quick attack combos and dodging work well. Try to keep to the outside of the group. After the fight, you'll be talking to Qui again. "There's nothing else I need from you Qui." You earn 400 silver and 325 XP for this match. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.9 The Imperial Arena: Win Your Third Qualifying Match (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want you can talk to the other fighters. SAVE THE GAME. When you're ready for the third match speak to Qui. "Tell me about my next fight." "Yes, Let's begin" In this match you have 25 seconds to destroy a dragon statue. Quick attack combos will destroy it with plenty of time to spare." After the demonstration, you'll be talking to Qui again. "There's nothing else I need from you Qui." You earn 500 silver and 350 XP for this match. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.10 The Imperial Arena Win Your Final Qualifying Match (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want you can talk to the other fighters. SAVE THE GAME. When you're ready for the final qualifying match speak to Qui. "Tell me about my next fight." "Yes, Let's begin" Hapless Han will be your opponent this time. A basic single opponent routing of quick attacks and dodging will be sufficient to take care of him. After the fight Lucky Cho will bring you a message from Kai Lan before allow Qui to finish talking to you. Choose: "Teel me more about Kai Lan the Serpent" "Why do you let Lucky Cho push you around, Qui" "Enough about what Lucky Cho said. Can you tell me more about the Guild" "I'll discuss what I want with whoever I want. They cannot touch me." Black Whirlwind shows up and has some words with Qui. "You're friends with the lummox who won't stop following me, I take it?" "I can't fight now?" You earn 500 silver and 400 XP for this match. --------------------------------- 11.3.11 Questions about the guild --------------------------------- It will be a while before the Bronze matches can take place. Before leaving you can talk to some of the people here about the Guild. For Sun Bo choose: "What can you tell about the Guild" "Who is Kai Lan" "What does the Guild do here exactly" "Why doesn't the Empire just stop the guild" (The Sung Brothers will also answer questions able the other fighter now that you've qualified.) For Hapless Han choose: "You are too cheerful for one so easily defeated." "If you wish to consider it so, so be it." "Do you know anything about the Guild" "Who's in charge of the guild" "What does the Guild do, exactly" "How can they operate so openly" For Crimson Khana choose: "Lucky Cho mentioned the Guild. I need to know your thoughts on them." "What can you tell me about the serpent." "What role does the Guild play" "Why does the Empire put up with the Guild" For Dr. An. "If all you do is complain, I'm surprised Han or anyone else bothers to come back." Leave the Imperial Arena and return to you're campsite for some character development. Talk to Black Whirlwind and choose: "We should talk about you time in the Imperial arena" "What would need to be 'done'" "If you're keeping something from me I need to know. Now" "Forget it. Let's move on to something else." ---------------------------------------- 11.3.12 Joining the Black Leopard school ---------------------------------------- Make you way to the Black Leopard School which is due south of the arena, and go up the trail to it which start going south and turns west. On the next map, take a few step north and turn east. You'll see a cutscene of students investigating the disappearance of someone called second brother. Continue east into the school yard. There will be scene with another group of students. When they talk to you choose: "Just try it. It'll be the last thing you do!" "I'm looking forward to this. Let's go!" Novice Han Tao, Novice Bo, Novice Feng, and Novice Shel will attack you. After defeating them, third brother and first brother Kai will speak to you. Choose: "Your novices are fortunate you came when you did!" "Why would I want to join your school?" "Yes, I think I'd like to join the school" "But I just defeated four of your students... at once." "What about Second Brother?" "We're all fighters, we're all dangerous" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.13 The Black Leopard School: Defeat Sixth Brother Gaoshen (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- You'll be beside First Brother Kai in the northwest corner of the schoolyard. A scrollstand a bit to the east can be use to read "Black Leopard Style". Talk to Sixth Brother Gaoshen by the scrollstand and select: "Where is Second Brother" "Tell me about the Black Leopard School" "Sure let's fight" You'll enter a sparring match against the sixth brother. You're follower can't help you in the matches at the school. After you defeat him you'll find yourself in front of the school, and damage taken will be healed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.14 The Black Leopard School: Defeat Fifth Brother Shangjin (sidequest) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go up the stairs to the east. Before entering the school building open the bamboo cask at the north end of the porch for some silver and a random gem. Enter the building to the east. The corridor to the south lead to Master Smiling Hawks room to the south which is locked and the cafeteria to the southeast. When you enter the cafeteria you see and scene between the headmistress, Weeping Willow, and a student. She'll accost you afterwards, choose: "Actually I am a student" "Tell me more about yourself" "Tell me about the Black Leopard School" "What do you know about the masters" "I must be going. Good bye" East of the entrance are three room along the north side: Master Radient's Room (locked), Fifth Brother's room, and Fourth Brother's room. a jar at the east end has a bit of silver. The vase here is empty. The staircase on the south side of this hall goes up to a scrollstand that can be used to read Master Black Leopard for some XP. Open the door to Fifth Brother's room. Speak of Fifth Brother Shangjin and choose: "Tell me about the Black Leopard School" "What do you think happened to Second Brother" "I want to challenge you to a fight." You'll spar against Fifth Brother Shangjin. You'll again be outside the school building after the fight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.15 The Black Leopard School: Defeat Fourth Brother Yu (sidequest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Open the door to Fourth Brothers room. Talk to Fourth Brother Yu and choose: "What do you think happened to second Brother" "Tell me about the Black Leopard School." "I'd like to challenge you to a fight" You'll spar against Fourth Brother Yu. Third Brother Renshan will talk to you after the fight. Select: "What's the matter? Did I do somethng to you?" "What if I don't want to meet him?" You'll be taken to Master Smiling Hawk who'll speak to you. Choose: "That's none of your business" "forget it! I want to be master" "Why not get Third Brother to do it for you" "And what do I get in return for all of this" "I'll do it, but I expect to be paid well" Closed fist points are earned for this. Hold off on killing the First Brother for the time being at it will close off another sidequest. Leave the school. [The game autosaves as you leave, unless you returned to the market district earlier.] ------------------------------------------------ 11.3.16 Silk Fox: The Heavenly Lily (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------ Make your way to the Gate to the Golden Way in the southeast of the market district. Use the gate to go through it. [The game autosaves as you enter] A direction giving guard stands to your left as you enter the Golden Way. Head south to where there are paths going east and west. If you approach the tunnel to the west a guard will stop you warning you about the necropolis. Choose: Try your intimidation. "Give me some more details about the problems in the necropolis" "When did all this start" "Why aren't the guards doing anything about it?" "How bad has it become?" "That's enough about the Necropolis" "Have you seen a woman named Fading Moon? She's an arsonist" (He can also answer some general question about the city) Ignore the entrance to the necropolis for now and head east. A direction giving guard is by a wall to the north. The jar beside him contains a random gem. Go up the stairs and talk to Beggar Song on the south side of the street. Choose: "Sorry, I can't spare anything. Out of my way please" The jar a bit east of him holds some silver. You'll witness a man insulting passersby as you continue east. Use these choice to respond after he directs his insults at you: "What is going on here? Answer me!" "I am warning you. I demand respect!" "That's it. I will put an end to your pointless heckling!" Another man, the Minister of Culture, approaches you. Choose: "If you were behind this, them I owe you a beating" "This is a job for the city guard not me." "Should I kill him outright." "If that's all I'll gain, then my answer is no." The Outlander sidequest will be activated. A bamboo cask further east on the south side contains some silver. There a scrollstand on the north side near where a narrower path lead onward from the east side. Use the scrollstand to read "Music And the Arts" for some XP. Take the narrow path here as it goes north and then east to a hostel. The hostel is locked at the moment. A jar on the steps of the hostel contains silver. A direction giving guard stands beside the hostel. The path continues south over a bridge to the Enlightened Stages and continues south past there to the entrance to the scholars garden where there's another direction giving guard. Go up the stair into the scholars garden. Silk Fox greets you as you enter the garden. When she talks to you, choose: "You know nothing of strength. You are a pretender" "It's all your father can do to restrain him" "You will have to prove your loyalty to me." "If you won't help me now. I'll find my own way to the palace." "Destroying Death's Hand is also a priority for me." "Tell me all you know about golems" "Tell me about the Wall." "Who does that work" "A golem factory like you describe can't be small. What if we just identifed it?" "That's ridiculous! You wan't me to just ask to join!" "Get on with your plan. Let's see just how rediculous it is." "I'm not interested in joining my enemy" Choose either "I will go see what I can learn in the Imperial Arena" or "Perhaps I will see if this Inquisitor is reasonable" Silk Fox becomes a follower, choose between her and your current follower. [The game autosaves now] A bookstand in the northeast corner of this area can be used to read "The Physical Universe: A Rebuttal" for some XP. As you approach the stairs to the south you may be attacked by the Imperial Guard Captain, and the Imperial Guard that questioned you when you first arrived in the city (if they don't appear there, they will when you try to return to the Golden Way.) ------------------------------------------------ 11.3.17 Time out for Character Development (1/3) ------------------------------------------------ Before exploring the Scholar's Garden further. Make you way back to your campsite. [The game autosaves as you reenter the Golden Way] Silk Fox will Speak as you approach. Choose: "On my own time, Princess" "Sagacious Zu will do what I say when the time comes." "I want to talk about your. Why has your servant given me a gift" "I question your motives. I do not trust you yet." "Where did you find it anyway" "the power of royalty is the power to command. And your father will not live forever." "It doesn't really matter, since I will kill Death's Hand soon enough." Talk to Zu and choose: "How do you feel about the plan to join the Lotus Assassins? I will need your knowledge." "Enlighten me" "I am strong enough to do whatever they want without it affecting me." "A good excuse to justify your actions." "Why don't you use it." "There will be no one else able to assist. I am destined for this." If you leave the group and return there will be a scene with Zu and Dawn Star. Choose: "No concern for the rest of us, Zu?" Talk to Sky and choose: "What's on your mind right now" "Do you use that line on all the girls, Sky" "The Empire destroyed those who would have taught me to fully use my abilities." "Why the concern" 'Different how" Talk to Sky and choose: "what's on you mind right now" "I'm looking forward to seeing where this is heading" "What made you think of these comanions" "You're taking this awfully seriously" "You've been there when I've needed you thus far. Were you planning on a change?" Talk to Kang "Let's talk about Lord Lao's Furnace" "Have you identified any more configurations for the machine" Transcribed Post Carving plot item received Leave the area and return of a scene with Black Whirlwind and Silk Fox. Choose: "Be careful how you address the Emperor's Daughter." -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.18 Mechanic Hin Goo: Accept Hin Goo's First Mission (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- You may have noticed Mechanic Hin Goo is now standing by the ramp in this area. Talk to him and choose: "That's none of your business" "What exactly do you want me to do" "Enough! Just tell me what you want me to do" "You've got a deal" This starts and unlocks Hin Goo's First Mission mini-game. Don't disengage if you fail or you'll find that Hin Goo is gone and been replaced by a bookstand that can be used to read "Public Notice". See the survival strategy in the minigame section. You'll be between your camp and Hin Goo after completing the mission. If you talk to Hin Goo, he'll give you some silver. Say "Let me see your upgrade to see his current inventory: A bar of nickeled iron 500 Tremor 3000 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.19 Mechanic Hin Goo: Accept Hin Goo's Second Mission (sidequest) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Speak to Hin Goo and say "I want to do the next mission" This starts and unlocks Hin Goo's Second Mission mini-game. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. Again don't disengage if you fail. Hin Goo has a new inventory item afterwards: Reverse Tides 3000 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.20 Mechanic Hin Goo: Accept Hin Goo's Third Mission (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Speak to Hin Goo and say "I want to do the next mission" This starts and unlocks Hin Goo's Third Mission mini-game. See the survival strategy in the minigame section. Again don't disengage if you fail. Hin Goo has two new inventory items afterwards: Firestorm 3000 Dragon's Wrath 3000 Return to the camp, There's an argument between Silk Fox and Dawn Star. Select: "When we are through we can choose our station. Who will stop us?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 10.3.23 The Slave Traders: Speak with Zi Bao (sidequest) (1/2) -------------------------------------------------------------- Go to the southwest corner of the market district where you'll now find Prefect Jitong, Chandler Ling, and Scholar Songtao. Neither Ling or Songtao will speak to you until you speak with Prefect Jitong. Do so and choose: "I don't have time for your problems" "All right, ... Where should I start?" "I want to know more about Scholar Songtao" "Tell me about Chandler Ling" "What is Zi Bao's connection to Chandler Ling?" "Tell me about the slave traders" "I'll go find Zi Bao then" Question Chandler Ling and choose: "Why are you so sure I'll be at risk" "Tell me about yourself, Chandler Ling" "Why were you arrested? What were you doing" "How did you acquire those items belonging to Jitong's men" "What do you know about Scholar Songtao" "What can you tell me about the slave traders" Question Scholar Songtao and select: "How do you know they're dead" "Tell me about yourself, Scholar Songtao" "Why were you arrested, What were you doing" "Tell me what you know about Chandler Ling" "What do you know about the slave traders" Head north across the bridge and enter the Imperial arena. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.22 The Executioners: Seek out the Executioner Recruiter (Main Quest) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go up to the second floor of the arena. as you enter the tavern the Lotus Assassin executioner recruiter speaks to you. Select: "I am the most skilled fighter here" -------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.23 The Slave Traders: Speak with Zi Bao (sidequest) (2/2) -------------------------------------------------------------- Zi Bao is in the room west of the tavern by the door to the southwest. You may want to equip any charm boosting gems you have. Speak to him and choose: "Watch your tongue, zi Bao, or I'll cut it out" "[Lie] Ling told me you'd take me to see the slave traders." Try you intimidation. (If that fails you might need to pay 2000) That's fine. Let's go. Closed fist points are received for a successful intimidation. You'll be taken to the Creature Pens for a meeting with the slave trader. When their leader speaks to you, choose: "I'm iterested in your little business arrangement." Three slaver and Zi Bao will attack. After they're defeated the Slaver leader will speak some more. Select: "A merchant named Chandler Ling wants me to secure his freedom." "You couldn't afford me" "I want to ask some questions before I decide" "Thell me who you are" "why is scholar songtao being implicated" "What are the slave traders doing exactly" "Who is Chandler Ling, really?" "All right. But how do I implicate Songtao?" "Give me the documents and I'll get Ling freed." Closed fist points and the Forged Slaver Document plot item is received. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.3.24 The Slave Trader: Take False Evidence to Prefect (sidequest) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Go to the northwest corner of the creature pens and go up the stairs there. Make your way out of the arena and head south across the bridge to speak with Jitong. Select: "I think we should discuss my payment first" Try your intimidation. "Find. Here's the evidence. Songtao is guilty after all." "Yes, Songtao is obviously guilty." Chandler Ling will speak to you. Choose: "Of course. I don't work for free." (Chalder Ling will now set up shop in the Golden Way) Closed Fist points are earned and an Gem of Seductive Power is received. ------------------------------------------------ 10.3.27 Time out for Character Development (2/3) ------------------------------------------------ Head back to camp. Silk Fox will speak to you as you arrive. Choose: "Is there something troubling you? Your feelings are important to me." "Then your father is weak and will get what he deserves" (I suspect that closed off any possibility of a romance with Silk Fox) Speak to Henpecked Hou and choose: "Why don't you just leave your wife Hou? Start Over" "Being married to a spirit could have its advantages." "Maybe you'll do better next time" Speak to Black Whirlwind and select: "Have you ever considered settling down" "That's one way to get to know your new family." "I could see how you might make that mistake" "that is by far the most stupid thing I've ever head." Speak to Kang at pick: "Let's talk about Lord Lao's furnace" "Have you identified any more configurations for the machine. The Patched Together N