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(22)  Part 22:  The end of the Game
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REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCEMENT:
	"Return to Hook Coast"
	"Try to Stop Jack of Blades"
	"Battle Jack of Blades"



(RH)  Core Quest:  Return to Hook Coast
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Before you talk to the guild master and take the quest card, you better
be ready to finish the game.  You are at this point less than an hour
from completion.  There is the demon door and silver key chest in the
guild grounds that you will NOT be able to get after taking this quest.
So, when you're ready, take the quest card from the guild mast and
teleport to Hook Coast.

Right away the quest will begin, go back to where the red barrier popped
up.  Down the hill, through the gate, down the stairs, turn right, go
straight until you hit the stairs on the left of the last building on
your right, at the top of the stairs go straight to the barrier.

You need to stand near the barrier for a bit while the guild master does
his thing, the Screamers (the Banshee type monsters) that you fight here
are highly resistant to physical damage, but spells rip through them.

Once the guild master finishes his chant, you'll be in a cutscene.

After the cutscene you'll be fighting your first truely tough boss....
Now, I'm saying that from the perspective of the characters I used for
this guide, characters that only used about half the experience they
gained, and NO WILL ABILITIES AT ALL!!!!  So If you have spells, strength
and skill, he won't be a problem at all.  Just lay into him with
everything you got.

After you do about 15-20% damage to him, he will teleport away from the
little graveyard, back towards town.  Chase him down and beat the crap
out of him some more.

After he's down to nearly 50% health left, he will teleport again, this
time down infront of the shops.  Go after him again and show no mercy.

After a couple hits he will teleport again, this time he is on the second
level of the light house, so break down the door and go after him again.

This time, when he is nearly dead, he will... teleport again, just
outside of the lighthouse... this is the last time he will be able to
run from you.  When you finish him off... cutscene.

	Beating this quest earns you:
	  1 x Maze's Clasp
	  16000 gold
	  1500 renown



(SJ)  Core Quest:  Try to Stop Jack of Blades
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With Maze dead, teleport to the Heroes' Guild.  The guild master will
give you a little speech and then give you the quest card, walk onto the
cullis gate right behind the guild master to begin the quest.

Just incase you never met her before in the game, the hero talking to
you right away is Briar Rose, you can get a hero doll of her... she is
one of the other heroes the guild has pumped out... anyway, after the
cutscene you're in for a world of badies.

You absolutely do not have to rush in any way, you can not stop Jack of
Blades here.  So take your time, kill some skeletons and minions... or
some aprentices and guards if thats your thing.

When you've had your fill of death at this location, go up the path to
the focus stone.  You'll be thrown into a cutscene and brought to
Orchard Farm automatically.

Once there, again you can take your time and kill some more badies, you
can't stop Jack of Blades yet, no matter how fast you are.  When you're
ready, take the middle left exit on your mini-map to go to Greatwood Lake
where the next focus stone is.  Kill some more badies and then approach
the stone to end this scene and start the next.

Again, after the cutscene you'll be taken to the next area automatically
again.  In case you haven't figured it out yet, you can't stop Jack of
Blades, so just take your time again and kill some shit on your way to
the next stone.

So, inside the Hobbe Cave again, go down the stairs and follow the linear
path to the end where the door to the Main Chamber is, enter it and again
take your time, relax, kill some guys, move on to the next area, the
Moonlit Tunnel.

Here you will meet our old friend Thunder, if you didn't do the Mayor's
Invitation quest, I'll tell you right now, be glad the fate of the world
isn't in that quys hands!  Anyway kill and walk to the end of this
linear path as well, in the Focus Chamber just go down the stairs to find
Jack of Blades and enter another cutscene and go to the next area.

You'll be at Bowerstone Jail, so go up the path to Windmill Hill, killing
what ever you wish on the way... still no rush.  Again, just go through
this area killing what ever, when you're ready, enter Gibbet woods.

Go along the path till it splits, take the path on the right, again
killing what ever you want and taking as long as you want, Jack is
patiently waiting for you and you simply can't stop him.  So, when you're
ready approach the focus stone to complete this quest.

	Beating this quest earns you:
	  5500 gold
	  1000 renown



(JB)  Core Quest:  Battle Jack of Blades
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Ok, after the last focus stone you'll be brough back to the guild where
you will find it in ruins and burning.  You will also be given this quest
card right away, so no worries there.

Anyway, right away there is an item on the ground beside you.

	On the ground you will find:
	  1 x Health Potion

If you go up the stairs to the upper level of the guild, on the little
balcony there is an item.

	On the balcony you will find:
	  1 x Resurrection Phial

If you go back down the stairs and go towards the shop, on the ground to
the right of the door is an item.

	On the ground you will find:
	  1 x Health Potion

Head towards the library, you'll be thrown into a cutscene... the final
quest has begun.

Enter the door to the right of the guild master, this is the guild caves.
Half way down the path is a dead guy, search him to find an item.

	On the corpse you will find:
	  1 x Oak Longbow

Through the doors at the other end of the bridge... is the final battle.

After the cutscene... fight Jack of Blades.

The first part is pretty simple, kill his minions and his barrier will
drop, then you get to show him your true power.  Once he is down to 50%
of his health he will run back to his little area and float up into the
air.  Now... what do you do, oh what do you do?  Oh... wait, thats right,
you have a bow, or you can use magic if you got it.  Once he dies....

It is time to face your destiny... We have made many choices, we have
done many things... we rescued our sister, we freed our mother, it all
led up to this climatic event... do you sacrifice your sister for
ultimate power over the world... or do you pass up the opportunity and
allow your sister to live and bring ever lasting peace?

Everything has led up to this singular moment, all our choices, our
accomplishments, everything has been a build up to this point in time...
you will always be remembered for what you choose....

Okay, so the game is offically over.  There are 4 different endings:

  1.  GOOD alignment + kill your sister
  2.  GOOD alignment + destroy the sword
  3.  EVIL alignment + Kill your sister
  4.  EVIL alignment + destroy the sword

The only different between them is the interaction with your sister, or
her corpse, then a few lines of narration before the credits....

Now, these credits are about 20 minutes long, you 'can' skip them, but
if you do skip them, you will be unable to play after you beat the game,
you can reload your last save point and beat Jack of Blades aagin and
then sit through the credits, but I'd just do it now and then save.

Once the credits are done, the quest is complete and the world is yours
to explore.

	Beating this quest earns you:
	  1 x Jack's Mask
	  26,000 gold
	  20,000 renown


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(23)  Part 23:  After the End of the game
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With the game beaten, you're free to explore the world, complete any of
the side quests you haven't yet beaten, do some fishing, level up your
character, buy some houses, get married, drink, play games, get rich,
do what ever you want.

I'll let you decide what you want to do, if anything at all, I personally
prefer starting a new game and set new challenges to beat....

I hope you enjoyed the game, I know I did.