With the Tree Demon defeated, we find Gau and get flung back into the past.

Why did the kid run away at the mention of Anulis?

He lives in a shack and has survived despite being blind, and missing an arm and a leg.

The White Witch shows up, and we bring her with us as well.

Meldine is a challenging opponent. Thankfully we had the villagers to back us up.

It should be obvious what's going on, but it gets so much worse.

What's strong enough to defeat a guardian beast?

For some reason a lot of JRPG's have the main character dress like a woman.

Even if we can't return, we can at least leave proof... that we lived.

So Gau stole the Scales, and left for Akrasinon to try and change the past...

We learn a lot about the Ancestral Magic, the two Belkade sorceresses, and the power of the Scales.

Gau still doesn't really understand what's going on, but he knows things are serious.

So, they know each other. They go way back.

We meet the White Witch, who seems to have the same goal.

The Goblin King tells us about Polin, so what does that say about Karon?

We're almost done with the area, but just a few more things to collect first.

Polin joins us for a bit, in a hunt for some hidden items.

The dog is smart, and he helps out the old couple who rescued him.

Mokyun is going to be our main supplier of items and equipment in this game. He's not a pig, mokyu!

The City of Rispadar, home of the Sealed Castle. The bar owner also seems to run the ruined Arena...

We beat the Guardian Beast. Are we even human?

When I played through on Difficult, I seemed to have a lot better luck with drops. It doesn't specifically say harder difficulties increase your luck, but I bet they do.

Karon is interesting, wanting us to be happy even if we have to give up our goals to do it.

Multiple systems for strengthening our character, including an equipment mastery system like in Final Fantasy 9!

The introductory village does a great job of walking us through the basics.