The Elven Prince

“With the combined power of the
crown you now hold and the crystal eye
I already possess…
I will become the TRUE elf king!”

Quick Guide

Journey to the Marsh Cave and battle Piscodemons for the Crown
Deliver the Crown to Astos in the Western Keep
- Western Keep
Defeat the Dark Elf Astos to obtain the Crystal
Travel to Matoya’s Cave, return the Crystal, and collect the Jolt Tonic
- Matoya’s Cave
Return to Elfheim and wake the Elf Prince to obtain the Mystic Key
- Elfheim
Collect the treasure hidden behind previously locked doors
- Castle Cornelia – 1F (6)
- Chaos Shrine (3)
- Elven Castle (4)
- Marsh Cave – B3 (3)
- Western Keep (3)
Journey to Mount Duergar and give the Nitro Powder to Nerrick
- Mount Duergar

Detailed Walkthrough

Well, now that the most tedious part of the game is behind us, let’s go kick some butt!

First, we need to travel to the Marsh Cave and get the crown back. Why is the crown in a cave, you ask? That’s a good question that I’m sure has a good answer. Unfortunately, I don’t have it. Anyways, to get to the Marsh Cave, we need to head west from Elfheim and then turn north when we reach some mountains. After a short distance, you will see a valley between mountains on your left. Take this path, and then proceed south. You should soon come across a marshy area that is home to a cave.

Inside the Marsh Cave we are immediately presented with a fork in the path. You should take the north branch first if you want to collect all the treasure or take the south branch first if you want to just get in and get out. Please refer to these maps for route and treasure information.

The entrance to the Marsh Cave immediately present a fork in the path

The bat: A spelunker’s mortal enemy. They can’t hurt you, but you’ll come to hate them more than anything else you’ll encounter here.

Once you have defeated the Piscodemons and obtained the Crown, it’s time to get out of this cave! After exiting, you should either use a tent, cottage, or return to Elfheim for healing. Once you are ready, it’s time to visit Astos in the Western Keep. To get there, travel west from Elfheim and then turn north once you reach the mountains. When you reach the valley the leads to the Marsh Cave, continue north. You should soon come to a lake. The castle on its northern shore is the Western Keep.

After entering the castle, proceed to the throne room. BE SURE TO SAVE BEFORE ENTERING! The “king” will reveal that he is really the Dark Elf Astos and attack your party to retrieve the crown.

The great Forest Amoeba slowly consumes the invading castle.

After defeating Astos, you are now in possession of the Crystal Eye. Remember anyone needing one of these? It’s time to head back to Matoya’s Cave.

After you give the Crystal Eye to Matoya, she will give you the Jolt Tonic to wake up the sleeping Elven Prince. Now it’s time to head back across the sea, again.

Once you get back to the Elven Castle, you should talk to the elf that is taking care of the prince. She will take the Jolt Tonic and use it to wake the Prince. Once awake, he will give you the Mystic Key.

Finally! Now we can open all of the doors that were previously locked! Here is a list showing what is behind each locked door. If the item does not help your group, and you don’t feel like going back for it, then don’t. There is no prize for collecting every treasure chest in this game.

This jolt tonic may be just what we need to break the curse and awaken the prince!

“Jolt Tonic”? In the original version the item that wakes the Price is the HERB. I feel there might be a bit of censorship happening here…

Castle Cornelia

Cottage

Fully restores party’s HP and MP.

Iron Armor

Mythril Knife

Nitro Powder

Saber

Tent

Chaos Shrine

Werebuster

A sword effective against werebeasts.

ATK: 18
ACC: 15
EVA: 0
Crit.Rt: 26

Rune Blade

Gold Needle

Elven Castle

Mythril Hammer

A hammer wrought from mythril.

ATK: 12
ACC: 5
EVA: 0
Crit.Rt: 18

Bronze Gloves

1500 Gil

Marsh Cave

Silver Armlet

An armlet of worked silver.

DEF: 15
WGT: 1
EVA: 0

Antidote

1020 Gil

Western Keep

Power Staff

A staff with good attack power.

ATK: 12
ACC: 0
EVA: 0
Crit.Rt: 28

Falchion

Steel Gloves

The only item that you need to move on is found in Castle Cornelia. It’s in the rightmost treasure chest of the western treasure room and is called Nitro Powder. Once you have this, it’s time to go a visit the dwarves. To reach them, sail straight west from the Cornelia port, then follow the coastline north till you reach a port. After docking, head southwest. You should soon see a cave entrance.

It’s crowded inside Mount Duergar, that’s for sure! There are a lot of treasure chests to collect here as well. If you follow the tunnel south, you will find Nerrick, a dwarf that is very interested in your Nitro Powder. Give it to him, and he will open up a passage to the rest of the world!

The Light Warriors obtain the Nitro Powder (TNT)

This seems like it should go on the list of famous last words.

Chapter 2 :: Ahoy Landlubbers!

Chapter 4 :: The Earth Rots

The Elven Prince

Quick Guide

Journey to the Marsh Cave and battle Piscodemons for the Crown

Deliver the Crown to Astos in the Western Keep

Defeat the Dark Elf Astos to obtain the Crystal

Travel to Matoya’s Cave, return the Crystal, and collect the Jolt Tonic

Return to Elfheim and wake the Elf Prince to obtain the Mystic Key

Collect the treasure hidden behind previously locked doors

Journey to Mount Duergar and give the Nitro Powder to Nerrick