Vandal Hearts II/Chapter 3

Zopart Valley
Victory condition: Defeat all enemies Defeat condition: Death of the hero Basic reward: 30.000 G Items: Finally an easy battle. The terrain has many reliefs, but climbing them is not too difficult. It is advisable to try to immediately take the group to the plateau to the left of the initial position, defeating the enemies you encounter along the way. Once there, it will be easy to eliminate the enemy units that are further down. The only enemies that can cause you some problems are precisely on the plateau: a wizard who can paralyze your characters and another enemy with a thrown weapon. Eliminate them from a distance as soon as possible. All the others should not create any problems for you. You can also find two useful weapons here, one in a chest and one hidden.
 * Tabarl (axe) - V24, H15 (chest)
 * Bonesaw (special weapon) - V10, H4 (hidden)

After this battle there is a dialogue scene, in which you will have to make a choice. What you do will heavily affect the ending of the game. Refer to the appropriate section for further information. You can also tackle the optional battlefield Mt Daboll.

Pava Sea East
Victory condition: Defeat all enemies Defeat condition: Death of the hero Basic reward: 32.000 G Items: In this battle you are on a ship, surrounded by the sea. The fight is simple and easy, because the enemies are practically all the same and easy to defeat. There are eleven wingers, armed with axes or spears. The only thing you have to be careful about is not to get surrounded and eliminate the enemies quickly, since those with spears have a powerful physical attack. Given the low HP of the enemies this shouldn't be a problem, a couple of attacks are enough to kill them. You still have to send a winged character to collect two items in the sea. Map-0 in particular is essential to obtain the Vandal Hearts sword.
 * Psybell (special weapon) - V22, H1 (hidden)
 * Map-0 - V21, H36 (hidden)

Pava Sea West
Victory condition: Defeat Mahler Defeat condition: Death of the hero Basic reward: 32.000 G Items: none

Another battle at sea. This time there are two ships: yours and the enemy one, connected to each other by two narrow gangways. It is probably best to divide your group into two, one on each catwalk, in order to defeat the enemies who progressively come forward. Obviously put the characters with the best defense and with some Recovermarks in the front row. Your winged characters can also move above water, avoiding walkways, but keep in mind that they will be an easy target for enemy archers. Among the enemies there are two wizards: one can attack you and the other can heal enemy units. Eliminate both of them as soon as possible. Like many bosses, Mahler will only begin to advance when you have defeated almost all of his troops. He has 479 HP and can cast Fireburst three times. This attack doesn't have a particularly wide range, but it deals around 90 points of damage to all characters hit, so avoid it as much as possible. As usual then, try to attack Mahler from a distance first, then surround him with your strongest characters and finish him off. There are no items to collect here, so you can dedicate your entire party to the fight.

Note: If you re-enter this battlefield later, you will find yourself in a different context, where you can collect some useful items.