Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA/Chapter 2: The Castaway Banquet

Adol has a strange dream. A girl named Dana has a vision of some robed people in riding carts pulled by big beasts are coming to the valley. The robed people tells Dana's father that Dana has been blessed with Essence and they have come to escort her to the Temple of the Great Tree. She has been chosen by the oracle.

Adol wakes up tired and Laxia greets him. She gives him some clothes she found in a crate that washed ashore.

You can change costumes in the Camp Menu.

Go out of the cave and talk to Dogi and Sahad by the campfire. Before they go, they decide to catch some fish to have for breakfast. Dogi has setup a few facilities.

Check out the new facilities. At the blacksmith, you can enhance weapons with the right materials. Sahad will give Iron Ore &times;5. At the storage, you can exchange materials for higher quality materials to use in crafting items or enhancing weapons.

Go to the shore. Sahad teaches Adol and Laxia how to fish and gives Bait &times;10. Cast the line at the fish shadows and catch a fish. Go back to Dogi when you are done fishing.

Dogi decides to make a fish soup. After their conversation, you receive a recipe for it. Before heading out, go talk to Captain Barbaros. He has found a parrot that he is teaching to talk. He also shows everyone, the bulletin board where anyone can write what materials they need. You can pick up quests at the bulletin board and talk to the client to get the details.


 * Quests
 * Building Beds (Captain Barbaros)
 * Storage Materials (Dogi)

When you are ready, exit the village and head south to search for survivors. Go to the large tree that was nearby where Adol washed ashore. While Adol and the others are preparing to move the tree, the parrot arrives. It reveals the name it was given, Little Paro, and flies away. Adol and Sahad try to move the tree, but could not do it on their own. When they are about to give up, Dogi and Captain Barbaros show up to help.

Help Requests are needed to clear large obstacles. If you have enough people, you can clear the obstacle to unlock new paths. Nearby event points will also be marked on the map.

White Sand Cape
Touch the crystal near the entrance to heal up. There is a chest that contains Sturdy Lumber &times;3 which can be used for the Building Beds quest.

In the next area, you will see the Cobalt Crag. Location Points are memorable landscapes or scenery that are maked on the map with a green triangle. Many will have harvesting points near them.

The left path past the landmark leads to a mudslide that you can ignore, since it requires 20 people. The path near the water has a chest that contains Bait &times;5.

In the next area, you can walk up the leaning tree and jump attack to collect the coconuts. In the water, there is chest that contains Digitalis Leaf &times;3. Further in, there is a woman you can talk to.

Adol and the others tell her the situation and that the castaways are gathering at a base camp. The woman's name is Alison. They escort her back to Castaway Village and introduced her to Captain Barbaros and Dogi. Alison worked as a seamstress in the city and was traveling with her husband Ed. She is worried about him, but they assure her that he is probably somewhere on the island. Laxia escorts Alison to rest. Captain Barbaros is concerned about the monsters becoming more aggresive.


 * Quests
 * Creating Curtains (Laxia)

Go inside the cave and talk to Alison or Laxia.

Alison is concerned about how to help in the village, but she decides to contribute using her tailoring skills. Dogi setups a space for her to sew and squiring supplies.

The tailoring shop will open and Alison can create accessories, armor, and apparel with the right materials.

Go back to where you originally found Alison and continue to the next area. There are two chests on raised ground. One contains T's Note 1 and the other contains Dark Gloves.

""Ten days have passed since I first arrived here."

"No matter how far I look out to sea, I have yet to see a single ship pass by..."

"I guess it's time for me to make a decision."

"If I'm going to survive this cursed island, I have to figure out how to escape it on my own...""

- T

When you are ready to continue the main story, fast travel to the crystal in the Nameless Coast.

Nameless Coast
With Alison, you have enough villagers to clear the boulders blocking the path. The next area has a chest in the water that contains Ripe Cruberry. Farther along the coast, there is another Location Point, Birdsong Rock. On the inland path, there is a chest nearby that contains Iron Ore &times;3.

In the next area, watch out for the poisonous attacks. There is a chest behind a tree that contains a Blade Ring. Farther along there is a landslide that requires 8 people to clear. Go up the path and there is one more chest on some rocks that contains Beast Claw &times;3.

Head south and there is a large tree that you can push down to make a bridge. There is a chest that contains Bait &times;10 on a raised ground that is too high to jump on. You can get to it by jumping from the white boulder and spamming Adol's Aerial Slash while moving forward. Go back north and there is only one path you can currently take.

Sahad and Laxia are tired and need a break. They decide to setup camp and rest for the night. Around the campfire, Sahad talks about where he is from and hist motivations.

While sleeping, Adol has another dream. At the Temple of the Great Tree, several girls are lined up as candidates to be the next Maiden of the Great Tree. A woman explains how they are all blessed with the Essence and can manipulate nature. Later, Dana sneaks off to the Great Tree of Origins and has a gray vision of a woman. The elder Maiden catches her and Dana asks if there is a woman sleeping inside the Great Tree. She tells Dana to don't speak of it to anyone. Sarai and Olga find Dana and Olga chastises Dana about all the mischief she gets into. Dana always impulsively rushes to help others in need.

The next morning, Adol is tired again from the dream. They decide they should create more campsites across the island when they find a safe place.

Campsites restore HP, SP, and the EXTRA Gauge. They have a campfire where you can cook meals and a crystal for fast travel.