Treasure: Mythril Knife, Saber, Crosier, Steel Plate, Iron Shield, Werebane, Rune Sword, Potion, Tent, Leather Cap, Gold Needle, Nitro Powder, Lute
Corneria Castle
When you start the game, you'll appear in front of a huge town. Forget the actual town for now and enter the castle in the center if you want some of the back story, or you can just enter the town to go on a shopping spree. Once in the castle, ignore the rooms to the left and right and just head up until you reach the stairs. On the next floor, head up again and enter the throne room to speak to the king.
He'll explain that the rogue knight, Garland, kidnapped his daughter, Princess Sarah, and whisked her away to the ruined temple to the northwest. You'll find the place easily - it's the only place you can really go outside of Corneria. After he's finished talking, head back outside and enter the town. You'll need to get equipped for the trip to the temple because there are some mean monsters outside.
Corneria town
There isn't much you can do in this town except amuse yourself with the various quips from the townspeople, so time to shop. Head to the upper left side of Corneria to find the equipment and magic shops.
- Warrior: Rapier, Chain Mail
- Monk: Nunchuku, Leather Armour
- Red Mage: Rapier, Chain Mail, Cure1, Fire1, Blink
- White Mage: Hammer, Shirt, Cure1, Dia1, Blink
- Black Mage: Knife, Shirt, Fire1, Bolt1, Sleep1
You should definitely get Cure1 for your White Mage, and either Fire1 or Bolt1 for your Black Mage. As for a Red Mage... it depends on what you want and what classes you already have in your party. Either way, you're probably going to have to battle around Corneria for a while to gain both Gil and at least one level up. Now you should be ready to take on Garland. Walk to the Northwest until you see a ruined temple at the edge of the peninsula. It's not hard to find, it's the only thing of interest in the area.
Temple of Fiends
Floor 1
Enter and walk around the outer edge to get some treasure in two of the rooms. The other two rooms are locked, but don't worry about that right now. Once you've collected both treasures, head back to the entrance of the temple and go straight up past the pillars into the central room. Oops. Looks like you caught Garland at a bad time, so go and talk to him. Unfortunately, he doesn't want to knock you down anymore, but would rather kill you instead. =P
Garland
- This is an incredibly easy battle and you shouldn't have any problems. Warriors, Monks, Thieves, and Red Mages should attack. Red Mages should also heal the party when necessary if you bought Cure1 for him, otherwise he should just attack or use Fire1 or Bolt1 (if you bought him those spells). White Mages should heal when necessary, and attack if you want, but they won't do much damage. Black Mages should stick to using either Fire1 or Bolt1, and refrain from attacking at all. He should be dead quickly.
After you dispatch of Garland and you get your pile of experience and Gil, talk to Princess Sarah and you'll both be warped back to the throne room in Corneria Castle. The king will thank you and Princess Sarah will give you a very important item, the lute. Once you leave the castle, a bunch of Cornerian soldiers will rebuild the busted bridge North of the castle so you can cross it and continue your journey. As soon as you touch the bridge, some more text will pop up.
- And so their journey began. As warrior of light, the four youths faced a staggering mission and a stormy destiny. The four crystals they carried remained a mystery to them... In ages past, those crystals had a radiant dazzling light, the time for Heroes is at hand. Darkness must be banished again so the life and peace can illuminate the world once more.