Altair & First Blood

Chapter 1 checklist

• Survive prologue; reach Altair with Firion, Maria, Guy
• Learn Wild Rose; join Hilda’s rebellion
• Buy starter weapons; pick one weapon type per permanent character and stick to it
• Minwu joins; give him a staff focus and Cure line
• Clear Semitt Falls; obtain Mythril
• Defeat Sergeant / Borghen sequence as scripted; return mythril to Altair
• Re-gear with mythril shop upgrades
• Snowcraft / Salamand (Ch.2)

Fynn falls

1. Opening: Imperial assault on Fynn. You control the four youths; the fight is unwinnable / scripted pressure — survive the sequence.
2. Leon is separated. Firion, Maria, and Guy escape toward rebel territory.
3. Reach the rebel town of Altair southwest of Fynn.

Altair — full steps

1. Talk to every NPC. Find the rebel password context: memorize Wild Rose.
2. Enter the rebel HQ / pub path. Ask Wild Rose where prompted to prove you are not Imperial spies.
3. Audience with Princess Hilda and Minwu. You are enlisted.
4. First mission: the Empire is mining mythril at Semitt Falls. Retrieve it so the rebellion can arm itself.
5. Minwu joins as guest white mage. Equip him; he is temporary but essential.
6. Shops: buy weapons matching the specialty you want for Firion (often sword), Maria (bow or staff/magic), Guy (axe). Buy Cure tomes if sold; teach Minwu and eventually Maria.

Keyword system crash course (in this town)

• When dialogue highlights a term, Memorize it.
• Use Ask on NPCs with that keyword to unlock new lines.
• Use Show for key items when someone needs proof.
• If you are stuck, talk to everyone again with your newest keywords.

Growth habits for Chapter 1 (and forever)

• One weapon type per person. Firion swords every fight; Guy axes; Maria bows or staves. Proficiency only climbs on the type you use.
• Cast every battle. Even weak Cure or Fire on trash raises spell ranks and magic stats.
• Take hits. Do not shield the party from all damage forever — HP growth needs damage taken (PR: total lost HP in the fight still counts after healing).
• Unarmed / shields: Use deliberately if you want those skills; otherwise equip your main weapon always.
• Do not swap weapons every shop tier if it resets your plan — upgrade within the same type.

Semitt Falls — full clear

1. Travel north/east from Altair toward the falls / mine complex (map markers / NPC directions).
2. Dungeon: multi-floor mine. Open all chests — early gil, weapons, tomes.
3. Fight regularly on the way; this is free growth.
4. Boss / elite: Imperial Sergeant and/or mid-boss packs. Focus fire; Minwu on Cure.
5. Deeper: confront Borghen (Imperial officer). He hits hard for this point in the game — Berserk if you have it later; for now raw attacks + Cure.
6. Claim the Mythril cargo / ore as the quest requires.
7. Return to Altair; deliver mythril. Hilda opens shop upgrades and the next mission thread (toward Salamand / snowfields).

Keywords, guests, items this chapter