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==Version 1: Tale of the Five Awakened Races==
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*If a section header is {{font color | red |in red}}, that means that the section is important and/or mandatory. You should read the section carefully for more information on what you should be doing.
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*{{font color | red |Arrived at first major city}}
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<u>{{font color | red |Reminder: if Rookie Metal Slime Invasions are active, drop whatever you are doing, head to the nearest field, and start killing things!}}</u>
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Once you have your first Key Emblem, you may be tempted to continue to follow the main story — and you totally can — but since you are around level 15~20, there are some things you should do first.
*Head to the nearest Tavern. You will need to clear [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_31 Quest 31: Welcome to the Tavern, Adventurer!] to unlock the ability to recruit Support Companions. Upon completion, talk to the Tavernkeeper and remove your Support Companions that arrived with you from the starting village. Let’s find some good party members, shall we?
**Select Party Search. At the bottom, where it says “Target”, switch this to “From Team”. Hit “Begin Search.” It’s important to recruit from your Team as much as possible, as the gold cost is halved. If you add Team Members as friends, you can recruit “From Friends” and reduce the gold cost even further — to zero!
***You will see a number of members from the Team you are currently in. Their levels will vary quite a bit, but generally, anyone level 100 or higher is plenty strong enough to carry you through Version 1 and 2. You do not need to necessarily worry about gear — if they have a weapon and a couple of pieces of armor, they’re fine.
***Recruit three members. Generally, you want a healer/hybrid support (Priest, Druid, Minstrel), a frontline fighter (Warrior, Paladin, Guardian, Demon Swordsman), and whatever other high-level character you can find that isn’t a Priest or Minstrel. When you recruit a member, make sure you set the time for the longest, which is 168 hours. This ensures that you have plenty of time to get what you need done.
*Next, visit the nearest Inn and complete [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_32 Quest 32 - A Concierge to Accompany You On Your Journey.] This one is super simple, just step outside your city and kill a She-Slime until it drops Astolnium.
**This unlocks the Concierge, which unlocks a lot of nice benefits. First off, you will start banking “Charge Hours”, which you can spend on EXP Items. It is generally advised to spend your Charge Hours on Metal Maze Express Tickets.
**You will receive a weekly set of tickets for the Casino, which we will cover later on in the guide. '''''{{font color | red |Make sure to grab these before Friday every week!}}'''''
**You also unlock the ability to get free rewards based on your Fame Level every Friday (Japan time). Speaking of…
***Fame is your level of renown, which you earn from completing quests, defeating monsters, and more. The higher the Fame level, the more weekly “support gold” you get from the Concierge, the more titles you can earn, and you gain access to certain quests as well. You can only level Fame up when you rest at an Inn.
*Next, head to your nearest Train Station, locate a Slime NPC named Adventurer Seminar. Accept and complete [https://xn--10-yg4a1a3kyh.jp/dq10_quest_ver3.4a_03.html Quest 443 - The Rosy Life of an Adventurer Begins!] This does not have a wiki page on Ethene (yet), but essentially this quest has the Slime NPC teleport you to a quiz room, where they ask basic questions about the game. Completion of this quest grants you a hat you will never wear and some Gold.
**You can talk to this NPC after this quest and go through four additional categories for further rewards, including the real reason you’re doing this quest — '''''{{font color | red |a new Zoomstone!}}'''''
*Next,
*Find an NPC near the gates of your city named something like Strike Force <name>. These NPCs will offer you a daily quest to go kill things for a nice EXP and Gold reward, with yellow options offering better rewards for their difficulty. With your three Team members, you should have no problem accepting the option worth the most EXP, but if you haven’t yet, I’d still put the majority of your Gold into Storage just in case you die.
*Finally, '''''if you are at least level 20,''''' head to the Tavern and unlock the ability to change Vocations by completing [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_34 Quest 34 - Abbey Trials.] This will require you to visit Glen West, which is accessed via Glen Castle Town. If you didn’t start as an Ogre, you can reach this by going to the Train Station and selecting Glen Castle Town as a destination.
**From this point forward, you should isolate a “main” Vocation from the ones you have unlocked. Even if it’s not the one you want to play long-term, pick one to focus on for clearing the story. If you are undecided, Warrior is perfectly serviceable.
***During Rookie Metal Slime Invasion, if your “main Vocation” is level 30 or higher, you should swap to a level 1 Vocation and start gaining levels in it. Remember to dump all skill points into the bottom skill! Don’t worry, your high-level teammates will carry you and revive you if you die.
**Death is a big deal when you’re starting out. If none of your party members have the ability to Zing you back to life, you will lose gold upon warping back to town — a whopping 50% of Gold you’re currently carrying on you! If you wish to protect your Gold, hit up the Storage facility and deposit however much Gold you want to save.
***There is an item that you can earn (much later on) that will negate Gold loss on death permanently, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
**It’s entirely possible to level two Vocations to 30 during one round of Rookie Metal Slime Invasion (Angel Slime Hat + Bonus Orb) if you can find a few Rookie Liquid Metal Slimes.
**Once RMSI is over, swap back to your “main” Vocation and continue with the guide.
When you’ve knocked these out, you should be approximately level 25. A little higher is fine, a little lower means you need to go murder some more things or do some side quests.
==={{font color | blue |Checkpoint #3}}===
*{{font color | red |Achieved ~Level 25 in at least one Vocation}}
*{{font color | red |Completed Quest 034 to unlock Vocation Change}}
**{{font color | red |Settled on a "main" Vocation to take through the story (this does not mean you will only play this Vocation forever.)}}
*{{font color | red |Completed Quests 032, 443 and 033}}
**{{font color | red |This unlocks the Concierge and more Zoomstones.}}
*{{font color | red |Four Zoomstones}}
**{{font color | green |Bind these however you see fit for now, but we recommend keeping one bound near a Train Station somewhere. Consider binding one at Mount Gatara for some upcoming side quests.}}
*{{font color | red |Completed Quest 031 and recruited three high-level Team members}}
==={{font color | blue |Key Emblem Roundup, Additional Sidequests, Vocation Quests (Level 25-50)}}===
At this point, all of the five races should have converged in the story. From here, you will be traveling to each of the race’s islands and completing the “story” of their starting city to earn more Key Emblems. The Walkthrough Warp (again, Main Menu > Triangle/Y or map key) will guide you through this part. Each story will take about 15-30 minutes, so you can expect to spend around 2 hours to finish gathering your first five Key Emblems.
*With your party members composed of level 100+ murder machines, you should set the boss difficulty to Strong for all of these boss fights and get some extra EXP.
There are technically another five Key Emblems, and you will eventually need to get them all for a total of 10, but for now, it’s quickest if you head to Megistris City (located on Pukulipo’s Island) and complete that storyline for your '''''sixth Key Emblem.''''' However, if you wish to travel to other major cities, instructions are provided below:
*To reach Megistris City:
**Train to Orphea > Orphea Region West > Windmill Way > Megistris Territory > Megistris City
*To reach Gartland Castle:
**Train to Glen Castle > Glen East > Gert Strait > Landonfoot > Zama Pass > Gartlant Territory > Gartland City
*To reach Verinard City:
**Train to Julet Town > Upper Jule Island > Kyuarana Coast > Verinard South > Verinard Castle Town
*To reach Royal Capital Kamiharmui:
**Train to Wind Town Azlan > Azlan Region > Inamino Highway > Kamiharmui South > Royal City Kamiharmui
*To reach Dolworm Kingdom:
**Train to Mount Gatara > Gatara Fields > Chaldea Mountain Road > Goble Desert East > Dolworm Kingdom
Regardless of which city you choose, we recommend binding one of your Zoomstones there. Upon riding the next train you will be given your mission of defeating the Dark Lord who blanketed your home in evil mist. But first...time for another side-quest bonanza!
*First, take the train to Port Town Lendor. Head to the Northern section of the city and locate Majirik (C-5). If he does not have a quest for you, ensure you are on a Vocation that is at least level 24.
**Accept and complete [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_35 Quest 035 - Journey’s End and the Stone of Memory] for yet another Zoomstone! '''''{{font color | red |You should now have five Zoomstones.}}'''''
*Head to Mount Gatara — you are looking for an NPC by the name of Menme (D-4). Accept and complete [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_199 Quest 199 - Ride On, Dolboard!] This will unlock your personal Dolboard forever.
**If you are at least level 30, also accept and complete [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_219 Quest 219 - Dolboard Tuning!] Bind one of your Zoomstones to Dolworm City when you arrive to save time, as future quests will require you to visit here a lot. This quest doubles your Dolboard’s timer capacity.
*Head to Julet Town and enter the well just north of the east exit. Accept and complete [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_36 Quest 036 - The Stubborn Craftman’s Son.] Congratulations, your bag can now hold 40 items!
*Head to any Storage facility on a Level 28+ Vocation. Accept and complete [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_216 Quest 216 - A Plan For My Dream Warehouse!.]
**With your wealth, you should have no problem buying these items — the Strong Medicines can be bought via the Traveler’s Bazaar. You now have an additional 50 Storage slots.
By this point you should have achieved level 30 in at least one Vocation. It’s time to talk about Vocational Quests (or Class Quests).
===={{font color | red |Vocational Quests}}====
Vocational Quests are quests that unlock for a certain Vocation upon reaching a specific level. The starting six Vocational Quests unlock at level 30. Not only do these quests give decent gear for your level, they give an absolutely bananas amount of experience and experience scrolls — '''''enough to get you most of the way to Level 50.'''''
You also earn up to 100 free points in all of your Skills by completing the questline — freeing up Skill Points to advance beyond 100 (once you unlock the feature, at least.) Furthermore, you will unlock your “coup-de-grace”, which is a special skill that has a random chance to be selectable on your turn. These are often powerful skills — Warrior gets Critical Claim, which guarantees a critical hit on all enemies within a cone in front of them, for example.
Upon completion of the final quest in the series, you will unlock a “Proof”, which is an accessory that provides substantial power at this stage in the game. For example, the Warrior Proof will allow you to occasionally repeat an attack for free — '''''including Skills.'''''
'''''{{font color | red |Needless to say, this is worth the time spent to complete, on as many Vocations as possible.}}'''''
*Warrior: Glen Castle Town, Agapei (C-7)
**[https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_52 Quest 52 - Trials of an Old Man]
*Priest: Wind Town Azlan, Monk Bert & Karan (F-3)
**[https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_57 Quest 57 - The Incense Master’s Request]
*Mage: Port Town Lendor (South), Innkeep Molten
**[https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_62 Quest 62 - A Mirror Encounter]
*Martial Artist: Julet Town, Yarn (D-6)
**[https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_67 Quest 67 - The Supreme Legacy]
*Thief: Mount Gatara - Darul (H-5, inside the Tavern)
**[https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_72 Quest 72 - Treasure Hunt!]
*Minstrel: Orphea - Polfan (D-4, at the Cave Entrance)
**[https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_77 Quest 77 - The Traveling Entertainer’s Disciple]
Follow each questline to their conclusion (five quests total per Vocation), spend all of your Experience Scrolls, and you should be approximately level 50, or at the least level 45.
*Your Equipment inventory is probably getting a little tight with all this gear coming in, so it’s time to fix that. Head to Luckland Island and go up to the second floor. Talk to Sasalana and accept and complete [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_93 Quest 93 - Bag Organization Techniques.] Your Equipment Bag can now hold 50 items.
Just in time too, because guess what? It’s time to unlock some more Vocations!
===={{font color | green |Unlocking More Vocations}}====
There are a number of additional Vocations, and as mentioned earlier, most of them are feasible all the way through to the endgame. All of them, however, are worth unlocking and leveling, so you might as well get started on that now. You can do as many or as few as you wish, but the time spent unlocking and leveling these Vocations will pay dividends later, so it is highly recommended you put a pause on things to get this done.
*Battle Master can be unlocked via [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_177 Quest 177 - Hop to it, Battle Master!]
**This will require you to set your party members to “Leave it to me!” so they don’t kill your target. (Main Menu > Misc > Support Party)
*Paladin can be unlocked via [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_98 Quest 098 - Paladin Tips]
**You will need “Whipping Boy” from the Warrior’s “Courage” skill tree.
*Armamentalist can be unlocked via [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_144 Quest 144 - The Royal Palace Magic Warriors]
**You will need “Magic Ward” from the Mage’s “Spellcraft” skill tree.
*Ranger can be unlocked via [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_99 Quest 099 - The Ranger Association.]
**You will need “Half-Inch” from the Thief’s “Acquisitiveness” skill tree.
*Sage can be unlocked via [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_178 Quest 178 - Gate to the Sage.]
*Superstar can be unlocked via [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_145 Quest 145 - Welcome, Rising Star!]
**This will require some way of increasing your Tension to maximum. The easiest way is to do this on Martial Artist and use Psyche Up.
*Monster Master can be unlocked via [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_273 Quest 273 - How About A Monster User?]
**You need at least 30 different species of monsters slain.
**Ensure that the book you purchase is for Monster Masters and not Item Masters. You can purchase this ahead of time if you wish.
*Item Master can be unlocked via [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_303 Quest 303 - Birth of an Item User.]
**This quest requires you to have Version 2 purchased. If you bought the All-In-One during the Installation guide, you are good to go.
**Ensure that the book you purchase is for Item Masters and not Monster Masters. You can purchase this ahead of time if you wish.
*Dancer can be unlocked via [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_393 Quest 393 - Dancing Conditions.]
**This will require you to set your party members to “Leave it to me!” so they don’t kill your target. (Main Menu > Misc > Support Party)
*Fortune Teller can be unlocked via [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_431 Quest 431 - Urgent Recruitment for an Apprentice Fortune Teller!]
**This quest requires you to have Version 3 purchased and installed. If you bought the All-In-One during the Installation guide, you are good to go.
**This Vocation requires a lot of time, effort, money and planning to get stable, so be warned.
There are a few other Vocations, but they are not obtainable quite yet — you must be at least Level 50 in one other Vocation and for Demon Swordsman, must have started Version 2, which we’re not quite there yet.
As with all of your previous Vocations, if a Rookie Metal Slime Invasion occurs, stop what you are doing, switch to a low-level Vocation, and get them leveled to 30, putting those points into the bottom skill category. Once you have unlocked all of these Vocations and got them to level 30, start completing their Vocation Quests.
You should be at least level 46 in one Vocation if you completed your Vocational Quests and have used your Experience Scrolls. You’re approaching your limit, and it’s time to break through them.
===={{font color | red |Limit Break}}====
Once you hit 46+, this is a priority. You should do this prior to hitting level 50 for those sweet EXP rewards, but ultimately it matters little, as you can retrieve quest EXP rewards from the Concierge.
*Head to Sunset Meadow (B8) and speak to Chamimi. Accept and complete [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Quest_97 Quest 097 - Those Who Aim High.] Congratulations, your Level Cap is now 55.
*From now on, when you are within four levels to your Level Cap, you should continue the Goddess’ Will & Liberation [https://ethene.wiki/wiki/Level_Cap_Quests Limit Break questline.] That means your next quests will be at level 51+, then 56+, 61+, 66+, 71+, and 76+.
*Your Level 100+ Team Party Members can carry you through these no problem.
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