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Random Conversations in Guardians of Azuma

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Even the conversation of shopkeepers and other Villagers can be full of surprises... This was how the day began... I have developed quite a relationship with the old man, Kazuhiko, who runs the Summer Soothing Waves Izakaya: He shares his aches and pains and all of his feelings with me now.   The amount of detail in this game is incredible.  It really is a tour de force.  Adding some one to your party adds dialogue during combat.  During fishing, entirely different comments are experienced. Kai: 'Enough waiting.  Can't I just grab 'em with my bare hands?   Murasame: Victory belongs to me today, my fine fishy friends!' Kurama, when you load the game: 'There you are. Every one's excited to see you... but take your time.' At low Level even after you first begin to interacrt and can include him in your Party,   Kai may say:  Looking pretty rough there, Chief!  Need a shoulder to lean on? Put Kura...

Lucia, Daughter of Mauro

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Described as a ball of energy, she is popular, helpful and constsntly restless. Dialogue specific to the Spring God Shrine:   This is Ulalaka's shrine, right?  I wanna go say hi! The tree here is sooo beautiful! I wanna get a new outfit that's the same colour! This stuff is so dirty, even though we never use it.  We gotta clean up more! Gotta clean every last little spot!  Ack!  I got dust in my eyes! (Actually I have found her sweeping outside this shrine more than once.) How come we don't have cherry blossoms anywhrre else?  I wish we had them everywhere. Two days after her birth, Lucia found the heart shard.  I completed the quest two days later. What is interesting is that the day I achieved godhood, Kotaro asked me to dine with him at about 5.  Both Mauro and Lucia did not come home to ask me to dine with them later.  In fact, he came home to sit at the table after 7 but would not ask me to eat with him....

Sourcing Rare Materials

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Some of the very best weapons and accessories require rare items as materials for forging.   Among these are White Dragon Fur and Black Dragon Scales. Wherever you find a turning Orb, you can choose 'Inspect' and then relive a battle you have fought and won. Thr Spring Kagura Shrine is the location where you can access your battle with the Black Dragon.   Defeating her again will give you White Dragon Fur and Black Dragon Scales.  These both are used for the following: Of accessories, there is one more I myself never will use: Forging the initial Weapon or Accessory is not as costly as upgrading: There are other rare items that actually can be found at an earlier stage of the game although you may not have the Recipes until later. These are the rare Mushrooms known as the Bear Toppler and the Oni Toppler. They are used to create these Accessories: ...

Wedding Anniversary

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Kai on our Wedding Anniversary.  I will have to see if any others mark the date. My favourite social interactions with a loved one or spouse are to 'Embrace', 'Pat Head' or 'Kiss'.  Especially when married, it is a lovely way to start the day. I was a little taken aback by the 'Pat Head' suggestion, but it really is more like stroking the hair of a loved one than giving a pat to a pet, although Fubuki definitely IS part animal and lets out the occasional 'woof' in conversations. This is not his only response to an Embrace, but I really love the way Kai empowers me to feel free to act upon my feelings without fearing rejection ever. Still married to Mauro and he is really lovely, although every single remark is punctuated by uproarious laughter.  Even so, I always miss Kai. Cooking with him again made me smile:   Making Hellfire Dango:  ‘Right!  Let’s do this! Don’t worry.  I got this!  Just trust me!  (Then...

Fubuki and The Hound, with Courtship and Marriage

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When he is a member of your Party and you land somewhere: All right!  Off we go!  Shall we start with a nice jog?’ This puzzled me a little until I remembered he is a ‘dog’ and humans often take their dogs for a nice run or jog.  Fubuki is more dog than one might think.  Whether in battle or otherwise, he often will make little yelping sounds. I have seen screenshots of the children you can have with Fubuki.  They are truly gorgeous.  I have realised that where children are concerned, you are rewarded for waiting for the second child by having one that resembles your spouse.  The first child is ordinary. I  was thrilled when, at Level 15, Fubuki gave me a Recipe for a Life-Sized Cutout of the Hound.  Today though, when I raised his Level to 16, I received a prompt to the effect that I could use the wardrobe to have him dress as the Hound at any Dragon Shrine. I always found The Hound extremely attractive so this is kind of a fantasy made real...

Fishing in Guardians of Azuma

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Post in progress: ​Fishing has many different variables in every Rune Factory game, but I found this one more  inconstant than others.  Here are the factors: First, Seasons.  The four Villages are defined by the four seasons. Weather:  Some fish, like Taimen and objects like the Boot* appear to require rain. Freshwater or Saltwater:  This can be restricted to specific Seasonal Village locations simply because they have either a saltwater location or a freshwater one. Quality of Fishing Rod I am going to list the specific fish I caught at specific locations.  Doing this after completion of Pescapedia so will not include earlier results unless I find verification in my journals. Eastern Tri-Shell Island: Boot* (Is weather even a factor in the Sky?  All I know is that every time I caught a about on Azuma, it was raining.  On the sky island, no weather displays.  It takes about 5 hours to fish out the area completely. Squid Abalone Snapper Throbb...

New Year First Pilgrimage

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This is a significant event for every one.  For some, it is a very spiritual rite, and in many cases, the occasion to make a wish more than making an offering.  In others, the New Year is a day of feasting.  Certainly that is the focus for Ikaruga.   As you can see, you will be given three options for your wish for the New Year.  This shows the First Pilgrimage with Kai. I originally thoight the best option would be the first.  Perhaps it is but you gain no reward for that one and usually a reward indicates something positive. When I chose the third option, he was very pleased and gave me an Amethyst as reward to help me achieve my goal.  (Some of the superior Weapons and armour require an Amethyst.) I chose the second option as a test today, with no intention of saving the result, thinking it was added in jest.  I should have known Kai better!  He is some one who accepts others as they are ultimately.  He became enthusiastic instantly: ...