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Zeromus_X · 08-01-2006, 03:03 AM

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3.6.3 Cave of Summons
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The Cave of Summons is located on an island northwest of Tomra and the Sealed Cave. First of all, do not even dare to attempt this cave until Rosa is at level 36 and has learned Float and Wall. Without these, it will be rather pointless to go through this cavern. It would be possible, but very tedious. Like the Eblan Castle, you may not want to do this until a later point in the story when your characters are stronger. But, doing this earlier will prove beneficial in the long run.

As you enter the cave, Rydia will speak, saying that she passed through this cave when she left the Land of Summons. She says they should ask the King of Summons, Leviatan (Leviathan) for help. How wonderful that she’s able to get through this entire cave alone. She must have ran a lot, I’d guess.

Right near the entrance, you’ll see four glowing floor panels. When stepped on, these panels will damage any and all characters in your party that don’t have the Float status. This is why Rosa having Float is such a necessity. Have her cast Float on the entire party on the menu screen (it can multi-target), and re-apply it on every level, as the effect vanishes once you enter a new area. Not only will you be undamaged by the glowing floor panels, but you will be immune to earth elemental attacks, which some of the more powerful monsters in the cave (like Arachnes) are fond of using. Of course, you could always run from every battle if you feel you aren’t up to snuff.

That being said, let’s begin. At the entrance, cast Float on the party of course. Go down, and from the first split, head right to a chest with a HiPotion (Hi-Potion). Continue up from that chest to the upper right corner of the room to a chest with a Life. On the left side of the section with the chest containing a Life, go left through a clearly visible false wall (how nice of them to illuminate them within this cave). At the other side is a chest with and Ether1 (Ether 1). The stairs leading to the next level are in the lower left corner of the room.

On the second level, from the entrance, follow the path to the right until you see a path leading up and a path leading to the corner with a chest. Open that chest to obtain a HiPotion (Hi-Potion). Now continue up the northern path, until you reach a split with a path leading right and a path leading left. Follow the path leading left to a chest with a Cabin. Then take the right path and go down the stairs to the next area.

In the third area, you should notice that the different sections of this area of the cave are divided by little squares with paths leading to other squares (if that makes sense). From the entrance, go to the square left, down, right, and down from the stairs. Open up the chest to receive a Life. You should see a square to your left with three chests. To enter it, go to the square to the left and down from the stairs. Then from that square, head left through a false wall. Then go down, and right when you are to the left of a square with three treasure chests. They contain, from left to right: a HiPotion (Hi-Potion), a VenomAxe (Venom Axe) for Cecil or Kain, and a Kikuichi for Edge. Then re-enter the false wall to the left of this square. Continue down, then right, then up, and when you see a square with another chest in it on the right side of this area, go left out of the false wall and open it up for a Bestiary. Re-enter the false wall, and continue up until you can’t go up anymore, and can go left outside of it. From that square, go to the square one square up and left of it for a chest that is a monster-in-a-box with five Warriors inside. Two shots of Titan and some normal attacks from your melee fighters should do them in quick. Remember to keep your party refreshed with Rosa’s Cure 3. Afterwards, you’ll receive the Defense (Defense Sword), which is an excellent blade for Cecil which will also increase his defense as well as his offense.

The center of this area hosts a teleportation pad that’ll lead to the Town of Summoned Beasts. It’s time to meet with the King of Summons, Leviathan.

08-01-2006, 03:03 AM	#40
Zeromus_X Master Summoner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Core of the Moon (Phoenix, AZ) Age: 95 Posts: 2,931	Re: Final Fantasy IV faq by Zeromus_X ----------------------------- 3.6.3 Cave of Summons ----------------------------- The Cave of Summons is located on an island northwest of Tomra and the Sealed Cave. First of all, do not even dare to attempt this cave until Rosa is at level 36 and has learned Float and Wall. Without these, it will be rather pointless to go through this cavern. It would be possible, but very tedious. Like the Eblan Castle, you may not want to do this until a later point in the story when your characters are stronger. But, doing this earlier will prove beneficial in the long run. As you enter the cave, Rydia will speak, saying that she passed through this cave when she left the Land of Summons. She says they should ask the King of Summons, Leviatan (Leviathan) for help. How wonderful that she’s able to get through this entire cave alone. She must have ran a lot, I’d guess. Right near the entrance, you’ll see four glowing floor panels. When stepped on, these panels will damage any and all characters in your party that don’t have the Float status. This is why Rosa having Float is such a necessity. Have her cast Float on the entire party on the menu screen (it can multi-target), and re-apply it on every level, as the effect vanishes once you enter a new area. Not only will you be undamaged by the glowing floor panels, but you will be immune to earth elemental attacks, which some of the more powerful monsters in the cave (like Arachnes) are fond of using. Of course, you could always run from every battle if you feel you aren’t up to snuff. That being said, let’s begin. At the entrance, cast Float on the party of course. Go down, and from the first split, head right to a chest with a HiPotion (Hi-Potion). Continue up from that chest to the upper right corner of the room to a chest with a Life. On the left side of the section with the chest containing a Life, go left through a clearly visible false wall (how nice of them to illuminate them within this cave). At the other side is a chest with and Ether1 (Ether 1). The stairs leading to the next level are in the lower left corner of the room. On the second level, from the entrance, follow the path to the right until you see a path leading up and a path leading to the corner with a chest. Open that chest to obtain a HiPotion (Hi-Potion). Now continue up the northern path, until you reach a split with a path leading right and a path leading left. Follow the path leading left to a chest with a Cabin. Then take the right path and go down the stairs to the next area. In the third area, you should notice that the different sections of this area of the cave are divided by little squares with paths leading to other squares (if that makes sense). From the entrance, go to the square left, down, right, and down from the stairs. Open up the chest to receive a Life. You should see a square to your left with three chests. To enter it, go to the square to the left and down from the stairs. Then from that square, head left through a false wall. Then go down, and right when you are to the left of a square with three treasure chests. They contain, from left to right: a HiPotion (Hi-Potion), a VenomAxe (Venom Axe) for Cecil or Kain, and a Kikuichi for Edge. Then re-enter the false wall to the left of this square. Continue down, then right, then up, and when you see a square with another chest in it on the right side of this area, go left out of the false wall and open it up for a Bestiary. Re-enter the false wall, and continue up until you can’t go up anymore, and can go left outside of it. From that square, go to the square one square up and left of it for a chest that is a monster-in-a-box with five Warriors inside. Two shots of Titan and some normal attacks from your melee fighters should do them in quick. Remember to keep your party refreshed with Rosa’s Cure 3. Afterwards, you’ll receive the Defense (Defense Sword), which is an excellent blade for Cecil which will also increase his defense as well as his offense. The center of this area hosts a teleportation pad that’ll lead to the Town of Summoned Beasts. It’s time to meet with the King of Summons, Leviathan.