How to Unlock Hidden Characters | Norbelle Strategy Guide

You can obtain at least 63 Celestial Shards up to 'The Priestess, Abducted'. The article 'Recommended Exchanges and Farming Methods for Celestial Shards' shows the locations where Celestial Shards can be found, so please refer to it.

Character Name	Reward if Not Recruited
Mandrin	Celestial Shard ×15 Can exchange Celestial Shards for excellent equipment
Monica	Celestial Shard ×30 Can exchange Celestial Shards for excellent equipment
Tatiana	Elixir ×5 Can obtain super powerful healing items Effect: Revives all unit members & fully restores HP

After clearing the Norbelle route, if you do not plan to play the normal route, it is more efficient not to recruit Mandrin, Monica, or Tatiana. Especially since Monica yields 30 Celestial Shards upon execution, choose according to your playstyle.

Rebuilding towns allows you to earn Honors and Renown, which are necessary for unlocking formation slots and class changes, so rebuild all towns. Only the rebuilding of Sud Town requires 'Fine Timber Scrap', which cannot be obtained at this time, so you can skip Sud Town.

Hiring a Gryphon Knight at Fort Plaine is recommended. They are the highest level Gryphon Knights hireable at this point, and it's conveniently located near Free Stage Intermediate 1. For growth type, High Luck, which increases evasion, is recommended.

It's recommended to use it for the powerful skill 'Spinning Edge' that Alain learns at Lv30 after class change. Equip the White Cat-Ear Hood on a character in Alain's unit other than Alain, and use Quick Act to activate Spinning Edge twice in a row.

Celestial Shards can also rarely be obtained at quarries. If you are short, it might take time, but getting them through mining is an option.

You can obtain 'Testarossa' by talking to the NPC in the hut west of Sohm. It's the weapon with the highest physical attack currently available, and its sub-effects are also excellent, so be sure to get it.

In Free Stage Advanced, you can also obtain Silver Training Tome, which grants a large amount of experience, so farm it while also leveling up. You can't obtain more Tomes if you exceed the maximum of 99, so use them before reaching 99.

Recommended Characters for Leveling
Alain	Yahna	Sharon	Josef
Clive	Adel	Rolf	Auch
Tatiana	Hired Gryphon Knight	Mordon

In the Soirée-Calm Village Liberation Battle, archer units will provide support fire from watchtowers across the river that are inaccessible by ground units. Since they are troublesome, use a formation led by a flying character like Ochlys to defeat these archer units.

You can hire a Sellsword at Fort Longeve in eastern Cornia. The skill Meteor Slash, learned by the advanced class Swordmaster, is useful against the final boss Galerius. Being able to strike first makes it easier to deal damage, so the Speedster growth type is recommended.

Deploy the cavalry unit with Rolf to the upper left of your base and use Arrow Rain to attack the cavalry unit stationed on the bridge and the heavy armor unit above it. This Arrow Rain will leave only the Doom Knight in the front row of the bridge's cavalry unit, creating a very advantageous situation for the Gryphon Knight.

Return the cavalry unit to base to recover 1 Brave, then deploy Alain's unit. Use Power Liqueur and Guard Liqueur to maximize damage dealt and minimize damage taken, then fight the enemy on the bridge.

Even with type advantage and more HP, the level difference is too large, and you'll take significant damage. Use items like Revival Orb S or Healing Potion S to restore HP, regroup, and re-engage.

After healing the damage taken in the first battle, engage again. You should be able to defeat the enemy on the bridge in the 2nd or 3rd battle. Use Power Liqueur and Guard Liqueur every time to deal as much damage as possible and reduce damage taken.

Defeating strong enemies yields a lot of experience, and character levels will rise quickly. At this point, your levels are still too low to fight the quest boss, but by defeating as many enemies as possible and leveling up, your stats will rise enough to take on the boss.

You're not yet strong enough to win a straight fight, so use a strategy of making enemies step on Magic Mines to reduce their HP before fighting to earn experience. The magic unit in the watchtower and the archer unit in the ruins won't move, so use Beckoning Bell to lure them, then use Magic Mine.

The archer unit in the ruins is far away, so you'll need to use Beckoning Bell twice to get them close to Alain's unit. Keep an eye on the archer unit and use the bell again when the effect wears off to continue luring them. Chasing them is not recommended as it increases the risk of running out of time.

Beckoning Bell doesn't work on bosses stationed in bases, so the strategy of making them step on Magic Mines won't work. Be careful not to use Beckoning Bell on the boss. Incidentally, ruins are not considered bases, so the aforementioned archer unit stationed in the ruins can be lured.

Set Magic Mines in the enemy's path. The heavy armor unit will step on the Magic Mine first and take damage, so engage the heavy armor unit with Alain's unit. Don't forget to heal HP and apply buffs with Power Liqueur and Guard Liqueur.

Making an enemy step on Magic Mines twice can defeat them, but you won't get experience, and your characters won't level up. You want to level up characters during the quest to prepare for the boss fight, so only make each enemy step on a Magic Mine once.

Around this area, you're likely to take damage from enemy assist fire and assist magic, so consider using Wind Spirit Stone. Used effectively, it can significantly reduce damage taken.

The archer unit in the ruins is stronger than other enemies. It's recommended to fight them with the support of two assist units (archer and magic) after deploying them later.

After fighting the heavy armor unit once, you'll gain 1 Brave, so deploy the assist archer unit. Don't forget to move Rolf from the cavalry unit and set him as the leader of the assist archer unit. After deployment, send them towards the watchtower. Also, have them assist Alain's unit's battles along the way.

Defeating 3 enemies will give you 2 Brave. When you have enough Brave, deploy the assist magic unit, then the assist healing unit. There are enemy Magic Mines on the path, so you'll need to adjust your route to avoid stepping on them.

Move Alain's unit towards the boss and use Beckoning Bell to lure the Druid unit in the lower left. Like other enemies, make the Druid unit step on a Magic Mine before attacking and defeating them.

Use Magic Bomb twice on the boss to deal damage and weaken them before attacking. If Alain's unit has leveled up, you can defeat them by fully utilizing assists and buffs from Power Liqueur.

After using Magic Bomb twice, the remaining boss unit consists of a Paladin and a Sainted Knight (cavalry). The Gryphon Knight, who is effective against cavalry, is useful against the boss unit, so we recommend including them in Alain's unit.

Use the Gryphon Ruler's Fast Haste II at the start when your allies are gathered near the base. This increases the movement speed of all deployed units, allowing for more efficient advancement, so it's recommended.

Be aware that enemies are hidden in the forest southwest of your base. You might be caught off guard and take heavy damage while advancing, so defeat them first.

Unicorn Overlord has many enemies, and stamina can deplete easily, so use facilities like ballistae and catapults to conserve stamina as much as possible while fighting.

Rolf's Arrow Rain II can attack Berisarius and surrounding enemies simultaneously. To make it easier for the flying unit to defeat Berisarius, weaken Berisarius and nearby enemies first.

Approaching Berisarius will cause numerous Magic Mines to be placed around him, but flying units can ignore them and approach Berisarius directly.

In the battle against Horonius, positioning assist units on the opposite bank of the river will allow their assists to reach. Defeating him with only the flying unit is difficult, so send assist units. Also, fight with buffs from Power Liqueur and Guard Liqueur.

After defeating Horonius, your stamina and HP are likely to be very low, so gather at the nearby campsite to recover stamina and HP.

While Alain's unit is heading to Etangili Fort, if you have 6 or more Brave, use Wild Rush II back and forth to defeat the enemies at the facilities. They are protected by barricades, but Wild Rush II can break through them. After defeating them, head back to Etangili Fort.

After Alain's unit liberates Etangili Fort, re-deploy the assist units. This allows you to quickly move the low-mobility assist units from east to west. Afterwards, have everyone head to support the defeat of Theodora. Destroy barricades with Mordon's Heavy Swing II.

Before fighting Theodora, defeat the enemies at the surrounding ballistae and catapults, and seize the ballistae. Using ballistae allows you to defeat Theodora without taking damage. As mentioned before, if you defeat the ballistae and catapults first with Wild Rush II, it will be easier.

Immediately after defeating Narces, allied units will be subjected to a control spell and attack Alain's unit. The control spell can be removed by purification, but if the distance is too close, combat might start before purification, leading to friendly fire, so keep some distance between Alain's unit and other allied units when defeating Narces.

At this point, the Unicorn Ring's power has not yet been released, so the range of 'Purify' used to remove the control spell is limited to the area around Alain's unit. Move allies within the purification range centered on Alain's unit.

When Galerius's Brave gauge fills up, he will use the control spell, so create distance between your allies before that happens. If they are close together when the control spell hits, combat might start before you can use Purify, leading to your units defeating each other.

Galerius uses Darkness Armor, which nullifies up to 6 hits, making it difficult to deal damage. The Swordmaster's Meteor Slash can deal 9 hits at once, easily removing the attack nullification, so a Swordmaster formation is recommended.