Update Time!

Oh boy, what a complete disaster this last generation has been. I really don't like the Neriad race. They are just way too freaking fragile for their own good and armor doesn't seem to help them a whole lot either. Not helped by the fact the enemy A.I. often targets the characters with the lowest HP.

With her lousy 1LP, my party became a serious glass cannon experience, so I was basically trying to complete a few smaller quests to hopefully bump myself into the next generation. I lost my first party member after I found this stupid Stone Boat in the Jungle region which will allow me to cross the Lava Rive on Comroon Island to visit the Salamanders, but the boat severely restricts my movement speed and the whole area is filled with speedy enemy types so I kept getting into random encounters like no bodies business. The worst part? Turns out I didn;t even need it because stopping the volcano earlier already cleared the lava and gave me access to the village. I wound up finding the Amazon Village and recruited a fragile if complete badass Amazon warrior to my team named Jeane who replaced my crappy Water Mage. Afterwards, we followed Jeane to the village of only men. Apparently the Amazons actually originate from this village but their new queen turned all the men against them and they fled. She's trying to get into a tower but the guardian blocks her way. So I go into her tower to speak with her and barely make it to her after beating some evil plant creature. She then asks me to face the guardian for her and I end up being locked into an unwinnable situation. My poor team was too banged up to deal with this guy but I couldn't leave because this queen chick blocked my way. So I opted to let him give me a party wipe and chose a new successor. I chose a Heavy Infantry unit named Tortoise.

He picked up a Fire Mage, a Neriad, one of the newly created Imperial Guard units who are badass, and I went over to Cumberland to pick up the Crusader. I also finally found. While heading back to the Amazon village to recruit a new Amazon, I learned the hard way that I cna only recruit them if I'm an Empress, so my dude was quickly expelled from the area. I did find myself over to a region that is basically SaGa Japan and they're fighting with the leader of the Seven Heroes Wagnas. I also started a war with their Daimyo even though his best soldier knows it's a stupid idea to fight the empire. I hightailed it out of there because I really didn't want to deal with the situation just yet. Unfortunately, I was unable to avenge my previous Empress because my University opened up and after taking a fun quiz, unlocked the Tactician Class. met a Tactician who helped me to finally deal with that damned Landship in the Steepes, and while that dungeon was obnoxious and had maybe one decent piece of treasure, I toppled another of the Seven Heroes, Bokhon the Puppeteer. T

hat ended up actually finishing off the era. My new Emperor is a Tactician cause why not? Recruited a Light Infantry because I'm seriously neglecting my Greatsword techs. Picked up a new female Imperial Guard because I love their sprite design better than the male ones. An Earth mage with sub fire magic, and picked up my new Nomad Class I unlocked by stopping the Landship. With the landship gone I can finally travel the region unmolested and even have better access to Cumberland region without needing a boat.

So a few scenarios opened up in this era. My mines are troubled by a mysterious force that knocks out my miners which is hurting my Empires ability to make money. The Comroon Volcano looks like it's going to blow again, and there was flooding hitting a region to the south of me. I'm going to do the Mines first cause money is always important, but then I want to do the Comroon scenario because this is where I can unlock Dark Magic, but like the Mermaid Quest, this will prematurely end my current Emperor's reign cause they end up becoming an apprentice to a dark sorcerer who helped me fix the volcano the first time around. I may also try to follow the Minstrel and collect a few more of his instruments because I think it has to do with unlocking another race.

My biggest concern at this point is that I know I'm coming close to reaching the final era. I still don't have Fusion magic, and I fell behind trying to make new gear thanks to waiting around to make the 2 million gold needed to open my university. I did notice my Magic Lab is bustling with more people because my levels with Light magic have grown stronger in the last generation. I've also unlocked the third and fourth spells for a few elements but Earth Magic is still lagging behind and Water still doesn't have an offensive option. Since I'm going to sacrifice this guy for the Dark Arts, I may spend some time leveling up my magic and trying to Spark some more techniques. I also want to tackle a few more of the Seven Heroes, so if I have one more Emperor/Empress before the Final Emperor, then I plan on spending it being more proactive with dealing with the actual bad guys of the game. I know that killing Five of them will shoot you straight to the last scenario, but I've only dealt with two of them at the moment. So that means I can take down at least two more without worrying about ending the game prematurely.

I'm not sure what concerns me more, the idea I might be jumping into the final scenario unprepared, or the idea this game will already be over because it's honestly been my favorite experience with the SaGa brand so far.