FFT Riddles

[Despotus]

Not those knights (Gaff and Gustav), get closer to the beginning...

[BG-57]

Lezales, the Knight who leads the enemies in front of the first Orbonne monastary battle?

[Despotus]

Nah... the answer to the riddle appears earlier than Orbonne... ahem... earlier. Hint, hint. :quarter:

[feioncastor]

Before the Orbonne fight, you only see Simon, Ovelia, Agrias, Ramza, Gafgarion, and a female knight who dies.

Perhaps you're referring to Agrias.

[Despotus]

Nope, sorry. Agrias also is quite prominently featured throughout the game, at least she is in my party. No more hints for the time being. Good luck ladies and gents!

[feioncastor]

Oh, I think I got it!

The flashback scene in which Balbanes dies is technically before Orbonne, as is all of Chapter 1.

In that scene, you see Dycedarg, who is a "Lune" Knight, which is a mispelling of "Rune", much like "night" is to "knight". You only see him fight once, but the moves he uses in that fight are seen used by a few other characters.

That doesn't do much for the absent throughout line, but maybe I'm right anyway.

[Despotus]

That doesn't do much for the absent throughout line, but maybe I'm right anyway.

Sorry, Feion, that line is oh so vital to understanding the riddle.

[feioncastor]

Alma, perhaps? She gets nabbed by Vormav and friends and is absent. You see in her in the scene where Balbanes dies, I think.

[dodhungry]

ok here is a shot in the dark for a random guess. Im going to say the death corps knight you fight in the slums of dorter. 1) He leads that fight and that fight is the only fight he is in. 2) He has lots of wind cause he spills the beans about the death corps location. 3) Power is heard on the battle field cause you use generic knights like him all the time. 4) its in chapter 1 so before the monastary.

[Despotus]

Alma is hardly a "night", and she is present during different parts of the game, especially the end. As for the Death Corps knight, a very good guess but the answer to the riddle actually has a name and is well known in Ivalice. Keep trying!

[BG-57]

I'll guess Balbanes, although he's unlikely since we don't actually see him in any battles.

[Despotus]

...although I've only seen battle once,...

Not Balbanes, he's seen plenty of battles.:fencing:

[BG-57]

Is it Professor Darovan, who had little combat experience, but taught an easy class at the Academy? He's so notoriously long-winded that Mediators have named a sleep spell called Mimic Darovan in his honor.

[Despotus]

Oh yeah! BG-57 got it! I knew you wouldn't disappoint me, Mycroft.

"A leading night with lots of wind,"
Prof. Bordam Daravon is regarded as a 'Leading Knight' and he gives notoriously long-winded lectures at the Academy.

"seen at the start but absent throughout,"
Daravon is the 'instructor' in the FFT tutorial, which some people might actually try before starting the game, but is never seen during the story.

"although I've only seen battle once,"
Prof. D. only fought in one battle during the 50-year war.

"my power is often heard on the battlefield."
'Mimic Daravon', as BG mentioned, is a Mediator Talk Skill that puts enemies to sleep.

Excellent work, Mr. 57. I look forward to your riddle!

[BG-57]

OK, here goes:

A Mage's best friend
An Imperial aid
Soothing Strings and Drinks
Or feathers of life

Name the composer.