-After the scene at Illiasburg's entrance speak to the man standing to the right of the entrance. He'll tell you about Amira and that you should look by the fountain. Speak with the young girl there who will direct you to the blacksmith shop. Speak to the guard inside, who will then direct you to the weapon shop, and finally someone in there will tell you to speak to the man in the alley behind the priest.
NOTE: If an orc girl is blocking your way to the man in the alley check your pocket castle and see if you've recruited an orc. If that's the case, add her to your party to get her to stop appearing in towns
-The man in the alley will tell you Amira went to Illias Temple to change jobs. Head there, speak with the head priest who will redirect you back to Illiasburg, and speak to the man in the alley again
-after being told that Amira was captured by the bandits head to the cave west of illiasburg and defeat the bandits
-you will be returned to town where you will encounter Amira outside of the inn, speak to her BUT DON'T PICK THE FIRST OPTION, you'll kill her. You might be able to exit and reenter the town but I haven't checked and just save scummed, so be wary.
-Amira will have critical information for you and gives you the option to pay her 1500g or become a part of the Informants Guild to get the info for free
OPTIONAL: If you go the informants guild route Amira will point you in the direction of a suspicious phoenix feather trade service which can be located to the south of the bandit's cave.
-Either way Amira will point you in the direction of a mining town located southeast of Illias Village
-head there, enter the inn, and speak to the rabbit girl. She'll direct you towards the Tartarus (large hole in the ground) that's south of Illias Village.
-OPTIONAL: When you exit the inn Alice/Illias will suggest you visit the mine to get some iron for crafting. There's some decent treasure there as well. The iron ore you acquire can also be used to recruit the dragon girl back in Illiasburg.
-enter the Tartarus and make your way to the end. Head to Illias Village and don't deviate to far from the path. There are very powerful monster hanging around.
-once in Illias village examine the graves in the cemetery
-after a lengthy powwow Alice/Illias offers some suggestions
OPTIONAL: head to Midas village to craft gold equipment
OPTIONAL: quell the growing number of slugs in Midas village by defeating the boss in the tower located to the far west of Midas.
-either way your next critical destination is the cave located south of Happiness Village (and to the east of Illiasburg)
-traverse through the cave until you're spat out onto the continent's eastern coast
-rest at the inn in the ruins nearby and then head south to the tartarus
-proceed through the tartarus, enter the village and speak to the elderly man in the southern house (with the jars next to it)
-return from the tartarus and head to the Forest of Hesitation, which is the giant forest located to the west of Illias Village
-proceed westward through the forest until you get to the elf village
-enter the house in the southern part of the village with the elf standing by the door, speak to the occupant
-afterwards head to the very north of the continent and enter Illias Port
-speak to the man with the red bandana standing by the ship to kick off the quest to get Poseidon's Bell
-you will have to head to Treasure Cave, which is located west of Illias Port. You'll have to head south a bit, then over a few bridges to get to it
-make your way through the cave, fight the boss (you don't have to win) and use the rope ladder at the back to quickly exit
-return to Illias Port, present the bell to the man with the red bandanna, and prepare for another boss fight
-you will now be in Port Natalia.
-OPTIONAL: Speak to the blond mermaid in the house you woke up in to start the Southern Seas quest.
-Head west (ignore the village to the north. There's not much you can do there yet.) and continue west until you reach San Ilia.
-Head to the palace and once you enter you'll automatically be taken to the San Ilia king. He will direct you to the library located below the palace, which has been taken over by monsters.
-make your way through the library, beat the boss, and you'll now be able to go after the four spirits
-OPTIONAL: Speak with the San Ilia King after completing the library and he will start the sidequest in Luddite Village (the village to the east of San Ilia, west of Port Natalia, that I told you to ignore).
-head west from San Ilia and once you cross the bridge start heading north to get to the Forest of Spirits. Defeat Sylph and some scenes will play out.
-afterwards make your way to Sabasa by continuing west across the desert.
-from Sabasa head north across one set of bridges, and then west across a second set of bridges
-make your way west a little more until you see a sign (you'll probably have to head slightly southwest to see it) head directly north from the sign to reach the Safaru Ruins, where you'll find Gnome.
-after acquiring gnome head north from the ruins through the break in the mountains, and then head east
-continue your trek eastward across a couple of bridges until you reach a large poison lake with a Tartarus in the middle
-with Gnome in tow you can access the final Tartarus for this chapter
-make your way through the Tartarus, beat the boss, and enjoy the end credits
You can still explore and complete any sidequests you may have missed after the credits finish rolling.
Special Recruitment Requirements: These are some of the monsters that require some kind of special item or condition before they'll join you. This won't include anyone you can acquire at the end of a sidequest through simple combat or progression. I'm pretty sure this list isn't complete.
Chrome and Frederika - Enter the cave to the southwest of Monte Carlo. Make sure you have a party member with the ability to open blue chests or higher. Make your way to the very bottom level where you'll find three chests. In the blue chest is the item Chrome is looking for. Bring it to her and she, along with Frederika, will join up with you.
Lizard Bandit Boss - Recruit Lizard Bandit A and B and speak with her.
Page 65537 - Win the BattleFuck in the northwestern house in San Ilias to acquire the book she's looking for. Take it to her to recruit her.
Eva - Not 100% on what triggers this but In Monte Carlo speak to everyone in the pub and inn. Check the small alley next to the inn and you should see Eva about to assault a boy. Approach and watch the scene play out. Visit the house that was pointed out to you, speak to the occupant, then make your way to Carlos Hill located immediately southeast of Monte Carlo. Find and fight Eva to recruit her.
Unfortunate Mermaid - located on the southwest coast of Ilias Continent. You'll have to make your way southwards through the Forest of Hesitation to get there. Make sure you have Amira in your party when you speak to her.
Unfortunate Harpy - located in the mining village, wandering slightly below the casino tent. Once again have Amira in your party when you speak to her. (You might have to complete the Harpy sidequest for her to join)
You cannot recruit Sphinx and Queen Harpy in this chapter.
TIPS:
-some people have been running into a bug that corrupts their saves, or stops them from saving entirely. I haven't run into this and I don't think people have managed to pin down the exact cause yet. In any case it's not a bad idea to create a backup folder for your saves every once in a while so you don't lose hours of work.
-a friendship level of 100 doesn't mean enemies will automatically join you. It'll raise your chances but depending on the enemy the recruitment rates can still be incredibly low. Once they're at 100 friendship level just concentrate on defeating them over and over again until they join up.
-Amira has a number of speech skills, both active and passive, that will allow you to raise enemy friendship levels. I suggest keeping her around if you're going after new recruits. You can also acquire an accessory that raises your recruitment rates in the small casino located in the Mining Village, southeast of Illias Village. Said accessory costs 2500 betting chips.
-raising companion affection can be done in one of two ways. The first and fastest way is to give them gifts that they like while they're on standby in the pocket castle. The second, slower process, is to place them in your active roster and battle with them
-try and keep at least one thief class companion in your party at all times to open up locked chests. And make doubly sure the skill is actually equipped.
-when in the member select screen in the pocket castle press the "D" key when your cursor is on someone you want to warp to. It's a fast way to see where your newest recruit is located without having to poke around the entire castle looking for them.
