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This guide is a walkthrough of Chapter I The Peyska Spring Incident in Astria Ascending.
Disturbance in Harmony
Floor 165 – Council Room
When you gain control of Ulan, head east from the Council Room to arrive at Haevelion Port. Open the chest there to obtain Potion x2, Potion+ x1 and Ether x2 then head to the elevator and speak with Hanett near it to start The Stolen Theif side quest. Take the elevator to Floor 295 Arcadium.
Floor 295 – Arcadium
Make your way to Yuno’s Balcony to the far east of Floor 295 and open the chest there then return to the elevator and take it to Floor 000 – Entrance.
Floor 000 – Entrance
Keep heading east to reach the Central Plaza. Take the train to the Arktan Valley.
Arktan Valley
Head east a short way and speak with Magter to start the Crystals of Chaos side quest. Return to the train and take it to Harmony Orchard.
Harmony Orchard
When you reach the orchard, a cutscene triggers leading to a fight. Defeat three groups of Noises (try to hit one of the Warabe with an electric attack for an achievement) to trigger another cutscene then take the train to Peyska Spring.
Peyska Spring
A cutscene triggers when you arrive at Peyska Spring. Go east to reach the next area then defeat three more groups of Noises there (the Tufa enemies are weak to light and fire-based attacks) to trigger another cutscene. After the cutscene head east to reach the Peyska Spring Sewers. In the sewers, make your way west until you reach the three giant stained glass windows with three switches in front of them. You’ll want to step on the middle, left, right, middle switches in that order to cause all three stained glass windows to glow. This in turn will cause a set of giant pipes blocking your way further west to drop. Head past those pipes to find a glowing pedestal there on another pipe. Approach it to receive the Zodiac Ring then use it on the device below you to cause the pipes to drop again. As a side note, keep an eye out for the Samiri enemy while in the sewers as you need to steal the Gardening Tools off of them using Malvado for the Stolen Thief side quest. While you’re at it, you can also steal leather shields off of them as well.
With the Zodiac Ring you can now reach the eastern part of the sewers and keep going until you reach the glowing stone tablet next to the sealed door. To open the door, you’ll need to use your Zodiac Ring on the devices near four separate stained glass windows in a specific order. There is one window left of the door and three to the right so we’ll label the one on the left as 1 and the others as 2, 3 and 4 heading right. Activate the devices in the order below then head through the door.
- 1 – Window depicting the ocean
- 3 – Window depicting the fisherman
- 2 – Window depicting mother earth
- 4 – Window depicting the king raising his sword.
Make your way east until you trigger a cutscene. This will lead to a boss fight against Octofairy who is weak to Light and Lightning elemental attacks. She uses Poison Kiss which poisons a party member for three turns, stun which prevents them from acting for 3 turns and can throw water and basic attacks at you. After reducing her health to zero, she transforms getting a full heal along with the ability to recover. Reduce her health to zero again to put her down for good then head east to find a chest with 3 potions. Use the nearby doorway to exit the sewers leading to a cutscene. When you regain control of the party, take the train to Arktan Valley.
Arktan Valley
Speak with Magter to get the next objective for the Crystals of Chaos side quest then return to the train and take it to Central Plaza.
Central Plaza / Floor 165 – Council Room
Head to Floor 165 then speak with Hanett to get another objective for The Stolen Thief side quest. As you approach the Council Room, the Harmonia Guard will stop you to talk about J-Ster and give you some tokens. Enter the Council Room to complete Chapter 1.
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