IS the consensus that the best first thing to do is to rush upstairs and become a templar, or rush over and protect Ferro? I've been trying the latter and all I get for my trouble is a neverending battle.

I ASSume that if the former course is chosen, there will be some fighting but eventually a lull will occurr, allowing me to talk with Surdan?

Yes, it's a lot easier to get over and become a templar than it is to protect Ferro.

If you've got x-ray and chameleon going, those will save you some time and battles as well. I ended up having to fight only two battles before I became a templar that way. One in the T-shaped hallway leading to the throneroom and one upstairs while standing by the guys I needed to talk to. After the second battle I just made sure that there were no reds around the throneroom before I went back out into the hallway after talking to Al-Adryian or after I'd completed the Temple of Canezou. I ended up having to wait about 30 seconds or so for a group of Rapax to troup through the room but that was it. X-Ray can be a real life (and time) saver.

If you want lots of exp and have a pretty solid melee party, you can just go protect Ferro first then "Kill them, kill them all!!!! hahahahaha" [img]smile.gif[/img]

In my last game, I did not become a Templar until I absolutely had to in order to finish the game. In my current game, I am going to attempt to not become a Templar at all.

A small bonus of this strategy is that you can get away with a couple of different things that would ordinarily wreck your faction rating with the Templars.

Thanks.

I can't help but think it's WEAK that Ferro needs protecting from the likes of my party.

They least they could have done is given him a seperate room to hang out in, so I wouldn't have to worry about him all the time.

Mayby this is the game's way of encouraging you to become a templar. Ferro mentioned it about 20 times the first time I spoke to him...

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Protecting Ferro isn't that hard ... just keep your X-Ray up and be aware not to attack red-dots while you're near to Ferro.. might sound easy and obvious ... but it works .. :D

I hate to be stupid but what is a templar?

also, there are some monks outside the rapax castle in a little hovel. . what do I say to them to get a mission? I need a list of what to say to whom. . help

There's nothing you can do about Anselm & Co. except rescue them from the Rapax raiding party. I suspect this is another of those "couldn't finish in time" things that you come across now and then.

A templar is one who has experienced a night of joy with Al-Sedexus, and is on good terms with all Rapax. Meaning, they leave you alone as you wander around the Rapax areas.

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but then again, if you kill them all, they'll stop getting in your way all the time. Fortunately, they respawn just fast enough to keep you entertained. My favorite run-through included leaving a trail of white dots in every space on the castle maps.