Tales of Symphonia: The Synopsis

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Governor's Truth
Location: Palmacosta Human Ranch
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Lloyd and the others were just about to sneak into
the Human Ranch when Neil, Dorr's aide-de-camp,
came running up to them.
He had a shocking story to tell.

Dorr was only pretending to oppose the Desians;
He had actually been in collusion with them all along.
Kidnapping Chocolat was simply a ruse to
bring Lloyd and the others to the ranch.
Upon learning this, they decided to return
to Palmacosta to find out what they could from Dorr.

(This might also be different since you can decide
to go into the human ranch first OR to see Dorr first)
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Dorr, The Leader
Location: Palmacosta, the Port City
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The party got the truth out of Dorr; The Desians
had transformed his wife, Clara, into a monster,
just as they had done with Marble. They had duped
him into believing there was a way to make
her human again, so he was forced to
go along with their plans.

Colette's words moved Dorr, and he seemed as
if he was ready to reform his ways.
However, before he could act,
he was fatally wounded by a Desian who had taken the
place of his daughter Kilia.

Lloyd and the others managed to defeat the Desian,
but Clara, still in monster form, fled outside.

Taking the card key entrusted to them by Dorr.
Lloyd and the others set off for the
Palmacosta Human Ranch.
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Chocolat's Refusal
Location: Palmacosta Human Ranch
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Lloyd and the others infiltrated the
Human Ranch, and discovered Chocolat,
along with the imprisoned Exsphere host bodies,
safe and sound.

However Chocolat refused to be rescued--Magnius
told her that Lloyd was responsible for
the death of Marble, her grandmother.
The party succeeded in defeating Magnius
and destroying the Human Ranch but Chocolat
was once again taken away by the Desians.

Lloyd and the others continue their quest,
hoping to someday find Chocolat and rescue her.
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The Sacrificial Altar
Location: Asgard, City of Ruins
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Continuing on their quest, Lloyd and the others arrived
at Asgard, City of Ruins.

They came to a stone platform in the middle of the town,
where they ran into two
people attempting to destroy it. The platform was
undamaged, but they decided
to track the pair down to find out what
they were up to.

After speaking with Linar and Harley the pair
they had met at the stone platform,
they learned that the Wind Spirit had come
back to life ands was demanding a sacrifice.

To get to the bottom of this, Raine volunteered to
come to the platform in place of the
next sacrifice. Her aim was to find out if this was
really a Summon Spirit they were dealing with.

As Raine stood by the altar, she was confronted by a
monster--not a Summon Spirit,
but an entirely different creature. Lloyd and the
others destroyed this monster, revealing a
map which led to where the real
Summon Spirit was sleeping.

According to the map, the Summon Spirit was not in Asgard,
but deep inside the
Balacruf Mausoleum, on an island
over the bridge to the east.
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The Perished Town
Location: Luin, the City of Hope
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Lloyd and the others arrived at Luin, the City of Hope,
which cared for the Tower of Mana.
However, the town had been devastated.

The female assassin that attacked them before was there--and
she was hurt. According to the girl,
the Desians had destroyed the town because it had sheltered an
escapee from the nearby Human Ranch.
She was injured while trying to help the townspeople
escape the attack.

Just then Pastor Piccaring came running their way,
pursued by a monster--Clara,
Dorr's transformed wife. The assassin attempted to protect
the Pastor but was overwhelmed by the monster.
Colette tried to calm down Clara but was also attacked, and the
monster then fled. Luin was in
a terrible state of affairs and Lloyd wanted to help rescue the
kidnapped townspeople.
So he called a truce with Sheena, the assassin, and the group
headed northeast for the Asgard Human Ranch.
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The Encounter
Location: Asgard Human Ranch
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Lloyd and the others decided to disguise themselves as
Desians to sneak into the ranch.
After defeating a Desian patrol and stealing their
uniforms, they infiltrated the
compound and made their way deeper inside.

Unfortunately, the party soon bumped into Botta,
the Desian who had captured Lloyd in Triet.
Lloyd steeled himself for a fight, but Kvar, the head
of the Human Ranch and one of the
Five Grand Cardinals, suddenly appeared. Botta took the
opportunity to make himself scarce.
Lloyd and the others decided to do the same, and the
group pressed further on into the Human Ranch.
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Feeding on Life
Location: Asgard Human Ranch
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As they dove deeper into the Human Ranch, the group was
struck by a horrifying site; Exspheres,
the same ones they had been relying on, were being grown
in human bodies for later extraction.
The Exspheres mature only if they could feed on human life.

Not only that, but Lloyd learned that his mother had been a
host body in this very ranch before
being murdered by Lloyd's father. The party was suddenly
surrounded by Kvar and his minions,
but thanks to Sheena's quick thinking, Lloyd and the
others barley escaped with their lives.
They decided to return to Luin for the time being.
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The Exspheres
Location: Luin, City of Devastation
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Upon learning the terrible secret behind the Exspheres,
Lloyd and the others were afraid to
continue using them in combat. However, with some
persuasion from Kratos, they once again
steeled themselves for battle.

With Sheena joining their group, they decided to
search for the escapee from the Human Ranch
they had learned about. They hoped he might know
another way to get into the ranch.
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Into the Ranch
Location: Hima, Village of Adventurers
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The Asgard Ranch escapee had traveled to Hima,
the Village of Adventurers. Lloyd and the others
headed for the mountain range to the west of Luin,
where Hima awaited them.

In Hima, they found Pietro, a former Exsphere host
who had lost his mind, Pietro was being
looked after by Sophia, a girl who agreed to tell
Lloyd how to get into the ranch in exchange
for the formula needed to heal Pietro's illness.
With Sophia's Desian Orb in hand,
the party set out once again for the Asgard Human Ranch.
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To Become an Angel
Location: Asgard Human Ranch
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For the second time, Lloyd and the others made
their way into the ranch, splitting up
into two groups before delving deeper.

The group Lloyd left behind managed to rescue
the Exsphere host bodies.

After disabling the ranch's guard system,
Lloyd and the others finally came
face to face with Kvar.

Upon defeating the ranch master, the other
group caught up with Lloyd.
But due to a moment's carelessness,
Lloyd found his life in danger.
Colette saved Lloyd by throwing herself in front
of him, sustaining a blow that would've killed
a normal person. Amazingly, Colette shrugged off
the strike like it was nothing--her body,
which had lost its senses completely,
was no longer human.

After finishing off Kvar, Lloyd told the party
about the changes that have been occurring within
Colette. The group then succeeded in destroying
the Asgard Human Ranch. However,
Lloyd was having second thoughts on whether
Colette's journey was really the best thing for her.
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Boltzman's Book
Location: Hima, Village of Adventurers
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Pietro, the escapee from Asgard Ranch,
had lost his mind to a curse that struck everyone
who managed to flee the ranch. Apparently, a
healing formula from Boltzman’s book,
located in the Tower of Mana, could set him
free from the dark curse.

Lloyd and the others promised to search for
Boltzman's Book and restore Pietro's mind.

The part eventually found Boltzman's Book on a
bookshelf in the Tower of Mana,
according to the book; either a Unicorn Horn
or a Mana Leaf could be used to break the spell.
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Clara and the Key
Location: Hima, Village of Adventurers
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When they arrived at Hima, Lloyd and the others
found Clara surrounded by a group of adventurers.
They pleaded for the group to spare the twisted
monster's life, and the situation was defused.
Clara ran away to part unknown, but in the
confusion, the party managed to recover the key to the
Tower of Mana. The key in hand, Lloyd decided
to set off for the tower, located in the northern
part of Luin.
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The Seal of Water
Location: Thoda Geyser
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During a stop at Thoda Geyser, Lloyd and the
others accidentally discovered an Oracle Stone.

The Seal of Water was houses inside the
geyser itself.

Seeking to break the seal, the party
headed deep inside the cavern.

Adulocia, the Water Guardian,
awaited Lloyd at the lowest level.
However, the party managed to fend
off the guardian and break the seal.

The breaking of the seal brought Remiel
once again, and the angel
bestowed his blessing upon Colette.

Slowly but surely, Colette was
transforming into an angel.
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The Seal of Wind
Location: Balacruf Mausoleum
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According to the map Lloyd discovered
in Asgard, there was a seal to be found in
Balacruf Mausoleum. Armed with this
information, Lloyd and the others ventured
east of Asgard towards the tomb, hoping
to find the Seal of Wing.

Arriving at Balacruf Mausoleum,
Lloyd ventured inside to break the seal.

When they reached the top of the tomb, Lloyd and
the others found Lapyx,
the Wing Guardian, waiting for them. Luckily,
the guardian proved to be
no match for the party, and Colette
broke the Seal of Wing.
With the seal removed, Remiel appeared and
bestowed his blessing upon Colette,
accelerating her transformation into an angel.
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A Mysterious Seal
Location: The Tower of Mana
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Arriving at the Tower of Mana, Lloyd and the
others discovered an Oracle Stone,
which meant that there was a seal nearby.

They tried to explore the tower in the hope of
finding and breaking the seal,
the trials laid in front of them forced the
party to split up into two groups.
Lloyd and the others continued on separately.

After defeating Lubaris, the Guardian of Light,
the party broke the Seal of Light
at the top of the tower. Remiel once again
gave his blessing to Colette,
increasing her angelic powers even further.
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Mysterious Assassin
Location: None Given
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A female assassin, the same one who
attacked the party at Ossa Trail,
suddenly reappeared and attempted
to kill Colette.

Lloyd and the others managed to
fend off her attack, but as she fled,
the assassin said there were people
who would suffer from Colette's quest.
Raine began to get an inkling of the
assassin's true identity.
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Sleeping Unicorn
Location: Lake Umacy
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Lloyd and the others made it to Lake Umacy, only to
discover a unicorn asleep at
the bottom of the lake. The party wracked their brains
for a way to reach the unicorn,
but couldn't come up with anything.

Just as they were about to concede defeat, Sheena fearfully
made a suggestion; couldn't
they ask Undine, a spirit who lived in this world, for help?
If they could find a way
to reach the unicorn, they might be able to save Colette,
as well as anyone else that
required healing. Following Sheena's suggestion,
Lloyd and the others set off in search
of the Seal of Water, where Undine was waiting for them.
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The Spirit of Water
Location: Thoda Geyser
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After exploring deep into the geyser, Lloyd and the
others came face-to-face with Undine. However,
the Spirit of Water had already made a pact with
someone else--and what's more, Sheena,
the one who proposed making a pact with Undine in
the first place, still seemed hesitant for
some reason.

Undine informed Sheena that she was still bound to
Mithos. Lloyd and the others were
taken aback Mithos' name--he was a hero of the
Kharlan War in times long past.
Sheena then asked Undine to break the pact with
Mithos in order to make a new pact with her.

Breaking the pact with Mithos, as Undine stated,
would free her to enter a pact with Sheena.
Sheena urged her to do this, since she wanted
Undine's support to help those who were
suffering at that very moment. To break the existing
pact however, Lloyd and the others
were forced to fight Undine. After the party emerged
victorious, Sheena and Undine
forged a new pact between themselves.
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The Spirit of Fire
Location: The Triet Ruins
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They encountered Efreet at the deepest part of
the ruins. After demonstrating their
strength, they succeeded in forging a pact
with the spirit.
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The Spirit of Wind
Location: Balacruf Mausoleum
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They encountered Sylph at the highest part of the tomb.
After demonstrating their
power, they succeeded in forging a pact with the spirit.
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The Unicorn Horn
Location: Lake Umacy
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Sheena had succeeded in forging a pact with
Undine, a contract that
could allow the party to make contact with the
unicorn in the underwater prison.
Lloyd and the others decided to head back
to Lake Umacy, where the unicorn slumbered.

Once at the lake, Colette and Sheena used
Undine's power to reach the unicorn's resting
place. The unicorn was very old, and its memory
was just as long. It answered Colette's
wish and, at the cost of its life, gave her
its horn, which had the power to restore living
things.

The party was overjoyed--with the horn in hand,
they could heal Colette and anyone
else that required treatment. However,
Colette would not allow them to use the
Unicorn Horn on her--the world had yet
to be regenerated, she asserted.
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Promised Healing
Location: Hima, Village of Adventurers
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Lloyd now had both the Boltzman's Book and
the Unicorn Horn in his hands.
Raine had also learned the necessary healing
skills, giving them everything
they needed to heal Pietro. To fulfill their
promise to Sophia,
Lloyd and the others headed back to where
she and Pietro were waiting.

Just as they promised, the party successfully
restored Pietro's mind.
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Sleepless Night
Location: None Given
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Having broken another seal, Colette continued
her transformation into an angel.
That night, the party had to camp because
Colette was suffering from Angel Toxicosis again.
For some reason, Colette didn't even try to sleep.
It was almost as if she had lost the
ability to do so.
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Fate of the Chosen
Location: None Given
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Colette was stricken by Angel Toxicosis when she went outside.

It was then that Lloyd realized that as
Colette came closer and closer to becoming an angel,
she was losing her human senses.
Lloyd wanted to tell the others what was happening,
but Colette forbade him from doing so.
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To the Final Seal
Location: Not Given
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Lloyd and the others had broken the fourth seal.
Remiel appeared before the party
and told them that the next seal would be the last.
The final seal was in the Tower of Salvation.

After emerging from the seal, Colette was
once again stricken by Angel Toxicosis.
She finally lost her voice and was unable
to tell the others what she was thinking.
Shocked by Colette's current condition, the group
decided to setup camp for the night.
Later that evening, Sheena shared with the party
her reasons for attempting to
kill the Chosen and spoke of her world, Tethe'alla.
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Tower of Salvation
Location: Hima, Village of Adventurers
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The Tower of Salvation was located at the
center of the world, and was
not an easy place to reach. The party decided
to go to the top of the
mountain located behind Hima, which offered a
clear view of the tower,
to plan their next move.

Lloyd and the others secured a means of getting
to the tower, after speaking
with a merchant who was offering dragon
rides as a tourist attraction.
The next day, they would set out for
the Tower of Salvation, where the
final seal of their quest awaited.

The group prepared for the coming day,
resting in Hima and spending their time
in their own ways. Lloyd decided to
speak to Colette. He found himself
unable to accept the regeneration of the
world if it means so much suffering
for her. Tracing her words onto his hand,
Colette reassured Lloyd that
she was determined to become an angel and
restore the world, no matter what.

The next morning, Lloyd came across
Kratos as he was being attacked by someone.
Lloyd helped him and in doing so,
gained a ring that Kratos' assailant
had dropped during the attack.
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The Chosen
Location: The Tower of Salvation
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The day to save the world was finally at hand.
The only way to reach the Tower of Salvation
was to ride a dragon from Hima.

Lloyd and the others mounted their dragons
and headed for the final
seal in the Tower of Salvation. Remiel was
waiting for them at the
final seal. Colette, paying no heed to Lloyd's
protests, started to
break the seal, but just as she was on the verge
of finally becoming
an angel, Remiel told them that it had
all been in deception.
Yes, the world would be regenerated--but Remiel
was not Colette's father,
and Colette's body would be taken by Martel,
causing her spirit to die.
Moreover, Colette herself had known that
she was going to die,
but she still chose to continue
on with her quest.

Remiel tried to take Colette' but Lloyd and
the others defeated him,
preventing his escape. Kratos chose the
moment to appear in front
of them and revealed his true identity
as well; like Remiel, Kratos was
an enemy. He was been ordered by Cruxis
to protect and monitor Colette.
Lloyd, wounded by Kratos' betrayal
fought him to protect Colette, but their
fight was halted by the arrival of
Yggdrsill, the leader of Cruxis.
Taking up the sword that rested in the
final seal, Yggdrasill struck
down Lloyd and the others. Just as the
situation looked most desperate,
Botta and his men burst in and rescued the party.
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A New Quest
Location: Sylvarant Base
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After fleeing to the Sylvarant Base,
Lloyd and the others finally
learned that Botta and his men were not
actually Desians,
but members of a separate group called
the Renegades.
They also learned that the Desians were
part of the same organization as Cruxis.

Lloyd's group asked for the truth behind
the Renegades.
Yuan, the leader of the Renegades, gave them
an unexpected reply.
The Renegades wanted to prevent the
revival of Martel and to do that
they needed to secure Lloyd.

After the Renegades had suddenly shown their true colors,
Lloyd and the others fled.
Then they asked Sheena about the other
world of Tethe'alla.

Tethe'alla was a world with an advanced civilization.
If Sylvarant was to be restored.
Tethe'alla would decline. To prevent this,
Tethe'alla had allied with the Renegades
and sent Sheena to kill Colette.

After hearing the story, Raine made a suggestion.
Perhaps if they went to Tethe'alla,
they could use that world's advanced
technology to save Colette.

Sheena told them that she had come to
Sylvarant by using something called a Rheaird.

Lloyd and the others managed to steal the
Rheairds from the Renegades and
heading towards Tethe'alla.
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