■ Welcome to Draconia… and its Many Treasures

—Draconia.

The floating continent of Draconia, where our adventure takes place, is formed from the ancient bodies of two legendary golden dragons. It comprises several islands.

—Mia acquires the amber horn.

It’s home to the seven legendary Dragonstones—special artifacts sought after by all treasure hunters worth their salt.

—The Dragon Stones.

Each of the Dragonstones is shaped like a part of a dragon’s body.

—A hint to a Dragonstone location: “The dragon’s tail lies lost, hidden amongst countless other treasures…”

You won’t find any Dragonstones on the island where your base is located. You’ll need to travel to the other five islands to find them, using hints to help you close in on their hiding places.

Of course, Dragonstones aren’t the only valuable items in Draconia. Far from it, in fact…

—Mia holding up a chest.

As you explore the islands of Draconia, you’ll find many items. These are classified as “treasures” or “bric-a-brac” depending on their rarity. Extremely rare pieces are considered “iconic!”

Iconic treasures are far from easy to acquire – and their value reflects this! Getting hold of iconic treasures is essential if you’re to become the world’s greatest treasure hunter.

—Treasure categories.

Treasures can be placed in many different subcategories, including weapons, armor and items.

—Tempest Shield.

You may even recognize some of them as being very important indeed…

—Elevating shoes valuation: 8,640,000G.

Iconic treasures tend to get eye-poppingly high valuations!

■ A Guide to Finding Treasure

You may be wondering: how do we find all this wonderful loot? The process of finding treasure can be broadly organized into four steps…

Step 1: Choose an Island to Start Your Journey

—Island selection screen.

The first step in any expedition is to choose the island on which it will take place. Check out the destinations list from the station at your base and select an island on which to go hunting for treasure!

Erik and Mia’s mysterious accomplices, Purrsula and Porcus, will provide a “Treasure Forecast” for each island that tells you what kind of goodies you can expect to find there.

—The golden ratio.

In addition to the treasure forecast, Purrsula and Porcus will show you the Golden Ratio for that island. This tells you your current party’s suitability for finding treasure there.

The higher the Golden Ratio, the easier it will be for you to find treasure, so be sure to keep this in mind when selecting an island to visit.

—Eric waving on a train.

Once you’ve selected a destination, it’s time to hop on the train – with your trusty monster companions by your side, of course!

Step 2: Finding Materials and Bric-a-Brac

Once you arrive on your destination island, the treasure hunt really begins! To start with, try walking around with your monsters in tow – they’ll let you know if they sense any treasure. If you see your monster pals getting excited, you know there’s something of interest hidden nearby!

—Mia standing next to a mineral deposit.

There are lots of foraging spots on each island.

—Mia collecting an Agate of Evolution—used to make pellets.

Useful materials can be found in clumps of vegetation, conspicuous mineral deposits, and other similar locations.

—Monsters sensing treasures.

These speech bubbles mean that your companion monsters have detected treasure nearby. A silver treasure chest icon indicates that bric-a-brac has been detected, while a gold treasure chest icon indicates that treasure is in the vicinity.

—Monsters sensing bric-a-brac.

Bric-a-brac has a silvery glow and is relatively easy to find. Its location will be shown on the map when you get close enough to it.

—Monsters holding chests.

Any treasure you dig up will be carried by your monsters. The number of treasure chests that can be carried varies from monster to monster.

Step 3: Finding Rare Treasure

—Erik using Fortune Finder.

Real treasure is harder to find than bric-a-brac, and often hidden in rather inaccessible locations. In order to track it down, you may need to use the Fortune Finder, a special power that’s only available to Erik and Mia.

—Mia holding a Dragon Dagger.

The Dragon Daggers, which Erik and Mia stumble across at the start of their adventure, allow our heroes to use the Fortune Finder.

—Treasure visions list.

Using the Fortune Finder when there’s treasure nearby will activate Treasure Visions, allowing you to see the treasure’s exact location through the eyes of your monster companions.

Treasure Visions vary depending on the monster that’s providing them. Compare the visions from all three of your companions and scour the nearby terrain to work out the location of the hidden loot!

Here are some examples:

—Muckingham’s vision.

Here is a Muddy Hand’s Treasure Vision…

—Swooper’s Vision.

…and a Hades Condor’s…

—Restelle’s Vision.

…and finally, a Restless Armour’s.

—Erik holding up a chest.

Once you’ve worked out where it’s hidden, the treasure is yours!

Step 4: Appraising Treasure

—Returning home via train.

Once you’ve found some loot, take the train back to your base and have your finds appraised.

—Chimera Wing confirmation prompt.

Alternatively, you can use an item known as a chimaera wing to instantly return to base from any island, with all your treasure intact. They’re very precious items indeed, and nigh-on indispensable for any serious treasure hunter!

—Screen showing treasure condition and valuations.

Appraisal takes place as soon as you return home and reveals the name, appearance and value of your treasures. A treasure’s value depends on its condition, be it “mint”, “fine”, “fair”, or something else.

Always try to find treasure in the best condition possible!

—Lunar Zoombloom valuation: 277,500G.

—Anchovy Sandwich valuation: 26,125G.

If you bring back a piece of treasure that you’ve already got in your collection, the item in the best condition will be kept while any others will be discarded.

—Multi-Treasure Bonus for six treasures and bric-a-brac: 64%.

Bringing a lot of treasure back for appraisal at once might provide a bonus to its valuation!

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