Ancient Battlefield

The Ancient Battlefield () is an area in the northeast of Crossbell, best known for its ancient fortress the Sun Fort. 
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=== Background ===
The Ancient Battlefield is named after the countless wars between Erebonia and Calvard over the territory now known as Crossbell during the Middle Ages. Spirits of fallen soldiers still roam the battlefield. It was thoroughly investigated in S.1184, and a year later, the enormous bell found overlooking the Sun Fort, similar to the ones found in the Moon Temple and Stargazer's Tower, was moved to Crossbell City's Central Square.
The bridge connecting the Ancient Battlefield with the main road is broken and repairs aren't finished until the fourth day of the Crossbell Anniversary Festival, when two tourists from Armorica Village go missing exploring it. The Special Support Section and the Bracer Guild are called to find the tourists, whom they find separated. While Scott stays behind to protect one of them, the SSS finds the other about to be attacked by ancient monsters, too powerful for them to defeat. Arios MacLaine comes to their aid, and commends Lloyd for being able to hold out. The way to the Sun Fort remains closed, however.
The Sun Fort is finally accessed after the attack on Crossbell by brainwashed Revache and Crossbell Guardian Force members. The SSS and Chief Sergei Lou drive to the Battlefield, though the latter is injured due to gunfire from CGF vehicles that Noel Seeker ends up dispatching. Estelle and Joshua are waiting for them, having found Joachim Guenter's base in the Sun Fort and opened the way, and join the SSS to arrest the doctor.
=== Maps ===
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Map 1
|-|Map 2=
Map 2
|-|Underground Passage=
Underground Passage
|-|Map 3=
Map 3
|-|Map 4=
Map 4
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=== Enemies ===
Enemy 	Map 1 	Map 2 	Underground Passage	Map 3	Map 4
Vampire Thorn 	✓ 	✓ 	 	 	✓
Cursed Shield 	✓ 	✓ 	 	 	W/ Vampire Thorn
Living Totem 	✓ 	✓ 	 	 	
Sepith Demon 	✓ 	✓ 	 	✓ 	✓
Saccharine Tomartian	W/ Vampire Thorn	W/ Vampire Thorn	 	 	W/ Vampire Thorn
Vampire Bat 	 	 	✓ 	 	
Graveflier 	 	 	✓ 	 	
Merman 	 	 	✓ 	 	
Zu 	 	 	 	✓ 	✓
Blade Fang 	 	 	 	 	Story
Dark Legend 	 	 	 	 	Quest
=== Treasure Chests ===
Key	Contents 	Chest Quote
1 	Teara Balm 	Inside, you find a shirt that reads 'I checked this chesttwice and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.' You decide tonot take it with you.
2 	U-Material 	Uh... Ugh...(That item was for Chestlene's schoolin'...)
3 	Celestial Balm	We chestfolk are actually in the middle of a war.I can't give you more items because I'm rationing.Good luck with your quest, though.
4 	Curia Balm 	I should really think about getting a roof installed.
5 	Hit 3 	H-How did you see me?
6 	Heal 	Monsters: Living Totem ×4, Cursed Shield ×2
6 	Heal 	My parents warned me that bad chests goto Gehenna where they can never speak.
7 	Proxy Puppet 	Perhaps one day, scholars will finally be ableto answer the question:Randy or Lando?
8 	Teara Balm 	As you look in the chest, a bright light goes off.'AHA! I've got photographic proof! I'm taking thisstraight to the Crossbell News Service!'...You quickly close the lid and leave.
9 	Celestial Balm	Hah! Looking for more? You'll never be able tocrack my secret compartment! ...Especially sinceI can't even figure out how to open the thing.
10 	Horizon Rod 	Use it well, comrade in rods.
11 	Teara Balm 	Please take our chest satisfaction survey.
12 	Celestial Balm	You need the 'More Chest Messages' DLCto view this message.
13 	EP Charge 	If a cluttered chest is a sign of a clutteredmind, then what's an empty chest a sign of?A no-good thief!
14 	HP 3 	Seeing the stark emptiness of the chest, you rethinkyour actions. You don't end up putting the item back,but it's the thought that counts, right?
15 	U-Material 	Inside the chest you find a smaller chest. Insidethat chest is an even smaller chest. Inside thatis another even smaller chest. Inside that chest...
16 	Battle Jacket 	I'm not actually a chestfolk, I'm a mimic. I ate thelast group of people who tried to loot me, though,so I'm full right now. You can go.
17 	Teara Balm 	You check the chest to see it full of fan mailaddressed to the SSS. It's sweet, but youwonder how it got there.
18 	Scent 	Monsters: Living Totem ×4, Cursed Shield ×2
18 	Scent 	You may have met my brethren. Betweenyou and me...they're a little unhinged.
=== Quests ===
*Missing Tourists: Two tourists go missing in the Battlefield.
*The Many Famous Views of Crossbell: The Sun Fort viewed from behind the bell's former spot in Map 2 is one of the locations to be photographed.
*Ancient Battlefield Monster Extermination: Dark Legend can be found at the northeastern end of Map 4.
=== Fishing ===
Location 	Fish 	Bait
Ancient Battlefield - Pond	Arch Crab 	Snow Crab (33%)
Ancient Battlefield - Pond	Armorican Carp 	Earthworm (50%), Dumplings (100%), Deluxe Dumplings (100%)
Ancient Battlefield - Pond	Gluttonous Bass 	Earthworm (50%), Snow Crab (33%), Kasagin (50%)
Ancient Battlefield - Pond	Pythonhead 	Snow Crab (33%), Kasagin (50%)
Ancient Battlefield - Pond	Queen Crab 	Carp (100%)
Quote 	If this is a battlefield, I bet the fish here are real fighters.	If this is a battlefield, I bet the fish here are real fighters.
Quote 	Geofront: I bet the fish here are really battle-tested. 	Geofront: I bet the fish here are really battle-tested.
== ==
=== Background ===
The Ancient Battlefield is closed off until Revache's old war hounds reappear to cause trouble. The SSS is asked to investigate, eliminating a hound demon from the Sun Fort that had taken control of the pack to attack humans. One of the exits of the underground passage has collapsed, making the main gateway the only access to the inner fields.
After the raid on Crossbell City, Heiyue has taken refuge in the depths of the battlefield with Rixia Mao. Lloyd, Tio, Wazy, and Zeit head to the battlefield to contact them after finding out about their resistance from Harold Hayworth in Armorica Village, but they're ambushed by the Red Constellation. Cao Lee, Rixia, and the rest of Heiyue rescue them and fight off the Red Constellation, driving them away.
Lloyd agrees to collaborate with Heiyue, on the condition that Rixia joins him. He convinces Rixia to put her wish to rejoin Arc en Ciel over her contract with Heiyue, making Cao accept its dissolution. Heiyue continues their resistance from the battlefield until the liberation of the city, after which they return to a new location.
=== Maps ===
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|-|Map 1=
Map 1
|-|Map 2=
Map 2
|-|Underground Passage=
Underground Passage
|-|Map 3=
Map 3
|-|Map 4=
Map 4
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=== Enemies ===
Enemy 	Map 1 	Map 2 	Map 3	Map 4
Vampire Thorn 	✓ 	✓ 	 	✓
Cursed Shield 	✓ 	✓ 	 	W/ Vampire Thorn
Living Totem 	✓ 	✓ 	 	
Sepith Demon 	✓ 	✓ 	✓ 	✓
Saccharine Tomartian 	W/ Vampire Thorn	W/ Vampire Thorn	 	W/ Vampire Thorn
Zu 	 	 	✓ 	✓
Doven Kaiser 	Quest 	Quest 	Quest	Quest
Hellhound 	 	 	 	Quest
Red Constellation - Mach. Gun 	 	 	Story	
Red Constellation - Greatsword	 	 	Story	
Blade Cougar 	 	 	Story	
Dark Legend 	 	 	 	Quest
=== Treasure Chests ===
Key	Contents 	Chest Quote
1 	Solar Pendulum 	There was a fishing hole here. It's gone now.
2 	Curia Balm 	The chest tries to swallow you whole,but doesn't find you very dichestible.
3 	All sepith ×100	One day, it is prophesied that the true treasure chestwill lead all chests in the fight against the adventurers.This day will be called: Ragnabox! Come, the Aboxalypse!
4 	Tear-All Balm 	[42/61] 'Give me that!' she demanded in a low tone,to which he only responded with an ill-suited snort.In the heat of the moment, she had no time toconsider how strange it was. 'That isn't yours.'
5 	EP 3 	Monsters: Cursed Shield ×8
5 	EP 3 	You killed my only friends, so tell me...Who's the REAL monster here?
6 	Knight Platelegs 	We tried getting the Randy pepperoni pizzamod to work in Zero, but it kept making thegame run at four-cheese frames per second.
7 	EP Charge III 	[43/61] 'Does that make it yours, then?' he retorted.'What if I happened to like the local carpenter andcommissioned a fine chest to store my trinkets?'
8 	Mind 3 	I wanted to be a music box,but I couldn't carry a tune.
9 	Celestial Balm 	[44/61] 'Oh, SHUT UP!' Genevieve hopped just enough togrip it and pulled it downward. Both had their hands onthe chest now, and neither one appeared to have anyintention of letting go. And then, to Genevieve's shock...
10 	All sepith ×150	It would have been a crime not to open me.What charge, you ask? Resisting a-chest.
11 	Quartz Fragment 	Chest fact: Chests have domed lids to discourage beingsat on and repel water from pooling atop it. Doing soextends the lifespan of the chest!
12 	Yama's Fateful Tofu 	[45/61] ...Cyril burst into laughter. It almost caused her to loosenher grip on the chest, but his laughter became so ridiculous thathe let go to muffle his mouth, allowing her to hug it possessivelyagainst her. She watched him, perplexed.
13 	Intimidation 	Monsters: Zu ×4
13 	Intimidation 	Thought you could get more, did you?Sorry, pal--no duplicates. Chest la vie.
=== Quests ===
*Ancient Battlefield Anomalies: War hounds reappear in the battlefield.
*Statewide Assessment: Lloyd, Wazy, Tio and Zeit head to the battlefield to meet the resistance gathering there.
*Ancient Battlefield Monster Extermination: Dark Legend can be found at the northeastern end of Map 4.
=== Fishing ===
Location 	Fish 	Bait
Ancient Battlefield - Pond	Salamander 	Earthworm (50%), Deluxe Dumplings (50%)
Ancient Battlefield - Pond	Catfish 	Rainbow Gem EX (50%), Snow Crab (100%), Kasagin (100%), Carp (50%)
Ancient Battlefield - Pond	Pale Salamander 	Earthworm (50%), Deluxe Dumplings (50%), Rainbow Gem EX (50%), Carp (50%)
Quote 	I don't have the most pleasant memories of this area, so I may as well get to making some new ones.	I don't have the most pleasant memories of this area, so I may as well get to making some new ones.
== Gallery ==
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Ancient Battlefield (Zero).jpg|Introduction
Ancient Battlefield .jpg|Ancient Battlefield
 
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Category:Crossbell Locations