Hermes Fortress

**Hermes Fortress** is both the tutorial and third main location after the tutorial in *Thymesia*.

During the first visit at the start of the game:

* Players are introduced to the basic controls and to fighting in Thymesia.
* Players also learn about Plague Weapons.

## Walkthrough

### Tutorial

This takes place in the residential area of Hermes Fortress.

#### Start

* Read the Administrative Order behind and to the right.
* Turn around and read the Crumpled up Piece of Paper.
* Go ahead and take the right, defeating enemies along the way.
* Take the left, go through the small fenced area, and into the house ahead to read Paper on the Ground 01.
* Exit the house and head left.
* Near the end here, there will be a pair of enemies.
* Defeating these two should provide the Key to Plaza, allowing the gate to be opened.
* Inside is an handaxe elite. Carefully defeat him using saber attacks followed by claw attacks.
* Cross the plaza, deal with the two enemies ahead, and go left to read An Anonymous Soldier's Diary 01.
* Turn around an go right around the corner ahead to the first beacon chair.

#### First beacon

* Go right and fight a greatsword miniboss. Defeating him provides the Key to Cemetery.
* Unlock the gate, go through, and take the left through the narrow passage.
* Read the Resident's Diary to the left.
* Go through the small open area and take the right stairs.
* Go left and at the intersection ahead, take the stairs down to the right.
* Go around the corner to the left. There is an halberd elite here with two other ordinary foes.
* At the end here to the left, read Paper on the Ground 02.
* Return to the intersection.
* Go up the stairs to fight Varg. Corvus is intended to lose this fight.

### Main quest

Corvus can't return to the fortress after the tutorial until the main quests of Sea of Trees and Royal Garden are complete.

#### First beacon

* Light up the beacon chair.
* Go through the room ahead and turn right.
* Continue to the ladder and climb up.
* Go up the stairs ahead. There is a halberd elite with two regular ones up here. A bow elite in the tower ahead may notice, so be alert for arrows.
* Take the ladder up on the left to check out the Soldier's Sachet. Head back down when done.
* Take the path ahead a bit and drop down through the gap to the left.
* Take the left ahead, break the box, and read Diary of a Knight's Mother 01.
* Go back to the fork and go right. Release the ladder and go back to the fork again.
* Go right and drop down. There's a regular enemy here to deal with, and a halberd elite down the ramp and to the left inside the tower.
* Go left, clearing out the enemies, and pick up the Garlic.
* Turn around, go back one room, and climb the ladder. There's a shield elite to the right, but be careful about the opening to the left due to the bow elite across the gap.
* Go to the opening across the room to the right. There's a couple regular enemies in here along with Pure Blood Injection Records.
* Go back to the previous room and drop down off the ledge to the right. Move quickly to avoid being shot.
* Pick up the Collection of Memories Lv1 here.
* Continue ahead. The next beacon chair will be on the left.

#### Second beacon

* Light up the beacon chair.
* Facing away from the chair, go up the ladder to the right.
* There is a halberd elite patrolling the right corridor and another bow elite on a higher level covering the passage.
* Be mindful of these enemies while quickly taking out the bow enemy near the ledge, then run down this corridor until out of the bow enemy's line of sight.
* When the enemies are cleared out, go through the opening ahead and up the ladder to the right.
* Go right from the ladder, and right again to go outside.
* Take the ladder to the left.
* Turn right, and the ledge with the bow enemy is just a short way ahead on the right side. Defeat him, but beware the halberd elite patrolling to the left.
* Go to the left of the wall ahead and continue forward. Break the crate and read Tales of Folk Potions 02.
* Turn around and climb the ladder ahead to the left.
* Go outside to the right and up the ladder.
* Go left and drop down.
* Go left around to the ledge. Don't drop down yet, but turn left, break the box, and read Diary of an Unknown Knight 01.
* Now drop down from the ledge and pick up Collection of Memories Lv1 below.
* Continue ahead, dropping down a short way, go back inside, and then go outside to the left and drop down.
* Turn around, go inside, and the go outside to the right.
* Turn right and drop down off the ledge.
* Continue ahead and pick up Collection of Memories Lv1.
* Go around the corner ahead to find the next beacon chair ahead to the right.

#### Third beacon

* Light up the beacon chair.
* Open the door to the right for a shortcut back to earlier areas, then turn around and take the right ahead into an open area.
* There is a twin sword miniboss here. Defeat him for an Alchemy Enhancer, skill shards, and Key to the Cathedral Path.
* Go left from the open area into a short passage with a big wooden gate and read Troop Selection Ceremony, then go back out.
* The key the miniboss dropped opens the iron gate up the short set of stairs to the right.
* Inside the archway, look out to see a ladder behind some wooden objects. Destroy those and climb the ladder.
* Follow the wooden path around to the next ladder. Climb up and go inside to the right to find a Collection of Memories Lv1.
* Go back out and drop down to the ground.
* Backtrack to the nearby beacon chair.
* Go through the shortcut door leading back and take a left. Deal with the halberd elite patrolling here if needed, and continue ahead to find a path to the left blocked by wooden barrels and a cart.
* Smash through the blockage and climb the ladder.
* Follow the path around until back inside the tower. Beware the bow elite on the ledge to the right, who is facing away and may not be alerted.
* Release the nearby ladder to the left, but don't go down. Instead, continue left and read Notes on Hermes Life: Fortress 01.
* Return to where the bow enemy is or was and take the left outside. Turn left and climb the ladder.
* There's a greatsword miniboss here on the top of the tower. Defeat him for an Alchemy Enhancer, skill shards, and the Key to the Top of the Fortress Wall.
* Go back down the ladder, then ahead right and around the next right to another ladder leading down.
* Descend via the ladder and open the door to the right.
* Go through the door, take the right, and continue ahead to the ladder.
* Climb the ladder and follow the corridors around to a wooden ledge.
* Drop down, go left around the corner ahead, and continue to the ledge ahead to read Civil Servant Notebook 01.
* Don't drop down from this ledge. Instead, turn around and take the wooden ramp up to the right. Drop down here and drop down again onto a stone staircase.
* Go up the stairs and drop down here, being careful of the enemy below. There is also a shield elite and bow elite below.
* Take the stairs to the right. Take the next right to encounter a halberd elite.
* Go up the stairs to the left, and then the narrow stairs to the right for a Collection of Memories Lv1, but be careful of regular halberd enemies that may come up from behind.
* Turn around, go back down the stairs and up the stairs ahead.
* Continue ahead and up the stairs to the right.
* Go right and read Diary of a Knight's Mother 02.
* Go back to the top of the stairs and take the path ahead to find the next beacon chair.

#### Fourth beacon

* Light up the beacon chair.
* Backtrack down the various stairs back to the bottom of the ledge dropped down from earlier.
* Take the right here, being careful of the bow elite and shield elite if they are alive.
* Go to the end, take the left, and open both gates here for shortcuts back before turning around and taking the ladder up.
* There may be a halberd elite patrolling to the left.
* Go up the ladder to the right to show items to Emerald if desired, then drop back down and take the left path.
* At the end of this hallway, drop down below. Grab the Collection of Memories Lv1 in the alcove to the left, and return to the hallway.
* A little further down, there is a wooden cart blocking an opening in the wall. Break it and take this path for another Collection of Memories Lv1.
* There is a halberd miniboss at the other end of this lower hallway, who drops the usual Alchemy Enhancer and skill shards.
* With the miniboss defeated, take the last opening out the side and follow the path around, which has a regular halberd enemy along the way, to find Tales of Folk Potions 01.
* Go back to the end of the hall with the ladder and climb back up. Take the left just ahead and go up this ladder.
* Go to the ledge ahead and pick up Collection of Memories Lv1 here.
* Backtrack to the fourth beacon chair.
* Facing away from the beacon chair, there's a door ahead to the left. Open it up and go inside for the boss fight with Varg.
* Defeat Varg to get a Forgotten Feather, Varg's Core, and Giant Sword skill shards.

### Sub Quest 1

#### First beacon

* Light up the beacon chair.
* Take the path along the building wall to reach the door on the left.
* There are five regular halberd enemies around the room along with a halberd miniboss patrolling back and forth.
	+ If a couple regular enemies on one side of the room are defeated, it should be possible to fight the miniboss without alerting others if careful enough.
* Notes on Hermes Life: Fortress 02 can be found on the other side of the room.
* Exit the building and go down the stairs. Be careful of the bow elite up the stairs across to the left. There is also a halberd elite patrolling the area below.
* Continue down the stairs and then down the stairs to the right.
* Take the stairs down leading inside, where another halberd elite is waiting.
* Go around right, down the stairs, and quickly run to deal with the bow elite down the hallway. Beware of a regular halberd enemy who might join in and complicate this fight.
* From the bow elite, go left and straight ahead at the fork just ahead, deal with the halberd elite here, and then continue to the end of this route to read Tales of Folk Potions 03.
* Return to the fork below and take the left for the next beacon chair.

#### Second beacon

* Light up the beacon chair.
* A greatsword miniboss is just down the stairs from the beacon chair. Defeat him for an Alchemy Enhancer, Key to Residential Area, and skill shards.
* Pick up the Collection of Memories Lv1 from the right side of the Courtyard, and read Hermes Local Announcement from the left wall just ahead.
* Before opening the gate ahead, turn around, go across, break the barrels, climb the ladder, follow the path, climb the next ladder, and go into the room on the right.
* Smash everything in the room to the right to collect Collection of Memories Lv1 and read Surveillance Record.
* Return to the gate mechanism and open the gate.
* Go through the gate and proceed ahead, looking to the left for an open door blocked by barrels on the inside. Smash the barrels and go inside to read Notes of an Unknown Resident 01.
* Exit the building and take the path ahead. There is a handaxe elite patrolling here with a regular enemy.
* Take the next left and the next right. There is a regular knife enemy with an halberd elite.
* Smash barrels in the second alley to the right to find a Collection of Memories Lv1.
* Leave the alley and backtrack a short bit to find an alcove on the left with an open door. Go inside to find the next beacon chair.

#### Third beacon

* Light up the beacon chair.
* Exit through the house's other door. There is a fist miniboss outside here who drops the usual Alchemy Enhancer and skill shards.
* Pick up the Collection of Memories Lv1 a short ways right of the doorway.
* Up the stairs across from the doorway, a halberd elite blocks the way to a Black Pepper pickup.
* From these stairs, go to the house to the right of the one with the beacon chair to find Diary of an Unknown Resident.
* Exit the house, go left, and take the left at the end. There are a couple regular enemies and a shield elite by the fountain.
* Optionally open the gate here for a shortcut back.
* From the gate, cross to the opposite corner of this area and go into a small alcove at the left to read Royal Family Rumors.
* Exit the alcove and beware of the knife elite ahead. Defeat her and continue around the path ahead.
* There is a katar miniboss in this area who drops the usual Alchemy Enhancer and skill shards.
* Open the rusty gate at the other side of this area and follow the path around to the next beacon chair.

#### Fourth beacon

* Light up the beacon chair.
* Ascend the stairs for the boss battle with Urd.
* Defeat Urd to get a Forgotten Feather, Urd's Core, and Javelin Sword skill shards.

### Sub Quest 2

#### First beacon

* Light up the beacon chair.
* From the starting point, go right and enter the fortress via the hole in the wall on the right.
* Take a right and go around the corner ahead. Beware of the bow elite up the ladder ahead along with a halberd elite and regular shield enemy ahead.
	+ It's possible to run to the ladder and climb above where the nearby halberd enemy can hit if quick enough, allowing the bow elite to be taken out more safely.
* Once up the ladder, take the wooden ramp up, go left to go inside, and turn left again where there is a bow elite outside along with a halberd elite and a couple regular ones.
	+ One option is to charge the bow elite and attempt to kill him before any others can join in. Another is to pull the other enemies out of the bow elite's line of sight.
* Pick up the Collection of Memories Lv1 by the bow elite's position.
* Turn around and take the ladder to the left up.
* Go outside to the right and take the nearby ladder up.
* Drop down to the left for a fight against a halberd miniboss, who drops the usual Alchemy Enhancer and skill shards.
* Drop down from the ledge at the opposite corner and read Civil Servant Notebook 02 below.
* Drop down the short ledge, then drop down via the ledge to the left, and pick up Collection of Memories Lv1.
* Drop down to the left, optionally deal with the regular enemy, and drop down another level, being wary of the regular enemies by the walls here.
* Pick up the Collection of Memories Lv1 by the gate and then open the gate for a shortcut back.
* Turn around and take the hallway to the left. Be alert for the twin sword miniboss who may drop down from above. Defeat him for the Key to Plaza, an Alchemy Enhancer, and skill shards.
* Open the nearby door to the left and pick up the Collection of Memories Lv1 on the other side.
* Through the door, go left to open the door ahead for a shortcut back, then turn around, go back, and climb to the ladder by the previous door.
* Go up the wooden ramp ahead, go right, and then left into the tower.
* Take the path ahead to the other side of the tower, go outside, turn left, and climb the ladder.
* Read Diary of an Unknown Knight 02 up here.
* Go back to the ladder and drop back down.
* Return inside the tower, go around to the right, and drop down right by the ladder.
* Take the exit off to the right. Beware of the bow elite on the ledge across the way along with other enemies here on the lower level. Pick up the Collection of Memories Lv1.
* Rush to the ladder across the way if desired, ignoring the regular enemies and the halberd elite by the bottom of the ladder for now. Climb up and defeat the bow elite.
* Return down the ladder and look for a ledge on the left side a short bit ahead.
* Drop down here, turn around, and go right to read Diary of a Knight's Mother 03. Release the ladder and drop down to find the next beacon chair to the right.

#### Second beacon

* Light up the beacon chair.
* Go back up the ladder just released.
* Continue ahead and drop down right.
* Follow the path into the tower. There is a shield elite and a halberd elite to fight inside.
* Pick up the Collection of Memories Lv1 by the left wall in the distance.
* Turn around and go up the ladder on the second wall ahead to the left.
* There is a katar miniboss up here. When defeated, she drops the usual Alchemy Enhancer and skill shards.
* Go across the room and to the end of the short hallway to pick up Cinnamon.
* Return to the miniboss room and drop off the ledge to the right. Beware of the bow elite at the end of the hall with a shield elite to his left and a regular halberd enemy along the way.
	+ Optionally charge to the end to defeat the bow elite quickly, but be careful. It's difficult to defeat him before the other two are near enough to start attacking.
* At the end of the hall, turn around, go into the right alcove, and climb the ladder.
* Open the door to the left, go through, and go to the left. Go through the open door just ahead to the right, turn right, and go up the ladder.
* Go up the wooden ramp, take the right, go left, left again, and drop down off the ledge to the right.
* Go right and proceed outside. The bow elite may be back if the beacon chair has been used, so quickly go ahead a short way to the ledge on the right and drop down.
* Turn around and take the right immediately ahead.
* Drop down to be back at the second beacon chair.
* Take the right ahead for a fight with a greatsword miniboss, who drops the usual Alchemy Enhancer and skill shards.
* Marshaling Order for the Knights of Pure Blood should now be on the ground to read.