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Ochette’s task inOctopath Traveler 2is a pretty simple one when you compare it to the trials and tribulations experienced by the rest of the cast (not counting you, Agnea, not counting you). She must journey the world and find three Creatures of Legend to bring them back to her island; otherwise, the Night of the Scarlet Moon will wreak havoc.
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It’s very likely that you’ll tackle these in their recommended level order, so by the time you’re in Stormhail and ready to locate Glacis, you’ll likely already have found Cateracta and Tera. They’ll prove useful in this chapter.
Town Phase: Stormhail
Upon entering the area, Ochette and her companion will hear a loud cry, and immediately conclude that it’s Glacis. The sound is coming from the north, sohead over to Stormhail’s bridge area to continue.
Head up the curving staircase in this area to meet aSanctum Knightwho will not let you climb the mountain. After the scene, you’ll have to knock the Sanctum Knight unconscious byProvoking him with Ochette- no other means of knocking him out, such as with Throné or Hikari, will work.
The Sanctum Knight isn’t a terribly difficult fight, but if you find that you’re struggling,equip Ochette with some HP-boosting accessoriesand don’t forget tohealif she gets low on health. The Knight’s only real trick is to buff himself with defensive buffs, but they simply prolong the fight, you don’t have to worry too much.Just keep pounding away with your best monsters- the ones found on the path to Stormhail are especially good, especially those that strike twice.
When the Sanctum Knight is Broken,summon a fully-boosted Teraand you should end the fight handily.
Once the Knight is knocked out, you’ll be able tocontinue on to the dungeon phaseof this chapter.
Dungeon Phase: Sacred Peak Altahe
When you enter this area, Ochette will cause a landslide of snow, naturally. After the scene,save your game and start climbing the mountain.
Close to the save point is a chest up a small staircase that contains aReinforcing Jam. Further along, you’ll reach a chest that contains anIce Amulet- this will be handy for taking on the boss of this chapter. It should be no surprise that they use Ice attacks.
Just to the left of the Ice Amulet chest, you’ll meetHeig, a hunter who is also pursuing Glacis. After the short scene, head to the left and climb the ladders.After the first ladder, take the next ladder heading downto grab anIce Soulstone (L).
If you haven’t completed thequest to repair the stained glass window in the Flamechurch Cathedralyet, consider saving this Soulstone - the large varieties are somewhat rare and annoying to track down and they are required for this quest.
Keep climbing the ladders and slopes until you reach a rope bridge. Before crossing,walk to the left behind the peak of this mountainto find a red chest that contains theAbsolute Zero Bow. This bow has the passive effect ofboosting your Ice damage, which is perfect on characters like Osvald (if he has a sub-job that uses Bows) or Ochette (if she has a monster that uses Ice attacks).
Cross the bridge and save your game. Up the peak ahead of you, you’ll face this chapter’s boss - equip yourIce Amuletto someone, preferably your most fragile character.
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Glacis is a tough fight to face if you don’t have good defenses.Its main methods of attacking are magical and tend to target multiple combatants, so having good elemental defense and a way to heal the entire party at once is a good idea.Temenos or Casttimake for great allies to bring along.
As you’d expect, Glacis isweak to Fire. This makesOsvalda prime damage dealer, especially if he has any pieces ofequipment that boost Fire damage. A great way to deal with huge amounts of Glacis’s health pool at once is to set up Osvald with anelemental power boost,Alephan’s Wisdom, and then afully-boosted Ignis Ardere. This will deal three hits of high damage.
One of Glacis’s nastier tricks is to useAbsolute Zero, which willfreeze a characterfor a number of turns. The ice shatters upon taking damage andreduces the character’s HP to one. This cannot be healed with any of the Herb items, so don’t bother trying - just be ready with healing items or spells.
A few rounds into the fight,Glacis will summon two Blue Elementals. While these are present, it will beimpossible to target Glacis’s weaknessesdirectly and would have to use other methods, such asRuinous KickorTemenos’s Latent Abilityto Break her. The Blue Elementals candisable all elemental damage on themselves, making it mandatory to deal with them physically - when this happens, don’t use any spells that target the entire enemy party, as the Elementals will reflect the damage right back at you.
Breaking the Elementalswill remove the elemental reflection and make them vulnerable to Fire attacks again.
After defeating the Blue Elementals, Glacis will useFrozen Earthand the second phase of the fight will begin. Frozen Earth creates anicy aurasimilar to the one that Tera summons in his battle. Every round, for the rest of the battle,the entire party will take SP damage, making it harder to blast away with spells and abilities as you’re used to.
In addition, in this phase Glacis can start using her ultimate attack with the standard purple aura warning. If you cannot Break her in time, she’ll useRaging Blizzard, which willhit the entire party and have a chance of freezing each and every character. This can be devastating if you get very unlucky with it. Use all you can to Break Glacis, even if it means feeding OchetteEnergizing Pomegranatesand using afully-boosted Precise Shot.
As with Tera, the fight will not end normally once you get Glacis’s HP low enough. Instead, Ochette will interrupt the fight and state that it’stime to capture the boss instead. On Ochette’s next turn,use Capture to end the battle. After the battle, Ochette will be able to summon Glacis once per battle, but only with a full boost.
Glacis’s Frigid Blizzard deals Ice, Lightning, and Wind damage. You’ll also get theGuardian’s Icebladefor winning, which is a very nice sword.
After the battle, a few scenes will play out and, if this is the final Creature of Legend that Ochette had to find, you’ll be directed back to Toto’haha for Ochette’s final chapter. Thus ends Chapter 2.
After this chapter, you’ll be able to findHeigin the cabin at the foot of Sacred Peak Altahe, but only at night. He’s a great person to take along with one of the characters who can do so, thanks to him having the rare and powerfulSquall of Arrowsskill. Of his items, the Marksman’s Bow is nothing special, but theImperial Helmis a very nice helmet with high defensive stats.
