Saronia Castle Mysteries (サロニア城の謎 in Japanese) is the first part of the Final Fantasy III event in Airborne Brigade. It changed the Chocobo Farm into a fully paid system with different "steps" of payment costing subsequently more but giving higher rates at obtaining an SSR ability. It also took out the roaming red chocobos entirely. The CP vault is similar to previous events, but slightly different.
The event ran from June 6th, 2013 to June 16th, 2013. Though the event itself is only one part and has only one ranking at the end, the SSR weapon from the CP vault changes midway through, at the end of June 10th.
Overview
The event region for this event was called Overworld (FFIII), and included areas from Final Fantasy III, specifically around Saronia Castle. The daily login bonus included x10 of a random one of the transmutation items.
Catacombs
There were many bosses for this event, with the main boss being War God Odin. The event implemented a system similar to that of the Chaos Dungeon where brigades worked together to fight through a series of progressively stronger bosses before reaching Odin, with a Rush time that guaranteed entry into the Catacombs. Another returning mechanic from the same event was that of combo bonuses on EX bosses so each attack is stronger than the one before.
Instead of having Espers running around, this event has Garuda as a more "regular" boss. Garuda can only be found out of Rush Time, after players either completes a full set of Catacombs bosses and Odin, or if a Catacomb boss escapes due to time running out. Killing Garuda increases the chances of finding a way into the Catacombs.
Unlike in Showdown, the Catacombs bosses stay in the same order always, and there are no telepoints. They are: Blood Worm, Kyklops, Behemoth, and Cyclops. They give twice the CP as Garuda.
After the first four bosses, players can fight Odin. Odin gives twice again the amount of CP as regular EX bosses, as well as 100,000 gil, five Crystal Keys, six of each type of SR scroll, and 4 Dark Matter (N)s.
In addition, players earn twice the amount of transmutation items from level 8 Garudas, level 9 EX bosses, and level 10 Odins.
CP Exchange
The CP vault is in a similar format as the ones from The Lost Truth and Truth is Forever. However, instead of non-event R and R+ weapons filling in the rest of the pulls, the chests have a chance to give scrolls.
Below are the items available for exchange.
Crystal Chest: Chance of SSR, SR+, SR and R+ event weapons, and Weapon/Ability/Summon Scrolls II (R and R+). Requires 50,000 CP and a Crystal Key to open.
Platinum Chest: Chance of SR+ and Weapon/Ability/Summon Scrolls II (R and R+). Requires 2,500 CP to open.
Weapon Scroll III: 250 CP for first time, 1,500 CP for all subsequent times.
Ability Scroll III: 250 CP for first time, 1,500 CP for all subsequent times.
Summon Scroll III: 250 CP for first time, 1,500 CP for all subsequent times.
CP Vault
The total number of event weapons in the vault this time was 251, with the 1 there being an SSR weapon. Once you succeed in getting an SSR weapon, you can 'restock' the vault. This replenishes the number of all types of weapons in the vault to max, including SSR. The maximum number of times you can restock in each half of the event is 4, for a maximum of 5 SSRs of each type. Once the SSR weapon in the CP vault changes, it will automatically reset the vault.
The event weapons available range from x2 (non-event specific weapons) to x5 to x10 (SSRs) bonus. There are also x8 weapons from Fat Chocobo (see below). Below you can find the weapons included. Note that only the SSR weapons changed halfway through the event from Magic Lance to Selene Bow, the others staid the same.
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| Book of Light (25/30) | Tome of Light (10/15) | Magic Lance (1) |
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| Thunder Lance (25/30) | Dragon Lance (10/15) | Selene Bow (1) |
Non-Event Specific Weapons
Assassin's Dagger (10 SR, 10 SR+)
Kiku-ichimonji (10 SR, 10 SR+)
Storm Staff (10 SR, 10 SR+)
Wizer Rod (10 SR, 10 SR+)
Kogarasumaru
Blind Bow
Bastard Sword
Air Knife
Chocobo Farm
The Chocobo Farm got a huge overhaul this time. Instead of using Zegham Carrots, the Farm became cash-only. There are 6 steps of payment to the farm, each costing more but giving higher chances to obtain an SSR ability. The last steps can be repeated any number of times.
Also different from the previous farms, the abilities in the farm do not seem to get depleted. Thus, the chances at getting better abilities never increase except by paying for additional steps.
In addition, there are no roaming red chocobos, so the Chocobo Farm is the only place to obtain event abilities at all, aside from the one ability possible from Fat Chocobo (see below). The farm only has rank R and above abilities. The currency on the farm is in Mobacoins or KP, depending on OS.
| Step | Cost | # of Abilities | Additional Items | SSR Multiplier |
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| 1 | 100 | 1 | None | x1 |
| 2 | 300 | 2 | Turbo Ether x1 | x2 |
| 3 | 500 | 3 | Turbo Ether x2 | x3 |
| 4 | 900 | 4 | Turbo Ether x3 | x5 |
| 5 | 1500 | 6 | Turbo Ether x5 | x7 |
| 6 | 3000 | 10 | Turbo Ether x10 | x10 |
| Event Abilities | |||
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| Thunderstorm | Heavenly Bolt | Clobber | Stomp |
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| Quicksand | Whirlpool | Black Hole | |
Non-Event Specific Abilities
Pain II (SR)
Royal Shock (SR)
Thundara Sword (SR)
Choke (R)
Blade Ko (R)
Viper Bite (R)
Fat Chocobo
The Fat Chocobo now gives out event weapons and abilities in additional to regular, non-event ones. When trading him an SR or SR+ weapon or ability, there is a small chance he may give you the Elder Staff or the Fira. These items and abilities have an event bonus of x8.
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| Fira | Elder Staff |
Green Chocobos
There are five summon stones with event bonuses in this event, two of which are obtainable from green chocobos. They have an event bonus of x8.
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| Ingus I | Refia II | Luneth III |
Transmutation
Transmutation in this event works much like it has in past events. Once you have them, you can use them to transmute some of the stronger event weapons and abilities.
The number of items is the same as in most other events; stronger weapons and abilities require 400 items un-boosted and go down to 50 required, weaker weapons and abilities require 200 and down to 25.
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| Bomb Fragment | Antarctic Wind | Zeus Wrath |
| Weapons R to R+ and R+ to SR | Abilities R to R+ and R+ to SR | Weapons and abilities SR to SR+ |
Rewards
Once again this was an event with many ways to obtain its various rewards. Most reward methods were some forms of ranking.
Daily Ranking Rewards
Each day has a daily ranking tally for small helpful rewards.
| Rank 1-10 | Dark Matter (R) x5 Weapon Scroll III (SR) x5 Ability Scroll III (SR) x5 Summon Scroll III (SR) x5 Crystal Chest Key x15 |
| Rank 11-100 | Dark Matter (R) x3 Weapon Scroll II (R+) x8 Ability Scroll II (R+) x8 Summon Scroll II (R+) x8 Crystal Chest Key x10 |
| Rank 101-500 | Dark Matter (R) x1 Weapon Scroll II (R+) x5 Ability Scroll II (R+) x5 Crystal Chest Key x5 |
| Rank 501-1000 | Dark Matter (N+) x5 Weapon Scroll II (R) x8 Ability Scroll II (R) x8 Crystal Chest Key x3 |
| Rank 1001-2000 | Dark Matter (N+) x3 Weapon Scroll II (R) x5 Ability Scroll II (R) x5 Crystal Chest Key x1 |
| Rank 2001-4000 | Dark Matter (N) x3 |
| Rank 4001-10000 | Dark Matter (N) x1 |
Brigade Victory Rewards
In additional to the regular brigade victory rewards, the winning brigade gets Dark Matter (R) x5 and Crystal Chest Key x5.
Defeat Count
Once again, there is a defeat count system for rewards, this time giving out event-bonus summon stones as well as airship parts to the Nautilus. Any brigade boss counts for rewards, whether they be Garuda, EX bosses, or Odin. The summon stones have a x5 event bonus.
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| Luneth I | Arc I | ||
| Nautilus Airship Parts | |||
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| Nautilus Empennage | Nautilus Propellers | Nautilus Ailerons | Nautilus Decorations |
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| Nautilus Bow | Nautilus Wings | Nautilus Hull | |
Boss Defeat Count
1 defeat - Nautilus Empennage
5 defeats - Luneth I
10 defeats - Luneth I
15 defeats - Nautilus Propellers
20 defeats - Luneth I
25 defeats - Luneth I
30 defeats - Nautilus Ailerons
35 defeats - Luneth I
40 defeats - Luneth I
50 defeats - Nautilus Decorations
60 defeats - Luneth I
70 defeats - Luneth I
80 defeats - Nautilus Bow
90 defeats - Luneth I
100 defeats - Arc I
110 defeats - Nautilus Wings
120 defeats - Arc I
130 defeats - Arc I
140 defeats - Nautilus Hull
160 defeats - Arc I
180 defeats - Arc I
200 defeats - Arc I
220 defeats - Arc I
240 defeats - Arc I
260 defeats - Arc I
270 defeats - Weapon Scrolll III x30, Ability Scroll III x30, Summon Scroll III x30, 200000 gil
The 270 defeats reward gets repeated every 20 defeats after 270.
Chocobo Gift
The chocobo gift campaign was added halfway through this event, although applied retroactively throughout the event. It added additional rewards for buying a certain amount of abilities from the chocobo farm. The exclusive ability Celestial Fury had a x7 event bonus.
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25 abilities: Celestial Fury
50 abilities: Celestial Fury
75 abilities: Celestial Fury
100 abilities: Celestial Fury
125 abilities: Celestial Fury
135 abilities: Ability Scroll III x50
*the 135 abilities reward would repeat after every 10 abilities gained.
Event Ranking Rewards
In the table below you can find the reward-exclusive items. Below it is another table that lists all the rewards. The ranking rewards were given out at the end of the main story (having started counting up at the start of the prologue) and the end of the extra event.
| Weapons | Summons | Backgrounds | |
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| Rune Bow | Omnitome | Odin | Saronia Castle Environs |
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| Rank 1-10 | Omnitome SSR x5 Rune Bow SR+ x5 Rune Bow SR x5 Odin I SR+ x9 Saronia Castle Environs x1 Bomb Fragment x100 Antarctic Wind x100 Zeus Wrath x100 Dark Matter R+ x20 Weapon Scroll III SR x50 Ability Scroll III SR x50 Summon Scroll III SR x50 |
| Rank 11-100 | Omnitome SSR x3 Rune Bow SR+ x5 Rune Bow SR x5 Odin I SR+ x9 Saronia Castle Environs x1 Bomb Fragment x50 Antarctic Wind x50 Zeus Wrath x50 Dark Matter R+ x20 Weapon Scroll III SR x30 Ability Scroll III SR x30 Summon Scroll III SR x30 |
| Rank 101-500 | Omnitome SSR x1 Rune Bow SR+ x5 Rune Bow SR x5 Odin I SR+ x9 Saronia Castle Environs x1 Bomb Fragment x50 Antarctic Wind x50 Zeus Wrath x50 Dark Matter R+ x10 Weapon Scroll III SR x30 Ability Scroll III SR x30 Summon Scroll III SR x30 |
| Rank 501-1000 | Rune Bow SR+ x5 Rune Bow SR x5 Odin I SR+ x9 Saronia Castle Environs x1 Bomb Fragment x30 Antarctic Wind x30 Zeus Wrath x30 Dark Matter R+ x10 Weapon Scroll III SR x30 Ability Scroll III SR x30 Summon Scroll III SR x30 |
| Rank 2001-4000 | Rune Bow SR+ x3 Rune Bow SR x5 Odin I SR+ x6 Saronia Castle Environs x1 Bomb Fragment x30 Antarctic Wind x30 Zeus Wrath x30 Dark Matter R+ x5 Weapon Scroll III SR x20 Ability Scroll III SR x20 Summon Scroll III SR x20 |
| Rank 2001-4000 | Rune Bow SR+ x1 Rune Bow SR x5 Odin I SR+ x3 Saronia Castle Environs x1 Bomb Fragment x20 Antarctic Wind x20 Zeus Wrath x20 Dark Matter R+ x5 Weapon Scroll III SR x15 Ability Scroll III SR x15 Summon Scroll III SR x15 |
| Rank 4001-7000 | Rune Bow SR x5 Odin I SR+ x2 Dark Matter R+ x1 Weapon Scroll III SR x10 Ability Scroll III SR x10 Summon Scroll III SR x10 |
| Rank 7001-10000 | Rune Bow SR x1 Odin I SR+ x1 Weapon Scroll III SR x5 Ability Scroll III SR x5 Summon Scroll III SR x5 |
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