Karkaton (area)

Karkaton is a cavern inside of the region of the same name. For the main game, it has six playable stages, one party split, one treasure level, and one boss. In this area, the Protagonist rescues their second teammate from each region. The top of the volcano can turn into a random dungeon.

Story[]

After recusing the faces of the 3rd, 6th, and 9th teammates, the hero, those teammates and the Great Sage enter. Shortly afterwards, the party must split up into two groups after a rock collapses part way in. The Great Sage and the hero will only be with one group, meaning the other group will be on their own with little player influence. Eventually, however, the two groups reunite. Soon after this, near the exit of the volcano, the group encounters Cerberus, who has the stolen faces of the 2nd, 5th, and 8th teammates. After a hard battle, the teammates are rescued and the Great Sage, seeing as the Protagonist has enough firepower to save the rest of their friends, leaves them to their own devices as they approach the looming castle.

Monsters[]

Travelers' Hub quest only[]

Areas around Karkaton[]

Karkaton Ascent (west)
Karkaton Peak (east)

Trivia[]

This is the first area to introduce the 'party split' mechanic. During this event, the player cannot move anywhere else in the world until they either reunite the two parties later along the path or, while on the world map, selecting the option to return to the area before the split occurred.

Stages[]

Stage 1[]

A straight path. Has 2 battles. Gives 246 EXP.

Battle 1 - Hobgoblin x2

Battle 2 - Bomb, Hobgoblin

Stage 2[]

A straight path. Has 2 battles. There's a chest with 1 MP Candy. Gives 320 EXP.

Battle 1 - Hobgoblin x2

Battle 2 - Bomb, Burning Mummy

Stage 3[]

A path with two forks, one has a lever that leads to a chest stage, the other has a box with 3 game tickets. Has 2 battles. Gives 292-394 EXP

Battle 1 - Burning Mummy, Hobgoblin

Battle 2 - Burning Mummy, Hobgoblin (lever path) / Bomb, Burning Mummy (box path)

Stage 4[]

A path with 3 forks. The upper path has a chest with 1 Game Ticket, the middle path has one with 700G, and the bottom one has BBQ Scorpion ★. Has 1-2 battles. Gives 182-524 EXP

Battle 1 - Bomb, Burning Mummy (upper path) / Burning Mummy, Hobgoblin x2 (middle path) / Bomb x2 (lower path)

Battle 2 - Bomb, Burning Mummy (lower path)

Chest Stage[]

A straight path. Has 1 battle. The stage contains a golden chest, which gives either a new weapon or new clothing for a party member. Gives 146-2000 EXP.

Battle - Rare Snurp / Bomb x4 / Burning Mummy, Hobgoblin