Chapter 1 Story Walkthrough and Boss Guides

This is a walkthrough for Chapter 1 of Bravely Default 2 (Bravely Default II) for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to know all the objectives for this chapter, all the boss fights and strategies against them, all the side quests and missions, and all the necessary tips to get through this chapter.

Bravely Default 2 Chapter 1 Walkthrough

Main Objectives

Below are the keypoint objectives to do for Chapter 1 of Bravely Default 2. Refer to the table below to jump to a specific section of the chapter.

Savalon to Sandswept Ruins	Underground Reservoir
Bernard's Mansion	Dungeon-Savalon Palace

Savalon - Sandswept Ruins

	Objective
1	Head to Savalon.
2	Proceed to the Plaza then into the Palace.
3	Return to the plaza once again then enter the bar. Before exiting, head to the 2nd floor then head to the left. Follow the path then exit from there. Open the chest to get a Clothespin.
4	Exit Savano (there will be a short scene at the exit) and head to the Sandswept Ruins to the south.
5	From the entrance, keep heading northeast. After entering an arc, head left then north at the dead end. Loot the chest at the other side of the wall when you're heading left as it contains a Clothespin that can be used against the boss of the area.
6	After heading north, head left then south to find a teleporter, activate it.
7	From the teleporter, keep on heading east then south. After encountering a dead end and descending the stairs, head right to find the boss. Make sure to save and restore your party's HP and MP via a Tent!
Boss Fight	Orpheus
8	Exit the Sandswept Ruins and return to Savalon.
9	Go to the designated area on the map to find Anihal.
10	Talk to the man in a white garb in the east.
11	Go to the house to the southeast side of Savalon then use the stairs to descend.

Savalon - Underground Reservoir

	Objective
Note	The Underground Reservoir is filled with several enemies that can inflict poison. Buying and equipping 4 Star Pendants from the weapon shop can greatly reduce the enemy's damage output for this dungeon.
1	Head down the slope and to the right. To the left is an enemy and a chest that contains an Ice Talisman.
2	The path is pretty linear, after encountering three diverging paths, head north first then exit to find a rare monster. Do not engage it. Head to its back and get the two chests which Force Armlet and Power Bracers for your White Mage and monk.
3	Return to the three diverging paths, then head down. (Heading right leads to a chest with a pitchfork)
4	After encountering two splitting paths, take the path upward. (Downward leads to a chest with 3 Antarctic Winds)
5	Save at the next save point then prepare for a boss fight.
Boss Fight	Anihal
6	After beating Anihal, exit the Reservoir and return to Savalon.
7	Head to Anihal's house. The prince will leave your party after this so try to do everything you want battle wise as your party's performance will weaken without his attacks and debuffs.

Bernard's Mansion

	Objective
1	After getting the key from Anihal, head to the eastern most side of the desert to find Bernard's Mansion.
2	Upon entering Bernard's mansion, head left then activate the switch there.
3	Enter the main hall then enter the left most door then activate the switch.
4	The door 2nd to the right most area in the main hall is now open, proceed there and activate the switch.
5	Return to the entrance hall then head to the right most door to find the last switch.
6	Enter the staircase to the right most door from the main hall. Before proceeding to the boss, take the path upward then enter the large room. To the left is a hidden door containing two chests.
7	Head to Bernard's Room for a short cutscene then enter the newly opened path.
8	While in Bernard's basement, focus on heading south west to find the last save point.
Boss Fight	Bernard

Savalon Palace

	Objective
1	Exit Savalon's Dungeon.
2	Head to Savalon Palace and prepare for a boss fight.
3	Spoiler Prince Castor
4	After the battle. Exit Savalon then head north to find Truff.
5	Complete Truff's quest then continue heading north.

Chapter 1 Maps

Chapter 1 Maps
Savalon	Near Savalon
Sandswept Ruins	Underground Reservoir
Abandoned Mansion	Bernard's Mansion
Savalon Dungeon	-

Chapter 1 Bosses

Boss Fight: Orpheus

Orpheus is the bearer of the Bard Asterisk and is a support type enemy. He is also capable of inflicting sleep as a revenge move against magic users so make sure that you have obtained the Clothespins along the way or it will be difficult for Gloria and Elvis to fight him!

How to Beat Orpheus

Boss Fight: Anihal

Anihal is the bearer of the Beastmaster Asterisk which is why she's surrounded with pet monsters on your fight against her.

Proper prioritization of targets, status ailment immunity, and resource management is the key to win this battle.

How to Beat Anihal

Boss Fight: Bernard

Bernard posses the Thief asterisk and is a force to be reckoned with. He has fast speed and evasion rate and can steal HP from your characters.

He also has the move Godspeed Strike which inflicts a high base damage and repeats itself for a few turns. Prepare your highest damaging abilities as you'll want to end this battle quickly.

How to Beat Bernard

Boss Fight: Prince Castor

Prince Castor is the last boss that you'll fight in Chapter 1. He posses the Berserker Asterisk and his damages are through the roof.

Make sure to bring a Bard or a character with the Bard sub-Job along!

Prince Castor Character Guide

Optional Boss: Shirley

Shirley posses the Gambler Asterisk. She uses moves that relies on the roulette to dish out heavy (or light) damage to everyone. A luck based battle but an entirely controllable one.

How to Beat Shirley

Chapter 1 Obtainable Asterisks

Bard Job

As shown in your fight against Orpheus, the Bard is capable of providing supportive buffs to your allies. While the recovery support skills belongs to the White Mage, stat buffs are the Bard's forte.

Try to include it as a sub job to your support characters to solidify their role as a support!

Bard Job Abilities and Best Sub-Jobs

Beastmaster Job

The Beastmaster is a master of the Spear and Bow. The Beastmaster's main focus is reducing an enemy's HP and capturing it.

The Beastmaster's true shine is its ability to unleash captured enemies on its foes to use unique abilities that are exclusive to the Beastmaster Job!

Beastmaster Job Abilities and Best Sub-Jobs

Thief Job

The Thief class specializes in speed and is an expert in taking items and resources from enemies. While it may seem like the Thief isn't a pure combat class, it's capabilities are actually quite good in combat too!

Insane speed coupled by several speed-based abilities makes the Thief job one of the best offensive classes!

Thief Job Abilities and Best Sub-Jobs

Berserker Job

The Berserker class disregards defense for more damage. It specializes in offense and can even control themselves when inflicted with Berserk (sometimes). If you're looking for damage, give the Berserker a try!

Berserker Job Abilities and Best Sub-Jobs

Gambler Job

The Gambler Job is a class that focuses on the player's luck and using pg to unleash abilities unto enemy. It also possesses pg raising support ability so if you ever feel like you're short on money, don't hesitate to look at the Gambler class.

Gambler Job Abilities and Best Sub-Jobs

Chapter 1 Sidequests

Quest Directory
Taking a Gamble	Presentation is Everything	Always by your side	In the Dark
Belle of the Ball	The Harbinger of Calamity	Say It with Shells	Target Practice
Book Smarts	A Long Lunch	Heart and Sole	Add Some Sparkle
Bond of Brothers	A Fragrant Lie	A fluttery Stomach	Rick Pickings
Human's Best Friend: Part II

Presentation is Everything

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
8	Collect some sprigs of motley trefoil	Small JP Orb x 3	★★★★
Quest Giver
An old lady in the king's castle in Halcyonia

Always By Your Side

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
12	Go and pick some snow lilies	Wind Talisman x 1	★★★★★
Quest Giver
King of Halcyonia

How to Beat Enormocrag

In the Dark

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
14	Borrow a lantern.	Booster Bun (Physical Defence) x 1	★
Quest Giver
A soldier outside of the Outlaw's Hideout during nighttime

Belle of the Ball

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
15	Collect some roc tail feathers. (0/3)	Feather Hat x 1	★★★★
Quest Giver
A woman near the stairs at Halcyonia during daytime

How to Get Roc-Tail Feathers

The Harbinger of Calamity

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
16	Defeat the one-eyed creature.	680 pg	★★★
Quest Giver
A guy wearing a white robe on the bridge near the entrance of Savalon (only available after the scene with the prince)

Say It with Shells

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
17	Collect some pretty seashells. (0/3)	520 pg	★★
Quest Giver
A man in a blue roof house that can be found at the end of the dock just before the road to the palace in Savalon

Target Practice

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
18	Defeat some goblin archers. (0/3)	Iron Bow x 1	★★★★
Quest Giver
Guard in the palace in Savalon

Goblin Archer locations

Book Smarts

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
19	Borrow a book from the boy who likes reading.	Silver Glasses x 2	★★
Quest Giver
An old man southeast of the gambling hall in Savalon during daytime

A Long Lunch

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
20	Deliver the lunch to the ruins.	Large JP Orb x 1	★★
Quest Giver
A woman outside the inn in Savalon during nighttime

Heart and Sole

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
21	Help find some new shoes for Adelle.	Snug Scarf x 1	★
Quest Giver
Elvis

Add Some Sparkle

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
22	Find some sparkly sand	Teleport Stone x 5	★★
Quest Giver
Avid glassblower in the Gambling hall in Savalon during daytime

Bond of Brothers

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
23	Speak to the younger brother.	Peace Ring x 1	★
Quest Giver
Prisoner inside the jail in Savalon

Taking a Gamble

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
24	Play a hand of B 'n' D.	Medium JP Orb x 2	★★★★
Quest Giver
Shirley in the Gambling Hall

A Fragrant Lie

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
25	Find the expensive perfume.	Booster Bun (Magical Attack) x 2	★★★
Quest Giver
Man near the weapon shop in Savalon during the daytime

A Fluttery Stomach

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
26	Defeat some silkmoths.	Mythril Shield x 1	★★★★
Quest Giver
One of the guards in Savalon palace

Silkmoth Locations

Rich Pickings

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
27	Find the supposedly priceless vase.	Small JP Orb x 1	★★★★★
Quest Giver
Troubled father in the Gambling Hall during daytime

How to Beat Amphora

Human's Best Friend: Part II

Quest No.	Objective	Reward	Difficulty
28	Ask around about schnitzels.	Medium Experience Orb x 1	★★
Quest Giver
Truff at the north of Savalon

Chapter 1 Tips

Pick Up the Clothespin in 2nd floor of Salvano's Gaming Hall and the chest in the Ruins

Clothespin at the bar's 2nd floor.

Clothespin at the Ruins.

Clothespin is an accessory that provides immunity to sleep. The first boss that you'll encounter will be using revenge abilities against your casters and will put them to sleep which can cancel brave actions and can even waste your BP.

Clothespin Overview and Stats

Purchase a Star Pendant, a White Veil, and a Silver Glasses

After the Sandswept Ruins, you'll head to a dungeon and fight against enemies that can inflict poison. The boss of the area can also inflict poison, silence, and blind.

Equipping a Star Pendant, White Veil, and Silver Glasses provides you immunity to the three ailments mentioned above.

Learn Muzzle Before Heading to the Abandoned Mansion

The Abandoned Mansion is an area you'll head to to complete the quest Rich Pickings.

Amphora, the boss of this quest is capable of unleashing area wide thundara spells that can wipe the whole team. Using Muzzle is a great strategy against Amphora to stop it from defeating the whole party in one turn.

List of Savalon Shop Items

Available from the Beginning

Items

Item	Price	Item	Price
Antidote	15	Mini Ether	90
Phoenix Down	150	Potion	40
Atlatl	240	Magnifying Glass	22
Teleport Stone	180	Tent	270
Ward Light	180	Eye Drops	20
Stone	240	Echo Herbs	24
Wakeup Bell	180	Animator	52
Throwing Knife	240	Shuriken	240
Throwing Stick	240	Bomb Fragment	260
Antarctic Wind	260	Zeus's Wrath	260

Weapons

Weapon	Price	Weapon	Price
Broadaxe	500	Iron Bow	1060
Shortbow	470	Mythril Dagger	860
Wizard's Rod	420	Kukri	90
Double-Bladed Bhuj	1080	Spear	820
Glaive	1020	Mythril Staff	980

Armor

Armor	Price	Armor	Price
Round Shield	250	Barrel Helm	170
Headband	540	Leather Cap	120
Mystic Hood	150	Ring Mail	930
Doublet	780	Caravan Coat	290
Manarobe	260

Accessories

Accessory	Price	Accessory	Price
Ice Talisman	1560	Flame Talisman	1560
Leather Gloves	190	Iron Bangle	880
Bronze Bangle	560	Thunder Talisman	1560
Star Pendant	600	Silver Glasses	620
White Veil	760

Available after defeating Orpheus

Items

There are no new items available for purchase

Weapons

Weapon	Price
Mythril Axe	1590
Mythril Spear	1510

Armor

Armor	Price	Armor	Price
Mythril Helm	810	Holy Mitre	720
Feather Hat	760	Turban	670
Mythril Armour	1540

Accessories

There are no new items available for purchase

Available from Chapter 2

Items

Item	Price	Item	Price
Ether	220	Hi-Potion	200
Balsam	66	Smelling Salts	85

Weapons

There are no new items available for purchase

Armor

There are no new items available for purchase

Accessories

There are no new items available for purchase

Available from Chapter 3

Items

Item	Price
Stardust	260
Dark Drops	260
Direct Moonlight	260
Remedy	300

Weapons

There are no new items available for purchase

Armor

There are no new items available for purchase

Accessories

There are no new items available for purchase

Available from Chapter 4

Items

Item	Price	Item	Price
Pathogen	2000	Witch's Whisper	1500
Wildweed	1000	Dreadstool	500
Numbneedle	250	Hush Pollen	200
Ink	100	Magic Herb	800
Healing Herb	100	X-Potion	630

Weapons

Weapon	Price	Weapon	Price
Gaia Rod	7120	Great Bow	7120
Summoner's Axe	8360	Carving Knife	6790
Yggdrasil Staff	7010	Chronos Glaive	8220
Staggering Sword	7970

Armor

Armor	Price	Armor	Price
Cuirass	5620	Valkyrie's Coat	5230
Ninja Garb	4890	Brigandine	4930
Full-Face Helm	3850	Adamant Hat	1450
Acorn Hat	4200	Iron Headband	2840
Tactician's Hat	2630	Mortarboard	1250
Spiked Shield	4310

Accessories

Armor	Price	Armor	Price
White Veil	760	Safety Ring	2320
Locket	2200	Peace Ring	2270
Courage Ring	840	Earthing Rod	880
Clothespin	4200	Earth Talisman	3490
Wind Talisman	3490	Feather Mantle	1120
Artisan Gloves	2470	Vambraces	3420
Power Bracers	2190	Heart Ring	2860
Adamant Bangle	3310

Available from Chapter 5

Items

Item	Price	Item	Price
Spellblossom	15000	Healing Bloom	2000
Meteorite	2200	Dark Deluge	2200
Direct Sunlight	2200	Tengu Sneeze	2200
Earth Mallet	2200	Pantheon's Wrath	2200
Arctic Wind	2200	Bomb Arm	2200
Elixir	10000

Weapons

Weapon	Price	Weapon	Price
Gambanteinn	10260	Ama-no-Kagoyumi	10640
Ama-no-Sakahoko	10700	Deforester	10810
Ama-no-Murakumo	10470	Yatagarasu	10350

Armor

Armor	Price	Armor	Price
Minerva Bustier	7570	Saffron Robes	5690
Dragonskin Headscarf	6470	Ascetic's Cap	3370
Blessing	6670	Icefire Shield	5020

Accessories

Armor	Price	Armor	Price
Vaccine	10870	Self-Portrait	11810
Snappy Sash	10780	Adamant Gauntlets	6840

Available from Chapter 6

Items

Item	Price	Item	Price
Soul Food	5770	Devil's Delight	5190
Ghoulash	5770	Plant Food	5190
Insect Nectar	5630	Fresh Fish	5440
Beast Flesh	5440	People Pleasers	5630

Weapons

There are no new items available for purchase

Armor

There are no new items available for purchase

Accessories

There are no new items available for purchase

Available from Chapter 7

Items

There are no new items available for purchase

Weapons

There are no new items available for purchase

Armor

There are no new items available for purchase

Accessories

There are no new items available for purchase

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Chapter 2	Chapter 3
Chapter 4	Chapter 5
Chapter 6	Chapter 7
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