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Obel Lake Side Quest

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This is the Story Walkthrough for the location Obel Lake in the game Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVII). Read on for more information about objectives, items, and bosses within this section.

Obel Lake Story Walkthrough

Side Quest Information

Quest Location World Map
When Can You Access this Quest? Accessible after Disc 1. Can only be completed after gaining access to Ragnarok.
Reward Luck - J Scroll and Three Stars

Objectives

Objective
1 Go to Obel Lake near Timber. There is a crescent shaped lake and a small inlet in the middle.
2 Keep Humming until a shadow talks to you and tells you about his friend Mr. Monkey.
3 Leave and check the lake again and this time, throw some rocks until it says "The rock skipped many times".
4 Find Mr. Monkey.
5 Clue #1.Take a break at the railroad bridge.
6 Clue #2. Take some time off at Eldbeak Peninsula.
7 Clue #3. You'll find something on an island east of Timber
8 Clue #4. There's also something on top of a mountain with a lake and a cavern
9 Clue #5. At the beach in balamb, something special washes ashore.
10 After Colleting the stones, head back to the shadow at Obel lake and show him the stones.
11 Use the Ragnarok and fly to the Northern part of Esthar to Reach Mordred Plains.
12 Keep using the interact button to find colored faces on the map.Take note of the Red Faces and do the opposite of what they say.
13 Fly the Ragnarok to Edea's House then head East. Look for a detached island near Kashkabald Desert (The huge desert) connecting Centra to Esthar.
14 Check the menu to make sure it's Minde Isle, then search the area to find a Luck - J Scroll.

Mordred Plains

Mr. Monkey

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Head to Dollet and go to the nearby forest. Spam that interact button until you see Mr. Monkey. If you did the rock skipping at Obel lake, keep throwing rocks at Mr. Monkey until he throws a rock back at you that contains the Letters U R H A E O. If not, then return to Obel lake and do the rock skipping until you see the message The rock skipped many times.

East of Timber

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Go east of Timber (as the name implies) and land into the Mandy beach. The Island is the detached one that is beside the long bridge connected to Esthar.

Top of mountain

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Check the area where there is a waterfall to see some birds warming their eggs. Examine it out to battle the Thrustaevis.

Balamb Beach

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Head to Balamb Town and keep examining the beach until you find a stone that says S T S L R M.

Three Stars

Fly to the northern part of Esthar near the area connecting it to Trabia. You will find colored faces in this area. The red face always lies so when you find a red face, head to the opposite direction they say (on the map not on your directional pad). When the red face says the treasure is not here check again to obtain Three Stars.
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Minde Isle

Eldbeak Peninsula

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Located around the west side of Trabia Garden and examine the edge of the peninsula to see a writing saying TRETIMEASUREATMINOFFDEISLE.

Luck J- Scroll

Minde Isle is found by flying to Edea's Orphanage and flying East. Drop off to the island near Kashkabald Desert and near the southern part of Esthar.
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Final Fantasy VIII (FFVIII) Related Links

Main Story Chapters

Main Party
Chap. 1:
Balamb Garden
Chap. 2:
Dollet Exam
Chap. 3:
Training Center
Chap. 4:
Timber
Chap. 5:
Galbadia
Chap. 6:
Tomb of The Unknown King
Chap. 7:
Deling City
Chap. 8:
D-District Prison
Chap. 9:
Galbadia Missile Base
Chap. 10:
Balamb Garden Rebellion
Chap. 11:
Fisherman's Horizon
Chap. 12:
Balamb Town
Chap. 13:
Trabia Garden
Chap. 14:
Balamb VS Galbadia
Chap. 15:
Orphanage
Chap. 16:
White Seed Ship
Chap. 17:
Great Salt Lake
Chap. 18:
Esthar
Chap. 19:
Lunar Base
Chap. 20:
Ragnarok
Chap. 21:
Lunatic Pandora
Chap. 22:
Ultimecia Castle
Laguna Dream
Laguna Dream 1:
Deling
Laguna Dream 2:
Centra
Laguna Dream 3:
Winhill
Laguna Dream 4:
Trabia Canyon
Laguna Dream 5:
Esthar
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