This is the Main Mission Guide for Natural Distortion in Stranger of Paradise. Read on to learn about the mission rewards, enemies, and a detailed walkthrough.

Natural Distortion Overview

Basic Information

Natural Distortion
Mission Level	26
First Completion Rewards	・Anima Shard (x1/x1/x2) ・ Caster Coat (Black Mage) ・ Caster Gloves (Black Mage) ・ Rod of Wisdom (Black Mage)
Repeating Completion Rewards	・Anima Shard (x3/x3/x5)

Certain rewards are only eligible in non-story difficulties. Quantities of items such as Anima Shards also vary depending on which difficulty you're on.

Natural Distortion Walkthrough

Objectives
1	・Continue to the end of the path ・Interact with the orb ・Go across the bridge At the end of the path, you'll find an orb which will change the weather. This is the primary gimmick of this level and will affect the environmental factors blocking your way. Interact with the orb and go across the bridge.
2	・Go through the Waterfall Go left at the fork, then turn right at the pool and drop down the wooden ledge. Ahead, you'll go across another bridge and find a waterfall which you can't pass through. Turn left and go up onto the ledge and interact with the orb to make the waterfall disappear. Pass through it.
3	・Break the Dark Vent In the area with the Griffon Queen, destroy the Dark Vent to make a bridge. If you take out the Griffon Queen here, the Dark Vent will stop producing enemies. However, it's still possible to break it and pass through witthout defeating the Griffon Queen.
4	・Descend into the cave Go right and find the cubes, and through the door, interact with the weather orb to make a bridge ahead. At the end of the path, if you try to interact with the rope in the pool on the left, it will say that you Cannot descend at this time because of the rain. Instead, throw down the rope on the right to get back to the weather orb from before and interact with it, then climb back up the rope and you'll be able to descend where the pool was.
5	・Exit the cave ・Go down the staircase Continue to the other end of the cave where you'll find a rope to go back up. Outside the cave, go right and continue to find cubes. Interact with the weather orb to create a bridge, then continue along the winding path until you find another weather orb; interact with it to stop the rain. Next to it is a broken staircase where you can drop down.
6	・Go down into the pit Turn left and go left at the end of the room to find a rope you can climb up. Interact with the weather orb at the top to make a bridge and find more cubes. Go up the rock bridges directly ahead and around the corner, find a weather orb and a rope you can throw down. Go down the rope back to where you were, and you will now be able to climb down a rope into the pit ahead which used to be a pool.
7	・Fight the Boss Go left at the fork below and at the end of the path, interact with the cubes, then drop down the ledge to start the fight with the boss, Elemental Core/Fused Elemental.

Tips and Strategies

Griffon Queen is Weak to Strike Damage

Using Strike Damage on the Griffon Queen found at the Dark Vent will inflict additional damage. Try using Jobs like the Pugilist which inflict Strike Damage to hit it harder.

Use Soul Shield to Block Crawlers' Grudge Wheel

During the battle with the Griffon Queen, the Crawlers in the arena can annoy you with the fast and hard-hitting Grudge Wheel attack. If you can pull off a Soul Shield here, you'll send them flying backwards, leaving them vulnerable to take out. Use this method to get rid of the Crawlers, allowing you to focus on the Griffon Queen.

Soul Shield Guide: How to Use Soul Shield

Fused Elemental Boss Guide

Strengths and Weaknesses

Fused Elemental
Difficulty	★★
Weaknesses	Fire, Water
Resistances	None

How to Beat Fused Elemental: Locations and Strategies

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Related Guides

List of All Main Quests (Story Walkthrough)

All Main Missions

No.	Mission	Mission Level
1	A Desperate Struggle	1
2	Illusion at Journey's End	5
3	The Journey Begins	12
4	Audience with the Dark Elf	19
5	Natural Distortion	26
6	A Familiar Place	33
7	Memories of Wind	40
8	Memories of Poison	46
9	Memories of Fire	50
10	Phantoms of the Past	46
11	Memories of Earth	50
12	To Remember	62
13	Memories of Water	74
14	The False Warriors	74
15	Schemes of the Past	88
16	Remembering Home	100
17	The Suffering of Fools	112
18	Strangers of Paradise	120
19	Warriors of Calamity	118