After learning that losing this Escort Mission gets a Game Over, I make the decision to bust out a forbidden technique.

Azelstan has a run-in with the Bakram and we try to help.

We have a random encounter on our way to the next sidequest.

We find Catuia and talk things out.

We finally take down Tartaros.

Tartaros finally joins the fight, and we finally get to deal some damage to him.

We finally take down Barbas, opening a path to save Catuia.

We contend with our clerics and ninja attracting arrows.

We contend with the fact that not a lot of our party members can climb or jump up walls.

We face off with Barbas, who has gun he doesn’t know how to use – and is a Dozle.

We finally clear out the first line of defenders.

We decide to push forward to clear the enemy out.

We find ourselves dealing with some terrain issues with the battlements on the map.

We launch our attack on the Castle’s front gates, and have to contend with more tar.

We defeat the enemy commander, opening the way to the castle.

We keep them bogged down, so we’re not too stuck in. Though, for them, this is the pits. (SorryNotSorry)

We move from a cliffside fight to tar pits.

We finally take down the enemy commander.

We manage to slay the dragons but are still having a hard time with their infantry.

From a battle on a bridge to a battle atop a cliff.

We finish taking the bridge, and prepare for the next battle.

We continue to fight our way across the bridge.

We continue with the main plot, as we go to save Catuia.