Legend of Mana: Dragon Arc
The Dragon Arc (“Dragon%” to speedrunners) is the shortest of the three major story arcs in Legend of Mana. It involves a scheming dragon who wishes to escape the underworld and return to the world of the living. The fastest way to complete this story arc and finish the endgame is to do these Events:
- The Lost Princess
- Faeries’ Light (The Spirits’ Light)
- The Fallen Emperor
- The Monster Corral
- Niccolo’s Business Unusual
- The Guardian of Winds
- The Field Trip
- The Ghost of Nemesis
- The Dragon Princess
- The Crimson Dragon
- Summer Lovin’
- The Cage of Dreams
- Legend of Mana
To get started, all you need to do is pick a character and a weapon (“Sword,” meaning one-handed sword, is a great starter pick) and select a region of the world map to play on. For a first playthrough, you don’t need to worry about that last part: the region highlighted by default is fine, and you can place your Artifacts pretty much wherever as you acquire them.
Once you place the Mailbox, a couple of cutscenes will play, and then you’ll find yourself in your treehouse Home. The Sproutling (little green dude) outside will give you a little context on the game world and present you with the Colorblocks Artifact. When you’re done poking around the different places in Home, exit to the map (out the front door and down the path) and plunk the Colorblocks down. The blocks will turn into the town of Domina, which is where your first quests become available.
