Skies of Arcadia - Cham Locations

For Sega Dreamcast

By Paul Keating - houshin@talk21.com

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Revision History

29th November 2000  Version 0.02

Added the location of more Cham's, removed the section on configurations,
I need to do more research on this.  Also added another question to the beginners
guide.  Added a thanks section after all the emails I received.

27th November 2000  version 0.01

Created the basic guide and added information for the beginners guide and the 
first four cham locations.  All of this has been done from memory so forgive any 
spelling mistakes of locations and character names.

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Beginners Guide to Chams.

What is a Cham?

Cham's are special moon crystals that can be fed to Fina's pet, Cupeli.  As he is 
fed cham's his attacks start to change.

Why bother looking for Cham's?

Well Fina's only weapon is a Cupeli and unlike the other characters this can not 
be upgraded in a shop.  The only way to make Fina's weapon more powerful is by 
feeding it cham's.

So, how do I find a Cham?

As you wander around the locations of Arcadia you may hear your VMU beep and as 
you move it gets more and more urgent.  Then it stops.  This means you have just 
gone past a Cham.  The beeping represents Cupeli who is getting excited.  Look on 
the VMU display and you will see Cupeli bouncing about.  As you get closer he gets 
more excited.  Once you are virtually on top of it his tongue will transform into 
an arrow.  If you search the immediate area (pressing the A button) you should 
find a cham.

The VMU is beeping, Cupeli is overexcited and I still can't find the Cham?

You will have to wander around in the immediate area to find it.  It can take a 
couple of tries.

I have just started the game and can't find the Cham you have mentioned in Pirate 
Island or Sailor Island.  Why is that?

Fina needs to have joined you as a playable character.

So I have my Cham, what now?

Open the menu and select Fina's face on the menu.  Go to the items option and then 
select the Cham.  An icon representing Cupeli should appear press again and you 
will feed it to Cupeli.

So how many chams are there?

I have been told that there are 30 chams and 3 aribik chams in the game [Thanks
to Troy McBride for this information]

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Cham Locations

Cham 1

Location:  Pirate Island

How to find it:  Once Fina has joined your party head to the entrance to the 
underground base.  As you enter the underground section you should hear the 
beeping begin.  As the base opens up in front of you you should see the fireman's 
pole in front of you.  Turn to the right you should see a catwalk with cranes 
attached to it.  About a third of the way along the beeping should be really fast 
now.  Search around here and you should find the cham.

Cham 2

Location:  Shrine Island

How to find it:  Apparently this cham is located on the second to last floor of the
island. I will add a proper description when I go back to get it.  [Thanks to everyone
who told me about this cham, see the thanks section]

Cham 3

Location:  Sailors Island

How to find it:  Head over to the lighthouse at the end of the Island.  Climb to 
the top of the tower and you should hear the VMU start to beep.  Just walk around 
the tower until it is beeping really fast and you should find the cham.

Cham 4

Location:  Markeem (I need to check the town name)

How to find it:  In the first half of town there is an inn.  Head up stairs and 
then out of the bed room to the balcony.  Once here your VMU will start beeping.  
Walk to the end of the balcony and the VMU should be beeping really fast.  This is 
where you will find the next cham.

Cham 5

Location:  Desert Temple (Again I need to check the name)

How to find it:  As you run down the second Indiana Jones boulder trap (copyright 
lucasfilms & paramount) you should hear the VMU beeping in the second alcove.  If 
you are coming from the top (so the boulder is chasing you) then you will find it 
in the right hand alcove.  If you are coming from the bottom (so the boulder is 
coming towards you) then you want the alcove on the left (same alcove I know).  
The next cham is in there.

Cham 6

Location: Horteka, Ixa'Taka region

How to find it:  This cham is located in the northern part of the first section of
town.  Head past the save point and past the weapon/item shop.  You should be
standing on some grass now rather than all the catwalks that make up Horteka.  You
should be in front of an entrance leading to the abandoned ship.  You will hear the
beeping and this is where you will locate the next cham.

Cham 7

Location:  King's Hideout, Ixa'Taka region

How to find it:  After the cut scene with the king you should immediately hear the
beeping.  See the pot in the upper left corner of the screen?  The cham is located
around there.

Cham 8

Location:  Moon Stone Mountain, Ixa'Taka region

How to find it:  After first entering the mountain the door will shut behind you.
There will then be a brief cut scene.  Head through the next door and that will shut
behind you.  When you come out you should be in a room where mining carts keep
rolling past.  Turn left and around the large metal door you should find the next cham.

Cham 9

Location:  Moon Stone Mountain, Ixa'Taka region

When you reach the first room with all the metal catwalks there is a cham in this area.
It is easier to show you via a small map.

           |   |
           |   |
   |-------|   |-------|
   |                   | S = Starting Position
   |   |---|   |---|   | W = Trap Door, doesn't open
   |   |   |   |   |   | X = Trap Door, opens
   |   |   | C |   |   | C = Cham
   |---|   |---|   |---|
   | W |   | X |   | X |
   |---|   |---|   |---|
---|   |   |   |   |   |
       |   |   |   |   |
---|   |---|   |---|   |
   |                   |
   |-------|   |-------|
           |   |
           | S |

As you can see from the map you need to walk up, turn left then head up on the left hand
passage.  Once at the top you want to come back down the middle passage and stop before
the trap door and you should find the cham there.

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Thanks to:

Mathew Greenwell, Scott Carey, Michael Convento, Zeningame325, Rilink for the information
on the cham in the shrine island.
Thanks again to those above who pointed out the location of the chams in the Ixa'Taka region.
Troy McBride for the information on the amount of chams in the game.

Also:

CjayC for posting this guide on Gamefaqs.  Probably the best and most reliable source of game
guides there is.

Sega/Overworks for creating such a wonderful game.  Roll on Skies of Arcadia 2...

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Help required

If you see that I have missed any cham's or know of the location of any cham's I 
haven't reached yet then email me on "houshin@talk21.com".  If it is a cham that I 
haven't reached yet then it won't be added until I get there.

Anybody who sends me this information will be fully credited.

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Next Update

This guide will be updated when I find the next cham.

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Final Word

Remember this guide was bought to you by the letters A & F and the number 15.
