Breath of Fire IV FAQ v 1.1
by Jae Church
>tarudriller@hotmail.com<

revision history

May 3, 2000 Started FAQ, Walkthrough up to after Boat Ruins
May 6, 2000 Finished game, added and Master List, fixed some
errors(particularly in grasslands area) and a few minor changes.

Feel Free to do whatever you wish with this FAQ. Just
make sure all proper credits and such are given. If you don't
bad things might happen to you and your pets. All character
names and such are property of Capcom. I can't read most of the
names anyway...


This FAQ is meant to give all those who imported this game
a hand if they get stuck. I've found all the dungeons and puzzles
thus far to be very simple and straightforward. So
I will leave most dungeon exploration and puzzle solving
to you. If any see anything i've missed or has a better
way to do something please let me know and I will add it. Keep in mind I only 
can read the menus and whatever is in Katakana. I have
no idea what is going on in the story and I don't know many names ofthings and 
people

The import version has mod chip protection, so use the following code:
>thanks to Darklore for the code<

d01ce422 1040
801ce422 1000

All the menus and such are icon based so they are pretty self explanatory
as is the battle system.

Switching Party Members

you can use all 6 of your party members at a time in battle, but only 3 can act 
on a single turn. The other 3 can be switched in at any time simply by selecting 
them over who you want replaced. Characters not in use will restore AP, fall 
asleep, or chip in with support attacks and healing spells(occasionally).

Combo System(BIG THANKS TO SCYTHE 99)

You can link different skills and spells together to get new spells and do more 
damage. For example you can have Ryu cast Burn(learned from a Red Goo)
then have Nina cast Shiga to produce a new spell that does more damage and hits 
every enemy. The more enemies you fight, the more damage and hits you can do. 
Example: (this one is later in the game but works very well)
Cast Ursula's 6AP fire spell then Nina's 6AP Wind spell against 4 enemies for 8 
hits(4 each) and the Domega spell. Combos are key when the bosses actually get 
tougher later. Experiment and see what you can come up with.

Dragon forms and spells

As in all Breath of Fire games our hero will be able to change into a dragon.
Both Ryu and Fou Lu will have forms available from very early on.  Eventually 
you will gain more(both automatically and by finding genes).
Dragon spells are gained by finding and talking to the various Dragons found 
throughout the world. 

Walkthrough

	The game will start with scenes of Nina and Cray on a ship in the desert. 
They are looking for Ninas' siter Elina. They will be unceremoniously dumped by 
a giant sand worm and they will wreck. Cray will give Nina a sword and tell her 
to head to some town. 
	When you leave the area you will be on the world map. Walk to the first ! 
area. Here you will see an old man running off and a giant monster will appear. 
He'll dissappear and leave (in typical Breath of Fire fashion..)
an ass naked Ryu behind. The two will exchange pleasantries and join up. Ryu 
will jack some of the old guys clothes and they'll be off. Head out and you will 
be able to advance to the first dungeon.
	This area is very simple with ine treasure. The combat is very simple so 
gain a few levels for level 1 Ryu. Eventually you will camp for the night.
 	The scene will switch to our other main character Fou Lu. After some 
chatter you will gain contreol of him and his 64 levels(bad-ass.) Look around 
for an item and head out. Eventually you will run into a couple soldiers and a 
guy with a huge red nose. Fou Lu will call the beast from earlier and unmleashes 
some megaton fireworks on them.(Ryu shudders...).
When you regain control head out to the map. In the next area you will encounter 
the first boss.
	Boss: Kamu(?)
	Change into a dragon and unload, easy.
You will be surrounded by soldiers but will get away. You will be an easy maze 
with one item. You'lll be caught at the end.
	Back to Ryu and Nina. Leave the area and head to the town. Do some 
shopping, do RPG town stuff. Be sure to get some Tonics and Poison cures (12 z 
item). Head to the bar. The frog guy will be your first opportunity to trade 
gems. I have no damn clue what signifigance this has besides getting a master 
later, you should do it though, with everyone you find!  Talk to the hungry guy 
at the counter to get in a mini game. I didn't get at all. You have to use the 
buttons to feed him. It seemed easy. You get something when you succeed. Head 
out and talk to Nina and she will rejoin.
Now this next part I have no clue what goes on. Go talk to the guy across from 
the inn, pick all options. If you have more than 130 zenny you'll get into a 
weird game that ends in you giving him all your money. He'll tell you about some 
item. Leave town and keep entering ? spots until you find one with a guy and a 
black ostrich/chocobo thing. He'll give you the item. You can open the first 
fishing spot by entering ? in this area also. Head back to the bar and go behind 
the counter. The barkeep will let you past. After a short event you can go to a 
new area. 
	In this area you will have to push the captains wheel to get around 
outside. Work your way to an old man. You will have to pay him to dig. 50z to 
dig blind, 100z to have his dog sniff out items. When you've found the gear 
thing dig for other stuff all you want then head back to the town.
	In the bar there will be an event with some soldiers and a very cracked 
out guy(name anyone?). Nina will confront him and will be forced into a fight.  
	Boss: Shyo(?)
	Use Shiga and heal if needed. Not hard.
	
	When you're back on the world map head east to ? area. After the event 
you'll have a new town to go to.
	Talk the old monkey in the back then head into the northernmost house and 
talk to the guy on the left. Pick the bottom option twice. Leave town and re-
enter(easier way?anybody?) Talk to him again and Master will show up. After 
talking he will join you. He's powerful but misses alot. Make sure you have a 
few poison cures and then leave from where Master came from to get to your next 
area.
	You'll need to use the party seperately to get around here. You'll have to 
face a boss in the end.
	Boss: Skull Fish Thing
	Your first full party boss can do some damage and can poison everyone at 
once. Change Ryu into his form and use Masters' punch to do damage. Use Nina as 
e medic and have her cast Shiga. He'll go down quick.
Afterwards head out and you'll be on the world map. Move on to the crash area.
	After the tearful reunion with Cray and intros and the recap is told you 
will find yourself in a dungeon with Cray and without Master. I like Cray he 
does a lot of damage and has some good spells. Whilst exploring be sure to check 
the shelves for some little items. When you get to the throne room you'll have 
to sneak behind the curtain. You will then be.. back at camp??
Hmmm....
	Go to the new area east of Masters town. Here you will find Rawulf the 
first master. Apprentice whomever you wish. His requirements are combo hits. 
First 5 then 10 and so on.(THANKS AGAIN TO SCYTHE 99). Continue on.
	In the next area go past the locked gate and find a guy who looks like 
he's weaving baskets. Talk to him then the guys near him to get the key to the 
gate. Activate the switch and a new path will open. Take it. Advance forward 
until you get to the next switch. It no work. A woman will come in and tell you 
how to do it. I smell a minigame! Rotate your controller until the woman gets an 
! abovew her head. Hit circle and voila! Keep going and you'll end up back at 
the weaver guy. Something bad brews, and you'll get the missing part for the 
empty switch you just passed. Activate the damn thing to avoid demise.
	In the next area there will be an event with a guy with a sitar and a big 
ass serpent. Pay 100z to hear a bad song or 50 for something else.
	The next town is full of traps so beware. Behind the first row of houses 
is a monster in a box thats scores you a new fist for Master. Next to the 
parrots house is a dog house, where you can fight an enemy. Fall in the hole 
behind the parrots' house. You can climb a ladder to avoid the cage trap so you 
can talk top the bird. Talk to him and pick first, second, third, and fourth 
option or second, third, fourth options to get done what you need to. (I lost my 
notes for this area so I don't remember exactly what it was you had to do with 
the parrot.)Finish your town stuff and head to next area.
	Talk to the guy to get an item(Ringo?). Use Master to bonk the tree to get 
more of them.  In the next portion there are a bunch of annoying and funny 
traps. Underground you can get a few items if you fall right. Work your way 
through until you reach a boss.
	Boss: Memen?
	He uses quake to damage everyone and have a tough physical attack.
Use the Dragon form and switch between Nina and Master. Try to get some combos.
Head back to parrot town. 
	After the event there you will be back to Fou Lu.
	He will wake up in a small hut with a guy who looks like Bunyan from 
Breath Of Fire 3. After some small chat you'll be back to Ryu. 
	You can now enter the cave in Parrot Town that was blocked by guard 
before. Advance and so on and so forth. 
	In the next town talk to the woman chasing the dog-boy to get into a game 
of tag with the little bastard. Chase him around the perimeter to catch his ass. 
After the event you will have to find 4 or 5 kids. They are all easy except one. 
He is in one of the blind stairways. Rotate the camera to see him. Go back to 
the orphanage to find out the the Dog kid from before has gone into that 
stairwell you couldn't. (I would leave his troublemaking ass there...)You know 
what to do. Search the bookcases for items. Pass by the cell he's in and go 
upstairs. Go into the farther cell and step on the boards. Found him. After the 
event go and talk to the Zangief looking guy. He'll challenge you.(his name is 
Kahn i think.) Kick his teeth in. After the event Nina will stay behind. 
	Head out and enter the first ? area. Event.
Chase the guy to next area. You will have to use the barrels to block him off. 
Catch him! He'll become a master afterwards. I don't know his requirements.
	Back to town with you! Go talk to Nina and the smoking Captain. After 
events a new town will open. Talk to the human near entrance. There will be a  
mini game with barrels and pottery. Have Cray push the pottery onto spaces on 
left side and push the barrels onto the right. Use Master to break the 
discolored barrels. After you succeed you get...  another game. Pick up the 
crates in front of Cray and place them on spaces. Do well enough and Nina and 
Cap'n will show up. He'll give you all, ahem, VIP passes for your trip on his 
vessel.
	Fou Lu. You have control of him. Head down the path. You will see red nose 
and have to fight a boss
	Boss: ???
	Change and hammer him. He can do some damage but not much.
A chase ensues where Fou Lu gets his ass shot up.
	Back to Ryu. After your stellar boat ride leave to the left. Shop, talk 
etc. Be sure to buy some Hi-Tonics that heal 800 hp. They are the 2nd choice for 
100z. Go up stairs and enter the dungeon. Use elevators and stairs to get 
around. On the 4th floor exit and keep going up. The insane man from earlier 
will show up. He'll summon...
	Boss: ???
	Change Ryu and go for 3 hit combos. They seem to turn him around so you 
can do more damage. Ryu Dragon Fire spell with Nina's Shiga will suffice for 
that.
After the battle you will jump into the portal and teleport away.
Take the elevators down and head for next town.
	You can only shop and rest here. You can't pass the giant cannon.
	In the dungeon talk to the little guy when you get to him and pick first 
option to get elevator. When you get to water jump in it. You'll be in a 
familiar place.
	Rest and save. The area is unchanged. Do what you did before. But instead 
of waking up in camp, your ass is busted!
	After an event with Cray and a guy with a beard you will regain control of 
the party. When you try to leave Scias will join. He's badass(for now). Try to 
go into the castle. You'll get booted. Leave town and head south.(you can't do 
anything in the northern town yet but shop.) 
	Here you can learn Double Hit from the Nut Troop, be sure to get it. It 
combos well for now. Take the left path and Nina will be shrunk. Master will 
laugh until a birds snatches Nina. Look for her until some Fairies appear. 
Master will use his Super-Fist during this humorous event. You will see Nina in 
a bird nest. Have Master hit trees until you find the one shes in. You'll 
control Nina in another cute and funny event. Food for you!:-)
	MiniBoss: Mommy Bird
	Use Shiga twice. siiimmmpllle.
Climb on down and you'll be restored to size. Leave and to the next town. 
	This appears to be Crays hometown. Go talk to the elders in their house. 
Get the item in their basement and go talk to our old friend Kahn on the roof. 
When you try to leave he'll attack again.
	Boss: KAHN RETURNS!
	He's still a joke.
After the battle his wife will become a master. Her requirements are combo 
damgage. 1000, 3000,10000, etc. Talk to the girl near the floating snail for a 
great event. Head out to the new area.
	!!!NEW INFORMATION, MANY CORRECTIONS!!!!!
This area can be very frustrating if you don't know where to go. It's very 
similar to BoF3s' Desert of Death or Despair. (MANY MORE THANKS TO SCYTHE 99 FOR 
HIS ADVICE AND HELP. MOST OF THIS BELONGS TO HIM)All this information and 
directions are confirmed now. Sorry for the confusion.
What you want to do is go straight unttil you see a bird. Follow that bird until 
you get to a big rock with white lines on it. For now turn and go NORTHWEST. You 
will end up at a womans hut. There will be a few events. Talk to the lady and 
choose all three options to get filled in. From here head back and talk to the 
three little elders in Crays' town. Leave and go back to the area you rode the 
snail in. Head back to the white rock. This time go South, towards the volcano.
	Dungeon. In the third room the ground will change every time you exit from 
battle. So use this to get around. On the second level the door to the left has 
an item, to the right the exit. Enter the house and speak with the Blacksmith. 
Take the ladder down, get the chest and leave the area.
	Go to the Fairie Woods. Find the Fairies. you'll get knocked out and will 
wake up in their village.  Agree to help them. Examine the ZZZZ spots to get 
into fights. After you find them all a boss will emerge.
	Boss: Monme?
	He can hurt you. He'll get smaller as you damage him. Use your best 
combos.
After you beat him you'll get an item. Take it back to the guy in the Volcano. 
He'll make something out of it(a sword that sucks.)
	Go back to the castle. You'll get booted after some events. Go to the 
house you got Scias in. Go upstairs and rest.
	..Quick scene of Fou Lu...
	Sneak into the castle. Challenge the guard on the left. You have to beat 
him in one turn or you'll be caught. Go up the stairs and beat all the guards. 
At the top Cray will finally rejoin. Leave and go to the womans hut.
	After the event go to the Grasslands place. To the White Rock, then west. 
You'll arrive at an ancient place. Put the item you got from the woman on the 
pedestal. There will be a straightforward maze then a switch puzzle.
Use Cray to push the levers. Pretty easy. The north door houses a chest, west 
door is the exit. Talk to the guy you see for an item. Head to the new area.
	In the second screen stepping on the discoloured boards will cause the 
snakes to move. Use them to get around.
	There will be 2 new areas. To the right there will be a house with a 
fairie. Return to her after you start your Fairie Village and she becomes a 
master. Head to the northern area. Event in camp. You can now begin your Fairie 
Village. 
	Move on to Wyndia. In the windmill you will find Momo from BoF3. She will 
become a master. Apprentice whomever. I have no idea what her requirements are. 
Take the elevator up to the castle. Explore it thouroughly for stuff. Talk to 
the guy with the long nose to trigger the next event. After talking to the king 
leave Wyndia and head to the new area. 
	Do your dungeon thing. Be sure to talk to the guy to the left on the first 
screen. Make your way to the old ladies' house. After the event leave for 
another event in camp. Scias? Where are you?
	A new fishing area will open up along with a new area. You can't do 
anything there yet. Return to Wyndia and speak with the king. You will now have 
access to the area in the left tower basement that you didn't before.
Simple. Avoid the windmill wind or you'll be pushed back. When you get to the 
area wit multiple blowing fans. Grab the ocarina at the bottom and leave. There 
will be a short event with some old guys and Scias. Damn him!!!
	Go to the previously useless area. At the first cross section go rihght 
for the Homing Bomb weapon for Master. Awesome. He won't miss with this. Head 
left and out. Jump when the wind blows to go up. Exit out the door on the second 
level and take stairs around. On the top platform jump up and out. Be careful 
not to thwack your head. Use the same methods in next area. Just keep going up. 
On the roof you'll be caught by the old men from earlier. 
Damn Scias!!! 
	Boss: Three Bastards
 	They are more annoying than hard. The one can put you to sleep so take him 
out first. More? Hey look who's back. I guess maybe he's not so bad....
	Boss: Same as before...
	Same as before but with Scias as a guest you can't control. Just be 
careful not to kill him.
Afterwards there will be a BEAUTIFUL event with dragons and such.
	New dungeon. Use Cray to push to snowballs to unblock and create new 
paths. On to the next town.
	All kids? Hmmm. Head to the rightmost house for a cool event. Afterwards 
you have to find Master to enter his mind(?). Work your way up to the lightning 
and pillars area. Talk to the woman in the the diamond than examine a pillar to 
instigate a boss fight.
	Bosses: Four Pillars
	Each of them are immune to the element their colors represent.
	RED=fire
	GREEN=air
	BLUE=water
	GREY=earth
	plan your strategy around this. Combo, combo. be careful not to let your 
HP get to low. Take out one at a time for the best results.
After the battle head back out.
	Back to Fou Lu. Try to exit the town. There will be an event with the 
woman from earlier. Back to Ryu, FouLu gets mentioned, back to Fou Lu, there 
will be a second event with the woman. Head to the direction the noise came 
from. At the end of the short path there will be a boss.
	Boss: Vavan(?)
	Change and use your first skill to fry him.
Head back to the vllage for your praise.
	Back to Ryu+friends. Head to the old womans house again. Pick the top 
option to enter another dungeon in Master's mind. 
	Work your way to the woman from before. Isn't she living well? Talk to 
everyone and then leave. Afterwards leave the town. 
	In the next area Master will try to rejoin but will be asked to stay 
behind. Head to the next dungeon. 
	Here when you get to the room with 2 doors take the lower door. Go 
activate the eye switch and book out. You have until the timer runs out to make 
it to the upper door and across the pillars. There are some items in the room 
behind the lower doors. Jump across and take the upper door to get out.
	As Fou Lu head to town exit after the small event head out to the dungeon 
outside the town.
	Do your thing, get the dragon gene get to the boss.
	Boss: ??
	Change, yadda, yadda. You might need to heal but not likely.
Afterwards leave. (Of course.) There will be a short event at the exit.
	There will then be an event with Ryu and all the dragons of the world.
	When you have Fou Lu again head home. After the events, escape through the 
stove.
	More events, Ryu gets a new Dragon Form and spell(YAY!), finally. Leave 
the area.
	You will now be back in the village with Master. The insane guy will 
return and do bad stuff. Master will fight some fights by himself. Be sure to 
have the Homing Bomb. After the sad events you know where to go.
	Leave and go north. Explore, leave, rest, event. When you wake up you will 
have your meeting with Ursula. She will mention Fou Lu and then Insane Guy will 
return. There will be a boss
	Boss:Aito(?)
	You have to lose this battle. When you do sit back and watch the 
fireworks.
	As FouLu, head to next area. There will be 2 straightforward dungeons that 
are mind-bogglingly easy. There will be a weird event afterwards ivolving men 
with hoods. WTF?
	Go back to the old ladies' house then talk to Master. VOILA! He will back 
and full of beans. He rejoins (with new personality in tow) and you will also be 
able to use Ursula now. She has some good spells and can do decent damage with a 
2-hit gun. Talk to the Elder here before leaving and she will become a 
master.(you had to have met 40 different enemies as well...) 
	Onward ho! Another simple dungeon with a fun rafting mini-game. Head to 
the town you visited earlier(Shyuto?).
	Now would be a good time to go and get skill from the masters in the area 
if you qualify.
	Head to the bar in Shyuto. Talk to the frog-guy, exit and the Smoking 
Captain will return. Talk to him to get an item. Take the item back to the frog-
guy. You will now have another mini-game involving a speedboat. Just head to the 
end. When you reach the other side talk to the guy who looks like/is the master 
from the barrel cave. Then try to use the teleporter. When you can't head back 
to the ship. Talk to the guy, agree to do whatever he asks, then pick the top 
option (if you choose the third option you will be on the world map, you can now 
return to some of your old masters, also head to where you first met the smoking 
captain, he will also become a master) Head to the end of the course. After the 
event you get an item. Head to the new area.
	Easy, don't miss the dragon gene that's here.
	When you reach the next town the path will be blocked. After vain attempts 
to get through you will have to have Cray push the carts to jump on. Push the 
one between the house and chest and jump off the roof to get that, then use the 
3 carts on the other side to jump up and over the gate. Why don't they chase or 
stop you??
	In the next town do your town stuff. Go talk to the sailors in striped 
shirts in the bar in the basement of the bar. Pick the top option when asked a 
question. Leave town.
	Head to the next dungeon. Move until you get to two caves. Enter the 
lower. When you get to the room with 2 doors, the right leads to an item, the 
left to a crystal. Head back to the small pond near the beginning of this cave. 
Throw the crystal and go take the upper cave from earlier.
Go through the events. They net you a key item. Return to the bar with the 
sailors. There will be a short event and >GASP!< Kahn returns! Sort of. After he 
takes himself out ther will be a short mini-game. You have to jump on the guys 
head then push him in the back to knock him off the end. Use circle to jump and 
square to run. Talk to captain. 
	In the boat Nina and Ursula will have a few battles, nothing major. Ewww, 
what are those things? When Ryu and Co. wake up from their cozy night in the inn 
go talk to the captain. There will be a short event where Ursula drops her 
pants.(???WHA??)
	On the ship you will be greeted by some familiar music. Explore, talk, go 
to where Ursula+ Nina Spent the night. There will be some noise, run to the 
deck. Well,well,well. Kahn returns! Again! For a total joke he has one of the 
greatest entrances ever. Period.
	Boss: Kahn-Take 3
	He can poison everyone and can do a ton of damage to everyone. Combo 
Ursula's Fire and Nina Wind spells and have Ryu go into berzerker mode. Down 
again! Until next time old friend. 
	Go onto the deck and talk to everyone. You will eventually have access to 
another dungeon- the ruins of an old ship.
	Use the blue flame as guide. When it turns red you are close to a broken 
part. You'll fall to an area with some chattering skulls. Use the ladder to go 
back up. When you get to the cave part there will be a boss.
	Boss: Rehash of one from earlier
	Again, simple, use your best combos. Fire does good damage. He can't do 
that much to you.
Return to the ship and rest. When you wake up you'll arrive in Reef.
	Explore, shop, if you have 3000 fishing points the frog guy fishing will 
become a master. If you qualify for him, apprentice someone and head back to the 
town you had to find the orphans and talk to the sister in the orphanage. She 
will now be a master. When you're done leave.
	In the next area, there will be a little red puffy thing. Feed it fish 
until it seems satisfied.(very important)Leave to the right and move on.
	Easy area.(they pretty much all are, though...)
	In the next towns you will be greeted by a rain of arrows, until the red 
thing you fed comes to help you. After the events, go talk to the blue puff that 
is sick. Go talk to the human and red puff. Leave and go back to Reef.
	Talk to the captain, you will get in a mini game involving the ship.
You have to use your booster and sail to get to the area with the blue flag.
When you get to it, hit triangle. Here, use Ryu to cut some of the plants.
The areas with red flags contain items, so you may want to take the time to get 
some or all of them. You have to leave from the town you met the sailors in to 
get some of the items. Also if you talk to one of the 3 striped sailors in the 
original town and have done a 25 hit combo, he will become a master.
Finally, you can open a fishing spot by heading to a red flag area. Unconfirmed: 
The water dragon spell is hidden somewhere around here. I never found it.
	Back to the sick puff. Use the plants on him to restore him back to him 
back to health. In the morning talk to blue puff again. Leave. There will be an 
event with the red puff. Move on.
	There is a dragon gene here, don't miss it. When you get to the end you 
will see a pretty sunset. When you wake up the next morning, the path to get out 
will be gone. DESERTED! Find Ursula.
	As Fou Lu, you'll end up in a town where people seem to know him.
	In camp, talk to everyone, try to leave. With Nina and Ursula look around. 
Find the DX Rod, head out and you will end up in a fishing spot. Catch a fish to 
sustain your parties' health. Head back to camp. Event.
	As Fou Lu you will see just how badass he is.
	Back on the island, to the fishing spot with you!
	Fou Lu, Go straight, hey, it's Red Nose! You will have to fight two quasi 
bosses that alone aren't hard but back-to-back the damage can add up.
Use Fou-Lus' new form and use it's breath attack or physical attacks for best 
results. There is a place to rest here, do that first. Head back to the boss 
area and pick the top choice. Get the item and kill the 2 soldiers. Confront the 
emperor. Again I have to say, BAD-ASS. You are done with Fou Lu and his quest.
	Back to Ryu, go back to camp and rest. In the next morning the path will 
be back. Head out towards the fishing spot and there will be a new path along 
the way. Leave.
	Head north first to find, wait that music, could it be, yes!, KAHN, it's 
KAHN, hellfire and brimstone! Actually, he'll become a master if you've had 100 
battles.
	Now, back to business. Head to the next town and shop. Remember this town, 
you have to come back.
	Trudge on, in the next area, here you have to use the pulleys to get 
around. When you get to the second area with pulleys, hit the logs to get the 
items.
	Move to next town. Talk to all, most importantly the priest ooking guy.
	Head back to the small town from before. Talk to everyone to open the new 
area.
	It will be on the east of the pulley dungeon. There will be a man in front 
of an empty chest in the first door.(signifigance, any?) Head up the stairs and 
have Master destroy the discoloured wall. Take the stairs up, then down. Go 
straight, enter the side door, slash the ropes. Enter top door to get treasure, 
head back down, go back to where the chests were hanging and grab them,(nothing 
huge or even good so skip it if you wish.) Go back down and take the ladder 
down. Use the various jumps to get the chests. Take the exit, head down and grab 
the dragon gene.
	Leave and go back to the village with the fat priest. Give him your new 
gene. Leave and move on.
	In the new area you have to raise and lower the water levels using the 
dams, then have Cray push the crates. When you get to the guy, choose 3,1,1,3 
then 3,2. You get somethings for this, I don't know if it's gem trading or what. 
Finish up and leave. Head to the west ? spot to get a new dragon spell.
	Head to the next town. Go into the first house and talk to both people. 
Leave the town and go to the new area. Here you will have an amusing mini game. 
Your objective is to get the gold chicken into the pen. Not as easy at it 
sounds. Bring it back to the guy. Short event.
	Head to the new north areas. First one is easy. The next area is 
familiar...
	Move on until you find Fou Lus'horse thing. Examine it for a battle.
	Boss: Onku?
	Well, been asking for a hard one? Here we go. His physicals are hard, he 
has a dearth of spells, (uses Earth mostly, so protect against it), and his 
breath attack can wipe you out if you're not careful. Hope you have some 
revives. Oh, yeah, and he can put you to sleep. What to do, well, what can you 
do? Combos, Dragon spells, etc. Try and be at max HP at all times.
Leave and to rest, stock up and save. Return. Head down the stairs and ride the 
block down. In block puzzle room, you have to line up the same colored ones to 
get them to create a path to the gold thing and the chest. Leave and take the 
new path. In the dark path room: 
	1st door: chest
	left path: dead end
	at crossroads: right dead end
		       left path: exit
read the tablet and go down the ladder. Step on he block to move. Falling off 
the edge and stepping on the red eye will permanently lower Ryu's HP until you 
rest at an inn. After you're done here go back to the room before the dark path. 
Take the new path. Exit, use the blocks as elevators. Head up, examine the 
pedestal.
	Boss: Devil Dice
You will spend the majority of this battle unable to use combos. They're attacks 
depend on what they roll, so this battle could be insane, could be easy. Hope 
it's not as hard as it was for me. If you need it, use the Kaiser form. 
Difficult.
Afterwards the talking horse will return. Exit, Jump on the block and pick the 
1st option. Leave and you'll be back on the world map. Head south. There will be 
an event in camp.
	Head to the southernmost area, the path will be blocked. Talk to the main 
guard as Ursula. Now, head north and go to the cannon town(east of last 
dungeon). Head to the stairs that the soldier was blocking before. Go down. 
Explore, there will be some chests scattered outside. Go in, hmmm, familiar 
place. Take the left exit (where you were caught earlier). Take the elevator 
down. Use the switches to raise and lower the gates. Take the exit. What the 
hell?? Have Ryu slash at the red vein. Holy Crap! It's Elina! Finally! After the 
event, leave and head to the town with the blocked gate to the south. Talk to 
the guard with Ursula in the lead. You'll be let in. Go through the events and 
get the sword you need. Back to Elina. Equip the new sword and slash through the 
red thing. Head up and out. Search around outside for some items. Go in the 
house. After the sad and kinda gross event head, back to the blocked path area.
	Work your way through, you can learn 2 skills from the Assassin looking 
enemies. At the end there is a boss.
	Boss: Aadee??
	First off, his breath attack can take full health characters out in a 
single tap. Just use your best attacks, depending on what you have. The Dogiga 
combo works pretty well.(Mid-Strong Fire+ Shezaaga).
After the long event, you will have access to the last dungeon.
	Use this time to go back and re-visit masters, fish, do what you need to 
do. When you're ready, heal up, save, and enter.
	Immediately the area will look familiar. I will not give you any 
walkthrough for this place. Just a few tips, you need to find key cards to 
unlock doors. The color door you can unlock matches the color key you find. 
Easy. Explore each floor thoroughly. There are 3 bosses here.
	Boss: Dragon Lord
	He will heal himself for 15000 Hp and the end of the first 4 turns. When 
his re-generation ends, he is particularly vulnerable to fire (it seems) so 
attack accordingly.

	Boss: Fou Lu
	Ryu has to fight alone. Use the earth dragon form. You may not have to win 
this, but since you get completely healed, Ap and all after, don't hold back.
	Afterward this battle you get two choices. Choose the one without the ... 
to get the evil ending that lets you kill Nina and co. Or pick the ..... choice 
for. . .

	Boss: Holy Dragon?
	His lengthy summon spell hurts, he can hit all with poison and blind in 
one shot, and has a strong physical attack.(among other things). Use your best 
attacks, but save some AP and AP restores because. . . .

	Boss: Final Battle!!!
	This battle is more long than hard. All dragon spells will miss and 
regular attacks do next to nothing. I found myself relying on Dogiga comboed 
with Scias 10 AP Physical attack.
His first attack will take everyones' HP to 1, his sword attacks kill instantly, 
he has the Holy Dragons spells(although he RARELY uses them) and a nasty party 
affecting magic attack. Keep at least one active party member fully healed and 
you should be fine. Good Luck!

	Of course, sit back and enjoy the ending. 
After the credits, be sure to save your game. You can now access the bonus 
chapter.
There aren't any story events or dungeons, but you can go back and collect 
anything you've missed, and if you head back to where ryu flipped out, fans of  
Breath of Fire 2+3 will find some old friends. If you've traded gems all the way 
through, one of them will give you the Gem of Gems, which apparently will net 
you the Roulette skill with Marock. That's it! You've finished Breath of Fire 
IV!


List of Masters: (thanks to JL Lee for letting me use this!)

Name			Location			Requirements
Rawulf			Crock Path		X# Hit Combos(min 5)
Stoll			Barrel Cave		Catch him	
Wuna			Crays' Hometown	Combo Damage	
Fairy Injinumo      Golden Plains House	x# Of Fairies in
                                        Village
Momo				Wyndia			???	
Chik Elder		Chik Village		After you get Master  
                                        Back, must have met
                                        40 different enemies
Marock			Orphanage Town		involves gem trading?
Gurank			Jeuik Village		must have done a 25
                                        Hit combo
Gilugu			Reef				3000 Fishing points
Rita				Orphanage Town		must have someone 
                         Apprenticed to Gilugu
Kahn				Senesta Beach		100 Encounters
Babadegu??		???				????? 
     
	Well, to be honest, that's all I think I'm going to do. If anyone thinks 
there is something I should add let me know and I'll consider it. If you've 
helped me out and I forgot to thank you or mention you, let me know and I will 
rectify it. 
