Saving Private Ryaaf

Find the three missing NPC's.

• You start at (I-7).
• Each of the 5 rooms marked in blue on the map contains:
  • A hunched-over figure that is either one of the 3 NPCs that you need to rescue or a Fomor. (The hunched over figures do not show names, wear black cloaks and are somewhat hard to see)
  • 3 Cursed Chigoes.
• True seeing Fomors wandering in the tunnels, but are completely avoidable.
  • The roaming fomors move according to which rooms are the NPCs. If a fomor is in the way of North room, likely the NPC is in Center and vice-versa.
  • It is easy to have one person run by a fomor and kite until hate is lost. Just make sure you do not run into another fomor or a dead end and the fomor will never catch you. If you are in melee range before you try to run away, you will not be able to outrun them.
    • A WHM with no +movement gear can lose aggro on all types of fomor just by running. I have personally had 4 chasing me at once as WHM/BLM and lost aggro successfully.
    • A SMN or /SMN can use a pet to attack any fomor in the way and run away.
    • Bind or Gravity assisted kiting works well.
      • Note: a 75 MNK ran for 5 mins and did not lose aggro or gain any ground on the fomor.

• Enter one of the five rooms and approach the hunched-over figure. It will turn into a fomor or an NPC.
  • If you mistakenly pick a fomor instead of a NPC you can outrun them just as the other fomor.
    • Be careful when they deaggro; a fake NPC does not run back but instead hunches-over once again and slides back to its room on its knees. They can be very hard to see depending on the lighting in the area and your monitor/TV.
• You will need to deal with the chigoes in the room. Note that they can move close enough to the entrance to agro those just beyond the door.
  • A popular strategy for this is to have a SAM or /SAM capable of using a magical AoE weapon skill (Cyclone or Earth Crusher only). Since a magical AoE weapon skill is guaranteed to hit all chigoes in range, it will kill them instantly. Using a SAM or /SAM frees you from meleeing for TP. Be sure to confirm that the SAM or /SAM has an appropriate main/support job and skill level to use these weapon skills before entering!
    • Other AoE weaponskills (Circle Blade, Spinning Attack, etc) can be used for this purpose, however there is a chance for a non-magical weaponskill to miss.
  • Abilities such as Shield Bash, being offensive, works well here. But be careful that Barrage (RNG) or Elemental Shots (COR) for examples, doesn't work.
  • Occasionally the chigoe can be carefully avoided without agro. This rare positioning should not be relied upon, however.
• There are exactly 5 possible patterns of NPC positions. If you visit the North and West, or East and Center rooms first you are guaranteed to encounter no more than one fake prisoner.

• Additionally, the direction in which the hunched-over figures are facing in each room is different; depending on whether they are NPCs or Fomors.
  • The only exception to this is the East room, in which both NPC and Fomor will face Eastwards regardless. Be sure to confirm the NPCs facing before approaching!
  • Check either North or Center hunched-over figures first. DON'T check East first!

• When you have found all three NPCs the Rune of Release appears at (I-7).

See Strategies.

• Elemental Seal + Sleepga on the Experimental Undead does not last very long. However the chigoes are easily slept by a RDM/BLM using NQ Dark Staff or BRD's Lullaby.
• Cursed Chigoes have very high evasion, which makes scoring critical hits and building TP difficult.
• A Dragoon can one-shot a Cursed Chigoe using Jump or High Jump.
• Cursed Chigoes also have large amounts of HP, which renders BLM -ga spell useless. -ga3 hit for around 500 on each, but only took away roughly 20% of their HP
• Experimental Undead Agro to Job abilities. Confirmed to agro Meditate, Elemental Seal, Puppet Master Maneuver's, Activate, and Trick Attack.
• Any job with +Movement speed via armor can solo one or two rooms depending on the situation. As a 75 Nin/Rng, I was able to run into the room past the chigoes, speak with the NPC, and run right back out and lose hate all with my AF boots being active.

• • Cursed Chigoes have an Additional effect: Curse on their attacks, which can negate +Movement speed armor.