Folklore Cheats & Tips

You'll notice that there are big pillars around the place, and Durandal keeps going near them. Well use it to your advantage.

When it goes to a pillar, get on to the opposite side. It will try to come straight and be stopped by the pillar, as will its attacks. Your attacks however CAN hurt him, so you can effectively kill/capture him without gaining a scratch, though Killing is easier than capturing.

During chapter three you will notice an enemy by the name of Selkie that doesn't seem to show it's ID. You can defeat it easily, just not capture it. To do so, you need to use Poury to attack her. Doing so will allow you to capture Selkie.

Having trouble keeping an eye on those pesky Habetrot? Too lazy to make your own map? FEAR NOT!

Directions for Keats;

Head north from the opening save point into Area 1.
In Area 1, take the west exit.
In Area 2, take the south exit.
In Area 3, take the northeast exit.
In Area 4, take the south exit.
In Area 5, take the south exit.
Now you're in Habetrot's territory, fight him (I recommend using Exedra for a quick finish), take the first door that opens up, then after you're done in that area, you'll fight him again, take the next new door that opens up, yadda yadda and so forth until you reach the folklore.

Directions for Ellen;

Head north from the opening save point into Area 1.
In Area 1, take the north exit.
In Area 2, take the north exit.
In Area 3, take the northeast exit.
In Area 4, take the southwest exit.
In Area 5, take the south exit.
Once again, you're in Habetrot's territory, fight him (I recommend using Boobrie for a quick finish), take the first door that opens up, blah blah blah, you get the picture.

It is also IMPORTANT to note that you should not just skip the other areas entirely.
Each exit that is not part of your main route leads to a gear-shaped room full of useful folks to capture, as well as picture book pages and other special items.

When you capture certain ID's, to increase their power they'll require you to capture more of their type of ID (as is the case with the starting Pouke Id, and many more). Once you capture these ID's, simply exit and return to the spot and you can fight (and capture) the ID's again, quickly powering up your ID before you even use the ID fully.

If you see an item that you require to increase the Karma level for an Id, then you can leave the areas and return. This will respawn the Items, which you can take, leave and return again till your hearts content.

Some Folk are very picky about what attacks they will allow to show their ID. If you keep attacking them and do not see their blue ID, eventually you will defeat them and not have the opportunity to capture their pink ID.

Sometimes this is fine, because you don't need to capture them, but if you are currently collecting IDs, you need to try several different kinds of attack. Some will only show their ID with an Ice attack, some with fire. Others you need to get stuck.

If you are having trouble, try all the different kinds of Folk at your disposal. It is sure that one of them will make them show their Pink ID!