Here you travel from Gaurdinia across the trail to the North Gate where you fight a battle. Then you fight your way around the mountains back to Gaurdinia again. (Don't forget to get Gong at the hut).

Here you travel from Rindo to Manarina (with one of my most hated battles in between). There you get Anri, go fight to get a stone, and get Arthur. Then you travel back to Rindo and head up to Shade Abbey to fight yet another battle.

This is the area where you battle the formidable General Elliot. Then in the Pao (second one) You get Domingo and Guntz. You then travel to Balbazacs Fortress where you get Ernest and a ship.