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{{Infobox_Location|Name=Hoax|Image=|Save=Yes|Rest=Hotel|Shops=None|Goods=Red-Eye Dragoon<br>Spirit, Dark Dragoon Spirit|Stardust=2|Treasure=3|Mobs=Yes, Scripted|Boss=Yes}}
{{Infobox Location
|Name=Hoax
|Image=Hoax_Preview.webp
|Save=1
|Rest=Hotel
|Goods=Red Dragon DS,<br>Dark Dragon DS
|Stardust=2
|Treasure=3
|Mobs=Scripted
|Boss=[[Sandora Elite]], [[Kongol#Boss (Hoax)|Kongol]]
|Previous=[[Bale]]
|Next=[[Marshland]]}}
{{Location
|Synopsis='''Hoax''' is a military fortress near the western border of [[Basil]]. The Eighth Knighthood, commanded by [[Kaiser]], is currently garrisoned there. Civilians live there in addition to the soldiers. It is on the front line of the war, just north of [[Lohan]], and adjacent to the trade route Marsa Road. [[Dart]] and [[Lavitz]] are sent to Hoax in order to respond to an impending attack, likely bolstered by a Dragon, by [[Sandora|Imperial Sandora]].


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|Story1=Upon arriving at the "town" of Hoax, [[Shana]] remarks that the town more closely resembles a fortress. Dart speculates that the war changed it, and Lavitz confirms that its transformation was an unwanted necessity. He recommends proceeding immediately to headquarters to report to Kaiser, the commander of Basil's Eighth Knighthood.


== Story ==
Kaiser is waiting for a group inside of a pub that has been converted to a war room. He expresses his condolences to Lavitz for the loss of the Seventh Knighthood. Lavitz pledges that he will honor the deaths of his troops by ending the war. Kaiser agrees. Lavitz introduces Dart and Shana. Word has traveled fast as Kaiser already recognizes Dart's name for his action at [[Hellena Prison]].
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The party arrives in Hoax, and Lavitz tells the others they need to meet with [[Kaiser]], leader of the Eighth Knighthood. Dart and Shana comment on how the war caused the town's fortified appearance. Lavitz briefly notes the change was unwanted but necessary and then has the party refocus and head into the war room to meet Kaiser.


Lavitz greets Kaiser in the war room, with Kaiser showing concern for Lavitz's unit being wiped out. Lavitz expresses it was his fault but remains optimistic in winning the war while introducing Dart and Shana. Kaiser is excited to see Dart as he heard Dart has rescued Lavitz. Dart asks for the mission briefing, and Kaiser notes the main concern is the [[dragon|Feyrbrand]] Sandora is said to wield. Lavitz suggests it is unwise to go looking for the dragon without more information, and it is better to prepare defences in Hoax while watching for what Sandora will do next. Dart notes they will have to be fast in detecting the enemy. Kaiser agrees with Dart and Lavitz, so he suggests the two of them stand night watch. He notes it is unwise for Shana to go as well, so Kaiser asks her to cook for the the knights. Shana agrees and excitedly tells Dart he will enjoy the food. Lavitz is hesitant about Shana's cooking. Dart is either hesitant as well or attempts to express willingness to eat her cooking but to ill effect. Either way, Kaiser attempts to diffuse the situation also to ill effect, but ultimately the matter is moved past. Kaiser has Dart and Shana look around Hoax while he continues briefing Lavitz. After Dart and Shana are finished they return to Kaiser, who brings Dart and Lavitz to their guard posts.
|Story2=Dart inquires into the standing of the Eighth Knighthood. Kaiser explains that the Knighthood is still preparing for a Sandora attack, emphasizing his concern for the involvement of [[Feyrbrand|a Dragon]]. Lavitz recommends a defensive response over moving to attack Sandora forces when a Dragon might be nearby.


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Kaiser agrees and asks Dart and Lavitz to perform guard duty at night while Shana prepares meals for the garrison. Shana accepts and assures Dart that he will love it. Dart can either affirm that he looks forward to it or express skepticism. Either way, the conversation takes a distressing turn for Shana as Lavitz, Dart, and Kaiser all opine that whether or not it tastes good does not matter as long as there is plenty to go around.
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== Services ==
Afterward, Dart and Shana leave the headquarters to familiarize themselves with Hoax while Lavitz stays behind to discuss a battle plan with Kaiser. While touring the town, they meet Gilda, a midwife, who asks when they expect to have their baby. Dart is taken aback, so Gilda explains that she presumed they must have wanted advice because they were visiting a famous midwife. Gilda goes on to say that she was the midwife for [[Albert|King Albert's]] birth. Upon Dart's speculation that she must be familiar with Serdio before the way, she tells him that 20 years ago, [[Carlo|King Carlo]] passed away and [[Doel]], Carlo's younger brother, estranged himself. She speculates that he was not comfortable deferring the throne to Albert, who was only six years old at the time. By the time they return to the headquarters, Kaiser and Lavitz have concluded their meeting.
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== Collectibles ==
Kaiser escorts Dart and Lavitz to their guard position, and the pair relieves the lone guard already on watch. Lavitz points out that Sandora will likely wait until nightfall to attack and urges Dart to rest while they still have daylight. That night, Dart muses that the sound of owls and other nocturnal creatures are reassuring because it indicates that there is no disruption in the forest. He decides to take the opportunity to leave the post and get "something," but on the way, the animals in the forest suddenly disperse.
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=== Goods ===
A Sandora attack ensues with [[Sandora Soldier|Sandora Soldiers]] coming over the ramparts on the other side of the fort. Dart and Lavitz rush to meet the invaders. During the battle, Dart and Lavitz momentarily split up with Dart moving to confront a [[Sandora Elite|peculiar enemy]] atop the wall. Lavitz dispatches a pair of soldiers in time to regroup with Dart and confront the Sandora Elite together. Upon slaying him, however, an [[Kongol#Boss (Hoax)|even more menacing foe]] approaches from below. A Basil soldier flees in terror. Lavitz identifies the enemy as "Giganto" and Dart moves in for battle, declaring that as large and fearsome as he is, "he still is not a Dragon."
{{Main|Goods}}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|-
! Name !! Acquisition !! Image
|-
| Red-Eye DS || Successful defense of Hoax || (Image)
|-
| Dark DS || Successful defense of Hoax || (Image)
|}


=== Stardust ===
Despite their best efforts, Kongol overcomes the combined might of both Dart and Lavitz, even after willfully discarding his own weapon. As Dart rushes in for a decisive blow, Kongol easily rebukes him with a single punch. Kongol retrieves his axe and moves to bring it down on a fallen Dart, but the Giganto is distracted by a flying adversary who swoops in from above. In [[Dragoon]] form, [[Rose]] intercepts and deflects Kongol's axe. She declares to Dart to "wake up." An intense red glow overtakes Dart as Lavitz and Kongol both watch in awe.
{{Main|Stardust}}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|-
! Location !! Image
|-
| War room; left of Kaiser. || (Image)
|-
| Upper left house, in the basement fireplace. || (Image)
|}


=== Treasure Chests ===
Dart transforms into a Dragoon and quickly defeats Kongol with a fearsome tackle while engulfed in fire that sends the Giganto reeling through the air much to Lavitz's astonishment. Dart is just as surprised and looks to Rose for answers as she comes to the ground in her non-transformed state. Kongol and the rest of the surviving Sandora forces quickly retreat.
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{{TreasureCount|3}}
Dart collapses from the strain of the Dragoon transformation. While he is unconscious, Shana aggressively confronts Rose, suggesting that she did something to Dart. Rose is incredulous that she is being yelled at for saving Dart's life. Dart recovers and recognizes Rose as the passerby who saved him from Feyrbrand. Dart questions the authenticity of their reunification, so Rose confesses that she started following him when she realized that her own Dragoon spirit had responded to him.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
 
|-
Rose shows Dart her Dragoon spirit, which is glowing. Dart retrieves his [[Goods#fathersstone|father's memento]], which is actually the [[Goods#reddragonds|Dragoon spirit of the Red-Eyed Dragon]], and it glows in unison with Rose's stone. Rose explains that it is Dart's fate to be a Dragoon and rule over Dragons. Dart confesses that he had no idea his father's keepsake had such power.
! Contents !! Acquisition !! Image
 
|-
Lavitz questions how Rose could know any of this information, but she dismisses him. He reiterates the legend of the Dragoons who were victorious in the [[Dragon Campaign]]. Rose provides no more insight. When asked if she only saved Dart because he had a Dragoon spirit, Rose confides that they ─ Dart, Lavitz, and Shana ─ remind her of some friends she had. Like the three of them, her friends were strong, decided their own fate, and knew what to fight for and who to protect. These descriptions echo conversations that Dart and the others had when Rose was not apparently present, such as the one they had on the balcony at [[Bale#Story|Indels Castle]].
| 20 Gold || X || Image
 
|-
Shana delicately asks about the condition of Rose's friends, and Rose tells her that they are dead now. Shana apologizes and sympathetically realizes that she may have misjudged Rose too quickly.
| [[Healing Potion]] || X || Image
 
|-
Suddenly, a voice calls for Kaiser. A soldier of Basil arrives in Hoax to deliver news that the Seventh Fort in the [[Marshland]] is under attack by the Dragon. Two more Knighthoods, the Tenth and Thirteenth, have almost been destroyed. Lavitz asks where the Dragon came from, and the messenger divulges that there is a nest in the vicinity of the [[Volcano Villude]]. Lavitz implores Kaiser to muster troops to march against Feyrbrand. Rose suggests otherwise, explaining that the only people with the power to kill a Dragon are Dragoons. Dart accepts the task with Rose determining to join him and the others.
| [[Angel's Prayer]] || X || Image
 
|}
As the party departs Hoax, they overhear Basil troops recounting the events of the previous night. At least one soldier even declares Dart to be a messiah. Rose is not so sure since Dart is a fledgling Dragoon. She offers to train him to use his new power, and then the four of them proceed to confront Feyrbrand.
 
|SavePoints=
#Only available after the assault on Hoax concludes, it can be found up the stairs above the entrance to the Hotel.
 
|RestAreas={{{!}} class="wikitable"
! Type !! Price !! Effect
{{!}}-
{{!}} Hotel {{!}}{{!}} 10G {{!}}{{!}} Fully restores HP and MP for the party
{{!}}-
{{!}}}
 
|Goods=
{{{!}} class{{=}}"wikitable mw-collapsible" style{{=}}"width: 700px;"
{{!}}-
! Name on Acquisition !! Name in Inventory !! Acquisition !! Image
{{!}}-
{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} [[Goods#reddragonds|Red Dragon DS]] {{!}}{{!}} Once the events in Hoax conclude, the Red-Eyed Dragon Dragoon Spirit is automatically added to inventory, replacing the [[Goods#father'sstone|Father's Stone]]. It enables Dart's transformation into a Dragoon. {{!}}{{!}} [[File:Goods_Red_and_Dark_DS.webp|256px|right]]
{{!}}-
{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} [[Goods#darkdragonds|Dark Dragon DS]] {{!}}{{!}} Once the events in Hoax conclude, the Darkness Dragon Dragoon Spirit is automatically added to inventory. It enables Rose's transformation into a Dragoon. {{!}}{{!}} [[File:Goods_Red_and_Dark_DS.webp|256px|right]]
{{!}}}


== Combat ==
|Stardust={{{!}} class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style{{=}}"width: 700px;"
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{{!}}-
! # !! Location !! Image
{{!}}-
{{!}} 8 {{!}}{{!}} In the headquarters, inspect the crate beneath the candle in the left corner. {{!}}{{!}} [[File:Hoax_Stardust01.webp|256px]]
{{!}}-
{{!}} 9 {{!}}{{!}} In the house upstairs from the headquarters, inspect the fireplace in the basement. {{!}}{{!}} [[File:Hoax_Stardust02.webp|256px]]
{{!}}}


=== Single Battle ===
|Treasure={{TreasureCount|3}} These chests can be permanently missed if not opened before reporting back to Kaiser for guard duty.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
{{{!}} class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style{{=}}"width: 700px;"
|-
{{!}}-
! Name !! Exp. !! Gold !! Drops
! Contents !! Acquisition !! Image
|-
{{!}}-
| Sandora Soldier || 25 || 30 || [[Healing Potion]] (50%)
{{!}} [[Items#angelsprayer|Angel's Prayer]] {{!}}{{!}} In the top right corner of the Hotel. {{!}}{{!}} [[File:Hoax_Chest01.webp|256px]]
|-
{{!}}-
| Sandora Soldier || 25 || 30 || [[Healing Potion]] (50%)
{{!}} [[Items#healingpotion|Healing Potion]] {{!}}{{!}} In the corner of the bottom floor of the barracks located at the lower edge of Hoax. {{!}}{{!}} [[File:Hoax_Chest02.webp|256px]]
|}
{{!}}-
{{!}} {{!}} 20G {{!}}{{!}} In the attic of midwife Gilda's house, the second house on the upper path. {{!}}{{!}}  [[File:Hoax_Chest03.webp|256px]]
{{!}}}


=== Bosses ===
|MinorEnemies={{Combat Preview
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|Name=[[Sandora Soldier]]
|Image=Mob_Sandora_Soldier_Hoax.webp
|Element={{TElemFi}}
|EXP=25
|Gold=30
|Drops=Healing Potion
|Chance=50%}}


== Trivia ==
|Bosses={{Combat Preview
|Name=[[Sandora Elite]]
|Image=Boss_Sandora_Elite.webp
|Element={{TElemDa}}
|EXP=200
|Gold=50
|Drops=[[Items#healingbreeze|Healing Breeze]]
|Chance=100%}}
{{Combat Preview
|Name=[[Kongol#Boss (Hoax)|Kongol]]
|Image=Boss_Kongol_Hoax.webp
|Element={{TElemEa}}
|EXP=300
|Gold=50
|Drops=[[Equipment#powerwrist|Power Wrist]]
|Chance=100%}}


#Hoax is one of few locations in the game whose scenery changes for day and night time, seen via a change in the pre-rendered background and the lighting. It is also the only location to have a different set of visuals for day, night, ''and'' a damaged state. Other day/night locations: [[Fletz]], [[Ulara]].
|Maps=
#On the game disc is an unused battleground scene based in Hoax. It depicts the town in an undamaged state during daytime.
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{{!}}-
! # !! Description !! Submap ID !! Image !! Encounter Formations (ID) !! Encounter% !! Escape%
{{!}}-
{{!}} 1 {{!}}{{!}} Exterior of the town before the attack. {{!}}{{!}} 95 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 2 {{!}}{{!}} Hotel before the attack. {{!}}{{!}} 103 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 3 {{!}}{{!}} Bar and war room of the eighth Knighthood led by Kaiser before the attack. {{!}}{{!}} 102 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 4 {{!}}{{!}} Interior of a boarded up home before the attack. {{!}}{{!}} 99 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 5 {{!}}{{!}} Basement of the boarded up home. {{!}}{{!}} 98 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 6 {{!}}{{!}} Attic of Midwife Gilda's home. {{!}}{{!}} 104 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 7 {{!}}{{!}} First floor of Midwife Gilda's home. {{!}}{{!}} 105 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 8 {{!}}{{!}} Armory containing a fireplace that puts Dart in the mood to do it. {{!}}{{!}} 100 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 9 {{!}}{{!}} Church interior before the attack. {{!}}{{!}} 101 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 10 {{!}}{{!}} Exterior of the town at night before the attack. {{!}}{{!}} 96 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} Sandora Soldier x2 (471) {{!}}{{!}} Scripted {{!}}{{!}} 0%
{{!}}-
{{!}} 11 {{!}}{{!}} Exterior of the town at night, after Dart and Lavitz defeat two Sandora Soldiers. {{!}}{{!}} 113 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} Sandora Elite (385) {{!}}{{!}} Scripted {{!}}{{!}} 0%
{{!}}-
{{!}} 12 {{!}}{{!}} Exterior of the town at night, after Dart and Lavitz defeat the Sandora Elite. {{!}}{{!}} 112 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 13 {{!}}{{!}} Close up of Dart and Lavitz confronting the Giganto. {{!}}{{!}} 657 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} Kongol (388) {{!}}{{!}} Scripted {{!}}{{!}} 0%
{{!}}-
{{!}} 14 {{!}}{{!}} Bedroom where Dart awakens after passing out. {{!}}{{!}} 726 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 15 {{!}}{{!}} Closeup of the town exterior where a Knight of Basil informs Lavitz of the Seventh Fort being under attack. {{!}}{{!}} 674 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 16 {{!}}{{!}} Exterior of the town after the attack. {{!}}{{!}} 97 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 17 {{!}}{{!}} Bar and war room of the eighth Knighthood led by Kaiser after the attack. {{!}}{{!}} 626 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 18 {{!}}{{!}} Hotel after the attack. {{!}}{{!}} 627 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 19 {{!}}{{!}} Interior of a boarded up home after the attack. {{!}}{{!}} 632 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}-
{{!}} 20 {{!}}{{!}} Church interior after the attack. {{!}}{{!}} 633 {{!}}{{!}} [[Missing File]] {{!}}{{!}} None {{!}}{{!}} N/A {{!}}{{!}} N/A
{{!}}}


== Gallery ==
|Trivia=
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#Hoax is one of three locations whose scenery can be seen during both day and night, the others being [[Fletz]] and [[Ulara]].
#Similarly, Hoax is one of three locations that is seen in both a damaged and undamaged state, the others being [[Deningrad]] and various rooms within [[Vellweb]].
#The game files contain an unused battleground scene in Hoax. It depicts the town in an undamaged state during daytime.
}}


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Hoax
Hoax Preview.webp
Services
Collectibles
Combat
Unique Locations

Hoax is a military fortress near the western border of Basil. The Eighth Knighthood, commanded by Kaiser, is currently garrisoned there. Civilians live there in addition to the soldiers. It is on the front line of the war, just north of Lohan, and adjacent to the trade route Marsa Road. Dart and Lavitz are sent to Hoax in order to respond to an impending attack, likely bolstered by a Dragon, by Imperial Sandora.

Story

Upon arriving at the "town" of Hoax, Shana remarks that the town more closely resembles a fortress. Dart speculates that the war changed it, and Lavitz confirms that its transformation was an unwanted necessity. He recommends proceeding immediately to headquarters to report to Kaiser, the commander of Basil's Eighth Knighthood.

Kaiser is waiting for a group inside of a pub that has been converted to a war room. He expresses his condolences to Lavitz for the loss of the Seventh Knighthood. Lavitz pledges that he will honor the deaths of his troops by ending the war. Kaiser agrees. Lavitz introduces Dart and Shana. Word has traveled fast as Kaiser already recognizes Dart's name for his action at Hellena Prison.
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Dart inquires into the standing of the Eighth Knighthood. Kaiser explains that the Knighthood is still preparing for a Sandora attack, emphasizing his concern for the involvement of a Dragon. Lavitz recommends a defensive response over moving to attack Sandora forces when a Dragon might be nearby.

Kaiser agrees and asks Dart and Lavitz to perform guard duty at night while Shana prepares meals for the garrison. Shana accepts and assures Dart that he will love it. Dart can either affirm that he looks forward to it or express skepticism. Either way, the conversation takes a distressing turn for Shana as Lavitz, Dart, and Kaiser all opine that whether or not it tastes good does not matter as long as there is plenty to go around.

Afterward, Dart and Shana leave the headquarters to familiarize themselves with Hoax while Lavitz stays behind to discuss a battle plan with Kaiser. While touring the town, they meet Gilda, a midwife, who asks when they expect to have their baby. Dart is taken aback, so Gilda explains that she presumed they must have wanted advice because they were visiting a famous midwife. Gilda goes on to say that she was the midwife for King Albert's birth. Upon Dart's speculation that she must be familiar with Serdio before the way, she tells him that 20 years ago, King Carlo passed away and Doel, Carlo's younger brother, estranged himself. She speculates that he was not comfortable deferring the throne to Albert, who was only six years old at the time. By the time they return to the headquarters, Kaiser and Lavitz have concluded their meeting.

Kaiser escorts Dart and Lavitz to their guard position, and the pair relieves the lone guard already on watch. Lavitz points out that Sandora will likely wait until nightfall to attack and urges Dart to rest while they still have daylight. That night, Dart muses that the sound of owls and other nocturnal creatures are reassuring because it indicates that there is no disruption in the forest. He decides to take the opportunity to leave the post and get "something," but on the way, the animals in the forest suddenly disperse.

A Sandora attack ensues with Sandora Soldiers coming over the ramparts on the other side of the fort. Dart and Lavitz rush to meet the invaders. During the battle, Dart and Lavitz momentarily split up with Dart moving to confront a peculiar enemy atop the wall. Lavitz dispatches a pair of soldiers in time to regroup with Dart and confront the Sandora Elite together. Upon slaying him, however, an even more menacing foe approaches from below. A Basil soldier flees in terror. Lavitz identifies the enemy as "Giganto" and Dart moves in for battle, declaring that as large and fearsome as he is, "he still is not a Dragon."

Despite their best efforts, Kongol overcomes the combined might of both Dart and Lavitz, even after willfully discarding his own weapon. As Dart rushes in for a decisive blow, Kongol easily rebukes him with a single punch. Kongol retrieves his axe and moves to bring it down on a fallen Dart, but the Giganto is distracted by a flying adversary who swoops in from above. In Dragoon form, Rose intercepts and deflects Kongol's axe. She declares to Dart to "wake up." An intense red glow overtakes Dart as Lavitz and Kongol both watch in awe.

Dart transforms into a Dragoon and quickly defeats Kongol with a fearsome tackle while engulfed in fire that sends the Giganto reeling through the air much to Lavitz's astonishment. Dart is just as surprised and looks to Rose for answers as she comes to the ground in her non-transformed state. Kongol and the rest of the surviving Sandora forces quickly retreat.

Dart collapses from the strain of the Dragoon transformation. While he is unconscious, Shana aggressively confronts Rose, suggesting that she did something to Dart. Rose is incredulous that she is being yelled at for saving Dart's life. Dart recovers and recognizes Rose as the passerby who saved him from Feyrbrand. Dart questions the authenticity of their reunification, so Rose confesses that she started following him when she realized that her own Dragoon spirit had responded to him.

Rose shows Dart her Dragoon spirit, which is glowing. Dart retrieves his father's memento, which is actually the Dragoon spirit of the Red-Eyed Dragon, and it glows in unison with Rose's stone. Rose explains that it is Dart's fate to be a Dragoon and rule over Dragons. Dart confesses that he had no idea his father's keepsake had such power.

Lavitz questions how Rose could know any of this information, but she dismisses him. He reiterates the legend of the Dragoons who were victorious in the Dragon Campaign. Rose provides no more insight. When asked if she only saved Dart because he had a Dragoon spirit, Rose confides that they ─ Dart, Lavitz, and Shana ─ remind her of some friends she had. Like the three of them, her friends were strong, decided their own fate, and knew what to fight for and who to protect. These descriptions echo conversations that Dart and the others had when Rose was not apparently present, such as the one they had on the balcony at Indels Castle.

Shana delicately asks about the condition of Rose's friends, and Rose tells her that they are dead now. Shana apologizes and sympathetically realizes that she may have misjudged Rose too quickly.

Suddenly, a voice calls for Kaiser. A soldier of Basil arrives in Hoax to deliver news that the Seventh Fort in the Marshland is under attack by the Dragon. Two more Knighthoods, the Tenth and Thirteenth, have almost been destroyed. Lavitz asks where the Dragon came from, and the messenger divulges that there is a nest in the vicinity of the Volcano Villude. Lavitz implores Kaiser to muster troops to march against Feyrbrand. Rose suggests otherwise, explaining that the only people with the power to kill a Dragon are Dragoons. Dart accepts the task with Rose determining to join him and the others.

As the party departs Hoax, they overhear Basil troops recounting the events of the previous night. At least one soldier even declares Dart to be a messiah. Rose is not so sure since Dart is a fledgling Dragoon. She offers to train him to use his new power, and then the four of them proceed to confront Feyrbrand.


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Services

Save Points

  1. Only available after the assault on Hoax concludes, it can be found up the stairs above the entrance to the Hotel.

Rest Areas

Type Price Effect
Hotel 10G Fully restores HP and MP for the party

Shops

None.

Collectibles

Goods

Main article: Goods

Name on Acquisition Name in Inventory Acquisition Image
N/A Red Dragon DS Once the events in Hoax conclude, the Red-Eyed Dragon Dragoon Spirit is automatically added to inventory, replacing the Father's Stone. It enables Dart's transformation into a Dragoon.
Goods Red and Dark DS.webp
N/A Dark Dragon DS Once the events in Hoax conclude, the Darkness Dragon Dragoon Spirit is automatically added to inventory. It enables Rose's transformation into a Dragoon.
Goods Red and Dark DS.webp

Stardust

Main article: Stardust

# Location Image
8 In the headquarters, inspect the crate beneath the candle in the left corner. Hoax Stardust01.webp
9 In the house upstairs from the headquarters, inspect the fireplace in the basement. Hoax Stardust02.webp

Treasure Chests

Main article: Treasure Chests

There are 3 treasure chests in this area. These chests can be permanently missed if not opened before reporting back to Kaiser for guard duty.

Contents Acquisition Image
Angel's Prayer In the top right corner of the Hotel. Hoax Chest01.webp
Healing Potion In the corner of the bottom floor of the barracks located at the lower edge of Hoax. Hoax Chest02.webp
20G In the attic of midwife Gilda's house, the second house on the upper path. Hoax Chest03.webp

Combat

Minor Enemies

Main article: Minor Enemies

Sandora Soldier
Mob Sandora Soldier Hoax.webp
Fire
EXP
25		 Gold
30		 Drops
Healing Potion 50%

Bosses

Main article: Bosses

Sandora Elite
Boss Sandora Elite.webp
Darkness
EXP
200		 Gold
50		 Drops
Healing Breeze 100%
Kongol
Boss Kongol Hoax.webp
Earth
EXP
300		 Gold
50		 Drops
Power Wrist 100%

Maps

# Description Submap ID Image Encounter Formations (ID) Encounter% Escape%
1 Exterior of the town before the attack. 95 Missing File None N/A N/A
2 Hotel before the attack. 103 Missing File None N/A N/A
3 Bar and war room of the eighth Knighthood led by Kaiser before the attack. 102 Missing File None N/A N/A
4 Interior of a boarded up home before the attack. 99 Missing File None N/A N/A
5 Basement of the boarded up home. 98 Missing File None N/A N/A
6 Attic of Midwife Gilda's home. 104 Missing File None N/A N/A
7 First floor of Midwife Gilda's home. 105 Missing File None N/A N/A
8 Armory containing a fireplace that puts Dart in the mood to do it. 100 Missing File None N/A N/A
9 Church interior before the attack. 101 Missing File None N/A N/A
10 Exterior of the town at night before the attack. 96 Missing File Sandora Soldier x2 (471) Scripted 0%
11 Exterior of the town at night, after Dart and Lavitz defeat two Sandora Soldiers. 113 Missing File Sandora Elite (385) Scripted 0%
12 Exterior of the town at night, after Dart and Lavitz defeat the Sandora Elite. 112 Missing File None N/A N/A
13 Close up of Dart and Lavitz confronting the Giganto. 657 Missing File Kongol (388) Scripted 0%
14 Bedroom where Dart awakens after passing out. 726 Missing File None N/A N/A
15 Closeup of the town exterior where a Knight of Basil informs Lavitz of the Seventh Fort being under attack. 674 Missing File None N/A N/A
16 Exterior of the town after the attack. 97 Missing File None N/A N/A
17 Bar and war room of the eighth Knighthood led by Kaiser after the attack. 626 Missing File None N/A N/A
18 Hotel after the attack. 627 Missing File None N/A N/A
19 Interior of a boarded up home after the attack. 632 Missing File None N/A N/A
20 Church interior after the attack. 633 Missing File None N/A N/A

Trivia

  1. Hoax is one of three locations whose scenery can be seen during both day and night, the others being Fletz and Ulara.
  2. Similarly, Hoax is one of three locations that is seen in both a damaged and undamaged state, the others being Deningrad and various rooms within Vellweb.
  3. The game files contain an unused battleground scene in Hoax. It depicts the town in an undamaged state during daytime.

Gallery

None.

References

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