Seles

Seles
Services	Save Point: Yes Rest: None Shops: None
Collectibles	Goods: None Stardust: 1 Treasure Chests: 1
Combat	Minor Mobs: Yes, Scripted Bosses: Commander

Seles is a small village near the southeastern border of Serdio. It is the current hometown of Dart and Shana. As Dart returns from a five-year journey in pursuit of the Black Monster, he finds the village in ruin.

Story

Introduction

In the opening, the ground is set ablaze by order of Fruegel, head warden of Hellena Prison. Soldiers advance on horseback as villagers flee. Houses burn, up through the rooftops. The Great Commander rides into the village, escorted to where Shana has been captured. After a short discussion with the Hooded Man, she is taken away to Hellena.

A majority of the buildings are burned down and destroyed, the survivors forced to live in ruins of their old homes. Dart arrives near Seles the next day, reading about a rumored war approaching from a news pamphlet. Upon hearing the galloping of horses, Dart gets up and is greeted by two soldiers. They question whether Dart is a mercenary with their weapons drawn at him. Dart draws his sword himself, startling one of the soldiers. Before anything could happen, a thundering noise approaches the three. A Dragon appears, causing the two guards to flee. Dart tries to fend off the dragon, but has to escape after realizing its power. While trying to run, a woman dashes over to Dart and brings him behind a forested area where the Dragon cannot see him. The woman mentions after they are safe that "that village" could have easily been destroyed without a Dragon. Dart questions her statement, and suddenly realizes she must be talking about Seles. Dart exclaims that Seles is his village, and rushes off towards it. Dart returns to find the village destroyed like she said; some buildings still smoldering. As he enters the village, he encounters some stragglers from the attack and fights to protect the remaining villagers.
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Further into town, Dart comes across his friend Plos, one of few survivors. Plos clarifies the situation with Shana, saying she was taken away and that she is the reason the village was targeted. Dart doesn't have much time to digest this information before the Commander shows up. The Commander reveals that Shana has been taken to Hellena Prison, then charges forward to attack. After defeating him, Dart lets Plos know that he'll be back with Shana.

Dart finds a few more survivors. Among them is his old sword master Tasman. Tasman challenges Dart, wanting to ensure his old pupil is strong enough to take on Hellena. This battle is optional and only serves as a tutorial. Dart then sets out on his new quest to rescue Shana.

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Services

There is one save point upon crossing the wooden fence to enter Seles. No other services are available.

Collectibles

There are very few collectibles of interest here. One chest contains the fire-based magic attack item Burn Out. The first stardust Dart can collect is also here, among the gravestones.

Name	Location	Image
Burn Out	Near Save Point after first battle	Image
Stardust #1	Found by examining a tombstone in the cemetery	Image

Combat

Single Battle

Name	Exp.	Gold	Drops
Knight of Sandora	2	3	Healing Potion 100%
Knight of Sandora	2	3	Healing Potion 100%

Trivia

1. This is the first location where named NPCs can be missed by the player. These two children, Isha and Lowe, can be encountered by entering the first house closest to Dart (right) when exiting the post-battle cutscene with Plos.
2. Leftover on the game disc, is an unused screen of Seles. It looks nearly identical to the larger town square area, but in lower quality overall. When accessed by external means, the player will be able to move around the space as a draft version of Dart's 3D model.