The Guardian of Winds

The Guardian of Winds
Appearance	Legend of Mana (1999)
Japanese	群青の守護神LoM Gunjō no shugoshinLoM Ultramarine Guardian DeityLoM
Cactus Diary entry	Entry 38
Character(s)	Larc Sierra Wind Callers
Location(s)	The Underworld Norn Peaks
Boss(es)	Akravator
Reward	Dragonbone Artifact
Prerequisite(s)	Skull Lantern Artifact
Quest(s) unlocked	None

“So my master fought lots of birds today. I wonder if it hurts to be poked around by their beaks?”

—Cactus Diaries, entry 38

The Guardian of Winds is a quest in Legend of Mana.

Premise

Following Drakonis's wish, the protagonist visits the Underworld to join Larc and hunt Fa'Diel's dragons. The duo venture into Norn Peaks to meet Akravator, the Gardian of Winds. As they enter the land, they are immediately stopped by Sierra, dragoon of Vadse and Larc's older sister. She tries to reason with him by telling he's being tricked into doing Drakonis's bidding, but his bother stays unweilding. The team later finds the Village of the Winds, inhabited by Windcallers, dragoons of Akravator. A trio of Windcallers tries to attack Larc and the protagonist, but are outwit by the dragoon of Drakonis. The duo must then ascend the treacherous mountain and battle multiple Windcallers in order to each the top unscathed. Finally at the peak, the team must defeat the mighty Akravator and harnest its Mana for Larc's master. As Larc declare those words, the Wind Dragon questions his master's motive, but the fight ensues without further explanations. The great dragon ultimately meets his demise and Larc is able to retrieve a Mana Stone kept away. The dragoon gives the hero the Dragonbone Artifact as thanks for his prowess.

Solution

Place the Skull Lantern AF in the space directly to the Left of Underworld to create Norn Peaks. Enter Underworld take Larc with you.

Now enter Norn Peaks and follow these directions:

• Right
• Right
• Right
• Talk to the Windcallers in the Upper Right side of Town
• Exit Upper Right

Now you need to fight the 3 Windcallers. Follow these directions to get to the first one:

• Upper Right
• Upper Right

The second one can be found here:

• Upper Left
• Left
• Upper Left
• Left

The third is here:

• Right
• Lower Right
• Right
• Upper Right
• Right
• Lower Right
• Upper Right

Now you need to go past a statue that only disappears after you beat the 3 Windcallers. You can find it here:

• Lower Left
• Left
• Upper Right

Now you need to get to Akravator. You can find him here:

• Right
• Upper Right
• Left
• Left

Defeat Akravator to end this event.

References

• https://legendofmana.info/walkthrough/events/niccolos-business-unusual/
• https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/256525-legend-of-mana/faqs/8001
• https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/256525-legend-of-mana/faqs/5093