I see a lot of people are having a bit of trouble with that evil Cereth! I did, too, 'cause he... He ruined my starter pet's PERFECT battle record! But I came up with a strategy that helped me FINALLY defeat him.

#1:
Go to Esior's Haven and get a slot to unlock another pet for your party. (You get it from William the Hunter). I was just exploring with only my starter pet, then Cereth comes up... Buy the extra 'party pet' ahead of time!

#2:
I think this one helped me the most. First, go to a place OTHER than the battle area. Don't use 'Finishing Blow', but choose the attack that'll give you the most Mana, and keep using that on the enemies. For my pets, the 'Focused Attack' gives them the most Mana. When your pets reach 100% Mana (or at least 75%), go back to the place of the battle. At the beginning, use your 'Finishing Blow' attack on the boss, and if you have 2 pets, this will be doubled. It'll deplete A LOT of the boss's health, as if you've been working on fighting 'em for a few minutes! And also: Defeat the boss BEFORE you defeat their 'minions', as the minions are much weaker and will be easier for your pet to fight once the boss is out of the way.

#3:
Once you have defeated the boss and their minions, do not keep exploring. Go heal up your pets with mushrooms or Esior's healer, then come back. This is only because you might have to fight ANOTHER battle after the boss. (Trust me, that happened when I was fighting Lord Talon's (or that other evil person) guard Vulnyxes. My starter was at 40% health and resulted in defeat.)


Hope those three tips helped! They sure helped me!

mk...
any way to help me defeat Vorpar(in Astryl's Tranquility)?
i mean, idk if you got there already

I keep trying having 2 sylestias and they are level 14 and 16, and I keep losing. Should I level them up more?

How does one "unlock" the second slot? It does not seem to work for me - do I need to level up more?

I am about to encounter Cereth and want to make certain that I get him the first time!!!

Does anyone know how to unlock the third party slot. I don't know if you can unlock it now or later in the game.