Li'l Cactus's Diary

Li'l Cactus's Diary is an optional gameplay element in Sword of Mana.

Story

As our heroes venture into Vinquette Vicinity, they meet Niccolo who pressure them about buying the Hot House seed for 50 Lucre. After making its purchase, they can immediately plant it in a pot a couple feet away to reveal a giant cactus house. In the lobby, they meet Li'l Cactus which they have to option to interact with. If the player decide to tell their story once, Li'l Cactus will take the initiative to write in its diary for every significant event should the player return the Hot House. There is no reward for completing the diary.

Entries

Note : The first 17 Diary Entries can be acquired by playing through the story normally.

01 - A Meeting

• Condition : Meet with Hero or Heroine for the first time.

Entry :

The Chief met a friend from long ago.
Their relationship's always rough.
With all of their babbling
And two-fisted squabbling
You'd think they'd get married 'n stuff.

02 - Vinquette Hall

• Condition : After defeating Count Lee.

Entry :

At the vampire's hall,
Mana Girls and Mavole
Are stuffed into coffins alive!
It looks like they're sleeping,
What dreams are they keeeping?
When it's so hot and stuff inside?

03 - Fighting Hydra

• Condition : After defeating Hydra (Sword of Mana).

Entry :

The Chief went out and found a mirror
Marked with the moon and all.
But carrying it around seems queerer
Than hangin' it on the wall!

04 - Heroine Kidnapped

• Condition : After Heroine is kidnapped at Wendel.

Entry :

Dark Lord, that foul monstrosity,
Stormed the nave with dread ferociy;
Took the girl--such animosity!
What's next? ...I'm at a lossity.

05 - Rail Carts Rock! | Fight at the Airship

• Condition : After defeating Ankheg's Servant. (Hero)

After defeating the Guardian. (Heroine)

Note: Hero will get "Rail Carts Rock!" while Heroine gets "Fight at the Airship"

Entry :

The Chief snagged upa rail cart
And got it quickly rollin'
Bumpety-bump-bump-bump!
Chief reckons changing tracks's a pain.
And gets your backside swollen.
Bumpety-bump-bump-bump!

Cuties getting bished and bashed
By bad guys using magic?
It makes my prickers stand on end
When hearing news so tragic.

06 - Fight at the Airship | End of the Airship

• Condition : After falling from the Airship. (Hero)

After defeating the Guardian. (Heroine)

Note: Hero will get "Fight at the Airship" while Heroine gets "End of the Airship"

Cuties getting bished and bashed
By bad guys using magic?
It makes my prickers stand on end
When hearing news so tragic.

Airship troubles? Problem solved!
Such havoc when the Chief's involved.
Brought down the ship without a sweat!
You think Dark Lord's angry yet?

07 - Devius Manor

• Condition : Speak with the Maids at Devius Manor.

The Devius Maids, from what I learned,
From Mavolius they've all been spurned.
Fall for one, and you get burned!
Unless you like their pointy ears
And glazed eyes that let them see-rs.

08 - Bye to Amanda

• Condition : After defeating Medusa. (Hero)

After reaching the Altar of Time. (Heroine)

I turned my face up to the skies
While clouds brought forth the rain.
Tears for Amanda filled my eyes
One day, we'll meet again.

09 - Devius Falls

• Condition : After defeating Mindflare.

Rang bells and took a tower hike
Then took out squidface proper-like.
So why's the Chief so dang depressed?
We can't do better than our best.

10 - Dark Lord Falls

• Condition : After defeating Dark Lord.

Chief took out that Dark Lord fella
But hasn't felt the least bit swell-a.
I wonder if the guy meant well-a?
(He shoulda married Isabella.)

11 - Malyris, Blood Rain

• Condition : After defeating Malyris.

We stomped a boss, and then the rain
Defrosted everyone again.
But fight a boss? Me, I suppose
A cup of soup'da warmed their toes.

12 - Dingy Sword

• Condition : After defeating Efflite.

Chief got a sword from underground
Where many years it settled--
But the rusty junker that was found
Ain't more than old scrap metal.

13 - Glass Desert

• Condition : After using the Glass Desert Armory.

I wonder if the Glass Desert
Has got some cute cacti?
The type that's cute and prickly
Do surely catch my eye.

14 - Goremand

• Condition : After meeting with Goremand at the Ruined Passage.

Wow! Could you eat a juicy soul
From something that you kilt?
If I myself snacked on a soul
I reckon I would wilt.

15 - Pesty Plant

• Condition : After defeating Boison Vine.

Haggar!
Haaaaggggaaaarrrr!
HAAAAGGGGAAAARRRR!
HAGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!
Haggrrrrr...

16 - Warbot

• Condition : After defeating Golem.

Though from a regime most tyrannical,
New friend Marshall is so puritanical.
He squeaks when he walks,
AND IS LOUD WHEN HE TALKS.
Such fun is an ally mechanical.

17 - Mana Sanctuary

• Condition : After defeating Demagon.

How could a red dragon get so tall
Squeeze through a gate so very small?
Well, maybe, just maybe,
He entered a baby
And had a growth spurt after all?

18 - General Store Ads

• Location : Town of Wendel
• Quest Availability : First Arrival in Wendel - Before Entering Dime Tower
• Item Needed : None
• Reward : Dudbears Gold and 440 Lucre

• Walkthrough : Go to the Wendel General Store and speak with Dohmi. He'll ask you to pass out some leaflets to get people to come into the store. Tell him yes. You now have to give out 15 Leaflets. Here are the people you can give them to, their locations, and what times they appear (note that it's not

necessary to give them out in any particular order).

South 1) Wendel Woman - General Store (All) 2) Wendel Gentleman - Outside, walking a bit northwest of General Store (All) 3) Wendel Woman - Outside, walking a bit northwest of General Store (Morning-Evening) 4) Suspicious Guy - Outside, walking a bit northwest of General Store (Night) 5) Wendel Grandfather - Outside, near the center of town (All) 6) Traveling Man - Outside, near the center of town (Night) 7) Guy Who Won't Work - Wendel Residence, second floor (All)

North 8) Wendel Girl - Outside, near the Blacksmith (All) 9) Wendel Gentleman - Outside, near fountain (Morning-Night) 10) Wendel Gentleman - Outside, near fountain (All) 11) Wendel Maiden - Outside, near fountain (All) 12) Sodje - Outside, near fountain (Evening) 13) Blacksmith's Son - Blacksmith (All) 14) Traveling Youth - Inn (All) 15) Unkempt Vagabond - Inn, upper-right room (Night)

Remember that time cycles as follows: Morning (Sunrise), Day, Evening (Sunset), Night, back to Morning. If you still have on Leaflet left, you're probably missing Sodje, who appears only at Evening (Sunset). To get to the town during the Evening, try staying at the Inn overnight. You'll wake up during the Morning, which will allow you to cycle through the time so you can get to Wendel during the Evening. Also, you could save at the Statue in Wendel, walk around until it's Evening, then use the Magic Rope to return to town. Anyway, once you've handed out all of the Leaflets, return to Dohmi, who will give you 440 Lucre as well as a Dudbears Gold.

Entry :

I so thought this Quest was a bore,
Chief passing out ads for the store.
Though everyone seed'em
Nobody would read'em,
And all was the same as before.

19 - Shiny Knight

• Location : Town of Wendel
• Quest Availabily : First Arrival at Wendel - Boarding Airship (Hero) or Meeting Cibba (Heroine)
• Item Needed : None
• Reward : 100 Lucre

Go to the Wendel Inn and speak with Vega. He'll ask you to bring him a Glittering Sword so he can get a new job. Tell him yes. To get the Glittering Sword, fight Pincher Crabs on the Wendel Coast or Mushbooms in the Mushboom Forest until they drop one (there's a 10% chance that, if they drop a Chest, it will a Glittering Sword). Bring the item back to Vega and give it to him for 100 Lucre.

Note : This Quest can only be done from the time period after your first arrival at Wendel but BEFORE you board the Airship (Hero) or before you meet with Cibba (Heroine). You MUST also do this Quest or else you won't be able to do Quests 29, 33, or 38 later on.

We helped out some guy in a pinch,
And snagged him some goodies--a cinch.
But I'm guessin' the lesson we need:
Was he conned or a true friend indeed?

20 - Praying

Location : Town of Wendel Quest Availability : Malyris Defeated - Before Entering Dime Tower Item Needed : None Reward : Spirit Upgrade

To get the 7th and final upgrade, you must have all six previous upgrades (for a total of 7 Spirits). You MUST also have completed Quest 24 by giving Pablo (who is in the Cathedral during the day) at least 10 Chocolumps. Go to the Wendel Cathedral at night on the day of the Spirit you wish to upgrade (if you haven't gotten the point by now, to upgrade Wisp and Shade you must visit on a Mana Holy Day) and approach the altar. Pray at the altar and a special event will happen... You will receive the final upgrade and QUEST CLEAR.

Note 1 : You only have to do this for one Spirit to finish the Quest. Note 2 : You MUST complete Quest 24 before a Spirit will appear at the altar.

If every sunset you manage to pray,
Forces above'll assist you someday.
With the Goddess, I ain't got a beef,
And I'll even stop teasing the Chief.

21 - Silver Knife

Location : Town of Wendel Quest Availability : First Arrival in Wendel - Before Entering Dime Tower Item Needed : Silver Knife Reward : Kittypie

• Walkthrough :

Go to the Wendel Inn and speak to Emirilie, who is on the first floor of the lobby. After he whines a bit, select "Hear the details." When he asks if you'll find the knife for him, tell him "No, you stupid, lazy kid. Get it yourself." Okay, that's not an option, but it should be. Choose "You bet!" and the Quest will begin. Go to the nearby Blacksmith and speak to Dohel and Donga, who will mention that their dwarven brother, Dofar, has been missing the entire day and apparently doesn't want to be a dwarf anymore. Return to the Wendel Inn and enter the upper-right room. In the upper-right corner you'll find a nameless dwarf. He'll reveal that he's quitting dwarfing, so he must be Dofar! Dohel appears and reveals that he's a major drama queen. He cries thinking of how Emirilie doesn't have his knife because of Dofar's selfishness. Speak with Dofar and he'll have a change of heart. He's decided to go back to work, and tells you to give the knife to Emerilie. Leave the room and speak to Emirilie on the first floor. Give him the knife and he'l be so grateful that he gives you a Kittypie.

I've notice how dwarves
Consist mainly of beards.
Do you think if you shaved one,
He'd just disappear?

22 - Detective Story

Location : Town of Wendel Quest Availability : Waking Up in Ishe - Before Entering Dime Tower Item Needed : Keepsake Pendant Reward : Tiny Tapper, 200 Lucre

• Walkthrough :

Go to the Wendel Cathedral at Night, where "Inger" will tell you something has been stolen. Talk to her before you leave the screen, and tell her you'll find the thief (if you don't talk to her, return during the Day and speak with her in the Cathedral). Your job is to catch the thief. Go to the screen with the Blacksmith and Inn. The thief is near the bottom left of the screen, and is visible between a crate and a rooftop (at Night!). Talk to him to "catch" him. He'll run off again, so you must find him again. Next, head to the General Store (any time seems to be fine), where you'll find him on the right side of the room. Talk to him and he'll disappear again. This next part is VERY important! Go to the Inn and spend the night. When you wake up, it should be Sunrise. It's very hard to achieve this time here any other way than sleeping at the Inn. Anyway, go to the left of the part Blacksmith that juts out. This is the thief's final hiding place (again, it isn't hard to see him standing there- stupid thief). The thief will give you the Keepsake Pendant. Return to the Cathedral and speak to Inger (her original Japanese name was Ingrid, by the way), who will give you the Tiny Tapper and 200 Lucre!

The Tiny Tapper has the ability to shrink/grow you. Find it in the Mystery Items menu.

With pendant in hand.
All returned to the town.
Thank Godess the Chief
Wouldn't say what went down.