Hidden Fortress

Hidden Fortress is a dungeon in Tales of Legendia. It is located north of the Village of the Ferines.



Geography
As its name suggests, it is hidden quite well on the Legacy. Inside are cells used to contain prisoners of war and torture devices for interrogation. In the back are documents containing records of Vaclav's previous endeavors.



Main Quest
After Shirley Fennes was captured by Vaclav, she was imprisoned in one of the cells and discovers that her shell was suddenly glowing. She was relieved that her brother Senel Coolidge was alright. She then hears a voice from the next cell over. She then introduces herself as Fenimore Xelhes, who tells her that other Ferines that were captured in her village were killed. She then goes on to say that she has a twin sister and that she has been praying for the Merines to arrive. But she was taken away mid-conversation.

Shirley sees Fenimore in an extremely injured state due to the tortures that the guards have done to her. While Shirley pleas with the guards, the Terrors show up and are ordered direct custody of Shirley. Before things got out of hand, Stingle intervened and manage to help spare Fenimore. After finally meeting face to face, Fenimore was disgusted by the fact that Shirley was living with Orerines. Just then, The Terrors was ordered to take Shirley to the Ruins of Frozen Light.

After the War
Walter leads the group to Vaclav's fortress after learning of remnants hiding out there. As they continued on, they found instruments of torture and prison cells that were in use until recently. At the very back of the fortress, they find a library filled with books containing information regarding human test subjects. According to the book Jay read, Vaclav was carrying out an experiment to create an artificial Merines and was using countless Ferines over the years. Senel was angered by this and starts hitting the walls in anger. Will suggests taking the notes with them so no further problems will arise.

Walter explains the true reason he brought them here: to show them Vaclav's crimes to them, and eliminate Senel for leading Shirley astray. He tells them that Shirley is now re-attempting the Rite of Accession ritual to bond with Nerifes. As their fight is about to start, Walters Teriques shows up and informs him that an army is heading toward the ritual site and he flies off. The group tries to go after him, but they are blocked by a pair of Galfs wearing gold and silver armor. Once they were taken care of, Jay finds a dropped book titled "Operation: Merines Capture". Senel demands the book, which Jay gives to him in exchange for having him look at it later. They then make a dash to the Altar of the Sea.

Character Quests
During Chloe's Quest, They head to the Hidden Fortress in order to find Elsa who left town to search for her father. As soon as they entered, they find her limping forward. Chloe scolds her for going off on her own, even after she told her not to. Senel is a little worried about letting her go off on her own, so they decide to just let her come with them to search for Arnold.

As they reach the torture room, Chloe decides to let Elsa rest while Moses Sandor, Jay, and Grune scout ahead. While resting, Elsa starts talking in her sleep and talking about Chloe. She woke up and was a little embarrassed that she was sleeptalking. She also explains that Chloe has become a bit of a role model for her. Moses, Jay, and Grune return from their scouting and say that Arnold may have gone further in.

As they reach the library, they find Arnold wounded. As Senel and Will Raynard roll back his sleeve, they find what appears to be a snake tattoo. After healing him, Chloe draws her sword and the others spot a "Chariot Gaet". After dealing with the gargantuan beast, it suddenly got back up and Arnold took it out with a single blow. Senel was amazed by that technique, and Arnold explains that what he's after is inside the nearby locker. After Norma Beatty tries to open it and fail, Arnold manages to get it open. After apologizing for troubling everyone, they head out before more monsters come. Chloe then realizes that Arnold was that man after seeing his snake tattoo.

Trivia
The background music for Hidden Fortress is "March". It is composed by Go Shiina and it is Track 7 on the original soundtrack.