Caer Bocram

The Fallen City, Caer Bocram (亡き都市 カルボクラム) is a dungeon located northwest of Capua Torim in Tales of Vesperia. It was once a proud city but is now abandoned and taken over by monsters. Yuri Lowell and his allies come here when they hear from Raven that the Blood Alliance might be in the forgotten city. The group also learns more about Karol Capel, who was exiled from the Hunting Blades for his cowardice behavior. It is also the place where the concept of Fatal Strikes is introduced.

History
Ten years ago, the city was once a metropolis using blastia for everything, as well as the home base of a powerful guild. One day, an earthquake struck the city and destroyed it in an instant, though some buildings remain intact. Upon their arrival, the group hears the voice in the distance warning them that the area is under the jurisdiction of the Hunting Blades guild. Karol recognizes the voice as Nan's, his friend from the guild. Nan, on the other hand, is shocked to see him. When he asks if his fellow guild members, Clint and Tison, are with her, she tells him not to be so friendly. Nan reveals that Karol has been fired from the guild before leaving and provides the others with a final warning to leave if they value their lives.

Farther into the dungeon, the group spots the Hunting Blades from afar and witnesses Clint perform a Fatal Strike, which prompts a battle tutorial explaining the gameplay mechanic. The group soon finds and enters a large room with a giant blastia on the ceiling. Suddenly, the group hears a loud roar, and Estelle believes it came from a monster, which is revealed to be at the bottom of the room. The ground then shakes, making Yuri believe the barrier surrounding the beast will fail. Rita Mordio tells them not to worry, as the barrier is a reverse barrier designed for containing monsters, but the blastia begins to malfunction anyway. She attempts to fix it but it interrupted by a man telling the group they ignored their warning. The Hunting Blades then appears and makes their objective of killing the monster clear. Suddenly, however, the mysterious Dragon Rider appears again and breaks the blastia, stabilizing the aer in the area but releasing the beast.

After fighting the monster, the room begins to flood, and the Hunting Blades fail to prevent the Dragon Rider from escaping and falls back due to the collapsing room. Karol is then revealed to be missing, and the group searches for him. They eventually find him being scolded by Nan before she leaves. As the group leaves, however, they are stopped by Alexander von Cumore and his brigade. The group soon learns that Estelle is a princess, and Cumore's reckless actions are halted by the Schwann brigade, which arrives and detains Cumore and his men before seizing the group as well and taking them to Heliord.