TheSlums(スラム,suramu?), occasionally called theOld Town, are an inhabited area located in theSecond Tower of Ar tonelico, right belowTelmina. Technically speaking, this place is an area ofPastalia, as this is what the city used to be before its constant remodelations and rebuilding due to the constant earthquakes. Therefore, as the city grew vertically, its older areas were covered by the newer ones, making this a dark and damp place. This caused the people to move to the upper areas and leave the lower ones abandoned, which in time became the Slums.
Therefore, theGrand Bell doesn't recognize this place as an area under their jurisdiction, which is why its inhabitants aren't given the same benefits that all other residents of Pastalia enjoy. This has turned this place into a den for people that are sought due to crimes, people that couldn't receive residence rights in the city proper, and a hideout forIPDs that have escaped from theIPD Labs. Therefore, it's a very dangerous area due to the unpredictability of theIPD Outbreaks, despite the IPDs themselves having put in place some rules to reduce the likelihood of outbreaks happening.
History[]
(more coming soon...)
Layout[]
Although the Slums are a dungeon, technically speaking, they ironically share with the Grand Bell Hall the fact that there are no random encounters at all in them. Additionally, while the Slums are a rather large place with a labyrinthine structure, most of the area is blocked off at the start and can't be fully explored, most of these blocking gradually disappearing as the game's plotline progresses, either by rubble breaking down or lifts stopping working. This also gives access to new treasures, but also makes some chests inaccessible, so make sure to check to maps to know which chests you should get first.
Treasures[]
- 400 Leaf (not available after Lift I stops working)
- Dream Socks
- 450 Leaf
- Curel A x 2
- D-Crystal: True Power (only after defeating IPD Blanca)
- D-Crystal: Sanctuary (only after defeating IPD Miami)
IPDs[]
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Trivia[]
There's also an IPD that gives free items every now and then when Croix talks to her.