Category:Guardians of the Directions

The "Guardians of the Directions" are four ancient monsters who have a huge amount of power and are assigned as guardians of particular areas of the map. In some cases the monsters are rulers appointed by the Monster Lord, however other cases point towards monsters of an unknown age who are related to the history and myths of nearby settlements

The idea seems to be lifted from the myth of the Four Heavenly Kings who are each assigned a direction in the form of the North, South, East and West areas of the map.

In the game these are represented by Poseidon (North), Kraken (South), Yamata No Orochi (East) and Sphinx (West).

Kraken is encountered in Chapter 1, she holds the Blue Orb and is the ruler of the Southern Seas as appointed by the Monster Lord. Her orb is gained through the storyline of Chapter 2 although she is also battled in the previous chapter.

Poseidon is encountered in Chapter 2, she holds the Silver Orb and is the ruler of Northern Seas as appointed by the Monster Lord. As Kraken warned her of Luka's intention to take her orb, it is gained directly after battling her.

Yamata no Orochi is encountered in Chapter 2. She is an ancient monster who is related to Yamatai myths, demanding a sacrifice every year.

Sphinx is encountered in Chapter 1, she holds the Yellow Orb. She is an ancient monster with ties to the Sabasa royal family and currently guards, hence she is linked to some of the legends of the area. Her orb is gained by tackling her trial of riddles.