Chapter 5, Side Mission 3: Dr. Bones' Rue-fest

Map 24 (Chapter 5, Side Mission 3) is a 8x13 medium-sized map in TinyGroove. Its S-rank can be achieved if completed in  < 30 days. This side mission is not easy to reach, as it involves having Achievement 23, then applying Ragna's clue to Map 17 to unlock, and also ensuring that the player has looted the mountaintop grave site in Map 13. That side quest, in turn, also has prerequisites of: Achievement A8, to get the villagers in the northwest village in Map 13 to tell you about the mountaintop grave site, and Artefact 'B'.

Mission Background
The mission involves Dark Mercia trudging north to find Emeric's search party after nearly succumbing to Sedge's inflicted injuries and being restored by Requiem in the previous Chapter 5 side missions in Map 22 and Map 23. This mission may be played out of order from the prior two, but provides benefits to the player if they have completed either (or both) of the prior side missions and have found their hidden fragment of Artefact 'X'.

In TinyGroove's story line, Sedge is responsible for the scars on Dark Mercia's face, which forms two scars in an 'X' shape on her face, and is notably different than the single scar Mercia has on her face in WarGroove. This also serves as a nod to the fragments of Artefact 'X', hidden in these three side missions. As Mercia pieces together her past before her facial injuries in Map 22, acquisition of Requiem in Map 23, and alignment with the Outlaws in Map 24, Chapter 5's three Side Missions occur as flashback maps, without the benefit of the player's accrued arsenal of game play-altering artefacts. Thus, these three hidden Artefact 'X' fragments are earned as the player progresses through the three side missions and restores a part of Dark Mercia's memories. Additionally, these artefact fragments are the only artefacts that impact the outcomes of the later Chapter 5 Side Missions. In this map, having the fragment from Map 22 prevents Sedge's dockside barges from offloading Dogs, and having the fragment from Map 23 prevents Sedge from offloading Spearmen. Possessing both fragments ultimately limits the barge deployments to Floran soldiers and makes the Floran presence on this 1v1v1v1 map virtually irrelevant (since Mercia has already limited their recruits by defeating them in the prior missions), which is a welcome assist.

Helpful Tips
The Outlaws in the bottom right corner possess 3 commanders, which specialize in naval, direct combat, and ranged combat units. defeating each presents a new side quest. Completing these three side quests gives the player this map's achievement, which is the final achievement in TinyGroove! Congrats! Eliminating all arrows associated with these side quests of gathering spear heads over the reefs, tree timbers for the ranged units, and building the second barracks, gifts the player with the third Artefact 'X' fragment. Defeating the Felheim Revenant (Dr. Bones) in the bottom left corner provides the player with Artefact 'Q' if they have completed Map 3.

All of this information was gleaned from the in-game spoilers unlocked in the Achievement Castle by completing at least 60% of the game and destroying the red gates comprising the 'Campaign Completion Counter'.

A30: Amicably Peaceable Retribution
Conditions: Aid the three outlaw faction leaders and tend to their respective militia's needs/side quests to gain their support. Simply complete all of this map's Side Quests to net this achievement.

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