Chapter 2

Chapter 2 follows the river's ingress northward on the TinyGroove world map from the southern Shoreline in Chapter 1 to the Piedmont Plains. Chapter 2 is comprised of consists of 4 missions; 2 main and 2 side missions (including one [Floran] Side Castle).

Chapter Two Background
The Chapter focuses on the turmoil that the collapsed Cherrystone Kingdom's citizens are in, and sheds some light on life in Dark Mercia's alternate Aurania. Only one commander, Valder, may be recruited in Chapter 2. This also introduces the more complex elements of having to defeat commanders multiple times in battle to recruit them (unlike most of the easy-to-recruit commanders in Chapter 1). Valder may be recruited if he is defeated on Map 10 (Chapter 2, Side Mission 1), before destroying his stronghold.

Chapter 2 Missions
The four missions in Chapter 2 feature relatively small maps, but can be relatively complex to unlock unless the player pays attention to the in-game text prompts and cut scenes:

Map # | Chapter | Mission | Title | (Size)
 * 1) Chapter 2, Mission 1: Back Country Fields (6x6)
 * 2) * Unlocked by completing Chapter 1, Mission 1.
 * 3) Chapter 2, Mission 2: Art(efact) of Natures Balance (4x10)
 * 4) * Unlocked by completing Chapter 2, Mission 1.
 * 5) Chapter 2, Side Mission 1: An Aqueous Solution (8x9)
 * 6) * Unlocked by visiting the cave in Chapter 2, Mission 1, and then visiting the chains on the ground nearby to reveal something about a local cadre of Knights who have fallen to their greed and become mercenaries in the disarray of Cherrystone's Kingdom.
 * 7) Chapter 2, Side Castle 2: Floran Camoflaged Castle (8x11)
 * 8) * Unlocked by achieving A13: Chinchilla Knights? in Chapter 2, Side Mission 1.

Chapter 2 Artefacts
There are three Artefacts hidden in Chapter 2's four maps. There is no artefact hidden in the Side Castle. Conveniently enough, it is impossible to miss any of these if you complete the mission that are in. Here's what they are, where you can find them, and what they do once you've got em':
 * H. Spectral Scarecrow (Map 8: Chapter 2, Mission 1)
 * Spawns a witch/specter for the player whenever a scarecrow (map decoration) is within visible range of one of the player's units. Several maps have scarecrows where this proves to be useful.
 * I. Luminary Levanthrone (Map 10: Chapter 2, Side Mission 1)
 * Begin missions with an additional 200 gold with this relic in your library.
 * J. Elemental Emblem (Map 9: Chapter 2, Mission 2)
 * Accelerate groove accumulation by 10% per turn for your commanders when you have this relic.

Chapter 2 Achievements
There are five Achievements in Chapter 2, and since they are still early in the Campaign, they are relatively simple, but require some sleuthing:
 * 1) A11: Haunted Scarecrowboat - Win Map 8 after recruiting your first spectral scarecrow! (Occurs when you see a scarecrow with Artefact 'H' in your arsenal).
 * 2) A12: Brotherly Annihilation - Destroy all enemy units and structures on Map 9 for both Koji and Ryota before collecting the hidden Elemental Artefact 'J'.
 * 3) A13: Chinchilla Knights? - Defeat enough of the Knights of Levanthall on Map 10 (either under your control or Valder's, they will respawn when there are less than 4 on the battlefield, regardless) that they run out of Knights! When this happens, a random Floran knight will join the battle, tipping you off to a weird Camoflaged Floran Castle in the Forest nearby, not only unlocking this achievement, but also Map 11.
 * 4) A14: Erase the Base, Scout's Honor! - Remove all structures on Map 11 from the Mark III mobile base's deployment zone so that you leave the grounds as clean as (or cleaner than) when you found them. Helpful Hint: To accomplish this, you'll need to complete the side quest to allow you to build mobile base wagons of your own to unpack on top of Nuru's buildings and then strategically maneuver and erase all of the structures out of the highlighted deployment zone for this to be awarded.
 * 5) A15: Transient Base Ace - Defeat all three of Nuru's mobile bases and her northeast stronghold on Map 11.

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