Guera Caverns

This area can be easy to miss if you're not paying attention, but it's important because the monsters inside can help you to easily level up your characters and you'll also find an item that can be crucial in the battle against the boss of the next dungeon.

Head outside of Guera and wander around until darkness falls, then return to Guera and make your way to the castle's second floor. Now you can venture left or right along the hallway and where previously guards were posted, you'll find open doors. Pass through head down some stairs to a lower, circular pedestal. Follow some stairs that descend from there to reach a cave.

Use a torch now so that you can see where you're going. Now head down and to the right to find a treasure chest, which you can open to obtain another Torch. Head back left from there and continue along the passage in that direction to find an opening. Pass through it and continue left and then down to find a fork in the path where you can head either left or down. Start by heading to the left, where you can descend some stairs to find a short pathway that leads to a treasure chest. Open it for the Wood Axe. Now head back upstairs, then follow the longer path that leads downward.

That path continues for some time without any real distractions, until finally you come to an inverted 'T' in the path where you can head either left or right. Start by traveling right to find a treasure chest. Open it for an Ether item. Then head back left and follow the winding trail that leads in a generally southern direction from there. After a few turns along that path, you'll come to a descending staircase.

From the base of those stairs, head toward the right and you'll come to a four-way crossroads. Head up first to find a treasure chest. Open it for the Water Tome item, which allows you to cast water magic. Then return to the crossroads and head left. You'll soon come to a fork in the path where you can continue left or head up. The left path is a dead end, so head up and follow the winding path to its end to arrive at an ascending staircase. Climb the stairs to find yourself on a long path. Head toward the top of the screen and eventually you'll reach a treasure chest. Open it to obtain a Phoenix Down. Just to the lower left from there, you can follow a path to find a drop-off. If you jump, you won't be able to return. Assuming that you're ready, jump down into the pit.