FFT Riddles

[feioncastor]

Any relation to Hashmalum?

[Despotus]

His father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate... in other words, not related.

[Kuroshima]

Zodiac Stones?

[Despotus]

Sorry, but not the Zodiac stones. Hint: (SPOILER)The Zodiac signs listed are in reference to characters.

[Kuroshima]

Orlandu and Melaidol?

[Despotus]

Sorry, but they were not what was gained. I changed a couple more words in the riddle to help your guesses get on the right track, hopefully.

[BG-57]

When little Leo joined,
Or when a Virgo's equipment was purloined,
Or perhaps when a winged menace was slain,
What did you gain?

You can get up to 11 Zodiac Stones by the game's end, not including Leo and Virgo, so they no doubt belong to Vormav Tingel and Alma.

Little Leo would then refer to either Izlude or Meliadoul Tingel. But since only Meliadoul joins, it must be something she brings to the party.

Virgo's equipment must be the equipment you can strip from Alma in the brief time she's in the party roster.

A winged meance may refer to a monster that can be poached for the same item.

My guess is Barette, which can be stolen from Alma or poached from a Red Chocobo. I don't remember if Meliadoul has it in her inventory when she joins, but it's worth a shot.

[Despotus]

You got it, B.G.!, although you didn't interpret all of the clues right. Little Leo referred to Alma, whose zodiac sign is Leo, bringing the Barette into the party when she briefly joined as a guest. The Virgo referred to is actually Celia (again it's her zodiac sign), whose Barette you can steal at Riovanes Castle. You were right on about the poachable item that can be gained from the winged, and menacing, Red Chocobo! You're up, Mycroft!

[BG-57]

Oh okay, thanks Moriarty.

Two passages up above
And two passages below
A mirror image reflected
Except the desks and door

[feioncastor]

I rarely venture guesses. My contribution to this thread is mere commentary.

I know who Mycroft is, but who is Moriarty?

[Despotus]

Moriarty is Sherlock Holmes' nemesis.

My guess, and this is really off the top of my little head, is the Underground book storage at Orbonne.

[BG-57]

You're good. What floor?

[Despotus]

Ummm... well, the 1st floor, where you kick Wiegraf's ass, is rather symmetric. It's split into two parts seperated by a long wall with 2 doors in the lower part of the wall and 2 more in the upper part. Is that the one?

[BG-57]

We have a winner!

[Despotus]

Damn. I tried to think of a good one, but I can't. So I'll pass my privilege on to the next poster.