Note: These guides only address choices which affect the achievement they are relevant to. They will not warn you of all situations between the beginning of the game and earning the achievement, and it is possible for Elodie to die while still meeting all requirements listed here.
♣ Been crowned Queen?
◆ Long Live The Queen
How to unlock
Complete the game and see Elodie safely to her coronation in Week 40.
♣ Died at least once?
◆ Congratulations On Your Recent Demise
How to unlock
Elodie must die a single time. For a complete list of deaths, see Deaths Checklist.
♣ Died in five different ways?
◆ Chopped, Boiled, or Fried
How to unlock
Elodie must die by five different methods. For a complete list of deaths, see Deaths Checklist.
♣ Died in eleven different ways?
◆ Death Seeker
How to unlock
Discover every single way for Elodie to die. For a complete list of deaths, see Deaths Checklist.
Week 9: Decide to enter negotiations for a peaceful solution.
Week 10: (Foreign Affairs ≥ 20 and Internal Affairs < 40) Offer to punish the Duchess by commanding her to marry an Ixionite. Low internal affairs is necessary to avoid appeasing her. -OR- Surrender the province. This is to trigger a vote of no confidence, which must be lost. Avoiding training Royal Demeanor or Conversation to facilitate this.
Week 17: If Banion's sister was married off, he will offer you a dance as a means to manipulate you into marrying him. Give in, and your engagement to Talarist will be broken. -OR- If you instead surrendered when Banion requested aid, he will call a vote of no confidence and attempt to instate himself as your husband and regent. If you lose the vote he will be successful and your engagement to Talarist will be broken.
♣ Been sent flowers by a woman?
◆ The Language of Flowers
How to unlock
Week 10: Deal with the invasion without offering to punish Brin. Paying the Ixionites or surrendering the province will accomplish this without requiring any skill checks.
Week 12: If you wore Talarist's necklace he will visit you this week under the assumption you're interested in marriage. Refuse his hand, gently or otherwise.
Week 17: (Court manners ≥ 40 and Intrigue ≥ 40) When selecting a partner for your first dance, examine the women and then select Brin. She will send you flowers next week.
If you fail the skill check, you may still be able to dance with Brin if Julianna is not present (if you banished her or kept her imprisoned) and you choose 'Someone Scandalous'.
♣ Transformed into a Lumen?
◆ Illuminate!
How to unlock
Week 2: Allow Julianna to stay and become your mentor, and speak with her on the weekend. -OR- Send her away or have her arrested, and wait until Week 6 for another opportunity.
Week 6: If Julianna is in the dungeons, Selene will ask you to free her. Accept to have Julianna become your mentor. If Julianna was sent away, you can accept Selene as your mentor instead.
Week 7: If Julianna is still in the dungeons you will be given one last chance to release her. Despite what the text implies, she will remain with you if released and become your mentor.
As soon as you have accepted either woman as your mentor you may speak to her on a weekend and agree to become a Lumen. Speak to your father on a following weekend and then finally return to your mentor. This does not need to be done on a specific week.
(Presence ≥ 70 or Accounting ≥ 60) Enter the treasury and retrieve your Lumen crystal. -OR- Wait until Week 16 and speak to your mentor. Permit them to use their own methods of getting the crystal to avoid all skill requirements.
Speak to your mentor on the following weekend, and accept your crystal.
♣ Faced a vote of no confidence?
◆ A Trial Of Your Peers
How to unlock
Week 9: If given the choice, opt to attempt negotiations with the Ixionites. This choice will be automatically selected for you if you have not trained any military skills at all.
Week 10: Surrender the province that Ixion occupies and allow them to keep the lands. -OR- (Foreign Affairs ≥ 20) Have Brin put to death for her part in the conflict. -OR- (Foreign Affairs ≥ 20) Make Brin a commoner.
Week 17: (Public Speaking + Presence < 100) Banion should provoke you. Unsuccessfully order his execution, and he will call for a vote of no confidence against you. The outcome of the vote will not affect this achievement.
♣ Challenged someone to a duel?
◆ A Matter Of Honor
How to unlock
Week 9: If given the choice, opt to attempt negotiations with the Ixionites. This choice will be automatically selected for you if you have not trained any military skills at all.
Week 10: Surrender the province that Ixion occupies and allow them to keep the lands. -OR- (Foreign Affairs ≥ 20) Have Brin put to death for her part in the conflict.
Week 17:Banion should provoke you, respond by challenging him to a duel. You do not need to win.
♣ Held a hostage to ransom?
◆ A Hostage To Fortune
How to unlock
This achievement requires noble approval to be low enough to spark a civil war during Week 29. So, avoid increasing Court Manners and other politeness skills, surrender the province to Ixion on Week 10, fail the Dance check & remain silent during Banion's provocation (Composure ≥ 20) on Week 17, etc. For specifics on decreasing favor, see Approval
Week 18: [Optional] (Intrigue ≥ 40) Tell your father you are worried about assassination attempts, and have more guards hired to compensate.
Week 28: If you have extra guards from Week 18, or if Lucille is your Lumen minister or is dead, you will reach the party safely. Otherwise you must pass some higher skill checks to survive the journey: (Archery + Reflexes ≥ 100) or (Battlefield Medicine ≥ 70 and Composure ≥ 50) or (Battlefield Medicine ≥ 70 and Meditation ≥ 50) to make it there safely.
Then, at the party, pass either Novan History ≥ 90 or Lore ≥ 60 to recognize what Briony is talking about. Agree to join her.
Week 29: Provided the opinion of your nobles was low enough, civil war will break out. When given the option, choose to keep Briony as a hostage.
Week 30: Demand a ransom for Briony's safe return.
Alternatively, though this is more difficult, if you win the naval battle at Week 35 without help from the magic circle, you will have prisoners. Choosing to ransom any of them will get you the achievement.
♣ Discovered a terrible family secret?
◆ Better Left Unsaid
How to unlock
Week 18: [Optional] (Intrigue ≥ 40) Tell your father you are worried about assassination attempts, and have more guards hired to compensate.
Week 28: If you have extra guards from Week 18, or if Lucille is your Lumen minister or is dead, you will reach the party safely. Otherwise you must pass some higher skill checks to survive the journey: (Archery + Reflexes ≥ 100) or (Medicine ≥ 70 and Composure ≥ 50) or (Medicine ≥ 70 and Meditation ≥ 50).
Week 28: (Novan History ≥ 90 or Lore ≥ 60) Recognize what Briony is talking about and agree to join her.
Week 31: (Ciphering ≥ 30) Decode Briony's letter to learn her family's secret.
♣ Been forced into marriage?
◆ For The Good Of Nova
How to unlock
In order to be forced into marriage you must have a low enough noble approval rating to lose the vote of no confidence at the Grand Ball. Avoid taking classes in Royal Demeanor or Conversation to increase the likelihood of angering the other nobles. For specifics on decreasing favor, see the options listed in Faced a civil war? which occur before Week 17.
Week 9: If given the choice, opt to attempt negotiations with the Ixionites. This choice will be automatically selected for you if you have not trained any military skills at all.
Week 10: Surrender the province that Ixion occupies and allow them to keep the lands. -OR- (Foreign Affairs ≥ 20) Have Brin put to death for her part in the conflict. -OR- (Foreign Affairs ≥ 20) Make Brin a commoner.
Week 17: (Public Speaking + Presence < 100) Banion should provoke you. Unsuccessfully order his execution, and he will call for a vote of no confidence against you. If your approval was low enough the nobles will side against you and you will be forced to marry Banion.
Alternatively, when you face the civil war at Week 30, Suggest compromise.(Public Speaking ≥ 70) you will be forced to marry the youngest son of Arisse.
♣ Found a spare Lumen crystal?
◆ A Little Backup
How to unlock
You must have become a Lumen before you are able to take a spare crystal.
The approval rating of the Novan nobles must be sufficiently low by Week 29 to cause Arisse to begin a civil war against you. There are no specific events which will cause the war to begin, so it's important to act in ways that generally disrespect the nobility to keep your approval low. Avoid taking classes in Royal Demeanor or Conversation. The following is an incomplete list of actions that will anger the nobility.
Week 9: (Court Manners ≥ 10) If you are wearing the gift from Talarist you received during Week 5, you can confirm Banion's suspicions that you are engaged which will displease him. You do not need to actually accept when Talarist visits.
Week 10: When the delegation from Ixion arrives, surrender the province to them or (Foreign Affairs ≥ 20) punish Brin for her past actions. This will anger Banion.
Week 13: You stand in judgement of a woman who attempted to murder Corisande. You can either put her to work or (Internal Affairs = 100 and Court Manners < 60) tell her justice has already been done to anger Kevan.
Note: Since you have likely angered Banion during Week 10 you can expect him to challenge you during Week 17 at the ball. Since you are working on a poor noble approval rating, it is important to avoid him calling a vote of no confidence since you are unlikely to win it. You can (Composure ≥ 20) ignore his jibe or (Swords ≥ 70 and Athletics ≥ 40) defeat him in a duel. If you executed Brin and faced an assassination attempt the week before you may also (Ciphering ≥ 60) accuse him of attempting to kill you.
Week 24: If you had the option to order your agents to be on the look out for noble plots in Week 18 and chose to do so, they will have word for you of a potential civil war brewing. Sending assassins to deal with it will avoid the civil war entirely, so if you have this event be sure to deal with it another way.
Week 27: (Court Manners < 80) Turn down the invitation to Gwenelle's party rudely. (Note: The skill check for being impolite does not occur until Week 28.)
Week 29: Provided you have angered enough of your fellow nobles, civil war will break out this week.
♣ Been challenged to a duel?
◆ The Gauntlet Thrown
How to unlock
If either Briony or Arisse are dead for whatever reason by Week 33, Kevan of Io will challenge you to a duel after the tournaments are over. In order for this to occur, you must have participated in one of the events of the tournament. You will not be presented with the duel challenge if you select "None" when prompted to choose an event. You do not have to win the duel, nor do you have to accept the challenge in order to receive the achievement.
♣ Ordered an execution?
◆ Off With Their Heads
How to unlock
Order the death of anyone in the game. However, the player will receive cruelty points if they take this course of action. Possible options are as follows:
On Week 7, if Julianna is still in the dungeon, you may visit her on the weekend and you may order her execution. This, however, will result in a death, as Julianna will strangle you with magical chains if you try to do so.
On Week 10, if you meet with the diplomat from Ixion and pass the Foreign Affairs ≥ 20 check, you will unlock the option to "Offer to Punish the Duchess of Hellas". When asked what you will do to her, choose "Execute her". Her brother, however, will be furious with you and will try to ruin you from then on.
On Week 13, you will be asked to stand in judgment of an attempted murderess. When prompted to do so, order her execution. No special checks or choices prior to this will bar you from being able to make this choice.
On Week 17, if Banion is angry with you he will provoke you. You may then order his execution. If you fail the checks required, he will call for a vote of confidence. However, if you executed his sister on Week 10, survived the assassination attempt on Week 16 and successfully passed the Ciphering ≥ 60 check, you can safely accuse him of sending assassins and execute him without the vote of confidence. If you used magic on Week 10, survived the assassination attempt on Week 16, passed the Ciphering check AND passed the Court Manners check, you will consider your next move. Select "Accuse Him" and you will be tested on Court Manners again (if you passed the first one, you will pass the second one). Passing it will allow you to consider your options. You will then receive the option to execute him again.
On Week 20, you will be called to stand in judgment of a man who killed his wife. When prompted to make a decision, select "Execute him". No special checks are needed to unlock this option.
On Week 26, there is the possibility that Adair will have been assassinated. You may choose to blame the Earl of Ishtar and execute him. This is only possible if you sent Adair to live with his grandfather on Week 22.
On Week 36, if you won the naval battle, you may have prisoners. You can choose to "Ransom the rich, execute the poor" or "Execute them all!" This is only available if you won the naval battle, but it doesn't matter how you win.
On Week 37, you may have a whole BUNCH of opportunities to achieve the execution badge! If you hired Sabine as a spy and you sent her to investigate the poisoned chocolates, you are given information after the confrontation with Togami. There are several ways of handling this. First, if your father is dead and your main emotion is NOT depression (somehow), you can choose "Execute them all". Second, if your father is NOT dead, choose "Decide Lucille is Guilty" and from there, decide who dies! Or, if your father is NOT dead and you have the option to choose "Ask About Charlotte's powers" to determine if the spy is lying, do this and afterwards, decide who dies! Lastly, if you decide the spy is lying, you can execute her too!
♣ Made a foreign duke your subject?
◆ No Other Rulers Before Me
How to unlock
Have the young Duke of Elath killed by giving him to his grandfather, then appoint Talarist to be the new duke on Week 26.
♣ Paid a reward for killing a fugitive?
◆ The Price Of Blood
How to unlock
Keep Julianna imprisoned for good. Have Intrigue ≥ 40, and tell your father that you are scared of her. Offer a reward for her death and pass a Decoration ≥ 100 check.
During Week 14, have Divination ≥ 60 to interpret the omen. Then during the gala in Week 17, choose to speak to him when prompted.
♣ Survived the Old Forest?
◆ There And Back Again
How to unlock
On Week 27 decide to go to party. Have Lore ≥ 60 and Reflexes+Archery ≥ 100 by week 28. Agree to go with Briony to Old Forest.
On week 29 go with Briony and survive the encounter with the monster. To do so have: >70 Herbs, >50 Running, and >30 Dance or >70 Horses. Save Briony when she needs your assistance.
Note: Completing this achievement will also complete the Encountered a Tentacle Monster achievement.
♣ Hired a Lumen minister?
◆ A Gathering Of Light
How to unlock
At Week 17, have Sense Magic≥ 80, then choose to speak to her and offer her a position at court.
Alernatively, have Charlotte save you during Week 3 to become aware of her power, then prior to the gala at Week 17 have Meditation >= 80 and talk with your magic tutor.
♣ Ordered an assassination?
◆ Make It Look Like An Accident
How to unlock
You have to cause the nobles to hate you (not passing any test at the ball, executing nobles, rising taxes). Have Intrigue > 40 on week 18 and your father will ask what you want your agents to focus on, choose noble plots. On week 22, don't marry Adair. On week 24 your agents will tell you there is a noble plotting against you, choose to send assassins to kill the person.
♣ Forced someone else to get married?
◆ You Do If I Say You Do
How to unlock
Have Foreign Affairs ≥ 20 by Week 10 to know why there were Ixion troops in Maree to begin with, then offer to punish the one responsible with marriage to an Ixion lord.
♣ Achieved a naval victory?
◆ Victory At Sea
How to unlock
1) Avoid war beforehand at all costs to spare as much soldiers as possible. The easier method for the Ixion threat is to wear Talarist's necklace and Bluff/Intimidate the Ixion Diplomat in Week 10 and then "Threaten to attack" (Will succeed with Presence > 60). You can also choose to give up the Province and have Court Manners ≥ 60 by Week 35 to successfully request aid. To avoid civil war, do things that please nobles like refusing to raise taxes and siding with the nobles during conflicts.
2) To have enough ships, either ask your father to hire agents overseeing foreign threats (requires high Intrigue, around week 18 or 24); or have high Logistics and Trade by week 25 to have a warning about the threat before hand; or surrender the province to Ixion in week 10 and have high Court Manners to request their aid.
3) Rank high in all Military skills, especially Naval Strategy; Climbing and Wield Magic gives you a higher chance as well.
4) When offered a chance to recruit soldiers (tournament, prisoners, falling star omen, allies) or build ships, always say yes.
5) Do not use the concert method with other Lumens.
6) Command the fleet.
♣ Become an evil minion?
◆ To Serve Evil
How to unlock
Have very high cruelty by always doing aggressive actions (killing people, killing animals via Hunting while angry), lose the naval battle, then offer an alliance with Togami (then kill your father).
To have that option at the time of Togami duel there are three choices (all are related to the need to know that you may lend the lumen power to someone and the ability to do that):
Have a spare lumen crystal on hand which you've discussed with your mentor.
Be a lumen and have Lore ≥ 90.
Arrive at that point after failed attempt to sink the fleet with magic. Really hard to do that: first you must survive the attempt and not die, then your fleet must still fail to stop the invasion. Most likely could only happen after a civil war.
♣ Saved the day with the power of music?
◆ Angel Of Music
How to unlock
Lose the naval battle during Week 35, then have high enough Foreign Intelligence (≥ 90) to know Togami's history as well as Instrument + Voice > 100 to get the option to sing. You will also need Presence ≥ 70 and Public Speaking ≥ 70.
♣ Sunk a fleet with magic?
◆ Plunged Into The Depths
How to unlock
You must have at least three Lumens available in the castle, and your own Lumen skills must be quite high.
Choose to direct the fleet yourself at week 34 and, if you have at least three Lumens counting elodie, you can combine your powers to destroy the fleet.
Be sure to have Wield Magic at 100 before doing this or your own ship will be caught in the destruction and you will drown.
♣ Encountered a tentacle monster?
◆ Things That Go Bump In The Night
How to unlock
During Week 28, have Novan History > 90 or Lore > 60 to recognize what Briony is talking about, then agree to accompany her.
♣ Caused a couple to divorce?
◆ Interpersonal Diplomacy
How to unlock
On the week 2, lock up Julianna. Refuse when the priestess ask you to free her. Then Ignatius will come to visit you, choose to give him the title and DO NOT free Juliana. Go to Gwenelle's birthday party, make sure you have enough training in archery and agility to avoid being killed on the road there, have high lore, and agree to help Briony. When she comes to your place on the second week, you must have a high enough conversation level to ask her about her parents. If you do this, later on she will send you a letter saying that her parents are getting divorced.
♣ Forged a military alliance?
◆ A Military Alliance
How to unlock
During the negotiation with the Ixionites, give them your territory. Later on during war with Shanjia, you can ask the Ixionites to help you because they owe you a favor. Make sure you have high enough skills in Court Manners otherwise the Ixionites will refuse to help you.
♣ Been blessed by the favor of cats?
◆ A Divine Omen
How to unlock
Have Intrigue ≥ 40 in Week 18, have your agents focus on commoner uprisings and get commoner approval as low as possible. When your agents inform you of a commoner uprising, have Herbs ≥ 1 to unlock "Heal the Sick". You must have Herbs ≥ 80 and Divination ≥ 30 for the cats to appear. Herbs + Battlefield Medicine ≥ 60 or Elegance ≥ 50 or Decoration ≥ 50 will be partial successes, but will not unlock this achievement.
♣ Romanced a commoner?
◆ An Unexpected Pairing
How to unlock
There are multiple ways to get this achievement; one involves high Noble Approval & Commoner Approval, while another option has at least one of the two approval ratings being negative. Throughout the game, perform the necessary actions to get approval where you want in addition to following the instructions below.
Week 2: Allow Julianna to stay, and talk to her at least once.
Week 6: Climb up the tree for a look. (Climbing ≥ 20)
Week 14: Recognize Evrard as someone who doesn't belong in the castle (Court Manners ≥ 50), and let him go.
Week 27: Don't go to the party.
Week 28: Pass a Falcons ≥ 10 check to figure out there's more than a bird outside your window, and sneak out of the palace to meet Evrard.
If you are attempting to get this achievement with high Noble & Commoner Approval, eat one of his cookies. A stable Nova will allow you to chase after him in the Epilogue.
If you are attempting to get this achievement with low Approval from Nobles and/or Commoners, pass a Poison ≥ 70 check and force him to eat a cookie first. In an unstable Nova, the epilogue will see him named royal taste-tester, and you will marry him from there.
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Alternatively, to romance Alice, who will count as a commoner, commit cruel acts (execute people, blast people with magic, force Alice to take your gifts, dance with Alice on week 17, go hunting on the weekends when angry (+1 cruelty) or afraid (+.5 cruelty). When you have the option to choose who you will marry, don't choose anyone. Alice will be mentioned in the Epilogue.
♣ Summoned a creeping shade?
◆ Casting a Shadow
How to unlock
Week 17: (Sense Magic = 100 and Resist Magic ≥ 80) Speak to Lucille and accuse her of being more powerful than she's letting on. You will get the achievement one week later, when someone is killed by a creeping shade.
♣ Faced a commoner uprising?
◆ The Will Of The People
How to unlock
The uprising happens in Week 39 if your commoner approval is very low. Be mean and horrible to commoners a lot and don't do anything to appease them. Don't have your agents looking out for commoner unrest. Don't throw a coronation banquet.
♣ Discover who killed your mother?
◆ Facing Facts
How to unlock
Reach Week 36 after losing the Naval Battle without becoming a Lumen. Accept Togami's terms, and you will receive the achievement if Joslyn loses the duel.
♣ Ordered a human sacrifice?
◆ The Needs Of The Many
How to unlock
There are two ways of doing that. Both cases lead to the same event, they just require different skills to reach the same state.
Cruel way.
Know Aunt Lucille's secret, and preferably kill her at the ball.
Make sure your cruelty is high. Yell at servants, execute people whenever possible, hunt while having Angry ≥ 1, and destroy rivals with magic when challenged to duels to increase cruelty.
Failed coup d'état investigation.
If you receive the poisoned chocolated and live till the next day then Elodie will employ your spy (if you have her) to investigate. She'll go away and will return just in time for the next part.
Have enough Lumen to destroy the fleet with magic. You must be a Lumen yourself, you must know about the existence of at least two other Lumen, and you must be able to pull off the destruction without dying.
After this, your father will inform you that a kraken has appeared. You can choose to seal it or sacrifice yourself. if you know that Lucille is a lumen from encounter at gala and your cruelty is high enough (Cruelty ≥ 10) OR if you know that Lucille is not just a lumen but that she was plotting your demise (there are not cruelty check in that case) then you realise that Charlotte is an alternative and will have the option to sacrifice Charlotte instead.
You'll only surve the attempt if Lucille is dead (killed by you or by your agents).
♣ Found a magic mirror?
◆ A Mysterious Artifact
How to unlock
In order to locate the secret mirror Elodie must not accept her Lumen crystal at any point.
Week 6: Refuse to have Julianna released when prompted by Selene.
Week 7: Give Julianna's title to Ignatius to avoid having to release her.
Week 10: Deal with the Ixion invasion without offering to punish Brin.
Week 18: (Intrigue ≥ 40 and Internal Affairs ≥ 40) Tell your father you are worried about Julianna and that she must be put to death. When asked how to go about this, send them to speak with Brin and Banion ("Ask Maree and Hellas").
Week 20: Order the execution of the man who killed his wife.
Week 21-Week 33: Visit your father on the weekend about your fear of Lumens. You may need to visit him multiple times if you have other conversations queued up, but at some point you will specifically talk about defending yourself from Lumens.
Week 35: Do not win the naval battle.
Week 36: Accept Togami's terms and your father will intervene.
♣ Faced a rebellion in Merva?
◆ Rebellious Province
How to unlock
Discover your aunt is trying to assassinate you. You can do that by hiring Sabine as your spy in Week 23 (Have Instrument + Voice > 50, as well as Intrigue > 20 to unlock the option to "Test her for Secret Skills" and select it). Decide your aunt is guilty and "execute the entire family". If you don't die, you will get the achievement in the ending.
♣ Hired a spy?
◆ A Dangerous Juggler
How to unlock
In Week 23, have Instrument + Voice > 50, as well as Intrigue > 20 to unlock the option to "Test her for Secret Skills".
Week 36: Pass the Composure > 40 check. Refuse outright. Meet with your advisors for the weekend activity (this will be your only option) and go with Selene into the forest. Pass a Meditation = 70 check. Pass a Lumen + Meditation = 400 check.
♣ Kissed Your Fiance?
◆ Youth's First Kiss
How to unlock
Do not become engaged to Talarist or Banion in the early game.
Week 24: A new weekend activity should appear on your map, just above the garden. Choose "Talk to Adair". He should ask if he can kiss you. Choose "You can if you want."
♣ Poisoned a Chicken?
◆ An Ex Chicken
How to unlock
For this achievement you need to have high cruelty, but you should not train in Animal Handling at all. So execute people, visit dungeons and stay angry a lot.
Lastly you need some other way to pass the check in Week 32 so you don't automatically eat the chocolates and are suspicious enough of them to consider poison. Test Production + Trade ≥ 60 OR Court Manners ≥ 80 to unlock options "Save it for later" and Intrigue ≥ 100 to unlock "Test for Poison."
If your cruelty is high enough you will consider first using Alice, but then ultimately decide to force-feed a chicken.
♣ Made Charlotte a Lumen?
◆ Shared Power Increased
How to unlock
First, become a Lumen and build your Sense Magic score high early.
Week 17: Offer Lucille a position in court while at the Gala
Week 36: Accept his terms & fight him. Win the duel (see details for this week, there are multiple ways to win.)
You should get the achievement in the epilogue.
♣ Imprisoned Your Uncle?
◆ Family Is No Defense
How to unlock
Get Accounting ≥ 60 as soon as possible to access the treasury and become a Lumen, though Elodie will not actually grab her crystal until Julianna/Selene first suggests that she does it.
Week9: Have Military ≥ 1 and choose to battle Ixion, then opt to use magic.
Week 10: Pass a Wield Magic ≥ 40 check to demonstrate your Lumen powers and scare the Ixion soldiers away.
Week 16: Choose to lead the parade, with or without a speech. An assassin will attack after the event. See Week 16 for full details on how to survive, though one way to do it is Flexibility ≥ 50 and Wield Magic ≥ 60.
Week 17: Have Ciphering ≥ 60 to read the coded note. It should indicate that the assassin is from Merva. Near the end of the ball, imprison your uncle.
♣ Willingly Recruited an Advisor?
◆ Keep Your Friends Close
How to unlock
The advisor you're looking to get is Arisse, Duchess of Lillah. To do this, your Noble Approval needs to be very low, so do everything you can to lower it. You can print out the stat in the Debug/Cheat Codes to check it.
Week 24: Noble Approval check < -40. Your agents should report that Arisse is planning to revolt. Have Sabine go and investigate further
Week 25: Have a high enough strategy to unlock the "Try and Win her Support" option when Sabine reports back to you (Strategy ≥ 40 or Public Speaking ≥ 40).
Week 27: Choose to go to Gwenelle's party. (If you fail the Court Manners check here, you can still proceed. Only if Adair dies will Arisse completely reject you.)
Week 28: Agree to marry her son. You should get the achievement then. If you are already engaged, you can break off the earlier engagement here and get another achievement.
