The next level down from Duke Larg's throne room is this monster-infested, abandoned coal mine.
Boy am I glad Reis spawned close to my half of the field, rather than where she normally does. There's not much that can stand up to the Work skills of three Iron Giants all at once.
It's not like any of the humans can, either, so let's get those Giants squared away before they--
-- do that.
Reis climbed up into the corridor in the middle, and did a little hop/cheer sort of thing when she got where she was going. I don't know what she did, maybe threw a stone or something? I can't imagine the game has an animation for a dragon throwing a rock.
Just keep on pummelin'. Steel Giants take less damage from physical attacks, since they're like 40% armor plating. They also have 0 Faith, so they're immune to magic that takes Faith into account.
So abilities that are based on magic but not Faith, like Limit skills, are the way to go.
Holy Sword works pretty good, too, but Agrias was too close when the Giant got a turn, and got THIS IS A DRILL in return.
It's a plink with an arrow that wins the fight,
...and rewards me with my own Steel Giant. And Temple Knight. And Dragonkin.
I could take Worker 8 with me, but I'm certain I'd never use him. He's too damn slow both in initiative count and Move speed, and can't learn how to flawlessly teleport like everyone else.
Beowulf or Reis, I haven't decided yet. I'll keep them around because their sidequest isn't over, but I don't know if I'll use them either. Mostly because I always use Beowulf and Reis in a vanilla run... Partly because I'd have to grind up to unlock jobs for them and have them eat Grist and Wanda. And that would just take a long time.
