A Home Away from Home: Trials of Mana - Citadel Laurent in the Kingdom of Wind
2023.01.18
Have you ever wanted to drop into a faraway land and get a glimpse into the lives of the people there?
Today we’re going to be visiting Citadel Laurent in Trials of Mana, the home of Princess Riesz.
The impregnable Citadel Laurent, rising above the surrounding mountains
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■ Location
The mountainous kingdom of Laurent
■ Residents
King Joster
Princess Riesz
Prince Elliot
Citadel attendants, Amazon guards, Laurentians...and more
Citadel Laurent is reputed to be impregnable - it’s protected not only by its Amazon guards and the cliffs that surround it, but also by the region’s magical winds.
Out in the mountains we find Princess Riesz on one of her daily patrols. A dedicated captain of the guard, she’s one of the main characters in Trials of Mana.
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Should anyone try to invade the citadel, they’d need to contend with the Amazon guards who constantly patrol the town below.
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Here they are training. With those massive spears, they look formidable, to say the least!
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Their rigorous patrols cover the citadel as well.
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After a long search, we finally locate Riesz’s chambers! With all those pillows piled up by the fireplace, it certainly has an inviting atmosphere, doesn’t it?
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And that bed looks as soft as they come!
We met many Amazon guards and attendants on the way to Riesz’s room, and all of them seemed glad to see their princess. Come to think of it, we didn’t see her brother, the young Prince Elliot. Could he have strayed outside the citadel walls? That would be worrying, what with the number of monsters around of late...
Citadel Laurent can be explored in
Trials of Mana
Trials of Mana features a three-part story that unfolds differently based which main character and two partners you choose from a cast of six.
The third entry in the Mana series, Trials of Mana (originally released in Japan in 1995 as Seiken Densetsu 3) has been fully remade for modern gaming!
This new version features a slew of additional content, like voiceover, soundtrack arrangements, a bonus chapter after the game’s ending, a reworked leveling system with extra abilities and classes, and battles that are more dynamic than ever before.
Enjoy this vivid retelling of the harrowing journey of a group of young people caught up in a frantic battle against fate and the forces scheming to use mana to take over the world.
We had a wonderful stay at Citadel Laurent.
In our next article, we’ll be setting off to a different world, in search of yet another home away from home.
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(All screenshots shown here are from the Japanese version of the Nintendo Switch™ edition of the game.)