Joachim

NPC
Location:	Port Jeuno - (H-8)
Type:	Quest NPC
Description:	Allows players to access Abyssea content.

Involved in Quests/Missions

• A Journey Begins
• The Truth Beckons
• Dawn of Death
• The Forbidden Frontier

Trust Magic

Joachim		[Edit]
Job	Bard / White Mage
Spells	Sword/Blade Madrigal, Battlefield/Carnage Elegy, Advancing/Victory March, Army's Paeon I - VI, Mage's Ballad I - III, Valor Minuet I - V, Knight's Minne I - V, Cure I - IV, -na Spells
Abilities
Weapon Skills
Acquisition
Trade the Cipher: Joachim item to one of the beginning Trust quest NPCs, which may be acquired via: Records of Eminence: Basic Tutorial Objective Reward New Year's & Summer Alter Ego Extravaganzas Cruor Prospectors (5000 Cruor) Mog Pell (Ochre)
Special Features
Doesn't melee but performs a throwing ranged attack (traverser stones?). By default he sings March and Madrigal (level permitting). Waits for his songs to expire before changing songs; does not overwrite songs. Song Priority: Paeon x2 when Joachim's HP is below 90%. This is the only song he will double up. Ballad when Joachim's MP is below 75%. March: Unless another Bard is providing them, Victory March > Advancing March. Madrigal: Unless another Bard is providing them, Blade Madrigal > Sword Madrigal. Minuet: sometimes Ulmia plays both Marches, and Joachim does Valor Minuet V for his second song. Minne: when both Marches and Madrigals are performed by other Bards, Knight's Minne V. Casting Cure takes higher priority than songs, so he's more likely to be using Ballad than Paeon. Until the party's supports are out of MP, then he starts casting Paeons due to the resulting lack of healing. Victory March grants 155/1024 (15.14%) Magical Haste. Blade Madrigal grants +60 Accuracy. None of Joachim's songs gain any instrument/equipment bonuses.