Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Great Gama and the Man Festival

To upgrade Joachim's abilities, you'll need to face his teacher, Great Gama, three times.  You will also need to complete the Man Festival.

Muscle Arts

• Drain Touch: automatic.
• Grand Slam: face Great Gama the first time you visit Southampton.
• Deathtron Hammer: face Great Gama in Southampton before heading to Apoina Tower again.
• Artem Buster: face Great Gama in Nihonibashi.

Man Festival

You can tackle the Man Festival in Nihonibashi, after visiting the Azuka Stone Platform and gaining all of the Muscle Arts.  Speak to the Great Gama to begin.

Essentially, you're fighting through multiple battles.  You can save after every ten.  I found Mind's Eyes on Joachim, Yuri and Kurando helpful, and you'll want to bring Anastasia along when you can to take pictures.

The battles are easy.  For the last few, as long as you protect specific characters against specific status effects, you'll be fine.  Here's what you'll need.

• Kurando: Pocket Watch.
• Gepetto: Shell Bracelet.
• Lucia: Pocket Watch.
• Karin: Anne's Cross.
• Blanca: Will Power.
• Anastasia: Leonardo's Bear.

Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Anastasia's Albums & Silver Eggs

You need to collect five Silver Angels in order to trade them for Anastasia's best weapon.  You'll find them in the following locations.

• On the roof of the Hermitage after fighting Veronica.
• Behind the rack of vegetables in Inugami Village,
• In the Doll House, in the room at the end of the first floor corridor.
• Prize in the Solomon Trials: Worshipful 1.
• Complete the Wrestler's Quiz in Nihonibashi park.

To gain these Albums, have Anastasia use Snapshot on the enemies listed.

Skill	Effect	Enemy	Location
Aqua Raise	Water Damage and Poison	Pendulum	Petrograd Solomon Trials: Monk 1, Monk 3
Direct Press	Reduce enemy HP by 50%	Hati	Idar Flamme Solomon Trials: Believer 2, Believer 3
Cash Steal	Steal Cash	Andre	Solomon Trials: Monk 3, Believer 4
Remove	Remove positive Status effects	Oscar	Solomon Trials: Monk 4, Believer 4
Pillage Storm	Steal Item	Mini Tanukis	Solomon Trials: Believer 4
Falling Leaves	Allows quick escape	Tengu	Forest of Wind (wear a warning device)
Power Cannon	Special damage, 17 hits, linear.	Mecha Lord	Azabu Kamiyashiki Solomon Trials: Embodiment 2
Spirit Ward	Permanently remove enemy from battle.	King Tamakos	Queen's Garden Solomon Trials: Embodiment 2
Nightmare	Reduce Enemy HP to 1.	Bailey	Doll House
Euthanasia	Large circular Water damage and status effect.	Orobas	Neam Ruins, Bonus Area

Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Spoiler-Free Item Guide Part 6, Sidequests to Final Battle

Ring Soul
Character Abilities/Ultimate Weapons or Armour
Lottery Members
Crests 
Sidequest 


Cannes

- Lenny 1: speak to the children at the beach.

Petrograd

- Lenny 2: speak to the old lady near the bridge.
- Prayer Robe (Anastasia's Ultimate Armour): speak to the queen in the Hermitage, in the room behind the throne room.

Domremy

- Charm Pouch (Blanca's Ultimate Weapon): return to the church.


Champs Elysees

- Lenny 3: speak to Nupach.



Paris Cathedral

- Nemesis Fan (Lucia's Ultimate Weapon): trade the Research Paper to Malkovich.  This is the best ending for the Straw Millionaire quest.  If you ended the quest another way, you can buy the fan from the shop here.


Cannes

- Lenny 4: speak to Cesare on the stairs.

Wine Cellar


Decarabia: Play third and final Lucky Chests game.


Le Havre

Unlock Black Forest: speak to Gauss in the shop. 

Black Forest

- Pure Extract: near save point.
- The Chariot: chest shortly after second white flower.
- Slow 4: on the right side.  You're supposed to take the middle turning here, so be careful not to miss the chest.

- Seventh Key: return after the boss battle.  Take the first right fork, and it's hidden along the side of the second right.
- Seven Stars: search the centre of the junction where you found the Seventh Key.

Florence

- Microskirt (Karin's best armour): speak to Healthy Rooney, and she'll hand it over if you've hit 10,000 steps.
- Unlock Tiffauges Castle: speak to Backstreet Nero.


Southampton

- Bride's Dress: Return to speak to Carla in Florence, then speak to Laurence on the wall.

Tiffauges Castle 

- Ronove: in the corridor shortly before you run into Bread.
- Petrify 3: Room north of Bread.
- The Devil: Keep heading north.  It's in a chest to the northwest, after you pass Maivia.
- Lottery 4: Go through the mirror near Maivia, and Alicia is to the northeast.
- Daphne Fruit: go through the mirror south of Alicia, and it's near the locked door further south.

- Crucifix:Go through the mirror near the locked door, and keep going south and it's in the 4-way room which mirrors where Bread was standing.
- Seal of the Urn: south of the Crucifix.
- Wolf Bout 13: go through the mirror to the east of the Crucifix, and make your way to the southern room.
- Neo-Amon: To get to the boss battle, go north from the wolf.  After passing through the locked door, go through the mirror to the west again, and go north.

Neam Ruins

Speak to Roger Bacon to unlock.  Go down through the bit of the ruins you've covered before, until you come to a new area.

- Seal of Wisdom: travel down using the purple block, then make your way to the northwest corner.  Use the purple block east of the chest to go up.
- Thera Extract: on the small ledge after that purple block.
- Delay 4: on the small ledge after that purple block.

Go back down, and travel up on the block furthest south.  Flip the switch and go down again.  You want to travel up on the block roughly in the middle of the area.  You'll know it's the right one if you end up in a row of gold, blue, and your purple block.  Move forward, using the only blocks available, until you go down twice.

- Strike Expand: near the last purple block you took down.

- Shanghai Heaven: hidden in the alcove northwest of that block.

Go southeast and press the switch.  Go up using the block in the southwest, then again with the block up here.  Hit the purple switch and then the green switch, then go all the way back down.  Head up using the block to the north.  Keep moving forwards until you can hit an orange switch, then go all the way back to the two purple blocks.  Take the southern one again.  Press the green and purple switches, then come back down.

Take the purple block near the Seal of Speed up.  Press the green switch and go back down.  Return to the southwest corner and take the lower block.  Press the purple and green switches again, then go back down.  Take the upper block, and follow the path to a chest.

- Eternal Key

Use the lower block and hit the switches again.

- Pure Extract: northeastern corner of this floor.
- Seal of Speed: west of the pure extract.

Take the block near the seal of speed.  Go up again, ignoring the green switch.


- Seventh Key
- Hieroglyphics: take the block near the chest, then take the next purple block to the north.  Ride it down to the chest.  

Press the switch before riding back up.  Take the block to the right.  Ride the blocks around until they go back down.

- Daphne Fruit: west corner of this area.
- Bat's Gold: take the purple block south of the Daphne Fruit, and it's on the next floor.
- Zodiac Bracelet: take the red block and it's in the room with the save point.

- White Underpants: speak to Roger.
- Chimera Claw (Yuri's ultimate weapon): Leave, then return and speak to Roger again. 
- Dating Outfit: Speak to Roger after completing the Trade Quest and the bonus Neam dungeon.


St Marguerite Island - Fort of Regrets

- Engagement Ring: grab it from Serge in the top right of the first level.  You'll find Irene near the shop.
- Lottery 3: Ludwig, to the west of the second level.  You'll need to play three times.
- Ogress Mask: get from Kazuna in the northwest corner of the second level.  Give it to the Japanophile near the Paris Cathedral.
- Broken Watch: obtain from the sailor in the northeast corner of the second level, show it to a man in the Foreigner's Cemetery.
- Nautilus: peak to the Professor, then go back and forth between him and the other Professor on Cannes beach.  You'll need the Hieroglyphics from Neam.
- Durandal: on the fourth level.
- Biker Jacket (Yuri's Ultimate Armour): head to the place where you fought Lenny.

Mukyo-An

- Lottery 2: in the garden.

Le Havre

- Lottery 1: outside the shop. 

Forest of Wind

- Wolf Bout 14: in the middle of the path.
- Falling Leaves: snapshot Tengu - wear a warning device to ensure they don't escape. 

Montmarte

Wolf Bout 15: automatic. 


Yokohama Streets

Unlock Doll House: Speak to Mizuta near the save point.
Steel Egg: speak to the man at the far eastern edge of the streets.

Doll House

- Thera Extract: right side of the path to the door.
- Nightmare Album: take a snapshot of Bailey.
- Lottery Ticket: near the fireplace in the northern room on the ground floor.
- Petrify 4: in the corridor on the first floor.
- Crucifix: in a room off the first floor corridor.
- Silver Angel: room at the end of the first floor corridor.


Inugami Village

- Unlock the Dog Shrine: speak to Saki in her living room. 

Dog Shrine 

- REI Stone: First room to the west.
- Talisman of Mercy: chest in the room furthest west.
- Poison 4: chest in the room furthest west.
- Strongoids: chest in the room furthest west.

Go back to the entrance, removing the map stones on the way.  Make a path going straight north.

- JIN Stone: chest in the first northern room.
- ZAI Stone: chest in the second northern room.
- Seal of the Urn: chest in the second northern room.

Head back, picking up the stones on the way. 

- Ultra Belt: eastern room.
- Zen Stone: chest in the furthest north-east room.
- Mana Extract: chest in the furthest north-east room.

Go back to the save point.


- Mumeiro (Kurando's Ultimate Weapon): from the beginning, use the north-south piece and the zen stone to create a path which ends directly in the middle of the 3x3 grid.
- Jutendouji (Kurando's final Fusion): after speaking to Saki, leave the village and return.  You'll gain it automatically after the battle.
- Autumn Kimono: after the battle, speak to Saki at her home.

Goreme Valley

- Complete the Solomon Trials.


Nihonibashi

- Mr Wrestler: speak to Yamaguchi in the western park.
- Silver Angel: speak to Yamaguchi again and complete the wrestling quiz. 
- Blue Virgin: speak to Pierre, now you have all the stud cards and all the other dresses.
- Great Question: complete the Man Festival.

Petrograd

- Gold Angel: speak to Edgar, now that you have all the Silver Angels.  

Azuka Stone Platform

Time to finish this.

- Spiderweb: to the northwest of the red circle, level 1.
- Seal of Strength: level 2.  Go forward a bit from where you start and take the right path.

- Dancer's Stars (Lucia's Best Armour): Level 2, eastern side of the map, just past the green warp.

Turn the thing so green is at the front.

- Pure Extract: Level 2, just beyond the red warp point.
- Ultra Belt: on the 3rd level, to the east of the red warp you came up on.
- Evasion Down 4: northeast corner of level 2.

Turn the thing so the yellow is at the front.

- Monk Earrings: to the northwest.

Turn the alter ring so the green is at the front.

- Devil Loincloth (Kurando's Best Armour): use the yellow warp to head up to the 4th floor. 
- Death: take the green light up from 3rd to 4th, and it's to the south.

Turn the thing so the blue is at the front.

- Getitup: to the south-west, past the red warp.

Turn the thing so the green is at the front and watch the scene.

- Seventh Key: from the entrance, take the red warp to the second floor, then the yellow warp back to the first.  It's just to the north.
- Crucifix: take the blue warp from the first floor to the fourth, and it's in a chest nearby.

You may want to make an extra save before taking the warp up.

- Good ending: choose to live in peace.
- Bad Ending: choose to live life your own way.
- Reborn Droplet: go the graveyard after making a choice and examine the tree.  You'll need to have all summons levelled up to max for both Yuri and Kurando.
- Dark Seraphim: Go through the Door to the Labyrinth, then through the Door of Desires.

Shadow Hearts:Covenant - Lottery Members

The lottery is an ongoing subquest throughout the Shadow Hearts series.  You win prizes by completing challenging judgement rings.  These prizes will ultimately include Joachim's ultimate armour, so it's worth playing!  The later players won't play unless you've completed earlier lotteries, so it's worth doing all of them.  You can only play if you have lottery tickets, which can only be found not bought, so try not to waste them.

You'll find the lottery members as follows:

• Lottery 16: Automatically, in Le Havre.
• Lottery 15: Southampton, in the northeast corner of the main square.
• Lottery 14: In Rhondda Mine.  He's hiding in a dead end towards the east.
• Lottery 13: Under the Convenir awning in Cannes.
• Lottery 12: In a cell in St Marguerite Island.
• Lottery 11: Natalya, a maid in the Hermitage.  She'll only be available after you've broken in via the catacombs.
• Lottery 10: Return to Gepetto's apartment, just before heading back to Apoina Tower.
• Lottery 9: In the Brick Warehouses in Yokohama.  The lottery player is Manuel to the southeast of the savepoint.  
• Lottery 8: Battleship Mikasa, near the Cabin Key.   
• Lottery 7: in Nihonibashi, near the pillar on the right at the end of the bridge. 
• Lottery 6: Inugami Village - examine the tree behind the save point.  
• Lottery 5:  Return to Azabu Kamiyashiki and check Locker 5 again.
• Lottery 4: In Tiffauges Castle.   You'll find specific directions to this lottery and the next few here.
• Lottery 3: In the Fort of Regrets.
• Lottery 2: in the garden at Mukyo-An, after finding the other fourteen.
• Lottery 1: outside the shop at Le Havre after finding all the others.

Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Karin's Sword Arts

You can power up Karin's Sword Arts by collecting pages of the Nibelung.  You'll find them as follows:

• Nibelung Prelude: automatically, in Paris.
• Nibelung Scene 4: speak to the man in the square in Southampton.
• Nibelung Scene 7: Speak to the man near the fountain in Florence.
• Nibelung Scene 2: automatically, in St Marguerite.
• Nibelung Scene 5: speak to Old Boris while in Petrograd.
• Nibelung Scene 8: check the skeleton near the save point, in the Catacombs under Petrograd.
• Nibelung Scene 3: speak to Sukiyama on the Battleship Mikasa.
• Nibelung Scene 6: Azama in the foreigner's cemetery in Yokohama. 
• Nibelung Scene 9: from Sefo the Barfly in Southampton. 
• Nibelung Finale: after finding all the previous scenes, examine the wall behind the statue in the final area of the Queen's Garden (go back in after defeating the boss).

Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Wolf Bout

The Wolf Bouts involve fighting a number of other wolves in order to power up Blanca's abilities and obtain his best weapon.  The trickiest bit is making sure you're protected against whatever status effect each wolf uses.

You'll find the wolves as follows.

1. In Paris, impossible to miss.  You'll also obtain a point card at this stage, which the other wolves will sign.
2. Return to the Wine Cellar, and you'll find the wolf where you fought the boss.
3. In Florence, to the left of the save point.
4. In the SG Italian Branch HQ, on the third floor after defeating the boss.
5. Automatic, on St Marguerite Island.
6. Return to Petrograd before heading to Goreme Valley.  You'll find the wolf in the alleyway where Anastasia hid.
7. In the catacombs under Petrograd.  He's in a cell near the Ring Soul.
8. Speak to Nagy near the well in Domremy, then head out to the woods.  The wolves are in the east.
9. In the Battleship Mikasa.  Return to the area after defeating the boss.  You'll find the wolf in Kurando's area, in the second south turn.  Protect against petrify.
10. Nihonibashi, in the park to the east.
11. Inugami Village, near the waterfall. 
12. Inside the immortal mountain.  Put the blue crystal in the first warp, the red in the one to the west in the next area, and use yellow at the next altar.  Protect against Death. 
13. Inside Tiffauge Castle.  More specific directions are given here.  It's in the southeastern-most room. 
14. In the Forest of Wind, in the middle of the path.
15. Automatically, when you return to Montmartre.

Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Spoiler-Free Item Guide Part 5, Yokohama to Asuka Stone Platform.

Part 4

Ring Soul
Character Abilities/Ultimate Weapons or Armour
Lottery Members
Crests 


Yokohama

Brick Warehouse

- Dandy's Kimono: in the chest visible as soon as the scene ends.  It's to the north-east.
- Naberius: after the forced battles, it's to the north.
- Seal of Speed: in a warehouse to the northwest.
- Mana Root: in a chest in a warehouse to the northwest.
- Lottery Ticket: in a warehouse to the west.
- Small Jug: in a warehouse to the west.
- Hit Area Expand: in a chest in a warehouse to the west.
- Silver Rasp: Chest near the save point.
- Giant Pillar: with Joachim, examine the pillar in the western warehouse.
- Cimeies: buy from Secret Dealer Kensuke in the northwest warehouse.
- Racoon Toy: buy from Secret Dealer Kensuke.
- Lottery 9: Manual Labourer Murai, to the southwest of the save point.

Yokohama Streets

- Soul Drop: after the scene, check just to the north of the old man.
- Amdusias: go south from the save point.  It's in a chest just before the screen changes.
- Mr. Doctor: hidden just in front of Gerard's van.
- Beastmaster: give Pierre the Racoon Toy.  You should have enough cards to make all the dresses including this one.
- Shining Oil: speak to Tomoko three times.
Ring Soul: from Gerard, go south.  The Ring Soul is in an alley to the west.
- The Sun: north of the Ring Soul.

Battleship Mikasa

Ring Soul: in the boxes to the north, right at the beginning.
- Vapula: underneath the stairs leading up to the boat.
- Nibelung Scene 3: speak to Sukiyama at the top of the stairs.
- Security Key 1: in a chest visible after going below decks.
- Security Key 2: in the first room you come to with Yuri's team.
- The Lovers: Kurando's team will find it in the southeast.
- Cabin Key: after Yuri goes through Door 3, it's straight ahead.
- Lottery 8: down the south corridor near the Cabin Key.
- Lottery Ticket: Yuri will find it in the cabin.
- Instant Death 2: Yuri will find it in the cabin.  This is Treasure:Sneak.
- Vine: after Kurando goes through door A, it'll be opposite switch B.
- Tent: in the northeast of the room where the two teams meet.


Ouka

Do not pick up any items, they will not sync to Yuri's inventory.

Yokohama Streets

- Treasure:Roamer: speak to Croft, in the alleyway north of the save point.


Foreigner's Cemetery

- Sp-Defend Down 3: north of the save point.
- Pure Root: from the shop, take the first left, and it'll be in the middle of the clearing.
- Calming Charm: take the next left, and it'll be in the dead end.

Go back to the entrance and take the first right.

- Strike Expand: in the first open area.
- Dispelling Charm: take the first right then the left after the strike expand.  The other paths from this area loop round in a circle.

Go back to the start, go left then right along the last red path.

- Fifth Key: just before the save point, there's a little path which goes slightly down beside the path.  The chest is at the end of it.

Imperial Capital


Nihonibashi
 
- The Tower: behind the pillar at the end of the bridge.  On the right.

Head west at the fork.

- Daphne Fruit: examine the door to the northwest just before the screen changes.
- Lottery Ticket: examine the wall next to the well-dressed man standing outside the park.
- Emcee's Desk: examine the desk behind the ring.
- Buer: to the east of the ring.
- Artem Buster: fight Great Gama. I suggest using the Mind's Eye.

Go back to the fork and go east.

- Mana Extract: examine the telephone pole near the save point.
- Seal of Wisdom: northwest of the park. 

After the battle, Sara is standing next to the park though there are no new pit fights to attempt right now.


- Extreme: only available if you have a 65% ring perfect rate.

A Few Things to Take Care Of ...

Foreigner's Cemetery

Ring Soul: on the grass, just to the south of the entrance.
- Nibelung Scene 6: speak to Azama.
- Soul Drop: examine one of the graves.

Battleship Mikasa

- Wolf Bout 9: from the save point, go through the top left door to Kurando's area.  The wolf is in the dead end to the south right after Door 4, the equivalent of where you found the lottery in Yuri's area.  Guard against petrify.
- Foras:  from the Wolf, head all the way to the area in the southwest.  You'll come to the Captain's cabin where he'll ask you a few questions.


Nihonibashi

- Lottery 7: near the pillar on the right at the end of the bridge.  
- Wolf Bout 10: in the park, near the Seal of Wisdom.


Imperial Capital

Hojo Research Lab

- Loin Guard: after the scene, head into the eastern room which held Nicolai.  Examine the contraption.
- Evasion Down 3: chest in the southeast of the large room to the north of the save point.
- Thera Root: enter the large room, and go up the stairs on the northwest.  Follow the path around to find the Thera Root.
- Lottery Ticket: once in the tunnels you explored with Ouka, go to the far east.
- Dragonsword: in a southern alleyway in the second part of the tunnels.
- Lottery Ticket: examine the shooting gallery.
- Strike Expand: you'll find it in the northeastern corner of the corridor after the shooting gallery.
- Pure Root: dead end to the south.
- Strike Expand: dead end to the west in the next area.
- Step Tripler: when you reach an area with a fourway intersection, you'll find it to the west.
- SP-Attack Down 3: on Ouka's bed.
- Daphne Fruit: north of the save point.
- Seal of Luck: halfway up the stairs, hidden against a far wall.
- Fifth Key: in a chest, a few levels up from the Seal of Luck.
- Tent: chest at the top of the stairs.

Forest of Wind

- Seal of the Soul: to the right of the path.

 Purgatory

- Strike Expand: top right of the triangle.
- Mana Root: top left of the triangle.
- Hit Area Expand: mid-left of the triangle.

Inugami Village

- Soul Drop: in the hut near the entrance.  You can unlock all of Yuri's forms now.
- Lottery 6: examine the tree behind the save point. 
- Silver Angel: behind the rack of drying vegetables.
Ring Soul: northeast corner of the village.
- Valefor: just to the right of the Ring Soul.

- Clay Idol: halfway along the path to the shrine.

- Lottery Ticket: under the stairs in the house.
- Sunrise Oil: in Saki's room, near the window.
- Seal of Aura: in Saki's room, to the right of the bed.
- The Star: to the right of the entrance to Saki's house.

A Few Things to Take Care Of...


Forest of Wind

- Malphas: take the right path and it's right at the end.

- Blood Jewel: go back to the screen with the fork from the right path.  Without moving, hit X and you should get it.  This is Treasure:Roamer.

Yokohama Streets

- Treasure: Done: speak to Lord Croft.

Mukyo-An

- Dog Bone: this is Treasure:Done.  You'll find it near the pond in the garden.

You can also make some progress with the Straw Millionaire Quest at this point.

Yokohama

- Talking Panda: Trade the Fine Tea Set to Akiko the celebrity on Yokohama Street.
- Strongoids: trade the Fine Tea Set to Kitayama in the Brick Warehouses.  This is a bad trade which ends the quest. 
- Bune: buy from Dangerous Toys store in the Brick Warehouses.

Inugami Village

- 10-Day-Old Rice:  Trade the Talking Panda to Ichizumi.  He's on the path to the spring in Inugami village.
- Third Key: Trade the Talking Panda in Nihonibashi, but, again, that's a terrible trade.
- Wolf Bout 11: near the waterfall.

Southampton
Head back to Southampton.

- Nibelung Scene 9: from Sefo the rescued Barfly.
- Research Paper: trade the 10-Day-Old Rice to Fusty Fleming, upstairs in the Inn.

Paris (Montmartre)

- The Emperor: speak to Ernest.

Immortal Mountain

- Thera Extract: after the save point, hug the left wall and it'll pop up.
- Samigina: take the right fork and it's at the end.  You can complete another area of the Solomon's Key now.
- Red Crystal: take the left fork.

Head back to the green altar and enter the red crystal.

- Blue Crystal: after warping, take the first left turn.

Head back to the altar to the south and put the blue crystal in.

- Yellow Crystal: at the end of the south path, impossible to miss.

Put the yellow crystal on the altar in the east of this area.

- Hades Fan: take the left fork, and it's right at the end.

Head right back to the beginning, taking all the crystals out of the altars on the way.  Put the blue crystal into the first altar, the one you just took the red crystal out of.  Put the red crystal into the next altar to the west, behind the loop.

- Orias: chest to the right of the path.
- Wolf Bout 12: from Orias, keep moving forward, using the yellow crystal as appropriate.

Head back to the beginning, picking up all the crystals on the way.  Put the red crystal in the first altar, and the blue crystal in the altar to the north.

Ring Soul: take the south fork.  This is the last one - you should be able to give all your characters the maximum attacks now.

After using the yellow crystal in the next altar:

- Seal of Life: end of the left fork.
- Thera Extract: head right, and it's at the chest in front of the last fork.  Go back to the most recent fork.
- Kogara-Maru: chest to the south on the next screen.
- Mana Extract: after the scene, check the right of the bridge
- Flare Brooch: left side of the bridge, about halfway across.

A Few Things to Take Care of...

Le Havre

 - Dark Tower: head down to the shop and face the peach bat.

Zurich 
 
- Anne's Cross: automatic

Montmartre

- Seventh Key: speak to Ernest's wolf.

Azabu Kamiyashiki


- Lottery Ticket: in the second room, near the save point.
- Locker 5 Key: Up the stairs, in the room to the left of the save point.
- Locker 1 Key: Up the stairs, in the room to the left of the save point.
- Seal of Strength: Up the stairs, in the room to the left of the save point.

Head back downstairs to the locker room.

- Mind's Eye: Locker 1.
- Pure Extract: Locker 5.
- Power Cannon: use Snapshot on Mecha Lord. 
- Lottery 5: Check Locker 5 after the boss fight.

Queen's Garden


- Thera Extract: through the first door to the north.
- Knight: through the first door to the north.

Come out of there and head west.

- Hit Area Expand: in the first circular room you come to.
- Lottery Ticket: in the room east of the Hit Area Expand.
- Pawn: in the room east of the Hit Area Expand.

Now head all the way around to the equivalent room on the eastern side of the dungeon.  Go south.

- Paralysis 3: in a torch between the southernmost and easternmost circular rooms.
- Queen: chest in the middle of the room.
- Seal of Force: by the side of the bed.

Now go to the northernmost circular room, and unlock the door to the south.

- Flamberge: behind a table.
- King: use the Knight on the chess board.

Head back to where you fought the boss.

- Gusion:  Examine the altar.
- Nibelung Finale: if you have all the other scenes, examine the wall behind the statue.

Enter the Asuka Stone Platform to make sure the sidequests are triggered.

Part 6

Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Ultimate Weapons and Armour Guide

Sidequests are dealt with in this post, unless a more specific link is given. Some, including the Straw Millionaire quest take place throughout the game, so you can refer to my walkthrough here.

Yuri

• Chimera Claw: After defeating Orobas in Neam, exit to the world map.  Return to Roger Bacon and complete a spin ring to obtain the Chimera Claw.
• Bike Jacket: complete the Lenny sidequest. 
• Ability: fusion.  Find six soul drops to upgrade your souls to level 3.  After doing that,  maxing out Yuri and Kurando's soul charge, and answering Jeanne's question at the end of the game,  examine the tree in the Graveyard for Dark Seraphim.

Gepetto

• Crimson Thread: Complete the Doll's House sidequest.
• Puppeteer's Cape: prize for completing Solomon Trials.
• Ability: Cornelia's dresses.

Blanca

• Beast Medal: complete the Wolf Bout sidequest.
• Charm Pouch: found in Domremy Church.
• Ability: Manifestations.  Power up through the wolf bouts.

Karin

• Durandel: Complete the Fort of Regrets sidequest.
• Microskirt: prize for 10,000 steps from the walker in Cannes.
• Ability: Sword Arts.  Collect pages of the Nibelung.

Joachim

• Nautilus: part of the Fort of Regrets sidequest.
• Rose Bondage: prize from Lottery 1.
• Ability: Muscle Arts.  Defeat the Great Gama to unlock more Muscle Arts and complete the Man Festival to unlock the Great Question form.

Lucia

• Nemesis Fan: trade for it using the Straw Millionaire sidequest, or buy for 500,000 in the Cathedral Shop in Notre Dame.
• Dancer's Stars: in a chest in the Azuka Stone Platform.
• Ability: Aromatherapy Oils and Tarot Cards.  You can pick up the cards in various locations.

Anastasia

• Gold Angel: speak to Edgar after finding five Silver Angels.
• Prayer Robe: from the Queen in the Hermitage. 
• Photo Albums: take photos of certain monsters to unlock new albums.

Kurando

• Mumeiro: complete the Dog Shrine sidequest.
• Devil Loincloth: in a chest in the Azuka Stone Platform.
• Morph: complete the Dog Shrine sidequest to unlock Jutendouji.

Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Spoiler-Free Item Guide Part 4, Idar Flamme to End of Disc One

Part 3

Ring Soul
Character Abilities/Ultimate Weapons or Armour
Lottery Members
Crests 

Idar Flamme

This area is ridiculous, so here's a map from the Let's Play. 

- Direct Press Album: take a picture of Hati (random battle).
- Mana Root: at the first fork, go left, and it'll be before the forced battle - marked 2 on the map.
- Jupiter Fan: after the mana root, take the next left.

From the Fan, carry on to the next junction and take the northeastern route.  Take the next left, then the next right to a dead end with two chests, marked 7 on the map.

- Thera Root
- Silver Bracelet


Head back to the entrance, then from the entrance, take every right turn.  Eventually, you'll reach a corner with three chests. marked 4 on the map.

- Cosmic Bracelet
- Soul Benediction
- Strike Expand

From the dead end, head back to the junction.  Take the northwestern route, then the next left turn.

- Bat's Gold: marked 6 on the map.

From the Bat's Gold, carry on to the junction and head south.  At the next turn, go south again to the Paralysis 2.

- Paralysis 2: marked 3 on the map.

At the shop (8), give Pierre the Purple Bondage outfit from the Hermitage, and he'll design a new outfit.  You should have enough stud cards to create all the outfits now, including the new one.

 In the next area, take the western most path north. 

- Feather Bracelet: on the right of this path.

Hit the switches and go through the door near the bracelet.

- Hit Area Expand: on the other side of the door.

- Third Key: From the start of this area, take the eastmost path north.

- Will Power: in the north-eastern most corner of the area.
- Pure Root: just after the door north of the save point.
- Seal of Speed: left of where you fought Mother Filaria.
- Replacement Man: northeast of where you fought Mother Filaria.

A few things to take care of...

- Soul Drop: next to the alter in the church in Domremy. 
- Wolf Bout 8: speak to Nagy near the well in Domremy, then into the woods near the town's entrance.  There's a group of three wolves to the east.
- Soul Drop: complete the Chests Game in the Wine Cellar again. 
- Alloces Crest. : Lottery 10, Gepetto's apartment in Paris.  You can complete an area of the Solomon's Key at this point.
- Zagan Crest: show Ernest in Montmartre your Wolf Bout stamps.
- Silver Chair: an accessory for Gepetto.  Buy it for 10,000 from the Junk Shop near the Paris Cathedral. 
- Deathtron Hammer: Defeat Great Gama in Southampton.
- Asmodeus: Head to Petrograd.  Elio, who is standing to the left of the bridge south of Edgar's shop will sell it to you.

- Treasure:Sneak: speak to Lord Croft in Cannes. 
- Soul Drop: speak to Lawrence in the alter room in Goreme valley.  You'll be able to access the Monk pit fights now. 

Remember to catch up on the Straw Millionaire Sidequest at this point.  If you picked up a Super Piroshki in Petrograd, you can trade it for the following;

- Fine Tea Set: Gourmet Connoisseur Ginori in Florence.
- Talking Panda: Zinedine of Mitsuboshi in Champs Elysees. 


Apoina Tower (Again)

- Belial: Head up the west stairs and outside; it's in a visible chest.
- Strike Expand: Head up the west stairs and outside; it's in a visible chest.
Ring Soul: head up the east stairs; you'll find the Ring Soul in a little nook on the left of the second floor.
- Murderer's Wt: chest to left of scales.
- Kidnapper's Wt: chest to southwest of scales.
- Arsonist's Wt: chest in cell to right of scales.
- Thief's Wt: chest in cell southeast of scales.
- Pure Extract: after walking across the cage-bridge, it's on the left.
- Seal of the Soul: up the stairs to the right after walking across the cage-bridge.
- Hit Area Expand: north of the third level of the cage puzzles.
- Paimon: the third lever has three options; set it to the lowest level, go back down and open the chest.  You can complete an area on the Solomon Key now.

Part 5

Shadow Hearts Covenant: Lucia's Aromatherapy

Lucia's special abilities involve using Tarot cards and aromatherapy oils to invoke special effects during battle.  You can find the oils and mix them as follows;

• Ocean Oil: automatic, Florence.
• Misty Oil: automatic, Florence.
• Grass Oil: Cannes, at the bottom of the stairs which lead to the lowest level of the city.  It's in a small fountain.
• Night Oil: automatic, Goreme Valley. 
• Moon Oil: automatic, Petrograd. 
• Shining Oil: Yokohama Streets; speak to Tomoko three times. 
• Sunrise Oil: complete the Black Forest sidequest.

Oils	Ocean	Misty	Grass	Night	Moon	Shining	Sunrise	Aurora
Ocean	X	Small amount of HP restored at time of use.	Small amount of HP restored for one turn.	Medium amount of HP restored for one turn.	Small amount of HP restored for two turns.	Medium amount of HP restored for two turns.	Medium amount of HP restored at time of use.	Large amount of HP restored for two turns.
Misty	Protects against Status Abnormalities for one turn.	X	Protects against Ring Abnormalities for two turns.	Protects against Ring Abnormalities for three turns.	Protects against Status Abnormalities for two turns.	Protects against Ring Abnormalities for one turn.	Protects against Ring Abnormalities for three turns.	Protects against Ring and Status abnormalities for three turns.
Grass	Medium increase in physical defence power for three turns.	Medium increase in special defence power for three turns.	X	Small increase in special defence power for three turns.	Small increase in physical defence power for three turns.	Large increase in physical defence power for three turns.	Large increase in special defence power for three turns.	Large increase in physical and special defence power for three turns.
Night	Small amount of MP restored for one turn.	Small amount of MP restored for two turns.	Small amount of MP restored at time of use.	X	Medium amount of MP restored for two turns.	Medium amount of MP is restored only when used.	Medium amount of MP restored for one turn.	Large amount of MP restored for two turns.
Moon	Strike effect x 1.5 for one turn.	Evasion rate doubles for one turn.	Critical rate increases 1.5 times for one turn.	Critical rate becomes 100% for one turn.	X	Critical rate doubles for one turn.	Evasion rate increases 1.5 times for one turn.	3rd Key effect on all characters for one turn.
Shining	Large increase in physical attack power for three turns.	Small increase in special attack power for three turns.	Large increase in special attack power for three turns.	Small increase in physical attack power for three turns.	Medium increase in physical attack power for three turns.	X	Medium increase in special attack power for three turns.	Large increase in physical and special attack power for three turns.
Sunrise	Small amount of SP restored only when used.	Small amount of SP is restored for two turns.	Medium amount of SP restored for two turns.	Small amount of SP restored for one turn.	Medium amount of SP restored, only when used.	Medium amount of SP restored for one turn.	X	Large amount of SP restored for two turns.
Aurora	Medium HP restore and small MP/SP restore for two turns.	Small HP/MP/SP restore.  Protects from abnormalities for two turns.	Small HP/MP/SP restore.  Medium defence increase for two turns.	Medium MP restore and small HP/SP restore, for two turns.	Small HP/MP/SP restore.  3rd Key effect for two turns.	Small HP/MP/SP restore.  Medium attack increase for two turns.	Medium SP/MP/HP restore for two turns.	X

Shadow Hearts Covenant: Pit Fights

You'll automatically unlock the pit fights when you enter Goreme Valley.   These are fights with specific win conditions, for which you gain various prizes.

Beginner Level 1
Win five battles in a row with one character.
Sabnock Crest

I used Yuri and his second level fire fusion for this, because it has an area spell, Magma.  Protect yourself against petrify with a mirror bracelet, and wear a Pocket Watch.  The fights are random, but they tend to be either large groups of low hp enemies, or small groups with high hp.

Beginner Level 2
Win a battle using a 28-hit combo, with four characters.
Blood Jewel


When I first came to Goreme Valley, I had the following options;

• Yuri can hit 7 times using his wind fusion's Howling ability.
• Karin can hit 12 times with her Geuschbenst skill.

• Evil Ray is 7 hits (Raum, Beleth, Vassago).
• Gale Spark is 10 hits (Marchosias).
• Air Shot is 15 hits (combo magic).

You're facing off against Godhand who has around 1500hp, so you have some room for error.  I got a 44 hit combo using Lucia to cast Gale Spark, Yuri with Howling, Karin and Geuschbenst, and finally Anastasia with Air Shot.

Beginner Level 3
Win four battles in a row, with reverse ring in effect, without missing a ring or curing ring abnormalities, with a party of two. 
Third Key

I used Yuri and Joachim; three attacks each, set to gamble ring.  The enemies you fight are pretty weak, so if you can pull off a couple of area of attack spells, it'll be a lot easier.  The trickiest bit is not missing a ring, so just slog through it if you need to.

Beginner Level 4
Win six battles in a row while poisoned, without curing status abnormalities or using items, with a party of three.
Mr Sax


The enemies are pretty easy.  Just make sure a character or two has arc-cure so you can top up occasionally.  I used Yuri, Joachim, and Anastasia.

Monk Level 1
Win one battle using an 18-hit combo without personal skills, with a party of four. 
Gold Necklace

My options at this point in the game were as follows. 

• Bright Crime is 5 hits (Dantalion, Anromalius, Eligos)
• Evil Born is 5 hits (Alloces, Berith)
• Evil Ray is 7 hits (Raum, Beleth, Vassago).
• Gale Spark is 10 hits (Marchosias, Ipos, Seere).  Note, chaining Gale Spark and Gale Spark won't work - the second will miss and break the combo.
• Air Shot is 15 hits (combo magic).

In order to use Air Shot, you'll need to have Blanca in your party, and Yuri is useless since he can't use combo magic.  That said, Yuri's physical attack can hit five times, as can Joachim's, so an entirely physical combo with Yuri, Joachim, Karin and Blanca might work.

Anyway, I went with a team of Karin, Blanca, Anastasia and Lucia.  You'll be fighting against a Pendulum and Victor, the latter of whom will try to silence you.  Just take out the Pendulum with physical attacks.

I had Karin use Gale Spark for 10 hits, followed by Lucia with Bright Crime for another 5.  Another Bright Crime from Blanca and Anastasia using Air Shot took the hits up to 35.

Using special skills at any time - not just in the combo - will cause you to fail this trial.  I found this out by using Anastasia's Snapshot.

Monk Level 2
Win three battles with tight ring in effect, without missing a ring or curing status abnormalities, with a party of two.
Fifth Key

I used Yuri and Anastasia, purely so she could snapshot the enemies.  Both with Gamble Ring so I only had to hit one thing per attack.  The enemies are all from very early on, so they're quite easy.


Monk Level 3
Win three battles in a row with a party of three.
Step Doubler

I used Yuri, Joachim and Anastasia, again so she could snapshot the enemies.  The only challenging battle here is the last one, with the Night Queen.



Monk Level 4
Win three battles in a row, with blind ring in effect without curing status abnormalities, with a party of one.     
Mind's Eye

I used Yuri with Gamble Ring again.  With three attacks, you'll need to aim to hit the halfway mark.

Believer Level 1
Win three battles in a row, with Reverse and Tight Ring in effect, without missing a ring or curing, with a party of two.
Warlock Earrings

I used Yuri and Anastasia.  Yuri was wearing a Mind's Eye and using gamble ring anyway, and I took his hits down from five to three to make the area I had to hit slightly bigger.  I took Anastasia's attacks down to one too.  Just take it slowly and use physical attacks.

Believer Level 2
Win five battles in a row while poisoned, with Fake Ring in effect, without curing abnormalities, with a party of three.
Shax

 I used Yuri, Kurando and Anastasia.  Both Yuri and Kurando were using practice ring with five hit areas.  Anastasia had Arc Cure and Raise.  Start trying to cure early; with only one hit area, Fake Ring will create two and make the real one the fake half the time.

Believer Level 3
Win four battles in a row with Small Ring in effect without curing abnormalities, with one person.
Gold Band

I did this whole thing with Anastasia, because I hoped there'd be something new to photograph.  There was not.

Believer Level 4
Win twelve battles in a row with a party of four.
7th Key

I used a party of Anastasia, Kurando, Joachim, and Karin.  No challenge here.  There's a couple of new albums, though.

Worshipper Level 1
Win four battles without using attack, using a party of Gepetto, Blanca, Lucia and Anastasia.
Silver Angel
 

Not at all complicated.  The tricky bit is remembering not to just hit attack.


Worshipper Level 2
Win five battles without using Crest or Combo Magic, with Yuri, Joachim, Kurando and Karin.
Ultra Belt.

You can take the crests off your characters, if that makes life easier.  Again, really not complicated. 

Worshipper Level 3 
Win three battles in a row, with Fast Ring in effect, without curing abnormalities, with a party of three.
Dragonfangs

I used Yuri, Kurando and Anastasia.  Anastasia had Practice Ring, and she took out most of the enemies with area spells.

Embodiment Level 1
Win six battles in a row, with one person.
Dark Angel
 

Anastasia.  No new Albums, but a couple of enemies who haven't been photographed before.  Just give her Cure All and get through it.


Embodiment Level 2
 Win six battles in a row with a party of four.
Electro Band

I used Yuri, Anastasia, Gepetto and Blanca.  MechaLord pops up halfway through, so you want a party slightly more geared to magic.

Creator
Win four battles in a row, with a party of four.
Puppeteer's Cape

This one only unlocks once you've completed all the other trials.  I used Yuri, Joachim, Geppeto and Anastasia.

The final enemy, the Tin Lion, has few weaknesses.  Petrify, Instant Death, or Joachim's Drain Attack can work.

Final Battle
One battle, with your normal party.
Solomon

Speak to Sarah after completing the other trials and Solomon's Key.

I used Yuri, Gepetto, Joachim and Anastasia.  Neo-Amon has the ability to revive all allies, and this will be useful.  Use a mixture of arc-cure and cure, but prioritise healing Yuri so he can revive everyone when necessary.  The Replacement Man accessory is also useful; it won't revive your characters until their next turn, so it won't go off the first time you use it. 

Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Spoiler-Free Item Guide Part 3, Cannes to Petrograd (Again)

Part 2

Ring Soul
Character Abilities/Ultimate Weapons or Armour
Lottery Members
Crests 
Straw Millionaire


Cannes

- Seal of Force: flowers, far side, mid-level of town.
- Daruma Doll: Aspiring Director Ijichi, walking around, mid-level of town.  Part of the Straw Millionaire sidequest.
- Lottery Ticket: under streetlamp, mid-level of town, top of the stairs.
- Grass Oil: fountain at the bottom of the stairs to the lowest level of town.
- Treasure: Dawn: man in white, lowest level of town.

- Limestone Block: Wannabe Film Critic, lowest level of town.  Part of the Straw Millionaire sidequest.
- Lottery 13: under the Convenir awning.
- Mr. Samurai: buy a drink for Anatol, in the bar near the man in white.

- Western Belt: chest at the end of the pier.

St Marguerite Island

Blanca

- Camio: left of save point.  

Yuri

- Lottery Ticket: in first junk room, top of stairs.
- Face Guard: In E-shaped room, south east corner.
- Lottery 12: one of the cells, E-shaped room.

Veronica's Game 

Blanca

- Wolf Bout 5: automatic

If you get through this section without being seen by any guards, you win a zodiac bracelet.

- Bifrons: if you end up fighting the two guards (one of whom is on the other side of the fence) you can grab this now.  It's by the fence. 
- Tent: end of the corridor with the more alert guard.
- Wheel of Fortune: read Treasure: Dawn and check the end of Oscar's chain after defeating him.
- Strike Expand: chest in the room with Oscar. 
- Sp-Defend Down 2: pile of boxes to the right of the cells.
- Weapon/Third Key: chest beside cell, depending on Veronica's game.

Yuri

Ring Soul: north-eastern corner of the room before the stairs.

After speaking to Locke, head east, and you'll see a red iron door along the south wall.  Open it - it's a path back to the beginning.  Then go down the stairs in the double stairway, near Locke.

- Daphne Fruit: chest.
- - Seal of Strength: Iron Maiden, lab just before the room like Oscar's.
- Lottery Ticket: in the room like Oscar's, at the end of the raised left side.
- Earthen Pipe: in the room like Oscar's.
- Pure Root: chest in the room like Oscar's.
- Adhesive: junk room near the beginning, before the number-locked door (if you go up the stairs after the room like Oscar's, you'll be back here.  Or, if you go through the red iron door).

Go back to the stairway and go up this time.

- Thera Extract: chest, left of door.

- Fountain Pen: on desk.

Go back down the stairs, and go east, past the red iron door.  You'll be back in the room with the Bifrons chest.  Examine a hole in the western wall.

Blanca

- Bent Wire: automatic.

Yuri


- Handmade Key: from Locke.
- Nibelung Scene 2: automatic.

Cannes

- Treasure: Love: from Lord Croft who gave you Treasure: Dawn.

Petrograd

Palace

- Seal of Life: head south.  It's in the chest in the second open room to the right.
- P-Attack Down 2: when you finally reach the north-south path between the east and west wings, it's in the south-west corner.
- The Empress: under teddy bear, room with save point.
- Mana Root: room with the save point, west hallway.

City

- Pure Root: chest outside Edgar's shop.

Head down to the west and you'll eventually hit the area outside the palace.


- Hit Area Expand: chest, left of the tunnel back to Edgars.
- Seal of Wisdom: near lamppost, near obelisk.
- Fircas: in front of palace, to the right.

Head back to Edgar's, then go down the road to the south.

- P-Defend Down 2: corner, where the road turns to the east.
- Strike Expand: lamppost to the left of the bridge.
- Aqua Raise Album: take a snapshot of Pendulum.
- Mana Seed: alleyway by the bridge, near the boxes (you'll need to come back, as you're automatically dragged to Edgar's shop).
- Lottery Ticket: behind Edgar's counter.

- Nibelung Scene 5: Old Boris, on the way to the palace.
- Super Piroshki: trade Limestone Block to Chagall, next to Gerard.  Part of the Straw Millionaire sidequest.
- Holy Easter Egg: trade Daruma Doll to Edgar.  Warning; this trade does not lead to the good items.  Part of the Straw Millionaire sidequest.


Palace

- Lottery Ticket: flowerpot, ground floor, west corridor of the palace.
- Espada: chest in the most north-western room on the ground floor of the palace.
- Circlet: the room behind the Great Hall, beside the bed.
- Eligos: you'll now be able to get to the far nothern end of the ground floor of the palace.  The crest is in the room between the stairs.
- Bell Bracelet: top of the stairs, on the left.

- Pirate Earrings: west wing, near in the room the guard was blocking, near the Great Hall.  It's just north of the save point.
- Lion Shrine Key: Gleaming at you like a gleaming glowing unmissable thing after the battle.

 A few things to take care of...
 
- Wolf Bout 6: Petrograd, in the alleyway where Anastasia hid, earlier on.
- Talking Panda: trade the Super Piroshki in Champs Elysees. Part of the Straw Millionaire sidequest.
- Fine Tea Set: trade the super Piroshki in Florence. Part of the Straw Millionaire sidequest.

Goreme Valley

- Marax: chest opposite Gerard.
- Pure Root: trade Holy Easter Egg to Pious Hakan.  Warning; this trade ends the quest.  Part of the Straw Millionaire sidequest.
-  Burning Candle: trade Super Piroshki to man in white near the entrance.  Warning: this is a bad trade.  Part of the Straw Millionaire sidequest.
The Pit Fights unlock automatically here. 
- Seal of Aura: go through the rightmost door, immediately after you get through the entrance tunnel.  It's in a chest.
- Seere: head up the stairs to the eastern side of town, where it opens on to the sky.  You'll find it near the pillar. This is Treasure:love.
- Lottery Ticket: go through the rightmost door after the stairs.
- Blue Cape: Head through the Sages of the Sword door.  It's in a room off to the east.
Ring Soul - in the room where Bishop Jarvis is waiting.
- Evasion Down 2: behind the altar in the chapel.


Karin Can Fuck Right Off


- Third Key: from the room with the save point, go north.
- Glass Key: in the mirror version of the first room.  From the room with the save point, exit to the south and go through the opening in the right hand wall.  Follow the path around without going through any mirrors and you'll find it.

Petrograd (Again)

Tunnels

- Nibelung Scene 8: examine the skeleton by the save point.
- Thera Root: on the first corner.
- Lottery Ticket: south of the E switch.
- Wolf Bout 7: in a cell along the north-south wall just before you get to the ring soul.
Ring Soul: North-eastern most corner of the dungeon.
- Leraje: south of Ring Soul.
- The Magician: northwest of the E gate, in the corner.
- Leonardo's Bear: east of The Magician.
- Andromalius: southwest corner of the coffin room, across from the save point.
- Seal 2: from the save point, go south and west, and it's in a treasure chest.
- Talisman of Luck: hidden in a skeleton near Seal 2.
- Strongoids: from the coffin room, keep heading west and it's near a gate.
- Plastron: near the b switch.
- Silver Locket: behind the b gate.

 Hermitage

- Talisman of Mercy: fountain in courtyard.
- Ipos: chest, western edge of courtyard.
- Mr. Swan: from Cyril the Guard after the battle.
- Tissues: By the side of the bed in Rasputin's room.  It's in the east hall, just south of the save point.
- Purple Bondage: by the side of the bed in Rasputin's room.
- Silver Angel: in the snow where you fought Veronica.
- Lottery 11: Natalya, a maid in a room in the eastern wing.  It's the room just down from the save point.
- Frozen Tuna: outside the Hermitage, just to the left of the entrance.
- Panoramic Lens: Edgar's shop.

Part 4

Shadow Hearts Covenant: Veronica

A quick list of who's thinking what in the dungeon of St Marguerite Island.

"Ulp, she's looking this way...!" - Yuri
"Fine.  Let me at her!" - Karin
"I just might like the kinky stuff..." - Geppeto
"Sometimes, a man's got to stand!"  - Joachim
".........(I won't look at her...)" - Lucia

If you pick the first option three times - and so, avoid being tortured - you'll get a weapon.  Otherwise, a third key.  That's a callback to the first game, when you could unlock an extra area in Asia by having Alice avoid being electrocuted.

There's more info on this here (which I found only after I personally tested the list above!).

Shadow Hearts: Covenant - Spoiler-Free Item Guide Part 2, Rhonnda Mine to Wales (2)

Part 1

Ring Soul
Character Abilities/Ultimate Weapons or Armour
Lottery Members
Crests

Rhondda Mine

Ground Floor

From the entrance, take the first left turn.  This section is a dead end, so you'll be returning to this junction.

- Lottery Ticket: first western corner.  Just go straight along the path, ignoring the dead-end off to the north and you can't miss it.
- Mana Seed: from the lottery ticket, go north then south.

Head back to the first junction, and north to the save point.

- Thera Seed: Take the northern-most path from the save point and it's in the dead end.
- Thera Seed: follow the southern path from the save point and it's in the eastern corner.
- Whetstone: from the second Thera Seed, head as far north-east as you can, and it's in a little dead-end pointing south.

To get the lift down, go to the north-western most corner.

- Lottery Ticket: on the north wall right before the lift.

B1


Ring Soul: south of lift.

You'll find that much of this floor is blocked.  There's a lift to the south.

B2 subset

- Lantern: north.  There's a save point down here.

Go back up.

B1
 
- Seal of Speed: from the lift, backtrack a little and take the northern path first.  The seal's at the end.

Go back to the southern turn-off for the lift, and go west.  You'll soon come to a north-south junction.

- Fine Rapier: north then west.  Go back to the junction.
- Pure Seed: Go south as far as possible.
- Lottery 14: from the Pure Seed, go north and take the path east.  Follow it up and round, and take the western turn-off until you come to a dead end. I suggest skipping it now and running back after the next save point (hint: blind ring).
- Studded Belt: backtrack to the last junction before  Lottery 14 and go north.  It's in the dead-end to the east.

You can find Gerard to the north, and lift to the south.  There's a save point just after you go down.

B2

- Pure Seed: Just to the south of the lift in a little alcove.
- Seal of Strength: chest in the large chamber where you fight the boss.

Wales

- Seal of Life: chest near Yuri.
- Hit Area Expand: head south; there's a little path heading east, the Hit Area Expand is in a chest at the end.
Ring Soul: Near the eastern side of Roger's house.
- Bearclaw: chest southwest of Roger's house.
- Lottery Ticket: inside Roger's house, lowest level opposite save point.
- Forneus: chest near save point.

Florence

- Strike Expand: in Carla's place, behind statue.
- Thera Seed: Chest to left of Carla's place.
- Nibelung Scene 7: man by the fountain.
- Mr Matador: maid near the fountain.  
- Vepar: in fountain.
- Wolf Bout 3: left of save point. 
- Underground Film: Straw Millionaire Sidequest.  Man near Wolf Bout 3.
- Bat's Gold: chest near shop.
- Lottery Ticket: chest in doorway, far left of save point.

- Pedometer: automatic.

Manmariana Island

- Hit Area Expand: chest, clearly visible after scripted battle.

Head up the right stairway.

- Pure Seed: chest in round room.
- Seal of the Soul: near lamp on left side of corridor after round room.
Ring Soul: room on the right of long corridor.
- Lottery Ticket: edge of Ring Soul room.
- Libra, Aries, Capricorn Tile: chest in Ring Soul Room.

- Star Key: chest in room at end of long corridor.

Go back to the main room (with the save point) and use the star key to unlock the door at the top of the left stairs.

- Sagittarius, Pisces, and Scorpio Tile: chest in room on left side of long corridor.
- Gemini, Leo and Cancer Tile: after blood door.
- Petrify 1: open blood door with right person (the right answer's in this post, if you can't be bothered to work it out!)

Go back down to the save point, then through the door to the north.

- Virgo, Aquarius, Taurus Tiles: in room with zodiac doors.

- Fifth Key: chest through left door.
- Thera Seed: chest through middle door.
- Feather Bracelet: in large room with save point.  Plant near middle door.

SG Italian Branch HQ

- Delay 1: chest, first room.
- Uvall: chest near piano.  You can complete another area now.
- Thera Root: chest south-west of library.
- Lottery Ticket: south-east corner of library.
- Hit Area Expand: chest, north-west corner of second library.
- Toggle Switch: chest in barrel room.
- Seal of the Urn: in barrel room, near Toggle Switch chest.
- Strongoids: Chest in barrel room.
- Talisman of Mercy: first room of third floor.
- Wolf Bout 4: third floor, after boss.

Wales (2)


Red Post Box - outside Roger's House.
Rope Ladder - chest near save point, Roger's House.

Neam Ruins

- Face Guard: near save point.
- Mana Seed: north-east corner of 1st floor.
- Talisman of Luck: north-west corner of 1st floor.

- Hit Area Expand: near second switch, B1.
- Thera Seed: west side of B1.
- Seal of Vitality: After second light bridge, B2.
- Lottery Ticket: west side of B2 - use the pink button until the bridges go the right way.
- Leonardo's Bear: northeast corner of B3.
- Phenex: east of B3.  You'll need to use a block to go up.  You can complete another area now.
- Getitup!: south corner of B3.  You'll need to walk over an orange block.
- Berith: complete optional stair puzzle.
Ring Soul - southeast corner of room with save point.
- Mana Extract: take the optional light bridge towards the corner.

Part 3

Shadow Hearts Covenant: Blood Types

In Shadow Hearts: Covenant there's a door that will only open for people with a specific blood-type (or, rather, if you open it with someone else, the treasure will disappear).  There's a little puzzle you can do to find out their blood types, and the results are as follows.

Karin - type A.
Lucia - type B.
Yuri - type O.
Joachim - type A.
Gepetto - type AB.

In Japan, blood types are used as personality markers, kind of like how horoscopes are in the West.  So it makes sense that this door is in an area with a zodiac puzzle!  The wiki article, here, has a chart listing the traits individuals of each blood type are supposed to have.

Like Karin and Joachim, I'm type A.  I know this because I donate blood, and my twelfth donation is coming up soon. Save a life - if you're in the UK, you can make an appointment here.

Anyway, type A individuals are supposedly earnest, creative, sensible, reserved, patient, and responsible.  Our worst traits are being fastidious, overearnest, stubborn, and tense.  I'm also a Leo (creative, noble, loyal) born in the year of the earth dragon (1988), which makes me magnanimous, stately, vigorous, strong, self-assured, proud, noble, direct, dignified, and passionate but also tactless, arrogant, imperious, tyrannical, demanding, rebellious, intolerant, dogmatic, violent, and impetuous.  I never realised how many traits Leos and Dragons supposedly shared until I went and looked that up here. 

Horoscopes are worked out based on which constellation the sun appeared to be when you were born.  Apparently, where the other planets - including the moon - where at the time also have an effect on your personality.  For instance, in my case, the moon was also in Leo, so I get a double whammy.  The moon supposedly affects how you deal with things internally, while, for instance, Mars indicates your temper and Venus is how you love.  The constellation that appeared on the horizon at the time of your birth indicates  how you initially come across.  That changes every two and half hours or so.  Your midheaven is the sign directly above you when you were born, and that indicates how you go after your goals.

I should make it clear at this point that I don't think any of this is literally true.  There's no evidence for any of it.  That said, it is really fun to think about it, and if you enjoy writing, it can be a fun way to make up characters.  For instance, say you have someone who has all their planets in Taurus, so they have all the traits of that sign - patient, sensual, etc.  But then they have just one planet - maybe Mars - in Scorpio.  You end up with a loving, down-to-earth person with a cold and spiteful temper.

You can cast your own birth chart here if you want to have a look.

I don't know nearly as much about Chinese New Year signs.  I know there's also an elemental aspect, which changes every twelve years.  In other words, everyone born in my twelve-year 'cycle' is Earth.  Dragons born in 2000 are Metal, while those born in 2012 are water.

Incidentally, this means Yuri was born in the year of the Earth Ox, while Alice Elliot was born in the year of the Water Snake.  Karin is also an Earth Ox.  You can look up your sign and element here.

Going back to blood.  AB or O basically indicate extra 'bits' that can be in blood.  'O' blood has no bits in it.  A blood has A bits, and B blood has B bits.  AB has both A and B bits.

Bodies will attack the bits they don't recognise.  So, if you give a transfusion of AB blood to an O person, their body would reject the blood because it would think the AB bits were a virus.  That's why O blood is the universal donor - you can give O blood to anyone with any blood type, because there are no bits that look like viruses in there.  People with AB blood are the universal recipient - they can have any kind of blood given to them.

Unfortunately, this means that people with O blood can only take donations of O blood.  That's why other types of donors can still be useful.  My A blood can go to anyone with A or AB blood, freeing up the O blood for someone who really needs it.

To complicate things further, positive or negative refers to the presence of rhesus particles, another bit that can be mistaken for a virus.  Positive means you have them, negative means you don't.  I'm A positive, so if I ever need a donation, my body won't attack blood with rhesus particles in it.  It will attack blood with B bits.

This is where people with O negative blood get the short end of the stick again.  They can't accept O positive blood, because, again, their body will think the rhesus bits are viruses and try to destroy them.

The more you know!

Shadow Hearts Covenant: Straw Millionaire Guide

The straw millionaire sidequest begins on the wall of Southampton.  There, you will meet a man who gives you a piece of dried straw and suggests that you trade up.  The following diagram indicates potential trades, which are further detailed in my (currently in-progress) item/sidequest no-spoilers guide.

The best prizes are the Nemesis Fan, which is an ultimate weapon, or 100,000 cash, if you don't want to use that character.  It's also possible to end the quest with a good but incomparable prize, and those trades are marked in red.  I highly suggest avoiding them. They will be marked with a warning in my guide.