Begin with the Prologue, choose a Flame Lord's path for Part I, then continue toward Part II: War and Part III: Salvation. Cai, Dietrich, Theodora and Leda offer different paths through the opening campaign. This walkthrough index explains the phase order and where to look next; individual battle instructions belong to the chapter or route you are currently playing. For a recorded run rather than written navigation, choose a playthrough with a matching route and chapter.
Start with the Prologue
IGN's walkthrough lists the opening as Descent, with The White Bird followed by The Ruined Land. After the Prologue, the obelisks let you choose one of the four Flame Lords. Use this opening to learn the basic controls and complete character creation before comparing the longer routes.
Choosing a path does not immediately mean you can switch away at any moment. IGN describes an initial stretch that must reach Dagsion before the White Raven's Perch provides a return to the Obelisk Chamber. Once that option is available, the chamber becomes the place to change story paths or replay completed chapters.
Find your Part I path
The four route links are the clearest starting point for the next part of the campaign. Choose the character whose story you are following rather than applying another route's chapter timing to your own save. The route hub provides the broader comparison if you have not chosen yet.
RPG Site's walkthrough hub also organizes Part I around those four paths. Its recommendation is to complete a first path before starting another so completed exploration and generic subquests can help the next start. That benefit should not be confused with transferring character levels or equipment between separate Part I beginnings.
Prepare during Free Time
Check the calendar before taking a long exploration trip. Weekly activities support training, relationships and Blessing development, while optional encounters can have limited windows. Use the Paralogue guide and recruitment guide for those decisions before advancing beyond the current opportunity.
The visible clock does not require you to rush through preparation menus. RPG Site explains that time stops at a block boundary until you select an action that costs a Turn. Check the displayed action cost, finish useful city activities and then spend the remaining travel time deliberately.
Continue into War and Salvation
The later campaign proceeds through War and then Salvation. IGN describes the final part as bringing together the story paths you have completed, while noting that completing multiple paths first is encouraged rather than mandatory. Our story progression guide helps orient that transition without presenting every late-game event at once.
Replay uses chapter snapshots, so revisiting an earlier chapter is a progression decision as well as a way to see something again. IGN explains that finishing a replay updates the next chapter's starting snapshot without automatically rewriting all later chapters. Read the replay prompts carefully before expecting an earlier change to appear everywhere immediately.
When a specific battle is the obstacle
Identify the route, chapter and current objective before looking up a solution. This prevents an otherwise correct instruction from a different path becoming misleading. For a focused system question, the guide hub is a better next stop than reading unrelated later-story walkthrough material.