▁to ▁the ▁cave ▁on ▁subsequent ▁jour ne ys . ▁Some ▁items ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁blue ▁ch ests ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁by ▁other ▁means , ▁such ▁as ▁mon ster ▁dro ps . ▁These ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁taken ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁An cient ▁C ave ▁just ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁blue ▁ch ests . ▁The ▁bottom ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁inn ▁in ▁Gr uber ik ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁storage ▁for ▁these ▁items . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁a ▁pre quel , ▁set ▁nin ety - n ine ▁years ▁before ▁L uf ia ▁& ▁the ▁Fort ress ▁of ▁Do om , ▁which ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁Sin istr als ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁the ▁batt les ▁fought ▁against ▁them . ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁centered ▁around ▁the ▁hero ▁Maxim , ▁a ▁s words man ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁El cid ▁who ▁is ▁born ▁with ▁a ▁natural ▁ability ▁to ▁fight ▁and ▁is ▁dest ined ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁Sin istr als . ▁Through out ▁his ▁journey , ▁he ▁meets ▁other ▁war riors ▁who ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁confront ▁the ▁Sin istr als ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁The ▁game ' s ▁protagon ist ▁is ▁Maxim , ▁a ▁tal ented ▁s words man ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁El cid . ▁Little ▁about ▁his ▁past ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁but ▁the ▁game ▁begins ▁to ▁follow ▁him ▁when ▁a ▁myster ious ▁woman ▁named ▁I ris ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁a ▁journey . ▁ ▁Through out