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care of it. The next day, the Wooly turns into a human, revealing that he is an amnesiac half-human and half-monster. Tasked with raising the farm around the massive
Sharance Tree, Micah discovers that for reasons unknown, the tree has not bloomed for fifty years, thus the land started decaying. After recovering the ability to transform into a Wooly, he discovers his true identity and decides to keep his true nature a secret from the other villagers. Micah also makes contact with a Univir settlement located in a desert, but only interacts with them in his Wooly form as they detest humans, hiding his human persona from them. He learns that both the villagers and the Univir had a friendly relationship in the past, but have started to estrange each other since. After regaining his memory, which was sealed in mysterious orbs and unlocked upon defeating bosses, Micah eventually gains each faction's trust and eventually settles their differences and resume their peaceful coexistence.
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dragon who is keeping his girlfriend imprisoned, claiming that humans and Univir should never become together and he, a half-monster should not marry into neither race. Seeing Micah's determination to fight for his bethroed, Aquaticus reveals that all was part of his plan to have both humans and Univir reconciled as only the
Sharance Tree could be fully-restored to prevent the world's destruction, having wiped his memories to ensure that he completes this task. The game ends with Micah's marriage with his girlfriend and the Sharance Tree in full bloom once more, after which the couple may opt to have a child.
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Aquaticus, a large water
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870:January 5,
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817:January 5,
785:Metacritic
703:Siliconera
685:References
667:ルーンファクトリー3
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437:Metacritic
428:Aggregator
305:simulation
303:is a 2009
1098:Spin-offs
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419:Reception
407:June 2013
379:Reception
312:Neverland
122:Artist(s)
45:Neverland
898:June 17,
864:Archived
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761:March 9,
677:in Japan
641:website
512:GameZone
468:33 of 40
357:Gameplay
336:series.
314:for the
272:Genre(s)
130:Takitaro
756:Gematsu
730:Gematsu
648:Famitsu
528:8 of 10
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351:Windows
283:Mode(s)
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189:Release
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149:Series
655:Notes
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134:Oyaji
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