Cryptid

Cryptids (幻獣(げんじゅう)) are a species from a different plane that started to appear during the Phantasmal Blaze Plan in Crossbell and Erebonia.

Background

The nomads of the Nord Highlands know them as otherworldy beasts said to appear at turning points in history when the world is out of balance.

In Trails of Cold Steel II, all cryptids except for Unsurtr drop a Lost Arts quartz when defeated.

In Trails of Cold Steel III, Roselia mentions Zoro-Agruga as being the greatest of the Cryptids.

Likewise, Cryptids appear in Trails of Cold Steel IV due to the spurring of the Great Twilight. These are considered to be high-level fights and the cryptids drop a Lost Arts quartz when defeated.

List of known cryptids

Name	Description	Location	Illustration
Volcanic Calamity Agaragion アガラギオン	EN JP Cryptid from another dimension. Imbued with the energy of the sun, it burns its foes so that not even ashes remain.	Osgiliath Basin
Adamantoise アダマンティス	EN JP	Infinity Corridor
Purgatorial Wolf Agnagarn 煉獄の黒狼 アグナガルン	EN JP A cryptid born from flame that returns to flame when it dies. Powerful fire burns ceaselessly within it. 炎より生まれ、炎へと還る幻獣。体内には業火が絶えず滾り、近付く敵を一瞬で蒸発させる。	Nortia Highway 2
Belis-Agruga ベルス＝アグルーガ	TL JP A guardian created by one of the Pales from memories buried within the land of Erebonia. Possesses calamitous power.	Fake Salt Pale B
Elon Ark エロンアーク	TL JP A giant cryptid shaped like a turtle. Covered with a strong shell, it distorts time and space. 亀のような姿をした大型の《幻獣》。強固な殻を持ち、時と空間に干渉する。	Ursula Road
Ruthless Overgrowth Fornelias フォルネリアス	TL JP Cryptid from another dimension. Greedily devours its prey whole, turning their mana into its life energy.	Eerie Woods
Galliosaurus ガシオンベノム	EN JP Lake cryptid with rock-hard scales that spews out clouds of corrosive gas and is able to turn its victims to stone.	Lake Gala Byroad
Gilderganon ギルダーガノン	EN JP Large black cryptid with electric powers and a stormy disposition. Scorches its foes with lightning bolts.	Trial Chest
Sacred Beast Heidrun 久遠の聖獣 ヘイズルーン	EN JP A giant cryptid covered in an unknown plant. Steals life from other organisms, giving them status ailments instead. 全身に未知の植物が群生した巨大な獣のような幻獣。周囲の生物から生命力を奪い、引き換えに状態異常をもたらす。	Lunaria Nature Park
Hydra Plant ヒドラプラント	TL JP A plant-shaped cryptid that distorts space. Each tentacle holds its own will as they attack their prey. 空間を歪めて出現する植物型の幻獣。触手がそれぞれ意思を持ち、獲物を襲う。	East Crossbell Highway
Tectonic Cataclysm Jilvaglyph ジルヴァグリフ	TL JP Large cryptid that inhabits the gap between dimensions. Absorbs starlight to accelerate its movement.	Auros Coastal Road
Dark Divinity Nereid 冥き神獣 ネレゲイド	EN JP A black cryptid from a higher plane. Crushes everything including space itself with its arts and strength. 高位の次元から現れた黒き幻獣。空間を押しつぶすアーツとその巨体で全てを踏みにじる。	South, Nord
Fallen Lizard Lindbaum 堕ちたる狂竜 リンドバウム	EN JP A lizard cryptid. Countless parasitic spores on its body spread toxic gases that ravage its surroundings. 瘴気を生み出す大蜥蜴の幻獣。体表に寄生した無数の胞子が猛毒ガスを撒き散らして周囲を死の世界へと変える。	Eisengard Range
Catastrophic Monstrosity Megidradon 災禍の巨獣 メギドラドン	TL JP Cryptid reminiscent of the ancient elephant that stored magma in its body. From its crater-like proboscis erupt volcanic projectiles erupt. 体内に高温のマグマを蓄えた太古の巨象を思わせる幻獣。火口のような突起からは灼熱の火山弾を噴出する。	West Ostia Highway
Distorted Tree Mordreian 歪なる妖樹 モルドレアン	TL EN An insectivore-infected cryptid shaped like a grotesque plant. Can change opponents into nutrients its hands from which fluids drip. 食虫植物が寄生し合ったような植物の異形の幻獣。体液の滴る両手で敵を一飲みで養分に変える。	East Crossbell Highway
Giant of Madness Oliphemus* 狂乱の悪魔 マスラオ	A hideous giant monster that slaughters insatiably. It slams its arms into the ground, and its roar rends the heavens.	Leeves Einhel Keep
Seismic Monstrosity Volglyph 爆震の巨獣 ヴォルグリフ	EN JP A giant cryptid. Sluggish, but covered in a very hard shell. Its high-pressure breath blows foes away. 凄まじい巨体を誇る幻獣。鈍重ながら頑丈な外殻に覆われ、吐き出された高圧の息は暴風となって全てを吹き飛ばす。	Garrelia Fortress
Icy Beast Unsurtr 蒼き氷獣 アンスルト	EN JP A giant cryptid with a body covered in ice. Freezes all with frigid blizzards. 全身が氷に包まれた幻獣。凍える吹雪を発生させてあらゆるものを凍てつかせる。	Northeast, Nord Lohengrin Castle
Unsurtr Maris アンスルトマリス	TL JP A cryptid scorched by distorted miasma. Its dark breath petrifies, while its howls corrode matter.	Tuatha De Danann
Seah Unsurtr セア アンスルト	TL JP A giant cryptid with a body covered in ice. Freezes all with frigid blizzards. 全身が氷に包まれた幻獣。凍える吹雪を発生させてあらゆるものを凍てつかせる。	Ursula Road
Destructive Beast Urkganon 破滅の雷獣 ウルクガノン	TL JP A tiger-like tiger surrounded by bolts. Burns everything to a crisp with its lightning-enveloped front paws. 周囲に稲光を発している大虎に似た幻獣。雷光を纏った前足であらゆるものを灼き尽す。	North Languedoc Canyon Path
Vermillion ヴァーミリオン	EN JP A giant cryptid that suddenly appeared. Attacks with unparallelled power, holding a force field within. 突如現れた大型の《幻獣》。体内に圧縮した力場を持ち、比類なき力を振るう。	Vermillion Wetlands
Gluttonous Lizard Zelvenom 飽食の地竜 ゼルベノム	EN JP A lizard-like cryptid with countless parasitic spores on its body, which it spreads with a loud roar. 無数の胞子が寄生した大蜥蜴に似た幻獣。凄まじい雄叫びと共に猛毒のガスを散布する。	Lohengrin Castle
Dark Dragon Zoro-Agruga 暗黒竜ゾロ・アグルーガ	The greatest Cryptid known in existence.	Heimdallr Catacombs

*Only referred to as a cryptid in the localisation of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III. In the original Japanese text, Oliphemus is referred to as a fiend.

Concept art

Agnagarn

Heidrun

Lindblaum

Volglyph

Unsurtr

Adamantoise

Early design

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Early design

Trivia

• The name "Lindbaum" consists of the German words for "basswood" (Linde) and "tree" (Baum).