Asterisk in Bravely Default: Praying Brage.
Semiprecious stones obtained after defeating the monk Barras Lehr and white mage Holly Whyte. Possessing a particular stone will confer that stone's job on the bearer.
D's Journal description
Asterisks (アスタリスク, Asutarisuku?) appear in Bravely Default, Bravely Second: End Layer and Bravely Default II as small gems with a star inside that confer the job contained within them to their bearer. In Bravely Default, there are twenty-three obtainable asterisks, while in Bravely Second twenty-nine asterisks are available with many returning from the first game. In Bravely Default II, there are again twenty-three available to use, though twenty-four in the story.
The party must defeat an Asterisk holder in order to obtain the Asterisk containing their respective jobs. There is one exception in Bravely Default II, as Elvis already has the Black Mage Asterisk. Only the Freelancer job has no Asterisk.
Story[]
Bravely Default and Bravely Second: End Layer[]
Asterisks are jewel-like objects that were created by the Sage Yulyana in his plot to usurp the Crystal Orthodoxy's authority in "granting vocations".
Initially, changing one's job or 'vocation' required a special approval from within the Crystal Orthodoxy. However, Yulyana sought to prevent the institution from growing rich from fat profits known as 'alms', proposing the panicked high officials and the grand patriarch with system based on the asterisks on the notion that "granting vocations should be based on it, as overseen by the Orthodoxy." To that end, those wanting to apply for a 'vocation' would apply to the Orthodoxy and pay a fair price. Those who could pay were able to apply to change their jobs. The grand patriarch and his officials only sought profit through it, thus they agreed to Yulyana’s proposal and he was appointed by the grand patriarch as the 'overseer' of the new asterisk system.
As only Yulyana knew the method of creating Asterisks and essentially robbed the Crystal Orthodoxy of their authority to grant vocations, he left the Orthodoxy and sequestered himself within the Yulyana Woods. Yulyana would later bestow eighteen asterisks to Braev Lee and his company for their campaign to liberate Eternia from the Orthodoxy and establish the Duchy of Eternia.
Prior to the events of Bravely Second, Denys Geneolgia uncovered twelve asterisks from the crater where the Ba’al Diamante was buried under after Yulyana died fighting it and distributes the secret hoard of asterisks among his most loyal followers.
Additionally, the asterisk holders from the first game who returned had their asterisks restored to them, though with some different abilities than before.
Bravely Default II[]
Asterisks are jewel-like objects that were created by the fairies to contain the knowledge of those professions they represent. One Asterisk known as the Librarian Asterisk came into the possession of the Night's Nexus, who sealed her soul into it so she could never die and turned it into an indestructible book that can translated by the other Asterisks. The book ends up in the possession of Emma, who passed it onto Elvis as he was unaware of the book’s nature as he sought to translate it. The other Asterisks were stolen from Mag Mell and distributed across Excillant by Edna to corrupt the minds and hearts of their users and compel them to cause turmoil to release the Night’s Nexus. However, later joined by his fellow Heroes of Light, Elvis has sought to collect the Asterisks as they allow him to translate his mentor Lady Emma’s book. But as a useful side effect, it enables him and others to have a vision from the previous user’s memories. Once the group translate the book and learn its true identity as the Librarian Asterisk, they take it to the Island of Nothingness to be destroyed.
List of asterisks[]
Bravely Default[]
Bravely Second: End Layer[]
| Job | Holder | Organization | Location | Chapter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wizard | Bella | Glanz Empire | Pilgrim's Grove | Prologue |
| Charioteer | Cú Chulainn | Glanz Empire | Frozen Hollows | Prologue |
| Fencer | Janne Angard | Glanz Empire | Eternian Central Command | Prologue |
| Bishop | Nikolai Nikolanikov | Glanz Empire | Eternian Central Command | Prologue |
| Astrologian | Norzen Horoskoff | None | Al-Khampis | Chapter 1 |
| Catmancer | Minette Napkatti | Glanz Empire | Harena Sea Caves | Chapter 1 |
| Red Mage | Fiore DeRosa | Eternian Forces | Harena Ruins | Chapters 1 or 5 |
| Thief | The Jackal | Eternian Forces | Harena Ruins | Chapters 1 or 5 |
| Swordmaster | Nobutsuna Kamiizumi | Eternian Forces | Miasma Woods | Chapters 1 or 5 |
| Summoner | Mephilia Venus | Eternian Forces | Miasma Woods | Chapters 1 or 5 |
| Hawkeye | Aimee Matchlock | Glanz Empire | Eisen Bridge | Chapter 2 |
| Patissier | Angelo OVO Panettone | Glanz Empire | Yunohana | Chapter 2 |
| White Mage | Holly Whyte | Eternian Forces | Mythril Mines or House by the Sea | Chapters 2 or 5 |
| Merchant | Erutus Profiteur | Eternian Forces | Mythril Mines or House by the Sea | Chapters 2 or 5 |
| Black Mage | Ominas Crowe | Eternian Forces | Grapp Keep | Chapters 2 or 5 |
| Ranger | Artemia Venus | Eternian Forces | Grapp Keep | Chapters 2 or 5 |
| Knight | Argent Heinkel | Eternian Forces | Starkfort | Chapters 2 or 5 |
| Ninja | Konoe Kikyō | Eternian Forces | Starkfort | Chapters 2 or 5 |
| Exorcist | Geist the Bloody | Glanz Empire | Sagitta Village | Chapter 3 |
| Monk | Barras Lehr | Eternian Forces | Twilight Ruins | Chapters 3 or 5 |
| Valkyrie | Einheria Venus | Eternian Forces | Twilight Ruins | Chapters 3 or 5 |
| Pirate | Hayreddin Barbarossa | Eternian Forces | Witherwood or Florem | Chapters 3 or 5 |
| Performer | Praline à la Mode | Eternian Forces | Witherwood or Florem | Chapters 3 or 5 |
| Time Mage | Eloch Quentis Khamer VIII | Eternian Forces | Engine Room | Chapters 3 or 5 |
| Dark Knight | Alternis Dim | Eternian Forces | Engine Room | Chapters 3 or 5 |
| Guardian | Revenant Grace | Glanz Empire | Skyhold | Chapter 4 |
| Kaiser | Kaiser Oblivion | Glanz Empire | Geneolgia Crypts | Chapter 5 |
| Templar | Braev Lee | Eternian Forces | Cave of Vestments | Chapter 6 |
| Yōkai | Yōko | None | Vampire Castle | Chapter 6 |
Bravely Default II[]
| Job | Holder | Organization | Location | Chapter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mage | Elvis Lesley/Lady Emma | Heroes of Light | Near Halcyonia | Prologue |
| White Mage | Selene Noetic | None | Outlaws’ Hideout | Prologue |
| Vanguard | Dag Rampage | None | Outlaws’ Hideout | Prologue |
| Monk | Horten | Holograd Empire | Vale of Sighs | Prologue |
| Bard | Orpheus Tragoidia | None | Sandswept Ruins | Chapter 1 |
| Beastmaster | Anihal | None | Underground Reservoir | Chapter 1 |
| Gambler | Shirley Clarence | None | Gaming Hall | Chapter 1 |
| Thief | Bernard Alfard | None | Bernard’s Mansion | Chapter 1 |
| Berserker | Prince Castor | Kingdom of Savalon | Salavon Palace | Chapter 1 |
| Ranger | Lily McGranate | Wiswald Institute of Magical Inquiry | Wiswald Woods | Chapter 2 |
| Red Mage | Roddy McGranate | Wiswald Institute of Magical Inquiry | Institute of Magical Inquiry | Chapter 2 |
| Shieldmaster | Galahad Kelly | Wiswald Institute of Magical Inquiry | Treetop Tower | Chapter 2 |
| Pictomancer | Folie Morris | Holograd Empire | Secret Studio | Chapter 2 |
| Dragoon | Martha Lancer | Rimedhal Orthodoxy | Serpent’s Grotto | Chapter 3 |
| Swordmaster | Gladys Kelly | Rimedhal Orthodoxy | Jaws of Judgement | Chapter 3 |
| Spiritmaster | Bishop Helio | Holograd Empire | Jaws of Judgement | Chapter 3 |
| Oracle | Archbishop Domenic | Rimedhal Orthodoxy | Hall of High Holies | Chapter 3 |
| Salve-Maker | Glenn Booth | None | Enderno | Chapter 3 |
| Bastion | Maddock Lonsdale | Holograd Empire | Halcyonian Palace | Chapter 4 |
| Phantom | Marla | Holograd Empire | Savalon Palace | Chapter 4 |
| Arcanist | Vigintio Isaac | Holograd Empire | Wrecked Institute | Chapter 4 |
| Hellblade | Adam Holograd | Holograd Empire | Flying Fortress | Chapter 4 |
| Bravebearer | Sir Sloan | Heroes of Light | Vale of Sighs | Chapter 6 |
| Librarian | Inanna / Night’s Nexus | None | None |
Bravely Default: Praying Brage[]
The browser game Praying Brage includes 7 exclusive jobs.
| Job | Holder | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Warrior | Raul Wario | unknown |
| Gunner | Alex Yerraw | unknown |
| Sage | Jeanne Carpentier | none |
| Onmyouji | Haru Tsuchimikado | unknown |
| Shaman | Mystica Witha | unknown |
| Planeswarden | Rupalam | unknown |
| Costume Maker | Lilia DeRosso Oblige | unknown |
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