Battle Realms: Zen Edition – Zen Master Guide for Kenji’s Journey

How to obtain as many Zen Masters as possible during the serpent and dragon routes.

Serpent Route

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Vetkin & Budo

At the beginning of Mission #4, you need to decide whether you go to the Wolf Clan mining town (left), Riverside (centre), or the Lotus tower (right). Choose Riverside (centre).

• Vetkin joins you automatically during the mission. He needs to survive to become available later.

If you have chosen Riverside, Mission #6 is going to be the Wolf Clan mining town. Budo is located in the bottom left corner of the area. When you arrive at his home, a ballistaman is attacking him. Get rid of him and bring Kenji and a geisha to Budo. He joins you after the dialogues are over. He needs to survive to become available later.

Utara or Koril

At the beginning of Mission #8. you need to decide whether you go to the swamps (left), the mines (centre), or the Lotus province (right). The Zen Masters are mutually exclusive. Choose the swamps (left) for Utara, or the Lotus province (right) for Koril.

Swamp mission:

• There is a Wolf Clan keep in the centre of the area. Destroy it and Utara joins you.

Lotus province mission:

• Koril is located in the Lotus base in centre top of the area. Attack him until he joins you.

Tao

At the beginning of Mission #12 you need to decide whether you go to the ninjas (left), or the monks (right). Choose the monks.

• Tao is in the bottom right corner of the area. Defeat the monks around him and he joins you.

Dragon Route

Arah or Garrin

At the beginning of Mission #4, you need to decide whether you go to the Wolf Clan mining town (left), Riverside (centre), or the Lotus tower (right). The Zen Masters are mutually exclusive. Choose the Wolf Clan mining town for Arah, or Riverside for Garrin.

Wolf Clan mining town mission:

• At the beginning of the mission, Arah stands north of your base and gets attacked by Wolf Clan units. Eliminate them and she joins you. She needs to survive to become available later.

Riverside mission:

• Garrin appears automatically as an allied NPC during the mission. He needs to survive to become available later.

Gaihla or Soban

At the beginning of Mission #8. you need to decide whether you go to the swamps (left), the mines (centre), or the Lotus province (right). The Zen Masters are mutually exclusive. Choose the mines (centre) for Gaihla, or the Lotus province (right) for Soban.

Mines mission:

• Gaihla is located north of your starting position in the centre of the area. Defeat the pitch slingers that surround her and she joins you.

Lotus province mission:

• Soban is located on a hill in the bottom centre of the area. He joins you when his argument with Koril is over.

Tao

At the beginning of Mission #12 you need to decide whether you go to the ninjas (left), or the monks (right). Choose the ninjas.

• Tao joins automatically during the opening cutscene.