race/marathon/no reset backup if get bad frog encounter in whistlewood and it's gonna take ages to grind

do cyrus 1 when you get to atlasdam

scruitinize for light M

ice sentinal (guaranteed 1st enc) (5 JP):
-cyrus fire x2
-haanit capture x2 (defend and capture x3 if before)

kill 2nd encounter or run (sentinal is 5 jp, bones is 4 jp)

russell (20 JP):
-first person light M
-2nd person staff

-cyrus defend
-haanit sentinal

-cyrus staff x4
-haanit sentinal x4

after fight teach haanit fire storm and give haanit EM (also cyrus fire storm if he got 30 JP)

means you have extra soulstone L for later

decent chance of breaking stonegard encounter if cyrus learns fire storm

you can also use ice sentinal x4 instead of ice M on the tree