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|                   Author: Marcus Girard ( MHxOGRE )                        |
|                   Began: July 31st, 2006                                   |
|                   Finished : August 7th, 2006                              |
|                   Last Update: August 5th, 2006                            |
|                   Email: MarkyMark(at)yahoo(dot)com                        |
|____________________________________________________________________________|
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|                              Table of Contents                             |
O============================================================================O

1.Introduction.........................................................(00000)
     i - About Me......................................................(00001)
     ii - What's A Ruby?...............................................(00002)
     iii - Why a Ruby FAQ?.............................................(00003)
3.Rubies...............................................................(00010)
     i - Rathian Ruby..................................................(00011)
     ii - Pink Rathian Ruby............................................(00012)
     iii - Gold Rathian Ruby...........................................(00013)
     iv - Rathalos Ruby................................................(00014)
     v - Azure Rathalos Ruby...........................................(00015)
     vi - Silver Rathalos Ruby.........................................(00016)
     vii - Lao-Shan Lung Ruby..........................................(00017)
4.Equipment............................................................(00020)
     i - Blademaster...................................................(00021)
     ii - Gunner.......................................................(00022)
8. Version History.....................................................(00030)
9. Legal...............................................................(00040)
10. Credits............................................................(00050)


O============================================================================O
|                              Introduction                          (00000) |
O============================================================================O

This is my 4th Monster HUnter Freedom Faq. This guide was written to help you 
find Any information on Rubies, because they are the rarest items in this game.
( You can contact me by e-mailing me at markymarkdt73@yahoo.com ). If you do
e-mail me make sure the subject says "Monster Hunter Freedom Ruby FAQ" or else 
i'm just going to delete it. You can only e-mail me if you find any errors or 
if you find any new info on rubies not found in this guide. 
|\/|
|  |ONSTER  o----------------------------------------------------------------o
  |_|       |                           About Me                             |
  | |UNTER  |                            (00001)                             |
 FREEDOM    o----------------------------------------------------------------o

Wuts up, My names Marc. I've been getting into writing faq only just recently
even though i've playing games for since the NES. My Favorite game I've played 
is MotoGP. Since I drive a crotch-rocket of my own I find it just as fun to 
play the game. Oh yeah, Monsta Hunta Fo Life! >=[E  3]
 
/---------------------------------\
| My Monster Hunter Freedom Stats |
|---------------------------------|
|Name: OGRE                       |
|HR: 5                            |
|GP: 318,465(In Last Update)      |
|Money: 1,185,467z(In Last Update)|
\---------------------------------/
|\/|
|  |ONSTER  o----------------------------------------------------------------o
  |_|       |                        What's an Ruby?                         |
  | |UNTER  |                            (00002)                             |
 FREEDOM    o----------------------------------------------------------------o

A Ruby is an incredible rare item needed to make the rarest of weapons and 
armor. They are the rarest items in Monster Hunter Freedom. They're are 7
Rubies and require you to be at from Hr4 to Hr5.
|\/|
|  |ONSTER  o----------------------------------------------------------------o
  |_|       |                        Why a Ruby FAQ?                         |
  | |UNTER  |                            (00003)                             |
 FREEDOM    o----------------------------------------------------------------o

The Ruby is the rarest item in Monster Hunter Freedom (period). If you had the
pleasure of playing Monster Hunter on the Playstation 2 you've probably heared
of a little item called a plate. Also any Hunter new that the favorite phrase 
of any newb was "I Need Plates!" Now there's a new sheriff of newb pain in town
, and his name is the Ruby. Soon there will be spam posts of Newbs complaining
about "I can't get Rubies...(cry)". That is why I decided to make this Faq.

O============================================================================O
|                                    Rubies                          (00010) |
O============================================================================O

Rubies are obtained from the tails of Raths, and from carving a Lao. They can 
only be found in G-Ranked quests from the blue lady.
|\/|
|  |ONSTER  o----------------------------------------------------------------o
  |_|       |                          Rathian Ruby                          |
  | |UNTER  |                            (00011)                             |
 FREEDOM    o----------------------------------------------------------------o

Name: Rathian Ruby
Rarity: 5
Hr Required: 4+
Selling Price: 9,700z
Carved From: Tail
Description: A rare, precious gem from inside a wyvern. Almost too nice to use.
Percent of Carving: 2%
Percent of Getting in Reward: 4%

The Rathian Ruby in Monster Hunter Freedom is the equivalent of a Rathian Plate
in Monster Hunter(PS2). Its Difficult to aquire but not the hardest to aquire.
It's found only in regular(green) Rathians tails. This Ruby was the easiest for
me to aquire due to the ease of cutting Rathian tails.

                      O===================================O
                      |            Locations              |
                      O===================================O
                      |Lv******* Required HR: 4 ( 7Star ) |
                      | - 03/13 Attack of the Rathian     |
                      | - 11/13 The Land and the Sky      |
                      | - 12/13 Howl of Heaven & Earth    |
                      |-----------------------------------|
                      |Lv******** Required HR: 5 ( 8Star )|
                      | - 14/17 Wyverns of Land and Sky   |
                      o-----------------------------------o
|\/|
|  |ONSTER  o----------------------------------------------------------------o
  |_|       |                       Pink Rathian Ruby                        |
  | |UNTER  |                            (00012)                             |
 FREEDOM    o----------------------------------------------------------------o

Name: Pnk Rathian Rby
Rarity: 5
Hr Required: 4+
Selling Price: 19,400z
Carved From: Tail
Description: A faintly pink, crimson colored gem. It is enthralling to view.
Percent of Carving: 2%
Percent of Getting in Reward: 4%

The Pink Rathian Ruby is one of the new items added to the Monster Hunter item
list. It is a new type of item found in a new type of wyvern. It's found in a 
a Pink Rathian and is the easiest of the alternate Rathian variations to aquire.

                      O===================================O
                      |            Locations              |
                      O===================================O
                      |Lv******* Required HR: 4 ( 7Star ) |
                      | - 04/13 Queen of the Desert       |
                      |-----------------------------------|
                      |Lv******** Required HR: 5 ( 8Star )|
                      | - 16/17 Pink and Azure            |
                      o-----------------------------------o
|\/|
|  |ONSTER  o----------------------------------------------------------------o
  |_|       |                       Gold Rathian Ruby                        |
  | |UNTER  |                            (00013)                             |
 FREEDOM    o----------------------------------------------------------------o

Name: Gld Rathian Rby
Rarity: 5
Hr Required: 5
Selling Price: 24,250z
Carved From: Tail
Description: Captivating stone burning with radiance. A once in a lifetime item.
Percent of Carving: 2%
Percent of Getting in Reward: 4%

The Gold Rathian Ruby is the rarist Rathian Ruby, by far. The Gold Rathian's 
tail is thicker than the pink rathian, and takes more attacks to cut off. The 
Gold Ian Ruby is the most useful in the creation of rare wepons.

                      O===================================O
                      |            Locations              |
                      O===================================O
                      |Lv******** Required HR: 5 ( 8Star )|
                      |-----------------------------------|
                      | - 01/17 Queen of the Jungle       |
                      | - 15/17 Wyverns of Land and Sky   |
                      o-----------------------------------o
|\/|
|  |ONSTER  o----------------------------------------------------------------o
  |_|       |                         Rathalos Ruby                          |
  | |UNTER  |                            (00014)                             |
 FREEDOM    o----------------------------------------------------------------o

Name: Rathalos Ruby
Rarity: 5
Hr Required: 5
Selling Price: 9,700z
Carved From: Tail
Description: A precious gem from inside a wyvern.
             Sending it to be processed is excruciating.
Percent of Carving: 2%
Percent of Getting in Reward: 4%

In Monster Hunter(PS2) the Rathalos was the bane of all anguish. The Rathalos
plate was almost impossible to get let alone 25 of them. Now the new bane of
items is the Rathalos Ruby. With a very low sucsess rate of collecting one this
item will bring back memories of the pl8 runs.

                      O===================================O
                      |            Locations              |
                      O===================================O
                      |Lv******* Required HR: 4 ( 7Star ) |
                      |- 11/13 The Land and the Sky       |
                      | - 12/13 Howl of Heaven & Earth    |
                      |-----------------------------------|
                      |Lv******** Required HR: 5 ( 8Star )|
                      | - 14/17 Wyverns of Land and Sky   |
                      | - 04/17 The Smoke Clad King       |
                      o-----------------------------------o
|\/|
|  |ONSTER  o----------------------------------------------------------------o
  |_|       |                       Rathalos Azure Ruby                      |
  | |UNTER  |                            (00015)                             |
 FREEDOM    o----------------------------------------------------------------o

Name: Azure Rthalos Rby
Rarity: 5
Hr Required: 5
Selling Price: 19,400z
Carved From: Tail
Description: A rare gem from inside a wyvern.
             The interior is a battle between blue & red.
Percent of Carving: 2%
Percent of Getting in Reward: 4%

The Ruby of an Azure, or blueish, Rathalos. Not any easier to get one from 
this tail than a regular Rathalos. The tail is harder to penetrate and cut, and
will have to struggling with it. Good Luck with this one, you'll need it.

                      O===================================O
                      |            Locations              |
                      O===================================O
                      |Lv******** Required HR: 5 ( 8Star )|
                      | - 02/17 Slay the Rathalos         |
                      | - 16/17 Pink and Azure            |
                      o-----------------------------------o
|\/|
|  |ONSTER  o----------------------------------------------------------------o
  |_|       |                      Silver Rathalos Ruby                      |
  | |UNTER  |                            (00016)                             |
 FREEDOM    o----------------------------------------------------------------o

Name: Slvr Rthalos Rby
Rarity: 5
Hr Required: 5
Selling Price: 24,250z
Carved From: Tail
Description: A rare, precious gem from inside a wyvern.
             Shines like stars in the heavens.
Percent of Carving: 2%
Percent of Getting in Reward: 4%

There's not much I can say about this that will make it any easier to acquire.
The Silver Rathalos is fast, adgile and won't let you hit its tail without a 
fight. All I can really say is good luck.

                      O===================================O
                      |            Locations              |
                      O===================================O
                      |Lv******** Required HR: 5 ( 8Star )|
                      | - 03/17 Slay the Rathalos         |
                      | - 15/17 Wyverns of Land and Sky   |
                      o-----------------------------------o
|\/|
|  |ONSTER  o----------------------------------------------------------------o
  |_|       |                         Lao-Shan Ruby                          |
  | |UNTER  |                            (00017)                             |
 FREEDOM    o----------------------------------------------------------------o
           
Name: Lao-Shan's Ruby
Rarity: 5
Hr Required: 5
Selling Price: 24,250z
Carved From: Head, Body & Tail
Description: A rare, precious gem from inside a wyvern.
             Shines like stars in the heavens.
Percent of Carving: 2%
Percent of Getting in Reward: 4%


As rare as a Rathalos Ruby but with 1-7 more attempts per monster. The Lao Ruby
is probably the easiest to get. With more than I carve attempt this one won't 
be as hard. The Azure Lao is the only lao that I got a Lao Ruby from.

                      O====================================O
                      |             Locations              |
                      O====================================O
                      |LV******** Required HR: 5 ( URGENT )|
                      | - 01/08 A Giant Dragon Invades     |
                      o------------------------------------o

 - Just so you know, I did lots of runs so the percentages should be accurate
   be they may not be. If you have indesputable evidence that I am incorrect
   please email me. 

O============================================================================O
|                                   Equipment                        (00020) |
O============================================================================O

                   O==========================================O
                   |                Ruby Totals               |
                   O==========================================O   
                   |     Ruby       | Weapons | Armor | Total |
                   |----------------+---------+-------+-------|
                   |Rathian Ruby    |    2    |  16   |  18   |
                   |----------------+---------+-------+-------|
                   |Pnk Rathian Rby |    1    |  12   |  13   |
                   |----------------+---------+-------+-------|
                   |Gld Rathian Rby |    2    |  10   |  12   |
                   |----------------+---------+-------+-------|
                   |Rathalos Ruby   |    4    |  14   |  18   |
                   |----------------+---------+-------+-------|
                   |Azure Rthlos Rby|    3    |  16   |  19   |
                   |----------------+---------+-------+-------|
                   |Slvr Rthalos Rby|    1    |  10   |  11   |
                   |----------------+---------+-------+-------|
                   |Lao-Shan's Ruby |    5    |   0   |   5   |
                   o----------------o---------o-------o-------o
|\/|
|  |ONSTER  o----------------------------------------------------------------o
  |_|       |                            Weapons                             |
  | |UNTER  |                            (00021)                             |
 FREEDOM    o----------------------------------------------------------------o

Here are the weapons that need a ruby to make in the following order:
Great Sword - Hammer - Lance - SnS - Dual Sword - Light Bowgun - Heavy Bowgun 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sieglinde+          : x1 Rathian Ruby    
Great Golem+        : x1 Rathalos Ruby   / x2 From Scratch
Shiny Rathalos Sword: x1 Azure Rthlos Rby
Inferno Dragonsword : x2 Lao-Shan's Ruby
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Red Prominence      : x1 Rathalos Ruby
Blue Prominence     : x1 Azure Rthlos Rby
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Blue Ogre Sword     : x1 Lao-Shan's Ruby(From Scratch)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Corpse Blades       : x1 Gld Rathian Rby
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Crimson Blue        : x1 Rathalos Ruby   , x1 Rathian Ruby
Supreme Azure Sakura: x1 Azure Rthlos Rby, x1 Pnk Rathian Rby
Profusion           : x1 Slvr Rthalos Rby, x1 Gld Rathian Rby
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Supreme Lao-Shan Can: x1 Lao-Shan's Ruby
Empr Lao-Shan Cannon: x1 Lao-Shan's Ruby
|\/|
|  |ONSTER  o----------------------------------------------------------------o
  |_|       |                             Armor                              |
  | |UNTER  |                            (00022)                             |
 FREEDOM    o----------------------------------------------------------------o

Here is the armor that needs a ruby to make in the following order;
Rathian - Pnk Rathian - Gld Rathian - Rathalos - Azure Rathalos - Slvr Rathalos

O===============Blademaster==================O
| WEAPON               | RUBY NEEDED         |
O============================================O
| Rathian Helm S       | x1 Rathian Ruby     | 
| Rathian Mail S       | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| Rathian Vambraces S  | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| Rathian Tasset S     | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| Rathian Greaves S    | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| Aurorus Pants Haku   | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| Dragonclaw S         | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| Fatalis Claw         | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| ------------------------------------------ |
| Rathian Heart Helm S | x1 Pnk Rathian Rby  |
| Rathian Heart Mail S | x1 Pnk Rathian Rby  |
| Rathian Heart BraceS | x1 Pnk Rathian Rby  |
| Rathian Heart Coil S | x1 Pnk Rathian Rby  |
| RathianHeartGreavesS | x1 Pnk Rathian Rby  |
| Dragonfeet S         | x1 Pnk Rathian Rby  |
| ------------------------------------------ |
| Golden Moon Helm     | x1 Gld Rathian Rby  |
| Golden Moon Mail     | x1 Gld Rathian Rby  |
| Golden Moon Braces   | x1 Gld Rathian Rby  |
| Golden Moon Tasset   | x1 Gld Rathian Rby  |
| Golden Moon Greaves  | x1 Gld Rathian Rby  |
| ------------------------------------------ |
| Rathalos Helm S      | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| Rathalos Mail S      | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| Rathalos Vambraces S | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| Rathalos Tasset S    | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| Rathalos Greaves S   | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| Fatalis Head         | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| Dragonhide S         | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| ------------------------------------------ |
| Rathalos Soul Helm S | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| Rathalos Soul Mail S | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| Rathalos Soul BraceS | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| Rathalos Soul S      | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| RathalosSoulGreavesS | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| Auroros Pants Ten    | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| Dragonwing S         | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| Fatalis Wing         | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| ------------------------------------------ |
| Silver Sol Helm      | x1 Slvr Rthalos Rby |
| Silver Sol Mail      | x1 Slvr Rthalos Rby |
| Silver Sol Braces    | x1 Slvr Rthalos Rby |
| Silver Sol Tasset    | x1 Slvr Rthalos Rby | 
| Silver Sol Greaves   | x1 Slvr Rthalos Rby |
o--------------------------------------------o

O===================Gunner===================O
| WEAPON               | RUBY NEEDED         |
O============================================O
| Rathian Cap S        | x1 Rathian Ruby     | 
| Rathian Vest S       | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| Rathian Gaurd S      | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| Rathian Coat S       | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| Rathian Leggings S   | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| Genesis Pants Haku   | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| Dragonfist S         | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| Fatalis Fist         | x1 Rathian Ruby     |
| ------------------------------------------ |
| Rathian Heart Cap S  | x1 Pnk Rathian Rby  |
| Rathian Heart Vest S | x1 Pnk Rathian Rby  |
| Rathian Heart GaurdS | x1 Pnk Rathian Rby  |
| RathianHeartLeggingS | x1 Pnk Rathian Rby  |
| RathianHeartGreavesS | x1 Pnk Rathian Rby  |
| Dragonlegs S         | x1 Pnk Rathian Rby  |
| ------------------------------------------ |
| Golden Moon Cap      | x1 Gld Rathian Rby  |
| Golden Moon Vest     | x1 Gld Rathian Rby  |
| Golden Moon Gaurds   | x1 Gld Rathian Rby  |
| Golden Moon Coat     | x1 Gld Rathian Rby  |
| Golden Moon Leggings | x1 Gld Rathian Rby  |
| ------------------------------------------ |
| Rathalos Cap S       | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| Rathalos Vest S      | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| Rathalos Gaurds S    | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| Rathalos Tasset S    | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| Rathalos Leggings S  | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| Fatalis Face         | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| Dragonskin S         | x1 Rathalos Ruby    |
| ------------------------------------------ |
| Rathalos Soul Cap S  | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| Rathalos Soul Vest S | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| Rathalos Soul GaurdS | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| Rathalos Soul Coat S | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| RathalosSoulLeggingS | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| Genesis Pants Ten    | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| Dragontail S         | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| Fatalis Tail         | x1 Azure Rthlos Rby |
| ------------------------------------------ |
| Silver Sol Cap       | x1 Slvr Rthalos Rby |
| Silver Sol Vest      | x1 Slvr Rthalos Rby |
| Silver Sol Gaurds    | x1 Slvr Rthalos Rby |
| Silver Sol Coat      | x1 Slvr Rthalos Rby | 
| Silver Sol Leggings  | x1 Slvr Rthalos Rby |
o--------------------------------------------o

O============================================================================O
|                                Version History                     (00060) |
O============================================================================O

Version 1.00 - (July 31, 2006) - Began the faq
Version 2.00 - (August 7, 2006) - Finished the faq

O============================================================================O
|                                    Legal                           (00040) |
O============================================================================O

This guide is copyright (c) © 2006 Marcus Girard A.K.A. MHxOGRE.
All rights reserved. Please contact me before taking anything from this guide.
All unauthorised reproduction is forbidden. If need be, I will take legal 
action against the person, party, or company involved in the infringment of my
regulations.
Monster Hunter Freedom is a copyright © of Capcom of America.
Monster Hunter Portable is a copyright © of Capcom of Japan.

Sites that can legally post this faq:
 
GameFAQ - http://www.gamefaq.com
Neoseeker - http://www.neoseeker.com
Super Cheats - http://www.supercheats.com
GameSpot - Jynx317 can post this guide on the Mountain Dragon Guild Hall.

O============================================================================O
|                                   Credits                          (00050) |
O============================================================================O

CREDITERS:
CAPCOM - for making this AWSOMELY addictive game.
LanceHeart Gothann - I modeled my copyright from his faq. 
Tidus 4:15 - I modeled my intro from his faq.