Tales of Destiny Fans Discover Hidden Lilith Recruitment Method Nearly 29 Years

Nearly 29 years after the original Tales of Destiny launched for PS1, fans have found a previously undocumented way to recruit Lilith Aileron as a permanent party member without using glitches. Majestic Fantasian, a long-running Japanese fan site dedicated to the Tales of series, reported the method.

Namco released Tales of Destiny in December 1997, the second mainline entry in the Tales of series. It follows Stahn Aileron, a young swordsman who becomes the wielder of Dymlos, one of several sentient swords known as Swordians.

Lilith is Stahn’s younger sister and lives in their hometown of Lienea. Although she appears during the story, she normally cannot be recruited through regular gameplay in the original PS1 version.

Previously, players could add Lilith to their party using a glitch commonly called the Lilith Bug, available in the game’s initial release. However, this method bypassed any proper recruitment event.

The newly reported method is different and, thanks to a video by Kevangelion, also shows it can happen in the English release. Players can trigger an actual recruitment event by following a specific series of conditions. These generally involve avoiding certain optional interactions, such as not taking items from civilian homes.

During the second part of the game, players can obtain a special item called the Silver Ladle from a merchant in Neuestadt. Returning to Stahn’s home in Lienea with the item triggers Lilith’s recruitment event.

Community members, including SymphoniaLauren, have also tested the method with help from Mziab and Ethaol, who confirmed that Lilith can join through the event instead of solely via the exploit. Still, undiscovered intricacies may remain. 

The discovery is particularly notable because Lilith’s recruitment event was previously believed to be unused content. Although she later became an officially recruitable character in the PlayStation 2 remake of Tales of Destiny, the original version’s hidden recruitment method remained undocumented for nearly three decades.