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Use the purple save circles in inns and dungeons to make a manual save. On the world map, open System and choose Save. Save before a dangerous encounter even when autosave is enabled.

Autosave

Autosaves occur at town and world-map transitions and at some story events. They do not cover every important moment. The autosave toggle is in Options.

After defeat

The defeat screen offers Retry the Battle, Load a Saved File and Return to the Title Screen. If the encounter permits escape, retrying and then fleeing can let you leave and save your progress. This does not make every boss escapable.

Before permanent choices and the finale

Keep a manual save before story dialogue that awards permanent stat bonuses. Changing the choice requires loading a save made before the event. The available bonuses are listed in Stats and Attributes. Sanctum questions do not carry the same permanent-stat consequence.

At Crystal Tower - Upper Reach, the portal beside the save point is the point of no return before clearing the game. Finish optional tasks before entering if you want them completed before the ending.