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Not really. You don't have to beat all the quests, unless you want Hopesfire too. And skipping to the end wouldn't be a good idea in any event. All the fabricants...Almalexia...The Imperfect(my second favorite enemy in the game, love giant things)...You'll want a lot of potions anyway, even with the extra levels and stuff. But, really, don't bother finishing it. You don't need to.
...I'm gonna pretend you didn't say that. IT'S A FLAMING SCIMITAR FFS!
I nearly creamed my pants when I drew it the first time, and I swear it's one o fthe most powerful weapons in the game (my X-box character mever left home w/o it anyway)
but seriously, don't bother finishingit. humph
EDIT - sorry, my bad, youdon't need to finish the Tribunal storyline to get Trueflame, but it's still a good quest, and if you're powerful enough, Almalexia's a breeze.