War Medal

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A War Medal is awarded by the Council depending on which army you led to victory in the Mysterious Island War, and how many sidequests you accomplished. Completing a side quest in the other army's fatigues does not count towards a medal.

	Hippy Victory	Frat Boy Victory	Effect
0 sidequests	Red Balloon of Valor Red Balloon of Valor	Uranium Omega of Temperance Uranium Omega of Temperance	All Attributes +5 +11% Item Drops from Monsters
1 sidequests	Purple Horseshoe of Honor Purple Horseshoe of Honor	Lead Zeta of Chastity Lead Zeta of Chastity	All Attributes +6 +10% Item Drops from Monsters
2 sidequests	Blue Diamond of Honesty Blue Diamond of Honesty	Aluminum Epsilon of Humility Aluminum Epsilon of Humility	All Attributes +7 +9% Item Drops from Monsters
3 sidequests	Green Clover of Justice Green Clover of Justice	Zinc Delta of Tranquility Zinc Delta of Tranquility	All Attributes +8 +8% Item Drops from Monsters
4 sidequests	Yellow Moon of Compassion Yellow Moon of Compassion	Nickel Gamma of Frugality Nickel Gamma of Frugality	All Attributes +9 +7% Item Drops from Monsters
5 sidequests	Orange Star of Sacrifice Orange Star of Sacrifice	Iron Beta of Industry Iron Beta of Industry	All Attributes +10 +6% Item Drops from Monsters
6 sidequests	Pink Heart of Spirit Pink Heart of Spirit	Copper Alpha of Sincerity Copper Alpha of Sincerity	All Attributes +11 +5% Item Drops from Monsters
Destroy both armies	Order of the Silver Wossname Order of the Silver Wossname		All Attributes +11 +11% Item Drops from Monsters +11% Meat from Monsters

References

• The quest rewards when fighting on the hippy side are a reference to Lucky Charms cereal, which contains marshmallow shapes of all of the badges shown. The combination of color and shape does tend to remind one of, for instance, "Purple Heart" medals.
• The Hippy quest rewards also bear a striking similarity to some of the Eight Virtues as described in the Ultima games -- Honesty, Compassion, Valor, Justice, Sacrifice, Honor, Spirituality and Humility.
• The quest rewards when fighting on the frat boy side, comparatively, are Greek letters, ranging in order from first (Alpha) to last (Omega), all with accompanying metallic descriptors.
• The Frat Orc rewards seem to be some (but not all) of Benjamin Franklin's "13 Virtues" which included Temperance, Silence, Order, Resolution, Frugality, Industry, Sincerity, Justice, Moderation, Cleanliness, Tranquility, Chastity, and Humility. The virtues chosen seem to be those which best serve as opposites to the seven deadly sins.