Talk:Rhapsody of God/@comment-24731329-20150516091638/@comment-25312185-20150516115841

Status runes are only given the first time you complete an area and then from the hidden monsters in non-story related areas (the quests with the sword instead of the flag). Also certain enemies and bosses also drop runes to whoever deals the killing blow. This can be viewed by right clicking the enemy and seeing the runes on the right hand side.

Exploring an area,withdrawing, and then visiting the town will cause new scenes to pop up and progress the story. If you ever run out of flag missions this is what you more or less have to do to progress the story.