[quote name='Backlash']Question (SPOILER ALERT)
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I beat the game the normal way, and I have beaten the first dragon of the Dragovian Trials. Do you get anything for beating all the dragons, or for going back and beating Rapthorne again? I.e. a different ending? It seems like it will take forever to level up enough to beat all the dragons (I'm currently only level 42) and i don't know if I want to spend the time...[/QUOTE]
You do get a different ending for going through the Trials - but I think, maybe, you only have to do one? I know you don't have to do them all, but I'm not sure how many as I did them all before beating Rhapthorne again. You do need to go back to Rhapthorne (who was pathetically easy once I had levelled up for the Dragovian stuff).
You might want to go through a couple of Dragons though as you can get the cool outfit if you get the sword and armor pieces (your appearance changes). The only really hard Dragon is the Darksteel one - so I'd say at least get to him. If you can get through him, the one afterwards isn't too hard and you might as well get them all. So it looks like you can get all the gear without beating the Darksteel - 2 of the treasures are not pieces of Dragovian gear, so you can skip the last 2 Dragons and still get the full set.
I spent a great deal of time levelling, but it really isn't necessary. You don't actually get many HP from each level, and that is really what you need to withstand his multiple attacks. I ended up beating him by changing strategy - I detailed this earlier in this thread (look back a few pages - the key is the Kabuff spell, the Timbrel of Tension and using Executioner with Yangus). There are also pictures of the Dragovian gear there if you want to see what it looks like.
Edit - It is all just back on Page 4 - how I beat the Darksteel and the pictures of the Dragovian gear and the "true" ending. Don't look unless you want massive spoilers or aren't intending to get the second ending.