Ovest

Ovest, also known simply as Town, is a city in Battalia, inhabited mostly by people and tamed Monsters. While often times peaceful, Ovest has been subject to wild monster attacks, and even with the help of the Town Watchmen, these attacks often require somebody else to step in and help.

This city is also subject to events called Searches, which are done by tamers to find and hire Monsters in exchange for money. In the drop-down menu for searching, Ovest isn't called Ovest, but rather the simple phrase Town. This is a common pattern for the Search locations to have simplified or generalized, but why it is so is unknown.

History
See Pre-Game Cutscene for more info

In the middle of daylight, Monsters had suddenly run rampant through the streets of Ovest, causing panic and chaos within the normally peaceful city. One of the many terrified citizens, the Girl, flees the town and heads for Urlo Forest, traveling out of the sight of the monsters. However, she stops, beginning to hear the rustling and noise from the trees that lay ahead, the creator only obscured by it's leaves and branches. Suddenly, a boy rushes out from the trees, with a Muffin and Monjo following him in admiration, slamming into the Girl accidentally.

Dazed, the boy apologizes, asking where on Earth he was, to which the Girl tells that Urlo Forest is not on Earth, but rather the planet of Battalia. In confusion, the boy explains all that had led up to his sudden drop into this weird world. Understanding his situation, the Girl tells that the attraction the animals following had to him made him the perfect tamer, and brought him out to the periphery of Ovest. She explains all she knows about taming before sending him off to the first few levels of battle, before letting him take the lead, only helping when he discovers new features along the way.

After clearing the town of wild monsters, the Player, the Girl, and his party move on, only occasionally sending parts of his team to help out the town via Quests or Side Quests.

However, seven of Ovest's citizens compete in the Tournament Cups around Battalia against the Player, and here their faces are revealed.

Search Location
The Town, mentioned earlier to be simply a simplification of the name Ovest, is the cheapest and fastest location to search for monsters, but also features some of the lowest-levels found as well. It requires an E rank, 4 days of time, and 500 money.

For information on what Monsters can be found in the Town, see here.