Yes, I already new this but I was recently notified that it was not
in the any of the walkthroughs.

Here is the message!



       From: Steven Hardican (kdbarron)
       Date: Fri Jun 12 22:40:09 1998

       Shining Force I

       Something that you may already know but don't have
       listed is that during the battle directly following the
       first sight of Pao, one of the enemies carries a HEAT
       AXE. When you defeat him, you will receive the axe,
       considering you have space in that particular fighters
       inventory. After you get the HEAT AXE, have your main
       character egress and restart the battle. Get a second
       HEAT AXE the second time around and equip them on Gort
       and Luke. This weapon is extremely powerful and is
       stronger than the majority of the following axes and if
       you haven't stumbled on them yet, you should really
       make it a point to get them.