Melmond

Melmond is a town from the original Final Fantasy. Located in the southwest of the archipelago in which the game takes place, it is the town most affected by the rotting of the earth.

Story

The cause of the rotting of the earth is originally attributed to the Vampire from the Cavern of Earth, but no signs of improvement are shown upon its defeat. The decay only stops when the Warriors of Light find and destroy Lich, the Fiend of Earth. Later, the warriors return to Melmond to find Dr. Unne, so that he can decipher the Rosetta Stone to learn the Lufenian language. Despite having defeated Lich, the town's appearance never changes during the game.

Shops

Weapons

Name	Cost
	NES & PS (Normal)	PS (Easy), GBA & PSP
Crosier	200 gil	160 gil
Saber	450 gil	360 gil
Longsword	1,500 gil	1,200 gil
Falchion	450 gil	360 gil

Armor

Name	Cost
	NES & PS (Normal)	PS (Easy), GBA & PSP
Knight's Armor	45,000 gil	36,000 gil
Silver Armlet	5,000 gil	4,000 gil
Grand Helm	450 gil	360 gil
Bronze Gloves	200 gil	160 gil
Steel Gloves	750 gil	600 gil

Level 5 White Magic

Name	Cost
	NES & PS (Normal)	PS (Easy), GBA & PSP
Curaga	8,000 gil	4,000 gil
Life	8,000 gil	4,000 gil
Diaga	8,000 gil	4,000 gil
Healara	8,000 gil	4,000 gil

Level 5 Black Magic

Name	Cost
	NES & PS (Normal)	PS (Easy), GBA & PSP
Firaga	8,000 gil	4,000 gil
Scourge	8,000 gil	4,000 gil
Teleport	8,000 gil	4,000 gil
Slowra	8,000 gil	4,000 gil

Encounters

In the Pixel Remaster, Melmond is located entirely within a region it shares with the Cavern of Earth and Giant's Cave; depending on the release, this region is also shared with the Sage's Cave and Western Keep. Melmond shares a border with the Mount Duergar region to its north; Melmond straddles this border in most prior releases, and is located entirely within that region in the MSX release.

Encounters		Areas
Pixel Remaster	Other releases
[90/1000] Ghoul x2 [90/1000] Shadow x3 [90/1000] Lesser Tiger x2 [80/1000] Tarantula x4 [60/1000] Ghast x2, Ghoul x3 [60/1000] Shadow x7 [60/1000] Ogre Chief x1, Ogre x2 [60/1000] Hyenadon x2, Ogre x3 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x4 [60/1000] Lesser Tiger x3 [60/1000] Black Widow x2, Tarantula x3 [60/1000] Black Widow x1, Tarantula x4 [60/1000] Tarantula x6 [40/1000] Warg Wolf x8 [40/1000] Black Widow x2, Tarantula x6 [30/1000] Ghast x4, Ghoul x5	[24/64] Shadow x3-7 [12/64] Ghoul x2-5, Ghast x0-4 [12/64] Ogre Chief, Ogre x1-2 [6/64] Ogre x1-3, Hyenadon x0-2 [6/64] Warg Wolf x4-8 [3/64] Lesser Tiger x1-3 [1/64] Tarantula x3-6, Black Widow x0-2	South
[100/1000] Warg Wolf x1, Wolf x6 [60/1000] Wolf x5, Warg Wolf x1 [60/1000] Cobra x2 [60/1000] Ogre x1, Gigas Worm x3 [60/1000] Gigas Worm x2, Ogre x1 [60/1000] Ogre x2 [60/1000] Wolf x3, Warg Wolf x5 [60/1000] Wolf x3, Warg Wolf x3 [60/1000] Wolf x2, Warg Wolf x5 [60/1000] Wolf x2, Warg Wolf x3 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x5, Wolf x1 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x2, Wolf x1 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x5 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x4 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x3 [60/1000] Ogre Chief x1, Ogre x2	[18/64] Gigas Worm x1-3, Ogre x1 [12/64] Wolf x4-6, Warg Wolf x0-1 [12/64] Cobra x1-2 [12/64] Ogre x1-2 [6/64] Warg Wolf x2-5, Wolf x0-3 [3/64] Tarantula x1-4 [1/64] Ogre Chief, Ogre x1-2	North

Music

The background music that plays in Melmond is Final Fantasy's "Town Theme".

Other appearances

Final Fantasy XIV

One of the original servers in Final Fantasy XIV was named Melmond. It was merged into the Aegis server along with the Figaro servers.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

The ruins of Melmond can be found in the overworld of Dissidia 012, in the Melmond Fens area. In the Confessions of the Creator Scenario, a Teleport Stone is located there. Two gateways nearby bear the names "North Melmond Gateway" and "West Melmond Gateway".

Other media

A "Melmond Forest" is a listed answer for a Brain Blast question in Final Fantasy XIII-2.

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