Mysidia ( Final Fantasy IV ) Mysidia is a town in " Final Fantasy IV " and " " . Mysidia is inhabited by wizards , and is ruled by an Elder . It is the hometown of Palom and Porom , and is one end of the Devil ' s Road , which connects Baron and Mysidia . The Tower of Prayers is located in Mysidia , and is where the Elder prays for those he cares about . According to the " Settei Shiryuu Hen " guide book , it was founded by the Sage Mingwu ( alluding to Minwu from " Final Fantasy II " ) , who drifted ashore 500 years before the events of " Final Fantasy IV " , although this idea has seemingly since been discarded . Practicing magic was initially a benevolent hobby accessible to everybody , but people became corrupted by power and competition . Mingwu was enraged and sealed away magic , and the Old Age of Magic came to an end . He later restored magic but made it so that only certain persons could use it , and this became the start of the New Age of Magic . In the English localization of the Nintendo DS version , Mysidia is . Story . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Dark Knight Cecil raids Mysidia with the Red Wings airship fleet to steal the Crystal of Water for the King of Baron . The Mysidians are helpless and put up no resistance , but are nevertheless slaughtered in great numbers by the attackers . Later Cecil washes ashore near Mysidia after being attacked by Leviathan , but the inhabitants of Mysidia , unforgiving of his actions , cast spells on him such as Toad , Pig , and Poison when he returns . Cecil visits the Elder and explains he was banished from Baron and is fighting Golbez . The Elder says Cecil cannot defeat him using his Dark Sword , and that he must travel to Mount Ordeals and become a Paladin . The Elder sends Palom and Porom to help and keep an eye on him . Cecil returns as Paladin wielding the Mythgraven Blade . The Elder reveals the sword is passed down in the Mysidian Legend and says Cecil is the Chosen One , and must defeat Golbez . He opens the Devil ' s Road so Cecil can get to Baron . Cecil returns after Golbez has gathered all the Crystals . He is invited to pray with the Elder in the Tower of Prayers , and their prayers are answered with the " Lunar Whale " , the airship that can travel to the Red Moon . After the Giant of Babil is destroyed , the Elder , Palom , Porom , Yang , Edward , Cid , King Giott , Luca , and others pray for Cecil to defeat Zemus on the moon . In the beginning of " The After Years " the Second Battle of Mysidia takes place . The Maenad s seize the Water Crystal using hordes of monsters to storm the city from the Devil ' s Road , outmatching Mysidia ' s Mage Army . The Elder himself is wounded in the battle . Ceodore Harvey and the Hooded Man reach Mysidia on their way to Baron where the Hooded Man suggests to go to the Devil ' s Road , a secret passage that leads to Baron . They enter the Prayer ' s Hall where they meet Porom and ask her permission to pass the Devil ' s Road . Porom sends a White Mage and a Black Mage to guide them . In Edge ' s Tale , Edge sends Tsukinowa to spy on Mysidia and gather information as a magic trainee named " Lapin " . Tsukinowa spies on Porom and follows her to Mt . Ordeals , returning to Edge when he sees the Tower of Babil glowing ominously . In The Crystals , Rydia , Luca , Edge and the Man in Black come to Mysidia and engage Ramuh to rescue Porom and the village from his wrath . The item shop is on the east side of town . This is the first shop in the game ' s storyline to sell Hi - Potion s . The weapon shop is one of two buildings on the west side of town , the other being the armor shop . Cecil cannot use any of the goods sold here until he becomes a paladin . The armor shop is next door to the weapon shop . As with the weapon shop , it sells goods that are useless to Cecil as a dark knight , and are only available to him once he becomes a paladin . A black mage in the shop will tell the player of this scornfully , and be shocked if Cecil then addresses him as a paladin . The building is the first structure on the east side of the town . The pub is found in the first floor and the town inn on the second . The black mage on the counter will poison Cecil ' s drink , and the dancing girl is an old mage in disguise , who will transform Cecil into a pig and kick him out of the pub . This will happen even after Cecil becomes a paladin . The Devil ' s Road is on the far east side of town , providing instant teleportation between Mysidia and Baron , but has been deactivated since Baron ' s attack and theft of Mysidia ' s crystal , only activating again once Cecil returns from Mount Ordeals as a paladin . Traveling the road requires great vitality and is not to be taken lightly ; however , a paladin could easily travel it with no concerns . The Hall of Prayer is the building farthest north of the town . When Cecil enters the hall , the Elder will tell him to become a paladin on Mount Ordeals , and sends Palom and Porom with Cecil as spies . After Cecil returns a paladin with Tellah , the Elder will warn the old mage about Meteor ' s destructive power . It is just upstairs the Hall of Prayer . The crystal room is first shown in the cutscene when Cecil raids Mysidia . If the player visits it , the dais will be empty . Upstairs the crystal chamber leads to the Tower of Prayers . The Tower of Prayers is accessible from the door farthest north in the crystal chamber . If the player visits the elder before Mount Ordeals , the elder and mages will say that they are praying for him and the whole world . After Palom and Porom ' s sacrifice , the elder will give the player augments ( DS version only ) . After the events of the Sealed Cave , the player must head here , where the elder is praying along with some mages for the " Lunar Whale " to appear . After the events of the Giant of Babil , the whole party is present in the tower , and will offer Cecil ' s group words of encouragement . When they sense that Cecil and others are in danger , they pray harder . Locations . The Tower of Prayers was renamed the Tower of Wishes in the original North American SNES version due to Nintendo of America ' s censorship policy on religious imagery . Musical themes . Mysidia ' s theme , " Mystic Mysidia " , features some peculiar elements not found in many town theme s throughout the series . Its fast tempo and the inclusion of a cuckoo bird ' s chirp within the rhythmic section are but a few of these . A rearranged version of the theme was included in " " album . In " The After Years " , when the blue planet invaded in chaos by the True Moon in The Crystals chapter , the track " Castle Damcyan " is played instead . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy XIV " . One of the original servers in " Final Fantasy XIV " was named Mysidia . It was merged with the Istory server into the Gungnir server .