Madain Sari Madain Sari is a location in the northern region of the Outer Continent in " Final Fantasy IX " . It is a ruined village , where a tribe of summoners once lived . According to " Final Fantasy IX Ultimania " , Madain Sari is located where the pulse of the planet Gaia runs its most focused , and the people of Madain Sari studied the workings of nature and use of summoning magic . From their discoveries , they theorized that the eidolons are Gaia ' s guardians manifested from the collected belief in myths and legends accumulated within the planet ' s crystal . The Eidolon Wall , with the many engravings of eidolons , still survives to this day . Story . The summoner tribe used to inhabit the Mist Continent but , after the events 500 years prior to the game ' s start , when Alexander was summoned and the summoners failed to control it resulting in a rampage , the summoners looked for another place to live . Alexander ' s crystal was broken into four fragments , one piece given to each of the kingdoms on Mist Continent , and the summoner tribe kept the last piece . According to the " Final Fantasy IX Ultimania " , Madain Sari is the place where the planet ' s pulse concentrates and was the reason the summoners decided to make their village there . In time , the people of the Mist Continent forgot about the summoners and the eidolons , which became subjects of myths and fairytale . The summoners continued to live peacefully in their village , far away from the rest of civilization . Ten years prior to the game ' s start , Garland ordered Kuja to destroy Madain Sari because he feared the tribe ' s power of summoning eidolons could come between him and his plans . During the village ' s destruction , Garnet and her biological mother escaped , but her mother died upon reaching Alexandria and Garnet was raised a princess never knowing of her roots as a summoner . Madain Sari and its civilization were largely destroyed and only a few survivors remained . Eiko was the last child to be born but , as her parents died soon afterwards , she was raised by her grandfather who died one year before the game ' s start . Since then , Eiko has been living in Madain Sari with only her moogle friends to keep her company . The party arrives at Madain Sari after passing through the Conde Petie Mountain Path . After revealing that Madain Sari is the village of the summoner tribe , Eiko becomes interested in knowing more about Zidane and assaults him with personal questions . She is going to cook dinner and the party is invited . Zidane , curious about Eiko being a summoner , tells Garnet they should accept Eiko ' s invitation and she unenthusiastically agrees . Eiko leaves the party and they all go their own way to explore the village . While waiting for Eiko , Zidane and Garnet are taken by the moogle Morrison to see the Eidolon Wall . This upsets the moogle Moco , who up until then had been the Wall ' s guardian . Within the Eidolon Wall , Morrison explains what they see is a collection of paintings of the eidolons the summoner tribe found during their research . Garnet becomes depressed , thinking about having had her eidolons extracted from her , but Zidane reassures her she will get them back . She tells him she wants to look at the murals for a while longer and he leaves her to it . Eiko finishes cooking dinner ( which can be seen in a series of ATEs ) and everyone gathers to share the meal . During dinner , Zidane asks Eiko where the other summoners are and she reveals she is the only survivor . After the meal , Eiko asks for Zidane ' s help in the kitchen . He tells her they want to go to the Iifa Tree , to which Eiko replies that it ' s impossible due to it being sealed with an eidolon . Zidane requests she break the seal but she refuses . That night , seeing that Vivi is troubled with his thoughts , Zidane consoles him and they engage in " an age - old ritual between male friends " , which consists of urinating together outside . Eiko , who had been listening in from her kitchen , decides Zidane is " the right man " for her and that she will accompany him on his journey . The next morning Garnet wishes to return to Madain Sari , as she is no longer scared of the Eidolon Wall . Before they leave , Eiko joins the party stating that they need a summoner , such as herself , to break the seal . Once the party defeats SoulCage at the center of the Iifa Tree clearing the Mist , Moco arrives to alert Eiko of a precious jewel stolen from Madain Sari . The party follows Eiko and discovers the bounty hunter Lani has entered the village and taken the stone . Eiko attempts to take it back but is taken hostage . Zidane attempts to save Eiko , but another bounty hunter , Red , dispatches Lani . Red challenges Zidane to a duel , and Zidane defeats Red but spares his life , inviting him to help in their quest instead . Red reintroduces himself as the Flaming Amarant . Eiko resolves to follow the party , breaking her promise to her grandfather not to leave the village before her sixteenth birthday . Garnet sings her song when memories of Madain Sari flash by her eyes and recovers memories of her life in Madain Sari . She decides to continue the heritage of the summoner tribe along with Eiko . The party continues their quest towards Iifa Tree to find Kuja . After Eiko leaves the village only the moogles stay . Bounty hunter Lani returns to the village to live with the moogles . Locations . Entrance . After being defeated by Zidane , Amarant will join the party here . Later , the moogle Morrison can be found selling items . Open Area . The Libra Stellazio can be found by the fountain . Later , the moogle Moco can be found here . Path . Right before Zidane ' s fight with Amarant , one of the moogles will offer to heal Zidane ' s HP and MP . Eidolon Wall . A circular chamber filled with paintings of the eidolons , being a sacred place where the summoners realized many rituals . Zidane fights Amarant here . The eidolons seen are : Alexander , Atomos , Bahamut , Carbuncle , Fenrir , Ifrit , Leviathan , Odin , Ramuh , Shiva , and Phoenix . After the summoning of Alexander in Alexandria , the party can visit Madain Sari and read the scriptures in the wall , telling part of the story about the summoners tribe demise . Resting Room . Also a dining room , it is where Zidane and the party eat Eiko ' s special meal . Later , the moogle Momatose can be found here , and will offer the party a rest . Kitchen . Eiko and her moogles will prepare a meal for Zidane and the party . If the player watches all the ATEs and pick the right choices , Quina will help Eiko out and the meal will be a success . Later , the moogle Chimomo and Lani ( who was rescued by the moogles ) will be found here . Secret Room . The storage room where Eiko ' s jewel was hidden , by order of her grandfather . Later , the moogle Mocha will stay here . Quests . Morrid ' s coffee . One of the rare coffees , the Kirman Coffee , is found in Eiko ' s kitchen . Eiko ' s cooking . During the party ' s first visit to Madain Sari , Eiko prepares a meal of rock - fisted potato stew and barbecued fish . She assigns the tasks of fishing , digging for potatoes , and helping her in the kitchen to three of her moogle friends . While fishing , one of the moogles catches Quina , who had taken the bait instead . Quina offers to help Eiko with her cooking and , depending on the player ' s choices , the dinner will either be a success or a disaster . The correct choices for the successful dinner are : The better the food is , the longer the dinnertime conversation will be . If the meal turns out excellently , Eiko will explain how summoners communicate with eidolons through their horns . Garnet ' s true name . Princess Garnet ' s true name is engraved on the Eidolon Wall at Madain Sari . There is a way to reveal the truth at the beginning of disc 4 . The player must form a party with Garnet and visit Lani , who is standing on Eiko ' s back porch . Upon arriving , Lani will run away . The player should exit the village and return with anyone except Garnet , Amarant or Eiko , then talk to Lani twice . A message will lead the player to the Eidolon Wall , where the player should walk clockwise from the entrance ( heading to the right ) until they complete a full circuit of the wall . The player should move just past the " ! " until a chime is heard . Then they must walk counter - clockwise back to the entrance , just past the " ! " again . The player should repeat this nine times and hear a chime each time . On the ninth round , HP / MP will be recovered and all status abnormalities removed . All the inscriptions on the murals must be read and it is possible to do it in any order . Extra messages will appear this time . Returning to the Ifrit drawing , an emotional message from Garnet ' s father to his daughter and his wife Jane is revealed . The hidden message indicates that Garnet ' s true name is Sarah . In the Steam version of the game , uncovering this secret earns the player the achievement Cracking the Code . Shops . All items purchased from Morrison ' s Mogshop . Musical themes . The theme of Madain Sari is called " Ruins of Madain Sari " . Etymology . Madain Sari is likely a misromanization of " Mada ' in Saleh " . Madain Sari ' s remaining architecture is also reminiscent of that of Mada ' in Saleh . In the localized versions , the summons are named " eidolons " , which relates to the term " idol " as well .