Saronia Saronia , also known as Salonia , is a sprawling kingdom in " Final Fantasy III " . The city has four sections , with the castle at the north end . The party meets Prince Alus here . The inn s charge 320 gil . Story . After being mind - controlled by Gigameth , King Gorn causes the Saronia Civil War by splitting his army in half and ordering them to fight each other . He also exiles his son , Prince Alus Restor , from the castle , and imposes a curfew that shuts down all businesses except for one weapon shop in the northeast that operates secretly . When the Warriors of the Light fly over Saronia in the " Enterprise " , the Saronian military shoots them down , trapping them within the city walls . They save Alus from some thugs in a pub in the southwest area and he joins them to try and stop the civil war and figure out what caused King Gorn to start it . They go to the castle to speak with the King and Alus is released from his exile ; they are subsequently invited to be guests . During the night , Gorn enters the bedchamber to attack Alus , but turns the knife on himself at the last second . Gigameth ' s mind control is revealed ; it was broken by the order to kill Alus . Gigameth transforms into Garuda , but the party defeats him . King Gorn ' s wound is mortal , but he is able to reconcile with Alus before his death . Alus is crowned as the new king and the war ends , returning life in Saronia to normal . In thanks , Alus gifts the party with the airship " Nautilus " . Northwestern Saronia . Northwestern Saronia is home to the Great Library of Saronia , which contains some interesting background information on the game . There is also an inn and a magic shop , though the player cannot enter the latter until completing plot events in the castle . This is also where the player first finds the Legendary Smith . Northeastern Saronia . Northeastern Saronia has an inn , two weapon shops , and two magic shops . The smaller weapon shop in the northwest section is the only non - item shop open in all of Saronia when the party first arrives . Southwestern Saronia . Southwestern Saronia has an armor shop , the tavern where the party eventually meets Prince Alus , and a chocobo researcher ' s house , where the Fat Chocobo can be summoned to hold items and the player can find eleven Gysahl Green s in a secret room . Speaking to the two old men with Alus in the party the player is awarded with a Wind Spear and a Dragon Mail . Southeastern Saronia . Southeastern Saronia is home to the Dragon Spire , an optional area that contains equipment for Dragoons at the top , as well as two Phoenix Downs . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy XIV " . One of the original server s was named Saronia . It was merged into the Sargatanas server along with the Lindblum server . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Saronia Castle appears in the background during the Field Music Sequence of " Eternal Wind " . Musical themes . " Salonia " or " Megalopolis Saronia " is the background music that plays throughout all of the areas of Saronia . After the defeat of Garuda , the background music of the town areas changes to " Return of the Warrior " . Etymology . There is a Saronic Gulf , part of the Aegean Sea , off the coast of Greece . The area around the gulf is sometimes referred to as Saronia , as in the historical novel " Saronia : A Romance of Ancient Ephesus " by Richard Short . There was a festival of Artemis Saronia to celebrate Artemis in Trozeinos , a town in Argolis . A king named Saron built a sanctuary for the goddess after she saved his life when he went hunting and was swept away by a wave .