List of Final Fantasy Adventure locations A list of locations that appear in " Final Fantasy Adventure " . The world is unnamed . Story . High above the cloud towers Mount Illusia , and the Tree of Mana is enshrined on the top of the mountain . From the Mana Tree gushes out the Waterfall — the source of all life in the world . The Tree of Mana grows on the energy of will emitted by all things in the world . The Mana Tree flourishes in beauty when the spirits of the people are pure , and the water springing out from its roots purifies the minds of people even more . However , once the Mana Tree is contaminated with an evil influence , the water springing from the roots becomes tinged with evil force . The foul water turns the people ' s minds bad , and their evil energy returns to the Mana Tree changing it into an even more deadly existence . This vicious circle goes on and on , until the world is totally corrupted , ultimately meeting its destruction . The Mana Shrine is a scared place where no man should tread . However , there were people who dared to enter the sacred area . They knew that those who touch the Tree of Mana would receive a great power to last for eternity . Once , the Emperor of Vandole used the power of Mana for evil purposes . With the mighty power in his possession , he forced people into slavery , which began his bloody rule . But Vandole ' s evil purpose were stopped by the Gemma Knights who guarded the Tree of Mana . The Gemma Knights joined hands with the Mana Family , the keepers of the Tree of Mana , to fight a long hard battle . Finally , they were able to restore peace to the world . The Mana Family feared the power of the Mana Tree may be misused again , and sealed the way to the Shrine in the Pendant of Mana . To open the way to the shrine , the Pendant , as well as the supernatural powers of the Mana Family became necessary . And now — the Empire of Glaive , headed by Dark Lord and his sorcerer Julius . Dark Lord is the evil - loving leader of Glaive . His companion Julius , is a man of mystery , who seems to know much about the secrets of the Mana Tree and the Pendant . Sumo , a courageous warrior , sneaked into the Castle Glaive one night , trying to discover their evil plans , but he was immobilized by Julius ' spell , and was captured as a slave . The slaves of Glaive were doomed to ceaseless suffering and sorrow . They were forced to fight deadly monsters everyday in order to generate the energy of evil and hate , and to entertain Dark Lord with the battles he loved to watch . If they wished to survive , they had to slay the monsters . Only then would they be given their meager meals for that day . But from the poor living conditions and the countless wounds and fatigue , the slaves lost their lives one by one . One day , Sumo returned to the slave quarters after slaying a monster to find Willy , his only friend , laying on the floor barely alive . Willy was also a warrior who had entered the Castle Glaive , and was captured by Julius . Even after he was made a slave , he had been secretly investigating Dark Lord ' s plans . For the past few days , he had a look of desperation in his eyes . " Mana is in danger now . . . We must let the Knights of Gemma know about it . See Bogard at the Falls . He is a Gemma Knight . He should know what to do . " The last words Willy spoke before passing away baffled Sumo . But with his invincible spirit , he stood up . He shall escape from this place , and find Bogard . Right now , it was the only clue he had for his perilous mission which lay ahead .