Daguerreo Daguerreo is an optional location in " Final Fantasy IX " . It is located on an island near the Forgotten Continent , and can only be reached by airship or Choco . A library of sorts , its origins are mysterious and unexplained . Its denizens come from all over the world , ranging from scholars to refugees . Some of the best weapons and armor in the game can be bought or synthesized here . This may reflect the location ' s vast collection of esoteric knowledge . Despite its many tomes , Daguerreo ' s lower levels are flooded . Quests . People to meet . The player can find the Engineer Zebolt from Lindblum near the right entrance on the second floor . Zidane will also encounter a Cleyra n survivor , Forest Oracle Kildea . Gilgamesh also resides in Daguerreo , although he won ' t reveal his name until certain criteria are met . Stellazzio . The Capricorn Stellazzio coin is found on the right of the entrance in Daguerreo . Young Man and Sales Clerk ' s debate . To the left of Zebolt , the shop ' s Sales Clerk and a Young Man are having a heated exchange . If the player agrees with the Young Man he will give the party the rare Flare card . Next , the player can stand on the Sales Clerk ' s side and she will give the party the rare Meteor card . Leviathan Altar . On the third floor ' s balcony , there is a stone that affects the altar at the entrance : after activating it , the statue in the first floor allows the player to turn Ore into Aquamarine , one for every four Ore . Opening the weapon shop . To open the weapon shop the player must fix the lift to the library ' s upper levels . Below the Weaponsmith there are three levers and three platforms . To the right there is a staff leaning against the bookshelves . Four - Armed Man . The master treasure hunter , the Four - Armed Man , can be met in Daguerreo . If the player attains the highest Treasure Hunter Rank he is revealed to be Gilgamesh . If the player challenges him to a game of Tetra Master they find he plays with the rare airship cards , and extremely rarely even with the " Invincible " card , one of the game ' s most powerful cards . After he ' s revealed his identity as Gilgamesh he leaves and can no longer be challenged for a game of cards . Excalibur . The Old Man near the inn on the top floor mentions an item called Magical Fingertip , which the player can then win at the Treno Auction House and bring to him in exchange for Excalibur , one of Steiner ' s best weapons . Renaming party members . A Researcher in the middle level allows the player to rename any of the characters when the player shows him the Namingway card . To reach the middle level the player must examine the block next to the Medicine Shop to release an obstruction . The ladder to the middle floor is behind the scholar searching for a book . The book is at the stack of books on the right . Mognet . After returning from Terra the party can start a quest to restore Mognet Central by talking to Kupo at Alexandria . As part of this chain of letters Mois from the Fossil Roo entrance at Mist Continent Qu ' s Marsh sends a letter to Noggy at Daguerreo . Noggy in response writes to Kupo in Alexandria : This is the final Mognet letter . Musical themes . The theme that plays in Daguerreo is called " Daguerreo , the Hermit ' s Library " .