Treno

Dark City Treno, also known as Treno; the City of Nobles, or simply Treno, is an economically polarized city in the Kingdom of Alexandria on the Mist Continent on Gaia in Final Fantasy IX. Treno has no middle class; instead, its inhabitants are either extremely wealthy or extremely poor. The nobles live down on the waterfront, while the poor live up in the slums around the city. Treno is known as the Dark City due to the perpetual state of darkness.
Treno is visited twice in the story and can be visited at anytime once the party has access to the Hilda Garde III, the Invincible, or a red chocobo.
== Story ==
Garnet, along with Steiner and Marcus, go to Treno to search for Supersoft, an item known to cure all forms of petrification, to cure Blank in the Evil Forest. Garnet explores the city alone, and spots Kuja at the auction house, ready to leave for Burmecia. While searching for it in the Synthesis Shop, they meet Doctor Tot, Garnet's childhood tutor, who has the Supersoft and agrees to give it to Garnet. After visiting Doctor Tot's residence to pick up the Supersoft, he shows Garnet how to get back to Alexandria via the Gargan Roo, an underground passage.
Later on Zidane visits Treno via Gargan Roo to participate in the Tetra Master card tournament. Vivi, Eiko, Freya, and Amarant come along, all for different reasons, such as sightseeing, or simply having nothing better to do.
Freya talks to Amarant about his past. He wanders around Treno freely despite being a wanted man and tells Freya he is wanted because he was framed by Zidane when he worked as a security guard in Treno. Eiko discovers Quina, whom the group has not seen since Madain Sari. Shortly afterwards, Quina jumps into a canal while looking for food, and is assumed to have committed suicide by an old man witnessing the jump. Quina does not rejoin the group until later on in Lindblum.
Once Zidane has finished the Tetra Master tournament, either by winning three games or losing the third game, he and the others fly to Alexandria on the Hilda Garde II with Regent Cid after hearing of Kuja's attack on the city.
== Locations ==
The city is fortified by walls on all sides. Canals run through the city, but during the player's time in Treno, travel is mostly confined to walking. On their way to find Supersoft with Marcus, Garnet and Steiner will travel on a boat.
;Entrance
If the player throws 10 gil into the fountain by the entrance 13 consecutive times, they will "feel happier..." but also acquire the Gemini Stellazzio coin. Throwing 10 gil into the well 50 times has the "thug" nearby steal the money (after the player exits the screen and returns) and buy a new Tetra Master deck (he goes from deck #11 to #12) .
;Slums
The town is divided in two halves: the rich part where the nobles live and the slums. The slums have a pub and a small market where the player can find the Taurus Stellazzio coin and buy items.
;Pub
The pub in the slums' area of town has an inn where the player can stay for 100 gil to replenish HP and MP. The waitress will tell the player's Treasure Hunter Rank when spoken to. The corner has a wanted poster of Amarant. The pub has an entrance to the underground waterway in the basement, which Tantalus uses to sneak into Dr. Tot's house as part of the story.
;Card Stadium
Treno is home to the Card Stadium used for Tetra Master tournaments. The tournament opens after the party has returned from the Outer Continent, when the player must partake as part of the story. Afterwards, the player can come freely to play cards, and in endgame plenty of new players become available for challenge, from whom many rare cards can be won.
;Doctor Tot's Residence
Doctor Tot's residence is in a tower to the far left side of town, and one of the locations linked by the Gargan Roo. The door there is locked when the player first arrives to town when in control of Dagger.
;Weapon Shop
The weapon shop, also known as "Knight's House", sells weapons. There is also a challenge available to fight the monster in the pit below the shop one-on-one for a prize.
;Treno Auction House
In the auction house, the party members can get their hands on rare items not available elsewhere. Some can be sold for a premium to the citizens of Treno. New items become available throughout the course of the story. Kuja is spotted here by Garnet when she visits Treno with Steiner; it can be presumed he has some stake in the ownership of the auction house, as he is seen there when it is closed to the public and gives the auctioneer commands.
;Synthesis Shop
The synthesis shop is to the left from the outdoor cafe. The scholar here will buy Doga's Artifact if the player bought it off the auction. The shop can be used to synthesize new equipment from items the player already has in their inventory. The nobles in the area outside the synthesis shop talk about the current top auction item.
This is also where Tantalus sneaks into to steal a Supersoft, entering from the door on the right that is otherwise inaccessible.
;Queen Stella's Residence
Queen Stella's residence is located by the Synthesis Shop. She will reward the party if they bring her the Stellazzio coins they have found for her collection. There is an Ether by the pond outside her house.
== Quests ==
=== Active Time Events ===
After the first game in the Tetra Master tournament, the player can watch an ATE of Vivi reminiscing of his old home. Going back up the stairs to the right opens the next ATE, Good Old Days, in which Amarant talks with Freya about his past. Freya should say she is interested, because if she says "I won't force it out of you", the Lessons of Life ATE will not be available later. After the second round of the tournament, the player can watch the ATE that was opened up by choosing for Freya to be interested. There are other ATEs that will become available as the player walks from area to area, depending on the ATEs they have already viewed: Lessons of Life, in which Amarant talks about his first meeting with Zidane; Hallucination of Quina thinking there is food in the canal; and Premonition, in which Eiko has a bad feeling about Mog.
=== Meetings with Alleyway Jack ===
Gilgamesh, or Alleyway Jack/Four-Armed Man, appears during Active Time Events both times the storyline calls for the party to visit Treno. During Garnet and Steiner's stay, the player can view an Active Time Event called "Treno Tradition", in which Garnet is mugged by a pickpocket called Four-Armed Man. During this event an exclamation mark will appear, and if the player presses when the ! appears, Garnet loses 500 gil. The sum is 1000 gil if the player misses. After witnessing the event, Steiner can go to the same location (right outside the Synthesis Shop) where he meets the Four-Armed Man who hands over a Power Belt.
When Zidane, Vivi, Eiko, Freya and Amarant visit the city, the Four-Armed Man reappears during ATEs: In "Memories by the Water", he meets Amarant and flees, due to Amarant's reputation as a bandit. After seeing him talk to Eiko, the Four-Armed Man believes he could hold her hostage to get money from Amarant; however, in "City People", Eiko and Quina reunite, and believing Quina to be Eiko's bodyguard hired by Amarant, the Four-Armed Man flees yet again, dropping a Chimera Armlet.
=== Stellazzio ===
Queen Stella collects the rare Stellazzio coins that can be found all around the world. She rewards the party with items whenever they bring her new coins.
=== Mognet ===
When the party first meets Mogrich outside the Knight's House (weapon shop) in Treno, he has a letter:
Vube Desert
From Stiltzkin to Mogrich
There's trouble in this rainy city.
The guys I saw there were heading
towards Vube Desert, west of Burmecia...
They'll only find sandstorms.
What could they possibly want?
I'm gonna follow them and see...
If the player played the Hippaul racing minigame in Alexandria, Mogrich will have a letter in Treno's Knight's House:
New Champion
From Kupo to Mogrich
There's an amazing new champion sprinter
in the town of Alexandria!
The sprinter's name is [Hippaul/Vivi]
He's amazing! Remember his name! Kupo!
=== Auction house ===
In the auction house, the player can bid on rare items not available anywhere else. The key items can be sold to Treno citizens for profit.
=== Tetra Master ===
When Treno is visited as Zidane, he can partake in the tournament in the card stadium.
The man at the entrance will give directions for playing Tetra Master. Zidane must register at the booth on the left and when ready, enter the stadium. There are three rounds, the first being against Attic Man Wake. The player can save their game before attempting the tournament and reset and try again if they lose.
In the second round the opponent is Cardona Bishop. However, if the player viewed the ATE with Vivi after the first round in the tournament, they could choose whether Vivi should "pass by home" or stay in Treno. Choosing the latter will give Zidane a different opponent in the card tournament's second round, Mario of the Slums, who holds the rare Namingway card as well as the Tiger Racket card (but the player will miss out on scenes in Quan's Dwelling; the player can still get another Namingway and Tiger Racket card later).
The last round is against Sailor Erin who plays with oglop cards. For winning the tournament, the player will receive a Rebirth Ring.
There are things the player can only do during the card tournament (see below).
=== Monster challenge ===
Treno has a unique weapon shop: it is also a small battle arena where monsters are kept. When the player talks to the saleswoman they can choose to fight the monster with a member of the current party. If the monster is defeated, the party receives an item; if they are defeated, they are returned to the weapon shop, and the defeated ally is left with 1 HP. Each monster can be killed once. There are a total of four monsters that change at various times, and if the player fails to defeat a monster before the next one appears, the previous one cannot be fought again.
Monster 	Time 	Reward
Griffin 	Visiting Treno as Garnet 	Tonberry card
Catoblepas	Visiting Treno as Zidane 	15,000 gil
Amdusias 	After obtaining Hilda Garde III	Running Shoes
Behemoth 	Endgame 	Circlet
Defeating the Behemoth as Dagger yields the Dragon Lady achievement/trophy in the latest versions of Final Fantasy IX.
=== During the card tournament ===
When the party visits Treno for the card tournament, the player can view what the other characters are doing via Active Time Events. Vivi can visit Quan's Dwelling, his home. The player can follow him there to find out more about Vivi's past. Leaving Treno during the card tournament and taking the road to Dali is the only way to get the Mayor's Key to open the locked door in the village and obtain the Burman Coffee for Morrid.
After the first round in the tournament, the player can leave and go up to the auction house and speak to Freya, who will rejoin Zidane. At this point, the player can leave Treno and go to Quan's Dwelling to get Vivi from the overlook at the back of the house, if the player had opted to visit home with him. Now heading the other direction, the player can return to Dali.
== Items ==
As Garnet(disc 2)	As Zidane and later(disc 3/4)
* Gemini 
* Taurus 
* Mythril Dagger (Doctor Tot's tower)
* Power Belt (Four-armed Man)
* Ether (outside Queen's House)
* 2225 Gil
* 1 Gil
* Yeti card
* Supersoft
* Tonberry card
* Namingway card	
* 15000 Gil (disc 3)
* Running Shoes (disc 3)
* Doga's Artifact
* Une's Mirror
* Dark Matter
* Anklet
* Madain's Ring
* Feather Boots
* Mini-Cid
* Griffin's Heart
* Rat Tail
* Chimera Armlet
* Rebirth Ring
* Circlet (endgame)
* Magical Fingertip (endgame)
=== Stellazzio rewards from Queen Stella ===
# 1000 Gil
# Phoenix Pinion
# 2000 Gil
# Blood Sword
# 5000 Gil
# Elixir
# 10000 Gil
# Black Belt
# 20000 Gil
# Rosetta Ring
# 30000 Gil
# Robe of Lords
# Hammer
== Shops ==
=== Treno Synthesis Shop ===
;Disc 2
Item 	Price	Components
Butterfly Sword	300 	Dagger, Mage Masher
The Ogre 	700 	Mage Masher, Mage Masher
Cotton Robe 	1000 	Wrist, Steepled Hat
Desert Boots 	300 	Leather Hat, Leather Shirt
Yellow Scarf 	400 	Feather Hat, Steepled Hat
Glass Buckle 	500 	Glass Armlet, Leather Wrist
Germinas Boots 	900 	Desert Boots, Fork
Cachusha 	1000 	Magus Hat, Rubber Helm
Coral Ring 	1200 	Lightning Staff, Rod
Gold Choker 	1300 	Linen Cuirass, Soft
;Disc 3/4
Item 	Price	Components
The Ogre 	700 	Mage Masher, Mage Masher
Exploda 	1000 	Mage Masher, Mythril Dagger
Rune Tooth 	2000 	Mythril Dagger, Mythril Dagger
Angel Bless 	9000 	Mythril Dagger, Gladius
Cotton Robe 	1000 	Wrist, Steepled Hat
Silk Robe 	2000 	Silk Shirt, Bandana
Magician Robe 	3000 	Mage Staff, Magician Cloak
Desert Boots 	300 	Leather Hat, Leather Shirt
Yellow Scarf 	400 	Feather Hat, Steepled Hat
Glass Buckle 	500 	Glass Armlet, Leather Wrist
Germinas Boots	900 	Desert Boots, Fork
Cachusha 	1000 	Magus Hat, Rubber Helm
Coral Ring 	1200 	Lightning Staff, Rod
Gold Choker 	1300 	Linen Cuirass, Soft
Magician Shoes	1500 	Germinas Boots, Bone Wrist
Barette 	1800 	Needle Fork, Barbut
Power Belt 	2000 	Glass Buckle, Chain Mail
Madain's Ring 	3000 	Bone Wrist, Stardust Rod
Fairy Earrings	3200 	Magic Armlet, Soft
Extension 	3500 	Lamia's Tiara, Multina Racket
Reflect Ring 	7000 	Anklet, Madain's Ring
Anklet 	4000 	Gold Choker, Peridot
Feather Boots 	4000 	Magician Shoes, Phoenix Pinion
Black Belt 	4000 	Twist Headband, Survival Vest
Pearl Rouge 	5000 	Moonstone, Elixir
=== Weapons & Armor Shop ===
;Disc 2
Item 	Price
Dagger 	320
Mage Masher 	500
Mythril Dagger 	950
Mythril Sword 	1300
Mythril Spear 	1100
Air Racket 	400
Mythril Rod 	560
Flame Staff 	1100
Ice Staff 	980
Lightning Staff	1200
Fork 	1100
Needle Fork 	3100
Leather Wrist 	200
Glass Armlet 	250
Bone Wrist 	330
Mythril Gloves 	980
Bandana 	500
Barbut 	600
Silk Shirt 	400
Leather Plate 	530
Bronze Vest 	670
Chain Plate 	810
Linen Cuirass 	800
Chain Mail 	1200
;Disc 3/4
Item 	Price
Dagger 	320
Mage Masher 	500
Mythril Dagger 	950
Gladius 	2300
Ice Brand 	3780
Coral Sword 	4000
Partisan 	1600
Ice Lance 	2430
Cat's Claws 	4000
Poison Knuckles	5000
Multina Racket 	750
Stardust Rod 	760
Healing Rod 	1770
Lamia's Flute 	3800
Oak Staff 	2400
Magic Armlet 	1000
Mythril Gloves 	980
Thunder Gloves 	1200
Lamia's Tiara 	800
Ritual Hat 	1000
Twist Headband 	1200
Mythril Helm 	1000
Gold Helm 	1800
Magician Cloak 	1850
Survival Vest 	2900
Brigandine 	4300
Linen Cuirass 	800
Mythril Armor 	1830
Plate Mail 	2320
=== Doug's Item Shop ===
;Disc 2
Item 	Price
Potion 	50
Phoenix Down	150
Echo Screen 	50
Soft 	100
Antidote 	50
Eye Drops 	50
Tent 	800
;Disc 3/4
Item 	Price
Potion 	50
Hi-Potion 	200
Phoenix Down	150
Echo Screen 	50
Soft 	100
Antidote 	50
Eye Drops 	50
Remedy 	50
Annoyntment 	50
Tent 	800
==Enemies==
There are no enemy encounters within the city outside of the weapon shop battle challenge where the player cannot get a Game Over. The world map areas outside Treno consist of Bentini Heights and Bohden Heights. This is where the player can encounter the Ghost for the friendly monsters sidequest. Ragtime Mouse may also appear in forests.
		 	 	
	
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== Musical themes ==
The music that plays in Treno is "Dark City Treno", also known as "Sleepless City Treno". The theme is included on the Piano Collections: Final Fantasy IX album. It is a slow tempo ragtime piano piece. It continues playing in the Treno Auction House, reminiscent of the "Spinach Rag" from Final Fantasy VI, which plays in the Jidoor Auction House during an auction. "Dark City Treno" is included in the music player in Final Fantasy XV.
== Other appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade ===
==Behind the scenes==
The family names of the mansion owners: Knight (weapon shop), Bishop (synthesis shop), Queen (Queen Stella), and King (auction house), are the names of the pieces in the game of chess. The emblems of the four families also resemble the four suits in a traditional deck of playing cards: the Knight emblem represents the Club; Queen emblem represents the Heart; Bishop emblem represents the Diamond and the King emblem represents the Spade.
Treno is reminiscent of Jidoor from Final Fantasy VI; both belong to aristocracy and are cities where the poor are treated with disdain. Whereas Jidoor evicted its poor to live in Zozo, Treno has a slum at its easternmost edge. Both have an auction house where ragtime music plays.
== Gallery ==
Treno Emblem FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Treno's emblem.
Treno King Family Crest FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Treno's King family emblem.
Treno Queen Family Crest FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Treno's Queen family emblem.
Treno Knight Family Crest FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Treno's Knight family emblem.
Treno Bishop Family Crest FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Treno's Bishop family emblem.
Treno FFIX Art 1.jpg|Concept artwork of Treno's eastern buildings.
Treno FFIX Art 2.jpg|Concept artwork of Treno's western buildings.
Treno Auction House Exterior FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Treno's Auction House.
Treno Auction House Interior FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Treno's Auction House.
Treno Bishop's House Exterior FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Bishop's, aka Dr. Tot's, house.
Treno Bishop's House Interior FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Bishop's, aka Dr. Dot's, house.
Toto's Study.jpg|Concept artwork of Bishop's, aka Dr. Dot's, house.
Unused Study FF9 Art 2.jpg|Concept art of Doctor Tot's study.
Treno Tot's House FFIX Sketches.jpg|Concept artwork of Dr. Tot's study.
Treno Knight's House Interior FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Knight's house.
Treno Queen's House Exterior FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Queen Stella's house.
Treno Card Stadium FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Treno's card stadium.
Treno FFIX CG Layout.jpg|CG model of Treno's layout.
Treno Pub FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Treno's pub.
Treno Waterway FFIX Art.jpg|Concept artwork of Treno's underground waterway.
TrenoWalkway.png|Treno walkway.
Bishop'sHouse1.png|Bishop's House.
Bishop'sHouse2.png|Bishop's House.
TrenoKnight'sHouse1.png|Knight's House.
TrenoQueen'sHouse2.png|Queen's House.
TrenoAuctionSite.png|Auction site.
TrenoTotResidence1.png|Dr. Tot's house.
TrenoTotResidence1Dark.png|Dr. Tot's house at night.
TrenoDock.png|Underground waterway.
TrenoEvent1.png|Underground waterway.
TrenoEvent2.png|Flashback of Alexandria castle.
TrenoEvent3.png|Flashback of Alexandria castle.
TrenoEvent4.png|Map for event.
TrenoTrain-ffix-battlebg.png|Battle background outside the train to Treno.
TrenoCage-ffix-battlebg.png|Battle background in the monster cage in Treno.
Kuja Treno Nobleman FFIX Art.jpg|Concept art of Kuja as a Treno nobleman.
Treno Soldier FFIX Art.jpg|Concept art of a Treno soldier.
Dog FFIX Art.jpg|Concept art of the dog the moogle in town plays with.
Nobleman FFIX Art 8.jpg|NPC artwork.
Waitress FFIX Art.jpg|NPC artwork.
== Etymology ==
 However, Treno is called Toleno in the Italian version. Both "Treno" and "Toleno" are correct transliterations of the Japanese name トレノ.
de:Treno
es:Treno
ru:Трено
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