Castle Hein

Castle Hein, also known as Hein's Castle or Castle of Hyne, is a location in Final Fantasy III. It is actually the Elder Tree from the Living Woods, which Hein has enchanted and transformed into his stronghold. The party must be in Mini status to proceed past the first area, the last room of which features a healing pot.
Although the party can spot Castle Hein in the desert southwest of Tokkul as soon as they have free use of the Enterprise after restoring the statue of the Nepto Dragon in the Nepto Temple, it cannot be accessed from the world map as it is floating above the ground. Upon completion, Castle Hein disappears from the world map and cannot be revisited.
== Story ==
The evil wizard Hein, royal adviser to King Argus, has converted the Elder Tree of the Living Woods into a floating fortress. He enslaved the residents of Castle Argus, including the king himself, and brainwashed some of his knights, summoning demons to fight for him.
After visiting the Fire Crystal, the Warriors of the Light visit Tokkul, after a villager asked them for help with his last breath. There, they are ambushed by Hein's troops and taken to his castle where they meet King Argus, and escape the dungeons. They track and defeat Hein in his castle and the Elder Tree regains consciousness and flies back to its original home, allowing the people of Argus to return to their castle.
== Items ==
Item 	Location
Mini 	Knocked-out Soldier
Holy Arrow x20	First Area
Phoenix Down 	First Area
Phoenix Down 	First Area
Phoenix Down 	Second Area
Antarctic Wind	Third Area, Middle Room
3,000 gil 	Third Area, Middle Room
Zeus' Wrath 	Third Area, Right Room
3,000 gil 	Third Area, Right Room
Bomb Fragment 	Third Area, Left Room
3,000 gil 	Third Area, Left Room
Royal Sword 	Fourth Area
Phoenix Down 	Fifth Area
Elixir 	Sixth Area
Rune Bow 	Sixth Area
== Enemies ==
;Prison
* Demon (talk to soldier)
;First area
* Pharaoh ×2
* Pharaoh, Lemur
* Demon
;Second area
* Demon
* Pharaoh, Lemur
* Pharaoh ×2
;Third area
* Demon
* Pharaoh ×2
* Left room
** Pharaoh ×2
** Pharaoh, Lemur
** Lamia
** Dullahan
* Middle room
** Lamia
** Demon
* Right room
** Lamia
** Dullahan
** Demon
;Fourth area
* Pharaoh ×2
* Dullahan
* Demon
;Fifth area
* Demon
* Dullahan
* Pharaoh ×2
;Sixth area
* Lamia
* Pharaoh ×2
* Pharaoh, Lemur
;Seventh area
* Lamia
* Pharaoh, Lemur
* Pharaoh ×2
;Hall
* Hein (Boss)
== Battle background ==
== Other appearances ==
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
The Warriors of Light are taken captive in Tokkul and thrown in the dungeons of Castle Hein. Now they must free themselves and put an end to Hein's evil schemes.
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
== Musical themes ==
Castle Hein has a background music dedicated to itself and shared with the Cave of Shadows, "Castle Hein". The theme is also part of the "Ebb and Flow" track on the Final Fantasy III: Eternal Legend of the Wind album.
== Behind the scenes ==
Unused dialogue for the 3D remake implies that the Castle Hein sequence was to get a significant overhaul: the dungeon would split the party after being captured and would require Luneth to work with a new character named "Falb" to escape and rescue the other Light Warriors. Additionally, the Evoker job would be moved to this dungeon with added mentions that it could be used to bypass Hein's Barrier Shifthttps://tcrf.net/Final_Fantasy_III_(Nintendo_DS)/Unused_Text/Dungeons#Argus_Castle.2FHein.27s_Castle_Assorted_Cutsceneshttps://tcrf.net/Final_Fantasy_III_(Nintendo_DS)/Unused_Text/Dungeons#Hein_Boss_Cutscene_.28d10_13.29.
== Gallery ==
Hein's Castle first floor.gif|First area (NES).
Hein's Castle second floor.gif|Second floor (NES).
Hein's Castle second floor secret area.gif|Second floor's stairway (NES).
Hein's Castle third floor.gif|Third floor (NES).
Hein's Castle third floor treasure rooms.gif|Third floor's center treasure rooms (NES).
Hein's Castle third floor top room.gif|Third floor's top room (NES).
Hein's Castle third floor secret room.gif|Third floor stairway (NES).
Hein's Castle fourth floor.gif|Fourth floor (NES).
Hein's Castle fifth floor.gif|Fifth floor (NES).
Hein's Castle sixth floor.gif|Hall (NES).
FFRK Hein's Castle JP FFIII.png|The Japanese dungeon image for Hein's Castle in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
== References ==
de:Schloss Hein
Category:Locations in Final Fantasy III
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