Cave of Shadows

The Cave of Shadows, also known as the Cave of Darkness, is a location in Final Fantasy III found on the largest continent on the Overworld and home to the Fang of Earth. The player must navigate through a maze of mountain ranges with the Invincible to reach the cave. The separate rooms in the cave are a maze of hidden paths.
== Story ==
After obtaining the Invincible at the Ancient Ruins, Unei tasks the Warriors of the Light with the retrieval of the Fang of Earth, the last fang needed to destroy the sentinel statues Xande summoned in order to halt any attempt to access the Ancients' Maze and the Crystal Tower, from the Cave of Shadows.
After reaching the bottom of the Cave, the party meets Hecatoncheir.
== Items ==
Item 	Location
Black Musk 	First area
Dark Claws 	First area
Kotetsu 	Dying Dark Knight
Tranquilizer 	Second area
Lilith's Kiss 	Second area
Genji Gloves 	Fourth area
Kiku-Ichimonji	Sixth area
Genji Shield 	Seventh area
Genji Helm 	Eighth area
Genji Armor 	Ninth area
== Enemies ==
Most of the monsters in the Cave of Shadows will use Divide or Multiply if attacked with any weapon other than a katana wielded by a Dark Knight or a Ninja. They can also be attacked with magic. Enemies similar to this will not multiply or divide if they are killed in one hit.
* Death Claw
* Hellish Horse
* Gaap
* Silenus
* Chronos
* Valefor
* Haniel
* Vassago
* Hecatoncheir (boss)
== Battle Background ==
== Musical themes ==
"Castle Hein" is the background theme of this dungeon.
== Other appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
== Gallery ==
FFIII NES Cave of Shadows WM.png|Cave of Shadows on the world map (NES).
FFIII NES - Cave of Shadows first floor.gif|First floor (NES).
FFIII NES - Cave of Shadows second floor.gif|Second floor (NES).
FFIII NES - Cave of Shadows third floor.gif|Third floor (NES).
FFIII NES - Cave of Shadows fourth floor.gif|Fourth floor (NES).
FFIII NES - Cave of Shadows fourth floor room.gif|Room with hidden treasure at fourth floor (NES).
FFIII NES - Cave of Shadows fourth hidden staircase room.gif|Room with hidden staircase to fifth floor (NES).
FFIII NES - Cave of Shadows fifth floor.gif|Fifth floor (NES).
FFIII NES - Cave of Shadows sixth floor.gif|Sixth floor (NES).
FFIII NES - Cave of Shadows seventh floor.gif|Seventh floor (NES).
FFIII NES - Cave of Shadows ninth floor.gif|Eighth floor (NES).
FFIII NES - Cave of Shadows tenth floor.gif|Bottom floor (NES).
FFRK Cave of Shadows JP FFIII.png|The Japanese dungeon image for Cave of Shadows in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.
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