Eblan

Eblan, also known as Eblana, is a location in Final Fantasy IV. It is a kingdom on the southwest island on Earth's Overworld, near the Tower of Babil. It is ruled by a clan of ninjas, and their most powerful being the playful Edge, the prince of Eblan. Although the castle is situated on grassy plains on the world map, the field surrounding the castle on the main castle map is shown as a desert.
The party must land near Eblan to reach the Cave of Eblan but visiting the castle is optional and can be done as soon as the party defeats Cagnazzo. It holds many treasures behind hidden passages.
== Story ==
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
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At an unspecified point, Eblan was attacked by Rubicante, and the King and Queen of Eblan were abducted. The kingdom's citizens fled to the Cave of Eblan to the west and planned to mount a counterattack by digging a path to the Tower of Babil, spearheaded by prince Edge. After Zeromus has been felled and peace restored to the world, Edge returns to the castle with the rest of Eblan's citizens, and they begin rebuilding with Edge as their new king.
=== Final Fantasy IV -Interlude- ===
Gekkou and Zangetsu are asked by Edge to guard the castle has he heads out to the celebration in Damcyan, but they tell him it ended hours ago. Edge replies that he will see that for himself and heads for the Cave of Eblan.
=== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ===
When Edge notices the return of the Red Moon he worries what it means for the Tower of Babil. He sends the Eblan Four to gather information around the world, but when the tower begins to glow, Edge sets off to investigate it himself.
Later, Edge returns to Eblan with Rydia, Luca and the Man in Black to find the castle in flames as the Second Battle of Eblan ensues. When Rydia tells him it is the work of Ifrit, Edge challenges him, but is defeated. Rubicante appears and attacks with Inferno, teaching Edge to use an explosion to disperse the flames. Edge and Rydia learn the Inferno Band and use it to quell Ifrit's fire attacks. When Ifrit is weakened he comes to his senses and rejoins Rydia, and the fires around the castle are extinguished. By repelling the monster attack, Eblan is the only nation where history does not repeat itself from 17 years ago.
== Shops ==
There are no shops in the region in Final Fantasy IV.
=== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ===
Inn
50 gil/night
=== Edge's Tale ===
Items
Item 	Price
Potion 	30 gil
Hi-Potion 	150 gil
Phoenix Down 	100 gil
Gold Needle 	400 gil
Echo Herbs 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	30 gil
Antidote 	40 gil
Tent 	100 gil
Cottage 	500 gil
Emergency Exit	180 gil
Bestiary 	50 gil
Gnomish Bread 	100 gil
Weapons
Weapon 	Price
Kunai 	200 gil
Kodachi 	350 gil
Boomerang 	150 gil
Metal Boomerang	800 gil
Shuriken 	200 gil
Armor
Armor 	Price
Leather Cap 	100 gil
Steel Headplate	750 gil
Foot Ninja Gear	480 gil
Shinobi Gear 	3,500 gil
Kenpo Gi 	4,000 gil
Iron Gloves 	130 gil
Iron Armlet 	100 gil
Silver Armlet 	650 gil
=== The Crystals ===
Items
Item 	Price
Potion 	30 gil
Hi-Potion 	150 gil
Phoenix Down 	100 gil
Gold Needle 	400 gil
Echo Herbs 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	30 gil
Antidote 	40 gil
Tent 	100 gil
Cottage 	500 gil
Emergency Exit	180 gil
Bestiary 	50 gil
Gnomish Bread 	100 gil
Weapons
Weapon 	Price
Crimson Cherry 	4,800 gil
Ashura 	7,000 gil
Metal Boomerang	800 gil
Chakram 	4,000 gil
Shuriken 	200 gil
Armor
Armor 	Price
Leather Cap 	100 gil
Steel Headplate	750 gil
Foot Ninja Gear	480 gil
Shinobi Gear 	3,500 gil
Kenpo Gi 	4,000 gil
Iron Gloves 	130 gil
Iron Armlet 	100 gil
Silver Armlet 	650 gil
== Locations ==
thumb|left|The throne room.
;Main Hall
The castle's main hall is long with several empty chests, and one unopened chest behind a hidden passage directly in front of it. The second floor antechamber before the throne room has several unopened chests in rooms accessible through hidden passages in the throne room. In Final Fantasy IV: The After Years these side rooms connect to the antechamber and are larger to accommodate equipment shops, and the first floor's side rooms are hallways leading to larger rooms containing an inn, a save point, and an item shop.
;Throne Room
It is the third room accessible from the castle's entrance if the player keeps straight. There are two secret passages here that each lead to a room inaccessible from the previous floor. Behind the throne, a Ninja Sutra is found. During the game's ending, Seneschal and Edge are shown in the room—Edge is daydreaming about Rydia and Seneschal is scolding him. In The After Years, the hidden passages to the lower floor are removed.
;West Tower
The west tower contains two floors, and four chests behind hidden passages. On the ground floor, one chest is reached via a passage from the upper floor, the other is through a passage in the wall located by walking down towards the door out of the tower and walking right. On the second floor, a spot between two pots marks a passage to two other chests. In The After Years a staircase is added to a third floor that serves as Edge's bedchambers, but the tower's layout is otherwise the same.
;East Tower
The east tower contains two chests on the ground floor, the left of which is accessible via a hidden passage behind a pillar in the back of the room. The second floor contains several chests and a pitfall down to the second chest on the ground floor. A chest behind the pitfall on the second floor can be opened via a hidden passage in the wall above. The chest on the ground floor accessible by going through the pitfall contains an exit to the cellar passage. In The After Years the tower's layout remains the same, but the pitfall is replaced by a staircase, the cellar passage exit is removed, and the hidden passage to the chest behind the former pitfall is removed since the chest can now be accessed by coming back up the stairs instead.
thumb|left|The cellar passage.
;Cellar Passage
The cellar passage is accessible from the east tower as described above. Once the player is in the passage, they cannot return to the castle, and the only way out is at the end of the passage. There is a set of stairs that lead outside the castle.
== Treasures ==
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
;2D versions
* 2800 accumulated GP
* Hi-Potion x6
* Ether x4
* Phoenix Down x2
* Remedy
* Cabin x2
* Coeurl's Whisker
* Bacchus's Wine
* Alarm Clock
* Unicorn Horn
* Mute Arrow x10
*Elixir (Monster-in-a-box: Mad Ogre x3)
* Sleep Sword (Monster-in-a-box: Steel Golem and Skuldier x4)
*Blood Lance (Monster-in-a-box: Lamia and Coeurl x2)
;3D versions
*Hi-Potion x3
*Ninja Sutra x3
*Alarm Clock
*Cottage
*Gold Needle
*Maiden's Kiss
*Unicorn Horn
*Sleep Blade (Monster-in-a-box: Steel Golem x1 and Skuldier x3)
*10000 gil
*Bacchus's Wine
*Silencing Arrows
*Bomb Core
*Coeurl Whisker
*Blood Lance (Monster-in-a-box: Lamia x1 and Coeurl x2)
*Emergency Exit
*Hermes Sandals
*Silver Hourglass
*Ether x2
*Silver Apple (Monster-in-a-box: Mad Ogre x3)
=== The After Years ===
;Edge's Tale
* Potion
* Phoenix Down x2
* Ether
* Eye Drops
* Antidote
* Maiden's Kiss
* X-Potion
* Small Tail
* Small Tale
* Elixir
* Red Fang
* Cottage
* Bacchus's Wine
* Decoy
;The Crystals
* Boltslicer
* Remedy
* Silent Bell
== Enemies ==
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
;2D versions
* Mors x3
* Mors x4
* Roc, Roc Baby x3
* Roc, Roc Baby x2
* Ironback x2, Black Lizard x2
* Fiery Hound x2, Black Lizard x2
* Steel Golem, Skull x4 (Monster-in-a-box)
* Lamia, Coeurl x2 (Monster-in-a-box)
* Mad Ogre x3 (Monster-in-a-box)
;3D versions
*Mors x3
*Rukh x1, Fledgling Rukh x2
*Ironback x3
*Flamehound x1, Black Lizard x2
* Steel Golem x1, Skull x2 (Monster-in-a-box)
* Lamia x1, Coeurl x2 (Monster-in-a-box)
* Mad Ogre x3 (Monster-in-a-box)
=== Final Fantasy IV -Interlude- ===
==== Outside ====
* Rukh, Fledgling Rukh x2
* Rukh, Fledgling Rukh x3
* Mors x4
* Mors x3
* Flamehound x2, Black Lizard x2
* Armadillo, Black Lizard
=== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ===
;Outside
* Flamehound x2
* Black Lizard x3
* Chimera, Flame Knight x2
* Flame Knight, Flamehound x2
* Flame Knight, Flaygator, Evil Flame
* Goblin Captain x3, Armadillo, Black Lizard
* Flamehound, Flame Knight, Evil Flame
* Armadillo, Magma Tortoise x2
;Inside
:Note: Ifrit cannot be defeated when fought as a random encounter.
* Flamehound x3
* Black Lizard x3
* Chimera, Flame Knight x2
* Flame Knight, Flamehound x2
* Goblin Captain x3, Armadillo, Black Lizard
* Flamehound, Flame Knight, Evil Flame x3
* Armadillo, Magma Tortoise x2
* Ifrit
* Ifrit, Flame Knight x2
* Ifrit, Flame Knight, Evil Flame
* Rubicante (Event)
== Musical themes ==
The background music that plays inside Eblan Castle is "Damcyan Castle".
== Other appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker ===
The Eblan Rime is a sparsely populated ice field in Garlemald, located to the south of the capital city.
=== Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade ===
FFAB Eblan Castle FFIV.png|Background.
FFAB Eblan Castle FFIV Special.png|Special background.
==Behind the scenes==
In the Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection, the symbol depicted on the Eblan flags and emblems is a phoenix, which can be found in the Eblan hideout in all three games. In the sequel to Final Fantasy IV, Edge and the Eblan Four can use a Band called "Ultimate Art: Advent of the Phoenix". It is safe to assume that the national symbol of Eblan is a phoenix.
== Gallery ==
FF4 PSP Eblan Castle.png|Castle sprite (PSP).
Eblan.gif|Castle exterior.
Cecil with Treasure.jpg|Eblan basement (GBA).
FFIV iOS Eblan Overworld.png|Eblan on the overworld (DS).
FFIV PSP Eblan Castle WM.png|Eblan on the world map (PSP).
Eblan Desert Battle FFIV iOS.PNG|Victory screen in the desert area (iOS).
FFIV iOS Eblan.png|Inside Eblan (DS).
FFIVDS Eblan Castle Map.png|Eblan Castle outers map.
Eblan castle ios render.PNG|Render of Eblan Castle (iOS).
Eblan boy NPC render ffiv ios.PNG|Render of an Eblanese boy (DS/iOS).
Eblan girl NPC render ffiv ios.PNG|Render of an Eblanese girl (DS/iOS).
Eblan red girl NPC render ffiv ios.PNG|Render of an Eblanese girl (DS/iOS).
Eblan ninja NPC render ffiv ios.PNG|Render of an Eblanese ninja (DS/iOS).
TAY Wii Eblan WM.jpg|Eblan on the world map in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Wii).
TAY Wii Eblan.jpg|Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Wii).
FF4PSPEblanCastle.jpg|Eblan Castle in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (PSP).
TAY PSP Eblan Castle.png|Inside Eblan Castle in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (PSP).
FFIV PSP Ruined Castle Interior.png|Battle background during Ifrit's attack in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (PSP).
Eblancoat.png|Crest of Eblan.
EblanSFCManual.PNG|An aerial view of Eblan in the Super Famicom manual.
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