Pinnacle Rocks

Pinnacle Rocks is a location in Final Fantasy IX located near Lindblum on the Mist Continent.
Pinnacle Rocks can be accessed as early as the party's first visit to Lindblum, when the player is in control of Zidane. Only a small part of the area is available for exploration, which contains two treasure chests to be looted; a cliff prevents further progress. A sign reports a ghostly presence in the area. Other than this, the rocks have no use at this point in the game. The rest of Pinnacle Rocks is later briefly visited as part of the story. After this, the deeper parts of Pinnacle Rocks cannot be revisited once the party exits them. The outer part becomes inaccessible as well in the endgame due to an Iifa root blocking the entrance.
== Story ==
After fleeing from Alexandria Castle, Princess Garnet, Zidane, and Vivi use the Gargan Roo to seek refuge in Treno. Halfway there, a Ralvuimago scares the Gargant, preventing it from moving on. The party fights the Ralvuimago but it returns and chases after them. The Gargant panics and runs past the Treno station, crashing at Pinnacle Rocks.
After picking themselves out of the cart wreckage, the party meets an old man whom Garnet recognizes as the eidolon Ramuh, the Thunder God. She asks him for help but he wants to test her to see if she is fit to be his master. Ramuh has hidden five manifestations of himself in the forest, each telling part of the "Hero's Story". If Garnet arranges them in the proper order, Ramuh will become her eidolon.
Once the story is complete, Ramuh asks Garnet to choose between two possible conclusions. Regardless of which she chooses, he becomes her eidolon. When the party leaves, they witness the Battle of Lindblum.
== Locations ==
=== Hole ===
This is where the party wakes up after the Gargant crashes. After meeting Ramuh, returning to this area will reveal the "Hero" part of the story.
"Hero"Historian's explanation:Although Joseph's death was notreported to his daughter, the mannerof his death speaks for itself.This is the story of a true hero.
=== Path ===
The Path is divided in two areas: the first one contains the "Beginning" and "Human" parts of the story.
"Beginning"Once upon a time, 33 small countries foughttogether against an empire. One day, arebel troop visited a man named Joseph,who lived with his daughter. Owing adebt to the troop, he gladly acceptedtheir plea for help. They headed for acavern in the snow field.
"Human"Historian's explanation:The fact that they didn't report Joseph'sdeath to his daughter was indicativeof their guilt for failing to protect him.In the end, heroes are also human.
While the second one has a lower section with the "Cooperation" part.
"Cooperation"With Joseph's help, the troop defeatedthe adamantoise in the snow field cavern andacquired the Goddess Bell they needed toenter the empire's castle.
And a higher section with the "Silence" part.
"Silence"On their way home, they fell into a trapset by a traitor. Joseph gave his life tosave the troop. The troop left withouttelling Joseph's daughter, Nelly, aboutthe tragedy.
== Quests ==
=== Mognet ===
The letter the party delivers from Mosh in Alexandria to Monty, the moogle from the Evil Forest who escaped its petrification to Pinnacle Rocks:
Escaping Evil Forest
From Mosh to Monty
Monty! Were you able to escape Evil Forest? Kupo!
I think this continent is heading for
some serious disaster! It might be
too late by the time we realize it.
Before leaving the Pinnacle Rocks, but after receiving Ramuh, Monty will get a letter:
This Might Be the End
From Stiltzkin to Monty
This...
might be...
the end of me...
== Items ==
* The Ogre (the area where "Cooperation" is found for Ramuh's story)
* Mythril Vest (the area where "Human" is found for Ramuh's story)
* Mythril Armlet (the area where "Beginning" is found for Ramuh's story)
* Peridot (finish Ramuh's story)
* Elixir (the area facing Lindblum on the world map)
* Phoenix Down
== Enemies ==
* Sand Scorpion x2
* Seeker Bat x3
* Zaghnol
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== Musical themes ==
The theme that plays in the interior of Pinnacle Rocks is called "Awakened Forest".
==Behind the scenes==
The "Hero's Story" is the story of Josef from Final Fantasy II.
The game contains some dummied extra dialogue after the party hears instructions from Ramuh on what to do to recruit him as Garnet's eidolon. After Garnet apologizes for wanting to partake in this detour, Zidane says that after seeing an eidolon destroy Cleyra, he also wants to look for a power that could counter such a thing.
== Gallery ==
FFIX Pinnacle Rocks WM.png|Pinnacle Rocks on the world map.
PinnacleRocksEntryNight.png|The entrance to Pinnacle Rocks, at night.
Pinnacle rocks story2.png|Zidane's reaction to the story.
Pinnacle-Rocks-FFIX.png|Save moogle.
Old Man Ramuh at the Pinnacle Rocks from FFIX Remastered.png|Old Man Ramuh.
==Citation==
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Category:Locations in Final Fantasy IX