Daguerreo

Daguerreo is an optional location in Final Fantasy IX. It is located on an island near the Forgotten Continent, and can only be reached by airship or Choco. A library of sorts, its origins are mysterious and unexplained. Its denizens come from all over the world, ranging from scholars to refugees.
Some of the best weapons and armor in the game can be bought or synthesized here. This may reflect the location's vast collection of esoteric knowledge. Despite its many tomes, Daguerreo's lower levels are flooded.
== Quests ==
=== People to meet ===
The player can find the Engineer Zebolt from Lindblum near the right entrance on the second floor.
Zidane will also encounter a Cleyran survivor, Forest Oracle Kildea. Gilgamesh also resides in Daguerreo, although he will not reveal his name until certain criteria are met.
=== Stellazzio ===
The Capricorn Stellazzio coin is found on the right of the entrance in Daguerreo.
=== Young Man and Sales Clerk's debate ===
To the left of Zebolt, the shop's Sales Clerk and a Young Man are having a heated exchange. If the player agrees with the Young Man he will give the party the rare Flare card. On the other hand, the player can stand on the Sales Clerk's side and she will give the party the rare Meteor card.
=== Leviathan Altar ===
On the third floor's balcony, there is a stone that affects the altar at the entrance: after activating it, the statue in the first floor allows the player to turn Ore into Aquamarine, one for every four Ores.
=== Opening the weapon shop ===
To open the weapon shop the player must fix the lift to the library's upper levels. Below the Weaponsmith there are three levers and three platforms. To the right there is a staff leaning against the bookshelves.
# Lower the left lever until the platform is level with the floor.
# Examine the wall behind the lowered platform to find a hole.
# Insert the staff that is in front of the bookcase into the hole.
# Lower the right lever until the platform is at floor level.
# Step on the platform and press .
=== Four-Armed Man ===
The master treasure hunter, the Four-Armed Man, can be met in Daguerreo. If the player attains the highest Treasure Hunter Rank he is revealed to be Gilgamesh. If the player challenges him to a game of Tetra Master they find he plays with the rare airship cards, and extremely rarely even with the Invincible card, one of the game's most powerful cards. After he's revealed his identity as Gilgamesh he leaves and can no longer be challenged for a game of cards.
=== Excalibur ===
The Old Man near the inn on the top floor mentions an item called Magical Fingertip, which the player can then win at the Treno Auction House (after buying and selling four other auction key items to the citizens of Treno) and bring to him in exchange for Excalibur, one of Steiner's best weapons.
=== Renaming party members ===
A Researcher in the middle level allows the player to rename any of the characters when the player shows him the Namingway card. The ladder to the middle floor is behind the scholar searching for a book. The book is at the stack of books on the right.
=== Mognet ===
After returning from Terra the party can start a quest to restore Mognet Central by talking to Kupo at Alexandria. As part of this chain of letters Mois from the Fossil Roo entrance at Mist Continent Qu's Marsh sends a letter to Noggy at Daguerreo.
It's That Thing
From Mois to Noggy
I think Mognet can go back to standard
operation if we get the right item!
Kupo! If you ask me, I think the item
they're looking for is that thing!
You know what I mean, right?
It's that... thing!
Noggy in response writes to Kupo in Alexandria:
Superslick
A letter from Noggy to Kupo
I now know what's needed to run the machine
In Mognet Central! It's "Superslick"!
I heard a rumor about it!
The rumor said that someone in Alexandria
Has it! That’s what I heard! Kupo!
Find it and send it to Central right away!
This is the final Mognet letter.
== Items ==
* Capricorn 
* Rank S Medal (talk to Four-armed man after achieving S rank)
* Elixir x2 (hidden on each side of the middle floor)
* Excalibur (give old man the item he asks)
* Flare card or Meteor card
==Enemies==
There are no enemy encounters inside Daguerreo, but the world map outside, consisting of Salvage Archipelago, Everlang Island, Lanar Island, Sacrobless Island, and Palmnell Island, has random encounters. Ragtime Mouse may additionally appear inside forests. Though the below chart lists enemies since "disc 1", in a normal playthrough the player can't access the areas until they have at least the Blue Narciss in disc 3.
The trickster Gimme Cat monster appears here, demanding a Diamond reminiscent of the monsters in the friendly monsters sidequest. The player should not appease the cat, as there is nothing to gain and Diamond is a limited quantity good. The Grand Dragons, meanwhile, can be good level grinding targets as they can be instantly defeated with Quina's LV5 Death.
		 	 	
	
{| class="innerborder" style="width:100%;font-size:90%;text-align:center"	Enemies	Frequency	AP
== Shops ==
=== Synthesis Expert's Shop ===
Item 	Price 	Components
Angel Bless 	9,000 	Mythril Dagger + Gladius
Sargatanas 	12,000	Gladius + Zorlin Shape
Cotton Robe 	1,000 	Wrist + Steepled Hat
Silk Robe 	2,000 	Silk Shirt + Bandana
Magician Robe 	3,000 	Mage Staff + Magician Cloak
Glutton's Robe	6,000 	Mythril Fork + Cotton Robe
White Robe 	8,000 	Gaia Gear + Jade Armlet
Black Robe 	8,000 	Gaia Gear + N-Kai Armlet
Cachusha 	1,000 	Magus Hat + Rubber Helm
Coral Ring 	1,200 	Lightning Staff + Rod
Magician Shoes	1,500 	Germinas Boots + Bone Wrist
Barette 	1,800 	Needle Fork + Barbut
Power Belt 	2,000 	Glass Buckle + Chain Mail
Madain's Ring 	3,000 	Bone Wrist + Stardust Rod
Fairy Earrings	3,200 	Magic Armlet + Soft
Extension 	3,500 	Lamia's Tiara + Multina Racket
Reflect Ring 	7,000 	Anklet + Madain's Ring
Anklet 	4,000 	Gold Choker + Peridot
Feather Boots 	4,000 	Magician Shoes + Phoenix Pinion
Black Belt 	4,000 	Twist Headband + Survival Vest
Pearl Rouge 	6,000 	Moonstone + Elixir
Promist Ring 	6,000 	Chimera Armlet + Ruby
Battle Boots 	6,500 	Feather Boots + Wing Edge
Rebirth Ring 	7,000 	Diamond + Anklet
Angel Earrings	8,000 	Fairy Earrings + Barette
Garnet 	350 	Ore + Remedy
Amethyst 	200 	Ore + Annoyntment
Peridot 	100 	Ore + Soft
Sapphire 	200 	Ore + Antidote
Opal 	100 	Ore + Potion
Topaz 	100 	Ore + Eye Drops
Thief Gloves 	50,000	Mythril Armlet + Sargantanas
=== Arguing Sales Clerk's Medicine Shop ===
Item 	Price
Potion 	50
Hi-Potion 	200
Phoenix Down	150
Echo Screen 	50
Soft 	150
Antidote 	50
Eye Drops 	50
Magic Tag 	100
Vaccine 	100
Remedy 	300
Annoyntment 	150
Tent 	800
=== Weaponsmith's Shop ===
;Disc 3
Item 	Price
Mage Masher 	500
Mythril Dagger 	950
Gladius 	2,300
Zorlin Shape 	6,000
Rune Blade 	8,900
Obelisk 	6,000
Mythril Racket 	2,250
Asura's Rod 	3,180
Hamelin 	5,700
Octagon Rod 	4,500
Tiger Fangs 	13,500
Rising Sun 	500
Bone Wrist 	330
Mythril Armlet 	500
Magic Armlet 	1,000
Chimera Armlet 	1,200
Egoist's Armlet	2,000
N-Kai Armlet 	3,000
Jade Armlet 	3,400
Venetia Shield 	2,800
Defense Gloves 	6,000
Lamia's Tiara 	800
Twist Headband 	1,200
Golden Hairpin 	3,700
Coronet 	4,400
Diamond Helm 	3,000
Gaia Gear 	8,700
Demon's Vest 	10,250
Demon's Mail 	5,900
Diamond Armor 	8,800
;Disc 4
Item 	Price
Orichalcon 	17,000
Defender 	9,340
Ultima Sword 	14,000
Holy Lance 	11,000
Avenger 	16,000
Kaiser Knuckles	18,000
Mythril Racket 	2,250
Fork 	1,100
Bistro Fork 	10,300
Rising Sun 	500
Magic Armlet 	1,000
Egoist's Armlet	2,000
Dragon Wrist 	4,800
Power Wrist 	5,100
Defense Gloves 	6,000
Aegis Gloves 	7,000
Mage's Hat 	600
Lamia's Tiara 	800
Golden Hairpin 	3,700
Coronet 	4,400
Flash Hat 	5,200
Adaman Hat 	6,100
Platinum Helm 	4,600
Kaiser Helm 	7,120
Demon's Vest 	10,250
Minerva's Plate	12,200
Ninja Gear 	14,000
Platina Armor 	10,500
Carabini Mail 	12,300
Dragon Mail 	14,000
== Musical themes ==
The theme that plays in Daguerreo is called "Daguerreo, the Hermit's Library".
== Gallery ==
FFIX Daguerreo WM.png|Daguerreo on the world map.
DaguerroEntrance.png|Entrance to Daguerreo.
DaguerroLeftHall.png|Left Hall.
DaguerroRightHall.png|Right Hall.
DaguerroSecondFloor.png|Second floor.
Scholar FFIX Art 2.jpg|Artwork of a scholar.
Scholar FFIX Art 1.jpg|Artwork of a scholar.
== Etymology ==
Category:Locations in Final Fantasy IX
Category:Towns
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