Mysidia (Final Fantasy IV)

Mysidia is a town in Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. Mysidia is inhabited by wizards, and is ruled by an Elder. It is the hometown of Palom and Porom, and is one end of the Devil's Road, which connects Baron and Mysidia. The Tower of Prayers is located in Mysidia, and is where the Elder prays for those he cares about.
According to the Settei Shiryuu Hen guide book, it was founded by the Sage Mingwu (alluding to Minwu from Final Fantasy II), who drifted ashore 500 years before the events of Final Fantasy IV, although this idea has seemingly since been discarded. Practicing magic was initially a benevolent hobby accessible to everybody, but people became corrupted by power and competition. Mingwu was enraged and sealed away magic, and the Old Age of Magic came to an end. He later restored magic but made it so that only certain persons could use it, and this became the start of the New Age of Magic.
In the English localization of the 3D version, Mysidia is pronounced .
== Story ==
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
thumb|left|An aerial view of Mysidia as seen in the Super Famicom manual.
The Dark Knight Cecil raids Mysidia with the Red Wings airship fleet to steal the Water Crystal for the King of Baron. The Mysidians are helpless and put up no resistance, but are nevertheless slaughtered in great numbers by the attackers. Later Cecil washes ashore near Mysidia after being attacked by Leviathan, but the inhabitants of Mysidia, unforgiving of his actions, cast spells on him such as Toad, Pig, and Poison when he returns.
Cecil visits the Elder and explains he was banished from Baron and is fighting Golbez. The Elder says Cecil cannot defeat him using his Dark Sword, and that he must travel to Mount Ordeals and become a Paladin. The Elder sends Palom and Porom to help and keep an eye on him.
Cecil returns as Paladin wielding the Mythgraven Blade. The Elder reveals the sword is passed down in the Mysidian Legend and says Cecil is the Chosen One, and must defeat Golbez. He opens the Devil's Road so Cecil can get to Baron.
Cecil returns after Golbez has gathered all the Crystals. He is invited to pray with the Elder in the Tower of Prayers, and their prayers are answered with the Lunar Whale, the airship that can travel to the Red Moon. After the Giant of Babil is destroyed, the Elder, Palom, Porom, Yang, Edward, Cid, King Giott, Luca, and others pray for Cecil to defeat Zemus on the moon.
=== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ===
In the beginning of The After Years the Second Battle of Mysidia takes place. The Maenads seize the Water Crystal using hordes of monsters to storm the city from the Devil's Road, outmatching Mysidia's Mage Army. The Elder himself is wounded in the battle.
Ceodore Harvey and the Hooded Man reach Mysidia on their way to Baron where the Hooded Man suggests to go to the Devil's Road, a secret passage that leads to Baron. They enter the Prayer's Hall where they meet Porom and ask her permission to pass the Devil's Road. Porom sends a White Mage and a Black Mage to guide them.
In Edge's Tale, Edge sends Tsukinowa to spy on Mysidia and gather information as a magic trainee named "Lapin". Tsukinowa spies on Porom and follows her to Mt. Ordeals, returning to Edge when he sees the Tower of Babil glowing ominously.
In The Crystals, Rydia, Luca, Edge and the Man in Black come to Mysidia and engage Ramuh to rescue Porom and the village from his wrath.
== Locations ==
thumb|left|Item Shop.
;Item Shop
The item shop is on the east side of town. This is the first shop in the storyline to sell Hi-Potions.
thumb|left|Weapon Shop.
;Weapon Shop
The weapon shop is one of two buildings on the west side of town, the other being the armor shop. Cecil cannot use any of the goods sold here until he becomes a paladin.
thumb|left|Armor Shop.
;Armor Shop
The armor shop is next door to the weapon shop. As with the weapon shop, it sells goods that are useless to Cecil as a dark knight, and are only available to him once he becomes a paladin. A black mage in the shop will tell the player of this scornfully, and be shocked if Cecil then addresses him as a paladin.
thumb|left|The town pub.
;Pub
The building is the first structure on the east side of the town. The pub is found in the first floor and the town inn on the second. The black mage on the counter will poison Cecil's drink, and the dancing girl is an old mage in disguise, who will transform Cecil into a pig and kick him out of the pub. This will happen even after Cecil becomes a paladin.
;Devil's Road
The Devil's Road is on the far east side of town, providing instant teleportation between Mysidia and Baron, but has been deactivated since Baron's attack and theft of Mysidia's crystal, only activating again once Cecil returns from Mount Ordeals as a paladin. Traveling the road requires great vitality and is not to be taken lightly; however, a paladin could easily travel it with no concerns.
;Hall of Prayer
The Hall of Prayer is the building farthest north of the town. When Cecil enters the hall, the Elder will tell him to become a paladin on Mount Ordeals, and sends Palom and Porom with Cecil as spies. After Cecil returns a paladin with Tellah, the Elder will warn the old mage about Meteor's destructive power.
thumb|left|The crystal chamber in a cutscene.
;Crystal Room
It is just upstairs the Hall of Prayer. The crystal room is first shown in the cutscene when Cecil raids Mysidia. If the player visits it, the dais will be empty. Upstairs the crystal chamber leads to the Tower of Prayers.
thumb|left|The Tower of Prayers.
;Tower of Prayers
The Tower of Prayers is accessible from the door farthest north in the crystal chamber. If the player visits the elder before Mount Ordeals, the elder and mages will say that they are praying for him and the whole world. After Palom and Porom's sacrifice, the elder will give the player augments (3D version only). After the events of the Sealed Cave, the player must head here, where the elder is praying along with some mages for the Lunar Whale to appear. After the events of the Giant of Babil, the whole party is present in the tower, and will offer Cecil's group words of encouragement. When they sense that Cecil and others are in danger, they pray harder.
The Tower of Prayers was renamed the Tower of Wishes in the original North American SNES version due to Nintendo of America's censorship policy on religious imagery.
== Shops ==
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
Inn
200 gil/night
Items
Item 	Price 	Price 	Price
Item 	SNES 	GBA 	3D
Potion 	30 GP 	30 gil 	N/A
Hi-Potion 	150 GP 	150 gil	150 gil
Phoenix Down 	150 GP 	100 gil	100 gil
Tent 	100 GP 	100 gil	N/A
Cottage 	1000 GP 	500 gil	500 gil
Remedy 	100 GP 	N/A 	N/A
Ether 	10,000 GP	N/A 	N/A
Antidote 	N/A 	40 gil 	40 gil
Echo Herbs 	N/A 	50 gil 	50 gil
Gold Needle 	N/A 	400 gil	80 gil
Emergency Exit	N/A 	N/A 	200 gil
Bestiary 	N/A 	N/A 	50 gil
Weapons
Weapon 	Price 	Price 	Price
Weapon 	SNES 	GBA 	3D
Ice Rod 	220 GP	220 gil	220 gil
Flame Rod 	380 GP	380 gil	380 gil
Healing Staff	480 GP	480 gil	480 gil
Power Bow 	700 GP	700 gil	700 gil
Holy Arrows 	20 GP 	20 gil 	500 gil
Armor
Armor 	Price 	Price 	Price
Armor 	SNES 	GBA 	3D
Lustrous Shield	700 GP 	700 gil 	700 gil
Wizard's Hat 	700 GP 	700 gil 	700 gil
Lustrous Helm 	4,000 GP	4,000 gil	4,000 gil
Gaia Gear 	500 GP 	500 gil 	500 gil
Knight's Armor 	8,000 GP	8,000 gil	8,000 gil
Silver Armlet 	650 GP 	650 gil 	650 gil
Gauntlets 	3,000 GP	3,000 gil	3,000 gil
=== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ===
==== Ceodore's Tale ====
Items
Item 	Price
Potion 	30 gil
Phoenix Down 	100 gil
Golden Needle	400 gil
Maiden's Kiss	60 gil
Echo Herbs 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	30 gil
Antidote 	40 gil
Tent 	100 gil
Gnomish Bread	100 gil
Armor
Armor 	Price
Leather Cap 	100 gil
Feathered Cap 	330 gil
Leather Clothing	200 gil
Gaia Gear 	500 gil
Iron Armlet 	100 gil
Weapons
Weapon 	Price
Longsword 	450 gil
Rod 	100 gil
Ice Rod 	220 gil
Flame Rod 	380 gil
Staff 	160 gil
Healing Staff	480 gil
Bow 	220 gil
Iron Arrows 	50 gil
==== Porom's Tale ====
Items
Item 	Price
Potion 	30 gil
Hi-Potion 	150 gil
Phoenix Down 	100 gil
Gold Needle 	400 gil
Maiden's Kiss	60 gil
Echo Herbs 	50 gil
Tent 	100 gil
Cottage 	400 gil
Gnomish Bread	100 gil
Armor
Armor 	Price
Wizard's Hat 	700 gil
Sage's Miter 	200 gil
Gaia Gear 	500 gil
Sage's Surplice	1,200 gil
Silver Armlet 	650 gil
Rune Armlet 	2,000 gil
Weapon 	Price
Ice Rod 	220 gil
Flame Rod 	380 gil
Thunder Rod 	700 gil
Healing Staff	480 gil
Psycho Spiral	2,000 gil
Crossbow 	700 gil
Great Bow 	2,000 gil
Holy Arrows 	500 gil
==== Edge's Tale ====
Items
Item 	Price
Potion 	30 gil
Phoenix Down 	100 gil
Gold Needle 	400 gil
Maiden's Kiss	60 gil
Echo Herbs 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	30 gil
Antidote 	40 gil
Tent 	100 gil
Gnomish Bread	100 gil
Armor
Armor 	Price
Feathered Cap 	330 gil
Steel Headplate	700 gil
Bronze B.Plate 	500 gil
Shinobi Gear 	3,500 gil
Ruby Ring 	1,000 gil
Iron Armlet 	100 gil
Silver Armlet 	650 gil
Weapons
Weapon 	Price
Kunai 	200 gil
Kodachi 	350 gil
Boomerang	150 gil
==Treasures==
;3D versions
*Bluff Augment*
*Dualcast Augment*
*Cry Augment*
*Twincast Augment x2
**Augment abilities are earned based on how many Palom and Porom were given before they left.
== Enemies ==
=== Final Fantasy IV ===
==== Mysidia Area ====
;2D versions
* Sword Rat x2, Goblin x2, Tiny Mage x2
* Domovoi x2, Gatlinger x2
* Goblin x6, Domovoi x2
* Zu
* Zu, Cockatrice x3
;3D versions
*Zu x1
*Zu x1, Cockatrice x2
*Gatlinghog x1, Cockatrice x2
*Tiny Mage x4
=== Final Fantasy IV: The After Years ===
;Ceodore's Tale
;Mysidia Area
* Bomb x2, Gray Bomb x2
* Bomb x3
* Cockatrice x2, Gargoyle
* Cockatrice x3
* Eyewing Moth x2, Larva x2
* Goblin x3, Sword Rat
* Spirit x2
* Tiny Mage x4
* Domovoi, Gatlinghog (Event)
* Flamehound (Event)
;Porom's Tale
;Mysidia Area
* Domovoi x3, Gatlinghog
* Domovoi x3, Gatlinghog x3
* Domovoi x3, Goblin x3
* Domovoi x4, Goblin x2
* Gatlinghog x2, Sword Rat x2
* Sword Rat x3, Gatlinghog x3
* White Dragon
* Zu, Cockatrice x3
;In Town
:Note: All these encounters are scripted.
* Naga x2, Cave Naga x2
* Goblin Captain x4
* Chimera
* Ogre x3
* Steel Golem
* Blood Eye
* Mysterious Girl, Ramuh
;The Crystals
;Mysidia Area
* Coeurl x2
* Ironback x2
* Black Lizard x3
* Ironback x2, Black Lizard x2
* White Mousse x4
* Ironback, Armadillo, Black Lizard
* Flamehound x2
* Rukh, Fledgling Rukh
;In Town
* Ramuh
== Musical themes ==
Mysidia's theme, "Mystic Mysidia", features some peculiar elements not found in many town themes throughout the series. Its fast tempo and the inclusion of a cuckoo bird's chirp within the rhythmic section are but a few of these. A rearranged version of the theme was included in Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon album.
In The After Years, when the blue planet invaded in chaos by the True Moon in The Crystals chapter, the track "Damcyan Castle" is played instead.
== Other appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy XIV ===
One of the original servers was named Mysidia. It was merged with the Istory server into the Gungnir server.
=== Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade ===
==Behind the scenes==
The town alludes to a town of the same name in Final Fantasy II.
The flag of Mysidia is featured on the cold cast statue of Cecil's confrontation with the Dark Knight.
The map design of Mysidia in Final Fantasy Dimensions is directly based on its Final Fantasy IV counterpart.
== Gallery ==
Mysidiamap.PNG|Mysidia on the world map (SNES).
FFIV PSP Mysidia WM.png|Mysidia on the world map (PSP).
Mysidia.PNG|Map of Mysidia.
FFIV_Mysidia_Item_Shop_GBA.png|Mysidia's Item shop (GBA).
FFIV_Mysidia_Weapon_Shop_GBA.png|Mysidia's weapon shop (GBA).
FFIV_Mysidia_Armor_Shop_GBA.png|Mysidia's armor shop (GBA).
FFIV_Mysdia_Inn_GBA.png|Mysidia's Inn (GBA).
Mysidia Inn ffiv ios.PNG|Inn (DS/iOS).
FFIVDS Mysidia Map.PNG|Map of the outers of Mysidia (DS/iOS).
FFIV iOS Mysidia.png|Mysidia (iOS).
TAY Wii Mysidia WM.jpg|Mysidia on the world map in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Wii).
TAY Wii Mysidia.jpg|Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Wii).
FF4PSP Mysidia.PNG|Mysidia in The After Years for Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection.
FF4PSPTowerOfPrayers.png|Mysidia's Tower of Prayers in the Complete Collection version.
Tower_of_Prayer_FFIV_iOs.PNG|The Tower of Prayers (DS/iOS).
Hall_of_Prayer_whole_party_ffiv_ios.PNG|The whole party in the Tower of Prayers (DS/iOS).
White mage mysidia NPC render ffiv ios.PNG|Render of a white mage (DS/iOS).
Black mage mysidia NPC render ffiv ios.PNG|Render of a black mage (DS/iOS).
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