Melmond

Melmond is an agricultural town from the original Final Fantasy. Located in the southwest of the archipelago in which the game takes place, it is the town most affected by the rotting of the earth. The town is where Dr. Unne can be found.

Story[]

Some dwarves and elves have taken notice of the region's withering of flora. One old sage found in Pravoka fled Melmond, his hometown, due to the rotting of the earth. By the time the Warriors of Light visit the town, a dwarf named Watts is trying to find out the cause of the decay.

Several townsfolk believe the cause is the vampire from the Cavern of Earth, who attacked Melmond and destroyed the town's church, but its defeat has led to no improvement. One villager muses there must be a different source of the decay. The decay only stops when the Warriors of Light find and destroy lich, the Fiend of Earth. Despite having defeated lich, the town's appearance never changes during the game, though many people thank the party for saving the town and believe it will return to its natural state.

Later, the party returns to Melmond to find Dr. Unne, so that he can decipher the Rosetta Stone to learn the Lufenian language.

Shops[]

Weapons[]

Name	Cost
Name	NES/PS (Normal)	PS (Easy)/GBA/PSP/Mobile/PR
Crosier	200 gil	160 gil
Saber	450 gil	360 gil
Longsword	1,500 gil	1,200 gil
Falchion	450 gil	360 gil

Armor[]

Name	Cost
Name	NES/PS (Normal)	PS (Easy)/GBA/PSP/Mobile/PR
Knight's Armor	45,000 gil	36,000 gil
Silver Armlet	5,000 gil	4,000 gil
Great Helm	450 gil	360 gil
Bronze Gloves	200 gil	160 gil
Steel Gloves	750 gil	600 gil

Level 5 White Magic[]

Name	Cost
Name	NES/PS (Normal)	PS (Easy)/GBA/PSP/Mobile/PR
Curaga	8,000 gil	4,000 gil
Life	8,000 gil	4,000 gil
Diaga	8,000 gil	4,000 gil
Healara	8,000 gil	4,000 gil

Level 5 Black Magic[]

Name	Cost
Name	NES/PS (Normal)	PS (Easy)/GBA/PSP/Mobile/PR
Firaga	8,000 gil	4,000 gil
Scourge	8,000 gil	4,000 gil
Teleport	8,000 gil	4,000 gil
Slowra	8,000 gil	4,000 gil

Encounters[]

Cavern of Earth-Giant's Cave-Melmond encounter region in Pixel Remaster. See file summary for other versions. — Cavern of Earth-Giant's Cave-Melmond encounter region in *Pixel Remaster*. See file summary for other versions.

Elfheim-Matoya's Cave-Mount Duergar-Western Keep encounter region in Pixel Remaster. Melmond is at least partially located within this region in all prior releases. See file summary for other versions. — Elfheim-Matoya's Cave-Mount Duergar-Western Keep encounter region in *Pixel Remaster*. Melmond is at least partially located within this region in all prior releases. See file summary for other versions.

In the Pixel Remaster, Melmond is located entirely within a region it shares with the Cavern of Earth and Giant's Cave; depending on the release, this region is also shared with the Sage's Cave and Western Keep. Melmond shares a border with the Mount Duergar region to its north; Melmond straddles this border in most prior releases, and is located entirely within that region in the MSX release.

Encounters		Areas
Pixel Remaster	Other releases	Areas
[90/1000] Ghoul x2 [90/1000] Shadow x3 [90/1000] Lesser Tiger x2 [80/1000] Tarantula x4 [60/1000] Ghast x2, Ghoul x3 [60/1000] Shadow x7 [60/1000] Ogre Chief x1, Ogre x2 [60/1000] Hyenadon x2, Ogre x3 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x4 [60/1000] Lesser Tiger x3 [60/1000] Black Widow x2, Tarantula x3 [60/1000] Black Widow x1, Tarantula x4 [60/1000] Tarantula x6 [40/1000] Warg Wolf x8 [40/1000] Black Widow x2, Tarantula x6 [30/1000] Ghast x4, Ghoul x5	[24/64] Shadow x3-7 [12/64] Ghoul x2-5, Ghast x0-4 [12/64] Ogre Chief, Ogre x1-2 [6/64] Ogre x1-3, Hyenadon x0-2 [6/64] Warg Wolf x4-8 [3/64] Lesser Tiger x1-3 [1/64] Tarantula x3-6, Black Widow x0-2	South
[100/1000] Warg Wolf x1, Wolf x6 [60/1000] Wolf x5, Warg Wolf x1 [60/1000] Cobra x2 [60/1000] Ogre x1, Gigas Worm x3 [60/1000] Gigas Worm x2, Ogre x1 [60/1000] Ogre x2 [60/1000] Wolf x3, Warg Wolf x5 [60/1000] Wolf x3, Warg Wolf x3 [60/1000] Wolf x2, Warg Wolf x5 [60/1000] Wolf x2, Warg Wolf x3 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x5, Wolf x1 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x2, Wolf x1 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x5 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x4 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x3 [60/1000] Ogre Chief x1, Ogre x2	[18/64] Gigas Worm x1-3, Ogre x1 [12/64] Wolf x4-6, Warg Wolf x0-1 [12/64] Cobra x1-2 [12/64] Ogre x1-2 [6/64] Warg Wolf x2-5, Wolf x0-3 [3/64] Tarantula x1-4 [1/64] Ogre Chief, Ogre x1-2	North

Musical themes[]

"Town"

The background music that plays in Melmond is Final Fantasy's "Town Theme".

Other appearances[]

Final Fantasy XIV[]

One of the original servers in Final Fantasy XIV was named Melmond. It was merged into the Aegis server along with the Figaro servers.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[]

The ruins of Melmond can be found in the overworld of Dissidia 012, in the Melmond Fens area. In the Confessions of the Creator Scenario, a Teleport Stone is located there. Two gateways nearby bear the names "North Melmond Gateway" and "West Melmond Gateway".