Bran Bal
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- "Why are you not happy? You have returned to the place of your birth."
- —Mikoto
Bran Bal (ブラン・バル BuranBaru) is the village where the Genome live, on the planet of Terra in Final Fantasy IX. This is Zidane's place of origin, and the source of the blue light from his dreams. It is also the birthplace of other Genomes such as Mikoto and Kuja.
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[edit] Story
- "When you received the gift of life in Bran Bal, Kuja could not bear it. He could not bear to see a Genome with more power than his own; he felt threatened... He dropped you onto Gaia, the world he would destroy."
- —Garland to Zidane
Immediately before Zidane and company enter Bran Bal, Garnet sees the eye on the underside of the Invincible, recalls the destruction of her hometown of Madain Sari, and faints. The remaning party members follow Mikoto inside Bran Bal and attempt to search for a curative to revive Garnet.
They are shocked upon discovering that the Terran village is comprised entirely of Genomes, Zidane's brethren and vessels of Terran souls. Eiko locates Mikoto, and is told that the female Genome will wait for Zidane in an "underground laboratory". The rest of the party comforts Garnet, who had just recovered from her vision of the destruction of Madain Sari. Eiko finds the group and relays this information to Zidane, who runs off to find Mikoto.
In the basements of Bran Bal, Zidane is confronted with multiple Genomes held in test tubes and the truth Mikoto reveals to him: Zidane is a special Genome intended to assist his creator, Garland, in absorbing Gaia into Terra. Garland's previous methods of assimilating Gaia had failed, and he created Zidane as an Angel of Death.
Confused, Zidane wanders into the Terran wilderness, where Garland appears to him. Garland builds on the revelation that Mikoto began: Kuja was originally intended to carry out Garland's plans for Gaia, but grew rebellious, abducted a young Zidane, and fled to the planet he was intended to destroy. Garland then shows Zidane an image of a dying Gaia and its harvested souls, held in stasis by the Iifa Tree. Distraught over his intended fate, Zidane attempts to attack Garland, but is instead captured and jailed in Pandemonium. His friends immediately strike out to find and rescue him from Garland's clutches.
[edit] Treasures
- Wing Edge
- Elixir
- Flash Hat
- Angel Earrings
- Minerva's Plate
[edit] Shops
[edit] Moorock's Mogshop
| Item | Price (gil) |
|---|---|
| Dagger | 320 |
| Mage Masher | 500 |
| Mythril Dagger | 930 |
| Gladius | 2,300 |
| Zorlin Shape | 6,000 |
| Orihalcon | 17,000 |
| Defender | 9,340 |
| Holy Lance | 11,000 |
| Avenger | 16,000 |
| Mythril Racket | 2,250 |
| Bistro Fork | 10,300 |
| Rising Sun | 500 |
| Dragon Wrist | 4,800 |
| Defense Gloves | 6,000 |
| Coronet | 4,400 |
| Flash Hat | 5,200 |
| Adaman Hat | 6,100 |
| Platinum Helmet | 4,600 |
| Demon's Vest | 10,250 |
| Minerva's Plate | 12,200 |
| Platina Armor | 10,500 |
| Hi-Potion | 200 |
| Phoenix Down | 150 |
| Echo Screen | 50 |
| Soft | 100 |
| Antidote | 50 |
| Eye Drops | 50 |
| Magic Tag | 100 |
| Vaccine | 100 |
| Remedy | 300 |
| Annoytment | 150 |
| Tent | 800 |
[edit] Music
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Bran Bal's music is "魂無き村 ブラン・バル (Tamashīnaki Mura Buran Baru) lit. "Soulless Village Bran Bal". It appears on the original soundtrack as the seventh track on disc four, and is described as a mysterious, ambient track.
