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The Lifespring Grotto (いやしの水の洞窟, Iyashi no Mizu no Dōkutsu^?) is one of the four bonus dungeons in the Dawn of Souls version of the original Final Fantasy, accessible only after defeating Kraken.

Lifespring Grotto was originally the place where men and mermaids could live together in peace, according to the mermaid who stays at the entrance. Bosses from Final Fantasy V appear here. Lifespring Grotto is located within that whirlpool off the coast of Mt. Duergar, and can only be reached via boat.

The Lifespring Grotto has 20 floors, though its 20th-floor bosses are the toughest in the entire game. Floor 5 involves a mini-quest that results in the party discovering and engaging Gilgamesh, who has been skulking around a mermaid community, in combat. Floor 10 holds the gaping Atomos, who knows the dreaded Wormhole attack.

The final floor offers a player a choice much like the Earthgift Shrine and Hellfire Chasm. Either Shinryu or Omega can be fought at Floor 20, but not both during the same run through the Lifespring Grotto. Both bosses are superbosses, so the player will have quite a fight on their hands no matter which entity they select to fight. There is also the option of bypassing either boss and exiting the Lifespring Grotto through a teleporter (only possible at 5th and 10th floors).

TreasureEdit

In the Lifespring Grotto, treasure lists are static on each floor, but what varies is the number of chest each floor has, and these are randomly sorted for each run. There is only one map in the Lifespring Grotto where ten treasure chest can appear. This map is a castle with very narrow walkways of invisible tiles (the tiles will occasionally flicker so you can see where they are, then disappear again).The ten chests will always appear, regardless of which floor you get this map.

Floor	Treasure	Castle Treasure
1	200 Gil, Dry Ether, Echo Grass, Hi-Potion, Phoenix Down	Dry Ether, Feathered Cap, Hermes' Shoes, Mind Plus, Red Curtain
2	400 Gil, Ether, Eye Drops, Giant's Tonic, X-Potion	Genji Shield, Golden Apple, Lunar Curtain, Mind Plus, White Fang
3	3000 Gil, Potion, Speed Plus, Spider's Silk, Tiger Mask	Elixir, Light Curtain, Remedy, Soma Drop, White Curtain
4	Ether, Hi-Potion, Red Fang, Speed Drink, Strength Tonic	Dry Ether, Emergency Exit, Hermes' Shoes, Phoenix Down, Power Plus
5	None	N/A
6	123 Gil, Blue Fang, Cockatrice Claw, Emergency Exit, Faerie Tonic	Crystal Ring, Elixir, Giant's Tonic, Luck Plus, Silver Apple
7	Golden Apple, Phoenix Down, Protect Drink, Spider's Silk, Vampire Fang	32000 Gil, Megalixir, Speed Plus, Strength Tonic, X-Potion
8	300 Gil, Hermes' Shoes, Light Curtain, Speed Drink, Turbo Ether	4464 Gil, Mind Plus, Remedy, Silver Apple, Stamina Plus
9	Blue Curtain, Faerie Tonic, Hermes' Shoes, Silver Apple, X-Potion	Deathbringer, Elixir, Eye Drops, Power Plus, Protect Drink
10	None	N/A
11	Cockatrice Claw, Orichalcum, Protect Drink, Silver Apple, White Fang	Elixir, Lunar Curtain, Soma Drop, Speed Plus, Strength Tonic
12	5000 Gil, Ether, Light Curtain, Mind Plus, Remedy	Giant's Tonic, Hermes' Shoes, Megalixir, Power Vest, X-Potion
13	Blue Fang, Power Plus, Red Curtain, Strength Tonic, Vampire Fang	Elixir, Megalixir, Stamina Plus, Turbo Ether, White Curtain, Power Plus
14	Faerie Tonic, Hermes' Shoes, Hi-Potion, Phoenix Down, Silver Apple	Emergency Exit, Gaia Gear, Mind Plus, Luck Plus, Soma Drop
15	Ashura, Blue Curtain, Echo Grass, Potion, Spider's Silk	Golden Apple, Power Plus, Speed Drink, Stamina Plus, X-Potion
16	800 Gil, Elixir, Giant's Tonic, Protect Drink, Turbo Ether	40000 Gil, Hermes' Shoes, Kenpogi, Light Curtain, Speed Plus
17	Hermes' Shoes, Phoenix Down, Sage's Mitre, Spider's Silk, X-Potion	Crystal Shield, Dry Ether, Elixir, Gigantaxe, Mind Plus
18	Feathered Cap, Hi-Potion, Lunar Curtain, Remedy, Strength Tonic	14464 Gil, Crystal Ring, Faerie Tonic, Luck Plus, Soma Drop
19	Ether, Hermes' Shoes, Phoenix Down, Sage's Surplice, Speed Plus	Elixir, Golden Apple, Light Curtain, Power Plus, Stamina Plus
20	Hero's Shield	N/A

Enemy formationsEdit

GalleryEdit

Lifespring Grotto on the World Map (GBA).

Lifespring Grotto (GBA).

TriviaEdit

On the 20th Anniversary and all remakes based on this version, a remix of the Final Fantasy V boss battle theme plays while fighting the bosses in this dungeon.
- In addition, a remix of "Clash on the Big Bridge" from Final Fantasy V plays during the battle against Gilgamesh.
If the player chooses to fight Shinryu, apart from getting Shinryu's treasure, there's a treasure chest at the right, while if the player chooses Omega there isn't a treasure chest at all.