Lindblum(リンドブルム,Rindoburumu?) is a regency located on the southernmost part of the Mist Continent in Final Fantasy IX. It shares a border with both Alexandria and Burmecia. It is the largest city in the game and is divided into four areas: the Business District, the Industrial District, the Theater District, and the Grand Castle. People transport from district to district via the Air Cabs. The regency itself is protected by the Lindblum Airfleet and lives under the rule of Regent Cid Fabool IX.
Lindblum is the largest community in Gaia as well as the most technologically advanced. Recently, ground-breaking technological discoveries in steam power have allowed Lindblum's engineers to forge Mist-free transportation vehicles, such as Air Cabs, and even steam-fueled airships.
Zidane and his group arrive at Lindblum after narrowly escaping from Alexandria. Thanks to Garnet's relations with the Lindblum royalty, they are welcomed inside the castle where they learn Regent Cid has transformed into an Oglop.
Zidane heads back into town while Vivi and Steiner explore the city districts. Wandering into a bar, Zidane reunites with Freya Crescent, an old friend he hasn't seen in three years. Later, Zidane returns to the castle to check up on Garnet, who is becoming depressed over her inability to act upon the rising problems facing the kingdoms of Alexandria and Lindblum.
A view of Lindblum's expanse through the Castle's rooftop telescope.
In an effort to cheer her up, Zidane promises her a date if he wins the Festival of the Hunt. The festival's award ceremony is interrupted as a messenger arrives from Burmecia, informing the Regent of the country being under attack by a black mage army. The messenger dies soon after, succumbing to his wounds.
Immediately setting out to assist the Burmecians, Zidane, along with Freya and Vivi, travel by foot through the Dragon's Gate to Gizamaluke's Grotto. Garnet, without the blessing of her teammates but nonetheless with Steiner following behind, travels back to Alexandria to talk her mother out of attacking the other countries.
Both groups fail in their quests, and after the destruction of both Burmecia and Cleyra, Queen Brahne turns her sights on Lindblum Castle, hammering it with a barrage from her seafaring fleet hidden beneath the Mist. She teleports armies of black mages into the city before finally ending the battle with summoning Atomos's vortex winds to rip the castle apart. Not long after, having witnessed the attack, Zidane, Garnet, and Vivi return to the stricken city to regroup and plan their counter attack. They devise a plan to defeat Kuja, Brahne's weapon supplier, in the Outer Continent.
Near the end of the game Lindblum's airfleet joins the Battle of the Iifa Tree, led by Regent Cid.
Lindblum is situated atop a mountain peak far above the Mist-covered plains. Fortified from every side by the castle's grand walls and towers, the city is currently, due to the Mist, only safely accessible via airship through the Falcon's Gate. The city is divided into four districts.
Moving from one district to another requires the service of an air taxi. The Air Cab moves upon a rail that spans across Lindblum.
Overlooking the Falcon Gate from a lofty height, the Theater District is home to Lindblum's famous theater. This has been the venue for many famous plays, including Moogle Wannabe 2 starring Lowell Bridges. It is also where the Aspiring Artist Michael's workshop is located. The Theater District is the home of Tantalus Theater Troupe, Baku's band of thieves. Time is marked by a bell that sounds at the end of each play performed in the theater.
The Industrial District is where the engineers work and live. Upon exiting the Air Cab station, a giant statue of Cid Fabool VIII can be viewed, built to honor the father of Cid IX. One of the most exciting projects going on in the Industrial District is the development of the steam engine, which works without the use of Mist. The Doom Pub, run by the barkeeper Bobo, is where Zidane reunites with his old friend, the Burmecian Dragoon; Freya Crescent. The district is destroyed during the Siege of Lindblum.
The Business District is one of the largest commercial areas in Gaia. Amongst its many shops is the synthesis shop. The vast array of shops include Alice's Item Shop, a weapon shop, Polom's Action Figures, Pepe's Milk Shop, Ivan's Fish Stack, Milla's Oil Shop and Grandma Pickle's corner stand, which sells Gysahl Pickles, a Lindblum delicacy.
Along with shops, it's also home to Lindblum's inn, which holds a Bobo Bird Statue that has been handed down from generation to generation between innkeepers. At the inn visitors can read comments left by previous patrons. If the player inspects the book on Disc 3 or 4, they can prompt Zidane to leave a comment as well.
Down the main street is the Hunter's Gate, the exit that leads to Pinnacle Rocks; on the other end is a church currently undergoing a renovation.
Regarded as the fourth district, Lindblum Grand Castle is an impressive structure with walls surrounding the entire city. It is home to Regent Cid, the ruler of Lindblum. It has a large airship dock, which houses the Lindblum air force. The castle is located in central Lindblum and consists of three levels.
Among the rubble at the back of Business District (Disc 2-4)
Win from Adventurer at Daguerreo Left Hall (Disc 3-4)
Win from Black Mage No.33 at Black Mage Village Watermill (Disc 4)
Win from Strong Phantom at Memoria Lost Memory (Disc 4)
Note: For the Theater Ship card, Coral Ring, and 5000 Gil, only one can be obtained, depending on who wins the Festival of the Hunt. For the card, Vivi must win, Freya for the Coral Ring, and Zidane for the 5000 gil.
During the first visit to Lindblum, Zidane can go to the Theatre District to find Lowell, surrounded by his fans. He leaves, a man in a moogle costume appears, and then exits the area. Zidane can follow him to the artist's house, get an Autograph from Lowell, and find another key item, Moogle Suit, inside the house. These items serve no other purpose than raising the Treasure Hunter Rank.
On disc 3 after the party has arrived in Lindblum after Kuja's attack on Alexandria and after Garnet has lost her voice, Cid wishes to find a way to turn back into human. The party plans to make a potion for him, but must find the ingredients from the citizens of Lindblum.
The "Beautiful Potion" is held by Alice outside the weapon shop in the Business District.
The "Strange Potion" is in Artist Michael's studio, found in the left corner of house.
The "Unusual Potion" is received from Cinna at Tantalus's hideout at Theater District.
After returning to the castle Zidane will give Cid the newly-mixed potion, but the potion fails to turn him into a human, turning him into a frog instead.
During Disc 4, a new sidequest becomes accessible where Zidane must repeatedly visit the Tantalus hideout in Lindblum's Theater District and talk to the various Nero family members. Starting with Benero and Zenero, a member of the Nero family will appear, saying the others are missing, then go and look for them. Each time Zidane returns to the hideout after a major event or battle in Memoria, a new member will be there, saying all the previous members are missing. This can be done repeatedly until Deathguise is defeated - the last major event that will trigger a new scene at the hideout.
After the scene with Penera, the final Nero family member, Zidane will comment on the huge family, and a treasure chest will appear inside the hideout with a Protect Ring inside.
The sidequest can be moved forward with every major event and battle in Memoria, and there are more Memoria events than necessary to perform the entire quest. This means the player can still complete the quest even if they do not go back to the hideout after every event. If the player completes the sidequest and continues to trigger more events in Memoria, the sidequest will seemingly start over again, but it cannot be completed again since there are not enough events to do so. Whether this was intended or a glitch is unknown.
The Nero family members as they appear are:
Benero and Zenero > Genero > Denero > Penero > Benera > Zenera > Genera > Denera > Penera.
The events in Memoria that move the sidequest forward are:
A man near the air cab station will say, "Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a miracle worker!", a quote from Star Trek.
Lindblum soldiers wield a pole-arm with a hammer-like head, perhaps fitting for a city built on industry.
On the map in the opening video, and on the sign in the bottom left of the Rest Stop screen in Summit Station, and on the maps dotted around South Gate stations, the city is spelled as "Lindbulm." These graphics also appear in the original Japanese version of the game, and the Final Fantasy IX Ultimania uses the term "Lindbulm", so it is likely this is the Japanese English name for the region and the graphics were not updated for the English version.
Given that these mistakes appear out of dialogue and instead on maps and pre-rendered backgrounds, it could also mean that the dialogue "Lindblum" is instead a mistake.
Just outside the transport station in the Industrial District, there is a statue of Cid VIII, who built the first Mist-powered airship in 1762. Nine years later, he led a battle. Nine years after that, he died. It is engraved by Cid IX. The number nine is a recurring theme of this particular Final Fantasy title.
In Final Fantasy XIII, Cid Raines is the commander of an enormous airship named the Lindblum, referencing Cid Fabool IX and the city of Lindblum.
If the player looks closely enough, when in the Business District after the Siege of Lindblum, an out-of-place chocobo can be seen partially hovering above the ground, serving no actual purpose. It can be seen in the distance on the right hand side of the split junction area. Heading to the next camera angle (the fountain) will cause the chocobo to disappear. The chocobo is not actually a model, but instead a layer of the background. It is not known whether this was intentional or something left in the game and forgotten about prior to its release.
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Artwork of the castle.
Artwork of the castle.
Lindblum at Night artwork.
Lindblum Gate artwork.
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Lindblum Port artwork.
Lindblum Port artwork.
Concept artwork of Lindblum port at various stages of development.
Lindblum church concept art.
Lindblum gate concept art.
Lindblum's business district from cg art to actual in-game background.
Business district concept art.
Business district concept art.
Business District Air Cab Station concept art.
Business district Card Freak's house concept art.
Business district square concept art.
Business district item shop concept art.
Business district weapon shop concept art.
Business district synthesis shop concept art.
Business district church area concept art.
Business district church concept art.
Business district church concept art.
Business district inn concept art.
Business district inn concept art.
Industrial district square concept art.
Industrial district residential area concept art.
Industrial district streets concept art.
Industrial district pub concept art.
Unused concept for a Lindblum market place.
Tantalus hideout concept art.
Theater District concept art.
Theater Disctrict concept art.
Theater District concept art.
Theater District concept art.
Artist's studio concept art.
Aircab station (Theater District) concept art.
Aircab station (Industrial District) concept art.
Aircab station (Castle) concept art.
Town layout concept art.
Artwork of Lindblum's interior layout by Christian Lorenz Scheurer.
Artwork of Lindblum's interior layout by Christian Lorenz Scheurer.
Artwork of Lindblum's airship gate layout by Christian Lorenz Scheurer.
Hunter's Gate.
Hunter's Gate post-destruction.
Main street.
Main street post-destruction.
Main street during reconstruction.
Aircab station.
Inn.
Inn.
Card Freak Dan's house.
Card Freak Dan's house post-destruction.
Card Freak Dan's house during reconstruction.
Shopping area.
Shopping area post-destruction.
Shopping area during reconstruction.
Business District square.
Business District square post-destruction.
Business District square during reconstruction.
Item shop.
Weapon shop.
Weapon shop during reconstruction.
Synthesis shop.
Theater District.
Theater District post-destruction.
Theater District during reconstruction.
Artist's studio.
Theater.
Avenue.
Avenue post-destruction.
Avenue during reconstruction.
Tantalus hideout.
Church street.
Church.
Industrial District.
Pub.
Map for event.
Concept artwork of Lindblum's emblem.
Promotional artwork.
Concept artwork of the air cab.
Concept artwork of the air cab.
Concept artwork of a Lindblum freighter airship.
Concept artwork of a Lindblum freighter airship.
Concept artwork of a Lindblum freighter airship.
Concept artwork of a Lindblum freighter airship.
Concept artwork of a Lindblum freighter airship.
Concept artwork of a Lindblum freighter airship.
Concept artwork of a Lindblum freighter airship.
Concept artwork of the Lindblum battle ship, the Viltgance.
Concept artwork of the Lindblum battle ship, the Viltgance.
Lindblum Guard Artwork.
Lindblum Gatekeeper artwork.
Lindblum Gatekeeper artwork.
Air Cab attendant.
Waitress artwork.
A battle background in Lindblum.
A battle background in Lindblum.
A battle background in Lindblum.
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