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Template:Location The Narshe Mines refers to two dungeons in Final Fantasy VI, located in Narshe. The moogles' home and the frozen esper Valigarmanda are found deep within the caves.

Story

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FFVI PC Valigarmanda

Terra meets Valigarmanda in the mines.

The Gestahlian Empire sends in a force consisting of Biggs, Wedge, and Terra to capture the esper recently discovered in a new mineshaft. After fighting their way through the Narshe guards they find the object of their search. The esper resonates with Terra, killing off Biggs and Wedge and destroying the Slave Crown that was robbing Terra of her free will.

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Moogles and Locke find the injured Terra.

Arvis recovers Terra, but she is pursued by Narshe Guards. Terra flees into the mines and loses consciousness when a floor collapses. Arvis sends Locke to rescue her, and with moogles' help he fends off the guards and escapes via a secret entrance outside of town. Terra uses the same entrance to sneak back into town later with Edgar and Banon.

The moogle Mog can be recruited in the mines in the World of Ruin.

Spoilers end here.

Locations

The inner mines are accessed north of the main town, and is where the frozen esper Valigarmanda is found at the beginning of the game. This passage leads up to the snowfields above the town where the Returners battle an Imperial force led by Kefka. The frozen esper is relocated to a bluff just past the snowfields after the game's introductory sequence, and remains there for the rest of the game. If the player returns and defeats the esper in the World of Ruin, Valigarmanda opens a new path leading to the Yeti's Cave where Umaro can be recruited.

The outer mines lead from just outside the entrance of town to the back door of Arvis's home. The outer mines house a moogle camp and a "checkpoint" room where a glowing orange light traces a path through a maze—the party must follow the path exactly to proceed. Straying will cause a field of blue light to surround them, and the player must "tag" the glowing orange light to disperse the field, or else face an enemy and be teleported back to the entrance of the room.

Quests

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Rescuing Terra

A minigame where the player can control and position three parties plays out. The parties include Locke, Mog and the Ten Moogles.

Other units start from the bottom and approach Terra at the top. Regular encounters are against a Silver Lobo and a Megalodoth. A single stronger unit is the Guard Leader alongside two Silver Lobo enemies.

Checkpoint room

Narshe Checkpoint

The route through the checkpoint room.


Recruiting Mog

In the World of Ruin, Mog can be found in the moogle cave in the depths of the Narshe's mines and finding him will prompt him to join or rejoin the party depending on the action the party took in the World of Balance.

Recruiting Mog in the mobile/Steam version earns the "Fast Friends, Kupo!" achievement.

Items

Only the outer mines have treasure chests, the inner mines do not.

  • Phoenix Down (becomes Guard Bracelet in World of Ruin)
  • Sleeping Bag (becomes Elixir in World of Ruin)
  • Runeblade (becomes Ribbon in World of Ruin)
  • Molulu's Charm (against wall behind Mog in World of Ruin)

Enemies

World of Balance
World of Ruin
  • Outer mines
    • Magna Roader (Yellow) x2, Magna Roader (Brown)
    • Magna Roader (Yellow), Magna Roader (Brown) x2
  • Inner mines

Musical themes

Template:Listen The Narshe Mines have its eponymous theme as a background theme. "Mog's Theme" plays in the moogle base. In the World of Ruin, the theme is replaced with "Dark World", as with the rest of Narshe.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Template:Sideicon The Narshe Mines (北の炭坑 (Name used in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.), Kita no Tankō?) are the setting of two regular dungeons and were later revisited in the Challenge Events Legendary Plunder and A Fateful Coin Toss.

North Mines

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In a world where magic faded long ago, the Empire has found a girl born with magical abilities. Her encounter with an icebound esper sets in motion a chain of events that will change everything.

Description

North Mines is unlocked by completing Baron Castle in the Final Fantasy IV realm and North Mountain in the Final Fantasy V realm. Completion of this dungeon unlocks Abandoned Mineshaft in the Final Fantasy VI realm.

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Classic Rewards
Completion Type Item Quantity
Completion Reward Gil 700
Mastery Reward Lesser Black Orb 5
Stamina Shard 1
First Time Completion Mythril 1
Stamina Shard 1
Elite Rewards
Completion Type Item Quantity
Completion Reward Gil 3,500
Mastery Reward Greater White Orb 3
Stamina Shard 1
First Time Completion Mythril 1
Stamina Shard 2


Abandoned Mineshaft

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Freed from the Empire's hold on her mind, Terra flees Imperial guards and seeks refuge in the mines.

Description

Abandoned Mineshaft is unlocked by completing North Mines in the Final Fantasy VI realm. Completion of this dungeon unlocks Figaro Castle in the Final Fantasy VI realm.

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Classic Rewards
Completion Type Item Quantity
Completion Reward Gil 700
Mastery Reward Chopper (XII) 1
Stamina Shard 1
First Time Completion Mythril 1
Stamina Shard 1
Elite Rewards
Completion Type Item Quantity
Completion Reward Gil 3,500
Mastery Reward Greater Black Orb 5
Stamina Shard 1
First Time Completion Mythril 1
Stamina Shard 2


Gallery

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