Timber
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- "A city located south of Dollet in the forest area. It was an independent country before neighbouring country Galbadia invaded 18 years ago. There are numerous resistance groups fighting for independence to this day."
- —FFVIII Info Corner
Timber (ティンバー, Tinbā) is a city in Final Fantasy VIII. It is under martial law by the Galbadian Army, and has many resistance groups struggling to regain Timber's independence.
Notable features of Timber include its many train lines and its television broadcasting studio, both of which are important to the plot and gameplay. It is also the home of Timber Maniacs, a publishing company.
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[edit] Story
SeeD members are sent to Timber as part of an early mission to help the Forest Owls, a subversive group resisting the Galbadian government's repressive occupation. It is during this mission that Squall Leonhart meets Rinoa Heartilly for the second time, following their dance at Balamb Garden. Squall and his SeeD party are to aid the Forest Owls in their kidnapping of the Galbadian President, Vinzer Deling. However, the mission fails when it is discovered that the President they were attempting to kidnap is only a body double called Gerogero. They then obtain information that the President's business in Timber involves the TV station, on which he plans to broadcast something. The SeeDs go to the station to see what he is up to. He is proclaiming, for all the world to see, that he is making the Sorceress the new ambassador of Galbadia. All of a sudden, Seifer appears, and holds the President hostage. However, Seifer is lured into Sorceress Edea's service.
Seifer is announced executed by the Galbadians. Rinoa is sad about this, and reveals that she was Seifer's girlfriend a while back. After this, they are hired by Galbadia Garden, to execute the Sorceress.
[edit] Location
Timber is located within the Galbadian Continent and is a crossroad for the Transcontinental railroad system. It is to the north of the Winhill Cape and to the south of Obel Lake.
[edit] Layout
- Timber Railroad Station
One of the major rail stations is located in Timber. Rail lines from here are connected to Balamb, Deling City, East Academy Station, and - at one time - Esthar.
- Timber Maniacs Office
The Timber Maniacs office is the central administration for most magazines circulating the globe. They are responsible for publishing "battle series" magazines such as Weapons Monthly Magazine and photobooks such as "Jacket Over Skin: The Beautiful Women Edition". They also published a series of magazines called Timber Maniacs that focused on freelance writings.
- Items - Timber Maniacs Magazine, Girl Next Door Magazine
- Draw Points - Blizzaga
- Aphorora Pub
A prominent bar located near the Railroad Station. Patrons can walk through here into an alley to secretively access the Timber TV Station. All of the drinks for sale are named after Greens found in other games.
- Draw Points - Cure, Scan
- Timber Hotel
A unique hotel due to its train/railroad theme. It features a scaled train model in the foyer as well as possessing an actual rail-crossing bar that prevents people from entering without paying first.
- Items - Timber Maniacs Magazine
- Timber TV Station
- "All forms of communication now use HD cables. No radio transmissions are used. Timber TV Station keeps its radio systems, waiting for the day radio transmission is restored."
- —FFVIII Info Corner
Before the end of the Sorceress War all radio transmission broadcasts were broadcasted from this TV Station. Now, 17 years after all transmissions suddenly became static, the station still stands ready for use.
[edit] Shops
[edit] Timber Store
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[edit] Timber Pet Store
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[edit] Aphorora Pub
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[edit] Musical Themes
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- "Martial Law" - the theme song played in Timber. This song uses percussion and has a jazzy feel to it, and really describes Timber under Galbadian rule, said a review.
- "Timber Owls" - the theme song for the Forest Owls resistance group.
[edit] Trivia
- On Squall's first visit to the Timber TV Station, several repeating phrases are shown on the huge screen, including "IAMALIVE" (I am alive), "IWILLNEVERLETYOUFORGETABOUTME" (I will never let you forget about me), and "BRINGMEBACKTHERE" (Bring me back there). These are thought to be the thoughts of Sorceress Adel confined in space.
- A guy near one of the stations will continually give Squall's party a Potion if either Rinoa or Quistis is in the party.
