Castle Exdeath

Exdeath's Castle is the stronghold of the warlock Exdeath in Final Fantasy V.

Only appearing in the second world, Exdeath's Castle is connected to the mainland and the Castle of Bal by the Big Bridge. The castle is surrounded by forests and then a horseshoe-shaped mountain range. Around the castle are four towers that generate a barrier around the castle. Prior to the barrier being activated, Bartz, Lenna and Faris are captured, and Galuf enters the castle alone to rescue them from Gilgamesh. After they escape, the barrier is activated.

Later, Xezat and the party enter the south-east barrier tower via an underwater cave, and Xezat sacrifices himself to destroy it. The barrier is subsequently destroyed, allowing the party to later enter the castle and confront Exdeath.

When entering the castle for the final showdown, the party finds themselves stuck on Exdeath's illusion. Kelger, the last Warrior of Dawn alive, uses his power in order to break this illusion, which causes his death and allows the party to proceed in the castle and defeat Exdeath once and for all.

The castle is not seen in the Third World and its fate is a mystery. Some players have thought about where Exdeath's Casle was on the map of the second world and crossed the information over with the map of the third world, and discovered that the spot that it was in is covered in mountains near the spot where Castle Tycoon was.