Mist Continent

The Mist Continent is a continent in the world of Gaia in Final Fantasy IX. It is the first continent players encounter, and is home to several locations important for the game. The continent takes its name from its thick blanket of Mist which blocks out sunlight at lower elevations. Mist Continent is the most lush continent of all the Gaian continents in Final Fantasy IX sporting green fields and deep forests.

The Mist that covers the land is the power source for the majority of airships; only recently has Lindblum developed steam engines. The Mist is also known to spawn dangerous monsters. The Mist is discharged through the roots of the giant Iifa Tree on the Outer Continent.

Demographics
Due to the presence of Mist the people were forced to migrate to higher ground to escape it. Hardly anyone visits the Mist-infested lower regions; only the Qu are known to reside there within their marsh.

Mist Continent is home to three nations: Alexandria, Lindblum and Burmecia, which has split into two sects, the other known as Cleyra has shut itself from the rest of the world behind a giant sandstorm. The three nations are linked on both lower and higher levels, below and above the Mist. North Gate lies between Alexandria and Burmecia, South Gate between Alexandria and Lindblum, and Gizamaluke's Grotto between Lindblum and Burmecia.

Most of the locations in Final Fantasy IX are on Mist Continent, as travel to other continents is difficult due to Mist-powered airships not being capable of inter-continental travel. Because Mist Continent is the world's most populous region, the Iifa Tree predominantly discharges Mist on it, as it stimulates the fighting spirit to trigger wars.

History
Mist Continent was the first continent to become populated and the first where civilisation flourished after the disaster that struck the planet 5000 years prior to the game's start. 5000 years ago the alien planet Terra attempted to assimilate with the planet of Gaia, but the Fusion was a failure and left Gaia's surface in ruins and wiped out its civilisations. Thousands of years later, life starts to slowly recover, and new civilisations are born on the Mist Continent.

To incite war among the people, Garland directed Mist to flow on the continent through the Iifa Tree's roots and the continent became known as the Mist Continent. Numerous wars plagued the nations until the discovery of Mist-powered airships, after which the wars ceased.

The player party eventually defeats the SoulCage within the Iifa Tree, and the blanket of Mist covering the continent dissipates. This renders almost all airships useless until the Mist returns worldwide at the start of Disc 4. At the end of the game, however, Iifa Tree is destroyed for good freeing the world of Mist.

Mist Continent locations

 * Aerbs Mountains
 * Alexandria
 * Burmecia
 * Chocobo's Forest
 * Cleyra
 * Dali
 * Evil Forest
 * Gizamaluke's Grotto
 * Ice Cavern
 * Lindblum
 * Morrid's Tower
 * Pinnacle Rocks
 * Qu's Marsh
 * Quan's Dwelling
 * Treno

Alexandria Plateau

 * Bandersnatch
 * Bandersnatch x2
 * Lizard Man
 * Lizard Man x2
 * Axe Beak x2
 * Bomb x2

Bentini Heights

 * Mandragora x3
 * Mandragora x2
 * Mandragora x4
 * Carve Spider
 * Carve Spider x2
 * Trick Sparrow x2
 * Carve Spider, Trick Sparrow
 * Yeti (Friendly)

Byan Heights

 * Carve Spider x2
 * Carve Spider, Python x2
 * Python x3

Daines-horse Basin

 * Skeleton
 * Skeleton x2
 * Lizard Man
 * Lizard man x2, Skeleton
 * Yeti
 * Nymph
 * Nymph x2

Eesistein Coast

 * Axe Beak x2

Eunorus Plains

 * Serpion x2
 * Vice
 * Vice x2
 * Hedgehog Pie
 * Hedgehog Pie x2
 * Ladybug x2
 * Ladybug x3
 * Ladybug x4
 * Hedgehog Pie, Ladybug x2

Gunitas Basin

 * Goblin
 * Goblin x2
 * Python
 * Python x2
 * Python, Goblin x2
 * Fang
 * Fang x2
 * Mu
 * Mu x3

Lachenta Wetlands

 * Gigan Toad
 * Gigan Toad x2
 * Clipper
 * Clipper x2
 * Gigan Toad, Clipper x2

King Ed Plains

 * Ironite
 * Vice x2
 * Serpion x2

Metalark Shores

 * Serpion

Nolrich Heights

 * Mu (Friendly)
 * Carve Spider
 * Carve Spider x2
 * Carve Spider, Python x2
 * Python x3

Normarania Beach

 * Serpion x2
 * Vice
 * Vice x2

Popos Heights

 * Grand Dragon
 * Garuda
 * Garuda x2
 * Garuda x3

Tohunda Shores

 * Vice x2
 * Serpion
 * Serpion x2

Vube Desert

 * Axe Beak
 * Sand Scorpion
 * Sand Scorpion x2

Zamo Basin

 * Serpion
 * Serpion x2
 * Hedgehog Pie x2
 * Hedgehog Pie x3
 * Ironite

Kontinent des Nebels