Castle of Bal

Bal Castle is a location in the game Final Fantasy V. It is a kingdom ruled by king Galuf and his granddaughter princess Cara. The castle contains very tight security, and has a hidden basement filled with dark secrets. It is located within a valley at the center of a continent.

Galuf returns here after he gets his memory back and begins leading the war against ExDeath. However, due to a high energy blast during a rescue mission in which Gilgamesh imprisons Butz, Lenna, and Faris, Galuf is blown to a continent far away, and only Cara returns safely. However, they eventually arrive in the Moogle Village. Since Moogles can communicate long distances, and since Cara can talk to Moogles, she comes to their rescue on her Hiryuu. However, once they return to Bal, this makes the Hiryuu sick, and Butz, Lenna, Galuf, and Faris set out to get Hiryuu Plant, which will heal the Hiryuu. They get the grass from the Valley of the Dragons, but Cara's Hiryuu refuses to eat it as it killed other Hiryuu when it was contaminated. Lenna decides to eat some of the grass, but it makes her sick, as the grass is poisonous to humans. The Hiryuu gets healthy, and Butz and his friends use it to travel the world. The party regroups at Bal after Galuf dies, and Cara joins the party permanently.

During the Third World, the party can access the basement of Bal Castle via the Jachol Caves. In the basement, they find Odin, the legendary Summon, who can join them if they manage to defeat it within one minute.