Maranda

Maranda is a small town in the southwest on the southern continent in Final Fantasy VI. Lola lives here.

World of Balance
Maranda was attacked by the Empire some time prior to the game's events. General Celes was the leader of the attack, which decimated the town. Most of the men were drafted to serve in the Imperial army, including Lola's boyfriend, who ended up in Mobliz mortally wounded when he attempted to flee the army during the siege of Doma. The Blackjack crashes near Maranda after being damaged by the espers that emerge from the Sealed Gate.

It remains there for some time while Setzer and Cid repair it. Though it is not needed to complete the subquest, while delivering letters to Lola for her boyfriend in Mobliz the player can fly back and forth between the two cities to witness Lola's reaction to the letters. If the party returns sometime before arriving at Vector, shortly after releasing the espers to destroy it, they can see a crowd watching a dog-fighting tournament and placing bets.

Sometime after the end of the world, Cyan passed through the town, curious as to what had become of Lola and her boyfriend. Her boyfriend had died during Mobliz's destruction, but Lola continues to send him letters every day, never receiving a reply. This struck a chord with Cyan, who went to Mt. Zozo and began sending her letters addressed from her boyfriend, pretending he was alive and helping rebuild Mobliz.

After raising the Falcon, the party follows one of Cyan's carrier pigeons to Lola's home, now adorned with hand-made silk flowers Cyan has sent her, and upon her sending a reply the party follows the pigeon back to Zozo in order to locate Cyan. If the party returns to speak with Lola later, she admits she knew the replies weren't real, but is thankful to the man who wrote them for giving her hope. If spoken to with Cyan in the party, there is a small scene where he confesses to her and the two encourage each other to continue with their lives.

Level Grinding
The desert outside Maranda is home to Cactuars and Slagworms, which makes it one of the best places to level up if the player isn't strong enough to handle the enemies in the Dinosaur Forest yet. Both enemies give large amounts of gil, Cactuar reward 10 Magic Points, and Slagworms reward a lot of EXP.

Gigantuar
In the Advance release, if the player kills ten Cactuars in the desert, the Gigantuar appears as a Fixed Encounter when stepping on a specific tile at the desert. Defeating it earns the player the Cactuar magicite.

Treasure

 * Holy Water
 * Remedy
 * The magicite Cactuar

Music
"Under Martial Law" is Maranda's World of Balance background theme, while "From that Day On..." is Maranda's World of Ruin the background theme.

Trivia

 * In the Advance version, the soldier chasing the girl notes her name to be "Aisha". The literal translation of Aisha is something along the lines of "wheel of suffering". The NPCs never stop their circular movement.

Маранда Maranda