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The Altar Cave is a dungeon and the first location the player is introduced to in Final Fantasy III. It is the resting place of the Wind Crystal. A HP/MP Wellspring can be found on the third floor.

Story[]

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FF3 Wind Crystal

The Wind Crystal.

The four Onion Kids fall into the bottom of the Altar Cave when exploring it and are attacked by monsters. After ascending some floors they discover the Wind Crystal room, but are attacked by the Land Turtle. After defeating it, they are granted the title of Warriors of the Light and the Warrior, Monk, White Mage, Black Mage, and the Red Mage jobs become available.

In the 3D remakes, Luneth drops into the cave through a hole and goes through the area alone. He faces the Land Turtle and meets the Wind Crystal, who tells Luneth he is one of the Warriors of the Light and tells him to search for the other three. After defeating Djinn, Luneth, Arc, Refia, and Ingus are summoned by the Wind Crystal and granted the title of Warriors of the Light, as well as the Warrior, Monk, White Mage, Black Mage, Red Mage, and the Thief jobs.

Spoilers end here.

Items[]

Item Location Image
Leather Shield B4 FFIII Altar Cave Leather Shield
Potion B4 FFIII Altar Cave Potion
Longsword B4 FFIII Altar Cave Longsword
Antarctic Wind B3 FFIII Altar Cave Antarctic Wind
Potion B3 FFIII Altar Cave Potion 2
Antarctic Wind B3 FFIII Altar Cave Antarctic Wind 2
Potion B3 FFIII Altar Cave Potion 3
Leather Cap B1 FFIII Altar Cave Leather Cap
Bronze Bracers B1 FFIII Altar Cave Bronze Bracers
Bronze Knuckles B2 FFIII Altar Cave Bronze Knuckles
Bronze Bracers B2 FFIII Altar Cave Bronze Bracers 2
Longsword B2 FFIII Altar Cave Longsword 2
Longsword B2 FFIII Altar Cave Longsword 3
Sleep B2 FFIII Altar Cave Sleep

Enemies[]

As the first area in the game, the enemies encountered in the Altar Cave are very weak and easy to defeat.

First area
Hole area
Starting area
Wellspring area
Crystal room

Battle Background[]

Cave[]

Altar Cave

Crystal room[]

Crystal Tower BG

Musical themes[]

The music inside Altar Cave is titled "Crystal Cave" in the original version and later titled "The Altar Cave" in the DS release. "The Altar Cave" is also part of the "The Evil Power of the Underworld" track on the Final Fantasy III: Eternal Legend of the Wind album.

Other appearances[]

Final Fantasy[]

The third and fourth floor of Altar Cave appear at the Earthgift Shrine on the GBA and subsequent versions of the original Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]

FFRK Altar Cave FFIII

A young adventurer has wandered deep into the Altar Cave opened in the great earthquake. The epic journey of the Warriors of Light begins here...

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