Template:Sideicon Karnak Castle is a location in Final Fantasy V accessible on Bartz's World. It is the resting place of the Fire Crystal and connected to the Fire-Powered Ship via passageways at its bottom, which hold the Crystal-empowering device that also charges the Fire-Powered Ship.
Story
When the Karnak Meteorite falls near Tule Bartz Klauser and the other Warriors of Light reach the country via a warp device in the Walse Meteorite, that takes them directly to the Karnak Meteorite. They head to the town of Karnak where they are arrested, since a witness saw them leaving the alien rock.
In captivity, the Warriors of Light meet Cid. They show him that the Crystals gave them their blessings, which shocks the old man. The Karnak counselor hurries to Cid, telling him that the Crystal has a crack. With haste, all of them hurry to the Fire-Powered Ship.
Back from the Fire-Powered Ship and into the castle's lowest floor, the heroes find the Fire Crystal and a werewolf. Despite all their efforts the Fire Crystal is destroyed thanks to a possessed Karnak Soldier. The castle explodes, destroying the great wall that blocked access to the Library of the Ancients.
After the Fire Crystal and the werewolf are destroyed, the party is warped into the castle and has 10 minutes to escape before it is destroyed. After defeating the boss, Iron Claw, the Crystal shards descend from the sky and grant the Beastmaster, Geomancer and Ninja jobs (the remaining two, Ranger and Bard, must be found later at the Chocobo Forest).
Items
Name | Location | Monster-in-a-box |
---|---|---|
2000 gil | Prison | |
Elixir | Prison | Common: Sorcerer & Cur Nakk x2 Rare: Gigas |
Shuriken | B3 | Gigas |
Ribbon | B3 | Common: Sorcerer x2 Rare: Gigas |
Esuna | First Floor | Common: Sorcerer x2 Rare: Gigas |
Lightning Scroll | First Floor | Common: Sorcerer & Cur Nakk x2 Rare: Gigas |
Elixir | 2F, Left Path | Common: Sorcerer & Cur Nakk x2 Rare: Gigas |
Elixir | 2F, Left Path | Common: Sorcerer & Cur Nakk x2 Rare: Gigas |
2000 gil | 2F, Left Path | |
Elixir | 2F, Right Path | Common: Sorcerer & Cur Nakk x2 Rare: Gigas |
Elixir | 2F, Right Path | Common: Sorcerer & Cur Nakk x2 Rare: Gigas |
Elixir | 2F, Right Path | Common: Sorcerer & Cur Nakk x2 Rare: Gigas |
2000 gil | 2F, Right Path | |
Main Gauche | Right Tower | Common: Gigas & Sorcerer & Cur Nakk Rare: Gigas |
Elven Mantle | Left Tower | Common: Gigas & Sorcerer & Cur Nakk Rare: Gigas |
All items are only available when the party is escaping the castle.
Enemies
When escaping the castle, the player finds numerous monster-in-a-box chests that contain variations of Sorcerer, Cur Nakk and Gigas.
Musical themes
"Royal Palace" (王家の宮殿, Ōke no Kyūden?) plays during the first visit to Karnak Castle, and "Hurry! Hurry!!" (急げ!急げ!!, Isoge! Isoge!!?) plays during the escape from the burning castle. When the player only has 1 minute left when escaping the castle, the theme speeds up.
Other appearances
Final Fantasy Record Keeper
The party steps through a teleporter in the Walse Meteorite and finds themselves transported to Karnak. There they are mistaken for allies of the werewolf attempting to steal the Fire Crystal, and they are imprisoned in Karnak Castle.