Mount Duergar

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Mount Duergar
(ドワーフのどうくつ, Dowāfu no Dōkutsu?, lit. Dwarf's Cave)
Background information
Type	Cave
Region	Aldean Sea
Affiliation(s)	Dwarves
Residents	Smyth, Nerrick
Gameplay details
Items	Wyrmkiller Tent Great Helm Ether Cottage Mythril Mail Potion 575 gil Excalibur
Quests	Destroying the land bridge Excalibur

Mount Duergar, also known as the Dwarves' Cave, is a location in the original Final Fantasy. It is where the Dwarves reside. Mount Duergar is located at the western edge of the Aldean Sea.

Story

The Warriors of Light give the Nitro Powder obtained in Castle Cornelia to Nerrick, who uses it in order to blow up the land bridge, creating a trench, allowing them to get to Melmond and the Cavern of Earth.

Later, they return there to hand the Adamantite found in the Flying Fortress to Smyth, so that he can create the legendary sword Excalibur.

Quests

Destroying the land bridge

The party needs to use the Nitro Powder obtained in Castle Cornelia to destroy the land bridge, allowing them to reach the outside world.

Excalibur

The Excalibur item can only be earned by visiting Smyth and giving the Adamantite item. The Adamantite item is found in the Flying Fortress.

Items

Item	Location
Wyrmkiller	Southern Room (Requires Mystic Key)
Tent	Southern Room (Requires Mystic Key)
Great Helm	Southern Room (Requires Mystic Key)
Ether	Southern Room (Requires Mystic Key)
Cottage	Southern Room (Requires Mystic Key)
Mythril Mail	Southern Room (Requires Mystic Key)
Potion	Southern Room (Requires Mystic Key)
575 gil	Southern Room (Requires Mystic Key)
Excalibur	Received from Smyth (Requires Adamantite)

Encounters

Elfheim-Matoya's Cave-Mount Duergar-Western Keep encounter region in pixel remaster. See file summary for other versions.

Mount Duergar is part of a large encounter region it shares with Elfheim and the Western Keep in all releases, as well as Matoya's Cave, Lifespring Grotto, and Melmond depending on the release.

Encounters
Pixel Remaster	Other releases
[100/1000] Warg Wolf x1, Wolf x6 [60/1000] Wolf x5, Warg Wolf x1 [60/1000] Cobra x2 [60/1000] Ogre x1, Gigas Worm x3 [60/1000] Gigas Worm x2, Ogre x1 [60/1000] Ogre x2 [60/1000] Wolf x3, Warg Wolf x5 [60/1000] Wolf x3, Warg Wolf x3 [60/1000] Wolf x2, Warg Wolf x5 [60/1000] Wolf x2, Warg Wolf x3 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x5, Wolf x1 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x2, Wolf x1 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x5 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x4 [60/1000] Warg Wolf x3 [60/1000] Ogre Chief x1, Ogre x2	[18/64] Gigas Worm x1-3, Ogre x1 [12/64] Wolf x4-6, Warg Wolf x0-1 [12/64] Cobra x1-2 [12/64] Ogre x1-2 [6/64] Warg Wolf x2-5, Wolf x0-3 [3/64] Tarantula x1-4 [1/64] Ogre Chief, Ogre x1-2

Musical themes

"Matoya's Cave"

The Background Theme that plays inside Mount Duergar is called "Matoya's Cave".

Gallery

Mount Duergar on the World Map (NES).

Mount Duergar (NES).

Mt. Duergar on the World Map (PS).

Mt. Duergar (PS).

Mount Duergar on the World Map (GBA).

Mount Duergar (GBA).

Mount Duergar on the World Map (PSP).

Mount Duergar (PSP).

Mount Duergar (Android).

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]"Duergar" is the name used for a sub-race of dwarves in Dungeons & Dragons, acting as an evil species of dwarf in the same manner as drow to elves.