Template:Sideicon Saronia, also known as Salonia, is a sprawling kingdom in Final Fantasy III. The city has four sections, with the castle at the north end. The party meets Prince Alus here.
The inns charge 320 gil.
Story
After being mind-controlled by Gigameth, King Gorn causes the Saronia Civil War by splitting his army in half and ordering them to fight each other. He also exiles his son, Prince Alus Restor, from the castle, and imposes a curfew that shuts down all businesses except for one weapon shop in the northeast that operates secretly.
When the Warriors of the Light fly over Saronia in the Enterprise, the Saronian military shoots them down, trapping them within the city walls. They save Alus from some thugs in a pub in the southwest area and he joins them to try and stop the civil war and figure out what caused King Gorn to start it.
They go to the castle to speak with the King and Alus is released from his exile; they are subsequently invited to be guests. During the night, Gorn enters the bedchamber to attack Alus, but turns the knife on himself at the last second. Gigameth's mind control is revealed; it was broken by the order to kill Alus. Gigameth transforms into Garuda, but the party defeats him.
King Gorn's wound is mortal, but he is able to reconcile with Alus before his death. Alus is crowned as the new king and the war ends, returning life in Saronia to normal. In thanks, Alus gifts the party with the airship Nautilus.
Northwestern Saronia
Northwestern Saronia is home to the Great Library of Saronia, which contains some interesting background information on the game. There is also an inn and a magic shop, though the player cannot enter the latter until completing plot events in the castle. This is also where the player first finds the Legendary Smith.
Shops
Item Shop (Inn)
Item | Famicom cost | 3D cost |
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Hi-Potion | 1,200 gil | 600 gil |
Gold Needle | 300 gil | 100 gil |
Maiden's Kiss | 100 gil | |
Echo Herbs | 100 gil | |
Mallet | 100 gil | |
Eye Drops | 40 gil | |
Antidote | 80 gil | |
Gysahl Greens | 150 gil |
Northeastern Saronia
Northeastern Saronia has an inn, two weapon shops, and two magic shops. The smaller weapon shop in the northwest section is the only non-item shop open in all of Saronia when the party first arrives.
Shops
Weapons Shops
Located in the northwestern corner:
Item | Famicom cost | 3D cost |
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Thunder Spear | 8,000 gil | |
Wind Spear | 10,000 gil |
Located in the northeastern corner:
Name | Cost | |
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NES | Remake | |
Fire Staff | 3,500 gil | N/A |
Ice Staff | 3,500 gil | N/A |
Light Staff | 3,500 gil | N/A |
Fire Rod | 3,500 gil | 10,000 gil |
Ice Rod | 3,500 gil | 10,000 gil |
Light Rod | 3,500 gil | 10,000 gil |
Golem Staff | 13,500 gil | |
Rune Staff | 18,000 gil | |
Wizard Rod | N/A | 20,000 gil |
Item Shop
Name | Cost | |
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NES | Remake | |
Hi-Potion | 1,200 gil | 600 gil |
Gold Needle | 300 gil | 100 gil |
Maiden's Kiss | 100 gil | |
Echo Herbs | 100 gil | |
Mallet | 100 gil | |
Eye Drops | 40 gil | |
Antidote | 80 gil | |
Gysahl Greens | 150 gil |
Southwestern Saronia
Southwestern Saronia has an armor shop, the tavern where the party eventually meets Prince Alus, and a chocobo researcher's house, where the Fat Chocobo can be summoned to hold items and the player can find eleven Gysahl Greens in a secret room. Speaking to the two old men with Alus in the party the player is awarded with a Wind Spear and a Dragon Mail.
Armor Shop
Item | Famicom cost | 3D cost |
---|---|---|
White Robe | 7,000 gil | N/A |
Black Robe | 7,000 gil | N/A |
Rune Bracers | 5,000 gil | |
Gaia Vest | 4,200 gil | 7,600 gil |
Scholar Robe | 5,500 gil | |
Scholar Hat | 7,500 gil |
Southeastern Saronia
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Southeastern Saronia is home to the Dragon Spire, an optional area that contains equipment for Dragoons at the top, as well as two Phoenix Downs.
Items
Item | Location |
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Wind Spear | Old Man in Southwestern Saronia |
Dragon Mail | Old Man in Southwestern Saronia |
Ice Rod | Castle Saronia treasury (Upper floor) |
Rusty Mail | Castle Saronia treasury (Upper floor) |
Medusa Arrow | Castle treasury (Upper floor) |
Dragon Hammer | Castle Saronia treasury (Upper floor) |
Main Gauche | Castle Saronia treasury (Upper floor) |
Tome of Fire | Castle Saronia treasury (Upper floor) |
Tome of Ice | Castle Saronia treasury (Upper floor) |
Golem Staff | Castle Saronia treasury (Upper floor) |
Scholar Hat | Castle Saronia treasury (Upper floor) |
Boomerang | Castle Saronia treasury (Upper floor) |
Selene Bow | Castle Saronia treasury (Upper floor) |
Tome of Light | Castle Saronia treasury (Upper floor) |
Rusty Mail | Castle Saronia treasury (Lower floor) |
Viking Helm | Castle Saronia treasury (Lower floor) |
Earthen Bell | Castle Saronia treasury (Lower floor) |
Dragon Helm | Castle Saronia treasury (Lower floor) |
Gaia Vest | Castle Saronia treasury (Lower floor) |
Viking Mail | Castle Saronia treasury (Lower floor) |
Phoenix Down | Castle Saronia (Saronia Catacombs passageway) |
Phoenix Down | Castle Saronia (Saronia Catacombs passageway) |
Elixir | Hidden in a tree bellow the right Weapon Shop in northeast Saronia |
Enemies
Southwestern Saronia
Saronia Castle
Battle background
Saronia Castle
Other appearances
Final Fantasy XIV
Template:Sideicon One of the original servers was named Saronia. It was merged into the Sargatanas server along with the Lindblum server.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
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Saronia Castle appears in the background during the Field Music Sequence of "Eternal Wind".
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Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
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Final Fantasy Record Keeper
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World of Final Fantasy
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Musical themes
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"Salonia" or "Megalopolis Saronia" (巨大都市サロニア, Kyodai Toshi Saronia?, lit. Giant Metropolis Salonia) is the background music that plays throughout all of the areas of Saronia. After the defeat of Garuda, the background music of the town areas changes to "Return of the Warrior".
Gallery
Etymology
There is a Saronic Gulf, part of the Aegean Sea, off the coast of Greece. The area around the gulf is sometimes referred to as Saronia, as in the historical novel Saronia: A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Richard Short. There was a festival of Artemis Saronia to celebrate Artemis in Trozeinos, a town in Argolis. A king named Saron built a sanctuary for the goddess after she saved his life when he went hunting and was swept away by a wave.
Trivia
- In Final Fantasy Tactics, Saronia is mentioned in the description of the Artefacts, Black Materia, White Materia, Red Materia and Blue Materia, being an ancient magical city and that its residents, the Saronians, depend on the power of these materia for magic.
- One of the Saronian soldiers mentions that he is skilled with cannons, and is implied to be the one who fired down the party's airship.