Tower of Trials (The After Years)

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Tower of Trials
(修練の塔, Shūren no Tō?, lit. Training Tower)
Background information
Type	Tower
Region	South of Troia, Overworld
Gameplay details
Items	Palom's Tale: Ether x2 Gold Needle Phoenix Down x2 Echo Herbs x3 Holy Arrows Tent x2 Healing Staff Sage's Miter Hermes Sandals Cottage Remedy Dry Ether Decoy Sage's Surplice Edge's Tale: Ice Arrows Ether x2 Potion x2 Bronze Breastplate Tent Crossbow Eye Drops Bronze Hourglass Thorn Whip Hi-Potion White Fang
Enemies	Various, depends on story, see below
Quests	Training Leonora

The Tower of Trials is a location in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. It is a massive tower located to the south of Troia, and can only be reached by airship or chocobo due to the surrounding rivers. It is visited by apprentices who wish to become Epopts.

Story

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Palom is sent from Mysidia to Troia to train Leonora and replace an ill Epopt who could not fulfill her duties. To do so they must scale the Tower of Trials and claim the Monastic Seal on the top floor. As they climb, Palom teaches Leonora the basic Fire, Blizzard and Thunder spells, though he also teases her about Epopts and her struggle to learn.

At the end, they discover the Monastic Seal is simply an altar they had to reach at the top of the tower, thus ending the trial. Palom begins to mock the Epopts and the trial they were offered, but Leonora reprimands him before he apologizes.

Later in Edge's Tale, Izayoi is dispatched to Troia to spy and hears about the tower. Investigating it, she lacks the magic to unseal the entrance and so scales the outer walls. However, the glow of the Tower of Babil catches her eye, and she returns to Edge.

Spoilers end here.

Items

Palom's Tale

• Ether x2
• Gold Needle
• Phoenix Down x2
• Echo Herbs x3
• Holy Arrows
• Tent x2
• Healing Staff
• Sage's Miter
• Hermes Sandals
• Cottage
• Remedy
• Dry Ether
• Decoy
• Sage's Surplice

Edge's Tale

• Ice Arrows
• Ether x2
• Potion x2
• Bronze Breastplate
• Tent
• Crossbow
• Eye Drops
• Bronze Hourglass
• Thorn Whip
• Hi-Potion
• White Fang

Enemies

Palom's Tale

Note: All battles marked "Event" are fought with Leonora only

1F

• Bloodbones, Skeleton x3
• Red Mousse x4
• Skeleton x4
• Fire Doll (Event)
• Mini Red (Event)

2F

• Bloodbones, Skeleton x3
• Cockatrice x3
• Red Mousse x4
• Red Mousse x5
• Skeleton x4
• Mini Red x3 (Event)

3F

• Bloodbones, Skeleton x3
• Bomb x3
• Cockatrice x3
• Red Mousse x5
• Skeleton x2, Spirit x2
• Skeleton x4
• Soul, Spirit x3
• Blizzard Doll (Event)

4F

• Bloodbones, Skeleton x3
• Bloodbones x2, Soul x2
• Bomb x3
• Cockatrice x3
• Red Mousse x5
• Skeleton x2, Spirit x2
• Soul, Spirit x3
• Mini Blue x3 (Event)

5F

• Bloodbones x2, Skeleton x2
• Bloodbones x2, Soul x2
• Bomb x2, Spirit x2
• Bomb x3
• Cockatrice x2, Gargoyle
• Soul, Spirit x3
• Yellow Jelly x4
• Yellow Jelly x5
• Thunder Doll (Event)

6F

• Bloodbones, Skeleton x2, Spirit
• Bloodbones x2, Soul x2
• Bomb x2, Spirit x2
• Cockatrice x2, Gargoyle
• Gargoyle x2
• Red Mousse x3, Yellow Jelly x2
• Soul, Spirit x3
• Mini Yellow x3 (Event)

7F

• Bloodbones, Skeleton x2, Spirit
• Bloodbones x2, Soul, Spirit
• Bomb x2, Spirit x2
• Bomb x6
• Gargoyle x2
• Red Mousse x3, Yellow Jelly x2
• Red Mousse x3, Yellow Jelly x3
• Yellow Jelly x5

Edge's Tale

First Area

• Floating Eye x2
• Helldiver x3
• Larva x2, Eyewing Moth x2

Second Area

• Floating Eye x2
• Helldiver x3
• Cliff Eagle x3
• Larva x2, Eyewing Moth x2
• Gargoyle, Cliff Eagle x2

Musical themes

The theme that plays at the Tower of Trials is "Mt. Ordeals".

Gallery

Tower of Trials on the world map (PSP).

Render of Tower of Trials in the overworld (iOS).

Tower of Trials on the world map in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Wii).

The entrance to the Tower of Trials (WiiWare).

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (Wii).

Inside the Tower of Trials (PSP).

Tower of Trials outer walls in Izayoi's mission (PSP).

Battle background (PSP).