Gaia

Sprite
Inn Price 500 G
Clinic Price 750 G
Shops Armor, Items, L7 Bl.Magic, L7 Wh.Magic, L8 Bl.Magic, L8 Wh.Magic, Weapons
Treasures 1
Rare OXYALE
Gaia is the only northern town you don't need to trek across the World Map to reach, and it has plenty of new goodies to buy, if you have the money. It's also where you need to deliver the BOTTLE to obtain the OXYALE.
Compare Gaia to other Maps
Maps: Connected to Gaia – 1 shown
The name of the map, including both the general area and the specific floor or section
Name
The number of treasures to be found on this map
Treasures
The number of treasures to be found past doors locked with the KEY on this map
Locked
The average amount of total experience you can expect to earn from a random encounter here (this is split evenly among surviving party members)
Avg. Exp.
The average amount of gold you can expect to earn from a random encounter here
Avg. Gold
The cost to stay at the inn, if there is one present
Inn
The cost to revive a party member at the clinic, if there is one present
Clinic
A list of the types of shops that can be found here
Shops
World Map Gaia Area - - 2,231 1,051 G - - -
Shops: Found in Gaia – 7 shown
Shop Goods
Armor Gold Bracelet (50,000 G)
ProRing (20,000 G)
Items CABIN (250 G)
HOUSE (3,000 G)
HEAL Potion (60 G)
PURE Potion (75 G)
L7 Bl.Magic ICE3 (45,000 G)
BRAK (45,000 G)
L7 Wh.Magic CUR4 (45,000 G)
HRM4 (45,000 G)
L8 Bl.Magic STOP (60,000 G)
ZAP! (60,000 G)
XXXX (60,000 G)
L8 Wh.Magic FADE (60,000 G)
WALL (60,000 G)
XFER (60,000 G)
Weapons CatClaw (65,000 G)
Treasures: Found in Gaia – 1 shown
Treasure
The specifics of where this treasure can be found
Notes
OXYALE Speak to the Fairy after releasing her from the BOTTLE in Gaia
Weapons: Found in Gaia – 1 shown
Rare weapons can only be found as treasure, not purchased; enchanted items cast spells when used in combat; legendary weapons can be earned via sidequest; ultimate weapons are uniquely powerful treasures
Name
The base damage dealt by the weapon; this is added to half of the wielder's strength score, and each hit deals between one and two times this total in damage, reduced by the target's absorb
Damage
This value is added to the wielder's base hit % to determine the overall accuracy of the weapon's attacks; the base chance to hit is approximately 84% plus half of this value, modified by the target's evasion; a character gains an extra hit for every 32 points of hit % they have
Hit %
The chance of each attack with this weapon being a critical hit (unless the attack misses); critical hits add double the character's damage rating to their normal damage (this extra damage ignores absorb)
Crit		 Price
The amount of gold received when selling this weapon in a shop
Value
If used as an item in combat, some weapons can cast a particular magic spell free of cost
Spell		 Equipped By
CatClaw 22 +35 17.9% 65,000 G 32,500 G - Kn, Ni, RW, BW
Armor: Found in Gaia – 2 shown
Rare armors can only be found as treasure, not purchased; enchanted armors casts spells when used in combat; ultimate armors are uniquely powerful treasures
Name
The slot that the armor protects; you can have no more than one piece of armor equipped per slot
Type
Each physical hit you take will have its damage reduced by this amount; the absorb value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Absorb
All types of armor (except most shields) incur a penalty to the wearer's evasion rate; each two points of evade % lost result in a 1% smaller chance to evade attacks; multiple penalties are cumulative
Evade %
Any elemental resistances this armor provides; resistance to an element drops the base hit chance for spells and special attacks of that element to 0, and those attacks cause half damage
Resistance		 Price
The amount of gold received when selling this armor in a shop
Value
If used as an item in combat, some pieces of armor can cast a particular magic spell free of cost
Spell		 Equipped By
Gold (Bracelet) Armor 24 −1 - 50,000 G 25,000 G - All classes
ProRing Gloves 8 −1 Death 20,000 G 10,000 G - All classes
Items: Found in Gaia – 5 shown
Key items and purchased key items are required to complete the game; quest items are required for sidequests
Name
The status ailment removed by this item
Cures		 Price
HEAL (Potion) - 60 G
PURE (Potion) Poison 75 G
CABIN - 250 G
HOUSE - 3,000 G
OXYALE - -
Spells: Sold in Gaia – 10 shown
Exclusive spells can only be learned and cast by a single class; advanced spells can only be learned and cast by advanced classes; ultimate spells are available only from the hidden shop in Lefein; bugged spells have either no effect or an unintended negative effect when you use them, and should be avoided
Name		 Type Level Price
Healing spells and damaging spells that are not resisted have a hit point effect between one and two times this number, or half that when resisted (damage can be further modified by elemental weaknesses or resistances)
Power
A modifier to the likelihood of the spell being resisted; there is a base chance to hit of approximately 74% plus half this value, modified by the target's magic defense
Hit %		 Target
The status ailment cured of inflicted by the spell if it is not resisted
Status
The elemental nature of the spell; weakness to the element makes the spell approximately 20% more likely to hit and adds a 50% bonus to any damage dealt, while resistance halves damage and nearly guarantees that the spell will be resisted (for a net of 1/4 normal damage)
Element		 Learned By
BRAK Black 7 45,000 G - +115 One foe Stone Poison BW
ICE3 Black 7 45,000 G 140 +96 All foes - Cold BM, RW, BW
CUR4 White 7 45,000 G - - One ally All but KO and Stone - WW
HRM4 White 7 45,000 G 160 +107 All foes - - WW
STOP Black 8 60,000 G - +107 All foes Paralysis Time BW
XXXX Black 8 60,000 G - - One foe KO Death BW
ZAP! Black 8 60,000 G - +100 All foes KO Time BW
FADE White 8 60,000 G 160 +137 All foes - - WW
WALL White 8 60,000 G - - One ally - - WW
XFER White 8 60,000 G - +137 One foe - - WW
World Map Gaia Area World Map Cardian Islands

Related

Onrac

The ORB of Water
Page 1
Gather information in Onrac, including the purpose of OXYALE and the location of the Caravan.

Gaia

The AIRSHIP
Page 3
Begin your quest in the north by heading to the valley town of Gaia.

The Fairy

The ORB of Water
Page 2
Buy the BOTTLE from the Caravan Shop and release The Fairy contained within at the spring in Gaia.

Journey to Lefein

The ORB of Wind
Page 1
Take the SLAB to Dr. Unne in Melmond, then use his teachings to communicate with the people of Lefein and receive the CHIME.

Gaia

Sprite
Shops Armor, Items, L7 Bl.Magic, L7 Wh.Magic, L8 Bl.Magic, L8 Wh.Magic, Weapons
Treasures 1
Rare OXYALE
Gaia is the only northern town you don't need to trek across the World Map to reach, and it has plenty of new goodies to buy, if you have the money. It's also where you need to deliver the BOTTLE to obtain the OXYALE.

Gaia

Treasures 1
Shops Armor, Items, L7 Bl.Magic, L7 Wh.Magic, L8 Bl.Magic, L8 Wh.Magic, Weapons

Gaia

Treasures 1
Inn Price 500 gil
Sanctuary Price 750 gil
Shops Armor, Items, L7 Bl.Magic, L7 Wh.Magic, L8 Bl.Magic, L8 Wh.Magic, Weapons
Gaia is the only northern town you don't need to trek across the overworld to reach, and it has plenty of new goodies to buy, if you have the money. The Cat Claws sold in the Weapon Shop are immensely expensive, but are the most powerful Weapon a Black Wizard can use, giving him more than an entire extra attack worth of accuracy.

The Armor Shop is of more interest, especially if you haven't yet achieved the Class upgrade. The Protect Rings not only grant resistance against Death, they are the best gloves in the game and can be used by any job. (Of course, depending on how old school you are, you may want to wear the Gauntlets or Giant's Gloves instead.) You will find three Protect Rings and a pair DiamondGloves, which are nearly as good, in chests later in the game, so keep this in mind if you want to conserve cash. The Ruby Armlet is the most powerful armlet you can buy, overshadowed only by the DiamondArmlet (although the Black and White Robes have the same Defense).

If you have a level 20 Black Mage, you will definitely want the Ice3 Spell sold here, but no other Spell in Gaia can be learned until the Class change. Break is a Poison-elemental death Spell that's quite accurate, making it the best death Spell so far. Cure4 is an amazing Spell for your White Wizard, while Dia4 is somewhat lackluster because of the lack of powerful Undead to use it on.

You will also find level 8 magic Shops here, so return once you have reached level 25 and made the Class change. (Red Wizards can learn Ice3 at level 26.) The fourth Spell of each type is found in Lufenia, and you will definitely want to leave a slot open for them for both Black and White Wizards. The other black magic is of questionable merit. Banish is a mass KO Spell that no enemy other than Chaos resists, but its accuracy leaves a bit to be desired. Doom will KO most enemies with under 300 HP, but so will a normal attack by the end of the game. Stop is a highly effective Paralysis Spell that hits all enemies, which can come in handy in some situations.

The level 8 white magic is quite a bit more interesting. Holy is a non-elemental attack Spell with damage second only to the Black Wizard's Flare Spell. Dispel will remove all Elemental resistances from a single enemy, though this sounds more useful than it actually is since it doesn't create any weaknesses. NulAll will grant one party member resistance to all eight Elements, similar to wearing a Ribbon. Obviously you don't need to cast this spell on characters already wearing a Ribbon.

The only plot reason to come to Gaia is to get the Oxyale from the fairy fountain after buying the Bottled Faerie from the Desert Caravan. This will allow you to access the Sunken Shrine and fight the Fiend of Water.