Kaipo

Inn Price 50 gil
Shops Armor, Items, Weapons
Amenities Namingway
Exit/Warp Exit functions properly on this map, but Warp does not
Upon entering the town for the first time, Cecil will automatically stay at the inn (for free). You will be attacked in the night by three Soldiers and a General. Taking out all three Soldiers will cause the General to run, but you'll gain more experience and gil if you take out the General before the final Soldier. After the fight, Rydia will join the party.

As a caster, Rydia should be put in the back row. You may be tempted to give her a Short Bow, but its inaccuracy and need for arrows make it an inferior Weapon to using the Rod as an item (as opposed to attacking with it). Rydia will gain a few levels very quickly if you fight outside the town. Aside from the Short Bow, there's nothing of immediate use in the Shops here, though you can find an Ether1 in a pot near the Weapon Shop.

Before leaving, make sure to visit the northeastern building and find Rosa. If you fail to do so, Tellah will block your way in the Water Cavern.

Once you return with the Sand Ruby, use it on Rosa to trigger a cutscene. During this scene, Edward will fight a WaterHag. This Monster lasts longer than a typical WaterHag, but the fight shouldn't be too difficult, and it gives a wildly increased experience reward, which is nice. After that, Rosa joins the party.
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Maps: Connected to Kaipo – 1 shown
The name of the map, including both the general area and the specific floor or section; temporary maps only appear during certain brief plot points; underworld and moon maps are found on those worlds; end game maps are available during the closing events of the game
Name
The number of treasures to be found on this map
Treasures
The cost to stay at the inn, if there is one present
Inn
Does the Exit spell function on this map?
Exit
Does the Warp spell function on this map?
Warp
Miscellaneous helpful features of the area, such as Namingway and fat chocobos
Amenities
A list of the types of shops that can be found here
Shops
World Map Kaipo Area - - - - - -
Characters: Who join the party in Kaipo – 2 shown
End game characters are in your party at the end of the game; note that these characters may still leave (and take any equipment they are carrying with them) at points during the game
Name		 Job
The minimum level the character joins the party at; if the character previously attained a higher level, they rejoin at that level instead
Level
The gear this character joins the party with
Gear
The battle commands this character has access to
Commands
Rydia Summoner 1 Rod, Leather Cap, Leather Armor, Iron Ring Fight, White, Black, Call, Item
Rosa White Mage 10 Brass Arrow, Short Bow, Leather Cap, Leather Armor, Iron Ring Fight, White, Pray, Aim, Item
Plot Battles: Found in Kaipo – 2 shown
Monsters
The specifics of where this plot battle will be fought
Notes
Soldier ×3, General During automatic cutscene
WaterHag During cutscene after using SandRuby on Rosa, fought with Edward alone, extra HP and worth 100 Gil and 800 Exp
Shops: Found in Kaipo – 3 shown
The type of shop this is; underworld and moon shops are found on those worlds
Shop
The weapons, armor, or items sold at this shop
Goods
Items Potion (30 gil)
Life (100 gil)
Soft (400 gil)
Maiden's Kiss (60 gil)
Eyedrops (30 gil)
Antidote (40 gil)
Tent (100 gil)
Gysahl Greens (50 gil)
Armor Leather Cap (100 gil)
Clothes (50 gil)
Leather Armor (200 gil)
Iron Ring (100 gil)
Weapons Rod (100 gil)
Staff (160 gil)
Short Bow (220 gil)
Brass Arrow (10 gil)
Treasures: Found in Kaipo – 1 shown
Treasure
The specifics of where this treasure can be found
Notes
The monsters guarding this treasure, which will attack when the treasure is opened
Guarded By
Ether1 Pot near weapon shop -
Monsters: Found in Kaipo – 3 shown
Minibosses appear as treasure guardians or are otherwise especially powerful monsters; bosses are unique monsters that are defeated as part of the plot; lunar guardians are powerful monsters guarding forbidden weapons; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; special monsters are not fought in standard battles
Name
The monster's starting and maximum hit point total
HP
The amount of gil earned for defeating this monster
Gil
The total amount of experience earned for defeating this monster (this is split evenly among surviving party members)
Exp
Attack determines the base per-hit damage of the monster's physical attack
Att
Magic determines how powerful the monster's spells and special abilities are
Magic
Defense reduces the amount of damage taken per physical hit
Def
Magic defense reduces the amount of damage taken by spells and special attacks
Mag. Def.
Some weapons are especially effective against certain monster families
Family
The monster takes extra damage from spells or attacks of any of the listed elements
Weakness
Monsters that resist an element take reduced damage from spells or attacks of that element, while monsters that absorb an element are healed by spells instead of taking damage (elemental weapon attacks are resisted instead of absorbed); individual monster pages indicate which elements are resisted and which are absorbed
Resists/Absorbs
The monster is vulnerable to status ailments listed in white, and immune to those listed in red; the status ailments are Poison, Darkness, Silence, Pig, Mini, Toad, Petrify, KO, Berserk, Confuse, Sleep, Paralyze, Curse, and Gradual Petrification
Status Vulnerability
General 221 80 gil 398 26 - 2 12 - - - PoDaSiPiMiToPeKOBeCoSlPaCuGP
Soldier 27 54 gil 157 20 - 0 4 - - - PoDaSiPiMiToPeKOBeCoSlPaCuGP
WaterHag 64 38 gil 136 18 - 2 7 Reptile Lightning - PoDaSiPiMiToPeKOBeCoSlPaCuGP
Weapons: Found in Kaipo – 4 shown
Rare weapons can only be found as treasure or won or stolen from monsters; unique weapons can only be found as treasure or as rare monster drops; forbidden weapons are powerful items found in the Lunar Subterrane; exceptional weapons are found only as rare monster drops
Name
The specific type of weapon this is; this has no special in-game meaning
Type
The higher a weapon's power, the more damage physical attacks made with it deal
Power
A weapon's base accuracy
Accuracy
Some weapons grant a bonus or penalty to one or more statistics; bonuses are listed in green, while penalties are listed in red
Bonuses
The cost to buy this weapon in a shop
Price
The amount of gil received when selling this weapon in a shop
Value
The spell cast when this weapon is used as an item in combat; unlike items, weapons are not consumed when used to cast spells
Spell
The status ailment that may be inflicted by hits with this weapon
Status
The elemental nature of this weapon; targets that are weak to this element take extra damage, while targets that resist or absorb this element take reduced damage
Elements
When used against monsters of any of the listed families, this weapon does increased damage
Families
The characters which are capable of using this weapon
Equipped By
Brass Arrow Arrow 5 - 10 gil 5 gil - - - - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Rod Rod 3 40% - 100 gil 50 gil Rod - - - cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Short Bow Bow 5 30% - 220 gil 110 gil - - Projectile - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Staff Staff 4 45% - 160 gil 80 gil Staff - - - Ce, cRy, Fu, Po, Ro, Te
Armor: Found in Kaipo – 4 shown
Rare armors can only be found as treasure or won or stolen from monsters; unique armors can only be found as treasure or as rare monster drops; forbidden armors are powerful items found in the Lunar Subterrane; exceptional armors are found only as rare monster drops
Name
The slot where this armor is equipped
Type
Defense reduces the amount of damage taken per physical hit; the defense value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Defense
All shields and some types of armor grant a bonus to the wearer's evasion, while other armor incurs a penalty to evasion; the evasion adjustments of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Evasion
Magic defense reduces the amount of damage taken by spells and special attacks; the magic defense value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Mag. Def.
Most types of armor grant a bonus to the wearer's magic evasion; the magic evasion bonus of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Mag. Eva.
Some types of armor grant a bonus or penalty to one or more statistics; bonuses are listed in green, while penalties are listed in red
Stat Modifications
The cost to buy this armor in a shop
Price
The amount of gil received when selling this armor in a shop
Value
The wearer becomes immune to all of the listed status ailments while using this armor
Status Immunity
The wearer takes reduced damage from spells or attacks of any of the listed elements
Resistance
The characters who are capable of using this armor
Equipped By
Clothes Armor 1 - 0 - - 50 gil 25 gil - - All characters except CDK
Iron Ring Gloves 2 - 2 +1% - 100 gil 50 gil - - cRy, Edg, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry, Te, Ya
Leather Armor Armor 2 - 1 +1% - 200 gil 100 gil - - All characters except CDK
Leather Cap Helm 1 −5% 1 +1% - 100 gil 50 gil - - All characters except CDK
Items: Found in Kaipo – 9 shown
Rare items can only be found as treasure, won or stolen from monsters, or purchased from a single shop; unique items can only be found as treasure or as very rare monster drops; key items are unique items that are important to the plot; exceptional items are found only as very rare monster drops
Name
The cost to buy this item in a shop
Price
The amount of gil received when selling this item in a shop
Value
The spell cast when this item is used in battle; using the item in this way consumes it
Spell
The target of this item's effects when used in battle
Target
Antidote 40 gil 20 gil Antidote One
Ether1 10,000 gil 1 gil Ether1 One
Eyedrops 30 gil 15 gil Eyedrops One
Gysahl Greens 50 gil 25 gil - -
Life 100 gil 50 gil Life1 One
Maiden's Kiss 60 gil 30 gil Maiden's Kiss One
Potion 30 gil 15 gil Potion One
Soft 400 gil 200 gil Soft One
Tent 100 gil 50 gil - -
Mist Water Cavern South

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Inn Price 50 gil
Shops Armor, Items, Weapons
Amenities Namingway