Elfheim, also known as Elfland, is a town in the original Final Fantasy. Located southwest of Cornelia, it is the home of the elves. The Elven Castle is located directly above the town.

Story

The prince of the elves is put into a deep sleep by Astos, the king of the dark elves, to steal the kingdom's treasure. The kingdom of Elfheim asks the Warriors of Light for their help to defeat Astos. After they defeat Astos at the Western Keep and get a potion from Matoya to awaken the prince, he responds by giving them the mystic key, allowing them to get the explosives from Cornelia Castle to give to the dwarves.

Some of the elves in Elfheim can talk about airships built by an ancient race. There are two differently clothed elves in town who are training on their foresight and ask the party to come to them in a later time. Once the party obtains a levistone, one of them will talk about the location on where one can find the stone while another talks about the area where the stone should be used to obtain an airship beneath the sand.

Shops

Items

In the Pixel Remaster version, all normal item shops sell Potions, Hi-Potions, Ethers, Phoenix Downs, Antidotes, Eye Drops, Echo Grasses, Gold Needles, Remedies, Sleeping Bags, Tents, and Cottages.

Name	Cost
	NES/PS (Normal)	PS (Easy)/GBA/PSP/Mobile/PR
Potion	60 gil	40 gil
Antidote	75 gil	50 gil
Gold Needle	800 gil	500 gil
Echo Grass	N/A	50 gil
Tent	250 gil	160 gil
Cottage	3,000 gil	2,000 gil (PS only)

Weapons

Name	Cost
	NES/PS (Normal)	PS (Easy)/GBA/PSP/Mobile/PR
Iron Nunchaku	200 gil	160 gil
Dagger	175 gil	140 gil
Crosier	200 gil	160 gil
Saber	450 gil	360 gil
Mythril Sword	4,000 gil	3,200 gil (PS only)

Armor

Name	Cost
	NES/PS (Normal)	PS (Easy)/GBA/PSP/Mobile/PR
Iron Armor	800 gil	640 gil
Copper Armlet	1,000 gil	800 gil
Iron Shield	100 gil	80 gil
Leather Cap	80 gil	65 gil
Helm	100 gil	80 gil

Level 3 White Magic

Name	Cost
	NES/PS (Normal)	PS (Easy)/GBA/PSP/Mobile/PR
Cura	1,500 gil	1,000 gil
Diara	1,500 gil	1,000 gil
NulBlaze	1,500 gil	1,000 gil
Heal	1,500 gil	1,000 gil

Level 3 Black Magic

Name	Cost
	NES/PS (Normal)	PS (Easy)/GBA/PSP/Mobile/PR
Fira	1,500 gil	1,000 gil
Hold	1,500 gil	1,000 gil
Thundara	1,500 gil	1,000 gil
Focara	1,500 gil	1,000 gil

Level 4 White Magic

Name	Cost
	NES/PS (Normal)	PS (Easy)/GBA/PSP/Mobile/PR
Poisona	4,000 gil	2,500 gil
Fear	4,000 gil	2,500 gil
NulFrost	4,000 gil	2,500 gil
Vox	4,000 gil	2,500 gil

Level 4 Black Magic

Name	Cost
	NES/PS (Normal)	PS (Easy)/GBA/PSP/Mobile/PR
Sleepra	4,000 gil	2,500 gil
Haste	4,000 gil	2,500 gil
Confuse	4,000 gil	2,500 gil
Blizzara	4,000 gil	2,500 gil

Encounters

Elfheim is part of a large encounter region it shares with Mount Duergar and the Western Keep in all releases, as well as Matoya's Cave, Lifespring Grotto, and Melmond depending on the release. The Elfheim portion of the region borders the Marsh Cave region to its south and west, and the Mount Gulg region to the east.

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

The background music that plays in Elfheim is Final Fantasy's "town theme."

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Dimensions

Elfheim is an elven kingdom ruled by Frey, the Mysterious Old Ranger.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Elfheim and the Elven Castle appear as ruins in World B, lying atop a small hill overlooking the region. In Confessions of the Creator a teleport stone lies here, and in some storylines a moogle sells items here. The entire southern region of World B is a snowfield called the Elven Snowfields after the city and castle.

Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances

Captain N: The Game Master

Elfheim is never mentioned by name, but it is the home of the Prince and elves. Astos is trying to overthrow the Prince and take his kingdom.

Behind the scenes

In the WonderSwan, GBA, PSP, iOS, and Pixel Remaster versions, the left gravestone in Elfheim reads "Here lies Link". This is a reference to Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, as Link has an elf-like appearance. The elves in Elfheim have a striking resemblance to Link from The Legend of Zelda as they wear green tunics, green hats, and have yellow hair. In the Final Fantasy Origins version, the gravestone reads "May Link rest in peace". In the English localization of the NES version of the game, the aforementioned tombstone says "Here lies Erdrick". Erdrick is a reference to a character in the Dragon Quest series. In the original Japanese Famicom version, the tombstone has always been for Link. Coincidentally, the Japanese Famicom Disk System version of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link included a reference to Erdrick on a tombstone in Saria Town, but it ended up omitted from the English localization.

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Etymology

[view · edit · purge]"Álfheimr" is one of the Nine Worlds of Yggdrasil in Norse Mythology. Álfheimr was inhabited by the light elves, and the name of the world literally translates as "elf home."

[view · edit · purge]An elf is a type of supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore. Reconstructing the early concept of an elf depends almost entirely on texts in Old English or relating to Norse mythology. Elves entered the 20th-century high fantasy European genre in the wake of works published by authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien.

[view · edit · purge]Heim is German for "home".