Final Fantasy I Walkthrough

13. Cavern of Earth, part 2

Return to Melmond to heal and save, then head back to where you fought the Vampire. Move past his chamber to the stone tile, then select the Earth Rod from the menu to destroy the stone tile and move further into the Terra Cavern.

Fortunately, you’re more than halfway done with the Cavern of Earth, so getting to the Earth Crystal won’t be too difficult. Head north at the first intersection, then continue heading west until you reach a door to a treasure room. This is a rather large one, and you’ll come out with a Staff, and 11825 gil scattered throughout four chests. There is one more treasure room in this area. Head all the way west, then south and through the door, where you will find a Tent, 1250 gil, and a Mythril Shield. The stairs down to the next level are in the northwest of this room.

There is no treasure in this last room, so bear north and west until you find a door. Inside is the Earth Crystal, guarded by Lich, the Fiend of the Earth.

Lich Magic Bestiary #49 Boss Monster	HP	Attack	Defense	Magic Evasion Rate	EXP	Gil
	1200	40	40	120	2200	3000
	Evasion Rate		Agility		Intelligence
	24		12		30
	Special Attacks			Dropped Items
	BlizzaraSleepraHasteThundaraHoldFiraSlowSleepStopKillWarpFlare			None
	Weakness			Ineffective
	Locations
	Cavern of Earth

Lich, like the Vampire, is weak to high-level fire spells and Diaga. Use these as much as you can while still healing if necessary. He has much more HP than Vampire, so you will likely need to heal. Have your melee characters attack, and he should go down in three rounds.

After the battle, you will use the power of your crystals to restore the Earth Crystal. If you like, you can use the teleporter behind the Earth Crystal to return to the world map immediately.