Pilchard Bay is a small fishing village located in Estard Island and the home of Maribel and the Hero.
History[]
Pilchard Bay's main economy is based on its fishing industry. As such, many of the men are fishermen who brave the oceans provide fish for themselves and the castle town of Estard. Every year, they have the annual pilchard harvest, a festival that marks the first time in the year that the fishermen goes out to catch fish. The hero has been training with his father, Pollock, to become a fisherman just like him.
The story begins with the Hero talking to Maribel at night after the he returns home from his excursion with prince Kiefer. Maribel asks if he will tell her where the Hero and Kiefer goes every day. Regardless of what answers, Maribel will tell him that she will find out one day.
When dawn breaks, the hero's mother, Pearl, will wake the hero up and scold him for sleeping in so late. She gives him a Pilchard sandwich and tells him to give it to his father. The hero does so and Pollock berates the hero as well, saying that his mother could have given birth to another son and he would have been able to get the Pilchard sandwich to him faster. He tells the hero to clean out the ship in preparation of the impending voyage.
The hero is cleaning out the ship when he finds Maribel hiding between the barrels. Maribel yells at the hero for revealing her hiding spot. She tells the hero that she wants to go on the voyage with the hero. However, her yelling grabs the attention of the ship's cook who throws out Maribel.
The hero, finished with the cleaning, talks with his father. Pollock tells him that he isn't ready to go on the voyage with him yet. He gives the hero the task of watching out for his mother. The hero watches as Pollock and the other fishermen head out on their voyage without him.
After the ship leaves, the hero gets a summons from King Donald, Estard's ruler. The soldier relays the message that the Hero should visit the castle immediately. Maribel hears this and goes with the hero, looking to find some dresses. The two of them head to Estard's capital.
Eventually, Pollock, Mayor Mayde, and the other men of the village return from the pilchard harvest with a large bounty of fish, along with something strange that they caught in their nets: a mysterious tablet fragment, just like the ones in the Shrine of Mysteries. The Hero receives the tablet fragment from his father, and sets off in the middle of the night to meet with Prince Kiefer at the Shrine in order to place the remaining fragment on the pedestal. Unbeknownst to him, Maribel followed him from the village, and insists on accompanying the two into the shrine.
Maribel's house[]
The house of Maribel, being the mayor's residence, is the largest and most notable building of all the village. During the final stretch of the story, it is possible to talk to Maribel and ask her to join once again with the Party. However, due to the flying Skystone, necessary for the final confrontation against the Demon King Orgodemir, being allegedly only able hold four people at the time, one other Party member between Ruff, Sir Mervyn or Aishe, is forced to stay behind at her house, essentially making the abode from that point forward an important stopping point whenever a change in Party formation or item management is necessary.
The party member temporarily forced to rest will retain any item that they have in their equipment and inventory, and they can be swapped for someone else at any time, but an unfortunate and crucial side effect is that, unlike with the traditional Wagon, the individual resting will not receive any battle experience or vocation proficency while at Maribel's manor.
Etymology[]
A pilchard is a type of nutrient-rich fish that is commonly consumed by humans, a name which is fitting for a fishing village. Pilchards are also known as sardines.
Other languages[]
Other languages | |
French | Baie d'Alevin |
German | Buttsbüttel |
Spanish | Bahía Boquerón |
Italian | Baia Sardina |
Dutch | Unknown |
Norwegian | Unknown |
Greek | Unknown |
Portuguese | Unknown |
Russian | Unknown |
Chinese | Unknown |
Korean | Unknown |