Camp Crescent Lake

Saddly no basket weaving or marshmellows

With the Earth Fiend defeated all is set right in Melmond. Actually the place still looks like a ruin but at least the people are happy. So now you need to go to the next place, a town called crescent lake. You reach Crescent lake by traveling along the south side of the continent until you reach the east side. Beware the monsters around crescent lake are rather strong so keep your guard up. Also take plenty of antidotes as the town item shop (in the android version) doesn't have an antidote although the area has poisonous monsters.

You can't find this in the NES version

There are plenty of things so buy in cresent lake. You can buy a bunch of mithril gear in this town and you can even get it before you finish the Earth cave and if you feel like making a bit of a sequence break you can get the gear before taking on the Earth cave. If you get the android version of the game you can also buy good items like hi potions and ether. There is also level 6 spells in this town but they won't be too useful until you get a high enough level.

Where you get the canoe

The important thing in this town though is the circle of sages on the right side of the town. They give a bunch of advice and cryptic hints about the plot of the game. In the important thing though is that you can get the canoe from one of the sages, however the sage will only give it to you if you have beaten the fiend of Earth. The canoe allows you to travel in rivers. Unlike the ship the the canoe goes with you wherever you go. With the canoe you are able to travel to the volcano and take on the fiend of fire.