The small island town was originally founded by those in pursuit of a rare type of fish named, aptly, the Balamb Fish. Considered a delicacy, the Balamb Fish attracted fishermen and seafood chefs to the area, and soon a small community began to take root. The town's naturally large harbor was the perfect home base for fleets of fishing vessels, as well as commercial passenger ships. Before long, word spread among Galbadians about Balamb's beautiful coastline and refreshing atmosphere, as well as its top-notch food. As a result, Balamb blossomed into a resort destination, hosting tourists from all over Galbadia. An underwater railway was built to aid the transport of both people and supplies, and the elegant Balamb Hotel was built to house vacationers and serve the best Balamb Fish dishes the town had to offer. Small souvenir shops and other tourist-related stores also sprung up around town, and Balamb thrived as a sparsely-populated, politically neutral island nation.

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Top-side Catwalks

The only known means of access between the three 'spires' of the prison. During the drilling phase where the three spires will drill into the ground the catwalks will withdraw into the spires.
Interrogation Room.

Interrogation Room

As the name implies this room is used for interrogating prisoners. Situated a level or two above the Cell levels one of this room's most notable possessions is a wall rack that, when a prisoner is tied to it, sends currents of electricity through the prisoner as a form of torture.
Cell Levels.

Cell Levels

The Cell Levels make up the majority of at least one of the three drilling spires that make up the prison. Some levels are devoted to General Population Cells are are accessible by numerous catwalks that spiral down through the spire. Other levels are devoted solely to Solitary Cells which are hung together in the lower levels of the spire where the only way to access them is to use a crane to move the box-like cells to a readily accessible level.
General Population Cells.

General Population Cells

General population cells are for the general criminal of Galbadia that are not regarded as a high security risk if they were to mingle with the other prisoners. As such they are designed to accomodate more then one prisoner. There are up to twelve levels devoted entirely to general population cells. Each easily accessible by guards and janitors.
Solitary Cells.

Solitary Cells

These cells are reserved for the more dangerous prisoners who can't be risked mingling with the general population. Each cell is an isolated box which is hung amongst others in a grid within the spire. These cells can only be accessed by moving them with a crane to one of the higher levels.

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Deling Station

As the capital city of Galbadia, Deling City Station is connected to numerous other towns and stations within the country. One of these stations include the SeeD based Galbadia Garden.

Galbadia Hotel.

A popular hotel in Galbadia. The Galbadia Hotel features a small bar next to the foyer where, before her hit single Eyes on Me, Julia Heartilly played the piano for patrons. This is also where Laguna Loire first met her.


Caraway's Mansion

The home mansion of General Fury Caraway of the Galbadia Army. His wife and daughter also used to live here but that was a long time ago.

Car Rental

Located on the outskirts of the city. Here one can rent a car to travel across the world map without the fear of enemy encounters. Of course the car must have fuel to run otherwise you won't be going anywhere.

Deling Sewers

The Deling Sewers are a labyrinth of corridors and streams filled with monsters such as Creeps and Grand Mantis.

Gateway

The Gateway is the central, prominant feature in Deling City. Possibly a remnant from the days of the Dollet Empire, the gateway features a pair of working metal gates and is decorated by various stone gargoyals. It closely resembles the Arc de Triomphe.

Presidential Residence

The home residence of the president of Galbadia. Currently President Deling is the tenant of this high maintanance abode, featuring full scale security and a platform to address the public that await outside the gates.
The Residence also features an automated display that emerges from the roof during celebrations.

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The main walk of the orphanage and the first thing visitors see upon entering. Up ahead is the entrance to one of the bedrooms and if one was to go left at the end they would end up looking over the flower fields. It is unknown where the door on the right leads although it is speculated that this is Edea's room. One of the many bedrooms in the orphanage this one is connected to the main room through the door on the right and can also be accessed via a door that opens out onto the orphanage entrance. The main room of the orphanage. The kids frequently ran through here during their many escapades together. The door at the rear leads out to the backyard while the door to the immediate left of that door leads into the bedroom. A small area located behind the main building. The backyard directly overlooks the beach and features a rock staircase leading down to it.A prominent playing area for the children living in the orphanage who would sometimes sneak down after dark to light fireworks.The Flower Fields is where Squall makes the promise to Rinoa.

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For a long time, Esthar was governed by the cruel Sorceress Adel. With the help of Dr. Odine, she sought a child to whom she could give her powers to. She finally set her sights on Ellone. However, Laguna saw his chance here, and used Ellone as bait to seal Adel's powers and launch her into space. After this, Laguna was hailed as the hero of the Esthar revolution, and was elected president, with his two friends Kiros and Ward working together with him. With this, the Sorceress War was abruptly ended, and for the next seventeen years, Esthar kept its silence.

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located near Timber on the Galbadian continent. It is one of the three Gardens in the world which trains students to become SeeDs. Martine is the Headmaster of Galbadia Garden, and Irvine trains and lives there. Quistis also spent a brief time at Galbadia Garden. Like Balamb Garden, it is built on top of an ancient Centra structure, which allows the Garden to fly.

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Horizon Bridge is the name of the intercontinental railway bridge that connects Galbadia and Esthar. Ever since the Sorceress War erupted, the Horizon Bridge went out of operation, stalling all hopes for people to see the wonders of these two continents. Horizon Bridge's appearance on the larger world map is reminiscent of the Big Bridge in Final Fantasy V which also spans two continents across ocean.

Drunkman Alley.

The Drunkman Alley is the name given to Fisherman's Horizon's Hotel/Item store located overlooking one of the Horizon's many warfs. While its accommodations may seem crude in comparison to most other hotels around the world of Final Fantasy VIII, the Drunkman Alley does provide access to a News Screen from which patrons can freely watch the global happenings of the world.

Sun Panel
The sun panel is located at the center of the Horizon and is thought to be the main power supplier for the settlement. Bolstered by wind fans and possible water refineries, Fisherman's Horizon indeed possesses a massive power network.


Mayor's Residence.

The Mayor's Residence is located at the center of the Sun Panel. Accommodated by Mayor Dobe and his wife/supporter Flo, the residence has been built next to the Horizon's only visible tree.
Train Station.

FH Train Station

The now run-down station that served as a halfway point on the Horizon Bridge. The FH Train Station now only serves as scrap metal ready for any mechanic who has found themselves needing a little more.

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Winhill was founded some time ago by a group of peaceful people who embraced small-town life and scorned the presence of outsiders entering their village. However, many of Winhill's young people found the quiet village life boring and left to seek excitement in the neighboring Deling City.

During the Sorceress War, all of the working men in town were sent off to fight for Galbadia against the nation of Esthar. The only ones left in the village, according to Laguna, were women with children, old people, chocobos, dogs, and cats. As a result, monsters made their way into town from the surrounding wilderness and overran its streets, making it dangerous for children to play outside alone. At some point during this time, Winhill was raided by Estharian troops, capturing young girls to bring to their leader, Sorceress Adel, as candidates for succession. Although the townspeople fought back, the troops succeeded in capturing several children. One child in particular, however, avoided their grasp: Ellone, a girl of two or three with the unique ability to send her conscious back in time. When her parents refused to turn her over to Esthar, they were killed, but the girl escaped and was taken in by her next-door-neighbor, Raine. Following the Esthar raid, a team of Galbadian soldiers were appointed to stand guard at the town's entrance and keep a lookout for Esthar soldiers, but the team did little to address the town's growing monster problem.

Soon after, a Galbadian soldier named Laguna Loire appeared in town, critically injured from a battle with Estharian troops on the Centra continent. Like Ellone, Laguna was also taken in by Raine and nursed back to health. To repay Raine and Winhill for its hospitality, Laguna served the town as a protector, running daily patrols to rid the area of any monsters, mostly made up of Bite Bugs and Caterchipillars. About a year later, Estharian troops raided Winhill once again, specifically in search of Ellone. This time, they succeeded in capturing her and whisking her awa

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Located on the icy northern continent of Trabia. Students (usually orphans) attend Garden in hopes of becoming SeeDs. Selphie lived and trained here before transferred to Balamb Garden shortly before the events of the game. Like other Gardens, it is built on top of an ancient Centra structure, which allows the Garden to fly.

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