▁the ▁state ▁of ▁four ▁cry st als , ▁each ▁gover ning ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁classical ▁elements : ▁earth , ▁fire , ▁water , ▁and ▁wind . ▁The ▁world ▁of ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁is ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁numerous ▁races , ▁including ▁humans , ▁el ves , ▁d war ves , ▁mer ma ids , ▁drag ons , ▁and ▁rob ots . ▁Most ▁non - human ▁races ▁have ▁only ▁one ▁" town " ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁although ▁individuals ▁are ▁sometimes ▁found ▁in ▁human ▁towns ▁or ▁other ▁areas ▁as ▁well . ▁Four ▁hundred ▁years ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁Le fe in ish ▁people , ▁who ▁used ▁the ▁Power ▁of ▁Wind ▁to ▁craft ▁air ships ▁and ▁a ▁giant ▁space ▁station ▁( called ▁the ▁Flo ating ▁Castle ▁in ▁the ▁game ), ▁watched ▁their ▁country ▁decl ine ▁as ▁the ▁Wind ▁cry stal ▁went ▁dark . ▁Two ▁hundred ▁years ▁later , ▁violent ▁storm s ▁s ank ▁a ▁massive ▁shr ine ▁that ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁an ▁ocean - based ▁civil ization , ▁and ▁the ▁Water ▁cry stal ▁went ▁dark . ▁The ▁Earth ▁cry stal ▁and ▁the ▁Fire ▁cry stal ▁followed , ▁pl agu ing ▁the ▁earth ▁with ▁ra ging ▁wild f ires , ▁and ▁dev ast ating ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁town ▁of ▁Mel mond ▁as ▁the ▁pla ins ▁and ▁veget ation ▁decay ed . ▁Some ▁time ▁later , ▁the ▁s age ▁L uk ahn ▁tells ▁of ▁a ▁prop he cy ▁that ▁four ▁Light ▁War riors ▁will ▁come ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁world ▁in