Sure, you could go straight to Troia, but you've got an airship, and there's a whole world out there to explore. If nothing else, Cid needs some equipment, right? Speaking of Cid, you may want to rearrange the group so that he's in the front row with Cecil and Yang, since he doesn't use long-ranged attacks.

Let's start here. In the basement of the east tower, which was previously blocked off by a mysterious force, Cecil finds a throne, oddly enough. And....

The usual NPCs are also back, but none of them says anything particularly interesting. Mostly it's a mixture of shock at what happened to the king, shame at not preventing it or even really noticing that it happened, and looking to Cecil for leadership. Golbeza seems to have left, but unfortunately, he's taken the airships with him, so Baron isn't going to be much help fighting him.

Despite the fire and landslide earlier, the town remains largely intact. Search inside the fireplace in one house to find some equipment, including an uncommon Gold Hair Ornament and a rare Transformation Rod. A few villagers have interesting remarks.

Do a little shopping before leaving, too. The Dancing Dagger will come in handy later, and Cecil can also use the item effect to help deal with pesky slime-type monsters. Also, the Bard's Clothes, though weak, give immunity to Silence status, so don't disregard them completely. On that note, the Prison Uniform Cid comes equipped with confers immunity to Sleep, so it's not entirely worthless either.

We should probably tell the elder about Palom and Porom.

West of Mysidia and south of Baron is a village by a mountain on a small island.

A well is enshrined in the middle of the village.

There's also an observatory here.

Um, yeah, like the color of rubies. Because rubies are horribly ominous, you see.

Don't bother with any of the equipment you can buy here, though. It's all outclassed by what you can buy elsewhere.

North of Ordeal Mountain and south of Fabul is another island village. This one is populated with pigs, frogs, and tiny people. They don't have anything particularly interesting to say, beyond that they mine and process mithril silver, but I suppose the dancing group as somewhat amusing.

First, search the tall grass for some free stuff. Then it's time to go shopping! The mithril equipment sold here is fairly powerful, and most carries a bonus against Spirit monsters as well. The Mithril Staff gets a bonus against Undead instead, gives a slight bonus to spirit, and can be used as an item to cure Berserk, Confusion, Sleep, and Paralysis status. Consider getting some if you have the money, but note that Cid's hammers are two-handed, so he can't use a shield at the same time, and that Cecil's Paladin set is nearly as powerful at what they're selling anyway.

Also, don't sell your Wooden Hammer or other nonmetal equipment just yet....

West beyond Agart Village is a small continent with a large tower poking up through a hole in the mountains. There's also a ruined castle by the shoreline.

Explore the castle and its numerous hidden passages to find quite a bit of treasure, but be careful. The best of the treasures are guarded by powerful monsters in addition to being confusing to reach in most cases. However, if you manage to beat the monsters, spoils include the Slumber Sword and Blood Lance in addition to a Silver Apple (or an Elixir in the EasyType or NA). Careful use of Tella's magic, a few extra levels, and of course luck are all helpful if you're going to attempt it. It's much safer to come back later, though, even if it is technically possible now.

トロイア is the Japanese rendition of "Troy", as in the Trojan War.

The town and neighboring castle are by a lake in a large forest northwest of Baron. There's only one tile of open space to land in, which can make it frustrating to position the airship correctly for landing.

Speaking of metals, the there's a girl in the lake who says:

However, this is not an indication of whether anyone is actually equipped anything metal, as she'll say the same line regardless. A pity.

The local bar is unusually large. Most of the staff consists of scantily clad and very flirtatious young women, there are what seem to be private rooms upstairs, and there's even a members-only area in the basement that you can access for a ridiculous 10,000 gil. Don't bother with it, though. The only thing to see down there is a show with many dancing girls that leaves Cecil apparently feling awkward. I think I recall hearing about there being a purpose to going downstairs in the DS remake, but in the original versions, it's just a waste of money.

The town also has a building where they raise rare black chocobos in the basement.

Also check the equipment shops before heading to the castle. Most of what's available is nothing new, but it's a good idea to pick up a Greatbow and a decent stock of arrows in a variety of elements at the weapon shop. And maybe you noticed, but none of the equipment is metallic....