Izumo

Izumo is located on the western half of Nihan.

Izumo (イズモ村 Izumo Village) is a village on the island nation of Nihan. It is one of several locations in Golden Sun: The Lost Age that become available once Felix's party sets sail on Piers' boat, and so it does not have to be visited at a predetermined point in the game.

The city of Izumo is located by the island's coastline. Izumo is similar to ancient Japan in architecture and customs. Its houses consist of wooden huts with thatched roofs. Izumo is governed by Lady Uzume.

In Golden Sun: The Lost Age

For all NPC gossip, see Side Scripts.

The entrance of Izumo.

There are two major things to do after clearing Gaia Rock. The first is to give the Dancing Idol to Lady Uzume; in exchange, she will give Felix Coal, a Mars Djinni. The second is the Izumo Ruins. In order to enter the catacombs, Felix must use Move on the leftmost pillar in the ring of pillars to the right of Lady Uzume's house (later in the game Isaac and Garet can accomplish this instead), and then Sheba (or Ivan) must use Reveal to unveil the ladder in the center of the ring. Although the catacombs are available upon first arriving in Izumo, they are unavailable for exploration until Felix gains the Sand Psynergy in Gaia Rock. The Phantasmal Mail can be found here, as well as the Summon Ulysses. However, the room containing Ulysses remains unreachable until Piers learns Parch in Aqua Rock

Vendors

The town's inn is located just north of the entrance and costs 15 coins per party member.

General Store
Name	Class	Cost	Effect
War Mace	Mace	6200	Attack +84
Silver Vest	Clothing	3200	Defense +28
Platinum Circlet	Circlet	4200	Defense +29
Herb	Consumable Item	10	Restores 50 HP to one Adept
Nut	Consumable Item	200	Restores 200 HP to one Adept
Antidote	Consumable Item	20	Cures Poison and Venom from one Adept
Elixir	Consumable Item	30	Removes Stun, Sleep, and Delusion from one Adept
Sacred Feather	Consumable Item	70	Temporarily lowers monster encounter rate
Artifacts
Shamshir	Long Sword	10000	Attack +99, Unleashes Acid Bath
Ninja Blade	Light Blade	8800	Attack +94, Unleashes Cyclone Smash
War Gloves	Gloves	4000	Defense +32, Attack +10
Psy Crystal	Consumable Item	1500	Restores all PP to one Adept

Items

Festival Coat: Found in the big crate in the lower-right building.
Antidote: Found by using Cyclone on the weeds in the lower right corner of the city.
Elixir: Found in the rightmost jar outside Lady Uzume's house.
Smoke Bomb: Found in a jar in the center right building.
Lucky Medal: Found by using Cyclone on the weeds south of Lady Uzume's house.
Water of Life: Found in a jar north of Lady Uzume's house.

Story

Spoiler warning: The following section(s) contain plot details that some people may not wish to learn before reaching this point in the game on their own.

In The Lost Age

Pre-Gaia Rock

Sometime before the party arrives at Izumo, the Serpent residing in Gaia Rock awakened (possibly a result of the Psynergy Stones scattered during Mt. Aleph's eruption, as are many of the obstacles encountered throughout the games). At the time, the people of Izumo were having a festival, which the Serpent promptly ruined. At some point Lady Uzume ordered barrels of Dragonsbane (which has an effect on the Serpent similar to catnip on cats) to be transported to the Serpent's lair deep within Gaia Rock. Supposedly, the Serpent demanded a female sacrifice each year, and so a lottery was formed to determine who the sacrifice would be. Kushinada, a close friend of Lady Uzume and her brother Susa, was chosen as the first sacrifice.

The city's residents happily celebrate the slaying of the Serpent. Izumo at once becomes lively again.

Enraged, Susa travelled to Gaia Rock on his own in an attempt to destroy the Serpent before Kushinada could be sacrificed. Lady Uzume predicted that a great hero would come to slay the Serpent by the next full moon.

Post-Gaia Rock

After the Serpent is destroyed, the townspeople are in much better spirits, and are even preparing another festival. A cutscene can be triggered by entering Lady Uzume's house, during which Kraden attempts to explain Psynergy to Uzume and Kushinada, and it is revealed that both they and Susa possess some level of Psynergy (most likely of the Venus element, which is later confirmed after defeating Gaia Rock). Also, Susa tries to deny having defeated the Serpent, but Felix and Co. point out that Susa greatly weakened the Serpent with the Dragonsbane (Sake in the Japanese version) and delivered the final blow with the Cloud Brand, making him an essential part of the Serpent's defeat.

In Dark Dawn

Some time after the Golden Sun event, Izumo is destroyed by a tidal wave, with Yamata taking its place as the primary settlement.

This village once rested upon Nihan, but it was destroyed by massive tsunamis that flooded it. It was once terrorized by a monstrous dragon called the Great Serpent until the Warriors of Vale slew the beast.

Spoilers end here.Those who did not want the plot ruined for them may now continue reading as normal.

Trivia

• After Gaia Rock, the mind read dialogue for the old man by the western drum in Lady Uzume's house has a typo: "sometimesi" instead of "sometimes".
• One of the young woman NPCs is a dancer called Okuni, named after the inventor of Kabuki Theater who was a Miko at the Izumo Shrine.