Final Fantasy VI Misc. Quests

Fishing for Cid
When you wake up in the World of Ruin, you find yourself on a solitary island with Cid. In caring for you Cid has become ill, and it is up to you whether he lives or dies. He will need food to survive, and the only thing on the menu is fish.
To get fish, have Celes go to the beach south of the house. Here you should see anywhere from 2-5 fish swimming around. Even though there are plenty of fish, you want to be sure they are the best. The faster the fish is swimming, the better it is. Here is each type of fish, and how much they will heal/hurt Cid.

Ancient Castle
In the WOR, after you get the airship, take another trip to Figaro Castle. This time you will stop about half way through the trek to Kohligan. The crewman notifies you that there is something in the stratum, and offers to let you investigate. Humor yourself...investigate.
Go through the jail cell you first entered the castle in, and you will come out into a cave. Inside you will come across several chests. One chest in the southeast corner has a fight with a Master Pug. He is one tough hombre, but you will be rewarded with the Graedus. This is the best knife for Strago, Relm, and Locke. After that, head west, into the next room. there you can climb down a ladder, and use a save point. I strongly recommend saving, since there are several difficult fights ahead. When you continue to the castle steps, you will see a flashback of the castle during the War of the Magi. Their defender Odin, fell at the hands of a powerful sorcerer, who turned him to stone. You can easily barge into the castle and take Odin. You might just want to check out some of the outer rooms first though. The two doors to the right of the entrance will take you to a chest with a fight with a Katana Soul. After defeating him, you will obtain the Offering Relic. This allows four strikes/turn with each weapon equipped. In the room to the left, you will find the Punisher. After you collected your loot here, take a walk inside.
In the throne room, you will find the statue of Odin from the flashback. Touch him, and this will cause him to turn into magicite. He is now yours to summon. But you are not quite done yet On the right side of the throne room, there is another door. This will take you to a small room containing a Gold Hairpin, and a Blizzard Orb. This is one of two relics needed to unlock Umaro's full power. But this is not the end of this quest. Not by a far shot.

Auction House
The Auction House is located in the town of Jidoor. Once you raid the Magi-Tek research facility, you can begin to purchase items there. The two big ones, of course, are the Golem and Zoneseek Espers. But there are several other things to be purchased if you have the cash. (Any item with a * next to the name cannot be bought...sorry.)

Shadow's past
If you waited for Shadow on the Floating Continent, you will be able to get a glimpse into who he really is. Once you find Shadow, you will get a series of dreams, when you rest at some inns. The first of the five dreams occurs when you take Shadow back to Thamasa. The other four occur when you rest in inns. These dreams give a little light on who Shadow is, why Interceptor likes Relm, and why Strago was so surprised the first time you visited Thamasa.

Dream 1
Fueled by the guilt of his past, Clyde decides to abandon his family to fight the oncoming threat of the Empire. The family dog Interceptor tries to stop him, but Clyde speaks of making the place safer for the girl and leaves. Interceptor hesitates, before following his master to this day.

Dream 2
In this dream, Clyde is being haunted by the memory of his one time partner, Baram. He wants to know why he was left to suffer, while Clyde fled.

Dream 3
In this dream, you are taken back to when Clyde and Baram have committed their first robbery, and are celebrating. Thus they choose a new name for themselves. Clyde chooses Shadow.

Dream 4
The enemy has caught up to Baram, and Shadow discovers him mortally wounded. He begs for Shadow to end his suffering, as well as the suffering he will get when caught alive. But Shadow finds he cannot do this, and leaves his friend at the mercy of the enemy and flees.

Dream 5
Shadow finds himself in a village called Thamasa. Here he is approached by a Madonna, who asks for him to stay and begin a new life with her. He agrees, and stays in the small village.
The girl Clyde speaks of is none other than our dear sweet Relm. Relm and Shadow both are initially equipped with the Memento Ring. They are the only two in the game who have it. This is why Interceptor is friendly to only Relm, and why Strago is so surprised to see him. Shadow is Relm's father.
A theory on Baram: At the time of the SNES version, several friends of mine and I came up with a theory on what happened to Baram. Who else hides their true identity in the game? Gogo of course!. We figured that Gogo somehow eluded his captors, and found himself in the belly of the Zone Eater. Their he fully recovered, and decided to remain hidden. This theory was brought to naught however, with the American release of Final Fantasy V. Gogo was just a carry over from the game before....or was he??