Ys III: Wanderers from Ys

Three years after the events of Ys I and II , Adol Christin and his friend, Dogi, return to the latter's hometown of Redmont, where they learn the town is under threat from the forces of Valestein castle; Adol agrees to aid them. Adol rescues the mayor of Redmont, Edgar, from a quarry and retrieves a mysterious statue. In Redmont, Adol's friend, Elena, explains that these statues are being sought after by Lord MacGuire, the King of Felghana province. Adol retrieves the second statue from Illsburn Ruins and finds two townspeople, Father Pierre and Chester - who is Elena's brother - already there.

Adol is kicked into a pit by Chester, must fight his way past a fire dragon to escape and finds the second statue. Adol meets with Edgar, who informs him that men from Valestein (Ballacetine in the SNES version) Castle are also seeking the statues. After retrieving the third statue, Adol returns to Redmont to inform Edgar and finds him in conversation with MacGuire and Bishop Garland. The three reveal that the statues were once used to seal Galbalan, a demon of great power that ruled Felghana long ago, until he was defeated by a hero using the four statues.

Adol meets a mountain hermit, also Dogi's martial arts instructor, who tells him the location of the fourth statue further up the mountain, and he defeats its guardian and retrieves it. Chester arrives and tries to force Adol to hand over the statues, but the pair are trapped by a cave-in and saved by Dogi. Adol and Dogi return to Redmont and find it abandoned, save for a handful of citizens, who explain the rest were abducted by soldiers from Valestein Castle to hold them hostage in exchange for the statues. Adol sets out for the castle.

Adol confronts Garland and defeats him, then moves on to confront MacGuire, but he is repentant and agrees to make reparations for his actions. Adol then meets Elena on his way out, but she is abducted by Galbalan, whose seal has weakened, and he tells Adol to bring him the statues on his island fortress. With encouragement from Edgar and Dogi, Adol sets off to rescue Elena. At Galbalan's fortress, he finds Elena and Chester talking to each other, when Galbalan speaks to them.

Adol agrees to hand over the statues if he does not harm Chester or Elena, and Galbalan agrees and brings Adol into his realm. Galbalan is freed, but Adol defeats him. Afterward, he learns from Elena that Chester has gone to the center of the island to sink it and seal it away, as their village are descended from the hero that sealed Galbalan and only Chester knows how to do this. Adol and Elena flee the island while Chester sacrifices himself to sink it.

In Redmont, Adol and Dogi prepare to continue their adventures in the morning. That night, Elena admits to Dogi she loves Adol and, in the morning, she runs to wave goodbye to them, crying as they wave back and depart.