A quiet, antiquated village tucked away at the foot of Mt. Nibel—the location of Shinra’s first ever mako reactor. While the reactor once brought prosperity to the village, it now seems to be a hotbed of monstrous activity, and the war hero Sephiroth is called upon to lead an investigation into the matter.

A dilapidated building on the outskirts of Nibelheim owned by the Shinra Electric Power Company. While it once housed a team of skilled researchers who carried out clandestine experiments in its subterranean chambers, it now lies vacant, and not even Nibelheim’s residents are allowed inside.