Ellay, or theCity of Ellay, is the last settlement ofEarthBound Beginnings. It is infamous for theBla-Bla Gang, and is the hometown ofTeddy, the leader of the gang. The city has a couple of attractions to offer, namely alive house and anobservation tower. Ellay has a population of 32 individuals, an average temperature of 16°C, and its main industries are industrial manufacture and dairy.^[1]

Overview

In contrast to the other settlements of the game, Ellay has a police station, aharbor, anobservation tower, and a bar-like building known as theLive House. ExcludingTeddy, a total of sevenBla-Bla Gangmembers can be found throughout Ellay, six of whom automatically are battled when interacted with. Outside of theLive House, an individual offers the party aLive House ticket for$1200; it can however be purchased for$350 in the city'sdepartment store. An NPC in the city'shotel alsokicks the fourth wall by mentioning that she has heard of a game called "EARTH BOUND",^[2] being the English name ofEarthBound Beginnings.

Ifthe player answers yes when a girl inside the Live House offers to buy Ninten a drink, a policeman will enter the building and take the party to the police station due to underage drinking. The weapon that the leading party member currently has equipped will then get confiscated by the police officer; it can however later be purchased from another policeman inside the station for the same price offered in stores.

Geography

Ellay is the third biggest settlement in the game, featuring an area of 12,062 square meters,^[1] and is surpassed byReindeer andPodunk. The city consists of sixty-nine buildings, twelve multi-storied ones and fifty-seven more house-like ones. While none of the house-like buildings can be entered, six of the multi-storied buildings are accessible, being the city'sdepartment store,hospital,hotel, police station and a building called theLive House. The city is situated near a coastline that borders the Pacific Ocean,^[3] and it does as a result have both aharbor and anobservation tower. Due to being located so close to the ocean, the city is surrounded by water streams, and can because of that only be accessed by bridges from the south and the east.

To the south of the city lies theswamp, and to the east of the city liesMt. Itoi. Theharbor and theLook-Out Tower are both located in the northern portion of the city.

History

After leavingYoungtown and traversing theswamp,Ninten,Ana andLloyd reach Ellay. Severalmembers of theBla-Bla Gang roam around the city, and fight the party if interacted with. The party purchases aticket, in order to access a building called theLive House, from either an individual nearby the building or from the city'sdepartment store. When entering the Live House, the party gets to perform on-stage. After their musical performance is over, the leader of the Bla-Bla Gang,Teddy, enters the building and confronts the party, accusing them of beating up on some of his fellow gang members. After a short battle between him and the party, Teddy interrupts the match, calling it a draw, as he gets impressed by Ninten's ability to fight. He thereafter explains that he wants to avenge his dead parents, instructing them to set off toward themountains, and then joins their party.

Businesses

Department store

2nd Floor

2nd Floor
Item		Price	Effect
	Antidote	$20	Recovers frompoison
	Asthma Spray	$148	Recovers from anasthma attack
	Life Up Cream	$194	Completely restoresHP
	Insecticide	$300	Kills insect enemies instantly

3rd Floor

3rd Floor
Item		Price	Effect
	Orange Juice	$5	Restores 10 HP
	Bread	$30	Restores 20 HP; if Used instead of Eaten, it will turn intoBread Crumbs
	Sports Drink	$75	Restores 100 HP
	Strawberry Tofu	$975	Restores 10 HP; can be given toAble or the doctor on theIsland in exchange for theSwear Words orWords of Love respectively

4th Floor

4th Floor
Item		Price	Effect
	Ticket	$350	Allows entry into theLive House
	Butter Knife	$580	Weapon forTeddy
	Rope	$600	Binds a single enemy
	Survival Knife	$1200	Weapon forTeddy

Burger shop

Burger Shop
Item		Price	Effect
	Orange Juice	$5	Restores 10 HP.
	French Fries	$15	Restores 20 HP.
	Hamburger	$25	Restores 50 HP.

Hotel

Thehotel in Ellay charges$165 per person.

Hospital

Thehospital in Ellay charges$92 per person for a treatment, and $480 per person for a revival.

Items

Item		Location
	Ticket	Can be bought from an individual nearby theLive House for$1200.

Enemies

Sprite	Enemy name	Notes
	B.B. Gang	May drop aFlame Thrower
	B.B.'s Boss	Boss - the battle will break off after a couple of turns
	Buffalo	None
	EnergyRobot	None
	Mook	None
	Nancy	None
	Red Snake	May drop aMagic Coin
	Spider	None
	Starman	May drop aPSI Stone
	UltraBarbot	May drop aPlasma Beam

Names in other languages

Gallery

• 
  Image of Ellay from Encyclopedia Mother.

References

• EarthBound Beginnings locations