 In the original US release, in the elven village, there are a trio  of tombstones north of the Inn. If one reads the second tombstone,  it says "R.I.P. Erdrick". Erdrick is the name of a legendary hero in  one of Final Fantasys contemporaries, Dragon Quest (USA: Dragon  Warrior). This was placed as a joke, mentioning its competition. In  all japanese releases as well as the US Playstation release, the  headstone reads "Here lies Link", a reference to the hero of  Nintendos Zelda Densetsu / Legend of Zelda games.