Quote Originally Posted by Rengori
I got Ramuh, but where's the cresent island or better yet, how the hell do I get out of the first part of the desert?
You can only pass through the desert at a certain part of the game, don't worry about that yet. To find the cresent island open up your map, and you should see a half-a-circle type shape consisting of small islands follow that with your ship untill you see a town on one of the islands.

Big hint: The island is cresent shaped.