Western Thanalan

Western Thanalan is a location in Final Fantasy XIV.

It largely serves as a starting zone for players beginning in Ul'dah, and a key hub for many Main Scenario quests.

Story[]

Locations[]

Western Thanalan lies directly west of Ul'dah, straddling the coastline of the Rhotano Sea. It connects to Central Thanalan in the east, and ferry services at Vesper Bay lead to the city-state of Limsa Lominsa. Access to Ul'dah is available through the Gate of the Sultana. A passage leading to the Goblet is available just southwest of the Gate.

Aetherytes[]

The only Aetheryte is located at Horizon, in the center of the map.

Areas[]

Western Thanalan contains the following areas:

• Hammerlea - A flat plain in the south.
• Horizon's Edge - The central region of the zone.
• Footfalls - A series of winding canyon pathways along the coastline.
• Cape Westwind - The northwestern-most point of the zone, it houses a Garlean stronghold.

Settlements[]

Scorpion Crossing[]

Horizon[]

Vesper Bay[]

A port city along the Strait of Merlthor. Despite being one of the foremost hubs of Ul'dahn trade with Limsa Lominsa and the home base of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, the Syndicate has declined to construct an Aetheryte in the town, which the Scions assume as due the Syndicate expecting some kind of recompense from them for its construction.

Silver Bazaar[]

Crescent Cove[]

Weather[]

Western Thanalan's climate may exhibit any of the following weather conditions:

Weather	Frequency
Clear Skies	40%
Clouds	25%
Fair Skies	20%
Fog	10%
Rain	5%

Places of Interest[]

Nophica's Wells[]

A river valley located south of Horizon.

Copperbell Mines[]

Though abandoned for centuries, the mine was reactivated when new veins were discovered, and the Calamity pressed the need for materials. It turns out the mines were also where hecatoncheir slaves were sealed in an uprising.

The Waking Sands[]

This building in Vesper Bay was chosen by Minfilia to be the headquarters of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.

Sunset Gate[]

Sunrise Gate[]

Parata's Peace[]

The East Hammer[]

The West Hammer[]

The South Hammer[]

Beaconhill Lighthouse[]

Moondrip[]

An underground spring inhabited by a group of giants.

Imperial Outpost[]

This coastal formation is garrisoned by the XIVth Legion to support Castrum Marinum.

The Silent King[]

Castrum Marinum[]

Located offshore, this artificial island was built on the Rhotano Sea to resupply XIVth Legion cohorts in La Noscea and Thanalan. It was later used to house the VIIth Imperial Legion’s Emerald Weapon.

Activities[]

Duties[]

Copperbell Mines Dungeon Level 17 Copperbell Mines (x28 y16)

Abandoned once purged of ore, the Copperbell Mines laid abandoned for nigh on three centuries until Amajina and Sons Mineral Concern reclaimed the shafts - the guild's sights set on expanding the mines downward in an attempt to tap yet undiscovered veins of valuable metal. Unfortunately, it was not riches the powder kegs uncovered, but sheer terror, for when the smoke cleared, out poured an army of raging giants from the darkest recesses of the mines. The hecatonchires - thralls of the lost Throne dynasty - were, at last, free from their lightless prison; three hundred years of hate fueling their madness.

copperbell mines hard Dungeon Level 50 Item level 48 Copperbell Mines (x28 y16)

Huzzah, back to the mines! Adventurers have cleared Copperbell Mines of hecatoncheires--or have they? A band of engineers from Amajina & Sons have gone missing in the deep shaft, cut off mid-knock: "ON SCHEDULE. HELP HEC--". A more thorough adventurer is needed to mop up the enduring giants, if pickaxes are to ring again underground and the gil to flow overground.

Cape Westwind Trial Level 49 Imperial Outpost (x8 y5)

It has come to light that Rhitahtyn sas Arvina, praefectus castrorum of the XIVth Legion, is scheduled to inspect the imperial outpost at Cape Westwind. Although native to a territory subjugated by the Empire, Rhitahtyn's prowess as a field tactician has won him a station of great authority within the Garlean military. Such a formidable enemy general will surely prove an obstacle to the Alliance's efforts to purge the realm of the imperial menace. For the first phase of Operation Archon, you have been entrusted the mission of infiltrating the imperial outpost and striking him down.

Castrum Marinum Trial Level 80 Item Level 485 The Footfalls (x12 y13)

The liberation of Terncliff has led to the discovery of vital information regarding the Weapon project. A warmachina code-named “Emerald” is believed to have escaped by sea to an imperial installation, so you and Gaius make your way to Castrum Marinum, one of two likely locations. Retrieved data suggests that your foe is armed with floating manipulators, though how exactly these will be employed in battle remains to be seen.

Guildhests Level 10 Horizon (x23 y16)

Hall of the Novice Level 15 Copperbell Mines (x28 y16)

FATEs[]

Name	Level	Location	Time limit	Objective
	Description Spawn conditions (if any)
Needles to Slay	5-10	Hammerlea (x23 y25)	15 minutes	Defeat the cactuars.
	Needles shed by cactuars are the number four cause of foot irritation in all western Thanalan. By slaying a few cactuars, we can see that number drop to sixth, or even seventh!
A Matter of Rust	5-10	Hammerlea (x23 y26)	15 minutes	Defeat the rusty coblyns.
	After devouring all the ore remaining in a nearby abandoned mine, a sizable pack of coblyns has set out into the desert in search of new feeding grounds. Amajina & Sons will suffer the pilfering of their yet-to-be-claimed resources no more, and seek the immediate eradication of the pests.
Things that Make You Go Home	6-11	Hammerlea (x22 y28)	15 minutes	Defeat the yarzon feeders.
	Land purchased by a wealthy real estate mogul for development into luxury estates has become overrun with yarzons. Slay the vilekin before someone sees them and property values drop.
Deface the Facts	8-13	Hammerlea (x19 y26)	15 minutes	Protect the shipments of brass cogs from the goblin muggers.
	Now banished from Ul'dah for various acts of vandalism and basic thuggery, a gang of unruly, yet simply adorable, goblin muggers has made its way to Hammerlea where the beastmen have found a new favorite pastime─the destruction of random items lying about the Hammers. It is time they were shown some tough love. Spawn conditions: Speak with the worried worker.
Please Hammers, Don't Hurt Them	8-13	Hammerlea (x18 y28)	15 minutes	Defeat the hammer beaks.
	Hammer beaks have drawn too close to the Silver Bazaar for comfort, causing many a sleepless night for the hamlet's residents. Become the anvil which stops the cloudkin's advance.
The Cores	8-13	Hammerlea (x18 y28)	15 minutes	Deliver earth sprites cores to the diligent worker.
	The workers of Hammerlea require earth sprite cores to help harden the land before they can drive their massive piles. Spawn conditions: Speak with the diligent worker.
Doomed	9-14	Nophica's Wells (x24 y21)	15 minutes	Defeat the doomed gigantoad.
	Before the Calamity, the Brass Blades were flooded with reports of a giant toad-like creature roaming the desert, lapping up poor Lalafellin travelers with its long, sticky tongue. Now, ten summers later, rumors of a “doomed gigantoad” are surfacing once again.
The Villain	9-14	Nophica's Wells (x22 y23)	15 minutes	Defeat Cactuar Jack.
	No one knows why Cactuar Jack feels the need to rain his hundred needles down upon all who happen by, because few have lived long enough to ask him...not that he would answer if he were asked, or that anyone would be able to understand him if he were to answer.
Copied Peistes	10-15	Hammerlea (x24 y21)	15 minutes	Defeat the desert peistes.
	The shorthanded Brass Blades desperately seek aid in ridding the area of deadly peistes, who, without any predators save man, continue to multiply at an alarming rate.
Dog Eat Dog	10-15	Horizon's Edge (x25 y19)	15 minutes	Defeat the dusty mongrels.
	Feral packs of diseased dogs roam the desert attacking anyone carrying anything resembling food...or anyone resembling food, for that matter. Put the beasts down before a poor Lalafell becomes lunch.
Pound for Pound	10-15	Horizon's Edge (x23 y21)	15 minutes	Defeat the hammer beaks.
	The incessant hammering of hammer beaks' hammer-like beaks is causing local settlers a great deal of lost sleep. Help the poor smallfolk strike at their problem while the iron is hot.
Bigger Fish to Fry	13-18	The Footfalls (x15 y16)	15 minutes	Defeat the smallmouth orobon.
	Unable or unwilling to tackle larger prey, orobon tend to feed on young fish. The lack of young fish leads to an eventual lack of old fish, putting those fishers of Crescent Cove who rely on the sea's bounty to make their living in quite a predicament. Help solve their trouble by dealing with the root of the problem.
Bubble Trouble	13-18	The Footfalls (x15 y16)	15 minutes	Defeat Bubbly Bernie.
	Several crab-loving fishers have journeyed to the Footfalls in search of a giant delicacy-to-be known to the locals as Bubbly Bernie. Unfortunately, without some help, it looks like the fishers are going to be the ones to get served.
Staying Dead	20-25	The Footfalls (x13 y11)	15 minutes	Defeat the dune bogies.
	The restless spirits of fishers lost at sea have wandered back, unable to break their ties with the corporeal world. Purify these poor souls so that they may continue their journey into Thal's realm.
There Might Be Giants	21-26	The Footfalls (x13 y10)	15 minutes	Defeat Crier Briareos.
	A giant in Thanalan! It is not yet known whence he came, but it is known whither he must needs go─straight to the seventh hell!
Tripped Up by the Fruit of Another	22-27	The Footfalls (x14 y8)	15 minutes	Escort the mauled merchant to Vesper Bay.
	A merchant en route to Vesper Bay was attacked by a pack of jackals after slipping and falling on a sun lemon rind left discarded by a traveling lemoncake monger. He requests an escort to the port town as he does not believe he can make it alone. Spawn conditions: Speak with the mauled merchant.
He's Got Legs	22-27	Parata's Peace (x14 y6)	15 minutes	Defeat Daddy Longlegs.
	Unofficial studies conducted by unauthorized persons claim that more Ul'dahn children are orphaned by bloody attacks on their parents by a terrible creature called Daddy Longlegs than by any other means. In the time you take to question this claim, another child may be orphaned. Are you willing to take that risk!?
Juggernaut Down	23-28	The Footfalls (x13 y7)	15 minutes	Defeat the 4th Cohort.
	A unit of Garlean soldiers is sifting through the wreckage of a fallen imperial juggernaut, presumably searching for any salvageable pieces of magitek equipment. Engage the unit and see its members are unable to report their findings to Castrum Marinum.

Other[]

Scorpion Crossing: Levemates

Graceful Song is the Levemate Usher in Scorpion Crossing (SC). She will help the player gather the Leves needed to better help them level up within this area. All Leves are broken up in 3 categories: Battlecraft, Fieldcraft, and Tradecraft. The player must select which to help advance in leveling. Some Field and/or Tradecraft may only be available at a certain level or within a certain area.

Horizon: Levemates

Totonowa is the Levemate Usher in Horizon (H). He will help the player gather the Leves needed to better help them level up within this area. All Leves are broken up in 3 categories: Battlecraft, Fieldcraft, and Tradecraft. The player must select which to help advance in leveling. Some Field and/or Tradecraft may only be available at a certain level or within a certain area.

Battlecraft

Level 1

• Berries Got Bucked (SC)
• Either Love Them or Kill Them (SC)
• Observe and Protect (SC)
• Road Rage (SC)

Level 5

• Two Yalms Under (SC)
• The Ore the Better (SC)
• A Spoonful of Poison (SC)
• Procession of the Noble (SC)

Level 10

• Out of Body, Out of Mind (H)
• Reeking Havoc (H)
• Beak to Beak (H)
• From Runis to Riches (H)

Fieldcraft

Level 1

• Miner
  • Who Needs Paperwork (SC)
  • Miner's Holiday (SC)

Level 5

• Miner
  • Do they Ore Don't They (SC)
  • I Don't Zinc It's a Coincidence (SC)

Level 10

• Miner
  • That's Why They Call It Fools Gold (H)
  • We Do This the Hard Way (H)

Tradecraft

Level 1

• Goldsmith
  • Hora to Me (SC)
  • Water of Life (SC)
  • Bad Bromance (H)
• Weaver
  • Hire in the Blood (SC)
  • Long Hair, Long Life (SC)
  • Burn Me Up (SC)
• Alchemist
  • Met A Sticky End (SC)
  • The Bleat Is On (SC)
  • Days of Chunder (SC)

Level 5

• Goldsmith
  • A Ringing Success (SC)
  • A Needle is a Small Sword (SC)
  • Horn of Plenty (SC)
• Weaver
  • Wiggle Room (SC)
  • Time for Action (SC)
  • This Is Why You Can't Have Nice Things (SC)
• Alchemist
  • Gotta Bounce (SC)
  • The Hexster Runoff (SC)
  • Don't Be So Tallow (SC)

Level 10

• Weaver
  • Making Gloves Out of Nothing at All (H)
  • Dirt Cheap (H)
  • Welcome to the Cotton Club (H)

Encounters[]

Enemies[]

Enemy	Pic	Level	HP	Abilities	Drops	Areas
4th Cohort Eques		48	2383	Attack, Feint, Fortis, Heartstopper, True Thrust	Garlean Fiber Garlean Rubber Legionary Visor	Cape Westwind The Footfalls
4th Cohort Hoplomachus		48	2383	Attack, Celeris, Fast Blade, Fight or Flight, Rampart, Shield Bash	Garlean Fiber Garlean Rubber Legionary Visor	Cape Westwind
4th Cohort Laquearius		48	2383	Attack, Fortis, Overpower	Garlean Fiber Garlean Rubber Legionary Visor	Cape Westwind
4th Cohort Secutor		48	2383	Attack, Celeris, Featherfoot, Second Wind, Triple Threat	Garlean Fiber Garlean Rubber Legionary Visor	Cape Westwind
4th Cohort Signifer		48	2383	Fortis, Paralyze, Thunder	Garlean Fiber Garlean Rubber Legionary Visor	Cape Westwind
4th Cohort Vanguard		49	2501	Attack, Cermet Drill		Cape Westwind
Arbor Buzzard		13	268	Attack, Peck, Wing Cutter		The Footfalls
Bloated Bogy		20	413	Attack, Curse		The Footfalls
Bomb		11	217	Attack, Blaze Spikes, Detonator		Horizon's Edge
Cactuar		3-4	59-68	Attack		Hammerlea
Copper Coblyn		11	217	Attack, Shatter	Tin Ore	Horizon's Edge
Desert Peiste		10	192	Attack, Body Slam, Cold Gaze		Horizon's Edge
Dusty Mongrel		10	192	Attack, Foul Bite, Sanguine Bite		Horizon's Edge
Earth Sprite		5-9	91-160	Stone	Earth Shard	Hammerlea
Giant Tortoise		12-17	243-369	Attack		Hammerlea
Giggling Gigantoad		24	1136	Attack, Labored Leap, Lap, Sticky Tongue, Toad Oil	Gigantoad Skin	The Footfalls
Glide Bomb		12	486	Attack, Blaze Spikes, Detonator, Self-destruct		Horizon's Edge
Goblin Mugger		8	143	Attack, Bomb Toss, Firecracker Shower		Hammerlea
Hammer Beak		5-7	91-126	Attack, Hammer Beak, Poison Breath	Animal Skin	Hammerlea
Laughing Toad		23	532	Attack, Labored Leap, Lap, Sticky Tongue	Gigantoad Skin	The Footfalls
Lead Coblyn		21	458	Attack, Shatter	Iron Ore	The Footfalls
Little Ladybug		1-4	44-68	Attack, Bombardier		Hammerlea
Moondrip Blastmaster		24	568	Attack, Cure, Grand Slam, Stoneskin		The Footfalls
Moondrip Piledriver		24	568	Attack, True Thrust		The Footfalls
Moondrip Stonehauler		24	1136	Attack, Overpower		The Footfalls
Nesting Buzzard		6	108	Attack, Peck, Wing Cutter		Hammerlea
Orobon		12	243	Attack, Gnaw		The Footfalls
Rusty Coblyn		6-8	108-143	Attack, Shatter	Tin Ore	Hammerlea
Sandtoad		9	160	Attack	Animal Skin	Hammerlea
Scaphite		14	293	Attack, Gas Shell, Painful Whip		The Footfalls
Star Marmot		1-2	44-51	Attack, Somersault Slash	Animal Skin Marmot Meat	Hammerlea
Sun Midge Swarm		10-14	192-293	Attack	Beastkin Blood	The Footfalls Horizon's Edge
Thickshell		13	268	Attack, Small Claw		The Footfalls
Yarzon Feeder		5	91	Attack, Snap Jaw		Hammerlea
Yarzon Scavenger		22	493	Attack, Snap Jaw	Yellow Yarzon Leg	The Footfalls

Allies[]

Enemy	Pic		Level	HP	Abilities	Areas
Brass Blade			35	6100	Attack, Fast Blade, Fight or Flight, Rampart, Shield Bash	The Footfalls Hammerlea Horizon's Edge
Flame Recruit (gladiator)			35	6100	Attack, Fast Blade, Fight or Flight, Rampart, Shield Bash	Hammerlea
Flame Recruit (pugilist)			35	6100	Attack, Featherfoot, Footwork, Second Wind, Triple Threat	The Footfalls

Musical themes[]

Gallery[]