Quicksand Caves

Description

Once a thriving metropolis for the proud Galka, these caves still house numerous monolithic pillars and statues that, in many places, remain untouched by the sands of time. However, long ago, the Antica drove the Galka from their homes, and the tunnels were transformed into a giant nest. As a result of the constant digging of entrances and exits by the insect-like beings, the caves are relentlessly bombarded with a flow of sand from the desert above. It will not be long before the caves are completely filled and a piece of Galkan history is lost forever. However, this is of no concern to the Antica...

Table of Contents

Quests/Missions • Treasure Coffer • Fishing • Weather • NPCs • Notorious Monsters • Regular Monsters • Event Monsters

Connections

Escapes to: Eastern Altepa Desert (J-8)
Eastern Altepa Desert
Western Altepa Desert
Cloister of Tremors

Chamber of Oracles

Interactive Map

Zone Information
Area Name	Quicksand Caves
Type	Dungeon
Maps
Map Acquisition	Coffer
Miscellaneous
Hobbies
Weather
Region	Kuzotz
Expansion	Rise of the Zilart
Requirements	None
Restrictions	None
Background music	None
Notes	For the weight trigger doors, you need players with a combined weight value of 3 or higher to stand on the pad in order to open the door (Galka = 3 units, Hume/Elvaan/Mithra = 2 units, Tarutaru = 1 unit) (NPCs do not work on the weight pads)

Weather Forecast

VanaDays from Today	Normal (50%)	Common (35%)	Rare (15%)
Today	Sunshine	Dust Storm	Dust Storm
Tomorrow	Sunshine	Sunshine	Sunshine
2		No Change
3		No Change
4		No Change
5		No Change
6		No Change
7	Sunshine	Dust Storm	Dust Storm
8	Sunshine	Sunshine	Sunshine
9		No Change
10	Sunshine	Dust Storm	Dust Storm
11	Sunshine	Sunshine	Sunshine
12		No Change
13		No Change
14	Sunshine	Dust Storm	Dust Storm
15	Sunshine	Sunshine	Sunshine

Involved in Quests/Missions

Quest	Type	Starter	Location
Borghertz's Dragon Hands	DRG AF	Guslam	Upper Jeuno (H-8)
Borghertz's Loyal Hands	SAM AF	Guslam	Upper Jeuno (H-8)
Crying Over Onions	General	Kohlo-Lakolo	Port Windurst (G-5)
Old Wounds	Weapon Skill	Curilla	Chateau d'Oraguille (I-9)
The Missing Piece	Scroll	Alfesar	Rabao (H-7)
The Opo-opo and I	General	Lulupp	Kazham (G-7)
Mission	Nation	Starter	Location
Coming of Age	San d'Oria	San d'Orian Gate Guard	San d'Oria
The Chains That Bind Us	Bastok	Bastok Gate Guard	Bastok
Moon Reading	Windurst	Windurst Gate Guard	Windurst

Other Information

Treasure Coffer

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Item	Abundance
Gil: 6,160 - 16,100	0%Extremely Common(77.3%)
Aquamarine	0%Very Rare(3.7%)
Chrysoberyl	0%Very Rare(3.7%)
Fluorite	0%Very Rare(3.7%)
Jadeite	0%Very Rare(3.7%)
Painite	0%Very Rare(3.7%)
Sunstone	0%Very Rare(3.7%)
Quest Items
Map of the Quicksand Caves	101%Received if not previously obtained
Drachen Greaves	101%Received only on DRG with Artifact Hands quest active or finished
Myochin Haidate	101%Received only on SAM with Artifact Hands quest active or finished
Quicksand Coffer Key
Treasure Maps

Fishing

Fish	Cap	Body of Water
Crayfish	7	All
Cave Cherax	110+	All
Rusty Subligar	0	All
Fishing Map

Weather

Possible Weather	Weather Reporter
Elemental Maps None.

NPCs Found Here

Name	Location	Type
Goblin Geologist	J-11 Map 4	Mission

Notorious Monsters Found Here

Name	Level	Drops	Steal	Family	Spawns	Notes
Antican Consul	75	Antican Pauldron Berserker's Axe Darksteel Ore Warrior's Testimony		Antica		A, L, T(H)
Antican Legatus	72-74	Antican Pauldron Company Sword Darksteel Ore Paladin's Testimony		Antica		A, L, T(H)
Antican Magister	66	Antican Pauldron Arcanabane Mythril Ore		Antica		A, L, H, Sc
Antican Praefectus	65	Antican Pauldron Mythril Ore Save the Queen		Antica		A, L, H, Sc
Antican Praetor	72-74	Antican Robe Black Mage's Testimony Darksteel Ore Iron Ore Scroll of Stone IV Scroll of Stonega III		Antica		A, L, T(H)
Antican Proconsul	65	Antican Robe Mythril Ore Iron Ore Darksteel Ore Scroll of Stone IV Scroll of Stonega III		Antica		A, L, H, Sc
Antican Tribunus	72-74	Antican Robe Mythril Ore Pharaoh's Bow		Antica		A, L, H, Sc
Centurio X-I Lottery Spawn	56-58	Adaman Ore Antican Robe Iron Ore Darksteel Ore Mythril Ore Scroll of Quake Scroll of Stone III Scroll of Stone IV Scroll of Stonega II Scroll of Stonega III Shaman's Cloak		Antica		A, L, H, Sc
Diamond Daig Lottery Spawn	70	Beetle Jaw Beetle Shell Insect Wing Protecting Bangles		Beetles		A, L, Sc
Hastatus XI-XII	65-68	Xhifhut Head		Antica		A, L, H, Sc
Nussknacker Lottery Spawn	60	Lizard Egg Lizard Skin Lizard Tail Sand Gloves		Lizards		A
Proconsul XII	72	Adaman Ore Antican Pauldron Dainslaif Darksteel Ore Iron Ore Mythril Ore		Antica		A, L, H, Sc
Sabotender Bailarin	59	Bailathorn Cactuar Needle Cactuar Root Cactus Stems		Sabotenders		A, L, H
Sabotender Bailarina	80-82	Dune Boots Cactuar Needle Cactuar Root Cactus Stems		Sabotenders		A, L, H
Sagittarius X-XIII	57-58	Adaman Ore Antican Robe Darksteel Ore Iron Ore Loxley Bow Mythril Ore		Antica		A, L, H, Sc
Triarius X-XV	72-74	Adaman Ore Antican Pauldron Darksteel Ore Iron Ore Mythril Ore Pendragon Axe		Antica		A, L, H, Sc
Tribunus VII-I	60-62	Adaman Ore Antican Pauldron Darksteel Ore Iron Ore Mythril Ore Tungi		Antica		A, L, H, Sc
A = Aggressive; NA = Non-Aggresive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime; A(R) = Aggressive to Reive participants

Regular Monsters Found Here

Name	Level	Drops	Steal	Family	Spawns	Notes
Antican Aedilis	62-72	Antican Robe Iron Arrow Ranger's Testimony Rotten Meat Scroll of Archer's Prelude Xhifhut Strings	Gold Beastcoin	Antica	25	A, L, H, Sc
Antican Antesignanus	62-72	Antican Pauldron Paladin's Testimony Rotten Meat	Gold Beastcoin Iron Ore (Despoil)	Antica	28	A, L, H, Sc
Antican Hastatus	52-59	Antican Pauldron Dhalmel Leather Missive Mythril Ore Quicksand Coffer Key Rotten Meat	Mythril Beastcoin Iron Ore (Despoil)	Antica	46	A, L, H, Sc
Antican Princeps	52-59	Antican Pauldron Dhalmel Leather Missive Mythril Ore Quicksand Coffer Key Rotten Meat	Mythril Beastcoin	Antica	51	A, L, H, Sc
Antican Quaestor	62-72	Antican Robe Black Mage's Testimony Rotten Meat Scroll of Stone IV Scroll of Stonega II Scroll of Stonega III	Gold Beastcoin Iron Ore (Despoil)	Antica	29	A, L, H, Sc
Antican Signifer	52-59	Antican Acid Antican Pauldron Antican Robe Mythril Ore Quicksand Coffer Key Rotten Meat Xhifhut Body	Mythril Beastcoin Iron Ore (Despoil)	Antica	47	A, L, H, Sc
Antican Triarius	62-72	Antican Pauldron Darksteel Ore Rotten Meat Warrior's Testimony	Gold Beastcoin Iron Ore (Despoil)	Antica	28	A, L, H, Sc
Girtab	62-65	Scorpion Claw Scorpion Shell High-Quality Scorpion Shell		Scorpions	19	A, H, Sc
Helm Beetle	51-58	Beetle Jaw Beetle Shell Insect Wing Quicksand Coffer Key		Beetles	35	L, S, Sc
Sabotender Bailaor	52-59	Cactuar Needle Cactus Arm Cactus Stems Distilled Water Quicksand Coffer Key	Cactuar Needle	Sabotenders	25	A, H
Sand Digger	62-65	Ancient Salt Copper Ore Flint Stone Zinc Ore		Worms	4	A, L, H
Sand Eater	51-59	Copper Ore Flint Stone Iron Ore Quicksand Coffer Key Zinc Ore		Worms	32	L, H
Sand Lizard	56-59	Lizard Egg Lizard Skin Lizard Tail Quicksand Coffer Key		Lizards	27	L, H
Sand Spider	51-55	Spider Web Quicksand Coffer Key		Spiders	16	L, H
Sand Tarantula	65-68	Spider Web		Spiders	12	A, L, H
Spelunking Sabotender	62-68	Cactuar Needle Cactus Arm Cactus Stems Distilled Water Star Spinel	Cactuar Needle	Sabotenders	11	A, H
A = Aggressive; NA = Non-Aggresive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime; A(R) = Aggressive to Reive participants

Event Monsters Found Here

Name	Family	Spawns	Notes
Ancient Vessel Spawned Mission:The Mithra and the Crystal	Magic Pots	1	A, M
Centurio IV-VII Spawned Mission: The Chains That Bind Us	Antica	1
Girtablulu Spawned Quest: Old Wounds	Scorpions	1
Honor Spawned Mission: Coming of Age	Sea Monks	1
Mimic Failed coffer pick	Mimics	1
Princeps IV-XLV Spawned Mission: The Chains That Bind Us	Antica	1
Triarius IV-XIV Spawned Mission: The Chains That Bind Us	Antica	1
Valor Spawned Mission: Coming of Age	Sea Monks	1

A = Aggressive; NA = Non-Aggresive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime; A(R) = Aggressive to Reive participants