{{Quest Header
| Quest Name = The Circle of Time
| Start=[[Mertaire]]
| Start Location = {{Location|Lower Jeuno|I-8}}
| Description = Solve the riddle of the ring, and find the truth behind it.
| Requirements=[[Bard]] 50+
| Items Needed={{KeyItem}}[[Star Ring (Key Item)|Star Ring]]<br>{{KeyItem}}[[Moon Ring (Key Item)|Moon Ring]]
| Title=Paragon of Bard Excellence
| Repeatable=AF
| Rewards=[[Choral Justaucorps]]
| Previous=[[The Requiem]]
| Next=
| Cutscenes=
}}

==Walkthrough==
:''If you've just completed [[The Requiem]] on another job, you can save a bit of time and immediately flag the quest with [[Mertaire]] on that job. However, you do need to switch back to BRD before talking to [[Imasuke]].''
*[[Mertaire]] tells you to take the [[Star Ring (Key Item)|Star ring]] obtained from [[The Requiem]] to an antique collector, namely [[Imasuke]] near the entrance to [[Qufim Island]].
*[[Imasuke]] says he can't read it and that you should bury it in Perennial Snow. The snow in question is located at ({{Location Tooltip|area=Xarcabard|pos=I-10}}) in [[Xarcabard]]. Bury it there - it appears that you only need to check the Perennial Snow once to purify the ring.
*After digging the ring up, return to [[Imasuke]], who tells you the language is old San d'Orian and that you should find someone that can read it.
*Talk to [[Chalvatot]] in [[Chateau d'Oraguille]].
*[[Chalvatot]] sends you to the [[Monastic Cavern]]. Head to {{Location Tooltip|area=Monastic Cavern|pos=I-8}} in the caverns. Clear the room and examine the altar to pop the NM [[Bugaboo]].
:*The [[Orcish Warlord]] spawns in the same room and has [[True Sight]].
:*Soloable by a 75 RDM/NIN.
:*You can simply pull the Orcish Warlord to the nearby zone so all other mobs despawn, then kill the Orc. Go back into the altar room and spawn and kill the Bugaboo.
*After you defeat [[Bugaboo]], check the altar again and go back to talk to [[Chalvatot]] to complete the quest.

[[Category:Artifact Quests]]

Category:Chocobo Digging

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Cannibul:

[[Category:Terminology]][[Category:Hobbies]]__NOTOC__
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'''Chocobo Digging''' is a [[hobbies|hobby]] in FFXI where adventurers use [[Gysahl Greens]] to coerce chocobos into digging up items. To participate, an adventurer should make sure they have [[Gysahl Greens]] in their inventory, be riding a chocobo in an eligible area and use either the [[Command/dig|/dig]] command or dig from the sub-menu. A chocobo must move a minimum of 2 yalms in any direction between digs and wait 16 seconds before being able to dig again. When entering a zone you must wait 60 seconds before being able to dig. That wait duration decreases by 5 seconds with each rank. Until rank-ups are gained there is a 100 items per real life day limit in effect. Each rank-up grants an additional 10 items per day.

== Skilling-Up ==
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Digging on Horizon differs from retail Final Fantasy XI in that players can expect to receive skill-up messages in their log. This makes it easier for adventurers to track their digging progress. At this time, there is no option within the menus to view what the adventurers skill is however, it ''can'' be viewed on the official Horizon website. It can be expected to receive skillups from ALL digging attempts, regardless of their success. No skillups may be gained by digging in an area with an empty pool of items.

Ranking up follows the same pattern as crafting ie the 'amateur' rank is followed by the 'recruit' rank once, level 10 is achieved. Upon ranking up adventurers will notice 3 digging improvements: the daily item limit is increased by 10, the delay between digs decreases and the zone delay before digging can begin is reduced. Please see the table to the right for a breakdown. Any rank with a {{verification}} tag is awaiting verification but can generally be assumed to be correct, judging from other players reports on discord.

The final and less noticable digging improvement is an increase in dig accuracy. This increase isn't obviously noticable due to it only being minor and other factors can also affect it (see moon phase below). However, the higher the level of digger, the more visible the increase will become.
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{| class="horizon-table digging-table table-sm" align="right"
!BGCOLOR="#8FBC8F" width="28%" align="center"|'''Digging Rank'''
!BGCOLOR="#8FBC8F" width="18%" align="center"|'''Area Delay (seconds)'''
!BGCOLOR="#8FBC8F" width="18%" align="center"|'''Dig Delay (seconds)'''
!BGCOLOR="#8FBC8F" width="18%" align="center"|'''Daily Item Limit'''
!BGCOLOR="#8FBC8F" width="18%" align="center"|'''Green stacks per Rank (approx)'''
|- style="background:#e0ebe0; "
|Amateur
|align="center"| 60
|align="center"| 16
|align="center"| 100
|align="center"| 137.5
|- style="background:#e0ebe0;"
|Recruit
|align="center"| 55
|align="center"| 11
|align="center"| 110
|align="center"| 300
|- style="background:#e0ebe0;"
|Initiate
|align="center"| 50
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| 120
|align="center"| 500
|- style="background:#e0ebe0;"
|Novice
|align="center"| 45
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 130
|align="center"| 750
|- style="background:#e0ebe0;"
|Apprentice
|align="center"| 40
|align="center"| 0
|align="center"| 140
|align="center"| 1050
|- style="background:#e0ebe0;"
|Journeyman
|align="center"| 35
|align="center"| 0
|align="center"| 150
|align="center"| 1350
|- style="background:#e0ebe0;"
|Craftsman
|align="center"| 30
|align="center"| 0
|align="center"| 160
|align="center"| 1750
|- style="background:#e0ebe0;"
|Artisan {{verification}}
|align="center"| 25
|align="center"| 0
|align="center"| 170
|align="center"| 2250
|- style="background:#e0ebe0;"
|Adept {{verification}}
|align="center"| 20
|align="center"| 0
|align="center"| 180
|align="center"| 2750
|- style="background:#e0ebe0;"
|Veteran {{verification}}
|align="center"| 15
|align="center"| 0
|align="center"| 190
|align="center"| 3250
|- style="background:#e0ebe0;"
|Expert {{verification}}
|align="center"| 10
|align="center"| 0
|align="center"| 200
|align="center"| N/A
|}
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== Equipment ==
Whilst chocobo digging requires the use of no equipment, there are several items which adventurers may wish to use to enhance the hobby.
* [[Chocobo Jack Coat Set]] - Set increases riding time by 15 minutes.
* [[Rider's Jack Coat Set]] - HQ of above. Set increases riding time by 15 minutes {{verification}}.

== Moon Phase ==
The current [[Moon Phase]] plays a significant role in the accuracy of your chocobos digging. As a rule of thumb, the closer the phase is to 50% the lower your accuracy will be. The current moon phase can be checked by using the command [[Command/clock|/clock]].

Generally adventurers looking to make the most profit will dig during a [[Moon Phase|full/new moon]] as their accuracy will be at its highest. Adventurers who are looking to acheive the most amount of skill-ups before they hit their daily limit will prefer to dig as close to 50% as possible. Lower accuracy results in more dig attempts and thus more chance of skill-ups.

== Elemental Ores ==
Elemental ores are rare, highly sought after items which can be found in digging pools. For reported success rates, see the table below. There are several conditions that must be met before they may be found within an areas pool:
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* The adventurer must have attained at least the "Craftsman" digging rank (rank 6).
* The [[Moon Phase|moon phase]] must be in "Waxing Crescent" and between approximately 7%-24%.
* There must be an active weather in effect in the area. Foggy weather is also considered an active weather effect.
* The zone is not a [[Rise of the Zilart]] area.
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!Dig Attempts
!Ores Found
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| style="text-align: center";| 5
| style="text-align: center";| 1120 
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When these conditions are met then elemental ores may be dug up. The type of ore found will correspond with the current day of the week eg. only fire ores will be found on [[Days of the Week|Firesday]], earth ores on [[Days of the Week|earthsday]], etc etc.

== Further Information ==
HorizonXI's chocobo digging largely follows the ASB code which can be [https://github.com/AirSkyBoat/AirSkyBoat/blob/staging/scripts/globals/chocobo_digging.lua found here], although how accurately is unknown at this time (due to Horizon being closed source). There are some known about key differences, such as changes to item pools which are documented on this page. This page has been written to reflect how adventurers can find the digging on the server and the ASB link should be used as a reference only.

== Item Pools ==
Each [[:Category:Areas|area]] has it's own unique pool of items that can be dug up. These pools are shared amongst all adventurers and once empty, no further items may be dug on that particular in-game day. They refresh at the start of a new [[Vana'diel]] day (00:00), at which point items may be dug up once again.

Diggers can also expect to find [[:Category:Crystals|crystals]] and [[Crystal Clusters|crystal clusters]] whilst digging in areas with active [[:Category:Weather|weather]] in place. Single weather equates to crystals whereas double weather clusters.

See below for a list of each diggable area and it's pool of items. '''All abundance data listed has been collected on HorizonXI.'''

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===[[Batallia Downs/Chocobo Digging|Batallia Downs]]===
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===[[Buburimu Peninsula/Chocobo Digging|Buburimu Peninsula]]===
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===[[Bibiki Bay/Chocobo Digging|Bibiki Bay]]===
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===[[Carpenters' Landing/Chocobo Digging|Carpenters' Landing]]===
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===[[Eastern Altepa Desert/Chocobo Digging|Eastern Altepa Desert]]===
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===[[East Ronfaure/Chocobo Digging|East Ronfaure]]===
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===[[East Sarutabaruta/Chocobo Digging|East Sarutabaruta]]===
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===[[Jugner Forest/Chocobo Digging|Jugner Forest]]===
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===[[Konschtat Highlands/Chocobo Digging|Konschtat Highlands]]===
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===[[La Theine Plateau/Chocobo Digging|La Theine Plateau]]===
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===[[Meriphataud Mountains/Chocobo Digging|Meriphataud Mountains]]===
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===[[North Gustaberg/Chocobo Digging|North Gustaberg]]===
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===[[Pashhow Marshlands/Chocobo Digging|Pashhow Marshlands]]===
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===[[Rolanberry Fields/Chocobo Digging|Rolanberry Fields]]===
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===[[Sauromugue Champaign/Chocobo Digging|Sauromugue Champaign]]===
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===[[South Gustaberg/Chocobo Digging|South Gustaberg]]===
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===[[Tahrongi Canyon/Chocobo Digging|Tahrongi Canyon]]===
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===[[The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah/Chocobo Digging|The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah]]===
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===[[Valkurm Dunes/Chocobo Digging|Valkurm Dunes]]===
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===[[West Ronfaure/Chocobo Digging|West Ronfaure]]===
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===[[West Sarutabaruta/Chocobo Digging|West Sarutabaruta]]===
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===[[Western Altepa Desert/Chocobo Digging|Western Altepa Desert]]===
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===[[Yhoator Jungle/Chocobo Digging|Yhoator Jungle]]===
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===[[Yuhtunga Jungle/Chocobo Digging|Yuhtunga Jungle]]===
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