San d'Oria Mission 2-3

Journey Abroad
Series	Missions
Starting NPC	Any San d'Oria Gate Guard
Title	Black Dragon Slayer or Dark Dragon Slayer, Certified Adventurer
Repeatable	No
Description	Visit the faraway nations of Bastok and Windurst and receive official recognition as an adventurer.
Rewards
Rank 3 3,000 gil Adventurer's Certificate

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Walkthrough

• This mission is required.
• Trade 3 crystals to the Conquest NPC if you want to skip 2-2 to unlock this mission then accept it from the Gate Guard.
  • You may also repeat other missions to unlock it.
• You will be instructed to speak with Halver. He is located at I-9 just inside the door of Chateau d'Oraguille, entered from Northern San d'Oria.
• Halver will instruct you to visit two other nations Bastok and Windurst.
• The next leg of this mission can be done in two different ways.
  • Go to Bastok first and then to Windurst.
  • Go to Windurst first and then Bastok.

Option 1: Windurst Path

San d'Oria to Windurst

• First head to the San d'Orian Consulate in Windurst Woods, located at F/G-10.
• Inside speak with Mourices. Then head to Heavens Tower. The entrance is at H-7 of Windurst Walls.
• Inside speak with Kupipi for the Shield offering. She is at the desk.
  • You will be given a Cipher: Semih if you do not already possess this trust.
• You will now have to travel to Giddeus. The entrance is at F-8 of West Sarutabaruta.
• A map of Giddeus can be purchased for 600 Gil from Mhoji Roccoruhat G-9 of Port Windurst or Pehki Machumaht at H-11 of Windurst Woods.
• Inside go to G-8 and drop down the hole. Then head North to G/H-7 and kill Zhuu Buxu the Silent
  • Zhuu Buxu the Silent is a Ninja type NM. He will drop the Parana Shield.
  • You will need 2 of these shields. Kill the NM once, wait for repop, then kill a second time. Repop is around 5 minutes.
• Now head West to F-7. Speak with Uu Zhoumo.
• Return to the San d'Orian Consulate in Windurst Woods and trade your two Parana Shields to Mourices. After this you are ready to head to Bastok.

Windurst to Bastok

• Once you get to Bastok head to the top floor of Metalworks and speak with Savae E Paleade at the San d'Orian Consulate located at I-9.
• Next speak with Pius inside the Dept. of Industry located on the same floor of the Metalworks at J-8.
• You will be asked to speak to Grohm. He is inside the Craftsmen's Eatery at G-9 of the top floor.
  • A map of Palborough Mines can be purchased for 600 Gil from Karine at H-9 of Bastok Markets or Rex at J-7 of Port Bastok.
• Head to Palborough Mines with your party. Enter at K-3 of North Gustaberg.
• Inside follow the right wall until you reach an elevator at I-8. Take this elevator to the top floor. Make your way to the Waughroon Shrine entrance at H-10 and prepare for battle.
  • All buffs besides food will be erased when you enter.
  • Inside you will fight Seeker and Dark Dragon.
  • Seeker
    • Ahriman type monster.
    • Will cast Black Magic Spells including Silence
  • Dark Dragon
    • Dragon type NM
    • Will use an AoE attack called Petro Eyes that will cause Petrify.
• Parties should Elemental Seal Sleep the Dark Dragon and kill the Seeker. After the Seeker is dead the dragon should go down easily.
• After the fight zone out of Waughroon Shrine then head to and take the boat located at H-8 on the North side of the river. The boat will bring you back to Bastok Mines via Zeruhn Mines.
• Speak with Savae E Paleade at the San d'Orian Consulate again.
• Return to San d'Oria and speak with Halver in Chateau d'Oraguille.
  • You will receive Rank 3, 3000 gil, and an Adventurer's Certificate.

Option 2: Bastok Path

San d'Oria to Bastok

• Once you get to Bastok head to the Metalworks and speak with Savae E Paleade at the San d'Orian Consulate located on the top floor at I-9.
• Next speak with Pius inside the President's Office located on the same floor of the Metalworks at J-8.
• You will be asked to speak to Grohm. He is inside the Craftsmen's Eatery at G-9 of the top floor.
  • At this point you should head to the Auction House and buy one Mine Gravel to save a lot of time and walking. If you do not want to do this and want to do the work yourself, use the 3 Pickaxes you are given during the cutscene.
  • You can also buy Pickaxes from Boytz at H-7 of Bastok Mines or Numa at E-7 of Port Bastok if you feel the need.
• A map of Palborough Mines can be purchased for 600 Gil from Karine at H-9 of Bastok Markets or Rex at J-7 of Port Bastok.
• Head to Palborough Mines, enter at K-3 of North Gustaberg.
  • If you did not purchase the Mine Gravel at the Auction House follow the left wall until you get to F-7. Look for a Mythril Seam. Trade your Pickaxe to the seam until you get a Mine Gravel
• Once you have a Mine Gravel make your way to the elevator at I-8 and ride it up to the 3rd floor.
  • Make your way to I-6 where you will find a refiner. Trade our gravel to the refiner and then pull the handle.
  • Walk off the ledge or follow the path to the floor below and the bottom of the machine. Pull the handle here and you will receive an Onz of Mythril Sand.
• Return to the Consulate and trade the sand to Savae E Paleade. You can now head to Windurst.

Bastok to Windurst

• First head to the San d'Orian Consulate in Windurst Woods, located at F/G-10.
• Inside speak with Mourices. Then head to Heavens Tower. The entrance is at H-7 of Windurst Walls.
• Inside speak with Kupipi for the Dark key. She is at the desk.
  • You will be given a Cipher: Semih if you do not already possess this trust.
• Travel to Giddeus. The entrance is at F-8 of West Sarutabaruta.
  • A map of Giddeus can be purchased for 600 Gil from Mhoji Roccoruhat G-9 of Port Windurst or Pehki Machumaht at H-11 of Windurst Woods.
• Once inside Giddeus make your way to F-12 and zone into Balga's Dais.
  • This is an uncapped BCNM fight and Trusts can be used
  • All buffs besides food will be erased when you enter.
  • Inside you will fight Searcher and Black Dragon.
  • Searcher
    • Ahriman type monster.
    • Will cast Black Magic Spells including Silence
  • Black Dragon
    • Dragon type NM
    • Will use an AoE attack that will cause Poison at 10 Hp per tick. Antidotes are recommended.
• Parties should Elemental Seal Sleep the Black Dragon and kill the Searcher. After the Searcher is dead the dragon should go down easily.
  • After you will receive a cutscene and the Kindred crest.
  • Optionally, you can speak with Kupipi in Heavens Tower again for a message afterwards.
  • Speak with Mourices at the San d'Orian Consulate again for a cutscene and the Kindred report.
  • Next return to San d'Oria and speak with Halver in Chateau d'Oraguille.
  • You will receive Rank 3, 3000 gil, and a Adventurer's Certificate.

Notes

• Windurst Dragon was easily solo'ed on a level 25 RDM with 4 trusts, though I did sleep the dragon. The sleep landed first try. The fight can go badly if you don't land the sleep quickly.
• Easily solo'd at 30BLM with four Trusts.
• The BCNM has been solo'd by a Mnk/War, Pld/War, or Drg/Whm with meds and skill.
• Can also be solo'd by a Thf/Nin with capped Marksmanship, Sleep Bolts, Bloody Bolts, and a few meds.
• The Windurst version of the dragon seems to be a little bit easier because it does not use the Petrify AoE. Doing the Bastok leg first also seems to be faster.