Starting Stats: HP: 28 MP: 18 STR: 6 DEX: 8 VIT: 6 AGI: 7 INT: 6 MND: 6 CHA: 5
Here are the states and how they affect your character. HP: Health Points of your character. When this reaches zero you die. When you die you lose 10% of the exp required for the next level. You can down level so be careful! Also, if a mage has a revive spell he can revive you right there for a lesser exp loss. Otherwise, youll have to return to your homepoint. MP: Mana Points. Mages need this for their spells, without they are useless almost, so make sure your mages have MP before engaging in tough fights. STR: Strength. This is important for melee classes and the more you have the more physical damage you will do. DEX: Dexterity. This determines how accurate your attacks are. The higher the DEX the better your hit count will be. VIT: Vitality. This determines how much damage you can take, similar to HP. AGI: Agility. This determines how quick and agile you are. Higher numbers here make you dodge attacks more and harder to hit.
INT: Intelligence. This is important for mages. This determines the damage of your black spells. MDN: Mind. This is similar to INT but instead affects white magic. CHR: Charisma. This only applies to Bards. The higher the charisma a Bard has the more effective their songs are. TP: Tactical Points. This is mostly for melee characters. TP is similar to MP but used for skills on warriors. But unlike MP, TP can only be acquired by physical fighting. As you fight and take hits, your TP gauge is raised. At increments of 100% you can use a weapon skill. The max you can have is 300%. At each increment of 100 you acquire, the skill used will be come more powerful. Also note that TP will diminish as you rest.
The job system in FFXI is highly flexible allowing you to use practically all the jobs in the game on one character. Your character never has a level like most games but your jobs have levels. You dont have to worry about picking the right job when you make your character because you can switch between jobs freely at no cost, you only worry about Race. The basics of this system are as follows. You start out and you pick a standard job. You can kill guys, gain exp, and level up like most games. As you level your job you get access to new spells, abilities, skills, etc. Once you are level 18, you can do the subjob quest to be able to use a subjob. These quests are found in either Selbina or Mhaura. Now you can have 2 jobs at once but there is a catch. First off, you can only level your main job at one time. Meaning you could be a level 20 Monk and a 9 Warrior and only your job as a Monk will level up as you kill things. To level your subjob you must switch them around so for instance you are a 9 Warrior, 4 Monk. To switch your jobs simply visit a mog house and its in a menu there. Next you may have noticed that the 20 monk turned into a 4 monk when we switched the jobs. This is because you subjob is always capped at half of your main job. So lets say you have 2 jobs both at level 20. When you set the first one as your main it will read level 20. When you set the second job as your subjob it will read level 10. Also you a lot of people ask me what the point of a subjob is. Well, you subjob will contribute states, abilities, etc to you like it normally would EXCEPT, the 2 hour abilities from your subjob are not given. Now that you have an understanding of the system we get can into the jobs.

Qufim Island , Zeruhn Mines, Maze of Shakhrami , Dangruf Wadi, Valkurm Dunes, Jugner Forest, Rolanberry Fields, Ordelle's Caves, Korroloka Tunnel, Buburimu Peninsula, Pashhow Marshlands, Oztroja Castle, Bostanieu Oubliette, Toraimarai Canal, Serpent Grotto, Sanctuary of Zi'tah. My suggestion is get a high level thief to help for your increased drop rate. The drop ratio is around 1% so itll take a while. Now, go click on the door of House of the Hero in Windurst Walls once you get the ruby. Now you must take the ruby to 7 different weather spots. All you do is visit the area while the weather condition is happening. You need to find the following: Pleasant, Water, Fire, Earth, Lightning, Ice, and Wind. The following is a small color guide to help you. If you need help finding the weather locations there is a NPC in each section of town that will tell you weather conditions of surrounding areas. Pleasant Orange Water Blue Fire Red Earth Yellow Lightning Purple Ice Light Blue Wind Green Now head to La Theine Plateau and go the stone circle in G6. Trade your ruby to the ??? and now you can become a summoner! Your first summon is Carbuncle. To get more summons you must complete other quests and defeat summons.

World Information

Kingdoms and Conquest
When you create your character you have to pick one of the 3 kingdoms. I will now explain the kingdom and conquest system. Square-Enix wanted to add some more depth to the game and that would be the conquest system. A quick definition would be a system for the kingdoms to fight over control of lands and whoever has control gets benefits. When you start the game you will be asked to pick 1 of 3 kingdoms. This will be your kingdom for a long time (You can switch but its VERY costly and not recommended until far later in the game). Also depending on the race you pick and the kingdom you may receive a bonus ring. These rings are helpful but are not that so dont worry too much about getting the ring. See the quick-guide section for details about choosing a winning kingdom.

Alchemist Bastok Refines materials and makes potions, medicines, etc. Especially useful is the refining skills for blacksmiths. Blacksmith Bastok, San Doria, Windurst Makes weapons, armor, tools from an assortment of metals. Boneworker Windurst Makes crafts from various bones found throughout the world Carpenter San Doria Makes various items from wood such as furniture, instruments for bards, shields, and other miscellaneous items.
Culinary Windurst Cooks food of course! Experts at making foods of all assortments. Fishing Windurst Common profession because of its low cost and can be done pretty much anywhere. Fishermen can also catch items and even monsters if they fish in the wrong spots. Goldsmith/Jeweler Bastok, Windurst Makes rings, amulets, and jeweled weapons. Tanner San Doria Makes a lot of medium grade armor and other various items from animal skins. Weaver Bastok, San Doria, Windurst Makes various types of clothing and other garments. Crystals Effential to crafting and making money in the world. There are 8 total:
You can find these from a number of sources but the most common is killing monsters in an area of your nations control with signet on. NOTE: To join a guide talk to one of the guides NPCs and ask to join. Upon joining you will receive a free crystal and a few recipes.

Quests and Missions

There are tons of quests and missions in Final Fantasy XI. The following is not a complete list but its a fairly complete list for a new player. Have fun!

Quests Bastok Quests

The Siren's Tear NPC: Wahid Location: South Auction House, Bastok Mines Reward: Directions: Find the Bard inside the restaurant in Port Bastok. Now go to J-8/J-9 in North Gustaberg and with no weapon on examine the ???. After getting the Tear head back to Wahid. Beauty and the Galka NPC: Cornelia & Parraggoh Location: House, Batok Mines Reward: Directions: This begins inside the Warehouse in Port Bastok. Get some Zinc Ore from killing worms and give it to the person in the Warehouse. Then go talk to Cornelia again. Welcome to Bastok NPC: Powhatan Location: Steaming Sheep Restaurant, Port Bastok Reward: Directions: Go kill Quadavs in the Gustaberg areas until you get a Shell Shield. Then talk to NPCs at the travel agency. Afterwards, go back to Powhatan. Guest of Hauteur NPC: Powhatan Location: Steaming Sheep Restaurant, Port Bastok Reward: Targe Directions: Obtain a Maul from killing Garnet Quadavs. Then equip it (Sorry 31+ WHM only). Now go talk to the NPC guard near the zone between Port Bastok and Bastok Markets. Give the letter to Powhatan.

The Quadav's Curse NPC: Corann Location: House, Port Bastok Reward: Directions: Kill Quadavs until you get a Quadav Shell. Give this to Corann. Out of One's Shell NPC: Ronan Location: House, Port Bastok Reward: Directions: Talk to Ronan and everyone around him. Kill Quadavs in Beadeaux until you get 3. Give these to Ronan. Hearts of Mythril NPC: Elki Location: Bat's Lair Inn, Bastok Mines Reward: Directions: Go to J-7 in North Gustaberg and examine the grave. Go back and talk to Elki. The Eleventh's Hour NPC: Elki Location: Bat's Lair Inn, Bastok Mines Reward: Directions: Head to the 3rd floor of the Palborough Mines and examine the Tool Box at H-7. Afterwards, talk to Elki and then head to the Bastok Mines. Youll find the Galkan he told you to find in of the houses. Shady Business NPC: Talib Location: Tenshodo Warehouse, Port Bastok Reward: Directions: Obtain Zinc Ore from killing worms. Give Talib 4 of them. A Foreman's Best Friend NPC: Gudav Location: Construction Site, Port Bastok Reward: Key Item - Map of Gusgen Mines Directions: Find the young Galkan near the houses by the gate in the Bastok Markets. Now head to Gustaberg and kill the dogs at night until you get a Dog Collar. You can also buy this from the Auction House. Give this to Gudav.
Breaking Stones NPC: Horatius Location: Trader's House, Port Bastok Reward: (gil) Directions: Find the ??? at J-5 in the Dangruf Wadi. Give the stone to Horatius. The Cold Light of Day NPC: Malene Location: House, Bastok Markets Reward: Directions: After talking to Malene (Near the zone to Port), go talk to the young Galkan near the houses by the gate in the Markets. Get a Quus (its fish, you can buy it in Selbina) and trade it to the ??? by the lighthouse at M-10 in South Gustaberg. A crab will appear or may already be there. Kill it and give the item to Malene. Gourmet NPC: Salimah Location: Trader's Home, Bastok Markets Reward: (gil) Directions: This quest is kind of dynamic. Talk to Salimah and then her daughter to find out which she wants. It can vary from Wild Onions to Treant Bulbs, to Sleepshroom depending on the time of day. You can give her the item she doesnt specifically want but your reward will be less. The Elvaan Goldsmith NPC: Michea Location: House, Bastok Markets Reward: Directions: Make or buy a Copper Ingot and give it to her. A Flash in the Pan NPC: Aquillina Location: House, Bastok Markets Reward: Directions: Obtain 4 Flint Stones from worms and give them to her. Smoke on the Mountain NPC: Hungry Wolf Location: Craftsmen's Eatery, Bastok Metalworks Reward:
Directions: Go find Offa to find out how to make Galkan Sausages. You can either buy Giant Sheep Meat now or try get some from the sheep on the hill. Now head to the top of the hill in South Gustaberg (K-9) and find the camp. Kill some sheep for the meat if you dont have it. Once you get some, trade it to the ??? in the campfire. Wait 1 hour real time without leaving South Gustaberg. Afterwards give it to Hungry Wolf. Stamp Hunt NPC: Arawn Location: Gold Street, Bastok Markets Reward: Directions: You can view the locations in your Key Items menu by selecting the stamp sheet. The locations are pretty straight forward. After finding all the stamps return to Arawn. Forever to Hold NPC: Qiji Location: Docks, Port Bastok Reward: Directions: Talk to the couple near the water. Make or buy a Brass Hairpin and give it to Romilda. Fallen Comrades NPC: Pavvke Location: House, Bastok Mines Reward: Directions: Get a Silver Name Tag by killing Quadavs in the Palbourough Mines. You may also buy this from the Auction House. Once you have one trade it to Pavvke. Mom, the Adventurer? NPC: Nbu Latteh Location: Gold Street, Bastok Markets Reward: Directions: Make or buy a Copper Ring. Trade the ring to the young Mithra found inside a hosue in the mines district. Afterwards, head back to Nbu Lattef and talk to her. The Signpost Marks the Spot NPC: Nbu Latteh Location: Gold Street, Bastok Markets Reward: Directions:

Give two Bat Wings to Secodiand. Warding Vampires NPC: Maloquedil Location: Parade Grounds, Northern San Doria Reward: Directions: Kill Orcish Cursemakers in Davoid for 2 Shaman Garlic and give them to Maloquedil Sleepless Nights NPC: Paouala Location: House on Watchdog Alley, Southern San Doria Reward: 5000 gil Directions: Kill Stray Mary in the Highlands. She will drop Marys Milk. Give it to Paouala. Lufet's Lake Salt NPC: Nogelle Location: Rusty Anchor Pub, Port San Doria Reward: Directions: Kill crabs around Knightwells Lake in West Ronfaure. After finding 3 of the item you need (Itll take a while, its rare) head back to Nogelle. Healing the Land NPC: Eperdur Location: Cathedral, Northern San Doria Reward: Teleport-Holla scroll Directions: Got to the Gusgen Mines and go North until you are at about H-6/H-7. Examine the western-most level and enter the door. Once inside, follow the wall on your left so your traveling roughly North/Northwest. You should eventually see a ramp where Myconids is. Keep going on the path until you find a gigantic room with Gallynippers and Bombs. Head to the shed in the top right corner of the G-8 section. Examine the ??? and talk to Virnage. Then talk to Eperdur back in town and youll then receive the Teleport-Holla magic. Sorcery of the North NPC: Eperdur Location: Cathedral, Northern San Doria Reward: Teleport-Vazhl scroll Directions: Go to the circle rooms around J-8 J-10 in FeiYin. Get a Northern Ruins Treasure Chest Key by killing the Shadows you find here. After that, go look for the chest and open it. You should receive the Lost Magic Tome Key. Now go
back to Eperdur and youll get the Teleport-Vazhl magic. The chest is commonly found in J-9. Messenger from Beyond NPC: Narcheral Location: Cathedral, Northern San Doria Reward: Blessed Hammer Directions: Level 40 WHM required. Go to the North West corner and find the secret beach there in the Valkrum Dunes. You should find a ??? around B-7. Examine it and kill the Dark Stalker that comes. You should have received a Tavnazia Pass. Now give this to Narcheral and youll get the Blessed Hammer. A Taste for Meat NPC: Thierride Location: Rusty Anchor Pub, Port San Doria Reward: Grilled Hare Meat Directions: Talk to everyone at the tables. After you find the one that wants meat, go talk to Theirride. Now go get 5 pieces of Hare Meat from rabbits. Afterwards, talk to Thierride again and the people at the tables.
Exit the Gambler NPC: Aurege and Guilberdrier Location: Carpenter's Guild, Northern San Doria Reward: Key Item - King Ronperre's Tomb map Directions: Find Varchet by the fountain near the Residential Area in South San Doria. Gamble with him and win. Then go talk to Aurege and Guilberdrier. Thick Shells NPC: Vounebariont Location: Auction House, Port San Doria Reward: (gil) Directions: Get 5 Beetle Shells by killing any type of beetle and give them to Vounebariont.

Windurst

In A Pickle NPC: Chamama Location: Rarab Tail Hostelry, Windurst Waters Reward: Bone Hairpin (repeating quest will result in gil)

Directions: Kill the crawlers and retrieve a smooth stone. Trade the smooth stone to Chamama. Several tries will be needed until she accepts the stone. A Pose By Any Other Name NPC: Angelica Location: Hostelry Room, Windurst Waters Reward: Ancient Blood ( a piece of furniture) Directions: Pose for Angelica while wearing the proper garments. The required clothing will depend on the current main job you have selected. Acting in Good Faith NPC: Gantineux Location: Hostelry Room, Windurst Waters Reward: Teleport-Mea Scroll Directions: First you will need to talk to Epedur in San DOria Cathedral; and high fame will be required. Enter from Batallia and go to Eldieme. Make sure you do not choose the entrance by the island. Find a lighted torchstand that has ??? on it. Examine the torchstand and choose to incense it. Once you fail return to Gantineux, then revisit Epedur for your reward.
Say It with Flowers NPC: Moari-Kaaori Location: House, Windurst Waters Reward: Sword Directions: Before talking to Moari-Kaaori, talk to everyone else nearby. Procede to the Rhinostery for more information on the flower. You will need to remember how the flower is described. Then use that information when talking to the people in the Rhinostery. Next go to Tahrongi and get the flower. Bring it back to Moari-Kaaori and trade it. Hat in Hand NPC: Baren-Moren Location: Hat Shop, Windurst Waters Reward: Gil Directions: Speak with all of the following people: Bondada - at the hat shop Machitat - by residence area, Perchiru-Masthiru - in the Aurastery.
Honoi-Gomoi - house in residence area Kenap-Keppa - Rhinostery Tosuki-Porika - Optistery Kyume-Romeh - Rarabs Tail Clais by Rarabs Tail The more people that you speak with the more gil you will receive. Do not leave Windurst until this quest has been finished. Make sure you speak to enough of the people above or you will receive no gil. Making Headlines NPC: Naiko-Paneiko Location: Tarutaru Times, Windurst Waters Reward: Directions: Find the these newspaper reporters: - Rarib's Tail Hostelry in Windurst Waters - By the Airport in Port Windurst - Next to Shantotto's in Windurst Walls - By the Dhalmel farm in Windurst Woods Next go to the Cat Burglar's Hideout near G-8 in the northeast Horutoto Tower. Enter staying close to the wall on your right. Keep going until you see a cracked wall, then continue until you see a door at G-8. Examine this door and report back to Naiko-Paneiko. Scooped! NPC: Naiko-Paneiko Location: Tarutaru Times, Windurst Waters Reward: Directions: Use the boat in-between Mhaura and Selbina. You will need to have a fishing level of about 4 or above. Fish using a good strong fishing poll. Use a lure that sinks to the bottom. If you do not have one you can buy one on the boat. Once you catch a Ocean Crab, kill it to receive a Bronze Box. Go to Naiko-Paneiko and trade it. Glyph Hanger NPC: Hariga-Origa Location: Optistery, Windurst Waters Reward: Key Item - Map of Horutoto Directions: Use the exit of Windurst Waters and visit the tower outside. Just as you arrive at the entrance talk to the person behind you. Then return to town and talk to Hariga-Origa.

A Crisis in the Making NPC: Ranpi-Monpi Location: Culinarian's Guild, Windurst Waters Reward: Gil Directions: Go to Giddues and go down to a lower level. In the northwest corner of the level there is a altar room. Exame the altar. Now return to Ranpi-Monpi and your done. The Postman Always K.O's Twice NPC: Ambrosius Location: Auction House, Windurst Walls Reward: Gil Directions: Give any mail items you have to Ambrosius for some gil in return. If you do not have any you most likely can find some on Rarabs. Curses, Foiled Again! NPC: Shantotto Location: Manor, Windurst Walls Reward: Directions: In the Horutot towers kill the Balloons. When one of them drops Bomb Ash go kill any type of skeleton until you have two Bone Chips. Trade both of these to Shantotto. Curses, Foiled.Again!? NPC: Shantotto Location: Manor, Windurst Walls Reward: Misery Staff Directions: You will be presented with 2 options: Turn yourself in, or refuse to give up. Choose to refuse to give up. From any undead get a Revival Tree Root. From any bomb type monster get two Bomb Arms. Or you can buy them at the Bastok Metalworks. Last get some hair from the person outside of her house. Give all these to her for the staff. Curses, Foiled A-Golem!? NPC: Shantotto Location: Manor, Windurst Walls Reward: Warp II scroll Directions:
Unless you have a party of people with levels 45 or more you will need sneak and invisible. Start from the exit of Ranguemont Pass, which is E-10. Going east, head towards H-9. Once you pass the first tower, find the ledge that leads northeast to I-8. There will be a pass that goes down and east. Keep going east to J-9 and then head northwest. When you hit J-5 head towards northeast. Enter the FeiYin ruins here. Once in the ruins go towards H-9. The south path is not the path you want. Keep east until you reach the room in H-9. Next you will turn and head west down some steps. Head towards F-6 once you see the new map. Sneak and invisible should be enough to get you through here. A lot of the monsters here are aggro so becareful. Mandragora-Mad NPC: Yoran-Oran Location: Manor, Windurst Walls Reward: Gil Directions: Kill any type of Mandragora monster. Trade the items you get from them. Sulfur and Cronettes work well for the trade. Star Struck NPC: Koru-Moru Location: Manor, Windurst Walls Reward: Blaze Spikes scroll Directions: Go to West Sarutabaruta. Kill monsters for a meteorite. Trade the meteorite to Koru-Moru and receive the Blaze Spikes scroll. Something Fishy NPC: Tokaka Location: Fishermen's Guild, Port Windurst Reward: 70 Gil Directions: Using a Bamboo rod and Lugworms go near the guild to fish. You will need to catch one Bastore Sardine which can be traded to Tokaka for 70 gil. To Catch a Falling Star NPC: Sigismund Location: Orastery Roof, Port Windurst Reward: Fish Scale Shield Directions: For more information talk to the man next to Sigismund. In East Sarutabaruta kill any type of Pugil monster. Once you get some Pugil scales, after midnight trade them to the tree at West Sarutabaruta which is I-6. Go back to Sigismund and trade the item you got from the tree for the fish scale shield.

Truth, Justice, and the Onion Way! NPC: Kohlo-Lakolo Location: Warehouses, Port Windurst Reward: Directions: Trade a Rarab Tail to Kohlo-Lakolo. Monsters in Sarutabaruta usually drop these. You can also grow these by gardening. Know One's Onion NPC: Kohlo-Lakolo Location: Warehouses, Port Windurst Reward: Directions: Get four wild onions. You can buy these from the auction house or they are dropped by goblins by the Horutoto towers. Trade the onions to Kohlo-Lakolo Inspector's Gadget NPC: Kohlo-Lakolo Location: Warehouses, Port Windurst Reward: Heko Obi Directions: You will need some Saruta cotton. You can get these from any type of Mandragora monster. Trade four of these to Chamama. Chamama is in the Hostelry in Windurst Waters. You will get a key item, Fake moustache, from the trade. Last talk to Kohlo-Lakolo once more. Onion Rings NPC: Kohlo-Lakolo Location: Warehouses, Port Windurst Reward: Bouncer Club Directions: Examine a spot in the floor through the trapped floor at J-8 in Oztroja. Talk to Kohlo-Lakolo and then examine the door at the Heros House. Last return to the warehouse and talk to Kohlo-Lakolo once more. Making Amends NPC: Hakkuru-Rinkuru Location: Orastery, Port Windurst Reward: Directions: You will need to get some Animal Glue. You can kill Goblins for the glue or synthesize it. Once obtained trade the glue to Hakkuru-Rinkuru. Creepy Crawlers NPC: Illu Bohjaa Location: Dhalmel Farm, Windurst Woods
Reward: 600 Gil Directions: Get some Calculus or Silk thread from killing Crawlers. Trade three of each to get the 600 gil. Dont trade both, just one or the other. Trading calculi is probably better because silk is worth more at shops. Paying Lip Service NPC: Tapoh Lihzeh Location: Apothecary, Windurst Woods Reward: Directions: Kill some bees for three Beehive chips. Or kill some crabs for two Remi shells. Trade these to Tapoh Lihzeh. Tapoh is located east of the Dhalmel Farm. The Amazin' Scorpio NPC: Soni-Muni Location: Bomingo Round, Windurst Woods Reward: Directions: To get a Scorpion stinger, kill any type or scorpion. The best place would be in the Shakrami Maze. Chocobilious NPC: Kuoh Rhel Location: Chocobo Stables, Windurst Woods Reward: 1500 gil Directions: For information on how to cure the sick chocobo, talk to Tapoh Lihzeh. Kill some Dhalmels for Papaka Grass and trade it to Tapoh Lihzeh. Last go talk to Kuoh Rhel. Mihgo's Amigo NPC: Nanaa Mihgo Location: Cat Burlar's lair, Windurst Woods Reward: Directions: Talk to the Mithra near Nanaa. She will want four Yagudo necklaces. Trade them to Nanaa Mihgo. Rock Racketeer. NPC: Nanaa Mihgo Location: Cat Burlar's lair, Windurst Woods Reward: Directions: You will receive a rock that has to be appraised by the Goldsmiths guild. Next you can keep or sell the rock. Then go back and talk to Nanaa. Next go to

Location: Muckvix's Junk Shop, Lower Jeuno Reward: 5 more slots in your inventory Directions: Give Bluffnix the following: Steal Ingot (Mharua), Linen (Make or Buy), Peridot (Make or Buy), Dhalmel Leather (Goblin Furrier drop or make it). Mysteries of Beadeaux Part I NPC: Sattal-Mansal Location: Tenshodo, Lower Jeuno Reward: Key Item - Coruscant Rosary Directions: Head to H-7 in Beadeaux and go down the ramp. Now find the ramp to go up around G-10 and kill the Quadav Headhunter around I-10. Mysteries of Beadeaux Part II NPC: Sattal-Mansal Location: Tenshodo, Lower Jeuno Reward: Key Item - Black Matinee Necklace Directions: Go the same route as Part 1 but instead of going to I-10 go to G-6 on the upper level. Kill the Notorious Monster (Has a cool name) Quadav there. He should give you the Divination Shell. The Goblin Tailor NPC: Guttrix Location: Goblins' Goblet, Lower Jeuno Reward: Race Specific Equipment Directions: Obtain magical patterns by opening up chests in Shakrami Maze, Ordelles Cave, or the Gusgen Mines DURING the week of your race and gender. After you get them, talk to Guttrix for the armor. There are 4 possible pieces. Pretty Little Things NPC: Zona Shodhun Location: Residential Gate, Port Jeuno Reward: exit expansion for mog house Directions: Buy a yellow stone from a Goldsmith guild and give it to Zona Shodhun.
Khazham Airpass (not shown in log) NPC: Guddal Location: Khazham arrival/departure, Port Jeuno) Reward: Khzaham Airpass Directions: For this you need 3 Treasure Chest Keys: GIddeus, Palborough Mines, and Ghelsba Outpost/Yaghott Grotto. The Giddeus one can be found by going to H7, drop down in the grass, then got to H-14. Here the monsters will drop the key usually. Next, head to the third floor of the Palborough Mines around G-9 I-9 and kill some Brass and Old Quadavs for the key. Lastly, Kill Orcish Fighters and Cursemakers found by going to the top of the fort and taking the tunnel from the tent.

Missions Bastok Missions

1 - Zeruhn Mines Report Rank: 1 Skipable: No Talk to Cleades (West Gate in Bastok Markets) to start the mission. Now go to Makarim at H-11 in the Zeruhn Mines. Get the item and take it to Naji (Near the stairs of the Presidents Office in the Metalworks). 2 The Blue Star Rank: 1 Skipable: No Talk to Cleades (West Gate Bastok Markets) to start the mission. Go to the metal works and find Cid in Cids Lab (2nd Floor of Metal Works). Get the item from Cid. Now head to the Dangruf Wadi and find the gyser at I-8 (If you dont have a map I believe you take all rights to get thereif you want a map get a bone chip and give it to a guy near the bridge in Bastok Markets). After going up the gyser check your key items and see if the item is red. After CONFIRMING its red go back to Cid to complete the missions. 3 Quadav Killing Spree Rank: 1 Skipable: No Talk to Cleades (West Gate Bastok Markets) to start the missions. Now head to Palborough Mines in North East part of N. Gustaberg. Kill Quadaves until you get all 4 parts: Head, Arms, Legs, and Body. You can also purchase these off the Auction House if you have some spare gil.Afterwards, go trade them to Cleades to complete it. Now you are rank 2. Copyright HelpGuides2003

head back to the embassy and give the item to the Ambassador. Now head to San Doria. 5 The Three Kingdoms Part 2 San Doria Rank: 2 Skipable: No Now that your in San Doria head the Consulate of Windurst in North San Doria and talk to the ambassador. Now go talk to Halver in Chateau dOraguille. Make sure you have the Ghelsba Outpost map. In this part youll have to defeat the dragon so have a good party ready. Go to Fort Ghelsba and get to the top. There will be a tunnel into the mountains inside one of the huts. Now once your there, head to some huts around J-8 that lead to the next area. There will be 2 exits. One is a burning circle, the one you want. Once you enter youll have to fight the dragon and another monster. Kill the other monster first, then the dragon. Afterwards, head back to the Consulate of Windurst and talk to the ambassador. Finally, head back to your gate guard in the Heavens Tower in Windurst. 6 A Testing Time Rank: 3 Skipable: No Talk to the gate guard, then head to the Aurastery and talk to Moreno-Teono. The minister will need a benchmark to compare his students to adventurers. Next you go to Taronghi Canyon and kill as many monsters as you can in one hour. You will need to get there quick as this is a timed mission. 7 To Each His Own Right Rank: 3 Skipable: No Talk to the gate guard, then go to the Heavens tower to find Star Sybil guards. The Minster of the Orastery needs to be discreetly followed. Head to the Orastry to follow the Minister. He will head towards Castle Oztroja to see the Yago King. Head to the Meriphataud Mountains in L-8. At Oztroja go the door with 2 levers at J-8. Pull the wrong one so that you fall down through a trap door. Next get the old ring and head back to the Heavens Tower to finish the mission. 8 Three Mages Rank: 3 Skipable: No Talk to the gate guard and go to the Heavens Tower again to meet the Star Sybils handmaiden. She wants you to go to the tower in West Sarubaruta and open the 3 Mage Gate. You must have at least 1 Black mage, White mage, and Red mage in order to do this quest. Go to the Horutoto tower heading northeast. Hug the wall on the right until you find a cracked wall at G-8. Go through the east door at D-10. Now go down to a gate at H-9. There will be 3 colors on the
ground. White, Red and Black. Each Mage must stand in one of the circles in order for the door to open. There will be some fake walls up ahead, just walk past them. Wendigos there will give the test answers for Making the Grade quest. Examine all of the Magical Gizmos then go to H-6 to head back to Heavens Tower to complete quest. See Jeuno Missions for Missions 9-12

Tips for success: 1. Know your role and shut your mouth. Enough said. A warriors job is to take all the hits and keep provoking stuff off the rest of the party. The mages will keep you alive just keep the monster off of them. A mages job is to heal or deal damage. If youre a WHM you heal the tanks to keep them alive who in turn keep the monsters off you so you live. Also, as a mage you dont run up to the monsters and start hitting them with your stick; keep your distance and cast your spells. 2. Be nice and make friends. Friends are one of the most valuable assets you can have in the game. If youre an asshole you will earn a bad reputation and you will have a lot of problems getting a party. So be nice to everyone and try helping someone out if you can, who knows they may return the favor. 3. Follow group orders. Dont run off and pull monsters to the group when someone else is. This is one of the biggest problems, 2 people go find monsters and doparty/party members die. 4. Join a Linkshell. Its similar to a guild but more like a group of friends. A linkshell is just a chat room feature in the game but its handy. Try get to get to know a group of people that you can play with; it makes the game so much more fun when you can log on and talk to friends regularly. Leveling I could bore you with a ton of details and stats but what kind of a quick start guide would that be. The basics are as follows: 1. Until around level 10, as you progress farther from the town entrance the harder the guys will be. You should be able to gauge what you should be fighting. I suggest killing many easy guys instead of 1 hard guy. Its less risky and gets you more items. 2. Agro Monsters: Quadaves, Goblins, Orcs, and Yagudo are common agro monsters. Meaning they look for a fight. Many of monsters will too, youll just have to learn as you fight what is agro and what isnt. 3. Linking: Some monsters link meaning if you see 2 goblins, even though you may keep your distance and draw only 1, he will link or call for help in a sense to the other one and it will come attack. YOU MUST LEARN THIS.if you are not carefully you or your party will die. 4. Try not to party until youre around level 10 or higher. Its a waste of time. 5. Dont worry about if u die at level 4, just get back out there and fight, your exp loss is very low at those levels. 6. Stay equipped. Dont be a level 8 WAR with a level 1 sword or a level 8 BLM with level 2 spells. 7. If you get in trouble, use the call for help command, it will send out an alert on all players near you and usually someone will help you. BE SURE TO

THANK THEM! Note: After the call for help command is issued you will not get EXP from that kill. 8. Learn Skill chains early from people around you. These are special effects from performing abilities and weapon skills at precise times in certain orders. Generally you perform your move in the skill chain 2-3 seconds after the previous persons move is done. Youll catch on through playing. 9. Chaining. This is when you kill monsters of similar type and level within a given time period and receive a bonus. For example, if you killed 6 worms in a row that were decent enough of difficulty you would get a chain bonus of exp for each worm you chain. The bonus grows larger the more you chain at once within a given time period. Learn thisits crucial for fast exp. Quests and Missions Quests will give you small rewards and often very useless rewards for your time at low levels. I suggest if you want to get going fast, just keep leveling and go back for the quests when youre bored of leveling. There are TONS of quests in FFXI. Just talk to all the NPCs around town and you should get a lot. So youll always have something to do. Doing all the quests you can benefit in a number of ways if youre the type that likes to do everything. The more quests you do the more FAME you get. Fame is what it is, your fame throughout the town and world. The more fame you have, the more quests you will get and the nicer vendors are towards you (Lower buy prices, higher sell prices). Missions become a lot of fun later on (Dragon quest =) ) but dont feel you need to do them to have a good character. I suggest getting to a good level then trying them or just doing them with a party you meet. Its nothing you should seek to do for the time being. One suggestion I have is to wait on any major questing or missions until you get a Chocobo. This allows you to save so much time.
Chocobos Everyone always wants to know how to get one when they start playing. Well first off you need to be level 20 before you can even attempt the quest. Basically all you do is get 4 Grasses and go to Jeuno once you hit 20. The Grasses can be found by killing Wadi Hares in the Dangruf Wadi (They are found in the north section mainly. You can also purchase these from an Auction House. Now you must get to Jeuno WITHOUT a chocobofun. This is very hard so I suggest the following strategy. Either get a high level person to escort you thereor walk yourself. Switch your job to a level one job so if you die, you wont lose exp. Trust me, at your level you wont be able to stand up to the monsters on the way. Level 1!? Now what do I do? Well you walk. Follow the paths from your town the whole way through as much as possible. Take your time and dodge monsters. This can be tricky but if you take your time you should be able to dodge around monsters and get there. If you die, try again, itll take a bit to get there. If your level 1 head to your mog house and switch back to the level 20+ job (Youll have to speak with the guard to activate your mog house in Jeuno). Now head to the Chocobo stables (Itll be on your right, down some stairs). Speak with Brutus and answer his questions. For the first question choose the first response, for the second question choose the second response. Now go talk to Osker. Now go trade the Chocobo one of your grasses. He will reject it, but this is normal. Now check the time, everytime the clock strikes 00:00 you can try trade him a grass again (24 hours in game = 1 hour real time). The first 2 attempts he wont take it but the last 4 he will. So itll take a total of 6 hours! After that youll get your chocobo license. Notes: You must be on a level 20+ Job to rent a Chocobo. They can tire and will run away from you. You usually have plenty of time to travel between 2 towns. Dont go near anyone casting Fire spells because chocobos are scared of fire. Copyright HelpGuides2003

There are Chocobo stables in each town and at each craig. Crafting Crafting is something fun you can do when youre not leveling. Its a great way to turn normally useless and invaluable items into something you can profit from. I highly suggest you check out some guilds and look for ways you can profit from the items you find in your area. For example, an easy guild and profitable start is making copper ore. You only use a fire crystal and some copper ore and you can sell copper ingots for a respectable price. Check out the crafting guilds section for more information. Mog House Everyone gets a Mog House. A mog house is a home for you to store items and decorate to your liking. No one else can enter your mog house but you. Inside your mog house you have numerous options. You can store items, change jobs, plant things, etc. You can also decorate your house however you want by buying furniture. In each of the 4 main towns you can have a mog hosue in a way. Your home town will have your mog house it will be decorated however you decorate it. When you travel to another town you must rent a mog house. There is no fee, all this does is give you a generic mog house in that town and your items and stuff will transfer over and itll function as normal. Just look different. Emotions There are tons of chat macros and emotions. Here is a list of the emotions: /bow.Bow politely to another player /point.. Point at another player /salute.. Salute another player /kneel...Kneels /laugh...Laughs /cry.. Weeps /no.. Shake your head negatively. /nod, /yes.. Nod your head positively. /wave...Waves /farewell, /goodbye..Wave goodbye. /welcome. Greet an acquaintance. /joy.. Express your joy /cheer... Cheers someone /clap.. Claps /praise.. Praise or honor someone /smile...Smiles /poke..Pokes someone /slap..Slaps someone /stagger..Stagger around /sigh...Sighs /comfort.. Comfort someone
/surprised..Act surprised /amaze..Act amazed /stare... Stare at someone /blush..Blush at someone /angry.. Be angry /disgusted, /upset. Same as angry /muted..Close your mouth in silence /doze...Sleeps /panic...Run around crazily /grin.. Grins at someone /dance... Dances /think...Looks puzzled /fume... Fume /doubt... Doubt something /sulk..Sulk, or be depressed You can also set macros with these and make your own sayings. A popular one for Tarus is the famous Taru dance. To set this up youd macro the following: Line1: /emote does the TaruTaru dance! Line2: /motion panic The /motion command removes the default text so you can add your own!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FINAL FANTASY XIV FOR PC CONFIRMED FOR 30 SEPTEMBER 2010 RELEASE WITH THE NEXT BETA TEST PHASE TO BEGIN EARLY JULY
FINAL FANTASY XIV PC Collectors Edition to Offer Early Access to the Realm of Eorzea
London (30 June 2010) Square Enix Limited, the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, announced today that the highly anticipated MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game FINAL FANTASY XIV is set for global release on 30 September 2010 for Windows PC, with the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system version releasing in early March 2011. In advance of the September 30 release, FINAL FANTASY XIV PC Collectors Edition, which is available in Europe from 22 September, will offer early access to adventurers eager to embark on this new chapter in the FINAL FANTASY series by granting access to the realm of Eorzea. Furthermore, the Beta phase for the Windows version will begin in early July 2010. FINAL FANTASY XIV PC Collectors Edition includes: EARLY ACCESS Play a few days prior to the release of the PC Standard Edition BEHIND-THE-SCENES DVD Get an insider look at the making of FINAL FANTASY XIV with exclusive video content, interviews and more in this special documentary DVD SECURITY TOKEN A FINAL FANTASY XIV branded Security Token used in addition to your regular password ADVENTURERS BRANDED TUMBLER Carry a small piece of Eorzea around with you with this branded tumbler MAP OF EORZEA A detailed map showing the key areas of Eorzea, essential for the committed traveller TRAVEL JOURNAL Record your travels in this journal filled with pages of neverbefore-seen concept art FREE GAMEPLAY 30-day free gameplay GUEST PASS Invite a friend to play free for a limited time GAME DISC GAME MANUAL

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This September, players around the world will join together to explore the fascinating and exciting realm of Eorzea, said Hiromichi Tanaka, Executive Producer of FINAL FANTASY XIV. Were presenting players with a new style of online gameplay, that we know will please avid fans of online games, but welcome more casual gamers as well with the variety of gameplay and story-driven content. For additional information, visit http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com. FINAL FANTASY XIV will become available for pre-order at certain retailers from today. FINAL FANTASY XIV PC Collectors Edition pre-orders will include the Onion Helm, an exclusive in-game item that accelerates character recovery after falling in battle. FINAL FANTASY XIV PC Standard Edition pre-orders will include a pair of Garlond Goggles, an exclusive in-game item that increases the speed of skill progression. For those who had registered their FINAL FANTASY XIII Campaign Codes, it will be possible to apply this code to the Windows PC version of FINAL FANTASY XIV. The users will receive a pair of Asuran Armguards, an exclusive in-game item that will enhance the effectiveness of the players equipped arm or tool. Please note, once you register your reward code to your Square Enix account, all new characters that you create from then on will receive the in-game item. Characters created before you link the reward code to your Square Enix account, however, will not receive the item. All new FINAL FANTASY XIV game packages come with a 30 day free gameplay period. Players will receive a discount to their initial service fees in the form of a complimentary, all-access pass to the new realm of Eorzea. Following this free gameplay, the regular 30-day subscription fee will be 12.99 (UK 8.99). Each additional character will be 3.00 (UK 2.10) per month with a maximum of eight characters per account. For each account, one retainer (a non-playable character that will maintain item sales within the game as well as provide item storage while the user is logged out of the game) will be free of charge with each additional retainer being 1.00 per month (UK 0.70). The FINAL FANTASY XIV PlayStation 3 version will be available early March 2011 with the pricing announced at a later time.

In the past, the city-states battled tirelessly, vying for domination and hegemony. Deathmongering beast tribes ravaged the land unchecked, leaving only destruction in their wake. Unseen enemies lurked beyond the borders, striking at the slightest provocation or show of weakness. The history of Eorzea is a tapestry woven of war and strife, stained with the blood of those gone before, and the tears and ash of fallen endeavours. And yet the love the gods bear this unforgiving land endures, now as always. What is the allure of this seemingly forsaken place? With what hope and to what end do would-be inhabitants journey here to live out their days? The answer lies with that which gives form to Hydaelyn and all myriad creations in it crystals. The cornerstone of all things, it is these crystallized manifestations of the aether that beckon the people to come, risking all in the undertaking. And so it is that adventures too have harkened the call to bear witness to the epic set to unfold in this land. This Eorzea

Features

Conceived and produced from notable FINAL FANTASY developers Produced by Hiromichi Tanaka (FINAL FANTASY I, II, III, XI), and directed by Nobuaki Komoto (FINAL FANTASY IX, XI), with art direction by Akihiko Yoshida (Vagrant Story, FINAL FANTASY XII) and musical score by Nobuo Uematsu (FINAL FANTASY series).
In-depth character creation Choose a race and clan before going on to customise your avatars face, hairstyle, skin tone and more, with subtle adjustments allowing for limitless possibilities.
The Armoury System With defining emphasis on the games weapons and tools, the Armoury System is a unique class system that influences both character development and an individuals style of play. With it, players have the flexibility and freedom to fight, craft and gather whenever and however they so choose. Simply equipping an item will automatically cause the character to take on the class associated with it.
Aetheryte transportation Traverse the realm of Eorzea instantly using this seemingly supernatural teleportation system. Solo or party play Adventure alone or in the company of others as you undertake quests and engage in battles on your travels through Eorzea.
Windows Version Beta Test Phase to Begin Early July
The upcoming beta test phase is scheduled to begin in early July. For more details on how to participate in the beta test, visit http://entry.ffxiv.com/eu The Windows PC required specifications for the Beta Test are now available. Operating System Windows XP SP3

Windows Vista 32-bit / 64-bit SP2 Windows 7 32-bit / 64-bit CPU
Intel Core2 Duo (2.0GHz) AMD Athlon X2 (2.0GHz)
Windows XP: 1.5GB or higher Windows Vista / Windows 7: 2GB or higher

HDD/SSD Space

Installation: 15GB or more Download: Space on the hard drive where My Documents is located should be 6GB or more

Graphics Card

512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600 series or higher 512MB ATI Radeon HD 2900 series or higher

Sound Card

DirectSound compatible sound card (DirectX 9.0c or higher)
Internet Connection Screen Resolution DirectX Others
Broadband Internet connection or higher 1280 x 720 or higher; 32-bit or higher DirectX 9.0c Mouse, Keyboard, Gamepad
Windows XP users must have administrator access when installing and running the software, as well as performing version updates.
On a 64-bit OS, the software will run via WOW64 (Windows on Windows 64). The drive containing "My Documents" must use an NTFS file system. Gamepads are not required
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About Square Enix Limited Square Enix Limited, a part of Square Enix Europe, is a UK based wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Square Enix Limited. publishes and distributes entertainment content from the Square Enix Group including Square Enix, Eidos and Taito in Europe and other PAL territories. Square Enix Limited also has a global network of leading development studios such as IO Interactive, Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montral. The Square Enix Group boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property including: FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 97 million units worldwide, DRAGON QUEST which has sold over 54 million units worldwide and TOMB RAIDER which has sold over 35 million units worldwide, together with other well established products.

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