Central Shroud

Central Shroud is a location in Final Fantasy XIV.

It largely serves as a starting zone for players who begin in Gridania.

Locations
Central Shroud, as the name implies, lies at the heart of the Black Shroud. It is situated to the south of the city-state of Gridania, on the other side of the Jadeite Flood.

This zone connects to East Shroud through Greentear, to North Shroud through the Standing Corses, and to South Shroud through Bentbranch. The Blue Badger Gate and White Wolf Gate connect to New Gridania.

Aetherytes
The only Aetheryte is located at Bentbrach Meadows, roughly at the center of the map.

Areas
Central Shroud contains the following areas:


 * Jadeite Thick - Central-most paths.
 * Greentear – Eastern glade.
 * Bentbranch – The central and southern paths.
 * Sorrel Haven – A dangerous area located atop a cliff to the west.
 * The Standing Corses - A clearing far in the west with an impact crater.

The Bannock
The training grounds for the Order of the Twin Adder.

Bentbranch Meadows
Situated on a wooden causeway, this trading post houses a major chocobo ranch.

Weather
Lower La Noscea's temperate climate may exhibit any of the following weather conditions:


 * Clear Skies
 * Sunshine
 * Fog
 * Overcast
 * Rain
 * Thunder
 * Tension (only when Odin is roaming the Black Shroud)

The Tam-Tara Deepcroft
These catacombs have long been tombs of the Gelmorran nobility. But these days, it has been infested by the Lambs of Dalamud.

The Mirror Planks
Located along the Mirror lake, this pier contains ferry services to Lavender Beds.

The Guardian Tree
Also known as Everscade, this ancient tree is said to be oldest arbor in all of the Black Shroud. It is sacred to the Gridanians, being home to an elder elemental that watches over the forest.

Haukke Manor
This mansion in Sorrel Haven was formerly owned by the Seedseers as a place of respite, but was generally viewed as a symbol of excess by Gridanians. Public opinion eventually swayed them to sell it to a Duskwight noblewoman named Amandine.

Spiggan Dig
A dig into the crater located at the Standing Corses. What exactly the spriggans are digging for is a mystery.

Enemies

 * Little Ladybug
 * Ground Squirrel
 * Forest Funguar
 * Treant Sapling
 * Water Sprite
 * Syrphid Swarm
 * Black Eft
 * Chigoe
 * Bog Yarzon
 * Anole
 * Hoglet
 * Microchu
 * Trickster Imp
 * Diremite
 * Tree Slug
 * Roselet
 * Arbor Buzzard
 * Hornet Swarm
 * Firefly
 * Magicked Bones
 * Toadstool
 * Lindwurm
 * Deathgaze
 * Floating Eye
 * Revenant
 * Stroper
 * Spriggan
 * White Joker (B-Rank Elite Mark)
 * Forneus (A-Rank Elite Mark)
 * Laideronette (S-Rank Elite Mark)