Seal Rock

Unreleased

Seal Rock is an island in Final Fantasy XIV, located in the Rhotano Sea. Originally a plot element from the unfinished storyline of version 1.0, Seal Rock is set to reappear in Heavensward Patch 3.05 as a PvP area for Frontline matches.

Version 1.0
Late in the Sixth Astral Era in the year 1562, an islet suddenly appeared in the Rhotano Sea without any explanation. The name "Seal Rock" was given to it by the Knights of the Barracuda, though the smallfolk of Limsa Lominsa speculated it might be the mythical Swallowtail Roam, where Llymlaen is said to have chained the twin serpents Thalaos and Perykos.

The unconfirmed reports of a colossal sea serpent sighted in the waters strengthened belief in the latter. Many factions schemed to claim any treasures kept on the island, behind the back of the Knights of the Barracudas and Mealvaan's Gate.

One such schemer was the head of the Barracudas himself, Commodore Sthalmann. Sthallman had recruited allies promising them power when he becomes Admiral of the city-state. One of them was Emerick, a man with ties to a Serpent Reaver named Travanchet (actually an Ascian underling), whom would present Navy sailing chart to the Sahagin. During the chaos of the resulting attack, Emerick's boss Carvallain of the Kraken's Arms traveled to Seal Rock itself, where Emerick pocketed a curious horn artifact on Sthalmann's orders.

Carvellain turned in Emerick to Sthalmann after learning his role in the sahagin attack, whom took him in his protection. With other pirates seeking blood, Sthalmann tricked the Sanguine Sirens into attacking Mealvaan's Gate, and used the fallout to confiscate another artifact from Seal Rock: a stone tablet with inscriptions in Rhotano Bloodcant.

The tablet would later be lost in a skirmish at sea with Travanchet and the arrival of a sea serpent. As Sthalmann tried to use the horn, Y'shtola demanded he hand it over to Sharlayan, believing its dangerous power is connected to the prophecy of the Seventh Umbral Era. At that point, the Echo sounded and a meteor from the starshower landed nearby, in which Travanchet appeared and confiscated the horn, stating "power as this does not belong in the hands of your kind."

Gameplay
Seal Rock features in Frontline matches.