Giza Plains (Final Fantasy XII)

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Giza Plains
ギーザ草原 (Gīza Sōgen?)
Background information
Type	Open plains
Region	Dalmasca
Residents	Bangaa Hunter (Dry) Garif Hunter (Rains)
Gameplay details
Items	Treasures Many found in shops
Enemies	Alpha Hyena Gigantoad Giza Rabbit Great Tortoise Hyena Ichthon Mardu Entite Silicon Tortoise Slaven Sleipnir Storm Elemental Urstrix Werewolf Wildsnake Wooly Gator
Quests	Sunstone Hunts: Croakadile, Cluckatrice, Gil Snapper Rare Game: Rain Dancer, Nazarnir Great cockatrice escape quest
Quests	Mission 35: The Secluded Mission 73: Just for Penelo Goblin Pouch Monster Melee

See also: Giza Plains (Tactics Advance)

You seek Giza Plains. Speak with the Nomads there. You will find your Sunstone.

Dalan

The Giza Plains is a location in Ivalice in Final Fantasy XII. It is an area of large open plains with a unique weather cycle close to Rabanastre.

Sage Knowledge

A vast savannah spreading to the south of the Royal City of Rabanastre, the environs of which vary drastically between dry and rainy seasons. Large dark crystals lie scattered here and there across the savannah. During the dry, they absorb the suns radiance and glow with an auric brilliance. A village of nomadic herders is located near the middle of the grasslands. During the rains, the villagers relocate to the mountains. While they reside in the grasslands, the menfolk rarely return from their herding, leaving the women and children to their own devices in the village. These nomads know the art of capturing the energy of the dark crystals in chunks of magicite, called sunstone, which they then bring to market to sell. The animals by which they make their living are primarily of cockatrice stock.

Sage Knowledge piece 48

Story

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. (Skip section)

Vaan meets Penelo in the nomad village.

Vaan needs a Sunstone to open the secret entrance to the Royal Palace of Rabanastre. Old Dalan guides him to the nomads in Giza Plains where he meets with Penelo, who helps Vaan with his quest. They help find a nomad boy left behind in the hot wilderness, and with his help they successfully charge a Sunstone.

Later, when they need to travel to Jahara, the party travels to Giza during the Rains to find the nomads have gone to the mountains. New paths are opened during the Rains while certain paths are closed.

Vaan reports he has vanquished Gil Snapper.

The monster Gil Snapper periodically escapes its urn held by the Giza Plains nomads as the magick symbols grow old and weak. A new urn must then be used to catch the Gil Snapper. The reason for the tribe wanting the Gil Snapper is that it has the power to calm the beasts of the land, meaning that the tribe is protected from them as long as they have the urn.

Spoilers end here.

Location

Giza Plains concept art.

The Giza Plains are located just to the south of Rabanastre, in the Dalmasca region. Further south is the Ozmone Plain, while access to the Dalmasca Westersand and Estersand can be found as well.

Dry Season

Throne Road

The view overlooking Rabanastre.

The area connects Rabanastre to the Giza Plains. It serves as the intersection for Rabanastre South Gate and the Nomad Village.

Nomad Village

The Nomad Village during the Dry.

The Nomad Village is a small settlement in the middle of the Giza Plains. As such, it is a location bustling with villagers. True to its name of being a nomad village, the houses in the area are of makeshift material. It features a Save Crystal and a Cockatrice pen. During the dry, it connects the Toam Hills, North Bank, and the Throne Road. During the rains, the path connecting the village to the North Bank can not be traversed as it is submerged in water.

Warrior's Wash

Toam Hills

Starfall Field

The Starfall Field serves as the intersection for the Dalmasca Westersand and the Ozmone Plain. It has a small bridge and it features one Dark Crystal.

Crystal Glade

It is a small area connecting that serves as the intersection for the Starfall Field and the South Bank of Giza Plains. It has a Save Crystal.

Gizas South Bank

The area features two bridges perpendicular to each other. The other bridge leads to the Dalmasca Estersand.

Gizas North Bank

The North Bank can be accessed from the Nomad Village, The Throne Road, and South Bank.

Wet Season

Throne Road

The view overlooking Rabanastre.

The area connects Rabanastre to the Giza Plains. It serves as the intersection for Rabanastre South Gate and the Nomad Village. During the rains, most of the area is submerged in water.

Nomad Village

The Nomad Village during the Dry.

During the rains, the path connecting the village to the North Bank can not be traversed as it is submerged in water. As the inhabitants of the village are nomads, they leave their village during the rains.

Warrior's Wash

Toam Hills

Starfall Field

The Starfall Field serves as thee intersection for the Dalmasca Westersand and the Ozmone Plain. It has a small bridge and it features one Dark Crystal.

Crystal Glade

It is a small area connecting that serves as the intersection for the Starfall Field and the South Bank of Giza Plains. It has a Save Crystal. After accepting the Gil Snapper hunt, Nanau and Roaklo can be found here until it has been defeated.

Gizas South Bank

Storm Elementals appear during the rains.

The area features two bridges perpendicular to each other. The other bridge leads to the Dalmasca Estersand.

Gizas North Bank

During the rains, the area can only be accessed from the Throne Road, as the path connecting it to the Nomad Village is submerged in water.

Tracks of the Beast

Access to this large-puddled area is granted by striking several withered trees in the Giza Plains. These trees will make up a makeshift bridge, allowing access to the area. It is only accessible during the rains. The Gil Snapper can be found in the area.

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Weather cycle

The Giza Plains have a unique weather cycle that affects the area's geography. The weather cycles are based on the in-game clock: 1 hour of rain followed by 2 hours of dry. Giza's weather can begin to cycle when the player enters Jahara, but the timer will not start until the player either returns to Giza Plains or enters Eruyt Village. I.e. the player can roam an hour on the Ozmone Plain and it will remain wet at Giza, but after entering Giza Plains/Eruyt Village, the weather will change at the top of the hour. As the weather cycle is based on the "hours played" timer, the 2x or 4x speed boosts from the Zodiac versions do not affect it, but the pause menu where the screen goes black does.

Jinn, from Giza Plains, can be found in Rabanastre's Southern Plaza once the Rains starts after the player proceeds far enough in the storyline. He disappears once the weather starts cycling. Once the Rains start, travelers are to be found in the Nomad Village who disappear once the weather starts cycling.

Dry season (aka "the Dry")

The village during the Dry.

While it is dry, the weather is always sunny, most of the plains are exposed, and weaker monsters come out. Because the area is of desert terrain, all Earth attacks are 20% more powerful than normal.

The nomads come down from the mountains, and set up a camp while it is dry where they raise cockatrice and make sunstones. (See the Quests section of this article.)

Wet season (aka "the Rains")

Gil Snapper is fought only during heavy rain.

During the wet season Giza Plains has three weather conditions:

• Cloudy
• Rain
• Heavy rain (lightning bolts seen in the horizon)

While it is wet, most of the plains are covered in water, and stronger monsters come out, especially during heavy rain and thunderstorms (Storm Elementals and Mardu Entites respectively). New areas open up, since bridges can be built of driftwood. Because the plains during the Rains is of water terrain, Water and Lightning attacks deal 20% more damage than normal, and Earth damage is halved. During rainy weather Fire damage is halved and Lightning damage is boosted, and during heavy rain, Water and Fire damage are both halved and Wind and Lightning attacks are both boosted.

Withered tree.

"Withered trees" are found all over the Giza Plains in the wet season. When interacted with, the party leader will strike the tree with their weapon and the tree will plunge into the river behind it. Once each tree has been chopped down, they will form a bridge leading to an area called the Tracks of the Beast, where the player can find several Silicon Tortoises, the Gil Snapper mark and an urn containing the "Feather of the Flock", an item that lets Vaan speak the language of cockatrices.

Weather Eye

Main article: Weather Eye

At Rabanastre's Southgate, there is a seeq who knows when the weather is about to change on the plains. This is the only character who knows the weather cycle. Since the seasons only change after finishing a certain story event, he will not be able to predict the weather until that time.

Treasures

See also: Treasure (Final Fantasy XII)

The Dry

The plains have different treasures depending if it is the Dry or the Rains. In the original, the treasures during the Dry are nothing special: common items and low level equipment. While the Diamond Armlet is equipped, the common item treasure is a Knot of Rust and the "rare" treasure is Ether or Hi-Potion. The player can find the Cotton Shirt in the Warrior's Wash area, the Escutcheon shield under the bridge in the Starfall Field area and a Broadsword in the southeastern corner of the Gizas South Bank area.

In the Zodiac versions, the treasures are different. The Blind spell is found in Toam Hills.

Throne Road

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
1	80%	10%	≤ 70 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
2	70%	50%	≤ 40 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
3	70%	50%	≤ 40 gil	Antidote	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
4	70%	40%	≤ 60 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
5	70%	50%	≤ 40 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
6	70%	50%	≤ 40 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
7	70%	50%	≤ 40 gil	Eye Drops	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
1	100%	0%	Gil	Item	Gil	Common	Rare
			N/A	Potion		N/A	Knot of Rust	Ether
2	72%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 55 gil	Potion	Antidote	≤ 160 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether
3	72%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 55 gil	Potion	Antidote	≤ 160 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether
4	72%	50%	Gil	Item	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 55 gil	Potion		≤ 160 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether
5	72%	50%	Gil	Item	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 60 gil	Potion		≤ 170 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Potion
6	72%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 55 gil	Potion	Antidote	≤ 160 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Potion
7	72%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 55 gil	Potion	Antidote	≤ 160 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Potion

Gizas North Bank

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
8	70%	45%	≤ 40 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
9	70%	50%	≤ 50 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
10	70%	40%	≤ 40 gil	Echo Herbs	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
11	70%	45%	≤ 35 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
12	70%	45%	≤ 40 gil	Antidote	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
13	70%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
14	70%	50%	≤ 40 gil	Ether	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
8	70%	60%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 60 gil	Potion	Eye Drops	≤ 250 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether
9	70%	60%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 70 gil	Potion	Eye Drops	≤ 250 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether
10	70%	60%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 70 gil	Potion	Ether	≤ 250 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Potion
11	67%	70%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 90 gil	Potion	Remedy	≤ 250 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Potion
12	67%	70%	Gil	Item		Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Potion		≤ 250 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Potion
13	88%	100%	≤ 100 gil			≤ 350 gil

Gizas South Bank

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
15	50%	100%	≤ 100 gil	N/A
16	70%	45%	≤ 50 gil	Potion		Common	Rare
						Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
17	70%	45%	≤ 60 gil	Antidote		Common	Rare
						Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
18	70%	45%	≤ 70 gil	Potion		Common	Rare
						Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
19	70%	55%	≤ 50 gil	Phoenix Down		Common	Rare
						Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
20	70%	50%	≤ 60 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Potion	Dagger	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
14	70%	30%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			550	Potion	Ether	50,000	Knot of Rust	Ether
15	85%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 40 gil	Potion	Dark Mote	≤ 50 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Potion
16	70%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 80 gil	Potion	Antidote	≤ 300 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether
17	70%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 80 gil	Potion	Ether	≤ 300 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether
18	65%	35%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 320 gil	Potion	Broadsword	≤ 600 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether

Warrior's Wash

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
19	75%	70%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Potion	Cotton Shirt	≤ 500 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether
20	75%	35%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 70 gil	Potion	Eye Drops	≤ 500 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether
21	75%	35%	Gil	Item		Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 100 gil	Potion		≤ 1,200 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Potion

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
21	70%	45%	≤ 40 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
22	70%	45%	≤ 40 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
23	70%	45%	≤ 80 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
24	70%	45%	≤ 40 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
25	70%	45%	≤ 40 gil	Antidote	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
26	70%	45%	≤ 40 gil	Eye Drops	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
27	70%	45%	≤ 40 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

Toam Hills

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
28	70%	45%	≤ 40 gil	Echo Herbs	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
29	70%	40%	≤ 40 gil	Eye Drops	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
30	70%	40%	≤ 40 gil	Antidote	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
31	70%	40%	≤ 45 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
32	75%	50%	≤ 80 gil	Hi-Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
33	75%	40%	≤ 60 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
34	100%	0%	N/A	Blind

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
22	67%	45%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Potion	Hi-Potion	≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Ether
23	67%	45%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 80 gil	Hi-Potion	Ether	≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Ether
24	67%	45%	Gil	Item	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Potion		≤ 190 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Ether
25	67%	45%	Gil	Item	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Red Fang		≤ 190 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Potion
26	67%	45%	Gil	Item	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 80 gil	Potion		≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether
27	67%	45%	Gil	Item	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Potion		≤ 190 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether

Starfall Field

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
35	70%	45%	≤ 45 gil	Eye Drops	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
36	70%	45%	≤ 45 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
37	70%	45%	≤ 45 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
38	70%	45%	≤ 45 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
39	70%	45%	≤ 45 gil	Dark Mote	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
40	70%	45%	≤ 45 gil	Chronos Tear	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
41	70%	45%	≤ 50 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
42	70%	45%	≤ 45 gil	Phoenix Down	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
43	70%	45%	≤ 80 gil	Antidote	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
44	70%	45%	≤ 45 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
45	70%	45%	≤ 45 gil	Potion	Common	Rare
					Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
28	75%	70%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Potion	Eye Drops	≤ 290 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
29	75%	30%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 80 gil	Escutcheon	Eye Drops	≤ 290 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Potion
30	75%	50%	Gil	Item		Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 60 gil	Potion		≤ 290 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether
31	75%	66%	Gil	Item		Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 70 gil	Ether		≤ 320 gil	Knot of Rust	Hi-Potion
32	75%	50%	Gil	Item		Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 70 gil	Potion		≤ 300 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether

The Rains

The plains have better treasures during the rain. In the original version, if the Diamond Armlet is equipped, all treasures during the Rains contain Knot of Rust as the common item and a Mote as the rare item, unless the treasure is gil. The treasure that spawns right near the exit to Rabanastre can contain a Longbow. The treasure in the easternmost bit of Warrior's Wash can have a Bronze Mace. The treasure nearest to the exit to the Nomad Village in the Toam Hills area can have the Main Gauche dagger. The treasure nearest to the exit to Westersand can contain a Heavy Coat and the treasure in the southwestern dead-end bit can have a Rose Corsage. The dead-end on the other side of the area can contain a Chainmail.

In the Giza North Bank area, a treasure that spawns down and left when entering from the entrance nearest to Rabanastre can contain a Battle Bamboo. The northernmost treasure in the Giza South Bank can have a Rose Corsage and the treasure in the southern dead-end bit can have a Jade Collar. The Tracks of the Beast area is only explorable during the Rains and all treasures contain either a Knot of Rust or a gambit or an accessory when they have items instead of gil. The player can obtain the Black Belt, Jackboots, Foe: Status = Disable and Foe: Thunder-Weak here. There is also an urn in the area that contains the Feather of the Flock, a key item that lets the player converse with Cockatrices.

In the Zodiac versions, the treasures are different. The Nomad Village cockatrice pen has the Regen spell.

Throne Road

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
46	80%	30%	≤ 260 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Lightning Fang	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
46	80%	30%	≤ 260 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Lightning Fang	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
47	80%	30%	≤ 260 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Phoenix Down	Eye Drops	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
48	80%	30%	≤ 260 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Ether	X-Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
49	80%	30%	≤ 260 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Chronos Tear	Phoenix Down	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
33	50%	55%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 150 gil	Knot of Rust	Longbow	≤ 500 gil	Knot of Rust	Vanishga Mote
34	70%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 150 gil	Knot of Rust	Dark Mote	≤ 500 gil	Knot of Rust	Reflectga Mote
35	72%	35%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 150 gil	Phoenix Down	Ether	≤ 500 gil	Knot of Rust	Float Mote
36	75%	30%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 150 gil	Knot of Rust	G-Foe: status = BLI	≤ 500 gil	Knot of Rust	Warp Mote

Nomad Village

This chest only appears in Zodiac versions, and only in the Rains.

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
50	100%	0%	N/A	Regen

Gizas North Bank

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
51	75%	40%	≤ 230 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Potion	Gravity Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
52	75%	40%	≤ 230 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Chronos Tear	Phoenix Down	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
53	75%	40%	≤ 400 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Ether	Iron Pole	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
54	75%	40%	≤ 400 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Ether	Slasher	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
55	75%	40%	≤ 230 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Ether	Balance Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
37	67%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Dark Mote	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Reflectga Mote
38	50%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Battle Bamboo	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Vanishga Mote
39	67%	30%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 200 gil	Echo Herbs	Ether	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Float Mote
40	67%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	G-Foe:status = HP Crit	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Warp Mote

Gizas South Bank

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
56	80%	40%	≤ 270 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Dark Mote	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
57	80%	60%	≤ 350 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Remedy	Golden Helm	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
58	80%	40%	≤ 270 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Potion	Bio Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
59	80%	40%	≤ 350 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Aquara Mote	Leather Gorget	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
60	80%	40%	≤ 270 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Aquara Mote	Hi-Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
61	80%	40%	≤ 270 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Balance Mote	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
41	45%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 220 gil	Knot of Rust	Rose Corsage	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Vanishga Mote
42	67%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 220 gil	Phoenix Down	Dark Mote	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Reflectga Mote
43	68%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 220 gil	Knot of Rust	G-Foe: chr HP = 100%	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Float Mote
44	67%	35%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 220 gil	Echo Herbs	Ether	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Warp Mote
45	35%	60%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Item
			≤ 50 gil	Knot of Rust	Jade Collar	≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust

Warrior's Wash

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
62	80%	35%	≤ 300 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Ether	Rose Corsage	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
63	80%	35%	≤ 280 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Ether	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
64	80%	35%	≤ 280 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Hi-Potion	Feathered Cap	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
65	80%	35%	≤ 280 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Chronos Tear	Hi-Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
66	80%	35%	≤ 280 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Potion	Green Beret	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
67	80%	35%	≤ 280 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Ether	Gold Needle	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
46	67%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 160 gil	Knot of Rust	Dark Mote	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Reflectga Mote
47	50%	55%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 160 gil	Knot of Rust	Bronze Mace	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Vanishga Mote
48	67%	35%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 160 gil	Echo Herbs	Ether	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Float Mote
49	67%	35%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 160 gil	Knot of Rust	G-Foe: status = SIL	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Warp Mote
50	50%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 160 gil	Knot of Rust	Onion Bombs	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Float Mote

Toam Hills

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
68	80%	30%	≤ 250 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Handkerchief	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
69	80%	30%	≤ 250 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Potion	Bio Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
70	80%	30%	≤ 250 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Prince's Kiss	Bacchus's Wine	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
71	80%	30%	≤ 250 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Gold Needle	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
72	80%	30%	≤ 250 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Potion	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
73	80%	30%	≤ 250 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Echo Herbs	Phoenix Down	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
51	67%	35%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 250 gil	Knot of Rust	Dark Mote	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Reflectga Mote
52	50%	55%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 80 gil	Knot of Rust	Main Gauche	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Vanishga Mote
53	67%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 80 gil	Knot of Rust	G-Foe: chr status = BLI	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Float Mote
54	67%	30%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 80 gil	Knot of Rust	Ether	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Warp Mote

Starfall Field

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
74	80%	50%	≤ 220 gil	Potion		Common	Rare
						Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
75	80%	50%	≤ 220 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Antidote	Phoenix Down	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
76	75%	55%	≤ 220 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Hi-Potion	Float Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
77	75%	50%	≤ 220 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Antidote	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
78	75%	55%	≤ 300 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Gold Needle	Remedy	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
79	80%	50%	≤ 200 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Potion	Hi-Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
80	80%	60%	≤ 180 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Balance Mote	Gravity Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
55	69%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 210 gil	Phoenix Down	Dark Mote	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Reflectga Mote
56	50%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 210 gil	Phoenix Down	Heavy Coat	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Vanishga Mote
57	69%	25%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 210 gil	Rose Corsage	G-Foe: status = IMM	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Float Mote
58	69%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 210 gil	Knot of Rust	G-Foe: undead	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Warp Mote
59	50%	55%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 210 gil	Knot of Rust	Chainmail	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Vanishga Mote
60	73%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 210 gil	Echo Herbs	Dark Mote	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Float Mote

Tracks of the Beast

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
81	80%	50%	≤ 330 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Remedy	Flametongue	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
82	80%	50%	≤ 330 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Hi-Ether	Survival Vest	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
83	80%	50%	≤ 330 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Hi-Ether	Traveler's Vestment	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
84	80%	50%	≤ 330 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Aquara Mote	Shock Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
85	80%	50%	≤ 330 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Hi-Ether	Magoroku	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
86	80%	50%	≤ 330 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Phoenix Down	Main Gauche	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
87	80%	50%	≤ 330 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Remedy	Golden Armor	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
61	67%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 300 gil	Knot of Rust	G-Foe: status = DIA	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Vanishga Mote
62	67%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 300 gil	Knot of Rust	G-Foe: thunder - weak	≤ 1,000 gil	Knot of Rust	Hastega Mote
63	50%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 300 gil	Knot of Rust	Jackboots	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
64	50%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 300 gil	Knot of Rust	Black Belt	≤ 400 gil	Knot of Rust	Scathe Mote

Quests

Sunstone

The dark crystal.

The dark crystals scattered over the plains absorb sunlight during the Dry, which can then be drawn out to make sunstones. Vaan visits Giza to find a sunstone. He receives a Shadestone from a boy named Jinn in the Crystal Glade and charges it up transforming it into a sunstone. To do this, the player must walk up to a shining crystal on the plains and take its energy to the Shadestone. The player will need to visit multiple crystals to fully power up the stone; a random amount of energy is absorbed from each crystal, varying between 25~55%.

The player can come back later and do it multiple times for 200 gil, two Potions, and a Holy Stone.

In the Zodiac versions, the reward received for repeating the quest depends on the amount of time it takes the player to fully charge the Shadestone. The player receives 200 gil, two Potions, and a Holy Stone for returning within seven minutes, 150 gil and a Holy Stone for returning within fifteen minutes, 100 gil for returning within 35 minutes, and 50 gil for taking more than 35 minutes.

Hunts

See also: Hunt (Final Fantasy XII)

Sadeen on the Giza Plains.

The Croakadile is a Rank II Mark that becomes available after the weather turns rainy, after the party has obtained the Dawn Shard in the story. It is found on the Starfall Field area of the Giza Plains during the Rains near a bridge. It is likely to be the only enemy in the area. It is petitioned by Sadeen who is found on the plains during the Rains. After completing the hunt the player receives Ring of the Toad that can be given to the nomad elder during the Dry, who will tell the story of Sadeen. Encountering Sadeen during the Rains again will reveal the truth. Doing this will not get the player any additional rewards, however.

The Cluckatrice is an Elite Mark whose hunt becomes available after the party has returned to Rabanastre after escaping from Barheim Passage, and is the first Elite Hunt given by Montblanc. It is located in the Giza Plains during the dry season on Giza's North Bank. It can only be encountered after the player has defeated all other enemies, left, and reentered the area. It is petitioned by Dania in the nomad village during the dry.

The party fights the Gil Snapper.

The Gil Snapper is a Rank III Elite Mark. The earliest the hunt can be accepted is after returning to Rabanastre after the events in the Tomb of Raithwall. The petitioner for the bill is Nanau, found in the Crystal Glade-part of the Giza Plains during the Rains. The player will be given a special urn to capture the Gil Snapper's spirit, who is called the Lord of Rain by Nanau's tribe. Gil Snapper is found in the Tracks of the Beast in the bottom east corner of Giza Plains. To reach this section the player needs to cut down withered trees. There is one tree in every area save for the north-westernmost part and the south-easternmost part where the party cross the path of trees. The trees are by the water and are white.

Upon arrival, the seeq Bansat, who had talked to the player in the Clan Building, will arrive to help. The weather must be raining heavily for the Gil Snapper to appear (the sky flashes with lightning bolts). If it is not raining heavily, the player can exit the Tracks and return until this requirement has been fulfilled (the seeq will say that the mark has appeared). The report that Gil Snapper has been vanquished can only be made during the Dry, as Nanau will have left the Plains to join her tribe members.

Rare Game

See also: Rare Game

Rain Dancer has a 20% chance of appearing in any of three areas of the Giza Plains during the Rains. It may appear in the Gizas South Bank, Warrior's Wash, or Toam Hills.

To find Nazarnir the player must have spoken to the "Huntmaster" in Phon Coast and defeated Thalassinon, which will trigger the start of the Rare Game quest. The Nazarnir then has a 40% chance of replacing the Sleipnir in the southeastern corner of the Starfall Field area during the Dry. The player can easily differentiate Nazarnir from a Sleipnir due to the Nazarnir having Shell status.

Great cockatrice escape quest

Main article: Great cockatrice escape

When the domesticated cockatrice from the Nomad Village run away to explore Ivalice, the party must find them and return them to the village. Finding the birds yields weapons as rewards. To start the quest the player must kill the Cluckatrice (mark) and acquire Feather of the Flock (found in an urn in the Tracks of the Beast area of the Giza Plains during the Rains where the mark Gil Snapper is fought), and proceed past Draklor Laboratory in the story.

Enemies

Throne Road

Name	Status	Level	Season
Giza Rabbit	Docile	1-2	Dry
Hyena	Normal	2-3 (Dry), 18-19 (Rains)	Both
Gigantoad	Normal	19-20	Rains

Gizas North Bank

Name	Status	Level	Season
Giza Rabbit	Docile	1-2	Dry
Slaven	Normal	4-5	Dry
Urstrix	Normal	3-4	Dry
Hyena	Normal	2-3 (Dry), 18-19 (Rains)	Both
Gigantoad	Normal	19-20	Rains
Ichthon	Docile	18-21	Rains
Great Tortoise	Normal	20-21	Rains
Storm Elemental	Sensitive to Magic	25	Rains
Chickatrice	Elite Mark	13	Dry
Cluckatrice	Elite Mark	15	Dry

Gizas South Bank

Name	Status	Level	Season
Giza Rabbit	Docile	1-2	Dry
Hyena	Normal	2-3 (Dry), 18-19 (Rains)	Both
Gigantoad	Normal	19-20	Rains
Great Tortoise	Normal	20-21	Rains
Storm Elemental	Sensitive to Magic	25	Rains
Rain Dancer	Rare	23-24	Rains

Starfall Field

Name	Status	Level	Season
Giza Rabbit	Docile	1-2	Dry
Sleipnir	Normal	5-6	Dry
Werewolf	Normal	19-21	Dry
Hyena	Normal	2-3 (Dry), 18-19 (Rains)	Both
Gigantoad	Normal	19-20	Rains
Ichthon	Docile	18-21	Rains
Wooly Gator	Docile	21-22	Rains
Nazarnir	Trophy	45-46	Dry
Croakadile	Mark	24	Rains

Toam Hills

Name	Status	Level	Season
Wildsnake	Normal	3-4	Dry
Urstrix	Normal	3-4	Dry
Slaven	Normal	4-5	Dry
Hyena	Normal	2-3 (Dry), 18-19 (Rains)	Both
Alpha Hyena	Normal	3-5	Dry
Gigantoad	Normal	19-20	Rains
Ichthon	Docile	18-21	Rains
Wooly Gator	Docile	21-22	Rains
Mardu Entite	Sensitive to Magic	45	Rains (Thunderstorm)
Rain Dancer	Rare	23-24	Rains

Warrior's Wash

Name	Status	Level	Season
Giza Rabbit	Docile	1-2	Dry
Urstrix	Normal	3-4	Dry
Slaven	Normal	4-5	Dry
Hyena	Normal	2-3 (Dry), 18-19 (Rains)	Both
Gigantoad	Normal	19-20	Rains
Great Tortoise	Normal	20-21	Rains
Storm Elemental	Sensitive to Magic	25	Rains
Rain Dancer	Rare	23-24	Rains

Tracks of the Beast

Name	Status	Level	Season
Silicon Tortoise	Normal	36-37	Rains
Gil Snapper	Elite Mark	37	Rains (Thunderstorm)

Friendly NPCs

• Bangaa Hunter (Dry)
• Garif Hunter (Rains)

Shops

Arjie's Shop

Arjie only appears during the dry season.

Weapons

Original

Name	Cost
Broadsword	400 gil
Dagger	200 gil

Zodiac

Name	Cost
Broadsword	390 gil
Kotetsu	500 gil
Javelin	500 gil
Oaken Pole	450 gil
Shortbow	450 gil
Altair	400 gil
Handaxe	420 gil
Dagger	390 gil

Armor

Original

Name	Cost
―	―

Zodiac

Name	Cost
Headgear	200 gil
Chromed Leathers	200 gil
Magick Curch	200 gil
Light Woven Shirt	200 gil
Leather Helm	250 gil
Leather Armor	300 gil
Leather Shield	300 gil

Accessories

Original

Name	Cost
Orrachea Armlet	250 gil
Bangle	500 gil

Zodiac

Name	Cost
Bangle	500 gil

Magicks

Original

Name	Cost
―	―

Zodiac

Name	Cost
Blindna	200 gil
Cure	200 gil
Fire	180 gil
Slow	200 gil
After obtaining Shadestone
Dark	500 gil

Ammunition

Original

Name	Cost
―	―

Zodiac

Name	Cost
Onion Arrows	100 gil
Onion Bolts	100 gil
Onion Shot	100 gil
Onion Bombs	100 gil

Technicks

Original

Name	Cost
―	―

Zodiac

Name	Cost
Libra	400 gil
After obtaining Shadestone
First Aid	600 gil

Items

Original

Name	Cost
Potion	70 gil
Antidote	50 gil
Eye Drops	50 gil

Zodiac

Name	Cost
Eye Drops	50 gil
Potion	70 gil
After obtaining Shadestone
Echo Herbs	50 gil
Antidote	50 gil

Map

The Dry

The map can be bought from Nutsy in he Nomad Village during the Dry for 50 gil.

The path to the Ozmone Plain is inaccessible until after the Tomb of Raithwall and the first Rains have come and gone.

Map from the original Final Fantasy XII that includes all treasure information.

The Rains

The map for the Dry doubles as a map for the Rains. The candle to reveal the full map is found in the Tracks of the Beast section.

Map from the original Final Fantasy XII that includes all treasure information.

Musical themes

Main article: Giza Plains (theme)

"Giza Plains" from Final Fantasy XII

The music that plays in Giza Plains is the eponymous theme "Giza Plains".

"Giza Plains" is the eighth track of the Memories of FFXII album playable in the music player in Final Fantasy XV, bought from Verinas Mart - Ravatogh for 100 gil. This theme is also found in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival as a Field Music Sequence, and in Dissidia Final Fantasy (arcade version) as a battle theme. The theme appears on Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Compilation Album.

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

Savannah to the south of the Royal City of Rabanastre, currently on the dry. Members of the Rabanastre watch have been dispatched to patrol the plains amid reports of Yarhi sightings.

In-game description

The Giza Plains are a location from mainland Ivalice. It is revisited by the party, as Ashe asks them to help out with the attacks of Sky Pirates and Yarhi occurring on Ivalice.

Main Missions

Mission 35: The Secluded

The party's investigation into the origins of the Judge of Wings points to someone with a feverent interest in the sky pirates' legend of the sky continent, but her identity remains a mystery.

Description

The player must seek out and talk to the Dalmascan Soldier that holds information about the Judge of Wings. Many soldiers wander the plains, and if any are felled by the roaming monsters, the battle ends in defeat. The correct soldier is in the northeast part of the map, and the player must reach this informant quickly as the Yarhi Titan will spawn very close to him.

Monsters

• Quetzalcoatl
• Infernal Wolf
• Atomos
• Great Tortoise
• Titan

Guests

• Dalmascan Soldier
• White Hare

Side Missions

Mission 73: Just for Penelo

Penelo knows her way around a starfruit, and Giza is just the place to get them. It may seem a frivolous use of precious time, but a proper feast may give the party the edge it needs!

Description

Monsters

• Quetzalcoatl
• Infernal Wolf
• Storm Wolf
• Minotaur
• Golem

Rewards

• Hammer of Lightning
• Rune Bracelet
• Auracite

Goblin Pouch

• Destrier Mane/Dragon Whisker

Monster Melee

Open battle against the area's indigenous beasts.

Monsters

• Quetzalcoatl
• White Hare
• Minotaur
• Atomos
• Earth Drake

Other appearances

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

The Giza Plains appears as the Field Music Sequence for its eponymous theme.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call

Giza Plains

The Giza Plains return as the FMS for its eponymous theme.

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Gallery

The village during the Dry.

The Giza Plains during the Dry.

The Giza Plains during the Rains.

Elder Brunoa.

Viera Wayfarer.