North Shroud

North Shroud is a location in Final Fantasy XIV.

Part of it serves as a starting zone for players who begin in Gridania.

Locations[edit | edit source]

The North Shroud is situated in the northwestern reaches of the Black Shroud, just west of Gridania proper.

This zone connects to Central Shroud through Alder Springs in the south, and to the Coerthas Central Highlands far in the west. The Yellow Serpent Gate connects to Old Gridania.

Aetherytes[edit | edit source]

The only Aetheryte is located at Fallgourd Float, roughly at the center of the map.

Areas[edit | edit source]

Central Shroud contains the following areas:

Treespeak - Low level area in the east, next to Gridania.
Peacegarden – Northeastern section.
Alder springs – A rugged area to the west devoid of living trees.
Proud Creek - Northern section with high-level enemies.

Settlements[edit | edit source]

Fallgourd Float[edit | edit source]

A village built over Proud Creek.

Weather[edit | edit source]

The East Shroud's climate may exhibit any of the following weather conditions:

Weather	Frequency or conditions
Clear Skies	30%
Fair Skies	30%
Rain	15%
Clouds	10%
Fog	10%
Showers	5%
Tension	Occurs when Steel Reign is active anywhere in the Black Shroud.

Places of interest[edit | edit source]

Treespeak Stables[edit | edit source]

A chocobo ranch located just outside the Yellow Serpent Gate.

Gelmorra Ruins[edit | edit source]

Finder's Bluff[edit | edit source]

A mining camp set up in the hills southwest of Fallgourd Float.

The Fallen Neurolink[edit | edit source]

This colossal Allagan device fell from Dalamud when it broke apart as Bahamut broke free of his bindings. Measuring hundreds of yalms across, this was one of five such restraints used on the Elder Primal, and now remains permanently embedded in the Black Shroud's landscape.

Ixali Logging Grounds[edit | edit source]

Situated on the shore of Lake Tahtotl, the Ixal continually take lumber from the outskirts of the Black Shroud (and certainly without permission). The lumber is eventually transported via balloncraft to their homeland in the mountains.

Activities[edit | edit source]

Duties[edit | edit source]

The Second Coil of Bahamut - Turn 1 Raid Level 50 Item level 90 Fallgourd Float (x20 y27)
Your foray into the caverns beneath Castrum Occidens has led you to an unexpected revelation: the incomplete form of Bahamut, harbinger of the Calamity, slumbers deep within earth. Though seemingly a prisoner, the elder primal is gradually being regenerated by the massive, Ragnarok-class internment hulks that surround the unmoving entity. Alisaie reasons that if Bahamut's full restoration is to be prevented, then all three coils sustaining and repairing the dreadful being must be deactivated. Filled with new determination, you assemble a group of courageous comrades and set your sights on the fragment of Dalamud found in the North Shroud.
The Second Coil of Bahamut - Turn 2 Raid Level 50 Item level 95 Fallgourd Float (x20 y27)
After battling your way through to the base of the colossal fragment that impales the ground in Alder Springs, your party enters the structure through an opening in its outer shell. The sight that greets you is of an endless procession of azure-lit passages, within which can be glimpsed the grotesque silhouettes of chimerical monstrosities.
The Second Coil of Bahamut - Turn 3 Raid Level 50 Item level 100 Fallgourd Float (x20 y27)
Your party activates the coil's lift-like mechanism, and, at a depth of 3,256 yalms, arrives within the interior of the internment hulk proper. The great cavern where the elder primal Bahamut dreams is yet many thousands of yalms distant. Explore the labyrinthine passages of the Ragnarok-class starship, and secure a route into the lowest levels of the hulk.
The Second Coil of Bahamut - Turn 4 Raid Level 50 Item level 105 Fallgourd Float (x20 y27)
At a depth of 6,329 yalms, your exhausted yet determined fellowship enters the hulk's operations deck. An impossible scene unfolds before you, the surreal landscape bathed in a crimson glare and holding the promise of epic conflict...

FATEs[edit | edit source]

Name	Level	Location	Time limit	Objective
Name	Description Spawn conditions (if any)
Dschubba Snacks	3-8	Treespeak (x25 y28)	15 minutes	Defeat Dschubba.
Dschubba Snacks	Every few moons, a miteling hatches that is several times more violent than his brethren. This creature is known by the local smallfolk as Dschubba. Slay the vilekin before it has the chance to reach adulthood.
Breaking Bud	3-8	Treespeak (x25 y28)	15 minutes	Defeat the opo-opos.
Breaking Bud	Troublemaking opo-opos have expanded their territory slightly too close to Blessed Bud. Bloody their noses a bit to ensure they keep their distance.
No Birds Allowed	5-10	Treespeak (x27 y23)	15 minutes	Defeat the Ixali boldwings, swiftbeaks, and swordfighters.
No Birds Allowed	Ixali scouts have been spotted near Treespeak. Locate the invaders and drive them from the forest...by any means necessary!
The Magical Fruit	7-12	Hyrstmill (x28 y20)	15 minutes	Protect the Mun-Tuy sacks from the North Shroud opo-opos.
The Magical Fruit	Opo-opos in search of Mun-Tuy beans have begun raiding Hyrstmill storehouses. Slay the beastkin and prevent any sacks of beans from being stolen.
Micromanaging	8-13	Peacegarden (x26 y21)	15 minutes	Defeat Curupira.
Micromanaging	Curupira─an especially savage microchu─is on the loose and must be reduced to mulch, lest it be allowed to roam the forest freely, feeding on cuddly woodland creatures and Lalafellin children.
The Big Issue	25-30	Alder Springs (x23 y26)	15 minutes	Protect the guild-issue supplies from the Ixali boldwings, swiftbeaks, and swordfighters.
The Big Issue	A band of Ixali raiders has attacked a Wood Wailer caravan carrying supplies to outlying camps. Drive back the beastmen while ensuring they do not make off with any plunder.
It Ziz What It Is	27-32	Alder Springs (x18 y26)	15 minutes	Defeat the ziz.
It Ziz What It Is	Giant carnivorous scalekin known as ziz have wandered near Fallgourd Float in search of fresh meat. Slay the creatures before anyone becomes supper.
Hare Today	27-32	Alder Springs (x14 y25)	15 minutes	Defeat the Shroud hares.
Hare Today	Shroud hares are devouring the young trees of Alder Springs. Throw a little salt into their plans before the damage is beyond repair.
That Which Binds Us	28-33	Alder Springs (x17 y28)	15 minutes	Deliver golem fragments to the shifty-eyed prospector.
That Which Binds Us	A local prospector believes that a high mineral content in the stones which make up golems may be what holds the creatures together, and will reward anyone who helps him prove his theory. Spawn conditions: Speak with the shifty-eyed prospector.
Waiting for a Moon to Fall	28-33	Alder Springs (x15 y31)	15 minutes	Defeat the lunar golems.
Waiting for a Moon to Fall	Remnants of Dalamud fallen from the celestial satellite have been reanimated by some sinister force, and now roam the region in the form of powerful golems. Destroy the soulkin before they wreak their havoc on the forest.
Don't Disturb This Grove	37-42	Proud Creek (x22 y22)	15 minutes	Defeat the Ixali boundwings, fearcallers, and windtalons.
Don't Disturb This Grove	Gods' Quiver outrunners have spotted several Ixal felling trees within the sacred boundary of the Hedge. Adventurers nearby are asked to drive the beastmen back north out of the Twelveswood.
Smells Like Tree Spirit	37-42	Gelmorra Ruins (x23 y25)	15 minutes	Defeat the Great Oak.
Smells Like Tree Spirit	Angered at the needless felling of his brethren, the Great Oak has lifted his roots from the Twelveswood floor and has set out to exact revenge...on anything without roots.
Air Supply	47-50	Ixali Logging Grounds (x19 y19)	15 minutes	Defeat the Ixali swiftbeaks and destroy the airstones.
Air Supply	The Gods' Quiver seeks volunteers to join a raid of the Ixali logging grounds, the main targets being not the Ixal themselves, but the airstones the swiftbeaks use to give their war balloons flight.
Rude Awakening	48-51	Proud Creek (x21 y19)	15 minutes	Defeat Daedalus.
Rude Awakening	Damage wrought by the Calamity has freed frightening apparitions long bound to the forest for terrible deeds committed in ages past. A vengeful spirit given the name Daedalus is one such prisoner. Send the silent knight back to his eternal prison beneath the loam.
Steel Reign	50-70	Alder Springs (x16 y27) Proud Creek (x22 y22, x25 y24) Does not appear on the map.	30 minutes	Defeat Odin.
Steel Reign	Atop his mighty steed, clad in armor darker than the void, the elder primal Odin has returned to Eorzea to exact his brutal judgment upon the realm. Spawn conditions: 36 hour spawn window begins after server reset or after 36 hours have passed since last appearance. Changes weather in the entire Black Shroud to Tension while active.