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Stilshrine of Miriam
(ミリアム遺跡, Miriamu Iseki?, lit. Miriam Ruin)
Background information
Type	Temple
Region	Jagd Ramooda
Gameplay details
Items	Treasures
Enemies	Blood Gigas Balloon Crystalbug (green) Darkmare Dragon Aevis Facer Redmaw Zombie Zombie Warrior Miriam Guardian Miriam Facer Ghoul Ghast Dark Lord Nightwalker Reaper Mage Reaper Claw Oiling (Secret area only) Ice Azer (during esper battle) Vinuskar (Boss) Mateus (Esper) Zeromus (Optional Esper)
Quests	Rare Game: Myath, Matriarch Bomb, Negalmuur Level grinding

Journey across the Paramina Rift to the Stilshrine of Miriam. There rests the gift he entrusted to the Gran Kiltias of his time. Seek it out. The Sword of Kings... can cut through nethicite.

Anastasis of Kiltias

The Stilshrine of Miriam is a location in the land of Ivalice in Final Fantasy XII. It is a temple located in snowy mountains, housing a powerful artifact.

Stilshrine of Miriam is one of the two areas included in the playable demo released in North America a year before the game.

Sage Knowledge

An ancient shrine deep within the Jagd Ramooda. Like Raithwall's tomb, this, too, was constructed in the time of the Galtean Alliance, originally to honor the ancient god of swords and martial might. It is said that a Gran Kiltias of long ago selected the Stilshrine to house the relics of Dynast-King Raithwall, though why he chose this site, and not a temple of his own sect, is unclear.

Sage Knowledge piece 78

Profile

Pedestal of Dawn at the entrance to the Stilshrine.

Not much is known about Stilshrine of Miriam. It is named after an ancient god of swords and martial might (also referred to as a goddess elsewhere in the game). It was built during the time of the Galtean Alliance, by the Gran Kiltias of that time. The Sword of Kings rests, sealed deep within. No one knows why the Sword was left with the Gran Kiltias and not kept by King Raithwall himself.

Stilshrine of Miriam has a design similar to other places built during the Galtean Alliance, like the Sochen Cave Palace. Unlike other buildings from this era though, it is in much better condition, thanks to the effort of the Kiltia. The guardians of the Stilshrine even consist of the walls themselves. The technology to do this has since been lost.

Story

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

Sword of Kings deep inside Stilshrine of Miriam.

Princess Ashe has decided to fight the Empire, but with no nethicite to use for a weapon after the Dawn Shard lost its power, the outlook looks grim. The Gran Kiltias Anastasis on Mt Bur-Omisace tells Ashe of the Sword of Kings resting deep inside the Stilshrine of Miriam; a sword, that can cut through nethicite, to destroy the Empire's most powerful of weapons.

The party venture inside the shrine and eventually come across the sword. Balthier urges Ashe to test the sword on the Dawn Shard to see if it really works. Ashe hesitates and sees the ghostly vision of Lord Rasler, shaking his head at her. She still picks up the sword and raises it to the stone, but on purpose misses the mark. Fran says the stone fears the sword, and Ashe says she is positive this sword is the real Sword of Kings.

Spoilers end here.

Locations

The Stilshrine of Miriam is located in a territory near the Paramina Rift. Flying there is normally impossible, because the area is a jagd.

• Walk of Sky (to the Paramina Rift)
• Walk of Mind
• Ward of Measure
• Cold Distance
• Ward of Steel
• Walk of Prescience
• Walk of Reason
• Ward of Velitation
• Walk of Torn Illusion
• Ward of the Sword-King
• Walk of Revelation
• Hall of Worth
• Vault of the Champion
• Throne of Veiled Gods (enter from Ward of Measure with Stone of the Condemner)

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Treasures

See also: Treasure (Final Fantasy XII)

With the Diamond Armlet equipped the common item treasure is Knot of Rust and the rare treasure is Elixir.

Most treasures in the Shrine are found in the Walk of Reason area. The treasure in the northeast of the area can contain Steel Poleyns and the treasure slightly south from there can have the Lamia's Tiara. There is a group of four treasures in the southeast corner and one of them can have the Pirate Hat. Among the treasures found on the other side of the map, in the northwest, the player may find the Firefly and Sorcerer's Hat.

The treasure in the east end of the Ward of Velitation is always either Elixir or Megalixir when Diamond Armlet is not equipped, but with Diamond Armlet the treasure is always Megalixir. The treasure will not respawn.

The Ward of the Sword-King area has a Hidden passage on the left of the hallway; if the player skirts the wall in a way the camera attempts to go "inside" the wall, they reveal a new path. At the end of the path they can find a treasure that never respawns that has either Dark Matter or Shell Shield. With the Diamond Armlet equipped the treasure is 90% Shell Shield, 10% Dark Matter. When entering the last room after the hidden passage the player should cast Float before entering, because the entrance is covered in traps.

Walk of Sky

These chests only appear in the Zodiac versions. They do not respawn.

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
1	100%	0%	N/A	Tourmaline Ring
2	100%	0%	N/A	Tourmaline Ring
3	100%	0%	N/A	Battle Harness

Walk of Mind

This chest only appears in the Zodiac versions. It does not respawn.

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
4	100%	0%	N/A	Ice Shield

Ward of Velitation

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
5	5%	5%	≤ 65000 gil	Potion		Common	Rare
						Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
6	10%	95%	≤ 200 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Megalixir	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
7[1]	100%	0%	N/A	Countdown

• 1 - Chest does not respawn.

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
1[1]	100%	0%	Item 1	Item 2	Knot of Rust
			Elixir	Knot of Rust

• 1 - Chest does not respawn.

Cold Distance

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
8[1]	100%	0%	N/A	Shell Shield

• 1 - Chest does not respawn.

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
2	100%	0%	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
			Dark Matter	Shell Shield	Shell Shield	Dark Mater

Walk of Prescience

This chest only appears in the Zodiac versions. It does not respawn.

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
9	100%	0%	N/A	Ruby Ring

Walk of Reason

Zodiac

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
10[1]	100%	0%	N/A	Ashura
11	75%	50%	≤ 370 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Cura Mote	Platinum Sword	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
12	75%	50%	≤ 370 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Hi-Potion	Obelisk	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
13	75%	50%	≤ 370 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Remedy	Hunting Crossbow	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
14	75%	50%	≤ 370 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Phoenix Down	Power Rod	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
15	75%	50%	≤ 370 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Chronos Tear	Kiku-ichimonji	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
16	75%	50%	≤ 370 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Chronos Tear	Golden Staff	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
17	75%	50%	≤ 370 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Cura Mote	Loxley Bow	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
18	75%	50%	≤ 370 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Phoenix Down	Ras Algethi	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
19	75%	50%	≤ 370 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
				Phoenix Down	Hammerhead	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

• 1 - Chest does not respawn.

Original

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
3	60%	45%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Knot of Rust	Steel Poleyns	≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
4	60%	45%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Knot of Rust	Lamia's Tiara	≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
5	70%	30%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Knot of Rust	Chronos Tear	≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
6	55%	45%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Knot of Rust	Firefly	≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
7	60%	45%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Knot of Rust	Sorcerer's Hat	≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
8	60%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Knot of Rust	Gold Needle	≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
9	55%	30%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Knot of Rust	Pirate Hat	≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
10	80%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Knot of Rust	G-Foe: HP >= 3000	≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
11	80%	40%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
			≤ 50 gil	Knot of Rust	G-Foe: HP < 3000	≤ 200 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir

Ward of Steel

This chest only appears in the Zodiac versions. It does not respawn.

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
20	100%	0%	N/A	Sage's Ring

Hall of Worth

These chests only appear in the Zodiac versions. They do not respawn.

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
20	100%	0%	N/A	Elixir
21	100%	0%	N/A	Bubble Mote

Quests

Rare Game

To find Myath, the player must have spoken to the "Huntmaster" in Phon Coast and defeated Thalassinon, which will trigger the start of the Rare Game quest. Myath then appears in the Stilshrine of Miriam in the area Ward of Velitation. To get this creature to spawn, the player must kill the three Dragon Aevises in the room, leave and return, and it will be in the center of the room. Like all trophy game, once it is killed, it will never reappear.

To find the Rare Game Matriarch Bomb, as well as the enemy Oiling, the player needs to locate the hidden passage in Ward of the Sword-King. The player should head south to where Darkmare stands in waiting. The western wall here is where the hidden passage is located. When the player stands in front of the western wall for a few seconds, the wall will vanish and reveal a hidden stairway leading up. The player can try to move the game camera inside the wall to reveal it. The player should cast Float on the party, as the last hidden area has a trap that immediately applies berserk and confuse and is otherwise impossible to avoid.

The Matriarch Bomb has a 20% chance to spawn in the final area, along with a one time only treasure that can contain either a Dark Matter or a Shell Shield.

Once entering the Stilshrine, the player must spend at least thirty minutes within to find Negalmuur. Darkmare must also be killed (Ward of the Sword-King) for it to appear. Negalmuur will spawn at the junction within the Ward of the Sword-King. Negalmuur can be used for auto-leveling (see below).

Level grinding

By correctly setting up the party's gambits, it is possible to create an infinite loop, which allows the game to be left playing while the party continues to gain experience. Leaving the game for a long period of time, for example overnight, allows the party to gain several levels with only minor initial effort.

There are two important things to avoid, both of which have the effect of ending the loop. The first is killing Negalmuur. To this end, gambits should be set up so as to ensure that only the summoned enemies are attacked, for example, using a gambit such as "Foe:HP<3,000", since Negalmuur's HP is far in excess of that. The second thing is to prevent the party leader remaining KOed for long enough that the game is paused to select a new leader. The appropriate healing gambits should be set up to avoid the party leader's death, and Decoy used to attract as many attacks as possible to other members.

One early method for near infinite auto-leveling is to teleport back to Rabanastre and buy the gambit for Foe: HP <2000 (also the < 3000 gambit, if the party doesn't already have it), plus Bone Mail. It's also good to grab a Flame Shield to farm some Oilings while waiting for the 30 min Negalmuur spawn time to pass.

Party leader gambits in order of priority top to bottom:

(1) Party health maintenance gambits (Vox, Raise, Curaga, Haste, ... , Esuna);

(2a) Foe: HP < 1000 → Attack (Optional - if there is enough available gambit space);

(2) Foe: HP < 2000 → Attack (If one doesn't want to steal, one can just use the HP < 3000 gambit);

(3) Foe: HP = 100% → Steal;

(4) Self → Charge.

Using Remedies to remove Doom status is not so workable as the earliest the Self: Status = Doom gambit is available is Balfonheim. The Ally: Status = Doom gambit would probably end up using too many Remedies. This is why this method is described as "near" infinite; there is still the small chance the party leader might get doomed.

Number (2) on the list should have higher priority than (3), as the aim is for turnover: the faster the Ghasts are killed, the faster Negalmuur spawns more, and the fewer Ghasts there are simultaneously present hitting the party. One wants to avoid having Negalmuur + four Ghasts with part-health spawned and to be stuck on raising, healing and buffing because of being under constant attack, also increasing the likelihood of the party leader ending up doomed.

The party should be equipped with weapons with stable damage instead weapons with high but unstable damage to get the Ghasts' health below 2000 on the first hit from the secondary characters. Alternatively, one could use the Foe: HP < 3000 gambit instead, but then the chances of stealing are reduced.

Secondary character gambits in order of priority top to bottom:

(1) Self → Decoy;

(2) Party health maintenance gambits (as per tank, but is a good idea to mix them up a bit so the characters aren't constantly interrupting their action/cast because another character has changed theirs);

(3a) Foe: HP < 1000 → Attack (as per tank, optional - if there is available gambit space);

(3) Foe: HP < 2000 → Attack (as per tank, if the player does not care about stealing, one should just use HP < 3000);

(4) Foe: party leader's target → Attack;

(5) Self → Charge.

Both subs should have Decoy as it reduces the likelihood of the party leader becoming a target should one of the subs die and have to be raised. It helps to have the licenses for extended status effect time (to limit Haste, Decoy recasting) and to gain MP from dealing or taking damage. Finally, having Thief's Cuffs equipped increases the chance of a Paramina Crossbow steal.

The above early method is not fool-proof, as the tank will occasionally be doomed.

Later methods available are to either equip the party leader with a Ribbon to prevent Doom status, or otherwise gaining the Self: Status = Doom gambit, a stack of Remedies, and the license that allows Remedies to heal Doom. The latter Remedy method would only last as long as the Remedies do, while the former Ribbon method would mean the party leader would be stealing without having Thief's Cuffs equipped.

Enemies

Darkmare roams the hallways of Stilshrine of Miriam.

The "Life Crystal" is in fact a Crystalbug.

Matriarch Bomb is found in the secret area of the shrine.

• Blood Gigas
• Balloon
• Crystalbug (green)
• Darkmare
• Dragon Aevis
• Facer
• Redmaw
• Zombie
• Zombie Warrior
• Miriam Guardian
• Miriam Facer
• Ghoul
• Ghast
• Dark Lord
• Nightwalker
• Reaper Mage
• Reaper Claw
• Oiling (Secret area only)
• Ice Azer (during esper battle)
• Vinuskar (Boss)
• Mateus (Esper)
• Zeromus (Optional Esper)
• Myath (Rare)
• Matriarch Bomb (Rare)
• Negalmuur (Rare)

Map

The map can be found behind the ancient door leading to the statue in the Ward of Steel after defeating Vinuskar.

Areas highlighted in red are hidden passages that do not appear on the map.

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

Musical themes

"The Stilshrine of Miriam" (ミリアム遺跡, Miriamu Iseki?) is the location theme.

Other appearances

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Stilshrine of Miriam, Part 1

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Gallery

Outside Stilshrine of Miriam.

Pedestal of Dawn activated.

Statue.

Path under the large statue's sword opened.

Save crystal appears.

Statue on a pedestal.

Sword of Kings.

Miriam Guardian.

The Japanese dungeon image for Stilshrine of Miriam, Part 2 in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.

Etymology

Miriam is the name of the sister of both Moses and Aaron as told in the Book of Exodus in Hebrew Bible. She is in fact, a prophetess and the older sibling of them.