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"The Dalmasca Westersand can be harsh, boy. Get a good sandstorm stirred up, you can't hardly see your hand in front of your face!"

—Adventurer

The (Dalmasca Westersand, 西ダルマスカ砂漠^?, lit. "Nishi Daruma Suka Sabaku") is a location in the land of Ivalice in Final Fantasy XII. It is a section of the large desert that surrounds the Royal City of Rabanastre.

Sage Knowledge

For the Sage Knowledge on the Dalmasca Westersand, you may also see Sage Knowledge piece 47.

"One of the vast deserts of the Dalmascan region situated to the west of Rabanastre. Few roads pass through this waste, and as such it is little frequented by merchants. In Dalmasca Westersand, the sandstorms are more greatly feared than the beasts; so much so, in fact, that whole societies of natural philosophers in Rabanastre devote themselves to their study."

Location

The Dalmasca Westersand is located just to the west of Rabanastre, in the Dalmasca region. The area is slightly mountainous and maze-like unlike the mostly wide-open Estersand. Ogir-Yensa Sandsea lies to the west, Zertinan Caverns to the southwest, Giza Plains to the southeast, and Estersand to the northeast, although the northeastern exit is blocked by a sandstorm, unless the player completes the Earth Tyrant sidequest.

Weather

Unlike the Estersand that never gets a sandstorm, sandstorms are common in the Westersand, being caused by the Earth Tyrant. Once the Earth Tyrant has been slain, the sandstorms will die down and become a rare occurrence. The easiest way to trigger a sandstorm after Earth Tyrant has been slain is to enter Westersand from the Giza Plains during the Rains. Gnoma Entite and Ring Wyrm (mark) only appear during a sandstorm.

In sandstorm, Fire, Wind and Earth attacks are 20% more effective than normal, and Water does half damage. Because the Westersand is of sand terrain, all Earth attacks are always 20% more effective than they would be on other terrains.

The possible weather conditions in Dalmasca Westersand are:

Sunny
Cloudy (sky is darkened)
Sandstorm

Treasures

Dalmasca Westersand has no special treasures; all treasures are common recovery items, such as Potions, Hi-Potions and Phoenix Downs, unless the treasures contain gil. The player may also acquire the Onion Arrows or Motes.

When the Diamond Armlet is equipped and the treasure is set to contain items rather than gil, the treasure is a Knot of Rust 90% of the time, and a rarer recovery item (such as X-Potion or Hi-Ether) or Mote (such as Holy Mote) 10% of the time.

Monsters

Cactoid (Docile)
Cactite (Docile)
Alraune
Dive Talon (Docile)
Wolf
Sleipnir
Urstrix
Cockatrice
Gnoma Entite (Sandstorm only)
Earth Tyrant (Optional Boss)
Lindbur Wolf (Rare)
Kaiser Wolf (Rare)
Dustia (Rare)
Fideliant (Rare)
Thextera (Mark)
Ring Wyrm (Mark, sandstorm only)

Friendly NPC

Rabanastre Watch

Shops

Lohen

Note: The items available for purchase change throughout the game. These items may not all be available at the same time.

Weapons

You may wish to consult the List of Final Fantasy XII Weapons article for more information on individual weapons.

Weapon	Cost
Gungnir	17,000 gil

Accessories

You may wish to consult the List of Final Fantasy XII Accessories article for more information on individual accessories.

Accessory	Cost
Bangle	500 gil
Steel Gorget	1,500 gil
Armguard	800 gil
Tourmaline Ring	300 gil
Gauntlets	1,200 gil
Battle Harness	1,000 gil
Leather Gorget	1,500 gil
Rose Corsage	800 gil
Agate Ring	3,000 gil