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Imperial City of Archades

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The Imperial City of Archades (帝都アルケイディス Teito Arukeidisu) is the capital city of the Archadian Empire which rules over most of Ivalice in Final Fantasy XII. The modern city of Archades is built on the poor, and the ruins of older cities. There are only two ways into the city of Archades. The most common way is via airship. This method is patrolled for trouble by the Archadian Judges. The second way is up through the Sochen Temple, into old Archades and across the bridge into Archades proper.

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[edit] Locales

[edit] Archades

Archades' Imperial Palace

The city is divided in two levels: one consisting of the districts of Nilbasse, Trant, Mulberry, and Rienna and the upper level of Tsenoble. There are no poor within the city of Archades proper, all of the poor find themselves in Old Archades. Dr. Cid bases all of his research out of the Draklor Laboratories, found within the city in the Tsenoble area.

Archades residents tend to be rich and arrogant. Most people there are more interested in having a good reputation—usually of being well informed—than in money or riches. Well informed people in Archades can earn chops by giving information to other residents about a particular subject. The chops are then used as proof of someone's status, granting access to Tsenoble. Passage to and from Tsenoble can only be done if the traveler has chops to pay for the air cab. Certain areas in Tsenoble can only be acessed by those who possess a sandalwood chop.

[edit] Old Archades

Main article: Old Archades

Old Archades is where all of the poor and destitute from Archades wind up. It is run down and barely patrolled by the Judges. The Judges are more interested in keeping the poor in their place. The only way into Archades is with money, so all of the inhabitants dream of finding a way to earn enough to see them safely into Archades. Where chops are the most important trade item in Archades, information is the most important in old Archades. If there's one way to get ahead it is by finding out as much information as possible to make the way up into Archades through gaining fortune. Old Archades can be accessed via the ruins of the Sochen Palace.

[edit] Sochen Cave Palace

Main article: Sochen Cave Palace

Sochen Cave Palace is an ancient palace overrun with undead, bats, imps and other nasty creatures. The only royalty currently residing within the temple are a family of Mandragoras led by the Onion Queen. These Mandragoras have caused problems for hunters in the Archadian wilderness. Several ancient and powerful creatures are locked away in the depths of the Sochen.

[edit] Draklor Laboratory

Main article: Draklor Laboratory

The Draklor Labs are the home point of Dr. Cid. He uses these facilities to create more and more powerful airships for the Archadian fleets. He also uses these facilities to create Manufacted Nethicite. The Laboratories are actually a series of rooms on multiple floors. Each floor has a garrison of Judges on it, as well as several smaller labs manned by Imperial scientists. The top floor houses Cid's personal open air lab.

[edit] Shops

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

[edit] Archades

[edit] Vint's Armaments

[edit] Armor Seller

You may wish to consult the List of Final Fantasy XII Armor article for more information on individual armor pieces.

Armor Cost
Diamond Helm7000 gil
Diamond Armor7000 gil
Platinum Shield5300 gil
Officer's Hat7000 gil
Barrel Coat7000 gil
Gaia Hat7000 gil
Maduin Gear7000 gil
Steel Mask8100 gil
Mirror Mail8100 gil
Dragon Shield6000 gil
Chakra Band8100 gil
Power Vest8100 gil
Hypnocrown8100 gil
Jade Gown8100 gil
Platinum Helm9300 gil
Platinum Shield9300 gil
Crystal Shield7200 gil
[edit] Weapons Seller

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

Weapons Cost
Platinum Sword9000 gil
Power Rod4500 gil
Hammerhead9500 gil
Recurve Crossbow9500 gil
Traitor's Bow10000 gil
Halberd10000 gil
Aldebaran10000 gil
Gokuu Pole9000 gil
Kagenui10000 gil
Kiku-ichimonji10500 gil
Claymore10500 gil
Chaos Mace8800 gil
Bastard Sword11000 gil
Cross Scale11000 gil
Francisca11500 gil
Platinum Dagger11500 gil
Tumulus12000 gil
Judicer's Staff5700 gil

[edit] Charlotte's Magcikery

You may wish to consult the Magick article for more information on individual spells.

Spell Cost
Aeroga6800 gil
Reflectga6800 gil
Silencega6800 gil
Blindga6800 gil
Graviga6800 gil

[edit] Bulward's Technicks

You may wish to consult the Technick article fore more information on individual technicks.

Technick Cost
Infuse2000 gil
Addle3500 gil
Bonecrusher700 gil
Shades of Black5000 gil
Stamp4500 gil

[edit] Granch's Requisites

You may wish to consult the List of Final Fantasy XII Items for more information on individual items.

Wares Cost
Potion70 gil
Antidote50 gil
Eye Drops50 gil
Phoenix Down250 gil
Echo Herbs50 gil
Gold Needle100 gil
Alarm Clock50 gil
Handkerchief50 gil
Hi-Potion210 gil
Bacchus's Wine120 gil
Smelling Salts50 gil
Remedy400 gil
Chronos Tear50 gil
X-Potion630 gil

[edit] Map

Map of the Imperial City

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