Zertinan Caverns

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Inside Zertinan Caverns.

You seem a great warrior, but it is best you avoid Zertinan Caverns. There are many fell creatures there, and of late, worse...
Garif Warrior

The Zertinan Caverns (ゼルテニアン洞窟, Zerutenian dōkutsu?) are a location in the land of Ivalice in Final Fantasy XII. They are a vast network of caves that run under the regions of Dalmasca, Jagd Yensa, and the Bancour regions, connecting the continents of Ordalia and Kerwon. The Caverns can be accessed from Dalmasca Westersand, Ogir-Yensa Sandsea, Nam-Yensa Sandsea, and the Ozmone Plain.

Zertinan Caverns is an optional area and can be deadly for a party wandering inside too early in the game, so it is suggested that a party of at least an average level of 20+. The Esper Adrammelech can be found inside, as well as numerous Hunts and Rare Game.

Sage Knowledge

A great cavern complex stretching along the length of the inland sea between Ordalia and Kerwon. Its passages twist and turn, winding their way from the Jagd Yensa to Dalmasca, and even Bancour. Labyrinthine and dark, the caverns provide an excellent place for criminals and bandits to hide from the authorities. The reaches near the Great Yensan Sandsea are known for their frequent deadly subterranean sand drifts, and the fierce wyrms that make their home there. Nearer to the Bancour, the smell of brine grows stronger, and many of the cavern mouths open out onto cliffs overlooking the sea.
Sage Knowledge 51, Zertinan Caverns

Locations

Invitation to Heresy (to Dalmasca Westersand)
Sandfalls
The Balamka Fault (to the Ogir-Yensa Sandsea)
Drybeam Cavern
Darkened Wharf (to the Nam-Yensa Sandsea)
Canopy of Clay (to the Ogir-Yensa/Nam-Yensa Sandsea)
Hourglass Basin
Athroza Quicksands
The Undershore
Halls of Ardent Darkness (to Ozmone Plain)

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Treasures

Zertinan Caverns has many treasures. The most common item treasures are common recovery items and gambits. With the Diamond Armlet the common item treasure is Knot of Rust, and the rare item is a Holy Mote or Elixir.

In Invitation to Heresy a treasure along the southwestern wall can be the Barbut. In the Sandfalls, the treasure in the northeast corner can be the Iron Hammer, but the player must open a path by rolling down a boulder to build a bridge to get there.

The Hourglass Basin area has a cut-off area in the east that can only be accessed via a hidden passage from the Save Crystal area. The treasure at the very end of this area can be a Chanter's Djellaba.

In the northeast of the Drybeam Cavern the player may find the Feathered Cap. In Halls of Ardent Darkness, which exits to the Ozmone Plain, a treasure can spawn with the Traveler's Vestment in the east of the area.

Invitation to Heresy

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
1	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
1	67%	50%	≤ 150 gil	Potion	Hi-Potion	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
2	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
2	67%	50%	≤ 150 gil	Potion	Ether	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
3	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
3	67%	50%	≤ 150 gil	Potion	G-Foe: furthest	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
4	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
4	67%	50%	≤ 150 gil	Potion	Vaccine	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
5	60%	55%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
5	60%	55%	≤ 150 gil	Potion	Barbut	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
6	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
6	67%	50%	≤ 150 gil	Potion	Remedy	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
1	80%	50%	≤ 160 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
1	80%	50%	≤ 160 gil	Potion	Smelling Salts	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
2	80%	50%	≤ 160 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
2	80%	50%	≤ 160 gil	Potion	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
3^[1]	100%	0%	N/A	Firefly
4	80%	50%	≤ 160 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
4	80%	50%	≤ 160 gil	Potion	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
5	80%	50%	≤ 180 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
5	80%	50%	≤ 180 gil	Potion	Remedy	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
6	80%	50%	≤ 160 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
6	80%	50%	≤ 160 gil	Potion	Gold Needle	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
7	80%	50%	≤ 180 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
7	80%	50%	≤ 180 gil	Potion	Phoenix Down	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
8	80%	30%	≤ 250 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
8	80%	30%	≤ 250 gil	Potion	Antidote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
9	80%	50%	≤ 170 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
9	80%	50%	≤ 170 gil	Potion	Echo Herbs	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

1 - Chest does not respawn.

Sandfalls

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
7	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
7	67%	50%	≤ 160 gil	Smelling Salts	Iron Hammer	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
8	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
8	67%	50%	≤ 160 gil	Potion	Vaccine	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
9	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
9	67%	50%	≤ 160 gil	Potion	G-Foe: highest HP	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
10	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
10	67%	50%	≤ 160 gil	Potion	G-Foe: lowest HP	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
11	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
11	67%	50%	≤ 160 gil	Potion	Hi-Potion	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
10^[1]	100%	0%	N/A	Diamond Armlet
11	90%	30%	≤ 300 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
11	90%	30%	≤ 300 gil	Hi-Potion	Cura Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
12	80%	40%	≤ 200 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
12	80%	40%	≤ 200 gil	Potion	Hi-Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
13	80%	40%	≤ 200 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
13	80%	40%	≤ 200 gil	Potion	Smelling Salts	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
14	90%	50%	≤ 400 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
14	90%	50%	≤ 400 gil	Remedy	Chanter's Djellaba	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)

1 - Chest does not respawn.

Hourglass Basin

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
12	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
12	67%	50%	≤ 180 gil	Potion	Hi-Potion	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
13	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
13	67%	50%	≤ 180 gil	Potion	G-Foe: highest level	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
14	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
14	67%	50%	≤ 180 gil	Potion	G-Foe: lowest level	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
15	60%	55%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
15	60%	55%	≤ 180 gil	Potion	Chanter's Djellaba	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Megalixir

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
15	80%	80%	≤ 150 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
15	80%	80%	≤ 150 gil	Potion	Remedy	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
16	90%	15%	≤ 500 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
16	90%	15%	≤ 500 gil	Bio Mote	Mitre	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
17	90%	15%	≤ 500 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
17	90%	15%	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion	Chainmail	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
18	90%	15%	≤ 500 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
18	90%	15%	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion	Slasher	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

Halls of Ardent Darkness

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
16	60%	55%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
16	60%	55%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	Traveler's Vestment	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
17	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
17	67%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	G-Ally: MP < 20%	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
18	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
18	67%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	Vaccine	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
19	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
19	67%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	Hi-Potion	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
19	50%	50%	≤ 250 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
19	50%	50%	≤ 250 gil	Hi-Potion	Mitre	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
20	50%	50%	≤ 250 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
20	50%	50%	≤ 250 gil	Remedy	Iron Pole	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
21	50%	50%	≤ 250 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
21	50%	50%	≤ 250 gil	Gold Needle	Magoroku	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
22	50%	50%	≤ 250 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
22	50%	50%	≤ 250 gil	Hi-Ether	Slasher	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
23	50%	50%	≤ 250 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
23	50%	50%	≤ 250 gil	Hi-Potion	Main Gauche	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
24	50%	50%	≤ 250 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
24	50%	50%	≤ 250 gil	Hi-Potion	Flametongue	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

The Undershore

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
20	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
20	67%	50%	≤ 30 gil	Potion	G-Foe: fire - weak	≤ 100 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
21	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
21	67%	50%	≤ 30 gil	Potion	G-Foe: HP >= 30%	≤ 100 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
22	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
22	67%	50%	≤ 30 gil	Potion	G-Foe: HP >= 70%	≤ 100 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
25^[1]	25%	0%	N/A	Thief's Cuffs
26	90%	50%	≤ 120 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
26	90%	50%	≤ 120 gil	Ether	Aero Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
27	90%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
27	90%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Ether	Aeroga Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
28	90%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
28	90%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	Balance Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
29	90%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
29	90%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Hi-Potion	Aqua Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

1 - Chest does not respawn.

The Balamka Fault

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
23	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
23	67%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	G-Ally: MP < 80%	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
24	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
24	67%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	Ether	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
25	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
25	67%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	Hi-Potion	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
26	60%	60%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
26	60%	60%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	Survival Vest	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
27	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
27	67%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	Smelling Salts	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
30	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
30	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Thunder Fang	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
31	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
31	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Aero Mote	Gold Needle	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
32	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Potion		Common	Rare
32	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Potion		Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
33	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
33	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Potion	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
34	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
34	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Aero Mote	Gold Needle	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
35	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
35	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Balance Mote	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
36	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
36	50%	20%	≤ 440 gil	Soleil Fang	Gold Needle	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

Drybeam Cavern

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure			Diamond Armlet Treasure
28	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
28	67%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	Remedy	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
29	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
29	67%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	Ether	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Elixir
30	67%	50%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
30	67%	50%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	G-Foe: HP = 100%	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote
31	60%	60%	Gil	Item 1	Item 2	Gil	Common	Rare
31	60%	60%	≤ 100 gil	Potion	Feathered Cap	≤ 700 gil	Knot of Rust	Holy Mote

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
37	80%	45%	≤ 210 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
37	80%	45%	≤ 210 gil	Potion	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
38	80%	45%	≤ 210 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
38	80%	45%	≤ 210 gil	Smelling Salts	Antidote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
39	80%	45%	≤ 210 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
39	80%	45%	≤ 210 gil	Potion	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
40	80%	45%	≤ 210 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
40	80%	45%	≤ 210 gil	Chronos Tear	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
41	80%	45%	≤ 210 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
41	80%	45%	≤ 210 gil	Potion	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
42	80%	45%	≤ 210 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
42	80%	45%	≤ 210 gil	Chronos Tear	Antidote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)

Darkened Wharf

These chests only appear in the International Zodiac Jab System version of the game.

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure		Diamond Armlet Treasure
43	80%	50%	≤ 240 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
43	80%	50%	≤ 240 gil	Freezing Fang	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
44	80%	50%	≤ 240 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
44	80%	50%	≤ 240 gil	Potion	Balance Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
45	80%	50%	≤ 240 gil	Item 1	Item 2	Common	Rare
45	80%	50%	≤ 240 gil	Hi-Potion	Phoenix Down	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)

Canopy of Clay

This chests only appear in the International Zodiac Jab System version of the game. It does not respawn.

Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
46	100%	0%	N/A	Sight Unseeing

Monsters

Musical theme

Template:Listen The theme of the location is simply called "The Zertinan Caverns" (ゼルテニアン洞窟, Zerutenian Dōkutsu?).

Map

Note: areas highlighted in red are hidden passages that do not appear on the map.

Gallery

Trivia

A garif says that in an ancient language, Zertinan means "the Underworld".

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