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===Spineless Basin=== | |||
Cacti once grew so plentifully within this hollow that it was known as Cactus Basin. The fires of the Calamity purged the soil of most flora, however, and it was not long before locals provided it a better-suited moniker. | |||
====Stonesthrow==== | |||
Those refugees who await or have been denied Updahn citizenship have gathered in the shade of the city walls to build a shantytown that grows with each sunrise. The name is a cruel play upon these people—living but a stone’s throw from the city, while serving as the targets of those who would keep them from entering. | |||
====Fesca’s Watch==== | |||
Built in the shadow of a towering monolith known as Fesca’s Watch, adventurers created the near-eponymous camp outside the city walls to escape the exorbitant price of a room within Updah. | |||
====The Royal Plantations==== | |||
The sultana herself established the Royal Plantations as a means of aiding the impoverished refugees seeking succor from their city-state. Run by a botanist named Gagari, it appears that much of the Plantations' produce is, in fact, purchased by the wealthy, while the paupers it was intended for remain hungry. | |||
====The Updah Dispatch==== | |||
Owned by Amajina & Sons Mineral Concern, the Updah Dispatch Yard serves as the hub of the company’s freight trains. The revolutionary steam engines in these trains are powered with water heated to boiling by ceruleum, and can carry several tonzes of raw ore, saving both time and manpower. | |||
====The Sultantree==== | |||
The Sultantree is said to have been planted in honor of Sasagan UI Sisigan, first of his name and founder of UP'dah. | |||
====Sagolii Gate==== | |||
This massive portcullis allows the Immortal Flames to cast a watchful eye over travelers and goods passing to and from the Sagolii Desert, while serving as a last line of defense against approaching armies from the east. | |||
===Black Brush=== | |||
Sitting at the intersection of the Royal Allagan Sunway and southbound Royal Allagan Starway, Black Brush serves as both the final stop for those bound for Updah, as well as a place for final farewells to those travelers and merchants leaving the city. | |||
====The Coffer & Coffin==== | |||
A favorite haunt for the area’s many miners, the Coffer & Coffin has ale to wet the throats and stew to fill the bellies of any and all who have the wherewithal to pay for the tavern’s simple luxuries. Its name comes from a popular song where an upbeat fellow promises to fill his coffers with coin from the betting table—or, should he lose it all, enter the city dragging his own coffin behind him. | |||
====Black Brush Station==== | |||
A marvel of modern innovation, the steam engine has transformed the mining industry, increasing efficiency and profits thrice over. It has also led to the transformation of what was once a thinly manned aetheryte outpost into a thriving crossroads of labor and commerce—a new pillar to support the thriving Up'dahn economy. | |||
====The Sil'dih Excavation Site==== | |||
The city-states of Updah and Sil'dih coexisted for generations until four hundred years ago when bad blood festering betwixt the two sultanates culminated in a war, leaving Sil'dih a smoldering pile of rubble to be claimed by the shifting desert sands. The subsequent relocation of Updah placed the city-state nearly directly above her fallen sibling. | |||
====The Rat’s Nest==== | |||
A small camp often frequented by unsavory characters of Qiqirn origin, the Rat's Nest is also believed to be a hideout of the wanted cutpurse Kokoroon Quickfingers. | |||
====Lost Hope==== | |||
As the name implies, none but those who have lost all hope dare enter this forsaken place. The dark, humid caves provide the perfect level of concealment for growing dream flowers—outlawed flora whose milk is used to create the highly addictive soporific known as “somnus.” | |||
====The Bonfire==== | |||
A goblin scholar named Mutamix and a patchwork band of adventurers devoted to his teachings reside in the light of the Bonfire, where they earnestly study the mysteries of materia—a type of crystal which can be melded to items to enhance their properties. Here, the men and women labor to spread knowledge of materia’s miraculous qualities, and are willing to impart their knowledge to any willing to lend their ears. | |||
====Nanawa Mines==== | |||
Under Amajina & Sons Mineral Concern, Nanawa Mines briefly faced closure when its supplies of quality silver were thought to have been exhausted. With the recent perfection of refining techniques that allow for the extraction of metal from even the lowest quality of ore, however, the mine has once again been opened for excavation. | |||
====Cutter’s Cry==== | |||
Cutter’s Cry is a cavern in which woodcutters traveling between Mor Dhona and Updah would sometimes take refuge when caught in Thanalan’s rare, yet deadly thunderstorms. There are dark rumors, however, that many who entered the grotto's gaping maw were never to return—their screams warning others | |||
==References== | |||
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Revision as of 03:14, 14 August 2023
Central Thanalan
Map of Central Thanalan
- Type
- Zone
- Zone
- Thanalan
(Aldenard) - Connects to
- Northern Thanalan (N)
Eastern Thanalan (E)
Southern Thanalan (S)
Western Thanalan (W)
Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (SW)
Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (SW) - Aetherytes
- Black Brush Station (X:20.9, Y:17.8)
“The main gate of Ul'dah opens up to the desolate wastes that comprise central Thanalan. Caravans laden with goods can be seen passing through the area, as can tired refugees lacking even their daily bread. This is a place that strikes a stark contrast between those who have naught, and those who want for naught.
— In-game description
Central Thanalan is a zone in Thanalan.
Locations
| Area | Points of Interest |
|---|---|
| Spineless Basin | |
| The Clutch | |
| Black Brush Station |
|
| Black Brush |
Activities
Shops & Services
| Merchant Name | Merchant Location |
|---|---|
 |
(X:19.6, Y:20.7) |
|
(X:23, Y:13) |
|
(X:21.3, Y:18.6) |
|
(X:21.3, Y:18.4) |
Enemies
Normal
- Amalj'aa Striker
- Amalj'aa Impaler
- Antling Sentry
- Antling Soldier
- Antling Worker
- Cochineal Cactuar
- Eft
- Giant Tortoise
- Hammer Beak
- Huge Hornet
- Orobon
- Qiqirn Shellsweeper
- Quiveron Attendant
- Quiveron Guard
- Snapping Shrew
- Spriggan Graverobber
- Star Marmot
- Sun Bat
- Syrphid Cloud
- Toxic Toad
B Rank
A Rank
S Rank
Achievements
This zone is associated with the following achievements:
| Name | Points | Task | Reward | Patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mapping the Realm: Central Thanalan
|
10 | Visit central Thanalan and unlock the area map. | - | 2.1 |
Images
Lore
Spineless Basin
Cacti once grew so plentifully within this hollow that it was known as Cactus Basin. The fires of the Calamity purged the soil of most flora, however, and it was not long before locals provided it a better-suited moniker.
Stonesthrow
Those refugees who await or have been denied Updahn citizenship have gathered in the shade of the city walls to build a shantytown that grows with each sunrise. The name is a cruel play upon these people—living but a stone’s throw from the city, while serving as the targets of those who would keep them from entering.
Fesca’s Watch
Built in the shadow of a towering monolith known as Fesca’s Watch, adventurers created the near-eponymous camp outside the city walls to escape the exorbitant price of a room within Updah.
The Royal Plantations
The sultana herself established the Royal Plantations as a means of aiding the impoverished refugees seeking succor from their city-state. Run by a botanist named Gagari, it appears that much of the Plantations' produce is, in fact, purchased by the wealthy, while the paupers it was intended for remain hungry.
The Updah Dispatch
Owned by Amajina & Sons Mineral Concern, the Updah Dispatch Yard serves as the hub of the company’s freight trains. The revolutionary steam engines in these trains are powered with water heated to boiling by ceruleum, and can carry several tonzes of raw ore, saving both time and manpower.
The Sultantree
The Sultantree is said to have been planted in honor of Sasagan UI Sisigan, first of his name and founder of UP'dah.
Sagolii Gate
This massive portcullis allows the Immortal Flames to cast a watchful eye over travelers and goods passing to and from the Sagolii Desert, while serving as a last line of defense against approaching armies from the east.
Black Brush
Sitting at the intersection of the Royal Allagan Sunway and southbound Royal Allagan Starway, Black Brush serves as both the final stop for those bound for Updah, as well as a place for final farewells to those travelers and merchants leaving the city.
The Coffer & Coffin
A favorite haunt for the area’s many miners, the Coffer & Coffin has ale to wet the throats and stew to fill the bellies of any and all who have the wherewithal to pay for the tavern’s simple luxuries. Its name comes from a popular song where an upbeat fellow promises to fill his coffers with coin from the betting table—or, should he lose it all, enter the city dragging his own coffin behind him.
Black Brush Station
A marvel of modern innovation, the steam engine has transformed the mining industry, increasing efficiency and profits thrice over. It has also led to the transformation of what was once a thinly manned aetheryte outpost into a thriving crossroads of labor and commerce—a new pillar to support the thriving Up'dahn economy.
The Sil'dih Excavation Site
The city-states of Updah and Sil'dih coexisted for generations until four hundred years ago when bad blood festering betwixt the two sultanates culminated in a war, leaving Sil'dih a smoldering pile of rubble to be claimed by the shifting desert sands. The subsequent relocation of Updah placed the city-state nearly directly above her fallen sibling.
The Rat’s Nest
A small camp often frequented by unsavory characters of Qiqirn origin, the Rat's Nest is also believed to be a hideout of the wanted cutpurse Kokoroon Quickfingers.
Lost Hope
As the name implies, none but those who have lost all hope dare enter this forsaken place. The dark, humid caves provide the perfect level of concealment for growing dream flowers—outlawed flora whose milk is used to create the highly addictive soporific known as “somnus.”
The Bonfire
A goblin scholar named Mutamix and a patchwork band of adventurers devoted to his teachings reside in the light of the Bonfire, where they earnestly study the mysteries of materia—a type of crystal which can be melded to items to enhance their properties. Here, the men and women labor to spread knowledge of materia’s miraculous qualities, and are willing to impart their knowledge to any willing to lend their ears.
Nanawa Mines
Under Amajina & Sons Mineral Concern, Nanawa Mines briefly faced closure when its supplies of quality silver were thought to have been exhausted. With the recent perfection of refining techniques that allow for the extraction of metal from even the lowest quality of ore, however, the mine has once again been opened for excavation.
Cutter’s Cry
Cutter’s Cry is a cavern in which woodcutters traveling between Mor Dhona and Updah would sometimes take refuge when caught in Thanalan’s rare, yet deadly thunderstorms. There are dark rumors, however, that many who entered the grotto's gaping maw were never to return—their screams warning others
References
