Central Thanalan

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)

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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 Gate of Thal Sagolii Gate Sultantree Ul'dah Dispatch Yard The Royal Plantations The Gate of Nald Fesca's Watch Stonesthrow
The Clutch	The Unholy Heir The Quiveron Manse
Black Brush Station	Black Brush Station Black Brush Station Chocobo Porter
Black Brush	Sil'dih Excavation Site The Rat's Nest The Coffer & Coffin Cutter's Cry Nanawa Mines The Bonfire Lost Hope The Sil'dihn Subterrane

Activities

Central Thanalan Sidequests

Central Thanalan FATEs

Shops & Services

Merchant Name	Merchant Location
Alehouse Wench	(X:19.6, Y:20.7)
Hubairtin	(X:23, Y:13)
Independent Armorer	(X:21.3, Y:18.6)
Merchant & Mender	(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

• Ovjang

A Rank

• Sabotender Bailarina

S Rank

• Brontes

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

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

The Clutch

The Clutch is a high-walled valley that stretches out to the east of Black Brush beyond Soot Creek. As the Calamity has closed off most other routes east, one seeking quick passage to Gridania is forced to traverse this narrow gulch lest he add several days to his journey by detouring north through Mor Dhona, or south through the Sagolii Desert.

The Unholy Heir

When Dalamud’s outer shell came crashing down, a section fused with a boulder. Scholars have attributed this curious phenomenon to the dark matter of which they believe Dalamud was constructed. Local smallfolk have their own theories, claiming the formation is actually an egg laid by Bahamut, and will one day hatch, unleashing yet another unholy monstrosity on the realm.

The Quiveron Manse

Once the summer home of Eolande Quiveron, a recently deceased member of the Syndicate, this manse now lies in ruins, and serves as the hideout for a group of thieving bandits who prey on travelers journeying east through the Clutch.

References

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