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Eastern Altepa Desert

Table of Contents

Quests/Missions • Chocobo Digging • Fishing • Weather • Treasure Casket • Field Manual • NPCs • Notorious Monsters • Regular Monsters • Event Monsters

Description

The eastern half of Zepwell Island is made up of this arid desert wasteland. While remnants of the ancient Galkan civilization that once thrived here dot the landscape, today the area is dominated by sand, wind, and the occasional antican that roams the dunes.

Connections

Western Altepa Desert at (I-6) and (E-9)
Korroloka Tunnel at (J-8)
Quicksand Caves
Cloister of Tremors
Survival Guide: (F-10)
Unity Concord NPC One-way Warp Western Altepa Desert (I-7)

Alternate Arrival Method: Teleport-Altep to Telepoint at (G-7)

Zone Information

Area Name

Eastern Altepa Desert

Type

Outdoor

Maps

Map Acquisition

Purchase

Miscellaneous

Hobbies

Weather

Region

Kuzotz

Expansion

Rise of the Zilart

Requirements

None

Restrictions

None

Background music

"Altepa Desert"

Monstrosity

Notes

None

Involved in Quests/Missions

Quest	Type	Starter	Location
20 in Pirate Years	AF (NIN)	Ryoma	Norg H-8
A Craftsman's Work	AF (DRG)	Miaux	Northern San d'Oria E-6
Beastmen Treasure (Kuzotz Region)	General	Peddlestox	Western Altepa Desert L-7
Don't Forget the Antidote	General	Edigey	Rabao F-9
Expeditionary Force/Eastern Altepa Desert	Expeditionary Force	---	---
For the Birds	General	Koblakiq	Oldton Movalpolos H-11
Garrison/Eastern Altepa Desert	Garrison	---	---
Inheritance	Weapon Skills	Gumbah	Bastok Mines J-7
Open Sesame	General	Lokpix	Eastern Altepa Desert G-7
The Missing Piece	Scroll	Alfesar	Rabao H-7
Mission	Nation	Starter	Location
Shock! Arrant Abuse of Authority	Moogle Kupo d'Etat	Moogle	Upper Jeuno H-8
Rescue! A Moogle's Labor of Love	Moogle Kupo d'Etat

Other Information

Chocobo Digging

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Item	Abundance
Bone Chip	Common^(17.6%)
Giant Femur	Rare^(8.8%)
Pebble	Uncommon^(13.5%)
Silver Ore	Rare^(5.2%)
Mythril Ore	Very Rare^(2.2%)
Philosopher's Stone	Extremely Rare^(0.4%)
Platinum Ore	Very Rare^(1.2%)
Wyvern Scales	Very Rare^(3.6%)
Zinc Ore	Rare^(5.8%)
Fruit Seeds ●	Very Rare^(3.3%)
Grain Seeds ●	Rare^(7.4%)
Herb Seeds ●	Rare^(5.9%)
Tree Cuttings ●	Very Rare^(1.9%)
Vegetable Seeds ●	Very Rare^(4.4%)
Wildgrass Seeds ●	Very Rare^(4.1%)
Adaman Ore ●	Extremely Rare^(0.3%)
Aluminum Ore ●	Very Rare^(1.8%)
Darksteel Ore ●	Extremely Rare^(0.9%)
Flint Stone ●	Uncommon^(12.9%)
Gold Ore ●	Extremely Rare^(0.3%)
Orichalcum Ore ●	Extremely Rare^(0%) (Very Rare)
Bird Egg ●	^(0%) (Uncommon)
Colored Egg ●	^(0%) (Uncommon)
Hard-Boiled Egg ●	^(0%) (Uncommon)
Soft-Boiled Egg ●	^(0%) (Uncommon)
Sairui-Ran ●	^(0%) (Uncommon)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Field Manual

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Page	Tgt. Level	Max Level	Mobs to fight	EXP/GIL
1	30~34	48	* 10 Giant Spiders	810
2	35~40	54	* 3 Antican Auxiliarii * 1 Antican Faber * 7 Sand Beetles	830
3	35~44	54	* 3 Antican Funditors * 1 Antican Faber * 7 Desert Dhalmels	870
4	44~49	60	* 5 Antican Decurios * 2 Antican Sagitarii * 2 Antican Speculators * 1 Lesser Manticore	950
5	45~49	63	* 3 Goblin Poachers * 3Goblin Robbers * 2 Goblin Reapers * 1 Lesser Manticore	970

Fishing

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Fish	Cap	Body of Water
Crayfish	7	Oasis of Garidev
Moat Carp	11
Copper Frog	16
Giant Donko	50
Sandfish	50
Copper Ring	0
Fishing Map

Weather

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Possible Weather	Weather Reporter
	Svana - Bastok Markets (H-10) Mariadok - Bastok Mines (I-9) Fo Mocorho - Port Bastok (J-11) Amaja-Kumaja - Rabao (F-8)

Elemental Map

Treasure Casket

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Brown Casket		Blue Casket
Item	Abundance	Item	Abundance
Casaba Melon Tank	^(9.7%)	Antidote	^(14.3%)
Black Chocobo Feather	^(16.1%)	Catholicon	^(22.4%)
Cuir Gloves	^(0%)	Daedalus Wing	^(20.4%)
Cuir Highboots	^(3.2%)	Echo Drops	^(20.4%)
Ebony Sabots	^(3.2%)	Elixir	^(28.6%)
Ether +1	^(16.1%)	Eye Drops (1 to 3)	^(16.3%)
Ether +2	^(12.9%)	Hi-Ether +2 (1 to 3)	^(24.5%)
Grain Seeds	^(9.7%)	Hi-Ether +3 (1 to 3)	^(20.4%)
Iron Subligar	^(0%)	Hi-Potion +2 (1 to 3)	^(22.4%)
Kazham Peppers	^(19.4%)	Hi-Potion +3 (1 to 3)	^(18.4%)
Leggings	^(3.2%)	Melon Juice	^(18.4%) (1 to 2)
Linen Thread	^(9.7%)	Pamama au Lait (Up to x2)	^(16.3%)
Mercury	^(16.1%)	Prism Powder (1 to2)	^(20.4%)
Mythril Ore	^(6.5%)	Remedy (1 to 2)	^(16.3%)
Oak Log	^(9.7%)	Silent Oil (1 to 2)	^(14.3%)
Padded Cap	^(6.5%)	Super Ether	^(24.5%)
Potion +2	^(16.1%)	X-Potion	^(38.8%)
Potion +3	^(19.4%)
Silver Arrowheads	^(3.2%)
Velvet Cuffs	^(0%)
Cuir Bandana	^(3.2%)
Iron Mittens	^(3.2%)
Evolith	^(0%)

Name	Location	Type
Eulaclaire	G-7	Chocobo Renter
Sowande	F-10	Outpost Vendor
Daborn, I.M.	I-6	Conquest Overseer: Bastok: Outland Guard
Lindgard, I.M.	F-10	Conquest Overseer: Bastok: Outpost Guard
Laimeve, R.K.	I-6	Conquest Overseer: San d'Oria: Outland Guard
Eaulevisat, R.K.	F-10	Conquest Overseer: San d'Oria: Outpost Guard
Sahgygy, W.W.	I-6	Conquest Overseer: Windurst: Outland Guard
Variko-Njariko, W.W.	F-10	Conquest Overseer: Windurst: Outpost Guard
Lokpix	G-7	Quest NPC

Name	Level	Drops	Steal	Family	Notes
Cactrot Rapido	80-81	Arco De Velocidad Arete del Sol Cactuar Needle Cactuar Root Cactus Stems		Sabotenders	L
Centurio XII-I	56	Intruder Earring		Antica	A, L
Donnergugi	Unknown	Thunder Coral	❔	Beetles	L
Dune Widow	45-47	Spider Torque Spider Web	Spider Web	Spiders	A, H
Nandi	48-49	Rathe Earring	❔	Dhalmel	L
Sabotender Corrido	72	Aptant: Ishis	❔	Sabotenders	A

Name	Level	Drops	Steal	Family	Spawns	Notes
Cutter Fished up	30-33	Crab Shell Land Crab Meat Rock Salt	Rock Salt	Crabs	1	A, H
Greater Pugil Fished up	30-33			Pugils	1	A, H
Giant Spider	30-34	Spider Web	Spider Web	Spiders	51	L, H
Antican Auxiliarius	35-39	Antican Pauldron Copper Ore Rotten Meat	Silver Beastcoin	Antica	8	A, L, H, Sc
Antican Faber	35-39	Antican Robe Copper Ore Rotten Meat	Silver Beastcoin	Antica	5	A, L, H, Sc
Antican Funditor	35-39	Antican Robe Iron Arrow Rotten Meat	Silver Beastcoin	Antica	7	A, L, H, Sc
Ironshell Fished up	36-39	Crab Shell Land Crab Meat Rock Salt	Rock Salt	Crabs	1	A, H
Sand Beetle	36-40	Beetle Jaw Beetle Shell Insect Wing		Beetles	65	L, S
Flesh Eater Spawns During: Nighttime	37-42	Copper Ore Flint Stone Iron Ore Zinc Ore		Worms	28	A, H
Desert Dhalmel	39-44	Dhalmel Hide Dhalmel Meat Giant Femur Papaka Grass		Dhalmel	35	L, S, Sc
Makara Fished up	42-45			Pugils	1	A, H
Sabotender	42-46	Arnica Root Cactus Arm Distilled Water Cactuar Needle		Sabotenders	16	A, H
Doom Scorpion	44-47	Desert Venom Scorpion Claw Scorpion Shell		Scorpions	5	A, L, H, Sc
Lost Soul Spawns During: Nighttime	44-48	Bone Chip Revival Tree Root	Bone Chip	Skeletons	13	A, H, HP
Antican Decurio	44-49	Antican Pauldron Iron Ore Rotten Meat Scroll of Flash	Mythril Beastcoin	Antica	18	A, L, H, Sc
Antican Sagittarius	44-49	Antican Robe Iron Arrow Iron Ore Rotten Meat	Mythril Beastcoin	Antica	6	A, L, H, Sc
Antican Speculator	44-49	Antican Robe Iron Ore Rotten Meat	Mythril Beastcoin	Antica	6	A, L, H, Sc
Goblin Digger	45-49	Goblin Armor Goblin Mask	Pickaxe	Goblins	1	A, L, S
Goblin Poacher	45-49	Cuir Bandana Goblin Armor Goblin Mask Mythril Beastcoin	Crossbow Bolt	Goblins	9	A, L, S
Goblin Reaper	45-49	Goblin Helm Goblin Mail Sallet Scroll of Absorb-AGI Scroll of Absorb-INT Scroll of Absorb-VIT Scroll of Stun	Mythril Beastcoin	Goblins	6	A, L, S
Goblin Robber	45-49	Cuir Bandana Cuir Highboots Goblin Armor Goblin Mask Mythril Beastcoin	Mythril Beastcoin	Goblins	10	A, L, S
Goblin Trader Assisted by Goblin's Spider (38-40)	45-49	Cuir Gloves Goblin Armor Goblin Mask Velvet Cloth		Goblins	6	A, L, S
Lesser Manticore	47-49	Manticore Fang Manticore Hair Manticore Hide		Manticores	10	A, S, Sc
Diatryma	47-50	Diatryma Meat Giant Bird Feather Giant Bird Plume		Rocs	7	A, S
Earth Elemental During earth weather	47-49	Earth Cluster		Elementals	7	M
Fire Elemental During fire weather	47-49	Fire Cluster		Elementals	6	M
Bigclaw Fished up	48-51	Crab Shell Land Crab Meat Rock Salt	Rock Salt	Crabs	1	A, H
Antican Centurio	50-52	Antican Pauldron Rotten Meat Mythril Ore	Mythril Beastcoin	Antica	3	A, L, H, Sc
Antican Veles	50-52	Antican Pauldron Dhalmel Leather Missive Rotten Meat Xhifhut Bow		Antica	3	A, L, H, Sc

Name	Family	Spawns	Notes
Satyral Field Parchment	Manticores	1	A, S
Decurio I-III Spawned Quest: A Craftsman's Work	Antica	1	A, L, H, Sc
Tsuchigumo Spawned Quest: 20 in Pirate Years	Spiders	2	A, L

Source entry: Eastern Altepa Desert. Cached on this server on 3 November 2026.

Eastern Altepa Desert

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