Quicksand Caves

Connected Zone Quicksand Caves Arrives at Chamber of Oracles D-4 ?-? File:Chamber of Oracles - Map.jpg Chamber of Oracles F-4 ?-? File:Chamber of Oracles - Map.jpg Cloister of Tremors C-9 ?-? File:Cloister of Tremors - Map.jpg Eastern Altepa Desert D-5 H-8 Eastern Altepa Desert L-4 K-7 Eastern Altepa Desert J-8 H-8 Western Altepa Desert C-13 H-9 Western Altepa Desert J-9 J-9 Western Altepa Desert N-4 J-7 Western Altepa Desert J-11 D-12 Western Altepa Desert H-4 D-10 Western Altepa Desert I-5 G-5 Western Altepa Desert D-8 F-6 Western Altepa Desert D-5 F-6 Western Altepa Desert C-6 G-9 Western Altepa Desert L-5 D-11 Western Altepa Desert K-11 I-6 Quick Travel Options Arrives At Home Point #1 Via Kuzotz (D-5) Map 5 Home Point #2 Via Kuzotz (C-8) Map 1 Unity Warp (Level 125) Via Unity NPC (J-5) Map 1 Battle Content Location Notes Grounds of Valor (L-3) (J-8) (J-11) (F-4) (J-5) Map 1 Map 2 Map 4 Map 4 Map 5 Hunts See Hunts Page Maps Map 1 Map 2 Map 3 Map 4 Map 5 Map 6 Map 7 Map 8 File:Altepa-quicksand.gifFile:Altepa-quicksand.gif Composite Map Quicksand Caves File:Quicksand Caves header.jpg Info Japanese 流砂洞 Map Acquisition Coffer or Map Vendor Requires Timeline Present Continent Zepwell Island Region Kuzotz Zone Type Dungeon Activities Fishing Weather None Once a thriving metropolis for the proud Galka, these caves still house numerous monolithic pillars and statues that, in many places, remain untouched by the sands of time. However, long ago, the Antica drove the Galka from their homes, and the tunnels were transformed into a giant nest. As a result of the constant digging of entrances and exits by the insect-like beings, the caves are relentlessly bombarded with a flow of sand from the desert above. It will not be long before the caves are completely filled and a piece of Galkan history is lost forever. However, this is of no concern to the Antica...

Zone Information

Quicksand Caves Coffer
Gil
Map of the Quicksand Caves
File:Aquamarine icon.png Aquamarine
File:Chrysoberyl icon.png Chrysoberyl
File:Fluorite icon.png Fluorite
File:Jadeite icon.png Jadeite
File:Moonstone icon.png Moonstone
File:Painite icon.png Painite
File:Peridot icon.png Peridot
File:Sunstone icon.png Sunstone
File:Zircon icon.png Zircon
With Corresponding Quest
File:Drachen Greaves icon.png Drachen Greaves
File:Myochin Haidate icon.png Myochin Haidate
Maps

Quests

Fame	Name	NPC	Pos.	Zone	Rewards
N/A	Peddlestox's Treasure Box: Kuzotz	Peddlestox	L-7	Western Altepa Desert	Various
Windurst Fame 5	Crying Over Onions	Kohlo-Lakolo	G-5	Port Windurst	Star Necklace
N/A	Old Wounds	Curilla	I-9	Chateau d'Oraguille	Savage Blade
Rabao Fame 4	The Missing Piece	Alfesar	H-7	Rabao	Scroll of Teleport-Altep

Missions

Mission Name	Mission Number	NPC	Storyline
Bastok Mission 8-1
Rescue! A Moogle's Labor of Love
San d'Oria Mission 8-1
Windurst Mission 9-2
Zilart Mission 12

Adversaries

Adversaries
Lv.	Name	Genus	Drops	Spawns
62-75	Antican Aedilis    RNG    Timed: ?min.	Antica		25
62-72	Antican Antesignanus    PLD    Timed: ?min.	Antica		28
52-59	Antican Hastatus    WAR    Timed: ?min.	Antica	Quicksand Coffer Key	46
52-59	Antican Princeps    PLD    Timed: ?min.	Antica	Quicksand Coffer Key	51
62-72	Antican Quaestor    BLM    Timed: ?min.	Antica		29
52-59	Antican Signifer    BLM    Timed: ?min.	Antica	Quicksand Coffer Key	47
62-72	Antican Triarius    WAR    Timed: ?min.	Antica		28
62-65	Girtab    Timed: ?min.	Scorpion		19
51-58	Helm Beetle    Timed: ?min.	Beetle	Quicksand Coffer Key	35
52-59	Sabotender Bailaor    Timed: ?min.	Sabotender	Quicksand Coffer Key	25
62-65	Sand Digger    Timed: ?min.	Worm		4
51-59	Sand Eater    Timed: ?min.	Worm	Quicksand Coffer Key	32
56-59	Sand Lizard    Timed: ?min.	Lizard	Quicksand Coffer Key	27
51-55	Sand Spider    Timed: ?min.	Spider	Quicksand Coffer Key	16
65-68	Sand Tarantula    Timed: ?min.	Spider		12
62-68	Spelunking Sabotender    Timed: ?min.	Sabotender		11
Aggressive   Passive   Sight   Sound   Scent   HP   Links True Sight   True Sound   Magic   JA

Notes

• Quicksand Caves was added to FFXI with the Rise of the Zilart expansion pack activated on 4/15/03.
• Goblin Footprint is located at (L-4) of the first map.
• Escapes to Eastern Altepa Desert (J-8).

Notable Landmarks

• Fountain of Kings