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Valkurm Dunes  

Type: Outdoor
Region: Zulkheim
Min Level: 15
Max Level: 30
Connected Areas:Abyssea-Misareaux
Gustav Tunnel
Konschtat Highlands
La Theine Plateau
Selbina
Quests for Valkurm Dunes
Mobs found in Valkurm Dunes
Items found in Valkurm Dunes

Overview
Zone TypeOutdoor
RegionZulkheim
ExpansionOriginal
Level Range15 to 30
Entry RequirementNone
Escapeno escape
ActivitiesChocobo Digging, fishing
Weather
Fellowship NPCYes
ChocoboYes
Final Fantasy XI
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Description

This enormous expanse of dunes can be found along the Bhefhel Gulf. While a majority of the surrounding coastline is too shallow for larger sea vessels, one natural harbor does exist. Near this harbor lies the independent port town of Selbina.[1]

Points of Interest

Map

The map of Konschtat Highlands is included in the Map of San d'Oria Area, which can be purchased from most any Map Dealer.

Map 1

Screenshots from Valkurm Dunes:

This page last modified 2009-09-13 10:52:31.

Updated: Thu Sep 3 23:26:00 2009

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Re: ??? White Bone
# Dec 21 2005 at 10:00 AM Rating: Decent
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That is used by trading a map obtained from the "Indside the Belly" Quest. it will cap your level to 20 and you will fight 3 NM Pugils. One known drop is Mercurial Kris.

Now here is my question: Has anyone figured out the use for the Hieroglyphs behind a rock which is located behind the outpost by the goblin hunting camp?
RE: Re: ??? White Bone
# Feb 21 2006 at 10:06 AM Rating: Decent
its the entering point for dynamis - valkurm
blood?
# Oct 29 2005 at 8:36 AM Rating: Decent
i just wanted info on that new ??? in valkurm on whitebone sands. It says something about people dying there and trading it any traces of their remains.I saw a guy digging on his choco there looking for remains and he found a chunk of flesh...can anyone provide some more info?
RE: blood?
# Dec 30 2005 at 8:41 PM Rating: Decent
It's for some quest involving sahagin NMs or something like that, i dont know which quest but i have seen people fight it
retart
# Oct 25 2005 at 8:12 AM Rating: Decent
[quote]u may hate it when u got newbies in ur party who dont no a thing about a how a party works, but here u get 3newbies at once! yesterday the whm of the party went in a did melee dmg so we all died!!!!

P.s. on Shive server? Join my ls!! StrangeDarkness!! Just send a /tell!

Edited, Sat Sep 17 13:23:04 2005


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Name: Darico


like ur dumd *** never was a noob before
question
# Oct 05 2005 at 11:53 AM Rating: Decent
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I havent seen it personally... but my Bro was wandering around Dunes at Whitebone beach....
He saw a Fire elemental called Titan, Name was in green... He said he couldnt attack it and tried to talk to it (click it) .. Nothing

He did take a screen Shot of it, I was thinking it was some SMN's pet... but it wasnt

Any idea what that was ???

Edited, Wed Oct 5 13:03:58 2005
RE: question
# Jan 09 2006 at 7:42 PM Rating: Good
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A bug in the zone's scripting. Heres a link to another one I took a picture of:

http://tinypic.com/ifbi1y.jpg
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RE: question
# Jun 20 2006 at 3:23 AM Rating: Decent
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Ya I just saw one of those too in Rolanberry Fields, near the gate that leads to the Lower Jeuno zone.

It was very weird and me and a passerby just decided it was a bug like you said.
RE: question
# Jun 20 2006 at 3:23 AM Rating: Decent
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Be the way, it was a Fire Elemental as well.

Maybe its leading up to some event but oh well...

Edited, Tue Jun 20 03:14:47 2006
I Hate this place...
# Sep 17 2005 at 12:07 PM Rating: Decent
u may hate it when u got newbies in ur party who dont no a thing about a how a party works, but here u get 3newbies at once! yesterday the whm of the party went in a did melee dmg so we all died!!!!

P.s. on Shive server? Join my ls!! StrangeDarkness!! Just send a /tell!

Edited, Sat Sep 17 13:23:04 2005
Allternative leveling 10-20
# Sep 03 2005 at 3:29 PM Rating: Decent



Edited, Thu Sep 8 15:27:48 2005
swirling vortex
# Aug 20 2005 at 4:32 PM Rating: Decent
i just happened to be reading past this and saw the swirling vortex questions so here goes...

after getting chains of promathia you have to complete promyvion mea, holla and dem which are capped at lvl 30 after that is done you may use the swirling vortex to access lufaise meadows from the dunes or qufim island

Hope that helps

Also after entering lufaise meadows your lvl will be capped to 40

Edited, Wed Aug 24 00:58:55 2005
The dunes
# Aug 17 2005 at 7:09 PM Rating: Decent
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the dunes are the easist place to lvl up from 10-20 for most jobs 9-20 for whm ^^ lol but other then that you should have no problems with the monsters there...unless you have a totaly n00b person in your pt then your screwed...the fastes i have gotten out of the dunes was one day...gained 10 lvls and then i was off to Quifim island....the party was amazing.....had 2 whms both tarutaru 2 war one galka one taru((i was the taru lol)) a blm and a mnk....one of the best parties i have ever had
I like it.
# Aug 15 2005 at 9:16 AM Rating: Decent
I thik this is the coolest looking place yet. but i havent been past the Jungle.
blah
# Jul 17 2005 at 5:37 AM Rating: Decent
Eveyone in Hades used to hate valk but now it seems that all the noobs are advancing to Quifim Island and Yuhtunga Jungle so it's like hell when someone zones a mob. And besides there are like thirty PLs perday in Valk so people move through there fast. Too bad it isn't like that at Crawlers' Nest *sob* =P

For anyone in Hades beware of Yuntunga and Yhoator Jungles people zone Goblins about 95% of the time there now compared to it's past 50%.
ya in the glitch mentioned below...
# Jun 30 2005 at 6:52 PM Rating: Decent
i thought i could solo a crab as rng from in the water but evidently they can chase you there ....
so i died it keeps warping then dissapearing ect. my friend calls a GM and he raises me, and told me never to go in the water again because it messes up the graphics for other people on the beach, so just a heads up ^.^
Heh...damn Dunes...
# Jun 29 2005 at 10:27 PM Rating: Decent
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I love the Dunes when I actually level up.

I hate 'em all other times.

Which means...I still hate 'em. I plan to avoid Quifim too, level in Battalia Downs instead.

Also, to all people here: Chill out. Life's too short to get angry at stupidity.
Return to the dunes
# Jun 01 2005 at 10:52 AM Rating: Decent
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I have made my 4th trip to the DUne recently. I am starting to hink it has redeeming characteristics. I am in Qufim now, but my time in DUnes was fun and exciting. =)
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RE: Return to the dunes
# Jun 01 2005 at 2:27 PM Rating: Decent
your certianly right, the dunes is one of those places that makes you realize how weak your character is, but yet how fast you can become great (again?).
RE: Return to the dunes
# Jul 11 2005 at 7:48 PM Rating: Decent
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Quote:
your certianly right, the dunes is one of those places that makes you realize how weak your character is, but yet how fast you can become great (again?).


or how idiotic some people can be..
Vortex Ctd.
# May 24 2005 at 8:40 AM Rating: Decent
correction, the vortex's in siren sands, not whitebone :~D
new...?
# May 24 2005 at 8:38 AM Rating: Decent
In the dunes, i'm sure you're all aware of, there are 3 zones inside/hidden in caves. One of these zones is on the secret beach, one on siren sands, and there's a vortex on whitebone sands. where does this take you? if someone could give me some info before my newbish side gets the better of me and takes me wandering and raped by some lvl 95 mobs.
Bobvobs Guide to the Galaxy: Valkrum editon
# May 18 2005 at 10:08 PM Rating: Decent
I’m bored, so I’ve decided too make a guide for both Valkrum and Qufim^^

Bobvob’s Guide to Valkrum:
Levels: you go here from levels 11ish-20 for most jobs

Info: first real parting zone, most people wont have a clue what there doing at first, lol so get ready to see whm/war and war/blm

Nicknames: The Dunes, Valkrum, D00ns (my favorite), N00b land, Hell (lol)

Areas:
Konshcat zone: place near the konshcat zone, away from every thing else, tunnel divides this from everywhere else
Beaches: Siren Sands and White bone sands
Cliff: I-8-ish
Outpost: the outpost, wow
Secret Beach: go to the top left of the map, you see a cave, go through the cave with at least 2 other ppl to kill the bats
Oasis: place with trees in the middle of nowhere

Leveling
Levels 11-13: Konshcat zone, lizzys, goblins
-to get through the cave you have to get past SAND BATS, these agro: my trick to getting past them... let another n00b walk right in front of them!! (Mean, yes, but it works, no joke, its called social Darwinism, lol j/k)

Lvl 14-15ish: Cliff, Beach, fight snips, bring a blm

Lvl 15-17: Oasis- crabs, flies, flies are nasty, bring lots of healers

Lvl 17-18: go around D-7 and kill goblins

Lvl 18-20 Pugils, be ready to die, set HP in Selbina at all costs!!!

Subjobs: you get Subs at 18.
Client: old elvaan guy called Issaco
Items: Damselfly worms, monster: Damselfly’s
Crab apron, monster: Snipers (crabs)
Magicked Skull monster: Ghoul (dead
skeleton things)
Subjobs Description:
A subjob allows you to enhance your main job with abbilities and spells of another job...
What subjobs to use in the early levels:
Warrior should sub Monk
Monk should sub Warrior
Whitemage should sub Blackmage
Blackmage (see above)
Redmage can sub White or Black mage
Thief should sub warrior, mabye mnk... but warrior is better

Monster to AVOID AT ALL COSTS!
T3h Bogy’s... they will kill you!!! No matter how many people you have and no matter what Level you are!!
You know what a bogy is because they look loke giant baloon ghost thingys...

AFTER VALKRUM: at level 20 you head North to Alask.. um... i mean Qufim, and better yet, JEUNO!!! chocobo license and all!
(go to dangruf wadi and kill rabits for a certain type of plant if your cheap, the plants for the chocobo quest were 600 at the AH when i did it, now there 2000!


Edit for spelling:
Edit for content:

Well, i guess thats about all for Valkrum... now to work on Qufim some more... tell me if you see any mispelling (which there will be alot of) or additional info... Thank you

Edited, Thu May 19 10:46:30 2005
<Hmmm.>
# May 15 2005 at 5:03 PM Rating: Decent
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Actually, I prefer to party at Buburimu peninsula than in Valkurm Dunes. When I was with my set pt, we use to go to Buburimu, the lvl is similar but less people and we did it better than in Valkurm. Just and opinion...
secret beach
# May 04 2005 at 2:36 PM Rating: Decent
Where is the secret beach, is it that northwest corner on the map. I wanna do a little exploring
secret beach ????
# Apr 27 2005 at 2:36 PM Rating: Decent
hmmm anyone does how to trigger the "?????" at secret beach that says " you feel an evill presence" and that its in the water? just wante dto know
RE: secret beach ????
# Sep 20 2005 at 12:51 AM Rating: Decent
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You may be referring to the WHM AF1, but it's been so long I can't remember what that does. In any event you likely can't do anything about it until you level up a ton.
oops
# Mar 23 2005 at 5:00 PM Rating: Decent
re post~ the voretex in cave is what i was refering to sorry :)
ABOUT THE VORTEX
# Mar 23 2005 at 5:00 PM Rating: Decent
yes its entrance to lafaise meadow u must beat all promys first to enter tho :(. That sucks but im tryn to get in as i wanna go logging in lufaise. hope iv helped
Valkurm Glitch?
# Mar 21 2005 at 3:24 PM Rating: Decent
Am I the only one who knows about this!?!? I can't be, but know ever knows how I do it. You can go under the water in the dunes and walk way down the map where your not supposed to. You can even walk around the back of Selbina! Someone showed it to me one day and i havn't seen anyone do it since, and there are no posts about it. For those who do not know how to do it, here is a hint. You have to do it from Whitebone, not Siren sands.
RE: Valkurm Glitch?
# Mar 30 2005 at 9:24 PM Rating: Default
I called a GM about it and he told me that "this is not good" and "we cant let that happen" so i haven't any idea if they are going to do something about this glitch... futhermore, he asked me if there was "anyone in the water" at the time... i said "no" so he did nothing... but did thank me for letting them know and to make a formal submission to the Glitch department on PlayOnline...
RE: Valkurm Glitch?
# Apr 21 2005 at 3:23 PM Rating: Excellent
40 posts
Aw, come on. Glitches are fun, why did you tell a GM. That sucks.
RE: Valkurm Glitch?
# May 09 2005 at 11:28 PM Rating: Decent
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Reporting glitches to the GMs: Makes you look good, and possibly rewarded.

Knowingly using glitches and not reporting them: Bad.

Exploiting glitches and not reporting them: Very bad.

Games have banned people for exploiting glitches and not reporting them. (Trust me. I've been on the admin team in one. Disclaimer: I an not an employee or volunteer GM for SEI.)
RE: Valkurm Glitch?
# Apr 24 2005 at 6:10 PM Rating: Decent
Yeah man, Not. Cool.
Noob Question
# Mar 15 2005 at 12:02 PM Rating: Decent
Question from a noob -> In the south-east corner of this map (K-9) there is a 'break' from the mainland of the Dunes and an apparent entrance to Konschtat Highlands. Being a noob (and only visiting this place once before) I was wondering if it is possible to get directly across to Konschtat Highlands from here or if that's another entrance altogether.
RE: Noob Question
# Mar 20 2005 at 8:18 PM Rating: Decent
I had been wondering the same thing. ^-^;
But yesterday I went through those two areas, and the break in the map is simply a tunnel, so yes, you can get through right from Valkrum toward the entrance to Konschtat.
Vortex
# Mar 11 2005 at 1:23 AM Rating: Decent
I've seen two posts asking what the swirling vortex does or where it leads, and neither were answered. I'm also wondering where it leads and how you use it, if someone could be kind enough to answer this i would be greatful.
RE: Vortex
# Mar 17 2005 at 2:52 AM Rating: Decent
When i Graduated from Valkrum, I wanted to do two things.

1. Explore Valkrum Dunes
2. Help people.

I have done both.

The Vortex are for Missions and or quests, that take you to some where. Thats all I know. A hint was had in Jeuno by talking to some guard NPCs, that the land was going to hell in a hand basket and the vortexs were a symtom of that.
swirling vortex??
# Mar 09 2005 at 5:05 PM Rating: Decent
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wtf is that thing. i heard that it links to lufaise meadows but i didnt want to check just in case its isnt. send me a private message with answer
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