Ordelle's Caves  

Took me a while to realize it, but the entrance to the part of I-5 for Blighted Doom Quest is to the left and wraps around instead of to the right as it would seem appropriate on the map. Just trying to save a few others a little time.

can anyone tell were to buy zulkheim region map?

Edited, Mar 16th 2007 10:16am by rosando

I was in Ordell's caves this afternoon looking for a chest, and came accross a ??? in an out of the way location. I touched it and out popped an NM called AROMA LEECH... I have no idea what this thing drops and i can't find the mob on NM list. If anyone has any info on this ****, please post it. I am 47WAR/23thf and this guy alomost made me call him daddy. I am more interested in what he drops, so ill ceep camping him. If i find out, ill post it.

I was in Ordelle's Caves this evening, hunting Fly Agarics, Shriekers, and Clippers (and the occasional Jelly) when I noticed something different.

When you enter the Entrance to Ordelle's Caves located at <H-7> in La Theine, and you follow the path, you come to a room with 5 Fly Agarics (this is at <I-5> on the Ordelle's Caves map). Inside this room is a rock that if you select it (but not activate it), it has a ??? name. I was tempted to activate it, but I'm not sure what it'd do or what it'd spawn. Anyone have any clues on what this particular ??? is for?

at what position will u find jellys?i want the oil!

Check this site for the chest locations : http://www.speakeasy.org/~sticks/ffxi/treasure/

Yo, does anyone know the password for the strange aparratus?

anyone know where i could find the secret room plz help me out!!!! thank you

does anyone know how you get thro the caves to the stone monument>????



http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/quests.html?realm=Other&fquest=181

I spent upwards of an hour killing Goblins and Stroopers (SAM40/THF20) without getting a key. Finally I moved on to the Beetles and bingo, first one I killed dropped me the key. Plus, it was a MUCH easier fight than the Gobs and Stroops (their max level is far lower). The only problem with Beetles is that they clump together, and they link, but an experienced puller should know how and when to deal with that.

Do NOT come here without either Provoke, Ranged Attack, or a spell to pull with.

Where can I buy the MAP OF ORDELLE CAVES?

Please, post NPC name, location, and price, thanks!

can some one email me with the link to where the hest loc are i need them for my RSE

Email at FFXISnowFoxx@aol.com

Throughout this guide I'll be referring to the excellent maps at
http://oidpag.com/index.php?p=maps
[Update: this site is down, so I've adjusted the text to refer to grid locations instead. The next link also has maps, they just aren't as well annotated.]

Also check out the information at
http://www.zebraflood.com/ninja/rse/rse.html

Before you head for the caves, be sure to get the RSE quest from Guttrix in Lower Jeuno, or you won't be able to get a pattern and you'll ***** things up for other RSE questers.

To get to the interesting part of the caves, enter from the ravine at F-6 in La Theine. This takes you to the top of the level 1 map. Inside, take a left across the pool and follow the hall down to I-6, which takes you to level 3.

On the level 3 map, follow the path around from I-6 to H-9. Be aware that the large rooms along the way have Goblin Muggers, Leechers and Gamblers, so if you're in your low 30s they will aggro, so Invisible is recommended.

In the path to H-9 you may start to see Seeker Bats, which also aggro. Sneak will prevent this, and will also prevent Too Weak bats from going aggro when you rest.

The stairs at H-9 take you back up to level 1. This section of the level consists of four small rooms with holes in the middle. If you're hunting for keys, you want to fall down the hole in the SE room, the one in H-11/12. Make sure you have Sneak (for Stropers) and Invisible (for 30s Goblins) on before dropping.

You will now be back on level 3. This room contains Goblin Pathfinders, Smithies, Shamen, and Furriers, which drop keys, though rarely. It also contains Stropers, which drop keys more often, but are much tougher than the other key mobs; unless you have help from a mid-40s or higher character, you probably want to leave them alone.

If you clear out this room without finding enough keys, take the stairs up in I-11. This takes you up to level 2, which is populated by Goliath Beetles; these also dropped keys for me, and are said to have the highest drop rate. The spawn rate is high enough that if you keep moving back and forth between levels, there should always be key mobs available to fight.

A Stroper Chyme also spawns up here periodically, and is also said to drop keys. The square room in H-10 on level 2 has more Goblins in it; I got a key from one of these.

The SW exit to La Theine from G-10 on level 2 leads to a ravine with no way out. My party mate who investigated it found a Cermet Headstone there; this is apparently for the Zilart Missions (see followup).

When you're ready to leave Ordelles, go to H-5 on level 2; this takes you down to the waterfall room on level 1, which features in the San d'Oria Squire's Test II quest. This is a one-way trip, so I don't recommend dropping down the ledge until you're ready to leave (or you've already checked all the other treasure chest spawns).

Note that if you're trying to solo this quest in your 30s, one relatively safe way to find a key is to fight Goliath Beetles in the passage just south of the Waterfall room, the point marked 5 on the level 1 map. See the Squire's Test II quest for information on the best way to get here from La Theine. They don't spawn very fast, but they're in a controlled area so you don't have to worry too much about other random aggro.

Once you have a key, it's time to find a chest. Assuming you've been hunting key mobs across the stairs between levels 2 and 3, here's the route I recommend:

Go back down to the level 3 room with the Goblins (I-11) and check the corners there.
Drop down the ledge and head around to H-9 again.
On level 1, check the spawn points in H-12 and G-12.
Drop down the hole in G-12.
On level 3, check the corners of the ledge around G-11. Do check the SW corner, even though the map doesn't say there's a spawn there; that's where I found one of my chests.
Drop down the ledge and head around to H-9 again.
On level 1, drop down the hole at H-12.
On level 3, go up the stairs at I-11.
On level 2, check the spawn in the south room, H-11.

At this point, you've checked all the spawns except the ones in the waterfall room, so head north to H-5 and check the corners of the Waterfall room on level 1.

If you see a message about someone else finding a pattern, that means that the chest has moved and you need to start your search over again. If you haven't seen that message and you still can't find a chest, I don't know what to tell you. Apparently if someone not on the quest opens a chest it takes 30 minutes to respawn, so you may need to wait a bit and try again.

BTW, if you have your THF up to a decent level, you can open the chests with tools and skip the whole key-hunting step; when I was helping some friends today we helped a THF get two pieces in like 15 minutes. I (a WHM) escorted her around with Sneak and Invisible, she opened the chest, then our BLM sent her back to Jeuno with Warp II. She turned in the pattern, got a teleport to Holla, and came back. In the meantime, I had found the chest again, so she was able to go right there. If you have mage friends, this is a great way to do it.

Good luck!


Edited, Thu Jun 24 17:41:31 2004