Northern Thanalan

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Northern Thanalan

Fair Skies.png Fog.png Clouds.png

Northern Thanalan Map.jpg
Map of Northern Thanalan

Levels
49 – 50
Type
Zone
Zone
Thanalan
(Aldenard)
Connects to
Central Thanalan (S)
Mor Dhona (N)
Aetherytes
Camp Bluefog (X:22.0, Y:30.5)
Ceruleum Processing Plant (X:21.1, Y:20.9)

Northern Thanalan is perhaps most famous for the Ceruleum Field, a vast area under which lies plentiful liquid ore waiting to be mined and processed into fuel. Naturally, so valuable a resource has attracted the attention of the Garlean Empire which also relies on the ceruleum to power their machina. The Immortal Flames and imperial army have come to clash often in the region, and the struggle for dominion over the rich lands has only grown in the scant years following the Calamity.

— In-game description

Northern Thanalan is a zone in Thanalan.

Locations

Area Points of Interest
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Camp Bluefog
Aetheryte (map icon).png
Camp Bluefog
Chocobokeep (map icon).png
Chocobo Porter
Bluefog
Landmark (map icon).png
West Watchtower
Landmark (map icon).png
East Watchtower
Landmark (map icon).png
Abandoned Amajina Mythril Mine
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Dalamud's Talons
Dungeon (map icon).png
The Praetorium
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Ceruleum Processing Plant
Aetheryte (map icon).png
Ceruleum Processing Plant
Chocobokeep (map icon).png
Chocobo Porter
Raubahn's Push
Landmark (map icon).png
Dalamud's Talons
Landmark (map icon).png
Forward Gates
Dungeon (map icon).png
Castrum Meridianum

Activities

Northern Thanalan Sidequests

Northern Thanalan FATEs

Shops & Services

Merchant Name Merchant Location
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Merchant & Mender
(X:20.8, Y:30.9)
Merchant (map icon).png
Merchant & Mender
(X:21.4, Y:22.1)

Enemies

Normal

B Rank

A Rank

S Rank

Vistas

See also: Sightseeing Log

Players can unlock the Sightseeing Log by completing the level 20 quest Feature QuestA Sight to Behold. After completing the first 20 vistas, players can unlock the remaining vistas by talking to the NPC Millith Ironheart in Old Gridania (X:10.7, Y:6.0).

# Name Zone Coordinate Weather Time Emote Comment
63 East Watchtower Northern Thanalan (X:22.2, Y:25.7) Fair Skies.png Fair Skies
Clear Skies.png Clear Skies
5:00-8:00 Salute.png  Salute Salute.png  Salute on top of the tower, on the flagpole.
64 Ceruleum Pipeline Northern Thanalan (X:20.6, Y:29.5, Z:0.5) Fair Skies.png Fair Skies
Clear Skies.png Clear Skies
18:00-5:00 Lookout.png  Lookout On top of the gate, north side.
65 Bluefog Northern Thanalan (X:20.8, Y:22.5) Fair Skies.png Fair Skies
Clear Skies.png Clear Skies
12:00-17:00 Lookout.png  Lookout On the fence.
66 Raubahn's Push Northern Thanalan (X:20.0, Y:17.7) Clouds.png Clouds 8:00-12:00 Lookout.png  Lookout On one of the southwestern spires.
67 Abandoned Amajina Mythril Mine Northern Thanalan (X:26.4, Y:22.7) Fog.png Fog 18:00-5:00 Lookout.png  Lookout On a little ledge attached to a broken pillar near stairs. Go up the stairs at (25.7, 22.7). Jump from the railing to the crumbling stone beam, then walk across the metal beams and make another jump to the broken arch on your right. Finally, Sprint-jump across the gap to the other side.

Achievements

This zone is associated with the following achievements:

Name Points Task Reward Patch
Mapping the realm northern thanalan icon1.png  Mapping the Realm: Northern Thanalan 10 Visit northern Thanalan and unlock the area map. - 2.1

Images

Lore

Northern Thanalan is perhaps most famous for the Ceruleum Field, a vast area under which lies plentiful liquid ore waiting to be mined and processed into fuel. Naturally, so valuable a resource has attracted the attention of the Garlean Empire which also relies on the ceruleum to power their machina. The Immortal Flames and imperial army have come to clash often in the region, and the struggle for dominion over the rich lands has only grown in the scant years following the Calamity.

Bluefog

Though abundant on the northern continent of Ilsabard, only a handful of ceruleum deposits have ever been discovered on Aldenard, the largest being buried under the Sea of Spires in northern Thanalan. Ceruleum is a highly unstable substance and will begin to evaporate when in contact with air, resulting in the bluish haze from which this area earns its name.

Camp Bluefog

Camp Bluefog was built as a post whence armed men could patrol the Ceruleum Field. Originally, this duty fell to the Brass Blades and Stone Torches. With the Empire’s forces a mere stone’s throw away, however, the Immortal Flames have since taken control.

The East and West Watchtowers

To power their legions of warmachina, the Garleans require a steady supply of the aether-based fuel known as ceruleum. With Bluefog housing the largest deposit in Eorzea, the Empire has begun their own mining operation but a stone’s throw from the allied refineries, heightening tensions in the area and prompting the construction of two watchtowers.

Abandoned Amajina Mythril Mine

The discovery of mythril in a small copper mine in Bluefog triggered the Great Rush (also known as the Mad Mythril Rush) which saw would-be prospectors flock to the Sea of Spires in search of quick and easy fortune. The veins that ran through the mountains, however, were not deep, and it was but ten summers before the mines ceased to yield the precious metal, forcing many to abandon their claims. Now the shafts serve as hideouts for remnants of the Lambs of Dalamud, a doomsday cult that rose in popularity at the end of the Sixth Astral Era.

Dalamud’s Talons

Grim monuments to the Calamity’s coming, Dalamud’s Talons are relatively small formations of corrupted crystal. People have given them their fearsome name as they are thought to resemble the mighty claws of Menphina’s loyal hound.

Raubahn’s Push

In the final days of the Sixth Astral Era, the ceruleum fields of northern Thanalan proved to be one of the most hotly contested areas in all Eorzea, with the Empire amassing a giant host outside of Bluefog to seize control of the local fuel refineries. Though outnumbered three to one, Raubahn and his army succeeded in “pushing” back the enemy.

Ceruleum Processing Plant

Operated by Amajina & Sons Mineral Concern, this plant refines raw ceruleum into a fuel for engines and other modern machinery. The Immortal Flames keep a heavy contingent of soldiers on hand to ensure that the facility and its precious product do not fall into enemy hands.

Castrum Meridianum

Castrum Meridianum is the southernmost stronghold of the XIVth Imperial Legion. Inside it stands the Praetorium, a fortress within a fortress and the command center of the invading legion. The Castrum is also one stop of the Phantom Train, a monstrous machine used to transport ordinance to Castrum Centri in Mor Dhona. [1]

References

  1. Encyclopaedia Eorzea: Volume I, page 146