Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Guide Walkthrough Part 1

Garamsythe Waterway 1

OBJECTIVE

Gain Entrance to the Palace

Explore the Garamsythe Waterway to find the secret entrance to the palace.

Action Checklist

1. Reach the underground waterway via Storehouse 5.

2. Follow the waterway to the palace cellar.

	Pop odds	If pop, Gil odds & Amt		Normal Loot		w/Diamond Armlet
#	App. %	Gil %	Amt. if Gil	50%	50%	90%	10%
1	75%	30%	~80	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
2	75%	30%	~80	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
3	75%	30%	~80	Eye Drops	Eye Drops	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
4	75%	25%	~80	Antidote	Antidote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
5	75%	35%	~80	Antidote	Broad Sword	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
6	75%	40%	~120	Phoenix Down	Phoenix Down	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
7	75%	30%	~80	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
8	75%	30%	~70	Antidote	Antidote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
9	75%	30%	~80	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
10	75%	30%	~120	Aero Mote	Aero Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
11	75%	40%	~80	Potion	Spear	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
12	100%	0%	—	Remedy	Remedy	Remedy	Remedy
13	75%	30%	~80	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
14	75%	30%	~100	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

Get into the Waterway

Use the Location Map to navigate to the flashing red ‘X’ up in the northwest corner of Lowtown and go through the doors of Storehouse 5 to where Kytes is awaiting. He opens the left waterway door for Vaan, then offers some Potions and Eye Drops. (This provides a good clue as to what you’ll run into below; you might want to find a merchant and buy more Eye Drops.) Go through the left storehouse door to enter the Garamsythe Waterway.

Kytes gets you through the previously locked storehouse door into the waterway.

Find the Palace Entrance

You start in the Central Spur Stairs. Go west and save your game at the blue crystal, then continue up the stairs and around the corner into the next section, the Northern Sluiceway. Continue to move eastward along the corridors. The route is essentially linear, but it’s worth checking every alcove for treasure. (Check the map in this section for possible treasure locations.)

It may seem like a maze, but the route through the waterway is fairly straightforward. Look for treasures tucked into alcoves.

The next area, the North Spur Sluiceway, features a tough enemy, a flying fish called the Ichthon. It’s easy enough to defeat in a one-on-one battle, but a fight against two of them may be tough because of their multiple-hit attacks. Continue to the final stairway and select “Climb the stairs,” then “It’s now or never” to enter the palace.

Vaan’s climb up the secret stairs triggers a short but spectacular visual introduction to two important characters.