Giza Plains ( Final Fantasy XII ) The Giza Plains is a location in Ivalice in " Final Fantasy XII " . It is an area of large open plains with a unique weather cycle close to Rabanastre . Story . Vaan needs a Sunstone to open the secret entrance to the Royal Palace of Rabanastre . Old Dalan guides him to the nomads in Giza Plains where he meets with Penelo , who helps Vaan with his quest . They help find a nomad boy left behind in the hot wilderness , and with his help they successfully charge a Sunstone . Later , when they need to travel to Jahara , the party travels to Giza during the Rains to find the nomads have gone to the mountains . New paths are opened during the Rains while certain paths are closed . The monster Gil Snapper periodically escapes its urn held by the Giza Plains nomads as the magick symbols grow old and weak . A new urn must then be used to catch the Gil Snapper . The reason for the tribe wanting the Gil Snapper is that it has the power to calm the beasts of the land , meaning that the tribe is protected from them as long as they have the urn . Location . The Giza Plains are located just to the south of Rabanastre , in the Dalmasca region . Further south is the Ozmone Plain , while access to the Dalmasca Westersand and Estersand can be found as well . Dry Season . Throne Road . The area connects Rabanastre to the Giza Plains . It serves as the intersection for Rabanastre South Gate and the Nomad Village . Nomad Village . The Nomad Village is a small settlement in the middle of the Giza Plains . As such , it is a location bustling with villagers . True to its name of being a nomad village , the houses in the area are of makeshift material . It features a Save Crystal and a Cockatrice pen . During the dry , it connects the Toam Hills , North Bank , and the Throne Road . During the rains , the path connecting the village to the North Bank can not be traversed as it is submerged in water . Starfall Field . The Starfall Field serves as the intersection for the Dalmasca Westersand and the Ozmone Plain . It has a small bridge and it features one Dark Crystal . Crystal Glade . It is a small area connecting that serves as the intersection for the Starfall Field and the South Bank of Giza Plains . It has a Save Crystal . Gizas South Bank . The area features two bridges perpendicular to each other . The other bridge leads to the Dalmasca Estersand . Gizas North Bank . The North Bank can be accessed from the Nomad Village , The Throne Road , and South Bank . Wet Season . Throne Road . The area connects Rabanastre to the Giza Plains . It serves as the intersection for Rabanastre South Gate and the Nomad Village . During the rains , most of the area is submerged in water . Nomad Village . During the rains , the path connecting the village to the North Bank can not be traversed as it is submerged in water . As the inhabitants of the village are nomads , they leave their village during the rains . Starfall Field . The Starfall Field serves as thee intersection for the Dalmasca Westersand and the Ozmone Plain . It has a small bridge and it features one Dark Crystal . Crystal Glade . It is a small area connecting that serves as the intersection for the Starfall Field and the South Bank of Giza Plains . It has a Save Crystal . After accepting the Gil Snapper hunt , Nanau and Roaklo can be found here until it has been defeated . Gizas South Bank . The area features two bridges perpendicular to each other . The other bridge leads to the Dalmasca Estersand . Gizas North Bank . During the rains , the area can only be accessed from the Throne Road , as the path connecting it to the Nomad Village is submerged in water . Tracks of the Beast . Access to this large - puddled area is granted by striking several withered trees in the Giza Plains . These trees will make up a makeshift bridge , allowing access to the area . It is only accessible during the rains . The Gil Snapper can be found in the area . Weather cycle . The Giza Plains have a unique weather cycle that affects the area ' s geography . The weather begins cycling when the player enters Eruyt Village and is tasked to find the lost viera , Mjrn , in Henne Mines . The weather cycles are based on the in - game clock : 1 hour of rain followed by 2 hours of dry . Dry season ( aka " the Dry " ) . While it ' s dry , the weather is always sunny , most of the plains are exposed , and weaker monsters come out . Because the area is of desert terrain , all Earth attacks are 20 % more powerful than normal . The nomads come down from the mountains , and set up a camp while it ' s dry where they raise cockatrice and make sunstones . ( " See the Quests section of this article . " ) Wet season ( aka " the Rains " ) . During the wet season Giza Plains has three weather conditions : While it ' s wet , most of the plains are covered in water , and stronger monsters come out , especially during heavy rain and thunderstorms ( Storm Elemental s and Mardu Entite s respectively ) . New areas open up , since bridges can be built of driftwood . Because the plains during the Rains is of water terrain , Water and Lightning attacks deal 20 % more damage than normal , and Earth damage is halved . During rainy weather Fire damage is halved and Lightning damage is boosted , and during heavy rain , Water and Fire damage are both halved and Wind and Lightning attacks are both boosted . " Withered trees " are found all over the Giza Plains in the wet season . When interacted with , the party leader will strike the tree with their weapon and the tree will plunge into the river behind it . The trees are found in most areas of the Giza Plains and after being chopped will flow down the river and come to a stop on some jagged rocks in the river . Once each tree has been chopped down , they will form a bridge leading to an area called the Tracks of the Beast , where the player can find several Silicon Tortoise s , the Gil Snapper mark and an urn containing the " Feather of the Flock " , an item that lets Vaan speak the language of cockatrices . Weather Eye . At Rabanastre ' s Southgate , there is a seeq who knows when the weather is about to change on the plains . This is the only character who knows the weather cycle . Since the seasons only change after finishing a certain story event , he will not be able to predict the weather until that time . Treasures . The Dry . The plains have different treasures depending if it is the Dry or the Rains . During the Dry the items are nothing special , common items and low level equipment . While the Diamond Armlet is equipped the common item treasure is Knot of Rust and the " rare " treasure is Ether or Hi - Potion . The player can find the Cotton Shirt in the Warrior ' s Wash area , the Escutcheon shield under the bridge in the Starfall Field area and a Broadsword in the southeastern corner of the Giza South Bank area . The Rains . The plains have better treasures during the rain . The treasure that spawns right near the exit to Rabanastre can contain a Longbow . The treasure in the easternmost bit of Warrior ' s Wash can have a Bronze Mace . The treasure nearest to the exit to the Nomad Village in the Toam Hills area can have the Main Gauche dagger . The treasure nearest to the exit to Westersand can contain a Heavy Coat and the treasure in the southwestern dead - end bit can have a Rose Corsage . The dead - end on the other side of the area can contain a Chainmail . In the Giza North Bank area , a treasure that spawns down and left when entering from the entrance nearest to Rabanastre can contain a Battle Bamboo . The northernmost treasure in the Giza South Bank can have a Rose Corsage and the treasure in the southern deadend bit can have a Jade Collar . The Tracks of the Beast area is only explorable during the Rains and all treasures contain either a Knot of Rust or a gambit or an accessory when they have items instead of gil . The player can obtain the Black Belt , Jackboots , Foe : Status = Disable and Foe : Thunder - Weak here . There is also an urn in the area that contains the Feather of the Flock , a key item that lets the player converse with Cockatrices . If the Diamond Armlet is equipped , all treasures during the Rains contain Knot of Rust as the common item and a Mote as the rare item , unless the treasure is gil . Nomad Village . This chest only appears in " International Zodiac Job System " version , and only in the Rains . Quests . Sunstone . The dark crystals scattered over the plains absorb sunlight during the Dry , which can then be drawn out to make sunstones . Vaan visits Giza to find a sunstone . He receives a Shadestone from a boy named Jinn in the Crystal Glade and charges it up transforming it into a sunstone . To do this , the player must walk up to a shining crystal on the plains and take its energy to the Shadestone . The player will need to visit multiple crystals to fully power up the stone . The player can come back later and do it multiple times for 200 gil , two Potions , and a Holy Stone . In the " International Zodiac Job System " , the reward received for repeating the quest depends on the amount of time it takes the player to fully charge the Shadestone . The player receives 200 gil , two Potions , and a Holy Stone for returning within seven minutes , 150 gil and a Holy Stone for returning within fifteen minutes , 100 gil for returning within 35 minutes , and 50 gil for taking more than 35 minutes . Hunts . The Croakadile is a Rank II Mark that becomes available after the weather turns rainy , after the party has obtained the Dawn Shard in the story . It is found on the Starfall Field area of the Giza Plains during the Rains near a bridge . It is likely to be the only enemy in the area . It is petitioned by Sadeen who is found on the plains during the Rains . After completing the hunt the player receives Ring of the Toad that can be given to the nomad elder during the Dry , who will tell the story of Sadeen . Encountering Sadeen during the Rains again will reveal the truth . Doing this won ' t get the player any additional rewards , however . The Cluckatrice is an Elite Mark whose hunt becomes available after the party has returned to Rabanastre after escaping from Barheim Passage , and is the first Elite Hunt given by Montblanc . It is located in the Giza Plains during the dry season on Giza ' s North Bank . It can only be encountered after the player has defeated all other enemies , left , and reentered the area . It is petitioned by Dania in the nomad village during the dry . The Gil Snapper is a Rank III Elite Mark . The earliest the hunt can be accepted is after returning to Rabanastre after the events in the Tomb of Raithwall . The petitioner for the bill is Nanau , found in the Crystal Glade - part of the Giza Plains during the Rains . The player will be given a special urn to capture the Gil Snapper ' s spirit , who is called the Lord of Rain by Nanau ' s tribe . Gil Snapper is found in the Tracks of the Beast in the bottom east corner of Giza Plains . To reach this section the player needs to cut down withered trees . There is one tree in every area save for the north - westernmost part and the south - easternmost part where the party cross the path of trees . The trees are by the water and are white . Upon arrival , the seeq Bansat , who had talked to the player in the Clan Building , will arrive to help . The weather must be raining heavily for the Gil Snapper to appear ( the sky flashes with lightning bolts ) . If it is not raining heavily , the player can exit the Tracks and return until this requirement has been fulfilled ( the seeq will say that the mark has appeared ) . The report that Gil Snapper has been vanquished can only be made during the Dry , as Nanau will have left the Plains to join her tribe members . Rare Game . Rain Dancer has a 20 % chance of appearing in any of three areas of the Giza Plains during the Rains . It may appear in the Gizas South Bank , Warrior ' s Wash , or Toam Hills . To find Nazarnir the player must have spoken to the " Huntmaster " in Phon Coast and defeated Thalassinon , which will trigger the start of the Rare Game quest . The Nazarnir then has a 40 % chance of replacing the Sleipnir in the southeastern corner of the Starfall Field area during the Dry . The player can easily differentiate Nazarnir from a Sleipnir due to the Nazarnir having Shell status . Great cockatrice escape quest . When the domesticated cockatrice from the Nomad Village run away to explore Ivalice , the party must find them and return them to the village . Finding the birds yields weapons as rewards . To start the quest the player must kill the Cluckatrice ( mark ) and acquire Feather of the Flock ( found in an urn in the Tracks of the Beast area of the Giza Plains during the Rains where the mark Gil Snapper is fought ) , and proceed past Draklor Laboratory in the story . Shops . Arjie ' s Shop . Arjie only appears during the dry season . Nutsy . A moogle named Nutsy , across from Arjie , will sell a map of Giza Plains for 30 gil during the Dry . Map . The Dry . The path to the Ozmone Plain is inaccessible until after the Tomb of Raithwall and the first Rains have come and gone . The Rains . Notice the lack of some of the paths as well as the appearance of " Tracks of the Beast " to the southeast . Musical themes . The music that plays in Giza Plains is the eponymous theme " Giza Plains " . This theme is also found in " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " as a Field Music Sequence . " " . The Giza Plains are a location from mainland Ivalice . It is revisited by the party , as Ashe asks them to help out with the attacks of Sky Pirates and Yarhi occurring on Ivalice . Main Missions . Mission 35 : The Secluded . The player must seek out and talk to the Dalmascan Soldier that holds information about the Judge of Wings . Many soldiers wander the plains , and if any are felled by the roaming monsters , the battle ends in defeat . The correct soldier is in the northeast part of the map , and the player must reach this informant quickly as the Yarhi Titan will spawn very close to him . Other appearances . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . The Giza Plains appears as the Field Music Sequence for it ' s eponymous theme . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . The Giza Plains return as the FMS for its eponymous theme .