Hunt ( Final Fantasy XII ) Hunts are a series of sidequests in " Final Fantasy XII " in which the player hunts down particularly strong monsters , usually causing trouble to the general public of a town or tribe , or sometimes a single person . The monsters being hunted are referred to as " Marks " and in some instances , " Elite Marks " . Procedure . The procedure is quite simple . Once the player obtains information of a Mark through a bill , or an Elite Mark from Montblanc , the player must then find the petitioner and speak with him or her to officially accept the Hunt . If the player does not do so , but defeats the Mark before officially accepting the hunt , the player forfeits the reward . After having spoken with the petitioner and choosing to accept the Hunt , the player must locate the Mark , according to hints or directions from the petitioner , and defeat it . There are some hunts which require the player to complete additional tasks , such as giving acquired items to specific recipients . Upon completing the hunt , the player must report back to the petitioner , from whom he will receive a reward . Every hunt has a specific reward , though it is not revealed to the player until hunt completion . Hunt board locations . The player can find out about hunts by checking the notice board in towns . All boards have the same bills posted . Marks . Information on regular Marks are found on boards all through Ivalice . Each board has the same bills , so the player can see if any new bills have been posted from any board in the world . Marks can be difficult to deal with and their difficulty increases exponentially at each new rank . A Rank II mark requires the characters to be leveled up at least 3 - 5 levels higher than a Rank I mark . The top Rank marks at level VII can usually only be beaten by character levels above 40 . Marks usually excel in maybe one attribute , e . g . defense , and usually have only one , rarely two , special skills , which can be somewhat devastating if simply ignored . Elite Marks . As the name suggests , Elite Marks are more dangerous than regular Marks . The bills for Elite Marks can be obtained only by speaking with Montblanc , after becoming a member of Clan Centurio . Even though Montblanc tells the player about the Elite Mark , in most cases he only acts as a mediator , so the player still has to talk to the actual petitioner in order to accept the Hunt . In a sense , Montblanc ' s function is the same as that of a petition board . Elite Marks usually have several high attributes and special skills , making them extremely dangerous . For example , the Rocktoise can double its current level multiple times at any time during battle and the Trickster , an oversized pure - white chocobo , is able to turn invisible ( though the player can still see its outlines when close enough ) making the characters unable to target it until it turns visible again . Its high running speed also makes it too fast to catch up to and run away from . Hunt order . The number listed next to a hunt does not reflect the actual hunt number if the player is missing hunts in - between . Unofficial Hunt . Taken up in the Tchita Uplands to defeat an unknown Mark . Does not appear in the Clan Primer :