Cerobi Steppe The Cerobi Steppe is a location in the land of Ivalice in " Final Fantasy XII " . It is flat wilderland that needs to be crossed to reach the Balfonheim Port by land . The Wyrm Philosopher is located here by one of the windmills , and he is a key element in fighting Hell Wyrm . Cerobi Steppe is normally accessible after the events in Draklor Laboratory , but it is actually possible to enter Cerobi Steppe before going to Archades , by taking a chocobo from Phon Coast and riding it over Tchita Uplands all the way east to the The Shaded Path . The player must talk to the " Game Hunter " standing near the debris , then ascend the debris to enter Cerobi Steppe . However , the Balfonheim Port will be blocked by the Sky Watch , so entrance is impossible . Location . The Cerobi Steppe is located between the Tchita Uplands and Balfonheim Port . Weather . Cerobi Steppe has three weather conditions : The weather changes when zoning between the areas within the Steppe . During rain , Fire attacks deal half damage and Lightning damage is boosted . The Undin Entite can be found during rain in North Liavell Hills and The Terraced Bank areas . Treasures . Cerobi Steppe is littered in treasures that have a small chance of containing a special rare item when the Diamond Armlet is equipped . The treasures spawn 50 % of the time . When Diamond Armlet is equipped the treasures contain 3 , 000 gil 50 % of the time , and if the treasure does not contain gil , it will either contain a Knot of Rust , or a rare item . The chance of obtaining the rare item is only 10 % when the treasure is set to contain items rather than gil , meaning the actual chance to obtain the rare item is small . It is possible to exploit the so - called RNG Method , which lets the player obtain the rare item 100 % of the time by exploiting the game console ' s predictable " random number generator " . It is also possible to farm Hi - Ethers at the Feddik River area . All of the 10 chests in the area spawn 50 % of the time , with 50 % chance of containing items , one such being a Leather Gorget , and , 50 % to give a Hi - Ether if the treasure is items , without equipping the Diamond Armlet . In the " International Zodiac Job System " , there is a chest in Cerobi Steppe that contains the spell Cleanse . Quests . Hunts . The Vyraal is a Rank V Mark whose hunt can be undertaken after the events in Draklor Laboratory are complete . The Vyraal can be found in The Northsward area and enemies will be cleared out when the player enters it . The hunt is petitioned by the Viera Wayfarer in the Whitecap pub in Balfonheim . The player will also receive the Viera Rucksack after the battle , which the Viera Wayfarer will take back when the hunt is reported . She lets the player keep the Dragon Scale , item part of the Wyrm Philosopher quest ( see below ) . Rare Game . The player must have spoken to the " Huntmaster " in Phon Coast and defeated Thalassinon and spoken to one of the three bangaa outfitters , which will trigger the start of the Rare Game quest . Aspidochelon then has a 40 % chance of spawning among the Adamantitans in the Feddik River ( three - way split area ) area of the Cerobi Steppe . The best idea is to steal Scarletite from it , then leave the area without killing it , as once killed , Aspidochelon will never respawn . That way the player can get more than one Scarletite from the rare game . Scarletite is an essential Loot item in the making of the Tournesol . Once the player has hunted and vanquished all the foes in the Northsward area , Etherian will drop from the sky to the spot where the last foe is killed . It spawns no matter what the present weather conditions are . To find the Bluesang the player must have spoken to the " Huntmaster " in Phon Coast and defeated Thalassinon ] Bluesang then has a 40 % chance of appearing in the Crossfield area between the windmills . If the player is trying to get the Tournesol , the Bluesang is one of the earlier and easier sources of one required Bazaar ingredient , Gemsteel . The player can acquire the Damascus Steel by stealing the item once , exiting two areas and repeating the process , until six Damascus Steel are obtained . Being a Trophy Rare Game , the Bluesang does not reappear after being killed . Windmills . There are ten windmills scattered around the area . After having fixed the gate leading to Phon Coast , the moogles of the Craftsmen ' s Guild can be found in the windmills . During the fishing minigame / sidequest , the player gets a hint to stop certain windmills to get an item and a hint for the Matamune Fishing rod quest . The windmills that must turned on are : No . 1 , No . 2 , No . 5 , No . 7 and No . 9 . Wyrm Philosopher . The Wyrm Philosopher can be found in Windmill # 10 in the Northsward zone of the Steppe after slaying the Mark Vyraal , and getting the Dragon Scale reward from the viera . After giving the Dragon Scale to Wyrm Philosopher he will reward the party with the Age Worn Key , a key that opens the Hall of Wroth God in Sochen Cave Palace , leading to Hell Wyrm . Musical themes . The theme that plays on Cerobi Steppe is simply called " The Cerobi Steppe " . The composer of the game ' s has named this theme as his favorite . This theme returns in " " as the theme for exploring Lemurés ' overworld . In " Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System " , the Nam - Yensa Sandsea also uses the " Cerobi Steppe " theme .