Rabanastre The Royal City of Rabanastre is a city in Ivalice , the world of " Final Fantasy XII " and " " . It is the hometown of Vaan , the hume orphan and the game ' s main character . Being the capital of the Kingdom of Dalmasca , Princess Ashe would also normally make residence here . Rabanastre becomes the most frequently visited city by the player , and could be considered a " homebase " . Story . " Final Fantasy XII " . Rabanastre is the capital of Kingdom of Dalmasca . Two years prior , the relationships between the competing empires of Archadia and Rozarria had grown strained and Archadia was expected to invade the small nations situated between the borders of the two superpowers . In order to strengthen the national security of both nations Princess Ashelia of Dalmasca was to marry Prince Rasler of Nabradia . The wedding was held in Rabanastre with the prince and princess paraded through the city streets in front of cheering crowds . Soon after , Archadia invaded Nabradia and Prince Rasler joined the Battle of Nalbina Fortress where he was killed . As the Empire moved to assassinate the king of Dalmasca and take over the kingdom Ashe escaped from Rabanastre and went into hiding , and a word was spread that she had committed suicide . After the Empire took over Dalmasca the life in Rabanastre greatly changed . Imperial soldiers took over the town and many of the old citizens were forced to move underground where they formed a shadow city , known as Lowtown . Vaan and his childhood friend Penelo grew up during these events and after Penelo ' s parents died in the invasion of Rabanastre , the two started to work for Migelo , who would look after them . The people of Rabanastre hated the Empire but were powerless to do anything about it . The story opens two years after Dalmasca has been invaded by the Archadian Empire . Vaan spends his days in Rabanastre practicing his hunting skills , dreaming of becoming a sky pirate and stealing from the imperials . A new Consul , Vayne Carudas Solidor , arrives in Rabanastre to be appointed to rule over Dalmasca , and the Royal City of Rabanastre prepares for a grand fete to commemorate the event . Vayne holds a speech to the citizens of Rabanastre and even if the crowd shows their disdain at first , Vayne is able to make an impression on the citizens by praising the late king . On the night of the fete , the Resistance storms the Royal Palace with Princess Ashe as part of the Resistance forces , but the Imperial fleet , expecting the attack , stifles the skirmish quickly . Ashe escapes the palace via an underground waterway , but is caught by Vayne and her accomplices are thrown into the Nalbina Dungeons . The days of the new Consul are short - lived , however , and Vayne is soon summoned back to Archades , where he goes on to conspire to become the new emperor . As the war between the Resistance forces led by Marquis Ondore and the forces of Archadian Empire , led by Vayne , breaks out , Rabanastre becomes the battleground . Princess Ashe manages to defeat Vayne , but the Imperial flagship Sky Fortress " Bahamut " loses its power and is in danger of falling on the city of Rabanastre , obliterating it . Ashe ' s comrade , the sky pirate Balthier , manages to fix the " Bahamut ' s " glossair rings just in time , and " Bahamut " crash - lands outside of the city , becoming a notable landmark in the area . Vayne defeated , Larsa Solidor becomes the new emperor of Archadia , and settles peace with Princess Ashe . Dalmasca regains its sovereignty , and Ashe becomes the queen , continuing to rule Dalmasca from the Royal Palace in Rabanastre . A year later , Penelo notes in a letter to Larsa that Rabanastre is finally back to the way it was , back when her parents were still alive . " " . After losing his new airship at the Glabados Ruins , Vaan returns to Rabanastre . One day a mysterious derelict arrives at the city outskirts and Vaan , Penelo , Kytes and Filo venture inside . The derelict turns out to be the airship " Galbana " which leads the group into the trip to Lemurés . During their adventures the group runs into Velis , a former member of the Order of the Knights of Dalmasca who once resided in Rabanastre . After defeating Feolthanos in the Keep of Forgotten Time , the sky continent falls to pieces and " Galbana " flies away to locations unknown . Vaan , Penelo , Kytes and Filo return to Rabanastre , but unwilling to go back to their usual routine Vaan and Penelo sneak out of town during night to set out to new adventures , but are caught by Filo and Kytes . Locations . Gates . The City of Rabanastre has three gates which lead into the city . Eastgate to Estersand , Westgate ( where the Aerodrome is also located ) to Westersand , and Southgate to the Giza Plains . The gates are usually open , but during the new Consul ' s parade they were closed off . One can easily move between the gates via " Moogling " . Aerodrome . Aerodrome is situated at the Westgate of Rabanastre . It has Skyferries leading to Nalbina Fortress , Bhujerba and Archades . The party ' s airship , " Strahl " , is kept at the aerodrome as well when the player is in the town . Southern Plaza . The Southern Plaza is in the cross - junction between the gates and is a popular hang - out spot . People like to come and sit around the fountain watching travelers pass through the gates . A Cartographers moogle can be found in the Southern Plaza and during side quests many people of interest can be found around the fountain . East End . In the East End of Rabanastre , along the main street , are plenty of shop s . Magick , weapons , armaments , and even Migelo has a shop around here called Migelo ' s Sundries . The Sandsea . The Sandsea is a popular tavern and especially among sky pirates . It has a notice board for aspiring hunters and is always booming with business . The tavern owner Tomaj can often be found inside . Clan Centurio Hall . Clan Centurio is a clan of hunters founded by Montblanc . Only members are allowed inside . Within the hall the clan members train their skills and find out about new rare hunts from Montblanc himself , who can always be found within the hall . As the party progresses clan ranks and further the storyline , clan members will change their mindset about Vaan , from a newcomer to a veteran . The Muthru Bazaar . The Muthru Bazaar is the liveliest part of town with numerous vendors . The Clan Centurio shop can be found here , open only for members . At the end of the bazaar is a door , which leads to a resistance hideout . Lowtown . Below Rabanastre lies a shadow city , the Lowtown . After the Empire took over the city many people were forced to move below the street - level and now Lowtown is as booming with activity as the upper town . Old Dalan has his house in Lowtown , and Vaan ' s friend Kytes can also often be found about . Lowtown has passage to the Garamsythe Waterway . Some rare equipment can be bought at Lowtown ' s South Sprawl after the events at Giruvegan . Treasures . Lowtown is the only area in Rabanastre where the player may find treasures . Unlike treasures in most other locations , Lowtown treasures are stored in urns covered in blue cloth . The treasure outside Old Dalan ' s house is a forbidden chest ( labeled in red ) that , once claimed , prevents the player from obtaining the Zodiac Spear , the most powerful weapon , in Necrohol of Nabudis . The other treasures are nothing special , mainly containing Potions . With Diamond Armlet equipped the treasures are mainly Knots of Rust , with the rare treasure being Ether or Hi - Ether . In the " International Zodiac Job System " version , the forbidden chest gimmick has been removed , it is safe to open every chest down in the Lowtown . The treasures are mostly typical healing items as in the original " Final Fantasy XII " . Diamond Armlets , as is usual for this version , in this location will reveal only Knots of Rusts and Meteorites . Demographics . The majority of Rabanastre ' s residents are humes . There are also large numbers of bangaa , moogles , and seeq . The city also contains a small population of viera and at least two nu mou . Moogling . In the city , there are five moogles that will warp the party to certain locations within city borders . It ' s free and a way to get around easily . It becomes available after Vaan escapes from the Barheim Passage . The five Moogling locations are : Quests . " Final Fantasy XII " . Clan Centurio . Clan Centurio is a recently founded Elite Mark hunting group led by the moogle Montblanc who receives bills for some of the toughest Marks for Vaan and company to track down and defeat , offering prizes along the way . Its base is in Rabanastre ' s North End in the Clan Hall . It can first be visited after completing the Rogue Tomato hunt , where Tomaj of the Sandsea will advise Vaan to seek out a bangaa if he wants to advance his hunting career . Finding the bangaa allows the player access into the Hall . The clan operates a special store for clan members only at the Muthru Bazaar where rare accessories and magick can be bought ; the higher the party advances in the ranks , the more powerful items will be available . Hunts . Rogue Tomato is a hunt mark found on the Estersand after being petitioned by Tomaj in Rabanastre ' s Sandsea tavern . It is the first hunt , and felling it allows Vaan to join Clan Centurio , whose base is to the north of Rabanastre . The Thextera is a mark found within the Galtea Downs area of Westersand . The hunt can be undertaken as soon as Vaan returns to Rabanastre from the Rogue Tomato hunt . Its petitioner is Gatsly found in the Sandsea tavern . The Wraith hunt can be undertaken after escaping from the Barheim Passage . It is found in the Overflow Cloaca of the Garamsythe Waterway , and its petitioner is Milha in Rabanastre ' s Lowtown . Defeating Wraith allows the player enter a private residence in Lowtown and pick up the Dusty Letter key item , part of a later sidequest that tells in which order the sluice gates must be operated in the waterway . The White Mousse hunt can be undertaken after the player attains the Clan Rank of Vanguard . It is a breed of flan that lives in the West Sluice Control area of the Garamsythe Waterway , and is petitioned by Sorbet at the Moogling post at Rabanastre Westgate , and is also part of the Nabudis medallion sidequest ( see below ) . The Ring Wyrm is a Rank III Mark that becomes available after the player vanquishes the Wyvern Lord . It can be found in the Windtrace Dunes area of the Dalmasca Westersand during a sandstorm , but its petitioner is Balzac in Rabanastre ' s Lowtown , outside where Vaan and Basch met with Vossler and the Resistance earlier . The Wyvern Lord is a Rank II Mark that becomes available after the events of Dreadnought " Leviathan " when Ashe joins the party . A breed of Avion , Wyvern Lord is encountered in the Simoon Bluff area of the Nam - Yensa Sandsea , petitioned by Sherral in Rabanastre ' s weapon shop . The Marilith is a Rank V Mark that becomes available after vanquishing the Wyvern Lord . The hunt is petitioned by the tavernmaster in Rabanastre ' s Sandsea bar . Orthros is an Elite Mark located in the Garamsythe Waterway , in the Southern Sluiceway . The earliest the hunt can be accepted is after obtaining the Dawn Shard , and reaching the clan rank of " Headhunter " . Orthros will appear if the party consists of the three females . The player can swap the characters after Orthros appears . Guest characters , Larsa and Reddas , can be in the party as well . It is petitioned by Contrite Thief in Rabnastre ' s Lowtown ( North Sprawl ) after learning of the hunt from Montblanc . The player will receive the Stolen Articles after the battle , which the Contrite Thief returns to Samal . He comes by to give the player a Blackened Fragment , which is part of the three medallions sidequest . The Behemoth King is an Elite Mark whose hunt becomes available after the marks up to Fafnir have been vanquished . Behemoth King can be found in the Edge of Reason area of the Feywood and is petitioned by Koqmihn in Rabanastre ' s Lowtown . This mark can be tedious to spawn , since the monsters in Ice Field of Clearsight , and the Giruveganus in Edge of Reason , must be cleared , including respawn ( ed ) enemies . The quickest way of doing this is by killing the Giruveganus enemy in the Edge of Reason section first , then returning and killing the 29 enemies in the Ice Field of Clearsight and Behemoth King will spawn in place of the Giruveganus . The player does not need to kill any other enemies in Edge of Reason apart from Giruveganus , or spawn the Mandragoras , to fight Behemoth King . Small Package . When the player sets out to hunt Rogue Tomato there is a bangaa in Southern Plaza who will ask Vaan to deliver something to his friend outside East Gate . If the player agrees help they get a Small Package , which can be either sold for 150 gil , or be taken to the bangaa ' s friend for no reward . The player can never get another Small Package if sold or given away . Conversations with Ktjn . Ktjn is a viera found sitting on the steps leading to Muthru Bazaar after the events in the Barheim Passage . She asks the party questions and depending on the given answers she will decide what to do with her life and depending on her choice , will reward the party with items . Windvane . At the Westgate , the green bangaa Rimzat will appear after the events in the Tomb of Raithwall . He will ask Vaan to gather information on sandstorms . After agreeing to help him , the player should go to the fountain at the crossroad of the gates , and look for a man sitting in the fountain by the name of Cotze . He will tell Vaan to go to Lowtown to find his friend Northon , who is near the entrance to the Garamsythe Waterway . Northon will explain about the Windvane and why he and Cotze split it in half , and directs Vaan to his half in the Dalmasca Westersand . Northon hid his half of the Windvane under a Dynast Cactus in the Windtrace Dunes area in Dalmasca Westersand . However , it is in a small , closed - off area only accessible from the Shimmering Horizons area . A Dynast Cactus is a large , sometimes flowering cactus . There will be two Dynast Cacti in the area . The player should go north and look for a cactus against the west wall and examine it to get Northon ' s half of the Windvane , the Wind Globe . Back at the Westgate Rimzat , Cotze , and Northon have met . Cotze should give his half , and Vaan will get the Windvane . With the Windvane the party can access the northern part of Westersand , previously blocked off by a sandstorm . Viera matchmaking . The quest becomes available after talking with the Garif Elder in Jahara . Wandering Viera can be spotted in the Southgate who ' ll mention she ' s looking for a lover . Vaan must follow her and talk to the Lovestruck Man by the fountain , then go to Yamoora ' s Gambits and talk to the viera again . Afterward she can be found in the Sandsea ' s upper level . She asks for Vaan ' s help and it is possible to pair the viera with either the Lovestruck Man or with Lord Vain in the Yamoora ' s Gambits to get a Loxley Bow . However , if the player chooses the Lovestruck Man they will also get two Hi - Potion s , making it the better option . Nabudis medallion . After the events in Mt Bur - Omisace the player can visit Old Dalan to find a nu mou who is looking for a medallion , in order to fight Chaos . The player can then help him by finding the different medallion fragments from around the city . To get the medal , the player must collect three medallion shards : Blackened Fragment , Dull Fragment , and Grimy Fragment . To get the Blackened Fragment the Wraith , White Mousse , and Orthros hunts must be cleared , and the player will receive the Blackened Fragment as reward for the Orthros hunt . The Dull Fragment is hidden in the Garamsythe Waterway . After obtaining the Sluice Gate Key ( reward from White Mousse hunt mission ) , the player can work the Sluice Gate Switches in the waterway . The player must first turn all the switches off ( that means lights off ) and follow the steps below : After the last gate is closed a click is heard and south in the same semi - circle area , on the ground , there is a glittering object , the Dull Fragment . To get the Grimy Fragment the player must return to Rabanastre Lowtown and go to Old Dalan ' s place and speak to the nu mou known as Roh ' Kenmou . In order for Roh ' Kenmou to appear at Dalan ' s place the player must have first spoken to Ma ' Kleou in the Nabreus Deadlands . Filo is around the South East area of Lowtown and mentions the kids are also looking for the medallion . In Rabanastre ' s central section , Southern Plaza , there is a " Curious Woman " looking at the fountain . After talking to the " Curious Woman " the player should walk to the Muthru Bazaar and speak to the bangaa merchant just after passing the Clan Provisioner about the necklace to get the information , then head to the Magick Shop and speak to the " Sotted Imperial " , the soldier sitting in the left corner , and choose the first option . Back in Lowtown the player should talk to Filo again , choose " Let ' s Go " with Filo for some events to get the last fragment , the Grimy Fragment . Back in Old Dalan ' s place the player should to give all the fragments to Roh ' Kenmou and he will disappear . Great cockatrice escape quest . A cockatrice that has escaped from Giza Plains called Renn is found at the North End after the events in Draklor Laboratory , but will run away and the player must catch him . The player can hide by the pillars next to the shops and wait for him to walk past . The player can try to catch up with him when he is turning a corner , or approach him slowly as he goes past and choose : " Erm . . . no ? " . Chit must have returned to Giza before Renn will . After catching him and talking to him again north of the area , Renn will give the player the Diamond Sword . " " . Main Missions . After two main storyline missions , Rabanastre can never be visited by the party again . Mission 03 : Eve of Adventure . Vaan , Filo , and Kytes make a midnight run for the derelict . While passing through the square , they encounter several strange monsters , the Yarhi . This mission serves as an explanation of the Melee - Ranged - Flying unit type relationship . Mission 04 : The Coveted Derelict . At the Southgate , the trio catches sight of the derelict and must cross a small section of plains to reach it . This mission serves as a lesson in using abilities and Gambits . Secret ending . If the player completes all missions , they can fight the final boss at level 99 and get an extra scene to the ending where Vaan and Penelo sneak out of Rabanastre together , suggesting a romantic connection between the two . Shops . The items available for purchase change throughout the game . These items may not all be available at the same time . Musical themes . Unlike other locations , the city of Rabanastre has two different musical themes . On the main upper city , the theme " The Royal City of Rabanastre " ( also known as " City Ward Upper Level " ) plays . Within the city ' s Lowtown plays " Rabanastre Downtown " . Both Rabanastre themes have piano arrangements on the " " album . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy XIV " . One of the original servers was named Rabanastre . It was merged with the Cornelia server into the Durandal server . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2015 ) . Rabanastre , specifically the cathedral where Ashe and Rasler married , and where Vayne made his speech , appears as the representative stage of " Final Fantasy XII " . Like all other stages , Rabanastre features a transition mid - battle , in which the Sky Fortress " Bahamut " and the Resistance appear , commencing the Battle above Rabanastre .