Bhujerba The Skycity of Bhujerba is a location in the land of Ivalice in " Final Fantasy XII " . A floating city , it tries to maintain neutrality at all times , but recent events have forced its residents to ally with the Archadian Empire . Profile . Bhujerba is located in the Sky Continent of Dorstonis , above the Naldoan Sea . A floating city - state , Bhujerba thrives on the export of magicite mined in the nearby Lhusu Mines . Originally founded by moogles , who were the first pioneers of airship travel , Bhujerba became an airship docking port and expeditions discovered more magicite mines , increasing Bhujerba ' s revenue . During the age of the Galtean Alliance , House Ondore took over the administration and initiated a system to control the magicite mining activities ; by closing exhausted mines to let the magicite recover and opening new mines elsewhere . This guarantees continuous production of magicite . It is rumored that should the magicite supply be exhausted , Bhujerba and the rest of the Sky Continent would descend to the surface ; these rumors are yet to be proven true . Politics . Ruled by Marquis Halim Ondore IV , Bhujerba tries to maintain its neutrality . It was the mediator between Archadia and Dalmasca when they signed the peace treaty , but have recently entered into a formal alliance with Archadia , although the Archadians are not supposed to have power over Bhujerba . In reality , though , Bhujerba has allied with the Resistance , in hopes of bringing down the Archadian Empire . Dialect . The people of Bhujerba speak with an accent similar to Indian English with many of the terms being words from the Sanskrit language . The most common word is " Bhadra " , which is a formal address , not unlike the English use of Sir / Madam or Mr / Ms / Mrs . The city guides have the title of " Parijanah " , which fittingly means " guide " . Below is a table of some Bhujerban words : Story . The party arrive at Bhujerba on Balthier ' s airship , the " Strahl " , after learning Ba ' Gamnan has kidnapped Penelo and is keeping her hostage in the Lhusu Mines . Walking down Travica Way , they are approached by a youth named Lamont , who — overhearing their discussion of Lhusu — implores they let him join them on their journey . Balthier reluctantly agrees , and they head southwards to the mines . They learn that they are not the only ones with interests in Lhusu : Judge Ghis and Marquis Ondore are also in the mines , conversing of the secret affair Bhujerba has with Archadia , providing the Draklor Laboratory with magicite . The party make their way to the end of the mines and find Ba ' Gamnan , who had already let Penelo go . The party fight him off long enough to make an escape led by Lamont , though they lose sight of the boy in their chase . Penelo , frightened and lost , stumbles upon the Judge and the Marquis on her way out of the mines . Ghis is furious of having discovered an outsider in the mines full of Empire ' s secrets , but ' Lamont ' , who reveals himself as Larsa Solidor of the ruling house of Archadia , comes to her aid as the rest of the party watch on from the shadows . The party learn Penelo has been taken to Marquis Ondore ' s mansion , so they come up with a plan to get in by spreading rumors that Basch is still alive . In gaining an audience with the Marquis , they find that Penelo , Judge Ghis and the Resistance fighter Amalia have all boarded the Dreadnought " Leviathan " . Following a silent agreement between Ondore and Basch , the Marquis calls the guard and the group is captured , sending them on - board the imperial airship so they may have a chance to save their friends . The party escape with Penelo and Ashe and make their way back to Bhujerba to Marquis Ondore ' s estate . Ashe wants to claim Dalmasca ' s throne , but cannot do so with no proof of her lineage . She decides to go and seek out the Dawn Shard , but the Marquis does not support her plan . Ashe attempts to steal the " Strahl " to find the Dawn Shard herself , but is caught by Balthier and Vaan . Ashe convinces Balthier to kidnap her by promising him the treasures within Tomb of Raithwall , and so the party leave Bhujerba for the Jagd Yensa . Locations . Built onto the hilly grounds of western Dorstonis , Bhujerba is made up of narrow , steep roads with high walls that keep out the winds . Interestingly enough , the plazas that give view of the world below do not have any kind of rails , and transportation of goods is mostly done by smaller handcarts . The major promenade of Bhujerba , Travika connects the Aerodrome with the Marquis ' s Estate , Khus Skygrounds , Cloudborne Row and Miner ' s End . Wider than the normal streets and built with arches in regular distances , it holds the shops " Rithil ' s Protectives " ( Armor ) , " Targe ' s Arms " ( Weapons ) and " Mait ' s Magicks " ( Magic ) . A vast sky - view terrace in the west that holds the Item Shop . The moogle Pilika can be found here . Cloudborne Row is a set of somewhat narrow backstreets that form a residential area to the northeast , surrounded by somewhat lower walls and forest , and home to the local tavern , the " Cloudborne " . Made up of streets even more narrow than Cloudborne Row , this area are the living quarters of a majority of Bhujerba ' s magicite miners . " Bashketi ' s Gambits " and " Clio ' s Technicks " offer Gambits and Technicks for purchase respectively . Lying to the far east of the city , this sky - view plaza is lying lower than its western counterpart . The lowest area in Bhujerba , the entrance to the Lhusu Mines is a long and complex staircase , overshadowed by dark rock . It is a favored meeting place for miners , who often buy healing supplies before going to work . The Bhujerba Aerodrome is one of if not even the oldest building in Bhujerba , and sits to the west . A vast mansion and housing complex to the north of the skycity , the estate of the ruling family of Bhujerba is built onto the tallest , forested hill of the same , overlooking the city . While the smaller outbuildings house the personnel and the Marquis ' s council , the inner residence sits on the very top of the hill , in between a series of five massive magicite crystal wings that give the feeling of having burst in an explosion and then frozen over ; they are meant to symbolize the great prosperity of Bhujerba . Quests . Spreading rumors . After escaping the Lhusu Mines the party will try to attract the Marquis ' s attention by spreading rumors around town that the Marquis has been lying about Basch ' s execution . The player must roam around town and press near NPCs to spread the word and fill a gauge . The more people hear the word , the faster the gauge is built . Shops are usually the best spots to do this , as well as near the city Parijanas . However , spreading the word within earshot of a Bhujerban Sainikah will cause the gauge to deplete drastically . Hunts . The Nidhogg is the fifth mark to be listed in the Clan Primer and arguably the toughest Rank I Mark . The hunt becomes available after Vaan has masqueraded as Basch in Bhujerba , and the party has been given permission to enter Marquis Ondore ' s estate . Nidhogg is found in the Transitway 1 area of the Lhusu Mines , and the petitioner is conveniently located right at the mines ' entrance . Diabolos is a Rank VII Mark found in the Site 11 area of the Lhusu Mines . The hunt becomes available after the events in Giruvegan . The hunt is petitioned by Miclio in Bhujerba . Rocktoise is an Elite Mark whose hunt can be undertaken after the player returns to Rabanastre after escaping from Barheim Passage . Rocktoise was originally a small pet named Carbo , owned by a moogle named Pilika who works in the moogle - operated Technick shop . Pilika had also kept a snake named Bianca , which still lingers within the shop . Rocktoise is hunted in the Lhusu Mines . The Antlion is an Elite Mark whose hunt becomes available upon reaching Mt Bur - Omisace , so if the player wishes to fight it with Larsa in the party , they should return to Rabanastre upon reaching the mountain to accept the hunt , because Larsa will leave the party if the player proceeds further in the story . Antlion can be found in the Site 9 area of the Lhusu Mines and is petitioned by Niray in Staras Residence . Pilika ' s errand . The moogle Pilika will ask Vaan to retrieve her diary from her workplace if spoken to again , after finishing the hunt for Rocktoise . The player must go to the technick shop and will be given the choice to read the diary once it it found . The player must return to Pilika and give her the diary , and she will ask if Vaan read it . The player must answer " I ' ve done nothing " to get a Shepard ' s Bolero . If the player answered " Read it " she will give a Kilimweave Shirt , an inferior reward . Bhujerban Madhu . After acquiring the Dawn Shard the player can revisit Bhujerba and hear about a famous liquor called Bhujerban Madhu . The player can earn 1000 gil per bottle by selling to the right buyers . The bottles are located all over Bhujerba and there ' s guaranteed to be a buyer in the same area a bottle is found . The player doesn ' t have to sell only one bottle to a buyer — they ' ll pay the same price for each bottle they can get . Shops . The items available for purchase change throughout the game . These items may not all be available at the same time . Musical themes . The music in Bhujerba is the eponymous track " The Skycity of Bhujerba " . A piano arrangement of the theme is included on the " " album . Other appearances . " Itadaki Street " . The Skycity of Bhujerba appears in " Itadaki Street Portable " as an area . The " Strahl " can be seen in the background . The Skycity of Bhujerba returns in " Itadaki Street Mobile " as a stage .