Dalmasca Westersand The Dalmasca Westersand is a location in the land of Ivalice in " Final Fantasy XII " . It is a section of the large desert that surrounds Rabanastre . Location . The Dalmasca Westersand is located west of Rabanastre , in the Dalmasca region . The area is mountainous and maze - like unlike the mostly wide - open Estersand . Ogir - Yensa Sandsea lies to the west , Zertinan Caverns to the southwest , Giza Plains to the southeast , and Estersand to the northeast , although the northeastern exit is blocked by a sandstorm until the party fells the Earth Tyrant . Weather . Unlike the Estersand , sandstorms are common in the Westersand , being caused by the Earth Tyrant . Once the Earth Tyrant has been slain , the sandstorms will die down and become a rare occurrence . The easiest way to trigger a sandstorm after Earth Tyrant has been slain is to enter Westersand from the Giza Plains during the Rains . Gnoma Entite and Ring Wyrm ( mark ) only appear during a sandstorm . In sandstorm , Fire , Wind and Earth attacks are 20 % more effective than normal , and Water does half damage . Because the Westersand is of sand terrain , all Earth attacks are always 20 % more effective than they would be on other terrains . The possible weather conditions are : Treasures . Dalmasca Westersand has no special treasures ; all treasures are common recovery items , such as Potions , Hi - Potions and Phoenix Downs , unless the treasures contain gil . The player may also acquire the Onion Arrows or Motes . When the Diamond Armlet is equipped and the treasure is set to contain items rather than gil , the treasure is a Knot of Rust 90 % of the time , and a rarer recovery item ( such as X - Potion or Hi - Ether ) or Mote ( such as Holy Mote ) 10 % of the time . Quests . Hunts . The Thextera is a mark found within the Galtea Downs area . 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 . Being a mutant wolf , Thextera usually appears with a pack of Wolves . 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 during a sandstorm , but its petitioner is Balzac in Rabanastre ' s Lowtown . Rare Game . The Kaiser Wolf is a Trophy Rare Game enemy found in the Corridor of Sand area . It has a 40 % chance of spawning after the Lindbur Wolf is killed . 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 Kaiser Wolf appears in the eastern end of the area once the party defeats another Rare Game called the Lindbur Wolf , found in the isolated section of the Shimmering Horizons area . The player must not leave the Westersand after defeating the Lindbur Wolf , or the Kaiser Wolf will not spawn . If the player leaves this area , they must defeat the Lindbur Wolf again . The Lindbur Wolf is notable for allowing the player to acquire a powerful dagger , Gladius , early . It can be found in the separate northeast area of Shimmering Horizons once twenty wolves have been killed in the Dalmasca Westersand , not to be confused with the northwest entry leading to a detached area where Alpha Wolves spawn . The wolves do not have to be chained . The zone out glitch is a useful way to obtain multiple Gladius daggers early on . Dustia appears in the Corridor of Sand when at least one party member has less than 10 % of their max HP remaining . Dustia can be used to level grind ( see below ) . Fideliant has a 20 % chance of spawning every time the player moves into The Midfault zone . Level and gil grinding . The Rare Game Dustia ( see above ) can be spawned as soon as the player can leave Rabanastre and Phoenix Downs can be bought from the merchant right outside Nalbina Fortress , past the Estersand once the Sunstone has been charged in Giza Plains . Being an undead , Dustia can be simply defeated by using a Phoenix Down on it . The Book of Orgain loot is dropped commonly , and it sells for a lot of gil , allowing the player to buy more Phoenix Downs . There is risk involved , as Dustia casts Dark , which may kill the player ' s character if they do not defeat Dustia soon enough . This monster is good for speedy leveling because it is offers over a thousand EXP , 3 LP , valuable drops including the Flame Staff , and is chainable via the zone out glitch . For leveling purposes , it is best to use this exploit at the beginning of the game because subsequent characters ' levels are determined by , and approximately one or two levels higher than , Vaan ' s level . Earth Tyrant . The Earth Tyrant is an optional boss located in the Wyrm ' s Nest section and is the cause of the heavy sandstorms in the area . Encountering the Earth Tyrant is possible after receiving the Windvane , an item that quiets the sandstorm enough to allow the party access . The parts from the Windvane can be obtained by talking to NPCs around Rabanastre after the events at the Tomb of Raithwall . At the Rabanastre Westgate , the green bangaa Rimzat 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 who 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 , 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 . 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 . Earth Tyrant attacks as soon as the party enters the area . The party ' s recommended level for taking it on is somewhere around 27 - 30 . After felling it , the player can pass through the area to the north bank of Dalmasca Estersand . Shops . Lohen . The items available for purchase change throughout the game . These items may not all be available at the same time . Musical themes . The theme of Dalmasca Westersand is called simply " The Dalmasca Westersand " .