Ridorana Cataract The Ridorana Cataract is a location in the land of Ivalice in " Final Fantasy XII " . It is a strange geographical location on the verge of a huge hole in the ocean . Location . The Ridorana Cataract is located in the far east of Ivalice , in the Jagd Naldoa region . Since it is located in Jagd territory , it is impossible to reach by airship normally , and the tides surrounding it preclude normal ships from approaching . On the edge of the cataract is a small island with a tall tower called the Pharos , due to resembling a lighthouse . Other than that , not much is known about this region . Footfalls of the Past . The westernmost location of the Cataract where the party arrives when they enter the place for the first time . A Save Crystal and the " Strahl " can be found here . Echoes from Time ' s Garden . The Trophy Rare Game Abelisk can be encountered here . Colosseum . A location similar to an in the south . The map of the Ridorana Cataract can be found here , also the fight with the Ultimate Mark , Yiazmat , takes place in the Colosseum . City of other Days . The Rare Game Pallicant can be encountered here . Path of Hidden Blessing . A path in the east containing another Save Crystal and leading to the Pharos . Treasures . The most common item treasures are Hi - Potions , Ethers and other common items . With the Diamond Armlet equipped the common item treasure is Knot of Rust and the rare item is a rare Mote . In the Echoes of the Times Garden , there is a treasure that spawns in the middle of the the east edge that can have the Opal Ring . The Colosseum has many treasures that spawn in the ruined hallways around the center . One treasure that spawns in the right dead - end in the south can have the Cloud Staff . The treasure near the southern entrance to the opening in the middle of the Colosseum can have the Penetrator Crossbow . Many treasures can spawn in the northeast of the City of Other Days and one of them can have the Ivory Pole . Path of Hidden Blessing . This chest only appears in the " International Zodiac Job System " version . Story . After following Dr . Cid to Giruvegan to snatch the pieces of deifacted nethicite he holds , the party found Cid had tricked them and they were only met with the Occuria . The Occuria forged Ashe a sword to cut her own piece of nethicite from the Sun - Cryst and instructed her to find " a tower on the distant shore " . After finding out from Reddas such location is found in Jagd Naldoa , the party modify their airship , " Strahl " , to be capable of flying through jagd and come to the Naldoan Sea , where they find the Ridorana Cataract on the edge of a deep waterfall . The party leave " Strahl " and trek through the cataract to the base of the Pharos where they find a message left by the King Raithwall himself . After Vaan has vanquished every tough Hunt mark Montblanc has given him , he is so impressed with his skills he sends Vaan to vanquish Yiazmat at the Ridorana Cataract Colosseum . After succeeding Montblanc tells Vaan why he founded Clan Centurio . Quests . Rare Game . Pallicant will appear in the City of Other Days area when all enemies in the area are defeated and the player leaves , then reenters . To find the Abelisk the player must have spoken to the " Huntmaster " in Phon Coast and defeated Thalassinon , which will trigger the start of the Rare Game quest . There is then a 30 % chance that Abelisk will spawn in the Echoes from Time ' s Garden area of the Ridorana Cataract . Yiazmat . Yiazmat is the ultimate Elite Mark and the ultimate boss . Defeating Yiazmat takes at least an hour at high levels and player skill , but usually takes longer . Yiazmat has well over 50 million hit points . This astronomically high number is the main reason he takes so long to kill , since regular attacks break the damage limit only in the " International Zodiac Job System " version . Yiazmat is found at the Colosseum at the Ridorana Cataract where the arena is covered in traps . The player can accept the hunt for Yiazmat from Montblanc in Rabanastre after vanquishing the Hell Wyrm and all Rank VII Marks except Shadowseer . Other appearances . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . The Ridorana Cataract ' s Coliseum appears as the Battle Music Sequence for " Boss Battle " . Musical themes . The background theme to Ridorana Cataract is called " A Moment ' s Rest " .