Jahara Jahara is a location in the land of Ivalice in " Final Fantasy XII " . It is the home to the remote tribe of the garif . Location . Jahara is located in the Bancour region , across the banks of the Sogoht River . It is only accessible by going through the Ozmone Plain . Treasures . The original version has no treasure in Jahara . However , they do appear in the " International Zodiac Job System " version . A chest containing a Pheasant Netsuke can be found in the town . It will always appear , but does not respawn . The other chest contains only generic treasures . Story . Since the garif shun technology , the village of Jahara has not changed much over the years . Seven centuries ago , the Occuria , knowing the garif worshiped magicite , gave them some nethicite . However , even the wisest garif knew not how to use the stones , and , as such , the Occuria took the nethicite and gave it to someone more knowledgeable , King Raithwall , the Dynast King . This is one of the many stories passed down in Jahara . During " Final Fantasy XII " Princess Ashe has decided to fight the Empire with a piece of deifacted nethicite , the Dawn Shard . Even though she has witnessed the stone ' s amazing strength , by having seen it destroy Dreadnought " Leviathan " and the entire Archadian 8th Fleet , she has no idea how to harness the stone ' s power . Fran tells her that the garif down at Jahara might know , as magicite lore is part of their culture . The party arrives at Jahara and are granted entrance as a garif warrior has seen them crossing the Ozmone Plain on foot . In the village they talk to the Great - chief Uball - Ka , but to Ashe ' s disappointment the Great - chief tells her the garif don ' t know how to use the stones , and what worse , that the Dawn Shard has lost its power as the mist trapped inside the stone was drained when it unleashed its power on the " Leviathan " , rendering it useless as a weapon . The party is met by Larsa Solidor of the ruling family of Archades who has come looking for Ashe , as he has a plan to prevent the war looming above the nations . Ashe is reluctant to follow with Larsa ' s plan and during the night she takes a walk on the village proper , and is met by a ghostly vision of her late husband Lord Rasler . Vaan sees Ashe wandering about the village and tells her that he , too , can see the vision . Vaan and Ashe have a chat on the village bridge . Vaan tells Ashe he is through running away from his problems , and from now on will try and actually do something and not just stand aside . The next morning Ashe promises to accompany Larsa to Mt Bur - Omisace to meet the Gran Kiltias . Quests . Jaya Stick . Upon arriving at Jahara , the player must talk to garif until they receive a Jaya Stick from high - chief Zayalu in Lull of the Land area . The player should next talk to Supinelu in the west exit and choose first option twice to be allowed to see the elder . By doing this Jaya Stick is taken from the inventory and given to Supinelu , allowing the party to pass and meet the elder . However , the player can sell the Jaya Stick for 500 gil and be let through . If the player gives Jaya Stick to Supinelu they will eventually get Bowgun and Onion Bolts . If they sold it , they will obtain Killer Bow and Onion Arrows instead . Hunts . The Enkelados is the weakest Rank II Mark and becomes available after the player can access Ozmone Plain . It can be found in The Shred and can only be encountered after the player has killed all of the Wu s in the area . It is petitioned by low - chief Sugumu in Jahara . Ixtab is a Rank II Mark found in the Phase 1 - Shaft area of the Henne Mines . It becomes available to hunt after the storyline events in Eruyt Village are complete . It is petitioned by High - chief Zayalu in Jahara . The Mindflayer is a Rank IV Mark found in the Phase 1 Dig area if the party has full MP . The hunt becomes available after felling Judge Bergan at Mt Bur - Omisace . While the hunt is undertaken , a garif named Asdalu can be spoken to in the Staging Shaft of the Henne Mines . The hunt is petitioned by Warrior Guromu in Jahara . The Catoblepas is a Rank VI Mark whose hunt becomes available after the events in Giruvegan . Catoblepas can be found in the Zertinan Caverns and is petitioned by War - chief Supinelu in Jahara . Judge Hausen . If the player returns to the village after entering the Eruyt Village the first time , the party finds Larsa ' s bodyguard who gives the party three Hi - Potions and an Ether . After the events in Henne Mines he disappears . Great cockatrice escape quest . A cockatrice escaped from Giza Plains called Shurry is in Lull of the Land area of Jahara after the party finises the events in Draklor Laboratory . The player must speak to the garif next to her , then Shurry , then talk to the garif again and tell him the bird comes from the Giza Plains . The Great - Chief will then give a gift to Shurry . The player must speak to the garif next to Shurry again to get the reward : Platinum Dagger . Geomancer . After obtaining ten Espers the player can talk to the Geomancer in the village and he will open a new path in the Henne Mines that leads to Zodiark . Shops . The items available for purchase change throughout the game . These items may not all be available at the same time . Musical themes . The theme that plays in Jahara is called " Jahara , Land of the Garif " . Etymology . " Jahara " maybe derived from " Sahara " , a great desert in North Africa .