Old Archades

Old Archades is the slum city of rejects located parallel to the Imperial City of Archades itself, in Final Fantasy XII. Old Archades is where poverty-stricken families and people deemed unworthy to enter Archades live. "Information is Gold" on these streets. In fact, the player must exchange vital information between certain NPCs to gain access to Archades.
==Sage Knowledge==
==Locations==
*Alley of Low Whispers (to the Sochen Cave Palace)
*Alley of Muted Sighs (to Archades)
==Treasures==
In the original version, there is no treasure to be found in Old Archades.
In the Zodiac versions, twenty chests have been added to this location. Unfortunately the treasure here ranks among the worst found, signifying the poverty of Old Archades. Chests typically will only hold tiny amounts of gil or the common and nearly useless Knot of Rust. The best item to be found is an extremely rare Meteorite (D) but this appears only in a chest with a low spawn rate of 2%.
====Alley of Low Whispers====
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
1 	80% 	50% 	≤ 15 gil	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
1 	80% 	50% 	≤ 15 gil	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
2 	80% 	50% 	≤ 3 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
2 	80% 	50% 	≤ 3 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (C)
3 	80% 	50% 	≤ 2 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
3 	80% 	50% 	≤ 2 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
4 	80% 	50% 	≤ 17 gil	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
4 	80% 	50% 	≤ 17 gil	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
5 	80% 	50% 	≤ 8 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
5 	80% 	50% 	≤ 8 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
6 	80% 	50% 	1 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
6 	80% 	50% 	1 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
7 	2% 	50% 	≤ 12 gil	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
7 	2% 	50% 	≤ 12 gil	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (D)
8 	80% 	50% 	≤ 18 gil	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
8 	80% 	50% 	≤ 18 gil	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
9 	80% 	50% 	≤ 20 gil	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
9 	80% 	50% 	≤ 20 gil	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
10 	80% 	50% 	≤ 9 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
10 	80% 	50% 	≤ 9 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
11 	80% 	50% 	≤ 5 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
11 	80% 	50% 	≤ 5 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
====Alley of Muted Sighs====
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
12 	80% 	50% 	≤ 13 gil	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
12 	80% 	50% 	≤ 13 gil	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
13 	80% 	50% 	≤ 19 gil	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
13 	80% 	50% 	≤ 19 gil	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
14 	80% 	50% 	≤ 14 gil	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
14 	80% 	50% 	≤ 14 gil	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
15 	80% 	50% 	≤ 4 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
15 	80% 	50% 	≤ 4 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
16 	80% 	50% 	≤ 16 gil	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
16 	80% 	50% 	≤ 16 gil	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
17 	80% 	50% 	≤ 7 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
17 	80% 	50% 	≤ 7 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
18 	80% 	50% 	≤ 11 gil	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
18 	80% 	50% 	≤ 11 gil	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
19 	80% 	50% 	≤ 10 gil	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
19 	80% 	50% 	≤ 10 gil	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (C)
20 	80% 	50% 	≤ 6 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Common 	Rare
20 	80% 	50% 	≤ 6 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
==Story==
Appearing from the Sochen Cave Palace, the party arrives in the Alley of Muted Sighs in Old Archades. Walking past a stranded seeq Merchant, a group of eight dancing moogles and a number of the poor and destitute, the party reaches the stairs to the city of Archades. However, Archadian guards stop them asking for credentials or identification. Without any, the party can not enter.
Just as they are turned away, Jules, a streetear and an old friend of Balthier, appears, offering help in a sum of 1,500 gil. Vaan has no choice but to pay him, and Jules asks if he has heard any rumors in town. Vaan tells of one of three rumors he heard from walking past the Old Archades citizens, and Jules asks him to tell certain individuals what he has heard. This causes a fight forcing the guards to intervene, which allows Vaan and the rest of the party to enter Archades unnoticed.
==Quests==
===Rumors===
There are three rumors which the player can tell to Jules.
====The Moogles Eight====
At the Alley of Low Whispers, there is a group of eight moogles dancing, who are working for a Shady Seeq. Talking to the seeq reveals he is planning to sell the moogles. After telling Jules about it, Vaan can tell this to the moogles, causing the moogles to riot.
====Bags in barrels====
A Lucky Man has just discovered a bag of coins in a barrel and tells Vaan about it. Jules asks Vaan to convey this information to a man named Beasley, who apparently discovered his bag of coins, which he hid in a barrel, missing. This prompts a fight between the two men.
====A swindler's swindler====
A corrupt Ex-Broker in the Alley of Low Whispers is trying to stay out of sight of his old clients, whom he cheated out of their funds. Jules tells Vaan to relay this information to a Fresh Ardent who had just returned from Archades after being swindled by a broker. Once he finds out, the newcomer attacks the older man.
===Hunts===
The Lindwyrm is a Rank V Mark whose hunt can be undertaken after the events in Draklor Laboratory are complete. The Lindwyrm is located in the Garden of Life's Circle area of the Tchita Uplands when the weather is cloudy (no blue sky showing), but not when it is raining. If the weather is not cloudy or raining, the player must leave the Uplands completely and return to the zone. The hunt is petitioned by Fermon in Old Archades.
===Medallion piece===
As part of the medallion collection sidequest for Nabreus Deadlands, the player can talk to a nu mou in Archades who says he is looking for a medallion. After talking to the nu mou the medallion can be obtained from Otto in Old Archades.
===Great cockatrice escape===
As part of the great cockatrice escape sidequest in Giza Plains, the player can talk to a cockatrice in Old Archades. This isn't the one the player must send back to Giza, but if the player talks to a cockatrice in Archades Highgarden Terrace building and mention the cockatrice in Old Archades they get a hand-bomb weapon.
==Cartographers' Guild==
If the player forgot to take the map of Royal Palace of Rabanastre while they were there, the map is available in Old Archades' Alley of Low Whispers, for 100,000 gil.
==Shops==
===Stranded Merchant===
====Accessories====
;Original
Name 	Cost
Steel Poleyns 	1,000 gil
Fuzzy Miter 	1,200 gil
Bowline Sash 	1,000 gil
Winged Boots 	500 gil
Pheasant Netsuke 	4,000 gil
Embroidered Tippet 	5,000 gil
After obtaining Treaty-Blade	After obtaining Treaty-Blade
Cameo Belt 	9,000 gil
Power Armlet 	5,200 gil
Opal Ring 	16,000 gil
Sage's Ring 	22,000 gil
;Zodiac
Name	Cost
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====Items====
;Original
Name 	Cost
Potion 	70 gil
Antidote 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	50 gil
Phoenix Down 	250 gil
Echo Herbs 	50 gil
Gold Needle 	100 gil
Alarm Clock 	50 gil
Handkerchief 	50 gil
Hi-Potion 	210 gil
Bacchus's Wine	120 gil
Smelling Salts	50 gil
Remedy 	400 gil
Chronos Tear 	50 gil
;Zodiac
Name 	Cost
Bacchus's Wine	120 gil
Remedy 	400 gil
Hi-Potion 	180 gil
Nu Khai Sand 	50 gil
Chronos Tear 	60 gil
Gold Needle 	80 gil
Prince's Kiss 	50 gil
Handkerchief 	50 gil
Phoenix Down 	200 gil
Echo Herbs 	50 gil
Antidote 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	50 gil
Potion 	60 gil
==Musical themes==
The background theme to Old Archades is called "A Moment's Rest" .
==Map==
The map is received automatically.
==Gallery==
FFXII-ArchadesCitizens artwork.jpg|Concept art.
Old archades art2.jpg|Concept art.
OldArchades.jpg|Vaan in Old Archades.
Old archades.jpg|Save crystal in Old Archades.
Way-To-Archades.jpg|Stairway to Archades.
Archades-Skyline-FFXII-TZA.png|Archades in the horizon.
Old-Archades-Jules-FFXII-TZA.jpg
Category:Locations in Final Fantasy XII
Category:Towns