Northern Thanalan

Northern Thanalan

  

Map of Northern Thanalan

Levels

49 – 50

Type

Zone

Zone

Thanalan
(Aldenard)

Connects to

Central Thanalan (S)
Mor Dhona (N)

Aetherytes

Camp Bluefog (X:22.0, Y:30.5)
Ceruleum Processing Plant (X:21.1, Y:20.9)

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Northern Thanalan is perhaps most famous for the Ceruleum Field, a vast area under which lies plentiful liquid ore waiting to be mined and processed into fuel. Naturally, so valuable a resource has attracted the attention of the Garlean Empire which also relies on the ceruleum to power their machina. The Immortal Flames and imperial army have come to clash often in the region, and the struggle for dominion over the rich lands has only grown in the scant years following the Calamity.

— In-game description

Northern Thanalan is a zone in Thanalan.

Locations

Area	Points of Interest
Camp Bluefog	Camp Bluefog Chocobo Porter
Bluefog	West Watchtower East Watchtower Abandoned Amajina Mythril Mine Dalamud's Talons The Praetorium
Ceruleum Processing Plant	Ceruleum Processing Plant Chocobo Porter
Raubahn's Push	Dalamud's Talons Forward Gates Castrum Meridianum

Activities

Northern Thanalan Sidequests

Northern Thanalan FATEs

Shops & Services

Merchant Name	Merchant Location
Merchant & Mender	(X:20.8, Y:30.9)
Merchant & Mender	(X:21.4, Y:22.1)

Enemies

Normal

• 3rd Cohort Eques
• 3rd Cohort Hoplomachus
• 3rd Cohort Laquearius
• 3rd Cohort Signifer
• 3rd Cohort Secutor
• Ahriman
• Basilisk
• Earth Sprite
• Grenade
• Lunatic Follower
• Lunatic Priest
• Magitek Vanguard
• Magitek Vanguard H-2
• Quartz Doblyn

B Rank

• Flame Sergeant Dalvag

A Rank

• Dalvag's Final Flame

S Rank

• Minhocao

Vistas

See also: Sightseeing Log

Players can unlock the Sightseeing Log by completing the level 20 quest A Sight to Behold. After completing the first 20 vistas, players can unlock the remaining vistas by talking to the NPC Millith Ironheart in Old Gridania (X:10.7, Y:6.0).

#	Name	Zone	Coordinate	Weather	Time	Emote	Comment
63	East Watchtower	Northern Thanalan	(X:22.2, Y:25.7)	Fair Skies Clear Skies	5:00-8:00	Salute	Salute on top of the tower, on the flagpole.
64	Ceruleum Pipeline	Northern Thanalan	(X:20.6, Y:29.5, Z:0.5)	Fair Skies Clear Skies	18:00-5:00	Lookout	On top of the gate, north side.
65	Bluefog	Northern Thanalan	(X:20.8, Y:22.5)	Fair Skies Clear Skies	12:00-17:00	Lookout	On the fence.
66	Raubahn's Push	Northern Thanalan	(X:20.0, Y:17.7)	Clouds	8:00-12:00	Lookout	On one of the southwestern spires.
67	Abandoned Amajina Mythril Mine	Northern Thanalan	(X:26.4, Y:22.7)	Fog	18:00-5:00	Lookout	On a little ledge attached to a broken pillar near stairs. Go up the stairs at (25.7, 22.7). Jump from the railing to the crumbling stone beam, then walk across the metal beams and make another jump to the broken arch on your right. Finally, Sprint-jump across the gap to the other side.

Achievements

This zone is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch
Mapping the Realm: Northern Thanalan	10	Visit northern Thanalan and unlock the area map.	-	2.1

Images

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  Ceruleum Processing Plant

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  Camp Bluefog

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  East Watchtower

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  Raubahn's Push

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  Dalamud's Talons

Lore

Northern Thanalan is perhaps most famous for the Ceruleum Field, a vast area under which lies plentiful liquid ore waiting to be mined and processed into fuel. Naturally, so valuable a resource has attracted the attention of the Garlean Empire which also relies on the ceruleum to power their machina. The Immortal Flames and imperial army have come to clash often in the region, and the struggle for dominion over the rich lands has only grown in the scant years following the Calamity.

Bluefog

Though abundant on the northern continent of Ilsabard, only a handful of ceruleum deposits have ever been discovered on Aldenard, the largest being buried under the Sea of Spires in northern Thanalan. Ceruleum is a highly unstable substance and will begin to evaporate when in contact with air, resulting in the bluish haze from which this area earns its name.

Camp Bluefog

Camp Bluefog was built as a post whence armed men could patrol the Ceruleum Field. Originally, this duty fell to the Brass Blades and Stone Torches. With the Empire’s forces a mere stone’s throw away, however, the Immortal Flames have since taken control.

The East and West Watchtowers

To power their legions of warmachina, the Garleans require a steady supply of the aether-based fuel known as ceruleum. With Bluefog housing the largest deposit in Eorzea, the Empire has begun their own mining operation but a stone’s throw from the allied refineries, heightening tensions in the area and prompting the construction of two watchtowers.

Abandoned Amajina Mythril Mine

The discovery of mythril in a small copper mine in Bluefog triggered the Great Rush (also known as the Mad Mythril Rush) which saw would-be prospectors flock to the Sea of Spires in search of quick and easy fortune. The veins that ran through the mountains, however, were not deep, and it was but ten summers before the mines ceased to yield the precious metal, forcing many to abandon their claims. Now the shafts serve as hideouts for remnants of the Lambs of Dalamud, a doomsday cult that rose in popularity at the end of the Sixth Astral Era.

Dalamud’s Talons

Grim monuments to the Calamity’s coming, Dalamud’s Talons are relatively small formations of corrupted crystal. People have given them their fearsome name as they are thought to resemble the mighty claws of Menphina’s loyal hound.

Raubahn’s Push

In the final days of the Sixth Astral Era, the ceruleum fields of northern Thanalan proved to be one of the most hotly contested areas in all Eorzea, with the Empire amassing a giant host outside of Bluefog to seize control of the local fuel refineries. Though outnumbered three to one, Raubahn and his army succeeded in “pushing” back the enemy.

Ceruleum Processing Plant

Operated by Amajina & Sons Mineral Concern, this plant refines raw ceruleum into a fuel for engines and other modern machinery. The Immortal Flames keep a heavy contingent of soldiers on hand to ensure that the facility and its precious product do not fall into enemy hands.

Castrum Meridianum

Castrum Meridianum is the southernmost stronghold of the XIVth Imperial Legion. Inside it stands the Praetorium, a fortress within a fortress and the command center of the invading legion. The Castrum is also one stop of the Phantom Train, a monstrous machine used to transport ordinance to Castrum Centri in Mor Dhona.

References

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Zones