11C: A Man's Hope is His Castle Part II

11C: A Man's Hope is His Castle Part II

Stone Mission 09

As you exit the canyon entrance in to the main area of the zone turn left and use the save point here, and then check the map for the yellow dot that represents the Cie'th Stone for the next mission - it is right next to the cliff wall a little ways away.

When you reach the stone click on it to trigger the next mission:

Stone Mission 09: Heave-Ho

Run back towards the direction that we came from keeping to the left - if you look on the map there are two island-like shapes and the next stone is at the one on your left - you can see its marker on the map.  Run up to it and flag the mission now!

Stone Mission 10: Hollow Hope

Hit the save point on the way out, and then head East and a little Southeast all the way to the other side of the zone where you will find the next Stone on the edge of the cliff top with more than a few big nasty mobs nearby.

Stone Mission 11: Pride Before a Fall.

Our next stone is to the North a little ways into the canyon entrance for the canyon that is not the one that took us into the canyon zones (if that makes sense?) which is nearby.  So head into it and you will find the stone near the first significant bend in the canyon on the left side.

Clicking the stone here triggers the mini-tutorial on Cie'th Paines - which are Cie'th Stones that block paths or roads; in order to "clear" them you need to complete the mission associated with that stone, after which the route behind it is then opened to you.  The tutorial warns you that the marks (mobs) associated with these particular stones are somewhat tougher and more challenging than the average mobs associated with stones, but hey, that does not scare us!

Stone Mission 12: Geiseric, the Profane

What an easy fight this one turned out to be!  After eviscerating Geiseric we got a nice CS of his dying in one moaning slamming ker-pow with some nice fireworks at the end.  The next stone is back in the direction that we came from for the previous one - in fact it is located on the edge of the island Stone 12 is behind - so we may as well run over there and flag the next mission now, right?  Right!

Stone Mission 13: Eternity Unpromised

The next mission is not too far away - it is tucked up into the bottom of the island that is sort of shaped like Australia - and this is also a special mission as it unlocks access to chocobo!  So head for the nearby save point and use it, and then head for the stone.

Stone Mission 14: Defender of the Flock

After the mission completion screen fades we get a very brief CS of Sazh's pet choco and then a mini-tutorial on chocobos.  The tutorial explains briefly what the yellow jump points are for (but we already knew that), and then tells you how to mount a choco, and what happens to the choco when you get into combat while mounted on it, which is not really a great idea anyway.  Ideally you ride chocobos, they are not really suited as a combat mount, so that should be avoided.

The next part of the tutorial touches upon treasure hunting with your chocobo - one of the more useful skills it presents.  The method for detecting treasure, closing in on it, and finally digging it up are explained - obviously you should read this tutorial!

As we are here - and there are choco here - we may as well mount one so that we get our first experience of riding one in a non-dangerous environment, right?  Once you have mounted the choco why don't you head over to the nearby Treasure Sphere and grab the Seapetal Scales from it?

Go ahead and dismount now and hit the save point.  If you want you can also take out the rest of the bad mobs in the area - there is no reason not to and you get some CP and maybe some spoils as well, so it is worth it!  There is a Water Charm in a nearby Treasure Sphere here,