Preparations

"…I have BEEN waiting…
…take this CUBE…
…TIAmat…flying fortress…
…please…"

Quick Guide

• Start saving up 40,000 Gil
• Journey to the Waterfall Cavern, north of Onrac
• Obtain the Cube from the Robot
• Fly to the Desert Caravan and purchase the Bottled Fairy
• Travel to Gaia to release the Bottled Fairy
• Collect the Oxyale from the Fairy
• Return to Onrac and prepare to enter the Sunken Shrine

Walkthrough

Our journey to light the orbs is now half over (or two-thirds over if you look at game time). The next two orbs are not as easily obtained as the first, unfortunately. There are several prerequisites that must be fulfilled before we can proceed to the Water and Air Orbs.

I should mention here, before we get too far, that you will be required to pay 40,000 Gil for one of the items we need. I will be telling you how to get it at the end of this section, but you should start saving up now.

On the northwest continent, there is a city called Onrac. This city is the entrance to the Sunken Shrine. Northwest of this city is a waterfall. This is our current destination.

Onrac Shopping

The inside of the waterfall is much like a maze. Every couple of feet there is a fork in the path. As a general rule, always take the westernmost or southernmost path. The map of the Waterfall Cavern will make things much more clear than any explanation I could give. Your destination is the long, rectangular room you see at the bottom of the map.

When you get there, help yourself to all of the treasure chests. MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK TO THE ROBOT! He will give you an item called the 'Warp Cube'. This is necessary to get from the Mirage Tower to the Flying Fortress later in the game. With your new items, exit the waterfall and hike back to your airship.

Our next target is the hidden Caravan. It is located in the small desert on the same continent that the waterfall was located on. If you fly over the northwest portion of the desert, you will notice that there is a little section that is separated from the rest of the desert. This is where the Caravan is located. Land you airship at a suitable location and enter.

There is only one tent that you can enter inside of the caravan. Head towards it and enter. You will find yourself inside of a shop, a shop that only sells one thing: a Bottled Faerie. The price is 40,000 Gil. It may seem like a lot, but it is a necessary expenditure if we want to proceed in the game.

After buying the Faerie, hop back in your airship and head to the city of Gaia. We were here once before, but in case you forgot, it is on the northeastern continent enclosed by mountains.

As soon as you enter the city, the Faerie will be released from its bottle and fly off. Now it's time to find where it went. You should head north, past the Inn, and into the woods. If you follow the path, you will soon come to a lake where the Faerie will be waiting.

Approach the lake and talk to the Faerie. She will recognize that you were the ones that rescued her, and offer to retrieve Oxyale from the bottom of the lake. Since Oxyale allows you to breathe underwater, it will be indispensable when we reach the Sunken Shrine.

After obtaining the Oxyale, return to your airship and fly to Onrac. The Sunken Shrine awaits!