An Explorer's Footsteps

An Explorer's Footsteps
Required Fame	4
Level Restriction:	Level 15
Starting NPC	Abelard, Selbina (G-9)
Pack	None
Title	None
Repeatable	Yes
Description	The mayor wants you to find stone monuments left by a certain adventurer and copy their writings to clay.

Previous Quest	Next Quest
None	None
Requirements
Selbina Clay Clay Tablet
Rewards
800~10,000 Gil per Clay Tablet After turning in all 17 tablets, you receive the following as a bonus: Map of the Crawlers' Nest (If you do not already own it) 2,000 Experience Points 2,000 Gil

Walkthrough

• Talk to Abelard (G-9) to receive Selbina Clay.
• Trade the Selbina Clay to a Stone Monument to receive a Clay Tablet.
  • If you interact with the monument, you will receive extensive and interesting Lore background of the area.
    • The inscriptions are available on the Stone Monument page.
• Return to Abelard and trade the Clay Tablet to him.
• Repeat for the remaining Stone Monuments. The quest will not "Complete" until you finish all tablets.

The Monuments

	Zone	Location/Walkthrough	Reward
1	West Ronfaure	Hidden amongst the ruins in the southwest quadrant of I-10. East-southeast from the Outpost/Survival Guide.	800g
2	East Ronfaure	G-11, near King Ranperre's Tomb/Voidwatch warp.	800g
3	South Gustaberg	K-10, on the coast a short walk from the Abyssea - Altepa maw warp.	800g
4	West Sarutabaruta	G-9, at the southern end of the western ridge. Accessible by walking south along the top of the cliff from the Outpost/Survival Guide.	800g
5	East Sarutabaruta	On the north bank at the east end of the Zanbibi River (K-6).	800g
6	Konschtat Highlands	Found in a small cave at G-7, accessible from the north; a short ride from the Crag.	1000g
7	Jugner Forest	H-12, short walk from the Davoi Survival Guide.	1000g
8	Meriphataud Mountains	Located at the base of the cliff in J-10, so don't go to the top of the cliff, but stay below in the canyon.	1000g
9	Tahrongi Canyon	In a cave at E-5, a short distance from the Survival Guide.	1000g
10	Buburimu Peninsula	Against the far northeast corner of the zone at J-5, at the northern extreme of the map.	1000g
11	Pashhow Marshlands	F-6.	1000g
12	Valkurm Dunes	Found in the back of a cave at E-9, on the west side of Whitebone Sands.	1000g
13	La Theine Plateau	Go down the gorge at H-7 and head to the eastern tip of the gorge. Go through the cave tunnels, through the next gorge, and through another cave tunnel. Finally head to the end of the final gorge to find the monument at J-7.	1000g
14	North Gustaberg	Enter Dangruf Wadi through the southwestern corner of South Gustaberg at D-9 and head to the northeasternmost exit at J-3 (you must ride up a geyser and follow the path off the map) into North Gustaberg. Follow the path east. Once you reach the bridge, cross it. Continue until you reach the cave and monument at G-7. The Proto-Waypoint is nearby.	3000g
15	Rolanberry Fields	Weave your way up through the small cliffs to get to the monument at K-11. You can reach the other side of the spire on the north side of it.	3000g
16	Sauromugue Champaign	Located at I-9, accessible by going through Garlaige Citadel and passing through the Third Banishing Gate. Or, if you have the Wings of the Goddess Expansion, you can use the pathway in Garlaige Citadel (S) to get to Sauromugue Champaign (S), then use the Cavernous Maw to get the monument. Also if you have the Survival Guide teleport, it is nearby.	10,000g
17	Batallia Downs	Found at J-11 on the island to the south accessible only by going through Eldieme Necropolis. Protected by the NM Ahtu.	10,000g

The Monuments in the Past

The following three monuments exist in the Shadowreign, and you can copy them with the Selbina Clay; however, when you trade them there is no response from Abelard.

	Zone	Location/Walkthrough	Reward
1	Vunkerl Inlet (S)	E-12
2	Grauberg (S)	F-5
3	Fort Karugo-Narugo (S)	E-7, outside map