Archades | Part II Final Fantasy XII Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
 | Run to the Niblasse district and talk with the taxi-driver. Standing in front of the shop with armors and weapons. He'll tell you that if you wish to use this taxi you'll have to collect 9 Pine Chops - you don't know what he's talking about but Jules does. This time he wants 2500 gil for his help and unfortunately this time you must accept his offer also. And now starts the fun part - gathering information - the most valuable thing in Archades. |
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![You have to find a person who wishes to tell you something important and hear him [screen 1] - Archades | Part II - Part II - Final Fantasy XII Game Guide](/finalfantasy12/gfx/word/1741030359.jpg) | You have to find a person who wishes to tell you something important and hear him [screen 1]. Commit his tale to memory to memorize it [screen 2]. You may forget the tale you have heard by leaving the area, entering a shop or memorizing another story. After you have memorized a story you have to find interested in it and you have to tell him about it [screen 3] - just start a conversation and relate the tale of [story's name]. Thanks to this you'll get a Pinewood Chop. |
You have to collect at least 9 to be able to use the cab. You may collect the maximum amount of 28 Chops and then exchange them for a Sandalwood Chop by Chopmaster in any shop. It will grant you access to the Grand Arcade and Highgarden Terrace - place only for noble city dwellers. Below you'll find lists containing info about the "confessing" and the "hear-willing" people in Archades and the story names with the divination on districts. Remember that at the beginning every one will be called "Archadian Gentry". You have to talk to such person at least once to see his/hers true name.
Nilbasse:
"Confessing" | Story | "Hear-willing" |
Gentleman Onlooker | "Working up a Sweat" | Eager Crier |
Senior Researcher | "Words of Encouragement" | Failed Researcher |
Worried Husband | "Wages Halved" | Materialistic woman |
Athletic Woman | "A Grand Line of Gamesmen" | Avid Reader |
Determined Researcher | "Time to Leave" | Ex-researcher |
Aspiring Starlet | "The Path to Stardom" | Faded Star |
Rienna:
"Confessing" | Story | "Hear-willing" |
Philosopher of Cuisine | "A Revolutionary Dish" | Dangerous Chef |
Good Brother | "What She Wants" | Waiting Woman |
Green seller | "Out of Ears" | Vegetable seller |
Tarot Reader | "The Misfortune Teller" | Happy Novelist |
Lucky Man | "Epistle to Love" | Romantic Lady |
Lazy Profiteer | "A Gambit for the Market" | Lady Researcher's Wife |
Tour Leader | "The Aerial Garndes" | Bhujerba Lady |
Trant:
"Confessing" | Story | "Hear-willing" |
Historian | "A History of the Empire" | Perceptive Man |
Builder | "The Artisan Architect" | Artisan Architect |
Smitten Man | "Client's Woman" | Smitten Woman |
Farce-Goer | "Ticket to the Farce" | Girl on an Errand |
Music Appreciator | "The Lutenist" | Lutenist |
Boutiquere | "The Boutique" | Moneyed Gentleman |
Molberry:
"Confessing" | Story | "Hear-willing" |
Proud Mother | "The Tutor" | Tutor |
Avid Traveler | "The Traveler" | Traveling Gentleman |
Daughter-in-law | "A Trinket From Giza" | Man from Giza |
Reminiscing Lady | "The Mummer" | Family-minded Girl |
Poor Husband | "The Anniversary" | Poor Wife |
Ardent Woman | "The Eight & Twenty Chops" | Ardent Man |
Look-alike* | "The Master of Disguises" | Look-alike |
Talented Woman | "A Knack for Magick" | Academician |
Would-be Judge | "To be a Judge" | Judge's Wife |
*In this area you can find two men called "Look-alike" and if you talk with one of them and he won't have any story to tell you that means that you have to find the other one.
When you collect at least 9 Pine Chops go and talk with the taxi-driver once again and tell him to take you to Tsenoble. No run towards Grand Arcade. After the cut-scene get back to the cab again, talk with the driver and tell him: "You know where to go". And this is how you get to Draklor Laboratory.