Overview
Tranquil Paths (トランキル・パース [tranquil paths] in Japanese) is an area in the south Shroud in Final Fantasy XIV. It surrounds the Lumberline heading south from Gridania, and is surrounded by Silent Arbor to the north-east. The other areas vary a little. Originally Longroot used to be to the east and Snakemolt to the south-west, but Snakemolt was retconned to be the one located to the east starting in version 2.0. The original Longroot's status is unknown, it can either be to the south-east, in Snakemolt's original location to the south-west, or even removed entirely, there is no way to know. Whatever the case, to the south the Lumberline continues past various grasslands and ends up in Thanalan, to the north it continues directly to Bentbranch in central Shroud. The river Hathoeva runs through the entirety of the area, entering Tranquil Paths somewhere to the north-west and ending at the Rootslake.
In version 1.x, Tranquil Paths was all considered one big area. However, starting with version 2.0 it has been divided into the northern half Upper Paths (アッパーパス [upper paths] in Japanese) and the southern half Lower Paths (ロウアーパス [lower paths] in Japanese). Upper Paths (or what would later be retconned into Upper Paths) includes the Buscarron's Fold settlement (later called Buscarron's Scar after it's abandonment), as well as the entrance to Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak and an entrance to the Palace of the Dead. It bears noting though that Toto-Rak used be located in Silent Arbor in version 1.x, although it is unclear whether this is a retcon or a different entrance or shifting of the land changing where the line between the two areas is considered to be.
The local aetheryte camp used to be in Upper Paths too until floodwaters washed it away during the Calamity, and it was relocated south to Lower Paths. Quarrymill was technically considered to be in Tranquil Paths in version 1.x as well, albeit far to the east beyond Silent Arbor, but it was retconned to be in the Silent Arbor proper in version 2.0+.
Likewise, Lower Paths included the Rootslake in the eastern parts in version 1.x. It's unclear whether this was retconned or whether the Calamity really wrought so much damage that it now covers almost the entire Lower Paths in one form or another. Either case, Rootslake can now be found in western Lower Paths (possibly as well as its eastern parts). Uncovered by the Calamity in the south-western corner of Rootslake is also an entrance to the lost city of Amdapor, the capital of a civilization that flourished in the Fifth Astral Era, which had been hidden away by the elementals since the Sixth Umbral Era.
Locations
Upper Paths
Buscarron's Druthers
The Buscarron's Druthers tavern (酒房「バスカロンドラザーズ」 [shubou "buscarron druthers"] or 'alehouse buscarron druthers' in Japanese) was established by Buscarron Stacks, who owned the Buscarron's Fold when it was still operational. The Druthers is widely known within the Shroud as a place where anyone is welcome as long as they don't bother other patrons.
Issom-Har
Issom-Har (イソム・ハーの穴蔵 [issom-har no anagura] or 'issom-har cave' in Japanese) is an opening made by a falling rock during the Calamity in the cave-riddled ground of the Shroud, that leads to the Gelmorran settlement Issom-Har...at the very least, supposedly. Any who have managed to pierce the magical barrier around the place have not been sent anywhere as familiar as Gelmorran ruins however, and instead find themselves in the Palace of the Dead.
No-Man's Hovel
No-Man's Hovel (主なき庵室 [arujinaki anshitsu] or 'masterless hovel' in Japanese) is an abandoned hovel in south-western Upper Paths, off the beaten road. Nobody knows who lived there originally, and the surroundings are often hounded by poachers and bandits in the present day.
Lower Paths
It bears noting that Rootslake is considered a separate area on Chrysalis, even as it is part of Lower Paths in actuality. Please see the page for Rootslake for information on anything present in that area.
South Shroud Landing
The South Shroud Landing (サウスシュラウド・ランディング [south shroud landing] in Japanese) is a landing for cargo airships built by Highwind Skyways in the Sixth Astral Era. It was abandoned when imperial presence in the area grew too great to safely land airships in the area. In the aftermath of the Calamity, it has become a wayside market1
for poachers and bandits.
Info
Note that Rootslake is considered a separate area on Chrysalis despite actually being a part of Lower Paths. Please see Rootslake's page for any relevant info.
NPCs
| Buscarron's Druthers (2.0+) | Camp Tranquil (1.x) | |||
| Auphiliot Buscarron Stacks Gunterus Howkin Ianna Miriela Yoenne Alehouse Wench Arms Supplier & Mender Chocobokeep | Gatewarden Hab Quartermaster Juliembert Tranquil Battlewarden Belmont (merchant) Beneger (merchant) Edwyn (merchant) Serpent Sergeant Marquaile Zaesanth Choc, Choca, Choco | |||
| Other NPCs (2.0+) | Other NPCs (1.x) | |||
| Wood Wailer Bloisirant Irielle Jehantel Fointeaume Rolandaix Boughbury Trader | Bloisirant Jehantel Fointeaume Lho Mujuuk Pukno Poki Sholno Ralno Tuatkk | |||
| Quest/FATE NPCs (2.0+) | Quest NPCs (1.x) | |||
| Laurentius Daye Mauh Lihzeh Paiyo Reiyo Urha Lihzeh Abused Adventurer Drunken Duskwight Expeditionary Mead-soaked Midlander Pusillanimous Postmoogle Unsettled Scholar Wood Wailer Expeditionary Wood Wailer Lance | ||||
| Event NPCs (2.0+) | Event NPCs (1.x) | |||
| Roysia Militia Outrider | ||||
Quests
Gathering
| Mining (2.0+) | Quarrying (2.0+) | Mining (1.x) | Quarrying (1.x) | |
| Effervescent Water (lv25, upper) Ice Shard Silver Ore | Earth Rock (lv25, upper) Ice Rock Ice Shard Silver Sand Wind Rock | Alumen Raw Garnet Raw Peridot Silver Ore Zinc Ore | White Dye Earth Rock Ice Rock Obsidian | |
| Logging (2.0+) | Harvesting (2.0+) | Logging (1.x) | Harvesting (1.x) | |
| Grade 2 Carbonized Matter (lv30, upper) Grey Pigment Gridanian Walnut Ice Crystal Ice Shard Matron's Mistletoe Walnut Log Ice Shard (lv35, lower) Oak Branch Oak Log Tarantula | Flax (lv35, lower) Ice Shard Linseed Wildfowl Feather Blood Currants (lv40, lower) Blood Currant Seeds Thyme | Germinated Matter Matron's Mistletoe Wildfowl Feather Yew Branch Yew Log | Green Dye Button Mushroom Matron's Mistletoe Midland Cabbage Moko Grass Wizard Eggplant | |
| Fishing (2.0+) | Spearfishing (2.0+) | Fishing (1.x) | Spearfishing (1.x) | |
| (see below) | - | Black Ghost Bone Crayfish Box Turtle Crayfish Rainbow Trout River Crab Yugr'am Salmon | Purple Dye Allagan Snail Box Turtle |
Fishing Log: Upper Hathoeva River
Level: 20, Type: Freshwater
Ala Mhigan Fighting Fish
Black Eel
Dark Sleeper
Eunuch Crayfish
Faerie Bass
Mitten Crab
Rainbow Trout
River Crab
Velodyna Carp
Vip Viper
Fishing Log: East Hathoeva River
Level: 25, Type: Freshwater
Black Eel
Copperfish
Dark Sleeper
Eunuch Crayfish
Faerie Bass
The Grinner
Mudcrab
Rainbow Trout
Velodyna Carp
Fishing Log: Lower Hathoeva River
Level: 25, Type: Freshwater
Ala Mhigan Fighting Fish
Black Eel
Climbing Perch
Eunuch Crayfish
Faerie Bass
Floating Boulder
Mudcrab
Rainbow Trout
Velodyna Carp
Yugr'am Salmon
Fishing Log: Middle Hathoeva River
Level: 30, Type: Freshwater
Armored Pleco
Dark Sleeper
Five-ilm Pleco
Mitten Crab
Rainbow Trout
Seema
The Sinker
Velodyna Carp
Yugr'am Salmon
Monsters
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