Overview
The Lance (槍峡 [soukyou] or 'spear gorge' in Japanese) is an area in Coerthas western highlands in Final Fantasy XIV. It was located in the Slate Mountains, north of Twinpools, west of Wyrmking's Perch and north-west of Riversmeet. After the Calamity, the area became inaccessible - either that or was retconned out. Since there is a dungeon called the Ayerie in the area, one could speculate that the Lance was an early version of where the dragons such as Nidhogg live, but come version 3.0 was the dragons' living areas were retconned into the Sea of Clouds.
The easternmost tip of the area of the Lance is home to Dusk Vigil. Note that in the calamity, either the Vigil or the Lance area relocated slightly, leaving the Dusk Vigil accessible from the Twinpools area.
Locations
The Ayerie
The Ayerie was an unused dungeon in version 1.x. The entrance was guarded by an Ishgardian knight who mentioned its name, but nothing else is known about the area. It could be speculated that it has some relation to the Aery that was added in version 3.0, but this is merely speculation based on the similar name.
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NPCs
The Ayerie Guard
Hersande
Monsters
Regular Monsters
Goblin Bushwhacker
Hippogryph
Razorback
Smolenkos
Spinesnap Ogre