Harena Sea Caves

Exit Al-Khampis from its north and head west through the desert. Turn south when the mountains give way, go around the Temple of Wind, and continue south. Pass through the narrow path of trees between the mountains. Follow the coastline south; the sea cave will be on your left at the end.

Once inside, follow the path ahead and inspect the green crystal switch to lower the green pillar on the right. Use the pillar as a bridge to cross to the other side.

Continue onwards. As you approach the red pillar, head north-east under the land bridge. Pick up the Hi-Potion on the floor.

Approach the anchorite. If you have the Summoner asterisk, you can speak to the anchorite to begin a one-sided battle where the anchorite blasts your party with Ziusudra’s Sin.

Warning: Survive the anchorite’s attack to receive Ziusudra’s Sin; otherwise, if everybody hits the floor, it’s a no-nonsense Game Over. To improve your odds of survival, ensure at least one character is a Bishop and has the Magic Defence 20% ability equipped.

Return to the red pillar and head west. Go to the far end of the lower ground and inspect the red crystal obscured by the top of the stairs to lower the red pillar. Access the chest behind the red pillar for a White Cape.

Inspect the red crystal again to raise the red pillar. Climb the nearby stairs to higher ground. Cross over the top of the raised red pillar and follow the path until it forks. Go south-west to pick up an Antarctic Wind from a chest, then exit east.

Follow the cavern path until you reach a fork with stairs going up. Continue east on lower ground, ignoring the lowered green pillar and stopping by the red pillar.

Inspect the red crystal to lower the red pillar. Head north-east under the overpass to collect 500 pg from a chest.

Go back to the lowered red pillar and head directly south, under the next overpass. On the other side, head west for a blue locked chest and east for an Ether chest.

Return to the red pillar and go north across it. Reach the green crystal and inspect it to raise the green pillar below.

Go back to before the red pillar and inspect the red crystal to raise it to its original position. With both pillars raised, return west to the first fork and ascend the stairs to the higher ground.

Cross over the top of the green and red pillars and carry onwards to the eastern side. Head north-east for a chest containing an Earth Drum, then follow the path opposite for a Phoenix Down.

The exit to the next area is located beyond the south-east path.

Go east a few paces to reach the central hub. Head north and inspect the green crystal to raise the pillar ahead. Cross over for a chest with a Zweihander.

Return to the central hub and lower the green pillar by inspecting the green crystal again. Head directly south across the red pillar; at the end is a chest with a pair of Thief Gloves.

Back at the central hub, head north-east, down the stairs to lower ground. Follow the path east to collect a Teleport Stone. Backtrack and head west. After stepping over the lowered green pillar, go west for a chest containing 800 pg.

Head north and inspect the red crystal switch to lower the red pillar further south. Return to the central hub and head south-east down the stairs. Cross the lowered red pillar west. On the other side, loot the chest to the south-west for a Remedy.

From the Remedy chest, head directly north, under the overpass. Touch the blue crystal switch on the other side to raise the blue pillar towards the east.

Go back to the central hub and head east over the raised blue pillar to reach the Depths.

Within the Depths, inspect the crystal switch ahead to raise the pillar, then cross over it. A predicted guest arrives to claim the compass for the kaiser, and a boss battle ensues.