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Bardam

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Representing a youthful Bardam, this stone colossus embodies his youthful strength and arrogance. By overcoming this trial, one comes to know the folly that Bardam himself committed; only then can one begin to walk the path of a true hero.

— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume II, p. 169

Bardam is a boss found in Bardam's Mettle.

Loot

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity
Nomads helm of fending icon1.png  Nomad's Helm of Fending Head 276 BGreen 1
Nomads cap of maiming icon1.png  Nomad's Cap of Maiming Head 276 BGreen 1
Nomads cap of striking icon1.png  Nomad's Cap of Striking Head 276 BGreen 1
Nomads cap of scouting icon1.png  Nomad's Cap of Scouting Head 276 BGreen 1
Nomads cap of aiming icon1.png  Nomad's Cap of Aiming Head 276 BGreen 1
Nomads cap of casting icon1.png  Nomad's Cap of Casting Head 276 BGreen 1
Nomads cap of healing icon1.png  Nomad's Cap of Healing Head 276 BGreen 1
Nomads armguards of fending icon1.png  Nomad's Armguards of Fending Hands 276 BGreen 1
Nomads armguards of maiming icon1.png  Nomad's Armguards of Maiming Hands 276 BGreen 1
Nomads armlets of striking icon1.png  Nomad's Armlets of Striking Hands 276 BGreen 1
Nomads armguards of scouting icon1.png  Nomad's Armguards of Scouting Hands 276 BGreen 1
Nomads armguards of aiming icon1.png  Nomad's Armguards of Aiming Hands 276 BGreen 1
Nomads armguards of casting icon1.png  Nomad's Armguards of Casting Hands 276 BGreen 1
Nomads armlets of healing icon1.png  Nomad's Armlets of Healing Hands 276 BGreen 1
Nomads earrings of fending icon1.png  Nomad's Earrings of Fending Earrings 276 BGreen 1
Nomads earrings of slaying icon1.png  Nomad's Earrings of Slaying Earrings 276 BGreen 1
Nomads earrings of aiming icon1.png  Nomad's Earrings of Aiming Earrings 276 BGreen 1
Nomads earrings of casting icon1.png  Nomad's Earrings of Casting Earrings 276 BGreen 1
Nomads earrings of healing icon1.png  Nomad's Earrings of Healing Earrings 276 BGreen 1
Nomads choker of fending icon1.png  Nomad's Choker of Fending Necklace 276 BGreen 1
Nomads choker of slaying icon1.png  Nomad's Choker of Slaying Necklace 276 BGreen 1
Nomads choker of aiming icon1.png  Nomad's Choker of Aiming Necklace 276 BGreen 1
Nomads choker of casting icon1.png  Nomad's Choker of Casting Necklace 276 BGreen 1
Nomads choker of healing icon1.png  Nomad's Choker of Healing Necklace 276 BGreen 1

Locations

Zone Coordinates Level range
Bardam's Mettle Unknown 65

Quests

Quest Type Level Quest Giver
In the Footsteps of Bardam the Brave Main Scenario quest 65 Hien

Additional Information

Lore

Bardam was a legendary hero and great warrior who came to the Azim Steppe long ago. Though little is now known about him, it is believed that to prove himself to the Au Ra that made their home there on the Steppe, he made a great pilgrimage to a holy site within the mountains surrounding the area. He traveled under his own strength, forgoing horses or other convenient methods of travel. He made his way through the mountains, battling great monsters and demons as he did so. After a great battle with a demon that lasted over three days, Bardam fell into a deep maw in the mountains. Refusing to give up however, he traveled on, coming across the nesting place of the Yol. After managing to tame one by proving his worthiness to it, he rode the massive bird to the holy place, where he prayed at a stone altar. Following his return, the Au Ra were stunned by his achievements, and accepted him as one of their own. Upon his passing, they named the holy site Bardam's Mettle, and drew sprawling cave paintings depicting him riding on the back of a Yol.

Now, as a rite of passage into adulthood and to become a full-fledged warrior, each Xaela must pass through Bardam's Mettle and tame a Yol. This is by no means an easy feat, and many do not return from this pilgrimage.