The Ox'Dalan Gap

Type: Area
Zone: The Rak'tika Greatwood
(Norvrandt)

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This yawning chasm splits the Blind Forest in half. Running east to west, any attempts to guess at its depth are defeated by obscuring gloom, so it is perhaps natural, then, that it bears the name of Ox'Dalan—Ronkan god of the underworld.

— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 117

The Ox'Dalan Gap is an area in The Rak'tika Greatwood, Norvrandt.

Landmarks

The Isle of Consorts

It is said that male Viis sneak onto this isle before approaching Fanow in search of a seasonal mate, with a warning hail of arrows meeting any suitor unlucky enough to be spotted. The ability to remain undetected until the courtship of a chosen partner has begun is thus considered the mark of an accomplished hunter.

The Isle of Bows

One of several earthen platforms suspended over the Ox'Dalan Gap, this island is oft visited by Fanow youths as part of their rite of passage. The rite demands they craft a bow of their own, and the sacred trees here provide the needed materials.

The Isle of Sisters

A pair of Viis sisters would often come here to escape their chores in the village. Viis are, however, possessed of incredibly sharp hearing, and the siblings' muffled voices could still be heard from the other side of Fanow.

Hopl's Stopple

The entrance here leads to a subterranean network supposedly constructed by the Qitari in the twilight years of the Ronkan Empire. Tunnels sprawl below like a great web, serving as the secret archives for stelae their people engraved with the grand history of Ronka. Qitari Daily Quests are located here.

The Qitana Ravel

The empire of Ronka was a place of magic and enlightenment, of peace and prosperity. Sadly, it was not meant to last. Though naught but ruins remain, they remain heavily guarded nonetheless. The Qitana Ravel is perhaps the most sacred of these sites, home to the ancient wisdom of the past. With the advent of the Flood, however, you have reason to believe something more sinister now resides there as well.