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A majority ofFinal Fantasy 16’sside quests involve fetching ingredients for members of The Hideaway or slaying creatures for distressed villagers, but the Carved in Stone side quest of Tabor offers a pop quiz to keep Clive on his toes.
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This side quest is on offer toward the end of the game, before Clive and the party set off for The Free Cities of Kanver, and there’s some memorization involved to keep a scholar happy. Here’s a guide to the Carved in Stone side quest.
Carved In Stone Side Quest Location
Once Clive, Joshua, and Jill arrive in Tabor, withinThe Dhalmekian Republic, theCloak and Dagger main questwill become available followed by the Carved in Stone side quest issued bythe antiquarian, Milos.
You’ll be able to locate Milos’ side quest at thesoutheast edge of the circular Tabor, and he’ll be sitting down on a wooden walkway. Milos will call out to you saying “You there. The strapping lad with the sword.”
Milos explains how everyone has ignored him prior, unlike his students at the university who knew him as an accomplished specialist in ancient cultures. Milos declares that he’s too feeble to climb the stairs in Tabor to reach three stones dotted around the village and asks for Clive’s help in memorizing their inscriptions.
These stones are thought to have clues carved into them regardingTabor’s rich historyand Milos hopes they will provide answers to a mystery he’s been trying to solve about the undocumented origins of Tabor’s civilians.
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Stone Locations
Since Tabor is such a small, enclosed village, it’s fairly easy to spot the three stones around its outskirts. They are all located withindomed, stone pavilions, and they’re fairly close together situated in the south, north, and east.
South Stone Location & Inscription
The south stone is locatednear the southern entrance into Taborand can be reached by taking the ladder southeast from Milos’ position.
The south stone inscription reads:
“Guardians of the crystal, the first stones of Tabor, Sacred hold thy noble blood, till ends the Mothers’ Labor.”
Milos later gathers that the founders of Tabor were likely to be descendantsof the Fallenand charged with protecting the Mothercrystals as punishment.
North Stone Location & Inscription
You can then carry on to the north stone which is located tothe left of the northern entrance to Tabor, if you’re looking at the map, directly in front of the Obelisk.
The north stone inscription reads:
“Wanderers of the golden plains, lay your roots in stone, With price recall thy noble past, and make these rocks a home.”
Milos later explains that there are remains of nomadic customs in Tabor that were not accounted for.
East Stone Location & Inscription
Finally, the east stone is located tothe right of the northern entrance to Tabor, looking at the map, opposite Clayhearth on the other side of the entrance.
The east stone inscription reads:
“Children of the hunters, now tillers of the land, Reap her promised blessing, and give praise her gracious hand.”
Milos later deduces that Tabor’s founders also included primitive farmers, which is enough information to prove the founders were guardians of the Mothercrystals, wanderers from across the plains, and hunters-turned-farmers.
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Answers To Milos' Quiz
After you visit each of the three stones, return to Milos. He’ll ask you what you’ve learned of the place and its people by subjecting you to a pop quiz with multiple-choice answers.
All you’re required to do is select the correct answer that matches the first line of each stone inscription, and it should be noted thateven if you get an answer wrong, you’ll still receive the same rewardsand Milos will just keep asking you the same question until you get it right.
The answers to the three questions are:
What was written on the stone to the south?
“Guardians of the crystal…” (Correct)
“Guardians of the Republic…”
“The great good moogle guardians…”
What was written on the stone to the north?
“Voyagers of the ashen ocean…”
“Wanderers of the golden plains…” (Correct)
“Riders of the snowy slopes…”
What was written on the stone to the east?
“Children of the hunters, now sworn to serve the sun…”
“Children of the hunters, now tillers of the land…” (Correct)
“Children of the hunters, now dancing hand in hand…”
Carved In Stone Rewards
After you’ve supplied Milos with all three answers, the antiquarian will share his thoughts with you on the founders of Tabor and explain that the village’s culture was so hard to track because it came from three different traditions.
Milos will then thank you for your work and reward you with aGoblin Coin, which you can sell for 800 gil at shops like Charon’s Toll. You’ll also gain400 EXP, 1,000 Gil, and 20 Renown.
