The Esthar Region is by far the largest in the game. It includes the part of Esthar within its walls, but it also includes half of the southern continent, Grandidi Forest, and some areas connected to Trabia.
All of Esthar's major Locations are marked on your map, so getting around won't be too difficult. Navigating the overworld part of the city can be tricky, however. All of the red paths that end in midair lead to the city proper.
One island you'll want to be aware of is Cactuar Island, a small desert island south of Kashkabald Desert. You'll find nothing but Cactuars here. They like to run away, but fortunately Squall doesn't miss so you can usually kill at least one. (With Strange Vision, Selphie likewise has a perfect hit rate, so she can be useful here as well.) Each Cactuar is worth 20 AP.
Also of note is that both of the rewards for the Obel Lake sidequest are in this region. You'll find a Luck-J Scroll on Minde Island, south of the main continent. The treasure in Mordred Plains is trickier to locate.
Search around and eventually you'll find a bunch of talking, colored rocks. The red rock always lies and the white rock appears to tell the truth, while the blue rock gives hints and the black rock talks nonsense. You'll know you found the treasure when the red rock tells you "it's not here," so just search again in that spot for a Three Stars.
All of Esthar's major Locations are marked on your map, so getting around won't be too difficult. Navigating the overworld part of the city can be tricky, however. All of the red paths that end in midair lead to the city proper.
One island you'll want to be aware of is Cactuar Island, a small desert island south of Kashkabald Desert. You'll find nothing but Cactuars here. They like to run away, but fortunately Squall doesn't miss so you can usually kill at least one. (With Strange Vision, Selphie likewise has a perfect hit rate, so she can be useful here as well.) Each Cactuar is worth 20 AP.
Also of note is that both of the rewards for the Obel Lake sidequest are in this region. You'll find a Luck-J Scroll on Minde Island, south of the main continent. The treasure in Mordred Plains is trickier to locate.
Search around and eventually you'll find a bunch of talking, colored rocks. The red rock always lies and the white rock appears to tell the truth, while the blue rock gives hints and the black rock talks nonsense. You'll know you found the treasure when the red rock tells you "it's not here," so just search again in that spot for a Three Stars.