Excavation Site

Items of Interest: Found in Excavation Site – 22 shown

What type of item of interest this is; the data displayed in the 'Point of Interest' column depends on the type Type	Details on this particular item of interest; certain types have special information; live triggers will provide the (humorous) responses that allow you to earn special live trigger rewards; cinematic actions will display the button commands entered for that action Point of Interest	Notes
Battle	Paradox Alpha	After intro sequence
Cinematic Action	PS3: → Xbox 360: →	First sequence during battle with Paradox Alpha
Cinematic Action	PS3: →, ↑, X Xbox 360: →, ↑, A	Second sequence during battle with Paradox Alpha (staggers enemy)
Cinematic Action	PS3: Triangle (Repeat) Xbox 360: Y (Repeat)	Third sequence during battle with Paradox Alpha
Treasure	Silver Gear	Cinematic bonus after Paradox Alpha fight
Live Trigger	No special responses	Talk to Noel while imprisoned
Live Trigger	Reward Response: • I'm hungry!	Talk to the guard while imprisoned
Live Trigger	Reward Response: • Am I remembering things wrong?	Talk to the guard a second while imprisoned
Live Trigger	No special responses	After being freed from the holding cell
Treasure	Academy Communicator	Given by Alyssa after she frees you
Treasure	Map of the Bresha Ruins	Given by Alyssa after she frees you
Treasure	Black Belt	In an alcove near the ramp to Chocolina
Treasure	350 gil	Eastern hall area
Treasure	400 gil	Eastern end of the southern walkway
Treasure	'Leaving' Gate Seal	Western end of the southern walkway
Treasure	Librascope	Use Moogle Hunt where Mog indicates near the chocobo
Fragment Quest	Ars Symphonica (100 CP)	Speak to the woman looking for her notes; bring her the Personal Notes
Fragment Quest	Vita Lyrica (200 CP)	Speak to the soldier in the command center after defeating Atlas; bring him the Army Comm Device
Treasure	Personal Notes	Use Moogle Hunt in the command center after defeating Atlas
Treasure	Holding Cell Key	Use Moogle Throw in the central area
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Monsters: Encountered in Excavation Site – 1 shown

Rare monsters are hard to find in random encounters; unique monsters are only encountered during one-time plot encounters; the final bosses must be defeated to complete the main plot; note that multiple monsters may have the same name, especially in the case of multi-stage bosses Name	The monster's type, as indicated by the in-game bestiary Type	The monster's subtype, as indicated by the in-game bestiary Subtype	The monster's starting and maximum hit points HP	The monster's strength; a standard physical attack will deal approximately this amount of damage Strength	The monster's magic power; a typical magic attack will deal approximately this amount of damage Magic	A monster's chain resistance indicates how quickly its chain meter fills up; a chain resistance of 70 is normal, and every 30 points modifies the chain bonus per hit by that same amount; thus, the chain meter of a monster with a chain resistance of 40 will increase at double speed (compared to 70), or triple speed with a chain resistance of 10; a chain resistance of 100 negates all chain modifiers, reducing each hit to a minimal change to the chain gauge; when a monster is staggered, its chain resistance is reduced to 0 Chain Resistance	When the monster's chain gauge reaches this point, it increases by 100% and they are considered staggered; staggered creatures have a chain resistance of zero; if a monster has no stagger point listed, it will nonetheless be staggered when its chain gauge reaches 999.0% Stagger Point	A monster's stagger index is an adjusted value that gives a relative measure of how hard a monster is to stagger; this number is based on how many hits the monster's chain gauge would require to reach the stagger point with a chain resistance of 70; for instance, a monster with a chain resistance of 70 and a stagger point of 150.0% would have a stagger index of 50 (since the chain gauge starts at 100.0%), as would a monster with a chain resistance of 40 and a stagger point of 200.0% or a monster with a chain resistance of 85 and a stagger point of 125.0%; the stagger index of a monster with a chain resistance of 100 is an approximation due to the effects of having 100 chain resistance Stagger Index	The amount of CP earned by defeating this monster CP	The amount of gil earned by defeating this monster Gil	The relative priority of this monster's actions; the comparison of this value to that of other actions determines which actions succeed and which are interrupted Action Priority	The vulnerability of this monster to the Launch ability Launch?	The relative amount of bestiary data earned by fighting this monster normally Libra	The role and starting grade of the tamed version of this monster, if it can be tamed Tamed Role	The base chance that you will earn the monster crystal for this monster after battle Tame Chance	The item you are most likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster Common Drop	The chance that you will earn the monster's common drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories Rate	The item you are less likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster Rare Drop	The chance that you will earn the monster's rare drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories Rate	The elements and status ailments that this monster is especially vulnerable to; the exact level of vulnerability is listed on the monster page Weakness
Paradox Alpha	Militarized Units	Giant	4,920	110	55	90	200.0%	300	100	150	100	Immune	51	-	-	Phoenix Down	100%	Magician's Mark	5%	Deprotect, Deshell, Dispel, Wound

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