Giza Plains
Keep in mind that while the majority of chests in this area are more "quantity over quality," I still encourage you to seek them out yourself, if for no other reason than to increase your item haul.
The first thing you should do is run straight south to reach the Nomad Camp. Speak to the elder in front of the tent and then to Masyua, the lone nomad behind the tent. Listen to the offer and it will trigger a scene with Penelo. She joins Vaan which adds another member to your party.
Take the west exit out of the camp and Penelo will give you 3 Potions and 2 Tufts of Phoenix Down. Additionally this allows you to issue leader commands and change the party leader. None of this is particularly complicated, no doubt you will grow accustomed to it simply by experimenting with these commands in the battles around the plains.
From here, make your way down past the enemies to the southern exit. Continue south from here and open the chest below the bridge for a chance at obtaining an Escutcheon. Be careful not to pull the Werewolf enemies a bit further south of here. You can see by the bright red colour of their name when targeted that you stand very little chance.
Your destination lies to the east. Speak with Jinn who is standing beside a large stone. Explain the situation to him and he'll offer you a Shadestone which can, in time, be transformed into a Sunstone. Save your game and begin your trek toward the Dark Crystals.
Take the east exit and check the chest at the bottom right corner for a chance at obtaining a Broadsword. Now make your way north. I would suggest you try to avoid fighting too many of the neutral bunnies, they have a nasty tendency to start fleeing and aggroing every other monster in the area. They also Cure you from time to time which is nice.
Examine the Dark Crystal in this area to start filling up your Shadestone. You will likely need to find two more after this one. There is a treasure chest on the bridge directly to the east, however I suggest you avoid picking it up for the time being. It will not respawn if you do, and there's a chance it will have much better contents if you return later in the game.
Make your way north to the next section where you will find yet another Dark Crystal. Assuming the Shadestone isn't entirely full, head west through the Nomad Camp and then south to find the third Dark Crystal. Your Shadestone should be full at this point (and be a Sunstone), however if you do need the fourth one, you can find it in the far northwest section.
Your reward for completing this is 50 Gil, 2 Potions and 2 Teleport Stones. Now it's time to head back to town and locate old Dalan again. Speak to him to get the Crescent Stone. Leave Dalan's house and head all the way to the north end of Lowtown. Head a little west and north again to find Storehouse 5 (it's just to the right of the Traveling Merchant).
Before going down into the Garamsythe Waterway, Kytes hands you 2 Potions and 4 Phials of Eye Drops which will undoubtedly come in handy. Open the door and proceed down into the waterway.
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