Areas in the game that we can see, but can't explore.

[Felis]

North Shroud - ???


I have often wondered about this. There is nothing mentioned on the map for this structure. As you can see it structure created by many bricks of stone, of unknown size and depth, yet it does have a very elaborate embroidered door that is slightly cracked open. I want to not only explore these ruins, but know what they are in general. Why is this doorway here, that is even opened slightly, unable to be accessed? A dungeon entrance that was left out by the devs? New dungeon in the future? Man, I wanna go in there.

I think it is an entrace to Gelmorra

Also this place called Issom-Har located in South Shroud. Seems like the entrance of ancient ruins. There are also those 2 researchers there. Can't remember if anything was explained or hinted during a quest at those NPC's.

Also Gelmorra

o.O What's Gelmorra?

After the wanton misuse of aetheric energies that led to the great flood of the Sixth Umbral Era, magic became a forbidden art, and the Elementals of the Twelveswood would not suffer the presence of mankind. Driven underground, the Hyur and the Elezen grew to accept one another in the subterranean cities of Gelmorra.

At long last the Gelmorrans learned to commune and cooperate with the elementals, bringing about the dawn of Conjury as we know it, as well as the earliest Padjal. As the people once more migrated to the forests above, they founded Gridania, and for centuries a tense but stable peace has been retained between mankind and elemental with the help of the Padjal and the "Hearers" (conjurers who can hear the elementals' words). The underground structures of Gelmorra fell into disuse, and now fester with hostile vilekin and seedkin.

The Gelmorra ruins are of particular significance to the Duskwight Elezen. Given their physiology and social distrust, it is likely they remained within Gelmorra longer than the Wildwood and adapted to the darkness.

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Gelmorra

[Ecks007]

There is a garlean aether-gate and base in western coerthas that we do not have access to yet

Hmm, I hadn't noticed that before, but it looks an awful lot like the aether gate behind Cape Westwind, only from a much farther distance. Though, that one would appear to be much higher from sea level than the Cape Westwind one, so maybe it is completely different.

I think it is an entrace to Gelmorra

o.O What's Gelmorra?

[Phyllo]

Gelmorra ruins in north shroud, an unused landmark

[Alukah]

Hmm, I hadn't noticed that before, but it looks an awful lot like the aether gate behind Cape Westwind, only from a much farther distance. Though, that one would appear to be much higher from sea level than the Cape Westwind one, so maybe it is completely different.

Yeah they look alike but they're different, western highlands and western thanalan are not that close.

@Gelmorra quote "The underground structures of Gelmorra fell into disuse, and now fester with hostile vilekin and seedkin." - new dungeon confirmed?

[Phyllo]

Yeah they look alike but they're different, western highlands and western thanalan are not that close.

@Gelmorra quote "The underground structures of Gelmorra fell into disuse, and now fester with hostile vilekin and seedkin." - new dungeon confirmed?

Well like i said the map's concept art says "ruin dungeon entrance" and the only place that are ruins there is gelmorra.. So probably yeah x3

[Meshico]

In the north part of the map, to the left of the lancers guild is a gate, with NPC guards...that is locked. I would like to go through that gate and see what is on the other side...

[Cidel]

In the north part of the map, to the left of the lancers guild is a gate, with NPC guards...that is locked. I would like to go through that gate and see what is on the other side...

Ah, yes, the Black Boar gate. You can sort of see a path out of it on the city map.

Some people on my FC and I speculated that it'll take us to that "Xel-I-can't-make-out-Eorzean-to-save-my-life" (starts with an "x") area. So for now... It's the gate of mystery.

[Ecks007]

I think it is an entrace to Gelmorra

Also Gelmorra

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Gelmorra

Ah, that's cool. I had totally forgotten about the Gelmorra lore. I do remember it somewhat back when you had quests involving those archeologists that were studying the ruins in S Shroud. I didn't think that it encompassed that large of an area, given the door I sited, but that's awesome. Those ruins are huge if they stretch from N Shroud through S Shroud. I definitely want to explore those.

[DefendPopPunk]

I'd like to travel to those kobold homes or whatever they are in the sides of the mountains in outer la noscea. Also, similar to that, there are fortresses in southern thanalan that may belong to the amaljaa. You can see they're quite distant and maybe not as seemingly accessible as some of the other mentions, but I still want to check them out.

[Phyllo]

What I want in the U garamo mines to open is the door to the very northern end that leads to the that huge volcano ! X3
I mean, they're mean to show us that volcano through the bars on the door from afar without letting us access it >_<