Final Fantasy XVI Curiosity Location Guide

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The Wall of Memories that shows Curiosities in Final Fantasy XVI

The For The Horde Trophy in Final Fantasy XVI tasks players with collecting all 22 Curiosities across the game. These are important momentos and keepsakes from completing a variety of questlines and other special conditions. In this Final Fantasy XVI Curiosity Location Guide we'll share with you the location of each of the Curiosities and how you can view them all.

What are the Curiosities in Final Fantasy XVI?

To immediately wrap up some conclusion, there are two types of Curiosities in Final Fantasy XVI. If you bring up your pause screen and check the Items section you'll have a sub-heading for Curiosities. The Curiosities in your Items menu will range from Orchestrion Rolls, Seals, Blacksmith Designs, and more. This menu will include the Curiosities we're interested in, but we don't care about all of them. There will be specific Curiosities that you'll be able to view in Clive's room in the Hideaway and it's those that are on display that will count towards the For the Horde Trophy.

Six of these curiosities are Signboards that when collected will earn you the And They Opened Up My Mine Trophy.

The Curiosity Item Screen in Final Fantasy XVI

All Curiosities in Final Fantasy XVI

The Oath

How to Obtain: You obtain this Curiosity through natural story progression

 

Hanged Man Signboard

How to Obtain: For completing For Great Justice II side quest

Obtained at the start of the A Song of Hope main scenario in Lostwing and you must have completed For Great Justice

Details: Take the vulnerable villagers to the hideaway?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Talk to the bearers at the waypoint
  2. Head to Heavenhall and defeat the enemies
  3. Fight enemies in Lostwing

Rewards: 

  • 1280 EXP
  • 45 Renown
  • 1x Hanged Man Signboard
  • 1x Wicked Wheel
  • 1x Meteorite

 

 

Martha's Rest Signboard

How to Obtain: For completing Rekindling the Flame II side quest

Available at the start of the Across the Narrow main scenario at the Hideaway at Martha's Rest
Details: Deliver the seeds to Eastpool?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Travel to Eastpool and talk to Wade
  2. Fight off the incoming Akeshic
  3. Fight the Akechic Coeurl
  4. Talk to Martha in Martha's Rest

Rewards: 

  • 5520 Exp
  • 1200 Gil
  • 50 Renown
  • Martha's Rest Signboard
  • 100x Wyrrite
  • 1x Meteorite

 

Veil Signboard

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing Under New Management II side quest

Available after speaking to Jill during Back to Their Origin main scenario in Northreach
Details: Lend the citizens' watch your strength?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Speak to Phillipe
  2. Defeat the enemies by the lake
  3. Defeat the enemies approaching town
  4. Return to Isabella

Rewards: 

  • 8280 EXP
  • 40 Renown
  • Veil Signboard
  • 1x Orichalcum
  • 1x Meteorite

 

Guardians Scarf

How to Obtain: Obtained by completing The Flames of War Main Scenario

 

Briar's Kiss Signboard

How to Obtain: Obtained by completing the Lines in the Sand II side quest

Available after speaking to Jill during Back to Their Origin main scenario in Dalimil Inn
Details: Take the children to the hideaway?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Speak with Konrad and Natalie
  2. Speak with Ferda
  3. Defeat the Akeshic in their village

Rewards: 

  • 8280 EXP
  • 40 Renown
  • Briar's Kiss Signboard
  • The Breath fo Light (Impulse) - Reduces Impulse cooldown time by 2 secs
  • 1x Meteorite

 

Crimson Caravans Signboard

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing the Trading Places II side quest

Available at the start of the Across the Narrow main scenario at the Hideaway in Boklad
Details: Do Theodore a favor?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Speak to El
  2. Meet with El outside Ran'dellah
  3. Head to Kasjlok 
  4. Head upriver and fight the Akechic Dragon

Rewards: 

  • 5520 EXP
  • 400 AP
  • 1500 Gil
  • 50 Renown
  • Crimson Caravans Signboard
  • The Breath of Fire (Scarlet Cyclone) - Reduces Scarlet Cyclone cooldown time by 3.3 secs

 

Clayhearth Signboard

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing the Duty Undying II side quest

Available after speaking to Jill during Back to Their Origin main scenario in Tabor​​​​​​​
Details: Go to the Third Chair's aid?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Travel to Mikkelburg in Ash
  2. Talk to the Third Chair
  3. Fight the ruin enemies and the Lv 40 Titan
  4. Give the Report to Cyril

Rewards: 

  • 11040 EXP
  • 1000 AP
  • 1500 Gil
  • 50 Renown
  • Clayhearth Signboard
  • 1x Orichalcum

 

Rusted Battlehelm

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing the Where There's a Will sidequest

Available after speaking to Jill during Back to Their Origin main scenario at The Hideaway​​​​​​​
Details: Go with Joshua to Tabor?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Meet the Undying in Tabor
  2. Head to the building up the hill
  3. Defeat the Elder Griffon in Titan's Wake
  4. Return to Goditha
  5. Visit your father's grave

Rewards: 

  • 8280 EXP
  • 40 Renown
  • Rusted Battlehelm

 

Snow Daisy Garland

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing the Priceless side quest

Available after completing the Where There's a Will side quest​​​​​​​
Details: Heed Joshua's request?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Speak to Joshua
  2. Visit Mann's Hill in Rosaria
  3. Speak to Frederica in the Backyard at The Hideaway
  4. Visit the Royal Meadows
  5. Defeat the enemies next to the flowers
  6. Talk to Jill

Rewards: 

  • 8280 EXP
  • 40 Renown
  • Snow Daisy Garland
  • Shiva's Kill (Diamond Dust) - Reduce Diamond Dust cooldown by 7.5 secs

 

Cid's Goblet

How to Obtain: Obtained for completing the Payback Side Quest

Obtained after creating Mid's invention, can be picked up at the reading desk in the Hideaway​​​​​​​
Details: Answer Gaute's summons?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Talk to Gaute
  2. Deliver the Star Rubies to Martha and Isabelle
  3. Return to Gaute
  4. Speak with Charon
  5. Return to Gaute

Rewards: 

  • 149 EXP
  • 20 Renown
  • 1x Cid's Goblet
  • 25x Wyrrite
  • 50x Sharp Fang
  • 1x Meteorite

 

Model Airship

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing the Aiming High side quest

Available after speaking to Jill during Back to Their Origin main scenario at The Hideaway​​​​​​​
Details: Found out what is troubling Mid?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Talk to Mid in the dungeon
  2. Talk to the Cursebreakers
  3. Head to Auldhyl to collect oil
  4. Head to Corava to defeat a desert tor
  5. Return to Mid
  6. Talk to the Children
  7. Talk to Mid

Rewards: 

  • 6440 EXP
  • 500 AP
  • 30 Renown
  • Model Airship

 

The Triunity Accord

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing the Three's Company side quest

Available after speaking to Jill during Back to Their Origin main scenario at The Hideaway​​​​​​​
Details: Agree to meet with the field marshal?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Meet Haven at the gate to Dhalmekia's capital
  2. Defeat the enemies
  3. Talk to Quentin about becoming an envoy
  4. Return to Byron in The Hideaway

Rewards: 

  • 11040 EXP
  • 50 Renown
  • The Triunity Accord
  • The Breath of Darkness (Heaven's Cloud) - Reduces Heaven's Cloud cooldown time by 2.5 secs

 

Stolas Quill

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing the A Tail to Tell side quest

Available after completing the An Inconvenient Truth side quest from the reading desk​​​​​​​
Details: Answer Harpocrates's summons?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Talk to Harpocrates
  2. Obtain a Wyvern Tail
  3. Return to Harpocrates
  4. Invite Dion to see Harpocrates

Rewards: 

  • 11040 EXP
  • 30 Renown
  • 1x Stolas Quill
  • 1x Bahamut's Mercy (Gigaflare) - Reduces Gigaflare cooldown by 6 secs

 

Scholar's Bonnet

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing the An Inconvenient Truth side quest

Available after speaking to Jill during Back to Their Origin main scenario at the Reading Desk​​​​​​​
Details: Heed Vivian's request?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Talk to Vivian
  2. Talk to Harpocrates
  3. Head to Garnic on Ash
  4. Collect the book in the house on the hill
  5. Fight off the enemies
  6. Return to Vivian

Rewards: 

  • 6440 EXP
  • 30 Renown
  • Scholar's Bonnet

 

Winter Mead

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing the Silver Linings side quest

Available after completing Trial and Error side quest​​​​​​​
Details: Offer to help Gav complete the gift?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Head to Martha's Rest and talk with the three merchants
  2. Head to the abandoned shack on Rhiannon's Ride
  3. Retrieve the feather inside the shack
  4. Return to the Hideaway and talk to Gav
  5. Talk to Edda in the infirmary

Rewards: 

  • 6440 EXP
  • 30 Renown
  • Winter Mead

 

Medicine Chest

How to Obtain: Obtained from Tarja after the Tears of Mercy side quest. You don't automatically obtain this one and need to talk with her once more.

Obtained after completing Like Father, Like Daughter main scenario in The Hideaway​​​​​​​
Details: Try and convince Tarja to rest?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Talk to Tarja
  2. Defeat the spiders in Laubert's Pass
  3. Return to Rodrigue in The Hideaway

Rewards: 

  • 460 EXP
  • 1200 Gil
  • 25 Renown
  • 20x Sharp Fang
  • 40x Magicked Ash

 

Continental Censer

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing An Eye for an Eye Side Quest

During Things Fall Apart before setting out from The Hideout​​​​​​​
Details: Inquire with Lady Charon about the recent rumors?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Talk to Lady Charon
  2. Talk to Goetz
  3. Travel to Dalimil to investigate the source of the rumors
  4. Visit the Reaper's storehouse and fight bandits
  5. Return to Charon

Rewards: 

  • 1035 EXP
  • 35 Renown
  • Continental Censer
  • 1x Meteorite

 

Martelle Apples

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing The Fruits of Her Labors Side Quest

Available in the Hideaway after completing The Gathering Storm main scenario​​​​​​​
Details: Take the fruit to the Curse Breakers?
Quest Steps: 

Give the apples to Cursebreakers near Otto's Workshop

Rewards: 

  • EXP 250
  • 600 Gil
  • 10 Renown
  • Martelle Apples Curiosity

 

Ambrosia's Tack

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing The White-Winged Wonder Side Quest

Available in Martha's Rest after completing the Release main scenario​​​​​​​
Details: Go and help the flock of Chocobos?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Head to the Waypoint marker
  2. Follow the trail to find the Chocobo

Rewards: 

  • 250 EXP
  • 20 Renown
  • 1x Ambrosia's Tack Curiosity
  • 60x Sharp Fang
  • Ambrosia the Chocobo

 

Charred Sparring Sword

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing the More than Words side quest

Available after speaking to Jill during Back to Their Origin main scenario at the Reading Desk​​​​​​​
Details: Heed Charon's request?
Quest Steps: 

  1. Interact with Torgal
  2. Follow Torgal
  3. Visit the dock in Port Isolde and take the rowboat
  4. Visit the Rookery
  5. Climb the hill

Rewards: 

  • 6440 EXP
  • 30 Renown
  • Charred Sparring Sword
  • Cavall's Fang +1 - Increases Torgal's attack potency

 

The Circle of Malius

How to Obtain: Obtained after completing all of the Chronolith Trials

 

 

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Game Page Final Fantasy XVI
Developer
Square Enix
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Square Enix
Platforms
PlayStation 5
Release Date
June 22, 2023 (Calendar)
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JRPG, RPG