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Red Balloon
Final Fantasy XIV
Type
Fisher
's Tackle
Stack Size
99
Class
FSH
Level
53
Item Level
130
A bright red breed of balloon bug found floating at higher elevations than its duller cousins. Live bait for both skyfishing and cloudfishing. Up to 99 red balloons can be stacked together.
Price
16 gil
sold by
Peddler of Wonders
Trade
50
Blue Gatherer's Scrips
for 50
with
Scrip Exchange
Value
1 gil
Not Desynthesizable
Compare Red Balloon to other Arms & Tools
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Fish Guide: Caught with Red Balloon – 11 shown
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Entry
High-quality
moochable fish
can be Mooched in certain fishing points;
mooch-caught fish
can only be caught by mooching a fish;
double mooch-caught fish
and
triple mooch-caught fish
can only be caught with multiple consecutive mooches
Name
The links in this column correspond to the items being gathered, rather than the gathering log entry
Item
Level
Type
Bait that can be used to catch this fish
Usable Bait
The weather conditions during which this fish can be caught; some fish require a combination of two consecutive weather types; if no weather conditions are listed, the fish can be caught regardless of weather
Weather
The times at which this fish can be caught; if no times are listed, the fish can be caught at any time; the countdown timer shows in green for currently available fish, and blue for fish which will be available within the next 5 minutes
Availability
You must catch this many fish before you can catch the fish that they prey on
Predators
Prime Locations
Entry
High-quality
moochable fish
can be Mooched in certain fishing points;
mooch-caught fish
can only be caught by mooching a fish;
double mooch-caught fish
and
triple mooch-caught fish
can only be caught with multiple consecutive mooches
Name
The links in this column correspond to the items being gathered, rather than the gathering log entry
Item
Level
Type
Bait that can be used to catch this fish
Usable Bait
The weather conditions during which this fish can be caught; some fish require a combination of two consecutive weather types; if no weather conditions are listed, the fish can be caught regardless of weather
Weather
The times at which this fish can be caught; if no times are listed, the fish can be caught at any time; the countdown timer shows in green for currently available fish, and blue for fish which will be available within the next 5 minutes
Availability
You must catch this many fish before you can catch the fish that they prey on
Predators
Prime Locations
309
Starflower
Item
51
Floating Islands
Red Balloon
-
-
-
The Churning Mists
318
Mahu Wai
Item
53
Floating Islands
Red Balloon
-
-
-
The Sea of Clouds
320
Buoyant Oviform
Item
54
Floating Islands
Red Balloon
-
-
-
The Sea of Clouds
321
Whiteloom
Item
53
Floating Islands
Red Balloon
-
-
-
The Sea of Clouds
322
Blue Cloud Coral
Item
54
Floating Islands
Red Balloon
-
-
-
The Sea of Clouds
330
Mitre Slug
Item
54
Floating Islands
Red Balloon
-
-
-
The Sea of Clouds
332
Storm Core
Item
54
Floating Islands
Red Balloon
-
-
-
The Sea of Clouds
339
Sky Faerie
Item
53
Floating Islands
Red Balloon
-
-
-
The Sea of Clouds
346
Cloud Rider
Item
55
Floating Islands
Red Balloon
,
Sky Faerie
(Mooch)
-
-
-
The Churning Mists
357
Blue Medusa
Item
56
Floating Islands
Red Balloon
-
-
-
The Churning Mists
375
Brown Bolo
Item
57
Floating Islands
Red Balloon
Clouds
-
-
The Churning Mists
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Shop Items: Red Balloon – 1 shown
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The merchant selling this item; certain merchants have multiple shop lists
Merchant
Price
Some NPCs offer multiple shop pages of items for sale, each with a different list of items
Shop
Area
Location
Coordinates
The merchant selling this item; certain merchants have multiple shop lists
Merchant
Price
Some NPCs offer multiple shop pages of items for sale, each with a different list of items
Shop
Area
Location
Coordinates
Peddler of Wonders
16 gil
Tools
The Sea of Clouds
Camp Cloudtop
(X:9 Y:33)
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Trade Items: Trade for Red Balloon – 2 shown
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The item or items received in this exchange
Item
The merchant selling this item; certain merchants have multiple shop lists
Merchant
The item or items you must exchange to receive the desired item
Trade Items
Some exhange NPCs offer multiple menus of items for trade, each with a different list of items
Menu
Tab
Area
Location
Coordinates
The item or items received in this exchange
Item
The merchant selling this item; certain merchants have multiple shop lists
Merchant
The item or items you must exchange to receive the desired item
Trade Items
Some exhange NPCs offer multiple menus of items for trade, each with a different list of items
Menu
Tab
Area
Location
Coordinates
50
Red Balloons
Scrip Exchange
50
Blue Gatherer's Scrips
Blue Gatherers' Scrip Exchange
Others
Idyllshire
-
(X:5 Y:6)
50
Red Balloons
Scrip Exchange
50
Blue Gatherer's Scrips
Blue Gatherers' Scrip Exchange
Others
Mor Dhona
Revenant's Toll
(X:22 Y:6)
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Quests: With Red Balloon Reward – 1 shown
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Name
Type
Subype
These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company
Plotline
Level
The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level
EXP
Gil
You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards
Rewards
You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed
Reward Options
Prerequisites
Starting NPC
Name
Type
Subype
These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company
Plotline
Level
The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level
EXP
Gil
You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards
Rewards
You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed
Reward Options
Prerequisites
Starting NPC
The Icepick Challenge
Class
Fisher
-
53
230,400
923 gil
Cedar Fishing Rod
, 50
Red Balloons
,
Cloudfishing
Holy Rainbow Hat
or
Wyvernskin Jerkin
or
Holy Rainbow Work Gloves
or
Wyvernskin Culottes
or 3
Allagan Silver Pieces
FSH
Lv.53,
Plenty More Fish in the Sea
Ansaulme
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Leves: With Possible Red Balloon Reward – 6 shown
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The name of the leve; a leve may have several versions, even at the same level, but only one version will be available in a given level range at any one time;
large-scale leves
require 10 leve allowances
Name
Battlecraft leves may be completed by any Disciple of War or Magic, while Tradecraft and Fieldcraft leves must be completed by a specific class; Grand Company leves can be completed by a member of any Grand Company, but a bonus is earned when completing leves by the Grand Company you have joined; Trial leves are Battlecraft leves which must be completed before other leves will be offered by this levemete; they will not be offered again once completed
Type
Level
EXP
The Levemete NPC that offers this leve; some leves are offered by a Levemete in town in addition to the local Levemete
Levemete
Most leves fall into a number of distinct categories based on the type of leve objectives; the styles correspond to the leve plates shown in the corner of the journal entry
Leve Plate
For tradecraft leves, you must deliver these items to the specified NPC to complete the leve; certain deliveries indicated by a "×1–3" note can be repeated up to three times
Requested Items
Items created for tradecraft leves must be delivered to this NPC
Deliver To
Time Limit
Area
Location
The range of gil or company seals that may be offered as a reward for completing this leve
Reward
The name of the leve; a leve may have several versions, even at the same level, but only one version will be available in a given level range at any one time;
large-scale leves
require 10 leve allowances
Name
Battlecraft leves may be completed by any Disciple of War or Magic, while Tradecraft and Fieldcraft leves must be completed by a specific class; Grand Company leves can be completed by a member of any Grand Company, but a bonus is earned when completing leves by the Grand Company you have joined; Trial leves are Battlecraft leves which must be completed before other leves will be offered by this levemete; they will not be offered again once completed
Type
Level
EXP
The Levemete NPC that offers this leve; some leves are offered by a Levemete in town in addition to the local Levemete
Levemete
Most leves fall into a number of distinct categories based on the type of leve objectives; the styles correspond to the leve plates shown in the corner of the journal entry
Leve Plate
For tradecraft leves, you must deliver these items to the specified NPC to complete the leve; certain deliveries indicated by a "×1–3" note can be repeated up to three times
Requested Items
Items created for tradecraft leves must be delivered to this NPC
Deliver To
Time Limit
Area
Location
The range of gil or company seals that may be offered as a reward for completing this leve
Reward
Bounty of Sky, Bounty of Earth
Fisher
52
37,714
Eloin
Sincerity
3
Cloudfish
(Lv. 53)
×1–3
Cesteline
-
Foundation
Foundation
600 gil
Fish Oils and Forgotten Spoils
Fisher
52
98,430
Eloin
Concord
2
Grass Carp
(Lv. 53)
Cesteline
-
Foundation
Foundation
600 gil
Loose Lips Heal (Broken) Hips
Fisher
52
85,622
Eloin
Concord
3
Three-lip Carp
(Lv. 53)
Cesteline
-
Foundation
Foundation
600 gil
Eating Like the Natives (L)
Fisher
52
56,571
Eloin
Sincerity
6
Cloudfish
(Lv. 53)
×1–3
Celestine
-
Foundation
Foundation
825 gil
Prayer and Prejudice (L)
Fisher
52
128,433
Eloin
Concord
6
Three-lip Carp
(Lv. 53)
Celestine
-
Foundation
Foundation
2,457 gil
Valuing the Vintage (L)
Fisher
52
147,645
Eloin
Concord
4
Grass Carp
(Lv. 53)
Celestine
-
Foundation
Foundation
2,970 gil
Renegades
Raijodo Kai