If you examine the lake north of Timber, Squall will be presented with 2 options: Throw a rock or hum. Hum to have a shadow in the lake talk to you. It’ll ask of Squall to locate a monkey. Head over to the forest west of Dollet and run around a bit until a message says the animal was sighted. You may need to keep pressing [X] for that to happen. Report back to the shadow in Obel Lake, who hints at the existence of 4 special rocks in the world. To get clues for the 4 rock locations, throw a rock in the lake until it bounces six times (this occurs randomly). Afterwards, hum for the shadow. The 4 locations are:

- Along the shores of Balamb, find a rock with an inscription on it.
- The tiny island to the east of Timber, north of the Horizon Bridge.
- The cliffs south of Galbadia Garden (or what used to be the Garden). Land the Ragnarok on the cliff above the waterfall. Examine the ground above the waterfall.
- The forest west of Dollet.

Examine these locations with [X] to find the rocks. Each has it own unique inscription. When rearranged, you’ll get a message about a hidden treasure in the plains north of Esthar. Pilot your Ragnarok over there and comb the Mordred Plains (you can’t trigger this event unless you locate all 4 rocks first). There’ll be tons of talking stones here; try to locate a red one and go in the opposite direction it tells you to. Keep searching until you find a red stone that tells you, "The treasure is not here." Examine the same area again to obtain a Three Stars item, which grants a GF the Expendx3-1 ability (use 3 spells in a row for the cost of only 1). If you need a hint, it’s located southeast of the plains, not too far away from the center.

Apart from this event, the shadow will drop several other hints... one will be regarding another hidden treasure. Head for Eldbeak Peninsula, which is on Trabia, north of Balamb. Examine the tip of the peninsula to get an inscription: "TRETIMEASUREATMINOFFDEISLE." Fly the Ragnarok over to Minde Isle, which is a small island southwest of Esthar City. Search the southern regions of the island for a Luck-J Scroll.