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Minfilia Warde

2026-08-16T23:49:15Z

Clyncyerudje:

{{otheruses|the leader of [[the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]]|the person known as "Minfilia" on [[the First]]|Minfilia (The First)}}
{{NPC infobox
| name = Minfilia
| description = "Come what may, we Scions will never give up the fight."

A woman whose gentle eyes and caring demeanor conceal a steely determination. Amidst the chaos that reigns in the wake of the Calamity, Minfilia seeks to find a hero who will help to usher in an era of enduring peace. She is said to harbor a keen interest in preternatural phenomena.
| image = Minfilia_ARR.jpg
| location = The Rising Stones
| coordinates = 6.1,5.2
| title = The Antecedent
| gender = Female
| age = 27
| race = Hyur
| clan = Highlander
| class = Miner
| job =
| weapon = [[Mythril Knife]]
| profession =
| birthplace = [[Ala Mhigo]]
| organization = Path of the Twelve, The Scions of the Seventh Dawn
| relatives = [[F'lhaminn]] (adoptive mother)
| level =
| aggression =
| service = quest
| goal =
| patch = 2.0
| voiceJP = Miyuki Sawashiro
| voiceEN = Amy Bolton (ARR), Zoë Tapper
| voiceFR =
| voiceDE =
}}
==Quests Started==
{{quest list header}}
{{quest list row|A Wild Rose by Any Other Name}}
{{quest list row|Life, Materia and Everything}}
{{quest list row|Lord of the Inferno}}
{{quest list row|A Hero in the Making}}
{{quest list row|Sylph-management}}
{{quest list row|Shadow of Darkness}}
{{quest list row|Meeting with the Resistance}}
{{quest list row|Terror at Fallgourd}}
{{quest list row|Wrath of the Titan}}
{{quest list row|The Black Wolf's Ultimatum}}
{{quest list row|Operation Archon}}
{{quest list row|The Price of Principles}}
{{quest list row|Moving On}}
{{quest list row|Laying the Foundation}}
{{quest list row|The Gifted}}
{{quest list row|Build on the Stone}}
{{quest list row|Still Waters}}
{{quest list row|The Sea Rises}}
{{quest list row|The Great Divide}}
{{quest list row|Lord of Levin}}
{{quest list row|Guardian of Eorzea}}
{{quest list row|Heretical Harassment}}
{{quest list row|Traitor in the Midst}}
{{quest list row|A Simple Plan}}
{{quest list row|The Instruments of Our Deliverance}}
{{quest list row|The Reason Roaille}}
{{quest list row|Good Intentions}}
{{quest list row|In Memory of Moenbryda}}
{{quest list row|Mask of Grief}}
{{quest list row|Volunteer Dragonslayers}}
{{quest list row|Administrative Decision}}
{{quest list row|An Unexpected Ambition}}
{{quest list row|Where We Are Needed}}
{{quest list row|A Time to Every Purpose}}
{{quest list row|Come, but Not Gone}}
{{quest list row|A Recurring Problem}}
{{table footer}}

==Quests Involved In==
{{quest list header}}
{{quest list row|Dressed to Deceive}}
{{quest list row|Back from the Wood (Quest)}}
{{quest list row|Foot in the Door}}
{{quest list row|Back to Square One}}
{{quest list row|Skeletons in Her Closet}}
{{quest list row|All Good Things}}
{{quest list row|Escape from Castrum Centri}}
{{quest list row|What Little Gods Are Made Of}}
{{quest list row|Through the Maelstrom}}
{{quest list row|The Ultimate Weapon}}
{{quest list row|The Steps of Faith}}
{{quest list row|The Rising Chorus}}
{{quest list row|The Least among Us}}
{{quest list row|Stories We Tell}}
{{quest list row|In Flagrante Delicto}}
{{quest list row|Into the Heart of the Whorl}}
{{quest list row|It's Possibly a Primal}}
{{quest list row|Let Us Cling Together}}
{{quest list row|Lord of the Whorl}}
{{quest list row|On the Properties of Primals}}
{{quest list row|Rock the Castrum}}
{{quest list row|Eyes Unclouded}}
{{quest list row|Committed to the Cause}}
{{quest list row|Coming to Terms}}
{{quest list row|An Uninvited Ascian}}
{{quest list row|All Things in Time}}
{{quest list row|Best Laid Schemes}}
{{quest list row|Ancient Ways, Timeless Wants}}
{{quest list row|All Due Respect}}
{{quest list row|Aether on Demand}}
{{table footer}}

==Additional Information==
{{quotation|[[Encyclopædia Eorzea]] vol 1|The Antecedent of [[the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]], Minfilia (birth-name Ascilia.) is a [[Highlander]] woman of twenty-seven years. Her father was a [[Garlean]] spy whose true loyalties lay with the Ala Mhigan Resistance. However, he perished shortly after their arrival in [[Ul'dah]], gored by a beast that broke free of its fetters during a parade. Minfilia would have been alone in the world but for the kindness of the songstress [[F'lhaminn]], who took her in. Even now, the smell of her adoptive mother's home-cooked meal brings a smile to Minfilia's face. 
Around her seventeenth nameday, Minfilia first experienced her uncanny talent to see the past through others' eyes. The following year, she was introduced to [[Louisoix Leveilleur]] by her long-time companion, [[Thancred]], and learned that her ability had a name—the Echo. Thereafter, she exchanged many letters with the Archon, working to find people with abilities similar to hers. Thus, she established the [[Path of the Twelve]]—an organization which offered sanctuary to those who exhibited traces of the Echo while exploring how best to put their talents to use for the good of the realm. Minfilia is described as a woman whose gentle eyes and caring demeanor conceal a steely determination. Amidst the chaos that reigns in the wake of the Calamity, Minfilia seeks to find a hero who will help usher in an era of enduring peace. She is said to harbor a keen interest in preternatural phenomena. Minfilia is also something of a [[Miner]], and her favorite possession is a small piece of cat's-eye she unearthed as a child.

'''Mythril Knife''': [[Thancred]] made a present for Minfilia upon her eighteenth nameday, that she might have something with which to defend herself should such a situation arise. Of Near Eastern design, its blade curves smoothly, and the hilt features a beautiful silver inlay courtesy of the [[Goldsmiths' Guild]].}}

Though canonically a [[Highlander]], female [[Highlander]]s weren't playable during the [[Patch 1.23b|1.x era]] of [[Final Fantasy XIV]]. Given that, [[Minfilia Warde|Minfilia]] and [[Yda]] use [[Midlander]] models, [[emotes]], and gear textures. Also, during [[Patch 1.23b|Legacy]] Minfilia's outfit was mostly gatherer gear dyed pink, in keeping with her backstory as a [[miner]].

===Lore===
Initially, '''Minfilia''' wished to direct '''The Path''' to forging a bond with the [[Beast Tribe]]s after the [[Garlean Empire]] labeled them "The enemy of Eorzea", claiming that their summoning would be used against any who stood against them. Public opinion of the '''Beast Tribes''' was already low, and those who could communicate with them via the '''Echo''' were looked on less than favorably. Most of the members of '''The Path''' rejected '''Minfilia's''' stance, save for a few members, including an '''Adventurer''' of high repute. Even following the [[Amalj'aa]] and [[Ifrit]] rejecting their proposal for peace, '''Minfilia''' maintained that the '''Empire''' is too strong to stand against if the inhabitants of '''Eorzea''' are divided.

Following the [[Seventh Umbral Calamity]], '''Minfilia''', at the behest of [[Louisoix Leveilleur]], merged her remaining members of '''The Path''' and his [[Circle of Knowing]] to form [[the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]]. She was gifted the shards of [[Tupsimati]], '''Louisoix's''' staff, which she kept in '''The Solar'''.

Five years later, after much efforts of rebuilding, the '''Scions''' made their base in [[Vesper Bay]], a port town where they would receive news from all across the continent. Eventually, an adventurer would be invited to join their cause, and '''Minfilia''' would teach them about the '''Echo'''. After measuring their abilities, '''Minfilia''' assigns them to a mission to investigate shipments of crystals being attacked and stolen. These events led to the '''Amalj'aa''' kidnapping several [[Immortal Flames]] members and the '''adventurer''' to sacrifice to '''Ifrit'''. When the [[Primal]] is slain, '''Minfilia''' assigns them the task of keeping an eye out for any '''Primals''' that may appear and slay them.

When [[the Waking Sands]] are raided by [[Livia sas Junius]] and a group of '''Garlean Soldiers''', '''Minfilia''', alongside [[Tataru Taru]], [[Papalymo]] and [[Urianger]] were kidnapped for the purpose of studying her '''Echo''', while the other members of the '''Scions''' who were present were slain. When she wouldn't give them what they wanted, and wouldn't cooperate, she was rescued just before she was about to be transferred to [[Castrum Meridianum]] by the '''Warrior of Light''' and the other '''Scions'''. When [[Gaius van Baelsar]] issues an ultimatum to '''Eorzea''': to join the '''Empire''' or be destroyed, '''Minfilia''' brought the city-state's leaders together to plan a counter offensive to take out not just '''Gaius''', but also [[the Ultima Weapon]], the '''Eikon-slaying''' machina created by the [[Allagan Empire]] long ago.

Following the thwarting of the '''Empire's''' attack, '''Minfilia''' worries they had become too public to do their job efficiently, that being to deal with matters without being beholden to any government. The '''Scions''' relocated to [[Revenant's Toll]], a frontier settlement in [[Mor Dhona]]. '''Minfilia''' is also reunited with [[F'lhaminn]], her adoptive mother who disappeared some time ago, and stays by her side at their new headquarters.

'''Minfilia''' was approached by the leader of the [[Ascians]], [[Elidibus]], who expressed that he understood the true nature of the '''Echo''', and that it could eliminate the differences between them. When she tried to attack him, he simply rebuffed her.

When [[Yugiri Mistwalker]] arrived in '''Eorzea''' and her pleas for sanctuary for the '''Doman refugees''' were rejected by [[the Syndicate]], '''Minfilia''' made arrangements for her and her people to live in '''Mor Dhona''' in exchange for frontier work. To show her thanks, '''Yugiri''' aided her and the '''Scions''' in their investigation of the [[Sahagin]] stealing crystals to summon their god, [[Leviathan]]. '''Minfilia''' joined the investigation in hopes of further understanding the '''Echo''' herself. There she witnesses the '''Sahagin''' leader using the '''Echo''' to escape death, transfer his consciousness into another tribesman, and finish the ritual to summon '''Leviathan'''.

'''Minfilia''', with the help of '''Urianger''', formulated a plot to trap the '''Ascians''' within [[White Auracite]] and prevent them from being reborn when they fall, now that they understand how thanks to the way the '''Sahagin''' leader was able to move from being to being. She enlists the assistance of [[Moenbryda]], an expert in [[Aether]]. With this, she and the '''Warrior of Light''' are able to also track and attack [[Ysayle|Lady Iceheart]], a woman leading a band of heretics from [[Ishgard]] on raids for crystal caravans.

When [[Nabriales]] attacks '''Minfilia''' to steal '''Tupsimati''', their theory is put to the test, when the '''Warrior of Light''' defeated the '''Ascian''', and she, the '''Warrior''' and '''Moenbryda''' used the '''White Auracite''' to destroy '''Nabriales''', unfortunately at the cost of '''Moenbryda's''' life.

'''Minfilia''' joined the rest of the '''Scions''' at the banquet following the defending of '''Ishgard''' from [[Vishap]] and [[Dravanian Horde|The Horde]], but was accused of regicide along with her comrades in a bid by [[Teledji Adeledji]] and the '''Monetarists''' to seize control of '''Ul'dah''', and pursued by the [[Brass Blades]]. She escaped at the side of the '''Warrior of Light''', but suddenly told them to escape ahead of her. In that moment, she was contacted by [[Hydaelyn]]. She was brought before [[the Mothercrystal]] and bequeathed with part of her power, being chosen to act as [[The Word of the Mother]], the voice of the goddess. She continues to watch over the '''Warrior of Light''' in their hardships in '''Ishgard'''.

Some time later, during the investigation into where the remaining '''Scions''' had disappeared, the '''Warrior of Light''' and [[Krile]] return to the last location '''Minfilia''' was seen, and the '''Warrior''' was brought before the '''Mothercrystal''', and learned of '''Minfilia's''' fate, and why she was chosen by '''Hydaelyn'''. The '''Scions''', after hearing this, choose to continue her mission to better '''Eorzea''' in her stead.

When the [[Warriors of Darkness]] appeared on '''Eorzea''' and began attacking '''Primals''', and eventually came head-to-head with the '''Scions''' and the '''Warrior of Light''', thanks to the machinations of '''Urianger''', they were brought before '''Minfilia''', who offered to use the power she was bestowed with to halt the [[Flood of Light]] that was destroying their home on [[The First]]. She says goodbye to her friends, knowing she most likely will never return.

On '''The First''', with the help of the '''Warriors of Darkness''', she is able to use the last of her power to halt '''The Flood'''. She leaves [[Ardbert]]'s spirit on '''The First''', telling him he has a greater mission to come. She becomes a figure of legend to the people of [[Norvrandt]], and like the '''Ascians''', is able to pass a part of her power to others in an attempt to aid the people in the battle against the [[Sin Eater]]s. This continued for a hundred years, until her most recent "[[Ryne|reincarnation]]" was captured and held in prison by [[Vauthry]], a man working in league with the '''Ascians''' to control the '''Sin Eaters''' to gain power over the remaining people. When [[Ryne|the girl]] is rescued by [[Thancred]] after he is accidentally pulled into '''The First''' by the [[Crystal Exarch]], '''Minfilia''' briefly enters the body of [[Ryne|the girl]], expressing that she has little time remaining, and intends to pass her powers on to [[Ryne|the girl]] should she accept being the new '''Oracle of Light'''.

After the '''Warrior of Light''' arrives on '''The First''' and becomes involved in the incidents there, the young "[[Ryne|Minfilia]]" realizes that she must accept the true '''Minfilia's''' power to effectively hunt the [[Lightwarden]]s. The girl meets with '''Minfilia''', and is blessed with the last vestiges of her power. '''Minfilia''' thanks [[Ryne|the girl]] and the '''Warrior of Light''' for everything they've done, then passes away, back into '''aether''' and returns to the [[Lifestream]]. '''Hydaelyn''', grateful for everything '''Minfilia''' did, returns her '''aether''' back to [[The Source]].

Some time later, when the '''Warrior of Light''' and the '''Scions''' are making their way through [[The Aitiascope]], '''Minfilia''' aids them on their way through, creating a path for them to walk. When the '''Warrior of Light''' walks alone to their final battle in [[Ultima Thule]], they hear '''Minfilia's''' voice, reminding them they are not alone, and to keep walking their path to the end.

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“Come what may, we Scions will never give up the fight.”

The Antecedent of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, Minfilia is a Highlander woman of twenty-seven years. Her father was a Garlean spy whose true loyalties lay with the Ala Mhigan Resistance. However, he perished shortly after their arrival in Ul'dah, gored by a beast that broke free of its fetters during a parade. Minfilia would have been alone in the world but for the kindness of the songstress F’lhaminn, who took her in. Even now, the smell of her adoptive mother’s home-cooked meal brings a smile to Minfilia’s face.

Around her seventeenth nameday, Minfilia first experienced her uncanny talent to see the past through others’ eyes. The following year, she was introduced to Louisoix Leveilleur by her long-time companion, Thancred, and learned that her ability had a name—the Echo. Thereafter, she exchanged many letters with the Archon, working to find people with abilities similar to hers. Thus, she established the Path of the Twelve—an organization which offered sanctuary to those who exhibited traces of the Echo while exploring how best to put their talents to use for the good of the realm. Minfilia is also something of a miner, and her favorite possession is a small piece of cat’s-eye she unearthed as a child.

===Mythril Knife===
Thancred made a present of this knife to Minfilia upon her eighteenth nameday, that she might have something with which to defend herself should such a situation arise. Of Near Eastern design, its blade curves smoothly, and the hilt features a beautiful silver inlay courtesy of the Goldsmiths’ Guild.<ref>Encyclopaedia Eorzea: Volume I, page 189</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery heights=300px mode=packed>
Minfilia ARR.png|Artwork of Minfilia
File:FFXIV Uldah Story Ascilia.webp|Ascilia from [[Patch 1.23b|Legacy]]
File:FFXIV Minfilia Full.webp|Minfilia from [[Patch 1.23b|Legacy]]
File:Minfilia HW Model.jpg|[[Heavensward]] Appearance
</gallery>

==References==
<references />

[[Category:NPCs]] [[Category:Quest NPCs]] [[Category:Patch 2.0 NPCs]]

Minfilia Warde

2026-08-16T23:47:37Z

Clyncyerudje: Removed a note on 1.0 Ascilia that was incorrect; Ascilia only appears in flashbacks and Echo scenes during 1.0, she is not a current-events character.

{{otheruses|the leader of [[the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]]|the person known as "Minfilia" on [[the First]]|Minfilia (The First)}}
{{NPC infobox
| name = Minfilia
| description = "Come what may, we Scions will never give up the fight."

A woman whose gentle eyes and caring demeanor conceal a steely determination. Amidst the chaos that reigns in the wake of the Calamity, Minfilia seeks to find a hero who will help to usher in an era of enduring peace. She is said to harbor a keen interest in preternatural phenomena.
| image = Minfilia_ARR.jpg
| location = The Rising Stones
| coordinates = 6.1,5.2
| title = The Antecedent
| gender = Female
| age = 27
| race = Hyur
| clan = Highlander
| class = Miner
| job =
| weapon = [[Mythril Knife]]
| profession =
| birthplace = [[Ala Mhigo]]
| organization = Path of the Twelve, The Scions of the Seventh Dawn
| relatives = [[F'lhaminn]] (adoptive mother)
| level =
| aggression =
| service = quest
| goal =
| patch = 2.0
| voiceJP = Miyuki Sawashiro
| voiceEN = Amy Bolton (ARR), Zoë Tapper
| voiceFR =
| voiceDE =
}}
==Quests Started==
{{quest list header}}
{{quest list row|A Wild Rose by Any Other Name}}
{{quest list row|Life, Materia and Everything}}
{{quest list row|Lord of the Inferno}}
{{quest list row|A Hero in the Making}}
{{quest list row|Sylph-management}}
{{quest list row|Shadow of Darkness}}
{{quest list row|Meeting with the Resistance}}
{{quest list row|Terror at Fallgourd}}
{{quest list row|Wrath of the Titan}}
{{quest list row|The Black Wolf's Ultimatum}}
{{quest list row|Operation Archon}}
{{quest list row|The Price of Principles}}
{{quest list row|Moving On}}
{{quest list row|Laying the Foundation}}
{{quest list row|The Gifted}}
{{quest list row|Build on the Stone}}
{{quest list row|Still Waters}}
{{quest list row|The Sea Rises}}
{{quest list row|The Great Divide}}
{{quest list row|Lord of Levin}}
{{quest list row|Guardian of Eorzea}}
{{quest list row|Heretical Harassment}}
{{quest list row|Traitor in the Midst}}
{{quest list row|A Simple Plan}}
{{quest list row|The Instruments of Our Deliverance}}
{{quest list row|The Reason Roaille}}
{{quest list row|Good Intentions}}
{{quest list row|In Memory of Moenbryda}}
{{quest list row|Mask of Grief}}
{{quest list row|Volunteer Dragonslayers}}
{{quest list row|Administrative Decision}}
{{quest list row|An Unexpected Ambition}}
{{quest list row|Where We Are Needed}}
{{quest list row|A Time to Every Purpose}}
{{quest list row|Come, but Not Gone}}
{{quest list row|A Recurring Problem}}
{{table footer}}

==Quests Involved In==
{{quest list header}}
{{quest list row|Dressed to Deceive}}
{{quest list row|Back from the Wood (Quest)}}
{{quest list row|Foot in the Door}}
{{quest list row|Back to Square One}}
{{quest list row|Skeletons in Her Closet}}
{{quest list row|All Good Things}}
{{quest list row|Escape from Castrum Centri}}
{{quest list row|What Little Gods Are Made Of}}
{{quest list row|Through the Maelstrom}}
{{quest list row|The Ultimate Weapon}}
{{quest list row|The Steps of Faith}}
{{quest list row|The Rising Chorus}}
{{quest list row|The Least among Us}}
{{quest list row|Stories We Tell}}
{{quest list row|In Flagrante Delicto}}
{{quest list row|Into the Heart of the Whorl}}
{{quest list row|It's Possibly a Primal}}
{{quest list row|Let Us Cling Together}}
{{quest list row|Lord of the Whorl}}
{{quest list row|On the Properties of Primals}}
{{quest list row|Rock the Castrum}}
{{quest list row|Eyes Unclouded}}
{{quest list row|Committed to the Cause}}
{{quest list row|Coming to Terms}}
{{quest list row|An Uninvited Ascian}}
{{quest list row|All Things in Time}}
{{quest list row|Best Laid Schemes}}
{{quest list row|Ancient Ways, Timeless Wants}}
{{quest list row|All Due Respect}}
{{quest list row|Aether on Demand}}
{{table footer}}

==Additional Information==
{{quotation|[[Encyclopædia Eorzea]] vol 1|The Antecedent of [[the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]], Minfilia (birth-name Ascilia. https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIV_storylines#Ul'dah</ref>) is a [[Highlander]] woman of twenty-seven years. Her father was a [[Garlean]] spy whose true loyalties lay with the Ala Mhigan Resistance. However, he perished shortly after their arrival in [[Ul'dah]], gored by a beast that broke free of its fetters during a parade. Minfilia would have been alone in the world but for the kindness of the songstress [[F'lhaminn]], who took her in. Even now, the smell of her adoptive mother's home-cooked meal brings a smile to Minfilia's face. 
Around her seventeenth nameday, Minfilia first experienced her uncanny talent to see the past through others' eyes. The following year, she was introduced to [[Louisoix Leveilleur]] by her long-time companion, [[Thancred]], and learned that her ability had a name—the Echo. Thereafter, she exchanged many letters with the Archon, working to find people with abilities similar to hers. Thus, she established the [[Path of the Twelve]]—an organization which offered sanctuary to those who exhibited traces of the Echo while exploring how best to put their talents to use for the good of the realm. Minfilia is described as a woman whose gentle eyes and caring demeanor conceal a steely determination. Amidst the chaos that reigns in the wake of the Calamity, Minfilia seeks to find a hero who will help usher in an era of enduring peace. She is said to harbor a keen interest in preternatural phenomena. Minfilia is also something of a [[Miner]], and her favorite possession is a small piece of cat's-eye she unearthed as a child.

'''Mythril Knife''': [[Thancred]] made a present for Minfilia upon her eighteenth nameday, that she might have something with which to defend herself should such a situation arise. Of Near Eastern design, its blade curves smoothly, and the hilt features a beautiful silver inlay courtesy of the [[Goldsmiths' Guild]].}}

Though canonically a [[Highlander]], female [[Highlander]]s weren't playable during the [[Patch 1.23b|1.x era]] of [[Final Fantasy XIV]]. Given that, [[Minfilia Warde|Minfilia]] and [[Yda]] use [[Midlander]] models, [[emotes]], and gear textures. Also, during [[Patch 1.23b|Legacy]] Minfilia's outfit was mostly gatherer gear dyed pink, in keeping with her backstory as a [[miner]].

===Lore===
Initially, '''Minfilia''' wished to direct '''The Path''' to forging a bond with the [[Beast Tribe]]s after the [[Garlean Empire]] labeled them "The enemy of Eorzea", claiming that their summoning would be used against any who stood against them. Public opinion of the '''Beast Tribes''' was already low, and those who could communicate with them via the '''Echo''' were looked on less than favorably. Most of the members of '''The Path''' rejected '''Minfilia's''' stance, save for a few members, including an '''Adventurer''' of high repute. Even following the [[Amalj'aa]] and [[Ifrit]] rejecting their proposal for peace, '''Minfilia''' maintained that the '''Empire''' is too strong to stand against if the inhabitants of '''Eorzea''' are divided.

Following the [[Seventh Umbral Calamity]], '''Minfilia''', at the behest of [[Louisoix Leveilleur]], merged her remaining members of '''The Path''' and his [[Circle of Knowing]] to form [[the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]]. She was gifted the shards of [[Tupsimati]], '''Louisoix's''' staff, which she kept in '''The Solar'''.

Five years later, after much efforts of rebuilding, the '''Scions''' made their base in [[Vesper Bay]], a port town where they would receive news from all across the continent. Eventually, an adventurer would be invited to join their cause, and '''Minfilia''' would teach them about the '''Echo'''. After measuring their abilities, '''Minfilia''' assigns them to a mission to investigate shipments of crystals being attacked and stolen. These events led to the '''Amalj'aa''' kidnapping several [[Immortal Flames]] members and the '''adventurer''' to sacrifice to '''Ifrit'''. When the [[Primal]] is slain, '''Minfilia''' assigns them the task of keeping an eye out for any '''Primals''' that may appear and slay them.

When [[the Waking Sands]] are raided by [[Livia sas Junius]] and a group of '''Garlean Soldiers''', '''Minfilia''', alongside [[Tataru Taru]], [[Papalymo]] and [[Urianger]] were kidnapped for the purpose of studying her '''Echo''', while the other members of the '''Scions''' who were present were slain. When she wouldn't give them what they wanted, and wouldn't cooperate, she was rescued just before she was about to be transferred to [[Castrum Meridianum]] by the '''Warrior of Light''' and the other '''Scions'''. When [[Gaius van Baelsar]] issues an ultimatum to '''Eorzea''': to join the '''Empire''' or be destroyed, '''Minfilia''' brought the city-state's leaders together to plan a counter offensive to take out not just '''Gaius''', but also [[the Ultima Weapon]], the '''Eikon-slaying''' machina created by the [[Allagan Empire]] long ago.

Following the thwarting of the '''Empire's''' attack, '''Minfilia''' worries they had become too public to do their job efficiently, that being to deal with matters without being beholden to any government. The '''Scions''' relocated to [[Revenant's Toll]], a frontier settlement in [[Mor Dhona]]. '''Minfilia''' is also reunited with [[F'lhaminn]], her adoptive mother who disappeared some time ago, and stays by her side at their new headquarters.

'''Minfilia''' was approached by the leader of the [[Ascians]], [[Elidibus]], who expressed that he understood the true nature of the '''Echo''', and that it could eliminate the differences between them. When she tried to attack him, he simply rebuffed her.

When [[Yugiri Mistwalker]] arrived in '''Eorzea''' and her pleas for sanctuary for the '''Doman refugees''' were rejected by [[the Syndicate]], '''Minfilia''' made arrangements for her and her people to live in '''Mor Dhona''' in exchange for frontier work. To show her thanks, '''Yugiri''' aided her and the '''Scions''' in their investigation of the [[Sahagin]] stealing crystals to summon their god, [[Leviathan]]. '''Minfilia''' joined the investigation in hopes of further understanding the '''Echo''' herself. There she witnesses the '''Sahagin''' leader using the '''Echo''' to escape death, transfer his consciousness into another tribesman, and finish the ritual to summon '''Leviathan'''.

'''Minfilia''', with the help of '''Urianger''', formulated a plot to trap the '''Ascians''' within [[White Auracite]] and prevent them from being reborn when they fall, now that they understand how thanks to the way the '''Sahagin''' leader was able to move from being to being. She enlists the assistance of [[Moenbryda]], an expert in [[Aether]]. With this, she and the '''Warrior of Light''' are able to also track and attack [[Ysayle|Lady Iceheart]], a woman leading a band of heretics from [[Ishgard]] on raids for crystal caravans.

When [[Nabriales]] attacks '''Minfilia''' to steal '''Tupsimati''', their theory is put to the test, when the '''Warrior of Light''' defeated the '''Ascian''', and she, the '''Warrior''' and '''Moenbryda''' used the '''White Auracite''' to destroy '''Nabriales''', unfortunately at the cost of '''Moenbryda's''' life.

'''Minfilia''' joined the rest of the '''Scions''' at the banquet following the defending of '''Ishgard''' from [[Vishap]] and [[Dravanian Horde|The Horde]], but was accused of regicide along with her comrades in a bid by [[Teledji Adeledji]] and the '''Monetarists''' to seize control of '''Ul'dah''', and pursued by the [[Brass Blades]]. She escaped at the side of the '''Warrior of Light''', but suddenly told them to escape ahead of her. In that moment, she was contacted by [[Hydaelyn]]. She was brought before [[the Mothercrystal]] and bequeathed with part of her power, being chosen to act as [[The Word of the Mother]], the voice of the goddess. She continues to watch over the '''Warrior of Light''' in their hardships in '''Ishgard'''.

Some time later, during the investigation into where the remaining '''Scions''' had disappeared, the '''Warrior of Light''' and [[Krile]] return to the last location '''Minfilia''' was seen, and the '''Warrior''' was brought before the '''Mothercrystal''', and learned of '''Minfilia's''' fate, and why she was chosen by '''Hydaelyn'''. The '''Scions''', after hearing this, choose to continue her mission to better '''Eorzea''' in her stead.

When the [[Warriors of Darkness]] appeared on '''Eorzea''' and began attacking '''Primals''', and eventually came head-to-head with the '''Scions''' and the '''Warrior of Light''', thanks to the machinations of '''Urianger''', they were brought before '''Minfilia''', who offered to use the power she was bestowed with to halt the [[Flood of Light]] that was destroying their home on [[The First]]. She says goodbye to her friends, knowing she most likely will never return.

On '''The First''', with the help of the '''Warriors of Darkness''', she is able to use the last of her power to halt '''The Flood'''. She leaves [[Ardbert]]'s spirit on '''The First''', telling him he has a greater mission to come. She becomes a figure of legend to the people of [[Norvrandt]], and like the '''Ascians''', is able to pass a part of her power to others in an attempt to aid the people in the battle against the [[Sin Eater]]s. This continued for a hundred years, until her most recent "[[Ryne|reincarnation]]" was captured and held in prison by [[Vauthry]], a man working in league with the '''Ascians''' to control the '''Sin Eaters''' to gain power over the remaining people. When [[Ryne|the girl]] is rescued by [[Thancred]] after he is accidentally pulled into '''The First''' by the [[Crystal Exarch]], '''Minfilia''' briefly enters the body of [[Ryne|the girl]], expressing that she has little time remaining, and intends to pass her powers on to [[Ryne|the girl]] should she accept being the new '''Oracle of Light'''.

After the '''Warrior of Light''' arrives on '''The First''' and becomes involved in the incidents there, the young "[[Ryne|Minfilia]]" realizes that she must accept the true '''Minfilia's''' power to effectively hunt the [[Lightwarden]]s. The girl meets with '''Minfilia''', and is blessed with the last vestiges of her power. '''Minfilia''' thanks [[Ryne|the girl]] and the '''Warrior of Light''' for everything they've done, then passes away, back into '''aether''' and returns to the [[Lifestream]]. '''Hydaelyn''', grateful for everything '''Minfilia''' did, returns her '''aether''' back to [[The Source]].

Some time later, when the '''Warrior of Light''' and the '''Scions''' are making their way through [[The Aitiascope]], '''Minfilia''' aids them on their way through, creating a path for them to walk. When the '''Warrior of Light''' walks alone to their final battle in [[Ultima Thule]], they hear '''Minfilia's''' voice, reminding them they are not alone, and to keep walking their path to the end.

-----
“Come what may, we Scions will never give up the fight.”

The Antecedent of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, Minfilia is a Highlander woman of twenty-seven years. Her father was a Garlean spy whose true loyalties lay with the Ala Mhigan Resistance. However, he perished shortly after their arrival in Ul'dah, gored by a beast that broke free of its fetters during a parade. Minfilia would have been alone in the world but for the kindness of the songstress F’lhaminn, who took her in. Even now, the smell of her adoptive mother’s home-cooked meal brings a smile to Minfilia’s face.

Around her seventeenth nameday, Minfilia first experienced her uncanny talent to see the past through others’ eyes. The following year, she was introduced to Louisoix Leveilleur by her long-time companion, Thancred, and learned that her ability had a name—the Echo. Thereafter, she exchanged many letters with the Archon, working to find people with abilities similar to hers. Thus, she established the Path of the Twelve—an organization which offered sanctuary to those who exhibited traces of the Echo while exploring how best to put their talents to use for the good of the realm. Minfilia is also something of a miner, and her favorite possession is a small piece of cat’s-eye she unearthed as a child.

===Mythril Knife===
Thancred made a present of this knife to Minfilia upon her eighteenth nameday, that she might have something with which to defend herself should such a situation arise. Of Near Eastern design, its blade curves smoothly, and the hilt features a beautiful silver inlay courtesy of the Goldsmiths’ Guild.<ref>Encyclopaedia Eorzea: Volume I, page 189</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery heights=300px mode=packed>
Minfilia ARR.png|Artwork of Minfilia
File:FFXIV Uldah Story Ascilia.webp|Ascilia from [[Patch 1.23b|Legacy]]
File:FFXIV Minfilia Full.webp|Minfilia from [[Patch 1.23b|Legacy]]
File:Minfilia HW Model.jpg|[[Heavensward]] Appearance
</gallery>

==References==
<references />

[[Category:NPCs]] [[Category:Quest NPCs]] [[Category:Patch 2.0 NPCs]]

Talk:Minfilia Warde

2026-08-16T23:45:07Z

Clyncyerudje: /* Regarding Minfilia in 1.0 */ Reply

== Regarding Minfilia in 1.0 ==

A recently-added footnote states that the young girl Ascilia in 1.0 was not originally intended to be Minfilia, and that this must be a retcon because Minfilia was an adult woman in 1.0. But it is my understanding that the parade sequence in the Ul'dah opening of 1.0 was meant to be a flashback to an earlier time, as are certain scenes in all three introductions; the Echo was just not nearly as clearly delineated in 1.0, and so this caused confusion. I'd be interested in clarification or confirmation that this is indeed a retcon. [[User:Anneapocalypse|Anneapocalypse]] ([[User talk:Anneapocalypse|talk]]) 15:30, 14 May 2026 (UTC)

:It may still be a retcon (we do not know) but yes, all Ascilia sequences are Echo flashbacks and are happening in the past of 1.0. [[User:Clyncyerudje|Clyncyerudje]] ([[User talk:Clyncyerudje|talk]]) 21:27, 16 August 2026 (UTC)
::Given further thought, i'm going to remove it entirely because if it is a retcon, it's not one we have confirmed and the current state of the footnote is misinformation due to a misunderstanding 1.0 Echo sequences. [[User:Clyncyerudje|Clyncyerudje]] ([[User talk:Clyncyerudje|talk]]) 23:45, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Minfilia Warde

2026-08-16T21:27:39Z

Clyncyerudje: /* Regarding Minfilia in 1.0 */ Reply

Talk:Keepers of the Moon

2026-08-10T02:42:07Z

Clyncyerudje: /* Migration timing source? */ new section

== Migration timing source? ==

Is there a source for "''During the [[Sixth Astral Era]], the Keepers of the Moon came to reside in the [[The Black Shroud|Black Shroud]], where they came into conflict with the people of [[Gridania]], who saw them as little more than poachers.''" or is this extrapolation? [[User:Clyncyerudje|Clyncyerudje]] ([[User talk:Clyncyerudje|talk]]) 02:42, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Guide to Potentially Disturbing or Upsetting Content

2025-04-28T09:00:22Z

Clyncyerudje: Fixing an oversight with style formatting

{{Spoiler}}
{{Quotation|[https://www.esrb.org/ratings/32991/FINAL+FANTASY+XIV%3A+A+Realm+Reborn/ ESRB Rating Summary]|
This is a role-playing game in which players assume the role of an adventurer exploring the fantastical world of Hydaelyn. Players travel across various lands, interact with characters, and engage in battle against humans and fantasy creatures (e.g., hyena-/jackal-like animals, demons, skeletons). Players use swords, spears, and magic spells to kill several opponents. Combat can be frenetic at times, accompanied by clashing sounds and brief yells. Cutscenes also depict instances of violence: an extended off-screen sequence in which a character is stabbed; a man shot off-screen while crawling away. Dark blood stains appear on the floors of one level. The game includes some suggestive/sexual material: female characters dressed in revealing outfits; camera angles that pan suggestively on bodies; women offering companionship to men in a coastal city; dialogue that states “[s]tay clear from them two. Gave me the crotch rot, they did!” Players occasionally encounter characters who consume alcohol (e.g., “Jussone more cup, littlemann! Hic!”). The word “sh*te” appears in dialogue.}}

==Introduction==
Final Fantasy XIV contains several scenes that may be disturbing, upsetting, or frightening to some players, as well as scenes which may trigger phobias or medical issues (Motion sickness, photosensitivity, etc). This guide is intended to provide warning of what to expect and when to players who wish to be warned in advance, while trying to avoid spoiling more than is necessary to provide said information. This guide is a work in progress, so feel free to add more.

Please note that everyone is different; what disturbs one player may leave another unaffected. Many players will be able to view all scenes listed below with no significant distress. Players who are '''not''' particularly susceptible to being affected by dark, heavy themes, and who do '''not''' have medical issues such as photosensitivity or motion sickness, are advised to not read further, as some important plot points will inevitably be spoiled by necessity.

Final Fantasy XIV is rated as follows:
* [https://www.esrb.org/ratings/32991/FINAL+FANTASY+XIV%3A+A+Realm+Reborn/ ESRB] (North America): '''Teen''' 13+ (Language, Mild Blood, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence - This is for A Realm Reborn, the ESRB does not have an Endwalker-specific page.)
* [https://pegi.info/search-pegi?q=FINAL+FANTASY+XIV%3A+Endwalker&op=Search&age%5B%5D=&descriptor%5B%5D=&publisher=&platform%5B%5D=&release_year%5B%5D=&page=1&form_build_id=form-YPYlhszXdaKBnEoy3lRtGftsvVWo00Nepy6IIwzIOMg&form_id=pegi_search_form PEGI] (Europe): '''16''' (Violence, Drugs)
* [https://usk.de/?language=&rating=&genre=&platform=&jump=usktitle&post_type=usktitle&s=Final+Fantasy+XIV USK] (Germany): '''12'''
* CERO (Japan): '''C''' 15才以上対象 (No searchable database of ratings could be found)
* [https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/final-fantasy-xiv-endwalker ACB] (Australia): '''M''' (Mature themes and violence, online interactivity)
* [https://www.classificationoffice.govt.nz/find-a-rating/?title=Final+Fantasy+XIV&age_rating=0&decision_date_on_day=&decision_date_on_month=&decision_date_on_year=&decision_date_to_day=&decision_date_to_month=&decision_date_to_year=&medium=0 TMW/CO] (New Zealand): '''M''' (Stormblood - Violence), '''PG''' (A Realm Reborn and Heavensward - Violence & coarse language), no Shadowbringers or Endwalker specific ratings listed 

==A Realm Reborn==

'''Level 16 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|Sastasha}}: Sex Slavery'''

The second portion of the dungeon features several characters enslaved to the pirates in the dungeon. Some are Lalafell. 

'''Level 34 main scenario quest in [[La Noscea]] and [[Thanalan]] {{questlink|main|All Good Things}}: Mass Murder'''

Several defenceless characters are massacred by gunshot and stabbing. 

'''Level 50 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)}}: Horror'''

The duty is set in a crypt where a dark ritual is in progress, as creepy music plays throughout. The final boss is a voidsent (demon), and upon defeating it, a character falls into a pit after candles light her robe on fire. 

'''Level 50 feature quest {{questlink|feature|Corpse Groom}}: Horror, Jump Scare'''

This is the quest that unlocks the above dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)}}. After completing it, a character sees a ghost (With a jump scare) and runs away screaming. 

==Heavensward==
'''General Advisory: Heights'''

Many areas of the expansion take place at great heights, i.e. mountains, floating islands, tall buildings, and airships overlooking clouds or vast chasms below. This includes the main city, several zones, and several instanced dungeons, trials, and raids. 

'''Level 57 main scenario quest in [[Ishgard]] {{questlink|main|A Knight's Calling}}: Murder'''

An important character is killed with a magic bolt in a cutscene. 

'''Level 60 [[patch 3.1]] endgame main scenario quest: {{questlink|main|As Goes Light, So Goes Darkness}}: Child Endangerment, Attempted Murder'''

A minor is thrown from a tall building, but is rescued mid-fall. 

'''Level 60 {{White Mage}}[[White Mage]] job quest {{questlink|feature|Hands of Healing}}: Racial Persecution'''

A character recounts crimes committed against her people because of their race. 

==Stormblood==
'''General Advisory: War, Military Occupation, Oppression'''

Stormblood is set in regions that are under a brutal occupation by a foreign military power, with atrocities committed against the occupied population. The story is about the rebellion against the occupying power. 

'''Level 60 main scenario quest in [[The Peaks]] {{questlink|main|The Black Wolf's Pups}}: Beating, Oppression'''

A helpless character is brutally beaten, and the player is unable to intervene. 

'''Level 61 main scenario quest {{questlink|main|In Crimson It Began}}: Photosensitive Seizures, Eyestrain'''

The in-game weather from starting the solo duty associated with the quest is set to a lightning storm that causes the screen to repeatedly flash to white. This continues into several of the cutscenes. 

'''Level 70 [[patch 4.3]] endgame main scenario quest {{questlink|main|Fruits of Her Labor}}: Implied Sex Slavery, Murder'''

In a vision granted by the Echo, a character is implied to have been sold into sex slavery. Later, a character murders two other characters by stabbing. 

'''Level 70 raid {{questlink|raid|Sigmascape V1.0}}: Motion Sickness'''

The entire encounter takes place on board a large moving vehicle, as the background scrolls by at high speed. 

==Shadowbringers==
'''Level 70 main scenario quest in [[Amh Araeng]] {{questlink|main|The Time Left to Us}}: Body Horror'''

A character is transformed into a monster in a very graphic, disturbing, and painful way. The transformation was explicitly shown onscreen in all its horrific detail, but was later patched so that the camera cuts away from the transformation. The player must later hunt down and slay said monster in the level 71 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|Holminster Switch}}. 

'''Level 70 main scenario quest in [[Eulmore]] {{questlink|main|Emergent Splendor}}: Self Harm'''

A character is shown with a bloody, slashed wrist as a knife lay across them on the floor. The scene is repeatedly shown throughout the cutscene. 

'''Level 73 main scenario quest in [[Il Mheg]] {{questlink|main|The Lawless Ones}}: Jump Scare'''

The player witness a vision in which a character monologues before a dark background, with fake static and other effects similar to a horror movie. The scene includes jump scares that may startle the player and be particularly distressing to players with anxiety. 

'''Level 80 alliance raid {{questlink|araid|The Tower at Paradigm's Breach}}: Photosensitive Seizures, Eyestrain, Motion Sickness'''

Several players have reported symptoms such as motion sickness, eyestrain, double vision, nausea, headaches, dizziness, vertigo, migraines, and vomiting from this raid, and a few have even reported seizures. The game has since been patched to mitigate these issues, but caution is still advised for vulnerable players. See the warning at the top of the linked page for the raid for more information.

One section has the players riding up an inclined lift, as the background scrolls by at high speed. 

==Endwalker==
'''General Advisory: Existential Themes, Dark Story'''

The Endwalker main story campaign is all about the end of the world and has a very dark tone throughout. It touches heavily on the inevitability of suffering and death, and the meaning of life, especially in the second half of the campaign. 

'''Level 83 main scenario quest in [[Garlemald]] {{questlink|main|Alea Iacta Est}}: Suicide'''

A character commits suicide by gunshot. The act itself happens offscreen and is not shown to players, but the lead up shows the character loading a single bullet and pointing the gun at his head, before the game cuts to a different scene. It later cuts back to show a blood-splattered banner, the body, and the smoking gun. 

'''Level 83 main scenario quest in [[Garlemald]] {{questlink|main|In from the Cold}}: Body Dysmorphia, Body Possession, Forced into Another Body'''

The player character's consciousness is forcibly implanted into the body of a dead Garlean soldier of indeterminate gender, while a major antagonist overtakes the player character's body. The solo duty that follows is protracted and limiting. 

'''Level 83 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|The Tower of Babil}}: Motion Sickness'''

The players ride an underground subway train, and later 2 elevators, as the background scrolls by at high speed. The players fight trash while the train is in motion, but not the elevators. 

'''Level 85 main scenario quest in [[Radz-at-Han]] {{questlink|main|Beyond the Depths of Despair}}: Body Horror, Violence'''

Several characters are transformed into monsters. One is transformed into a small monster, and is almost immediately crushed by a large one. 

'''Level 85 main scenario quest in [[Thavnair]] {{questlink|main|Warm Hearts, Rekindled Hopes}}: Violence, Infant Endangerment'''

A mother and her infant are attacked by a monster and thrown into a body of water. The player character is forced to dive in and rescue them, and finds that the infant survives but the mother was killed on impact. 

'''Level 86 main scenario quest in [[Elpis]] {{questlink|main|Verdict and Execution}}: Animal Euthanasia'''

An animal is deemed a threat to the ecosystem and has to be euthanized. The animal simply disappears into aether, so the scene is not graphic. 

'''Level 87 main scenario quest in [[Elpis]] {{questlink|main|Words without Sound}}: Horror, Jump Scare'''

The player is involuntarily connected to an entity's shared consciousness. The entity is experiencing pain and suffering and the connection is depicted through a jump scare. The player is shown as being affected by this suffering. The camera zooms in on the entity's face where it is bleeding a black substance from its eye sockets. 

'''Level 87 main scenario quest in [[Elpis]] {{questlink|main|Thou Must Live, Die, and Know}}: Existential'''

The story touches on themes such as the purpose of life and the inevitability of suffering and death, particularly in cutscene that concludes your visit to [[Elpis]]. 

'''Levels 89-90 main scenario quests in [[Ultima Thule]]: Existential'''

As with {{questlink|main|Thou Must Live, Die, and Know}}, the zone's storyline touches heavily on existential themes. 

'''Level 90 feature quest {{questlink|feature|Who Wards the Warders?}} in the Pandæmonium quest chain: Suicide'''

A character commits suicide by telekinetically impaling himself with a sword. The character then dissipates into aether. 

'''Level 85 {{Fisher}}[[Fisher]] class quest {{questlink|feature|The Wandering Whale}} : Vomiting'''

A character in the Endwalker fishing quests suffers from severe aether sickness. While the vomiting is not shown on screen, it is described in significant detail. 

'''Level 90 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|Lapis Manalis}}: Motion Sickness'''

For the first segment of the dungeon, the players ride on the roof of a large land vehicle as the background passes by at high speed. This section is short, but requires fighting trash while the vehicle is in motion.

==Dawntrail==
'''Level 91 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|Ihuykatumu}}: Motion Sickness'''

For the first segment of the dungeon (Before the first boss), the players ride on the deck of a river barge as the background passes by at high speed. This section requires fighting trash while the barge is in motion. 

'''Level 100 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|Alexandria}}: Photosensitive Seizures'''

The dungeon has several instances of screen-wide glitchy visual effects and harsh flashing, including in the environments and boss encounters. 

'''Level 100 raid {{questlink|raid|AAC Light-heavyweight M4}}: Photosensitive Seizures, Eyestrain'''

The fight heavily features constant lightning-based visual effects and frequent harsh screen flashes from a dark baseline environment. 

'''Level 100 raid {{questlink|raid|AAC Cruiserweight M1}}: Eyestrain'''

The fight uses very high contrast (but slow) harsh flashes to near-white for the majority of boss attacks. These flashes affect very large areas.

[[Category:Guides]]

Guide to Potentially Disturbing or Upsetting Content

2025-04-28T08:59:10Z

Clyncyerudje: Added several entries for photosensitivity in Stormblood and Dawntrail.

{{Spoiler}}
{{Quotation|[https://www.esrb.org/ratings/32991/FINAL+FANTASY+XIV%3A+A+Realm+Reborn/ ESRB Rating Summary]|
This is a role-playing game in which players assume the role of an adventurer exploring the fantastical world of Hydaelyn. Players travel across various lands, interact with characters, and engage in battle against humans and fantasy creatures (e.g., hyena-/jackal-like animals, demons, skeletons). Players use swords, spears, and magic spells to kill several opponents. Combat can be frenetic at times, accompanied by clashing sounds and brief yells. Cutscenes also depict instances of violence: an extended off-screen sequence in which a character is stabbed; a man shot off-screen while crawling away. Dark blood stains appear on the floors of one level. The game includes some suggestive/sexual material: female characters dressed in revealing outfits; camera angles that pan suggestively on bodies; women offering companionship to men in a coastal city; dialogue that states “[s]tay clear from them two. Gave me the crotch rot, they did!” Players occasionally encounter characters who consume alcohol (e.g., “Jussone more cup, littlemann! Hic!”). The word “sh*te” appears in dialogue.}}

==Introduction==
Final Fantasy XIV contains several scenes that may be disturbing, upsetting, or frightening to some players, as well as scenes which may trigger phobias or medical issues (Motion sickness, photosensitivity, etc). This guide is intended to provide warning of what to expect and when to players who wish to be warned in advance, while trying to avoid spoiling more than is necessary to provide said information. This guide is a work in progress, so feel free to add more.

Please note that everyone is different; what disturbs one player may leave another unaffected. Many players will be able to view all scenes listed below with no significant distress. Players who are '''not''' particularly susceptible to being affected by dark, heavy themes, and who do '''not''' have medical issues such as photosensitivity or motion sickness, are advised to not read further, as some important plot points will inevitably be spoiled by necessity.

Final Fantasy XIV is rated as follows:
* [https://www.esrb.org/ratings/32991/FINAL+FANTASY+XIV%3A+A+Realm+Reborn/ ESRB] (North America): '''Teen''' 13+ (Language, Mild Blood, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol, Violence - This is for A Realm Reborn, the ESRB does not have an Endwalker-specific page.)
* [https://pegi.info/search-pegi?q=FINAL+FANTASY+XIV%3A+Endwalker&op=Search&age%5B%5D=&descriptor%5B%5D=&publisher=&platform%5B%5D=&release_year%5B%5D=&page=1&form_build_id=form-YPYlhszXdaKBnEoy3lRtGftsvVWo00Nepy6IIwzIOMg&form_id=pegi_search_form PEGI] (Europe): '''16''' (Violence, Drugs)
* [https://usk.de/?language=&rating=&genre=&platform=&jump=usktitle&post_type=usktitle&s=Final+Fantasy+XIV USK] (Germany): '''12'''
* CERO (Japan): '''C''' 15才以上対象 (No searchable database of ratings could be found)
* [https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/final-fantasy-xiv-endwalker ACB] (Australia): '''M''' (Mature themes and violence, online interactivity)
* [https://www.classificationoffice.govt.nz/find-a-rating/?title=Final+Fantasy+XIV&age_rating=0&decision_date_on_day=&decision_date_on_month=&decision_date_on_year=&decision_date_to_day=&decision_date_to_month=&decision_date_to_year=&medium=0 TMW/CO] (New Zealand): '''M''' (Stormblood - Violence), '''PG''' (A Realm Reborn and Heavensward - Violence & coarse language), no Shadowbringers or Endwalker specific ratings listed 

==A Realm Reborn==

'''Level 16 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|Sastasha}}: Sex Slavery'''

The second portion of the dungeon features several characters enslaved to the pirates in the dungeon. Some are Lalafell. 

'''Level 34 main scenario quest in [[La Noscea]] and [[Thanalan]] {{questlink|main|All Good Things}}: Mass Murder'''

Several defenceless characters are massacred by gunshot and stabbing. 

'''Level 50 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)}}: Horror'''

The duty is set in a crypt where a dark ritual is in progress, as creepy music plays throughout. The final boss is a voidsent (demon), and upon defeating it, a character falls into a pit after candles light her robe on fire. 

'''Level 50 feature quest {{questlink|feature|Corpse Groom}}: Horror, Jump Scare'''

This is the quest that unlocks the above dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)}}. After completing it, a character sees a ghost (With a jump scare) and runs away screaming. 

==Heavensward==
'''General Advisory: Heights'''

Many areas of the expansion take place at great heights, i.e. mountains, floating islands, tall buildings, and airships overlooking clouds or vast chasms below. This includes the main city, several zones, and several instanced dungeons, trials, and raids. 

'''Level 57 main scenario quest in [[Ishgard]] {{questlink|main|A Knight's Calling}}: Murder'''

An important character is killed with a magic bolt in a cutscene. 

'''Level 60 [[patch 3.1]] endgame main scenario quest: {{questlink|main|As Goes Light, So Goes Darkness}}: Child Endangerment, Attempted Murder'''

A minor is thrown from a tall building, but is rescued mid-fall. 

'''Level 60 {{White Mage}}[[White Mage]] job quest {{questlink|feature|Hands of Healing}}: Racial Persecution'''

A character recounts crimes committed against her people because of their race. 

==Stormblood==
'''General Advisory: War, Military Occupation, Oppression'''

Stormblood is set in regions that are under a brutal occupation by a foreign military power, with atrocities committed against the occupied population. The story is about the rebellion against the occupying power. 

'''Level 60 main scenario quest in [[The Peaks]] {{questlink|main|The Black Wolf's Pups}}: Beating, Oppression'''

A helpless character is brutally beaten, and the player is unable to intervene. 

'''Level 61 main scenario quest {{questlink|main|In Crimson It Began}}: Photosensitive Seizures, Eyestrain'''

The in-game weather from starting the solo duty associated with the quest is set to a lightning storm that causes the screen to repeatedly flash to white. This continues into several of the cutscenes. 

'''Level 70 [[patch 4.3]] endgame main scenario quest {{questlink|main|Fruits of Her Labor}}: Implied Sex Slavery, Murder'''

In a vision granted by the Echo, a character is implied to have been sold into sex slavery. Later, a character murders two other characters by stabbing. 

'''Level 70 raid {{questlink|raid|Sigmascape V1.0}}: Motion Sickness'''

The entire encounter takes place on board a large moving vehicle, as the background scrolls by at high speed. 

==Shadowbringers==
'''Level 70 main scenario quest in [[Amh Araeng]] {{questlink|main|The Time Left to Us}}: Body Horror'''

A character is transformed into a monster in a very graphic, disturbing, and painful way. The transformation was explicitly shown onscreen in all its horrific detail, but was later patched so that the camera cuts away from the transformation. The player must later hunt down and slay said monster in the level 71 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|Holminster Switch}}. 

'''Level 70 main scenario quest in [[Eulmore]] {{questlink|main|Emergent Splendor}}: Self Harm'''

A character is shown with a bloody, slashed wrist as a knife lay across them on the floor. The scene is repeatedly shown throughout the cutscene. 

'''Level 73 main scenario quest in [[Il Mheg]] {{questlink|main|The Lawless Ones}}: Jump Scare'''

The player witness a vision in which a character monologues before a dark background, with fake static and other effects similar to a horror movie. The scene includes jump scares that may startle the player and be particularly distressing to players with anxiety. 

'''Level 80 alliance raid {{questlink|araid|The Tower at Paradigm's Breach}}: Photosensitive Seizures, Eyestrain, Motion Sickness'''

Several players have reported symptoms such as motion sickness, eyestrain, double vision, nausea, headaches, dizziness, vertigo, migraines, and vomiting from this raid, and a few have even reported seizures. The game has since been patched to mitigate these issues, but caution is still advised for vulnerable players. See the warning at the top of the linked page for the raid for more information.

One section has the players riding up an inclined lift, as the background scrolls by at high speed. 

==Endwalker==
'''General Advisory: Existential Themes, Dark Story'''

The Endwalker main story campaign is all about the end of the world and has a very dark tone throughout. It touches heavily on the inevitability of suffering and death, and the meaning of life, especially in the second half of the campaign. 

'''Level 83 main scenario quest in [[Garlemald]] {{questlink|main|Alea Iacta Est}}: Suicide'''

A character commits suicide by gunshot. The act itself happens offscreen and is not shown to players, but the lead up shows the character loading a single bullet and pointing the gun at his head, before the game cuts to a different scene. It later cuts back to show a blood-splattered banner, the body, and the smoking gun. 

'''Level 83 main scenario quest in [[Garlemald]] {{questlink|main|In from the Cold}}: Body Dysmorphia, Body Possession, Forced into Another Body'''

The player character's consciousness is forcibly implanted into the body of a dead Garlean soldier of indeterminate gender, while a major antagonist overtakes the player character's body. The solo duty that follows is protracted and limiting. 

'''Level 83 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|The Tower of Babil}}: Motion Sickness'''

The players ride an underground subway train, and later 2 elevators, as the background scrolls by at high speed. The players fight trash while the train is in motion, but not the elevators. 

'''Level 85 main scenario quest in [[Radz-at-Han]] {{questlink|main|Beyond the Depths of Despair}}: Body Horror, Violence'''

Several characters are transformed into monsters. One is transformed into a small monster, and is almost immediately crushed by a large one. 

'''Level 85 main scenario quest in [[Thavnair]] {{questlink|main|Warm Hearts, Rekindled Hopes}}: Violence, Infant Endangerment'''

A mother and her infant are attacked by a monster and thrown into a body of water. The player character is forced to dive in and rescue them, and finds that the infant survives but the mother was killed on impact. 

'''Level 86 main scenario quest in [[Elpis]] {{questlink|main|Verdict and Execution}}: Animal Euthanasia'''

An animal is deemed a threat to the ecosystem and has to be euthanized. The animal simply disappears into aether, so the scene is not graphic. 

'''Level 87 main scenario quest in [[Elpis]] {{questlink|main|Words without Sound}}: Horror, Jump Scare'''

The player is involuntarily connected to an entity's shared consciousness. The entity is experiencing pain and suffering and the connection is depicted through a jump scare. The player is shown as being affected by this suffering. The camera zooms in on the entity's face where it is bleeding a black substance from its eye sockets. 

'''Level 87 main scenario quest in [[Elpis]] {{questlink|main|Thou Must Live, Die, and Know}}: Existential'''

The story touches on themes such as the purpose of life and the inevitability of suffering and death, particularly in cutscene that concludes your visit to [[Elpis]]. 

'''Levels 89-90 main scenario quests in [[Ultima Thule]]: Existential'''

As with {{questlink|main|Thou Must Live, Die, and Know}}, the zone's storyline touches heavily on existential themes. 

'''Level 90 feature quest {{questlink|feature|Who Wards the Warders?}} in the Pandæmonium quest chain: Suicide'''

A character commits suicide by telekinetically impaling himself with a sword. The character then dissipates into aether. 

'''Level 85 {{Fisher}}[[Fisher]] class quest {{questlink|feature|The Wandering Whale}} : Vomiting'''

A character in the Endwalker fishing quests suffers from severe aether sickness. While the vomiting is not shown on screen, it is described in significant detail. 

'''Level 90 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|Lapis Manalis}}: Motion Sickness'''

For the first segment of the dungeon, the players ride on the roof of a large land vehicle as the background passes by at high speed. This section is short, but requires fighting trash while the vehicle is in motion.

==Dawntrail==
'''Level 91 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|Ihuykatumu}}: Motion Sickness'''

For the first segment of the dungeon (Before the first boss), the players ride on the deck of a river barge as the background passes by at high speed. This section requires fighting trash while the barge is in motion. 

'''Level 100 dungeon {{questlink|dungeon|Alexandria}}: Photosensitive Seizures'''

The dungeon has several instances of screen-wide glitchy visual effects and harsh flashing, including in the environments and boss encounters. 

'''Level 100 normal raid {{questlink|raid|AAC Light-heavyweight M4}}: Photosensitive Seizures, Eyestrain'''

The fight heavily features constant lightning-based visual effects and frequent harsh screen flashes from a dark baseline environment. 

'''Level 100 normal raid {{questlink|raid|AAC Cruiserweight M1}}: Eyestrain'''

The fight uses very high contrast (but slow) harsh flashes to near-white for the majority of boss attacks. These flashes affect very large areas.

[[Category:Guides]]

Uvlo

2024-10-26T03:24:26Z

Clyncyerudje:

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| name = Uvlo
| description =
| image = [[File:Uvlo.png|thumb|alt=Screenshot of Uvlo, a pale Veena Viera with long blue hair done in braids.]]
| location = Tuliyollal
| coordinates = 17.7,10.9
| title =
| gender = Male
| age =
| race = Viera
| clan = Veena
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| patch = 7.0
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==Quests Started==
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{{table footer}}
==Quests Involved In==
{{quest list header}}
{{quest list row|A Discerning Eye}}
{{quest list row|As Nature Intends}}
{{quest list row|Digging Up the Truth}}
{{quest list row|Hands for Hire}}
{{quest list row|Test of Talents}}
{{quest list row|The Cycle of Life}}
{{quest list row|Wellspring of Tears}}
{{table footer}}
==Locations==
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{{NPC location info|Tuliyollal|8,10.7|-}}
{{NPC location info|Yak T'el|36.4,31.7|-}}
{{NPC location info|Yak T'el|34.8,11.9|-}}
{{NPC location info|Tuliyollal|17.7,10.8|-}}
{{NPC location info|Tuliyollal|17.7,10.8|-}}
{{NPC location info|Tuliyollal|17.7,10.9|-}}
|}
==Additional Information==

File:Uvlo.png

2024-10-26T03:03:35Z

Clyncyerudje:

== Licensing ==
{{Square Enix image|screenshot}}

Uvlo

2024-10-26T02:47:22Z

Clyncyerudje: Fixing his clan.

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| description =
| image =
| location = Tuliyollal
| coordinates = 17.7,10.9
| title =
| gender = Male
| age =
| race = Viera
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| class =
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==Quests Started==
{{quest list header}}
{{table footer}}
==Quests Involved In==
{{quest list header}}
{{quest list row|A Discerning Eye}}
{{quest list row|As Nature Intends}}
{{quest list row|Digging Up the Truth}}
{{quest list row|Hands for Hire}}
{{quest list row|Test of Talents}}
{{quest list row|The Cycle of Life}}
{{quest list row|Wellspring of Tears}}
{{table footer}}
==Locations==
{{NPC location table header}}
{{NPC location info|Tuliyollal|17.7,10.9|-}}
{{NPC location info|Tuliyollal|8,10.7|-}}
{{NPC location info|Yak T'el|36.4,31.7|-}}
{{NPC location info|Yak T'el|34.8,11.9|-}}
{{NPC location info|Tuliyollal|17.7,10.8|-}}
{{NPC location info|Tuliyollal|17.7,10.8|-}}
{{NPC location info|Tuliyollal|17.7,10.9|-}}
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==Additional Information==