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A Song of Steam and Steel

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{{Quest infobox
| title = A Song of Steam and Steel
| description = The wandering minstrel wishes to hear all about how you raged against the machine.
| image = A_Song_of_Steam_and_Steel_Image.png
| quest-giver = Wandering Minstrel
| related-npcs = Redbrix
| location = Mor Dhona
| location-x = 21
| location-y = 8
| type = feature
| quest-line = Wandering Minstrel Quests
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Mor Dhonan Sidequests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 603
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 60
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| gil = 550
| unlocks = ra Alexander: Gordias (Savage)
| prev-quest = Enigma
| next-quest =
| release = heavensward
| patch = 3.05
| id-gt = 67644
| id-edb = 6fce5387fb6
}}

==Steps==
* Speak with [[Redbrix]] in [[the Makers' Quarter]].

==Journal==
*The wandering minstrel wishes to hear all about how you raged against the machine.

*Inspired by your battle against the colossus, the minstrel launches into song once more, portraying your trials and tribulations in the Dravanian hinterlands in predictably hyperbolic fashion. Make your way along the shores of the Thaliak and discuss your recollections of the event with Redbrix.

*Whether it be through the gift of the Echo, the power of the poet's verse, or a combination of the two, it would seem that you can now relive your exploration of Gordias. Though you are generally loath to look back, it is not impossible that stepping into the past may be of benefit to you in the future.
**※Gordias (Savage) may be accessed via the Duty Finder.

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the quest (Cutscene)===
'''Wandering Minstrel:''' The whispering winds bear tales of an adventurer's derring-do unto mine insatiable ears.
'''Wandering Minstrel:''' But one episode in particular whetted mine appetite. Did you perchance encounter a colossus of steam and steel in Dravania?
'''Wandering Minstrel:''' Ahhh, so it is true. Pray speak on then, friend. I would hear more of your trials and tribulations within the towering automaton.
'''Wandering Minstrel:''' ...A god born of goblin prayer? A citadel upon legs whose very life spelled death to all without? How...how ''marvelous''!
'''Wandering Minstrel:''' My muse stirs at the mention of such wonders...and moves me to song! Hearken now unto your own tale, brave hero!
'''Wandering Minstrel:''' O friends far and near, I challenge you all,♪
To think of a marvel so strange or so tall,♪
A steely skinned giant whose veins coursed with steam,♪
In whose bright burnished bosom foul goblins did scheme,♪
'''Wandering Minstrel:''' A heaven to they who therein did dwell,♪
But one whose mere being made all else a hell.♪
'''Wandering Minstrel:''' Forsooth, he could not well be left to abide,♪
So into his huge hand a hero did stride,♪
And battled through legions to reach his hard heart,♪
Conspiring at last to rend it apart.♪
'''Wandering Minstrel:''' His core being no more, the giant fell still,♪
Though the goblins remained there to plot further ill...♪
'''Wandering Minstrel:''' Ahhh, my muse has left me... But tell me true─did I capture the essence of your journey?
'''Wandering Minstrel:''' Well, a poet must change one or two details for dramatic effect. A ballad should rouse its audience, not send them to sleep, after all.
'''Wandering Minstrel:''' Pray accept my humble verse into your heart. Songs give the listener fresh eyes to see, and mayhap mine own will allow you to look upon your deeds anew...

===Speaking with Redbrix in the Makers Quarter===
'''Redbrix:''' Pssshkohhh... Uplander wants to go inside? Is curiosity not sated? Redbrix will give guidance, but beware that giant is sleeping─not dead!

'''System:''' Thanks to the poetical outpourings of the wandering minstrel, you can now relive your foray into Gordias.
[[Category:Quests missing dialogue template]]

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=i3PwX7c_aLs}}

[[Category:Wandering Minstrel Quests]]

Combat Evolved

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{{Quest infobox
| title = Combat Evolved
| description = [[N-4486]] is searching for a sparring subject.
| image = Combat Evolved .png
| quest-giver = N-4486
| related-npcs = My Beloved (NPC); Omicron Aggressor
| location = Ultima Thule
| location-x = 30.9
| location-y = 27.8
| type = feature
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Ultima Thule Sidequests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 10101
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 80
| quest-sync = true
| req-quest = Vic┨οry ̈ ̈ ̈╳, │̆││ε Lost
| req-items = 1 Level Checker Mini, 1 Beeping Level Checker Mini
| requirements =
| exp = 168300-190575
| gil = 775
| unlocks = cur Aether Current
| prev-quest =
| next-quest =
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| id-gt = 69890
| id-edb = 7978d19fb03
}}
==Steps==
* Use the [[Level Checker Mini|level checker mini]] on the weakened [[Omicron Aggressor|Omicron aggressor]].
* Deliver the [[Beeping Level Checker Mini|beeping level checker mini]] to [[N-4486]].

==Journal==
*N-4486 is searching for a sparring subject.

*Omicron unit N-4486 requests you fight against an Omicron aggressor to provide valuable combat data. Upon further prompting, it also provides you with a pocket-sized level checker to ensure that said data makes it back in one piece.
**※Please note that the difficulty of this quest has been synced to your current level.

*You do battle with the Omicron aggressor until it is out of commission. As it finishes recording your combat data, the level checker comes to life with an excited beeping, indicating either that you have done quite well, or that it is best handed off to someone with more technological aptitude ere it explodes. Who can say?

*N-4486 efficiently analyzes the data before synthesizing a proposal on how the Omicrons might best improve their own strategy. It seems personally keen to see more combat...though at this point, you can hardly claim surprise.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accept the quest===
N-4486: Initiating communication... This unit requests your participation in an Omicron combat simulation.
N-4486: 98.8% of the past 12,359 sessions have produced the exact same result. Thus, an unknown quantity such as yourself is required.
N-4486: An Omicron aggressor is positioned outside the base. This unit has instructed said opponent to record all combat session data. You may initiate your assault when your preparations are complete.

Question: What will you say?
> Won't its records be destroyed if I smash it?
> Are you looking for more of a “pummeling” or a “pulverizing”?
---

N-4486: Uncertainty detected. <whirr> Reviewing previous transmission... Verbal analysis suggests this unit has omitted crucial information regarding the current mission. This unit begs your pardon.
N-4486: Once you have nearly destroyed the aggressor, you are requested to activate this device, which will automatically transfer combat data to a convenient portable format. Initiating handover protocol...
N-4486: Sending coordinates... Per the transmission you have just received, the opponent is located on the planar frame extending from this base. Reconfiguring emotional state to “grateful”... <whirr> This unit thanks you for your cooperation!
-quest accepted

-optional start
N-4486: Per this unit's previous transmission, the opponent is located on the planar frame extending from this base. When the aggressor has been sufficiently damaged, you are requested to recover combat data using the device provided.
-optional end

===Use the level checker mini on the weakened Omicron aggressor.===
System: You are under attack!

===Deliver the beeping level checker mini to N-4486.===
N-4486: <whirr> Reviewing received transmission... Analysis suggests the aggressor is no longer operational. Requesting return of previously provided recording device.

''The player hands over the {{i|Beeping Level Checker Mini}}.''

-cutscene start
N-4486: Extraction of combat data complete. Analyzing...
N-4486: <whirr> Quality of data greatly exceeds expected values and all previous records. Reconfiguring emotional state to “impressed”!
> {{Tank}}{{Melee DPS}}
N-4486: The data suggests you engaged the aggressor at close quarters and gave it little time to respond. This unit will submit a request to the logistics matrix for the augmentation of emergency escape apparatus...
> {{Healer}}{{Magical Ranged DPS}}
N-4486: The data suggests you summoned significant levels of aether in order to defeat the aggressor. This unit will submit a request to the logistics matrix for the augmentation of protective apparatus...
> {{Physical Ranged DPS}}
N-4486: The data suggests you kept your distance from the aggressor and attacked whenever you witnessed an opening. This unit will submit a request to the logistics matrix to update our evasive protocols...
---
N-4486: Searching database for situationally appropriate axiom... <whirr> “Only through combat can we improve ourselves. The absence of new challenge results in stagnation.”
N-4486: Records indicate this base has not encountered new threats in a considerable amount of time. This unit sees potential value in enduring attacks more frequently, though its discord prevention module is buzzing in a most irritating fashion.
N-4486: <whirr> Reconfiguring emotional state to “grateful”... This unit appreciates your cooperation with the collection of combat data. Analysis suggests it will prove invaluable to the further development of Base Omicron.
-quest complete
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=sn_OX8fNrro}}

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