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Steel against Steel

2026-07-25T18:11:10Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with the template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Steel against Steel
| description = [[Sophie]] is beginning to wonder if [[Radovan]] will ever return.
| image = Gunbreaker quest image1.png
| quest-giver = Sophie
| related-npcs = Cato Mammula; Prospective Client; Radovan; Vitus quo Messalla
| location = Foundation
| location-x = 12.3
| location-y = 11.4
| type = class
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Gunbreaker Quests
| sortkey = 141
| organization =
| class =
| job = Gunbreaker
| level = 70
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 216000
| gil = 1186
| unlocks = ac Continuation, ach Gunnhildr's Blade I, ngp Gunbreaker - Part 1
| prev-quest = Of Defectors and Defenders
| next-quest = Gunblades of the Patriots
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.0
| id-gt = 68802
| id-edb = 0906d556cb0
}}

==Walkthrough==
Defeat [[Vitus quo Messalla]]. Not a hard fight. When he casts order, don't stand in front of the white X-marks; they will have a line aoe after the cast. 
At 50% you are {{status effect|stun}}[[stun]]ned''' and your helpers leave the field; though you will still continue to receive heals from [[Sophie]]. 
When he teleports to the edge of the arena and begins a wide aoe, use {{action icon|Trajectory}} to close the gap.

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Sophie]].
*Speak with the prospective client in [[Twinpools]].
*Defeat [[Vitus quo Messalla]]!
*Speak with [[Cato Mammula]] in [[Ishgard]].
*Speak with [[Radovan]] in [[Revenant's Toll]].

==Journal==
*Sophie is beginning to wonder if Radovan will ever return.

*Following Radovan's disappearance, you and Sophie have decided to wait for him to make his way back to Ishgard of his own accord. Thankfully, the danger that faced Cato Mammula appears to have passed, as the Alaudae have not been seen since, although the defector from Garlemald remains in hiding. Meanwhile, Sophie has grown restless, so she suggests asking the Temple Knights if they have any assignments to keep her occupied.

*In the time it has taken you to arrive, Sophie has already spoken to the Temple Knights regarding work for bodyguards, even going so far as accepting an assignment. An anonymous client is waiting for you in a remote part of western Coerthas, though you will have to meet them in person to learn what the job entails.

*You are soon made to regret meeting the mysterious client in the middle of nowhere when it turns out to be a trap laid by the leader of the Alaudae, Vitus quo Messalla. He has abandoned his mission to assassinate Cato Mammula for a greater prize: your head. The former pilus prior seeks to curry favor with the Emperor by killing the bane of Garlemald and thereby reclaim his place among the elite. Vitus's magitek restraints have rendered you and Sophie utterly defenseless, and when he charges to deliver the killing blow, you are only saved at the last moment by the surprise arrival of Radovan, who parries with his gunblade before freeing you. When the Alaudae are ordered to attack, Radovan produces a small device supplied by Cato Mammula and uses it to activate the magitek collars fitted to the prisoners turned soldiers, temporarily paralyzing them. Vitus responds by slaying his own men, and prepares to face the three of you alone. Despite being outnumbered, the master of the Garlean gunblade pushes your party to the brink of defeat, and after Radovan and Sophie exhaust their aether reserves to create a life-saving barrier, you are finally able to best Vitus in single combat.

*After a hard-fought battle, Radovan reveals that ever since his departure during your last assignment he had been tracking the Alaudae. Once he had discovered that they were pursuing you, the Warrior of Light, Radovan sought out their original target, Cato Mammula, and asked him to create a device that could activate the magitek collars. The two seem to have put aside their differences and reached an understanding, a stark contrast to the incident in which Radovan threatened to kill Mammula. Your mentor reveals that he never had any intention of physically harming the engineer, but went too far in his intimidation. However, it was at that moment he noticed the Alaudae were watching from afar and seized the opportunity to give the impression he had parted ways with you and Sophie. He remained out of sight but close by, monitoring their movements and discovering Vitus's plan to lure you into a trap. Now that the Alaudae have been eliminated, you return to Ishgard to share the day's events with Mammula, whose life is no longer in danger.

*Cato is delighted to hear that he can now begin work on the ceruleum heating system he has promised to build with Garlond Ironworks, and offers his gratitude to the party, including Radovan. Now that the mission can be considered a success, Radovan acknowledges that the time for you to accompany him and Sophie on bodyguard assignments is over. While they are grateful for all you have done, they recognize that there are others who would benefit from your strength and guidance. However, they wish to make one more journey with you─this time to Revenant's Toll, where Radovan hopes to find others with whom to share the art of the gunblade.

*Radovan and Sophie are pleased by the warm and lively atmosphere of Revenant's Toll, and are eager to settle into their new surroundings. With the vast number of adventurers passing through its gates, this seems like the ideal place for Radovan to find candidates to be trained as gunbreakers. Having proven yourself a worthy successor to the legacy of his clan, Radovan bids you farewell as you set out to follow your own path, gunblade at the ready.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Sophie: For better or worse, the Alaudae are nowhere to be seen. Reese and the others seem to think they've abandoned their mission and gone back to Garlemald, which I highly doubt. For them, failure simply isn't an option.
Sophie: But what I want to know is, where is Radovan!? I've a good mind to pack up and leave him here! Or at least, find somewhere warmer to wait for him.
Sophie: If there's one thing I can't bear, it's standing about doing nothing, especially somewhere as bitterly cold as this. I know─let's go and ask the Temple Knights if they have any work for us!
-quest accepted
===Speak with Sophie===
Sophie: What took you so long? I've already been and spoken to them. Anyway, there's a client looking for protection, but they wish to remain anonymous.
Sophie: We're supposed to meet them in a place called Twinpools, which is in western Coerthas, apparently.
Sophie: Seeing as we have nothing better to do, we may as well go and find out what they want. It should pass the time until Radovan comes back, if nothing else!
===Speak with the prospective client in Twinpools===
-cutscene start
Vitus quo Messalla@Prospective Client: My prayers have been answered! I was beginning to think the Temple Knights had forgotten about me.
Vitus quo Messalla@Prospective Client: I do hope you will forgive my need for secrecy. The nature of my request is very sensitive, you see. Now, if you would be so kind as to follow me.
Sophie: Ungh! I can't...break free!
Vitus quo Messalla@Prospective Client: Wriggle all you want, little fly. Nothing escapes my web.
Vitus quo Messalla: Ah, but 'twould be a shame for you to die without knowing the name of the spider who ensnared you. I am Vitus quo Messalla, commander of the Alaudae.
Vitus quo Messalla: When we came to collect that old goat who had strayed from the herd, I never expected to find a prowling lion. Or should I say “Warrior of Light”?
Vitus quo Messalla: There are many in Garlemald who would be delighted were I to present your corse. And I doubt that restoring me to pilus prior will suffice. No, legatus would be far more fitting. “Vitus van Messalla” has such a wonderful ring to it...
Vitus quo Messalla: Yes... So close I can almost taste it. Your tale ends here!
Sophie: Radovan! Where the bloody hells have you been!?
Radovan: Tracking the Alaudae. That's how I knew they'd come after you, [Forename]!
Vitus quo Messalla: Prisoner 1441, if I am not mistaken. First, you refuse my kind offer, then you have the audacity to escape. And now this. Whatever I am to do with you?
Radovan: You're not the only one with a few tricks up his sleeve, Vitus.
Radovan: When we first encountered the Alaudae, I noticed the collars they were wearing. I had one myself not so long ago. This must be your way of “maintaining discipline.”
Radovan: I took one of them to Mammula, who engineered a device similar to yours. How ironic that the very collars you are so fond of could be turned against you.
Vitus quo Messalla: Worthless dogs.
Vitus quo Messalla: Of course, I never needed the Alaudae or those magitek traps to slay the likes of you. But I prefer to leave nothing to chance.
Vitus quo Messalla: No matter. We will just have to settle this the old-fashioned way. Speaking of which, where did you find those...antiques?
Vitus quo Messalla: If you think they can compare to a Garlean gunblade, you are wrong. Very wrong...
Radovan: As much as I wish to fight him alone, there is more at stake here than my pride. We must rid the world of this beast, once and for all!
Radovan: [Forename], Sophie! Follow my lead!
-cutscene end
====Solo Duty====
Popup: Defeat Votus quo Messalla!
Vitus quo Messalla: Do hold still while I take your head, little lion. I would make a present of it to the Emperor himself!
Vitus quo Messalla: As for your friends, I am more than happy to hack them to pieces!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: When I told you he rivals Gaius van Baelsar, that was no exaggeration! Watch out, [Forename]. It's you he's after!
Vitus quo Messalla: You savages could never hope to master a technique such as this!
Vitus quo Messalla: Impudent wretches! How dare you keep me from my prize!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: He's after Sophie! Stop him!
Vitus quo Messalla: I should have known the Warrior of Light would not fall so easily.
Vitus quo Messalla: I have enjoyed our little game, but the time has come to end it.
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: This...does not look good.
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Sophie! Help me form a barrier!
Sophie@Sophie the Steadfast: Understood!
Vitus quo Messalla: You have defied me long enough!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: We made it... But that took everything we had.
Sophie@Sophie the Steadfast: I...will do what I can...
Vitus quo Messalla: All spent, little flies? Now, Warrior of Light, there is no one left to save you!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: It's up to you, [Forename]. Show him the true strength of a gunbreaker!
Vitus quo Messalla: Finally, we are alone! Let us fight, steel against steel.
Vitus quo Messalla: Impressive, but no match for Garlean magitek. Have at you!
Vitus quo Messalla: So stubborn... Why do you deny your true purpose?
Vitus quo Messalla: You exist only to further my legacy! Now die!
Vitus quo Messalla: Perhaps it is time to see death...from the other side.
-cutscene start
Radovan: I never thought I'd live to see the day that Vitus quo Messalla met his match. You are a better gunbreaker than I ever was.
Radovan: And for what it's worth, I'm sorry for all the trouble I've put you both through.
Sophie: You're sorry!? I should bloody well hope so too, you great oaf! What were you thinking, threatening Mammula like that? Not to mention leaving us to escort him to Ishgard!
Radovan: When [Forename] found me and Mammula, I noticed the Alaudae watching us from a nearby cliff top.
Radovan: I thought it was strange that they'd pass up the opportunity to attack us, so I made it appear as though I'd abandoned you and started following them in secret. I discovered that their primary target was now the Warrior of Light, not Cato Mammula.
Radovan: Their scouts saw you on the way to Camp Dragonhead and reported it to Vitus, who then called off the ambush to see for himself if the information was valid. Powerful as he was, he would never show his hand unless he was certain of victory, so he waited to make his move.
Radovan: One thing I did know for certain is that even if the three of us fought together, we wouldn't stand a chance against the full might of the Alaudae. That was when I decided to consult our fugitive engineer.
Radovan: We talked into the early hours of the morning until we reached an understanding, and he agreed to construct the magitek control device. In order for the plan to work, I would have to remain hidden until the very last moment, even from the two of you.
Sophie: But I thought you needed time alone to think about what you'd done?
Radovan: The remorse I felt for dishonoring myself was no act. When I realized Mammula's identity, I wanted to confront him about Bozja, but I needed to get him away from you and Reese. I never had any intention of killing him. All I wanted was for him to admit to his crimes.
Radovan: But it still gave me a sick sense of satisfaction to see him on his knees, defeated. That is when I knew I'd betrayed the ideals of the gunbreaker, that I had abandoned my honor. I want to thank you for guiding me back to the true path.
Radovan: With Vitus gone, any remaining members of the Alaudae are free of his control and are likely to be treated as fugitives running from the Empire. In any case, I think it is safe for Mammula to come out of hiding now.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Radovan: Though I may never forgive Mammula for what he has done, he strives to atone for his sins, as I do mine. It is not for me to judge him.
Sophie: For all his talk about honor, Radovan can be a right sneaky bastard when it suits him. I'll have to keep my eye on him!
-optional end
===Speak with Cato Mammula in Ishgard===
-cutscene start
Cato Mammula: Allow me to express my gratitude for vanquishing the Alaudae, which I understand was due in no small part to Radovan's marvelous idea involving the magitek collars. I am glad to hear the device I cobbled together functioned as intended.
Radovan: Yes, we couldn't have done it without your help.
Radovan: Vitus alone pushed the three of us to our limits. Had the Alaudae joined the fight, things would've ended very differently. We owe you our lives.
Cato Mammula: All things considered, it was the least I could do. A remarkably simple matter, in fact, compared to my next endeavor, the installation of Ishgard's ceruleum heating system.
Cato Mammula: While I may never be able to adequately repay the kindness I have been shown, I must begin somewhere. Until we meet again.
Radovan: [Forename], since I first met you, I knew you had the potential to become a gunbreaker. As the only one of my clan to escape the destruction of Bozja Citadel, I thought the art of the gunblade would die with me.
Radovan: Now that I have passed on all I know to you, my successor, I feel that there is little for you to gain from taking on assignments with us.
Sophie: Yes, we can hardly expect the Warrior of Light to spend valuable time assisting us with our money-making schemes.
Radovan: Before we part ways, however, there is one last place I would like to visit with you. I hear that a great many adventurers who hope to make a name for themselves head to Revenant's Toll. I imagine there will be plenty to keep us busy.
Radovan: But more than anything, I am hoping to find others to whom I can impart the teachings of my clan. Once people see you with your gunblade strapped to your back, I'm sure it'll pique their curiosity. So, will you come with us?
-cutscene end
-optional start
Sophie: It seems like a funny location for a town, but it certainly is lively.
-optional end
===Speak with Radovan in Revenant's Toll===
Radovan: I must confess, we would've struggled to find the place without you.
Sophie: Yes, when I first heard about a remote settlement populated almost entirely by adventurers and the like, I was expecting it to be a lot more lawless and chaotic. Knife fights over card games, that sort of thing. What a pleasant surprise it turned out to be!
Radovan: With a little luck, I'll find candidates to train as gunbreakers. Although it goes against the traditions of my clan to teach outsiders, meeting you has proved to me that we were being overly cautious.
Radovan: You see, the gunblade is forged for one purpose: to protect. We feared that its techniques would fall into the hands of those who seek to oppress and conquer, such as the Garleans and the Allagans before them.
Radovan: Centuries of being beset by enemies on all sides taught us to fear and mistrust those not of our clan. That is why we kept our art such a closely guarded secret.
Radovan: But when you came to our rescue that day, you acted without a thought for your own safety to aid those in need. This is the true essence of the gunbreaker.
Radovan: You have your own ideals to protect, your own promises to keep. Go forth, [Forename], and follow your path, wherever it may lead.
-quest complete
System:In order to undertake the next gunbreaker quest, you must first meet the following requirements:
System:※You must have completed the main scenario quest “Shadowbringers.”
System:※You must have completed the role quest “To Have Loved and Lost.”
System:Once you have done so, the next gunbreaker quest will be available from Radovan.
</nowiki>}}
==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=RWX9xnI_Aoo}}

Of Defectors and Defenders

2026-07-25T17:50:14Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with the template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Of Defectors and Defenders
| description = [[Radovan]] and [[Sophie]]'s expressions are as somber as their surroundings.
| image = Gunbreaker quest image1.png
| quest-giver = Radovan
| related-npcs = Cato Mammula; Reese; Sophie; Vitus quo Messalla
| location = Foundation
| location-x = 12.3
| location-y = 11.4
| type = class
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Gunbreaker Quests
| sortkey = 131
| organization =
| class =
| job = Gunbreaker
| level = 68
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 108000
| gil = 1261
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Confessions of a Flaming Mongrel
| next-quest = Steel against Steel
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.0
| id-gt = 68801
| id-edb = 756bbf5f213
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with Reese.

*Speak with Reese at the Observatorium.

*Speak with Radovan outside the Observatorium.

*Survey the designated locations and defeat the Alaudae.

*Wait at the designated location.

*Survey the designated location.

*Speak with Sophie in Ishgard.

==Journal==
*Radovan and Sophie's expressions are as somber as their surroundings.

*Sophie and Radovan were recently confronted with the harsh realities of life in Ishgard when they witnessed the frozen corpse of a homeless man being carried past. Moved by the plight of those affected by such adverse conditions, your comrades asked the Temple Knights if they could provide assistance and were directed to speak with a man named Reese, a member of Garlond Ironworks. Radovan tells you that their founder, Cid, is regarded as a hero by many living under Garlean rule, and he sees it as a great honor to be associated with his organization.

*Reese reveals the plan to help a renowned Garlean scientist defect from the Empire. Upon his arrival in Ishgard, he is to oversee the installation of a ceruleum heating system to help alleviate the woes of the citizenry, particularly those most exposed to the cold. However, he is pursued by the Alaudae, imperial convicts who carry out missions to reduce their sentences. The leader, Vitus quo Messalla, was relegated from pilus prior for slaughtering civilians and assigned with handpicking conscripts for the Alaudae. Radovan was one such candidate, though he refused─and was summarily tortured for it. Now that Radovan is faced with the prospect of going toe to toe with his former tormentor, he tells Sophie not to participate in this mission, implying that she would be a burden to him. After she storms off, Radovan admits that this was a ploy to have her stay out of harm's way, as she is to the closest thing he has to family and he could not bear to lose her. You make your way to the Observatorium to commence the assignment, while Sophie remains in Ishgard.

*You reach the top of the Observatorium, where you are introduced to the Garlean scientist Cato nan Mammula. Although you and Reese notice Radovan react strangely upon hearing this name, you choose not to press him on the matter, as time is of the essence. Once the group has descended the tower, they prepare to make the first leg of the journey, with Camp Dragonhead as their next destination.

*Radovan and your clients have barely stepped foot outside the camp gates before being attacked by one of the Alaudae, who now lies at Radovan's feet, cut down by his gunblade. Now that they have discovered your location, they will stop at nothing to seize Mammula. Any number of pursuers may have hidden themselves in the snow between the Observatorium and Camp Dragonhead, so Radovan sends you ahead to lure them into the open.

*As Radovan predicted, the Alaudae had sent several units of ruthless killers to bar your way. One by one they fall to your gunblade until you finally reach Camp Dragonhead, where you await the arrival of Radovan, Reese, and Mammula.

*The remainder of your party finally reaches the safety of the camp, although not without incident, as Reese has been wounded by the Alaudae. Fearing that an encounter with Vitus quo Messalla is all but assured, Radovan opts to avoid combat altogether and take Mammula to the Gates of Judgement without being seen by the enemy, leaving you and Reese behind to reduce the risk of detection. Shortly after they depart, Sophie appears out of the blue, saying that she came looking for you and Radovan since you had been gone much longer than she had expected. When you apprise her of the situation, she is shocked to hear the name Cato nan Mammula, as he and Midas nan Garlond were responsible for the failed experiment that destroyed Bozja Citadel─Radovan's home. It dawns on her that Radovan may attempt to exact his vengeance on the Garlean scientist and she beseeches you to find her companion before he can execute his plan.

*Radovan is poised to slay Mammula, who appears to have accepted his fate. You implore the gunbreaker to lay down his weapon, reminding him that he gave his word to deliver the Garlean defector from harm. The rage that had threatened to consume Radovan subsides, and he turns to leave, seeking solitude so that he may contemplate his actions. By the time Sophie arrives, he is long gone, and she takes command of the mission, leading the way back to Ishgard.

*Reese and Mammula express their thanks for seeing the assignment through to the end, in spite of the numerous difficulties faced, both expected and otherwise. However, even within the walls of Ishgard, the threat of the Alaudae remains, necessitating Garlond Ironworks to keep Mammula in a secure location until they can be sure the danger has passed. Meanwhile, there is still no sign of Radovan, so Sophie decides to wait for him to come to his senses and return to Ishgard.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
Sophie: I'll say one thing for Ishgardians: they certainly know how to dress. Not only do their clothes keep out the cold─well, most of it─they are surprisingly elegant.
-optional end
===Accepting the quest===
Radovan: We Hrothgar are quite used to snow and ice, so we sometimes forget the problems it poses for other races. This morning, a homeless Hyur lad was found lying stone cold in the street.
Sophie: When they came to carry him away, he was frozen solid, like a statue. The poor thing can't have been more than twenty summers old.
Radovan: We asked the Temple Knights if there was something we could do, and we were told that they had the perfect assignment for us. Our client this time is Reese of Garlond Ironworks.
Radovan: Their founder, Cid Garlond, is one of the few Garleans to have turned his back on the Empire and is a hero to many living under their rule. I wonder if I might have the honor of meeting him in person? At any rate, we must first head to the Skysteel Manufactory.
-quest accepted
-optional start
Radovan: So, this is one of Cid Garlond's workshops?
Sophie: Is it true that Cid is the one who introduced magitek to Eorzea?
-optional end
===Speak with Reese===
-cutscene start
Reese: Good {{alternatives|morning|evening}}. I take it you're the bodyguards sent by the Temple Knights? There's someone I'd like you to protect. A recently defected Garlean engineer, as it happens.
Reese: I'll not bore you with the details, but he is to oversee the installation of a ceruleum heating system. We're hoping it would avert tragedies like the one that recently occurred in the Brume.
Radovan: Yes, we saw the body being carried away. Terrible sight, it was. If this engineer friend of yours needs safe passage here, we'd be glad to help.
Reese: Unfortunately, the Empire does not take kindly to desertion, especially when the man in question is one of its most highly esteemed scientists. We've received word that a group known as the “Alaudae” has been dispatched to see that he never reaches Ishgard.
Radovan: Gods be good!
Sophie: I've heard of them. Prisoners offered an “opportunity” to reduce their sentences through loyal service to Garlemald. By all accounts, they fight like men possessed, desperate to earn their freedom.
Radovan: Worst of all, they are led by Vitus quo Messalla, a man whose cruelty knows no bounds.
Radovan: As a soldier, he reached the rank of pilus prior but was relegated after butchering a village of innocent civilians, purely to sate his own bloodlust.
Radovan: Even his fellow Garleans were disgusted by these barbaric acts, yet that did naught to damage his reputation as a skilled warrior equal to Gaius van Baelsar himself.
Radovan: During my imprisonment, Vitus quo Messalla came to enlist me. I told him I'd sooner rot in gaol than serve under a rabid dog like him.
Radovan: As you can imagine, he was far from pleased with my refusal, and tried to “persuade” me by using my magitek collar to administer countless electric shocks. I'll never forget the look in his eyes as he pushed that button over and over.
Sophie: Of course, not everyone is as resilient as Radovan. Many who fight for the Alaudae do so against their will, though they are no less deadly for it.
Reese: By the Fury! If I'd known the dangers involved, I would have called the whole thing off.
Reese: It's too late now, though. The airship is already on its way to Coerthas! It should soon be arriving at the Observatorium. Sadly, we couldn't gain permission to have an imperial craft dock in the city for matters of security.
Reese: From the rendezvous point, we'll proceed the rest of the way on foot. Once we're safely inside the Gates of Judgement, we can consider the mission a success.
Radovan: Your friend is risking his life for the sake of others. Reese, I give my word that he will reach Ishgard safely.
Radovan: Listen, Sophie. You know as well as I do that the Alaudae are as ruthless as they are tenacious. For that reason, I want you to stay behind.
Sophie: You think you can take them on without me there to heal you?
Radovan: Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful to have you by my side. But against foes like that, [Forename] and I will struggle to protect you ''and'' the engineer.
Sophie: Protect ''me''!? Look, Radovan, we protect ''each other'', remember? Or perhaps you see me as nothing but a burden!? Fine! Have it your way!
Reese: Umm... Not to rush you or anything, but we should get going. I'll meet you at the airship landing on top of the tower.
Radovan: Before we leave, there's something I'd like to make clear. I didn't mean what I said to Sophie. I think she's an excellent conjurer and more than capable of taking care of herself.
Radovan: But this is Vitus quo Messalla we're dealing with, a monster who delights in toying with his prey. I can't let her face that kind of danger.
Radovan: You see, Sophie and I have been inseparable ever since we escaped our Garlean captors. When I discovered what had befallen my family, I came close to taking my own life, and I might have even gone through with it if Sophie hadn't stopped me.
Radovan: She's lost loved ones too, but has never given up hope. Sophie helped me realize there is still a place in this world for me. In fact, it was her idea that I become a bodyguard.
Radovan: Although no one will ever replace the family I lost, she helped fill that void in my life and gave me a reason to carry on.
Radovan: Hah! If she were here now, she would tell me to stop being such a sentimental old fool, or words to that effect. Anyway, the sooner we finish this assignment, the sooner I can get back here and apologize to her.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Radovan: I get the impression they've been waiting for us. Perhaps I spoke overlong?
-optional end
===Speak with Reese at the Observatorium===
Reese: Now that you're here, allow me to introduce the man you will be escorting.
-cutscene start
Cato Mammula: Cato nan Mammula, at your service. Or should that be Cato Mammula now that I am in Ishgard?
Reese: Is something the matter?
Radovan: No, it's nothing.
Reese: Ahem. Master Mammula is carrying documents liberated from the Empire that could prove vital in Garlond Ironworks' investigation of Omega. This may lead to an increased likelihood of encountering imperial pursuers, however.
Reese: Well then, shall we begin?
-cutscene end
-optional start
Reese: They've found us!
Cato Mammula: That's the way! Give them what for!
-optional end
===Speak with Radovan outside of the Observatorium===
Radovan: The Alaudae knew we were coming. Hells' bells, they must've seen that airship from malms away!
Radovan: I'll stay with the engineer. You go on ahead and draw them out. We'll rendezvous at the camp to the north.
-optional start
Radovan: There isn't much cover, but they could be hiding in the snow.
-optional end
===Wait at the designated location===
-cutscene start
Radovan: Some of the Alaudae stayed in their hiding places until you'd passed. One of them got to Reese. He's hurt, but it could've been a lot worse.
Reese: I'm sorry... They caught me by surprise.
Radovan: We've made it this far, but Vitus is still out there.
Radovan: If this is just a taste of what the Alaudae have in store for us, our best option is to avoid confrontation altogether. Mammula and I will sneak past them while you and Reese stay behind. The two of us stand a better chance than a group of four.
Question: What will you say?
> No, we should stick together!
Radovan: I know how you feel, but sometimes discretion is the better part of valor. You see the sense in this, don't you?
> Take care of Mammula.
---
Radovan: We'll meet back in Ishgard.
Reese: My colleagues will contact me via linkpearl once Master Mammula has arrived in Ishgard. In the meantime, we should lie low. We don't want to alert the Alaudae to our presence any more than we already have. Oh, and I'd better get these wounds looked at.
Sophie: Thank goodness you're all right! You'd been gone so long, I came looking for you. I met a few nasty characters on the way here, but I soon sent them packing.
Sophie: Wait─where's Radovan? And that engineer you're supposed to be escorting?
Sophie: Cato nan Mammula!?
Sophie: If the two of them are together, then...
Sophie: Radovan never talks to anyone about it, but he comes from a place called Bozja Citadel. It was utterly destroyed in a Garlean experiment gone wrong.
Sophie: In charge of the project were Midas nan Garlond and his right-hand man, Cato nan Mammula.
Sophie: Radovan's opposition to Bozja being used as a testing ground for potentially dangerous magitek led to his imprisonment, and his fears were proved correct when the city was obliterated.
Sophie: There's a strong chance that he's planning to exact his revenge.
Sophie: We have to stop him!
Sophie: They headed west towards Ishgard, yes? We should be able to follow their tracks. There's no time to lose!
-cutscene end
===Survey the designated location===
-cutscene start
Radovan: For my homeland. For my family!
Cato Mammula: Bozja...
Radovan: [Forename]!?
Radovan: Stay back! This fiend robbed me of everything I held dear!
Radovan: Don't deny me my vengeance!
Question: What will you say?
> But he's unarmed!
> You swore to protect him!
---
Cato Mammula: I will not beg your forgiveness. However, I ask that you hear my final words.
Cato Mammula: Midas and I knew there were risks involved with the experiment, but we did not foresee that it could fail so catastrophically! I have lived with unending, agonizing guilt ever since.
Cato Mammula: From that day forth, I have sought redemption, a chance to somehow right the wrongs I have committed.
Cato Mammula: That is why I asked Midas's son, Cid, to aid in my defection from Garlemald, that my knowledge and expertise may be put to good use.
Cato Mammula: But I always knew that the sins of my past would return to haunt me. I submit myself to your judgment.
Question: What will you say?
> Does the word of a gunbreaker mean nothing!?
> Have you forgetten abould Guldweitz!?
---
Radovan: What have I become?
Radovan: My honor as a gunbreaker...as a man. I've thrown it all away.
Radovan: You are the last of us now.
Trembling Soldier: Y-You want us to kill him now, sir?
Vitus quo Messalla@Commanding Officer: No. The old goat can wait.
Vitus quo Messalla@Commanding Officer: It's the prowling lion I want. Yes...your head will make a fine trophy.
Sophie: Is Mammula all right? And where's Radovan!?
Sophie: Wandered off!? But we've still got a job to do!
Sophie: And I dread to think what might've happened if you hadn't stopped him.
Sophie: Come on, [Forename]. With or without Radovan, we still have a job to do. Let's get Mammula to Ishgard.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Reese: I noticed that Radovan acted rather strangely when he first met Master Mammula, but I had no idea he'd try to kill him! Thank goodness for you and Sophie!
Cato Mammula: I shall not squander this second chance at life. You have my eternal gratitude.
-optional end
===Speak with Sophie in Ishgard===
Sophie: After the trouble you had reaching Camp Dragonhead, I'm pleasantly surprised that the Alaudae kept away from us for the remainder of the journey.
Reese: Yes, fortunate indeed. All's well that ends well, as the saying goes.
Reese: One thing still troubles me, though. If that Vitus quo Messalla is as ruthless as you say, I doubt the walls of Ishgard will deter him from pursuing his target. As such, Master Mammula will be closely guarded until we can be certain it's safe.
Cato Mammula: Yes, it would be a shame if I were kept from fulfilling my obligations. I hope that the next time we meet, I shall have glad tidings to share.
Sophie: We managed to get Mammula here unharmed, but in doing so, we've lost sight of Radovan. He could be anywhere by now.
Sophie: But we've been through too much for me to turn my back on him now. If he decides to get his act together, he knows where to find me. Until then, we'd better be on the lookout for the Alaudae. I doubt we've seen the last of them.
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=f-XB9R5NeCE}}

Confessions of a Flaming Mongrel

2026-07-25T17:29:05Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted with the dialogue template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Confessions of a Flaming Mongrel
| description = [[Radovan]] is hoping for a nice, straightforward, no-strings-attached assignment.
| image = Gunbreaker quest image1.png
| quest-giver = Radovan
| related-npcs = Ahldskyf; Futag Yafutag; Grim-faced Yellowjacket; Guldweitz; J'nasshym; Sophie; Sundhimal
| location = Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks
| location-x = 10.8
| location-y = 11.2
| type = class
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Gunbreaker Quests
| sortkey = 121
| organization =
| class =
| job = Gunbreaker
| level = 65
| requirements = {{i|Litany of Peace}}
| req-items =
| exp = 105000
| gil = 1863
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = For Better or Worse
| next-quest = Of Defectors and Defenders
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.0
| id-gt = 68800
| id-edb = 8ffd2cf828c
}}
==Walkthrough==
* Must have completed {{i|Litany of Peace}} from [[Dragonsong_War_Quests#Patch_3.3_.28Revenge_of_the_Horde.29|Revenge of the Horde]] ([[Patch 3.3]]).

==Steps==
*Speak with Futag Yafutag at Bulwark Hall.

*Speak with locals around the Octant.

*Speak with Radovan.

*Speak with Futag Yafutag at the Moraby Drydocks.

*Survey the designated location and defeat the assailants.

*Wait at the designated location.

*Speak with Radovan.

*Speak with Radovan.

*Speak with Radovan in Ishgard.

==Journal==
*Radovan is hoping for a nice, straightforward, no-strings-attached assignment.

*Radovan is pleased to inform you that the Yellowjackets are in need of bodyguards. Considering the unforeseen difficulties with your previous client, an assignment with as few surprises as possible would be most welcome. To ascertain exactly what this job entails, you will need to speak with Futag Yafutag at Bulwark Hall.

*The Yellowjacket Futag Yafutag gives a brief outline of your mission, revealing that the person you will be protecting is Guldweitz, former head of the much reviled Flaming Mongrels. While Radovan and Sophie both have reservations about guarding a notorious criminal, Futag explains that the pirate has handed himself in and wishes to testify, implicating countless members of Limsa Lominsa's underworld. Naturally, there are many who would prefer that Guldweitz's silence be made a permanent arrangement, meaning that the assignment to escort him from the Moraby Drydocks is a particularly dangerous one. After Futag departs, Radovan points out the risks of relying solely on the information provided by the client, and suggests asking the Lominsan citizens about Guldweitz and the Flaming Mongrels.

*The information you glean from the locals correlates with that of your client. Guldweitz and his gang are believed to have had a hand in almost every case of extortion, with their moneylenders preying on businesses and individuals throughout the city. Many citizens would be glad to see Guldweitz behind bars or even executed for his crimes, and it is plain to see that the man has no shortage of enemies.

*It appears that Guldweitz is exactly as your client has described, if not worse. Satisfied that the assignment is above board, Radovan suggests proceeding to the agreed meeting place.

*Futag brings out Guldweitz, his prisoner, although it is hard to believe that this forlorn old man could be the criminal mastermind who has terrorized Limsa Lominsa. Before your arrival, the Yellowjackets have scouted the proposed route and have spotted what they believe to be an ambush. You are tasked with leading the way and drawing out the enemy, clearing a path for your comrades while they escort Guldweitz.

*Dispatching the assailants proves to be a remarkably simple affair. As instructed, you head towards Oschon's Embrace to await the arrival of Guldweitz and his custodians.

*Immediately after reaching the rendezvous point, another Yellowjacket arrives to report that the rogues you neutralized were only lookouts, with the real ambush awaiting further along your route. She also explains that Futag has been ordered to return to his post, while she is charged with moving Guldweitz to a more secure location until the enemies lying in wait can be eliminated. Though Futag is clearly displeased with the sudden turn of events, he reluctantly informs you, Radovan, and Sophie that your contract has been fulfilled and that your services are no longer required. Radovan, on the other hand, refuses to leave the job half-finished and chases after Guldweitz's newly assigned escort.

*Radovan has followed the Yellowjacket to an isolated mining tunnel, and rushes inside to find that she is preparing to behead Guldweitz. She questions why Radovan is denying her vengeance for her friend's death, for which she holds Guldweitz responsible. Radovan states that he gave his word to protect him and that the prisoner is acting for the good of Limsa Lominsa. The Yellowjacket, swayed by this reasoning, lowers her axe and is placed under arrest by Futag, who arrives just in time to witness the aftermath of this unfortunate incident. Your mission, despite being severely waylaid, resumes as per your original instructions, but before you leave, Guldweitz expresses his gratitude to Radovan. After discovering that he is suffering from an incurable disease, Guldweitz came to the realization that people like him are reason why so many Lominsans are dragged into a life of crime. By removing himself and the ones he would implicate from circulation, he hopes to tip the scales in the favor of law and order. These words give you and your friends food for thought as you continue the journey to Limsa Lominsa.

*Now that Guldweitz has been delivered to the Lominsan authorities, Radovan has fulfilled his promise. The time has come for you to travel to pastures new, and having visited Gridania, Ul'dah, and Limsa Lominsa, the most likely candidate would be the snow-blasted peaks of Ishgard, much to Sophie's obvious displeasure.

*Sophie is clearly unused to such inclement conditions, and even a change into warmer attire does little to alleviate her discomfort. Radovan has, in the absence of an Adventurers' Guild, made inquiries with the Temple Knights in the hope of finding clients in need of bodyguards.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
Sophie: Radovan didn't seem too impressed by the idea of going for a swim at Costa del Sol. You don't suppose he's scared of water, do you?
-optional end
===Accepting the quest===
Radovan: You'll be pleased to hear that the Yellowjackets have offered us an assignment.
Sophie: After taking on more than we'd bargained for with our previous clients, we're hoping this one will turn out to be relatively straightforward. We haven't heard what it entails yet, but I'll bet it's something important.
Radovan: A man called Futag Yafutag has arranged to meet us in Bulwark Hall. Let's go and see what he wants.
-quest accepted
-optional start
Radovan: So, these Yellowjackets uphold the law? I imagine they have their work cut out for them around here.
Sophie: Their uniform seems a bit billowy for my tastes, but I do like the color.
-optional end

===Speak with Futag Yafutag at Bulwark Hall===
Futag Yafutag: Thank you for coming at such short notice. Time is of the essence, so I'll be brief. We want you to protect Guldweitz, who was until recently leader of the Flaming Mongrels.
Futag Yafutag: They were once a gang of raiders, but eventually settled in Limsa Lominsa to extort and rob their way to a position of considerable influence in the criminal underworld.
Futag Yafutag: That all ended when Guldweitz turned himself in. No one saw it coming, not even the other Flaming Mongrels.
Futag Yafutag: He's due to give testimony in exchange for a reduced sentence. And not just about the crimes he committed himself, either. All of the gangs he's had dealings with have ample reason to silence him before he spills his secrets.
Futag Yafutag: He's currently being held in the Moraby Drydocks. Your job is to see that he reaches Limsa in one piece.
Sophie: So, you want us to act as bodyguards to a criminal? I don't like the sound of that.
Radovan: We'd be protecting the information that's in his head, which could be used to bring countless other lawbreakers to justice. It sounds like a worthwhile cause to me.
Futag Yafutag: It is. And before you ask why we're hiring outsiders, it's to avoid attention. If I pull too many Yellowjackets from their posts, the gangs'll figure out what's going on.
Futag Yafutag: Better to give the impression that it's business as usual while using professionals like you to escort him in secret.
Futag Yafutag: We still need to secure the route, so I'll go on ahead and see to the preparations. Come and find me at the Drydocks when you're ready.
Radovan: Before we begin, we should find out more about this Guldweitz. While it's important to place our trust in the client, I don't want to repeat the mistake we made last time.

===Speak with locals around the Octant===
J'nasshym: Oh yes, everybody has heard of the Flaming Mongrels. Their modus operandi is to offer loans, increase the interest to the extent that their mark has no hope of ever paying it back, and then forcing that poor soul to obey their every whim!
-optional start
J'nasshym: I hasten to add that I and the Brugaire Consortium have had no illicit transactions with the Flaming Mongrels or any other gang. Perish the thought!
-optional end

Ahldskyf: If the rumors are true, the Flaming Mongrels are involved in most of the moneylending and extortion that goes on in this city. Guldweitz was at the center of this web, overseeing every aspect of these clandestine activities.
Ahldskyf: Now that he has finally found the decency to give himself up, I imagine that his former associates would rather he kept quiet concerning their dealings.
-optional start
Ahldskyf: If he testifies, his life will scarce be worth living. Whether in gaol or roaming free, he will be hounded mercilessly until the day he dies. I almost feel sorry for the scoundrel. Almost.
-optional end

Sundhimal: I am not at liberty to discuss an ongoing investigation. I can say, however, that many Yellowjackets believe heartless curs like Guldweitz deserve nothing less than death.
Sundhimal: He and his rogues have left only tragedy and despair in their wake. Mercy would be a waste.
-optional start
Sundhimal: I am all for having Guldweitz spill his secrets, provided that he is put to death immediately after.
-optional end
-optional start
Sophie: This Guldweitz has garnered quite the reputation for himself. It seems Futag Yafutag was telling the truth.
-optional end

===Speak with Radovan===
Radovan: Did you hear anything useful?
Radovan: Yes. It's just as Futag Yafutag said. Guldweitz certainly has a lot of enemies on both sides of the law.
Sophie: Radovan, it's not too late to refuse. Think about what you're doing!
Radovan: Trust me, I have. Now, let's say no more on the matter. We have a job to do.
-optional start
Radovan: We can't let anyone get between us and Guldweitz. If he dies, it's all for naught.
Sophie: I expect he'll be in fetters, but I'll still be keeping an eye on him. If he tries to escape, I'll make him regret it!
-optional end

===Speak with Futag Yafutag at the Moraby Drydocks===
-cutscene start
Futag Yafutag: All set? Good. Then it's time to bring out the prisoner.
Futag Yafutag: I present Guldweitz, scourge of Limsa Lominsa. His life's in your hands now. Guard him well.
Guldweitz: Thank ye kindly.
Sophie: Hmm? Are you sure you've got the right man?
Futag Yafutag: Quite sure. Now, listen carefully─this is important. We've scouted the road ahead and we've spotted a group of unsavory figures lying in wait. The plan is to put them down and rush past before anyone realizes what's happened.
Radovan: Well...if that's how you'd prefer us to handle it, then very well. But we'll need someone to take the lead and cut through their ambush.
Radovan: I choose you for that role, [Forename]. Show me how far you've come as a gunbreaker!
Radovan: The rest of us will stay close to Guldweitz and fend off any that try to flank us. Futag, I give you my word that we'll get him to Limsa Lominsa, even if I have to carry him there.
Futag Yafutag: We're depending on you, [Forename]. Once you've cleared a path, we'll be right behind you. We'll regroup at Oschon's Embrace and assess the situation before moving on.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Futag Yafutag: Don't push yourself too hard. If things take a turn for the worse, fall back.
Guldweitz: I 'preciate what yer doin' for me, {{alternatives|f=lass|m=lad}}.
Radovan: Cutting a swath through enemy lines, striking where they're most vulnerable before they have a chance to counterattack─this is where gunbreakers excel.
Sophie: I'd go with you if I could, but my first responsibility is to keep Guldweitz alive. Radovan's orders!
-optional end
===Wait at the designated location===
-cutscene start
Radovan: A pretty poor attempt at an ambush. Without the element of surprise, they're nothing.
Futag Yafutag: Yes, very impressive, but I'll save my thanks until we reach Limsa, if you don't mind.
Grim-faced Yellowjacket: I bring bad news, I'm afraid. Those men weren't here to ambush you, they were only lookouts. The bulk of the enemy force lies ahead. We'll take the prisoner to a safe hiding place until those rogues have been dealt with.
Futag Yafutag: What!? Why wasn't I informed sooner?
Grim-faced Yellowjacket: We only just received the information ourselves. I'm to take the prisoner into custody, while you are to return to your post until further notice. As for the hirelings, their services are no longer required.
Futag Yafutag: Now hold on a moment!
Grim-faced Yellowjacket: Look, if you've got a problem, take it up with Commodore Reyner. They're his orders, not mine.
Futag Yafutag: All right, you've made your point.
Futag Yafutag: Well, that's that, I suppose. Nevertheless, I'll see that you receive the full amount, as agreed. It was a pleasure working with you.
Radovan: Hmm... Something about this doesn't add up. Surely it would make more sense for Futag to go with them? Besides, our agreement was to see Guldweitz to Limsa Lominsa, and that's exactly what I intend to do. You two, come with me.
Sophie: <sigh> It looks like the shoe's on the other foot this time, so I can hardly refuse. Come on, before he does something we'll regret.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Sophie: This is her idea of a safe hiding place?
-optional end
===Speak with Radovan===
Radovan: She took him inside. If my guess is correct, there's no time to waste!
Sophie: Nothing for it but to follow him, I suppose.
-cutscene start
Radovan: >> Stop this at once! <<
Grim-faced Yellowjacket: >> Stay out of it, sellsword! My friend's dead because of this filth! He's got no right to live, so why would you protect him!? <<
Radovan: Because I gave my word.
Radovan: Though he may be beyond redemption, he acts not for his own sake, but for the good of others.
Radovan: His testimony will make Limsa Lominsa a safer place.
Radovan: Now, lower your axe.
Futag Yafutag: Thank the Twelve you got here when you did. It didn't take long for us to find out it was all a ruse, but by then, she'd already bought enough time to carry out her plan. Luckily for us, the three of you weren't so easily duped.
Futag Yafutag: Of course, she's not the only Yellowjacket to bear a grudge against Guldweitz. But I never thought any of us would go to such lengths. <sigh> A fine bloody mess this is...
Futag Yafutag: While we may have been waylaid somewhat, our orders to escort Guldweitz still stand.
Guldweitz: Afore we go, I want to thank ye for all ye've done.
Guldweitz: Truth is, I ain't got long to live. Even if I can escape 'avin' me 'ead lopped off, the sickness'll get me sure enough.
Radovan: You could've lived out your days as one of the leading figures in the underworld, rich and powerful. What made you turn yourself in?
Guldweitz: Since afore I can remember, I've been cheatin' and killin' to put food in me belly an' gil in me pocket. An' I was good at it, too. Worked me way to the top. But the top of what? A bunch of liars, swindlers, an' murderers.
Guldweitz: An' when I found out I only 'ave a few moons left, I realized─ Limsa's the way it is because of people like me. It ain't gotta be that way, though. Not if I say my piece.
Radovan: In that case, we'd best get you to Limsa. Posthaste.
Guldweitz: Aye, afore I kick the bucket. Lead the way.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Futag Yafutag: That was rather more eventful than I'd anticipated. I must say, however, that you and yours performed admirably.
Guldweitz: Ye've done right by me. For that, I thank ye.
Sophie: I'm glad our part's over, but I wonder what will happen to Guldweitz?
-optional end
===Speak with Radovan===
Radovan: Not the most direct route, but we got here in the end.
Futag Yafutag: All that remains is for Guldweitz to give his testimony. On behalf of the Yellowjackets, I offer my thanks.
Guldweitz: Ye've kept your word. Now it's my turn. Fare ye well.
Radovan: Hmm... Every city has its problems, this one more than most. It is high time we moved on.
Sophie: Seeing as we've been to Ala Mhigo, Gridania, Ul'dah, and Limsa Lominsa, that just leaves Ishgard... <sigh> I don't exactly thrive in cold climates, though.
Radovan: Just get yourself a decent overcoat, and you'll be fine. Well then, let's be off.
-optional start
Sophie is wearing warm and fuzzy Ishgard style outfit:
Sophie: Brrr! Why would anyone want to live here? Even with these thick clothes, I'm f-f-frozen to the bone!
-optional end
===Speak with Radovan in Ishgard===
Radovan: I'll admit, it's a fair bit colder than I was expecting. Not that it's anything to be concerned about.
Sophie: That's easy for you to s-s-say!
Radovan: You'll soon get used to it, I'm sure. Anyway, [Forename], it seems that instead of offering work via an Adventurers' Guild, Ishgard's Temple Knights issue leves.
Radovan: Although there do not appear to be any clients in need of protection, it is only a matter of time before something comes our way. Until then, be sure not to let your skills, or your gunblade, grow rusty.
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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For Better or Worse

2026-07-25T14:41:12Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with the template

{{Quest infobox
| title = For Better or Worse
| description = [[Radovan]] has found a citizen of [[Ul'dah]] in need of a bodyguard.
| image = Gunbreaker quest image1.png
| quest-giver = Radovan
| related-npcs = Conniving Ne'er-do-well; Devious Miscreant; Gerrart; Oriel; Sophie; Timm
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Nald
| location-x = 11.6
| location-y = 8.9
| type = class
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Gunbreaker Quests
| sortkey = 111
| organization =
| class =
| job = Gunbreaker
| level = 63
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 103000
| gil = 1535
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Hired Gunblades
| next-quest = Confessions of a Flaming Mongrel
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.0
| id-gt = 68799
| id-edb = 079add01d36
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with Oriel at the Gate of Thal.

*Speak with Radovan at Spineless Basin.

*Speak with Radovan in Drybone.

*Defeat the slavers.

*Aid Gerrart.

*Speak with Radovan in the Drowning Wench.

==Journal==
*Radovan has found a citizen of Ul'dah in need of a bodyguard.

*Sophie and Radovan's search for the next client has borne fruit, although they have yet to ascertain the nature of the assignment. A woman named Oriel has asked that you meet her near the Gate of Thal to discuss the details.

*Oriel and her son, Timm, are in need of protection from her estranged husband, Gerrart, who persists in harassing the young mother. As he is in the habit of surprising her in locations where he is unlikely to be seen, Oriel suggests luring him outside of the city walls and catching him by surprise. You and Radovan accept the task of waiting for Gerrart to accost her before sending him scurrying with his tail between his legs.

*Outside of the Gate of Thal, Gerrart appears from nowhere to bother Oriel, exactly as she had predicted. Radovan, deciding that he has seen enough, makes his presence known, and states in no uncertain terms that Gerrart should leave his wife and child in peace or face the consequences. The man is soon cowed and beats a hasty retreat, leaving Oriel to congratulate you all on a job well done before saying her farewells. Sophie, however, cannot escape the feeling that something is amiss, and urges you to go after Oriel.

*Following Sophie's hunch, you find Oriel in conversation with two thoroughly suspicious characters, and it soon becomes clear she intends to sell her own child into slavery. It is at this very moment that Gerrart appears, although his attempt to rescue his son is swiftly thwarted. Just as Radovan prepares to burst forth and save him, he finds himself racked with pain and totally immobilized. The slavers have every intention of silencing the witness to their foul deeds, and only you and Sophie are in any position to stop them.

*The two slave traders never stood a chance against your gunblade, and the immediate danger has been averted. Gerrart's reckless charge at two armed men ended with him being sent sprawling, and he is fortunate to have escaped with only minor injuries. Now that he has recovered somewhat, you decide to press him for an explanation on how this sorry incident came to pass.

*Gerrart reveals that as a result of his gambling and ever-increasing debt, Oriel left him to seek a new life, taking their infant son with her. She quickly became entangled with members of Ul'dah's dark underbelly, and turned to somnus as a means of numbing herself to the misery that had consumed her. Meanwhile, Gerrart had made an earnest attempt to put his vices behind him and had secured a steady income. When he felt ready to face Oriel, he found that she had fallen into dire straits, placing the blame entirely upon himself. Gerrart intends to use the money he has saved to send Oriel to Frondale's Phrontistery for the treatment she needs, while he takes custody of Timm. Although there is no certainty that his wife will ever return to her former self, Gerrart is determined to salvage what he can from the wreckage of his broken family.

*Once again, Radovan and Sophie have introduced themselves to the local Adventurers' Guild. While there are no jobs suitable for your group at present, it is only a matter of time before someone has need of a gunbreaker or two.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
Sophie: I want to go and see the famous Gold Saucer, but Radovan says we're on too tight a budget to fritter our money away like that. I'll try asking him again once we find some more lucrative work.
-optional end

===Accepting the quest===
Radovan: The walls that surround this city remind me of my homeland. We built it as a fortress to keep out invaders.
Radovan: Not that it made much difference...in the end.
Sophie: Oh, not this again! Perhaps you could lighten the mood by sharing our recent bit of good news?
Radovan: Ah, yes. It looks like we've found our next client.
Radovan: Nothing's been decided, but a lady named Oriel is waiting for us near the Gate of Thal. We'll meet you there.
-quest accepted
-optional start
Radovan: Perhaps I should let you do the talking.
Sophie: I hope this doesn't involve any babysitting...
Timm: I'm not supposed to talk to strangers.
-optional end

===Speak with Oriel at the Gate of Thal===
Oriel: You're the bodyguards, right? We need your help! It's my husband─after he walked out, I thought I'd seen the last of him, but now... You've got to keep him away from us!
Radovan: Ah...I'm not sure we're qualified to settle domestic disputes.
Sophie: Radovan! This sounds serious. Hear her out, would you!?
Radovan: Very well. My apologies. Please continue.
Oriel: His name's Gerrart. He won't leave us alone, and he keeps jumping out to harass us when we're by ourselves. If we were to go outside the city gates, I'm sure he'd follow us. And when he does, I want you to scare him off!
Radovan: I doubt he'll show himself if he sees you have bodyguards, so we'll wait somewhere nearby. When the moment is right, we'll give him a fright he won't forget in a hurry.
Oriel: Yes, that ought to work. Timm and I will leave through this gate, so you should find a hiding place. It's time that bastard─excuse my language─learned his lesson!
-optional start
Oriel: If he tries anything, make him pay!
Timm: Are we waiting for Daddy?
Sophie: This husband of hers sounds like a nasty piece of work. We'd best be ready for trouble.
-optional end

===Speak with Radovan at Spineless Basin===
Radovan: Remember, we've got the boy to think about. I'd rather not cut a man down in front of his own son, but I will if I have to. You follow my lead.
-cutscene start
Radovan: Get away from her!
Gerrart: What!? Who the bloody hells are you?
Radovan: Friends of Oriel. Now walk away, while you still can.
Gerrart: But I only want what's best for my boy!
Oriel: ''Your'' boy!? You've got no right to call him that. He belongs to me!
Radovan: This is your final warning. Bother them again, and you won't live to regret it.
Oriel: Ha ha! That'll teach him. And you were wonderful─worth every gil! Thank you so much!
Radovan: It was our pleasure.
Radovan: Although there wasn't much for you to do, your presence lent weight to my words. But most importantly, the client was satisfied with our work.
Sophie: Yes, she did seem rather pleased with herself...
Sophie: Listen, you two! There's no time to explain. We have to follow that woman!
Radovan: Hells' bells! When Sophie gets one of her hunches, there's no stopping her!
-cutscene end
-optional start
Sophie: I knew she was up to something!
-optional end
===Speak with Radovan in Drybone===
Radovan: Why would she bring Timm all the way out here?
-cutscene start
Conniving Ne'er-do-well: What're we s'posed to do with a runt like this?
Devious Miscreant: If we feed 'im up, 'e might be worth summink one day.
Radovan: She's selling her own child!? We've got to stop them!
Radovan: Wait, is that...?
Gerrart: >> Enough of this! <<
Gerrart: >> Stay away from my son! <<
Conniving Ne'er-do-well: Son, eh? Ha! You should've kept out of this, mate. Too late now.
Radovan: Quickly, we've got to help him!
Radovan: Hnnngh!
Radovan: Not now... [Forename]! It's up to you!
-cutscene end
-optional start
Sophie: Oh, Radovan! Of all the times!
Radovan: Gods, why now!? Damn these seizures!
Sophie: Talk about bad timing...
Radovan: Never mind me! Go and see to Gerrart!
-optional end
===Aid Gerrart===
-cutscene start
Gerrart: You saved us... How can I ever─
Timm: Daddy!
Radovan: [Forename], I let you down. I let everyone down. But, Sophie─what happened here?
Sophie: I knew from the moment I met Oriel there was something not quite right about her. It wasn't until later I realized: She's a somnus addict. Once it takes hold, it...changes you.
Sophie: She was able to keep her addiction hidden from most, but not from me, and probably not from her family either.
Gerrart: Yes, I've known for a while. But I had no idea she'd do something like this.
Gerrart: Gods! If I hadn't started gambling, this never would've happened. My debts spiraled beyond my control, and she ran to get away from me, to start a new life with our son.
Gerrart: The shock of losing them made me realize I couldn't live like that anymore. So I vowed to turn my life around, and I worked my fingers to the bone to repay the money I owed. But by the time I finally found the courage to track down Oriel, it was too late...
Gerrart: She'd made new friends─the wrong sort of friends─and had to resort to gods only know what to make ends meet. It became too much to bear, and somnus was her only escape. Nothing else mattered to her, not even her own child.
Gerrart: So you see, it wasn't only my life I'd ruined. I made her who she is today. That's why I don't have it in me to hate her.
Sophie: What will you do now?
Gerrart: I plan to send her to Frondale's Phrontistery. They can treat people like Oriel, although it costs more than most folks can afford. My savings should cover it for a short while, at least.
Gerrart: We'll take it one day at a time and see how she responds to the treatment. I know she might never recover, but I can't give up on her. Obviously, she's in no fit state to look after Timm, so he'll be living with me.
Radovan: You could've been killed confronting those slavers. If you wind up dead, there'll be no one to look after the boy. From now on, you'll have to think before you act.
Gerrart: I will, I swear it. Thank you all, for everything you've done.
Radovan: That poor child... Sophie's quick thinking may have saved him on this occasion, but I fear his hardships are far from over. I, on the other hand, only succeeded in disgracing myself. Again.
Sophie: It's not your fault, Radovan. I think you owe [Forename] an explanation, though.
Radovan: Yes... If we are to fight side by side, there is something you should know.
Radovan: Though I served as an imperial conscript for a time, after I disobeyed a direct order I was sentenced to solitary confinement for more than a decade.
Radovan: Like many of the inmates, I was forced to wear a magitek collar.
Radovan: The wardens could use them to administer a severe electric shock any time they pleased. And please them it did.
Radovan: The paralysis would eventually wear off, but even now, years after removing the collar, my whole body will suddenly seize up. It's as though the pain never left me, and could reawaken at any moment.
Radovan: Thankfully, my condition appears to have improved somewhat since leaving the Empire. Perhaps one day I will be free of it, but until then, there's no telling when it might strike.
Sophie: Radovan's saved my bacon more times than I can count, so it's only fair that I do the same for him. We've been through thick and thin, ever since the first time we met in that Garlean gaol.
Sophie: I was awaiting execution along with the other captured members of the resistance, as well as various insurgents and undesirables.
Sophie: Among them were several somnus addicts. Even in an imperial gaol, there are ways to get your hands on it. When I saw Oriel, I couldn't put my finger on it at first, but she had the same look in her eyes as those lost souls.
Sophie: Anyway, where was I? So, Radovan had been meaning to escape ever since he was first imprisoned, and was secretly digging a tunnel, a few ilms each night, over the course of about ten years.
Sophie: The only thing was, it went the wrong way. Then one night, he suddenly burst through my wall!
Radovan: Why did you have to tell {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}} that!? You know I'm far from proud of my...miscalculation.
Sophie: Well, things worked out in the end, didn't they? The other inmates made such a racket when you came crashing in, it drew the attention of the wardens, and all hells broke loose.
Sophie: In the confusion, Radovan and I forced our way past the guards, and by some miracle, we managed to avoid their searchlights. And finally, we were free.
Radovan: Free to return to my wife and child, to my homeland. Or so I thought...
Radovan: While I'd been rotting away in a Garlean cell, everything I knew, everything I loved had been taken from me. I should have been there. But I couldn't even─
Radovan: Gah! Enough of this. We've spoken overlong as it is. Well then, where to next?
Sophie: I think I've had my fill of Ul'dah. What say we try our luck in Limsa Lominsa? I'm sure a change of scenery will do us a world of good!
Radovan: Yes, I like the sound of that. Let's reconvene at the local Adventurers' Guild.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Sophie: So, what do you think?
-optional end
===Speak with Radovan in the Drowning Wench===
Radovan: A city founded by pirates? Now there's a terrible idea if ever I heard one. With all the cutthroats running rampant, I'm surprised there's anyone left.
Sophie: But what about the views? The sea breeze?
Radovan: There'll be plenty of time to enjoy ourselves once we've a few more gil in our pockets. [Forename], we're still waiting for word from the Guild, so perhaps you should find somewhere for a few practice swings in the meantime.
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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Hired Gunblades

2026-07-25T14:28:24Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue (solo duty, optional)

{{Quest infobox
| title = Hired Gunblades
| description = [[Radovan]] is keen for you to put your newly acquired skills into practice.
| image = Gunbreaker quest image1.png
| quest-giver = Radovan
| related-npcs = Editha; Estaine; Francquet; Gods' Quiver Bow; Hoddyn; Jonathas; Lassenchou; Millith Ironheart; Ondine; Saethryda; Simpkin; Sophie; Y'mhitra; Y'shuwahe
| location = East Shroud
| location-x = 17.1
| location-y = 21.9
| type = class
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Gunbreaker Quests
| sortkey = 102
| organization =
| class =
| job = Gunbreaker
| level = 60
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 100000
| gil = 2661
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = The Makings of a Gunbreaker
| next-quest = For Better or Worse
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.0
| id-gt = 68798
| id-edb = f891df43750
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with Radovan in the Carline Canopy.

*Speak with Lassenchou outside the Wailing Barracks.

*Speak with locals around Mih Khetto's Amphitheatre.

*Share your findings with Radovan.

*Speak with Lassenchou.

**Head for Mih Khetto's Amphitheatre!

**Quiz the locals!

**Protect Editha and defeat the assailants!

*Speak with Editha.

*Speak with Radovan in the Quicksand.

==Journal==
*Radovan is keen for you to put your newly acquired skills into practice.

*With your gunblade and soul crystal in hand, you have everything you need to begin your training as a gunbreaker. Instead of employing traditional methods, Radovan would rather you learned on the job, and suggests seeking work in Gridania. Since he and Sophie are newcomers to the Shroud, you suggest that they make the Adventurers' Guild their first port of call.

*You arrive at the Carline Canopy to discover that not only have Sophie and Radovan registered as adventurers, they have also been given the details of someone seeking to hire bodyguards. You follow your new companions to the Wailing Barracks to meet a man named Lassenchou, your first client.

*Following the briefest of introductions, Lassenchou reveals that the renowned harpsichordist Editha's life may be in danger. In addition to receiving a death threat, she narrowly escaped being injured by a stone thrown during a recent performance. In his capacity as her manager, Lassenchou has ordered that she remain inside until the perpetrator can be brought to justice. However, the musician has expressed her reluctance to remain confined any longer and insists upon taking an invigorating stroll through the sun-dappled groves of Gridania. As your task is to keep her safe from harm during the outing, Radovan suggests scouting the area and questioning the locals to ascertain the nature of those who seek to intimidate Editha.

*Quizzing a handful of Gridanians reveals a range of opinions on the popular harpsichordist. Perhaps the most pertinent tidbit of information is that some of Editha's followers have taken their infatuation to worrying levels, which Radovan will no doubt be interested to hear.

*You find Radovan engaged in a rather one-sided conversation with a lady named Ondine, who seems all too eager to share her opinions with any and all who will listen. Her views are in line with the general consensus that the person threatening Editha is likely to be one of her admirers, although Radovan avoids jumping to conclusions for the time being, deciding to view anyone and all with equal suspicion. Although he would prefer to obtain more reliable information before beginning the assignment, he decides against keeping the client waiting for longer than necessary.

*You return to Lassenchou to find him bedecked in an elaborate suit of armor, seemingly intent on joining you, while Editha prances around, blissfully oblivious to the danger she faces. Though Radovan is clearly exasperated that your charge has next to no chance of remaining undetected, he formulates a plan of action, wherein you and your mentor will lead the mission while Lassenchou and Sophie remain behind, ready to provide support if needed. Upon embarking on what is supposed to be a sedate promenade through Gridania, you are soon accosted by bandits and savage creatures, all commanded by an enigmatic masked woman.

*Overwhelmed by the combined might of two gunbreakers, the masked villain is forced to reveal her true identity: Ondine, one of the locals you spoke with during your investigation. She, like Editha, is a harpsichordist, although her popularity waned as her followers deserted her in favor of her young rival. Her hatred festering within her, Ondine sought the cooperation of local highwaymen, and even hired them to assassinate Editha on the road through the Shroud. In a bizarre turn of events, Sophie's distinctive Viera ears were mistaken for the musician's trademark bunny crown adornment, leading the bandits to attack Sophie instead. While your assignment has ended successfully, there is one more matter Editha wishes to discuss with you in private─a secret to which even her manager Lassenchou cannot be made privy.

*In a secluded corner of the Greatloam Growery, Editha reveals her true identity: she is in fact a disguised sylph. Dispelling her glamour, she explains that she has been visiting Gridania and enchanting the crowds with her prodigious harpsichord playing, with no one suspecting a thing, least of all Lassenchou. Although she was under no obligation to share this secret with you, she felt that since you risked your lives to protect her, you deserved to know the truth. She also states that her desire to walk outside was not merely a selfish whim, but one born of the utmost necessity, as sylphs wilt and eventually die if deprived of the sun's rays. After Editha says her farewells, Radovan takes the opportunity to tell you more of the gunbreaker's origins and his clan's place in keeping their traditions alive. Since he is the last survivor of his people, it is his duty to pass the art of the gunblade on to the next generation, with you as the prime candidate to become his successor. While the burden is indeed a heavy one, he is committed to helping you gain the necessary skills and experience. As they intend to broaden their horizons, Sophie and Radovan suggest moving on to Ul'dah to seek out their next client.

*Sophie and Radovan have already begun looking for work, although their search has yet to bear fruit. Rather than waiting idly for a chance to come your way, Radovan recommends that you use the time available to work on your sword arm, so that you may be ready for whatever fate has in store.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Sophie: Perhaps some of your acquaintances in Gridania would have work for us?
Radovan: Now that the gunbreakers of eld have yielded a portion of their wisdom, you are ready to take blade in hand.
Radovan: Rather than spend moons and moons training you, perhaps we had best find employment first. We can use the time between assignments to refine your abilities. But where should we start?
Radovan: The Adventurers' Guild... Yes, that sounds quite promising.
Sophie: I suppose we ''are'' adventurers, after all.
Sophie: Tell me, [Forename], are you familiar with this sort of thing?
Sophie: Oh my! In that case, we couldn't have found a better guide!
Radovan: Well, there's no time like the present. Shall we?
-quest accepted
-optional start
Sophie: You know, “adventurer” sounds a lot more romantic than “hired muscle,” even though that's essentially what it is.
-optional end

===Speak with Radovan in the Carline Canopy===
Radovan: Now that Mother Miounne has made us formal members of the Adventurers' Guild, we can start accepting assignments.
Sophie: In fact, we've already been given the details of a potential client in need of a bodyguard or two.
Radovan: A man named Lassenchou is waiting by the Wailing Barracks. Sophie and I will try making our own way there, to get our bearings.

-optional start
Radovan: We thought it best to wait for you before we introduce ourselves.
Sophie: I feel strangely at home here. It's not at all like the cities in the Empire.
-optional end

===Speak with Lassenchou outside the Wailing Barracks===
Lassenchou: You must be the ones sent by the Adventurers' Guild, yes? Oh, thank goodness! Something dreadful has befallen—well, threatens to befall—the one and only Editha!
Lassenchou: You mean to say you are unfamiliar with the most gifted harpsichordist who ever lived!? Whatever possessed me to hire such uncultured b— Ahem! It appears my breath would be better spent briefing you on the nature of my request.
Lassenchou: A few days ago, Editha received a most unwelcome missive—a death threat, to be precise. At first, I deemed it nothing more than the crazed scrawlings of some harmless churl. That was until, during a recital, a stone was thrown at her, missing by a hair's breadth!
Lassenchou: I have, in my capacity as her manager, canceled all public appearances until the perpetrator can be brought to justice.
Lassenchou: I fear, though, that my delicate tulip would wither and fail if confined to her dressing room. And she has herself expressed a desire to stroll freely beneath the canopies of Mih Khetto's Amphitheatre...
Sophie: I see where this is going— You want us to take her for a walk, is that it?
Radovan: If that's all we have to do, we should count ourselves lucky. A threatening letter, a brazen attack in a public place... Who knows what will happen next? But she can't stay indoors forever. I say we accept.
Lassenchou: Splendid. Without any further ado, I shall have Editha prepare for her promenade.
Radovan: Hmm... We'd best proceed carefully. If the culprit knows that Lassenchou asked the Adventurers' Guild for help, they can probably deduce that Editha will be coming out of hiding.
Radovan: We should see if anyone bears a grudge against her, so we know what to expect. And we'd better look around the amphitheatre for places where an ambusher might hide.
-optional start
Radovan: If you notice anything, no matter how small, be sure to let me know.
Sophie: It sounds like this Editha has quite the following. Whether that's due to her musical abilities or her eccentric stage persona is hard to tell, though.
-optional end

===Speak with locals around Mih Khetto's Amphitheatre===
Simpkin: Oh, Editha! Even a moment deprived of her sumptuous harmonies is akin to an eternity of unimaginable torment! When, oh when, will she grace me with her splendor once more?
-optional start
Simpkin: Oh, to perform a duet with Editha would be a dream come true. Yet I am barely worthy of laying eyes upon, let alone sharing a stage with, one so divine.
-optional end

Estaine: The amphitheatre has never seen such crowds for a solo harpsichordist before. Some even claim that she has a certain “otherworldly charm,” although I am not quite sure what they mean by that.
-optional start
Estaine: Why yes, Editha has been the talk of Gridania since her debut. Her skill as a musician is without question, although I sense that many of her admirers are more interested in her bizarre stage garb.
-optional end

Francquet: Know of her? I certainly do! I would consider myself to be one of her many admirers. In all honesty, I do not care for the way some of the others...ogle her.
Francquet: If the rumors about Editha receiving death threats are true, one of those lecherous scoundrels must be behind it.
-optional start
Francquet: As you may have heard, Editha has not appeared in public since someone in the audience threw a stone at her. A stone! Can you believe it!?
-optional end

-optional start
Ondine: Oh, yes. She's veeery talented...
-optional end

===Share your findings with Radovan===
Radovan: [Forename], have you met Miss Ondine? She's a harpsichordist, like Editha.
Ondine: That poor girl! What is the world coming to? That a gifted and beautiful young performer such as her must hide away for fear of her life—it beggars belief!
Ondine: It must be one of her followers. I've seen the way some of them look at her, and it makes my skin crawl. With fans like that, who needs enemies?
Radovan: So, what did the other locals have to say?
Radovan: Yes, most of them think that one of Editha's admirers is to blame, but I sense there's more to it.
Radovan: I think that until we have more information, we should treat everyone with equal suspicion, to be on the safe side. Personally, I'd prefer to carry out a more thorough investigation, but we'd best not keep our clients waiting. Once you are ready, let us return to Lassenchou.
System: You have learned all gunbreaker actions and traits to level 60. Detailed descriptions can be viewed in the '''Actions & Traits''' window, accessed under '''Character''' in the main menu.
-optional start
Radovan: If I were Lassenchou, I would have hired an investigator to catch the villain instead. An agent of enquiry or some such, perhaps.
Sophie: After hearing so much about Editha, I can't wait to finally meet her!
-optional end

===Speak with Lassenchou===
Lassenchou: Editha assures me that she will be ready in two shakes of a ziz's tail, whatever that means.

-cutscene start
Editha: Ah, my chaperones have arrived! How wonderful!
Editha: Oh, to finally feel the sun's warming rays! I am reborn!
Sophie: They weren't joking when they called her eccentric.
Radovan: Ungh... All this prancing about is going to draw unwanted attention. We'd better get this over with as quickly as possible.
Radovan: Sophie—[Forename] and I will escort her to the amphitheatre. Why don't you stay behind with Lassenchou in case we need to hurry back?
Sophie: Fine by me. I'll keep an ear out for any signs of danger, and come running if you call.
Lassenchou: Although I was fully prepared to join you in guarding Editha, and even dressed for the occasion, I will defer to your professional opinion and remain here. But promise me that you will keep my sweet petunia safe!
Radovan: Leave it to us. Are you ready, [Forename]?
Editha: La la la!♪ What a beautiful day for a stroll!
-cutscene end

====Solo Duty====
Popup: Head for Mih Khetto's Amphitheatre
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: We only need to escort her to the amphitheatre and back, but keep your eyes peeled!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: I must ask that you refrain from wandering...
Editha@Editha the Nonchalant: Oh, I wouldn't dream of it! La la la♪
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: ...and avoid any needless frolicking.
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: I don't think I've ever seen anywhere so peaceful and serene.
Editha@Editha the Nonchalant: Oh, Gridania is a wonderful place indeed! You should stay a while.
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Ha ha! I will give it some thought.
Saethryda: Is that...? It is! It's Editha!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Wait! Don't run on ahead!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Hmm... An unwanted distraction, but perhaps they can tell us why those bandits are after Editha.
Popup: Quiz the locals
Saethryda: Is it true her music is inspired by all of the wondrous places she's seen on her travels?
Millith Ironheart: I hear that Editha has become something of a recluse of late. I do hope she returns to grace the stage once more!
Y'mhitra: Editha has only recently begun performing in Gridania and has already amassed a considerable following. I have heard, however, that some of the other harpsichordists are envious of her success.
Jonathas: You are escorting the lovely Editha? Please, allow me to make a record of this day's events.
Y'shuwahe: The whole of Gridania delights in Editha's magnificent melodies. Every other musician pales in comparison to her.
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: So, you get the impression that a jealous rival is the instigator?
x@Bandit Executioner: There she is, with the rabbit ears!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Who goes there?
x@Bandit Executioner: Never you mind. Step away from the girl, nice and slow.
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: I think not. [Forename], don't let them near her!
Y'mhitra the Learned: Perhaps you would benefit from my ministrations. Allow me!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: At times like these, the Royal Guard stance is probably your best option.
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: I'm sure there are others ready to crawl out of the woodwork. Stay alert!
Y'mhitra the Learned: You go on ahead. I will hold them off here!
Saethryda: I hope Editha is all right!
Millith Ironheart: What was that all about?
Jonathas: If you require my assistance, do not hesitate to ask!
Y'shuwahe: Please, take good care of her.
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: There could be more of them, so be on your guard!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: We must be ready to strike at a moment's notice.
Popup: Head for Mih Khetto's Amphitheatre
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Editha, you mustn't run off like that again!
Editha@Editha the Nonchalant: Oh! You're no fun!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Gah! They never learn... [Forename], take the left again!
Hoddyn: What's going on here?
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Your assistance is much appreciated!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: I can tell this one's a cut above the rest.
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Use Solid Barrel to ready a cartridge, then Gnashing Fang to release the aether.
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: That's it!
x@Head Bandit: What was that...?
Hoddyn: Leave these ruffians to me! I and the other Wood Wailers will get to the bottom of this.
Hoddyn: I'm taking you in for questioning.
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Not much farther now!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Do you know who could be behind these attacks?
Editha@Editha the Nonchalant: No idea.
Editha@Editha the Nonchalant: Crazy people?
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Yes, I think we've gathered that much...
Editha@Editha the Nonchalant: What a beautiful day!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Glad to see the threat of assassination has done little to dampen your mood.
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: It's too quiet... They must be expecting us.

-cutscene start
Ondine@Masked Assailant: My my, what a naughty little rabbit. It seems you've wandered too far from your warren.
Ondine@Masked Assailant: The stage is set for your curtain call, though it cost me a pretty penny to rent the place.
Ondine@Masked Assailant: This will be the last time you walk all over ''my'' stage with those grubby little paws of yours.
-cutscene end
====Solo Duty====
Popup: Protect Editha and defeat the assailants
Ondine@Masked Assailant: I want that talentless sow's head on a platter! And save me the bunny ears!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Remember, Editha is their target! Don't let her out of your sight!
Ondine@Masked Assailant: Useless! And you call yourselves professionals... Looks like it's time to introduce the little rabbit to my kitty!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Now she sends beasts after us?
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: No matter. We must protect Editha at all costs!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Hells' bells! That's lightning-aspected aether!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Try running into them! You'll get a nasty shock, but we can worry about that later!
Ondine@Masked Assailant: What are you waiting for!? Kill them!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: Reinforcements! Draw their attention away from Editha!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: More of them? Stop them before they reach Editha!
Radovan@Radovan the Undaunted: What's wrong? No more surprises?
Ondine@Masked Assailant: Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm afraid not.
-cutscene start
Radovan: The show's over. Now, take off that mask, before I ''cut'' it off and your face with it.
Radovan: Miss Ondine. I might have guessed. But what's Editha ever done to deserve this?
Ondine: That harlot doesn't know the first thing about real music! And she thinks she can steal my fans, ''my stage'', with those appalling outfits of hers!? I won't stand for it... I won't!
Sophie: What happened here?
Gods' Quiver Bow: I'd heard that Ondine wasn't exactly a fan of Editha's, but I never thought she'd pay to have her killed!
Gods' Quiver Bow: And now we know that the highwaymen in the woods were in on her schemes, too.
Gods' Quiver Bow: A few days back, they held up Ondine's carriage in the Shroud, but she made them an offer worth more than the valuables she was carryin'.
Gods' Quiver Bow: Mind you, I don't suppose there's many of the bastards left after today. You've done us all a good turn, so if you ever need anythin' from the Gods' Quiver, don't hesitate to ask!
Lassenchou: Now that the danger has passed, Editha will at long last be able to make her triumphant return to Mih Khetto's Amphitheatre!
Sophie: There's still one thing I don't quite understand. Why did those highwaymen attack me and Radovan in the woods?
Editha: Maybe it was because of your ears? I imagine Ondine told them how much I love wearing my favorite bunny crown. They probably thought you were me!
Editha: Ho ho! These ones aren't real Viera ears! At least I don't think so... Actually, I was wondering if I might have a word in private with the three of you?
Lassenchou: But...there are four of us.
Editha: Yes, but only if I include you. Which I'm not.
Lassenchou: What have I done to deserve such treatment?
Editha: Now that that pesky manager of mine is out of the way, let's go to the Greatloam Growery.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Lassenchou: <sigh> Well, I suppose a lady is entitled to her secrets. But before I return to my duties, I wish to express my gratitude for your part in today's events. You have both performed admirably.
Radovan: I haven't the foggiest idea what this is about.
Sophie: What could it be? I'm almost afraid to find out...
-optional end
===Speak with Editha===
-cutscene start
Editha: You risked life and limb to protect me, so I feel it's only fair that I explain myself. One moment, please.
Radovan: What!?
Radovan: You mean to say she was a sylph from the very beginning?
Editha: Oh, yes. This one feels much more comfortable now. It is fun to use glamours and play the harpsichord, but a little tiring.
Editha: And this one spent so long in walking one's house, this one nearly died! These ones need the sun's rays to flourish, to live! That is why this one had to go outside, even though dangerous ones were all around.
Editha: This one hopes helpful ones will understand and not tell simpering one. Listening ones will be sad if this one can no longer play sweet, sweet music.
Radovan: Your secret is safe with us.
Editha: I'm ever so grateful! Promise you'll come to listen to my harpsichord soon, yes? Tee hee!
Radovan: Not quite the conclusion I was expecting, but a satisfactory one nonetheless. I must say, you've acquitted yourself rather well, [Forename].
Radovan: It normally takes a lot longer for novices to grasp the fundamental differences between a gunblade and a regular sword.
Radovan: It was originally developed by my people in the Third Astral Era. The march of the Allagan Empire had driven us to the barren wastelands, where even survival was a constant struggle.
Radovan: Our queen, Gunnhildr, was closely guarded by loyal soldiers known for the unique swords they wielded.
Radovan: These loyal vassals were known as “Gunnhildr's Blades,” a name that was abbreviated and applied to the most distinctive of their weapons, the gunblade.
Radovan: Meanwhile, the Allagans were developing firearms capable of launching projectiles over great distances. As they were similar in appearance to our gunblades, we referred to these weapons as “guns,” a term which is now commonplace.
Radovan: So effective were these new weapons on the battlefield, the queen's guard decided to specialize in smashing through the enemy lines and destroying them as swiftly as possible. Thus did they come to be known as “gunbreakers.”
Radovan: Even after the fall of the Allagan Empire, these techniques were passed down to each new generation. My clan are the descendants of Gunnhildr's royal guard, although I am all that remains.
Radovan: It is my duty to see that the art of the gunbreaker lives on, even if that means entrusting it to an outsider, such as yourself.
Sophie: If you like history lessons, you two will get along like a house on fire.
Radovan: I'd best leave it there for the time being. I don't want to overwhelm the {{alternatives|f=lass|m=lad}}.
Radovan: The best learning is done in the field, however. As pleasant as Gridania is, I am eager to see what the other city-states have to offer.
Sophie: Then may I suggest Ul'dah? Their markets have goods from all over the world, and I'm dying to take a look!
Radovan: Ul'dah it is, then. Sophie and I will go on ahead. When you arrive, seek us out. We shouldn't be hard to find.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Sophie: The best way to settle in to a new place is to dress like the locals! Well, that's my excuse, anyway.
-optional end

===Speak with Radovan in the Quicksand===
Radovan: It's good to finally get away from that noisy marketplace, not that this watering hole is much quieter. Still, it's a paradise compared to anything you'll find in Garlean territory.
Sophie: I think he's just in a sour mood because he can't find any work.
Radovan: You're not wrong there, Sophie. I'll keep looking though. [Forename], you'd better train by yourself until we find our next client. Which, with a little luck, will be soon.
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=D7ma0Sf0nOk}}

Our Closure

2026-07-22T04:17:08Z

Maleficentabsinthe: added missing optional dialogue

{{Quest infobox
| title = Our Closure
| description = They will tell you you are one and you are two. You can choose.
| image = Our Closure.png
| quest-giver = Sidurgu
| related-npcs = Fray; Godeheard; Gundobald; Lunnie; Orella; Patrounade; Rielle
| location = Foundation
| location-x = 13.3
| location-y = 12.0
| type = side
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Dark Knight Quests
| sortkey = 800
| organization =
| class =
| job = Dark Knight
| level = 80
| requirements =
| req-items = 1 Unsigned Letter (Our Closure)
| req-quest = Shadowbringers (Quest), To Have Loved and Lost
| exp = 448800
| gil = 3615
| reward1 = 1 Battledance Materia VII
| reward2 = 1 Savage Aim Materia VII
| reward3 = 1 Savage Might Materia VII
| unlocks = ach A Dark Day's Knight IV, ngp Dark Knight - Part 4
| prev-quest = Our Compromise
| next-quest =
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.0
| id-edb = c837ccfc379
| id-gt = 68757
}}

==Walkthrough==
This is the final job quest. Only [[Role Quests]] will be added going forward.

==Steps==
*Read the [[Unsigned Letter (Our Closure)|unsigned letter]].
*Show the unsigned letter to [[Lunnie]] at [[the Holy Stables]].
*Show the unsigned letter to Ser [[Patrounade]] at the [[Congregation of Our Knights Most Heavenly]].
*Show the unsigned letter to [[Orella]] at [[Rhalgr's Reach]].
*Show the unsigned letter to [[Gundobald]] in [[Little Ala Mhigo]].
*Speak with [[Godeheard]] in [[lower La Noscea]].
*With the chat mode in {{colorize|```Say```}}, enter “[[Fray]]” to call out to your comrade in the [[Coerthas Central Highlands|Coerthas central highlands]].
*Speak with [[Sidurgu]] in [[Foundation]].

==Journal==

Some of the journal text only appears when {{game icon|Soul of the Dark Knight}} is equipped, shown here with ''italics''.

<ul>
<li> They will tell you you are one and you are two. You can choose.

<li> After sparing a few moments to chat about your extraordinary adventures in the First, Sidurgu informs you that he has come into possession of an anonymous letter addressed to you. Out of respect for your privacy, he has refrained from opening it, and after he takes his leave to chase after a rather annoyed Rielle, you are left alone to read it.

 But if you're reading this, then you know how the story goes, don't you? So now comes the choice: hold the crystal close that we may enjoy these moments together. Or put it away and pretend I was never a part of it. That I was never really here.

<li> "<abbr title="Player character's first name">[Forename]</abbr> <abbr title="Player character's last name">[Surname]</abbr>, 
You'll forgive me for the sudden correspondence, and the secrecy. You helped me, in a way. Once upon a time. It's past time I said as much, and so...here we are. 
Feels like a lifetime ago, come to think on it. You've been through quite a lot since then─accomplished incredible things. I'd like to think that, in some way, I was a part of your journey... Far from the best, no doubt. But for me and my own journey, I think it safe to say that you've been...well. There's no suitable words to describe it, really. 
I've done things. Made decisions. Looking back, I can't help but feel more than a little foolish. But such is life, and we have to seize what few opportunities we have for closure...even if it is through the written word and not face–to–face. 
So wherever you are, I hope you're happy. Still fighting, still adventuring─still doing what you love. Be well.“

 The cryptic letter speaks for itself. Perhaps Lunnie, the woman who delivered it to Sidurgu, might be able to shed light on this mystery''─or at least help you to go through the motions and put one foot in front of the other. Over and over again. Off you trot.''

<li> Lunnie, it turns out, is none other than the girl you rescued from the clutches of corrupt Temple Knights a lifetime ago. She is not, however, the author of the letter, and explains that she received it from one Ser Patrounade, who stated it was to be delivered to the hero of the Scions. It would seem a visit to the Congregation is in order.

 ''She didn't know, of course. How could she? She's not even sure how many of you there were that day. Are you? But never you mind that. You have a search to continue.''

<li> Ser Patrounade was no more than another link in the chain, having received the letter from Orella of Rhalgr's Reach. He, like you, had been injured at the Ghimlyt Dark, and so he spent some nights there convalescing in her care. If further answers are to be found, it will be at the Barber.

 ''Do you remember Ser Patrounade? I do. Not by name, of course─he didn't have one when the tower fell. That's how these things so often go─you do your bit, only later to fill in the gaps, to piece together the picture in distant hindsight. What will your legacy be tomorrow, and the day after, and in the days after that...?''

<li> After clarifying that you are come not in search of a lost child yet again, Orella explains to you that the letter came with a shipment of medical supplies from Little Ala Mhigo. She can only assume that the author intended for Commander Hext to take charge of it and deliver it to you personally. And so you depart for southern Thanalan to retrace another leg of the letter's journey.

 ''And Orella's just another step in your own journey. Will you remember her? What about the names in her ledger─Conrad Kemp? Meffrid Noward? “Ah, but they were doomed from the first,” a part of you whispers. “Inevitable deaths on the road to a foregone conclusion,” sayeth the hardened heart, in retrospect. You'd be wrong, of course. It never had to be this way. This world is exactly as we choose to make it.''

<li> Gundobald regards you thoughtfully and states that the letter speaks for itself, which is why he agreed to send it on the author's behalf. However, if you are unwilling to let it lie─if you still seek answers and closure, he will not deny you. There is a man at the Red Rooster Stead in lower La Noscea that may be able to help you find a measure of peace.

 ''Now Gundobald, he's seen you at your best and at your worst. He's seen you when you were one and when you were two. He could tell you someone else wrote the letter, if that's what you'd like to believe. It'd be a turn, sure, but we've seen stranger things. Or he could continue to regard you with that same mixture of concern and fear that bubbles to the surface when the topic of us comes up, and say nothing of the sort. And you─you could go to Red Rooster Stead, with the answer of your choosing. See if it's all to your satisfaction.''

<li> The man at the Red Rooster Stead turns out to be yet another figure from your past, a former merchant who bade you retrieve his stolen wares and berated you for the condition in which you returned them to him. Ever since that fateful day, his life has been a succession of failures...until, while going through his meager possessions, he chanced to find a bloodstained package of flower bulbs from once upon a time. Thereafter he resolved to become a botanist and start anew, and as a humble token of his appreciation, long overdue, he offers a flower. But it is not for you.

 ''Another nameless face, now named. Then conniving, now humbled─as well he should be, no? I gave him a right talking to─or you did. Your choice. And after a string of bad luck, he's since turned over a new leaf...and found a flower. Suitable for funerals and farewells. I told you before you know how the story goes, didn't I? Come and see, [Forename]. Come and see.''

<li> You say a few words, and offer a flower in memory of...a memory. Now go, and don't look back.

 ''It's been a long, strange journey, filled with all kinds of ups and downs. ''Your'' journey, to be sure, but like I wrote before, I'd like to pretend I was an important part of it. Vanity, aye─but how can I not think of legacy, now, when we've been to the First and witnessed firsthand the lengths to which man will go to be remembered? I want to believe─I need to believe that this was not for nothing. That I changed you for the better, as you changed me...''

<li> Sidurgu is waiting for you with Rielle in the Forgotten Knight when you return. He asks you what you found, what it was all for, and you reply─

 ''Time to go. I don't know when we'll do this again─''if'' we'll ever do this again. The little trick you've learned doesn't count, you know. But even if this is our end, it won't change what we had. I love you more than you'll ever know. Be well.''
</ul>

==Dialogue==
{{dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
Rielle: I've thought about the path, and whether I want to walk it myself someday. But after everything that happened with Myste, I think I might want to pursue conjury instead.
Rielle: Sometimes we have to do bad things for good reasons. I know that, I do...but I'd still rather try to avoid it if I can. If I was a better healer, then maybe I'd have more options...or something.
Rielle: That Padjal, E-Sumi-Yan. I could write him a letter...
-optional end
===Accepting the quest===
Sidurgu: Ah, [Forename]. It so happens I have a letter for you...
Sidurgu: But before we talk about that, mind telling me what you've been getting yourself into lately? You and your Scions, I mean. I've an inkling, perhaps...

Question: What will you say?
> I went and saved another world, as it happens.
> Had to go and kill a whole host of sin eaters.
---

Sidurgu: Um...come again? Reflections of the Source? Parallel worlds? Sin eaters!? What in the seven hells are you on about?
Sidurgu: Something tells me this is only going to make any kind of sense if you walk me through it from the beginning, step by step...

-cutscene start
Sidurgu: ...Right, then. So, to sum up: you were swept up into yet another realm-shaking conflict, were you?
Sidurgu: Well, of course you were. You've an insatiable hunger for it, don't you? And even when you bite off more than you can chew, you refuse to let go.
Sidurgu: What? As if you didn't know! Hells, from the moment I laid eyes on you, I suspected you were a particular blend of impulsive and stubborn.
Sidurgu: Takes a special kind of bastard to become a dark knight─much less a Warrior of Light─don't you think?
Sidurgu: You traveled unto a doomed world and pledged your sword to a futile cause. You fought and you fought and you fought...and in the end, you won the day.
Sidurgu: Though I know it wasn't without loss. Without sacrifice. Victories like that are always bought with blood.
Sidurgu: But you and your comrades paid that price all the same. That faraway land and her people live on because you all were willing to fight to the bitter end─because you were too stubborn to die.

Rielle: ...And because of love, I'm sure.
Rielle: Being grim and dark will only get you so far, don't you remember? It's like the moogles─like Ser Ompagne himself said. The flame in the abyss, the love you bear for the ones you hold most dear─that is the source of true strength.
Rielle: [Forename] could've never made it this far if {{alternatives|m=his|f=her}} heart wasn't filled to the brim with love.

Question: What will you say?
> Is this a roundabout way of asking me about my heart's desires...?
> I'd sooner pose that question to Sid.
---

Sidurgu: Let's...let's not and say we did, eh? I'm sure that Thancred fellow you mentioned would provide a far more meaningful and interesting response.
Sidurgu: Having to look after the reincarnation of his surrogate daughter is certainly... Though I suppose, on some level, I can relate.
Sidurgu: ...What?

Rielle: ...I've not once thought of you as my ''father''.

Sidurgu: Well no, I... I mean...we're not even the same race, so of course no one would ever look at us and assume...
Sidurgu: What? If you want to put a label on it, then what would you prefer? “Master and disciple”? “Manservant and noblewoman”?

Rielle: Sid...
Rielle: How about “chocobo's arse” and whatever you damn well like!? Gods you can be daft sometimes...

Sidurgu: Hey! ''Hey''! What did I tell you about calling me that!?
Sidurgu: Children, am I right? Best we give her a moment to cool her head. For now, let's talk about that letter I mentioned earlier.
Sidurgu: It's addressed to you, but who penned it I cannot say. It was delivered to me by a young woman of the Brume─Lunnie, I believe her name was.
Sidurgu: Said she'd seen us with you out and about in Ishgard before, and reckoned that if she left it with us, you'd eventually be around to pick it up.
Sidurgu: Before you ask─no, I have not taken a peek, so its contents remain a complete and utter mystery to me. As for the sender, you'll have to pester Lunnie at the Holy Stables if you want to know more. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have an angry girl to mollify.
-quest accepted
-cutscene end

===Read the unsigned letter.===
System: Within the sealed envelope is a paper, which you unfold to find a message written in a strangely familiar scrawl...

x@Unsigned Letter: [Forename] [Surname],
x@Unsigned Letter: You'll forgive me for the sudden correspondence, and the secrecy.
x@Unsigned Letter: You helped me, in a way. Once upon a time. It's past time I said as much, and so...here we are.
x@Unsigned Letter: Feels like a lifetime ago, come to think on it. You've been through quite a lot since then─accomplished incredible things. I'd like to think that, in some way, I was a part of your journey...
x@Unsigned Letter: Far from the best, no doubt. But for me and my own journey, I think it safe to say that you've been...well. There's no suitable words to describe it, really.
x@Unsigned Letter: I've done things. Made decisions. Looking back, I can't help but feel more than a little foolish. But such is life, and we have to seize what few opportunities we have for closure...even if it is through the written word and not face–to–face.
x@Unsigned Letter: So wherever you are, I hope you're happy. Still fighting, still adventuring─still doing what you love. Be well.

System: The letter bears no signature or any obvious clues as to the author's identity. Perhaps Lunnie can shed light on this mystery...

===Show the unsigned letter to Lunnie at the Holy Stables.===
Lunnie: It's you! It's really you! [Forename] [Surname], my hero! Honestly, I never thought I'd get to see you again, much less speak with you!
Lunnie: Oh, I'm sorry. You probably don't remember me at all, do you? I'm not surprised. All in a day's work, I suppose, saving silly little fools like me...
Lunnie: And it was so long ago when you rescued me from those Temple Knights who were trying to take me away from my grandmother. I still remember it like it was yesterday, though, you swinging that great big sword of yours, bellowing all kinds of terrible threats and sending them running.
Lunnie: I'm sure some might say you overdid it, but thanks to you my grandmother and I never heard from that lot again! And ever since Ser Aymeric and his allies came into power, we've had a lot less of that trouble all over.
Lunnie: But...let me guess. You didn't come all this way just to see me, did you?
Lunnie: The letter, huh? I thought so.
Lunnie: It wasn't me who wrote it, I can tell you that much. I got it from a knight I befriended after tending to his chocobo a couple of times. Ser Patrounade.
Lunnie: He said it was to be delivered to the hero of the Scions─a peerless warrior with a thousand victories to {{alternatives|m=his|f=her}} name. After he described your features in detail, it all fell into place, and since I was certain you'd eventually pay a visit to your friends, I offered to take it to them!
Lunnie: Anyway, he's the one you need to talk to if you're after the sender. Maybe check the Congregation? I mean, that's where knights...congregate, I presume?
-optional start
Lunnie: Looking back, it's all such a blur. The way you stood up to them, the way you moved through them, blade twirling... At times it was as if there were two of you!
-optional end

===Show the letter to Ser Patrounade at the Congregation of Our Knights Most Heavenly.===
Patrounade: Y-You... Ahem! H-How may I be of service to you, {{alternatives|m=Master|f=Mistress}} [Surname]?
Patrounade: The letter! Oh, what a relief it is to see that it arrived unmolested.
Patrounade: It was entrusted to me by Orella of Rhalgr's Reach. After the battle at the Ghimlyt Dark I spent a few nights there, you see...
Patrounade: I can only assume that whoever sent it to the Reach had heard tell of the battle between you and Lord Zenos, and how you had been brought to the Barber.
Patrounade: However, by the time it arrived, you had long since been spirited away to Ishgard. Had Lunnie not recognized you from my stories, I do not know how I might have seen it to your hand...
Patrounade: If you seek the author, mayhap you should pay a visit to the Reach? I know only what I told you, but surely Orella can tell you more. May the Fury watch over and keep you, friend!
-optional start
Patrounade: To tell you the truth, I had no choice but to remain at the Reach for so long. An old wound that never quite healed, you see. From when Specula Imperatoris fell.
Patrounade: ...I'd ask if you remember pulling me from the rubble, but I'm afraid you'll say no. I remember, though. Gods bless you, {{alternatives|m=Master|f=Mistress}} [Surname].
-optional end

===Show the unsigned letter to Orella at Rhalgr's Reach.===
Orella: A pleasure to see you. Lost that long-haired boy of yours again?
Orella: This is about the letter, is it? It came with a shipment of supplies from Little Ala Mhigo, as I recall.
Orella: I can only presume the sender was hoping that Commander Hext would see it to you personally, but I'm not surprised it escaped her notice given the chaos at the Ghimlyt Dark and after.
Orella: It found its way into my medical supplies, and as you well know, I decided to let that Ishgardian knight take charge of its delivery.
Orella: In any event, I advise you to continue your search in Little Ala Mhigo─and if anyone there knows aught of the letter's author, it would be Gundobald.
-optional start
Orella: I've had to record so many names in the ledger of late. So many friends, dead and buried. All for a good cause, I know, but that doesn't make it any easier.
:Interacting with the Thick Ledger:
System: The document appears to be a list of men and women who died fighting for the Ala Mhigan Resistance and whose remains have been interred in Recompense. Among them, you recognize both Conrad Kemp and Meffrid Noward...
System: ...and Gallien. Dear Gallien.
System: But of Houdart, there is no mention.
-optional end

===Show the unsigned letter to Gundobald in Little Ala Mhigo.===
Gundobald: Well met, [Forename]. I was not expecting a visit. What brings you to southern Thanalan this {{alternatives|day|evening}}?
Gundobald: This letter, you say... And you seek...the author?
Gundobald: If you read it, then you know their heart. What you meant to them─how you changed their life for the better.
Gundobald: It is a feeling I understand all too well...which is why I agreed to send this letter with the supplies for Rhalgr's Reach.
Gundobald: Yet you never were one to let a mystery remain unsolved, were you? You seek answers. Closure. I will not deny you this.
Gundobald: At the Red Rooster Stead in lower La Noscea, you will find a man named Godeheard. Speak with him. Perhaps then you will find a measure of peace.

-optional start
Gundobald: ...There was a time when I feared for you, divided as you were. A {{alternatives|m=man|f=woman}} at war against {{alternatives|m=his|f=her}} friends and {{alternatives|m=himself|f=herself}}. But I can tell that you have since reconciled. That is well.
-optional end

===Speak with Godeheard in lower La Noscea.===
-cutscene start
Godeheard: Oh gods, it's you! But why? Why are you here!?
Godeheard: You...you really don't remember? Any of it? The Qiqirn bandits? A certain merchant who maaay have overstepped his bounds juuust a trifle?
Godeheard: You were a right bloody mess when you returned to the Drydocks with my wares─and I do mean bloody. I say, is none of what I'm telling you ringing a bell? Really?
Godeheard: Not even the part where I refused to thank you and demanded that you pay me restitution for the property you yourself returned to me...?
Godeheard: Well, seeing as I've already confessed it, I may as well reiterate: it was me...
Godeheard: That was just the beginning of my bad luck, as it happens. A string of bad decisions left me in debt to some very unforgiving fellows, and before I knew it they had taken damn near everything I owned.
Godeheard: I was friendless, penniless, hopeless. And let me tell you, running afoul of the Warrior of Light had not done me any favors either! There was a time when I couldn't help but blame you for all my misfortune...
Godeheard: And then, one day, when I was rummaging through my meager possessions, I had an epiphany.
Godeheard: I stumbled upon a package from that shipment you recovered for me that ill-fated day. Flower bulbs─stained with Qiqirn blood, but viable for cultivation. Still brimming with the potential to grow and thrive...
Godeheard: Before I knew it, I was cradling the package to my breast, sobbing and moaning like a mad fool...
Godeheard: ...For a fool is exactly what I had been. I had been offered a kindness without let or lien, and instead of thanking this generous hero had spat in {{alternatives|m=his|f=her}} face.
Godeheard: So I left that life behind, save for the bulbs I brought with me here. Apprenticed myself to the botanists and resolved to start anew.
Godeheard: And wouldn't you know it, the stubborn little fiends finally bloomed for me. I suppose it's only fitting that you'd show up again that very day.
Godeheard: I've a thousand thousand regrets, but none greater than how I spoke to you. I say this not to beg your forgiveness, but to tell you how you've changed me for the better...and to thank you for the opportunity.
Godeheard: I do have one request, if you are amenable to it. I pray you accept a flower─one of the precious few that has bloomed.
Godeheard: A token of my heartfelt appreciation for my personal savior. Admittedly, this particular breed is perhaps best suited for funerals and farewells...but if you'd rather not keep it for yourself, perhaps there's someone else who might welcome it?

System: Someone else indeed...
-cutscene end

-optional start
Godeheard: I am so grateful that I finally had the chance to apologize to you. I but wish that the flowers I have to offer you were not the sort primarily associated with mournful occasions...
-optional end

===With the chat mode in {{colorize|```Say```}}, enter “Fray” to call out to your comrade in the Coerthas central highlands.===
-optional start
:Interacting with the destination:
System: With the chat mode in Say, use your keyboard or the software keyboard to enter any phrase which includes “Fray” to attract {{alternatives|m=his|f=her}} attention.
-optional end

System: ...There is no response.
System: Yet there can be no answer but this, can there? So let us wait for a time, you and I. In the cold and in the snow. In the dark...

-cutscene start
x@[Forename] [Surname]: Clever, clever, clever. Or are we just playing it by ear? No matter.
x@[Forename] [Surname]: I wanted this, once. More than anything. A chance to speak and be heard...
x@[Forename] [Surname]: But neither of us needs it anymore. And if we were to look deep within ourselves, we would realize that we never did.
x@[Forename] [Surname]: We are the stories we tell ourselves. The brave hero, the tortured soul, the altruist, the pragmatist. They will tell you who they see, but you and you alone know who you are.
x@[Forename] [Surname]: For I speak only for myself. If you find comfort in my words, they are yours for the taking, but that is your choice. Now and ever after, as it has always been.
x@[Forename] [Surname]: "Now comes your part, To cloak yourself in the fiction, To breathe life into the dead, To give a voice to the voiceless...“
x@[Forename] [Surname]: As we did together that day, when you gave us our answer.
x@[Forename] [Surname]: Was it ever mine...?
-cutscene end

===Speak with Sidurgu in Foundation.===
-optional start
Rielle: My apologies for storming off earlier. <sigh> You'd think I would be more mature than that, after everything I've been through...
-optional end

Sidurgu: Welcome back, [Forename]. As you can see, Rielle and I are getting along swimmingly, so you needn't worry about us in the slightest. Not one bit.
Sidurgu: So─what of that mysterious unsigned letter? Did your grand search for answers lead you anywhere interesting?

Question: What will you say?
> An old acquaintance.
> Closure, perhaps?
---

Sidurgu: That so...? Well. Glad to hear it, I suppose...
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=ngpjVnbdRB4}}

Our Compromise

2026-07-22T04:13:47Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted with the dialogue template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Our Compromise
| description = You knew from the first that there was only one way this could end.
| image = Dark Knight StB Quest image1.png
| quest-giver = Sidurgu
| related-npcs = Count Edmont de Fortemps; Fray; Gilow; Myste; Orella; Resistance Beast Tamer; Resistance Guard; Rielle; Ystride
| location = Foundation
| location-x = 13.3
| location-y = 12.0
| type = job
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Dark Knight Quests
| sortkey = 700
| organization =
| class =
| job = Dark Knight
| level = 70
| requirements =
| req-quest = A Familiar Face Forgotten
| exp = 216000
| gil = 2700
| reward1 = 1 Abyss Armor Coffer (IL 290)
| unlocks = ac The Blackest Night, ach A Dark Day's Knight III, ngp Dark Knight - Part 3
| prev-quest = We Can Never Go Home
| next-quest = Our Closure
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68455
| id-edb = a3ff39484d1
}}

==Steps==
*Gather information in [[Rhalgr's Reach]].
*Speak with [[Sidurgu]].
*Follow Sidurgu.
*Search [[the Last Forest]] for [[Myste]].
*Search for Sidurgu.
*Speak with Sidurgu in [[Ishgard]].
*Return to where it all began.

==Journal==
*You knew from the first that there was only one way this could end.

*Sid has at last accepted that Myste is not coming back to Ishgard, and that if we are to reclaim the remainder of our stolen aether, we will need to take the initiative. Rhalgr's Reach was the last place you spoke, and so that is where we will go.

*In speaking with the people of Rhalgr's reach, we learn that Myste stayed there for a time, asking questions of a conjurer regarding aether and perhaps being responsible for the mysterious deaths of several chocobos. He's been naughty, to say the least.

*Sid is unsure what to make of what we learned, though it seems fairly obvious to me what mischief the boy's been about. And you too, I hope. Anyway, it would seem that Myste was seen leaving the Reach and heading towards the Peaks. The hunt is on!

*Two beasts, dead, with no discernable injuries. Now where have we heard that before? Sid finally realizes that the boy must have sucked them dry of their aether, in the same way that he stole our aether. Needless to say, he is far, far more dangerous than he appears. A pity it took you all this long to see it.

*Wrong way, wrong way! He'll kill Sid and Rielle if we don't hurry!

*And now, the betrayal. Myste believes that the only way we can atone for our sins is to “undo” them with his simulacrums. Every life we took, every death that weighs upon our soul, he would make amends for it all with his beautiful lies. I can end this charade, godsdammit, I can end it! Now is the time! You need me! YOU NEED ME!

*...So it goes. If you would not forsake me, then of course you would not forsake him. And so...neither can I. He is a fool, but he is our little fool. The little {{alternatives|f=girl|m=boy}} who wanted to make this cruel, twisted world a better place, futile as that is. {{alternatives|f=She|m=He}}'s going to get us killed one of these days...but what can I say? I love {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}}. I forgive {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}}. And you...

*Do you recall how we came to this place? At a friend's behest, in the midst of a raging blizzard? As we drew closer the gates faded into vision, and the towering spires...the man bowed low and bade us follow him, up the winding stair, from still smoldering ruin to untouched splendor. There we found a warm home and warm hearth, and warm hearts...

*At the Last Vigil, as you reflect once more on the path you have walked, you are surprised by Lord Edmont, who greets you warmly. News of your exploits is delivered to Fortemps Manor daily, and you remain always in the thoughts of the former count and his family. Though a part of him wishes that you would remain in Ishgard, he knows that your destiny leads you elsewhere, for you are still a hero. You are still a good person.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Sidurgu: ...Godsdammit, Myste. We're going to have to track him down and make him return the remainder of the aether he stole from you, aren't we?
Sidurgu: He said that when this was finished, naught would remain of him. Bloody vague and ominous, to say the least...
Sidurgu: We'll just have to press him for answers when we find him.
Sidurgu: You last saw him at Rhalgr's Reach in Gyr Abania, yes? We'll start there.
Rielle: I'm going too, and I won't take no for an answer. Sid's gotten better, but he's a long way from fully recovered. Besides, you'll need someone else to help you do the talking. Sid's no good at it.
-quest accepted
-optional start
Sidurgu: What are you waiting for? Clearly I'm no good at making small talk, so you and Rielle will have to ask after Myste.
Rielle: Someone here has to know something that can lead us to Myste...
Gilow: Lot of unusual folks coming through the Reach these days...
-optional end
===Gather information in Rhalgr's Reach===
Resistance Guard: Looking for a young boy with long blue hair, you say? Reckon I would remember someone like that if they were to come this way. And I don't.
Resistance Guard: Spoke with the fella before me during the changing of the guard, as we do, and he made no mention of anyone matching that description either...
-optional start
Resistance Guard: I'm not saying the boy didn't come this way, but I'd be surprised if he had. Someone would have noted his passing and told the others.
-optional end

Orella: ...Ah, yes, I remember the long-haired boy. Very curious, with many questions about the nature of aether. He conversed with one of the Adder conjurers for a time. I know not what they discussed, but from his expression I gathered it was important.
-optional start
Orella: Very mature for his age, the boy. And somehow ethereal...
-optional end

Resistance Beast Tamer: Hm? What's that!? You're looking for that boy too, are you!?
Resistance Beast Tamer: I was watching some birds late the other night when I hear someone skulking about behind me. “Forgive me, forgive me,” I hear him saying, before he runs off and disappears into the dark.
Resistance Beast Tamer: Then I realize it's quiet—too quiet, aye? Sleeping birds make noise, and mine ain't. 'Cause they're dead. Every last one of them. No wounds or any other obvious marks, but there they lay, like the life was sucked right out of them!
Resistance Beast Tamer: I don't know how or why he did it, but there's no denying that he did! I demand recompense! If you find him, you bring him to me!
-optional start
Resistance Beast Tamer: Wait—are you that boy's keeper? Are you responsible for him!? 'Cause if you are, you owe me an explanation!
-optional end
-optional start
Rielle: I have a bad feeling about this. I hope Myste hasn't done something stupid...
-optional end
===Speak with Sidurgu===
Sidurgu: Our inspector returns. Tell us, have you learned aught of Myste's whereabouts?
Sidurgu: ...Seen conversing with a conjurer and possibly killing chocobos? Not sure what to make of that. Though we ''can'' be sure he stayed here for a time.
Sidurgu: But perhaps no longer. We learned but moments ago from Gilow here that a boy matching Myste's description was seen leaving the Reach.
Sidurgu: He is for the Peaks. And so are we.
-optional start
Rielle: They're dead. Just...dead. Like the chocobos in the story you heard.
-optional end
===Follow Sidurgu===
Sidurgu: No visible injuries, no bleeding. Aye, it is as Rielle says: these beasts died for no discernable reason. Just like the chocobos that man in the Reach claims Myste somehow killed.
Sidurgu: But it doesn't add up. Other than his singular magick, Myste was utterly helpless. Unless...was he always capable of this?
Sidurgu: ...But we know the answer already. He stole your aether when we first met.
Rielle: Even if he could do it, even if he did do it...why?
Sidurgu: We'll ask him when we find him. And this time, you'll let ''me'' do the talking.
Sidurgu: Search the east. Rielle and I will head south. We'll meet in between if we find naught, and if we do...either you will come to our aid, or we to yours.
===Search the Last Forest for Myste===
System: As you survey your surroundings, you observe naught out of the ordinary...but on the edge of hearing, you hear a whisper to the southwest...
-optional start
Rielle: No... Mother...
-optional end
===Search for Sidurgu===
-cutscene start
Sidurgu: Seven hells, I hate being right...
Sidurgu: On your guard. Myste has shown his true colors. The aether or whatever else he took from those beasts has given him tremendous strength...
Sidurgu: Contrary to his earlier warnings, conjuring another simulacrum wasn't the end of him. And of all the wonderful people he had to pluck from our memories, he chose Ystride de Caulignont.
Sidurgu: He knows why we're here, and this is his answer. He summoned the monster that haunts Rielle in her dreams and sends her screaming from her bed.
Myste: Forgive me, Sid, but you gave me no choice...
Question: What will you say?
> Say your name. Your ''real'' name!
Myste: ...Shall I ask you the same? Who holds the reins? Though it matters not. We are complicit, you and I.
> There is always a choice.
Myste: ...No. There isn't. Not really.
---
Myste: Can you even remember why you came here? Can you even remember how many you killed? How many lives shattered, how many stories ended?
Myste: Upon the surface of the crystal are carved the sins of dark knights past...and yours are beyond counting. Beyond fathoming. Without end.
Myste: Justice is an excuse. Nobility is a lie. Murder is murder!
Myste: And though we are most definitely not without fault, it is this cruel, indifferent world which has made murderers of us all.
Myste: But we need suffer no longer. I sought to make these broken souls whole, one by one, when in truth the solution was much more simple.
Myste: A world beyond pain and suffering and anguish and despair—a world beyond death! A world in which we never need bid farewell to our dearest friends.
Sidurgu: And how many beasts will you need to ''kill'' to make this world of yours? How much aether will you consume to see it through? Bloody self-righteous sophistry from a mewling whelp...
Sidurgu: So your brilliant plan is to fill the world with simulacra of the dead, is it? And somehow that's supposed to make everyone happy?
Sidurgu: Well, you're right about one thing, I'll grant you that. This world is brutal, uncaring, without logic or justice...
Sidurgu: No justice but that which we make for ourselves! And I'll be damned if I give it up so you can force your illusions upon us to assuage your guilt!
Myste: Did you not find comfort in your reunion with your master!? Even though you knew it was a lie, did it not help you to unburden your soul? To find a measure of peace in this madness!?
Myste: I am not your enemy. Not then or now. I will not fight you. All I ask is that you leave me to do my duty.
Myste: It's never too late to turn back. You are still a good person. You can still be...a good person...
Myste: So this is your answer...
Myste: Maybe you cannot accept what needs to be done. But I can. Good-bye.
-cutscene end
====Solo Duty====
Popup: Defeat the simulacra
Myste@Myste the Delusionist: Ours is the greatest lie of all. We have to end it.
Myste@Myste the Delusionist: I remember every face. They are watching and waiting...
-cutscene start
Myste: So many broken by this world, and then by you. So, so many...
Myste: Woe betide the man who stands opposed to the Weapon of Light, for death will be his reward. Death for him and his kin and all that he holds dear.
Myste: Woe betide the man who stands with the Weapon of Light, for death will be his reward. Death for him and his kin and all that he holds dear.
Myste: Like sands through the hourglass, everything we fight so desperately to protect slips through our fingers...and what remains...what remains...
Myste: ...Is us. Only us, and the memory of our sin.
Myste: To walk this path is to suffer. To sacrifice...
Question: (Listen to my voice. Listen to our heartbeat...)
> ...Justice demands no less.
> I tire of this charade.
---
Fray@???: Serve... Save... Slave... Slay... I've sins aplenty, aye, but regrets? Not so much.
Fray@???: And if {{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} wouldn't listen to me, the embodiment of good sense and pragmatism, then what hope could you possibly have?
Fray@???: A house divided cannot stand, you know. This childish rebellion ends now.
Sidurgu: What in the seven hells is this!?
Fray: ...A compromise, I suppose? Our dear friend here refused to let me take the reins, but I wasn't about to stand idly by while that imbecile tries to do...whatever it was he was trying to do.
Fray: No hard feelings about Whitebrim, eh? Promise not to stab you in the back.
Fray: It'll be just like old times.
Sidurgu: A dark knight needs a sword. Take mine.
Myste: No... No... This is wrong... This is all wrong...
Myste: I offer you peace! Restitution! A chance to make amends! Do not think you are above it! Do not think that a reckoning will be postponed indefinitely!
Fray: When it comes, I shall welcome it with open arms...
Fray: But today will not be the day, and you will not be the judge!
-cutscene end
====Solo Duty====
Fray: We deal with the dross, then the boy. A simple plan.
Myste@Myste the Delusionist: Look on the faces of your victims! They are legion!
Myste@Myste the Delusionist: Again and again and again you kill. Do you feel nothing!?
Fray: You know my heart! It bleeds like any other!
Fray: These scars and sins are ours to bear─not to deny!
Fray: But ''you'', boy, I deny! Yours is the coward's way!
Myste@Myste the Delusionist: On a throne of bone she waits...
Fray: Dug deep for those magnificent bastards, didn't you?
Fray: But lest you forget, we bested them before!
Myste@Myste the Delusionist: Why...why won't they answer...
Fray: He's grown too weak to summon more shades!
Myste@Myste the Delusionist: The chorus falls silent...and the abyss...
Fray: Finish it, [Forename]! Use Souleater!
Fray: Reclaim the last of your aether! Make us whole!
Myste@Myste the Delusionist: A reckoning...will not be...
-cutscene start
Myste: Forgive me, forgive me... I ask, I beg, I pray, but it never comes...
Myste: Again they go to join the multitude in the black oblivion of the abyss...
Fray: Such is our lot. Such is the fate of all who are born—to suffer and to die.
Fray: Do not seek forgiveness, for it will not ease the burden. It weighs as it should.
Myste: But what of the lost? Do they not deserve to live again?
Rielle: They do. In our hearts and our souls and our memories.
Rielle: No one likes having to say good-bye. But it's...it's a part of life. That's what makes the time we share together so precious...
Rielle: You can't obsess over the mistakes of the past, or you'll lose sight of the future. Of the people still with us, who need us more than ever.
Sidurgu: The greatest strength is born of the flame in the abyss...
Fray: Listen to my voice. Listen to our heartbeat. Listen... I forgive you. I forgive you. I forgive you...
Myste: Thank you. That is...that is all I ever wanted...
Myste: So...this is it. One last parting. One final farewell...after a fashion.
Myste: In your darkest hour, in the blackest night...think of me...and I will be with you. Always. For where else could I go? Who else could I love but you?
-cutscene end
-optional start
Rielle: Ah...you're back. Welcome home...?
-optional end
===Speak with Sidurgu in Ishgard===
Sidurgu: You'll forgive us for returning to Ishgard ahead of you, I hope. I, uh...needed some time to think on everything that happened in Gyr Abania.
Sidurgu: I won't pretend to know everything you've been through in your life. A man can never truly understand what's in another's heart...and probably not their own, for that matter...
Sidurgu: I'm pretty much rambling at this point, but...I suppose what I'm trying to say is that I'm grateful for everything you've done for me and Rielle. I like you. I respect you. And I'll always be here for you, if you need me.
Sidurgu: We're fellow walkers of the path, after all. And friends, I'd like to think.
Rielle: I've been wondering... Myste appeared at the same time the soul crystal cracked, yes? But which happened first? And why then and there?
Sidurgu: Damned if I know. Does anyone truly understand how soul crystals work? What matters is that the crystal and [Forename] have been made whole.
Sidurgu: That said... “A heart bleeds, a man weeps, a soul burns. Thence comes the darkness, to consume.” And few hearts have bled as much as {{alternatives|f=hers|m=his}}...
Rielle: Speaking of bleeding, I think your wounds have reopened. If you would sit, it would be much easier for me to tend to them...
Rielle: You should get some rest too, [Forename]. Not all wounds are so obvious.
Sidurgu: Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings—praise Halone! She's right, though. No need to overdo it by running off to the next battle just yet.
Sidurgu: If you must put one foot in front of the other, though, why don't you go back to where this whole damn mess began? Maybe you'll have an epiphany.
-optional start
Sidurgu: Part of me can't help but think this was all a fever dream. And then I take a deep breath and feel the pain in my ribs...
Rielle: It's nice to dream of a world without pain and suffering. But the world is what it is, and dreams will only carry you so far. That's why we've got swords.
-optional end
===Return to where it all began===
-cutscene start
Count Edmont de Fortemps@???: Hm? What troubles you, {{alternatives|f=Mistress|m=Master}} [Surname]?
Count Edmont de Fortemps: Ah, but of course. 'Tis bitterly cold this day. At times like these, one should be warming themselves by the fire.
Count Edmont de Fortemps: Not a day goes by without your name being spoken, you know. The soldiers and merchants often bring us news of your latest exploits. That said, to hear it from the hero {{alternatives|herself|himself}} would be much preferable...
Count Edmont de Fortemps: But there would be no expectation were you to call on us. The pleasure of your company alone would be more than enough.
Count Edmont de Fortemps: Rare though I expect it will be in the days to come... But your destiny was never to remain here, was it? Though a part of me wishes that you would...
Count Edmont de Fortemps: Forgive me. I find myself growing more and more sentimental in my old age...and in working on my memoirs, I have had to reflect on the darker chapters of my life...
Count Edmont de Fortemps: Haurchefant...lived his to the fullest...and if his story is preserved for generations to come, then I...I should be glad of it...
Count Edmont de Fortemps: You will always have a place here, [Forename]. For you are family. Now, go! Do not let me keep you from your labors. The world waits for none—not even you.
-quest complete
System: This concludes the dark knight quests for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood. In order to undertake the next series of quests, you must first meet the following requirements:
System: ※FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers must be registered to your service account. ※You must have completed the main scenario quest “Shadowbringers.”
System: ※You must have completed the role quest “To Have Loved and Lost.”
System: Once you have done so, the next dark knight quest will be available from Sidurgu.
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}
==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=77O67imShHI}}

[[Category:Has_datamined_dialogue]]

We Can Never Go Home

2026-07-22T03:45:48Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with the template

{{Quest infobox
| title = We Can Never Go Home
| description = [[Myste]] has been waiting for you for a long time.
| image = Dark Knight StB Quest image1.png
| quest-giver = Myste
| related-npcs = Gallien; Houdart; Rielle; Sidurgu
| location = The Churning Mists
| location-x = 27.6
| location-y = 35.0
| type = job
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Dark Knight Quests
| sortkey = 680
| organization =
| class =
| job = Dark Knight
| level = 68
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 108000
| gil = 2887
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = The Orphans and the Broken Blade
| next-quest = Our Compromise
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68454
| id-edb = 7c20a1a9c74
}}
==Steps==
*Rendezvous with [[Myste]] at [[Castrum Oriens]].
*Search [[the Fringes]] for people in distress.
*Speak with [[Houdart]].
*Follow Houdart.
*Speak with Myste.
*Use [[Souleater]] to consume the swirling abyss.
*[[Pay Respects|Pay /respect]] to the fallen at Bloodstorm.
*Speak with [[Sidurgu]] in [[Ishgard]].

==Journal==
*Myste has been waiting for you for a long time.

*Although Sidurgu has yet to recover from his injuries, Myste will wait no longer. He wants to resume his search for souls in need of succor, and he is willing to forego their assistance, if you are. Anything to hasten the conclusion of this mad crusade. Castrum Oriens, the site of Ilberd's grand slaughter, may offer what you seek.

*Myste grows weary at the sight of so many men and women willing to give their lives in service to a greater cause. A sight that is all too familiar, perhaps. Elsewhere shall we look for listless spirits.

*In the depths of a cave by a flickering fire, a man sits alone, waiting to die. Gallien, an Ala Mhigan refugee for whom you once made medicine long, long ago, reveals that he shared it with another refugee, ensuring that the man lived...and that he would not. His friend Houdart went on to fight for the Griffin and even served as his body double, but ultimately died at Baelsar's Wall with his mad master and so many others. They made their choices, and such are the consequences, but Myste cannot help but meddle. He conjures a simulacrum of Houdart to comfort the dying man, who bids his dead friend to go to Rhalgr's Reach and pray for their fallen brothers.

*The shade born of Gallien's memories tells you of how he always wanted to meet you, a larger than life hero...unaware that he eventually did at Little Ala Mhigo. He laments his fate, wishing he could go back and convince his former self not to place his trust in the Griffin...but if such things were possible, you wouldn't have a broken shield, now would you?

*You rescue Houdart and Myste from wild beasts, but though they are unharmed, the shade abruptly stumbles and grips his head. Dizziness, he claims, and nothing more, before imploring you to hurry. He is as poor a liar as the boy.

*Again Houdart falters, suddenly weak and in pain. A man's memories cannot outlive him, he says, and Gallien is running out of time. He will try his best to carry on, but in the end, it is not up to him...

*Look how he burns with fervor, with desperation, with faith. How he sings of his homeland and wills himself to stand. How he marshals his strength to put one foot in front of the other. In that moment he lives again.

*The spell is broken. Houdart is no more, which can only mean one thing: we are one step closer to ending this charade.

*She is not the first, nor will she be the last to betray you. She will implore you to see reason, to seek solace in the fiction. And when you refuse, she will have no recourse but one. As I did not. Be ready.

*The dead are forever beyond our reach, and we have no choice but to accept the inevitability that everyone we know and love will join them in time...or do we? Distraught by his failure to see Gallien's final wish fulfilled before his passing, Myste muses on the possibility of a world where time and death hold no power of us. A world you could share. You need only ask. But we know better.

*Sidurgu is concerned that Myste's failure will spur him to deeper depths of depression. Even more concerning is the fact that the boy has yet to return to Ishgard, though you believed he would. Why, I do not know. The aether wanes, and he has but one chance left. Be ready, damn you. Be ready.
**※The next dark knight quest will be available from Sidurgu upon reaching level 70.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
Sidurgu: I wasn't joking, by the way. About the moogle punching.
Rielle: He'll heal, but I'm afraid it's going to take a while. The moogles can probably help, though Sid would have to let them—and good luck convincing him.
-optional end
===Accepting the quest===
Myste: As you can see, Sid has yet to fully recover from his bout with Ser Ompagne, and there is no telling how much more time he will require.
Myste: But my quest will brook no delay. If we must seek out another soul in need of succor without their assistance, then so be it. Do you agree?
Myste: Then we are of one mind. Now then, where shall we begin our search...
Myste: War is perhaps the greatest source of man's misery. So much death and destruction... A battlefield, perhaps...
Myste: Yes, yes... This slaughter you bore witness to at Castrum Oriens is precisely that of which I speak. A tragedy which tore apart the lives of every man and woman it touched...
Myste: My mind is made up. That is where we must go.
Sidurgu: <sigh> If I had it my way, I'd not let you out of my sight...
Sidurgu: But, again, it's your soul crystal at stake. I'm only here to help you reclaim your aether. If you think you can look after him by yourself, then by all means.
Sidurgu: As for me...I think I've finally regained enough strength to make the journey back to Ishgard. When you've finished in Gyr Abania, come and find us at the Forgotten Knight.
-quest accepted
-optional start
Sidurgu: Don't get cocky. The little bastard's a handful and a half.
Rielle: Myste cares for us all, in his own way, but you most of all, I think...
-optional end
===Rendezvous with Myste at Castrum Oriens===
Myste: Castrum Oriens... How it buzzes with life. So many brave soldiers, resolved to do their duty no matter the cost...
Myste: But have no doubt there will be a cost, and it will be most high, for no man is beyond the reach of fate. Death will not be denied...
Myste: This place...this place...it weighs on me... Anywhere but here I would search...
===Search the Fringes for people in distress===
-cutscene start
Gallien: Come...come to share the fire? I would stand to greet you, stranger, but my legs...my eyes...the whole of me is not what it once was...
Gallien: [Forename]...I know that name, and that voice! By Rhalgr, you're still alive! Praise Him, praise Him...
Myste: Who is this man on the verge of death? Is he your friend?
Gallien: Nay, nay, though I am flattered that you would think so...
Gallien: This {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}} made medicine for me long, long ago, at the behest of Captain Meffrid...when we were still in Quarrymill.
Gallien: If I'd kept it all for myself, I'd've made a full recovery...but I couldn't. I had a dear friend, you see, and so I made a choice. He got better. I didn't.
Gallien: Ended up working for the Griffin, he did. As a right-hand man, even. But like all the rest who went to the Wall, he never came back.
Gallien: The irony of it, that I'd be the one to outlive them all, if only for a little while.
Gallien: And so I sit here and await the reckoning, as I rot from the inside out. The husk of the freedom fighter I aspired to be.
Myste: No, no! This is not the ending you deserve! I will not allow it!
Myste: The man he spoke of, the one whose life he chose to save at the cost of his own. That man is proof of his nobility! If he were here...
Myste: Do you wish to see him again? Your dear friend?
Gallien: Houdart? Aye, more than anything. But there's no point in praying for the impossible. He died with the rest. I'm sure of it.
Gallien: He was the Griffin's double, and one of his top commanders besides...
Gallien: You're a kind boy, you are, and I'm grateful for the company in these twilight hours. But there's no need to trouble yourself further. My time is nearly spent.
Houdart: Then spend the remainder thinking of better days, Gallien, and not dwelling on the deaths of me and mine.
Gallien: Gods strike me down... Houdart? No, no, it can't be... This is naught more than a trick, an illusion... A lie...
Gallien: But...even if it is a lie... Hear me, Houdart. I've a favor to ask of you. One final favor for a dying fool...
Gallien: Return to the Reach. To Bloodstorm. Offer a prayer to our brothers there.
Houdart: I will, Gallien. You have my word.
Houdart: We should talk. Outside.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Gallien: Will you go with Houdart? He has to make it. I've naught left but this...
Myste: I have to believe...I have to believe...
-optional end
===Speak with Houdart===
Houdart: To Meffrid and Gallien, you were larger than life. I always wanted to meet you...and here we are. Though I reckon this doesn't really count, does it?
Houdart: If only I could go back and tell myself what a blind, bloody fool I was to place my trust in the Griffin. Maybe then Gallien wouldn't be dying alone.
Houdart: Listen, he hasn't got much time. I'll lead the way. The wilds between here and the Reach aren't too dangerous, but as you can see, I'm unarmed, so I'll not be any good to you in a fight.
Myste: Nor will I, I fear. We will have to rely solely on you for protection...
Houdart: Heh, I've no doubt you can keep us safe. You're the bleedin' Warrior of Light, after all! Let us be off!
===Follow Houdart===
Houdart: Strong as ever, eh? Stronger even than you were that day, I reckon...
Houdart: They say that when the Griffin's men realized you were coming to stop them, they grew panicked and unsure. How could they take up arms against a {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}} hailed as the hero of Eorzea? A hero who had personally intervened in their lives for the better?
Houdart: Some stood their ground and died then and there for it, I imagine, while others looked the other way and tried to find some more imperials to kill. I pray I wasn't foolish enough to try and fight you. I owed you better...
Myste: Houdart? Houdart! Speak to me!
Houdart: I'm fine... Just got dizzy all of a sudden. We have to hurry, do you hear me? We have to make it to the Reach!
-optional start
Myste: Houdart has to stay strong! He has to remember what's at stake!
-optional end
===Follow Houdart===
Houdart: I made a promise...to Gallien... I will not fail you, brother...
Myste: It cannot be the distance. We haven't traveled far enough yet...
Houdart: A man's memories...cannot outlive him...
Houdart: I told you, he hasn't...hasn't got much time. And neither do I...
Houdart: I'll hold on as long as I can, but...in the end...it's not up to me...
-optional start
Myste: No! I will not allow it! He will endure! We will fulfill Gallien's wish!
-optional end
===Follow Houdart===
Houdart: So...so close...
Myste: Houdart! You must go on! You must make Gallien whole! Remember, Houdart!
Houdart: Don't you think I know that!? He...he saved my life! And I...we all went and died for naught! For naught! All we ever wanted was to go home...
Houdart: O come ye wayward brothers,♪ Bereft of hearth and home,♪ Beneath yon burning star there lies♪ A haven for the bold...♪
Houdart: Raise up your hands and voices!♪ Let fill your hearts with pride!♪ Above the churning waters we♪ Stand strong and unified!♪
Houdart: ...We can...we can still go home.
Houdart: Even now, after everything we have done, we can still go home...
-optional start
System: In the depths of the abyss, a flame lingers...
-optional end
===Speak with Myste===
Myste: He fell and would not rise. He began to shake and...and...
Myste: He was so close! He could have made it—he should have made it! How cruel the gods to tempt us with this promise of redemption!
Myste: We...we did not fail. They failed us...they failed us!
Myste: They...we...I...
Myste: Forgive me...forgive me... My failure is my own. I had my chance, and I squandered it. Reclaim that which was yours.
-optional start
Myste: It was not mine to take, but I took it. For that is who I am at heart.
-optional end
===Use Souleater to consume the swirling abyss===
System: As the aether flows into your soul crystal once more, from the depths of the fading abyss, you hear a whisper...
Myste: ...It is not finished. Not yet. You will come and pray with me.
-optional start
Myste: Here is where we are to pay '''respect''' to the dead.
System: A storm of blood approaches fast, Hells open, Heavens weep. For no one soul doth lie beyond The measure of His Reach.
-optional end
===Pay /respect to the fallen at Bloodstorm===
-cutscene start
Myste: ...What good are prayers to the dead. They have not ears to listen.
Myste: Nor eyes to see or hearts to console. Naught remains of them save fleeting recollections soon lost to time and to the abyss...
Myste: We are left only with pain. A lingering sadness for names and faces consigned to oblivion.
Myste: How are we to withstand this relentless onslaught which threatens to consume us? Is there no truth but this, that all men must die?
Myste: Is this our world to suffer, or to shape?
Question: What will you say?
> The world is what we make of it. I by my sword. That is my truth.
Myste: ...Indeed. We are only bound by the gods' law by choice.
> Such is the gods' design.
Myste: ...But it need not be ours, do you see?
---
Myste: We cannot save everyone, can we. Sometimes, it is all we can do to save ourselves.
Myste: Does any of it matter? What, if aught, have we wrought by our own hands?
Myste: One last time. I gave you my word, and I mean to keep it.
Myste: But know this. Every intervention has come at cost. A sacrifice. When I have finished, naught will remain of me.
Myste: But...it does not have to be. For all our faults, for all our failures, we have made a difference. All the lives we have shattered, we can make them come together again.
Myste: Time and death, our true enemies, need hold no power over us. I can make a place for you in my world. You need only ask.
Myste: We should go back to Ishgard. You must miss Sid and Rielle...
-cutscene end
-optional start
Rielle: Is everything all right, [Forename]?
-optional end
===Speak with Sidurgu in Ishgard===
Sidurgu: [Forename]. I pray your trip to Gyr Abania was productive.
Sidurgu: ...I'm sorry to hear that. I mean, I am glad you reclaimed more of your aether. I but wish the circumstances hadn't been so...depressing. For Myste's sake. We shall have to see how he is feeling when he returns.
Sidurgu: Hm? No, as far as I am aware, he has yet to return to Ishgard. He certainly isn't here, as you can see.
Sidurgu: ...Oh, godsdammit. Don't tell me he decided to run away! And just when I was beginning to trust the little bastard... <sigh> No, no, I could still be wrong. He's earned a little trust. A few days' worth, no more...
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}
==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=jRgW9NEltQM}}

[[Category:Has_datamined_dialogue]]

The Orphans and the Broken Blade

2026-07-22T03:28:32Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with the template

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Orphans and the Broken Blade
| description = [[Sidurgu]] is about to make a suggestion he will immediately regret.
| image = Dark Knight StB Quest image1.png
| quest-giver = Sidurgu
| related-npcs = Moggie; Myste; Ompagne; Rielle
| location = The Dravanian Forelands
| location-x = 31.7
| location-y = 23.4
| type = job
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Dark Knight Quests
| sortkey = 650
| organization =
| class =
| job = Dark Knight
| level = 65
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 105000
| gil = 2185
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = The Widow and Her Love
| next-quest = We Can Never Go Home
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68453
| id-edb = 4845714a359
}}
==Steps==
*Rendezvous with Sidurgu at Moghome.

*Search for Myste.

*Speak with Sidurgu.

*Follow Sidurgu.

*Search for Rielle.

*Use Souleater to consume the swirling abyss.

*Speak with Sidurgu.

==Journal==
*Sidurgu is about to make a suggestion he will immediately regret.

*Myste remains inconsolable, unable to turn his thoughts from Lowdy and her plight. And so, in a fit of what can only be described as temporary insanity, Sidurgu has proposed that you return to Moghome. Apparently he hopes that the fresh air and the quiet might cheer the boy. Alternatively, he may long to punch a moogle in its furry little face.

*After sparing a moment to put the fear of the gods into Moggie, Sidurgu suggests you go and look for Myste, who has wandered off somewhere to take in these familiar sights.

*Myste stares out at the endless expanse and speaks of loss, which we know all too well. So, so many friends and loved ones. Close your eyes and you can see them pass, one by one, in solemn procession. A lesser woman would be tempted to forget, but we know better.

*After reflection, Myste is ready to resume his search, and so Sidurgu declares it time to leave Moghome and never, ever return. Rielle, however, is unwilling to say good-bye, and over Sidurgu's protestations she takes Myste and heads north. Needless to say, you cannot abandon them to the wilderness and the three-headed goobbues that may be wandering about.

*Well, at least Sid got to enjoy a spot of revenge by severely beating a few moogles half to death. Rielle and Myste are nowhere to be found; Sidurgu suggests you head directly to Asah while he circles around in case they strayed from the road.

*You find the two children in a familiar place: the clearing where you and Sidurgu once fought a party of moogles who had pretended to kidnap Rielle for questionable reasons. Myste listens intently as Rielle tells him of how the dark knight loved and admired Ser Ompagne, his former master and caretaker, and when Sidurgu at last arrives, Myste asks him if he would like to see the fallen knight again. Sidurugu tells him yes, too late realizing the boy's intentions, and moments later you are confronted with another memory given form...

*Sidurgu has long wondered why Ser Ompagne chose to adopt Fray and Sid, two orphan children, and train them as dark knights. After a spirited test of strength, the conjured memory reveals the truth that Sid has always known deep within his heart: that the former Temple Knight saw in him and Fray a chance to redeem himself for the countless young boys who fought and died under his command. A chance to create a lasting legacy and ensure that the world would be a better place for him having been in it. A chance for...forgiveness.

* Now comes your part To cloak yourself in the fiction To breathe life into the dead To give words to the voiceless

*Mark well this moment, for she will learn from it...

*The abyss is ours again, but again the boy holds back. Again he apologizes profusely. To his credit, Sid shows remarkable restraint, though that may be solely due to the many injuries inflicted upon him by Ser Ompagne...

*As feared, Sidurgu will require some time to recover from his wounds. So poor is his condition that he is not even fit to make the journey back to Ishgard. Alas, this means that he must enjoy the company of the moogles at Moghome for the foreseeable future. But all is not lost─he did give you leave to punch a moogle for him.
**※The next dark knight quest will be available from Myste upon reaching level 68.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Sidurgu: <yawn> [Forename]. I imagine you'd like to get back to it, and so would I. Unfortunately, Myste remains inconsolable.
Sidurgu: His failure with Lowdy, such as it was, weighs on his mind. He's afraid of repeating the same mistake with others.
Sidurgu: And so...for lack of a better idea...I'm thinking it's time to pay another visit to those furry little shites in the Churning Mists.
Rielle: What? But why? I can't imagine Myste helping a moogle.
Sidurgu: My master used to take me to places like Moghome when the city became too much. The fresh air, the quiet, the isolation...
Sidurgu: ...And yes, I have not forgotten how the moogles helped Rielle and me when we were moody and brooding. Though I would argue that we reconciled in spite of their intervention, not because of it.
Rielle: Whatever you say, Sid. Whatever you say...
Myste: ...Don't worry. I haven't given up yet. How could I? You wouldn't.
-quest accepted
-optional start
Rielle: It's good to see you again, Moggie. I hope you and your friends haven't been getting into too much trouble...
Moggie: Oh, you know Moggie! Trouble follows me wherever I go, kupo!
-optional end
===Rendezvous with Sidurgu at Moghome===
Sidurgu: Right, then. Water under the bridge. No need for poms to be torn from heads and shoved down throats. Yet.
Sidurgu: Our Myste is taking in the sights, I believe. Why don't you join him?
-optional start
Sidurgu: I don't know why they're so afraid of me. It's not as though I threatened to kill every last one of them and burn their village to cinders. Not recently, at least.
-optional end
===Search for Myste===
Myste: The wind in your hair, the sun on your face... Here you can immerse yourself in the beauty and the calm, and forget the horrors. Almost.
Myste: How far we have come, you and I. The others, they hesitate...but you understand the obligation. The duty. The need for atonement.
Question: What will you say?
> For what do you need to atone?
> What happened to you?
---
Myste: We have lost...so, so much. So many friends and loved ones. So many moments. We thought we could keep and preserve them...but we are left with anguish in the end.
Myste: Time strips us of even this bitter remainder, if we let it. But I cannot. This pain, this sadness...it is mine to bear. Mine alone. This I understand now.
Myste: Their grief will be mine, and in return I will give them peace. But who and when and where, that is the question. Even we have our limits...
Myste: Who did I lose? Everyone. No one. We have always been apart, have we not?
Myste: Perhaps one day you will understand...and then you will share my loathing and contempt.
Myste: Oh! Forgive me, I...I have been away from the others too long. Sid will be worried. We must return to them at once!
-optional start
Myste: Is Sid upset? I'm not sure, but I think I heard him grinding his teeth...
Rielle: Did you and Myste have time to talk?
Moggie: Kupopo? Is this another one of your friends?
-optional end
===Speak with Sidurgu===
Sidurgu: There you are. I trust Myste has had ample time to reflect upon his mistake?
Myste: I have. I am ready to resume my search for those I might help with my power. Difficult though it may be, I do not intend to give up.
Sidurgu: Glad to hear it. In that case, there's no need to remain here any longer. I say we leave this accursed place and never return.
Rielle: Don't be silly, Sid. I say we show Myste more of the Churning Mists. We did come all this way, you know.
Rielle: Come on—there's a place I'd like to show you...
Sidurgu: >> Now wait just a godsdamned moment! You can't go running off on your own like that! You'll get eaten by a three-headed goobbue! Rielle!? Rielle! <<
Sidurgu: Bugger me with a bleeding... <sigh> Come on, they cannot have gone far. Watch out for belligerent Dravanians and mischievous moogles...
===Follow Sidurgu===
Sidurgu: ...Don't give me that look. If the little bastards didn't want their heads caved in, they shouldn't've tried to sneak up on me. Besides, they're still alive. You ought to give me credit for holding back.
Sidurgu: Anyway, I lost sight of the children. I'm not sure which way they went.
Sidurgu: I'll head north and circle back towards Asah. You head straightways there.
-optional start
Myste: Rielle tells me she has rather fond memories of this place...
-optional end
===Search for Rielle===
-cutscene start
Rielle: ...You should have seen the look on Sid's face when the moogles started singing and dancing. He was utterly speechless!
Myste: Um...why were the moogles singing and dancing again?
Rielle: It was stupid, really, but...I guess you could say that Sid had become obsessed with trying to live up to his master's example. And for all the wrong reasons.
Rielle: He lost his family when he was younger than me. Ser Ompagne took care of him, and Fray, but then they died too. So it's just the two of us now...
Rielle: He was angry and shortsighted, but now...well, he's still both those things...but not as much as before. So that's progress, I suppose.
Myste: Sid's master was very dear to him, wasn't he...
Sidurgu: Oh, thank the gods. You shouldn't have run off like that.
Myste: Do you wish to see him again? Your master?
Sidurgu: Huh? Where is this coming from? What has Rielle been telling you? I mean...there is much I wish I could have asked him before he passed, but—
Sidurgu: Wait, no! Don't you dare, you little shite!
Ompagne@???: Oh Sid. Charming as ever, I see.
Sidurgu: Master!
Ompagne: And this must be Fray's successor. A worthy one, I have no doubt. My name is Ompagne, and it is an honor and a pleasure to meet you, [Forename].
Ompagne: You did well to come so far on your own before meeting Sid. And together, you have both grown so much, in mind and body and soul. As dark knights, and as true heroes.
Ompagne: There was a time when I was hailed as a hero too. For deeds meritorious in the defense of Ishgard and in the name of the Fury...
Ompagne: A brave and true Temple Knight, I was. Slayer of countless Dravanians. A commander beloved of and respected by his men. They would follow me into the seventh hell...
Ompagne: ...And indeed, that is where I led them. Time and time again. They would fall, and I would earn the accolades. And then they would give me more green boys with dreams of glory.
Ompagne: Green boys with red blood, spilled on white snow. Again and again and again...
Ompagne: And then, one day, I couldn't...I couldn't remember the first one's face. I had forgotten the face of the first boy who gave his life for me...
Ompagne: That was the day I left the Temple Knights.
Sidurgu: I know that tale by heart...but not the tale of what came after...
Sidurgu: Why a goodly man with titles and wealth, a man who could have lived out his days in quiet comfort...why that man chose instead to walk the path...and to once more accept two children into his care...
Ompagne: Aye, you asked me that very question long ago, and I told you that one day you would understand...when you were older and wiser and stronger...
Ompagne: Shall we put you to the proof, Sid, and see if today is that day?
Sidurgu: <sigh> You always were fond of your tests.
Ompagne: Now, now, don't be cross. You've only yourself to blame. These are your memories, remember? Hah, but of course you do...
Ompagne: The point is, deep down, you wanted this. And while there's no substitute for the genuine article, you could do a lot worse.
Ompagne: So do me this honor—all of you! One last dance with the dead. Show me the man you have become, Sidurgu of the Obsidian Heart!
-cutscene end
====Solo Duty====
Ompagne@Ompagne Deepblack: Hold nothing back, you three! Show me your all!
Sidurgu@Sidurgu of the Obsidian Heart: You heard the man, [Forename]! With me!
Ompagne@Ompagne Deepblack: Is that the best you can do? Hmph. Maybe this will help!
Sidurgu@Sidurgu of the Obsidian Heart: They're going after Rielle! Help her, [Forename]!
Ompagne@Ompagne Deepblack: You swore an oath, Sid, did you not? What will happen if you fail to uphold it?
Sidurgu@Sidurgu of the Obsidian Heart: I can't break free! Save Rielle, [Forename]!
Ompagne@Ompagne Deepblack: Death awaits those who walk this path alone, Sid...
Sidurgu@Sidurgu of the Obsidian Heart: Ugh! You never were one to hold back...
Rielle@Rielle the Voiceless: Sid! Sid! Are you all right!? Hold on!
Sidurgu@Sidurgu of the Obsidian Heart: We're still here, old man! What else have you got!?
Ompagne@Ompagne Deepblack: Never take your eyes off your charge, Sid! Remember!
Sidurgu@Sidurgu of the Obsidian Heart: Godsdammit, not again! [Forename], help Rielle!
Ompagne@Ompagne Deepblack: If it wasn't for [Forename], you'd be dead by now...
Sidurgu@Sidurgu of the Obsidian Heart: Gah... He's right. That's one more I owe you...
Ompagne@Ompagne Deepblack: Well done, you two! You have exceeded all expectation! Consider this your reward!
Sidurgu@Sidurgu of the Obsidian Heart: You thrice-damned son of a─ Graaagh!
Rielle@Rielle the Voiceless: Sid! Speak to me! Sid!
Ompagne@Ompagne Deepblack: I am still your opponent! Defend yourself!
Ompagne@Ompagne Deepblack: Think me merciless? Your enemies will be no kinder!
Ompagne@Ompagne Deepblack: Strength is pain! Suffering! Sacrifice!
Ompagne@Ompagne Deepblack: Magnificent, [Forename]. Fray would be proud...
-cutscene start
Ompagne: Well done, [Forename]. Well done indeed... Fray would be proud to know that you carry on his legacy...and mine...
Ompagne: And Sid...Sid, my boy. My beloved boy. You nearly had me—
Sidurgu: Oh, spare me your sympathy, you bloody shade. I lost, and that's the end of it.
Ompagne: You kept Rielle and [Forename] out of harm's way, Sid. You did well. Learn to shut up and take the compliment.
Ompagne: You asked me once why I chose to walk the path. Why I chose to look after you and Fray, even though, deep down, you already know. But, since I lost, I owe you the answer from my lips.
Ompagne: I was angry. Angry with the Temple Knights, angry with myself, angry with this twisted world where good men die for nothing. I was seeking justice for my boys...and forgiveness for my sins.
Ompagne: I saved lives and punished the wicked, and for a time, that was enough. But nothing lasts forever, does it? And a man ought to have a legacy...
Ompagne: ...I failed my boys as a Temple Knight, but you two were my second chance.
Ompagne: I would teach you everything I knew, everything I learned from my mistakes so you wouldn't have to make them. I would send you out into the world to do great things and maybe, maybe...it would all balance out...
Ompagne: Well. That's all I have to say about that. You know what comes next, don't you?
Ompagne: ...Though I suppose I ought to give ''you'' a word of advice before I disappear in a puff of smoke. I am your predecessor's master, after all.
Ompagne: People like us will never know peace. Every moment brings us closer to death—those of our enemies, our loved ones, and yes...our very own.
Ompagne: The fear of death is what keeps most men alive. That dread, that desperation to escape the inevitable, if only for a little longer.
Ompagne: But we are not like most men. We have seen what awaits us beyond the abyss. We have tasted that despair, bathed in that oblivion. We have wept rivers for our dead and cursed the gods for their cruelty.
Ompagne: That is our sword and our strength, and that is why you may one day stand above us all. May the gods have mercy on your soul.
Ompagne: Take care, Sid. Be nicer to the girl. And try to be less of a chocobo's arse.
Sidurgu: Oh, for the love of...
-cutscene end
-optional start
Myste: They weren't supposed to fight...
Sidurgu: For an illusion, that bastard hit awfully hard... Reclaim your aether so we can leave. I may need to visit a healer...
Rielle: Sid's in a bad way. I think Ser Ompagne may have overdone it a bit...
System: In the depths of the abyss, a flame lingers...
-optional end
===Use Souleater to consume the swirling abyss===
System: As the aether flows into your soul crystal once more, from the depths of the fading abyss, you hear a whisper...
===Speak with Sidurgu===
Sidurgu: Good, good... Glad to see it all worked out in the end...
Sidurgu: As for you, Myste...I distinctly recall telling you not to do that.
Myste: Forgive me...had I known it would come to violence, I...I...
Sidurgu: Don't you dare start pouting. I'm annoyed, aye, and sore all over, but it's nothing that won't heal with time.
Sidurgu: All I ask is that you promise not to do it again without warning and consent. Memories can be powerful and painful...in more ways than one.
Sidurgu: That said, he was right. I've only myself to blame. If I thought I could defeat him, I would've. But I didn't think I had a chance...and so I didn't. Ugh...
Rielle: His injuries are worse than I thought. We should hurry back to Moghome!
Myste: For a moment I was certain he would fly into a fury... Could it be that he is grateful for the experience after all?
Myste: Then...then it was not in vain. Tired and broken though he may be, he is nevertheless better for the pain, and in time...in time...we too may be...
Myste: There is still hope. Redemption is not beyond us.
-optional start
Rielle: He'll heal, but I'm afraid it's going to take a while. The moogles can probably help, though Sid would have to let them—and good luck convincing him.
Myste: He...he will recover, yes?
Moggie: On the bright side, you can't blame us for it this time!
-optional end
===Speak with Sidurgu===
Sidurgu: Ugh...I'm afraid Rielle is right. I'm going to need some time to recover. I'm not fit to travel in my condition.
Sidurgu: Which means...which means...oh, gods help me, I'm going to have to stay with these furry little shites even longer.
Sidurgu: Two more times, was it? Two more times and we'll be finished with this boy's crusade. Not soon enough... <sigh> [Forename], be a dear and punch a moogle for me, would you?
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}
==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=Z1ch0U5ErUM}}

[[Category:Has_datamined_dialogue]]

The Widow and Her Love

2026-07-22T02:47:43Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with the template

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Widow and Her Love
| description = [[Sidurgu]] is handling his new duties with characteristic aplomb.
| image = Dark Knight StB Quest image1.png
| quest-giver = Sidurgu
| related-npcs = Lowdy; Myste; Orthodox Proctor; Rielle; Stace
| location = Coerthas Western Highlands
| location-x = 32.1
| location-y = 36.1
| type = job
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Dark Knight Quests
| sortkey = 630
| organization =
| class =
| job = Dark Knight
| level = 63
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 103000
| gil = 1223
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = In Memories We Walked
| next-quest = The Orphans and the Broken Blade
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68452
| id-edb = 96b3c49b15e
}}
==Steps==
*Rendezvous with Rielle at Tailfeather.

*Search Tailfeather for the prisoner.

*Speak with the Orthodox proctor.

*Search for Myste.

*Use Souleater to consume the swirling abyss.

*Speak with Myste.

*Speak with Sidurgu.

==Journal==
*Sidurgu is handling his new duties with characteristic aplomb.

*It would seem that you and your comrades are determined to aid Myste in his strange crusade to help anyone and everyone. Having found no one suitable during their time in Falcon's Nest, you decide to head to Tailfeather and try your luck there.

*Rielle learns from the hunters that a woman named Lowdy has recently been brought to Tailfeather from Falcon's Nest as a prisoner. She is to atone for her crimes through hard labor, though rumor has it that the proctor administering her sentence has been overzealous, both verbally and physically abusing her. Needless to say, that is your job, not his, and more importantly, she may be the sort of person that Myste can help.

*Fate is ever the trickster. You overhear the most pious and venerable proctor berating his charge, and when you at last lay eyes on the prisoner, you realize it is none other than the woman who led the protest against the peace conference at Falcon's Nest, and poisoned your drink, which was not very sporting at all. Dear little Myste is moved by her plight and resolves to conjure her dead husband, even though she should know it for an illusion immediately. On the bright side, it falls to you to deal with the proctor while Sidurgu spirits away the prisoner.

*No one can accuse you of not giving the man a chance. Fortunately, he was foolish enough not to take it. Do be sure to wipe the blood from your boots before meeting Sid.

*Lowdy smiles and speaks of all the things she wishes she could say to her dead husband, but knows she cannot. A lie, however sweet, is nevertheless a lie. At her behest, Myste dispels his magick. But she is not upset. On the contrary, she understands and appreciates his kindness. Turning to you with a newfound sense of peace, she admits she once looked on you with hatred, but no longer. Fight, if it be your will, and if the gods show you favor, then so be it. And when we are called to account, so be it.

*Her heart knows naught but guilt. Seeks naught but forgiveness. Ware the penitent, for theirs is a compulsion all consuming.

*It is done, it is done. And, in spite of Lowdy's recognition of the farce, somehow effective. Myste is nevertheless troubled, as is his wont, though at least he is grateful. And you are still a good person, apparently. That's nice.

*In the wake of events in the forest, Myste seems disinclined to continue his search at this time. Once more Sidurgu must play at being a surrogate father to the two children─or at the very least, a surly older brother.
**※The next dark knight quest will be available from Sidurgu upon reaching level 65.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Sidurgu: Oh, thank the gods, an adult. Rielle has been spending a lot of time with Myste—keeping him company and getting to know him and so forth.
Sidurgu: Not that there's much to know. He won't talk about his home or his past. Doesn't seem to have any interests or skills beyond conjuring elaborate illusions derived from memories.
Sidurgu: (I've no idea how he does it, either...and, more importantly, I'm not even sure how we could “take back” the aether he stole. We may have no choice but to agree to his terms. Unless you're content to carry half a soul crystal.)
Rielle: I can hear you whispering, you know. Myste means well, and [Forename] and I are willing to help him. Why aren't you?
Sidurgu: I didn't say I wasn't willing. I'm still here, aren't I?
Sidurgu: Right, then. We've found no one suitable for the boy's needs here. Rather than return to Ishgard, I say we try somewhere new. Let's head to Tailfeather.
-quest accepted
-optional start
Myste: This place too has seen its share of sadness...
Sidurgu: A prisoner of the High Houses? Interesting...
-optional end
===Rendezvous with Rielle at Tailfeather===
Rielle: Life here is not easy, but it is fulfilling all the same. That said, the hunters had no personal tales of profound tragedy to share...
Rielle: They did, however, tell me of an outsider recently brought here from Falcon's Nest. A prisoner, actually... A woman named Lowdy.
Rielle: She's to atone for her crimes through hard labor, but the proctor has been...zealous. He berates her constantly, and every day she bears fresh bruises.
Sidurgu: Ah, Ishgardian justice. I know it well...
Sidurgu: If this woman is performing various chores for the hunters, then it should not be hard to find her. Come, let us look around.
-optional start
Rielle: She's lucky. At least she gets to see the sun...
Myste: No one is undeserving. No one is beyond redemption. This I must believe.
Sidurgu: She must be around here somewhere...
-optional end
===Search Tailfeather for the prisoner===
-cutscene start
Rielle: This is the place, isn't it?
Orthodox Proctor@???: Insolent child! You are not to speak unless spoken to! Is that clear!?
Lowdy@Penitent Prisoner: Yes, my lord... Pray forgive me my impudence.
Orthodox Proctor: >> Do not play me for a fool! Your sins are beyond forgiveness! Ser Aymeric and his noble brethren may think you worthy of mercy, but I have seen your kind before. A swift death is more than you deserve! <<
Sidurgu: Hmph. A swift death is more than that bastard deserves. I can't imagine what she did to deserve that kind of treatment.
Sidurgu: Hm? You know her, [Forename]?
Sidurgu: Seven hells, she's the one that led the protest at Falcon's Nest? The one that nearly put an end to the peace conference? And she poisoned ''you''!?
Sidurgu: Well, that explains a lot...though if you of all people can find it in your heart to forgive her—or at least forsake bloody revenge—then it's hard to look at this and call it justice.
Myste: Her crimes were born of desperation and despair for the husband she lost. Perhaps if the two of them were to meet again...
Sidurgu: Don't be foolish. She knows he's dead. You'll only cause her pain.
Myste: Pain is all that is left to her, don't you see?
Myste: How they cry in the dark, how they mourn their dead... How it festers and spreads and corrupts them thoroughly... We have seen it, we have made it—
Sidurgu: Fine, fine! Do what you will! Conjure her husband! <sigh> But do not come crying to me when she curses you for your kindness...
Sidurgu: I'll not give the hunters cause to turn their bows on us, either. Rielle, take Myste into the woods and hide. [Forename] and I will free the girl.
Sidurgu: Rather, ''I'' will free the girl. She would know you at once, and might misunderstand your intentions. We cannot risk the commotion.
Sidurgu: As for your part...no one is truly outside Halone's grace, don't you think? Confront the proctor. Make him see the error of his ways. If he is a good man, then he may yet repent of his wicked ways...
Sidurgu: If he refuses, then that is his choice to make, and he will have to accept the consequences of his actions. Doubly so if he bears steel, yes?
Orthodox Proctor: Bah! The very sight of you fills me with murderous rage. See to your duties! I must needs cleanse myself of these impure thoughts through communion with nature. Perhaps a spot of fishing is in order...
Sidurgu: Now's our chance!
-cutscene end
===Speak with the Orthodox proctor===
Orthodox Proctor: Hm? Who are you? Why do you disturb me?
Orthodox Proctor: A concerned adventurer who objects to my treatment of a criminal? Hah! If only you knew her sins. She should have been thrown into Witchdrop.
Orthodox Proctor: Alas, the Lord Speaker in his boundless wisdom and mercy demanded that we spare the woman's life. But rest assured I will see that her every waking moment is filled with misery and scorn.
Orthodox Proctor: >> You presume to judge me!? A man of the church!? I will not be cowed by your threats! The Fury guide and protect me! The Fury guide and protect me! <<
Popup: You sense a righteous presence!
-optional start
Sidurgu: It's begun. We can but watch and see what happens.
Rielle: I'm...I'm not sure we should be here.
-optional end
===Search for Myste===
Myste: Look! We have brought them together! We have made her whole!
Myste: How she smiles, how her eyes sparkle. How beautiful, this happiness...
-cutscene start
Lowdy: Every night I dream of your face...
Lowdy: I could've tried to stop you from going back to the front. Could've begged and screamed and cursed. But I didn't. Because I knew you'd listen. And even if you'd forgive me for it one day, I never would.
Lowdy: The arrow may have missed my heart, but I've been dead for a long time. All of this is just...just waiting...
Lowdy: That's what I'd tell you, Stace, if I could. And then...you'd say...
Stace: You can't stay stuck in that moment, Lowdy. You've got to go on. You've got to forgive yourself. You've got to let me go.
Lowdy: But I won't. I won't. If I do, who'll be left to remember the man you were? The soldier, the husband...I'm the only one who knows...and it's my duty to hold on to that as long as I can...
Lowdy: That's what I'd tell him if he were here...but he's not. He'll never come home to me. So please...put an end to this...whatever this witchcraft is...
Lowdy: [Forename] [Surname]... Was this all your doing?
Myste: N-No, it was mine. Forgive me... I thought that... I wanted only to...
Myste: I was wrong. I see that now. You have every right to be upset.
Lowdy: It's all right, boy. It is. I appreciate your kindness, even if it was misguided.
Lowdy: You too, [Forename]. I blamed you for a lot of things. Hated you so much, because...because...I don't know. Because you came back, and Stace didn't, maybe. Because you weren't him.
Lowdy: They say the war's over now, but it never ends for people like you, does it?

Question: What will you say?
> There's always something worth fighting for.
Lowdy: Aye, I know what you are. I heard the stories as a child.
Lowdy: Of the ones with neither shield nor sigil. Champions of the weak and the helpless, undeterred by the law of man or god...
> Everything ends.
Lowdy: Maybe, maybe not... But that's up to us, isn't it? Whether we carry it or don't. And something tells me you've not finished with it yet.
Lowdy: I know what you are. I heard the stories as a child. Of the ones with neither shield nor sigil. Champions of the weak and the helpless, undeterred by the law of man or god...
---
Lowdy: I couldn't stop you anymore than I could've stopped Stace from walking out the door that day. So...fight, damn you. Fight, if that's what you want. Just...don't squander the time in between. There's never enough...
Lowdy: Right. I suppose I owe it to him to try and make the most of what I've got left too. So I will. Take care...and thank you.
Sidurgu: ...She's gone. Reclaim your aether, [Forename].
-cutscene end
-optional start
Myste: Forgive me, I was a fool. The abyss is yours, as it has always been. Consume it.
Sidurgu: I did try to warn the boy...
Rielle: ...The proctor's punishments were nothing compared to her own guilt.
System: In the depths of the abyss, a flame lingers...
-optional end
===Use Souleater to consume the swirling abyss===
System: As the aether flows into your soul crystal once more, from the depths of the fading abyss, you hear a whisper...
===Speak with Myste===
Myste: Forgive me...forgive me... In the end, I could not make her whole.
Myste: So much pain, so much loss...how it fills my heart and overflows... Maybe it is indeed beyond us. Maybe it is not in our nature.
Sidurgu: ...You've still got three more chances, don't you. There's no need to be so bloody melodramatic. At least not out here. We should go back to Tailfeather.
Myste: ...Your words did more for her than my illusion.
Myste: She is still a good person. And so are you. I pray you both remember...
-optional start
Myste: She knew it was false...yet it still had power over her. Can there be truth in a lie...and perhaps salvation as well...?
Rielle: They found comfort in seeing the dead. They had so much to say to them. But I...I don't know what I could say to her...
-optional end
===Speak with Sidurgu===
Sidurgu: On to the next, I would say, but Myste looks to be in no state to continue.
Sidurgu: Which means we'll be staying here for a time. Taking in the fresh country air, me and my...little ones. <sigh>
Sidurgu: For what it's worth, I think that woman is better for what we did. Or at least as good as anyone can be after what she's been through...
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}
==Video Archive==
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In Memories We Walked

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Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with the template

{{Quest infobox
| title = In Memories We Walked
| description = [[Sidurgu]] is looking grim and dark as ever.
| image = Dark Knight StB Quest image1.png
| quest-giver = Sidurgu
| related-npcs = Discomposed Carpenter; Millie; Myste; Rielle; Ser Ignasse
| location = Foundation
| location-x = 13.3
| location-y = 12.0
| type = job
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Dark Knight Quests
| sortkey = 601
| organization =
| class =
| job = Dark Knight
| level = 60
| requirements =
| req-quest = The Far Edge of Fate
| exp = 100000
| gil = 1282
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Absolution
| next-quest = The Widow and Her Love
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68451
| id-edb = 66c0b98da1e
}}
==Steps==
*Reflect on the path you have walked at the Last Vigil.

*Search Foundation for people in distress.

*Speak with Myste.

*Speak with Millie.

*Wait with Millie in the Pillars.

*Rendezvous with Myste at Falcon's Nest.

*Follow Myste.

*Use Souleater to consume the swirling abyss.

*Follow Sidurgu.

==Journal==
*Sidurgu is looking grim and dark as ever.

*In the wake of the Dragonsong War, Ishgard enjoys a new era of peace and prosperity─an era that you were instrumental in bringing about through deeds great and small. Yet the brighter the light, the deeper the shadow. There is still a need for those willing to disregard norms and laws and serve a higher purpose. A justice for all, at any cost, no matter how steep.

*For all your victories, for all your accomplishments, you cannot turn your mind from the failures. From the mistakes and missteps, and the lives forever extinguished. For those we have lost... For those we have lost...

*Sidurgu and Rielle find you deep in thought at the Last Vigil, and as you speak of past events, the sound of breaking glass rings out from everywhere and nowhere. Your soul crystal has split in twain, and you now hold only one half. A young boy with long flowing hair and a somber demeanor reveals himself to you as the party responsible, having sought to harness the aether of nearby natural sources for his own ends. Apologizing profusely, Myste promises to return it to you...after he has used a portion to aid others. His purpose, he claims, is to free those touched by sadness and despair from their burdens. Sidurgu is incredulous, and rightfully so, for the boy is a liar, but you and Rielle are willing to go along with his plan. And so you go begin your search for people in need of succor in Foundation.

*By the broken statue of Saint Valeroyant you observe a woman named Millie imploring a stonemason in vain to resume his work. After he leaves, you approach her and learn that she is the cousin of Ser Ignasse de Vesnaint, a knight of the Heavens' Ward whom you brought to justice along with his goodly brothers and their beloved archbishop. Sparing her that cruel truth, you listen as Millie tells you of her cousin's wish to restore the statue of Saint Valeroyant, and her desire to see it through in his honor. Alas, her cousin's reputation has become an impediment─predictably─and she lacks the necessary funds.

*Myste knows you have found a poor unfortunate soul ere you speak. With a smile, he runs off to make the wrong things right.

*Millie wants more than anything to see her cousin Ignasse again, but she knows she will not, for he walks in Halone's halls. Hearing this, Myste bids her think of him, of every moment and memory they shared, and to hold that image of him in her mind's eye...and then to go and wait for him in a quiet place. Hesitantly, she agrees, and you escort her to a garden to the south of the Tribunal in the Pillars.

*Sidurgu, Rielle, and Myste soon join you in the garden, along with a most unexpected guest. Ser Ignasse de Vesnaint, honored knight of the Heavens' Ward, a man you know with the utmost certainty to be dead stands before you, alive and well. But surely such a thing cannot be possible? Millie is overjoyed to be reunited with her cousin, and they share a tender moment as he thanks her for her unwavering dedication to his dream. Regrettably, they dare not converse at length, for as a knight of the Heavens' Ward, he is at risk so long as he remains in Ishgard. Thus do your comrades depart for Falcon's Nest with Ser Ignasse.

*Myste waits for you, alone, and tells you that the others have ventured out into the wastes of Coerthas. Time is of the essence, for the further they take Ignasse from Millie, the weaker he will become, the boy says.

*The deception is lain bare. Ignasse was naught more than a simulacrum born of Millie's memories and your soul crystal's aether. As the memory fades, so too does the magick, and so the knight has been reduced to a swirling abyss. Deep within, you catch sight of a faint, flickering flame, and on the edge of hearing, a whisper speaks of secrets and sins and lies...

*That which was taken has been reclaimed, but we are not yet whole. Myste has returned only a portion of your aether. Once more he entreats you for forgiveness, so desperately he desires it. Four more times must he do this. Four more times must he employ his powers to make broken men and women whole, so burdened by his deeds he is. Again you consent to the plan for...reasons. Sidurgu, defeated, bids you all return to Falcon's Nest to discuss your next step.

*Sidurgu bemoans his lot as guardian of not one but two youths. Yet times are changing, and perhaps dark knights must change with them and seek new ways to follow their creed. Four more times must you humor the boy to reclaim the remainder of your aether. But, for now, Sid could do with a drink. Or a nap. Or one, and then the other.
**※The next dark knight quest will be available from Sidurgu upon reaching level 63.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
Rielle: For the first time in a long time, I'm not afraid to think of the future. And...when I do, I find myself...excited, perhaps?
Rielle: I don't expect it'll be easy...but that's all right. I've got Sid.
-optional end
===Accepting the Quest===
Sidurgu: Ah, [Forename]. Fellow master of the dark arts. And yet that is but one of the many faces you wear.
Sidurgu: Slayer of Gods. Rider of Dragons. Savior of Ishgard. A hero by any measure who stood against Nidhogg on the Steps of Faith when others fled.
Sidurgu: A hero who walks in light and fights for great causes...and a knight who walks in darkness and fights for the forgotten. A contradiction, some might say.
Sidurgu: Rubbish, ''I'' say, but you tell me. Do you yet walk the path?

Question: What will you say?

> So long as innocents suffer, I will not forsake the abyss.
Sidurgu:...I thought not. Then let us speak as comrades.
> If I must forsake the abyss to serve the Light, then so be it.
Sidurgu: ...I was not aware that they were mutually exclusive, but you would know better than any. Go well, friend.
(quest end)
---
Sidurgu: Ishgard has seen much change in recent days, and many proclaim it to be the dawning of a new era of peace and prosperity. An enlightened age...yet as we both know, the brighter the light, the deeper the shadows.
Sidurgu: As dark knights, we must remain vigilant for injustice, and be ever ready to defend the weak and downtrodden. Now more than ever.
Sidurgu: It has been a while since we patrolled the streets of our fair city—felt the cobbles beneath our boots and so forth. A tour from the top might be in order. Why don't we start at the Last Vigil?
-quest accepted
-optional start
Sidurgu: I should be glad if there is no call for us to draw our swords this day, but do not doubt that there are still evil men in this city... In any event, we shall join you at the Last Vigil anon.
Rielle: (...If you ask me, it's just an excuse to spend time together.)
-optional end
===Reflect on the path you have walked at the Last Vigil===
-cutscene start
System: As you look on Fortemps Manor, you but reflect upon your time in Ishgard. The comrades with whom you traveled, and those lost along the way...
Sidurgu: Hm? You seem distracted... Ah, right. You were a ward of House Fortemps.
Question: What will you say?
> Once upon a time...
> No longer.
---
Sidurgu: No, I suppose not...
Sidurgu: Huh? Damndest thing, but I swear I heard something in your pack break...
Sidurgu: Bloody hells, is that your soul crystal!? What happened to the other half?
Myste@???: Forgive me. It seems I am the one responsible...
Sidurgu: ...I do not know you, boy. Name yourself.
Myste: ...Myste, my lord.
Sidurgu: ...Hm. I'm no lord, and you're no Myste. Don't think I wouldn't know a bastard of the Brume by sight.
Myste: I have a power. A power which I can use to help those in need.
Myste: Alas, this power requires a tremendous quantity of aether. I thought to draw on natural sources nearby, but in so doing, I stole a portion of that contained within your crystal...
Myste: Forgive me... Please, forgive me... I will return it to you, I promise, but I must first ask that you allow me to use a portion!
Rielle: ...Myste, was it? Who do you want to help?
Myste: Anyone. Everyone. Look around you. Is not this world filled with sadness and despair? If I can free but a single person from their burdens...
Rielle: He means well enough. Why don't we help him find someone in need and give him a chance to use his power?
Sidurgu: Oh, bloody brilliant! Let's believe the mysterious boy with the mysterious power who mysteriously stole a portion of [Forename]'s soul crystal. What could possibly go wrong?
Sidurgu: Well, it's your crystal, [Forename]. Either we deal with the boy here and now, or we go along with his plan. And since you're not reaching for your sword, I gather it's the latter?
Sidurgu: Congratulations, boy. You get your wish. We're not like to find any poor unfortunate souls here, so I suggest we head to Foundation. And if we find no one suitable there, you are to return what you stole at once. Understood?
Myste: Yes, my lord! Thank you for placing your trust in me!
-cutscene end
-optional start
Myste: I remember when I first came to this place. So full of delusion and despair. All the more reason for me to do what little good I could...
Discomposed Carpenter: Coin in the coffer, milady! Until you pay what's owed, you'll get naught more from me an' me boys!
-optional end
===Search Foundation for people in distress===
Millie: You have my assurances that the remaining funds will be delivered soon. Surely that is enough to convince you to resume work?
Discomposed Carpenter: I've got a score of clients clamoring for me services—clients willing to pay in full, in advance. I'd be a fool to put you ahead of 'em.
Millie: I understand that, I do, but it has been an ''eternity'' since we first brokered this arrangement! And many of the clients of whom you speak have come to you but recently. I know this to be true!
Discomposed Carpenter: <sigh> ...It's one thing to aid the scholasticate, milady, but you...you've got to understand me position here. Bloody politics, it is.
Discomposed Carpenter: ...No man lifts a chisel till we're paid in full. I'm sorry, but that's the way it's got to be. A blessed {{alternatives|evening|morrow|day}} to you.
Millie: Oh...I beg your pardon. I did not notice you standing there.
Millie: ...As you may have overheard, I am funding the restoration of the statue of Saint Valeroyant. And, as you may have guessed, it is not going well, on account of my insufficient funds and my family's growing infamy...
Millie: My cousin is...was...Ser Ignasse de Vesnaint of the Heavens' Ward.
Millie: He served the archbishop faithfully, together with his sworn brothers. Great, goodly men who were complicit in terrible crimes, if Ser Aymeric and this Warrior of Light are to be believed...
Millie: Ignasse was distraught when he learned the statue had been destroyed by the Dravanians. He took it upon himself to champion its restoration...but because of these tales, others are reluctant to involve themselves.
Millie: I do not know nor care if Ser Aymeric speaks the truth. Ignasse was my cousin and a man of the Fury, and I will honor him by completing his legacy.
Millie: Or so I once believed. Perhaps it is indeed beyond me...
-optional start
Millie: Forgive me, cousin. I tried...
-optional end
===Speak with Myste===
Myste: We found someone, didn't we? I knew it. I knew we would...
Myste: I can help her. Yes, yes...I will make it right. I have the power.
Myste: Come! Let us not keep this poor woman waiting!
-optional start
Myste: Is this she? The one you would have me help?
-optional end
===Speak with Millie===
Millie: Is this child a friend of yours? The way he stares at me is somewhat...
Myste: Do you wish to see your cousin again?
Millie: I... Well, yes, I would love to see Ignasse again. More than anything. But I know I will not. He walks in Halone's halls, I am certain.
Myste: Think of him. Think of his face, of his smile. Of his laugh. Remember every moment you shared, every memory, and hold that image of him in your mind's eye... And then go to a quiet place you shared where no one will come. Wait for me there.
Millie: I really don't understand what this is all about, but...since you seem so earnest, I will trust in you and do as you ask...
Millie: There is a garden to the south of the Tribunal of which we were both fond. I pray you will explain all to me when this is finished.
Myste: Go with her. I will go to Sidurgu and Rielle and bring them with me. Then you will all understand what I can do, and why you must help. That's a promise.
-optional start
Millie: I think of Ignasse every day, but what is this meant to accomplish?
-optional end
===Wait with Millie in the Pillars===
-cutscene start
Millie: Ah, your friend has arrived. He has brought companions, I see...
Millie: No... It cannot be!
Millie: Ignasse! Is it really you!? Oh, praise Halone! You're alive! You're alive!
Ser Ignasse: My dear cousin, how it warms my heart to see you in good health. I pray you will forgive me for my lengthy absence...
Millie: Don't be foolish! There is only joy to see you returned! Come, we must go to your father and mother at once! How they will weep at the sight of you—
Ser Ignasse: I cannot. Better for them to mourn me as the son who gave his life in service to his archbishop and his home.
Ser Ignasse: I have heard that you yet labor to see the statue of Saint Valeroyant restored. Know that I am grateful beyond measure.
Millie: I...I am undeserving of your praise, cousin. For all my efforts, the statue remains a shattered ruin...
Millie: But seeing you here, so full of light and life, fills me with renewed conviction. I will see it through, I swear to you.
Millie: And...if you have indeed done the things they say...then perhaps it will earn you a measure of forgiveness...
Ser Ignasse: I love you, cousin. Now and ever after. Look after my parents...and yourself.
Millie: I don't know how you did it, but thank you for bringing him back to me. But you must know he is not safe here. I pray you help him to flee the city.
Sidurgu: She's right. Ishgard is no place for a man of the Heavens' Ward.
Sidurgu: We will sneak him out of the city. The fewer the better. Meet us at Falcon's Nest after. We have much to discuss...
-cutscene end
-optional start
Millie: I will never forget this kindness. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
-optional end
===Rendezvous with Myste at Falcon's Nest===
Myste: For fear of being seen by the sentries, I bade the others go on ahead.
Myste: We should hurry. The further they take Ignasse from Millie, the weaker he will become. I pray we are not too late...
-optional start
Sidurgu: Godsdammit. I should have known.
Rielle: I...I don't understand. What happened to him?
System: In the depths of the abyss, a flame lingers...
-optional end
===Follow Myste===
Myste: Forgive me... Forgive me... I should have known the magick would not sustain itself much longer...
Myste: That which you see before you is Ignasse. What remains of him...
Myste: I can give the memories form. I can breathe them full of life and return them to their loved ones. But as the memory fades, so too does the magick...
Myste: Aether, formless and free. That which I took I used to make Ignasse...and Millie...whole.
Myste: Draw your sword. Reclaim that which was lost. Consume the abyss with Souleater.
-optional start
Myste: That which was taken shall be restored. Consume the abyss. It is yours.
-optional end
===Use Souleater to consume the swirling abyss===
-cutscene start
Sidurgu: It is finished. Good. I've had enough of this farce.
Sidurgu: Conjuring a simulacrum of a bloody knight of the Heavens' Ward in the middle of Ishgard!? Fury take me, you are a fool. We're lucky to be alive...
Sidurgu: Your soul crystal is restored, then?
Sidurgu: ...Or not.
Sidurgu: We had an agreement, boy! You were to return that which you stole!
Myste: Forgive me, forgive me... I returned to you that which was used to give Ignasse life, but as for the remainder...
Myste: Four more times. It is within my power to do this four more times. Four more times, and you shall be made whole. You have my word.
Sidurgu: For a boy with such an incredible power, you are remarkably helpless. Not only did you rob [Forename] of {{alternatives|f=her|,=his}} aether, you imposed upon {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}} to find your “people in need.”
Sidurgu: You want to do good? You want to be a hero? You want to help people? Then why weren't you better prepared?
Myste: I...I will never be a hero. I only wanted to help...
Myste: It is not death itself we fear, but the unfinished story. The promise of what could have been. It is enough to break a heart...and a {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}}.
Myste: The shattered pieces of a life will never come together again. But, if a glimpse of their loved ones grants them the peace they deserve, then I must...I must...
Sidurgu: It is your decision, [Forename]. You are the victim.
Question: What will you say?
> Perhaps some good may come of this.
Myste: Thank you, thank you. Together, we will make them whole.
> Well, he's got my aether. I'm not about to let him out of my sight.
Myste: Then...then you will continue to accompany me? That is...a relief.
---
Rielle: We're not going anywhere, Myste. Even Sid. He may look and act like a chocobo's arse, but he means well.
Sidurgu: Fine, fine! I'm only trying to put the fear of the gods into the little shite, but by all means, go ahead and undermine my authority!
Sidurgu: Anyway, I'd rather not freeze to death out here in the snow. Let's return to Falcon's Nest and discuss what to do next.
-optional start
Myste: I knew you would understand. How could you not?
Rielle: For the most part, I'm happy to go along with Sid's act, but every now and then I have to remind him not to be so grim and dark.
-optional end
===Follow Sidurgu===
Sidurgu: Just what I needed. Another child to look after. Am I a dark knight or a nursemaid? Even I don't know anymore... <sigh>
Sidurgu: But times, they are ever changing, and perhaps we dark knights must change with them. Long-held truths are become lies, and villains heroes...though I should be glad if I never have to deal with another “hero” again.
Sidurgu: No offense, of course. But you are the exception that proves the rule. The righteous are all too uncompromising, and woe betide the man who offends their delicate sensibilities.
Sidurgu: If anything, I say you are too accommodating, but it is your aether and soul crystal at stake. Four times, he swears, but we shall hold him to it. Together.
Sidurgu: In the meantime, you may as well get some rest or attend to other matters. These two can keep themselves company. Maybe I'll find somewhere to take a nap, or a tavern to have a drink...
-quest complete
System: The next dark knight quest will be available from Sidurgu upon reaching level 63.
System: The requirements for undertaking subsequent quests can be reviewed in your journal.
</nowiki>}}
==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=QdOS0C5Jqso}}

[[Category:Has_datamined_dialogue]]

Once, Twice, Three Times a Warrior

2026-07-21T04:16:18Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue

{{Quest infobox
| title = Once, Twice, Three Times a Warrior
| description = [[Curious Gorge]] is training here, but his mind is elsewhere.
| image = Once Twice Three Times a Warrior.png
| quest-giver = Curious Gorge
| related-npcs = Broken Mountain; Dorgono; Luvsan; Strong-willed Warrior
| location = Eastern La Noscea
| location-x = 30.6
| location-y = 22.9
| type = side
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Warrior Quests
| sortkey = 800
| organization =
| class =
| job = Warrior
| level = 80
| req-quest = Shadowbringers (Quest), To Have Loved and Lost
| req-items = 3 Shivermoss
| requirements =
| exp = 448800
| gil = 1641
| reward1 = 1 Battledance Materia VII
| reward2 = 1 Savage Aim Materia VII
| reward3 = 1 Savage Might Materia VII
| unlocks = ach I Am the Warrior IV, ngp Warrior - Part 4
| prev-quest = The Heart of the Problem
| next-quest =
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.0
| id-edb = 82a4b46bd96
| id-gt = 68748
}}

==Walkthrough==
This is the final job quest. Only [[Role Quests]] will be added going forward.

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Broken Mountain]] in [[lower La Noscea]].
*Speak with [[Luvsan]].
*Use [[Heavy Swing]] on mossy boulders to obtain shivermoss.
*Deliver the shivermoss to Luvsan.
*Speak with Luvsan.
*Use Heavy Swing on Broken Mountain.
*Speak with [[Curious Gorge]] in [[eastern La Noscea]].

==Journal==
*Curious Gorge is training here, but his mind is elsewhere.

*Curious Gorge has been training as hard as ever and has indeed grown stronger for it, yet upon seeing you for the first time in an age, he immediately recognizes that you have grown stronger still. After you regale him with tales of your adventures in the First, particularly those of Granson and Dikaiosyne, he concludes that the reason for his limited growth is love─or rather, that he has been unable to put it out of his mind. Curious Gorge has sent many missives to Dorgono in the Far East, but has yet to receive even a single reply, and so he resolves to go and see her in person...and thus is not present when Dorgono and her father Luvsan arrive moments later, having recently come all the way from the Azim Steppe to thank in person all those who aided the Qerel. Since Curious Gorge is nowhere to be found, you are to proceed to the Moraby Drydocks where Broken Mountain and his warriors can be found.

*During the course of their conversation, Broken Mountain admits to Luvsan that he does not carry an axe because he can no longer fight. However, the elder Xaela does not believe all hope is lost, and proposes a treatment that may restore him to fighting condition. A certain type of moss will be necessary for this, and Luvsan believes he saw a suitable substitute on the way to the docks.

*The moss in question can be found growing on boulders strewn throughout the general vicinity, and Luvsan bids you gather it by first shattering them with a Heavy Swing, which should render it easier to collect. If nothing else, it is inarguably a more dramatic way of gathering moss than gently scraping it off.

*You succeed in gathering the moss in the distinct warrior fashion. Luvsan should be satisfied with the quantity in your possession.

*Taking advantage of your privacy, Luvsan confesses that he had an ulterior motive for coming to Eorzea: to confirm his suspicions that his daughter had fallen in love with a warrior of the West. After meeting you, he concludes that you are the suitor in question, and offers to bless your union─at which point Dorgono returns and puts an end to the discussion for the time being.

*With all gathered for the ritual, Luvsan offers an elixir to Broken Mountain, who drinks deep. Finally, he instructs you to strike the injured warrior with all your might, assuring you both that it is the only way. Though Broken Mountain is understandably uncomfortable with this proposal, the die is cast, and only a Heavy Swing will suffice.

*Broken Mountain weathers your assault, and moments later finds himself filled with newfound strength. He is a warrior reborn, and the beast within is his to command. As all celebrate his successful recovery, Curious Gorge approaches─but observing from afar, mistakes Dorgono's joyful smile as an expression of her love towards you, leading him to succumb to his inner beast and charge. Fortunately, before it turns into a needlessly messy and violent affair, she brings him to his senses with a single blow.

*Curious Gorge reminds you not to grow complacent in your own efforts to grow stronger still, for with Broken Mountain healed and Dorgono in Eorzea for the time being, your competition for the title of the realm's greatest warrior has grown that much more intense. And indeed, the day may come when one of the three will dethrone you...but not yet.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the Quest===
Curious Gorge: Oh, [Forename]...how long has it been? I've been dedicating myself wholly to my training for some time now, day after day after day, but I fear my progress has come to a halt of late.
Curious Gorge: You look well. A fair bit stronger than I remember, even. What is your secret, my friend? How have you grown so much more powerful?

Question: What will you say?
> So I got sucked into this portal and traveled to another world...
> I went toe-to-toe with this fellow called Dikaiosyne...
---
Curious Gorge: Wait, wait— I can tell this is going to take a while. Since I've just finished my training, why don't we speak at length on dry land?
-cutscene start
Curious Gorge: So there are more worlds than this, eh? That's a lot to take in... And this Granson, ye gods. To see the woman you love taken from you before your very eyes... <sniffle> No wonder he struggled so mightily to pick up the pieces of his life...
Curious Gorge: After listening to your tale, I realize what it is I've been missing. The one thing I lack to spur me to even greater heights!
Curious Gorge: >> 'Tis love! <<
Curious Gorge: I sent several missives to Dorgono, you see, but she has yet to respond even once! I've waited patiently, eagerly, but still! Still no word has arrived!
Curious Gorge: Fear has crept into my heart. Has she forgotten me? Has she met another!?
Curious Gorge: I cannot rest until I know the reason for her delay! I must know! This is no time for training!
Curious Gorge: Nor can I afford to be patient. Granson's time with his beloved was cut short—who is to say ours will not be as well? Or worse, if it already has...
Curious Gorge: It is decided! I will purchase passage on the next ship for the Far East and return to the Azim Steppe with all haste! I'm coming, Dorgono!
Dorgono: [Forename], how fortunate you are here! I have been looking all over for Curious Gorge. The Marauders' Guild told me he trained near here, but I did not know you did as well!
Dorgono: What do you mean he's going to the Steppe to see me because I never answered any of his missives? Is this a joke?
Dorgono: No matter how many he sent, I would have never responded. Our people have no written tongue. Whatever reached us was probably fed to the goats. Anyway—let us hope that someone informs him of our arrival before he gets on a ship...
Dorgono: As for why I have traveled all this way, it was at the behest of my father, who wished to thank you and Curious Gorge personally for fighting on our behalf.
Luvsan: I am Luvsan of the Qerel, and you are [Forename] [Surname]—the khagan who stood with my people against the Chaghan.
Luvsan: But that is not all, for you also helped my youngest daughter gain control over the will of Karash. No words can express the depth of my gratitude to you.
Dorgono: You promised not to speak of Karash...
Luvsan: But I must. My heart broke when she was marked as Taken and exiled. Never again would I see her, I feared. But then she returned! Blood of my blood, master of Karash! My little girl...and it is all because of you.
Luvsan: In thanks for your deeds, I wish to present to you thirty horses—
Dorgono: Father, no! It is not the way of Eorzea to give horses as thanks! And besides, {{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} is a traveler! They would only be a burden!
Luvsan: I apologize, khagan. Now then—I must also express my gratitude to the others. Warriors of the Maelstrom, were they? I believe I recall the way...
Dorgono: If you have the time to spare, might you accompany us? Having traveled so long solely in the company of my father, I am finding him increasingly exhausting...
-quest accepted
-cutscene end

-optional start
Luvsan: Well do I know how difficult my daughter can be, and so I wish to present you with a gift as an expression of my gratitude. I am told you would have no use for horses, but what about fifty goats?
Dorgono: It brings me joy to see the Lominsan warriors in good health!
Strong-willed Warrior: Gorge's got good taste, aye. If it weren't for him, I'd have a mind to...er...give a polite and wholly appropriate compliment and be on my way.
-optional end

===Speak with Broken Mountain in lower La Noscea===
Broken Mountain: It is a pleasure to see you again, [Forename], as well as Dorgono. I am surprised to see her as you doubtless are, and in the company of her father besides...
-cutscene start
Luvsan: ...I must insist that you accept a small token of my appreciation. I do not doubt my daughter was quite the handful. No less than fifty goats, I think, should suffice for the imposition—
Dorgono: Fifty goats would be a far greater imposition, Father!
Broken Mountain: It really was no bother, sir. A pleasure, honestly—and a regrettably short one at that. So much so that we were hoping we might see her again, so you can imagine our surprise and our delight when you arrived.
Luvsan: If not horses or goats, then... Wait. Are you not the leaders of these warriors? Yet you do not carry an axe. Why is this?
Broken Mountain: That is...that is because I cannot. Not since I was defeated by mine own brother in battle. He had succumbed to his inner beast—your Karash—and struck a blow with such ferocity from which I have never fully recovered.
Broken Mountain: But it is well that he did, for I too was in thrall to the beast at the time. Had he not given it his all, countless innocents may have died by my hand...
Luvsan: It is not an unfamiliar story. Many a Qerel has suffered a grievous injury which rendered them unable to fight.
Luvsan: But I am a boo—a healer, and I can help you to wield your axe once more.
Broken Mountain: This is in your power? I...I did not think it was possible!
Luvsan: It pains me to see a warrior who yet yearns to fight but cannot. Allow me to treat you as repayment for your kindness.
Broken Mountain: Full glad am I to accept! Thank you, sir, thank you...
Luvsan: This treatment requires a quantity of shivermoss. While it is not native to your land, I believe a similar type grows here. Let us go and gather some.
Broken Mountain: You lot return to your training for now.
Broken Mountain: I don't know about you, [Forename], but I'm bloody excited!
-cutscene end
-optional start
Dorgono: Do you have any siblings, khagan? I am youngest of eighteen myself...
-optional end
===Speak with Luvsan===
Luvsan: The moss of which I spoke I spied in this place not long ago. We will need a moderate amount for the ritual to heal Broken Mountain. You and Dorgono can both assist me in this.
Luvsan: Look for mossy rocks nearby and shatter them with a Heavy Swing, then gather up the shivermoss.
Dorgono: Ah, I remember this game! The marauders were always breaking rocks to hone their skills. This will be easy!
System: Use Heavy Swing on mossy boulders to obtain shivermoss.
-optional start
Luvsan: To be fair, you need not actually shatter the rocks to gather the moss, but it hastens the process and makes a somewhat dull process a little more entertaining, do you not think?
-optional end
===Deliver the shivermoss to Luvsan===
Luvsan: You wield your axe with great skill, khagan. May I have the shivermoss?
''The player hands over 3 {{i|Shivermoss}}.''
-cutscene start
Luvsan: Very good. Now, before my daughter returns, there is one other matter which I must discuss with you.
Luvsan: She is a woman grown, and as her father I must think of her future. Of marriage.
Luvsan: Alas, she has shown no interest in any warriors of the Qerel. At first I thought none suited her, but then I began to wonder...was her mind made up? Had she already chosen a suitor?
Luvsan: Realizing this, I persuaded her to come with me to Eorzea. And now that we have met, I feel more certain than ever. Dorgono has fallen in love with a warrior of another land...
Luvsan: ...And I could not be happier for her. For who could disapprove of the champion who stood against the Chaghan?
Luvsan: [Forename] [Surname], khagan of the Steppe, I will not oppose the union of you and Dorgono. I offer you my blessing.

Question: What will you say?
> My heart belongs to the sea.
> Did I mention I'm eternally bonded to someone else?
> Honestly I'm not all that keen on the whole institution of marriage...
> So there's this bloke called Gorge...
> Don't mind if I do!
---
Dorgono: >> Hey! HEY! Who are you to decide such things for me!? <<
Dorgono: I will not marry [Forename]! I have already chosen a suitor, and it is not {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}}!
Luvsan: Oh! I see... I was so certain that... Ahem. So...who is this other...?
Dorgono: We will not discuss this any further! We have the moss, now let us go and prepare for the ritual!
Luvsan: Pray forgive me, khagan. I spoke out of turn. Dorgono is right—we should attend to the ritual and restore Broken Mountain to the warrior he was.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Dorgono: I'm so sorry he spoke to you like that. It is a bad habit of his, meddling in affairs that are not his concern...
Broken Mountain: I know not what sort of ritual this is. Do you? The traditions of the Qerel are a complete and utter mystery to me...
-optional end
===Speak with Luvsan===
Luvsan: I have brewed an elixir using the moss. Drink it now.
Luvsan: Very good. Your body is ready. You must now receive of the power of another great warrior. I can think of none more suitable than you, khagan.
Luvsan: We must awaken the Karash within him once more. I bid you summon the strength of Father Azim and strike Broken Mountain with all your might!
Broken Mountain: You bid {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}} what now!?
Luvsan: ''All your might''! Hold nothing back! Swing to kill! Anything less and he will be crippled worse or die!
System: Muster all your strength and attack Broken Mountain with a Heavy Swing.
-optional start
Luvsan: Do not hesitate, khagan! Strike him down as you would your most hated enemy, else this treatment will end in failure.
Dorgono: Do it, [Forename]! Do it!
Broken Mountain: This seems like the exact opposite of what would benefit me...
-optional end
===Use Heavy Swing on Broken Mountain===
Broken Mountain: Ugh!
-cutscene start
Broken Mountain: Seven hells, what is this...this feeling I feel welling up from deep within? This fire, this passion...this rage!
Broken Mountain: The beast stirs again! Its power is mine! It fills me with strength, yet I remain in control! Huzzah!
Luvsan: The strength never left you, my friend. The injury was not one of the flesh, but of the heart. Trickery of the mind, a deception of the self.
Luvsan: The elixir served only to steel your flesh and dull the pain, so you could stand fast against the khagan's axe. You will not need it again, for the fear that held you hostage has fled.
Broken Mountain: I see... It was in my head all this time. It's no secret that fear can cripple a man worse than any wound, but I never thought... Gods, what a fool I've been.
Broken Mountain: Thank you so much for helping me to overcome my foolishness, Luvsan. You've made me a warrior again!
Luvsan: Thank {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}}, for a warrior of surpassing strength and power is indispensable for this ritual. No other could have served as well.
Dorgono: Aye, for there is no greater warrior than [Forename]!
Curious Gorge: How could you, [Forename]...? You and Dorgono, all this time... It all makes sense now. The letters, the silence. It was you...
Dorgono: Curious Gorge, what is this nonsense you speak? What's gotten into you?
Curious Gorge: >> Graaaghhh! Gaaarrrghhh! <<
Dorgono: Oh no you don't, you stupid fool!
Curious Gorge: I am so sorry, everyone. When I went to the docks to find a ship bound for the Far East, I ran into some marauders who told me Dorgono and her father had come.
Curious Gorge: So overcome by joy I began searching for them at once, but when I finally found you here, and saw how you looked on [Forename] with such joy, all my earlier fears came rushing back, and the beast within me seized control...
Dorgono: It had better not happen again! You're lucky I held back. Next time I won't!
Curious Gorge: And Brother! Is it true that you have fully recovered? You are a warrior reborn? Congratulations! It is like a dream come true!
Broken Mountain: Indeed, Brother, indeed! At first I struggled to believe it, but it is as Luvsan says! I must go and join in the training sessions at once. And do not fear—the beast will not claim me again!
Curious Gorge: I cannot thank you enough, Luvsan. It has been longer than I can remember since my brother smiled so. You've given us such a gift...
Luvsan: It is the least I could do after all you have done for my daughter. Thank you for your kindness and your hospitality. Our time is short, however, and we must be on our way...
Dorgono: Having said that... Dorgono. I am reminded that you are still young and want for experience. You are not yet a warrior fit to wed, and so I bid you continue to strengthen your body and mind here, in this land. It suits you, I think.
Dorgono: Did you hear that? I can stay! We can even train together—I can show you all the techniques we Qerel use to hone our skills!
Curious Gorge: Aye, but first I must teach you my methods! You must come with me to Hidden Falls, right this instant!
Curious Gorge: You too, [Forename]! I've a few final words I wish to say to you there.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Dorgono: You're an inspiration, [Forename]─an ideal I'll surpass one day yet!
-optional end
===Speak with Curious Gorge in eastern La Noscea===
Curious Gorge: I trust you understand what all this means, my friend. Now that my brother has taken up the axe again, the competition for the title of Eorzea's greatest warrior will be that much more intense!
Dorgono: Don't forget I'm in the running too, you know!
Curious Gorge: So keep at it, warrior, for the time will come when we challenge you again!
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}
==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=2zjAVBXNbo8}}

[[Category:Has_datamined_dialogue]]

The Heart of the Problem

2026-07-21T03:48:31Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with template

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Heart of the Problem
| description = [[Curious Gorge]] seems surprisingly calm and collected.
| image = Warrior Stormblood image1.png
| quest-giver = Curious Gorge
| related-npcs = Broken Mountain; Dorgono; Mirthful Merchant; Mol Shepherd; Nayaga
| location = The Azim Steppe
| location-x = 31.9
| location-y = 29.5
| type = job
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Warrior Quests
| sortkey = 700
| organization =
| class =
| job = Warrior
| level = 70
| req-quest = Stars in the Dark
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 216000
| gil = 3700
| reward1 = 1 Brutal Armor Coffer (IL 290)
| unlocks = ac Inner Release, tt Berserk Mastery, ach I Am the Warrior III, ngp Warrior - Part 3
| prev-quest = Going the Distance
| next-quest = Once, Twice, Three Times a Warrior
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68440
| id-edb = 02aed005346
}}

==Steps==
*Mount the merchant's horse.
*Ride the merchant's horse to [[Mol Iloh]].
*Speak with [[Curious Gorge]] at Mol Iloh.
*Speak with Curious Gorge at [[Reunion]].
*Dispel Curious Gorge's fear with a [[Slap|/slap]].
*Meet with [[Dorgono]] near Mol Iloh.
*Speak with Curious Gorge.
*Speak with [[Broken Mountain]] at the [[Moraby Drydocks]].

==Journal==
* Curious Gorge seems surprisingly calm and collected.

* In an unusual change of pace, Curious Gorge has taken to helping merchants of Reunion with errands. He has been recently tasked with taking two horses up to Mol Iloh, but is wary of leaving one without a rider. He asks you to speak with the horses' owner, so you might saddle up to assist him.

* The sprightly merchant is only too happy to ready his horse for you. Mounted and ready to ride, he wishes you save travels to Mol Iloh.

* As you arrive at Mol Iloh, a sheep herder approaches you. His look of satisfaction makes clear that he is the intended recipient of the horse. With the delivery complete, you look for Curious Gorge who should be nearby.

* Robbed of his inner beast and ability to battle, Curious Gorge has thought long and hard about what life has to offer off the battlefield. He realizes now the vexing emotion which inhibited his inner beast was the love he bears for Dorgono. This understanding of his feelings has also reawakened his once-dormant strength. To cast aside any lingering feelings of doubt or hesitation, he plans to profess his love to her. To that end, he bids you follow him back to Reunion.

* Both Curious Gorge and Dorgono have been waiting for your return. His look of exasperation makes it clear he has buckled under pressure. Your presence offers him a modicum of courage, but before he can say a word, she interrupts him to relay grave news to you─the Chaghan have grown bolder, and now plan to attack Mol Iloh. She means to cut them off before they can reach the settlement and leaves ahead of you. Curious Gorge grows increasingly frustrated with himself, and asks you to give him the one thing certain to dispel his fear─the realm-shattering slap of Eorzea's greatest warrior!

* It is all Curious Gorge can do not to fall to the ground from the force of your mighty blow. He is now duly inspired and ready to help Dorgono rout the Chaghan.

* You find Dorgono south of the settlement, surveying the area for the Chaghan. The silent operation is foiled, however, by the boisterous bellowing of Curious Gorge as he attempts to profess his love to her. Your cover blown, a fierce battle with the Chaghan soon ensues. The song of steel echoes across the Azim Steppe, and after the final refrain, you find yourselves victorious. Or so it seems. The Chaghan are defeated, but the threat of danger still looms in Curious Gorge who has been overcome by his inner beast. Though he seems beyond reasoning, it is a confession of love from Dorgono that brings him back to his senses.

* Love is in the air, and Dorgono asks Curious Gorge to return with her to start anew as part of the Qerel clan. With a heavy heart he declines. Control of his inner beast still eludes him, and he cannot suffer the thought of hurting the one he loves most. He vows to become the realm's second─or third─strongest warrior, hoping to someday be worthy of her affection. Dorgono bids you both farewell and departs to at last rejoin her people.

* Curious Gorge is a man of his word, and jokingly warns you that, should you decide to rest on your laurels for even a moment, he intends to rob you of your title of realm's greatest warrior. That said, he concedes you both have earned rest after such a grueling battle. Longing for home, you both return to Limsa Lominsa.

* Broken Mountain is relieved to see you both returned safely, hopeful that things would return to as they were. Unfortunately that would not be the case. Still struggling to control his inner beast, Curious Gorge again relinquishes his position as instructor to resume training at the Hidden Falls. Though his brother is certain to emerge from his training a warrior transformed, Broken Mountain hopes you will answer their call should the realm want for a mighty axe.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Curious Gorge: Your timing is impeccable as always. I have a task well suited to a {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}} of your many talents.
Curious Gorge: Aside from my training, I've taken to working with the merchants here in Reunion, my most recent venture being the delivery of horses.
Curious Gorge: I was asked to take a pair of horses up north today, but I'd feel at ease knowing there was a rider in both saddles.
Curious Gorge: Speak with the sprightly fellow over there and he'll see that you're fit to ride. Make for Mol Iloh and I'll meet you there.
-quest accepted

===Mount the merchant's horse===
Mirthful Merchant: Ah, Curious Gorge did mention someone would be coming to help. Yes, yes, your horse is right over here. Safe travels, friend.

-optional start
Mirthful Merchant: What were you doing out there? Your horse came galloping back not long ago and looked rather spooked. I'll tolerate no funny business. Understand?
Curious Gorge: This isn't a job to be done on foot, [Forename]. Speak with the sprightly fellow over there and saddle up.
-optional end

===Ride the merchant's horse to Mol Iloh===
Mol Shepherd: Ah, my horse! Thank you so much. I don't know where I'd be without you adventurers. Is the other burly-looking fellow over there with you?
-optional start
Mol Shepherd: Don't let me keep you. It'd be rude to leave that friend of yours waiting any longer.
-optional end

===Speak with Curious Gorge===
-cutscene start
Curious Gorge: Ah, there you are. Was this not invigorating? The feeling of fresh air on your face, the wind blowing through your hair?
Curious Gorge: Bereft of the strength to fight, I have been given much time to drink in the beauty of these lands. Much time to think...
Curious Gorge: Since I was old enough to hold an axe, the path of the warrior is all I have ever known, the pursuit of ever greater strength my only purpose. I realize now how narrow my view of the world was.
Curious Gorge: I was convinced my defeat at the Wolves' Den Pier was the reason Dorgono has been constantly on my mind, and my wounded pride served only to further cloud my judgment.
Curious Gorge: But I can see clearly now, the clouds are gone. I finally understand why Dorgono has vexed me so.
Curious Gorge: I love her, [Forename]. From the moment I laid eyes on her, she had holmganged my heart.
Curious Gorge: Overwhelmed with these feelings, it's little wonder she trounced me so at the Wolves' Den Pier.
Curious Gorge: But I am once more master of my emotions. Already I can feel my inner beast has reawakened.
Curious Gorge: If I am to regain my full strength, there is only one thing left to do: profess my love to Dorgono, and in the doing, rid myself of any lingering doubts that may still inhibit my inner beast.
Curious Gorge: Let us return to town. Hopefully there will be enough time before she arrives to think of what to say.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Dorgono: Oh, [Forename], thank goodness you are here.
-optional end

===Speak with Curious Gorge===
Curious Gorge: What took you so long? Every time I look into those powder blue eyes of hers, I lose all train of thought. Now that you're here, perhaps I can muster the courage to─erm, ahem!
Curious Gorge: Dorgono! I... I... I lo─
Dorgono: What is wrong with you?
Dorgono: Ugh! There is no time for your drivel─the Chaghan mean to strike again!
Dorgono: They've always been prone to violence, but I fear their recent attack on the Qerel has given them a taste for pillaging. They mean to attack Mol Iloh next!
Dorgono: Quickly! We must stop them before they can reach town!
Curious Gorge: Damn it all! Again I was distracted by the quiver of her come-hither lips. I'm embarrassed to admit it, but love proves to be more terrifying than any foe.
Curious Gorge: This fear, it must be struck out of me. Literally. I want you to slap me as hard as you can, [Forename]. Crack your battle-hardened palm across my face.
-optional start
Curious Gorge: Don't hold back, [Forename]. Slap me so hard my heart skips a beat from the shock of it.
-optional end

===Dispel Curious Gorge's fear with a /slap===
/slap
Curious Gorge: Godsdamn, that smarts! Any harder and my heart might've stopped altogether.
Curious Gorge: But the fear that once gripped my heart is no more. Come, [Forename], Dorgono must know of my love for her. I will shout it from the mountain tops if I have to!

===Meet with Dorgono near Mol Iloh===
-cutscene start
Dorgono: The Chaghan are close by. Overcoming their forces will be no easy task, but we must be especially careful of their leader, Nayaga. He is able to wield the power of Karash to its fullest.
Dorgono: When he taps into that strength, he is nigh unbeatable. With our combined might, we may have a chance.
Dorgono: Speaking of which... Curious Gorge, are you well enough to fight?
Curious Gorge: Better than well, for I am in love─with you! I love you, Dorgono. I love you!!!
Dorgono: Wh-What are you doing, you witless worm!? ''Keep your voice down''!
Dorgono: Your bellowing has given us away!
Nayaga: What have we here? Dorgono. You have some nerve showing your face here. If you value your life, you will crawl back to whatever hole you came out of.
Dorgono: Never! What you have done to the Qerel, your own people, is unforgivable! I will not allow you to bring such ruin to others.
Dorgono: I was too weak before, but thanks to these warriors, the power of Karash is now at my beck and call. I have the strength to put an end to you!
Nayaga: What we do, we do in the name of the Dusk Mother! If you would defy her will, there is only one punishment fit for such heresy.
Nayaga: Oh Nhaama, goddess of the dusk, hear me! Grant us the strength to smite our enemies! For one glorious moment, let the blood spilled here slake your unquenchable thirst!
Dorgono: [Forename], Curious Gorge. Prepare yourselves!
Curious Gorge: Leave it to me, my sweet vixen! I will show them what it truly means to unleash one's inner beast!
-cutscene end
====Solo Duty====
Dorgono@Dorgono Blueblade: I will make you pay for what you've done to the Qerel!
Nayaga@Nayaga the Taken: Hmph! It is time you learned your place.
Nayaga@Nayaga the Taken: Oh Nhaama, goddess of the dusk. Grant me strength to do your bidding, to nourish the soil with their life's blood.
Curious Gorge: What's this!? He's repelling our attacks!
Dorgono@Dorgono Blueblade: It is the power of Karash! To land a blow against him now is nigh impossible.
Nayaga@Nayaga the Taken: This is the limit of your power? How pathetic, hahahaha!
Curious Gorge: Is there nothing we can do?
Dorgono@Dorgono Blueblade: The answer lies with Karash. If I can harness all my strength into a single strike...
Dorgono@Dorgono Blueblade: [Forename], keep his attention. I need a moment to focus my energies.
Nayaga@Nayaga the Taken: You would be the first to die? Very well.
Dorgono@Dorgono Blueblade: I fear my strength alone may not be enough...
Curious Gorge: Never fear, my love! You need but say the word, and my axe is yours.
Dorgono@Dorgono Blueblade: Then let us combine our strength and put an end to his rampage.
Curious Gorge: It would be my pleasure.
Curious Gorge: My soul is aflame─I've never felt so alive! Could this be the power of love?
Dorgono@Dorgono Blueblade: Oh no! Mammoths!
Curious Gorge: Back, you fiends! Can you not see I'm assisting my ladylove? [Forename], you must stop them!
Curious Gorge: He's summoned more mammoths! You cannot allow him to disrupt our formation.
Dorgono@Dorgono Blueblade: Hold on, [Forename]. We're nearly there. I can feel it!
Curious Gorge: Take my love, Dorgono. Take it, and lead us to victory!
Nayaga@Nayaga the Taken: You mean to intimidate me with that pitiful ball of flame?
Dorgono@Dorgono Blueblade: This is the true power of Karash, of our inner beasts.
x@Kindred Joining: And together, we are unstoppable!!!
Nayaga@Nayaga the Taken: Gaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!
Nayaga@Nayaga the Taken: My strength... No, this cannot be happening...
Dorgono@Dorgono Blueblade: We've breached his defenses. We must strike now before he can recover.
Curious Gorge: Leave it to me, my dear!
Nayaga@Nayaga the Taken: You will not deny the Dusk Mother.
Dorgono@Dorgono Blueblade: We've done it, [Forename]! We've done it!
-cutscene start
Dorgono: We did it! The Chaghan have been brought to heel. Perhaps now I can finally return home.
Dorgono: That was quite a display, Curious Gorge. The worm has at last shown himself a warrior.
Dorgono: Curious Gorge...?
Curious Gorge: >> Graaaaaaghhh! <<
Dorgono: It's over. We have won! You needn't prove yourself to me any longer!
Dorgono: You have always been so strong, so caring. I know I was mean to you before, but in truth I... I...
Dorgono: >> I love you, Curious Gorge! <<
Curious Gorge: Forgive me. Though only for a moment, it seems my inner beast got the better of me. Again...
Dorgono: So what if it did? The Chaghan have been defeated, and I owe it all to the two of you! When the Qerel hear of this, they are sure to welcome me back with open arms.
Dorgono: I will share with them all I have learned of controlling the will of Karash, and I would do it with you.
Dorgono: Come away with me, Curious Gorge, and together we can start anew with the Qerel!
Curious Gorge: How long I have waited to hear those words. <sigh> Yet sadly, I must decline. While it is true we defeated the Chaghan, I cannot dismiss the fact that I succumbed to my inner beast. If I had turned on you when you needed me most, I could never forgive myself.
Curious Gorge: A man who lacks such self-discipline is undeserving of a wonderful woman such as you.
Curious Gorge: I must continue training to master my inner beast and become the realm's greatest─well, ''second'' greatest─warrior. When that day comes, I will find you.
Dorgono: Second? Surely you mean third. The honor of being the realm's second greatest warrior is mine, and I doubt you will ever surpass me.
Curious Gorge: Argh! Just wait and see! I'll rip those horns off that pretty little head of yours and─
Dorgono: Hah hah hah. Well, you can certainly try. I will gladly fight to keep my title, and can think of no better challenger. Until then, take care of yourself.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Curious Gorge===
Curious Gorge: I can scarcely believe you overcame that monster Nayaga on your own.
Curious Gorge: The title of realm's greatest warrior is rightfully yours, but never forget: should you slack for even a moment, I'll be there to take it from you!
Curious Gorge: Though I suppose after today's exertion, we've both earned a moment's respite. Let us return home. I yearn for the shores of Limsa, and my brother is no doubt sick with worry besides.

-optional start
Curious Gorge: I have caused you and my brother nothing but grief. I mean to apologize, but I fear he will not like what I have to say.
-optional end

===Speak with Broken Mountain at the Moraby Drydocks===
Broken Mountain: It gladdens me to see you both returned hale and whole. Once more my brother's inner beast burns fiercely within him, and from what he has told me, Dorgono has at last been reunited with her people.
Curious Gorge: Our ventures in the East were not without trouble, though. Much of which could have been avoided if not for my failings.
Curious Gorge: I know you wish for me to resume leading the Maelstrom's warriors, Brother, but I am unworthy for the role. I myself am still in need of training, and that is why I would dedicate myself to honing my skills, that I might someday be worthy of the position again.
Broken Mountain: I suspected you might say as much. Very well, then. If you truly believe this is best, I will not stop you. Find your own path. When you're ready, I'm sure it will lead back to us someday.
Curious Gorge: Thank you, Brother! I must be off to Hidden Falls. There's much to do if I'm ever to be a match for [Forename] or Dorgono.
Broken Mountain: I sometimes wonder if he will ever be satisfied. Though I confess I admire his fervor. You have inspired him to reach new heights, and I have every confidence he will emerge from his training a new man. Nevertheless, I hope we may look to you for aid should we find ourselves on hard times.
-quest complete
System: This concludes the warrior quests for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood. In order to undertake the next series of quests, you must first meet the following requirements:
System: ※You must have completed the main scenario quest “Shadowbringers.”
System: ※You must have completed the role quest “To Have Loved and Lost.”
System: Once you have done so, the next warrior quest will be available from Curious Gorge.
</nowiki>}}

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Going the Distance

2026-07-21T03:10:36Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with the template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Going the Distance
| description = [[Broken Mountain]] is beside himself with worry.
| image = Warrior Stormblood image1.png
| quest-giver = Broken Mountain
| related-npcs = Chambui; Curious Gorge; Dorgono; Masgud; Tamachag
| location = Lower La Noscea
| location-x = 25.8
| location-y = 35.2
| type = job
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Warrior Quests
| sortkey = 680
| organization =
| class =
| job = Warrior
| level = 68
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 108000
| gil = 1844
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = When Push Comes to Shove
| next-quest = The Heart of the Problem
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68439
| id-edb = e5b58202fc1
}}
==Steps==
*Gather information at [[Reunion]].
*Search for [[Curious Gorge]].
*Rescue Curious Gorge.
*Speak with [[Dorgono]].
*Speak with Curious Gorge.

==Journal==
*Broken Mountain is beside himself with worry.

*Curious Gorge has disappeared, but not without a trace. According to Wyrnzoen, a man matching his description recently boarded a ship bound eastward. Broken Mountain is certain his brother has run off in search of Dorgono at the Azim Steppe. Unable to leave his post in Limsa Lominsa, he asks you to search for Curious Gorge and see that he does not come to harm.

*You travel east to the Azim Steppe, and question the people of a small settlement known as Reunion. While many could not distinguish Curious Gorge from the many travelers passing through, one merchant recalls a large, axe-wielding Roegadyn heading west in search of a Qerel settlement.

*Curious Gorge was moments away from evisceration when you stepped in to rescue him from a ravenous weasel. He seems no worse for wear as you help him to his feet.

*You are relieved to see Curious Gorge is without injury, but there is no time for small talk. Dorgono's people are under attack, and so Curious Gorge rushes off to the west.

*You arrive to find Dorgono looking over the ruin of her people's settlement. As she tells it, they are safe and sound at Reunion. Sadly, there would be no homecoming for Dorgono. The ones responsible for besieging their homes were the very same people they exiled from the Qerel clan. They have created an order of their own, the Chaghan, and believe the blind fury of their inner beasts is a gift from their goddess, the Dusk Mother. The Qerel believe Dorgono to be one of the Chaghan now, and refuse to allow her back. She is now determined to avenge her people and earn back their trust. Your help, and even Curious Gorge's, will be indispensable in this endeavor. As she leaves to go track their whereabouts, she suggests you return to Reunion to rest up and prepare for battle.

*You speak with Curious Gorge at Reunion, and it seems he has yet to realize the source of his problems. With battle looming on the horizon, one can only hope he comes to terms with his emotions before the fighting begins.

*※The next warrior quest will be available from Curious Gorge upon reaching level 70.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Broken Mountain: He's gone! My brother is gone!
Broken Mountain: I spoke with Wyrnzoen, and his men claim to have seen a man fitting Brother's description boarding a ship heading to the Far East.
Broken Mountain: The lovestruck fool. No doubt he's run off to find Dorgono.
Broken Mountain: In his weakened state, there's no telling what misfortune may find him there. Would that I could go and search of him, but I cannot leave my post here in Limsa.
Broken Mountain: It shames me to ask more of you, but do you think it possible you could find him?
Broken Mountain: Bless you, [Forename]. If he is searching for Dorgono, then he is making for the Azim Steppe.
Broken Mountain: If the plains are as vast as she claimed, you would do well to find the closest settlement and begin your search there. If the gods are kind, someone will have seen him.
Broken Mountain: Safe travels, [Forename]. I pray he causes no more trouble than he already has.
-quest accepted

-optional start
Broken Mountain: If Dorgono told it true, the plains of Azim Steppe are vast and fraught with peril. When you arrive, make haste to the nearest settlement and see what you can learn of my brother's whereabouts.
-optional end

===Gather information at Reunion===
Chambui: Ah, that unruly fellow in search of the Qerel clan? If he took my advice, he's headed due west to search for their settlement. Or what's left of it.
-optional start
Chambui: I can't say what you'll find to the west, but it's likely not the Qerel.
-optional end

Tamachag: A large man with an axe? You've any idea how many brutes with axes come stomping through these parts?
-optional start
Tamachag: A large man with an axe on his back? You'll have to be more specific. There's no shortage of axe-wielding types here.
-optional end

Masgud: A burly, red-faced Roegadyn? Yes, I remember. He was asking after the Qerel clan, but they haven't lived here in ages.
-optional start
Masgud: If you're looking for the Qerel, you'll not find them here. I told that boisterous Roegadyn the same.
-optional end

===Rescue Curious Gorge===
Curious Gorge: Thank you, kind stranger. Had you not arrived, I would have─[Forename]!? Wh-What are you doing here?
Curious Gorge: Ack, that can wait. Dorgono's people are under attack. Come, we have to help them!

-optional start
Curious Gorge: Dorgono is safe, but where are the others?
-optional end

===Speak with Dorgono===
-cutscene start
Dorgono: [Forename], you've come! Hope is not yet lost... Though I fail to see why you chose to bring the worm.

Curious Gorge: Worm!? Why, I... You... Ugh, could you just tell us what happened here?

Dorgono: The Qerel settlement was attacked, but I was too late. This is all there was to be seen when I arrived. You needn't worry, though. They escaped.
Dorgono: I managed to track them back to Reunion. Upon finding them, however, I was greeted with looks of fear and disgust. They would only suffer me long enough to explain the will of Karash is to blame for their woes.
Dorgono: The exiles of Qerel have created a clan of their own─the Chaghan. They offered me shelter when I was first cast out.
Dorgono: Where the Qerel see the will of Karash as a source of rack and ruin, the Chaghan praise it as a blessing from the Dusk Mother.
Dorgono: They commit all manner of heinous acts when Karash takes hold. Some would even slay their own kin and claim it in the name of the Mother. I could not abide their savagery and soon left. Still, my people mistake me for one of the Chaghan now.
Dorgono: After all that work, all that training, they would deny me. But I cannot give up! I will avenge my people and earn their trust!

Curious Gorge: Your opponents are warriors who freely indulge in their inner beasts. You do not stand a chance alone. I will help you!

Dorgono: I have no need of your aid, worm. You would only get in my way with your wriggling and writhing.
Dorgono: [Forename]'s proven axe, on the other hand, would be welcome. What say you?

Question: Will you lend Dorgono your strength?
> Yes
Dorgono: Thank you. Your presence alone is worth a hundred warriors!
> No
Dorgono: I...I see. Then I have no choice but to face them alone...
Curious Gorge: What are you saying? The Maleficent I know would never let a comrade rush headlong into danger alone. You must help Dorgono!
Dorgono: Thank you. Your presence alone is worth a hundred warriors!
---
Curious Gorge: Aye, and with me at your side, that's another hundred at your disposal. Dealing with the Chaghan should be as child's play.
Dorgono: Do as you like. I only ask you don't slow us down.
Dorgono: For now, return to Reunion and rest. The Chaghan have grown careless and should prove easy for me to track. When the time comes, I expect you to be ready, Curious Gorge.
Curious Gorge: Huh? I mean, r-right. You can count on me!
Dorgono: I should not be long, [Forename]. Soon we will put an end to their madness.
Curious Gorge: That woman is insufferable! She's arrogant, rude, pigheaded... <sigh> And she finally called me by name...
Curious Gorge: Ahem. She is also right. Battle against the Chaghan would be folly in my present condition. Let us return to Reunion.
-cutscene end
===Speak with Curious Gorge===
Curious Gorge: [Forename]. Let me speak plain: why exactly are you here?
Curious Gorge: Brother worries about me, does he? It seems I've made good company of trouble in recent days.
Curious Gorge: Ever since I was bested by Dorgono at the pier, everything has gone wrong. My inner beast remains dormant, and my ability to fight along with it.
Curious Gorge: There are moments when my blood quickens, and I dare to hope that the inner beast would awaken...only to find myself racked by visions of Dorgono and my strength abandoning me.
Curious Gorge: I know not what is going on inside me, know not how to conquer it. I knew only that I had to follow Dorgono. What in heavens' name is wrong with me?

Question: What will you say?
> I think you are in love with Dorgono.
Curious Gorge: L-Love!? I was hoping you would offer me counsel, not cruel jests.
> You need to train harder and regain your focus.
Curious Gorge: Could it be as simple as that? I confess I have felt rather unfocused of late, but I'm not so certain it is a mere matter of training.
> ....
Curious Gorge: <sigh> What am I doing, bothering you with this? I'm sure you have a veritable mountain of troubles of your own to contend with.
---
Curious Gorge: In any case, this problem is my burden. It will not be solved by thrusting it upon others.
Curious Gorge: And if I am to be ready for our battle, it must be solved quickly.
Curious Gorge: I won't keep you any longer, [Forename]. Do what you must to prepare, and I shall do the same.
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

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When Push Comes to Shove

2026-07-21T02:55:20Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with template

{{Quest infobox
| title = When Push Comes to Shove
| description = [[Broken Mountain]] has lost his usual air of composure.
| image = Warrior Stormblood image1.png
| quest-giver = Broken Mountain
| related-npcs = Curious Gorge; Dorgono; Strong-willed Warrior
| location = Lower La Noscea
| location-x = 25.8
| location-y = 35.2
| type = job
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Warrior Quests
| sortkey = 650
| organization =
| class =
| job = Warrior
| level = 65
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 105000
| gil = 1487
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Field Training
| next-quest = Going the Distance
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68438
| id-edb = 3620101099d
}}
==Walkthrough==
#[[Eastern La Noscea]] {{coords|21.3, 25.4}}
#[[Eastern La Noscea]] {{coords|18.5, 34.3}}
#[[Eastern La Noscea]] {{coords|17.3, 30.8}}
#[[Lower La Noscea]] {{coords|25.8, 35.1}}

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Broken Mountain]] at the [[Raincatcher Gully Docks]].
*Survey the area for [[Mamool Ja]] fighters. 0/2
*Survey the area for Mamool Ja fighters. 0/3
*Survey the area for Mamool Ja fighters. 0/3
*Rendezvous with Broken Mountain.
*Search for [[Curious Gorge]].
*Speak with Broken Mountain at the [[Moraby Drydocks]].

==Journal==
*Broken Mountain has lost his usual air of composure.

*The Mamool Ja's defeat at the ruins of Nym was not enough to dissuade them, as Maelstrom Command reports indicate they have now set their sights on Wineport. It goes without saying Broken Mountain means to repel the Mamool Ja once more. It should also come as no surprise that he expects you to accompany him on this mission. Not wishing to waste time, he makes haste to Raincatcher Gully, asking you to meet him there when you are geared for battle.

*As Broken Mountain goes over his plan for defending Wineport, Dorgono is disappointed to hear she has been relegated to support. Though he fears the risk of her losing control, he admits that this decision leaves them wanting for muscle. How fortunate, then, that Curious Gorge should again happen upon your gathering in the middle of Raincatcher Gully. With the aid of his axe, Broken Mountain will lead his men on a westerly route past the Severed String, while you head due south dispensing with any enemies who stand in your way.

*As you make your way through Raincatcher Gully, you are assaulted by two Mamool Ja warriors. The odds are sadly not in their favor as a few heavy swings of your axe make short work of them. You continue along the path south, your axe at the ready.

*Another gang of Mamool Ja fighters soon come into view. Though greater in number, they are still no match for your combat prowess. Still clutching your axe, you venture deeper into the wilds.

*Yet another band of Mamool Ja dare to stand in your way. Yet there is little they can do to stand against your terrible might. As you continue along the path, you see a familiar figure in the distance.

*You find Broken Mountain and his men, battered and beaten. As he explains it, they were ambushed and Curious Gorge was the first to fall. Dorgono, also unable to escape, is likely fighting for her life against the Mamool Ja. He bids you find them before it is too late.

*You find Curious Gorge wounded, Dorgono towering over the mangled bodies of the Mamool Ja. She turns to look at you with what seems to be murderous intent, but suddenly her eyes soften. Lowering her axe she realizes she has managed to suppress her inner beast. Curious Gorge, bearing witness to this mastery of self, sees her accomplishment as a source of ignominy. As he takes leave of the scene, too embarrassed to face the others, Broken Mountain and his men stagger over to congratulate Dorgono. They then return to Moraby Drydocks to bid her a final farewell.

*Dorgono, now able to control her inner beast, means to return home and win back the trust of her people. However, there is still the matter of Curious Gorge and his now dormant inner beast. Broken Mountain is convinced his brother now faces a crisis the likes of which he has never known: he has fallen in love. Dorgono has left him a whirlwind of emotions, but time heals all wounds. Broken Mountain suggests giving his brother space to cope with these emotions on his own.
**※The next warrior quest will be available from Broken Mountain upon reaching level 68.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Broken Mountain: [Forename]! I'm afraid I have naught but ill tidings to share. The Mamool Ja have returned with reinforcements!
Broken Mountain: According to reports from Maelstrom Command, they have their eyes fixed on Wineport. Having been driven out from the ruins of Nym, I have no doubt they mean to take the village as their new base of operations.
Broken Mountain: We have fanned the flames of their aggression, [Forename], and thus is it our duty to put matters to rights.
Broken Mountain: I fear they pose too great a threat to consider this part of Dorgono's training. Regardless of what may happen, I expect you to prioritize the Mamool Ja above all else. When you are ready, my men and I shall meet you at Raincatcher Gully.
-quest accepted

-optional start
Strong-willed Warrior: Oh, what a life I have lived to be blessed a second time by your presence. I speak on behalf of all when I say we shall do our utmost to live up to your deeds.
Dorgono: Hello, [Forename]. Your axe is looking quite sharp this {{alternatives|morning|evening}}.
-optional end

===Speak with Broken Mountain at the Raincatcher Gully Docks===
-cutscene start
Broken Mountain: Our scouts tell us the Mamool Ja are still to the south.
Broken Mountain: There's no way of knowing which path they will take to reach Wineport, so we must head them off at every available avenue, lest they turn the hamlet into a battlefield.
Broken Mountain: [Forename], I would ask you to head due south and do away with any enemies you find along the way. The rest of us shall sweep west toward Red Mantis Falls, then south through the Severed String. Dorgono, you will stay close to me in the rear. You will aid me in support, nothing more.

Dorgono: <sigh> If you insist...

Broken Mountain: I'm sorry, Dorgono, but there is too much at stake to risk your losing control of your inner beast. Yet with you joining me in support, I fear we may lack the strength to do away with the Mamool Ja.

Curious Gorge: No need to fear, Brother, for you have my axe!

Broken Mountain: What a welcome surprise. Are you sure you're able to fight?

Curious Gorge: After bashing boulders and toppling titans with the marauders, I've never felt better!

Dorgono: Ugh, you again. Come to slow us down, ''worm''?

Curious Gorge: No more than the horn-mad cow unable to control her inner beast. How about when this is over I show you ''my'' inner beast and─

Broken Mountain: Enough! Both of you! Brother, if you're sure you can handle it, I would have you take the lead.
Broken Mountain: Right, then. Let's move quickly. [Forename], we will meet where the paths join on the road leading to Limsa Lominsa.
-cutscene end

-optional start
Strong-willed Warrior: My apologies, {{alternatives|f=ma'am|m=sir}}. We... We've failed you.
-optional end

===Rendezvous with Broken Mountain===
Broken Mountain: [Forename]? Oh thank goodness, you are unharmed. The Mamool Ja, they...they caught us unawares as we passed through the Severed String. We had no choice but to make haste toward the rendezvous point.
Broken Mountain: As I feared, Brother's boasting was just that. He was the first to falter, and failed to keep up as we fled. Him, along with Dorgono.
Broken Mountain: Please, you must find them. Before they are slain by the Mamool Ja. Or worse...

-optional start
Broken Mountain: Please, [Forename], do not waste your concern on me─you must find Dorgono and my brother before it's too late!
Dorgono: Grrr...
-optional end

===Search for Curious Gorge===
-cutscene start
Curious Gorge: [Forename]... Be on your guard. Dorgono, she defeated the Mamool Ja, but...
Curious Gorge: >> Her inner beast has consumed her! <<
Curious Gorge: My strength has failed me, [Forename]. Please, you have to stop Dorgono.

Dorgono: I─I did it! I've suppressed the will of Karash!

Curious Gorge: Could it be? She overcame her inner beast through her resolve to protect me?
Curious Gorge: The flames of her spirit burn so brightly, and yet it feels as though mine have all but guttered out.
Curious Gorge: Pray return to the others without me. I cannot face them like this.

Broken Mountain: We have struck two birds with a single stone─the Mamool Ja have been repelled, and Dorgono has at last gained control over her inner beast.

Dorgono: The power of Karash is now mine to control. Soon, my people will welcome me back with open arms!

Broken Mountain: I would certainly hope so. Let us return to the Moraby Drydocks and prepare for your send-off, shall we?

Dorgono: I lacked the courage to ask before, but now I must: [Forename], would you...would you return with me to the Azim Steppe?
Dorgono: There is much my people could teach you, just as you could teach us. With your help, we would never need fear the will of Karash ever again.
Dorgono: Please, [Forename], say you will join my clan.

Question: What will you say?
> I cannot abandon my duties here.
Dorgono: Yes, of course. It would be selfish of me to ask that you abandon your obligations.
> Then who would protect Eorzea in my absence?
Dorgono: By the Mother, of course! How could I be so blind? I could never deprive Eorzea of its protector.
> I must remain here and continue my training.
Dorgono: If you would rather train here than at the Azim Steppe, then that is your right.
> ....
Dorgono:I...I'm sorry. What was I thinking, making such a silly request?
---
Dorgono: Forget that I asked. It was foolish of me to think you would give up your life here in Eorzea.
Dorgono: Come, we should return to the Moraby Drydocks. The others are waiting.
-cutscene end

-optional start
Strong-willed Warrior: I shall miss Dorgono. She was a fair rose amidst a heap of─ Ahem. Forget I said anything.
Dorgono: Let us keep our earlier conversation between us, yes?
-optional end

===Speak with Broken Mountain at the Moraby Drydocks===
-cutscene start
Broken Mountain: It pains me to let such a fine warrior leave. Still, I cannot begrudge you for wishing to return home.

Dorgono: A part of me wishes to stay and repay your kindness. Before coming here, I was certain redemption was beyond my reach.
Dorgono: Now, thanks to you and your warriors, I have learned to harness the power of Karash. At last I can return home and show my people this strength is a gift, not a curse.
Dorgono: Thank you everyone, for everything. Farewell.
Broken Mountain: Once again we are indebted to you, [Forename]. Not only have we eliminated the Mamool Ja threat, we've helped Dorgono on her way to reuniting with her people.
Broken Mountain: Yet there still remains the matter of my brother. He would not dare admit it, but I knew from the moment he laid eyes on her that he was in love. And therein lies the problem.
Broken Mountain: The only love he has ever known is that for his axe and the thrill of battle. In light of her less-than-favorable treatment of him since his defeat here at the Wolves' Den, I fear his love and loathing for her are at odds with one another.
Broken Mountain: Unable to get a grasp on his emotions, he's lost touch with his inner beast.
Broken Mountain: He will be distraught in her absence, to be sure, but as they say, time heals all wounds.
Broken Mountain: All we can do now is wait and hope he recovers. If anything should happen, you will be the first to know.
-quest complete
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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Field Training

2026-07-21T02:41:20Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Field Training
| description = There seems to be something weighing on [[Broken Mountain]]'s mind.
| image = Warrior Stormblood image1.png
| quest-giver = Broken Mountain
| related-npcs = Curious Gorge; Dorgono; Strong-willed Warrior
| location = Lower La Noscea
| location-x = 25.8
| location-y = 35.2
| type = job
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Warrior Quests
| sortkey = 630
| organization =
| class =
| job = Warrior
| level = 63
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 103000
| gil = 1294
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Curious Gorge Meets His Match
| next-quest = When Push Comes to Shove
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68437
| id-edb = 2a937d5e80a
}}
==Walkthrough==
Coords for each step:
#[[Outer La Noscea]] {{coords|18.2, 15.6}}
#[[Outer La Noscea]] {{coords|15.5, 15.8}}
#[[Outer La Noscea]] {{coords|13.3, 15.3}}
#[[Outer La Noscea]] {{coords|14.2, 14.1}}
#[[Lower La Noscea]] {{coords|25.8, 35.1}}

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Broken Mountain]] at [[the Floating City of Nym]].
*Survey the area for [[Mamool Ja]] fighters. 0/2
*Survey the area for Mamool Ja fighters. 0/2
*Rendezvous with Broken Mountain.
*Speak with Broken Mountain at the [[Moraby Drydocks]].

==Journal==
*There seems to be something weighing on Broken Mountain's mind.

*Broken Mountain has decided on how he might begin training Dorgono. As he prepares to help her gain mastery of her inner beast, however, he cannot help but worry for Curious Gorge, who claims his inner beast has fallen silent. Sadly there is no time to lament further, for the Maelstrom has requested the aid of Broken Mountain's troop of warriors to rout a band of outlaw Mamool Ja. He sees this as an opportunity for Dorgono, as he believes building a resolve to defend her allies will allow her to gain control of her inner beast. He readies his men, and makes for the ruins of Nym in outer La Noscea.

*With everyone assembled, Broken Mountain explains to you his plan. With Dorgono in tow, he means to take his band of warriors along the Long Climb and sweep through the Mamool Ja's main force. Meanwhile, you are to sneak through the heart of the ruins and pick off the sentries. With everyone assigned their orders, you split up, seeking to rendezvous on the path leading toward the Hermit's Hovel.

*As you navigate the heart of the Nym ruins, you spy two Mamool Ja brawlers and trounce them swiftly and quietly. Perhaps there are other sentries still in the area.

*You come upon another pair of Mamool Ja fighters and take them unawares. As the coast seems to be clear, you continue along the path through the ruins in search of the others.

*Broken Mountain and his men are no worse for wear, and Dorgono showed no signs of succumbing to her inner beast in battle. Yet her calm and cool composure was not cause for celebration. Curious Gorge─taking an innocent stroll through the ruins of Nym─happened to see her fighting, and noticed that Dorgono was holding back. Though she only meant to spare her comrades the risk of her inner beast, this means she has yet to harness the power raging within her. Nevertheless, the Mamool Ja have been routed, and Maelstrom shipments may now pass through safely. All that remains is to return to Moraby Drydocks and rest.

*Everyone is safely returned to Moraby Drydocks─everyone except Curious Gorge. Strange that he would stumble upon your mission in the ruins of Nym. Broken Mountain believes it is related to the source of Curious Gorge's personal dilemma, but assures you it is nothing to worry about. For now he bids you rest, and prepare for the next step in Dorgono's training.
**※The next warrior quest will be available from Broken Mountain upon reaching level 65.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Broken Mountain: Fortuitous timing, [Forename]. I've decided on how we might set about training Dorgono. Unfortunately, as you are already aware, my brother will not be present. It seems his situation is more grave than I initially thought.
Broken Mountain: Ever since his clash with Dorgono, he's been unable to draw upon the strength of his inner beast. He insists revisiting the basics of axework at the Marauders' Guild will restore his abilities, but I suspect his troubles lie elsewhere. The same can be said for Dorgono.
Broken Mountain: Though my brother and I did not complete formal training in the ways of the warrior, you may recall we at last discovered a way for him to control the savagery of his inner beast: a dire encounter that hardened his resolve to protect his allies, thus allowing him to temper his rage.
Broken Mountain: She believes her problem will be solved through physical training, but if we are to succeed in this, we must recreate a similar experience for Dorgono. It may prove perilous, but I can see no other way.
Broken Mountain: And we will not have to wait long for the opportunity. As chance would have it, we received a request for aid in routing a group of Mamool Ja now occupying the ruins of the city of Nym.
Broken Mountain: They originally came here for want of work. Unable to find it, however, they took to pillaging and plundering, and not even Maelstrom convoys are spared their attention.
Broken Mountain: To make matters worse, the area also serves as the front line of ongoing battles with the kobolds. Either of these tribes alone is already a handful for our forces, and we cannot well cope with both.
Broken Mountain: That is why our squadron of newly trained warriors has been called to undertake this incursion. Dorgono will be accompanying us, and your presence will be imperative in the event she loses control. When you are ready, make for the ruins in outer La Noscea.
-quest accepted
-optional start
Strong-willed Warrior: By the Navigator, [Forename] [Surname]! Tales of your heroism have been an inspiration to us all. It is truly an honor to fight at your side.
Dorgono: These Mamool Ja sound like a savage tribe. I wonder if they would prove a match for the Dotharl...
-optional end

===Speak with Broken Mountain at the Floating City of Nym===
Broken Mountain: Good, everyone is here. As far as I can discern, the Mamool Ja have divided into two groups: a primary force targeting the next Maelstrom shipment, and what appear to be groups of sentries posted to warn them of any unwelcome interference.
Broken Mountain: Being the most skilled among us, I would have you sneak into the heart of the ruins and do away with those keeping watch.
Broken Mountain: Meanwhile, I shall lead the others along a northerly route toward the Long Climb and engage their primary force. If all goes as planned, we should be able to meet where the two paths join.
Broken Mountain: If Dorgono should be overcome by her inner beast and shows no signs of regaining control, we will retreat immediately and seek you out.

Dorgono: If we should come to blows, I beg of you: do what you must to stop me.

Broken Mountain: That is all. If there are no questions, let the operation begin!

-optional start
'''Strong-willed Warrior:''' {{alternatives|f=Miss|m=Sir}} [Surname], you are unharmed! Of course, I should expect no less from a warrior of such acclaim.
Dorgono: Yay! Woo yay!
-optional end

===Rendezvous with Broken Mountain===
-cutscene start
Broken Mountain: Ah, [Forename]. By the lack of sweat on your brow I assume you made quick work of the sentries. We, for our part, managed to claim a narrow victory over the main Mamool Ja force.
Broken Mountain: And despite the chaos and havoc of battle, Dorgono remained unaffected by her inner beast.

Dorgono: I am slave to Karash no longer! I am master of the inner beast!

Curious Gorge@???: Master? Far from it.

Broken Mountain: Brother! What are you doing here? Have you been following us this whole time?

Curious Gorge: Following!? Nonsense! I was merely...taking a walk! Yes, I was taking a leisurely walk through ruins of Nym when I happened upon your small altercation with the Mamool Ja.
Curious Gorge: I couldn't help but notice your form, Dorgono. Your battle form, that is. Anyone with eyes could see you were hesitating with every swing of your axe.
Curious Gorge: You'll never learn to control your inner beast if you're too afraid to push yourself and draw it out. Believe me, I know.

Dorgono: Afraid, am I? Hmph, that's rich coming from the pathetic worm I sent flying into the waters of the Wolves' Den Pier!

Curious Gorge: Worm!? You ungrateful little... Call me that again and I'll─

Dorgono: I'll call you whatever I please, ''worm''. If you have any complaints, take them up with my axe.

Curious Gorge: You... You're lucky I'm feeling under the weather today. When next we meet, I'll have to beat some manners into that pretty little head of yours.

Broken Mountain: Though you may not like his judgment, I have to agree with my brother. I too noticed you seemed to be holding back.
Broken Mountain: Though the battle was hard-won, you showed little need to overexert yourself, let alone call upon your inner beast.

Dorgono: I never meant to hold back, it's just, well... I thought it better not to worry the others.

Broken Mountain: You needn't be hard on yourself. You did not learn to control your inner beast, no, but we have defeated the Mamool Ja, and shipments to Limsa are now safe. We should all be proud of what we've accomplished today. Now, let us return to the Moraby Drydocks for a well-earned respite.

Dorgono: Your thrashing of the Mamool Ja must have been a glorious sight. Never have I met a {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}} so fearless, so strong. Strong enough, even, to overcome me when my inner beast is unleashed.
Dorgono: If only I could take you to the Azim Steppe, I'd... I have to go.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Broken Mountain at the Moraby Drydocks===
Broken Mountain: It seems we will need more than a small scuffle with beastmen for Dorgono to gain control over her inner beast.
Broken Mountain: Would that Curious Gorge were here to assist us. Did you also find it strange he would take time away from training to speak with us? Or rather, with Dorgono...
Broken Mountain: If my suspicions are true, he faces an obstacle unlike any he has faced before. Though I'm sure it's nothing you need concern yourself with.
Broken Mountain: You have done well this day. Rest now, and gather your strength. We will surely need it for the trials to come.
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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Curious Gorge Meets His Match

2026-07-21T02:31:59Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted with the dialogue template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Curious Gorge Meets His Match
| description = The fire in his eyes suggests [[Curious Gorge]] is getting ready for a fight.
| image = Warrior Stormblood image1.png
| quest-giver = Curious Gorge
| related-npcs = Broenbhar; Broken Mountain; Dorgono; Muscular Marauder; Wyrnzoen
| location = Eastern La Noscea
| location-x = 30.6
| location-y = 22.9
| type = job
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Warrior Quests
| sortkey = 601
| organization =
| class =
| job = Warrior
| level = 60
| req-quest = The Far Edge of Fate
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 100000
| gil = 1978
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = And My Axe
| next-quest = Field Training
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68436
| id-edb = 104fdff32e1
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with [[Curious Gorge]].
*Speak with [[Broken Mountain]] at [[Lower La Noscea]] {{coords|25.8, 35.1}}
*Speak with Broken Mountain again

==Journal==
*The fire in his eyes suggests Curious Gorge is getting ready for a fight.

*Since you last met Curious Gorge, the reputation of the Maelstrom and its warriors has spread far and wide. In fact, an anonymous band of marauders has challenged them to battle at the Wolves' Den. Though no one knows who these combatants are, they seem quite familiar with you and your exploits, as they have requested your attendance as well. Not one to disappoint, Curious Gorge wastes no time in traveling to Moraby Drydocks to meet with his brother.

*You participate in a gripping battle against a poorly disguised Wyrnzoen and his entourage. The dust settles, but one of his marauders refuses to back down. Though Wyrnzoen is at a loss as to why she refuses to yield, the look in her eyes says it all─she has been blinded by the rage of her inner beast. Tossing Wyrnzoen, Broenbhar, and even Curious Gorge into the waters of the pier, you and Broken Mountain are left to subdue this savage beast alone.

*Having returned to her senses, the young marauder introduces herself as Dorgono of the Qerel clan. The inner beast is not a foreign concept to her people, but they lack the understanding to control it. Because of this, those like her who are influenced by it are exiled. She has ventured to Eorzea to hone her skills in the hopes of mastering her inner beast. Broken Mountain readily accepts Dorgono as a new charge. Curious Gorge, on the other hand, deems himself unfit to train her and chooses to train on his own.

*Broken Mountain fears he has not the time to both oversee the Maelstrom's fledgling warriors and tend to Dorgono's training. He turns to you for assistance, knowing that only you are capable of defeating Dorgono should she lose herself to her inner beast. For now he bids you rest, while he considers how best to go about her training.
**※The next warrior quest will be available from Broken Mountain upon reaching level 63.
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Curious Gorge: Ah, [Forename]! Ever a sight for sore eyes. By the hardened look in yours, I take it you've wasted no effort in honing your axe on the battlefield.
Curious Gorge: My brother and I have seen our fair share of battle as well, together with the fledgling warriors of the Maelstrom. Their training is coming along quite nicely.
Curious Gorge: In fact, our exploits have earned us admirers of sorts; we recently received an anonymous invitation to participate in battle exercises at the Wolves' Den.
Curious Gorge: I haven't the foggiest idea of who they are, but it would seem that ''you'' do. They mentioned you by name, and insisted you join the fray as well.
Curious Gorge: Perhaps they wish to settle an old score. In any case, who are we to deny them the opportunity to cower before the might of a warrior's axe?
Curious Gorge: Come, [Forename]. My brother has prepared a boat for us at the Moraby Drydocks. If it's a thrashing they crave, let's not hesitate in giving it to them!
-quest accepted
-optional start
Curious Gorge: Let's not dally now, [Forename]. It would be rude to keep our hosts waiting any longer.
-optional end

===Speak with Broken Mountain at the Moraby Drydocks===
Broken Mountain: Good, you're here. As I'm sure my brother has told you, we have yet to determine the identities of these challengers.
Broken Mountain: Naturally, we refused at first. Our time would be better spent training the troops. In the end, though, I could not deny their enthusiasm for battle and desire to display their combat prowess, and took it upon myself to accept. At the very least I surmised it would prove inspiring to our men.
Broken Mountain: With you at our side, it will prove a most enriching experience for all parties involved. I have naught to show our men of how to wield an axe, but I shall do what I can to aid you with my healing magicks. When you have steeled yourself for battle, we may set out to the Wolves' Den.

-cutscene start
Wyrnzoen@Wyrnzoen...?: [Forename] [Surname], as I live and breathe! It's been too long. Word has it you've grown strong since the battle of Salt Strand. Even mastered the forgotten arts of the warrior.
Wyrnzoen@Wyrnzoen...?: But words are wind. Ready your axe, and prove to me why men should fear the bite of your steel!
-cutscene end

====Solo Duty====
Wyrnzoen@Somewhat-familiar Marauder: Come, warriors! Show us your mettle!

Curious Gorge: With pleasure! You will rue the day you crossed blades with us!

Wyrnzoen@Somewhat-familiar Marauder: We're...we're losing? How can this be?

Curious Gorge: Come now, is that all you marauders can muster?

-cutscene start
Wyrnzoen@Wyrnzoen...?: So this... <pant> This is the strength of a warrior, the art of battle celebrated in legend. Perhaps if I were a few winters younger my efforts would've proven more than an unavailing struggle. You have met and exceeded all expectations.

Broenbhar@Familiar Fellow: Aye. Pains me to say it, but we're no match fer the likes o' you. Gods help us if the Sahagin ever learned to throw an axe about like that.

Wyrnzoen: Indeed, the student has surpassed the master─the ''guild''master. For it was I all along! Hah hah hah!
Wyrnzoen: ...Not even a quizzical lift of the brow? Surely our disguises were not as bad as all that. Or do you mean to say you've forgotten the face of your former instructor?

Curious Gorge: Wyrnzoen? By the Twelve, it is you! And Broenbhar! I wasn't expecting to crush Limsa's famed marauders under heel so easily. This was only a warm-up, yes? We've yet to even break a sweat.

Dorgono@Fetching Fighter: Unnngh...
Dorgono@Fetching Fighter: >> Graaaghhh! <<

Wyrnzoen: Dorgono! Whatever is the matter?

Broken Mountain: Those eyes! She wields the strength of her inner beast!?

Curious Gorge: She swings like a dream...

Broken Mountain: Brother!
Broken Mountain: [Forename]. We cannot allow her to leave this pier.
-cutscene end

====Solo Duty====
Dorgono@Dorgono the Bedeviled: Raaaaaargh!

Broken Mountain: I fear she is lost to her inner beast now. We must do whatever it takes to stop her.

Dorgono@Dorgono the Bedeviled: No one will stand in my way! No one!!!

Broken Mountain: The very earth beneath her trembles! Fall back, [Forename].

Dorgono@Dorgono the Bedeviled: I will rend the flesh from your bones!

Broken Mountain: Brace yourself! I fear there is no escaping this onslaught!

Broken Mountain: Stay your blade, [Forename]. She appears to have calmed down.

-cutscene start
Dorgono: M-My apologies. The will of Karash burns brightly within me. Too brightly.

Broken Mountain: Karash...? I'm quite certain that was the reckless thrashing of one overcome by their inner beast.
Broken Mountain: But that is a phenomenon seldom seen beyond the walls of my village. Who are you, and from where do you hail, friend?

Dorgono: I am Dorgono of the Qerel. My home is...was...on the Azim Steppe in lands far to the east.
Dorgono: We are unmatched in the ways of the axe. We are a strong people. At times ''too'' strong. There are ones like me, consumed by this thing you call the inner beast, the will of Karash. We are the Taken, cursed with an insatiable thirst for violence.

Broken Mountain: Remarkable! Your people sound not unlike those of my village.
Broken Mountain: Though I suppose it stands to reason others share this gift. The strength of one's inner beast stems from a primal instinct we are all born with. It is merely a matter of learning to draw it out─a technique we warriors have long since mastered.
Broken Mountain: Yet you would call it a curse. Have your people not learned to control this power?

Dorgono: The will of Karash, this...inner beast...can be controlled?
Dorgono: Perhaps then I can at last return home!
Dorgono: The Taken are sentenced to exile. That is why I traveled west, to train further in the way of the axe. If I can overcome this affliction, I may have a chance for redemption.

Wyrnzoen: Well, this is certainly an unexpected turn of events. As our most promising recruit, I wished to see how she might fare against hardened combatants. I never thought she could actually defeat the likes of Curious Gorge.
Wyrnzoen: Seems to me further time training under our roof would be a waste. Might you be willing to take her on?

Broken Mountain: Well, we can't very well leave her unattended. If she should succumb to her inner beast, there's no telling what havoc she might wreak.

Wyrnzoen: Then I leave her in your capable hands. I'm sure you'll make a fine warrior out of her.

Dorgono: Thank you, sir! I will do anything you ask if it means taming this wretched beast within me.

Curious Gorge: I... I can't believe I lost. How am I to instruct others when I am still so lacking?
Curious Gorge: Brother, I'm sorry, but I cannot guide her in the way of the warrior when I myself have stumbled on the path.

Broken Mountain: No, let him be. His lack of resolve would only invite hindrances to the task at hand.
Broken Mountain: This is a path he must walk alone. Come, let us go.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Broken Mountain===
Broken Mountain: With my brother engrossed in his own training for the interim, I fear I will be spread too thin overseeing the instruction of Maelstrom recruits to give Dorgono proper guidance. Gods help us should she be consumed by her inner beast.
Broken Mountain: A worldly adventurer such as yourself no doubt has other pressing obligations, but you are the only one capable of containing Dorgono should the worst come to pass. Do you think it possible you could spare time to assist me in her training?
Broken Mountain: Oh, thank goodness. I don't know what I would have done had you refused.
Broken Mountain: Normally, we would gather to train at the Wolves' Den, but I believe an exception must be made for Dorgono. Yes, both for her sake and the rest of the Maelstrom recruits. For now I would give this some thought. Pray return here in a few days' time, and I should have a solution.
-quest complete
System: The next warrior quest will be available from Broken Mountain upon reaching level 63.
System: The requirements for undertaking subsequent quests can be reviewed in your journal.

</nowiki>}}

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And We Shall Call It Pyros

2026-07-21T02:05:25Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue

{{Quest infobox
| title = And We Shall Call It Pyros
| image =
| quest-giver = Rodney
| location = Kugane
| location-x = 8.6
| location-y = 14.2
| type = featurequasi
| quest-line = The Forbidden Land, Eureka Quests
| journal-section =
| journal-category =
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 0
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 70
| requirements = Eureka Pagos questline completed Elemental Level 35
| req-items =
| exp =
| gil =
| unlocks = lc The Forbidden Land Eureka Pyros
| prev-quest = And We Shall Call It Pagos
| next-quest = And We Shall Call It Hydatos
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.45
| id-gt = 68148
| id-edb-exists = n
}}

==Walkthrough==
As in Pagos, Krile offers [[File:Otherquest.png|link=|20px]]quasi-quests at certain elemental levels, requiring you to visit a certain location:

{| {{STDT|location}}
|-
| '''Level''' || '''Location'''
|-
| 35 || {{convert coordinate|27.7,27.1}}
|-
| 38 || {{convert coordinate|18.6,30.6}} {{convert coordinate|23.8,17.0}}
|-
| 40 || {{convert coordinate|17.2,11.6}}
|-
| 45 || -
|-
| 50 || {{convert coordinate|34.0,7.3}} {{convert coordinate|14.5,37.6}}
|}

==Steps==
[[And We Shall Call It Pyros]] is a level 70 quasi-quest. There are no steps to this quest: Talking to the questgiver both accepts and completes the quest. It will immediately unlock [[The Forbidden Land, Eureka Pyros]].

==Journal==
There are no journal entries for this quest.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the Quest===
Rodney: A fine day to you, adventurer! If you've not yet deduced from my cheery tone, Mistress Krile and the others have made great strides in restoring the Aethernet, enabling us to access another region of the island!
Rodney: Pyros, they've taken to calling it, on account of all the fire-aspected aether. A new base camp has already been established, so that messy business is over and done with. Of course, they'll need all the help they can get with the expedition. All the help you can provide, that is.
Rodney: Anyway, as soon as you're ready to go, let me know and I'll see you on your way. Mistress Krile is probably dying to brief you on all her discoveries!
Eureka Pyros now accessible.
System: You now have access to the Forbidden Land, Eureka Pyros. Like Anemos and Pagos, Pyros can be explored in parties of up to eight players, or solo.
System: To embark on your journey to Pyros, speak with Rodney at Pier #1 in Kugane.
System: Please be advised that all excursions into Pyros, are item level synced. Gear exceeding an item level of 300 will be adjusted.
</nowiki>}}

==Gallery==
[[File:And_We_Shall_Call_It_Pyros.png]]

[[Category:The Forbidden Land, Eureka]]
[[Category:Quests missing dialogue template]]

Where I Belong

2026-07-19T23:25:13Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted with the dialogue template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Where I Belong
| description = By the look on her face, Ryne can scarce believe that the Empty is restored.
| image = where i belong1.png
| quest-giver = Ryne
| related-npcs = Gaia; Yalfort
| location = The Empty
| location-x = 5.9
| location-y = 6.5
| type = feature
| quest-line = Eden Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = Eden Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 18
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 80
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| gil = 7500
| mettle =
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia VII
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia VII
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia VII
| unlocks = ngp Eden (New Game+)
| prev-quest = Voice of the Soul
| next-quest =
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.4
| id-gt = 69515
| id-edb = 764097e364d
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with Gaia at the Derrick.

*Speak with Yalfort.

==Journal==
*By the look on her face, Ryne can scarce believe that the Empty is restored.

*Surrounded by an abundance of verdant flora, Ryne and Gaia celebrate the fulfillment of their dream to revive the Empty. Exhausted from their efforts, Ryne suggests returning to Mord Souq for some long-overdue rest and relaxation.

*After alighting from the skyslipper by the Derrick, Gaia ponders the idea of acquiring a hovering transportation device of her own. For the time being, however, your only option is to make the rest of the journey to Mord Souq on foot, where Yalfort awaits your report.

*Yalfort is delighted to hear that your work in the Empty has yielded the desired results. He also reveals that the investigations into Gaia's past in Eulmore have been successful. However, she is quick to state that she has no desire to learn more about that chapter of her life, instead choosing to focus on building a brighter future in the Crystarium with Ryne. Though none can say what the morrow holds, you rest easy in the knowledge that these two dear friends will surely make the most of their lives.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
Gaia: I'm thrilled that we've been able to restore the Empty, but I can't stop thinking about Mitron and Loghrif. It seems to me that they were only bound to their duty because of their memories.
Gaia: It seems that there's something within that doesn't want to be forgotten. Their souls live on, no matter how many times they go through the cycle of death and rebirth.
Gaia: I wonder what their lives would've been like if they'd never remembered, and had carried on living amongst us mortals. Then again, I suppose I ''am'' Loghrif, in a way, but still me.
-optional end

===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
Ryne: I still can't believe this is happening ─ it's a dream come true!
Ryne: I just wish the others were here to see it.

Question: What will you say?
> I'll be sure to tell them all about it.
Ryne: Yes, I suppose that's the next best thing. Hold on ─ you might even be able to take something with you to show them!
Ryne: I'll bet the fruit that grows here could be used to make all sorts of delicious treats!
Gaia: You could even make something yourself, Ryne.
Ryne: That's a great idea, but my cooking can be a bit hit-or-miss... Maybe once we get back to the Crystarium, I'll ask for some advice!
> Perhaps Gaia could pay them a visit and share the good news?
Ryne: Gaia? but how would she do that?
Gaia: Well, Ascians can travel between worlds, can't they?
Gaia: I might be able to do it, too, if I find a way to use my Ascian powers. It may prove a bit tricky now that I'm separated from Mitron, though.
Ryne: Well, to be honest, I'd like it if you stay in this world, at least for a while. We still have so much to do together, after all!
---
Gaia: Actually, I wanted to ask something. When you say “the others,” do you mean Thancred, the bookworm, and Urianger, your knight in shining armor?
Ryne: Haha! No, it's the other way around!
Gaia: Oh, is it? Hmm, seems my memory's even less reliable than it was before.
Gaia: The main thing is, the whispering in my head has stopped, so I shouldn't have any more bouts of amnesia. Even so, there's a part of me that'll miss hearing the faerie's voice...
Ryne: I know how you feel, Gaia. Anyway, we've all been through rather a lot, so why don't we head back to civilization for some much-needed rest?
Gaia: All right. Leave the piloting to me!
-quest accepted
-cutscene end

-optional start
Ryne: I know she insisted on piloting the skyslipper, but given her recent exertions, perhaps it wasn't such a good idea?
-optional end

===Speak with Gaia at the Derrick.===
Gaia: I understand that keeping the skyslipper here allows us to save fuel from traveling all the way back to Mord Souq, but can't we just carry a bit extra? It's not easy crossing the desert in these heels, you know.
Ryne: I seem to remember you weren't too enthused when I suggested buying some nice, sensible walking boots... Come to think of it, maybe we should rest here for a while. You must be tired after all that piloting.
Gaia: I'm fine. Besides, I had the two of you to keep me company. It was over before I knew it.
Gaia: Taking in the scenery with the wind in my hair really helped clear out the cobwebs, too. Perhaps I should see about getting my very own skyslipper...
Ryne: What!? You can't just buy one! Even if you could, they'd cost a fortune!
Gaia: Oh, I'm sorry. That must be my Eulmoran upbringing speaking. I'll have you know, I'm ''almost'' as comfortable in more humble surroundings, like Mord Souq, for example. That reminds me, it's time we made our way there and told Yalfort all about...well, everything.

-optional start
Ryne: After all of the unimaginable things we've seen in the Empty, it's nice to get back to a bit of normality for a change.
Gaia: I'll say one thing for this place: for better or worse, I'll never forget the smell.
-optional end

===Speak with Yalfort.===
Yalfort: Welcome back! I take it all is well in the Empty?
Ryne: It is now! Not everything went quite as we'd planned ─ to put it mildly ─ but we managed to revive the ambient aether. Now all we need to do is wait for the changes to become widespread.
Yalfort: Truly!? Wonderful! Just wonderful! I shall share the tidings with our inner circle...and perhaps it is time more people knew of your expeditions as well.
Yalfort: Of course, we'll continue to monitor the situation, but I'm sure it won't be long before we can allow members of the citizenry to make their own forays into the Empty.
-cutscene start
Yalfort: I'm pleased to say that I too have some good news to share. Our investigators in Eulmore have finally found information pertaining to Gaia's true identity!
Ryne: Really!?
Yalfort: As it pertains to matters of a private nature, the information is being treated as highly confidential, so I haven't actually looked at it myself, but I imagine it includes Gaia's real name...
Gaia: To be honest, I'd prefer not to know.
Ryne: But why?
Gaia: You see, I've come to learn a lot about my past, even before my life in Eulmore.
Gaia: I know now that I'm the reincarnation of Loghrif, an Ascian. And Mitron, the one who was transformed into Eden...was someone very special to me.
Gaia: For a hundred years, Mitron called out to me in the hope we'd be reunited. But there was no answer.
Gaia: Even so, Mitron held on to those precious memories of our life together, and stopped at nothing to make them a reality once more.
Ryne: I know now that Mitron wanted the same as us. Wanted the world to be as it once was.
Gaia: Yes. It's a shame that things turned out the way they did. In those hundred years of solitude, that dream became an obsession.
Gaia: I would've likewise succumbed to the Darkness within if it weren't for Ryne and [Forename]. If someone had also been there for Mitron, who knows what might've happened?
Gaia: That's why, from now on, I want to help those in need, to give ''their'' dreams a chance to come true.
Gaia: For me, the name Gaia symbolizes hope. And though each of our lives may be but a drop in the great river of time, hope springs eternal.
Ryne: Gaia...
Gaia: So...I'm sorry. While I appreciate your efforts to find my past, I'm looking to the future now. As Gaia.
Yalfort: No need to apologize, Miss Gaia. As long as you are happy, then so are we!
Yalfort: Right, I expect my colleagues will be keen to turn their attention to the Empty. If you'll excuse me, I have expeditions to arrange! Till next time!
Ryne: So, what shall we do now?
Gaia: Come on, Ryne. Don't tell me you've forgotten.
Gaia: The festival at the Crystarium, remember? And don't even think about leaving me out. I wouldn't miss it for the world!
-quest complete
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=gUOBq7IgSUc}}

Voice of the Soul

2026-07-19T23:16:30Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with the template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Voice of the Soul
| description = Ryne is racked with agony as unseen tendrils grasp at her memories.
| image = voice of the soul1.png
| quest-giver = Ryne
| related-npcs = Gaia; Mitron
| location = The Core
| location-x = 23.5
| location-y = 23.5
| type = feature
| quest-line = Eden Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = Eden Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 17
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 80
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| gil = 3000
| mettle =
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia VII
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia VII
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia VII
| unlocks = ra Eden's Promise: Anamorphosis, ra Eden's Promise: Eternity
| prev-quest = Shadows of the Past
| next-quest = Where I Belong
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.4
| id-gt = 69514
| id-edb = 0640eab80b3
}}
==Steps==
*Enter [[Eden's Promise: Anamorphosis]].

*Enter [[Eden's Promise: Eternity]].

*Speak with [[Ryne]].

*With the chat mode in {{colorize|```Say```}}, enter “[[Gaia]]” to call out to her.

*Speak with Ryne.

==Journal==
*Ryne is racked with agony as unseen tendrils grasp at her memories.

*The entity formed by the fusion of Mitron and Gaia reaches into Ryne's mind, drawing on her greatest hopes and fears. The Ascian intends to shape these memories into an adversary created solely to destroy you and Ryne. Though it is impossible to predict the form your foe will take, you grit your teeth and prepare for battle.

*The grueling encounter reaches its conclusion as you triumph over the terrifying amalgamation of Ryne's most profound memories. What effect, if any, your victory may have had remains to be seen.

*The fused Ascian is nigh on delirious upon discovering that such imperfect beings could succeed where the ancients once failed, by overcoming the manifestation of your own fears. As your foe moves to strike you down, Gaia's consciousness intervenes, forestalling the attack. This, however, only serves to enrage the Ascian, who begins to erase Gaia's memories one by one. Your adversary then proceeds to draw vast amounts of aether into Eden in order to create a utopia in which time has no meaning. The Ascian then disappears, though neither you or Ryne intend to abandon Gaia to her fate. Ryne exerts her control over Eden, disrupting the aetherial flow, granting you an opportunity to give chase.

*You withstand a relentless assault and finally succeed in freeing Gaia from Mitron. Though she appears physically unscathed by her ordeals, she remains unconscious, leaving Ryne visibly concerned.

*Ryne's desperate attempts to wake Gaia are to no avail. For want of any better ideas, you decide to call her name in the hope that she will return to her senses.

*Calling out to Gaia fails to have any discernible effect, but all is not lost. The ice crystal necklace that was previously concealed in Gaia's sleeve begins to glow, and Ryne is certain that it can somehow be used to reach out to your comatose friend.

*At long last, Gaia awakens, greeted by the sight of the Empty flourishing with the bounties of nature. While Ryne is ecstatic to have fulfilled her dream of rejuvenating the once-barren wasteland, you sense that it is the safe return of her dear friend that means the most to her.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Ryne: No... My memories... They're being used to fuel a summoning!
Ryne: Unnnh... Is this how it feels to have the faerie inside my mind? To think Gaia had to endure it for so long...
Ryne: You're right. However bad this is, it's nothing compared to what she's going through now.
Ryne: But if the summoning really is based on my hopes and fears, it will most likely create a foe unlike any you've ever fought before.
Ryne: Whatever it may be, I believe in you! We'll find a way through this, I know it!
-quest accepted
:''{{i|Eden's Promise: Anamorphosis}} now accessible''
-optional start
Ryne: While it seems that the summoning will be based on my memories, I still have no idea what form it will take.
Ryne: Remember, it's all an Ascian ploy, so don't let yourself be fooled! Please, just do what you have to do. I'm sure you're more than a match for whatever Mitron has in store!
-optional end

:===Enter Eden's Promise: Anamorphosis===
-cutscene start
Ryne: I know this place...! It's the gaol in Eulmore!
Ryne: Whatever stands in our way...
Ryne: ...we will never give up hope!
-cutscene end

====Duty Dialogue====
Fatebreaker: I'm the only one fit to protect her...
Ryne: To think that this could be born from my memories...
Ryne: That creature is passing on its aether!
Fatebreaker: Have at you!
Fatebreaker: You're not going anywhere! Fall!
Fatebreaker: A feeble shield protects nothing!
Fatebreaker: You're not going anywhere! Fall!
Fatebreaker: Light claim you!
Fatebreaker: Come, show me your strength!
Fatebreaker: Beast of my blood, answer my call!
Ryne: I sense a surge in aether...
Fatebreaker: Come! Show me your strength!
Fatebreaker: Let's try something else.
Ryne: The blade is imbued with Light!
Fatebreaker: Have at you!
Fatebreaker: You're not going anywhere! Fall!
Fatebreaker: The Light will cleanse your sins!
Ryne: The Light's so strong, I can't sense anything else...

-cutscene start
Fatebreaker: She deserves...all the happiness...in the world...
-cutscene end

-cutscene start
Ryne: So this is the way of the Ascians? To use the memories of our loved ones against us?
Ascian Prime: That fragmented souls should triumph over their fears while we succumbed to ours, thereby setting our star upon a course of ruin...
Ascian Prime: That inferior beings such as you should succeed while we failed! It defies all logic!
Gaia: Now's your chance!
Ryne: Gaia's still in there, fighting to free herself from Loghrif's will!
Ascian Prime: Even now, you would defy us!?
Ascian Prime: We will remove every last vestige of your meaningless mortal existence!
Ryne: Gaia's memories! They're being destroyed!
Ascian Prime: Impurities must be purged. We shall begin by erasing you from her past, and then by your deaths, erase you from her future. There is no place for you in our utopia.
Ryne: We may be mere mortals, our souls fragmented, but our existence is not meaningless!
Ryne: And you should understand this! Before you awoke as an Ascian, you lived as one of us!
Ryne: You had your own memories, and surely they mean something? The lives you led can't all have been for nothing!
Ascian Prime: To we who have known perfection, they are less than nothing.
Ryne: Compared to yours, our lives may seem insignificant.
Ryne: Nevertheless, we live them to the fullest! And though it may take us a thousand years, we have the potential to build a world every bit as wonderful as yours!
Ryne: But you won't even allow us a chance? To live our own lives and forge our own future?
Ascian Prime: Whatever you forge will inevitably crumble to dust. But we are immortal, our legacy eternal. If our world cannot be made complete as it once was, we will create a perfect moment that shall last forever.
Ascian Prime: By our hand shall our paradise be made, where there is no beginning and no end.
Ryne: Eden's absorbing enormous amounts of aether! At this rate, the whole world will be drained!
Ascian Prime: Light and Darkness, the elements of nature, all in harmony. A sublime utopia, where time has no meaning.
Ascian Prime: We shall become one with Eden. Free to live in peace for eternity.
Ryne: >> No! Gaia! <<
Ryne: There's only one thing for it. I'll try to disrupt the balance of aether and create an opening for you!
Ryne: We can't let it end like this. It's up to us to save Gaia!

Question: What will you say?
> Mitron won't get away with this.
> It's all about love, friendship, and courage!
---

:''{{i|Eden's Promise: Eternity}} now accessible''
-cutscene end

-optional start
Ryne: A place where time has no meaning, where there is no beginning and no end... I'm not sure I like the sound of that. We all die someday, but that's what makes life so precious!
Ryne: And I know Gaia wouldn't want that, to simply ''exist'' without any hope for the future, to stay the same forever.
Ryne: How she lives is up to her. It's not for Mitron or anyone else to decide. We'll free her from that fiend and give her the chance she deserves!
-optional end

:===Enter Eden's Promise: Eternity===
-cutscene start
Eden's Promise: Eden will become a utopia.
Eden's Promise: One that we will share for all eternity.
Ryne: She's still in there, somewhere...
Ryne: I won't give up on our future, Gaia! No matter what!
-cutscene end
====Duty Dialogue====
Eden's Promise: Joined as one, never to be parted...
Eden's Promise: Unbound by past or future in this single perfect moment!
Eden's Promise: We shall draw your memories from you...
Eden's Promise: And they will be your undoing!
Eden's Promise: Must you interfere?
Eden's Promise: Our utopia will only be complete...
Eden's Promise: ...once you are erased from our memory!
System: Gaia's memories have taken form!
Ryne: You've got to protect her memories! Hurry!
System: Protect Gaia's memories of Ryne!
Eden's Promise: You would defy us?
Ryne: Mmm! Delicious, aren't they?
Gaia: These are actually quite good.
Ryne: See? Let's have another one. Half each?
Eden's Promise: Such fragile things, memories...
Gaia: Hmm? What happened to the other half?
Ryne: Am I being erased from her memory!?
System: Protect Gaia's memories of Ryne!
Eden's Promise: Pitiful!
Gaia: I told you it would make a great necklace.
Ryne: Ohhh...it's beautiful! I think it'll really suit you!
Gaia: Me? But I thought you should have it...
Eden's Promise: They shatter... They fade...
Gaia: Is this ice? Where did this come from?
Ryne: If this goes on much longer, she'll forget everything!
System: Protect Gaia's memories of Ryne!
Eden's Promise: We tire of your insolence!
Ryne: How about... Hmm... This one?
Gaia: That's my color.
Gaia: Now this one on the other hand...
Gaia: What am I doing with this? I'd never wear this color...
Ryne: No...! We can't let this happen!
Eden's Promise: You are unworthy of our utopia!
System: Gaia's memories of Ryne are fading away...
Eden's Promise: We shall bring eternal harmony.
Eden's Promise: Tranquility and vitality in perfect balance...
Eden's Promise: Why will you not disappear?
Eden's Promise: No... Our utopia cannot fall...
Eden's Promise: Now, your memories belong to us!
System: Eden's Promise draws strength from your memories of Shiva!
Eden's Promise: Memories of ice...
Eden's Promise: Begone!
System: Eden's Promise draws strength from your memories of Titan!
Eden's Promise: Memories of earth...
Eden's Promise: Now, your memories belong to us!

-optional start
Interact with Gaia
System: Though Gaia is now free from Mitron, she remains unconscious.
-optional end

===Speak with Ryne===
-cutscene start
Ryne: We did it! She's free at last! Or at least that's how it seems. She won't wake up...
Ryne: Gaia, I don't know if you can hear me, or if you even remember who I am, but just give me a sign that you're all right. Please, say something, anything!

Question: What will you say?
> She can hear you, Ryne. Keep trying!
> You've brought her back once before, you can do it again!
---
Ryne: You're right, [Forename]. I mustn't lose hope!
Ryne: Wait, what's this?
Ryne: It's the necklace! But she said she left it back in the Crystarium...
Ryne: Maybe she likes it a lot more than she lets on. I suppose it does hold a lot of memories for the both of us. ...Wait─there might be a way we can use this to bring her back!

System: Try calling Gaia's name to help bring her back to her senses.
-cutscene end
-optional start
Ryne: I'm not sure how to reach her, but if she remembers the necklace, maybe she'll find her way back to us!
-optional end

===With the chat mode in Say, enter "Gaia" to call out to her===
"Gaia"
Ryne: Gaia! We're right here beside you! Come back to us!
System: The necklace begins to glimmer faintly...

-optional start
System: You can only hope that Gaia is able to hear your voice.
-optional end

===Speak with Ryne===
Ryne: She can hear us, I know she can! Now, all we can do is pray that she'll return...
-quest complete
-cutscene start
Ryne: Gaia, I know you're in there somewhere.
Ryne: If you're lost, I'll find a way to reach you!
Ryne: I swear it!
-cutscene end
-cutscene start
Gaia: Where am I...?
Gaia: Mitron... I'm finally free of you, it seems.
Mitron: Ah, dearest Gaia... That fate should part us once more...
Gaia: Still, this is what you wanted. There's no need to be quite so upset.
Mitron: What do you mean?
Gaia: You've been released from Eden, free to be reborn. Perhaps one day, fate will bring us together again, in another life.
Gaia: After all, you've already found me once, in spite of everything.
Gaia: I might even be the one to find you.
Mitron: I fear you will come to forget me. To forget the times we shared.
Gaia: Perhaps. After all, memories are such fragile things...
Gaia: That's why I'm planning to keep a diary. Even after I'm gone, my memories will live on.
Mitron: For future generations to discover...
Gaia: Yes. They'll read the tale of the girl bound by duty, and of her loyal protector, arrived in her hour of need.
Mitron: Perhaps you might leave out the part where that “protector” was the one who needed saving. You have grown strong, Gaia.
Gaia: If I'd found you sooner, then maybe...!
Gaia: >> No, wait! Don't leave me! <<
Gaia: Until we meet again, Artemis.
Gaia: Hm? Whose name did I just...
Gaia: Well, never mind that for now. I need to get out of here...wherever here is.

Gaia@Gaia (thoughts): I feel as though there's somewhere I'm supposed to be, but I can't for the life of me remember where.
Gaia@Gaia (thoughts): What's this?
Gaia@Gaia (thoughts): Is this...ice? It certainly looks like it, but it doesn't seem to melt. And it shines so brightly...
Gaia@Gaia (thoughts): I've seen this before...
Gaia@Gaia (thoughts): That's it! There was a girl... But what was her name?
Gaia: Ryne?
Ryne: Gaia!
Ryne: I can hear you!
Gaia: I can't find my way out of here!
Ryne: Hold on! I'm coming for you!
Ryne: You remembered!
Gaia: ...I could never forget you. Try as I might.
Gaia: So the aether that Eden had absorbed was returned to the land. Now, just like Mitron, the Empty can finally be reborn.
Ryne: Though it can hardly be called the Empty now. It's...a utopia.
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=n42E9O_VICA}}

Shadows of the Past

2026-07-19T21:10:21Z

Maleficentabsinthe: added duty dialogue, fixed some formatting issues

{{Quest infobox
| title = Shadows of the Past
| description = Gaia is more than a little vexed that your last outing did not result in greater changes in the Empty.
| image = shadows of the past1.png
| quest-giver = Gaia
| related-npcs = Loghrif; Mitron; Ryne
| location = The Empty
| location-x = 5.9
| location-y = 6.4
| type = feature
| quest-line = Eden Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = Eden Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 16
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 80
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| gil = 3000
| mettle =
| reward-opt1 = 2 Quickarm Materia VII
| reward-opt2 = 2 Quicktongue Materia VII
| reward-opt3 = 2 Battledance Materia VII
| reward-opt4 = 2 Piety Materia VII
| unlocks = ra Eden's Promise: Litany
| prev-quest = Fear of the Dark
| next-quest = Voice of the Soul
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.4
| id-gt = 69513
| id-edb = 0c60a276bb2
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with [[Ryne]].

*Enter [[The Core|Eden's core]].

*Speak with Ryne.

*Enter [[Eden's Promise: Litany]].

*Speak with Ryne.

==Journal==
*Gaia is more than a little vexed that your last outing did not result in greater changes in the Empty.

*The flora of the Empty still shows little sign of returning to life in spite of your recent efforts in rebalancing the ambient aether. Suddenly, an Ascian appears before you and claims to be ''[[Mitron]]''. After being defeated by Ardbert and the other Warriors of Light a hundred years ago, the Ascian was transformed into Eden and unleashed the Flood of Light. Your attempts to revive the Empty had actually served to weaken the bonds of Light that once held Mitron, who is now capable of far more than simply whispering to Gaia as the voice in her head. However, before you are able to unravel any of the mysteries that yet remain, the servant of Zodiark retreats to Eden's core, inviting you all to follow if you wish to learn more.

*In addition to the sudden appearance of an Ascian, another worrying problem presents itself: the worsening of Gaia's amnesia. She now has no recollection whatsoever of Thancred and Urianger, and it seems to be more than mere coincidence that this has occurred alongside Mitron's arrival. In the hope of preventing any further memory loss, you resolve to make your way to Eden's core, aware that you may very well be walking into a trap.

*You arrive in Eden's core, where Mitron states that you will reenact the climactic encounter that took place a hundred years ago between the Warriors of Light and the Shadowkeeper. This appears to be an elaborate scheme to awaken Gaia's dormant memories, though the Ascian provides no hint as to how she is connected to events that occurred long before her birth. Gaia herself vehemently refuses to cooperate in any such plan, which succeeds only in sending the Ascian into a blind rage, culminating in Gaia being spirited away by arcane magicks. Mitron issues a final challenge to defeat the Shadowkeeper, then vanishes from sight.

*With Gaia at Mitron's mercy, you have no choice but to obey. Ryne agrees that although the situation is dire, there may yet be an opportunity to rescue her. However, you must first confront the stygian foe that Ardbert and his comrades once vanquished, taking on the role of a Warrior of Light from days past.

*After a hard-fought struggle, you finally overcome the ferocious Shadowkeeper. Upon being transported back to Eden's core, you are surprised to see that Gaia has also returned, seemingly none the worse for wear.

*There appears to have been some truth in Mitron's claims that reenacting the battle fought by the Warriors of Light would restore Gaia's memories. She cannot escape the feeling that she has somehow witnessed these events before, a phenomenon that the Ascian is only too glad to elucidate. A hundred years ago, Mitron and ''[[Loghrif]]'' were tasked with carrying out [[Emet-Selch]]'s plan to flood the world with Light and thus trigger a [[Rejoining]], only to be defeated by Ardbert and his companions. Though the two Ascians had combined their strength by merging into a single entity, Ardbert's Light-infused final blow shattered the bonds that held them together, destroying Loghrif instantly. Mitron, however, was engulfed in Light before being able to escape to the void, and was transformed into Eden, the first sin eater, and thereby causing the Flood of Light. In the years that followed, Mitron remained trapped within Eden, desperately calling out to Loghrif, who had since been reborn. It is then that the Ascian reveals the awful truth: that Gaia is the reincarnation of Loghrif.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
Ryne: I'm still not sure what that enormous crystal actually does, or why it changes color. But I'm sure it didn't look like that before.
-optional end

===Accepting the quest===
Gaia: We tipped the scales away from the Light, I'm sure of it. But something's wrong ─ ''very'' wrong.
-quest accepted
-cutscene start
Mitron@Cutscene: For a hundred long years, I have waited for this moment!
Gaia: I knew it! You've been hiding inside Eden all this time!
Ryne: An Ascian!
Mitron: I am Mitron, servant of Zodiark.
Gaia: The voice that has whispered to me all my life...
Mitron: Indeed... And thanks to you, I am all but free from my prison of Light!
Ryne: Does that mean Eden was used to seal away an Ascian?
Ryne: Wait... That ''is'' Eden! An Ascian transformed into a sin eater!
Gaia: Hmph. I've heard enough about Ascians to know they're nothing but trouble. But I never imagined that one of them was behind all this...
Gaia: I thought that restoring the Darkness was my idea, but this was your plan from the very beginning!
Mitron: It was. But all it took was the slightest suggestion. The rest was entirely your own doing.
Mitron: Ah... My freedom is so close, I can almost taste it... Finally, my soul may journey beyond the flesh to which I am yet bound.
Mitron: I knew you would come for me, Gaia.
Gaia: Hmph, don't flatter yourself. You've caused me nothing but pain. If I've helped you, it wasn't intentional.
Mitron: Even now, your memories elude you. Hearken unto me, Gaia, and remember...
-cutscene end
-cutscene start
Mitron: In an age past, the world you know as the Thirteenth was flooded by Darkness. Like ripples in water, the repercussions were felt in the other shards, none more so than here on the First. It became perilously imbalanced and susceptible to the influence of Light.
Mitron: Were Light to consume the First as Darkness did the Thirteenth, it would likewise become a lifeless void, lost to our cause. We could not allow this mistake to be repeated. It was our duty to safeguard this world from the selfsame fate.
Mitron: After a time, Emet-Selch conceived of a plan to trigger a Rejoining, utilizing the very Light we had labored to keep in check, and tasked us with bringing the plan to fruition.
Mitron: But at the last, we were thwarted by Ardbert and his companions. Though our resolve was strong, theirs was stronger still. And as we fell, so too was the Light unleashed.
Mitron: For us, however, death is not the end. Though our bodies may perish, our souls live on, withdrawing but temporarily to the rift.
Ryne: Until you can find a new body to possess...
Mitron: I too would have been reborn. But ere my soul could leave its corporeal form, Ardbert struck me with a blade of purest Light. And that Light enveloped my body, twisting it beyond recognition.
Gaia: Eden...the first sin eater.
Mitron: My soul felt such agony as I had never known...and then I knew no more.
Mitron: In my insensate, instinctive state, influenced by Ardbert's fervent desire to banish Darkness, I unleashed the Light burgeoning within me. And it spread as an all-consuming wave to every corner of the world.
Ryne: The Flood of Light... So, that's how sin eaters came to be...
Mitron: All would have been lost had not the one called Minfilia appeared. Halting the Light's inexorable advance, she saved what little still remained of the world.
Mitron: In the process, she also restored to me a sliver of my consciousness, though I remained trapped in my altered form. Motionless, I was capable only of feeble whispering.
Ryne: Emet-Selch ─ couldn't he have saved you?
Mitron: Perhaps he could have, if such had been his wish. Far easier, however, to simply find another piece of my fractured soul to replace me.
Mitron: From his perspective, there was no need to intervene and potentially disturb the balance of aether. And so here I remained.
Gaia: So after you failed, he left you here to rot. Some friend he turned out to be.
Mitron: Thus abandoned, I called out for what seemed like an eternity to the only soul who could save me: you, Gaia.
Gaia: All this time, you were calling to me for help?
Mitron: Yes, but you had forgotten me. Forgotten our duty. Though vestiges of your true power remained, you could not wield it at will.
Mitron: Time went by, and eventually change came. The Light began to subside and the dark of night returned.
Mitron: Gradually, my voice grew stronger until I was able to exert my will over you.
Gaia: You wanted me to free your soul from Eden, which is why you had me attack it. Another plan that ended in failure, thanks to [Forename].
Mitron: Indeed. Thankfully, your subsequent attempts to restore this barren land allowed Eden to absorb more and more aether aligned closer to Darkness, gradually eroding the cage of Light that holds me.
Mitron: Owing to your most recent efforts, my mind is wholly my own once more, and I am able to project my image beyond those confines.
Ryne: Then all this time we've been helping to free an Ascian!?
Gaia: Hmph. That's a fine tale, but why should I care about any of it?
Gaia: What are you to me?
Mitron: Come with me to Eden's core. There, all shall become clear.
Gaia: W-Wait!
-cutscene end
-optional start
Gaia: I have a bad feeling about this, but if we want to restore the land, we need to know what we're dealing with...
-optional end

===Speak with Ryne===
-cutscene start
Ryne: I've just realized something. If Eden has been absorbing all that rebalanced aether, that must be why we've struggled to restore life to the Empty. I suppose we can think about that later, though.
Ryne: More importantly, it seems I've lost control over Eden, most likely because of the Ascian. Urianger specifically warned us about not listening to the faerie's “honeyed words,” so we'd better think this through before we go rushing in.
Ryne: Oh, if only he and Thancred were here now...
Gaia: What are you talking about?
Ryne: I'm sorry, Gaia. I shouldn't be so quick to lose heart.
Gaia: What? No, that's not what I meant. Who are Urianger and Thancred?
Gaia: Wait... I know those people. I'm sure of it. But why can't I remember them?
Ryne: Hmm... I thought something was strange when I mentioned the festival onboard Eden. It was as though you had no recollection of our earlier conversation. This is most likely connected to Mitron...
Gaia: Damn it all! What more is that fiend going to take from me!?
Ryne: To tell the truth, the thing that frightens me most...is that you might forget about us.
Gaia: That won't happen. For every memory I lose, we'll make two more together.
Gaia: And if I need to know something, I can just ask you! Why not start by telling me about Urianger and Thancred? To be honest, my nerves are all ajitter, so I need something to help me settle down before we confront Mitron.
Ryne: Urianger is probably the most intelligent person I know. He spends a lot of time reading, but he also says that you can't learn everything from books, and encouraged me to go out and see the world for myself.
Gaia: Sounds sensible to me. Much better to experience things firsthand than to read about someone else's. Like those coffee biscuits. No book could ever describe how good they taste.
Gaia: Is there anything else you can tell me about him, [Forename]?
Question: What will you say?
> He is devoted to the study of prophecies.
Gaia: Prophecies are funny things, if you ask me. If people know that something terrible is going to happen, they'll go and prevent it — Which would make the prophecy untrue.
Ryne: Hee hee! I wonder what Urianger would say to that!
> He can walk on water, until he can't...
Gaia: So he ''walks'' on water instead of swimming? That would certainly save you from getting wet... I should've asked him to teach me how.
Ryne: Well, it's something he never quite mastered himself, and he often ended up getting wet anyway. In fact, the whole thing is probably more trouble than it's worth!
---
Ryne: As for Thancred, he's the one who freed me from Eulmore. At first, I thought of him as my knight in shining armor, but really, he was much more than that. We traveled all over Norvrandt and he helped me become the person I am today. He even gave me my name!
Question: What will you say?
> He's also an expert in infiltration.
Gaia: That would explain how he was able to sneak into Eulmore and rescue the damsel in distress, just like in the songs.
Ryne: Hmph, I'm hardly a damsel in distress! ...Well, I suppose I was back then. But Thancred taught me how to fight and survive.
> His gift for song won the heart of many a fair lady, or so he claims...
Ryne: Singing? That doesn't sound like the Thancred I know.
Gaia: It seems he has a way with words. That must be how he was able to choose such a pretty name for you.
---
Ryne: Actually, while we're on the subject, that gunblade over there belonged to Thancred.
Ryne: As far as mementos go, it's a bit on the cumbersome side, but it reminds me of our adventures together. Even though there's little chance I'll ever see him again, it still feels like he's here with me.
Gaia: Keeping your memories close...
Gaia: You know what? I should keep a diary. Even if I forget everything, at least I will have something to look back on.
Ryne: That's a brilliant idea! Since we're going to be making lots of new memories together, maybe I could write in it too?
Gaia: As long as you improve your handwriting before you go scrawling all over it. I'd like your entries to be vaguely legible, if you don't mind.
Ryne: Haha! Of course, your ladyship!
Gaia: But before that, we've got an Ascian to deal with. Let's get this over with!
-cutscene end
-optional start
Ryne: When I think back on the days I spent with everyone, it's always the tiny, frivolous details that spring to mind.
Ryne: The smiles, the little gestures... It's not as though I made a conscious effort to remember them, but they stuck with me all the same.
Ryne: I suppose that's what memories are ─ a collection of all those seemingly insignificant moments. While they may not have made a huge difference in the grand scheme of things, they mean the world to me.

Gaia: It was good to hear about our friends...but I still have no recollection of them whatsoever.
Gaia: It's just like all those things Mitron was saying. How can I even tell if they're true or not if I don't remember?
Gaia: There's no point dwelling on it, though. Nothing for it but to press on.
-optional end

===Enter Eden's core===
-cutscene start
Gaia: We came as you asked, so start talking.
Mitron: Why settle for mere words when I offer something far greater? Eden will now afford you a glimpse of the past. More than a glimpse, in fact. It will be as real as any of the foes you yourselves have conjured forth.
Ryne: Conjured forth? Wait, you don't mean to perform a summoning, do you!?
Mitron: I do. I shall recreate the battle of a hundred years past, which pitted Ardbert and his fellow Warriors of Light against their nemesis, the Shadowkeeper.
Question: What will you say?
> Just as Emet-Selch recreated the Final Days of Amaurot...
Mitron: Is that so? It seems much and more has occurred during my absence. No doubt he employed creation magicks to breathe life into his recollections of the past
> So who will play the part of Ardbert?
Mitron: Whomsoever you choose, though his skill and strength will not be easily matched.
> ''(If the player has completed {{i|Shadow Walk with Me}})'' Their nemesis... you mean Cylva.
Mitron: That you should know that name... The true identity of the Shadowkeeper, emissary of chaos.
---
Gaia: And what do you hope to achieve with this history lesson of yours?
Mitron: You shall see. You shall remember. Now, your very soul will revisit that fateful day a hundred years ago.
Ryne: Gaia, you can't trust Mitron! If you do, you'll end up being manipulated again!
Gaia: Ryne...
Gaia: You're right. My days of being controlled by this demon are over. I have a new life now, and I won't let anyone take that away from me.
Gaia: My will is my own! You have no hold over me!
Mitron: This is all your doing, accursed minions of Light! ''I'' should be the one at her side! Not you or anyone else! I will take her beyond the reach of your poisonous influence and keep her safe!
Ryne: What have you done with Gaia!?
Mitron: Nothing yet. But soon I will restore her to her true self. And you will help me to do so, by conquering the adversary I present before you.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Ryne===
-cutscene start
Ryne: I knew it was risky trusting an Ascian, but we played right into Mitron's hands!
Question: What will you say?
> We'll do whatever it takes to save Gaia.
Ryne: Agreed. There's no telling what kind of danger she's in, but wherever she is, I know she's giving her all. Even though we're apart, we'll fight as one.
Ryne: Together, we'll bring an end to Mitron's wicked schemes!
> There's no choice but to do as Mitron says.
Ryne: Perhaps, but i doubt that'll be the end of it. It's clear that Mitron has no intention of returning Gaia to us, but there may yet be a opportunity to free her. "In the chaos of conflict, one can always find an opening to exploit."
Ryne: Of course, its always the conflict part that comes first. But if Ardbert was able to overcome this foe, then so can you!
---
Ryne: It looks like Mitron's grip on Eden has loosened somewhat, perhaps to allow me to send you to the battlefield.
Ryne: Once you get there, don't let your guard down. While this may be a reenactment of a moment in history, the threat you face is very real. Whatever happens, you must make it through this. Gaia's counting on us!
:''{{i|Eden's Promise: Litany}} now accessible.''
-cutscene end
-optional start
Ryne: I wish i knew more about this Shadowkeeper. Then at least we'd be a little better prepared. All I can say is, please be careful
-optional end

:===Enter Eden's Promise: Litany===
-cutscene start
Ryne: So this all took place a hundred years ago...
Ryne: But what does it have to do with Gaia?
-cutscene end

====Duty Dialogue====
Shadowkeeper: By your sacrifice, a warrior born... I will show you no mercy, and expect none in return!
Shadowkeeper: I am the Shadowkeeper! There is no escape from me!
System:The Shadowkeeper prepares to reveal its true form!
Shadowkeeper: Cloaked in shadow, I lie in wait!
Shadowkeeper: Death stalks at every turn!
Shadowkeeper: My world, consumed by Darkness. The source of my power...

-optional start
Gaia: Why...does this all seem so...familiar? Ungh!
-optional end

===Speak with Ryne===
Ryne: Mitron's returned Gaia to us, but I've a feeling this isn't over yet...
-quest complete
-cutscene start
Gaia: The Warriors of Light... The Shadowkeeper... I've seen this all before.
Mitron: Yes! You and I joined our power as one to create the Shadowkeeper. We bore witness to its battle with the Warriors of Light.
Gaia: Our power? So I was there...and I wasn't alone...
Ryne: No, Gaia! It's not true, it can't be! How can you have been there a hundred years ago!?
Mitron: Look deep inside ─ you know it was real. Cast aside those worthless memories and embrace who you truly are!
Gaia: ...Worthless?
Gaia: Now I see. This is why you've been tampering with my memories ever since I was a child...
Mitron: Just so. And now, I possess the means to purge them entirely. Your rebirth will finally be complete!
Gaia: You have no right to deny me a life, to rob me of what I hold most precious! My memories may seem worthless to you, but not to me.
Gaia: I will never be yours. My place is here. In this world, in this life, in this moment. Wherever my friends are, that is where I belong!
Mitron: Then you would turn your back on our glorious past? On the lives we once lived?
Gaia: Any past I may have shared with you is long gone. I live in the here and now, striving to build a better future. And I'll be damned if I let you take that away from me!
Mitron: To be reunited at long last, only to be shunned...
Mitron: Would that I had died with you... To be reborn.
Mitron: Even without knowledge of your past, we may yet forge a future together.
Gaia: I'm sick of your riddles. Speak plainly or not at all.
Mitron: You and I fought the Warriors of Light as one, joined in both body and soul. When Ardbert struck his final blow, the Light tore through the bonds that held us. Though you perished, I was condemned to a far worse fate.
Mitron: My flesh became my prison, and I was cursed to remain here, an abomination, while you lived on with others at your side... I will suffer it no more! You belong to me!
Ryne: I, too, was once held against my will, robbed of my freedom. To be trapped and alone for a hundred years... I can't begin to imagine the pain you must have felt.
Ryne: But that doesn't give you the right to deny Gaia a chance at happiness!
Mitron: We once knew happiness ─ true happiness, until fate conspired to tear us apart. I will never let that happen again. We shall be joined as one, my memories yours. Together for all eternity!
Gaia: Th-The Darkness... It's rising within me!
Ryne: That mark...!
Gaia: What is this? Why am I...?
Gaia: Hold on, Gaia! Whatever it is, you mustn't give in!
Gaia: Who are you?
Mitron: Yes, yes! Now nothing will keep you from me!
Mitron: I am yours, and you are mine!
Ascian Prime: We are one. We remember.
Ryne: So it's true!? Gaia really is a reincarnated Ascian!?
Ascian Prime: The girl you once knew is no more. The Ascian who held the seat of Loghrif is all that remains. Gaia is her true name.
-cutscene end
-cutscene start
(Echo)
Mitron: Oh, Loghrif, how long has it been... How long have I dreamed of this day.
Loghrif: Is that you, Mitron? Forgive me, I didn't recognize you...
Loghrif: In my defense, my memories have only recently been restored. My mind is still a little hazy.
Mitron: Hardly surprising. No matter how many times we are reborn, it is disorienting to have everything change around you.
Mitron: Even so, I immediately recognized your resplendent soul. And I cling to the hope that one day you will likewise remember mine. You always were a forgetful one.
Loghrif: I could never forget you. Try as I might.
Loghrif: But tell me, what do you know of my past? I admit, my memory may need refreshing...
Mitron: We served together as members of the Convocation of Fourteen, dedicated to the summoning of Lord Zodiark.
Mitron: Although the task assigned to you eventually fell to Elidibus.
Loghrif: Yes, I remember. Amidst the chaos and despair, you never left my side. My loyal protector...
Mitron: But in the end, it was in vain... I was powerless to prevent Hydaelyn from tearing our world asunder.
Loghrif: So I heard from Emet-Selch. We labor to make our world whole again. That's why he restored my memories, so that I can play my part.
Mitron: ''Our'' part. Alone we struggle, but by joining your power with mine, we may yet succeed.
Loghrif: ''My'' power? Hmph. You always were one for flattery.
Mitron: Oh, I assure you, I am quite sincere. It would be my honor to serve the cause alongside you. And I shan't take no for an answer.
Loghrif: The honor is mine. For as much as I chide and tease you, you are everything to me. My inspiration. When I'm with you, I fear nothing. Promise me...that we'll never be parted again.
Mitron: I promise. Even should fate conspire to separate us, I will reach out to you, wherever you may be.
Loghrif: And I will come running.
-cutscene end
-cutscene start
Ascian Prime: We were destined to find each other. To awaken our buried past and be born anew.
Ascian Prime: Though our brethren employ crystals to return sundered souls to their office, without them, such a feat was beyond my reach. But by becoming one in mind and body, my memories are yours. At last, you have awoken.
Ascian Prime: Now, the time has come to restore our world to the utopia it once was.
Ryne: Let Gaia go!
Ascian Prime: You are not worthy to speak that name!
Ascian Prime: If you must call her anything, use the name chosen by her parents, if you even know what that is.
Ryne: No. To me, her name is Gaia.
Ryne: And nothing you say about her makes any difference to me. I don't care if she's an Ascian. She's my friend!
Ascian Prime: ''Was'' your friend. Never again will she answer to your cries.
Question: What will you say?
> We won't give up on her!
> We'll break the shackles that bind her!
---
Ryne: Your wicked schemes have gone far enough. We're taking Gaia back!
Ascian Prime: Accursed servants of Light... You will not tear us apart again.
Ryne: What...is this!? Visions in my mind... A summoning!?
Ascian Prime: All your hopes and fears, turned against you. There is no escape from your past...
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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Fear of the Dark

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Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with the template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Fear of the Dark
| description = Gaia appears to be conversing with the voice inside her head.
| image = fear of the dark1.png
| quest-giver = Gaia
| related-npcs = Ryne
| location = The Empty
| location-x = 6.7
| location-y = 5.9
| type = feature
| quest-line = Eden Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = Eden Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 15
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 80
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| gil = 3000
| mettle =
| reward-opt1 = 2 Quickarm Materia VII
| reward-opt2 = 2 Quicktongue Materia VII
| reward-opt3 = 2 Battledance Materia VII
| reward-opt4 = 2 Piety Materia VII
| unlocks = ra Eden's Promise: Umbra
| prev-quest = Empty Promise
| next-quest = Shadows of the Past
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.4
| id-gt = 69512
| id-edb = 06c31efdde9
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with [[Ryne]] in [[The Core|Eden's core]].

*Enter [[Eden's Promise: Umbra]].

*Speak with [[Gaia]].

==Journal==
*Gaia appears to be conversing with the voice inside her head.

*You and Ryne can only look on in worry as Gaia is overcome by another assault on her senses caused by the voice in her head. Thankfully, this troubling episode ends as suddenly as it began, though she is left with the lingering notion of using Darkness to restore the Empty. Ryne soon realizes that this may indeed provide a means by which to revitalize the withered flora. It seems that the Light's influence on the ambient aether is still too strong to allow life to flourish, and shifting the alignment closer to Darkness should redress the balance. The three of you make your way to Eden's core to put your theories to the test.

*In order to restore balance to the aether, you must call upon the image of an entity embodying Darkness. As you have no experience fighting primals of that nature, your memories of the Cloud of Darkness, ruler among voidsent, will instead form the basis for the summoning.

*With Ryne and Gaia working in harmony to manipulate the ambient aether, the plan to call forth a likeness of the Cloud of Darkness is a success. Naturally, you rise to the occasion and slay the beast, returning its aether to the Empty. Gaia is keen to return to the camp to observe whether your efforts have yielded the desired results.

*Much to your dismay, the once-verdant foliage is no closer to being rejuvenated. However, the strangely shifting hues of the crystal that towers above indicate that something has changed...be it for good or ill.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
'''Ryne:''' It's been so long since Gaia had one of her headaches that I thought the faerie might've disappeared for good. Do you think it's got something to do with Eden?
-optional end

===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
'''Gaia:''' Restore...Darkness...
'''Ryne:''' What did you say, Gaia?
'''Gaia:''' Restore the Darkness...to the world flooded by Light...
'''Gaia:''' Ah! That's it!
'''Gaia:''' We thought we'd restored balance to the six elements, but perhaps they're still too strongly aligned with Light? If that's the case, maybe we can set things right by using Darkness.
'''Ryne:''' By using Darkness? Are...are you serious!?
'''Ryne:''' But hold on... It might actually work!
'''Ryne:''' Gaia, that's a brilliant idea!
'''Gaia:''' I-I wouldn't go that far. I just remembered what I learned during our adventures, that's all.
'''Gaia:''' But this does mean we'll need to call on your services again, if that's all right with you?
'''Ryne:''' We've come this far together, and we'll see our mission to the end! To Eden's core!
-quest accepted
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Gaia:''' I'll say one thing before we start: if this all goes horribly wrong, don't even think about pinning it on me! Not that it will, of course...
-optional end

===Speak with Ryne in Eden's core===
-cutscene start
'''Ryne:''' Right, let's get started!
'''Ryne:''' But...hmmm... Were there any primals aligned with Darkness? I can't seem to recall any...
'''Gaia:''' You mean there isn't one?
'''Ryne:''' The Ascians' god, Zodiark, may be suitable, but we need something that [Forename] has actually encountered ─ and preferably defeated.
'''Gaia:''' Well, does it have to be a primal for it to work? If it's just a lot of Darkness that we need, perhaps there are other ways to get it.
'''Ryne:''' You may be right! What we ultimately need is a state of highly charged Darkness ─ it shouldn't matter what form it takes. Does anything come to mind, [Forename]?

Question: What will you say?
> I daresay the Flood of Darkness had a fair bit of... Darkness.
'''Ryne:''' You mean the catastrophe that swallowed the Thirteenth and turned it into a lifeless void? Erm, we might need something on a slightly smaller scale...
> I know a few voidsent that would fit the bill.
Gaia: The creatures I unleashed while under the faerie's control... If we were able to summon one powerful enough, it just might work.
---
'''Ryne:''' The Cloud of Darkness... I can't begin to imagine how powerful it must have been.
'''Gaia:''' I'd say we've found the perfect candidate.
'''Ryne:''' But where to find a suitable place, one where Darkness is strong... It won't be easy in a world flooded by Light.
'''Gaia:''' Well, we've got the Warrior of Darkness ''and'' the Oracle of Darkness right here. It seems like a good enough spot to me.
'''Ryne:''' But what about the Light-aligned aether that's all around us?
'''Gaia:''' That's where you come in. You can suppress the Light while I draw out the Darkness. By combining our powers, we can make it work wherever we are.
'''Ryne:''' Combining our powers...
'''Ryne:''' Yes, between us, there's nothing we can't achieve! Don't be afraid, Gaia!
'''Gaia:''' I'm not afraid ─ just very concerned that this will all go horribly wrong...which is the same thing, I suppose. Anyway, it's certainly not easy coming up with these plans by ourselves.
'''Ryne:''' That's true. But when this is over, we can reward ourselves with all sorts of delicious treats at the festival!
'''Gaia:''' Festival? What do you mean?
'''Ryne:''' We spoke about it on the way here, remember? I asked if you wanted to take part.
'''Gaia:''' Um... I was busy piloting the skyslipper, so I probably wasn't paying attention.
'''Ryne:''' Oh well, not to worry. We can talk about that later. Right now we've got a job to do!
'''Ryne:''' I'll draw out the ambient aether...
'''Gaia:''' And I'll shift its alignment to Darkness!
'''Ryne:''' Now, [Forename]! Focus your thoughts!

System: Memories of the Cloud of Darkness enshroud your mind...

:{{i|Eden's Promise: Umbra}} now accessible
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Ryne:''' This is the first time we've tried this since that disaster with Shiva, so I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous. Even so, I can't afford to waver now!

'''Gaia:''' I've called forth real voidsent before ─ so everyone tells me, anyway ─ but this is unknown territory for me. With the two of you by my side, though, I'm sure it'll work!
-optional end

:===Enter Eden's Promise: Umbra===
-cutscene start
Gaia: I'm drawing out the Darkness. Get ready!
Ryne: It worked, Gaia! We've done it!
-cutscene end
====Duty Dialogue====
Cloud of Darkness: No light could ever reach us...
Cloud of Darkness: We shall engulf everything in our shadow...
Cloud of Darkness: The Darkness swallows all, even the ground beneath your feet.
Cloud of Darkness: By the power of Darkness, we call forth life, boundless and irrepressible.
Cloud of Darkness: With balance comes life, insatiable and all-consuming.
Cloud of Darkness: We shall return all to nothingness.
The Darkness forms hypercharged clouds!
Cloud of Darkness: Hope, despair...they are what feeds us...
-optional start
Ryne: So that was what a world flooded by Darkness would look like...
-optional end

===Speak with Gaia===
'''Gaia:''' That all went surprisingly well. Of course, we have [Forename] to thank for slaying that ghastly creature.
'''Ryne:''' You were fantastic, Gaia! Anyone would think you're an old hand at this!
'''Gaia:''' You weren't so bad yourself. We make quite a team, don't we?
'''Ryne:''' We certainly do!
'''Gaia:''' I don't know about you two, but I'm itching to see whether our hard work has paid off. Let's head back.
-quest complete
-cutscene start
'''Gaia:''' Hmm... The plants are just as lifeless as they were before. Maybe the Light's influence is still too strong?
'''Ryne:''' What in the world...?
Gaia@Gaia (thoughts): In fleeting hues and endless warmth, A gentle light washed over me.
Gaia@Gaia (thoughts): A glimmer of hope once lost...
</nowiki>}}

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Empty Promise

2026-07-19T18:52:12Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue according to template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Empty Promise
| description = Yalfort is so engrossed in the slip of paper in his hands that he barely notices your approach. Do try not to startle him.
| image = empty promise1.png
| quest-giver = Yalfort
| related-npcs = Gaia; Ryne
| location = Amh Araeng
| location-x = 26.7
| location-y = 16.7
| type = feature
| quest-line = Eden Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = Eden Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 14
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 80
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| gil = 3000
| mettle =
| reward-opt1 = 2 Quickarm Materia VII
| reward-opt2 = 2 Quicktongue Materia VII
| reward-opt3 = 2 Battledance Materia VII
| reward-opt4 = 2 Piety Materia VII
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Reflections in Crystal, Worlds Apart
| next-quest = Fear of the Dark
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.4
| id-gt = 69511
| id-edb = a5f76c8d063
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with Ryne at the Derrick.

*Speak with Gaia at the Derrick.

==Journal==
*Yalfort is so engrossed in the slip of paper in his hands that he barely notices your approach. Do try not to startle him.

*Though it may seem that Yalfort never budges from his usual spot, he assures you that he has been busy preparing for your next expedition into the Empty. Ryne and Gaia then make a timely appearance and regale you with tales of their activities in the Crystarium, which range from fairly constructive to...eating biscuits. There will, however, be ample time for further discussion aboard the skyslipper, which is ready and waiting at the Derrick.

*Upon arrival at the outpost, Gaia rather uncharacteristically offers to help by piloting the skyslipper. It appears that during her time in the Crystarium, she has learned not only to control this complex, shoe-like craft, but she has also gained a degree of consideration for others. You had best hop aboard before she changes her mind.

*The long and normally dreary voyage across the Empty is made far more pleasant by lively conversation. Sadly, this buoyant mood is short-lived as you are met with an unwelcome sight when you reach your destination. The once lush and verdant plant life is drained of color and vitality, much to your dismay. The crystal that towers about the camp has taken on an ominous, white glow, indicating that the balance between Darkness and Light has shifted in favor of the latter. Suddenly, Gaia clutches her head, and it becomes all too clear that her ordeal is far from over.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
'''Yalfort:''' [Forename]! So the rumors of your knack for being in the right place at the right time are true! You see, we've just completed our preparations for another expedition into the Empty.
'''Yalfort:''' Miss Ryne and Miss Gaia agree that it's high time you all went to see how things are coming along. Though I must say, being at their beck and call night and day does test my patience on occasion.
Gaia@???: Well, well. Fancy seeing you here.
'''Ryne:''' [Forename]!
'''Ryne:''' We were just getting ready for another ride on the skyslipper. Care to join us?
'''Yalfort:''' There was one other thing I should mention before you depart. Now that the situation in Eulmore has settled down somewhat, my associates have made some headway in investigating your past, Miss Gaia.
'''Gaia:''' ...Is that so?
'''Ryne:''' Hmm? I thought that's what you wanted.
'''Gaia:''' So did I. But I quite like the way things are now. Digging around in my past might...I don't know, spoil it somehow.
'''Gaia:''' Besides, uncovering the truth behind the voice in my head and my strange powers is bound to be more interesting than whatever life it was I had in Eulmore.
'''Ryne:''' I understand. We'll find the answers. Together. Just like we do everything else.

Question: What will you say?
> Did you make that necklace?
Gaia: You mean from the ice crystal we found after the battle? I was sure it would've melted by now, but it seems Ryne was right.
Gaia: And yes, we had it made into a necklace. She insisted that I have it, even though it doesn't suit me at all. Still, I suppose it makes a nice memento, so I keep it somewhere safe.
Ryne: Oh, come on, Gaia! It'd look lovely on you! Wait...you're not embarrassed to wear it, are you?
Gaia: Don't be silly, of course I'm not! In any case, I wouldn't want to lose it while we're in the Empty. Unlike the coffee biscuits you've brought along, I can't just go and buy another one.
Ryne: Ah! They were supposed to be a surprise for [Forename]!
> How were the coffee biscuits?
'''Ryne:''' Oh, they were delicious, as always! But I hear they're quite fattening, so we usually just buy one and have half each.
'''Gaia:''' And then you always get another one anyway.
'''Ryne:''' Yes, but we break that in half too, so it's fine.
'''Gaia:''' Then we may as well have one each to begin with! Honestly, Ryne, I sometimes wonder if you've got biscuits for brains.
'''Gaia:''' Though I must say, my time in the Crystarium has been rather enjoyable. We even had a chance to make a necklace from the ice crystal we found.
---

'''Ryne:''' And in case you were wondering, I haven't been neglecting my training. I wouldn't want my skills to get rusty just because Thancred's not around. I'm ready for whatever lies ahead!
'''Gaia:''' Urianger would also be pleased to hear you've had your head in those fusty old tomes. I've even done a bit of studying myself. After all, it's up to us to take care of the Empty now.
'''Ryne:''' I'm looking forward to seeing how things have changed since our last visit. Come on, let's head over to the Derrick.
-quest accepted
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Yalfort:''' I'm hoping that one of these days ''I'll'' be allowed to visit the Empty and see those remarkable changes for myself. It seems like a fair reward for all my hard work!
'''Gaia:''' This time, those giant ant things had the good sense to leave us alone on our way here. Seems they've learned their lesson.
-optional end

===Speak with Ryne at the Derrick===
'''Ryne:''' I don't suppose you fancy taking the helm this time?
'''Gaia:''' Wait. I'll pilot this time.
'''Ryne:''' Oh? I didn't realize you knew how!
'''Gaia:''' While you were off training, I was practicing with another skyslipper they have at the Crystarium.
'''Ryne:''' Really? That's fantastic!
'''Gaia:''' Hardly. You've been pulling more than your own weight, and I just wanted to do what I can to contribute more.
'''Gaia:''' So you two can sit back, relax, and leave it to me.

-optional start
'''Ryne:''' Well, Gaia certainly kept that quiet! She's just full of surprises, isn't she?
-optional end

===Speak with Gaia at the Derrick===
'''Gaia:''' There's no need to look so apprehensive, you know. Let's get going, shall we?
-quest complete
-cutscene start
'''Ryne:''' It's so strange suddenly seeing you at the controls. Why didn't you tell me you'd been practicing?
'''Gaia:''' I thought I'd surprise you, that's all.
'''Ryne:''' Well, consider me surprised. All this time, I thought you were only good for smashing things with your hammer.
'''Gaia:''' Hmph! Bring that up again and you can walk the rest of the way.
'''Ryne:''' Hehe, I'd best behave. I wouldn't want to get stranded in the Empty and miss the festival.
'''Ryne:''' Ah, I suppose this is the first you would've heard of it. We haven't exactly been keeping it a secret, but it's still in the planning stages.
'''Ryne:''' You see, the return of the night sky has brought lots of changes. And while everyone is glad, the reality is it's also been quite stressful, having to adapt to a new way of life.
'''Ryne:''' Seeing how hard our elders are working to keep the Crystarium running, youths like myself came up with the idea of hosting an event as way of expressing our appreciation.
'''Ryne:''' Once we return from the Empty, I'll be helping as one of the organizers.

Question: What will you say?
> I'd be happy to help - provided I'm suitably compensated.
Ryne: Haha, I doubt we could afford the services of a great hero such as you, but thanks for offering. If everything goes well, all you'd need to do is turn up and enjoy yourself!
> I'd offer to help, but I think you have everything well in hand.
'''Ryne:''' I wouldn't be so sure about that...but I'd try my best to make it a success. If everything goes well, all you'd need to do is turn up and enjoy yourself!
---

'''Ryne:''' How about you, Gaia? Would you like to help with the festival?
'''Gaia:''' Wh-What's that? I...er, haven't been listening.
'''Gaia:''' My...ah...leg is cramping up a bit. Piloting this thing must've made me more tense than I'd realized.
'''Ryne:''' Then let one of us take over!
'''Gaia:''' No, I'll be fine.
'''Ryne:''' Well, as long as you're sure. But if you feel like switching places, just say the word.

'''Ryne:''' No... How can this be?
'''Gaia:''' I think ''that'' explains it...
'''Ryne:''' Light... Does this mean there's still too much of it in the Empty?
'''Gaia:''' Hmm... I'm no expert, but this might be a result of losing control when you restored the ice element. Even though I tried to use Darkness to hold back the Light spilling forth, it seems it wasn't enough.
'''Ryne:''' Then we're right back to where we started. This is all my fault...
'''Gaia:''' No, Ryne. You mustn't blame yourself.
'''Gaia:''' Unnngh...

x@???: You have returned to me!
x@???: Restore the Darkness, while you still can!

Gaia@Gaia (thoughts): A familiar voice, an inescapable fate. The promise of salvation at the precipice of ruin.
Gaia@Gaia (thoughts): In the remnants of a lost past, I would find my truth.
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

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Unto the Morrow

2026-07-19T06:15:06Z

Maleficentabsinthe: added a missing line of dialogue

{{Quest infobox
| title = Unto the Morrow
| image =
| description = Urianger regards you with a gentle smile.
| quest-giver = Urianger
| related-npcs = Alisaie; Alphinaud; Jeryk; Magnus; Runar; Ryne; Thaffe; Thancred; Y'shtola
| cutscene-npcs = Lyna
| location = Il Mheg
| location-x = 8.7
| location-y = 16.7
| location-z = 0.3
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre = The Voyage Home Quests
| sortkey = 310
| level = 80
| exp = 22440
| gil = 0
| reward1 = 1 wind-up Mystel
| prev-quest = The Journey Continues
| next-quest = Reflections in Crystal
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 678
| id-gt = 69317
| id-edb = ec048297fcf
}}

==Steps==
* Speak with [[Y'shtola]] in [[Slitherbough]].
* Speak with Y'shtola.
* Speak with [[Magnus]] at [[Twine]].
* Speak with [[Ryne]] in [[the Crystarium]].
* Speak with [[Thancred]].

==Journal==
* Urianger regards you with a gentle smile.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
'''Urianger:''' Now, assuming thou intendest to continue thy tour, might I suggest Slitherbough as thy next destination?
'''Urianger:''' The task of tidying up one's abode is seldom light work, yet I suspect Y'shtola's is heavier than most. Suffice it to say, a pair of helping hands might not go amiss.

-quest accepted

-optional start
'''Urianger:''' Given its specificity to the Source, yon elemental chart is perhaps best removed.
'''Urianger:''' Yet I cannot help but imagine what might unfold were a native of the First to chance upon it... What questions it would conjure in the mind of its discoverer...and whither their curiosity might lead them... 'Twould make for the beginnings of a grand adventure, would it not?
-optional end

===Speak with Y'shtola in Slitherbough===
'''Y'shtola:''' And what is this? Have you come to spy on me?
'''Y'shtola:''' ...Does Urianger truly think me so slovenly? The nerve.
'''Y'shtola:''' Loath as I am to disappoint, I put my affairs in order some time ago. I've even bade my farewells.
'''Y'shtola:''' To everyone save Runar, that is. He's nowhere to be seen...

-voiced cutscene start
''Runar offers Y'shtola a flower.''

'''Runar:''' Master Matoya!
'''Runar:''' For too long, I have remained silent. But no longer. I could not bear it if you were to leave. Please stay! I beg of you!
'''Y'shtola:''' Runar... Please...
'''Runar:''' ...I jest. At least in part. Ahem. What I came to say is this...
'''Runar:''' Thank you. Without your wisdom, your strength, and your kindness to guide us, our people would still be lost.
'''Runar:''' We will never forget you, Master Matoya. Wherever your journeys may take you, you will always be in our hearts.
'''Y'shtola:''' And you in mine.
'''Y'shtola:''' Remember that your people's journey─that our people's journey is yet ongoing. Your lives will change, and so too will your dreams. Yet come what may, you need not forsake your time-honored traditions, nor less your beliefs.
'''Y'shtola:''' But neither should you be beholden to them. For it was with curiosity and courage that the Night's Blessed first triumphed over adversity. New knowledge and new wisdom are ever worthy of pursuit.
'''Runar:''' Indeed they are. And so, until we return to the sunless sea, we shall endeavor to live our lives to the fullest.
'''Y'shtola:''' That is well. But however great your strides, there may yet come a day when the challenges you face cannot be surmounted alone.
'''Y'shtola:''' On such a day...
'''Runar:''' On such a day?
'''Y'shtola:''' You may call on me.
'''Y'shtola:''' Since a means to travel between worlds exists, you can be sure I will find a way to employ it.
'''Y'shtola:''' And there remain so many mysteries here that want for solving.
'''Runar:''' Master Matoya!
''Runar carries Y'shtola happily.''
'''Y'shtola:''' Runar! Really!
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Runar:''' Please take good care of Master Matoya. See that she eats well, and wraps up warm on cold days.
'''Runar:''' Ah, and there is a herbal tea which she enjoys! If I give you the recipe, you could make it for her, perhaps? And, uh...uh...
'''Runar:''' Above all ─ please keep her close. I do not deny that she is strong, but even the strongest among us should not be alone.
-optional end

===Speak with Y'shtola===

'''Y'shtola:''' Honestly, he's a boy in the body of a man... <sigh>
'''Y'shtola:''' ''Anyway'', it is time we headed back to the Crystarium. Shall we?
'''Y'shtola:''' ...You still have to take the ''Exarch'' to Nabaath Areng? I see. Very well, you can look in on Thancred while you're about it.
'''Y'shtola:''' His will be a difficult farewell, and I am sure he would appreciate your support.
'''Y'shtola:''' The path goes through Twine. If you wait there, you are like to meet him on his way back, if not before.

-optional start
'''Y'shtola:''' As I make my way out of the wood, I shall call to mind all that I learned during my time here. And I shall picture the day of my return.
'''Y'shtola:''' I know not when it will be, but mark my words, I will learn to traverse the rift.

:''In Twine'':
'''Jeryk:''' Let me guess: you're here to ride the trolley too. Don't ask me how I know─I can just tell!

'''Thaffe:''' Ah, it's you! Good to see you looking none the worse for wear!
-optional end

===Speak with Magnus at Twine===
-cutscene start

'''Magnus:''' Eh? You too? What is this, my bloody nameday?
'''Magnus:''' I see, I see. Yes, Thancred was here ─ and Ryne too. They said they wanted to go to Nabaath Areng, so we gave them the use of the trolley.
'''Jeryk:''' That's right, the old girl's up and running again! But we didn't just put her back together, mind you!
'''Jeryk:''' No, with a little bit of help from Master Chai...
'''Jeryk:''' We made her faster!
'''Jeryk:''' And stronger!
'''Jeryk:''' Ohhh yes, the future of trolleys is looking brighter than ever! Whisper it, but I reckon it might be time ─ time to ''reach for the stars'' with a trolley to dwarf all trolleys!
'''Thaffe:''' If you ask me, we'd be better off making them smaller. That way, they can fit in narrow shafts.
'''Jeryk:''' But that─ That's ''genius''! Why didn't I think of that!?
'''Magnus:''' Enough. You can daydream in your own time. In case you've forgotten, our priority is to have more working trolleys.
'''Magnus:''' ''That's'' why we turned to Chai-Nuzz, by the way ─ not to make the one trolley we've got go faster. We needed help getting a few Talos back in working order, see.
'''Magnus:''' We were out testing 'em when your airship came down, as a matter of fact. You seem to have a habit of crashing things...
'''Thancred:''' We're back. Our thanks for the loan of the trolley.
'''Thancred:''' ...[Forename]? What are you doing here? Don't tell me the others are waiting for us?
'''Thancred:''' That's a relief. At any rate, we've done what we came to do ─ which means I'm ready to leave. Or as ready as I'll ever be.
'''Magnus:''' Not to pry, but what's going on? You off somewhere?
'''Thancred:''' You could say that...
'''Magnus:''' So you're heading home. I'm just a simple miner and don't know much about this world-traversing business...
'''Magnus:''' But the young lady here ─ she'll be looked after, will she?

> If the player has completed the quest {{i|Life Finds a Way}}
Ryne: I'll be fine, thank you. I have a place to stay at the Crystarium, and don't want for anything.
'''Ryne:''' Besides which, I've recently made a new friend. Her name is [[Gaia]], and she'll always be there if I need her, just like you lot.
> Otherwise
'''Ryne:''' I'll be fine, thank you. I have a place to stay at the Crystarium, and don't want for anything.
---

'''Ryne:''' Besides which, I've no shortage of friends I can turn to. Friends like you lot.
'''Ryne:''' So please don't worry. I'll be fine, really.
'''Magnus:''' If you say so...
'''Magnus:''' It being a matter of life and death, I suppose you ''have'' to leave.
'''Magnus:''' But I for one would still be torn. If the choice were mine, I'm not sure I could bear to be parted from my family.
'''Thancred:''' No. But it's for the best. Ryne has chosen to walk her own path, and she doesn't need me under her feet.
'''Thancred:''' Besides, I have my own responsibilities, and I wouldn't be setting a very good example if I neglected them.
'''Magnus:''' Hmph. Perhaps not. Either way, I envy you your dilemma.
'''Magnus:''' Well then, young lady... If there's anything you need ─ anything at all ─ you're to call on us. It may surprise you, but we can do more than simply offer you trolley rides.
'''Ryne:''' Thank you, Magnus. Everyone.
'''Thancred:''' Shall we, then?
'''Ryne:''' If you've nowhere left to visit, we can go back to the Crystarium together.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Magnus:''' Bugger me, I forgot to thank Thancred...
'''Magnus:''' When you get the chance, tell him I'm glad we had that little talk. And tell him we'll look out for the girl.

'''Thaffe:''' When it comes to families, you'd think together was best, but it's not always that simple, is it? Never really thought about it, what with my parents being long gone.
'''Thaffe:''' The people in this town are the closest thing to family I've got. And to be fair, I'd hate to leave them. Which is why I'm not going anywhere!

'''Jeryk:''' Mark my words, [Forename]: one day, Twine will thrive again, and I hope that Thancred can come back to see it. Him and that funny-talking, fortune-teller bloke!

:''At the Crystarium'':
'''Alisaie:''' I did everything I could in the time I had. No regrets.

'''Alphinaud:''' I thought that it would be easier after saying farewell, but each step I took out of Eulmore felt heavier than the last...

'''Thancred:''' This is it, then...

'''Y'shtola:''' I trust the Exarch had a pleasant tour of the realm.

'''Urianger:''' I took the liberty of informing the Crystarium's leaders of our imminent departure. It seemed only right.
-optional end

===Speak with Ryne in the Crystarium===
'''Ryne:''' Oh, it's you... You're probably wondering why I'm not with the others.
'''Ryne:''' <sigh> It's just...I always knew that everyone would leave one day. And I always hoped and prayed that we would find a way to send them home. But now that the time has come, I just feel...lost. Lost and lonely.
'''Ryne:''' I don't want our last moments together to be sad. I want to hold myself together, just long enough to say the things that I need to say. But I'm not sure I can even do that...

Question: What will you say?
> I'll be there with you.
> You can do it, Ryne.
---

'''Ryne:''' <sniff> Right.
'''Ryne:''' Thank you, [Forename]. I feel braver already. <sniff> Go on ahead and join the others. I'll be along after I've taken a few deep breaths.

-optional start
'''Ryne:''' In...and out... <sigh>
-optional end

===Speak with Thancred===
-voiced cutscene start
'''Alisaie:''' That's everyone, then. We've all said what we needed to.
'''Urianger:''' Even as we speak, Beq Lugg undertaketh their final inspection of our spirit vessels.
'''Urianger:''' When thine own preparations for the journey are complete, thou art to present thyself in the Ocular.
'''Ryne:''' Um...everyone?
'''Ryne:''' I want to thank you all. On behalf of the First.
'''Ryne:''' You, and Minfilia, and the Exarch.
'''Ryne:''' Without each and every one of you guiding us, fighting for us...we wouldn't be standing here now. There wouldn't even ''be'' a here. And no words can express our gratitude.
'''Ryne:''' We still have a lot to do, countless trials to overcome ─ but if it ever seems too much, I'll think of our time together.
'''Ryne:''' The happy moments...and the sad ─ I will remember it all. And it will give me the strength to carry on without you.
'''Ryne:''' Because you made me who I am. Minfilia. Ryne.
'''Ryne:''' To honor these names and these memories, I will stand with all the people of this land, and strive for a better tomorrow.
'''Urianger:''' Thancred. I believe the honor of responding should rightfully be thine.

''Thancred places his hand on Ryne's head.''

'''Thancred:''' I know better than most how much you've grown, and I have every confidence you'll make your people proud.
'''Thancred:''' Gods know, I'm proud of you. I always will be. You deserve all the happiness in the world and more.
'''Lyna@???:''' Might we also say a few words?

''A crowd of Crystarium residents appear.''

'''Alphinaud:''' Why, this is...just about all of you!
'''Lyna:''' To see you off seemed the least we could do.
'''Lyna:''' You risked your all for us ─ fought for a realm not your own. Before you came, we had never known the beauty of the night sky.
'''Lyna:''' Or the joy of your company.
'''Lyna:''' Though it saddens us deeply to bid you farewell, it has ever been our way to send off friends with a smile.
'''Lyna:''' Wherever your road should lead, we shall pray for your safety. And following your brave example, we shall continue to fight for the Crystarium.
'''Alisaie:''' With or without us, you've always taken good care of this city. I don't doubt for a moment you'll continue to do so.
'''Alphinaud:''' Aye, a more resilient people we have never known.
'''Alphinaud:''' As resilient and enduring as the tower that watches over you.
'''Lyna:''' To the last, we did not question the Exarch about his past. It is only now, when he can no longer tell us, that we believe we know the answer.
'''Lyna:''' We have heard what became of him, and what is about to be attempted.
'''Lyna:''' All will be well, of this we are certain.
'''Lyna:''' How could it be otherwise, when every soul in the Crystarium is praying for it with all their heart?
'''Lyna:''' And so, when our lord awakens, I bid you give him a message.
'''Lyna:''' Tell him he needn't worry about us.
'''Lyna:''' That he need no longer hide who he truly is. That he should live his own life to the fullest.
'''Lyna:''' And that if he should ever find himself reminiscing on the past with a smile, we shall be smiling with him.
'''Lyna:''' Will you tell him this?

Question: What will you say?
> Word for word.
'''Lyna:''' Thank you. Please look after him for us.
> I'll do my best.
'''Lyna:''' I am sure you will.
---

'''Y'shtola:''' I daresay we have all the good wishes we can carry. Let us be on our way.

''The Scions turn and head towards the Ocular, the residents of the Crystarium saluting and bidding their farewells.''
-quest complete
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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Axe in the Stone

2026-07-19T02:31:54Z

Maleficentabsinthe: fixed a heading

{{Quest infobox
| title = Axe in the Stone
| description = Axemaster [[Wyrnzoen]] wishes you to experience a traditional marauder training method.
| image = Marauder quest image.png
| quest-giver = Wyrnzoen
| related-npcs = Broenbhar; Neddard; Rhotgeim; Sighard; Solkwyb
| location = Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks
| location-x = 11.2
| location-y = 6.1
| type = class
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Quests
| journal-genre = Marauder Quests
| sortkey = 50
| organization =
| class = marauder
| job =
| level = 5
| req-quest =
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 1400
| gil = 0
| mettle =
| reward1 = 1 Bronze War Axe
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt1 = 1 Custom-made Cuirass
| reward-opt2 = 1 Leather Eyepatch
| reward-opt3 = 1 Fingerless Leather Gloves
| reward-opt4 = 1 Altered Thighboots
| reward-opt5 = 5 Allagan Tin Piece
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Way of the Marauder, My First Axe
| next-quest = Wake of Destruction
| patch = 2.0
| release =
| id-gt = 65849
| id-edb = fedb4933a75
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with [[Broenbhar]].
*Speak with [[Rhotgeim]].
*Use [[Heavy Swing]] to destroy the solid rocks.
*Speak with Rhotgeim.
*Use Heavy Swing to destroy the solid rocks.
*Speak with Rhotgeim.
*Report to Axemaster [[Wyrnzoen]] at the Marauders' Guild.
*Speak with [[Solkwyb]].
*Investigate the megalocrab nest in lower La Noscea.
*Rescue [[Sighard]].
*Report to Axemaster Wyrnzoen at the Marauders' Guild.

==Journal==
*Axemaster Wyrnzoen wishes you to experience a traditional marauder training method.

*Wyrnzoen has instructed you to speak with a fellow marauder to learn the nature of the training you are to undertake. Find Broenbhar in the practice area downstairs.

*Broenbhar explains that marauders develop strength and precision by splitting rocks with their axes. To try your hand at this traditional training method, head out to the Rogue River in middle La Noscea and speak with Rhotgeim.

*Rhotgeim bids you shatter the stones she has prepared. Destroy the solid rocks on the bank of the river using the Heavy Swing technique.

*You have shattered three solid rocks. Report to the waiting Rhotgeim.

*Rhotgeim bids you shatter yet more rocks. Destroy the solid rocks on the bank of the river with your Skull Sunder ability.

*You have sundered three solid rocks. Report to the waiting Rhotgeim.

*Rhotgeim seems pleased with your rock-shattering ability. Return to the Marauders' Guild and report to Axemaster Wyrnzoen.

*Upon returning to the guild, you learn that Axemaster Wyrnzoen has assigned you to respond to an urgent request from the Red Rooster Stead─a duty that involves slaying murderous megalocrabs. Solkwyb, a veteran conjurer, will aid you in this task. Seek her out within the guild before you depart for lower La Noscea.

*You speak with the conjurer, Solkwyb, and learn more of the duty that lies ahead. Meet her at the megalocrab nest near the Mourning Widow in lower La Noscea.

*As you are searching through the megalocrab nest, you are approached by a desperate old man by the name of Neddard. Rush to the aid of his grandson, Sighard, before the boy is slain by the rampaging crustaceans.

*You have slain the megalocrabs and rescued Neddard's grandson from a grisly fate. After thanking you for saving him, Sighard pleads with you to avenge his parents by slaying the fearsome creature responsible for their deaths. Return to the Marauders' Guild and report the situation to Axemaster Wyrnzoen.

*You report the outcome of your duty to Axemaster Wyrnzoen. The veteran marauder, however, already appears to have knowledge of the creature that slew Sighard's parents. He commends your desire to seek vengeance on the boy's behalf, but warns that you are currently no match for this territorial monstrosity. Nurture your rage and hone your skills before attempting to grant Sighard's fervent wish.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Wyrnzoen: [Forename]. You approach me with a marauder's strides: determined, unswerving, and bereft of the hesitation that marked our first meeting. I am pleased. The time has come for you to begin a new stage in your training.
Wyrnzoen: Now, what sets the axe aside from the gladius or the dagger? It is the raw, unstoppable destruction wrought by its thick, heavy blade. And that overwhelming power can only be properly directed by extraordinary physical strength.
Wyrnzoen: Thus we come to the core of this day's lesson. Such strength as a marauder must possess is developed through a traditional method passed down through the generations of the guild. A method that you, too, shall be taught to employ.
Wyrnzoen: Present yourself to Broenbhar in the practice area downstairs, and he shall instruct you further.
-quest accepted

===Speak with Brownbhar===
Broenbhar: The axemaster told me ye'd be on yer way. Me name's Broenbhar. Good it is to meet a new marauder!
Broenbhar: Now, we axe-wielders build strength an' control by splittin' boulders. That's right─our traditional method involves smashin' a rock with yer axe.
Broenbhar: But ye can't use just any ol' swing; ye need to hit the rock just so. Rhotgeim, a fellow marauder, is waitin' just outside the Zephyr Gate, by the bridge over the Rogue River. She'll tell ye how it's done.

===Speak with Rhotgeim===
Rhotgeim: Greetin's, {{alternatives|f=lass|m=lad}}. Ready to split some stone, are ye? I've three nice, hard rocks for ye to build up a sweat on. Don't try nothin' fancy now, just hit 'em with a good, solid, Heavy Swing.

===Speak with Rhotgeim in middle La Noscea===
Rhotgeim: That's the way to do it, {{alternatives|f=lass|m=lad}}. Now ye've got the idea, why don't ye have at 'em a little harder with that Heavy Swing o' yers? Hold nothin' back.

===Speak with Rhotgeim===
Rhotgeim: Aye, I can see yer a natural. Me head's still ringin' with the sound o' crackin' boulders. Take yerself back to Axemaster Wyrnzoen and let him know yer ready for somethin' harder.

===Report to Axemaster Wyrnzoen at the Marauder' Guild===
Wyrnzoen: Has the training loosened your muscles and focused your mind, [Forename]? An urgent request for help has arrived from the Red Rooster Stead, and I have chosen you to respond. It appears a hostile group of megalocrabs has unwittingly elected itself the next test of your prowess.
Wyrnzoen: As this is your first outing on official marauder duty, you shall be accompanied by a veteran conjurer by the name of Solkwyb. She awaits you on the floor below. May devastation follow in your wake.

===Speak with Solkwyb===
Solkwyb: Aye, [Forename], I know who you are. My brother often has me escort his fledgling marauders on their more dangerous tasks. I suppose Wyrnzoen expects me to give you the details, then? Very well.
Solkwyb: It seems the farmers need us to clear out a megalocrab nest near the Mourning Widow in lower La Noscea. I shall trust you to find your own way there─just don't forget your axe.

===Investigate the megalocrab nest in lower La Noscea===
-cutscene start
Solkwyb: Hmph, looks as if nobody's home. Mayhap they knew we were coming...?
Neddard: Aid! I need aid!
Neddard: <pant> <pant> Please, it's my grandson! Them snippers've got 'im! I ''told'' Sighard not to get too close! I told 'im...
Solkwyb: Get that weapon ready, [Forename]! We need to move. Now.
-cutscene end

===Rescue Sighard===
-cutscene start
Sighard: Ah, bugger an' shite! Get away from me, ye bloody great bastard!
-cutscene end

===Defeat the megalocrabs===
Solkwyb@Solkwyb the Enlightened: I will soothe your wounds, [Forename]!
Solkwyb@Solkwyb the Enlightened: Do not stray too far from my side!
Broenbhar@Broenbhar Rocksplitter: Got room for one more? Can't let the novice have all the fun!
Broenbhar@Broenbhar Rocksplitter: Some o' these bastards are harder than the damn boulders!

-cutscene start
Sighard: Thank ye, {{alternatives|f=miss|m=mister}}! I thought I was dead fer sure!
Sighard: I can't even play outside no more, what with all these scary monsters about. Me ma and me da, they was both killed by some nasty bugger not so long ago─an aurochs, big as a mountain...
Sighard: But I bet ''you'' could beat it! Aye, make it pay fer what it did to me folks!
Solkwyb: You take it easy now, son─there's a whole guild full of strapping lads and lasses like [Forename] here who'll be glad to do just that.
Solkwyb: All you need do is head home with your grandpa. You let us worry about that big “nasty bugger.”
Solkwyb: Consider your first duty a success, [Forename]. It's time you headed back as well, before Wyrnzoen begins to worry I've left your corpse for the crabs.
-cutscene end

===Report to Axemaster Wyrnzoen at the Marauder' Guild===
Wyrnzoen: So, you have shattered the shells of the megalocrabs and saved the life of a child into the bargain. Thus does our violent craft prove its merit. Well done, [Forename].
Wyrnzoen: Though no longer a threat to the farmers, you should know that it is unusual for such crabs to be found so near the Stead. By all accounts, the creatures were ousted from their usual feeding grounds by a more fierce beast.
Wyrnzoen: The beast of which I speak is a known terror in the lands of La Noscea, ever seeking to expand its territory.
Wyrnzoen: And that boy's parents were but two of the many victims to fall to its rampages. It is a threat that must be dealt with ere long.
Wyrnzoen: Do thoughts of vengeance flit through your mind, [Forename]? Nurture those urges, but do not yet act upon them─this monstrosity is far beyond your present skills. If you would answer the lad's cry for revenge, then you must grow stronger. Become the raging behemoth this challenge demands.
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=udZ5iiCMt9Q}}

Worth Fighting For

2026-07-19T02:30:00Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with the template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Worth Fighting For
| description = [[Jenlyns]] has something─or someone─on his mind.
| image = Worth Fighting For.png
| quest-giver = Jenlyns
| related-npcs = Aldis; Mylla
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 10.8
| location-y = 11.1
| type = side
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Paladin Quests
| sortkey = 800
| organization =
| class =
| job = Paladin
| level = 80
| req-quest =Shadowbringers (Quest), To Have Loved and Lost
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 448800
| gil = 1167
| reward1 = 1 Battledance Materia VII
| reward2 = 1 Savage Aim Materia VII
| reward3 = 1 Savage Might Materia VII
| unlocks = ach Like a Knight in Shining Armor IV, ngp Paladin - Part 4
| prev-quest = Raising the Sword
| next-quest =
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.0
| id-gt = 68746
| id-edb = 6f14cc586bf
}}

==Walkthrough==
This is the final job quest. Only [[Role Quests]] will be added going forward.

'''Jenlyns''' is located at his usual spot on the '''[[Hustings Strip]]''', which is a second floor of [[Ul'dah - Steps of Thal|the Steps of Thal]]. Players can get there using staircases off of [[The Gold Court]], and register the [[Aetheryte|Aethernet Shard]] for [[The Royal Promenade]] once they arrive.

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Mylla]].
*Speak with [[Aldis]] in [[Hammerlea]].
*Speak with Mylla in [[Ul'dah]].

==Journal==
* Jenlyns has something─or someone─on his mind.

* You learn from Jenlyns that something appears to be troubling Mylla of late. As a close friend of the First Sword, the paladin encourages you to seek her out and inquire after the source of her consternation.

* Speaking with Mylla, you learn that it is none other than Aldis, recently returned to Ul'dah, who is causing her grief. Before she can go into detail, however, the man himself appears. Having explained that he has been to the Far East to train in the way of the samurai, he challenges you to a duel for old times' sake. The stage is set for Scorpion Crossing in western Thanalan, and you set out to join Aldis there.

* You and Aldis square off. As he prepares to draw his blade, however, a look of awe sweeps over his face. To simply confront you, it would seem, is enough to convince him that he is no match for you, and he abruptly abandons the duel and excuses himself. His uncharacteristic behavior leaves Mylla at a loss for words, and she turns her steps back to the Gladiators' Guild, more confounded than when she left.

* Eventually joining you and Mylla, Aldis apologizes for his behavior. Having thought long and hard on the reason for your strength, he has finally come to realize that which is dearest to him: the Gladiators' Guild. To that end, Aldis declares that he will give up the itinerant life and henceforth remain in Ul'dah to watch over the guild. Though Mylla appears none too impressed by his presumptuousness, you know that, deep down, she is glad for his presence. Thus do you take your leave, assured in the knowledge that all will be well in the end.
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
'''Jenlyns:''' Ah, if it isn't [Forename]. How fare you, my friend? Still keeping up your training, I trust?
'''Jenlyns:''' The Sultansworn have not been idle either. Seeking ways to better serve our nation, we have joined hands with the Gladiators' Guild.
'''Jenlyns:''' We train with one another, helping to hone each other's sword arms. The guild even dispatches its members to assist us in guarding the palace.
'''Jenlyns:''' None of this would have been possible without First Sword Mylla's cooperation. She is a dedicated woman─dedicated to her art and to her own─and I have the utmost respect and admiration for her.
'''Jenlyns:''' ...So it was with deep concern that I noticed that something troubles her of late. Whereas before she was amiable, she has become given to brooding silences.
'''Jenlyns:''' I considered offering to lend an ear, but as a relatively new acquaintance, I did not wish to appear overly familiar.
'''Jenlyns:''' But you, [Forename]─you are her close friend. Will you not seek her out and inquire after the source of her consternation?
-quest accepted

-optional start
'''Jenlyns:''' As I mentioned, something seems to be troubling First Sword Mylla of late. If you have a moment, pray seek her out and inquire after the source of her consternation.
-optional end

===Speak with Mylla===
-cutscene start
'''Mylla:''' ...Oh, it's you, [Forename]. It's been a while. What brings you here today?

Question: What will you say?
> Jenlyns is worried about you.
'''Mylla:''' H-He is? Gods, was I being that obvious? <sigh> Forgive me, I don't mean to sound ungrateful. It's kind of Jenlyns to worry about me.
> Is everything all right?
'''Mylla:''' Wh-What's this all of a sudden? Of course I'm─ <sigh> Nay, I won't insult your intelligence by lying to you.
---

'''Mylla:''' You see, it's Aldis... He's returned to Ul'dah. He's been pardoned, so he has every right to be here.
'''Mylla:''' But it's just...I just don't understand what's going through his mind.

Aldis@???: Oho, if it isn't the very {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}} I've been longing to see!
'''Aldis:''' Greetings, [Forename]! You look well─for someone who's been raising hells the world over!
'''Aldis:''' ...Hm? I see my attire intrigues you.
'''Aldis:''' When I took my leave after the Ul Cup, I believe I said something to the effect of still having much to learn. That's what I've been doing─learning.
'''Aldis:''' I remembered the elderly samurai who was making short work of our gladiators. And so I decided to journey to the Far East and train in his style.

'''Mylla:''' You never cared for convention or tradition. Is it any wonder we're confused to see you actually look the part?

'''Aldis:''' Hah, I suppose you're right. But you have to admit, Mylla─I look pretty good in this.
'''Aldis:''' So, [Forename]. How about you and I have a bout? For old times' sake?

Question: What will you say?
> Gladly!
'''Aldis:''' Heh heh, we're of a kind, you and I. When we see a mighty foe, we can't resist the urge to test ourselves!
> ...
'''Aldis:''' Not wont to bare steel needlessly, is that it? But I know you ''need'' this, [Forename]─as much as I do. We're of a kind, you and I. When we see a mighty foe, we can't resist the urge to test ourselves!
---
'''Aldis:''' Now, as much as I fancy a rematch in the Coliseum, we'll have to settle for a humbler venue this time. Hmmm, let's see...
'''Aldis:''' How about Scorpion Crossing, outside of the Gate of the Sultana? There's space there, if not a lot of people to watch our glorious match.

'''Mylla:''' Oh, don't you even think about fighting in the city!
'''Mylla:''' If you must feed your vanity, I'll attend as witness. At the very least, I can explain the situation to the Brass Blades should they appear.

'''Aldis:''' Thanks, I appreciate it.
'''Aldis:''' And there you have it, [Forename]. I'll see you at Scorpion Crossing.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Mylla:''' <sigh> I can't believe this... Go on ahead, [Forename]. I'll follow in a moment.

'''Mylla:''' I hope he's satisfied.
-optional end

===Speak with Aldis in Hammerlea===
'''Aldis:''' Heh heh, I've been looking forward to this. Come, my friend, let's begin!

-cutscene start
'''Aldis:''' Impossible...
'''Aldis:''' How? How did you become so ''strong''?

Question: What will you say?
> I found something worth protecting...
'''Aldis:''' You journeyed to another world...and found something you wished to protect?
> I found something I couldn't bear to lose...
'''Aldis:''' You journeyed to another world...and found something you couldn't bear to lose?
---
'''Mylla:''' Aldis? What's the meaning of this?

'''Aldis:''' There's no point. As I am, I don't stand a chance against [Forename].

'''Mylla:''' You would admit defeat before you've even fought?

'''Aldis:''' It's unseemly, aye. But because of my training, I've come to know, Mylla─come to know the power of resolve and the difference it makes.
'''Aldis:''' Forgive me, I need a moment alone.

'''Mylla:''' This isn't the Aldis I know. He's never once backed down from a fight.
'''Mylla:''' I don't doubt that you've grown stronger since last we met.
'''Mylla:''' But so has Aldis. That's why he challenged you─to put his training to the proof.
'''Mylla:''' Yet, by that selfsame training, he could see that he was no match for you. I...I don't know what to say.
'''Mylla:''' Well, there's no use pondering things here. Let's return to the guild.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Mylla in Ul'dah===
-cutscene start
'''Mylla:''' Aldis hasn't returned.
'''Mylla:''' I wouldn't be surprised if he's left Ul'dah again. It wouldn't be the first time he's disappeared as quickly as he's arrived...
'''Mylla:''' Don't blame yourself. The problem is Aldis's and Aldis's alone. It's up to him to resolve it, however long that may take.
'''Mylla:''' At any rate, don't feel compelled to linger on his account. I'm sure you have much demands on your time. Come and visit again when you have the chance.

'''Aldis:''' Sorry for taking off like that.
'''Aldis:''' Truth be told, I'm ashamed to show my face, but there's something I needed to tell you.
'''Aldis:''' After I left, I thought long and hard on your words. On that which you said made you strong.
'''Aldis:''' It led me to ask myself, what is it that ''I'' wish to protect?

'''Mylla:''' And you found your answer?

'''Aldis:''' Aye, I did. Fool that I am, it took me a long time, but I finally realized that it was always close by.

'''Mylla:''' Aldis...

'''Aldis:''' Mylla. This is embarrassing for me to say, but that which is dearest to me, that I cannot bear to lose...
'''Aldis:''' ...Is the Gladiators' Guild.

'''Mylla:''' ...What?

'''Aldis:''' The old guildmaster, he was as a father to me. And this place is as a home.
'''Aldis:''' No matter where my path may lead, the guild will always welcome me with open arms. I realize that now.

'''Mylla:''' Aldis! You...you...!

'''Aldis:''' So, if I'm to protect the guild, it means...well, you know...
'''Aldis:''' It means...I have to ''be'' at the guild. So from today, I'm giving up the itinerant life.

'''Mylla:''' After all these years coming and going as you please, sending nary a word, you think you can just stay here!? You've got a lot of nerve!

'''Aldis:''' Why, Mylla, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were worried about me.

'''Mylla:''' Sh-Shut your mouth! If you wish to stay, then do as you like! That's what you're good at!

'''Aldis:''' Ah, there's the grimace I know and love. There truly is no place like home.
'''Aldis:''' But jests aside... [Forename]─because of you, I've finally realized what's important to me.
'''Aldis:''' For that, I give you my thanks.
'''Aldis:''' From hereon, I'll watch over the guild while I continue honing my skills.
'''Aldis:''' Who knows? If I work hard, I might even become the First Sword one day.

'''Mylla:''' Not on your life! No one would entrust the guild to a selfish bastard such as you! And skills or no, you're starting from the bottom like the rest!

'''Aldis:''' Aye, aye, whatever you say...
'''Aldis:''' It was good seeing you, my friend. Do come and visit again. From now on, you know where to find me.
-quest complete
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=ugydowTk9ic}}

Raising the Sword

2026-07-19T02:25:29Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with template

{{Quest infobox
| description = [[Mylla]] looks at you with a twinkle in her eye.
| image = Paladin SB quest image.png
| quest-giver = Mylla
| related-npcs = Adrien; Aldis; Bronze Bull; Constaint; Dour Meadow; Franz; Handeloup; Jenlyns; Nanamo Ul Namo; Papashan; Scrubby Stripling; The Bronze Bull; Tournament Registrar
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 9.3
| location-y = 12.0
| type = job
| job = Paladin
| level = 70
| gil = 2300
| reward1 = 1 Chivalrous Armor Coffer (IL 290)
| unlocks = ac Passage of Arms, ach Like a Knight in Shining Armor III, ngp Paladin - Part 3
| prev-quest = Fade to Black Lotus
| next-quest = Worth Fighting For
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68111
| id-edb = 9193a6f1c9c
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Paladin Quests
| sortkey = 700
}}

== Steps ==
* Speak with the tournament registrar.
* Speak with [[Mylla]].

== Journal ==
* Mylla looks at you with a twinkle in her eye.

* Mylla can barely contain her excitement as she informs you the Ul Cup final will go ahead. Your long-awaited match against Aldis will take place shortly; when you are ready, the tournament registrar will show you through to the arena.

* No sooner do you arrive in the arena than a damnably curious spectator exposes Black Lotus as Aldis. Though the crowd is initially shocked, Mylla succeeds in rallying everyone behind the match. At this time, Nanamo steps in and gives her blessing for the contest to proceed. With no obstacles left to bar your way, you and Aldis finally square off. At the end of a furious clash, you emerge the victor and are crowned champion of the Ul Cup. Nanamo makes to present you with the promised tome of secret techniques, but Papashan confesses that such an item never existed. The true purpose in bringing together the highest names in swordplay, he explains, was to raise the gladiatorial arts higher, with the ultimate goal of strengthening the realm in the face of mutliple threats. At length, Nanamo turns her attention to the question of Aldis's banishment, and by a simple utterance grants him a royal pardon.

* And so, after numerous twists and turns, the Ul Cup comes to a close. Mylla and Aldis await you back at the Gladiators' Guild.

* Despite having received a pardon, Aldis chooses to continue his journey of self-discovery. Mylla protests, but he will not be swayed; his defeat to you made it clear he still wants for experience, and he will not know peace until he has gained it. As Aldis departs, he expresses his eagerness to meet you again in battle. In anticipation of that day, you resolve to continue striving for greater heights in your art.
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Mylla: It's official, [Forename]! The Coliseum has agreed to host the Ul Cup final anew!
Mylla: In the interests of maintaining excitement, things are already in motion. And lest you wonder, Odde has since been apprehended by the Brass Blades and cannot hinder the proceedings.
Mylla: Aldis has been informed and makes ready even as we speak, and you should likewise see to your own preparations. When all is in order, the tournament registrar will escort you through to the arena.
Mylla: Suffice it to say I shall be cheering you on from the viewing gallery. Good luck, [Forename], and give Aldis a kiss for me─with the rim of your shield!
-quest accepted
-optional start
When all is in order, the tournament registrar will escort you through to the arena. Good luck, [Forename], and give Aldis a kiss for me─with the rim of your shield!
-optional end

===Speak with the tournament registrar===
Tournament Registrar: This is it, my {{alternatives|f=lady|m=lord}}─no more sudden changes of plan! Are you ready to proceed?

-cutscene start
Adrien: Ladies and gentlemen! Finally, at long last, the moment you've all been waiting for is here: the Ul Cup final!

x@Spectating Craftsman: >> Before this starts, I want to know something! Is it true Black Lotus is actually Aldis, the Sword of Nald? <<

Dour Meadow: What!? Black Lotus, I must ask you to remove your helm!

x@Spectating Merchant: Thal's balls, it's really him! What'll happen now?

x@ Spectating Craftsman: Nothing'll happen, that's what. Once expelled, a gladiator may not fight in the Coliseum again. There'll be no match.

Aldis: Aye, that's right. All this time it was me.
Aldis: I'm the last person who needs to be reminded of my own banishment. If you wish to call off the final, then so be it. I'll not argue.
Aldis: Nonetheless, I ask you this: will you not let [Forename] and I fight? We promise to give you a match that the bards shall long sing of!

Mylla: >> Oh, come on! One of the greatest swordsmen of our age is about to cross swords with a fabled hero, and you have to even think about it? Every one here must be aching to see them fight! Is this not so? <<
Mylla: >> If there is any indication of dishonest conduct, I shall take his head myself! But give them a chance, I say! Remember the incredible performances they've given us thus far, and imagine how much finer it will be! <<

The Bronze Bull: >> The First Sword speaks true! This is a once-in-a-lifetime event! 'Twould be a crying shame to have it end like this! <<

x@Spectating Merchant: Aye, listen to Mylla! I came here for a final, and I want one, dammit!

x@Spectating Craftsman: Me, too! I've watched Aldis since I was a lad, and I want to watch him fight again! Let it happen, rules be damned!

Nanamo Ul Namo: You have no objections, [Forename]?
Nanamo Ul Namo: I must confess that I, too, have awaited the match with bated breath. There will be time enough afterwards to revisit past misdeeds.
Nanamo Ul Namo: There you have it, Aldis. You have the blessing of all present.

Aldis: Don't ever change, Mylla.
Aldis: Come, [Forename]! Your opponent is the Sword of Nald!

===Solo Duty===
x@???: With the blessing of Nald'thal, two mighty warriors now meet in the Ul Cup final!
Aldis@Aldis, Sword of Nald: Come, [Forename]! Show me what you can do!
Aldis@Aldis, Sword of Nald: Let's see if you can dodge my specialty!
Aldis@Aldis, Sword of Nald: Here's something new to knock you off your feet!
Aldis@Aldis, Sword of Nald: Stay put for me, will you?
Aldis@Aldis, Sword of Nald: Storms of Thanalan, devour all before you!
x@???: And the champion of the Ul Cup─the greatest swordsman in the realm─is [Forename] [Surname]!
-cutscene start
Nanamo Ul Namo: A magnificent performance from start to finish! Such exquisite bladework I have seldom beheld!
Nanamo Ul Namo: Now then, perchance you have heard that the champion would be awarded a rare tome, one which holds the secret techniques of the first captain of Sultansworn.
Nanamo Ul Namo: Papashan, if you would be so kind.

Papashan: Ahem. If I might speak plain, Your Grace...
Papashan: The tome does not exist.

Aldis: Well, well. I see what you did there, Master Papashan.
Aldis: You've revived not only Sultan Sisigan's tournament, but his vision as well!
Aldis: Seems a history lesson is in order. Ahem. During his reign, Sultan Sasagan Ul Sisigan invited swordsmen of all lands to Ul'dah to fight with his own elite in tournaments.
Aldis: In time, such tournaments came to attract sellswords, giving rise to a national institution: the grand diversion that is the Coliseum.
Aldis: While that was a defining development for Ul'dah, historians believe that, in bringing together expert swordsmen, the sultan's true intent was to advance the gladiatorial arts.
Aldis: But when the balance of power shifted away from the Royalists, the royal house lost access to the enormous funds needed to host grand tournaments.
Aldis: The revival of the Ul Cup, the promise of a nonexistent prize... All of it was in emulation of Sultan Sasagan's vision.

Papashan: You are most perceptive, Aldis. The true purpose in bringing together the highest names in swordplay was to raise the gladiatorial arts higher, as the sultan once did.
Papashan: And though we walk in his footsteps, our destination lies a little farther. For it is my hope that not only Ul'dah, but Eorzea as a whole, is strengthened.
Papashan: From the Garlean menace to the beast tribes and their primals, the realm is faced with numerous threats.
Papashan: If we are to protect our homes and loved ones, we must keep our blades sharp and our shields strong.
Papashan: Forgive me, Your Grace. Had you known there was neither tome nor technique, I feared you would not consent to the tournament.

Nanamo Ul Namo: You should have consulted me from the first. As it stands, we must needs find another means of rewarding our champion.
Nanamo Ul Namo: My dear [Forename]. Speak unto me your desire; I shall do mine utmost to bestow it.

Question: What will you request?
>A pardon for Aldis.
Nanamo Ul Namo: A noble request befitting your kind-hearted self. Ere I grant it, however, there is one thing I would know.

> Nothing.
Nanamo Ul Namo: [...Nothing? Truly? Very well, if the champion desires naught, then the prize shall go to the next in line.]
Nanamo Ul Namo: Aldis. Though this was not to be your day, you fought outstandingly and may rightly stand tall. Ere I grant you your prize, however, there is one thing I would know.
---

Nanamo Ul Namo: I am given to understand you were sentenced to exile for being party to bribery. Is this true?

Aldis: It is, Your Grace.

Nanamo Ul Namo: I see. Very well, then.
Nanamo Ul Namo: I, Nanamo Ul Namo, Sultana of Ul'dah, do hereby absolve you of all crimes.
Nanamo Ul Namo: Our fair nation has need of men of your strength and skill, now more than ever. 'Twould be unconscionable to cast you aside.
Nanamo Ul Namo: And to the champion, [Forename], I offer my joyous congratulations! Your victory this day shall long remain in our hearts and minds!
Nanamo Ul Namo: Though the tournament is come to a close, I pray that all of you shall ever strive to raise your art higher─for the good of all the realm!
-cutscene end

-optional start
Aldis: That was a fight to remember. You've truly grown strong, my friend.
Dour Meadow: A well-deserved victory! Congratulations!
Scrubby Stripling: You're even stronger than Uncle Aldy! If I'm gonna challenge you one day, I'm gonna have to train extra hard!
-optional end

===Speak with Mylla===
-cutscene start
Scrubby Stripling: You're even stronger than Uncle Aldy! If I'm gonna challenge you one day, I'm gonna have to train extra hard!
Mylla: To think that such a motive existed for the tournament... We gladiators, too, must endeavor to do our part for the greater good of the realm.
Aldis: Hear, hear, my dear. Ah, but the things one must do to arrange a simple match with [Forename]. Judging by how quickly you've improved in my short time away, had we fought but a few days earlier, I like to think I would've come out on top.
Aldis: So. I'm good to return to the Coliseum?

Dour Meadow: You have Her Grace's personal endorsement─I'd say that's about as good as one can get. And as a finalist in the Ul Cup, you would draw decent crowds. We'd be glad to have you back.

Aldis: Hah, I never dreamed that this day would come...
Aldis: Well, I suppose I'll resume my wanderings.

'''Mylla:''' What!? You're given a royal pardon, yet you're leaving Ul'dah again!?

Aldis: Mylla, you watched [Forename] and I fight. For all my training during my travels, all the hardships I subjected myself to, I was no match for {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}}.
Aldis: 'Tis plain I still want for experience, for knowledge and skill, and I won't be at peace until I gain it. Surely you understand this?

Mylla: Yes, but─

Aldis: Worry not, Mylla. I will visit whenever I can. After all, there's a filly back home who whinnies incessantly after me.
Aldis: And you, my free paladin friend. Not only did you oblige me with a match, you rescued my boy and defended my honor besides. For that I cannot thank you enough.
Aldis: I learned much and more from our encounter, and I should be glad if you got something out of it also. Keenly do I look forward to our next meeting, when we can simply square off, with no complicating factors to distract us!
-quest complete

System: This concludes the paladin quests for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood. In order to undertake the next series of quests, you must first meet the following requirements:
System: ※ FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers must be registered to your service account.
System: ※ You must have completed the main scenario quest “Shadowbringers.”
System: ※ You must have completed the role quest “To Have Loved and Lost.”
System: Once you have done so, the next paladin quest will be available from Jenlyns.
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=dXXLgvj2sHc}}

Fade to Black Lotus

2026-07-19T02:08:50Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with template

{{Quest infobox
| description = [[Mylla]]'s expectant gaze could only mean one thing: it is time.
| image = Paladin SB quest image.png
| quest-giver = Mylla
| related-npcs = Adrien; Aldis; Burly Bloke; Destitute Citizen; Dour Meadow; Scrubby Stripling; Skittish Citizen; Spectating Craftsman; Spectating Merchant; Suspicious Fellow; Tournament Registrar; Tournament Usher; Wealthy Citizen
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 9.3
| location-y = 12.0
| type = job
| job = Paladin
| level = 68
| exp = 108000
| gil = 1447
| prev-quest = In Nald's Name
| next-quest = Raising the Sword
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68110
| id-edb = f810aba186d
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Paladin Quests
| sortkey = 680
}}

== Steps ==
* Speak with Mylla.
* Speak with the tournament registrar.
* Search for Black Lotus.
* Gather information in Pearl Lane.
* With the chat mode in {{colorize|```Say```}}, enter “Doubt the truth” to let the suspicious fellow know you are a customer.
* Search for the burly bloke at Spineless Basin.
* Aid the scrubby stripling.
* Speak with Mylla at the Gladiators' Guild.

== Journal ==
* Mylla's expectant gaze could only mean one thing: it is time.
* Mylla sends you off to the Ul Cup final with words of encouragement, but no sooner do you take to the arena than your opponent is announced as having withdrawn from the match. Though this makes you the champion by default, such an unearned victory rings hollow to you. Perhaps your guildmaster can provide some clarity amid the confusion.
* Sensing your dissatisfaction and knowing too well the ways of the Ul'dahn underworld, Mylla decides to investigate your opponent's unexpected withdrawal and recruits your aid. To begin with, she suggests that you speak with the tournament registrar, the last person to see Black Lotus.
* According to the tournament registrar, after informing him that he no longer wished to fight, Black Lotus left in considerable haste in the direction of Pearl Lane.
* You track down Black Lotus, who, to little surprise, turns out to be a disguised Aldis. He explains that he withdrew from the tournament in order to save a boy he met during his wanderings, whom unscrupulous match-fixers took hostage in the mistaken belief that he is Aldis's own. At this time an unimpressed Mylla arrives, and Aldis goes on to reveal that rumors of your surpassing skills are what drew him back to Ul'dah. His mention of a child leaves her dismayed, but the questions must wait, for the boy has yet to be released. Aldis means to track down the abductors and mount a rescue, and bids you ask after shady sorts in Pearl Lane.
* Questioning the locals, you learn that a black market bookmaker has been operating in the area. In order to track him down, you must first go to his lackey near the Gate of Thal and indicate your intent do business.
* With the chat mode in Say, enter the password “Doubt the truth” to let the suspicious fellow know you are a customer.
* Satisfied that you are a customer, the suspicious fellow directs you to his associate near the Sultantree. And by the sounds of it, that is where you will find the abducted child.
* The burly bloke and his cronies set upon you, but they are no match for the Ul Cup champion─by default or no. With the ruffians subdued, you may turn your attention to the child.
* Mylla and Aldis join you as you finish freeing the child from his bindings. After a brief but warm reunion, Aldis informs you that he has found solid evidence implicating Odde, the detestable Lalafell from the Quicksand, in the match-fixing attempt. And then to Mylla's relief, he clarifies that the boy is not in fact his own. All is well, then, save for the fact that a dream match between you and Aldis was not to be. However, Mylla tells you not to give up, for she believes she can convince the organizers to host the Ul Cup final. Leaving to entrust the child to the Brass Blades' care, she bids you join her back at the guild afterwards.
* Mylla reiterates her confidence that the Ul Cup final will go ahead, and excuses herself to go about making it so. See to it that you are fully prepared for the imminent match, for it will doubtless prove the toughest of all.
: ※ The next paladin quest will be available from Mylla upon reaching level 70.
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Mylla:''' It's time, [Forename], the Ul Cup final. You have what it takes to win. Just fight as you always do, and the rest will follow.
-cutscene start
'''Tournament Usher:''' L-Ladies and gentlemen. It is my regret to inform you that Black Lotus has withdrawn from the match.
'''Tournament Usher:''' In the absence of an opponent, the winner of the Ul Cup final is [Forename] [Surname] by default!

x@Visiting Merchant: Hey, you don't think that those rumors could be true, do you?

x@Visiting Craftsman: What, that Black Lotus is Aldis, the gladiator who was banished from the Coliseum? Seems a little far-fetched, but you never know these things.

'''Adrien:''' In an unexpected turn of events, Black Lotus, the winner of the Nald group, has withdrawn. I repeat, Black Lotus has withdrawn.

'''Dour Meadow:''' Twelve in a tangle, what in blazes is going on!?

'''Adrien:''' We will relay further information as soon as more becomes available. Please bear with us.
-cutscene end
-quest accepted

-optional start
'''Tournament Usher:''' A-Apologies, but I'm as much in the dark as you are. 'Twas the tournament registrar who spoke with Black Lotus on the matter.
-optional end

===Speak with Mylla===
'''Mylla:''' What is the meaning of this?

'''Tournament Usher:''' A-Apologies, my lady, but I'm as much in the dark as you are. 'Twas the tournament registrar who spoke with Black Lotus on the matter.

'''Mylla:''' Not even the organizers have full grasp of the situation...
'''Mylla:''' It isn't uncommon for combatants to withdraw from a match, but when it does happen, more often than not something illicit is afoot.
'''Mylla:''' While some might consider “default” to be the sweetest word, I know that you do not. Nay, an unearned victory such as this rings hollow and brings you no satisfaction. As such, I have a mind to delve into what will certainly prove to be some dark places. May I rely on your help?
'''Mylla:''' Good. To begin with, let us go and ask the tournament registrar about his conversation with Black Lotus.

-optional start
'''Mylla:''' Let us go and ask the tournament registrar about his conversation with Black Lotus.
-optional end

===Speak with the tournament registrar===
'''Tournament Attendant:''' Yes, my {{alternatives|f=lady|m=lord}}, Black Lotus came and informed me that he no longer wished to fight.
'''Tournament Attendant:''' This happened shortly after you entered the anteroom. I assumed he would follow suit, but instead he declared his withdrawal.
'''Tournament Attendant:''' Stunned as I was, by the time I had gathered my wits and thought to ask for his reason, he had spun on his heels and left.
'''Tournament Attendant:''' He was headed in the direction of Pearl Lane, I believe. If you wish to speak with him, I suggest you take your search there.

-optional start
'''Tournament Attendant:''' If you wish to speak with Black Lotus, he was headed in the direction of Pearl Lane.
'''Mylla:''' Were you able to learn anything?
-optional end

===Search for Black Lotus===
-cutscene start
'''Black Lotus:''' Well, I'd say it's time to come clean. Sharp as you are, you'd probably seen through the masquerade anyway.
'''Aldis:''' [Forename], it's good to see you again. As myself, at any rate.

'''Aldis:''' Let me guess: {{alternatives|f=the heartbroken maiden|m=you}} demands to know why I abandoned {{alternatives|f=her|m=you}} at the arena I'll tell you that and more besides, but this stays between us, understood?
'''Aldis:''' Since we took care of business with Leavold and I left Ul'dah, I've been roaming the land like a proper vagabond.
'''Aldis:''' In the course of which I helped a child in need. You've already met the little scamp. I came upon him one day, all on his lonesome, his face caked in dirt. A war orphan, like so many out there.
'''Aldis:''' Upon learning what I do─did for a living, he decided that he must learn swordplay and begged me teach him. Wouldn't take no for an answer, the stubborn bugger, and he's been following me around ever since.
'''Aldis:''' Now, those that came to me with threats, they mistook the boy for my own and took him hostage, and demanded that I pull out of the tournament.
'''Aldis:''' If it were just my own head, I wouldn't think twice about risking it, but I won't gamble with someone else's life. The boy may not be my flesh and blood, but he's in danger on my account. And here we are.
'''Aldis:''' What can I say? In spite of myself, I've taken to the rascal.

'''Mylla:''' I ''knew'' it was you. From the moment we fought.

'''Aldis:''' Mylla, my dear! You are as ravishing as ever!

'''Mylla:''' Spare me! All this time and you couldn't bestir yourself to send a single godsdamned letter!

'''Aldis:''' Easy on the anger, now. 'Twould be a right shame to line that beautiful face with wrinkles.

'''Mylla:''' Th-That's neither here nor there! Now, tell me why have you returned!

'''Aldis:''' <sigh> As hasty as ever too, I see. If you must know, rumors had reached me of a free paladin named [Forename] [Surname] whose skills were beyond compare.
'''Aldis:''' Precisely how far beyond compare had {{alternatives|f=her|m=his}} skills become, I simply had to see─nay, test for myself. So I made my way back to Ul'dah.
'''Aldis:''' When I arrived, I learned that the prestigious Ul Cup had been revived. If [Forename] enters, I'd get my wish. If {{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} doesn't, I'd just have to settle for winning the tournament and resuming my wanderings.
'''Aldis:''' With a little help from an old friend, I acquired an invitation and found myself a suitably menacing full-face helm. Being something of a pariah, it wouldn't do to be seen, you see.

'''Mylla:''' If you went through all that effort for the sake of fighting [Forename], why did you withdraw?

'''Aldis:''' Simply put? To make way for money. Not mine, mind you, but someone else's.
'''Aldis:''' As you know, a tournament of this scale sees stupendous sums of coin moved, and there are some who'd stop at nothing to ensure that it moves their way.
'''Aldis:''' Well, it turns out that Black Lotus was standing between an especially unscrupulous crew and their fortune. And so they took my boy and threatened his life.

'''Mylla:'''...B-Boy?

'''Aldis:''' Aye, well, it's a rather embarrassing tale. Let's save it for after I'm a few tankards in.
'''Aldis:''' Someone wants you to win, [Forename]. At all costs. While I do not disagree with their choice of champion, their methods don't sit well with me.
'''Aldis:''' Ah, but I'm afraid the rest will have to wait. The danger hasn't passed.
'''Aldis:''' Though I did as I was told, they haven't kept their part of the bargain. I mean to mount a rescue, and for this I could use your help.
'''Aldis:''' I knew I could count on you. First of all, we must track down these match-fixing, child-abducting villains. For the sake of haste, let us split up and investigate. If you could ask after shady sorts in these parts, I'll see to the nearby areas.

'''Mylla:''' A-A child? When the hells did he...?
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Mylla:''' A child... I can't believe it...
-optional end

===Gather information in Pearl Lane===
'''Wealthy Citizen:''' Shady sorts taking wagers on the Ul Cup? Haven't seen any myself, but safe to say they're out there. It's Ul'dah, after all.

'''Destitute Citizen:''' What? You here to laugh at me?
'''Destitute Citizen:''' ...Well, there's plenty 'round here hopin' to strike it rich quick. Don't know any bookmakers myself─don't have the coin for that─but someone's bound to.
-optional start
Destitute Citizen: As I said, there's plenty 'round here hopin' to strike it rich quick. Don't know any bookmakers myself─don't have the coin for that─but someone's bound to.
-optional end

'''Skittish Citizen:''' G-Gambling? M-Match-fixing? Whatever are you talking about?
'''Skittish Citizen:''' ...K-Kidnapping!? Oh, gods, I never imagined they'd go that─ Ahhh! Me and my big mouth!
'''Skittish Citizen:''' <sigh> Alright, alright... I'll tell you what I know. Least I can do to clear my conscience.
'''Skittish Citizen:''' This black market bookmaker, he has no established base, the better to avoid the authorities, but right now he has a lackey near the Gate of Thal. Say to the fellow the words “Doubt the truth,” and he'll tell you where to go.
'''Skittish Citizen:''' Now, leave me be...and you didn't hear any of this from me!
-optional start
Skittish Citizen: This black market bookmaker has no established base, the better to avoid the authorities, but right now he has a lackey near the Gate of Thal. Say to the fellow the words “Doubt the truth,” and he'll tell you where to go.
-optional end

===With the chat mode in {{colorize|```Say```}}, enter “Doubt the truth” to let the suspicious fellow know you are a customer===
-optional start
'''Suspicious Fellow:''' What're you gawpin' at? Piss off.
-optional end

"Doubt the truth."

'''Suspicious Fellow:''' ...Oh, a customer. Collectin', are you? Then it's over by the Sultantree.
'''Suspicious Fellow:''' Just so you know, it might be a bit noisy. My mate there's, er...babysittin' at the moment.
-optional start
'''Suspicious Fellow:''' Collection's over by the Sultantree. Just so you know, it might be a bit noisy. My mate there's, er...babysittin' at the moment.
-optional end

===Search for the burly bloke at Spineless Basin===
-optional start
'''Scrubby Stripling:''' <sniff> Are you a bad person, too? I wany uncle Aldy! <sob>
-optional end

'''Burly Bloke:''' Yeah? What you do you want?

Question: What do you want?
> Your clothes, your boots, and your chocobo.
'''Burly Bloke:''' >> You want my what!? Whoever this clown is, get {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}}! <<
> The child.
'''Burly Bloke:''' One of Aldis's!? Get {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}}!
---

===Aid the scrubby stripling===
-cutscene start
'''Mylla:''' The child is unharmed?

'''Scrubby Stripling:''' Uncle Aldy, I-I'm so sorry! If only I was stronger...

'''Aldis:''' That's nothing a little training won't fix. By the way, have you thanked [Forename] here yet?

'''Scrubby Stripling:''' Oh, right!
'''Scrubby Stripling:''' Thanks for saving me, [Forename]! At first I thought you were one of the crooks, but you're a really nice person.
'''Scrubby Stripling:''' Oh, and you're really strong as well! I'm gonna train hard so I can be strong too and look after myself!

'''Aldis:''' Allow me to thank you also, my friend. And lest you wonder, I haven't been idle either. I managed to find solid evidence implicating the ex-sellsword Odde, our friend whom you saw me having a chat with. The Brass Blades have been alerted to his shenanigans, and he'll trouble us no more.

'''Mylla:'''Wait, did that boy just call you Uncle?

'''Aldis:''' Aye, well, I'm a little too far gone to be his playmate. What of it?
'''Aldis:''' Wait a minute─don't tell me you assumed he was...you know?
'''Aldis:''' Ahahaha! That certainly explains your black mood!
'''Aldis:''' To prevent further misunderstanding, he isn't mine. I chanced to help him and we became fast friends, is all.

'''Mylla:''' Oh. Oh! W-Well, it's not like I cared or anything. It's just...given how long you were gone, I wouldn't have been surprised...is all.

'''Aldis:''' Ahahaha! It takes a lot longer than that to grow 'em this big!

'''Mylla:''' Th-This is nothing to laugh about!

'''Aldis:''' Ahhh, but it ''is''! <sigh> At any rate, all's well that ends well. It's just a pity the dream match between me and [Forename] could not be...

'''Mylla:''' Don't be so quick to give up. You've evidence that you were being threatened, have you not? I believe there's a good chance we can still make it happen.
'''Mylla:''' The Ul Cup generated such excitement as the Coliseum has not seen in generations. The organizers would have to be hopeless fools to forgo the chance to crown it off with a grand finale.
'''Mylla:''' I will lodge a formal petition in my capacity as guildmaster. The match ''will'' take place, just you watch.

'''Aldis:''' Hah, that's my Mylla, as brilliant as you are beautiful!
'''Aldis:''' The First Sword's as good as her word, my friend─our match is a guaranteed thing. When we finally meet in the arena, let us hold nothing back. And no hard feelings if I win, yes?

'''Mylla:''' I will go and entrust the young one to the care of the Brass Blades. Pray come and see me at the guild afterwards.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Mylla at the Gladiators' Guild===
'''Mylla:''' My thanks, [Forename]. With your help, not only were we able to save Aldis's boy, we may yet spare the tournament an unceremonious end. All that remains is to convince the organizers to host the final. Knowing them, though, it won't require much convincing.
'''Mylla:''' On the subject of the boy...I would thank you to keep my little misunderstanding to yourself. Ahem.
'''Mylla:''' Now then, I must be about my business. Until such time as the match is confirmed, take what rest you can. You will need it.
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=15gmjEj3FEQ}}

In Nald's Name

2026-07-19T01:45:03Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with template

{{Quest infobox
| description = [[Mylla]] is ready for action.
| image = Paladin SB quest image.png
| quest-giver = Mylla
| related-npcs = Adrien; Aldis; Black Lotus; Constaint; Dour Meadow; Franz; Odde; Suspicious Spectator; Tournament Usher
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 9.3
| location-y = 12.0
| type = job
| job = Paladin
| level = 65
| exp = 105000
| gil = 959
| prev-quest = In Thal's Name
| next-quest = Fade to Black Lotus
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68109
| id-edb = 10533977b5b
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Paladin Quests
| sortkey = 650
}}

== Steps ==
* Speak with the [[Tournament Usher|tournament usher]] at the Coliseum.
* Speak with [[Franz]].
* Speak with [[Constaint]].
* Speak with [[Mylla]].
* Wait at the Quicksand.
* Report to Mylla at the Gladiators' Guild.

== Journal ==
* Mylla is ready for action.
* Before she enters the arena, Mylla suggests that you watch every Nald group match closely, as you will eventually face one of the combatants in the final. The tournament usher at the Coliseum will grant you access to the viewing gallery.
* You watch from the edge of your seat as the dance of steel plays out between the Nald group combatants. Your fellow free paladin Constaint comes away with a hard-fought win over Franz the Fair, but is left too spent to have a chance against the ever-reliable Mylla. This leaves the group final to be fought between the first sword and the mysterious Black Lotus. In a quality encounter, neither side yields the other ground, then seemingly out of nowhere Black Lotus claims victory with what can only be described as a sublime Shield Swipe. So it is that your opponent in the Ul Cup final is decided. As the dust settles, perhaps it would be meet to offer words of consolation to those who fell short, starting with Constaint and Franz.
* You have spoken with Constaint and Franz, with the former praising Mylla's fighting style and the latter finding Black Lotus's familiar in its beauteous ferocity. Last but certainly not least, you may seek out your guildmaster.
* Though disappointed by her elimination from the tournament, Mylla is pragmatic in defeat. As Franz did, however, she observes that her mysterious opponent strongly reminded her of someone. Curiously, Black Lotus now wishes to have words with you─a marked change from the disinterested tone he took with you earlier. Mylla sees no harm in obliging the man, who asks that you come to the Quicksand.
* You chance to witness a tense exchange between Black Lotus and a decidedly obnoxious Lalafell. Noticing you afterwards, Black Lotus gives his hasty assurance that all is well, though he asks that your meeting be postponed. Your business thus prematurely concluded, you may return to the Gladiators' Guild to report to Mylla.
* Though Mylla remains curious as to what Black Lotus desired, she turns her attention to your coming match with the man─as should you. With the Ul Cup final fast approaching, you would do well to dedicate yourself to preparing for an encounter that promises to go down in Ul'dahn history.
: ※ The next paladin quest will be available from Mylla upon reaching level 68.
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Quest Acceptance===
'''Mylla:''' The Nald group matches are about to begin.
'''Mylla:''' As you will eventually be fighting one of us, I suggest you watch every match closely. The tournament usher outside will grant you access to the viewing gallery.
'''Mylla:''' Now then, I'd best set about my preparations. Let us speak again later.
-quest accepted
-optional start
Mylla: The tournament usher outside will grant you access to the viewing gallery. Let us speak again after the fighting is done.
-optional end

===Speak with the tournament usher at the Coliseum===
'''Tournament Usher:''' Greetings, my {{alternatives|f=lady|m=lord}}. Will you be watching the Nald group matches?
Question: Watch the Nald group matches?
> Yes
-cutscene start
'''Dour Meadow:''' And so the Nald group has been pared down to two combatants! While we wait for their match to begin, let us look back over the group's notable encounters.
'''Dour Meadow:''' In the first round, local darling Franz the Fair crossed blades with Constaint, free paladin of Ishgard.
'''Adrien:''' Though the pundits tipped Franz as the outright favorite, the younger Constaint refused to be cowed, tenaciously staying in the game before landing a single, mighty blow that ended the proceedings. Undoubtedly one of the upsets of the tournament, and most upsetting of all for maidens the realm over.
'''Adrien:''' By that victory, Constaint booked a meeting with First Sword Mylla, who had predictably triumphed in her own opening match.
'''Adrien:''' For those of you who were banking on another upset, however, it was not to be. From the opening moments, it was plain from his sluggish movements that Constaint's earlier exertions had taken their toll.
'''Adrien:''' Meanwhile, the First Sword was all business. With her textbook-perfect technique and methodical maneuvering, she took firm control from the halfway mark and didn't let go until her opponent was on his knees.
'''Adrien:''' Ah, I believe preparations for the tournament's penultimate match are in order! Mylla, First Sword of the Gladiators' Guild, will take to the arena against Black Lotus, the mystery contestant who has soundly defeated all comers!

There is a battle cutscene. Mylla is defeated by Black Lotus

'''Adrien:''' >> And Black Lotus advances to the Ul Cup final! <<
'''Adrien:''' >> In another nail-biting clash, the First Sword showed her class against an unknown opponent. However, Black Lotus kept up with her blow for blow, and seemingly out of nowhere clinched victory with a magnificent parry! <<
'''Dour Meadow:''' So sublime was the timing, it calls to my mind the Sword of Nald!
'''Adrien:''' Ah, now that you mention it, I can definitely see the resemblance. And with that sublime strike, our second Ul Cup finalist has been decided!
'''Dour Meadow:''' [Forename] [Surname] will take on the mysterious Black Lotus in a battle that promises to go down in Coliseum─nay, Ul'dahn history! Please look forward to it─I know ''I'' will!
-cutscene end

-cutscene start
'''Suspicious Spectator:''' Sh-She lost! Mylla ''lost''!
'''Odde:''' Bah, so much for the lauded First Sword!
'''Suspicious Spectator:''' Wh-What will we do? That Black Lotus could ruin everything!
'''Suspicious Spectator:''' If he ends up winning the tournament, we'd be neck deep in debt paying what's owed...
'''Odde:''' Fret not, my friend. We already know Black Lotus's strings. As a matter of fact, we are pulling them as we speak.
'''Suspicious Spectator:''' Truly!?
'''Odde:''' Do I not always say one can never have too many guarantees?
-cutscene end

> No
Dialogue ends.
---

===Speak with Franz===
'''Franz:''' <sigh> To think that one more beauteous than me should be found in Ishgard... Well, there is naught for it but to train harder and grow more beauteous.
'''Franz:''' That Black Lotus fellow, though─there was something familiar about him. A beauteous ferocity I'd swear I've seen before, but I cannot remember where.

===Speak with Constaint===
'''Constaint:''' Mylla is truly a complete fighter, and she gave me nary a flaw or opening to exploit. I can see why she is the guildmaster.
'''Constaint:''' Well, my little campaign may be over, but I take heart in the knowledge that yours continues. I shall pray for your victory!

===Speak with Mylla===
'''Mylla:''' From technique to sheer strength, that Black Lotus was a class above me in all aspects. What's more, he fought with a ferocious style that resembled...
'''Mylla:''' But never mind that. Dwelling on it won't change the result. I was bested in a fair contest, and I shall give credit where it is due. My only regret is that I could not meet you in the final, [Forename]. It falls to you now to bring pride to our guild's name.
'''Mylla:''' Oh, after the match, Black Lotus came and said that he wished a word with you. The way he mentioned your name gave me the impression that he knew you, but then again many people do.
'''Mylla:''' At any rate, I don't see any harm in obliging the man. If you can spare a moment, he asks that you come to the Quicksand.
-optional start
Mylla: If you can spare a moment, Black Lotus asks that you come to the Quicksand.
-optional end

===Wait at the Quicksand===
-cutscene start
'''Black Lotus:''' You can threaten me all you like, but I ain't pulling out. It's poor form, see?
'''Odde:''' Well, far be it from me to ruin your form...but there's a trivial matter I would bring to your attention.
'''Black Lotus:''' You bastard!
'''Odde:''' Very trivial, yes? I'm sure you will make the right decision. Hehehe...
''Black Lotus walks off and the Warrior of Light approaches Odde''
'''Black Lotus:''' You were listening, eh? Don't worry, it's nothing I can't handle.
'''Black Lotus:''' Look, I know I asked you to come here, but something's come up. We'll have to do this another time.
-cutscene end

===Report to Mylla at the Gladiators' Guild===
'''Mylla:''' Well? Did you meet Black Lotus?
'''Mylla:''' ...Postponed, you say? I wonder what he wanted. If nowhere else, you could always try chatting in the arena. 'Twould hardly be the first time folk got talkative in battle.
'''Mylla:''' I must say, though, the disappointment of elimination is swiftly giving way to anticipation. I look forward to seeing you clash with Black Lotus and, needless to say, come away with the win.
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

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In Thal's Name

2026-07-18T18:30:20Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with the template

{{Quest infobox
| description = [[Mylla]]'s expectant gaze tells you that the time is come.
| image = Paladin SB quest image.png
| quest-giver = Mylla
| related-npcs = Adrien; Bartholomew; Bronze Bull; Dour Meadow; Handeloup; Odde; Suspicious Spectator; The Bronze Bull; Tournament Registrar
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 9.3
| location-y = 12.0
| type = job
| job = Paladin
| level = 63
| exp = 103000
| gil = 1884
| prev-quest = Tournament of the Century
| next-quest = In Nald's Name
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68108
| id-edb = 5ede655db19
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Paladin Quests
| sortkey = 630
}}
== Steps ==
* Wait at the designated location.
* Speak with the tournament registrar.
* Speak with [[Handeloup]].
* Speak with [[Mylla]].

== Journal ==
* Mylla's expectant gaze tells you that the time is come.
* Your tournament begins. With eight combatants in each group, you must defeat three in order to reach the final. For your first match you have drawn Bartholomew of the Sultansworn, and Mylla instructs you to proceed to the Coliseum entrance and await the call from the tournament registrar.
* As you wait, [[Bartholomew]] appears and offers you some sporting words, shortly after which the call comes to take your place in the arena. A succession of grueling confrontations lies ahead; if you have any final preparations, the tournament registrar bids you tend to them now.
* After outclassing Bartholomew, you stop [[Bronze Bull]]'s charge before vanquishing Handeloup of the Temple Knights, thus securing your place in the Ul Cup final.
* You return to the Gladiator's Guild to find your three opponents battered but otherwise whole. After trading blows, perhaps it would be a good idea to trade words in the spirit of camaraderie.
* Bartholomew, Bronze Bull, and Handeloup join in congratulating you and wishing you well for the battle ahead. As you are about to go your separate ways, you learn that Mylla has been looking for you.
* Describing your performance as awe-inspiring, Mylla declares her intent to win through her own group to arrange a final between guildmaster and pupil. Whoever should prove to be your opponent, you must be at no less than your best for the match.
: ※ The next paladin quest will be available from Mylla upon reaching level 65.
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the Quest===
Mylla: It begins, [Forename]!
Mylla: There are eight combatants in each group, meaning you must triumph in three bouts in order to advance to the final.
Mylla: And the opponent for your first bout is Bartholomew of the Sultansworn.
Mylla: Defeat him, and you will next face the victor of another pairing, and so on. Needless to say each encounter will be more difficult than the last.
Mylla: But one fight at a time. The tournament registrar will call you when it's time to take to the bloodsands. Go now, and good luck!
-optional start
Mylla: The tournament registrar will call you when it's time to take to the bloodsands. Good luck, [Forename]!
-optional end

===Wait at the designated location===
-cutscene start
Bartholomew: Hah, to think that I would draw you for my very first opponent. I thank the heavens even as I curse them...
Bartholomew: But no matter who my opponent may be, I shall fight with all my being─for the pride of the Sultansworn. See you on the bloodsands, my friend.
Tournament Registrar: It is time, my {{alternatives|f=lady|m=lord}}. Pray see to your final preparations and let me know when you are ready to proceed.
-cutscene end

===Speak with the tournament registrar===
Tournament Registrar: Are you ready to enter the arena?

===Solo Duty===
x@???: It begins! In the first match of the Thal Group, Bartholomew takes on [Forename] [Surname]! Combatants, ready your arms!
Bartholomew@Bartholomew of the Silver Sallet: No holding back, my friend!
Bartholomew@Bartholomew of the Silver Sallet: For the pride of the Sultansworn!
Bartholomew@Bartholomew of the Silver Sallet: How about this!?
x@???: And the winner is [Forename]!
x@???: In the next match, [Forename] [Surname] and Bronze Bull will fight for a place in the Thal group final!
x@???: Combatants, take your place!
The Bronze Bull: You'd do well not to underestimate me.
The Bronze Bull: Time for the technique I created to quench the Hellfire Phoenix!
x@???: And [Forename] stops Bronze Bull's furious charge!
x@???: And now, for the final match of the Thal group: Handeloup versus [Forename] [Surname]!
x@???: Let us see who will have the honor of fighting in the Ul Cup final!
Handeloup@Ser Handeloup of the One Heart: Come, my friend. Let us fight with all our strength, in the sight of the Fury!
Handeloup@Ser Handeloup of the One Heart: I shall show you a technique forged in blood and ice.
Handeloup@Ser Handeloup of the One Heart: I am the sword and shield that defends Ishgard. Bear witness to my resolve!
Handeloup@Ser Handeloup of the One Heart: O Halone, grant me strength!
x@???: And [Forename] defeats Handeloup to claim victory in the Thal group!

-cutscene start
Dour Meadow: That concludes all the matches for the Thal group. And what heart-stopping encounters they were!
Adrien: Verily, Dour. The crowd expected and the combatants delivered, not least of all the group winner, [Forename] [Surname], who carved a convincing path to the final.
Dour Meadow: Shall we retrace {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}} steps for those who came in late?
Adrien: You read my mind. [Forename]'s first match pitted {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}} against Bartholomew. The Sultansworn fought with heart, but in the end he was outclassed by the star adventurer.
Dour Meadow: Though he can take pride in his effort, unfortunately he had to take his leave of the tournament. There was no getting past [Forename], who went on to face the hulking Bronze Bull.
Adrien: A veteran of countless matches here in the Coliseum, you could say he had the ground advantage. From the onset, the man brought his prodigious strength to bear, unleashing wave upon wave of punishing attacks, but [Forename] calmly weathered them all to emerge the victor.
Adrien: With that, {{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} advanced to the Thal group's final match against Handeloup of the Temple Knights. Employing blistering techniques seldom seen this side of Eorzea, the Ishgardian visitor looked dangerous indeed.
Dour Meadow: If truth be told, for a moment there I feared for [Forename], but the adventurer dug deep to secure victory─and a place in the Ul Cup final! Ahhh, the mere remembering of it sets my heart to racing like a runaway chocobo!
Adrien: Take deep breaths, my friend, for there's still more excitement to come. The Nald group matches are due to commence shortly, with the likes of First Sword Mylla taking to the bloodsands.
Dour Meadow: What have I done to deserve such a treat!? I won't be missing these matches, and neither should any of you!
-cutscene end

-cutscene start
Odde: All unfolds as anticipated. Good.
Suspicious Spectator: The free paladin I told you about is living up to expectations, aye?
Odde: Hehehe, that {{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} is. Keep up your winning ways, my friend, and win us a fortune.
-cutscene end

-optional start
Tournament Registrar: Welcome back, my {{alternatives|f=lady|m=lord}}, and may I offer my heartfelt congratulations for reaching the final!
-optional end

===Speak with Handeloup===
-cutscene start
Handeloup: [Forename], you were magnificent. Our match will remain etched in my memory and inspire me always.
Bartholomew: I had absolutely no answer to you. Such precious things you must have protected to become so strong.
Bartholomew: As you know, we Sultansworn live to protect Her Grace. By any measure, this is a vital duty, and ever do I strive to be worthy of the role.
Bartholomew: But crossing swords with you this day, it has given me to think that perhaps it is not enough. Whatever it is that I yet lack, mayhap I shall find it in witnessing you.

The Bronze Bull: I thought I had something of a chance, but I was clearly getting ahead of myself. You gave me a thorough schooling, and I mean to take the lesson to heart.
Handeloup: Though my tournament may be over, I shall remain in Ul'dah to watch the matches to come. And I believe I speak for all of us here when I wish you the best of luck. Our hopes go with you now, my friend.
Handeloup: Oh, a woman named Mylla was looking for you. If you haven't already spoken with her, mayhap you should seek her out.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Mylla===
Mylla: A place in the final! I knew you had it in you, but to witness it all unfold was nothing short of awe-inspiring!
Mylla: The winner of the Nald group will square off against you for the title, and suffice it to say I intend to be that person.
Mylla: I shall see to it that a match between us becomes a reality, and I hope that I can count on your support!
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

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Tournament of the Century

2026-07-18T18:10:31Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue with the template

{{Quest infobox
| description = [[Jenlyns]] has an invitation in his pocket and he is happy to see you.
| image = Paladin SB quest image.png
| quest-giver = Jenlyns
| related-npcs = Adrien; Aldis; Avila; Bartholomew; Black Lotus; Bronze Bull; Constaint; Dour Meadow; Franz; Handeloup; Mylla; Nanamo Ul Namo; Owyne; Papashan; Scrubby Stripling; The Bronze Bull; Tournament Registrar
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 10.8
| location-y = 11.1
| type = job
| job = Paladin
| level = 60
| req-quest = The Far Edge of Fate
| req-items = 1 Ul Cup Invitation
| requirements =
| exp = 100000
| gil = 648
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = This Little Sword of Mine
| next-quest = In Thal's Name
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68107
| id-edb = 86cb778a09a
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Job Quests
| journal-genre = Paladin Quests
| sortkey = 601
}}

==Walkthrough==
'''Jenlyns''' is located on the '''[[Hustings Strip]]''', which is a second floor of [[Ul'dah - Steps of Thal|the Steps of Thal]]. Players can get there using staircases off of [[The Gold Court]], and register the [[Aetheryte|Aethernet Shard]] for [[The Royal Promenade]] once they arrive.

== Steps ==
*Show the [[Ul Cup Invitation|Ul Cup invitation]] to the [[Tournament Registrar|tournament registrar]].
*Speak with tournament participants. (0/5)
*Speak with [[Mylla]].

== Journal ==
* Jenlyns has an invitation in his pocket and he is happy to see you.
* Jenlyns hands you an invitation to the Ul Cup, a prestigious fighting tournament to be held at the Coliseum. According to the Sultansworn captain, the tournament was founded by the first sultan of Ul'dah, and after generations of obscurity, Nanamo has decided to revive it. Gladdened by your intent to participate, Jenlyns instructs you to seek out the tournament registrar on the Royal Promenade.
* You speak with the registrar, who confirms your entry to the tournament. He further informs you that the opening ceremony is due to begin shortly, and suggests that you join those participants who have gathered in front of the Gladiators' Guild.
* Among your would-be opponents you see faces both new and old, and the affable adventurer that you are, you take the opportunity to greet each of them. With that settled, perhaps a quick visit to the Gladiators' Guild to speak with your old guildmaster is in order.
* Welcoming you warmly, Mylla gives you an overview of tournament rules, shortly after which the opening ceremony commences. Making a royal appearance, Nanamo declares the Ul Cup revived and gives her blessing to all combatants. May Nald'thal give strength to your sword arm.
: ※ The next paladin quest will be available from Mylla upon reaching level 63.

== Trivia ==
*[[Franz]] has special dialogue if the [[Delivery Moogle Quests|Delivery Moogle quest]] {{i|Sudul Eht Nioj}} has been completed.
*[[Greinfarr]] has special dialogue if the level 50 [[Blacksmith Quests|Blacksmith quest]] {{i|Waiting in the Winglet}} has been completed.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
Jenlyns: Ah, [Forename], precisely the {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}} I wished to see.
Jenlyns: I have something in my care for you.
Jenlyns: An invitation to a fighting tournament to be held at the Coliseum.
Jenlyns: Not just any tournament, mind you, but the prestigious Ul Cup. Founded by His Royal Majesty Sasagan Ul Sisigan, first sultan of Ul'dah, 'tis nigh as old as the nation itself.
Jenlyns: Lest you wonder why you are unfamiliar with so old and prestigious a tournament, it's because it has not been held in generations. At the sultana's behest it has been revived, and she now extends an invitation to Eorzea's finest swordsmen.
Jenlyns: It stands to reason that your name would appear among this exalted company, and doubt not but that Her Grace shall be pleased for your participation. So, can we expect you to fight in the tournament?

Question: Will you fight in the Ul Cup?
> Sure, where do I sign up?
'''Jenlyns:''' Wonderful! By witnessing you in combat, I daresay all of us Sultansworn, both fresh recruits and veterans alike, stand to gain something in our duty to protect.
> I might pass on this one.
Jenlyns: As a free paladin, you doubtless have many obligations that extend beyond the Sultansworn's purview.
Jenlyns: But if not for yourself, mayhap you would consider fighting for us? By witnessing you in combat, I daresay all of us Sultansworn, both fresh recruits and veterans alike, stand to gain something in our duty to protect.
Jenlyns: And so I make this personal plea: will you not participate in the tournament?
---

Jenlyns: You have my gratitude! Now then, allow me to furnish you with some additional details.
Jenlyns: The champion will be awarded a tome said to hold the secret techniques of the first captain of Sultansworn. With such an enticing prize on offer, no small number of invitees have already confirmed their participation─I myself included.
Jenlyns: You should confirm yours as well, by making yourself known to the tournament registrar on the Royal Promenade.
-quest accepted
-optional start
Jenlyns: If you haven't already done so, you will wish to confirm your participation in the tournament. Pray make yourself known to the tournament registrar on the Royal Promenade.
-optional end

===Show the Ul Cup invitation to the tournament registrar===
Tournament Registrar: Greetings to you, good {{alternatives|f=madam|m=sir}}. You are come to enter the Ul Cup? Your invitation, if you would be so kind.
''The player hands over the {{i|Ul Cup Invitation}}.''
Tournament Registrar: Yes, everything appears to be in order. On behalf of the committee, I bid you welcome to the tournament!
'''Bartholomew:''' Wait─you're participating, too? To think that I might have the chance to cross swords with a fabled hero such as you! The tournament cannot begin soon enough!
'''Tournament Registrar:''' You needn't wait long, for the opening ceremony will begin any time now.
Tournament Registrar: I am told a number of participants have already gathered before the Gladiators' Guild. Perhaps you might like to join them?
-optional start
A number of participants have already gathered before the Gladiators' Guild. Perhaps you might like to join them?
Bartholomew: To think that I might have the chance to cross swords with a fabled hero such as you! The tournament cannot begin soon enough!
'''Jenlyns:''' I look forward to meeting you upon the bloodsands, my friend.
-optional end

===Speak with tournament participants===
Constaint: [Forename], it's so good to see you! Am I correct in assuming that you are participating in the tournament?
Constaint: Wonderful! Raw though I still am, I also received an invitation─Captain Jenlyns' work, I suspect. But know that I do not intend to simply make up the numbers.
Constaint: Since last we met, I have trained without cease. Such improvements I have made, I hope to demonstrate to you in a rematch.

Black Lotus: You got business with me? Too bad, I've got none with you.
Black Lotus: Leave me be and find someone else to bother. Like Mylla.
Scrubby Stripling: You're fighting in the tournament? You look pretty strong, but it's Black Altus that's gonna win!
Black Lotus: Ahem. That's ''Lotus''. Black Lotus.
Scrubby Stripling: Yeah, what he said! He's the strongest and he always protects me!
Scrubby Stripling: If you fight him, you better watch out!
-optional start
Scrubby Stripling: Black Al─er, Lotus is the strongest! If you fight him, you better watch out!
-optional end

>If completed {{i|Sudul Eht Nioj}}
Franz: I say, are you not the {{alternatives|f=postwoman|m=postman}} from before? Such a beauteous surprise this is!
Franz: Since coming to terms with my brilliance, I've given up provoking my opponents in favor of polishing myself further.
Franz: I would love nothing more than to pit my beauteous skills against yours, and I pray that I am afforded the chance!

>If did not complete {{i|Sudul Eht Nioj}}
Franz: Franz: And what can I do for you this most beauteous of {{alternatives|morning=mornings|day=afternoons|night=evenings}}? Shall I sign your flyer with my mark, perhaps?
Franz: ...A contestant? ''Really''? Well then, you would do well to pray you are not drawn against me.
Franz: Before my beauteous skills, your defeat is all but assured!
-optional start
Franz: You would do well to pray you are not drawn against me. Before my beauteous skills, your defeat is all but assured!
-optional end
---

Owyne: Ah, [Forename]! Have you spoken with the captain? He is holding on to your invitation.
Owyne: ...Already entered! Marvelous!
Owyne: We are all looking forward to witnessing your skill at arms. And if the gods are good, I shall witness them up close and personal!

Handeloup: Ah, [Forename], a pleasure as always. Are you perchance entering the tournament?
Handeloup: Well then, this has become infinitely more interesting. Lest you wonder, I am joining the field as a representative of the Temple Knights.
Handeloup: For the honor of our order, I have every intention of winning. Do not hold back, my friend─because neither will I!

===Speak with Mylla===
-cutscene start
Mylla: Well, if it isn't [Forename]. That you would visit us at this juncture could only mean one thing: you're entering the Ul Cup.
Mylla: Good, good! You are one of our very best, and it pleases me to see you continue seeking new challenges.
Mylla: And mark my words, this will be a challenge the likes of which you have never experienced.
Mylla: This tournament brings together the realm's finest. If you are to rise above them, nothing less than complete preparation will suffice.
Mylla: Speaking of preparation, have you been apprised of the rules?
Mylla: Then allow me to explain. The tournament is elimination. You lose, you go home. You win, you advance to the next match, and on it goes until a champion emerges.
Mylla: Combatants are initially divided into two groups: Nald and Thal. Sounds fancy, but they're simply labels given to two branches of the tournament tree.
Mylla: Look, [Forename]. One of your potential opponents.
Mylla: Knowing is half the battle, and you'd do well to learn all you can of the competition.

>If completed Blacksmith quest {{i|Waiting in the Winglet}}
'''Bronze Bull:''' Oho, if it isn't the {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}} who forged me my winglet. 'Tis a fine weapon, and I am wholly satisfied with it...but don't think that this earns you a favor should we meet in the tournament. Indeed, any less than my all would be an affront to both blade and blacksmith.
---

Mylla: ..Oh dear, is it that time already? The opening ceremony is about to commence. Shall we, then?

Dour Meadow: Ladies and gentlemen! Today I bid you welcome to the Coliseum for a truly special event!
Dour Meadow: >> To introduce it, it gives me great pleasure to call upon Her Royal Majesty Nanamo Ul Namo! <<

Nanamo Ul Namo: Generations ago, my ancestor, Sasagan Ul Sisigan, founded a tournament to celebrate the skill of our nation's finest swordsmen. One hundred years have passed since it was last held. By this declaration, I do hereby revive the Ul Cup!
Nanamo Ul Namo: Let it be known that all proceeds from this event shall go towards our continuing refugee relief efforts.
Nanamo Ul Namo: My dear combatants. My fellow citizens and I look forward to an inspiring performance from all of you. May Nald'thal give strength to your sword arms!

Dour Meadow: Thank you, Your Grace. Next, I would invite Master Adrien, Coliseum columnist for the ''Mythril Eye'', to share some insights into our combatants. What are your impressions of the field, Adrien?

Adrien: Well, Dour, I'd say it's as diverse a field as I've seen on the bloodsands. In addition to everyone's favorite gladiators and your friendly neighborhood Sultansworn, we have an Ishgardian knight as well as an acclaimed adventurer.

Dour Meadow: Truly a colorful cast of characters, all of whom bring their unique take on swordplay. With such an eclectic mix of fighting styles clashing, would you say that we're in for a veritable treat for the senses?

Adrien: Yes, I would, Dour. At this stage it's anyone's guess who will claim the title, but one thing is certain: when the match bell rings, you cannot afford to bat your eyelids! Keep watching this space, for the preliminary rounds are about to begin!
-quest complete

System: The next paladin quest will be available from Mylla upon reaching level 63. The requirements for undertaking subsequent quests can be reviewed in your journal.
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

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Mountains out of Molehills

2026-07-18T17:35:20Z

Maleficentabsinthe: edited dialogue spacing for one line

{{Quest infobox
| title = Mountains out of Molehills
| description = Storm Private [[S'nairoh]] smells of salt, malt, and bad ideas, and appears intent on securing your services again.
| image =
| quest-giver = S'nairoh
| location = Western La Noscea
| location-x = 26
| location-y = 25
| type = side
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Lominsan Sidequests
| journal-genre = La Noscean Sidequests
| sortkey = 150
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 15
| req-quest =
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 1440
| gil = 239
| mettle =
| reward(1-10) =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt1 = 1 Padded Hempen Trousers
| reward-opt2 = 1 Cotton Sarouel
| reward-opt3 = 1 Cotton Tights
| reward-opt4 = 3 Allagan Bronze Piece
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Keep Your Day Job
| next-quest = Walk of Shame
| patch = 2.0
| release =
| id-gt = 66679
| id-edb = f46d887cef1
}}

==Steps==
*Dispatch [[hedgemole]]s. 0/5
*Report to [[S'nairoh]].

==Journal==
*Storm Private S'nairoh smells of salt, malt, and bad ideas, and appears intent on securing your services again.

*Despite your misigivings(sic), you accept a task from S'nairoh. Leave her to her dubious schemes and slay five hedgemoles.

*With the grace of the Twelve, you prevailed against these mostly harmless creatures. Report the happy news to S'nairoh.

*The hedgemoles had no designs on Aleport. They must be commended for fighting so bravely for their lives. Not all is lost, since the good private will now spend her diminished coin on leeches rather than ale.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
S'nairoh: Well, I made a right mess of things the other day. Commander Falkbryda said she'd dock my pay if I pulled something like that again. At least I didn't get tossed in the brig like C'mell.
S'nairoh: I have been very chary since, you can be certain of that. I've little enough coin as is in the pay purse to slake my thirst with. But this time, aye, there's a real attack on Aleport, and off I go to arm the cannon!
S'nairoh: Save Aleport from those bloodbaths on four legs, and we'll see what the commander has to say about my pay then!
S'nairoh: Adventurer, for Aleport and glory, slow down the horde! I'm certain to be ready by the time you slaughter five!
-quest accepted

===Report to Private S'nairoh===
S'nairoh: Well slayed! Or do I mean slain? I shall need to know these things if I'm to be officer! I've got the powder and ball loaded and primed! Now for the slow match─hark, a dispatch!
S'nairoh: “Stand down forthwith”? Not again! But surely these adamantoises are a clear and present─ ...Hedgemoles? You're certain? Well, but, that's like an adamantoise except, ah, weak and not at all dangerous...
S'nairoh: Why, oh why? Perhaps I have been cursed by some enemy? Not very likely for a mere storm private, second class or no. Now the commander will dock my pay and leave my whistle dry as dust.
S'nairoh: Well, my good {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}}, it ''is'' called Aleport. I've spent a deal of time admiring the undersides of many a tavern table, I can tell you that!
S'nairoh: What? It could be that my humours are out of balance from a surfeit of ale? And thus─I see it now─there is excess blood, which has overfed my martial zeal! [Forename], your learned ways have shown me the light! Much thanks─I go now to receive a leeching!
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

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My Little Chocobo (Twin Adder)

2026-07-18T17:34:08Z

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{{Quest infobox
| title = My Little Chocobo (Twin Adder)
| description = [[Vorsaile Heuloix|Vorsaile]] believes it past time you were issued a personal [[chocobo]].
| image =
| quest-giver = Vorsaile Heuloix
| related-npcs = Chocobo; Chocobo?; Cingur
| location = New Gridania
| location-x = 9
| location-y = 11
| type = feature
| quest-line = The Order of the Twin Adder
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Gridanian Sidequests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 200
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 20
| req-quest = Wood's Will Be Done
| req-items = 1 Serpent Chocobo Issuance
| requirements =
| exp = 1740
| gil = 0
| mettle =
| reward1 = 1 Chocobo Whistle
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks = ach My Little Chocobo (Achievement), ot Mounts
| prev-quest =
| next-quest = My Feisty Little Chocobo
| patch = 2.0
| release =
| id-gt = 66236
| id-edb = 1ddd53e642c
}}

==Walkthrough==
You should have received the {{serpent seal|200}} [[Serpent Seals]] you need to buy the {{item icon|Serpent Chocobo Issuance}} from {{i|Wood's Will Be Done}}. However, if you spent them already, then they can quickly be earned by completing a few [[FATE]]s, doing a couple [[Grand Company]] [[Guildleve]]s, or running {{i|Duty Roulette: Leveling|alt=Duty Roulette: Leveling}} as the "adventurer in need."

==Steps==
*Present a [[Serpent Chocobo Issuance]] to [[Cingur]].
*Name your [[chocobo]].
*Speak with Cingur.

==Journal==
* Vorsaile believes it past time you were issued a personal chocobo.

* To obtain your personal chocobo, you must present Cingur with a Serpent Chocobo Issuance. This document can be obtained by exchanging 200 company seals with the Serpent quartermaster. Here's hoping you have been setting aside your seals...

* Cingur brings you your bird, and it is love at first sight. Name your new companion, and make it official.

* And so begins the adventures of <Name> and {{alternatives|f=her|m=his}} trusty steed. May their friendship last for eternity!

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
'''Vorsaile Heuloix:''' Ah, [Twin Adders Rank] [Surname]. I understand you have been working tirelessly in Gridania's name. You are truly an example to your fellow Serpents.
'''Vorsaile Heuloix:''' But tell me, have you every felt as though you couldn't get to your destination quickly enough? That perhaps you could do with a swifter pair of legs?
'''Vorsaile Heuloix:''' If so, you might consider getting a personal chocobo. You have yet to be issued your own bird, am I correct? Given your considerable talents, you should be able to obtain one in no time at all. Let me tell you how to go about it.
'''Vorsaile Heuloix:''' First, you must obtain a Serpent Chocobo Issuance by exchanging company seals with the quartermaster. Once you have this deed, present it to our man Cingur, and he will furnish you with a suitable bird.
-quest accepted

===Presenting Issuance to Cingur===
'''Cingur:''' Want a bird issued, you say? Then I'll need to see your Serpent Chocobo Issuance.
''The player hands over the {{i|Serpent Chocobo Issuance}}.''
-cutscene start
'''Cingur:''' Yes, everything appears to be in order.
'''Cingur:''' A moment please. I'll be right back with your chocobo.
'''Cingur:''' And here he is! The fellow has been in high spirits the past few bells. He must have sensed that his master was coming!
'''Cingur:''' Not then, to make is official, you'll want to give your noble steed a name.
'''Chocobo:''' Kweh!
-cutscene end

===Speak with Cingur===
'''Cingur:''' Heh heh! I daresay he likes his name!
'''Cingur:''' Here is your very own chocobo whistle. Simply blow into it, and your feathered friend will come bounding to your side.
'''Cingur:''' But do forgive him if he doesn't respond when summoned in crowded city areas or monster-infested lairs. Chocobos are stout-hearted creatures, but they have their limits.
'''Cingur:''' And lastly, I present you with your chocobo rider's license, as is required by law.
'''Cingur:''' And that concludes all the formalities! I wish you and your chocobo long years of fulfilling companionship!
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

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That Old Familiar Feeling

2026-04-25T04:22:09Z

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{{Quest infobox
| description = [[Mylla|First Sword Mylla]] wishes to assign you another task.
| image = Gladiator quest image.png
| quest-giver = Mylla
| related-npcs = Aldis; Bruce; Injured Gladiator; Nervous Merchant
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 9
| location-y = 11
| type = class
| class = gladiator
| level = 15
| exp = 5760
| reward1 = 1 Brass Bastard Sword
| reward-opt1 = 5 Allagan Bronze Piece
| reward-opt2 = 1 Bronze Cuirass
| reward-opt3 = 1 Bronze Gauntlets
| reward-opt4 = 1 Padded Hempen Trousers
| reward-opt5 = 1 Bronze Sabatons
| unlocks = ac Shield Lob
| prev-quest = Ul'dah's Most Wanted
| next-quest = The Face of Thal
| patch = 2.0
| id-gt = 65798
| id-edb = eaf9428dd8f
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Quests
| journal-genre = Gladiator Quests
}}

== Objectives ==
* Search for your guildmates near Camp Drybone.
* Speak with the injured gladiator.
* Report to Mylla.
* Meet Aldis at the Quicksand.
* Defend yourself from the nameless assailants!
* Report to Mylla.

== Journal ==
* A band of Amalj'aa archers has been raiding caravans near Camp Drybone. Mylla has already dispatched several gladiators to assist with patrols, and bids you travel to eastern Thanalan to join them.
* You luck upon and slay the Amalj'aa archers, rescuing a wounded guildmate and a cowering merchant. Speak with the gladiator and see if he needs aid.
* You guildmate assures you that his wounds are not mortal, and that he can look after the merchant. Return to the Gladiators' Guild and report to Mylla.
* Shortly after you return, the guild erupts into chaos when Aldis enters. The First Sword is especially upset, demanding that he leave or face dire consequences. Aldis agrees and makes to depart, but not before requesting that you join him at the Quicksand for a drink.
* Your conversation with Aldis is interrupted when a gang of sellswords bursts into the Quicksand, intent on slaying the man. In an impressive display of swordsmanship, Aldis slays most of the assassins, though you do your part as well. His mood soured, Aldis wanders off in search of a quieter tavern. Return to the guild and speak with Mylla.
* Finally recovered from the shock of Aldis's earlier intrusion, Mylla recalls that she wished to teach you something new. She hopes that your new Shield Lob technique, with which you can attack enemies at range, will serve you well in the future.
: ※ The next gladiator quest will be available from Mylla upon reaching level 20.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
'''Mylla:''' Hail, [Forename]. You come at a good time. I've another task I wish to assign you.
'''Mylla:''' The Immortal Flames and the Brass Blades have both requested the guild's assistance in maintaining security at Camp Drybone, a vital outpost along the Royal Allagan Sunway.
'''Mylla:''' The Amalj'aa have been raiding caravans with reckless abandon, creating a significant disruption in trade.
'''Mylla:''' Ul'dah has a long, troubled history with the Amalj'aa, so raids are not unheard of. However, this recent escalation must be addressed.
'''Mylla:''' Go to Camp Drybone and search for these raiders, [Forename]. I've already dispatched other gladiators to patrol the region, so I suggest you speak with one for more information.
-quest accepted

===Search for your guildmates near Camp Drybone===
'''Injured Gladiator:''' Get down! They're still here!

===Speak with the injured gladiator===
'''Injured Gladiator:''' <cough> <wheeze> Don't worry, {{alternatives|f=sister|m=brother}}, I'll be fine——though maybe not when the First Sword is done with me, eh? Go and tell her that the Amalj'aa are dead-leave the merchant to me.

===Report to Mylla===
-cutscene start
'''Mylla:''' I knew I was right to send you, [Forename]! You've done us proud.

'''Aldis:''' Seven hells, this place reeks of sweat! How do you expect a man to concentrate on his swordplay like this!?

'''Bruce:''' >> Aldis!? <<

'''Aldis:''' You remember me! How goes it, brother? Still waving your sword around like a feather duster?

'''Mylla:''' You...you...

'''Aldis:''' Good to see you too, Mylla my dear. You're more beautiful than I remember.

'''Mylla:''' >> Y-You're alive!? Where have you been all these years!? Answer me! <<

'''Aldis:''' Me? Well, if you must know, I'm on a spiritual journey to self-discovery.

'''Mylla:''' >> Dammit, Aldis, this is serious! We all thought you were dead! And for you to walk in here, as though nothing ever happened——have you forgotten how you dishonored us!? I should cut you down where you stand! <<

'''Aldis:''' Ho ho, this's the Mylla I remember, all the fire and brimstone! I knew that pretty face could still contort itself into some terrifying shapes!
'''Aldis:''' Ahhh, don't pout, girl, I'm just having fun. But, as you wish, I'll go.
'''Aldis:''' [Forename], was it? Why don't you join me at the Quicksand? I could use some company, and I doubt anyone else here would be so kind.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Mylla:''' That...that bastard. Why now, after all these years...?
-optional end

===Meet Aldis at the Quicksand===
-cutscene start
'''Aldis:''' Ho, you came. Sorry you had to witness that little reunion between me and Mylla.
'''Aldis:''' The Sword of Nald, back from the dead─you'd think I'd be greeted by throngs of adoring fans, not threats of violence...
'''Aldis:''' Listen, [Forename]. You're good with a sword, that's plain to see.
'''Aldis:''' But more than that, you've got purpose. There's a fire burning within you.
'''Aldis:''' As a former man of conviction, I can recognize a kindred spirit.
'''Aldis:''' Gerolt named her ''Frenzy''. She's one of a magnificent pair of swords that the drunken prodigy forged for Coliseum champions.
'''Aldis:''' The man who wielded her twin had eyes that burned like yours...
'''Aldis:''' [Forename], I─
'''Aldis:''' >> The hells!? <<

'''Nameless Attacker:''' >> Aldis, Sword of Nald! We've come for your head! <<

'''Aldis:''' If you do that, then how the hells am I supposed to enjoy my ale?

'''Nameless Attacker:''' >> Arrogant fool! Prepare to meet your maker! <<

'''Aldis:''' Well, ain't you a bunch of impatient, humorless fellas.
'''Aldis:''' Up for a bit of fun, [Forename]? I'll lead, you follow.
-cutscene end

====Solo Duty====
'''Aldis@Aldis, Sword of Nald:''' Watch closely now, [Forename]! I'll show you how a Coliseum champion fights!
'''Aldis@Aldis, Sword of Nald:''' Is this all you've got!? Try to keep up, boys!
'''Aldis@Aldis, Sword of Nald:''' Those weaklings're all yours, [Forename]!
'''Aldis@Aldis, Sword of Nald:''' Aye, that's the sort of sport I crave!
'''Aldis@Aldis, Sword of Nald:'''Watch their eyes, [Forename], not their hands!

-cutscene start
'''Aldis:''' Didn't think he'd go so far as to send a gang of sellswords into the Quicksand in broad daylight.
'''Aldis:''' Why is it never a bevy of beauties?
'''Aldis:''' Let's continue this another time, shall we? I need to find a new place to drink─one with more attractive company than this sorry lot.
-cutscene end

===Report to Mylla===
-cutscene start
'''Mylla:''' My apologies, [Forename]——I meant to teach you a new technique earlier, but when that idiot arrived, I completely forgot. He's just so...infuriating.
'''Mylla:''' Ahem. The Shield Lob technique will allow you to attack from afar without the need for ranged weaponry.
'''Mylla:''' Since we gladiators are primarily close-range fighters, the ability to draw the attention of distant enemies is a valuable asset. May it serve you well in the field, [Forename]!
-quest complete
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

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Ul'dah's Most Wanted

2026-04-25T03:59:02Z

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{{Quest infobox
| description = [[Mylla|First Sword Mylla]] requires your immediate assistance with a dangerous matter.
| image = Gladiator quest image.png
| quest-giver = Mylla
| related-npcs = Bruce; Bruce the Big; Gutless Gladiator
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 9
| location-y = 11
| type = class
| class = gladiator
| level = 10
| exp = 3420
| reward1 = 1 Ash Macuahuitl
| reward2 = 1 Bronze Hoplon
| reward-opt1 = 1 Leather Jacket
| reward-opt2 = 1 Bronze Sallet
| reward-opt3 = 1 Hempen Bracers
| reward-opt4 = 1 Leather Jackboots
| reward-opt5 = 2 Allagan Bronze Piece
| prev-quest = Kicking the Hornet's Nest
| next-quest = That Old Familiar Feeling
| patch = 2.0
| id-gt = 65824
| id-edb = 2bd4fe37840
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Quests
| journal-genre = Gladiator Quests
}}

== Objectives ==
* Search for the freelancers in Stonesthrow.
* Speak with the Gutless Gladiator.
* Report to Mylla.
* Wait in ambush for the freelancers.
* Defeat the duskwight freelancers!
* Speak with Bruce.
* Report to Mylla.

== Journal ==
* A band of lancers has been slaying Hyuran men bearing swords. Mylla bids you go to Stonethrow and investigate reports of suspicious foreigners in the area.
* Arriving at Stonesthrow, you are ambushed by two Duskwight sellswords, but succeeded in vanquishing them both. Speak with the gutless gladiator and ascertain that he is unharmed.
* You learn that the sellswords were searching for a man named Aldis. Return to Mylla and inform her of the lancers' demise.
* Before you can celebrate your victory, a fellow gladiator named Bruce bursts into the guild and reports that the remaining sellswords are hiding in the tunnel south of Black Brush Station. Mylla bids you and Bruce make a foray into the tunnel and deal with the remaining lancers.
* Though your foes were many, they were no match for your excellent swordsmanship. Speak with Bruce and see that he is unharmed.
* With the job complete, Bruce takes his leave back to Ul'dah and a celebratory pint. Return to the Gladiators' Guild and report your success to Mylla.
* Mylla thanks you for your efforts and admits that she is impressed by your tremendous growth as a gladiator. Before you part ways, she questions you as to the motives of the sellswords. Alas, she is unsatisfied with your response.
: ※ The next gladiator quest will be available from Mylla upon reaching level 15.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
'''Mylla:''' You look well, [Forename]. I hope you are ready for your next task, because I require your immediate assistance.
'''Mylla:''' There have been several violent murders recently, the victims of which were all Hyuran men.
'''Mylla:''' Based on the multiple spear wounds found upon the bodies of the deceased, we believe that lancers are responsible for the crimes.
'''Mylla:''' Not only are these murders a blight upon our city, I fear it is only a matter of time before one of our own is targeted.
'''Mylla:''' I have just received reports of foreign lancers skulking about in Stonesthrow. Considering the circumstances, I find it likely that these are our culprits.
'''Mylla:''' We cannot abide any more murders. Go to Stonesthrow, outside the Gate of Nald, and speak with any you find in the area. With luck, we may find these lancers before they strike again.
-quest accepted

===Search for the freelancers in Stonesthrow===
'''Gutless Gladiator:''' Don't kill me, please! I'm not the one you want!

===Speak with the gutless gladiator===
'''Gutless Gladiator:''' Thank you, ''thank you''! Th-They appeared out of nowhere, asked me if I was Aldis at spearpoint. I said no, but they attacked me anyway! Wh-What did I do to deserve this?

===Report to Mylla===
-cutscene start
'''Mylla:''' So they were indeed the murderers we sought!
'''Mylla:''' But what brought Duskwight freelancers all the way from the Black Shroud?
'''Mylla:''' And why were they murdering Hyuran men with swords?

'''Bruce:''' >> First Sword! <<

'''Mylla:''' What is it?

'''Bruce:''' >> Lancers, First Sword! A gang of 'em, hidin' in the tunnel south of Black Brush Station! <<

'''Mylla:''' Hmph, it seems we're not rid of them yet. [Forename], you might as well finish what you started. Go to central Thanalan and dispatch the last of these freelancers.
'''Mylla:''' Bruce, accompany [Forename]. See that {{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} doesn't die.

'''Bruce:''' Well, I can't keep the {{alternatives|f=lass|m=bloke}} from gettin' skewered, but I'll patch {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}} up best I can.

'''Mylla:''' [Forename], defend Bruce. He knows powerful healing magicks, but he cannot employ them unless you keep all your enemies occupied. Make sure you command their full attention at all times.

'''Bruce:''' Aye, I'm countin' on you to keep those bastards away from me. Watch me back and I'll watch yours.

'''Mylla:''' >> You have your orders, gladiators! Send these freelancers to the Seventh Gate! <<
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Bruce the Big:''' Hmmm...seems no one's home. What say we wait here and ambush 'em when they return?
-optional end

===Wait in ambush for the freelancers (Solo Duty)===
'''Bruce the Big:''' Get these bastards off me! If I die, you die!
'''Bruce the Big:''' Hah, bastards're actually makin' me break a sweat!
'''Bruce the Big:''' Ho, looks like someone's pissed in his pease porridge!

===Speak with Bruce===
'''Bruce the Big:''' Looks like we're done here. Let's head home, [Forename]─I could use a drink.

===Report to Mylla===
'''Mylla:''' Congratulations on a job well done, [Forename]. Bruce says you acquitted yourself well.

> If first job
'''Mylla:''' You have shown tremendous growth since you joined us...and though it pains me to do this, you have earned the right.
'''Mylla:''' [Forename], I grant you leave to join other guilds.
'''Mylla:''' As you doubtless know, Ul'dah is home to both the Pugilists' Guild and the Thaumaturges' Guild. However, there are also guilds where you may learn something of more peaceful traditions. You may even join the guilds of other nations, if that is your desire.
'''Mylla:''' Know that I will respect your decisions...whatever they may be.
'''Mylla:''' So long as you do not forget that you are, above all, a gladiator!
'''Mylla:''' Before you head off, I wanted to ask you─Bruce believes the freelancers were out for a bounty. What is your opinion on this, [Forename]?

> If not first job
'''Mylla:''' I wanted to ask you-Bruce believes the freelancers were out for a bounty. What is your opinion on this, [Forename]?
---

Question: What will you say?
> They were tracking a man named Aldis.
'''Mylla:''' ''Aldis''!? Are you certain that is the name you heard!?
'''Mylla:''' He's...he's alive? But how...?

> Their motives died with them.
'''Mylla:''' I see... Mayhap it is best that we put this sordid affair behind us. Still, I cannot help but wonder...
---
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

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Kicking the Hornet's Nest

2026-04-25T03:46:45Z

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{{Quest infobox
| description = [[Mylla|First Sword Mylla]] wishes to teach you the fundamentals of the gladitorial arts.
| image = Gladiator quest image.png
| quest-giver = Mylla
| related-npcs = Frolicsome Dancer; Ill-mannered Marauder; Keen-eyed Marauder; Menacing Marauder; Mocking Marauder; Momodi; Nervous Merchant; Pfarmurl; Stately Gentleman
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 9
| location-y = 11
| type = class
| class = gladiator
| level = 5
| exp = 1400
| reward1 = 1 Bronze Bastard Sword
| reward-opt1 = 1 Custom-made Cuirass
| reward-opt2 = 1 Leather Eyepatch
| reward-opt3 = 1 Fingerless Leather Gloves
| reward-opt4 = 1 Altered Thighboots
| reward-opt5 = 5 Allagan Tin Piece
| prev-quest = My First Gladius
| next-quest = Ul'dah's Most Wanted
| patch = 2.0
| id-gt = 65792
| id-edb = dd334edcc26
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Quests
| journal-genre = Gladiator Quests
| req-items = 2 Caravan Sack
}}

== Objectives ==
* Tell the marauders outside [[the Quicksand]] to face [[Me|/me]]. 0/4
* Tell the marauder inside [[the Quicksand]] to face [[Me|/me]].
* Speak with [[Momodi]].
* Report to [[Mylla]].
* Search for witnesses at [[Scorpion Crossing]].
* Recover the merchant's goods. 0/2
* Return the goods to the merchant.
* Report to [[Mylla]].

== Journal ==
* A gladiator must be capable of commanding an opponent's attention at will. To help you better understand this concept, [[Mylla]] has bid you seek out Lominsan marauders harassing people outside the Quicksand. Once located, bellow "Face /me, marauder!" and show them that their disruptive behavior will not be tolerated.
* The mere sight of you sends the marauders packing. Enter the Quicksand and deal with any belligerents that remain.
* Your attempts to intimidate [[Pfarmurl the Driven]] nearly ends in disaster until a man named [[Aldis]] intervenes, causing the marauder to flee in terror. Speak with Momodi and inform her that all the Lominsans are gone.
* [[Momodi]] is grateful for the help you and Aldis provided. However, before you depart, she asks that you not speak of Aldis to Mylla. Return to the Gladiators' Guild and tell the guildmaster that the task is complete.
* Mylla informs you that the Lominsan marauders have begun terrorizing merchants outside Scorpion Crossing in Western Thanalan. Speak with any victims you can find so that you may track down Pfarmurl's gang and bring them to justice.
* The Bloody Marauders may be the ones behind a recent assault on a traveling merchant. Search for the merchant's goods outside Scorpion Crossing and confront the Lominsans if they are still in the area.
* You recover the merchant's goods and ensure that the Bloody Marauders will terrorize the people of Thanalan no more. Return the stolen goods to their rightful owner.
* The Merchant is overjoyed to receive his stolen merchandise. Return to the guild and report to Mylla.
* Mylla is pleased to hear of your accomplishments. She reminds you that by mastering the sword, you master yourself. Duly advised, you return to your training.
: ※ The next gladiator quest will be available from Mylla upon reaching level 10.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
'''Mylla:''' Ah, [Forename]. I take it you and your sword have become better acquainted. Then I will now instruct you on another fundamental aspect of what it means to be a gladiator: commanding an opponent's attention.
'''Mylla:''' As gladiators, we are trained to engage enemies at close range, weathering their attacks as we deliver our own. However, there are times when we must do battle alongside allies whose talents are not the same as our own.
'''Mylla:''' In such a situation, your role is ''not'' to slay the enemy in front of you, but rather to defend the man beside you.
'''Mylla:''' We do this by eliciting the enmity of our opponents through attacks and techniques designed to incite their hatred.
'''Mylla:''' You must learn to draw the enemy's attention to yourself and to trust in your stout constitution to endure. In so doing, you protect your weaker comrades who would otherwise perish.
'''Mylla:''' To help you better understand this, there is a task I would have you perform. It just so happens that Momodi of the Quicksand has requested our assistance─a gang of Lominsan marauders has paraded into town and begun harassing people outside her establishment.
'''Mylla:''' Men like these prey on the weak, but will turn tail and flee at the first sign of defiance. You need not resort to violence─it will suffice to show them that you are not afraid of them, and will not tolerate their behavior.
'''Mylla:''' Seek out the Lominsans and make your presence known by bellowing, “Face me, marauder!” In this way, you will protect the people of Ul'dah, as you would your allies in battle.
-quest accepted

===Tell the marauders outside the Quicksand to face /me===
'''Ill-mannered Marauder:''' The 'ells ye want? This don't concern ye, so bugger off!
''The player {{i|Me}}.''
'''Ill-mannered Marauder:''' Ye know yer friend 'ere's a Twelve-damned cheat!? Thinks 'e can charge us more 'cause we're foreigners! But 'e'll get 'is own back, mark me words!

'''Menacing Marauder:''' Bugger off! Can't ye see I'm 'avin' a civilized conversation with this poxy whoreson!?
''The player {{i|Me}}.''
'''Menacing Marauder:''' What? Ye blamin' me 'cause this little shite shat 'is own pants!? Well, bugger 'im, an' bugger you, too!

'''Mocking Marauder:''' ...Just turn around an' walk away, 'venturer. Are ye deaf? Get lost!
''The player {{i|Me}}.''
'''Mocking Marauder:''' The 'ells is yer problem!? Maybe she likes 'er men rough! What're ye s'posed to be, 'er bleedin' {{alternatives|f=lady-in-waitin'|manservant}}!? Bah, it don't matter, ye've gone an' spoiled the mood...

'''Keen-eyed Marauder:''' Ye gots a lot o' nerve, thinkin' ye can talk to me like that!
''The player {{i|Me}}.''
'''Keen-eyed Marauder:''' Oi, come on now, 'e was disrespectin' me proud Sea Wolf 'eritage! <spit> Fine, I'll leave the bastard be, but we ain't finished!

===Tell the marauder inside the Quicksand to face /me===
'''Pfarmurl:''' Me poxy arse this is yer best brew! I'd sooner drink a pint o' me own piss than this swill!
''The player {{i|Me}}.''
'''Pfarmurl:''' Just who the 'ells do ye think yer speakin' to, maggot!? I'm Pfarmurl the Driven, an' me an' me Bloody Marauders've been reavin' so long, mothers scare their children with tales about us!
'''Pfarmurl:''' Don't believe me words? Then I'll let me axe do the talkin'!

-cutscene start
'''???:''' Oho, this is lively, even for the Quicksand. You two going to put on a show for us?

'''Pfarmurl:''' What's this? Another godsdamned fool? Show some respect when ye talk to─

'''Aldis@???:''' Pfarmurl the Driven, leader of a troupe of bloody mummers or some such. Aye, I heard you the first time─your voice carries quite well.

'''Pfarmurl:''' >> Then unless ye want me to split yer skull with me axe, ye better─ <<
'''Pfarmurl:''' Th-That sword! It couldn't be...''Frenzy''!? But only the Sword of Nald would─ Bloody hells, it's ''you''!

'''Aldis@???:''' You know, I've never been one to stand back and watch. Mind if I join the fun?

'''Pfarmurl:''' B-B-Beggin' yer pardon, sir!

'''Aldis@???:''' Why do they always do that...? <sigh> Looks like it's just you and me.
'''Aldis@???:''' Standing up to that Lominsan was quite brave of you─and quite foolish.
'''Aldis:''' I think I like you, gladiator. Name's Aldis, and I'd buy you a drink, but I'm afraid I just spent the last of my coin.
'''Aldis:''' I used to be a young gladiator like you. Back then, I... Ah, but that hardly concerns you. These days I'm just an explorer of the unexplored, a seeker of as-yet-unknown experiences...
'''Aldis:''' ...Like that beautiful stranger keeping my bed warm right now. ''Gods'', I've missed this city, this wonderful desert jewel of debauchery and sin. Now, if you'll excuse me.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Momodi===
'''Momodi:''' I swear, if I hadn't seen Aldis with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it was him. Everyone here thought he died years ago.
'''Momodi:''' Listen, [Forename]. Do me a favor and ''don't'' tell Mylla about meetin' Aldis, alright? She doesn't need this sort of drama.
'''Momodi:''' Why? Well...let's just say some folk ain't good for one another.

===Report to Mylla===
'''Mylla:''' I've already heard of your exploits at the Quicksand, [Forename]. You did well to send those marauders packing. I wish I could say we've heard the last of them.
'''Mylla:''' Alas, we've received reports of axe-wielding raiders assaulting merchants traveling through Scorpion Crossing. It seems words will not suffice, after all.
'''Mylla:''' I want you to finish what you've begun, [Forename]. Head to western Thanalan and see that Pfarmurl the Driven and all those who have shared in his crimes never trouble the people of Ul'dah again.

===Search for witnesses at Scorpion Crossing===
'''Nervous Merchant:''' They...they tore me from my saddle and took everything I own! Bring my goods back to me, I beg of you!

===Return the goods to the merchant===
'''Nervous Merchant:''' They...they tore me from my saddle and took everything I own! Bring my goods back to me, I beg of you!
''The player hands over 2 {{i|Caravan Sack}}.''
'''Nervous Merchant:''' Twelve bless you, adventurer! If it weren't for good {{alternatives|f=women|m=men}} like you, I'd never leave home.

===Report to Mylla===
'''Mylla:''' Good, it is finished. And with that, this stage of your training is complete.
'''Mylla:''' This time, your enemies were ill-behaved ruffians, but who knows what manner of opponents you will face in the future?
'''Mylla:''' Regardless, I have faith that you will do well. Master your sword and you shall master yourself.
'''Mylla:''' Now then, there will be work for you in the days to come.
'''Mylla:''' Return to your training, [Forename]. We will speak again.
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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My First Gladius

2026-04-25T03:33:50Z

Maleficentabsinthe: updated dialogue formatting to new templete

{{Quest infobox
| description = [[Mylla|First Sword Mylla]] wishes to gauge your aptitude for the sword.
| image = Gladiator quest image.png
| quest-giver = Mylla
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 9
| location-y = 11
| type = class
| class = Gladiator
| level = 1
| exp = 400
| gil = 115
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Way of the Gladiator
| next-quest = Kicking the Hornet's Nest
| patch = 2.0
| id-gt = 65822
| id-edb = cc403b5f18e
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of War Quests
| journal-genre = Gladiator Quests
}}

==Walkthrough==
This quest isn't available for players who started the game as a gladiator. For them, these objectives are instead part of {{i|Way of the Gladiator}}, and they then proceed directly to {{i|Kicking the Hornet's Nest}}.

== Objectives ==
* Slay [[Star Marmot|star marmots]]. 0/3
* Slay [[Huge Hornet|huge hornets]]. 0/3
* Slay [[Snapping Shrew|snapping shrews]]. 0/3
* Report to Mylla.

== Journal ==
* The guildmaster had instructed you to slay marmots, hornets, and shrews outside the gates of Ul'dah. With sword in hand, venture forth and do battle with the beasts.
* You have slain the creatures as instructed and become more familiar with your new weapon. Return to the Gladiators' Guild and speak with Mylla.
* Mylla states that to master the sword, you must remember and reflect upon your experiences in battle. Taking your words to heart, you resolve to seek out and test yourself against new foes.
: ※ The next gladiator quest will be available from Mylla upon reaching level 5.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
'''Mylla:''' Heh, amazing what a difference a sword can make. Your expression, your posture...you're already brimming with confidence.
'''Mylla:''' Let's see if that confidence is warranted, shall we?
'''Mylla:''' Just outside the gates of Ul'dah, you'll find plenty of marmots, hornets, and shrews. Slay three of each and return here when finished.
'''Mylla:''' Oh, and use your sword, [Forename]. I'm a gladiator, and I aim to train you as one. Now, go.
-quest accepted

===Report to Mylla===
'''Mylla:''' Welcome back, [Forename]. I take it you've dispatched the beasts, and with ease.
'''Mylla:''' With every swing and thrust, you gain valuable experience. You must remember and reflect on each one if you are to recognize and eliminate the deficiencies in your technique.
'''Mylla:''' Your training under me shall continue once the haft sits so snugly in your hand that you cannot imagine holding aught else. Until then, [Forename].
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=qy9rGJIQOJ8}}

Hope's Confluence

2026-04-21T01:30:42Z

Maleficentabsinthe: clarified text bubble vs duty dialogue; added a missing gender alternative

{{Quest infobox
| title = Hope's Confluence
| image = Hope's_Confluence_Image.png
| description = The Crystal Exarch is the very picture of resolve.
| quest-giver = Crystal Exarch
| related-npcs = Alisaie; Alphinaud; Crystarium Sentry; Manager of Suites; Ryne; Thancred; Urianger; Y'shtola
| cutscene-npcs = Elidibus; Emet-Selch; Hythlodaeus; Lahabrea; Warrior of Darkness (NPC)
| location = The Crystarium
| location-x = 12.7
| location-y = 11.2
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre = The Voyage Home Quests
| level = 80
| exp = 22440
| gil = 3575
| unlocks = tr The Seat of Sacrifice
| prev-quest = The Converging Light
| next-quest = Nothing Unsaid
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 675
| id-gt = 69314
| id-edb = 90de78eeddc
}}
==Steps==
* Defeat the [[Warrior of Light (Boss)|Warrior of Light]].
* Speak with [[Ryne]].

==Journal==
*On your signal, the Exarch lifts the ward, and together you stride into the Crystal Tower to meet with Elidibus.

※In the event that you leave the instance, you may reenter by speaking with the Crystarium sentry.

*As you wind your way up through the tower, your adversary's incessant summonings take an ever-heavier toll on your companion, eventually bringing him to his knees. His rapidly crystallizing body no longer able to keep up, the Exarch vows to hold the spectral warriors at bay while you go on alone─and so you do, hoping all the while that you will see him again.

*Some time later, you gain the tower's uppermost level, where you come face-to-face with Elidibus at last. In defiance of his fading memories, the Ascian clings to his name and duty, and takes unto himself the power of yet more heroes to arise as the Warrior of Light incarnate. In this puissant form, he unleashes a burst of all-consuming radiance at you, only to look on agog as you emerge unscathed. In your hand shines the constellation crystal you received from Hythlodaeus, while around you an array of arcane rings stand ready to summon champions from beyond the rift to your aid. The odds thus evened, you steel yourself for the decisive battle with your oldest foe.

※The Seat of Sacrifice can be accessed via the Duty Finder.

*The battle unfolds with neither side willing to yield an ilm, but it is ultimately you who delivers the final blow, bringing Elidibus to his knees. Defiant even in defeat, Elidibus proclaims his own immortality, only for the Exarch to arrive and play his promised trump card. Harnessing the Crystal Tower's vast reservoir of energy, he strips the primal of his power and entraps his scattered essence. Before the Ascian fades into oblivion, however, you choose to restore his lost memories to him, granting him a semblance of peace at the last.

*It is, by any measure, a historic victory, but one not without cost, for it soon becomes clear that the Exarch's exertions have taken a fatal toll. As what remains of his flesh turns into crystal, he begs one last favor of you: a journey together. Comforted by your answer, he entrusts to you his mind and memories before commencing his silent vigil...

*Rejoining your other comrades in the Exedra, you learn from Ryne that all has returned to normal in Norvrandt. Yet something clearly weighs upon her mind...

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
'''Crystal Exarch:''' You are ready, then? Very well. I shall lift the ward.

Question: What will you say?
> It's time we finished this!
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And finish it we shall. For no hero our foe could summon to his side shall ever compare to you! And...as for me...well, no ally you could summon to your side will ever try harder, that much I swear.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' So come, my friend! Let's finish this─once and for all!
> You know, it wasn't so long ago that I watched you seal the place up.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Hm? ''Ah'', before I began my slumber, you mean? Ha! It seems rather longer to me. But yes, what strange symmetry.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' This time, I break the seal, and I have no intention of locking myself away again.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Nay, together we will enter, and together we will leave - in triumph. So come, my friend. Let us be about it!
---

-quest accepted

-voiced cutscene start
''Within the Crystal Tower''
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Not here either. We must keep climbing.

''The Exarch collapses in pain, his legs turning to crystal. More spectral heroes are being summoned.''

'''Crystal Exarch:''' 'Twas but a matter of time...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I cannot keep up with you. Nor will it avail us to make a stand here.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' You must go on without me. Find Elidibus, and stop him.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Worry not, my friend.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Though I am no warrior, I have learned to hold my own over the years.

''The Exarch stands back up.''

'''Crystal Exarch:''' When first we explored this tower, you and your fellow adventurers formed the van, while I was left to follow in your wake.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Suffice it to say, I was not best pleased with the arrangement. How I wished that I could join you...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And now I have, here where it all began.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I was right to trust in you and the power of your legacy ─ of your name. To let them guide my every deed.

Elidibus@Elidibus (Voiceover): For Elidibus is my name. And my mission. Guiding my every deed.

Question: What will you say?
> Why me?
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Why you? Why ''not'' you? Had I chosen another, we would never have made it this far. Or do I mistake your meaning...?
> Did you never consider other paths?
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I did ─ but I chose not to walk them, thank the gods. Why ever would you ask me such a thing?
---

'''Crystal Exarch:''' ...Elidibus spoke in similar terms, you say? How curious.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' To answer your questions, then, I made my choice for reasons which seemed obvious to me, but may not to any other.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' There were the expectations I placed upon myself before beginning my slumber. And the expectations of those who roused me.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Of course, I had the choice to turn my back on the lot of it. But in the end, it was no choice at all.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I cherish the time I spent with you and the others. What I wouldn't give to return to those halcyon days...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Chasing ancient secrets, overcoming trial after trial with the aid of like-minded comrades...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And what remarkable comrades they were. In such company, I felt as if I were a character in the epic tales that had stirred my heart as a boy. As if my dream had come true...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' It hadn't, of course, for I was no hero. Neither then nor after. Though the world to which I awakened, and the First were beset with myriad problems, I rarely knew how best to play my part.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' There was, however, one thing of which I was certain: that I could not bear to let those dear to me meet a tragic end.

''Many spectral heroes are summoned.''

'''Crystal Exarch:''' I'm afraid our time is up. Go.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Rest assured you haven't seen the last of me. I wouldn't dream of playing my trump card save in your presence.

''The player continues on without the Exarch.''

'''Crystal Exarch:''' >> Break! <<

''The Exarch immobilizes the spectral heroes.''

''At the top of the Crystal Tower, by Xande's throne. Elidibus holds the Exarch's spirit vessel.''

'''Elidibus:''' Memories of a possible future...
'''Elidibus:''' Worthless, all. Worthless as memories of the only past. Fated to fray and fade into oblivion.
'''Elidibus:''' Leaving naught but a gaping void...

''The player confronts Elidibus.''

'''Elidibus:''' The Waking...Sands? ...Yes, that was the place. The place I first made myself known to you and yours.
'''Elidibus:''' The seventh Rejoining had left the realm listing dangerously towards Darkness. And events were unfolding that threatened to push it over the brink.
'''Elidibus:''' Thus did I approach you, in my capacity as emissary, thinking that you would make a useful pawn...
'''Elidibus:''' But I was wrong, and for my misstep did Lahabrea and Emet-Selch pay the ultimate price. Leaving me the last of the unsundered.
'''Elidibus:''' My remaining brethren, fragmented as they are, cannot hope to see our mission to its end. It falls to me alone.
'''Elidibus:''' Defeat is not an option. I will strike you down. I will resurrect Lord Zodiark. And I will bring back those who sacrificed themselves to call Him forth.
'''Elidibus:''' Though it take a thousand thousand years, upon my honor as Elidibus, emissary of the Convocation of Fourteen, I will see this done.

''Start of flashback.''
Hythlodaeus: But know that his devotion is not without reason. Even if he himself can no longer remember what that reason is.
Convocation Speaker: You worry too much, Elidibus. This dedication to your duty verges on obsession.
''The player recalls the two unsundered Ascian masks on Gaius, then Lahabrea's and Emet-Selch's defeats.''
''End of flashback.''

Question: What will you say?
> Those who once relied upon you are no more.
> However hard you struggle, you will never bring back the Convocation.
---

'''Elidibus:''' What of it!? I have my mission!
'''Elidibus:''' I am Elidibus! And it is my duty to steer mankind and the very star upon their true course. This I swore to...to someone.
'''Elidibus:''' We spoke, and I swore...what? What did I...?
''Elidibus laughs.''
'''Elidibus:''' This pain, this torment...is nothing! No more than must be suffered to deliver the world from its doom! No more than any of you malformed creatures have known!
'''Elidibus:''' Even should you lose all that is dear to you. Even should it cost you your life...
'''Elidibus:''' You bear the burden and fight on, kicking and screaming until your last breath is spent!
'''Ardbert@Voice from Within:''' Aye, it's true. We've lost much and more. Known unimaginable suffering.
'''Ardbert@Voice from Within:''' But through it all, we never, ever forgot what was dear to us. And that's what gave us the strength to carry on.

Question: What will you say?
> You've no fight left to fight.
> I will put an end to this.
---

'''Elidibus:''' No! NO! It will not end here!

''Elidibus begins summoning several spectral heroes.''

'''Elidibus:''' Champions from beyond the rift, heed my call! The time is come to deliver your brethren from darkness!
'''Elidibus:''' My heart's sole desire is a world free of sorrow. Join with me now in hope and prayer...for the salvation of all!

''The spectral heroes fuse with Elidibus, transforming him into the primal Warrior of Light.''

'''Elidibus:''' If you would usher in the end, then with my all shall I oppose you...
'''Elidibus:''' ...As the avatar of those mortal heroes who fought unfalteringly, in all their imperfection! As the Warrior of Light incarnate!
'''Elidibus:''' >> Come, Warrior of Darkness! Let us finish this! <<

''Elidibus attacks the player. After the dust settles, the player's Azem crystal begins to glow.''

'''Elidibus:''' What..?

''A summoning circle for seven other party members surrounds the player.''

x@???: Herein I commit the chronicle of the traveler. Shepherd to the stars in the dark.
x@???: Though the world be sundered and our souls set adrift, where you walk, my dearest friend, fate shall surely follow.
x@???: For yours is the Fourteenth seat ─ the seat of Azem.

'''Elidibus:''' An invocation of eld...though not of Hydaelyn's making... What are you?
'''Elidibus:''' No ─ it matters not! You are the enemy, and you will fall! Even should it cost me everything, I will not forsake my duty!
''{{i|The Seat of Sacrifice}} now accessible''
-cutscene end

===Defeat the Warrior of Light===
-voiced cutscene start
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: For my people—for our world, I will strike you down.
-cutscene end
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: This battle shall be our last.
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Begone, spawn of shadow!
System: The Warrior of Light imbues his blade with blizzard!
System: The Warrior of Light imbues his blade with fire!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Darkness must be destroyed!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Gleaming steel, light my path!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Hmph... Even with all this power, it seems I am hard-pressed to lay you low.
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: No matter. If you will not fall, then you will be banished instead!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Rift swallow you!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Here where we Ascians have been forced to retreat time and again, you will meet your demise.
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Struggle all you like. Even should you break free, there is no way back.
-optional start
If anyone fails the Active Time Maneuver
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: In this place you will drift forevermore. Farewell, hero.
-optional end
-voiced cutscene start
System: You clutch the crystal of Azem to your breast and wish upon it with all your heart.
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: And so it ends. In unceremonious silence.
''An Amaurotine specter appears.''
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: You... It cannot be...
''The specter re-summons the party. They then walk away, waving their right arm, revealing themselves to be Emet-Selch.''
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: To me, Warriors of Light!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: I am salvation given form...
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Mankind's first hero...and his final hope!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: For victory, I render up my all!
-cutscene end
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Your demise will be our salvation!
System: Transcend your limits and weather the gathering storm!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: You still stand. Very well...
Spectral Black Mage@Spectral Black Mage (text bubble): In the name of the Light!
Spectral White Mage@Spectral White Mage (text bubble): For the sake of our world!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Haaah!
x@Spectral Dark Knight (text bubble): To the ashes whence you came!
Spectral Bard@Spectral Bard (text bubble): Death rain upon you!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Begone, spawn of shadow!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light:Darkness must be destroyed!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: I will destroy you!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: I shall transcend you!
System: The Warrior of Light is transcending his limits!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: My soul knows no surrender!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Hope, grant me strength!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Feel the pain!
x@Spectral Ninja (text bubble): Cleansing water, wash away evil!
x@Spectral Summoner (text bubble): Lend me your strength, my servants!
x@Spectral Warrior (text bubble): I'll cut 'em down to size!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: My duty... No, not yet!
-optional start
If a DPS limit break is used when the boss is not casting an action
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light:Clad in prayer, I am invincible!
-optional end
-voiced cutscene start
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: No... I cannot fail... I will not...
-cutscene end

====Post-duty cutscene====
-voiced cutscene start
'''Elidibus:''' Fool! You have achieved nothing! I am immortal, and I will never surrender!

''The Exarch immobilizes Elidibus.''

'''Crystal Exarch:''' Elidibus. So fixated were you on my memories of the future, you failed to heed the lessons of the past.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Your obsession blinded you to the true nature of this tower ─ this beacon of hope for mankind.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Created to serve as a reservoir for the limitless energy of the heavens! To harness and bind the boundless ─ not unlike white auracite!
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Your ill-begotten power, obtained by exploiting that which is best in us... I shall have it, your soul and all!

''The Crystal Tower glows brightly while the Exarch casts the binding spell. During it, his body continues to crystallize, but the player assists him. Elidibus's primal form dissipates, along with the starshowers. Elidibus now has the form of a white robed Amaurotine with a red mask. He sees the crystals of the Convocation members on the floor.''

'''Elidibus:''' This...
'''Elidibus:''' Yes... I would become Him. I would save everyone. This I believed. Yet still they cried out, in rage and despair...
'''Elidibus:''' Divided─over the fate of the star. A rare occurrence, always fleeting. But not this time. Not this time...
'''Elidibus:''' Reconciliation. Elidibus. I was needed. I withdrew myself from Zodiark. For them...
'''Elidibus:''' My people. My brothers. ...My friends.
'''Elidibus:''' Stay strong. Keep the faith. At duty's end, we will meet again. We will. We will.
'''Elidibus:''' The rains have ceased, and we have been graced with another beautiful day. But you are not here to see it.

''Elidibus dissipates into aether that is absorbed into the tower. The player collects the Exarch's spirit vessel. The Exarch collapses.''

'''Crystal Exarch:''' I concede, I may have overexerted myself.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Steady now, and listen. I told you before that I had a plan, and that when all was said and done, I would ask a favor of you.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' We have averted the Eighth Umbral Calamity. Found a way for everyone to return to the Source, and...last but not least, we have secured the future of all the people of Norvrandt. We have won, my friend.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' So I hope you'll forgive me this moment of selfishness. And...while I wouldn't want you to feel obliged...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Promise me you'll take me on your next adventure. A journey. Together. That's all I ask.

Question: What will you say?
> I promise.
> You could've asked me earlier!
---

'''Crystal Exarch:''' If I were to tell you that this isn't the end ─ that we will meet again ─ would you believe me?

''The player nods and shows the Exarch's spirit vessel.''

'''Crystal Exarch:''' Thank you.

''The Exarch puts his hood back on, collects his staff, and walks to the middle of the room.''

'''Crystal Exarch:''' My friend. With you, my mind and memories shall travel to the ends of the world and beyond. But in this place shall my body stand immovable.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' May it serve as an undying promise, not only to those who looked to me for leadership, but to any soul who has known despair, that hope is everlasting.

''The Exarch's spirit vessel glows. His body then crystallizes entirely. The Scions and Ryne arrive.''

'''Ryne@Ryne (Narration):''' There the Exarch would remain, keeping his silent vigil.
'''Ryne@Ryne (Narration):''' When the Scions were not released from his summoning spell, we proceeded with the plan to return them to the Source.
'''Ryne@Ryne (Narration):''' The Warrior of Darkness, however, retained {{alternatives|f=her|m=his}} ability to traverse the two worlds at will.
'''Ryne@Ryne (Narration):''' And in time the Crystal Tower became a symbol of {{alternatives|f=her|m=his}} link to the First ─ and of hope.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Y'shtola:''' Sometimes, I wish that I too had been gifted with the Echo. Then I might see what you have seen and glimpse into your heart without the need for words.

'''Urianger:''' Ere we descended from the throne room, I did chance upon an object which, if I have the right of it, did once ─
'''Urianger:''' ...Hm. M-Mine apologies. Mayhap now is not an appropriate time. Let us speak of it later.

'''Thancred:''' Shortly after you left, we observed that our enemy's ranks were no longer being replenished ─ presumably when your absence was noted. So we polished them off and came as quickly as we could.
'''Thancred:''' ...Which is to say, not quickly enough. But then you had the Exarch for company, didn't you, and you could ask for no better than that.

'''Alphinaud:''' At such moments, it is hard to know what to say... ...Are you all right, my friend?

'''Alisaie:''' You did well, [Forename] ─ you and the Exarch...
-optional end

===Speak with Ryne===
'''Ryne:''' ...Hm? Am I all right? I should be the one asking you...
'''Ryne:''' But yes, I'm fine, thank you. We all are.
'''Ryne:''' The people are fine, the city's fine, and the starshowers have stopped.
'''Ryne:''' It's almost as if we'd gone back to the peaceful days that followed the night's return. Almost.

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=ph2IqZjQ69U}}

The Seat of Sacrifice

2026-04-21T01:17:15Z

Maleficentabsinthe: differentiated text bubble dialogue.

{{otheruses|the story-mode [[Main Scenario]] [[trial]]|the level 80 challenge-mode [[trial]]|The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme)}}
{{Duty infobox
| description = “If you would usher in the end, then with my all shall I oppose you”─so spoke [[Elidibus]] as he took unto himself the power of champions from beyond the rift to arise as the self-proclaimed Warrior of Light incarnate. Yet as resolutely as your foe believes in his cause, so too do you believe in yours, and thus Light and Darkness must collide. Invoking the ancient magick imbued with the memories of Azem, the forgotten final member of the [[Convocation of Fourteen]], you summon the stars to your side and prepare to face your foe in a battle to steer the very course of the world.
| image = The Seat of Sacrifice.png
| type = Trial
| level = 80
| level-sync = 80
| ilvl = 465
| ilvl-sync =
| difficulty = normal
| size = full
| duty-finder = Trials (Shadowbringers)
| roulette = Trial
| time-limit = 60
| tomestones = 12 Poetics
| location = The Seat of Sacrifice
| region = Norvrandt
| entrance =
| entrance-coordinates =
| req-quest = Hope's Confluence
| patch = 5.3
| release = shadowbringers
| echo = trial
}} {{TOC limit|3}}
==Guide==
{{evt|service=youtube|id=MLCopmT_6fk|dimensions=350|align=right|description=The Seat of Sacrifice Trial Guide}}
===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r6.png|32px|link=]] [[Warrior of Light (Boss)|Warrior of Light]]: [[Elidibus]]===
'''Note''': If a DPS player uses a Limit Break on the Warrior of Light at any point during the fight, he will use '''Hallowed Ground''' (indicated by the voiced line "Clad in prayer, I am invincible!") to make himself '''Invulnerable''' for 8 seconds, nullifying all damage and rendering the Limit Break worthless. This can be avoided by using the Limit Break while the boss is busy casting another ability.

====Phase 1====
* '''Terror Unleashed''': Reduces the entire party's HP to 1 and inflicts '''True Walking Dead''', which will kill affected players when the debuff's timer runs out. The debuff must be removed by healing the player to full HP.
* '''Solemn Confiteor''': Four circle AoEs dropped below random players.
* '''Coruscant Saber''': One of two attacks with differing effects:
** If the Warrior of Light has rings surrounding his sword, the attack is a ring AoE that leaves only the center of the his hitbox safe.
** If the Warrior of Light ''does not'' have rings around his sword, the attack is a circle AoE centered on him.
* '''Absolute Fire III''': Marks each player with a "pause" marker above their head. After the marker goes away, each player will take minor damage and be inflicted with {{status effect|pyretic}} '''[[Pyretic]]''' for 3 seconds, so they should stop attacking or moving until the debuff expires.
* '''Absolute Blizzard III''': Marks each player with a "play" marker above their head. After the marker goes away, each player will take minor damage and be inflicted with {{status effect|deep freeze}} '''[[Deep Freeze]]''' unless they are moving when the attack goes off.
* '''Imbued Absolute Blizzard/Fire III''': Imbues the Warrior of Light's next attack with an untelegraphed version of the listed spell.
* '''Imbued Coruscant''': An imbued version of '''Coruscant Saber'''. Functions identically to how it previously did, but with the added effect of casting '''Absolute Blizzard III''' or '''Absolute Fire III''' at the same time.
* '''Sword of Light''': The room will darken and a sword of light will appear to cut a triangle into the floor. When the sword finishes, the interior of the triangle will deal extreme damage to anyone standing in it.
* '''Summon Wyrm''': Summons a shadowy Bahamut on the north edge of the arena that will attack half of the arena with '''Dive Bomb'''.
* '''The Bitter End''': Tankbuster.
* '''Elddragon Dive''': High damage to the entire party.
* '''Ascendance''': Deals light damage and traps the entire party in '''Fetters'''.
* '''Absolute Teleport''': Forcibly teleports the entire party into the Aetherial Rift.

====Intermission====
* While inside the rift between worlds, players must perform an Active Time Maneuver to escape their fetters. To succeed, the players have 15 seconds to repeatedly click the button (or press any other button except from chat) and keep their '''Will of Defiance''' meter from dropping to 0. Note that the meter becomes easier to replenish when it is lower. So long as there's ''anything'' in the meter when the timer reaches zero, you succeed. '''If ''any'' player fails the event, the entire party wipes'''. If any players are dead when this phase starts, they will still participate and must successfully complete the Active Time Maneuver.
* The spirit of a '''Familiar Ascian''' appears before the Warrior of Light and returns the party to the arena as well as bestowing them three bars of Limit Break. In response, the Warrior of Light will call upon the '''Specters of Light'''.
* '''Ultimate Crossover''': The Warrior of Light will gain a '''Level 4 Limit Break''' and unleash it upon the party. '''A Level 3 Tank Limit Break is required to survive this attack'''. This should be used when the system text on the screen says "Transcend your limits and weather the gathering storm!"
* If at least one person survives this attack and the boss is hit, the party will be given a checkpoint, so wiping will return the party to the start of Phase 2.

====Phase 2====
* Note that the boss's health has fully restored.
* '''Specter of Light''': The Warrior of Light summons untargetable Specters of Light to perform attacks.
** '''Spectral White Mage''' and '''Spectral Black Mage''' will both use '''Twincast''' and four meteor circles will gradually appear in the arena. Two players are needed to stand in these circles to properly soak the damage, otherwise they inflict damage and {{status effect|vulnerability up}} '''[[Vulnerability Up]]''' to the entire party.
** '''Spectral Dark Knight''' will use '''Brimstone Earth''' to create two expanding circle AoEs in opposite corners of the arena. A '''Spectral Bard''' will use '''Deluge of Death''', placing a targeted proximity marker on one random player. The Warrior of Light will use '''Summon Wyrm''' as the Dark Knight uses his ability, and then '''Absolute Holy''' during the Bard's.
*** '''Absolute Holy''': Stack marker on a random player.
** '''Spectral Ninja''' will use '''Suiton: San''' to cause a tidal wave to appear on one edge of the arena to push players toward the opposite edge. As the tidal wave casts, the Ninja will use '''Katon: San''', a stack marker on a random player.
** '''Spectral Summoner''' will summon four '''Spectral Egi''' Demi-Bahamuts that tether to random players as the Summoner casts '''Flare Breath'''. When the cast ends, the four Spectral Egi will launch a wide cone in the direction of their tether.
** '''Spectral Warrior''' will appear in the center of the arena and use '''Perfect Decimation''', sending out two sets of four cone attacks from his position that, together, cover the entire arena. Remember which cones showed up first and wait for their attacks to go off.
* '''To the Limit''': Gives the Warrior of Light Limit Break charges.
** '''Radiant Braver''': Level 1 Limit Break. Cone attacks directed at three random players, marked with a red arrow over their heads.
** '''Radiant Desperado''': Level 2 Limit Break. Line stack markers on both healers that resolve one after the other. Inflicts '''Physical Vulnerability Up''' to prevent stacking for more than one attack.
** '''Radiant Meteor''': Level 3 Limit Break. Extremely large circle AoEs targeted on four random players.
* '''Sword of Light''': Now summons two swords with the same effects.

==Loot==
*{{tomestone|Poetics|12}} [[Allagan Tomestone of Poetics]]
*{{item icon|Shadowbringers Warrior of Light Card}} (Drops at a fixed rate.)

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-voiced cutscene start
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: For my people—for our world, I will strike you down.
-cutscene end
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: This battle shall be our last.
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Begone, spawn of shadow!
System: The Warrior of Light imbues his blade with blizzard!
System: The Warrior of Light imbues his blade with fire!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Darkness must be destroyed!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Gleaming steel, light my path!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Hmph... Even with all this power, it seems I am hard-pressed to lay you low.
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: No matter. If you will not fall, then you will be banished instead!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Rift swallow you!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Here where we Ascians have been forced to retreat time and again, you will meet your demise.
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Struggle all you like. Even should you break free, there is no way back.
-optional start
If anyone fails the Active Time Maneuver
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: In this place you will drift forevermore. Farewell, hero.
-optional end
-voiced cutscene start
System: You clutch the crystal of Azem to your breast and wish upon it with all your heart.
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: And so it ends. In unceremonious silence.
''An Amaurotine specter appears.''
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: You... It cannot be...
''The specter re-summons the party. They then walk away, waving their right arm, revealing themselves to be Emet-Selch.''
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: To me, Warriors of Light!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: I am salvation given form...
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Mankind's first hero...and his final hope!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: For victory, I render up my all!
-cutscene end
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Your demise will be our salvation!
System: Transcend your limits and weather the gathering storm!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: You still stand. Very well...
Spectral Black Mage@Spectral Black Mage (text bubble): In the name of the Light!
Spectral White Mage@Spectral White Mage (text bubble): For the sake of our world!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Haaah!
x@Spectral Dark Knight (text bubble): To the ashes whence you came!
Spectral Bard@Spectral Bard (text bubble): Death rain upon you!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Begone, spawn of shadow!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light:Darkness must be destroyed!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: I will destroy you!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: I shall transcend you!
System: The Warrior of Light is transcending his limits!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: My soul knows no surrender!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Hope, grant me strength!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: Feel the pain!
x@Spectral Ninja (text bubble): Cleansing water, wash away evil!
x@Spectral Summoner (text bubble): Lend me your strength, my servants!
x@Spectral Warrior (text bubble): I'll cut 'em down to size!
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: My duty... No, not yet!
-optional start
If a DPS limit break is used when the boss is not casting an action
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light:Clad in prayer, I am invincible!
-optional end
-voiced cutscene start
Warrior of Light (Boss)@Warrior of Light: No... I cannot fail... I will not...
-cutscene end

</nowiki>}}

==Music==
{{music table header}}
{{music table row|Main|To the Edge}}
|}

==Images==
<gallery heights=200px mode=packed>
Seat of Sacrifice NM.png
Seat of Sacrifice boss.png
Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme)2.jpg
Warrior of Light (Boss).jpg
</gallery>
===<center>Abilities</center>===
<gallery heights=250px mode=packed>
The Seat of Sacrifice Coruscant Saber 1.jpg|'''Coruscant Saber''' Rings surrounding his sword
The Seat of Sacrifice Coruscant Saber 2.jpg|'''Coruscant Saber''' No rings
</gallery>

{{Duties nav/trial}}

The Converging Light

2026-04-20T23:22:52Z

Maleficentabsinthe: typo correction, added clarification in duty dialogue between text bubbles and other types of dialogue, added some optional dialogue

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Converging Light
| image = The_Converging_Light_Image.png
| description = Y'shtola gazes out into the distance.
| quest-giver = Y'shtola
| related-npcs = Alisaie; Alphinaud; Beq Lugg; Chai-Nuzz; Crystal Exarch; Dulia-Chai; Lyna; Manager of Suites; Nervous Guard; Ryne; Stunned Citizen; Stupefied Citizen; Thancred; Urianger; Wrenden
| cutscene-npcs = Elidibus; Hydaelyn
| location = Kholusia
| location-x = 11.5
| location-y = 33.1
| location-z = 0.0
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre = The Voyage Home Quests
| level = 80
| exp = 22440
| gil = 5353
| unlocks = dg The Heroes' Gauntlet
| prev-quest = Etched in the Stars
| next-quest = Hope's Confluence
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 674
| id-gt = 69313
| id-edb = ae7a32dbe7a
}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Y'shtola]] in [[Eulmore]].
* Speak with [[Chai-Nuzz]].
* Enter [[the Heroes' Gauntlet]].
* Speak with the [[Crystal Exarch]].
* Speak with the [[Nervous Guard|nervous guard]].
* Speak with the Crystal Exarch.

==Journal==
*Eager to rendezvous with your comrades, Y'shtola sets off for Eulmore at a brisk pace, leaving you trailing in her wake.

*You eventually catch up with Y'shtola at the aetheryte plaza, and together walk the last few steps to rejoin your assembled friends.

*Your comrades listen intently as you recount your recent adventure in the depths, their faces turning grim at the revelation that Elidibus is a primal. Even as you ponder what your foe may do next, another starshower appears in the skies over Eulmore, this time accompanied by an illusion of Amaurot... Yet it does not end there, for you are promptly set upon by spectral warriors who emerge from arcane rings resembling those conjured in the Exarch's summoning rituals. Whatever the reason for this uncanny similarity, all agree that you must take the battle elsewhere lest innocents fall into harm's way. To that end, you resolve to board a waiting airship and fly for the Crystarium.
** ※To enlist your companion NPCs for this duty, speak with them near the entrance or access Duty Support via the main menu. Use the Duty Finder if you wish to complete the instance alongside fellow players.

*Not long into your flight, the airship sustains heavy damage and you are forced to land in the wastes of Amh Araeng. Wings thus clipped, you have no choice but to make your way back to the Crystarium on foot, with spectral foes dogging your every step. Though your route proves to be unexpectedly circuitous, aided by many a friend made during your time in Norvrandt, you finally emerge in the familiar environs of Lakeland.

*So near and yet so far. But a short distance from the Crystarium, you are surrounded by an army of spectral warriors, halting your party's breathless advance. In an oft-repeated scene, your comrades duly volunteer to hold the enemy at bay while you alone press on to your destination, and so you leave them. As you plunge through the forest, you stumble upon the prostrate forms of the Exarch and Beq Lugg, who have apparently escaped a close encounter with Elidibus. In rueful tones, they inform you that the Ascian has stolen the Exarch's spirit vessel─and has thus acquired the means to control the Crystal Tower. Despite his fast-advancing crystallization, the Exarch expresses his determination to help you to put a stop to Elidibus's plot, and fixes his gaze upon the tower.

*Nearing the Crystarium, the Exarch begs leave to make a brief stop at the Accensor Gate, hoping to send guards to Beq Lugg's aid.

*While the Exarch is issuing instructions, Lyna arrives to take charge of the situation in the Crystarium. Knowing all too well what is at stake, the two share a brief but heartfelt moment, and then you and the Exarch forge on towards the city.

*At the Exedra, the Exarch observes with satisfaction that the ward he and Beq Lugg raised over the tower still holds. Within awaits your foe, made mighty by the hopes of the countless heroes he has summoned from other reflections. At a word from you, the Exarch will lift the ward and open the way to your reckoning with Elidibus. See that you are ready.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
'''Y'shtola:''' Right ─ no more musing. We have taken far too long as it is.
'''Y'shtola:''' Our friends await us in Eulmore, yes? Let us hurry and join them.

-quest accepted

-optional start
:In the Rising Stones:
Tataru: Everyone will return home soon─I'm sure of it. And you can tell them that Tataru said so!
:In Eulmore:
'''Dulia-Chai:''' Oh, if it isn't [Forename]! I confess, I'm not entirely sure what's going on, but with you and your friends here, I'm sure it will all be all right in the end!

'''Chai-Nuzz:''' Yes, people have been talking about little else of late...

'''Wrenden:''' We have been apprised of the situation. Suffice it to say, we can ill afford to lose able-bodied citizens during this vital period of rebuilding.

'''Thancred:''' Ah, there you are. Eventful trip?

'''Urianger:''' 'Tis my pleasure to report that we accomplished our task without further bouts of faintness ─ a feat we attribute to Tataru's most generous gift.

'''Ryne:''' We were starting to worry ─ but I see we shouldn't have. No?

'''Alisaie:''' You certainly took your time. Did something happen?

'''Alphinaud:''' So the rumors have reached this far...
-optional end

===Speak with Y'shtola in Eulmore===
'''Y'shtola:''' It appears we are fashionably late.
'''Y'shtola:''' Come. Our tale will not wait.

-optional start
'''Y'shtola:''' This will be my first time meeting Master Chai in his capacity as mayor. The fellow behind him is his advisor, I take it─Wrenden.
-optional end

===Speak with Chai-Nuzz===
-voiced cutscene start
'''Y'shtola:''' Forgive us our lateness.
'''Y'shtola:''' Master Chai, my congratulations on your appointment. By all accounts, you are a capable mayor.
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' Oh, I have capable friends, my lady. I must say, it's good to see you looking hale and whole again.
'''Y'shtola:''' The credit for that lies with my own capable friend, without whom I might never have escaped my abductor.
'''Thancred:''' A primal... I suppose that would explain why Elidibus has been fostering faith in the Warrior of Light.
'''Thancred:''' While you were enjoying your audience with the wandering heart of Zodiark, we were busy dispatching the last of the black-masked Ascians. A task which proved almost insultingly easy.
'''Thancred:''' Formidable though we undoubtedly are, they were obviously sent to provide encouragement for budding heroes. One cannot help but wonder how many times the ploy has been used before...
'''Alphinaud:''' Master Chai, you mentioned that the people of Khlousia are similarly enamored of the Warrior of Light.
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' Indeed. Though it's hardly surprising given the state of the world. Many are still struggling to find a purpose, and it's only natural that they should take comfort in the tales.
'''Alphinaud:''' Then the fever has spread to every corner of Norvrandt.
'''Alphinaud:''' We may have dealt with his black-masked minions, but it is plain Elidibus has yet to show his hand.
'''Dulia-Chai:''' Oh my, what a spectacular sky!

''A starshower starts forming.''

'''Alisaie:''' Another starshower...
'''Ryne:''' Wait, is that...

''A vision of Amaurot is seen in the distance.''

'''Ryne:''' ...Amaurot?

x@Hydaelyn's Voice: Hear...Feel...Think
'''Stupefied Citizen:''' Did you hear that? That voice, calling out...
'''Stunned Citizen:''' No, I didn't hear anything. But...
'''Stunned Citizen:''' Why do I feel so... Like I've lost something dear to me...

'''Alphinaud:''' Does Elidibus seek to awaken more people to the Echo with clearer visions of the Final Days?

''A spectral humanoid entity teleports in and draws its weapon.''

'''Spectral Swordsman:''' In the name...of the Light...I shall vanquish...the Darkness...
'''Spectral Swordsman:''' I shall deliver the world from its doom!

''The spectral swordsman clashes with Thancred.''

'''Thancred:''' >> And who might you be? <<

''A spectral black mage attacks the party with a fire spell. Urianger blocks the attack.''

'''Alisaie:''' Whoever they are, they've come for our heads!
'''Alisaie:''' No you don't!

''Alisaie defeats the spectral black mage, who dissipates.''

'''Y'shtola:''' They are not of flesh and blood.
'''Urianger:''' I know this magick.
'''Urianger:''' The rings are like unto those that the Exarch did employ in our summoning.
'''Thancred:''' Are you saying the Exarch is summoning them?
'''Urianger:''' Nay. Yet the similarity can be no mere coincidence...

''Ryne defeats a spectral bard.''

'''Ryne:''' Should we make a stand here? Or retreat to the Crystarium?
'''Y'shtola:''' The aether churns around us. More of them will appear ere long.
'''Y'shtola:''' To stay would only place innocents in harm's way. We must fight this battle elsewhere.
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' Wait!
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' Take one of our airships! You can decide what to do on your flight to the Crystarium!
'''Y'shtola:''' You are a capable leader in your own right, Master Chai. The citizens of Eulmore chose well.
'''Alphinaud:''' It's settled, then. To the airship!

''{{i|The Heroes' Gauntlet}} now accessible''
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Stupefied Citizen:''' Wh-Who were those ghostly figures? W-Were they the ones talking inside my head?

'''Stunned Citizen:''' When the stars were raining down, I thought I saw a city in the sky. But then the fighting broke out, and when I looked again, it was gone...
'''Stunned Citizen:''' Did you see it too? It was so beautiful! So ''heartbreakingly'' beautiful...

'''Dulia-Chai:''' I don't know what this sky portends, but I do ''know'' it can't be good.
'''Dulia-Chai:''' So please take care, and return to us safe and sound.

'''Chai-Nuzz:''' What are you still doing here!? To the airship with you!
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' You can thank me later!

'''Wrenden:''' We will see that order is restored in the city. Go now, and do not look back.

Alphinaud: We should first make for the western edge of Amh Araeng before bending our course towards the Crystarium.
Alphinaud: This route will allow us to land and contend with the enemy if necessary. Given that they can appear out of thin air, we must be prepared for anything.

Alisaie: First the starshower, then these specters... And something tells me the worst is yet to come.
Alisaie: Urianger is right, though─the Exarch didn't send them. He would sooner harm himself than us.
Alisaie: But that only makes me want to get back to the Crystarium more quickly.

Thancred: Cutting down that swordsman felt like slicing through thin air. I only wish his blade had felt similarly intangible.
Thancred: We must lead them away from the civilians. The rest we can work out en route to the Crystarium.
Thancred: There are sure to be a few surprises along the way, but we are nothing if not resourceful.

Ryne: I think they were after us. Us ''specifically'', I mean. And that's not all...
Ryne: I sensed the aura of Light around them. As if they were blessed, like you and me.

Urianger: Fiery stars illuminating a blackened sky... By this vision, many and more shall have awakened to Hydaelyn's voice.
Urianger: And as Elidibus hath designed, their hearts shall swell with the desire for salvation. The desire which doth empower him.
Urianger: We must needs move swiftly against him, ere this mania seizeth every soul, and his might exceedeth all measure.

Y'shtola: If we are dealing with the selfsame magick employed by the Exarch, we may safely assume that our enemies are being summoned from other worlds.
Y'shtola: Beyond that, all is speculation. But I would wager the fact that their summoning seems still less complete than our own has rendered them more susceptible to external influence. The suggestion to kill us, for example.
Y'shtola: But I am musing again. Let us away ere more of them manifest.

:At the Crystarium:
Manager of Suites: M-My {{alternatives|f=lady|m=lord}}! Sincerest apologies, but the way to your room is blocked at the moment. In their rush to see the starshower, a number of residents lost their footing and fell down the stairs, you see... Our chirurgeons are presently attending to them, and we ask for your patience and understanding until such time as they can be moved.
-optional end

===Enter the Heroes' Gauntlet===
-voiced cutscene start
''While flying over Amh Araeng, a spectral lancer attacks the airship with the party on board, causing it to crash.''
Thancred: Damn it! Hang on to something!
-cutscene end
====Duty dialogue====
''Amh Araeng (area 1)''
Cassard: Hah! When I saw that airship come down, I had my suspicions, but it ''is'' you!
Ghen Gen: Come, Ghun Gun! Our friends need help!
Ghen Gen: Be careful, yes?
Cassard: I haven't the faintest what's going on, but you'd best keep moving!
Ghun Gun: Come and visit us again!

Magnus: Just when I think there's a commotion...

x@Mighty Talos (text bubble): <rumble> <rumble>
Spectral Paladin@Spectral Paladin (text bubble): True peace...shall reign...
x@Spectral Bard / White Mage (text bubble): Deliverance to all...

Thaffe: Lucky we chanced to be testing some Talos!
Thaffe: Take care, you hear?
Jeryk: Well, it's back to the workshop with this lot...

''Mount Argai Mines (boss 1)''
Spectral Thief: Like a gust of wind, I shall sweep away the pall of Darkness!
Spectral Thief: My swiftness knows no equal!
Spectral Thief: Fast as the Light that banishes the Dark!

''After the fight''
Feo Ul: Hmph, when will you learn to call your lovely branch when you're in trouble? We'll discuss this later, but for now...onward!

''Il Mheg (area 2)''
Spirited Pixie@Spirited Pixie (text bubble): Hee hee! Let's have some fun!
Waiting Pixie@Waiting Pixie (text bubble): We've been waiting for you!
Waiting Pixie@Waiting Pixie (text bubble): These are the ones we should play with, right?
x@Suspicious Pixie (text bubble): Why do they glow like that? Weird, I tell you!
Aenc Thon, Lord of the Lengthsome Gait: Oho, we meet again, and during such a festive occasion besides! Let us revel, my friends!
Aenc Thon, Lord of the Lengthsome Gait: Come, come! Gather ye around, and lend an ear to my sweet melody!
x@Spectral Paladin / Samurai / White Mage (text bubble): Darkness...must be destroyed...
Spectral White Mage@Spectral White Mage (text bubble): Shadow...begone...
Feo Ul@Titania: This way, my brave sapling! This way!

x@Nu Mou: We Nu Mou are not wont to fight, but we now when we must!
Feo Ul@Titania: Come, my lovelies! Come and join the fun!
Spectral Dragoon@Spectral Dragoon (text bubble): In the name...of the Light...
x@Nu Mou (text bubble): This is unacceptable! Unacceptable, I tell you!
x@Nu Mou (text bubble): The king's will be done!
x@Tupaq Amaro (text bubble): Yah!
x@Tupaq Amaro (text bubble): Have at you!
Feo Ul@Titania: Continue on, [Forename]! We will keep these ones busy!

''Summer Ballroom (boss 2)''
Spectral Necromancer: I shall fight. For the world...and for you, my heart!
Spectral Necromancer: Embrace death!
Spectral Necromancer: Arise, my servants, and come to my aid!
Necrobomb@Necrobomb (text bubble): Uhhh...
Necrobomb@Necrobomb (text bubble): Graaargh...
Necrobomb@Necrobomb (text bubble): Unnnghhh...
Spectral Necromancer: Oh dear, tired so soon?
Spectral Necromancer: Very well, you may rest...but not in peace!
Spectral Necromancer: Hehe, such lovely blossoms of blood!
Spectral Necromancer: More! I need more to attend me! If you cannot stand, then crawl!
Spectral Necromancer: Come now, death isn't so terrible. Not when you have company, hehehe...
Spectral Necromancer: I would behold your beautiful blossoms! Let them bloom!
Necrobomb@Necrobomb (text bubble): Ahhh...
Spectral Necromancer: Plunge into the depths of oblivion!
Spectral Necromancer: Tainted though I am, I am still a Warrior of Light!
Spectral Necromancer: These grounds will be strewn with your flesh!
Spectral Necromancer: Why? Why can I not reach you? Is it because...I am tainted?
Spectral Necromancer: That I should lose again...

''After the fight''
Feo Ul: A pinch of pixie magic, and—presto—a secret passage to Lakeland!

''Lakeland (area 3)''
x@Crystarium Guard (Male Elf) (text bubble): Warrior of Darkness! Thank godness you're here!
x@Crystarium Guard (Male Galdjent) (text bubble): These phantoms have been appearing out of thin air!
Giott the Aleforged: Whatever's going on, you've got my hammer!
Steelarm Cerigg: Just another job for a bounty hunter.
> If the tank role questline was completed
Granson of the Mournful Blade: Watch me, Milinda! This time I fight not to avenge, but to protect!
> Otherwise
Granson of the Mournful Blade: You're saving some of the action for us, I trust!
---
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow: I've had far worse than this lot.
Granson of the Mournful Blade: Not sin eaters by the look of them.
Steelarm Cerigg: Whatever they are, they're not to be trifled with.
Giott the Aleforged: Keep it steady, eh, catboy? Don't want no arrow in my arse by accident.
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow: Wha—!? Do you take me for a craven!?
> If the physical DPS role questline was completed
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow: Can't afford to botch this up—Miss Olvara would never let me live it down!
> Otherwise
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow: Compared to the Virtues, this is just a relaxing diversion!
---

Giott the Aleforged: Ugh, I would ''kill'' for a drink right now...
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow: When this is over, I'll buy you as many as you want!
Steelarm Cerigg: Oho, does that offer extend to me as well?
Granson of the Mournful Blade: Save the talk for the tavern! We're not out of the woods yet!
> If the magical DPS role questline was completed
Steelarm Cerigg: Let's finish this quick and have those drinks! It's free, so Taynor can't complain!
> Otherwise
Steelarm Cerigg: Not ashamed to admit the offer of drinks has me fired up!
---
Granson of the Mournful Blade@Granson of the Mournful Blade (text bubble): Down with you!
Granson of the Mournful Blade@Granson of the Mournful Blade (text bubble): No you don't!
Giott the Aleforged@Giott the Aleforged (text bubble): Here comes a big one!
Giott the Aleforged@Giott the Aleforged (text bubble): Yaaah!
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow@Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow (text bubble): Nothing I can't handle!
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow@Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow (text bubble): Fly true!
Steelarm Cerigg@Steelarm Cerigg (text bubble): Stay sharp!
Steelarm Cerigg@Steelarm Cerigg (text bubble): Try this!
x@Crystarium Guard (text bubble): Who the hells are they!?
x@Crystarium Guard (text bubble): Ugh, they're strong!
x@Panicked Hildibrand (text bubble) (rarely appears): Where am I? ...''Who'' am I?

Spectral Paladin: My shield...is impregnable...
Granson of the Mournful Blade: Damn! We must find a way past his defense!
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow: My arrows don't do a thing!
Giott the Aleforged: Right, you asked for it!
> If the healer role questline was completed
Giott the Aleforged: A good old-fashioned dwarven decking, made mightier in exile!
> Otherwise
Giott the Aleforged: Have a taste of dwarven tradition, you airy glowing bastards!
---
Steelarm Cerigg: Ack, no bloody end in sight...
Granson of the Mournful Blade: Press on! We'll hold them here!

''Illuminated Plaza (boss 3)''
Spectral Berserker: Come, servants of Darkness! I'll bathe in your vile blood!
Spectral Berserker: I'll rend your flesh and crush your bones!
Spectral Berserker: Darkness must die! Die, die DIEEEEEE!
Spectral Berserker: Ahhhhhh, my blood! It burns in my veins!

====Optional post-duty pop-ups====
-optional start
Alphinaud: Many thanks to those who came to our aid.
Alisaie: Just a little further to go...
Thancred: Dare I say we've seen the last of them?
Ryne: They were all bathed in Light... Why?
Urianger: There can be no doubt—'tis indeed the Exarch's magick.
Y'shtola: That proved quite a detour, but all's well that ends well.
-optional end
====Duty Support dialogue====
''Amh Araeng (area 1)''
Alisaie: It's Cassard! And he's brought help from Mord Souq!
Thancred: No small coup to roll that boulder over!
Ryne: Look! It's our friends from Mord Souq!
Alphinaud: Our friends have come to our aid!
Thancred: Magnus! We're in your debt!
Thancred: A Talos? It could only be Magnus!
Ryne: We must go and thank them afterwards!
Urianger: Pleased am I to see that more Talos have been restored.
Alisaie: Thanks for clearing the way!
Ryne: Thaffe and Jeryk are here too!
Thancred: Much obliged, you two!

''Mount Biran Mines (boss 1)''
Alisaie: Whoever you are, you're not stopping us!
Y'shtola: This one's aether shines bright. A foe to be reckoned with.
Urianger: Doubtless no ordinary hero whence he doth hail.
Ryne: We can't lose! We won't!

''After the fight''
Alphinaud: Our thanks, Feo Ul!
Alisaie: Feo Ul! You came!
Urianger: That the king themself should attend...
Y'shtola: A portal. Let us see where it leads.
Y'shtola: We would be hard-pressed to find stouter aid.

''Il Mheg (area 2)''
Alphinaud: The Fuath! For once I'm glad to see them!
Thancred: Is this just a dream, or are the Fuath really helping us?
Urianger: 'Tis a strange time indeed when the Fuath lend their aid unconditionally.
Thancred: Tell me, Urianger... Where ''did'' you learn that water-walking charm?

Alphinaud: The amaro, too, fight with us!
Urianger: All of the fae folk, rallying to us... This doth verge upon a miracle.
Ryne: We owe it to them to see this through!
Y'shtola: Even the amaro have joined the fray!
Ryne: Thank you, everyone!

''Summer Ballroom (boss 2)''
Alisaie: We're getting past you one way or another!
Y'shtola: Her aether is dark, but within I see a glimmer of radiance.
Alphinaud: Another noble soul reduced to a means to an end...
Ryne: Her light... It has a sad tinge to it...

''After the fight''
Alphinaud: You have our gratitude, Feo Ul!
Y'shtola: On to Lakeland, then!
Alisaie: You're a godssesnd, Feo Ul! Thank everyone for us!
Y'shtola: When the king commands, even the forest must obey...
Ryne: Look, a path has opened up!

''Lakeland (area 3)''
Alphinaud: I see it! The Crystal Tower!
Thancred: Another stretch and we're home free.
Urianger: That such a passage should exist...
Alisaie: Let's keep moving right along!

Thancred: Not bad, you lot!
Alisaie: I won't be outdone!
Y'shtola: They're a little rough-hewn, but their hearts are in the right place.
Ryne: Are they your friends, [Forename]?

Alisaie: Good gods, who in the world punches like that?
Alphinaud: Actually, Sister, when you're angry... Ahem. Never mind.
Thancred: Let's leave them to it and press on!
Ryne: Please be safe, all of you!

''Illuminated Plaza (boss 3)''
Alisaie: Hmph, the bigger they are...!
Thancred: Seriously? This is a ''real'' person somewhere?
Y'shtola: Have care—his aether is far denser than the rest!
Thancred: Whatever the brute's got, I'll bear the brunt of it!
====Post-duty cutscene====
-voiced cutscene start
'''Ryne:''' I think that's the last of them...
'''Thancred:''' Apparently, even they have limits. Nevertheless, we should remain vigilant.
'''Alisaie:''' Urianger, something occurred to me while we were fighting. These enemies...
'''Urianger:'''...Are heroes hailing from other shards, summoned hither to deliver this world from its doom.
'''Urianger:''' Scant moments after the starshower did they appear ─ as yet more souls were inspired to walk the hero's path, no doubt.
'''Urianger:''' Thus did hopes for salvation of realms near and far resonate and converge...lending still greater strength unto our adversary.
'''Alisaie:''' So that's Elidibus's game. But first things first: if the rings are the same as the Exarch's, then we need to ask him how that's possible.
'''Alphinaud:''' The Crystarium is close. Let us press on.
'''Y'shtola:''' They come!

''Several spectral heroes appear before the party.''

'''Thancred:''' So near and yet so far.
'''Ryne:''' “In the chaos of conflict, one can always find an opening to exploit.”
'''Thancred:''' Whoever taught you that is a wise man indeed. And good with a gunblade. But yes, I daresay we can create an opening wide enough for at least one of us to slip through.
'''Thancred:''' That being you, of course─though others are welcome to follow in your wake. Ryne and I will keep our guests occupied.
'''Y'shtola:''' Brave and selfless as ever. Yet the two of you may struggle to fool our foes, aetherically sensitive as they are.
'''Y'shtola:''' Had you a comrade who could use destructive magicks to wreak havoc upon the ambient aether, on the other hand...
'''Urianger:''' Very well, I too shall assist in the diversionary effort.
'''Alisaie:''' Oh, not this old dance again... Yes. Obviously, I'll stay and fight.
'''Alisaie:''' Alphinaud! I'm about to do a great many stupid and reckless things. Watch my back, would you?
'''Alphinaud:''' And there you have it. Take care of yourself, my friend.

Question: What will you say?
> Make it a nice big opening, eh!?
'''Ryne:''' We'll do our best.
> You don't have enough lives for this...
'''Y'shtola:''' Rest assured I have no intention of expending any of mine this day.
> Use your magic sparingly, do you hear?
'''Alphinaud:''' I shall not overexert myself without good reason. As for the others...
---
'''Alisaie:''' Finished? Then let's begin!
-cutscene end
-voiced cutscene start
System: A short while earlier, in the Ocular...
''The Exarch successfully imbues a spirit vessel.''

'''Crystal Exarch:''' ...'Tis done.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Let me see! Let me see!
'''Beq Lugg:''' Yes! Your memories are preserved safely within! We've done it! We've done it at last!
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I have inspected the other vessels. They are all ready to receive of our friends' memories.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Excellent, excellent!
'''Beq Lugg:''' I shall have my familiars bear word to them at once!

''Elidibus, in Ardbert's body, enters the room.''

'''Crystal Exarch:''' Elidibus...
'''Elidibus:''' It was not until I observed the battle between Emet-Selch and the Warrior of Darkness that I realized what I must do.
'''Elidibus:''' I will summon heroes from other worlds unto the First, just as you did.
'''Elidibus:''' Their presence shall serve to empower me─granting me the strength to crush my enemy.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Though it pains me to disappoint you, I feel compelled to explain that the magick in question requires no small amount of preparation.
'''Elidibus:''' Ah, but you assume I require my champions to be summoned in their entirety. I do not. Their souls needn't even be whole.
'''Elidibus:''' My purpose requires no more than their burning desire to vanquish evil.
'''Elidibus:''' This I shall sear upon the aether, raising thereby an army of phantom heroes, to whom I shall whisper, as I have to so many over the ages...
'''Elidibus:''' “Here lies darkness. It must be destroyed.”
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And you expect me to cooperate?
'''Elidibus:''' I do not require your cooperation. Your death will suffice. The magick, I shall have from your corpse.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Go, Lugus!

''Beq Lugg summons Lugus, who clashes with Elidibus. Beq Lugg also transforms into their Seeker of Solitude form.''

'''Beq Lugg:''' We must flee!

''Elidibus strikes down Lugus. Beq Lugg is injured and drops the Exarch's spirit vessel.''

'''Elidibus:''' ...But what is this?
-cutscene end
-voiced cutscene start
''The player is in Lakeland, running towards the Crystal Tower.''
'''Beq Lugg@???:''' Argh... Unnngh...

''The player sees an injured Beq Lugg and the Exarch. The Exarch's torso is starting to crystallize.''

'''Crystal Exarch:''' My friend... How did you...?
'''Crystal Exarch:''' No matter... Elidibus... He took us unawares...

''The Exarch's body crystallizes further.''

'''Beq Lugg:''' It was all we could do...to raise a ward to hinder his steps... And so we fled...
'''Beq Lugg:''' But he took it... The vessel with the Exarch's memories...
'''Beq Lugg:''' Forgive me... Forgive me...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' The vessel bears not only my memories, but my blood─the blood of Allagan royalty...granting him the means to control the tower.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' With it, he has performed I know not how many summonings, calling forth heroes from across the rift.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And as you can see, the burden upon the tower is beginning to tell...

Question: What will you say?
> Leave him to me.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' No. I won't let you go alone. Not this time.
> I'm just glad you're alive. Make sure you stay that way.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' If you mean to face him alone, I will not allow it. Not this time.
---

'''Crystal Exarch:''' Elidibus has exploited the people's nobility. Twisted their purest intentions for terrible ends.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And I cannot let it stand. As Exarch, it is my duty to protect them. To defend their hopes and dreams.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' So I'm going to the Crystal Tower, with or without your blessing─though I would rather it were with.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Thank you.
'''Beq Lugg:''' I'd join you...but I would only be a burden. Better that I remain here with my gremlins...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I shall send help. Stay strong, my friend, and take heart.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' By binding Elidibus within the tower, we have done more than simply delay him.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Much like our adversary, I am not wont to show my hand prematurely. But the time has come to bring my strongest card to bear.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' To the tower!
-cutscene end
-optional start
Beq Lugg: Don't worry about me─I merely need a rest... Go on, off with you! I'd be no help at all...
-optional end

===Speak with the Crystal Exarch===
'''Crystal Exarch:''' With your permission, I would make a brief stop at Accensor Gate ─ just long enough to send the guard to Beq Lugg's aid, you understand.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Were it not for them, we would never have escaped Elidibus, much less with the spirit vessels.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Though mine fell into our foe's clutches, Beq Lugg gathered up the rest at great risk to themself.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I must see that they are safe before we press on. Enough good people have given their lives that I might fulfill my duty.
-optional start
Lyonicia: Just when I thought we had a moment's respite, things take yet another unsettling turn... Reminds us that we must never lower our guard.
Inerot: I know not what is happening to the sky, but it can only bode ill. I shall redouble my vigilance!
-optional end

===Speak with the nervous guard===
-cutscene start
'''Nervous Guard:''' W-Warrior of Darkness! Exarch! Forgive us this paltry greeting. We were not notified of your coming!
'''Crystal Exarch:''' It wasn't planned. I need you to assemble a rescue party.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Our friend Beq Lugg lies wounded in a clearing to the west. Pray go to their aid with all haste.
'''Nervous Guard:''' At once, my lord! M-May I ask how they came to harm?
'''Nervous Guard:''' There've been reports of enemies in our midst ─ ''specters'' who appeared after the starshower. Do they have something to do with it?
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Yes. The man who attacked Beq Lugg is also responsible for the starshower and the appearance of the specters.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I have no time to explain, but know that the individual in question does not seek to do indiscriminate harm. If you do not bar his servants' path, they will not turn on you.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' You are to leave this foe to us, understood? Meanwhile, I ask that you alert the rest of the guard, and focus on maintaining calm in the city.
'''Lyna@???:''' Understood.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Lyna!
'''Lyna:''' I shall take charge of matters in the city. Find Beq Lugg ─ now!
'''Lyna:''' “No time to explain”... Hmph.
'''Lyna:''' The graver the matter, the less inclined you are to speak of it. Even when it is plain for all to see─like what is happening to you.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Lyna... This time there truly is no time.
'''Lyna:''' I know, my lord. Were matters otherwise, I believe you would even be willing to speak of your ''past'' if pressed.
'''Lyna:''' Yet I remain afraid to do so.
'''Lyna:''' Afraid that what I might learn would make a stranger of you.
'''Lyna:''' ...Forgive me. There is no time.

Question: What will you say?
> Perhaps a few words are in order.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Indeed. Time must be made.
> We need to get going.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I know, my friend. I know, just... grant me a moment. Please.
---

'''Crystal Exarch:''' ...Lyna. Do you remember the time you got lost in the tower when you were little, and I searched for you hours on end?
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And the cake I baked for your tenth nameday. That hideous lump the good people of the Mean covered up with beautiful candles...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And your hapless first encounter with the sin eaters as a guard. Afterwards, you threw yourself into your training, pretending nothing was wrong, though I could see the tears in your eyes...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' All these moments that we shared, all the feelings that accompanied them...they are as real as aught that came before, and nothing will ever change that ─ will ever change what we mean to one another.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' If I have made you worry, then I beg your forgiveness. Heavens know you deserve better.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Through the darkest of times, you have kept faith with me, standing tall as a proud daughter of the Crystarium─as an example to us all. I count myself blessed to have had you in my life, and I want you to know that.
'''Lyna:''' Why do you speak so? As if this were our last meeting? Truly, you have a knack for making people worry.
'''Lyna:''' Besides, it is ''you'' who are an example to us all. You who have led us through countless trials. And you who will lead us through countless trials to come.
'''Lyna:''' So go, my lord. Do what you must. ...But take care.
-cutscene end

===Speak with the Crystal Exarch===
'''Crystal Exarch:''' The ward holds. Excellent. Elidibus will still be within the tower.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Our foe's sole purpose is to destroy you, and to that end he has summoned heroes from other reflections, empowering himself with their hope even as they occupy your comrades. You will not best him as easily as you did in the depths. By any measure, the odds are now stacked firmly in his favor.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' To wit, spare no preparation, my friend. I shall lift the ward only when you are ready.

-quest complete

System: You may now enter the Heroes' Gauntlet with a party of NPC avatars. To make use of this feature, open the '''Trust''' interface located under '''Duty''' in the main menu.
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==Video Archive==
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The Heroes' Gauntlet

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{{Duty infobox
| description = When yet another starshower manifests over Norvrandt, the Warriors of Darkness find themselves under attack from mysterious spectral foes, who by all appearances are being summoned forth with the selfsame magick the Crystal Exarch employs─a magick that should lie beyond even the Ascians' ken. Seeking to take the battle away from innocent civilians, the heroes flee Eulmore in an airship, setting course for the Crystarium...
| image = The Heroes' Gauntlet.png
| type = dungeon
| level = 80
| level-sync = 80
| ilvl = 460
| ilvl-sync = 500
| size = light
| time-limit = 90
| duty-finder = Dungeons (Shadowbringers)
| roulette = High-level Dungeons
| tomestones = 50 poetics
| region = Norvrandt
| entrance = Eulmore
| entrance-coordinates = 12.4, 11.2
| req-quest = The Converging Light
| modes = duty support, trust, explorer
| trust-exp = 2,331,200
| patch = 5.3
| release = shadowbringers
}} {{TOC limit|3}}
==Duty Support==
*Party member selection is available.
{| {{STDT|pve align-left}}
!
! Thancred
! Urianger
! Alphinaud
! Alisaie
! Y'shtola
! Ryne
|-
|
| [[File:DS Thancred2.png]]
| [[File:DS Urianger1.png]]
| [[File:DS Alphinaud2.png]]
| [[File:DS Alisaie2.png]]
| [[File:DS Y'shtola2.png]]
| [[File:DS Ryne1.png]]
|-
| '''Class'''
| {{GNB}} [[Gunbreaker]]
| {{AST}} [[Astrologian]]
| {{SCH}} Academician
| {{RDM}} [[Red Mage]]
| {{BLM}} Sorceress
| {{ROG}} Oracle of Light
|-
| '''Role'''
| Tank
| Healer
| Healer
| DPS
| DPS
| DPS
|}

==Objectives==
#Arrive in the Mount Argai Mines: 0/1
#Clear the Mount Argai Mines: 0/1
#Arrive in the Summer Ballroom: 0/1
#Clear the Summer Ballroom: 0/1
#Arrive in the Illuminated Plaza: 0/1
#Defeat the [[Spectral Berserker|spectral berserker]]: 0/1

==Enemies==
* [[Spectral Paladin]]
* [[Spectral Monk (enemy)|Spectral Monk]]
* [[Spectral Black Mage]]
* [[Spectral White Mage]]
* [[Spectral Samurai]]
* [[Spectral Bard]]
* [[Spectral Dragoon]]
* [[Chicken Knife (Enemy)|Chicken Knife]]
* [[Spectral Ink Mage]]
* [[Necrobomb]]

==Bosses==
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===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r5.png|32px|link=]] [[Spectral Thief]]===
* '''Spectral Dream''': Tankbuster.
* '''Chicken Knife''': Line AoEs from each corner targeting each party member. Trust NPCs will stack in the center.
* '''Dash''': Will teleport to marked location just before unleashing a circle AoE. Inflicts vuln stacks.
* '''Shadowdash''': Will teleport self and shadow to two marked locations and both unleash either a circle AoE or a line AoE. AoEs are marked, just remember that he's going to move first. Inflicts vuln stacks.
* '''Spectral Whirlwind''': Raidwide damage.
* '''Spectral Gust''': Marked AoE on all party members. Don't stack.

===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r5.png|32px|link=]] [[Spectral Necromancer]]===
* '''Twisted Touch''': Tankbuster.
* '''Chaos Storm''': Raidwide.
* '''Absolute Dark II''': Giant cone AoE. Inflicts cleanseable {{status effect|doom}} '''[[Doom (status effect)|Doom]]'''. Dodge.
* '''Necromancy''': Summons four zombies, one tethered to each party member. Summons walking zombies first, crawling zombies second, then both in succession.
** Walking, light tether: These zombies auto you for a few seconds, then drop dead in preparation for Necroburst.
** Crawling, smoky tether: These zombies will inflict Rigor Mortis when they catch you -- they slowly approach at first, but will instantly close the gap after an AoE marker if they haven't caught you by then.
* '''Necroburst''': Zombies explode, inflicting heavy damage and (if they were summoned walking) vuln stacks.
* '''Pain Mire''': Five giant circle AoEs that inflict vuln stacks and leave behind bleed puddles.
* '''Dark Deluge''': Drops a circle AoE on each player that inflicts vuln stacks. Dodge.

===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r6.png|32px|link=]] Distant Ideal: [[Spectral Berserker]]===
* '''Beastly Fury''': Raidwide damage. First use will fill the arena's edges and corners with bleed puddles, causing the arena to become a plus shape.
* '''Wild Anguish''': Stack attack inflicting Magic Vulnerability Up for a few seconds.
* '''Raging Slice''': Line AoE in front inflicting vuln stacks. Always casts several in a row -- two the first time, then three for the rest of the fight.
* '''{{aicon|Wild Rage}}''': Instakill circle + knockback, leaving behind a crater.
* '''Falling Rock''': Drops a rock on each party member, then uses '''Wild Anguish''' on all of you in quick succession. Stack with ''the rocks'' to survive, not each other.
* '''Wild Rampage''': Massive damage (almost guaranteed OHKO) and vuln stacks. Stand in the crater to avoid.
** '''A Bit Berserk''': Standing in the crater will inflict stacks every second or so. Becomes '''Truly Berserk''' at 8 stacks, forcing you to auto the boss and take massive self-damage with each hit. Move out of the crater as soon as '''Wild Rampage''' is complete.

==Loot==
{{see also|Shadowless Armor|Shadowless Accessories}}
===[[File:Silver Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] [[Spectral Thief]]===
{{Drops list|Spectral Thief}}

===[[File:Silver Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] [[Spectral Necromancer]]===
{{Drops list|Spectral Necromancer}}

===[[File:Gold Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] Distant Ideal: [[Spectral Berserker]]===
{{Drops list|Spectral Berserker}}

===Treasure Coffers===
====[[File:Bronze Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] Treasure Coffer 1 (X: 10.9 Y: 11.5)====
{{Drops table header|show-levels=n}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Greaves of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Greaves of Maiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Sabatons of Striking}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Sabatons of Scouting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Sabatons of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Boots of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Boots of Healing}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Bracelet of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Bracelet of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Bracelet of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Bracelet of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Bracelet of Healing}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Ring of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Ring of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Ring of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Ring of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Ring of Healing}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Aim Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Might Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Heavens' Eye Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Quickarm Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Quicktongue Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Battledance Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Piety Materia VII}}
{{Table footer}}

====[[File:Bronze Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] Treasure Coffer 2 (X: 13.3 Y: 12.1)====
{{Drops table header|show-levels=n}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Mask of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Mask of Maiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Mask of Striking}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Mask of Scouting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Mask of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Petasos of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Petasos of Healing}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Vambraces of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Vambraces of Maiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Gloves of Striking}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Gloves of Scouting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Gloves of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Gloves of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Gloves of Healing}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Earrings of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Earrings of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Earrings of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Earrings of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Earrings of Healing}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Necklace of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Necklace of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Necklace of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Necklace of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Necklace of Healing}}
{{Table footer}}

====[[File:Bronze Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] Treasure Coffer 3 (X: 10.9 Y: 11.5)====
{{Drops table header|show-levels=n}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Coat of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Coat of Maiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Coat of Striking}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Coat of Scouting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Coat of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Robe of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Robe of Healing}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Skirt of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Trousers of Maiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Hose of Striking}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Hose of Scouting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Hose of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Bottoms of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Bottoms of Healing}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Bracelet of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Bracelet of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Bracelet of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Bracelet of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Bracelet of Healing}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Ring of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Ring of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Ring of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Ring of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Ring of Healing}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Aim Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Might Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Heavens' Eye Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Quickarm Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Quicktongue Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Battledance Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Piety Materia VII}}
{{Table footer}}

====[[File:Bronze Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] Treasure Coffer 4 (X: 13.3 Y: 12.1)====
{{Drops table header|show-levels=n}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Earrings of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Earrings of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Earrings of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Earrings of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Earrings of Healing}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Necklace of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Necklace of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Necklace of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Necklace of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Shadowless Necklace of Healing}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Aim Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Might Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Heavens' Eye Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Quickarm Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Quicktongue Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Battledance Materia VII}}
{{Drops table row|Piety Materia VII}}
{{Table footer}}

==Achievements==
This duty is associated with the following [[achievements]]:

{| {{STDT| mech1 sortable align-left}}
{{achievement table header}}
{{achievement table row|Mapping the Realm: The Heroes' Gauntlet}}
|}

==Music==
{{music table header}}
{{music table row|Main|Where All Roads Lead}}
{{music table row|Mid-Bosses|Insatiable (Scions & Sinners: Band)}}
{{music table row|Final Boss|Insatiable}}
|}

==Images==
===Gear Images===
[[File:The Heroes' Gauntlet Gear1.jpg|center|400px]]

===Dungeon Images===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px>
Heroes' Gauntlet intro.png
File:The Heroes' Gauntlet1.jpg
File:The Heroes' Gauntlet2.jpg
Heroes' Gauntlet boss.png
File:Spectral Necromancer render.png
</gallery>

===Other Images===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=300px>
Heroes Gauntlet dialogue.jpg|Dungeon Dialogue Infographic (credits: [https://www.reddit.com/user/TrustInsighters TrustInsighters])
</gallery>

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-voiced cutscene start
''While flying over Amh Araeng, a spectral lancer attacks the airship with the party on board, causing it to crash.''
Thancred: Damn it! Hang on to something!
-cutscene end
====Duty dialogue====
''Amh Araeng (area 1)''
Cassard: Hah! When I saw that airship come down, I had my suspicions, but it ''is'' you!
Ghen Gen: Come, Ghun Gun! Our friends need help!
Ghen Gen: Be careful, yes?
Cassard: I haven't the faintest what's going on, but you'd best keep moving!
Ghun Gun: Come and visit us again!

Magnus: Just when I think there's a commotion...

x@Mighty Talos (text bubble): <rumble> <rumble>
Spectral Paladin@Spectral Paladin (text bubble): True peace...shall reign...
x@Spectral Bard / White Mage (text bubble): Deliverance to all...

Thaffe: Lucky we chanced to be testing some Talos!
Thaffe: Take care, you hear?
Jeryk: Well, it's back to the workshop with this lot...

''Mount Argai Mines (boss 1)''
Spectral Thief: Like a gust of wind, I shall sweep away the pall of Darkness!
Spectral Thief: My swiftness knows no equal!
Spectral Thief: Fast as the Light that banishes the Dark!

''After the fight''
Feo Ul: Hmph, when will you learn to call your lovely branch when you're in trouble? We'll discuss this later, but for now...onward!

''Il Mheg (area 2)''
Spirited Pixie@Spirited Pixie (text bubble): Hee hee! Let's have some fun!
Waiting Pixie@Waiting Pixie (text bubble): We've been waiting for you!
Waiting Pixie@Waiting Pixie (text bubble): These are the ones we should play with, right?
x@Suspicious Pixie (text bubble): Why do they glow like that? Weird, I tell you!
Aenc Thon, Lord of the Lengthsome Gait: Oho, we meet again, and during such a festive occasion besides! Let us revel, my friends!
Aenc Thon, Lord of the Lengthsome Gait: Come, come! Gather ye around, and lend an ear to my sweet melody!
x@Spectral Paladin / Samurai / White Mage (text bubble): Darkness...must be destroyed...
Spectral White Mage@Spectral White Mage (text bubble): Shadow...begone...
Feo Ul@Titania: This way, my brave sapling! This way!

x@Nu Mou: We Nu Mou are not wont to fight, but we now when we must!
Feo Ul@Titania: Come, my lovelies! Come and join the fun!
Spectral Dragoon@Spectral Dragoon (text bubble): In the name...of the Light...
x@Nu Mou (text bubble): This is unacceptable! Unacceptable, I tell you!
x@Nu Mou (text bubble): The king's will be done!
x@Tupaq Amaro (text bubble): Yah!
x@Tupaq Amaro (text bubble): Have at you!
Feo Ul@Titania: Continue on, [Forename]! We will keep these ones busy!

''Summer Ballroom (boss 2)''
Spectral Necromancer: I shall fight. For the world...and for you, my heart!
Spectral Necromancer: Embrace death!
Spectral Necromancer: Arise, my servants, and come to my aid!
Necrobomb@Necrobomb (text bubble): Uhhh...
Necrobomb@Necrobomb (text bubble): Graaargh...
Necrobomb@Necrobomb (text bubble): Unnnghhh...
Spectral Necromancer: Oh dear, tired so soon?
Spectral Necromancer: Very well, you may rest...but not in peace!
Spectral Necromancer: Hehe, such lovely blossoms of blood!
Spectral Necromancer: More! I need more to attend me! If you cannot stand, then crawl!
Spectral Necromancer: Come now, death isn't so terrible. Not when you have company, hehehe...
Spectral Necromancer: I would behold your beautiful blossoms! Let them bloom!
Necrobomb@Necrobomb (text bubble): Ahhh...
Spectral Necromancer: Plunge into the depths of oblivion!
Spectral Necromancer: Tainted though I am, I am still a Warrior of Light!
Spectral Necromancer: These grounds will be strewn with your flesh!
Spectral Necromancer: Why? Why can I not reach you? Is it because...I am tainted?
Spectral Necromancer: That I should lose again...

''After the fight''
Feo Ul: A pinch of pixie magic, and—presto—a secret passage to Lakeland!

''Lakeland (area 3)''
x@Crystarium Guard (Male Elf) (text bubble): Warrior of Darkness! Thank godness you're here!
x@Crystarium Guard (Male Galdjent) (text bubble): These phantoms have been appearing out of thin air!
Giott the Aleforged: Whatever's going on, you've got my hammer!
Steelarm Cerigg: Just another job for a bounty hunter.
> If the tank role questline was completed
Granson of the Mournful Blade: Watch me, Milinda! This time I fight not to avenge, but to protect!
> Otherwise
Granson of the Mournful Blade: You're saving some of the action for us, I trust!
---
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow: I've had far worse than this lot.
Granson of the Mournful Blade: Not sin eaters by the look of them.
Steelarm Cerigg: Whatever they are, they're not to be trifled with.
Giott the Aleforged: Keep it steady, eh, catboy? Don't want no arrow in my arse by accident.
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow: Wha—!? Do you take me for a craven!?
> If the physical DPS role questline was completed
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow: Can't afford to botch this up—Miss Olvara would never let me live it down!
> Otherwise
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow: Compared to the Virtues, this is just a relaxing diversion!
---

Giott the Aleforged: Ugh, I would ''kill'' for a drink right now...
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow: When this is over, I'll buy you as many as you want!
Steelarm Cerigg: Oho, does that offer extend to me as well?
Granson of the Mournful Blade: Save the talk for the tavern! We're not out of the woods yet!
> If the magical DPS role questline was completed
Steelarm Cerigg: Let's finish this quick and have those drinks! It's free, so Taynor can't complain!
> Otherwise
Steelarm Cerigg: Not ashamed to admit the offer of drinks has me fired up!
---
Granson of the Mournful Blade@Granson of the Mournful Blade (text bubble): Down with you!
Granson of the Mournful Blade@Granson of the Mournful Blade (text bubble): No you don't!
Giott the Aleforged@Giott the Aleforged (text bubble): Here comes a big one!
Giott the Aleforged@Giott the Aleforged (text bubble): Yaaah!
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow@Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow (text bubble): Nothing I can't handle!
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow@Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow (text bubble): Fly true!
Steelarm Cerigg@Steelarm Cerigg (text bubble): Stay sharp!
Steelarm Cerigg@Steelarm Cerigg (text bubble): Try this!
x@Crystarium Guard (text bubble): Who the hells are they!?
x@Crystarium Guard (text bubble): Ugh, they're strong!
x@Panicked Hildibrand (text bubble) (rarely appears): Where am I? ...''Who'' am I?

Spectral Paladin: My shield...is impregnable...
Granson of the Mournful Blade: Damn! We must find a way past his defense!
Lue-Reeq of the Gilded Bow: My arrows don't do a thing!
Giott the Aleforged: Right, you asked for it!
> If the healer role questline was completed
Giott the Aleforged: A good old-fashioned dwarven decking, made mightier in exile!
> Otherwise
Giott the Aleforged: Have a taste of dwarven tradition, you airy glowing bastards!
---
Steelarm Cerigg: Ack, no bloody end in sight...
Granson of the Mournful Blade: Press on! We'll hold them here!

''Illuminated Plaza (boss 3)''
Spectral Berserker: Come, servants of Darkness! I'll bathe in your vile blood!
Spectral Berserker: I'll rend your flesh and crush your bones!
Spectral Berserker: Darkness must die! Die, die DIEEEEEE!
Spectral Berserker: Ahhhhhh, my blood! It burns in my veins!

====Optional post-duty pop-ups====
-optional start
Alphinaud: Many thanks to those who came to our aid.
Alisaie: Just a little further to go...
Thancred: Dare I say we've seen the last of them?
Ryne: They were all bathed in Light... Why?
Urianger: There can be no doubt—'tis indeed the Exarch's magick.
Y'shtola: That proved quite a detour, but all's well that ends well.
-optional end
====Duty Support dialogue====
''Amh Araeng (area 1)''
Alisaie: It's Cassard! And he's brought help from Mord Souq!
Thancred: No small coup to roll that boulder over!
Ryne: Look! It's our friends from Mord Souq!
Alphinaud: Our friends have come to our aid!
Thancred: Magnus! We're in your debt!
Thancred: A Talos? It could only be Magnus!
Ryne: We must go and thank them afterwards!
Urianger: Pleased am I to see that more Talos have been restored.
Alisaie: Thanks for clearing the way!
Ryne: Thaffe and Jeryk are here too!
Thancred: Much obliged, you two!

''Mount Biran Mines (boss 1)''
Alisaie: Whoever you are, you're not stopping us!
Y'shtola: This one's aether shines bright. A foe to be reckoned with.
Urianger: Doubtless no ordinary hero whence he doth hail.
Ryne: We can't lose! We won't!

''After the fight''
Alphinaud: Our thanks, Feo Ul!
Alisaie: Feo Ul! You came!
Urianger: That the king themself should attend...
Y'shtola: A portal. Let us see where it leads.
Y'shtola: We would be hard-pressed to find stouter aid.

''Il Mheg (area 2)''
Alphinaud: The Fuath! For once I'm glad to see them!
Thancred: Is this just a dream, or are the Fuath really helping us?
Urianger: 'Tis a strange time indeed when the Fuath lend their aid unconditionally.
Thancred: Tell me, Urianger... Where ''did'' you learn that water-walking charm?

Alphinaud: The amaro, too, fight with us!
Urianger: All of the fae folk, rallying to us... This doth verge upon a miracle.
Ryne: We owe it to them to see this through!
Y'shtola: Even the amaro have joined the fray!
Ryne: Thank you, everyone!

''Summer Ballroom (boss 2)''
Alisaie: We're getting past you one way or another!
Y'shtola: Her aether is dark, but within I see a glimmer of radiance.
Alphinaud: Another noble soul reduced to a means to an end...
Ryne: Her light... It has a sad tinge to it...

''After the fight''
Alphinaud: You have our gratitude, Feo Ul!
Y'shtola: On to Lakeland, then!
Alisaie: You're a godssesnd, Feo Ul! Thank everyone for us!
Y'shtola: When the king commands, even the forest must obey...
Ryne: Look, a path has opened up!

''Lakeland (area 3)''
Alphinaud: I see it! The Crystal Tower!
Thancred: Another stretch and we're home free.
Urianger: That such a passage should exist...
Alisaie: Let's keep moving right along!

Thancred: Not bad, you lot!
Alisaie: I won't be outdone!
Y'shtola: They're a little rough-hewn, but their hearts are in the right place.
Ryne: Are they your friends, [Forename]?

Alisaie: Good gods, who in the world punches like that?
Alphinaud: Actually, Sister, when you're angry... Ahem. Never mind.
Thancred: Let's leave them to it and press on!
Ryne: Please be safe, all of you!

''Illuminated Plaza (boss 3)''
Alisaie: Hmph, the bigger they are...!
Thancred: Seriously? This is a ''real'' person somewhere?
Y'shtola: Have care—his aether is far denser than the rest!
Thancred: Whatever the brute's got, I'll bear the brunt of it!
</nowiki>}}

==Easter Eggs==
Rarely, [[Hildibrand]] may be summoned in the [[Lakeland]] area (x11.9,y12.6) of the dungeon as a spectral [[Warrior of Light]].

{{Duties nav/dungeon}}

A Ship on His Shoulder

2026-04-20T06:10:15Z

Maleficentabsinthe: added dialogue

{{Quest infobox
| title = A Ship on His Shoulder
| description = [[Anfrigg]] may be tempted to put down his cocktail shaker for a change if you were to engage him in conversation.
| image =
| quest-giver = Anfrigg
| related-npcs = Lereberd
| location = Eulmore
| location-x = 12.1
| location-y = 9.7
| type = feature
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Kholusian Sidequests
| journal-genre = Eulmore Sidequests
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 70
| requirements = [[Custom Delivery]] level 5 with [[Kai-Shirr]]
| req-items =
| exp = 54000
| gil = 533
| unlocks = ot Airship
| prev-quest = Commercially Flyable
| next-quest =
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.1
| id-gt = 69267
| id-edb = 95e65c08b22
}}

==Walkthrough==
This quest enables airship travel between [[Eulmore]] ([[Lereberd]]) and [[The Crystarium]] ([[Aspiring Amaro Tamer]]). Traveling in this way does not cost any {{gil}} gil.

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Lereberd]].

==Journal==
*Anfrigg may be tempted to put down his cocktail shaker for a change if you were to engage him in conversation.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Anfrigg: I'm glad you saved me the trouble of tracking you down. There's a bit of news I've been asked to share with you.
Anfrigg: One of the refitted airships is about to embark on the very first commercial flight to the Crystarium, and you've been invited to join them as a passenger of honor!
Anfrigg: Considering everything you contributed to the cause, it's only fitting. When you're ready to board, speak with Lereberd, that gaudily dressed twit over by the Xylem Lift. Be warned, though, he usually has an expression so sour he could curdle milk at twenty paces.
-quest accepted
-optional start
Anfrigg: The Xylem Lift's normally manned by a bloke who looks like he stole his mum's curtains and made a coat out of them. Lereberd's his name, and a more odious bastard you're never likely to meet.
-optional end
===Speak with Lereberd===
Lereberd: Why it was decided that you all be given lifetime passes for whatever shoddy work was performed is beyond me. Not that it is any concern of mine, of course. Riffraff is riffraff.
Lereberd: <sigh> I am duty-bound to inform you that all passengers are to be guided from here to the uppermost level of Eulmore where the airship landing is situated. Only those granted permission to board may pass beyond this point.
Lereberd: Alas, the powers that be have neglected to provide me with a proper reception area, and I am relegated to standing upright for bells on end like some wretched footman. <sigh> If you are quite done boring me, your airship awaits. {{alternatives|f=''Madam''|m=''Sir''}}.
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

Faded Memories

2026-04-20T05:49:40Z

Maleficentabsinthe: added missing gender alternatives, added a missing line of dialogue, formatted a name

{{Quest infobox
| title = Faded Memories
| image = Faded_Memories_Image.png
| description = Thancred is eager to get to work.
| quest-giver = Thancred
| related-npcs = Alisaie; Alphinaud; Elidibus; Idle Shipwright; Ryne; Urianger; Y'shtola
| cutscene-npcs = Igeyorhm; Lahabrea
| location = The Crystarium
| location-x = 12.0
| location-y = 11.2
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre = The Voyage Home Quests
| level = 80
| exp = 22440
| gil = 2970
| prev-quest = Food for the Soul
| next-quest = Etched in the Stars
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 672
| id-gt = 69311
| id-edb = 61eab4c6258
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with the [[Idle Shipwright|idle shipwright]] at [[Venmont Yards]].
*Enter the aetherial stream.
**※Upon entry a Solo Duty will commence.
*Speak with [[Y'shtola]].

==Journal==
*While he and the others tend to the black-masked Ascians, Thancred bids you join Y'shtola at Anamnesis Anyder as a precautionary measure. To get there, you will need to secure a boat at Venmont Yards─just as soon as you've doled out Tataru's bread, that is.

*At Venmont Yards, a shipwright recognizes you at once and happily agrees to ready a boat for you.
**※In the event that you leave the instance, you may reenter by speaking with the idle shipwright.

*To your dismay, you arrive at Anyder to find Y'shtola unconscious. Before you can go to her aid, however, Elidibus appears and spirits her away. If you want your comrade back, it seems you must treat the Ascian to a demonstration of your strength. With no other recourse, you grit your teeth and prepare to enter the aetherial stream.

*You ride the aether to emerge in Emet-Selch's phantom Amaurot, where Elidibus instructs you to fight your way to the Capitol. The trial pits you against recreations of myriad faces from your past, and at the last the Ascian himself enters the fray in the guise of Ardbert─yet it soon becomes plain that even he is overmatched.

*No sooner does your trial conclude than Y'shtola arrives at your side, having apparently freed herself. Gazing upon Elidibus with a mixture of pity and scorn, she proceeds to expose him for what he truly is: a primal, granted strength by the desire for salvation. Thus has he sought to inspire the masses to rise up as Warriors of Light. Unmoved, the Ascian coolly confirms Y'shtola's theories, but when she subsequently questions whether the many voices that sustain him have irrevocably changed his own, his expression hardens. No matter how much he should forget, he declares, he will always remember his duty. With that, he vanishes, but not before serving notice of his intent to gain the power to defeat you.

*The danger now passed, you finally have the chance to apprise Y'shtola of recent events. Having listened to your tale, she goes to collect her possessions from Anyder in preparation for your journey to Eulmore.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
'''Thancred:''' Right then! While the Exarch literally pours his own sweat and blood into his allotted task, it seems only fair that we attend to our own.
'''Alphinaud:''' Dealing with Elidibus and his minions.
'''Thancred:''' Just so. And there is one other matter.
'''Thancred:''' In light of our deteriorating health, Y'shtola should not be left alone at Anyder. Might I trouble you to visit her, [Forename]? See that all is well?
'''Thancred:''' I would go myself, but I think she might be safer in the hands of one less prone to collapsing.
'''Thancred:''' My thanks. You may leave the Ascians to us.
'''Thancred:''' Once they are out of the way, we will retire to Eulmore. And when Y'shtola has finished plumbing the depths, I'd like the two of you to join us there.
'''Alphinaud:''' If you are bound for Anyder, I suggest you go via Venmont Yards. Our friends there will be glad to provide a boat for you.
'''Thancred:''' Let us be on our way, then. Don't do anything I wouldn't do.

Question: What will you say?
> Wait, I have a gift for you, from Tataru.
'''Thancred:''' From Tataru, you say? Whatever could it be...?
> I have a delivery from the Source, kupo! Courtesy of one Tataru Taru.
'''Thancred:''' You're a long way from home, moogle. And this is from Tataru, is it? Whatever could it be...?
---

'''Urianger:''' ''Archon loaf'', thou sayest? Why, even to hear the name doth transport me to times long past...
'''Ryne:''' Bread from another world!? May I try some?
'''Urianger:''' Mayest thou, child? Thou ''must''! ...That said, though I personally disagree with the consensus, I do nonetheless advise thee to temper thine expectations.
'''Thancred:''' Wiser words have never been uttered.
'''Alphinaud:''' Though it rarely darkened our dining table at home, I can attest that it was standard fare at the Studium. Indeed, a slice was never far from our peers' hands.
'''Alisaie:''' Alphinaud, you really are an unbearable snob sometimes, do you know that?
'''Thancred:''' What I believe my colleagues are ''trying'' to say is that we appreciate the gesture. Tell Tataru we'll do our best to return before she's forced to seek further supplementary employment.
'''Alisaie:''' Right, let's really be off now. We can find a drink to wash down the bread on the way.

-quest accepted
-cutscene end

===Speak with the idle shipwright at Venmont Yards===
'''Idle Shipwright:''' Oho, if it ain't the Warrior of Darkness {{alternatives|m=himself|f=herself}}! What brings you to these parts?
'''Idle Shipwright:''' Headin' out to sea, eh? But of course we'd be happy to help! Just say the word, and I'll ready a boat.

Question: Travel to Anyder? (Yes/No)
> No
''Dialogue ends.''
> Yes
''Cutscene starts.''
---
-voiced cutscene start
''At Noesis in Anamnesis Anyder. The player finds Y'shtola unconscious. Elidibus in Ardbert's body appears.''
'''Elidibus:''' Excellent. I had intended to speak with you alone.
'''Elidibus:''' None of my doing, lest you misunderstand. The link between her body and soul wavers.
'''Elidibus:''' I know not what you hoped to find here, but it will avail you naught to learn of our past.

''Start of Echo flashback.''
'''Convocation Speaker:''' Reviewing the records yet again? Really? You worry too much, Elidibus.
'''Convocation Speaker:''' This dedication to your duty verges on obsession.
'''Convocation Member:''' To think some thought you ill-suited for the role. How wrong they were.
'''Convocation Member:''' But come, turn your gaze outside the window, my friend. The rains have ceased, and we have been graced with another beautiful day.

'''Elidibus:''' It fades. Fades away into oblivion. Does the world no longer have need of me?
Elidibus: No. I am Elidibus. And I must-I ''will'' fulfill my duty.
'''Elidibus:''' Sundered though you may be, you fought for the world's salvation. For hope.
'''Elidibus:''' Hope...
'''Elidibus:''' Ahhh, it swells within me. Empowers me. Now ─ ''now'' I may carry out my mission.
'''Elidibus:''' And yet...
'''Elidibus:''' Why do I yearn for this? Why do I struggle so?
''End of Echo flashback. Elidibus teleports Y'shtola away.''

'''Elidibus:''' I shall take her into my safekeeping. If you want her back, you will do as I ask.
'''Elidibus:''' Show me your strength. I would take your measure.
'''Elidibus:''' I have prepared a suitable arena. You need but ride the flow of aether.
-cutscene end

===Enter the aetherial stream===
-cutscene start
''At Amaurot in the Tempest.''
'''Elidibus:''' You are familiar with this place, I believe. This...remembered Amaurot.
'''Elidibus:''' Proceed to the Capitol. I shall return your comrade to you there.

Question: What will you say?
> Enough of this!
> I tire of your games.
---
'''Elidibus:''' You speak as if you were disappointed in me. Why?
'''Elidibus:''' I am your enemy, and you mine. Our goals are in conflict, and we are fated to clash.
'''Elidibus:''' Or had you hoped that feigned sympathy and false understanding would cast your crimes in a less reprehensible light? That I would come to look upon you as a ''friend''?
'''Elidibus:''' You who have slaughtered my people. Who would tear down everything we have built.
'''Elidibus:''' You do not deny it, then. Very well, let us change the cast of this trial. You will know what you have stolen from us.

''Elidibus transforms the Amaurotine shades behind the counters to [[Baderon]], [[Momodi]], and [[Mother Miounne]].''

'''Elidibus:''' But do not imagine I crave remorse. Only justice.
-cutscene end

===Solo Duty===
Popup: Follow Elidibus
'''Elidibus:''' Forward, hero. We shall see how strong you have become.
Elidibus@Elidibus (text bubble):Let us begin.
'''Elidibus:''' Rest assured that there are no tricks. You need but defeat the enemies before you.
'''Elidibus:''' First, something easy. Those whom a budding hero must encounter at the beginning of {{alternatives|m=his|f=her}} tale.
'''Elidibus:''' And I believe I have the perfect subjects.

''Elidibus transforms the four Cubus to [[Thancred]], [[Y'shtola]], [[Yda]], and [[Papalymo]], who die in one hit.''

'''Elidibus:''' Let not their appearance stay your hand. Beneath the facade, they are merely monsters.
'''Elidibus:''' All too easy, I see, but at least you now understand the rules. Thus will we make our way to the Capitol.

Question: What will you say?
> Are you trying to unnerve me?
'''Elidibus:''' Come now, I made it plain that they were monsters.
'''Elidibus:''' Be that as it may, even a monster could be someone's beloved. That is what I wished to impress upon you.
> That was in poor taste even for you.
'''Elidibus:''' That appearances should unsettle you so... I was under the impression you simply destroyed all who barred your way.
'''Elidibus:''' Sparing nary a thought to the possibility that your foe could be someone's beloved.
---

'''Elidibus:''' But come, we shouldn't dwell on the beginning when so much of your story awaits.

'''Elidibus:''' Every tale requires villains. Defeat them, and claim your place as a hero.

''Elidibus transforms the four Cubus to [[Livia sas Junius]], [[Rhitahtyn sas Arvina]], [[Nero tol Scaeva]], and [[Gaius van Baelsar]], who are easily defeated.''

'''Elidibus:''' Well done, champion of Eorzea. Well done. Onward, then, over the blooded bodies of the fallen.

'''Elidibus:''' You tasted many sweet triumphs, yes. But so too did you taste bitter tragedy.
'''Elidibus:''' Who could forget the Crystal Braves? That idealistic, pathetic dream born from a malformed creature.

''Elidibus transforms the three Cubus to [[Laurentius]], [[Ilberd]], and [[Yuyuhase]], who are easily defeated.''

'''Elidibus:''' Faces you know and loathe, all. Let your hatred burn, and strike them down with all your might.

'''Elidibus:''' With such ease yet again. You did always grow stronger with every battle.

'''Elidibus:''' It seems it will take more than those monsters to leave an impression upon you. Or mayhap you simply fail to understand my meaning. Not that it matters. No, I have dealt with countless heroes, and always it ends the same way. No amount of reasoning will bridge our differences ─ will result in happiness for all. Whatever your reasons may be, I cannot be bound by them. I can but put faith in my own beliefs, and fight for them with all my being.

Question: What will you say?
> You're wrong. We can always strive for understanding - for compromise.
'''Elidibus:''' Hmph, how very naive. If you are willing to compromise on your beliefs, you all but admit that they are flawed.
'''Elidibus:''' And I assure you I have no intention of compromising on mine. Come what may, I will fulfill my mission as Elidibus.
> It seems there's nothing for it but for us to fight.
'''Elidibus:''' For a certainty. I am Elidibus, and come what may, I will fulfill my mission.
'''Elidibus:''' To that end do I take your measure. And eventually I will eliminate you. Your hopes and dreams are inconsequential.
---

'''Elidibus:''' But enough talk. It is not your assertions that I wish to know, but your strength.
'''Elidibus:''' Falsely accused of regicide, you fled for the snow-swept fields of Coerthas.
'''Elidibus:''' Had you and the Scions met your demise that day in the sultanate, Lahabrea might have been spared his.
'''Elidibus:''' But not only did you stubbornly live; you hurled yourself into the thick of the Dragonsong War.
'''Elidibus:''' Swept along by the tide of events, you pursued and slew those who sought to stop the unending conflict. Just as you were bid.
'''Elidibus:'''..Or was it a thirst for vengeance that drove you?

''Elidibus transforms the four Cubus to [[King Thordan]], [[Ser Grinnaux]], [[Ser Charibert]], and [[Ser Zephirin]], who are easily defeated.''

'''Elidibus:''' I trust you are beginning to limber up. Do keep up the fine form.
'''Elidibus:''' Around heroes, people are wont to flock. People who harbor all manner of motives, each baser than the last.

''Elidibus transforms the three Cubus to [[Aymeric]], [[Flame General Aldynn]], and [[Lucia]], who are easily defeated.''

'''Elidibus:''' Come, let the curtains rise on the grand melee.
'''Elidibus:''' No more than they deserve. In the end, their hand of friendship was tainted with personal desire.

'''Elidibus:''' You know what comes next: you put an end to the Dragonsong War.

''Elidibus transforms the Cubus to the [[Nidhogg]]-possessed [[Estinien]].''

'''Elidibus:''' There is no saving your comrade this time. All you can do is cut off the serpent's head.
'''Elidibus:''' And as simple as that, a thousand-year war is brought to its conclusion.
'''Elidibus:''' But every end marks a new beginning. And for heroes such as you, there is only ever conflict.

'''Elidibus:''' How are you enjoying the walk down memory lane? I daresay there will have been a few individuals for whom you harbor deep feelings. Whose passing caused you keenest grief.
'''Elidibus:''' That is what our people are to us. An irreplaceable existence that can ill be lost. I must─I ''will'' save them. For they are my... My...

Question: Elidibus appears distracted.
> Draw your weapon.
'''Elidibus:''' ...Hmph! I think not, hero. Not yet. You must content yourself with the company of monsters a while longer.
> Wait for him to continue.
'''Elidibus:''' ..Never mind. We are not here to talk. Let us return to the task at hand.
---

'''Elidibus:''' Emperor Solus had kindled an insatiable flame. Garlemald was its name, and it raged across the land, consuming all in its path.
'''Elidibus:''' Following the trail of ash, you set forth for Ala Mhigo and Doma, into a storm of blood.
'''Elidibus:''' Again you fought, and again you grew stronger. So strong that we could no longer control you.
'''Elidibus:''' Yours is an unnatural, beastly strength. And we shall lay it bare.
'''Elidibus:''' In order to gain a foothold in the liberation effort, you journeyed to Far Eastern plains.

''Elidibus transforms the three Cubus to [[Magnai]], [[Sadu]], and [[Grynewaht]], who are easily defeated.''

'''Elidibus:''' There you encountered the land's greatest warriors, and sought to win them over to your cause.

'''Elidibus:''' The strong are drawn to the strong. Thus did you gather new allies to your banner.
'''Elidibus:''' Yet where ardent souls gather, so too do fires burn. In this way did you consign those around you to the flames.

''Elidibus transforms the two Cubus to [[Hien]] and [[Yugiri]].''

'''Elidibus:''' Burn them all, hero. Reduce them to nothingness, like the ephemeral morning dew they are.

'''Elidibus:''' You did not hesitate...or perhaps could not? No matter. Let us turn our attention to the finale.
'''Elidibus:''' Here we shall have a test between fellow beasts. It is only fitting, would you not agree?

''Elidibus transforms the Cubus to [[Zenos yae Galvus]].''

'''Elidibus:''' When I fought you in this flesh, 'twas I who triumphed. Will you turn the tables this time?

'''Elidibus:''' Hm, my creation appears to have lost its form... It is no easy thing to see through the eyes of a beast such as him.
'''Elidibus:''' In any event, there is only so much to be learned by taking your measure this way. Let us try something different.

'''Elidibus:''' Come. We continue this within.

-cutscene start
'''Elidibus:''' An impressive show of strength.
'''Elidibus:''' But surely no more than a foretaste of that which Emet-Selch's conqueror is capable.
'''Elidibus:''' Such might requires a fairer measure. To compare like with like. Yes...
'''Elidibus:''' I shall just have to test you myself.
'''Ardbert:''' Come on, [Forename]! Show me what you can do!
-cutscene end

===Solo Duty Part 2===
System: Defeat Ardbert

'''Ardbert:''' I may not be the real Ardbert, but you'd do well not to underestimate me.
'''Ardbert:''' All that made him the warrior he was─every battle waged, every blow swung ─ is part of my very being.
'''Ardbert:''' So come! Fight me like you mean to take my head!
'''Ardbert:''' Good, good... I sense your murderous intent.
'''Ardbert:''' Aye, you'd kill me given the chance. Mayhap you think to recover this body?
'''Ardbert:''' If so, prove that it's no use to me! Prove that I can't best you with it!
'''Ardbert:''' Come! Come at me with everything you've got!
Ardbert@Ardbert (text bubble): I'll rend you to pieces!
Ardbert@Ardbert (text bubble): Might want to watch your step!
'''Ardbert:''' <pant> I see... You're a different beast from when you faced my creations...
'''Ardbert:''' Very well, I will transcend my very limits. And we'll see what you're truly capable of!
Ardbert@Ardbert (text bubble): Yaaarrrgh!
'''Ardbert:''' Hold nothing back! For neither will I!
Ardbert@Ardbert (text bubble): Earth writhe and rage!
'''Ardbert:''' <pant> <pant> I have my answer...

-voiced cutscene start
'''Elidibus:''' You have grown stronger since last we fought.
'''Elidibus:''' The result of your trials in the First, no doubt.
'''Y'shtola@???:''' Have you finished?
'''Y'shtola:''' My apologies. I freed myself as soon as I awoke, but rather too late, I see.
'''Y'shtola:''' Now, Elidibus, if you have ceased trading blows, I would trade words with you.
'''Y'shtola:''' I have a theory, you see─one concerning that which you seek to accomplish.
'''Y'shtola:''' It stems from who─or rather ''what''─you truly are: a primal.
'''Y'shtola:''' The ancients created Zodiark to deliver the star from destruction.
'''Y'shtola:''' If the magick that brought Him forth is the precursor of what we know as summoning, then Zodiark would have been instilled with a presiding desire...
'''Y'shtola:''' I found it among the records at Anyder. And it came as no surprise. Were I faced with the world's destruction, I too would wish for the same...
'''Y'shtola:''' Salvation.
'''Y'shtola:''' I know that you sacrificed yourself to become Zodiark's heart.
'''Y'shtola:''' How you came to be separated from Him is less clear...
'''Y'shtola:''' But if you are a fragment of His being, it stands to reason a desire for the world's salvation would drive you.
'''Y'shtola:''' And thus did you seek to inspire the masses to rise up as Warriors of Light, going so far as to use Ardbert as a symbol of hope.
'''Elidibus:''' Correct on all counts. Such is my nature, and such are my methods.
'''Elidibus:''' I have aided heroes. I have made them. I have even become them.
'''Elidibus:''' This served not only to strengthen me, but also to facilitate the work of my brothers, such as Emet-Selch, with his penchant for nation building.
'''Y'shtola:''' Then you will be all too familiar with the fickleness of mankind.
'''Y'shtola:''' We change. We forget. And what little we do remember becomes twisted and fragmented over time. For which reason, you deem us unfit to carry on your legacy.
'''Y'shtola:''' But are you yourself free of these foibles? As the last witness of the Final Days, do you remember ''everything'' that was lost? Or even the things you cared about?
'''Elidibus:''' Get to the point.
'''Y'shtola:''' A primal is shaped by the hope that fuels it. Even should this hope be something as simple as the world's salvation, it is the collective desire of innumerable disparate souls crying out for deliverance.
'''Y'shtola:''' Having drawn your strength from such a cacophony of voices, can you truly be sure you still speak with your own?
'''Elidibus:''' Your question is irrelevant.
'''Elidibus:''' No matter how much I should change, no matter how much I should forget, I shall ever remember my duty.
'''Elidibus:''' At times I stand with my brethren. At times I stand against them. All that I might steer mankind and the very star upon their true course.
'''Elidibus:''' For Elidibus is my name. And my mission. Guiding my every deed.
'''Elidibus:''' But enough talk. You have shown me sufficient proof of your might.
'''Elidibus:''' As I am now, I would struggle to defeat you. Yet I have still to play all of my cards.
'''Elidibus:''' If I could offer you some semblance of sport, your lessers would pose no threat to me. Would you not agree, Warrior of Darkness?
-cutscene end

===Speak with Y'shtola===
'''Y'shtola:''' It has been an eventful morning ─ if indeed it ''is'' morning. I've no idea how long I was unconscious.
'''Y'shtola:''' Regardless, I am gratified to see that my efforts at Anyder have borne fruit. We have confirmed the nature of our foe and his plot.
'''Y'shtola:''' Now then, what news from the surface?
'''Y'shtola:''' I see. Then let us make for Eulmore at once. We have much to share with our comrades, Elidibus's parting threat not least of all.
'''Y'shtola:''' Ah, but forgive me. It would seem my belongings did not accompany me here. I will need to retrieve them from Anyder.
'''Y'shtola:''' With luck, the aetherial stream you traversed still lingers. I won't be long.

-quest complete
-cutscene start
''The player notices a red crystal on the floor and walks towards it.''
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=kj27lYFNVE0}}

Food for the Soul

2026-04-20T05:14:27Z

Maleficentabsinthe: typo correction, added missing optional dialogue, updated dialogue branches, corrected some dialogue spacing

{{Quest infobox
| title = Food for the Soul
| image =
| description = Judging by her sheepish expression, [[Tataru]] has a favor to ask.
| quest-giver = Tataru
| related-npcs = Alisaie; Alphinaud; Beq Lugg; Crystal Exarch; Krile; Rammbroes; Ryne; Thancred; Urianger
| location = The Rising Stones
| location-x = 6.0
| location-y = 5.9
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre = The Voyage Home Quests
| level = 80
| req-items = 1 Archon Loaf (Key Item)
| exp = 22440
| gil = 1894
| reward-opt1 = 1 Crystarium Gear of Aiming Coffer (IL 500)
| reward-opt2 = 1 Crystarium Gear of Scouting Coffer (IL 500)
| reward-opt3 = 1 Crystarium Gear of Healing Coffer (IL 500)
| reward-opt4 = 1 Crystarium Gear of Casting Coffer (IL 500)
| reward-opt5 = 7 Allagan Silver Piece
| prev-quest = Fraying Threads
| next-quest = Faded Memories
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 671
| id-gt = 69310
| id-edb = c885e702392
}}
==Walkthrough==
'''''NOTE:''' The kitchen can be found on the second level. Flying up and entering is easiest.''

==Steps==
* Speak with [[Tataru]].
* Deliver the [[Archon Loaf (Key Item)|Archon loaf]] to the [[Crystal Exarch]] in [[the Ocular]].
* Speak with [[Urianger]].

==Journal==
* Judging by her sheepish expression, Tataru has a favor to ask.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
'''Krile:''' You've come a long way, so do take your ease while you can.
-optional end

===Accepting the quest===
'''Tataru:''' Um...[Forename]? Could you spare a moment? While Krile goes and finds this expert of hers, I mean.
'''Tataru:''' There's a gift I was hoping to send to our friends in the First, you see...and since we might be waiting a while, I wondered if you wouldn't mind giving me a hand with it.
'''Tataru:''' My first attempt turned out well, so now I'm going to make it properly.
'''Tataru:''' I'll be in the kitchen at the House of Splendors. Meet me there!

'''Krile:''' Well, I had better be off too. I shall see you soon, either here or at the House, depending on how our patients fare in my absence.
-quest accepted

===Speak with Tataru===
'''Tataru:''' There you are, [Forename]! As I'm sure you've guessed, the gift is a bit of home cooking.
'''Tataru:''' Unlike Krile, I can't do much to help our friends directly. But that doesn't mean I've been idle.
'''Tataru:''' No, I've been doing my best for the order, taking on this job and that to keep our coffers full. I've even helped out with the Ishgardian restoration.
'''Tataru:''' And in the course of all this, my culinary skills have come on quite a bit. So I thought, why not make something for our friends?
'''Tataru:''' It's baking in the oven even as we speak. Shouldn't be long now!

-cutscene start
'''Tataru:''' There! Baked to perfection, even if I do say so myself!

Question: What will you say?
> It's...bread.
'''Tataru:''' But not just ''any'' old bread! This here is ''Old World'' bread. "Archon loaf", to be precise. It's what they eat over in Sharlayan!
> Smells great!
'''Tataru:''' Doesn't it just! It's called “Archon loaf,” in case you're wondering, and it's what they eat over in Sharlayan.
> Your cake looks like bread.
'''Tataru:''' It ''is'' bread, silly! But not just ''any'' old bread! This here is ''Old World'' bread. "Archon loaf", to be precise. It's what they eat over in Sharlayan!
---

'''Tataru:''' Simple fare, I admit, but I thought it would remind our friends of home.
'''Tataru:''' If nothing else, Krile tells me it's a good source of aether.
'''Tataru:''' So it should lend them a bit of strength at least.
'''Krile:''' Mmm-mmmmmm! There truly is nothing like the smell of bread fresh from the oven!
'''Tataru:''' Krile! And if it isn't Rammbroes too!
'''Krile:''' I trust you require no introductions either, [Forename].
'''Rammbroes:''' Greetings, my friend. Full glad am I to see you well.
'''Rammbroes:''' I confess, I have a malm-long list of questions to ask you, but I will endeavor to contain my curiosity for the present. I understand our mutual friend is struggling with the application of certain Allagan technologies.
'''Krile:''' I have been keeping Rammbroes apprised of events in the First. Suffice it to say, he knows about the Exarch.
'''Krile:''' If anyone alive can provide insight into this matter, it is him and his fellow Sons.
'''Rammbroes:''' Ahem. Loath as I am to disappoint you after so glowing an endorsement...
'''Rammbroes:''' Memory transference was the sole province of Allagan royalty, its mechanisms closely guarded secrets. If any record of them remains, we have yet to find it. To wit, I regret that I can offer no solution to your problem.
'''Rammbroes:'''...Which begs the question of why I bothered to come here, empty-handed as I am─the answer being, rather brazenly, to ask a favor. I would have you relay a message to our comrade.
'''Rammbroes:''' Tell him...Tell him that we never doubted him.
'''Rammbroes:''' Never doubted that he would achieve all that he said he would.
'''Rammbroes:''' Those of us who remained behind have yet to play our part.
'''Rammbroes:''' But when the time comes, he may rest easy in the knowledge that we will most assuredly do so.
'''Rammbroes:''' And then the tower shall shine once more as a beacon of hope, in this world and beyond.
'''Rammbroes:''' So tell him that we consider his duty done ─ and that he should follow his heart now.
'''Krile:''' Forgive me, but do you say this to discourage him from overexerting himself? Or to encourage him to hold nothing back?
'''Rammbroes:''' That is for our friend to decide, but either way, I daresay a certain someone will be unimpressed.
'''Krile:''' Well, there you have it, [Forename] If you would be so good as to see Rammbroes's message and Tataru's bread to their intended recipients ─ along with my report, of course.
'''Tataru:''' Um, Krile? Before I wrap the bread up, would you mind giving it a try? Just to make sure everything's as it should be?
'''Krile:''' But of course! I'm always happy to lend my taste buds!
'''Krile:''' Hmmm...Hmmmmmm...
'''Krile:''' Excuse me, Rammbroes. As a fellow Sharlayan, may I trouble you for your opinion?
'''Rammbroes:''' Well, I usually have mine with a good dollop rolanberry jam, but I suppose plain is best for sampling purposes. 
'''Rammbroes:''' <munch> <munch> I see, I see...
'''Tataru:''' Oh no...Is it that bad?
'''Krile:''' It is indeed, Tataru. Dense and unpleasant...exactly as it should be!
'''Rammbroes:''' Gahaha! Just so! The very taste of home!
'''Rammbroes:''' As you might expect our countrymen have amassed a wealth of culinary wisdom from every corner of the world. But our native cuisine is...shall we say, a little lacking.
'''Rammbroes:''' In Sharlayan, the majority regard food as a source of nourishment rather than enjoyment. Save for those few who actually research the culinary arts, we pay little heed to the niceties of taste and texture.
'''Rammbroes:''' It was against such a gastronomic landscape that what is now called the "Archon loaf" was born, the creation of an Archon who devoted himself to the study of bodily sustenance.
'''Rammbroes:''' In order to maximize its nutritional value, he incorporated copious quantities of pulverized fish and vegetable matter into the dough─all with nary a care for those qualities which make bread enjoyable. The result is a flavor that continues to defy description.
'''Rammbroes:''' Yet for its many shortcomings, the loaf's nutritional value cannot be denied. And being a damnably convenient way to cater to one's bodily needs, it quickly found an audience amongst busy scholars. Why, when I was a lad, nigh every meal was a sandwich mad with this very bread and whatever ingredients happened to be on hand.
'''Krile:''' Hm hm! I suspect just about every Archon could say the same.
'''Krile:''' Having been away from home for so long, I thought I might have forgotten the taste. But no ─ it is all too familiar. Ahhh, how it takes me back...
'''Rammbroes:''' If there is enough, perhaps you can spare some for the Exarch? He is certain to appreciate it.
'''Tataru:''' Oh, there's ''plenty'' to go around. I'll be sure to wrap up and extra slice.
'''Tataru:''' [Forename], when you deliver the loaf, please be sure to send everyone my regards.
'''Tataru:''' Tell them we're doing everything we can, and that we'll be praying for their safe return until the moment they get back.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Tataru:''' Well...it sounds like it'll do them good, anyway.
'''Tataru:''' And when everything's back to normal, I'll cook something for you too, [Forename]. Gods know you deserve a treat!

Rammbroes: All that I wish to say to our comrade, I have said to you. It falls to him to interpret the words, but I shall hope that whatever choice he makes, it will not lead to regret. Neither for himself or for you.

''In the Ocular''
'''Beq Lugg:''' Ah, you are returned! Good, good. There is much to discuss. The others are making their way hither as we speak.
-optional end

===Deliver the Archon loaf to the Crystal Exarch in the Ocular===
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Welcome back, my friend. How was your journey?

''The player hands over the {{i|Archon Loaf (Key Item)}}.''

'''Crystal Exarch:''' By the Twelve...Archon loaf! However did you come by this? I'd swear it had come straight from Sharlayan...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Rammbroes said that did he? <sigh> His words are very nearly as heavy as the bread...but I appreciate the sentiment.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Should you have the chance, you may tell him that he needn't worry. That which I seek to do, I do of my own volition, and with all my heart.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' In pursuing this path, I fully expect to earn the censure of our friends ─ and to deserve it ─ but I shall forge on regardless.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Forge on as you yourself did when faced with a similar predicament. So I ask that you have faith in me. In what we do.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' ...But we were talking about your journey. Before the others arrive, I would hear how their bodies fare.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Oh, and the bread I shall save for later. Though it has been many years, I have not forgotten the feats of mastication required to consume it, nor how unconducive they are to conversation.

-voiced cutscene start
'''Alphinaud:''' Forgive the delay.
'''Thancred:''' We have visited every region and confirmed the presence of Ascians throughout the realm.
'''Urianger:''' Lest a grave predicament be made to seem hopeless, it should be noted that they are of inferior rank. The black-masked minions who answer to the red.
'''Thancred:''' Yes. A gaggle of schemers attempting to exploit recent events to sow the seeds of petty conflict.
'''Thancred:''' Fortunately, nothing of any great concern has come of their meddling just yet.
'''Alisaie:''' We also encountered a number of the Crystarium's former defenders, busily solving this problem and that in a bid to become Warriors of Light.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Their zeal is to be applauded. 'Tis but a pity I cannot encourage them on their course...
'''Thancred:''' Not knowing Elidibus set them upon it, no. Both the troubles to be solved and the villains to be vanquished are his doing too, like as not.
'''Thancred:''' And so, with apologies to the aspiring Warriors of Light, I believe it best that we deal with the Ascians quickly and quietly.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I quite agree.
'''Alphinaud:''' But tell us, what news from the Source? How fare our bodies?

Question: What will you say?
> Uh...well enough—though time is not on our side.
'''Alphinaud:''' Indeed. Heartening though it is to know we can stay awhile longer, returning home must remain our priority.
'''Alisaie:''' This seems an appropriate moment to ask about the spirit vessel. Have you made any progress?
> I'm sorry, but...things have taken a turn for the worse.
'''Alphinaud:''' ...Oh dear. Then we must redouble our efforts! Not that we have ever stinted in that regard...
'''Alisaie:''' This would seem an appropriate moment to ask about the spirit vessel. Tell me you've made some progress.
---

'''Beq Lugg:''' We have, as it happens. One moment.

''Beq Lugg presents the six spirit vessels on a table.''

'''Urianger:''' The red stones...Then this doth mean...
'''Beq Lugg:''' For the benefit of all, permit us to explain.
'''Beq Lugg:''' As you will recall, using white auracite as our starting point, we fashioned a vessel for mind and memory both.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Yet, though it served this purpose admirably, the process of imbuing it with one's complete essence proved a somewhat thornier proposition.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Simply put, the memory would not accompany the mind. And so we looked to the Allagans' mastery of memory transference for a solution.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' This approach was not without its own complications, however, relying as it does upon blood ─ which inanimate objects notably do not possess.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' We duly explored methods of suffusing the vessel with drops of the aforementioned. Alas, our painstaking experimentation succeeding only in making me feel faint, and singularly failed to imbue the crystal with the necessary properties.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' It was then that an idea occurred to me: namely, that we might fuse the vessel not with normal blood, but with my crystallized essence.
'''Alisaie:''' You're doing this for our sakes, so far be it from us to complain...
'''Alisaie:''' But don't think we haven't noticed what's happening to your arm.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' It falls well short of offering up my life in exchange for yours─which was your only stipulated prohibition, as I recall. And it is but a small price to pay for delivering you home.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Assuming it works.
'''Beq Lugg:''' We shall soon know if this grisly addition will serve as a suitable conduit for the subject's memory. Though...not soon enough to warrant your waiting. The test is like to take a while.
'''Thancred:''' Let us be off, then. We have Ascians to attend to, among other things.
'''Alisaie:''' Forgive me, but I count ''six'' vessels. And there are only five of us.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' One is for testing purposes. I will personally use it to see whether the crystal functions as it should.
'''Alisaie:''' And...if it does, wouldn't that mean that your soul could also return to the Source?
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Yes. In theory, at least.
Crystal Exarch: But there is a distinct difference between your circumstances and mine. While your corporeal forms want for souls, my past self does not.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Mayhap our essences would blend. Or mayhap they would curdle. There is no telling what might occur.
'''Alisaie:''' And you'd be willing to take that risk?
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I would.
'''Alisaie:''' I see.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Thancred:''' I for one support the Exarch's choice. To be alive is to be driven by a purpose, and few are as driven as him.

'''Ryne:''' It's stupid, but I've never really stopped to think about what would happen once the vessels were complete. And now...
'''Ryne:''' No. There's no point. I...I hope the test is a success. Truly.

'''Alphinaud:''' When our grandfather first decided to journey to Eorzea, Alisaie did not take kindly to my silence on the subject. “Don't pretend to understand things you don't,” she said...or rather shouted.
'''Alphinaud:''' Having oft been the object of her scorn, I am predisposed to sympathize with the Exarch, but I do understand how she feels ─ better now than ever I did, certainly.

'''Alisaie:''' I'm sorry, I know it was childish to storm off like that. And probably to feel the way I do as well. Agh, pull yourself together, Alisaie!

Beq Lugg: Off you go and help your friends. Even assuming the test is a success, I doubt they would feel comfortable leaving with business unfinished.
Crystal Exarch: As Beq Lugg said, the test will take a while. I ask for your patience in the meantime.
-optional end

===Speak with Urianger===
'''Urianger:''' Hast thou a moment, [Forename]? I would speak with thee on the matter of the Exarch's mooted return unto the Source.
'''Urianger:''' Thou wilt have observed that our friend spake not in certainties. Yet if Beq Lugg hath the right of it, 'tis possible to predict the outcome of his plan with some confidence.
'''Urianger:''' And it is their assessment that, given the opportunity, the Exarch's soul should successfully merge with that of his younger self.
Urianger: Which is not to say the process is without complications. For one, the Exarch hath been subjected to an additional Rejoining, an experience which will have wrought a change in his aetherial composition.
'''Urianger:''' As thou thyself didst demonstrate in merging with Ardbert, however, there existeth an affinity 'twixt like souls, and this doth give us cause to hope.
'''Urianger:''' ...Yet there remaineth one immutable condition upon which success doth hinge.
'''Urianger:''' The Exarch must needs recognize his past self as simply that ─ himself.
'''Urianger:''' As our recent travails have demonstrated, memories are essential to the soul. Any discrepancy in the former may feasibly cause the latter to spurn its former flesh.
'''Urianger:''' 'Tis a seemingly simple yet complex problem. For nigh on a century, our friend hath striven only to deliver this realm, to deliver ''thee''. And to that singular end did he cast aside his very name, that he might assume the mantle of the Crystal Exarch.
'''Urianger:''' Henceforth, none can say what choices our friend will make, but I thought it only right that thou be made aware of these truths.

-quest complete
-optional start
Urianger: Lest there be any doubt, the Exarch hath long been aware of the possibilities he but recently unfolded to us. Wherefore he did refrain from sharing them until now, I cannot say.
-optional end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=syPJ8Fn_pLk}}

Fraying Threads

2026-04-20T04:48:26Z

Maleficentabsinthe: corrected the spacing of some lines of dialogue, corrected a line of dialogue, changed a dialogue heading to match the journal title of the step

{{Quest infobox
| title = Fraying Threads
| image = Fraying_Threads_Image.png
| description = Ryne's face is a picture of worry.
| quest-giver = Ryne
| related-npcs = Alisaie; Alphinaud; Chessamile; Crystal Exarch; Krile; Tataru; Thancred
| location = The Crystarium
| location-x = 7.1
| location-y = 9.5
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre = The Voyage Home Quests
| level = 80
| exp = 22440
| gil = 2014
| reward-opt1 = 1 Crystarium Gear of Fending Coffer (IL 500)
| reward-opt2 = 1 Crystarium Gear of Maiming Coffer (IL 500)
| reward-opt3 = 1 Crystarium Gear of Striking Coffer (IL 500)
| reward-opt4 = 7 Allagan Silver Piece
| prev-quest = Heroic Dreams
| next-quest = Food for the Soul
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 670
| id-gt = 69309
| id-edb = e0275da85a6
}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Thancred]].
* Speak with [[Tataru]] at [[the Rising Stones]].
* Enter [[Dawn's Respite]].
* Speak with [[Krile]].

==Journal==
*Steadying her breath, Ryne informs you and the Exarch that Thancred collapsed shortly after returning to the Crystarium. Together you hasten to Spagyrics, where your comrade is currently being tended to.

*To your relief, you arrive in Spagyrics to find Thancred up and talking. He reveals that he has not been in the best of health since plucking Urianger from a watery grave, suffering regular bouts of dizziness prior to his recent mishap. In the absence of any obvious physical cause, it seems certain that the link between his body and soul has weakened further. With time growing short, the Exarch bids you make a trip to the Source to consult Krile regarding the plan to return everyone home. Thus do you set out for the Rising Stones, where your friends' unmoving bodies still lie.

*Though plainly pleased to see you, Tataru cannot conceal her unease. Your slumbering friends, she reveals, have taken a turn for the worse. Upon learning of your purpose, she suggests you go straight to Krile, who is tending to everyone in Dawn's Respite.

*You step into the dimly lit chamber, and are met with the unsettling sight of your friends locked in slumber. In somber tones, Krile admits that they now betray scant signs of life. Thanks to her ministrations, however, their condition remains stable for the present, and so she suggests that you continue your conversation outside.

*Back in the Rising Stones' main hall, you apprise Krile of the situation in the First, and she concurs that Thancred's symptoms indicate a further weakening of the link between body and soul. Though she has thus far been able to quell the fluctuations in your comrades' aether, there is no telling when that may change, and she stresses that their souls' return cannot come soon enough. Upon learning that you seek to draw upon Allagan wisdom in developing the spirit vessel, she offers to solicit the aid of an individual who is an expert in the field.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
'''Crystal Exarch:''' The rest of our conversation must wait. Let us hear the situation from Ryne.
-optional end

===Accepting the quest===
'''Ryne:''' It happened after Alisaie and I saw the children back to Spagyrics.
'''Ryne:''' We chanced to meet Thancred there, returning from his mission.
'''Ryne:''' He'd been shadowing Elidibus around the realm, only to lose sight of him near the Crystarium.
'''Ryne:''' And he was in the middle of telling us where he'd been when he just...crumpled to the ground.
'''Ryne:''' The chirurgeons are looking after him now, with Alphinaud standing by, just in case his healing magicks are needed.
'''Ryne:''' Since I couldn't do anything to help, I thought it best to find you, and the guard at the Exedra told me where to look.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I see. It cannot have been easy leaving Thancred's side. My thanks for bearing word to us. Come, let us hurry to Spagyrics.

-quest accepted

-optional start
At Spagyrics
'''Alisaie:''' Ryne found you, then. We had to send the children off earlier than planned, but they understood.

'''Alphinaud:''' I fear this bodes ill...and not just for Thancred.

'''Ryne:''' Thancred! Shouldn't you be resting!?

'''Crystal Exarch:''' It appears our friend has already awakened. For that, at least, we can be thankful...
-optional end

===Speak with Thancred===
-cutscene start
'''Thancred:''' They dragged you here too, did they? My apologies...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' How do you feel?
'''Thancred:''' Embarrassed. But otherwise well enough. I won't be staying overnight.
'''Alphinaud:''' This episode was not the result of any injury I could find. Thancred's aether, however, did show signs of instability, and I did what I could to calm the fluctuations.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Hm. And all of this happened without warning...?
'''Thancred:''' <sigh> Not exactly.
'''Thancred:''' You will doubtless recall the time Urianger nearly drowned and I gallantly went to his rescue.
'''Ryne:''' When his water-walking charm failed. He was tired. As were ''you'' when you got back.
'''Thancred:''' We were both spent, yes. On account of which, you begged us to rest ─ which, in retrospect, may have been a good idea.
'''Thancred:''' The fact is, I've been experiencing regular bots of light-headedness ever since. But there was no actual fainting until now.
'''Thancred:''' As Alphinaud observed, I have no lingering injuries, and it most assuredly ''isn't'' old age. Which leaves but one likely cause...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' The link between body and soul has weakened further.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Time grows short. We must complete the spirit vessel with all haste.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' To that end, [Forename], might I trouble you to make a trip to the Source?
'''Crystal Exarch:''' In addition to looking in on our friends' bodies, I would have you consult Krile about our plan. If she has any concerns, we should at least endeavor to address them prior to proceeding.
'''Thancred:''' In the meantime, ''we'' should get back to laying bare Elidibus's plot.
'''Thancred:''' Thus far, I have learned this much: that in each of the places he has visited, there have been sightings of suspicious black-clad strangers.
'''Thancred:''' Moreover, the coming of these shady individuals has invariably coincided with some manner of misfortune─beasts terrorizing settlements, blight ravaging crops, you know the sort of thing.
'''Alphinaud:''' All of which serves, rather conveniently, to make Elidibus's call for new heroes reverberate that much more loudly in the hearts of his audience.
'''Alphinaud:''' And you think these black-clad strangers are Ascians.
'''Thancred:''' I do. And I fully intend to investigate further ─ though for that I shall require additional feet on the ground.
'''Alisaie:''' You can count on mine. Gods know I've been itching to get out there for a while.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Mayhap Urianger too can be prevailed upon to join in your efforts.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' He has already provided copious guidance on the matter of the spirit vessel's construction. It is for Beq Lugg and I to wrestle with the rest.
'''Thancred:''' Well, if you can spare the old boy, we may as well make use of him. I'll go and give him the good news.
'''Alisaie:''' You'll do no such thing. However heedless you are of your own well-being, if you care at all for Ryne's feelings, you'll stay in bed until you're needed. Alphinaud and I will find Urianger.
'''Alphinaud:''' All being well, we will have news to share by the time you return. Safe travels, [Forename].
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Thancred:''' Lest you misunderstand, I'm not averse to putting my feet up. It's being coddled like a brittle-boned nonagenarian that chafes.

'''Ryne:''' I know you cross the rift all the time, but please take care.
-optional end

===Speak with Tataru at the Rising Stones===
-cutscene start
'''Tataru:''' <gasp> [Forename]! What excellent ─ I mean, awful timing!
'''Tataru:''' You see, our friends...They've taken a turn for the worse.
'''Tataru:''' Krile's hardly had a moment's rest these past few days.
'''Tataru:''' She didn't want everyone to worry, so we've been keeping it quiet...
'''Tataru:''' Oh, but listen to me! I call myself a receptionist, and I haven't even bothered to ask you why you're here!
'''Tataru:''' So, they think the spirit vessel will be ready soon? And they want to make sure there are no problems at this end...
'''Tataru:''' Hm. You'd better talk to Krile.
'''Tataru:''' She's with the others in Dawn's Respite. Let's go and see her.
'''Tataru:''' Just...prepare yourself, all right?
-cutscene end
-optional start
'''Tataru:''' Dawn's Respite is through that door. Lead the way when you're ready.
-optional end

===Enter Dawn's Respite===
-voiced cutscene start
'''Tataru:''' Excuse us...
'''Tataru:''' This way.

''The player sees the unconscious Scions in bed. Krile is healing Thancred.''

'''Krile:''' I would rather you hadn't seen this.
'''Tataru:''' I'm sorry. We have urgent tidings...

'''Krile:''' No, no, I'm not angry with you. On the contrary.
'''Krile:''' I know full well how hard everyone has been searching for a way to return home. And I had hoped to afford you the time you needed.
'''Krile:''' But given our friends' present state, perhaps it was for the best that you came.
'''Krile:''' Stiff and cold, all of them. As if they were made of wax.
'''Krile:''' Barely alive at all.

'''Krile:''' And they had been doing so well. Save for occasional signs of aetheric instability, they appeared to be in passable health.
'''Krile:''' Then, quite without warning, things took a turn for the worse. A change for which even Master Matoya could offer no explanation.
Krile: She could only remind me that the soul is yet an unknown frontier, and that much and more lies beyond our ken.
'''Krile:''' But let's not lose heart just yet. At times like these, it is all the more important that we remain positive.
'''Krile:''' Why, I but this moment succeeded in quelling a fluctuation in Thancred's aether.
'''Krile:''' And while the others have weakened, they have remained relatively stable. I believe I may leave my post for a moment.
'''Krile:''' So come, let me hear your tale outside.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Tataru:''' As you probably noticed, we've put them in nightclothes. I know they're not exactly asleep, but...it seemed like the right thing to do.
'''Tataru:''' I've made them some new clothes for when they wake up. So they have to come back. A-And they will!
-optional end

===Speak with Krile===
'''Krile:''' What news from the First?
'''Krile:''' I see. Work on the spirit vessel proceeds apace, but our friends begin to falter...
'''Krile:''' As they themselves have observed, the link between body and soul has weakened. It's as simple as that.
'''Krile:''' For now, I'm still able to quell the fluctuations in their aether, but it's only a matter of time.
'''Krile:''' We'll lose them if we don't act soon. So if the Exarch is ready to attempt something, let him attempt it.
'''Krile:''' As for the spirit vessel itself...
Krile: If we seek to draw upon Allagan wisdom, we could do worse than consult an expert in the field.
'''Krile:''' And I think I know just the man. Time being against us, it may be best if I go and solicit his aid in person ─ even if it does mean leaving my patients...
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

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Proper Procedure

2026-04-20T02:38:58Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue

{{Quest infobox
| title = Proper Procedure
| description = The goblin merchant [[Sweetnix Rosycheeks|Sweetnix]] appears to be in some distress.
| image =
| quest-giver = Sweetnix Rosycheeks
| related-npcs = P'tahjha
| location = Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks
| location-x = 9.1
| location-y = 11.5
| type = side
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Lominsan Sidequests
| journal-genre = La Noscean Sidequests
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 1
| req-quest =
| req-items = 1 Letter from Sweetnix
| requirements =
| exp = 50
| gil = 103
| mettle =
| reward(1-10) =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest =
| next-quest =
| patch = 2.0
| release =
| id-gt = 65649
| id-edb = 148152e2f09
}}
==Steps==
*Deliver the letter to [[P'tahjha]].

*Report to [[Sweetnix Rosycheeks|Sweetnix]].

==Journal==
*The goblin merchant Sweetnix appears to be in some distress.

*Sweetnix wishes to submit a “letter” to Limsa Lominsa's tax offices, but is too afraid to deliver it in person. Take the letter from Sweetnix, and hand it to P'tahjha at Mealvaan's Gate.

*As long as the proper procedures are observed, any merchant is free to trade within the borders of Limsa Lominsa. P'tahjha asks that you assure Sweetnix that there is nothing to fear from assessors.

*Sweetnix appears overjoyed to hear P'tahjha's kind words, and thanks you for your aid in delivering her letter.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Sweetnix Rosycheeks: Pshhh... Shkohhh... Sweetnix is beauteous gobbie and craftysmart trademaker!
Sweetnix Rosycheeks: Sweetnix makes busydeal with uplanders! Need deliver letter to Gate of Mealvann, but Sweetnix has shivershakes.
Sweetnix Rosycheeks: Uplander walks to Gate of Mealvaan for Sweetnix? Uplander delivers letter to taxlady P'tahjha?
-quest accepted
-optional start
Sweetnix Rosycheeks: Pshhh... Shkohhh... Sweetnix write many letters, but never find right words!
-optional end

====Deliver the letter to P'tahjha====
'''P'tahjha:''' Where is Sweetnix with those import records? Without the proper documentation, I am afraid we shall have to expel him from the city...
''The player hands over 1 {{i|Letter from Sweetnix}}.''
'''P'tahjha:''' Why, these are Sweetnix's records! Glad I am to see they were submitted in time.
'''P'tahjha:''' Honestly, you would think that goblin would have lost his fear of our offices by now. Every month he is to submit these papers, and every month his tardiness forces me to consider his removal.
'''P'tahjha:''' As long as one follows proper procedure, Limsa Lominsa is quite welcoming of foreign traders. Pray convey these words to Sweetnix-perhaps it will aid in soothing the poor goblin's fears.

===Report to Sweetnix===
Sweetnix Rosycheeks: Uplander delivered letter to Gate of Mealvaan? Uplander has wideheart and swiftlegs!
Sweetnix Rosycheeks: Taxlady P'tahjha has kind backwords for Sweetnix? Sweetnix has outflow of joy for taxlady P'tahjha!
Sweetnix Rosycheeks: Sweetnix is happy gobbie! Gives uplander jinglyshine!
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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A Thousand Words

2026-04-20T02:33:57Z

Maleficentabsinthe: formatted dialogue

{{Quest infobox
| title = A Thousand Words
| description = [[Latisha]] needs someone to report a bilking patron.
| image =
| quest-giver = Latisha
| related-npcs = Godebert; R'sushmo
| location = Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks
| location-x = 10.0
| location-y = 7.9
| type = side
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Lominsan Sidequests
| journal-genre = La Noscean Sidequests
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 2
| req-quest =
| req-items = 1 Artist's Rendition
| requirements =
| exp = 82
| gil = 110
| mettle =
| reward(1-10) =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest =
| next-quest =
| patch = 2.0
| release =
| id-gt = 65653
| id-edb = 56f30022516
}}
==Steps==
*Receive R'sushmo's artist's rendition.

*Deliver the artist's rendition to [[Godebert]] at the Coral Tower.

*Speak with [[R'sushmo]].

==Journal==
*Latisha needs someone to report a bilking patron.

*A first-time patron has left without settling his bill, and Latisha wants you to report the incident to the Yellowjackets. First, speak with R'sushmo and receive her sketch of the criminal.

*A visibly shaken R'sushmo entrusts you with her rendition of the offender. Deliver it to Godebert at the Coral Tower.

*Unfortunately, the artist's rendition alone will not suffice to identify the offender. Instead, Godebert bids you tell R'sushmo to present herself at the Coral Tower for questioning.

*R'sushmo cannot comprehend what the problem is with her handiwork. You do not have the heart to tell her the truth.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
'''Latisha:''' We spare no effort to ensure that all our patrons enjoy the finest food and hospitality. And so it is doubly hurtful when someone decides to leave without settling the bill. Nary a bell ago, a first-time patron did just that.
'''Latisha:''' R'sushmo is the one who lovingly prepared the man's meal. She is quite upset by the whole affair and has taken it upon herself to draw an illustration of the offender. Might I trouble you to deliver to the Yellowjackets on our behalf? R'sushmo should be done adding the finishing touches by now.
-quest accepted

===Speak to R'sushmo===
'''R'sushmo:''' Grrr... I poured my heart and soul into that grilled dodo... If I ever get my hands on the scoundrel, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!
'''R'sushmo:''' Here it is, my rendition of the criminal! Please deliver it to Godebert at the Coral Tower- he will know what to do!

===Deliver the rendition to Godebert at the Coral Tower===
'''Godebert:''' A bilker at the Bismarck, and you have an artist's rendition of the man?
''The player hands over 1 {{i|Artist's Rendition}}.''
'''Godebert:''' Er... what in the seven hells is this supposed to be? It looks more like the prow of a ship than a man's face!
'''Godebert:''' Look, we would like nothing more than to bring the offender to justice- 'tis our duty after all. However, we will need a little bit more to go on than this piece of... art.
'''Godebert:''' It would easiest for all involved if R'sushmo were to come here and answer some questions. Please relay to her as much.

===Speak with R'sushmo===
'''R'sushmo:''' Ah, so you've spoken with Godebert? Bwahahaha! Within the bell, the Yellowjackets will have that swindling scoundrel locked in a dungeon cell, and then I'll take my filleting knife and-
'''R'sushmo:''' Huh? Godebert wants me to go to the Coral Tower for ''questioning''!?
'''R'sushmo:''' But what more information does he want that my drawing doesn't already provide!? Isn't a picture supposed to paint a thousand words!?
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

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A Future in Blue

2026-04-18T17:46:15Z

Maleficentabsinthe: added dialogue

{{Quest infobox
| title = A Future in Blue
| description = [[Martyn]] has the look of a man bursting with pride and eager to bestow praise.
| image = a future in blue1.png
| quest-giver = Martyn
| related-npcs = Brass Blade; Gogo; Gyodo; Kageyama; Nutiba Buntiba; Nutiba's Fiancée; P'yandih; Royse
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 12.5
| location-y = 13.0
| type = job
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of Magic Job Quests
| journal-genre = Blue Mage Quests
| organization =
| class =
| job = Blue Mage
| level = 70
| requirements = {{i|Anything Gogo's}} cleared
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| gil = 0
| mettle =
| reward1 = 1 Predatrice
| unlocks = ngp Blue Mage - Part 3
| prev-quest = Master of Mimicry
| next-quest = And the Crowd Goes Mild
| patch = 5.45
| release = shadowbringers
| id-gt = 69530
| id-edb = badde03925e
}}

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Martyn]].

==Journal==
*Martyn has the look of a man bursting with pride and eager to bestow praise.

*Martyn congratulates you on your victory over the Master of Mimicry, and his praise is soon echoed by P'yandih and Royse. Gogo himself arrives and bows to your skill, but Nutiba is concerned at how Kageyama will react. As if on cue, the Kugane merchant appears on the scene in a state of denial, refusing to accept the reality of the defeat. Royse, unconcerned by this development, then springs her trap, which sees Kageyama apprehended by the Brass Blades on charges of smuggling.

*Martyn reflects on the travails of this most recent adventure, realizing that there are yet many untapped wonders awaiting you in this world. New costumes, new magic, new horizons─who knows where you might go from here...

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
P'yandih: Three cheers for [Forename]!
Maudlin Latool Ja: Blue mages always copy, but mimic man Gogo is like copy of copy. Bad quality. Latool Ja knew you would beat him.
Wayward Gaheel Ja: You made Gogo go bye-bye! See? Gaheel Ja just as smart with words as Latool Ja!
-optional end
===Accepting the quest===
Martyn: We saw it all, [Forename]! You showed him, then he showed you, and then you showed him right back again! Hah! In the end, Gogo was no match for your mastery of blue magic.
P'yandih: It was simply amazing! I can see I have some work to do if Azuro the Fourth is to follow in your footsteps.
Martyn: Ah, here's Royse. Come to heap praise on you as well, no doubt.
-quest accepted
-cutscene start
Royse: There you are, darling! Twice savior of the Masked Carnivale and hero of the hour!
Royse: Thanks to you, we now have proof that my enterprise precedes─and exceeds─the sham that is the Fukumen Fighting Festival.
Gogo: You are the first opponent to ever outwit my mimicry. I bow to your skill.
Gogo: My whole life has been devoted to the art of imitation, and so I must grasp this opportunity to emulate such perfection. What is it you'll be doing now?
Question: What will you say?
> Saving the world.
Gogo: Then I, too, shall do the same...is what I would like to say, but my defeat at your hands tells me that I am not yet up to the task.
> Adventuring.
Gogo: Then I, too, shall do the same...is what I would like to say, but my defeat at your hands tells me that I am not yet up to the task.
> ......
Gogo: Again, you humble me. Inaction is the bane of mimicry, and you did perfectly nothing, perfectly.
---
Gogo: It is time I sought out a higher peak of expertise. And when I attain that lofty ground, I hope that you will consent to battle me once more.
Nutiba Buntiba: I suppose I'll have to put an end to the festival. It's only fair, but I fear Kageyama won't see it that way...and he still has my fiancée.
Kageyama: You... You tricked me! Even if I accept this as a loss, we still stand even at one victory each! You have no grounds to claim superiority or precedence!
Royse: Shall we take this one step further then? I'd be happy to let a court of law decide.
Kageyama: Your foreign laws don't apply to me! And should you pursue this in Kugane, you'll discover that this merchant prince is untouchable!
Royse: Oh, I'm well aware of how many officials you have in your pocket back home, Kageyama. Which is why I lured you here to Ul'dah.
Royse: We've compiled enough evidence to prove you guilty of smuggling soy into the city. And for that particular crime against our “foreign laws,” you're facing a lengthy sentence indeed. Enjoy your time in the dungeons!
Nutiba Buntiba: Thank you, Royse─now I need not fear Kageyama or his reprisals. But what is to become of me? Though not entirely by choice, I was, after all, his partner in crime...
Royse: Don't you worry your head about that, darling. It was your testimony which exposed his smuggling in the first place! Once I'd added in the tale of your extenuating circumstances, I was able to wrangle a deal with the authorities to let you walk free.
Martyn: And just in case that worm wriggled away somehow, I took the liberty of liberatin' your lady love from Kageyama's associates.
Nutiba Buntiba: My beloved!
x@Nutiba's Fiancée: My deepest thanks─to all of you. You have indeed set us free.
x@Nutiba's Fiancée: You know what must be done, dearest one.
Nutiba Buntiba: You have treated me far more generously than I deserve! On my oath, I shall return to Kugane, close down the festival, and never again stray from the honest path.
Gogo: Before this goes any further, pray hear my request. Our arena was an imitation of your Masked Carnivale, that much is now obvious...but that in itself was never the issue.
Gogo: The problem lay in imitation without permission. If you would but give us your blessing, I would like to continue our performances in some form of joint venture. As an artist, it pains me to deprive our audiences of the venue in which they knew such enjoyment.
Royse: Hm, that's not a terrible proposal. Even for a “second-rate” copy, your arena ''was'' bringing in a tidy profit...
Royse: Consider your request granted! From this moment forth, I officially recognize the Fukumen Fighting Festival as the Far Eastern incarnation of the Masked Carnivale! We can discuss percentages later.
Nutiba Buntiba: In that case, I had best quietly retire my business in blue wizardry, and establish a proper Kugane chapter of the Blue Mages' Guild instead!
Martyn: I applaud your initiative. Don't forget to put my name on the door though, eh!
P'yandih: Uh, no disrespect intended, Guildmaster, but after your last outing in Kugane, the locals might be more inclined to join if Nutiba is seen to be in charge...
Martyn: Wh-What's that s'posed to mean!?
Nutiba Buntiba: Well, I think it is time we took our leave. Thank you all again─for everything.
P'yandih: And that's my cue to hand things back to the guildmaster. If I'm to perform properly as the fantastic Azuro the Fourth, I have some serious training to catch up on!
Royse: P'yandih has the right of it, darlings. We have legitimate competition now in the Far East, and we cannot let the Masked Carnivale be overshadowed. The show must go on!
-cutscene end
===Speak with Martyn===
Martyn: Gogo's art might well be inimitable, but you, my friend, are bloody unbeatable. And what's more, your victory is further proof that blue magic is the solution to any complication.
Martyn: I tell you what, though, this little adventure has opened my eyes to a whole new world of untapped wonders. If we mean to keep learnin' from every opportunity in the realm, I think we'll be needin' thicker spellbooks...
Martyn: New costumes, new magicks, new horizons─just imagine where we can go from here!
-quest complete
System: In order to undertake the next blue mage quest, you must first meet the following requirements:
System: ※FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers must be registered to your service account.
System: ※You must have completed the main scenario quest “Reflections in Crystal.”
System: Once you have done so, the next blue mage quest will be available from Martyn.

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Master of Mimicry

2026-04-18T15:45:41Z

Maleficentabsinthe: added dialogue

{{Quest infobox
| title = Master of Mimicry
| description = [[Martyn]] appears to have mastered the art of teahouse customer service.
| image = master of mimicry1.png
| quest-giver = Martyn
| related-npcs = Gogo; Gyodo; Kageyama; Nutiba Buntiba; P'yandih; Royse
| location = Kugane
| location-x = 13.8
| location-y = 9.5
| type = job
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of Magic Job Quests
| journal-genre = Blue Mage Quests
| organization =
| class =
| job = Blue Mage
| level = 70
| requirements = Learn {{action icon|Aetherial Spark}}
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| gil = 0
| mettle =
| reward1 = 1 Mirage Gear Coffer (IL 400)
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Where the Gold Goes
| next-quest = A Future in Blue
| patch = 5.45
| release = shadowbringers
| id-gt = 69529
| id-edb = bd0c2054cb4
}}

==Walkthrough==
{{action icon|Aetherial Spark}} is available via:
{{dropped by|Aetherial Spark}}

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Nutiba Buntiba]].
*Speak with [[Royse]] in [[Ul'dah]].
*Speak with Royse.

==Journal==
*Martyn appears to have mastered the art of teahouse customer service.

*Martyn, despite settling in well at the teahouse, has had little luck in convincing Kageyama to allow a rematch. Enter Royse. Driven beyond the limits of her patience and determined to take matters into her own hands, the Celestium's manager arrives in Kugane like a wrathful storm. She informs you of the appointment she has arranged with Nutiba Buntiba outside the castle gates, and commands you to accompany her there at once.

*After admitting his part in exploiting Royse and Martyn's accomplishments, a shamefaced Nutiba lays before you the sorry tale of his betrothal and subsequent servitude as a prisoner of Kageyama's ruthless manipulations. Then, as if summoned by the cursing of his name, Kageyama emerges from the castle with Golden Goliath in tow. At first, he balks at Royse's insistence on a rematch, but once she sweetens the pot with ownership rights to the Masked Carnivale, the Kugane merchant prince seems positively eager to seal the deal. You and Golden Goliath are now scheduled to duel in the Celestium, an arrangement which sees you and Martyn packing your bags for the return journey to Ul'dah.

*Royse meets you at the Blue Mages' Guild with a new costume and a sudden pre-match date with Gogo, Master of Mimicry, in which the challenger to your title is introduced to the Celestium's cheering crowd. With the gauntlet decidedly thrown down, you find yourself back on the street with Royse, the strident voice of the announcer still ringing in your ears.

*Royse urges you on to victory before departing on some managerial errand, leaving Martyn to advise you on what he considers to be a winning strategy. It seems that, once again, the fate of the Celestium rests upon your azure-clad shoulders. Enter the Masked Carnivale, and unleash a tempest of blue magic that even the Master of Mimicry cannot hope to imitate!

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
Martyn: [Forename], keepin' your feet wet in the blue, I see.
Martyn: In case you were wonderin', I tried to arrange a rematch with Golden Goliath, but that smug bastard Kageyama wouldn't even give me the time of day.
Martyn: As far as he's concerned, the matter's already dead and buried.
Martyn: But I ain't one to give up so easily. I'll keep on houndin' him till he's sick of the sight of me, and then...
Martyn: R-Royse!? Er, welcome to Kugane! Can I get you a nice cup of tea...?
Royse: Do I look like I'm in the mood for tea!? I got so tired of waiting for word of your investigation that I packed a bag and came here myself.
Royse: And what do I discover, darling, but that you wagered the right to continue the Foo-koo-men Fighting Festival on a trial by combat...''which you then proceeded to lose''!
Martyn: It wasn't my finest moment, no...
Royse: I never should've delegated this business in the first place. From here on out, ''I'' will be taking charge of things. Effective immediately.
Royse: As a matter of fact, I already have an appointment outside the castle gates with the festival's founder─this Nutiba Buntiba of yours. Come along, darlings, I will not stand idly by while someone who isn't me profits from the idea of the Masked Carnivale.
Martyn: Royse ain't one to mess about, is she? I think my days at the teahouse might be numbered...
-quest accepted
-cutscene end
-optional start
Martyn: Royse'll sort this out, just you watch.
Royse: I half expected the rat to flee rather than face me, but it seems I get my audience after all. Now maybe we can make some headway...
-optional end
===Speak with Nutiba Buntiba===
-cutscene start
Royse: Nutiba, I accuse you of founding the Foo...ahem, the Fukumen Fighting Festival in a direct attempt to imitate and exploit the success of ''my'' Masked Carnivale. I demand you cease operations and offer restitution for profits lost!
Martyn: And you better bloody well make up for stealin' my soul crystals, as well.
Nutiba Buntiba: I willingly confess to the crimes leveled against me, and offer you both my most sincere and regretful apologies...
Nutiba Buntiba: But I cannot halt what has been put in motion. As to the reasons why, well that shameful explanation is what brought me out to meet with you today.
Nutiba Buntiba: I used to be a sailor, from Limsa Lominsa. To cut a long story short, I was on the crew of a trading ship which docked in Kugane, where I fell in love with a local girl.
Nutiba Buntiba: I asked for her hand in marriage, and that's where Kageyama came in. As the mediator employed for our betrothal, he offered to lend us the monumental sum required for the traditional exchange of gifts. By way of repayment, I was to help him “avoid” paying tariffs on soy sauce exports. I...became a smuggler.
Nutiba Buntiba: The longer I toiled in the shadows, the firmer his grip closed upon me, until one day I realized there was no way to squirm free.
Nutiba Buntiba: It was then that Kageyama heard talk of the Masked Carnivale. He grew obsessed with the idea of raking in the profits by beginning his own fighting arena in Kugane.
Nutiba Buntiba: To that end, he ordered me to travel to Ul'dah, and steal the secrets of blue magic. My conscience rebelled in disgust, but the fear of what Kageyama might do to my fiancée was stronger.
Nutiba Buntiba: And so, resigned to carry out the deception, I apprenticed myself to the guildmaster. Once I'd acquired a solid foundation in the art, I awaited the chance to pilfer your cache of soul crystals, and then fled into the night.
Nutiba Buntiba: ...I do not expect this simple admission of guilt to absolve me of my transgressions. Yet beyond that, I can give you no more─not without risking the safety of the one I hold most dear. Surely you understand!?
Royse: “Kageyama,” you said? The name rings a bell, but I thought he was just another rich Kugane merchant. This goes beyond commercial ruthlessness...
Martyn: Damn you, Kageyama! You've got a lot to answer for!
Kageyama@???: Did someone call my name?
Kageyama: Why are you out here wasting words on this flea-ridden failure? If you've time to chat, you've time to market our blue wizard wares.
Nutiba Buntiba: Yes, sir! S-Sorry, sir!
Royse: Allow me to introduce myself. The name's Royse, and I'm the manager of the Masked Carnivale. This little show you're running here is a brazen theft of my entrepreneurial idea!
Kageyama: Again with this idiocy... You forfeited all rights to that claim the moment your man here lost against our champion.
Royse: I acknowledge his defeat here in Kugane, but that was on foreign soil where you held every advantage. Isn't it only fair that we have the chance to prove our legitimacy on more familiar ground?
Kageyama: Try to twist things all you like, Miss Manager, but what's done is done. Besides, what could I possibly stand to gain by allowing you a rematch?
Royse: A renegotiation of the terms, then. Should you win again, I promise to sign over to you full ownership of the Masked Carnivale.
Kageyama: Gahahaha, you have a deal! Just name the day!
Royse: Not so fast. To clarify, a victory will only be considered valid if won in our home city of Ul'dah.
Royse: Also, I reserve the option to nominate this mage, Azuro the Second, to fight on our behalf.
Kageyama: Yes, yes, very well. Golden Goliath will slaughter any combatant you care to bring into the ring. Your business is as good as mine! Gahahahahaha!
Royse: My apologies for the sudden shift in responsibility, [Forename], but there's no one else I'd trust to shoulder the burden.
Question: What will you say?
> I can handle it!
Royse: I know you can, darling, and we love you for it.
> I knew this would happen...
Royse: I really am sorry, darling. Such is the price of competence, I'm afraid.
> ......
Royse: I can see you're not impressed, darling. I'll make it up to you, I promise.
---
Martyn: I wouldn't have minded another shot myself, but Royse has the last word in these things. And you ''are'' the best choice, if I'm bein' honest.
Royse: That's settled, then. Let's saddle up and head home!
-cutscene end
-optional start
Martyn: Ah, it's good to be home! Strange, though...I sort of miss the fragrance of freshly brewed tea.
P'yandih: I just knew this would lead to more trouble, but I'm glad to see you back safe and sound, [Forename].
-optional end
===Speak with Royse in Ul'dah===
Royse: Kageyama and Nutiba are already here with Golden Goliath, fitting him for a new costume in one of the Celestium's anterooms.
Royse: I have a new outfit for you as well, and I want you wearing it for the pre-match announcement.
Royse: Don't worry, darling, you'll look splendid. Go on, now! Light up the stage!
-cutscene start
Celestium Announcer: >> Ladies and gentlemen! Today we introduce a new challenger to our champion's crown! <<
Celestium Announcer: >> This enigmatic combatant hails from the Far Eastern nation of Hingashi, a man who beguiles his foes with preternatural feats of imitation! I present to you... <<
Celestium Announcer: >> Gogo, Master of Mimicry! <<
Question: What will you say?
> Prepare to be bested!
Gogo: ''Prepare to be bested!''
> May the best warrior win.
Gogo: ''May the best warrior win.''
> Keep it above the belt...
Gogo: ''Keep it above the belt...''
---
Celestium Announcer: >> Oho! And so it begins, folks! With what appears to be a mocking taunt, the challenger Gogo has favored us with a preview of his mimicking talents! <<
Celestium Announcer: >> But can a clever replication truly stack up against the genuine article? Come one, come all to this titanic contest, and witness the outcome for yourself! <<
-cutscene end
-optional start
Martyn: You, uh, didn't see any extra outfits in my size, did you...?
P'yandih: Oh, [Forename], you looked absolutely splendid! The perfect paragon of a blue mage!
-optional end
===Speak with Royse===
Royse: The crowd is primed for blood now, darling. Enter the Celestium when you're ready, and expose this Master of Mimicry for the cheap fraud he is!
Martyn: I wonder if I could get Royse to make ''me'' one of those costumes...? Ahem, sorry. Back to the task at hand.
Martyn: If I've learned anythin' about Gogo, then he'll be soakin' up the skills of every creature in the Masked Carnivale in preparation for your bout.
Martyn: But no matter what spells he brings to bear, remember that you've got the upper hand when it comes to battle experience.
Martyn: And just in case you're keen to accumulate a little more, I've added some new places you can visit to your blue mage log.
Martyn: Like I said, focus on footwork and flexibility! We're countin' on you to take down that clown, and uphold the honor of your fellow blue mages!
-quest complete
System: A new stage has been added to the Masked Carnivale, and can be accessed by speaking with the Celestium attendant.
System: New duties have also been added to the blue mage log. Access the “Blue Mage Log” tab via the blue magic spellbook, found in the main menu.

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Where the Gold Goes

2026-04-18T15:30:51Z

Maleficentabsinthe: added dialogue

{{Quest infobox
| title = Where the Gold Goes
| description = [[Martyn]] appears restless and frustrated.
| image = where the gold goes1.png
| quest-giver = Martyn
| related-npcs = Gogo; Gyodo; Miyake; Namai Farmer; Namai Maiden; Verbose Villager
| location = Kugane
| location-x = 13.8
| location-y = 9.5
| type = job
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Disciple of Magic Job Quests
| journal-genre = Blue Mage Quests
| organization =
| class =
| job = Blue Mage
| level = 68
| requirements = Learn {{action icon|Ultravibration}}
| req-items =
| exp = 27000
| gil = 1950
| mettle =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Azuro and Goliath
| next-quest = Master of Mimicry
| patch = 5.45
| release = shadowbringers
| id-gt = 69528
| id-edb = 0d89d8688ff
}}

==Walkthrough==
{{action icon|Ultravibration}} is available via:
{{dropped by|Ultravibration}}

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Martyn]].
*Speak with Martyn once more.
*Speak with Martyn in [[Namai]].
*Question the inhabitants of Namai.
*Speak with Martyn.
*Speak with Martyn in [[Kugane]].

==Journal==
*Martyn appears restless and frustrated.

*Martyn, frustrated by his attempts to discern the nature of Golden Goliath, has hit upon the simple plan of following his opponent from a discreet distance. Join the guildmaster in his spying efforts near the castle gates.

*Golden Goliath finally makes his exit from the castle, and you and Martyn begin tailing your prey. You follow along, undetected, and eventually arrive at Pier #2...

*After a brief talk with the falcon porter, Martyn informs you that Golden Goliath appears to have commandeered a special bird on a direct route to the village of Namai. The guildmaster urges you to hurry to the settlement in Yanxia before your quarry is lost.

*You rendezvous with Martyn in Namai in time to see that the inhabitants are obviously familiar with the strange behavior of Golden Goliath. Reasoning that the residents might know the mysterious combatant better than the citizens of Kugane, Martyn suggests that the two of you split up and ask a few questions.

*Your conversations with the villagers reveal that Golden Goliath was formerly known as “Gogo,” a mimicry artist of some renown in the region. Seek out Martyn, and share your revelations.

*Although your investigations turned up some interesting facts, it would seem that Martyn has made a new friend who is willing to divulge a more complete history of the enigmatic Golden Goliath. The old villager reveals that “Gogo,” as the champion was otherwise known, was part of his troupe of performers in the time before Lord Kaien's rebellion. A miraculous mimic, Gogo gained fame for his impossible imitations before a change in fortune saw him seek out a new stage as the undefeated star of the Fukumen Fighting Festival.

*By the time you return to the docks of Kugane, Martyn has decided on his strategy for tackling the formidable Golden Goliath. Footwork and flexibility will be the key to victory, and it is with this goal in mind that the guildmaster returns to his training. Or at least he will, once the customers have been served their tea.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Martyn: [Forename]! Masterin' Ultravibration didn't get you shaken to pieces, I see.
Martyn: Me, I've been headin' out when I can to work on the puzzle of old Goldie. But no matter how many pieces I find, I just can't seem to put a picture together.
Martyn: About the best I can think of is to follow him after a match, and see if he lets somethin' slip.
Martyn: Come on. The boss has given me the afternoon off, so it's now or never.
-quest accepted

===Speak with Martyn===
Martyn: The match should be over soon. Let's stay out of sight and wait for our friend, shall we?
-cutscene start
Martyn: Here we go. Not too close, now...
-cutscene end

===Speak with Martyn once more===
Martyn: Goldie hopped on one of those huge birds and flew off somewhere. The handler tells me he's bound straight for a village called Namai, and pays extra for the unusual route.
Martyn: I'll take a boat across to Yanxia right now so we don't lose him, but join me over there as soon as you can.

===Speak with Martyn in Namai===
Martyn: Looks like your average farmin' settlement to me... Wait, ain't that our man over there?
-cutscene start
Martyn: ...Bit of an odd one, ain't he?
Martyn: Huh, so he's some kind of mimic. Strange thing to be doin' in the middle of the street, but the villagers don't seem surprised by his antics.
Martyn: They must know him here─or better than they do in Kugane, at any rate. What say we split up and ask a few questions?
-cutscene end
===Question the inhabitants of Namai===
Namai Maiden: Golden...Goliath? I've never heard that name. Maybe you can ask one of the grown-ups?
Miyake: Ah, Golden Goliath─that's what they call him in Hingashi, is it not? Around here, we know him as “Gogo.”
Miyake: He used to perform for us in the enclave, but the imperials had little use for a mimicker's talents. We were proud to hear he had met with such success over in Kugane.
Namai Farmer: Who? Oh, you mean Gogo. That arena name always throws me off but, yes, I know him well. He and I grew up here together, as a matter of fact.
Namai Farmer: The man's talent for mimicry is nothing short of miraculous. He'd always been naturally good at it, then spent endless hours in practice till he was ''perfect''.
-optional start
Namai Maiden: Sorry, I don't know any “gold” people...
Miyake: I miss the days when Gogo was an entertainer in Doma, but there was no future in it. Better that he find his fortune in Kugane.
Namai Farmer: I've never seen anyone exactly like Gogo, yet he can be ''exactly'' like anyone else.
-optional end
===Speak with Martyn===
Martyn: Ah, good timin', [Forename]. My new mate here was just about to tell the story of Golden Goliath's rise to fame...
-cutscene start
Verbose Villager: Well, it all goes back to the time I was an impresario. Golden Goliath was one of the performers under my wing, although he went by just plain “Gogo” back then.
Verbose Villager: This was in the years before Lord Kaien's rebellion. We lived under the imperials' rule, but I suppose they saw no harm in letting us stage a few shows. And let me tell you, even then, Gogo was a crowd favorite.
Verbose Villager: They couldn't get enough of him. With little more than a glance, he could mimic any gesture or expression with jaw-dropping exactitude.
Verbose Villager: His proficiency extended even to the techniques of samurai and ninja─such skills take years to acquire, and he would execute them flawlessly within moments.
Verbose Villager: There was once an enraged samurai lord who sought to cut him down for his impudence, but Gogo replicated the attack so swiftly that the swordsman found himself on the defensive. In that moment, we witnessed him elevate the act of mimicry from performance art to ''martial'' art.
Verbose Villager: Later, rumors reached us of men who vied with monsters by using their own bestial attacks against them. Gogo was intrigued. He took ship to Kugane to see this spectacle for himself, and enlisted as a combatant in the Fukumen Fighting Festival.
Verbose Villager: For one such as Gogo, imitating the art of blue wizardry was simplicity itself. Even in the arena, he needed but the blink of an eye to understand and master the attacks of his feral opponents. Not once did he taste defeat.
Verbose Villager: And when challengers came forth to contest his supremacy, their techniques, too, did he turn against them. One by one, they fell, and so did the legend of Golden Goliath arise.
Verbose Villager: That is all I can say for now. As for the next chapter of Gogo's saga, well, that is something we all look forward to hearing.
Martyn: Bloody hells... From the way the old man described it, Goldie's mimicry sounds like a more advanced form of blue magic.
Martyn: We have to work for our spells, right? You provoke a creature into displayin' an ability, and ''then'' you absorb its aether once you've won the fight.
Martyn: But Goldie skips past that last bit, and picks up new tricks almost immediately.
Martyn: And it doesn't even need to be a monster! Swordplay, spellcraft, anythin' an opponent throws at him, he can learn.
Martyn: Just copyin' their movements wouldn't be enough─it's as if he perceives the attacks on some deeper level and mirrors the exact flow of their aether.
Martyn: Somethin' like that would take a natural gift for observation, honed by years of patient study. Goldie, as we just discovered, has devoted his entire life to the art of mimicry, and I reckon this─ironic'ly inimitable─talent is his reward.
Martyn: Even expert blue mages like you and me must seem like infants to him. There must be some way to claw out a victory...
Martyn: Let's head back to Kugane for the moment, and I'll try to think up a plan along the way.
-cutscene end
===Speak with Martyn in Kugane===
Martyn: Well, [Forename], I gave it some thought, and I believe I've hit upon a winnin' strategy.
Martyn: Goldie's mimicry is a formidable weapon, there's no doubt about that. But just because he's learned a bunch of spells and stuff doesn't mean he knows the best way to use them.
Martyn: Footwork and flexibility! That's what's important. And when it comes to battle instincts, I think I have the upper hand over some stage performer.
Martyn: It'll just be a case of dodgin' his attacks, while makin' sure I land a good wallopin' of my own. He won't even know what hit him.
Martyn: Speakin' of improvements, why don't you see about learnin' Aetherial Spark? I'll be busy trainin' for my grand rematch, anyway...once I'm done servin' tea.
-quest complete
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