Aether to Aether
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Aether to Aether
- Quest giver
- Hermes
- Location
- Elpis (X:24.1, Y:23.2)
- Quest line
Endwalker Main Scenario Quests- Level
- 86
- Experience
488,400- Gil
851- Previous quest
Their Greatest Contribution- Next quest
- A Sentimental Gift
- Patch
- 6.0
- Links
- EDB GT TC
Main Scenario Progress: 768 / 978 (78.5%)
Endwalker Progress: 70 / 155 (45.2%)
“Something seems to be weighing on Hermes's mind.
— In-game description
Rewards
Steps
- Search for Hermes.
- Speak with Meteion and have her accompany you.
- Search for Doros while accompanied by Meteion.
- Speak with Meteion.
Walkthrough
Search for Doros while accompanied by Meteion: Blond-haired man: X: 8.2, Y: 31.9
Journal
- Something seems to be weighing on Hermes's mind.
Dialogue
Optional dialogue
Hythlodaeus: I thoroughly enjoyed myself ─ at the end most of all!
Meteion: All the creations are happy. That makes me happy too!
Hermes: Now you've seen what I do. Was it everything you were expecting...?
Emet-Selch: I'm tired. Leave me be.
Accepting the quest (Cutscene)
Hermes: Tell me, [Forename]. In the course of watching me, have you learned aught of value? What will you say? > Nothing so far, but I'm hopeful that will change. Hermes: I see...If you told me what it is you seek, I would be able to better accommodate you. > Dynamis - dynamis seemed promising. Hermes: Dynamis, you say? Curious that such an obscure phenomenon should be of interest to you. > I'm not sure what I'm looking for, but I don't think I've found it yet... Hermes: If only my work were more interesting... Nevertheless, I'm still indebted to you for keeping Meteion company. If there is aught I might do, you need but ask. Seasoned Observer: Chief Hermes, what good fortune to find you here. Hermes: Is something the matter? Seasoned Observer: The lykaon ─ I'm afraid it's done it again. Seasoned Observer: No sooner did we release one for observation than it set upon the nearby okyupetes, slaughtering them. Hermes: Was the creature hungry? Or somehow provoked? Seasoned Observer: I had just fed them myself, and the okyupetes were keeping a wide berth. It is the nature of the lykaon that is to blame. Their innate viciousness. Seasoned Observer: Temperament aside, it is an outstanding creation, perfect in form and function. Seasoned Observer: Though it may not be suited for release, I've no doubt that the bureau will accept its concept for preservation. Seasoned Observer: In any case, there's no point in postponing the inevitable. Doros will revert them all once the paperwork is in order. Hermes: Where is the scene of the incident? Seasoned Observer: Just off the path to the Twelve Wonders. As you make your way, you should see it on the left. I don't know if Doros is still there, however. Meteion: H-Hermes! Wait! Emet-Selch: If this is part of his work, then I would observe. We follow.
Optional dialogue
Emet-Selch: A fearsome beast, this lykaon... But where is it now?
Hythlodaeus: The okyupete is no easy prey. With its hooves and horns, it was designed to be formidable even on land. Hythlodaeus: Yet they didn't stand a chance against the lykaon...
Meteion: It's heavy... Hermes's pain...
Search for Hermes.
Hermes: The lacerations and burns are unmistakable. A lykaon was indeed responsible. Hermes: But the creature is nowhere to be seen. Doros must have taken it away. Hermes: The man makes his base at the Twelve Wonders. I shall go and seek him out there. Hythlodaeus: Emet-Selch and I will search the area for good measure. Just to make sure the lykaon did not escape. Hermes: My thanks. Let us meet at the Twelve Wonders when you have finished. Hermes: I will go on ahead. Please follow with [Forename]. Meteion: Come, come. It's down this path and over the bridge.
Speak with Meteion and have her accompany you.
Meteion: There it is─the Twelve Wonders. Hermes is looking for Doros. Let's look for Doros too! Meteion: He's a man with long, blond hair...I think. I'll know him when I see him!
Search for Doros while accompanied by Meteion. (Cutscene)
Meteion: Doros! That's Doros! Blond-haired Man: Well now, if it isn't Meteion. What brings you here?
Hermes: Ah, I thought I heard familiar voices! Hermes: I didn't realize you two had decided to help me search for Doros. Thank you. Hermes: You're in charge of the lykaones, I believe. Where are they now? Doros: Out in the fields in restraints. Frenzied as they were, I couldn't well return them to Ktisis. Doros: Once I've submitted my report, I'll see them reverted without delay. Hythlodaeus: It's as he says. The beasts are indeed quite ferocious. Doros: Y-You're one of the Fourteen! Wh-What brings you here!? Emet-Selch: Nothing you need concern yourself with. As you were. Hermes: We've heard the news ─ that a lykaon slaughtered okyupetes. As the observer in charge, you are of the opinion that they are not fit to be released? Doros: Aye, I am. Their abnormal aggression and exceptional strength makes for a highly problematic combination. Doros: It matters not where they are released. Lykaones would threaten other species and upset the natural order. Hermes: Could it be that the specimens observed are an outlier? Doros: Highly unlikely. We've created a good many of them; all exhibited the same tendencies.
Doros: Even when we used Kairos to begin with a fresh slate, their behavior was unchanged. Emet-Selch: Kairos...? Doros: A memory reconfiguration system. The chief himself created it. Doros: It allows us to erase or alter memories, that we may observe creations in different environmental conditions without needing to remake them from scratch. Emet-Selch: Quite impressive...and potentially dangerous. Depending on the intensity of the aetheric emissions, Pashtarot may wish to have words with you. Hermes: Rest assured I've kept all values within prescribed limits. And to prevent misuse, its applications are limited to those authorized by the chief overseer. Hermes: Do not misunderstand. To manipulate a subject's memories is an intrusive act I deeply abhor. But it is still preferable to execution. Doros: Come now, Chief, let's not be so melodramatic! What was born of aether is simply being reduced to its original state. Doros: I know the distinctions concern you, but we mustn't lose sight of the bigger picture─making rational choices for the sake of a more prosperous star. Doros: If a creation cannot be properly studied even with the aid of Kairos, we remake it. If a creation is deemed a detrimental existence, we unmake it. 'Tis all for the greater good, and none question the necessity of such routine processes. Hermes: I understand these things, I do. I would never think to unleash a clear and undeniable threat unto the world. Hermes: Yet insignificant though their individual lives may be next to all creation, it is all the lykaones have. Hermes: Before we seal their fates, we owe it to these beings to exhaust all options. To ensure that nothing has been overlooked. Doros: If you insist. Let me provide you with a full report, and we may take it from there. Hythlodaeus: Would it be possible for us to attend the discussion? That Emet-Selch may better carry out his duties. Hermes: By all means. Hermes: Pray show them to the meeting room.
Optional dialogue
Hermes: We have a duty to the star, this I know. But it doesn't mean we don't also have a responsibility to the lives we bring into existence here.
Speak with Meteion.
Meteion: To man, other beings are just things. To be used and controlled. Like magic. Meteion: That's what Hermes told me once...