Ardbert

This article is about the character referred to as "The Warrior of Darkness". For the group of adventurers, see Warriors of Darkness. For the Shadowbringers main scenario quest, see Warrior of Darkness (Quest).

Ardbert

Title

Warrior of Darkness

Race

Hume (Midlander)

Job

Warrior

Organization

Warriors of Darkness

Patch

3.1

Voiced by (JP)

Junichi Suwabe

Voiced by (EN)

Joe Dempsie

Voiced by (FR)

Mathias Kozlowski

Voiced by (DE)

Tobias Schulze

“This day we relaim the reins of history “

There was a time when Arbert served as Warrior of Light within a reflection of Hydaelyn known as the First. When the Flood of Light threatened to drag his world into a void of nothingness, he joined hands with the Ascian Elidibus and made the harrowing journey to this plane of existence that he might save his own. Though today Arbert carries the fate of his world upon his shoulders, his beginnings were of a humble nature. Born into an ordinary family, Arbert was an inherently curious youth who enjoyed fishing and dreamed of seeing the world. Upon his eighteenth nameday, he resolved to become an adventurer and bid his friends and family farewell. Traveling where the wind took him, Arbert would slowly gain a number of loyal companions. Together, they forged names for themselves until ultimately becoming entangled in a destiny far greater than the world itself.

Before leaving the First, Arbert was forced to end the lives of those he loved best, and it is with deep despair in his heart, that he wanders our realm seeking salvation.

— In-game description

Ardbert is a Hume.

Quests Involved In

Quest	Level	Quest Giver	Questline
A Little Slow, a Little Late	60	Alphinaud	Dragonsong Main Scenario Quests ┗ Dragonsong War Quests
Litany of Peace	60	Aymeric	Dragonsong Main Scenario Quests ┗ Dragonsong War Quests
Shadows of the First	60	Alphinaud	Post-Dragonsong Main Scenario Quests ┗ Post-Dragonsong War Quests
Beneath a Star-filled Sky	60	Alphinaud	Post-Dragonsong Main Scenario Quests ┗ Post-Dragonsong War Quests
One Life for One World	60	Alphinaud	Post-Dragonsong Main Scenario Quests ┗ Post-Dragonsong War Quests
The Syrcus Trench	70	Tataru	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
Travelers of Norvrandt	70	Crystal Exarch	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
In Search of Alphinaud	70	Crystal Exarch	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
City of Final Pleasures	70	Alphinaud	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
In Search of Alisaie	70	Crystal Exarch	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
Warrior of Darkness	71	Crystal Exarch	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
The Oracle of Light	72	Lyna	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
The Key to the Castle	73	Sul Uin	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
The Wheel Turns	73	Thancred	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
Into the Dark	74	Urianger	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
A Beeautiful Plan	74	Y'shtola	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
Out of the Wood	76	Y'shtola	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
When It Rains	76	Manager of Suites	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
The Best Way Out	76	Thancred	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
Nyelbert's Lament	76	Cerigg	Role Quests ┗ Magical Ranged DPS Role Quests (Shadowbringers)
Crossing Paths	77	Minfilia	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
More than a Hunch	77	Ryne	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
The View from Above	78	Urianger	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
The Hardened Heart	78	Sul Oul	Role Quests ┗ Tank Role Quests (Shadowbringers)
Extinguishing the Last Light	79	Chai-Nuzz	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
In His Garden	79	Katliss	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
The Unbroken Thread	79	Lyna	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
To Storm-tossed Seas	79	Urianger	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
Facing the Truth	80	Lyna	Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests ┗ The Voyage Home Quests
An Old Friend	80	Y'shtola	Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests ┗ The Voyage Home Quests
Faded Memories	80	Thancred	Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests ┗ The Voyage Home Quests
Hope's Confluence	80	Crystal Exarch	Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests ┗ The Voyage Home Quests
The Journey Continues	80	Alphinaud	Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests ┗ The Voyage Home Quests
The Illuminated Land	80	Grenoldt	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
Shadowbringers	80	Alisaie	Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
Shadow Walk with Me	80	Glynard	Role Quests ┗ Role Quests (Shadowbringers)

Additional Information

Ardbert, often known by his alias "Arbert," or as the Warrior of Darkness, was one of the five Warriors of Light of the First. As a chosen champion of Hydaelyn, he and his comrades vanquished the Ascian Mitron, but in so doing caused the Flood of Light that destroyed much of their homeworld. Joining forces with the Ascian Elidibus, he and his friends gave their lives and came to the The Source, where they attempted to bring about an Eighth Umbral Calamity before being defeated by the Warrior of Light.

In Shadowbringers, Ardbert's spirit is revealed to not have returned to the Aetherial Sea with his comrades. He appears to the Warrior of Light in a series of visions throughout the expansion, before merging with the hero during the climactic events. This was to give the player the power to overcome Emet-Selch and his transformed form, Hades.

Gallery

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Lore

Bravura of Darkness

It is said Arbert took up this battleaxe upon his pledge to become a Warrior of Darkness. A weapon of much renown, legend holds that it gored the very Dark Lord himself, but was locked away when the taint of the tyrant’s blood began rendering the axe’s subsequent wielders mad.