Familiar Faces
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Familiar Faces
- Quest giver
- Alphinaud
- Location
- The Sea of Clouds (X:6, Y:25)
- Quest line
Heavensward Main Scenario Quests- Level
- 57
- Experience
52,260- Gil
595- Previous quest
Into the Blue- Next quest
- Devourer of Worlds
- Patch
- 3.0
- Links
- EDB GT TC
Main Scenario Progress: 310 / 987 (31.4%)
Heavensward Progress: 69 / 138 (50%)
“Alphinaud has a mind to start searching the Blue Window.
— In-game description
Walkthrough
After using 
Lookout for the second time, a straightforward solo duty will begin.
Alphinaud will heal you when needed, and will have a Ruby Carbuncle to help with damage.
Target the healers first to make things go smoothly, as they will restore the health of their allies and make them much tougher to kill.
Steps
- Stand /lookout at the isle's eastern edge.
- Stand /lookout farther to the north.
- Speak with the Lonu Vanu.
Journal
- Alphinaud declares that you two should begin searching the isles in earnest for the Soleil. Follow him east and stand /lookout for the missing airship.
- Though your vantage point affords an excellent view of the surrounding isles, you see nothing resembling the archbishop's airship. Proceed north and stand /lookout once more.
- In the course of your search, you come upon a most unexpected sight: a unit of imperial troops surrounding a terrified Vanu Vanu. Before you can assess the situation, the troops mistake you for Ishgardians and attempt to seize you as well, apparently under the orders of “Lord van Hydrus.” With Alphinaud's help, you manage to defeat the Garleans, thus rescuing the Vanu prisoner.
- Lonu Vanu, as he names himself, expresses his profound gratitude for your intervention. Though the presence of the imperials is an unfortunate development, the discovery that the Vanu here are not openly hostile to you and Alphinaud makes up for it.
Dialogue
Accepting the quest
Assuming the Soleil is here, I doubt she will come to us. We should begin searching the isles in earnest...
Of course, we must remain vigilant for Vanu scouts as well. I would rather avoid needless bloodshed.
Optional dialogue
Gods, look at them. So many isles...so many places to hide. No, we must not lose hope. He is out there, Forename—and we will find him.
Standing /lookout at the isle's eastern edge
You search the skies for the Soleil, but see nothing resembling the missing airship.
Standing /lookout farther to the north
Start of cutscene. Mayhap this effort was doomed to failure...
Begs mercy of netherlings! does not fight! Does not wish to die!
Was that a Vanu being attacked? But by whom?
Over there!
Imperial troops!?
Ishgardians!? Seize them! They'll know where the archbishop is!
The enemy of my enemy... We've no choice. With me, Forename! Protect the Vanu!
End of cutscene.
Solo Duty
Protect the unarmed Vanu Vanu!
Remember: Lord van Hydrus wants them alive! That's an order!
Lord van Hydrus? Regula van Hydrus!?
What are you doing!? You're a disgrace to the VIth! Subdue these savages!
There's no end to them!
No weapons to fight netherlings! No desire to die!
Thunderous blows bring much pain! Blood flows, and does not stop! Blood flows!
Optional dialogue
If Alphinaud is KO'd
Confound it...
If the Vanu Vanu is KO'd
Drifts...rises...no more pain...
Speaking with Lonu Vanu
Optional dialogue
And so we live to fight another day...
Netherlings save Lonu Vanu from certain death! Showers netherlings with thanks like summer squall!
Lonu Vanu knows not what wind bears netherlings to cloud sea, but warmly welcomes them! Shows gratitude where gratitude is due!
