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For Want of a Memory

Quest giver
Zlatan
Location
Gangos (X:6.1, Y:4.9)
Quest line
Weapon Enhancement Sidequests
┗ Resistance Weapons Quests
Level
80
Required items
20   Tortured Memory of the Dying
20   Sorrowful Memory of the Dying
20   Harrowing Memory of the Dying
1   Soulscourge
1   Espiritus
1   Akademos
1   Honeshirazu
1   Woeborn
1   Lawman
1   Solstice
1   Hoshikiri
1   Talekeeper
1   Crownsblade
1   Enchufla
1   Honorbound
1   Tenacity
1   Samsara
1   Skullrender
1   Dreizack
1   Brilliance
1   Ingrimm
Experience
Experience 0
Gil
Gil 0
Previous quest
Feature Quest A Sober Proposal
Next quest
Repeatable Feature Quest The Will to Resist
Patch
5.35
Links
EDB GT TC
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Zlatan is ready to test the power of memories.

— In-game description

Rewards

Depending on job:

Walkthrough

Main article: Augmented Resistance Weapons/Quest

Steps

Journal

  • Zlatan is ready to test the power of memories.
  • You consult Zlatan about the types of memories that would be ideal for strengthening your weapon's inscription. Considering the blades of Gunnhildr were originally forged in Bozja, he believes memories of battle from the southern front are a matter of course. Then, to add a personal touch, he suggests memories of battle from a memorable location from your past would be ideal. As for how many memories, he believes the task at hand calls for three varieties of memory, and twenty of each.
    • ※You may not proceed with a class or job that is different from when you accepted this quest.
    • ※Memories of the dying can be obtained in the field fighting at the southern front, or from specific FATEs in the following locations:
  • With the requisite memories in hand, you return to Gangos and hand them over to Gerolt, who wastes no time setting to work filling the encampment with the clangor of his hammer. The ringing soon halts, and he presents you with a newly forged weapon. As you take it into hand, the newfound power surging through it is unmistakable. Zlatan can only look on in wonder at Gerolt's work, but their revelry comes to an end when Rowena appears. She explains that the idea to use memories to enhance the Resistance weapons was hers. What's more, one of the materials needed to accomplish this─a rather expensive one, she claims─was purchased from her stores on the behalf of the Resistance. It remains to be seen what she will ask for in return for her wares, but for now you take satisfaction in knowing you are better armed for the fight against the Empire.

Dialogue

Accepting the Quest

Zlatan: Right then. As we discussed with Master Gerolt, I would ask that you procure memories for your weapon.
Zlatan: If I may be frank, it is quite a relief to know we needn't rely on Mistress Rowena for this endeavor. Fashioning weapons for the new Gunnhildr's Blades was taxing enough on our coffers.
Zlatan: Gods, I shudder to think what more she could demand as payment...
Zlatan: Ahem, but I digress. Perhaps first we should consider what manner of memory would be suitable for our purposes.
Zlatan: They should be memories of battle of course, but... Hmmm. The weapons' lineage can be traced to Bozja, so perhaps memories of battle on the southern front would be ideal.
Zlatan: And to add a personal touch, I should think a memorable battle from places in your past would do nicely.
Zlatan: By my estimates, we will need three varieties of memory, and twenty of each. When you've gathered what we need, we can consult Master Gerolt on how best to proceed.

System: Memories of the dying can be obtained in the field fighting at the southern front, or from specific FATEs in specified locations.
System: Memories of the dying can be found at FATEs in the following six locations:
Coerthas Western Highlands, the Dravanian Forelands, the Dravanian Hinterlands, the Churning Mists, the Sea of Clouds, or Azys Lla.

(Optional)
Zlatan: Three varieties of memory should be more than enough, though we will require twenty of each to ensure our success.

System: Memories of the dying can be obtained in the field fighting at the southern front, or from specific FATEs in specified locations.
System: Memories of the dying can be found at FATEs in the following six locations:
Coerthas Western Highlands, the Dravanian Forelands, the Dravanian Hinterlands, the Churning Mists, the Sea of Clouds, or Azys Lla.

With [Weapon] in your inventory or Armoury Chest, deliver the memories of the dying to Zlatan at Gangos

Zlatan: Master Gerolt is ready to begin. If you have the necessary memories, that is.
<Hand Over 20 Tortured Memory of the Dying, Sorrowful Memory of the Dying, and 20 Harrowing Memory of the Dying > 
Zlatan: Excellent. And the weapon, if you please.
Zlatan: Now, let us see what Master Gerolt has planned.

Cutscene

Gerolt: Aye, this looks to be everythin'. Have to hand it to those soldiers, they had a lot to say about all those crystals and whatnot. 
Gerolt: Now if this works as it should─and it will, seein' as I planned it─once the memories are extracted, their energies can be absorbed into the inscriptions and stabilized. At the very least, it should double the strength of the user's bond with the weapon.

Zlatan: My word! To think memories of battle could lend one such strength... Ahem. Shall we begin then, Master Gerolt?

(If Paladin)
Gerolt: A right fine blade if I do say so meself. Fit to rekindle hope in the Resistance: [Weapon]!
Gerolt: 'Course we can't forget her twin, [Shield]!

(If not Paladin)
Gerolt: Fine work, if I do say so meself. Fit to rekindle hope in the Resistance: [Weapon]!

(Both)
Gerolt: Turned out better than I expected. To be honest, I was stumped at first, then it hit me like a keg of ale. Had to pull a few strings to get all the ingredients together, but it was worth it in the end, eh? 
Gerolt: I reckon if I had to do it again, the inscriptions could be infused with even more memories if we wanted.

Zlatan: Your genius never ceases to amaze me, Master Gerolt. But if I may ask, what exactly did you mean by "pulling strings"?

???: For a lazy drunkard like him? Naturally, it can only mean one thing.
Rowena: And the idea didn't hit him like a keg of ale so much as my hand to the back of his slack-jawed head. He was supposed to be reportin' his progress, but he was practically in tears beggin' me for help.

Zlatan: Then the materials for the weapon were...from your stores?

Rowena: Not all of them, no. Just one. After he stopped snivelin' and explained yer predicament, it called to mind a young lady in Idyllshire whose work required a special memory cloth, though I'd rather not go into the details o' why. As you can imagine, the stuff doesn't come cheap.

Zlatan: By the gods... More debt?

Gerolt: I'm sure Bajsaljen won't mind!

Rowena: So Gerolt came to me without consultin' the Resistance first? No surprises there.  
Rowena: As much as I'd like to squeeze him for every gil he's worth, if the Resistance were to crumble at a time like this, it'd be bad for business. How about we make another deal?

Zlatan: <sigh> Ever the businesswoman, I see. What did you have in mind?

Rowena: Nothin' that'll place any further strain on your coffers, if that's what you were thinking. You'll see...

Gerolt: Would you look at that. Our luck's turnin' for the better. What do you suppose's got her in such a good mood?

Zlatan: I dare not ask, for I suspect this yet bodes ill for the future of the Resistance...
Zlatan: But, I suppose it does us little good to bemoan troubles yet to come. Work on Blade Surname's weapon is complete. In the end, that is what matters.
Zlatan: For the sake of the Resistance, we must concentrate our efforts on further strengthening the Resistance weapons. Rowena will reveal her plans to us soon enough, I'm sure.

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