Heart of the Forest

Quest giver: Raya-O-Senna
Location: South Shroud (X:18, Y:27)
Job: White Mage
Level: 50

Experience: 46,800
Gil: 0
Previous quest: Yearn for the Urn
Next quest: Taint Misbehaving
A Relic Reborn (Thyrus)
Patch: 2.0

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Raya-O-Senna is wearing a concerned expression.

— In-game description

Rewards

Unlocks

Walkthrough

While the chest piece is the last part of your Artifact Armor, the coffer contents are Mythology Armor, Item Level 90 former tomestone gear that is a recolor of your Artifact Armor. The coffer was added to this quest with the launch of Stormblood.

Your job is to keep the Guardian Tree alive. Its rage causes damage over time to it.
Keep Regen on the Guardian Tree. Holy lets you kill enemies without moving your target away from the Guardian Tree for easy healing if necessary.

Steps

Quell the fury of the Guardian Tree in Everschade.
Speak with Raya-O-Senna in Camp Tranquil.

Journal

Raya-O-Senna is wearing a concerned expression.

With time running out, and yet lacking the means to complete the enchantment of your ritual garb, the Seedseer siblings havecome to the decision that the three of you must attempt the Quieting nonetheless. Make for Everschade and quell the fury of the Guardian Tree.

The great one's fury quieted, peace has returned to the Shroud at last. Return to Camp Tranquil and speak with Raya-O-Senna.

Raya-O-Senna expresses her profound gratitude for your assistance in the ritual. In recognition of your accomplishments as a white mage, she bestows upon you the last piece of your garb-- now imbued with the power of the departed A-Towa-Cant-- and imparts unto you the most powerful incantation she knows. Expressing her confidence that you will bring succor to the realm and do her people proud, she wishes you well in your journeys.

Dialogue

Quest Acceptance

Raya-O-Senna: Forgive me, [Forename]. Brother and I have considered every possibility, and attempted every incantation at our disposal, but I fear the task of completing the enchantment has proven beyond our abilities.
A-Ruhn-Senna: No living Padjal─not even our sister─possesses such power. Without the blessing of A-Towa-Cant, there is nothing we can do.
Raya-O-Senna: With the ashes returned to their rightful resting place, A-Towa-Cant's spirit will return. Surely, it is only a matter of time!
A-Ruhn-Senna: Look around you, Sister. Open your eyes and ears. Time is one thing we do not have.
Raya-O-Senna: A-Ruhn?
A-Ruhn-Senna: The fury of the great one mounts with each passing moment─it will not be contained much longer. No, the time for waiting is long past. Now is the time for action.
Raya-O-Senna: But...[Forename]'s garb! The enchanting is not yet complete!
A-Ruhn-Senna: The situation is far from ideal. Yet we have no choice─we must trust in [Forename]'s powers and do what we can.
Raya-O-Senna: Do I hear you right, A-Ruhn? Why, it was not long ago that you objected to [Forename]'s very presence at the ritual!
A-Ruhn-Senna: I may be stubborn, Sister, but I am no fool. I have witnessed [Forename]'s abilities with my own eyes. There can be no doubting that she is a mage of the white, one as worthy as you and I.
Raya-O-Senna: A-Ruhn...if you would place your trust in [Forename] so, I see no reason why I should not. Very well, let us hasten for Everschade!

Quell the fury of the Guardian Tree in Everschade

(monsters are approach as everyone tries to quell the tree)
A-Ruhn-Senna: The great one's rage is too strong! I cannot reach him!
Raya-O-Senna: Stay focused, A-Ruhn! If we fall, who will rise to take our place!?
A-Ruhn-Senna: But, Sister...the forest itself turns against us!
Raya-O-Senna: If we can only reach the great one, his minions will relent. Cast away your worries, and focus your mind on the ritual! No! [Forename]!
???: Stand strong, [Forename]! Are you going to let some overgrown shrub ruffle your feathers? And the two of you! Don't you have a ritual to perform?
A-Ruhn-Senna: D-Do... Do my eyes deceive me!?
A-Towa-Cant: This is no time for chitchat! Raya-O, A-Ruhn, [Forename]─focus your energies on the Guardian Tree! We must quell the great one's fury! Dispatch its minions and resume the Quieting!
After defeating the monsters
A-Towa-Cant: Now! Focus your powers on the Guardian Tree!
Raya-O-Senna: Is it...over?
A-Towa-Cant: The great one's anger abates. You have done well, my children.
Raya-O-Senna: Master A-Towa. Do you truly...live?
A-Towa-Cant: Live...? Not as you would define the word. Mayhap in the heart of [Forename] here, whose strength I borrowed to join you.
Raya-O-Senna: It's...a miracle.
A-Towa-Cant: Aye, it may very well be. Or perhaps the Mothercrystal heard this old soul's wish... I lived a long and fruitful life. But when I drew my last breath in O'Ghomoro that day, I did so with one profound regret─that I would pass from this realm without finding a worthy inheritor to bequeath my knowledge in full. My spirit left my lifeless body to abide in this soul crystal, with the hope that one day it would find its way into the hands of my successor. For years, my consciousness slumbered in the darkness...until I met [Forename]. From the moment you took my crystal in hand, I knew. Padjal or no, I had at long last found one to whom I could truly pass on my knowledge.
A-Ruhn-Senna: Master A-Towa!?
A-Towa-Cant: The power of the crystal grows faint... It would seem my all-too-brief sojourn here has come to an end. (A-towa floats up and fades away) Farewell, [Forename] of the white. Farewell, my children. I leave my forest home in your capable hands...
Raya-O-Senna: Master A-Towa... He has left us.
A-Ruhn-Senna: And yet by his power─and that of his successor, [Forename]─the great one's fury is quelled, and the Twelveswood is safe. Though Master A-Towa traveled the world, no doubt his heart always remained here. In the forest home he loved, he waited for us...
Raya-O-Senna: Why, Brother...for once, you almost sound wise beyond your years.
A-Ruhn-Senna: Strange, is it not? Perhaps I have finally learned something from you, dear sister.
Raya-O-Senna: As I could learn something from you, A-Ruhn. Your pride as a Padjal, your deep respect for our past─these are traits to be admired. The same can be said for Master A-Towa's liberality. Yes, I believe there is a place for both beliefs among our kind. The road was a long and winding one, but at long last our work is done. Let us return to Camp Tranquil.

Speak with Raya-O-Senna in Camp Tranquil

Raya-O-Senna: To meet Master A-Towa in the flesh! Well, not flesh, perhaps... I am still shaking from the experience...and from the pure joy of seeing peace return to my forest home at last.  I will be forever grateful to you, [Forename]. I am honored that we were able to heal the wood together. I speak not only for myself; my brother has expressed the same sentiments. Were Master A-Towa here, I am sure he would say the same.  Though...perhaps he is still here in some form. Behold! The final piece of your garb now pulses with his ancient power.  Yes, there can be no doubt that Master A-Towa intended this as his parting gift to you.  Take it, and wear it with pride...[Forename] of the white.  Before we part, I would bestow unto you a present of my own.  By the ancient powers vested in me as a Seedseer, I bestow upon you the greatest incantation known to our kind. May you ever heed the will of the elementals, and use it in wisdom and compassion.
Raya-O-Senna: Phew! I'm not given to formalities. I swear, I do not know how my sister manages...  In the short time I have known you, [Forename], you have grown into a fine white mage. I am honored to call you my peer. Use your powers in moderation, and let compassion be your guide, and I have no doubt that you will bring succor and solace wherever your journey takes you.