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Helping Hands

Quest giver
The Watcher (NPC)
Location
Mare Lamentorum (X:13.8, Y:32.4)
Quest line
Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
Level
84
Experience
Experience 475,200
Gil
Gil 1,211
Previous quest
Main Scenario Quest In Shadow's Wake
Next quest
Main Scenario Quest A Harey Situation
Patch
6.0
Links
EDB GT TC
Main Scenario Progress: 742 / 978 (75.9%)

   

Endwalker Progress: 44 / 155 (28.4%)

   

“

At long last, The Watcher is ready to fulfill his final duty.

— In-game description


Rewards

Unlocks

Walkthrough

  1. Go to (X:20.3, Y:30.8) to cross the divide. There will be a bridge with a pink line down the middle.
  2. Talk to the quest giver.
  3. Go to the Cave and talk to the quest giver.
  4. Talk to him again.
  5. Go straight a few yards and click on the mushroom.
  6. Talk to the quest giver in the cave.
  7. Go back outside and talk to the quest giver.
  8. Ride the lustrous dog.

Steps

Journal

  • At long last, the watcher is ready to fulfill his final duty.
  • The watcher would guide you to the facility housing the moon's crew, but the terrain is not easily traversed. To that end, he suggests seeking the aid of Argos to ferry you there. The moon's aetherial guardian is nowhere to be seen, however, and so the watcher suggests calling for him near the Crushing Brand.
  • You arrive at the Crushing Brand, but you have further yet to go. Your true destination is a nearby cavern, the Chlorophosgrot. The watcher believes the ambient aether there should allow Argos to take form.
  • The cavern is covered in lunar spongoi, which draw aether from the ground and disperse it into the air. There is not yet enough ambient aether in the area, however, and so the watcher asks you to spare a small portion of your own, to speed the process and help Argos to manifest.
  • After a few moments, a swirling mass of aether takes shape, and Argos appears in a flash of light. The aetherial guardian is as friendly as before and, perhaps sensing what is to come, creates reflections of himself, one for each of your companions. With that, your party is ready to cross the chasm and meet the moon's crew.
  • The watcher will accompany you no further, but he bids you heed the counsel of the moon's pilots, and prays for your success. And so you turn to your companions and the guardians which will deliver you to the other side of the chasm.
  • Erring on the side of caution, Y'shtola suggests the two of you cross first, with Thancred and Urianger following soon after. The plan decided, you soar over the chasm and arrive at last at the facility where the caretakers await. Wherever could they be?
  • As you enter into the facility, devices on the lower floor whir to life. They soon open, and from within diminutive rabbit-like creatures emerge in droves, a sight in violent defiance of all expectation. These are Hydaelyn's chosen pilots, however, so perhaps there is more to them than meets the eye.

Dialogue

The Watcher: The time is come for you to be on your way.
The Watcher: The crater at the heart of Mare Lamentorum, where Zodiark was imprisoned, is not so easily traversed, however.
The Watcher: Let us call upon Argos, the familiar whom you met earlier. He should have no trouble bearing you across.
The Watcher: As Hydaelyn created me as the gaoler, so too did She create Argos as the guard...
The Watcher: It is his nature to appear when needed, and yet he is nowhere to be found. Strange... Mayhap the imbalancing of aether has affected him.
The Watcher: Let us make for the Crushing Brand, and attempt to call upon him there.
The Watcher: You need but recall the path you walked with Argos before, and you will find your way.
Y'shtola: If he labors in service to Hydaelyn's plan, I see no reason not to do as he suggests. Shall we make for this Crushing Brand, then?

Optional dialogue 

Thancred: With a little preparation, it might be possible to traverse the gap on foot.
Thancred: Then again, it would be a long, long way down if one should slip... Perhaps another time.

Y'shtola: So close and yet so far. Does not the harsh terrain remind you of somewhere we've been before? The Dravanian forelands, aye.
Y'shtola: A place that rejects the intrusion of outsiders. Where solitude reigns supreme... At the very least, it sounds suitable for Zodiark's prison.

Urianger: Naught could prepare me for the boundless beauty of Etheirys. Shining, shimmering, amidst a sea of stars.
Urianger: A blue sapphire, and but one of countless other jewels brimming with life, no doubt...

Speak with the watcher.

The Watcher: The place we seek is just ahead at the Chlorophosgrot.
The Watcher: You see, Argos cannot manifest without sufficient concentrations of ambient aether.
The Watcher: You would be hard-pressed to find a greater confluence than inside this cavern.
The Watcher: Follow me.

Optional dialogue 

Urianger: Curious... This place doth call to mind Pla Enni, home of the Nu Mou.

Thancred: The guard of Zodiark's prison, eh? Blood red eyes, slavering maw, and built like a behemoth, I'd imagine. Let's hope he's friendly.

Y'shtola: This entire cave is thrumming with ambient aether...
Y'shtola: Alas, any further analysis will have to wait.

Speak with the watcher again.

The Watcher: Yes, here will do nicely.
The Watcher: The lunar spongoi draw aether from the ground, which is then dispersed in the air. At present, however, the ambient energies are not quite sufficient for Argos to manifest.
The Watcher: Might you be willing to spare some of your own to help the spongoi along?

Optional dialogue 

The Watcher: Given time, the lunar spongoi would suffuse this space with sufficient aether, but we need not wait if you are willing to provide a helping hand.

Suffuse the lunar spongoi with aether. (Cutscene)

Argos manifests in a flash. He seems glad to see you again.
The Watcher: A most fascinating creation of Hydaelyn's, would you not agree? Should the need arise, he is even able to create reflections of himself on a whim.
The Watcher: Though I assure you it was no reflection which accompanied you earlier to the brand.
The Watcher: No, Argos was quite eager to be at your side then, as he is now, it seems.
The Watcher: I cannot recall when last he showed such an affinity for anyone. Indeed, I thought him more likely to shy away from you and your companions.
The Watcher: Perhaps it was more than a sense of duty that compelled him to aid you before.
The Watcher: As for your companions...
Y'shtola: Unexpected, but greatly appreciated.
Y'shtola: I believe we are all ready.
The Watcher: Then let us return outside that you may cross the chasm.

Optional dialogue 

Thancred: I was expecting something a little more intimidating and less...“man's best friend.”

Urianger: To whom wouldst Hydaelyn entrust the command of so grand a vessel, I wonder?

Y'shtola: Dalamud has long been described as the “loyal hound” of Menphina due to its relation to the greater moon...
Y'shtola: It seems highly improbable ─ if not impossible ─ for ancient peoples to have known of Argos, but now I wonder whether there is some connection...

>Interact with Argos
Argos favors you with what could almost be described as a conspiratorial grin.

Speak with the watcher.

The Watcher: Your destination is the structure there across the Cradle of Darkness.
The Watcher: But climb onto Argos's back, and he will take care of the rest.
The Watcher: Once you arrive, it should not take long to find the ship's crew. The facility is designed to rouse them from their slumber in the event of Zodiark's destruction.
The Watcher: Heed their counsel. Together, you may guide the star and its people to a kinder fate.
The Watcher: This is where we part ways. But know that I shall ever be watching and praying for your success.

Optional dialogue 

The Watcher: Worry not for me. Real though I may appear as you and yours, I am but a part of this moon. A creation of Hydaelyn, entrusted with the memories of an acquaintance long dead, but not forgotten.
The Watcher: My charge of Zodiark has ended, but so long as the moon exists, I shall not want for purpose.
The Watcher: I shall remain, ever watching, ever praying for your success.

Speak with Y'shtola. (Cutscene)

Y'shtola: Our ally's assurances notwithstanding, we cannot be certain what awaits us on the other side, so perhaps it would be best if we did not all go at once. I propose the two of us cross first while Thancred and Urianger wait here.
Y'shtola: Onward!
Y'shtola: A malefic aether yet permeates from the crater. Remnants of Zodiark, most like.
Y'shtola: Just a little further...

Y'shtola: This structure is enormous...though that is hardly surprising given the size of the average Amaurotine.
Thancred: Apologies for the wait.
Y'shtola: Right, then. Let us head inside and...oh?
Urianger: Most intriguing. A means by which he conserveth energy, mayhap?
Thancred: Well, I certainly wouldn't want him to blink out of existence on our account, helpful as he's been.

 What will you say?
> Thank you, Argos. We'll take things from here.
> Stay here where it's safe, all right?

Y'shtola: If Argos is to remain without, let us not keep him waiting overlong.

Optional dialogue 

Y'shtola: Its scale is reminiscent of Amaurot, or rather, the replica we visited on the First.

Urianger: Truly a marvel beyond description.

Speak with Thancred. (Cutscene)

| Voiced cutscene |
Thancred: Our “moonship” pilots should be around here somewhere, is that right?

???: Look lively, everyone!
???: I know, I know ─ this one thousand two hundred and forty-third inspection is a mite ahead of schedule, but it is of the utmost importance! For Zodiark, alas, is no more.
???: As of now, our mighty moon has a new purpose! To bear the people of Etheirys to safety!
???: Our time is come, my friends!
???: We must be swifter than swift! There is much to do before our guests arrive.
???: I expect your work stations to be immaculate. And don't forget to relay our signal to Etheirys!
???: Questions? Yes? No? Maybe so? No? Then hop to it!
Urianger: 'Tis a rather curious crew She hath chosen. Their endearing forms intended to ease the passengers' hearts, perhaps.
Thancred: Perhaps...
| Voiced cutscene end |

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