Responsible Creation

Responsible Creation

Quest giver

Bureau Attendant

Location

The Tempest (X:13.6, Y:27.6)

Quest line

Tempest Sidequests

Level

70 

Required items

1   Concept Matrix

Experience

 54,000-57,240

Gil

 861

Previous quest

The End of a World

Patch

5.0

Links

EDB GT TC

“

The bureau attendant seems to be regarding you like a lost young child...

— In-game description

Rewards

Unlocks

•   Aether Current

Steps

• Speak with the kindly Amaurotine.
• Speak with the passionate Amaurotine.
• Speak with the addled Amaurotine.
• Use the concept matrix outside the Bureau of the Architect and play with the creations.
• Speak with the addled Amaurotine.

Journal

• The bureau attendant seems to be regarding you like a lost young child...

• The Bureau of the Architect serves several functions, including the approval and regulation of “concepts” developed by the people of Amaurot, who have seemingly harnessed the power of creation itself to give form to anything and everything they can possibly imagine. To learn more about all this and more, the attendant encourages you to speak with others in the bureau waiting for their submissions to be processed.

• ※Please note that the difficulty of this quest has been synced to your current level.

• The kindly Amaurotine tells you of their latest creation, a rather unusual boneless beast with semi-translucent skin and many tentacles that floats through the air. Though they doubt it will meet with the bureau's approval, they are not discouraged, for they take pleasure in the conception of unorthodox designs, and do not mind if others fail to see the beauty in their works.

• The passionate Amaurotine explains that they are awaiting the verdict on their most recent submission: autonomous figures. Said figures are fiendishly complex yet devoid of emotion and fear, and thus will obey orders without question even if it leads them unto their own death.

• The addled Amaurotine, thinking you to be a child and therefore a member of their target audience, implores you to test their creation before they submit it for approval. Furnishing you with a curious orb, they instruct you to head outside the bureau and use it to summon forth several playthings that you are to put through their paces.

• The misshapen creations prove to be rather more belligerent than their architect likely intended. But fine art does not come exclusively from intent successfully realized. Perhaps the Amaurotine will take comfort in this.

• Though somewhat distressed to learn that their creations were more akin to mad beasts than friendly playthings, the addled Amaurotine is not discouraged. They thank you for your assistance, adding that they look forward to the day when you will try your hand at creation as well.

Dialogue

Optional Dialogue

(The following Amaurotines will disappear as the quest progress...)

Kindly Amaurotine: Why hello there, little one? Are you looking for your mummy and daddy?

Passionate Amaurotine: This your first time here? Take a number if you haven't already, then settle in for a good, long wait...

Addled Amaurotine: Oh, I hope someone else hasn't registered it already...

Accepting the Quest (Cutscene)

Bureau Attendant: Greetings and welcome to the Bureau of the Architect. Are you in need of assistance? It would be my pleasure to answer any questions you might have.
Bureau Attendant: To your left is the counter where you may submit registrations for new creations. To your right you will find the counter where you may requisition concepts on file.
Bureau Attendant: Hmm... Am I correct in assuming you are not familiar with the services we provide? I see. A more detailed explanation is in order, then...
Bureau Attendant: You understand that by harnessing the powers of creation we can give physical form to all manner of concepts, yes?
Bureau Attendant: Picture a bouquet of fresh, fragrant flowers all the colors of a rainbow. Now picture those selfsame flowers formed of delicate crystal, impossibly fragile and radiating hues beyond the visual spectrum. Every day our people push the boundaries of imagination to conceive new and striking designs like these.
Bureau Attendant: But there are limits to what a single individual can shape with their abilities alone. Those who harbor greater ambitions may offer their concepts to others here, that they might with the strength of many accomplish what one cannot.
Bureau Attendant: Not all concepts are approved for wider distribution, of course. Dangerous, subversive creations pose a risk to everyone, and so it is only after a comprehensive evaluation─after a concept is judged to further the greater good─that we permit it to be shared with the community.
Bureau Attendant: Do you understand, little one?
Bureau Attendant: Since you are here, I think you might benefit from conversing with some of the others currently availing themselves of our services. Why don't you go and speak with some of the citizens waiting for their registrations to be processed?
Bureau Attendant: Much as I would like to believe my explanation was more than sufficient, I expect that you may gain greater insight in this way.
(Optional)
Bureau Attendant: If you would like to learn more about the Bureau of the Architect and what we have to offer, I suggest you speak with those individuals currently availing themselves of our services. Perhaps one of the citizens waiting for a registration to be processed?

Speaking with the kindly Amaurotine

Kindly Amaurotine: Hello hello, little one. So rare it is to see one of your size roaming about here. Come to learn about the bureau, are we?
Kindly Amaurotine: I'm here today to register a new creature. Boneless and with semi-translucent skin, it drifts through the air, like a dancer on a summer breeze, its tentacles trailing behind. It utilizes gas bladders to propel itself from place to place, you see.
Kindly Amaurotine: I'll admit it's not the most elegant of designs. I'd not shed a tear if it were rejected, quite frankly. But what can I say? I take pleasure in conceiving unorthodox designs. A beginner like you shouldn't take after me, though!
Kindly Amaurotine: If you're looking to pick up a few tips, you should probably ask someone else. Ah─is that my number they just called? If you'll excuse me...

Speaking with the passionate Amaurotine

Passionate Amaurotine: Are you the child I saw speaking with the attendant earlier? I thought so. So young and already so eager to learn about concepts and creations. That curiosity will serve you well, little one.
Passionate Amaurotine: I've been credited with a few popular concepts, I'm proud to say. I'm hoping that my latest will be equally well received: autonomous figures.
Passionate Amaurotine: I say “my” latest, but really it's the product of many others' efforts and individual insights. But such is the case for every masterwork, I reckon.
Passionate Amaurotine: Autonomy notwithstanding, these creations know no fear. They are wholly devoid of emotion, and will without hesitation or resistance engage in any dangerous activity─even if death is assured.
Passionate Amaurotine: There's a beauty in that, I think...and I hope the officials do so as well. I tell you, there is nothing more nerve-racking and thrilling than the waiting period before you receive the result. I love it and hate it in equal measure.
Passionate Amaurotine: Anyway, that's all I've got to say about it. If you're still keen to learn more, why not pester that worrywart over yonder? Come to think of it, I think their particular creation was designed to appeal to children...
(Optional)
Passionate Amaurotine: Like I said, if you're interested in learning more about the registration system, why not chat up that worried-looking fellow? I recall them muttering about how their design ought to appeal to little ones like yourself.

Speaking with the addled Amaurotine

Addled Amaurotine: You there! An aspiring creator come to learn about the bureau and its inner workings, I trust? That's all well and good, but since you're here, perhaps you can help me with a little something.
Addled Amaurotine: I've been refining a concept of mine for some time now─adorable little creatures designed to be the perfect plaything for any young citizen! But I'm still terribly unsure if it's ready to be submitted for approval...
Addled Amaurotine: Which is why I was hoping you might first put it through its paces and tell me what you think! Your honest opinion─I'll have no flattery from you, young [lady/man]!
Addled Amaurotine: This matrix will allow you to summon my creations. But don't use it here! Take it outside first. And don't be afraid to play rough! It's all part of the fun.
(Optional)
Addled Amaurotine: You can use that matrix I gave you to summon my creations. Bear in mind they're a work in progress, so they might not behave, er, exactly as designed...but I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time regardless!

Using the concept matrix outside the Bureau of the Architect and playing with the creations

<Use Concept Matrix>
Mischievous Plaything: Friend? Friend!
Play with friend!
Mischievous Plaything: Such fun! Such fun!
Mischievous Plaything: Ohohohoho!
Mischievous Plaything: Down I goooooo!
Mischievous Plaything: Bye-byeee!

Speaking with the addled Amaurotine

Addled Amaurotine: How did you find my lovelies? Were they as delightful and engaging as I hoped? Tell me everything─spare no details.
Addled Amaurotine: I say! They spouted nonsensical phrases and attacked you like mad beasts!? How distressing and not at all like what I intended...
Addled Amaurotine: My sincerest apologies to you, little one, for the unpleasant experience. Still, from these experiences do we grow stronger and wiser. I look forward to the day when you will try your hand at creation, too!