The Die Is Cast
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The Die Is Cast
- Quest giver
- Hien
- Location
- Yanxia (X:24.9, Y:12.8)
- Quest line
Stormblood Main Scenario Quests- Level
- 67
- Experience
107,000- Gil
4,583- Previous quest
On the Eve of Destiny- Next quest
- The World Turned Upside Down
- Patch
- 4.0
- Links
- EDB GT TC
Main Scenario Progress: 472 / 987 (47.8%)
Stormblood Progress: 93 / 162 (57.4%)
“All hangs in the balance, as Hien well knows.
— In-game description
Rewards
- Unlocks
Steps
- Wait in Monzen for the operation to begin.
- Speak with Hien.
- Speak with the Blue skiff captain.
- Enter
Doma Castle. - Speak with Alphinaud.
Journal
- All hangs in the balance, as Hien well knows.
- To win a war, one must be willing to do whatever is required, even if it means sacrificing the very thing one set out to reclaim. And thus did Lord Hien declare that Doma Castle should be flooded, to eliminate the greater portion of the imperial garrison and trap Yotsuyu within the keep. All preparations are complete. All participants are in position. All that remains is to wait.
- Every stage of the plan is carried out to perfection, from the diversionary attacks to the Kojin's underwater demolition. From Monzen, you and your comrades observe as the river rushes into Doma Castle, drowning you know not how many soldiers within...
- Your allies have set the stage, and now you must play your part. A Blue skiff captain awaits you down by the shore.
- To increase your chances of reaching Yotsuyu, Hien proposes that you split into two groups. He, Gosetsu, and Yugiri will comprise one, while you and the wandering adventurers whom you had the wisdom and foresight to recruit to fight for Doma's liberation will comprise the other. The fate of a nation shall be decided this day─marshal your forces and venture unto the flooded fortress!
- ※Challenge Doma Castle with other players via the Duty Finder, or with a party of NPCs via Duty Support. Both systems are accessible from the main menu as well as the dungeon's entrance point.
- In the bowels of Doma Castle, you are greeted by an old friend: Grynewaht, driven mad by his quest for vengeance, and transformed into a twisted mass of steel and flesh. But whatever agonies he endured to gain his newfound strength, they are all for naught. After a pitched battle, he crumples to the ground, never to rise again.
- At the top of the keep, you find Hien, Yugiri, and Gosetsu, who have Yotsuyu at their mercy. Invited to plead her case, she speaks of the many ways in which she was wronged by her countrymen...and of the joy she one day found in their suffering. Listening to her tale, you recall your vision of her childhood, and almost begin to pity the woman...only to find that she has been stalling for time. Unrepentant to the last, she gleefully reveals her plan to bring the keep down on your heads in a final suicidal act of defiance. With a thunderous roar, the ceiling comes crashing in, but when the dust finally settles, you find yourself and your comrades unharmed, for Gosetsu, blessed with indomitable strength as he is, has somehow managed to catch the massive debris that threatened to crush you. Alas, Yotsuyu too has survived, as you learn to your dismay when she fires upon the samurai, not stopping until her pistol is spent. As Gosetsu struggles to remain standing, he implores you and the others to leave while you still can...
- When Alphinaud sees you return to Monzen without Gosetsu, he knows at once what has happened. Sometimes there is no need for words.
Dialogue
Optional dialogue
Today is the day for which we have trained body and mind with passion and vigor! We will not fail─Doma will be free!
The day has come, my friend, and we are ready! Doma will be ours once more!
As I am not skilled enough to stand on the front lines with the others, I will remain here in reserve. But have no doubt that I can and will fight...
You needn't worry about the other units. I am well aware of their disposition and will see that each receives the necessary support.
They will use everything at their disposal to defend against our assault. All their men and all their magitek...and mayhap the twisted hybrids spoken of only in hushed whispers...
The memory of our defeat a year ago still burns within me. Yotsuyu and her imperial dogs will pay for their crimes!
Good... <yawn>... morning. I trust you slept well—or at least better than I did. 'Twould seem I dozed off in the middle of something, but your carousing with Lord Hien and Gosetsu woke me from my fitful slumber, and I retired to my bunk.
Alisaie is faring rather less well than either of us, but she will be fine, I am sure—so long as you do not remind her of what you saw.
Accepting the quest
There she/he is. I trust you are none the worse for wear after last night.
We received confirmation from the Kojin not long ago. Their sappers stand at the ready and await our signal.
Let us not keep them and the others waiting. Gather your things—we depart at once.
Alphinaud—instruct Lyse and the others to move into position and launch their attack.
Our scouts report no change in the imperials' disposition, but I would leave nothing to chance. We must act quickly, lest we lose the element of surprise.
Understood. I will relay your orders to her and rejoin my unit.
Gosetsu and Yugiri await the two of you at Monzen. Good luck, my friends. I will see you both again soon.
Optional dialogue
Waiting in Monzen for the operation to begin
Start of voiced cutscene. Understood. Wish us luck.
Right, you all know what you have to do. Are you ready?
Oh, yes. Ready to show them what a good job they made of breaking us!
Then what are you waiting for? Move out!
Why must we waste our time guarding this blasted...
The villagers attack the castrum.
Sound the Alarum! Fluminis is under attacked! Armed insurgents have breached the perimeter! We need reinforcements!
Lyse knocks out the sentry. The scene shifts to the player and the Doman leaders.
This is Lyse. Imperial forces converging on our position. Looks like we've got their attention. We'll be sure to keep them busy for as long as we can!
The Xaela arrive on yol.
Ahhh...war. To wield power, to make men kneel before you.
There is no better feeling.
There is no better feeling.
A pity I must share this pleasure with a feral dog of a Dotharl!
Preening, Oronir! You fear that she will put the Sun in shade!
Those are for you. Go. Claim your prey.
Bwahahahaha! Come to me! Come to your death! With each that falls, my soul soars higher!
Swiftly, brothers! Fall not behind!
Make an offering of their steel to Father Azim!
Make an offering of their steel to Father Azim!
The Xaela attack the airborne magitek defenses.
They seem to be enjoying themselves...
My lord! The barrier!
The Moon Gates barrier is disabled.
That it should fall so soon!
Truly, our allies seem determined to surpass each other!
Truly, our allies seem determined to surpass each other!
The magitek field is down. I repeat, the magitek field is down!
Confederate vessels, you are clear to advance upon the enclave!
Confederate vessels, you are clear to advance upon the enclave!
The Confederacy ships sail through the gates and breach the castle wall causing the castle to flood.
The wall is breached! The Kojin, too, will not be outdone!
Our allies have set the stage. Now we must take the castle.
With me!
End of cutscene.
Start of voiced cutscene.In Doma Castle
My lady, the riverside wall has been breached! The lower levels are already flooded, and the water is still rising!
So I gathered. He would tear the whole thing down....all for the promise of freedom. A noble sacrifice...or the last desperate flailings of a fool.
Speaking of which, how fares my brute?
Th-The procedure was carried out as instructed by Lord Aulus.
By all indications...it was a success.
By all indications...it was a success.
Is that so? Then he may yet be of some use.
Devotees of vengeance should rightly pursue their cause unto the bitter end, don't you think? Their hearts aflame with passion until the last few embers fizzle and fade, leaving naught but ash...
The viceroy's orders were clear. If Doma falls, none shall be spared his wrath. Tell the men to fight as if their lives depend on it. Because they do.
A-As you command, my lady!
Again they come to make you kneel. To make you grovel and suffer.
But you have endured their worst and survived. You know their tricks. They will not find a flower simply waiting to be plucked...
End of cutscene.
Optional dialogue
The Confederacy report that they have secured the enclave. We need not fear for the civilians' safety!
It is done. The water surges through the broken masonry and floods the castle even as we speak. Though my heart breaks at the sight of it, I must be strong. All is for the sake of Doma!
Speaking with Hien
Aye, there can be no doubt. The viceroy is trapped. And so comes our part.
Our Kojin allies will deliver us to our destination. To the western dock! And do not forget to bring your fellow adventurers, Forename!
Optional dialogue
To see the castle thus defaced—and by our own hands... It is enough to make me smile—to laugh at the sheer absurdity of it.
This is not the end, but it is an ending. Soon...soon I will be free.
When I led the Doman refugees to Eorzea, I did so only with the intention of seeking sanctuary. The thought of enlisting you and yours to aid us in another rebellion did not once cross my mind.
Yet here we stand, shoulder to shoulder, ready to strike at the heart of the occupation. It has been and ever will be an honor, Forename.
I can only imagine the chaos inside the castle. To be trapped by the rising waters and know the enemy is at their gates.
They will fight us with every onze of their strength. As will we them, for the eyes of history are upon us.
Speaking with the Blue skiff captain
Greetings and well met, my friends. Climb aboard, climb aboard! There is room enough for you all!
Forename. That we might improve our odds of success, we will divide into two parties upon arrival—one composed of myself, the other you, Gosetsu, and Yugiri.
Given our inferior numbers, we must needs finish the battle quickly. And so, while you and yours draw the enemy's attention, I shall steal over to the keep.
Lest you worry, though I've been to the castle only a handful of times, my father saw fit to drill its layout into me. I could find my way blindfolded.
Even should one meet with misfortune, the other will reach Yotsuyu. Agreed?
Then let us be about it. For Doma!
Optional dialogue
What are you waiting for? Come, come! Before the river swallows all!
Doma Castle
Duty Dialogue
Start of cutscene. EOOORZEAN... EOOORZEAAAN... COME OUT AND PLAY...
DEAREST OF AAALL MY ENEMIES... I HAVE NEW TOYS TO SHOW YOU!
End of cutscene.
BOOOOOOOOM!
WE GO TOGETHER!
DIE DIE DIE!
Duty Support
Doman Shaman, Yugiri, and Doman Liberator
All who bar our way shall taste my steel!
Metal toys will not stop us!
This appears to be the guardian of the gate!
On to the inner ward!
Is that your idea of an ambush?
Quickly, between barrages!
Another machina to reduce to scrap metal!
Come, let us head inside!
Pretenders! I will not suffer this mockery of ninjutsu!
They deploy machina even inside the castle!
This aura... 'Tis as if he were a beast.
Gosetsu, Yugiri, and Doman Liberator or Shaman
I am Gosetsu, samurai of Doma—
Now is not the time to be announcing yourself!
Metal toys will not stop us!
My blade will make short work of this!
This appears to be the guardian of the gate!
Let us end its watch!
On to the inner ward!
We're coming for you, Yotsuyu!
Is that your idea of an ambush?
Have at you!
Quickly, between barrages!
Ugh, I'm too old for this...
An unusual machina...
Unusual or no, it will fall all the same!
Come, let us head inside!
I pray Lord Hien is safe...
What? Are they shinobi!?
Naught but pretenders! Our techniques are beyond their ilk!
That such a barbaric weapon should defile our beautiful castle...
It will not do so for much longer!
This aura... 'Tis as if he were a beast.
And one with nothing to lose.
Post-duty cutscene
Start of voiced cutscene.Hien confronts Yotsuyu.
Have you aught to say for yourself?
For what you have done to our people—your people?
For what you have done to our people—your people?
My people, he says.
The precious lordling beloved by all come to confront the wicked witch.
The precious lordling beloved by all come to confront the wicked witch.
My parents thought me no better. They worked me from dawn to dusk, like an ox or an ass or other beast of burden. Until, that is, my brother spied a chance to transform the family fortunes.
And so I was married to a vicious old drunk who beat me as he pleased, and when I pleaded for help, I was told to grin and bear it. For the family. For him. For everyone's sake. They pretended not to notice, but they knew.
They knew.
They knew.
What did it matter? I was nothing to them—less than nothing! I wasn't of their flesh, I wasn't a fellow Doman, I wasn't even a person. I might just as well have been dead!
And then my husband passed away one day. And so I was sold off yet again, to pay his debts. But this time, this time, I found a way to live for myself. To survive. As a spy for the Empire.
Oh, those were the days, when the scales first fell from my eyes. No longer would I be a slave to my parents or my husband or the pleasure house. I would be free....and receive due compensation...
That would be enough, I thought....until I saw a Doman in the road, beaten and broken, and my heart...my heart skipped a beat...
Lying at my feet, groaning in agony, sobbing in despair. Powerless, helpless, hopeless! A vision forever seared into my soul...
Oh! There was nothing I would not do to feel that joy again! to bend this cruel, twisted world to my whims!
...Now, having borne witness to my life's work, have you aught to say to me?
...Now, having borne witness to my life's work, have you aught to say to me?
Heh Heh... 'Twas kind of you to lend me your ear, my lord. But now it is time for us to conclude our little tête-à-tête with a final game of chance...
Who shall stand, and who shall fall? Let the die be cast.
The castle begins rumbling.
This was her plan from the first—to bring the keep down on our heads!
Yotsuyu grabs her pistol and shoots but is parried by Hien, who strikes her down.
I will remember your words.
We must flee! Order our forces to withdraw!
The roof collapses. Gosetsu holds up the debris to prevent it from falling.
Go, my lord...while you still can. I cannot hold this forever.
No! We will not leave you behind!
Do your duty. Deliver Lord Hien and the others to safety. Now, forthwith! I shall manage on my own.
Yotsuyu begins shooting Gosetsu.
Gosetsu!
No...no one leaves... Not you or anyone else...
...'Tis naught this old frame cannot bear!
Go now, all of you! The day is won! And the morrow beckons!
The player recalls their encounters with Gosetsu.
What will you say?
...Thank you.
Nay, thank you. For granting me new purpose...and a measure of peace.
This isn't over!
Do not despair, my friend. Never before have I felt so alive.
My eyes unclouded, my purpose clear. This is right.
My eyes unclouded, my purpose clear. This is right.
Gosetsu...
You never failed us. Not once. You served my father faithfully, and I am a better man for your guidance.
And the Doma we build together shall be better for it too!
Be proud, my friend. Be proud.
I am, Shun. More than you know.
Hien? Hien!
The party leave Yotsuyu and Gosetsu behind.
You cast the die. Gambling was never my vice.
How merciful the gods that I should find you in time...
Gosetsu!? W-We must turn back now, before it is too late!
The keep collapses entirely.
Eyes forward, Cirina. That was his wish.
...I will deliver you to safety. The others are waiting.
End of cutscene.
Optional dialogue
Speaking with Alphinaud
...
I see.
I see.
