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Around the City

2026-07-12T18:25:22Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = Around the City
| description = Lumull is not yet ready to release you to the sweet meditations of manual labor.
| image =
| quest-giver = Lumull
| related-npcs = Dauntless Laborer;Diligent Inspector;G'raha Tia;Krile;Reflective Fighter;Sphene
| location = Treno
| location-x = 11.4
| location-y = 11.5
| type = main scenario
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Dawntrail Main Scenario Quests II
| journal-genre = Winter's Prelude Quests
| sortkey = 404
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| category =
| level = 100
| quest-sync =
| req-quest =
| req-items = 3 Sleepless Rhapsody (Around the City)
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 966
| reward1 =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Beyond the Mountains
| next-quest = To Work
| patch = 7.4
| release = dawntrail
| id-edb = 30801bfd2d4
| id-gt = 70965
| msq-index = 982
}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Krile]].
* Distribute the [[Sleepless Rhapsody (Around the City)|Sleepless Rhapsody]] to citizens of Treno.
* Speak with Krile.
==Journal==
* Lumull is not yet ready to release you to the sweet meditations of manual labor.
==Related NPCs==
{{Related NPCs}}
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
Krile: I see how drinking that would be...unifying. And it is impressive that they have maintained the tradition here, so far from the Milalla's native lands.

G'raha Tia: Given its ability to counteract lightning's influence on the body, that remedy could be of use to the people of Alexandria as well. I am certain Lumull would be more than happy to offer it to them...
-optional end

===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
Lumull: Ah yes, the repairs...
Lumull: Are you certain you want to be put to work? If you've come all the way out to visit us, you must have had more important things in mind. And you've already helped protect the city...

Krile: Actually, our goal was to ascertain the present state of the Mist Continent.

Lumull: The whole continent!? Did you come from across the sea?

Krile: Not exactly...
Krile: We've actually come from Alexandria.

Lumull: Alexandria? Are you quite, ''quite'' sure?
Lumull: ...No, sorry, of course you're sure. Would be rude of me to doubt you.
Lumull: It's just, it's not every day that we get visitors, let alone from a nation that up and vanished!

Krile: I know that it must come as something of a shock.
Krile: But this is our first time in Treno, and we should like to get to know the city and its people. That is why we proposed lending a hand to those in need.

Lumull: I see! In that case...
Lumull: Why don't you help distribute this remedy to the rest of our people?
Lumull: Ordinarily, everyone would've already come for a cup, but the fiends made quite a mess this time. Might be a while before some can step away from their work.
Lumull: Never fear, though─even if their hands are busy, they'll be more than happy to spare a few words for fascinating folks from afar.

Krile: We would appreciate that. Thank you, Lumull.

Lumull: You're the ones doing me a favor, honestly! Here, take this batch.
Lumull: I'll deliver some to town hall, so you can attend to areas you haven't seen yet!

-quest accepted
-cutscene end

-optional start
G'raha Tia: Like Miayli, Lumull seemed taken aback by mention of Alexandria. Perhaps they had friends or loved ones who disappeared along with it.
-optional end

===Speak with Krile.===
Krile: If we split up, we can spend more time speaking with the locals while ensuring everyone receives the remedy promptly. Could you each take a portion?

Question: What will you say?

> Of course. I haven't had my fill of conversation yet!
> Rest assured that I can handle pouring liquid into a cup.
---

G'raha Tia: I too should be glad to dole out a few servings.

Krile: Wonderful! Let me divide this up...
Krile: [Forename], why don't you make rounds of the southern part of the city? Raha and I shall tend to the north.
Krile: Right, let's go and acquire some insights!

===Distribute the Sleepless Rhapsody to citizens of Treno.===
-optional start
Krile: So the taste is challenging even when one is accustomed to it...

G'raha Tia: Is that so? This city is remarkably self-sufficient.
-optional end

''Dauntless Laborer''
Dauntless Laborer: You must be one of those visitors Lumull mentioned. Odd place to be visiting, though.

''The player hands over a {{i|Sleepless Rhapsody (Around the City)}}.''

Dauntless Laborer: Oh, you came to deliver the remedy? Thank you kindly. I was hauling beast carcasses in for processing and copped a good dose of discharged energy for my troubles. It brought on the levin sickness something fierce...
Dauntless Laborer: Still, we don't go hunting outside the barrier, so we don't want to waste any part of the creatures that find their way in.
Dauntless Laborer: Pelts that're highly charged with lightning aether are the most valuable, of course. Tan them with the right stuff, and you can turn them into protective clothing that keeps you from getting zapped.
Dauntless Laborer: The beasts you felled will all be put to good use. Thanks again!

-optional start
Dauntless Laborer: Our histories say that when large creatures broke through the barrier, our bravest fighters would launch themselves onto their backs with the trebuchet. We have you to thank for not needing to revive that tradition today!
-optional end

''Reflective Fighter''
Reflective Fighter: You're that mighty monster-slayer I saw earlier! It's an honor.

''The player hands over a {{i|Sleepless Rhapsody (Around the City)}}.''

Reflective Fighter: ''And'' you've brought Sleepless Rhapsody! Bless you─I'm dead on my feet after that battle. We don't usually have that many beasts breaking through at once.
Reflective Fighter: Practice keeps one's skills sharp, though, so in a way I'm glad for it. And I learned a thing or two from watching you.
Reflective Fighter: Oh, I can hardly wait to get to work on my grimoire! I have a number of ideas for improved geometries...
Reflective Fighter: The thoughtful application of new learning is what keeps our ancestors' magic alive and flourishing!

-optional start
Reflective Fighter: Now I must face my true nemesis: circles. They're so hard to draw without making them all wobbly!
-optional end

''Diligent Inspector''
Diligent Inspector: There's a fresh face if ever I saw one... And what's that in your hand?

''The player hands over a {{i|Sleepless Rhapsody (Around the City)}}.''

Diligent Inspector: Oh, don't mind if I do! Safety inspections take priority, but the battle doesn't feel over until I've had a cup of Sleepless Rhapsody...
Diligent Inspector: I'm proud to say that I have some small part in preparing it, too. The herbs come from my very own growery.
Diligent Inspector: One of the greatest discoveries of our time is that seeds carried in by invading creatures can be cultivated into remarkable plants. Plants with the potential to mitigate the lightning's effects!
Diligent Inspector: And with as many hides as we have this time─not to mention stomachs!─it's entirely possible we'll find new varieties of herbs among our harvest.

-optional start
Diligent Inspector: The flowers around the city also sprouted from seeds that creatures carried in. So truth be told, I find it difficult to begrudge them their trespass.
-optional end

===Speak with Krile.===
-optional start
G'raha Tia: Finished with your supply of remedy as well, have you? I expect the scent will linger on our clothing for days...
-optional end

Krile: Between the three of us, we ought to have covered every area aside from Lumull's.
Krile: One of the people I spoke with asked me to pass something along to him, but he hasn't returned yet.
Krile: In the meantime, shall we discuss what we've learned?

-voiced cutscene start
Krile: Fascinating. I appreciate your thoroughness in recounting the details.
Krile: I too learned much, as I helped to treat the injured's wounds.
Krile: The Milalla's curative magicks appear identical to Sphene's. This means that either her tutor was a Milalla as well, or that the art had spread all throughout the Ninth.
Krile: Then there are the symbols and tomes, which are highly reminiscent of arcanima. If these elements indeed originated with the arcane geometries of the south sea isles, as in the Source, 'tis curious that they have developed in so similar a manner on this shard.

G'raha Tia: Mind you don't share that with any other graduates of the Faculty of the Arcane, lest they beat you to publication.

Krile: Did you learn aught of note, Raha?

G'raha Tia: I spoke with one of Treno's storekeepers about how they obtain their supplies.
G'raha Tia: Though they are few and far between, other settlements yet exist on the Mist Continent, with a rail system facilitating the flow of goods between them.
G'raha Tia: Unfortunately, barrier breaches trigger an emergency failsafe on the main line, so the train is presently stopped at a midway point until operations can resume.
G'raha Tia: There are also maritime routes, but they see only occasional use. Often, as now, Treno must make do with what is to hand.

Krile: In addition to this constant state of scarcity, much of Treno's populace suffers from levin sickness─not to mention the frequent attacks on the city and the resulting casualties.
Krile: Yet everyone we've spoken with seems undaunted by these hardships. They are not only surviving─they are happy, in spite of it all.

G'raha Tia: Where there is life, there is hope.
G'raha Tia: And when one believes in a better future─a tomorrow even the slightest bit brighter than today─there is naught to be done but build it.
G'raha Tia: Until, stone by stone, a city rises.

Krile: A noble city, with noble purpose.

''A downtrodden Lumull arrives.''

G'raha Tia: Is aught the matter, Lumull?

Lumull: I think I've dropped something and now I can't find it anywhere. I...I'm doomed.

Krile: Oh! Is it this, by chance?

''Krile holds a device.''

Krile: While I was distributing the remedy, I was asked to pass it along to you.

Lumull: Yeees! That's it! Yes! I'm not doomed.

G'raha Tia: Is that a tracking device?

Lumull: You've a keen eye for technology! This thing picks up on the aether of the creatures that get through the barrier.

G'raha Tia: That explains how you knew when they'd been vanquished.

Lumull: Exactly! It shouldn't show anything now, but I can switch it on like so...

''Lumull presses the device, but nothing happens. He presses it many more times until it completely malfunctions. Lumull breaks into a sweat.''

Lumull: Nooo! No! Nonono! She's going to kill me!

Lumull: Uh... Say, how'd you like to meet my sister Eyaney? She's an electrope engineer, so she knows all sorts of interesting stuff...

Krile: I take it she also built that device?

Lumull: Oh, yes. That's my sister! She's a genius, everyone says so.
Lumull: And she won't kill me in front of other people. Probably.
Lumull: I mean, wouldn't it be interesting to watch her work? Maybe you can even help! It'd be, you know...edifying?
Lumull: Please, I beg you! Pleeeaaase!

Krile: I suppose that's that, then.

-quest complete
-cutscene end

-optional start
Krile: One wonders how fearsome this Eyaney truly is...

G'raha Tia: If Treno's barrier is similar in design to Alexandria's, should we assume that electrope technology is standard here as well?
-optional end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=ftgwcwngaA8}}

Beyond the Mountains

2026-07-12T18:11:33Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = Beyond the Mountains
| description = Despite the ominous landscape and persistent echoes of thunder, Krile is determined to press on.
| image = beyond the mountains1.png
| quest-giver = Krile
| related-npcs = Clerk PX-0093;G'raha Tia;Lumull;Sphene;Y'shtola
| location = Alexandria Crater
| location-x = 5.9
| location-y = 6.5
| type = main scenario
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Dawntrail Main Scenario Quests II
| journal-genre = Winter's Prelude Quests
| sortkey = 403
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| category =
| level = 100
| quest-sync =
| req-quest =
| req-items = 1 Sleepless Rhapsody (Beyond the Mountains)
| reward-opt1 = 1 Piety Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 1 Battledance Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 1 Quickarm Materia XI
| reward-opt4 = 1 Quicktongue Materia XI
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 5641
| unlocks = dg Mistwake
| prev-quest = Through the Thunder
| next-quest = Around the City
| patch = 7.4
| release = dawntrail
| id-edb = 21282a4c744
| id-gt = 70964
| msq-index = 981
}}
==Related NPCs==
{{Related NPCs}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Sphene (NPC)|Sphene]].
* Enter [[Mistwake]].
* Speak with [[Lumull]].
* Drink the [[Sleepless Rhapsody (Beyond the Mountains)|Sleepless Rhapsody]] under Lumull's watchful eye.
* Speak with Lumull.

==Journal==
* Despite the ominous landscape and persistent echoes of thunder, Krile is determined to press on.
* A cursory look around the levin-blasted landscape confirms that if civilization has survived on the Ninth, it is not to be found near the crater that once was Alexandria. Sphene suggests nearby Treno, a port city–state and hub of trade on the continent, as a likely location of survivors. However, due to the violent lightning storm that spans as far as the eye can see, the airship cannot make the journey. Though Clerk PX-0093 remains on standby should you need to fly back to Living Memory, henceforth, you must walk. ※In the event that you leave the area, you may returnby speaking with Clerk PX-0061 at leynode mnemo.
* Sphene leads you to a nearby cave system that should provide passage through the mountains to Treno. From what you can see from the entrance, it does not appear to have suffered structural damage in the intervening time, so you and your companions prepare to sally forth into the darkness. ※To enlist your companion NPCs for this duty, speak with them near the entrance or access Duty Support via the main menu. Use the Duty Finder if you wish to complete the instance alongside fellow players.
* Though the path was winding and arduous, you have found your way through the gates of Treno, and put down many a threat to the local populace besides. The glow of the city's lamps welcomes you to what apparently remains a thriving bastion of civilization. ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return from the Alexandria crater below Living Memory.
* In the heart of Treno, you are greeted with cheerful thanks echoing through the local speaker system, followed by an equally cheerful greeting from the mayor, Miayli. The elder Milalla is concerned by the fate of Alexandria, and so Sphene and Y'shtola volunteer to tell her of all that has come to pass while the rest of your party explores the city. Miayli suggests you begin by speaking to her grandson, Lumull, who can put you to work aiding the townsfolk.
* You find Lumull passing out some manner of herbal remedy called “Sleepless Rhapsody,” which he insists that you try. He is also strangely keen to see your face when you do...
* After marshaling your courage and quaffing the face-puckering drink, you share a polite version of your impressions, as Krile and G'raha recall their past experiences facing similar trials. In short order, however, you learn that the remedy's benefits are worth tolerating the taste. Not only do you feel surprisingly refreshed, but Lumull also explains that Sleepless Rhapsody mitigates the deleterious effects of exposure to lightning aether, further noting that the recipe has been passed down by the Milalla for generations.
* Now that he has had the opportunity to enjoy your reaction to Sleepless Rhapsody, Lumull finally remembers to introduce himself. Perhaps one day he will get around to giving you your work orders...
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
Y'shtola: The state of this reflection's aether is more dire than we anticipated.
Y'shtola: I should be surprised if the Ascians had no hand in the war that wrought this.

G'raha Tia: The warding scale is truly a godssend for those of us without the blessing of Light. Remind me to send my profuse thanks to Vrtra and the Hannish alchemists once more.

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: That crater...was once Alexandria...
-optional end

===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
Krile: There are no structures, nor any other sign of survivors that I can see...

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: I suspect the crater made this area unsuitable for habitation due to the increased risk of flooding.

Krile: Then we should look further afield. In which direction do you think we might find a settlement?

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: If we're at the edge of Alexandrian territory now, the closest city would be Treno. Should it survive...
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: As a city-state built on a harbor, it was a nexus of trade, and it remained neutral throughout the war. We Alexandrians always felt fortunate to have it in our neighborhood, so to speak.

Y'shtola: Not unlike our Radz-at-Han.

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Ah, yes! Alphinaud has spoken of Radz-at-Han before. It's near the south sea isles─the Milalla homeland, correct?
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Funnily enough, it was also Treno where the Milalla first found a home in our world.

Krile: Truly?

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Yes, and though the Milalla population elsewhere grew, most continued to feel a strong connection to the city. I'd like to think that some remain there to this day...
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Clerk PX-0093, is this ship capable of taking us to Treno?

Clerk PX-0093: I shall run a flight simulation for the route to Treno. One moment...
Clerk PX-0093: Simulation complete. There is a near one hundred percent probability that the ship would suffer catastrophic mechanical failure prior to arrival due to ambient lightning. My apologies!

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Oh... Well, thank you for checking.

G'raha Tia: If we cannot fly, then we shall have to walk.

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Treno lies beyond the mountains... But there should be routes that spare us having to climb.
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: That cave system, for instance─assuming it hasn't collapsed. Let's try there first.
-quest accepted
-cutscene end

-optional start
Y'shtola: Eager though I am to seek new discoveries, the prospect of walking in circles for days on end does not appeal. We are fortunate to have Sphene.

Krile: The place where my people first arrived─and I shall soon see it in person!

G'raha Tia: Of late, I've spent much of my time hunched over reports. A brisk trek across a wasteland shall make for a refreshing change of pace.
-optional end

===Speak with Sphene===
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: This tunnel appears intact...
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Though we have no way of knowing what it's like further in.
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Mind you stay alert for beasts, as well. Given the barren surrounds, they're surely ravenous...

''{{i|Mistwake}} now accessible.''

-optional start
Y'shtola: Whatever lies ahead shall give us more insight into the state of the Ninth.

Krile: I am anxious and hopeful in equal measure. 'Tis a strange feeling...

G'raha Tia: There should be little reason for anyone to have passed this way since Alexandria's displacement. Let us pray loose rocks are the worst we must contend with.

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: I speak so confidently of the Milalla's connection to Treno because my tutor, Tuphut, hailed from the city. Another reason to hope it has survived...
-optional end

===Enter Mistwake.===
====Duty dialogue====
''Shattered Lair (boss 1)''
System: The fallen rocks crumble...

''The City of Treno (area 3)''
Treno Citizens 1 and 2
Treno Citizen: No matter how many come, we fight hand in hand! Forevermore!
x@Treno Citizen (text bubble, combat): Not so fast!
Treno Citizen: Who in the world are y─ I mean, thanks!
x@Treno Citizen (text bubble, combat): For Treno!
x@Treno Citizen (text bubble, after fight): Thanks for the help!
x@Treno Citizen (text bubble, after fight): I'm beat...<wheeze>
x@Treno Citizen (text bubble, after fight): You alright?
x@Treno Citizen (text bubble, after fight): Still got all my limbs...

Treno Citizens 3 and 4
Treno Citizen: Got you!
Treno Citizen: Thunderous heavens...
x@Treno Citizen (text bubble): Where does it hurt!?
x@Treno Citizen (text bubble): Right h—Ouch!

====Optional post-duty pop-ups====
-optional start
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Treno is safe. And has been, all this time...

Y'shtola: Whatever its flaws, the barrier is keeping the lightning aether at bay.

Krile: What of the injured? Are we needed to help heal them?

G'raha Tia: No more screams... I wager that's a good sign.
-optional end

====Duty Support dialogue====
-optional start
''Quan Caverns and Electrope Mine (area 1)''
Krile: The tunnel looks to have been maintained to some degree.
Y'shtola: The path is certainly too smooth to be natural.
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: The cave itself is a natural formation, but this...

G'raha Tia: This cannot have been abandoned since the war.
Krile: It doesn't appear to be in use. And yet...
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: This is electrope...

''Shattered Lair (boss 1)''
Krile: That eye... Some sort of catoblepas, perhaps?
Y'shtola: The only way out is through.
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Is this its den?

G'raha Tia: That bodes ill. Get to cover!
Krile: We can use the stones!
Y'shtola: You mustn't let that aether touch you!
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Something is amiss... Take shelter!

G'raha Tia: Over here, quickly!
Krile: We'll be alright if we stay together.
Y'shtola: Brace yourselves...
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: We shall stand as one!

''After the fight''
G'raha Tia: A fearsome opponent.
Krile: Onward!
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: We should be nearing the other end.

''Quan Caverns and Treno Lowlands (area 2)''
Krile: I see it! Treno...
Y'shtola: The city lives...
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Something is amiss with that barrier...

Krile: The lightning is truly something to behold.
Y'shtola: I, for one, would as soon hasten to shelter.
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Stay low, and be wary if you hear a crackling.

''Overture Plaza (boss 2)''
G'raha Tia: They've been breached.
Krile: We secure this area first, then!
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: We've come in the midst of an emergency...

G'raha Tia: Watch where it's concentrating the levin.
Krile: Note where the aether flows, everyone!
Y'shtola: It's condensing lightning aether...
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: If it releases aether from all of those points...

G'raha Tia: Some manner of poison?
Krile: Quite a few of these toxic...things, aren't there?
Y'shtola: Ware the vapors.
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: I assume there will be more to follow...

G'raha Tia: It set off the levin!
Krile: Aetherial combustion!?
Y'shtola: So the lightning aether reacts to it... Interesting.
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: The lightning charges it!

''After the fight''
Krile: Now for the rest of the city...
Y'shtola: We must hope we arrived in time.
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: That takes care of one...

''The City of Treno (area 3)''
G'raha Tia: Look there!
Krile: Treno's people are fighting!
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: We must aid them!

Krile: What must we do?
Y'shtola: Above all else, remain calm.
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Some have been wounded...

''Town Round (boss 3)''
G'raha Tia: This looks to be a job for us.
Krile: The people who ran this way for shelter are in grave danger!
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: If we are to fight it, this is the best place to do so.

Krile: The aether is responding...
Y'shtola: A mutual reaction.

G'raha Tia: Be careful where you stand!
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Mind the orbs!

G'raha Tia: A cyclone of levin? I would rather not.
Krile: Do you think it will react to the lightning aether?
Y'shtola: I suspect this combination will be potent as well...
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Keep one eye on the storm!
-optional end

=== Post-duty cutscene ===
-voiced cutscene start
''An announcement is made.''

Lumull@Exuberant Voice: And the perimeter is clear! Good work, everyone!
Lumull@Exuberant Voice: And a big “thank you” to our helpers─whoever you are!
Lumull@Exuberant Voice: Now, we have a tiny bit of clearing up ahead of us. You know what to do!

Krile: “Our helpers”? W-Were we being watched?

Y'shtola: So the city endures. And it is in much better shape than expected.

G'raha Tia: Impressive, considering the destruction without.
G'raha Tia: The people here must have gone to great lengths to maintain all of this.

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Their barrier resembles that of Alexandria, though it is smaller in scale.
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: And not quite as effective, if the breach we witnessed is any indication. I fear such incidents may be common here.

Miayli@???: Thunderous heavens! It's been years since we've had visitors!

''A group of Milalla greet the party.''

Miayli: I am Miayli, the mayor of Treno. Allow me to welcome you to our city! And thank you for the assistance with our little monster problem just now.

''The other Milalla leave except for Miayli. She reacts in surprise upon seeing Sphene.''

Miayli: Might I ask your name, miss? Though I have an inkling I know it already...

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: But of course. I am Sphene, of Alexandria.

Miayli: As I thought. It truly beggars belief...
Miayli: I once heard the strangest of reports from one of ours who went to Alexandria, you see. That despite the intervening years, the queen had not aged a day.
Miayli: And sure enough, I'd swear you'd stepped out of an old oil portrait mere moments ago! You must forgive me if this takes some getting used to.
Miayli: It is an honor to meet you, Your Majesty. I look forward to hearing the tale from your own lips.
Miayli: I imagine it won't be an easy one to tell. But please...
Miayli: What happened to Alexandria?

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: I see... From your perspective, it must have looked as though we were wiped from the face of the star.

Miayli: One day, we lost all contact with our people in Alexandria.
Miayli: A scouting party sent to investigate reported that not only the barrier, but Alexandria itself was gone. Nary a stone to mark where it had stood...

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: What you must have gone through, not knowing what became of us...
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: But know that Alexandria yet survives, albeit in a distant land. Her ''and'' her people.
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: I can tell you the whole tale from beginning to end. But first, might I ask your permission to remain in Treno for a time?

Miayli: Of course you can! You and your companions have already done us a great service, and are more than welcome to enjoy our hospitality.
Miayli: Now, how about we continue this at town hall? We needn't keep standing in the middle of the street.

Y'shtola: I shall join them. Even with the precautions we've taken, it remains to be seen if Sphene's condition will remain stable.
Y'shtola: I suspect, however, that the rest of you would rather be out and about. Consider this my blessing.

G'raha Tia: In light of our purpose here, a tour of the city is indeed in order.

Krile: I presume you have no objection?

''The player nods.''

Krile: With your permission, then. Ah, but before we go...
Krile: Allow me to introduce myself as well. I am Krile, and I hope to learn more of this city and its people.
Krile: Would it offend if we were to ask a few questions? Perhaps as we work alongside you, aiding you in whatever ways you may require?

Miayli: You needn't fret─Treno folk are as friendly as they come. As for aid...
Miayli: If you're willing, you might speak with my grandson, Lumull─that was his voice you heard earlier. You'll find him serving herbal remedies to the others.

Krile: Thank you for your guidance! We shall seek him out first.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Lumull.===
-optional start
Krile: That must be Lumull. Heavens, I can smell the herbal aroma from here...

G'raha Tia: None of the locals we've passed appear terribly distressed. As Sphene surmised, incursions must be a common occurrence.
-optional end

Lumull: Why, if it isn't our new friends! Thanks again for making short work of our foes.
Lumull: If you've gone to the trouble of seeking me out, I can only assume it's for good reason!
Lumull: ''You'' want to help ''me''? Odd, but I'll consider it. Before anything else, though...
Lumull: I must insist you drink our signature remedy, Sleepless Rhapsody! Everyone's a fan.
Lumull: You may find it the teensiest touch too sour for your tastes, but it'll set you aright. Just tip it down your throat...

-optional start
Lumull: It won't hurt, you have my word. But since it's your first cup, maybe don't stray too far before you drink it.
Lumull: Oh, and don't turn your back! For...best results, you understand.

System: It would seem you have no recourse but to drink the remedy whilst Lumull stands as witness...

Krile: Is this custom meant to raise the townsfolk's spirits after a trying event? Does it serve some ritual function?
Krile: He seems awfully keen on our partaking...

G'raha Tia: Surely we can survive a simple beverage. Surely...
-optional end

===Drink the Sleepless Rhapsody under Lumull's watchful eye.===
''The player uses the {{i|Sleepless Rhapsody (Beyond the Mountains)}}.''

-voiced cutscene start
Lumull: Well, what do you think? It's a traditional Milalla recipe!

Question: What will you say?

> Refreshing!
Lumull: That means it's working!

> Shour.
Lumull: Hahahaha! Got that right! Don't worry─the tingling means it's working.

> De...l-licious..... <hurk>
Lumull: No need to pretend─I'm not that thin-skinned. Just do your best to keep it down!
---

Krile: I'm put in mind of the gelatin I had at the Studium... “Nutritious,” they assured me...

G'raha Tia: I can relate all too well...
G'raha Tia: It's not unlike the syrup Lyna used to make. Black as pitch, and sour as sin... Though there's no better cure for fatigue.

Krile: You know, Raha... Going to bed at a reasonable hour would be the best cure.
Krile: Oh! That's...hm. I do feel shockingly refreshed.

G'raha Tia: Perhaps it stimulates the body's ability to process aether and hastens regenerative functions?

Lumull: Indeed it does! It also counteracts some of the effects of excess lightning, and helps to calm the nerves besides.

Krile: ...Which is why you serve it whenever there's a breach in the barrier.

Lumull: Our Milalla ancestors came from the lushest of lands, so they developed all sorts of natural remedies. We strive to carry on their traditions.
Lumull: ...And I'm sure you see why! Really hits the spot, doesn't it?
Lumull: Now, welcome to Treno!
-cutscene end

-optional start
Krile: I see how drinking that would be...unifying. And it is impressive that they have maintained the tradition here, so far from the Milalla's native lands.

G'raha Tia: Given its ability to counteract lightning's influence on the body, that remedy could be of use to the people of Alexandria as well. I am certain Lumull would be more than happy to offer it to them...
-optional end

===Speak with Lumull.===
Lumull: <gasp> ...I forgot to introduce myself, didn't I?
Lumull: Well, I'm Lumull. That was me announcing our victory earlier. And since Grandmother sent you to help with repairs, you'll know I'm her grandson.
Lumull: I'm in charge of resolving any problems the people of Treno may have. My favorite kinds of work include taste-testing menu items, carrying medium-sized objects, searching for lost possessions of immense value...
Lumull: Oh! And it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.

-quest complete

System: You may now enter Mistwake with a party of NPC avatars. To make use of this feature, open the '''Trust''' interface located under '''Duty''' in the main menu.
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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With the Winds

2026-07-12T17:04:31Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = With the Winds
| description = Alphinaud has something he wishes to tell you.
| image = with the winds1.png
| quest-giver = Alphinaud
| related-npcs = Erenville;G'raha Tia;Krile;Shale;Sphene (NPC);Wuk Lamat;Y'shtola
| location = Solution Nine
| location-x = 11.9
| location-y = 6.4
| type = main scenario
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Dawntrail Main Scenario Quests II
| journal-genre = Winter's Prelude Quests
| sortkey = 401
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| category =
| level = 100
| quest-sync =
| req-quest =
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 2040
| reward-opt1 = 2 Lobster Bisque
| reward-opt2 = 2 Moqueca
| reward-opt3 = 2 Navel Orange Cookies
| reward-opt4 = 1 Nightworld Silver Piece
| unlocks = uc Unending Codex: Erenville, uc Unending Codex: Wuk Lamat, uc Unending Codex: Koana, uc Unending Codex: Zoraal Ja, uc Unending Codex: Gulool Ja
| prev-quest = The Promise of Tomorrow
| next-quest = Through the Thunder
| patch = 7.4
| release = dawntrail
| id-edb = 59ab35c1e4a
| id-gt = 70962
| msq-index = 979
}}
==Related NPCs==
{{Related NPCs}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Shale]] in [[the Backroom]].
* Speak with [[Erenville]] at [[High Tide Harbor]].
* Wait at the meeting point.
* Speak with [[Krile]].
==Journal==
* Alphinaud has something he wishes to tell you.
* With Calyx defeated and his schemes undone, it is time for you and your companions to consider the future. Though the matter of investigating the Ascians' interference in historical events of the Ninth remains, Y'shtola volunteers to continue working with Shale to lay bare any lingering secrets, leaving Alphinaud and Alisaie free to return to their efforts to aid the people of Garlemald. Via a sudden linkpearl call, you learn that Erenville, too, will soon be departing for lands afar, so you hasten to the Backroom to collect Shale, who surely wishes to say her own farewells.
* You find Shale precisely where you expected: at her station in the Backroom. To your companions' surprise, she is tempted away from her work with little fuss. Apparently, the documents recovered from the containment complex still require time to decrypt, and so she is free to attend to personal matters─such as seeing off a taciturn Viera.
* You arrive at High Tide Harbor to find Erenville resigned to his fate, though he nevertheless makes a token protest at being subject to fond farewells. Now, all that remains is to wait for Alphinaud and Alisaie to join you.
* Those remaining in Tural offer heartfelt good-byes and promises of future reunions to those departing. As you see them off, the ship carrying Erenville, Alphinaud, and Alisaie gradually shrinks to a tiny dot on the horizon, before vanishing entirely.
* What comes next, along with your role in it, remains unclear. By the sounds of it, however, Krile has an idea...
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
-voiced cutscene start
Alphinaud: Every day, more and more people regain their memories of their lost loved ones. No longer will beings like Calyx be able to manipulate their fear and ignorance as he once did.
Alphinaud: That being the case, Alisaie and I have come to a decision.

Alisaie: We will depart Tural in the coming days. Other nations must be informed about Alexandria─a necessary step to ensure lasting peace.
Alisaie: Then, we shall return to Garlemald. Our experiences here should serve us well in the ongoing restoration efforts.

Alphinaud: However, one pressing matter remains.
Alphinaud: Calyx's summoning ritual was tied to a ''concept'' of his own creation. Ascian involvement is assured, but we have yet to ascertain the extent of their influence on the Ninth.

Y'shtola: I have done what I can to treat the enthralled and those still afflicted with levin sickness, and may now devote my undivided attention to an investigation.

Alphinaud: Then we shall leave this one in your capable hands. Do let us know if you turn anything up.

''The player receives a linkpearl call from Erenville.''

Erenville: It's Erenville. My time in Tural is at an end, and so I'm headed to the harbor now.
Erenville: We'll meet again─of that I'm certain. Until then, I wish you safe travels.

Question: What will you say?

> Promise you'll look after yourself.
Erenville: Words of caution from you of all people...

> You could have let me know in time to see you off...
Erenville: And pull you away from more important business? Perish the thought...
---

''Wuk Lamat forcibly takes control of the linkpearl.''

Erenville: Wh─ Hey! What do you think you're doing!?

Wuk Lamat: Sorry to interrupt, but I thought you'd like to know I've detained the fugitive.
Wuk Lamat: He promises to tell us before he sets sail, only to try and sneak aboard his boat with nary a hug good-bye! Cold bastard. But there's still time before they weigh anchor!

Krile: That boy... We should make for the harbor ere he wriggles free of Lamaty'i's grasp.

Alphinaud: If we're heading the same way, we might join him on the ship. Good company is always welcome on a long voyage, is it not?

Alisaie: What, now!? I haven't finished packing!

Alphinaud: Knowing you, the essentials are already accounted for.

''Alisaie grabs Alphinaud's hand, and the two walk away.''

Alisaie: Fine, if we must... But you're helping pack the rest.
Alisaie: And I hope you've decided on a souvenir for Jullus.

Alphinaud: I have several ideas, as it happens...

Y'shtola: Ever aligned in purpose...if not execution.

G'raha Tia: Lest you wonder, Krile and I intend to remain here with Y'shtola.

Y'shtola: To continue our study of the key, naturally. By all accounts, Preservation's facility promises to yield some answers.

Krile: Shale has been conducting a more thorough examination. She may have insights to share.

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Then why not invite her along to see everyone off? Surely she'd want to be there too.

-quest accepted
-cutscene end

===Speak with Shale in the Backroom.===
-optional start
Y'shtola: I am told that Shale is the new leader of Oblivion. There is none better suited to carrying on Cahciua and Geode's legacy.

Krile: Eager as ever, our Alphinaud. I do hope he has thought this through...particularly where his sister's wrath is concerned.
Krile: She may know full well that no amount of complaint will dissuade him, but that doesn't mean she won't still give him an earful.

G'raha Tia: It feels like an age since we last met here.

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: It comforts me to know that some of you will be staying. I would feel rather bereft should you all go at once!

Genolt: Day in, day out, just concentratin' on what's right in front o' me till I've crafted a piece I can be proud of... That's what life is all about!
Genolt: Right! Back to it, then! These tools ain't goin' to hop up an' do the job themselves!

-optional end

Shale: What news, [Forename]? Can't imagine you brought an entourage along to simply say hello.
Shale: That eager to be on their way, are they?
Shale: I'll join you. I owe them thanks on behalf of Oblivion, after all.

Y'shtola: And there I thought you would protest against being parted from your work.

Shale: While I am curious to see what emerges once every piece of the puzzle's in place, the majority of the files we've unearthed are encrypted. There's little else I can do until the computer's finished with them.
Shale: ...Besides, unlike our friends, Containment Complex 10-29 isn't going anywhere.

Y'shtola: In other words, we won't be getting any answers {{alternatives|day=today|night=tonight}}?

Shale: Afraid not. It's going to be a while yet.

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Then shall we depart for Tuliyollal forthwith? Even Lamaty'i's strength has its limits...

G'raha Tia: Without further delay, then!

===Speak with Erenville at High Tide Harbor.===
-optional start
Y'shtola: Despite her protestations, I doubt Alisaie will keep us waiting long.

Krile: Raha seems preoccupied with a matter of great import. Perhaps he is contemplating a prayer to Llymlaen for their safe passage.

G'raha Tia: What sort of tacos should I get on the way back, do you think? The aroma is too tantalizing to ignore...

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Tuliyollal is a delight to look upon. They hang patterned cloth where we might use neon, but the city feels no less bright.

Wuk Lamat: Koana and Gulool Ja weren't able to make it, but both send their regards.

Shale: Wish we had some of this sea breeze inside the dome. We could perhaps simulate it, but there's no substitute for the real thing.
-optional end

Erenville: I wish you all would not make such a fuss... I am not fond of emotional partings.
Erenville: At least Alphinaud and Alisaie were considerate enough to inform me of their plans in advance by linkpearl. ''Some'' people we know would have burst out of a crate mid-voyage...
Erenville: In any event, I shall wait here until they finish their preparations.

===Wait at the meeting point.===
-optional start
Erenville: It will be pleasant to have some company for the journey back.

Y'shtola: For our many meetings and partings, we have few enough opportunities to properly say our farewells. 'Twas pleasant to take the time for it.

G'raha Tia: Though I delight in companionship, solo journeys too have their appeal. And travel by sea ''is'' relaxing...

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: With Alisaie and Alphinaud spreading word of Alexandria, we shall soon have the chance to establish relations with other nations. I must make ready to treat with their leaders.

Shale: I'm glad I got the chance to see him off. Cahciua would be glad, too.

Krile: Now it is our turn to take the next step.
Krile: The question is in what direction, and that is a matter I should like to discuss with you.
-optional end

-voiced cutscene start
Wuk Lamat: There they are.

''The twins arrive.''

Alisaie: You look well. No lingering effects, then?

Wuk Lamat: Eh, I'm hale as ever! And busy with work...

Alphinaud: I imagine there's no shortage of affairs to put in order. Are Koana and Gulool Ja faring well?

Wuk Lamat: Koana is off to survey our nation and its peoples. He wants to consult with local representatives and hear their thoughts on our policies.
Wuk Lamat: And Gulool Ja's really taken to his training! I feel like he's been spending more time with the Landsguard than me lately.

Alphinaud: Standing here, I cannot help but remember the day of our arrival in Tuliyollal. The rite of succession feels so long ago...

''The player sees visions of the party when they arrived to Tuliyollal the first time.''

Wuk Lamat: We knew naught of what would happen between my father and Zoraal Ja, nor of Alexandria and its queen...
Wuk Lamat: It was to aid a naive claimant that you came to Tural. But you've done so much more for me...
Wuk Lamat: For the entire nation of Tuliyollal. We owe you a greater debt than we can ever repay.
Wuk Lamat: ...But that doesn't mean we can't try! Whenever you need an ally, we'll stand with you.

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Allow me to echo that sentiment.
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Not only were you kind to me when I awakened a stranger in my own land, you extended your grace to Alexandria again and again.
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: And, on behalf of myself and my people...
Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Thank you for curing the ailment that for centuries tormented us.

Alisaie: I'll look forward to our next visit. I'm sure we'll have exciting stories to share with one another.

Erenville: Ever since I introduced you to Wuk Lamat, you've faced no end of hardships. Many of them her fault.
Erenville: Yet I feel no remorse...only gratitude. For without your aid, I would not have had the chance to say good-bye.
Erenville: Nor vowed to explore every corner of the world...
Erenville: ...To see what we haven't seen.
Erenville: Shall we?

Alphinaud: Rest assured, upon arriving we shall make it a priority to visit Tataru and assuage her myriad fears.

Y'shtola: I expect the sight of you two will be a balm for her worry-laden heart.

Shale: Safe journey! And remember to enjoy it.

Erenville: Give my regards to Oblivion. ...And thank you, for all you did for my mother.

''The twins' and Erenville's ship sets sail.''

Wuk Lamat: Come back soon!

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Take care!

Wuk Lamat: That was a proper send-off! Now─time to get back to it.

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: Duty ever calls for she who loves her realm.

Wuk Lamat: Right? Though if you need a break, you're always welcome to visit Tuliyollal. I'll give you the grand tour!
Wuk Lamat: I...I guess they're really over. Your adventures in Tural.
Wuk Lamat: I'll remember our time together for the rest of my days.

Bright Boy (With the Winds)@Bright Boy: Aha! Vow of Resolve spotted!

Lively Lass (With the Winds)@Lively Lass: The Landsguard is looking for you! It's sparring time!

Wuk Lamat: Oh! Good thing you're here, then. Can't miss that!

Bright Boy (With the Winds)@Bright Boy: So let's go already! Everyone's waiting to see the Vow of Resolve in action!

Wuk Lamat: Sorry, I have to go!
Wuk Lamat: Till next time!

''Wuk Lamat leaves with the children.''

G'raha Tia: And thus do they take to the winds.

Krile: To follow their own paths, and their hearts... As they should.

x@Banner Text: INTO THE MIST
-cutscene end

===Speak with Krile.===
Krile: Now it is our turn to take the next step.
Krile: The question is in what direction, and that is a matter I should like to discuss with you.

-quest complete

-optional start
Y'shtola: For our many meetings and partings, we have few enough opportunities to properly say our farewells. 'Twas pleasant to take the time for it.

G'raha Tia: Though I delight in companionship, solo journeys too have their appeal. And travel by sea ''is'' relaxing...

Sphene (NPC)@Sphene: With Alisaie and Alphinaud spreading word of Alexandria, we shall soon have the chance to establish relations with other nations. I must make ready to treat with their leaders.

Shale: I'm glad I got the chance to see him off. Cahciua would be glad, too.
-optional end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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Pilgrimage of Light

2026-07-12T14:49:43Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Pilgrimage of Light
| description = The bright-eyed child is regaling her mother with a tale.
| image = pilgrimage of light1.png
| quest-giver = Bright-eyed Child
| related-npcs = Aenc Daen;Feo Ul;Muttering Fuath;Ose Wyd;Tyr Marn;Vanthau;Weary Mother
| location = The Crystarium
| location-x = 10.3
| location-y = 10.7
| type = feature
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Records of Unusual Endeavors Quests
| journal-genre = Pilgrim's Traverse Quests
| sortkey = 401
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| category =
| level = 91
| quest-sync =
| req-quest =
| req-items =
| requirements = Any Disciple of War or Magic (excluding limited jobs), Floor 50 of [[Palace of the Dead]]
| exp =
| gil = 1477
| reward1 = 1 Luminous Oil
| reward2 =
| unlocks = dd Pilgrim's Traverse
| prev-quest = Endwalker (Quest)
| next-quest = Faerie Tale
| patch = 7.35
| release = dawntrail
| id-edb = e02ade66c9c
| id-gt = 70941
}}
==Related NPCs==
{{Related NPCs}}
==Steps==
*Search for Fuath.
*Speak to [[Aenc Daen]] in Wolekdorf.
*Speak with [[Ose Wyd]].
*Speak with Aenc Daen.
*Speak with [[Vanthau]].

==Journal==

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===

-optional start
Weary Mother: Oh dear, is she bothering you? We'll be on our way in a moment, my apologies...
-optional end

Bright-eyed Child: It's true, Mummy! I saw one right over there!
Bright-eyed Child: It was green and smooth, and had big round eyes, and a little tail like a leaf. And a feather in its cap!
Bright-eyed Child: Just like the Fuath from my picture books, Mummy! I just know it was a Fuath!
Bright-eyed Child: May we please go and find it? My book says Fuath are water folk, so I bet it went to the Hortorium. Please can we go? ''Pleeease''?

Weary Mother: Hush, child! You're not to go following fae, is that clear? They'll spirit you away to their kingdom, and you'll never see Mummy and Daddy again.
Weary Mother: Besides, a Fuath would never be foolish enough to visit the Crystarium─the guard would have them for frog legs. Now come along, we've shopping to finish, and Daddy is waiting.

Bright-eyed Child: But ''Mummy''! I did see a Fuath! It had a feather in its caaap!

System: A Fuath running loose in the Crystarium would bode ill for the people's safety. It may be best to investigate the Hortorium, just in case...

-quest accepted

===Search for Fuath===
-cutscene start
Muttering Fuath: Fie, fie, the damnèd dry Burns me up and makes me cry.♪
Muttering Fuath: What to make me whole again? Why, a soul of mortalkin! Lead them on, and lead them true To the depths of deepest blue...♪
Muttering Fuath: Ack!!!
Muttering Fuath: I-I shall not suffer ''your'' reproach, sir! Standing within my eavesdrop─and with such prejudice!
Muttering Fuath: I'll have you know that I am a paragon among Fuath! Regard these charming brown eyes, and tell me that my innocence is not clear as mud!

Muttering Fuath: What's more, I am come to the Crystarium on official business. Impede my mission, and my master will break their fast upon {{alternatives | hyur = whatever's left of your soul | elezen = the angle of your ears | lalafell = your dubious kneecaps | miqote = that furry snake attached to your buttocks | roegadyn = your skin, bone, and muscle | aura = those shiny, shiny scales | hrothgar = your befurred hide | viera = your puffy, wuffy tail}}. I'm warning you!

Feo Ul@???: And I shall warn ''you'', Aenc Daen of waters fair!
Feo Ul@???: My good books bent at the spine, my beautiful library flooded, and my Nu Mou keepers fit to faint. Sins of ''yours'', you old croak!
Feo Ul@???: 'Twas your promise of service that bought you mercy, yet here you stand, babbling away.

Aenc Daen: Y-Your Majesty!
Aenc Daen: Mistake me not, I remain your dedicated servant! If this Fuath has offended, Send them forth, and all is mended.♪
Aenc Daen: But it is dry, and I am tired, and the air is thick with the stench of mortals. My element is water, and I'm out of it!
Aenc Daen: Should I rejoice in my circumstances? Nay, only fools see providence in hardship─only babes find novelty in strife!
Aenc Daen: Though I suppose Madblooms find the fun in everything, don't they, Your Majesty?

Feo Ul: Roll up that tongue before you step on it.
Feo Ul: Never mind that old leatherskin. You, my adorable sapling, are a sight for sore eyes!
Feo Ul: I have followed every step of your journey. Our bond is as sturdy as ever it was.
Feo Ul: Perhaps that is why you have found me now, in my hour of need.
Feo Ul: Errant sin eaters have been roving Il Mheg, you see.
Feo Ul: Clawing their way out of a ruined church of the First Light...
Feo Ul: We have yet to investigate further, as the site is warded with charms repellent to fae folk. Thus, I thought to enlist the help of a mortal from the Crystarium.
Feo Ul: And though it may beggar belief, among the band of troublemakers that owe me penance, Aenc Daen makes the most suitable envoy.
Feo Ul: Being far older than I, and knowing much and more about the church, they were ''meant'' to enlist and instruct a sympathetic mortal.

Question: What will you say?
> Why didn't you call me?
Feo Ul: What's this? ''You'' demand to be called upon? After spurning my aid time and again!?
Feo Ul: Cruel, heartless sapling! How you toy with your poor branch's affections!
Feo Ul: But as it seems I've had my revenge, all is forgiven.
Feo Ul: Now neither of us need hesitate when calling the other! ''Understood''?

> Is that so? Well, best of luck!
Feo Ul: Oh, you cruel, heartless sapling! To hear of my plight and not even feign an interest!"
Feo Ul: Is your poor branch not worthy of your courage? Your compassion?
Feo Ul: Or will you force me to say it─that I'd rather the help of no other mortal!
Feo Ul: Would that I could stay cross with you... But I ''know'' you won't make me ask again.

---
Aenc Daen: How delightful! A mortal acquired with nary a befuddlement! And the faerie proverb known, That every king should take their own.♪ ...May I go now, Your Majesty?

Feo Ul: No. Your service lasts till Il Mheg is no longer plagued by sin eaters. Lead this man to the church's remains and await my arrival.
Feo Ul: I shall see you again shortly, my brave and benevolent hero!

Aenc Daen: <sigh> Come along, mortal, tread downwind. Aenc Daen the Merry will be your guide.
Aenc Daen: To Wolekdorf we make our way. In Wolekdorf, your heart to sway.♪

-cutscene end

===Speak with Aenc Daen in Wolekdorf===
Aenc Daen: Still in one piece, eh? The sapling knows where its root grows Deep in the Kingdom of Rainbows.♪
Aenc Daen: Now, before we proceed further, just how ignorant are you of the Church of the First Light?
Aenc Daen: Oh, what fools you mortals be! Your minds as soft as mallow, upon which you whet the instruments of your own violent demise!
Aenc Daen: Stay, child, and I'll tell you the tale of a faith, a legion, and a grave.
Aenc Daen: Once upon a time, there was a church that worshipped the Light. Its flock believed that, if they were virtuous, it would wrest them from death's very grasp, to be born anew unto this world.
Aenc Daen: The ranks of the faithful grew and grew across Norvrandt, their beloved Light a beacon of hope...ere it turned upon them, scouring the very land and giving rise to a legion of beasts.
Aenc Daen: The church scrambled to defy these creatures, these devourers of sin! Yet the flock's devotion had begun to waver, its quivering sheep terrified of the fate that awaited their mortal souls.
Aenc Daen: As the Kingdom of Voeburt fell, they strayed one by one into the endless day, leaving their churches to suffocate in silence.
Aenc Daen: Now, in those mausoleums of a long-dead faith, bells ring once more...
Aenc Daen: So we must turn a new page in an old fable! Come along, maiden bark, and bend your trunk to the Church at Dammroen Field. The rascals await.

===Speak with Ose Wyd===
-optional start
Aenc Daen: Quick-handed fae that play in Il Mheg here, Which never labored in good faith till now.♪

Tyr Marn: Are you the mortal come to help us? Welcome, welcome!

Vanthau: Ah! G-Greetings...
-optional end

-cutscene start

Ose Wyd: Hm? Hm? ''Hmmmmmmmmm''?
Ose Wyd: Why, it's the king's sapling! The king's sapling has come to play!
Ose Wyd: I'm Ose Wyd, and these are my fellows. We've all been very naughty! Not as naughty as the Fuath, though. No one's as naughty as the Fuath.
Ose Wyd: I'm in charge of watching, and Vanthau there is in charge of trembling quietly. The biggest among us, yet the frailest of heart!
Ose Wyd: That's Tyr Marn. But I shan't introduce them. There's no telling what they might do!

Aenc Daen: How now, mad spirit? What changes now about these haunted stones?

Ose Wyd: None to speak of! Or to whisper of, or whistle at, or hoot!
Ose Wyd: The magicks that paved the way for pilgrims of eld are blinking awake from ages of slumber.
Ose Wyd: Like a crusty old eyeball! Blink, blink!

Vanthau: Sometimes a sin eater will come crawling out... <shudder> The church beyond this portal must be overrun.

Tyr Marn: Fae wards prevent us from entering to sever the connection, unfortunately.

Aenc Daen: Fortune's got naught to do with it. In the old days, those Light-worshipers were always finding reason to shut door and window to us.
Aenc Daen: And no occasion warranted it so much as their most mortal of mortal ceremonies...

Titania@???: Obsequies!

Aenc Daen: Well met by moonlight, King Titania! 'Tis just as you say.
Aenc Daen: From man's last breath till his final rites were spoken, the church would not suffer even the suggestion of fae folk.
Aenc Daen: The precious souls of the faithful were promised rebirth! Not an everlasting sojourn into the Kingdom of Rainbows.
Aenc Daen: Beyond the yew trees lies a land Untouchable by mortal hand. Eternal live the faeries there, Without rebirth, without a prayer.♪
Aenc Daen: 'Twould put a damper on funerals were we to steal away souls of the dearly departed. And so the wards went up.

Ose Wyd: Then we know what's afoot, don't we!
Ose Wyd: They're having a funeral in there─in a church rife with sin eaters!

Titania: The onus of discovery is yours, I'm afraid. You'll lay to rest whatever's being laid to rest, won't you?
Titania: In the meantime, I will support you in any way I can.
Titania: First, with a gift from the castle vault. These will serve you well upon your journey.
Titania: Your determination is a fierce beauty, my sapling. Among the finest I have ever seen!
Titania: 'Tis too precious to lose to a horde of greedy sin eaters. So you ''must'' call me if ever you are in danger.

Aenc Daen: Begging your pardon, Majesty, but the church's uncouth wards make no exception for royalty. Not even you could blow down those walls, huff and puff though you might.

Titania: Perhaps. As a pixie, my path is barred. The only ones permitted to attend a funeral are living mortals...
Titania: ...and the faithful deceased.
Titania: Among the church's forgotten trinkets, you may find incense of juniper. Burn it, and think of me.
Titania: All shall return to its rightful place, and I will come to you, my sapling.

Aenc Daen: Light and silence! So ''that's'' what you mean!
Aenc Daen: Our monarch proud, our monarch great, The faerie king who cheats their fate. Let all who meet them quail and cow'r Afore the Madbloom's maddest pow'r!♪

Titania: Come, my sapling, you have much to prepare.
Titania: Return to Wolekdorf and attend our hero. Your service pays your debt and aids your kingdom.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Aenc Daen===
-optional start
Vanthau: (Ch-Charged with attending the royal sapling!? Oh dear, oh dear...)

Ose Wyd: I don't have to watch out for sin eaters anymore! They have to watch out for ''you''!

Tyr Marn: At last, our campaign begins! I'm eager to learn what the wards protect, aren't you?
-optional end

Aenc Daen: First things first, suppletrunk─let's have a closer look at the king's gift.
Aenc Daen: A royal gift in times of need Must be of greatest worth, indeed.♪

-cutscene start
Aenc Daen: Hmm... That is this, and this is that...
Aenc Daen: Oho! Their Majesty's foresight is formidable─or should I say their sincerity is unassailable?
Aenc Daen: ...Very well. I have the short and long of it.
Aenc Daen: To summarize, the king has gifted you sacred weaponry. Arcane weaponry.
Aenc Daen: “But I have my own steel,” you say. “My own magicked tomes and instruments of blunt trauma!” All useless inside the great churches of the First Light.
Aenc Daen: The chapel walls enforce an armistice, protected by charms that melt aggression from the blade like butter under midday sun. To wit, your mortal armaments will gently caress the sin eaters before they kill you.
Aenc Daen: The king's gift, however, is immune to the church's spellwork. Allied with your more barbaric instincts, there is little destruction its power cannot realize.
Aenc Daen: In theory, anyway. After gathering dust in the royal vault for this long, these sacramental arms do look a bit...limp.

Ose Wyd: Give them time, give them time! With enough use, any weapon will remember what it's made for.
Ose Wyd: I would know─I make a habit of making weapons!

Tyr Marn: In the course of making mischief, I would wager.

Aenc Daen: One more thing: the king thought fit to include a golden censer.
Aenc Daen: 'Twould seem the suggestion to burn incense was not made in jest...though whether the juniper will truly summon Titania to your side is for you to discover.
Aenc Daen: Burn what you find, for what you burn May cause a fortune foul to turn. When all is done and all is said, Better to try than wind up dead!♪
Aenc Daen: Whatever else you find lying abandoned is yours to take. The threat of divine punishment has long since passed...most likely.

Tyr Marn: If you encounter any artifacts you can't make sense of, I'll be happy to appraise them for you.
Tyr Marn: No matter whose, secrets are simply ''made'' to be revealed, are they not!? Such scrumptious little truffles...

Ose Wyd: I'll keep my mischief if you keep your mushrooms. Deal?

Aenc Daen: A final word of the wise to you, mortal.
Aenc Daen: Though the Church of the First Light may lie in ruin, its chapels are still connected across Norvrandt by a web of living magicks, not unlike your aetherytes.
Aenc Daen: Be not surprised if your journey leads you to farther-flung lands than you imagined.
Aenc Daen: From chapel door to chapel door, No one can know what lies in store. A blessing or perhaps a curse Upon the long pilgrim's traverse!♪
Aenc Daen: Follow the stones, royal sapling─and unearth the root of our troubles.

Vanthau: I-It may not be much, but I can carry you to the portal. Save you the walk?
Vanthau: Just be sure that you're fully prepared before we go.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Vanthau===
-optional start

Aenc Daen: Farewell, sweet goodfellow. I'd pray for you were I not a Fuath.

Tyr Marn: This punishment of mine is shaping up to be rather exciting! I only thought to sate my intellectual curiosity, you see, but I ended up crossing a line. Or two. Or three...

Ose Wyd: I promise not to do a mischief upon you, royal sapling. This artful artisan is here to help!

-optional end

Vanthau: I-If you ever feel overwhelmed, there's no shame in turning back.
Vanthau: Were anything to happen to you, the king would... <shudder> Just ''please'' be careful.
Vanthau: ...All right, then. Whenever you're ready.

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=c-Bw4dT3bfo}}

A Hunter True

2026-07-11T19:34:32Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = A Hunter True
| description = Kuiyki is eager to discuss new developments with you.
| image = The Hunter and the Hunted.png
| quest-giver = Kuiyki
| related-npcs = Botokhui; Cirina; Magnai; Samidare; Shashepya; Suvd; Yesui
| location = Kugane
| location-x = 13.5
| location-y = 10.2
| type = role
| quest-line = Dawntrail Role Quests
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Role Quests
| journal-genre = Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)
| sortkey = 351
| level = 100
| req-quest = Impostor Syndrome
| req-items =
| requirements = {{Melee DPS|name=yes}}
| exp = 0
| gil = 1000
| mettle =
| reward1 = 2 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward2 = 2 Savage Might Materia XI
| reward3 = 2 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks = ach Dreams Woven Anew, ngp Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)
| prev-quest = Impostor Syndrome
| next-quest = Picking Up the Torch
| patch = 7.0
| release = dawntrail
| id-gt = 70371
| id-edb = 63500b81501
}}

==Walkthrough==
When gathering information in [[Reunion]], you will need to speak with [[Botokhui]], [[Suvd]], and [[Yesui]].

=== [[File:Aggressive difficulty r6.png|32px|link=]] Unbound: [[Silvertongue Samidare]] ===
You will be accompanied by [[Quickdart Kuiyki]] during this battle. Samidare will initially take the form of I'toca, Kuiyki's deceased sister. Samidare will have the {{status effect|debuff|File:Dreamwoven mimicry icon.png}} '''Dreamwoven Mimicry''' buff on him for this battle, indicating he is mimicking another entity.

*'''Scathing Sunshot''': Samidare jumps to one location and uses a wide telegraphed frontal conal AoE.
*'''Dawnlit Bolt''': Spawns multiple circle AoE telegraphs, leaving some gaps.
*'''Thunderswarm''': Samidare summons an untargetable '''[[Garula (Mob)|Garula]]''', who will tether Kuiyki and use a line stack AoE ('''Rush''') on her, dealing unique damage.
*Afterwards, two untargetable '''[[Dzo]]''' will spawn and tether both you and Kuiyki with proximity tethers ('''Rush'''). Move away to mitigate damage.
*Two untargetable '''[[Steppe Eagle]]s''' will spawn and target both you and Kuikyi with a spread marker physical AoE ('''Sonic Storm'''), while Samidare will use another '''Scathing Sunshot'''.
*The five adds will then become targetable and should be defeated. Kuiyki will significantly damage all of them with an AoE, so make sure to pull the mobs to be inside the blue telegraph.

Afterwards, Samidare will use '''Dreamweave Cocoon''' and take [[Magnai]]'s form.

*'''The One Ruler''': Enchains both you and Kuiyki with {{status effect|debuff|File:Fetters icon1.png}} '''Fetters'''.
*Samidare will then take [[Sadu]]'s form and summon a proximity AoE telegraph ('''Falling Dusk''') in the middle, where you and your ally are chained.
*Complete the active time event to break out from the chains, then destroy the [[Filthy Shackle]] to free Kuiyki.
*Samidare will become targetable again. Move to the edge of the arena to mitigate the damage.

Samidare will use '''Dreamweave Cocoon''' and assume the [[Tamamo Gozen]]'s form.

*'''Dancing Wind''': A large point-blank AoE combined with a telegraphed draw-in, the latter of which will resolve first. Move out of the AoE telegraph quickly, or use {{action icon|Arm's Length}}.
*'''Foxflare''': Summons three untargetable '''Balls of Fire'''.
*Samidare will use '''Dancing Wind''' again, while the fireballs will each use a telegraphed line AoE
*'''Roar''': Room-wide unique damage.
*'''Ninefold Curse''': Room-wide unique damage and stuns both you and Kuiyki.
*'''Yoki''': Spawns four targetable '''[[Ball of Naught|Balls of Naught]]'''. Destroy these before the duty gauge (Nine Tails' Yoki) reaches 100.
*'''Ninety-ninefold Curse''': Four hits of magical room-wide damage that will increase based on how many Balls of Naught are still alive. Will result in death if the duty gauge reached 100.
*Samidare will be inflicted with {{status effect|debuff|vulnerability up 2}} [[Vulnerability Up]] after this ultimate attack, greatly increasing his damage received.
*Afterwards, finish off Samidare, who will continue to cast '''Roar'''.

==Steps==
*Gather information in [[Reunion]].
*Speak with [[Kuiyki]].
*Speak with [[Shashepya]] in [[Tuliyollal]].

==Journal==
* Kuiyki is eager to discuss new developments with you.
* Kuiyki informs you that an old friend, Cirina, has come to visit you. The hunter brings the Mol maiden before you, but even you have grown wary of impostors, and attempt to prove her identity with a simple question. She provides a satisfactory answer, then explains the reason for her visit: Samidare appeared in the Azim Steppe, once more assuming your form in an attempt to incite war between the tribes and Doma. While his initial scheme failed, you and Kuiyki suspect he may still be in the area, and Cirina encourages a visit to Reunion to gather information.
* You speak with a number of merchants, and learn one interesting tidbit of information: Magnai has been acting strangely. Kuiyki will wish to hear of this.
* You soon learn Kuiyki has also heard similar rumors, including one that Magnai was recently seen entering Bardam's Mettle. It seems beyond doubt that Samidare now wears Magnai's face, and is unquestionably up to no good. Kuiyki cautions you to see to your preparations, as once you enter, the final battle will ensue.
* You make for Bardam's Mettle, yet nothing in all the shards combined could have prepared you for the sight that greets your eyes: Sadu and Magnai engaging in what appears to be a disturbing tryst. As you watch, you notice that each word Sadu utters is more unnatural than the last, and quickly discern that Samidare has taken on her form. You attempt to alert Magnai to this fact, but he is knocked out from behind before he has a chance to react. Samidare has lost patience with your frequent interventions, and takes on the late I'toca's form as you engage in battle.
* Despite transforming into a series of fearsome fighters and finally the guardian of Doma herself, Samidare is no match for you and the sharp-eyed Kuiyki. Seeing victory is out of the cards, he attempts to flee, but is shot down by Kuiyki, who at long last fulfills her promise to I'toca. Magnai, meanwhile, intends to make sure Samidare is punished for his crimes─and the shadow of shame he has cast over the Sun. With the Dreamweave Cocoon reclaimed at last, Kuiyki knows that the long journey home must begin─though she is uncertain how she will be greeted.
* As it was Shashepya who originally requested your aid, Kuiyki suggests you return to Tuliyollal together to let her know the cocoon has been reclaimed.
* Shashepya is surprised to see you return alone, but soon Kuiyki arrives to explain all. Shashepya is dismayed to learn of what befell I'toca, but is relieved Kuiyki has returned safely with the cocoon in hand. Yet Kuiyki insists her accomplishments will never bring I'toca back, nor pardon her failures, and so vows to exile herself. Shashepya rejects this immediately, reassuring Kuiyki that the forest is her home. Kuiyki eventually acquiesces to Shashepya, and thanks you for all you have done. She may not be her village's greatest hunter, but she is at least a hunter now worthy of the title. With the hope that your paths may one day cross again, she sets off with Shashepya to make her long overdue return home.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
Kuiyki: Your timing could not have been more impeccable, [Forename]! A person claiming to be an acquaintance of yours stopped by just moments ago, wishing to have a word─about Samidare, no less.
Kuiyki: They're presently waiting in my room, so give me just a moment and I'll bring them here.

Cirina: You look well, [Forename]. Forgive me for eschewing pleasantries, but there is an urgent matter I wish to discuss.

Question: What will you say?
> When we first met in Reunion, what did you purchase at the market?
Cirina: Kinsai, as I recall. I had insufficient funds to purchase it myself, so you helped me gather whisperroot to trade for it instead.

> When we first met in Reunion, what did you purchase at the market? >
Cirina: Ah, I believe we feasted on gulo gulo meat. You and Hien competed to see who could bring back the greater haul.
---

Cirina: It would seem you, too, have grown wary of impostors. Then we can proceed straight into the heart of the matter.
Cirina: ''You'' appeared in Mol Iloh a few days ago, claiming Hien had been driven to madness. That he was assembling an army in Doma with plans to conquer the Azim Steppe.
Cirina: For a blessing, we'd already received word from a Doman envoy that an agitator was mimicking others, and saw the ruse for what it was.
Cirina: Unfortunately, when we attempted to capture them, the impostor transformed into a sheep and disappeared among the bands grazing on the plains.
Cirina: When I informed our friends in Doma of the incident, I was told you have been using Kugane as a base to track down the perpetrator, and thought it best I apprise you of this happening.

Kuiyki: Samidare... He won't relent. His schemes won't end until we make them end.

Cirina: You may discover a clue as to his whereabouts in Reunion. If anyone in the Steppe has seen him, that is where they will be.
Cirina: Now, I must alert the other tribes to this threat. May the winds speed your way.

Kuiyki: Off to the Azim Steppe, then. With any luck, someone in Reunion will have insight to offer.
-cutscene end

-quest accepted

===Gather information in Reunion===
-optional start
Kuiyki: Once more am I reminded of Xak Tural. I cannot help but feel at home among those who also live alongside nature.

Cirina: Samidare will find the Azim Steppe unreceptive to his overtures for war.
-optional end

====[[Botokhui]]====
Botokhui: Someone stirring up trouble? A quarrel among the tribes is as common as the rising sun. Not a day goes by without it.
Botokhui: Now, if you will excuse me, I have goods to sell. Kindly continue your inquiries elsewhere.

====[[Suvd]]====
Suvd: Conflict is forbidden in Reunion. This is known. As for my tribe, all is at peace.
Suvd: I heard a rumor of interest, however. It seems Magnai of the Oronir has been behaving strangely of late. Perhaps that is related to the matter you are investigating?

====[[Yesui]]====
Yesui: Conflict? Naught besides the normal quarrels between tribes. Certainly no disputes on the scale you speak of.
Yesui: But I ''have'' heard rumors that Magnai has been sneaking out from the Dawn Throne. Where could he be going, and to do what, I wonder...?

-optional start
Botokhui: Stories of quarrels in this land are as common as grazing sheep. Perhaps someone else can help you.
Suvd: Consider looking into the rumors about Magnai. You may find what you're looking for at the end of that trail.
Yesui: What could Magnai be up to, I wonder...
-optional end

===Speak with Kuiyki===
Kuiyki: Were you able to learn anything of interest?
Kuiyki: I've also heard the rumors pertaining to this Magnai. One person even stated they saw him headed towards a place called Bardam's Mettle not long ago.
Kuiyki: Mayhap his is the form Samidare has chosen to take on.
Kuiyki: Whatever the case may be, we'll find the answer at Bardam's Mettle. We can't allow Samidare's depravities to go on any longer. Steel yourself, for when next we face him, we're putting an end to all of this.

===Speak with Kuiyki===
Kuiyki: Good, you're ready. Once the battle begins, there's no telling which form Samidare might take. An eminent warrior, a fearsome beast...or worse.
Kuiyki: He's also shown more scrupulous behavior in his preparations of late. Whatever his form, we would do best to assume that he has thoroughly studied its strengths, and will use them to full effect.
Kuiyki: Yet I am not the feeble hunter I was before. Together, with your martial might and my exacting eye, we will defeat him!
Kuiyki: At long last, I'toca shall have her vengeance, and my village shall see the cocoon returned!

Question: Duty calls. Commmence battle for "A Hunter True"? (Proceed/Leave)

-cutscene start
Sadu: My beautiful, bright sun... I would bask in your warmth till my flesh returns to the earth.

Magnai: H-Has the feral dog gone rabid!? You speak these honeyed words to lure me into your cot, only to slit my throat as I sleep!

Sadu: Hush, fool. I am your Nhaama. Though we've had our disagreements in the past, I've come to understand my actions were born of love.
Sadu: Yet only now that I am forced to wed do I realize this. Despite my shame, I wished to confess my feelings before it's too late.

Magnai: Wed? A Dotharli beast like you? To whom? To ''what''?

Sadu: Hien of Doma. By becoming kin, he seeks to leverage the influence of the Dotharl to claim dominion over the Steppe.

Magnai: The Doman knows no shame...
Magnai: V-Very well, I will consider your proposal. Far-fetched though it may be, I cannot overlook the possibility that you are my Nhaama.
Magnai: But first, we must gather our warriors. The Doman's impudence cannot go unpunished. We march for Doma come morrow's dawn.

''Sadu smiles.''

Question: What will you say?
> That's not Sadu!
> That is not your moon!
---

Magnai: You... What are you doing here?

Sadu: Is it not obvious? They are spies of Doma, come to quash any thought of resistance. You must kill them. Quickly.

Magnai: But...{{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} is the khagan...

''Sadu attacks Magnai, knocking him out. Sadu loses her disguise and is revealed to be Samidare.''

Samidare: You two are quite the persistent pair. I had hoped to strike at your backs from the shadows, but now you've forced my hand.
Samidare: I will select from my repertoire the greatest warriors I have witnessed, and use their strength to give you the death you so crave.
Samidare: Beginning with her!

''Samidare uses the cocoon to turn into I'toca.''

Kuiyki: How dare you!? When my arrow pierces your breast, I'toca will finally know peace!

===Solo Duty===
Quickdart Kuiyki: I'm taking back what you stole!

Silvertongue Samidare: Take it if you dare─from the hands of I'toca herself!
Silvertongue Samidare: I'm going to enjoy this!
Silvertongue Samidare: With this artifact, her mastery is mine to wield!
Silvertongue Samidare: Even her command over beasts! Now, come forth, and swarm my foes!

System: A horde of beasts hearken to Samidare's call!

Silvertongue Samidare: Let us see how fleet of foot you are!
Silvertongue Samidare: Crush them!

Quickdart Kuiyki: There are so many... But I can bury them in a volley of arrows!

Silvertongue Samidare: Hmph, stubborn fools! Very well, I shall borrow the might of that brutish Oronir!
Silvertongue Samidare: You will scuttle about no more!

Quickdart Kuiyki: Ugh! I can't move!

Silvertongue Samidare: Now to deliver the coup de grâce with that Dotharli devil!
Silvertongue Samidare: Hahaha! Naught of you will remain!

System: Destroy the filthy shackle and free Kuiyki!

Quickdart Kuiyki: You're a lifesaver!

Silvertongue Samidare: Damn you! So be it─I will assume her form...
Silvertongue Samidare: Tremble before the mighty auspice, Tamamo Gozen!

Quickdart Kuiyki: Not good─we need to spread out!

Silvertongue Samidare: I'm not finished yet!
Silvertongue Samidare: A curse to spell your doom...

Quickdart Kuiyki: Such power...

Silvertongue Samidare: I shall drink deep of the ambient aether and render you to ash!

Quickdart Kuiyki: Such baleful energy... We'll be in trouble if we don't do something!

System: 10 seconds to Ninety-ninefold Curse
System: 5 seconds to Ninety-ninefold Curse
System: 4 seconds
System: 3 seconds
System: 2 seconds
System: 1 second

Silvertongue Samidare: You're finished!
Silvertongue Samidare: <pant> You...<pant>...survived...?

Quickdart Kuiyki: He's winded! Now's our chance!

Silvertongue Samidare: It matters not! So long as I have this power, my victory is assured!
Silvertongue Samidare: No! I will not lose to vermin like you!

===Post-duty cutscene===
''Samidare turns into a hawk and flies away. Kuiyki shoots him down with an arrow.''

Samidare: N-No!

Kuiyki: I'toca... It's finally done.

-cutscene end

-cutscene start

Magnai: What am I doing here? I feel as though I have just woken from the strangest dream...

Timid Swordsman: E-Erm... Well, you see...

Daring Warrior: Th-This cowardly cur assaulted you from behind, and knocked you unconscious!

Magnai: You have shown the Sun disgrace this day. You will feel his scorn impressed upon your flesh. You shall forget the warmth of his radiance. In the shadows will you scream, yet none will hear. Prepare yourself.

Kuiyki: Death would have been too good a fate for him. He deserves to spend the rest of his days feeling the weight of his crimes. Now we've honored I'toca's memory, and reclaimed the cocoon. No words can express my gratitude, [Forename].
Kuiyki: I can finally go home... But my community awaits our foremost hunter's triumphant return.
Kuiyki: What expression will come over their faces when the village disgrace arrives instead? I don't know if I can bear to see...

-cutscene end

===Speak with Kuiyki===
Kuiyki: Our journey to reclaim the Dreamweave Cocoon has come to an end at long last. Would that I could return home in high spirits.
Kuiyki: As I recall, you said Shashepya is the one who requested your help, yes? Let us make the journey back to Tuliyollal, and report to her all that has happened.

===Speak with Shashepya in Tuliyollal===
-cutscene start
Shashepya: You're back! Were you able to retrieve the Dreamweave Cocoon?
Shashepya: I'toca isn't with you?
Shashepya: Kuiyki!? Thank goodness, you're alive!

Shashepya: May her soul rest in the cocoon's embrace. I can't believe I'toca is gone...

Kuiyki: Yes. Our village's greatest hunter is lost to us, while its greatest failure survives.
Kuiyki: Here, take the cocoon back where it belongs─home. I have no right to return.

Shashepya: Don't be ridiculous!
Shashepya: You are a child of the forest─you are our dear sister! You can always, always come home!
Shashepya: The entire village has been worried sick about you. We all saw how crestfallen you were, so when you suddenly disappeared, we feared you took your life... For three days and three nights, we scoured land and water to find you.
Shashepya: Yet look at you now, Kuiyki. Not only are you hale and whole, but you have reclaimed the cocoon too. I'm sure that I'toca's spirit, hunting in the forests above, is smiling down at you with pride.
Shashepya: And she would much rather you take up her mantle and protect the village than wallow in guilt over her death.
Shashepya: Nothing escapes your gaze now, after all. Isn't that right?

Kuiyki: ...Thank you, Shashepya.

Shashepya: It's settled. You will return home with me, and finally our village can breathe a sigh of relief.
Shashepya: And it would be remiss of me not to thank you properly, [Forename]. For assisting Kuiyki in reclaiming the Dreamweave Cocoon, you have my heartfelt gratitude!

Kuiyki: I was little more than a liar and a hypocrite when we first met.
Kuiyki: But during our time together, I discovered that I'm so much more than that. That with the right tools, even I could become a hunter worthy of following in I'toca's footsteps. I'm truly grateful to you for helping me to see that.
Kuiyki: Farewell for now, [Forename]. I hope that one day, our paths may cross again.
-cutscene end

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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Impostor Syndrome

2026-07-11T19:11:47Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Impostor Syndrome
| description = Kuiyki seems to be on edge.
| image = The Hunter and the Hunted.png
| quest-giver = Kuiyki
| related-npcs = Byakko; Elderly Customer; Seiryu; Shirakashi; Soroban; Suzaku; Yamabuki
| location = Kugane
| location-x = 13.5
| location-y = 10.2
| type = role
| quest-line = Dawntrail Role Quests
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Role Quests
| journal-genre = Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)
| sortkey = 341
| level = 98
| req-quest = Cornered Prey
| req-items = 1 Glittering Gravel, 1 Aurulent Quartz
| requirements = {{Melee DPS|name=yes}}
| exp = 1102080
| gil = 2000
| mettle =
| reward1 = 1 Fruit and Aloe Jelly
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Cornered Prey
| next-quest = A Hunter True
| patch = 7.0
| release = dawntrail
| id-gt = 70370
| id-edb = b009489cd27
}}

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Shirakashi]].
*Speak with [[Yamabuki]].
*Sprinkle the [[Glittering Gravel]] at the designated location.
*Lie in wait for the [[Shoal Iwamushi]] at the designated location and defeat it to obtain a cluster of [[Aurulent Quartz]].
*Deliver the cluster of Aurulent Quartz to Yamabuki in [[Kugane]].
*Speak with [[Kuiyki]].

==Journal==
*Kuiyki seems to be on edge.
*Kuiyki initially regards you with suspicion, still wary after the last encounter with Samidare. With a satisfactory answer to her question, her doubt is dispelled and she sighs in relief. She reports that there have been no recent incidents matching Samidare's methodology, meaning that the public is aware of his schemes. The bad news is that due to being exposed to saltwater, Kuiyki's remedy can no longer neutralize the Dreamweave Cocoon's mimicry. As a result, she is keen to visit a supplier named Shirakashi on Kogane Dori to purchase the ingredients for synthesizing a new batch of the solution, and invites you to tag along.
*Much to both your and Kuiyki's dismay, the materials necessary for the Tural-based remedy cannot be purchased this far east. Despite this setback, a conversation between Shirakashi and an elderly customer leads Kuiyki to realize that spectacles may improve her eyesight, and thus improve her aim with the bow. The customer recommends a merchant by the name of Yamabuki, who has a repertoire of artisans he can call upon to craft the perfect pair of spectacles for Kuiyki.
*Alas, even purchasing a pair of spectacles is not as simple as it first seems. Yamabuki regretfully informs you that he currently lacks two materials in particular, and that unless you are willing to wait a fortnight for the next shipment to come in, you and Kuiyki will have to procure them yourselves. To leave a menace like Samidare on the loose for that length of time would be unconscionable, so the pair of you decide to split up to gather the necessary items. Kuiyki will head to Tamamizu to barter for an azure hawksbill shell, while you head to Shoal Rock in the Ruby Sea to acquire a cluster of aurulent quartz.
*As instructed, you use the lure. Now you need but lie in wait for a shoal iwamushi to approach.
*You summarily dispatch the creature, retrieving a cluster of aurulent quartz from its shell. Return to Kogane Dori and deliver the item to Yamabuki.
*Kuiyki returns shortly after you in a severely disheveled state. She explains that the Red Kojin have been domineering the Blue Kojin's fishing grounds, making it difficult to procure azure hawksbill carapaces. Bartering a deal with the Blue Kojin, she fought off the Red Kojin in melee combat in exchange for a carapace. With the two necessary materials finally in tow, Yamabuki can now proceed to have Kuiyki's spectacles made. You wait a short while, and soon a bespectacled Kuiyki returns. After firing off a series of shots at a few different targets, the drastic improvement to her aim is obvious. Kuiyki is ecstatic to have overcome her greatest shortcoming and is now most eager to pursue her greatest quarry.
*Kuiyki exudes a confidence she previously didn't possess. Believing that, at long last, you have a fighting chance of capturing Samidare, she bids you make your preparations for the final battle while she continues to investigate his present whereabouts.
**※The next role quest will be available from Kuiyki upon reaching level 100 in any melee DPS class.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
Kuiyki: Good to see you, [Forename]!
Kuiyki: ...Or should I say Samidare?
Kuiyki: There's only one way to be sure: I need you to tell me something only you and I would know. When I used the cocoon to take on I'toca's form, what creature did I hunt?

Question: What will you say?
> I don't know.
> You never told me.
---

Kuiyki: It's really you! Whew, that's a relief. Indeed, I never told you that my arrow struck a great, wild boar─a prize for any hunter. Samidare is the only one who ever saw it.
Kuiyki: Sorry for doubting you, but I could think of no better way to expose him if he'd attempted to impersonate you again.
Kuiyki: I have to remain vigilant, after all, even though no news of his plots has reached me as of late.
Kuiyki: From here to Yanxia people are on alert for a many-faced agitator within their midst, and not even a stray cat is beyond scrutiny. While Samidare can no longer act so brazenly, I'm afraid this means his trail's gone cold.
Kuiyki: We also have another problem. When he pushed me into the Ruby Sea, the remedy I carried was soaked in saltwater. I'm afraid it's no longer effective.
Kuiyki: No doubt his plan from the start was to eliminate the one means we had of undoing the cocoon's mimicry.
Kuiyki: We're at a disadvantage too great to ignore.
Kuiyki: Which is why I intend to synthesize a new batch. I was just about to go procure the necessary ingredients from the supplier when you arrived. Why don't you join me?

-quest accepted

-cutscene end

===Speak with Shirakashi===

-cutscene start

Shirakashi: I've never heard of such materials. Where are they found?

Kuiyki: Deep in the forests of Tural, a land beyond the great sea, and far, far to the west of here.

Shirakashi: Tural!? I'm uh...afraid my supply chain does not extend quite that far.

Kuiyki: I feared as much... It doesn't help that the materials can only be harvested when the season is right. Even were I to return home now, I doubt I could find what we need.
Kuiyki: We've no choice but to give up on the remedy. I'm sorry. Now we're at the mercy of Samidare's cunning.

Elderly Customer: Hello there. Tell me, have you any salves that might ease my aching back?

Shirakashi: Sir, this isn't the apothecary. Where are your spectacles?

Elderly Customer: Oh yes, how could I forget...
Elderly Customer: Ah, much better. Hah, sometimes I forget that I'm as blind as a bat without these! Forgive me, Shirokashi.

Kuiyki: E-Excuse me, but do those bits of glass covering your eyes help you see better?

Elderly Customer: Well, yes... Are you unfamiliar with spectacles?

Kuiyki: I've seen folk wearing them before, but I always thought they were decorative, like my choker.
Kuiyki: Tell me, where can I procure a pair of my own!?

Elderly Customer: Yamabuki is your man. He has a breadth of artisan contacts who'll ensure you receive a pair fine-tuned to your specifications. You'll find his shop on this very street.

Kuiyki: I'll look for him, thank you!
Kuiyki: I'm sorry, you must be completely bewildered.
Kuiyki: I thought a failure of a hunter like me would never be able to aid you in battle, but I've just come to realize there's hope yet!
Kuiyki: But let's not crowd this stall any longer. Care to join me over there?

-cutscene end

-cutscene start

Kuiyki: Ever since I was a child, I've had trouble seeing things from afar. That's why my aim with the bow is so poor.
Kuiyki: I'm not fit to be a hunter. Never was. It's only natural that chores like washing sheets and preparing meals fell to me.
Kuiyki: But I always yearned to do more. To ''be'' more. I've looked up to I'toca ever since I can remember. No matter how hard I tried, I simply couldn't give up on my dream. I had to be just like her.
Kuiyki: So I begged her to teach me everything she knew. From the basics of drawing a bow to precise aiming techniques that few hunters use. Yet despite all her efforts, my sight failed me where it counted most.
Kuiyki: All my life, I thought this was simply how nature intended for me to be. I was content to accept my lot.
Kuiyki: But now that I know spectacles may improve my eyesight, I feel...hope. If I could just try them, mayhap my arrows would fire true.
Kuiyki: I could join you in battle, and maybe even strike down Samidare with my own arrow. We may have lost the remedy, but this would give us an element of surprise.
Kuiyki: So I have to try on spectacles for myself!
Kuiyki: All right. Let's go meet this Yamabuki!

-cutscene end

===Speak with Yamabuki (cutscene)===
-optional start
Kuiyki: I wonder what procuring a pair of spectacles entails...
-optional end

-cutscene start

Yamabuki: A pair of spectacles, is it? I can certainly get your order in the pipeline, but I'm afraid there'll be a wait. I'm fresh out of supplies, you see, and the next shipment isn't due for a number of weeks.
Yamabuki: Of course, if you're in a rush, you could roll up your sleeves and get the materials yourselves. All you need is the glossy shell of an azure hawksbill and a cluster of aurulent quartz. Bring them here and my affiliates can begin work immediately.

Kuiyki: Who knows what schemes Samidare might contrive should we let down our chase for weeks. Would you be willing to lend me a hand with procuring the materials? If we split up, we should be able to gather them in the blink of an eye!

Yamabuki: Quite the eager pair, I see. In that case I daresay you'll be able to negotiate with the Blue Kojin for a carapace of splendid quality.

Kuiyki: Ah, I visited Tamamizu during my investigations in the Ruby Sea. I'll handle the shell.

Yamabuki: That leaves you with the aurulent quartz. Pray look for a cavern near Shoal Rock in the Ruby Sea. Sprinkle some glittering gravel to lure a shoal iwamushi from its lair within, and retrieve a cluster from its shell.

Kuiyki: Let's meet back here when we're finished!
-cutscene end

-optional start
Yamabuki: Remember, you will find the creature hiding in its lair within a cavern near Shoal Rock. You must sprinkle glittering gravel to draw it out, and then vanquish it to procure the aurulent quartz.
-optional end

===Deliver the cluster of {{i|Aurulent Quartz}} to Yamabuki in Kugane===
Yamabuki: Ah, you're the first to return. I trust you have the quartz in hand?

''The player hands him the {{i|Aurulent Quartz}}.''

-cutscene start
Yamabuki: Excellent, this will make for a fine pair of lenses. Now we need only wait for your friend...

Kuiyki: I-I'm...back...
Kuiyki: Sorry, didn't mean to alarm you like that.
Kuiyki: I spoke with the Kojin of the Blue as planned, but soon learned that hawksbill shells have been sparse of late. They were reluctant to part with a single one.
Kuiyki: I was able to wear them down, though, until they proposed an exchange: if I dealt with the Red Kojin who'd invaded their fishing grounds, they'd spare a shell.
Kuiyki: I knew my bow would be useless, so I took a leaf out of [Forename]'s book and fought 'em up close and personal. As you can see, I took quite the beating. But so did they.
Kuiyki: I may be a little worse for wear, but the trouble was worth it. I have the shell as promised, and with it, your associates can get started!

Yamabuki: Indeed they can. Let us first measure your eyesight, and then they can get to work.

Kuiyki: Th-This is incredible! Everything is so ''vivid''!
Kuiyki: Why, I'm sure I could hit a bird over the horizon! Come, [Forename], I want to fire some test shots at the sign over there!

Yamabuki: H-Hold on! That seems like a fine way to earn the ire of the Sekiseigumi. I'll prepare some targets for you, so let's move somewhere less crowded.

Kuiyki: Heh, of course. Thank you for going to the trouble!

''Kuiyki and the player go to the harbor where three targets have been placed. Kuiyki hits all three perfectly.''

Kuiyki: I did it... I really did it! After all these years, my aim is true!
Kuiyki: When we find Samidare, he won't know what hit him!
-cutscene end

===Speak with Kuiyki===
Kuiyki: I don't know if I can properly describe this feeling to you. After so long, I don't feel like someone pretending to be a hunter. Finally, I don't feel like a burden.
Kuiyki: As soon as I catch even a whiff of Samidare's trail, we stop him for good.
Kuiyki: When that moment arrives, please lend me your strength for one last time. Together, we'll retrieve the cocoon, and return it to my village!

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

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Cornered Prey

2026-07-11T18:58:47Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Cornered Prey
| description = Kuiyki's brow is furrowed in uncharacteristic unease.
| image = The Hunter and the Hunted.png
| quest-giver = Kuiyki
| related-npcs = Samidare; Seasoned Ninja
| location = Kugane
| location-x = 13.5
| location-y = 10.2
| type = role
| quest-line = Dawntrail Role Quests
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Role Quests
| journal-genre = Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)
| sortkey = 331
| level = 96
| req-quest = Who's Who
| req-items =
| requirements = {{Melee DPS|name=yes}}
| exp = 1075200
| gil = 1000
| mettle =
| reward1 =
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Who's Who
| next-quest = Impostor Syndrome
| patch = 7.0
| release = dawntrail
| id-gt = 70369
| id-edb = e00d4f74c48
}}

==Steps==
*Search for [[Samidare]] in [[Hells' Lid]].
*Search for Samidare in Hells' Lid.
*Search for Samidare in Hells' Lid.
*Speak with [[Kuiyki]] in [[Kugane]].

==Journal==
* Kuiyki's brow is furrowed in uncharacteristic unease.
* Kuiyki confesses she was unsure you would return after discovering the truth. Relating the difficulties she experienced when first arriving in Kugane, she thanks you for sticking by her. The heartfelt moment is interrupted by the arrival of Samidare's childhood friend, whom you met at the House of the Fierce. In an urgent rush he informs you that Samidare is hiding on Hells' Lid, and bids you investigate the area alone so you may bring your all to bear.
* You survey the area but discern no sign of Samidare. Perhaps he can be found further ahead.
* Once more you survey the area, only to be ambushed by a group of Red Kojin lying in wait. After dispatching them, you decide to forge further ahead in search of any trace of Samidare's presence.
* You survey the area one final time, but Samidare is nowhere to be found. Kuiyki soon arrives, distracting your attention. In the split second you look away, she prepares to stab you, when the real Kuiyki rushes in and tackles her doppleganger, revealing an exasperated Samidare. Fed up that his plan was thwarted once again, he promises to prepare a more thorough method of murder for your next meeting before taking flight as a bird. Kuiyki curses herself for being so gullible, and with horror, realizes that Samidare most likely used her form when he murdered I'toca. Wary there may still be dangers lying in wait, she suggests you both return to Kugane.
* Still reeling from your near untimely death, Kuiyki vows to be cautious of trusting familiar faces, and asks that you do the same. For the time being, she will continue to look into Samidare's possible whereabouts, and will update you when she has news to share.
**※The next role quest will be available from Kuiyki upon reaching level 98 in any melee DPS class.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
Kuiyki: [Forename]! I'm so relieved to see you!
Kuiyki: I thought you might resent me for lying to you. That you might refuse to lend me your help again...
Kuiyki: I'd certainly be hard-pressed to reclaim the cocoon alone in this foreign land. I truly meant what I said before─I'm counting on you.
Kuiyki: Though I'm ashamed to admit it, when I first arrived here, I was nearly swindled out of an heirloom by a talking catfish.
Kuiyki: I'd been scouring the city for a shop to pawn my choker so I could secure room and board, you see, when the catfish approached me, claiming it'd buy the necklace for a fair price. Offered me a handful of coins that glittered like gold.
Kuiyki: I was about to accept the offer when I'toca appeared. In mere moments, she discerned that the catfish's currency was counterfeit, and ended the transaction then and there.
Kuiyki: She dragged me to the markets afterwards and pawned her ''own'' necklace to secure lodgings for the both of us. From the moment she arrived, I'toca took care of everything.
Kuiyki: <sigh> What I'm trying to say is... I can't do anything on my own. I'm reckless, and impulsive, and... I'm just really glad to have you by my side.

Seasoned Ninja: It's been some time, my friends. Pray forgive my sudden visit, but I come bearing urgent tidings.

Kuiyki: Ah, we spoke with you at the House of the Fierce. What brings you all this way?

Seasoned Ninja: I was able to make contact with Samidare. I told him I was willing to make amends and join my oldest friend in exposing the lies in peoples' hearts. He responded most eagerly, and bade me meet him in secret.

Kuiyki: W-Wait, really!? Did he say where?

Seasoned Ninja: Aye. Hells' Lid... I had a mind to lay an ambush for him, but not knowing the extent of the power he wields, I thought it best to seek help.
Seasoned Ninja: And so I come here to beg your aid, [Forename]. Your strength and valor are unequaled, and we cannot apprehend Samidare without you.

Kuiyki: We may never get another chance to catch him unawares like this. There's no time to lose!

Seasoned Ninja: W-Wait! Forgive me for speaking plain, huntress, but I fear we would only be a hindrance to [Forename] when the fighting begins. Let us go to Hells' Lid by skiff and meet his after the villain is subdued.

Kuiyki: Oh, I... I take your point. You're right... Without us there to distract him, [Forename] can focus wholeheartedly on the battle.
Kuiyki: Sorry, would you mind going it alone? We'll be there as soon as we can!
-quest accepted
-cutscene end

===Search for Samidare in Hells' Lid===
System: You see no sign of Samidare. Perhaps his lair is further ahead.

System: You still see no sign of Samidare, but feel an unsettling presence...

System: Samidare is nowhere to be found. There is naught to do but await your companions' arrival.

-cutscene start
Samidare@Kuiyki: Hey, you all right!?
Samidare@Kuiyki: Hey, you all right!?

Question: What will you say?
> I was ambushed by a group of Red Kojin.
> I was attacked, but not by Samidare.
---

Samidare@Kuiyki: What? So this was a trap?
Samidare@Kuiyki: Wait, over there!

''The player looks in the direction Kuiyki indicated. She smiles and draws her blades. Another Kuiyki comes running and knocks her over. The first Kuiyki is revealed to be Samidare.''

Kuiyki: Th-Thank goodness... I made it!

Samidare: Hmph. After all that time I spent in that old Kojin's shell, convincing his underlings to attack you. My blade was mere ilms from the skin of your back...alas.
Samidare: A meticulous plan gone to waste. It seems I underestimated your strength...and the failed huntress's tenacity.
Samidare: I daresay I'm outmatched─and no common beast I might mimic can stand against you. I must contemplate your deaths with more care...more ''rigor''. Look forward to our next meeting.

''Samidare turns into a hawk and flies away.''

Kuiyki: Forgive me, needed to catch my breath...
Kuiyki: Samidare's “friend” was the villain himself. As soon as the skiff made it to the open sea, he threw me overboard. I damn near had to swim like a fish to make it here in time.
Kuiyki: He's made me into a fool...again. He waylaid me before using a similar ruse. By the time I figured out what was what, I'toca was already...
Kuiyki: I always wondered how a craven like Samidare was able kill her, our greatest hunter...and now I know.
Kuiyki: When I'toca felt the blade in her back, and turned to see the face of her killer... She saw ''me''.
Kuiyki: I'm glad I was able to prevent history from repeating itself. I don't want to lose you, too...
Kuiyki: Ahem. We should return to Kugane. Samidare may have planted more than one trap for us here.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Kuiyki in Kugane===
Kuiyki: I feared the worst as I rushed to reach you.
Kuiyki: The moment Samidare was in sight, I charged without thinking. Which, in retrospect, was probably for the best. Had I tried to shoot him from afar with my bow, I might have missed─or worse yet, hit you instead.
Kuiyki: In any case, I'm just relieved you're safe. I promise to be more wary from now on─particularly of familiar faces. It hardly needs saying, but remember to keep your guard up as well.
Kuiyki: For now, I'll resume my efforts to gather information about Samidare's whereabouts. You'll be the first to know once I have a lead!

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

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Who's Who

2026-07-11T18:02:12Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Who's Who
| description = I'toca appears to have found a new lead.
| image = The Hunter and the Hunted.png
| quest-giver = I'toca
| related-npcs = Considerate Farmer; Kaidate; Kuiyki; Miyake; Ochimi; Samidare; Seasoned Ninja; Shinden; Subaru
| location = Kugane
| location-x = 13.5
| location-y = 10.2
| type = role
| quest-line = Dawntrail Role Quests
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Role Quests
| journal-genre = Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)
| sortkey = 321
| level = 94
| req-quest = A Sea of Blood
| req-items =
| requirements = {{Melee DPS|name=yes}}
| exp = 1048320
| gil = 1000
| mettle =
| reward1 =
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = A Sea of Blood
| next-quest = Cornered Prey
| patch = 7.0
| release = dawntrail
| id-gt = 70368
| id-edb = 40042f8ccc0
}}

==Steps==
*Gather information in [[Namai]]. 0/3
**Speak with [[Shinden]]
**Speak with [[Ochimi]]
**Speak with [[Miyake]]
*Speak with [[I'toca]].
*Speak with I'toca.
*Speak with I'toca in [[Kugane]].

==Journal==
* I'toca appears to have found a new lead.
* I'toca reveals that the thief was recently discovered impersonating none other than Lord Hien of Doma. Though he was quickly exposed, the insidious individual's present whereabouts are unknown. If he remains in Doma, the most likely place for him to infiltrate next would be Yanxia─your next destination.
* Aside from a dispute over persimmons, none in Yanxia appear to have experienced any quarrels of a peculiar nature. I'toca will wish to hear of this.
* While you and I'toca wonder how to proceed, a passing farmer expresses his surprise to see you. He claims to have given you directions to the House of the Fierce just moments earlier, making it clear that the thief has taken on your form. You and I'toca rush for the hidden refuge to catch your quarry before his plot unfolds.
* Much as you feared, the thief has assumed your form in an attempt to incite war between Doma and the Azim Steppe. Thankfully, with one toss of the remedy, his ruse is dispelled. As the impersonator attempts to flee, I'toca shoots an arrow but misses once again. Seeing this third futile attempt, you ask her if she is truly the hunter she claims to be. The question draws the thief's attention, who reveals that the real I'toca is already dead by his hand, and the person beside you is herself an impostor. He then makes good his escape, and after you explain the situation to the Doman ninja, one of them reveals that the insidious individual was once of their order before he was conscripted by the Garlean army as a spy. His name: Samidare. This day of revelations is not yet over, as “I'toca” promises to explain herself upon returning to Kugane.
* “I'toca” finally confesses that her real name is Kuiyki, and that it was indeed her fault the Dreamweave Cocoon was stolen from her village. To right her mistake, she made the voyage to Kugane, where she encountered I'toca, and together they attempted to retrieve the stolen relic. Yet tragedy fell when Samidare murdered the elite huntress, leaving Kuiyki to carry out this mission alone─until she met you. With your help, she believes she can avenge I'toca and recover the cocoon at the same time. Remorseful for her deception, Kuiyki hopes you will lend her your aid once more when a new lead comes to light.
**※The next role quest will be available from Kuiyki upon reaching level 96 in any melee DPS class.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
I'toca: Wonderful, you're here! Ever since the incident in the Ruby Sea, I've kept a line of communication with the Confederacy, and they just reported something you'll be interested to hear.
I'toca: Apparently, a man impersonating the distinguished lord of “Doma” was recently exposed.
I'toca: One of the lord's retainers saw through the pretender's facade while he was attempting to stir up trouble in the “Doman Enclave”. The impostor then reportedly transformed into a hawk and fled.
I'toca: Clearly, our quarry now nests in Doma.
I'toca: I'd like to resume our hunt immediately, but I'm not sure where he may go after his failure in the enclave. Do any locations come to mind?
I'toca: A town in Yanxia called “Namai,” you say? That sounds promising! The extent of your knowledge is truly remarkable, [Forename].
I'toca: Then without further ado, let's make our way there and see if the residents have noticed any unusual activity!

-quest accepted

===Gather information in Namai===
-optional start
I'toca: The people of this village live hand in hand with nature... It reminds me of home.
-optional end

====[[Shinden]]====
Shinden: Trouble? None that I can think of. For a blessing, all has been peaceful.

====[[Miyake]]====
Miyake: Have there been any quarrels of late? Why yes, actually. Just the other day, the two of us were at each other's throats over a persimmon. She was only supposed to eat half, but she went and gobbled the whole thing!
Miyake: <sigh> In the end, she purchased this one by way of apology, so I let bygones be bygones. ...What's that? This isn't the sort of quarrel you're speaking of?

====[[Ochimi]]====
Ochimi: By the kami's grace, our quaint village has not seen strife since the imperials were ousted. There has been news, however, of a man impersonating Lord Hien at the enclave.
Ochimi: As I am told, when “Lord Hien” voiced intentions to invade Nagxia, all present grew wary of the individual.
Ochimi: None more so than Lady Yugiri, who saw through the farce immediately. After he was exposed, the villain fled the scene with haste. Unfortunately, efforts to find him have not borne fruit.

Ochimi: Lord Hien is no warmonger. We are fortunate indeed that Lady Yugiri was there to thwart the impostor's efforts before they could gain momentum.

-optional start
Shinden: 'Tis all we can do to hold onto peace while it lasts.

Miyake: Then what sort of quarrels ''were'' you inquiring about?
-optional end

===Speak with I'toca===
-cutscene start

I'toca: None of the residents I spoke with reported anything out of the ordinary. How did you fare?
I'toca: Then it seems the villain is not here. Where might he have gone...?

Considerate Farmer: Huh? What are you doing here?

I'toca: A friend of yours?

Considerate Farmer: Don't hang your head like we're strangers─we met just moments ago! Remember? You asked me how to reach the House of the Fierce!
Considerate Farmer: Good grief, lad, you're lost aren't you? I can understand your embarrassment, but I'll tell you the way again. Listen carefully, now.
Considerate Farmer: Follow the descending paths leading north out of the village until you see a small pond. Then simply dive in, and swim. The House of the Fierce will be on the other side.

I'toca: Could he have impersonated ''you'' this time? ...This doesn't bode well─we must hurry!
I'toca: Much obliged, sir!
-cutscene end

===Speak with I'toca===
I'toca: Just how far must we swim to reach this place? I daresay my days spent in the lakes back home are about to come in handy.

-cutscene start
Samidare@[Forename]?: My friends! It's come to my attention that the khan of the Azim Steppe's mighty Oronir tribe conspires in the shadows to invade Doma!
Samidare@[Forename]?: We must not give them the chance! Invasion would mean all-out war. There is only one solution: under the cover of darkness, you must assassinate the khan. Only with his death can this crisis be averted!
Samidare@[Forename]?: They grow wary... Perhaps I should observe my targets more carefully...

Kaidate: W-With all due respect, these allegations must be brought before Lord Hien. It is imperative we receive his instruction before acting...

Samidare@[Forename]?: That would be playing right into the Oronir's hands. After all, an impostor disguised as Lord Hien was but recently exposed. An Oronir spy, there can be no question.
Samidare@[Forename]?: Yet the spy has fled, their whereabouts unknown. They could be anyone and anywhere, weaving new schemes even as we speak! Decisive action must be taken. That is why I came to you!

Kaidate: So the impersonation of Lord Hien was but a part of the Oronir's grand scheme?
Kaidate: But why would those who fought alongside us for Doma's liberation conspire to invade?
Kaidate: Forgive me, but you do not seem yourself, [Forename]. Something isn't right...

Samidare@[Forename]?: Because I am desperate! A shadow looms over Doma, and only with your help can I cast away its dark pall! Please, lend me your strength!

Subaru: Our honored friend [Forename] risked life and limb to see Doma free, yet you address him with suspicion and doubt! If he says we must act first to prevent greater bloodshed, then we must act!

Kaidate: ...It is true that he has never led us astray.
Kaidate: Brothers and sisters, let us join hands with [Forename] once more to drive back this shadow rising over Doma!
Kaidate: Wh-What is the meaning of this...?

Samidare@[Forename]?: I-It's that infernal Oronir spy! Quickly, kill him before he can escape!

Question: What will you say?
> I am no spy!
> You sound nothing like me!
---

I'toca: Your charade ends here!

''I'toca throws the elixir at the imposter.''

Seasoned Ninja: I-It's you...

Insidious Individual: Such persistent vermin.

''The imposter uses the cocoon to turn into a hawk.''

I'toca: You're not getting away this time!

''I'toca shoots and arrow after the hawk but misses.''

Question: What will you say?
> Are you truly the foremost hunter of your village?
> The problem appears to be your aim, not the bow...
---

Insidious Individual: Ha, pathetic!
Insidious Individual: You're nothing like that other girl. What was her name...? Ah yes─I'toca. She was fearsome, that one, right up until the moment I drove my blade into her back.
Insidious Individual: What is ''this''...? Don't tell me you've been masquerading around as I'toca herself?
Insidious Individual: After all, that would make you no better than me! Hiding behind the name of another won't erase the blame you bear for everything that happened.

I'toca: I'm sorry. I swear I'll explain everything to you later. For now, we should apprise these men and women of the situation.

Kaidate: To think he can transform into anyone... A truly fearsome ability. I shall alert Lord Hien to this threat immediately. Rest assured that all of Doma will be on alert!

Subaru: I was completely fooled... I have no words to express my shame.
Subaru: Upon speaking with you again, I realize that though the impostor assumed your guise, he had neither your spirit nor your grace. Forgive me. I will not fall for such a farce again.

Seasoned Ninja: Might I have a word?
Seasoned Ninja: The man impersonating you earlier...I'd recognize his face anywhere. Without a doubt, he is Samidare...a childhood friend.

I'toca: You know him!? Please, you must tell us everything!

Seasoned Ninja: I have known Samidare nearly my entire life. We learned the shinobi arts together, you see. Roughly twenty-five years ago, we engaged in our first battle as proud ninja, defending Doma against the Empire's invasion.
Seasoned Ninja: With every fiber in our body, we met their mighty magitek with nimble ninjutsu.
Seasoned Ninja: As if moved by our resolve, the mighty auspice and guardian of Doma, Tamamo Gozen, appeared on the field of battle to aid our cause.

Seasoned Ninja: Yet our efforts were for naught. The Empire's might fell upon Doma like a hammer, and we were crushed beneath their overwhelming force.
Seasoned Ninja: The occupation began soon thereafter, and so too did my work from the shadows. While I devoted myself to resisting the Empire in secret, Samidare was conscripted to their army, and forced to become an imperial spy.
Seasoned Ninja: I understand he served them well, fanning the flames of war in faraway lands through rumor and manipulation. Indeed, as far back as I can recall, Samidare has ever excelled in the skill of subterfuge.
Seasoned Ninja: It was only after the prisoner exchange that he returned to Doma at long last, but he was a changed man. He could find no joy or solace in the peace he once fought to secure for our nation. Instead, he sought to disrupt it.
Seasoned Ninja: “War has taught me the truth of this world. Civility is but a facade to hide man's savagery. And I'll prove it here, in dear, dear Doma...”
Seasoned Ninja: The fool I am, I thought he was jesting. Only later when I discovered the web of lies he'd spun to turn folk against one another did I realize he meant every word. I tried to confront him, but he fled Doma before I had the chance.
Seasoned Ninja: Nevertheless, I searched his home afterwards, and discovered a missive from an organization called the “Passage of the Unbound.” I have it with me here.
Seasoned Ninja: “Dear Illustrious Samidare, We extend our deepest gratitude for your interest in joining the Passage of the Unbound. With each passing day our secret order draws closer to its goals, and we shall require exceptional talent for what lies ahead.”
Seasoned Ninja: “Bearing these needs in mind, we have decided to welcome you into the fold. To celebrate the start of an auspicious future together, we invite you to meet your colleagues in Tuliyollal, and have enclosed your ticket within.”

I'toca: Exceptional talent? Exceptional egos, more like... This “Passage of the Unbound” kept a watchful eye on nations far and wide to recruit cutthroats like Samidare who only follow their own desires.
I'toca: Upon his arrival in Tural, Samidare's ambitions guided him to my home, where he stole the Dreamweave Cocoon and set out to use it for his own twisted ends.

Seasoned Ninja: I'm afraid that appears to be the way of it. In all likelihood, it is the Passage of the Unbound which alerted him to this Dreamweave Cocoon's existence.
Seasoned Ninja: Today, Samidare attempted to incite war between Doma and the Azim Steppe by wearing the face of our dearest ally─you.
Seasoned Ninja: Your timely appearance prevented the worst from happening, but so long as he can alter his form and face at will, who can say what tomorrow may bring.
Seasoned Ninja: His years as a secret operative have made him a master at reading people. Should he decide to study his target before taking their form, I fear his schemes may not be discovered until it's already too late. Please, be careful, and may the kami bless and keep you.

I'toca: Attempting to find Samidare now would be a fruitless endeavor. He could be any bird in the sky, or any beast roaming the wild.
I'toca: Let us return to Kugane. I'll reveal everything to you there... I promise.
-cutscene end

===Speak with I'toca in Kugane===
-cutscene start

I'toca: I'm grateful for your help today. Once again, I let our prey slip away. The only silver lining is that we know who he is now.
I'toca: But more importantly, I apologize for deceiving you. As Samidare said, I'm not the greatest hunter of my home. I'm not I'toca.

Kuiyki: I'm Kuiyki. I hail from the same village as I'toca, and I too am a hunter─but only in name. You've seen my aim for yourself.
Kuiyki: Yet most shameful of all is that it's my fault the Dreamweave Cocoon was stolen.
Kuiyki: Normally, it is enshrined in the deepest recesses of our home. Only I'toca had leave to wield it.
Kuiyki: The forest provides shelter and sustenance to many, and not all we share its bounty with are friendly. When great beasts threaten our home, the cocoon's power may be used to protect our lives.
Kuiyki: Yet I used it for my own foolish desires...
Kuiyki: I couldn't take it anymore. I was a hunter, yet could barely catch prey large enough to feed myself. I was forced to wash clothes, prepare meals, and tune bows.
Kuiyki: Just once, I wanted to be acknowledged. I wanted to feel ''pride''...so I used the cocoon's power to transform myself into I'toca.
Kuiyki: With her dexterity and finesse, I finally caught prey befitting a true hunter.
Kuiyki: And as I carried my prize home, he appeared.
Kuiyki: I found him collapsed in the middle of a beaten path. I never had reason to mistrust someone before, so I approached to nurse his wounds. Yet the moment I drew close, he knocked the cocoon from my grasp and struck me unconscious.
Kuiyki: He was long gone by the time I awoke. I confessed my sin to the village elder, and in her boundless grace she forgave me. But I could not forgive myself. I left home that very eve in secret to pursue the thief. All the way to Kugane.
Kuiyki: After several days of fruitlessly scouring the city, who should I see but I'toca...as our most exceptional hunter, it came as no surprise the elder had charged her with recovering the cocoon.
Kuiyki: She was astonished to see me, of course. I had told no one of my actions. I feared she would send me home, but when I expressed to her my shame─my anger─she consoled me, and told me we would find the cocoon together.
Kuiyki: And I was certain we would... Until the day that duplicitous bastard killed her.
Kuiyki: You appeared soon after her passing. I thought with someone as strong as you at my side, maybe...just maybe, I could avenge her. So I lied.
Kuiyki: Like Samidare said, I'm no better than he is. I'm an impostor. But my desire to reclaim the cocoon is every bit as strong as I'toca's was.
Kuiyki: I am so, so sorry for lying to you, [Forename]. I hope that you can find it in your heart to forgive me, and continue to aid me in reclaiming the Dreamweave Cocoon.

Question: What will you say?
> Thank you for telling me the truth. Of course I'll help.
> I had my suspicions, but I also had faith in you─and it's been rewarded.
> How could I say no?
---
Kuiyki: Thank you! I know with you at my side, I can keep my promise to I'toca.
Kuiyki: For now, I'll remain vigilant for any news regarding conflict in the region. Please do pay me a visit when you find a moment to spare... I'm counting on you.

-quest complete
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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A Sea of Blood

2026-07-11T13:19:03Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = A Sea of Blood
| description = I'toca is eager to continue the hunt.
| image = The Hunter and the Hunted.png
| quest-giver = I'toca
| related-npcs = Confederate Veteran; Hiun; Ikaruga; Kuiyki; Rasho; Samidare; Shihoji
| location = Kugane
| location-x = 13.5
| location-y = 10.2
| type = role
| quest-line = Dawntrail Role Quests
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Role Quests
| journal-genre = Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)
| sortkey = 311
| level = 92
| req-quest = The Hunter and the Hunted
| req-items =
| requirements = {{Melee DPS|name=yes}}
| exp = 1,021,440
| gil = 1000
| mettle =
| reward1 =
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = The Hunter and the Hunted
| next-quest = Who's Who
| patch = 7.0
| release = dawntrail
| id-gt = 70367
| id-edb = 7e936bea233
}}
==Steps==
* Gather information at [[the Ruby Price]].
* Gather information in [[Sakazuki]].
* Speak with [[I'toca]].
* Speak with I'toca in [[Kugane]].

==Journal==
* I'toca is eager to continue the hunt.
* With no news of further incidents in Kugane, I'toca believes the Dreamweave Cocoon's thief has found new soil in which to sow discord. The closest settlements outside of the city are found in the Ruby Sea, and who better to inquire about the recent state of affairs in the area than the bakufu soldiers who stand guard over its waters?
* According to Ikaruga, a Confederate vessel recently approached the Ruby Price without authorization, almost sparking a fatal conflict. While the vessel eventually withdrew, the situation is tense and the soldiers fear it will escalate should a similar incident occur again. I'toca is keen to hear the Confederacy's side of the story, and so you set your sights on Sakazuki.
* The Confederates are alarmed to hear Ikaruga's claims, and assert that it is actually the bakufu soldiers who have recently stepped beyond their boundaries. I'toca will undoubtedly wish to hear your findings.
* The Confederate veteran reports that Captain Rasho has been acting strangely of late, voicing intentions to besiege the Ruby Price. The sudden change in his behavior leads I'toca to believe the thief may have assumed his form. You hasten towards the Isle of Bekko in the hopes of arriving there before any blood is spilled.
* Knowing Rasho personally, you are quickly able to see through the thief's facade, prompting I'toca to once more use her remedy to expose him. After a heated exchange, he reveals his intent to use the Dreamweave Cocoon to unveil the truth of the world─that people are cruel at heart. As he flees, I'toca attempts to shoot him down but misses yet again. Nevertheless, the Confederates thank you for intervening, and swear to remain vigilant for any further unusual activity in the Ruby Sea. With the thief again out of reach, I'toca suggests you both return to Kugane to plan your next steps.
* I'toca is more incensed by the thief's motive than you initially realized. Though regretful that he was able to evade capture once again, she resolves to work with the Confederacy to find his next likely target─and simultaneously tune her bow to peak condition.
**※The next role quest will be available from I'toca upon reaching level 94 in any melee DPS class.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
I'toca: Good to see you, [Forename]. For better or worse, I haven't heard about any unusual incidents in Kugane since our last altercation with the thief.
I'toca: There may be a reason for that. Do you remember when he claimed he was moving on to “bigger and better things”? If we're to catch him, we may have to expand the scope of our search beyond Kugane.
I'toca: Yet he traveled all the way from Tural to this eastern land for a reason, and I can't imagine he'd go too far. Do you know of any other settlements nearby?

Question: What will you say?
> Look to the Ruby Sea.
> The Ruby Sea is dotted with settlements.
---

I'toca: People live out in those waters? But they're so vast...where would we even begin?
I'toca: Ah, so the bakufu has an outpost at the Ruby Price? That sounds like the perfect place to start. Let's make our way there and avail ourselves of the soldiers' intel.
I'toca: If anything out of the ordinary has occurred, no doubt they'll be aware of it. Shall we?

-quest accepted

===Gather information at the Ruby Price===
-cutscene start
Ikaruga: Well, this is unexpected. What brings you to the Ruby Price?
Ikaruga: Disputes? Strange you should ask... Not even a moon ago, the waters of the Ruby Sea were poised to turn a sanguinary shade.

I'toca: Please, tell us everything.

Ikaruga: A Confederate skiff approached the Ruby Price without authorization, and its occupant began hurling insult after insult in an obvious attempt to provoke us.
Ikaruga: We did not succumb to their provocations, however. After warning the vessel we'd fire if they drew an ilm closer, they withdrew without a word.
Ikaruga: However, should they attempt to provoke us again, we will not display the same level of restraint. And the roar of our cannon shall signal their comrades to rally in full force. The waters ''will'' flow red. Of that, there can be no doubt.
Ikaruga: Tensions run high─naught like this has ever occurred.

I'toca: I see... Thank you for the information.
I'toca: Might we speak privately?

I'toca: Based on the testimony just now, I gather there's an agreement in these waters that the Confederates are not to draw near the Ruby Price, guarded as it is by bakufu sentries.
I'toca: If that's the case, then as the soldier stated, I can only conclude that the vessel earlier was attempting to incite a dispute between the two factions.
I'toca: Which fits the modus operandi of our quarry, wouldn't you say? Perhaps it was he who sailed here under the banner of the Confederates.
I'toca: Whatever the case may be, we have nothing but conjecture. We'll need solid evidence before we can alert the soldiers here to this threat─I doubt they'll heed our warnings otherwise.
I'toca: First, we need to verify if any members of the Confederacy actually approached the Ruby Price. Do you know where their base of operations can be found?
I'toca: Sakazuki... Looks like it would be fastest for us to swim there.
-cutscene end

===Gather information in Sakazuki===
====[[Shihoji]]====
Shihoji: What? Absolutely not! Not a one of my Confederate brothers and sisters would approach the Ruby Price without authorization.
Shihoji: Those cowardly bakufu dogs must have concocted this baseless rumor to get a rise out of us!

====[[Hiun]]====
Hiun: The soldiers at the Ruby Price said that, did they? Pardon my language, but that's a load of shite. We have no interest in Hingan waters.
Hiun: If anything, I've seen their skiffs encroaching on our territory of late. If you ask me, they're the ones thirsty for blood...

-optional start
I'toca: Any of your comrades sail to the Ruby Price recently?

Shihoji: No Confederate would approach the Ruby Price without authorization. What are those bakufu dogs playing at?

Hiun: We have no interest in Hingan waters, but I can tell you I've seen a bakufu vessel encroaching on our territory in recent days. If they mean to provoke us, they're doing a good job of it.
-optional end

===Speak with I'toca===
-cutscene start

I'toca: There you are, [Forename]. Listen to what this person has to say. The situation is more grave than we thought.

Confederate Veteran: I'm thankful you came─and not a moment too soon.
Confederate Veteran: Captain Rasho ain't been actin' himself, you see. Normally where he goes, Tansui goes. But not today.
Confederate Veteran: He showed up just earlier by his lonesome, and ordered us to gather as many heads as able to join him on the Isle o' Bekko to attend to some pressin' business.
Confederate Veteran: Normally I'd oblige the captain without a moment's hesitation, but I had a feelin' somethin' weren't right, so I asked him what manner o' business. “We're gonna set the Ruby Price ablaze!” he says. The bloody Ruby Price!
Confederate Veteran: Tried speakin' some sense into him, but he weren't o' a mind to listen. Walked off sayin' he has no need o' “craven bastards” like me.
Confederate Veteran: Look, I dunno what's gotten into the captain, but it can't be anythin' good. Please, go to the Isle o' Bekko and stop him and me comrades before it's too late!

I'toca: This “Rasho” acting strangely can't be a coincidence. We need to get to that island, and quickly! Do you know the way?
I'toca: Got it. We've not a moment to waste!
-cutscene end

===Speak with I'toca===
I'toca: I hear voices. Seems they've gathered up ahead...

-cutscene start
Rasho: Those scum think they can encroach on our territory and get away with it? I'll be damned if we let 'em! Tonight, we lay siege to the Ruby Price and seize it for ourselves!

Nervous Confederate: B-But are you sure? If we do this, we won't just be starting a battle─we'll be starting a war!
Nervous Confederate: You've been acting strange, Captain... What's gotten into you?

Rasho: Silence! I didn't ask for your bloody opinion!

Hot-tempered Confederate: Those lyin' dogs claimed it was ''us'' breachin' the agreement! I say we give the bastards what they deserve!

''Rasho notices I'toca and the player.''

Rasho: Y-You are not welcome here! Begone if you value your lives!

Question:What will you say?
> You're a terrible actor!
> You're not Rasho!
---

''I'toca throws the elixir at Rasho, revealing the Insidious Individual.''

Insidious Individual: You saw through my disguise once again... Don't tell me you count even a pirate captain among your acquaintances?

I'toca: What are you trying to accomplish!? Why incite such conflict wherever you go!?

Insidious Individual: Why? Sorry to disappoint you, but contrary to the Passage of the Unbound's prattling about freeing the world from the tyranny of government, I have no grand designs.
Insidious Individual: I wish merely for everyone to show their true faces. Folk love to put on airs of sophistication and virtue, but push them towards the edge, and their masks slip off to reveal the monsters underneath.
Insidious Individual: They'll go for their neighbor's jugular to save their own skin─you've seen it for yourselves! It's quite the spectacle.

''The Insidious Individual uses the cocoon to turn into a hawk. I'toca shoots an arrow after him, but misses once more.''

I'toca: D-Damn it, the winds are too strong!

Nervous Confederate: A man of a thousand faces is a true menace indeed. We'll return to Onokoro forthwith to alert the captain. Rest assured the Confederacy will be keeping a close watch over the Ruby Sea.

Hot-tempered Confederate: I didn't think for a moment he was an impostor, and the lies he spouted about the bakufu soldiers were enough to make my blood boil. To think what would've happened had you not been here to stop us...kami bless you.

I'toca: All he wants is to expose people's so-called “true faces”? That he would use the cocoon for such a petty cause...unthinkable.
I'toca: Let's return to Kugane for the time being.
-cutscene end

===Speak with I'toca in Kugane===
I'toca: Damn it all... I can't believe a bastard like that...
I'toca: Ah, forgive me. I find myself more disgusted with that villain each time we see him...and to think all of this is driven by small-minded spite.
I'toca: From what I could gauge, he didn't fly towards Kugane during his escape. I believe he seeks a new settlement to terrorize.
I'toca: Now that the Confederacy and I are acquainted, I'll see if they can't help me sniff out his roost. No doubt where there's smoke, he'll be there stoking the fire.
I'toca: And...I suppose I'll use this period to tend to my bow. Next time, my arrow ''will'' fly true.

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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A Sea of Blood

2026-07-11T13:18:20Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = A Sea of Blood
| description = I'toca is eager to continue the hunt.
| image = The Hunter and the Hunted.png
| quest-giver = I'toca
| related-npcs = Confederate Veteran; Hiun; Ikaruga; Kuiyki; Rasho; Samidare; Shihoji
| location = Kugane
| location-x = 13.5
| location-y = 10.2
| type = role
| quest-line = Dawntrail Role Quests
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Role Quests
| journal-genre = Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)
| sortkey = 311
| level = 92
| req-quest = The Hunter and the Hunted
| req-items =
| requirements = {{Melee DPS|name=yes}}
| exp = 1,021,440
| gil = 1000
| mettle =
| reward1 =
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = The Hunter and the Hunted
| next-quest = Who's Who
| patch = 7.0
| release = dawntrail
| id-gt = 70367
| id-edb = 7e936bea233
}}
==Steps==
* Gather information at [[the Ruby Price]].
* Gather information in [[Sakazuki]].
* Speak with [[I'toca]].
* Speak with I'toca in [[Kugane]].

==Journal==
* I'toca is eager to continue the hunt.
* With no news of further incidents in Kugane, I'toca believes the Dreamweave Cocoon's thief has found new soil in which to sow discord. The closest settlements outside of the city are found in the Ruby Sea, and who better to inquire about the recent state of affairs in the area than the bakufu soldiers who stand guard over its waters?
* According to Ikaruga, a Confederate vessel recently approached the Ruby Price without authorization, almost sparking a fatal conflict. While the vessel eventually withdrew, the situation is tense and the soldiers fear it will escalate should a similar incident occur again. I'toca is keen to hear the Confederacy's side of the story, and so you set your sights on Sakazuki.
* The Confederates are alarmed to hear Ikaruga's claims, and assert that it is actually the bakufu soldiers who have recently stepped beyond their boundaries. I'toca will undoubtedly wish to hear your findings.
* The Confederate veteran reports that Captain Rasho has been acting strangely of late, voicing intentions to besiege the Ruby Price. The sudden change in his behavior leads I'toca to believe the thief may have assumed his form. You hasten towards the Isle of Bekko in the hopes of arriving there before any blood is spilled.
* Knowing Rasho personally, you are quickly able to see through the thief's facade, prompting I'toca to once more use her remedy to expose him. After a heated exchange, he reveals his intent to use the Dreamweave Cocoon to unveil the truth of the world─that people are cruel at heart. As he flees, I'toca attempts to shoot him down but misses yet again. Nevertheless, the Confederates thank you for intervening, and swear to remain vigilant for any further unusual activity in the Ruby Sea. With the thief again out of reach, I'toca suggests you both return to Kugane to plan your next steps.
* I'toca is more incensed by the thief's motive than you initially realized. Though regretful that he was able to evade capture once again, she resolves to work with the Confederacy to find his next likely target─and simultaneously tune her bow to peak condition.
**※The next role quest will be available from I'toca upon reaching level 94 in any melee DPS class.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
I'toca: Good to see you, [Forename]. For better or worse, I haven't heard about any unusual incidents in Kugane since our last altercation with the thief.
I'toca: There may be a reason for that. Do you remember when he claimed he was moving on to “bigger and better things”? If we're to catch him, we may have to expand the scope of our search beyond Kugane.
I'toca: Yet he traveled all the way from Tural to this eastern land for a reason, and I can't imagine he'd go too far. Do you know of any other settlements nearby?

Question: What will you say?
> Look to the Ruby Sea.
> The Ruby Sea is dotted with settlements.
---

I'toca: People live out in those waters? But they're so vast...where would we even begin?
I'toca: Ah, so the bakufu has an outpost at the Ruby Price? That sounds like the perfect place to start. Let's make our way there and avail ourselves of the soldiers' intel.
I'toca: If anything out of the ordinary has occurred, no doubt they'll be aware of it. Shall we?

-quest accepted

===Gather information at the Ruby Price===
-cutscene start
Ikaruga: Well, this is unexpected. What brings you to the Ruby Price?
Ikaruga: Disputes? Strange you should ask... Not even a moon ago, the waters of the Ruby Sea were poised to turn a sanguinary shade.

I'toca: Please, tell us everything.

Ikaruga: A Confederate skiff approached the Ruby Price without authorization, and its occupant began hurling insult after insult in an obvious attempt to provoke us.
Ikaruga: We did not succumb to their provocations, however. After warning the vessel we'd fire if they drew an ilm closer, they withdrew without a word.
Ikaruga: However, should they attempt to provoke us again, we will not display the same level of restraint. And the roar of our cannon shall signal their comrades to rally in full force. The waters ''will'' flow red. Of that, there can be no doubt.
Ikaruga: Tensions run high─naught like this has ever occurred.

I'toca: I see... Thank you for the information.
I'toca: Might we speak privately?

I'toca: Based on the testimony just now, I gather there's an agreement in these waters that the Confederates are not to draw near the Ruby Price, guarded as it is by bakufu sentries.
I'toca: If that's the case, then as the soldier stated, I can only conclude that the vessel earlier was attempting to incite a dispute between the two factions.
I'toca: Which fits the modus operandi of our quarry, wouldn't you say? Perhaps it was he who sailed here under the banner of the Confederates.
I'toca: Whatever the case may be, we have nothing but conjecture. We'll need solid evidence before we can alert the soldiers here to this threat─I doubt they'll heed our warnings otherwise.
I'toca: First, we need to verify if any members of the Confederacy actually approached the Ruby Price. Do you know where their base of operations can be found?
I'toca: Sakazuki... Looks like it would be fastest for us to swim there.
-cutscene end

===Gather information in Sakazuki===
====[[Shihoji]]====
Shihoji: What? Absolutely not! Not a one of my Confederate brothers and sisters would approach the Ruby Price without authorization.
Shihoji: Those cowardly bakufu dogs must have concocted this baseless rumor to get a rise out of us!

====[[Hiun]]====
Hiun: The soldiers at the Ruby Price said that, did they? Pardon my language, but that's a load of shite. We have no interest in Hingan waters.
Hiun: If anything, I've seen their skiffs encroaching on our territory of late. If you ask me, they're the ones thirsty for blood...

-optional start
I'toca: Any of your comrades sail to the Ruby Price recently?

Shihoji: No Confederate would approach the Ruby Price without authorization. What are those bakufu dogs playing at?

Hiun: We have no interest in Hingan waters, but I can tell you I've seen a bakufu vessel encroaching on our territory in recent days. If they mean to provoke us, they're doing a good job of it.
-optional end

===Speak with I'toca===
-cutscene start

I'toca: There you are, [Forename]. Listen to what this person has to say. The situation is more grave than we thought.

Confederate Veteran: I'm thankful you came─and not a moment too soon.
Confederate Veteran: Captain Rasho ain't been actin' himself, you see. Normally where he goes, Tansui goes. But not today.
Confederate Veteran: He showed up just earlier by his lonesome, and ordered us to gather as many heads as able to join him on the Isle o' Bekko to attend to some pressin' business.
Confederate Veteran: Normally I'd oblige the captain without a moment's hesitation, but I had a feelin' somethin' weren't right, so I asked him what manner o' business. “We're gonna set the Ruby Price ablaze!” he says. The bloody Ruby Price!
Confederate Veteran: Tried speakin' some sense into him, but he weren't o' a mind to listen. Walked off sayin' he has no need o' “craven bastards” like me.
Confederate Veteran: Look, I dunno what's gotten into the captain, but it can't be anythin' good. Please, go to the Isle o' Bekko and stop him and me comrades before it's too late!

I'toca: This “Rasho” acting strangely can't be a coincidence. We need to get to that island, and quickly! Do you know the way?
I'toca: Got it. We've not a moment to waste!
-cutscene end

===Speak with I'toca===
I'toca: I hear voices. Seems they've gathered up ahead...

-cutscene start
Rasho: Those scum think they can encroach on our territory and get away with it? I'll be damned if we let 'em! Tonight, we lay siege to the Ruby Price and seize it for ourselves!

Nervous Confederate: B-But are you sure? If we do this, we won't just be starting a battle─we'll be starting a war!
Nervous Confederate: You've been acting strange, Captain... What's gotten into you?

Rasho: Silence! I didn't ask for your bloody opinion!

Hot-tempered Confederate: Those lyin' dogs claimed it was ''us'' breachin' the agreement! I say we give the bastards what they deserve!

''Rasho notices I'toca and the player.''

Rasho: Y-You are not welcome here! Begone if you value your lives!

Question:What will you say?
> You're a terrible actor!
> You're not Rasho!
---

''I'toca throws the elixir at Rasho, revealing the Insidious Individual.''

Insidious Individual: You saw through my disguise once again... Don't tell me you count even a pirate captain among your acquaintances?

I'toca: What are you trying to accomplish!? Why incite such conflict wherever you go!?

Insidious Individual: Why? Sorry to disappoint you, but contrary to the Passage of the Unbound's prattling about freeing the world from the tyranny of government, I have no grand designs.
Insidious Individual: I wish merely for everyone to show their true faces. Folk love to put on airs of sophistication and virtue, but push them towards the edge, and their masks slip off to reveal the monsters underneath.
Insidious Individual: They'll go for their neighbor's jugular to save their own skin─you've seen it for yourselves! It's quite the spectacle.

''The Insidious Individual uses the cocoon to turn into a hawk. I'toca shoots an arrow after him, but misses once more.''

I'toca: D-Damn it, the winds are too strong!

Nervous Confederate: A man of a thousand faces is a true menace indeed. We'll return to Onokoro forthwith to alert the captain. Rest assured the Confederacy will be keeping a close watch over the Ruby Sea.

Hot-tempered Confederate: I didn't think for a moment he was an impostor, and the lies he spouted about the bakufu soldiers were enough to make my blood boil. To think what would've happened had you not been here to stop us...kami bless you.

I'toca: All he wants is to expose people's so-called “true faces”? That he would use the cocoon for such a petty cause...unthinkable.
I'toca: Let's return to Kugane for the time being.

===Speak with I'toca in Kugane===
I'toca: Damn it all... I can't believe a bastard like that...
I'toca: Ah, forgive me. I find myself more disgusted with that villain each time we see him...and to think all of this is driven by small-minded spite.
I'toca: From what I could gauge, he didn't fly towards Kugane during his escape. I believe he seeks a new settlement to terrorize.
I'toca: Now that the Confederacy and I are acquainted, I'll see if they can't help me sniff out his roost. No doubt where there's smoke, he'll be there stoking the fire.
I'toca: And...I suppose I'll use this period to tend to my bow. Next time, my arrow ''will'' fly true.

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=7Y9TmVyCG9U}}

A Sea of Blood

2026-07-11T13:18:00Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = A Sea of Blood
| description = I'toca is eager to continue the hunt.
| image = The Hunter and the Hunted.png
| quest-giver = I'toca
| related-npcs = Confederate Veteran; Hiun; Ikaruga; Kuiyki; Rasho; Samidare; Shihoji
| location = Kugane
| location-x = 13.5
| location-y = 10.2
| type = role
| quest-line = Dawntrail Role Quests
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Role Quests
| journal-genre = Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)
| sortkey = 311
| level = 92
| req-quest = The Hunter and the Hunted
| req-items =
| requirements = {{Melee DPS|name=yes}}
| exp = 1,021,440
| gil = 1000
| mettle =
| reward1 =
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = The Hunter and the Hunted
| next-quest = Who's Who
| patch = 7.0
| release = dawntrail
| id-gt = 70367
| id-edb = 7e936bea233
}}
==Steps==
* Gather information at [[the Ruby Price]].
* Gather information in [[Sakazuki]].
* Speak with [[I'toca]].
* Speak with I'toca in [[Kugane]].

==Journal==
* I'toca is eager to continue the hunt.
* With no news of further incidents in Kugane, I'toca believes the Dreamweave Cocoon's thief has found new soil in which to sow discord. The closest settlements outside of the city are found in the Ruby Sea, and who better to inquire about the recent state of affairs in the area than the bakufu soldiers who stand guard over its waters?
* According to Ikaruga, a Confederate vessel recently approached the Ruby Price without authorization, almost sparking a fatal conflict. While the vessel eventually withdrew, the situation is tense and the soldiers fear it will escalate should a similar incident occur again. I'toca is keen to hear the Confederacy's side of the story, and so you set your sights on Sakazuki.
* The Confederates are alarmed to hear Ikaruga's claims, and assert that it is actually the bakufu soldiers who have recently stepped beyond their boundaries. I'toca will undoubtedly wish to hear your findings.
* The Confederate veteran reports that Captain Rasho has been acting strangely of late, voicing intentions to besiege the Ruby Price. The sudden change in his behavior leads I'toca to believe the thief may have assumed his form. You hasten towards the Isle of Bekko in the hopes of arriving there before any blood is spilled.
* Knowing Rasho personally, you are quickly able to see through the thief's facade, prompting I'toca to once more use her remedy to expose him. After a heated exchange, he reveals his intent to use the Dreamweave Cocoon to unveil the truth of the world─that people are cruel at heart. As he flees, I'toca attempts to shoot him down but misses yet again. Nevertheless, the Confederates thank you for intervening, and swear to remain vigilant for any further unusual activity in the Ruby Sea. With the thief again out of reach, I'toca suggests you both return to Kugane to plan your next steps.
* I'toca is more incensed by the thief's motive than you initially realized. Though regretful that he was able to evade capture once again, she resolves to work with the Confederacy to find his next likely target─and simultaneously tune her bow to peak condition.
**※The next role quest will be available from I'toca upon reaching level 94 in any melee DPS class.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
I'toca: Good to see you, [Forename]. For better or worse, I haven't heard about any unusual incidents in Kugane since our last altercation with the thief.
I'toca: There may be a reason for that. Do you remember when he claimed he was moving on to “bigger and better things”? If we're to catch him, we may have to expand the scope of our search beyond Kugane.
I'toca: Yet he traveled all the way from Tural to this eastern land for a reason, and I can't imagine he'd go too far. Do you know of any other settlements nearby?

What will you say?
> Look to the Ruby Sea.
> The Ruby Sea is dotted with settlements.
---

I'toca: People live out in those waters? But they're so vast...where would we even begin?
I'toca: Ah, so the bakufu has an outpost at the Ruby Price? That sounds like the perfect place to start. Let's make our way there and avail ourselves of the soldiers' intel.
I'toca: If anything out of the ordinary has occurred, no doubt they'll be aware of it. Shall we?

-quest accepted

===Gather information at the Ruby Price===
-cutscene start
Ikaruga: Well, this is unexpected. What brings you to the Ruby Price?
Ikaruga: Disputes? Strange you should ask... Not even a moon ago, the waters of the Ruby Sea were poised to turn a sanguinary shade.

I'toca: Please, tell us everything.

Ikaruga: A Confederate skiff approached the Ruby Price without authorization, and its occupant began hurling insult after insult in an obvious attempt to provoke us.
Ikaruga: We did not succumb to their provocations, however. After warning the vessel we'd fire if they drew an ilm closer, they withdrew without a word.
Ikaruga: However, should they attempt to provoke us again, we will not display the same level of restraint. And the roar of our cannon shall signal their comrades to rally in full force. The waters ''will'' flow red. Of that, there can be no doubt.
Ikaruga: Tensions run high─naught like this has ever occurred.

I'toca: I see... Thank you for the information.
I'toca: Might we speak privately?

I'toca: Based on the testimony just now, I gather there's an agreement in these waters that the Confederates are not to draw near the Ruby Price, guarded as it is by bakufu sentries.
I'toca: If that's the case, then as the soldier stated, I can only conclude that the vessel earlier was attempting to incite a dispute between the two factions.
I'toca: Which fits the modus operandi of our quarry, wouldn't you say? Perhaps it was he who sailed here under the banner of the Confederates.
I'toca: Whatever the case may be, we have nothing but conjecture. We'll need solid evidence before we can alert the soldiers here to this threat─I doubt they'll heed our warnings otherwise.
I'toca: First, we need to verify if any members of the Confederacy actually approached the Ruby Price. Do you know where their base of operations can be found?
I'toca: Sakazuki... Looks like it would be fastest for us to swim there.
-cutscene end

===Gather information in Sakazuki===
====[[Shihoji]]====
Shihoji: What? Absolutely not! Not a one of my Confederate brothers and sisters would approach the Ruby Price without authorization.
Shihoji: Those cowardly bakufu dogs must have concocted this baseless rumor to get a rise out of us!

====[[Hiun]]====
Hiun: The soldiers at the Ruby Price said that, did they? Pardon my language, but that's a load of shite. We have no interest in Hingan waters.
Hiun: If anything, I've seen their skiffs encroaching on our territory of late. If you ask me, they're the ones thirsty for blood...

-optional start
I'toca: Any of your comrades sail to the Ruby Price recently?

Shihoji: No Confederate would approach the Ruby Price without authorization. What are those bakufu dogs playing at?

Hiun: We have no interest in Hingan waters, but I can tell you I've seen a bakufu vessel encroaching on our territory in recent days. If they mean to provoke us, they're doing a good job of it.
-optional end

===Speak with I'toca===
-cutscene start

I'toca: There you are, [Forename]. Listen to what this person has to say. The situation is more grave than we thought.

Confederate Veteran: I'm thankful you came─and not a moment too soon.
Confederate Veteran: Captain Rasho ain't been actin' himself, you see. Normally where he goes, Tansui goes. But not today.
Confederate Veteran: He showed up just earlier by his lonesome, and ordered us to gather as many heads as able to join him on the Isle o' Bekko to attend to some pressin' business.
Confederate Veteran: Normally I'd oblige the captain without a moment's hesitation, but I had a feelin' somethin' weren't right, so I asked him what manner o' business. “We're gonna set the Ruby Price ablaze!” he says. The bloody Ruby Price!
Confederate Veteran: Tried speakin' some sense into him, but he weren't o' a mind to listen. Walked off sayin' he has no need o' “craven bastards” like me.
Confederate Veteran: Look, I dunno what's gotten into the captain, but it can't be anythin' good. Please, go to the Isle o' Bekko and stop him and me comrades before it's too late!

I'toca: This “Rasho” acting strangely can't be a coincidence. We need to get to that island, and quickly! Do you know the way?
I'toca: Got it. We've not a moment to waste!
-cutscene end

===Speak with I'toca===
I'toca: I hear voices. Seems they've gathered up ahead...

-cutscene start
Rasho: Those scum think they can encroach on our territory and get away with it? I'll be damned if we let 'em! Tonight, we lay siege to the Ruby Price and seize it for ourselves!

Nervous Confederate: B-But are you sure? If we do this, we won't just be starting a battle─we'll be starting a war!
Nervous Confederate: You've been acting strange, Captain... What's gotten into you?

Rasho: Silence! I didn't ask for your bloody opinion!

Hot-tempered Confederate: Those lyin' dogs claimed it was ''us'' breachin' the agreement! I say we give the bastards what they deserve!

''Rasho notices I'toca and the player.''

Rasho: Y-You are not welcome here! Begone if you value your lives!

Question:What will you say?
> You're a terrible actor!
> You're not Rasho!
---

''I'toca throws the elixir at Rasho, revealing the Insidious Individual.''

Insidious Individual: You saw through my disguise once again... Don't tell me you count even a pirate captain among your acquaintances?

I'toca: What are you trying to accomplish!? Why incite such conflict wherever you go!?

Insidious Individual: Why? Sorry to disappoint you, but contrary to the Passage of the Unbound's prattling about freeing the world from the tyranny of government, I have no grand designs.
Insidious Individual: I wish merely for everyone to show their true faces. Folk love to put on airs of sophistication and virtue, but push them towards the edge, and their masks slip off to reveal the monsters underneath.
Insidious Individual: They'll go for their neighbor's jugular to save their own skin─you've seen it for yourselves! It's quite the spectacle.

''The Insidious Individual uses the cocoon to turn into a hawk. I'toca shoots an arrow after him, but misses once more.''

I'toca: D-Damn it, the winds are too strong!

Nervous Confederate: A man of a thousand faces is a true menace indeed. We'll return to Onokoro forthwith to alert the captain. Rest assured the Confederacy will be keeping a close watch over the Ruby Sea.

Hot-tempered Confederate: I didn't think for a moment he was an impostor, and the lies he spouted about the bakufu soldiers were enough to make my blood boil. To think what would've happened had you not been here to stop us...kami bless you.

I'toca: All he wants is to expose people's so-called “true faces”? That he would use the cocoon for such a petty cause...unthinkable.
I'toca: Let's return to Kugane for the time being.

===Speak with I'toca in Kugane===
I'toca: Damn it all... I can't believe a bastard like that...
I'toca: Ah, forgive me. I find myself more disgusted with that villain each time we see him...and to think all of this is driven by small-minded spite.
I'toca: From what I could gauge, he didn't fly towards Kugane during his escape. I believe he seeks a new settlement to terrorize.
I'toca: Now that the Confederacy and I are acquainted, I'll see if they can't help me sniff out his roost. No doubt where there's smoke, he'll be there stoking the fire.
I'toca: And...I suppose I'll use this period to tend to my bow. Next time, my arrow ''will'' fly true.

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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The Hunter and the Hunted

2026-07-11T12:59:02Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Hunter and the Hunted
| description = Shashepya seeks an adventurer who likes getting up close and personal.
| image = The Hunter and the Hunted.png
| quest-giver = Shashepya
| related-npcs = Belligerent Customer; Cowering Clerk; Haboku; Hayataka; I'toca; I'toca-esque Woman; Kuiyki; Samidare; Shitan
| location = Tuliyollal
| location-x = 12.8
| location-y = 14.9
| type = role
| quest-line = Dawntrail Role Quests
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Role Quests
| journal-genre = Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)
| sortkey = 301
| level = 90
| req-quest = Uncouth Customers
| req-items =
| requirements = {{Melee DPS|name=yes}}
| exp = 994560
| gil = 2000
| mettle =
| reward1 =
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Uncouth Customers
| next-quest = A Sea of Blood
| patch = 7.0
| release = dawntrail
| id-gt = 70366
| id-edb = 257d629c694
}}
==Steps==
* Gather information in [[Kugane]].
* Speak with the [[I'toca-esque Woman|I'toca-esque woman]] near the [[Sekiseigumi Barracks]].
* Speak with [[I'toca]] and have her accompany you.
* Survey the designated location while I'toca is accompanying you.
* Speak with I'toca.

==Journal==
* Shashepya seeks an adventurer who likes getting up close and personal.
* Shashepya, a woman from a secluded village in the forests of Xak Tural, has been searching for one who can aid in the retrieval of her home's stolen treasure, the Dreamweave Cocoon. Those who possess it possess the power to mimic not only the form, but abilities of anyone they have seen. According to an eyewitness, the thief was headed towards Kugane, which is where the foremost hunter of her village, I'toca, has followed in pursuit. Yet with no word of I'toca's progress in days, Shashepya is worried the hunter may require the aid of one more familiar with the land, and suggests you may find her by inquiring at the local tavern.
* You encounter a patron in the Shiokaze Hostelry who happened to see a Viera woman matching I'toca's description near the Sekiseigumi Barracks. With any luck, she will still be there.
* I'toca quickly welcomes your assistance and explains that despite knowing the thief is a Hyuran male, the cocoon's power of mimicry makes him a difficult quarry to capture. The only lead she has are recent rumors of squabbles breaking out around the city which have no clear instigators. Find the source of these squabbles, and you will find the thief─or so I'toca believes.
* Two pairs of eyes and ears are better than one, and so I'toca petitions your aid in searching the Rakuza District.
**※You must be accompanied by I'toca to complete this task. Speak with her again should you become separated.
* You witness an altercation between a cowering clerk and a belligerent customer, with the behavior of the latter seeming to match that of the thief's presumed modus operandi. I'toca lobs the remedy at him without hesitation, unfortunately to no effect but to upset the man further. Shrugging off this faux pas, she suggests visiting Kogane Dori next.
* A dispute between two samurai nearly comes to blows, but thanks to a timely lobbed remedy, you and I'toca discover that the wife instigating the fight is actually the thief in disguise. Unperturbed at having his plan foiled, the thief uses the cocoon to transform into a hawk and takes flight. I'toca attempts to shoot him down without avail. For a blessing, no harm has come to those involved in the dispute, and the Sekiseigumi thank you for revealing the perpetrator, vowing to spread the story of the scoundrel's misdeeds among the populace and redouble their efforts at keeping them safe.
* Reiterating how grateful she is for your help, I'toca informs you she will remain in Kugane to follow up on leads regarding the thief's potential whereabouts. Given some time, she will no doubt have new insights to offer.
**※The next role quest will be available from I'toca upon reaching level 92 in any melee DPS class.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
Shashepya: Hello there! I take it you've spoken with Br'uk Evu. Willing to lend a hand?
Shashepya: I am truly grateful! Then allow me to introduce myself: I am Shashepya, and I have traveled far from my village in the forests of Xak Tural in search of a brave soul to help us retrieve our stolen treasure.
Shashepya: For generations have my people watched over the Dreamweave Cocoon─the vessel in which the power of the swallowtail tural vidraal is sealed.
Shashepya: Before its ascension, the swallowtail warded off would-be predators by assuming the form of more threatening butterflies─poisonous ones and the like─through its skill at mimicry.
Shashepya: So it survived, day after day, summer after summer, until the dawn of its great new existence. It became capable of taking on the form of any creature which crossed its path.
Shashepya: This fearsome power was sealed within the cocoon, and any who possess it command the selfsame abilities. Indeed, the wielder, too, may assume the form of any manner of beast or man they've beheld.
Shashepya: Yet this mimicry is not limited to merely physical forms. No, the wielder may replicate the talents and abilities of their target─so long as such actions fall within their ken, that is.
Shashepya: In an instant, they may become a master of the hunt─a twin-blade-wielding viper. Or a savage br'aax, with claws and fangs to gut whomsoever they please.
Shashepya: It is this power which has protected my village from the predators of the forest. For though it grants many boons, the forest contains threats in equal measure. By donning the skins of its most formidable beasts, we've kept ourselves safe for generations.
Shashepya: Without the cocoon, my village's very survival is at risk. That is why we have sent our foremost hunter, I'toca, to ensure it is reclaimed.
Shashepya: She has never failed to capture her quarry, so I thought she would make short work of this ordeal...yet there has been no word from her. I fear this may be a hunt she cannot undertake alone.
Shashepya: It is for that reason I wish to enlist the aid of one familiar with the lay of the land beyond the great sea─and one whose prowess in close quarters would complement her expertise with the bow.
Shashepya: One of the villagers ran into the thief before he fled, and said he intended to use the cocoon's power in “Kugane,” which I understand is the name of a large settlement located far, far to the east.
Shashepya: Please, for the sake of my home, set out for this eastern habitation, and assist I'toca with retrieving the cocoon!
Shashepya: The situation here is dire, so I won't insist that you set out now─I ask only that you join I'toca in this eastern habitation, and assist her in retrieving the cocoon at your earliest convenience. My village's survival depends on it!

Question: What will you say?
>Leave it to me.
Shashepya: Your willingness to aid is most reassuring! You have my heartfelt thanks.

>As long as you're willing to cover my teleportation expenses.
Shashepya: Forgive me, but... What is a teleportation?
Shashepya: Well, if it is a required expense, rest assured I'toca will compensate you for it. She's been entrusted with a fair sum of the village's combined reserves. Whatever she needs to track down this villain, she will have─and so shall you.
---
-quest accepted
-cutscene end

-optional start
Shashepya: Upon arriving in the eastern land, search for a Viera woman carrying a bow and dressed in similar attire to myself.
Shashepya: If you visit a “tavern” like this one, I daresay you may find someone who has seen her.
-optional end

===Gather information in Kugane===
Shitan: Welcome to the Shiokaze Hostelry. How may I serve you?
Shitan: You're searching for someone? As a matter of fact, I do distinctly remember seeing a Viera woman of that description earlier, but I'm afraid I could not tell you where she may be now.

Haboku: A lass from “Tural,” was it? Sorry, can't help you.
Haboku: That reminds me, though... I heard Tural has its own local variety of spirits called mezcal. Been meaning to taste it myself for an age now, but you've no idea how hard it is to get one's hands on a bottle of it here.

Hayataka: A Viera woman bearing a bow? Why yes, I do recall such a person. It was hard not to notice her, really, given how she was peering at every little thing.
Hayataka: If she came from the distant lands to the west, no doubt Kugane is quite the unusual sight for her. With any luck, she'll still be where I saw her: in the vicinity of the Sekiseigumi Barracks.

-optional start
Shitan: My deepest apologies that I could not assist you further. I wish you the best of luck in finding her.

Haboku: Tell me, have you had a taste of mezcal yourself? Can you describe its flavor? Smell? Texture? Kami be merciful, I must have a cup!

Hayataka: No doubt she will be grateful to have someone familiar with our city and customs at her side. I only hope you can find her.
-optional end

===Speak with the I'toca-esque woman near the Sekiseigumi Barracks===

-cutscene start

I'toca@I'toca-esque woman: <sigh> This city is simply too large for me to cover alone... Perhaps it's time I returned home.

Question: What will you say?

> I'toca?
I'toca: Y-Yes, I am she. And you are...?

> I've come to aid your search, I'toca.
I'toca: O-Oh, is that right? I'm grateful, but...why?
---

I'toca: I see... Shashepya always was a worrywart. Won't deny I appreciate the help, though. Ascertaining the whereabouts of the cocoon has been no easy task.
I'toca: I managed to secure room and board in this lodging after arriving in Kugane, and have been using it as a base to track down the thief ever since. I'll tell you all I know.
I'toca: According to an eyewitness from my village, the thief is a middle-aged Hyuran male. That's all we have to go on regarding his appearance.
I'toca: Yet so long as he possesses the cocoon, he can be anyone and anything─an elderly woman traipsing along the street, a child throwing a ball─mayhap even the dog chasing after it. Truth be told, I was nigh at wit's end trying to find him...
I'toca: That is, until I discovered that a series of unusual squabbles have been occurring around the city. After investigating these incidents, I found one commonality: the instigator in each case invariably had no recollection of the incident, let alone of inciting it.
I'toca: What's more, eerie accounts have begun to circulate amongst the residents. Some folk claim they've somehow been seen in two places at once.
I'toca: Based on all this, I believe the thief's been using the Dreamweave Cocoon to transform into innocents and spread discord throughout the city.
I'toca: Stands to reason we can find him by following the trail of chaos left in his wake, no? And yet, even should we apprehend him─in whatever form he's hidden himself within─there's nothing to stop him from feigning ignorance.
I'toca: ...Besides a secret remedy, of course. The recipe for an elixir which can forcibly remove the cocoon's enchantment has been passed down in my village for emergencies like this. I made sure to prepare a few vials before making the voyage here.
I'toca: I need simply throw the solution at the suspect and the cocoon's weave of mimicry will unfurl on the spot.
I'toca: That covers everything. Now, what say we see if there's any trouble afoot? The thief will undoubtedly not be far from it. Let me know when you're ready─we'll catch him together.
-cutscene end

===Speak with I'toca and have her accompany you===
I'toca: Ready to set off, then? Perfect. I say we begin our search with the markets. I recall a great number of people gathering in the Rakuza District, I believe it was called.

System: I'toca is now accompanying you. Keep her at your side in order to proceed with quest objectives.
System: You can leave I'toca behind by entering a different area, or by speaking with her and selecting the option to part ways.
System: If you wish to have I'toca accompany you again, return and speak with her at the original location.

-optional start
Question: What will you do?

>Talk.
I'toca: Rare are the days my people leave the shelter and bounty found beneath the forests' boughs. I was speechless when I first laid eyes on Tuliyollal─a city with as many people as trees in the forest! And Kugane is no less dense...

> Part ways with I'toca.
System: Are you sure you wish to part ways with I'toca?
I'toca: An urgent matter, I take it? Very well, I'll be waiting for you at my lodging. Every moment we give this thousand-faced villain is a moment for him to sow more seeds of chaos throughout the city... So please try to return soon.

I'toca: There you are! Ready to resume the search?

> Nothing.

> Talk about cities.
I'toca: To think that all of this was wrought by mortal hands! Remarkable!
I'toca: My people have ever lived in harmony with nature, but that doesn't mean we condemn the ways of those who choose otherwise. In fact, in the brief time I've been exposed to settlements like this, I've come to see such places have their merits, too.
---

-optional end

===Survey the designated location while I'toca is accompanying you===
-cutscene start
Bellowing Man: Look, you thieving whoreson, I told you this isn't enough!

Cowering Clerk: B-But sir, that cannot be right. I am sure I gave you your change in full...

Bellowing Man: Enough! Hand over my money, or I'll take it by force!

Question: What will you say?

> The customer is suspicious.
I'toca: My thoughts exactly!

> The clerk is suspicious.
I'toca: You think a thief with the power to mimic anyone would choose to play the ''victim''? Not likely. No, the man we're after wants to exert his power over others─as a belligerent customer, no doubt!

> Let's keep watching.
I'toca: But isn't it obvious!? No one gets so worked up over a handful of coins unless they're ''looking'' for trouble!
---
''I'toca throws the elixit at the customer.''

I'toca: Reveal yourself, villain!

Bellowing Man: Wh-What in the blazes do you think you're doing!?

I'toca: Oh. Oh! S-Sorry! Very, very sorry!

Cowering Clerk: Ah! Oh dear...
Cowering Clerk: A thousand thousand apologies, sir! I gravely miscalculated your change!
Cowering Clerk: I will return what you are owed immediately, I beg your forgiveness!
Cowering Clerk: I apologize for the disturbance. <sigh> How dreadfully embarrassing...

I'toca: Uh... Well, a hunter doesn't quit after a single arrow misses its mark. Best not to dwell on what's done, and instead focus on our next course of action. Let's see how things fare on Kogane Dori.
-cutscene end

===Survey the designated location while I'toca is accompanying you===
-optional start
Question: What will you do?

>Talk.
I'toca: Rare are the days my people leave the shelter and bounty found beneath the forests' boughs. I was speechless when I first laid eyes on Tuliyollal─a city with as many people as trees in the forest! And Kugane is no less dense...

> Part ways with I'toca.
System: Are you sure you wish to part ways with I'toca?
I'toca: An urgent matter, I take it? Very well, I'll be waiting for you at my lodging. Every moment we give this thousand-faced villain is a moment for him to sow more seeds of chaos throughout the city... So please try to return soon.

I'toca: There you are! Ready to resume the search?

> Nothing.

> Talk about cities.
I'toca: To think that all of this was wrought by mortal hands! Remarkable!
I'toca: My people have ever lived in harmony with nature, but that doesn't mean we condemn the ways of those who choose otherwise. In fact, in the brief time I've been exposed to settlements like this, I've come to see such places have their merits, too.

> Talk about the sea.
I'toca: I can't believe how impossibly vast it is! My jaw dropped when I first saw it─I could hardly fathom where the horizon ended and the sea began! Before arriving in Tuliyollal, I'd imagined the sea to be merely a larger, saltier body of water than the lake back home.
I'toca: There, we would race from shore to shore. To attempt the same here, I fear, would have fatal results.
---

-optional end
-cutscene start
Roaring Man: I'll cut you down where you stand, you lecherous lummox!

I'toca: What is going on here?

Onlooking Lass: The big bloke yonder allegedly laid his hands on that grizzled fella's woman. 'Fraid this may come to blows.

Burly Samurai: C-Calm yourself, man! I have not done what she claims!

Roaring Man: You dare add insult to injury by calling her a liar!?

Distressed Dame: Ignore him! I told you, that ''pig'' defiled me! Cut him down this instant!

Burly Samurai: There is no truth to her words! Wherefore does she spout such rubbish!?

Distressed Dame: Kami give me strength, cut the bloody brute down already!

Roaring Man: Yes... Naught less than your head shall serve as penance for your crimes!

''The Burly Samurai draws his blade.''

Burly Samurai: Very well. Let my blade prove my innocence!

''The Distressed Dame smiles.''

I'toca: I-It's her, right!?

''I'toca throws the elixir at her, revealing a man.''

Insidious Individual: Was that really necessary?
Insidious Individual: No matter, I was growing weary of this petty farce. It's time I moved on to bigger and better things.

''He uses the cocoon to run into a hawk.''

I'toca: Oh no you don't!

''I'toca shoots an arrow at the fleeing bird, but misses.''

I'toca: H-How odd... My bow is more out of tune than I realized.

''Later, a Sekiseigumi Samurai leads the Rugged Samurai's real wife to him.''

Relieved Dame: Sweetheart!

Rugged Samurai: Is it really you? Oh thank the kami you're safe!

Sekiseigumi Samurai: I found her lying unconscious in a nearby alleyway. She could only vaguely recall being attacked from behind before losing consciousness.

I'toca: So the villain knocked her out before assuming her visage in a ploy to deceive her husband.

Rugged Samurai: I fell for the deception like a complete and utter fool. I do not even know how to begin to make amends...

Burly Samurai: There are no amends to be made. You simply acted as any husband would.

Sekiseigumi Samurai: Due to your involvement, this matter was resolved without bloodshed. The Sekiseigumi thank you.
Sekiseigumi Samurai: 'Tis regrettable, however, that the villain managed to escape. A criminal who can change their shape at will is exceedingly dangerous. Know that the Sekiseigumi will alert the populace to this menace, and remain vigilant for any suspicious activity in the city.

I'toca: Let's return to my lodgings. I'd like to go over where we stand with our elusive quarry.

-cutscene end

===Speak with I'toca===
I'toca: As predicted, the thief has been using the cocoon's power of mimicry to incite conflict around the city.
I'toca: What he hopes to accomplish by doing so, however, is still unclear...
I'toca: And, so long as he has this power, our sole means of tracking him remains the havoc left in his wake.
I'toca: A trying trail for any hunter, but I'm heartened to have a warrior like you beside me as I tread it. We'll catch him together, and when we do, we'll mete out the justice he deserves, [Forename]!
-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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Glory Incarnate

2026-07-10T22:23:33Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Glory Incarnate
| description = Yaana is beside herself with grief.
| image = glory incarnate1.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| related-npcs = Dancing Green;Honey B. Lovely;Neyuni;Pomb;Sugar Riot
| location = Greenroom
| location-x = 6.2
| location-y = 5.9
| type = feature
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 18
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| category =
| level = 100
| quest-sync =
| req-quest =
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 5550
| reward1 = 1 The Ring's Reprieve Orchestrion Roll
| unlocks = ra AAC Heavyweight M4, ach Ascension, ngp The Arcadion (New Game+)
| prev-quest = Iron Fist
| next-quest =
| patch = 7.4
| release = dawntrail
| id-edb = b66457d1bc0
| id-gt = 70976
}}
==Related NPCs==
{{Related NPCs}}
==Steps==
* Clear [[AAC Heavyweight M4]].
* Speak with [[Neyuni]].
* Speak with [[Yaana]] in the [[greenroom]].
* Speak with Yaana.
==Journal==
* Yaana is beside herself with grief.
* Still reeling from the revelation that Eutrope and the other fighters have already perished, Yaana implores you to avenge them, and bring the president to justice. To leave that man─that monstrosity─unpunished for his crimes would be a crime in itself. And so you ready yourself to face the serpentine Lindwurm. ※AAC Heavyweight M4 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* With its astounding ability to twist, contort, and regenerate its body, the Lindwurm is a fearsome foe indeed. Yet through all the venom and gore, you triumph, bringing the great serpent low. The matter of the cure still remains, however...
* Just as Yaana demands the location of the Drop of Life, Metem steps forward to explain that it must be extracted from the Lindwurm's heart. With sorrow in his voice, he continues his explanation, but is cut short when the felled beast suddenly regenerates once more. Seeing this, Yaana abandons her regulator, inspired to fight the monster unenhanced after your example. Your retired comrades soon join to even the odds, and just when it seems their combined strength is not enough, who should appear but the presumed dead Brute Bomber. Beckoning them to channel their aether to him, the reviled heel then sends you a fiery infusion of energy. With everyone's strength behind you, you dropkick the Lindwurm and bring it down yet again. It is at this moment that the Tyrant and other heavyweights appear, and summarily end the tormented president's life. The Lindwurm's heart at last extracted, Metem vows to see every soul cured of the disease─Eutrope and the immortalized not least of all.
* You speak with Neyuni at Tritails Training, hopeful that your afflicted comrades will make a full recovery from psychonekrosis. After a not-insignificant wait, you are relieved to see them return alongside Metem, who informs you the Drop of Life was effective. Furthermore, he states that the souls in the Arcadion's repository have been freed, and henceforth, matches will pit only unenhanced fighters against each other. This unfortunately means you can no longer participate, as no fighter can contend against you. On the bright side, you still have your crowning ceremony to look forward to. Metem bids you come to the Arcadion when you are ready for the big event. ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* Your crowning ceremony is once again interrupted by the belligerent Brute Bomber. This time, however, it is the agile Black Cat who leaps into the ring, and makes ready to brawl against him in your place. An apt way for the new era of the Arcadion to begin, if the audience's excitement is any indication.
* Apologizing for the sudden altercation during your ceremony, Yaana is hopeful that people will continue to enjoy the Arcadion's shows, and will do her best to raise the excitement to higher highs. Reflecting on all that has come to pass, she admits that she played into the president's hands from the start─yet for all his scheming, without you at the center of it all, she is sure this favorable outcome would not have been possible. With that, she hopes that you, the newly designated “eternal grand champion,” will drop by to see her and everyone else when time allows. And as she departs, you feel deep down in your heart that the president's final words ring true─the Arcadion's future is bright indeed...
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: Deep down, I'd feared we might be too late. I'd steeled myself for the worst. But the reality was too much to bear...
Yaana: When I saw how the president had exploited my sister and all those others, I tried to use a feral soul without thinking.
Yaana: I want nothing more than to fight with you, but I know I'd only hold you back. And I'd be a fool to tempt fate again with a feral soul.
Yaana: In his twisted mind, the president might think this is just a show. But to me, this is a reckoning. For Eutrope and all the fallen fighters, bring that monster to justice, [Forename]!

-quest accepted

''{{i|AAC Heavyweight M4}} now accessible''

-optional start
Yaana: This “Lindwurm” is a complete mystery, so I can't offer you any meaningful advice.
Yaana: But you're the grand champion for a reason, [Forename]. You've bested every opponent you've faced, and I'm sure you can best this fiend too!

Pomb: Meow...
System: As before, Pomb mews somberly in front of the doors...
-optional end

===Clear {{i|AAC Heavyweight M4}}===
====Duty dialogue====
-voiced cutscene start
Metem: It's the shocking true face of the villainous president! The mighty serpent of yore—the Lindwurm!
-cutscene end

Metem: The president must pay for his crimes! Give him what for, Champion!
Metem: His arm has a life of its own! Is this the power of the mythical Lindwurm?
Metem: His arm is slithering out! That's disgusting!
Metem: Watch out! That is one cruel coil...
Metem: Oh no! The champion's been crushed!
Metem: Another attack evaded with aplomb!
Metem: Even I felt that! Can't afford to be careless, now!
Metem: His arms are snaking 'round the ring! What's he planning!?
Metem: Oh no, the gore has latched onto the champion! Don't panic!
Metem: They're up! What fighting spirit!
Metem: Oh no, they've been felled with a vengeance!
Metem: And they're back in action! Can they turn the tide!?
Metem: Once again they slip beyond their opponent's reach!
Metem: And they're down! Can they recover from this?
Metem: The battle is decided! Victory goes to the champion!
Metem: What the─? Could the Lindwurm's regeneration be out of control!?
Metem: The Lindwurm's completely healed! What outrageous regenerative power!
Metem: Is there no limit to his regenerative capacity!?

-voiced cutscene start
Metem: Unbelievable—the champion's done it! The president has been defeated!
-cutscene end

====Post-duty cutscene====
-cutscene start
Yaana: You did it, [Forename]! Just as I thought you would!
Yaana: Now, tell us where the Drop of Life is! We won't allow anyone else to die!

Metem: That which you seek lies before you. The aether yielded by the Lindwurm's heart is the stimulant for the regeneration factor.
Metem: Now, set aside your grief, for Eutrope and the other fighters have not perished. Everyone can still be saved. Everyone, except the president...

Yaana: Wh-What?

Metem: Everything has been part of the president's plan to produce the cure to psychonekrosis.
Metem: When the first fighter was diagnosed with the disease, the president was utterly shaken. He cursed himself for ever introducing the use of feral souls.
Metem: Determined to find a cure, he turned to the treasure that had been passed down through his line: the egg of a Lindwurm, a creature known for its phenomenal regenerative abilities.
Metem: After much experimentation, he ultimately extracted the soul of the unborn beast and took it into himself. And though he transformed into a monstrosity possessed of preternatural regeneration, he sadly could not use his power to heal others.
Metem: To make matters worse, that power meant he was forever locked in its serpentine form. So it was that he was forced to confine himself to this mausoleum.
Metem: For a small blessing, his regulator still allowed him control over the Arcadion's devices, and he could remotely operate machinery.
Metem: That was how he was able to make contact with me and convey his intent: to sacrifice himself, and have the cure made from his heart.
Metem: Alas, the Lindwurm was too powerful. Even the Tyrant proved no match, and the Arcadion remained in operation as the search continued for a warrior capable of defeating him.
Metem: Those fighters who developed psychonekrosis had to be retired and put into a deep sleep─a cold stasis to keep the disease at bay until they could be cured. It was for this reason that Eutrope was kidnapped. The president lamented subjecting more souls to the disease, but for want of other solutions, he could only press on with his plan.

Yaana: If that's the truth, then why didn't you tell us!?

Metem: The president was nothing if not a showman. He dedicated his regrets, his desire for atonement, and indeed his very life, to bring greater thrills to the masses.
Metem: In so doing, he would promote fiercer competition and give rise to ever stronger fighters, one of whom he hoped would rise up to challenge him.
Metem: It was to keep the competition running that the disease was kept secret. And though many fighters showed promise, it seemed as though none would ever transcend the Tyrant.　
Metem: That is, until you appeared. From the moment he saw you, the president was certain that you'd be the one to defeat him.
Metem: All he needed to do was to spur you on. And to do so, he cast you as a rebel who would tear down the Arcadion, and himself as the greatest heel it has ever known.
Metem: The man couldn't help but turn everything into a spectacle. It's so absurd, one can't help but admire it...

Yaana: So this entire time, we've been puppets in the president's play?

''The Lindwurm rises again.''

Metem: Confound it, he's already recovered!

''Retsarra, Honey B Lovely, Dancing Green, and Sugar Riot arrive.''

Retsarra: We'll help too!

Metem: It's no good!

Brute Bomber@Hoarse Voice: Everybody, listen up!
Brute Bomber: The questions can wait. Right now, I need you all to channel me your aether!
Brute Bomber: Use it, [Forename]! Our combined power!

Yaana: We need to finish him now!

The Tyrant@???: You've fought well, champion. Leave the rest to us.

''The Tyrant, Vamp Fatale, Red Hot, and Deep Blue arrive.''

The Tyrant: The president confided in us long ago. We've been acting according to his instructions.
The Tyrant: It was my duty to serve as the challenger's final test...
The Tyrant: And to ensure their hands would not be sullied!

System: It was the battle of a lifetime... Even without feral souls, the Arcadion's future is bright...

''Retsarra runs over the Brute Bomber.''

Retsarra: Hector, I thought you were gone... That you'd died after becoming that fiend...

Brute Bomber: I'd thought the same. But then I woke up, and I was myself again.
Brute Bomber: Metem explained everything after that. The president had given me less-potent souls for the bout, and then his people restored me back to normal.
Brute Bomber: I've been resting in the Arcadion's infirmary ever since. But when I saw what was happening on the broadcast, nothing could keep me from coming to help.

''Yaana staggers.''

Yaana: I-I might've pushed myself too hard... Forgot I had this...little disease...

Metem: R-Right, that! We should move everyone to the infirmary immediately and have the cure created!
Metem: I shall personally tend to matters from here. Every soul will be saved, I give you my word!

-cutscene end

===Speak with Neyuni===

-optional start

Honey B. Lovely: I have to say I'm a mite miffed that Brute stole the spotlight, but I'm glad everyone is safe!

Dancing Green: Heh, had a feeling it'd play out like this. For all his quirks, I knew the old man couldn't truly've been a villain!

Sugar Riot: Try not to encourage the verdant dancer. He's already insufferably smug enough as it is.
-optional end

Neyuni: I watched the broadcast from start to finish! You were absolutely amazing, [Forename]!
Neyuni: Though it's taken some time, you've inspired me to change my view towards souls. Like Yaana, I've decided to remove my regulator as well.
Neyuni: By the way, some people from the Arcadion dropped by earlier to apologize for the president's deception. They even helped fix up the gym.
Neyuni: It's been quite a whirlwind of events, but it seems the worst is over. All that remains is to pray that everyone is cured...

-cutscene start
System: Some time later...

Metem: I'm pleased to say the treatment was effective! Everyone has made a full recovery from psychonekrosis!

Yaana: The symptoms are completely gone! I feel like myself again thanks to the cure─and of course to you as well, [Forename]!

Eutrope: Yaana has told me all. Words do not suffice to show my gratitude...but please accept my thanks.

Brute Bomber: Uh...yeah, mine too...
Brute Bomber: I owe you one!

Retsarra: Before setting off for their homes, the heavyweight fighters and those who were in stasis also expressed their heartfelt gratitude for you.
Retsarra: And it'd be remiss of me not to do the same. Thank you, [Forename].

Metem: I, meanwhile, must apologize to everyone. Though it was to conceal the president's plan, the fact remains that I deceived you.
Metem: I am truly sorry...

Question: What will you say?
> All's well that ends well.
Metem: Ahhh, those words mean more to me than you can know... There were times when I felt I would be crushed by the weight of the deception...

> You need to be punished!
Metem: O-Oh dear! Have mercy, I beg you! The fighters are all hale and whole─surely you can find it in your heart to forgive me?

> And here I thought you were the true mastermind...
Metem: Me, the mastermind? You give me too much credit. I've not the imagination to conceive such an audacious plan.
Metem: That said, I did work behind the scenes to ensure all went according to script. In light of this, perhaps I ''could'' be considered the mastermind.

---
Metem: In the end, everything is as the president had hoped. Wherever he is now, he too would doubtless be overjoyed...

Brute Bomber: He sacrificed himself to save us all... Another debt I can never repay.

Metem: The president actually had one last wish: that those who still bear love for the Arcadion, even after everything, continue to fight and bring excitement to the fans.

Retsarra: Heh, he really had us all figured out. It's as if we're still dancing in the palm of his hand.

Metem: Ah, lest you wonder, I've arranged for the souls in the repository to be set free as you desired. Never again shall feral souls be wielded in the Arcadion.
Metem: From now on, matches will only be fought between unenhanced warriors. The upstart's revolution was a success.
Metem: This means, however, that there are none at present who could offer you contest. Until our fighters have become strong enough, I'm afraid we won't have any matches for you.

Question: What will you say?
> I was looking forward to defending my title...
> I'm sure that day will come soon.
---

Yaana: I think I speak for everyone when I say I'd love to face you unenhanced. I won't stop training until I'm ready!

Metem: Now then, there is to be a crowning ceremony for the new grand champion.
Metem: Naturally, it can't begin without you, so pray come to the greenroom at your earliest convenience!

-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana in the greenroom===
Yaana: The ceremony will be held in the very ring we fought in. It wasn't all that long ago, yet somehow it feels like an age...
Yaana: But come, everyone's already out there waiting. Make sure you're dressed for the occasion, because all of Alexandria will be watching!

Question: Begin the ceremony in your current attire? (yes/no)

-cutscene start
Metem: My fellow citizens! We are gathered to recognize a new grand champion in the Arcadion─an unstoppable force of nature who tore through every obstacle in {{alternatives|f=her|m=his}} way!
Metem: Please join me in welcoming this radiant star to the stage!
Metem: The {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}} who boldly ushered in revolution, the unenhanced-yet-undefeated {{alternatives|f=queen|m=king}} of the Arcadion, ''[Forename] [Surname]''!

Brute Bomber@Hoarse Voice: Hold it right there!
Brute Bomber@Hoarse Voice: It's a farce that you're grand champion! I refuse to accept it!

Metem: Oh my! The Brute Bomber has barged into [Forename]'s ceremony again! Does the man never learn!?

Brute Bomber: I demand a rematch! Just you and me, unenhanced!

Yaana@Dignified Voice: Not so fast!
Yaana: Watching you get tossed aside by [Forename] would hardly be entertaining! ''I'll'' be your opponent!

Metem: Black Cat has leapt into the ring! I daresay this should be an even match!
Metem: With the president no longer with us, it falls to my humble self to authorize matches!
Metem: And on this occasion, I am pleased to approve an impromptu exhibition!

Metem: Let this be the clash to christen the Arcadion's rebirth!
Metem: She's the claw that gleams in revolution's shadow! The rebel that prowls the dark, Black Cat!
Metem: He's the man who's been to hell and lived to tell the tale! The incorrigible, reprehensible Brute Bomber!

-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana===
Yaana: Hehe, I did it! I beat the Brute Bomber!
Yaana: Sorry for spoiling your moment with that charade, but we wanted to kick off the new era of the Arcadion with a bang. Metem came up with a last-minute script, and I agreed to join in.
Yaana: Retired fighters have been returning as well, eager to fight in unenhanced matches. We're all going to do our part to keep the Arcadion exciting.
Yaana: And as you may've already noticed, everyone's decided to remove their regulator. That's because we won't be needing souls anymore, feral or otherwise.
Yaana: Meanwhile, since you have no equal, you've been granted the title of eternal grand champion and entered into the Hall of Fame. You're already a legend, basically!
Yaana: Now, though you may not be able to fight, we'd still love to see you. So don't be a stranger, and drop by at my gym or the greenroom from time to time!
Yaana: As much as I hate to admit it, we played into the president's hands from the start. But it was only because you were the protagonist of his script that we could bring the tale to a happy conclusion.
Yaana: We truly couldn't have done it without you, our unenhanced grand champion, so please allow me to thank you again. We're forever in your debt!

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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AAC Heavyweight M4

2026-07-10T22:02:02Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{see also|AAC Heavyweight Tier|AAC Heavyweight M4 (Savage)}}
{{Duty infobox
| name = AAC Heavyweight M4
| description = Upon claiming the Tyrant's crown, you are escorted to the uppermost floor of the Arcadion, where you are at last granted an audience with the president. Yet what meets your eyes is the horrific sight of his soul-imbued form─the serpentine Lindwurm. Arrayed behind him is a sickening display of the fallen immortalized, sacrifices in the president's bid to create a fighter who could contend against him. Now, the stage is set─to avenge the victims of his sinister script and rise to become the true grand champion, you must stop the president once and for all!
| image = AAC Heavyweight M4.png
| type = raid
| level = 100
| level-sync = 100
| ilvl = 745
| ilvl-sync =
| difficulty = Normal
| size = 8man
| time-limit = 90
| tomestones = 20 Mathematics + 10 Mnemonics
| duty-finder = Normal Raids (Dawntrail)
| roulette = normal raids
| entrance = Greenroom
| entrance-coordinates = 6.1, 5.6
| location = Arcadia
| region = Xak Tural
| req-quest = Glory Incarnate
| patch = 7.4
| release = dawntrail
| stone-sky-sea = AAC Heavyweight
| id-gt = 30160
| id-edb = 6e8717f3032
}} The raid is also known as '''M12''' or '''M12N'''.
==Guide==
Players may fall off the arena to their deaths. Being hit with any avoidable AoEs will inflict a stack of {{status effect|debuff|vulnerability up}} '''[[Vulnerability Up]]''', along with possibly other effects.

===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r6.png|32px|link=]] Glory Incarnate: The [[Lindwurm (The Arcadion)|Lindwurm]]===
The boss will auto-attack both tanks.

'''Phase 1'''

*'''The Fixer''': Magical raid-wide damage.
*'''Bloodshed''': One of its arms will enlarge and transform into a dragon head.
*'''Serpentine Scourge''': A late-telegraphed half-room cleave hitting the side containing the transformed arm. Has a fast cast.
*'''Ravenous Reach''': The boss's transformed arm will lengthen and move above the left or right side of the arena, indicating that it will use a late-telegraphed wide conal AoE hitting in front of it. Get behind the arm to avoid.
*After this, the arm will return to normal and leave behind flesh puddles at various locations. The puddles will enlarge and then explode as late-telegraphed circle AoEs ('''Burst''').
*'''Cruel Coil''': Pulls all players to the middle of the room and inflicts a 5-second {{status effect|debuff|bind}} bind. The boss will jump on the arena and spawn a circle AoE telegraph in the middle, then begin rotating. Players must escape the middle through the opening, which will periodically rotate. The boss's body is impassable. The opening will always face near the corners of the arena and will rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise per spin. The boss will spin three times before crushing and killing anyone ('''Constrictor''') still inside the AoE telegraph.
*'''Visceral Burst''': Telegraphed magical AoE tankbusters hitting both tanks.
*After another '''Bloodshed''' and '''Serpentine Scourge''', the boss will use '''Grotesquerie''', giving all players a 28-second {{status effect|debuff|File:Bursting grotesqurie icon.png}} '''Bursting Grotesqurie''' debuff, which will target them for a spread AoE ('''Dramatic Lysis'''). The telegraph will appear a few seconds before the timer expires.
*'''Splattershed''': Magical raid-wide damage. Both of the boss's arms will also enlarge and transform.
*'''Feral Fission''': Spawns multiple circle AoE telegraphs ('''Grand Entrance'''), indicating where snakes will travel through the arena floor.
*'''Bring Down the House''': The sections of the arena with snakes will be destroyed, killing anyone on them. This leaves behind four alternating rectangles. Each player will also be inflicted with {{status effect|debuff|File:Fate of the wurm icon.png}} '''Fate of the Wurm''', preventing jumping.
*The equator of the arena will be repaired, allowing the party to traverse between the rectangular segments.
*Two dragon heads will appear in front or behind two of the segments, indicating late-telegraphed line AoEs hitting those sections, leaving half the room safe.
*'''Venomous Scourge (no cast bar)''': Each player is targeted with a magical spread AoE marker.
*'''Grotesquerie''': Now gives each player a 7-second {{status effect|debuff|File:Flesh forward icon.png}} '''Flesh Forward''' or {{status effect|debuff|File:Flesh back icon.png}} '''Flesh Back''' , along with a 32-second {{status effect|debuff|File:Directed grotesquerie icon.png}} '''Directed Grotesquerie''' debuff pair. One player will also receive a 16-second {{status effect|debuff|File:Shared grotesquerie icon.png}} '''Shared Grotesquerie''' debuff.
*When '''Flesh Forward / Back''' resolves, each player will be knocked approximately half the arena length in the direction of the arrows underneath them. Use knockback resist or position to avoid being knocked off the arena.
*When '''Shared Grotesqurie''' resolves, the target player will be hit with a split-damage AoE dealing magical damage ('''Fourth-wall Fusion'''). They will receive a stack marker telegraph a few seconds before their debuff resolves. This is combined with a '''Ravenous Reach''' cleave from the boss.
*Afterwards, the arena will be restored, and exploding flesh puddles will spawn.
*When '''Directed Grotesqurie''' resolves, each player will emit a narrow conal AoE in front, behind, to the left, or to the right of them. Telegraphs will appear a few seconds before these resolve.
*Mechanics then repeat with some new combinations:
**'''Grotesquerie''' (knockbacks) + enlarging flesh puddles: Position to be knocked away from the puddles, or use knockback immune.
**'''Bloodshed''' + enlarging flesh puddles: Dodge the half-room cleave while avoiding the puddles.

'''Phase 2'''

After the boss's HP is reduced to 0, it will revive with full health but with a much lower HP pool.

*'''Mindless Flesh''': Five line AoE telegraphs, each hitting a column of the arena. Each player will also be targeted with a '''Dramatic Lysis''' spread AoE marker.
*One of the boss's arms will then be surrounded with green poison, indicating a very wide telegraphed line AoE from that side, leaving the opposite edge safe.
*'''Splattershed''': Magical raid-wide damage.

Phase 2 mechanics then repeat until the boss is defeated.

==Loot==
*{{tomestone|mathematics|20}} [[Allagan Tomestone of Mathematics]]
*{{tomestone|mnemonics|10}} [[Allagan Tomestone of Mnemonics]]
*{{Drops item|Lindwurm Card|fixed=y}} (Drops at a fixed rate.)
*1 {{Item icon|Heavy Holoblade}} (Guaranteed to each player's inventory. Limit one per week.)

===Treasure Coffer 1===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoarmor}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Hologauntlets}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holotrousers}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoring}}
{{Table footer}}

===Treasure Coffer 2===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoarmor}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holotrousers}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Hologreaves}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoring}}
{{Table footer}}

===Treasure Coffer 3===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|Grooving Green}}
{{Drops table row|Everything Burns Orchestrion Roll}}
{{Table footer}}

==Achievements==
This duty is associated with the following [[achievements]]:

{| {{STDT|mech1}}
{{achievement table header}}
{{achievement table row|On Top of the World I}}
{{achievement table row|On Top of the World II}}
{{achievement table row|On Top of the World III}}
|}

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-voiced cutscene start
Metem: It's the shocking true face of the villainous president! The mighty serpent of yore—the Lindwurm!
-cutscene end

Metem: The president must pay for his crimes! Give him what for, Champion!
Metem: His arm has a life of its own! Is this the power of the mythical Lindwurm?
Metem: His arm is slithering out! That's disgusting!
Metem: Watch out! That is one cruel coil...
Metem: Oh no! The champion's been crushed!
Metem: Another attack evaded with aplomb!
Metem: Even I felt that! Can't afford to be careless, now!
Metem: His arms are snaking 'round the ring! What's he planning!?
Metem: Oh no, the gore has latched onto the champion! Don't panic!
Metem: They're up! What fighting spirit!
Metem: Oh no, they've been felled with a vengeance!
Metem: And they're back in action! Can they turn the tide!?
Metem: Once again they slip beyond their opponent's reach!
Metem: And they're down! Can they recover from this?
Metem: The battle is decided! Victory goes to the champion!
Metem: What the─? Could the Lindwurm's regeneration be out of control!?
Metem: The Lindwurm's completely healed! What outrageous regenerative power!
Metem: Is there no limit to his regenerative capacity!?

-voiced cutscene start
Metem: Unbelievable—the champion's done it! The president has been defeated!
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Music==
{{music table header}}
{{music table row|Main|Everything Burns}}
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery heights="225" mode="packed">
File:M12N.jpg
File:M12 boss.jpg
File:President TV footage.jpg
</gallery>

{{Duties nav/raid}}

Iron Fist

2026-07-10T21:46:24Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Iron Fist
| description = Yaana is ready to introduce the grand champion.
| image = iron fist1.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| related-npcs = Pomb
| location = Greenroom
| location-x = 6.1
| location-y = 5.9
| type = feature
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 17
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| category =
| level = 100
| quest-sync =
| req-quest =
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 5504
| reward1 = 1 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward2 = 1 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward3 = 1 Savage Might Materia XI
| reward-opt1 = 3 Quickarm Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Quicktongue Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Battledance Materia XI
| reward-opt4 = 3 Piety Materia XI
| unlocks = ra AAC Heavyweight M3
| prev-quest = Challenger and Champion
| next-quest = Glory Incarnate
| patch = 7.4
| release = dawntrail
| id-edb = f375aecab86
| id-gt = 70975
}}
==Related NPCs==
{{Related NPCs}}
==Steps==
* Clear [[AAC Heavyweight M3]].
* Speak with [[Yaana]].
==Journal==
* Yaana is ready to introduce the grand champion.
* You have climbed the ranks and through the tiers, at long last reaching the grand champion─the Tyrant. Long has he stood as an indomitable wall, repelling any would-be usurper to his throne. With martial mastery and the brutality of a behemoth his to wield, he will be a more daunting foe than any before. To seize his crown, you shall need to bring your all to bear. ※AAC Heavyweight M3 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* True to his name, the Tyrant fights you without reserve, wielding every weapon he has at his disposal to defeat you. Yet his iron fist cracks against your unshakable resolve, bringing an end to his long reign. As you prepare to return to the greenroom, you are filled with both a sense of fulfillment for your achievement─and a nagging apprehension of what may lie in store. ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* The heretofore innocuous referee is revealed to be the secret apparatus of the president, who beckons you to join him at the highest level of the Arcadion, where he holds the Drop of Life. Accompanied by Yaana and Metem, you follow the device to the megalomaniac's lair, where you discover his true form─a monstrosity known as the Lindwurm, the apparent namesake of Lindblum. Adorning his quarters─a recreation of Lindblum's grand theaters─is none other than the corpses of the immortalized. To Yaana's horror, you see Eutrope's body among them. The president explains that he has attempted to nurture a fighter who could contend against him over the years, never finding success until you appeared. Now, if you are to become the true grand champion, he demands you face him in battle, and give the people of Alexandria the greatest show they have ever seen.
* Your return to the greenroom is silent, save for the sound of Yaana's muted sobbing. When you finally speak to her, you can see that she is clearly still in shock, unable to hide the trembling in her voice. Perhaps it would be best to give her a moment to grieve and come to terms with her loss.
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: Well, here we finally are: the heavyweight title match. I'm starting to feel a little nervous, I have to admit...
-quest accepted

-cutscene start
''Pomp meows.''

Yaana: Seems she wants to find her master, just like Retsarra said. It's heartbreaking...
Yaana: Right, better focus. I suppose this'll be the last time for this, but let's take a look at your opponent.
Yaana: The reigning grand champion of the Arcadion─the Tyrant!
Yaana: Prior to becoming a fighter, he was a peerless hunter renowned for his mastery of all weaponry. In the ring, he wields an arsenal of arms, and freely switches between them as the situation demands.
Yaana: Based on the information Neyuni found, he'll be using the soul of a behemoth, a fell beast that possesses terrible strength and magicks.
Yaana: In addition to powerful physical attacks, he'll unleash devastating whirlwinds and meteors. More than ever, you'll have to take care.
Yaana: Now, go out there and win one last time! Claim the title, and usher in a new era for the Arcadion─one where lives aren't sacrificed for entertainment!

''{{i|AAC Heavyweight M3}} now accessible''
-cutscene end

-optional start
Yaana: As your second, there is nothing left for me to do but cheer you on to victory...which I'm sure we'll be celebrating very soon!

Pomb: Meow...
System: Pomp mews forlornly at the door...
-optional end

===Clear {{i|AAC Heavyweight M3}}===
====Duty dialogue====
-voiced cutscene start
Metem: Ruling over all with an iron fist, the grand champion of the Arcadion—the Tyrant!
-cutscene end

Metem: At long last, the decisive match against the grand champion!
Metem: Will the challenger triumph and seize the Tyrant's throne?
The Tyrant: First, I shall take your measure.
The Tyrant: Show me your footwork.
Metem: Even I felt that! Can't afford to be careless, now!
Metem: Another attack evaded with aplomb!
The Tyrant: How about this?
Metem: A direct hit! But they're still standing!
The Tyrant: Behold the essence of martial mastery!
Metem: Absolute brutality! The champion's power is unmatched!
The Tyrant: There is much more to come!
Metem: The challenger's holding their own!
The Tyrant: It has been a long time since I've enjoyed myself so!
Metem: It's Tyranny Time, folks! He knows no mercy, and he's never tasted defeat!
Metem: They're up! What fighting spirit!
The Tyrant: No more holding back.
The Tyrant: Prepare yourself, unenhanced warrior!
Metem: I beg your pardon? What is he going to do with all those weapons?
Metem: Such ferocity! The champion is ruthless indeed!
The Tyrant: My reign is absolute! I will not lose!
Metem: The Tyrant's altered his form! He looks even more tyrannical than before!
The Tyrant: Rrraaah!
The Tyrant: Know the folly of challenging me unenhanced!
Metem: Oh no, they've been felled with a vengeance!
Metem: And they're back in action! Can they turn the tide!?
The Tyrant: I will not yield my throne!
Metem: What a display of power! He's unleashed the full might of the behemoth!
The Tyrant: Now fall!
Metem: Oh, he's split the ring in half! We're going to need urgent repairs!
The Tyrant: Try this!
Metem: And now he's thrown the ring! What absurd strength!
Metem: Ahem, the ring shall presently be restored.
Metem: 'Tis a clash between feral pride and mortal resolve! Either side could come out on top!
The Tyrant: The power of feral souls makes the Arcadion what it is!

-voiced cutscene start
Refbot: K.O.!
Metem: The match is decided! Before your very eyes, a new grand champion is born!

Metem: It's all over...until next time!
-cutscene end

====Posty-duty cutscene====
-cutscene start
Metem: [Forename] has deposed the Tyrant to rise up as the grand champion...
Metem: Oh? What brings the referee out now?

''A familiar voice comes from the Refbot.''

Ascension Arcadia President@Familiar Voice: I'm pleased to see I was not mistaken about you.

Metem: Th-That voice... It's the president!

Ascension Arcadia President: None other, though this is obviously not my true form. I am in my quarters on the uppermost floor.

Yaana: A deal's a deal! Tell us where the Drop of Life is!

Ascension Arcadia President: It is here with me. Come─I shall give it to you. You have earned a personal audience.

Metem: The Drop of Life...? I haven't the faintest what this is about, but I'd better take a camera to capture these events!

-cutscene end

-cutscene start
''The group arrives at the top floor and are confronted with a serpent-like monstrosity.''

Yaana: Wh-What is that monstrosity!?

Ascension Arcadia President: The Lindwurm, legendary serpent of eld and namesake of my homeland. By infusing myself with its soul, I have come to assume this form.

Metem: Th-The president has become this terrifying creature!?

''Around the room, the former Arcadion fighters are floating in stasis pods.''

Metem: And those people... Why, they're the immortalized!

''The camera pans to Eutrope in such a pod.''

Yaana: Eutrope!
Yaana: M-Metem, why is she... You promised you would save her!

Metem: I'm truly sorry, but it seems he was one step ahead of us...

Ascension Arcadia President: You have served me well, Metem. But I have long been aware of your duplicity.
Ascension Arcadia President: Arrayed behind me are all the fighters who have been immortalized. With each feral transformation, their souls were ravaged until they ultimately met their demise. A pitiable fate.
Ascension Arcadia President: They shall make a fitting audience for the final act, here in this faithfully recreated Lindblum theater.

''Yaana start channeling her feral soul, but the Refbot shoots a ball of energy at her, dropping her instantly.''

Metem: To use the bodies of the departed as a decoration... This is pure depravity...

Ascension Arcadia President: People of Alexandria. In my mission to bring you ever more thrilling entertainment, I have given my very body and soul.
Ascension Arcadia President: I acquired the power of the mighty Lindwurm, and thence sought to create fighters who could offer me fierce contest. Alas, all died prematurely, taken by a soul-consuming affliction.
Ascension Arcadia President: But at last they may know peace, for the one I have long awaited has appeared.
Ascension Arcadia President: With the actors thus assembled, the greatest show in Arcadion history may finally begin! In feverish highs shall all sorrow and tedium be swept away!

Metem: This is unconscionable! How could the president do such a thing simply for entertainment!?

Ascension Arcadia President: Unenhanced warrior. Know that you have merely become heavyweight champion. If you wish to be crowned the ''true'' grand champion, you must now defeat me!

Question: What will you say?
> I'll defeat you, don't you worry!
> I'll send you slithering back to your hole!
---

Ascension Arcadia President: That's the spirit. See to it that you spare no preparation. Nothing short of perfection will suffice for our performance.

Metem: A shocking truth has been revealed, and the final match has been set! How will this harrowing tale conclude!?

-cutscene end

-cutscene start
''The people of Solution Nine are watching these events unfold on a screen on the outside of the Arcadion.''

Questionable Fan: To think that the fighters were dying from using feral souls...

Hostile Fan: Just because we wanted thrills...

Questionable Fan: The Arcadion was my escape. But if I'd known the price for it...

Adoring Fan: If this is the way it is, then our only hope is for the unstoppable upstart to win!

Friendly Fan: That's right! Let's all cheer {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}} on against the evil president!

Retsarra: Eutrope...

-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana===
Yaana: <sob> Not you too, Eutrope... Not you too...

-quest complete

-optional start
Pomb: Meow...

System: As before, Pomb mews somberly in front of the doors...
-optional end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=bYyVFaefqM0}}

AAC Heavyweight M3

2026-07-10T21:30:53Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{see also|AAC Heavyweight Tier|AAC Heavyweight M3 (Savage)}}
{{Duty infobox
| name = AAC Heavyweight M3
| description = The grand champion has condemned your crusade to abolish the use of feral souls, well aware that the outcome of your clash will decide the Arcadion's future. All of Alexandria now watches with great anticipation, eager to see if the unenhanced warrior will usher in a revolution─or if the Tyrant's reign will rage on.
| image = AAC Heavyweight M3.png
| type = raid
| level = 100
| level-sync = 100
| ilvl = 745
| ilvl-sync =
| difficulty = Normal
| size = 8man
| time-limit = 90
| tomestones = 20 Mathematics + 10 Mnemonics
| duty-finder = Normal Raids (Dawntrail)
| roulette = normal raids
| entrance = Greenroom
| entrance-coordinates = 6.1, 5.6
| location = The Crown
| region = Xak Tural
| req-quest = Iron Fist
| patch = 7.4
| release = dawntrail
| stone-sky-sea = AAC Heavyweight
| id-gt = 30158
| id-edb = 670eb3e2b6a
}} The raid is also known as '''M11''' or '''M11N'''.
==Guide==
Please note that players may fall off the edge of the arena to their deaths. Being hit with any avoidable AoEs will inflict a stack of {{status effect|debuff|vulnerability up}} '''[[Vulnerability Up]]''', along with possibly other effects.

===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r6.png|32px|link=]] Iron Fist: [[The Tyrant]]===
'''Phase 1'''

*'''Crown of Arcadia''': Physical raid-wide damage.
*'''Draw Steel''': The boss equips a weapon (either a scythe, axe, or sword), denoting a late-telegraphed AoE when he uses '''Smashdown'''.
**Scythe: Donut AoE (inside hitbox safe).
**Axe: Point-blank AoE (slightly outside max melee range safe).
**Sword: A plus-shaped AoE ''relative to where he is facing''.
*'''Void Stardust''': Gives each player a purple spread AoE marker with an arrow, indicating that each player will be hit three times with an AoE. Each hit will leave behind a circle AoE telegraph of the same size, which should be avoided.
*The boss will use a sword '''Smashdown''' afterwards, so it is possible that the plus AoE will be at an angle if the boss was turned during the previous mechanic.
*'''Trophy Weapons''': Summons a sword, axe, and scythe at various locations.
*'''Assault Evolved''': The boss tethers one weapon, which forms a chain with all weapons. This indicates that the boss will jump to the tethered weapon, perform its relevant AoE at that location, then jump to the next weapon until all three have resolved. Keep in mind where the boss faces for the sword AoEs.
*'''Raw Steel Trophy''': The boss equips a sword, indicating mechanics for '''Dance of Domination'''.
*'''Dance of Domination''': Eight hits of physical raid-wide damage and leaves behind white gashes on the floor, which will explode as wide late-telegraphed line AoEs. The middle of the two large triangles is safe.
*'''Raw Steel Trophy''': The boss equips an axe, indicating mechanics for '''Dance of Domination'''.
*'''Raw Steel''': A split-damage physical tankbuster targeting the off-tank, and spread AoE markers on all non-tanks.
*'''Charybdistopia''': Reduces everyone's HP to 1.

'''Phase 2'''

*'''Ultimate Trophy Weapons''': Will begin spawning weapons at various locations in sequence.
*'''Assault Apex''': The boss jumps to the weapons in the order they spawn and executes the relevant AoE. Unlike with '''Assault Evolved''', there are no tethers. Weapons that have wind around them will leave behind a whirlwind after they resolve, which should be avoided.
*The two whirlwinds will then use two sets of telegraphed conal AoEs covering the entire arena.
*'''Immortal Reign''': The boss empowers himself visually but this cast has no functional effect.
*'''One and Only''': High physical raid-wide damage with a slow cast.

'''Phase 3'''

*'''Meteorain''': Spawns four towers, two in melee range and the other two further way, at the intercardinals. Each must be taken by at least one player. The towers deal physical damage ('''Cosmic Kiss''') and leave behind a rock for later.
*'''Foregone Fatality (no cast bar)''': Two portals appear, one north and the other south. Each portal will tether a rock with a tankbuster indicator. Each tank should pick these up, because tethered rocks will explode for magical raid-wide damage ('''Unmitigated Explosion'''). The tankbuster itself deals magical damage. At the same time, one non-tank will receive a stack AoE marker.
**The tankbusters are not AoEs, so tanks do not need to give space to the rocks or other players once they pick up the tether. It is possible for other players to "steal" the tethers but not possible for the tethers to snap back to the rocks once picked up.
*Afterwards, four more towers will appear, and the mechanic sequence repeats.
*'''Double Tyrannihilation''': Two hits of roomwide AoE damage, each hit destroying the closest rocks. Hide behind the rock that is directly behind another rock, because that will be safe for both hits.
*'''Flatliner''': Raid-wide physical damage combined with a telegraphed line AoE and radial knockback. The AoE itself will cause the arena to separate into two halves. The knockback cannot be prevented with immunities.
**It is safe to stand inside the line AoE telegraph as long as the player positions themself to be knocked back to either the east or west wall.
**In order to successfully resolve a future mechanic, at least two players need to end up on each side.
*The boss's hitbox will enlarge and he will gain {{status effect|debuff|directional disregard}} Directional Disregard.
*'''Majestic Meteor''': Three sets of telegraphed circle AoEs at random players' locations. Also spawns portals at the edges with thin white lines originating from them, denoting late-telegraphed line AoEs, leaving some gaps.
*'''Fire and Fury''': Two proximity magical AoE telegraphs ('''Mammoth Meteor''') on opposite corners of the arena, along with opposite telegraphed 90 degree cleaves.
*'''(knockback towers) - no cast bar''': Spawns four towers with knockback telegraphs, one on each corner. These must be taken by one player each to prevent them from exploding. Players must also position themselves to either be knocked to the opposite side of the same platform they are on, or straight across to the other platform, or they will be knocked off. The knockback cannot be prevented with immunities.
*The '''Majestic Meteor''' and '''Fire and Fury''' sequences repeat again, except only two knockback towers will appear, one per platform.
*'''Arcadion Avalanche''': The boss will face one random platform, targeting it for destruction and killing anyone on it. Players on that plaform must position to be knocked to the opposite safe platform. Players on the safe platform must not cross to the other platform if they take the tower. The boss will throw the targeted platform on the other one as a wide telegraphed line AoE.
*'''Crown of Arcadia''': Physical raid-wide damage and restores the arena.
*'''Heartbreak Kick''': Spawns a tower with a multi-hit stack marker, denoting 5 hits of magical raid-wide damage. Used twice in a row.
**If there is no one in the tower, it will explode ('''Tough Break''') for massive damage.
*'''Great Wall of Fire''': Split-damage line tankbuster targeting the off-tank. Will leave behind a line AoE telegraph that should be avoided.

Mechanics then repeat until then boss is defeated.

==Loot==
*{{tomestone|mathematics|20}} [[Allagan Tomestone of Mathematics]]
*{{tomestone|mnemonics|10}} [[Allagan Tomestone of Mnemonics]]

===Treasure Coffer 1===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holohelm}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoarmor}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holotrousers}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoring}}
{{Table footer}}

===Treasure Coffer 2===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoarmor}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Hologauntlets}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holotrousers}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoring}}
{{Table footer}}

===Treasure Coffer 3===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|Absolute Tyranny Orchestrion Roll}}
{{Table footer}}

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-voiced cutscene start
Metem: Ruling over all with an iron fist, the grand champion of the Arcadion—the Tyrant!
-cutscene end

Metem: At long last, the decisive match against the grand champion!
Metem: Will the challenger triumph and seize the Tyrant's throne?
The Tyrant: First, I shall take your measure.
The Tyrant: Show me your footwork.
Metem: Even I felt that! Can't afford to be careless, now!
Metem: Another attack evaded with aplomb!
The Tyrant: How about this?
Metem: A direct hit! But they're still standing!
The Tyrant: Behold the essence of martial mastery!
Metem: Absolute brutality! The champion's power is unmatched!
The Tyrant: There is much more to come!
Metem: The challenger's holding their own!
The Tyrant: It has been a long time since I've enjoyed myself so!
Metem: It's Tyranny Time, folks! He knows no mercy, and he's never tasted defeat!
Metem: They're up! What fighting spirit!
The Tyrant: No more holding back.
The Tyrant: Prepare yourself, unenhanced warrior!
Metem: I beg your pardon? What is he going to do with all those weapons?
Metem: Such ferocity! The champion is ruthless indeed!
The Tyrant: My reign is absolute! I will not lose!
Metem: The Tyrant's altered his form! He looks even more tyrannical than before!
The Tyrant: Rrraaah!
The Tyrant: Know the folly of challenging me unenhanced!
Metem: Oh no, they've been felled with a vengeance!
Metem: And they're back in action! Can they turn the tide!?
The Tyrant: I will not yield my throne!
Metem: What a display of power! He's unleashed the full might of the behemoth!
The Tyrant: Now fall!
Metem: Oh, he's split the ring in half! We're going to need urgent repairs!
The Tyrant: Try this!
Metem: And now he's thrown the ring! What absurd strength!
Metem: Ahem, the ring shall presently be restored.
Metem: 'Tis a clash between feral pride and mortal resolve! Either side could come out on top!
The Tyrant: The power of feral souls makes the Arcadion what it is!

-voiced cutscene start
Refbot: K.O.!
Metem: The match is decided! Before your very eyes, a new grand champion is born!

Metem: It's all over...until next time!
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Music==
{{music table header}}
{{music table row|Main|Absolute Tyranny}}
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery heights="225" mode="packed">
File:M11N.jpg
File:M11 boss.jpg
File:Tyrant Poster.jpg
</gallery>

{{Duties nav/raid}}

Challenger and Champion

2026-07-10T21:11:44Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Challenger and Champion
| description = Satisfaction is writ plain on Yaana's face.
| image = challenger and champion1.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| related-npcs = Arcadion Attendant;Dancing Green;Friendly Fan;Honey B. Lovely;Inspired Youth;Mild-mannered Fan;Neyuni;Pomb;Retsarra;Self-assured Fan;Sugar Riot;Youth's Father
| location = Greenroom
| location-x = 6.2
| location-y = 5.9
| type = feature
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 16
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| category =
| level = 100
| quest-sync =
| req-quest =
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 1150
| reward1 = 5 Piety Materia XI
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia XI
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Daring Devils
| next-quest = Iron Fist
| patch = 7.4
| release = dawntrail
| id-edb = d5e7a310aab
| id-gt = 70974
}}
==Related NPCs==
{{Related NPCs}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Yaana]] in [[Tritails Training]].
* Speak with Yaana in front of Tritails Training and have her accompany you.
* Speak with your fans in [[True Vue]] while Yaana and [[Pomb]] are accompanying you.
* Speak with the [[Arcadion Attendant|Arcadion attendant]] while Yaana and Pomb are accompanying you.
==Journal==
* Satisfaction is writ plain on Yaana's face.
* With preparations for the heavyweight title match underway, Yaana proposes returning to her gym, where you can rest up before the big event. Yet no sooner do you exit the Arcadion than you are accosted by the heavyweights Vamp Fatale, Deep Blue, and Red Hot. Their ambush is cut short, however, by the sudden arrival of the Tyrant. Making short work of them, he then demands you learn of the Arcadion's history, if you are so determined to alter its future. It is clear through his explanation that he believes the usage of feral souls is crucial to the institution's identity. While there are fans who agree, there are also those who would welcome change. The Tyrant departs as suddenly as he appeared, and with your path clear at last, Yaana would hurry back to learn how the rescue mission fared.
* Entering the gym, you see that the others are yet to return, leaving Yaana visibly anxious. Just as you are trying to take her mind off of the mission, Retsarra at last appears─and behind him, a slightly disheveled, but otherwise hale Neyuni. Once all are present, she explains that the kidnappers removed Eutrope's regulator, and took her somewhere else. The very same modus operandi the president used to cover up the true fate of the immortalized. Yaana loses hope for a moment, until Dancing Green offers some much needed words of encouragement. Leaving Eutrope's rescue in Metem's hands, it is your mission to secure the cure by usurping the Tyrant's throne. With Neyuni's discovery that he intends to use the soul of a behemoth in battle, you can face him with full knowledge of what he may bring to bear. And it seems even Pomb, Hector's adorable kitten, wishes to cheer you on─how could you possibly lose?
* Given the publicity for the title match, Yaana expects there to be fans along the way to the Arcadion, and proposes you speak with them before the grand event. Perhaps their words may even serve to buoy your spirits... ※You must be accompanied by Yaana and Pomb to complete this task. Speak with either of them again in front of Tritails Training should you become separated.
* Speaking with fans along True Vue, you are reminded of how your actions can inspire others─and you in turn feel a surge of inspiration and encouragement from their words. The time of the title match draws near, and so you venture forth to the Arcadion alongside your second and the most adorable of cheerers. ※You must be accompanied by Yaana and Pomb to complete this task. Speak with either of them again in front of Tritails Training should you become separated.
* The Arcadion attendant cordially welcomes you as always, albeit sparing some slight interest regarding Pomb's presence. Yaana informs the man that Pomb is there to cheer you on, sating his curiosity and prompting him to guide you to the greenroom.
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: With this, you've earned your title shot against the grand champion! You'll need to be more prepared than ever for that bout, but for now a good rest is in order. Let's head back to the gym.

-quest accepted

-cutscene start
Adoring Fan: First Vamp Fatale, now both the Xtremes at once! You're incredible!

Inspired Youth: I knew you'd beat those bullies, [Forename]! You looked so cool out there!

Deep Blue@???: It ain't over till it's over.

Vamp Fatale: How will you fare when you have no simulacra at your disposal?

''Vamp Fatale, Deep Blue and Red Hot activate their Regulators.''

Yaana: Cowards!

''A sword, an axe and a scythe fall from the sky, instantly dropping all three. A dignified warrior descends on a flying car.''

The Tyrant@Dignified Warrior: Honorless curs. You are a blight upon the Arcadion. Begone from my sight!

Questionable Fan: It's the Tyrant! What's the grand champion doing here!?

The Tyrant: Put up your weapon, challenger. A true warrior does not engage {{alternatives|f=her|m=his}} opponent outside the sacred ring.
The Tyrant: I am the grand champion of the Ascension Arcadia Championship.
The Tyrant: And I know all about you, upstart. You think yourself a babyface who brings change, but to me, you are a heel who would tear down our traditions.

Hostile Fan: That's right! You're nothing but a villain!

The Tyrant: If you are resolved to destroy the Arcadion as we know it, it is only meet that you understand how it came to be. Listen well.
The Tyrant: It all began with the president's ancestor. The man was a noble in the kingdom of Lindblum, known for his love and patronage of the theatrical arts.
The Tyrant: When the Storm Surge came to a head, he was forced to flee his homeland. For years he wandered the endless wastes until, in desperation, he sought refuge here, in the enemy nation of Alexandria.
The Tyrant: To his great surprise, the Alexandrians welcomed him with open arms. And in the sight of them toiling hand in hand to build new lives, he saw a vision of that ancient paradise of myth─Arcadia.
The Tyrant: He longed to repay the kindness he had received, and at length found the answer in the fighting contests that the people enjoyed in secret as a diversion.
The Tyrant: Using the riches he had brought with him, he created a new form of entertainment─one that blends thrilling fights and gripping theatrics. Thus was the Arcadion born.
The Tyrant: Alas, it did not endure in its original iteration. As survival grew more challenging, it became increasingly difficult to host matches. Eventually, they ceased to be held altogether, and the Arcadion was all but forgotten.
The Tyrant: The years passed. Advancements in electrope brought stability, and the advent of soul technology a sense of security. For the first time in generations, Alexandrians experienced tedium.
The Tyrant: Wishing to provide the excitement they craved, the president revived the Arcadion, and held matches that pitted recreated simulacra against each other.
The Tyrant: And when the people clamored for fiercer fights, he satisfied them by introducing the use of feral souls. In this way did the Arcadion rise up to become the premier form of entertainment in Alexandria and a pillar of our culture.
The Tyrant: This is the Arcadion's history─the legacy that lives on in its sacred halls. This is what you seek to destroy!
The Tyrant: Feral souls are the very soul of we fighters, and we will not allow an outsider to dictate our culture and take them from us!

Questionable Fan: Hear, hear! All hail the Tyrant! The one true king of the Arcadion!

Question: What will you say?
> You can satisfy people even unenhanced.
Mild-mannered Fan: That's right! [Forename] has shown us how exciting unenhanced battles can be!

> Feral souls obfuscate the true splendor of battle.
Friendly Fan: Exactly! More than a spectacle, I want to see a real fight! That's where the excitement lies!
---

The Tyrant: You may have garnered attention for fighting unenhanced, but in the end you are naught more than a heel intended to create excitement. It is your fate to fall.

Yaana: As you saw for yourself, the Tyrant's a force to be reckoned with even when not using a feral soul. What's more, as grand champion, he has free access to the soul repository, and can choose the best soul for each opponent.
Yaana: That makes it hard to offer advice. If only we knew which soul he'd use, we'd have something to work with...
Yaana: Anyway, let's get back to the gym. I'm anxious how the rescue mission went...
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana in Tritails Training===
Yaana: Retsarra and the others haven't returned yet. I hope they're alright...

-cutscene start

Neyuni: Yaana!

Yaana: Neyuni! Oh, thank goodness!

Retsarra: I'm sorry. We weren't able to rescue Eutrope.

Honey B. Lovely: We found Neyuni in the reception hall, but there was no sign of Eutrope─and no time to search for her.

Neyuni: The kidnappers removed Eutrope's regulator when they abducted us. And then they took her somewhere else.

Yaana: R-Removed her regulator? Oh no... That's what they do to the immortalized...

Dancing Green: C'mon now, don't lose heart yet.
Dancing Green: Times like this, you gotta keep on groovin'!

Sugar Riot: Have some tact, will you? We're talking about their sister!

Yaana: No, he's right. Now isn't the time to be fearing the worst. It's already a blessing that Neyuni is safe and sound.
Yaana: Still, I doubt the president will sit idly by in response. I worry what he might do next...

Retsarra: You can rest easy on that front. We actually have a collaborator on the inside.
Retsarra: Metem!
Retsarra: We approached him without expectation, and were pleasantly surprised when he agreed to help. He's contrived to make it so the president doesn't learn of our foray in a hurry.
Retsarra: Furthermore, Metem has an idea of where Eutrope might be. He promised he would see her safely returned.

Yaana: Metem did all that? Perhaps I misjudged him...

Question: What will you say?
> Can we really trust him?
> He might be the president's pawn.
---

Yaana: I feel uneasy too, to be honest. But right now, we don't have any other choice but to trust him.

Neyuni: Oh, right! I have some good news, too. While I was locked away in the reception hall, I was able to access a terminal, and retrieved some useful information.
Neyuni: That is, the Tyrant's data! In the upcoming title match, he intends to use the soul of a behemoth!

Yaana: Neyuni, that's amazing! [Forename] will have a much better chance now thanks to you!
Yaana: I expect the preparations for the match will be finished soon, so let's head to the Arcadion. We can discuss the fight in detail there.

Retsarra: It'll be over soon, once Eutrope has been freed and you've become grand champion. No one will fight with feral souls again, and those afflicted with psychonekrosis can be cured.
Retsarra: As before, we're counting on you, [Forename]. We'll all be praying for your triumph!

''A cat walks into the room.''

Retsarra: It seems Pomb wants to join you. Perhaps she thinks Hector will be at the Arcadion...

Yaana: Maybe she wants to cheer [Forename] on as well. Let's bring her along, eh?
-cutscene end

-optional start
Retsarra: While we trust in Metem to keep his word, you must focus wholly on the title match. Become the grand champion, [Forename], and free all the souls in the repository─for Hector not least of all!

Neyuni: If the president is descended from Lindblum nobility, it makes sense that he knows about the cure for psychonekrosis. If you can defeat the Tyrant, then we can save everyone!

Honey B. Lovely: The Arcadion is Alexandria's biggest stage, and I'm counting on your victory to make a dazzling comeback. Don't let me down, or I shall have to sting you!♪

Dancing Green: Anxious about the title match? You've got this, baby. Just relax and enjoy yourself, and before you know it, you'll be dancin' the night away at your victory party!

Sugar Riot: An image comes to me! You're being crowned grand champion, and everyone you've saved are all there celebrating!

-optional end
===Speak with Yaana in front of Tritails Training and have her accompany you===
-optional start
Pomb: Meow...

System: You must be accompanied by Yaana and Pomb, and have them at your side in order to proceed with quest objectives.
System: Your companions have yet to arrive. Be sure they are at your side before attempting to continue.

Friendly Fan: [Forename]! I can't believe your heavyweight title match is already happening! Ah, but isn't Yaana with you?

Mild-mannered Fan: Th-The unstoppable upstart is speaking to me! But wait, where's your second? Aren't you heading to the ring yet?

Inspired Youth: You can do it, [Forename]! You can beat the Tyrant! Oh, but where's Yaana...?

Arcadion Attendant: Greetings, [Forename]. When your second, Yaana, arrives, I will show the two of you to the greenroom.

-optional end

Yaana: Right, let's make our way to the Arcadion. Given the huge publicity surrounding the match, there's bound to be some fans along the way.
Yaana: Why not take a moment to talk to them? I expect they'll have some words of encouragement for you!

-optional start
Question: What will you do?

> Talk.
Yaana: Next time you walk these streets, you'll be the grand champion. I'm sure of it!

Pomb: Meow! Meooow!
System: Judging by her spirited mewing, Pomb is eager to get to the Arcadion.
System: Are you sure you wish to part ways with your companions?

> Part ways.

Yaana: What!? An urgent matter at a time like this!? Fine, we'll wait for you back at the gym─but try to be quick about it!

Pomb: Hissssss!

Yaana: Ah, there you are! Let's get going!

Pomb: Meow!

> Nothing.
---
-optional end

====[[Inspired Youth]]====
Inspired Youth: You can do it, [Forename]! You can beat the Tyrant and become the grand champion!
Inspired Youth: When I grow up, I'm going to become a fighter like you! Then we can form a tag team together and teach the bad guys a lesson!

-optional start
Inspired Youth: You can do it, [Forename]! You can beat the Tyrant and become the grand champion!

Youth's Father: My son and I will be praying for your victory with all our hearts!
-optional end

====[[Friendly Fan]]====
Friendly Fan: [Forename]! I can't believe your heavyweight title match is already happening! I have every faith you'll win and usher in a new era for the Arcadion!
Friendly Fan: Now that we are connected to the outside world, our society has begun to change. It's only natural that the Arcadion changes as well.

-optional start
Friendly Fan: I have faith that you'll win, and change the Arcadion for the better!
-optional end

====[[Mild-mannered Fan]]====
Mild-mannered Fan: Th-The unstoppable upstart is speaking to me! What an honor this is!
Mild-mannered Fan: Truth be told, I lost someone dear to me in the recent attacks. But as I was wallowing in grief, I saw you facing your foes entirely unenhanced, and it gave me the courage to carry on.
Mild-mannered Fan: I'm not the only one either. There are many others like me who are inspired by your unfaltering figure in the ring, and to see you become grand champion would be the greatest inspiration of all!

-optional start
Self-Assured Fan: I'll be cheering for you, [Forename]!

Mild-mannered Fan: You've inspired me and many with your courage, [Forename]. And if you become grand champion, that would be the greatest inspiration of all!
-optional end

====After speaking to every one====

Yaana: Hehe, hearing from the fans really fires you up, doesn't it? They inspire you as much as you inspire them. Come on, let's continue on to the greenroom.

===Speak with the Arcadion attendant while Yaana and Pomb are accompanying youw===
-cutscene start
Arcadion Attendant: We've been awaiting your arrival, [Forename].
Arcadion Attendant: And this is...?

Yaana: She wants to cheer [Forename] on. That's not a problem, is it?

Arcadion Attendant: No, certainly not. If you would please follow me.

-quest complete

-cutscene end

-optional start
Pomb: Meow...

System: Pomb mews forlornly at the door...
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=iBrwsvHwQEk}}

AAC Heavyweight M2

2026-07-10T20:30:31Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{see also|AAC Heavyweight Tier|AAC Heavyweight M2 (Savage)}}
{{Duty infobox
| name = AAC Heavyweight M2
| description = Introducing themselves by devastating Tritails Training, the Xtremes have not only challenged you, but made matters personal. Professional surfers infamous for their dangerous stunts and destructive behavior, the duo harness the souls of storm divers in battle to manipulate the elements of fire and water. For the sake of your second and more, it's time you taught these gym-wreckers some manners.
| image = AAC Heavyweight M2.png
| type = raid
| level = 100
| level-sync = 100
| ilvl = 745
| ilvl-sync =
| difficulty = Normal
| size = 8man
| time-limit = 90
| tomestones = 20 Mathematics + 10 Mnemonics
| duty-finder = Normal Raids (Dawntrail)
| roulette = normal raids
| entrance = Greenroom
| entrance-coordinates = 6.1, 5.6
| location = The X-Ring
| region = Xak Tural
| req-quest = Daring Devils
| patch = 7.4
| release = dawntrail
| stone-sky-sea = AAC Heavyweight
| id-gt = 30156
| id-edb = 34c67ccecb0
}} The raid is also known as '''M10''' or '''M10N'''.
==Guide==
Please note that that the arena is surrounded by an AoE that will instantly kill anyone who touches it. Being hit with any avoidable AoEs will inflict a stack of {{status effect|debuff|vulnerability up}} '''[[Vulnerability Up]]''', along with possibly other effects.

Consider keeping Red Hot and Deep Blue close together in this fight. Many of a class's more powerful actions have AoE effects, letting damage rack up when both bosses are near each other.

===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r6.png|32px|link=]] Daring Devils: The Xtremes ([[Red Hot]] and [[Deep Blue]])===
'''Red Hot'''

*Only '''Red Hot''' is targetable at the start of the fight.
*'''Hot Impact''': Telegraphed split-damage AoE physical tankbuster.
*'''Alley-oop Inferno''': Gives each player a fire spread AoE marker, causing them to place a persistent fire puddle when the AoE resolves. Lingering in fire for too long will inflict {{status effect|debuff|burns}} [[burns]].
*'''Cutback Blaze''': Marks two players with conal AoE telegraphs, causing them place a cone of fire where they take the AoE.
*'''Divers' Dare''': Magical raid-wide damage. The fire puddles will also dissipate.

'''Deep Blue'''

*'''Deep Blue''' will become targetable will '''Red Hot''' leaves the arena.
*'''Sick Swell''': Begins creating a massive wave off one edge of the arena.
*'''Sickest Take-off''': Deep Blue temporarily becomes untargetable and begins surfing on the wave. The wave will use a late-telegraphed large knockback from where it spawns, dealing magical damage, while Deep Blue will use a late-telegraphed line AoE through the middle third of the arena. In later usages, Deep Blue may also cleave any side, which will be indicated by where he is currently located. The knockback can be prevented with knockback immunities.
*'''Deep Varial''': Deep Blue will summon an arrow under him pointing to one edge of the room, indicating where he will move to and use a wide conal AoE hitting most of the arena. The wall that he travels to will also have a wave behind it.
*'''Deep Impact''': Telegraphed physical AoE tankbuster.

'''Red Hot''' and '''Deep Blue'''

*Both bosses will be targetable for a short time before they do their ultimate attack.
*'''Xtreme Spectacular''':
**Line proximity AoE: Move to the edge of the wall away from the glowing pulsing line.
**Afterwards, the bosses will do 7 hits of magical raid-wide damage which should be healed through.
*Both bosses will then be targetable for the remainder of the fight. They will periodically equalize their HP if one gets too low (an effect of {{status effect|buff|File:Brotherly love icon.png}} '''Brotherly Love'''). They do'' not'' get a buff if they are too close to each other, so tanks should try to keep both stacked when possible.
*'''Hot Aerial''': Red Hot sequentially spawns four towers towards the intercardinals. Each requires at least one player to prevent from exploding. Red Hot will jump to each tower in sequence, leaving behind a persistent fire puddle.
*Deep Blue will use '''Sick Swell''' and '''Sickest Take-off''' again, so the party should be careful not to be knocked into a fire puddle, while paying attention to which side of the room Deep Blue charges through.
*After the knockback, an orb will appear on the top of each puddle, which will explode as large, late-telegraphed circle AoEs (larger than the puddles themselves).
*'''Pyrorotation''': Red Hot targets one player for a magical stack marker AoE that leaves behind a puddle.
*'''Alley-oop Maelstrom''': Deep Blue spawns eight conal AoE telegraphs under him, followed by another eight hitting the initial safe spots. This will also trigger all placed puddles to explode.
*'''Divers' Dare''': Now cast by both bosses at once, but each does less damage.
*'''Firesnaking''' and '''Watersnaking''': Raid-wide magical damage. Each boss will also tether a tank, healer, and two DPS. No player will be tethered by both bosses. Red tethered players will receive the {{status effect|debuff|File:Firesnaking icon.png}} Firesnaking debuff, while blue tethered players receive {{status effect|debuff|File:Watersnaking icon.png}} Watersnaking, making them priority targets of attacks from Red Hot or Deep Blue, respectively.
*'''Insane Air''': Both bosses will gain {{status effect|debuff|directional disregard}} Directional Disregard and jump to opposite corners. Fire and water surfboard markers will begin spawning at certain locations, indicating where the bosses will jump to and hit marked players with telegraphed conal AoEs (red: ???, blue: '''Plunging Snap'''). Each boss will mark two of their matching color debuff players at once. The fire conal AoEs will leave behind persistent puddles. At the end of this mechanic, both bosses will cast '''Divers' Dare''' again, dealing raid-wide damage and removing the fire puddles.
*Mechanics then repeat until both bosses are defeated. Keep in mind that '''Alley-oop Maelstrom''' will also spawn exploding orbs over placed conal AoE puddles.

==Loot==
*{{tomestone|mathematics|20}} [[Allagan Tomestone of Mathematics]]
*{{tomestone|mnemonics|10}} [[Allagan Tomestone of Mnemonics]]

===Treasure Coffer 1===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holohelm}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoarmor}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Hologreaves}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoring}}
{{Table footer}}

===Treasure Coffer 2===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Hologauntlets}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holotrousers}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Hologreaves}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoring}}
{{Table footer}}

===Treasure Coffer 3===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|The Mirror Orchestrion Roll}}
{{Table footer}}

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-voiced cutscene start
Metem: On waves and flames they ride. The deadly duo—the Xtremes!
-cutscene end

Metem: This will be a tag team match of extreme proportions!

Red Hot: I can handle you alone.

Metem: My word, such scorn for the challenger!
Metem: What fearsome flames! He's set the ring ablaze!

Red Hot: I ride the inferno.

Metem: The flames are spreading! At this rate, the challenger will be trapped!

Red Hot: I'll wipe you out.

Deep Blue: Hey, save some fun for me!

Red Hot: Hmph...

Metem: Deep Blue's lost his cool! He's tagging in!

Deep Blue: If there ain't a wave to ride, just make one yourself!

Metem: Good gods, what an enormous wave!

Deep Blue: Bet you've never seen anything this gnarly!
Deep Blue: You're goin' down!
Deep Blue: Ugh, what a drag! Let's do this together, bro!

Metem: Both brothers have entered the ring! That's grounds for disqualification!

Deep Blue: They don't fight alone either, so it's only fair!

Red Hot: The Xtremes fight as one!

Deep Blue: Hrrraaah!

Red Hot: Rrruaaah!

Metem: Er, it seems the referee is allowing it... It's double trouble for the challenger!

Red Hot: We're just getting started!

Deep Blue: Check out this smooth teamwork!

Metem: The brothers have triggered a fusion explosion! Truly, they're deadly when mixed!
Metem: They're up! What fighting spirit!

Deep Blue: I've been saving this trick just for you!

Metem: Brace yourselves, folks! The Xtremes are holding nothing back!
Metem: Oh no, they've been felled with a vengeance!
Metem: And they're down! Can they recover from this?
Metem: And they're back in action! Can they turn the tide!?

Deep Blue: Bet you've never seen anything this gnarly!

Metem: Impressive footwork on display today!

Red Hot: I ride the inferno.
Red Hot: Yaaagh!

Deep Blue: You're goin' down!
Deep Blue: If there ain't a wave to ride, just make one yourself!

Red Hot: Hmph!

Deep Blue: Bet you've never seen anything this gnarly!

Red Hot: I'm not finished with you yet!

Deep Blue: Rrruah!

-voiced cutscene start
Refbot: K.O.!
Metem: The match is decided! Victory goes to the challenger!

Metem: It's all over...until next time!
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Music==
{{music table header}}
{{music table row|Main|The Mirror}}
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery heights="225" mode="packed">
File:M10N.jpg
File:M10 boss.jpg
File:XTremes Poster.jpg
</gallery>

{{Duties nav/raid}}

Daring Devils

2026-07-10T20:30:26Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = Daring Devils
| description = Yaana appears to have something on her mind.
| image = daring devils1.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| related-npcs = Tearful Youth;Youth's Father
| location = Greenroom
| location-x = 6.2
| location-y = 5.9
| type = feature
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 15
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| category =
| level = 100
| quest-sync =
| req-quest =
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 5320
| reward1 = 5 Battledance Materia XI
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia XI
| unlocks = ra AAC Heavyweight M2
| prev-quest = The Breathtaker
| next-quest = Challenger and Champion
| patch = 7.4
| release = dawntrail
| id-edb = 411c63f1e8a
| id-gt = 70973
}}
==Related NPCs==
{{Related NPCs}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Yaana]] at [[Tritails Training]].
* Speak with Yaana in the [[greenroom]].
* Clear [[AAC Heavyweight M2]].
* Speak with Yaana.
==Journal==
* Yaana appears to have something on her mind.
* Informing you that arrangements for your second match are not yet complete, Yaana suggests that you both return to her gym for the meantime. With some luck, Retsarra may already be waiting with an update regarding the rescue mission.
* Upon your arrival, you find the boy determined to join the gym from earlier, warning you tearfully that the place has been completely wrecked. Hurrying inside, you quickly find the culprits─a tag team duo known as the Xtremes. Metem soon enters with cameras, and announces that they shall be your next opponents. It is only after all parties have left that Retsarra at last appears. He informs you that he has made progress with the rescue mission, and has discovered a clue regarding Neyuni and Eutrope's whereabouts. During your next match, he and the others intend to make a rescue attempt. With a mind to put on a good show and keep the spotlight on you as your comrades work in the shadows, you make your way back to the greenroom.
* Yaana introduces the Xtremes, professional athletes who ride the waves of Solution Nine's artificial wave pool. The dynamic duo utilize the souls of storm divers, granting them the ability to manipulate water and fire respectively. To claim victory, you will need to adapt to the sudden and violent change of the elements─and the devastating coordinated maneuvers of a gnarly tag team. ※AAC Heavyweight M2 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* You master the waves of flame and water both, sending the surfing duo sinking. Despite coming at you together, the Xtremes were out of their depth against you. Yaana will no doubt wish to celebrate this victory with you─and for more reasons than one. ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* Yaana welcomes you back with a look of smug self-satisfaction, savoring the humbling you dished out to the Xtremes. With one more victory under your belt, only the grand champion remains.
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: Now then, there's a bit of time before your next bout. That's because your opponent originally would have been none other than Wicked Thunder─Eutrope.
Yaana: For reasons we know all too well, they have to call up a replacement, and who that is hasn't been decided yet.
Yaana: So let's head back to the gym for now. With some luck, Retsarra has made some progress on the rescue.
-quest accepted

===Speak with Yaana at Tritails Training===
-optional start
Tearful Youth: <sob> <sniffle>

Youth's Father: H-How dreadful...
-optional end

Yaana: That's the boy from before... What could be the matter?
Yaana: Hey, now. What's wrong?

Tearful Youth: <sob> Y-Your gym... They've wrecked it...

Yaana: Wh-What!?

-cutscene start
Yaana: Wh-Who...? Why...?

Deep Blue@???: Hey there, kitty cat. We made ourselves at home while you were out.

Yaana: You're the ones who did this!?

Deep Blue@Smug Lad: We heard this was the unenhanced kook's haunt, so we decided to drop by to say hello.

Metem: What have we here!? It's the dynamic duo who have taken tag team matches by storm─the Xtremes! Could they be [Forename]s next opponents!?
Metem: The unenhanced warrior is a singles specialist, though, so I expect {{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} will be pitted against only one of them.
Metem: Which brother will it be that takes to the ring? The older, cool and collected Deep Blue? Or the younger, fierce and fiery Red Hot?

Deep Blue: It'll be both of us, naturally. We don't work any other way. Don't worry, though─we'll tag in and out, so it'll be a fair fight.
Deep Blue: You're cool with that, right?

Question: What will you say?
> That's fine by me.
Yaana: Oh, please. Everyone knows you'll break the rules and come at [Forename] together.

Deep Blue: C'mon now, we wouldn't stoop to that. Right, bro?

> Come at me together if you like. That's the only way you can win.

Deep Blue: Big words, big shot, but we wouldn't break the rules. Right, bro?

> ...
Yaana: Oh, please. Everyone knows you'll break the rules and come at [Forename] together.

Deep Blue: C'mon now, we wouldn't stoop to that. Right, bro?

---

Red Hot: We wouldn't? But don't we always─

Deep Blue: N-No! We wouldn't!

Red Hot: Oh, was that meant to be a secret?

Deep Blue: Ugh... Not another word out of you.
Deep Blue: You've had a good ride so far, kook, but it won't go so smooth for you on our surf. You're gonna wipe out, and wipe out hard.

Metem: ...And there you have it─your next opponents. Please see to your preparations and come to the greenroom. And...I'm sorry for this awful mess. There was nothing I could do to prevent it.

Yaana: This isn't a good time for a tour, I'm afraid. Would you mind coming back after I've sorted things out?
Yaana: Those bastards did a real number...
Yaana: W-Wait, where are the kittens!?

Retsarra: They're safe, thankfully. They sensed the danger and fled upstairs.
Retsarra: I actually arrived earlier and witnessed them in the act. I was furious and wanted to stop them, but I feared it would draw the president's attention. Forgive me...
Retsarra: I have news─we've found a promising lead on Neyuni and Eutrope's whereabouts.

Yaana: Truly!?

Retsarra: One of Honey's devoted fans is an employee of Ascension Arcadia, and he divulged the details of the security at the company complex.
Retsarra: Thanks to him, we now know that right after your sisters were kidnapped, they curiously doubled the watch in a certain area.
Retsarra: According to Green, it's a plushy reception hall used to entertain important guests. In all likelihood, that's where the girls are being held.
Retsarra: While security is tight, we have a plan to create an opening and mount a rescue. Sugar will use her magicks to cause a commotion, which I'll exploit to sneak inside.

Yaana: That's quite a daring strategy... But I have faith that you can pull it off!
Yaana: We will carry out the mission during your next match. If you do what you do best and put on a good show, the attention you'd draw to the ring would only aid our cause.

Retsarra: So...you'll be pitted against the Xtremes next.
Retsarra: It reminds me of my own time fighting as a tag team with Hector, when we were still no-name newcomers.

Yaana: What!? Why've I never heard about this?

Retsarra: Our signature move was the “Ultimate Megaboom Kick.” Hector would encase me in flames and send me flying at our opponents. Not only did it look impressive, it had some kick to it as well─pardon the pun.
Retsarra: Alas, we hardly drew any spectators, so management disbanded our team. We were still trying to find our place back then...
Retsarra: But getting back to the present─like all tag teams, the Xtremes will unleash powerful coordinated attacks. Take care when you face them.

Yaana: Well, I suppose we'd better head to the greenroom. The mess can wait for now...
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana in the greenroom===
-cutscene start
Yaana: Right, let's take a closer look at your opponents.
Yaana: Red Hot and Deep Blue, who form the popular tag team, the Xtremes.
Yaana: They're originally professional surfers who rose to fame with their feats at Solution Nine's artificial wave pool.
Yaana: The brothers harness the souls of storm divers─great lizards capable of manipulating the elements─to perform dangerous techniques. As you can probably guess, Deep Blue commands water, while Red Hot wields flames.
Yaana: I say “brothers,” but they're obviously not related by blood. It's just a part of their gimmick. Having said that, they do make a fearsome team. To echo Retsarra, you'll need to be ready for their coordinated attacks.
Yaana: Once you've dealt with them, you'll be just one bout away from becoming grand champion. So get out there, and give those gym-wreckers what for! We'll see who's the one who wipes out!
-cutscene end

''{{i|AAC Heavyweight M2}} accessible now''

-optional start
Yaana: The brothers love to perform outrageous stunts, and one time they used up so many souls to revive themselves, they were roundly criticized for squandering resources. Which is to reiterate the need to be careful. Their recklessness makes them all the more dangerous.
-optional end

===Clear {{i|AAC Heavyweight M2}}===
-voiced cutscene start
Metem: On waves and flames they ride. The deadly duo—the Xtremes!
-cutscene end

Metem: This will be a tag team match of extreme proportions!

Red Hot: I can handle you alone.

Metem: My word, such scorn for the challenger!
Metem: What fearsome flames! He's set the ring ablaze!

Red Hot: I ride the inferno.

Metem: The flames are spreading! At this rate, the challenger will be trapped!

Red Hot: I'll wipe you out.

Deep Blue: Hey, save some fun for me!

Red Hot: Hmph...

Metem: Deep Blue's lost his cool! He's tagging in!

Deep Blue: If there ain't a wave to ride, just make one yourself!

Metem: Good gods, what an enormous wave!

Deep Blue: Bet you've never seen anything this gnarly!
Deep Blue: You're goin' down!
Deep Blue: Ugh, what a drag! Let's do this together, bro!

Metem: Both brothers have entered the ring! That's grounds for disqualification!

Deep Blue: They don't fight alone either, so it's only fair!

Red Hot: The Xtremes fight as one!

Deep Blue: Hrrraaah!

Red Hot: Rrruaaah!

Metem: Er, it seems the referee is allowing it... It's double trouble for the challenger!

Red Hot: We're just getting started!

Deep Blue: Check out this smooth teamwork!

Metem: The brothers have triggered a fusion explosion! Truly, they're deadly when mixed!
Metem: They're up! What fighting spirit!

Deep Blue: I've been saving this trick just for you!

Metem: Brace yourselves, folks! The Xtremes are holding nothing back!
Metem: Oh no, they've been felled with a vengeance!
Metem: And they're down! Can they recover from this?
Metem: And they're back in action! Can they turn the tide!?

Deep Blue: Bet you've never seen anything this gnarly!

Metem: Impressive footwork on display today!

Red Hot: I ride the inferno.
Red Hot: Yaaagh!

Deep Blue: You're goin' down!
Deep Blue: If there ain't a wave to ride, just make one yourself!

Red Hot: Hmph!

Deep Blue: Bet you've never seen anything this gnarly!

Red Hot: I'm not finished with you yet!

Deep Blue: Rrruah!

-voiced cutscene start
Refbot: K.O.!
Metem: The match is decided! Victory goes to the challenger!

Metem: It's all over...until next time!
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana===
Yaana: You did it again, [Forename]! Even together, the brothers were no match for you!
Yaana: Hehe, seeing you humble those smug thugs really made my day. Serves them right for making a mess of my gym!

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=DTdYoVZBn8E}}

The Breathtaker

2026-07-10T15:13:31Z

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{{Quest infobox
| title = The Breathtaker
| description = By the look in her eyes, Yaana still smolders with rage.
| image = the breathtaker1.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| location = Greenroom
| location-x = 6.1
| location-y = 5.9
| type = feature
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 14
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| category =
| level = 100
| quest-sync =
| req-quest =
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 5000
| reward1 = 5 Quicktongue Materia XI
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia XI
| unlocks = ra AAC Heavyweight M1
| prev-quest = Feral Fandom
| next-quest = Daring Devils
| patch = 7.4
| release = dawntrail
| id-edb = f53e9f67cb2
| id-gt = 70972
}}
==Related NPCs==
{{Related NPCs}}
==Steps==
* Clear [[AAC Heavyweight M1]].
* Speak with [[Yaana]].
==Journal==
* By the look in her eyes, Yaana still smolders with rage.
* Your first opponent of the heavyweight division is Vamp Fatale. Using the soul of a desmodont, she sucks the life from her foes and is notorious for taking pleasure in others' pain. On your path to become grand champion, she is yet another domino that must fall. Steeling your resolve, you set off to face the deadly dominatrix. ※AAC Heavyweight M1 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* Despite her attempts to crush you under heel─or otherwise cut you into pieces with her horrific collection of saws and sharp objects─you manage to defeat the sadistic heel. Yaana will be eager to welcome the {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}} of the hour back from the ring. ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* Beaming with pride upon your return, Yaana mentions that the audience went wild during your bout against the seductress. And having sufficiently savored your triumph, she appears to already be thinking ahead to your next match...

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: Grrr... Just when I think I've seen it all with the president, he comes up with another underhanded move!
Yaana: <sigh> If what Metem says is true, we've little hope of convincing your opponents to quit...
Yaana: There's nothing for it but to stay the course, then. While you fight to become grand champion, we trust in the others to rescue my sisters.
Yaana: If we can get the Drop of Life's whereabouts from the president in the end, we'll be able to save everyone.

-quest accepted

-cutscene start
Yaana: Right then, let's take a look at your first heavyweight opponent.
Yaana: Vamp Fatale, whom you had the displeasure of seeing in the broadcast earlier.
Yaana: She's a fiendish fighter who harnesses the soul of the desmodont, a giant bat whose power allows her to suck the life out of her opponents.
Yaana: Her biggest claim to infamy, though, is the fact that she's a sadist. Inflicting pain brings her pleasure, and her ring is filled with apparatuses for that purpose. Mind your surroundings out there, or you'll become her plaything.
Yaana: Remember: you have plenty of fans who believe in you. So believe in yourself, and show them the strength of the unenhanced warrior!
Yaana: Now, get out there, give Vamp Fatale what for, and claim your first heavyweight victory!

''{{i|AAC Heavyweight M1}} accessible now''

-cutscene end

-optional start
Yaana: You might not be aware, but Vamp Fatale and Honey are bitter rivals. They snipe at each other constantly, and when they fought in an open-weight bout, it was ''ugly''.
-optional end

===Clear {{i|AAC Heavyweight M1}}===
-voiced cutscene start
Metem: She'll make your pulse race while freezing your blood! The voluptuous Vamp Fatale!
-cutscene end

Vamp Fatale: Hahaha... Will you cry out in pleasure, or pain?

Metem: Feast your eyes on the lovely─and lethal─Vamp Fatale!
Metem: Will the challenger fall prey to the cruel mistress?

Vamp Fatale: Come, my pets!
Vamp Fatale: This is my show. I will hear you scream.

Metem: A wicked weapon! Vamp Fatale's poised to execute a fatality!

Popup: Destroy the coffinmaker!

Vamp Fatale: You will become a stain on this ring.

Metem: The challenger has nowhere left to run!
Metem: Oof, that must've hurt! Hang in there!
Metem: Not fast enough, I'm afraid!

Vamp Fatale: This is just the beginning. My faithful minions─give me your aether!

Metem: It's begun! She's draining the audience─of their aether!

Vamp Fatale: All of you will feed me.

Metem: Vamp Fatale's unleashed the aether! The challenger's in her realm now!

Vamp Fatale: You are a stubborn one. But it is not too late to beg for mercy!

Metem: The spectacle of slaughter resumes! How will the challenger adapt?

Popup:Destroy the tools of torment!

Metem: It's a veritable rain of death!

Popup: Destroy the tools of torment!

Vamp Fatale: Such insolence I have never known! More─I need more aether!

Popup: Feasting on the audience has strengthened Vamp Fatale's attacks!

Metem: She's draining the crowd's aether again! I hope our dear spectators are feeling alright...

Vamp Fatale: In pain lies pleasure!

Metem: She's unleashed even more aether! How will this end!?

Vamp Fatale: On your knees, damn you!

-voiced cutscene start
Refbot: K.O.!

Metem: The match is decided! Victory goes to the challenger!

Metem: It's all over...until next time!
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana===
Yaana: And there it is─your first heavyweight victory! I never doubted you for a moment, [Forename]! And I'm sure you heard them, but the audience was going absolutely wild!

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=pStmat2Q43Y}}

The Breathtaker

2026-07-10T15:13:00Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

AAC Heavyweight M1

2026-07-10T15:12:13Z

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{{see also|AAC Heavyweight Tier|AAC Heavyweight M1 (Savage)}}
{{Duty infobox
| name = AAC Heavyweight M1
| description = Your first foe in the heavyweight division is the merciless man-eater Vamp Fatale. A sadistic fighter who harnesses the soul of the desmodont, she sucks the life out of her enemies and adorns her ring with apparatuses designed to torture and maim. Will the unenhanced warrior survive the deadly dominatrix's chamber of horrors and emerge triumphant─or will they be crushed under heel?
| image = AAC Heavyweight M1.png
| type = raid
| level = 100
| level-sync = 100
| ilvl = 745
| ilvl-sync =
| difficulty = Normal
| size = 8man
| time-limit = 90
| tomestones = 20 Mathematics + 10 Mnemonics
| duty-finder = Normal Raids (Dawntrail)
| roulette = normal raids
| entrance = Greenroom
| entrance-coordinates = 6.1, 5.6
| location = Ring Noir
| region = Xak Tural
| req-quest = The Breathtaker
| patch = 7.4
| release = dawntrail
| stone-sky-sea = AAC Heavyweight
| id-edb = 6da40c894e4
| id-gt = 30154
}} The raid is also known as '''M9''' or '''M9N'''.
==Guide==
Please note that players may fall off the edge of the arena to their deaths. Being hit with any avoidable AoEs will inflict a stack of {{status effect|debuff|vulnerability up}} '''[[Vulnerability Up]]''', along with possibly other effects.

The arena is a 4x4 grid of square tiles, which is important for some mechanics.

===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r6.png|32px|link=]] Sweet-toothed Sadist: [[Vamp Fatale]]===
*'''Killer Voice''': Magical raid-wide damage.
*'''Half Moon''': The boss will point her orb to one side of the arena, indicating a late-telegraphed half-room cleave to her left or right. This is immediately followed by a half-room cleave in the opposite direction.
*'''Vamp Stomp''': A telegraphed large circle AoE in the middle of the room. The boss will also summon several bats that will begin rotating, but are harmless to touch. However, after the AoE goes off, an expanding ring from the center will appear. When it reaches a bat, they will explode in large late-telegraphed circle AoEs. First, the two middle bats will explode, then three more bats, and finally the five outer bats.
*'''Hardcore''': Telegraphed AoE magical tankbusters hitting both tanks.
*'''Sadistic Screech''': Magical raid-wide damage and destroys the left and right column of the arena, leaving a 2x4 region safe.

'''Add phase'''

*An initially untargetable '''[[Coffinmaker (Enemy)|Coffinmaker]]''' will spawn in the north row. Contacting the ground it is on will result in death.
*{{combat message|Destroy the coffinmaker!}} The Coffinmaker will become targetable and will periodically move forward one row with '''Dead Wake'''. It must be destroyed before it consumes all of the tiles. Vamp Fatale will become untargetable as well.
*During this, it will use '''Coffinfiller''', spawning telegraphed line AoE sets, with each line covering a quarter of the arena.
*'''Flaying Fry''' and '''Dead Wake''': Vamp Fatale will target each party member with a telegraphed spread AoE dealing magical damage. In addition, the Coffinmaker will charge forward one row, leaving 2x2 remaining tiles.
*'''Penetrating Pitch''' and '''Dead Wake''': Vamp Fatale will target each healer with a stack marker dealing magical damage and {{status effect|debuff|magic vulnerability up}} Magic Vulnerability Up, making overlap lethal. In addition, the Coffinmaker will charge forward one row, leaving 2x1 remaining tiles.
*The Coffinmaker will use '''Coffinfiller''' again but combined with Vamp Fatale's '''Half Moon''' half-room cleaves, so players should look behind to observe her animation. The second set of Coffinfiller AoEs resolve with the follow-up Half Moon AoE.
*If the Coffinmaker was successfully defeated, Vamp Fatale will become targetable again and gain {{status effect|debuff|directional disregard}} Directional Disregard.
*Afterwards, she will use '''Sadistic Screech''', dealing raid-wide magical damage and restoring the arena while losing Directional Disregard.

'''Crowd Kill'''

*'''Crowd Kill''': Magical raid-wide damage and the boss gains a stack of {{status effect|debuff|File:Satisfied icon.png}} '''Satisfied''', increasing her damage dealt.
*'''Finale Fatale''': Magical raid-wide damage and spawns a dangerous AoE at the edge of the arena, compressing it to a circle.
*Four sets of dark red circle AoE telegraphs will appear and should be avoided. During this, the boss will also cast '''Aetherletting''', marking four players for spread AoEs. These will leave behind glowing patches that will emit cracks in either a + or X formation, denoting late-telegraphed cross AoEs.
*'''Brutal Rain''': Multi-hit stack AoE targeting a random player for four hits of magical damage.
*'''Insatiable Thirst''': Magical raid-wide damage and removes the dangerous AoE at the edge of the arena.

'''Sadistic Screech 2'''

*'''Sadistic Screech''': Magical raid-wide damage and destroys the left and right column of the arena, leaving a 2x4 region safe as before. Vamp Fatale will gain {{status effect|debuff|directional disregard}} again.
*This time, large sawblades will be traveling east/west, and small sawblades will be going north/south. Contacting these will deal physical damage ('''Gravegrazer''') and inflict a 15-second Flesh Wound DoT.
*{{combat message|Destroy the tools of torment!}} Sets of two towers will gradually spawn, which must be taken by at least one player each to prevent them from exploding. The towers will spawn '''[[Fatal Flail]]'''s, which must be destroyed before they are allowed to finish casting '''Barbed Burst''', which will deal high raid-wide damage.
*During this phase, she will use two '''Killer Voice''' raid-wides, so healers should be prepared. The phase concludes with another '''Sadistic Screech'''.

'''Crowd Kill 2'''

*'''Crowd Kill''': Magical raid-wide damage and the boss gains a second stack of {{status effect|debuff|File:Satisfied icon.png}} '''Satisfied''', increasing her damage dealt and augmenting her attacks. {{combat message|Feasting on the audience has strengthed Vamp Fatale's attacks!}}
*'''Half Moon''': Now cleaves both one half of the room and a line directly through her hitbox, leaving her opposite flank safe. Will cleave the opposite side as well afterwards.
*'''Hardcore''': The tankbuster AoEs are now much larger.
*'''Finale Fatale''' is used again and now combined with '''Vamp Stomp''', so players will need to dodge the exploding bats while also avoiding the dark red circle AoE telegraphs.
*'''Brutal Rain''': Now hits five times.

Mechanics then repeat until the boss is defeated.

==Loot==
*{{tomestone|mathematics|20}} [[Allagan Tomestone of Mathematics]]
*{{tomestone|mnemonics|10}} [[Allagan Tomestone of Mnemonics]]

===Treasure Coffer 1===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holohelm}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoarmor}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holotrousers}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoring}}
{{Table footer}}

===Treasure Coffer 2===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holohelm}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Hologauntlets}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Hologreaves}}
{{Drops table row|Heavy Holoring}}
{{Table footer}}

===Treasure Coffer 3===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|Sinister Orchestrion Roll}}
{{Table footer}}

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-voiced cutscene start
Metem: She'll make your pulse race while freezing your blood! The voluptuous Vamp Fatale!
-cutscene end

Vamp Fatale: Hahaha... Will you cry out in pleasure, or pain?

Metem: Feast your eyes on the lovely─and lethal─Vamp Fatale!
Metem: Will the challenger fall prey to the cruel mistress?

Vamp Fatale: Come, my pets!
Vamp Fatale: This is my show. I will hear you scream.

Metem: A wicked weapon! Vamp Fatale's poised to execute a fatality!

Popup: Destroy the coffinmaker!

Vamp Fatale: You will become a stain on this ring.

Metem: The challenger has nowhere left to run!
Metem: Oof, that must've hurt! Hang in there!
Metem: Not fast enough, I'm afraid!

Vamp Fatale: This is just the beginning. My faithful minions─give me your aether!

Metem: It's begun! She's draining the audience─of their aether!

Vamp Fatale: All of you will feed me.

Metem: Vamp Fatale's unleashed the aether! The challenger's in her realm now!

Vamp Fatale: You are a stubborn one. But it is not too late to beg for mercy!

Metem: The spectacle of slaughter resumes! How will the challenger adapt?

Popup:Destroy the tools of torment!

Metem: It's a veritable rain of death!

Popup: Destroy the tools of torment!

Vamp Fatale: Such insolence I have never known! More─I need more aether!

Popup: Feasting on the audience has strengthened Vamp Fatale's attacks!

Metem: She's draining the crowd's aether again! I hope our dear spectators are feeling alright...

Vamp Fatale: In pain lies pleasure!

Metem: She's unleashed even more aether! How will this end!?

Vamp Fatale: On your knees, damn you!

-voiced cutscene start
Refbot: K.O.!

Metem: The match is decided! Victory goes to the challenger!

Metem: It's all over...until next time!
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Music==
{{music table header}}
{{music table row|Main|Sinister}}
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery heights="225" mode="packed">
File:M9N.jpg
File:M9 boss.jpg
File:AAC HW7.jpg
File:Vamp fatale poster.jpg
</gallery>

==Trivia==

{{Duties nav/raid}}

Feral Fandom

2026-07-10T14:17:23Z

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{{Quest infobox
| title = Feral Fandom
| description = Yaana regards you with a wry smile.
| image = feral fandom1.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| related-npcs = Dancing Green;Honey B. Lovely;Metem;Retsarra;Sugar Riot
| location = Solution Nine
| location-x = 22.2
| location-y = 16.7
| type = feature
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 13
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| category =
| level = 100
| quest-sync =
| req-quest =
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 1287
| reward1 = 5 Quickarm Materia XI
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia XI
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = The Lone Wolf
| next-quest = The Breathtaker
| patch = 7.4
| release = dawntrail
| id-edb = e9d8f0057a5
| id-gt = 70971
}}
==Related NPCs==
{{Related NPCs}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Yaana]] in [[Tritails Training]].
* Speak with Yaana.
* Speak with [[Metem]] in the [[greenroom]].
==Journal==
* Yaana regards you with a wry smile.
* As you stroll the streets of Solution Nine during your hiatus from the Arcadion, you find yourself before the familiar doors of Tritails Training. There you speak with Yaana, who informs you that heavyweight matches are soon to begin. Prior to that, however, she has a matter she wishes to discuss with you, and bids you follow her inside.
* Yaana explains that to gather information on the president, she invited fellow former fighters to convene at the gym. Unfortunately, no one is able to share new information─that is, until Dancing Green speaks. He reveals that the president originally hailed from the nation of Lindblum, where the regeneration factor stimulant was developed. With increased confidence that there is truth behind the president's promise of the cure, the group decides to enact an operation on two fronts: firstly, for you to continue your climb to become grand champion. And secondly, to rescue Neyuni and Eutrope in secret. In so doing, you will have fulfilled your bargain with the megalomaniac, and removed his leverage against you.
* With some time remaining before matches begin, Yaana suggests you watch the Arcadion Hour broadcast for any potentially useful information. To your dismay, however, the program seems specifically designed to undermine your reputation and lower your spirits─the voice spearheading this derision towards you being none other than the heavyweight fighter Vamp Fatale. Still reeling from the viewing, you are surprised when the doors of Tritails Training suddenly open to reveal a motley group of young Alexandrians. Concerned by the broadcast's disparaging footage, they eagerly offer you words of encouragement, urging you to do your best in the heavyweight division. Soon after their departure, Yaana receives a call from Metem that matches are ready to begin. Now reinvigorated by the kind words of your fans, you set off for the Arcadion's greenroom with head held high. ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* Metem is understanding of Yaana's indignation, but carefully explains that all blame for the broadcast lies at the president's feet. According to him, the Arcadion's head is beginning to feel the walls close in around him, and so he is now attempting to oust you from the competition by any means necessary. With that being the case, Metem encourages you to channel any anger you may feel into the ring, and use it to overcome the challenges ahead. Judging by Yaana's fiery expression, she seems nigh ready to jump into the ring herself.
==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: Ah, [Forename]! I was hoping you'd drop by.
Yaana: There's something I wanted to share with you before heavyweight matches begin. Come on in.

-quest accepted

-optional start
Retsarra: The kittens have taken to their new home, in case you're wondering. Still, I can tell they miss Hector, the poor things...
-optional end

===Speak with Yaana in Tritails Training===
Yaana: I've asked Honey and the others to come as well. Before they arrive, let's have a quick refresher of the situation.

-cutscene start
Yaana: During your cruiserweight campaign, we managed to convince several fighters to retire from the ring. Not least of all Retsarra, who was already afflicted with psychonekrosis.
Yaana: There was one who couldn't be persuaded, though. The Brute Bomber...
Yaana: I myself developed symptoms of psychonekrosis after Eutrope ambushed us. I got a little carried away, using a feral soul to stop her.
Yaana: There was a glimmer of hope when Neyuni discovered the existence of a cure, but it was dashed when the president took her and Eutrope hostage. He wouldn't allow us to deviate from his script.

Retsarra: But in an unexpected turn, the president himself was aware of the cure─the “Drop of Life.” And he said he'd divulge its location if you could become grand champion.

Yaana: How did he learn all this? Where does he get his information? I've never met the man, so he's a complete mystery to me. That's why I wanted to gather everyone, in order to form a better picture of who we're dealing with.

''Honey B. Lovely, Dancing Green and Sugar Riot arrive.''

Honey B. Lovely: Heeello, my dears! We let ourselves in through the back. You never know who's watching, after all.

Dancing Green: Hey, hey! What's the occasion? We havin' a retirement party or something?

''Yaana talks to them.''

Honey B. Lovely: Sorry hon, but I haven't met the president in the flesh either. He only called me a few times to give instructions, and it wasn't him but Metem who came to recruit me at one of my performances.

Retsarra: While he recruited me and Hector in person, all contact afterwards was via communicator. He'd speak solely about business, never private matters.

Sugar Riot: Same with me, I'm afraid. Dancing Green, on the other hand, is well acquainted with the man.

Dancing Green: After a fashion. The geezer has a love for the theatrical. As a performer myself, we quickly hit it off, and often had debates about the best way to engage the audience.
Dancing Green: While I believe the key is making folks feel good, he insists that they need to feel a measure of discomfort. And that's the job of a heel.
Dancing Green: “'Tis when the loathsome are laid low that the audience knows the highest high─and the fighters burn brightest,” he'd always say.
Dancing Green: That sort of poetic justice has appeal, I'll admit. For proof, you need look no further than the frenetic crowds at the Brute Bomber's matches. Whatever else the president may be, he's a damned good showman!
Dancing Green: Right, right, the president's personal life... All I know is, he traces his ancestry to Lindblum.

Yaana: ''Lindblum''!? That's where the stimulant for the regeneration factor was apparently researched!

Dancing Green: Well, what do y'know! Unfortunately, I never got the opportunity to hear more about his past. The last time I saw the old man was three years ago.

Retsarra: Three years ago... That would be around when Metem approached Honey? I wonder if something happened to the president that's kept him from appearing in public. But with the limited knowledge we have, we can only speculate.

Yaana: <sigh> So even between all of us, we hardly know anything about the president...

Dancing Green: Our play remains [Forename] becoming grand champion. Only then will the president share the cure's whereabouts.
Dancing Green: And if he goes back on his word, we can threaten to reveal the truth about the immortalized to the public.

Retsarra: If all else fails, then we do have that hand. But if we're to use it, we must first rescue Eutrope and Neyuni.
Retsarra: So as to not endanger them, the plan will need to be discreet and foolproof, and I could use everyone's help. Can I count on you all?

Honey B. Lovely: I'm offended you thought you had to ask! Of course you can count on us. We'll save Yaana's sisters and give that rotten president a piece of our minds!

Dancing Green: I got along with the old man well enough, but I had no idea about his shenanigans. Art and entertainment shouldn't come at the cost of those who make it─ain't that right, Sugar?

Yaana: Thank you all so much! With everyone's cooperation, we'll work to free my sisters while [Forename] continues {{alternatives|f=her|m=his}} campaign to become grand champion.
Yaana: It goes without saying, but I'll continue supporting you as your second. Together, we'll carve a path through the heavyweight division!

Retsarra: It seems we all have our tasks. The rest of us will begin exploring ways to rescue the girls at once.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana===
-cutscene start
Yaana: So, there's about to be an Arcadion broadcast.
Yaana: It's a regular program intended for fans, so it might not help much with your preparation, but it couldn't hurt to give it a watch.

''The broadcast starts.''
Metem: Fans of the fight and connoisseurs of combat! I bid you welcome to another edition of the Arcadion Hour!
Metem: For today's special guest, we have the heavyweight fighter who shall soon face the unenhanced upstart, [Forename], in the ring...
Metem: The devilishly divine dominatrix, Vamp Fatale!
Metem: As indicated by {{alternatives|f=her|m=his}} appellation, [Forename] has climbed {{alternatives|f=her|m=his}} way up the ranks without the use of a feral soul.
Metem: Should this upstart rise to become grand champion, they would be able to do as they please with the Arcadion's soul repository. And it seems they intend to release all the souls...
Metem: This would fundamentally alter the Arcadion, leaving it a championship of unenhanced fighters. What are your thoughts on this?

Vamp Fatale: Don't make me laugh. The “upstart” would only bore us to death.
Vamp Fatale: Our fans crave spectacular battles that will blow them away, and you simply can't get that without feral souls.

Metem: So sayeth the lady. But what do you, the people, actually think? We hit the streets to find out!

Questionable Fan: Fight without feral souls? What'd even be the point?
Questionable Fan: This is the Arcadion we're talking about! If I can't watch a muscular woman imbued with a beast's soul squeeze the life out of her enemies like she's making juice, I'm not interested!

Haughty Fan: The unenhanced warrior? Just a novelty, I reckon, there to drum up excitement for the championship.
Haughty Fan: It was interesting at first, I'll admit. But the act has gotten old, and everyone's had enough of it. I know I have.

Hostile Fan: Frankly, I despise the upstart. {{alternatives|f=She|m=He}} forced the Howling Blade to retire with that outrageous wager, for one thing.
Hostile Fan: We don't need some outsider barging in and running roughshod over our traditions! Leave the Arcadion alone, you hear me? Leave the Arcadion alone!

Vamp Fatale: See? No one wants {{alternatives|f=her|m=his}} pathetic excuse for entertainment.

Metem: Huh, that's odd... There should've been some interviewees who supported [Forename] as well...

''Vamp Fatale stands up and stomps on Metem's foot.''

Metem: O-Or perhaps not...

''Vamp Fatale grabs the camera and looks directly into it.''
Vamp Fatale: You're next, ''darling''. You've been a naughty, naughty {{alternatives|f=girl|m=boy}}.
Vamp Fatale: And I'm going to give you the punishment you deserve.

''Vamp Fatale kisses the camera and the broadcast ends.''

Yaana: Damn them! They clearly only showed the interviews that serve the president's agenda!
Yaana: I'm sorry you had to see that, [Forename].
Yaana: But you have plenty of supporters out there, and that's the honest truth.

''A group of fans storms in.''

Adoring Fan: Forgive our sudden intrusion! But after the broadcast just now, we simply couldn't sit still...

Inspired Youth: You're my hero, {{alternatives|f=miss|m=mister}}! I'll keep cheering you on, so please don't give up!

Friendly Fan: There are many of us who feel the same. We believe in you, and we wanted you to know that.

Mild-mannered Fan: I get nervous whenever I watch you fight, but at the same time I'm inspired. Given courage. I don't get that from fighters who use feral souls.

Adoring Fan: That's right! And don't forget, souls weren't even used in the Arcadion in the beginning!

Friendly Fan: I bet the other fighters could also put on a thrilling show without enhancing themselves!

Adoring Fan: Battles with feral souls are a spectacle, there's no denying that. But by the same token, it feels artificial.
Adoring Fan: Your fights, on the other hand, are as real as it gets, and it fires me up like nothing else! So keep your head held high, and keep fighting the good fight in the heavyweight division!

''All fans except for one leave.''

Inspired Youth: P-Please let me join your gym! I want to become a fighter just like [Forename]!

Yaana: Well now, we'd be glad to have such an enthusiastic trainee!
Yaana: I must warn you, though, that the training isn't easy. Why don't you come back with your parents for a tour first?

''The Inspired Youth leaves as well.''

Yaana: See? You have quite the following!
Yaana: Even if there aren't any more feral souls, it doesn't spell the end of the Arcadion. Many people admire and support you, and it's for them as well that you fight.
Yaana: Once I'm cured, I'd love to come out of retirement and fight unenhanced myself. And I believe the others feel the same.

''Yaana receives a call through her communicator.''

Yaana: ...Is that so? Alright, we'll be there!
Yaana: This is it, [Forename]─the heavyweight matches are beginning. Metem's asked us to meet him at the greenroom as usual.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Metem in the greenroom===
-optional start

Yaana: I'm going to give him some choice words about those interviews...

-optional end

Metem: It's good to see you again, my friends! How have you been?

Yaana: We've been better. What's the big idea with that broadcast?

Metem: I'm sorry, but it was the president's orders. It was all I could do to drop a hint that there were other opinions.
Metem: The mass retirement in the cruiserweight division has left the president feeling threatened. Whatever he may have said before, he's eager to be rid of you.
Metem: On that matter, it's no use trying to convince the heavyweight fighters to quit. They've all been informed about their psychonekrosis, and choose to continue fighting of their own volition.
Metem: That's because they've been told that, if they can defeat you, they would be able to use your soul to cure their affliction.

Yaana: Grrr, that bastard and his low tricks!

Metem: Victory is your only way through this, so what anger you have, I suggest you channel into the ring. As you did before, I have no doubt that you will make your mark in the heavyweight division as well!

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=R2MJQETjdpk}}

The Lone Wolf

2026-07-06T20:04:33Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| description = Yaana would formally introduce the cruiserweight champion.
| image = AAC Cruiserweight M4.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| related-npcs = Howling Blade
| location = Greenroom
| location-x = 6.1
| location-y = 5.8
| type = feature
| quest-line = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 12
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 100
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp =
| gil = 5366
| reward1 = 1 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward2 = 1 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward3 = 1 Savage Might Materia XI
| reward-opt1 = 3 Quickarm Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Quicktongue Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Battledance Materia XI
| reward-opt4 = 3 Piety Materia XI
| unlocks = ra AAC Cruiserweight M4
| req-quest =
| prev-quest = Family Matters
| next-quest =Feral Fandom
| release = dawntrail
| patch = 7.2
| id-edb = d3f09c6ec4b
| id-gt = 70830
}}
==Steps==
* Clear {{i|AAC Cruiserweight M4}}.
* Speak with [[Yaana]].
* Speak with Yaana at [[Tritails Training]].
* Speak with Yaana in front of Tritails Training.

==Journal==
* Yaana would formally introduce the cruiserweight champion.
* Yaana explains that the Howling Blade was formerly a hunter before becoming a fighter. Employing the soul of the legendary wolf Fenrir in the ring, he complements his unparalleled swordsmanship with extraordinary speed. To save the lone wolf's life, you must best him in battle─and that shall be no trifling task.
** ※AAC Cruiserweight M4 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* After evading a veritable squall of swift slashes and magicks both tempestuous and seismic, you have cornered the wolf and seized victory. Yaana will doubtlessly be overjoyed by your accomplishment.
** ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* A dejected Howling Blade joins you and Yaana in the greenroom, and asks how he is to go on without his career as a fighter. Frustrated, Yaana explains to him how blind he has been, ignoring the suffering of his dearest friend, and that of his beloved. Her words strike a chord in his heart, helping him to finally accept the truth he refused to acknowledge─that the president must be stopped. Retiring his ring name, Retsarra now intends to join you at Tritails Training to chart your next course of action.
* Upon returning to the gym, you discover that Neyuni and Eutrope are nowhere to be seen. On cue, the voice of the president emanates from the monitor, revealing why: due to your acts of spreading information regarding psychonekrosis and convincing other fighters to retire, the megalomaniac executive has seen fit to abduct Yaana's sisters. Should you veer from his so-called script again, the pair may come to harm, and thus your only path forward is clear: you must become grand champion of the Ascension Arcadia Championship. Before he ends the transmission, the president mentions the stimulant Neyuni discovered in her research, officially known as the Drop of Life. Ascend to the top, and he promises to divulge its location.
* A crestfallen Yaana broods in silence outside Tritails Training. Finally, she speaks, reiterating her faith in you, with hope that you will return to compete in the heavyweight matches and see to whatever preparations necessary before they begin. For not only her sisters' sakes, but that of countless others, the unstoppable upstart must press on, and keep fighting the good fight.

==Dialogue=={{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: The Howling Blade is a worthy champion, but again and again, you've cut through the competition. I'm confident you'll do the same this time!

-quest accepted

-cutscene start
Yaana: The lone wolf of the Arcadion, the Howling Blade!
Yaana: Before becoming a fighter, he was a hunter known for his unparalleled skill with the blade. Word ultimately reached the president, who recruited him to Ascension Arcadia.
Yaana: Owing to his good clean looks, he was immediately embraced as a babyface fighter, and he dazzles the crowds with his fantastical ring and blade of pulsating light.
Yaana: With the soul of Fenrir, a legendary wolf, he's able to unleash slashes that are as devastating as they are fast. You'll need to stay on your toes at all times.
Yaana: Now, march into the wolf's den, [Forename], and show him that you're no mere prey!
-cutscene end

-optional start
Yaana: If Eutrope could be here to watch, I'm sure she'd be cheering you on. Do it for her as well.
-optional end

===Post-duty cutscene===
-cutscene start
Yaana: You did it! You really did it! You're amazing, you know that?

Howling Blade: You were simply too strong for me...
Howling Blade: I gave my word, and I intend to keep it. I will retire from fighting.
Howling Blade: With this, I've escaped imminent death. But I've also lost my purpose in life.
Howling Blade: Tell me, what am I to do with myself now? I truly do not know...

Question: What will you say?
> There are battles you can still fight. Help us oppose the president.
Howling Blade: The president has sacrificed the lives of countless fighters for the sake of entertainment, and as good as killed my friend. He should be stopped, I know.
> Let's avenge the Brute Bomber together!
Howling Blade: The president has sacrificed the lives of countless fighters for the sake of entertainment, and as good as killed my friend. I ought to despise him, I know.
---
Howling Blade: But as I said before, we owe everything to him. That's why we continued to fight willingly even if it meant dying from our illness.

Yaana: You fool! You can't tell me that the Brute Bomber went willingly to his death, and there are people who care for you even if you don't seem to care for yourself! All this time, Eutrope's been fighting alone to try and save you!

Howling Blade: What...?
Howling Blade: She vanished without a word soon after we developed symptoms of psychonekrosis...
Howling Blade: I searched and I searched, but could find no trace of her. I was more shocked than anyone when she suddenly showed up and challenged [Forename].
Howling Blade: Seeing how strong she still was, I assumed that her symptoms had abated, and she decided to resume fighting...

Yaana: <sigh> Let me make it crystal clear. You've been using your debt to the president as an excuse not to face the bitter truth. And in doing so, you've lost sight of those dearest to you.
Yaana: It was in order to save you that Eutrope went after [Forename] for his soul.
Yaana: She thought it was the only way she could be with you, who could see no life outside the Arcadion.

Howling Blade: I... I have no words...
Howling Blade: You're right about everything. The choices I've made have been out of fear that I would no longer be the Howling Blade.
Howling Blade: That's why I did nothing to stop my friend, even though I knew he was going to his death...
Howling Blade: Forgive me, Hector... I should've tried to save you, like they did...
Howling Blade: Thank you for bringing me to my senses. The president has done enough harm. I will help you to stop him.

Yaana: It's heartening to count the Howling Blade himself as our ally!

Retsarra: The Howling Blade is no more. From now on, it's simply Retsarra.

Yaana: Let's continue talking at my gym. Eutrope and Neyuni are there, and they'd be happy to see you.

Retsarra: Understood. There's one matter I need to tend to, so I'll meet you there shortly.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana at Tritails Training===
-cutscene start
Retsarra: Pets are forbidden where I live, so I was hoping that you could look after these little ones...

Yaana: We'd be glad to. Neyuni has been wanting to adopt a cat for a while now.
Yaana: She must be upstairs with Eutrope. I'll go and see how they are.

Retsarra: ...May I come too?

Yaana: Of course. You and Eutrope have a lot of catching up to do, I expect.
Yaana: We have a situation! Neyuni and Eutrope are gone!
Yaana: Neyuni wouldn't take Eutrope outside in her current state, and her terminal was left on the bed! Something's happened to them!

Ascension Arcadia President@Familiar Voice: [Forename], the unenhanced warrior. For your contributions to the excitement provided by Ascension Arcadia, you have my utmost esteem.

Retsarra: That voice... It's the president.

Ascension Arcadia President: However, I cannot suffer anyone to rewrite my script.
Ascension Arcadia President: And so, as a safeguard against further deviations, I have taken Eutrope and Neyuni into my care.
Ascension Arcadia President: After some coaxing, Metem divulged to me that you wish to cure psychonekrosis.
Ascension Arcadia President: And it just so happens I know where you can find the stimulant you seek. “The Drop of Life,” it is called.

Retsarra: What do you want from us?

Ascension Arcadia President: Two simple things: [Forename] must continue fighting at the Arcadion, and you must never again meddle with my script. Nothing needs to change otherwise.
Ascension Arcadia President: If you become grand champion, [Forename], our soul repository will be at your disposal, and I will even disclose the location of the Drop of Life.
Ascension Arcadia President: That is all. I look forward to seeing your exploits at the pinnacle of the Ascension Arcadia Championship, the heavyweight division.

Retsarra: So the president was a step ahead of us... One wrong move, and Eutrope and Neyuni will come to harm.

Yaana: It seems we have no choice but to place our hopes in [Forename]...

Question: What will you say?
> I won't let you down.
Yaana: Thank you. As your second, I'll continue doing my best to support you.
> That's a lot of pressure...
> ...
---

Yaana: I'm sorry to make you bear such a heavy burden. As your second, I'll do my best to bear it with you.

Retsarra: As will I. I won't turn a blind eye to the president's depraved actions any longer.
Retsarra: Never again will I let anyone be taken away from me...
-cutscene end

-optional start
Retsarra: To think the president would stoop so low as to abduct Eutrope, convalescing as she is, and Neyuni, a helpless child. We must do all in our power to get them back.
Retsarra: And when we have, we must stop him once and for all. Deep down, I know that's also what Hector would've wanted.
-optional end

===Speak with Yaana in front of Tritails Training===
Yaana: ...
Yaana: ...Sorry, I'll be fine. As long as we do what the president says, no harm should come to my sisters.
Yaana: Now, ahead of your campaign to become grand champion, I want you to prepare as best you can in your own way.
Yaana: Whether you train to hone your skills or rest to recover your strength, see to it you're ready for your next fight.
Yaana: I'm truly sorry to place so much on your shoulders, but you're the only one we can depend on. Please come and find me here when it's time for heavyweight matches to begin!

-quest complete

===Optional Dialogue (prior to patch 7.4)===
Yaana: Come to see how I'm faring? That's very kind of you. Truth is, I'm worried sick about Neyuni and Eutrope, but I know only too well that now is not the time to act rashly.
Yaana: Instead, Retsarra and I have put our heads together to see if there's anything we can do without drawing the president's attention.
Yaana: So please, don't worry about me. You should focus on preparing for the heavyweight tier. Your opponents will be fiercer than any before, and you'll need to be in tip-top shape to best them!
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=1v63H7q_FQc}}

Family Matters

2026-07-06T18:04:41Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| description = Worry is writ plain on Yaana's face.
| image = Family Matters.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| related-npcs = Eutrope; Honey B. Lovely; Neyuni; Wicked Thunder
| location = Tritails Training
| location-x = 6.2
| location-y = 5.9
| type = feature
| quest-line = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 11
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 100
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp =
| gil = 1509
| reward1 = 5 Piety Materia XI
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia XI
| reward-opt4 =
| unlocks =
| req-quest =
| prev-quest = Twisted Vengeance
| next-quest = The Lone Wolf
| release = dawntrail
| patch = 7.2
| id-edb = b280877ef9d
| id-gt = 70829
}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Yaana]] in [[East Yyasulani]].
* Speak with Yaana.
* Speak with [[Honey B. Lovely]] at [[Mosaic]].
* Speak with Yaana in the [[greenroom]].

==Journal==
* Worry is writ plain on Yaana's face.
* Worried for the missing Neyuni, Yaana searches for her by tracking down her terminal's signal, and discovers that she has left Everkeep. After recent events, you cannot help but feel concerned for the young girl yourself, and so you agree to help Yaana search for any signs of her precocious sister in the vicinity of East Yyasulani, her terminal's coordinates.
* Breathing a sigh of relief, you find Neyuni safe and sound in East Yyasulani. The happy reunion is cut short, however, when Eutrope appears, revealing that summoning Neyuni had been a ploy to face you in the wild. After a brief clash between siblings, Yaana defeats her enfeebled sister, who is at last willing to speak candidly. Eutrope reveals that all the heavyweight fighters have already manifested psychonekrosis, yet continue to fight on, just like Retsarra─the Howling Blade. It was for his plight, and her heavyweight comrades, that she sought a cure. To her horror, however, it is at that moment that even Yaana experiences a bout of psychonekrosis-induced dizziness. An exasperated Neyuni takes this opportunity to mention her discovery of a potential cure to the disease─a stimulant which enhances an individual's “regeneration factor.” Now seeing the folly of her actions, Eutrope expresses her remorse to you before suddenly fainting.
* Resolved to save Retsarra from himself, Yaana has a plan she would enact: by utilizing Honey B. Lovely's star power, she conspires to have the unstoppable upstart and the Howling Blade agree to a wager with all of Alexandria watching. The stakes are high indeed─the loser of the upcoming match would be forced to retire. An audacious scheme, but whether the cruiserweight champion would agree to such a gamble remains to be seen. According to Yaana, you shall rendezvous with the sweet-but-deadly songstress at Mosaic, the lone wolf's haunt, to execute the plan.
* With a helping hand from the crowd─some of whom, as it turns out, were planted there by the redoubtable starlet to coax the champion─Yaana's scheme has borne fruit. Now, all that remains is to seize victory in the coming match.
** ※In the event that you leave the greenroom, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* Offering some encouraging words, Yaana implores you to give the cruiserweight champion what for in the title match. With the Brute Bomber's tragic death still fresh in your memory, and countless others' hopes resting on your shoulders, you know this is a battle you must win.

==Dialogue=={{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: After what's happened, I can't help but feel worried. I'll see if I can locate Neyuni via her terminal.

-cutscene start
Yaana: What? She's outside Everkeep...
Yaana: She's never gone off without a word like this. Something isn't right.
Yaana: I'm sorry, [Forename], but could you help me find her? The signal from her terminal suggests she's somewhere in East Yyasulani.
-cutscene end

-quest accepted

===Speak with Yaana in East Yyasulani===
Yaana: According to the signal, Neyuni should be in this area...

-cutscene start
Yaana: Neyuni! You had me so worried! What are you doing here!?

Neyuni: I'm sorry. Eutrope contacted me, saying she needed to speak urgently. We were supposed to meet, but she hasn't come...

Wicked Thunder@???: Forgive me, Neyuni. I didn't want to use you, but I had no other choice.

''Eutrope transforms into Wicked Thunder.''

Yaana: Eutrope! Please don't do this!

Wicked Thunder: It's too late! There's no going back!

Yaana: If you won't back down...
Yaana: Then neither will I!

''Yaana transfroms into Black Cat. The two clash. Eutrope ist beaten.''

Yaana: From the start, I'd thought it strange that you'd try to take another's life to save your own.
Yaana: But the truth is you aren't trying to save yourself. No, you want to save the man you love.

Eutrope: Not only him. Every fighter in the heavyweight division suffers from psychonekrosis.
Eutrope: Even so, they continue to trust the president. He saved them all in some way, helping them during dark times in their lives.
Eutrope: The Howling Blade─Retsarra─is no different. He'd choose to remain at the Arcadion rather than be with me.
Eutrope: That's why I decided to act alone. If my friends were determined to fight until they died, then I'd find a cure no matter the cost.

Yaana: Unnngh...
''Yaana experiences symptoms of psychonekrosis.''

Eutrope: Oh no... Not you too...

Yaana: Neyuni warned me that this might happen. But I had to stop you...

Neyuni: Honestly, I don't know what to do with the pair of you.

Eutrope: Neyuni...

Yaana: We're sorry, Neyuni...

Neyuni: There's no more need to fight. I think we can save everyone.
Neyuni: A treatment for psychonekrosis that doesn't require [Forename]'s soul... I believe I've found it.

Eutrope: What? But I scoured all the data! There was no such thing!

Neyuni: You looked at the data in the Arcadion's archives, I believe.
Neyuni: But thanks to the people of Oblivion, I was able to gain access to the military's research logs. And there I came across something called the “regeneration factor.”

Yaana: Regeneration factor? What is it?

Neyuni: When one is ill or injured, the body naturally attempts to repair itself, yes? The regeneration factor is the force stimulating that recovery, as part of life's design.
Neyuni: Apparently, Lindblum scientists had developed a stimulant to enhance their soldiers' regeneration factor. This is what we need.

Yaana: But...that was centuries ago. Does the stimulant even still exist?

Neyuni: There was a statement that claimed its formula was later determined.
Neyuni: The problem is, the formula itself wasn't mentioned. We'll need to investigate further...and for this, we'll need your help, Eutrope.

Eutrope: After what I've done, I don't expect you to forgive me.
Eutrope: But I mean it when I say I'm truly sorry.

''Eutrope faints.''

Yaana: Eutrope!

Neyuni: She's only fainted, thank goodness. We'd best take her home so she can rest.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana===
-optional start
Neyuni: To think that Yaana's manifested the illness as well... We need to figure out the formula for the stimulant as soon as possible!
-optional end

-cutscene start
Yaana: Eutrope's resting upstairs. Her psychonekrosis is quite severe, so she needs to stay still until we can treat her.

Neyuni: You should worry about yourself too, Yaana. You've manifested the illness now.

Yaana: I'm sorry, Neyuni, but I couldn't just stand there and let Eutrope harm [Forename].

Question: What will you say?
> Promise me you won't use a feral soul again.
Yaana: I promise. I need to practice what I've been preaching to everyone...
> I could've stopped her myself, you know...
Yaana: That's true. Given that Eutrope has become weaker, you probably could've fended her off alone. I didn't need to intervene...
---

Neyuni: You seem to be fine for the moment, but if you feel the least bit unusual, you have to let us know. Alright?

Yaana: Now, even as we work on the cure, matches at the Arcadion will continue. That being the case, we should also continue trying to convince fighters to retire.
Yaana: The first being the Howling Blade, your next opponent. We have to save him, for Eutrope's sake not least of all.

Neyuni: But how can we convince him when he's determined to fight until he dies?

Yaana: It so happens that I have a plan...
Yaana: We'll confront him on a broadcast, and challenge him to a wager: whoever loses the title match will be forced to retire from competition!

Neyuni: Ah, so we put on a public show to generate excitement, just like they do at the Arcadion!

Yaana: Exactly. With the people's eyes on him, the cruiserweight champion would be hard-pressed to refuse.
Yaana: And once everyone starts talking about it, even the president would have to let it go ahead.

Neyuni: But how will we do the broadcast? We haven't heard from Metem for a while now, and the Arcadion wouldn't cooperate with us...

Yaana: We'll ask Honey for help. She hosts a broadcast of her own watched by countless viewers. We'll use it to ensnare the wolf.
Yaana: I'll contact Honey right now.

''Yaana calls Honey B. Lovely.''

Yaana: ...And she's on board! We're going to lie in wait at Mosaic. That's where the Howling Blade is known to unwind before his matches.
Yaana: When he appears, issue your challenge, and do whatever it takes to get him to accept it!

Neyuni: I'll stay here and look after Eutrope. Best of luck to you!
-cutscene end

-optional start
Neyuni: I'm praying for your success!
-optional end

===Speak with Honey B. Lovely at Mosaic===
-optional start
Yaana: Honey's raring to go! Just give her the word, and we'll set our scheme in motion.
-optional end

Honey B. Lovely: Ah, there you are! Now that all the performers are in place, it's time to steal the audience's─ ...I mean, begin our broadcast!

-cutscene start
Honey B. Lovely: Hello, my obedient little bees! It's me, Honey B. Lovely, with a special edition of “This'll Sting”!
Honey B. Lovely: Today, we have a pair of very distinguished guests: the fabulously fierce Black Cat, and the unstoppable upstart, [Forename]!
Honey B. Lovely: And goodness do they have a surprise for [Forename]'s next opponent, the valiant Howling Blade!

Howling Blade: Huh? What's this about, now?

Honey B. Lovely: [Forename] wants to say something to you!

What will you say?
> The loser of our match has to retire! (this does not have a unique response)
> ...
Yaana: H-Hey, Howling Blade! If [Forename] beats you in the upcoming match, you have to retire!
---

Howling Blade: You have me taken aback, I must say. The notion that I would lose is laughable...
Howling Blade: But even if I should, I've no intention of retiring.

Question: What will you say?
> The notion I'd lose to you is far more laughable.
> Is the whimpering wolf afraid of losing?
---

Howling Blade: You're naive if you think I'll play into your hands.

Sensitive Fan: That's weak for a champion, if you ask me. I'll bet he's really just afraid to lose.

Sneering Agitator: Aye, he clearly has no confidence.

Fiery Agitator: You're a champion, so act like one! Accept the bloody challenge!

Howling Blade: So this was their plan. At this rate, my reputation will be in tatters...
Howling Blade: Fighting is everything to me. If you're demanding that I wager my purpose in life, it's only fair that you do the same.
Howling Blade: So tell me, what gives your life meaning?

Question: What will you say?
> Exploring new lands.
Howling Blade: I see... Having come from beyond the barrier, you know a world without boundaries and find joy in discovery. It's something I struggle to imagine.

> Fighting formidable foes.
Howling Blade: We're not so different, then, you and I. Like you, I find joy in the heat of battle─feel the most alive when I'm squaring off against a formidable foe.

> Helping those in need.
Howling Blade: You're a kind-hearted soul. But you can't help everyone, and sometimes people don't want help even when you offer it to them.

> Earning coin.
Howling Blade: You're rather more...materially minded than I expected. But to each their own. I wouldn't judge you for how you choose to live your life.
---

Howling Blade: In any case, if that is what gives your life meaning, then that is what you must give up should you lose. If you agree, then we have a wager.

Honey B. Lovely: Did you hear that, dear viewers? For their hotly anticipated clash, the two rivals are wagering their very purpose in life! This is not a match you can afford to miss!

Yaana: Well, we managed to pull it off, and it was in no small part thanks to the nearby customers...

Sensitive Fan: D-Did we do well, Miss Honey?

Honey B. Lovely: Oh yes, you did extremely well! Thank you all so much for your help!

Yaana: So that's how it is... You really are something else...

Honey B. Lovely: Well, the rest is up to you. For everyone's sake, and Brute's memory, see to it you send the Howling Blade into retirement!

Yaana: Right, all that's left is to win! Come, let's head to the greenroom!
-cutscene end
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===Speak with Yaana in the greenroom===
Yaana: This is it, [Forename]─the cruiserweight title match. Let's seize victory, and continue on our mission!

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=3XqamCfG5aU}}

Twisted Vengeance

2026-07-06T17:49:42Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| description = Yaana appears to be lost in thought.
| image = AAC Cruiserweight M3.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| related-npcs = Arcadion Chauffeur; Brute Bomber; Metem; Neyuni
| location = Greenroom
| location-x = 6.1
| location-y = 5.8
| type = feature
| quest-line = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 10
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 100
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp =
| gil = 5641
| reward1 = 5 Battledance Materia XI
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia XI
| reward-opt4 =
| unlocks = ra AAC Cruiserweight M3
| req-quest =
| prev-quest = Art at War
| next-quest = Family Matters
| release = dawntrail
| patch = 7.2
| id-edb = 0d3dc9d5beb
| id-gt = 70828
}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Yaana]] in front of [[Tritails Training]].
* Speak with the [[Arcadion Chauffeur|Arcadion chauffeur]].
* Clear {{i|AAC Cruiserweight M3}}.
* Speak with Yaana.

==Journal==
* Yaana appears to be lost in thought.
* While Yaana remains gravely concerned for her fellow fighters, for now she turns her attention to preparations for the upcoming title match. To that end, she asks you to accompany her back to Tritails Training.
* Upon entering the gym, you see a broadcast of the Brute Bomber issuing you a challenge. Metem soon rushes into the room, explaining that the president has granted the vile heat a grudge match with you on the condition that he employs multiple feral souls. Such an act could potentially be lethal, yet the president's word is absolute to the former champion, and so you have no recourse but to face the reckless heel. Once you have seen to your preparations, a chauffeur awaits at the Arcadion to deliver you to the battlefield.
* After informing you that Ascension Arcadia has made various preparations for the battle of its own, the chauffeur delivers you to your destination.
** ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion chauffeur in front of the Arcadion.
* You arrive at the venue to find the Brute Bomber waiting. Yaana pleads for him to abandon his plan to inject himself with multiple feral souls, unfortunately to no avail. The chimerical creature which forms before your eyes bears no resemblance to the man who formerly stood before you, and Metem quickly observes this fact by declaring the man-turned-monster the Brute Abombinator. His life hangs in the balance, and if you are to keep your promise to Yaana, you shall need to fight harder than ever before in this vengeful showdown.
** ※AAC Cruiserweight M3 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* In the battle to stop your transfigured foe, you have not only survived being flung across buildings, but being smashed into them as well. Now, you have only to await Yaana and Metem's arrival.
** ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion chauffeur in front of the Arcadion.
* By the time Yaana reaches you, it is clear that psychonekrosis has already claimed the Brute Bomber's life. With the president still furious that his secret has been revealed, Metem departs in hopes of pacifying his anger. No sooner does he leave than the Howling Blade arrives. Mourning the untimely passing of his dearest friend, he reveals that he too suffers from the affliction, and intends to continue down his path as an Arcadion fighter─even if the sole destination is death.
* Frustrated that she was unable to convince the Brute Bomber and the Howling Blade not to throw their lives away, Yaana's exasperation reaches a boiling point. When she has regained some calm, she notices that Neyuni is nowhere to be seen, and you, too, are left to wonder where the young girl might have gone...

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: ...In any case, our priority for now is to win the title match. Let's return to the gym and prepare.

-quest accepted

===Speak with Yaana in front of Tritails Training===
Yaana: Neyuni will be relieved to hear that both Dancing Green and Sugar Riot plan to retire. Come on, let's share the good news.

-cutscene start
Neyuni: Thank goodness you're here! We have an emergency!
Neyuni: Look at this!

''A nearby TV shows Brute Bomber trying to steal the feral souls.''

Brute Bomber: Hand over all the feral souls you've got!

Metem: This is unbelievable, folks! Just when we thought the Brute Bomber couldn't sink any lower, it seems he now intends to use unregulated feral souls─and several of them at once besides! The madman's going turn himself into an abombination!
Metem: This is a violation of the rules! You'll be banned for this!

Brute Bomber: Shut your bloody trap and get outta my way!
Brute Bomber: Hey, unstoppable upstart! If you're watching this, come and find me at the demolition site on the eighth level. We're going to fight again, and this time, I'm going to destroy you, you hear me? ''I'm going to destroy you''!

Yaana: That idiot! Instead of listening to us, he goes and does ''this''!?

Neyuni: The general public is unaware, but the “doping” tonic the Brute Bomber imbibes during his matches is actually a harmless prop he uses as part of his ring persona.
Neyuni: That's why his matches continue even when he's disqualified. Using multiple feral souls at once, however, is expressly forbidden due to the extreme danger it poses.
Neyuni: Doing so warps the flesh irreversibly─turns you into an abomination, as Mister Metem said. And in the worst case, it will kill you.
Neyuni: This is likely because it greatly accelerates the soul's degradation, leading to psychonekrosis...

Metem: Y-You went and told him about the disease, didn't you? Despite my warnings, you went and told him!

Yaana: I'm sorry, but we couldn't simply leave him to his fate...

Metem: Well, he ended up taking the matter to the president, who naturally denied the existence of the disease. And naturally, the Brute Bomber chose to believe him.
Metem: That's not all. The president has sanctioned a grudge match between him and you─on one condition.
Metem: In order to stand a chance, he has to inject multiple feral souls for the fight.
Metem: I made a great fuss on the broadcast about his use of unregulated feral souls, but it's all staged. Everything is according to the president's script. He wants to get rid of you, and he's using the Brute Bomber to do so!

Yaana: What!? But the Brute Bomber's already exhibiting symptoms of psychonekrosis! This will kill him!

Metem: I know... I tried to talk him out of it as well, but he refused to listen. For him, the president's orders are absolute.
Metem: Make no mistake, the match ''will'' go ahead. Even should you ignore his challenge, the Brute Bomber will inject himself with his assembled feral souls and come for you.
Metem: Besides, if you still intend to become grand champion and release all the souls in the Arcadion's repository, I fear there's no way except through this fight.
Metem: So prepare as best you can, and then meet me at the Arcadion. I will have a chauffeur take us to the venue.

Yaana: I'm coming too. I'm the one who caused all this by revealing the disease to the Brute Bomber. The least I can do is be there.

-cutscene end

===Speak with the Arcadion chauffeur===
-optional start
Neyuni: Please, you have to stop Mister Brute!

Yaana: Let's waste no time, [Forename]! The broadcast may have been staged, but the Brute Bomber's desire for revenge is most definitely real. There's no telling what foolishness he might commit while we keep him waiting.

Metem: If you are ready to depart, then pray let the chauffeur know as much.
-optional end

Arcadion Chauffeur: Master [Forename], I've awaited your arrival. It will be my pleasure to escort you via air-wheeler to the location of your match, the eighth level demolition site.
Arcadion Chauffeur: All has been made ready. The broadcasting equipment is in place, and rest assured the device for manifesting your allies is as well. Just say the word, and we shall depart.

Question: Travel to the eighth level demolition site? (yes/no)

-cutscene start
Yaana: Brute, stop this madness at once! You'll place your life in danger!

Brute Bomber: Danger? Hah! Who do you think you're talking to?
Brute Bomber: I'm the vile heat! The most heinous, most despised fighter in the history of the Arcadion!
Brute Bomber: I fear nothin' and spit on rules! I do whatever the hell I need to win!

Yaana: Wait!

''Brute Bomber activates his regulator.''

Metem: Ahhh, he's gone and done it! He's injected himself with several feral souls, and transformed into a terrible chimerical fiend!
Metem: He's no longer the Brute Bomber...but the Brute ''Abombinator''!
Metem: Yaana, we can't stay here! It's far too dangerous!

Yaana: But I can fight too!
Yaana: [Forename]...

''The player holds her back and shakes his head.''

Yaana: ...Alright. I'm counting on you to knock some sense into the fool.
-cutscene end

-optional start
Arcadion Chauffeur: Ah, {{alternatives|f=Mistress|m=Master}} [Forename]. If it please you, I shall escort you to the location of your match.
-optional end

===Clear {{i|AAC Cruiserweight M3}}===

===Post-duty cutscene===
-cutscene start
Yaana: It's no good... We're too late...
Yaana: All those feral souls took their toll...

Metem: The president had the broadcast cut the instant the match ended, so as not to reveal the terrible side of his entertainment...
Metem: He remains furious that you divulged information on psychonekrosis. I will do my best to appease him, but I fear little will come of my efforts...

''A kitten runs across the arena. A block of metal comes falling down from the destroyed ceiling, threatening to crush the kitten. It is saved by Howling Blade, who slices the debris in half.''

Howling Blade: I never thought you'd be the first to go, old friend...
Howling Blade: But worry not. I will join you soon...

Yaana: You don't mean...

Howling Blade: I'm afraid so. I've been suffering the same symptoms for a while now. But I didn't understand how serious they were until I overheard your conversation.
Howling Blade: I too have psychonekrosis.
Howling Blade: Your sister and I began experiencing bouts of dizziness at the same time, not long before she disappeared without a word. I realize now that she must've been searching for a way to fight her fate.
Howling Blade: But I chose to accept mine.
Howling Blade: You come from beyond the barrier, [Forename]. No doubt you find it unsettling that we use souls to cheat death.
Howling Blade: Having been raised without regulators, I felt much the same. To me, those who wore them lived a bland and numbing existence, devoid of tension and excitement.
Howling Blade: The jobs arranged for me were tedious, and there was no way to escape this nation's dreary reality.
Howling Blade: But I finally found joy in the Arcadion. Being my fighting persona is everything to me, like it was for my friend.
Howling Blade: If the price for that is to die from psychonekrosis, I'll gladly pay it when the time comes.
Howling Blade: ...Come, little one.

Yaana: How can he accept death so readily...?
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana===
Yaana: Damn it all! It doesn't have to be this way!
Yaana: ...I'm sorry, [Forename]. It's just all so frustrating. You did what you could, and I'm truly grateful.
Yaana: The president has wasted no time covering things up. After retrieving the Brute Bomber's body, the company announced that he's chosen to retire with this defeat.
Yaana: And so matches at the Arcadion will continue, but after a delay. It'll be a while before your cruiserweight title fight.
Yaana: Say, I wonder where Neyuni's gone... She wasn't here when I returned.

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=ZKIwGzZWmho}}

An Otherworldly Encounter

2026-07-06T17:26:00Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = An Otherworldly Encounter
| description = This Hoobigo messenger is looking for a well-traveled adventurer.
| image = An Otherworldly Encounter.png
| quest-giver = Hoobigo Messenger
| related-npcs = Alxaal; Armor-clad Wanderer; Bakool Ja Ja; Miilal Ja; Prishe; Zereel Ja
| location = Tuliyollal
| location-x = 13.0
| location-y = 11.6
| type = feature
| quest-line = Echoes of Vana'diel Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = Echoes of Vana'diel Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 110
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 100
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| gil = 5000
| unlocks = ra Jeuno: The First Walk
| req-quest = Dawntrail (Quest)
| prev-quest =
| next-quest = It All Began with a Stone
| release = dawntrail
| patch = 7.1
| id-gt = 70769
| id-edb = f342d711793
}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Miilal Ja]] in [[Mamook]].
* Survey the destination.
* Speak with the [[Armor-clad Wanderer|armor-clad wanderer]].
* Enter {{i|Jeuno: The First Walk}}.
* Speak with [[Bakool Ja Ja]].

==Journal==
* This Hoobigo messenger is looking for a well-traveled adventurer.
* There is trouble in Mamook, and Miilal Ja is hopeful the unique insights of an adventurer may shed new light on the situation. Assuming you are willing, the Hoobigo messenger bids you go and speak with her at once.
* As Miilal Ja explains it, their troubles began when they found an armor-clad stranger unconscious in the Skydeep Cenote. They have no means of deducing whence he came, and he himself can remember nothing of who he is. Before they can press further, however, Zereel Ja barges in with upsetting news─the shade of Gulool Ja Ja has returned to Yak T'el. Bakool Ja Ja labors to keep the apparition at bay, but his chances appear grim. The Landsguard will soon be assembled to assist him, but Miilal Ja fears their help will be too little, too late. To that end, she asks you venture to Gok Draak Descent to help her son.
* You find Bakool Ja Ja down, but not yet out, somehow managing to hold his own. Before you can take up arms, another enemy─a young girl named Prishe─soon joins the fray. She is eager to fight, but the shade suggests a tactical withdrawal, disappearing into a nearby portal. Bakool Ja Ja is unsatisfied with this conclusion, and so he gives chase, heedless of what dangers may be lurking beyond the rift.
* The stranger's brief altercation with Prishe has helped him to recall part of his past. He now remembers enough to know that Prishe is a friend, and that some malevolent force has likely taken hold of her. While determined to go and rescue her, his body is quick to protest his attempts to leave. You insist that he rest, regarding the portal with equal parts determination and trepidation.
**※Jeuno: The First Walk can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* No sooner do you step through the portal than you arrive in what appears to be a city, littered with monsters. The ensuing battle feels like a fever dream, unseen powers whisking you from one locale to the next. After overcoming what appears to be the last of the nightmarish foes, you somehow find yourself back where you started in the mysterious city.
* Bakool Ja Ja arrives carrying a slumbering Prishe. She soon stirs awake, bereft of any memory of your previous encounters. Mysteries abound as you struggle to make sense of your surroundings.
* You and Bakool Ja Ja emerge from your ordeal with more questions than answers, but for now you are safe. He thanks you for your timely assistance, but it remains to be seen if he will have further need of your strength.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Hoobigo Messenger: Say, aren't you [Forename]? That certainly saves me a lot of trouble. I was asked to find you on behalf of Miilal Ja.
Hoobigo Messenger: Curious happenings abound in Mamook of late, and we thought one with your worldly experience may be able to help us make sense of things.
Hoobigo Messenger: If you have the time and inclination to aid us, she awaits you in Mamook. You'll find her west of the plaza, in the large building near the two-headed statue.

-quest accepted

===Speak with Miilal Ja in Mamook===
-cutscene start

Miilal Ja: Thank you for coming. Truth be told, I was unsure if I was right to call on you, but the troubles we now face cannot be overcome with our strength alone.
Miilal Ja: It all began when we found a fallen traveler in the Skydeep Cenote. For a mercy, his wounds were not life-threatening.
> If the player is an Elezen
Miilal Ja: His kind is not a common sight in these lands. Tall and slender of build, with pointed ears. Much like you, in fact.

> Otherwise
Miilal Ja: His kind is not a common sight in these lands. Tall and slender of build, with pointed ears.
---
Miilal Ja: He has yet to awaken, but speaks in his sleep of strange things that make little sense to us.
Miilal Ja: It was our hope that you might recognize something in his ramblings, or perhaps even jog his memory once he regains consciousness. Might you be willing to speak with him?

Hoobigo Messenger: Miilal Ja. The traveler stirs.

Miilal Ja: Very good. If you would be so kind as to bring him here?
Miilal Ja: We are glad to see you awake, and in good health besides. May I ask your name, traveler?

Armor-clad Wanderer: My name? I...
Armor-clad Wanderer: I'm sorry. I can't remember.

Miilal Ja: It would seem the fall has affected his memory. In any case, his presence here is a complete mystery to us, his armor the only hint as to whence he came. Does anything about him strike you as out of the ordinary?

Question: What will you say?

> Looks like your typical adventurer to me.
Armor-clad Wanderer: An adventurer? Me...?

> Not much different from any other Elezen I've met. Or...would that be Eldite?
Armor-clad Wanderer: Elezen? Eldite? No, that's not quite right...
---
Armor-clad Wanderer: Agh!
Armor-clad Wanderer: I...I remember. I'm an Elvaan. An Elvaan adventurer!
Armor-clad Wanderer: And you're Mamool Ja... Could it be I've come to Mamook?
Armor-clad Wanderer: Wait, if I'm in Mamook, then...I must have been taken prisoner!

Miilal Ja: To so readily believe us enemies, perhaps he comes from a land unfamiliar with our customs, across the salt.

Question: What will you say?
> He could be from Eorzea.
> I'm not so sure...
> Maybe he came from Alexandria?
---
Miilal Ja: We've no way to know for certain. In which case─

Zereel Ja: Miilal Ja! We must gather our strongest fighters at once!

Miilal Ja: Why? What's happened?

Zereel Ja: Gulool Ja Ja's shade has returned! It's been sighted near Gok Draak Descent. Bakool Ja Ja has engaged the apparition, but I fear the worst.
Zereel Ja: The Vow of Resolve's companion, from the Feat of the Brotherhood. I suspect you would understand the graveness of this situation better than most.
Zereel Ja: In recent days, the late Dawnservant's shade has been seen wandering the woods of Yak T'el. I have reason to believe it was invoked in like manner to the one used in the feat.
Zereel Ja: Only a privileged few of the Boonewa should be privy to the knowledge required to perform the rite. The culprit will be found in time, but we've a more pressing matter at hand now.
Zereel Ja: I must hurry and inform the Landsguard. Bakool Ja Ja requires reinforcements.

Miilal Ja: The Dawnservant's shade... I fear he may not hold out until the guard assembles.
Miilal Ja: I am loath to ask such a favor, but would you aid Bakool Ja Ja in this battle?
Miilal Ja: I'm in your debt. Gok Draak Descent is to the west of here. Please, go and help my son.

Armor-clad Wanderer: Gulool Ja Ja...?

-cutscene end

===Survey the destination===
-cutscene start

Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty@???: Gwaaahhh!

Shade of Resolve: Hmph. Pathetic. And you dare call yourselves ''blessed'' siblings?

Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: <pant> <pant> Not bad... You might actually prove a challenge.

Bakool Ja Ja the Mystic: If you've come to help, best stay on your guard. He's not alone...

Rambunctious Youth: What's this? Another monster in need of slaying? Don't worry─I'll send them packing!
Rambunctious Youth: Here I go!
Rambunctious Youth: Nullifying Dropkick!

Armor-clad Wanderer: Oh no you don't!
Armor-clad Wanderer: I can't explain why, but something told me I had to be here.

Rambunctious Youth: Hah! Not bad. Not bad at all. But it'll take more than a couple of taurus to stop me!

Armor-clad Wanderer: Taurus? Are you daft, girl?

Rambunctious Youth: You can speak! A shame you don't seem to have any manners.

Prishe: The name's Prishe. You'd do well to remember it.

Armor-clad Wanderer: Prishe...?

Prishe: Hahaha! Looks like I win.
Prishe: One taurus down, one to go. I hope you're ready!

Shade of Reason: Gehehehe. At ease, Prishe. We've seen to our task. Come.

Prishe: Whatever you say, Ulmia.

Bakool Ja Ja the Mystic: Ulmia? What is she talking about?

Armor-clad Wanderer: Prishe...wait...! Please, don't go...

Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: I'm guessing word of the Dawnservant's shade is what brought you here. I don't know what that girl has to do with all this, but clearly she's aligned with whoever summoned them.

Bakool Ja Ja the Mystic: The way remains open, though there's no telling where it leads.

Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: Even so, they can't be allowed to return. We've a duty to protect this forest, and I'll not see it torn apart by some two-headed impostor.
Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: Let's hurry after them, Brother. Watch over that one, won't you?

Armor-clad Wanderer: Prishe... What's happened to you?

-cutscene end

===Speak to the armor-clad wanderer===
-cutscene start

Armor-clad Wanderer: Everything's still hazy, but I recall fighting alongside that girl. We were comrades-in-arms, I think.
Armor-clad Wanderer: But something was clearly wrong with her. She not only mistook me for a monster, but she called her two-headed companion “Ulmia.”
Armor-clad Wanderer: The Ulmia I know is an Elvaan woman. A far cry from the reptilian fiend we encountered.
Armor-clad Wanderer: Something dark has taken hold of her, clouded her mind. I have to go and─
Armor-clad Wanderer: Ugh...

Question: What will you say?

> You're not going anywhere with those wounds.
Armor-clad Wanderer: But she needs me...
Armor-clad Wanderer: You would go in my stead? I know not how to thank you.

> I'll go after Prishe.
Armor-clad Wanderer: You would put yourself in harm's way for my sake? Thank you...
---
Armor-clad Wanderer: I recognize that look. The eyes of a {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}} who's seen more than their fair share of battle.
Armor-clad Wanderer: Despite what Prishe has done, she was a dear friend to me. I'm fairly certain.
Armor-clad Wanderer: Have care, friend. There's no telling what lies beyond that portal.

-cutscene end

===Post-duty cutscene===
-cutscene start

Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: Are you all right?

Bakool Ja Ja the Mystic: She's merely sleeping. It remains to be seen if she'll give us a fight when she wakes.

Prishe: Mmm... Errrghhh...

Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: Ah, she stirs.

Prishe: Bwaaahhh!
Prishe: A-A two-headed lizard! Trying to take a bite out of me, huh!?

Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: A scrawny thing like you would barely make a snack.

Bakool Ja Ja the Mystic: Besides, we don't eat people!

Prishe: Sorry, I'm a little on edge.

Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: If you've no quarrel with us, we've none with you.

Bakool Ja Ja the Mystic: We only wish to talk.

Prishe: Can they really be trusted?
Prishe: I should know better than to judge people based on their appearance.

Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: It's fine. We're an intimidating specimen.

Prishe: I'm Prishe, by the way. Nice to meet you.
-cutscene end

-optional start
Prishe: Today's just been full of surprises.
-optional end

===Speak with Bakool Ja Ja===
Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: There is much of this we don't understand, but what we ''do'' understand is the battle is won. For now, at least.
Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: What would've otherwise been a struggle proved a decisive victory against the Dawnservant's shade and the rest of those fiends. That is to say...erm...
Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: Thank you for your help, [Forename].

-quest complete

-optional start
Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: Hopefully this girl can give us some answers.
-optional end
</nowiki>}}

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Art at War

2026-07-06T17:06:25Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| description = Yaana is ready to introduce your next opponent.
| image = AAC Cruiserweight M2.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| related-npcs = Dancing Green; Sugar Riot
| location = Greenroom
| location-x = 6.1
| location-y = 5.8
| type = feature
| quest-line = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 9
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 100
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp =
| gil = 5045
| reward1 = 5 Quicktongue Materia XI
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia XI
| reward-opt4 =
| unlocks = ra AAC Cruiserweight M2
| req-quest =
| prev-quest = The Dancing King
| next-quest = Twisted Vengeance
| release = dawntrail
| patch = 7.2
| id-edb = 9227ddfc3c1
| id-gt = 70827
}}
==Steps==
* Clear {{i|AAC Cruiserweight M2}}.
* Speak with Yaana.

==Journal==
* Yaana is ready to introduce your next opponent.
* Your next foe is to be Sugar Riot, a notorious graffiti artist-turned-Arcadion fighter. According to Yaana, the rambunctious rebel considers the ring her gallery, and you can expect the manifestations of her imagination to come forth within in boundless ways...
** ※AAC Cruiserweight M2 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* Though Sugar Riot is every bit the artist you were expecting, when it comes to the arts of war, she proves no match for you. Yaana undoubtedly wishes to celebrate this latest triumph.
** ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* Seizing the moment following your victories, Yaana informs Dancing Green and Sugar Riot about psychonekrosis. The pair are naturally taken aback, but after giving her words careful consideration, announce their intention to retire from the Arcadion. Yaana believes that an alternative outlet for their talents may have been key, as with Honey B. Lovely. For the Brute Bomber and the Howling Blade, however, the Arcadion is all they have, and Yaana appears to be at a loss as to how she can persuade them otherwise...

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: Right then, let's ride the wave of this momentum towards our next victory!

-quest accepted

-cutscene start
Yaana: And here is your next opponent.
Yaana: A fighter who lives and breathes art, she uses the ring as her gallery─Sugar Riot!
Yaana: Before coming to the Arcadion, she was a graffiti artist, you see. Most of the graffiti you see in Solution Nine was either by her, or by those imitating her style.
Yaana: By injecting herself with the soul of a deadly pudding, she's able to concoct special paint that can cause actual change to reality─even the ring itself.
Yaana: To her, fighting is a medium for her art─a means of expressing herself. Her imagination is boundless, and you have to take care not to be overwhelmed, staying calm no matter what she throws at you.
Yaana: If you can manage that, you'll surely overcome Sugar Riot, and continue on your way to the top of the cruiserweight division!
-cutscene end

-optional start
Yaana: I neglected to mention that the audience will be watching the match remotely. Sugar personally designed their avatars, so try and steal a glance when you can.
-optional end

===Clear {{i|AAC Cruiserweight M2}}===

===Speak with Yaana===
-cutscene start
Yaana: Well done, [Forename]! I knew you could do it!
Yaana: Your next match will be against the cruiserweight champion himself. But seeing as we have a bit of time, there's something I'd like to tend to first.
Yaana: I want to tell Dancing Green and Sugar Riot about psychonekrosis, and see if they've developed any symptoms. We have to save them too if we can.
Yaana: I've borrowed Neyuni's terminal, so we'll perform the examination here in this room. Rest assured I've already checked for listening devices.
Yaana: The two should be here any moment now...

Dancing Green: So, what's this about, baby? Are we havin' a party here?

Sugar Riot: If that's the case, I'll excuse myself. I'm rather keen to give form to the inspiration you've given me!

Yaana: While I'm relieved to say you haven't manifested the disease yet, you're both dangerously close to doing so. Just one more feral soul injection could push you beyond the brink. It would be wise to stop fighting in the Arcadion.

Dancing Green: Whoa... Talk about a downer, baby...

Sugar Riot: This is all very sudden, and I struggle to accept it. But for both you and Honey to retire...there must be truth to your words.

Yaana: It's no easy thing to retire, I know. But for your own safety, I ask that you give it careful consideration.

Dancing Green: I've made up my mind. I'll retire. This doesn't leave the room...but I've always struggled to play the part of Dancing Green.
Dancing Green: To maintain the persona of a party animal, I've had to spend night after night out on the town. And when I'm not doing that, I'm practicing dance in the studio. It's utterly exhausting─soul-crushing...
Dancing Green: I pushed through it all because I didn't want to disappoint the fans, but this revelation sets me free. Dancing used to be my passion─perhaps I can learn to love it again.

Yaana: I always thought you were a genuine party animal, living only to revel. To think that it was actually a burden on your shoulders...

Sugar Riot: The ring has been my precious studio. It's saddening to think that I won't be able to step into it again.
Sugar Riot: But it was on the streets that I started plying my craft, and this revelation might be a sign telling me to go back to my roots.
Sugar Riot: So I'll do just that. I'll go back to a time when the whole city was my studio, and its walls my canvas!

Dancing Green: Truth be told, seeing you fight without a feral soul helped me realize that maybe, it's alright just to be myself.

Yaana: I'm relieved. Thank you for listening.

Sugar Riot: Well, we'd rather not die, of course. And it's you we have to thank for warning us.

Dancing Green: We're liable to attract suspicion if we stay here too long. We'll discuss when to break the news to management at a later time.

''Dancing Green and Sugar Riot exit.''

Yaana: Thankfully, those two have other places to employ their talents, like Honey.
Yaana: To the Brute Bomber and the Howling Blade, however, the Arcadion is everything...
Yaana: It isn't easy for them to retire─this, I know better than most. But it's a matter of life and death...
-cutscene end

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

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Souls under Siege

2026-07-06T16:45:20Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| description = Yaana's face lights up at the sight of you.
| image = Souls under Siege.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| related-npcs = Arcadion Attendant; Brute Bomber; Dancing Green; Honey B. Lovely; Metem; Neyuni; Sugar Riot
| location = Solution Nine
| location-x = 22.2
| location-y = 16.6
| type = feature
| quest-line = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 7
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 100
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp =
| gil = 1700
| reward1 =
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| reward-opt1 =
| reward-opt2 =
| reward-opt3 =
| reward-opt4 =
| unlocks =
| req-quest =
| prev-quest = The Neoteric Witch
| next-quest = The Dancing King
| release = dawntrail
| patch = 7.2
| id-edb = 6ed2a0e4f8d
| id-gt = 70825
}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Yaana]] in [[Tritails Training]].
* Wait at the designated location.
* Speak with Yaana.
* Speak with Yaana at Tritails Training.
* Speak with the [[Arcadion Attendant|Arcadion attendant]].
* Speak with Yaana.

==Journal==
* Yaana's face lights up at the sight of you.
* In the midst of your hiatus from the Arcadion, you find Yaana in front of her gym, and are pleasantly surprised to discover that she has been hoping to see you. She remarks that though cruiserweight matches have yet to begin, she and Neyuni have made a breakthrough in their research about psychonekrosis. It seems they would share it with you inside.
* Neyuni reveals that after a failed attempt to access Everkeep's core systems, she was furnished with data from Origenics courtesy of Oblivion, and has discovered a means to evaluate the condition of one's soul. Equipped with such knowledge, Yaana would examine her comrades in the light-heavyweight division to determine if they have been afflicted with psychonekrosis. Having received your blessing to do so, she wastes no time in contacting Honey B. Lovely, her senior at the Arcadion.
* Honey is shocked by your revelation, and is all too happy to retire from the Arcadion, declaring she will pursue a new avenue for her talents. Relieved that Honey was more understanding than anticipated, Yaana states there is one more whom she would inform and examine: the Brute Bomber. Together, you set off for the place of his dwelling, residential radius 9-11.
* Upon entering his apartment, the peculiar sight of the Brute Bomber surrounded by a trio of adorable kittens meets your eyes. Beside him stands the Howling Blade, his childhood friend, who informs you that the pair owe the president of the Arcadion a debt of gratitude they can never repay. Carefully reading the air, he takes his leave, allowing Yaana to reveal the dire cost of using feral souls to the Brute Bomber. You are already too late, however, as Neyuni's examination indicates his soul already shows signs of the affliction. The diagnosis is proven true not a moment later when the Brute Bomber suffers from a severe bout of dizziness, a symptom of the disease. Yet in spite of the mounting evidence and Yaana's earnest warnings, he remains in denial. The three of you depart his room with faint hope he will have a change of heart.
* With yet another person stricken by the disease, Yaana and Neyuni are resolved to find a cure as soon as possible. You are interrupted in the midst of your deliberations by a call from Metem, who relays that cruiserweight matches are soon to begin. Having been summoned to meet him in the greenroom of the Arcadion, Neyuni vows to continue researching a cure while you and Yaana focus on winning your upcoming matches.
* The Arcadion attendant welcomes you cordially, and graciously guides you through the facility's familiar halls to the greenroom.
** ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* No sooner do you enter the room than a boisterous playboy pops open a bottle of champagne, ostensibly in celebration of your arrival. Taken aback, you turn looking for Metem, and instead spot a conspicuous lass vandalizing the room with graffiti. The colorful pair greet you before suddenly departing, and Metem informs you that they shall be your opponents in the cruiserweight tier.
* The time has come to begin your cruiserweight campaign. Yaana implores you to psych yourself up for the coming matches, as each of your rivals wield more potent souls─and greater power─than your foes in the light-heavyweight tier.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: Hey, [Forename]. You're just the person I wanted to see.
Yaana: Cruiserweight matches have yet to begin, but Neyuni and I've made some breakthroughs in our research about psychonekrosis. Come inside─we'll tell you what we've learned.

-quest accepted

-optional start
Neyuni: It's good to see you, [Forename]. As you may have heard, we've managed to dig up a lead regarding psychonekrosis.
-optional end

===Speak with Yaana in Tritails Training===
-cutscene start
Yaana: Before diving into the details, perhaps a refresher is in order. It's a rather complicated affair, after all...
Yaana: You had barely been crowned champion of the light-heavyweight division before our sister, Eutrope, challenged you. She was intent on claiming your soul as a means to cure psychonekrosis.
Yaana: The illness appears to afflict those who use feral souls to an excessive degree─those such as Arcadion fighters.
Yaana: We learned from Eutrope that the immortalized, who we thought lived in luxury in the upper levels, are actually dead─taken by the disease.

Neyuni: Since that revelation, we've looked for alternate ways to cure psychonekrosis, and we finally have some news to share.

Yaana: It's all thanks to Neyuni. Like Eutrope, she has a sense for electrope technology. She's learned to do all sorts of things from tinkering on her own.

Neyuni: Oh Yaana, don't give him the wrong idea. It's the people of Oblivion that we have to thank for our discoveries. I had attempted to access Everkeep's core systems for information on souls, you see...
Neyuni: Unsurprisingly, I failed. What's more, an Oblivion member who was monitoring unauthorized access found me.
Neyuni: She took me to task, scolding me to never again do something so reckless.
Neyuni: When I explained our predicament, however, she kindly shared research data Oblivion had acquired from Origenics. The data was quite difficult to parse, but I managed to find some relevant information.
Neyuni: Namely, that the military was well aware of psychonekrosis, having also sought to utilize feral souls. Furthermore, they had developed a method to identify the presence of the affliction.

Yaana: This brings us to our next move. Now that we're privy to this method, we feel that we should use it to diagnose other fighters. They deserve to know if they're ill.

Question: What will you say?
> Indeed. It isn't right to leave them ignorant.
Yaana: I'm glad you agree. I can't sit idly by knowing that they might die.
> It would be risky to alert them.
Yaana: Yes, very. That's why we came to you before taking action.
---

Yaana: As Metem warned us, the president doesn't take kindly to those who get in his way. He'd be extremely unimpressed if we revealed the secret to those you've yet to fight, and caused their withdrawal.
Yaana: Of course, you're still liable to incur the president's ire by becoming grand champion and releasing all the souls in the repository. But we should avoid getting in his crosshairs for as long as we can.
Yaana: That's why I propose we approach only those fighters you've already bested. As they're barred from fighting for a time, it wouldn't have an immediate impact on the championship.
Yaana: There are still risks, however. Every time our fellow fighters use a feral soul, they bring themselves closer to psychonekrosis─including in a match against you.
Yaana: Which is why it's important we tell them the truth as soon as possible. So we can stop that from happening for good.
Yaana: Knowing what the illness has done to Eutrope...it feels nothing less than personal.
Yaana: To begin with, let's reveal the truth to Honey. Despite being rivals, we're actually quite close. Just a moment while I call her...

''Yaana calls Honey B. Lovely.''

Yaana: She's busy as I expected, but can spare a moment for us. She's on her way here now.
-cutscene end

===Wait at the designated location===
-optional start
Neyuni: I was frightened at first when Oblivion found me, but when I actually met its members, they all turned out to be quite nice.

Yaana: Honey manages to balance two careers at once. I can't help but admire her.
-optional end

-cutscene start
Honey B. Lovely: So, what's this about, then? I hope it's as urgent as you say it is.
Honey B. Lovely: My stars... You're serious, aren't you? C-Could I be afflicted as well...?

Neyuni: There's a way to diagnose you. Regulators are designed to monitor the state of the wearer's soul. If we connect yours to a terminal, we can confirm whether there are signs of the disease.

''Neyuni connects the terminal to Honey's regulator.''

Neyuni: Please be at ease, Miss Honey. Your soul shows no signs of degradation.

Honey B. Lovely: Truly? Oh, what a relief! I shudder to imagine how I might be affected by such a dreadful disease...
Honey B. Lovely: You're fine too, I suppose? You joined the Arcadion well after I did, after all.

Yaana: W-Well, I haven't gotten any symptoms yet...

Neyuni: Yaana was so eager to prove herself, she utilized feral souls numerous times when training. So when I examined her, we found that she's on the threshold of developing the disease.

Honey B. Lovely: For mercy's sake, Yaana! We're forbidden from training with feral souls! ...And knowing what I know now, I'd say it's because the president doesn't want us to die too early. It'd be bad for entertainment.

Yaana: At any rate, neither of us should use feral souls again. Which means we can't fight in the Arcadion anymore...

Honey B. Lovely: Alright, then! I'll retire!

Yaana: R-Really!? I wasn't expecting you to decide so quickly...

Honey B. Lovely: While I've graced countless magazine covers and concert stages, I never shined so brightly as when I fought in the ring, it's true.
Honey B. Lovely: But everything I've done was so that I could bask in the adoration of the people. I couldn't do that if I were dead, now could I?
Honey B. Lovely: So I'll look for another avenue to apply my talents, and you can be sure that I'll succeed. After all...
Honey B. Lovely: I'm Honey B. Lovely, the brightest star in the sky!
Honey B. Lovely: Now then, I'm scheduled to appear on a broadcast, so I must be on my way. Thanks for the warning, my dears. You're lifesavers!

''Honey leaves.''

Yaana: She really is something else, Honey...
Yaana: Right, that leaves one other fighter I'd like to inform: the Brute Bomber, who you defeated to become light-heavyweight champion.
Yaana: We're not exactly friends, but I won't abandon him either. He's not likely to answer when called, though, so we'll need to visit him at his home, in residential radius 9-11.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana===
-optional start
Neyuni: I always carry a personal terminal with me, so we can check for the illness when we arrive at the apartment.
-optional end

Yaana: Here we are. Let's hope he's willing to hear us out...

-cutscene start
Brute Bomber: You're all so cute, I could eat you up!

''Brute Bomber is playing with kittens.''

Howling Blade@Gentle Man: Hmph, why do they flock only to you? It's hardly fair.

Brute Bomber: Well, these ''are'' my kittens. If you don't like it, you can go back to your woman.

Howling Blade@Gentle Man: ...Rub salt in the wound, will you? You know full well she left me.
Howling Blade@Gentle Man: Come on, little ones. Come to me.

Yaana: Er...that man there is Eutrope's─ I mean, that's the champion of the cruiserweight division.
Yaana: This poses a problem. We can't reveal the truth with him here...

Brute Bomber: The blazes are you doing here!? You want to get your arses kicked!?

Howling Blade@Gentle Man: You are [Forename], the unenhanced warrior, yes?
Howling Blade: The Howling Blade, at your service. It's a pleasure to meet you, and I hope we have the chance to meet in the ring soon.

Question: What will you say?
> The pleasure's all mine. (this does not have a unique response)
> You'll be the “Whimpering Blade” when I'm finished with you!
Howling Blade: You're rather more spirited than I expected. I didn't have the impression that you were also a “heel.”
> ... (this does not have a unique response)
---

Howling Blade: Lest you wonder, I do not make a habit of wearing a regulator. My parents didn't believe in using them.
Howling Blade: Yaana and her sisters were raised with similar values, as I recall, before adapting at Eutrope's insistence.
Howling Blade: However, I still use a regulator in battle like every fighter─except you.

Yaana: I...er, didn't know the two of you were friends.

Howling Blade: Surprised that a reviled heel like him and a beloved face like me get along? Truth is, we've known each other since childhood. We just can't seem to be rid of each other.
Howling Blade: We both couldn't fit into any of the jobs that were introduced to us, and got up to all manner of mischief together. We would've likely carried on like that if the president of Ascension Arcadia hadn't come and taken us in.
Howling Blade: Though it isn't easy being a fighter, we felt like it was our calling. Believe it or not, he used to be so shy that he could hardly form a sentence. But when he became the Brute Bomber, it was as if he was reborn.

Brute Bomber: Sh-Shut up! They don't need to know that!

Howling Blade: Thinking back, we owe everything to the Arcadion. To the president.

Brute Bomber: ...That we do.

Howling Blade: Well, I've seen the kittens as I had intended, so I'll take my leave now.
Howling Blade: Till next time, [Forename].

''Howling Blade leaves.''

Brute Bomber: ...So what do you want?

Yaana: There's something you need to know...

Brute Bomber: Lies! The president would never!

Neyuni: I have the results of the examination... I'm afraid his soul already shows signs of psychonekrosis.

Brute Bomber: What!? That's nonsense!
Brute Bomber: Urgh...

''Brute Bomber suddenly feels dizzy and drops to his knees.''

Neyuni: As the soul is eaten away, it loses its connection to the body, leading to bouts of intense dizziness─the early symptoms of the disease. If left unchecked, the body will continue to weaken until...

Yaana: The Arcadion means a lot to you, I know. It means a lot to me too.
Yaana: But you need to retire. You're already ill. Until we can find a cure, the only way to prevent your condition from worsening is to stop fighting.

Brute Bomber: Enough! I won't listen to any more of your nonsense! Get out of my sight!

''Howling Blade is shown behind a corner, listening to the conversation.''

Yaana: We've done what we could. It's up to him what he does now. Let's go home.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana at Tritails Training===
-optional start
Neyuni: It was difficult to tell Mister Brute his diagnosis...
-optional end

-cutscene start
Yaana: Not only Eutrope, but the Brute Bomber too... We need to find a cure as soon as we can.

Neyuni: According to Eutrope, the remedy is an infusion of an extremely dense soul. That's why she targeted you.
Neyuni: The data from Origenics seems to support this. Though it was only a hypothesis, the researchers believed reinforcement from a dense soul could be an effective treatment. But this isn't the solution we seek.
Neyuni: We'll find another way! I'll scour an ocean of data if I have to!

Yaana: For all her searching, Eutrope could only find the one cure...
Yaana: Still, something about her actions doesn't sit right with me. The Eutrope I know wouldn't think to save herself at the cost of someone else's life. I can't help but feel she's still hiding something...

''Yaana receives a call.''

Yaana: Hello? ...Ah, alright. Understood.
Yaana: That was Metem. Cruiserweight matches are ready to begin, and he wants us to meet him in the greenroom.

Neyuni: Then best of luck with your next match, {{alternatives|f=Miss|m=Mister}} [Forename], and please be safe!
-cutscene end

-optional start
Neyuni: Please leave the search for a cure to me, and focus only on the coming match!
-optional end

===Speak with the Arcadion attendant===
Arcadion Attendant: We've been awaiting your arrival, [Forename]. Allow me to show you to the greenroom.

Question: Enter the Arcadion (yes/no)

-cutscene start
Dancing Green@Boisterous Binger: Ah, here he is at last! Now the party can truly begin!

Sugar Riot@Defiant Damsel: That's better. This drab room was begging for a touch of color.
Sugar Riot@Defiant Damsel: Love your work, by the way. A match with you is sure to be a font of inspiration.

Dancing Green@Boisterous Binger: We're going to get down, you and I! Oh, yes we are!

Metem: As you'll have surmised, they are your rivals in the cruiserweight division. And I understand you're already acquainted with the champion...
Metem: I am counting on you to captivate the audience once more with rousing combat, and make the very walls of the Arcadion shake with excitement!
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana===
Yaana: The fighters in this division are characters too, eh? But there's far more to them than their showmanship.
Yaana: As you already know, cruiserweight fighters utilize more potent feral souls. Their attacks pack a heavier punch, so you'll need to brace yourself and be fully prepared!

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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Art at War

2026-07-06T16:44:32Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| description = Yaana is ready to introduce your next opponent.
| image = AAC Cruiserweight M2.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| related-npcs = Dancing Green; Sugar Riot
| location = Greenroom
| location-x = 6.1
| location-y = 5.8
| type = feature
| quest-line = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 9
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 100
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp =
| gil = 5045
| reward1 = 5 Quicktongue Materia XI
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia XI
| reward-opt4 =
| unlocks = ra AAC Cruiserweight M2
| req-quest =
| prev-quest = The Dancing King
| next-quest = Twisted Vengeance
| release = dawntrail
| patch = 7.2
| id-edb = 9227ddfc3c1
| id-gt = 70827
}}
==Steps==
* Clear {{i|AAC Cruiserweight M2}}.
* Speak with Yaana.

==Journal==
* Yaana is ready to introduce your next opponent.
* Your next foe is to be Sugar Riot, a notorious graffiti artist-turned-Arcadion fighter. According to Yaana, the rambunctious rebel considers the ring her gallery, and you can expect the manifestations of her imagination to come forth within in boundless ways...
** ※AAC Cruiserweight M2 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* Though Sugar Riot is every bit the artist you were expecting, when it comes to the arts of war, she proves no match for you. Yaana undoubtedly wishes to celebrate this latest triumph.
** ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* Seizing the moment following your victories, Yaana informs Dancing Green and Sugar Riot about psychonekrosis. The pair are naturally taken aback, but after giving her words careful consideration, announce their intention to retire from the Arcadion. Yaana believes that an alternative outlet for their talents may have been key, as with Honey B. Lovely. For the Brute Bomber and the Howling Blade, however, the Arcadion is all they have, and Yaana appears to be at a loss as to how she can persuade them otherwise...

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: Right then, let's ride the wave of this momentum towards our next victory!

-quest accepted

-cutscene start
Yaana: And here is your next opponent.
Yaana: A fighter who lives and breathes art, she uses the ring as her gallery─Sugar Riot!
Yaana: Before coming to the Arcadion, she was a graffiti artist, you see. Most of the graffiti you see in Solution Nine was either by her, or by those imitating her style.
Yaana: By injecting herself with the soul of a deadly pudding, she's able to concoct special paint that can cause actual change to reality─even the ring itself.
Yaana: To her, fighting is a medium for her art─a means of expressing herself. Her imagination is boundless, and you have to take care not to be overwhelmed, staying calm no matter what she throws at you.
Yaana: If you can manage that, you'll surely overcome Sugar Riot, and continue on your way to the top of the cruiserweight division!
-cutscene end

-optional start
Yaana: I neglected to mention that the audience will be watching the match remotely. Sugar personally designed their avatars, so try and steal a glance when you can.
-optional end

===Clear {{i|AAC Cruiserweight M2}}===

===Speak with Yaana===
-cutscene start
Yaana: Well done, [Forename]! I knew you could do it!
Yaana: Your next match will be against the cruiserweight champion himself. But seeing as we have a bit of time, there's something I'd like to tend to first.
Yaana: I want to tell Dancing Green and Sugar Riot about psychonekrosis, and see if they've developed any symptoms. We have to save them too if we can.
Yaana: I've borrowed Neyuni's terminal, so we'll perform the examination here in this room. Rest assured I've already checked for listening devices.
Yaana: The two should be here any moment now...

Dancing Green: So, what's this about, baby? Are we havin' a party here?

Sugar Riot: If that's the case, I'll excuse myself. I'm rather keen to give form to the inspiration you've given me!

Yaana: While I'm relieved to say you haven't manifested the disease yet, you're both dangerously close to doing so. Just one more feral soul injection could push you beyond the brink. It would be wise to stop fighting in the Arcadion.

Dancing Green: Whoa... Talk about a downer, baby...

Sugar Riot: This is all very sudden, and I struggle to accept it. But for both you and Honey to retire...there must be truth to your words.

Yaana: It's no easy thing to retire, I know. But for your own safety, I ask that you give it careful consideration.

Dancing Green: I've made up my mind. I'll retire. This doesn't leave the room...but I've always struggled to play the part of Dancing Green.
Dancing Green: To maintain the persona of a party animal, I've had to spend night after night out on the town. And when I'm not doing that, I'm practicing dance in the studio. It's utterly exhausting─soul-crushing...
Dancing Green: I pushed through it all because I didn't want to disappoint the fans, but this revelation sets me free. Dancing used to be my passion─perhaps I can learn to love it again.

Yaana: I always thought you were a genuine party animal, living only to revel. To think that it was actually a burden on your shoulders...

Sugar Riot: The ring has been my precious studio. It's saddening to think that I won't be able to step into it again.
Sugar Riot: But it was on the streets that I started plying my craft, and this revelation might be a sign telling me to go back to my roots.
Sugar Riot: So I'll do just that. I'll go back to a time when the whole city was my studio, and its walls my canvas!

Dancing Green: Truth be told, seeing you fight without a feral soul helped me realize that maybe, it's alright just to be myself.

Yaana: I'm relieved. Thank you for listening.

Sugar Riot: Well, we'd rather not die, of course. And it's you we have to thank for warning us.

Dancing Green: We're liable to attract suspicion if we stay here too long. We'll discuss when to break the news to management at a later time.

Yaana: Thankfully, those two have other places to employ their talents, like Honey.
Yaana: To the Brute Bomber and the Howling Blade, however, the Arcadion is everything...
Yaana: It isn't easy for them to retire─this, I know better than most. But it's a matter of life and death...
-cutscene end

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

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The Dancing King

2026-07-06T16:43:19Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| description = Yaana's eyes gleam with anticipation.
| image = AAC Cruiserweight M1.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| location = Greenroom
| location-x = 6.1
| location-y = 5.8
| type = feature
| quest-line = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 8
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 100
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| gil = 5000
| reward1 = 5 Quickarm Materia XI
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia XI
| reward-opt4 =
| unlocks = ra AAC Cruiserweight M1
| req-quest =
| prev-quest = Souls under Siege
| next-quest = Art at War
| release = dawntrail
| patch = 7.2
| id-edb = caeaae5fbf1
| id-gt = 70826
}}
==Steps==
* Clear {{i|AAC Cruiserweight M1}}.
* Speak with [[Yaana]].

==Journal==
* Yaana's eyes gleam with anticipation.
* Yaana quickly introduces your first opponent: Dancing Green. Reportedly a shameless playboy, his passion for partying has manifested in his ring itself, where his rivals are forced to dance to his rhythm. Yet Yaana has every confidence that you have the moves to emerge on top, and so it is that you set your mind to the task of facing the dancing king.
** ※AAC Cruiserweight M1 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* The king has been uncrowned after a glorious match on the dance floor, where your moves were met with raucous applause. Yaana will be eager to congratulate you on your victory.
** ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* Yaana is ecstatic about your achievement, and has renewed confidence that you possess the strength to face the increasingly empowered foes of the cruiserweight tier. After such an unusual foe, however, you can only wonder what surprises await in your next match...

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: Ready, are you? Good. Let the unstoppable upstart's cruiserweight campaign begin!

-quest accepted

-cutscene start
Yaana: Right, let's take a look at your first opponent.
Yaana: The verdant reveler, Dancing Green!
Yaana: He's a shameless playboy who loves partying the night away in pubs and clubs. Even his Arcadion bouts he treats as parties where he's the center of attention.
Yaana: Using the soul of a terrible toad, he gains heightened physical prowess, and seamlessly incorporates dance moves into combat. Victory will come down to how well you ride the rhythm.
Yaana: Your best bet might be to treat the fight as a party as well. Let yourself go with the flow─you just might be surprised by what follows.
Yaana: Now then, go and show that party animal you've got moves of your own, and seize your first victory in the cruiserweight division!
-cutscene end

-optional start
Yaana: I should mention that the ring will be a dazzling dance floor, and the crowd is certain to be electric. So soak up the atmosphere, [Forename], and be the star of the show!
-optional end

===Clear AAC Cruiserweight M1===

===Speak with Yaana===
Yaana: Well fought, [Forename]! With this victory, you've proven yourself a force to be reckoned with in the cruiserweight division!

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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The Dancing King

2026-07-06T16:38:05Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| description = Yaana's eyes gleam with anticipation.
| image = AAC Cruiserweight M1.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| location = Greenroom
| location-x = 6.1
| location-y = 5.8
| type = feature
| quest-line = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 8
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 100
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| gil = 5000
| reward1 = 5 Quickarm Materia XI
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia XI
| reward-opt4 =
| unlocks = ra AAC Cruiserweight M1
| req-quest =
| prev-quest = Souls under Siege
| next-quest = Art at War
| release = dawntrail
| patch = 7.2
| id-edb = caeaae5fbf1
| id-gt = 70826
}}
==Steps==
* Clear {{i|AAC Cruiserweight M1}}.
* Speak with [[Yaana]].

==Journal==
* Yaana's eyes gleam with anticipation.
* Yaana quickly introduces your first opponent: Dancing Green. Reportedly a shameless playboy, his passion for partying has manifested in his ring itself, where his rivals are forced to dance to his rhythm. Yet Yaana has every confidence that you have the moves to emerge on top, and so it is that you set your mind to the task of facing the dancing king.
** ※AAC Cruiserweight M1 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* The king has been uncrowned after a glorious match on the dance floor, where your moves were met with raucous applause. Yaana will be eager to congratulate you on your victory.
** ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* Yaana is ecstatic about your achievement, and has renewed confidence that you possess the strength to face the increasingly empowered foes of the cruiserweight tier. After such an unusual foe, however, you can only wonder what surprises await in your next match...

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: Ready, are you? Good. Let the unstoppable upstart's cruiserweight campaign begin!

-cutscene start
Yaana: Right, let's take a look at your first opponent.
Yaana: The verdant reveler, Dancing Green!
Yaana: He's a shameless playboy who loves partying the night away in pubs and clubs. Even his Arcadion bouts he treats as parties where he's the center of attention.
Yaana: Using the soul of a terrible toad, he gains heightened physical prowess, and seamlessly incorporates dance moves into combat. Victory will come down to how well you ride the rhythm.
Yaana: Your best bet might be to treat the fight as a party as well. Let yourself go with the flow─you just might be surprised by what follows.
Yaana: Now then, go and show that party animal you've got moves of your own, and seize your first victory in the cruiserweight division!
-cutscene end

-quest accepted

-optional start
Yaana: I should mention that the ring will be a dazzling dance floor, and the crowd is certain to be electric. So soak up the atmosphere, [Forename], and be the star of the show!
-optional end

===Clear AAC Cruiserweight M1===

===Speak with Yaana===
Yaana: Well fought, [Forename]! With this victory, you've proven yourself a force to be reckoned with in the cruiserweight division!

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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The Dancing King

2026-07-06T16:13:10Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| description = Yaana's eyes gleam with anticipation.
| image = AAC Cruiserweight M1.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| location = Greenroom
| location-x = 6.1
| location-y = 5.8
| type = feature
| quest-line = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 8
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 100
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| gil = 5000
| reward1 = 5 Quickarm Materia XI
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia XI
| reward-opt4 =
| unlocks = ra AAC Cruiserweight M1
| req-quest =
| prev-quest = Souls under Siege
| next-quest = Art at War
| release = dawntrail
| patch = 7.2
| id-edb = caeaae5fbf1
| id-gt = 70826
}}
==Steps==
* Clear {{i|AAC Cruiserweight M1}}.
* Speak with [[Yaana]].

==Journal==
* Yaana's eyes gleam with anticipation.
* Yaana quickly introduces your first opponent: Dancing Green. Reportedly a shameless playboy, his passion for partying has manifested in his ring itself, where his rivals are forced to dance to his rhythm. Yet Yaana has every confidence that you have the moves to emerge on top, and so it is that you set your mind to the task of facing the dancing king.
** ※AAC Cruiserweight M1 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* The king has been uncrowned after a glorious match on the dance floor, where your moves were met with raucous applause. Yaana will be eager to congratulate you on your victory.
** ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* Yaana is ecstatic about your achievement, and has renewed confidence that you possess the strength to face the increasingly empowered foes of the cruiserweight tier. After such an unusual foe, however, you can only wonder what surprises await in your next match...

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: Ready, are you? Good. Let the unstoppable upstart's cruiserweight campaign begin!

-cutscene start
Yaana: Right, let's take a look at your first opponent.
Yaana: The verdant reveler, Dancing Green!
Yaana: He's a shameless playboy who loves partying the night away in pubs and clubs. Even his Arcadion bouts he treats as parties where he's the center of attention.
Yaana: Using the soul of a terrible toad, he gains heightened physical prowess, and seamlessly incorporates dance moves into combat. Victory will come down to how well you ride the rhythm.
Yaana: Your best bet might be to treat the fight as a party as well. Let yourself go with the flow─you just might be surprised by what follows.
Yaana: Now then, go and show that party animal you've got moves of your own, and seize your first victory in the cruiserweight division!
-cutscene end

-optional start
Yaana: I should mention that the ring will be a dazzling dance floor, and the crowd is certain to be electric. So soak up the atmosphere, [Forename], and be the star of the show!
-optional end

===Clear AAC Cruiserweight M1===

===Speak with Yaana===
Yaana: Well fought, [Forename]! With this victory, you've proven yourself a force to be reckoned with in the cruiserweight division!
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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The Dancing King

2026-07-06T16:11:50Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| description = Yaana's eyes gleam with anticipation.
| image = AAC Cruiserweight M1.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| location = Greenroom
| location-x = 6.1
| location-y = 5.8
| type = feature
| quest-line = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 8
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 100
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 0
| gil = 5000
| reward1 = 5 Quickarm Materia XI
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| reward-opt1 = 3 Heavens' Eye Materia XI
| reward-opt2 = 3 Savage Aim Materia XI
| reward-opt3 = 3 Savage Might Materia XI
| reward-opt4 =
| unlocks = ra AAC Cruiserweight M1
| req-quest =
| prev-quest = Souls under Siege
| next-quest = Art at War
| release = dawntrail
| patch = 7.2
| id-edb = caeaae5fbf1
| id-gt = 70826
}}
==Steps==
* Clear {{i|AAC Cruiserweight M1}}.
* Speak with [[Yaana]].

==Journal==
* Yaana's eyes gleam with anticipation.
* Yaana quickly introduces your first opponent: Dancing Green. Reportedly a shameless playboy, his passion for partying has manifested in his ring itself, where his rivals are forced to dance to his rhythm. Yet Yaana has every confidence that you have the moves to emerge on top, and so it is that you set your mind to the task of facing the dancing king.
** ※AAC Cruiserweight M1 can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* The king has been uncrowned after a glorious match on the dance floor, where your moves were met with raucous applause. Yaana will be eager to congratulate you on your victory.
** ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* Yaana is ecstatic about your achievement, and has renewed confidence that you possess the strength to face the increasingly empowered foes of the cruiserweight tier. After such an unusual foe, however, you can only wonder what surprises await in your next match...

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: Ready, are you? Good. Let the unstoppable upstart's cruiserweight campaign begin!

-cutscene start
Yaana: Right, let's take a look at your first opponent.
Yaana: The verdant reveler, Dancing Green!
Yaana: He's a shameless playboy who loves partying the night away in pubs and clubs. Even his Arcadion bouts he treats as parties where he's the center of attention.
Yaana: Using the soul of a terrible toad, he gains heightened physical prowess, and seamlessly incorporates dance moves into combat. Victory will come down to how well you ride the rhythm.
Yaana: Your best bet might be to treat the fight as a party as well. Let yourself go with the flow─you just might be surprised by what follows.
Yaana: Now then, go and show that party animal you've got moves of your own, and seize your first victory in the cruiserweight division!
-cutscene end

-optional start
Yaana: I should mention that the ring will be a dazzling dance floor, and the crowd is certain to be electric. So soak up the atmosphere, [Forename], and be the star of the show!
-optional end

===Enter AAC Cruiserweight M1===

===Speak with Yaana===
Yaana: Well fought, [Forename]! With this victory, you've proven yourself a force to be reckoned with in the cruiserweight division!
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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Souls under Siege

2026-07-06T16:09:48Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ adjusted to new template

{{Quest infobox
| title = {{PAGENAME}}
| description = Yaana's face lights up at the sight of you.
| image = Souls under Siege.png
| quest-giver = Yaana
| related-npcs = Arcadion Attendant; Brute Bomber; Dancing Green; Honey B. Lovely; Metem; Neyuni; Sugar Riot
| location = Solution Nine
| location-x = 22.2
| location-y = 16.6
| type = feature
| quest-line = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = The Arcadion Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 7
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 100
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp =
| gil = 1700
| reward1 =
| reward2 =
| reward3 =
| reward-opt1 =
| reward-opt2 =
| reward-opt3 =
| reward-opt4 =
| unlocks =
| req-quest =
| prev-quest = The Neoteric Witch
| next-quest = The Dancing King
| release = dawntrail
| patch = 7.2
| id-edb = 6ed2a0e4f8d
| id-gt = 70825
}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Yaana]] in [[Tritails Training]].
* Wait at the designated location.
* Speak with Yaana.
* Speak with Yaana at Tritails Training.
* Speak with the [[Arcadion Attendant|Arcadion attendant]].
* Speak with Yaana.

==Journal==
* Yaana's face lights up at the sight of you.
* In the midst of your hiatus from the Arcadion, you find Yaana in front of her gym, and are pleasantly surprised to discover that she has been hoping to see you. She remarks that though cruiserweight matches have yet to begin, she and Neyuni have made a breakthrough in their research about psychonekrosis. It seems they would share it with you inside.
* Neyuni reveals that after a failed attempt to access Everkeep's core systems, she was furnished with data from Origenics courtesy of Oblivion, and has discovered a means to evaluate the condition of one's soul. Equipped with such knowledge, Yaana would examine her comrades in the light-heavyweight division to determine if they have been afflicted with psychonekrosis. Having received your blessing to do so, she wastes no time in contacting Honey B. Lovely, her senior at the Arcadion.
* Honey is shocked by your revelation, and is all too happy to retire from the Arcadion, declaring she will pursue a new avenue for her talents. Relieved that Honey was more understanding than anticipated, Yaana states there is one more whom she would inform and examine: the Brute Bomber. Together, you set off for the place of his dwelling, residential radius 9-11.
* Upon entering his apartment, the peculiar sight of the Brute Bomber surrounded by a trio of adorable kittens meets your eyes. Beside him stands the Howling Blade, his childhood friend, who informs you that the pair owe the president of the Arcadion a debt of gratitude they can never repay. Carefully reading the air, he takes his leave, allowing Yaana to reveal the dire cost of using feral souls to the Brute Bomber. You are already too late, however, as Neyuni's examination indicates his soul already shows signs of the affliction. The diagnosis is proven true not a moment later when the Brute Bomber suffers from a severe bout of dizziness, a symptom of the disease. Yet in spite of the mounting evidence and Yaana's earnest warnings, he remains in denial. The three of you depart his room with faint hope he will have a change of heart.
* With yet another person stricken by the disease, Yaana and Neyuni are resolved to find a cure as soon as possible. You are interrupted in the midst of your deliberations by a call from Metem, who relays that cruiserweight matches are soon to begin. Having been summoned to meet him in the greenroom of the Arcadion, Neyuni vows to continue researching a cure while you and Yaana focus on winning your upcoming matches.
* The Arcadion attendant welcomes you cordially, and graciously guides you through the facility's familiar halls to the greenroom.
** ※In the event that you leave the area, you may return by speaking with the Arcadion attendant in front of the Arcadion.
* No sooner do you enter the room than a boisterous playboy pops open a bottle of champagne, ostensibly in celebration of your arrival. Taken aback, you turn looking for Metem, and instead spot a conspicuous lass vandalizing the room with graffiti. The colorful pair greet you before suddenly departing, and Metem informs you that they shall be your opponents in the cruiserweight tier.
* The time has come to begin your cruiserweight campaign. Yaana implores you to psych yourself up for the coming matches, as each of your rivals wield more potent souls─and greater power─than your foes in the light-heavyweight tier.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Yaana: Hey, [Forename]. You're just the person I wanted to see.
Yaana: Cruiserweight matches have yet to begin, but Neyuni and I've made some breakthroughs in our research about psychonekrosis. Come inside─we'll tell you what we've learned.

-optional start
Neyuni: It's good to see you, [Forename]. As you may have heard, we've managed to dig up a lead regarding psychonekrosis.
-optional end

===Speak with Yaana in Tritails Training===
-cutscene start
Yaana: Before diving into the details, perhaps a refresher is in order. It's a rather complicated affair, after all...
Yaana: You had barely been crowned champion of the light-heavyweight division before our sister, Eutrope, challenged you. She was intent on claiming your soul as a means to cure psychonekrosis.
Yaana: The illness appears to afflict those who use feral souls to an excessive degree─those such as Arcadion fighters.
Yaana: We learned from Eutrope that the immortalized, who we thought lived in luxury in the upper levels, are actually dead─taken by the disease.

Neyuni: Since that revelation, we've looked for alternate ways to cure psychonekrosis, and we finally have some news to share.

Yaana: It's all thanks to Neyuni. Like Eutrope, she has a sense for electrope technology. She's learned to do all sorts of things from tinkering on her own.

Neyuni: Oh Yaana, don't give him the wrong idea. It's the people of Oblivion that we have to thank for our discoveries. I had attempted to access Everkeep's core systems for information on souls, you see...
Neyuni: Unsurprisingly, I failed. What's more, an Oblivion member who was monitoring unauthorized access found me.
Neyuni: She took me to task, scolding me to never again do something so reckless.
Neyuni: When I explained our predicament, however, she kindly shared research data Oblivion had acquired from Origenics. The data was quite difficult to parse, but I managed to find some relevant information.
Neyuni: Namely, that the military was well aware of psychonekrosis, having also sought to utilize feral souls. Furthermore, they had developed a method to identify the presence of the affliction.

Yaana: This brings us to our next move. Now that we're privy to this method, we feel that we should use it to diagnose other fighters. They deserve to know if they're ill.

Question: What will you say?
> Indeed. It isn't right to leave them ignorant.
Yaana: I'm glad you agree. I can't sit idly by knowing that they might die.
> It would be risky to alert them.
Yaana: Yes, very. That's why we came to you before taking action.
---

Yaana: As Metem warned us, the president doesn't take kindly to those who get in his way. He'd be extremely unimpressed if we revealed the secret to those you've yet to fight, and caused their withdrawal.
Yaana: Of course, you're still liable to incur the president's ire by becoming grand champion and releasing all the souls in the repository. But we should avoid getting in his crosshairs for as long as we can.
Yaana: That's why I propose we approach only those fighters you've already bested. As they're barred from fighting for a time, it wouldn't have an immediate impact on the championship.
Yaana: There are still risks, however. Every time our fellow fighters use a feral soul, they bring themselves closer to psychonekrosis─including in a match against you.
Yaana: Which is why it's important we tell them the truth as soon as possible. So we can stop that from happening for good.
Yaana: Knowing what the illness has done to Eutrope...it feels nothing less than personal.
Yaana: To begin with, let's reveal the truth to Honey. Despite being rivals, we're actually quite close. Just a moment while I call her...

''Yaana calls Honey B. Lovely.''

Yaana: She's busy as I expected, but can spare a moment for us. She's on her way here now.
-cutscene end

===Wait at the designated location===
-optional start
Neyuni: I was frightened at first when Oblivion found me, but when I actually met its members, they all turned out to be quite nice.

Yaana: Honey manages to balance two careers at once. I can't help but admire her.
-optional end

-cutscene start
Honey B. Lovely: So, what's this about, then? I hope it's as urgent as you say it is.
Honey B. Lovely: My stars... You're serious, aren't you? C-Could I be afflicted as well...?

Neyuni: There's a way to diagnose you. Regulators are designed to monitor the state of the wearer's soul. If we connect yours to a terminal, we can confirm whether there are signs of the disease.

''Neyuni connects the terminal to Honey's regulator.''

Neyuni: Please be at ease, Miss Honey. Your soul shows no signs of degradation.

Honey B. Lovely: Truly? Oh, what a relief! I shudder to imagine how I might be affected by such a dreadful disease...
Honey B. Lovely: You're fine too, I suppose? You joined the Arcadion well after I did, after all.

Yaana: W-Well, I haven't gotten any symptoms yet...

Neyuni: Yaana was so eager to prove herself, she utilized feral souls numerous times when training. So when I examined her, we found that she's on the threshold of developing the disease.

Honey B. Lovely: For mercy's sake, Yaana! We're forbidden from training with feral souls! ...And knowing what I know now, I'd say it's because the president doesn't want us to die too early. It'd be bad for entertainment.

Yaana: At any rate, neither of us should use feral souls again. Which means we can't fight in the Arcadion anymore...

Honey B. Lovely: Alright, then! I'll retire!

Yaana: R-Really!? I wasn't expecting you to decide so quickly...

Honey B. Lovely: While I've graced countless magazine covers and concert stages, I never shined so brightly as when I fought in the ring, it's true.
Honey B. Lovely: But everything I've done was so that I could bask in the adoration of the people. I couldn't do that if I were dead, now could I?
Honey B. Lovely: So I'll look for another avenue to apply my talents, and you can be sure that I'll succeed. After all...
Honey B. Lovely: I'm Honey B. Lovely, the brightest star in the sky!
Honey B. Lovely: Now then, I'm scheduled to appear on a broadcast, so I must be on my way. Thanks for the warning, my dears. You're lifesavers!

''Honey leaves.''

Yaana: She really is something else, Honey...
Yaana: Right, that leaves one other fighter I'd like to inform: the Brute Bomber, who you defeated to become light-heavyweight champion.
Yaana: We're not exactly friends, but I won't abandon him either. He's not likely to answer when called, though, so we'll need to visit him at his home, in residential radius 9-11.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana===
-optional start
Neyuni: I always carry a personal terminal with me, so we can check for the illness when we arrive at the apartment.
-optional end

Yaana: Here we are. Let's hope he's willing to hear us out...

-cutscene start
Brute Bomber: You're all so cute, I could eat you up!

''Brute Bomber is playing with kittens.''

Howling Blade@Gentle Man: Hmph, why do they flock only to you? It's hardly fair.

Brute Bomber: Well, these ''are'' my kittens. If you don't like it, you can go back to your woman.

Howling Blade@Gentle Man: ...Rub salt in the wound, will you? You know full well she left me.
Howling Blade@Gentle Man: Come on, little ones. Come to me.

Yaana: Er...that man there is Eutrope's─ I mean, that's the champion of the cruiserweight division.
Yaana: This poses a problem. We can't reveal the truth with him here...

Brute Bomber: The blazes are you doing here!? You want to get your arses kicked!?

Howling Blade@Gentle Man: You are [Forename], the unenhanced warrior, yes?
Howling Blade: The Howling Blade, at your service. It's a pleasure to meet you, and I hope we have the chance to meet in the ring soon.

Question: What will you say?
> The pleasure's all mine. (this does not have a unique response)
> You'll be the “Whimpering Blade” when I'm finished with you!
Howling Blade: You're rather more spirited than I expected. I didn't have the impression that you were also a “heel.”
> ... (this does not have a unique response)
---

Howling Blade: Lest you wonder, I do not make a habit of wearing a regulator. My parents didn't believe in using them.
Howling Blade: Yaana and her sisters were raised with similar values, as I recall, before adapting at Eutrope's insistence.
Howling Blade: However, I still use a regulator in battle like every fighter─except you.

Yaana: I...er, didn't know the two of you were friends.

Howling Blade: Surprised that a reviled heel like him and a beloved face like me get along? Truth is, we've known each other since childhood. We just can't seem to be rid of each other.
Howling Blade: We both couldn't fit into any of the jobs that were introduced to us, and got up to all manner of mischief together. We would've likely carried on like that if the president of Ascension Arcadia hadn't come and taken us in.
Howling Blade: Though it isn't easy being a fighter, we felt like it was our calling. Believe it or not, he used to be so shy that he could hardly form a sentence. But when he became the Brute Bomber, it was as if he was reborn.

Brute Bomber: Sh-Shut up! They don't need to know that!

Howling Blade: Thinking back, we owe everything to the Arcadion. To the president.

Brute Bomber: ...That we do.

Howling Blade: Well, I've seen the kittens as I had intended, so I'll take my leave now.
Howling Blade: Till next time, [Forename].

''Howling Blade leaves.''

Brute Bomber: ...So what do you want?

Yaana: There's something you need to know...

Brute Bomber: Lies! The president would never!

Neyuni: I have the results of the examination... I'm afraid his soul already shows signs of psychonekrosis.

Brute Bomber: What!? That's nonsense!
Brute Bomber: Urgh...

''Brute Bomber suddenly feels dizzy and drops to his knees.''

Neyuni: As the soul is eaten away, it loses its connection to the body, leading to bouts of intense dizziness─the early symptoms of the disease. If left unchecked, the body will continue to weaken until...

Yaana: The Arcadion means a lot to you, I know. It means a lot to me too.
Yaana: But you need to retire. You're already ill. Until we can find a cure, the only way to prevent your condition from worsening is to stop fighting.

Brute Bomber: Enough! I won't listen to any more of your nonsense! Get out of my sight!

''Howling Blade is shown behind a corner, listening to the conversation.''

Yaana: We've done what we could. It's up to him what he does now. Let's go home.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana at Tritails Training===
-optional start
Neyuni: It was difficult to tell Mister Brute his diagnosis...
-optional end

-cutscene start
Yaana: Not only Eutrope, but the Brute Bomber too... We need to find a cure as soon as we can.

Neyuni: According to Eutrope, the remedy is an infusion of an extremely dense soul. That's why she targeted you.
Neyuni: The data from Origenics seems to support this. Though it was only a hypothesis, the researchers believed reinforcement from a dense soul could be an effective treatment. But this isn't the solution we seek.
Neyuni: We'll find another way! I'll scour an ocean of data if I have to!

Yaana: For all her searching, Eutrope could only find the one cure...
Yaana: Still, something about her actions doesn't sit right with me. The Eutrope I know wouldn't think to save herself at the cost of someone else's life. I can't help but feel she's still hiding something...

''Yaana receives a call.''

Yaana: Hello? ...Ah, alright. Understood.
Yaana: That was Metem. Cruiserweight matches are ready to begin, and he wants us to meet him in the greenroom.

Neyuni: Then best of luck with your next match, {{alternatives|f=Miss|m=Mister}} [Forename], and please be safe!
-cutscene end

-optional start
Neyuni: Please leave the search for a cure to me, and focus only on the coming match!
-optional end

===Speak with the Arcadion attendant===
Arcadion Attendant: We've been awaiting your arrival, [Forename]. Allow me to show you to the greenroom.

Question: Enter the Arcadion (yes/no)

-cutscene start
Dancing Green@Boisterous Binger: Ah, here he is at last! Now the party can truly begin!

Sugar Riot@Defiant Damsel: That's better. This drab room was begging for a touch of color.
Sugar Riot@Defiant Damsel: Love your work, by the way. A match with you is sure to be a font of inspiration.

Dancing Green@Boisterous Binger: We're going to get down, you and I! Oh, yes we are!

Metem: As you'll have surmised, they are your rivals in the cruiserweight division. And I understand you're already acquainted with the champion...
Metem: I am counting on you to captivate the audience once more with rousing combat, and make the very walls of the Arcadion shake with excitement!
-cutscene end

===Speak with Yaana===
Yaana: The fighters in this division are characters too, eh? But there's far more to them than their showmanship.
Yaana: As you already know, cruiserweight fighters utilize more potent feral souls. Their attacks pack a heavier punch, so you'll need to brace yourself and be fully prepared!
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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It Belongs in a Museum

2026-07-04T18:15:56Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = It Belongs in a Museum
| image = Tender Valley.png
| description = This strange man is staring at you intently─perhaps too intently.
| quest-giver = Zeycihan
| related-npcs = Temple Chronicler
| location = Tuliyollal
| location-x = 14.0
| location-y = 12.5
| type = feature
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Yok Tural Sidequests
| journal-genre = Tuliyollal Sidequests
| sortkey = 1201
| level = 100
| req-quest = Dawntrail (Quest)
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 3000
| reward1 = 1 Piety Materia XI
| reward2 = 1 Quicktongue Materia XI
| unlocks = dg Tender Valley
| prev-quest =
| next-quest =
| release = Dawntrail
| patch = 7.0
| id-gt = 70549
| id-edb = 2c42489831f
}}

==Steps==
* Speak with [[Zeycihan]] in the [[Pyariyoanaan Plain]].
* Enter {{i|Tender Valley}}.
* Speak with Zeycihan.
* Speak with Zeycihan in [[Worlar's Echo]].
* Speak with the [[Temple Chronicler|temple chronicler]].

==Journal==
* This strange man is staring at you intently─perhaps too intently.

* It seems that Zeycihan, a professor of archaeology at the Studium, has recently discovered ancient ruins in Shaaloani. Unfortunately for him and his hired team of mercenaries, however, the fiends en route proved too great an obstacle to overcome, and thus the desperate scholar has come to plead─or rather, demand─your help in exploring the ruins instead. Being the charitable soul that you are, you agree to aid his cause, and make ready to meet him in the Pyariyoanaan Plain.

* What Zeycihan neglected to mention is that in order to reach the ruins, one must first brave a valley teeming with prickly sabotenders. He goes on to explain that, while he believes the ruins to be Yok Huy in origin, he discovered archaeological motifs unrecognizable even to him. All of which is to say, you must be prepared to face anything─including a thousand thousand needles pointed in your direction.
**※Tender Valley can be accessed via the Duty Finder.

* The ruins lying in the valley's deepest depths have been explored, and the once dormant serpentine creature within has been defeated. Zeycihan will wish to hear of your findings.

* Zeycihan listens intently as you relay to him your discoveries within the ancient ruins, and is most excited to hear that you found architecture belonging to a different civilization than the Yok Huy within. He is inspired to impart to you his theory regarding the similarities between civilizations of the Source and the reflections, and as one who has traversed across the rift between worlds, he wishes to borrow your expertise for one last inquiry in Worlar's Echo, where he intends to speak with a chronicler of the Yok Huy.

* As the champion who brought Valigarmanda low, the temple chronicler is happy to share with you a story of the great serpent. Thus does he invite you to view the murals in the Indelible Path.

* Both you and Zeycihan listen carefully as the temple chronicler weaves for you a tale regarding the ancient Yok Huy who once forged north to Xak Tural, where they discovered the ancient ruins and the great serpent dormant within. Alas, they were struck by a great plague which spread like wildfire among their people, and despite their supplications to the slumbering serpent, the vast majority were ultimately forced to withdraw from the area to survive. Believed by the Yok Huy to govern the boundary between worlds, Zeycihan theorizes that it is no coincidence the great serpent awoke when you, an individual capable of crossing the rift, arrived. For now, the archaeologist intends to use the day's discoveries to further establish his life's work, ''A Theory: The Eerie Resemblance of the Reflections' Civilizations''. As for whether you were truly blessed by the great serpent which dwelled within the ruins─only time will tell...

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Zeycihan: [Forename], at last! You've no idea how long I waited here, hoping we might finally meet. There is a matter of utmost importance I simply must have your assistance with!
Zeycihan: Ah, but introductions are in order. I am Zeycihan, professor of archaeology at the Studium. At the behest of the former Head of Reason, I was invited to oversee various archaeological expeditions throughout Tural.
Zeycihan: I heard from a little bird in Vollok Shoonsa that you, a most renowned adventurer, had made your way to the continent, and could think of no better individual to aid me in uncovering its history.
Zeycihan: As a matter of fact, I have already made a most fascinating discovery in the wilds of Xak Tural!
Zeycihan: I chartered a balloon to examine a point of interest in Shaaloani, you see, and soon discovered ruins which have been unseen for nigh a millennium! “Surely, Lady Luck is on my side,” I thought. But alas, things soon took a turn for the worse...
Zeycihan: In the spirit of inquiry, I hired a group of mercenaries for protection and made my first foray into the area, but we were no more than halfway through before a host of fierce fiends barred our approach. Truth be told, 'tis a miracle we even made it out alive.
Zeycihan: Yet for a seasoned explorer like you, I daresay delving into the deepest recesses of such ruins unharmed would be child's play. What do you say? Would you aid my investigation, and embark on this new adventure?
Zeycihan: I knew you wouldn't disappoint! The ruins lie beyond the river north of Lake Toari in Shaaloani. Let us continue our conversation there!

-quest accepted

===Speak with Zeycihan===
Zeycihan: Wonderful, you're here! History lost to the ages lies in the valley just upstream...
Zeycihan: 'Tis a landscape unlike any other, teeming with sabotenders of all shapes and sizes. I call it... Tender Valley!
Zeycihan: Doubtless the ruins have remained untouched for all these years due to its barbed environs. After all, none would wish to become the victim of their thousand thousand needles!
Zeycihan: Though I believed the ruins nested deep within the valley to be Yok Huy in origin, a closer inspection revealed motifs even I could not recognize. There's a new discovery waiting to be found within, I'm sure of it!
Zeycihan: Alas, the defense mechanisms protecting it were far too much for the mercenaries I hired. You would be wise not to underestimate them yourself.
Zeycihan: Ah, lest I forget, you should know that I dropped some of my notes concerning the expedition during my escape. If you would know of my findings, I encourage you to search for the records during your exploration.
Zeycihan: I shall await your return here. I entrust to you the honor of discovering the unknowns which lie within!

-optional start
Zeycihan: Though it pains me to remain here, I would only be a hindrance. Once the site is safe for exploration, I shall resume my research.
-optional end

===Enter Tender Valley===

===Speak with Zeycihan===
Zeycihan: You are returned, and with nary a needle to be seen! I experienced them firsthand myself—the pain was simply indescribable. That said, once it subsided, I was surprised to find that the lower back pain which had ailed me for years had completely vanished!
Zeycihan: Now, tell me of your expedition. I wish to hear ''everything''! What did you see? What was hidden deep within those ruins?

-cutscene start
Zeycihan: I see... How truly remarkable! To think that the structures of a separate civilization lie in the depths of the Yok Huy ruins, and at their deepest point, a great serpentine creature awaited!
Zeycihan: This is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, a significant discovery regarding Xak Tural's history. Tell me, what thoughts have you concerning the valley's depths?

Question: What will you say?

> I daresay the ruins predate the Yok Huy.
Zeycihan: Yes, just as I predicted! Compared to other Yok Huy ruins, the magicked mechanisms you mention are quite astonishing... I am all but certain they based the technology on that of an earlier civilization.
> It reminded me of the ancient Ronkan ruins I saw in another world.
Zeycihan: Bwah!? Truly? Such a claim is invaluable testimony!
> Seemed special...I guess?
Zeycihan: Clearly the sheer grandeur of seeing these ancient ruins has left you in a daze. To put you in such a state bespeaks its occult nature... I'm more and more convinced this is a groundbreaking discovery!
> I've no doubt there were many gospels that foretold of the great serpent's majesty.
Zeycihan: You know of the legendary inscriptions said to be writ by an illustrious Yok Huy of eld!? I am most impressed. I've yet to fully decipher them, but my, if the creature described in chapter fifty-six, verse three is in fact the great serpent, this is a most intriguing discovery indeed!
---

Zeycihan: Based on your descriptions, it is likely that the ancient Yok Huy simultaneously feared ''and'' revered this serpent of unfathomable power, and after encountering it, constructed the temple to conceal it from the world.
Zeycihan: This may be the final element which proves my life's work, ''A Theory: The Eerie Resemblance of the Reflections' Civilizations''!
Zeycihan: In my capacity as a professor of the Studium, I've taken the liberty of reading the Scions' report concerning the Source, its reflections, and the civilizations therein for myself.
Zeycihan: Their findings indicate that the sundering diminished mankind's intelligence to that of beasts. The flourishing civilization of the ancients was forgotten, and the peoples of each reflection set out on separate paths, forging disparate civilizations of their own...
Zeycihan: Yet can we say that these civilizations worlds apart are truly so different? If we all came from one shared, ancient heritage, would it not be natural that the development of each society and culture bear similarities to one another?
Zeycihan: What I am trying to say, is that it is entirely possible a society which predates the Yok Huy and bears similarities to ancient Ronka once existed in the Source!
Zeycihan: Naturally, it is necessary to conduct further research regarding ''how'' twin civilizations born in two separate worlds developed under entirely different environments. Nevertheless, your discovery today has provided further proof of the plausibility of my theory!
Zeycihan: On that subject, I would ask you to join me on another adventure—one markedly less fraught with danger. As one who has traversed beyond the rift to the First, your knowledge and insight concerning ancient Ronka are invaluable.
Zeycihan: I would journey to Worlar's Echo and speak with a chronicler of the Yok Huy, that I may learn of their legends—who knows, we may just discover some striking parallels to the culture of ancient Ronka!
-cutscene end

===Speak with Zeycihan in Worlar's Echo===
-optional start
Temple Chronicler: Master Zeycihan has told me of his request. I hope that I am able to be of some help.
-optional end

Zeycihan: I am pleased to see you made it, [Forename]. I came by alpaca, and for a blessing, felt no pain in my lower back the entire ride. Perhaps the medicinal applications of sabotender needles is a field deserving of further study.
Zeycihan: Ahem. A subject for another time, perhaps. The personage before us is the selfsame individual who informed me that Yok Huy ruins may exist in Shaaloani.
Zeycihan: They looked after me when I came here previously to conduct fieldwork, and are an extraordinarily erudite individual, well-versed in ancient legends.
Zeycihan: Tell me, my friend. Based on what I've shared with you, were you able to find any commonalities between the legends of your people and the ruins we discovered in Xak Tural?

Temple Chronicler: Excluding those concerning disease, precious few stories of our ancestors who traversed north have been passed down.
Temple Chronicler: But, for the valiant warrior who brought the Skyruin low, I would share with you a story regarding the great serpent—one we normally would not disclose to outsiders. Please, follow me to the Indelible Passage. The murals shall explain all.

===Speak with the temple chronicler===
-optional start
Zeycihan: So these are the murals which depict the legends of the Yok Huy! When I was previously here for research, I was not allowed in this far!
-optional end

Temple Chronicler: A legend concerning the great serpent is hidden within this mural. Pray gaze upon it carefully, as I weave for you an ancient tale...
-cutscene start
Temple Chronicler: Long, long ago, a sect of our ancestors forged north. There, deep within a valley, they discovered the remains of an ancient temple.
Temple Chronicler: Its inhabitants had long perished, and the purpose for which the structure existed was itself an enigma. Yet when our forebears finally delved into its furthest recesses, they discovered a great serpent deep in slumber.
Temple Chronicler: It should be noted, our people revere serpents as divine creatures who govern the boundary between worlds. To behold one of such immense power, dormant there within the ruins, they believed it best to build a temple around its chambers, and offer prayers for its divine protection.
Temple Chronicler: Yet in the ensuing years, our people were plagued by disease. Time and again our ancestors offered supplications for divine assistance, but no matter how fervent their prayers, the great serpent never deigned to answer them.
Temple Chronicler: In the end, a great many of our forebears withdrew from the northern lands. Only the most devout worshipers of the great serpent remained, but they too would eventually withdraw in a somber procession, having buried too many brothers and sisters.

Zeycihan: The sect who remained prayed for the great serpent's awakening—they prayed for a salvation that would never come...
Zeycihan: Yet why should it awaken now? And what incited its aggression? Was it simply by chance that it roused in so foul a mood, or is there perhaps some underlying reason we've yet to uncover?

Temple Chronicler: The devout who held vigil of the temple held this belief: “When the great serpent doth awaken, its coil shall envelop the world.” In other words, the creature's discovery was itself a pretext to legitimize their territorial expansion north.
Temple Chronicler: Yet their prayers fell on deaf ears. Only now, before our benefactor, has the great serpent finally awoken. A peculiar, but altogether fascinating turn of events.
Temple Chronicler: If the being you encountered truly was divine, mayhap it is you who shall receive its blessings.

Zeycihan: If we consider that our friend here, a traveler capable of crossing the rift 'twixt worlds, was blessed by a being who governs that boundary, would that not fit the interpretation held by the sect who remained?
Zeycihan: At any rate, [Forename]'s testimony and the legends of the Yok Huy shall go a long way in verifying my theory.
Zeycihan: If I can gather sufficient evidence that these two civilizations worlds apart share fundamental values, and prove my thesis, our outlook on history shall be irrevocably changed! Mayhap even an entire new field of study shall be pioneered!
Zeycihan: Does the inception of civilization and its infancy bear similarities in each reflection? Was there some localized connection between them, such as a planar fissure? Or perhaps there was some all-powerful “Keeper of Whispers” peering through the veil.
Zeycihan: Just thinking about what it is that connects us across the rift gets my heart racing!
Zeycihan: Hah, I certainly have my work cut out for me. And now that you've made the ruins safe, I may resume my expedition and—perhaps more importantly—continue writing my thesis!
Zeycihan: Master chronicler, [Forename]. I cannot thank either of you enough for your cooperation this day. I know not where my research will take me, but I have no doubt my pursuit of the mysterious and miraculous will see us cross paths again!
-quest complete
-cutscene end

</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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[[Category:Has_datamined_dialogue]]

Something Stray in the Neighborhood

2026-07-03T23:44:46Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = Something Stray in the Neighborhood
| image = The Strayborough Deadwalk.png
| description = [[Nostalgia]] breathes a sigh of relief at the sight of you.
| quest-giver = Nostalgia
| related-npcs = Constancy
| location = Solution Nine
| location-x = 18.5
| location-y = 18.2
| type = feature
| quest-line =
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Xak Tural Sidequests
| journal-genre = Solution Nine Sidequests
| sortkey = 7201
| level = 100
| req-quest = Dawntrail (Quest)
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 3000
| reward1 = 1 Battledance Materia XI
| reward2 = 1 Quickarm Materia XI
| unlocks = dg The Strayborough Deadwalk
| prev-quest =
| next-quest =
| release = Dawntrail
| patch = 7.0
| id-gt = 70550
| id-edb = 7ad69162f0f
}}

==Steps==
*Wait at the designated location.
*Speak with [[Constancy]].
*Enter {{i|the Strayborough Deadwalk}}.
*Speak with [[Nostalgia]].
*Speak with Nostalgia in [[Solution Nine]].

==Journal==
* Nostalgia breathes a sigh of relief at the sight of you.

* Nostalgia hastily informs you of a potential new threat to Solution Nine─what she describes as a “curious anomaly” in Living Memory─and begs your aid in addressing it. Though she admits little else on the matter, you volunteer your services to the cause, and pledge to meet her at the Gate of Remembrance.

* At the Gate of Remembrance, you rendezvous with a remote-controlled sentry operated by Nostalgia herself. She reveals more details on the rift she discovered in Living Memory, and urges you to meet with Constancy, the guide who first led her there, by the esperance wheels.

* Constancy is pleased to see you returned to Living Memory and unveils more details on the area beyond the rift. The Strayborough Deadwalk, he explains, is one of the city's lost districts, and has reconnected with Living Memory for reasons unknown. The cheery fairground is now a haunted shadow of its former self, and you must put to rest the countless dangers that lurk within.
** ※The Strayborough Deadwalk can be accessed via the Duty Finder.

* The ghoulish aberrations are no more, and Strayborough's streets now lie silent. Nostalgia is eager to learn more of the nightmarish environs, and awaits you with Constancy in Yesterland.

* Constancy listens attentively to your report, and raises a theory as to the fates of the Dreamborough's lost residents─one that suggests their lingering memories warped it into the Strayborough Deadwalk you traversed. With Träumerei's defeat, however, the memories shall be granted eternal rest, and Constancy's final task as a guide is complete. Before you and Nostalgia return to the Neon Stein, Constancy expresses his thanks as he bids the two of you one last farewell.

* Upon your arrival to Solution Nine, Nostalgia greets you as her true self. Your efforts have allowed Oblivion to continue their investigation of Living Memory and delve deeper into its secrets, though its future remains uncertain...

==Trivia==
* This quest's title may be a reference to the 1984 film [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters Ghostbusters], specifically the lyrics of the movie's theme song: "If there's something strange / In your neighborhood / Who you gonna call? / (Ghostbusters!)"

==Dialogue==
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{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
Nostalgia: [Forename]! I've been looking all over for you... Apologies for the lack of pleasantries, but there's precious little time to spare.
Nostalgia: A curious anomaly has wormed its way into Living Memory, and we fear it could pose a terrible threat if left alone. Please, you must help us!
Nostalgia: Wonderful! Oblivion is lucky to count you among its allies.
Nostalgia: Let's reconvene at the Gate of Remembrance, then. I can explain more there.
Nostalgia: Oh, but fair warning—you may not be able to recognize me at first glance!
-quest accepted
===Wait at the designated location===
-cutscene start
Nostalgia@???: Aha! There you are, [Forename].
Nostalgia: Hee hee, it's me, Nostalgia! Surprised?
Nostalgia: With Zoraal Ja gone, Oblivion's been allocating its resources to an investigation of Living Memory.
Nostalgia: Utilizing Cahciua's technology, we developed remote-controlled sentries operable from the Backroom, so our surveys are both safe and efficient!
Nostalgia: To think that all this once lay at Everkeep's summit...
Nostalgia: I can't help but wonder if a shade of my father ever resided in this grand city of the Endless...
Nostalgia: Ah! Forgive me—I did say I'd explain the circumstances behind all this. During an earlier survey of the area, I encountered one of the Endless.
Nostalgia: He claimed to be one of the city's caretakers and offered me a guided tour. I accepted, thinking I could conduct my observations at the same time...but that's when we discovered the anomaly: a rift in the very fabric of Living Memory.
Nostalgia: I'm sure you'd rather see it yourself to believe it, though. Let's make for the esperance wheels first. Constancy—the Endless who guided me, that is—should still be on duty there.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Constancy===
-optional start
Nostalgia: Constancy here knows everything there is to know about Yesterland...including the new anomaly, I'd wager.
-optional end

-cutscene start
Constancy: A warm Yesterland welcome to you, my friend! Or should I say, “welcome back”? I had not expected you to return as our anomaly-slaying volunteer.
Constancy: I do hope I was able to make your first visit to the Gate of Remembrance a special one. Your associate here informed me of what occurred afterwards—namely, Her Majesty's regrettable demise.
Constancy: You needn't fret! I harbor no ill will against you. I, for one, would not wish to remain Endless at the cost of such terrible sacrifice to worlds beyond.
Constancy: Though your efforts saw the city's terminals deactivated, I somehow remain... Still, I am grateful for my survival, as it allowed me to discover this peculiar phenomenon.
Constancy: A lost district of Living Memory lies beyond this rift, you see.
Constancy: I previously informed you that our beautiful city was comprised of four areas, but this was not always the case. Numerous others once thrived...until one day, our reality was irrevocably altered in an attempt to bridge our world to others, and several districts were consumed in the process.
Constancy: Among the areas lost was a resplendent amusement district known as Dreamborough. This rift, however, allows us access through its streets once more.

Nostalgia: We took a cursory gander of the place for ourselves, since we were curious to know what became of it.
Nostalgia: But there's nothing amusing about it... Quite the opposite, actually. We were promptly chased out by a horde of angry ghosts!

Constancy: After decades disconnected from Living Memory's aether supply, we must assume that the Endless who resided there are no more...
Constancy: The once-idyllic atmosphere has been marred by a dismal shroud, and I daresay our poor Dreamborough has warped itself into a place of nightmares.
Constancy: It has returned to us as a lost soul would, longing for connection... The beings within have come to call it the Strayborough Deadwalk.

Nostalgia: Now that it's reconnected with Living Memory, its presence is a risk to the city... So we'd like you to brave the Deadwalk and shed some light on this mystery!

Constancy: You have my thanks. I regret that I cannot give you a tour of the place myself...but know that I shall be with you in spirit!
-cutscene end

System:{{i|The Strayborough Deadwalk}} now accessible.

-optional start
Constancy: Though I know not why, the Dreamborough has returned to us as the Strayborough Deadwalk...
Constancy: A gaggle of ghostly fiends and other horrors likely await within. Have care in there, and may your investigation yield the truth of the Deadwalk's transformation.
Nostalgia: The ghosts in the Deadwalk gave Constancy and I quite a fright, but there was something...almost comical about them. Perhaps they're warped versions of Dreamborough's old attractions. Or could they be...?
-optional end

===Enter The Strayborough Deadwalk===
====Duty Dialogue====
x@Spirited Announcer: Welcome one and all to the land of waking dreams ''and'' nightmares! Please form a single-file line as you enter.
x@Spirited Announcer: A word to our guests: Strayborough is open for all eternity! Answer your heart's every desire, and dream your days─or your life─away!

x@Spirited Announcer: Hear ye, hear ye! His Royal Headness Leonogg I graces us with his presence!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Bow down to my flawless noggin─your king decrees it!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Join us, and be crowned in splendor!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Behold! Your noggin is made new!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: 'Tis our duty to seize the nogginless!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Little lords! Little ladies! Let us proffer our heads in friendship!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: A most splendid noggin! You are worthy of my court!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Oh, little lords and ladies...your king has need of you!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: You dare defy my royal decree!? Have you no sense!?
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Cleanse the unsightly one! There is no escaping our brilliance!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Ah, yes... A glorious, noddling noodle, as befits my kingdom!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Apologies for breaking character, but...perhaps it's time you stopped resisting? There are limits to my patience.
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: <sob> Please, just...let me kill you! LET ME KILL YOU!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Good-bye, my subjects...and good night...

x@Spirited Announcer: Lost souls of every age, the Frolicking Grounds is your whimsical stage! Do be careful not to lose yourself in our phantasmal attractions!
Stray Memory: A-merrily we shall go!
Stray Memory: Come out, come out, my animal friends!
Stray Memory: Oh, how the skywheel rises! But I wish to see it ''fall''!

x@Spirited Announcer: Attention, all dreamers─you are cordially invited to Jack-in-the-Pot's enchanted tea party!
Jack-in-the-Pot: Greetings, goodly guests! Your tea awaits!
Jack-in-the-Pot: I've not had company in ages... This calls for my finest cups!
Jack-in-the-Pot: Cheers! A frightful toast to you and yours!
Jack-in-the-Pot: Round and round, the cups shall go! Where they stop? Why, no one knows!
Jack-in-the-Pot: Drink all you like─I guarantee my brew is to die for!

x@Phantom Guide: You have entered the Endless House... Fear not, for I shall guide you through its haunted halls.
Stray Memory: We mustn't let the dolls miss out on the fun!
x@Phantom Guide: You are a formidable slayer of ghosts...but have you the strength to best their master?
Stray Memory: We've plenty of presents for you...
Stray Memory: Begone, trespassers!
Stray Memory: Something must be done!

x@Phantom Guide: Beyond this hall lies Träumerei, Lord of Nightmares.
x@Phantom Guide: Heed my words, and together, we shall end his reign of terror!
Träumerei: Yesterday is gone, yet tomorrow never comes... So sleep, child, and drown in nightmares everlasting.
Träumerei: Defy me as you wish. It will not wake you from this misery.
x@Phantom Guide: Allow me to offer my aid! Step into the light, and become as a ghost to pass through all things corporeal!
x@Phantom Guide: But ware Träumerei's magicks... Should you sense danger, return to my beacons, and your mortal flesh shall be restored!
Träumerei: Spirits of eternal reverie, to me!
===Speak with Nostalgia===
-optional start
Constancy: A warm “welcome back” to you. The rift to the Deadwalk vanished upon your return—almost as if it knew the monsters within were vanquished...
-optional end

-cutscene start
Nostalgia: You're back! Was the Deadwalk as haunting as we expected...?
Nostalgia: L-Let me get this straight—you met a disturbed mascot, attended a twisted tea party, were assaulted by a skywheel ''and'' a merry-go-round, then fought for your life in a haunted house!?

Constancy: The Endless House, to be precise... And with that, my suspicions are confirmed.
Constancy: In the days when Dreamborough yet flourished, the Endless House often held plays with volunteers from the audience.
Constancy: These volunteers would be cast as the story's heroes and tasked with rescuing a captive princess from Träumerei, Lord of Nightmares.

Nostalgia: That sounds awfully similar to [Forename]'s experience...

Constancy: Precisely. Thus, I believe the Deadwalk's monstrous residents were given life by the lingering memories of the Endless who once called it home.
Constancy: As its name once implied, the district was built for those Endless who loved to dream. The theme park itself likely gained a mind of its own... Over the years, perhaps it, too, harbored the hope that a hero would grant its former citizens' final, desperate wish for freedom—and for home.

Nostalgia: So, as I understand it...when Queen Sphene and Zoraal Ja first attempted interdimensional fusion, a few areas within Living Memory suddenly vanished into the rift, including Dreamborough.
Nostalgia: And as the Endless souls within began to fade, their memories and desires fused with the very essence of their home to turn the Deadwalk into what it is now?
Nostalgia: Considering the timing, we have to assume the district's reconnection is due to Her Majesty's last attempt at interdimensional fusion... But with Träumerei gone, those lost souls should finally be able to rest in peace.

Constancy: I am not entirely certain, but...the rift did close upon [Forename]'s return. I can only hope your hypothesis is truth, and their role in that hollow performance has concluded.
Constancy: ...As has mine, I suspect. Long have I served as a guide, eager to bring joy to every visitor who passed through Living Memory's golden gates.
Constancy: But I see now why I remained. I was meant to perform this final act of guidance—to lead you both to those lost dreamers.
Constancy: I do not wish to dampen the mood, of course, so I shall take my leave. But I could not be prouder to serve my fellow citizens...and I could not be happier that you were my final guests. Farewell, my friends, and thank you. Truly.

Nostalgia: I pity him...but I think it's best to let him go.
Nostalgia: We should return to Solution Nine. Your good deeds still need to go rewarded, after all. I'll meet you back there—as my real self this time!
-cutscene end

===Speak with Nostalgia in Solution Nine===
Nostalgia: A job well done, [Forename]! With the Deadwalk anomaly taken care of, Oblivion can return to its regular surveys of Living Memory.
Nostalgia: We'll have to decide carefully how best to handle the former haven of the Endless...but I do know one thing for sure.
Nostalgia: It's our duty to uncover the mysteries at the heart of Living Memory—what it was made for, and what horrors kept it running—so that we never repeat those mistakes.
Nostalgia: I'd like to think that's what the lost souls there would have wanted as well...and that's what'll drive me forward. Thank you again for your help, and safe travels out there!

-quest complete
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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The Strayborough Deadwalk

2026-07-03T23:44:08Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Duty infobox
| description = Dreamborough─a district of Living Memory long thought lost to interdimensional fusion─rises from the rift after decades of disconnection. Yet what lies beyond its gates is not the dazzling paradise of Constancy's memory, but a land marred by shadow and haunted by vestiges of the Endless who once called it home. You must venture into the twisted grounds and quell the lost souls' agony once and for all...but the phantoms within do not take kindly to the living.
| image = The Strayborough Deadwalk.png
| type = dungeon
| level = 100
| level-sync =
| ilvl = 670
| ilvl-sync = 730
| size = light
| time-limit = 90
| duty-finder = Dungeons (Dawntrail)
| roulette = Level Cap Dungeons
| tomestones = 50 mathematics + 20 mnemonics
| region = Unlost World
| entrance = Living Memory
| entrance-coordinates = 33.8,33.7
| req-quest = Something Stray in the Neighborhood
| modes = explorer
| trust-exp = 0
| patch = 7.0
| release = Dawntrail
| id-gt = 99
| id-edb = cd523999c2e
}} {{TOC limit|3}}
==Objectives==
*Arrive in Friendship Round
*Defeat [[His Royal Headness Leonogg I]]
*Arrive at the Party Plaza
*Defeat [[Jack-in-the-Pot]]
*Arrive in the Restive Hall
*Defeat [[Träumerei]]

==Enemies==
*[[Stray Babbler]]
*[[Stray Memory]]
*[[Stray Malice]]
*[[Stray Nightmare]]
*[[Stray Rascal]]
*[[Stray Tiger]]
*[[Stray Elephant]]
*[[Stray Lion]]
*[[Stray Hand]]
*[[Stray Liemonger]]
*[[Stray Glutton]]
*[[Stray Doll]]
*[[Stray Box]]
*[[Stray Poppet]]

'''Notes:'''
*The large Stray Memory ghost in the last pull of the first area will use a massive telegraphed conal AoE ('''Grim Remembrance'''). Recommended to [[stun]] it.
*In the last pull of the second area, a ghost will possess a ferris wheel, causing it to collapse. This will deal moderate damage to anyone hit.
*In the last pull of the third area, the large Stray Doll enemies will continually use '''Slapstick''', dealing party-wide damage, so healing and mitigation are recommeded.

==Bosses==
Note that failing any mechanics in these fights will result in the player who failed them receiving a 1 minute stacking {{status effect|vulnerability up}} '''[[Vulnerability Up]]''' debuff.

===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r5.png|32px|link=]] [[His Royal Headness Leonogg I]]===
*'''Malicious Mist''': Party-wide magical damage and spawns a dangerous AoE at the edge of the arena.
*'''Falling Nightmare''': Spawns a floating head above each player's location. After a few seconds, the head will drop from its spawn location (in a small late telegraphed circle AoE) and inflict {{status effect|debuff|File:Benoggined icon.png}} '''Benoggined''' for 10s, preventing anyone hit from taking actions and decreasing movement speed. Move away from the heads when they spawn to avoid.
*'''Team Spirit''': Summons several dolls around the arena.
*'''Spirited Charge''': The dolls will begin running through the arena, aiming at certain players. Once each doll reaches the other side, it will run through the arena a second time. Anyone who touches them will be inflicted with {{status effect|bind}} [[bind]] for 5s, making them vulnerable to subsequent avoidable AoEs, and then inflicted with {{status effect|debuff|File:Benoggined icon.png}} '''Benoggined''' for 10s. This attack is combined with other mechanics throughout the fight, causing a very chaotic sequence of dodging multiple AoEs and dolls at once.
**The first time the dolls move, they will aim for the furthest player from them. The second time they move, they will aim for the closest player.
**Two ranged players can bait the dolls by standing near the north and south side of the arena, then move clockwise to dodge until the dolls reach the opposite wall. The dolls should aim for them again, so they can now dodge towards the middle of the arena.
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
Spirited Charge 1.jpg|Spirited Charge baits, step 1 ([https://twitter.com/The_Doddler/status/1821314155389079926 Credits to @The_Doddler])
Spirited Charge 2.jpg|Step 2
</gallery>

*'''Evil Scheme''': Four exaflare AoE telegraphs will spawn in the middle, 90 degrees away from each other. This is followed by another set of exaflares in the previously empty areas. Wait for the first set of exaflares to go off twice then move into the spawn locations of the first set.
**Note that these AoEs resolve while the dolls are still running around, so it is important to not touch them.
*'''Team Spirit''' and '''Spirited Charge''' are used again. In addition, two players will receive '''Looming Nightmare''', a five-hit series of chasing circle AoEs. Players must avoid both the AoEs and the dolls at once.
*'''Team Spirit''' and '''Spirited Charge''' are used again. In addition, the boss will telegraph three sets of sequential conal AoEs that cover the arena ('''Scream'''). Players must avoid both the AoEs and the dolls at once. While the dolls are still running around, two players will receive '''Looming Nightmare'''.
*'''Falling Nightmare''' is used again but now summons heads at various locations above the arena, which should be dodged accordingly.

===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r5.png|32px|link=]] [[Jack-in-the-Pot]]===
*'''Troubling Teacups''': Spawns four teacups at the edges of the arena on the cardinals.
*'''Tea Awhirl''': A ghost appears, tethers, and possesses one teacup. Afterward, all of the tea cups will begin spinning multiple times, moving inwards and outwards to attempt to disorient players. Players must keep track of the originally tethered teacup during this sequence because it will explode as a large late telegraphed AoE ('''Tricksome Treat''').
*'''Troubling Teacups''': Now spawns eight teacups, two per cardinal.
**'''Tea Awhirl''': Two teacups will now be possessed by ghosts. Similar to before, players must keep track of where the possessed teacups end up because both of them will explode. The two tethered teacups will either be 90 or 180 degrees apart, so the final set of AoEs will also spawn in the safe offset.
** An easy solution to this mechanic is to observe just the first teacup (if possessed cups are next to each other) or any of them if they are on opposite sides. When the cups start to stop go 90 degrees ahead of the observed cup (where another, safe cup will be present) on the edge of the encounter area.
*'''Toiling Teapots''': Spawns 13 teacups, nine on the cardinals/center and four on the intercardinals.
**Kettles will appear over some cups and begin pouring a purple liquid into them, causing them to overflow and create an expanding puddle AoE. While these expand, more cups will be filled and overflow to create more puddles, followed by the remaining cups. Anyone who contacts a puddle will receive damage ('''Mad Tea Party''') and be inflicted with {{status effect|bleed}} [[bleeding]] damage-over-time for 15s.
**Players should stand near the cups to be filled last and move into the previous puddle locations when they disappear.
**The boss will use '''Last Drop''', a telegraphed magical tankbuster, during this.
*'''Troubling Teacups / Tea Awhirl''' is repeated again and functions similarly to its second incarnation. However, the ghosts will now tether two teacups on opposite cardinals.
*'''Sordid Steam''': Party-wide magical damage.

<gallery mode=packed heights=300px>
Strayborough Deadwalk boss 2 patterns.png|All possible Troubling Teacups patterns and safe areas ([https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/1dv05hi/lv100_ghost_dungeon_2nd_boss_guide/ Credits to Reddit user /u/Sovis])
</gallery>

===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r6.png|32px|link=]] Daylit Nightmare: [[Träumerei]]===
*'''Bitter Regret''': A large blue portal will spawn at the north, indicating a line AoE leaving the sides safe. This attack repeats, summoning two portals at the sides (with the boss also hovering its arms over the arena), leaving the middle safe.
*'''Poltergeist''': The boss possesses debris and drops them on the arena (as telegraphed line AoEs), partitioning it into four quadrants.
*{{combat message|A section of the floor begins to glow!|color=blue}} The ghost panels on each quadrant will light up, and each player will be tethered to an untargetable '''Stray Geist''' add on their quadrant. Players must sufficiently stretch their tethers so it turns purple to avoid taking high damage ('''Ill Intent'''). However, this requires them to first step into a ghost panel, inflicting {{status effect|debuff|File:Ghostly guise icon.png}} '''Ghostly Guise''', allowing them to pass through the debris blocking other quadrants and enabling them to stretch their tethers.
*'''Ghostduster''': {{combat message|Träumerei prepares a ward against spirits!}} Each player will be given a large spread AoE marker. If they are hit by this with {{status effect|debuff|File:Ghostly guise icon.png}} '''Ghostly Guise''', they will instantly die. Players must return to physical form by stepping on a ghost panel again to survive.
*'''Malicious Mist''': Party-wide magical damage that also inflicts {{status effect|bleed}} [[bleeding]].
*'''Memorial March''': Spawns multiple '''Stray Phantagenitrix''' at the north wall in two alternating groups. The first group will being floating up and charging a line AoE attack ('''Bitter Regret''') followed by the other set. This will be combined with a '''Bitter Regret''' from the boss itself, leaving the middle or sides safe after the last set of smaller line AoEs.
*'''Fleshbuster''': {{combat message|Träumerei prepares a ward against the living!}} An attack that will instantly kill anyone ''without'' {{status effect|debuff|File:Ghostly guise icon.png}} '''Ghostly Guise'''. Players must step on the ghost panels to re-acquire the buff if needed.
*'''Poltergeist''' is used again, partitioning the arena in to quadrants. However, this time, '''Stray Phantagenitrix''' will appear on half of the arena. Players must resolve the proximity tethers from the '''Stray Geist''' adds while avoiding the half of the room covered by the line AoEs.
*'''Ghostcrusher''': Line stack AoE marker on one player, dealing magical damage.
*The proximity tethers will spawn again, and can be resolved as before. However, this will now also be combined with a '''Bitter Regret''' AoE from the boss, which goes off after the tethers.

==Loot==
{{see also|Epochal Accessories}}
===[[File:Silver Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] [[His Royal Headness Leonogg I]]===
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{{Drops table section|IL 690 Earrings}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Necklace}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Healing}}
{{Table footer}}

===[[File:Silver Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] [[Jack-in-the-Pot]]===
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{{Drops table section|IL 690 Bracelets}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Ring}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Aim Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Might Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Heavens' Eye Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quickarm Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quicktongue Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Battledance Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Piety Materia XI}}
{{Table footer}}

===[[File:Gold Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] [[Träumerei]]===
{{Drops table header|collapsible=y}}
{{Drops table row|Mischief Maker}}
{{Drops table row|Court Jesters (Dawntrail) Orchestrion Roll}}
{{Drops table row|Strayborough Wall Lamp}}
{{Drops table row|Traumerei Floor Stencil}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Earrings}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Necklace}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Healing}}
{{Table footer}}

===Treasure Coffers===
====[[File:Bronze Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] Treasure Coffer 1 (X:8.7 Y:8.4)====
{{Drops table header|collapsible=y}}
{{Drops table section|Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Aim Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Might Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Heavens' Eye Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quickarm Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quicktongue Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Battledance Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Piety Materia XI}}
{{Table footer}}

====[[File:Bronze Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] Treasure Coffer 2 (X:11.8 Y:5.7)====
{{Drops table header|collapsible=y}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Bracelets}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Ring}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Healing}}
{{Table footer}}

====[[File:Bronze Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] Treasure Coffer 3 (X:10.7 Y:11.6)====
{{Drops table header|collapsible=y}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Earrings}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Necklace}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Aim Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Might Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Heavens' Eye Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quickarm Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quicktongue Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Battledance Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Piety Materia XI}}
{{Table footer}}

====[[File:Bronze Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] Treasure Coffer 4 (X:12.0 Y:11.0)====
{{Drops table header|collapsible=y}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Bracelets}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Ring}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Aim Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Might Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Heavens' Eye Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quickarm Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quicktongue Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Battledance Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Piety Materia XI}}
{{Table footer}}

==Achievements==
This duty is associated with the following [[achievements]]:

{| {{STDT| mech1 sortable align-left}}
{{achievement table header}}
{{achievement table row|Mapping the Realm: The Strayborough Deadwalk}}
|}

==Music==
{{music table header}}
{{music table row|Main|Court Jesters (Dawntrail)}}
{{music table row|Mid-Bosses|Roads Forsaken}}
{{music table row|Final Boss|Pathmaker}}
|}

==Gallery==
===Gear Images===
{{gallery box
|name=Accessories
|gallery=<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
Epochal Earrings.jpeg|Epochal Earrings
Epochal Choker.jpeg|Epochal Choker
Epochal Bracelet.jpeg|Epochal Bracelet
Epochal Ring.jpeg|Epochal Ring
</gallery>
}}

===Dungeon Images===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px>
Strayborough intro.jpg
Strayborough boss.jpg
</gallery>

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
x@Spirited Announcer: Welcome one and all to the land of waking dreams ''and'' nightmares! Please form a single-file line as you enter.
x@Spirited Announcer: A word to our guests: Strayborough is open for all eternity! Answer your heart's every desire, and dream your days─or your life─away!

x@Spirited Announcer: Hear ye, hear ye! His Royal Headness Leonogg I graces us with his presence!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Bow down to my flawless noggin─your king decrees it!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Join us, and be crowned in splendor!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Behold! Your noggin is made new!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: 'Tis our duty to seize the nogginless!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Little lords! Little ladies! Let us proffer our heads in friendship!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: A most splendid noggin! You are worthy of my court!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Oh, little lords and ladies...your king has need of you!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: You dare defy my royal decree!? Have you no sense!?
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Cleanse the unsightly one! There is no escaping our brilliance!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Ah, yes... A glorious, noddling noodle, as befits my kingdom!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Apologies for breaking character, but...perhaps it's time you stopped resisting? There are limits to my patience.
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: <sob> Please, just...let me kill you! LET ME KILL YOU!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Good-bye, my subjects...and good night...

x@Spirited Announcer: Lost souls of every age, the Frolicking Grounds is your whimsical stage! Do be careful not to lose yourself in our phantasmal attractions!
Stray Memory: A-merrily we shall go!
Stray Memory: Come out, come out, my animal friends!
Stray Memory: Oh, how the skywheel rises! But I wish to see it ''fall''!

x@Spirited Announcer: Attention, all dreamers─you are cordially invited to Jack-in-the-Pot's enchanted tea party!
Jack-in-the-Pot: Greetings, goodly guests! Your tea awaits!
Jack-in-the-Pot: I've not had company in ages... This calls for my finest cups!
Jack-in-the-Pot: Cheers! A frightful toast to you and yours!
Jack-in-the-Pot: Round and round, the cups shall go! Where they stop? Why, no one knows!
Jack-in-the-Pot: Drink all you like─I guarantee my brew is to die for!

x@Phantom Guide: You have entered the Endless House... Fear not, for I shall guide you through its haunted halls.
Stray Memory: We mustn't let the dolls miss out on the fun!
x@Phantom Guide: You are a formidable slayer of ghosts...but have you the strength to best their master?
Stray Memory: We've plenty of presents for you...
Stray Memory: Begone, trespassers!
Stray Memory: Something must be done!

x@Phantom Guide: Beyond this hall lies Träumerei, Lord of Nightmares.
x@Phantom Guide: Heed my words, and together, we shall end his reign of terror!
Träumerei: Yesterday is gone, yet tomorrow never comes... So sleep, child, and drown in nightmares everlasting.
Träumerei: Defy me as you wish. It will not wake you from this misery.
x@Phantom Guide: Allow me to offer my aid! Step into the light, and become as a ghost to pass through all things corporeal!
x@Phantom Guide: But ware Träumerei's magicks... Should you sense danger, return to my beacons, and your mortal flesh shall be restored!
Träumerei: Spirits of eternal reverie, to me!
</nowiki>}}
{{Duties nav/dungeon}}

The Strayborough Deadwalk

2026-07-03T23:41:21Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Duty infobox
| description = Dreamborough─a district of Living Memory long thought lost to interdimensional fusion─rises from the rift after decades of disconnection. Yet what lies beyond its gates is not the dazzling paradise of Constancy's memory, but a land marred by shadow and haunted by vestiges of the Endless who once called it home. You must venture into the twisted grounds and quell the lost souls' agony once and for all...but the phantoms within do not take kindly to the living.
| image = The Strayborough Deadwalk.png
| type = dungeon
| level = 100
| level-sync =
| ilvl = 670
| ilvl-sync = 730
| size = light
| time-limit = 90
| duty-finder = Dungeons (Dawntrail)
| roulette = Level Cap Dungeons
| tomestones = 50 mathematics + 20 mnemonics
| region = Unlost World
| entrance = Living Memory
| entrance-coordinates = 33.8,33.7
| req-quest = Something Stray in the Neighborhood
| modes = explorer
| trust-exp = 0
| patch = 7.0
| release = Dawntrail
| id-gt = 99
| id-edb = cd523999c2e
}} {{TOC limit|3}}
==Objectives==
*Arrive in Friendship Round
*Defeat [[His Royal Headness Leonogg I]]
*Arrive at the Party Plaza
*Defeat [[Jack-in-the-Pot]]
*Arrive in the Restive Hall
*Defeat [[Träumerei]]

==Enemies==
*[[Stray Babbler]]
*[[Stray Memory]]
*[[Stray Malice]]
*[[Stray Nightmare]]
*[[Stray Rascal]]
*[[Stray Tiger]]
*[[Stray Elephant]]
*[[Stray Lion]]
*[[Stray Hand]]
*[[Stray Liemonger]]
*[[Stray Glutton]]
*[[Stray Doll]]
*[[Stray Box]]
*[[Stray Poppet]]

'''Notes:'''
*The large Stray Memory ghost in the last pull of the first area will use a massive telegraphed conal AoE ('''Grim Remembrance'''). Recommended to [[stun]] it.
*In the last pull of the second area, a ghost will possess a ferris wheel, causing it to collapse. This will deal moderate damage to anyone hit.
*In the last pull of the third area, the large Stray Doll enemies will continually use '''Slapstick''', dealing party-wide damage, so healing and mitigation are recommeded.

==Bosses==
Note that failing any mechanics in these fights will result in the player who failed them receiving a 1 minute stacking {{status effect|vulnerability up}} '''[[Vulnerability Up]]''' debuff.

===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r5.png|32px|link=]] [[His Royal Headness Leonogg I]]===
*'''Malicious Mist''': Party-wide magical damage and spawns a dangerous AoE at the edge of the arena.
*'''Falling Nightmare''': Spawns a floating head above each player's location. After a few seconds, the head will drop from its spawn location (in a small late telegraphed circle AoE) and inflict {{status effect|debuff|File:Benoggined icon.png}} '''Benoggined''' for 10s, preventing anyone hit from taking actions and decreasing movement speed. Move away from the heads when they spawn to avoid.
*'''Team Spirit''': Summons several dolls around the arena.
*'''Spirited Charge''': The dolls will begin running through the arena, aiming at certain players. Once each doll reaches the other side, it will run through the arena a second time. Anyone who touches them will be inflicted with {{status effect|bind}} [[bind]] for 5s, making them vulnerable to subsequent avoidable AoEs, and then inflicted with {{status effect|debuff|File:Benoggined icon.png}} '''Benoggined''' for 10s. This attack is combined with other mechanics throughout the fight, causing a very chaotic sequence of dodging multiple AoEs and dolls at once.
**The first time the dolls move, they will aim for the furthest player from them. The second time they move, they will aim for the closest player.
**Two ranged players can bait the dolls by standing near the north and south side of the arena, then move clockwise to dodge until the dolls reach the opposite wall. The dolls should aim for them again, so they can now dodge towards the middle of the arena.
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
Spirited Charge 1.jpg|Spirited Charge baits, step 1 ([https://twitter.com/The_Doddler/status/1821314155389079926 Credits to @The_Doddler])
Spirited Charge 2.jpg|Step 2
</gallery>

*'''Evil Scheme''': Four exaflare AoE telegraphs will spawn in the middle, 90 degrees away from each other. This is followed by another set of exaflares in the previously empty areas. Wait for the first set of exaflares to go off twice then move into the spawn locations of the first set.
**Note that these AoEs resolve while the dolls are still running around, so it is important to not touch them.
*'''Team Spirit''' and '''Spirited Charge''' are used again. In addition, two players will receive '''Looming Nightmare''', a five-hit series of chasing circle AoEs. Players must avoid both the AoEs and the dolls at once.
*'''Team Spirit''' and '''Spirited Charge''' are used again. In addition, the boss will telegraph three sets of sequential conal AoEs that cover the arena ('''Scream'''). Players must avoid both the AoEs and the dolls at once. While the dolls are still running around, two players will receive '''Looming Nightmare'''.
*'''Falling Nightmare''' is used again but now summons heads at various locations above the arena, which should be dodged accordingly.

===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r5.png|32px|link=]] [[Jack-in-the-Pot]]===
*'''Troubling Teacups''': Spawns four teacups at the edges of the arena on the cardinals.
*'''Tea Awhirl''': A ghost appears, tethers, and possesses one teacup. Afterward, all of the tea cups will begin spinning multiple times, moving inwards and outwards to attempt to disorient players. Players must keep track of the originally tethered teacup during this sequence because it will explode as a large late telegraphed AoE ('''Tricksome Treat''').
*'''Troubling Teacups''': Now spawns eight teacups, two per cardinal.
**'''Tea Awhirl''': Two teacups will now be possessed by ghosts. Similar to before, players must keep track of where the possessed teacups end up because both of them will explode. The two tethered teacups will either be 90 or 180 degrees apart, so the final set of AoEs will also spawn in the safe offset.
** An easy solution to this mechanic is to observe just the first teacup (if possessed cups are next to each other) or any of them if they are on opposite sides. When the cups start to stop go 90 degrees ahead of the observed cup (where another, safe cup will be present) on the edge of the encounter area.
*'''Toiling Teapots''': Spawns 13 teacups, nine on the cardinals/center and four on the intercardinals.
**Kettles will appear over some cups and begin pouring a purple liquid into them, causing them to overflow and create an expanding puddle AoE. While these expand, more cups will be filled and overflow to create more puddles, followed by the remaining cups. Anyone who contacts a puddle will receive damage ('''Mad Tea Party''') and be inflicted with {{status effect|bleed}} [[bleeding]] damage-over-time for 15s.
**Players should stand near the cups to be filled last and move into the previous puddle locations when they disappear.
**The boss will use '''Last Drop''', a telegraphed magical tankbuster, during this.
*'''Troubling Teacups / Tea Awhirl''' is repeated again and functions similarly to its second incarnation. However, the ghosts will now tether two teacups on opposite cardinals.
*'''Sordid Steam''': Party-wide magical damage.

<gallery mode=packed heights=300px>
Strayborough Deadwalk boss 2 patterns.png|All possible Troubling Teacups patterns and safe areas ([https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/1dv05hi/lv100_ghost_dungeon_2nd_boss_guide/ Credits to Reddit user /u/Sovis])
</gallery>

===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r6.png|32px|link=]] Daylit Nightmare: [[Träumerei]]===
*'''Bitter Regret''': A large blue portal will spawn at the north, indicating a line AoE leaving the sides safe. This attack repeats, summoning two portals at the sides (with the boss also hovering its arms over the arena), leaving the middle safe.
*'''Poltergeist''': The boss possesses debris and drops them on the arena (as telegraphed line AoEs), partitioning it into four quadrants.
*{{combat message|A section of the floor begins to glow!|color=blue}} The ghost panels on each quadrant will light up, and each player will be tethered to an untargetable '''Stray Geist''' add on their quadrant. Players must sufficiently stretch their tethers so it turns purple to avoid taking high damage ('''Ill Intent'''). However, this requires them to first step into a ghost panel, inflicting {{status effect|debuff|File:Ghostly guise icon.png}} '''Ghostly Guise''', allowing them to pass through the debris blocking other quadrants and enabling them to stretch their tethers.
*'''Ghostduster''': {{combat message|Träumerei prepares a ward against spirits!}} Each player will be given a large spread AoE marker. If they are hit by this with {{status effect|debuff|File:Ghostly guise icon.png}} '''Ghostly Guise''', they will instantly die. Players must return to physical form by stepping on a ghost panel again to survive.
*'''Malicious Mist''': Party-wide magical damage that also inflicts {{status effect|bleed}} [[bleeding]].
*'''Memorial March''': Spawns multiple '''Stray Phantagenitrix''' at the north wall in two alternating groups. The first group will being floating up and charging a line AoE attack ('''Bitter Regret''') followed by the other set. This will be combined with a '''Bitter Regret''' from the boss itself, leaving the middle or sides safe after the last set of smaller line AoEs.
*'''Fleshbuster''': {{combat message|Träumerei prepares a ward against the living!}} An attack that will instantly kill anyone ''without'' {{status effect|debuff|File:Ghostly guise icon.png}} '''Ghostly Guise'''. Players must step on the ghost panels to re-acquire the buff if needed.
*'''Poltergeist''' is used again, partitioning the arena in to quadrants. However, this time, '''Stray Phantagenitrix''' will appear on half of the arena. Players must resolve the proximity tethers from the '''Stray Geist''' adds while avoiding the half of the room covered by the line AoEs.
*'''Ghostcrusher''': Line stack AoE marker on one player, dealing magical damage.
*The proximity tethers will spawn again, and can be resolved as before. However, this will now also be combined with a '''Bitter Regret''' AoE from the boss, which goes off after the tethers.

==Loot==
{{see also|Epochal Accessories}}
===[[File:Silver Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] [[His Royal Headness Leonogg I]]===
{{Drops table header|collapsible=y}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Earrings}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Necklace}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Healing}}
{{Table footer}}

===[[File:Silver Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] [[Jack-in-the-Pot]]===
{{Drops table header|collapsible=y}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Bracelets}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Ring}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Aim Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Might Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Heavens' Eye Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quickarm Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quicktongue Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Battledance Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Piety Materia XI}}
{{Table footer}}

===[[File:Gold Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] [[Träumerei]]===
{{Drops table header|collapsible=y}}
{{Drops table row|Mischief Maker}}
{{Drops table row|Court Jesters (Dawntrail) Orchestrion Roll}}
{{Drops table row|Strayborough Wall Lamp}}
{{Drops table row|Traumerei Floor Stencil}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Earrings}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Necklace}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Healing}}
{{Table footer}}

===Treasure Coffers===
====[[File:Bronze Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] Treasure Coffer 1 (X:8.7 Y:8.4)====
{{Drops table header|collapsible=y}}
{{Drops table section|Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Aim Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Might Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Heavens' Eye Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quickarm Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quicktongue Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Battledance Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Piety Materia XI}}
{{Table footer}}

====[[File:Bronze Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] Treasure Coffer 2 (X:11.8 Y:5.7)====
{{Drops table header|collapsible=y}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Bracelets}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Ring}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Healing}}
{{Table footer}}

====[[File:Bronze Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] Treasure Coffer 3 (X:10.7 Y:11.6)====
{{Drops table header|collapsible=y}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Earrings}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Earrings of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Necklace}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Choker of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Aim Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Might Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Heavens' Eye Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quickarm Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quicktongue Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Battledance Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Piety Materia XI}}
{{Table footer}}

====[[File:Bronze Coffer (small).png|32px|link=]] Treasure Coffer 4 (X:12.0 Y:11.0)====
{{Drops table header|collapsible=y}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Bracelets}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Bracelet of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|IL 690 Ring}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Fending}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Slaying}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Aiming}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Casting}}
{{Drops table row|Epochal Ring of Healing}}
{{Drops table section|Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Aim Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Savage Might Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Heavens' Eye Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quickarm Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Quicktongue Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Battledance Materia XI}}
{{Drops table row|Piety Materia XI}}
{{Table footer}}

==Achievements==
This duty is associated with the following [[achievements]]:

{| {{STDT| mech1 sortable align-left}}
{{achievement table header}}
{{achievement table row|Mapping the Realm: The Strayborough Deadwalk}}
|}

==Music==
{{music table header}}
{{music table row|Main|Court Jesters (Dawntrail)}}
{{music table row|Mid-Bosses|Roads Forsaken}}
{{music table row|Final Boss|Pathmaker}}
|}

==Gallery==
===Gear Images===
{{gallery box
|name=Accessories
|gallery=<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
Epochal Earrings.jpeg|Epochal Earrings
Epochal Choker.jpeg|Epochal Choker
Epochal Bracelet.jpeg|Epochal Bracelet
Epochal Ring.jpeg|Epochal Ring
</gallery>
}}

===Dungeon Images===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px>
Strayborough intro.jpg
Strayborough boss.jpg
</gallery>

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
x@Spirited Announcer: Welcome one and all to the land of waking dreams ''and'' nightmares! Please form a single-file line as you enter.
x@Spirited Announcer: A word to our guests: Strayborough is open for all eternity! Answer your heart's every desire, and dream your days─or your life─away!

x@Spirited Announcer: Hear ye, hear ye! His Royal Headness Leonogg I graces us with his presence!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Bow down to my flawless noggin─your king decrees it!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Join us, and be crowned in splendor!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Behold! Your noggin is made new!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: 'Tis our duty to seize the nogginless!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Little lords! Little ladies! Let us proffer our heads in friendship!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: A most splendid noggin! You are worthy of my court!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Oh, little lords and ladies...your king has need of you!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: You dare defy my royal decree!? Have you no sense!?
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Cleanse the unsightly one! There is no escaping our brilliance!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Ah, yes... A glorious, noddling noodle, as befits my kingdom!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Apologies for breaking character, but...perhaps it's time you stopped resisting? There are limits to my patience.
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: <sob> Please, just...let me kill you! LET ME KILL YOU!
His Royal Headness Leonogg I: Good-bye, my subjects...and good night...

x@Spirited Announcer: Lost souls of every age, the Frolicking Grounds is your whimsical stage! Do be careful not to lose yourself in our phantasmal attractions!
Stray Memory: A-merrily we shall go!
Stray Memory: Come out, come out, my animal friends!
Stray Memory: Oh, how the skywheel rises! But I wish to see it ''fall''!

x@Spirited Announcer: Attention, all dreamers─you are cordially invited to Jack-in-the-Pot's enchanted tea party!
Jack-in-the-Pot: Greetings, goodly guests! Your tea awaits!
Jack-in-the-Pot: I've not had company in ages... This calls for my finest cups!
Jack-in-the-Pot: Cheers! A frightful toast to you and yours!
Jack-in-the-Pot: Round and round, the cups shall go!
Where they stop? Why, no one knows!
Jack-in-the-Pot: Drink all you like─I guarantee my brew is to die for!

x@Phantom Guide: You have entered the Endless House... Fear not, for I shall guide you through its haunted halls.
Stray Memory: We mustn't let the dolls miss out on the fun!
x@Phantom Guide: You are a formidable slayer of ghosts...but have you the strength to best their master?
Stray Memory: We've plenty of presents for you...
Stray Memory: Begone, trespassers!
Stray Memory: Something must be done!

x@Phantom Guide: Beyond this hall lies Träumerei, Lord of Nightmares.
x@Phantom Guide: Heed my words, and together, we shall end his reign of terror!
Träumerei: Yesterday is gone, yet tomorrow never comes... So sleep, child, and drown in nightmares everlasting.
Träumerei: Defy me as you wish. It will not wake you from this misery.
x@Phantom Guide: Allow me to offer my aid! Step into the light, and become as a ghost to pass through all things corporeal!
x@Phantom Guide: But ware Träumerei's magicks... Should you sense danger, return to my beacons, and your mortal flesh shall be restored!
Träumerei: Spirits of eternal reverie, to me!
</nowiki>}}
{{Duties nav/dungeon}}

The Lifting of Wings

2026-06-11T20:28:41Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Lifting of Wings
| image =
| description = [[Wuk Lamat]] settles down to rest before the festival gets underway.
| quest-giver = Wuk Lamat
| related-npcs = Alisaie; Alphinaud; Erenville; Krile; Linuhanu; Wuk Evu
| cutscene-npcs = Bakool Ja Ja
| location = Kozama'uka
| location-x = 19.5
| location-y = 10.8
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Dawntrail Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Dawntrail Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 100
| level = 90
| exp = 994560
| gil = 1346
| unlocks =
| reward-opt1 = 2 Standard Spectrum Dye
| reward-opt2 = 1 Nightworld Silver Piece
| prev-quest = A Well-mannered Shipwright
| next-quest = Knowing the Hanuhanu
| release = Dawntrail
| patch = 7.0
| msq-index = 863
| id-gt = 70405
| id-edb = 05c915f3c9e
}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Wuk Lamat]].
* Survey the designated area and defeat any hostile wildlife.
* Survey the next designated area and defeat any hostile wildlife.
* Survey a third designated area and defeat any hostile wildlife.
* Wait at the designated location.
* Speak with [[Linuhanu]].

==Journal==
* Wuk Lamat settles down to rest before the festival gets underway.

==Dialogue==

{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
Linuhanu: As Wuk Evu said, the festival really is a spectacle to behold.

Krile: I'm excited to see how Ihih'hana turns out!
-optional end
===Accepting the quest ===

Wuk Lamat: We should get some rest before the excitement begins...
-cutscene start
Hanu Gossiper: Over there, by the float─isn't that the Third Promise? Then the rumors are true. She's trying to complete the Feat of Reeds by reviving Ihih'hana.

Hanu Rumormonger: The festival ''is'' a prayer for healthy crops, but does she honestly believe that will be enough to save our harvest?
Hanu Rumormonger: The Second Promise, meanwhile, barely glanced at the fields before leaving Ok'hanu altogether. Maybe we asked too much of our young claimants...

Hanu Gossiper: Oh, I wouldn't be too quick to count Koana out. A friend of mine overheard him muttering by the reeds. Something about what “needs to be done.”

Hanu Rumormonger: Is that so!? Perhaps we'll get to see another of his innovations firsthand.

Wuk Lamat: Heh, that sounds like our Koana. One look at the reeds was all he needed to think up a solution...

Linuhanu: Be that as it may, our own solution is nearly ready.

Wuk Lamat: Indeed! As soon as the others get back, our long-awaited festival can begin!

Alphinaud: It took some doing, but we managed to gather competitors to vie for the title of Wind's Chosen. The winner was only too happy to donate his feathers.

Alisaie: You should've seen it! He called forth an incredible gust that sent his feather sailing for malms!
Alisaie: We had a turn ourselves, but it's more difficult than it looks. Poor Erenville's twirled in the air for a moment before landing on his foot...

Erenville: I am a gleaner. Magic is not part of our training.

Krile: As for us, we've brought the wood and gemstone replacements crafted by Wuk Evu. All that's left is to attach them.

Wuk Evu: Has it been decided who will ride the float?

Wuk Lamat: Papa was the guest of honor the last time I was here. I remember being surprised they could even lift the thing with his hulking weight on top of it.

Linuhanu: The rider must be a personage of great esteem, which is why an invitation is usually extended to the Dawnservant. This time, however, I have another in mind.

Wuk Lamat: Oh, who is it?

Linuhanu: Our beloved Ihih'hana, the Lifting of Wings, is only being held because of you and your companions. Thus do I nominate you, Wuk Lamat, as our guest of honor.

Wuk Lamat: Huh? Me!?
Wuk Lamat: ...This boat won't make me seasick, will it?

Linuhanu: I...don't think so?

Wuk Lamat: Then weigh anchor! I can hardly refuse a request from one even more enthusiastic about the festival than me!
Wuk Lamat: I would be delighted to ride your float!

Linuhanu: Thank you, Wuk Lamat.
Linuhanu: I have roles for the rest of you as well. We'll be carrying the festival float in a slow procession towards Kozanuakiy, where the sacred likeness of Kixaihih is ensconced.
Linuhanu: What I'd like you to do is clear the path of dangerous wildlife, so that the procession can move along unimpeded.

Alphinaud: Consider it done.

Wuk Lamat: You expect me to sit still until Wuk Evu has finished with the float? Let me come along and help with the clearing!

Erenville: As you know, I'm not much for fighting. I'll stay behind and assist Wuk Evu with the repairs.

Linuhanu: If you aren't sure where you need to go, the path I spoke of begins at the south of the village and branches off to the east. That will lead you across the bridges to the Stride of the Sun.

Alphinaud: Then we shall see to clearing it end to end.
-quest accepted
-cutscene end
-optional start
Erenville: With my lack of combat skills, I would only get underfoot. Happy hunting.

Linuhanu: The Ihih'hana procession often runs afoul of territorial creatures on the way to Kozanuakiy. I would greatly appreciate you removing those threats in advance.

Wuk Evu: I'll get to work. By the time you're done mashing monsters, the float will be good as new.

Alphinaud: If the float functions as I think it does, I would not be surprised if it were attracting the creatures. The concentration of aether would be an irresistible lure.

Alisaie: Weapons at the ready! We'll make short work of this task!

Krile: The degree to which Wuk Evu pursues his interests is remarkable. Apparently his studies of the Kozama'uka region were so invigorating that he decided to move here and immerse himself in the culture.
-optional end
===Speak with Wuk Lamat.===

Wuk Lamat: As Linuhanu said, Kozanuakiy should be down this way, then off to the east when the path branches. Then something about bridges and the Stride of the Sun...?
Wuk Lamat: Anyway, let's split up and get to work. Once you've culled all the threats you can find, we'll meet up in front of Kixaihih!

===Survey all three designated areas and defeat any hostile wildlife.===
Popup: You sense a hostile presence!
:Enemies: [[Wandering Stinkshell]]

Popup: You sense a hostile presence!
:Enemies: 2x [[Tight-beaked Toucalibri]]

Popup: You sense a hostile presence!
:Enemies: 2x [[Hungry Ocelot]]
-optional start
Wuk Lamat: Hah! That's one down!

Alisaie: Now this is my kind of busywork!

Krile: I told you, you don't need to watch over me anymore.

Alphinaud: At this rate, we'll soon have the route to Kozanuakiy secured.
-optional end
===Wait at the designated location. ===

-cutscene start
Wuk Lamat: Ah, you were a step ahead of us.

Alphinaud: This must be the likeness of Kixaihih.

Wuk Lamat: The Hanuhanu deity of the harvest.

Question: What will you say?

> Even their sacred images are woven with reeds.
Wuk Lamat: Makes you appreciate how much their culture revolves around the reed harvest, doesn't it? It's said that Kixaihih was worshipped on another continent. This ancient faith was then brought to Tural by the first Hanuhanu.
> I was half expecting a flying whale...
Wuk Lamat: A whale? Why a whale of all things...? Anyway, it's said that Kixaihih here was worshipped on another continent. This ancient faith was then brought to Tural by the first Hanuhanu.
> It reminds me of something I saw in Akadaemia Anyder...

Alphinaud: One of the ancients' creations?
Alphinaud: 'Tis possible a vestigial memory of that time endured. A subconscious recollection from the inheriting soul providing the basis for an entirely new religion.

Wuk Lamat: I...have no idea what that means.
Wuk Lamat: As far as I know, Kixaihih was worshipped on another continent. This ancient faith was then brought to Tural by the first Hanuhanu.

---

Alphinaud: The Hanu migrated here from another continent? Then mayhap the two ''do'' share a common ancestor...

Alisaie: This is all very fascinating, but shouldn't we be getting back to Linuhanu? He'll want to know the path is safe for the procession.

Wuk Lamat: Right, and I need to ride on the float! I'll run ahead and tell him we're done here!
-cutscene end
-voiced cutscene start
System: Meanwhile, in Ok'hanu...

Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: Not sure we heard you right, old man. Why don't you say that again.

Wuk Evu: As many times as you like. The Third Promise tasked me with repairing this float, and I'll not relinquish it to an uncultured brute like you.
Wuk Evu: Much less one that can't even manage a simple greeting.

Bakool Ja Ja the Mystic: We wanted to handle this in a civilized way, but we're more than willing to kill you.

Erenville: We have a two-headed problem. Yes, please hurry.
Erenville: ...She's on her way back already?

Linuhanu: S-S-Stand back, Wuk Evu! I will protect the float!

Bakool Ja Ja the Mystic: Are you trying to be brave, little bird?

Linuhanu: I could never have repaired the float alone─not properly. But thanks to Wuk Lamat and her friends, we can hold Ihih'hana again!
Linuhanu: This is a priceless treasure...and as festival leader, I would die to protect it!

Bakool Ja Ja the Mystic: Very well, if that's what you want.

Wuk Lamat: Bakool Ja Ja!
Wuk Lamat: Wha─!?
''Bakool Ja Ja parries Wuk Lamat's attack.''
Wuk Lamat: I put everything into that blow...

Bakool Ja Ja the Mystic: Good. The better for you to understand the gulf between us.

Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: But you need more lessons! We'll carve them into your mangy hide until you cry and beg forgiveness!

Alisaie: Your brilliant plan was to steal the float and take the credit? The so-called “blessed siblings” are nothing but cheats!

Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: Your scorn is sweet music. Come, weaklings─we'll crush you each in turn...or all together, if you like!

Doppro Illusionist: Calm yourself, chosen one! If you fight in earnest, this will end in a massacre!
Doppro Illusionist: What's more, we have word that our “other” prospect is on the verge of success!

Bakool Ja Ja the Mystic: Then it would be foolish to expend effort swatting gnats.

Bakool Ja Ja the Mighty: Lucky for you, eh?

Wuk Evu: Two-heads. I see Mamook still clings to that loathsome hope...

Linuhanu: Talk to us, Third Promise! You're not dying, are you!?

Wuk Lamat: Hah! It'll take more than that to kill me!
Wuk Lamat: So...are we having this festival or not?

Linuhanu: ...Yes! Yes, we are!

-cutscene end
-optional start
Wuk Lamat: I'm glad we kept the float out of Bakool Ja Ja's clutches, but gods... He brushed me aside like I was a bothersome gnat.

Erenville: A tense encounter. I'm thankful Alphinaud thought to share those linkpearls.

Krile: I'm thankful we made it back before anyone was seriously injured.

Alphinaud: Given the nature of the rite of succession, I expect such altercations are inevitable.

Alisaie: He waited for us to leave so he could steal the float. A coward and a thief!

Wuk Evu: If I've learned one thing in my life, it's that poor manners often betray poor character.
-optional end

Linuhanu: Thank you for coming to our rescue.
Linuhanu: I tried to protect the float, but against that two-head... I may as well have not been there at all.

Wuk Lamat: Nonsense! You stood your ground and bought us the time we needed to make it back. You were incredibly brave!
-quest complete

</nowiki>}}

==Trivia==
* During a cutscene, the player has the option to mention the expectation of a flying whale in regards to the effigy Kixaihih. This could be a reference to the [[Indigo Whale]], the [[Lunar Whale]] or [[Bismarck]].
[[Category:Has datamined dialogue]]

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=EzC7wBtpP5k}}

A New World to Explore

2026-06-11T14:49:33Z

CassiusM:

{{Quest infobox
| title = A New World to Explore
| image = A New World to Explore.png
| description = Ojika Tsunjika has a message for you.
| quest-giver = Ojika Tsunjika
| related-npcs = Alisaie; Alphinaud; Burly Adventurer; Erenville; Fonjeantaine; G'raha Tia; Gigimolu; Krile; Lalafellin Gleaner; Retired Mercenary; Self-assured Trader; Sprightly Sailor; Wuk Lamat
| location = Old Sharlayan
| location-x = 9.2
| location-y = 11.2
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Dawntrail Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Dawntrail Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre =
| sortkey = 10
| level = 90
| exp = 994560
| gil = 1820
| unlocks = lc Tuliyollal
| prev-quest = The Coming Dawn
| next-quest = The Nation of Tuliyollal
| release = Dawntrail
| patch = 7.0
| msq-index = 854
| id-gt = 70396
| id-edb = 3214245df94
}}
==Steps==
*Wait at the designated location.
*Speak with [[Erenville]].
*Speak with your shipmates.
*Speak with [[Krile]].
*Speak with Erenville.

==Journal==
* Ojika Tsunjika has a message for you.
* Ojika Tsunjika has had word from Erenville─apparently the gleaner's efforts to secure passage to Tural aboard a guildship vessel were successful. The administration officer bids you wait in the main hall while he informs the rest of your travel companions.
* Gathered together, you and the others reaffirm your reasons for undertaking the journey west, as well as your support of Wuk Lamat's bid for the throne. Satisfied that everyone is committed to the cause, Erenville suggests you make ready to depart.
* The time to leave Sharlayan behind has come. Board the guildship vessel and undertake the journey to Tural.
* With a vast stretch of ocean still between you and Tural's shores, Krile suggests you pass the time by conversing with your fellow shipmates─some of whom have made the trip to Tuliyollal before.
**※In the event that you leave the ship, you may resume your voyage by speaking with the swarthy sailor in Scholar's Harbor.
* Your brief bout of socialization has yielded insights into what to expect when you arrive at your destination. Krile may be interested to hear what you have learned.
* The ship is beset by a terrible storm, but thanks to the heroic actions of those on board, the passengers and crew survive to see the seas grow calm once more. Your vessel sails on, the sight of wheeling seabirds signaling that Tural is now but a short distance away. Erenville explains that the larger vessel is unable to enter the city's harbor, so you board a landing boat alongside your comrades.
* You at last make landfall in Tuliyollal─much to the relief of Wuk Lamat and her roiling stomach. Upon your arrival, you are accosted by Turali soldiers, who are quickly put at ease by the reassurances of the Third Promise.
* Stoic as ever, Erenville stands ready to guide you as you take your first steps into the vibrant city of Tuliyollal. Go forth and see what adventure awaits!

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the quest===
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
'''Ojika Tsunjika:''' Welcome back, [Forename]! I've just had word from Erenville.
'''Ojika Tsunjika:''' It seems he's managed to secure passage to Tural aboard a guildship vessel.
'''Ojika Tsunjika:''' Why don't you wait in the main hall while I go and inform your travel companions? It should only take a moment.
-quest accepted
-optional start
'''Ojika Tsunjika:''' Your next grand adventure begins, eh?
-optional end

===Wait at the designated location.===
-cutscene start
'''Alphinaud:''' Ojika gave us the good news. We've made ready to set sail at a moment's notice.
'''Krile:''' The only one yet to arrive is Erenville himself...
'''Erenville:''' Ah, you're all here.
'''Erenville:''' It took some persuasion, but the gleaners' guildship has granted us places aboard a vessel bound for Tural.
'''Erenville:''' There'll be other passengers─researchers and artisans and the like─so we'll need to share deck space.
'''Krile:''' That's fine, Erenville. I doubt anyone expected we'd have a ship all to ourselves.
'''Erenville:''' They're not casting off just yet, so if you have any lingering concerns, now is the time to voice them.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' I wouldn't call it a concern, but everyone's still clear on what it is we'll be doing in Tural, yes?
'''Alphinaud:''' We've not forgotten.
'''Alphinaud:''' The nation of Tuliyollal is in the midst of deciding its next ruler.
'''Alphinaud:''' As your chosen allies, we shall assist you during the rite of succession, and support your bid to become Dawnservant.
'''Alisaie:''' In addition to that, Alphinaud and I have another objective.
'''Alisaie:''' As part of its reconstruction, Garlemald seeks ways to reconcile and reengage with its neighbors.
'''Alisaie:''' By visiting Tural, we hope to learn more about how its myriad cultures interact with one another. How they find common ground, develop stronger ties─the sort of insights that might help our friends in Ilsabard.
'''Alisaie:''' But we'll pursue this goal in our own time. You can be assured that we'll give the contest all due attention.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' That's all I ask. Otherwise, you're welcome to do as you like.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' You wanted to find out about your grandfather, right, Krile?
'''Krile:''' Yes. As far as we could determine from the old missive I found, he had been tasked with investigating the golden city by your father, the Dawnservant.
'''Krile:''' Yet oddly enough, we have no record of that investigation in our archives, and nothing to explain the earring which accompanied the letter.
'''Krile:''' Thus for reasons both official and personal, I should very much like to get to the bottom of this mystery.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' I'm sure there'll be a chance to speak with Papa. You can get your answers right from the source!
'''Krile:''' I look forward to meeting him.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' In any case, you're not the only one with an interest in the city of gold.
'''Erenville:''' The golden city is a children's bedtime story. I am part of this expedition only because the Third Promise has commanded that I serve as guide.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Still playing the part of the stoic servant, I see.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' What of you? Don't you dare tell me you've changed your mind!

Question: What will you say?
> Hoist sail and let the wind take us as she pleases!
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Well said! We won't get far wallowing in the shallows!
> We won't make you Dawnservant by standing here and talking about it.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Hah! A {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}} of action!
> I go wheresoever adventure is to be found...
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Heh, that's what they tell me.
---
'''Erenville:''' Right, then. If all are still committed to the journey, then I say we make ready to depart.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Erenville.===
'''Erenville:''' Eager as they are, the others have already left for the harbor.
'''Erenville:''' We're not in danger of missing the boarding call, but perhaps we should be on our way as well.

-voiced cutscene start
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Savoring the moment? I can feel your excitement...your eagerness to explore the unknown!
'''Alisaie:''' Well, for once the fate of the world doesn't rest on our shoulders. We might even get a chance to enjoy ourselves!
'''Erenville:''' Do not be so quick to relax.
'''Erenville:''' Though Tural may seem but a short sail away on a map, the vast seas between brim with peril. The treacherous waters of Shades' Triangle alone have claimed countless vessels.
'''Erenville:''' Even following the “safe” route plotted by Admiral Bloefhiswyn herself, this will be no pleasure cruise.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Perhaps, but my voyage here was uneventful enough. Disappointingly so!
'''Krile:''' Either way, the two of you have firsthand experience!
'''Krile:''' Which will be of great comfort in the days ahead, I'm sure.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' ...Aye, it's nothing new to us!
'''Sprightly Sailor:''' All aboard! We're castin' off!
'''Erenville:''' It's time. I trust you have everything you need.

''The ship departs to a cheering crowd. Fourchenault smiles.''

'''Erenville@Erenville (Narration):''' And so does our ship cast off from the docks.
'''Erenville@Erenville (Narration):''' We sail west, as Ketenramm did some eighty years past, bound for the “New World”─known to her children as the continent of Tural.

'''Wuk Lamat:''' Just wait, Papa! When this contest is said and done, it'll be your daughter who sits the throne... Me, Wuk Lamat!

''On the Main Deck''
'''Erenville:''' Smooth sailing so far?
'''Sprightly Sailor:''' Aye, so far, so good.
'''Sprightly Sailor:''' But this sea, she's a fickle one. Calm one moment, blowin' a gale the next.
'''Erenville:''' I'll take my rest while I can, then.
'''Krile:''' We left port what seems an age ago now, and we've seen naught but open water ahead. I knew Tural was far, but it's another thing to really know.
'''Krile:''' Speaking of which, some of our fellow passengers have made this trip before─several times in fact. I was able to learn a few things about Tuliyollal and the rite of succession.
'''Krile:''' Since we still have a long way to go─why not have a chat with them yourself? I'm sure you have questions of your own.
'''Krile:''' Did you look out across these same waters, Grandfather...?
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Krile:''' Have you spoken with our shipmates? Tural is still a good distance away, and it might be a pleasant way to pass the time.

'''Wuk Lamat:''' Deep breaths... Deep breaths...

'''Alisaie:''' I can feel my edge start to dull on these long sea voyages. How about some light sparring later?

'''Alphinaud:''' I'm told this vessel has been equipped with a barrier generator to protect it from storms.
'''Alphinaud:''' A reassuring thought─though I nevertheless pray there will be no need for it...
'''Lalafellin Gleaner:''' I'd heard Erenville was looking for passage to Tuliyollal, so I managed to squeeze his party aboard one of our chartered vessels. As fortune would have it, we had just scheduled an expedition to Tural.
-optional end

===Speak with your shipmates.===
'''Fonjeantaine:''' Hm? Oh, this will be my first visit to Tural.
'''Fonjeantaine:''' Fonjeantaine's the name. I was working at Eshtaime's Aesthetics in Ul'dah, you see, but my employment with them, uh...came to an end.
'''Fonjeantaine:''' That's why I visited Sharlayan, in the hopes of starting over. While I was attempting─and failing─to find a new job, I seized the chance to board this vessel when I overheard room for another passenger had suddenly opened up.
'''Fonjeantaine:''' I'm told the Dawnservant welcomes all regardless of origin, and so Tuliyollal seemed like the perfect place to begin anew.
'''Fonjeantaine:''' <sigh> Hopefully things will be better this time...

'''Swarthy Sailor:''' Did you want to make a wager? We're taking bets on who'll be sat next in the Dawnservant's shiny chair.
'''Swarthy Sailor:''' There are four claimants in the rite of succession─your young Wuk Lamat being one of them, of course.
'''Swarthy Sailor:''' But from what a Mamool Ja bloke was telling us, the other three are all strong contenders. Not too many keen to risk their coin on the Third Promise.

'''Burly Adventurer:''' My story? Well, since you asked, I wanted to retrace the historic journey of the great Ketenramm. You know─the first Eorzean to set foot on Tural, almost eighty years ago.
'''Burly Adventurer:''' The Mamool Ja's leader is said to have welcomed Ketenramm with open arms, and sent him home with a bounty of silverware as a token of their friendship.
'''Burly Adventurer:''' But the real treasure was the crops he brought back─popotoes, tomatoes, and corn─which spread across Eorzea like wildfire. His grand adventure led to a culinary revolution!
'''Burly Adventurer:''' The tales say Ketenramm returned to Tural several times after that, but his ship vanished during his last recorded voyage, and he was never heard from again. That even a seasoned explorer like him could meet such an end is testimony to the ocean's peril...

'''Gigimolu@Self-Assured Trader:''' An adventurer, I presume?
'''Gigimolu@Self-Assured Trader:''' I'm a merchant myself, based in Ul'dah. Specialty imports and exports, Eorzean and Turali both.
'''Gigimolu@Self-Assured Trader:''' If this is your first “crossing the salt,” as they say, do remember that the social mores of Eorzea are not necessarily the same as those over yonder.
'''Gigimolu@Self-Assured Trader:''' Consider this: it is not uncommon for the various races to be referred to instead by the names of certain clans. For the Miqo'te, the Hhetsarro; the Hrothgar, the Xbr'aal. Not because every member of a given clan is of the same race, mind, but because many individuals of said race are associated with that clan. A fair assumption, in certain cases─but take care not to give offense.

'''Retired Mercenary:''' I see you in Eorzea before. You great and famous hero.
'''Retired Mercenary:''' ...Gah, I've had enough of playing the simpleton. There was a time when we took great pains to maintain the deception, but with more of you Eorzeans coming to Tural, it's become impractical.
'''Retired Mercenary:''' Besides, my mercenary days are over. Too many of our warband have fallen, and so we head home to lick our wounds...

-optional start
'''Fonjeantaine:''' I wonder what the city will be like...

'''Swarthy Sailor:''' Wait, I recognize you─you're the champion of Eorzea! If the Third Promise has you on her side, then that shifts the odds a fair bit! I might have to change my bet...

'''Burly Adventurer:''' Some parts of Tural are said to be so remote that not even Ketenramm made it to them. If I could explore those places, then perhaps I'll become even more famous than him!

'''Gigimolu@Self-Assured Trader:''' The goods I'm bringing over on this trip are a rare sight to the Turali, so I expect to make a decent profit. The local merchants are an ''agreeable'' folk.

'''Retired Mercenary:''' I look forward to a long soak in the hot springs of Urqopacha. And no complaints when I dance the bathing dance.
-optional end

===Speak with Krile.===
'''Krile:''' Did you learn anything of interest?
'''Krile:''' Oh! I hadn't heard that about the clan names. We should have Wuk Lamat and Erenville teach us the ones we should know.
'''Krile:''' Actually, it's getting a little chilly up here on deck. Let's all gather in the cabin.

-voiced cutscene start
''A storm begins.''
'''Alisaie:''' We're in for a proper storm, it seems.
''Wuk Lamat becomes seasick.''
'''Krile:''' How's your stomach? Any better?
'''Wuk Lamat:''' I don't know...what you mean. I don't get seasick.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' I'm just feeling...a little nauseous, is all...
'''Alisaie:''' Isn't that what seasickness is...?
'''Alphinaud:''' Erenville, you were born in Tural, yes? Do many Viera live there?
'''Erenville:''' The Shetona, as my people are called, have settlements mainly in the north, in Xak Tural.
'''Alphinaud:''' And your family?
'''Erenville:''' I know nothing of my father─not even his name.
'''Erenville:''' As for my mother...
''The ship rocks violently.''
'''x@Alarmed Sailor:''' We're in the teeth of it now, lads! Reef that sail afore the mast snaps!
'''Krile:''' Oh dear...
'''x@Distressed Sailor:''' Who the hells was on watch!? This wind's too strong to take in the sai─aaargh!
'''x@Panicked Sailor:''' Man fallen off the mast! We need help!
'''x@Alarmed Sailor:''' Get him belowdecks first!
'''x@Panicked Sailor:''' Quickly, before he's washed overboard!
'''Alphinaud:''' Come, we should lend what aid we can.

'''Erenville@Erenville (Narration):''' I have not seen the ocean rage with such fury before or since.
'''Erenville@Erenville (Narration):''' The heaving waves tossed our ship about like a toy, sending sailors tumbling...
'''Erenville@Erenville (Narration):''' The dauntless Alisaie, quick to the rescue, was almost lost to the sea herself.
'''Erenville@Erenville (Narration):''' Meanwhile, our champion rushed to deploy the vessel's magical defenses, and thereby shield us from the lightning.
'''Erenville@Erenville (Narration):''' What an extraordinary life {{alternatives|she|he}} must lead to be able to operate such a device with practiced ease.
'''Erenville@Erenville (Narration):''' Wuk Lamat, too, threw herself into the rescue efforts, though one might have mistaken her for another soul in distress.
'''Erenville@Erenville (Narration):''' By the time the unruly seas had calmed, our strength was all but spent, and we had yet to even glimpse the shores of Tural.
'''Erenville@Erenville (Narration):''' In retrospect, of course, that battle against the storm would prove a fitting prelude to the coming contest for the throne.

'''Wuk Lamat:''' Morning. Joining us for some fresh air?
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Seems my belly has settled along with the weather, but I'll feel much better once we're on solid ground.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Ugh, can't be much farther now...can it?
'''Erenville:''' Seabirds.
'''Erenville:''' Land must be near. You need only hold out a while longer.
'''Alisaie:''' For a dark moment, I thought the ocean might swallow us. Glad to have my pessimism proven wrong.
'''Alphinaud:''' In other good news, I examined the sailor who took a fall, and he's faring well. I'm sure he'll make a full recovery.
'''Erenville:''' Good news indeed. If all's well, then we needn't delay in launching the landing boat.
'''Erenville:''' Ships have to lower anchor some way from shore. Too close, and they risk having their underbellies ripped open by the reefs that crowd Tuliyollal's coasts. Come.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Thanks for bringing us all this way!
'''Sprightly Sailor:''' Hah, we only did what we were paid to do! Couldn't hardly set ye adrift halfway!
'''Sprightly Sailor:''' If anythin', it should be us thankin' you for helpin' us through that beast of a storm!
'''Sprightly Sailor:''' As a matter o' fact, everyone's startin' to fancy yer chances in the contest. At this rate, we won't be able to lay wagers no more!
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Then I'd better not let you down!
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Ulp... Easy, stomach. Easy.
'''Erenville:''' We're the last to board. If there's nothing left to say, then let's shove off, shall we?
'''Alphinaud:''' Ahh! Blue seas, clear skies, and boundless possibilities... I daresay our destination will soon be in sight.
'''Erenville:''' Enjoying yourself for a change?
'''Alphinaud:''' There, look my friends! Behold the scene of our next great adventure!
'''Wuk Lamat:''' At last, we are come to the land you call the “New World.” To my home, Tural!

''The ship arrives at Tuliyollal.''
'''Alisaie:''' Gods... I've seen cities with an impressive mix of cultures, but this is something else!
''Alphinaud spots a group of [[Hanuhanu]].''
'''Alphinaud:''' Is that a...? No. I've never seen Vanu feathers in that color before.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' You'll find much here you never knew existed! There may be a sea route now, but visitors to Tuliyollal are still few and far between.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' And as we don't build seafaring ships, only a handful of Turali ever venture abroad.
'''Erenville:''' Mamool Ja sellswords, mostly. Those willing to play the fool sail with Lominsan merchants to secure employment in Eorzea.
'''Alphinaud:''' I suppose that makes us a rare sight in your country.
'''Krile:''' Rare and currently undocumented. Were there some forms we should fill out, or...?
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Forms? Did you forget who you're traveling with?
'''Xbr'aal Landsguard:''' You are outsiders? Visitors to Tural?
'''Alphinaud:''' We are.
'''Mamool Ja Landsguard:''' Our nation is soon to hold a rite of succession to choose its next Dawnservant.
'''Mamool Ja Landsguard:''' We will not abide interference from foreign agents seeking to foment trouble. What brings you to Tuliyollal?
'''Wuk Lamat:''' I can answer that. These fine people are allies in my succession bid.
'''Mamool Ja Landsguard:''' Th-Third Promise! If you vouch for them, then all is well, of course!
'''Xbr'aal Landsguard:''' Please accept our apologies!
'''Wuk Lamat:''' No need to bow and scrape! That our soldiers are so diligent in their duties fills me with pride.
'''Xbr'aal Landsguard:''' We'll be continuing our patrol, then!
'''Alisaie:''' Well, well. You really are a figure of authority here.
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Are you suggesting I don't look the part!?
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Anyway, first things first...
'''Wuk Lamat:''' I bid you welcome to Tuliyollal!
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Wuk Lamat:''' Ahhh, it's so nice to feel that familiar breeze again... I wasn't sure my stomach would make it.

'''Krile:''' I wonder what kind of trouble those soldiers are expecting?

'''Alphinaud:''' According to Erenville, the Vanu I thought I saw belongs to a clan known as the Hanuhanu. It seems they share more than a physical resemblance.

'''Alisaie:''' What an amazing city─as lively as Ul'dah, and even more colorful...
-optional end

===Speak with Erenville.===
'''Erenville:''' Well, despite the storm's efforts to the contrary, here we are. Safe and sound.

-quest complete

System: You have arrived in Tuliyollal! You can return to the city at any time by speaking with the sprightly sailor in Scholar's Harbor in Old Sharlayan.
</nowiki>}}

==Trivia==
*The scene immediately before arriving in Tuliyollal is identical to the start of the trailer for Dawntrail, although rendered in-game.
[[Category:Has datamined dialogue]]

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=ldaMIOcwzSo}}

Growing Light

2026-06-08T21:03:52Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{other uses|the quest|the name of the major patch|patch 6.5}}
{{Quest infobox
| title = Growing Light
| description = Y'shtola has the look of a woman satisfied with her work.
| image = Growing Light.png
| quest-giver = Y'shtola
| related-npcs = Accommodating Official; Alisaie; Alphinaud; Atheleys; Azdaja; Beq Lugg; Crystarium Gatekeep; Estinien; Lyna; Ryne; Urianger; Varshahn; Zero (NPC)
| cutscene-npcs = Erenville; Gaia; Krile; Nahbdeen; Nidhana
| location = Old Sharlayan
| location-x = 11.3
| location-y = 7.9
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre = Newfound Adventure Quests
| sortkey = 662
| level = 90
| exp = 49728
| gil = 5000
| unlocks = ach For Others to Follow
| prev-quest = Reunited at Last
| next-quest = When One Door Closes..., Treasured Bonds
| patch = 6.5
| release = endwalker
| msq-index = 850
| id-gt = 70286
| id-edb = 7a2759a94bd
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with the [[Crystarium Gatekeep]] at [[The Dossal Gate]].
*Speak with [[Lyna]].
*Speak with the [[Accommodating Official]] at [[Meghaduta]].
*Speak with [[Y'shtola]].
*Head for Meghaduta.

==Journal==
*Y'shtola has the look of a woman satisfied with her work.
*Not long after you and your comrades notify the Forum of your mission's success, Y'shtola receives a linkpearl call from Nidhana, who informs her that a great feast will be held in Radz-at-Han to celebrate Azdaja's homecoming. The members of your party are naturally invited, but before you can make your way to Thavnair, you must deliver the memoria crystal containing Zeromus's aether to your friends in the First.
*Upon arriving in the Crystarium, you present yourself to the sentry at the Dossal Gate. The man directs you to the Ocular while he goes to find Lyna and Beq Lugg.
*While they were already well aware of your triumph, your friends are no less happy to hear your personal account, having been glad to play a role in protecting the Source. They are further delighted and intrigued when you entrust to them the memoria crystal and explain Zero's idea of using it to restore balance to the First. While there is no telling if it will be possible, Beq Lugg and Ryne resolve to do their utmost to try.
*Lyna had faith that you would be victorious in the end, and she is equally certain that the people of Norvrandt will cheer when they learn the Warrior of Darkness managed to save {{alternatives|f=her|m=his}} home. She assures you that they will continue the work they've begun, and so secure in the knowledge that the fortunes of the First will surely improve, you return to the Source that you may join the celebration in Radz-at-Han.
*You arrive in time to partake of a sumptuous feast at Mehryde's Meyhane. Having had your fill, you step aside for a moment's respite and find Estinien doing likewise. The dragoon takes the opportunity to inquire as to your future plans, and when you struggle to answer, he assures you that you will know when the time is right. The two of you are then joined by Y'shtola, who muses that her coming days will be spent compiling theories on cross-rift travel. But when she turns to ask after Estinien's plans, you find that he has already silently taken his leave─as is his wont.
*Y'shtola thanks you for everything you've learned and accomplished─to have been a part of something so momentous─before taking her leave. Alone once more, you heed her suggestion and make your way to Meghaduta, there to call on Vrtra.
*You find Vrtra in the form of Varshahn, who explains that he has assumed the guise to readily escort his sister Azdaja about Radz-at-Han. Long has he dreamed of showing her his beautiful city, a glittering jewel born of unity, and he intends to relish every moment of it. The happiness in his words warms your heart, and fills your breast with pride for the part you played in reuniting siblings separated across worlds and millennia. And though Darkness yet reigns in the void, the spark of hope has been rekindled, instilling you with faith that, one day, life-giving Light will shine there once more.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
'''Estinien:''' If I didn't know better, I'd say father dearest is warming to us. I've no interest in sipping tea at the family estate again, though. Drinks at the tavern, on the other hand...

'''Urianger:''' Although Master Louisoix hath left us, he liveth on in his teachings. 'Tis gratifying to see that Master Fourchenault, too, hath come to acknowledge the wisdom in them.

'''Alphinaud:''' I look forward to telling my father of our efforts in Garlemald. He will have sage counsel to offer, I'm sure.

'''Alisaie:''' You're of course welcome at our home─Mother, for one, would be thrilled to have you─but I won't twist your arm if you have other matters to attend to.

'''Atheleys:''' If I heard correctly, it seems you've saved the world yet again!
-optional end

===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
'''Y'shtola:''' With that, our obligations here are concluded.
''Y'shtola receives a linkpearl call from Nidhana.''
'''Y'shtola:''' Oh, Nidhana. What news from Thavnair?
'''Y'shtola:''' They've returned, then? Wonderful. Rest assured all is well with us too.
'''Y'shtola:''' ...Is that so?
'''Y'shtola:''' We would be honored, of course. I shall relay this to the others.
'''Y'shtola:''' A great feast will be held in Radz-at-Han to celebrate Azdaja's homecoming. We have all been invited.
'''Alphinaud:''' I'm afraid my sister and I must decline. We have only just returned home; to leave again so soon would be inconsiderate to our parents.
'''Urianger:''' With regret, I too must excuse myself from attendance. A prior commitment requireth that I remain in Sharlayan for a time.
'''Urianger:''' Let not our absence deter you, however. Pray enjoy yourselves to the fullest.
'''Estinien:''' I've no plans in particular, so you can count me in. I may as well visit the Radiant Host while I'm there.
'''Y'shtola:''' How about you, [Forename]?

Question: What will you say?
> Far be it from me to turn down free food!
'''Y'shtola:''' That's the spirit.
'''Y'shtola:''' Ah, but what about the memoria crystal? 'Twould be remiss of us not to deliver it promptly to our friends in the First.
> I have a delivery to make to the First.
'''Y'shtola:''' Ah, of course. The memoria crystal. 'Twould be remiss of us not to deliver it promptly to our friends.
---

'''Y'shtola:''' Also, if they are to transfer Light and Dark between worlds, they will need command over the Crystal Tower.
'''Y'shtola:''' In which case, I shall give you my spirit vessel to take again. When you arrive in the Crystarium, the sentry at the tower should be able to round up everyone for you.
'''Y'shtola:''' Once you have seen to matters there, come and join us at Meghaduta.
'''Alisaie:''' Give everyone our regards, you hear?

-quest accepted
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Beq Lugg:''' 'Tis good to see you, [Forename]. If you're come to discuss what became of your mission, perhaps we should speak in the Ocular that Ryne and Lyna may join us.

'''Lyna:''' So the mission was a success. That is well. Let us go to the Ocular and share the glad tidings with Ryne and Beq Lugg.
-optional end

===Speak with the Crystarium gatekeep at the Dossal Gate.===
'''Crystarium Gatekeep:''' Welcome back, {{alternatives|f=madam|m=sir}}. Mistress Ryne is still in the Ocular. Will you be joining her?
Question: Enter the Ocular? (Yes/No)
'''Crystarium Gatekeep:''' Very good. If you would care to head inside, I shall send for Captain Lyna and Beq Lugg at once.

-voiced cutscene start
'''Beq Lugg:''' Ah yes, the king has already shared what they glimpsed in the Source. The day is won, and the danger passed.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Hearing the tidings lifted a great weight from my shoulders. Never before had I taken on such a monumental request.
'''Lyna:''' Small though it was, we are glad to have played a role in saving the Exarch's home, and yours.
'''Lyna:''' Furthermore, the endeavor served to reaffirm the bond between the peoples of Norvrandt.
'''Lyna:''' Nurturing this bond, we will strive to be an example for the world Zero aspires to restore.
''The player takes out Zeromus's memoria crystal.''
'''Ryne:''' Is that...a memoria crystal? I can feel it... The tremendous Darkness within...
'''Ryne:''' Using Darkness from the void to restore balance to this world... If such a thing could be done...!
'''Beq Lugg:''' Well, well... Though night has returned to our world, Darkness cannot arise of its own accord, much less in abundance.
'''Beq Lugg:''' But if it could be brought here in like manner to how we channeled Light to the void, it may well be possible to restore the Empty in its entirety!
''Ryne takes the memoria crystal.''
'''Beq Lugg:''' Do you still have that spirit vessel with you?
'''Beq Lugg:''' If so, I beg you loan it to me for a time. I would use it to investigate a way to have the tower receive rather than send energy.
''The player hands over the spirit vessel to Beq Lugg.''

> If the player has completed {{i|A Bounty of Hunters}}
'''Beq Lugg:''' Thank you. I shall commence my work at once in concert with Unukalhai, and rigorously explore the possibility.
> Otherwise
'''Beq Lugg:''' Thank you. While I make no promises at this stage, I shall rigorously explore the possibility.
---

'''Ryne:''' I too need to explore new possibilities for my powers. My recent experience at Nabaath Areng has taught me that.
'''Ryne:''' To that end, I will set aside botany for a time, and focus instead on myself.
'''Ryne:''' Knowing Zero is out there, doing her utmost to restore her own world... It inspires me to redouble my efforts!

> If the player has completed the [[Eden]] questline
''Gaia enters the room.''
'''Gaia:''' There you are.
'''Gaia:''' I waited and waited, but you never came. What have you been doing here?
'''Ryne:''' Gaia!
'''Gaia:''' Oh!
'''Gaia:''' Do I know you?

Question: What will you say?
>> Don't tell me you've lost your memory again?
'''Gaia:''' Oh, I'm just teasing. I wouldn't forget you in a hurry.
'''Gaia:''' I'm still keeping my diary, adding new memories to it every day.
'''Ryne:''' Not only that, Gaia's writing a story too. I can't wait for it to become a book!
>> We promised to go for coffee biscuits, remember?
Gaia: Ugh.
'''Gaia:''' I never agreed to anything of the sort.
'''Gaia:''' Besides, coffee biscuits are old news. I'd rather try something else.
'''Ryne:''' What? I thought you liked them too... Well, no matter. The Second Serving has something for every taste, so let's just go!
---

'''Gaia:''' Enough about that. What were you talking about?
'''Gaia:''' Harnessing Darkness from the void... Now there's an idea.
'''Gaia:''' Of course, if you're dealing with Darkness, Ryne alone won't cut it.
'''Gaia:''' Next time, call on me as well. All right?
---
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Beq Lugg:''' For so long I was loath to trust in others, fearful of my research being misused again. That it may serve noble ends comes as a relief. I shall spare no effort to restore balance between Light and Dark!

:'''Ryne'''
> If the player has completed the [[Eden]] questline
'''Ryne:''' Hmm... If I had Gaia's help, I wonder if I could take in Darkness the same way Zero took in Light...
> Otherwise
'''Ryne:''' A brighter tomorrow awaits. Zero's Light will shine the way.
---

''Gaia will only appear if the player has completed the Eden questline.''
'''Gaia:''' Come to speak with Ryne, have you? Well, don't keep her for too long. I was planning a trip to Il Mheg, but knowing how devious the fae folk can be, I asked her to join me.
'''Gaia:''' I also wouldn't mind visiting Amaurot someday. It's been on my mind of late, and it would be interesting to see where those two lived in the time of the ancients, if only once.
-optional end

===Speak with Lyna.===
'''Lyna:''' It was a mighty struggle, but I had faith that you would be victorious in the end.
'''Lyna:''' And I doubt not that the people of Norvrandt will cheer when they learn that the Warrior of Darkness managed to save her home.
'''Lyna:''' I know you are a busy {{alternatives|f=woman|m=man}}, so don't let us keep you. Rest assured that we will continue the work we've begun.

-optional start
'''Lyna:''' If the Crystal Tower is to be used for research, it may be prudent to bolster its security.
'''Lyna:''' It is the Exarch's legacy, and we must spare no effort to keep it safe.
-optional end

===Speak with the accommodating official at Meghaduta.===
'''Accommodating Official:''' {{alternatives|f=Mistress|m=Master}} [Surname], you honor us with your presence!
'''Accommodating Official:''' Though I am but a humble servant, I offer you my heartfelt thanks for rescuing the satrap's beloved sister.
'''Accommodating Official:''' But without further ado, the great feast to celebrate this joyous occasion is about to begin! The venue is Mehryde's Meyhane, and you are a guest of honor!

-voiced cutscene start
''The feast is being held. A child offers a meat skewer to Estinien. Nahbdeen is emotional and has had several drinks.''
'''Nahbdeen:''' It cannot be...
'''Nahbdeen:''' Oh, Varshahn, my darling little brother... To think that I will never see you again...
'''Nidhana:''' The way you carry on, anyone would think he was actually your brother...
'''Nidhana:''' Save your tears, now. His Excellency still has one of his eyes.
'''Nidhana:''' And he has made it clear he intends to continue using his vessel. You'll see Varshahn again, never fear!
'''Nahbdeen:''' Truly? But...will it be the little one?
'''Nidhana:''' Personally, I prefer the adult vessel. It cuts a gallant figure, and has superior functionality besides.
'''Nahbdeen:''' Bah, I don't care about such things!
'''Nahbdeen:''' My little brother is...
'''Nahbdeen:''' Little! And adorable!
'''Nidhana@Nidhana (no text):''' Sisters give me strength...
'''Y'shtola:''' 'Tis a fine thing being so loved.
''The player gets up from their table and looks out the window.''
'''Estinien:''' Had enough of the revelry, have you?
'''Estinien:''' So, what's next for our hero?
'''Estinien:''' No need to decide just yet. You'll recall our escapades in the void began with a treasure map I paid entirely too much gil for.
'''Estinien:''' You can't force an adventure. It'll happen when it happens, and you'll know when the time is right.
'''Estinien:''' Till then, it's good to lend an ear to others and their tales. And speaking of others...
'''Y'shtola:''' Discussing each other's plans, are we?
'''Y'shtola:''' Alas, I have nothing exciting to share. I foresee an extended confinement in my Sharlayan chambers, compiling my theories on cross-rift travel.
'''Y'shtola:''' My research may be classified, prohibited by the powers that be...
'''Y'shtola:''' But so long as a bond exists between people, ever shall our worlds be connected. As it stands, a means to travel to the First is within reach, and I would be satisfied even should my research not exist in an official capacity.
'''Y'shtola:''' And what of you, Estinien? Have you any plans?
''Estinien is already gone. Y'shtola chuckles.''
'''Y'shtola:''' He never was one to stay put for long. Though I've no doubt he will make himself known when needed.
''Outside, Vrtra and Azdaja take turns calling. A response is heard from the distance.''
-cutscene end

===Speak with Y'shtola.===
'''Y'shtola:''' 'Twas a lively feast, was it not? And it impressed upon me once again how dear Vrtra is to his people.
'''Y'shtola:''' Well, as much as I should like to linger, 'tis past time I took my leave. If you mean to depart as well, I suggest you call on Vrtra before setting out.
'''Y'shtola:''' And before I forget─thank you. For everything we learned, and for everything we accomplished, I couldn't be more grateful.
'''Y'shtola:''' Till next time, take care.

-optional start
'''Azdaja:''' Vrtra's friend... I thank thee.
System: Azdaja regards you with keen interest.
-optional end

===Head to Meghaduta.===
-cutscene start
'''Varshahn:''' [Forename], I hope you enjoyed the festivities. To be able to celebrate Azdaja's return with everyone was...moving beyond words.
'''Varshahn:''' Lest you wonder, I've chosen to use this vessel for now, the better to escort my sister about Radz-at-Han.
'''Varshahn:''' This leaves my true form without an eye, but I do not anticipate having need of it in the immediate future.
'''Varshahn:''' Long have I dreamed of showing Azdaja my beautiful city, a glittering jewel born of unity. And I shall relish every moment of it.
'''Varshahn:''' Now then, I believe both Y'shtola and Estinien have embarked on their respective journeys, but have you yourself business elsewhere?
'''Varshahn:''' If not, you are welcome to remain here as long as you like. Should aught of import arise, we will inform you─but until such a day arrives, I bid you take your ease.

-quest complete

-cutscene end

-voiced cutscene start

System: Meanwhile, in Old Sharlayan...

'''Krile:''' Everything appears to be in order...
'''Krile:''' Finished at last.
'''Krile:''' So time-consuming... How nice would it be to have a mammet to handle such tasks.
''Krile looks at the letter.''
'''Krile:''' Now then, let's have a look at you.
'''Krile:''' Quite old, this letter. We'll need to store it carefully.
''Krile opens the letter and begins reading. She gasps.''
'''Krile:''' Addressed to Grandfather! And come all the way from Tuliyollal, from a Guloo...someone.
'''Krile:''' The ink's too faded. Hardly anything is legible.
'''Krile:''' Come on, give me something...
'''Krile:''' A commission to investigate the golden city...in Tural!?
'''Krile:''' How odd... No one ever mentioned such a commission, nor have I seen any records.
'''Krile:''' Hm? Something else in here...
''Krile finds an earring shaped like a three-leaf clover.''
'''Krile:''' What an unusual earring. How does it relate to the petition, I wonder...
'''Krile:''' Did you go there, Grandfather? To the golden city, in Tural?
-cutscene end
-voiced cutscene start
''A ship arrives at Scholar's Harbor.''
Erenville: <sigh>
'''Erenville:''' Back again already, after making a show of leaving...
''An [[Wuk Lamat|unknown NPC]] arrives, the camera only showing their legs and feet.''
'''Erenville:''' Well, this is it. Sharlayan.
'''Erenville:''' Quite a far cry from Tuliyollal, yes?
'''Erenville:''' Come, let's go and find your candidate─our adventurer friend.
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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Down in the Dark

2026-06-08T20:16:11Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = Down in the Dark
| description = Varshahn is the very picture of determination.
| image = Down in the Dark.png
| quest-giver = Varshahn
| related-npcs = Azdaja; Estinien; Mysterious Person; Vrtra; Y'shtola; Zero (NPC)
| cutscene-npcs = Durante; Zeromus
| location = The Red Moon
| location-x = 6.1
| location-y = 3.5
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre = Newfound Adventure Quests
| sortkey = 660
| level = 90
| exp = 49728
| gil = 3505
| unlocks = dg The Lunar Subterrane, tr The Abyssal Fracture
| reward-opt1 = 2 HQ Baked Eggplant
| reward-opt2 = 2 HQ Spicy Stellar Soup
| reward-opt3 = 2 HQ Tandoori Raptor
| reward-opt4 = 3 Allagan Silver Piece
| prev-quest = Back to Action
| next-quest = Reunited at Last, Wings of Hope
| patch = 6.5
| release = endwalker
| msq-index = 848
| id-gt = 70284
| id-edb = 6826ce8529e
}}
==Steps==
*Enter [[the Lunar Subterrane]].
*Speak to [[Zero]].
*Confront [[Zeromus]] in [[The Abyssal Fracture]].
*Speak to Zero.

==Journal==
*Varshahn is the very picture of determination.
*Varshahn stands ready to sally forth into the moon's dark depths, there to confront Zeromus and rescue his sister Azdaja. Though the stakes are high, he vows to keep his emotions in check and let nothing sway him from his chosen course─and by the set of his jaw, you do not doubt that he will be true to his word.
**※To enlist your companion NPCs for this duty, speak with them near the entrance or access Duty Support via the main menu. Use the Duty Finder if you wish to complete the instance alongside fellow players.
*As you advance through the red moon's subterranean maze, you happen upon a memoria crystal. No sooner does it begin to glow than you find yourself reliving a memory of bygone days, in which a man named Durante fights to protect king and country alongside his companion Golbez. The pair are in pursuit of a dark memoriate, whom they finally confront in the heart of a castle. The malign warrior appears defeated, but with his final breath corrupts Golbez with the power of a dark memoria crystal, leaving Durante with no choice but to lay his friend low and seal him in memoria. Though heartbroken, he is not deterred from his mission, and proclaims that Golbez will live on as the hero who saves the world.
*The memory has laid bare the shocking truth: the man you believed to be Golbez is in fact his companion Durante. The impostor emerges from the shadows to stand before you, and Zero urges him to abandon his desperate cause, but the man who was Durante remains adamant that terrible might wielded for tremendous change is the only answer. He reveals that, in his bid to end the Contramemoria, it was none other than he who unleashed the Flood of Darkness and doomed the Thirteenth. Having reaffirmed his purpose and his name, Golbez then takes his leave to ensure that nothing interferes with Zeromus's awakening.
**※In the event that you leave the darkened vestibule, you may return via the red moon.
*In spite of everything you have heard from Golbez, Zero clings to the hope that he may yet see reason. Together you venture deeper into the moon's subterrane in search of the man, determined to put an end to his dark plot once and for all.
*At last you corner Golbez in his domain─only to discover it is a ploy. Your foe conjures shades of his fallen archfiends, together with whom he attempts to bar the path to Zeromus, but your comrades manage to occupy them long enough to afford you an opening to slip past. So it is that you arrive in the nexus where the dread voidsent slumbers. It stirs to life in your presence, and it falls to you to prevent it from destroying the barrier between worlds.
**※The Abyssal Fracture can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
*A harrowing battle ensues in which the very fabric of reality begins to fray. Yet for all its strength, Zeromus falters. You deliver the decisive strike, causing Golbez's champion to dissipate. Alas, the air remains thick with despair...
*As was feared, Zeromus coalesces from the aether as many times as it is struck down. But joined by your comrades─a repentant Golbez among them─you succeed not only in sealing the being in memoria, but rescuing Azdaja besides. Thus is the day won, and after millennia, Vrtra reunited with his beloved sister.
*Though your meeting with Zero was mere happenstance, from it grew a friendship that gave the memoriate a new beginning. Together with Golbez, she is confident that the void can be restored. And should they want for aid, they now know where to find it.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
'''Y'shtola:''' Glad though I am that the plan worked, we are in no position to celebrate. The day is not won yet!

'''Estinien:''' She's no longer the cold, distant soul we met in the void. Or perhaps, until now, she just never had a chance to be who she truly is.

'''Zero:''' This radiance is just the beginning. We must see it cast into the deepest depths of the moon.

'''Vrtra:''' My dragon form shall remain here to secure our escape route. The voidsent who dare to approach the gate will reckon with me.
-optional end

===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
'''Varshahn:''' Rest assured I will not let my emotions overwhelm me. When the moment comes, I will call to my sister, and I will wrest her free from Zeromus.
'''Varshahn:''' The crater awaits. Woe betide any who bar our path.

-quest accepted

''{{i|The Lunar Subterrane}} now accessible''
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Y'shtola:''' The lingering Light illuminates the way to our foe. It will not escape us.

'''Estinien:''' We've no time to waste. The voidsent we felled will return ere long.

'''Varshahn:''' “Take heart, and protect them well”... I will live up to my own words. This I swear.

'''Zero:''' When we find Golbez, let me speak with him─please. There is something I must know.
-optional end

===Enter the Lunar Subterrane.===
====Duty dialogue====
''Cloven Crystal Square (boss 1)''
Dark Elf: Who dares trespass in Lord Golbez's domain?
Dark Elf: To me, O beacons of the Dark...
Dark Elf: O Darkness, show them their folly!
System: The hexing staves dissipate...
Dark Elf: Behold, the power of Darkness!
Dark Elf: You cannot fend against what you cannot see!
System: The hexing staves vanish!
Dark Elf: Fools! There is no escape!

''After the fight''
System: You find a discarded memoria crystal, and it suddenly begins to glow...
System: Your psyche resonates with the memoria crystal!

''Baron (area 2)''
Durante: Hurry, Golbez! The city is already overrun!
x@Fleeing Citizen 1: Run for your lives!
x@Fleeing Citizen 2: Ahhh!
x@Fleeing Citizen 3: Someone help us!

Durante: First the villages, and now the capital... Nothing is exempt from their avarice.
x@Wounded Baron Knight 1: Lord Golbez!
x@Wounded Baron Knight 2: And Lord Durante too!
x@Baron Knight-captain 1: Thank heavens you've returned!
Memoriate of Darkness@Memoriate of Darkness 1: Go forth, my pets, and feast on their flesh!
Memoriate of Darkness@Memoriate of Darkness 1: Bested by Golbez and Durante both... It seems I...underestimated you...
x@Axe-wielding Baron Knight: Allow me to assist you!
x@Baron Knight-captain 1: Let us press onward!

Durante: They ''knew'' we were elsewhere. Cowards!
x@Wounded Baron Knight 3: Hope is not yet lost!
x@Wounded Baron Knight 4: Our saviors have returned!
x@Sword-wielding Baron Knight: For Baron!
x@Baron Knight-captain 1: Leave this one to us!

Durante: This one is dangerous. Have care, Golbez.
x@Baron Knight-captain 2: We will deal with this fiend!
x@Lance-wielding Baron Knight: Forward! Forward!

Durante@Durante (battle quotes): Have at you!
Durante@Durante (battle quotes): Enough!
Durante@Durante (battle quotes): Fear my wrath!
Durante@Durante (battle quotes): I think not.
Durante@Durante (battle quotes): For king and country!
Durante@Durante (battle quotes): I cannot—will not—fall here!

''Bloodied Barbican (boss 2)''
System: The sands begin to shift!

''Baron Castle (area 3)''
Durante: That they command such terrible beasts bodes ill... We've no time to lose!
Durante: Such destruction... If only we had returned sooner...
Memoriate of Darkness@Memoriate of Darkness 2: What have we here? Come to play hero, are you?
Memoriate of Darkness@Memoriate of Darkness 2: Such...strength...

Durante: I daresay we'll be faster if we split up.
Durante: Let us reconvene at the castle garden.
Memoriate of Darkness@Memoriate of Darkness 3: Behold, the true power of memoria!
x@Turning Baron Knight 1: Please, no!
x@Turning Baron Knight 2: Arrrggghhh!
x@Turning Baron Knight 3: What's happening to me!?
x@Turning Baron Knight 4: Help...me...
Memoriate of Darkness@Memoriate of Darkness 3: How...? How could I...

''Carnelian Courtyard (boss 3)''
-voiced cutscene start
''As the player approaches Durante, a shade of Golbez walks toward him in the same direction. A nearby memoriate corrupts the Golbez shade with a memoria crystal.''
Durante: Golbez!
Durante: This can't be happening... Not to you...
''Durante takes a memoria crystal and transforms.''
Durante: My friend... My hero... I will stop you even should it cost me my life!
-cutscene end

Durante: So be it. I will fight you with all my strength.
Durante: Aether to fortify my blade...
Durante: I need power. Light or Dark, it matters not!
Durante: Such savagery ill suits you.
Durante: You've weathered this before. Let's see how you fare now!
Durante: Even so, I'll not be bested. Not this day.
Durante: Prepare yourself!
Durante: It's over, my friend!

====Optional post-duty pop-ups====
-optional start
Varshahn: Was there truly no other way?
Y'shtola: He all but set his soul aflame...
Zero: It should not have come to this.
Estinien: A bitter victory...
-optional end

====Duty Support dialogue====
-optional start
''The Lunar Subterrane (area 1)''
Y'shtola: This place is not at all as I remember it...
Varshahn: He's altered his domain, then?
Varshahn: Golbez's domain, at long last...
Zero: So there are voidsent after all. Have care.

Zero: I can sense its presence deep within... Zeromus is here.
Estinien: Let's move on, before they have time to regroup.
Y'shtola: Teleportation magick. Interesting...

''Cloven Crystal Square (boss 1)''
Zero: A formidable foe...
Varshahn: Even so, it pales before the archfiends.
Varshahn: Is this all Golbez can muster to bar our path?
Zero: I didn't expect such a beast to yet remain.

''After the fight''
Varshahn: The vanishing scepters were quite the nuisance.
Y'shtola: Vanished, you say? I thought they were merely bluffing.
Y'shtola: As if cheap parlor tricks would suffice to stop us.
Estinien: That was easy enough.

Varshahn: A memoria crystal!?
Zero: This memoria crystal is... No, it can't be...
Estinien: What's happening!?

''Baron (area 2)''
Zero: I've met this man somewhere before...
Y'shtola: Whoever this man is, he seems convinced you're Golbez.
Varshahn: Did that man just call you...Golbez?
Y'shtola: 'Twould seem we've become part of the memory.
Estinien: This man seems to think you're Golbez.

Zero: So this is the kingdom of Baron.
Estinien: Even if this is only a memory, it is no less easy to bear and watch.
Varshahn: They were too late to save their home, then...

''Bloodied Barbican (boss 2)''
Y'shtola: So this is an antlion of the Thirteenth.
Zero: If we're to escape, it seems we've no choice but to fight.
Estinien: Are those fangs...or horns?

''After the fight''
Zero: Is there no end to this memory?
Varshahn: We should follow after him.
Estinien: For a mercy, its movements were easy to read.

''Baron Castle (area 3)''
Varshahn: Such carnage. Such cruelty. This is...
Zero: The Contramemoria...
Varshahn: I'm sure this was a beautiful castle once...
Y'shtola: Who could be behind all this?
Zero: Such tragedy was commonplace during the Contramemoria...

Zero: That he should place such faith in Golbez...
Y'shtola: In any case, it would be rude of us not to respond in kind.
Varshahn: We must find a way across.
Y'shtola: Let us leave the other side to him.

Estinien: They've been turned into monsters!
Y'shtola: An irreversible transformation...
Varshahn: They've all but brought the Final Days upon themselves.

''Carnelian Courtyard (boss 3)''
Zero: He gave himself to the Dark to stop Golbez...
Varshahn: And yet it falls to us to keep him—or rather, you—from harm.
Varshahn: Such terrible strength...
Y'shtola: It seems we've no choice but to fight...
Estinien: On your guard!
-optional end

===Post-dungeon cutscene===
-voiced cutscene start
''Durante looks at the player but sees a corrupted Golbez.''
'''Durante:''' Why? Why you and not me?
'''Durante:''' You were the best of us. A paragon of virtue. I could never hope to be your equal.
'''Durante:''' I am only the knight I am because of you...
'''Durante:''' Because you believed in me!
''Durante strikes down Golbez and knocks off his helm, although his face is not visible.''
'''Durante:''' You would not wish to become a monster, preying upon those who've fought to protect. But neither can I bring myself to kill you.
'''Durante:''' So rest easy, my friend, and entrust your legacy to me.
''Durante finishes off Golbez with his sword. Golbez turns into a memoria crystal. He then picks up Golbez's helm.''
'''Durante:''' You will never die, this I swear.
'''Durante:''' Through me your name shall live on, as the hero who saves the world!
''The memory concludes.''

'''Y'shtola:''' We've been released from the memory, 'twould seem.

''Zero picks up the memoria crystal.''

'''Zero:''' If Golbez was the one sealed in this memoria...
'''Zero:''' Then the one we've been fighting is...
'''Golbez:''' No more than an impostor playing at hero.

''The doors open and Golbez arrives.''

'''Varshahn:''' Durante, I presume.
'''Golbez:''' A name long since lost to time. History shall remember only Golbez.
'''Golbez:''' Come what may, I shall deliver the world its salvation, and I will not suffer you to interfere.
'''Zero:''' You seek to free all souls from the purgatory of undeath. And to that end, you would invade another world.
'''Zero:''' While I cannot condone your methods, I understand your motive full well.
'''Zero:''' For I'm driven by the same. I too wish to save our world.
'''Zero:''' I too once thought I had to bear the burden by myself. That I had no choice but to walk my path alone. But I was wrong. We may yet strive together towards our shared goal, if you would reconsider your course.
''Golbez laughs.''
'''Golbez:''' If you possessed power which transcended that of Zeromus, then perhaps I would.
'''Golbez:''' But you do not. No, you are but another voidsent, like me. And what is a candle before the sun?
'''Zero:''' Perhaps we aren't all-powerful and cannot effect great change in an instant. Even so...
'''Golbez:''' Great change is what we need! Aught less has no meaning!
'''Golbez:''' Having glimpsed our past, you should understand as well as any.
'''Golbez:''' As Golbez, I dedicated myself to ending the Contramemoria. I fought the corrupted memoriates, and attempted to redeem those twisted by their power.
'''Golbez:''' Yet try as I might, I was powerless to make any meaningful change. 'Twas then, when I was floundering in despair, that she appeared─the Ascian Igeyorhm.
'''Golbez:''' Claiming to know how to excise the source of our woes, she showed me to the moon, where the servant of Light abided. 'Twas he and his ilk who had granted men unnatural powers, she said, and now prolonged the war.
'''Golbez:''' Believing her every word, I struck him down...and caused Darkness to engulf the world.
'''Zero:''' What!? Then it was you who...
'''Y'shtola:''' As Emet-Selch once told us, the Thirteenth was the Ascians' first attempt at a Rejoining, before they fully understood the mechanisms at play.
'''Y'shtola:''' They failed because they sought only to awaken the sundered Zodiark without instigating a calamity in the Source. The Darkness they unleashed had nowhere else to go...
'''Golbez:''' Having left a ruin of our world, the Ascian fled. I was a fool to trust them. To trust in others.
'''Golbez:''' Since that day, I have sought the means to undo my mistake. The world may be beyond saving, but I would at least restore the great flow.
'''Golbez:''' The dragon was an extraordinary windfall. A veritable font of aether that expedited my endeavors time and again.
'''Golbez:''' But it wasn't enough to achieve my objective. Far from it.
'''Golbez:''' For an eternity, I had to bide my time. But the day finally came when I acquired the power I sought.
'''Golbez:''' Aye, the remnants of the Ascians' god sealed within the moon suddenly dispersed into aether.
'''Golbez:''' With that aether, Zeromus could be conceived. And driven by the dragon's longing for home, it shall soon arise to destroy the barrier between worlds.
'''Golbez:''' Thus will the way open to the promised land, and the death we have been too long denied.
'''Golbez:''' Thus will I, Golbez, bring salvation to all!
'''Zero:''' So that is all you have left...
'''Golbez:''' Say what you will. You cannot stop Zeromus's awakening.
''Golbez retreats.''
'''Estinien:''' We're going after him, aren't we?
'''Zero:''' Aye. That's why we came, after all. And besides...
'''Zero:''' When someone believes in you, it makes you want to believe in them. In others and yourself. Jullus was right about that.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Y'shtola:''' To yearn to save the world, only to bring about its unmaking... 'Tis a tragic tale. But it changes nothing.

'''Estinien:''' We rarely believe ourselves the villain. But if our ends demand unconscionable sacrifice, what else can we be?

'''Varshahn:''' He speaks of salvation─of fulfilling an honored friend's legacy. Yet he does not scruple to discard others for his ambitions...
-optional end

===Speak with Zero.===
'''Zero:''' Let us press on.

System: In the darkest recesses of the moon await Golbez and Zeromus. They are resolved to save their world...and condemn yours.
Question: Are you prepared to brave the dark? (Yes/No)

-voiced cutscene start
''Within Golbez's domain''
'''Golbez:''' I had hoped to bear witness to the moment our salvation is realized...
'''Golbez:''' But nothing must be left to chance. I will stop you here no matter the cost!
''Golbez and the party clash.''
'''Golbez:''' Wounded as I am, I knew that I would be hard-pressed to fight you on equal terms.
'''Golbez:''' And so I lured you to this place, where the advantage is mine!
''Golbez summons the four archfiends.''
'''Estinien:''' The archfiends live!?
'''Zero:''' Impossible. Scarmiglione and Barbariccia were sealed in memoria, while Cagnazzo and Rubicante died in the Source...
'''Y'shtola:''' You are not wrong. They are not the true archfiends, but shades born of their residual aether.
'''Varshahn:''' If they are shades, then their strength will pale in comparison. Even should they fight as one, we may yet prevail.
'''Zero:''' We'll tend to the archfiends. Go and put an end to Zeromus.
'''Golbez:''' You'll do no such thing!
''The party clashes with the archfiends.''
'''Varshahn:''' Go! We'll join you as soon as we can!
''The player jumps into the abyss.''
'''Golbez:''' It is too late. Zeromus ''will'' awaken, and it shall devour any who come between it and its desire. Your companion is no exception.
'''Y'shtola:''' I wouldn't be so sure.
''Y'shtola defeats Scarmiglione's shade.''
'''Y'shtola:''' Time and again, {{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} has faced insurmountable odds.
''Estinien defeats Barbariccia's shade.''
'''Estinien:''' But no matter how hopeless things seemed, {{alternatives|f=she's|m=he's}} never given up the fight.
''Estinien turns his attention to Rubicante's shade. Varshahn defeats Cagnazzo's shade.''
'''Varshahn:''' So long as {{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} has strength of will to forge on, then so too shall we!
'''Zero:''' For we believe in {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}}, and {{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} believes in us.
'''Zero:''' And together, our Light can pierce blackest Darkness!
''Zero clashes with Golbez. The scene shifts to the Abyssal Fracture. Zeromus talks in Dragonspeak.''

'''Zeromus:''' What is this Darkness, cold and all-consuming? Where am I?
'''Zeromus:''' I must return to my world... To my home, where my kin await...
'''Zeromus:''' Yes, I must return. I return. And none shall stand in my way!

''The player takes out Azem's crystal.''

Question: What will you say?
> Release Azdaja!
> I can't let you destroy the barrier between worlds!
---

'''Zeromus:''' Begone from my sight!

''The player begins a summoning for seven other party members.''
-cutscene end

''{{i|The Abyssal Fracture}} now accessible''

===Confront Zeromus in The Abyssal Fracture.===
Zeromus: Stand aside, I beseech you.
Zeromus: I wish but to return home.
System: Zeromus drinks deep of Azdaja's soul...
Zeromus: Your flesh shall melt and seethe!w
Zeromus: Ah, the Darkness! It riseth!
Zeromus: In endless Dark embrace your end.
Zeromus: Begone, contemptible Light!
Zeromus: All are as one in Darkness.
Zeromus: O stifled Darkness in moon abiding...
Zeromus: Coalesce and consume creation!
System: Zeromus expands its domain...
Zeromus: In my memory the stars yet shine, attending the moon...
Zeromus: Bright as stars in the night.
Zeromus: My Darkness shall devour all Light.
Zeromus: Your souls are mine!
Zeromus: In Darkness be steeped.
Zeromus: Her will...my will...shall not be denied.
Zeromus: By my power shall all know salvation!
System: The barrier between worlds weakens...
Zeromus: Return to me, my beloved star!
Zeromus: Beyond the veil my home doth lie...
Zeromus: All who oppose me shall be consigned to nothingness.
Zeromus: To the last you would deny my heart's desire...
Zeromus: Oh, to look upon such splendor once more...

===Post-trial cutscene===
-voiced cutscene start
''Zeromus respawns.''
'''Zeromus:''' I shall not perish... So long as they await my return, I shall endure...
''Zeromus attacks the player but Estinien arrives and parries it.''
'''Estinien:''' Are you all right?
''Y'shtola, Zero, and Varshahn arrive. They clash with Zeromus. It prepares another attacks but Golbez arrives and creates a barrier.''
'''Golbez:''' Like all voidsent, Zeromus cannot be killed. Sealing it in memoria is the only way.

''Start of Echo flashback to the allies' confrontation with Golbez while the player was fighting Zeromus.''
'''Golbez:''' Ah, that it should come to this...
'''Golbez:''' I failed my dear friend. Fell for the Ascians' ploy and unleashed the Darkness.
'''Golbez:''' And after an eternity of waiting, I find myself on my knees...
'''Golbez:''' How disappointed must you be in me. In the foolishness and futility of it all...
'''Golbez:''' No... I will not let it be for naught. I will not allow you to pass. I will triumph in my crusade!
'''Zero:''' There is no triumph to be found in this madness.
'''Zero:''' Even if the veil were to be unraveled, it would not undo what Darkness has done to the world.
'''Zero:''' Nor would it bring Golbez back. From his slumber, you know there is no return.
'''Zero:''' You're weak and imperfect. You know it in your heart. In spite of this, do you truly believe that you can save everyone? Are you sure you will not fail?
'''Zero:''' I'm no better. Weak and imperfect and plagued by doubt. Which is why I need friends to walk beside me.
'''Golbez:''' Light...? But how?
'''Zero:''' This is proof that I believe in others, and they in turn believe in me.
'''Zero:''' A light that illuminates the way in darkest despair.
'''Zero:''' Be it in a ruined city locked in ice or a world drowning in Light, it was with faith in one another that life endured. I see it clearly now.
'''Golbez:''' You think we are capable of the same?
'''Zero:''' It won't be easy. Having lived too long as voidsent, we've forgotten how to trust.
'''Zero:''' But one thing is certain: if Zeromus succeeds and everyone dies, we'll never have the chance to try.
'''Zero:''' You asked me to join hands with you once, and I refused. I cannot take back that mistake, but I can extend to you the same offer. We can be better than we have been.

''Zero bathes Golbez in Light.''

'''Golbez:''' Of course. You were the memoriate we met all those years ago...

''Golbez laughs.''

'''Golbez:''' Yes, I remember now. We hoped you would join us in our quest to end the Contramemoria.
'''Golbez:''' But you rejected us outright.
'''Golbez:''' It left both of us discouraged─Golbez most of all. “If we could but overcome the fear that has shaped and divided us, we could change everything.”
'''Golbez:''' Even in the midst of that terrible war, he never stopped believing in others. Not even at the end...
'''Zero:''' You're Golbez now. If you would live up to his name, then you must trust in people as he did.
'''Varshahn:''' I cannot forgive what you have done to my sister. But she may yet be saved.
'''Varshahn:''' If you can help us see her safely home and protect the Source, then...
'''Y'shtola:''' As Zero's friends, we should gladly share what knowledge we have to help you restore the void.
'''Golbez:''' You truly believe the world of old can be ours again?
'''Zero:''' I do. So long as we work together.
''End of Echo flashback. Zeromus breaks Golbez's barrier.''

'''Zero:''' We will disperse Zeromus's essence once more. The instant we do, you must call to Azdaja.
'''Varshahn:''' Understood!
''Zero lands a hit on Zeromus but is struck down, her scythe broken.''
'''Varshahn:''' Zero!
''Zero awakes in an all-consuming Darkness.''
'''Zero:''' The suffocating Darkness... Like that of the rift...
'''Zero:''' Impenetrable... Disorienting... Untethered and drifting further away...
'''Estinien:''' Be strong, Zero! Don't give up!
'''Varshahn:''' Hold fast to yourself! Look to the Light within!
'''Y'shtola:''' Your place isn't alone in the Dark, Zero. Not anymore!

''Light gathers around Zero.''

Question: What will you say?
> You can do it, Zero!
Zero: Hmph.
'''Zero:''' Of course.
> Are you all right, Zero?
Zero: Hmph.
'''Zero:''' You needn't worry about me.
---

'''Zero:''' With this power from beyond the rift, I can do it. I can save everyone!
''Zero turns into a {{PLD}} [[paladin]].''
'''Zero:''' Golbez! If you would make amends, then lend me your strength!
''Zero attacks Zeromus while Golbez casts Meteor on it.''
'''Varshahn:''' Azdaja!
''Vrtra roars.''
'''Varshahn:''' Hear my voice...and return to me!
''Azdaja's soul appears.''
'''Azdaja:''' Oh, Vrtra... There thou art...
'''Azdaja:''' I am coming, Brother... I am coming...
''The darkness covers Azdaja's soul.''
'''Y'shtola:''' Have care! Zeromus makes to resurrect!
'''Zero:''' Not if I have anything to say about it!
'''Zero:''' No more, fiend!
''Zero vanquishes the darkness, turning it into a memoria crystal. Varshahn takes Azdaja's soul.''
'''Varshahn:''' You're safe now, Azdaja. You're safe.
''Zero pockets Zeromus's memoria crystal.''
'''Varshahn:''' To my sister, I shall offer up the eye in this vessel.
'''Varshahn:''' We dragons bring forth progeny with our very life force. That which my eye harbors should be enough to grant her corporeal form.
'''Varshahn:''' Of course, this means I shall no longer have control over this vessel. I must ask you escort Azdaja to the surface in my stead.
'''Estinien:''' We came to bring her home, and we'll do just that. You have my word.
'''Varshahn:''' Thank you.
'''Varshahn:''' At long last, we shall be together again.
''Varshahn transfers his aether to Azdaja's soul. He then collapses. A small dragon emerges. Golbez begins to walk away.''
'''Zero:''' Where are you going?
'''Golbez:''' Our world may yet be restored. I thought it an impossible dream once, but having witnessed your miracles, I cannot help but believe.
'''Golbez:''' Nevertheless, I am the villain who wrought this tragedy. And in my misguided crusade, I compounded my sins.
'''Golbez:''' My place is not at your side.
'''Zero:''' Regardless of how you may feel, by lending me your strength, you've made amends.
'''Zero:''' You've earned a new beginning.
'''Zero:''' It's up to you what we become to one another.
'''Zero:''' What we couldn't do yesterday, we might still do today. Working together.
'''Zero:''' And should we want for strength, we need only rally more like-minded souls to our cause.
'''Zero:''' So let's take the first step. The two of us.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Y'shtola:''' That Azdaja lives is a miracle made possible by the unique nature of the void...
'''Y'shtola:''' ...Ah, yes. The aether transmitters, I shall leave with Zero. They will be of more use in the Thirteenth than in the Source.

'''Estinien:''' I've already seen Varshahn safely to Vrtra. Many would be heartbroken if their “little brother” failed to return home.

'''Vrtra:''' Never again shall we be parted, Sister. Never again.
-optional end

===Speak with Zero.===
'''Zero:''' Never did I imagine that the Light I bore could bring about such change.
'''Zero:''' As our domains are shaped by our innermost desires, perhaps this is a reflection of the hope that had quickened in my heart.
'''Zero:''' You came to the Thirteenth to rescue Azdaja and protect your world. Our meeting was happenstance, and our association one of mutual convenience.
'''Zero:''' Yet you and yours always treated me with kindness. As a friend. And through your friendship, I've found a new beginning.
'''Zero:''' I'm forever in your debt.

-quest complete

System: You may now enter the Lunar Subterrane with a party of NPC avatars. To make use of this feature, open the '''Trust''' interface located under '''Duty''' in the main menu.
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==Video Archive==
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Down in the Dark

2026-06-08T18:17:38Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = Down in the Dark
| description = Varshahn is the very picture of determination.
| image = Down in the Dark.png
| quest-giver = Varshahn
| related-npcs = Azdaja; Estinien; Mysterious Person; Vrtra; Y'shtola; Zero (NPC)
| cutscene-npcs = Durante; Zeromus
| location = The Red Moon
| location-x = 6.1
| location-y = 3.5
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre = Newfound Adventure Quests
| sortkey = 660
| level = 90
| exp = 49728
| gil = 3505
| unlocks = dg The Lunar Subterrane, tr The Abyssal Fracture
| reward-opt1 = 2 HQ Baked Eggplant
| reward-opt2 = 2 HQ Spicy Stellar Soup
| reward-opt3 = 2 HQ Tandoori Raptor
| reward-opt4 = 3 Allagan Silver Piece
| prev-quest = Back to Action
| next-quest = Reunited at Last, Wings of Hope
| patch = 6.5
| release = endwalker
| msq-index = 848
| id-gt = 70284
| id-edb = 6826ce8529e
}}
==Steps==
*Enter [[the Lunar Subterrane]].
*Speak to [[Zero]].
*Confront [[Zeromus]] in [[The Abyssal Fracture]].
*Speak to Zero.

==Journal==
*Varshahn is the very picture of determination.
*Varshahn stands ready to sally forth into the moon's dark depths, there to confront Zeromus and rescue his sister Azdaja. Though the stakes are high, he vows to keep his emotions in check and let nothing sway him from his chosen course─and by the set of his jaw, you do not doubt that he will be true to his word.
**※To enlist your companion NPCs for this duty, speak with them near the entrance or access Duty Support via the main menu. Use the Duty Finder if you wish to complete the instance alongside fellow players.
*As you advance through the red moon's subterranean maze, you happen upon a memoria crystal. No sooner does it begin to glow than you find yourself reliving a memory of bygone days, in which a man named Durante fights to protect king and country alongside his companion Golbez. The pair are in pursuit of a dark memoriate, whom they finally confront in the heart of a castle. The malign warrior appears defeated, but with his final breath corrupts Golbez with the power of a dark memoria crystal, leaving Durante with no choice but to lay his friend low and seal him in memoria. Though heartbroken, he is not deterred from his mission, and proclaims that Golbez will live on as the hero who saves the world.
*The memory has laid bare the shocking truth: the man you believed to be Golbez is in fact his companion Durante. The impostor emerges from the shadows to stand before you, and Zero urges him to abandon his desperate cause, but the man who was Durante remains adamant that terrible might wielded for tremendous change is the only answer. He reveals that, in his bid to end the Contramemoria, it was none other than he who unleashed the Flood of Darkness and doomed the Thirteenth. Having reaffirmed his purpose and his name, Golbez then takes his leave to ensure that nothing interferes with Zeromus's awakening.
**※In the event that you leave the darkened vestibule, you may return via the red moon.
*In spite of everything you have heard from Golbez, Zero clings to the hope that he may yet see reason. Together you venture deeper into the moon's subterrane in search of the man, determined to put an end to his dark plot once and for all.
*At last you corner Golbez in his domain─only to discover it is a ploy. Your foe conjures shades of his fallen archfiends, together with whom he attempts to bar the path to Zeromus, but your comrades manage to occupy them long enough to afford you an opening to slip past. So it is that you arrive in the nexus where the dread voidsent slumbers. It stirs to life in your presence, and it falls to you to prevent it from destroying the barrier between worlds.
**※The Abyssal Fracture can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
*A harrowing battle ensues in which the very fabric of reality begins to fray. Yet for all its strength, Zeromus falters. You deliver the decisive strike, causing Golbez's champion to dissipate. Alas, the air remains thick with despair...
*As was feared, Zeromus coalesces from the aether as many times as it is struck down. But joined by your comrades─a repentant Golbez among them─you succeed not only in sealing the being in memoria, but rescuing Azdaja besides. Thus is the day won, and after millennia, Vrtra reunited with his beloved sister.
*Though your meeting with Zero was mere happenstance, from it grew a friendship that gave the memoriate a new beginning. Together with Golbez, she is confident that the void can be restored. And should they want for aid, they now know where to find it.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
'''Y'shtola:''' Glad though I am that the plan worked, we are in no position to celebrate. The day is not won yet!

'''Estinien:''' She's no longer the cold, distant soul we met in the void. Or perhaps, until now, she just never had a chance to be who she truly is.

'''Zero:''' This radiance is just the beginning. We must see it cast into the deepest depths of the moon.

'''Vrtra:''' My dragon form shall remain here to secure our escape route. The voidsent who dare to approach the gate will reckon with me.
-optional end

===Accepting the quest===
-cutscene start
'''Varshahn:''' Rest assured I will not let my emotions overwhelm me. When the moment comes, I will call to my sister, and I will wrest her free from Zeromus.
'''Varshahn:''' The crater awaits. Woe betide any who bar our path.

-quest accepted

''{{i|The Lunar Subterrane}} now accessible''
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Y'shtola:''' The lingering Light illuminates the way to our foe. It will not escape us.

'''Estinien:''' We've no time to waste. The voidsent we felled will return ere long.

'''Varshahn:''' “Take heart, and protect them well”... I will live up to my own words. This I swear.

'''Zero:''' When we find Golbez, let me speak with him─please. There is something I must know.
-optional end

===Enter the Lunar Subterrane.===
====Duty dialogue====
''Cloven Crystal Square (boss 1)''
Dark Elf: Who dares trespass in Lord Golbez's domain?
Dark Elf: To me, O beacons of the Dark...
Dark Elf: O Darkness, show them their folly!
System: The hexing staves dissipate...
Dark Elf: Behold, the power of Darkness!
Dark Elf: You cannot fend against what you cannot see!
System: The hexing staves vanish!
Dark Elf: Fools! There is no escape!

''After the fight''
System: You find a discarded memoria crystal, and it suddenly begins to glow...
System: Your psyche resonates with the memoria crystal!

''Baron (area 2)''
Durante: Hurry, Golbez! The city is already overrun!
x@Fleeing Citizen 1: Run for your lives!
x@Fleeing Citizen 2: Ahhh!
x@Fleeing Citizen 3: Someone help us!

Durante: First the villages, and now the capital... Nothing is exempt from their avarice.
x@Wounded Baron Knight 1: Lord Golbez!
x@Wounded Baron Knight 2: And Lord Durante too!
x@Baron Knight-captain 1: Thank heavens you've returned!
Memoriate of Darkness@Memoriate of Darkness 1: Go forth, my pets, and feast on their flesh!
Memoriate of Darkness@Memoriate of Darkness 1: Bested by Golbez and Durante both... It seems I...underestimated you...
x@Axe-wielding Baron Knight: Allow me to assist you!
x@Baron Knight-captain 1: Let us press onward!

Durante: They ''knew'' we were elsewhere. Cowards!
x@Wounded Baron Knight 3: Hope is not yet lost!
x@Wounded Baron Knight 4: Our saviors have returned!
x@Sword-wielding Baron Knight: For Baron!
x@Baron Knight-captain 1: Leave this one to us!

Durante: This one is dangerous. Have care, Golbez.
x@Baron Knight-captain 2: We will deal with this fiend!
x@Lance-wielding Baron Knight: Forward! Forward!

Durante@Durante (battle quotes): Have at you!
Durante@Durante (battle quotes): Enough!
Durante@Durante (battle quotes): Fear my wrath!
Durante@Durante (battle quotes): I think not.
Durante@Durante (battle quotes): For king and country!
Durante@Durante (battle quotes): I cannot—will not—fall here!

''Bloodied Barbican (boss 2)''
System: The sands begin to shift!

''Baron Castle (area 3)''
Durante: That they command such terrible beasts bodes ill... We've no time to lose!
Durante: Such destruction... If only we had returned sooner...
Memoriate of Darkness@Memoriate of Darkness 2: What have we here? Come to play hero, are you?
Memoriate of Darkness@Memoriate of Darkness 2: Such...strength...

Durante: I daresay we'll be faster if we split up.
Durante: Let us reconvene at the castle garden.
Memoriate of Darkness@Memoriate of Darkness 3: Behold, the true power of memoria!
x@Turning Baron Knight 1: Please, no!
x@Turning Baron Knight 2: Arrrggghhh!
x@Turning Baron Knight 3: What's happening to me!?
x@Turning Baron Knight 4: Help...me...
Memoriate of Darkness@Memoriate of Darkness 3: How...? How could I...

''Carnelian Courtyard (boss 3)''
-voiced cutscene start
''As the player approaches Durante, a shade of Golbez walks toward him in the same direction. A nearby memoriate corrupts the Golbez shade with a memoria crystal.''
Durante: Golbez!
Durante: This can't be happening... Not to you...
''Durante takes a memoria crystal and transforms.''
Durante: My friend... My hero... I will stop you even should it cost me my life!
-cutscene end

Durante: So be it. I will fight you with all my strength.
Durante: Aether to fortify my blade...
Durante: I need power. Light or Dark, it matters not!
Durante: Such savagery ill suits you.
Durante: You've weathered this before. Let's see how you fare now!
Durante: Even so, I'll not be bested. Not this day.
Durante: Prepare yourself!
Durante: It's over, my friend!

====Optional post-duty pop-ups====
-optional start
Varshahn: Was there truly no other way?
Y'shtola: He all but set his soul aflame...
Zero: It should not have come to this.
Estinien: A bitter victory...
-optional end

====Duty Support dialogue====
-optional start
''The Lunar Subterrane (area 1)''
Y'shtola: This place is not at all as I remember it...
Varshahn: He's altered his domain, then?
Varshahn: Golbez's domain, at long last...
Zero: So there are voidsent after all. Have care.

Zero: I can sense its presence deep within... Zeromus is here.
Estinien: Let's move on, before they have time to regroup.
Y'shtola: Teleportation magick. Interesting...

''Cloven Crystal Square (boss 1)''
Zero: A formidable foe...
Varshahn: Even so, it pales before the archfiends.
Varshahn: Is this all Golbez can muster to bar our path?
Zero: I didn't expect such a beast to yet remain.

''After the fight''
Varshahn: The vanishing scepters were quite the nuisance.
Y'shtola: Vanished, you say? I thought they were merely bluffing.
Y'shtola: As if cheap parlor tricks would suffice to stop us.
Estinien: That was easy enough.

Varshahn: A memoria crystal!?
Zero: This memoria crystal is... No, it can't be...
Estinien: What's happening!?

''Baron (area 2)''
Zero: I've met this man somewhere before...
Y'shtola: Whoever this man is, he seems convinced you're Golbez.
Varshahn: Did that man just call you...Golbez?
Y'shtola: 'Twould seem we've become part of the memory.
Estinien: This man seems to think you're Golbez.

Zero: So this is the kingdom of Baron.
Estinien: Even if this is only a memory, it is no less easy to bear and watch.
Varshahn: They were too late to save their home, then...

''Bloodied Barbican (boss 2)''
Y'shtola: So this is an antlion of the Thirteenth.
Zero: If we're to escape, it seems we've no choice but to fight.
Estinien: Are those fangs...or horns?

''After the fight''
Zero: Is there no end to this memory?
Varshahn: We should follow after him.
Estinien: For a mercy, its movements were easy to read.

''Baron Castle (area 3)''
Varshahn: Such carnage. Such cruelty. This is...
Zero: The Contramemoria...
Varshahn: I'm sure this was a beautiful castle once...
Y'shtola: Who could be behind all this?
Zero: Such tragedy was commonplace during the Contramemoria...

Zero: That he should place such faith in Golbez...
Y'shtola: In any case, it would be rude of us not to respond in kind.
Varshahn: We must find a way across.
Y'shtola: Let us leave the other side to him.

Estinien: They've been turned into monsters!
Y'shtola: An irreversible transformation...
Varshahn: They've all but brought the Final Days upon themselves.

''Carnelian Courtyard (boss 3)''
Zero: He gave himself to the Dark to stop Golbez...
Varshahn: And yet it falls to us to keep him—or rather, you—from harm.
Varshahn: Such terrible strength...
Y'shtola: It seems we've no choice but to fight...
Estinien: On your guard!
-optional end

===Post-dungeon cutscene===
-voiced cutscene start
''Durante looks at the player but sees a corrupted Golbez.''
'''Durante:''' Why? Why you and not me?
'''Durante:''' You were the best of us. A paragon of virtue. I could never hope to be your equal.
'''Durante:''' I am only the knight I am because of you...
'''Durante:''' Because you believed in me!
''Durante strikes down Golbez and knocks off his helm, although his face is not visible.''
'''Durante:''' You would not wish to become a monster, preying upon those who've fought to protect. But neither can I bring myself to kill you.
'''Durante:''' So rest easy, my friend, and entrust your legacy to me.
''Durante finishes off Golbez with his sword. Golbez turns into a memoria crystal. He then picks up Golbez's helm.''
'''Durante:''' You will never die, this I swear.
'''Durante:''' Through me your name shall live on, as the hero who saves the world!
''The memory concludes.''

'''Y'shtola:''' We've been released from the memory, 'twould seem.

''Zero picks up the memoria crystal.''

'''Zero:''' If Golbez was the one sealed in this memoria...
'''Zero:''' Then the one we've been fighting is...
'''Golbez:''' No more than an impostor playing at hero.

''The doors open and Golbez arrives.''

'''Varshahn:''' Durante, I presume.
'''Golbez:''' A name long since lost to time. History shall remember only Golbez.
'''Golbez:''' Come what may, I shall deliver the world its salvation, and I will not suffer you to interfere.
'''Zero:''' You seek to free all souls from the purgatory of undeath. And to that end, you would invade another world.
'''Zero:''' While I cannot condone your methods, I understand your motive full well.
'''Zero:''' For I'm driven by the same. I too wish to save our world.
'''Zero:''' I too once thought I had to bear the burden by myself. That I had no choice but to walk my path alone. But I was wrong. We may yet strive together towards our shared goal, if you would reconsider your course.
''Golbez laughs.''
'''Golbez:''' If you possessed power which transcended that of Zeromus, then perhaps I would.
'''Golbez:''' But you do not. No, you are but another voidsent, like me. And what is a candle before the sun?
'''Zero:''' Perhaps we aren't all-powerful and cannot effect great change in an instant. Even so...
'''Golbez:''' Great change is what we need! Aught less has no meaning!
'''Golbez:''' Having glimpsed our past, you should understand as well as any.
'''Golbez:''' As Golbez, I dedicated myself to ending the Contramemoria. I fought the corrupted memoriates, and attempted to redeem those twisted by their power.
'''Golbez:''' Yet try as I might, I was powerless to make any meaningful change. 'Twas then, when I was floundering in despair, that she appeared─the Ascian Igeyorhm.
'''Golbez:''' Claiming to know how to excise the source of our woes, she showed me to the moon, where the servant of Light abided. 'Twas he and his ilk who had granted men unnatural powers, she said, and now prolonged the war.
'''Golbez:''' Believing her every word, I struck him down...and caused Darkness to engulf the world.
'''Zero:''' What!? Then it was you who...
'''Y'shtola:''' As Emet-Selch once told us, the Thirteenth was the Ascians' first attempt at a Rejoining, before they fully understood the mechanisms at play.
'''Y'shtola:''' They failed because they sought only to awaken the sundered Zodiark without instigating a calamity in the Source. The Darkness they unleashed had nowhere else to go...
'''Golbez:''' Having left a ruin of our world, the Ascian fled. I was a fool to trust them. To trust in others.
'''Golbez:''' Since that day, I have sought the means to undo my mistake. The world may be beyond saving, but I would at least restore the great flow.
'''Golbez:''' The dragon was an extraordinary windfall. A veritable font of aether that expedited my endeavors time and again.
'''Golbez:''' But it wasn't enough to achieve my objective. Far from it.
'''Golbez:''' For an eternity, I had to bide my time. But the day finally came when I acquired the power I sought.
'''Golbez:''' Aye, the remnants of the Ascians' god sealed within the moon suddenly dispersed into aether.
'''Golbez:''' With that aether, Zeromus could be conceived. And driven by the dragon's longing for home, it shall soon arise to destroy the barrier between worlds.
'''Golbez:''' Thus will the way open to the promised land, and the death we have been too long denied.
'''Golbez:''' Thus will I, Golbez, bring salvation to all!
'''Zero:''' So that is all you have left...
'''Golbez:''' Say what you will. You cannot stop Zeromus's awakening.
''Golbez retreats.''
'''Estinien:''' We're going after him, aren't we?
'''Zero:''' Aye. That's why we came, after all. And besides...
'''Zero:''' When someone believes in you, it makes you want to believe in them. In others and yourself. Jullus was right about that.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Y'shtola:''' To yearn to save the world, only to bring about its unmaking... 'Tis a tragic tale. But it changes nothing.

'''Estinien:''' We rarely believe ourselves the villain. But if our ends demand unconscionable sacrifice, what else can we be?

'''Varshahn:''' He speaks of salvation─of fulfilling an honored friend's legacy. Yet he does not scruple to discard others for his ambitions...
-optional end

===Speak with Zero.===
'''Zero:''' Let us press on.

System: In the darkest recesses of the moon await Golbez and Zeromus. They are resolved to save their world...and condemn yours.
Question: Are you prepared to brave the dark? (Yes/No)

-voiced cutscene start
''Within Golbez's domain''
'''Golbez:''' I had hoped to bear witness to the moment our salvation is realized...
'''Golbez:''' But nothing must be left to chance. I will stop you here no matter the cost!
''Golbez and the party clash.''
'''Golbez:''' Wounded as I am, I knew that I would be hard-pressed to fight you on equal terms.
'''Golbez:''' And so I lured you to this place, where the advantage is mine!
''Golbez summons the four archfiends.''
'''Estinien:''' The archfiends live!?
'''Zero:''' Impossible. Scarmiglione and Barbariccia were sealed in memoria, while Cagnazzo and Rubicante died in the Source...
'''Y'shtola:''' You are not wrong. They are not the true archfiends, but shades born of their residual aether.
'''Varshahn:''' If they are shades, then their strength will pale in comparison. Even should they fight as one, we may yet prevail.
'''Zero:''' We'll tend to the archfiends. Go and put an end to Zeromus.
'''Golbez:''' You'll do no such thing!
''The party clashes with the archfiends.''
'''Varshahn:''' Go! We'll join you as soon as we can!
''The player jumps into the abyss.''
'''Golbez:''' It is too late. Zeromus ''will'' awaken, and it shall devour any who come between it and its desire. Your companion is no exception.
'''Y'shtola:''' I wouldn't be so sure.
''Y'shtola defeats Scarmiglione's shade.''
'''Y'shtola:''' Time and again, {{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} has faced insurmountable odds.
''Estinien defeats Barbariccia's shade.''
'''Estinien:''' But no matter how hopeless things seemed, {{alternatives|f=she's|m=he's}} never given up the fight.
''Estinien turns his attention to Rubicante's shade. Varshahn defeats Cagnazzo's shade.''
'''Varshahn:''' So long as {{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} has strength of will to forge on, then so too shall we!
'''Zero:''' For we believe in {{alternatives|f=her|m=him}}, and {{alternatives|f=she|m=he}} believes in us.
'''Zero:''' And together, our Light can pierce blackest Darkness!
''Zero clashes with Golbez. The scene shifts to the Abyssal Fracture. Zeromus talks in Dragonspeak.''

'''Zeromus:''' What is this Darkness, cold and all-consuming? Where am I?
'''Zeromus:''' I must return to my world... To my home, where my kin await...
'''Zeromus:''' Yes, I must return. I return. And none shall stand in my way!

''The player takes out Azem's crystal.''

Question: What will you say?
> Release Azdaja!
> I can't let you destroy the barrier between worlds!
---

'''Zeromus:''' Begone from my sight!

''The player begins a summoning for seven other party members.''
-cutscene end

''{{i|The Abyssal Fracture}} now accessible''

===Confront Zeromus in The Abyssal Fracture.===
Zeromus: Stand aside, I beseech you.
Zeromus: I wish but to return home.
System: Zeromus drinks deep of Azdaja's soul...
Zeromus: Your flesh shall melt and seethe!w
Zeromus: Ah, the Darkness! It riseth!
Zeromus: In endless Dark embrace your end.
Zeromus: Begone, contemptible Light!
Zeromus: All are as one in Darkness.
Zeromus: O stifled Darkness in moon abiding...
Zeromus: Coalesce and consume creation!
System: Zeromus expands its domain...
Zeromus: In my memory the stars yet shine, attending the moon...
Zeromus: Bright as stars in the night.
Zeromus: My Darkness shall devour all Light.
Zeromus: Your souls are mine!
Zeromus: In Darkness be steeped.
Zeromus: Her will...my will...shall not be denied.
Zeromus: By my power shall all know salvation!
System: The barrier between worlds weakens...
Zeromus: Return to me, my beloved star!
Zeromus: Beyond the veil my home doth lie...
Zeromus: All who oppose me shall be consigned to nothingness.
Zeromus: To the last you would deny my heart's desire...
Zeromus: Oh, to look upon such splendor once more...

===Post-trial cutscene===
-voiced cutscene start
''Zeromus respawns.''
'''Zeromus:''' I shall not perish... So long as they await my return, I shall endure...
''Zeromus attacks the player but Estinien arrives and parries it.''
'''Estinien:''' Are you all right?
''Y'shtola, Zero, and Varshahn arrive. They clash with Zeromus. It prepares another attacks but Golbez arrives and creates a barrier.''
'''Golbez:''' Like all voidsent, Zeromus cannot be killed. Sealing it in memoria is the only way.

''Start of Echo flashback to the allies' confrontation with Golbez while the player was fighting Zeromus.''
'''Golbez:''' Ah, that it should come to this...
'''Golbez:''' I failed my dear friend. Fell for the Ascians' ploy and unleashed the Darkness.
'''Golbez:''' And after an eternity of waiting, I find myself on my knees...
'''Golbez:''' How disappointed must you be in me. In the foolishness and futility of it all...
'''Golbez:''' No... I will not let it be for naught. I will not allow you to pass. I will triumph in my crusade!
'''Zero:''' There is no triumph to be found in this madness.
'''Zero:''' Even if the veil were to be unraveled, it would not undo what Darkness has done to the world.
'''Zero:''' Nor would it bring Golbez back. From his slumber, you know there is no return.
'''Zero:''' You're weak and imperfect. You know it in your heart. In spite of this, do you truly believe that you can save everyone? Are you sure you will not fail?
'''Zero:''' I'm no better. Weak and imperfect and plagued by doubt. Which is why I need friends to walk beside me.
'''Golbez:''' Light...? But how?
'''Zero:''' This is proof that I believe in others, and they in turn believe in me.
'''Zero:''' A light that illuminates the way in darkest despair.
'''Zero:''' Be it in a ruined city locked in ice or a world drowning in Light, it was with faith in one another that life endured. I see it clearly now.
'''Golbez:''' You think we are capable of the same?
'''Zero:''' It won't be easy. Having lived too long as voidsent, we've forgotten how to trust.
'''Zero:''' But one thing is certain: if Zeromus succeeds and everyone dies, we'll never have the chance to try.
'''Zero:''' You asked me to join hands with you once, and I refused. I cannot take back that mistake, but I can extend to you the same offer. We can be better than we have been.

''Zero bathes Golbez in Light.''

'''Golbez:''' Of course. You were the memoriate we met all those years ago...

''Golbez laughs.''

'''Golbez:''' Yes, I remember now. We hoped you would join us in our quest to end the Contramemoria.
'''Golbez:''' But you rejected us outright.
'''Golbez:''' It left both of us discouraged─Golbez most of all. “If we could but overcome the fear that has shaped and divided us, we could change everything.”
'''Golbez:''' Even in the midst of that terrible war, he never stopped believing in others. Not even at the end...
'''Zero:''' You're Golbez now. If you would live up to his name, then you must trust in people as he did.
'''Varshahn:''' I cannot forgive what you have done to my sister. But she may yet be saved.
'''Varshahn:''' If you can help us see her safely home and protect the Source, then...
'''Y'shtola:''' As Zero's friends, we should gladly share what knowledge we have to help you restore the void.
'''Golbez:''' You truly believe the world of old can be ours again?
'''Zero:''' I do. So long as we work together.
''End of Echo flashback. Zeromus breaks Golbez's barrier.''

'''Zero:''' We will disperse Zeromus's essence once more. The instant we do, you must call to Azdaja.
'''Varshahn:''' Understood!
''Zero lands a hit on Zeromus but is struck down, her scythe broken.''
'''Varshahn:''' Zero!
''Zero awakes in an all-consuming Darkness.''
'''Zero:''' The suffocating Darkness... Like that of the rift...
'''Zero:''' Impenetrable... Disorienting... Untethered and drifting further away...
'''Estinien:''' Be strong, Zero! Don't give up!
'''Varshahn:''' Hold fast to yourself! Look to the Light within!
'''Y'shtola:''' Your place isn't alone in the Dark, Zero. Not anymore!

''Light gathers around Zero.''

Question: What will you say?
> You can do it, Zero!
Zero: Hmph.
'''Zero:''' Of course.
> Are you all right, Zero?
Zero: Hmph.
'''Zero:''' You needn't worry about me.
---

'''Zero:''' With this power from beyond the rift, I can do it. I can save everyone!
''Zero turns into a {{PLD}} [[paladin]].''
'''Zero:''' Golbez! If you would make amends, then lend me your strength!
''Zero attacks Zeromus while Golbez casts Meteor on it.''
'''Varshahn:''' Azdaja!
''Vrtra roars.''
'''Varshahn:''' Hear my voice...and return to me!
''Azdaja's soul appears.''
'''Azdaja:''' Oh, Vrtra... There thou art...
'''Azdaja:''' I am coming, Brother... I am coming...
''The darkness covers Azdaja's soul.''
'''Y'shtola:''' Have care! Zeromus makes to resurrect!
'''Zero:''' Not if I have anything to say about it!
'''Zero:''' No more, fiend!
''Zero vanquishes the darkness, turning it into a memoria crystal. Varshahn takes Azdaja's soul.''
'''Varshahn:''' You're safe now, Azdaja. You're safe.
''Zero pockets Zeromus's memoria crystal.''
'''Varshahn:''' To my sister, I shall offer up the eye in this vessel.
'''Varshahn:''' We dragons bring forth progeny with our very life force. That which my eye harbors should be enough to grant her corporeal form.
'''Varshahn:''' Of course, this means I shall no longer have control over this vessel. I must ask you escort Azdaja to the surface in my stead.
'''Estinien:''' We came to bring her home, and we'll do just that. You have my word.
'''Varshahn:''' Thank you.
'''Varshahn:''' At long last, we shall be together again.
''Varshahn transfers his aether to Vrtra's soul. He then collapses. A small dragon emerges. Golbez begins to walk away.''
'''Zero:''' Where are you going?
'''Golbez:''' Our world may yet be restored. I thought it an impossible dream once, but having witnessed your miracles, I cannot help but believe.
'''Golbez:''' Nevertheless, I am the villain who wrought this tragedy. And in my misguided crusade, I compounded my sins.
'''Golbez:''' My place is not at your side.
'''Zero:''' Regardless of how you may feel, by lending me your strength, you've made amends.
'''Zero:''' You've earned a new beginning.
'''Zero:''' It's up to you what we become to one another.
'''Zero:''' What we couldn't do yesterday, we might still do today. Working together.
'''Zero:''' And should we want for strength, we need only rally more like-minded souls to our cause.
'''Zero:''' So let's take the first step. The two of us.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Y'shtola:''' That Azdaja lives is a miracle made possible by the unique nature of the void...
'''Y'shtola:''' ...Ah, yes. The aether transmitters, I shall leave with Zero. They will be of more use in the Thirteenth than in the Source.

'''Estinien:''' I've already seen Varshahn safely to Vrtra. Many would be heartbroken if their “little brother” failed to return home.

'''Vrtra:''' Never again shall we be parted, Sister. Never again.
-optional end

===Speak with Zero.===
'''Zero:''' Never did I imagine that the Light I bore could bring about such change.
'''Zero:''' As our domains are shaped by our innermost desires, perhaps this is a reflection of the hope that had quickened in my heart.
'''Zero:''' You came to the Thirteenth to rescue Azdaja and protect your world. Our meeting was happenstance, and our association one of mutual convenience.
'''Zero:''' Yet you and yours always treated me with kindness. As a friend. And through your friendship, I've found a new beginning.
'''Zero:''' I'm forever in your debt.

-quest complete

System: You may now enter the Lunar Subterrane with a party of NPC avatars. To make use of this feature, open the '''Trust''' interface located under '''Duty''' in the main menu.
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=QUS_-sLcv_M}}

The Fallen Empire

2026-06-07T15:42:11Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Fallen Empire
| description = Jullus is eager to get out of the cold.
| image =
| quest-giver = Jullus
| related-npcs = Earnest Envoy; Gnaeus; Lucia; Marcus; Maxima; Mettius; Mysterious Person; Pelagia; Primus; Secundus; Urianger; Varshahn; Zero (NPC)
| location = Garlemald
| location-x = 29.7
| location-y = 8.7
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre = Newfound Adventure Quests
| sortkey = 650
| level = 90
| exp = 49728
| gil = 1346
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Like Fear to Flame
| next-quest = Bonds of Trust
| patch = 6.4
| release = endwalker
| msq-index = 838
| id-gt = 70274
| id-edb = 15a15035718
}}

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Varshahn]].
*Speak with Varshahn at Senatus.
*Investigate Senatus.
*Speak with the residents of Senatus.
*Speak to Varshahn.
*Speak with [[Maxima]] at [[Camp Broken Glass]]
*Speak with Mettius.

==Journal==
*Jullus is eager to get out of the cold.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
'''Zero:''' There is no common ground to be found with these men. In spite of this, you would still engage with them?

'''Varshahn:''' I do not begrudge them their hostility─they merely seek to protect their homeland. That said, we must strive to reach an understanding with one another.

'''Urianger:''' Full faith have I that you will win over the Garlean populace. In the meantime, I shall see to it that all is in readiness with the tower.

'''Mettius:''' Our sovereignty is of paramount importance. On this point, there can be no concessions.

'''Gnaeus:''' We will treat with the Ilsabard contingent, if only to assert our rights. If your intentions are as benevolent as you claim, then you will agree to our demands.
-optional end

===Accepting the quest===
'''Jullus:''' Since Their Excellencies are resolved to negotiate with the contingent, I will escort them to Tertium. I'll also instruct Alphinaud and Alisaie to meet us there.
'''Varshahn:''' ...Lord Mettius, Lord Gnaeus. By your leave, my comrades and I would speak with the residents of Senatus.
'''Varshahn:''' Though the Ilsabard contingent holds the Tower of Babil, it is I who wishes for it to be reactivated, and thus I think it meet that I be present for this discussion.
'''Varshahn:''' Yet my understanding of your people's hardships─of their hopes and desires, of their dreams for the future─is sorely lacking. In my ignorance, I would struggle to contribute.
'''Varshahn:''' Lest you worry, I will not plead our case to the community in your absence. I wish only to identify common ground, upon which we might build a relationship that sees us overcome our differences.
'''Gnaeus:''' ...Very well. But know that the guards will not hesitate to escort you from the premises should they judge your actions to be inappropriate.
'''Jullus:''' If it's settled, then, you should all head to Senatus.
'''Jullus:''' I'll join you there after I see Their Excellencies safely to Tertium.

-quest accepted

-optional start
'''Zero:''' Their defenses bespeak a cautious mindset. More so than Tertium.

'''Primus:''' Jullus has told us all. You have Lord Gnaeus's permission to enter and speak with our residents, but not to petition them directly for support. Remember that.

'''Jullus:''' Formal talks will have to wait until all parties are present.

'''Mettius:''' Hmph. I have no interest in idle chatter.

'''Gnaeus:''' We will do what we must to protect the interests of the Garlean people.
-optional end

===Speak with Varshahn.===
'''Varshahn:''' Here it is─Senatus. A temporary refuge for political dignitaries, hence the tight security.
'''Varshahn:''' I am given to understand that outsiders are not normally permitted so much as a glimpse inside. We should consider ourselves fortunate to be given this opportunity.
'''Zero:''' I hope it will be worth the trouble.
'''Varshahn:''' As do I, Zero. As do I...

Question: Enter Senatus? (Yes/No)

-optional start
'''Zero:''' The basic design is reminiscent of Tertium, though somewhat...embellished.
-optional end

===Speak with Varshahn in Senatus.===
'''Varshahn:''' To begin, I propose we split up and ask the residents for their views on the Ilsabard contingent and the current state of affairs.
'''Varshahn:''' We would also do well to learn more about this enclave itself. Should you observe anything of note, pray keep it in mind.
'''Varshahn:''' It is through open hearts and open minds that I believe we may yet convince their leaders to work with us for the greater good.

-optional start
'''Varshahn:''' Please, I wish to hear your concerns regarding the tower.

'''Zero:''' The furnishings are quite lavish. I am reminded of Troia...
-optional end

===Speak with the residents of Senatus.===
''Marcus''
'''Marcus:''' How do I feel about the contingent? Conflicted, to say the least.
'''Marcus:''' I've been tasked with the distribution of supplies, and I know as well as any that we couldn't survive without outside aid.
'''Marcus:''' Be that as it may, even though the Empire has collapsed, we have our pride. People don't want to be beholden to others forever. And there's no denying that it chafes to see our benefactors occupying the imperial palace...

''Pelagia''
'''Pelagia:''' You want to know what I think? I'm a soldier. I try not to think about politics at all.
'''Pelagia:''' I'll say this much. Our leaders labor to preserve our culture, our way of life. What remains of it, at any rate. I trust them to do what's best for Garlemald.

===Investigate Senatus.===
''Pile of Crates''
System: The stockpile of assorted supplies bears markings indicating they were provided by the Ilsabard contingent. The enclave is clearly reliant upon the Alliance for aid.

''Barrel of Ceruleum''
System: You recognize the large casks as the very same you and your comrades used to transport ceruleum from Lapis Manalis. Why they are in Senatus is unclear...

-optional start
'''Marcus:''' While our present welfare is important, we must be willing to endure hardship if it helps us to secure our nation's future. Strong leaders like Lord Gnaeus understand this.

'''Pelagia:''' Keep your voice down. There are people resting inside.
-optional end

===Speak with Varshahn.===
-cutscene start
'''Varshahn:''' Finished touring the enclave, have you? What were you able to learn?
'''Varshahn:''' Much the same as me, then. They accept the contingent's help out of necessity, and harbor a measure of resentment.
'''Zero:''' They have only themselves to blame. If they don't like the bargain, they should reject it.
'''Secundus@???:''' How many times must I tell you!? It's absolutely out of the question!

'''Jullus:''' What's going on?
'''Varshahn:''' We were wondering the very same. We came running when we heard shouting.
'''Varshahn:''' Is aught the matter?
'''Secundus:''' Oh, n-no, I was just trying to explain...
'''Earnest Envoy:''' Ah, mayhap you can clear this up. The contingent has made a reasonable request, but this man insists that it's impossible.
'''Earnest Envoy:''' It concerns the magitek weapons which run rampant throughout Regio Urbanissima. Every time we deliver supplies here, we have to dispatch extra men to defend against potential attacks.
'''Earnest Envoy:''' To address the issue once and for all, we've proposed the elimination of all machina that loiter near the supply route. But you heard him─they refuse to even consider it.
'''Secundus:''' The magistrates have already spoken on this matter! “Rampant” or no, those warmachina are Garlean assets. Furthermore, who is to say they are as dangerous as you attest?
'''Secundus:''' It has been suggested that this could be a pretense to scavenge magitek materiel for your own ends. I know not if that is the case, but the fact remains, we cannot allow you to destroy them.
'''Jullus:''' More speculation by the magistrates, I presume. Ridiculous, but they have spoken, and unless we ''want'' to inflame tensions further, there's naught we can do...
'''Zero:''' How complicated relations become when not grounded in a clear and equitable arrangement...
'''Varshahn:''' An equitable arrangement... Of course!
'''Varshahn:''' Well do I understand the difficulty of your position. As a soldier, you must do your duty, and obey your superiors.
'''Varshahn:''' I have an idea, but I must first speak with Commander Lucia. May I take charge of this matter?
'''Earnest Envoy:''' B-By all means...
'''Varshahn:''' Let us return to Camp Broken Glass, where we might discuss a solution I believe will satisfy all parties.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Lucia:''' You are returned. With glad tidings, I hope.

'''Urianger:''' I have completed mine inspection of the tower. Thou shalt be pleased to hear that the transference of aether will pose no difficulty.

'''Jullus:''' What do you suppose he has in mind?

'''Varshahn:''' Leave this to me, my friend.

'''Zero:''' He seems awfully confident...

'''Earnest Envoy:''' Er, who is this person again...?
-optional end

===Speak with Maxima at Camp Broken Glass.===
-cutscene start
'''Maxima:''' Welcome back, all of you. I pray there have been positive developments in your efforts to appeal to the Garlean community.
'''Varshahn:''' Mayhap not yet, but there is a method by which I believe all stand to gain.
'''Varshahn:''' As satrap, I intend to propose a trade agreement between Radz-at-Han and the people of Garlemald.
'''Lucia:''' Please continue.
'''Varshahn:''' The people of this nation have lived through its collapse and more. Yet they have chosen to remain, for it is their home.
'''Varshahn:''' That they have been able to survive thus far is thanks to the Ilsabard contingent. Or rather, in less flattering terms, they are entirely at your mercy.
'''Varshahn:''' Despite your noble intentions, this one-sided relationship has fueled feelings of frustration and resentment. 'Tis no surprise then that some Garleans are loath to engage with foreigners, for fear of indebting themselves further, or surrendering more of their already limited autonomy.
'''Varshahn:''' That is why I wish to present them with an equitable arrangement.
'''Varshahn:''' One that would restore to them a sense of agency after having been forced to rely upon charity.
'''Jullus:''' Easier said than done. What exactly did you have in mind?
'''Varshahn:''' Long have Garlemald and Radz-at-Han abided by a treaty of noninterference. Freely have we traded with one another, and I wish but to continue in this tradition.
'''Varshahn:''' We would provide your people with such supplies as you require, in return for which you would grant us leave to use the Tower of Babil, as well as share your magitek resources and expertise.
'''Varshahn:''' As we become more reliant upon your technologies, we will of course require more ceruleum to fuel them. This you possess in abundance, and for it you will be duly compensated. Radz-at-Han's culture will be enriched by your magitek wonders, and our ever-increasing demand for your wares will see Garlemald grow wealthy and prosperous.
'''Varshahn:''' Only when both sides keep the interests of the other in mind can an equitable relationship be forged. 'Tis a principle I once thought I understood, but have come to appreciate all the more in recent days─thanks to the sage counsel of a friend from beyond the rift.
'''Maxima:''' Your Excellency, thank you for your careful consideration of Garlemald's future. Though I cannot speak for every Garlean, I myself see no reason to object to your proposal.
'''Maxima:''' Indeed, if Radz-at-Han were to take the initiative, other nations may follow suit and seek to normalize trade relations with us.
'''Varshahn:''' If you see the sense in my proposal, then I ask you to join me in the negotiations at Tertium. Your support may be instrumental in winning over Lords Gnaeus and Mettius.
'''Lucia:''' By all means, go with them. I have matters here well in hand.
'''Urianger:''' I have learned all that I may regarding the tower's operation, so I too shall hie me to Tertium.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Lucia:''' An equitable arrangement... The satrap has a pragmatic vision for the future.

'''Earnest Envoy:''' If a trade agreement can be forged, I dare to hope it will thaw relations with the Garleans. Until then, I'll keep on trying to convince them of the need to decommission these dangerous weapons. Diplomatically, that is.

'''Gnaeus:''' Can we finally begin the negotiations?
-optional end

===Speak with Mettius.===
-cutscene start
'''Mettius:''' A crowd you may have brought, but numbers will not intimidate us. The Tower of Babil is ours by rights, and nothing you do will convince us otherwise!
'''Varshahn:''' Rest assured, it is not our intent to infringe upon the rights of the people of Garlemald. Let us instead discuss the future.
'''Varshahn:''' As the satrap of Radz-at-Han, I wish to establish a new trade agreement between our nations.
'''Maxima:''' The aid we presently receive will not last forever, my lords. Sooner or later, we must stand on our own two feet.
'''Maxima:''' But to do so, we must secure a means to replenish our coffers, and the proposed agreement presents a rare opportunity.
'''Gnaeus:''' Hmmm... 'Tis true we do not want for magitek and ceruleum, and foreign currency will be needed to procure such things as we lack...
'''Gnaeus:''' It would depend on the precise terms, but I can see the merits.
'''Mettius:''' What!? I can't believe what I'm hearing! You served the Emperor─were a proud patriot─yet now you entertain ''selling'' national resources like a common merchant!?
'''Gnaeus:''' Like you, I weep for what we have lost. But if we are to rebuild Garlemald, we must make use of what precious few assets remain to us.
'''Mettius:''' Nonsense. Utter nonsense. You are a traitor, Gnaeus, and there ''will'' be a reckoning. Oh yes. When the people of Senatus learn of this, they will cry out for your blood!
'''Jullus:''' Lord Mettius, wait! It isn't safe out there!
-quest complete
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=cVul1jRUuWc}}

The Fallen Empire

2026-06-07T15:18:56Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */ missing colon

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Fallen Empire
| description = Jullus is eager to get out of the cold.
| image =
| quest-giver = Jullus
| related-npcs = Earnest Envoy; Gnaeus; Lucia; Marcus; Maxima; Mettius; Mysterious Person; Pelagia; Primus; Secundus; Urianger; Varshahn; Zero (NPC)
| location = Garlemald
| location-x = 29.7
| location-y = 8.7
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre = Newfound Adventure Quests
| sortkey = 650
| level = 90
| exp = 49728
| gil = 1346
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Like Fear to Flame
| next-quest = Bonds of Trust
| patch = 6.4
| release = endwalker
| msq-index = 838
| id-gt = 70274
| id-edb = 15a15035718
}}

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Varshahn]].
*Speak with Varshahn at Senatus.
*Investigate Senatus.
*Speak with the residents of Senatus.
*Speak to Varshahn.
*Speak with [[Maxima]] at [[Camp Broken Glass]]
*Speak with Mettius.

==Journal==
*Jullus is eager to get out of the cold.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
-optional start
'''Zero:''' There is no common ground to be found with these men. In spite of this, you would still engage with them?

'''Varshahn:''' I do not begrudge them their hostility─they merely seek to protect their homeland. That said, we must strive to reach an understanding with one another.

'''Urianger:''' Full faith have I that you will win over the Garlean populace. In the meantime, I shall see to it that all is in readiness with the tower.

'''Mettius:''' Our sovereignty is of paramount importance. On this point, there can be no concessions.

'''Gnaeus:''' We will treat with the Ilsabard contingent, if only to assert our rights. If your intentions are as benevolent as you claim, then you will agree to our demands.
-optional end

===Accepting the quest===
'''Jullus:''' Since Their Excellencies are resolved to negotiate with the contingent, I will escort them to Tertium. I'll also instruct Alphinaud and Alisaie to meet us there.
'''Varshahn:''' ...Lord Mettius, Lord Gnaeus. By your leave, my comrades and I would speak with the residents of Senatus.
'''Varshahn:''' Though the Ilsabard contingent holds the Tower of Babil, it is I who wishes for it to be reactivated, and thus I think it meet that I be present for this discussion.
'''Varshahn:''' Yet my understanding of your people's hardships─of their hopes and desires, of their dreams for the future─is sorely lacking. In my ignorance, I would struggle to contribute.
'''Varshahn:''' Lest you worry, I will not plead our case to the community in your absence. I wish only to identify common ground, upon which we might build a relationship that sees us overcome our differences.
'''Gnaeus:''' ...Very well. But know that the guards will not hesitate to escort you from the premises should they judge your actions to be inappropriate.
'''Jullus:''' If it's settled, then, you should all head to Senatus.
'''Jullus:''' I'll join you there after I see Their Excellencies safely to Tertium.

-quest accepted

-optional start
'''Zero:''' Their defenses bespeak a cautious mindset. More so than Tertium.

'''Primus:''' Jullus has told us all. You have Lord Gnaeus's permission to enter and speak with our residents, but not to petition them directly for support. Remember that.

'''Jullus:''' Formal talks will have to wait until all parties are present.

'''Mettius:''' Hmph. I have no interest in idle chatter.

'''Gnaeus:''' We will do what we must to protect the interests of the Garlean people.
-optional end

===Speak with Varshahn.===
'''Varshahn:''' Here it is─Senatus. A temporary refuge for political dignitaries, hence the tight security.
'''Varshahn:''' I am given to understand that outsiders are not normally permitted so much as a glimpse inside. We should consider ourselves fortunate to be given this opportunity.
'''Zero:''' I hope it will be worth the trouble.
'''Varshahn:''' As do I, Zero. As do I...

Question: Enter Senatus? (Yes/No)

-optional start
'''Zero:''' The basic design is reminiscent of Tertium, though somewhat...embellished.
-optional end

===Speak with Varshahn in Senatus.===
'''Varshahn:''' To begin, I propose we split up and ask the residents for their views on the Ilsabard contingent and the current state of affairs.
'''Varshahn:''' We would also do well to learn more about this enclave itself. Should you observe anything of note, pray keep it in mind.
'''Varshahn:''' It is through open hearts and open minds that I believe we may yet convince their leaders to work with us for the greater good.

-optional start
'''Varshahn:''' Please, I wish to hear your concerns regarding the tower.

'''Zero:''' The furnishings are quite lavish. I am reminded of Troia...
-optional end

===Speak with the residents of Senatus.===
''Marcus''
'''Marcus:''' How do I feel about the contingent? Conflicted, to say the least.
'''Marcus:''' I've been tasked with the distribution of supplies, and I know as well as any that we couldn't survive without outside aid.
'''Marcus:''' Be that as it may, even though the Empire has collapsed, we have our pride. People don't want to be beholden to others forever. And there's no denying that it chafes to see our benefactors occupying the imperial palace...

''Pelagia''
'''Pelagia:''' You want to know what I think? I'm a soldier. I try not to think about politics at all.
'''Pelagia:''' I'll say this much. Our leaders labor to preserve our culture, our way of life. What remains of it, at any rate. I trust them to do what's best for Garlemald.

===Investigate Senatus.===
''Pile of Crates''
System: The stockpile of assorted supplies bears markings indicating they were provided by the Ilsabard contingent. The enclave is clearly reliant upon the Alliance for aid.

''Barrel of Ceruleum''
System: You recognize the large casks as the very same you and your comrades used to transport ceruleum from Lapis Manalis. Why they are in Senatus is unclear...

-optional start
'''Marcus:''' While our present welfare is important, we must be willing to endure hardship if it helps us to secure our nation's future. Strong leaders like Lord Gnaeus understand this.

'''Pelagia:''' Keep your voice down. There are people resting inside.
-optional end

===Speak with Varshahn.===
-cutscene start
'''Varshahn:''' Finished touring the enclave, have you? What were you able to learn?
'''Varshahn:''' Much the same as me, then. They accept the contingent's help out of necessity, and harbor a measure of resentment.
'''Zero:''' They have only themselves to blame. If they don't like the bargain, they should reject it.
'''Secundus@???:''' How many times must I tell you!? It's absolutely out of the question!

'''Jullus:''' What's going on?
'''Varshahn:''' We were wondering the very same. We came running when we heard shouting.
'''Varshahn:''' Is aught the matter?
'''Secundus:''' Oh, n-no, I was just trying to explain...
'''Earnest Envoy:''' Ah, mayhap you can clear this up. The contingent has made a reasonable request, but this man insists that it's impossible.
'''Earnest Envoy:''' It concerns the magitek weapons which run rampant throughout Regio Urbanissima. Every time we deliver supplies here, we have to dispatch extra men to defend against potential attacks.
'''Earnest Envoy:''' To address the issue once and for all, we've proposed the elimination of all machina that loiter near the supply route. But you heard him─they refuse to even consider it.
'''Secundus:''' The magistrates have already spoken on this matter! “Rampant” or no, those warmachina are Garlean assets. Furthermore, who is to say they are as dangerous as you attest?
'''Secundus:''' It has been suggested that this could be a pretense to scavenge magitek materiel for your own ends. I know not if that is the case, but the fact remains, we cannot allow you to destroy them.
'''Jullus:''' More speculation by the magistrates, I presume. Ridiculous, but they have spoken, and unless we ''want'' to inflame tensions further, there's naught we can do...
'''Zero:''' How complicated relations become when not grounded in a clear and equitable arrangement...
'''Varshahn:''' An equitable arrangement... Of course!
'''Varshahn:''' Well do I understand the difficulty of your position. As a soldier, you must do your duty, and obey your superiors.
'''Varshahn:''' I have an idea, but I must first speak with Commander Lucia. May I take charge of this matter?
'''Earnest Envoy:''' B-By all means...
'''Varshahn:''' Let us return to Camp Broken Glass, where we might discuss a solution I believe will satisfy all parties.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Lucia:''' You are returned. With glad tidings, I hope.

'''Urianger:''' I have completed mine inspection of the tower. Thou shalt be pleased to hear that the transference of aether will pose no difficulty.

'''Jullus:''' What do you suppose he has in mind?

'''Varshahn:''' Leave this to me, my friend.

'''Zero:''' He seems awfully confident...

'''Earnest Envoy:''' Er, who is this person again...?
-optional end

===Speak with Maxima at Camp Broken Glass.===
-cutscene start
'''Maxima:''' Welcome back, all of you. I pray there have been positive developments in your efforts to appeal to the Garlean community.
'''Varshahn:''' Mayhap not yet, but there is a method by which I believe all stand to gain.
'''Varshahn:''' As satrap, I intend to propose a trade agreement between Radz-at-Han and the people of Garlemald.
'''Lucia:''' Please continue.
'''Varshahn:''' The people of this nation have lived through its collapse and more. Yet they have chosen to remain, for it is their home.
'''Varshahn:''' That they have been able to survive thus far is thanks to the Ilsabard contingent. Or rather, in less flattering terms, they are entirely at your mercy.
'''Varshahn:''' Despite your noble intentions, this one-sided relationship has fueled feelings of frustration and resentment. 'Tis no surprise then that some Garleans are loath to engage with foreigners, for fear of indebting themselves further, or surrendering more of their already limited autonomy.
'''Varshahn:''' That is why I wish to present them with an equitable arrangement.
'''Varshahn:''' One that would restore to them a sense of agency after having been forced to rely upon charity.
'''Jullus:''' Easier said than done. What exactly did you have in mind?
'''Varshahn:''' Long have Garlemald and Radz-at-Han abided by a treaty of noninterference. Freely have we traded with one another, and I wish but to continue in this tradition.
'''Varshahn:''' We would provide your people with such supplies as you require, in return for which you would grant us leave to use the Tower of Babil, as well as share your magitek resources and expertise.
'''Varshahn:''' As we become more reliant upon your technologies, we will of course require more ceruleum to fuel them. This you possess in abundance, and for it you will be duly compensated. Radz-at-Han's culture will be enriched by your magitek wonders, and our ever-increasing demand for your wares will see Garlemald grow wealthy and prosperous.
'''Varshahn:''' Only when both sides keep the interests of the other in mind can an equitable relationship be forged. 'Tis a principle I once thought I understood, but have come to appreciate all the more in recent days─thanks to the sage counsel of a friend from beyond the rift.
'''Maxima:''' Your Excellency, thank you for your careful consideration of Garlemald's future. Though I cannot speak for every Garlean, I myself see no reason to object to your proposal.
'''Maxima:''' Indeed, if Radz-at-Han were to take the initiative, other nations may follow suit and seek to normalize trade relations with us.
'''Varshahn:''' If you see the sense in my proposal, then I ask you to join me in the negotiations at Tertium. Your support may be instrumental in winning over Lords Gnaeus and Mettius.
'''Lucia:''' By all means, go with them. I have matters here well in hand.
'''Urianger:''' I have learned all that I may regarding the tower's operation, so I too shall hie me to Tertium.
-cutscene end

-optional start
'''Lucia:''' An equitable arrangement... The satrap has a pragmatic vision for the future.

'''Earnest Envoy:''' If a trade agreement can be forged, I dare to hope it will thaw relations with the Garleans. Until then, I'll keep on trying to convince them of the need to decommission these dangerous weapons. Diplomatically, that is.

'''Gnaeus:''' Can we finally begin the negotiations?
-optional end

===Speak with Mettius.===
-cutscene start
'''Mettius:''' A crowd you may have brought, but numbers will not intimidate us. The Tower of Babil is ours by rights, and nothing you do will convince us otherwise!
'''Varshahn:''' Rest assured, it is not our intent to infringe upon the rights of the people of Garlemald. Let us instead discuss the future.
'''Varshahn:''' As the satrap of Radz-at-Han, I wish to establish a new trade agreement between our nations.
'''Maxima:''' The aid we presently receive will not last forever, my lords. Sooner or later, we must stand on our own two feet.
'''Maxima:''' But to do so, we must secure a means to replenish our coffers, and the proposed agreement presents a rare opportunity.
'''Gnaeus:''' Hmmm... 'Tis true we do not want for magitek and ceruleum, and foreign currency will be needed to procure such things as we lack...
'''Gnaeus:''' It would depend on the precise terms, but I can see the merits.
'''Mettius:''' What!? I can't believe what I'm hearing! You served the Emperor─were a proud patriot─yet now you entertain ''selling'' national resources like a common merchant!?
'''Gnaeus:''' Like you, I weep for what we have lost. But if we are to rebuild Garlemald, we must make use of what precious few assets remain to us.
'''Mettius:''' Nonsense. Utter nonsense. You are a traitor, Gnaeus, and there ''will'' be a reckoning. Oh yes. When the people of Senatus learn of this, they will cry out for your blood!
'''Jullus:''' Lord Mettius, wait! It isn't safe out there!
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=cVul1jRUuWc}}

Generational Bonding

2026-06-06T10:17:18Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| name = Generational Bonding
| image = generational bonding.png
| description = [[Delion]] is ready to embark on another crusade for the Truth.
| quest-giver = Hildibrand
| related-npcs = Brandihild; Delion; Excitable Youth; Godbert; Lugae; Nashu Mhakaracca; PuPu
| location = Thavnair
| location-x = 32.7
| location-y = 26.3
| type = feature
| quest-line = Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Hildibrand Sidequests
| journal-genre = Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures Quests
| sortkey = 320
| level = 90
| req-quest =
| exp =
| gil = 3330
| prev-quest = The Spectacle of Inspection
| next-quest = By Agents Unknown, Well-oiled
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.35
| id-gt = 70255
| id-edb = 4b33f3c1e7d
}}

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Hildibrand]] in [[Radz-at-Han]].
*Speak with Hildibrand at [[Camp Broken Glass]].
*Speak with [[Delion]].
*Search for the starship wreckage.
*Speak with [[Brandihild]].
*Speak with Hildibrand in Radz-at-Han.

==Journal==
* An unperturbed [[Hildibrand]] seeks to resume the search for [[PuPu]]'s comrade.

* The irrepressible Hildibrand is eager to resume the search for PuPu's missing comrade, and your newest recruit, the clone Brandihild, proposes a brilliant strategy. Instead of pursuing the alien individual, you will investigate saucer sightings, and exclude those you can say with confidence were of PuPu himself. Delion embraces this idea, suggesting a return to his workroom in Radz-at-Han that he and PuPu might sift through old issues of The Thavnairian Truth and the many accounts they have received.

* A process of elimination has determined that the only saucer sighting outside of the regions PuPu visited was reported from Garlemald. The next logical step, it seems, is to journey to Camp Broken Glass, before setting out to find the author of this eyewitness account─an imperial soldier by the name of Numerious.

* Delion, arriving somewhat late to your rendezvous in Camp Broken Glass, explains that he has spoken with the contingent officers and learned that Numerious was on their duty roster. The editor in chief once again takes the lead, herding your ragtag party towards the imperial soldier's posting at Forum Patens.

* Although thrilled to be meeting the Truth's editor in chief, Numerious has little to add to his prior bare-bones account. His imperial comrade, on the other hand, relates how he bore witness to the same silvery saucer─before shooting it out of the sky. Using various parameters provided by the artillerist, Brandihild swiftly calculates where the stricken starship most likely crash-landed. Flabbergasted by the clone's mathematical genius, you and your companions take this unexpected advice, and turn your attention towards a point one thousand three hundred and sixty yalms northeast of your current location.

* A search for the saucer turns up a scorched exterior panel, but no trace of PuPu's friend. The ensuing discussion about the vessel's probable fate is interrupted, however, when a familiar fragrant young stalker rushes over in a panic, desperate to inform you of Nashu's kidnapping. Perpetrated by a henchman of Doctor Lugae, the crime is accompanied by a message, demanding that you─[Forename]─present yourself at the Tower of Babil. Or else. Hildibrand and Godbert naturally disregard these very specific instructions to speed off in the direction of the designated meeting spot, leaving you behind with Delion, PuPu, and a nonplussed Inspector Brandihild.

* Somewhat late off the mark, you hurry to the specified servicing facility, only to find that the Manderville men have concluded their mortal combat with a heavily modified “Suprae-Lugae.” One can only imagine what spectacular carnage preceded your arrival...

* Once more reduced to a disembodied head, Lugae nevertheless refuses to admit defeat. He unleashes a deadly nasal laser in your direction, only to have Brandihild intervene, the clone's wondrous geometrical calculations redirecting the beam back to its source. With a little extra assistance from the Mandervilles, this provides you the perfect opening to execute a powerful kick, and send the gleaming skull rocketing away into the distance. A seemingly unharmed and well-rested Nashu then chooses this moment to wander in from an adjoining chamber, and, thus reunited, your intrepid team retires to Radz-at-Han.

* Scarcely have you set foot back in the city when Hildibrand throws himself wholeheartedly back into the Case of the Silent Correspondent. His exit is mirrored by the equally enthusiastic Nashu and PuPu, with Brandihild belatedly joining in the chase. Godbert, for his part, appears sufficiently inspired to resume his Manderville weaponry endeavor, and invites you to lend a hand should your schedule permit. This leaves Delion, who, despite a complete lack of supporting evidence, remains determined to expose PuPu's cleverly disguised conspiracy. With your help, of course.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
-optional start
Nashu Mhakaracca: Blocky, blocky Brandihild!

PuPu: I knew the duplicator had been unstable, but I pushed it to perform anyway. Now look at what I've wrought: not only is this clone a poor imitation of the inspector in form, but in force of personality as well.

Delion: Blocky though this inspector may be, that Master PuPu could so easily attempt to replicate a living, thinking being... Alien technology is so advanced, I can scarce differentiate it from magic.

Godbert: Ohohoho, never a dull moment around the Manderville men!

Brandihild: I am...delighted. To be of assistance.

-optional end
-cutscene start
Hildibrand: An unexpected but invaluable addition to our ranks! With our numbers thus bolstered, I say we are ready once more to dive into the fray!

Delion: Perhaps, but what of our strategy? We need a new approach...

Brandihild: Ahem...if I may?
Brandihild: Assuming Master PuPu's acquaintance pilots a craft of similar design, then might we not instead attempt to locate the starship? Such a striking vessel will have drawn more attention than the comparatively tiny being in question.

Delion: He has a point. The ''Truth'' receives a large number of reports from readers claiming to have observed unidentified flying objects.

Brandihild: We could review said reports—those that meet the criteria of shiny, silver, and saucer-like, naturally—and then remove instances which we know to have been Master PuPu. That should narrow things down considerably.

Delion: Indeed! What a fantastic idea!

Hildibrand: Ah...hah hah hah! Just the kind of brilliance one might expect of one's clone. I was about to make the very same suggestion!

Nashu Mhakaracca: Well done, Inspector!

Brandihild: Ah...hah hah. I hope I've not overstepped my bounds. I am but a shadow of the original, after all.

Delion: I have a stack of back issues stored in the workroom I use in the city. PuPu can help me sift through them, and cross off the sightings that were definitely him. Shall we?
-cutscene end
-quest accepted

===Speak with Hildibrand in Radz-at-Han.===

-optional start

Nashu Mhakaracca: Inspector Hildibrand inspected Inspector Brandihild with unexpected introspection... Ouch, I think I just twisted my tongue.

Excitable Youth: Argh! ...I mean, don't mind me! Just keeping a watchful eye on Miss Nashu. You never know what kind of unsavory knaves are out there!

-optional end

-cutscene start
Hildibrand: Dorian has taken Master PuPu to peruse his store of past publications. Let us enjoy a brief interlude until they return with the results of their investigation.

Delion: We've finished going through all the back issues.
Delion: If we discount the areas we know PuPu to have visited, it turns out that there was only one other sighting of a flying saucer. In Garlemald.
Delion: The account itself was sent to me by an imperial soldier named Numerious, who appears to be a loyal fan of the ''Truth''.

Brandihild: All the way from the Empire? Your publication has an impressively wide readership.

Delion: Our audience has always been universal. After all, the desire to know the unknown transcends all borders and creeds!

PuPu: The saucer was spotted during the imperial war of succession. Beyond that, there were no meaningful details.

Hildibrand: Then we must visit this soldier fellow in Garlemald, and wring from him the entire tale!

Delion: I agree. This is our only lead, and we've no choice but to follow up on it. To Camp Broken Glass!
-cutscene end

===Speak with Hildibrand at Camp Broken Glass===

-optional start

Nashu Mhakaracca: C-Cor, it never gets any w-warmer here, does it?

-optional end

-cutscene start
Hildibrand: Everyone present and accounted for?

Brandihild: Ah, we appear to be missing Master Delion...

Delion: My apologies, but I had a hunch that I thought might save us some time.
Delion: I spoke with some contingent officers, you see, and our Numerious is on the roster of allied imperial troops.

Hildibrand: That does certainly make things easier. And were they able to point you in the direction of this Numerous chap's posting?

Delion: Yes. ''Numerious'' is currently with his unit, organizing the supply dump at Forum Patens.
Delion: We should head over there, and hope he can spare a few moments to talk.
Delion: ...Ugh, the chill here seeps right into your bones. How are you all not shivering in that unseasonal attire?

Godbert: Ohohoho, a Manderville man on a mission feels neither heat nor cold!

Delion: I'm not sure how one's frame of mind can overcome the reality of frostbite, but then again...reality always seems relative around the Mandervilles.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Delion===

-cutscene start

Delion: Hello! Is there a Numerious here? I am Delion, the editor in chief of ''The Thavnairian Truth''—I've come to follow up on your eyewitness account.

Numerious: The editor in chief himself!? What an honor!
Numerious: I wish there was more to the story, but everything I know was in my submission. I've naught left to tell...
Numerious: ...Unless you've something else to share? Didn't you say you saw the saucer as well?

1st Legion Artillerist: Oh, I did more than just see it. This was around the time when the fighting with Nerva's faction had escalated into all-out war, you understand.
1st Legion Artillerist: I'd been assigned to an anti-aircraft cannon, and was actively surveying for enemies when this silver vessel flew into view.
1st Legion Artillerist: Some new kind of warmachina, I presumed. So I opened fire, and knocked it out of the sky.

Delion: “Presumed”? You mean you never got a look at the wreckage?

1st Legion Artillerist: We were at war. I wasn't about to venture onto the battlefield to indulge my curiosity. It's probably still out there. Somewhere.

Hildibrand: We have to find that flying—or should I say, fallen—silvery saucer. Do you have an idea of where it crashed?

1st Legion Artillerist: Not an exact location, no...

Delion: Then we'd best have the gods' own luck. Garlemald's capital region encompasses malms and malms of icy wilderness.

Brandihild: If I may. Do you happen to remember the approximate speed and bearing of the saucer? And the position and firing angle of the cannon?

1st Legion Artillerist: More or less, I think. An artillerist without a head for numbers wouldn't be long for the profession.

Brandihild: ...That should be sufficient, thank you.

''Brandihild calculates.''

Brandihild: I have it! The starship impacted the earth one thousand three hundred and sixty yalms to the northeast of our current location. Give or take a few yalms.

Delion: How in the seven hells did you arrive at that conclusion!?

Brandihild: Elementary algebra, my dear Delion. Assuming the craft belonging to Master PuPu's comrade is of similar construction, determining its trajectory is trivial.

Hildibrand: Ah...hah hah hah! My brilliant clone, ladies and gentlemen! I was about to offer the selfsame conclusion, but once again, he has beaten me to the punch...

Nashu Mhakaracca: Hooray for Inspector Brandihild!

Brandihild: Ah...hah hah. I seem to have stolen my progenitor's thunder. My apologies.

Delion: One thousand three hundred and sixty or so yalms to the northeast of here! That improves the chances of our search from near hopeless to rather hopeful. Let's go and find this fallen saucer, shall we?

''A dark figure watches the group leave.''

-cutscene end

===Search for the starship wreckage===

-optional start

Hildibrand: Ah, tut-tut! Silence, please! I must still my mind and quest afield with my senses...

PuPu: Wherever could it be...?

Nashu Mhakaracca: Zzz... Hot soup... Zzz... Blazing hearth...

Delion: Oh, to always have such precise coordinates when hunting otherworldly phenomena...

Godbert: Ohohoho, such an invigorating climate!

Brandihild: Had someone thought to record the wind speed and direction, I might have calculated the crash site to the nearest ilm instead...

-optional end

''Interacting with the Half-buried Pot''

System: A pot, half-buried in the snow. Nothing alien to speak of.

''Interacting with the Black Metal Debris''
System: Although promising at first glance, a closer inspection reveals this debris to be the wreckage of some vanquished warmachina.

''Interacting with the Scorched Metal Plating''
System: A scorched and twisted scrap of metal plating. A starship like PuPu's could well have been reduced to a similar state were it hit by artillery rounds...

-cutscene start

Hildibrand: Oho, what have you found there, [Forename]?

PuPu: An exterior panel!
PuPu: This is from my friend's starship, I am sure of it. Debris from the crash landing...

Brandihild: I see no other pieces in the immediate vicinity, which means the vessel may have weathered the barrage and made good its escape.
Brandihild: Another possibility is that your comrade recovered most of the wreckage...or some as-yet-unknown party did.

Hildibrand: You're saying someone may have made off with our cosmic visitor, saucer and all? I say, this is an altogether different kind of “alien abduction.”

Delion: Hm? Has anyone seen Nashu...?

Hildibrand: Now that you mention it, where ''is'' my loyal assistant?

Excitable Youth: H-Help! You have to help! My beloved Miss Nashu has been kidnapped!
Excitable Youth: Some cad claiming to be an agent of Doctor Lugae came and took her away!
Excitable Youth: He told me to tell you, and I quote: “If you want your precious companion returned alive, then [Forename] must present {{alternatives|herself|himself}} at the Tower of Babil. Specifically, the magitek servicing facility—don't forget that part.”

Hildibrand: The gall! The temerity! The ''audacity''! My stalwart aid, spirited away under my very nose!

Delion: My apologies, but who are you? A close acquaintance of Nashu, I assume?

Excitable Youth: Me!? Oh, no. I wish. I mean, uh, I just happened to be passing through...this snowfield. I'm a...snowflake inspector, you see. No two alike and all that. Anyway, enough about me—you need to go and save Miss Nashu!

Godbert: At last, a chance to stretch my legs.
Godbert: What say you, my son? Shall we get this rescue mission underway?

Hildibrand: Indeed, we shall!

''Godbert and Hildibrand run off.''

Brandihild: They left without us. Even though this doctor fellow asked for ''you'' by name. Curious.

-cutscene end

===Speak with Brandihild===

-optional start

PuPu: Forget the missing starship for now! Nashu is in imminent danger!

Delion: Another abduction. And yet all I can do is wonder who that odd young man was...and why he smelled so strongly of cheese.

-optional end

Brandihild: I've collected what evidence remained of the crash, but solving this mystery will have to wait. The Case of the Abducted Assistant calls!

System: You must be a Disciple of War or Magic of level 90 or above to proceed.

-cutscene start
System: Meanwhile, at the Tower of Babil...

Lugae: Wee hee hee! All shall fall before Suprae-Lugae! With this new and improved body, revenge will finally be mine...

Hildibrand: You will release Nashu this instant!

Lugae: What are you two doing here!? I ''specifically'' asked for the adventurer! Begone, before I unleash my fury prematurely...

Godbert: Ohoho, this promises to be a proper battle.
Godbert: I see no reason to trouble [Forename]. We tackle this menace as father and son—the Manderville men—together!

Hildibrand: Agreed!

Lugae: Bah, I'll not waste my appetite for vengeance on the side dishes! Hired thugs, time to earn your pay!

Godbert: Oho. A little warm-up before the main event.

Lugae: Get! Them!

-cutscene end

===Solo Duty===

Hildibrand: This is quite a crowd of admirers. Did someone send word we were coming?

Godbert: Ohoho! Shall we do a little dance?

Hildibrand: So many partners to choose from!

Godbert: These old limbs are limbered up!

Hildibrand: Violence is not the answer!
Hildibrand: Your lackeys were found lacking! Come out and face your fate!
Suprae-Lugae: Insolent worms! The son will be the first to die...
Hildibrand: What is this impending dread...?
Hildibrand: Mummy! Er...Daddy! If you could be so kind!
Hildibrand: Leave me alone!

Godbert: Ohoho! Keep running, son!

Suprae-Lugae: Gyaaah! Why are they hitting me!?

Hildibrand: Waaaaaah!
Hildibrand: Father! A little help!
Hildibrand: Waaaaaah!
Hildibrand: Father! A little help!
Hildibrand: That was too close...

Suprae-Lugae: You survived my missiles!? Then enjoy some leftover warmachina!

Hildibrand: This seems a sturdier group than the last!

Godbert: Oho! They may indeed survive a few more taps of the hammer!

Hildibrand: Such quaint killing machines!
Hildibrand: Keep up, now, keep up!

Godbert: This is more like it!

Hildibrand: Keep up, now, keep up!
Hildibrand: I am on the case!♪

Godbert: An amusing diversion, but you'll need to do better than that.

Hildibrand: We've broken your toys.
Hildibrand: This is over! Surrender!

Suprae-Lugae: My warmachina... If reasonable means fail, then unreasonable measures are called for!

Godbert: Stand back, Hildibrand. Let your old man handle this.

Hildibrand: 'Tis all yours, Father!

Godbert: And I was just getting started...

Hildibrand: Bravo, Father!

Suprae-Lugae: You stopped them all? By sidestepping!?
Suprae-Lugae: Very well... It seems I must crush you myself!

Godbert: Ohohoho! Finally decided to take us seriously, have you?

Hildibrand: Prepare to pay for your crimes, Doctor!

Suprae-Lugae: I'll pound you into pulp!

Hildibrand: Engage gentlemanly evasion!
Hildibrand: The room...is spinning...

Godbert: Hah hah hah! I've had worse chigoe bites!

Suprae-Lugae: What...what manner of fiend are you!?
Suprae-Lugae: This move was meant for another, but you've earned my ire

Hildibrand: Naught to worry you, Father!

Godbert: Strange. I swear I felt a snowflake fall on me...

Suprae-Lugae: I...must have miscalculated the trajectory.

Godbert: And for your next trick?

Suprae-Lugae: I have more surprises! This one may shock you!

Hildibrand: My-y-y tee-ee-eeth!

Godbert: That was exciting! Mayhap I should have let it hit me.

Suprae-Lugae: Are we playing a game here!? Is he enjoying this!?

Suprae-Lugae: You aggravating vermin! My plans are in ruins!

Suprae-Lugae: You've forced my hand... I'll bring this place down on your heads!

Hildibrand: The doctor leaves himself wide open! Let us seize the advantage!
Hildibrand: The doctor is distracted!

===Post-duty cutscene===
-cutscene start
Hildibrand: Now's our chance!

Lugae: GaaaAAAaaahhhHHHhhh!

Hildibrand: WaaaAAAaaahhhHHHhhh!
Hildibrand: The Manderville men!

Godbert: Victorious again!

System: Manderville Generational Bonding Overdrive

Brandihild: Ah... Things seem to be well in hand.

Lugae@???: Wee hee hee! Don't get ahead of yourself!
Lugae: There you are, my loathsome nemesis! I saved something special, just for you!
Lugae: Noooooooooooooooooo!

Nashu Mhakaracca: <yawn> That was a lovely nap.
Nashu Mhakaracca: Oh. Did someone build a magitek servicing facility while I was asleep?

Hildibrand: Nicely done, Inspector Brandihild! Once more the clone has put the original to shame!

Brandihild: Inspector, please... I am but a pale imitation of your ideal...

Godbert: Hah! I knew keeping company with the famous [Forename] would lead me to a worthy challenge. Worthy of breaking a sweat, at least.

Question: What will you say?

> You've done all the work for me!
Godbert: Work? This? 'Twas but a playful skirmish compared to your usual do-or-die dilemmas.
> You've done all the work for me...
Godbert: Ohohoho, 'twas rude of us not to share a slice of the action! Yet even vaunted champions such as yourself must rest their bodies and let others rise to the occasion from time to time.
---

Hildibrand: The villain is vanquished, and Nashu is returned to us safe and sound. I say we head back to Radz–at–Han to regroup and rethink our position.
Hildibrand: Your comrade yet lives, Master PuPu, I am certain of it. Take heart, and let us continue the search.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Hildibrand in Radz-at-Han===
-optional start

Nashu Mhakaracca: I remember standing in the snow, and dreaming of being warm...then suddenly, I wasn't cold anymore. Isn't that odd? Maybe I should fall asleep in uncomfortable places more often!

Excitable Youth: Phew... I don't know what I would have done had Miss Nashu been harmed. Clearly I need to track her comings and goings even ''more'' closely!

-optional end

-cutscene start
Hildibrand: To Garlemald and back have we journeyed, yet this is just the beginning of the Case of the Silent Correspondent!
Hildibrand: Come, my friends! The shard of saucer we secured shall lead us onwards to new discoveries!

Nashu Mhakaracca: Wait for me, Inspector! I don't know which way is “onwards”!

Brandihild: I...should follow him, shouldn't I?
Brandihild: W-Wait! Wait for me!

Godbert: A final word from yours truly, if I may?
Godbert: The complexities of Godbrand's techniques had me flummoxed, I confess, but I do believe this recent spot of exertion has provided just the inspiration I required.
Godbert: When you are ready to proceed with our endeavor, pray drop a word in Master Gerolt's ear. I shall make myself available forthwith.
Godbert: Until our next meeting!

Delion: Thank you for assisting with my investigations, [Forename].
Delion: Once again, our travels were rife with inexplicable phenomena, and yet I am no closer to exposing PuPu's well-concealed conspiracy.
Delion: He will slip up one day, though, and you and I will be there to catch him!

-cutscene end

-quest complete

-cutscene start

''Meanwhile, somewhere in Thavnair...''

x@Mystery Man: You took my coin and you failed. What audacity that you should return, seeking my largesse once more.

Lugae: I deserve your scorn. But I promise you, your plans are in danger so long as that tenacious pest yet lives.
Lugae: I know of a path to victory—a forbidden path. One which demands the manifestation of the divine...

x@Mystery Man: ...You have my attention.

System: Alien friends with strange technology♪
System: Cloning yourself can lead to tragedy♪
System: But sometimes you get♪ What you don't expect♪ A blocky man of quality—Inspector Brandihild♪
System: Flat-faced for sure but still sharp as a tack♪
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
{{quest video archive|id=0emgX7xLEJg}}

[[Category:Has_datamined_dialogue]]

Generational Bonding

2026-06-06T10:16:45Z

CassiusM: /* Dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| name = Generational Bonding
| image = generational bonding.png
| description = [[Delion]] is ready to embark on another crusade for the Truth.
| quest-giver = Hildibrand
| related-npcs = Brandihild; Delion; Excitable Youth; Godbert; Lugae; Nashu Mhakaracca; PuPu
| location = Thavnair
| location-x = 32.7
| location-y = 26.3
| type = feature
| quest-line = Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Hildibrand Sidequests
| journal-genre = Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures Quests
| sortkey = 320
| level = 90
| req-quest =
| exp =
| gil = 3330
| prev-quest = The Spectacle of Inspection
| next-quest = By Agents Unknown, Well-oiled
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.35
| id-gt = 70255
| id-edb = 4b33f3c1e7d
}}

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Hildibrand]] in [[Radz-at-Han]].
*Speak with Hildibrand at [[Camp Broken Glass]].
*Speak with [[Delion]].
*Search for the starship wreckage.
*Speak with [[Brandihild]].
*Speak with Hildibrand in Radz-at-Han.

==Journal==
* An unperturbed [[Hildibrand]] seeks to resume the search for [[PuPu]]'s comrade.

* The irrepressible Hildibrand is eager to resume the search for PuPu's missing comrade, and your newest recruit, the clone Brandihild, proposes a brilliant strategy. Instead of pursuing the alien individual, you will investigate saucer sightings, and exclude those you can say with confidence were of PuPu himself. Delion embraces this idea, suggesting a return to his workroom in Radz-at-Han that he and PuPu might sift through old issues of The Thavnairian Truth and the many accounts they have received.

* A process of elimination has determined that the only saucer sighting outside of the regions PuPu visited was reported from Garlemald. The next logical step, it seems, is to journey to Camp Broken Glass, before setting out to find the author of this eyewitness account─an imperial soldier by the name of Numerious.

* Delion, arriving somewhat late to your rendezvous in Camp Broken Glass, explains that he has spoken with the contingent officers and learned that Numerious was on their duty roster. The editor in chief once again takes the lead, herding your ragtag party towards the imperial soldier's posting at Forum Patens.

* Although thrilled to be meeting the Truth's editor in chief, Numerious has little to add to his prior bare-bones account. His imperial comrade, on the other hand, relates how he bore witness to the same silvery saucer─before shooting it out of the sky. Using various parameters provided by the artillerist, Brandihild swiftly calculates where the stricken starship most likely crash-landed. Flabbergasted by the clone's mathematical genius, you and your companions take this unexpected advice, and turn your attention towards a point one thousand three hundred and sixty yalms northeast of your current location.

* A search for the saucer turns up a scorched exterior panel, but no trace of PuPu's friend. The ensuing discussion about the vessel's probable fate is interrupted, however, when a familiar fragrant young stalker rushes over in a panic, desperate to inform you of Nashu's kidnapping. Perpetrated by a henchman of Doctor Lugae, the crime is accompanied by a message, demanding that you─[Forename]─present yourself at the Tower of Babil. Or else. Hildibrand and Godbert naturally disregard these very specific instructions to speed off in the direction of the designated meeting spot, leaving you behind with Delion, PuPu, and a nonplussed Inspector Brandihild.

* Somewhat late off the mark, you hurry to the specified servicing facility, only to find that the Manderville men have concluded their mortal combat with a heavily modified “Suprae-Lugae.” One can only imagine what spectacular carnage preceded your arrival...

* Once more reduced to a disembodied head, Lugae nevertheless refuses to admit defeat. He unleashes a deadly nasal laser in your direction, only to have Brandihild intervene, the clone's wondrous geometrical calculations redirecting the beam back to its source. With a little extra assistance from the Mandervilles, this provides you the perfect opening to execute a powerful kick, and send the gleaming skull rocketing away into the distance. A seemingly unharmed and well-rested Nashu then chooses this moment to wander in from an adjoining chamber, and, thus reunited, your intrepid team retires to Radz-at-Han.

* Scarcely have you set foot back in the city when Hildibrand throws himself wholeheartedly back into the Case of the Silent Correspondent. His exit is mirrored by the equally enthusiastic Nashu and PuPu, with Brandihild belatedly joining in the chase. Godbert, for his part, appears sufficiently inspired to resume his Manderville weaponry endeavor, and invites you to lend a hand should your schedule permit. This leaves Delion, who, despite a complete lack of supporting evidence, remains determined to expose PuPu's cleverly disguised conspiracy. With your help, of course.

==Dialogue==
{{Dialogue|<nowiki>
===Accepting the quest===
-optional start
Nashu Mhakaracca: Blocky, blocky Brandihild!

PuPu: I knew the duplicator had been unstable, but I pushed it to perform anyway. Now look at what I've wrought: not only is this clone a poor imitation of the inspector in form, but in force of personality as well.

Delion: Blocky though this inspector may be, that Master PuPu could so easily attempt to replicate a living, thinking being... Alien technology is so advanced, I can scarce differentiate it from magic.

Godbert: Ohohoho, never a dull moment around the Manderville men!

Brandihild: I am...delighted. To be of assistance.

-optional end
-cutscene start
Hildibrand: An unexpected but invaluable addition to our ranks! With our numbers thus bolstered, I say we are ready once more to dive into the fray!

Delion: Perhaps, but what of our strategy? We need a new approach...

Brandihild: Ahem...if I may?
Brandihild: Assuming Master PuPu's acquaintance pilots a craft of similar design, then might we not instead attempt to locate the starship? Such a striking vessel will have drawn more attention than the comparatively tiny being in question.

Delion: He has a point. The ''Truth'' receives a large number of reports from readers claiming to have observed unidentified flying objects.

Brandihild: We could review said reports—those that meet the criteria of shiny, silver, and saucer-like, naturally—and then remove instances which we know to have been Master PuPu. That should narrow things down considerably.

Delion: Indeed! What a fantastic idea!

Hildibrand: Ah...hah hah hah! Just the kind of brilliance one might expect of one's clone. I was about to make the very same suggestion!

Nashu Mhakaracca: Well done, Inspector!

Brandihild: Ah...hah hah. I hope I've not overstepped my bounds. I am but a shadow of the original, after all.

Delion: I have a stack of back issues stored in the workroom I use in the city. PuPu can help me sift through them, and cross off the sightings that were definitely him. Shall we?
-cutscene end
-quest accepted

===Speak with Hildibrand in Radz-at-Han.===

-optional start

Nashu Mhakaracca: Inspector Hildibrand inspected Inspector Brandihild with unexpected introspection... Ouch, I think I just twisted my tongue.

Excitable Youth: Argh! ...I mean, don't mind me! Just keeping a watchful eye on Miss Nashu. You never know what kind of unsavory knaves are out there!

-optional end

-cutscene start
Hildibrand: Dorian has taken Master PuPu to peruse his store of past publications. Let us enjoy a brief interlude until they return with the results of their investigation.

Delion: We've finished going through all the back issues.
Delion: If we discount the areas we know PuPu to have visited, it turns out that there was only one other sighting of a flying saucer. In Garlemald.
Delion: The account itself was sent to me by an imperial soldier named Numerious, who appears to be a loyal fan of the ''Truth''.

Brandihild: All the way from the Empire? Your publication has an impressively wide readership.

Delion: Our audience has always been universal. After all, the desire to know the unknown transcends all borders and creeds!

PuPu: The saucer was spotted during the imperial war of succession. Beyond that, there were no meaningful details.

Hildibrand: Then we must visit this soldier fellow in Garlemald, and wring from him the entire tale!

Delion: I agree. This is our only lead, and we've no choice but to follow up on it. To Camp Broken Glass!
-cutscene end

===Speak with Hildibrand at Camp Broken Glass===

-optional start

Nashu Mhakaracca: C-Cor, it never gets any w-warmer here, does it?

-optional end

-cutscene start
Hildibrand: Everyone present and accounted for?

Brandihild: Ah, we appear to be missing Master Delion...

Delion: My apologies, but I had a hunch that I thought might save us some time.
Delion: I spoke with some contingent officers, you see, and our Numerious is on the roster of allied imperial troops.

Hildibrand: That does certainly make things easier. And were they able to point you in the direction of this Numerous chap's posting?

Delion: Yes. ''Numerious'' is currently with his unit, organizing the supply dump at Forum Patens.
Delion: We should head over there, and hope he can spare a few moments to talk.
Delion: ...Ugh, the chill here seeps right into your bones. How are you all not shivering in that unseasonal attire?

Godbert: Ohohoho, a Manderville man on a mission feels neither heat nor cold!

Delion: I'm not sure how one's frame of mind can overcome the reality of frostbite, but then again...reality always seems relative around the Mandervilles.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Delion===

-cutscene start

Delion: Hello! Is there a Numerious here? I am Delion, the editor in chief of ''The Thavnairian Truth''—I've come to follow up on your eyewitness account.

Numerious: The editor in chief himself!? What an honor!
Numerious: I wish there was more to the story, but everything I know was in my submission. I've naught left to tell...
Numerious: ...Unless you've something else to share? Didn't you say you saw the saucer as well?

1st Legion Artillerist: Oh, I did more than just see it. This was around the time when the fighting with Nerva's faction had escalated into all-out war, you understand.
1st Legion Artillerist: I'd been assigned to an anti-aircraft cannon, and was actively surveying for enemies when this silver vessel flew into view.
1st Legion Artillerist: Some new kind of warmachina, I presumed. So I opened fire, and knocked it out of the sky.

Delion: “Presumed”? You mean you never got a look at the wreckage?

1st Legion Artillerist: We were at war. I wasn't about to venture onto the battlefield to indulge my curiosity. It's probably still out there. Somewhere.

Hildibrand: We have to find that flying—or should I say, fallen—silvery saucer. Do you have an idea of where it crashed?

1st Legion Artillerist: Not an exact location, no...

Delion: Then we'd best have the gods' own luck. Garlemald's capital region encompasses malms and malms of icy wilderness.

Brandihild: If I may. Do you happen to remember the approximate speed and bearing of the saucer? And the position and firing angle of the cannon?

1st Legion Artillerist: More or less, I think. An artillerist without a head for numbers wouldn't be long for the profession.

Brandihild: ...That should be sufficient, thank you.

''Brandihild calculates.''

Brandihild: I have it! The starship impacted the earth one thousand three hundred and sixty yalms to the northeast of our current location. Give or take a few yalms.

Delion: How in the seven hells did you arrive at that conclusion!?

Brandihild: Elementary algebra, my dear Delion. Assuming the craft belonging to Master PuPu's comrade is of similar construction, determining its trajectory is trivial.

Hildibrand: Ah...hah hah hah! My brilliant clone, ladies and gentlemen! I was about to offer the selfsame conclusion, but once again, he has beaten me to the punch...

Nashu Mhakaracca: Hooray for Inspector Brandihild!

Brandihild: Ah...hah hah. I seem to have stolen my progenitor's thunder. My apologies.

Delion: One thousand three hundred and sixty or so yalms to the northeast of here! That improves the chances of our search from near hopeless to rather hopeful. Let's go and find this fallen saucer, shall we?

''A dark figure watches the group leave.''

-cutscene end

===Search for the starship wreckage===

-optional start

Hildibrand: Ah, tut-tut! Silence, please! I must still my mind and quest afield with my senses...

PuPu: Wherever could it be...?

Nashu Mhakaracca: Zzz... Hot soup... Zzz... Blazing hearth...

Delion: Oh, to always have such precise coordinates when hunting otherworldly phenomena...

Godbert: Ohohoho, such an invigorating climate!

Brandihild: Had someone thought to record the wind speed and direction, I might have calculated the crash site to the nearest ilm instead...

-optional end

''Interacting with the Half-buried Pot''

System: A pot, half-buried in the snow. Nothing alien to speak of.

''Interacting with the Black Metal Debris''
System: Although promising at first glance, a closer inspection reveals this debris to be the wreckage of some vanquished warmachina.

''Interacting with the Scorched Metal Plating''
System: A scorched and twisted scrap of metal plating. A starship like PuPu's could well have been reduced to a similar state were it hit by artillery rounds...

-cutscene start

Hildibrand: Oho, what have you found there, [Forename]?

PuPu: An exterior panel!
PuPu: This is from my friend's starship, I am sure of it. Debris from the crash landing...

Brandihild: I see no other pieces in the immediate vicinity, which means the vessel may have weathered the barrage and made good its escape.
Brandihild: Another possibility is that your comrade recovered most of the wreckage...or some as-yet-unknown party did.

Hildibrand: You're saying someone may have made off with our cosmic visitor, saucer and all? I say, this is an altogether different kind of “alien abduction.”

Delion: Hm? Has anyone seen Nashu...?

Hildibrand: Now that you mention it, where ''is'' my loyal assistant?

Excitable Youth: H-Help! You have to help! My beloved Miss Nashu has been kidnapped!
Excitable Youth: Some cad claiming to be an agent of Doctor Lugae came and took her away!
Excitable Youth: He told me to tell you, and I quote: “If you want your precious companion returned alive, then [Forename] must present {{alternatives|herself|himself}} at the Tower of Babil. Specifically, the magitek servicing facility—don't forget that part.”

Hildibrand: The gall! The temerity! The ''audacity''! My stalwart aid, spirited away under my very nose!

Delion: My apologies, but who are you? A close acquaintance of Nashu, I assume?

Excitable Youth: Me!? Oh, no. I wish. I mean, uh, I just happened to be passing through...this snowfield. I'm a...snowflake inspector, you see. No two alike and all that. Anyway, enough about me—you need to go and save Miss Nashu!

Godbert: At last, a chance to stretch my legs.
Godbert: What say you, my son? Shall we get this rescue mission underway?

Hildibrand: Indeed, we shall!

''Godbert and Hildibrand run off.''

Brandihild: They left without us. Even though this doctor fellow asked for ''you'' by name. Curious.

-cutscene end

===Speak with Brandihild===

-optional start

PuPu: Forget the missing starship for now! Nashu is in imminent danger!

Delion: Another abduction. And yet all I can do is wonder who that odd young man was...and why he smelled so strongly of cheese.

-optional end

Brandihild: I've collected what evidence remained of the crash, but solving this mystery will have to wait. The Case of the Abducted Assistant calls!

System: You must be a Disciple of War or Magic of level 90 or above to proceed.

-cutscene start
System: Meanwhile, at the Tower of Babil...

Lugae: Wee hee hee! All shall fall before Suprae-Lugae! With this new and improved body, revenge will finally be mine...

Hildibrand: You will release Nashu this instant!

Lugae: What are you two doing here!? I ''specifically'' asked for the adventurer! Begone, before I unleash my fury prematurely...

Godbert: Ohoho, this promises to be a proper battle.
Godbert: I see no reason to trouble [Forename]. We tackle this menace as father and son—the Manderville men—together!

Hildibrand: Agreed!

Lugae: Bah, I'll not waste my appetite for vengeance on the side dishes! Hired thugs, time to earn your pay!

Godbert: Oho. A little warm-up before the main event.

Lugae: Get! Them!

-cutscene end

===Solo Duty===

Hildibrand: This is quite a crowd of admirers. Did someone send word we were coming?

Godbert: Ohoho! Shall we do a little dance?

Hildibrand: So many partners to choose from!

Godbert: These old limbs are limbered up!

Hildibrand: Violence is not the answer!
Hildibrand: Your lackeys were found lacking! Come out and face your fate!
Suprae-Lugae: Insolent worms! The son will be the first to die...
Hildibrand: What is this impending dread...?
Hildibrand: Mummy! Er...Daddy! If you could be so kind!
Hildibrand: Leave me alone!

Godbert: Ohoho! Keep running, son!

Suprae-Lugae: Gyaaah! Why are they hitting me!?

Hildibrand: Waaaaaah!
Hildibrand: Father! A little help!
Hildibrand: Waaaaaah!
Hildibrand: Father! A little help!
Hildibrand: That was too close...

Suprae-Lugae: You survived my missiles!? Then enjoy some leftover warmachina!

Hildibrand: This seems a sturdier group than the last!

Godbert: Oho! They may indeed survive a few more taps of the hammer!

Hildibrand: Such quaint killing machines!
Hildibrand: Keep up, now, keep up!

Godbert: This is more like it!

Hildibrand: Keep up, now, keep up!
Hildibrand: I am on the case!♪

Godbert: An amusing diversion, but you'll need to do better than that.

Hildibrand: We've broken your toys.
Hildibrand: This is over! Surrender!

Suprae-Lugae: My warmachina... If reasonable means fail, then unreasonable measures are called for!

Godbert: Stand back, Hildibrand. Let your old man handle this.

Hildibrand: 'Tis all yours, Father!

Godbert: And I was just getting started...

Hildibrand: Bravo, Father!

Suprae-Lugae: You stopped them all? By sidestepping!?
Suprae-Lugae: Very well... It seems I must crush you myself!

Godbert: Ohohoho! Finally decided to take us seriously, have you?

Hildibrand: Prepare to pay for your crimes, Doctor!

Suprae-Lugae: I'll pound you into pulp!

Hildibrand: Engage gentlemanly evasion!
Hildibrand: The room...is spinning...

Godbert: Hah hah hah! I've had worse chigoe bites!

Suprae-Lugae: What...what manner of fiend are you!?
Suprae-Lugae: This move was meant for another, but you've earned my ire

Hildibrand: Naught to worry you, Father!

Godbert: Strange. I swear I felt a snowflake fall on me...

Suprae-Lugae: I...must have miscalculated the trajectory.

Godbert: And for your next trick?

Suprae-Lugae: I have more surprises! This one may shock you!

Hildibrand: My-y-y tee-ee-eeth!

Godbert: That was exciting! Mayhap I should have let it hit me.

Suprae-Lugae: Are we playing a game here!? Is he enjoying this!?

Suprae-Lugae: You aggravating vermin! My plans are in ruins!

Suprae-Lugae: You've forced my hand... I'll bring this place down on your heads!

Hildibrand: The doctor leaves himself wide open! Let us seize the advantage!
Hildibrand: The doctor is distracted!

===Post duty cutscene===
-cutscene start
Hildibrand: Now's our chance!

Lugae: GaaaAAAaaahhhHHHhhh!

Hildibrand: WaaaAAAaaahhhHHHhhh!
Hildibrand: The Manderville men!

Godbert: Victorious again!

System: Manderville Generational Bonding Overdrive

Brandihild: Ah... Things seem to be well in hand.

Lugae@???: Wee hee hee! Don't get ahead of yourself!
Lugae: There you are, my loathsome nemesis! I saved something special, just for you!
Lugae: Noooooooooooooooooo!

Nashu Mhakaracca: <yawn> That was a lovely nap.
Nashu Mhakaracca: Oh. Did someone build a magitek servicing facility while I was asleep?

Hildibrand: Nicely done, Inspector Brandihild! Once more the clone has put the original to shame!

Brandihild: Inspector, please... I am but a pale imitation of your ideal...

Godbert: Hah! I knew keeping company with the famous [Forename] would lead me to a worthy challenge. Worthy of breaking a sweat, at least.

Question: What will you say?

> You've done all the work for me!
Godbert: Work? This? 'Twas but a playful skirmish compared to your usual do-or-die dilemmas.
> You've done all the work for me...
Godbert: Ohohoho, 'twas rude of us not to share a slice of the action! Yet even vaunted champions such as yourself must rest their bodies and let others rise to the occasion from time to time.
---

Hildibrand: The villain is vanquished, and Nashu is returned to us safe and sound. I say we head back to Radz–at–Han to regroup and rethink our position.
Hildibrand: Your comrade yet lives, Master PuPu, I am certain of it. Take heart, and let us continue the search.
-cutscene end

===Speak with Hildibrand in Radz-at-Han===
-optional start

Nashu Mhakaracca: I remember standing in the snow, and dreaming of being warm...then suddenly, I wasn't cold anymore. Isn't that odd? Maybe I should fall asleep in uncomfortable places more often!

Excitable Youth: Phew... I don't know what I would have done had Miss Nashu been harmed. Clearly I need to track her comings and goings even ''more'' closely!

-optional end

-cutscene start
Hildibrand: To Garlemald and back have we journeyed, yet this is just the beginning of the Case of the Silent Correspondent!
Hildibrand: Come, my friends! The shard of saucer we secured shall lead us onwards to new discoveries!

Nashu Mhakaracca: Wait for me, Inspector! I don't know which way is “onwards”!

Brandihild: I...should follow him, shouldn't I?
Brandihild: W-Wait! Wait for me!

Godbert: A final word from yours truly, if I may?
Godbert: The complexities of Godbrand's techniques had me flummoxed, I confess, but I do believe this recent spot of exertion has provided just the inspiration I required.
Godbert: When you are ready to proceed with our endeavor, pray drop a word in Master Gerolt's ear. I shall make myself available forthwith.
Godbert: Until our next meeting!

Delion: Thank you for assisting with my investigations, [Forename].
Delion: Once again, our travels were rife with inexplicable phenomena, and yet I am no closer to exposing PuPu's well-concealed conspiracy.
Delion: He will slip up one day, though, and you and I will be there to catch him!

-cutscene end

-quest complete

-cutscene start

''Meanwhile, somewhere in Thavnair...''

x@Mystery Man: You took my coin and you failed. What audacity that you should return, seeking my largesse once more.

Lugae: I deserve your scorn. But I promise you, your plans are in danger so long as that tenacious pest yet lives.
Lugae: I know of a path to victory—a forbidden path. One which demands the manifestation of the divine...

x@Mystery Man: ...You have my attention.

System: Alien friends with strange technology♪
System: Cloning yourself can lead to tragedy♪
System: But sometimes you get♪ What you don't expect♪ A blocky man of quality—Inspector Brandihild♪
System: Flat-faced for sure but still sharp as a tack♪
-cutscene end
</nowiki>}}

==Video Archive==
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[[Category:Has_datamined_dialogue]]

Kinna Weapons

2026-06-05T16:19:30Z

CassiusM: clarified how to receive Aetherpool Grip

{{see also|Palace of the Dead}}
[[File:Kinna Weapons.jpg|300px|right]]
After clearing floor 50 of the Palace of the Dead and strengthening your aetherpool arm and aetherpool armor to +10 you can receive an {{item icon|Aetherpool Grip}} by talking to [[E-Una-Kotor]] in [[Quarrymill]]. In exchange, the strength of your aetherpool arm and armor are reduced by 10 each.

3 grips can be exchanged for a [[Padjali Weapons|Padjali Weapon]] of your choosing by speaking to [[E-Una-Kotor]] in [[Quarrymill]].

After clearing floor 100 of the Palace of the Dead, a Padjali Weapon + 6 {{item icon|Aetherpool Grip}} can be exchanged for a [[Kinna Weapons|Kinna Weapon]].


{| {{STDT|equip align-center sortable}}
{{weapon table header}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Blade}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Axe}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Greatsword}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Bayonet}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Trident}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Sickle}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Claws}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Katana}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Daggers}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Longbow}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Musketoon}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Glaives}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Twinfangs}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Rod}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Grimoire}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Smallsword}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Angle Brush}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Cane}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Codex}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Astrometer}}
{{weapon table row|Kinna Milpreves}}
|}

{| {{STDT|equip align-center sortable}}
{{shield table header}}
{{shield table row|Kinna Shield}}
|}<noinclude>

[[Category:Weapon Sets]]</noinclude>

Padjali Weapons

2026-06-05T16:19:00Z

CassiusM: clarified how to receive Aetherpool Grip

{{see also|Palace of the Dead}}
[[File:Palace of the Dead Weapons.jpg|300px|right]]

After clearing floor 50 of the Palace of the Dead and strengthening your aetherpool arm and aetherpool armor to +10 you can receive an {{item icon|Aetherpool Grip}} by talking to [[E-Una-Kotor]] in [[Quarrymill]]. In exchange, the strength of your aetherpool arm and armor are reduced by 10 each.

3 grips can be exchanged for a [[Padjali Weapons|Padjali Weapon]] of your choosing by speaking to [[E-Una-Kotor]] in [[Quarrymill]].

After clearing floor 100 of the Palace of the Dead, a Padjali Weapon + 6 {{item icon|Aetherpool Grip}} can be exchanged for a [[Kinna Weapons|Kinna Weapon]].


{| {{STDT|equip align-center sortable}}
{{weapon table header}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Blade}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Axe}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Greatsword}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Gunblade}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Spear}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali War Scythe}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Knuckles}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Katana}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Daggers}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Twinfangs}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Longbow}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Revolver}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali War Quoits}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Rod}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Grimoire}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Rapier}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Fan Brush}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Cane}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Codex}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Astrometer}}
{{weapon table row|Padjali Milpreves}}
|}

{| {{STDT|equip align-center sortable}}
{{shield table header}}
{{shield table row|Padjali Shield}}
|}

==Images==
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Sheathed Weapons
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File:Padjali Blade.png|Padjali Blade ([[Paladin]])
File:Padjali Shield.png|Padjali Shield ([[Paladin]])
File:Padjali Axe.png|Padjali Axe ([[Warrior]])
File:Padjali Greatsword.png|Padjali Greatsword ([[Dark Knight]])
File:Padjali Gunblade.png|Padjali Gunblade ([[Gunbreaker]])
File:Padjali Spear.png|Padjali Spear ([[Dragoon]])
File:Padjali War Scythe.png|Padjali War Scythe ([[Reaper]])
File:Padjali Knuckles.png|Padjali Knuckles ([[Monk]])
File:Padjali Katana.png|Padjali Katana ([[Samurai]])
File:Padjali Daggers.png|Padjali Daggers ([[Ninja]])
File:Padjali Twinfangs.png|Padjali Twinfangs ([[Viper]])
File:Padjali Longbow.png|Padjali Longbow ([[Bard]])
File:Padjali Revolver.png|Padjali Revolver ([[Machinist]])
File:Padjali War Quoits.png|Padjali War Quoits ([[Dancer]])
File:Padjali Rod.png|Padjali Rod ([[Black Mage]])
File:Padjali Grimoire.png|Padjali Grimoire ([[Summoner]])
File:Padjali Rapier.png|Padjali Rapier ([[Red Mage]])
File:Padjali Fan Brush.png|Padjali Fan Brush ([[Pictomancer]])
File:Padjali Cane.png|Padjali Cane ([[White Mage]])
File:Padjali Codex.png|Padjali Codex ([[Scholar]])
File:Padjali Astrometer.png|Padjali Astrometer ([[Astrologian]])
File:Padjali Milpreves.png|Padjali Milpreves ([[Sage]])
</gallery>
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Drawn Weapons
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File:Padjali Blade drawn.png|Padjali Blade ([[Paladin]])
File:Padjali Shield drawn.png|Padjali Shield ([[Paladin]])
File:Padjali Blade and Padjali Shield.png|Padjali Blade and Shield ([[Paladin]])
File:Padjali Axe drawn.png|Padjali Axe ([[Warrior]])
File:Padjali Greatsword drawn.png|Padjali Greatsword ([[Dark Knight]])
File:Padjali Gunblade drawn.png|Padjali Gunblade ([[Gunbreaker]])
File:Padjali Spear drawn.png|Padjali Spear ([[Dragoon]])
File:Padjali War Scythe drawn.png|Padjali War Scythe ([[Reaper]])
File:Padjali Knuckles drawn.png|Padjali Knuckles ([[Monk]])
File:Padjali Katana drawn.png|Padjali Katana ([[Samurai]])
File:Padjali Daggers drawn.png|Padjali Daggers ([[Ninja]])
File:Padjali Twinfangs drawn.png|Padjali Twinfangs ([[Viper]])
File:Padjali Longbow drawn.png|Padjali Longbow ([[Bard]])
File:Padjali Revolver drawn.png|Padjali Revolver ([[Machinist]])
File:Padjali War Quoits drawn.png|Padjali War Quoits ([[Dancer]])
File:Padjali Rod drawn.png|Padjali Rod ([[Black Mage]])
File:Padjali Grimoire outside.png|Padjali Grimoire (outside) ([[Summoner]])
File:Padjali Grimoire inside.png|Padjali Grimoire (inside) ([[Summoner]])
File:Padjali Rapier drawn.png|Padjali Rapier ([[Red Mage]])
File:Padjali Fan Brush drawn.png|Padjali Fan Brush ([[Pictomancer]])
File:Padjali Cane drawn.png|Padjali Cane ([[White Mage]])
File:Padjali Codex outside.png|Padjali Codex (outside) ([[Scholar]])
File:Padjali Codex inside.png|Padjali Codex (inside) ([[Scholar]])
File:Padjali Astrometer drawn.png|Padjali Astrometer ([[Astrologian]])
File:Padjali Milpreves drawn.png|Padjali Milpreves ([[Sage]])
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[[Category:Heavensward]]</noinclude>