Y'shtola

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{{NPC infobox
| name = Y'shtola Rhul
| description = "Without the illumination of knowledge, we but vainly flail as specters in the dark."

This beautiful and enigmatic Miqo'te is often seen wandering the lands of La Noscea. Her mastery of the arcane arts and conversance with ancient tongues mark her as far more than a simple traveler.
| image = Yshtola ARR.png
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| title = Archon
| gender = Female
| age = 23 '''?''' <ref name="23claims">Although Y'shtola will claim she is 23, her true age is not officially acknowledged in-game, and there are multiple places that imply that she is intentionally hiding it. This is why her age is described on Encyclopedia Eorzea vol 1, page 190, as "The hands of time ever stopped on twenty and three" rather than a more explicit number.</ref><ref>The description of the [[Wind-up Y'shtola]] is also written to imply that her claims about being 23 may not be trustworthy.</ref>
| race = Miqo'te
| clan = Seekers of the Sun
| class = Conjurer, Thaumaturge
| job = Black Mage
| profession =
| birthplace = [[Sharlayan]]
| organization = Circle of Knowing, The Scions of the Seventh Dawn
| relatives = [[Y'mhitra Rhul]] (paternal half-sister),<br>[[Y'adebh]] (paternal half-sister),<br>Y'rhul Nunh (father)
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| service = quest
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| patch = 2.0
| voiceJP = Ai Kayano
| voiceEN = Robyn Addison<br>Emily O'Brien (ARR)
| voiceFR = Laëtitia Lefebvre
| voiceDE = Annette Schreier
}} __NOTOC__
[[File:Yshtola Concept Art.jpg|350px|thumb|right|[[Heavensward]] Concept Art]]
[[File:Yshtola shadowbringers render.png|350px|thumb|right|[[Shadowbringers]] Appearance]]
[[File:Yshtola shadowbringers concept.png|350px|thumb|right|[[Shadowbringers]] Concept Art]]
==Quests Started==
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{{quest list row|In the Company of Heroes}}
{{quest list row|All Good Things}}
{{quest list row|Casing the Castrum}}
{{quest list row|In a Titan Spot}}
{{quest list row|Onward to Sharlayan}}
{{quest list row|A Great New Nation}}
{{quest list row|Matoya's Cave (Quest)}}
{{quest list row|The Will of the Moon}}
{{quest list row|The Call}}
{{quest list row|A Day in the Neighborhood}}
{{quest list row|Stirring up Trouble}}
{{quest list row|A Beeautiful Plan}}
{{quest list row|An Unwanted Proposal}}
{{quest list row|Into the Wood}}
{{quest list row|Bearing With It}}
{{quest list row|Out of the Wood}}
{{quest list row|City of the Ancients}}
{{quest list row|The Light of Inspiration}}
{{quest list row|An Old Friend}}
{{quest list row|Deep Designs}}
{{quest list row|The Converging Light}}
{{quest list row|Nothing Unsaid}}
{{quest list row|Like Master, Like Pupil}}
{{quest list row|Returning Home}}
{{quest list row|Alzadaal's Legacy (Quest)}}
{{quest list row|A Brother's Grief}}
{{quest list row|Void Theory}}
{{quest list row|A Satrap's Duty}}
{{quest list row|A World with Light and Life}}
{{quest list row|The Dark Throne}}
{{quest list row|Growing Light}}
{{quest list row|A Terminal Invitation}}
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==Quests Involved In==
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{{quest list row|Lord of Crags}}
{{quest list row|The Price of Principles}}
{{quest list row|Still Waters}}
{{quest list row|A Final Temptation}}
{{quest list row|The Gift of Eternity}}
{{quest list row|Golems Begone}}
{{quest list row|An Illuminati Incident}}
{{quest list row|Leaving Idyllshire}}
{{quest list row|The First Flight of the Excelsior}}
{{quest list row|Another Time, Another Place}}
{{quest list row|The Far Edge of Fate}}
{{quest list row|Crossing the Velodyna}}
{{quest list row|Sisterly Act}}
{{quest list row|A Power in Slumber}}
{{quest list row|Into the Dark}}
{{quest list row|Saying Good-bye}}
{{quest list row|Put to the Proof}}
{{quest list row|Look to the Stars}}
{{quest list row|Legend of the Not-so-hidden Temple}}
{{quest list row|In Good Faith}}
{{quest list row|The Burden of Knowledge}}
{{quest list row|More than a Hunch}}
{{quest list row|That None Shall Ever Again}}
{{quest list row|Extinguishing the Last Light}}
{{quest list row|The Illuminated Land}}
{{quest list row|Shadowbringers (Quest)}}
{{quest list row|Beneath the Surface}}
{{quest list row|Faded Memories}}
{{quest list row|Etched in the Stars}}
{{quest list row|Unto the Morrow}}
{{quest list row|Deeper into the Maze}}
{{quest list row|The Medial Circuit}}
{{quest list row|The Full Report, Warts and All}}
{{quest list row|A Guide of Sorts}}
{{quest list row|Best of the Best}}
{{quest list row|A Frosty Reception}}
{{quest list row|In from the Cold}}
{{quest list row|In Shadow's Wake}}
{{quest list row|Helping Hands}}
{{quest list row|All's Vale That Endsvale}}
{{quest list row|Setting Things Straight}}
{{quest list row|Heart of the Matter}}
{{quest list row|Beyond the Depths of Despair}}
{{quest list row|At World's End}}
{{quest list row|Friends Gathered}}
{{quest list row|F//εsh AbanΔon┨Δ}}
{{quest list row|Where Kn∞wledge Leads}}
{{quest list row|Friends for the Road}}
{{quest list row|Bridging the Rift}}
{{quest list row|Restricted Reading}}
{{quest list row|In Search of Azdaja}}
{{quest list row|Shadowed Remnants}}
{{quest list row|Where Everything Begins}}
{{quest list row|The Wind Rises}}
{{quest list row|In Yyasulani's Shadow}}
{{quest list row|The Resilient Son}}
{{quest list row|Crossroads (Quest)}}
{{quest list row|One of Our Own}}
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==Additional Information==
{{quotation|[[Encyclopædia Eorzea]] vol 1, page 190|From a young age, Y'shtola showed a tremendous talent with magic, and was sent for tutelage to the famous Archon Matoya at the age of seven. This displeased Matoya, who thought it little more than a chore passed onto her by her fellow Archons. In order to rid herself of the girl, she devised a particularly strict regimen, and forced it upon Y'shtola. However, the Seeker of the Sun is unyielding by nature, and struggled through, stoically continuing where an adult would have given up. Perhaps Matoya recognized something of herself in the stubborn girl, for in time the Archon began to treat "Shtola" properly as her student. After a decade spent in Matoya's Cave, Y'shtola emerged and took her place amongst the other Archons as an expert in the arcane arts.<br>
The hands of time ever stopped at twenty and three, Y'shtola has, during her time as an Archon, forged a special bond with Yda—one out of necessity, considering the lack of refinement displayed by the young firebrand. The Archon is also known to have a great collection of footwear, and an unexplainable fear of aureliae.

'''Truthseeker''': Wishing to gift Y'shtola a weapon worthy of its bearer, Tataru procured a length of rare petrified wood and commissioned renowned conjurer E-Sumi-Yan with the creation of a staff to rival any and all the realm has seen. After purifying the branch in the crystal-clear waters of a Twelveswood stream, Brother E-Sumi-Yan sanctified it in the presence of the elementals, thus earning the beings' blessing. By report, Truthseeker requires great skill to wield, but grants great power to those who can.}}

===Lore===
'''Y'shtola''' was originally part of the [[Circle of Knowing]] before the [[Seventh Umbral Calamity]]. When the Lesser Moon [[Dalamud]] threatened to crash into [[Eorzea]], she joined with the other [[Archon]]s and adventurers in rousing the people of [[Limsa Lominsa]] to prayer. Following the destruction caused by [[Bahamut]], she and the other '''Archons''' joined with [[Minfilia]] and formed [[the Scions of the Seventh Dawn]], a group formed to protect '''Eorzea''' without the influence of any one government. She aided in the evacuation and eventual rebuilding that came following the '''Calamity.

Many years later, '''Y'shtola''' came across an adventurer in a cave studying a poem carved on a stone slab. When the pair were attacked by a [[Goobbue (Mob)|Goobbue]], she aided in defeating it, noting that it had been stuck by a knife and was most likely the reason it charged. She suspected pirates to be at the root of the problem, as she had been investigating disappearances around the area. When the adventurer tells her they saw a "towering crystal", she seemed to be aware of what they were talking about, claiming that "today had been a day full of revelations". She left the cave, saying that she hoped their paths would cross again.

'''Y'shtola''' would later run into the adventurer when an [[Ascian]] attacked them. She aided in the battle, helping them slay a voidsent, and later the '''Ascian''' himself. '''Y'shtola''' explained who the '''Ascians''' were, and soon comes to realize that the adventurer is blessed with the gift of [[the Echo]]. She thanked them for aiding in bringing her investigation to a close, as she now knew the '''Ascian''' had been controlling the pirates. '''Y'shtola''' takes her leave, saying they will hopefully cross paths again.

'''Y'shtola''' meets the adventurer for a third time, after witnessing them defend an innocent beggar woman from an obnoxious merchant and his thugs. She commends them on their bravery and selflessness, noting how they were willing to dive headfirst into danger to protect someone else with little to gain from it. She tells the adventurer that she is part of a group who can help them understand the bizarre visions they seem to be having, and invites them to [[the Waking Sands]], the headquarters of the '''Scions'''.

Upon them joining as a '''Scion''', '''Y'shtola''' aided them in several missions, including helping them with the various tasks set to them by the [[Company of Heroes]], and accessing [[The Navel]], the ritualistic summoning grounds for [[Titan]], the [[Primal]] of the [[Kobold]]s. Following the defeat of '''Titan''', she noticed an '''Ascian''' and a [[Garlean Empire|Garlean]] soldier observing their battle. Suspicious of their actions, she stayed in '''Limsa Lominsa''' for a time investigating.

Following the attack on their headquarters by [[Livia sas Junius]] and a legion of '''Imperial Troops''', she took part in the operation to rescue the captured '''Scions''', using her magic to defend against the [[Magitek]] firearms. Though she intended to face off against '''Livia''', she and the others were forced to retreat.

Following [[Operation Archon]] and the move to [[Revenant's Toll]], '''Y'shtola''' and [[Thancred]], as well as the [[Warrior of Light]], investigated a surge in raids on crystal caravans by a mysterious group. After working with the [[Brass Blades]], the group lay a trap and slay the culprits, members of the [[Serpent Reavers]] who were attempting to gather the requisite materials to summon [[Leviathan]]. '''Y'shtola''' returned to '''Limsa Lominsa''' and shared her findings with [[Merlwyb]], the '''Admiral''' of the city-state.

Following the attack on [[The Steps of Faith]] and the repelling of [[Vishap]] and the [[Dravanian Horde]], '''Y'shtola''' joined with the '''Warrior of Light''' and the other '''Scions''' at a banquet held in their honor. Unfortunately, the assassination of the ''''Sultana''' and the betrayal of the [[Crystal Braves]] took place, orchestrated by [[Teledji Adeledji]] to frame the '''Warrior of Light''' and the '''Scions''' for regicide. Fleeing from the '''Brass Blades''', '''Y'shtola''' and '''Thancred''' were both cornered in the [[Sil'dih]] '''Aqueducts'''. '''Y'shtola''' caved in the tunnel so that '''Minfilia''' and the '''Warrior of Light''' could escape, and continued battling against the '''Blades'''. Eventually finding themselves overwhelmed, in a last-ditch effort to survive, '''Y'shtola''' cast the forbidden spell '''Flow''', pulling the pair into the '''Lifestream'''. Though '''Thancred''' managed to escape, '''Y'shtola''' remained trapped floating within the stream.

Sometime later, thanks to the efforts of her fellow '''Scions''', the '''Warrior of Light''', [[Kan-E-Senna]] and her half sister, [[Y'mhitra]], she was located and eventually pulled from the '''Lifestream''' before her body was broken down and she was completely reduced to '''aether'''. However, she remained unconscious for quite some time, and was taken to [[Gridania]] to recover.

Upon awakening, she learned that she could no longer see normally as before, but could instead see the swirling of the '''aetheric''' current within everything. She also found her proclivity for spellcasting greatly improved. She however did not share the change in her vision, merely stating that she could "sense" the '''aether''' more keenly. She explained what took place in the tunnel, then thanked [[Alphinaud]] for keeping everyone in good spirits, reassuring him that the betrayal of the '''Crystal Braves''' was in no way his fault.

Donning the new outfit made custom for her by [[Tataru]], she quickly caught up to speed with the goings-on, and began aiding in a method to create an aetheric ram. Though she knew not where they may purchase one, she knew that her old master, [[Matoya]], would be more than capable in instructing them how to make one.

While spending time with '''Matoya''', '''Y'shtola's''' old master spoke to her in private, noting the change in her eyes. Initially attempting to brush it off as nothing, '''Matoya''' knew better. As a master of '''Aetherology''', she knew that '''Y'shtola''' was completely blind, and using her own '''aether''' as fuel to be able to see in the way that she could. '''Matoya''' warned her to be careful, which '''Y'shtola''' promised she would.

'''Y'shtola''' accompanied the '''Scions''' and the '''Warrior of Light''' to [[Azys Lla]] in pursuit of [[Archbishop Thordan VII]]. She aided in helping the '''Warrior''' reactivate the various teleportation nodes around the [[Allagan Empire|Allagan]] facility. When the '''Imperials''' pursue them, she, '''Alphinaud''' and [[Estinien Wyrmblood]] stay behind to hold them off while the '''Warrior''' continues ahead to stop the '''Ascians''' and '''Thordan'''.

After '''Thordan''' was defeated and '''Estinien''' had entered in after the '''Warrior of Light''', she witnessed a large dark shadow fly off from the island while they retreated. She was also the first to notice that '''Estinien'''was not escaping with them. Explaining what had transpired, the group sought a way to free the [[Dragoon]] from the grip of [[Nidhogg]]'s possession.

When [[Krile]] joined the '''Scions''' in the hunt for the remaining missing '''Scions''', '''Y'shtola''' used '''Matoya's''' '''Crystal Eye''', an ancient '''Crystal of Light''', to trace '''Thancred''' to the [[Dravanian Forelands]], where he had been trading with the [[Gnath]]. He had been tracking the [[Warriors of Darkness]], and had crossed paths with [[Alisaie]] as well. '''Y'shtola''' theorized that the time '''Thancred''' had spent in the '''Lifestream''' had most likely impaired him from using magic.

While spending time in the [[Dravanian Hinterlands]], '''Y'shtola''' was present to witness the arrival of [[Alexander]]. She worked with '''Matoya''' to learn what she could about how it moves through time and how best to slay a '''Primal''' so massive. When [[Mide Hotgo]] revealed that she had been given an extremely rare item by a mysterious man, '''Y'shtola''' recognized the name [[Travanchet]], an identity used by the '''Ascians''', which aided in helping to figure out how to handle the '''Primal'''.

When [[The Griffin]] began to make moves against the '''Garleans''' and attacked [[Baelsar's Wall]], '''Y'shtola''' joined in the offensive after the false flag operation pulled the [[Eorzean Alliance]] into the conflict. She joined the '''Warrior of Light''' at the top of the '''Wall''' for the reveal of [[Ilberd]]'s plan, and when he revealed that he held the '''Eyes of Nidhogg''' and used them to summon a '''Primal''', sacrificing himself to complete the ritual. After [[Papalymo]] gave his life to temporarily seal it, '''Y'shtola''' watched over it until the '''Warrior of Light''', [[Cid nan Garlond]] and [[Nero tol Scaeva]] awoke [[Omega]] to do battle with [[Shinryu]].

Shortly after '''Eorzea''' became embroiled in the battle for [[Ala Mhigo]], '''Y'shtola''' was grievously wounded in an attack by [[Zenos yae Galvus]] and [[The Skulls]]. '''Y'shtola''' attempted to stop '''Zenos'''' blade when he swung for [[Lyse Hext]] using a magical barrier. However, '''Zenos''' proved to be more than a match for her, shattering the barrier and lethally wounding her. Though she was stabilized after '''Zenos''' left, she needed to be immediately rushed to [[Castrum Oriens]], where she had to stay, unable to participate in the liberation of either [[Doma]] or '''Ala Mhigo'''.

Once she recovered, '''Y'shtola''' aided in recruiting the people of the [[Azim Steppe]] to fight for them against the '''Garlean Empire'''. She also aided in restoring the '''aether''' to the '''Allagan''' technology to power the barrier in [[The Burn]]. When the '''Scions''' began falling into mysterious comas, '''Y'shtola''' fell unconscious when they returned to the [[Rising Stones]], along with [[Urianger]].

As it turned out, the '''Scions'''' souls were pulled from [[The Source]] to [[The First]], to a land called [[Norvrandt]] by a mysterious figure called the [[G'raha Tia|Crystal Exarch]]. He explains that he had intended to summon the '''Warrior of Light''' to aid in stopping [[The Flood]] in order to prevent the [[Eighth Umbral Calamity]]. For her part, '''Y'shtola''' made for the [[Rak'tika Greatwood]].

Following the burning of the home of the [[Night's Blessed]] after a [[Sin Eater]] attack, '''Y'shtola''' aided in stopping the attack as well as leading the survivors to a safe area to rebuild. She joined the '''Night's Blessed''', and took the name '''Matoya''', as it is against their belief to speak their true names under the '''Eternal Light'''. With that she also began honing her skills in [[Black Magic]] to better defend against the '''Sin Eaters'''.

By the time the '''Warrior of Light''' arrived on '''The First''' and reunited with '''Y'shtola''', she was unable to recognize them given how blinding their '''aether''' had become. Once the situation had been explained, she joined the group in their hunt for the [[Lightwarden]]. She led them through the vast '''Greatwood''' to [[The Blind Forest of Yx'Maja]] and the '''Ronkan Ruins'''.

After entering the ruins, '''Y'shtola''' and the group was beset by [[Eulmore|Eulmorran Soldiers]] and [[Ran'jit]]. They did battle, causing the floor to give way. After being told they had poisoned the '''Night's Blessed''', but they held the antidote, and would hand it over in exchange for aiding them get out, '''Ran'jit''' knocked the adjutant into the pit, claiming that they "did not deal with the enemy" and that their lives are forfeit. In a bid to save the antidote, '''Y'shtola''' dove into the pit, knocking it to the '''Warrior of Light''', telling them not to fail before plummeting to the depths below.

In an attempt to survive, '''Y'shtola''' once again employed the spell '''Flow''', being pulled once again into the '''Lifestream''', this time on the '''First'''. Luckily, she was quickly pulled out by [[Emet-Selch]], mostly as a method for him to show his goodwill. After their reunion, the group made for the '''Lightwarden''' and defeated it. They continued exploring the ruins and discovered old cave paintings. '''Y'shtola''' questioned the '''Ascian''' about their significance. He explained that they showed the defeat of [[Zodiark]] by [[Hydaelyn]], at the point when the world was [[Sundering|Sundered]]. This raised the question about whether or not the two could be considered '''Primals'''.

Following the defeat of [[Vauthry]], the final '''Lightwarden''', the '''Warrior of Light''' began to be consumed by the '''Light'''. When the '''Exarch''' appeared and claimed he was going to steal the light and "travel to the other worlds", '''Y'shtola''' made to attack him, but was stopped by '''Urianger'''. When she took time to think about what he said, '''Y'shtola''' realized the '''Exarch's''' true goal; to take the light and leave to [[the Void]], where he would give his life. This was ultimately waylaid by '''Emet-Selch''' attacking '''Exarch''', revealed to be [[G'raha Tia]]. '''Emet-Selch''' condemned the '''Scions''' and the '''Warrior of Light''', and said he looked forward to when they destroyed the world, inviting them all to [[The Tempest]] to transform with "some dignity" before disappearing.

'''Y'shtola''' joined the '''Warrior of Light''' and the '''Scions''' into the '''Tempest''' to [[Amaurot]], where they confronted [[Emet-Selch]] and the [[Final Days]], before finally doing battle with the '''Ascian''', who cast aside his title, and battled for his mission as [[Hades]]. '''Y'shtola''' aided in the final conflict, eventually laying '''Emet-Selch''' low. The '''Scions''' parted ways for a time, with '''Y'shtola''' returning to [[Slitherbough]].

'''Y'shtola''' continued to work with '''G'raha''' to discover a method for the '''Scions''' to return home. She aided in recruiting the [[Nu Mou]] [[Beq Lugg]], an expert in '''aetheromancy''' to their cause. Upon returning to [[The Crystarium]], she and '''Urianger''' went about creating '''White Auracite''' as a base vessel given its '''aether''' storing properties, however the '''Auracite''' by itself could not hold their memories. While '''G'raha''' and '''Beq Lugg''' worked away, she and the other '''Scions''' researched any method they could find to transport their souls home.

'''Y'shtola''' agreed with the '''Warrior of Light''' and the other '''Scions''' in their plan to restore the names of the '''Warriors of Light''' from the '''First''' to their former glory. They each set about gathering people to the '''Crystarium'''. However, the '''Ascian''' [[Elidibus]] used this to his advantage, possessing the body of [[Ardbert]], he sowed the hope and belief in the '''Warrior of Light''' mythos, triggering the imagery of a '''Starshower''', which caused several of the people of the '''First''' to awaken to the '''Echo'''. Though she was certain he was plotting something, '''Y'shtola''' was content to let the people be reawakened to hope again.

While researching, '''Y'shtola''' eventually came across the facility named [[Anamnesis Anyder]] which held countless records, some of which reached all the way back to before the '''Sundering'''. She remained there for a time, eventually learning that '''Elidibus''' had become the heart of '''Zodiark''' long ago. Eventually she came to learn of his true plan: '''Elidibus''' had become a '''Primal''' of sorts, and intended to use the faith in the '''Warrior of Light''' to destroy the '''Warrior of Light''' from the '''Source'''. He attacked her, and used her as bait to lure the '''Warrior of Light''' into battle. When she eventually awoke, she revealed all she knew, to which '''Elidibus''' denied nothing.

When '''Elidibus''' attacked '''G'raha''' and stole the vessel containing his blood and began summoning shades of heroes from all the realms, '''Y'shtola''' aided the '''Warrior of Light''' in fighting a path back to the '''Crystal Tower''' to confront '''Elidibus'''. She held off the shades at the base of the '''Tower''' while they made for the top for the battle. When all was said and done, and the land of '''Norvrandt''' was safe, the '''Scions''' returned to the '''Source''', and back to their bodies.

Following their return, '''Y'shtola''' and the other '''Scions''' fought against the rogue '''Ascian''' [[Fandaniel]] and the [[Telophoroi]], saving the ancestral land of the [[Amalj'aa]], [[Paglth'an]]. She also assisted in creating the '''Familiar''' to aid in curing '''Tempering'''. She sat in on the meetings to form peace with the '''Beast Tribes''' to unite all of '''Eorzea''' against the plot to end the world via the '''Final Days'''. When the '''Scions''' realized they needed to learn what they could about the '''Final Days''' , and their best shot would be the innumberable records of [[Sharlayan]]. However, when they petitioned for their aid, '''Sharlayan''' refused, choosing instead to remain neutral. This prompted the group to travel across [[The Northern Empty]] to visit '''Sharlayan''' themselves.

Upon arriving at '''Sharlayan''', '''Y'shtola''' along with '''Krile''', '''G'raha''' and the '''Warrior of Light''' scoured the libraries at the '''Studium''' for any information regarding the '''Final Days'''. However, when they were pulled in front of [[The Forum]], '''Y'shtola''' became enraged by their cowardice, telling them that if they would not stand with them, then they would not stand in their way. For their efforts, they were not ejected from '''Sharlayan''', but were forbidden from researching further in the city-state.

'''Y'shtola''' joined the others in [[Thavnair]], and was part of the assault on [[The Tower of Zot]], fighting against the '''Tempered''' within, as well as the '''Primal''' forms of [[The Magus Sisters]]. Upon reaching the top, they destroyed the core of the tower, causing it to disappear completely. She survived the fall, but did sustain minor injuries. She aided in healing the [[Matanga]] who had been held prisoner inside the tower.

When the '''Scions''' joined the '''Eorzean Alliance''' on their humanitarian mission to [[Garlemald]], '''Y'shtola''' and the others joined the '''Ilsabard''' contingent. She battled against the '''Tempered''' '''Garleans''' to protect the convoy before reaching an abandoned town, which they established as their base and named [[Camp Broken Glass]]. When the '''Warrior of Light''' returned after the chaos broke out due to the roar of the '''Primal''' housed within [[The Tower of Babil]], she could see that something was wrong, as their '''aether''' was completely wrong. She and the others confronted '''Zenos''', before he was driven from their body. With the '''Warrior of Light''' returned, they all made for the '''Tower''' to stop the '''Primal'''.

At the top of the tower, '''Y'shtola''' and the others waited behind and helped handle the chaos while the '''Warrior of Light''' made for the moon to stop '''Fandaniel''' and '''Zenos'''. She, '''Thancred''' and '''Urianger''' followed after '''Zodiark''' was slain and the seal preventing the '''Final Days''' was broken. She met with the [[Loporrit]]s, and attempted to aid them in learning what the new people of [[Etheriys]] required to survive, and how they had changed since the days before the '''Sundering'''. Eventually, she and the others decided that they could not give up on their planet, and had to fight for it.

That night, '''Y'shtola''' visited the '''Warrior of Light''', expressing her concern for them, expressing how the incident on '''The First''' truly made her worry, and not to push themselves too hard all the time. When the '''Final Days''' fell upon the land, she aided in slaying the [[Blasphemy|Blasphemies]] that appeared. With her '''aethersight''', she realized that the beast had in fact been a person transformed, but she was soon unable to see them, as their '''aether''' had "rotted away". This brought them to the horrific realization that once someone is turned, death could be their only salvation.

Eventually, the '''Scions''' had calmed the people and managed to bring the incident under control. '''Y'shtola''' pondered the differences between this '''Final Days''' and the '''Final Days''' that brought about the '''Sundering'''. She suggested talking to '''Hydaelyn''', and wondered about the name of the flower given to the '''Warrior of Light''': [[Elpis]]. This prompted '''G'raha''' to suggest the '''Warrior of Light''' return to the '''First''' and speak to '''Elidibus''', who partially remained within the '''Crystal Tower'''. In the meantime, '''Y'shtola''' returned to '''Matoya''' to learn what she could about entering the '''Aetherial Sea'''.

When the '''Warrior of Light''' returned from '''Elpis''' and explained the cause of the '''Final Days''', '''Y'shtola''' and the others set about convincing the '''Forum''' to allow them to enter into the '''Aetherial Sea''' via [[The Aitiascope]] to seek out '''Hydaelyn'''. She aided in battling past the remaining '''aether''' of enemies past, before coming before '''Hydaelyn''' Herself. She tested the '''Scions''' to ensure they could handle the coming battle with [[Meteion]]. When they passed their trial, '''Y'shtola''' posited that the reason She had sundered the people was that they would be more capable of dealing and interacting with [[Dynamis]]. '''Hydaelyn''' turned over a crystal revealing the location of '''Meteion's''' nest, and gave them Her blessing.

After convincing the '''Forum''' to turn over the [[Ragnarok]] and upgrading it, the '''Scions''' set off for [[Ultima Thule]]. Immediately after arriving, they were beset by '''Meteion''', who attempted to make the environment inhospitable. With the sacrifice of '''Thancred''', wishing that they would "Survive", the '''Scions''' departed the ship.

The land of '''Ultima Thule''' was abundant with '''Dynamis''', giving '''Meteion''' complete control over everything that happened there. As they moved through the various recreations of destroyed planets, their numbers began to thin, with each '''Scion''' sacrificing their lives to continue the path forward. '''Y'shtola''' conversed with the [[Ea]], beings who gave into their despair when they realized that eventually the entire universe would end. She argued that though the end would surely come, the pursuit of knowledge is worth living for, and she would never give in to her despair. By altering the '''Dynamis''' in the area, she and '''Urianger''' sacrificed themselves to continue the path forward.

Eventually, '''Y'shtola''' and the other '''Scions''' were resurrected by the '''Warrior of Light''' using the power of [[Azem]]. Together, they battled through [[The Dead Ends]], and the various images of destroyed worlds who had given in to despair. At the end, she and the others were ready to confront [[The Endsinger]], but were greatly overpowered. in a last-ditch attempt to save their friends, the '''Warrior of Light''' activated their teleporter beacon, pulling the '''Scions''' back to the '''Ragnarok''', where they had no choice but to wait and hope.

When the '''Warrior of Light''' eventually appeared back on the deck of the '''Ragnarok''' barely alive, '''Y'shtola''' watched on as '''Alphinaud''', '''G'raha''' and '''Alisaie''' did everything they could to stabalize them. When they finally opened their eyes, '''Y'shtola''' chastized them, telling them never to do something so foolish ever again, and that her heart couldn't take it. Upon returning to '''Sharlayan''', she celebrated with the others, now that the '''Final Days''' had been averted. When the '''Scions''' returned to the '''Rising Stones''', they "disbanded", while agreeing to continue their mission to defend '''Eorzea''' and the wider world against any threats. To sell the belief that they had truly seperated, they all went their seperate ways. For her part, '''Y'shtola''' returned to '''Matoya's Cave''', compiling notes on her time with the '''Scions''' with the intent to publish a book detailing their adventures.

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