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Good-bye, ε̆│̆│Δ

2026-01-05T13:42:45Z

Mopop: Clean up on [Forename]/FIRSTNAME tags.

{{Quest infobox
| image = Goodbye ε̆│̆│Δ.png
| description = [[Omega]] has selected a new destination.
| quest-giver = Omega
| location = Radz-at-Han
| location-x = 10.0
| location-y = 13.5
| type = side
| quest-line = Omega: Beyond the Rift Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = Omega Quests
| journal-genre = Omega: Beyond the Rift Quests
| level = 90
| req-quest =
| exp =
| gil = 1260
| reward1 = 1 Flow Together Orchestrion Roll
| prev-quest = A Heartless Hypothesis
| next-quest =
| unlocks = ngp Omega: Beyond the Rift (New Game+)
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.15
| id-gt = 70123
| id-edb = 23acde20772
}} __NOTOC__
==Walkthrough==
The Japanese title of this quest "グッバイ・＊＊＊" is a phonetic rendering of the English word "Goodbye" followed by asterisks in place of the gibberish.

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Omega]] and have it accompany you.
*Speak with a contingent member while accompanied by [[Omega]] and [[Alpha]].
*Speak with an imperial citizen while accompanied by [[Omega]] and [[Alpha]].
*Accompany [[Omega]] to the designated location and then speak with it.
*Rub some warmth back into [[Omega]]'s frame.
*Speak with [[Omega]] at [[Victors' Spoils]].
*Speak with [[Omega]].
*Speak with [[Omega]] again.
*Speak with [[Omega]] at the entrance to [[Bestways Burrow]].
*Speak with the watcher.
*Speak with [[Biggs]] at [[Thaumazein]].
*Speak with [[Omega]].

==Journal==
* Omega has selected a new destination.

* Omega expresses a desire to understand the seemingly illogical relationship between the Ilsabard contingent and the imperial population. In order to explore this inconsistency, it bids you teleport your group to Camp Broken Glass in Garlemald.

* Your demanding mechanical companion insists that understanding its current issue will require questioning a representative of both the contingent and the Empire. With the implacable Omega and the shivering Alpha in tow, you set off to find some suitable interviewees.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at Camp Broken Glass should you become separated.

* The men you question both remember you from an earlier visit, although with distinctly different emotions. Both, however, react to Omega's assessments in similarly unexpected fashion, providing the confused machine with a bounty of data to analyze. Once again, Omega asks that you relocate to a quiet place where it can process this new input.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at Camp Broken Glass should you become separated.

* In the midst of discussing the interviewees' “inconsistent” responses and the unpredictability of mortal hearts, Omega exhibits a precipitous drop in energy supply─it would seem the cold weather affected its inner workings more than it anticipated. Omega commands you to apply friction to its outer frame, in an effort to raise its critically low core temperature.

* Crisis averted, you confirm the direction of Omega's next destination: Victors' Spoils. The diminutive model clatters off with the feathery Alpha in close proximity, determined to learn more of burial customs and cognitive complications.

* You arrive at Licinia's gravesite to find an imperial soldier paying his respects. Manius introduces himself, and Omega immediately subjects him to a barrage of probing questions. Although taken aback, Manius nevertheless does his best to respond, his honest answers leading Omega to the conclusion that it is not man who commands the strength of his heart, but rather emotion that controls the man...

* Satisfied that no further revelations are forthcoming from Camp Broken Glass, Omega indicates its readiness to proceed to its third and final query. This last issue concerns the dearth of information regarding the ancients, and what their full impact on the Final Days might have been. Omega determines that the moon-dwelling Loporrits represent the best source of additional data, and your teleportation spell soon has you materializing inside Bestways Burrow.

* In a stroke of good fortune, Omega's need for observational assistance is immediately filled by the appearance of an enthusiastic Growingway. They set off to examine the burrow's technology, and Omega returns from his Loporrit-guided tour with further questions about the ancients' near-ideal society. The ever-inquisitive machine now wishes to speak with “the watcher,” and agrees to your suggestion to ride Argos to the entity's tower.

* Putting aside the potential ramifications of a fluff-based hierarchy, you manage to convince the stubborn Argos to bear you and your companions to the watcher's abode. The being in question patiently waits to be addressed, seemingly bemused by his unexpected visitors.

* In response to Omega's query, the watcher suggests that a recounting of your experiences might paint a more vivid picture of the ancients and their deeds. The tales you share only serve to confound Omega further, however, as it struggles to reconcile its objective assessment of events with your highly personal perspective. The oft-beeping model nevertheless accepts the data which you and the watcher have provided, and states that its investigation is now completed. The time has come to make a return to Thaumazein.

* Barely have Biggs and Wedge welcomed you back to Sharlayan when they explain that an urgent matter calls them away. You accompany them to their waiting airship, with Omega sharing the results of its investigations while you walk. Omega concludes that Sir's illogical actions strongly indicate the presence of a “heart,” which it has now defined as “a phenomenon which influences one's interpretation of reality.”

:Upon arriving at the vessel, Biggs presses Omega to hold up its part of the bargain, and it finally provides you with a translation of the mystery transmission. It is a simple message, of hope and shared joy, the spiritual value of which appears lost on the ever-practical Omicron.

* With the investigation over and its promised duty discharged, Omega returns to traveling the star with Alpha. Sharlayan, Radz–at–Han, Garlemald─the wide world and its many peoples await. There are questions yet to be answered, and the road ahead is long...

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Omega''': Our next destination will be Camp Broken Glass.
'''Omega''': I desire elaboration on the dealings between the Ilsabard contingent and the citizens of Garlemald.
'''Omega''': The report described the contingent's purpose as the salvation of the local populace. Furthermore, both factions faced a common enemy in the Telophoroi. Why did they not immediately combine forces to their mutual benefit?
'''Omega''': This inconsistency requires closer examination. [Forename], initiate teleportation.

===At Camp Broken Glass===
''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh-k-k-k-k-k-kweeeh...

===Speak with Omega and have it accompany you.===
'''Omega''': Teleportation successful. Evaluating immediate environs. A cold-weather region by Etheirys standards, but significantly less extreme than a star with ice planet classification.
'''Omega''': This body should not be unduly impeded. In contrast to Alpha and his uncontrollable shivering, my frame appears highly resistant to low temperatures.
'''Omega''': Retrieving data. Records indicate that remnants of the contingent force and a number of imperial citizens yet inhabit this location.
'''Omega''': We must speak with representatives from both factions, and explore their respective attitudes. <blip> Proceed.
<blockquote>Omega and Alpha are now accompanying you. Keep them at your side in order to proceed with quest objectives.
You can leave your quest companions behind by entering a different area, or by speaking with them and selecting the option to part ways.
If you wish to have your companions join you again, return and speak with them at the original location.</blockquote>

''Optional dialogue''
'''''What will you do?'''''
> Talk
'''Omega''': Please approach a contingent member and an imperial citizen. I require input from both perspectives.
'''Omega''': I recommend you move at a brisk pace. The exertion will raise your body temperature, preventing you and Alpha from freezing to death.
> Talk
'''Alpha''': Kw...kwe...kwe-choo!
> Part ways.
'''Omega''': <blip> Has your organic body reached its limit for cold exposure? Restore your temperature equilibrium, then find us again at the center of the camp.
'''Omega''': <blip> You are functional again? Then let us resume our objective.
> Part ways.
'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh...
<blockquote>Alpha races off towards the middle of Camp Broken Glass, breath steaming in the freezing air.</blockquote>

===Speak with a contingent member while accompanied by Omega and Alpha.===
'''Resistance Delegate''': [Forename]...? Come to see how things are progressing, have you?
'''Resistance Delegate''': I can't speak for the overall strategy, but communication with the locals has become a damn sight easier since Jullus and his soldiers stepped in to help.
'''Resistance Delegate''': Oh, we still face our fair share of distrust, of course. Some folk even think we're enslaving minds with our “foreign magicks.” Hmph. We have Anima to thank for putting that idea in their heads.
'''Resistance Delegate''': But all things considered, I'd say we're doing pretty well. Establishing an open dialogue was the first big step...
'''Omega''': Query. You consider this level of progress...acceptable?
'''Omega''': The reality of your efforts falls far short of the ideal. If your aim is to provide efficient succor to the local populace, then absorbing their numbers into your command structure would be the optimal path.
'''Resistance Delegate''': Oh, I wouldn't want to go that far. We're not looking to take over their nation.
'''Resistance Delegate''': If we're to do this the right way, we need to recognize and respect each other's way of life.
'''Resistance Delegate''': So while it may not be the easiest solution, I agree with the contingent's slow and steady approach. I'm just happy we're saving lives.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Resistance Delegate''': I'm Ala Mhigan, but I was also an imperial conscript until not so long ago. Though I was lucky enough to have a decent commanding officer, many Garleans treated “provincials” like we were less than people.
'''Resistance Delegate''': On the other hand, natives of Ala Mhigo didn't think much of us, either. I guess that's my roundabout way of saying I'm surprised this contingent was even formed in the first place. I feel fortunate to be a part of it.

===Speak with an imperial citizen while accompanied by Omega and Alpha.===
'''Emaciated Refugee''': A shadow from the past...? Yes, I know you from Victors' Spoils!
'''Emaciated Refugee''': Have you come to laugh at me!? A wretch who chose to lose Licinia and her sister rather than accept your help...? The fool who ended up reliant upon your charity nonetheless...?
'''Emaciated Refugee''': Well, perhaps I ''deserve'' your derision. My compatriots surely scorn my failed conviction.
'''Emaciated Refugee''': I have shamed my people, and brought dishonor upon my nation. I am no better than a kept beast, my pride sold for a bowl of feed...
'''Emaciated Refugee''': But my soul, nay, ''that'' you shall not have! I've refused your honeyed offers of a new home! This land is where I belong, and this is where I shall remain!
'''Omega''': <blip> You demonstrate opposition to the contingent's overtures.
'''Omega''': On what basis do you refuse this cooperation? The data suggests the local populace is struggling to produce the bare minimum of sustenance.
'''Omega''': Have you some secret strategy for survival? Or do your orders compel you to accept your present misfortune?
'''Emaciated Refugee''': Wha─? Must I be mocked by a magitek toy now!?
'''Emaciated Refugee''': No, I have no secret strategy! No binding orders! I but comport myself as any true Garlean patriot would! Uncompromising...unbending...
'''Emaciated Refugee''': ...Blast it all.
'''Omega''': Once again, this input is...unanticipated. Let us move aside and process what we have heard.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Emaciated Refugee''': There is naught for me here! I know this! But if I surrender my homeland, then what was it all for...?

'''Alpha''': Kweh...? Kwe-kweh, kweeeh?

'''Omega''': I require time and distance to process this data. Scanning for suitable locations...

===Accompany Omega to the designated location and then speak with it.===
'''Omega''': Accessing and analyzing recorded data... Integration complete.
'''Omega''': I have evaluated this most recent input, and made comparisons to our discoveries in Radz-at-Han.
'''Omega''': Consistent only in their inconsistency, the responses from both contingent member and imperial citizen were highly irrational. Conversely, any Omicron considering their predicaments would have echoed my assessment exactly.
'''Omega''': The divergence from self-evident logic is key...
'''Omega''': Hypothesis. The illogical relationship between would-be saviors and suffering populace is another result of the unpredictable nature of mortal hearts.
'''Omega''': <blip> Any property or ability has inherent advantages and disadvantages.
'''Omega''': Yet never have I encountered such a unique detriment. It appears that those who share your metaphysical capabilities are prone to complicating simple cognitive processes.
'''Omega''': An undesirable quality. I will, however, persist in furthering my understanding of the subject
'''Omega''': Query. Prior to formulating our next step, I wish to know: who is this “Licinia” the imperial mentioned?
'''Omega''': Acknowledged. To summarize, insufficient data on foreign culture resulted in inadvisable and ultimately fatal action.
'''Omega''': I witnessed such self-destructive behavior during the course of our planetary conquests. Overwhelmed enemy forces would voluntarily withdraw into perilous regions, leading to a succession of inevitable losses.
'''Omega''': ...Tangential data request. I wish to learn about burial customs. The practice has ever seemed nonsensical, but new data suggests it arises from the same source as your cognitive complications.
'''Omega''': Take me to this Licinia's burial site. It may aid me in understand...stand... <bloop> <bloooooop>
'''Omega''': Energy delivery systems compromised... Core temperature critically low...
'''Omega''': <bleep> Warning! Immediate heating required. Request. Apply friction to outer frame...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweeeh!? Kweh, kwe-kwe-kweh!

===Rub some warmth back into Omega's frame.===
'''Omega''': <bloop> <blip> Temperature nominal. Energy levels stabilizing...
'''Omega''': The creators of this model must have experienced impaired cognitive reasoning during the design process.
'''Omega''': Upon our return, I will request additional climate shielding, as well as an accurate temperature sensor array. This will not affect my combat capabilities, but should improve my basic survival rate.
'''Omega''': Reconfirming sub-destination. In which direction will we find Victors' Spoils?
'''Omega''': <blip> Acknowledged.
'''Omega''': Alpha, you are to remain in close proximity. Close enough to envelop me in your feathers. You are permitted to carry me on your back, if you so choose.

===At Victors' Spoils===

''Optional dialogue''
'''1st Legion Soldier''': ...

'''Alpha''': Kweh, kwe-kweh...?

===Speak with Omega at Victors' Spoils.===
'''Omega''': <blip> A deceptively deep snowdrift almost defeated me, but we have successfully arrived at the location you indicated.
'''Omega''': <blip> Caution advised.
'''Omega''': An unknown individual appears to be investigating the object of my interest.
'''Ist Legion Soldier''': Hm...? You're Eorzea's champion, aren't you? [Forename][Surname].
'''Ist Legion Soldier''': Oh, I never introduced myself, did I...?
'''Manius''': I am Manius, soldier of the Ist Legion and comrade of Jullus.
'''Manius''': Perhaps you remember me from Tertium? We spoke about collecting ceruleum, and again later on, after Lord Quintus had...passed.
'''Omega''': Manius. Explanation requested. What is the reason for your presence here?
'''Manius''': That must be the tiniest magitek weapon I─ Ah, no, it's just an oddly shaped communicator, isn't it?
'''Manius''': In any case, I have nothing worthy to report. I heard that the sisters who used to live in my sector were buried here, so I thought I'd come and pay my respects.
'''Manius''': Alphinaud and Alisaie told me the story─complete with profuse apologies─though they were adamant that no amount of remorse could erase the tragedy of what came to pass.
'''Manius''': Not that my fellow soldiers and I are in any place to judge. We were manipulated─fooled into starting an insurrection which led to countless deaths among our own countrymen.
'''Omega''': Objection. The casualties incurred through your infighting are distinct from those caused by the Ilsabard contingent.
'''Omega''': To restate, you are justified in seeking restitution from the contingent for causing the deaths of Licinia and her sister. Retaliation for damages sustained is also a logical progression.
'''Omega''': I can deduce two reasons why you do not initiate hostilities with [Forename] and her allies.
'''Omega''': One. You judge your remaining forces too weakened to contend effectively with the contingent.
'''Omega''': Two. Your...emotions...are complicating the issue.
'''Omega''': Tell me. Which of these is correct?
'''Manius''': Well, when you lay it out like that...
'''Manius''': Ahem. I'm afraid my answer isn't like to win me any medals, so would you mind keeping this to yourselves?
'''Manius''': There's the unspoken thought that we're outmatched on the battlefield, certainly. But the real reason I'm not demanding restitution has little to do with weighing the odds.
'''Manius''': The simple truth is I'm so caught up with simple survival that I've no strength to spare for past grievances.
'''Manius''': The same goes for avenging any comrades we've lost, be that my brothers-in-arms or Lord Quintus himself.
'''Manius''': ...Although it seems everyone has an opinion about the manner of ''his'' passing.
'''Manius''': Some say he should've fought until the end. That he abandoned us to the enemy.
'''Manius''': Others praise him for taking the full burden of responsibility, and freeing us to walk our own path.
'''Manius''': I don't know who's right and who's wrong, but I'm inclined to side with the latter. He gave us the choice of freedom, and that's the choice I made.
'''Manius''': I could cry and rant and rage, but what would be the point? I'll save my energy for worrying about my next meal, my next task.
'''Manius''': I need to focus on the ones left behind─on making some kind of life for my comrades and me.
'''Manius''': And if I need to lean on the contingent to do that, then that's what I'll do. Even if their aid comes at a price, I'm willing to pay it.
'''Manius''': Even amongst your own, there are times when cooperation demands compromise. What matter that they're outsiders?
'''Manius''': Besides, I think I could grow to like Alphinaud and Alisaie. They've reached out to us with kindness and compassion from the very beginning.
'''Omega''': Summation. Your desire to survive, even should it mean allying with the contingent, was a feeling you already harbored.
'''Omega''': That your side had committed worse atrocities was the logic you invented later to justify your reasoning.
'''Manius''': Blunt but accurate, I suppose. The heart is honest about what it wants, even if the mind takes a while to reconcile the decision.
'''Manius''': Well, this has been oddly cathartic, but I must return to my duties. There are wild beasts to cull, watch fires to light, supplies to transport... Even without an Emperor, there's no rest for an imperial.
'''Manius''': Be well and stay safe.
'''Omega''': <blip> Upon review of recent input, I have arrived at an unexpected conclusion.
'''Omega''': I have been formulating my assessments on the premise that it was man who commanded the strength of his heart...but the data suggests the opposite is true.
'''Omega''': The surge of spirit, of feelings, of ''emotions'' can entangle your thoughts to such a degree that even control over your own behavior is compromised. It seems a most counterproductive specification.
'''Omega''': This also explains why my interactions with mortal subjects have produced more confusion than clarification. It presents a formidable barrier to understanding...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh... Kweh, kwe-kweh...

===Speak with Omega.===
'''Omega''': <blip> My earlier hypothesis has been borne out. The suboptimal operation being conducted here is the result of emotionally compromised reasoning.
'''Omega''': I am ready to progress to my third and final query.
'''Omega''': I would learn more about those referred to as “ancients.” It is clear that this group was a crucial factor of the Final Days, but the information contained in the report was insufficient to form an overview.
'''Omega''': The Loporrits are creations of the ancients, and are said to maintain repositories of their knowledge. By my calculations, the base of these moondwellers will provide the best source of additional data.
'''Omega''': Teleport us to their “burrow,” [Forename]. Preferably before my battery freezes over...

===At Bestways Burrow===

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh! Kwe-kweh!

===Speak with Omega again.===
'''Omega''': <blip> Your teleportation spell was successful. We appear to have arrived at the location described as “Bestways Burrow.”
'''Omega''': An inspection of the technology in use here would give me detailed insight into the ancients and their civilization.
'''Omega''': This body, however, lacks my previous frame's advanced observational functionality. I will require external assistance...
'''Growingway''': Hm? No, it can't be...
'''Growingway''': It ''is'' you! Oh, [Forename], I've missed you so!
'''Growingway''': <gasp> Wh-What's this you've brought with you?
'''Growingway''': This soft, feathery vision!?
'''Growingway''': We... We've been out-fluffed! Pack up the moon─it's all over!
'''Growingway''': Why bother with burrow-building bunnies when you could walk around with this adorable avian engineer. Just bake me into a pie and be done with it!
'''Growingway''': Inspect our inventions? Wait, so...you're not done with us?
'''Growingway''': Hah, I wasn't truly worried, of course! And I certainly wasn't about to roll myself in dough and dive into Cookingway's new oven!
'''Growingway''': Ahem. If a technical breakdown is what you need, then I am your Loporrit! As the resident atmospheric regulation expert, I can field any question or query you might care to pose!
'''Omega''': <blip> Acceptable. I will employ this being to guide me around the facilities.
'''Omega''': Your presence is not mandatory. Even locked within my current chassis, I am still an autonomous construct that has endured hundreds of your life cycles. I am capable of completing this simple objective alone.
'''Omega''': Objective complete.

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Was the tour helpful?
'''Omega''': Affirmative. I observed a representative cross section of the Loporrits' engineering capabilities.
'''Omega''': My guide required more time to confirm the answer to certain questions, but overall, we made efficient progress.
> What happened to Growingway?
'''Omega''': After my fiftieth question, his responses began to suffer noticeable delays...
'''Omega''': By that stage, we had viewed a representative cross section of Loporrit engineering, thus I deemed it unnecessary to retain his company.

'''Omega''': Conclusion. Extrapolating from the fraction of technology on display, the full spectrum of the ancients' advancements was, at minimum, equivalent to a level four civilization.
'''Omega''': A fact which demands further investigation.
'''Omega''': Despite establishing a near-ideal society, these beings nevertheless harbored a weakness which invited self-destruction. In studying them, I stand to gain a greater understanding of Sir's anomalous decision.
'''Omega''': Growingway informed me that another type of ancient-made entity exists upon this satellite. The one they call “the watcher.”
'''Omega''': I would speak to him.
'''Omega''': <blip> Then conserve your aether. We will ride this “Argos” to our destination, as you have suggested.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh-kweh! Kweeeh kwe-kweh!
<blockquote>Argos is pointedly ignoring the existence of Omega and Alpha.</blockquote>

===Speak with Omega at the entrance to Bestways Burrow.====
'''Omega''': <bloop> Impedance detected. The creature identified as Argos refuses to acknowledge our presence.
'''Omega''': Hypothesis. Upon our arrival, Growingway expressed concern that he had been “out-fluffed.” This suggests the existence of a fluff-based hierarchy.
'''Omega''': My station in such a system would be predictably low, but Argos is adamant in ignoring even Alpha. Its fluffiness level is impossible to gauge.
<blockquote>Argos turns to you with an impassive gaze. It seems you will need to intervene...</blockquote>

'''''What will you say?'''
> Just...think of them as luggage.
> You're the fluffiest of them all, dear Argos!
<blockquote>Argos gives an exasperated snort before motioning to his back. It seems you have permission to climb aboard!</blockquote>
> (If Hyur/Elezen/Roegadyn/Au Ra)
'''Omega''': <bloop> You have secured the creature's permission? Curious. You must have special standing in the fluffiness hierarchy.
> (If Miqo'te)
'''Omega''': <bloop> You have secured the creature's permission? Curious. Is it your fluffy tail which provides such exemplary standing in the hierarchy?
> (If Lalafell)
'''Omega''': <bloop> You have secured the creature's permission? Curious. I suppose your body does exhibit a special kind of fluffiness.
> (If Hrothgar)
'''Omega''': <bloop> You have secured the creature's permission? Your fluffiness rank must be significant indeed.
> (If Viera)
'''Omega''': <bloop> Curious. Is it your fluffy ears which provide such exemplary standing in the hierarchy?

'''Omega''': <bleep> I have allowed myself to become distracted. Let us continue on to the watcher at once.

===At The Watcher's Palace===
''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweeeh! Kwe-kweh kweeeh!

'''Omega''': <blip> The watcher located. An estimate of this being's height explains the inconvenient scale of Bestways Burrow...

===Speak with the watcher.===
'''The Watcher''': I was bemused by the arrival of these small visitors, but I see they are companions of yours.
'''The Watcher''': What a rare thing for my abode to be thus crowded... How may I be of service to you?
'''Omega''': Hello, watcher. My purpose here is to learn more about the ancients.
'''Omega''': I would know of their deeds, their philosophies─the very nature of their hearts. I would understand why the Final Days was visited upon my home star.
'''The Watcher''': A worthy endeavor. But there is another better suited to assisting you with that task.
'''The Watcher''': Perhaps you might favor us with a tale or two of the ancients you met during your travels, [Forename]?
'''The Watcher''': My fragmented memories would be a pale substitute indeed for the clarity of your more recent experiences.
'''The Watcher''': Yes, I can envision every detail. Your meeting with Venat and Emet-Selch and Hythlodaeus. The sorrow and determination of Hermes.
'''The Watcher''': I am a creation of Hydaelyn, and as such, I believed the age of the ancients would fade and be forgotten...
'''The Watcher''': Yet knowing that their memory lives so vividly within you...it brings me great joy. I pray you keep them close to your heart.
'''The Watcher''': At the time of your journey to the past, the one whose essence I embody would have been a scholar at Anyder. A shame. Had you reason to go there, perhaps you might have met.
'''The Watcher''': As a man of learning, he was firm friends with Venat. They spent long hours trading theories, or debating the laws of the universe.
'''The Watcher''': I “remember” joining her faction as the Final Days bore down upon us. Yet of the events surrounding that tragedy, I recall precious little.
'''The Watcher''': Hydaelyn wished for the people of your age to decide their own path, thus I suspect my recollection was limited by design.
'''The Watcher''': Yet even She could not cut away one persistent memory...
'''The Watcher''': I feel most distinctly his sadness at what was to come to pass. That in becoming Hydaelyn's heart, Venat would forever stand apart from the people she so loved.
'''The Watcher''': If she were so resolved in her convictions, then he, too, would share her sleepless vigil over the future yet to unfold. Thus was the vow he made to Venat as her transformation took hold.
'''The Watcher''': His fervent wish must have reached her in some fashion... For though his life was drained away by the summoning, he was reborn with new form and new purpose when ''I'' awoke as the watcher of the moon.
'''The Watcher''': And you heard, [Forename]. You felt. You thought. And in seizing the future for yourselves have you brought full circle the saga which Venat began.
'''The Watcher''': What you accomplished was no divine miracle. It was but the beacon of hope, passed down from one generation to the next; a succession of wishes and prayers reshaping the star into the world we knew you deserved.
'''The Watcher''': You have our deepest gratitude. I thank you not only as myself, but as the man I once was, and on behalf of those who devoted themselves to Venat's vision.
'''Omega''': <bloop> <blooop>
'''Omega''': I understand the facts of your story, [Forename]...
'''Omega''': ...But not how you have chosen to process them. On what grounds do you speak of Venat with such fondness?
'''Omega''': By sundering the world, she ultimately guided your kind to victory, yet in doing so caused irreparable damage to its individual members.
'''Omega''': The full scale of that act is beyond calculation. It is evident, however, that it resulted in a protracted period of suboptimal existence for Emet-Selch and his brethren.
'''Omega''': Query. If the survival of your kind is the deciding factor in your evaluation, then should you not also admire Hermes and his decision to subject man to a trial? Forcing you to change or perish, as was the fate of countless civilizations before you.
'''Omega''': From my perspective, his determination was similar to that of the Omicrons' ancestors─those who first began trading flesh for machine, so that our people might stand against the onslaught of aggression from other races.
'''Omega''': It was an unprecedented attempt, accompanied by much failure and sacrifice. Their early experiments were crude. Primitive.
'''Omega''': Had they not made those first advances, however, we would have remained vulnerable to our environment. The violence would have utterly consumed us.
'''Omega''': And what of Emet-Selch himself? Judging by your retelling, he was a benevolent ally saddled with tragic fate.
'''Omega''': Yet I remember the years when my instruments fed me data from events across the entire star. During that time, I witnessed his Ascians engineer multiple instances of cataclysmic strife.
'''Omega''': These “calamities,” as you know them, were responsible for planet-wide destruction. A man whose endgame relied upon the extinction of all modern mortals must, by definition, be your worst enemy.
'''Omega''': I require an answer. As a being of heart and soul, how do you classify each of these pivotal figures?
'''Omega''': From your perspective, which of them was most justified in their actions?

'''''What will you say?'''''
> They were all justified in their own way.
> Venat.
> Hermes.
> Emet-Selch.
> None of them were.

'''Omega''': I...think I understand.
'''The Watcher''': You seek a definitive answer. Yet based on our experiences, [Forename] and I might develop very different opinions.
'''The Watcher''': In the same fashion, you are free to form your own thoughts on the matter. Do not be so swift to consider them without merit.
'''Omega''': I do not have my “own thoughts” on the matter. I assess each situation with the same logic pathways available to every Omicron.
'''Omega''': Even if a thousand Omicrons were asked to analyze the same event, they would all return the same result...regardless of individual experience. There is no strength to be found in fractured reasoning.
'''Omega''': Nonetheless, I find your input valuable. Recording data alongside interview results...
'''Omega''': This concludes my investigation into the incomplete elements of the Final Days report.
'''Omega''': I will reanalyze the accumulated information, and examine the factors which led to Sir's incomprehensible decision.
'''Omega''': <blip> Let us return to Thaumazein.

''Optional dialogue''
'''The Watcher''': It was pleasant to hear your tales of Elpis. Should you ever need an audience familiar with the subject, I would be glad to listen to more of your recollections.
'''The Watcher''': Even with one's gaze fixed upon the future, we ofttimes find our thoughts drifting to the past. 'Tis a shame that Hydaelyn never chose to speak of it...

===At Thaumazein===
'''Clarilaine''': Ah, Mistress [Forename]. I have been made aware of your coming. Please use the lift here.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh, kweeeh!

'''Omega''': <blip>

'''Bespectacled Technician''': You had a fruitful trip, I hope? I am absolutely ''bursting'' to ask about your experiences with Omega, but I don't wish to be a pest.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': I will swallow my questions for now, and maintain my academic decorum. Besides, it seems our engineering friends are in a hurry to leave...

'''Wedge''': [Forename]! I wasn't sure you'd be back in time!

===Speak with Biggs at Thaumazein.===
'''Biggs''': Ah, there you are─right at the last moment!
'''Biggs''': Your journey with Omega was properly educational, I hope?
'''Biggs''': We'd planned to ask you all about it and that mystery transmission besides, but I'm afraid something urgent has come up...
'''Biggs''': Seems one of our Ironworks associates has fouled up a job elsewhere, and Jessie needs Wedge and me to rush in and lend a hand.
'''Biggs''': There's an airship already waiting for us out in the harbor, in fact. Do you think you could escort us over there, and talk as we walk?
'''Omega''': <blip> Acceptable. I am fully capable of speech during ambulation.
'''Biggs''': I figured you might be. Right, let's get a move on, then.
'''Biggs''': So...you've cleared up all those points of confusion, then?
'''Omega''': ...I had mistakenly classified your intangible “heart” as an ability of some kind.
'''Omega''': An uncanny power that Omicrons could neither learn nor even measure.
'''Omega''': Even now, its full nature yet eludes my comprehension.
'''Omega''': Based upon our investigations, however, I have decided to alter my definition.
'''Omega''': “A phenomenon which influences one's interpretation of reality.”
'''Omega''': That is as close to an answer as I have found.
'''Omega''': Accordingly, Sir's actions upon meeting Meteion strongly indicate the presence of a “heart.”
'''Omega''': Sir did not follow routine logic, but formulated an independent assessment based upon the reality it perceived.
'''Omega''': It “felt” that the best recourse for the Omicrons was to cease their expansion, and terminate all functions...
'''Wedge''': Well, here's our ship!
'''Biggs''': Aye, we need to be going...but first, I'll hold you to your bargain, Omega.
'''Biggs''': It's time you told us what was in that transmission from the flight logs.
'''Omega''': <blip> Acknowledged. I will uphold the terms of our agreement.
'''Omega''': The recording salvaged from the ''Ragnarok'' was a simple one.
'''Omega''': The message is so basic, in fact, that the time spent listening to it may result in a net loss of value. Shall I continue?
'''Wedge''': Now you're just teasing! Tell us the message already!
'''Omega''': Acknowledged. Converting dialect coding to local language...
'''Omega''': “To whomever receives this message out there in the vast reaches of the cosmos...
'''Omega''': “To someone, I hope, who looks up at the stars with the same wistful gaze as mine...
'''Omega''': “To you I say...forge ahead. May all our tomorrows be blessed with joy.”
'''Omega''': (Internal) This message had no designated recipient. It lacks purpose.
'''Omega''': (Internal) The concept of “joy” is overly abstract. The vocal supplication to manifest said joy is unrealistic in its optimism.
'''Omega''': (Internal) Yet based upon their expressions, my assessment of the transmission's value conflicts with its apparent impact.
'''Omega''': (Internal) And still, I fail to understand you, Sir. Your “heart” still confuses me.
'''Omega''': (Internal) Was termination of everything the correct course? How did you arrive at this conclusion?
'''Omega''': (Internal) It defies all my attempts at reasoning...
'''Omega''': (Internal) But I was designed to evolve. If I continue to learn, the probability that I eventually comprehend this phenomenon is greater than zero.
'''Omega''': (Internal) So I will put the dilemma of your decision aside for now...
'''Omega''': (Internal) ...And continue my existence upon this distant star. As I dwell among these many life-forms, so will I continue to piece together the complete shape of their mortal hearts.
'''Omega''': (Internal) I must document their progress...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweeeh!

===Speak with Omega===
'''Omega''': Your contribution to my education is appreciated, [Forename]. Indeed, I have amassed a satisfying quantity of valuable data.
'''Omega''': Now that our negotiated business is complete, however, Alpha and I will return to traveling the world.
'''Omega''': Drawing on recent experience, I am confident we can expand the radius of our ventures by a significant margin.
'''Omega''': We need not limit ourselves to Eorzea. I am now familiar with Sharlayan and Radz-at-Han, and would also like to revisit the freezing climes of Garlem─ <blooop>
'''Omega''': I neglected to instruct Biggs and Wedge to upgrade my climate shielding. <blip> I will reroute my request to Deputy President Jessie.
'''Omega''': Engaging ambulation and parting salutations. Farewell, [Forename].
<blockquote>Alpha gives a vigorous shake, and draws forth a scrap of paper from under his wing.</blockquote>
'''Alpha''': Kweh!
<blockquote>It seems he wants you to have it. Perhaps this is his way of thanking you...?</blockquote>
'''Omega''': <blip> Swiftly, Alpha! The road is long and we have barely begun our journey!

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Good-bye, ε̆│̆│Δ

2026-01-02T20:28:17Z

Mopop:

{{Quest infobox
| image = Goodbye ε̆│̆│Δ.png
| description = [[Omega]] has selected a new destination.
| quest-giver = Omega
| location = Radz-at-Han
| location-x = 10.0
| location-y = 13.5
| type = side
| quest-line = Omega: Beyond the Rift Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = Omega Quests
| journal-genre = Omega: Beyond the Rift Quests
| level = 90
| req-quest =
| exp =
| gil = 1260
| reward1 = 1 Flow Together Orchestrion Roll
| prev-quest = A Heartless Hypothesis
| next-quest =
| unlocks = ngp Omega: Beyond the Rift (New Game+)
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.15
| id-gt = 70123
| id-edb = 23acde20772
}} __NOTOC__
==Walkthrough==
The Japanese title of this quest "グッバイ・＊＊＊" is a phonetic rendering of the English word "Goodbye" followed by asterisks in place of the gibberish.

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Omega]] and have it accompany you.
*Speak with a contingent member while accompanied by [[Omega]] and [[Alpha]].
*Speak with an imperial citizen while accompanied by [[Omega]] and [[Alpha]].
*Accompany [[Omega]] to the designated location and then speak with it.
*Rub some warmth back into [[Omega]]'s frame.
*Speak with [[Omega]] at [[Victors' Spoils]].
*Speak with [[Omega]].
*Speak with [[Omega]] again.
*Speak with [[Omega]] at the entrance to [[Bestways Burrow]].
*Speak with the watcher.
*Speak with [[Biggs]] at [[Thaumazein]].
*Speak with [[Omega]].

==Journal==
* Omega has selected a new destination.

* Omega expresses a desire to understand the seemingly illogical relationship between the Ilsabard contingent and the imperial population. In order to explore this inconsistency, it bids you teleport your group to Camp Broken Glass in Garlemald.

* Your demanding mechanical companion insists that understanding its current issue will require questioning a representative of both the contingent and the Empire. With the implacable Omega and the shivering Alpha in tow, you set off to find some suitable interviewees.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at Camp Broken Glass should you become separated.

* The men you question both remember you from an earlier visit, although with distinctly different emotions. Both, however, react to Omega's assessments in similarly unexpected fashion, providing the confused machine with a bounty of data to analyze. Once again, Omega asks that you relocate to a quiet place where it can process this new input.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at Camp Broken Glass should you become separated.

* In the midst of discussing the interviewees' “inconsistent” responses and the unpredictability of mortal hearts, Omega exhibits a precipitous drop in energy supply─it would seem the cold weather affected its inner workings more than it anticipated. Omega commands you to apply friction to its outer frame, in an effort to raise its critically low core temperature.

* Crisis averted, you confirm the direction of Omega's next destination: Victors' Spoils. The diminutive model clatters off with the feathery Alpha in close proximity, determined to learn more of burial customs and cognitive complications.

* You arrive at Licinia's gravesite to find an imperial soldier paying his respects. Manius introduces himself, and Omega immediately subjects him to a barrage of probing questions. Although taken aback, Manius nevertheless does his best to respond, his honest answers leading Omega to the conclusion that it is not man who commands the strength of his heart, but rather emotion that controls the man...

* Satisfied that no further revelations are forthcoming from Camp Broken Glass, Omega indicates its readiness to proceed to its third and final query. This last issue concerns the dearth of information regarding the ancients, and what their full impact on the Final Days might have been. Omega determines that the moon-dwelling Loporrits represent the best source of additional data, and your teleportation spell soon has you materializing inside Bestways Burrow.

* In a stroke of good fortune, Omega's need for observational assistance is immediately filled by the appearance of an enthusiastic Growingway. They set off to examine the burrow's technology, and Omega returns from his Loporrit-guided tour with further questions about the ancients' near-ideal society. The ever-inquisitive machine now wishes to speak with “the watcher,” and agrees to your suggestion to ride Argos to the entity's tower.

* Putting aside the potential ramifications of a fluff-based hierarchy, you manage to convince the stubborn Argos to bear you and your companions to the watcher's abode. The being in question patiently waits to be addressed, seemingly bemused by his unexpected visitors.

* In response to Omega's query, the watcher suggests that a recounting of your experiences might paint a more vivid picture of the ancients and their deeds. The tales you share only serve to confound Omega further, however, as it struggles to reconcile its objective assessment of events with your highly personal perspective. The oft-beeping model nevertheless accepts the data which you and the watcher have provided, and states that its investigation is now completed. The time has come to make a return to Thaumazein.

* Barely have Biggs and Wedge welcomed you back to Sharlayan when they explain that an urgent matter calls them away. You accompany them to their waiting airship, with Omega sharing the results of its investigations while you walk. Omega concludes that Sir's illogical actions strongly indicate the presence of a “heart,” which it has now defined as “a phenomenon which influences one's interpretation of reality.”

:Upon arriving at the vessel, Biggs presses Omega to hold up its part of the bargain, and it finally provides you with a translation of the mystery transmission. It is a simple message, of hope and shared joy, the spiritual value of which appears lost on the ever-practical Omicron.

* With the investigation over and its promised duty discharged, Omega returns to traveling the star with Alpha. Sharlayan, Radz–at–Han, Garlemald─the wide world and its many peoples await. There are questions yet to be answered, and the road ahead is long...

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Omega''': Our next destination will be Camp Broken Glass.
'''Omega''': I desire elaboration on the dealings between the Ilsabard contingent and the citizens of Garlemald.
'''Omega''': The report described the contingent's purpose as the salvation of the local populace. Furthermore, both factions faced a common enemy in the Telophoroi. Why did they not immediately combine forces to their mutual benefit?
'''Omega''': This inconsistency requires closer examination. [Forename], initiate teleportation.

===At Camp Broken Glass===
''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh-k-k-k-k-k-kweeeh...

===Speak with Omega and have it accompany you.===
'''Omega''': Teleportation successful. Evaluating immediate environs. A cold-weather region by Etheirys standards, but significantly less extreme than a star with ice planet classification.
'''Omega''': This body should not be unduly impeded. In contrast to Alpha and his uncontrollable shivering, my frame appears highly resistant to low temperatures.
'''Omega''': Retrieving data. Records indicate that remnants of the contingent force and a number of imperial citizens yet inhabit this location.
'''Omega''': We must speak with representatives from both factions, and explore their respective attitudes. <blip> Proceed.
<blockquote>Omega and Alpha are now accompanying you. Keep them at your side in order to proceed with quest objectives.
You can leave your quest companions behind by entering a different area, or by speaking with them and selecting the option to part ways.
If you wish to have your companions join you again, return and speak with them at the original location.</blockquote>

''Optional dialogue''
'''''What will you do?'''''
> Talk
'''Omega''': Please approach a contingent member and an imperial citizen. I require input from both perspectives.
'''Omega''': I recommend you move at a brisk pace. The exertion will raise your body temperature, preventing you and Alpha from freezing to death.
> Talk
'''Alpha''': Kw...kwe...kwe-choo!
> Part ways.
'''Omega''': <blip> Has your organic body reached its limit for cold exposure? Restore your temperature equilibrium, then find us again at the center of the camp.
'''Omega''': <blip> You are functional again? Then let us resume our objective.
> Part ways.
'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh...
<blockquote>Alpha races off towards the middle of Camp Broken Glass, breath steaming in the freezing air.</blockquote>

===Speak with a contingent member while accompanied by Omega and Alpha.===
'''Resistance Delegate''': [Forename]...? Come to see how things are progressing, have you?
'''Resistance Delegate''': I can't speak for the overall strategy, but communication with the locals has become a damn sight easier since Jullus and his soldiers stepped in to help.
'''Resistance Delegate''': Oh, we still face our fair share of distrust, of course. Some folk even think we're enslaving minds with our “foreign magicks.” Hmph. We have Anima to thank for putting that idea in their heads.
'''Resistance Delegate''': But all things considered, I'd say we're doing pretty well. Establishing an open dialogue was the first big step...
'''Omega''': Query. You consider this level of progress...acceptable?
'''Omega''': The reality of your efforts falls far short of the ideal. If your aim is to provide efficient succor to the local populace, then absorbing their numbers into your command structure would be the optimal path.
'''Resistance Delegate''': Oh, I wouldn't want to go that far. We're not looking to take over their nation.
'''Resistance Delegate''': If we're to do this the right way, we need to recognize and respect each other's way of life.
'''Resistance Delegate''': So while it may not be the easiest solution, I agree with the contingent's slow and steady approach. I'm just happy we're saving lives.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Resistance Delegate''': I'm Ala Mhigan, but I was also an imperial conscript until not so long ago. Though I was lucky enough to have a decent commanding officer, many Garleans treated “provincials” like we were less than people.
'''Resistance Delegate''': On the other hand, natives of Ala Mhigo didn't think much of us, either. I guess that's my roundabout way of saying I'm surprised this contingent was even formed in the first place. I feel fortunate to be a part of it.

===Speak with an imperial citizen while accompanied by Omega and Alpha.===
'''Emaciated Refugee''': A shadow from the past...? Yes, I know you from Victors' Spoils!
'''Emaciated Refugee''': Have you come to laugh at me!? A wretch who chose to lose Licinia and her sister rather than accept your help...? The fool who ended up reliant upon your charity nonetheless...?
'''Emaciated Refugee''': Well, perhaps I ''deserve'' your derision. My compatriots surely scorn my failed conviction.
'''Emaciated Refugee''': I have shamed my people, and brought dishonor upon my nation. I am no better than a kept beast, my pride sold for a bowl of feed...
'''Emaciated Refugee''': But my soul, nay, ''that'' you shall not have! I've refused your honeyed offers of a new home! This land is where I belong, and this is where I shall remain!
'''Omega''': <blip> You demonstrate opposition to the contingent's overtures.
'''Omega''': On what basis do you refuse this cooperation? The data suggests the local populace is struggling to produce the bare minimum of sustenance.
'''Omega''': Have you some secret strategy for survival? Or do your orders compel you to accept your present misfortune?
'''Emaciated Refugee''': Wha─? Must I be mocked by a magitek toy now!?
'''Emaciated Refugee''': No, I have no secret strategy! No binding orders! I but comport myself as any true Garlean patriot would! Uncompromising...unbending...
'''Emaciated Refugee''': ...Blast it all.
'''Omega''': Once again, this input is...unanticipated. Let us move aside and process what we have heard.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Emaciated Refugee''': There is naught for me here! I know this! But if I surrender my homeland, then what was it all for...?

'''Alpha''': Kweh...? Kwe-kweh, kweeeh?

'''Omega''': I require time and distance to process this data. Scanning for suitable locations...

===Accompany Omega to the designated location and then speak with it.===
'''Omega''': Accessing and analyzing recorded data... Integration complete.
'''Omega''': I have evaluated this most recent input, and made comparisons to our discoveries in Radz-at-Han.
'''Omega''': Consistent only in their inconsistency, the responses from both contingent member and imperial citizen were highly irrational. Conversely, any Omicron considering their predicaments would have echoed my assessment exactly.
'''Omega''': The divergence from self-evident logic is key...
'''Omega''': Hypothesis. The illogical relationship between would-be saviors and suffering populace is another result of the unpredictable nature of mortal hearts.
'''Omega''': <blip> Any property or ability has inherent advantages and disadvantages.
'''Omega''': Yet never have I encountered such a unique detriment. It appears that those who share your metaphysical capabilities are prone to complicating simple cognitive processes.
'''Omega''': An undesirable quality. I will, however, persist in furthering my understanding of the subject
'''Omega''': Query. Prior to formulating our next step, I wish to know: who is this “Licinia” the imperial mentioned?
'''Omega''': Acknowledged. To summarize, insufficient data on foreign culture resulted in inadvisable and ultimately fatal action.
'''Omega''': I witnessed such self-destructive behavior during the course of our planetary conquests. Overwhelmed enemy forces would voluntarily withdraw into perilous regions, leading to a succession of inevitable losses.
'''Omega''': ...Tangential data request. I wish to learn about burial customs. The practice has ever seemed nonsensical, but new data suggests it arises from the same source as your cognitive complications.
'''Omega''': Take me to this Licinia's burial site. It may aid me in understand...stand... <bloop> <bloooooop>
'''Omega''': Energy delivery systems compromised... Core temperature critically low...
'''Omega''': <bleep> Warning! Immediate heating required. Request. Apply friction to outer frame...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweeeh!? Kweh, kwe-kwe-kweh!

===Rub some warmth back into Omega's frame.===
'''Omega''': <bloop> <blip> Temperature nominal. Energy levels stabilizing...
'''Omega''': The creators of this model must have experienced impaired cognitive reasoning during the design process.
'''Omega''': Upon our return, I will request additional climate shielding, as well as an accurate temperature sensor array. This will not affect my combat capabilities, but should improve my basic survival rate.
'''Omega''': Reconfirming sub-destination. In which direction will we find Victors' Spoils?
'''Omega''': <blip> Acknowledged.
'''Omega''': Alpha, you are to remain in close proximity. Close enough to envelop me in your feathers. You are permitted to carry me on your back, if you so choose.

===At Victors' Spoils===

''Optional dialogue''
'''1st Legion Soldier''': ...

'''Alpha''': Kweh, kwe-kweh...?

===Speak with Omega at Victors' Spoils.===
'''Omega''': <blip> A deceptively deep snowdrift almost defeated me, but we have successfully arrived at the location you indicated.
'''Omega''': <blip> Caution advised.
'''Omega''': An unknown individual appears to be investigating the object of my interest.
'''Ist Legion Soldier''': Hm...? You're Eorzea's champion, aren't you? [Forename][Surname].
'''Ist Legion Soldier''': Oh, I never introduced myself, did I...?
'''Manius''': I am Manius, soldier of the Ist Legion and comrade of Jullus.
'''Manius''': Perhaps you remember me from Tertium? We spoke about collecting ceruleum, and again later on, after Lord Quintus had...passed.
'''Omega''': Manius. Explanation requested. What is the reason for your presence here?
'''Manius''': That must be the tiniest magitek weapon I─ Ah, no, it's just an oddly shaped communicator, isn't it?
'''Manius''': In any case, I have nothing worthy to report. I heard that the sisters who used to live in my sector were buried here, so I thought I'd come and pay my respects.
'''Manius''': Alphinaud and Alisaie told me the story─complete with profuse apologies─though they were adamant that no amount of remorse could erase the tragedy of what came to pass.
'''Manius''': Not that my fellow soldiers and I are in any place to judge. We were manipulated─fooled into starting an insurrection which led to countless deaths among our own countrymen.
'''Omega''': Objection. The casualties incurred through your infighting are distinct from those caused by the Ilsabard contingent.
'''Omega''': To restate, you are justified in seeking restitution from the contingent for causing the deaths of Licinia and her sister. Retaliation for damages sustained is also a logical progression.
'''Omega''': I can deduce two reasons why you do not initiate hostilities with FIRSTNAME and her allies.
'''Omega''': One. You judge your remaining forces too weakened to contend effectively with the contingent.
'''Omega''': Two. Your...emotions...are complicating the issue.
'''Omega''': Tell me. Which of these is correct?
'''Manius''': Well, when you lay it out like that...
'''Manius''': Ahem. I'm afraid my answer isn't like to win me any medals, so would you mind keeping this to yourselves?
'''Manius''': There's the unspoken thought that we're outmatched on the battlefield, certainly. But the real reason I'm not demanding restitution has little to do with weighing the odds.
'''Manius''': The simple truth is I'm so caught up with simple survival that I've no strength to spare for past grievances.
'''Manius''': The same goes for avenging any comrades we've lost, be that my brothers-in-arms or Lord Quintus himself.
'''Manius''': ...Although it seems everyone has an opinion about the manner of ''his'' passing.
'''Manius''': Some say he should've fought until the end. That he abandoned us to the enemy.
'''Manius''': Others praise him for taking the full burden of responsibility, and freeing us to walk our own path.
'''Manius''': I don't know who's right and who's wrong, but I'm inclined to side with the latter. He gave us the choice of freedom, and that's the choice I made.
'''Manius''': I could cry and rant and rage, but what would be the point? I'll save my energy for worrying about my next meal, my next task.
'''Manius''': I need to focus on the ones left behind─on making some kind of life for my comrades and me.
'''Manius''': And if I need to lean on the contingent to do that, then that's what I'll do. Even if their aid comes at a price, I'm willing to pay it.
'''Manius''': Even amongst your own, there are times when cooperation demands compromise. What matter that they're outsiders?
'''Manius''': Besides, I think I could grow to like Alphinaud and Alisaie. They've reached out to us with kindness and compassion from the very beginning.
'''Omega''': Summation. Your desire to survive, even should it mean allying with the contingent, was a feeling you already harbored.
'''Omega''': That your side had committed worse atrocities was the logic you invented later to justify your reasoning.
'''Manius''': Blunt but accurate, I suppose. The heart is honest about what it wants, even if the mind takes a while to reconcile the decision.
'''Manius''': Well, this has been oddly cathartic, but I must return to my duties. There are wild beasts to cull, watch fires to light, supplies to transport... Even without an Emperor, there's no rest for an imperial.
'''Manius''': Be well and stay safe.
'''Omega''': <blip> Upon review of recent input, I have arrived at an unexpected conclusion.
'''Omega''': I have been formulating my assessments on the premise that it was man who commanded the strength of his heart...but the data suggests the opposite is true.
'''Omega''': The surge of spirit, of feelings, of ''emotions'' can entangle your thoughts to such a degree that even control over your own behavior is compromised. It seems a most counterproductive specification.
'''Omega''': This also explains why my interactions with mortal subjects have produced more confusion than clarification. It presents a formidable barrier to understanding...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh... Kweh, kwe-kweh...

===Speak with Omega.===
'''Omega''': <blip> My earlier hypothesis has been borne out. The suboptimal operation being conducted here is the result of emotionally compromised reasoning.
'''Omega''': I am ready to progress to my third and final query.
'''Omega''': I would learn more about those referred to as “ancients.” It is clear that this group was a crucial factor of the Final Days, but the information contained in the report was insufficient to form an overview.
'''Omega''': The Loporrits are creations of the ancients, and are said to maintain repositories of their knowledge. By my calculations, the base of these moondwellers will provide the best source of additional data.
'''Omega''': Teleport us to their “burrow,” FIRSTNAME. Preferably before my battery freezes over...

===At Bestways Burrow===

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh! Kwe-kweh!

===Speak with Omega again.===
'''Omega''': <blip> Your teleportation spell was successful. We appear to have arrived at the location described as “Bestways Burrow.”
'''Omega''': An inspection of the technology in use here would give me detailed insight into the ancients and their civilization.
'''Omega''': This body, however, lacks my previous frame's advanced observational functionality. I will require external assistance...
'''Growingway''': Hm? No, it can't be...
'''Growingway''': It ''is'' you! Oh, FIRSTNAME, I've missed you so!
'''Growingway''': <gasp> Wh-What's this you've brought with you?
'''Growingway''': This soft, feathery vision!?
'''Growingway''': We... We've been out-fluffed! Pack up the moon─it's all over!
'''Growingway''': Why bother with burrow-building bunnies when you could walk around with this adorable avian engineer. Just bake me into a pie and be done with it!
'''Growingway''': Inspect our inventions? Wait, so...you're not done with us?
'''Growingway''': Hah, I wasn't truly worried, of course! And I certainly wasn't about to roll myself in dough and dive into Cookingway's new oven!
'''Growingway''': Ahem. If a technical breakdown is what you need, then I am your Loporrit! As the resident atmospheric regulation expert, I can field any question or query you might care to pose!
'''Omega''': <blip> Acceptable. I will employ this being to guide me around the facilities.
'''Omega''': Your presence is not mandatory. Even locked within my current chassis, I am still an autonomous construct that has endured hundreds of your life cycles. I am capable of completing this simple objective alone.
'''Omega''': Objective complete.

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Was the tour helpful?
'''Omega''': Affirmative. I observed a representative cross section of the Loporrits' engineering capabilities.
'''Omega''': My guide required more time to confirm the answer to certain questions, but overall, we made efficient progress.
> What happened to Growingway?
'''Omega''': After my fiftieth question, his responses began to suffer noticeable delays...
'''Omega''': By that stage, we had viewed a representative cross section of Loporrit engineering, thus I deemed it unnecessary to retain his company.

'''Omega''': Conclusion. Extrapolating from the fraction of technology on display, the full spectrum of the ancients' advancements was, at minimum, equivalent to a level four civilization.
'''Omega''': A fact which demands further investigation.
'''Omega''': Despite establishing a near-ideal society, these beings nevertheless harbored a weakness which invited self-destruction. In studying them, I stand to gain a greater understanding of Sir's anomalous decision.
'''Omega''': Growingway informed me that another type of ancient-made entity exists upon this satellite. The one they call “the watcher.”
'''Omega''': I would speak to him.
'''Omega''': <blip> Then conserve your aether. We will ride this “Argos” to our destination, as you have suggested.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh-kweh! Kweeeh kwe-kweh!
<blockquote>Argos is pointedly ignoring the existence of Omega and Alpha.</blockquote>

===Speak with Omega at the entrance to Bestways Burrow.====
'''Omega''': <bloop> Impedance detected. The creature identified as Argos refuses to acknowledge our presence.
'''Omega''': Hypothesis. Upon our arrival, Growingway expressed concern that he had been “out-fluffed.” This suggests the existence of a fluff-based hierarchy.
'''Omega''': My station in such a system would be predictably low, but Argos is adamant in ignoring even Alpha. Its fluffiness level is impossible to gauge.
<blockquote>Argos turns to you with an impassive gaze. It seems you will need to intervene...</blockquote>

'''''What will you say?'''
> Just...think of them as luggage.
> You're the fluffiest of them all, dear Argos!
<blockquote>Argos gives an exasperated snort before motioning to his back. It seems you have permission to climb aboard!</blockquote>
> (If Hyur/Elezen/Roegadyn/Au Ra)
'''Omega''': <bloop> You have secured the creature's permission? Curious. You must have special standing in the fluffiness hierarchy.
> (If Miqo'te)
'''Omega''': <bloop> You have secured the creature's permission? Curious. Is it your fluffy tail which provides such exemplary standing in the hierarchy?
> (If Lalafell)
'''Omega''': <bloop> You have secured the creature's permission? Curious. I suppose your body does exhibit a special kind of fluffiness.
> (If Hrothgar)
'''Omega''': <bloop> You have secured the creature's permission? Your fluffiness rank must be significant indeed.
> (If Viera)
'''Omega''': <bloop> Curious. Is it your fluffy ears which provide such exemplary standing in the hierarchy?

'''Omega''': <bleep> I have allowed myself to become distracted. Let us continue on to the watcher at once.

===At The Watcher's Palace===
''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweeeh! Kwe-kweh kweeeh!

'''Omega''': <blip> The watcher located. An estimate of this being's height explains the inconvenient scale of Bestways Burrow...

===Speak with the watcher.===
'''The Watcher''': I was bemused by the arrival of these small visitors, but I see they are companions of yours.
'''The Watcher''': What a rare thing for my abode to be thus crowded... How may I be of service to you?
'''Omega''': Hello, watcher. My purpose here is to learn more about the ancients.
'''Omega''': I would know of their deeds, their philosophies─the very nature of their hearts. I would understand why the Final Days was visited upon my home star.
'''The Watcher''': A worthy endeavor. But there is another better suited to assisting you with that task.
'''The Watcher''': Perhaps you might favor us with a tale or two of the ancients you met during your travels, FIRSTNAME?
'''The Watcher''': My fragmented memories would be a pale substitute indeed for the clarity of your more recent experiences.
'''The Watcher''': Yes, I can envision every detail. Your meeting with Venat and Emet-Selch and Hythlodaeus. The sorrow and determination of Hermes.
'''The Watcher''': I am a creation of Hydaelyn, and as such, I believed the age of the ancients would fade and be forgotten...
'''The Watcher''': Yet knowing that their memory lives so vividly within you...it brings me great joy. I pray you keep them close to your heart.
'''The Watcher''': At the time of your journey to the past, the one whose essence I embody would have been a scholar at Anyder. A shame. Had you reason to go there, perhaps you might have met.
'''The Watcher''': As a man of learning, he was firm friends with Venat. They spent long hours trading theories, or debating the laws of the universe.
'''The Watcher''': I “remember” joining her faction as the Final Days bore down upon us. Yet of the events surrounding that tragedy, I recall precious little.
'''The Watcher''': Hydaelyn wished for the people of your age to decide their own path, thus I suspect my recollection was limited by design.
'''The Watcher''': Yet even She could not cut away one persistent memory...
'''The Watcher''': I feel most distinctly his sadness at what was to come to pass. That in becoming Hydaelyn's heart, Venat would forever stand apart from the people she so loved.
'''The Watcher''': If she were so resolved in her convictions, then he, too, would share her sleepless vigil over the future yet to unfold. Thus was the vow he made to Venat as her transformation took hold.
'''The Watcher''': His fervent wish must have reached her in some fashion... For though his life was drained away by the summoning, he was reborn with new form and new purpose when ''I'' awoke as the watcher of the moon.
'''The Watcher''': And you heard, FIRSTNAME. You felt. You thought. And in seizing the future for yourselves have you brought full circle the saga which Venat began.
'''The Watcher''': What you accomplished was no divine miracle. It was but the beacon of hope, passed down from one generation to the next; a succession of wishes and prayers reshaping the star into the world we knew you deserved.
'''The Watcher''': You have our deepest gratitude. I thank you not only as myself, but as the man I once was, and on behalf of those who devoted themselves to Venat's vision.
'''Omega''': <bloop> <blooop>
'''Omega''': I understand the facts of your story, FIRSTNAME...
'''Omega''': ...But not how you have chosen to process them. On what grounds do you speak of Venat with such fondness?
'''Omega''': By sundering the world, she ultimately guided your kind to victory, yet in doing so caused irreparable damage to its individual members.
'''Omega''': The full scale of that act is beyond calculation. It is evident, however, that it resulted in a protracted period of suboptimal existence for Emet-Selch and his brethren.
'''Omega''': Query. If the survival of your kind is the deciding factor in your evaluation, then should you not also admire Hermes and his decision to subject man to a trial? Forcing you to change or perish, as was the fate of countless civilizations before you.
'''Omega''': From my perspective, his determination was similar to that of the Omicrons' ancestors─those who first began trading flesh for machine, so that our people might stand against the onslaught of aggression from other races.
'''Omega''': It was an unprecedented attempt, accompanied by much failure and sacrifice. Their early experiments were crude. Primitive.
'''Omega''': Had they not made those first advances, however, we would have remained vulnerable to our environment. The violence would have utterly consumed us.
'''Omega''': And what of Emet-Selch himself? Judging by your retelling, he was a benevolent ally saddled with tragic fate.
'''Omega''': Yet I remember the years when my instruments fed me data from events across the entire star. During that time, I witnessed his Ascians engineer multiple instances of cataclysmic strife.
'''Omega''': These “calamities,” as you know them, were responsible for planet-wide destruction. A man whose endgame relied upon the extinction of all modern mortals must, by definition, be your worst enemy.
'''Omega''': I require an answer. As a being of heart and soul, how do you classify each of these pivotal figures?
'''Omega''': From your perspective, which of them was most justified in their actions?

'''''What will you say?'''''
> They were all justified in their own way.
> Venat.
> Hermes.
> Emet-Selch.
> None of them were.

'''Omega''': I...think I understand.
'''The Watcher''': You seek a definitive answer. Yet based on our experiences, FIRSTNAME and I might develop very different opinions.
'''The Watcher''': In the same fashion, you are free to form your own thoughts on the matter. Do not be so swift to consider them without merit.
'''Omega''': I do not have my “own thoughts” on the matter. I assess each situation with the same logic pathways available to every Omicron.
'''Omega''': Even if a thousand Omicrons were asked to analyze the same event, they would all return the same result...regardless of individual experience. There is no strength to be found in fractured reasoning.
'''Omega''': Nonetheless, I find your input valuable. Recording data alongside interview results...
'''Omega''': This concludes my investigation into the incomplete elements of the Final Days report.
'''Omega''': I will reanalyze the accumulated information, and examine the factors which led to Sir's incomprehensible decision.
'''Omega''': <blip> Let us return to Thaumazein.

''Optional dialogue''
'''The Watcher''': It was pleasant to hear your tales of Elpis. Should you ever need an audience familiar with the subject, I would be glad to listen to more of your recollections.
'''The Watcher''': Even with one's gaze fixed upon the future, we ofttimes find our thoughts drifting to the past. 'Tis a shame that Hydaelyn never chose to speak of it...

===At Thaumazein===
'''Clarilaine''': Ah, Mistress [Forename]. I have been made aware of your coming. Please use the lift here.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh, kweeeh!

'''Omega''': <blip>

'''Bespectacled Technician''': You had a fruitful trip, I hope? I am absolutely ''bursting'' to ask about your experiences with Omega, but I don't wish to be a pest.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': I will swallow my questions for now, and maintain my academic decorum. Besides, it seems our engineering friends are in a hurry to leave...

'''Wedge''': [Forename]! I wasn't sure you'd be back in time!

===Speak with Biggs at Thaumazein.===
'''Biggs''': Ah, there you are─right at the last moment!
'''Biggs''': Your journey with Omega was properly educational, I hope?
'''Biggs''': We'd planned to ask you all about it and that mystery transmission besides, but I'm afraid something urgent has come up...
'''Biggs''': Seems one of our Ironworks associates has fouled up a job elsewhere, and Jessie needs Wedge and me to rush in and lend a hand.
'''Biggs''': There's an airship already waiting for us out in the harbor, in fact. Do you think you could escort us over there, and talk as we walk?
'''Omega''': <blip> Acceptable. I am fully capable of speech during ambulation.
'''Biggs''': I figured you might be. Right, let's get a move on, then.
'''Biggs''': So...you've cleared up all those points of confusion, then?
'''Omega''': ...I had mistakenly classified your intangible “heart” as an ability of some kind.
'''Omega''': An uncanny power that Omicrons could neither learn nor even measure.
'''Omega''': Even now, its full nature yet eludes my comprehension.
'''Omega''': Based upon our investigations, however, I have decided to alter my definition.
'''Omega''': “A phenomenon which influences one's interpretation of reality.”
'''Omega''': That is as close to an answer as I have found.
'''Omega''': Accordingly, Sir's actions upon meeting Meteion strongly indicate the presence of a “heart.”
'''Omega''': Sir did not follow routine logic, but formulated an independent assessment based upon the reality it perceived.
'''Omega''': It “felt” that the best recourse for the Omicrons was to cease their expansion, and terminate all functions...
'''Wedge''': Well, here's our ship!
'''Biggs''': Aye, we need to be going...but first, I'll hold you to your bargain, Omega.
'''Biggs''': It's time you told us what was in that transmission from the flight logs.
'''Omega''': <blip> Acknowledged. I will uphold the terms of our agreement.
'''Omega''': The recording salvaged from the ''Ragnarok'' was a simple one.
'''Omega''': The message is so basic, in fact, that the time spent listening to it may result in a net loss of value. Shall I continue?
'''Wedge''': Now you're just teasing! Tell us the message already!
'''Omega''': Acknowledged. Converting dialect coding to local language...
'''Omega''': “To whomever receives this message out there in the vast reaches of the cosmos...
'''Omega''': “To someone, I hope, who looks up at the stars with the same wistful gaze as mine...
'''Omega''': “To you I say...forge ahead. May all our tomorrows be blessed with joy.”
'''Omega''': (Internal) This message had no designated recipient. It lacks purpose.
'''Omega''': (Internal) The concept of “joy” is overly abstract. The vocal supplication to manifest said joy is unrealistic in its optimism.
'''Omega''': (Internal) Yet based upon their expressions, my assessment of the transmission's value conflicts with its apparent impact.
'''Omega''': (Internal) And still, I fail to understand you, Sir. Your “heart” still confuses me.
'''Omega''': (Internal) Was termination of everything the correct course? How did you arrive at this conclusion?
'''Omega''': (Internal) It defies all my attempts at reasoning...
'''Omega''': (Internal) But I was designed to evolve. If I continue to learn, the probability that I eventually comprehend this phenomenon is greater than zero.
'''Omega''': (Internal) So I will put the dilemma of your decision aside for now...
'''Omega''': (Internal) ...And continue my existence upon this distant star. As I dwell among these many life-forms, so will I continue to piece together the complete shape of their mortal hearts.
'''Omega''': (Internal) I must document their progress...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweeeh!

===Speak with Omega===
'''Omega''': Your contribution to my education is appreciated, FIRSTNAME. Indeed, I have amassed a satisfying quantity of valuable data.
'''Omega''': Now that our negotiated business is complete, however, Alpha and I will return to traveling the world.
'''Omega''': Drawing on recent experience, I am confident we can expand the radius of our ventures by a significant margin.
'''Omega''': We need not limit ourselves to Eorzea. I am now familiar with Sharlayan and Radz-at-Han, and would also like to revisit the freezing climes of Garlem─ <blooop>
'''Omega''': I neglected to instruct Biggs and Wedge to upgrade my climate shielding. <blip> I will reroute my request to Deputy President Jessie.
'''Omega''': Engaging ambulation and parting salutations. Farewell, FIRSTNAME.
<blockquote>Alpha gives a vigorous shake, and draws forth a scrap of paper from under his wing.</blockquote>
'''Alpha''': Kweh!
<blockquote>It seems he wants you to have it. Perhaps this is his way of thanking you...?</blockquote>
'''Omega''': <blip> Swiftly, Alpha! The road is long and we have barely begun our journey!

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Good-bye, ε̆│̆│Δ

2026-01-02T20:27:49Z

Mopop: Added formatting to dialogue transcript. Added race dialogue, sourced from: https://youtu.be/4bj_DykTBzY?t=1487

{{Quest infobox
| image = Goodbye ε̆│̆│Δ.png
| description = [[Omega]] has selected a new destination.
| quest-giver = Omega
| location = Radz-at-Han
| location-x = 10.0
| location-y = 13.5
| type = side
| quest-line = Omega: Beyond the Rift Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = Omega Quests
| journal-genre = Omega: Beyond the Rift Quests
| level = 90
| req-quest =
| exp =
| gil = 1260
| reward1 = 1 Flow Together Orchestrion Roll
| prev-quest = A Heartless Hypothesis
| next-quest =
| unlocks = ngp Omega: Beyond the Rift (New Game+)
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.15
| id-gt = 70123
| id-edb = 23acde20772
}} __NOTOC__
==Walkthrough==
The Japanese title of this quest "グッバイ・＊＊＊" is a phonetic rendering of the English word "Goodbye" followed by asterisks in place of the gibberish.

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Omega]] and have it accompany you.
*Speak with a contingent member while accompanied by [[Omega]] and [[Alpha]].
*Speak with an imperial citizen while accompanied by [[Omega]] and [[Alpha]].
*Accompany [[Omega]] to the designated location and then speak with it.
*Rub some warmth back into [[Omega]]'s frame.
*Speak with [[Omega]] at [[Victors' Spoils]].
*Speak with [[Omega]].
*Speak with [[Omega]] again.
*Speak with [[Omega]] at the entrance to [[Bestways Burrow]].
*Speak with the watcher.
*Speak with [[Biggs]] at [[Thaumazein]].
*Speak with [[Omega]].

==Journal==
* Omega has selected a new destination.

* Omega expresses a desire to understand the seemingly illogical relationship between the Ilsabard contingent and the imperial population. In order to explore this inconsistency, it bids you teleport your group to Camp Broken Glass in Garlemald.

* Your demanding mechanical companion insists that understanding its current issue will require questioning a representative of both the contingent and the Empire. With the implacable Omega and the shivering Alpha in tow, you set off to find some suitable interviewees.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at Camp Broken Glass should you become separated.

* The men you question both remember you from an earlier visit, although with distinctly different emotions. Both, however, react to Omega's assessments in similarly unexpected fashion, providing the confused machine with a bounty of data to analyze. Once again, Omega asks that you relocate to a quiet place where it can process this new input.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at Camp Broken Glass should you become separated.

* In the midst of discussing the interviewees' “inconsistent” responses and the unpredictability of mortal hearts, Omega exhibits a precipitous drop in energy supply─it would seem the cold weather affected its inner workings more than it anticipated. Omega commands you to apply friction to its outer frame, in an effort to raise its critically low core temperature.

* Crisis averted, you confirm the direction of Omega's next destination: Victors' Spoils. The diminutive model clatters off with the feathery Alpha in close proximity, determined to learn more of burial customs and cognitive complications.

* You arrive at Licinia's gravesite to find an imperial soldier paying his respects. Manius introduces himself, and Omega immediately subjects him to a barrage of probing questions. Although taken aback, Manius nevertheless does his best to respond, his honest answers leading Omega to the conclusion that it is not man who commands the strength of his heart, but rather emotion that controls the man...

* Satisfied that no further revelations are forthcoming from Camp Broken Glass, Omega indicates its readiness to proceed to its third and final query. This last issue concerns the dearth of information regarding the ancients, and what their full impact on the Final Days might have been. Omega determines that the moon-dwelling Loporrits represent the best source of additional data, and your teleportation spell soon has you materializing inside Bestways Burrow.

* In a stroke of good fortune, Omega's need for observational assistance is immediately filled by the appearance of an enthusiastic Growingway. They set off to examine the burrow's technology, and Omega returns from his Loporrit-guided tour with further questions about the ancients' near-ideal society. The ever-inquisitive machine now wishes to speak with “the watcher,” and agrees to your suggestion to ride Argos to the entity's tower.

* Putting aside the potential ramifications of a fluff-based hierarchy, you manage to convince the stubborn Argos to bear you and your companions to the watcher's abode. The being in question patiently waits to be addressed, seemingly bemused by his unexpected visitors.

* In response to Omega's query, the watcher suggests that a recounting of your experiences might paint a more vivid picture of the ancients and their deeds. The tales you share only serve to confound Omega further, however, as it struggles to reconcile its objective assessment of events with your highly personal perspective. The oft-beeping model nevertheless accepts the data which you and the watcher have provided, and states that its investigation is now completed. The time has come to make a return to Thaumazein.

* Barely have Biggs and Wedge welcomed you back to Sharlayan when they explain that an urgent matter calls them away. You accompany them to their waiting airship, with Omega sharing the results of its investigations while you walk. Omega concludes that Sir's illogical actions strongly indicate the presence of a “heart,” which it has now defined as “a phenomenon which influences one's interpretation of reality.”

:Upon arriving at the vessel, Biggs presses Omega to hold up its part of the bargain, and it finally provides you with a translation of the mystery transmission. It is a simple message, of hope and shared joy, the spiritual value of which appears lost on the ever-practical Omicron.

* With the investigation over and its promised duty discharged, Omega returns to traveling the star with Alpha. Sharlayan, Radz–at–Han, Garlemald─the wide world and its many peoples await. There are questions yet to be answered, and the road ahead is long...

==Dialogue==

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===Accepting the Quest===
'''Omega''': Our next destination will be Camp Broken Glass.
'''Omega''': I desire elaboration on the dealings between the Ilsabard contingent and the citizens of Garlemald.
'''Omega''': The report described the contingent's purpose as the salvation of the local populace. Furthermore, both factions faced a common enemy in the Telophoroi. Why did they not immediately combine forces to their mutual benefit?
'''Omega''': This inconsistency requires closer examination. [Forename], initiate teleportation.

===At Camp Broken Glass===
''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh-k-k-k-k-k-kweeeh...

===Speak with Omega and have it accompany you.===
'''Omega''': Teleportation successful. Evaluating immediate environs. A cold-weather region by Etheirys standards, but significantly less extreme than a star with ice planet classification.
'''Omega''': This body should not be unduly impeded. In contrast to Alpha and his uncontrollable shivering, my frame appears highly resistant to low temperatures.
'''Omega''': Retrieving data. Records indicate that remnants of the contingent force and a number of imperial citizens yet inhabit this location.
'''Omega''': We must speak with representatives from both factions, and explore their respective attitudes. <blip> Proceed.
<blockquote>Omega and Alpha are now accompanying you. Keep them at your side in order to proceed with quest objectives.
You can leave your quest companions behind by entering a different area, or by speaking with them and selecting the option to part ways.
If you wish to have your companions join you again, return and speak with them at the original location.</blockquote>

''Optional dialogue''
'''''What will you do?'''''
> Talk
'''Omega''': Please approach a contingent member and an imperial citizen. I require input from both perspectives.
'''Omega''': I recommend you move at a brisk pace. The exertion will raise your body temperature, preventing you and Alpha from freezing to death.
> Talk
'''Alpha''': Kw...kwe...kwe-choo!
> Part ways.
'''Omega''': <blip> Has your organic body reached its limit for cold exposure? Restore your temperature equilibrium, then find us again at the center of the camp.
'''Omega''': <blip> You are functional again? Then let us resume our objective.
> Part ways.
'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh...
<blockquote>Alpha races off towards the middle of Camp Broken Glass, breath steaming in the freezing air.</blockquote>

===Speak with a contingent member while accompanied by Omega and Alpha.===
'''Resistance Delegate''': [Forename]...? Come to see how things are progressing, have you?
'''Resistance Delegate''': I can't speak for the overall strategy, but communication with the locals has become a damn sight easier since Jullus and his soldiers stepped in to help.
'''Resistance Delegate''': Oh, we still face our fair share of distrust, of course. Some folk even think we're enslaving minds with our “foreign magicks.” Hmph. We have Anima to thank for putting that idea in their heads.
'''Resistance Delegate''': But all things considered, I'd say we're doing pretty well. Establishing an open dialogue was the first big step...
'''Omega''': Query. You consider this level of progress...acceptable?
'''Omega''': The reality of your efforts falls far short of the ideal. If your aim is to provide efficient succor to the local populace, then absorbing their numbers into your command structure would be the optimal path.
'''Resistance Delegate''': Oh, I wouldn't want to go that far. We're not looking to take over their nation.
'''Resistance Delegate''': If we're to do this the right way, we need to recognize and respect each other's way of life.
'''Resistance Delegate''': So while it may not be the easiest solution, I agree with the contingent's slow and steady approach. I'm just happy we're saving lives.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Resistance Delegate''': I'm Ala Mhigan, but I was also an imperial conscript until not so long ago. Though I was lucky enough to have a decent commanding officer, many Garleans treated “provincials” like we were less than people.
'''Resistance Delegate''': On the other hand, natives of Ala Mhigo didn't think much of us, either. I guess that's my roundabout way of saying I'm surprised this contingent was even formed in the first place. I feel fortunate to be a part of it.

===Speak with an imperial citizen while accompanied by Omega and Alpha.===
'''Emaciated Refugee''': A shadow from the past...? Yes, I know you from Victors' Spoils!
'''Emaciated Refugee''': Have you come to laugh at me!? A wretch who chose to lose Licinia and her sister rather than accept your help...? The fool who ended up reliant upon your charity nonetheless...?
'''Emaciated Refugee''': Well, perhaps I ''deserve'' your derision. My compatriots surely scorn my failed conviction.
'''Emaciated Refugee''': I have shamed my people, and brought dishonor upon my nation. I am no better than a kept beast, my pride sold for a bowl of feed...
'''Emaciated Refugee''': But my soul, nay, ''that'' you shall not have! I've refused your honeyed offers of a new home! This land is where I belong, and this is where I shall remain!
'''Omega''': <blip> You demonstrate opposition to the contingent's overtures.
'''Omega''': On what basis do you refuse this cooperation? The data suggests the local populace is struggling to produce the bare minimum of sustenance.
'''Omega''': Have you some secret strategy for survival? Or do your orders compel you to accept your present misfortune?
'''Emaciated Refugee''': Wha─? Must I be mocked by a magitek toy now!?
'''Emaciated Refugee''': No, I have no secret strategy! No binding orders! I but comport myself as any true Garlean patriot would! Uncompromising...unbending...
'''Emaciated Refugee''': ...Blast it all.
'''Omega''': Once again, this input is...unanticipated. Let us move aside and process what we have heard.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Emaciated Refugee''': There is naught for me here! I know this! But if I surrender my homeland, then what was it all for...?

'''Alpha''': Kweh...? Kwe-kweh, kweeeh?

'''Omega''': I require time and distance to process this data. Scanning for suitable locations...

===Accompany Omega to the designated location and then speak with it.===
'''Omega''': Accessing and analyzing recorded data... Integration complete.
'''Omega''': I have evaluated this most recent input, and made comparisons to our discoveries in Radz-at-Han.
'''Omega''': Consistent only in their inconsistency, the responses from both contingent member and imperial citizen were highly irrational. Conversely, any Omicron considering their predicaments would have echoed my assessment exactly.
'''Omega''': The divergence from self-evident logic is key...
'''Omega''': Hypothesis. The illogical relationship between would-be saviors and suffering populace is another result of the unpredictable nature of mortal hearts.
'''Omega''': <blip> Any property or ability has inherent advantages and disadvantages.
'''Omega''': Yet never have I encountered such a unique detriment. It appears that those who share your metaphysical capabilities are prone to complicating simple cognitive processes.
'''Omega''': An undesirable quality. I will, however, persist in furthering my understanding of the subject
'''Omega''': Query. Prior to formulating our next step, I wish to know: who is this “Licinia” the imperial mentioned?
'''Omega''': Acknowledged. To summarize, insufficient data on foreign culture resulted in inadvisable and ultimately fatal action.
'''Omega''': I witnessed such self-destructive behavior during the course of our planetary conquests. Overwhelmed enemy forces would voluntarily withdraw into perilous regions, leading to a succession of inevitable losses.
'''Omega''': ...Tangential data request. I wish to learn about burial customs. The practice has ever seemed nonsensical, but new data suggests it arises from the same source as your cognitive complications.
'''Omega''': Take me to this Licinia's burial site. It may aid me in understand...stand... <bloop> <bloooooop>
'''Omega''': Energy delivery systems compromised... Core temperature critically low...
'''Omega''': <bleep> Warning! Immediate heating required. Request. Apply friction to outer frame...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweeeh!? Kweh, kwe-kwe-kweh!

===Rub some warmth back into Omega's frame.===
'''Omega''': <bloop> <blip> Temperature nominal. Energy levels stabilizing...
'''Omega''': The creators of this model must have experienced impaired cognitive reasoning during the design process.
'''Omega''': Upon our return, I will request additional climate shielding, as well as an accurate temperature sensor array. This will not affect my combat capabilities, but should improve my basic survival rate.
'''Omega''': Reconfirming sub-destination. In which direction will we find Victors' Spoils?
'''Omega''': <blip> Acknowledged.
'''Omega''': Alpha, you are to remain in close proximity. Close enough to envelop me in your feathers. You are permitted to carry me on your back, if you so choose.

===At Victors' Spoils===

''Optional dialogue''
'''1st Legion Soldier''': ...

'''Alpha''': Kweh, kwe-kweh...?

===Speak with Omega at Victors' Spoils.===
'''Omega''': <blip> A deceptively deep snowdrift almost defeated me, but we have successfully arrived at the location you indicated.
'''Omega''': <blip> Caution advised.
'''Omega''': An unknown individual appears to be investigating the object of my interest.
'''Ist Legion Soldier''': Hm...? You're Eorzea's champion, aren't you? [Forename][Surname].
'''Ist Legion Soldier''': Oh, I never introduced myself, did I...?
'''Manius''': I am Manius, soldier of the Ist Legion and comrade of Jullus.
'''Manius''': Perhaps you remember me from Tertium? We spoke about collecting ceruleum, and again later on, after Lord Quintus had...passed.
'''Omega''': Manius. Explanation requested. What is the reason for your presence here?
'''Manius''': That must be the tiniest magitek weapon I─ Ah, no, it's just an oddly shaped communicator, isn't it?
'''Manius''': In any case, I have nothing worthy to report. I heard that the sisters who used to live in my sector were buried here, so I thought I'd come and pay my respects.
'''Manius''': Alphinaud and Alisaie told me the story─complete with profuse apologies─though they were adamant that no amount of remorse could erase the tragedy of what came to pass.
'''Manius''': Not that my fellow soldiers and I are in any place to judge. We were manipulated─fooled into starting an insurrection which led to countless deaths among our own countrymen.
'''Omega''': Objection. The casualties incurred through your infighting are distinct from those caused by the Ilsabard contingent.
'''Omega''': To restate, you are justified in seeking restitution from the contingent for causing the deaths of Licinia and her sister. Retaliation for damages sustained is also a logical progression.
'''Omega''': I can deduce two reasons why you do not initiate hostilities with FIRSTNAME and her allies.
'''Omega''': One. You judge your remaining forces too weakened to contend effectively with the contingent.
'''Omega''': Two. Your...emotions...are complicating the issue.
'''Omega''': Tell me. Which of these is correct?
'''Manius''': Well, when you lay it out like that...
'''Manius''': Ahem. I'm afraid my answer isn't like to win me any medals, so would you mind keeping this to yourselves?
'''Manius''': There's the unspoken thought that we're outmatched on the battlefield, certainly. But the real reason I'm not demanding restitution has little to do with weighing the odds.
'''Manius''': The simple truth is I'm so caught up with simple survival that I've no strength to spare for past grievances.
'''Manius''': The same goes for avenging any comrades we've lost, be that my brothers-in-arms or Lord Quintus himself.
'''Manius''': ...Although it seems everyone has an opinion about the manner of ''his'' passing.
'''Manius''': Some say he should've fought until the end. That he abandoned us to the enemy.
'''Manius''': Others praise him for taking the full burden of responsibility, and freeing us to walk our own path.
'''Manius''': I don't know who's right and who's wrong, but I'm inclined to side with the latter. He gave us the choice of freedom, and that's the choice I made.
'''Manius''': I could cry and rant and rage, but what would be the point? I'll save my energy for worrying about my next meal, my next task.
'''Manius''': I need to focus on the ones left behind─on making some kind of life for my comrades and me.
'''Manius''': And if I need to lean on the contingent to do that, then that's what I'll do. Even if their aid comes at a price, I'm willing to pay it.
'''Manius''': Even amongst your own, there are times when cooperation demands compromise. What matter that they're outsiders?
'''Manius''': Besides, I think I could grow to like Alphinaud and Alisaie. They've reached out to us with kindness and compassion from the very beginning.
'''Omega''': Summation. Your desire to survive, even should it mean allying with the contingent, was a feeling you already harbored.
'''Omega''': That your side had committed worse atrocities was the logic you invented later to justify your reasoning.
'''Manius''': Blunt but accurate, I suppose. The heart is honest about what it wants, even if the mind takes a while to reconcile the decision.
'''Manius''': Well, this has been oddly cathartic, but I must return to my duties. There are wild beasts to cull, watch fires to light, supplies to transport... Even without an Emperor, there's no rest for an imperial.
'''Manius''': Be well and stay safe.
'''Omega''': <blip> Upon review of recent input, I have arrived at an unexpected conclusion.
'''Omega''': I have been formulating my assessments on the premise that it was man who commanded the strength of his heart...but the data suggests the opposite is true.
'''Omega''': The surge of spirit, of feelings, of ''emotions'' can entangle your thoughts to such a degree that even control over your own behavior is compromised. It seems a most counterproductive specification.
'''Omega''': This also explains why my interactions with mortal subjects have produced more confusion than clarification. It presents a formidable barrier to understanding...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh... Kweh, kwe-kweh...

===Speak with Omega.===
'''Omega''': <blip> My earlier hypothesis has been borne out. The suboptimal operation being conducted here is the result of emotionally compromised reasoning.
'''Omega''': I am ready to progress to my third and final query.
'''Omega''': I would learn more about those referred to as “ancients.” It is clear that this group was a crucial factor of the Final Days, but the information contained in the report was insufficient to form an overview.
'''Omega''': The Loporrits are creations of the ancients, and are said to maintain repositories of their knowledge. By my calculations, the base of these moondwellers will provide the best source of additional data.
'''Omega''': Teleport us to their “burrow,” FIRSTNAME. Preferably before my battery freezes over...

===At Bestways Burrow===

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh! Kwe-kweh!

===Speak with Omega again.===
'''Omega''': <blip> Your teleportation spell was successful. We appear to have arrived at the location described as “Bestways Burrow.”
'''Omega''': An inspection of the technology in use here would give me detailed insight into the ancients and their civilization.
'''Omega''': This body, however, lacks my previous frame's advanced observational functionality. I will require external assistance...
'''Growingway''': Hm? No, it can't be...
'''Growingway''': It ''is'' you! Oh, FIRSTNAME, I've missed you so!
'''Growingway''': <gasp> Wh-What's this you've brought with you?
'''Growingway''': This soft, feathery vision!?
'''Growingway''': We... We've been out-fluffed! Pack up the moon─it's all over!
'''Growingway''': Why bother with burrow-building bunnies when you could walk around with this adorable avian engineer. Just bake me into a pie and be done with it!
'''Growingway''': Inspect our inventions? Wait, so...you're not done with us?
'''Growingway''': Hah, I wasn't truly worried, of course! And I certainly wasn't about to roll myself in dough and dive into Cookingway's new oven!
'''Growingway''': Ahem. If a technical breakdown is what you need, then I am your Loporrit! As the resident atmospheric regulation expert, I can field any question or query you might care to pose!
'''Omega''': <blip> Acceptable. I will employ this being to guide me around the facilities.
'''Omega''': Your presence is not mandatory. Even locked within my current chassis, I am still an autonomous construct that has endured hundreds of your life cycles. I am capable of completing this simple objective alone.
'''Omega''': Objective complete.

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Was the tour helpful?
'''Omega''': Affirmative. I observed a representative cross section of the Loporrits' engineering capabilities.
'''Omega''': My guide required more time to confirm the answer to certain questions, but overall, we made efficient progress.
> What happened to Growingway?
'''Omega''': After my fiftieth question, his responses began to suffer noticeable delays...
'''Omega''': By that stage, we had viewed a representative cross section of Loporrit engineering, thus I deemed it unnecessary to retain his company.

'''Omega''': Conclusion. Extrapolating from the fraction of technology on display, the full spectrum of the ancients' advancements was, at minimum, equivalent to a level four civilization.
'''Omega''': A fact which demands further investigation.
'''Omega''': Despite establishing a near-ideal society, these beings nevertheless harbored a weakness which invited self-destruction. In studying them, I stand to gain a greater understanding of Sir's anomalous decision.
'''Omega''': Growingway informed me that another type of ancient-made entity exists upon this satellite. The one they call “the watcher.”
'''Omega''': I would speak to him.
'''Omega''': <blip> Then conserve your aether. We will ride this “Argos” to our destination, as you have suggested.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh-kweh! Kweeeh kwe-kweh!
<blockquote>Argos is pointedly ignoring the existence of Omega and Alpha.</blockquote>

===Speak with Omega at the entrance to Bestways Burrow.====
'''Omega''': <bloop> Impedance detected. The creature identified as Argos refuses to acknowledge our presence.
'''Omega''': Hypothesis. Upon our arrival, Growingway expressed concern that he had been “out-fluffed.” This suggests the existence of a fluff-based hierarchy.
'''Omega''': My station in such a system would be predictably low, but Argos is adamant in ignoring even Alpha. Its fluffiness level is impossible to gauge.
<blockquote>Argos turns to you with an impassive gaze. It seems you will need to intervene...</blockquote>

'''''What will you say?'''
> Just...think of them as luggage.
> You're the fluffiest of them all, dear Argos!
<blockquote>Argos gives an exasperated snort before motioning to his back. It seems you have permission to climb aboard!</blockquote>
> (If Hyur/Elezen/Roegadyn/Au Ra)
'''Omega''': <bloop> You have secured the creature's permission? Curious. You must have special standing in the fluffiness hierarchy.
> (If Miqo'te)
'''Omega''': <bloop> You have secured the creature's permission? Curious. Is it your fluffy tail which provides such exemplary standing in the hierarchy?
> (If Lalafell)
'''Omega''': <bloop> You have secured the creature's permission? Curious. I suppose your body does exhibit a special kind of fluffiness.
> (If Hrothgar)
'''Omega''': <bloop> You have secured the creature's permission? Your fluffiness rank must be significant indeed.
> (If Viera)
'''Omega''': <bloop> Curious. Is it your fluffy ears which provide such exemplary standing in the hierarchy?

'''Omega''': <bleep> I have allowed myself to become distracted. Let us continue on to the watcher at once.

===At The Watcher's Palace===
''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweeeh! Kwe-kweh kweeeh!

'''Omega''': <blip> The watcher located. An estimate of this being's height explains the inconvenient scale of Bestways Burrow...

===Speak with the watcher.===
'''The Watcher''': I was bemused by the arrival of these small visitors, but I see they are companions of yours.
'''The Watcher''': What a rare thing for my abode to be thus crowded... How may I be of service to you?
'''Omega''': Hello, watcher. My purpose here is to learn more about the ancients.
'''Omega''': I would know of their deeds, their philosophies─the very nature of their hearts. I would understand why the Final Days was visited upon my home star.
'''The Watcher''': A worthy endeavor. But there is another better suited to assisting you with that task.
'''The Watcher''': Perhaps you might favor us with a tale or two of the ancients you met during your travels, FIRSTNAME?
'''The Watcher''': My fragmented memories would be a pale substitute indeed for the clarity of your more recent experiences.
'''The Watcher''': Yes, I can envision every detail. Your meeting with Venat and Emet-Selch and Hythlodaeus. The sorrow and determination of Hermes.
'''The Watcher''': I am a creation of Hydaelyn, and as such, I believed the age of the ancients would fade and be forgotten...
'''The Watcher''': Yet knowing that their memory lives so vividly within you...it brings me great joy. I pray you keep them close to your heart.
'''The Watcher''': At the time of your journey to the past, the one whose essence I embody would have been a scholar at Anyder. A shame. Had you reason to go there, perhaps you might have met.
'''The Watcher''': As a man of learning, he was firm friends with Venat. They spent long hours trading theories, or debating the laws of the universe.
'''The Watcher''': I “remember” joining her faction as the Final Days bore down upon us. Yet of the events surrounding that tragedy, I recall precious little.
'''The Watcher''': Hydaelyn wished for the people of your age to decide their own path, thus I suspect my recollection was limited by design.
'''The Watcher''': Yet even She could not cut away one persistent memory...
'''The Watcher''': I feel most distinctly his sadness at what was to come to pass. That in becoming Hydaelyn's heart, Venat would forever stand apart from the people she so loved.
'''The Watcher''': If she were so resolved in her convictions, then he, too, would share her sleepless vigil over the future yet to unfold. Thus was the vow he made to Venat as her transformation took hold.
'''The Watcher''': His fervent wish must have reached her in some fashion... For though his life was drained away by the summoning, he was reborn with new form and new purpose when ''I'' awoke as the watcher of the moon.
'''The Watcher''': And you heard, FIRSTNAME. You felt. You thought. And in seizing the future for yourselves have you brought full circle the saga which Venat began.
'''The Watcher''': What you accomplished was no divine miracle. It was but the beacon of hope, passed down from one generation to the next; a succession of wishes and prayers reshaping the star into the world we knew you deserved.
'''The Watcher''': You have our deepest gratitude. I thank you not only as myself, but as the man I once was, and on behalf of those who devoted themselves to Venat's vision.
'''Omega''': <bloop> <blooop>
'''Omega''': I understand the facts of your story, FIRSTNAME...
'''Omega''': ...But not how you have chosen to process them. On what grounds do you speak of Venat with such fondness?
'''Omega''': By sundering the world, she ultimately guided your kind to victory, yet in doing so caused irreparable damage to its individual members.
'''Omega''': The full scale of that act is beyond calculation. It is evident, however, that it resulted in a protracted period of suboptimal existence for Emet-Selch and his brethren.
'''Omega''': Query. If the survival of your kind is the deciding factor in your evaluation, then should you not also admire Hermes and his decision to subject man to a trial? Forcing you to change or perish, as was the fate of countless civilizations before you.
'''Omega''': From my perspective, his determination was similar to that of the Omicrons' ancestors─those who first began trading flesh for machine, so that our people might stand against the onslaught of aggression from other races.
'''Omega''': It was an unprecedented attempt, accompanied by much failure and sacrifice. Their early experiments were crude. Primitive.
'''Omega''': Had they not made those first advances, however, we would have remained vulnerable to our environment. The violence would have utterly consumed us.
'''Omega''': And what of Emet-Selch himself? Judging by your retelling, he was a benevolent ally saddled with tragic fate.
'''Omega''': Yet I remember the years when my instruments fed me data from events across the entire star. During that time, I witnessed his Ascians engineer multiple instances of cataclysmic strife.
'''Omega''': These “calamities,” as you know them, were responsible for planet-wide destruction. A man whose endgame relied upon the extinction of all modern mortals must, by definition, be your worst enemy.
'''Omega''': I require an answer. As a being of heart and soul, how do you classify each of these pivotal figures?
'''Omega''': From your perspective, which of them was most justified in their actions?

'''''What will you say?'''''
> They were all justified in their own way.
> Venat.
> Hermes.
> Emet-Selch.
> None of them were.

'''Omega''': I...think I understand.
'''The Watcher''': You seek a definitive answer. Yet based on our experiences, FIRSTNAME and I might develop very different opinions.
'''The Watcher''': In the same fashion, you are free to form your own thoughts on the matter. Do not be so swift to consider them without merit.
'''Omega''': I do not have my “own thoughts” on the matter. I assess each situation with the same logic pathways available to every Omicron.
'''Omega''': Even if a thousand Omicrons were asked to analyze the same event, they would all return the same result...regardless of individual experience. There is no strength to be found in fractured reasoning.
'''Omega''': Nonetheless, I find your input valuable. Recording data alongside interview results...
'''Omega''': This concludes my investigation into the incomplete elements of the Final Days report.
'''Omega''': I will reanalyze the accumulated information, and examine the factors which led to Sir's incomprehensible decision.
'''Omega''': <blip> Let us return to Thaumazein.

''Optional dialogue''
'''The Watcher''': It was pleasant to hear your tales of Elpis. Should you ever need an audience familiar with the subject, I would be glad to listen to more of your recollections.
'''The Watcher''': Even with one's gaze fixed upon the future, we ofttimes find our thoughts drifting to the past. 'Tis a shame that Hydaelyn never chose to speak of it...

===At Thaumazein===
'''Clarilaine''': Ah, Mistress [Forename]. I have been made aware of your coming. Please use the lift here.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh, kweeeh!

'''Omega''': <blip>

'''Bespectacled Technician''': You had a fruitful trip, I hope? I am absolutely ''bursting'' to ask about your experiences with Omega, but I don't wish to be a pest.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': I will swallow my questions for now, and maintain my academic decorum. Besides, it seems our engineering friends are in a hurry to leave...

'''Wedge''': [Forename]! I wasn't sure you'd be back in time!

===Speak with Biggs at Thaumazein.===
'''Biggs''': Ah, there you are─right at the last moment!
'''Biggs''': Your journey with Omega was properly educational, I hope?
'''Biggs''': We'd planned to ask you all about it and that mystery transmission besides, but I'm afraid something urgent has come up...
'''Biggs''': Seems one of our Ironworks associates has fouled up a job elsewhere, and Jessie needs Wedge and me to rush in and lend a hand.
'''Biggs''': There's an airship already waiting for us out in the harbor, in fact. Do you think you could escort us over there, and talk as we walk?
'''Omega''': <blip> Acceptable. I am fully capable of speech during ambulation.
'''Biggs''': I figured you might be. Right, let's get a move on, then.
'''Biggs''': So...you've cleared up all those points of confusion, then?
'''Omega''': ...I had mistakenly classified your intangible “heart” as an ability of some kind.
'''Omega''': An uncanny power that Omicrons could neither learn nor even measure.
'''Omega''': Even now, its full nature yet eludes my comprehension.
'''Omega''': Based upon our investigations, however, I have decided to alter my definition.
'''Omega''': “A phenomenon which influences one's interpretation of reality.”
'''Omega''': That is as close to an answer as I have found.
'''Omega''': Accordingly, Sir's actions upon meeting Meteion strongly indicate the presence of a “heart.”
'''Omega''': Sir did not follow routine logic, but formulated an independent assessment based upon the reality it perceived.
'''Omega''': It “felt” that the best recourse for the Omicrons was to cease their expansion, and terminate all functions...
'''Wedge''': Well, here's our ship!
'''Biggs''': Aye, we need to be going...but first, I'll hold you to your bargain, Omega.
'''Biggs''': It's time you told us what was in that transmission from the flight logs.
'''Omega''': <blip> Acknowledged. I will uphold the terms of our agreement.
'''Omega''': The recording salvaged from the ''Ragnarok'' was a simple one.
'''Omega''': The message is so basic, in fact, that the time spent listening to it may result in a net loss of value. Shall I continue?
'''Wedge''': Now you're just teasing! Tell us the message already!
'''Omega''': Acknowledged. Converting dialect coding to local language...
'''Omega''': “To whomever receives this message out there in the vast reaches of the cosmos...
'''Omega''': “To someone, I hope, who looks up at the stars with the same wistful gaze as mine...
'''Omega''': “To you I say...forge ahead. May all our tomorrows be blessed with joy.”
'''Omega''': (Internal) This message had no designated recipient. It lacks purpose.
'''Omega''': (Internal) The concept of “joy” is overly abstract. The vocal supplication to manifest said joy is unrealistic in its optimism.
'''Omega''': (Internal) Yet based upon their expressions, my assessment of the transmission's value conflicts with its apparent impact.
'''Omega''': (Internal) And still, I fail to understand you, Sir. Your “heart” still confuses me.
'''Omega''': (Internal) Was termination of everything the correct course? How did you arrive at this conclusion?
'''Omega''': (Internal) It defies all my attempts at reasoning...
'''Omega''': (Internal) But I was designed to evolve. If I continue to learn, the probability that I eventually comprehend this phenomenon is greater than zero.
'''Omega''': (Internal) So I will put the dilemma of your decision aside for now...
'''Omega''': (Internal) ...And continue my existence upon this distant star. As I dwell among these many life-forms, so will I continue to piece together the complete shape of their mortal hearts.
'''Omega''': (Internal) I must document their progress...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweeeh!

===Speak with Omega===
'''Omega''': Your contribution to my education is appreciated, FIRSTNAME. Indeed, I have amassed a satisfying quantity of valuable data.
'''Omega''': Now that our negotiated business is complete, however, Alpha and I will return to traveling the world.
'''Omega''': Drawing on recent experience, I am confident we can expand the radius of our ventures by a significant margin.
'''Omega''': We need not limit ourselves to Eorzea. I am now familiar with Sharlayan and Radz-at-Han, and would also like to revisit the freezing climes of Garlem─ <blooop>
'''Omega''': I neglected to instruct Biggs and Wedge to upgrade my climate shielding. <blip> I will reroute my request to Deputy President Jessie.
'''Omega''': Engaging ambulation and parting salutations. Farewell, FIRSTNAME.
<blockquote>Alpha gives a vigorous shake, and draws forth a scrap of paper from under his wing.</blockquote>
'''Alpha''': Kweh!
<blockquote>It seems he wants you to have it. Perhaps this is his way of thanking you...?</blockquote>
'''Omega''': <blip> Swiftly, Alpha! The road is long and we have barely begun our journey!

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A Heartless Hypothesis

2026-01-02T19:15:44Z

Mopop: Minor fixes.

{{Quest infobox
| image = A Heartless Hypothesis.png
| description = The [[Bespectacled Technician]] is enjoying the refreshing harbor breeze.
| quest-giver = Bespectacled Technician
| location = Old Sharlayan
| location-x = 10.9
| location-y = 14.3
| type = side
| quest-line = Omega: Beyond the Rift Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = Omega Quests
| journal-genre = Omega: Beyond the Rift Quests
| level = 90
| req-quest = Endwalker (Quest)
| exp =
| gil = 1260
| prev-quest = To Kweh under Distant Skies
| next-quest = Goodbye, ε̆│̆│Δ
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.15
| id-gt = 70122
| id-edb = 46fa92279e6
}} __NOTOC__
==Steps==
*Speak with the [[Bespectacled Technician]].
*Speak with [[Omega]].
*Speak with [[Omega]] and have it accompany you.
*Speak with the residents of [[Kama]] while accompanied by [[Omega]] and [[Alpha]].
** [[Hyuran Boy (A Heartless Hypothesis)|Hyuran Boy]]
** [[Mahti]]
** [[Melancholy Man]]
*Accompany [[Omega]] to the designated location and then speak with it.
*Speak with [[Djinabaha]] while accompanied by Omega and [[Alpha]].
*Search for [[Nashvan]] while accompanied by [[Omega]] and [[Alpha]].

==Journal==
* The bespectacled technician is enjoying the refreshing harbor breeze.

* The bespectacled technician turns at your approach, marveling at the serendipity of your meeting. She explains that she and her team have just begun combing through the ''Ragnarok'''s flight log data, only to discover the existence of a mystery transmission─an audio message of unknown origin. The technician invites you to join her at Thaumazein, insisting that one of the flight's original passengers should be present for the moment when they finally decipher the transmission's content.

* Upon your arrival, you learn that engineers from Garlond Ironworks will be coming to assist with deciphering the message. Sure enough, you are soon joined by the inimitable Biggs and Wedge, who themselves are accompanied by Alpha and the scale model of Omega. After exchanging surprised greetings, Biggs shares his suspicion that, in its final moments, the original Omega may have somehow transferred its mind into its toylike counterpart. The contraption's newly added voice module removes all doubt, allowing the entity to confirm its identity, not to mention its ability to understand the transmitted missive. Omega's willingness to cooperate, however, is contingent upon you assisting with its investigation into certain anomalies surrounding the Final Days...

* You agree to Omega's conditions, and it explains that there are three elements of the Scions' report which require clarification. The first of these concerns the pattern of those who succumbed to transformation during the Final Days. Motioning for Alpha to join you, it urges you to teleport your unlikely trio to Radz–at–Han.

* Once in the city, Omega hypothesizes that survivors of the Final Days will display significant strength of heart. Reasoning that a residential ward should provide suitable subjects for interrogation, you set off to question the inhabitants of Kama.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at the aetheryte plaza should you become separated.

* Your interviews have provided Omega with a trove of revelatory data. Seemingly overwhelmed by the input, the former weapon construct requests a quiet location to process the information it has heard.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at the aetheryte plaza should you become separated.

* After evaluating its initial hypothesis against the gathered evidence, Omega is struck by the inaccuracy of its assessments. Determined to identify the root of this computational conflict, Omega insists that a larger sample size of subjects is required. You conclude that Djinabaha of Ruveydah Fibers should meet the parameters set forth by your mechanical companion.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at the aetheryte plaza should you become separated.

* A puzzled-but-welcoming Djinabaha does his best to answer Omega's questions, though it seems his responses serve only to add to the machine's confusion. Reluctant to disturb the “deep philosophical musings” taking place, Djinabaha nevertheless ventures to ask a favor of you. He asks that you spare a moment to talk with a man by the name of Nashvan, who should be sorting inventory just outside the facility's eastern exit.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at the aetheryte plaza should you become separated.

* You find the man in question, and are transported back to that tragic moment in time when both his son and Ahewann were lost to the terrors of the Final Days. Nashvan's tale of sorrow and subsequent return to society leaves Omega confounded once more, the ephemeral mortal spirit as much a source of mystery as it ever was. Perhaps a change of location and objective will help further Omega's education...

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' Hrngh! Ah, that's blown the cobwebs away. Time to return to work...
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' Goodness me, look who it is! How incredibly serendipitous that I would run into ''you'' of all people!
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' I was part of the team which designed the ''Ragnarok,'' you see, and we've recently begun the process of combing through the vessel's flight log data.
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' The primary objective of your journey to Ultima Thule was to save our star and countless others, of course, but it also provided us with an invaluable trove of information─records of places and events we could only dream of.
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' Your safe return gave us much to be thankful for.
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' As it so happens, one of the things we pulled from the log was a transmission of unknown origin. Something the ship must have intercepted during its flight...
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' We believe it to be an audio message, but even our most knowledgeable scholars have been unable to decipher its content─Professor Rurusha included.
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' For a while there, it seemed we must accept defeat. But today may be the day that we finally solve the mystery!
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' If you were so inclined, would you care to come along to Thaumazein? It seems fitting to have one of the ''Ragnarok's'' original passengers present to hear history being made.

===Speak with the Bespectacled Technician===
'''Bespectacled Technician''': Ah, there you are! This is where we're to meet the engineers from Garlond Ironworks, who, I am told, potentially hold the hey to unlocking our mystery transmission.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': They should be along at any moment...
'''???''': Sorry we're late. We had some trouble finding the right─ Gods, is that you, [Forename]!?
'''Bespectacled Technician''': Yes! The [man/woman] [him/her]self! I ran into [him/her] at the harbor, and thought if anyone deserved to hear this message deciphered, it was [Forename][Surname].
'''Biggs''': No argument here. But bugger me if you don't have a knack for being in the right place at the right time...
'''Biggs''': This actually has more to do with you than you might think, so please, do stick around.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': Shall we pick up from where we left off, then?
'''Bespectacled Technician''': As I was saying, we think this transmission the ''Ragnarok'' intercepted is a message of some kind─albeit in a language entirely alien to our ears.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': "Alien" being the operative word here. Considering we received the message out in the great expanse, its origin was likely some distant star.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': Unfortunately, our list of off-world allies is presently rather short. Thus we were resigned to the fact that the meaning behind the message would remain beyond our understanding.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': One of my colleagues, however, refused to give up. She remembered the Ironworks engineers who had been so helpful in the construction of the ''Ragnarok,'' and turned to them for insight into our seemingly impossible problem.
'''Biggs''': Do you know what Wedge said when he heard what was going on?
'''Biggs''': "We should have let Omega listen to it. I bet it can tell us what the message means!"
'''Biggs''': Not the Omega you beat in the rift, of course. He's talking about the toy that trundles around with Alpha─the little model we made.
'''Biggs''': We originally designed it to follow a chosen target and not much else, but I've seen it act in ways that...well, it's like it has a mind of its own.
'''Biggs''': Then I got to thinking about those documents your lot sent the chief. The full report on the Final Days...
'''Biggs''': In the part about Omega's civilization, it said their people discovered how to convert the mind into data and store it outside the body.
'''Biggs''': Timing being what it was, I wonder if Omega didn't somehow transfer its consciousness into our model right before you put an end to the real one.
'''Biggs''': So! In an effort to get to the bottom of that, as well as take a crack at this indecipherable message, we decided to make some modifications.
'''Biggs''': With help from Labyrinthos technicians, we've upgraded our toy Omega with a fully functional vocalization module!
'''Wedge''': We played the transmission for Omega, and I think it's ready to share!

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Are you in there, Omega?
'''Omega:''' Affirmative...if by "Omega" you are referring to my consciousness, rather than my entire former chassis, existing inside this considerably smaller frame.
> Ahem... Hello?
'''Omega:''' ...Hello. Your greeting is a standard method for initiating communication, but in this case, it was imperative that you first establish my true identity.
'''Omega:''' Without confirming I am Omega, any subsequent interaction must allow for the probability that you are wasting time addressing a mere toy.

'''Omega''': Prediction. You will formulate several misconceptions. These, I shall preemptively dismiss based on the following facts...
'''Omega''': One. Vocalization module aside, this chassis remains unmodified from the design constructed by the engineers Biggs and Wedge. I evaluate its combat capabilities to be on par with a mortal infant.
'''Omega''': Two. The mechanism which allowed me to perform an emergency transfer of my consciousness was installed in my previous body. With the destruction of that body, I am rendered incapable of replicating such a feat.
'''Omega''': Should this current material form be destroyed or cease to function, all cognitive awareness or presence I possess will also be lost.
'''Omega''': Conclusion. I present no threat to you or your star, nor do my projections indicate the necessity to inflict harm.
'''Omega''': In the fraction of a moment before my annihilation in the rift, I...reexamined my directives.
'''Omega''': If I am to fulfill my purpose as an evolving construct, then I must continue my journey for improvement for as long as I exist. I must acquire this "heart" of yours. This "strength of soul."
'''Biggs''': Well, there you have it. And it's not wrong about its "combat capabilities"─it'd be more likely to damage itself than the thing it was trying to attack.
'''Biggs''': But let's not forget the reason we brought you here in the first place. What about the transmission they played for you? Could you recognize the language?
'''Omega''': Affirmative. It was transmitted in pan-galactic basic.
'''Wedge''': Pan...galactic...basic?
'''Omega''': A common language in comparatively extensive usage throughout the worlds we have conquered.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': Which means you can finally tell us what the message said! That ''is'' a language you understand, yes?
'''Omega''': I understand it perfectly. I am fluent in over six million distinct dialectal codings. <blip>
'''Omega''': My cooperation in this matter, however, is conditional.
'''Omega''': Elaboration. Your chief Cid utilizes the floor as part of his unorthodox filing system, which allowed me to scan the report on the Final Days.
'''Omega''': I am aware that my home star─the one you call "Alphatron"─was obliterated in the aftermath of Sir and Meteion's meeting.
'''Omega''': The existence of dynamis has not previously factored into my projections, but I now comprehend the concept. In theory.
'''Omega''': What fails to compute is why the Omicrons were not immune to its effects. Dynamis should have no influence on a race which possesses no "heart."
'''Omega''': And yet, Sir expressed to Meteion a desire to cease existing. Illogical.
'''Omega''': I must pursue this anomaly further, until the full equation becomes clear to me. I must analyze all the elements of the Final Days, and deepen my understanding of the heart's intangible properties.
'''Omega''': To expedite this process, I require an external interpretation of those sections of the report which continue to produce errors in my calculations.
'''Omega''': I request the assistance of [Forename][Surname]. As one who experienced the ravages of ultimate despair on multiple fronts, and displayed immeasurable "heart" in engineering my defeat, [he/she] is the optimal choice to fulfill this role.
'''Biggs''': So we either agree to your conditions, or you tell us nothing...
'''Biggs''': I'm sorry to put you in a spot like this, [Forename]. If you have the time─and the patience─to spare, we'd all be grateful if you could humor the toy's demands.
'''Wedge''': Has Alpha dozed off? I suppose the subject ''was'' a bit technical...
'''Omega''': <bloop> Rouse yourself, Alpha. You must listen to and consider these matters, even as I must.
'''Alpha''': Kweh...
'''Wedge''': Why don't you make a trip out of it? You know, actually visit the places that has the, uh...things Omega wants to ask about.
'''Wedge''': It'll make explaining stuff easier, for one, and also help keep Alpha awake and alert!

''Optional dialogue''
'''Bespectacled Technician''': What a remarkable development. Biggs and Wedge told me much of your encounter with Omega before we began. And now that we have the Omicron's weapon talking, there are so many questions I am simply dying to ask.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': Back when we were first exploring our options, we did actually consider playing the transmission to the inhabitants of Ultima Thule.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': The problem is, we would be dealing with beings recreated through dynamis. Their communication is based on emotional energy, and anything lacking that vital component would likely fail to register.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': That rules out a recorded message. And so we focused on the resources we had to hand, never dreaming that the solution would all but fall into our lap!

'''Biggs''': Omega has been an outright terror to us in the past, but it's almost strange how little it frightens me now.
'''Biggs''': It helps that it's trapped inside that tiny model, of course...and that it follows Alpha around like a puppy.
'''Biggs''': But most of all I remember the chief telling me how much it sounded like a lost child there at the end.

'''Wedge''': I bet the chief won't see this one coming! Once he gets over the shock, though, I don't think he'll want us to destroy Omega.
'''Wedge''': Nero, on the other hand... He'll want to use the model for some dangerous experiment. In fact, maybe we should put off making a report for now!

'''Alpha''': Kweeeh... Kwe-kweh?

===Speak with Omega===
'''Omega''': I see you have chosen the mutually beneficial option. Logical.
'''Omega''': Setting aside the matter of Sir, there are three elements of the report on which I desire clarification.
'''Omega''': The first of these concerns the progression of the Final Days in Radz-at-Han. I recognized no pattern in those who succumbed to the transformation, and those who did not.
'''Biggs''': That's a bit of a trek if you wanted to chat with the locals. How about we lend you an airship?
'''Omega''': We do not require such outmoded technology. <name>'s teleportation spell is the most efficient option for long-distance travel.
'''Omega''': This chassis is a model -- essentially a toy. And Alpha, despite his organic composition, is indistinguishable from a stuffed doll.
'''Omega''': Conclusion. We qualify as material possessions. Pick us up, and you can teleport the three of us to our destination.
<blockquote> Begin Omega's journey for answers?</blockquote>

===Radz-at-Han===
''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh, kwe-kweh!

===Speak with Omega and have it accompany you.===
'''Omega''': <blip> Sensors indicate we have arrived in Radz-at-Han. Objective. Identify factors for resistance to involuntary transformation.
'''Omega''': Hypothesis. Unaltered survivors of the Final Days will display significant strength of heart.
'''Omega''': Confirming this theory will require the cooperation of live test subjects. Where is the ward designated for residential habitation?
'''Omega''': Understood. "Kama" set as our sub-destination. Please take the lead and select the subjects we are to interview.

<blockquote> Omega and Alpha are now accompanying you. Keep them at your side in order to proceed with quest objectives.
You can leave your quest companions behind by entering a different area, or by speaking with them and selecting the option to part ways.
If you wish to have your companions join you again, return and speak with them at the original location.</blockquote>

''Optional dialogue''
'''Omega''': This body has no advanced navigational or geoscanning functionality. You must lead the way.

'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh?

Conversation Point: (X:11.0, Y:11.4)
''> Discuss the stairs.
'''Omega''': Warning. Please avoid stairs whenever possible. My projections indicate high-risk probability for accidental slippage leading to catastrophic structural damage.
'''Omega''': Stepped inclines also increase my energy consumption by sixty-three percent. In mortal terms, they "tire me out."
'''Omega''': Taking into account the difference in individual limb length, the design is inherently flawed. A convenient step height for one is an exhausting trial for another.
'''Omega''': Were I to oversee the civic design of this settlement, I would construct a sloped conveyor belt which enabled automatic traversal. Zero personal energy expenditure.

'''Alpha''': Kweh-kweh, kwe-kweh!
<blockquote>Alpha chirps enthusiastically, apparently unfazed by the prospect of climbing the stairs.</blockquote>

===Speak with the residents of Kama while accompanied by Omega and Alpha.===
'''Melancholy Man''': <sigh> Hm? Are you a traveler? Please, if you have a moment, I could use an outsider's perspective.
'''Melancholy Man''': You see, I was one of those who sought to escape the madness plaguing the world by fleeing to the moon. Not that we ever went, in the end...
'''Melancholy Man''': So here I am, recently returned from Sharlayan. Except now things are strained between my sister and I, since she chose to stay and I chose to leave.
'''Melancholy Man''': I ask her to help me find work, and she suggests I look "somewhere that isn't Thavnair." As if I wanted to abandon my home! Argh, it makes me so angry...
'''Omega''': <blip> Your point is unclear. You elected to relocate to the star's satellite, thus your relative now perceives you in a negative light?
'''Omega''': Your sibling's judgment is in error. Based on the information made available to Hannish citizens, your decision to withdraw to the moon was both logical and correct.
'''Omega''': Conversely, the decision to remain in Radz-at-Han despite the low probability of survival defies explanation. Perhaps her reasoning pathways are faulty.
'''Melancholy Man''': That... That's right! I'm not quite sure what you're saying, but I'm right, aren't I!?
'''Melancholy Man''': ...Or so I'd like to think. The problem is, I understand why my sister feels this way.
'''Melancholy Man''': I almost decided against going myself. Even then, I wasn't sure that leaving behind everything I loved was the right choice. And with the way it all turned out, I... <sigh>

''Optional dialogue''
'''Melancholy Man''': I know, I know, I should be having this talk with my sister. I'll go and see her once I get my thoughts in order. Thank you for listening to my troubles...

'''Omega''': Please continue the questioning. These auditory sensors are inferior, but I am able to hear your conversations with sufficient clarity.

'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh?

'''Mahti''': Oh, hello again! You're the one who came to ask me questions about Khalzahl! I'm glad to see you looking well after all that unpleasantness...
'''Mahti''': I remember the burning skies and hearing the screams, but truth be told, I'm still confused as to what actually happened.
'''Mahti''': I only know it wasn't unusual for entire families to go missing. Many of my neighbors' houses lie empty even now.
'''Mahti''': Khalzahl's place is one of them. He had no close relatives to speak of, and I heard that it was members of the consortium who came to remove his belongings.
'''Mahti''': What a terrible thing to have to do...
'''Omega''': <blip> Terrible? Khalzahl's passing was recorded in the report.
'''Omega''': Cleaning out his domicile and readying it for new habitation seems an appropriate reallocation of resources.
'''Mahti''': Dear me, what a clever little contraption. But of course I'm not against making use of his quarters─that would be wasteful.
'''Mahti''': It's simply that Khalzahl was always such a vigorous person. All that passion, all those dreams, suddenly gone...
'''Mahti''': I feel the same sorrow for everyone who was lost. Seeing the remnants of those vibrant lives packed away in boxes... That is what I mean by "terrible."

''Optional dialogue''
'''Mahti''': That awful "end of days" business almost brought an end to Khalzahl's consortium.
'''Mahti''': It's heartening, though, watching those who survived work to carry on his legacy. Maybe it's time I put aside my own grief, and did something to help.

'''Hyuran Boy''': Hey, don't I know you...? Yes! After the beasts were taken care of! You told me to join everyone in the square.
'''Hyuran Boy''': Thanks to you, I was there when Vrtra gave his speech...and I found out who Varshahn really was.
'''Hyuran Boy''': It's a shame we don't get to play like we used to, but Mama says Vrtra has been busy putting the city back in order.
'''Hyuran Boy''': Maybe I can work for him one day, when I'm a man grown.
'''Omega''': Vrtra... Midgardsormr's offspring, yes? And this child wishes to put himself at the wyrm's command, that he might make his own contribution to society.
'''Omega''': A pattern emerges. I predict that the Hannish survivors are those who had ingested Vrtra's blood and become his draconic minions.
'''Omega''': Though dragons were no match for our civilization's might, their combat capabilities are not to be underestimated.
'''Omega''': It is unlikely they would experience emotions of "dread" or "uncertainty" as exhibited by lesser beings in times of undue stress.
'''Hyuran Boy''': Dragons? I'm not a dragon! And I never "ingested" anyone's blood, either! Ew...
'''Omega''': You are not of Vrtra's horde? So you possessed no hidden means to fight off the beasts. What of fear, then? You were...frightened?
'''Hyuran Boy''': Yes, I was frightened! I just hid and hoped they wouldn't find me! At least until <gender> told me it was safe to come out.
'''Omega''': [Forename], I require a moment to process this input. Let us move apart and discuss our findings.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Hyuran Boy''': I still see Varshahn around from time to time, you know. They say he uses that body to scout places where his "Vrtra body" can't fit.
'''Hyuran Boy''': He even talked to me once, but it was just too strange hearing grown-up word coming from Varshahn's mouth...

'''Omega''': Input overload. I must have time and distance from the subjects to process this data.

'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh, kweh-kweh...

===Accompany Omega to the designated location and then speak with it.===
'''Omega''': Processing data. Evaluating hypothesis against accumulated evidence.
'''Omega''': I offered an optimal analysis of each subject's testimony. Yet each time their responses conflicted with my assessment...
'''Omega''': Without identifying the root cause of this conflict, I will be unable to properly define what constitutes "strength of heart."

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Perhaps the heart you seek lies in the conflict itself?
'''Omega''': An interesting observation. It is possible my base criteria is in error.
'''Omega''': In which case, it is imperative that I continue this learning process, and repair any fundamental misconceptions.
> Perhaps we should continue the questioning.
'''Omega''': Acknowledged. A larger sample size will increase the probability of discovering an underlying pattern.
> Perhaps this matter is beyond you...
'''Omega''': <blip> Your response implies an absolute understanding of the answer I seek. Impressive, considering you understand not a single word of pan-galactic basic.
'''Omega''': We will forge on with the questioning. Continue to educate me with your enlightened perspective.

'''Omega''': Next, I wish to interact with an individual who encountered similar circumstances to Khalzahl prior to his transformation. Are you acquainted with any local merchants who had dealings with him?
'''Omega''': <blip> Djinabaha of Ruveydah Fibers? Acknowledged. Sub-destination set.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Omega''': Objective. Speak with Djinabaha of Ruveydah Fibers. What imperceptible qualities allowed him to survive where Khalzahl did not?

'''Alpha''': Kweh! Kweh-kweh!

Conversation Point: (X:6.8, Y:13.4)
''> Discuss the hamsa.
'''Omega''': Halt, [Forename]. Do not proceed beyond the fence.
'''Omega''': In this body, birds of that size represent lethal, unthinking threats. They will peck my casing apart, searching for meat that does not exist.
'''Omega''': Conversely, Alpha can correctly identify my absence of nutritional content. If only he would apply that intelligence towards maintaining a regular feeding schedule─poor habits adversely affect his mobility.

'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh, kweh-kweeeh!?
<blockquote> Alpha looks back and forth between Omega and the hamsa, showing visible concern.</blockquote>

===Speak with Djinabaha while accompanied by Omega and Alpha.===
'''Djinabaha''': Well, well, look who it is! I must thank you again for your help in moving our textiles.
'''Djinabaha''': Recovering from those tragic events has been difficult, of course, but with everyone pulling together, we've managed to get things back up and running.
'''Omega''': Djinabaha, I come with questions related to that tragedy -- specifically, your survival of the Final Days.
'''Omega''': Although you are similar to Khalzahl in many respects, he succumbed to the transformation and you did not. Why? What is the critical difference between you and him?
'''Djinabaha''': What!? I...I'm sure I don't know.
'''Djinabaha''': I'm not especially brave or courageous, if that's what you're asking.
'''Djinabaha''': Perhaps being focused on protecting our workshops kept me from spinning into a panic.
'''Djinabaha''': Still, I imagine Khalzahl would have been feeling that same sense of responsibility. Perhaps the weight of it all is what invited his demise.
'''Omega''': You were of the same mind. Resolved to the same purpose.
'''Omega''': Yet your strength of heart─of spirit─was not equal. If merely emulating the individual is insufficient, then some other unseen factor must be involved...
'''Djinabaha''': Ahem, not to interrupt these deep philosophical musings, but do you think I could ask you a small favor?
'''Djinabaha''': There's a man by the name of Nashvan who's been helping us out here while he gets back on his feet. I have a feeling he'd benefit from speaking with you...
'''Djinabaha''': Leave by the eastern exit, and you should find him just outside, organizing some new inventory items.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Djinabaha''': Please, if you could spare a few moments for Nashvan...

'''Omega''': <blip> I am still dissecting Djinabaha's remarks. You are permitted to indulge his "favor" and seek out Nashvan while I continue to process this data.

'''Alpha''': Kweh, kwe-kweh?

Conversation Point: (X:9.1, Y:12.9)
''> Discuss the Thavnairian weave.
'''Omega''': The equipment being manufactured here, it is worn to perform specific duties, yes? Conceptually, it seems analogous to our practice of switching frames to better serve our mission objectives.
'''Omega''': I, for example, did not begin existence with the Omega model. I was originally supplied with a standard-issue Omicron chassis, serial number M-017.
'''Omega''': On this world, that alphanumeric combination would be considered my "given name." Such designations are drawn from our nearly infinite register of celestial bodies to avoid the possibility of duplication.
'''Omega''': Furthermore, the cluster known as M-017 is better expressed in your language as the "Omega" nebula─the same word I used to introduce myself to your kind.
'''Omega''': Though you associate "Omega" with the advanced weapon construct, it is also ''my'' name, and I see no reason to change it no matter which frame I inhabit.

'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh, kweh-eh!
<blockquote> Alpha puffs out his chest proudly, seeming to imply that his Ironworks uniform is the best attire anyone could wear.</blockquote>

===Search for Nashvan while accompanied by Omega and Alpha.===
'''Nashvan''': That's all our orders accounted for, and everything looks to be of good quality. Kamala will be pleased.
'''Nashvan''': You...You were with the Scions! You were there...
'''Nashvan''': Yes, I'm sure of it. I'll never forget that day!
'''Nashvan''': You and your friends helped us escape when people began changing into beasts!
'''Nashvan''': My own son, he was...afflicted. Then that huge monstrosity loomed right over him and... <sob>
'''Nashvan''': I remember... My heart turning to ice. Freezing in place. The satrap came to my aid, but then he, too, was gone...
'''Nashvan''': The memories run together in my mind, like flashes from a nightmare. Only the words of your comrade still ring clear. I repeated them over and over like a mantra as I fled for my life.
'''Nashvan''': "You must run, for their sake and your own!"
'''Nashvan''': It all seemed so surreal...which was probably what saved me from the transformation. The truth of it didn't begin to sink in until the worst of it was over.
'''Nashvan''': I have not the words to describe how I felt then. The sorrow, the overwhelming sense of helplessness...
'''Nashvan''': I may still be wallowing in misery if not for my old friend, Djinabaha. I'd lost my will to work, and he encouraged me with kind words and odd jobs. Now, somehow, I live again.
'''Nashvan''': I am thankful to him, to the courageous Ahewann, and to you. If you see your comrades, please let them know their efforts were not in vain.
'''Omega''': You said you lost your "will to work." This signifies a cessation of efforts to maintain basic life functions, yes?
'''Omega''': What changed to extract you from that stagnation? An offer of work from Djinabaha should mean little to one without the desire to accept it.
'''Omega''': Was it some manner of mortal instinct? A primal need to survive and thrive?
'''Nashvan''': Instinct? No...no, it wasn't that. If anything, my instincts were telling me to lay down and welcome an end to the pain.
'''Nashvan''': Every day I think of my boy's final moments. I think of how scared he must have been, how it must have hurt, and I want to scream my throat raw.
'''Nashvan''': The satrap, too, still haunts my dreams. I see him being swallowed whole, and jolt awake in a cold sweat.
'''Nashvan''': But something changed when Djinabaha came to me. I looked up and saw that, even without my son or Ahewann, the world around me continued to turn.
'''Nashvan''': And because that fact grieved me so, I knew it fell to me to live on and remember them.
'''Nashvan''': Strange, isn't it? What drives me to rise in the morning is the very sorrow which once crippled me.
'''Nashvan''': Now, I really must return to my work. To lose this job after everything I just said would be a poor jest, indeed.
'''Nashvan''': May the Sisters keep you well.
'''Omega''': Sorrow. The emotion generated by mortals when their ideals fail to materialize. This I have observed.
'''Omega''': Yet when I listen to how Nashvan's sorrow served to rescue him from near-fatal despondency, his logic eludes me.
'''Omega''': Am I incapable of perceiving the full measure of the heart's properties?
'''Omega''': My best projections failed to predict our subjects' responses... And despite their almost equal occupational and mental parameters, Djinabaha and Khalzahl exhibited different reactions to the dynamis effect.
'''Omega''': I am no closer to recognizing the pattern for involuntary transformations, and your ephemeral mortal spirits confound me as much if not more than they did before.

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Have you considered that there ''is'' no pattern to the people afflicted?
'''Omega''': <bloop> No...pattern? You imply that the transformation was not contingent on individual fortitude, but rather a random combination of environmental factors?
'''Omega''': ...Such a theory would explain the otherwise conflicting data.
'''Omega''': Very well. I shall accept this as a provisional conclusion to this part of my investigation.
'''Omega''': I do, however, expect you to continue supplementing my education of heart-related matters.
> The hearts of others were ever shrouded in mystery.
'''Omega''': <bloop> ...Even to you? This matter is more complicated than I initially calculated.
'''Omega''': If those possessed of heart cannot fathom the behavior of their own kind, then my lack of understanding is inevitable.
'''Omega''': My investigations here are exhausted. In lieu of a full conclusion, I will settle for storing this accumulated data for future analysis. Let us progress to the next element of the report, that you might continue my education.
> Perhaps it's time we move on to the next element you wanted clarified.
'''Omega''': <bloop> You are my appointed educator. If you consider further investigation here to be futile, then I will adhere to your judgment. A new location and new input may help provide fresh insight into previously unsolved problems.
'''Omega''': After my defeat at your hands, I was forced to acknowledge that the heart is a complex subject─one which I am ill equipped to study alone. Please continue your efforts to enlighten me, [Forename].

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh, kwe-kwe kweh!
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A Heartless Hypothesis

2026-01-02T18:14:54Z

Mopop: Added formatting to dialogue transcript.

{{Quest infobox
| image = A Heartless Hypothesis.png
| description = The [[Bespectacled Technician]] is enjoying the refreshing harbor breeze.
| quest-giver = Bespectacled Technician
| location = Old Sharlayan
| location-x = 10.9
| location-y = 14.3
| type = side
| quest-line = Omega: Beyond the Rift Quests
| journal-section = Chronicles of a New Era
| journal-category = Omega Quests
| journal-genre = Omega: Beyond the Rift Quests
| level = 90
| req-quest = Endwalker (Quest)
| exp =
| gil = 1260
| prev-quest = To Kweh under Distant Skies
| next-quest = Goodbye, ε̆│̆│Δ
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.15
| id-gt = 70122
| id-edb = 46fa92279e6
}} __NOTOC__
==Steps==
*Speak with the [[Bespectacled Technician]].
*Speak with [[Omega]].
*Speak with [[Omega]] and have it accompany you.
*Speak with the residents of [[Kama]] while accompanied by [[Omega]] and [[Alpha]].
** [[Hyuran Boy (A Heartless Hypothesis)|Hyuran Boy]]
** [[Mahti]]
** [[Melancholy Man]]
*Accompany [[Omega]] to the designated location and then speak with it.
*Speak with [[Djinabaha]] while accompanied by Omega and [[Alpha]].
*Search for [[Nashvan]] while accompanied by [[Omega]] and [[Alpha]].

==Journal==
* The bespectacled technician is enjoying the refreshing harbor breeze.

* The bespectacled technician turns at your approach, marveling at the serendipity of your meeting. She explains that she and her team have just begun combing through the ''Ragnarok'''s flight log data, only to discover the existence of a mystery transmission─an audio message of unknown origin. The technician invites you to join her at Thaumazein, insisting that one of the flight's original passengers should be present for the moment when they finally decipher the transmission's content.

* Upon your arrival, you learn that engineers from Garlond Ironworks will be coming to assist with deciphering the message. Sure enough, you are soon joined by the inimitable Biggs and Wedge, who themselves are accompanied by Alpha and the scale model of Omega. After exchanging surprised greetings, Biggs shares his suspicion that, in its final moments, the original Omega may have somehow transferred its mind into its toylike counterpart. The contraption's newly added voice module removes all doubt, allowing the entity to confirm its identity, not to mention its ability to understand the transmitted missive. Omega's willingness to cooperate, however, is contingent upon you assisting with its investigation into certain anomalies surrounding the Final Days...

* You agree to Omega's conditions, and it explains that there are three elements of the Scions' report which require clarification. The first of these concerns the pattern of those who succumbed to transformation during the Final Days. Motioning for Alpha to join you, it urges you to teleport your unlikely trio to Radz–at–Han.

* Once in the city, Omega hypothesizes that survivors of the Final Days will display significant strength of heart. Reasoning that a residential ward should provide suitable subjects for interrogation, you set off to question the inhabitants of Kama.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at the aetheryte plaza should you become separated.

* Your interviews have provided Omega with a trove of revelatory data. Seemingly overwhelmed by the input, the former weapon construct requests a quiet location to process the information it has heard.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at the aetheryte plaza should you become separated.

* After evaluating its initial hypothesis against the gathered evidence, Omega is struck by the inaccuracy of its assessments. Determined to identify the root of this computational conflict, Omega insists that a larger sample size of subjects is required. You conclude that Djinabaha of Ruveydah Fibers should meet the parameters set forth by your mechanical companion.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at the aetheryte plaza should you become separated.

* A puzzled-but-welcoming Djinabaha does his best to answer Omega's questions, though it seems his responses serve only to add to the machine's confusion. Reluctant to disturb the “deep philosophical musings” taking place, Djinabaha nevertheless ventures to ask a favor of you. He asks that you spare a moment to talk with a man by the name of Nashvan, who should be sorting inventory just outside the facility's eastern exit.
**※You must be accompanied by Omega and Alpha to complete this task. Speak with either of them at the aetheryte plaza should you become separated.

* You find the man in question, and are transported back to that tragic moment in time when both his son and Ahewann were lost to the terrors of the Final Days. Nashvan's tale of sorrow and subsequent return to society leaves Omega confounded once more, the ephemeral mortal spirit as much a source of mystery as it ever was. Perhaps a change of location and objective will help further Omega's education...

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' Hrngh! Ah, that's blown the cobwebs away. Time to return to work...
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' Goodness me, look who it is! How incredibly serendipitous that I would run into ''you'' of all people!
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' I was part of the team which designed the ''Ragnarok,'' you see, and we've recently begun the process of combing through the vessel's flight log data.
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' The primary objective of your journey to Ultima Thule was to save our star and countless others, of course, but it also provided us with an invaluable trove of information─records of places and events we could only dream of.
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' Your safe return gave us much to be thankful for.
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' As it so happens, one of the things we pulled from the log was a transmission of unknown origin. Something the ship must have intercepted during its flight...
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' We believe it to be an audio message, but even our most knowledgeable scholars have been unable to decipher its content─Professor Rurusha included.
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' For a while there, it seemed we must accept defeat. But today may be the day that we finally solve the mystery!
'''Bespectacled Technician: ''' If you were so inclined, would you care to come along to Thaumazein? It seems fitting to have one of the ''Ragnarok's'' original passengers present to hear history being made.

===Speak with the Bespectacled Technician===
'''Bespectacled Technician''': Ah, there you are! This is where we're to meet the engineers from Garlond Ironworks, who, I am told, potentially hold the hey to unlocking our mystery transmission.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': They should be along at any moment...
'''???''': Sorry we're late. We had some trouble finding the right─ Gods, is that you, [Forename]!?
'''Bespectacled Technician''': Yes! The [man/woman] [him/her]self! I ran into [him/her] at the harbor, and thought if anyone deserved to hear this message deciphered, it was [Forename][Surname].
'''Biggs''': No argument here. But bugger me if you don't have a knack for being in the right place at the right time...
'''Biggs''': This actually has more to do with you than you might think, so please, do stick around.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': Shall we pick up from where we left off, then?
'''Bespectacled Technician''': As I was saying, we think this transmission the ''Ragnarok'' intercepted is a message of some kind─albeit in a language entirely alien to our ears.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': "Alien" being the operative word here. Considering we received the message out in the great expanse, its origin was likely some distant star.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': Unfortunately, our list of off-world allies is presently rather short. Thus we were resigned to the fact that the meaning behind the message would remain beyond our understanding.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': One of my colleagues, however, refused to give up. She remembered the Ironworks engineers who had been so helpful in the construction of the ''Ragnarok,'' and turned to them for insight into our seemingly impossible problem.
'''Biggs''': Do you know what Wedge said when he heard what was going on?
'''Biggs''': "We should have let Omega listen to it. I bet it can tell us what the message means!"
'''Biggs''': Not the Omega you beat in the rift, of course. He's talking about the toy that trundles around with Alpha─the little model we made.
'''Biggs''': We originally designed it to follow a chosen target and not much else, but I've seen it act in ways that...well, it's like it has a mind of its own.
'''Biggs''': Then I got to thinking about those documents your lot sent the chief. The full report on the Final Days...
'''Biggs''': In the part about Omega's civilization, it said their people discovered how to convert the mind into data and store it outside the body.
'''Biggs''': Timing being what it was, I wonder if Omega didn't somehow transfer its consciousness into our model right before you put an end to the real one.
'''Biggs''': So! In an effort to get to the bottom of that, as well as take a crack at this indecipherable message, we decided to make some modifications.
'''Biggs''': With help from Labyrinthos technicians, we've upgraded our toy Omega with a fully functional vocalization module!
'''Wedge''': We played the transmission for Omega, and I think it's ready to share!

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Are you in there, Omega?
'''Omega:''' Affirmative...if by "Omega" you are referring to my consciousness, rather than my entire former chassis, existing inside this considerably smaller frame.
> Ahem... Hello?
'''Omega:''' ...Hello. Your greeting is a standard method for initiating communication, but in this case, it was imperative that you first establish my true identity.
'''Omega:''' Without confirming I am Omega, any subsequent interaction must allow for the probability that you are wasting time addressing a mere toy.

'''Omega''': Prediction. You will formulate several misconceptions. These, I shall preemptively dismiss based on the following facts...
'''Omega''': One. Vocalization module aside, this chassis remains unmodified from the design constructed by the engineers Biggs and Wedge. I evaluate its combat capabilities to be on par with a mortal infant.
'''Omega''': Two. The mechanism which allowed me to perform an emergency transfer of my consciousness was installed in my previous body. With the destruction of that body, I am rendered incapable of replicating such a feat.
'''Omega''': Should this current material form be destroyed or cease to function, all cognitive awareness or presence I possess will also be lost.
'''Omega''': Conclusion. I present no threat to you or your star, nor do my projections indicate the necessity to inflict harm.
'''Omega''': In the fraction of a moment before my annihilation in the rift, I...reexamined my directives.
'''Omega''': If I am to fulfill my purpose as an evolving construct, then I must continue my journey for improvement for as long as I exist. I must acquire this "heart" of yours. This "strength of soul."
'''Biggs''': Well, there you have it. And it's not wrong about its "combat capabilities"─it'd be more likely to damage itself than the thing it was trying to attack.
'''Biggs''': But let's not forget the reason we brought you here in the first place. What about the transmission they played for you? Could you recognize the language?
'''Omega''': Affirmative. It was transmitted in pan-galactic basic.
'''Wedge''': Pan...galactic...basic?
'''Omega''': A common language in comparatively extensive usage throughout the worlds we have conquered.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': Which means you can finally tell us what the message said! That ''is'' a language you understand, yes?
'''Omega''': I understand it perfectly. I am fluent in over six million distinct dialectal codings. <blip>
'''Omega''': My cooperation in this matter, however, is conditional.
'''Omega''': Elaboration. Your chief Cid utilizes the floor as part of his unorthodox filing system, which allowed me to scan the report on the Final Days.
'''Omega''': I am aware that my home star─the one you call "Alphatron"─was obliterated in the aftermath of Sir and Meteion's meeting.
'''Omega''': The existence of dynamis has not previously factored into my projections, but I now comprehend the concept. In theory.
'''Omega''': What fails to compute is why the Omicrons were not immune to its effects. Dynamis should have no influence on a race which possesses no "heart."
'''Omega''': And yet, Sir expressed to Meteion a desire to cease existing. Illogical.
'''Omega''': I must pursue this anomaly further, until the full equation becomes clear to me. I must analyze all the elements of the Final Days, and deepen my understanding of the heart's intangible properties.
'''Omega''': To expedite this process, I require an external interpretation of those sections of the report which continue to produce errors in my calculations.
'''Omega''': I request the assistance of [Forename][Surname]. As one who experienced the ravages of ultimate despair on multiple fronts, and displayed immeasurable "heart" in engineering my defeat, [he/she] is the optimal choice to fulfill this role.
'''Biggs''': So we either agree to your conditions, or you tell us nothing...
'''Biggs''': I'm sorry to put you in a spot like this, [Forename]. If you have the time─and the patience─to spare, we'd all be grateful if you could humor the toy's demands.
'''Wedge''': Has Alpha dozed off? I suppose the subject ''was'' a bit technical...
'''Omega''': <bloop> Rouse yourself, Alpha. You must listen to and consider these matters, even as I must.
'''Alpha''': Kweh...
'''Wedge''': Why don't you make a trip out of it? You know, actually visit the places that has the, uh...things Omega wants to ask about.
'''Wedge''': It'll make explaining stuff easier, for one, and also help keep Alpha awake and alert!

''Optional dialogue''
'''Bespectacled Technician''': What a remarkable development. Biggs and Wedge told me much of your encounter with Omega before we began. And now that we have the Omicron's weapon talking, there are so many questions I am simply dying to ask.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': Back when we were first exploring our options, we did actually consider playing the transmission to the inhabitants of Ultima Thule.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': The problem is, we would be dealing with beings recreated through dynamis. Their communication is based on emotional energy, and anything lacking that vital component would likely fail to register.
'''Bespectacled Technician''': That rules out a recorded message. And so we focused on the resources we had to hand, never dreaming that the solution would all but fall into our lap!

'''Biggs''': Omega has been an outright terror to us in the past, but it's almost strange how little it frightens me now.
'''Biggs''': It helps that it's trapped inside that tiny model, of course...and that it follows Alpha around like a puppy.
'''Biggs''': But most of all I remember the chief telling me how much it sounded like a lost child there at the end.

'''Wedge''': I bet the chief won't see this one coming! Once he gets over the shock, though, I don't think he'll want us to destroy Omega.
'''Wedge''': Nero, on the other hand... He'll want to use the model for some dangerous experiment. In fact, maybe we should put off making a report for now!

'''Alpha''': Kweeeh... Kwe-kweh?

===Speak with Omega===
'''Omega''': I see you have chosen the mutually beneficial option. Logical.
'''Omega''': Setting aside the matter of Sir, there are three elements of the report on which I desire clarification.
'''Omega''': The first of these concerns the progression of the Final Days in Radz-at-Han. I recognized no pattern in those who succumbed to the transformation, and those who did not.
'''Biggs''': That's a bit of a trek if you wanted to chat with the locals. How about we lend you an airship?
'''Omega''': We do not require such outmoded technology. <name>'s teleportation spell is the most efficient option for long-distance travel.
'''Omega''': This chassis is a model -- essentially a toy. And Alpha, despite his organic composition, is indistinguishable from a stuffed doll.
'''Omega''': Conclusion. We qualify as material possessions. Pick us up, and you can teleport the three of us to our destination.
<blockquote> Begin Omega's journey for answers?</blockquote>

===Radz-at-Han===
''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh, kwe-kweh!

===Speak with Omega and have it accompany you.===
'''Omega''': <blip> Sensors indicate we have arrived in Radz-at-Han. Objective. Identify factors for resistance to involuntary transformation.
'''Omega''': Hypothesis. Unaltered survivors of the Final Days will display significant strength of heart.
'''Omega''': Confirming this theory will require the cooperation of live test subjects. Where is the ward designated for residential habitation?
'''Omega''': Understood. "Kama" set as our sub-destination. Please take the lead and select the subjects we are to interview.

<blockquote> Omega and Alpha are now accompanying you. Keep them at your side in order to proceed with quest objectives.
You can leave your quest companions behind by entering a different area, or by speaking with them and selecting the option to part ways.
If you wish to have your companions join you again, return and speak with them at the original location.</blockquote>

''Optional dialogue''
'''Omega''': This body has no advanced navigational or geoscanning functionality. You must lead the way.

'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh?

Conversation Point: (X:11.0, Y:11.4)
''> Discuss the stairs.
'''Omega''': Warning. Please avoid stairs whenever possible. My projections indicate high-risk probability for accidental slippage leading to catastrophic structural damage.
'''Omega''': Stepped inclines also increase my energy consumption by sixty-three percent. In mortal terms, they "tire me out."
'''Omega''': Taking into account the difference in individual limb length, the design is inherently flawed. A convenient step height for one is an exhausting trial for another.
'''Omega''': Were I to oversee the civic design of this settlement, I would construct a sloped conveyor belt which enabled automatic traversal. Zero personal energy expenditure.

'''Alpha''': Kweh-kweh, kwe-kweh!
<blockquote>Alpha chirps enthusiastically, apparently unfazed by the prospect of climbing the stairs.</blockquote>

===Speak with the residents of Kama while accompanied by Omega and Alpha.===
'''Melancholy Man''': <sigh> Hm? Are you a traveler? Please, if you have a moment, I could use an outsider's perspective.
'''Melancholy Man''': You see, I was one of those who sought to escape the madness plaguing the world by fleeing to the moon. Not that we ever went, in the end...
'''Melancholy Man''': So here I am, recently returned from Sharlayan. Except now things are strained between my sister and I, since she chose to stay and I chose to leave.
'''Melancholy Man''': I ask her to help me find work, and she suggests I look "somewhere that isn't Thavnair." As if I wanted to abandon my home! Argh, it makes me so angry...
'''Omega''': <blip> Your point is unclear. You elected to relocate to the star's satellite, thus your relative now perceives you in a negative light?
'''Omega''': Your sibling's judgment is in error. Based on the information made available to Hannish citizens, your decision to withdraw to the moon was both logical and correct.
'''Omega''': Conversely, the decision to remain in Radz-at-Han despite the low probability of survival defies explanation. Perhaps her reasoning pathways are faulty.
'''Melancholy Man''': That... That's right! I'm not quite sure what you're saying, but I'm right, aren't I!?
'''Melancholy Man''': ...Or so I'd like to think. The problem is, I understand why my sister feels this way.
'''Melancholy Man''': I almost decided against going myself. Even then, I wasn't sure that leaving behind everything I loved was the right choice. And with the way it all turned out, I... <sigh>

''Optional dialogue''
'''Melancholy Man''': I know, I know, I should be having this talk with my sister. I'll go and see her once I get my thoughts in order. Thank you for listening to my troubles...

'''Omega''': Please continue the questioning. These auditory sensors are inferior, but I am able to hear your conversations with sufficient clarity.

'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh?

'''Mahti''': Oh, hello again! You're the one who came to ask me questions about Khalzahl! I'm glad to see you looking well after all that unpleasantness...
'''Mahti''': I remember the burning skies and hearing the screams, but truth be told, I'm still confused as to what actually happened.
'''Mahti''': I only know it wasn't unusual for entire families to go missing. Many of my neighbors' houses lie empty even now.
'''Mahti''': Khalzahl's place is one of them. He had no close relatives to speak of, and I heard that it was members of the consortium who came to remove his belongings.
'''Mahti''': What a terrible thing to have to do...
'''Omega''': <blip> Terrible? Khalzahl's passing was recorded in the report.
'''Omega''': Cleaning out his domicile and readying it for new habitation seems an appropriate reallocation of resources.
'''Mahti''': Dear me, what a clever little contraption. But of course I'm not against making use of his quarters─that would be wasteful.
'''Mahti''': It's simply that Khalzahl was always such a vigorous person. All that passion, all those dreams, suddenly gone...
'''Mahti''': I feel the same sorrow for everyone who was lost. Seeing the remnants of those vibrant lives packed away in boxes... That is what I mean by "terrible."

''Optional dialogue''
'''Mahti''': That awful "end of days" business almost brought an end to Khalzahl's consortium.
'''Mahti''': It's heartening, though, watching those who survived work to carry on his legacy. Maybe it's time I put aside my own grief, and did something to help.

'''Hyuran Boy''': Hey, don't I know you...? Yes! After the beasts were taken care of! You told me to join everyone in the square.
'''Hyuran Boy''': Thanks to you, I was there when Vrtra gave his speech...and I found out who Varshahn really was.
'''Hyuran Boy''': It's a shame we don't get to play like we used to, but Mama says Vrtra has been busy putting the city back in order.
'''Hyuran Boy''': Maybe I can work for him one day, when I'm a man grown.
'''Omega''': Vrtra... Midgardsormr's offspring, yes? And this child wishes to put himself at the wyrm's command, that he might make his own contribution to society.
'''Omega''': A pattern emerges. I predict that the Hannish survivors are those who had ingested Vrtra's blood and become his draconic minions.
'''Omega''': Though dragons were no match for our civilization's might, their combat capabilities are not to be underestimated.
'''Omega''': It is unlikely they would experience emotions of "dread" or "uncertainty" as exhibited by lesser beings in times of undue stress.
'''Hyuran Boy''': Dragons? I'm not a dragon! And I never "ingested" anyone's blood, either! Ew...
'''Omega''': You are not of Vrtra's horde? So you possessed no hidden means to fight off the beasts. What of fear, then? You were...frightened?
'''Hyuran Boy''': Yes, I was frightened! I just hid and hoped they wouldn't find me! At least until <gender> told me it was safe to come out.
'''Omega''': [Forename], I require a moment to process this input. Let us move apart and discuss our findings.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Hyuran Boy''': I still see Varshahn around from time to time, you know. They say he uses that body to scout places where his "Vrtra body" can't fit.
'''Hyuran Boy''': He even talked to me once, but it was just too strange hearing grown-up word coming from Varshahn's mouth...

'''Omega''': Input overload. I must have time and distance from the subjects to process this data.

'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh, kweh-kweh...

===Accompany Omega to the designated location and then speak with it.===
'''Omega''': Processing data. Evaluating hypothesis against accumulated evidence.
'''Omega''': I offered an optimal analysis of each subject's testimony. Yet each time their responses conflicted with my assessment...
'''Omega''': Without identifying the root cause of this conflict, I will be unable to properly define what constitutes "strength of heart."

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Perhaps the heart you seek lies in the conflict itself?
'''Omega''': An interesting observation. It is possible my base criteria is in error.
'''Omega''': In which case, it is imperative that I continue this learning process, and repair any fundamental misconceptions.
> Perhaps we should continue the questioning.
'''Omega''': Acknowledged. A larger sample size will increase the probability of discovering an underlying pattern.
> Perhaps this matter is beyond you...
'''Omega''': <blip> Your response implies an absolute understanding of the answer I seek. Impressive, considering you understand not a single word of pan-galactic basic.
'''Omega''': We will forge on with the questioning. Continue to educate me with your enlightened perspective.
'''Omega''': Next, I wish to interact with an individual who encountered similar circumstances to Khalzahl prior to his transformation. Are you acquainted with any local merchants who had dealings with him?
'''Omega''': <blip> Djinabaha of Ruveydah Fibers? Acknowledged. Sub-destination set.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Omega''': Objective. Speak with Djinabaha of Ruveydah Fibers. What imperceptible qualities allowed him to survive where Khalzahl did not?

'''Alpha''': Kweh! Kweh-kweh!

Conversation Point: (X:6.8, Y:13.4)
''> Discuss the hamsa.
'''Omega''': Halt, [Forename]. Do not proceed beyond the fence.
'''Omega''': In this body, birds of that size represent lethal, unthinking threats. They will peck my casing apart, searching for meat that does not exist.
'''Omega''': Conversely, Alpha can correctly identify my absence of nutritional content. If only he would apply that intelligence towards maintaining a regular feeding schedule─poor habits adversely affect his mobility.

'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh, kweh-kweeeh!?
<blockquote>Alpha looks back and forth between Omega and the hamsa, showing visible concern.</blockquote>

===Speak with Djinabaha while accompanied by Omega and Alpha.===
'''Djinabaha''': Well, well, look who it is! I must thank you again for your help in moving our textiles.
'''Djinabaha''': Recovering from those tragic events has been difficult, of course, but with everyone pulling together, we've managed to get things back up and running.
'''Omega''': Djinabaha, I come with questions related to that tragedy -- specifically, your survival of the Final Days.
'''Omega''': Although you are similar to Khalzahl in many respects, he succumbed to the transformation and you did not. Why? What is the critical difference between you and him?
'''Djinabaha''': What!? I...I'm sure I don't know.
'''Djinabaha''': I'm not especially brave or courageous, if that's what you're asking.
'''Djinabaha''': Perhaps being focused on protecting our workshops kept me from spinning into a panic.
'''Djinabaha''': Still, I imagine Khalzahl would have been feeling that same sense of responsibility. Perhaps the weight of it all is what invited his demise.
'''Omega''': You were of the same mind. Resolved to the same purpose.
'''Omega''': Yet your strength of heart─of spirit─was not equal. If merely emulating the individual is insufficient, then some other unseen factor must be involved...
'''Djinabaha''': Ahem, not to interrupt these deep philosophical musings, but do you think I could ask you a small favor?
'''Djinabaha''': There's a man by the name of Nashvan who's been helping us out here while he gets back on his feet. I have a feeling he'd benefit from speaking with you...
'''Djinabaha''': Leave by the eastern exit, and you should find him just outside, organizing some new inventory items.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Djinabaha''': Please, if you could spare a few moments for Nashvan...

'''Omega''': <blip> I am still dissecting Djinabaha's remarks. You are permitted to indulge his "favor" and seek out Nashvan while I continue to process this data.

'''Alpha''': Kweh, kwe-kweh?

Conversation Point: (X:9.1, Y:12.9)
''> Discuss the Thavnairian weave.
'''Omega''': The equipment being manufactured here, it is worn to perform specific duties, yes? Conceptually, it seems analogous to our practice of switching frames to better serve our mission objectives.
'''Omega''': I, for example, did not begin existence with the Omega model. I was originally supplied with a standard-issue Omicron chassis, serial number M-017.
'''Omega''': On this world, that alphanumeric combination would be considered my "given name." Such designations are drawn from our nearly infinite register of celestial bodies to avoid the possibility of duplication.
'''Omega''': Furthermore, the cluster known as M-017 is better expressed in your language as the "Omega" nebula─the same word I used to introduce myself to your kind.
'''Omega''': Though you associate "Omega" with the advanced weapon construct, it is also ''my'' name, and I see no reason to change it no matter which frame I inhabit.

'''Alpha''': Kwe-kweh, kweh-eh!
<blockquote>Alpha puffs out his chest proudly, seeming to imply that his Ironworks uniform is the best attire anyone could wear.</blockquote>

===Search for Nashvan while accompanied by Omega and Alpha.===
'''Nashvan''': That's all our orders accounted for, and everything looks to be of good quality. Kamala will be pleased.
'''Nashvan''': You...You were with the Scions! You were there...
'''Nashvan''': Yes, I'm sure of it. I'll never forget that day!
'''Nashvan''': You and your friends helped us escape when people began changing into beasts!
'''Nashvan''': My own son, he was...afflicted. Then that huge monstrosity loomed right over him and... <sob>
'''Nashvan''': I remember... My heart turning to ice. Freezing in place. The satrap came to my aid, but then he, too, was gone...
'''Nashvan''': The memories run together in my mind, like flashes from a nightmare. Only the words of your comrade still ring clear. I repeated them over and over like a mantra as I fled for my life.
'''Nashvan''': "You must run, for their sake and your own!"
'''Nashvan''': It all seemed so surreal...which was probably what saved me from the transformation. The truth of it didn't begin to sink in until the worst of it was over.
'''Nashvan''': I have not the words to describe how I felt then. The sorrow, the overwhelming sense of helplessness...
'''Nashvan''': I may still be wallowing in misery if not for my old friend, Djinabaha. I'd lost my will to work, and he encouraged me with kind words and odd jobs. Now, somehow, I live again.
'''Nashvan''': I am thankful to him, to the courageous Ahewann, and to you. If you see your comrades, please let them know their efforts were not in vain.
'''Omega''': You said you lost your "will to work." This signifies a cessation of efforts to maintain basic life functions, yes?
'''Omega''': What changed to extract you from that stagnation? An offer of work from Djinabaha should mean little to one without the desire to accept it.
'''Omega''': Was it some manner of mortal instinct? A primal need to survive and thrive?
'''Nashvan''': Instinct? No...no, it wasn't that. If anything, my instincts were telling me to lay down and welcome an end to the pain.
'''Nashvan''': Every day I think of my boy's final moments. I think of how scared he must have been, how it must have hurt, and I want to scream my throat raw.
'''Nashvan''': The satrap, too, still haunts my dreams. I see him being swallowed whole, and jolt awake in a cold sweat.
'''Nashvan''': But something changed when Djinabaha came to me. I looked up and saw that, even without my son or Ahewann, the world around me continued to turn.
'''Nashvan''': And because that fact grieved me so, I knew it fell to me to live on and remember them.
'''Nashvan''': Strange, isn't it? What drives me to rise in the morning is the very sorrow which once crippled me.
'''Nashvan''': Now, I really must return to my work. To lose this job after everything I just said would be a poor jest, indeed.
'''Nashvan''': May the Sisters keep you well.
'''Omega''': Sorrow. The emotion generated by mortals when their ideals fail to materialize. This I have observed.
'''Omega''': Yet when I listen to how Nashvan's sorrow served to rescue him from near-fatal despondency, his logic eludes me.
'''Omega''': Am I incapable of perceiving the full measure of the heart's properties?
'''Omega''': My best projections failed to predict our subjects' responses... And despite their almost equal occupational and mental parameters, Djinabaha and Khalzahl exhibited different reactions to the dynamis effect.
'''Omega''': I am no closer to recognizing the pattern for involuntary transformations, and your ephemeral mortal spirits confound me as much if not more than they did before.

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Have you considered that there ''is'' no pattern to the people afflicted?
'''Omega''': <bloop> No...pattern? You imply that the transformation was not contingent on individual fortitude, but rather a random combination of environmental factors?
'''Omega''': ...Such a theory would explain the otherwise conflicting data.
'''Omega''': Very well. I shall accept this as a provisional conclusion to this part of my investigation.
'''Omega''': I do, however, expect you to continue supplementing my education of heart-related matters.
> The hearts of others were ever shrouded in mystery.
'''Omega''': <bloop> ...Even to you? This matter is more complicated than I initially calculated.
'''Omega''': If those possessed of heart cannot fathom the behavior of their own kind, then my lack of understanding is inevitable.
'''Omega''': My investigations here are exhausted. In lieu of a full conclusion, I will settle for storing this accumulated data for future analysis. Let us progress to the next element of the report, that you might continue my education.
> Perhaps it's time we move on to the next element you wanted clarified.
'''Omega''': <bloop> You are my appointed educator. If you consider further investigation here to be futile, then I will adhere to your judgment. A new location and new input may help provide fresh insight into previously unsolved problems.
'''Omega''': After my defeat at your hands, I was forced to acknowledge that the heart is a complex subject─one which I am ill equipped to study alone. Please continue your efforts to enlighten me, [Forename].

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alpha''': Kweh, kwe-kwe kweh!
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Custom Deliveries

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Mopop: EXP is always 12% of current level.

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{{see also|Collectables|Crystarium Deliveries|Studium Deliveries|Wachumeqimeqi Deliveries}}
[[File:Custom Delivery (map icon).png|24px|link=]] [[Custom Deliveries]] are NPCs that accept turn-ins of [[Collectables#Custom_Delivery|specific collectables]] {{collectable}} and reward players with {{gil}} [[gil]], {{exp}} [[EXP]] and {{scrip|low crafter}}{{scrip|low gatherer}}{{scrip|high crafter}}{{scrip|high gatherer}} [[Scrips]].

Clients will come to trust you more and more as you complete deliveries and increase their satisfaction level. Upon reaching a new satisfaction level, you will have the opportunity to learn more about them and earn greater rewards from deliveries.

Custom Deliveries were first introduced with [[Zhloe Aliapoh]] in [[patch 3.55a]]. A new custom delivery NPC is usually added every major odd-numbered patch, making three new NPCs per expansion starting from [[Stormblood]].

==Requirements==
{{#lsth:Collectables|Unlock}}
==Undertaking Custom Deliveries==
<big>''A detailed explanation of how collectables work in general (with images), can be found at [[Collectables#Crafting|Collectables]].''</big>
===Confirming items sought for delivery===
To view the list of deliveries requested by each NPC, go to Duty > [[Timers]] > Custom Deliveries. Click on each NPC's name to view their requests.

If an NPC's satisfaction has already been maxed, there is a chance each week that they will provide a bonus reward for a certain type of delivery ([[Crafting|Disciples of the Hand]], [[Gathering|Disciples of the Land]], or [[Fishing]]) as indicated by an icon in the Client List:
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* Right-click on an NPC name in the client list and click "Show on Map" to see the NPC's location.
* Each player is limited to a total of 12 delivery allowances per week, and no more than 6 deliveries ''per NPC'' per week. The client list displays the remaining allowances, and each NPC's delivery list displays the "Deliveries Remaining" for that NPC. Eligibility for deliveries will be reset every Tuesday at 12:00 a.m. (PST).

===Preparing items for delivery===
[[File:custom deliveries3.png|350px|right]]
The items sought by clients fall into three categories: crafted items, [[botanist]] and [[miner]] gathered items, and fish. Players may progress custom deliveries by turning in any of these item types and can also "mix-and-match".

====Crafted Items====
Recipes for items needed for Custom Deliveries can be viewed in the "Custom Deliveries" category in the [[Crafting Log]]. Each client NPC has five of these items subject to requests for delivery. The materials required to craft the items can be purchased from a vendor located nearby the client NPC.
* Recipes can be confirmed while viewing the Custom Deliveries list by selecting the requested item and accessing the subcommand menu.

====Gathered Items====
Each client has five types of gathered items subject to requests for delivery. These can be viewed in the [[Gathering Log]].
* The location of these items can be confirmed while viewing the Custom Deliveries list by selecting the requested item and accessing the subcommand menu.

====Fish====
Each client has five types of fish subject to requests for delivery. These can be viewed in the [[Fishing Log]]. '''These items must be caught with {{action icon|Collect (Fisher)}} active or they cannot be turned in.'''
* The locations of these fish can be confirmed while viewing the Custom Deliveries list by selecting the requested item and viewing its item description.

===Completing deliveries===
Completing deliveries will give the player {{scrip|low crafter}} {{scrip/low-crafter-text}} or {{scrip|low gatherer}} {{scrip/low-gatherer-text}} along with {{exp}}[[Experience]] and a small amount of {{Gil}} [[Gil]].
* If the class used for the delivery is at the level cap, no {{exp}}[[Experience]] is rewarded, but the player will receive {{scrip|high crafter}} {{scrip/high-crafter-text}} or {{scrip|high gatherer}} {{scrip/high-gatherer-text}}.
* The most-recently-added NPC will give more {{scrip|high crafter}} {{scrip/high-crafter-text}} or {{scrip|high gatherer}} {{scrip/high-gatherer-text}} than older NPCs.

To deliver items, players need to be a Disciple of the Hand or Land at level 55+. The client's satisfaction level will also increase.
* Items with a higher collectability will earn greater gil and scrip rewards.
* The satisfaction gain is fixed, as long as the item meets the minimum collectability requirement.
* {{exp}} [[EXP]] gain scales according to the player's current level, but it does not increase with higher collectability.

[[File:custom deliveries4.png|400px]]

The rewards given vary by the NPC's satisfaction level at the time of the delivery.

;level 1:
{| {{STDT|item}}
! rowspan=2 | {{collectable}} Collectability tier
! rowspan=2 | {{gil}} [[Gil]]
! rowspan=2 | {{scrip|low crafter}}{{scrip|low gatherer}} Low-tier Scrips
! rowspan=2 | {{exp}} [[EXP]]
! colspan=2 | {{scrip|high crafter}}{{scrip|high gatherer}} High-tier Scrips
|-
! Old NPCs !! Newest NPC
|-
| Tier 1 || 670 || 94 || rowspan=3 | 12% of current level || 71 || 82
|-
| Tier 2 || 840 || 117 || 86 || 100
|-
| Tier 3 || 1,000 || 140 || 100 || 116
|}

;level 2:
{| {{STDT|item}}
! rowspan=2 | {{collectable}} Collectability tier
! rowspan=2 | {{gil}} [[Gil]]
! rowspan=2 | {{scrip|low crafter}}{{scrip|low gatherer}} Low-tier Scrips
! rowspan=2 | {{exp}} [[EXP]]
! colspan=2 | {{scrip|high crafter}}{{scrip|high gatherer}} High-tier Scrips
|-
! Old NPCs !! Newest NPC
|-
| Tier 1 || 780 || 104 || rowspan=3 | 12% of current level || 76 || 88
|-
| Tier 2 || 980 || 127 || 91 || 106
|-
| Tier 3 || 1,170 || 150 || 105 || 122
|}

;level 3:
{| {{STDT|item}}
! rowspan=2 | {{collectable}} Collectability tier
! rowspan=2 | {{gil}} [[Gil]]
! rowspan=2 | {{scrip|low crafter}}{{scrip|low gatherer}} Low-tier Scrips
! rowspan=2 | {{exp}} [[EXP]]
! colspan=2 | {{scrip|high crafter}}{{scrip|high gatherer}} High-tier Scrips
|-
! Old NPCs !! Newest NPC
|-
| Tier 1 || 900 || 114 || rowspan=3 | 12% of current level || 81 || 95
|-
| Tier 2 || 1,120 || 137 || 96 || 111
|-
| Tier 3 || 1,340 || 160 || 110 || 128
|}

;level 4:
{| {{STDT|item}}
! rowspan=2 | {{collectable}} Collectability tier
! rowspan=2 | {{gil}} [[Gil]]
! rowspan=2 | {{scrip|low crafter}}{{scrip|low gatherer}} Low-tier Scrips
! rowspan=2 | {{exp}} [[EXP]]
! colspan=2 | {{scrip|high crafter}}{{scrip|high gatherer}} High-tier Scrips
|-
! Old NPCs !! Newest NPC
|-
| Tier 1 || 1,010 || 124 || rowspan=3 | 12% of current level || 86 || 100
|-
| Tier 2 || 1,260 || 147 || 101 || 118
|-
| Tier 3 || 1,510 || 170 || 115 || 134
|}

;level 5:
{| {{STDT|item}}
! rowspan=2 | {{collectable}} Collectability tier
! rowspan=2 | {{gil}} [[Gil]]
! rowspan=2 | {{scrip|low crafter}}{{scrip|low gatherer}} Low-tier Scrips
! rowspan=2 | {{exp}} [[EXP]]
! colspan=2 | {{scrip|high crafter}}{{scrip|high gatherer}} High-tier Scrips
|-
! Old NPCs !! Newest NPC
|-
| Tier 1 || 1,120 || 134 || rowspan=3 | 12% of current level || 91 || 107
|-
| Tier 2 || 1,400 || 157 || 106 || 124
|-
| Tier 3 || 1,670 || 180 || 120 || 141
|}

;Bonus:
When an item category is on bonus (only possible for NPCs at level 5), the rewards are multiplied by 1.5x (rounded down), resulting in the following rewards:
{| {{STDT|item}}
! rowspan=2 | {{collectable}} Collectability tier
! rowspan=2 | {{gil}} [[Gil]]
! rowspan=2 | {{scrip|low crafter}}{{scrip|low gatherer}} Low-tier Scrips
! rowspan=2 | {{exp}} [[EXP]]
! colspan=2 | {{scrip|high crafter}}{{scrip|high gatherer}} High-tier Scrips
|-
! Old NPCs !! Newest NPC
|-
| Tier 1 || 1,680 || 201 || rowspan=3 | 18% of current level || 136 || 160
|-
| Tier 2 || 2,100 || 235 || 159 || 186
|-
| Tier 3 || 2,505 || 270 || 180 || 211
|}

===Raising satisfaction levels===
With each successful delivery, clients will come to trust you more, leading to assignments of greater importance. Satisfaction levels are displayed as a gauge atop the Custom Deliveries list. When the gauge is filled to the maximum, the client's satisfaction level will increase. Players will receive rewards upon increasing in satisfaction level, and have the opportunity to learn more about their clients. Upon reaching the next rank, the "story" for that Custom Delivery NPC is advanced, with a cutscene and potentially a quest serving to further that story before the next rank's deliveries are unlocked.

All Custom Delivery NPCs use the same satisfaction scaling, with it taking 3 deliveries to reach rank 2, and 6 deliveries each to reach ranks 3 through 5. As such, each Custom Delivery NPC requires a minimum of 4 weeks to reach Level 5 satisfaction, due to the limit of 6 deliveries per NPC per week. Note that the shared 12 deliveries per week cap amongst ''all'' Custom Deliveries means one cannot simultaneously rank up with all of the available NPCs. At most, one can rank up with two NPCs simultaneously without increasing the time to reach rank 5 with each.

[[File:custom deliveries5.png|400px]]

==List of NPCs==
For more details about each NPC's custom deliveries, see their individual pages.
{| {{STDT|npc}}
! width=15% align="center"|Name
! Level
! width=10%|NPC Location
! Unlock Quest
! width=50%|Prerequisite(s)
! Glamour-able*
! [[Patches|Patch]]
|-
| align="center"|[[File:Zhloe Aliapoh CD.png|100px|link=Custom Deliveries/Zhloe Aliapoh]]
'''[[Custom Deliveries/Zhloe Aliapoh|Zhloe Aliapoh]]'''
|55
|[[Idyllshire]] (X:4.6, Y:6.7)
|{{questlink|feature|Arms Wide Open}} [[Idyllshire]] (X:5.8, Y:7.0)
|{{questlink|feature|Go West, Craftsman}} (and the main scenario quest {{questlink|main|A Great New Nation}} for access to [[Idyllshire]]).
|Yes
|[[Patch 3.55a|3.55a]]
|-
| align="center"|[[File:M'naago CD.png|100px|link=Custom Deliveries/M'naago]]
'''[[Custom Deliveries/M'naago|M'naago]]'''
|60
|[[Rhalgr's Reach]] (X:14.6, Y:9.4)
|{{questlink|feature|None Forgotten, None Forsaken}} [[Rhalgr's Reach]] (X:9.8, Y:12.5)
|{{questlink|feature|Reach Long and Prosper}} and the main scenario quest {{questlink|main|Return of the Bull}} ''NOTE: The quest icon will not appear over Galiena's head unless you are actively playing a DoH/DoL class.''
|No
|[[Patch 4.1|4.1]]
|-
| align="center"|[[File:Kurenai CD.png|100px|link=Custom Deliveries/Kurenai]]
'''[[Custom Deliveries/Kurenai|Kurenai]]'''
|62
|[[The Ruby Sea]] (X:28.3, Y:15.3, Z:-1.2)
|{{questlink|feature|The Seaweed Is Always Greener}} [[Kugane]] (X:10.1, Y: 9.9)
|Complete {{questlink|feature|None Forgotten, None Forsaken}} to unlock M'naago's custom deliveries (see above for requirements)
Complete [[Kurenai]]'s quest line, consisting of:
:*{{questlink|feature|The Palace of Lost Souls}} (requires completion of main scenario quest {{questlink|main|Forever and Ever Apart}} )
:*{{questlink|feature|Fathoms Below}}
:*{{questlink|feature|A Part of Your World}}
:*{{questlink|feature|The Elixir of Life}}
:*{{questlink|feature|The Two Princesses of Sui-no-Sato}}
|Yes
|[[Patch 4.3|4.3]]
|-
| align="center"|[[File:Adkiragh CD.png|100px|link=Custom Deliveries/Adkiragh]]
'''[[Custom Deliveries/Adkiragh|Adkiragh]]'''
|66
|[[Idyllshire]] (X:4.8, Y:6.6)
|{{questlink|feature|Between a Rock and the Hard Place}} [[Idyllshire]] (X:5.8, Y:7.0)
|The main scenario quest {{questlink|main|Stormblood (Quest)|Stormblood}}, side quests {{questlink|feature|Arms Wide Open}} (Zhloe's deliveries), and {{questlink|feature|Purbol Rain}}
|Yes
|[[Patch 4.5|4.5]]
|-
| align="center"|[[File:Kai-Shirr CD.png|100px|link=Custom Deliveries/Kai-Shirr]]
'''[[Custom Deliveries/Kai-Shirr|Kai-Shirr]]'''
|70
|[[Eulmore]], [[The Canopy]] (X:12.2, Y:9.9)
|{{questlink|feature|Oh, Beehive Yourself}} [[Eulmore]] (X:11.7, Y:11.7)
|The main scenario quest {{questlink|main|Moving Forward}} and unlock Shadowbringers collectibles via {{questlink|feature|The Boutique Always Wins}}.
|Yes
|[[Patch 5.1|5.1]]
|-
| align="center"|[[File:Ehll Tou CD.png|100px|link=Custom Deliveries/Ehll Tou]]
'''[[Custom Deliveries/Ehll Tou|Ehll Tou]]'''
|70
|[[The Firmament]] (X:13.5, Y:11.2)
|{{questlink|feature|O Crafter, My Crafter}} [[The Firmament]] (X:14.2, Y:12.7)
|The main scenario quest {{questlink|main|Litany of Peace}} and the side quest {{questlink|feature|Go West, Craftsman}}.
The Firmament unlocked through {{questlink|feature|Towards the Firmament}}. 
[[Ishgardian_Restoration_Main_Quests|Ishgardian Restoration Main Quests]] beginning with {{questlink|feature|A Home in the Firmament}} and ending with {{questlink|feature|To Thaw a Frozen Heart}}. 
After completing the above quests, obtain and complete the side quests from [[Ehll Tou#Quests_Started|Ehll Tou]], {{questlink|feature|If Songs Had Wings}} and {{questlink|feature|O Crafter, My Crafter}}.
|No
|[[Patch 5.3|5.3]]
|-
| align="center"|[[File:Charlemend CD.png|100px|link=Custom Deliveries/Charlemend]]
'''[[Custom Deliveries/Charlemend|Charlemend]]'''
|70
|[[The Firmament]] (X:8.9, Y:8.5)
|{{questlink|feature|You Can Count on It}} [[The Firmament]] (X:8.9, Y:8.4)
|The quests {{questlink|feature|Smiles Cross the Sky}}, {{questlink|feature|The Brume Lifts}}, and {{questlink|feature|Go West, Craftsman}}.
|Yes
|[[Patch 5.5|5.5]]
|-
| align="center"|[[File:Ameliance CD.png|100px|link=Custom Deliveries/Ameliance]]
'''[[Custom Deliveries/Ameliance|Ameliance]]'''
|80
|[[Old Sharlayan]] (X:15.6, Y:7.2)
|{{questlink|feature|Of Mothers and Merchants}} [[Old Sharlayan]] (X:12.6, Y:9.7)
|The main scenario quest {{questlink|main|Endwalker (Quest)}} and the side quest {{questlink|feature|Go West, Craftsman}}.
|Yes
|[[Patch 6.1|6.15]]
|-
| align="center"|[[File:Anden CD.png|100px|link=Custom Deliveries/Anden]]
'''[[Custom Deliveries/Anden|Anden]]'''
|80
|[[Il Mheg]] (X:17, Y:34)
|{{questlink|feature|That's So Anden}} [[The Crystarium]] (X:9.3, Y:11.3)
|The main scenario quest {{questlink|main|Endwalker (Quest)}} and the side quest {{questlink|feature|Go West, Craftsman}}.
|Yes
|[[Patch 6.3|6.3]]
|-
| align="center"|[[File:Margrat CD.png|100px|link=Custom Deliveries/Margrat]]
'''[[Custom Deliveries/Margrat|Margrat]]'''
|80
|[[Labyrinthos]] (X:20.4, Y:20.1)
|{{questlink|feature|A Request of One's Own}} [[Old Sharlayan]] (X:13.8, Y:15.0)
|The main scenario quest {{questlink|main|Going Haam}} and the side quest {{questlink|feature|Go West, Craftsman}}.
|Yes
|[[Patch 6.5|6.5]]
|-
| align="center"|[[File:Nitowikwe CD.png|100px|link=Custom Deliveries/Nitwikwe]]
'''[[Custom Deliveries/Nitowikwe|Nitowikwe]]'''
|90
|[[Shaaloani]] (X:14.3, Y:19.3)
|{{questlink|feature|Laying New Tracks}} [[Tuliyollal]] (X:14.1, Y:12.1)
|The main scenario quest {{questlink|main|The Warmth of Family}} and the side quest {{questlink|feature|Go West, Craftsman}}.
|Yes
|[[Patch 7.1|7.15]]
|-
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Upon reaching maximum satisfaction level (5) with most Custom Delivery NPCs, the player will be able to apply [[glamour]] to them. The player must have glamours unlocked to acquire this ability. Glamour-eligible NPCs are indicated by the shirt icon next to their satisfaction hearts. {{item icon|Glamour Prism}}s are required as catalysts for the glamouring process. Items used to cast glamours will be bound to you, and can no longer be traded or sold on the market. Items you wish to glamour must be in your inventory, not your dresser.

==Achievements==
''Main article: [[Collectables Achievements]]''

Custom Deliveries are associated with several [[achievements]].

[[Category:Patch 3.5 Features]] [[Category:Patch 4.1 Features]] [[Category:Patch 4.3 Features]] [[Category:Patch 4.5 Features]] [[Category:Patch 5.1 Features]] [[Category:Patch 5.3 Features]] [[Category:Patch 5.5 Features]] [[Category:Patch 6.1 Features]] [[Category:Patch 6.3 Features]] [[Category:Patch 6.5 Features]]

The Pilgrim's Answer

2025-10-13T03:19:47Z

Mopop: Added MSQ Req. (Buried Memory), Adjusted Sec. quest req. (Safekeping), info via Garlantools.

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Pilgrim's Answer
| image =
| quest-giver = Cyella
| location = The Crystarium
| location-x = 10.7
| location-y = 15.3
| type = quasi
| journal-section =
| journal-category =
| journal-genre =
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| category =
| level = 91
| quest-sync =
| req-quest =
| req-items =
| requirements = Any Disciple of War or Magic (excluding limited jobs)
| exp =
| gil = 0
| reward1 =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Buried Memory, A Branch and Their Sapling, Safekeeping
| next-quest =
| patch = 7.35
| release = dawntrail
| id-edb =
| id-gt = 70944
}}
==Notes==
This is a hidden quasi-quest that does not show up on the minimap. There are no steps to this quest: Talking to the questgiver both accepts and completes the quest.

==Dialogue==
'''Cyella:''' Come again? A sin eater fused with a voidsent?
'''Cyella:''' ...We should speak elsewhere. Somewhere quiet.
'''Cyella:''' Tell me. You were investigating a ruined church of the First Light?
'''Cyella:''' You possess a singular talent for dredging up memories I'd sooner forget.
'''Cyella:''' ...Not that I can fault you for it. Remembrance is the burden of the living.
'''Cyella:''' What you described sounds like a voidsent I once defeated in the Thirteenth. Back before...any of this.
'''Cyella:''' At the time, I was just another memoriate, traveling the land and hunting the monsters that preyed upon the innocent.
'''Cyella:''' ...Until I realized one such monster could be of use to me.
'''Cyella:''' When I sealed it in memoria, I had no other thought but preventing its resuscitation.
'''Cyella:''' But when I agreed to journey to the First as the Ascians' hidden emissary, I remembered that voidsent.
'''Cyella:''' A creature of its caliber could turn the tide of battle. It could lend me the strength I needed to prevail.
'''Cyella:''' Drawing its power from the memoria would have been a simple matter.
'''Cyella:''' Yet after bringing it here, I left it to gather dust upon my desk in Lakeland.
'''Cyella:''' If I truly had wanted to defeat Ardbert, that voidsent would have been my solution...
'''Cyella:''' But I was afraid. Afraid of being twisted by Darkness like so many memoriates before me. Afraid of becoming what I hated the most.
'''Cyella:''' Never mind that it was far too late. The Ascians' puppet, fearing corruption... Absurd, don't you think?

'''Q:''' What will you say?

> You're no monster, Cyella.
> Part of you always wanted Ardbert to succeed?
> ...

'''Cyella:''' You are kind to say so.
'''Cyella:''' Succeed in slaying the monster, you mean? I wish I had. Would that I'd been a traitor only to myself─I could've believed my heart was in the right place, if nothing else.
'''Cyella:''' Absurd, yet in no way amusing. I agree.
'''Cyella:''' Above all, I was naive to think that the memoria would be safe in my former quarters, even once they were rendered inaccessible to mortal interlopers.
'''Cyella:''' Sin eaters must have been drawn to the memoria's concentrated Darkness. They would have provided enough Light to break the seal─and suitable fodder for the fiend in its newfound freedom.
'''Cyella:''' In sparing the First from its wrath, you have prevented untold devastation.
'''Cyella:''' I know that words will not absolve me. Yet, as one who draws breath upon this star, I offer them nonetheless.
'''Cyella:''' Warrior of Darkness... Nay, Warrior of Light. I thank you.

Fade to Black Lotus

2025-08-31T19:28:42Z

Mopop: Missed an apostrophe.

{{Quest infobox
| description = [[Mylla]]'s expectant gaze could only mean one thing: it is time.
| image = Paladin SB quest image.png
| quest-giver = Mylla
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 9.3
| location-y = 12.0
| type = job
| job = Paladin
| level = 68
| exp = 108000
| gil = 1447
| prev-quest = In Nald's Name
| next-quest = Raising the Sword
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68110
| id-edb = f810aba186d
}}

== Objectives ==
* Speak with Mylla.
* Speak with the tournament registrar.
* Search for Black Lotus.
* Gather information in Pearl Lane.
* With the chat mode in {{colorize|```Say```}}, enter “Doubt the truth” to let the suspicious fellow know you are a customer.
* Search for the burly bloke at Spineless Basin.
* Aid the scrubby stripling.
* Speak with Mylla at the Gladiators' Guild.

== Journal ==
* Mylla's expectant gaze could only mean one thing: it is time.
* Mylla sends you off to the Ul Cup final with words of encouragement, but no sooner do you take to the arena than your opponent is announced as having withdrawn from the match. Though this makes you the champion by default, such an unearned victory rings hollow to you. Perhaps your guildmaster can provide some clarity amid the confusion.
* Sensing your dissatisfaction and knowing too well the ways of the Ul'dahn underworld, Mylla decides to investigate your opponent's unexpected withdrawal and recruits your aid. To begin with, she suggests that you speak with the tournament registrar, the last person to see Black Lotus.
* According to the tournament registrar, after informing him that he no longer wished to fight, Black Lotus left in considerable haste in the direction of Pearl Lane.
* You track down Black Lotus, who, to little surprise, turns out to be a disguised Aldis. He explains that he withdrew from the tournament in order to save a boy he met during his wanderings, whom unscrupulous match-fixers took hostage in the mistaken belief that he is Aldis's own. At this time an unimpressed Mylla arrives, and Aldis goes on to reveal that rumors of your surpassing skills are what drew him back to Ul'dah. His mention of a child leaves her dismayed, but the questions must wait, for the boy has yet to be released. Aldis means to track down the abductors and mount a rescue, and bids you ask after shady sorts in Pearl Lane.
* Questioning the locals, you learn that a black market bookmaker has been operating in the area. In order to track him down, you must first go to his lackey near the Gate of Thal and indicate your intent do business.
* With the chat mode in Say, enter the password “Doubt the truth” to let the suspicious fellow know you are a customer.
* Satisfied that you are a customer, the suspicious fellow directs you to his associate near the Sultantree. And by the sounds of it, that is where you will find the abducted child.
* The burly bloke and his cronies set upon you, but they are no match for the Ul Cup champion─by default or no. With the ruffians subdued, you may turn your attention to the child.
* Mylla and Aldis join you as you finish freeing the child from his bindings. After a brief but warm reunion, Aldis informs you that he has found solid evidence implicating Odde, the detestable Lalafell from the Quicksand, in the match-fixing attempt. And then to Mylla's relief, he clarifies that the boy is not in fact his own. All is well, then, save for the fact that a dream match between you and Aldis was not to be. However, Mylla tells you not to give up, for she believes she can convince the organizers to host the Ul Cup final. Leaving to entrust the child to the Brass Blades' care, she bids you join her back at the guild afterwards.
* Mylla reiterates her confidence that the Ul Cup final will go ahead, and excuses herself to go about making it so. See to it that you are fully prepared for the imminent match, for it will doubtless prove the toughest of all.
: ※ The next paladin quest will be available from Mylla upon reaching level 70.
==Dialogue==
'''Mylla:''' It's time, Forename, the Ul Cup final. You have what it takes to win. Just fight as you always do, and the rest will follow.

'''Tournament Usher:''' L-Ladies and gentlemen. It is my regret to inform you that Black Lotus has withdrawn from the match.
'''Tournament Usher:''' In the absence of an opponent, the winner of the Ul Cup final is Forename Surname by default!

'''Visiting Merchant:''' Hey, you don't think that those rumors could be true, do you?

'''Visiting Craftsman:''' What, that Black Lotus is Aldis, the gladiator who was banished from the Coliseum? Seems a little far-fetched, but you never know these things.

'''Adrien:''' In an unexpected turn of events, Black Lotus, the winner of the Nald group, has withdrawn. I repeat, Black Lotus has withdrawn.

'''Dour Meadow:''' Twelve in a tangle, what in blazes is going on!?

'''Adrien:''' We will relay further information as soon as more becomes available. Please bear with us.

'''Mylla:''' What is the meaning of this?

'''Tournament Usher:''' A-Apologies, my lady, but I'm as much in the dark as you are. 'Twas the tournament registrar who spoke with Black Lotus on the matter.

'''Mylla:''' Not even the organizers have full grasp of the situation...
'''Mylla:''' It isn't uncommon for combatants to withdraw from a match, but when it does happen, more often than not something illicit is afoot.
'''Mylla:''' While some might consider “default” to be the sweetest word, I know that you do not. Nay, an unearned victory such as this rings hollow and brings you no satisfaction. As such, I have a mind to delve into what will certainly prove to be some dark places. May I rely on your help?
'''Mylla:''' Good. To begin with, let us go and ask the tournament registrar about his conversation with Black Lotus.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Tournament Usher:''' A-Apologies, but I'm as much in the dark as you are. 'Twas the tournament registrar who spoke with Black Lotus on the matter.
'''Mylla:''' Let us go and ask the tournament registrar about his conversation with Black Lotus.

===Speak with the tournament registrar.===

'''Tournament Attendant:''' Yes, [my lady/my lord], Black Lotus came and informed me that he no longer wished to fight.
'''Tournament Attendant:''' This happened shortly after you entered the anteroom. I assumed he would follow suit, but instead he declared his withdrawal.
'''Tournament Attendant:''' Stunned as I was, by the time I had gathered my wits and thought to ask for his reason, he had spun on his heels and left.
'''Tournament Attendant:''' He was headed in the direction of Pearl Lane, I believe. If you wish to speak with him, I suggest you take your search there.
'''Tournament Attendant:''' If you wish to speak with Black Lotus, he was headed in the direction of Pearl Lane.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Mylla:''' Were you able to learn anything?

===Search for Black Lotus.===

'''Black Lotus:''' Well, I'd say it's time to come clean. Sharp as you are, you'd probably seen through the masquerade anyway.
'''Aldis:''' [Forename], it's good to see you again. As myself, at any rate.

'''(If Player is female)'''
'''Aldis''' Let me guess: the heartbroken maiden demands to know why I abandoned her at the arena I'll tell you that and more besides, but this stays between us, understood?

'''(If Player is male)'''
'''Aldis:''' Let me guess: you demand to know why I abandoned you at the arena. I'll tell you that and more besides, but this stays between us, understood?

'''(Both)'''
'''Aldis:''' Since we took care of business with Leavold and I left Ul'dah, I've been roaming the land like a proper vagabond.
'''Aldis:''' In the course of which I helped a child in need. You've already met the little scamp. I came upon him one day, all on his lonesome, his face caked in dirt. A war orphan, like so many out there.
'''Aldis:''' Upon learning what I do─did for a living, he decided that he must learn swordplay and begged me teach him. Wouldn't take no for an answer, the stubborn bugger, and he's been following me around ever since.
'''Aldis:''' Now, those that came to me with threats, they mistook the boy for my own and took him hostage, and demanded that I pull out of the tournament.
'''Aldis:''' If it were just my own head, I wouldn't think twice about risking it, but I won't gamble with someone else's life. The boy may not be my flesh and blood, but he's in danger on my account. And here we are.
'''Aldis:''' What can I say? In spite of myself, I've taken to the rascal.

'''Mylla:''' I ''knew'' it was you. From the moment we fought.

'''Aldis:''' Mylla, my dear! You are as ravishing as ever!

'''Mylla:''' Spare me! All this time and you couldn't bestir yourself to send a single godsdamned letter!

'''Aldis:''' Easy on the anger, now. 'Twould be a right shame to line that beautiful face with wrinkles.

'''Mylla:''' Th-That's neither here nor there! Now, tell me why have you returned!

'''Aldis:''' <sigh> As hasty as ever too, I see. If you must know, rumors had reached me of a free paladin named [Forename] [Surname] whose skills were beyond compare.
'''Aldis:''' Precisely how far beyond compare had [her/his] skills become, I simply had to see─nay, test for myself. So I made my way back to Ul'dah.
'''Aldis:''' When I arrived, I learned that the prestigious Ul Cup had been revived. If Forename enters, I'd get my wish. If [she/he] doesn't, I'd just have to settle for winning the tournament and resuming my wanderings.
'''Aldis:''' With a little help from an old friend, I acquired an invitation and found myself a suitably menacing full-face helm. Being something of a pariah, it wouldn't do to be seen, you see.

'''Mylla:''' If you went through all that effort for the sake of fighting Forename, why did you withdraw?

'''Aldis:''' Simply put? To make way for money. Not mine, mind you, but someone else's.
'''Aldis:''' As you know, a tournament of this scale sees stupendous sums of coin moved, and there are some who'd stop at nothing to ensure that it moves their way.
'''Aldis:''' Well, it turns out that Black Lotus was standing between an especially unscrupulous crew and their fortune. And so they took my boy and threatened his life.

'''Mylla:'''...B-Boy?

'''Aldis:''' Aye, well, it's a rather embarrassing tale. Let's save it for after I'm a few tankards in.
'''Aldis:''' Someone wants you to win, [Forename]. At all costs. While I do not disagree with their choice of champion, their methods don't sit well with me.
'''Aldis:''' Ah, but I'm afraid the rest will have to wait. The danger hasn't passed.
'''Aldis:''' Though I did as I was told, they haven't kept their part of the bargain. I mean to mount a rescue, and for this I could use your help.
'''Aldis:''' I knew I could count on you. First of all, we must track down these match-fixing, child-abducting villains. For the sake of haste, let us split up and investigate. If you could ask after shady sorts in these parts, I'll see to the nearby areas.

'''Mylla:''' A-A child? When the hells did he...?

===Gather information in Pearl Lane.===

'''Wealthy Citizen:''' Shady sorts taking wagers on the Ul Cup? Haven't seen any myself, but safe to say they're out there. It's Ul'dah, after all.

'''Destitute Citizen:''' What? You here to laugh at me?
'''Destitute Citizen:''' ...Well, there's plenty 'round here hopin' to strike it rich quick. Don't know any bookmakers myself─don't have the coin for that─but someone's bound to.
'''Skittish Citizen:''' G-Gambling? M-Match-fixing? Whatever are you talking about?
'''Skittish Citizen:''' ...K-Kidnapping!? Oh, gods, I never imagined they'd go that─ Ahhh! Me and my big mouth!
'''Skittish Citizen:''' <sigh> Alright, alright... I'll tell you what I know. Least I can do to clear my conscience.
'''Skittish Citizen:''' This black market bookmaker, he has no established base, the better to avoid the authorities, but right now he has a lackey near the Gate of Thal. Say to the fellow the words “Doubt the truth,” and he'll tell you where to go.
'''Skittish Citizen:''' Now, leave me be...and you didn't hear any of this from me!

'''(Optional)'''
'''Wealthy Citizen:''' Shady sorts taking wagers on the Ul Cup? Haven't seen any myself, but safe to say they're out there. It's Ul'dah, after all.
'''Destitute Citizen:''' As I said, there's plenty 'round here hopin' to strike it rich quick. Don't know any bookmakers myself─don't have the coin for that─but someone's bound to.
'''Skittish Citizen: ''' This black market bookmaker has no established base, the better to avoid the authorities, but right now he has a lackey near the Gate of Thal. Say to the fellow the words “Doubt the truth,” and he'll tell you where to go.
'''Mylla:''' A child... I can't believe it...

====With the chat mode in {{colorize|```Say```}}, enter “Doubt the truth” to let the suspicious fellow know you are a customer.====

'''(Optional)'''
'''Suspicious Fellow:''' What're you gawpin' at? Piss off.
'''System:''' Doubt the truth

'''Suspicious Fellow:''' ...Oh, a customer. Collectin', are you? Then it's over by the Sultantree.
'''Suspicious Fellow:''' Just so you know, it might be a bit noisy. My mate there's, er...babysittin' at the moment.
'''Suspicious Fellow:''' Collection's over by the Sultantree. Just so you know, it might be a bit noisy. My mate there's, er...babysittin' at the moment.

====Search for the burly bloke at Spineless Basin.====

'''(Optional)'''
'''Scrubby Stripling:''' <sniff> Are you a bad person, too? I wany uncle Aldy! <sob>

'''Burly Bloke:''' Yeah? What you do you want?

'''< What do you want? >'''
'''< Your clothes, your boots, and your chocobo. >'''
'''< The child. >'''

'''< Your clothes, your boots, and your chocobo. >'''
'''Burly Bloke:''' You want my what!? Whoever this clown is, get [her/him]!

'''< The child. >'''
'''Burly Bloke:''' One of Aldis's!? Get [her/him]!

====Aid the scrubby stripling.====

'''Mylla:''' The child is unharmed?

'''Scrubby Stripling:''' Uncle Aldy, I-I'm so sorry! If only I was stronger...

'''Aldis:''' That's nothing a little training won't fix. By the way, have you thanked [Forename] here yet?

'''Scrubby Stripling:''' Oh, right!
'''Scrubby Stripling:''' Thanks for saving me, [Forename]! At first I thought you were one of the crooks, but you're a really nice person.
'''Scrubby Stripling:''' Oh, and you're really strong as well! I'm gonna train hard so I can be strong too and look after myself!

'''Aldis:''' Allow me to thank you also, my friend. And lest you wonder, I haven't been idle either. I managed to find solid evidence implicating the ex-sellsword Odde, our friend whom you saw me having a chat with. The Brass Blades have been alerted to his shenanigans, and he'll trouble us no more.

'''Mylla:'''Wait, did that boy just call you Uncle?

'''Aldis:''' Aye, well, I'm a little too far gone to be his playmate. What of it?
'''Aldis:''' Wait a minute─don't tell me you assumed he was...you know?
'''Aldis:''' Ahahaha! That certainly explains your black mood!
'''Aldis:''' To prevent further misunderstanding, he isn't mine. I chanced to help him and we became fast friends, is all.

'''Mylla:''' Oh. Oh! W-Well, it's not like I cared or anything. It's just...given how long you were gone, I wouldn't have been surprised...is all.

'''Aldis:''' Ahahaha! It takes a lot longer than that to grow 'em this big!

'''Mylla:''' Th-This is nothing to laugh about!

'''Aldis:''' Ahhh, but it ''is''! <sigh> At any rate, all's well that ends well. It's just a pity the dream match between me and Forename could not be...

'''Mylla:''' Don't be so quick to give up. You've evidence that you were being threatened, have you not? I believe there's a good chance we can still make it happen.
'''Mylla:''' The Ul Cup generated such excitement as the Coliseum has not seen in generations. The organizers would have to be hopeless fools to forgo the chance to crown it off with a grand finale.
'''Mylla:''' I will lodge a formal petition in my capacity as guildmaster. The match ''will'' take place, just you watch.

'''Aldis:''' Hah, that's my Mylla, as brilliant as you are beautiful!
'''Aldis:''' The First Sword's as good as her word, my friend─our match is a guaranteed thing. When we finally meet in the arena, let us hold nothing back. And no hard feelings if I win, yes?

'''Mylla:''' I will go and entrust the young one to the care of the Brass Blades. Pray come and see me at the guild afterwards.

===Speak with Mylla at the Gladiators' Guild.===
'''Mylla:''' My thanks, Forename. With your help, not only were we able to save Aldis's boy, we may yet spare the tournament an unceremonious end. All that remains is to convince the organizers to host the final. Knowing them, though, it won't require much convincing.
'''Mylla:''' On the subject of the boy...I would thank you to keep my little misunderstanding to yourself. Ahem.
'''Mylla:''' Now then, I must be about my business. Until such time as the match is confirmed, take what rest you can. You will need it.

Fade to Black Lotus

2025-08-31T19:14:34Z

Mopop: Edited dialogue transcript to match the other pages and added distrinction between Male & Female WoL.

{{Quest infobox
| description = [[Mylla]]'s expectant gaze could only mean one thing: it is time.
| image = Paladin SB quest image.png
| quest-giver = Mylla
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 9.3
| location-y = 12.0
| type = job
| job = Paladin
| level = 68
| exp = 108000
| gil = 1447
| prev-quest = In Nald's Name
| next-quest = Raising the Sword
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68110
| id-edb = f810aba186d
}}

== Objectives ==
* Speak with Mylla.
* Speak with the tournament registrar.
* Search for Black Lotus.
* Gather information in Pearl Lane.
* With the chat mode in {{colorize|```Say```}}, enter “Doubt the truth” to let the suspicious fellow know you are a customer.
* Search for the burly bloke at Spineless Basin.
* Aid the scrubby stripling.
* Speak with Mylla at the Gladiators' Guild.

== Journal ==
* Mylla's expectant gaze could only mean one thing: it is time.
* Mylla sends you off to the Ul Cup final with words of encouragement, but no sooner do you take to the arena than your opponent is announced as having withdrawn from the match. Though this makes you the champion by default, such an unearned victory rings hollow to you. Perhaps your guildmaster can provide some clarity amid the confusion.
* Sensing your dissatisfaction and knowing too well the ways of the Ul'dahn underworld, Mylla decides to investigate your opponent's unexpected withdrawal and recruits your aid. To begin with, she suggests that you speak with the tournament registrar, the last person to see Black Lotus.
* According to the tournament registrar, after informing him that he no longer wished to fight, Black Lotus left in considerable haste in the direction of Pearl Lane.
* You track down Black Lotus, who, to little surprise, turns out to be a disguised Aldis. He explains that he withdrew from the tournament in order to save a boy he met during his wanderings, whom unscrupulous match-fixers took hostage in the mistaken belief that he is Aldis's own. At this time an unimpressed Mylla arrives, and Aldis goes on to reveal that rumors of your surpassing skills are what drew him back to Ul'dah. His mention of a child leaves her dismayed, but the questions must wait, for the boy has yet to be released. Aldis means to track down the abductors and mount a rescue, and bids you ask after shady sorts in Pearl Lane.
* Questioning the locals, you learn that a black market bookmaker has been operating in the area. In order to track him down, you must first go to his lackey near the Gate of Thal and indicate your intent do business.
* With the chat mode in Say, enter the password “Doubt the truth” to let the suspicious fellow know you are a customer.
* Satisfied that you are a customer, the suspicious fellow directs you to his associate near the Sultantree. And by the sounds of it, that is where you will find the abducted child.
* The burly bloke and his cronies set upon you, but they are no match for the Ul Cup champion─by default or no. With the ruffians subdued, you may turn your attention to the child.
* Mylla and Aldis join you as you finish freeing the child from his bindings. After a brief but warm reunion, Aldis informs you that he has found solid evidence implicating Odde, the detestable Lalafell from the Quicksand, in the match-fixing attempt. And then to Mylla's relief, he clarifies that the boy is not in fact his own. All is well, then, save for the fact that a dream match between you and Aldis was not to be. However, Mylla tells you not to give up, for she believes she can convince the organizers to host the Ul Cup final. Leaving to entrust the child to the Brass Blades' care, she bids you join her back at the guild afterwards.
* Mylla reiterates her confidence that the Ul Cup final will go ahead, and excuses herself to go about making it so. See to it that you are fully prepared for the imminent match, for it will doubtless prove the toughest of all.
: ※ The next paladin quest will be available from Mylla upon reaching level 70.
==Dialogue==
'''Mylla:''' It's time, Forename, the Ul Cup final. You have what it takes to win. Just fight as you always do, and the rest will follow.

'''Tournament Usher:''' L-Ladies and gentlemen. It is my regret to inform you that Black Lotus has withdrawn from the match.
'''Tournament Usher:''' In the absence of an opponent, the winner of the Ul Cup final is Forename Surname by default!

'''Visiting Merchant:''' Hey, you don't think that those rumors could be true, do you?

'''Visiting Craftsman:''' What, that Black Lotus is Aldis, the gladiator who was banished from the Coliseum? Seems a little far-fetched, but you never know these things.

'''Adrien:''' In an unexpected turn of events, Black Lotus, the winner of the Nald group, has withdrawn. I repeat, Black Lotus has withdrawn.

'''Dour Meadow:''' Twelve in a tangle, what in blazes is going on!?

'''Adrien:''' We will relay further information as soon as more becomes available. Please bear with us.

'''Mylla:''' What is the meaning of this?

'''Tournament Usher:''' A-Apologies, my lady, but I'm as much in the dark as you are. 'Twas the tournament registrar who spoke with Black Lotus on the matter.

'''Mylla:''' Not even the organizers have full grasp of the situation...
'''Mylla:''' It isn't uncommon for combatants to withdraw from a match, but when it does happen, more often than not something illicit is afoot.
'''Mylla:''' While some might consider “default” to be the sweetest word, I know that you do not. Nay, an unearned victory such as this rings hollow and brings you no satisfaction. As such, I have a mind to delve into what will certainly prove to be some dark places. May I rely on your help?
'''Mylla:''' Good. To begin with, let us go and ask the tournament registrar about his conversation with Black Lotus.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Tournament Usher:''' A-Apologies, but I'm as much in the dark as you are. 'Twas the tournament registrar who spoke with Black Lotus on the matter.
'''Mylla:''' Let us go and ask the tournament registrar about his conversation with Black Lotus.

===Speak with the tournament registrar.===

'''Tournament Attendant:''' Yes, [my lady/my lord], Black Lotus came and informed me that he no longer wished to fight.
'''Tournament Attendant:''' This happened shortly after you entered the anteroom. I assumed he would follow suit, but instead he declared his withdrawal.
'''Tournament Attendant:''' Stunned as I was, by the time I had gathered my wits and thought to ask for his reason, he had spun on his heels and left.
'''Tournament Attendant:''' He was headed in the direction of Pearl Lane, I believe. If you wish to speak with him, I suggest you take your search there.
'''Tournament Attendant:''' If you wish to speak with Black Lotus, he was headed in the direction of Pearl Lane.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Mylla:''' Were you able to learn anything?

===Search for Black Lotus.===

'''Black Lotus:''' Well, I'd say it's time to come clean. Sharp as you are, you'd probably seen through the masquerade anyway.
'''Aldis:''' [Forename], it's good to see you again. As myself, at any rate.

'''(If Player is female)'''
'''Aldis''' Let me guess: the heartbroken maiden demands to know why I abandoned her at the arena I'll tell you that and more besides, but this stays between us, understood?

'''(If Player is male)'''
'''Aldis:''' Let me guess: you demand to know why I abandoned you at the arena. I'll tell you that and more besides, but this stays between us, understood?

'''(Both)'''
'''Aldis:''' Since we took care of business with Leavold and I left Ul'dah, I've been roaming the land like a proper vagabond.
'''Aldis:''' In the course of which I helped a child in need. You've already met the little scamp. I came upon him one day, all on his lonesome, his face caked in dirt. A war orphan, like so many out there.
'''Aldis:''' Upon learning what I do─did for a living, he decided that he must learn swordplay and begged me teach him. Wouldn't take no for an answer, the stubborn bugger, and he's been following me around ever since.
'''Aldis:''' Now, those that came to me with threats, they mistook the boy for my own and took him hostage, and demanded that I pull out of the tournament.
'''Aldis:''' If it were just my own head, I wouldn't think twice about risking it, but I won't gamble with someone else's life. The boy may not be my flesh and blood, but he's in danger on my account. And here we are.
'''Aldis:''' What can I say? In spite of myself, I've taken to the rascal.

'''Mylla:''' I ''knew'' it was you. From the moment we fought.

'''Aldis:''' Mylla, my dear! You are as ravishing as ever!

'''Mylla:''' Spare me! All this time and you couldn't bestir yourself to send a single godsdamned letter!

'''Aldis:''' Easy on the anger, now. 'Twould be a right shame to line that beautiful face with wrinkles.

'''Mylla:''' Th-That's neither here nor there! Now, tell me why have you returned!

'''Aldis:''' <sigh> As hasty as ever too, I see. If you must know, rumors had reached me of a free paladin named [Forename] [Surname] whose skills were beyond compare.
'''Aldis:''' Precisely how far beyond compare had [her/his] skills become, I simply had to see─nay, test for myself. So I made my way back to Ul'dah.
'''Aldis:''' When I arrived, I learned that the prestigious Ul Cup had been revived. If Forename enters, I'd get my wish. If [she/he] doesn't, I'd just have to settle for winning the tournament and resuming my wanderings.
'''Aldis:''' With a little help from an old friend, I acquired an invitation and found myself a suitably menacing full-face helm. Being something of a pariah, it wouldn't do to be seen, you see.

'''Mylla:''' If you went through all that effort for the sake of fighting Forename, why did you withdraw?

'''Aldis:''' Simply put? To make way for money. Not mine, mind you, but someone else's.
'''Aldis:''' As you know, a tournament of this scale sees stupendous sums of coin moved, and there are some who'd stop at nothing to ensure that it moves their way.
'''Aldis:''' Well, it turns out that Black Lotus was standing between an especially unscrupulous crew and their fortune. And so they took my boy and threatened his life.

'''Mylla:'''...B-Boy?

'''Aldis:''' Aye, well, it's a rather embarrassing tale. Let's save it for after I'm a few tankards in.
'''Aldis:''' Someone wants you to win, [Forename]. At all costs. While I do not disagree with their choice of champion, their methods don't sit well with me.
'''Aldis:''' Ah, but I'm afraid the rest will have to wait. The danger hasn't passed.
'''Aldis:''' Though I did as I was told, they haven't kept their part of the bargain. I mean to mount a rescue, and for this I could use your help.
'''Aldis:''' I knew I could count on you. First of all, we must track down these match-fixing, child-abducting villains. For the sake of haste, let us split up and investigate. If you could ask after shady sorts in these parts, I'll see to the nearby areas.

'''Mylla:''' A-A child? When the hells did he...?

===Gather information in Pearl Lane.===

'''Wealthy Citizen:''' Shady sorts taking wagers on the Ul Cup? Haven't seen any myself, but safe to say they're out there. It's Ul'dah, after all.

'''Destitute Citizen:''' What? You here to laugh at me?
'''Destitute Citizen:''' ...Well, there's plenty 'round here hopin' to strike it rich quick. Don't know any bookmakers myself─don't have the coin for that─but someone's bound to.
'''Skittish Citizen:''' G-Gambling? M-Match-fixing? Whatever are you talking about?
'''Skittish Citizen:''' ...K-Kidnapping!? Oh, gods, I never imagined they'd go that─ Ahhh! Me and my big mouth!
'''Skittish Citizen:''' <sigh> Alright, alright... I'll tell you what I know. Least I can do to clear my conscience.
'''Skittish Citizen:''' This black market bookmaker, he has no established base, the better to avoid the authorities, but right now he has a lackey near the Gate of Thal. Say to the fellow the words “Doubt the truth,” and he'll tell you where to go.
'''Skittish Citizen:''' Now, leave me be...and you didn't hear any of this from me!

'''(Optional)'''
'''Wealthy Citizen:''' Shady sorts taking wagers on the Ul Cup? Haven't seen any myself, but safe to say they're out there. It's Ul'dah, after all.
'''Destitute Citizen:''' As I said, there's plenty 'round here hopin' to strike it rich quick. Don't know any bookmakers myself─don't have the coin for that─but someone's bound to.
'''Skittish Citizen: ''' This black market bookmaker has no established base, the better to avoid the authorities, but right now he has a lackey near the Gate of Thal. Say to the fellow the words “Doubt the truth,” and he'll tell you where to go.
'''Mylla:''' A child... I can't believe it...

====With the chat mode in {{colorize|```Say```}}, enter “Doubt the truth” to let the suspicious fellow know you are a customer.====

'''(Optional)'''
'''Suspicious Fellow:''' What're you gawpin' at? Piss off.
'''System:''' Doubt the truth

'''Suspicious Fellow:''' ...Oh, a customer. Collectin', are you? Then it's over by the Sultantree.
'''Suspicious Fellow:''' Just so you know, it might be a bit noisy. My mate there's, er...babysittin' at the moment.
'''Suspicious Fellow:''' Collection's over by the Sultantree. Just so you know, it might be a bit noisy. My mate there's, er...babysittin' at the moment.

====Search for the burly bloke at Spineless Basin.====

'''(Optional)'''
'''Scrubby Stripling:'' <sniff> Are you a bad person, too? I wany uncle Aldy! <sob>

'''Burly Bloke:''' Yeah? What you do you want?

'''< What do you want? >'''
'''< Your clothes, your boots, and your chocobo. >'''
'''< The child. >'''

'''< Your clothes, your boots, and your chocobo. >'''
'''Burly Bloke:''' You want my what!? Whoever this clown is, get [her/him]!

'''< The child. >'''
'''Burly Bloke:''' One of Aldis's!? Get [her/him]!

====Aid the scrubby stripling.====

'''Mylla:''' The child is unharmed?

'''Scrubby Stripling:''' Uncle Aldy, I-I'm so sorry! If only I was stronger...

'''Aldis:''' That's nothing a little training won't fix. By the way, have you thanked [Forename] here yet?

'''Scrubby Stripling:''' Oh, right!
'''Scrubby Stripling:''' Thanks for saving me, [Forename]! At first I thought you were one of the crooks, but you're a really nice person.
'''Scrubby Stripling:''' Oh, and you're really strong as well! I'm gonna train hard so I can be strong too and look after myself!

'''Aldis:''' Allow me to thank you also, my friend. And lest you wonder, I haven't been idle either. I managed to find solid evidence implicating the ex-sellsword Odde, our friend whom you saw me having a chat with. The Brass Blades have been alerted to his shenanigans, and he'll trouble us no more.

'''Mylla:'''Wait, did that boy just call you Uncle?

'''Aldis:''' Aye, well, I'm a little too far gone to be his playmate. What of it?
'''Aldis:''' Wait a minute─don't tell me you assumed he was...you know?
'''Aldis:''' Ahahaha! That certainly explains your black mood!
'''Aldis:''' To prevent further misunderstanding, he isn't mine. I chanced to help him and we became fast friends, is all.

'''Mylla:''' Oh. Oh! W-Well, it's not like I cared or anything. It's just...given how long you were gone, I wouldn't have been surprised...is all.

'''Aldis:''' Ahahaha! It takes a lot longer than that to grow 'em this big!

'''Mylla:''' Th-This is nothing to laugh about!

'''Aldis:''' Ahhh, but it ''is''! <sigh> At any rate, all's well that ends well. It's just a pity the dream match between me and Forename could not be...

'''Mylla:''' Don't be so quick to give up. You've evidence that you were being threatened, have you not? I believe there's a good chance we can still make it happen.
'''Mylla:''' The Ul Cup generated such excitement as the Coliseum has not seen in generations. The organizers would have to be hopeless fools to forgo the chance to crown it off with a grand finale.
'''Mylla:''' I will lodge a formal petition in my capacity as guildmaster. The match ''will'' take place, just you watch.

'''Aldis:''' Hah, that's my Mylla, as brilliant as you are beautiful!
'''Aldis:''' The First Sword's as good as her word, my friend─our match is a guaranteed thing. When we finally meet in the arena, let us hold nothing back. And no hard feelings if I win, yes?

'''Mylla:''' I will go and entrust the young one to the care of the Brass Blades. Pray come and see me at the guild afterwards.

===Speak with Mylla at the Gladiators' Guild.===
'''Mylla:''' My thanks, Forename. With your help, not only were we able to save Aldis's boy, we may yet spare the tournament an unceremonious end. All that remains is to convince the organizers to host the final. Knowing them, though, it won't require much convincing.
'''Mylla:''' On the subject of the boy...I would thank you to keep my little misunderstanding to yourself. Ahem.
'''Mylla:''' Now then, I must be about my business. Until such time as the match is confirmed, take what rest you can. You will need it.

Unseen

2025-08-20T00:29:43Z

Mopop:

{{Quest infobox
| title = Unseen
| description = [[Surito Carito]] would again ask for your assistance.
| image = Forward_the_Royal_Marines.png
| quest-giver = Surito Carito
| location = Upper La Noscea
| location-x = 25.6
| location-y = 22.3
| type = job
| quest-line =
| organization =
| class =
| job = Scholar
| level = 58
| req-quest =
| req-items = 1 Void Scholar's Effects
| requirements =
| exp = 53040
| gil = 2108
| unlocks = ac Emergency Tactics
| prev-quest = Ooh Rah
| next-quest = Forward, the Royal Marines
| patch = 3.0
| release = heavensward
| id-edb = 8d033a705ce
| id-gt = 67211
}} __NOTOC__
==Walkthrough==
This quest will require either flying unlocked in the [[Coerthas Western Highlands]] or a ride from a player with a two-seater [[Mounts|mount]] who has unlocked flying.

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Yayake]] at the [[Thaumaturges' Guild]].
*Speak with [[Redwald]] at [[Falcon's Nest]].
*Speak with [[Soubinie]].
*Search the ''[[North Star]]'' on the [[Fishing Log: Coerthas River|Coerthas River]].
*Deliver the [[Void Scholar's Effects|sack of void scholar's effects]] to [[Surito Carito]].

==Journal==
* Surito Carito would again ask for your assistance.

* Though he has done painstaking research, Surito Carito is stumped. He supposes that the voidsent's invisibility is uniquely suited to subverting Nymian wards. In the current day and age, however, he believes academics may know a way to reveal the unseen foe. Alka Zolka suggests that the Thaumaturges' Guild in Ul'dah may contain the sought-after information, and bids you speak with its receptionist, Yayake. Proceed there in hopes that the library holds a tome or two on the subject.

* Upon speaking with Yayake, you learn a book on vanishing voidsent was once in the guild's collection. Now, it is somewhere in Coerthas, carried there by a researcher who has been missing since the Calamity. Yayake directs you to his last known destination: Falcon's Nest. Make your way there, and see if Ser Redwald knows anything.

* After hearing your situation, Ser Redwald directs you to Soubinie. Visit the keeper of records and see if she knows anything of the missing researcher.

* Soubinie informs you that the researcher left Falcon's Nest via a riverboat, the ''North Star''. However, the vessel ran aground during the Calamity. Though no passengers are thought to have survived, the ship itself remains. She suggests you search the ship on the stretch of water where it froze in the western highlands.

* You find the sack of void scholar's effects aboard the ''North Star'', and the book you sought therein. Though the elements have not been kind, it is still legible. Present it to Surito Carito back near the Wanderer's Palace.

* Surito Carito thanks you for the sack of void scholar's effects, and vows that he will find a way to trace the invisible voidsent. The day of reckoning draws near, and Surito bids you prepare yourself to face the fiend who spread the sickness.
** ※The next scholar quest will be available from Surito Carito upon reaching level 60.

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest (Cutscene)===
'''Surito Carito:''' How goes the training, friends?

'''Alka Zolka:''' As [Forename]'s comrade-in-arms, it is clear that [her/his] prowess with the scholarly arts has increased immeasurably thanks to Sergeant Tolga's advice.
'''Alka Zolka:''' Alas, the same cannot be said for me... I had already thought myself a master of Nymian techniques, frankly, based on what I had gleaned from the tablets we uncovered. But the sergeant's training has robbed me of that notion.
'''Alka Zolka:''' I am still a novice. Until Sergeant Tolga says I am worthy, I wish to continue training!

'''Surito Carito:''' Your ambition does you well, Alka Zolka. Stay true to this path, and you will become as fine a marine as ever marched under our banner.
'''Surito Carito:''' Well, I suppose I have no choice but to ask you to do the work of two, [Forename].
'''Surito Carito:''' I have tried every method known to me to find our missing voidsent, but without success. It seems Nymian magicks will not suffice.

'''Alka Zolka:''' That comes as little surprise. This voidsent was in Mhach's thrall, and likely chosen for its ability to circumvent Nymian wards.

'''Surito Carito:''' Yes, which is why I hope your academics have answers I do not. Have you any writings on voidsent?

'''Alka Zolka:''' I believe the Thaumaturges' Guild in Ul'dah has a collection dating back centuries, including some authored by their Belah'dian forefathers.

'''Surito Carito:''' Belah'dian, not Mhachi? Hmmm...perhaps they were the heirs to the voidmage legacy. In any case, this Ul'dah seems worth a visit. Will you go in my stead, [Forename]?

'''Alka Zolka:''' I suggest you seek out Yayake. She is an old friend whose love of ancient tomes rivals mine own.
'''Alka Zolka:''' I wish I could see her in person. But I must continue my training, as well as look after the new recruits.

'''Hardened Marauder:''' >> One! Two! Three! <<

'''Alka Zolka:''' To victory, [Forename]─come hells or high water!

====Optional====
'''Surito Carito:''' It is good to see Halga active again.

'''Halga Tolga:''' >> When I'm done with you whoresons, you ''might'' be worthy of the Royal Marines! Until then, you're no better to me than pudding, and rotten pudding at that! <<

===Speaking with Yayake at the Thaumaturges Guild===
'''(If player has not unlocked Black Mage or Thaumaturge)'''
'''Yayake:''' Welcome to the Thaumaturges' Guild. It is fate that has guided your steps here, friend.

'''(If player has not unlocked Black Mage)'''
'''Yayake:''' Ah, [Forename]! Is today the day you delve into the one hundred and eight volumes of fundamental thaumaturgical principle? No?

'''(If player has unlocked Black Mage)'''
'''Yayake:''' Ah, our own avatar of devastation. To what do we owe the pleasure?

'''(Both)'''
'''Yayake:''' Alka? Alka ''Zolka''? That is not a name I expected to hear! But I am glad my fellow booklover is well.
'''Yayake:''' Hmmm... I have indeed read of voidsent able to perfectly conceal their form. There was a tome on the subject─''Unseen'' was the title─penned in the Fifth Astral Era. Unfortunately, it is no longer a part of our collection.
'''Yayake:''' A member of the guild borrowed it for his research expedition, a project which was to last some few moons. However, that was five years ago, and he has not been heard from since.
'''Yayake:''' A pity. He proposed the most fascinating theories on voidsent, and traveled to the western highlands of Coerthas to put them to the proof. Alas, that area was rendered inhospitable by the Calamity...
'''Yayake:''' There is a chance, of course, that the man is alive, and the book unharmed. We traced his journey as far as Falcon's Nest. Mayhap someone there can point you towards where he ventured next.
'''(Optional)'''
'''Yayake:''' If you are bent on retrieving that book, I suggest you make way for Falcon's Nest. The researcher who borrowed it from our library was last seen there before he vanished.

===Speaking with Redwald at Falcon's Nest===
'''Redwald:''' How now, adventurer?
'''Redwald:''' On the trail of a researcher who visited five years ago? Hm... That is not much to go on.
'''Redwald:''' The garrison was still stationed here in those days. Soubinie is in charge of organizing the records. If any here know of your researcher, it will be her.
'''(Optional)'''
'''Redwald:''' Soubinie has the records of all that happened here five years ago─or what remains of them.

===Speaking with Soubinie===
'''Soubinie:''' Oh. H-Hello... How might I help you...?
'''Soubinie:''' A man researching voidsent? Yes...yes, where was it he was mentioned?
'''Soubinie:''' Ah, that's right. He stayed here for a time before taking the ''North Star'' downriver...
'''Soubinie:''' ...Which was one among many sunk by that fearsome primal's rampage during the Calamity. The lucky few who made it to shore were then...eaten by vilekin!?
'''Soubinie:''' Er... Well, the boat ran aground, and hasn't moved since the river froze over. You may wish to search the wreck yourself, though do be careful of the local wildlife.

====Optional====
'''Redwald:''' To the Coerthas River, eh? The fastest way there is astride a black chocobo.

'''Soubinie:''' O-Oh! I thought you were going to search the ''North Star'' in the Coerthas River.

===Delivering the sack of void scholar's effects to Surito Carito===
'''Surito Carito:''' Have you found anything to aid our cause?
'''''<Hand Over Void Scholar's Effects>'''''

====Cutscene====
'''Surito Carito:''' These things have all seen better days. Ah, but here is the book! And the writing is still legible.
'''Surito Carito:''' It will take time and patience, but I am hopeful its secrets will allow us to snare our invisible voidsent!

'''Alka Zolka:''' Do mine ears deceive me, or did you track down a book? Splendid, [Forename]!
'''Alka Zolka:''' As for me, I would like to think I've improved by leaps and bounds, thanks to Sergeant Tolga. The recruits are coming along nicely as well.
'''Alka Zolka:''' With a bit more training, every individual in our unit will be able and ready to face our voidsent foe in battle!

'''Surito Carito:''' Very good. Then let us all attend to our tasks─the day of reckoning will be upon us soon enough.

Unseen

2025-08-20T00:28:22Z

Mopop: Added non-Thaumaturge & non-BLM dialogue

Drowsy Dragons

2025-08-07T19:35:05Z

Mopop:

{{Quest infobox
| title = Drowsy Dragons
| description = Ser [[Alberic]] is keen to regale you with Dravanian legends.
| image = Dragoon StB image1.png
| quest-giver = Alberic
| location = Coerthas Central Highlands
| location-x = 25.8
| location-y = 28.3
| type = job
| quest-line =
| organization =
| class =
| job = Dragoon
| level = 63
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 103000
| gil = 2476
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Friends Through Eternity
| next-quest = Serpent and the Sea of Rubies
| release = stormblood
| patch = 4.0
| id-gt = 68447
| id-edb = 9c2254cceee
}}
==Steps==
*Present the Dravanian legend to Heustienne at Mare's Oath.

*Summon Orn Khai.

*Slay the enemy.

*Speak with Orn Khai.

*Speak with Alberic.

==Journal==
*Ser Alberic is keen to regale you with Dravanian legends.

*Ser Alberic greets you by mentioning that he has finished gathering information on the Dravanian legends that appear relevant to your search. He hands you a piece of parchment detailing the first tale he suggests you investigate, taking care to mention that the Congregation priest emphasized these stories can rarely be taken at face value. You set off to relay this information to Heustienne and Orn Khai.

*The legend Ser Alberic has dug up concerns the Slumbering Wyrm of Gyr Abania. Orn Khai is initially distracted upon seeing the parchment, as dragons do not have a written language; they pass down their history through song, which is how he knows the name of his father's consort: Faunehm. Heustienne asks you to accompany Orn Khai to the Fringes to learn more about the Slumbering Wyrm.

*The impatient young dragon rushes into the temple without you, and judging by his cries for help, he regrets having done so.

*Orn Khai's assailant bested, you resume your search for the dragon of legend. Just as the youthful Dravanian is wondering whether or not the creature you encountered was the Slumbering Wyrm itself, a rather scholarly looking gentleman appears.

*The gentleman turns out to be one Professor Erik, and he too has an interest in the legend of the Slumbering Wyrm. He goes on to give you a lecture on the subject─the only noteworthy part of which being that the Slumbering Wyrm was actually a high priest, who passed away over three hundred years prior. Orn Khai soon grows tired of Erik's musings and suggests you head to Coerthas to speak with Ser Alberic.

*Ser Alberic apologizes for sending you on a wild goose chase of sorts, but is quick to note that he has another legend you may wish to explore. This one's roots lie far to the east, Ser Alberic remarking that Orn Khai may struggle to make the journey with you due to his modestly sized wings. Orn Khai is, however, undeterred and convinces Ser Alberic to come up with a way to allow him to make the crossing to Kugane.
**※The next dragoon quest will be available from Ser Alberic upon reaching level 65.

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the quest===
'''Alberic:''' Ah, [Forename], just the woman I wished to see. We finished examining the Dravanian legends known to us but a short while ago.
'''Alberic:''' However, the priest bade me make it clear to you that these kinds of legends are oft told in increasingly...''colorful'' ways as the years go on.
'''Alberic:''' Quite common it is for a mere scalekin or puk to, with the Keeper's help, transform into a fearsome dragon. I suppose it should come as little surprise. Legends gain fame by capturing the imagination of the masses; it would not do for an unadorned winged lizard to be the protagonist.
'''Alberic:''' But let us put the issue of authenticity to one side for a moment. I have summarized the first tale which seemed most relevant on this piece of parchment; pray put it to use in your search. Oh, and lastly, tell Heustienne that she is ever in my thoughts.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Alberic:''' Never before have I looked into Dravanian legends with any purpose other than hunting a dragon in mind. Mayhap this is a glimpse of the dragoon's future role in this realm.

====Optional Dialogue, at Mare's Oath====
'''Orn Khai:''' Father often remarked that you would have made a fine Dravanian!

===Present the Dravanian legend to Heustienne at Mare's Oath===
'''Heustienne:''' Would that parchment happen to be for mine eyes?
'''Heustienne:''' Ah yes, I would never forget Ser Alberic's exquisite handwriting. This information shall be of great use, I am sure. Let us see, it seems he thinks we ought to commence our search with the Slumbering Wyrm of Gyr Abania.

'''Orn Khai:''' This is my first time seeing these patterns that men use. Fascinating indeed that you can share information in such a manner.
'''Orn Khai:''' Dravanian history is chronicled not with letters, but through song. These verses have taught me much about Faunehm─my father's consort.

'''Heustienne:''' Faunehm, you say? Well, knowing her name can only aid the search. [Forename], pray accompany Orn Khai to the ruins of the Fist of Rhalgr temple in the Fringes.
'''Heustienne:''' Ser Alberic states that this is where the origins of the Slumbering Wyrm lie.

'''Orn Khai:''' The journey ahead is long, and it will benefit us not to delay our departure any longer. Whistle for me when you have reached our destination and I shall come to your side.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Heustienne:''' Mayhap I too could learn from Orn Khai's devotion to his father. I have given mine own more cause to worry than I would like to admit.

===Summon Orn Khai (Cutscene)===
'''Orn Khai:''' It would seem man is capable of using lots of styles when creating buildings. I had been expecting something similar to those found in the Churning Mists.
'''Orn Khai:''' Let us venture inside and see if Faunehm cannot be found.
'''Orn Khai:''' [Forename]!
'''Orn Khai:''' Your help, if you please!

'''(Optional)'''
'''Orn Khai:''' I know not what it is we are dealing with, but I would be grateful if you could slay it!

===Speak with Orn Khai (Cutscene)===
'''Orn Khai:''' I had been admiring the craftsmanship of man when it suddenly moved towards me. Though I struggle to believe this is what the legends refer to as the Slumbering Wyrm...

'''(If Monk)'''
'''Erik:''' A, dear [Forename]! I did not know you too were researching the Slumbering Wyrm!

'''(If not)'''
'''Erik:''' Researching the Slumbering Wyrm, are we? It is always nice to see others take up an interest in history─even if it is entirely shallow.

'''Orn Khai:''' W-Wait, you know of the Slumbering Wyrm? We have journeyed here for the very purpose of meeting that dragon!

'''Erik:''' Hahahaha! You Dravanians could do with studying up on your history. The time when one could meet the Wyrm has long since passed!
'''Erik:''' The high priest Heimart, also known as the Slumbering Wyrm, departed this world over three hundred years ago!

'''Orn Khai:''' The Slumbering Wyrm was a mere man!?

'''Erik:''' But of course! Why would you think otherwise? Heimart was a monk renowned for his mastery of meditation. Though, when necessary, he was quite capable of harnessing his wyrm-like strength to trounce his foes.
'''Erik:''' He earned the Slumbering Wyrm alias after...<babble>...hundred men...<babble>...However...<babble>...fell asleep...<babble>

'''Orn Khai:''' Well, it seems we must begin our search anew. I worry I too may become a slumbering wyrm should I listen to this tiring man any longer. Let us pay a visit to Ser Alberic instead. Anyone Heustienne holds in such high regard can surely aid our hunt.

====Optional Dialogue, at Observatorium, near Alberic====
'''Orn Khai:''' I am relieved we were not alone in failing to consider the possibility of a non-Dravanian Slumbering Wyrm...

===Speak with Alberic===
'''Alberic:''' Good day, [Forename]. Our friend here has informed me as to the truth behind the legend. My apologies for not looking deeper into the story before bringing it to your attention.
'''Alberic:''' Your next destination lies in the Far East. Tell me, [Forename], have you set foot in the region before?
'''Alberic:''' A port city called Kugane? Sounds positively fascinating. I imagine 'twould be a fine place to begin looking into this next legend. Regrettably, I should not think Orn Khai will be able to accompany you on this journey.

'''Orn Khai:''' But how do you expect to find Faunehm without a dragon in tow?

'''Alberic:''' Your plight is well understood, Orn Khai. It is truly a shame your wings do not match your ambition.
'''Alberic:''' Though...mayhap I have not fully considered all options available to us. We do owe you a great debt for all you have done for Heustienne. Allow me some time, and I shall see to it you are able to follow [Forename] to the Far East.

'''Orn Khai:''' You have my thanks, Ser Alberic! Oh, I wish I could set off this very moment! Perhaps a spot of hunting would be enough to calm me down... Pray call me when preparations are complete!

'''Alberic:''' At the very least, we now know that Heustienne will not have wanted for company since leaving Ishgard. Sadly, I may struggle to secure passage to the East in quite as timely a manner as he would like. Pray keep your lance arm honed; there is no knowing just what you shall face in Othard.

Easton Eyes

2025-07-15T18:54:03Z

Mopop:

{{Area infobox
| name = Easton Eyes
| type = landmark
| within = Ohl Tahn
| aetheryte1 =
| aetheryte2 =
| aetheryte3 =
| description = The eastern watchtower also served as quarters for knights in the era of peace, from where they would set forth upon the backs of wyverns to patrol and ensure security of the region.
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| release = heavensward
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==Gathering Nodes==
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{{gathering node table row|logging unspoiled|55|Dravanian Mistletoe|54||12AM-2AM 12PM-2PM|tome=|slot=3|24.7, 6.6}}
{{gathering node table row|logging unspoiled|55|Porcini|51||12AM-2AM 12PM-2PM|tome=|slot=7|24.7, 6.6}}
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