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Ponder, Warrant, Cherish, Welcome

2025-12-24T21:08:48Z

Rythgen: /* Add missing dialogue for Roegadyn */

{{Quest infobox
| title = Ponder, Warrant, Cherish, Welcome
| image =
| description = Having found the wayward ambystoma, [[Hermes]] is the picture of relief.
| quest-giver = Hermes
| location = Elpis
| location-x = 28.8
| location-y = 24.6
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre =
| level = 86
| exp = 488400
| gil = 1564
| reward1 = 1 Ironwood Chest Gear Coffer (IL 539)
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = In Search of Hermes
| next-quest = Lives Apart, A Colorful Concept, Breaking the Eyes, Clutch Devastation, Digestive Problems, Kick Some Asp, Sweet Temptations, The Ore the Merrier
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| msq-index = 765
| id-gt = 69959
| id-edb = bb0143637cc
}}

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Hermes]].
*Speak with [[Emet-Selch]].
*Speak with [[Meteion]].
*Speak with [[Meteion]] and have her accompany you.
*Speak with [[Memnon]] while accompanied by [[Meteion]].
*Search for idle creations while accompanied by [[Meteion]].
*Speak with [[Euanthe]] while accompanied by [[Meteion]].
*Speak with [[Hermes]] while accompanied by [[Meteion]].

==Journal==
*Having found the wayward ambystoma, Hermes is the picture of relief.

==Dialogue==
''Optional dialogue''
> Interact with the adventurous abystoma.
The ambystoma stares at you unflinchingly, as if regarding something novel.
Regarding it in turn, you notice that it appears to be floating, if ever so slightly.

'''Meteion:''' I'm glad they're safe! Hermes and the ambystoma!

===Accepting the quest===
'''Hermes:''' Well, we mustn't keep the others waiting. Let us return to Anagnorisis.

''Optional dialogue''
> Interact with the adventurous abystoma.
Perhaps it's only your imagination, but something in the creature's demeanor bespeaks proud defiance for having gone on an adventure.

'''Meteion:''' Some creations stay outside. Others stay at Ktisis. Like the ambystomas!

'''Emet-Selch:''' No more errant creations to distract us from matters of actual import, I trust.

'''Hythlodaeus:''' 'Twas blissfully uneventful in your absence. The little ones were on their best behavior.

'''Hermes:''' My apologies for the trouble. Owing to your kind assistance, all the ambystomas are safe and well.
'''Hermes:''' I will presently send them back to their space, if you would go on ahead to the main building.
'''Hermes:''' Upon entering, you will see a table and chairs ─ a meeting area. We may speak there.
'''Emet-Selch:''' Very well. Take care not to let the creatures slip away again.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Hermes:''' Will you be attending as well? If so, you should join the others at the building.

'''Hythlodaeus:''' While Emet-Selch has been accommodating thus far, he is the one who has business with Hermes. If you wish to attend, you will have to ask his permission.

===Speak with Emet-Selch. (Cutscene)===
| Voiced cutscene |
'''Emet-Selch:''' This appears to be the place.
'''Emet-Selch:''' And here is where we part ways.
'''Emet-Selch:''' We will be discussing highly sensitive affairs. Only a select few may be privy to such knowledge, and that does not include someone who cannot or will not divulge their origins.
'''Emet-Selch:''' What? Will I have to remove you by force?

'''''What will you say?'''''
> I have important things to say to him as well.
'''Emet-Selch:''' Yes, I'm sure your business with Hermes is quite pressing. You may speak with him to your heart's content ─ after ours is concluded.
> There are reasons I cannot speak freely.
'''Emet-Selch:''' Let's hear them, then. These reasons of yours. Who knows─if I deem your mysterious cause worthy, I may even be inclined to offer my assistance.

'''Hermes:''' I do not object to his attendance.
'''Emet-Selch:''' Hermes... This is highly irregular.
'''Hermes:''' Perhaps, but I believe he can be trusted. Meteion would not have taken to him so quickly otherwise.
'''Hermes:''' Moreover...the presence of a third party may help me to maintain composure.
'''Emet-Selch:''' As you wish, then.
'''Emet-Selch:''' Behave yourself, do you hear?

'''Hermes:''' So, it's finally happened, then.
'''Emet-Selch:''' Aye. Fandaniel has declared his intention to step down, and named you as his preferred successor.
'''Emet-Selch:''' In recognition of your knowledge and your works, the Convocation is giving the recommendation due consideration.
'''Emet-Selch:''' As one who does not know you personally, I am to use my impartial eye to take your measure.
'''Emet-Selch:''' And above all else, to ascertain your disposition towards the invitation.
'''Emet-Selch:''' I should not be surprised if you knew before anyone else that he wished to relinquish his office.
'''Hermes:''' I did... He told me that, when he fulfilled his purpose, he wished to pass the torch to me.
'''Emet-Selch:''' A torch you seem none too pleased to accept. Are you so averse to serving on the Convocation?
'''Hermes:''' No, it's not that...
'''Hermes:''' For a humble researcher like myself to even be considered...is an honor beyond words.
'''Hermes:''' No, what troubles me ─ what I struggle to come to terms with ─ is the very fact that Fandaniel is stepping down.
'''Hermes:''' Does this not mean that he will return to the star?
'''Emet-Selch:''' Of his own volition, yes. Like so many others have before him.
'''Meteion:''' Return to the star? Does that mean...die?
'''Hythlodaeus:''' Well now, that's not a word I hear often... Is that what you say here in Elpis?
'''Hythlodaeus:''' Mankind is the life of Etheirys. Each of us a drop of blood flowing through its veins, bearing sustenance.
'''Hythlodaeus:''' In our finite time upon it, 'tis our duty to make it a better place, that all who call it home now and in future may abide in happiness.
'''Hythlodaeus:''' To that end, we have dedicated ourselves to the pursuit of enlightened creation. And by our efforts did we transform this once-untamed wilderness into the peaceful paradise you enjoy today.
'''Hythlodaeus:''' To return to the star whence we came is a privilege afforded to we who have so loved and nurtured it.
'''Hythlodaeus:''' A choice embraced by those who have lived their lives to the fullest, in service to our world.
'''Hythlodaeus:''' And when they depart upon this journey, it is beautiful. Always.
'''Emet-Selch:''' The Fourteen are no exception. 'Tis believed no occasion is more felicitous than the fulfillment of one's duty.
'''Emet-Selch:''' Our office becomes our lives, and to retire is to return. Or so the majority of us hold. Some few have elected to eschew custom.
'''Emet-Selch:''' Mayhap you feel Fandaniel's deeds do not warrant his return.
'''Emet-Selch:''' Yet you should know his accomplishments as well as any. During his time, he conceived of countless outstanding concepts.
'''Emet-Selch:''' And channeling the wealth of experience he attained here in Elpis, he brought forth many new specimens.
'''Hermes:''' I know of all this, I do...
'''Hermes:''' It's just...I cannot fathom why someone so great and wise, who could still do so much good, would want to end it all...
'''Hermes:''' Oh no, I've made her upset...
'''Hermes:''' Forgive me ─ I know I requested your presence. Might I trouble you to take Meteion outside? A change of scenery would do her good.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Hythlodaeus:''' Don't mind us, my friend. Please tend to Meteion.

'''Emet-Selch:''' Most would jump at the chance to serve in the Convocation. And yet...

'''Hermes:''' Forgive me. I will make it up to you, I promise.

===Speak with Meteion.===
'''Meteion:''' I'm sorry, [Forename]... I didn't want─ Didn't mean─ <sigh>
'''Meteion:''' ...A walk. Perhaps we can go for a walk?

===Speak with Meteion and have her accompany you.===
'''Meteion:''' Hermes gets sad. When he thinks about death.
'''Meteion:''' When others are sad, I'm sad too. That's how I am. How he made me.
'''Meteion:''' But don't worry. I'm fine now.
'''Meteion:''' So...why did you come here?
'''Meteion:''' You want to learn about Elpis and Hermes? Ooh, ooh, teach you! I can teach you!
'''Meteion:''' We could take turns! I tell you something...then you tell me something!

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Sounds like fun!
'''Meteion:''' It will be! It will be!
> Sure, why not.
'''Meteion:''' Then it's settled!
> Sounds like a bother...
'''Meteion:''' Awww... I won't be a bother. So please, Maringar. Please!
'''Meteion:''' Hehe, you won't regret it! I'll teach you lots and lots of things!

'''Meteion:''' Um, where to start... Ah, yes! Let's talk to Memnon. He should be near the aetheryte.
'''Meteion:''' I'm not good at explaining, but Memnon is. So I'll have him explain instead.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Meteion:''' Let's go and talk to Memnon. He should be near the aetheryte.

'''Conversation Point:''' ''In front of Anagnorisis aetheryte'' (X:24.7, Y:23.7)
> Discuss the aetheryte
'''Meteion:''' Ah, the aetheryte. Anyone can use it to teleport anywhere!
'''Meteion:''' Well, maybe not anywhere. Not to the ground or other isles.
'''Meteion:''' For that, you need teleporters. Oh, and permission!

===Speak with Memnon while accompanied by Meteion.===
'''Memnon:''' And what have we here...?

''If player character is Miqo'te:''
'''Memnon:''' Though you look like a person, you have the ears of a beast... I assume you are a familiar like Meteion. Is there something you need?
''If player character is Hrothgar:''
'''Memnon:''' Though you look like a person, you have the features of a beast... I assume you are a familiar like Meteion. Is there something you need?
''If player character is Au Ra:''
'''Memnon:''' Though you look like a person, you have the horns and scales of a beast... I assume you are a familiar like Meteion. Is there something you need?
''If player character is Lalafell:''
'''Memnon:''' Though you look like a person, you could as easily pass for a toy... I assume you are a familiar like Meteion. Is there something you need?
''If player character is Roegadyn:''
'''Memnon:''' Though you look like a person, you have a remarkably large and robust physique... I assume you are a familiar like Meteion. Is there something you need?

'''Meteion:''' This is [Forename]. Could you teach him about Elpis?
'''Memnon:''' Ah, a newly arrived familiar, is he? Very well, I should be glad to introduce our fair facility to him.
'''Memnon:''' As you know, it is mankind's duty to make the star a better place. As part of this duty, we employ creation magicks to bring forth new life.
'''Memnon:''' However, we cannot simply release our works into the world, for it would lead to chaos.
'''Memnon:''' No, any and all life-forms must undergo extensive testing to determine their fitness to exist. Testing which is conducted here in Elpis.
'''Memnon:''' Every candidate is subjected to rigorous study, in which we identify their properties, surmise what habitats might be suitable, and speculate as to the effects they may have on the environment and other species.
'''Memnon:''' Should it be judged a beneficial addition to the star, it will be allowed to take its place in the world.
'''Memnon:''' The two of you, too, were created with the hope of making the star a better place. So heed your masters well and be good, do you hear?
'''Meteion:''' We will, Memnon, we will. Thanks for the lesson!
'''Meteion:''' You had a turn. Now I get a turn!
'''Meteion:''' Where did you come from?

'''''What will you say?'''''
> From a place far, far away.
'''Meteion:''' Hmmm, then I probably don't know it. I don't know much about other places.
> From a place facing a great threat.
'''Meteion:''' Th-There's such a place? I had no idea...
> From the Crystarium... I guess?
'''Meteion:''' Crys...tarium? I've never heard of it.

'''Meteion:''' But this place is important to you. I can feel it.
'''Meteion:''' Oh, my power! I haven't told you about it.
'''Meteion:''' A creation. Let's find a creation. One not being watched. Then I'll explain my power!

''Optional dialogue''
'''Meteion:''' Let's find a creation. One not being watched. Then I'll explain my power!

'''Memnon:''' The desire to learn is a good thing. I wish you well in your endeavors, my dear familiar.

'''Conversation Point:''' ''In front of Eukleides'' (X:25.1, Y:25.2)
> Discuss the spriggans.
'''Meteion:''' ...Spriggans? What are spriggans?
'''Meteion:''' Oh no, we call them oreiai. If there's many. If it's just one, we say oreias!
'''Meteion:''' Though they're cute, they can be naughty.
'''Meteion:''' Sometimes, they run off with concept crystals. And Hermes has to run after them!

'''Eukleides:''' There is never a dull moment with the oreiai. Their fondness of minerals makes them highly unique, and I daresay they will be no less popular!

===Search for idle creations while accompanied by Meteion.===
'''Meteion:''' Oh! This creation is perfect!
'''Meteion:''' But...I don't remember seeing it before. Perhaps it's new?
'''Meteion:''' Anyway, I'll try reading its mind. That's my power!

'''Meteion:''' Hmmm... I can't read it. Or maybe...there's nothing to read?
'''Meteion:''' Wait... Please, wait... I'll try again. With you this time...
'''Meteion:''' ''Greetings! Can you hear me?''
'''Meteion:''' ''This is my power. I can read the emotions of those around me, and project my emotions to others in return.''
'''Meteion:''' ''I am not actually speaking to you in your mind. Rather, you are converting my emotions into words and intention ─ a process performed subconsciously by intelligent life-forms.''
'''Meteion:''' ''This ability is vital to my mission, for it allows me to interact with intelligent beings even should they communicate via unknown languages or other nonverbal means.''
'''Meteion:''' ''As a consequence, I am clumsy at speaking...''
'''Meteion:''' ''Yet though I struggle to express myself in this fashion, Hermes wants me to speak as much as possible, for everyone has thoughts and feelings that they may wish to hide...''
'''Meteion:''' ''I harbor an affection for you. One that is difficult to define.''
'''Meteion:''' ''Aside from the fact that you share common traits with us, your thoughts are complex. Prismatic. They draw me in, and leave me wanting to know more.''
'''Meteion:''' ''Out of respect for your privacy, I will refrain from using my power when speaking with you. Nevertheless, I want you to know that I wish to be your friend.''
'''Meteion:''' Did you...hear me?
'''Meteion:''' Heh heh, good! Now it's my turn again! So...what are you good at?

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Fighting.
'''Meteion:''' Ooh, fighting! That must mean you're strong!
'''Meteion:''' Hermes is strong too. But he doesn't like to fight. Even when creations fight him.
> Crafting.
'''Meteion:''' Oh, not creating...but crafting? Putting things together with your hands...
'''Meteion:''' That sounds like fun! I can't use creation magicks. But maybe I can learn to craft!
> Gathering.
> Playing.
'''Meteion:''' Playing? I'm still not sure what that means...
'''Meteion:''' Hermes says, “Let's play.” But then he goes for a walk. Or looks at creations. It's fun, but no different from work.
> It's a secret!
'''Meteion:''' Ooh, a secret! That's something you want to hide! Just leave it to me...
'''Meteion:''' There! I've blocked it out. I can't block everything—not strong feelings. But that wasn't too strong.

'''Meteion:''' I-I think we might be bothering it...
'''Meteion:''' Let's keep going. We'll go and see Euanthe next. She's usually in a small building. One on the west row.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Motionless Bird:''' ...

===Speak with Euanthe while accompanied by Meteion.===
'''Euanthe:''' Well, well, if it isn't Meteion. I see you've brought a friend today.
'''Meteion:''' Greetings, Euanthe! Um, an apple. Could you make me an apple?
'''Meteion:''' The kind Hermes likes. Covered in syrup. I want to share it with [Forename]!
'''Euanthe:''' Oh, candied apple? Hermes is certainly partial to them, but you know you can't eat, Meteion. You weren't made to do so.
'''Meteion:''' B-But I like it too...
'''Euanthe:''' It may seem that way, but it's due to your ability to share others' feelings. You've taken Hermes's likes for your own.
'''Euanthe:''' In any case, I can't prepare an apple right now, but I'll bring one for Hermes soon. I promise.
'''Meteion:''' I'm sorry, [Forename]... I wanted to show you my favorite thing. Then I could ask about yours. But I failed...

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Tell her what you like.
'''Meteion:''' Ooh, that's what you like? Yes... Yes, I can feel it! Your joy and happiness!
'''Meteion:''' And it makes me happy too! Thanks for sharing it with me, [Forename]!
> Say nothing.

'''Meteion:''' Well, we've walked and talked a lot. Maybe Hermes has finished talking too. Shall we go and see?

''Optional dialogue''

'''Euanthe:''' Between you and me, Hermes's eating habits are atrocious. We may not be reliant upon food to the extent that our smaller creations are, but our diets eventually catch up with us.
'''Euanthe:''' If we don't consume the requisite balance of nutrients, we grow weak and lethargic. Yet Hermes consumes candied apples as if they were a staple...

'''Meteion:''' I hope Hermes isn't sad anymore...

'''Hythlodaeus:''' Ah, excellent timing. 'Twas a refreshing constitutional, I hope?

'''Emet-Selch:''' What, back already? Pity. A bit longer and we might have snuck away without you...

===Speak with Hermes while accompanied by Meteion. (Cutscene)===
'''Hermes:''' There you are. I can see the fresh air has done Meteion good.
'''Meteion:''' [Forename] wanted to learn about you and Elpis. So I taught him!
'''Meteion:''' About this place. About my power. About your favorite food!
'''Hermes:''' I'm not sure if that last one will be of any use...
'''Hermes:''' But I do appreciate your keeping Meteion company. While you were away, I finished speaking with our guests.
'''Emet-Selch:''' Finished? Hardly. You requested time to consider the invitation, so we have no choice but to occupy ourselves with an inspection of your work.
'''Hermes:''' My apologies...
'''Hermes:''' It has been decided that Emet-Selch and Hythlodaeus will accompany me as I tend to my duties.
'''Hermes:''' If you wish to learn more, perhaps you would like to come too?
'''Emet-Selch:''' I'm compelled to remind you that he is in no way associated with the Convocation. We simply chanced to meet at Propylaion.
'''Emet-Selch:''' There is no guarantee that the matters we discuss will remain private.
'''Hermes:''' I do not mind. To see the joy his presence brings Meteion, I cannot imagine our mysterious friend harbors malicious intent.
'''Meteion:''' [Forename] is kind. Really, truly! He taught me as much as I taught him!
'''Meteion:''' You're coming, of course? To watch Hermes? You're bound to learn lots and lots!

A Harey Situation

2025-12-13T20:36:55Z

Rythgen: /* Add missing dialogue option */

{{Quest infobox
| title = A Harey Situation
| image =
| description = [[Thancred]]'s dumbfounded expression suggests he is still struggling to comprehend the spectacle he has just witnessed.
| quest-giver = Thancred
| location = Mare Lamentorum
| location-x = 21.5
| location-y = 14.1
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre =
| level = 84
| exp = 475200
| gil = 1005
| reward1 = 1 Phrygian Chest Gear Coffer (IL 533)
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Helping Hands
| next-quest = A Taste of the Moon
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| msq-index = 743
| id-gt = 69937
| id-edb = 87060261355
}}

==Steps==
* Speak with the [[chipper Loporrit]].
* Speak with the [[dozing Loporrit]].
* Speak with the [[snappy Loporrit]].
* Speak with the [[snappy Loporrit]] again.

==Journal==
*Thancred's dumbfounded expression suggests he is still struggling to comprehend the spectacle he has just witnessed.

==Dialogue==
''Optional dialogue''
'''Y'shtola:''' I find Urianger's reasoning somewhat flimsy, but the crew seems amicable enough.

'''Urianger:''' Given the present crisis, Hydaelyn doubtless sought to facilitate cooperation betwixt pilot and passenger...
'''Urianger:''' Indeed, 'twould require a heart as hard as diamond to raise one's voice in anger to beings possessed of such profound...saccharinity.

===Accepting the quest===
'''Thancred:''' They must be the Loporrits mentioned in the watcher's records.
'''Thancred:''' Not at all what I expected. But the watcher did bid us heed their counsel...
'''Thancred:''' I assume the one who gave that rousing speech was their leader, though we might have to ask about in order to track them down. Come on then, let us be about it.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Urianger:''' The Loporrits all appear to have set about their tasks. Whither is their leader, I wonder?

'''Thancred:''' I only saw them from a distance, but their fur was brown if that helps at all.

'''Y'shtola:''' Such a fascinating apparatus, though it's hard to believe it could house so many crew members. Even so, there is nothing else here to suggest other types of accommodation.

===Speak with the chipper Loporrit.===
'''Chipper Loporrit:''' Hum hum-hummm～♪
'''Chipper Loporrit:''' The leader of the crew? Not me, I'm afraid. Singingway's the name!
'''Singingway:''' I'm in charge of the construction and maintenance of the atmospheric circulation system. Only the crispest, cleanest air for the people of Etheirys ─ and that's a promise!

===Speak with the dozing Loporrit.===
'''Dozing Loporrit:''' Mlem mlem mlem... Leader...? No...
'''Sleepingway:''' Sleepingway... My job is...is... Hmm. Perhaps I'd better ask...

===Speak with the snappy Loporrit. (Cutscene)===
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' Wh-What!? How in the─!?
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' When did you get here? Who let you in? Why wasn't I told!?

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Take me to your leader.
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' Leader? Ah, yes ─ ahem! Look no further ─ I am the one you seek.
> Were you the one giving orders earlier?
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' Me? Oh, yes ─ of course! As the only one around here capable of doing anything properly, it falls to me to take charge of the others.
> Hum hum-hummm～♪
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' ...What was that supposed to be? Your humming─if one can even call it that─is atrociously off-key! It should sound more like this!
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' As leader of the Loporrits, I cannot allow substandard attempts at musicality to go unremarked, even if you are a guest. But being the magnanimous sort that I am, I'll forgive you this once.

'''Thancred:''' Well, well. Looks like you beat us here.
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' Your friends, I take it. Is this all of them?
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' A group comprised entirely of children? What must their parents be thinking?
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' This isn't a nursery, after all. Though perhaps we should build one. Or did we build one already?
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' No matter. You needn't worry your pretty little heads. All will be well, I promise.
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' But goodness me, we shouldn't be standing about gawping. I must take you to meet the others.
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' If you could run along back toward the entrance, you'll find a path that leads to the central platform on the upper floor.
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' There's no wrong way to reach it, but it's the large, glowing ball at the center, if you should find yourselves lost.
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' I shall gather the others and meet you there.
'''Thancred:''' Well, then. Back to the upper floor it is.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Y'shtola:''' The aetheric composition and density of this sphere is quite similar to the crystalline concepts we've seen before. It likely shares their capacity for storing memories and knowledge.

'''Urianger:''' 'Tis astounding how the Loporrits ─ despite their diminutive stature ─ are able to maintain such gargantuan facilities.

'''Thancred:''' Given their size, getting from one end of this place to the other must be exhausting. I honestly don't know how they do it.

'''Mappingway:''' Visitors, at last. Welcome!

===Speak with the snappy Loporrit again. (Cutscene)===
| Voiced cutscene |
'''Snappy Loporrit:''' Right, of course! Introductions are in order. Ahem!
'''Livingway:''' My name is Livingway, and we are the Loporrits. Created for the express purpose of commanding this ship and bearing the people of Etheirys to a brave new world!
'''Livingway:''' More specifically, ''I'' am the one whom She charged with the execution of Her most vital plans. You might say I'm Her right paw!
'''Mappingway:''' Mappingway's the name. Map reader and navigator of the heavens.
'''Thancred:''' Pleasure to meet you all, but...I'm still trying to make sense of...this.
'''Livingway:''' Confusion and bewilderment are completely understandable. Fear not! I shall walk you through it.
'''Livingway:''' The people of Etheirys ─ through no fault of your own, I'm sure ─ set in motion a series of events that, unfortunately, culminated in Zodiark's obliteration.
'''Livingway:''' Acutely aware of the imminent crisis, your parents sent you little ones on ahead while they began the necessary preparations.
'''Livingway:''' Still not following? No? Very well! I shall elaborate further!

'''Livingway:''' Here we have Etheirys ─ your home ─ and the moon, where we are now.
'''Livingway:''' Without Zodiark around to keep things lively, so to speak, the celestial currents of the star have doubtless begun to degrade.
'''Livingway:''' A calamity of apocalyptic proportions will be visited upon Etheirys, bringing an end to all life. Very sad, that.
'''Urianger:''' So too hath the watcher claimed. By thine unperturbed countenance, I gather this eventuality was anticipated?
'''Livingway:''' The doom and gloom? Oh yes, quite expected.
'''Livingway:''' Imagine, if you will, that Etheirys is a delicious carrot that I've forgotten to eat and left out in the midday sun.
'''Livingway:''' The most earnest wishes or prayers will not stop it from rotting to the core.
'''Livingway:''' So, sadly, there's nothing to be done but to abandon said carrot ─ Etheirys, in case the metaphor is lost on you ─ to its grisly fate.
'''Y'shtola:''' ...And this moon will serve as the vessel to deliver us to a new home.
'''Livingway:''' Just so! We will gather up as many people, supplies, and resources as our stores will hold.
'''Livingway:''' And then, once everyone is aboard, it's off to another star!
'''Livingway:''' Easier said than done, admittedly, for one does not simply hop from star to star on a whim. Which is precisely why we've spent countless years constructing the most propulsive of propulsion systems!
'''Livingway:''' We ought to make it to our destination in two shakes of a rabbit's tail.
'''Y'shtola:''' Impressive technology. I daresay it is beyond anything we have ever seen.
'''Livingway:''' No need to shower us with praise. All we've done is faithfully carry out the instructions left to us by Hydaelyn.
'''Livingway:''' Back in the old days, when She was still just Venat, She was dedicated to the study of the world and its inner workings.
'''Livingway:''' And the watcher ─ the real one, not the simulacrum you met ─ was one of Her fellow researchers.
'''Livingway:''' We and this wondrous vessel masquerading as a moon are products of their knowledge and know-how.
'''Thancred:''' There's certainly more to you all than meets the eye. Might I ask where exactly you intend to take us?
'''Mappingway:''' We identified a few promising candidates for resettlement some time ago, but we cannot guarantee that they are fit for habitation.
'''Mappingway:''' Moreover, the ship can only travel in short bursts. We intend to go down our list, hopping from star to star, until we find one suitable for resettlement.
'''Livingway:''' No need to worry, though. The vessel is being refurbished with accommodation for an extended stay as we speak.
'''Livingway:''' While we did have to rely upon outside help to determine what amenities were essential, I daresay we have risen to the challenge.
'''Thancred:''' Help? From who?
'''Livingway:''' From you and yours, who else? Each time we woke to perform regularly scheduled maintenance, we were greeted by the resources you sent us. What better way to learn about the preferences and proclivities of our present-day charges?
'''Livingway:''' Ah, but you're still adorable little children. Perhaps your elders were responsible for the deliveries?
'''Thancred:''' I'm not sure what led you to conclude otherwise, but I can assure you that we are all grown men and women.
'''Thancred:''' And I very much doubt my “elders” know this place exists, much less how to send you so much as a Starlight missive.
'''Livingway:''' What? Then who in blazes let you on ''my'' moon!?
''WOL answers.''
'''Livingway:''' Hydaelyn ''Herself'' led you here?
'''Livingway:''' You don't say! Well, that's... Really? Not children? Then why are you so small and stunted? Like little baby carrot people?
'''Y'shtola:''' While Amaurotines were a great deal taller, in the present day, persons of such prodigious size are exceedingly rare.
'''Livingway:''' So...you're saying everyone's not like the watcher?
'''Livingway:''' Confound it all! Someone could've at least scribbled a note about your profound miniaturization...
'''Urianger:''' That tome in thy possession...
'''Livingway:''' Oh, this? One of the first books sent to us. A compendium of the people of Etheirys ─ with a few blank pages at the back for minor corrections and updates as needed.
'''Livingway:''' The sum total of our knowledge of your kind is contained in these pages.
'''Livingway:''' I thought it was abridged and made small for our benefit, but...this isn't a regular-sized book, is it?
'''Livingway:''' Ahhh!
'''Livingway:''' Buildingway, can you hear me? Yes, we're all very busy.
'''Livingway:''' Change of plans. I need you to rebuild the domiciles at one-third the scale.
'''Livingway:''' All of them. Yes, ''all'' of them! And but me no buts! See to it with all speed!
'''Thancred:''' Perhaps you could tell us a bit more about your terrestrial collaborators.
'''Livingway:''' Yes, yes, in due time ─ but first I'd like to hear more about ''you'', if it's all the same. I'd rather not risk any other complications due to outdated knowledge of our passengers-to-be.
| Voiced cutscene end |

Gateway of the Gods

2025-12-12T05:09:05Z

Rythgen: /* Add missing optional dialogue at the Enceladeum */

{{Quest infobox
| title = Gateway of the Gods
| image = Gateway of the Gods.png
| description = Now that you've recovered, [[Lucia]] would have a word with you.
| quest-giver = Lucia
| location = Garlemald
| location-x = 14.0
| location-y = 29.5
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre =
| level = 83
| exp = 468600
| gil = 3000
| unlocks = dg The Tower of Babil, cur Aether Current
| prev-quest = In from the Cold
| next-quest = A Trip to the Moon
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| msq-index = 737
| id-gt = 69931
| id-edb = 05ed9c87ce7
}}

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Lyse]].
*Speak with [[Pipin]].
*Wait at the destination inside the station.
*Enter [[the Tower of Babil]].
*Clear [[the Tower of Babil]].
*Speak with [[Alphinaud]].

==Journal==
*Now that you've recovered, Lucia would have a word with you.

*As you recount what befell you whilst Zenos was occupying your body, it becomes clear to those present that both the primal Anima and the Telophoroi are based in the Tower of Babil─as suspected─so it is there that you must go to confront them. Fortunately, contingent scouts have identified a viable route of ingress, and Lucia has a plan of attack already prepared. While others create a diversion above ground, you are to slip into the tower via an underground tunnel alongside the Scions and some few allies.

*Your meeting with Lyse and company at Forum Patens to review your roles in the coming operation proceeds smoothly, with no more than the usual amount of bickering amongst the Azim Steppe delegation. So as not to attract attention, the group will need to travel separately until you reach the Enceladeum, where the entrance to the tunnel can be found.

*Pipin greets you at the Enceladeum, unaware of the details of your possession but nevertheless pleased to see you recovered enough to take part in the battle to come. He directs you to the representative from Lente's Tears who will serve as your guide to the underground station, promising to send your other comrades along when they arrive.

*You enter the underground station, where you are soon joined by your remaining comrades. A ruckus can be heard from above ground─your cue to board the train and infiltrate the Tower of Babil.
** ※To enlist your companion NPCs for this duty, speak with them near the entrance or access Duty Support via the main menu. Use the Duty Finder if you wish to complete the instance alongside fellow players.

*Fighting past tempered soldiers and all manner of monstrosities, you succeed in breaching the top of the tower, where you come face-to-face with the terrifying primal known as Anima. Demonstrating your might is more fearsome than any would-be god of empire, you succeed in putting the soul of His Radiance, Varis zos Galvus, to rest at last. Now nothing stands between you and the long-awaited confrontation with the Telophoroi's commanders.

*Though you catch Zenos and Fandaniel in the act, they have already harnessed much of the tower's aether and nearly succeeded in freeing Zodiark from His imprisonment. Suddenly, Krile appears, her body acting as a conduit for Hydaelyn, who is able to preserve the remaining shackles that bind Her ancient foe. For a moment, it appears that Fandaniel's plan has failed when the last of the tower's aether is exhausted, but he quickly changes tack and teleports himself and Zenos to the moon, that they might destroy the protective barrier in person. As a parting gift, they reveal that Anima, as its final act, issued an order to the tempered throughout Garlemald to fight unto their dying breath, and this diversion is enough to allow the Telophoroi to utilize their gate and make their escape. For a mercy, Hydaelyn manages to divert their aether current far from their destination, giving you a chance to travel to the moon yourself and forestall Zodiark's release.

*Alphinaud and the other Scions vow to prevent the situation in Garlemald from escalating and spare the tempered a terrible fate. Meanwhile, you alone must pursue the Telophoroi to the moon, and stop them ere it is too late.

==Dialogue==
====Optional Dialogue====
'''Thancred:''' ...I suppose your experience was a bit different, though. Unlike you, I had the pleasure of being stuck with Lahabrea while he went gallivanting about doing a poor impression of me. It adds another layer to the insult, believe you me.

'''Y'shtola:''' Hm, yes...'tis still you...
'''Y'shtola:''' My apologies─I realized too late that the aether emanating from the tower was distorting my perception. 'Twas likely a temporary effect, but I remain wary.

'''Alisaie:''' So, how shall we strike them down?

'''Alphinaud:''' I realize that my sister is...eager to proceed, but please be sure that you've fully recovered before you throw caution to the wind.

'''Urianger:''' Full glad am I to see thee awake and restored to thine own flesh once more.

'''Estinien:''' Whatever that was, let's not do it again, eh?

'''G'raha Tia:''' Thank heavens you're you again. Gave me quite a fright.

'''Maxima:''' The body that you were forced to inhabit turned cold and stiff the moment you were returned to your own. Perhaps the soul it belonged to is long gone...
'''Maxima:''' Let us pray it is so, for I doubt it would be better off in the care of Zenos or Fandaniel.

===Accepting the quest (Cutscene)===
'''Lucia:''' Are you well enough to make your report?

''WOL apprises everyone of the previous events with Zenos and Fandaniel.''
'''Lucia:''' This “Anima” was summoned with the corpse of Emperor Varis? Does their depravity know no bounds?
'''Y'shtola:''' It seems not. More to the point, we can surmise that wave of aether issued not from the Tower of Babil, but from the primal lurking within it...
'''Y'shtola:''' A primal whose cry rang rather more loudly in your ears than ours.
'''Y'shtola:''' If you were taken to the tower itself, then this proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that it is the beating heart of the Telophoroi's machinations.
'''Lucia:''' In which case, we have some highly relevant information.
'''Lucia:''' As many of you know, ever since we dispatched troops to free the Leveilleurs, we've been developing a plan to infiltrate the tower.
'''Lucia:''' According to Thancred and his scouts, the main structure is lousy with tempered and enemy magitek.
'''Lucia:''' Furthermore, the road leading to it has collapsed, making it difficult to approach in numbers.
'''Maxima:''' Thus do we propose dividing our forces into two parties ─ one to distract, and one to infiltrate.
'''Maxima:''' The diversionary force will be comprised of the Ishgardian, Gridanian, and Lominsan delegations.
'''Maxima:''' They will begin the construction of bridges, to make the Telophoroi believe we are marching upon the tower.
'''Maxima:''' Meanwhile, the best suited of our Ala Mhigan, Ul'dahn, and Eastern comrades will use a different method of ingress.
'''Thancred:''' Look here.
[[File:EW-GatewayoftheGods-map.jpg|450px]]
'''Thancred:''' The facility marked in red is the Enceladeum, a vast magitek manufactory. In ruins now, of course.
'''Thancred:''' But the freight tunnel connecting it to the erstwhile imperial palace remains intact.
'''Thancred:''' While the Telophoroi's attention is elsewhere, our infiltration force can use it to enter the tower undetected.
'''Thancred:''' Be aware, however, that the underground rail network remains very much operational.
'''Thancred:''' The tempered are using it to bring supplies to the tower even now.
'''Alphinaud:''' ...If it can carry their materiel, it can carry us too, providing we sneak aboard unseen.
'''Lucia:''' The Scions will lead the infiltration party. Once inside, you must locate and dispatch Fandaniel and Zenos.

'''''What will you say?'''''
> We will save the people of Garlemald - and those who suffer the world over.
'''Alphinaud:''' Aye. Jullus and so many others have lost much to the Telophoroi. We shall ensure they lose no more.
> I'll have my vengeance yet.
'''Alisaie:''' We'll get our fill ─ you and me both.
> It's time we ended this, once and for all.
'''Alphinaud:''' Aye. There will be no more casualties of the Telophoroi's maniacal ambition

'''Y'shtola:''' How quickly can we enact this plan?
'''Y'shtola:''' Fandaniel made it quite clear that haste is a priority.
'''G'raha Tia:''' Of paramount concern, even, assuming he didn't name the tower “Babil” on a whim.
'''G'raha Tia:''' In Amon's time, it meant “gateway of the gods.” Xande used it to refer to a voidgate, but in this case, it almost certainly alludes to something altogether greater...
'''G'raha Tia:''' ...The eldest and most powerful of primals.
'''Lucia:''' All the more reason to act now. The rest of the contingent is aware of the plan, and are ready to move at a moment's notice.
'''Lucia:''' You are to proceed north to Forum Patens. Lyse's group will meet you there.
'''Y'shtola:''' As ever, we are grateful for your foresight.
'''Y'shtola:''' This is the moment we've been waiting for. Spare no effort in your preparations.

====Optional Dialogue, around Camp Broken Glass====
''(Note, this dialog section is incomplete, as some NPCs require that WoL has completed their Job Quest lines, for WoL to be able to talk to them.)

'''Lucia:''' Lyse's party ought to have secured the tunnel by now. Rendezvous with them and make your way inside.
'''Lucia:''' May the Fury guide you...and us all.

'''Maxima:''' Those not taking part in the assault will defend this camp and the airships, as well as safeguard your escape route from the tower.
'''Maxima:''' You need not worry about what comes after ─ so fight with all you have.

''(Only interactive if WoL completed Dragoon Job Quests)''
'''Alberic:''' The time is upon us. Neither you nor Estinien will break under the coming onslaught, of that I am sure. I too vow not to bend, to see us to victory. By my lance, I do swear.

'''Sicard:''' All right, you lot! When we get the signal, we'll make the loudest racket Garlemald's ever heard!

'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' The time has come for me to head to the front line.
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' You see, with so many healers needed to treat the tempered, our allies want for support on the battlefield. That's where I come in.

''(Only interactive if WoL completed Warrior Job Quests)''
'''Broenbhar:''' Me an' the others'll cause enough ruckus to wake the dead, so you lot should have an easy time sneakin' in.

'''Hawisia:''' Though I wish we could share ''all'' of our provisions with the refugees, we have to plan ahead. We'll be in no position to help anyone if we starve to death.

'''Emmanellain:''' Ah, you've finally come around! From what I gather, you'd been through rather a lot, what with your sudden disappearance. Then, even when you did return, there was some sort of fracas, it seems. Someone did explain it to me, but I must admit, I found the whole account positively mind-boggling.
'''Emmanellain:''' And once again, your timing is impeccable. Why, you've recovered just in time to join the foray into the enemy stronghold. I do hope you're feeling up to it!

'''June:''' Many of the Garlean refugees are refusing to be treated with magic. While I can sympathize with that to a degree, there is a limit to what we can do with basic medicines and bandages. At this rate, there'll be none left.

'''Iliette:''' The imperial refugees look like they've seen better days. Hardly surprising considering they've been living on scraps for gods know how long.

'''Berthellemy:''' Pray return to us victorious and with deeds that will make all of us proud.

====Optional Dialogue, at Forum Patens (where next quest step is)====
'''Magnai:''' The Sun does not ''sneak''. ...However, he will travel this path of yours, and those who walk with him will bask in his radiance.

'''Sadu:''' <sneeze> Damn these frigid lands. <snort>

'''Cirina:''' I am to accompany you into the tower. It is an honor, as ever!

===Speak with Lyse. (Cutscene)===
'''Lyse:''' [Forename]! The way into the tunnel is clear. We've made sure of it.

'''''What will you say?'''''
> I wish you'd made sure to bring a coat instead.
'''Lyse:''' Oh, I'll warm up when I throw a punch or two.
> Then we'd best get in there before we freeze. Especially you.
'''Lyse:''' Oh, the shoe will be on the other foot once we're in, believe you me. A good fight should warm us right up!

'''Magnai:''' Hmph. Barely enough cloth to swaddle a newborn. Clearly, you have spent too long around this feral dog of a Dotharl.
'''Sadu:''' Watch your tongue, fool, lest I feed it to the crows!
'''Magnai:''' We will see who is the fool when you freeze to death. Expect me not to warm your ill-prepared hide ─ these furs are for myself and my Nhaama alone, should I be blessed to meet her this day.
'''Sadu:''' As if any woman of worth would wish to be warmed by you, “little sun.” Should we find such a warrior within, she will bask in ''my'' glorious flame.
'''Cirina:''' Stop, both of you! Save your fire for the enemy. As for extra furs, I have plenty to spare!
'''Y'shtola:''' As do we.
'''Lyse:''' Hello, everyone! All set for battle, I see.
'''Y'shtola:''' Yes, free of unnecessary encumbrances, if rather more susceptible to the cold. Let us review our strategy ─ quickly, if you don't mind.
'''Lyse:''' Pipin's group has gone ahead to the Enceladeum. We are to meet them there.
'''Lyse:''' We wait until the tempered's attention is drawn by our diversionary force, then we sneak onto the train. Next stop: the Tower of Babil!
'''Cirina:''' If any ─ tempered included ─ are injured, we Xaela will tend to them.
'''Cirina:''' You Scions must press on, no matter what.
'''Thancred:''' We should avoid moving as a group until we're underground, so we'll need to make our own ways to the Enceladeum. See you there.

====Optional Dialogue, at Forum Patens====
'''Magnai:''' A “glorious flame”...? Nay, I would have seen it, were it so...

'''Sadu:''' I crave battle, not this insipid chatter.

'''Lyse:''' Just head north, and you'll reach the Enceladeum soon enough!

'''Cirina:''' The Scions are welcome to our spare furs as well! Erm, you might mention that to Urianger...

'''Thancred:''' ...I think it's time I was off. If I look at Urianger for one more moment I'm liable to freeze solid.

'''Y'shtola:''' Fear not ─ no serious wounds have gone untreated. Nor will I stand for being left behind while the rest of you rush headlong into danger, so you needn't bother suggesting it.

'''Urianger:''' C-C-Cold? N-N-Nay, I feel nary a thing... Nary a thing...

'''Estinien:''' When I infiltrated the palace with Gaius, we took an entirely different route. Since then, the whole place has been reconstructed, and 'twould appear that path is no longer accessible.

'''G'raha Tia:''' ...And you're one hundred percent certain you're fit to fight? No odd specters haunting your wake? Nothing feels...tingly?

'''Alphinaud:''' We'll stagger our departures so as not to raise suspicion. You go on ahead.

'''Alisaie:''' Who could possibly be cold at a time like this? My heart is pounding with anticipation!

====Optional Dialogue, at The Enceladeum====

''(This dialog is only available if WoL has completed Thaumaturge / Black Mage Job Quests)''
'''Cocobuki:''' Now that the tempered ones are aware of our plan, they will doubtless start pouring in at any moment. Hm hm hm...
'''Cocobuki:''' But needn't worry ─ my brothers and I will see that none shall pass. Go forth and wreak your destruction!

''(This dialog is only available if WoL has completed the [[Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr|Save the Queen]] quests in Bozja)''
'''Rostik:''' You, Thancred, and the others go on ahead. We'll make sure you're not pursued.

''(This dialog is only available if WoL has completed Pugilist Job Quests)''
'''Chuchuto:''' [Forename], we will take up the rear so as to ensure you are not caught unawares. Trust that we will always have your back. Now go finish this fight!

'''Lente's Arrow:''' Apologies, but we need a moment more to finish our sweep of the station. Wouldn't want to leave anything to chance.

===Speak with Pipin.===
'''Pipin:''' Hail! It's good to see you, [Forename].
'''Pipin:''' We heard that you collapsed, but were given only the most cursory explanation. I'm glad you've recovered ─ and quickly enough to take part in the operation, at that.
'''Pipin:''' As you will have heard, we've secured the way in. Some few are to remain behind to keep your escape route clear.
'''Pipin:''' Our comrade from Lente's Tears will lead the way into the station. I'll join you soon.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Pipin:''' I will send the others to meet you in the station below.

'''Lente's Arrow:''' The station is right this way. Tread lightly, now.

===Wait at the destination inside the station. (Cutscene)===
'''Pipin:''' This is everyone.
'''Cirina:''' Consider the enemy well and truly distracted!
'''Pipin:''' Time to go.
'''Alphinaud:''' Our primary objective is, of course, the Telophoroi's leaders.
'''Alphinaud:''' But should we be presented with an opportunity to vanquish Anima, we must seize it.
'''Alphinaud:''' If it is indeed the force behind the towers, destroying it will deliver our allies from the Telophoroi's reign of terror.
'''Alphinaud:''' And I, for one, would not see the Garlean people manipulated any longer, be it by primal, Ascian, or anything else.
'''Lyse:''' Hear, hear. There's been enough of that.
'''Lyse:''' We came to help the people of Garlemald, and that's what we're going to do. Together!
'''Alphinaud:''' Till the very end.
'''Pipin:''' The train should be along any moment now. Prepare to board, everyone!

<blockquote>The Tower of Babil now accessible.</blockquote>

''Optional dialogue''
'''Sadu:''' Aye, aye, kill no man. I have not forgotten your instruction. I must settle for crushing the ironmen's toys. Their blue blood will feed my flames!

'''Magnai:''' Your comrades tell me that the Telophoroi abducted you on the selfsame eve they so rudely interrupted our meal. A brazen feat that would make a Buduga proud.
'''Magnai:''' But even had it not ended poorly, it was a disappointment in many respects. I have decided that when we return triumphant, the Oronir will hold a far grander feast on the Azim Steppe. You have permission to attend.

'''Lyse:''' It's likely that Anima, at least, will notice when we enter the tower. There's no point in trying to stay hidden after that.
'''Lyse:''' So when the time comes, I say don't overthink it, and cut a path straight through!

'''Cirina:''' Strange. Though this will be a more fearsome fight than any Naadam, I feel at peace...
'''Cirina:''' Maybe it is because I have Sadu, Magnai, and you at my side.
'''Cirina:''' Maybe it is because we fight for all Xaela, and more peoples besides. There is but one path ─ that which leads to victory!

'''Pipin:''' The train we're boarding is meant to carry supplies and armaments and the like.
'''Pipin:''' With any luck, we can slip past the tempered as they go about loading the freight.

'''Thancred:''' We were only able to ascertain that the tunnel connects to the tower. I fear I have little to offer as to the details of the interior or present situation therein.
'''Thancred:''' If Fandaniel is to be believed, we don't have the luxury of time to scout ahead, so we'll have to trust in your instincts. They've served us well enough thus far.

'''Urianger:''' 'Tis no meager delight to watch Alisaie and Alphinaud grow more resolute in mind and heart.
'''Urianger:''' And remarkable though their accomplishments may be, I doubt not that they are destined for still greater things.
'''Urianger:''' Grant them thy protection, Master Louisoix. I implore thee...

'''G'raha Tia:''' If Fandaniel truly is Amon, to create a gate through which a primal may pass will not be beyond him.
'''G'raha Tia:''' From what I gather, he was utterly brilliant ─ and utterly mad.

'''Y'shtola:''' Assuming Fandaniel intends to make Zodiark serve as a catalyst for the Final Days...
'''Y'shtola:''' One cannot but wonder if he willingly parted ways with the other Ascians long ago.
'''Y'shtola:''' Surely they would not have permitted the very god they created to forestall the world's end to be used in such a way.

'''Estinien:''' When Zenos murdered Varis, Gaius was upon him in an instant. Seldom have I seen such fury.
'''Estinien:''' I won't pretend to know the bond they shared, but pain, fear, rage...I know them well. I know what can drive a man to drown in them.
'''Estinien:''' Though his homeland may have wished for his blade, my lance will roar in its stead.

'''Alphinaud:''' I'm only too aware that our intervention may not be what many of Garlemald's people want or need right now.
'''Alphinaud:''' Not every tragedy can be laid at the feet of the Telophoroi. Certainly not that of Licinia and her sister.
'''Alphinaud:''' Nevertheless, we must follow our conscience, and mine has led me here.

'''Alisaie:''' Much as I'd like to be the one to wipe the grin off Fandaniel's smug little face, I haven't lost sight of why we're here.
'''Alisaie:''' Our ultimate goal is to prevent the Telophoroi from doing any further harm, no matter how.
'''Alisaie:''' But if I ''do'' get the chance to introduce my fist to his jaw ─ and gods, do I hope I do ─ I won't turn it down!

'''After Tower of Babil duty.'''
'''Alphinaud:''' Farewell, Varis. May the gods have mercy on your soul.
'''Alphinaud:''' Come. The other two await.

'''Alisaie:''' This madness ends here!
'''Fandaniel:''' Oh hush. This is the best part...
'''Estinien:''' Enough!
'''Fandaniel:''' O mighty Zodiark, awaken from your slumber and descend!
'''Urianger:''' Some manner of magical defense!?
''Krile slowly walks in.''
'''Hydaelyn:''' The shackles that bind my adversary will not be so easily broken!
'''Fandaniel:''' Hydaelyn... Feeble relic of a forgotten age...
'''Fandaniel:''' Hark! Victory...is mine!
[[File:EW-GatewayoftheGods-mare.jpg|450px]]
'''Fandaniel:''' No more aether... And I was so close!
'''Fandaniel:''' My lord, a slight change of plans. We shall travel to the moon and break this wretched barrier ourselves!
'''Zenos yae Galvus:''' Whatever it takes.
'''G'raha Tia:''' What was that!?
'''Zenos yae Galvus:''' The final order issued by Anima to the tempered thralls.
'''Zenos yae Galvus:''' “Should the Empire fall, the world must share her fate.”
'''Zenos yae Galvus:''' Of course, Father lacked the conviction to give such a command. The abomination born of his flesh was but a puppet ─ and I the puppeteer.
'''Alisaie:''' You madman! You monster!
'''Fandaniel:''' There's a funny joy in watching your flailing attempts to fight the inevitable. You're all going to die and are powerless to prevent it.
'''Fandaniel:''' We really must be on our way. You're welcome to give chase, provided you are content to leave comrade and tempered alike to die screaming.
'''Hydaelyn:''' I have asked too much of this child. Tend to her.
'''Hydaelyn:''' The last brand at Mare Lamentorum is yet unbroken. Zodiark remains bound.
'''Hydaelyn:''' I have shifted the flow of aether and sent the enemy far from their destination.
'''Hydaelyn:''' Now, I shall divert it once more. An ally awaits, and I will deliver you unto him.
'''Hydaelyn:''' Seek his aid. Restore the seal. Zodiark must not be set free...
'''Thancred:''' The tempered are running wild. Not only those at the tower, but those back at the camp.
'''Thancred:''' The others are doing their best to contain them, but the situation is growing beyond our control.
'''Alisaie:''' Leave them to die, or give up the chase. Just like Fandaniel said...

'''''What will you say?'''''
> I'm the one Zenos wants.
> Only I can bring an end to this.
> Garlemald's fate is in your hands.

'''Alphinaud:''' You're...you're going alone!?
'''Alphinaud:''' You have our trust and our faith. I pray we have yours.
'''Alphinaud:''' Our friends and the tempered need our help. We will save as many as we can ─ I swear!
'''Thancred:''' Once we have matters well in hand, we will join you on the moon. Until then, be careful. There's no telling what you'll find.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Urianger:''' Fear not for Krile. Go forth...and return, I prithee.

'''Y'shtola:''' She channeled a dangerous amount of aether. And that's to say nothing of the teleportation magick she must have used to get here.
'''Y'shtola:''' Yet Krile and Hydaelyn both were clearly willing to take the risk. Hmm.

'''Krile:''' ...

'''Thancred:''' We're moving out to rendezvous with the remainder of the contingent. Leave everything here to us.

'''Alisaie:''' Stand there for just a moment, please.
'''Alisaie:''' ...A prayer for good luck. Now you can't possibly fail!

'''Estinien:''' We've no time for worrying over what's done. Let's go.

'''G'raha Tia:''' As I suspected...

===Speak with Alphinaud.===
'''Alphinaud:''' If all of the tempered are affected, Jullus and his comrades likely put up quite the struggle.
'''Alphinaud:''' We'll find a way to save them ─ we must. I only pray we are not too late.
'''Alphinaud:''' In the meantime...may the Twelve carry you to victory.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Alphinaud:''' I have faith in you. Now and always.

Strange Bedfellows

2025-12-09T02:56:32Z

Rythgen: /* Add missing optional dialogue, remove dialogue unchanged from previous quests */

{{Quest infobox
| title = Strange Bedfellows
| image =
| description = With the immediate crisis adverted, [[Lucia]] seeks to gain a clearer understanding of the present situation.
| quest-giver = Lucia
| location = Garlemald
| location-x = 13.4
| location-y = 29.9
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre =
| level = 83
| req-items = 2 Conqueror's Chain
| exp = 468600
| gil = 1202
| reward1 = 1 Pewter Head Gear Coffer (IL 525)
| unlocks = aet Tertium
| prev-quest = Alea Iacta Est
| next-quest = In from the Cold, Best Delivered Cold, Children Are Our Future, Stranded at the Station, A Dream of Home, A Light That Never Goes Out, A Place of Greater Safety, And Then a Hero Comes Along, Armored Up, Beasts of the Imperial Wild, Brick by Brick, Tank by Tank, In the Skies above Garlemald, Mama, She Is in Rubble Deep, Ordnance Cleanup Committee, P.S. I Love You, Put Your Plasma Where Your Mouth Is, Rest, Thy Warfare O'er, Some Like It Hot, The Hero Never Bombs, With Folded Hands
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| msq-index = 735
| id-gt = 69929
| id-edb = be4e79b846c
}}

==Steps==
* Speak with [[Alisaie]].
* Speak with [[Sabinianus]].
* Speak with [[Caeso]].
* Speak with [[Flavius]].
* Speak with [[Alphinaud]].
* Survey the designated locations and deal with any enemies that appear. 0/4
* Speak with [[Thancred]].
* Speak with [[Lucia]].

==Journal==
*With the immediate crisis averted, Lucia seeks to gain a clearer understanding of the present situation.

==Dialogue==
''Optional dialogue''
'''Jullus:''' We will make no attempt to resist.

'''Pipin:''' Thank goodness the Xth Legion decided to sue for peace when they did. We have been spared more senseless bloodshed, which is the last thing anyone ─ including the Ist ─ needs.
'''Pipin:''' From their perspective, though, the promise of reinforcements was their last hope, and now they have no choice but to capitulate to the invaders. But we will prove to them that all is not lost, and we yet stand a chance of casting out the Telophoroi.

'''Magnai:''' Even with their empire in ruins, the Garleans have not lost the will to fight.
'''Magnai:''' That strength shall serve them in days to come. There is yet life in this cold soil.

'''Sadu:''' It was a grave error not to post sentries farther from the camp. Had we seen the Garleans sooner, we could have slain them long before the truce was called.
'''Sadu:''' They engaged us of their own free will, and deserved to die warrior's deaths. Even so, I have not forgotten why we are here, and I will stay my hand...for now.

'''Cirina:''' When the imperials charged upon us, we were able to avoid any serious injuries on either side. In truth, most of the Garleans were in no condition to fight. Sunken eyes, hollow cheeks... It must have been a long time since they had a decent meal.
'''Cirina:''' I am sure they will be much more amenable to conversation with food in their bellies.

'''Lyse:''' I've just returned from guarding the airships, and now I've got to keep an eye on the captured imperials. Maybe a bit of chitchat will help lighten the mood.

===Accepting the quest===
'''Lucia:''' Before we proceed, tell me what you know of the Ist Legion and the disposition of their forces.
'''Lucia:''' They were preparing for war while the refugees in their care were left to go hungry? A reckless, shortsighted plan that risks the welfare of the people they are sworn to protect.
'''Lucia:''' Nevertheless, we cannot compel them to accept our aid. If we were to arrive in force with the intent to do so, we would only incite panic...but perhaps they can be persuaded to follow one of their own.
'''Lucia:''' Go with Jullus back to the station and have him lead the refugees here. Some may be unwilling or unable to leave, but for the time being, I'll take what I can get.
'''Lucia:''' Alphinaud, Alisaie, and the scouts sent to extricate them should already be at the station. I will also have our other comrades in the area lend their support should it be needed.
'''Jullus:''' ...Understood.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Lucia:''' I will have food and bedding prepared for the refugees. Getting them here safely, however, is my immediate concern...

''Optional dialogue, back at Tertium (the Metro Station)''
'''Urianger:''' 'Tis a comfort to see thee none the worse for thy recent ordeals.

'''G'raha Tia:''' Oh, I did not expect you to arrive so soon. There's been a...development. Perhaps you had best see for yourself.

'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' What are you doing back here? Where are Jullus and the others!?

===Speak with Alisaie. (Cutscene)===
'''Alisaie:''' [Forename]...and Jullus.
'''Alisaie:''' We arrived just before you did...and too late.
'''Jullus:''' Too late for what? What's happened?
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' It's Lord Quintus... He took his own life.
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' After the news about the Xth, he relieved us of our duties. Then, when he was alone, he...
'''Jullus:''' No... No, he wouldn't...
'''Urianger:''' Thancred and the others ─ assisted by the soldiers ─ have seen to the remains.
'''Urianger:''' In due course shall the legatus be afforded a proper burial.
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' He released us from our duty...
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' He wanted us to be free. Free to choose our own fate.
'''Jullus:''' Without him to guide us, we're... I...
'''G'raha Tia:''' I have just this moment spoken with Lucia.
'''G'raha Tia:''' We are ready to commence the transfer of the refugees here to Camp Broken Glass, should they be willing to accept our aid.
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' Some...would rather die...
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' ...But most of us just want to live. Songs and standards be damned ─ we just want to live.
'''Alisaie:''' We'll need to speak with the refugees. They'll have to decide for themselves if they wish to come with us.
'''Alisaie:''' If any would prefer to stay, we can have supplies brought over for them. It'll be a hard journey for the others, but we'll see they reach our camp safely.
'''Jullus:''' I...I...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' After what happened to his family, the Ist was all Jullus had left. Now even that's been taken away from him...
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' He's not alone in that, either. There's a comfort in having someone to follow. Someone to lead...

(If you have completed the [[Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr|Save the Queen]] quests in Bozja)
'''Rostik:''' To think that we'd end up taking the Ist Legion themselves ─ or what remains of them ─ into our care. Not so long ago, such a thing would've been inconceivable, but these are strange times indeed.

''(If you completed Thaumaturge Job Quests, otherwise, this NPC is not interactable while still appearing near the entrance.)''
'''Cocobuki:''' Leave these fiends to my brothers and I. We will raze them to the ground with our most devastating magicks!

(If you have completed PGL lvl. 30)
'''Chuchuto:''' We've the roads covered, don't you worry. Things may get chaotic out there, but just take it as slow and steady as you can, all right?

'''Spurius:''' Since hearing about Lord Quintus, I confess I've many and more thoughts on the subject. Few can deny he was a man of principle, misguided though he may have been.

'''Amanieu:''' No matter what may betide, I've my daughter, and that alone shall keep me from succumbing to even the darkest of nights.

'''Flavius:''' At least the pain...proves I'm not dead yet...

'''Poppaea:''' Our pride, our culture, our knowledge ─ all of it, gone.

'''Estinien:''' I know not how to offer encouragement or solace to these poor souls. But if it's safe passage to our camp they need, I'd gladly oblige.

'''Urianger:''' To employ healing magicks now would likely invite catastrophe, as thou canst attest from thy experiences at Victors' Spoils.
'''Urianger:''' Indeed, the Garleans view our ability to manipulate aether with the same suspicion that many Eorzeans do magitek.

'''Alisaie:''' Everything's going to be all right now...

'''G'raha Tia:''' Try as we might, any words of comfort we may offer are like to fall on deaf ears.
'''G'raha Tia:''' We are but strangers from foreign lands, perhaps in their eyes the very cause of their suffering to begin with. Nevertheless, we mustn't give up.

'''Thancred:''' ...Best not to dwell on it. Not when there's work to be done.

'''Alphinaud:''' This is where it happened...

'''Jullus:''' ...Why?

===Speak with Sabinianus.===
'''Sabinianus:''' It was only ever a dream, wasn't it. To think we could reclaim it. Rebuild it all ourselves...
'''Sabinianus:''' Before this all began...I sent my wife and daughter away to the provinces...
'''Sabinianus:''' If there's a chance I might see them again, I'll take it. So take me. Take me with you...please.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Sabinianus:''' I can walk, I think. Just give me a few more moments...

===Speak with Caeso.===
'''Caeso:''' Well...got the aetheryte sorted in the end. All it took was a few adjustments, and now it works as well as it ever did...
'''Caeso:''' From what I can tell, the one in Laterum is also functioning as normal. That's where you lot are staying, isn't it?
'''Caeso:''' Now that most of us are packing up and leaving this place, I reckon there'll be more use for me and my skills over at your camp...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Caeso:''' Since the aetheryte's functioning again, why not give it a try? Be a waste if no one did...

===Speak with Flavius.===
'''Flavius:''' Ah...it's you. The one who treated me with such kindness...
'''Flavius:''' I heard from the others that you're not from around here... Heh...I thought you were one of us. Not that it makes much difference now.
'''Flavius:''' Purebloods, migrants, savages... After a while the words start to lose meaning...until all you're left with is anger and fear and hate and I'm...I'm too tired...
'''Flavius:''' If you and yours have come to offer aid, I'd be glad to accept.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Flavius:''' I don't believe I asked you your name...
'''Flavius:''' [Forename Surname]... Thank you. I will remember it... Always.

===Speak with Alphinaud.===
'''Alphinaud:''' We have much to discuss.
'''Alphinaud:''' Our rescue, the attack on Camp Broken Glass...
'''Alphinaud:''' ...What we'd hoped to talk about with Quintus...
'''Alphinaud:''' But all of that can wait. More urgent matters demand our attention.
'''Alphinaud:''' Are any of the refugees willing to come to our camp?
'''Alphinaud:''' Thank the Twelve. Thank the Twelve...
'''Thancred:''' You and I should go first and secure the route back to Camp Broken Glass.
'''Thancred:''' With all the creatures and tempered skulking about, I expect we'll have our hands full.
'''Thancred:''' This should come in handy. Conqueror's Chain, courtesy of our Lominsan friends. I'd save it for the tempered, though.
'''Thancred:''' I'll mark a few points that need surveying on your map. Once you've taken care of the riffraff, we'll meet back at our camp.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alphinaud:''' I will stay with the refugees and do what I can to protect them.
'''Alphinaud:''' While I have no doubt that you and Thancred will do a fine job clearing a path, we must be ever vigilant for threats that may have slipped the net.

===Survey the designated locations and deal with any enemies that appear. ===
Enemies: 1x Wild Saiga, 2x Tempered Imperials
After subduing the tempered, use '''Conquered Chains''' on the Tempered Imperials.

===Speak with Thancred.===
'''Thancred:''' Ah, there you are.
'''Thancred:''' As expected, I ran into a few beasts who went down without much of a fight. The tempered proved somewhat troublesome, but those chains should keep them under control until our allies take them into custody.
'''Thancred:''' With that taken care of, I'm to gather a few supplies and then return to the station.
'''Thancred:''' While I see to that, would you mind apprising Lucia of our progress?
'''Thancred:''' As it happens, I have some rather pertinent information from our recent scouting forays, but I'll save that for later. First things first, and all that.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Maxima:''' News regarding the Xth came shortly after you first left with Jullus.
'''Maxima:''' From that, we were able to deduce that the Ist were somewhere within the capital. We were, however, only able to verify this once you had made contact with Thancred.

''Optional dialogue, around Camp Broken Glass''
'''Y'shtola:''' Welcome back. I hope they haven't been working you ''too'' hard...

'''June:''' There are all sorts of theories flying about as to why Quintus would commit suicide. It's thrown the remnants of his legion into turmoil, to make no mention of the refugees formerly in his care.

'''Willelm:''' It was Quintus's decision to end his own life, but I hope the refugees don't hold us responsible for it.

''(Note: will need to complete his sidequest first to show this dialog)
'''Menuki:''' So the legatus took his own life? He survived the civil war and the onslaught of the Telophoroi, only to throw it all away when his people need him most...

===Speak with Lucia.===
'''Lucia:''' Ah, [Forename]. I was informed of Quintus's suicide... It must have come as a great shock to his men.
'''Lucia:''' What of the refugees? I'm told some were receptive to our proposal, but I would hear your firsthand account.
'''Lucia:''' That so many did not hesitate to accept proves how desperate their situation has become. We'll do our best to make them feel welcome.
'''Lucia:''' The troops who participated in the ambush are no exception. They will be afforded the same treatment as any other refugees, perfidy notwithstanding. After all, even if I wanted to make an example of them, there's no one left to learn from it.
'''Lucia:''' We will tell our allies that these soldiers were acting under the direct orders of their legatus, and that following his suicide, they offered a full and unconditional surrender.
'''Lucia:''' Perhaps Quintus thought that had he lived, he would be tried as a war criminal, and his men punished with him. Perhaps, by taking his own life, he hoped to absolve them of any culpability. Or perhaps, like too many others, he was a true believer to the end.
'''Lucia:''' Who can say. I didn't know the man, or his heart. His reasons, noble or otherwise, died with him, and it falls to us to clean up the mess...

Strange Bedfellows

2025-12-09T02:29:35Z

Rythgen: /* Add Rostik dialogue */

{{Quest infobox
| title = Strange Bedfellows
| image =
| description = With the immediate crisis adverted, [[Lucia]] seeks to gain a clearer understanding of the present situation.
| quest-giver = Lucia
| location = Garlemald
| location-x = 13.4
| location-y = 29.9
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre =
| level = 83
| req-items = 2 Conqueror's Chain
| exp = 468600
| gil = 1202
| reward1 = 1 Pewter Head Gear Coffer (IL 525)
| unlocks = aet Tertium
| prev-quest = Alea Iacta Est
| next-quest = In from the Cold, Best Delivered Cold, Children Are Our Future, Stranded at the Station, A Dream of Home, A Light That Never Goes Out, A Place of Greater Safety, And Then a Hero Comes Along, Armored Up, Beasts of the Imperial Wild, Brick by Brick, Tank by Tank, In the Skies above Garlemald, Mama, She Is in Rubble Deep, Ordnance Cleanup Committee, P.S. I Love You, Put Your Plasma Where Your Mouth Is, Rest, Thy Warfare O'er, Some Like It Hot, The Hero Never Bombs, With Folded Hands
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| msq-index = 735
| id-gt = 69929
| id-edb = be4e79b846c
}}

==Steps==
* Speak with [[Alisaie]].
* Speak with [[Sabinianus]].
* Speak with [[Caeso]].
* Speak with [[Flavius]].
* Speak with [[Alphinaud]].
* Survey the designated locations and deal with any enemies that appear. 0/4
* Speak with [[Thancred]].
* Speak with [[Lucia]].

==Journal==
*With the immediate crisis averted, Lucia seeks to gain a clearer understanding of the present situation.

==Dialogue==
''Optional dialogue''
'''Jullus:''' We will make no attempt to resist.

'''Pipin:''' Thank goodness the Xth Legion decided to sue for peace when they did. We have been spared more senseless bloodshed, which is the last thing anyone ─ including the Ist ─ needs.
'''Pipin:''' From their perspective, though, the promise of reinforcements was their last hope, and now they have no choice but to capitulate to the invaders. But we will prove to them that all is not lost, and we yet stand a chance of casting out the Telophoroi.

'''Magnai:''' Even with their empire in ruins, the Garleans have not lost the will to fight.
'''Magnai:''' That strength shall serve them in days to come. There is yet life in this cold soil.

'''Sadu:''' It was a grave error not to post sentries farther from the camp. Had we seen the Garleans sooner, we could have slain them long before the truce was called.
'''Sadu:''' They engaged us of their own free will, and deserved to die warrior's deaths. Even so, I have not forgotten why we are here, and I will stay my hand...for now.

'''Cirina:''' When the imperials charged upon us, we were able to avoid any serious injuries on either side. In truth, most of the Garleans were in no condition to fight. Sunken eyes, hollow cheeks... It must have been a long time since they had a decent meal.
'''Cirina:''' I am sure they will be much more amenable to conversation with food in their bellies.

'''Lyse:''' I've just returned from guarding the airships, and now I've got to keep an eye on the captured imperials. Maybe a bit of chitchat will help lighten the mood.

===Accepting the quest===
'''Lucia:''' Before we proceed, tell me what you know of the Ist Legion and the disposition of their forces.
'''Lucia:''' They were preparing for war while the refugees in their care were left to go hungry? A reckless, shortsighted plan that risks the welfare of the people they are sworn to protect.
'''Lucia:''' Nevertheless, we cannot compel them to accept our aid. If we were to arrive in force with the intent to do so, we would only incite panic...but perhaps they can be persuaded to follow one of their own.
'''Lucia:''' Go with Jullus back to the station and have him lead the refugees here. Some may be unwilling or unable to leave, but for the time being, I'll take what I can get.
'''Lucia:''' Alphinaud, Alisaie, and the scouts sent to extricate them should already be at the station. I will also have our other comrades in the area lend their support should it be needed.
'''Jullus:''' ...Understood.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Lucia:''' I will have food and bedding prepared for the refugees. Getting them here safely, however, is my immediate concern...

''Optional dialogue, back at Tertium (the Metro Station)''
'''Urianger:''' 'Tis a comfort to see thee none the worse for thy recent ordeals.

'''G'raha Tia:''' Oh, I did not expect you to arrive so soon. There's been a...development. Perhaps you had best see for yourself.

'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' What are you doing back here? Where are Jullus and the others!?

===Speak with Alisaie. (Cutscene)===
'''Alisaie:''' [Forename]...and Jullus.
'''Alisaie:''' We arrived just before you did...and too late.
'''Jullus:''' Too late for what? What's happened?
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' It's Lord Quintus... He took his own life.
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' After the news about the Xth, he relieved us of our duties. Then, when he was alone, he...
'''Jullus:''' No... No, he wouldn't...
'''Urianger:''' Thancred and the others ─ assisted by the soldiers ─ have seen to the remains.
'''Urianger:''' In due course shall the legatus be afforded a proper burial.
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' He released us from our duty...
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' He wanted us to be free. Free to choose our own fate.
'''Jullus:''' Without him to guide us, we're... I...
'''G'raha Tia:''' I have just this moment spoken with Lucia.
'''G'raha Tia:''' We are ready to commence the transfer of the refugees here to Camp Broken Glass, should they be willing to accept our aid.
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' Some...would rather die...
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' ...But most of us just want to live. Songs and standards be damned ─ we just want to live.
'''Alisaie:''' We'll need to speak with the refugees. They'll have to decide for themselves if they wish to come with us.
'''Alisaie:''' If any would prefer to stay, we can have supplies brought over for them. It'll be a hard journey for the others, but we'll see they reach our camp safely.
'''Jullus:''' I...I...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' After what happened to his family, the Ist was all Jullus had left. Now even that's been taken away from him...
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' He's not alone in that, either. There's a comfort in having someone to follow. Someone to lead...

(If you have completed the [[Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr|Save the Queen]] quests in Bozja)
'''Rostik:''' To think that we'd end up taking the Ist Legion themselves ─ or what remains of them ─ into our care. Not so long ago, such a thing would've been inconceivable, but these are strange times indeed.

'''Spurius:''' Since hearing about Lord Quintus, I confess I've many and more thoughts on the subject. Few can deny he was a man of principle, misguided though he may have been.

'''Dossennus:''' Our leader may be gone, and the world may be falling to ruin, but my duty to my people will never change. Such is the life of a soldier.
'''Estinien:''' I know not how to offer encouragement or solace to these poor souls. But if it's safe passage to our camp they need, I'd gladly oblige.

'''Urianger:''' To employ healing magicks now would likely invite catastrophe, as thou canst attest from thy experiences at Victors' Spoils.
'''Urianger:''' Indeed, the Garleans view our ability to manipulate aether with the same suspicion that many Eorzeans do magitek.

'''Alisaie:''' Everything's going to be all right now...

'''G'raha Tia:''' Try as we might, any words of comfort we may offer are like to fall on deaf ears.

'''Thancred:''' ...Best not to dwell on it. Not when there's work to be done.

'''Alphinaud:''' This is where it happened...

'''Jullus:''' ...Why?

'''Caeso:''' I'm still trying to get this aetheryte working again. If nothing else, we might be able to reach other parts of the city to scavenge for provisions.

===Speak with Sabinianus.===
'''Sabinianus:''' It was only ever a dream, wasn't it. To think we could reclaim it. Rebuild it all ourselves...
'''Sabinianus:''' Before this all began...I sent my wife and daughter away to the provinces...
'''Sabinianus:''' If there's a chance I might see them again, I'll take it. So take me. Take me with you...please.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Sabinianus:''' I can walk, I think. Just give me a few more moments...

===Speak with Caeso.===
'''Caeso:''' Well...got the aetheryte sorted in the end. All it took was a few adjustments, and now it works as well as it ever did...
'''Caeso:''' From what I can tell, the one in Laterum is also functioning as normal. That's where you lot are staying, isn't it?
'''Caeso:''' Now that most of us are packing up and leaving this place, I reckon there'll be more use for me and my skills over at your camp...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Caeso:''' Since the aetheryte's functioning again, why not give it a try? Be a waste if no one did...

===Speak with Flavius.===
'''Flavius:''' Ah...it's you. The one who treated me with such kindness...
'''Flavius:''' I heard from the others that you're not from around here... Heh...I thought you were one of us. Not that it makes much difference now.
'''Flavius:''' Purebloods, migrants, savages... After a while the words start to lose meaning...until all you're left with is anger and fear and hate and I'm...I'm too tired...
'''Flavius:''' If you and yours have come to offer aid, I'd be glad to accept.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Flavius:''' I don't believe I asked you your name...
'''Flavius:''' [Forename Surname]... Thank you. I will remember it... Always.

===Speak with Alphinaud.===
'''Alphinaud:''' We have much to discuss.
'''Alphinaud:''' Our rescue, the attack on Camp Broken Glass...
'''Alphinaud:''' ...What we'd hoped to talk about with Quintus...
'''Alphinaud:''' But all of that can wait. More urgent matters demand our attention.
'''Alphinaud:''' Are any of the refugees willing to come to our camp?
'''Alphinaud:''' Thank the Twelve. Thank the Twelve...
'''Thancred:''' You and I should go first and secure the route back to Camp Broken Glass.
'''Thancred:''' With all the creatures and tempered skulking about, I expect we'll have our hands full.
'''Thancred:''' This should come in handy. Conqueror's Chain, courtesy of our Lominsan friends. I'd save it for the tempered, though.
'''Thancred:''' I'll mark a few points that need surveying on your map. Once you've taken care of the riffraff, we'll meet back at our camp.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alphinaud:''' I will stay with the refugees and do what I can to protect them.
'''Alphinaud:''' While I have no doubt that you and Thancred will do a fine job clearing a path, we must be ever vigilant for threats that may have slipped the net.

''(If you completed Thaumaturge Job Quests, otherwise, this NPC is not interactable while still appearing near the entrance.)
'''Cocobuki:''' Leave these fiends to my brothers and I. We will raze them to the ground with our most devastating magicks!

===Survey the designated locations and deal with any enemies that appear. ===
Enemies: 1x Wild Saiga, 2x Tempered Imperials
After subduing the tempered, use '''Conquered Chains''' on the Tempered Imperials.

===Speak with Thancred.===
'''Thancred:''' Ah, there you are.
'''Thancred:''' As expected, I ran into a few beasts who went down without much of a fight. The tempered proved somewhat troublesome, but those chains should keep them under control until our allies take them into custody.
'''Thancred:''' With that taken care of, I'm to gather a few supplies and then return to the station.
'''Thancred:''' While I see to that, would you mind apprising Lucia of our progress?
'''Thancred:''' As it happens, I have some rather pertinent information from our recent scouting forays, but I'll save that for later. First things first, and all that.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Maxima:''' News regarding the Xth came shortly after you first left with Jullus.
'''Maxima:''' From that, we were able to deduce that the Ist were somewhere within the capital. We were, however, only able to verify this once you had made contact with Thancred.

''Optional dialogue, around Camp Broken Glass''
'''Y'shtola:''' Welcome back. I hope they haven't been working you ''too'' hard...

'''June:''' There are all sorts of theories flying about as to why Quintus would commit suicide. It's thrown the remnants of his legion into turmoil, to make no mention of the refugees formerly in his care.

'''Willelm:''' It was Quintus's decision to end his own life, but I hope the refugees don't hold us responsible for it.

''(Note: will need to complete his sidequest first to show this dialog)
'''Menuki:''' So the legatus took his own life? He survived the civil war and the onslaught of the Telophoroi, only to throw it all away when his people need him most...

===Speak with Lucia.===
'''Lucia:''' Ah, [Forename]. I was informed of Quintus's suicide... It must have come as a great shock to his men.
'''Lucia:''' What of the refugees? I'm told some were receptive to our proposal, but I would hear your firsthand account.
'''Lucia:''' That so many did not hesitate to accept proves how desperate their situation has become. We'll do our best to make them feel welcome.
'''Lucia:''' The troops who participated in the ambush are no exception. They will be afforded the same treatment as any other refugees, perfidy notwithstanding. After all, even if I wanted to make an example of them, there's no one left to learn from it.
'''Lucia:''' We will tell our allies that these soldiers were acting under the direct orders of their legatus, and that following his suicide, they offered a full and unconditional surrender.
'''Lucia:''' Perhaps Quintus thought that had he lived, he would be tried as a war criminal, and his men punished with him. Perhaps, by taking his own life, he hoped to absolve them of any culpability. Or perhaps, like too many others, he was a true believer to the end.
'''Lucia:''' Who can say. I didn't know the man, or his heart. His reasons, noble or otherwise, died with him, and it falls to us to clean up the mess...

Help Me to Help You

2025-12-07T17:34:41Z

Rythgen: Fix Required Quest

{{Quest infobox
| title = Help Me to Help You
| image =
| description = [[Menuki]]'s worried expression rather spoils his otherwise formidable appearance.
| quest-giver = Menuki
| location = Garlemald
| location-x = 14.1
| location-y = 29.3
| type = side
| level = 80
| quest-sync = true
| req-quest = Alea Iacta Est
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 168300-190575
| gil = 735
| unlocks =
| prev-quest =
| next-quest =
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| id-gt = 69756
| id-edb = 1552c0b44a1
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Garlean Sidequests
| journal-genre =
}}
__NOTOC__
==Steps==
*Survey Horrea Campi from the designated location.
*Speak with the forthright local boy.
*Report to [[Menuki]].

==Journal==
*Menuki's worried expression rather spoils his otherwise formidable appearance.

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Menuki:''' I have a question─do I look imposing? Intimidating, perhaps?
'''Menuki:''' Sorry, you must think it strange I would ask such a thing. The truth is, I encountered a boy near one of the storerooms, and when I called out to him, he ran away at the sight of me! I was only trying to lend a helping hand!
'''Menuki:''' Later on, I learned that the place was used as a granary, so the lad was most likely searching for food. Now, thanks to me scaring him off, he probably had to go hungry.
'''Menuki:''' I couldn't live with myself if he starved because of me, though I fear he'd only run off if I tried to approach him. I wonder...perhaps you wouldn't mind going in my stead?
'''Menuki:''' Here, you might find him more easily with this telescope. May the kami guide you!
'''(Optional)'''
'''Menuki:''' If you have the chance, please tell him I mean no harm!

===Survey Horrea Campi from the designated location===
'''System:''' You spot the boy carrying a crate in the direction of Liminal Station IV.

===Speak with the forthright local boy===
'''Forthright Local Boy:''' Wh-What do you want!?
'''Forthright Local Boy:''' Saw me, did you? So what!? I didn't do anything wrong! Finders keepers!
'''Forthright Local Boy:''' And this food ain't just for me─the others need it, too. I know you're just trying to help, but we can look after ourselves!
'''Forthright Local Boy:''' If your friend's worried about us, tell him we'll be all right. Until this food runs out, anyway.
'''(Optional)'''
'''Forthright Local Boy:''' What!? No, I don't need help carrying it! Just having a rest, that's all.

===Report to [[Menuki]]===
'''Menuki:''' Did you manage to track him down?
'''Menuki:''' That's a relief, though his outright refusal of our help is concerning.
'''Menuki:''' We came here with the best intentions, but barely a moment's consideration for how the people of Garlemald might feel towards us. I suppose it's only natural they'd be wary.
'''Menuki:''' If they won't accept our aid, we can still make their lives a little easier. We'll start by making the area around the granary safer, so they can gather food whenever they please. Here, I'd like you to have this for giving me peace of mind.

In Pursuit of Power

2025-12-07T17:34:13Z

Rythgen: Fix Required Quest

{{Quest infobox
| title = In Pursuit of Power
| image = In Pursuit of Power.png
| description = [[Rimelnaud]] would like your opinion on something.
| quest-giver = Rimelnaud
| location = Garlemald
| location-x = 15.1
| location-y = 30
| type = feature
| level = 80
| quest-sync = true
| req-quest = Alea Iacta Est
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 168300-190575
| gil = 935
| unlocks = cur Aether Current
| prev-quest =
| next-quest = Camp Broken Engines
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| id-gt = 70034
| id-edb = de685cadd9c
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Garlean Sidequests
| journal-genre =
}}
__NOTOC__
==Steps==
*Speak with [[Appius]].
*Speak with [[Appius]] and have him accompany you.
*Inspect the ceruleum engines with [[Appius]]. 0/3
*Speak with [[Rimelnaud]] while accompanied by [[Appius]].

==Journal==
*Rimelnaud would like your opinion on something.

*You are approached by Rimelnaud, who wants you to accompany him when he goes to negotiate with an engineer from Tapper's Den. The man in question─Appius─is keen to restart Juturna Platform G, but Rimelnaud doubts his motives on account of his Garlean heritage.
**※Please note that the difficulty of this quest has been synced to your current level.

*You speak to Appius, who kindly explains his personal history and proposal for getting the ceruleum rig running again. However, the leaders of the contingent will need more than words to convince them that his plan is wise. Thus, the Garlean engineer suggests he inspect some of the camp's ceruleum engines that may be in need of repair to prove he can be trusted. At his urging, you agree to accompany him to make sure that he doesn't get up to any antics.

*Upon further discussion with Appius, it is agreed that you will be the one to actually inspect the ceruleum engines, lest something break and he be blamed for it. Regardless of how you feel about taking the blame in his stead should that occur, you must concede that it would be better should a Garlean not incur the ire of the contingent by accident.
**※You must be accompanied by Appius to complete this task. Speak with him again should you become separated.

*With Appius's guidance, you inspect three ceruleum engines. Rimelnaud will doubtless be curious as to how it went.
**※You must be accompanied by Appius to complete this task. Speak with him again should you become separated.

*Appius explains that the engines are no longer running efficiently, to the degree that they will inevitably break down. At this, Rimelnaud relents and agrees to allow the engineer to repair the engines. Continue to lend a helping hand if you wish to improve life in the camp.

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Rimelnaud:''' Ah, just who I was looking for! Allow me to introduce myself─I am Rimelnaud of Ishgard. I've been put in charge of our arrangement with Tapper's Den, you see.
'''Rimelnaud:''' However, the very first of the tappers to come bearing ceruleum has asked quite a lot of us, if I do say so!
'''Rimelnaud:''' They wish for our help in getting Juturna Platform G up and running...
'''Rimelnaud:''' The very same platform that's at the head of the imperials' primary energy pipeline!
'''Rimelnaud:''' What's more, he's a Garlean. I was convinced the only engineers left in Tapper's Den were from conquered territories...
'''Rimelnaud:''' In any case, I'm not qualified to judge the motives of the man. I'd feel much more at ease if I had someone of your experience helping to make the call.
'''Rimelnaud:''' I thank you for your willingness to assist. Let us go and speak with the tapper in question, then. He's a man by the name of Appius.

===Speak with [[Appius]]===
'''Appius:''' I suppose you must be the friend Rimelnaud wanted to fetch.

====Cutscene====
'''Appius:''' You have my thanks for getting him to agree to my proposal!

'''Rimelnaud:''' Do not misunderstand─I have yet to agree to any such thing. I merely wanted someone else present during our talk.

'''Appius:''' Very well, though I do believe my proffered deal would be a boon to us and the Ilsabard contingent alike...
'''Appius:''' I used to work on Juturna Platform G, you see, so I know more than most about the facility and its operation.

'''Rimelnaud:''' That may be so...but your relationship to the facility notwithstanding, why should a Garlean such as yourself still be taking refuge in Tapper's Den? We've been led to believe that the former workers residing there were from other territories.

'''Appius:''' You're right on the technicality─I was a supervisor, rather than your typical staff. When the platform went down, it only seemed right that I stay with my crew.
'''Appius:''' I always thought we were close, but living alongside them in Tapper's Den has made me realize that I took them and their skills for granted...and that's to say nothing of the blind eye I turned to their struggles.
'''Appius:''' That's why I came to you. It's high time I be of some real use to them─and everyone else, if we're lucky.
'''Appius:''' If we manage to get the platform back in working order, it'll dramatically increase our capacity to pump and refine ceruleum for everyone in the region! Sadly, we're more than a few hands short of a full workforce─not to mention the lack of supplies.
'''Appius:''' ...Which is precisely where you come in. Help us get things up and running again, and you'll have your share of the ceruleum coming out of the rig. You couldn't come up with a more mutually beneficial arrangement if you tried!

'''Rimelnaud:''' ...So he says. What do you think?

'''< What will you say? >'''
'''< He seems trustworthy to me. >'''
'''< I'm a little uneasy about this... >'''

'''''< Both >'''''
'''Rimelnaud:''' Yes, I'd been leaning the same way myself. Ultimately, what he says about the potential benefits is true... Nevertheless, I doubt the higher-ups would assent to this.

'''Appius:''' I suppose that is how it goes when you're dealing with military types. For what it's worth, I do understand the hesitancy to throw your lot in with someone from a hostile nation.
'''Appius:''' Thus, part two of my proposal─I shall do you a service to prove myself worthy of the contingent's trust!
'''Appius:''' I had a look around the fringes of your camp here before you arrived, and I've spotted a few ceruleum engines in need of repair. If I fix them up, your superiors would have no reason to suspect that I want to see you driven out. ...Less reason, in any case.

'''Rimelnaud:''' Assisting us with use of local technology would go a long way, I'd imagine. That said, I've not heard anything about the ceruleum engines we've scavenged breaking down.

'''Appius:''' It's not as if they're entirely useless─yet─but I guarantee they're not running as they should. Give me the opportunity, and I can have them working more efficiently and safely.
'''Appius:''' You are welcome to accompany me while I do so. That way, you can ensure that I don't get up to anything suspect─and then vouch for me with your superiors!

'''Rimelnaud:''' I have no objections. I trust you will sense anything amiss.

'''Appius:''' Let us begin with a proper inspection, then! We can get to work as soon as you're ready, [Forename].

'''(Optional)'''
'''Rimelnaud:''' My apologies for dragging you into this, but I do appreciate the help. Keep an eye on him when you go to inspect those engines.

===Speak with [[Appius]] and have him accompany you===
'''Appius:''' Though the ultimate objective is to get the engines running at full capacity, the purpose of this inspection is to work out what parts we'll need.
'''Appius:''' However, I would hate to fumble something and be accused of sabotage, so I'd appreciate it if you could be the one to lay hands on the devices. Never fear─I'll be right behind you, telling you what to look for.
'''Appius:''' If we inspect...say, three of them, we should have a decent idea of what needs repair. Lead the way!

'''(Optional, Small Talk while Escorting)'''
'''Appius:''' Remember─three engines in total, you do the touching.

'''(Optional, Parting ways while Escorting)'''
'''Appius:''' Ah, have you something more important to do? You'll find me waiting next to Rimelnaud, so please return when you've the time.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Appius:''' Ready to go? Then let's get moving!

===Inspect the ceruleum engines with [[Appius]]===
''(WoL touches three ceruleum engines...)''

'''Appius:''' Praise be to your deft hands! I have an idea of what our next step ought to be─though perhaps it would be best to apprise Rimelnaud of our progress first.

'''(Optional, Small Talk while Escorting)'''
'''Appius:''' I think I've learned more than enough. Let us report to Rimelnaud.

===Speak with [[Rimelnaud]] while accompanied by [[Appius]] (Cutscene)===
'''Rimelnaud:''' How are our engines?

'''Appius:''' Alas, I fear that each of those we examined are guaranteed to break down sooner or later should you continue using them in their current state.

'''Rimelnaud:''' Surely you jest!

'''Appius:''' I swear it on my integrity as an engineer! You are in dire need of instruction in the proper operation of ceruleum engines.
'''Appius:''' You saw the little lamp light up when you touched the switch, correct? That only illuminates when there's an issue with the engine!
'''Appius:''' They were switched off for want of fuel when the settlement was abandoned, no doubt. Which prevented them burning out...only to let them freeze solid instead ere your lot turned them on. From the state they're in, I can only assume it didn't occur to you to warm them up first.
'''Appius:''' I noticed you have heating technology of your own, but it will do you no good should the engines to power them break, now will it? You have nothing to lose and everything to gain from my assistance!

'''Rimelnaud:''' Hmm... I am a machinist from frozen climes myself, and what you say sounds plausible enough.
'''Rimelnaud:''' Very well. On behalf of the camp, I formally ask you to repair the ceruleum engines.
'''Rimelnaud:''' I suppose that means I will be taking responsibility if anything goes wrong, so you may as well use your own two hands this time.

'''Appius:''' That's the spirit! I knew you'd come around.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Appius:''' Now that Rimelnaud knows I'm worthy of his trust, we need only prove it to his superiors!

Scouting for Scouts

2025-12-07T17:33:32Z

Rythgen: Fix Required Quest

{{Quest infobox
| title = Scouting for Scouts
| image =
| description = Scouts must excel in keeping themselves hidden, but when even their own comrades cannot locate them, there is surely trouble afoot.
| quest-giver = Talon
| location = Garlemald
| location-x = 14.7
| location-y = 30.5
| type = side
| level = 80
| quest-sync = true
| req-quest = Alea Iacta Est
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 168300-190575
| gil = 895
| unlocks =
| prev-quest =
| next-quest =
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| id-gt = 69758
| id-edb = 1fc29bca30d
| journal-section = Sidequests
| journal-category = Garlean Sidequests
| journal-genre =
}}
__NOTOC__
==Steps==
*Search for the wounded contingent scout. 0/2
*Speak with the wounded contingent scout.
*Aid the injured civilian.
*Report to [[Talon]].

==Journal==
*Scouts must excel in keeping themselves hidden, but when even their own comrades cannot locate them, there is surely trouble afoot.

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Talon:''' Please, a moment of your time!
'''Talon:''' A friend who was sent out on reconnaissance has been gone far too long, and she's not responding to her linkpearl.
'''Talon:''' Will you help me look for her?
'''Talon:''' I knew you would! Let's split up─I'll search around the camp, while you head for the lake.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Talon:''' If this doesn't work, we'll have to cast the net a bit wider.

====Optional Dialogue, after the ambush====
'''Injured Civilian:''' Ugh!

===Speak with the wounded contingent scout===
'''Wounded Contingent Scout:''' Thank goodness you're here. Never mind me, this man is in desperate need of aid!

===Aid the injured civilian===
'''Injured Civilian:''' Ugh!

'''Wounded Contingent Scout:''' I thought he could use my help, so I called out to him, but he soon bolted in fear. That's when one of these fiends appeared out of nowhere and pounced on him.
'''Wounded Contingent Scout:''' Although I rushed to fend it off, it had already signaled to its pack mates. Then, just as they had me on the back foot, you arrived.
'''Wounded Contingent Scout:''' I would've called for assistance if my hands weren't already full. But thanks to your timely intervention, I can finally send for troops to take this poor fellow to safety.
'''Wounded Contingent Scout:''' I'll move him to a more secure location until our comrades get here. While you and I are both perfectly capable of conveying the situation via linkpearl, perhaps it would set their minds at ease if you could also speak to them in person?

====Optional Dialogue====
'''Injured Civilian:''' Ugh!

Wounded Contingent Scout: Once he's caught his breath, I'll get him out of the open. I'm sure there's a good hiding place nearby.

===Report to [[Talon]]===
'''Talon:''' >> Gods be good! I'll dispatch troops at once! <<
'''Talon:''' We're lucky you got there when you did, though I wonder what drew that civilian to such a dangerous place to begin with. Perhaps he was in search of supplies?
'''Talon:''' I doubt he'd find much food in that particular area, so it must've been fuel he was after. If I were him, I'd try that enormous extraction facility on the lake, but it sounds like he was hoping to get ceruleum from the water itself.
'''Talon:''' Seems like a tricky task at the best of times, although I expect the folks around those parts have their methods. If so, they could probably stay holed up for months on end, providing there's enough food to go around.
'''Talon:''' Well, the main thing is that he and my friend are no longer in any danger. I see now you're every bit the hero people say you are, not that I ever doubted it!

Strange Bedfellows

2025-12-07T17:31:59Z

Rythgen: Remove duplicate rewards section

{{Quest infobox
| title = Strange Bedfellows
| image =
| description = With the immediate crisis adverted, [[Lucia]] seeks to gain a clearer understanding of the present situation.
| quest-giver = Lucia
| location = Garlemald
| location-x = 13.4
| location-y = 29.9
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre =
| level = 83
| req-items = 2 Conqueror's Chain
| exp = 468600
| gil = 1202
| reward1 = 1 Pewter Head Gear Coffer (IL 525)
| unlocks = aet Tertium
| prev-quest = Alea Iacta Est
| next-quest = In from the Cold, Best Delivered Cold, Children Are Our Future, Stranded at the Station, A Dream of Home, A Light That Never Goes Out, A Place of Greater Safety, And Then a Hero Comes Along, Armored Up, Beasts of the Imperial Wild, Brick by Brick, Tank by Tank, In the Skies above Garlemald, Mama, She Is in Rubble Deep, Ordnance Cleanup Committee, P.S. I Love You, Put Your Plasma Where Your Mouth Is, Rest, Thy Warfare O'er, Some Like It Hot, The Hero Never Bombs, With Folded Hands
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| msq-index = 735
| id-gt = 69929
| id-edb = be4e79b846c
}}

==Steps==
* Speak with [[Alisaie]].
* Speak with [[Sabinianus]].
* Speak with [[Caeso]].
* Speak with [[Flavius]].
* Speak with [[Alphinaud]].
* Survey the designated locations and deal with any enemies that appear. 0/4
* Speak with [[Thancred]].
* Speak with [[Lucia]].

==Journal==
*With the immediate crisis averted, Lucia seeks to gain a clearer understanding of the present situation.

==Dialogue==
''Optional dialogue''
'''Jullus:''' We will make no attempt to resist.

'''Pipin:''' Thank goodness the Xth Legion decided to sue for peace when they did. We have been spared more senseless bloodshed, which is the last thing anyone ─ including the Ist ─ needs.
'''Pipin:''' From their perspective, though, the promise of reinforcements was their last hope, and now they have no choice but to capitulate to the invaders. But we will prove to them that all is not lost, and we yet stand a chance of casting out the Telophoroi.

'''Magnai:''' Even with their empire in ruins, the Garleans have not lost the will to fight.
'''Magnai:''' That strength shall serve them in days to come. There is yet life in this cold soil.

'''Sadu:''' It was a grave error not to post sentries farther from the camp. Had we seen the Garleans sooner, we could have slain them long before the truce was called.
'''Sadu:''' They engaged us of their own free will, and deserved to die warrior's deaths. Even so, I have not forgotten why we are here, and I will stay my hand...for now.

'''Cirina:''' When the imperials charged upon us, we were able to avoid any serious injuries on either side. In truth, most of the Garleans were in no condition to fight. Sunken eyes, hollow cheeks... It must have been a long time since they had a decent meal.
'''Cirina:''' I am sure they will be much more amenable to conversation with food in their bellies.

'''Lyse:''' I've just returned from guarding the airships, and now I've got to keep an eye on the captured imperials. Maybe a bit of chitchat will help lighten the mood.

===Accepting the quest===
'''Lucia:''' Before we proceed, tell me what you know of the Ist Legion and the disposition of their forces.
'''Lucia:''' They were preparing for war while the refugees in their care were left to go hungry? A reckless, shortsighted plan that risks the welfare of the people they are sworn to protect.
'''Lucia:''' Nevertheless, we cannot compel them to accept our aid. If we were to arrive in force with the intent to do so, we would only incite panic...but perhaps they can be persuaded to follow one of their own.
'''Lucia:''' Go with Jullus back to the station and have him lead the refugees here. Some may be unwilling or unable to leave, but for the time being, I'll take what I can get.
'''Lucia:''' Alphinaud, Alisaie, and the scouts sent to extricate them should already be at the station. I will also have our other comrades in the area lend their support should it be needed.
'''Jullus:''' ...Understood.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Lucia:''' I will have food and bedding prepared for the refugees. Getting them here safely, however, is my immediate concern...

''Optional dialogue, back at Tertium (the Metro Station)''
'''Urianger:''' 'Tis a comfort to see thee none the worse for thy recent ordeals.

'''G'raha Tia:''' Oh, I did not expect you to arrive so soon. There's been a...development. Perhaps you had best see for yourself.

'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' What are you doing back here? Where are Jullus and the others!?

===Speak with Alisaie. (Cutscene)===
'''Alisaie:''' [Forename]...and Jullus.
'''Alisaie:''' We arrived just before you did...and too late.
'''Jullus:''' Too late for what? What's happened?
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' It's Lord Quintus... He took his own life.
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' After the news about the Xth, he relieved us of our duties. Then, when he was alone, he...
'''Jullus:''' No... No, he wouldn't...
'''Urianger:''' Thancred and the others ─ assisted by the soldiers ─ have seen to the remains.
'''Urianger:''' In due course shall the legatus be afforded a proper burial.
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' He released us from our duty...
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' He wanted us to be free. Free to choose our own fate.
'''Jullus:''' Without him to guide us, we're... I...
'''G'raha Tia:''' I have just this moment spoken with Lucia.
'''G'raha Tia:''' We are ready to commence the transfer of the refugees here to Camp Broken Glass, should they be willing to accept our aid.
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' Some...would rather die...
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' ...But most of us just want to live. Songs and standards be damned ─ we just want to live.
'''Alisaie:''' We'll need to speak with the refugees. They'll have to decide for themselves if they wish to come with us.
'''Alisaie:''' If any would prefer to stay, we can have supplies brought over for them. It'll be a hard journey for the others, but we'll see they reach our camp safely.
'''Jullus:''' I...I...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' After what happened to his family, the Ist was all Jullus had left. Now even that's been taken away from him...
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' He's not alone in that, either. There's a comfort in having someone to follow. Someone to lead...

'''Spurius:''' Since hearing about Lord Quintus, I confess I've many and more thoughts on the subject. Few can deny he was a man of principle, misguided though he may have been.

'''Dossennus:''' Our leader may be gone, and the world may be falling to ruin, but my duty to my people will never change. Such is the life of a soldier.
'''Estinien:''' I know not how to offer encouragement or solace to these poor souls. But if it's safe passage to our camp they need, I'd gladly oblige.

'''Urianger:''' To employ healing magicks now would likely invite catastrophe, as thou canst attest from thy experiences at Victors' Spoils.
'''Urianger:''' Indeed, the Garleans view our ability to manipulate aether with the same suspicion that many Eorzeans do magitek.

'''Alisaie:''' Everything's going to be all right now...

'''G'raha Tia:''' Try as we might, any words of comfort we may offer are like to fall on deaf ears.

'''Thancred:''' ...Best not to dwell on it. Not when there's work to be done.

'''Alphinaud:''' This is where it happened...

'''Jullus:''' ...Why?

'''Caeso:''' I'm still trying to get this aetheryte working again. If nothing else, we might be able to reach other parts of the city to scavenge for provisions.

===Speak with Sabinianus.===
'''Sabinianus:''' It was only ever a dream, wasn't it. To think we could reclaim it. Rebuild it all ourselves...
'''Sabinianus:''' Before this all began...I sent my wife and daughter away to the provinces...
'''Sabinianus:''' If there's a chance I might see them again, I'll take it. So take me. Take me with you...please.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Sabinianus:''' I can walk, I think. Just give me a few more moments...

===Speak with Caeso.===
'''Caeso:''' Well...got the aetheryte sorted in the end. All it took was a few adjustments, and now it works as well as it ever did...
'''Caeso:''' From what I can tell, the one in Laterum is also functioning as normal. That's where you lot are staying, isn't it?
'''Caeso:''' Now that most of us are packing up and leaving this place, I reckon there'll be more use for me and my skills over at your camp...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Caeso:''' Since the aetheryte's functioning again, why not give it a try? Be a waste if no one did...

===Speak with Flavius.===
'''Flavius:''' Ah...it's you. The one who treated me with such kindness...
'''Flavius:''' I heard from the others that you're not from around here... Heh...I thought you were one of us. Not that it makes much difference now.
'''Flavius:''' Purebloods, migrants, savages... After a while the words start to lose meaning...until all you're left with is anger and fear and hate and I'm...I'm too tired...
'''Flavius:''' If you and yours have come to offer aid, I'd be glad to accept.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Flavius:''' I don't believe I asked you your name...
'''Flavius:''' [Forename Surname]... Thank you. I will remember it... Always.

===Speak with Alphinaud.===
'''Alphinaud:''' We have much to discuss.
'''Alphinaud:''' Our rescue, the attack on Camp Broken Glass...
'''Alphinaud:''' ...What we'd hoped to talk about with Quintus...
'''Alphinaud:''' But all of that can wait. More urgent matters demand our attention.
'''Alphinaud:''' Are any of the refugees willing to come to our camp?
'''Alphinaud:''' Thank the Twelve. Thank the Twelve...
'''Thancred:''' You and I should go first and secure the route back to Camp Broken Glass.
'''Thancred:''' With all the creatures and tempered skulking about, I expect we'll have our hands full.
'''Thancred:''' This should come in handy. Conqueror's Chain, courtesy of our Lominsan friends. I'd save it for the tempered, though.
'''Thancred:''' I'll mark a few points that need surveying on your map. Once you've taken care of the riffraff, we'll meet back at our camp.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alphinaud:''' I will stay with the refugees and do what I can to protect them.
'''Alphinaud:''' While I have no doubt that you and Thancred will do a fine job clearing a path, we must be ever vigilant for threats that may have slipped the net.

''(If you completed Thaumaturge Job Quests, otherwise, this NPC is not interactable while still appearing near the entrance.)
'''Cocobuki:''' Leave these fiends to my brothers and I. We will raze them to the ground with our most devastating magicks!

===Survey the designated locations and deal with any enemies that appear. ===
Enemies: 1x Wild Saiga, 2x Tempered Imperials
After subduing the tempered, use '''Conquered Chains''' on the Tempered Imperials.

===Speak with Thancred.===
'''Thancred:''' Ah, there you are.
'''Thancred:''' As expected, I ran into a few beasts who went down without much of a fight. The tempered proved somewhat troublesome, but those chains should keep them under control until our allies take them into custody.
'''Thancred:''' With that taken care of, I'm to gather a few supplies and then return to the station.
'''Thancred:''' While I see to that, would you mind apprising Lucia of our progress?
'''Thancred:''' As it happens, I have some rather pertinent information from our recent scouting forays, but I'll save that for later. First things first, and all that.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Maxima:''' News regarding the Xth came shortly after you first left with Jullus.
'''Maxima:''' From that, we were able to deduce that the Ist were somewhere within the capital. We were, however, only able to verify this once you had made contact with Thancred.

''Optional dialogue, around Camp Broken Glass''
'''Y'shtola:''' Welcome back. I hope they haven't been working you ''too'' hard...

'''June:''' There are all sorts of theories flying about as to why Quintus would commit suicide. It's thrown the remnants of his legion into turmoil, to make no mention of the refugees formerly in his care.

'''Willelm:''' It was Quintus's decision to end his own life, but I hope the refugees don't hold us responsible for it.

''(Note: will need to complete his sidequest first to show this dialog)
'''Menuki:''' So the legatus took his own life? He survived the civil war and the onslaught of the Telophoroi, only to throw it all away when his people need him most...

===Speak with Lucia.===
'''Lucia:''' Ah, [Forename]. I was informed of Quintus's suicide... It must have come as a great shock to his men.
'''Lucia:''' What of the refugees? I'm told some were receptive to our proposal, but I would hear your firsthand account.
'''Lucia:''' That so many did not hesitate to accept proves how desperate their situation has become. We'll do our best to make them feel welcome.
'''Lucia:''' The troops who participated in the ambush are no exception. They will be afforded the same treatment as any other refugees, perfidy notwithstanding. After all, even if I wanted to make an example of them, there's no one left to learn from it.
'''Lucia:''' We will tell our allies that these soldiers were acting under the direct orders of their legatus, and that following his suicide, they offered a full and unconditional surrender.
'''Lucia:''' Perhaps Quintus thought that had he lived, he would be tried as a war criminal, and his men punished with him. Perhaps, by taking his own life, he hoped to absolve them of any culpability. Or perhaps, like too many others, he was a true believer to the end.
'''Lucia:''' Who can say. I didn't know the man, or his heart. His reasons, noble or otherwise, died with him, and it falls to us to clean up the mess...

Strange Bedfellows

2025-12-07T17:26:15Z

Rythgen: /* Fix Next quests, see: Alea Iacta Est */

{{Quest infobox
| title = Strange Bedfellows
| image =
| description = With the immediate crisis adverted, [[Lucia]] seeks to gain a clearer understanding of the present situation.
| quest-giver = Lucia
| location = Garlemald
| location-x = 13.4
| location-y = 29.9
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre =
| level = 83
| req-items = 2 Conqueror's Chain
| exp = 468600
| gil = 1202
| reward1 = 1 Pewter Head Gear Coffer (IL 525)
| unlocks = aet Tertium
| prev-quest = Alea Iacta Est
| next-quest = In from the Cold, Best Delivered Cold, Children Are Our Future, Stranded at the Station, A Dream of Home, A Light That Never Goes Out, A Place of Greater Safety, And Then a Hero Comes Along, Armored Up, Beasts of the Imperial Wild, Brick by Brick, Tank by Tank, In the Skies above Garlemald, Mama, She Is in Rubble Deep, Ordnance Cleanup Committee, P.S. I Love You, Put Your Plasma Where Your Mouth Is, Rest, Thy Warfare O'er, Some Like It Hot, The Hero Never Bombs, With Folded Hands
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| msq-index = 735
| id-gt = 69929
| id-edb = be4e79b846c
}}
==Rewards==

*1 [[File:Item.png|20px|link=Pewter Head Gear Coffer (IL 525)]]  [[Pewter Head Gear Coffer (IL 525)|Item]]

;Unlocks

*<div style="display:inline-block;margin-left:2px;">[[File:Location.png|24px| Tertium|link= Tertium]]</div> [[ Tertium]]

==Steps==
* Speak with [[Alisaie]].
* Speak with [[Sabinianus]].
* Speak with [[Caeso]].
* Speak with [[Flavius]].
* Speak with [[Alphinaud]].
* Survey the designated locations and deal with any enemies that appear. 0/4
* Speak with [[Thancred]].
* Speak with [[Lucia]].

==Journal==
*With the immediate crisis averted, Lucia seeks to gain a clearer understanding of the present situation.

==Dialogue==
''Optional dialogue''
'''Jullus:''' We will make no attempt to resist.

'''Pipin:''' Thank goodness the Xth Legion decided to sue for peace when they did. We have been spared more senseless bloodshed, which is the last thing anyone ─ including the Ist ─ needs.
'''Pipin:''' From their perspective, though, the promise of reinforcements was their last hope, and now they have no choice but to capitulate to the invaders. But we will prove to them that all is not lost, and we yet stand a chance of casting out the Telophoroi.

'''Magnai:''' Even with their empire in ruins, the Garleans have not lost the will to fight.
'''Magnai:''' That strength shall serve them in days to come. There is yet life in this cold soil.

'''Sadu:''' It was a grave error not to post sentries farther from the camp. Had we seen the Garleans sooner, we could have slain them long before the truce was called.
'''Sadu:''' They engaged us of their own free will, and deserved to die warrior's deaths. Even so, I have not forgotten why we are here, and I will stay my hand...for now.

'''Cirina:''' When the imperials charged upon us, we were able to avoid any serious injuries on either side. In truth, most of the Garleans were in no condition to fight. Sunken eyes, hollow cheeks... It must have been a long time since they had a decent meal.
'''Cirina:''' I am sure they will be much more amenable to conversation with food in their bellies.

'''Lyse:''' I've just returned from guarding the airships, and now I've got to keep an eye on the captured imperials. Maybe a bit of chitchat will help lighten the mood.

===Accepting the quest===
'''Lucia:''' Before we proceed, tell me what you know of the Ist Legion and the disposition of their forces.
'''Lucia:''' They were preparing for war while the refugees in their care were left to go hungry? A reckless, shortsighted plan that risks the welfare of the people they are sworn to protect.
'''Lucia:''' Nevertheless, we cannot compel them to accept our aid. If we were to arrive in force with the intent to do so, we would only incite panic...but perhaps they can be persuaded to follow one of their own.
'''Lucia:''' Go with Jullus back to the station and have him lead the refugees here. Some may be unwilling or unable to leave, but for the time being, I'll take what I can get.
'''Lucia:''' Alphinaud, Alisaie, and the scouts sent to extricate them should already be at the station. I will also have our other comrades in the area lend their support should it be needed.
'''Jullus:''' ...Understood.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Lucia:''' I will have food and bedding prepared for the refugees. Getting them here safely, however, is my immediate concern...

''Optional dialogue, back at Tertium (the Metro Station)''
'''Urianger:''' 'Tis a comfort to see thee none the worse for thy recent ordeals.

'''G'raha Tia:''' Oh, I did not expect you to arrive so soon. There's been a...development. Perhaps you had best see for yourself.

'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' What are you doing back here? Where are Jullus and the others!?

===Speak with Alisaie. (Cutscene)===
'''Alisaie:''' [Forename]...and Jullus.
'''Alisaie:''' We arrived just before you did...and too late.
'''Jullus:''' Too late for what? What's happened?
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' It's Lord Quintus... He took his own life.
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' After the news about the Xth, he relieved us of our duties. Then, when he was alone, he...
'''Jullus:''' No... No, he wouldn't...
'''Urianger:''' Thancred and the others ─ assisted by the soldiers ─ have seen to the remains.
'''Urianger:''' In due course shall the legatus be afforded a proper burial.
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' He released us from our duty...
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' He wanted us to be free. Free to choose our own fate.
'''Jullus:''' Without him to guide us, we're... I...
'''G'raha Tia:''' I have just this moment spoken with Lucia.
'''G'raha Tia:''' We are ready to commence the transfer of the refugees here to Camp Broken Glass, should they be willing to accept our aid.
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' Some...would rather die...
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' ...But most of us just want to live. Songs and standards be damned ─ we just want to live.
'''Alisaie:''' We'll need to speak with the refugees. They'll have to decide for themselves if they wish to come with us.
'''Alisaie:''' If any would prefer to stay, we can have supplies brought over for them. It'll be a hard journey for the others, but we'll see they reach our camp safely.
'''Jullus:''' I...I...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' After what happened to his family, the Ist was all Jullus had left. Now even that's been taken away from him...
'''Ist Legion Soldier:''' He's not alone in that, either. There's a comfort in having someone to follow. Someone to lead...

'''Spurius:''' Since hearing about Lord Quintus, I confess I've many and more thoughts on the subject. Few can deny he was a man of principle, misguided though he may have been.

'''Dossennus:''' Our leader may be gone, and the world may be falling to ruin, but my duty to my people will never change. Such is the life of a soldier.
'''Estinien:''' I know not how to offer encouragement or solace to these poor souls. But if it's safe passage to our camp they need, I'd gladly oblige.

'''Urianger:''' To employ healing magicks now would likely invite catastrophe, as thou canst attest from thy experiences at Victors' Spoils.
'''Urianger:''' Indeed, the Garleans view our ability to manipulate aether with the same suspicion that many Eorzeans do magitek.

'''Alisaie:''' Everything's going to be all right now...

'''G'raha Tia:''' Try as we might, any words of comfort we may offer are like to fall on deaf ears.

'''Thancred:''' ...Best not to dwell on it. Not when there's work to be done.

'''Alphinaud:''' This is where it happened...

'''Jullus:''' ...Why?

'''Caeso:''' I'm still trying to get this aetheryte working again. If nothing else, we might be able to reach other parts of the city to scavenge for provisions.

===Speak with Sabinianus.===
'''Sabinianus:''' It was only ever a dream, wasn't it. To think we could reclaim it. Rebuild it all ourselves...
'''Sabinianus:''' Before this all began...I sent my wife and daughter away to the provinces...
'''Sabinianus:''' If there's a chance I might see them again, I'll take it. So take me. Take me with you...please.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Sabinianus:''' I can walk, I think. Just give me a few more moments...

===Speak with Caeso.===
'''Caeso:''' Well...got the aetheryte sorted in the end. All it took was a few adjustments, and now it works as well as it ever did...
'''Caeso:''' From what I can tell, the one in Laterum is also functioning as normal. That's where you lot are staying, isn't it?
'''Caeso:''' Now that most of us are packing up and leaving this place, I reckon there'll be more use for me and my skills over at your camp...

''Optional dialogue''
'''Caeso:''' Since the aetheryte's functioning again, why not give it a try? Be a waste if no one did...

===Speak with Flavius.===
'''Flavius:''' Ah...it's you. The one who treated me with such kindness...
'''Flavius:''' I heard from the others that you're not from around here... Heh...I thought you were one of us. Not that it makes much difference now.
'''Flavius:''' Purebloods, migrants, savages... After a while the words start to lose meaning...until all you're left with is anger and fear and hate and I'm...I'm too tired...
'''Flavius:''' If you and yours have come to offer aid, I'd be glad to accept.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Flavius:''' I don't believe I asked you your name...
'''Flavius:''' [Forename Surname]... Thank you. I will remember it... Always.

===Speak with Alphinaud.===
'''Alphinaud:''' We have much to discuss.
'''Alphinaud:''' Our rescue, the attack on Camp Broken Glass...
'''Alphinaud:''' ...What we'd hoped to talk about with Quintus...
'''Alphinaud:''' But all of that can wait. More urgent matters demand our attention.
'''Alphinaud:''' Are any of the refugees willing to come to our camp?
'''Alphinaud:''' Thank the Twelve. Thank the Twelve...
'''Thancred:''' You and I should go first and secure the route back to Camp Broken Glass.
'''Thancred:''' With all the creatures and tempered skulking about, I expect we'll have our hands full.
'''Thancred:''' This should come in handy. Conqueror's Chain, courtesy of our Lominsan friends. I'd save it for the tempered, though.
'''Thancred:''' I'll mark a few points that need surveying on your map. Once you've taken care of the riffraff, we'll meet back at our camp.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alphinaud:''' I will stay with the refugees and do what I can to protect them.
'''Alphinaud:''' While I have no doubt that you and Thancred will do a fine job clearing a path, we must be ever vigilant for threats that may have slipped the net.

''(If you completed Thaumaturge Job Quests, otherwise, this NPC is not interactable while still appearing near the entrance.)
'''Cocobuki:''' Leave these fiends to my brothers and I. We will raze them to the ground with our most devastating magicks!

===Survey the designated locations and deal with any enemies that appear. ===
Enemies: 1x Wild Saiga, 2x Tempered Imperials
After subduing the tempered, use '''Conquered Chains''' on the Tempered Imperials.

===Speak with Thancred.===
'''Thancred:''' Ah, there you are.
'''Thancred:''' As expected, I ran into a few beasts who went down without much of a fight. The tempered proved somewhat troublesome, but those chains should keep them under control until our allies take them into custody.
'''Thancred:''' With that taken care of, I'm to gather a few supplies and then return to the station.
'''Thancred:''' While I see to that, would you mind apprising Lucia of our progress?
'''Thancred:''' As it happens, I have some rather pertinent information from our recent scouting forays, but I'll save that for later. First things first, and all that.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Maxima:''' News regarding the Xth came shortly after you first left with Jullus.
'''Maxima:''' From that, we were able to deduce that the Ist were somewhere within the capital. We were, however, only able to verify this once you had made contact with Thancred.

''Optional dialogue, around Camp Broken Glass''
'''Y'shtola:''' Welcome back. I hope they haven't been working you ''too'' hard...

'''June:''' There are all sorts of theories flying about as to why Quintus would commit suicide. It's thrown the remnants of his legion into turmoil, to make no mention of the refugees formerly in his care.

'''Willelm:''' It was Quintus's decision to end his own life, but I hope the refugees don't hold us responsible for it.

''(Note: will need to complete his sidequest first to show this dialog)
'''Menuki:''' So the legatus took his own life? He survived the civil war and the onslaught of the Telophoroi, only to throw it all away when his people need him most...

===Speak with Lucia.===
'''Lucia:''' Ah, [Forename]. I was informed of Quintus's suicide... It must have come as a great shock to his men.
'''Lucia:''' What of the refugees? I'm told some were receptive to our proposal, but I would hear your firsthand account.
'''Lucia:''' That so many did not hesitate to accept proves how desperate their situation has become. We'll do our best to make them feel welcome.
'''Lucia:''' The troops who participated in the ambush are no exception. They will be afforded the same treatment as any other refugees, perfidy notwithstanding. After all, even if I wanted to make an example of them, there's no one left to learn from it.
'''Lucia:''' We will tell our allies that these soldiers were acting under the direct orders of their legatus, and that following his suicide, they offered a full and unconditional surrender.
'''Lucia:''' Perhaps Quintus thought that had he lived, he would be tried as a war criminal, and his men punished with him. Perhaps, by taking his own life, he hoped to absolve them of any culpability. Or perhaps, like too many others, he was a true believer to the end.
'''Lucia:''' Who can say. I didn't know the man, or his heart. His reasons, noble or otherwise, died with him, and it falls to us to clean up the mess...

Alea Iacta Est

2025-12-07T17:19:41Z

Rythgen: /* Fix Next quests, see: Strange Bedfellows */

{{Quest infobox
| title = Alea Iacta Est
| image = Alea Iacta Est.png
| description = Once again, [[Jullus]] has been entrusted with an unenviable task.
| quest-giver = Jullus
| location = Garlemald
| location-x = 32.0
| location-y = 16.8
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre =
| level = 83
| exp = 468600
| gil = 956
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = No Good Deed
| next-quest = Strange Bedfellows, In Pursuit of Power, Help Me to Help You, Scouting for Scouts
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| id-gt = 69928
| msq-index = 734
| id-edb = d79993cefe4
}}

==Steps==
*Speak with [[Marcellinus]].
*Speak with [[Octavia]].
*Speak with [[Jullus]].
*Wait at the specified location.
*Speak with [[Lucia]].

==Journal==
*Once again, Jullus has been entrusted with an unenviable task.

*Negotiations with the Ist Legion have failed, and Alphinaud and Alisaie have been taken as hostages. It has been decided that you will escort Jullus to Camp Broken Glass, where he will present the conditions for Alisaie and Alphinaud's release. Before that, however, he requests that you inform two of the soldiers charged with retrieving your contingent's supplies of your imminent departure. He also gives the rather cryptic instruction that his comrades “ask the iyl” for further details, although its meaning is entirely lost on you for the moment.

*The two soldiers give very different yet equally startling responses to the suggestion that they “ask the iyl,” and it is clear they know precisely what this entails. As neither appears willing to expound further on this riddle, your only choice is to glean the truth from Jullus himself.

*When pressed about his instructions to ask the iyl, Jullus remains tight-lipped. The only hint he gives is that, providing your allies agree to Quintus's demands, the true meaning will be of no relevance to you. While this is hardly reassuring, he reminds you that the two of you must cooperate to ensure the negotiations reach successful conclusion. He then asks that you wait for him at a location nearby that he wishes to visit on the way to Camp Broken Glass.

*After taking a brief detour past what remains of Jullus's home, you arrive at your camp. The negotiations have barely begun when you learn that Alphinaud and Alisaie have been freed by your comrades, depriving Quintus of his leverage. With the tables turned, Jullus and the other troops prepare to carry out their second set of orders by launching an attack on the Ilsabard contingent. Before any blood is spilled, however, you receive yet more surprising news. You learn that the Xth Legion─the reinforcements Quintus had been expecting─have instead agreed to a truce with the Grand Company of Eorzea. Quintus then commands his soldiers to comply with the Xth's wishes, thus ending the confrontation.

*Thanks to Lucia's calm handling of a perilous situation, as well as the political maneuvering of your allies at home, hostilities between the Ilsabard contingent and the Ist Legion have come to an end. However, the question of what lies ahead has yet to be answered.

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the quest===
'''Jullus:''' You will accompany me back to your camp, where I will meet with your leader and present Lord Quintus's demands.
'''Jullus:''' Before we depart, however, there is something I would ask of you.
'''Jullus:''' Assuming your contingent complies, the supplies they surrender will need to be transported here.
'''Jullus:''' That task falls to Legionaries Marcellinus and Octavia, who will pilot magitek armor to your headquarters. You are to inform them that we are leaving shortly.
'''Jullus:''' Tell them to ''ask the iyl'' for further details. In those words.
'''Jullus:''' Once you've seen to that, meet me by the exit.

===Speak with Octavia.===
'''Octavia:''' What do you want with me!?
'''Octavia:''' "Ask the iyl“... So Lord Quintus has reached a decision.
'''Octavia:''' I knew he would understand. That he would recognize the savage is a ruthless, merciless creature, and to defeat him, we too must be...uncompromising...
'''Octavia:''' I...am ready. In the name of Emperor Varis, for the glory of Garlemald, I will fulfill...my duty!

===Speak with Marcellinus.===
'''Marcellinus:''' You again...
'''Marcellinus:''' "Ask the iyl,“ he said? Heh...heh heh... <sigh>
'''Marcellinus:''' So. That's to be the way of it. After all this...
'''Marcellinus:''' How ironic that you should be the one to deliver the news.
'''Marcellinus:''' If those are my orders, then so be it. For the glory...of Garlemald...

===Speak with Jullus.===
'''Jullus:''' Have you done as instructed?

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Their duties involve more than the transportation of supplies, don't they?
'''Jullus:''' Duty is rarely a simple thing. We ''have'' been given additional orders, though whether we will be required to follow them depends entirely on your contingent.
'''Jullus:''' You and I are in this together now. Like it or not, we have to cooperate.
> What do you mean by "ask the iyl"?
'''Jullus:''' I am not at liberty to divulge that. What I ''can'' say is this: you have no cause for concern if our demands are met.
'''Jullus:''' You and I are in this together now. Like it or not, we ''have'' to cooperate.

'''Jullus:''' There is one other matter... A place I'd like to visit on the way to your camp.
'''Jullus:''' It's a short walk from here. Follow me.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Jullus:''' Give me a moment. Please.

===Wait at the specified location. (Cutscene)===
Jullus lingers by the ruins, reluctant to leave and reluctant to stay. Unable to move on...

| Voiced cutscene |
'''Jullus:''' This is my home. ''Our'' home.
'''Jullus:''' Least it was until that night. I was with Lord Quintus when the capital fell, and thus spared. My family, who did not own a radio, were less fortunate.
'''Jullus:''' When dawn came, I made my way here. My parents...my little brother and sister...they were still inside...
'''Jullus:''' But they weren't themselves, and they...they tried to... And I had to...
'''Jullus:''' I'd promised to take them away from the capital that very morning. To somewhere safe, to hide until the fighting stopped.
'''Jullus:''' I promised...
'''Jullus:''' The Garlean flag bears a chain. The bonds between our countrymen.
'''Jullus:''' A red link at its center ─ the blood of the fallen. Our loved ones who lived and died for Garlemald.
'''Jullus:''' But if she, too, fell, who would be left to remember them and their sacrifice? What enduring proof would there be that they were ever here?
'''Jullus:''' If we had turned to your gods, would they have saved us?
'''Jullus:''' I'm sorry. Forget I spoke.
'''Jullus:''' We should go.

'''Alisaie:''' It's no use.
'''Alphinaud:''' Believe me, I do not enjoy being here any more than you. But he/she wanted us to play along, so that is what we will do.
'''Alisaie:''' ...It's so cold.
'''Alphinaud:''' Painfully so... Unbearably.
'''Alisaie:''' I've been thinking about what Quintus said. About why no one would accept Garlean rule.
'''Alisaie:''' Irreconcilable differences. When coexistence isn't an option, only conquest remains.
'''Alisaie:''' Varis at Ghimlyt said much the same. Only by uniting the world beneath a single standard would we rid ourselves of the Ascians.
'''Alisaie:''' United...as one people. One race, cleansed of “imperfections.”
'''Alisaie:''' A cold and unforgiving vision. And when we fail to live up to their standards...what place is there for us in their world?
'''Alisaie:''' But the truly sad, truly ''frustrating'' thing is how damnably similar it all is to the lofty ideals of Father and the Forum.
'''Alisaie:''' Nonintervention ─ always nonintervention. Protect our knowledge and our people and to hells with the rest of you.
'''Alisaie:''' And yet...I can see how it happened. Varis and Father looked to their elders for guidance and took their virtues as their own. For this world was of their making─in who else could they place their trust?
'''Alisaie:''' All of us lost in a sea of chaos, searching desperately for purpose and meaning...but it shouldn't just be an extension of another's. It has to be ours. It has to be.
'''Alisaie:''' We all have a stake in this world. No one should be silenced...
'''Alphinaud:''' I won't deny that we lack the experience of people such as Father or Quintus.
'''Alphinaud:''' Perhaps they've come to see the world as a series of problems, and the most efficient way of solving them to reduce everything to fundamental forms.
'''Alphinaud:''' A stone is a stone, a cloud a cloud, a flower no more than that. Simple descriptions that strip the subject of distinguishing characteristics.
'''Alphinaud:''' A man is a man. Divided according to race, creed, or allegiance ─ and to some, defined by such associations.
'''Alisaie:''' Is that what ''you'' think?
'''Alphinaud:''' In my misbegotten youth. But what I believed wisdom was no more than aggressive ignorance.
'''Alphinaud:''' I've since learned to look beyond the banners and the politics. To see people as individuals with their own hopes and dreams.
'''Alphinaud:''' As for my dream of building a better world... Well, every day I am reminded that it is far more complex than I had ever imagined.
'''Alphinaud:''' But it only spurs me onward. To find the wisdom and the strength to see it through to the very end.

'''Lucia:''' All of our supplies and an immediate withdrawal? These are your conditions?
'''Jullus:''' Demands. And you forgot about the airship.
'''Jullus:''' Once again, you will leave one behind. It will be used to return the prisoners. Their collars will be removed prior to the exchange.

'''Alisaie:''' So in the end, not even Father's expertly worded rhetoric could deter you from your chosen course.
'''Alphinaud:''' Huh?
'''Alisaie:''' Not that I thought for a moment that it would. I've no love for violence, of course, but ours is a cause worth fighting for. I just wish he'd realize it too.
'''Alisaie:''' Sometimes the only way to protect the ones you love is to take a stand. To refuse to suffer in silence.
'''Alisaie:''' I want you to know I share your conviction. Whether it be on the battlefield or in the debating chamber, I won't back down. I guess what I'm saying is...
'''Alphinaud:''' You've found your own reason to fight.
'''Alisaie:''' Yes. Yes, I have.
'''Alisaie:''' Gods willing, there will come a day when we can finally lay down our arms, and there will be peace.
'''Alisaie:''' But not until the Telophoroi have been defeated once and for all.
'''Alisaie:''' And you, Brother, will have a vital part to play. By your words and deeds, you'll lead the way.
'''Alphinaud:''' ...I pray I am up to the task.
'''Alisaie:''' There'll always be naysayers. Those who think us fools for even trying.
'''Alisaie:''' It's easy for learned elites to criticize earnest efforts and assert their moral superiority. All without offering alternatives.
'''Alisaie:''' Not that their sophistry has ever wounded you. So stubborn and strong ─ stronger than you even know.
'''Alisaie:''' Don't ever change, you hear me? If you stumble, I'll be there to catch you. Or give you a thick ear. Maybe both for good measure.
'''Alphinaud:''' Thank you, Alisaie...
''The door opens.''
[[File:EW-Alea_Iacta_Est-Estinien.jpg|450px]]

'''Maxima:''' The scouts have secured Alisaie and Alphinaud. Their collars were removed without complication as well.
'''Maxima:''' They report no casualties ─ not for their party nor the guards, who will wake from their premature slumber in due course.
'''Lucia:''' It would appear the situation has changed.
'''Lucia:''' I propose new terms. We have information that will be of great interest to Lord Quintus, and I wish to speak with him in person.
'''Jullus:''' No. In the event you rejected our first proposal, we came prepared with a second.
'''Lucia:''' Ambush!
'''Cirina:''' More are coming! Make ready!
'''Jullus:'''
'''Jullus:''' Of the fallen Emperor Varis, shall safeguard these lands...
'''Jullus:''' ...from the barbarian hordes until our countrymen return!
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' This child may be the worst emissary I have ever seen...
'''Lucia:''' We received an urgent communication from the Grand Company of Eorzea.
'''Lucia:''' Envoys from the imperial army, led by members of the Xth Legion, came to Ala Mhigo and requested an audience.
'''Lucia:''' They explained that their efforts to coordinate the reclamation of the capital with the aid of the IVth, Vth, VIIIth, and XIIth had ended in failure.
'''Lucia:''' Communication between most legions has broken down entirely. Most of the Xth's conscripts have deserted, leaving their forces severely depleted.
'''Lucia:''' That is why, unable to continue the fight on their own, they and their allies turned to the Grand Company of Eorzea for aid.
'''Jullus:''' Lies! Every word!
'''Jullus:''' It is the truth, and I have not finished. The Xth has requested that we deliver a message to Lord Quintus.
'''Lucia:''' “Have the iyl stand down.”
'''Jullus:''' You have been listening, my lord?
'''Jullus:''' Wh-What are your orders?

'''Quintus:''' Inform her...that we will honor the Xth's decision.
'''Quintus:''' Bereft of hope...and now dignity.
'''Quintus:''' I release you from your duty. All of you.
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'''Quintus:''' I take solace, Your Radiance, in the knowledge you are not here to witness our debasement.
'''Quintus:''' 'Twas a grand, glorious dream we shared.
'''Quintus:''' Of a world united. Of peace and prosperity.
'''Quintus:''' We are ghosts, you and I. Memories of days gone by.
'''Quintus:''' Bonds forged in blood...that I will not see tarnished.

'''Alisaie:''' Quickly! We have to reach the station before it's too late!
'''Alphinaud:''' If there is still a chance that Quintus will agree to a truce, we must take it.
'''Alisaie:''' I just hope we get there before he and his men do something rash...
| Voiced cutscene end. |

''Optional dialogue''
'''Jullus:''' We will make no attempt to resist.

''Optional dialogue, around the Camp Broken Glass''
'''Cirina:''' When the imperials charged upon us, we were able to avoid any serious injuries on either side. In truth, most of the Garleans were in no condition to fight. Sunken eyes, hollow cheeks... It must have been a long time since they had a decent meal.
'''Cirina:''' I am sure they will be much more amenable to conversation with food in their bellies.

'''Lyse:''' I've just returned from guarding the airships, and now I've got to keep an eye on the captured imperials. Maybe a bit of chitchat will help lighten the mood.

'''Sadu:''' It was a grave error not to post sentries farther from the camp. Had we seen the Garleans sooner, we could have slain them long before the truce was called.
'''Sadu:''' They engaged us of their own free will, and deserved to die warrior's deaths. Even so, I have not forgotten why we are here, and I will stay my hand...for now.

'''Magnai:''' Even with their empire in ruins, the Garleans have not lost the will to fight.
'''Magnai:''' That strength shall serve them in days to come. There is yet life in this cold soil.

'''Pipin:''' Thank goodness the Xth Legion decided to sue for peace when they did. We have been spared more senseless bloodshed, which is the last thing anyone─including the Ist─needs.
'''Pipin:''' From their perspective, though, the promise of reinforcements was their last hope, and now they have no choice but to capitulate to the invaders. But we will prove to them that all is not lost, and we yet stand a chance of casting out the Telophoroi.

'''Sicard:''' More people at the camp means more bodies to keep warm.
'''Sicard:''' The smiths've been scramblin' to get enough heatin' for everyone, and we've got people searchin' for firewood, in case it comes to that.

'''Maxima:''' News regarding the Xth came shortly after you first left with Jullus.
'''Maxima:''' From that, we were able to deduce that the Ist were somewhere within the capital. We were, however, only able to verify this once you had made contact with Thancred.

''(Note: as with previous quests involving this locale, certain NPCs are only interactable if you complete Job quest that involves them. Therefore, the following dialog list is incomplete, as it requires you to have all jobs unlocked.)''

''(if you completed WAR job quqests)
Broenbhar: I heard what happened, an' I'm glad yer all right. Look, I know there's still a lot to do, but try an' save yer strength till it's needed, eh?

''(if you completed DRG job quests)
Alberic: As a knight, I am in sworn service to the people. Thus shall I commit myself to the protection of all those who haven't the arms to defend themselves, whomsoever they may be.

''Optional dialogue, around the Tertium (The Metro Station)''
'''Theodora:''' I do hope the Ilsabard contingent actually makes some kind of difference around here.

'''Spurius:''' Since hearing about Lord Quintus, I confess I've many and more thoughts on the subject. Few can deny he was a man of principle, misguided though he may have been.

'''Dossennus:''' Our leader may be gone, and the world may be falling to ruin, but my duty to my people will never change. Such is the life of a soldier.

'''Caeso:''' I'm still trying to get this aetheryte working again. If nothing else, we might be able to reach other parts of the city to scavenge for provisions.

===Speak with Lucia.===
'''Lucia:''' Much and more has occurred since last we met.
'''Lucia:''' As for determining what comes next, we must speak with Lord Quintus.

==Trivia==
* The quest name is Latin for "The die has been cast", and a reference to the famous quote attributed to Julius Caesar.
** The Latin is used here possibly to obscure its meaning, or possibly because they have used the reference before during ''[[Stormblood]]'': {{questlink|main|The Die Is Cast}}.
* Alea Iacta Est is also the name of a mechanic used by Varis yae Galvus in [[Memoria Misera (Extreme)]]
* In the [[Garlean Empire#Social Hierarchy|Garlean hierarchy]], an "iyl" refers to the "temporary leader appointed only in times of emergency, and given all rights of the lord emperor," and is equivalent to a dictator in the real-world ancient Roman Empire.

Best of the Best

2025-12-05T03:09:04Z

Rythgen: /* Add three missing possible NPCs and dialogues */

{{Quest infobox
| title = Best of the Best
| image =
| description = [[Maxima]] would have you meet your new traveling companions.
| quest-giver = Maxima
| location = The Lochs
| location-x = 36.4
| location-y = 31.9
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre =
| level = 82
| req-items = 6 Warding Scales
| exp = 462000
| gil = 1071
| reward1 = 1 Northsea Coat
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = A Capital Idea
| next-quest = A Frosty Reception
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| msq-index = 724
| id-gt = 69918
| id-edb = a9c1d0d61e2
}}

==Steps==
* Enter the Royal Palace.
* Speak with [[Y'shtola]].
* Deliver [[Warding Scales|warding scales]] to [[A-Ruhn-Senna]].
* Deliver [[Warding Scales|warding scales]] to [[Sicard]].
* Deliver [[Warding Scales|warding scales]] to [[Lyse]].
* Deliver [[Warding Scales|warding scales]] to [[Lucia]].
* Deliver [[Warding Scales|warding scales]] to [[Cirina]].
* Deliver a [[Warding Scales|warding scale]] to [[Maxima]].
* Speak with [[Alphinaud]].

==Journal==
* Maxima would have you meet your new traveling companions.

==Dialogue==
''Optional dialogue''
'''Alisaie:''' I suppose it's easy for some people to forget there are civilians in Garlemald, too, when the only imperials they've ever known are soldiers...

'''Alphinaud:''' With the knowledge that our allies will hold the line in our absence, we may devote our attention to the Ilsabardian front.

'''Estinien:''' Like Gaius, I too stand accused of Varis's murder, though I am rather less recognizable on sight. Still, it's something to bear in mind once we reach Garlemald.

'''G'raha Tia:''' So that's Gaius Baelsar. The horrors he must have seen... Many of his own making, I do not doubt.

'''Aymeric:''' I neglected to mention earlier that we received a report from our troops that may be of interest to you. While engaged with a lunar primal, a great wyrm swooped down from the skies above and came to their aid.
'''Aymeric:''' This wyrm, as described, was the spitting image of Tiamat. It would seem she too continues to wage war against the Telophoroi.

'''Raubahn:''' Once we've seen the contingent on its way, I will return to my duties here in Ala Mhigo.
'''Raubahn:''' As many of our most capable will be traveling with you to Garlemald, we who remain will have to fight that much harder to make up the difference. But let no man say I do not welcome the challenge. Aye, this old bull isn't ready to hang up his horns yet!

'''Gaius:''' Regardless of how my countrymen receive you, the cold will not treat you kindly. Underestimate it at your peril.

===Accepting the quest===
'''Maxima:''' The other members of the Ilsabard contingent are gathered in the Royal Palace.
'''Maxima:''' I shall inform them of your arrival, so please make your way inside as soon as you are ready.

===Enter the Royal Palace. (Cutscene)===
'''Resistance Guard:''' Ah, the remaining members of the Scions. Your friends and most of the Ilsabard contingent await you within.
'''Resistance Guard:''' Would you like me to see you through?

| Voiced cutscene |
'''Alphinaud:''' By the Twelve...
'''Thancred:''' Glad you could join us. I hope you don't mind, but we went ahead and started without you.
'''Y'shtola:''' As you can imagine, our traveling companions were eager to become acquainted. 'Tis a rare thing indeed to see such a diverse and talented group of individuals assembled for a single purpose.
'''Y'shtola:''' We fight not only for the sake of Eorzea, but for the entire world ─ including the people of Garlemald. Much rides on the efforts of the Ilsabard contingent.
'''Lucia:''' Indeed. Which is why I am glad to find myself in the company of many trusted comrades ─ yourselves included.
'''Alphinaud:''' Lucia!
'''Lucia:''' I have come at the behest of Lord Aymeric, who has honored me with the role of Ishgard's representative. For the good of all nations, not least my former homeland, I am determined to see this mission through to its end.
'''Lucia:''' We have a hard road ahead of us, but walk it we shall. Together.
'''Alphinaud:''' We too welcome this opportunity to work together once more. I have faith that, if there is a way to resolve this conflict, we will find it.
'''Lucia:''' Allow me to introduce you to the rest of our company.
'''Lucia:''' Everyone, if I may have your attention!

'''Lucia:''' Might I ask you to speak first?
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' If I must...
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' I am A-Ruhn-Senna, spokesman for the Gridanian delegation, here on behalf of my esteemed sister, the Elder Seedseer.
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' We shall provide support and protection to those in need during our time in Garlemald.
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' To that end, I am joined by healers selected by the Conjurers' Guild, with the Order of the Twin Adder's finest serving as our escort.

(When playing as a white mage)
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' Of course, with an experienced white mage such as yourself accompanying us as well, those requiring more involved treatment will be in safe hands. Raya-O sends her regards, by the way.

'''Sicard:''' S'pose I'd better say my piece...
'''G'raha Tia:''' Wait ─ I know you!
'''Sicard:''' The name's Sicard, in case you've forgotten. Truth be told, I'd rather you had forgotten...
'''Sicard:''' Anyroad, the Admiral asked Captain Hyllfyr to send his best, and for whatever reason, he picked me.
'''Sicard:''' 'Course, if I'd refused, I'd be the laughin' stock of the Bloody Executioners, and my reputation's taken enough of a keelhaulin' as it is. But more importantly, like any pirate worth his salt, I know when you're starin' down a storm, you've got to trust in the commander of your ship.
'''Sicard:''' So if the Admiral wants us to go to Garlemald ─ not for plunder and glory, but the promise of peace in our time─then that's what we'll do!
'''Sicard:''' Since we all know how much the Empire loves its steel, we thought we'd bring along a few smiths to make the most of it. Give 'em a pile of scrap and they'll cobble together anythin' you fancy.
'''Sicard:''' 'Course, just like the Gridanians, we've got fighters of our own. We might've come with a more constructive purpose in mind, but we're more'n capable of cracking skulls, believe you me.
'''Lyse:''' Well, you're certainly raring to go. But then again, so are we.
'''Lyse:''' The most dependable warriors of Ul'dah and Ala Mhigo have assembled at the sultana and General Aldynn's behest.
'''Lyse:''' If Garlemald has truly fallen, then the whole place is likely to be crawling with Telophoroi. We'll need plenty of troops to clear and hold a path for others to follow.
'''Lyse:''' That's where we come in. Naturally, Marshal Tarupin and I will be leading from the front.
'''Y'shtola:''' It's been some time since I last saw you in your element on the battlefield.
'''Lyse:''' From what I've heard, you've become pretty fearsome yourself. “Master Matoya,” the “avatar of destruction.”
'''Lyse:''' With comrades like these, I know we'll succeed, no matter what awaits us.
'''Lyse:''' And then we might finally get a chance to enjoy a good long rest. But until then, let's give it our all!
'''Lucia:''' As for Ishgard, we Temple Knights have come in force to uphold our nation's commitment to the peace and welfare of our allies.
'''Lucia:''' The bitter cold of Garlemald is a formidable enemy in of itself. Our experience fighting in ice and snow will prove invaluable in the days ahead.
'''Lucia:''' Accordingly, I have been designated commander of the Ilsabard contingent. I will do all in my power to provide you with the leadership and guidance you require.
'''Lucia:''' The four High Houses ─ House Haillenarte foremost among them ─ have arranged for a host of machinists to join us on our mission.
'''Lucia:''' Their knowledge of imperial magitek is sure to be a great boon. They will address any problems of a technical nature, together with the smiths of Limsa Lominsa.
'''Lucia:''' There is another awaiting introduction...
'''Alphinaud:''' Lord Emmanellain!
'''Emmanellain:''' Ah, yes... Emmanellain de Fortemps, at your service.
'''Emmanellain:''' Though...lest there be any misunderstanding, I should stress that I've not become a “fearsome” warrior while you were away. Rather far from it, actually. My brother, in his infinite wisdom, decided this would be an excellent chance to make something of myself... Oh, and fight for world peace and all that.
'''Emmanellain:''' But should the opportunity arise for a spot of ballroom dancing, I will be your twinkle-toed Gentleman of Light!

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Maay your graceful prancing lead the way to victory!
> I daresay your fancy footwork may be all that stands between us and certain doom.

'''Emmanellain:''' Huzzah! I cannot wait to regale Honoroit with my tales of derring-do!
'''Lucia:''' I believe that concludes introductions for the Grand Company of Eorzea.
'''Lucia:''' Our allies from the Eastern alliance were due to arrive some time ago, but it would appear they have been delayed...
'''Alisaie:''' Would that be the shinobi of Doma?
'''Thancred:''' Actually, they've been tasked with relaying messages back and forth between the various Eastern nations. According to Lord Hien, however, an equally capable company of warriors has been sent in their stead...
'''???:''' Out of my way, you preening fool!

'''Cirina:''' Forgive us for coming late! We are the delegates of the Eastern alliance.
'''Lyse:''' Cirina! And you've brought company!
'''Sadu:''' For battle and blood we come, as the Steppe is sorely lacking in both. No towers befoul our lands, so we marched on those of Doma ─ only to find them beyond our reach.
'''Sadu:''' But now our thirst for slaughter will be slaked. No quarter to the enemy!
'''Cirina:''' Sadu Khatun, no! We go to make peace with the ironmen, not war.
'''Lucia:''' Warriors of the Steppe, we have heard many tales of your bravery. We welcome you as allies. And these other ones you have brought are...?
'''Cirina:''' Members of the Dalmascan resistance group, Lente's Tears.
'''Thancred:''' And the Bozjan Resistance.
'''Thancred:''' Between them, they have a wealth of experience in espionage, and are particularly adept at infiltrating imperial facilities. Which is fortuitous, since Garlemald's domain is so vast that I could never hope to handle reconnaissance duties all by myself.
'''Alphinaud:''' Dalmasca, Bozja, Ala Mhigo... All lands which have suffered the tyranny of the Empire.
'''Alphinaud:''' I would never presume to question your motives. Nevertheless, I must reiterate that our goal is to aid the victims of the Telophoroi. The commonfolk of Garlemald.
'''Alphinaud:''' And they are victims, make no mistake. Though I understand that many may struggle to see them as such...
'''Lyse:''' You're more right than you know. For every one of us that answered the call, there were a dozen that refused.
'''Lyse:''' Not only in Ala Mhigo, but everywhere we went. And who could blame them? The Empire's always been “the enemy.”
'''Lyse:''' But after seeing what we've seen...fighting and working against ─ and with ─ Garleans, there's no denying the simple truth.
'''Lyse:''' They're just people. No different from you or I. They've got their share of liars and murderers, but so do we. So do we all.
'''Lyse:''' Fordola, who once swore herself to Garlemald, has proven herself a trusted ally time and time again. Every Eorzean here knows Cid Garlond, the imperial defector who shared with us countless technological wonders.
'''Lyse:''' Maxima, who stands with us today, tried to reform Garlemald from within and make peace with Doma.
'''Lyse:''' So you can believe me when I say that every fighter here understands and accepts that the imperials are not monsters and are deserving of help. Or at least that they were able to put aside their feelings for the greater good.
'''Lyse:''' It won't be easy, but we're all determined to make this world a better place.
'''Alphinaud:''' What lingering concerns I may have had were clearly unwarranted. I agree with everything you said wholeheartedly.
'''Lucia:''' Then we are in accord. Now ─ let us review our strategy.
'''Lucia:''' To reach the Garlean capital in northern Ilsabard, we must cross the central mountain range.
'''Lucia:''' Fortunately, Garlond Ironworks can provide aerial transport, sparing us this most treacherous part of our journey.
'''Lucia:''' However, attempting to fly any closer to Garlemald would attract the attention of the Telophoroi.
'''Lucia:''' As they appear to have seized control of the majority of the imperial military, we must assume that includes its fleet. In addition, Garlemald possesses devices that can interfere with airship navigational systems, further discouraging an airborne approach.
'''Maxima:''' Given the circumstances, the closest we dare deploy our contingent is an area between the range and the capital ─ the Magna Glacies.
'''Maxima:''' From there, we must travel the rest of the way on foot. We will also need to bring the airships with us to ensure we can withdraw with haste. Although much of the terrain will be blanketed in snow, we should be able to make use of local roads and shipping facilities.
'''Maxima:''' The vast ice field will afford us an unobstructed view of the surrounding area. On the other hand, it will also allow others to easily spot us, so it is imperative that we only make camp in positions where we can easily defend ourselves ─ and the airships, which must be kept safe at all costs.
'''Lucia:''' We cannot account for every possibility, so we must be prepared to think on our feet. We will be tested. Sorely tested, I expect. But for our homes and for our people ─ and a people not our own but in need ─ we will succeed.
'''Lucia:''' Spare no effort in your preparations. Once we depart, there is no turning back.
| Voiced cutscene end. |

''Optional dialogue'' 
''* some dialogue are dependent on the content, or job quests you have completed in your journey. If WoL cannot interact with certain NPC, that would imply that WoL never met that NPC.''
'' *** The dialog below maybe '''incomplete''', as it would require a character who has unlocked all jobs and progressed them prior to this cutscene to see all possible dialog NPCs.

(If you have completed BRD lvl. 60)
'''Guydelot:''' I can't lie to you, [Forename]. I wasn't entirely for this whole thing when Sanson spoke to me, but...if it means being your brother-in-arms, then who am I to pettifog?
'''Guydelot:''' I shouldn't be so hard on him, I suppose. This bard unit is quite impressive, really. Yes, one must give credit where credit is due. Rather uncouth for one to do otherwise, after all!
(Otherwise, if you never touched BRD, this NPC cannot be interacted with)

(If you have completed BRD lvl. 60)
'''Sanson:''' Our prowess has finally been recognized by the Order of the Twin Adder! Naturally, Guydelot is also here helping us.
'''Sanson:''' Whilst his ability as a bard is unmatched, I do worry about his judgment. However, you need not ─ I shall be keeping a close eye on him. I promise.
(Otherwise, if you never touched BRD, this NPC cannot be interacted with)

(If you have completed WHM lvl. 60)
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' In case you were wondering, Eschiva will be staying behind to defend the Twelveswood with my sisters.
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' She was of the opinion she would make a useful addition to our contingent─and was eager to make good on her vow to accompany me as well. Which was...flattering...but ultimately, it was decided that her skills would be better put to use keeping our homeland safe. I am of course obligated to share with her every detail when I return.
(Otherwise, if WoL knows A-Ruhn-Senna from somewhere else)
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' With so many people from so many places, I'm rather out of my element.
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' Regardless, I am a Seedseer, and will endeavor to acquit myself accordingly.

(If you have completed MCH lvl. 60)
'''Stephanivien:''' If it isn't [Forename]! 'Tis thanks in no small part to you that the manufactory's future is looking brighter than ever, my friend — I am pleased to report that I and a handful of my colleagues have been selected to join the contingent.
'''Stephanivien:''' Ere the expedition has ended, even the Temple Knights will be singing our machinists' praises ─ once they have borne witness to not only our mechanical proficiency, but our combat prowess too, of course!
(Otherwise, if you never touched MCH, this NPC cannot be interacted with)

(If you have completed THM lvl. 30 job quest)
'''Cocobuki:''' Hm hm hm... We came as quickly as we could. We would follow your example and devastate the Telophoroi with the full extent of our powers!
'''Cocobuki:''' Worry not for your brothers, Busi! We will return soon enough!
(If you have unlocked THM, but not completed THM lvl. 30 job quest)
'''Cocobuki:''' Hm hm hm... The Telophoroi, you say? Let us see how they like it when we visit our destructive magicks upon them.
(If you never touched THM, this NPC cannot be interacted with)

(If you have completed DRG lvl. 30 job quest)
'''Alberic:''' Let me have a look at you. A touch nervous to enter the battlefield perhaps? Well, I shall be out there alongside you as a Temple Knight serving with your fine van.
'''Alberic:''' Though I may not look it, I was the Azure Dragoon once upon a time. So you can rest assured I will give all that I have in the coming fight. I certainly won't be shown up by you or Estinien!
(If you never touched DRG, this NPC cannot be interacted with)

(If you have completed WAR lvl. 30 job quest)
'''Broenbhar:''' I'm here representin' the Marauders' Guild, an' it's my job to keep the smiths out of harm's way. Mind you, with them hammers of theirs, they can put up a fair fight themselves! With a bit o' luck, this'll be over an' done with afore ye know it.
'''Broenbhar:''' Maybe when this is all over, ye could pay the axemaster a visit. He still tells all the new recruits about the time ye killed Kujata an' avenged that boy's parents. Heh, I remember it like it were yesterday!
(If you never touched WAR, this NPC cannot be interacted with)

(If you have completed SCH lvl. 60)
'''Alka Zolka:''' Greetings, [Forename]. The time has come for us marines to show our valor upon the battlefield. All who see us will know of our name and quake before our might!
'''Alka Zolka:''' To victory ─ come hells or high water!

(If you have completed PGL lvl. 30)
'''Chuchuto:''' I'm so glad I found you. I've for you a letter from Master Hamon. Let's read it together, shall we?
'''Chuchuto:''' Now let's see here... Ahem. "I've every confidence that your fists shall bring the Telophoroi to their knees. And should you espy any beautiful maidens thereabouts, perhaps sing them my praises?"
'''Chuchuto:''' Charming, Master... Well, more fool me for thinking that letter would contain something actually inspiring. Let's just, ummm, forget this note exists and focus on the battle ahead.

'''Sicard:''' Until the Empire fell, Garleans were the only ones we was allowed to impose “tariffs” upon at sea. Weren't easy pickin's, but I made myself a pretty gil.
'''Sicard:''' Since they've been so generous to me and mine, perhaps it's time I returned the favor and gave a little somethin' back.

'''Pipin:''' Often has Father told me of the struggles faced by Ala Mhigo in the days of the occupation, and I too have crossed swords with the Empire on many occasions.
'''Pipin:''' Though Garlemald has long been our bitter enemy, Her Grace has elected to bolster the Ilsabard contingent with members of the Immortal Flames.
'''Pipin:''' As representatives of the sultanate, we are one in our commitment to the cause.

'''Lyse:''' It seems so long ago we were sailing across the Ruby Sea, and charging about the Azim Steppe with Cirina and the others. I'd say we're overdue for another adventure!
'''Lyse:''' Ah, it brings back memories to see so many familiar faces. We've been through so much together. Good times and...not so good.
'''Lyse:''' I expect Garlemald will be mostly the latter, but I'd like to believe we'll look back on these days more fondly in the years to come. But for that to happen, we'll have to make it out of this alive. Don't you die on me, aye?

'''Lucia:''' I've led troops into battle many a time, but never a unit with such a diverse range of talents.
'''Lucia:''' While I've been briefed on their capabilities, I expect you could provide additional insight into their strengths and weaknesses. I'd appreciate any advice you may have.

'''Maxima:''' I cast my lot with the Populares to bridge the divide between Garlemald and her territories, that all may be united in common cause.
'''Maxima:''' But we were disparaged as a radical element. Dissenters looking to destabilize the Empire from within. Many friends and even my parents perished in “unfortunate accidents.” I, too, would surely have met the same fate had I not defected.
'''Maxima:''' Nevertheless, I still dream of equality and peace for us all. As the world itself stands on the brink of collapse, I hold out hope that one day that dream will become reality.

'''Emmanellain:''' But we were disparaged as a radical element. Dissenters looking to destabilize the Empire from within. Many friends and even my parents perished in “unfortunate accidents.” I, too, would surely have met the same fate had I not defected.
'''Emmanellain:''' Would I be correct in assuming those ladies over yonder are Cirina and Sadu of the Steppe? Hmm... Perhaps I should introduce myself, though I don't much like the look of that fellow with the enormous axe.

(If you have completed the [[Save the Queen: Blades of Gunnhildr|Save the Queen]] quests in Bozja)
'''Rostik:''' Allow me to express my deepest gratitude for your role in liberating Bozja. Me and my countrymen owe you more than we can ever hope to repay.
'''Rostik:''' Now that our dream has finally been realized, Bajsaljen has seen fit to send a few of us to join this expeditionary force. I hope our skills will be of use.

'''Cirina:''' I am glad to see you well, [Forename]. Grandmother was worried for you.
'''Cirina:''' The night I agreed to come hither and join the contingent, the gods sent her a strange dream.
'''Cirina:''' Two suns─one burning red, the other frozen black. Closer they circled, closer and closer, and as they danced the world fell to ruin. In blinding chaos she spied blackened silhouettes, and knew at once that one was yours.
'''Cirina:''' Yet we knew not how to interpret this dream, save as a sign that great danger awaits. But whatever lies ahead, I will walk with you, traveler.

'''Sadu:''' I care not for the ironmen or their troubles. It is the destiny of the weak to die in ignominy.
'''Sadu:''' Even so, I will do as I have agreed. I volunteered to join this band at Cirina's request, and if she thinks it a worthy cause, that is reason enough.
'''Sadu:''' Though we hail from different tribes, our bond has grown strong of late. She is much better company on a hunt than any of the Steppe's oafish men could dream to be.

'''Magnai:''' With the Mol ─ champions of the Naadam ─ and the Dotharl having sent so many here, I had thought to defend the Steppe in their absence.
'''Magnai:''' And I would have done so were it not for my Steppe brothers. They urged me to grant our allies the Sun's might, that his radiance may deliver them unto victory.
'''Magnai:''' Though I must tolerate the presence of this feral Dotharli dog, as first among my brothers, I could do no less than accept this challenge. My deeds will become the stuff of legends.

'''Thancred:''' I've close ties with the scouts of the Eastern alliance and the various resistance groups, and they're an absolute joy to work with.

'''Urianger:''' Blessed are we to have made countless steadfast allies o'er our journey's course. Indeed, we are joined today by many new acquaintances, who in time, shall we come to call our comrades...and mayhap friends.

'''G'raha Tia:''' This is extraordinary...
'''G'raha Tia:''' To be in such company, the finest our allies have to offer. With comrades such as these, we are bound to succeed. I'm certain of it!

'''Alphinaud:''' We've been part of joint military operations like this before, and with far greater numbers. But for some reason, this feels very different to our previous experiences.
'''Alphinaud:''' Despite having shared little more than introductions, there is already a palpable sense of camaraderie.

(If you have completed DRG lvl. 30 job quest)
'''Estinien:''' I did not expect to see the ''other'' former Azure Dragoon here of all places...
'''Estinien:''' As he well knows, I'm not one for verbose greetings. We shall instead let our lances do the talking once we are on the battlefield. Then we'll see if the other has been diligent in his training.
(Otherwise, if never touched DRG)
'''Estinien:''' So, Lucia's in command... Regardless of her background, she's a Temple Knight through and through. I daresay her Garlean roots are all the more reason for her to lead this mission.

'''Alisaie:''' I was half expecting to find the man who taught me red magic amongst our number, but he's nowhere to be seen.
'''Alisaie:''' I suppose he's had his share of unpleasant experiences with the Empire, but so have we all. Perhaps there's some other reason...
'''Alisaie:''' Well, in any case, I've a feeling I'll see him again once this is all over. I'm sure he'll be pleasantly surprised by how much my swordplay's improved since we last met!

'''Y'shtola:''' I suspect a few of our comrades will be rather pleased to speak with you again, which is why I thought you'd be the ideal candidate.
'''Y'shtola:''' In the meantime, I have a bone to pick with Thancred and Urianger regarding their wagging tongues...

===Speak with Y'shtola.===
'''Y'shtola:''' Besides the delegates assembled here, the Amalj'aa and several other tribes offered to send troops of their own.
'''Y'shtola:''' Unfortunately, due to their physiology, many would struggle simply to survive in the harsh climate of Ilsabard. They would also likely prove tempting targets for abduction by the Telophoroi...
'''Y'shtola:''' All things considered, they can better aid the cause by bolstering our defenses in Eorzea ─ though their eagerness to do more has been noted.
'''Y'shtola:''' We few shall have to suffice. Ere we embark, we must distribute the warding scales to our comrades. Care to do the honors?

===Deliver the warding scales to A-Ruhn-Senna.===
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' Yes? [Item Request: Warding Scales]
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' So these are the famed warding scales? Enough for me and my men, I see.

(If you have completed WHM lvl. 60)
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' I myself am especially grateful for this opportunity to visit distant lands. I wish to follow in the footsteps of Master A-Towa and learn all there is to learn of this star we call home.
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' Indeed, that is the primary reason I volunteered to join the expedition. To journey outside the Twelveswood, much less enter into imperial territory, is a rare privilege afforded a Padjal.
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' Not that I'm tagging along to see the sights. The Garleans would benefit from my healing magicks, as would our comrades, should fighting break out.

(If you never touched WHM)
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' Under normal circumstances, I would not be allowed to travel outside of the Twelveswood. The Elder Seedseer, however, has granted me special permission.
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' She has bid me lend my magicks to the people of Garlemald while learning all I can of their ways. In so doing, I will come closer to understanding myself and my place in the world...or so she says.
'''A-Ruhn-Senna:''' ''I'' say it is past time our allies benefited from the power at a Seedseer's disposal. Some bemoan that we hide our light under a bushel, and I intend to address that criticism.

===Deliver the warding scales to Sicard.===
'''Sicard:''' I hear you've got somethin' for us. [Item Request: Warding Scales]
'''Sicard:''' Ahh, them scales everyone's been talkin' about. Pretty little things, ain't they? Reckon they'll be worth a gil or two when this is all over, but we'll hold on to 'em for now.
'''Sicard:''' And one more thing ─ I know what you're all thinkin'. “Why didn't they send Eynzahr instead?”
'''Sicard:''' Buggered if I know. All the Admiral and Captain Hyllfyr told me was they needed someone to help “safeguard the future.” And here I am. Can't say they haven't got a sense of humor.
'''Sicard:''' 'Course, some of you might be wonderin' what good a pirate is on dry land, in the middle of the soddin' snow of all places. Well, me and my crew'll do whatever needs doin', so let's set sail ─ or however the sayin' goes on airships.

===Deliver warding scales to Lyse.===
'''Lyse:''' That a set of warding scales I spy? Not that I would know what they'd look like...[Item Request: Warding Scales]
'''Lyse:''' Wow, look at these! Even a layman like me can tell they're bursting with aether. All the better to fend off the...tempering waves? Is that the right term?
'''Lyse:''' Anyway, these'll give us one less thing to worry about. Which just leaves the other mountain of whatever else is waiting for us in Garlemald.
'''Lyse:''' Only one way to find out, eh? And nervous or not, I'd march through all seven hells if it gave me a chance to put Zenos back in the grave where he belongs.

===Deliver warding scales to Lucia.===
'''Lucia:''' Warding scales for the Ishgardian delegation, I take it? [Item Request: Warding Scales]
'''Lucia:''' Many thanks. These talismans may prove to be the deciding factor in the battles to come.
'''Lucia:''' I find myself...conflicted by this foray into Garlemald. Sent by the Empire to infiltrate Ishgard, only to throw in my lot with those whose secrets I was supposed to be stealing...
'''Lucia:''' And now I lead a mission to save the countrymen I betrayed.
'''Lucia:''' But that is doubtless why I was chosen by Lord Aymeric. He would have me put my extensive knowledge and former ties to good use. I will not disappoint him.
'''Lucia:''' For the future of Ishgard, Garlemald, and the world at large, I will lead us to victory.

===Deliver warding scales to Cirina.===
'''Cirina:''' We heard it would be cold in Garlemald, so we came prepared...[Item Request: Warding Scales]
'''Cirina:''' Oh, the talismans! We are to keep these close at all times, yes? I will see that no one misplaces theirs.
'''Cirina:''' Ah, and before I forget, I have a message from Hien.
'''Cirina:''' "In distant lands, in times of strife, Together, stand; together, fight, In darkness shines the light of life.“
'''Cirina:''' ...I hope I have done his words justice. Doma, like much of Othard, has been plagued by the towers. Yet while he could not be here, he wished to express his shared conviction.
'''Cirina:''' Hien and Yugiri labor without rest to unite the people, and with their aid will we keep the enemy at bay.
'''Cirina:''' And we of the Steppe and the Eastern alliance will repay their efforts by ending this war!

===Deliver warding scales to Maxima.===
'''Maxima:''' Do you have a warding scale for me, too? [Item Request: Warding Scales]
'''Maxima:''' Thank you for this ─ and for going to such incredible lengths for the sake of my people.
'''Maxima:''' Though I have little to offer in return, I would impart some advice, if I may. You have been told by many to ware the cold of Ilsabard, and I cannot stress enough that this is no token warning.
'''Maxima:''' I will be distributing specially made warming tinctures ─ courtesy of the Alchemists' Guild ─ but understand that they are no substitute for proper protection.
'''Maxima:''' I leave the provisioning of said protection to your discretion. Now, let us proceed to the Ala Mhigan Quarter.
'''Maxima:''' While you make your final preparations, I will have the pilots ready the airships.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Resistance Guard:''' I believe the other members of the contingent are at present acquiring supplies for the journey ahead. Are you not in need of anything else?

'''G'raha Tia:''' Since my “revival,” I've been lax in expanding my limited wardrobe. Think we have time for a quick trip back to Old Sharlayan? I recall a rather fetching coat...

'''Estinien:''' Preparations? I've got my armor and my lance. What more could I need?

'''Y'shtola:''' It's something of a constant refrain that we require warmer clothing. My present garb may be lacking, fur collar notwithstanding...

'''Urianger:''' Concoctions to fortify the flesh against wind and cold are commonly sold in the Ul'dahn markets ─ though they are of dubious provenance and efficacy.
'''Urianger:''' 'Tis said, however, that in recent days the Alchemists' Guild hath produced a tincture capable of such a feat. Mayhap the achievements of their Thavnairian counterparts did spur them to action, that they not be put to shame.

'''Thancred:''' This coat is quite warm, but I have something rather thicker for occasions like these. There's no telling how long we'll be out in the open, and we can't go starting fires willy-nilly if we want to avoid detection.

'''Alisaie:''' If you've anything you still need to take care of, you'd better see to it now!

===Speak with Alphinaud. (Cutscene)===
'''Alphinaud:''' This is our last chance to make ready before we set forth.
'''Thancred:''' You needn't worry about Urianger and I. We still have what we wore in Garlemald before.
'''Thancred:''' Estinien claims to be quite warm and toasty beneath his armor, and since he spent a fair bit of time up north recently as well, I have no reason to doubt his words.
'''Thancred:''' Most of the others will be borrowing Grand Company stock. The rest of you could do likewise, I suppose, provided you're not overly concerned with style.
'''Y'shtola:''' Hmm... Not to put too fine a point on it, but I wouldn't be seen dead in one of those ridiculous overcoats. If only I had time to find something to my liking...
'''???:''' Hark! Is that the cry of Scions in need of a tailor I hear?
'''Alphinaud:''' B-But how!?
'''Tataru:''' Muahaha! I have my ways. Oh yes, indeed!
'''Tataru:''' You thought you could sneak off to Ilsabard without telling me?
'''Tataru:''' Ha! Nothing escapes my notice!
'''Tataru:''' Now, you ''will'' wear these garments I've made for you whether you like it or not!
'''G'raha Tia:''' You never cease to amaze!
'''G'raha Tia:''' But...why do you need a new outfit as well? Wait ─ are you coming with us!?
'''Tataru:''' What? No. Of course not, silly. It's all in the name of fashion! Rather, the pursuit of the highest quality fashion! Besides, how can I expect others to wear my creations if I've never worn them myself?
'''Tataru:''' Ah, I did have one other thing to share.
'''Tataru:''' Aergmhus and Bluomwyda have finally returned from assignments in faraway lands!
'''Tataru:''' They'll be staying at the Rising Stones for a while, to keep an eye on events throughout Eorzea.
'''Tataru:''' Since they'll be running things back at headquarters...I was wondering...if I could lend a hand...in Sharlayan?
'''Y'shtola:''' Oh, why not. You can keep Krile company in the Baldesion Annex.
'''Alisaie:''' Yes, we'd love to have you there. And I heard Aergmhus and Bluomwyda did a fine job carrying on in our stead while we were lying comatose. With them in charge of the Rising Stones, we've nothing to worry about.
'''Tataru:''' My thoughts exactly! Also, while I'm confident you won't go collapsing again (because a certain someone who shall remain nameless isn't in a position to transport your souls to another world), if anything similarly disastrous ''were'' to happen, I'll be well positioned to do something about it.
'''Tataru:''' Anyway, I've got a few things to take care of, and then I'll make my way to Sharlayan...
'''Tataru:''' I really do hope these new clothes are enough to keep you warm in Garlemald.
'''Tataru:''' It's not much, but it's the only thing I can do for you, other than pray for your safe return. Which I will. Every day...
'''Alphinaud:''' Let's not keep the contingent waiting any longer.
'''Tataru:''' Here are your winter woolies, handcrafted by yours truly!

'''(Optional)'''
'''Ironworks Pilot:''' We'll depart once the contingent has finished its preparations.

A Capital Idea

2025-12-02T19:06:10Z

Rythgen: /* Add missing Gaius dialogue option */

{{Quest infobox
| title = A Capital Idea
| image =
| description = [[Krile]] is still digesting a rather hefty portion of food for thought.
| quest-giver = Krile
| location = Old Sharlayan
| location-x = 3.3
| location-y = 9.1
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre =
| level = 82
| exp = 462000
| gil = 868
| reward1 = 1 Pewter Chest Gear Coffer (IL 525)
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Sound the Bell, School's In
| next-quest = Best of the Best
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| msq-index = 723
| id-gt = 69917
| id-edb = 0d745fe392d
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with [[G'raha Tia]] in the main hall of [[the Baldesion Annex]]
*Enter the [[Command Room|command room]] in [[Limsa Lominsa]]
*Speak with [[Raubahn]] in [[the Ala Mhigan Quarter]].

==Journal==
*Krile is still digesting a rather hefty portion of food for thought.

==Dialogue==
''Optional dialogue''
'''Alphinaud:''' While Scholarch Montichaigne is best known for his role as head of the Studium, he is said to be one of the finest mages Sharlayan has ever produced.
'''Alphinaud:''' Having seen for myself the ease with which he weaves extraordinarily complex and powerful magicks, I have no reason to doubt the claim.

'''Alisaie:''' Some of my earliest memories are of Scholarch Montichaigne, actually. He was a close friend of our grandfather.
'''Alisaie:''' He would come for tea and amaze us with his tricks, much like his demonstration with the paper and ink. He's a huge part of why I wanted to enter the Studium in the first place.

===Accepting the quest===
'''Krile:''' Well, that's given me much to mull over. I feel as though we're one step closer to understanding the Forum's true motives...and the mysteries of life itself, for good measure.
'''Krile:''' It's funny─ I came here with the intent of expressing my gratitude, only to leave more indebted than before. I've a feeling his friendship and support will be a great boon to us in days to come.
'''Krile:''' And on that note, let's head back to the annex. Perhaps on the way, you could better acquaint yourself with Qih Aliapoh as the scholarch suggested, while I share our findings with Raha.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alisaie:''' You'd better not let your guard down around Qih. One small favor becomes another, then another, and before you know it, you'll be running to the other side of the world in search of a bottle of wine or some other rubbish.
'''Alisaie:''' Then again, it might make for a welcome change of pace from your usual heroics, and as the scholarch said, it could also lead to interesting discoveries.

'''Krile:''' It seems I've done an adequate job of relaying Scholarch Montichaigne's lecture to Raha. Given his experiences in the field of souls and memories, he had no trouble understanding it.

'''Alphinaud:''' Estinien returned not long after we'd departed for the Studium. A shame that he missed the chance to attend our lecture with the scholarch... Or perhaps not.

'''Estinien:''' Having spent most of the time in Thavnair, I've yet to fully grasp the lie of the land here in Sharlayan. Even finding my way to the annex proved a challenge.

===Speak with G'raha Tia in the main hall of the Baldesion Annex. (Cutscene)===
'''G'raha Tia:''' Ah, welcome back. From what I hear, your trip to the Studium proved most educational.
'''G'raha Tia:''' While you were away, I received word from our fellow Scions.
'''G'raha Tia:''' As expected, news of the warding scales was met with much joy. Preparations are now underway to bring the leadership of the Grand Company of Eorzea and the Eastern alliance together to determine a way forward.
'''G'raha Tia:''' Our friends have asked that we bring the scales in our possession to Limsa Lominsa.
'''Alisaie:''' So the time has come for us to go on the offensive?
'''G'raha Tia:''' It's too early to say for certain, but that does seem to be the way the winds are blowing.
'''G'raha Tia:''' I, for one, can think of no reason to oppose such a plan, but let us see what awaits us in Vylbrand.
'''Krile:''' Let's start by getting the scales out of storage. Give me a hand would you, Estinien?
'''Krile:''' Phew... I didn't realize these crates were so heavy.
'''Krile:''' I shouldn't complain, though. Vrtra and the alchemists of the Great Work put their heart and soul into each and every one of these scales, so you must treat them with the utmost care.
'''Alisaie:''' Are you not coming with us?
'''Krile:''' As much as I would like to escape the Forum's watchful gaze, I've little choice but to stay behind.
'''Krile:''' We're already on thin ice, and if I ─ in my capacity as our official representative ─ were found to be consorting with foreign powers... Well, you can imagine how ''that'' would go.
'''Krile:''' I shall remain here, and do my utmost to avoid ruffling any more feathers as I await word from Master Matoya and our other allies.
'''Alphinaud:''' With luck, we'll soon have good news of our own to share.
'''Alphinaud:''' The tide is about to turn─ I can feel it. To Limsa Lominsa!

''Optional dialogue''
'''Krile:''' If you learn aught of interest, be sure to let me know! In the meantime, I will do what I can to aid our cause, though I fear that will be precious little given the circumstances.

===Enter the command room in Limsa Lominsa. (Cutscene)===
'''Zanthael:''' Ah, I was told to expect you. As you may or may not be aware, the Admiral is at present entertaining the Elder Seedseer and the sultana.
'''Zanthael:''' Three of the most powerful women in the world in one room... Do you need a moment to prepare, or shall I show you to them?

'''Merlwyb:''' My apologies for calling you away from Sharlayan at such short notice.
'''Alphinaud:''' On the contrary, we are honored and grateful. And pleasantly surprised to be joined by such esteemed company.
'''Kan-E-Senna:''' 'Twas only right that this discussion be conducted in person.
'''Kan-E-Senna:''' We are locked in a war of attrition. Our forces struggle to contain the threat posed by the towers, and it is only a matter of time before we are overwhelmed.
'''Kan-E-Senna:''' Victory will only be claimed through decisive action, and we have taken the initiative to set the wheels in motion.
'''Alphinaud:''' It is reassuring to learn we are all in accord...
'''Alphinaud:''' ...But might I ask what your plan entails?
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' It hinges entirely on the warding scales and our ability to utilize their potential to the fullest.
'''Merlwyb:''' During your time in Sharlayan, the allied nations have been engaged on separate fronts, with no end in sight.
'''Merlwyb:''' To make matters worse, a surge in abductions of kobolds, Sahagin, Ixal, and Ananta have given rise to an increasing number of primals as well.
'''Merlwyb:''' But your triumph in Radz-at-Han has given us cause to hope once more.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' The time has come to free ourselves of this menace.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' And it is you, the Scions of the Seventh Dawn, who have shown us the way!
'''Kan-E-Senna:''' While the bulk of our forces will continue to hold the Telophoroi at bay, we will dispatch our finest to strike at the enemy's heart: Garlemald.
'''Kan-E-Senna:''' These brave few will be the Ilsabard contingent.
'''Alphinaud:''' To think such progress has been made in so short a span!
'''Merlwyb:''' Its objectives are twofold.
'''Merlwyb:''' The first is to provide aid to the people of Garlemald.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' As previously reported, countless imperial soldiers and civilians have been tempered. Robbed of their free will, they serve the Telophoroi's every whim without question.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' They too are victims. It is our duty to deliver them from their suffering, not for strategic or political gain, but because it is the right thing to do.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' I do not ask that we set aside the decades of conflict and conquest ─ that we simply choose to forgive and forget.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' I ask only that in choosing to remember we do not also forsake our compassion and morality, for without that, there can be no reconciliation. Only death without end.
'''Merlwyb:''' Aye, on that we can all agree. Our second objective is the colossal tower that Thancred and Urianger observed in the capital.
'''Merlwyb:''' Though its purpose remains unclear, there's reason to believe the smaller spires are merely a precursor of what's yet to come.
'''Merlwyb:''' Until the Tower of Zot was toppled, we'd failed to make any headway ─ though the same could be said of the Telophoroi. They're certainly in no rush to press further into our lands.
'''Merlwyb:''' I'd wager the spires' primary purpose is to divide and keep us occupied...while they work towards our annihilation.
'''Kan-E-Senna:''' This would appear to be substantiated by Y'shtola's analysis of the towers' influence on aetherial currents.
'''Kan-E-Senna:''' Based on her observations inside the Tower of Zot, the spires siphon aether from the land, consuming it to maintain their form. However, they draw forth far more than is required for this task alone.
'''Kan-E-Senna:''' The excess of aether remains unaccounted for, but we can be sure it is not being harnessed for our benefit.
'''Merlwyb:''' It wouldn't surprise me in the least if it was being redirected to the larger spire in the capital. There's a logic in that. Regardless, once we have uncovered the truth...
'''Merlwyb:''' ...We'll bring their schemes crashing down, along with their infernal towers.
'''Estinien:''' That's all well and good.
'''Estinien:''' But what would you have us do? I assume it's more than handing over the scales and being on our way.
'''Merlwyb:''' We want you and your scales to join the Ilsabard contingent.
'''Merlwyb:''' Consider it an official request, from both the Grand Company of Eorzea and the Eastern alliance. Do you accept?
'''Alisaie:''' Perhaps you should be the one to answer that...

'''''What will you say?'''''
> For honor and glory!
> For the people of Garlemald!
> For revenge against the Telephoroi!

'''Merlwyb:''' Couldn't have put it better myself.
'''Kan-E-Senna:''' Y'shtola, Thancred, and Urianger have already pledged their support, and are on their way to meet the rest of the contingent.
'''Kan-E-Senna:''' They were positive you would come to the same decision as they did. Luckily for all involved, their prediction was correct.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' Once you have delivered the warding scales to Ala Mhigo, the contingent will embark on its journey to Ilsabard.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' Raubahn and Lord Aymeric are overseeing preparations, so I suggest you make yourselves known upon arrival.
'''Merlwyb:''' Pack warm clothing ─ furs and the like. Without it, the cold will do you in before the Telophoroi so much as draw steel. As for us, we'll keep the enemy busy while you're gone. They're not the only ones who can create a diversion.
'''Merlwyb:''' Now go, safe in the knowledge Eorzea will be as you left it─or better─upon your return.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Zanthael:''' Though we are used to attending to dignitaries, it is rare to receive so many at once.
'''Zanthael:''' Oh, and did you recognize the sultana's shield? None other than Jenlyns Straightblade, captain of the Sultansworn.
'''Zanthael:''' Nowhere near as imposing and impressive as Storm Marshal Slafyrsyn, but I nevertheless sense there's more to him than meets the eye...

''Optional dialogue, at Ala Mhigan Quarter''
'''Alisaie:''' You know, I'm quite looking forward to seeing who's been selected for the Ilsabard contingent. I've a few people in mind. Care to make a friendly wager?

'''Alphinaud:''' I'll admit, this is all rather daunting, though not quite in the way I was expecting...
'''Alphinaud:''' We'll be standing shoulder to shoulder with our alliance's finest. The best of the best. The Warrior of Light, and...well, me.
'''Alphinaud:''' It's silly, I know. Perhaps this is my way of distracting myself from the part I ''should'' be worried about...marching into Garlemald.

'''G'raha Tia:''' I must quiz Thancred and Urianger on the conditions we can expect in Garlemald. I know it's cold, but ''how'' cold? Will I need to keep my ears covered? They can be a bit sensitive at times...

'''Estinien:''' If Aymeric asks after me, say I'm getting on fine and leave it at that. Don't you dare breathe a word about the cord.

'''Aymeric:''' Ah, fancy meeting you here. I trust our mutual friend is settling into life as a Scion?
'''Aymeric:''' Collaboration never was his forte. The moment the fighting ended, off he'd go, like a gaelicat swept up in a strong breeze.
'''Aymeric:''' But rest assured, he will always be there when you need him. Probably.

===Speak with Raubahn. (Cutscene)===
'''Raubahn:''' Ah, the wanderers return! You've been busy, bringing down a tower and producing the keys to destroying the rest of them.
'''Raubahn:'''You should be proud. Those warding scales of yours are what's made this whole venture possible.
'''Alphinaud:''' Will you and Lord Aymeric be leading the contingent?
'''Aymeric:''' Regrettably, no. Our role is to organize the various delegations into a cohesive unit. Once we have seen you all off, it's back to our respective posts.
'''Aymeric:''' We dare not neglect our duties for too long lest our defensive efforts fall into disarray.
'''Aymeric:''' And just between us, there was a fair amount of opposition to the formation of the Ilsabard contingent. The very suggestion that we send out some of our finest troops behind enemy lines to render aid unto the Garleans has made me rather unpopular in certain quarters...
'''Estinien:''' Hmph. Can't please them all.
'''Aymeric:''' Sadly not, though I do my best. Truth be told, I'd much rather be at your side, charging into the fray. Alas, I've battles of my own to fight, where words may serve me better than any blade.
'''Raubahn:''' I hate to say it, but Lord Aymeric's struggles mirror my own.
'''Raubahn:''' For the time being, the best we can offer you is the peace of mind from knowing Eorzea is in safe hands.
'''Raubahn:'''As you fight the good fight in Ilsabard, I and the other commanders will do what we can to convince the naysayers that our cause is just.
'''Alphinaud:''' Thank you. Both of you.
'''???:''' We meet again...
'''Gaius:''' Word of your exploits travels quickly. From what I gather, the protective talismans you obtained led to the formation of this expeditionary force.
'''Gaius:''' My contribution on this occasion is but a minor one, that being the information I have shared with Maxima. For the sake of the people of Garlemald, may the fates be on your side.
'''Estinien:''' So you're not coming with us.
'''Estinien:''' Strange. I thought you'd have a stake in this.
'''Gaius:''' I do. The Telophoroi have laid waste to my homeland and enslaved my people.
'''Gaius:''' But though every mote of my being cries for vengeance, I cannot be the one to deliver it. My presence alone would place the entire mission in jeopardy.
'''Gaius:''' I stand accused of murdering Emperor Varis and plunging Garlemald into chaos. Were I to travel with the Ilsabard contingent, it would give my countrymen ample cause to question our motives.
'''Gaius:''' Conversely, those who believe me innocent may instead celebrate the return of a former legatus and attempt to raise me to a position of leadership, further destabilizing the region and complicating the contingent's mission.
'''Gaius:''' Whether I am branded a villain or hailed as a hero, I would only hinder your efforts.

'''''What will you say?'''''
> We will deliver your people from harm, in your stead.
'''Gaius:''' For what it is worth, you have my gratitude.
'''Gaius:''' You and your comrades have the strength and courage to deliver my countrymen. I am certain of it.
> I doubt they'll be pleased to see the champion of Eorzea set foot on Garlean soil.
'''Gaius:''' A fair point, but so long as you refrain from announcing your arrival to all and sundry, the average person should have no inkling as to your identity.
'''Gaius:''' Although your titles and deeds are common knowledge, only a select few would recognize you on sight alone.
'''Gaius:''' Perhaps one day, they will learn that the Warrior of Light is not a demon to be feared, but a man/woman deserving of their trust.
> I understand. Werlyt is in your hands. ''(If WoL completed'' ''[[The Sorrow of Werlyt|The Sorrow of Werylyt]] quests)''
'''Gaius:''' And I will defend it to my dying breath. After the sacrifices my sons and daughters made, I can do no less.
'''Gaius:''' I and the government of Werlyt intend to offer refuge to those fleeing Garlemald. Should that time come, we will be ready.

'''Maxima:''' In light of Gaius's rather unique circumstances, I instead will assume the role of your guide.
'''Maxima:''' Though I may have defected for political reasons, my love for Garlemald endures. I would stop at nothing to protect her and her people.
'''Raubahn:''' Well said. Might I ask you to escort our friends inside?
'''Aymeric:''' You might even bump into an old acquaintance or two. And if I don't see you again ere you depart, may the Fury guide and protect you. All of you.

Fear the Thesis

2025-11-30T21:52:14Z

Rythgen: /* Add missing dialogue option, minor fixes */

{{Quest infobox
| title = Fear the Thesis
| description = [[T'laqa Tia]] could use a helping hand with his research.
| image = Fear the Thesis.png
| quest-giver = T'laqa Tia
| location = Old Sharlayan
| location-x = 4.2
| location-y = 9.5
| type = feature
| quest-line = Faculty of Aetherology
| journal-section = Class & Job Quests
| journal-category = Studium Quests
| journal-genre = Faculty of Aetherology Quests
| organization =
| class = Fisher
| job =
| level = 80
| req-quest =
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 112200
| gil =
| reward1 = 2 Crab Cakes
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = The Faculty
| next-quest = Go with the Flow
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| id-gt = 69696
| id-edb = 62979ce402e
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with [[T'laqa Tia]].
*Speak with [[T'laqa Tia]] again.

==Journal==
*T'laqa Tia could use a helping hand with his research.

*You strike up a conversation with Associate Professor T'laqa Tia, a member of the Faculty of Aetherology specializing in the research of underwater aetheric currents. In a cruel twist of fate, the professor is afflicted with a severe case of aether sickness. Suspecting that you may not grasp the sheer gravity of his situation, he bids you accompany him to the aetheryte plaza, that you might witness just how dire it is firsthand.

*T'laqa approaches the aetheryte and promptly voids the entire contents of his stomach onto the pavement, leaving little doubt that his malady is indeed severe. After he recovers, the professor further explains that he is under great pressure to prove the worth of his work so that he might properly repay his mentor, Professor Nele, for the faith he has shown in the young scholar. You agree to lend him a hand by helping him collect the data he requires for his thesis, and head back to Searchers' Meet to learn more.

*Back at Searchers' Meet, T'laqa Tia thanks you again for aiding him in his time of need, and bids you speak with him once again whenever you are ready to take on the task. You prepare to offer what assistance you can, trusting that the young professor's research could lead to a major breakthrough in aetheric studies if you can help him succeed.

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Could it be? Yes, you must be the gleaner I've heard so much about! Let me get straight to the point—
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Oh, but where are my manners? Allow me to introduce myself first. My name is T'laqa Tia, and I'm an associate professor in the Faculty of Aetherology here.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' To tell the truth, I'm in a bit of a bind. I'm scheduled to make a major presentation at a conference in the near future, but─as ashamed as I am to admit it─I've not been able to get enough data to properly finish my thesis.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' If I'm unable to prove the worth of my research, then my funding is all but certain to dry up! As you can see, the stakes are high.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' You have the look of an adept angler about you─am I right? If so, you could be just the person I need. This section here is one I've rented out for my work. Might I interest you in taking a look?
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Impressive, isn't it? I bet you've never laid eyes on such a fine fish tank before. Sadly, as you can see, it's entirely devoid of fish.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Anyhow, I suppose I should tell you about my work. You see, I research water veins. Not just any old ones, mind you, but those that carry aether—not unlike the Lifestream, or the aetheric currents in the wind.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Life is naturally drawn to areas abundant in aether, which is why you might observe that popular fishing spots are often also aether-rich.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' My research focuses in particular on veins which carry especially high concentrations of aether─currents commonly known as “spectral currents.” Are you perchance familiar with the phenomenon?

'''''< What will you say?>'''''
'''< I've heard of it.>'''
'''< Can't say I am.>'''
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Well, that's hardly a surprise. Most people never venture far enough out at sea to where one might encounter them.
'''< I've seen one before!>'''
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Oho! I'd expect nothing less from a veteran gleaner. I must say, it's always nice to meet someone familiar with the subject of my life's work.

'''T'laqa Tia:''' In any event, the most important point to remember is just how important aether currents are for aquatic life.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' To look at it the other way, it is possible to identify how strong the local aether currents are by studying the fish and other aquatic life in any given area.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' And that's where we come full circle: I require specimens of fish from various bodies of water to confirm my hypothesis regarding underwater aether currents.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' And there's the rub: the areas most worth researching also happen to be the hardest to reach. Of course, I would not be averse to risking the journey myself, if only it were not for my...condition.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Ah, yes. I suppose I should explain.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Put simply, I have long suffered from a particularly nasty case of aether sickness. Why, I can't even use the Aethernet or any sort of teleportation magicks. Quite annoying when your work partially depends on such things, to say the least.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' I know, I know. An aetherologist who can't stomach aether. I wouldn't believe it were I not living this nightmare myself.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' But perhaps you are skeptical? I have an idea. Follow me to the aetheryte plaza, and I'll show you just how bad I've got it.

===Speak with T'lawa Tia===
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Ah, there you are. All right, watch closely now...
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Blegh...
'''T'laqa Tia:''' You see? I'm feeling so queasy, it's all I can do to hold down the contents of my stomach...
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Urk... The whole world! It is spinning! Someone, make it stop!
'''T'laqa Tia:''' What is this? Urk...urk... Forgive me!
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Well, there you have it. My condition has manifested itself all over the ground for you.

'''???:''' I say, T'laqa...are you quite all right?

'''T'laqa Tia:''' P-Professor Nele!

'''Nele:''' I see your condition's as bad as ever. One would think you'd avoid a place like this...
'''Nele:''' And you... Ah, are you perchance assisting T'laqa with his research?
'''Nele:''' The boy may suffer from terrible aether sickness, but as a scholar, he has as much potential as anyone I've seen. You develop an eye for these things when you've been in academia for as long as I have.
'''Nele:''' But I must be on my way. I very much look forward to reading your finished thesis, T'laqa.

'''T'laqa Tia:''' Urk... Did I mention that I don't handle pressure particularly well? I've barely written the introduction to my paper, and Professor Nele is already selling it up to his peers. How can I possibly live up to his expectations?
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Incidentally, Professor Nele is one of the leading authorities in the world of aetherology. Some would even say he's the equal of Master Matoya. And for some reason, he seems to have taken a liking to me.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' He's the one who pushed for the school to allow me to form my own research team, as the first and trial phase of a program to support young scholars. Otherwise, a humble associate professor such as myself would never be able to conduct such an ambitious project.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' And yet, I run the risk of losing everything if I don't turn my potential into actual results at the upcoming conference.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Not only would my own research team be disbanded, but there's a high likelihood that Professor Nele's program would be terminated, meaning that no other young scholar would ever again receive the opportunity I did. The very future of the Studium is at stake!
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Part of me wishes I could just drink my worries away. Sadly, I handle alcohol about as well as I handle aether...
'''T'laqa Tia:''' I may not be good at dealing with aether or pressure, but one thing is certain: for Professor Nele's sake, I must not fail. I ''cannot''!
'''T'laqa Tia:''' And so I beg of you! Pray help me. There is no one else to whom I can turn.

'''''< What will you say?>'''''
'''< Leave it to me!>'''
'''< Oh, fine...>'''

'''''<Both>'''''
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Thank you! Oh, thank you! You are a shining beacon of hope for all young scholars here in Sharlayan!
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Now, let us head back to Searchers' Meet so we can get to the task. I shall meet you back at my office!

===Turn in the quest===
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Ah, [Forename]! I was just compiling a list of fish that I'll be needing for my research.
'''T'laqa Tia:''' Let me know when you're ready to get fishing. I'll fill you in on exactly what I would ask you to do.

The Next Ship to Sail

2025-11-27T17:06:50Z

Rythgen: /* Add missing dialogue option in "Speak with Tataru in Limsa Lominsa." section */

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Next Ship to Sail
| image = The Next Ship to Sail.png
| description = [[Alphinaud]] is feeling the need to take stock
| quest-giver = Alphinaud
| location = The Rising Stones
| location-x = 6.0
| location-y = 5.9
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
| journal-genre =
| level = 80
| exp = 448800
| gil = 1135
| unlocks = lc Old Sharlayan
| reward1 = 1 Horse Chestnut Weapon Coffer (IL 515)
| prev-quest = Death Unto Dawn
| next-quest = Old Sharlayan, New to You
| release = Endwalker
| patch = 6.0
| msq-index = 699
| id-gt = 69893
| id-edb = 129a229d2fe
}}
==Walkthrough==
The coffer's contents are HQ {{HQ}}. As this gear is worse than the level 80 {{tomestone|Poetics}} [[Poetics]] gear, you might consider selling it on the [[Market Board]] to other players. Alternatively, it can be used while leveling secondary [[job]]s.

==Steps==
* Speak with [[Tataru]] in [[Limsa Lominsa]].
*Speak with [[Krile]].

==Journal==
*Alphinaud is feeling the need to take stock.

*Alphinaud calls the Scions to a meeting in Dawn's Respite that they might review what they know of the Telophoroi and their ominous towers. Events in Garlemald reinforce their suspicions that the onslaught of lunar primals is only a precursor to a far more deadly crisis -- a crisis which must be stopped at any cost. As you ponder your options, Tataru interrupts the gathering to bring word from Krile that you may now journey unto Sharlayan, as well as instructions to make all haste to the docks in Limsa Lominsa.

*After an emotional farewell, you board the ship bound for Sharlayan. At sea you are greeted by a most unexpected visitor, Hydaelyn, who confirms some of what you know, and hints at more that you do not. Her weighty words still echo in your mind as the famous city of scholars appears on the horizon...

*Your entry into Sharlayan is not as smooth as you had hoped, but the timely arrival of Krile and her convincing arguments is enough to assuage the immigration officer's suspicions. Nevertheless, you deem it wise to move some distance away from the bureaucrat before you discuss the delicate matters at hand.

*Krile expresses relief at your safe arrival, and bids you take a moment to regain your land legs. If you are to embark on a quest for answers, you must mind your step on the treacherous path ahead...

==Dialogue==
''Optional dialogue''
'''Urianger:''' Much and more have we discovered of the Telophoroi's machinations since Thancred and I did return from Garlemald. Verily, their troops doth appear to have been tempered in much the same manner as those engaged in the construction of the towering edifice in the capital.

'''Thancred:''' When Arenvald tried to free the Amalj'aa held in the tower, it triggered some sort of alarum and the captives were killed instantly. As such, we have no choice but to leave them in the clutches of the Telophoroi until a means of rescuing them has been found.
'''Thancred:''' In the meantime, the summonings of lunar primals will continue. Just as we must rely on the Grand Company of Eorzea to put down such entities and prevent any further abductions, so too do they rely on us to come through with our investigation.

'''Tataru:''' I've a feeling the journey to Sharlayan is going to be quite the test of your nerves, in more ways than one. You'll miss this place while you're away, I just know it! But for now, the best thing you can do is get plenty of rest while we wait to hear from Krile.

'''G'raha Tia:''' Not only do the members of the Forum intend to adhere to their long-standing policy of nonintervention, they made a point of sending Master Fourchenault here to explicitly state that fact. Rather than simply refusing to involve themselves in our affairs, it would appear they are actively trying to prevent us from meddling in theirs.
'''G'raha Tia:''' That does, of course, make Krile's mission of securing our entry into Sharlayan nigh on impossible, but I am confident that she will find a way regardless.

'''Estinien:''' After the end of the Dragonsong War, I spent many a moon roaming. Kugane, Radz-at-Han...even Garlemald. But never Sharlayan.
'''Estinien:''' In all honesty, a nation populated entirely by bookish types like Alphinaud is not a place that appeals to me...

'''Y'shtola:''' Those who are brought within close proximity of the towers are tempered into serving Garlemald, then forced to summon lunar primals with aether drawn from the land.
'''Y'shtola:''' But even having understood this, we are yet to uncover what the Telophoroi wish to achieve by all this. Are the towers purely for strategic advantage or do they serve some other purpose?

'''Alisaie:''' Whatever it is my father and the Forum are hiding, I'm determined to get to the bottom of it.

'''Ephemie:''' I have conveyed Lord Aymeric's wishes to Coultenet and the others. For the present, their role will be to facilitate communication between our allies and gather information on our enemy.

===Accepting the Quest===
'''Alphinaud:''' [Forename], do you have some time to talk?
'''Alphinaud:''' I would like to gather everyone in Dawn's Respite and together assess the situation in which we find ourselves...

'''Alphinaud:''' Let us take stock of the facts, shall we? The crisis at hand began with the sudden appearance of ominous towers in a multitude of locations throughout the world.
'''Alphinaud:''' We have since learned that said structures were brought into being by an organization known as the “Telophoroi.”
'''Alphinaud:''' The Telophoroi's stated purpose is to recreate the Final Days of eons past, an apocalyptic event that would result in the destruction of all we hold dear. Already have these towers of theirs been the cause of untold suffering.
'''Alisaie:''' Countless innocents kidnapped and imprisoned, their faith perverted for primal summonings...
'''Alisaie:''' And unless we find a way to deal with the corruptive aura surrounding the spires, we can't even get close enough to rescue anyone.
'''Alisaie:''' Those shielded with the blessing of Light seem able to resist being tempered, at least.
'''Alisaie:''' But after what happened to Arenvald and Fordola, we need to be very, very careful about how we proceed...
'''Thancred:''' Yet while these threats close to home are of paramount concern, we mustn't lose sight of the situation in Garlemald.
'''Thancred:''' As you know, the Telophoroi are under the leadership of Fandaniel and one other delightful fellow: Zenos yae Galvus, the crown prince and our dear friend.
'''Thancred:''' To date, he's reclaimed his old body, murdered Emperor Varis, and plunged Garlemald into an even deeper pit of chaos.
'''Thancred:''' The capital has probably seen the worst of it. For a good while there, it saw the bloodiest fighting in the war of succession. But that has since changed ─ and in troubling ways...
'''Urianger:''' Aye, during our reconnaissance, the air was not once rent by the barking of cannons or the cries of discord. 'Twas an eerie fog of silence which did blanket that ruined city.
'''Urianger:''' The inhabitants appeared to have been tempered, and with nary a word spoken did they labor to transform the palace into a soaring edifice born of nightmares.
'''Y'shtola:''' If they were indeed made thralls, it seems safe to assume that these events, too, were orchestrated by the Telophoroi.
'''Y'shtola:''' An army of primals is awful enough, but in light of recent developments, I fear it is only the prelude to an even greater catastrophe.
'''Y'shtola:''' We need to devise a means to counter this threat, and quickly, before our allies are overwhelmed.
'''G'raha Tia:''' We will find a way in Sharlayan, I am sure of it.
'''G'raha Tia:''' Master Fourchenault's comments regarding the Final Days were curious to say the least. The Forum knows more than it is letting on...

'''Tataru:''' Sorry to interrupt!
'''Tataru:''' We've just received word from Mistress Krile! She says that arrangements for your visit have been finalized.
'''Tataru:''' You're to head to Limsa Lominsa and board the next ship bound for Sharlayan...
'''Tataru:''' And on arrival, present yourselves as “associates of the Students of Baldesion,” come to assist with the order's restoration.
'''Estinien:''' The arrangements may be settled, but what of your thoughts? They must race at the prospect of returning home after so long.
'''Alphinaud:''' ...I am eager to see it, of course. Of course... Ahem. We should set off at once!
'''Tataru:''' Then I'll accompany you to the docks. You need at least one person there to wave and cry and wish you a safe journey!

''Optional dialogue''
'''Ephemie:''' Safe journeys! And please, do be careful!

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alphinaud:''' Though a part of me looks forward to returning home, I've not forgotten that my father stripped us of the privileges of our family name. I hope it doesn't cause trouble with the officials upon our arrival...

'''Alisaie:''' What a grim reason to bring you to Sharlayan. Not much to be done about it, I suppose, but I would've liked to give you the grand tour under happier circumstances.

'''Y'shtola:''' I might have lived in Master Matoya's cave for a good part of my life, but even for me, the thought of “returning” to Sharlayan is quite exciting. I can hardly imagine how it is for the others who lived most of their lives there.

'''Thancred:''' Contrary to what you might think, this will be like going home for me as well. I may have learned how to survive in Limsa Lominsa, but it was in Sharlayan where I was taught ─ quite relentlessly, I might add ─ the skills to properly ''live''.

'''Urianger:''' I shudder to think what manner of truth awaiteth us beyond the Indigo Deep. Still more do I dread the prospect of discussions long overdue...

'''G'raha Tia:''' I never thought the day would come when I would be sailing home again. It always seemed so very far away...

'''Estinien:''' Sea travel can be tedious, but I don't mind it. 'Tis a rare experience for most Ishgardians.

===Speak with Tataru in Limsa Lominsa.===
'''Tataru:''' Everyone's here! Which is good, because I've already paid for your passage, and the fee is nonrefundable.
'''Tataru:''' The ship for Sharlayan should be pulling into port soon, so please follow me and have all your luggage close at hand!

| Voiced Cutscene |
'''Thancred:''' They've almost finished loading our cargo. We should be ready to depart right on schedule, or so I'm told.
'''Y'shtola:''' Excellent. 'Tis nice to have a smooth beginning to one's journey, at the very least.
'''Thancred:''' It's funny...
'''Thancred:''' Master Louisoix came here on a ship very much like this one.
'''Thancred:''' And now, years later, the street urchin he befriended that day is bound for his mentor's homeland. With his mentor's grandchildren, no less.
'''Urianger:''' Aye, 'tis upon reflection that every twist of time's river and fate's whims are brought into sharp relief.
'''Urianger:''' Thou hast matured much in the intervening years. Wert thou not caught attempting to relieve Master Louisoix of his purse scant moments after he made landfall upon this dock?
'''Alisaie:''' Oh really? Now that's a tale I'd like to hear!
''Everyone laughs.''
''Alphinaud turns his attention to Estinien.''
'''Alphinaud:''' Will this be your first visit to Sharlayan, Ser Estinien?
'''Alphinaud:''' ...Ser Estinien?
''Estinien grunts.''
'''Estinien:''' Are we strangers newly met? Why this stiff formality?
'''Alphinaud:''' I...ah...merely meant it as a professional courtesy, since we are now colleagues in an official sense...
'''Estinien:''' I'd rather you dispense with the “sers,” especially in private company.
'''Estinien:''' Or I'll be forced to respond in kind. “Little Lord Alphinaud.”
'''Alphinaud:''' You've made your point, Estinien. Painfully well.
'''Estinien:''' Better.
'''G'raha Tia:''' Are you all right, Tataru? You seem positively distraught.
'''Tataru:''' Distraught? Me? Don't be silly! I think it's lovely that they get to see their homeland.
'''Tataru:''' It's just...we're trying to thwart the schemes of an army hells-bent on destroying the world.
'''Tataru:''' And once again I have to stay behind and worry that this is the last time I'll get to see my friends...

'''''What will you say?'''''
> I'll bring them back safe and sound. I promise.
'''Tataru:''' I'll hold you to that!
> No sense worrying about the things we're powerless to change.
'''Tataru:''' Well that's hardly comforting!

'''Hoary Boulder:''' Ah, good, you're still here!
'''Alisaie:''' Hoary! Coultenet! What brings you all this way?
'''Hoary Boulder:''' We're to assist the Maelstrom and the kobolds with a lunar primal operation, so we thought we'd see you off before heading to the tower.
'''Hoary Boulder:''' F'lhaminn and the others wish you all a safe journey, and promise that they'll look after things here until you return.
'''Hoary Boulder:''' We will too, of course! Aye, we your fellow Scions of the Seventh Dawn will do our part to ensure the end of the world won't happen on our watch!
'''Strident Sailor:''' We're set to sail! All aboard for Sharlayan!
'''Thancred:''' It's time.
'''Alphinaud:''' Then we must delay no longer. We will contact you the moment we learn aught of value. Wish us luck.
''Tataru nods.''
'''Tataru:''' Have a safe journey! And please, ''please'' be careful!

''A male voice..''
And so you venture forth unto the unknown.
A fate beyond the horizon that cannot be divined. A future undefined and in flux.
In uncertain times, naught but the simplest words of wisdom will suffice.
That which lives is destined to die. Love leads to loss. Every beginning has an end.
Treasure every moment, every step of your descent.
And there in the depths where souls and stars rest ─ find your truth.

''A female voice...''
Hear...Feel ... Think ...

''WOL's eyes slowly open.
'''G'raha Tia:''' The day has barely dawned, my fellow earlier riser.
'''G'raha Tia:''' Though we're hardly alone in that. Envious of those still sleeping soundly, no doubt.
'''G'raha Tia:''' Called out to you, you say? Hmm, I've heard nothing myself.
'''G'raha Tia:''' In any case, I daresay the sea air will do you good. Why not join the others on deck? Sharlayan should be coming into view at any moment.

'''???:''' My voice yet reaches you. I am glad.
'''???:''' Hear, feel, think...
'''Hydaelyn:''' And thus do we meet face-to-face at last. My Warrior of Light, guided by the Crystal.

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Why now, Hydaelyn?
'''Hydaelyn:''' After your sojourn in the First, I believe you have your answer...
> I can trust your words no longer.
'''Hydaelyn:''' You have visited the First. You... have every right to say that.

'''Hydaelyn:''' You have gained an understanding of what I truly am. What Hydaelyn has always been. A primal.
'''Hydaelyn:''' Zodiark was created to forestall the apocalypse which threatened the ancient world. And I was brought forth to bind Him.
'''Hydaelyn:''' Yet seven times now, those who would orchestrate a return to that bygone era have rejoined a shard to the god I had sundered.
'''Hydaelyn:''' The greater His strength grows, the swifter does mine own diminish. The power to draw your mind into the rift betwixt is no longer mine to wield.
'''Hydaelyn:''' Yet though it taxes me sorely, I dare not leave these words unsaid.
'''Hydaelyn:''' Even bereft of my guidance, you and your companions have accepted the burden of this star's troubled past. A conjunction has begun to form; an intertwining of your time and mine.
'''Hydaelyn:''' Wheels shudder and turn. Conflict looms ─ monumental ─ which will decide the fate of this world and all life upon it.
'''Hydaelyn:''' When you truly understand what is at stake, and your journey has prepared you to surmount the insurmountable...
'''Hydaelyn:''' Then shall I honor the promise made in another time. Another age.
'''Strident Sailor:''' Cast yer peepers to the fore, folks! Sharlayan's just over yonder!
'''Hydaelyn:''' I will not keep you further. Your traveler's heart must yearn to behold this unfamiliar land.
'''Hydaelyn:''' We shall meet again...and soon.

'''Alisaie:''' What a fine morning. Oof. Still a bit stiff, though.
'''Alphinaud:''' And a good morning to you, too. Taken a look at the island already?
'''Alisaie:''' Then let's go, let's go! Might still be room in the prow if we're lucky.
'''Thancred:''' Ah! The sleepers have arisen!
'''Thancred:''' There she is. Good ol' Sharlayan.
'''Alisaie:''' Home. Home at last. Well...maybe not in Father's eyes...but we'll manage on our own, if we must.
'''Estinien:''' You do know you're not alone in this, don't you?
'''Urianger:''' Indeed, 'tis as Ser Estinien sayeth. Forget not the comrades who boarded this ship at your side, I prithee.
'''Alphinaud:''' Thank you, my friends. We are ever grateful for your steadfast support.
'''Y'shtola:''' Upon arrival, we will be disembarking into the heart of Sharlayan proper.
'''Y'shtola:''' There is no greater concentration of wisdom in all the world. I am confident that, somewhere within that center of knowledge and learning, we will find the answers we seek.

''Sharlayan, the solitary island nation of the northern seas.''
''Where under the watchful gaze of Thaliak, patron deity of scholars, academics hoard all manner of knowledge and secrets.''
''Once, they deigned to accept foreign students into a distant colony maintained in the Dravanian hinterlands.''
''How swiftly they abandoned it once the first Garlean boot set hostile foot on Ala Mhigan soil.''
''So averse to the prosecution of war, these men of wisdom. Your would-be allies...''

'''Thancred:''' I thought they'd never let us off the ship... What's next, then? Entry applications?
'''Y'shtola:''' Hopefully they find no cause to deny us.
'''Estinien:''' Hasn't Sharlayan all but severed relations with foreign powers? Those of us without direct ties ─ myself included ─ may be refused outright...
'''Y'shtola:''' 'Tis true that, as a nation, Sharlayan only forms trade agreements with a select few neutral countries.
'''Y'shtola:''' But from a practical standpoint, an island cannot afford to be overly strict with its borders. Especially not if that island's people are wholly devoted to the accumulation of knowledge.
'''Y'shtola:''' If one submits the proper paperwork, with satisfactory evidence of identity and intent, then foreigners may be granted entry.
'''Estinien:''' ...“May.”
'''Y'shtola:''' Quite. So let us be absolutely clear on these points before we proceed.
'''Y'shtola:''' The immigration officer will ask for your affiliation and your purpose of visit. Considering Sharlayan's views on intervention, I strongly suggest we avoid any mention of the Scions.
'''Krile:''' Krile has laid the groundwork for us to act as associates of the Students of Baldesion, and our ostensible reason for being here is to aid in their order's restoration.
'''Y'shtola:''' G'raha Tia, it might expedite our progress should an actual Student be seen at the head of our little group. Would you mind leading the way?
'''G'raha Tia:''' Of course. The immigration offices were this way, as I recall. Shall we?
'''G'raha Tia:''' Greetings! We've just arrived, and are eager to make our way into the city. Would you be so kind as to process our entry applications?
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' Certainly. I see by your mark you are an Archon?
'''G'raha Tia:''' I am. G'raha Tia of the Students of Baldesion, at your service.
'''G'raha Tia:''' I was assigned to an Eorzean survey team, but have returned to assist with the reformation of my order. My associates here will provide additional support.
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' Very good. I have paperwork detailing your group and its scheduled arrival for today.
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' And it seems some few of your companions are also Archons. If you'll step forward, we can process those applications first.
'''Y'shtola:''' Y'shtola Rhul.
''Urianger and Thancred follow.''
'''Alisaie:''' See how it glows? That list is aetherically linked with the citizen registry kept in the main repository.
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' I've confirmed your status as Archons and amended your travel records accordingly. Welcome home.
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' Now, who do we have here...?
''Alphinaud and Alisaie step up.''
'''Alphinaud:''' Alphinaud Leveilleur.
'''Alisaie:''' And Alisaie Leveilleur.
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' Your applications have also been approved. Having said that...
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' The streets are abuzz with talk of how House Leveilleur's lord disowned his young progeny.
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' And while such personal circumstances constitute no reason to deny you entry, I urge you to avoid...exacerbating your present situation. Times are quite troubled enough already.
'''Alphinaud:''' We shall keep that in mind.
'''G'raha Tia:''' These last two are not Sharlayan natives, but you will find their credentials are in order. An application was made in advance...
''Estinien and WOL step up.''
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' Hmph. Name and occupation?

'''''What will you say?'''''
> [Forename Surname]. Adventurer by trade.
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' An “adventurer...” Well, I suppose that is considered a valid calling in your native Eorzea, and it does indeed match the profile provided. You may enter.
> [Forename Surname]. Artisan.
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' Indeed... Your profile describes you as an "adventurer," but one also trained in the rather more constructive pursuits of procurement and production. You may enter.
> [Forename Surname]. Champion of Eorzea.
'''G'raha Tia:''' And it is a title well earned, I can assure you!
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' An “adventurer” by trade is what your documentation indicates. No mention of this particular title─self-appointed, I take it? Either way, your employer seems willing to vouch for your character, so I shall─albeit reluctantly─grant you entry. “Champion.”

'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' And you, sir?
'''Estinien:''' Estinien Varlineau. Formerly of the Order of the Knights Dragoon in Ishgard.
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' “Formerly,” at least. And what, pray tell, is your “profession” now?
''Silence. Estinien grimaces as he thinks of an answer.''
'''???:''' If you'll allow me!
'''Krile:''' My associate is a mercenary, hired for his strength at arms! Surely you are aware of the dangers we often face on our forays into the wilderness?
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' Mistress Baldesion. If you insist on sponsoring his entry, then so be it.
'''Worldly Affairs Official:''' But while I appreciate that desperate times call for desperate measures, I find your choice of company concerning. Be advised that even a single misstep may have severe repercussions for your organization.
'''Krile:''' I have every confidence in my chosen company, dear and trusted comrades that they are. But I thank you for your concern.
'''Alphinaud:''' Krile, it is good to see you.
'''Krile:''' Likewise! Long voyage notwithstanding, you all seem none the worse for wear.
'''Krile:''' There is much to discuss, but this is hardly the place. Let's be on our way, shall we?
'''Krile:''' Oh, heh. Welcome, friends, to Sharlayan!
'''Estinien:''' As your “mercenary,” I should hope my welcome includes a generous salary.
'''Krile:''' Well I had to say something, Ser Taciturn!

''Optional dialogue''
'''Estinien:''' I am...unaccustomed to fabricating lies on demand. Why should it matter how I earn my living?

'''G'raha Tia:''' Here we are at last ─ the great city of Sharlayan! You may have noticed some similarities with the Crystarium, yes? In fact, I─
'''G'raha Tia:''' ...Oh, but we really should let Krile have her say first. We can continue this conversation at another time.

'''Y'shtola:''' You are doubtless eager to take in the sights. Not to worry, [Forename] ─ the city is not like to vanish before we finish our discussion.

'''Thancred:''' Even allowing that the years I spent in the First passed here in the blink of an eye, the city feels untouched by time...

'''Urianger:''' Allow me to extend unto thee my warmest welcome, [Forename]. May the wisdom of my homeland aid us in our endeavors.

'''Alphinaud:''' I'm fine. Honestly. Better to be waved through with a stern warning than be denied entry, after all.

'''Alisaie:''' That was about as awkward as expected. Still, we're here now, and that's all that matters!

===Speak with Krile.===
'''Krile:''' I'm glad I spotted your ship coming into port ─ the officers are born bureaucrats and sticklers for detail. In any case, you may relax and take a moment to get your land legs back!

When the Dust Settles

2025-11-27T01:56:03Z

Rythgen: /* Add dialog option to "Return to the Rising Stones" section */

{{Quest infobox
| title = When the Dust Settles
| image = When the dust settles1.png
| description = Alphinaud is minded to share his account of the events that unfolded in Paglth'an with the sultana.
| quest-giver = Alphinaud
| location = Steps of Nald
| location-x = 10.8
| location-y = 11.5
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests II
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests II
| journal-genre = Dark Reprise Quests
| level = 80
| exp = 22440
| gil = 5000
| unlocks = ach Not for Naught
| prev-quest = The Flames of War
| next-quest = The Company We Keep
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.5
| msq-index = 695
| id-gt = 69599
| id-edb = 264d23d2d1b
}}

==Steps==
* Speak with the [[Phrontistery Chirurgeon|Phrontistery chirurgeon]].
* Speak with [[Alphinaud]].
* Speak with [[Alisaie]].
* Return to [[the Rising Stones]].
* Speak with [[Tataru]].

==Journal==
*Alphinaud is minded to share his account of the events that unfolded in Paglth'an with the sultana.

*Upon disembarking at the airship landing, you are met by Nanamo, who reveals that one of your friends has been gravely wounded. Realizing at once that she must mean Arenvald, Alphinaud departs for the Phrontistery in visible distress, prompting Alisaie to suggest that you and Estinien go after him.

*At the Phrontistery, you are told that the chirurgeons have done all they can for your comrade, but that his fate yet hangs in the balance. When Alphinaud subsequently thanks Fordola for bringing Arenvald back, she lashes out at him, condemning his idealism as naivety. At this, Estinien interjects that those who uphold such ideals are the ones remembered as heroes. Alas, his words seem to fall on deaf ears.

*At the sultana's invitation, you join the rest of the Scions in the Fragrant Chamber, hoping to hear the findings of Arenvald and Fordola's ill-fated mission. You duly learn that a creature resembling Ifrit was waiting for them inside the tower, and that further such entities have been sighted in the vicinity of other towers across the realm. Anticipating your response to these grim tidings, Nanamo assures you that the Grand Companies are ready to deal with the threat, and bids you take the opportunity to recuperate from your recent exertions.

*Outside the Fragrant Chamber, Thancred notifies those stationed at the Rising Stones by linkpearl that your party will soon be returning. In the ensuing conversation, he learns that Krile has several matters she wishes to discuss, one of them involving Estinien.

*Scant moments after welcoming you home, Krile announces her intention to depart for Sharlayan to petition the Forum's aid in uncovering the Telophoroi's true motives; a proposal which raises eyebrows among her fellow Archons, but one to which they ultimately acquiesce. The surprises do not end there, however. Krile also reveals that the investigation she recently conducted alongside Y'shtola concerned the apparent lack of communication between Hydaelyn and Her chosen champion─you. This, she declares, is another question to which she hopes to find answers during her trip. Acknowledging that her departure will leave the Scions a member short, however, she turns at last to Estinien, and invites him once more to join the cause. And, perhaps most surprisingly of all, he accepts.

*With Lunar Bahamut slain, and the Scions' ranks bolstered by the presence of a singularly capable new member, now would seem the perfect time to rest and take stock. Though Fandaniel and the Telophoroi remain a threat, you may be sure that Tataru will call upon you when the time comes to face them again.

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Alphinaud:''' <sigh> Standing around here worrying is not going to help matters. Come, we must discuss the day's events with Pipin and Her Grace.
'''???:''' Brave Scions!
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' Would that I could treat you to a hero's welcome ─ but I bear urgent news from the Phrontistery.
'''Alphinaud:''' Your Grace! Whatever is the matter?
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' As our troops withdrew from Paglth'an, they came upon the two scouts sent to the nearby tower. I have yet to hear a full account, but it seems that one of them ─ your friend, I believe ─ had been wounded, and was being dragged away by the other.
'''Alphinaud:''' Oh no...
'''Alphinaud:''' I-I must go. Forgive me, Your Grace!
'''Thancred:''' Can you tell us aught of Arenvald's condition, Your Grace? The wounded scout.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' Naught save that it is grave. The chirurgeons tend to him even as we speak.
'''Alisaie:''' The infirmary must be inundated with the wounded. If all of us go, we'll only get underfoot. [Forename], Estinien ─ would you mind going after Alphinaud? He may need some support ─ from someone other than me.
'''Estinien:''' Very well.
'''Alisaie:''' Thank you. The rest of us will see that the relevant people know what took place in Paglth'an.
'''Estinien:''' Come on, then.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Estinien:''' ...I take it Alphinaud is fond of Arenvald.
'''Estinien:''' I know how he feels. But hand-wringing isn't going to help anyone. You had better have a word.

'''Alphinaud:''' Please, tell me something! ''Anything''!

'''Fordola:''' Instead of standing there gawping, why don't you tell your friend to stop whining like an underfed dog? People are fighting for their lives in there.

===Speak with the Phrontistery Chirurgeon.===
'''Phrontistery Chirurgeon:''' Another one come to see the lad in silver armor? Master Damielliot is attending to him as we speak. If you would be so kind as to wait─
'''Alphinaud:''' What did Master Damielliot say? Tell me his exact words!

'''''What will you say?'''''
> ''Enough'', Alphinaud. This isn't helping.
'''Alphinaud:''' But─ ...You're right. Forgive me. <sigh> ...When we said our farewells to Arenvald, I was afraid that something like this might happen, but now that it has...
'''Alphinaud:''' ...All we can do is wait.
> Let the chirurgeons do their work.

| Voiced cutscene |
'''Alphinaud:''' Fordola... Have you been waiting here all this time?
''Fordola does not give him a reply.''
'''Damielliot:''' We have done what we can. The rest is up to him.
'''Alphinaud:''' May we see him?
'''Damielliot:''' I...do not think that wise. You must let him sleep.
'''Alphinaud:''' Thank you for bringing him back. He owes you his life.
'''Alphinaud:''' I just... I just ''wish'' I'd been there. Perhaps─ I don't know. Perhaps I could have...
''Fordola shoves Alphinaud.''
'''Fordola:''' Could've what? Got tempered!? Don't flatter yourself. You can't save everyone. No one can. Not even the Warrior of bloody Light.
'''Fordola:''' People die all the time. For no good reason. And those who take up the sword die quicker than most.
'''Fordola:''' If you're going to shed a tear every time a soldier falls on the battlefield, you'd best stay away. It's no place for the weak of heart.
'''Alphinaud:''' It may be...
'''Alphinaud:''' That victory cannot be won without cost.
'''Alphinaud:''' But all life is precious, and I refuse to shrug at its loss!
'''Fordola:''' “All life is precious”? Hmph. You need to grow up, little man ─ before your sparkling ideals get everyone killed.
''Fordola walks away, but pauses as she passes by Estinien.''
'''Estinien:''' You're right. He is idealistic. But the world has more than its fair share of realists like you and me.
'''Estinien:''' It's people like him who dare to dream that things could be better ─ and make it happen, against all the odds. They are the ones whose names live on forever. The heroes.
'''Fordola:''' The battlefield's littered with would-be heroes. At this rate, you lot'll be next.
'''Fordola:''' And what'll become of your precious dreams then!?
'''Fordola:''' They'll be gone ─ like dust on the wind!
'''Estinien:''' Dreams worth fighting for don't die so easily.
| Voiced cutscene end. |

''Optional dialogue''
'''Estinien:''' That woman... She plays at scorn, but her eyes are filled with sorrow. Sorrow deep enough to drown in.

===Speak with Alphinaud.===
'''Alphinaud:''' I know... I know. There is nothing more I can do here. Come, let us rejoin the others.
'''Flame Herald:''' Ahem. Her Grace invites the Scions of the Seventh Dawn to join her in the Fragrant Chamber.
'''Flame Herald:''' Your comrades have already arrived. Will the three of you be joining them?
'''Alphinaud:''' We will.

| Voiced Cutscene |
'''Alphinaud:''' Your Grace. Pray forgive us our lateness.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' Think not of that. I understand a close comrade of yours was wounded in the line of duty. Arenvald.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' It was at the Alliance's behest that he risked all, and we are grieved to hear of his condition. Rest assured, he will receive the finest care our chirurgeons can provide, on that you have my word.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' Now...we would share with you the findings of the mission.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' Pipin ─ pray relate to our guests the details of Fordola's account.

'''Thancred:''' First Bahamut, now Ifrit. Or “Lunar Ifrit,” as Fandaniel would doubtless have it.
'''Urianger:''' 'Tis now all but certain that the towers were conceived to facilitate the summoning of primals by those imprisoned within.
'''Urianger:''' Less certain is the means by which the Telophoroi constrain the wills of said entities to enact ''their'' designs in defiance of the pleas of their victims.
'''Y'shtola:''' Mayhap they do not. If mere proximity to the towers is enough to make loyal servants of the Empire's mortal enemies, it stands to reason that the same is true for those held captive.
'''Y'shtola:''' They invoke their gods for the good of Garlemald, and in their disturbed state of mind summon a primal whose form reflects their own alteration.
'''Thancred:''' It all begins to make sense. Upon closer inspection, I realized that the towers bear a striking resemblance to a much larger structure which Urianger and I observed from afar during our visit to the imperial capital.
'''Thancred:''' Assuming it too is capable of tempering those in its immediate vicinity, it would go some way to explain the swiftness with which the Telophoroi managed to rally so many imperials to their cause.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' While the situation in Garlemald is indeed troubling, I fear we have more immediate concerns.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' Ifrit was not the only primal summoned. At approximately the same time, observers at several other towers bore witness to the emergence of further such entities.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' For a blessing, none appear to wield aught approaching the destructive power of Bahamut, and the Grand Companies are moving to deal with the threat even as we speak.

'''''What will you say?'''''
> You need only tell me where they are, Your Grace...
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' Though we are aware that the task will not be easy, we would call upon the Scions only as a last resort. Pray conserve your strength for now.
> The Grand Companies, Your Grace? Is that wise?

'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' After all, it was not so very long ago that you rid us of Bahamut. On which note, I am pleased to report that our talks with the Amalj'aa have reached an agreeable conclusion. They have pledged their full support to our cause.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' It is our hope that this historic agreement will encourage other tribes to join us at the negotiating table. And I know that I speak for all of the Allied leaders when I say that we will welcome them with open arms at such time as they do.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' Of course, this was only made possible by the feats of heroism performed at Paglth'an. Moreover, we shall not allow the sacrifices of those fallen in battle to have been made in vain. As hope leads to victory, shall victory lead to a new dawn for Eorzea.
'''Y'shtola:''' May these words ever be our guide, Your Grace.
'''Nanamo Ul Namo:''' Now, if you will forgive me, I must consult with the Syndicate on the matter of our new allies' integration. Till next we meet, my friends, I bid you safe travels and blessed respite.
| Voiced Cutscene end. |

''Optional dialogue''
'''Estinien:''' If there is no reason to linger, I will take my leave.

'''Y'shtola:''' Amidst this great push for peace with the beast tribes, we would do well to remember that old prejudices yet remain. It is a delicate political dance, and I do not envy the sultana her task─nor any Alliance leader.

'''G'raha Tia:''' Alphinaud knows only too well that sacrifices are an unavoidable part of conflict.
'''G'raha Tia:''' But knowing something does not change how one feels about it. You yourself have shared adventures with Arenvald, have you not? ...Then I shall say no more.

'''Urianger:''' With the secrets of the towers thus laid bare, our duty to prevent further abductions taketh on new import. Fail in this and our enemy shall punish our negligence with a plague of primals.

'''Thancred:''' Even without the threat of tempering to contend with, the Grand Companies have quite a task on their hands.
'''Thancred:''' Regardless of Her Grace's protestations to the contrary, it may be best to dispatch a few of our own to assist in the endeavor. Remind me to mention it to Tataru, would you?

'''Alphinaud:''' Though we have won our first battle against the Telophoroi, and made significant discoveries to boot, the war has scarcely begun. We must steel ourselves for what lies ahead.

===Speak with Alisaie.===
'''Alisaie:''' Right, then. Unless anyone has any objections, I think it's about time we returned to the Rising Stones.
'''Alisaie:''' And that includes you, Alphinaud. Arenvald is in good hands here.
'''Alphinaud:''' ...Of course. He would doubtless mock me for pacing about the infirmary.
'''Alphinaud:''' Let us retire, then, that we might regain our strength in readiness for the coming challenges.
'''Thancred:''' If all are in agreement, then, I shall let Krile know to expect us. A hot bath and a hearty meal shouldn't be beyond arranging with the time available.
'''Alphinaud:''' It will be good to be home. I have some thinking to do...
'''Thancred:''' Yes, I'll try asking him. ...And thank you, I shall look forward to it.
'''Thancred:''' Our comrades eagerly await our return. And Krile, in particular, has a few matters she is keen to discuss ─ one of which concerns you, Estinien, believe it or not. You ''will'' join us, won't you?
'''Estinien:''' ...Fine.
'''Alphinaud:''' ...Really? I thought you said you were avoiding “that Baldesion woman.”
'''Estinien:''' If I refused, she would only pursue me.
'''Estinien:''' Let's get this over with, shall we?

===Return to the Rising Stones.===
| Voiced cutscene |
'''Krile:''' Welcome back. I expect you must all be exhausted. Ere you take your rest, however, I would beg a moment of your time.
'''Krile:''' Thanks to Arenvald's selfless efforts, we may now be confident that we understand the function of the towers. But many questions remain regarding the reason for the summonings and what lurks behind the looming edifice in Garlemald.
'''Krile:''' Until such questions are answered, we will struggle to devise an effective strategy for thwarting the Telophoroi's stated aim: nothing less than the destruction of this star. And so, given the gravity of the situation...I move that we petition the aid of Sharlayan.
'''Urianger:''' 'Tis possible the ancient knowledge preserved within their archives may hide a clue to our enemy's methods. But given Sharlayan's established policy of nonintervention, our former colleagues are not like to aid us in its discovery.
'''Krile:''' Oh, I well remember what they're like. The Forum's barefaced refusal to assist you in the days prior to the Calamity must rank as Sharlayan's most shameful act since the exodus.
'''Krile:''' But were the Final Days to be reenacted, it would spell doom for us all. Surely even they cannot turn a blind eye to that.
'''Krile:''' I trust we are all of the same mind on this matter... Urgent as it seemed, I took the liberty of petitioning the Alliance for leave to act as Eorzea's emissary. And have since received their blessing.
'''G'raha Tia:''' I presume your role as a Student of Baldesion will carry some weight with the Forum?
'''Krile:''' One can but hope. If truth be told, our organization has been a shadow of its former self ever since the disappearance of the Isle of Val ─ but the name does still retain some degree of prestige. I only pray it will be enough.
'''Krile:''' If there are no objections, I shall depart for Sharlayan at once. But before I do, I should also mention the other matter to which I would devote some time during my stay.
'''Krile:''' After hearing what transpired in the First, I began to question the true nature of Hydaelyn's blessing. A topic I have discussed at some length with Y'shtola...
'''Y'shtola:''' We were wondering: when was the last time Hydaelyn spoke to you directly?

'''''What will you say?'''''
> Near the end of the Dragonsong War.
'''Y'shtola:''' When you regained Her blessing, was it not? But never since ─ not in all your time in the First, when you faced the unsundered, the very heart of Zodiark.
> That day in the Crystarium.
'''Y'shtola:''' When Elidibus sought to make Warriors of Light? That was the voice which calls constantly to all who might hear it. I spoke of ''direct'' communication, when Hydaelyn communed solely with you. A far rarer occurrence.
> ...

'''Krile:''' History shows us that Hydaelyn is able to awaken the Echo in Her chosen, convey Her will directly, and grant the blessing of Light.
'''Krile:''' To our knowledge, however, She has not sought to intervene in man's affairs for some considerable time.
'''Urianger:''' Might not the explanation for that lie with Her choice of champion? Mayhap She is content to trust in his judgment.
'''Y'shtola:''' Mayhap She is. But following my initial discussion with Krile, I made inquiries of my own, and as far as I am able to tell, Hydaelyn has not made Her will known to anyone.
'''Thancred:''' During my time in the First, the Oracle of Light spoke to me through Ryne. But that was not the will of Hydaelyn. It was Minfilia herself.
'''Y'shtola:''' Indeed. And while she and Hydaelyn were inextricably linked, Minfilia yet acted of her own volition. A messenger, yes, but one who spoke with her own voice.
'''Krile:''' I wonder, could Hydaelyn's silence suggest the presence of some disruptive force, perhaps? Some obstacle to communication? While I share Urianger's high opinion of your conduct, I see no reason why She would deny you Her guidance altogether.
'''Krile:''' Then again, who am I to say? The fact is, we simply don't know. But if the explanation is to be found anywhere, I can think of worse places to look than the archives of Sharlayan ─ and their research on the aetherial sea in particular.
'''Krile:''' Resolved though I am to go, believe me when I say that I take no pleasure in the thought of leaving you a member short. Now of all times.
'''Krile:''' Estinien ─ we stand on the eve of a struggle that will decide the fate of this star. One in which we Scions may play a telling part. Yet we are but few in number.
'''Krile:''' And so I must ask you again: will you join us?
'''Estinien:''' You see the world the way you want it to be. I see the world the way it is. You are idealistic to a fault.
'''Estinien:''' But I know you would never turn your back on those in need. Never close your eyes to their suffering. And somehow, your deeds lend truth to your words, giving the lie to my doubts in so doing.
'''Estinien:''' I have seen others draw strength from your belief. In Ishgard, in Ala Mhigo. You inspired them to stand up and fight. To win, no less.
'''Estinien:''' And even when you lost those you held dear, you carried their spirit with you, and made their memory your guiding light. The burden of so many hopes and dreams would be too heavy for most to bear.
'''Estinien:''' But you bear it willingly. As you have shown me, some dreams are too important to let go.
'''Estinien:''' If you have need of my strength, it's yours. After all you've done, how could I refuse?
'''Alphinaud:''' Thank you, Estinien...
'''Alphinaud:''' Whatever challenges await us, I shall not falter. You have my word.
'''Krile:''' And now I may bid you farewell, safe in the knowledge that all is as it should be ─ in this little corner of the world at least.
'''Alphinaud:''' You will be sorely missed. Tread warily in Sharlayan...and do try not to let the Forum embroil you in their politics. A forlorn hope, I know, given the individuals involved...
'''Krile:''' I shall do my very best. Farewell.

''Meanwhile, in the imperial palace...''

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'''Fandaniel:''' Well? Does this one meet with your approval?
'''Fandaniel:''' Apparently not. Or...could it be that you're still upset about the dragons?
'''Zenos yae Galvus:''' You are unwise to remind me of so costly a failure.
'''Zenos yae Galvus:''' It will not affect our plans, I trust.
'''Fandaniel:''' Oh, hardly at all. Though, admittedly, the chances of us being able to procure any more Meracydian dragons are rather slimmer following Tiamat's reappearance.
'''Fandaniel:''' But the seeds have been sown, my lord! We have only to wait for them to quicken.
'''Fandaniel:''' Speaking of preparations, is it safe to assume that you will be ready to control you-know-what?
'''Zenos yae Galvus:''' The hour draws nigh. This nation, forged for Ascian ends, will finally prove its worth.
'''Fandaniel:''' A mighty Empire, now no more than an instrument of this star's destruction! What a pleasure it will be to put it to use!
'''Fandaniel:''' Which brings me back to our earlier topic. My lord ─ while I appreciate that it is not an easy decision, it really is past time you chose your weapon.
'''Zenos yae Galvus:''' There is one that I have been meaning to test...
'''Fandaniel:''' Well, well... Not quite what I was expecting. Though I will say, it does seem rather apt.
| Voiced cutscenes end. |
''Optional dialogue''
'''Alphinaud:''' If I am to pursue this course, I must be prepared for the hardships that lie ahead.

'''Estinien:''' If you've need of my lance, I'll be ready. If not, I'll be reserving my strength in preparation of the next battle.
'''Estinien:''' But since you're here, I have a question. The Scions are in close contact with the East Aldenard Trading Company of Kugane, yes? I was wondering if they could place an order for some sun-dried squid. I don't seem to be able to find it in these parts.

'''Urianger:''' Though we know not the full extent of the Telophoroi's schemes, preventing further abductions must take precedence above all else, for therein lieth the key to depriving our enemy of its most potent weapon.

'''G'raha Tia:''' The sudden appearance of the towers will surely not have escaped the Forum's notice. I would like to think they would be receptive to Krile's request for cooperation in investigating the matter, but unfortunately, their reputation would suggest otherwise.

'''Thancred:''' It strikes me as odd that rather than marching on one of the city-states, the Telophoroi have so far made only sporadic attacks. I doubt they'd go to the trouble of putting up all of those towers if that was all they had in store for us.

'''Y'shtola:''' None can deny that Hydaelyn's blessing has been a great boon to our cause, but much remains unknown with regard to Her true intentions.
'''Y'shtola:''' Given everything we have learned from our encounters with the Ascians, we must keep our minds open to any and all possibilities.

'''Alisaie:''' Amidst all the fighting, it's easy to forget what we've achieved, isn't it? I mean...we cured Tiamat. ''Tiamat'', for heavens' sake!...You ''will'' tell me if I become insufferably smug, won't you? Because the way things are going, it feels like a definite possibility.

'''Ephemie:''' We've sent Coultenet and the others to be our eyes and ears in the field. Wherever the Telophoroi appear next, we'll be among the first to know.

'''Clemence:''' Alisaie has been teaching me how to cure tempering using a porxie. I must say, the thought of being in such close proximity to one of the afflicted is rather daunting...

'''Riol:''' I've been keepin' me good eye on the towers and tellin' others to do the same. 'Course, I don't mean just us Scions. I've got a whole network of scouts to keep me informed.

'''Alianne:''' When the tower rose up in Yanxia, my first thought was to stay in Doma to keep my grandfather safe. But when we heard the news of Bahamut's return, he bid me return to the Rising Stones to aid my fellow Scions. He sends his regards, by the way.

'''Aenor:''' Hoary Boulder certainly cut a fine figure as he set off on his latest mission. I was sad to see him leave, and my nights will be lonelier with just the one brother to keep me company...

'''Ocher Boulder:''' Although Arenvald and I both served as Scions, I am afraid that I have had few opportunities to speak with the lad. I do hope he is fit to return to active duty soon.

===Speak with Tataru.===
'''Tataru:''' Well, it looks like I'm going to have a busy few moons ─ not that they ever seem to be anything but.
'''Tataru:''' Thancred's got me dispatching troops to every corner of the realm. Which is not to say I don't trust the Alliance, because I do. But when it comes to putting down primals, nobody does it better than us.
'''Tataru:''' Well, than ''you lot'', more accurately. You won't catch me trading blows with a primal in the near future. But for every fell fiend you vanquish, there's countless meals to arrange, baths to fill, sheets to wash, stores to replenish, and the list goes on.
'''Tataru:''' Which is where I come in. And gladly, mind you. It's the least I can do to support the Scions who risk life and limb ─ like poor Arenvald...
'''Tataru:''' <sigh> I wish there was something we could do for him. But we'll just have to settle for saying the odd prayer and keeping a roof over our heads.
'''Tataru:''' It wouldn't do to have him come back to a complete shambles, now would it?
'''Tataru:''' ...But that's enough of my rambling. Off you go and get some rest. If there are any developments, I promise you'll be the first to know!

'''(Optional)'''
'''Tataru:''' As of this moment, you are under strict orders to get as much rest as possible. After all, we need our lady fighting fit when the Telophoroi rear their ugly heads again!

Righteous Indignation

2025-10-09T02:07:27Z

Rythgen: Add missing dialogue option

{{Quest infobox
| title = Righteous Indignation
| image =
| description = Estinien is ready to lead the way to Tiamat.
| quest-giver = Estinien
| location = Azys Lla
| location-x = 12.1
| location-y = 25.4
| location-z = 4.9
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests II
| journal-section = Main Scenario
| journal-category = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests II
| journal-genre = Dark Reprise Quests
| level = 80
| req-quest =
| req-items = 1 Field Trial Spirit Vessel
| requirements =
| exp = 22440
| gil = 1175
| prev-quest = Here Be Dragons
| next-quest = For Vengeance
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.5
| msq-index = 692
| id-gt = 69596
| id-edb = 63c10bff6c2
}}
==Steps==
* Proceed to the designated location.
* Speak with [[G'raha Tia]].
* Speak with [[Alphinaud]] at [[the Flagship]].
* Search for the necessary Allagan node. 0/3
* Speak with [[Alphinaud]].
* Use the [[Field Trial Spirit Vessel|field trial spirit vessel]] to access the clamorous node.

==Walkthrough==
* Search for the necessary Allagan node. 0/3
Malodorous Node X: 18.2 Y: 22.2 Z: 8.5,
Clamorous Node X: 17.0 Y: 22.1 Z: 8.5,
Obstreperous Node X: 17.6 Y: 22.0 Z: 8.6

==Journal==
*Estinien is ready to lead the way to Tiamat.

==Dialogue==
''Optional dialogue''
'''G'raha Tia:''' The Azure Dragoons of history were the mortal enemies of the dragons. Yet now they would be hard-pressed to find a soul who understood them better.

'''Alisaie:''' Our grandfather sacrificed everything to protect the realm from Bahamut. We must be prepared to do the same.

'''Alphinaud:''' It was the Ascians who taught Tiamat the secrets of summoning...even as they supplied the Allagans with the means to capture primals. So much suffering, all of it by design.

===Accepting the Quest===
'''Estinien:''' Tiamat awaits. This way.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alisaie:''' To think that man is responsible for all this ─ and so much else that dragonkind has suffered...

'''Alphinaud:''' Resigned to her fate though she may be, I cannot help but feel that we may be able to help Tiamat...would she only let us.

'''G'raha Tia:''' So this is one of the seven great wyrms... Even thus confined, her presence is...overwhelming.

'''Estinien:''' ...

===Proceed to the designated location.===
'''Tiamat:''' My sire's mortal companion... What bringeth thee back to this forsaken place, child of man?
'''Estinien:''' Hmph. It's plain she knows naught of recent events. Perhaps you should enlighten her.

'''Tiamat:''' Ahhh... That my sins should be repeated...
'''Tiamat:''' I sensed not the faintest stirring.
'''Tiamat:''' As to who could have called him forth...I know of none save the dragons of Meracydia. Our children...
'''Tiamat:''' The eikon claimed their souls when first he manifested. And robbed of their will, they became tools for the Allagans' dark designs.
'''Alisaie:''' I've seen it with my own eyes. Captives of a lost empire, neither alive nor dead, existing only to preserve Bahamut's corporeal form.
'''Tiamat:''' Yes. The dragons of Meracydia are at the mercy of this Ascian. There can be no other explanation.
'''Tiamat:''' Accursed Ascians! Vile minions of Darkness!
'''Tiamat:''' Again you would profane the memory of my beloved, and strip our children of their freedom, their dignity! Are there no depths to which you will not stoop!?
'''Estinien:''' Your children's pain means nothing to them. They laugh at your kind's suffering.
'''Estinien:''' But tears will not right this wrong. Nor will lamentations see the perpetrators punished.
'''Tiamat:''' What wouldst thou have from me, slayer of dragons?
'''Estinien:''' Behavior befitting a great wyrm.
'''Estinien:''' We came here to ask mighty Tiamat of the first brood, consort of Bahamut, mother of the dragons of Meracydia, what she intends to do about the crimes committed against her children!
''Tiamat roars.''
'''Tiamat:''' Were I free, I would answer thine insolence with fire. But words shall have to suffice.
'''Tiamat:''' Recall, mortals, that it was I who did first summon my beloved, praying with all my being to bring him forth. You who contend with eikons cannot well be ignorant of the consequence.
'''Alphinaud:''' ...You too were exposed to his influence. That you are yet in possession of your own will is testament to the indomitable strength of your soul.
'''Alphinaud:''' But were you to meet with Bahamut again, you fear you might succumb.
'''Tiamat:''' Indeed. Ask the dragonslayer, and he will tell thee the power we of the first brood wield. Were I to lose myself to the eikon's influence, all would pay the price.
'''Tiamat:''' But it is of little matter. For even had I the strength to resist, I yet lack the strength to break my shackles. This prison shall be my tomb.
'''Alisaie:''' On the matter of Bahamut's influence, at least, I believe we can be of some assistance.
'''Alisaie:''' If you're afraid of being enthralled, don't be ─ we have a cure. And while we've never tried it on one such as you, its basic principles are universal.
'''Tiamat:''' Speakest thou in earnest?
''Alisaie nods.''
'''Alphinaud:''' There is no future for those bound to the past.
'''Alphinaud:''' That you committed a terrible sin, I do not dispute. But if you feel remorse, you may yet make amends. We offer you that chance. Take it, or you will forever remain a prisoner, not of these cruel shackles, but of your own guilt.
'''Tiamat:''' A chance to make amends... To lay Bahamut's memory to rest...
'''Tiamat:''' When our own star faced annihilation, Hydaelyn granted us sanctuary. And now your foes would bring about Her destruction. This I cannot allow. For the debt I owe to Hydaelyn, and to all who have suffered for my sins...I shall fight with you, children of man.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alisaie:''' It won't make up for what she's suffered at the hands of men, but if there's a chance we can free her ─ ''truly'' free her ─ we owe it to her to try.

'''Alphinaud:''' I confess, my heart was in my throat when Estinien thought to berate her, but it appears to have had the desired effect.

'''Estinien:''' It would seem she still has some pride after all. Let's see if she's as good as her word.

===Speak with G'raha Tia.===
'''G'raha Tia:''' While porxies have been shown to be effective in curing the tempered, Tiamat must be considered a special case.
'''G'raha Tia:''' She is far, far larger─and immeasurably more powerful ─ than any subject treated thus far. Were we to remove her restraints only to find that the process had failed, we would be hard-pressed to contain her.
'''Alisaie:''' Then...before going ahead, we should learn as much as we can about the exact nature of her condition. Do you suppose we can find that information here?
'''G'raha Tia:''' Why, yes...we can! We can indeed! The Allagans kept detailed records on all of their notable captives, and I know exactly where to look.
'''Alphinaud:''' We shall leave that to you, then. In the meantime, the rest of us can turn our thoughts to the removal of those shackles.
'''Estinien:''' I know Alphinaud and [Forename] here well enough ─ but not you. Are you certain you're ready to see this through?
'''G'raha Tia:''' Rest assured, Ser Estinien, that I am both ready and willing to give my all for the sake of this star ─ though that is not my only reason for wanting to set Tiamat free.
'''G'raha Tia:''' While I do not claim to know all of her sorrows, I too once found myself in a prison of despair. And I well understand how hard it can be to dare to dream of escape.
'''G'raha Tia:''' It took the encouragement of braver souls than I am to make me take the first step towards a brighter future. And now I would help Tiamat do the same.
'''Estinien:''' I gather you are not as young as you look.
'''G'raha Tia:''' Mayhap when our work here is done, we could trade tales over a pot of Tataru's famous tea?
'''Estinien:''' And be indebted to her for the leaves and hot water? I think not.
'''G'raha Tia:''' ...I see. Ahem! Returning swiftly to the task at hand, then...
'''G'raha Tia:''' I believe the nodes governing Tiamat's restraints are located in the sector known as the Flagship.
'''Alphinaud:''' Ah yes. We are familiar with it. The Aetherochemical Research Facility in particular.
'''G'raha Tia:''' Oh, you may wish to take this. A spirit vessel, containing a small amount of my blood.
'''Alisaie:''' ...Which you just happened to be carrying around with you.
'''G'raha Tia:''' I suppose that could seem rather odd. To explain, Rammbroes, Urianger, and I are researching the use of spirit vessels in the transference not only of memories, but the traits of certain bloodlines. And so I keep one at the ready should an opportunity to test our theories arise.
'''G'raha Tia:''' As for its use to you, you may recall that during our ''previous'' visit, the nodes here granted access to restricted functions, having identified me as being of royal blood. And armed with that spirit vessel, I posit that they will do the same for you, even in the absence of, well, the rest of me. It seemed worth a try, at least.
'''Alphinaud:''' Agreed. We will take good care of it.
'''Alphinaud:''' To the Flagship, then!

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alisaie:''' It's possible the restraints may have mitigated the effects of her tempering, but Tiamat has been in thrall to Bahamut for ''thousands'' of years. To have clung on to her reason through it all says a lot for her strength of will. More than a lot.

'''G'raha Tia:''' Alisaie and I shall remain here and attend to necessary preparations. In the event that the spirit vessel fails to work as expected, you know where to find me. Good luck.

'''Estinien:''' I would rather leave these Allagan contraptions to you and Alphinaud...

===Speak with Alphinaud at the Flagship.===
'''Alphinaud:''' Let us split up and search the Flagship for the node that controls Tiamat's restraints.
'''Alphinaud:''' But should you find a likely candidate, do not be tempted to make any adjustments; it would not do to accidentally release some manner of experimental monstrosity, nor less Tiamat herself in her current state. Our objective at this stage is simply to identify the relevant node or nodes. Once we have learned what we can, we should reconvene and compare notes prior to proceeding.

===Search for the necessary Allagan node.===
'''Obstreperous Node:''' KRRR... Data link with Delta Quadrant broken. Possible cause: intruder interference. Advise deployment of automated combat units. Proceed?

'''Maladorous Node:''' BZZZT... Friction between metallic components detected... Temperature increasing to critical levels... Please replace damaged parts or retreat to a safe distance... BZZZT...

'''Clamorous Node:''' <blip> <bloop> WARNING. Scheduled dragon restraint maintenance due in: -2,020 years. Failure to verify system integrity may result in unscheduled specimen release.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Alphinaud:''' I realize I've said this before ─ and on more than one occasion ─ but I never cease to be amazed by Allagan technology. Amazed and disturbed.

'''Estinien:''' These...nodes, or whatever it is you call them ─ why do they quiver so?

''After finding the right node''
'''Estinien:''' Infernal things... One of them sent a swarm of mechanical vilekin to plague me. I must have angered it...

===Speak with Alphinaud.===
'''Alphinaud:''' I am afraid Estinien and I have little to show for our efforts. Did you find anything?

'''''What will you say?'''''
> I did! A node which smelled burned hair!
'''Estinien:''' Hmph. I know the one─though I thought the stench more akin to a fire in a manure shed. But it seemed likelier to explode than grant our wish. Surely there must be another?
> Yes a chirruping node which spontaneously warned me about neglecting the ''dragon restraints''.
'''Alphinaud:''' ''Spontaneously'', you say? Well, that does sound promising. Almost suspiciously so, in fact...
'''Alphinaud:''' But then you were in possession of the spirit vessel... Hm. I daresay it is indeed the node of which G'raha spoke.
'''Alphinaud:''' And it was “chirruping,” you say? Very well, let us take a closer look.
> I, uh... found a way to activate mechanical sentries if that's any help?
'''Alphinaud:''' Only if they are willing to lead us to the node we seek...which I somehow doubt. But from what I recall of the Flagship's design, the node you found could facilitate communications throughout Azys Lla, so we may yet find a use for it.
> No.

''Optional dialogue''
'''Estinien:''' How did the Allagans tell these godsforsaken things apart?

'''Alphinaud:''' As I suspected, the node will not acknowledge my authority to issue it instructions.

===Use the field trial spirit vessel to access the clamorous node.===
'''Clamorous Node:''' <blip> Do you wish to operate the dragon restraint mechanisms?
'''Clamorous Node:''' <blip> <bloop> You do not have the requisite access privileges. Operation of the dragon restraint mechanisms may only be undertaken by the chief technologist and members of the royal family.
'''Alphinaud:''' Or those with a vessel full of royal blood, perhaps. [Item request: Field Trial Spirit Vessel]

'''Restrainment node:''' <blip> New user detected. Commencing biometric authentication...
'''Restrainment node:''' <bloop> Authentication complete. User identified as: member of the royal family. Please state your name.

'''''What will you say?'''''
> [Forename, Surname]
> Alphinaud Leveilleur.
'''Alphinaud:''' But— But that's just confusing! Amusing as you may find my name, I must ask that you use [Forename Surname]. Please.
> Estinien Wyrmblood.
'''Estinien:''' ...Very funny. But if that ''thing'' speaks my name, I shall see that it never speaks again. Use your own. [Forename Surname], in case you've forgotten.

'''Restrainment node:''' <bloop> User name changed. Welcome, [Forename Surname]. You may operate the dragon restraint mechanisms when ready.
''The restrainment node bleeps and bloops, then buzzes.''
'''Restrainment node:''' <blip> <bloop> Error: Unable to disengage restraints of the specimen “Tiamat.” A system update is required.
'''Alphinaud:''' ...A “system update”? What do you suppose it is asking of us?

'''''What will you say?'''''
> I... ''could'' hazard a guess.
'''Estinien:''' Well, that's more than I can say. Confounded bloody thing...
> To smash it to pieces...
'''Estinien:''' Now that I ''do'' understand. You can go first.

'''Restrainment node:''' User agitation detected. Initiating guidance program...<bloop> In order to operate the restraint mechanism, I require access to the central control system. However, I am unable to establish a link to said system due to the obsolescence of my own software.
'''Restrainment node:''' This issue can be resolved by applying a system update using the corresponding terminal located within the Flagship.
'''Estinien:''' So can this thing release the restraints or not?
'''Alphinaud:''' It ''can'' ─ but only once it has received the requisite “system update,” as far as I can tell.
'''Estinien:''' ...Until which time it'll float there spewing nonsense?
'''Restrainment node:''' User dissatisfaction detected. Initiating placation protocols...<bloop> I am here to help! Rest assured that I will be on hand to guide you through every step of the system update process!
'''Alphinaud:''' How...gratifying. But I daresay we will fare better ''with'' guidance than without it.

Safekeeping

2025-09-13T04:34:18Z

Rythgen: Add Cyella dialogue options and missing response

{{Quest infobox
| title = Safekeeping
| description = [[Cyella]] appears surprised─though not displeased─to see you.
| image = safekeeping1.png
| quest-giver = Cyella
| location = The Crystarium
| location-x = 10.7
| location-y = 15.3
| type = sidequest
| quest-line = Shadowbringers Role Quests
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 80
| requirements =
| req-items =
| exp = 448800
| gil = 895
| mettle =
| unlocks = ngp Role Master Quests (Shadowbringers)
| prev-quest = Reflections in Crystal, Shadow Walk with Me
| next-quest = The Hero's Journey
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.4
| id-gt = 69521
| id-edb = 6db8bc6f742
}} __NOTOC__
==Steps==
*Speak with [[Giott]].
*Speak with [[Cerigg]].
*Speak with [[Cyella]].

==Journal==
* Cyella appears surprised─though not displeased─to see you.

* Cyella mentions she had been concerned that you had gone back to the Source for good, taking the crystals belonging to the First's Warriors of Light with you. She asks that you consider entrusting said crystals to her, that they might remain in the world those heroes fought so desperately to protect. As this is not a decision to be made lightly, you resolve to seek the input of their spiritual successors─the bounty hunters who helped to defeat the Cardinal Virtues─before committing.

* Giott is but a few steps away, indulging in her usual alcohol-related pastime, so you begin by asking for her input. She appears equal parts intimidated by the idea of deciding the fate of Lamitt's crystal and excited for the opportunity to make Lue-Reeq pay for her drinks, and so dashes off to collect him and Granson while you speak to Cerigg and Taynor.

* The group of bounty hunters assembled, you explain both Cyella's history and the possible reasons for entrusting her with the crystals. Though they are understandably surprised to hear that the erstwhile Shadowkeeper is nearby pouring ale, all agree that what remains of the First's Warriors of Light should remain in Norvrandt─and proceed to get astoundingly drunk. In the aftermath, you follow through on their sentiments by turning over the crystals to Cyella, who is moved to find that her former companions considered her a friend to the end, one and all.

*You find Cyella again once she has had a bit more time to process her emotions. She vows that she will continue to speak the truth of the Warriors of Light, so that their legacy may live on.

==Walkthrough==
* Accept the quest
* Speak with Giott
* Speak with Cerigg
* Enjoy the cutscene
* Speak with Cyella

==Dialogue==

===Acceptance===
Cyella: If it isn't [Forename], loitering about the Stairs just like any old day.
Cyella: And here I was worried that you'd gone back to your world for good, and I was too late.
Cyella: It's just that I've been thinking about the crystals belonging to the Warriors of Light.
Cyella: I hear they ended up with you, after you lot defeated the Virtues. I assume you have Ardbert's as well?
Cyella: Indeed─that does seem appropriate. His bond with Seto is deep and enduring.
Cyella: As for the others...I had hoped you might be persuaded to leave them in my care.
Cyella: It was only right that they, like Ardbert, should accompany you on your journey to set this world back on its proper course.
Cyella: Yet you now have a home you must return to, while the First is theirs. After all they did to keep it safe, they deserve to be here to see what its future holds.
Cyella: Oh, don't make that face. I know it's a big decision, but it needn't fall entirely to you. There are others here who care for the Warriors of Light as much as you do, aren't there?

===Speak with Giott===
Giott: <gulp> <gulp> <gulp> Ahhh...
Giott: Now that's some damn fine ale! How many should I order for you? I know you ain't much of a drinker, so... Six? Seven?
Giott: What? You want help deciding the fate of Lamitt's crystal? And the others too? ...Does this place have any bigger tankards?
Giott: Well, if you insist... Lue-Reeq owes me drinks─plural─so I'll make sure he joins us. Maybe find Granson while I'm at it.
Giott: You go on and wait with Cerigg and Taynor. Order a round while I'm out, you hear?

===Speak with Cerigg===
(Optional)Taynor: Giott seems excited. Should I be concerned?
Cerigg: Good to see you, [Forename]. What did you say that has Giott so worked up?
Cerigg: The crystals, eh? That does sound like a conversation worth getting everyone together for.
Taynor: Did Lue-Reeq really promise to pay for Giott's drinks? That's a disaster in the making...
Cerigg: Not just hers─rounds for the lot of us! Might be that the lad yet has a few things to learn about coin and the scarcity thereof.
Cerigg: Still, I'll not turn down his generosity. Go and tell the barkeep we'll be needing food and ale for the table.
Taynor: Fine... But please try to exercise some restraint. I'll not carry you back to the room again.

Giott: Here we are! How much of a head start did you get? Should I ask 'em to bring out the cask?
Granson: I reckon we should hear [Forename] out first.

(Player-avatar begins making conversational motions)

Cerigg: So...you're telling me that the barmaid was one of Nyelbert's companions, not to mention the Shadowkeeper? And from a different world? That's laying it on a bit thick.
Taynor: It certainly raises questions.
Lue-Reeq: Quite! Such as how she retains her youthful visage...
Granson: Not that.
Giott: ...I had my suspicions about her. The other night I was at the counter─quaffing my ale, having a grand time─and next I realize, I'm outside without a gil to my name. And it ain't the first time!
(Giott has a minor existential crisis)
Giott: It could only be the power of the Shadowkeeper...
Taynor: ...And not that you drink enough to fell a small army.

Granson: If [Forename] says it's true, I'm inclined to believe it. Which leaves us with the matter of entrusting the crystals to her.
Granson: She's right that this was Branden's home─the others', too. And it's home to their most important memories. Not all of them good, maybe, but...everyone they loved is laid to rest here.
Cerigg: I agree. Nyelbert belongs here.
Giott: Ardbert's crystal is with Seto, in this world. Lamitt would want to be near.
Lue-Reeq: Renda-Rae as well, I think. She'd want to be with her friends, in the place that she loved.
Taynor: It seems we all agree.
Giott: A toast, then! To the Warriors of Light!
Hunters: To the Warriors of Light!
Lue-Reeq: Drink up! I'm paying, and as bounty hunters, I expect you all to take proper advantage of that.

Granson: I hate to disappoint, but I'm not much for alcohol. This juice looks nice, though...
Taynor: Ah, that's not─
(Taynor's words are too late. Granson has already taken a sip).

(Hilarity ensues)

(Cyella walks up on the scene of the drunken aftermath after an unknown amount of time)

Cyella: How did you manage this? Twice the mess in half the time as normal patrons, I swear.
Cyella: I overheard your conversation, by the way. Do you agree with your friends?

'''''What will you say?'''''
> These crystals are yours...storykeeper.
'''Cyella:''' Their legacies are safe with me, you have my word.
> They would know best.
'''Cyella:''' I'll be certain not to disappoint them.

Cyella: Thank you.
Cyella: I...

(Stuff happens)

Cyella: I can feel them... Their memories...
Cyella: Why? ''Why'', dammit!?
Cyella: You're all just like Ardbert. I betrayed you, I manipulated you, and still...
Cyella: You thought of me as a comrade─a friend─until the very end.

====Optional Conversations====
Taynor: I did warn you...

Cerigg: My head...

Lue-Reeq: A week's worth of earnings! How is this possible?

Granson: This...<heave> This is why I don't drink...

Giott: Whew! Can't remember the last time I was so drunk. ...Or any of the other times, neither, but that ain't important. A successful sousing calls for a celebratory ale!

===Wrap-up with Cyella===
Cyella: We've finally managed to clean up after you lot...for the most part. Perhaps next time we should set down a tarpaulin.
Cyella: Nevertheless, I'm grateful to you for entrusting these to me. And as long as I live, I will never stop sharing the true tale of the Warriors of Light─of my friends.

Nothing Unsaid

2025-09-11T20:54:03Z

Rythgen: Add Y'shtola dialogue option

{{Quest infobox
| title = Nothing Unsaid
| image =
| description = Y'shtola's eyes seem to be staring into your very soul.
| quest-giver = Y'shtola
| location = The Crystarium
| location-x = 12.3
| location-y = 11.2
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| level = 80
| exp = 22440
| gil = 1687
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Hope's Confluence
| next-quest = The Journey Continues
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 676
| id-gt = 69315
| id-edb = 3bbf8ed3195
}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Alisaie]].
* Speak with [[Alisaie]] at [[the Inn at Journey's Head]].
* Search for [[Halric]].
* Speak with [[Alisaie]].
* Travel to [[Eulmore]].
* Speak with [[Alphinaud]].

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Y'shtola:''' [Forename]. If you are ready, would you recount to us how the day unfolded?
'''Y'shtola:''' ...So you reached out to Elidibus at the last...and his heart was moved. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
> I'm not sure I did the right thing.
'''Y'shtola:''' Perhaps you did. Perhaps you did not. None can say.
> And it changed nothing.
'''Y'shtola:''' Perhaps not. Ultimately, you had no choice but to strike him down.
> I only did as you asked. 
'''Y'shtola:''' But the important thing is this: though violence proved unavoidable, you did at least come to understand your foe.
'''Y'shtola:''' And in knowing his hopes and dreams do we best remember him ─ him and his legacy.
'''Y'shtola:''' So long as they remain unforgotten, the love he and his brethren bore for one another and the star may yet be rewarded.
'''Alphinaud:''' You said that an ancient came to your aid. But how is that possible?
'''Y'shtola:''' A gift from Emet-Selch. He knew of Elidibus's plight. Foreseeing his own death, he made provisions to bring Elidibus's suffering to an end, lest his friend be left to continue the struggle alone.
'''Y'shtola:''' Or so I wildly speculate. It is unlikely we will ever know the truth.
'''Y'shtola:''' The best we can do is to remember events as they happened, no more and no less. As the Ronkans so rightly put it, “History is learned, not lived.”

'''???:''' Ah! There you all are!
'''Urianger:''' My friend! We were given to understand thou wert injured. Shouldst thou not be abed?
'''Beq Lugg:''' Lie down at a time like this!? Don't be absurd! I would have come sooner had the guards not made such a fuss!
'''Beq Lugg:''' Now, tell me what's happened. Where is the Exarch?
'''Beq Lugg:''' I see...
'''Beq Lugg:''' [Forename]... Will you show me his spirit vessel?
'''Beq Lugg:''' Yes... Both his soul and memories seem intact. Good.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Unlike the others, his aether was not highly charged, and so it did not seem necessary to employ a familiar for the imbuing. But I needed to be certain all the same. Oh, what a relief...
'''Urianger:''' Then 'tis but a question of restoring his soul unto his flesh.
'''Urianger:''' And as thou didst lately tell me, the success of this process resteth on no more than our friend's soul recognizing his flesh as its own.
'''Thancred:''' Given his apparent desire to return to the Source with [Forename], one would think his soul would be only too happy to be home, no? Surely it wouldn't balk at the relative newness of its accommodation?
'''Beq Lugg:''' So one would hope, but none can speak for the Exarch's heart of hearts. And he can no longer speak for himself.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Furthermore, though I have drawn upon all of my not inconsiderable experience to predict the outcome, the fact remains that there is no direct precedent for what we are attempting.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Will his body accept his soul? Will his essences blend properly? Will he awaken whole of mind? Any number of things could go awry.
'''Beq Lugg:''' ...Assuming I have succeeded in tempering your expectations, I should probably add that I did ask the Exarch if he still wished to return to the Source in full knowledge of the risks.
'''Beq Lugg:''' A simple enough question, one would think, warranting a single-word reply. Yet the answer I received was rather longer than that. Almost comically so, in fact. Regardless, out of respect for the man, I shall attempt to recite it─with a certain amount of poetic license. Ahem!
'''Beq Lugg:''' “As I grew older, the burdens I carried became ever more numerous. Burdens which weighed upon my hopes, burying them deep within my breast. So deep that I couldn't be certain they were still there.
'''Beq Lugg:''' “But when I look around me, I am reminded that, no matter how deeply buried they may be, our hopes never truly disappear. No, they are always with us. Guiding us. Driving us.
'''Beq Lugg:''' “I see it in Vauthry, who sought to vindicate his existence by creating his paradise.
'''Beq Lugg:''' “I see it in Ran'jit, who forsook his life's cause in order to protect that which\e held most dear.
'''Beq Lugg:''' “I see it in the people, who chose to struggle rather than surrender to despair.
'''Beq Lugg:''' “And though our struggles may differ greatly, since the very beginning of time, they have all shared that one common thread: hope.
'''Beq Lugg:''' “We struggle because we have hope. And when the time comes, I too will embrace mine. I will follow my heart, regardless of the risks.
'''Beq Lugg:''' “And I will live with all my being, as befits one who has been granted a second chance.”
'''Beq Lugg:''' There! I told you it was long. And unspeakably sentimental to boot. One would think them the outpourings of a dewy-eyed boy, not the ''old man'' the Exarch seems to believe he is.
'''Beq Lugg:''' I mean, ''really'' ─ he's scarcely been alive as long as I've been in hiding!
'''Y'shtola:''' I daresay he is blushing in his vessel.
'''Y'shtola:''' Speaking of which, we should make ready for our journey. Time remains of the essence, after all.
'''Y'shtola:''' Needless to say, once we leave, there is no guarantee that we can return. If anyone has unfinished business, now is the time to see to it.
'''Y'shtola:''' I must pay a visit to Slitherbough. Let us reconvene here anon.
'''Urianger:''' Hm... There remain some few matters which require mine attention in Il Mheg.
'''Urianger:''' May I leave Thancred in thy care, child?
'''Ryne:''' Um...I've been meaning to get some flowers. For Minfilia.
'''Ryne:''' I thought you might help me choose them. And then we could go to Nabaath Areng together...one last time.
'''Thancred:''' A fine suggestion. Lead on.
'''Alphinaud:''' Well, it's back to Eulmore for me. Amongst other things, I owe the mayor an apology about his airship.
'''Alisaie:''' I assume you have places of your own to be, Alisaie. I shall see you later.

====Optional dialogue====
'''Beq Lugg:''' I shall take this opportunity to conduct a final inspection of the spirit vessels. Given what is at stake, one can never be too thorough.

===Speak with Alisaie===
'''Alisaie:''' As you've probably guessed, I'm going to pay a visit to the Inn at Journey's Head. But I want you to come too.
'''Alisaie:''' I realize you don't need to say any farewells.
'''Alisaie:''' But the Exarch does, if only in spirit. So I thought you might bring him along, so to speak.
'''Alisaie:''' I'm sure he'd love the thought of being lugged about on his hero's back.
'''Alisaie:''' So let's be off, shall we? I can't wait to see how Halric's doing!

====Optional dialogue====
'''Willfort:''' Now that the patients are showing signs of improvement, we'll have to get them to slowly build up the strength in their limbs. All that time sitting still has caused their muscles to atrophy, you see. Thankfully, the Mord have agreed to supply us with walking sticks and the like.

===Speak with Alisaie at the inn at journey's Head===
'''Alisaie:''' Halric? Halric! Oh gods, don't tell me he's wandered off again?
'''Alisaie:''' Quickly, [Forename]! We have to find him!
'''Willfort:''' Oh, Alisaie! I didn't see you there. If you're looking for Halric, he's gone for a walk with one of the others. They were planning to visit the graveyard, if I'm not mistaken.
'''Alisaie:''' Well, that's a relief. Shall we adjourn to the graveyard, then?

====Optional dialogue====
'''Willfort:''' Now that the eaters are gone, it's been a sight more peaceful in these parts. We owe it all to you and yours.

'''Contented Carer:''' Oh, greetings, [Forename]! Looking for Halric, by any chance?

===Search for Halric===
'''Alisaie:''' There he is. I was afraid he'd wandered off again.
'''Contented Carer:''' Oh, there's no need to worry─Halric's safe and well. He's been showing good progress, and likes to go for walks of late.
'''Contented Carer:''' Though his steps usually bring him to this particular spot...
'''Alisaie:''' Oh? I wasn't aware he had family here.
'''Contented Carer:''' He doesn't. It's Tesleen. Her sword, that is.
'''Contented Carer:''' We buried it here in her honor.
'''Alisaie:''' So he remembers...
'''Contented Carer:''' What brings you back so soon, out of interest? I didn't think the next round of treatments was due yet.
'''Alisaie:''' Uh...no. It isn't. Look ─ I realize this is sudden...but I've come to say good-bye. It's time for me to return home.
'''Alisaie:''' But rest assured the treatments will continue. Beq Lugg will come to oversee them in my stead.
'''Contented Carer:''' I see... You did mention that you and your friends were searching for a way home.
'''Contented Carer:''' Needless to say, we'll be sorry to see you go─but I know everyone will be happy for you. Truly.
'''Contented Carer:''' Happy and grateful. You've done so much for us. Achieved what none of us dared hope was possible.
'''Contented Carer:''' And we'll see to it that your good work continues, and that no more poor souls are buried here before their time.
'''Contented Carer:''' So rest easy, and take care. We wish you every happiness.
'''Alisaie:''' Thank you. I will miss you all.
'''Alisaie:''' But it isn't time to say our farewells quite yet. So if there are any tasks that need doing ─ hunting beasts, fetching water, and what have you─just say the word.
'''Alisaie:''' I mean to make use of every last moment here. After all...
'''Halric:''' The time left to you...is precious...
'''Alisaie:''' That's right, Halric... That's exactly right.
'''Alisaie:''' Those words will guide you true. So never forget them.
'''Alisaie:''' And neither will I.

====Optional dialogue====
'''Contented Carer:''' Thank you for coming to see Halric, [Forename]. And Tesleen as well.
'''Contented Carer:''' She did always enjoy having visitors. And none were more welcome than you and Alisaie.

'''Halric:''' Take...care...

===Search with Alisaie===
'''Alisaie:''' ''What''? I'm not crying! I just have sand in my eye, that's all.
'''Alisaie:''' ...Ahem. As I mentioned, I mean to stay here as long as possible. In the meantime, perhaps you could go and look in on the others?
'''Alisaie:''' Alphinaud, for instance. If ''anyone'' is crying, it will be him!

====Optional dialogue====
'''Alisaie:''' What are you still doing here? Hurry over to Eulmore and look in on Alphinaud. Oh, and send my regards to the Chais.

===Travel to Eulmore===
'''Dulia-Chai:''' Oh... Oh, Alphinaud...
'''Alphinaud:''' Please, Lady Chai, dry your eyes!
'''Dulia-Chai:''' The thought of never seeing you again... It's more than my poor heart can bear!
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' Oh, it's you. As you can see, Alphinaud has broken the news.
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' I don't know how to console her. She thinks we'll be lost without him. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
> You're certainly well loved.
'''Alphinaud:''' 'Tis more than I deserve. Yet I am truly grateful, and will see that she knows as much.
> Make sure you leave nothing unsaid.
'''Alphinaud:''' Indeed, my friend. Nothing unsaid.
> A picture paints a thousand words!
'''Alphinaud:''' You'll never let me forget it, will you. I'll have you know I completed the promised painting in the end. Be that as it may, there are times only words will suffice. 
'''Alphinaud:''' Lady Chai, I have a confession to make.
'''Alphinaud:''' On the day we ousted Lord Vauthry, when I revealed the truth of his tyranny and your complicity in his crimes, I did so with great trepidation. Not out of fear that you wouldn't listen, but that you might never recover.
'''Alphinaud:''' There was a time when I too, in my hubris, believed myself worthy to lord it over others. And when the lie was laid bare ─ when I was forced to confront the cost, the lives lost ─ it all but destroyed me.
'''Alphinaud:''' To awaken from a naive dream to so harsh a reality... I would have understood had you all surrendered to despair.
'''Alphinaud:''' But you didn't surrender. Far from it. You picked yourselves up and rose to the challenge.
'''Alphinaud:''' You found a path forward and the strength to walk it ─ and to keep walking it ─ day after day.
'''Alphinaud:''' But what struck me is how much faster you found it than I did.
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' ...Really? It felt pretty slow to me! But rest assured, we'll make Eulmore into a nation anyone would be proud to call home...eventually.
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' You can still come and go as you please, I believe? When we have good tidings to report, I may trouble you to be their bearer.
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' There may also be less-than-good tidings...in which event, I hope I can trouble you for your counsel.
'''Alphinaud:''' I should be honored to provide it, Master Chai.
'''Dulia-Chai:''' Oh, Alphinaud... I know you aren't one to sit still, but do remember to take your ease from time to time.
'''Dulia-Chai:''' And no matter where you are, remember that there are people here who are praying for your health and happiness.
'''Dulia-Chai:''' Our brave and gentle artist. You have our love, now and always.
'''Alphinaud:''' And you mine. Please take care.

====Optional dialogue====
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' I hear the airship crashed in Amh Araeng. Never mind. The important thing is you're all safe and well.
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' That said, we should probably retrieve the wreck before the locals strip it for trolley parts. Or perhaps we can make a trade of it...

'''Dulia-Chai:''' Oh, thank goodness you can still return! If I had to bid farewell to you both, my heart would burst here and now!
'''Dulia-Chai:''' Like Alphinaud, I know that yours is a life of constant employment, but do visit us from time to time. It would mean the world to us.

'''Wrenden:''' I understand the Exarch will be leaving with you. Capable though its custodians are, the Crystarium will be poorer for his absence.
'''Wrenden:''' It seems the coming years will be a period of transition for both of our cities... But through mutual cooperation, I am confident we will find a way forward.

===Speak with Alphinaud===
'''Alphinaud:''' 'Tis a strange feeling, [Forename]. To stand in the company of our friends, knowing that I will never see them again... I struggle to reconcile it in my mind.
'''Alphinaud:''' But this I know: I shall cherish my memories of Norvrandt ─of every soul I met here─ for the rest of my days.
'''Alphinaud:''' And I shall look forward to your tales of their endeavors.

The Converging Light

2025-09-11T01:48:04Z

Rythgen: Add missing post-dungeon dialogue option

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Converging Light
| image = The_Converging_Light_Image.png
| description = Y'shtola gazes out into the distance.
| quest-giver = Y'shtola
| location = Kholusia
| location-x = 11.5
| location-y = 33.1
| location-z = 0.0
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| level = 80
| exp = 22440
| gil = 5353
| unlocks = dg The Heroes' Gauntlet
| prev-quest = Etched in the Stars
| next-quest = Hope's Confluence
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 674
| id-gt = 69313
| id-edb = ae7a32dbe7a
}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Y'shtola]] in [[Eulmore]].
* Speak with [[Chai-Nuzz]].
* Enter [[the Heroes' Gauntlet]].
* Speak with the [[Crystal Exarch]].
* Speak with the [[Nervous Guard|nervous guard]].
* Speak with the [[Crystal Exarch]].

==Journal==
*Eager to rendezvous with your comrades, Y'shtola sets off for Eulmore at a brisk pace, leaving you trailing in her wake.

*You eventually catch up with Y'shtola at the aetheryte plaza, and together walk the last few steps to rejoin your assembled friends.

*Your comrades listen intently as you recount your recent adventure in the depths, their faces turning grim at the revelation that Elidibus is a primal. Even as you ponder what your foe may do next, another starshower appears in the skies over Eulmore, this time accompanied by an illusion of Amaurot... Yet it does not end there, for you are promptly set upon by spectral warriors who emerge from arcane rings resembling those conjured in the Exarch's summoning rituals. Whatever the reason for this uncanny similarity, all agree that you must take the battle elsewhere lest innocents fall into harm's way. To that end, you resolve to board a waiting airship and fly for the Crystarium.
** ※To enlist your companion NPCs for this duty, speak with them near the entrance or access Duty Support via the main menu. Use the Duty Finder if you wish to complete the instance alongside fellow players.

*Not long into your flight, the airship sustains heavy damage and you are forced to land in the wastes of Amh Araeng. Wings thus clipped, you have no choice but to make your way back to the Crystarium on foot, with spectral foes dogging your every step. Though your route proves to be unexpectedly circuitous, aided by many a friend made during your time in Norvrandt, you finally emerge in the familiar environs of Lakeland.

*So near and yet so far. But a short distance from the Crystarium, you are surrounded by an army of spectral warriors, halting your party's breathless advance. In an oft-repeated scene, your comrades duly volunteer to hold the enemy at bay while you alone press on to your destination, and so you leave them. As you plunge through the forest, you stumble upon the prostrate forms of the Exarch and Beq Lugg, who have apparently escaped a close encounter with Elidibus. In rueful tones, they inform you that the Ascian has stolen the Exarch's spirit vessel─and has thus acquired the means to control the Crystal Tower. Despite his fast-advancing crystallization, the Exarch expresses his determination to help you to put a stop to Elidibus's plot, and fixes his gaze upon the tower.

*Nearing the Crystarium, the Exarch begs leave to make a brief stop at the Accensor Gate, hoping to send guards to Beq Lugg's aid.

*While the Exarch is issuing instructions, Lyna arrives to take charge of the situation in the Crystarium. Knowing all too well what is at stake, the two share a brief but heartfelt moment, and then you and the Exarch forge on towards the city.

*At the Exedra, the Exarch observes with satisfaction that the ward he and Beq Lugg raised over the tower still holds. Within awaits your foe, made mighty by the hopes of the countless heroes he has summoned from other reflections. At a word from you, the Exarch will lift the ward and open the way to your reckoning with Elidibus. See that you are ready.

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Y'shtola:''' Right ─ no more musing. We have taken far too long as it is.
'''Y'shtola:''' Our friends await us in Eulmore, yes? Let us hurry and join them.

====Optional dialogue====
''In Eulmore''
'''Dulia-Chai:''' Oh, if it isn't [Forename]! I confess, I'm not entirely sure what's going on, but with you and your friends here, I'm sure it will all be all right in the end!

'''Chai-Nuzz:''' Yes, people have been talking about little else of late...

'''Wrenden:''' We have been apprised of the situation. Suffice it to say, we can ill afford to lose able-bodied citizens during this vital period of rebuilding.

'''Thancred:''' Ah, there you are. Eventful trip?

'''Urianger:''' 'Tis my pleasure to report that we accomplished our task without further bouts of faintness ─ a feat we attribute to Tataru's most generous gift.

'''Ryne:''' We were starting to worry ─ but I see we shouldn't have. No?

'''Alisaie:''' You certainly took your time. Did something happen?

'''Alphinaud:''' So the rumors have reached this far...

===Speak with Y'shtola in Eulmore===
'''Y'shtola:''' It appears we are fashionably late.
'''Y'shtola:''' Come. Our tale will not wait.

'''(Optional)'''
'''Y'shtola:''' This will be my first time meeting Master Chai in his capacity as mayor. The fellow behind him is his advisor, I take it─Wrenden.

===Speak with Chai-Nuzz===
'''Y'shtola:''' Forgive us our lateness.
'''Y'shtola:''' Master Chai, my congratulations on your appointment. By all accounts, you are a capable mayor.
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' Oh, I have capable friends, my lady. I must say, it's good to see you looking hale and whole again.
'''Y'shtola:''' The credit for that lies with my own capable friend, without whom I might never have escaped my abductor.
'''Thancred:''' A primal... I suppose that would explain why Elidibus has been fostering faith in the Warrior of Light.
'''Thancred:''' While you were enjoying your audience with the wandering heart of Zodiark, we were busy dispatching the last of the black-masked Ascians. A task which proved almost insultingly easy.
'''Thancred:''' Formidable though we undoubtedly are, they were obviously sent to provide encouragement for budding heroes. One cannot help but wonder how many times the ploy has been used before...
'''Alphinaud:''' Master Chai, you mentioned that the people of Khlousia are similarly enamored of the Warrior of Light.
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' Indeed. Though it's hardly surprising given the state of the world. Many are still struggling to find a purpose, and it's only natural that they should take comfort in the tales.
'''Alphinaud:''' Then the fever has spread to every corner of Norvrandt.
'''Alphinaud:''' We may have dealt with his black-masked minions, but it is plain Elidibus has yet to show his hand.
'''Dulia-Chai:''' Oh my, what a spectacular sky!

'''Alisaie:''' Another starshower...
'''Ryne:''' Wait, is that...
'''Ryne:''' ...Amaurot?

''Hear...Feel...Think''
'''Stupefied Citizen:''' Did you hear that? That voice, calling out...
'''Stunned Citizen:''' No, I didn't hear anything. But...
'''Stunned Citizen:''' Why do I feel so... Like I've lost something dear to me...

'''Alphinaud:''' Does Elidibus seek to awaken more people to the Echo with clearer visions of the Final Days?
'''Spectral Swordsman:''' In the name...of the Light...I shall vanquish...the Darkness...
'''Spectral Swordsman:''' I shall deliver the world from its doom!
'''Thancred:''' And who might you be?
'''Alisaie:''' Whoever they are, they've come for our heads!
'''Alisaie:''' No you don't!
'''Y'shtola:''' They are not of flesh and blood.
'''Urianger:''' I know this magick.
'''Urianger:''' The rings are like unto those that the Exarch did employ in our summoning.
'''Thancred:''' Are you saying the Exarch is summoning them?
'''Urianger:''' Nay. Yet the similarity can be no mere coincidence...
'''Ryne:''' Should we make a stand here? Or retreat to the Crystarium?
'''Y'shtola:''' The aether churns around us. More of them will appear ere long.
'''Y'shtola:''' To stay would only place innocents in harm's way. We must fight this battle elsewhere.
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' Wait!
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' Take one of our airships! You can decide what to do on your flight to the Crystarium!
'''Y'shtola:''' You are a capable leader in your own right, Master Chai. The citizens of Eulmore chose well.
'''Alphinaud:''' It's settled, then. To the airship!

===Enter the Heroes' Gauntlet===
''Optional dialogue before entering''
'''Stupefied Citizen:''' Wh-Who were those ghostly figures? W-Were they the ones talking inside my head?

'''Stunned Citizen:''' When the stars were raining down, I thought I saw a city in the sky. But then the fighting broke out, and when I looked again, it was gone...
'''Stunned Citizen:''' Did you see it too? It was so beautiful! So ''heartbreakingly'' beautiful...

'''Dulia-Chai:''' I don't know what this sky portends, but I do ''know'' it can't be good.
'''Dulia-Chai:''' So please take care, and return to us safe and sound.

'''Chai-Nuzz:''' What are you still doing here!? To the airship with you!
'''Chai-Nuzz:''' You can thank me later!

'''Wrenden:''' We will see that order is restored in the city. Go now, and do not look back.

''After the dungeon''
'''Ryne:''' I think that's the last of them...
'''Thancred:''' Apparently, even they have limits. Nevertheless, we should remain vigilant.
'''Alisaie:''' Urianger, something occurred to me while we were fighting. These enemies...
'''Urianger:'''...Are heroes hailing from other shards, summoned hither to deliver this world from its doom.
'''Urianger:''' Scant moments after the starshower did they appear ─ as yet more souls were inspired to walk the hero's path, no doubt.
'''Urianger:''' Thus did hopes for salvation of realms near and far resonate and converge...lending still greater strength unto our adversary.
'''Alisaie:''' So that's Elidibus's game. But first things first: if the rings are the same as the Exarch's, then we need to ask him how that's possible.
'''Alphinaud:''' The Crystarium is close. Let us press on.
'''Y'shtola:''' They come!
'''Thancred:''' So near and yet so far.
'''Alisaie:''' “In the chaos of conflict, one can always find an opening to exploit.”
'''Thancred:''' Whoever taught you that is a wise man indeed. And good with a gunblade. But yes, I daresay we can create an opening wide enough for at least one of us to slip through.
'''Thancred:''' That being you, of course─though others are welcome to follow in your wake. Ryne and I will keep our guests occupied.
'''Y'shtola:''' Brave and selfless as ever. Yet the two of you may struggle to fool our foes, aetherically sensitive as they are.
'''Y'shtola:''' Had you a comrade who could use destructive magicks to wreak havoc upon the ambient aether, on the other hand...
'''Urianger:''' Very well, I too shall assist in the diversionary effort.
'''Alisaie:''' Oh, not this old dance again... Yes. Obviously, I'll stay and fight.
'''Alisaie:''' Alphinaud! I'm about to do a great many stupid and reckless things. Watch my back, would you?
'''Alphinaud:''' And there you have it. Take care of yourself, my friend. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
> Make it a nice big opening, eh!?
'''Ryne:''' We'll do our best.
> You don't have enough lives for this...
'''Y'shtola:''' Rest assured I have no intention of expending any of mine this day.
> Use your magic sparingly, do you hear?
'''Alphinaud:''' I shall not overexert myself without good reason. As for the others... 
'''Alisaie:''' Finished? Then let's begin!

''A short while earlier, in the Ocular...''
'''Crystal Exarch:''' ...'Tis done.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Let me see! Let me see!
'''Beq Lugg:''' Yes! Your memories are preserved safely within! We've done it! We've done it at last!
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I have inspected the other vessels. They are all ready to receive of our friends' memories.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Excellent, excellent!
'''Beq Lugg:''' I shall have my familiars bear word to them at once!
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Elidibus...
'''Elidibus:''' It was not until I observed the battle between Emet-Selch and the Warrior of Darkness that I realized what I must do.
'''Elidibus:''' I will summon heroes from other worlds unto the First, just as you did.
'''Elidibus:''' Their presence shall serve to empower me─granting me the strength to crush my enemy.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Though it pains me to disappoint you, I feel compelled to explain that the magick in question requires no small amount of preparation.
'''Elidibus:''' Ah, but you assume I require my champions to be summoned in their entirety. I do not. Their souls needn't even be whole.
'''Elidibus:''' My purpose requires no more than their burning desire to vanquish evil.
'''Elidibus:''' This I shall sear upon the aether, raising thereby an army of phantom heroes, to whom I shall whisper, as I have to so many over the ages...
'''Elidibus:''' “Here lies darkness. It must be destroyed.”
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And you expect me to cooperate?
'''Elidibus:''' I do not require your cooperation. Your death will suffice. The magick, I shall have from your corpse.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Go, Lugus!
'''Beq Lugg:''' We must flee!
'''Elidibus:''' ...But what is this?
'''???:''' Argh... Unnngh...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' My friend... How did you...?
'''Crystal Exarch:''' No matter... Elidibus... He took us unawares...
'''Beq Lugg:''' It was all we could do...to raise a ward to hinder his steps... And so we fled...
'''Beq Lugg:''' But he took it... The vessel with the Exarch's memories...
'''Beq Lugg:''' Forgive me... Forgive me...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' The vessel bears not only my memories, but my blood─the blood of Allagan royalty...granting him the means to control the tower.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' With it, he has performed I know not how many summonings, calling forth heroes from across the rift.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And as you can see, the burden upon the tower is beginning to tell... 
'''''What will you say?'''''
> Leave him to me.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' No. I won't let you go alone. Not this time.
> I'm just glad you're alive. Make sure you stay that way.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' If you mean to face him alone, I will not allow it. Not this time. 
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Elidibus has exploited the people's nobility. Twisted their purest intentions for terrible ends.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And I cannot let it stand. As Exarch, it is my duty to protect them. To defend their hopes and dreams.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' So I'm going to the Crystal Tower, with or without your blessing─though I would rather it were with.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Thank you.
'''Beq Lugg:''' I'd join you...but I would only be a burden. Better that I remain here with my gremlins...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I shall send help. Stay strong, my friend, and take heart.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' By binding Elidibus within the tower, we have done more than simply delay him.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Much like our adversary, I am not wont to show my hand prematurely. But the time has come to bring my strongest card to bear.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' To the tower!

===Speak with the Crystal Exarch===
'''Crystal Exarch:''' With your permission, I would make a brief stop at Accensor Gate ─ just long enough to send the guard to Beq Lugg's aid, you understand.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Were it not for them, we would never have escaped Elidibus, much less with the spirit vessels.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Though mine fell into our foe's clutches, Beq Lugg gathered up the rest at great risk to themself.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I must see that they are safe before we press on. Enough good people have given their lives that I might fulfill my duty.

===Speak with the nervous guard===
'''Nervous Guard:''' W-Warrior of Darkness! Exarch! Forgive us this paltry greeting. We were not notified of your coming!
'''Crystal Exarch:''' It wasn't planned. I need you to assemble a rescue party.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Our friend Beq Lugg lies wounded in a clearing to the west. Pray go to their aid with all haste.
'''Nervous Guard:''' At once, my lord! M-May I ask how they came to harm?
'''Nervous Guard:''' There've been reports of enemies in our midst ─ ''specters'' who appeared after the starshower. Do they have something to do with it?
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Yes. The man who attacked Beq Lugg is also responsible for the starshower and the appearance of the specters.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I have no time to explain, but know that the individual in question does not seek to do indiscriminate harm. If you do not bar his servants' path, they will not turn on you.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' You are to leave this foe to us, understood? Meanwhile, I ask that you alert the rest of the guard, and focus on maintaining calm in the city.
'''???:''' Understood.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Lyna!
'''Lyna:''' I shall take charge of matters in the city. Find Beq Lugg ─ now!
'''Lyna:''' “No time to explain”... Hmph.
'''Lyna:''' The graver the matter, the less inclined you are to speak of it. Even when it is plain for all to see─like what is happening to you.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Lyna... This time there truly is no time.
'''Lyna:''' I know, my lord. Were matters otherwise, I believe you would even be willing to speak of your ''past'' if pressed.
'''Lyna:''' Yet I remain afraid to do so.
'''Lyna:''' Afraid that what I might learn would make a stranger of you.
'''Lyna:''' ...Forgive me. There is no time. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
> Perhaps a few words are in order.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Indeed. Time must be made.
> We need to get going.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I know, my friend. I know, just... grant me a moment. Please. 
'''Crystal Exarch:''' ...Lyna. Do you remember the time you got lost in the tower when you were little, and I searched for you hours on end?
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And the cake I baked for your tenth nameday. That hideous lump the good people of the Mean covered up with beautiful candles...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And your hapless first encounter with the sin eaters as a guard. Afterwards, you threw yourself into your training, pretending nothing was wrong, though I could see the tears in your eyes...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' All these moments that we shared, all the feelings that accompanied them...they are as real as aught that came before, and nothing will ever change that ─ will ever change what we mean to one another.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' If I have made you worry, then I beg your forgiveness. Heavens know you deserve better.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Through the darkest of times, you have kept faith with me, standing tall as a proud daughter of the Crystarium─as an example to us all. I count myself blessed to have had you in my life, and I want you to know that.
'''Lyna:''' Why do you speak so? As if this were our last meeting? Truly, you have a knack for making people worry.
'''Lyna:''' Besides, it is ''you'' who are an example to us all. You who have led us through countless trials. And you who will lead us through countless trials to come.
'''Lyna:''' So go, my lord. Do what you must.
...But take care.

===Speak with the Crystal Exarch===
'''Crystal Exarch:''' The ward holds. Excellent. Elidibus will still be within the tower.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Our foe's sole purpose is to destroy you, and to that end he has summoned heroes from other reflections, empowering himself with their hope even as they occupy your comrades. You will not best him as easily as you did in the depths. By any measure, the odds are now stacked firmly in his favor.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' To wit, spare no preparation, my friend. I shall lift the ward only when you are ready.

Faded Memories

2025-09-10T05:20:24Z

Rythgen: Add missing Thancred dialogue option

{{Quest infobox
| title = Faded Memories
| image = Faded_Memories_Image.png
| description = Thancred is eager to get to work.
| quest-giver = Thancred
| location = The Crystarium
| location-x = 12.0
| location-y = 11.2
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| level = 80
| exp = 22440
| gil = 2970
| prev-quest = Food for the Soul
| next-quest = Etched in the Stars
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 672
| id-gt = 69311
| id-edb = 61eab4c6258
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with the [[Idle Shipwright|idle shipwright]] at [[Venmont Yards]].
*Enter the aetherial stream.
**※Upon entry a Solo Duty will commence.
*Speak with [[Y'shtola]].

==Journal==
*While he and the others tend to the black-masked Ascians, Thancred bids you join Y'shtola at Anamnesis Anyder as a precautionary measure. To get there, you will need to secure a boat at Venmont Yards─just as soon as you've doled out Tataru's bread, that is.

*At Venmont Yards, a shipwright recognizes you at once and happily agrees to ready a boat for you.
**※In the event that you leave the instance, you may reenter by speaking with the idle shipwright.

*To your dismay, you arrive at Anyder to find Y'shtola unconscious. Before you can go to her aid, however, Elidibus appears and spirits her away. If you want your comrade back, it seems you must treat the Ascian to a demonstration of your strength. With no other recourse, you grit your teeth and prepare to enter the aetherial stream.

*You ride the aether to emerge in Emet-Selch's phantom Amaurot, where Elidibus instructs you to fight your way to the Capitol. The trial pits you against recreations of myriad faces from your past, and at the last the Ascian himself enters the fray in the guise of Ardbert─yet it soon becomes plain that even he is overmatched.

*No sooner does your trial conclude than Y'shtola arrives at your side, having apparently freed herself. Gazing upon Elidibus with a mixture of pity and scorn, she proceeds to expose him for what he truly is: a primal, granted strength by the desire for salvation. Thus has he sought to inspire the masses to rise up as Warriors of Light. Unmoved, the Ascian coolly confirms Y'shtola's theories, but when she subsequently questions whether the many voices that sustain him have irrevocably changed his own, his expression hardens. No matter how much he should forget, he declares, he will always remember his duty. With that, he vanishes, but not before serving notice of his intent to gain the power to defeat you.

*The danger now passed, you finally have the chance to apprise Y'shtola of recent events. Having listened to your tale, she goes to collect her possessions from Anyder in preparation for your journey to Eulmore.

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Thancred:''' Right then! While the Exarch literally pours his own sweat and blood into his allotted task, it seems only fair that we attend to our own.
'''Alphinaud:''' Dealing with Elidibus and his minions.
'''Thancred:''' Just so. And there is one other matter.
'''Thancred:''' In light of our deteriorating health, Y'shtola should not be left alone at Anyder. Might I trouble you to visit her, [Forename]? See that all is well?
'''Thancred:''' I would go myself, but I think she might be safer in the hands of one less prone to collapsing.
'''Thancred:''' My thanks. You may leave the Ascians to us.
'''Thancred:''' Once they are out of the way, we will retire to Eulmore. And when Y'shtola has finished plumbing the depths, I'd like the two of you to join us there.
'''Alphinaud:''' If you are bound for Anyder, I suggest you go via Venmont Yards. Our friends there will be glad to provide a boat for you.
'''Thancred:''' Let us be on our way, then. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
> Wait, I have a gift for you, from Tataru.
'''Thancred:''' From Tataru, you say? Whatever could it be...?
> I have a delivery from the Source, kupo! Courtesy of one Tataru Taru.
'''Thancred:''' You're a long way from home, moogle. And this is from Tataru, is it? Whatever could it be...? 
'''Urianger:''' ''Archon loaf'', thou sayest? Why, even to hear the name doth transport me to times long past...
'''Ryne:''' Bread from another world!? May I try some?
'''Urianger:''' Mayest thou, child? Thou ''must''! ...That said, though I personally disagree with the consensus, I do nonetheless advise thee to temper thine expectations.
'''Thancred:''' Wiser words have never been uttered.
'''Alphinaud:''' Though it rarely darkened our dining table at home, I can attest that it was standard fare at the Studium. Indeed, a slice was never far from our peers' hands.
'''Alisaie:''' Alphinaud, you really are an unbearable snob sometimes, do you know that?
'''Thancred:''' What I believe my colleagues are ''trying'' to say is that we appreciate the gesture. Tell Tataru we'll do our best to return before she's forced to seek further supplementary employment.
'''Alisaie:''' Right, let's really be off now. We can find a drink to wash down the bread on the way.

===Speak with the idle shipwright at Venmont Yards.===
'''Idle Shipwright:''' Oho, if it ain't the Warrior of Darkness himself! What brings you to these parts?
'''Idle Shipwright:''' Headin' out to sea, eh? But of course we'd be happy to help! Just say the word, and I'll ready a boat.

'''Elidibus:''' Excellent. I had intended to speak with you alone.
'''Elidibus:''' None of my doing, lest you misunderstand. The link between her body and soul wavers.
'''Elidibus:''' I know not what you hoped to find here, but it will avail you naught to learn of our past.

'''Convocation Speaker:''' Reviewing the records yet again? Really? You worry too much, Elidibus.
'''Convocation Speaker:''' This dedication to your duty verges on obsession.
'''Convocation Member:''' To think some thought you ill-suited for the role. How wrong they were.
'''Convocation Member:''' But come, turn your gaze outside the window, my friend. The rains have ceased, and we have been graced with another beautiful day.

'''Elidibus:''' It fades. Fades away into oblivion. Does the world no longer have need of me?
'''Elidibus:''' Sundered though you may be, you fought for the world's salvation. For hope.
'''Elidibus:''' Hope...
'''Elidibus:''' Ahhh, it swells within me. Empowers me. Now ─ now I may carry out my mission.
'''Elidibus:''' And yet...
'''Elidibus:''' Why do I yearn for this? Why do I struggle so?

'''Elidibus:''' I shall take her into my safekeeping. If you want her back, you will do as I ask.
'''Elidibus:''' Show me your strength. I would take your measure.
'''Elidibus:''' I have prepared a suitable arena. You need but ride the flow of aether.

===Enter the aetherial stream.===
'''Elidibus:''' You are familiar with this place, I believe. This...remembered Amaurot.
'''Elidibus:''' Proceed to the Capitol. I shall return your comrade to you there. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
> Enough of this!
> I tire of your games.
'''Elidibus:''' You speak as if you were disappointed in me. Why? 
'''Elidibus:''' I am your enemy, and you mine. Our goals are in conflict, and we are fated to clash.
'''Elidibus:''' Or had you hoped that feigned sympathy and false understanding would cast your crimes in a less reprehensible light? That I would come to look upon you as a friend?
'''Elidibus:''' You who have slaughtered my people. Who would tear down everything we have built.
'''Elidibus:''' You do not deny it, then. Very well, let us change the cast of this trial. You will know what you have stolen from us.
'''Elidibus:''' But do not imagine I crave remorse. Only justice.

====Solo instance: Faded Memories dialogue====
''Follow Elidibus''
'''Elidibus:''' Forward, hero. We shall see how strong you have become.
'''Elidibus:''' Let us begin.
'''Elidibus:''' Rest assured that there are no tricks. You need but defeat the enemies before you.
'''Elidibus:''' First, something easy. Those whom a budding hero must encounter at the beginning of his tale.
'''Elidibus:''' And I believe I have the perfect subjects.
'''Elidibus:''' Let not their appearance stay your hand. Beneath the facade, they are merely monsters.
'''Elidibus:''' All too easy, I see, but at least you now understand the rules. Thus will we make our way to the Capitol. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
> Are you trying to unnerve me?
'''Elidibus:''' Come now, I made it plain that they were monsters.
'''Elidibus:''' Be that as it may, even a monster could be someone's beloved. That is what I wished to impress upon you.
> That was in poor taste even for you.
'''Elidibus:''' That appearances should unsettle you so... I was under the impression you simply destroyed all who barred your way.
'''Elidibus:''' Sparing nary a thought to the possibility that your foe could be someone's beloved.

'''Elidibus:''' But come, we shouldn't dwell on the beginning when so much of your story awaits.

'''Elidibus:''' Every tale requires villains. Defeat them, and claim your place as a hero.

'''Elidibus:''' Well done, champion of Eorzea. Well done. Onward, then, over the blooded bodies of the fallen.

'''Elidibus:''' You tasted many sweet triumphs, yes. But so too did you taste bitter tragedy.
'''Elidibus:''' Who could forget the Crystal Braves? That idealistic, pathetic dream born from a malformed creature.
'''Elidibus:''' Faces you know and loathe, all. Let your hatred burn, and strike them down with all your might.

'''Elidibus:''' With such ease yet again. You did always grow stronger with every battle.

'''Elidibus:''' It seems it will take more than those monsters to leave an impression upon you. Or mayhap you simply fail to understand my meaning. Not that it matters. No, I have dealt with countless heroes, and always it ends the same way. No amount of reasoning will bridge our differences ─ will result in happiness for all. Whatever your reasons may be, I cannot be bound by them. I can but put faith in my own beliefs, and fight for them with all my being. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
> You're wrong. We can always strive for understanding - for compromise.
'''Elidibus:''' Hmph, how very naive. If you are willing to compromise on your beliefs, you all but admit that they are flawed.
'''Elidibus:''' And I assure you I have no intention of compromising on mine. Come what may, I will fulfill my mission as Elidibus.
> It seems there's nothing for it but for us to fight.
'''Elidibus:''' For a certainty. I am Elidibus, and come what may, I will fulfill my mission.
'''Elidibus:''' To that end do I take your measure. And eventually I will eliminate you. Your hopes and dreams are inconsequential.

'''Elidibus:''' But enough talk. It is not your assertions that I wish to know, but your strength.
'''Elidibus:''' Falsely accused of regicide, you fled for the snow-swept fields of Coerthas.
'''Elidibus:''' Had you and the Scions met your demise that day in the sultanate, Lahabrea might have been spared his.
'''Elidibus:''' But not only did you stubbornly live; you hurled yourself into the thick of the Dragonsong War.
'''Elidibus:''' Swept along by the tide of events, you pursued and slew those who sought to stop the unending conflict. Just as you were bid.
'''Elidibus:'''..Or was it a thirst for vengeance that drove you?

'''Elidibus:''' I trust you are beginning to limber up. Do keep up the fine form.
'''Elidibus:''' Around heroes, people are wont to flock. People who harbor all manner of motives, each baser than the last.
'''Elidibus:''' Come, let the curtains rise on the grand melee.
'''Elidibus:''' No more than they deserve. In the end, their hand of friendship was tainted with personal desire.

'''Elidibus:''' You know what comes next: you put an end to the Dragonsong War.
'''Elidibus:''' There is no saving your comrade this time. All you can do is cut off the serpent's head.
'''Elidibus:''' And as simple as that, a thousand-year war is brought to its conclusion.
'''Elidibus:''' But every end marks a new beginning. And for heroes such as you, there is only ever conflict.

'''Elidibus:''' How are you enjoying the walk down memory lane? I daresay there will have been a few individuals for whom you harbor deep feelings. Whose passing caused you keenest grief.
'''Elidibus:''' That is what our people are to us. An irreplaceable existence that can ill be lost. I must─I will save them. For they are my... My... 
'''''Elidibus appears distracted'''''
> Draw your weapon.
'''Elidibus:''' ...Hmph! I think not, hero. Not yet. You must content yourself with the company of monsters a while longer.
> Wait for him to continue.
'''Elidibus:''' ..Never mind. We are not here to talk. Let us return to the task at hand.

'''Elidibus:''' Emperor Solus had kindled an insatiable flame. Garlemald was its name, and it raged across the land, consuming all in its path.
'''Elidibus:''' Following the trail of ash, you set forth for Ala Mhigo and Doma, into a storm of blood.
'''Elidibus:''' Again you fought, and again you grew stronger. So strong that we could no longer control you.
'''Elidibus:''' Yours is an unnatural, beastly strength. And we shall lay it bare.
'''Elidibus:''' In order to gain a foothold in the liberation effort, you journeyed to Far Eastern plains.
'''Elidibus:''' There you encountered the land's greatest warriors, and sought to win them over to your cause.

'''Elidibus:''' The strong are drawn to the strong. Thus did you gather new allies to your banner.
'''Elidibus:''' Yet where ardent souls gather, so too do fires burn. In this way did you consign those around you to the flames.
'''Elidibus:''' Burn them all, hero. Reduce them to nothingness, like the ephemeral morning dew they are.

'''Elidibus:''' You did not hesitate...or perhaps could not? No matter. Let us turn our attention to the finale.
'''Elidibus:''' Here we shall have a test between fellow beasts. It is only fitting, would you not agree?
'''Elidibus:''' When I fought you in this flesh, 'twas I who triumphed. Will you turn the tables this time?

'''Elidibus:''' Hm, my creation appears to have lost its form... It is no easy thing to see through the eyes of a beast such as him.
'''Elidibus:''' In any event, there is only so much to be learned by taking your measure this way. Let us try something different.

'''Elidibus:''' Come. We continue this within.
'''Elidibus:''' An impressive show of strength.
'''Elidibus:''' But surely no more than a foretaste of that which Emet-Selch's conqueror is capable.
'''Elidibus:''' Such might requires a fairer measure. To compare like with like. Yes...
'''Elidibus:''' I shall just have to test you myself.
'''Elidibus:''' Come on, [Forename]! Show me what you can do!

''Fight with "Ardbert"''
'''Elidibus:''' I may not be the real Ardbert, but you'd do well not to underestimate me.
'''Elidibus:''' All that made him the warrior he was─every battle waged, every blow swung ─ is part of my very being.
'''Elidibus:''' So come! Fight me like you mean to take my head!
'''Elidibus:''' Good, good... I sense your murderous intent.
'''Elidibus:''' Aye, you'd kill me given the chance. Mayhap you think to recover this body?
'''Elidibus:''' If so, prove that it's no use to me! Prove that I can't best you with it!
'''Elidibus:''' Come! Come at me with everything you've got!
'''Elidibus:''' <pant> I see... You're a different beast from when you faced my creations...
'''Elidibus:''' Very well, I will transcend my very limits. And we'll see what you're truly capable of!
'''Elidibus:''' Hold nothing back! For neither will I!
'''Elidibus:''' <pant> <pant> I have my answer...

''After the fight''
'''Elidibus:''' You have grown stronger since last we fought.
'''Elidibus:''' The result of your trials in the First, no doubt.
'''???:''' Have you finished?
'''Y'shtola:''' My apologies. I freed myself as soon as I awoke, but rather too late, I see.
'''Y'shtola:''' Now, Elidibus, if you have ceased trading blows, I would trade words with you.
'''Y'shtola:''' I have a theory, you see─one concerning that which you seek to accomplish.
'''Y'shtola:''' It stems from who─or rather what─you truly are: a primal.
'''Y'shtola:''' The ancients created Zodiark to deliver the star from destruction.
'''Y'shtola:''' If the magick that brought Him forth is the precursor of what we know as summoning, then Zodiark would have been instilled with a presiding desire...
'''Y'shtola:''' I found it among the records at Anyder. And it came as no surprise. Were I faced with the world's destruction, I too would wish for the same...
'''Y'shtola:''' Salvation.
'''Y'shtola:''' I know that you sacrificed yourself to become Zodiark's heart.
'''Y'shtola:''' How you came to be separated from Him is less clear...
'''Y'shtola:''' But if you are a fragment of His being, it stands to reason a desire for the world's salvation would drive you.
'''Y'shtola:''' And thus did you seek to inspire the masses to rise up as Warriors of Light, going so far as to use Ardbert as a symbol of hope.
'''Elidibus:''' Correct on all counts. Such is my nature, and such are my methods.
'''Elidibus:''' I have aided heroes. I have made them. I have even become them.
'''Elidibus:''' This served not only to strengthen me, but also to facilitate the work of my brothers, such as Emet-Selch, with his penchant for nation building.
'''Y'shtola:''' Then you will be all too familiar with the fickleness of mankind.
'''Y'shtola:''' We change. We forget. And what little we do remember becomes twisted and fragmented over time. For which reason, you deem us unfit to carry on your legacy.
'''Y'shtola:''' But are you yourself free of these foibles? As the last witness of the Final Days, do you remember ''everything'' that was lost? Or even the things you cared about?
'''Elidibus:''' Get to the point.
'''Y'shtola:''' A primal is shaped by the hope that fuels it. Even should this hope be something as simple as the world's salvation, it is the collective desire of innumerable disparate souls crying out for deliverance.
'''Y'shtola:''' Having drawn your strength from such a cacophony of voices, can you truly be sure you still speak with your own?
'''Elidibus:''' Your question is irrelevant.
'''Elidibus:''' No matter how much I should change, no matter how much I should forget, I shall ever remember my duty.
'''Elidibus:''' At times I stand with my brethren. At times I stand against them. All that I might steer mankind and the very star upon their true course.
'''Elidibus:''' For Elidibus is my name. And my mission. Guiding my every deed.
'''Elidibus:''' But enough talk. You have shown me sufficient proof of your might.
'''Elidibus:''' As I am now, I would struggle to defeat you. Yet I have still to play all of my cards.
'''Elidibus:''' If I could offer you some semblance of sport, your lessers would pose no threat to me. Would you not agree, Warrior of Darkness?

===Speak with Y'shtola===
'''Y'shtola:''' It has been an eventful morning ─ if indeed it is morning. I've no idea how long I was unconscious.
'''Y'shtola:''' Regardless, I am gratified to see that my efforts at Anyder have borne fruit. We have confirmed the nature of our foe and his plot.
'''Y'shtola:''' Now then, what news from the surface?
'''Y'shtola:''' I see. Then let us make for Eulmore at once. We have much to share with our comrades, Elidibus's parting threat not least of all.
'''Y'shtola:''' Ah, but forgive me. It would seem my belongings did not accompany me here. I will need to retrieve them from Anyder.
'''Y'shtola:''' With luck, the aetherial stream you traversed still lingers. I won't be long.

Food for the Soul

2025-09-09T05:26:56Z

Rythgen: Add Tataru's third option dialogue

{{Quest infobox
| title = Food for the Soul
| image =
| description = Judging by her sheepish expression, [[Tataru]] has a favor to ask.
| quest-giver = Tataru
| location = The Rising Stones
| location-x = 6.0
| location-y = 5.9
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| level = 80
| req-items = 1 Archon Loaf (Key Item)
| exp = 22440
| gil = 1894
| reward-opt1 = 1 Crystarium Gear of Aiming Coffer (IL 500)
| reward-opt2 = 1 Crystarium Gear of Scouting Coffer (IL 500)
| reward-opt3 = 1 Crystarium Gear of Healing Coffer (IL 500)
| reward-opt4 = 1 Crystarium Gear of Casting Coffer (IL 500)
| reward-opt5 = 7 Allagan Silver Piece
| prev-quest = Fraying Threads
| next-quest = Faded Memories
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 671
| id-gt = 69310
| id-edb = c885e702392
}}
==Walkthrough==
'''''NOTE:''' The kitchen can be found on the second level. Flying up and entering is easiest.''

==Steps==
* Speak with [[Tataru]].
* Deliver the [[Archon Loaf (Key Item)|Archon loaf]] to the [[Crystal Exarch]] in [[the Ocular]].
* Speak with [[Urianger]].

==Journal==
* Judging by her sheepish expression, Tataru has a favor to ask.

==Dialogue==
'''(Optional)'''
'''Krile:''' You've come a long way, so do take your ease while you can.

===Accepting the Quest===
'''Tataru:''' Um...[Forename]? Could you spare a moment? While Krile goes and finds this expert of hers, I mean.
'''Tataru:''' There's a gift I was hoping to send to our friends in the First, you see...and since we might be waiting a while, I wondered if you wouldn't mind giving me a hand with it.
'''Tataru:''' My first attempt turned out well, so now I'm going to make it properly.
'''Tataru:''' I'll be in the kitchen at the House of Splendors. Meet me there!

'''Krile:''' Well, I had better be off too. I shall see you soon, either here or at the House, depending on how our patients fare in my absence.

===Speak with Tataru===
'''Tataru:''' There you are, [Forename]! As I'm sure you've guessed, the gift is a bit of home cooking.
'''Tataru:''' Unlike Krile, I can't do much to help our friends directly. But that doesn't mean I've been idle.
'''Tataru:''' No, I've been doing my best for the order, taking on this job and that to keep our coffers full. I've even helped out with the Ishgardian restoration.
'''Tataru:''' And in the course of all this, my culinary skills have come on quite a bit. So I thought, why not make something for our friends?
'''Tataru:''' It's baking in the oven even as we speak. Shouldn't be long now!
'''Tataru:''' There! Baked to perfection, even if I do say so myself!
'''''What will you say?'''''
> It's...bread.
'''Tataru:''' But not just ''any'' old bread! This here is ''Old World'' bread. "Archon loaf", to be precise. It's what they eat over in Sharlayan!
>Smells great!
'''Tataru:''' Doesn't it just! It's called “Archon loaf,” in case you're wondering, and it's what they eat over in Sharlayan.
>Your cake looks like bread.
'''Tataru:''' It ''is'' bread, silly! But not just ''any'' old bread! This here is ''Old World'' bread. "Archon loaf", to be precise. It's what they eat over in Sharlayan! 
'''Tataru:''' Simple fare, I admit, but I thought it would remind our friends of home.
'''Tataru:''' If nothing else, Krile tells me it's a good source of aether.
'''Tataru:''' So it should lend them a bit of strength at least.
'''Krile:''' Mmm-mmmmmm! There truly is nothing like the smell of bread fresh from the oven!
'''Tataru:''' Krile! And if it isn't Rammbroes too!
'''Krile:''' I trust you require no introductions either, [Forename].
'''Rammbroes:''' Greetings, my friend. Full glad am I to see you well.
'''Rammbroes:''' I confess, I have a malm-long list of questions to ask you, but I will endeavor to contain my curiosity for the present. I understand our mutual friend is struggling with the application of certain Allagan technologies.
'''Krile:''' I have been keeping Rammbroes apprised of events in the First. Suffice it to say, he knows about the Exarch.
'''Krile:''' If anyone alive can provide insight into this matter, it is him and his fellow Sons.
'''Rammbroes:''' Ahem. Loath as I am to disappoint you after so glowing an endorsement...
'''Rammbroes:''' Memory transference was the sole province of Allagan royalty, its mechanisms closely guarded secrets. If any record of them remains, we have yet to find it. To wit, I regret that I can offer no solution to your problem.
'''Rammbroes:'''...Which begs the question of why I bothered to come here, empty-handed as I am─the answer being, rather brazenly, to ask a favor. I would have you relay a message to our comrade.
'''Rammbroes:''' Tell him...Tell him that we never doubted him.
'''Rammbroes:''' Never doubted that he would achieve all that he said he would.
'''Rammbroes:''' Those of us who remained behind have yet to play our part.
'''Rammbroes:''' But when the time comes, he may rest easy in the knowledge that we will most assuredly do so.
'''Rammbroes:''' And then the tower shall shine once more as a beacon of hope, in this world and beyond.
'''Rammbroes:''' So tell him that we consider his duty done ─ and that he should follow his heart now.
'''Krile:''' Forgive me, but do you say this to discourage him from overexerting himself? Or to encourage him to hold nothing back?
'''Rammbroes:''' That is for our friend to decide, but either way, I daresay a certain someone will be unimpressed.
'''Krile:''' Well, there you have it, [Forename] If you would be so good as to see Rammbroes's message and Tataru's bread to their intended recipients ─ along with my report, of course.
'''Tataru:''' Um, Krile? Before I wrap the bread up, would you mind giving it a try? Just to make sure everything's as it should be?
'''Krile:''' But of course! I'm always happy to lend my taste buds!
'''Krile:''' Hmmm...Hmmmmmm...
'''Krile:''' Excuse me, Rammbroes. As a fellow Sharlayan, may I trouble you for your opinion?
'''Rammbroes:''' Well, I usually have mine with a good dollop rolanberry jam, but I suppose plain is best for sampling purposes. 
'''Rammbroes:''' <munch> <munch> I see, I see...
'''Tataru:''' Oh no...Is it that bad?
'''Krile:''' It is indeed, Tataru. Dense and unpleasant...exactly as it should be!
'''Rammbroes:''' Gahaha! Just so! The very taste of home!
'''Rammbroes:''' As you might expect our countrymen have amassed a wealth of culinary wisdom from every corner of the world. But our native cuisine is...shall we say, a little lacking.
'''Rammbroes:''' In Sharlayan, the majority regard food as a source of nourishment rather than enjoyment. Save for those few who actually research the culinary arts, we pay little heed to the niceties of taste and texture.
'''Rammbroes:''' It was against such a gastronomic landscape that what is now called the "Archon loaf" was born, the creation of an Archon who devoted himself to the study of bodily sustenance.
'''Rammbroes:''' In order to maximize its nutritional value, he incorporated copious quantities of pulverized fish and vegetable matter into the dough─all with nary a care for those qualities which make bread enjoyable. The result is a flavor that continues to defy description.
'''Rammbroes:''' Yet for its many shortcomings, the loaf's nutritional value cannot be denied. And being a damnably convenient way to cater to one's bodily needs, it quickly found an audience amongst busy scholars. Why, when I was a lad, nigh every meal was a sandwich mad with this very bread and whatever ingredients happened to be on hand.
'''Krile:''' Hm hm! I suspect just about every Archon could say the same.
'''Krile:''' Having been away from home for so long, I thought I might have forgotten the taste. But no ─ it is all too familiar. Ahhh, how it takes me back...
'''Rammbroes:''' If there is enough, perhaps you can spare some for the Exarch? He is certain to appreciate it.
'''Tataru:''' Oh, there's ''plenty'' to go around. I'll be sure to wrap up and extra slice.
'''Tataru:''' [Forename], when you deliver the loaf, please be sure to send everyone my regards.
'''Tataru:''' Tell them we're doing everything we can, and that we'll be praying for their safe return until the moment they get back.

====Optional dialogue====
'''Tataru:''' Well...it sounds like it'll do them good, anyway.
'''Tataru:''' And when everything's back to normal, I'll cook something for you too, [Forename]. Gods know you deserve a treat!

''In the Ocular''
'''Beq Lugg:''' Ah, you are returned! Good, good. There is much to discuss. The others are making their way hither as we speak.

===Deliver the Archon loaf to the Crystal Exarch in the Ocular===
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Welcome back, my friend. How was your journey? 
'''Crystal Exarch:''' By the Twelve...Archon loaf! However did you come by this? I'd swear it had come straight from Sharlayan...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Rammbroes said that did he? <sigh> His words are very nearly as heavy as the bread...but I appreciate the sentiment.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Should you have the chance, you may tell him that he needn't worry. That which I seek to do, I do of my own volition, and with all my heart.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' In pursuing this path, I fully expect to earn the censure of our friends ─ and to deserve it ─ but I shall forge on regardless.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Forge on as you yourself did when faced with a similar predicament. So I ask that you have faith in me. In what we do.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' ...But we were talking about your journey. Before the others arrive, I would hear how their bodies fare.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Oh, and the bread I shall save for later. Though it has been many years, I have not forgotten the feats of mastication required to consume it, nor how unconducive they are to conversation.

'''Alphinaud:''' Forgive the delay.
'''Thancred:''' We have visited every region and confirmed the presence of Ascians throughout the realm.
'''Urianger:''' Lest a grave predicament be made to seem hopeless, it should be noted that they are of inferior rank. The black-masked minions who answer to the red.
'''Thancred:''' Yes. A gaggle of schemers attempting to exploit recent events to sow the seeds of petty conflict.
'''Thancred:''' Fortunately, nothing of any great concern has come of their meddling just yet.
'''Alisaie:''' We also encountered a number of the Crystarium's former defenders, busily solving this problem and that in a bid to become Warriors of Light.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Their zeal is to be applauded. 'Tis but a pity I cannot encourage them on their course...
'''Thancred:''' Not knowing Elidibus set them upon it, no. Both the troubles to be solved and the villains to be vanquished are his doing too, like as not.
'''Thancred:''' And so, with apologies to the aspiring Warriors of Light, I believe it best that we deal with the Ascians quickly and quietly.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I quite agree.
'''Alphinaud:''' But tell us, what news from the Source? How fare our bodies? 
'''''What will you say?'''''
> Uh...well enough ─ though time is not on our side
'''Alphinaud:''' Indeed. Heartening though it is to know we can stay awhile longer, returning home must remain our priority.
> I'm sorry, but...things have taken a turn for the worse
'''Alphinaud:''' ...Oh dear. Then we must redouble our efforts! Not that we have ever stinted in that regard... 
'''Alisaie:''' This seems an appropriate moment to ask about the spirit vessel. Have you made any progress?
'''Beq Lugg:''' We have, as it happens. One moment.
'''Urianger:''' The red stones...Then this doth mean...
'''Beq Lugg:''' For the benefit of all, permit us to explain.
'''Beq Lugg:''' As you will recall, using white auracite as our starting point, we fashioned a vessel for mind and memory both.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Yet, though it served this purpose admirably, the process of imbuing it with one's complete essence proved a somewhat thornier proposition.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Simply put, the memory would not accompany the mind. And so we looked to the Allagans' mastery of memory transference for a solution.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' This approach was not without its own complications, however, relying as it does upon blood ─ which inanimate objects notably do not possess.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' We duly explored methods of suffusing the vessel with drops of the aforementioned. Alas, our painstaking experimentation succeeding only in making me feel faint, and singularly failed to imbue the crystal with the necessary properties.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' It was then that an idea occurred to me: namely, that we might fuse the vessel not with normal blood, but with my crystallized essence.
'''Alisaise:''' You're doing this for our sakes, so far be it from us to complain...
'''Alisaise:''' But don't think we haven't noticed what's happening to your arm.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' It falls well short of offering up my life in exchange for yours─which was your only stipulated prohibition, as I recall. And it is but a small price to pay for delivering you home.
'''Beq Lugg:''' Assuming it works.
'''Beq Lugg:''' We shall soon know if this grisly addition will serve as a suitable conduit for the subject's memory. Though...not soon enough to warrant your waiting. The test is like to take a while.
'''Thancred:''' Let us be off, then. We have Ascians to attend to, among other things.
'''Alisaie:''' Forgive me, but I count ''six'' vessels. And there are only five of us.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' One is for testing purposes. I will personally use it to see whether the crystal functions as it should.
'''Alisaie:''' And...if it does, wouldn't that mean that your soul could also return to the Source?
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Yes. In theory, at least. But there is a distinct difference between your circumstances and mine. While your corporeal forms want for souls, my past self does not.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Mayhap our essences would blend. Or mayhap they would curdle. There is no telling what might occur.
'''Alisaie:''' And you'd be willing to take that risk?
'''Crystal Exarch:''' I would.
'''Alisaie:''' I see.

====Optional dialogue====
'''Thancred:''' I for one support the Exarch's choice. To be alive is to be driven by a purpose, and few are as driven as him.

'''Ryne:''' It's stupid, but I've never really stopped to think about what would happen once the vessels were complete. And now...
'''Ryne:''' No. There's no point. I...I hope the test is a success. Truly.

'''Alphinaud:''' When our grandfather first decided to journey to Eorzea, Alisaie did not take kindly to my silence on the subject. “Don't pretend to understand things you don't,” she said...or rather shouted.
'''Alphinaud:''' Having oft been the object of her scorn, I am predisposed to sympathize with the Exarch, but I do understand how she feels ─ better now than ever I did, certainly.

'''Alisaie:''' I'm sorry, I know it was childish to storm off like that. And probably to feel the way I do as well. Agh, pull yourself together, Alisaie!

'''Urianger:''' Lest there be any doubt, the Exarch hath long been aware of the possibilities he but recently unfolded to us. Wherefore he did refrain from sharing them until now, I cannot say.

===Speak with Urianger===
'''Urianger:''' Hast thou a moment, [Forename]? I would speak with thee on the matter of the Exarch's mooted return unto the Source.
'''Urianger:''' Thou wilt have observed that our friend spake not in certainties. Yet if Beq Lugg hath the right of it, 'tis possible to predict the outcome of his plan with some confidence.
'''Urianger:''' And it is their assessment that, given the opportunity, the Exarch's soul should successfully merge with that of his younger self. Which is not to say the process is without complications. For one, the Exarch hath been subjected to an additional Rejoining, an experience which will have wrought a change in his aetherial composition.
'''Urianger:''' As thou thyself didst demonstrate in merging with Ardbert, however, there existeth an affinity 'twixt like souls, and this doth give us cause to hope.
'''Urianger:''' ...Yet there remaineth one immutable condition upon which success doth hinge.
'''Urianger:''' The Exarch must needs recognize his past self as simply that ─ himself.
'''Urianger:''' As our recent travails have demonstrated, memories are essential to the soul. Any discrepancy in the former may feasibly cause the latter to spurn its former flesh.
'''Urianger:''' 'Tis a seemingly simple yet complex problem. For nigh on a century, our friend hath striven only to deliver this realm, to deliver ''thee''. And to that singular end did he cast aside his very name, that he might assume the mantle of the Crystal Exarch.
'''Urianger:''' Henceforth, none can say what choices our friend will make, but I thought it only right that thou be made aware of these truths.

Heroic Dreams

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Rythgen: Punctuation and pronoun fixes

{{Quest infobox
| title = Heroic Dreams
| image =
| description = Eirwel regards you expectantly.
| quest-giver = Eirwel
| location = The Crystarium
| location-x = 10.6
| location-y = 10.2
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| level = 80
| req-items = 3 Heat Lure, 1 Vampire Bat Fang
| exp = 22440
| gil = 0
| reward-opt1 = 2 Pickled Herring
| reward-opt2 = 2 Mors
| reward-opt3 = 2 Honey Croissant
| reward-opt4 = 2 Nightworld Silver Piece
| prev-quest = In the Name of the Light
| next-quest = Fraying Threads
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 669
| id-gt = 69308
| id-edb = cff28469ac1
}}
==Steps==
* Speak with [[Alisaie]] at [[The Exarch Gate|the Exarch gate]].
* Use [[Heat Lure|heat lures]] to draw out vampire bats and slay them for their fangs. 0/3
* Deliver [[Vampire Bat Fang|bat fangs]] to [[Ryne]].
* Go to the lookout in [[the Crystarium]].
* Speak with the [[Crystal Exarch]].
==Walkthrough==
Though only three are required more than three locations are specified as different locations spawn different numbers of bats.
 The following spots will each spawn 3 bats: Northmost spot (x:37.7, y: 21.6) and two southmost spots (x: 33.5, y: 35.6) and (x: 25.0, y: 35.5)
==Journal==
==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Eirwel:''' Warrior of Darkness! If you've finished helping Riqi, won't you show us some fighting? Not play fighting, but honest-to-gods fighting?
'''Eirwel:''' We already have some enemies that you can deal with: vampire bats! The guards say they've become a pest around the Crystarium of late.
'''Eirwel:''' We tried to sneak outside to hunt them, but the guards caught us and sent us home...But they shouldn't mind if you were doing the fighting and we were just watching!
'''Alisaie:''' The children told us as much while you were away. And in preparation, Chessamile kindly furnished us with some lures for the bats.
'''Alisaie:''' While the creatures won't give you any sport, bear in mind that the younglings will be watching. That's to say: put on a good show, yes?
'''Alisaie:''' Right let's head outside at once. Everyone, follow me!
'''Ryne:''' A-Alisaie, wait just a─ <sigh> Come on, then, children.

====Optional dialogue====
'''Chessamile:''' Be careful out there, yes? But if you can't be careful, you can always come back here.

'''Riqi-Tio:''' What? Everyone's going outside to see you fight? <whimper> I want to watch too...
'''Riqi-Tio:''' But...no! I have to study! I'll stay here and help Chessamile make the syrup!

'''Alphinaud:''' I shall remain here with Riqi-Tio. The other children, I leave in your care─my unruly sister included.

''At the Exarch Gate''
'''Ryne''': It should be safe enough for the children here.

'''Arkil:''' We've heard the tales, but at last we can see you fight with our own eyes!

'''Eirwel:''' We've been waiting for you, Warrior of Darkness!

===Speak with Alisaie at the Exarch Gate===
'''Alisaie:''' Everyone's here. Good. Let's get started, shall we?
'''Alisaie:''' As their name suggests, vampire bats feed on blood. And originally being nocturnal creatures, they've grown more active with the return of night and become a nuisance.
'''Alisaie:''' To draw them out, we'll use Chessamile's lures, which work by exploiting their heat-seeking behavior.
'''Alisaie:''' The bats are wont to nest under the eaves, so you are like to attract more if you place the lures near buildings.
'''Alisaie:''' I have here six lures─three each for you and me. As proof of a successful kill, I want you to gather up their fangs. Whoever collects the most is the winner!
'''Eirwel:''' Oh? You're hunting too?
'''Alisaie:''' Y-Yes, well, there's nothing like friendly competition to bring out the best in [Forename].
'''Alisaie:''' Anyway! While we hunt the bats, the two of you are to stay with Ryne. She's really strong too, and will keep you safe.
'''Alisaie:''' Without further ado, then, let the contest begin!

====Optional dialogue====
'''Ryne:''' Don't mind us. We'll be watching from a safe distance.

'''Arkil:''' I won't blink! Not even once!

'''Eirwel:''' So the bats nest under the eaves... It's important to know your enemy!

===Use heat lures to draw out vampire bats and slay them for their fangs. ===
'''Arkil:''' Wow! That was amazing!

'''Eirwel:''' The bats didn't stand a chance!

===Deliver bat fangs to Ryne.===
'''Ryne:''' Well fought, [Forename]! The children were hanging on your every move!.
'''Ryne:''' ...As was I, to be honest. Though I know the tally, may I see your fangs for good measure?

'''Alisaie:''' Apologies for the wait.
'''Alisaie:''' My fangs. Not a bad haul, even if I do say so myself.
'''Ryne:''' ...Five, six, seven. Seven fangs from Alisaie. 
''(If more than seven have been collected, the following dialogue sequence plays)''
'''Ryne:''' ...Which means that victory goes to [Forename], who collected [number collected]!
'''Alisaie:''' Bah, seems you found the better spots for the lures. I would be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed, but you're still within reach. I'll get the better of you next time! 
''(If exactly seven have been collected, the following dialogue sequence plays)''
'''Ryne:''' ...Which means that we have a draw! [Forename] also collected seven fangs!
'''Alisaie:''' Argh, why does this feel even worse than losing? Just another measly fang and victory would have been mine!
'''Alisaie:''' ''Don't look so surprised!'' I've no intention of remaining lost in your wake forever, you know! 
''(If fewer than seven have been collected, the following dialogue sequence plays)''
'''Alisaie:''' Hah, I did it! I bested [Forename]...
'''Alisaie:''' ...In another godsdamned life! You didn't even try, did you!?
'''Alisaie:''' <sigh> And there I was taking it seriously... Spare me your pity next time, will you? 
'''Alisaie:''' ...So children ─ you've now seen the Warrior of Darkness in action. What are your impressions?
'''Eirwel:''' They're incredible, miss! The bats were down before they knew it!
'''Eirwel:''' Our guards are strong, but the Warrior of Darkness is much, much stronger! We want to be just like [him/her]!
'''Alisaie:''' Good. If you're looking for an example to emulate, you may as well pick the best.
'''Alisaie:''' I want you to remember how you felt when you watched [Forename], and ''train hard''. Keep at it long enough and you'll be strong too.
'''Ryne:''' If you don't mind telling us, when did you decide that you wanted to become Warriors of Light?
'''Eirwel:''' Well, we were there listening with everyone when Ardbert appeared, but I've wanted to be strong since before I came to the Crystarium.
'''Eirwel:''' The sin eaters killed my father and my sister, see, and I promised myself I'd learn how to protect people one day.
'''Eirwel:''' Like Ardbert said, this is our home. We're the ones who have to protect it. We're the ones who have to rise up as new Warriors of Light!
'''Ryne:''' What about you, Arkil?
'''Arkil:''' M-Me? To be honest, I'm still not sure what I want to do.
'''Arkil:''' But if my friends were in trouble, I know that I would want to help them.
'''Arkil:''' And...I want to go on adventures with them. See the world together.
'''Ryne:''' That's a wonderful goal.
'''Arkil:''' You...really think so?
'''Arkil:''' It's hard to explain...but it's something I felt when I saw the starshower the other day.
'''Arkil:''' I felt as though...there was something I'd lost, and that I had to go out there and find it.
'''Alisaie:''' Well, for the both of you, there's nothing for it but to train. When we return to the city, I'll teach you some exercises you can do by yourselves.
'''Arkil:''' Thanks for showing us your fighting skills, Warrior of Darkness! We'll never forget it!

'''Alisaie:''' I understand how Arkil feels.
'''Alisaie:''' The starshower didn't awaken me to Hydealyn's voice. But that vision of the Final Days, of Amaurot burning...
'''Alisaie:''' It filled me with sadness to the very pit of my being.
'''Alisaie:''' Things I once knew, people I once loved, promises I once made... It felt as though long-forgotten memories were dancing at the edges of my mind. But when I try to focus on them, they simply fade away.
'''Alisaie:''' An effect of having a fractured soul, I shouldn't doubt. But lest you worry, I'm perfectly happy to ''remain'' fractured and have no intention of donning an Ascian mask.
'''Alisaie:''' <sigh> I just wish we knew what Elidibus was plotting...
'''Alisaie:''' Hah, but look at this pair of incurable brooders... If we're going to stand around, lost in thought, we may as well do it back in the city.
'''Alisaie:''' Rest assured, Ryne and I will take the children from here. Their heads will be in the clouds after meeting you, but we'll see to it their feet remain firmly planted on the ground.

'''Alisaie:''' ...!
'''Alisaie:''' It's nothing. Just a dizzy spell. Seems I tried a little too hard to beat you.
'''Alisaie:''' I'm fine now, not to worry. I'll see you soon.
''As you ponder Alisaie's words, you are taken by an urge to revisit the scene of that fateful meeting...''

===Go to the lookout in the Crystarium===
'''Elidibus:''' Why am I...? Was it you who called me here?
'''Convocation Speaker:''' On behalf of the Convocation, I bid you welcome to our order.
'''Convocation Speaker:''' At times you will stand with us. At times you will stand against us. All that you might steer mankind and the very star upon their true course.
'''Convocation Speaker:''' For yours is the seat of Elidibus, the Emissary, and by this name shall your every action be guided.
'''Elidibus:''' So you peered into my memories... No matter. You will have found little of import.
'''Elidibus:''' But I see you intended to summon me here no more than I intended to come. The fault is mine.
'''Elidibus:''' Such is the burden of hope... 
'''''What will you say?'''''
''> Give back Ardbert's body.''
'''Elidibus:''' What fool would relinquish his weapon on the eve of battle?
''> Why must you embroil the people in your plans?''
'''Elidibus:''' I merely avail myself of such tools as I require for the conflict to come.
''> What are you plotting?'' 
'''Elidibus:''' That which I do is no different from that which you have done so many times, Warrior of Darkness.
'''Elidibus:''' I arm myself. I hone my skills. I make ready to vanquish my enemy ─ you.
'''Elidibus:''' You who have murdered my brothers ─ who have taken their selfless labors in service to the one true world and turned them to ash.
'''Elidibus:''' I see you for what you are. You are death, and only in death shall you serve any purpose.
'''Elidibus:''' The Convocation charged me to steer mankind and the very star upon their true course. As Elidibus, it is my duty. And I shall see it done.
'''Elidibus:''' I will strike you down...
'''Elidibus:''' Destroy you body and soul, all else must wait.
'''Elidibus:''' Ere long I will come for you, Warrior of Darkness. And I will save the world.
'''Elidibus:''' One last matter.
'''Elidibus:''' I bore witness to your final struggle with Emet-Selch. It seemed as if he saw something familiar in you.
'''Elidibus:''' As if he mistook you for another. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
''> Hythlodaeus called me his "new old friend."''
'''Elidibus:''' ...No. I recall not of whom he spoke.
'''Elidibus:''' Mayhap I never knew you. Or mayhap it is another fragment lost.
''> ... ''
'''???:''' Ah, I wasn't aware you already had a guest. If the conversation is constructive, I shall not intrude.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' But if you seek to stir up trouble, Elidibus, then I must insist you leave at once.
'''Elidibus:''' Though you lack Her blessing, your soul is surprisingly dense... Hmph.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Worry not, I seem to be unharmed.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Oh, this... This is my own doing ─ the consequence of my recent exertions.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' It is the tower's way of compensating me for the demands I have placed on it.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Rest assured, it is no great inconvenience at present. Indeed, I told Beq Lugg as much...but they would not be persuaded, and sent me away to rest.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' No need to make a fuss. Strange as it may sound, I consider it something of a badge of honor.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' One of the brave souls who saw me delivered unto the First once said...
'''Crystal Exarch:''' That the world shall ever have a place for tales of heroism, so long as we have need of inspiration in our lives.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Though he and his fellows had no way of knowing whether their mad scheme would amount to anything, they knew that the attempt alone would inspire hope. Or so they hoped.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' A more optimistic lot, one would be hard-pressed to find.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' They said they would find a means to save our godsforsaken world-just as soon as they had sent me on my way. Said it with such confidence that, for a fleeting moment, I half-believed them.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Such faith, such courage in the face of unrelenting despair. For a long time, it was more than I could bear to remember them.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' But having come this far ─ having sent full many on their way myself ─ I see things more clearly.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' To take action is to hope. To believe ─ to ''choose'' to believe is to take the first step towards a brighter future.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' And why do I tell you this? Because I want you to indulge me in a little recklessness.
'''Crystal Exarch:''' Needless to say, I have a plan. And...when all is said and done, I will ask yet another favor of you.

'''Ryne:''' You're both here! Thank goodness!
'''Crystal Exarch:''' What's wrong?
'''Ryne:''' It's Thancred! He's collapsed!

====Optional dialogue====
'''Ryne:''' I'm so glad I found both you and the Exarch.

===Finishing the Quest===
'''Crystal Exarch:''' The fates seem determined not too allow us a quiet moment. But come, let us have the details from Ryne.

In the Name of the Light

2025-09-09T02:43:16Z

Rythgen: Punctuation fixes

{{Quest infobox
| title = In the Name of the Light
| image = In_the_Name_of_the_Light_Image.png
| description = The manager of suites is looking a little anxious.
| quest-giver = Manager of Suites
| location = The Crystarium
| location-x = 12.5
| location-y = 16.2
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| level = 80
| req-quest = The Light of Hope
| req-items = 3 Undersized Grapes
| exp = 22440
| gil = 1295
| prev-quest = Echoes of a Fallen Star
| next-quest = Heroic Dreams
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 668
| id-gt = 69307
| id-edb = edc41a99cd4
}} __NOTOC__
==Walkthrough==
As of [[Patch 5.3]], completion of the [[Crystal Tower]] sidequest chain up through {{questlink|feature|The Light of Hope}} is required to pass this point. This only applies to players who were already past [[Patch 2.55]] quest {{questlink|main|A Time to Every Purpose}} at the time of [[Patch 5.3]]'s release.

==Steps==
* Speak with [[Moren]].
* Speak with [[Riqi-Tio]].
* Speak with [[Chessamile]].
* Speak with [[Gracine]].
* Obtain bunches of [[Undersized Grapes|undersized grapes]]. 0/3
* Deliver the bunches of [[Undersized Grapes|undersized grapes]] to [[Riqi-Tio]].
* Speak with [[Chessamile]].

==Journal==
*As you converse with the manager of suites in the Pendants, Moren arrives to thank you for revealing the truth about Ardbert and his comrades to the people. While on the subject, you take the opportunity to ask him what he knows of Warriors of Light, and he seems all too eager to enlighten you─when suitably prepared. The librarian duly heads back to the Cabinet of Curiosity to gather up materials, and bids you join him there at your earliest convenience.

*Reporting for your lesson at the Cabinet, you are soon joined by Alphinaud, Alisaie, and Ryne, who chanced to be there on separate errands. His class duly assembled, Moren proceeds to explain that, despite sharing no apparent connection, many individuals have been hailed as Warriors of Light throughout Vrandtic history, and that in time the title came to be a synonym for hero. Intrigued, Alphinaud observes that the pithet is similarly used in the Source, and posits that Hydaelyn is likely the common thread. As you ponder what this might imply, you are interrupted by a little girl's excited boice followed by the rumble of tumbling tomes. You turn towards the commotion to find three Crystarium younglings, a shame-faced Riqi-Tio and her friends Arkil and Eirwel, whom Moren wastes no time chastising for their lack of care. Upon realizing she is in the presence of the great Warrior of Darkness, however, Riqi-Tio's chagrin reverts to excitement, and she can barely contain herself as she asks you what she must do to become a hero─or "Warrior of Light."

*In impassioned tones, Riqi-Tio elaborates on her ambition. She wishes to become a specific kind of Warrior of Light─one who uses potions to fight─and has come to the Cabinet to study. Rather than through tomes, however, Alphinaud believes he stands to learn best by observing the chirurgeons at work, and to that end he bids you accompany the Mystel child to Spagyrics.

*The kindly Chessamile takes Riqi-Tio under her wing, and entrusts her with a task: retrieving a potion ingredient from Sweetsieve. Lest her new charge come to harm, the chief chirurgeon requests that you go along to keep a watchful eye, before directing you to seek out a woman named Gracine.

*Gracine informs you that Chessamile's order is for grapes, but apologetically adds that they have yet to be harvested. At her suggestion, you go to help Alphinaud and Riqi-Tio pick bunches of undersized fruit directly from the vines.

*You pick what appears to be a reasonable haul of grapes, and take them to Riqi-Tio

*Fruit-picking concluded, Alphinaud asks Riqi-Tio what inspired her decision to become an apothecary and a Warrior of Light. The girl's response prompts him to reevaluate his belief that it was Elidibus who planted the desire to become Warriors of Light within people's hearts. Instead, he conclude, the desire to help their fellow man was present from the beginning. Having reaffirmed his resolve to settle matters in the First before departing for the Source, Alphinaud bends his steps back to Spagyrics, and you follow in turn.

*Riqi-Tio proudly delivers the grapes to Chessamile, and by the completion of this little task, takes her first step on the road to becoming a Warrior of Light. It falls to you to ensure that her pure intent is not twisted to serve some grand Ascian design...

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Manager of Suites:''' Ah, [Forename]. Will you be venturing forth today? Do be sure to take care if so. Though they say the starshower was harmless, one can never be too careful...
'''Manager of Suites:''' But I concede it is not for me to tell the Warrior of Darkness how to look after him/herself. Old habits, you understand.
'''???:''' Ah, [Forename]! How very opportune!

'''Moren:''' Greetings, my friend. Do you perchance have a moment to spare?
'''Moren:''' Wonderful, wonderful! I wanted to thank you, you see. For revealing to us the truth of the Warriors of Light. After all these years, your tale set the record straight. Finally, the people see them as the great heroes they were. Or the great hero he ''is'' in the case of Ardbert. You too were surprised to see him, I think?
'''Moren:''' At the time, I was not certain what to make of it all, but I could see the effect his words had on those around me. And then the stars rained down from the sky, and...well, you know the rest. When the commotion died down, you were nowhere to be seen, but I was determined to express my gratitude. And so here I am. Thank you, [Player]─for giving voice to the truth, and restoring the Warriors of Light to their rightful place in history.
'''Moren:''' Should you, perhaps, wish to have your account of these matters committed to writing, I would be more than willing to serve as your scribe. Indeed, if there is ''anything'' I can do to help─anything at all─you need only say the word.
'''Player:''' What can you tell me about the Warriors of Light? / Very well. Tell me what the situation is like in the city.
'''Moren:''' I beg your pardon? ''You'' wish to ask ''me'' about the Warriors of Light? Forgive me, but I daresay you already know more about them than any living soul─save for Ardbert himself, of course. Unless...you refer to the Warriors of Light more broadly? If so, I may yet be able to assist you in some small way. Excellent! I shall return to the Cabinet at once and look up the relevant texts. Pray join me at your earliest convenience.
'''Manager of Suites:''' No rest for the righteous, it would seem. Do not let me keep you. I bid you a pleasant day.

===Speak with Moren===
'''Moren:''' Ah, [Forename], excellent timing. I have but this moment finished gathering the materials for our lesson. As a great many works make reference to the Warriors of Light, I shall─with your permission─focus only upon the details that seem most relevant.
'''Alphinaud:''' The Warriors of Light, you say? Forgive us, but we couldn't help overhearing.
'''Alisaie:''' We've been out keeping watch over the Crystarium, but it appears to be business as usual. So I thought I'd spend some time brushing up my knowledge of familiars and Alphinaud volunteered to help.
'''Ryne:''' I...actually came on a different errand, but I'd be interested in hearing about the Warriors of Light as well. May I join you?
'''Moren:''' Of course, of course! The more the merrier! If you would care to find a table below, I shall be down with the books in a moment.
'''Moren:''' Were one to pore over the annals of Vrandtic history, one would note the comparatively frequent recurrence of individuals hailed as "Warriors of Light." Ardbert and his comrades require no introduction, but many others bore the epithet long before them.
'''Moren:''' To name but a few, there was Tolthewil, legendary first king of Lakeland, Roddfort and Saulard, the fabled Drahn and Galdjent duo of Voeburt...And no list of Vrandtic heroes would be complete without the archmage Tiuna of Ronka. In older texts, she too was called a Warrior of Light.
'''Alisaie:''' It did surprise me how ready people were to forget the negative associations of the title. But it makes sense if it's been around for centuries.
'''Moren:''' Verily. In ages past, it was simply a synonym for "hero." In the wake of the Flood, however, Light came to be regarded with fear; the title used not to exalt, but to revile. A far cry from its beginnings...
'''Moren:''' This, my friends, is Norvrandt's oldest epic. The original tale of the struggle between good and evil. In a time when all lay shrouded in Darkness, a prophesied hero rose to deliver the world from its doom. Fighting in the name of the Light, the hero styled himself its foot soldier. And thus did he come to be known as "The Warrior of Light." Curiously, in the centuries that followed, other heroes appeared who claimed the selfsame epithet, despite sharing no discernible connection with their predecessors. And in time, Warrior of Light came to be a name accorded to all men and women of uncommon skill and valor.
'''Alphinaud:''' Well, well...The plot thickens. As you know, the title of Warrior of Light is also used in the Source. Though the manners in which individuals have earned it are many and varied, heroes have been honored thus since antiquity. Nor does the custom show any sign of dying out─as you can well attest.
'''Ryne:''' It makes you wonder, doesn't it...It surely can't be a coincidence.
'''Alphinaud:''' Indeed not. Let us imagine a man who has awakened to the Echo and is able to hear Hydaelyn's voice. As She styles him, so too does he style himself─a Warrior of Light. Of course, being blessed with the Echo does not in itself make one a hero. And conversely, there will have been no few heroes who were ''not'' blessed with it. But such distinctions are immaterial to the masses, and over time they came to use the title "Warrior of Light" and the word "hero" interchangeably.
'''Alisaie:''' Sounds about right. It would be interesting to see if the theory holds true in the other worlds─if crossing the rift were that easy. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
''> Hydaelyn ''did'' call me a Warrior Light.''
'''Ryne:''' She did? I've never heard Her voice myself. But I can feel Her presence. Perhaps through Minfilia.
''> What's in a name? It doesn't change anything.''
'''Ryne:''' Well...I think a name can mean a lot. And I imagine it would be terrible to have people call you something which didn't feel right.
''> And there I was thinking I was special...''
'''Ryne:''' B-But you ''are'' special! No matter how many Warriors of Light there are out there, there's no one like you! 
'''Alisaie:''' At any rate, assuming all of this is true, and there's a common thread behind the epithet, I doubt the Ascians will have been amused. To have the world at large associate Light, and by extension Hydaelyn, with "good" must have added insult to injury.
'''Moren:''' Ahem. While this discussion is undeniably fascinating, I wonder...should I be privy to it? Mayhap it would be better if I excused myself...?
'''Alphinaud:''' Oh! No need for that, my friend! Pray accept our apologies. Your lesson on the Warriors of Light has given us much to ponder...
'''Little Girl's Voice:''' Ooh, ooh! Did someone say Warriors of Light!? Uwaahh!!
'''Moren:''' Riqi-Tio! Are you all right!? Ahhh, my precious tomes...<sigh> Did I not say you must take care in the Cabinet? You too, Arkil! Eirwel!
'''Arkil:''' We're sorry, Master Moren...<gasp> Aren't you...?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' ...The Warrior of Darkness!? M-My name's Riqi-Tio, and...and I want to help everyone! Please, tell me what I have to do to be a hero─to be a Warrior of Light!

====Optional dialogue====
'''Moren:''' The children's inquisitiveness is to be commended, but...ahhh, my precious tomes...

'''Alphinaud:''' Setting aside our misgivings, it would seem churlish to discourage the young lady. Let's hear what she has to say.

'''Alisaie:''' No harm done. To the children, at least...

'''Ryne:''' Even children want to become Warriors of Light...

'''Arkil:''' Um...do you remember me? 
'''Arkil:''' When you returned from the sea with the Exarch, I asked you how you became so strong.

'''Eirwel:''' We're sorry we knocked over the books...

===Speak with Riqi-Tio===

'''Riqi-Tio:''' So, I want to be a Warrior of Light. But not one that fights with a sword and all that.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' No, I want to be the kind that fights with potions and heals people! An apothecary!
'''Riqi-Tio:''' And I'm going to help everyone in the Crystarium. No, in all of Norvrandt!
'''Riqi-Tio:''' When I told Arkil and Eirwel this, they said that the Cabinet should have lots of tomes about potions.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' But this place is so big, and we don't have the faintest idea where to begin searching. At this rate, I'm not going to get anywhere...
'''Alphinaud:''' If one knew where to look, one should indeed be able to find treatises on potions here. Even so, I fear they may prove a little difficult for ones so young. But hmmm...
'''Alphinaud:''' Esteemed Warrior of Darkness, perhaps you might accompany young Riqi-Tio to Spagyrics? Rather than through tomes, I believe she stands to learn more by observing the chirurgeons at their work.
'''Alisaie:''' Sounds like a plan. It seems we've finished here, so we'll come with you. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
''> Last one to Spagyrics is a rotten egg!''
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Hah, I'll have you know I'm really fast! You're going to be the rotten egg!
''> I'll go, but only for a little while.''
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Really? Thank you so much, Warrior of Darkness! We'll see you at Spagyrics!
''> I don't have time for this...''
'''Alphinaud:''' I know you are a busy [man/woman], but we can't well leave them without guidance. And it would only be for a little while.
'''Alphinaud:''' You can find your way to Spagyrics, I trust? Off you go, then, and have care you do not knock anything else over.

====Optional dialogue====
'''Moren''': I shall remain here and tidy up. I hope that today's lesson will be of some use to you.

''At the spagyrics''
'''Eirwel:''' After you've finished helping Riqi, can you help us become Warriors of Light too?

'''Arkil:''' Chessamile's medicines work really well. I just wish they didn't taste so bad.

'''Ryne:''' It appears there aren't so many patients at the moment. I only pray that such peaceful days continue.

'''Alisaie:''' A warrior who fights with potions... It's certainly innovative. I prefer a blade myself, but to each her own.

'''Alphinaud:''' See how her eyes shine, my friend. We have made her day.
'''Alphinaud:''' Ascian machination or no, it wouldn't do to dash the dreams of one so young. The Exarch would feel the same, I believe.

'''Riqi-Tio:''' Right, I'm here! What do I do? What do I do?

===Speak with Chessamile===
'''Chessamile:''' Well now, to what do I owe the pleasure of so many bright-eyed visitors?
'''Chessamile:''' Is that the way of it, sweetie? You wish to learn about medicine?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' That's right! I want to become a Warrior of Light who uses potions to help people all over the world!
'''Chessamile:''' Well, that is a very noble endeavor, and you aren't alone in it. No few at our infirmary yearn to venture forth as Warriors of Light.
'''Chessamile:''' But ultimately, they have all decided not to pursue that dream.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Huh? Why?
'''Chessamile:''' Because the people here need them too, sweetie.
'''Chessamile:''' The guards who place themselves in harm's way to keep us safe. The artisans who toil tirelessly that we might sustain our way of life. And younglings like you, who are the future of the Crystarium.
'''Chessamile:''' They couldn't simply abandon them, you see. And so, difficult though it was, they made the decision to remain.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Then...does this mean my dream isn't any good?
'''Chessamile:''' Oh, sweetie, yours is a wonderful dream. And it would be my pleasure to help you to pursue it.
'''Chessamile:''' If we all work hard, the day will come when our chirurgeons may set forth to aid folk in every corner of the realm.
'''Chessamile:''' As we strive towards that day, I hope that we can rely upon you as well. Though I must warn you, ours is not an easy path. No, you must work very, very hard.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' I'm not afraid of hard work! I'll become the best apothecary ever, just you watch!
'''Chessamile:''' Hee hee, that's the spirit! Without further ado, then, may I entrust you with a task?
'''Chessamile:''' I have placed an order at Sweetsieve for a potion ingredient, and I would like you to go and collect it.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Ooh, an ingredient! Leave it to me, miss!
'''Chessamile:''' My, such an abundance of energy. Though I can't help wonder if she'll be all right by herself.
'''Chessamile:''' My apologies, but would you mind accompanying her? When you arrive at Sweetsieve, speak with a woman named Gracine, and she will point you in the right direction.
'''Alphinaud:''' I shall join you. As the one who suggested this course to Riqi-Tio, I would assist in her first steps.
'''Alisaie:''' And what about the two of you? Are you coming along too?
'''Eirwel:''' Well, we ''do'' want to become Warriors of Light, just not the same kind as Riqi. So we'll wait for you here, Warrior of Darkness. When you return, please teach us how to fight!
'''Alisaie:''' In that case, Ryne and I shall keep them company and take the opportunity to ask about their aspirations.

====Optional dialogue====
'''Arkil:''' We know you're busy, but we want to be just like you. We hope you'll teach us how.

'''Eirwel:''' We won't move an ilm until you return!

'''Alisaie:''' Too many grown-ups would only diminish Riqi-Tio's sense of accomplishment. We'll stay here and talk to her friends.

'''Chessamile:''' Thank you, sweetie. I feel better knowing that you're keeping an eye on Riqi-Tio.

'''Ryne:''' If it's to be had at Sweetsieve, I assume the ingredient is some manner of crop.

===Speak with Glacine===
'''Gracine:''' <gasp> If it isn't the Warrior of Darkness themselves! May I assume you are with Master Alphinaud?
'''Gracine:''' Right. Lest you wonder, Chessamile's order is for grapes.
'''Gracine:''' As busy as we have been of late, however, I regret to say we didn't have the time to harvest them. So it was with apologies that I asked Master Alphinaud and his young companion to help themselves to the fruits on the vines. Perhaps you could lend them a hand?
'''Gracine:''' It's the undersized grapes you'll want to pick. They're too small for normal consumption, but suitable for making wine and medicine.
'''(Optional)'''
'''Gracine:''' My apologies again for failing to have the grapes ready. Next time, please let us treat you to the pick of the crop!

===Obtain bunches of undersized grapes===
====Optional dialogue====
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Hmmm... Are these small enough?

'''Alphinaud:''' Ah, there you are. As it turns out, the ingredient still wants for harvesting, so we are going about that now.

===Deliver the bunches of undersized grapes to Riqi-Tio===
'''(Optional)'''
'''Alphinaud:''' I've harvested all the undersized grapes I could find here. How goes the picking effort?

'''Riqi-Tio:''' Oh, you're here too? We're picking little grapes. It's quite fun!

'''Riqi-Tio:''' Wow, you've picked this many already!? Amazing!
'''Alphinaud:''' I daresay we have enough between us. Shall we take them back to Chessamile?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Heh heh! I can't wait to see what she's going to do with them!
'''Alphinaud:''' Tell me, Riqi ─ what made you want to become an apothecary and Warrior of Light?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Why? Well...
'''Riqi-Tio:''' A while ago, I fell sick. Really sick. My body was burning up, and I felt so weak I couldn't even get out of bed.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Then a traveling apothecary came and gave me a potion to drink. It was the foulest thing I'd ever tasted...but it made me get better!
'''Riqi-Tio:''' She was so brave ─ the apothecary, I mean. She went around taking care of people, even when it was dangerous. And I decided I wanted to help people, just like her.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' So I started brewing potions out of grass and giving them to my friends. But I didn't really know what I was doing, or if there was anything else I could do.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Then not long ago, a neighbor told me he was going to become a Warrior of Light, and go traveling the world, helping people.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' And I thought, that's the same as what ''I'' want to do!
'''Alphinaud:''' I see. Out of curiosity, what did your neighbor do in the end?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Theyler? I haven't seen him for a bit, so he must already be out there looking for people to help.
'''Alphinaud:''' Theyler...One of the guards awakened by the starshower.
'''Alphinaud:''' Thank you for sharing your tale with us, Riqi-Tio. I myself took inspiration from one not unlike your traveling apothecary, and I hope her good example will spur you on to realize your dreams.
'''Alphinaud:''' But it will not be done in a day. Such lofty goals are reached through hard work and persistence, through countless little acts of heroism ─ like delivering the grapes to Chessamile.

'''Alphinaud:'''...It would seem I have been laboring under a misapprehension.
'''Alphinaud:''' I had convinced myself that it was Elidibus who had sowed the desire to become Warriors of Light within the hearts of the people.
'''Alphinaud:''' But I see now that the impulse to aid their fellow man abided within them from the first.
'''Alphinaud:''' Elidibus did no more than give it a name.
'''Alphinaud:''' And as he so kindly proclaimed, we must return to our own world ere long.
'''Alphinaud:''' With the Exarch laboring tirelessly, I doubt not but that a way will be found.
'''Alphinaud:''' Yet I believe I speak for us all when I say I cannot leave in good conscience ─ not until we have dealt with Elidibus.
'''Alphinaud:''' This is no longer a strange and distant land, after all. Norvrandt has become as a home to us, and her people our own.
'''Alphinaud:''' Hm. Let us return to Spagyrics. It wouldn't do to keep your admirers waiting.

===Speak with Chessamile===
'''Chessamile:''' My thanks for your kind help, sweetie.
'''Chessamile:''' We now have all the ingredients we require. From the grapes we shall make a vinegar, to which we will add elf grass and a few other herbs to produce an invigorating syrup. Though it's unspeakably sour, it does wonders for the constitution.
'''Chessamile:''' As part of her studies, I may just have to give Riqi-Tio a little taste. Hee hee!

====Optional dialogue====
'''Chessamile:''' My thanks for bringing this lively little one to us. I shall do my best to make an apothecary out of her.

'''Riqi-Tio:''' Thanks for helping with the grapes, Warrior of Darkness. In return, I promise to brew you a potion one day!

'''Eirwel:''' Huzzah, you're back! We're ready to start learning!

'''Arkil:''' Riqi didn't make you drink one of her grass potions, did she?

'''Ryne:''' Riqi-Tio was beaming with pride when she returned.
'''Ryne:''' It may only have been a simple task, but she won't soon forget this achievement.

'''Alphinaud:''' Riqi-Tio has duly delivered her grapes, as have I.

'''Alisaie:''' After chatting with Arkil and Eirwel here, we came to an agreement ─ but I'll let them explain their request themselves.

In the Name of the Light

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{{Quest infobox
| title = In the Name of the Light
| image = In_the_Name_of_the_Light_Image.png
| description = The manager of suites is looking a little anxious.
| quest-giver = Manager of Suites
| location = The Crystarium
| location-x = 12.5
| location-y = 16.2
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| level = 80
| req-quest = The Light of Hope
| req-items = 3 Undersized Grapes
| exp = 22440
| gil = 1295
| prev-quest = Echoes of a Fallen Star
| next-quest = Heroic Dreams
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 668
| id-gt = 69307
| id-edb = edc41a99cd4
}} __NOTOC__
==Walkthrough==
As of [[Patch 5.3]], completion of the [[Crystal Tower]] sidequest chain up through {{questlink|feature|The Light of Hope}} is required to pass this point. This only applies to players who were already past [[Patch 2.55]] quest {{questlink|main|A Time to Every Purpose}} at the time of [[Patch 5.3]]'s release.

==Steps==
* Speak with [[Moren]].
* Speak with [[Riqi-Tio]].
* Speak with [[Chessamile]].
* Speak with [[Gracine]].
* Obtain bunches of [[Undersized Grapes|undersized grapes]]. 0/3
* Deliver the bunches of [[Undersized Grapes|undersized grapes]] to [[Riqi-Tio]].
* Speak with [[Chessamile]].

==Journal==
*As you converse with the manager of suites in the Pendants, Moren arrives to thank you for revealing the truth about Ardbert and his comrades to the people. While on the subject, you take the opportunity to ask him what he knows of Warriors of Light, and he seems all too eager to enlighten you─when suitably prepared. The librarian duly heads back to the Cabinet of Curiosity to gather up materials, and bids you join him there at your earliest convenience.

*Reporting for your lesson at the Cabinet, you are soon joined by Alphinaud, Alisaie, and Ryne, who chanced to be there on separate errands. His class duly assembled, Moren proceeds to explain that, despite sharing no apparent connection, many individuals have been hailed as Warriors of Light throughout Vrandtic history, and that in time the title came to be a synonym for hero. Intrigued, Alphinaud observes that the pithet is similarly used in the Source, and posits that Hydaelyn is likely the common thread. As you ponder what this might imply, you are interrupted by a little girl's excited boice followed by the rumble of tumbling tomes. You turn towards the commotion to find three Crystarium younglings, a shame-faced Riqi-Tio and her friends Arkil and Eirwel, whom Moren wastes no time chastising for their lack of care. Upon realizing she is in the presence of the great Warrior of Darkness, however, Riqi-Tio's chagrin reverts to excitement, and she can barely contain herself as she asks you what she must do to become a hero─or "Warrior of Light."

*In impassioned tones, Riqi-Tio elaborates on her ambition. She wishes to become a specific kind of Warrior of Light─one who uses potions to fight─and has come to the Cabinet to study. Rather than through tomes, however, Alphinaud believes he stands to learn best by observing the chirurgeons at work, and to that end he bids you accompany the Mystel child to Spagyrics.

*The kindly Chessamile takes Riqi-Tio under her wing, and entrusts her with a task: retrieving a potion ingredient from Sweetsieve. Lest her new charge come to harm, the chief chirurgeon requests that you go along to keep a watchful eye, before directing you to seek out a woman named Gracine.

*Gracine informs you that Chessamile's order is for grapes, but apologetically adds that they have yet to be harvested. At her suggestion, you go to help Alphinaud and Riqi-Tio pick bunches of undersized fruit directly from the vines.

*You pick what appears to be a reasonable haul of grapes, and take them to Riqi-Tio

*Fruit-picking concluded, Alphinaud asks Riqi-Tio what inspired her decision to become an apothecary and a Warrior of Light. The girl's response prompts him to reevaluate his belief that it was Elidibus who planted the desire to become Warriors of Light within people's hearts. Instead, he conclude, the desire to help their fellow man was present from the beginning. Having reaffirmed his resolve to settle matters in the First before departing for the Source, Alphinaud bends his steps back to Spagyrics, and you follow in turn.

*Riqi-Tio proudly delivers the grapes to Chessamile, and by the completion of this little task, takes her first step on the road to becoming a Warrior of Light. It falls to you to ensure that her pure intent is not twisted to serve some grand Ascian design...

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Manager of Suites:''' Ah, [Forename]. Will you be venturing forth today? Do be sure to take care if so. Though they say the starshower was harmless, one can never be too careful...
'''Manager of Suites:''' But I concede it is not for me to tell the Warrior of Darkness how to look after him/herself. Old habits, you understand.
'''???:''' Ah, [Forename]! How very opportune!

'''Moren:''' Greetings, my friend. Do you perchance have a moment to spare?
'''Moren:''' Wonderful, wonderful! I wanted to thank you, you see. For revealing to us the truth of the Warriors of Light. After all these years, your tale set the record straight. Finally, the people see them as the great heroes they were. Or the great hero he ''is'' in the case of Ardbert. You too were surprised to see him, I think?
'''Moren:''' At the time, I was not certain what to make of it all, but I could see the effect his words had on those around me. And then the stars rained down from the sky, and...well, you know the rest. When the commotion died down, you were nowhere to be seen, but I was determined to express my gratitude. And so here I am. Thank you, [Player]─for giving voice to the truth, and restoring the Warriors of Light to their rightful place in history.
'''Moren:''' Should you, perhaps, wish to have your account of these matters committed to writing, I would be more than willing to serve as your scribe. Indeed, if there is ''anything'' I can do to help─anything at all─you need only say the word.
'''Player:''' What can you tell me about the Warriors of Light? / Very well. Tell me what the situation is like in the city.
'''Moren:''' I beg your pardon? ''You'' wish to ask ''me'' about the Warriors of Light? Forgive me, but I daresay you already know more about them than any living soul─save for Ardbert himself, of course. Unless...you refer to the Warriors of Light more broadly? If so, I may yet be able to assist you in some small way. Excellent! I shall return to the Cabinet at once and look up the relevant texts. Pray join me at your earliest convenience.
'''Manager of Suites:''' No rest for the righteous, it would seem. Do not let me keep you. I bid you a pleasant day.

===Speak with Moren===
'''Moren:''' Ah, [Forename], excellent timing. I have but this moment finished gathering the materials for our lesson. As a great many works make reference to the Warriors of Light, I shall─with your permission─focus only upon the details that seem most relevant.
'''Alphinaud:''' The Warriors of Light, you say? Forgive us, but we couldn't help overhearing.
'''Alisaie:''' We've been out keeping watch over the Crystarium, but it appears to be business as usual. So I thought I'd spend some time brushing up my knowledge of familiars and Alphinaud volunteered to help.
'''Ryne:''' I...actually came on a different errand, but I'd be interested in hearing about the Warriors of Light as well. May I join you?
'''Moren:''' Of course, of course! The more the merrier! If you would care to find a table below, I shall be down with the books in a moment.
'''Moren:''' Were one to pore over the annals of Vrandtic history, one would note the comparatively frequent recurrence of individuals hailed as "Warriors of Light." Ardbert and his comrades require no introduction, but many others bore the epithet long before them.
'''Moren:''' To name but a few, there was Tolthewil, legendary first king of Lakeland, Roddfort and Saulard, the fabled Drahn and Galdjent duo of Voeburt...And no list of Vrandtic heroes would be complete without the archmage Tiuna of Ronka. In older texts, she too was called a Warrior of Light.
'''Alisaie:''' It did surprise me how ready people were to forget the negative associations of the title. But it makes sense if it's been around for centuries.
'''Moren:''' Verily. In ages past, it was simply a synonym for "hero." In the wake of the Flood, however, Light came to be regarded with fear; the title used not to exalt, but to revile. A far cry from its beginnings...
'''Moren:''' This, my friends, is Norvrandt's oldest epic. The original tale of the struggle between good and evil. In a time when all lay shrouded in Darkness, a prophesied hero rose to deliver the world from its doom. Fighting in the name of the Light, the hero styled himself its foot soldier. And thus did he come to be known as "The Warrior of Light." Curiously, in the centuries that followed, other heroes appeared who claimed the selfsame epithet, despite sharing no discernible connection with their predecessors. And in time, Warrior of Light came to be a name accorded to all men and women of uncommon skill and valor.
'''Alphinaud:''' Well, well...The plot thickens. As you know, the title of Warrior of Light is also used in the Source. Though the manners in which individuals have earned it are many and varied, heroes have been honored thus since antiquity. Nor does the custom show any sign of dying out─as you can well attest.
'''Ryne:''' It makes you wonder, doesn't it...It surely can't be a coincidence.
'''Alphinaud:''' Indeed not. Let us imagine a man who has awakened to the Echo and is able to hear Hydaelyn's voice. As She styles him, so too does he style himself─a Warrior of Light. Of course, being blessed with the Echo does not in itself make one a hero. And conversely, there will have been no few heroes who were ''not'' blessed with it. But such distinctions are immaterial to the masses, and over time they came to use the title "Warrior of Light" and the word "hero" interchangeably.
'''Alisaie:''' Sounds about right. It would be interesting to see if the theory holds true in the other worlds─if crossing the rift were that easy. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
''> Hydaelyn ''did'' call me a Warrior Light.''
'''Ryne:''' She did? I've never heard Her voice myself. But I can feel Her presence. Perhaps through Minfilia.
''> What's in a name? It doesn't change anything.''
'''Ryne:''' Well...I think a name can mean a lot. And I imagine it would be terrible to have people call you something which didn't feel right.
''> And there I was thinking I was special...''
'''Ryne:''' B-But you ''are'' special! No matter how many Warriors of Light there are out there, there's no one like you! 
'''Alisaie:''' At any rate, assuming all of this is true, and there's a common thread behind the epithet, I doubt the Ascians will have been amused. To have the world at large associate Light, and by extension Hydaelyn, with "good" must have added insult to injury.
'''Moren:''' Ahem. While this discussion is undeniably fascinating, I wonder...should I be privy to it? Mayhap it would be better if I excused myself...?
'''Alphinaud:''' Oh! No need for that, my friend! Pray accept our apologies. Your lesson on the Warriors of Light has given us much to ponder...
'''Little Girl's Voice:''' Ooh, ooh! Did someone say Warriors of Light!? Uwaahh!!
'''Moren:''' Riqi-Tio! Are you all right!? Ahhh, my precious tomes...<sigh> Did I not say you must take care in the Cabinet? You too, Arkil! Eirwel!
'''Arkil:''' We're sorry, Master Moren...<gasp> Aren't you...?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' ...The Warrior of Darkness!? M-My name's Riqi-Tio, and...and I want to help everyone! Please, tell me what I have to do to be a hero─to be a Warrior of Light!

====Optional dialogue====
'''Moren:''' The children's inquisitiveness is to be commended, but...ahhh, my precious tomes...

'''Alphinaud:''' Setting aside our misgivings, it would seem churlish to discourage the young lady. Let's hear what she has to say.

'''Alisaie:''' No harm done. To the children, at least...

'''Ryne:''' Even children want to become Warriors of Light...

'''Arkil:''' Um...do you remember me? 
'''Arkil:''' When you returned from the sea with the Exarch, I asked you how you became so strong.

'''Eirwel:''' We're sorry we knocked over the books...

===Speak with Riqi-Tio===

'''Riqi-Tio:''' So, I want to be a Warrior of Light. But not one that fights with a sword and all that.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' No, I want to be the kind that fights with potions and heals people! An apothecary!
'''Riqi-Tio:''' And I'm going to help everyone in the Crystarium. No, in all of Norvrandt!
'''Riqi-Tio:''' When I told Arkil and Eirwel this, they said that the Cabinet should have lots of tomes about potions.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' But this place is so big, and we don't have the faintest idea where to begin searching. At this rate, I'm not going to get anywhere...
'''Alphinaud:''' If one knew where to look, one should indeed be able to find treatises on potions here. Even so, I fear they may prove a little difficult for ones so young. But hmmm...
'''Alphinaud:''' Esteemed Warrior of Darkness, perhaps you might accompany young Riqi-Tio to Spagyrics? Rather than through tomes, I believe she stands to learn more by observing the chirurgeons at their work.
'''Alisaie:''' Sounds like a plan. It seems we've finished here, so we'll come with you. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
''> Last one to Spagyrics is a rotten egg!''
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Hah, I'll have you know I'm really fast! You're going to be the rotten egg!
''> I'll go, but only for a little while.''
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Really? Thank you so much, Warrior of Darkness! We'll see you at Spagyrics!
''> I don't have time for this...''
'''Alphinaud:''' I know you are a busy [man/woman], but we can't well leave them without guidance. And it would only be for a little while.
'''Alphinaud:''' You can find your way to Spagyrics, I trust? Off you go, then, and have care you do not knock anything else over.

====Optional dialogue====
'''Moren''': I shall remain here and tidy up. I hope that today's lesson will be of some use to you.

''At the spagyrics''
'''Eirwel:''' After you've finished helping Riqi, can you help us become Warriors of Light too?

'''Arkil:''' Chessamile's medicines work really well. I just wish they didn't taste so bad.

'''Ryne:''' It appears there aren't so many patients at the moment. I only pray that such peaceful days continue.

'''Alisaie:''' A warrior who fights with potions... It's certainly innovative. I prefer a blade myself, but to each her own.

'''Alphinaud:''' See how her eyes shine, my friend. We have made her day.
'''Alphinaud:''' Ascian machination or no, it wouldn't do to dash the dreams of one so young. The Exarch would feel the same, I believe.

'''Riqi-Tio:''' Right, I'm here! What do I do? What do I do?

===Speak with Chessamile===
'''Chessamile:''' Well now, to what do I owe the pleasure of so many bright-eyed visitors?
'''Chessamile:''' Is that the way of it, sweetie? You wish to learn about medicine?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' That's right! I want to become a Warrior of Light who uses potions to help people all over the world!
'''Chessamile:''' Well, that is a very noble endeavor, and you aren't alone in it. No few at our infirmary yearn to venture forth as Warriors of Light.
'''Chessamile:''' But ultimately, they have all decided not to pursue that dream.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Huh? Why?
'''Chessamile:''' Because the people here need them too, sweetie.
'''Chessamile:''' The guards who place themselves in harm's way to keep us safe. The artisans who toil tirelessly that we might sustain our way of life. And younglings like you, who are the future of the Crystarium.
'''Chessamile:''' They couldn't simply abandon them, you see. And so, difficult though it was, they made the decision to remain.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Then...does this mean my dream isn't any good?
'''Chessamile:''' Oh, sweetie, yours is a wonderful dream. And it would be my pleasure to help you to pursue it.
'''Chessamile:''' If we all work hard, the day will come when our chirurgeons may set forth to aid folk in every corner of the realm.
'''Chessamile:''' As we strive towards that day, I hope that we can rely upon you as well. Though I must warn you, ours is not an easy path. No, you must work very, very hard.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' I'm not afraid of hard work! I'll become the best apothecary ever, just you watch!
'''Chessamile:''' Hee hee, that's the spirit! Without further ado, then, may I entrust you with a task?
'''Chessamile:''' I have placed an order at Sweetsieve for a potion ingredient, and I would like you to go and collect it.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Ooh, an ingredient! Leave it to me, miss!
'''Chessamile:''' My, such an abundance of energy. Though I can't help wonder if she'll be all right by herself
'''Chessamile:''' ...My apologies, but would you mind accompanying her? When you arrive at Sweetsieve, speak with a woman named Gracine, and she will point you in the right direction.
'''Alphinaud:''' I shall join you. As the one who suggested this course to Riqi-Tio, I would assist in her first steps.
'''Alisaie:''' And what about the two of you? Are you coming along too?
'''Eirwel:''' Well, we ''do'' want to become Warriors of Light, just not the same kind as Riqi. So we'll wait for you here, Warrior of Darkness. When you return, please teach us how to fight!
'''Alisaie:''' In that case, Ryne and I shall keep them company and take the opportunity to ask about their aspirations.

====Optional dialogue====
'''Arkil:''' We know you're busy, but we want to be just like you. We hope you'll teach us how.

'''Eirwel:''' We won't move an ilm until you return!

'''Alisaie:''' Too many grown-ups would only diminish Riqi-Tio's sense of accomplishment. We'll stay here and talk to her friends.

'''Chessamile:''' Thank you, sweetie. I feel better knowing that you're keeping an eye on Riqi-Tio.

'''Ryne:''' If it's to be had at Sweetsieve, I assume the ingredient is some manner of crop.

===Speak with Glacine===
'''Gracine:''' <gasp> If it isn't the Warrior of Darkness themselves! May I assume you are with Master Alphinaud?
'''Gracine:''' Right. Lest you wonder, Chessamile's order is for grapes.
'''Gracine:''' As busy as we have been of late, however, I regret to say we didn't have the time to harvest them. So it was with apologies that I asked Master Alphinaud and his young companion to help themselves to the fruits on the vines. Perhaps you could lend them a hand?
'''Gracine:''' It's the undersized grapes you'll want to pick. They're too small for normal consumption, but suitable for making wine and medicine.
'''(Optional)'''
'''Gracine:''' My apologies again for failing to have the grapes ready. Next time, please let us treat you to the pick of the crop!

===Obtain bunches of undersized grapes===
====Optional dialogue====
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Hmmm... Are these small enough?

'''Alphinaud:''' Ah, there you are. As it turns out, the ingredient still wants for harvesting, so we are going about that now.

===Deliver the bunches of undersized grapes to Riqi-Tio===
'''(Optional)'''
'''Alphinaud:''' I've harvested all the undersized grapes I could find here. How goes the picking effort?

'''Riqi-Tio:''' Oh, you're here too? We're picking little grapes. It's quite fun!

'''Riqi-Tio:''' Wow, you've picked this many already!? Amazing!
'''Alphinaud:''' I daresay we have enough between us. Shall we take them back to Chessamile?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Heh heh! I can't wait to see what she's going to do with them!
'''Alphinaud:''' Tell me, Riqi ─ what made you want to become an apothecary and Warrior of Light?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Why? Well...
'''Riqi-Tio:''' A while ago, I fell sick. Really sick. My body was burning up, and I felt so weak I couldn't even get out of bed.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Then a traveling apothecary came and gave me a potion to drink. It was the foulest thing I'd ever tasted...but it made me get better!
'''Riqi-Tio:''' She was so brave ─ the apothecary, I mean. She went around taking care of people, even when it was dangerous. And I decided I wanted to help people, just like her.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' So I started brewing potions out of grass and giving them to my friends. But I didn't really know what I was doing, or if there was anything else I could do.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Then not long ago, a neighbor told me he was going to become a Warrior of Light, and go traveling the world, helping people.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' And I thought, that's the same as what ''I'' want to do!
'''Alphinaud:''' I see. Out of curiosity, what did your neighbor do in the end?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Theyler? I haven't seen him for a bit, so he must already be out there looking for people to help.
'''Alphinaud:''' Theyler...One of the guards awakened by the starshower.
'''Alphinaud:''' Thank you for sharing your tale with us, Riqi-Tio. I myself took inspiration from one not unlike your traveling apothecary, and I hope her good example will spur you on to realize your dreams.
'''Alphinaud:''' But it will not be done in a day. Such lofty goals are reached through hard work and persistence, through countless little acts of heroism ─ like delivering the grapes to Chessamile.

'''Alphinaud:'''...It would seem I have been laboring under a misapprehension.
'''Alphinaud:''' I had convinced myself that it was Elidibus who had sowed the desire to become Warriors of Light within the hearts of the people.
'''Alphinaud:''' But I see now that the impulse to aid their fellow man abided within them from the first.
'''Alphinaud:''' Elidibus did no more than give it a name.
'''Alphinaud:''' And as he so kindly proclaimed, we must return to our own world ere long.
'''Alphinaud:''' With the Exarch laboring tirelessly, I doubt not but that a way will be found.
'''Alphinaud:''' Yet I believe I speak for us all when I say I cannot leave in good conscience ─ not until we have dealt with Elidibus.
'''Alphinaud:''' This is no longer a strange and distant land, after all. Norvrandt has become as a home to us, and her people our own.
'''Alphinaud:''' Hm. Let us return to Spagyrics. It wouldn't do to keep your admirers waiting.

===Speak with Chessamile===
'''Chessamile:''' My thanks for your kind help, sweetie.
'''Chessamile:''' We now have all the ingredients we require. From the grapes we shall make a vinegar, to which we will add elf grass and a few other herbs to produce an invigorating syrup. Though it's unspeakably sour, it does wonders for the constitution.
'''Chessamile:''' As part of her studies, I may just have to give Riqi-Tio a little taste. Hee hee!

====Optional dialogue====
'''Chessamile:''' My thanks for bringing this lively little one to us. I shall do my best to make an apothecary out of her.

'''Riqi-Tio:''' Thanks for helping with the grapes, Warrior of Darkness. In return, I promise to brew you a potion one day!

'''Eirwel:''' Huzzah, you're back! We're ready to start learning!

'''Arkil:''' Riqi didn't make you drink one of her grass potions, did she?

'''Ryne:''' Riqi-Tio was beaming with pride when she returned.
'''Ryne:''' It may only have been a simple task, but she won't soon forget this achievement.

'''Alphinaud:''' Riqi-Tio has duly delivered her grapes, as have I.

'''Alisaie:''' After chatting with Arkil and Eirwel here, we came to an agreement ─ but I'll let them explain their request themselves.

In the Name of the Light

2025-09-09T02:27:58Z

Rythgen: /* Speak with Riqi-Tio */

{{Quest infobox
| title = In the Name of the Light
| image = In_the_Name_of_the_Light_Image.png
| description = The manager of suites is looking a little anxious.
| quest-giver = Manager of Suites
| location = The Crystarium
| location-x = 12.5
| location-y = 16.2
| type = main scenario
| quest-line = Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests
| level = 80
| req-quest = The Light of Hope
| req-items = 3 Undersized Grapes
| exp = 22440
| gil = 1295
| prev-quest = Echoes of a Fallen Star
| next-quest = Heroic Dreams
| release = shadowbringers
| patch = 5.3
| msq-index = 668
| id-gt = 69307
| id-edb = edc41a99cd4
}} __NOTOC__
==Walkthrough==
As of [[Patch 5.3]], completion of the [[Crystal Tower]] sidequest chain up through {{questlink|feature|The Light of Hope}} is required to pass this point. This only applies to players who were already past [[Patch 2.55]] quest {{questlink|main|A Time to Every Purpose}} at the time of [[Patch 5.3]]'s release.

==Steps==
* Speak with [[Moren]].
* Speak with [[Riqi-Tio]].
* Speak with [[Chessamile]].
* Speak with [[Gracine]].
* Obtain bunches of [[Undersized Grapes|undersized grapes]]. 0/3
* Deliver the bunches of [[Undersized Grapes|undersized grapes]] to [[Riqi-Tio]].
* Speak with [[Chessamile]].

==Journal==
*As you converse with the manager of suites in the Pendants, Moren arrives to thank you for revealing the truth about Ardbert and his comrades to the people. While on the subject, you take the opportunity to ask him what he knows of Warriors of Light, and he seems all too eager to enlighten you─when suitably prepared. The librarian duly heads back to the Cabinet of Curiosity to gather up materials, and bids you join him there at your earliest convenience.

*Reporting for your lesson at the Cabinet, you are soon joined by Alphinaud, Alisaie, and Ryne, who chanced to be there on separate errands. His class duly assembled, Moren proceeds to explain that, despite sharing no apparent connection, many individuals have been hailed as Warriors of Light throughout Vrandtic history, and that in time the title came to be a synonym for hero. Intrigued, Alphinaud observes that the pithet is similarly used in the Source, and posits that Hydaelyn is likely the common thread. As you ponder what this might imply, you are interrupted by a little girl's excited boice followed by the rumble of tumbling tomes. You turn towards the commotion to find three Crystarium younglings, a shame-faced Riqi-Tio and her friends Arkil and Eirwel, whom Moren wastes no time chastising for their lack of care. Upon realizing she is in the presence of the great Warrior of Darkness, however, Riqi-Tio's chagrin reverts to excitement, and she can barely contain herself as she asks you what she must do to become a hero─or "Warrior of Light."

*In impassioned tones, Riqi-Tio elaborates on her ambition. She wishes to become a specific kind of Warrior of Light─one who uses potions to fight─and has come to the Cabinet to study. Rather than through tomes, however, Alphinaud believes he stands to learn best by observing the chirurgeons at work, and to that end he bids you accompany the Mystel child to Spagyrics.

*The kindly Chessamile takes Riqi-Tio under her wing, and entrusts her with a task: retrieving a potion ingredient from Sweetsieve. Lest her new charge come to harm, the chief chirurgeon requests that you go along to keep a watchful eye, before directing you to seek out a woman named Gracine.

*Gracine informs you that Chessamile's order is for grapes, but apologetically adds that they have yet to be harvested. At her suggestion, you go to help Alphinaud and Riqi-Tio pick bunches of undersized fruit directly from the vines.

*You pick what appears to be a reasonable haul of grapes, and take them to Riqi-Tio

*Fruit-picking concluded, Alphinaud asks Riqi-Tio what inspired her decision to become an apothecary and a Warrior of Light. The girl's response prompts him to reevaluate his belief that it was Elidibus who planted the desire to become Warriors of Light within people's hearts. Instead, he conclude, the desire to help their fellow man was present from the beginning. Having reaffirmed his resolve to settle matters in the First before departing for the Source, Alphinaud bends his steps back to Spagyrics, and you follow in turn.

*Riqi-Tio proudly delivers the grapes to Chessamile, and by the completion of this little task, takes her first step on the road to becoming a Warrior of Light. It falls to you to ensure that her pure intent is not twisted to serve some grand Ascian design...

==Dialogue==
===Accepting the Quest===
'''Manager of Suites:''' Ah, [Forename]. Will you be venturing forth today? Do be sure to take care if so. Though they say the starshower was harmless, one can never be too careful...
'''Manager of Suites:''' But I concede it is not for me to tell the Warrior of Darkness how to look after him/herself. Old habits, you understand.
'''???:''' Ah, [Forename]! How very opportune!

'''Moren:''' Greetings, my friend. Do you perchance have a moment to spare?
'''Moren:''' Wonderful, wonderful! I wanted to thank you, you see. For revealing to us the truth of the Warriors of Light. After all these years, your tale set the record straight. Finally, the people see them as the great heroes they were. Or the great hero he ''is'' in the case of Ardbert. You too were surprised to see him, I think?
'''Moren:''' At the time, I was not certain what to make of it all, but I could see the effect his words had on those around me. And then the stars rained down from the sky, and...well, you know the rest. When the commotion died down, you were nowhere to be seen, but I was determined to express my gratitude. And so here I am. Thank you, [Player]─for giving voice to the truth, and restoring the Warriors of Light to their rightful place in history.
'''Moren:''' Should you, perhaps, wish to have your account of these matters committed to writing, I would be more than willing to serve as your scribe. Indeed, if there is ''anything'' I can do to help─anything at all─you need only say the word.
'''Player:''' What can you tell me about the Warriors of Light? / Very well. Tell me what the situation is like in the city.
'''Moren:''' I beg your pardon? ''You'' wish to ask ''me'' about the Warriors of Light? Forgive me, but I daresay you already know more about them than any living soul─save for Ardbert himself, of course. Unless...you refer to the Warriors of Light more broadly? If so, I may yet be able to assist you in some small way. Excellent! I shall return to the Cabinet at once and look up the relevant texts. Pray join me at your earliest convenience.
'''Manager of Suites:''' No rest for the righteous, it would seem. Do not let me keep you. I bid you a pleasant day.

===Speak with Moren===
'''Moren:''' Ah, [Forename], excellent timing. I have but this moment finished gathering the materials for our lesson. As a great many works make reference to the Warriors of Light, I shall─with your permission─focus only upon the details that seem most relevant.
'''Alphinaud:''' The Warriors of Light, you say? Forgive us, but we couldn't help overhearing.
'''Alisaie:''' We've been out keeping watch over the Crystarium, but it appears to be business as usual. So I thought I'd spend some time brushing up my knowledge of familiars and Alphinaud volunteered to help.
'''Ryne:''' I...actually came on a different errand, but I'd be interested in hearing about the Warriors of Light as well. May I join you?
'''Moren:''' Of course, of course! The more the merrier! If you would care to find a table below, I shall be down with the books in a moment.
'''Moren:''' Were one to pore over the annals of Vrandtic history, one would note the comparatively frequent recurrence of individuals hailed as "Warriors of Light." Ardbert and his comrades require no introduction, but many others bore the epithet long before them.
'''Moren:''' To name but a few, there was Tolthewil, legendary first king of Lakeland, Roddfort and Saulard, the fabled Drahn and Galdjent duo of Voeburt...And no list of Vrandtic heroes would be complete without the archmage Tiuna of Ronka. In older texts, she too was called a Warrior of Light.
'''Alisaie:''' It did surprise me how ready people were to forget the negative associations of the title. But it makes sense if it's been around for centuries.
'''Moren:''' Verily. In ages past, it was simply a synonym for "hero." In the wake of the Flood, however, Light came to be regarded with fear; the title used not to exalt, but to revile. A far cry from its beginnings...
'''Moren:''' This, my friends, is Norvrandt's oldest epic. The original tale of the struggle between good and evil. In a time when all lay shrouded in Darkness, a prophesied hero rose to deliver the world from its doom. Fighting in the name of the Light, the hero styled himself its foot soldier. And thus did he come to be known as "The Warrior of Light." Curiously, in the centuries that followed, other heroes appeared who claimed the selfsame epithet, despite sharing no discernible connection with their predecessors. And in time, Warrior of Light came to be a name accorded to all men and women of uncommon skill and valor.
'''Alphinaud:''' Well, well...The plot thickens. As you know, the title of Warrior of Light is also used in the Source. Though the manners in which individuals have earned it are many and varied, heroes have been honored thus since antiquity. Nor does the custom show any sign of dying out─as you can well attest.
'''Ryne:''' It makes you wonder, doesn't it...It surely can't be a coincidence.
'''Alphinaud:''' Indeed not. Let us imagine a man who has awakened to the Echo and is able to hear Hydaelyn's voice. As She styles him, so too does he style himself─a Warrior of Light. Of course, being blessed with the Echo does not in itself make one a hero. And conversely, there will have been no few heroes who were ''not'' blessed with it. But such distinctions are immaterial to the masses, and over time they came to use the title "Warrior of Light" and the word "hero" interchangeably.
'''Alisaie:''' Sounds about right. It would be interesting to see if the theory holds true in the other worlds─if crossing the rift were that easy. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
''> Hydaelyn ''did'' call me a Warrior Light.''
'''Ryne:''' She did? I've never heard Her voice myself. But I can feel Her presence. Perhaps through Minfilia.
''> What's in a name? It doesn't change anything.''
'''Ryne:''' Well...I think a name can mean a lot. And I imagine it would be terrible to have people call you something which didn't feel right.
''> And there I was thinking I was special...''
'''Ryne:''' B-But you ''are'' special! No matter how many Warriors of Light there are out there, there's no one like you! 
'''Alisaie:''' At any rate, assuming all of this is true, and there's a common thread behind the epithet, I doubt the Ascians will have been amused. To have the world at large associate Light, and by extension Hydaelyn, with "good" must have added insult to injury.
'''Moren:''' Ahem. While this discussion is undeniably fascinating, I wonder...should I be privy to it? Mayhap it would be better if I excused myself...?
'''Alphinaud:''' Oh! No need for that, my friend! Pray accept our apologies. Your lesson on the Warriors of Light has given us much to ponder...
'''Little Girl's Voice:''' Ooh, ooh! Did someone say Warriors of Light!? Uwaahh!!
'''Moren:''' Riqi-Tio! Are you all right!? Ahhh, my precious tomes...<sigh> Did I not say you must take care in the Cabinet? You too, Arkil! Eirwel!
'''Arkil:''' We're sorry, Master Moren...<gasp> Aren't you...?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' ...The Warrior of Darkness!? M-My name's Riqi-Tio, and...and I want to help everyone! Please, tell me what I have to do to be a hero─to be a Warrior of Light!

====Optional dialogue====
'''Moren:''' The children's inquisitiveness is to be commended, but...ahhh, my precious tomes...

'''Alphinaud:''' Setting aside our misgivings, it would seem churlish to discourage the young lady. Let's hear what she has to say.

'''Alisaie:''' No harm done. To the children, at least...

'''Ryne:''' Even children want to become Warriors of Light...

'''Arkil:''' Um...do you remember me? 
'''Arkil:''' When you returned from the sea with the Exarch, I asked you how you became so strong.

'''Eirwel:''' We're sorry we knocked over the books...

===Speak with Riqi-Tio===

'''Riqi-Tio:''' So, I want to be a Warrior of Light. But not one that fights with a sword and all that.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' No, I want to be the kind that fights with potions and heals people! An apothecary!
'''Riqi-Tio:''' And I'm going to help everyone in the Crystarium. No, in all of Norvrandt!
'''Riqi-Tio:''' When I told Arkil and Eirwel this, they said that the Cabinet should have lots of tomes about potions.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' But this place is so big, and we don't have the faintest idea where to begin searching. At this rate, I'm not going to get anywhere...
'''Alphinaud:''' If one knew where to look, one should indeed be able to find treatises on potions here. Even so, I fear they may prove a little difficult for ones so young. But hmmm...
'''Alphinaud:''' Esteemed Warrior of Darkness, perhaps you might accompany young Riqi-Tio to Spagyrics? Rather than through tomes, I believe she stands to learn more by observing the chirurgeons at their work.
'''Alisaie:''' Sounds like a plan. It seems we've finished here, so we'll come with you. 
'''''What will you say?'''''
''> Last one to Spagyrics is a rotten egg!''
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Hah, I'll have you know I'm really fast! You're going to be the rotten egg!
''> I'll go, but only for a little while.''
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Really? Thank you so much, Warrior of Darkness! We'll see you at Spagyrics!
''> I don't have time for this...''
'''Alphinaud:''' I know you are a busy [man/woman], but we can't well leave them without guidance. And it would only be for a little while. 
'''Alphinaud:''' You can find your way to Spagyrics, I trust? Off you go, then, and have care you do not knock anything else over.

====Optional dialogue====
'''Moren''': I shall remain here and tidy up. I hope that today's lesson will be of some use to you.

''At the spagyrics''
'''Eirwel:''' After you've finished helping Riqi, can you help us become Warriors of Light too?

'''Arkil:''' Chessamile's medicines work really well. I just wish they didn't taste so bad.

'''Ryne:''' It appears there aren't so many patients at the moment. I only pray that such peaceful days continue.

'''Alisaie:''' A warrior who fights with potions... It's certainly innovative. I prefer a blade myself, but to each her own.

'''Alphinaud:''' See how her eyes shine, my friend. We have made her day.
'''Alphinaud:''' Ascian machination or no, it wouldn't do to dash the dreams of one so young. The Exarch would feel the same, I believe.

'''Riqi-Tio:''' Right, I'm here! What do I do? What do I do?

===Speak with Chessamile===
'''Chessamile:''' Well now, to what do I owe the pleasure of so many bright-eyed visitors?
'''Chessamile:''' Is that the way of it, sweetie? You wish to learn about medicine?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' That's right! I want to become a Warrior of Light who uses potions to help people all over the world!
'''Chessamile:''' Well, that is a very noble endeavor, and you aren't alone in it. No few at our infirmary yearn to venture forth as Warriors of Light.
'''Chessamile:''' But ultimately, they have all decided not to pursue that dream.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Huh? Why?
'''Chessamile:''' Because the people here need them too, sweetie.
'''Chessamile:''' The guards who place themselves in harm's way to keep us safe. The artisans who toil tirelessly that we might sustain our way of life. And younglings like you, who are the future of the Crystarium.
'''Chessamile:''' They couldn't simply abandon them, you see. And so, difficult though it was, they made the decision to remain.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Then...does this mean my dream isn't any good?
'''Chessamile:''' Oh, sweetie, yours is a wonderful dream. And it would be my pleasure to help you to pursue it.
'''Chessamile:''' If we all work hard, the day will come when our chirurgeons may set forth to aid folk in every corner of the realm.
'''Chessamile:''' As we strive towards that day, I hope that we can rely upon you as well. Though I must warn you, ours is not an easy path. No, you must work very, very hard.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' I'm not afraid of hard work! I'll become the best apothecary ever, just you watch!
'''Chessamile:''' Hee hee, that's the spirit! Without further ado, then, may I entrust you with a task?
'''Chessamile:''' I have placed an order at Sweetsieve for a potion ingredient, and I would like you to go and collect it.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Ooh, an ingredient! Leave it to me, miss!
'''Chessamile:''' My, such an abundance of energy. Though I can't help wonder if she'll be all right by herself
'''Chessamile:''' ...My apologies, but would you mind accompanying her? When you arrive at Sweetsieve, speak with a woman named Gracine, and she will point you in the right direction.
'''Alphinaud:''' I shall join you. As the one who suggested this course to Riqi-Tio, I would assist in her first steps.
'''Alisaie:''' And what about the two of you? Are you coming along too?
'''Eirwel:''' Well, we ''do'' want to become Warriors of Light, just not the same kind as Riqi. So we'll wait for you here, Warrior of Darkness. When you return, please teach us how to fight!
'''Alisaie:''' In that case, Ryne and I shall keep them company and take the opportunity to ask about their aspirations.

====Optional dialogue====
'''Arkil:''' We know you're busy, but we want to be just like you. We hope you'll teach us how.

'''Eirwel:''' We won't move an ilm until you return!

'''Alisaie:''' Too many grown-ups would only diminish Riqi-Tio's sense of accomplishment. We'll stay here and talk to her friends.

'''Chessamile:''' Thank you, sweetie. I feel better knowing that you're keeping an eye on Riqi-Tio.

'''Ryne:''' If it's to be had at Sweetsieve, I assume the ingredient is some manner of crop.

===Speak with Glacine===
'''Gracine:''' <gasp> If it isn't the Warrior of Darkness themselves! May I assume you are with Master Alphinaud?
'''Gracine:''' Right. Lest you wonder, Chessamile's order is for grapes.
'''Gracine:''' As busy as we have been of late, however, I regret to say we didn't have the time to harvest them. So it was with apologies that I asked Master Alphinaud and his young companion to help themselves to the fruits on the vines. Perhaps you could lend them a hand?
'''Gracine:''' It's the undersized grapes you'll want to pick. They're too small for normal consumption, but suitable for making wine and medicine.
'''(Optional)'''
'''Gracine:''' My apologies again for failing to have the grapes ready. Next time, please let us treat you to the pick of the crop!

===Obtain bunches of undersized grapes===
====Optional dialogue====
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Hmmm... Are these small enough?

'''Alphinaud:''' Ah, there you are. As it turns out, the ingredient still wants for harvesting, so we are going about that now.

===Deliver the bunches of undersized grapes to Riqi-Tio===
'''(Optional)'''
'''Alphinaud:''' I've harvested all the undersized grapes I could find here. How goes the picking effort?

'''Riqi-Tio:''' Oh, you're here too? We're picking little grapes. It's quite fun!

'''Riqi-Tio:''' Wow, you've picked this many already!? Amazing!
'''Alphinaud:''' I daresay we have enough between us. Shall we take them back to Chessamile?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Heh heh! I can't wait to see what she's going to do with them!
'''Alphinaud:''' Tell me, Riqi ─ what made you want to become an apothecary and Warrior of Light?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Why? Well...
'''Riqi-Tio:''' A while ago, I fell sick. Really sick. My body was burning up, and I felt so weak I couldn't even get out of bed.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Then a traveling apothecary came and gave me a potion to drink. It was the foulest thing I'd ever tasted...but it made me get better!
'''Riqi-Tio:''' She was so brave ─ the apothecary, I mean. She went around taking care of people, even when it was dangerous. And I decided I wanted to help people, just like her.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' So I started brewing potions out of grass and giving them to my friends. But I didn't really know what I was doing, or if there was anything else I could do.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Then not long ago, a neighbor told me he was going to become a Warrior of Light, and go traveling the world, helping people.
'''Riqi-Tio:''' And I thought, that's the same as what ''I'' want to do!
'''Alphinaud:''' I see. Out of curiosity, what did your neighbor do in the end?
'''Riqi-Tio:''' Theyler? I haven't seen him for a bit, so he must already be out there looking for people to help.
'''Alphinaud:''' Theyler...One of the guards awakened by the starshower.
'''Alphinaud:''' Thank you for sharing your tale with us, Riqi-Tio. I myself took inspiration from one not unlike your traveling apothecary, and I hope her good example will spur you on to realize your dreams.
'''Alphinaud:''' But it will not be done in a day. Such lofty goals are reached through hard work and persistence, through countless little acts of heroism ─ like delivering the grapes to Chessamile.

'''Alphinaud:'''...It would seem I have been laboring under a misapprehension.
'''Alphinaud:''' I had convinced myself that it was Elidibus who had sowed the desire to become Warriors of Light within the hearts of the people.
'''Alphinaud:''' But I see now that the impulse to aid their fellow man abided within them from the first.
'''Alphinaud:''' Elidibus did no more than give it a name.
'''Alphinaud:''' And as he so kindly proclaimed, we must return to our own world ere long.
'''Alphinaud:''' With the Exarch laboring tirelessly, I doubt not but that a way will be found.
'''Alphinaud:''' Yet I believe I speak for us all when I say I cannot leave in good conscience ─ not until we have dealt with Elidibus.
'''Alphinaud:''' This is no longer a strange and distant land, after all. Norvrandt has become as a home to us, and her people our own.
'''Alphinaud:''' Hm. Let us return to Spagyrics. It wouldn't do to keep your admirers waiting.

===Speak with Chessamile===
'''Chessamile:''' My thanks for your kind help, sweetie.
'''Chessamile:''' We now have all the ingredients we require. From the grapes we shall make a vinegar, to which we will add elf grass and a few other herbs to produce an invigorating syrup. Though it's unspeakably sour, it does wonders for the constitution.
'''Chessamile:''' As part of her studies, I may just have to give Riqi-Tio a little taste. Hee hee!

====Optional dialogue====
'''Chessamile:''' My thanks for bringing this lively little one to us. I shall do my best to make an apothecary out of her.

'''Riqi-Tio:''' Thanks for helping with the grapes, Warrior of Darkness. In return, I promise to brew you a potion one day!

'''Eirwel:''' Huzzah, you're back! We're ready to start learning!

'''Arkil:''' Riqi didn't make you drink one of her grass potions, did she?

'''Ryne:''' Riqi-Tio was beaming with pride when she returned.
'''Ryne:''' It may only have been a simple task, but she won't soon forget this achievement.

'''Alphinaud:''' Riqi-Tio has duly delivered her grapes, as have I.

'''Alisaie:''' After chatting with Arkil and Eirwel here, we came to an agreement ─ but I'll let them explain their request themselves.