A Ruined Land

A Ruined Land

Quest giver

Archive

Location

South Horn (X:37.9, Y:7.9)

Quest line

Records of Unusual Endeavors Quests
┗ The Occult Crescent Quests

Level

100

Required items

1   Aether-imbued Stone

Requirements

Occult Record: The Lost Citadel (#7)

Experience

 0

Gil

 737

Knowledge

 2,500

Previous quest

Creatures of the Crescent

Next quest

A Common Thread

Patch

7.25

Links

EDB GT TC

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The Archive is keen to hear your depiction of the southern ruins.

— In-game description

Requirements

Players must first unlock relevant Occult Record entries by exploring the Occult Crescent before accepting this quest.

• Occult Record: The Lost Citadel (#7) - Survey Point, South Horn (X:31.4, Y:17.0)

Walkthrough

• Aether-imbued Stone is at (X:39.2, Y:18.4) (marked on map).

Steps

• Obtain a sample of aether-imbued stone.
• Deliver the sample of aether-imbued stone to the Archive.

Journal

• The Archive is keen to hear your depiction of the southern ruins.

Dialogue

Before finding the Relevant Occult Record

Archive: The ruins towering above the tree line south of camp─those are the target of your next excursion! Hurry back and describe to me their bygone splendor.

Accepting the Quest

Archive: What did the ruins divulge? Don't spare a single detail!
Archive: Hohoh... My noggin's awash with unlocked knowledge! The structure you explored sounds to me like an Amdapori keep.
Archive: The mages of Amdapor are famed for having developed white magic, with its focus on restorative and purifying arts. It was in the depths of such bastions that they honed their arcane craft.

Ketenramm: But ancient Amdapor was located in the present-day Twelveswood. I've never heard tell of their people strikin' out this far into the Indigo Deep...

Archive: Given that transporting vast quantities of stone by ship is unfeasible, it stands to reason that some manner of quarry exists here on the island.

What will you say?
> A keep of that size must have required a sizable workforce.
> I wonder where all the stone was sourced from.

< A keep of that size must have required a sizable workforce. >
Archive: The Amdapori were renowned for their use of life-imbued statues in construction and defense. I daresay the structure you surveyed was built by such stone familiars.

< I wonder where all the stone was sourced from. >
Archive: Given that transporting vast quantities of stone by ship is unfeasible, it stands to reason that some manner of quarry exists here on the island.

Archive: I sense I know a great deal more, but alas, the seal prevents me from expounding further.
Archive: Might you revisit the ruins and retrieve a sample of the stonework? Preferably something imbued with aether.
Archive: In the heart of the keep, there ought to be a ceremonial chamber where they would have brought their creations to life. A magicked chunk of masonry from such a place would surely suffice.

Optional Dialogue

Ketenramm: As far as I know, they hadn't discovered any Amdapori ruins before I left Eorzea. Heard a fair few sites were found after the Calamity, though.

Returning with the Quest Item

Archive: Fetch me a sample of aether-imbued stone from the ruins you visited earlier. That ought to aid in unlocking more of my knowledge.

Archive: Hoh, a fine sample indeed. I can feel the shuttered chambers of my mind creaking open!
Archive: In short, it was not the Amdapori who built those structures.

What will you say?
> You mean to say it was the work of their familiars?
> Do you think whoever summoned Iris might be responsible?

< You mean to say it was the work of their familiars? >
Archive: You're half right. The residual magicks within this stone are the same I felt emanating from Iris... It was her master that built those ruins!

< Do you think whoever summoned Iris might be responsible? >
Archive: Precisely. The residual magicks within this stone are the same I felt emanating from Iris... It was her master that built those ruins!

Ketenramm: I thought Iris was Nymian. D'ye reckon whoever summoned her could also command Amdapori golems?

Archive: Indeed. We're dealing with an individual rivaling my own considerable talents. Unfortunately, I can't access the rest of my knowledge concerning the matter. 
Archive: I'm afraid that will require more fieldwork on your part, my friend. And considering all we have seen thus far, there are doubtless signs of other civilizations here on the island. See if you can't find the ruins of three distinct civilizations out there. That should prove a sufficient sample size!

System: In order to undertake the subsequent quest, you must unlock relevant entries in the Occult Record.

Optional Dialogue

Ketenramm: Seems like there's more than Amdapori ruins on the isle. If ye come across any other structures on yer excursions, be sure to take note of their architectural features.

Archive: Return to me once you've surveyed three architecturally distinct ruins! That ought to be a sufficient sample size.

System: In order to proceed with this quest, you must unlock relevant entries in the Occult Record.