The Four Lords
Legend tells of a peerless samurai who, at the behest of a king, ventured forth to drive a host of oni into the sea. Yet for all his strength, Tenzen could not do this alone, and so he turned to the Four Lords─greatest of the auspices─for assistance. Together they succeeded, and afterwards journeyed west, far from the realms of men, to live out their days in solitude. A faerie tale, perhaps...but often in such tales a kernel of truth can be found.
— Patch 4.2 Official Website
The Four Lords is the optional level 70, 8-player trial series for the Stormblood expansion. The questline includes two dungeons, making it the only optional trial questline with associated dungeons.
Story
The Four Lords begins with an effort by Tataru and Soroban to discover a mythical hidden treasure, and in so doing they end up coming to the aid of the entire Far East! Can the Warrior of Light best ancient kami and prevent an impending disaster?
Release
- The first part of The Four Lords was released with Patch 4.2 on January 29, 2018. This included a dungeon Hells' Lid, and an 8-man trial, The Jade Stoa and its Extreme.
- The second part followed with Patch 4.3 on May 21, 2018 and included the dungeon The Swallow's Compass.
- The third part came with Patch 4.4 on September 18 2018 and included the second 8-man trial, Hells' Kier and its Extreme.
- The fourth and final part was released on January 7, 2019 as part of Patch 4.5 and contains the finale to the series, The Wreath of Snakes and its Extreme.
Quests
| Quest | Type | Level | Quest Giver | Unlocks | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Auspicious Encounter | 
|
70 | Soroban |  Hells' Lid The Jade Stoa |
1 Iroha Orchestrion Roll |
| Tortoise in Time |
|
70 | Bunchin | The Swallow's Compass |
Options: 3 Super-Potion3 Super-Ether |
| The Fire-bird Down Below |
|
70 | Bunchin | Hells' Kier Hum |
|
| Surpassing the Samurai |
|
70 | Bunchin | The Wreath of Snakes |
|
| The Fifth Lord |
|
70 | Seiryu |  The Four Lords (New Game+) Four Lords Adventurer Plate |
1 Four Lords |
Trivia
- This trial series has several references to Final Fantasy XI.
- Tenzen has an identical appearance to his FFXI counterpart, and both wield the Phoenix Blade.
- The hub zone for this trial series, Reisen Temple, seems to be a reference to the far east region Reisenjima in FFXI, which is also where FFXI's Tenzen is from.
- The music played at Reisen Temple is the theme for Iroha, a temple preistess from Reisenjima that has ties to Tenzen.
- The positions that the Four Lords stand in while idling at the temple, and during certain cutscenes, correspond to the Four Symbols they are based on: the Black Tortoise of the North, the White Tiger of the West, the Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermilion Bird of the South.
- These are also (approximately) the spawn positions of their Notorious Monster counterparts in Ru'Aun Gardens in FFXI.
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