The Rising
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The Rising is the yearly anniversary event for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, which released on August 27, 2013.
In-game, the Rising fairgrounds in each city usually feature an image of Dalamud in the sky, paired with a haunting version of the song Answers playing - mimicking similar conditions in the Legacy version of the game just before the fall of Dalamud. In other parts of the starting cities, celebratory fireworks can be seen lighting up the sky.
- In 2025's event, Dalamud did not appear, and the song Prelude (otherwise known as the character select screen's music) played instead of Answers.
During the event quests each year, Naoki Yoshida appears as an NPC in-game and directly addresses the player character, while offering cryptic hints and thoughts about updates coming to the game over the next year.
Lore
“The Rising began five years after the Seventh Umbral Calamity, in which Dalamud brought untold ruin to the realm. During that crisis, a group of heroes risked life and limb to save Eorzea from the coming doom, but despite their noble deeds, they are remembered by naught else than their title—Warriors of Light. To honor their story and ensure that it too would not be buried under the sands of memory, the Rising was conceived. The festival was to be held in each of the three city-states—though it has become customary that Ul'dah hosts the grandest of displays. Past events held within these high walls include a dramatization of the Battle of Carteneau by the Crystal Caravan puppet troupe, a stained glass exhibit organized by Ul'dah's renowned goldsmiths, and performances of poignant and prophetic songs by the realm's most recognizable wandering minstrel.
— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 61
List of events
Foundation Day
During Legacy, the anniversary event was called Foundation Day.
Lore
“Foundation Day was held in the later years of the Sixth Astral Era to commemorate the reestablishment of Grand Companies in Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, and Ul'dah, and to bolster recruitment. The revelry was meant to enkindle the spirits of the masses—particularly those of adventurers—and records show that Adventurers' Guild members across the realm were moved by the impassioned speeches to join the ranks of these organizations.
The last recorded "foundation" of the Grand Companies dates back to the twilight of the Fifth Astral Era, when the city-states created similar organizations to marshal their collective strength to weather the coming Sixth Umbral Calamity. The celebration thus honored a commitment made some sixteen centuries past and now forge anew—to set aside petty differences for the sake of each nation.
Eorzea's leaders decreed that Foundation Day would be held simultaneously in all city-states, giving each equal opportunity to welcome eager recruits. As the number of adventurers was steadily increasing, it was also believed that incorporating these otherwise free spirits into organizations of the state would contribute to public order and, as an economic bonus, stimulate markets across the realm by providing the otherwise itinerant population with a stable income and places to spend it.
— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 64
Legacy events
| Name | Event Period | Notable rewards |
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| Foundation Day (2012) | September 12 - November 11, 2012 |  Over-aspected Crystal,  Over-aspected Cluster
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| Foundation Day (2011) | September 22 - October 17, 2011 |  Flame Tracer,  Serpent Tracer,  Storm Tracer
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