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The Vault

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Disambig icon.png This article is about the Main Scenario dungeon. For the Ultimate Raid covering similar events, see Dragonsong's Reprise (Ultimate).

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The Vault

The Vault.png
Level
57 (Sync: 58)
Item Level
115
Difficulty
Normal
Party size
Light Party
4 man 1 Tank role.png 1 Healer role.png 2 DPS role.png
Unsyncing
Allowed
Time limit
90 minutes
Duty Finder
Dungeons (Heavensward)
Roulette
Leveling
Req. quest
Main Scenario quest A Knight's Calling
Entrance
The Pillars (X:11, Y:7)
Modes
Duty Support, Explorer
Patch
3.0

Ser Aymeric's attempt to bring the truth of the Dragonsong War to light has ended in failure. Imprisoned by the archbishop under suspicion of heresy, he now languishes in the gaol underneath the Vault. Yet all is not yet lost, for Lucia has hatched a bold plan to see justice done. While her party frees Ser Aymeric from captivity, you are to lead a party into the highest levels of the Vault and seize Thordan VII. Though the knights of the Heavens' Ward will attempt to bar your passage, you must press on, for the future of Ishgard hangs in the balance!

— In-game description

The Vault is a level 57 dungeon introduced in patch 3.0 with Heavensward. With the addition of Duty Support in patch 6.2, changes to progression and bosses were implemented.

Duty Support

Haurchefant Alphinaud Temple Banneret
DS Haurchefant1.png DS Alphinaud1.png DS Temple Banneret1.png
Class Gladiator frame icon.png Gladiator Chivalric Knight Green Arcanist.png Arcanist frame icon.png Academician Lancer frame icon.png Banneret
Role Tank or DPS Healer or DPS DPS

Objectives

  1. Defeat Ser Adelphel.
  2. Defeat Ser Grinnaux.
  3. Defeat Ser Charibert.

Bosses

The Vault Guide

Aggressive difficulty r5.png Ser Adelphel Brightblade

Ser Adelphel uses a few moves. To begin with, he will have 3 adds with him, all of whom have extremely low health. When you've killed the others and gotten Adelphel around 30%, he will change forms, knocking everyone back and beginning the true encounter.

  • When he casts Holy Shield Bash, he will target one player, jump to them, and perform a stun and hit combination.
  • When he casts Holiest of Holy, he will deal moderate damage to every player in the room.
  • At intervals, Adelphel will charge around the room, dealing damage and leaving behind orbs of light. These will deal damage to players upon exploding. When he is done charging, he will target one player and come crashing back down to them.

Aggressive difficulty r5.png Ser Grinnaux The Bull

Like Ser Adelphel, Grinnaux first has a trivial health pool and will at one point change forms, knock everyone back, and unleash his full potential.

  • Grinnaux has multiple ground pattern AOEs to watch out for.
  • At regular intervals throughout the fight, Grinnaux will put down a Hyperdimensional Slash attack that lays out a red AOE before him in the direction of a random player. When this goes off, it will deal damage to anyone in its wake and leave an Aetherial Tear where it hits the wall of the room. This attack is always repeated twice in a row. Best strategy is to bait the Tears to the same general part of the wall so they aren't spread around; they will tether to and damage any player that gets too close to them. This is exacerbated by....
  • After using his Slash attack to put out two Aetherial Tears, Grinnaux will use Faith Unmoving, a room-wide attack with a cast bar. This attack will push all players directly backward from Grinnaux. Make sure your back isn't to one of the Aetherial Tears; this is why it's beneficial to keep them all close together, so you have a safe place to get pushed back to. (Alternatively, you can use Arm's Length or Surecast to nullify the knockback.)
  • Grinnaux will also put out a Dimensional Rift circle AOE that will damage players.

Aggressive difficulty r6.png Ser Charibert

Ser Charibert does not have a phase switch like the other two; he starts out at full power.

  • Charibert will do room-wide damage with Altar Pyre.
  • Charibert will use a Holy Chain to chain two players together. Simply run away from each other to break this chain; otherwise you will take recurring damage.
  • Charibert will cast Heavensflame and put out flame rings on the ground.
  • At regular intervals, he'll summon a broken row of "knights." Like the mummies in The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard), these will march across the room from wherever they spawn (they always spawn on the same side, though). Avoid being run over by these knights, as they will put Slow on you.
  • At half health, Charibert will disappear for a moment. When he reappears, he will have a Dawn Knight and Dusk Knight with him, and summon several Holy Flames around the outside of the room. The Knights can safely be ignored; just make sure not to stand in their AOE attacks. Kill the Holy Flames quickly. After a short while, Charibert will cast a room-wide attack which deals more damage if any Holy Flames are left. After that, the normal rotation resumes, but now there will be two rows of knights and two sets of flame rings from Heavensflame.

Loot

See also: Halonic Weapons, Halonic Armor and Halonic Accessories

Silver Coffer (small).png Ser Adelphel Brightblade

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity
Halonic auditors bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors jackboots icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Jackboots Feet 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors ring icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists ring icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists thighboots icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Thighboots Feet 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars jackboots icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Jackboots Feet 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars ring icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors ring icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors sollerets icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Sollerets Feet 142 BGreen 1
Halonic ostiarys sollerets icon1.png  Halonic Ostiary's Sollerets Feet 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests ring icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests thighboots icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Thighboots Feet 142 BGreen 1
Halonic vicars jackboots icon1.png  Halonic Vicar's Jackboots Feet 142 BGreen 1

Silver Coffer (small).png Ser Grinnaux The Bull

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity
Halonic auditors choker icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors earrings icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors gloves icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Gloves Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors helm icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Helm Head 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists choker icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists earrings icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists gloves icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Gloves Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists hat icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Hat Head 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars choker icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars earrings icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars gloves icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Gloves Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars helm icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Helm Head 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors choker icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors earrings icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors gauntlets icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Gauntlets Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors helm icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Helm Head 142 BGreen 1
Halonic ostiarys gauntlets icon1.png  Halonic Ostiary's Gauntlets Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic ostiarys helm icon1.png  Halonic Ostiary's Helm Head 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests choker icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests earrings icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests gloves icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Gloves Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests klobuk icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Klobuk Head 142 BGreen 1
Halonic vicars gloves icon1.png  Halonic Vicar's Gloves Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic vicars helm icon1.png  Halonic Vicar's Helm Head 142 BGreen 1

Gold Coffer (small).png Ser Charibert

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity
Halonic auditors bow icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Bow Archer's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors brais icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Brais Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors cuirass icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Cuirass Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors musketoon icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Musketoon Machinist's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists breeches icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Breeches Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists foil icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Foil Red Mage's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists grimoire icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Grimoire Arcanist's Grimoire 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists robe icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Robe Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists rod icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Rod Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars cuirass icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Cuirass Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars hose icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Hose Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars katana icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Katana Samurai's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars patas icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Patas Pugilist's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors axe icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Axe Marauder's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors cuirass icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Cuirass Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors greatsword icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Greatsword Dark Knight's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors trousers icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Trousers Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic ostiarys cuirass icon1.png  Halonic Ostiary's Cuirass Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic ostiarys halberd icon1.png  Halonic Ostiary's Halberd Lancer's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic ostiarys trousers icon1.png  Halonic Ostiary's Trousers Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests alb icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Alb Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests breeches icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Breeches Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests codex icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Codex Scholar's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests crook icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Crook Two-handed Conjurer's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests planisphere icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Planisphere Astrologian's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic vicars cuirass icon1.png  Halonic Vicar's Cuirass Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic vicars hose icon1.png  Halonic Vicar's Hose Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic vicars main gauches icon1.png  Halonic Vicar's Main Gauches Rogue's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Paladins halonic inquisitor arms (il 142) icon1.png  Paladin's Halonic Inquisitor Arms (IL 142) Other N/A BGreen 1
Stigma orchestrion roll icon1.png  Stigma Orchestrion Roll Orchestrion Roll N/A ABasic 1
Toll of the bells orchestrion roll icon1.png  Toll of the Bells Orchestrion Roll Orchestrion Roll N/A ABasic 1
Unicolt icon2.png  Unicolt Minion N/A ABasic 1

Additional Treasure Coffers

Bronze Coffer (small).png Treasure Coffer 1 (X: 12.7 Y: 10.6)

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity
Halonic inquisitors sollerets icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Sollerets Feet 142 BGreen 1
Halonic ostiarys sollerets icon1.png  Halonic Ostiary's Sollerets Feet 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars jackboots icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Jackboots Feet 142 BGreen 1
Halonic vicars jackboots icon1.png  Halonic Vicar's Jackboots Feet 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors jackboots icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Jackboots Feet 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists thighboots icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Thighboots Feet 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests thighboots icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Thighboots Feet 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors ring icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars ring icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors ring icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists ring icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests ring icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Clear prism icon1.png  Clear Prism Other N/A ABasic 1
Snow white dye icon1.png  Snow White Dye Other N/A ABasic 1
Bone white dye icon1.png  Bone White Dye Other N/A ABasic 1
Honey yellow dye icon1.png  Honey Yellow Dye Other N/A ABasic 1
Cream yellow dye icon1.png  Cream Yellow Dye Other N/A ABasic 1

Bronze Coffer (small).png Treasure Coffer 2 (X: 12.5 Y: 10.9)

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity
Halonic inquisitors helm icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Helm Head 142 BGreen 1
Halonic ostiarys helm icon1.png  Halonic Ostiary's Helm Head 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars helm icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Helm Head 142 BGreen 1
Halonic vicars helm icon1.png  Halonic Vicar's Helm Head 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors helm icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Helm Head 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists hat icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Hat Head 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests klobuk icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Klobuk Head 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors gauntlets icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Gauntlets Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic ostiarys gauntlets icon1.png  Halonic Ostiary's Gauntlets Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars gloves icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Gloves Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic vicars gloves icon1.png  Halonic Vicar's Gloves Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors gloves icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Gloves Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists gloves icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Gloves Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests gloves icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Gloves Hands 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors earrings icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars earrings icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors earrings icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists earrings icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests earrings icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors choker icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars choker icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors choker icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists choker icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests choker icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Clear prism icon1.png  Clear Prism Other N/A ABasic 1
Snow white dye icon1.png  Snow White Dye Other N/A ABasic 1
Bone white dye icon1.png  Bone White Dye Other N/A ABasic 1
Honey yellow dye icon1.png  Honey Yellow Dye Other N/A ABasic 1
Cream yellow dye icon1.png  Cream Yellow Dye Other N/A ABasic 1

Bronze Coffer (small).png Treasure Coffer 3 (X: 9.6 Y: 10.9)

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity
Halonic inquisitors cuirass icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Cuirass Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic ostiarys cuirass icon1.png  Halonic Ostiary's Cuirass Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars cuirass icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Cuirass Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic vicars cuirass icon1.png  Halonic Vicar's Cuirass Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors cuirass icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Cuirass Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists robe icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Robe Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests alb icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Alb Body 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors trousers icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Trousers Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic ostiarys trousers icon1.png  Halonic Ostiary's Trousers Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars hose icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Hose Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic vicars hose icon1.png  Halonic Vicar's Hose Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors brais icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Brais Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists breeches icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Breeches Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests breeches icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Breeches Legs 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests bracelets icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Bracelets Bracelets 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors ring icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars ring icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors ring icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists ring icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests ring icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Ring Ring 142 BGreen 1
Clear prism icon1.png  Clear Prism Other N/A ABasic 1
Snow white dye icon1.png  Snow White Dye Other N/A ABasic 1
Bone white dye icon1.png  Bone White Dye Other N/A ABasic 1
Honey yellow dye icon1.png  Honey Yellow Dye Other N/A ABasic 1
Cream yellow dye icon1.png  Cream Yellow Dye Other N/A ABasic 1

Bronze Coffer (small).png Treasure Coffer 4 (X: 10.0 Y: 10.8)

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity
Paladins halonic inquisitor arms (il 142) icon1.png  Paladin's Halonic Inquisitor Arms (IL 142) Other N/A BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors axe icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Axe Marauder's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors greatsword icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Greatsword Dark Knight's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic ostiarys halberd icon1.png  Halonic Ostiary's Halberd Lancer's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars patas icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Patas Pugilist's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars katana icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Katana Samurai's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic vicars main gauches icon1.png  Halonic Vicar's Main Gauches Rogue's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors bow icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Bow Archer's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors musketoon icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Musketoon Machinist's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists rod icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Rod Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists grimoire icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Grimoire Arcanist's Grimoire 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists foil icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Foil Red Mage's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests crook icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Crook Two-handed Conjurer's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests codex icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Codex Scholar's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests planisphere icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Planisphere Astrologian's Arm 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors earrings icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars earrings icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors earrings icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists earrings icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests earrings icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Earrings Earrings 142 BGreen 1
Halonic inquisitors choker icon1.png  Halonic Inquisitor's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Halonic friars choker icon1.png  Halonic Friar's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Halonic auditors choker icon1.png  Halonic Auditor's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Halonic exorcists choker icon1.png  Halonic Exorcist's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Halonic priests choker icon1.png  Halonic Priest's Choker Necklace 142 BGreen 1
Clear prism icon1.png  Clear Prism Other N/A ABasic 1
Snow white dye icon1.png  Snow White Dye Other N/A ABasic 1
Bone white dye icon1.png  Bone White Dye Other N/A ABasic 1
Honey yellow dye icon1.png  Honey Yellow Dye Other N/A ABasic 1
Cream yellow dye icon1.png  Cream Yellow Dye Other N/A ABasic 1

Achievements

This duty is associated with the following achievements:

Name Points Task Reward Patch
Mapping the realm the vault icon1.png  Mapping the Realm: The Vault 10 Discover every location within the Vault. - 3.0

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Lore

The Sacred Heart Of The Faith

The seat of Ishgard’s theocratic government, the Vault brings the administration of the church and the running of the state under one roof and one leader, the archbishop. Rising from the heart of the Pillars, the city’s upper level, it has long stood as the shining symbol of the nation.

Ordinarily closed to the public, an exception is made during religious observances such as the Starlight Celebration, when citizens are granted entry to Saint Thordan’s Basilica, the church on the ground floor dedicated to the founding father. By special order, its doors were also opened to those who had been displaced by the fires that ravaged the Brume district.

In contrast, but a privileged few outside the clergy have set foot on the upper levels. Accessible via lifts, the area is considered a holy sanctum, housing such facilities as church offices and prayer gardens, as well as the chambers of the archbishop himself. Situated above all of this, crowning the Vault—and indeed Ishgard—is the Hall of the Spear. Built in the image of the ice palace the Fury is said to have carved with Her spear, the temple sees use in official ceremonies such as the coronation of an archbishop.

Ser Grinnaux the Bull

Transformed and empowered, Ser Grinnaux de Dzemael of the Heavens' Ward rose to challenge the Warrior of Light and his comrades, holding them at bay while the archbishop made his escape.

Ser Charibert the Stern

Named to the Heavens' Ward by virtue of his gift for pyromancy, Ser Charibert de Leusignac’s already formidable powers further burgeoned with his transformation. His abundance of arcane strength allowed him to simultaneously command the Vault’s automaton guardians against the Warrior of Light, but he nonetheless found himself overmatched and was forced to withdraw.

Ser Adelphel Brightblade

A brother of the Heavens' Ward, Ser Adelphel de Chevraudan received of the primal King Thordan’s power and attained a stature to rival giants. Despite his additional bulk, the elegant swordsmanship for which he is famed was not diminished in the least.

Dialogue

Duty Support Dialogue

Alphinaud: We must stop the archbishop before it's too late! 
Haurchefant: For friends and countrymen!
Haurchefant: Here to delay us, no doubt. 
Alphinaud: There's no time. We must force our way through them!
Alphinaud: A knight of the Heavens' Ward!? 
Ser Adelphel Brightblade: I trust you know your lives are forfeit. 
Haurchefant: Ser Adelphel Brightblade! 
Alphinaud: What sorcery is this? 
Haurchefant: Do not be disheartened, my friends. We must give it our all! 
Alphinaud: How did he transform into that monstrosity? 
Haurchefant: I fear we have little time to ruminate. Come, my friends!
Alphinaud: The statues─they're alive! 
Haurchefant: They would turn the Vault itself against us?
Alphinaud: Ser Grinnaux. I should have known you would be here. 
Ser Grinnaux the Bull: I'll cut you to pieces! 
Haurchefant: You bested him once before. Together, we shall do so again. 
Alphinaud: His title as a knight of the Heavens' Ward is well earned. 
Haurchefant: You fought well, my friend, but our mission is far from over.
Alphinaud: Still no sign of the archbishop. 
Haurchefant: He cannot be much farther.
Haurchefant: Gargoyles!? 
Alphinaud: I'd expect nothing less from the Vault's defenses.
Haurchefant: He means to escape by airship? 
Alphinaud: We have to hurry! 
Ser Charibert: Filthy rats! 
Ser Charibert: And now the final curtain! 
Ser Charibert: This shall be a mercy! 
Ser Charibert: What!? No... NO!