Waking the Spirit

Quest giver: F'hobhas
Location: Central Thanalan (X:23.5, Y:13.9)
Level: 19

Requirements: Disciple of the Hand
Experience: 1,680
Previous quest: Forging the Spirit
Next quest: Melding Materia Muchly
Patch: 2.0
Links: EDB GT

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F'hobhas wishes to teach you how to meld materia.

— In-game description

Rewards

Unlocks

Materia Melding

Walkthrough

Main article: Materia#Melding Materia

See also: Spiritbond and Types of Materia

Though Culinarian cannot craft or repair any equipment, it can still be used for melding gear and can also complete this quest.

Steps

Speak with F'hobhas.

Journal

F'hobhas wishes to teach you how to meld materia.

At the Bonfire, F'hobhas offers to teach you how to meld materia to gear. Speak with her again to commence your learning.

You are now trained in the ways of materia melding. Put this knowledge to use and try your hand at attaching materia to gear.

Dialogue

Accepting the quest

F'hobhas: Why, hello there. I see you're a Disciple of the Hand like me.
F'hobhas: Mayhap you're interested in learning how to meld materia to gear? If so, it'd be my pleasure to teach you.

Speaking to F'hobhas again

F'hobhas: Ready to begin? Good! Now then, there's one thing to keep in mind when melding: materia slots.
F'hobhas: Arms and armor each have a certain number of these slots, and this determines how many pieces of materia they can host. Normally, an item cannot host more pieces of materia than it has slots. However, as with most other things in life, there are certain...exceptions.
F'hobhas: But this sort of knowledge is for later down the road. After you've become more experienced, you may want to broach the subject matter with Master Mutamix.
F'hobhas: Now, off you go, and happy melding!