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* 7.45 follow-up
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10TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_SEQ_00Ardashir is eager to put Matoya's sage counsel into practice. ※Changing classes or jobs will prevent progress during this quest.
21TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_SEQ_01Having carefully pored over Matoya's missive, Ardashir explains that the primals are the key to the anima's enlightenment. He asks that you relive your fiercest battles with these celestial beings─not on the battlefield, but within your mind. Linked as you are to the anima, he posits that it would be as if your aetherial companion experienced these epic battles firsthand. Heeding his request, you take a deep breath, still your mind, and think back to your first encounter with the godlike beings known as primals.
32TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_SEQ_02You awake with a start, your heart still racing from your vivid recollections of your confrontations with Ifrit, Garuda, and Titan. Yet there is still much for you to share with the anima. You close your eyes once more and prepare to summon from the depths of your memory yet another harrowing battle with the primals.
43TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_SEQ_03You open your eyes again for a short reprieve from reliving the more arduous experiences of your past. With the memories of combat still fresh in your mind, you check─perhaps out of habit─to be certain your garb is neither soaked nor singed from battle. Alas, there is no rest for the weary, for many tales of derring-do remain untold. Again you clear your mind, and summon forth a vision of strife and struggle against the unbridled fury of the primals.
54TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_SEQ_04The ring of steel echoes in your ears as you stir back to consciousness. Though the confrontations have taken place entirely within your mind's eye, your muscles are strangely sore, your body stiff as if from great physical exertion. And yet, there is still one tale to tell─of three gods locked in perpetual conflict, and the brave soul that dared to bring them low.
65TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_SEQ_05You return to your senses in a cold sweat, a sigh of relief escaping from your lips as you realize the battles were all in your mind. Though it was not in the flesh that you faced these encounters anew, your sharp and stirring memories of your great deeds will doubtless prove of great value to the anima. Having exhausted your repository of grueling memories of your confrontations with the primals, you seek out Ardashir, that together you might awaken the anima's newfound knowledge.
76TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_SEQ_06Ardashir would proceed with the next stage of Matoya's plan: namely, to employ an enchantment to ingrain the anima's newly gained knowledge into the core of its being. There is, however, a rub─all the materials needed for the procedure are readily available save one─an ancient variety of enchanted ink said to be made only in the lands of Sharlayan. Knowing of no merchants who might deal in such exotic goods, Ardashir defers to your unequaled talent for procurement.
87TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_SEQ_07Through means available only to one of your experience and expertise, you procure a bottle of archaic enchanted ink and deliver it to Ardashir. He follows Matoya's instructions to the letter, outlining an arcane circle for the spell and gently placing the anima weapon in its center. As your aether flows into the circle, you focus your thoughts on the anima, which soon manifests before you. Your hearts and minds are as one now, the anima acutely aware of your faith and aspirations for the journey to come. The deep attachment you feel toward the anima has cast away its fears, leaving only hope and an unshakable resolve. After myriad trials and tribulations, your aetherial companion has truly come into its own. Though you know not what the future may hold, you take comfort in knowing that whatever perils you may face, you will not face them alone. Indeed, your foes must now stand against the might of the anima.
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2524TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_00With and equipped, overcome the trials of the Bowl of Embers (Hard).
2625TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_01With and equipped, overcome the trials of the Howling Eye (Hard).
2726TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_02With and equipped, overcome the trials of the Navel (Hard).
2827TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_03With and equipped, overcome the trials of Thornmarch (Hard).
2928TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_04With and equipped, overcome the trials of the *Whorleater* (Hard).
3029TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_05With and equipped, overcome the trials of the Striking Tree (Hard).
3130TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_06With and equipped, overcome the trials of the Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Hard).
3231TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_07With and equipped, overcome the trials of Thok ast Thok (Hard).
3332TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_08With and equipped, overcome the trials of the Limitless Blue (Hard).
3433TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_09With and equipped, overcome the trials of Containment Bay S1T7.
3534TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_10With and equipped, overcome the trials of Containment Bay P1T6.
3635TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_11With and equipped, overcome the trials of Containment Bay Z1T9.
3736TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_12With and equipped, speak with Ardashir in Azys Lla.
3837TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_13Obtain a bottle of archaic enchanted ink.
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4948TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_23_SYSTEM_000_000Please note that upon completing the quest “Best Friends Forever,” you will receive an anima weapon for an .
5049TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_23_Q1_000_000What will you do?
5150TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_23_A1_000_000Undertake this quest as another job.
5251TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_23_A2_000_000Undertake this quest as an .
5352TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_23_SYSTEM_000_001Be advised that once you have undertaken this quest, you may not proceed with a class or job that is different from when you accepted it.
5453TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_23_SYSTEM_000_002Please ensure that you have changed to your desired job before speaking with Ardashir.
5554TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_23_SYSTEM_000_003In order to receive the quest “Best Friends Forever,” you must be equipped with and .
5655TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_23_SYSTEM_000_004In order to receive the quest “Best Friends Forever,” you must be equipped with .
5756TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_23_SYSTEM_000_005You have already received and . Please change to a different job and speak with Ardashir again.
5857TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_TODO_23_SYSTEM_000_006You have already received . Please change to a different job and speak with Ardashir again.
5958TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_001I have pored over Mistress Matoya's instructions─twenty times over, in fact─and I do believe I have settled on our next course of action. Allow me to elaborate.
6059TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_002As she explains it, the primals are the key to developing the anima's sense of self. I will grant that the idea may seem far-fetched, but bear with me. As you are well aware, they are beings of aether─much like the anima─summoned forth using crystals, and driven by the faith of their followers.
6160TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_003But to what ends do their followers summon them so? How do they fight once made manifest? This is the knowledge I would have you share with the anima.
6261TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_004To do so, I ask that you take the anima weapon in hand, and call to mind your encounters with the primals as vividly as you can muster, as if you were fighting these great battles anew within the confines of your own mind.
6362TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_005Ah, there you are! No doubt you are here to work on another anima. Good, good. I was just reading over Mistress Matoya's letter again for good measure, but putting her methods to practice is infinitely more enlightening.
6463TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_006As before, you must conjure within your mind the fiercest of your battles with the primals. Remember: your recollection must be as clear and detailed as possible─as if you were reliving your first encounter with these gods.
6564TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_007This plan may seem peculiar, but every success─and failure─a man experiences grants him strength. Having overcome untold dangers and countless hardships, your spirit is no doubt an inexhaustible reservoir of energies. You must tap into that strength, and share it with the anima.
6665TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_008When you are finished revisiting your harrowing experiences with the primals, come speak with me, and we shall set the next step of the plan into motion.
6766TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_020Ah, you are returned! I can scarcely imagine what terrible trials you contrived within the recesses of your mind. I trust you have revisited all the primals?
6867TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_021Excellent! With the anima now possessed of knowledge of the primals in all their forms, and the strong desires that spurred them into action, we need only reinforce what it has learned.
6968TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_022For that, we must use the magicks that gave birth to Mistress Matoya's amphibian familiars. Though they began as ordinary frogs, she transformed them into what we know as poroggo by means of an enchantment that served to awaken knowledge previously imparted to them.
7069TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_023She posits that, by using that same spell, what the anima has learned from reliving at your side your confrontations with the primals can be ingrained into the very core of its being.
7170TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_024The spell requires a few unorthodox ingredients, however. I can procure them all myself, save for one...
7271TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_025A form of enchanted ink used in days of yore, whose recipe has been lost to time. ...Or so it is generally believed.
7372TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_026There are those, however, who insist it is still being manufactured to the present day...in secret, deep in the heart of the Sharlayan motherland. Would that I were acquainted with a merchant who trades in exotic goods! Or perhaps there is another way...?
7473TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_027I have not the faintest idea of where to begin, but an adventurer as well traveled as yourself might fare better. Do you think it possible you could procure this ink?
7574TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_028A single bottle will more than suffice. As for the remaining ingredients, worry not. I will see to their procurement. Good luck, Player.
7675TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_029For that, we must once again turn to Mistress Matoya's enchantment to firmly cement the anima's newly gained knowledge into the very core of its being.
7776TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_030Which means that I fear I must again burden you to procure a bottle of that most elusive ink.
7877TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_031A small price to pay, I should think, considering the resounding success of your last anima weapon. At any rate, rest assured all other preparations will be complete on your return.
7978TEXT_JOBREL521_02404__SYSTEM_000_032Speak with other players and share information to discover how to find the archaic enchanted ink!
8079TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_040Were you able to procure the elusive variety of enchanted ink that we require? If so, I would prepare the weapon for enchantment straightaway.
8180TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_041Hm? Perhaps my words were not clear, but I fear we require both your anima weapon and the enchanted ink.
8281TEXT_JOBREL521_02404__SYSTEM_000_035Speak with other players and share information to discover how to find the archaic enchanted ink!
8382TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_042Excellent work! Long have I been curious to see the splendor of Mistress Matoya's wisdom firsthand. With all of the reagents now accounted for, my curiosity will at last be sated. Let us begin!
8483TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_043Behold! The color has changed just as Mistress Matoya said it would. Splendid, splendid!
8584TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_044Next is the more delicate step of the process─inscribing the arcane circle needed for the spell using this magicked brew.
8685TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_045And...there! I believe that should do it!
8786TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_046Phew. I was all but certain the trembling of my hands would make a mess of the inscription. As the final step, we need but place the anima weapon within the circle, and hope that the desired effect is achieved.
8887TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_047The spell is ready, but its magicks must be invoked by your hand, Player. In doing so, you will shape the anima's sense of self and purpose in the world. Now, close your eyes. Envision the path your anima will take, and allow your aether to flow into the arcane circle.
8988TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_Q2_000_000What will you wish for the anima?
9089TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_A2_000_001To freely choose its own destiny.
9190TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_A2_000_002To fight faithfully at my side.
9291TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_A2_000_003...
9392TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_048Player...
9493TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_049Your memories of battle were quite evocative. I feel as though I truly was there at your side, supporting your every blow against the primals. I have reflected deeply on all that I have seen. About the primals, and the dreams and desires that spurred them into action.
9594TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_050I realize now that even a simple wish─no matter how pure, how innocent─can at times be used to bring about calamity.
9695TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_051All I ever wished for was the strength to protect you. But am I not unlike the primals? An aetherial being seeking ever greater strength to fulfill my desires? If that power should come to cause you harm... The mere thought of it chilled me to my core.
9796TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_052...But no longer! Now, I have felt the warmth of your aether. Your earnest plea has banished my fears and filled my heart with unwavering courage.
9897TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_053Freedom...this is what you did wish for me. Indeed, the world is vast and full of wonders, and I would see them all. By your side, as your companion and ally. This is the path I choose of my own free will.
9998TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_054A faithful ally in combat... I feel our minds are already as one, for I would wish the same of you. The realm is rife with innumerable dangers, but we will face them together.
10099TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_055You did not express your desire in words, but your heart spoke volumes. Know that I have heard your wish, and will do all within my power to see it granted.
101100TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_056Your memories of battle were quite evocative. I feel as though I truly was there at your side, supporting your every blow against the primals. I have reflected deeply on all that I have seen. About the primals, and the dreams and desires that spurred them into action.
102101TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_057I realize now that even a simple wish─no matter how pure, how innocent─can at times be used to bring about calamity.
103102TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_058All I ever wished for was the strength to protect you. But am I not unlike the primals? An aetherial being seeking ever greater strength to fulfill my desires? If that power should come to cause you harm... The mere thought of it chilled me to my core.
104103TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_059...But no longer! Now, I have felt the warmth of your aether. Your earnest plea has banished my fears and filled my heart with unwavering courage.
105104TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_060Freedom...this is what you did wish for me. Indeed, the world is vast and full of wonders, and I would see them all. By your side, as your companion and ally. This is the path I choose of my own free will.
106105TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_061A faithful ally in combat... I feel our minds are already as one, for I would wish the same of you. The realm is rife with innumerable dangers, but we will face them together.
107106TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_BUKINOSEIREI_000_062You did not express your desire in words, but your heart spoke volumes. Know that I have heard your wish, and will do all within my power to see it granted.
108107TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_GEROLT_000_063Oi! The anima weapon's lit up somethin' fierce! I reckon it's gained more than a new sense o' self, if ye get my meanin'.
109108TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_GEROLT_000_064Look at that! Ain't it a beauty? Reminds me o' the last one, but it's got somethin' special about it I can't put me finger on.
110109TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_065Could it truly be...?
111110TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_100_066What are you waiting for, Player? Take the anima weapon in hand!
112111TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_066My word! Have you ever seen anything so exquisite? This, my friend, is the power of your wish made manifest─a form befitting the anima's newfound resolve.
113112TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_067And I daresay it deserves a name to match its resplendence. I hereby dub you !
114113TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_068And I daresay it deserves a name to match its resplendence. I hereby dub you and !
115114TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_069You have raised a fine ally in the anima, Player. And thanks to Mistress Matoya's magicks, we have sparked a new sense of self within the anima through a joining of your minds.
116115TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_070Indeed, this marks a significant malmstone in my research─one that would not have been possible without your efforts. You have my sincerest thanks.
117116TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_071With that said, this method for developing anima is far from efficient. I very much doubt there are many adventurers with such prodigious experiences to draw upon. No, to devise a means for the greater populace to nurture anima as robust as yours will require further research.
118117TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_072Mark my words: from the lowly fishermen of La Noscea to the Temple Knights of Ishgard─I will not rest until anyone and everyone in our fair realm can reap the rewards of anima!
119118TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_GEROLT_000_073Hold yer chocobos there, Ardashir! Just how many o' these bloody things do ye plan on makin'!?
120119TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_074I did say *anyone* and *everyone*, did I not? There is much work to be done, and I would be most appreciative if you could honor your end of our agreement. Of course, you are free to leave, if that is your wont. Though I suspect Rowena would be...disappointed.
121120TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_GEROLT_000_075You no-good, stinkin' sack o'... Yer lucky me sellin' kettles ain't as gainful as it used to be.
122121TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_GEROLT_000_076But when all this research o' yers is finally finished, I'm draggin' yer scrawny arse to Rowena meself, and we're gonna settle me debts right then and there. Got it?
123122TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_077Wonderful! I knew you would come to see things my way. I look forward to a *long* and fruitful partnership.
124123TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_078Words fail to express my gratitude. Now go forth, explore, and share the realm's myriad wonders with the anima. When next you return, I look forward to hearing your grand stories of adventure.
125124TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_079Words fail to express my gratitude. Now go forth, and protect the realm as only you can, fighting together as one. When next you return, I look forward to hearing your grand stories of adventure.
126125TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_ARDASHIR_000_080Words fail to express my gratitude. Now go forth, explore, and fulfill your dreams together with the anima. When next you return, I look forward to hearing your grand stories of adventure.
127126TEXT_JOBREL521_02404_SYSTEM_000_040The anima spirit has gained unyielding resolve, the weapon it inhabits now the pinnacle of martial perfection.