An Impossible Dream

An Impossible Dream

Quest giver

Cirina

Location

The Azim Steppe (X:32.9, Y:27.7)

Quest line

Stormblood Main Scenario

Level

65

Experience

 105,000

Gil

 683

Previous quest

A Season for War

Next quest

Stars in the Dark

Patch

4.0

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Main Scenario Progress: 448 / 960 (46.7%)

   

Stormblood Progress: 69 / 162 (42.6%)

   

“

Cirina knows where you might find Lord Hien.

— In-game description

Rewards

Choose one of the following options:

• 1   Tigerskin Thighboots of Aiming
• 1   Tigerskin Jackboots of Healing
• 1   Tigerskin Jackboots of Casting
• 3   Heavens' Eye Materia V

Walkthrough

Hien is at X33.3, Y29.0, Z0.2 (on cliff above town, go outside of the town and take a left, follow it and go up to the cliff).

Steps

• Search for Hien.
• Speak with Hien.

Journal

• Cirina knows where you might find Lord Hien.

• Your search for the missing heir of Doma on the Azim Steppe has lead you to Cirina, a young woman of the Mol tribe. Long ago, guided by a vision received by her grandmother, she ventured into the southern mountains and there found Hien, near death. Cirina brought the Doman lord to her village, where they nursed him back to health, and there he has remained ever since, until such time as he can repay his debt to them. He often accompanies her to Reunion, though he has a habit of frequenting a spot atop the cliff to the east of the marketplace...

• At long last you come face–to–face with the young heir to Doma's throne, who greets you as a friend. Yet even after you tell him of Doma's rekindled spirits, he states that he cannot go home─not until he has won the ceremonial battle known as the Naadam and thereby earned the right to bid the Xaela follow him to Doma. A daunting task, by any measure, but likely a necessary one, given the Liberation Front's depleted forces. Reluctantly, Yugiri departs to deliver the news to your comrades in the south, leaving you, Lyse, and Gosetsu to assist Lord Hien in his bold endeavor.

• Being a man who puts great store by honor and respect, Hien thanks you once more for your many deeds in service to Doma. But he recognizes that you are also a practical woman, disinclined to listen to long speeches and flowery words, and would gladly tell you more of his plan to win the Naadam.

Dialogue

Accepting the quest:

Cirina: Long ago, my grandmother, having received a vision from the gods, bade me go forth into the southern mountains. It was there that I found Hien, near death from many wounds.

Cirina: I brought him to our village, and there we nursed him back to health. Afterwards, he chose to remain, that he might repay us for our kindness.

Cirina: Domans set much store by honor and shame, so at first I did not question it...

Cirina: Excuse me. If I could see your map for a moment... Here─he has grown fond of this place. It affords him a view of the markets and the Steppe.

Cirina: I would accompany you, but I must return to our village to prepare my grandmother's meal. Thank you again for your assistance!

Yugiri: Our long-awaited reunion is at hand! Come, my friends─let us go and greet our lord and master!

Searching for Hien:

Gosetsu: The kami are merciful! My lord Hien, I see you are alive and well!

Hien: Ah... You are come sooner than expected.

Hien: So. My blade or my head. Which would you have of me?

Yugiri: The people of Yanxia remain loyal to Doma. I have seen the fire in their eyes─they are ready to rise up and fight.

Yugiri: The time is ripe, my lord. Return with us, blade in hand, and lead Doma to freedom.

Hien: Naught less than liberty will suffice, then? A pity. It will prove far more difficult to deliver than my head.

Hien: But if my people wish to pursue an impossible dream, then who am I to deny them?

Hien: Yugiri! Gosetsu! And...uh...?

Yugiri: The Scions of the Seventh Dawn, my lord─good and true friends who opened their hearts and homes to us when we fled to Eorzea.

Yugiri: Far across the sea they have journeyed to stand with us in the fight for Doman liberation─to oppose the Empire, as they have in the West, where they are lauded as heroes for their many deeds─

Hien: Say no more, Yugiri. Say no more.

Hien: I observed how you helped Cirina, to whom I am deeply indebted. For that, and for the aid you provided my people, you have my deepest gratitude.

Hien: There is no doubting your strength, nor your character. It would be my honor to fight by your side.

Hien: So. What of Doma? Arise, my friends, and tell me of our home.

Hien: I have made my decision. Yugiri, I bid you return to Yanxia and take charge of our forces in preparation for my homecoming. As for our esteemed guests, I would ask that you remain here with me. I sense you will be a great help in the coming days.

Yugiri: Your will is my command, my lord, but...how much longer do you intend to stay?

Hien: Oh, only until I have won the contest. I mean to return at the head of a Xaela army.

Yugiri: You mean to participate in the Naadam?

Hien: Have you a better idea? Consider how soundly we were defeated before. The imperials may have since grown weaker, but we are weaker still.

Hien: 'Twould be folly to challenge them without first supplementing our forces. So yes, I intend to win the Naadam and enlist the aid of every able-bodied Xaela I can!

Hien: Furthermore, by championing the Mol in the contest, I can at last repay their kindness. Lest you forget, they saved me from certain death─and a man who suffers such debts to go unpaid is without honor and unfit to lead.

Gosetsu: Hah hah hah! Just so, just so.

Gosetsu: Our lord has spoken, Yugiri. But take heart─I shall keep him safe...and should it come to it, bring him back by force.

Yugiri: This is no laughing matter, Gosetsu. But if these are my orders... Very well.

Yugiri: Once more I place my faith in you. Pray look after them both.

Lyse: Looks like it's up to us, then... Though it does seem a bit risky. Isn't Hien meant to be the next king of Doma or something?

Hien: So they say...though, in truth, I am but a pale reflection of my late father. All the more reason to entreat your assistance.

Hien: For ours is an impossible dream─to set in motion a revolution that will rattle the very firmament, and shake off the yoke of the most powerful empire in the world!

Speaking for Hien:

Hien: [Forename] [Surname], was it? Once again, allow me to thank you for your many deeds in service to Doma.

Hien: For twenty-five years did my father rule in name only. My rule─if one would deign to call it that─has been naught in comparison.

Hien: That changes now. We have a purpose and a plan, and after we take to the battlefield together, we will have victory as well.

Hien: But you are a practical [man/woman]. I can tell. Disinclined to trust in words when actions speak truer. I can relate...