Shaken Resolve

Shaken Resolve

Quest giver

Tataru

Location

The Rising Stones (X:6.0, Y:5.9)

Quest line

Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests

Level

80

Experience

 22,440

Gil

 2,014

Previous quest

Shadowbringers

Next quest

A Grand Adventure

Patch

5.1

Links

EDB GT

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Main Scenario Progress: 648 / 960 (67.5%)

   

Shadowbringers Progress: 107 / 157 (68.2%)

   

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Tataru seems eager to make up for lost time.

— In-game description

Rewards

• 1   Crystarium Weapon Coffer (IL 500)

In addition to the above, choose one of the following options:

• 2   Ovim Cordon Bleu
• 2   Lemonade
• 2   Jellied Harcot
• 2   Oysters on the Half Shell
• 2   Nightworld Silver Piece

Notes

See also: Level 80 Gear Guide

You are now getting as quests rewards Item Level 500 gear that was formerly purchased with Allagan Tomestones of Allegory.

Steps

• Speak with F'lhaminn at the House of Splendors.
• Speak with Tataru at the Rising Stones.
• Speak with the Crystal Exarch in the Ocular.

Journal

• Tataru seems eager to make up for lost time.

• Tataru's obvious relief at your presence soon gives way to chattiness, and she wastes no time apprising you of recent events. It would seem the fighting at the Ghimlyt Dark has ceased, and that nothing else of any great import has happened in your absence. Wishing to take advantage of this relative lull in activity, she invites you to tell her of your adventures in the First, the mention of which reminds her that F'lhaminn is also eager to know what became of Minfilia. With this in mind, she bids you wait for her on the terrace at the House of Splendors.

• Tataru and F'lhaminn hang on your every word as you tell them of the First, of Minfilia's sacrifice, and of the young girl Ryne who now carries on her legacy. Before you can continue, however, an unexpected guest arrives─Riol. Tataru had hoped he would bring word from her helper behind enemy lines, but he has apparently received no communication of any kind. Fearing the worst, Riol is resolved to sneak into the Empire himself in the hopes he might finally make contact. Before taking his leave, however, he remembers to tell you that Krile has come to the Rising Stones. She apparently wishes to speak with you about the plight of your friends marooned in the First.

• Krile enters the main hall, offering a greeting absent the cheerful tones to which you are accustomed. She has, you learn, just finished an examination of the stricken Scions, confirming suspicions she had hoped would prove false─the tenuous link between their bodies and their souls is weakening. Time is of the essence, and thus she bids you return to the First to inform the others of your discovery. While you do so, she will consult Master Matoya on a means to maintain the stability of their corporeal aether for as long as possible.

• Your comrades seem unsurprised by Krile's findings, but the gravity of the situation is not lost on them. After a brief discussion, they settle upon a novel solution: to pour their spirits into auracite, theoretically enabling you to bear them safely across the rift and back to the Source as you would inanimate possessions. This will, however, require knowledge of soul preservation and transference, subjects wholly unfamiliar to all present. Luckily, the Crystal Exarch may know of someone who can help.

Dialogue

Quest Acceptance

Tataru: [Forename]! Gods, it's good to see you. I hope your being here means you've had your fill of rest?

<What will you say?>
<More than my fill!>
<Not so much as forty winks, truth be told...>

<More than my fill!>
Tataru: Well, you've certainly earned it.

<Not so much as forty winks, truth be told...>
Tataru: You're too selfless, that's your problem. But you'll be no good to anyone if you don't take a break every once in a while. Anyway...

Tataru: Not much has happened since your last visit. I had planned for you to meet that helper I told you about, but he refuses to answer his linkpearl. I do hope he's all right.
Tataru: We've been exchanging messages with the Eorzean Alliance throughout, though. They say the fighting has finally stopped at the Ghimlyt Dark, and that the Empire's shown no sign of movement.
Tataru: Which means we might actually have a moment to ourselves for a change. Seeing as you're back, maybe you could tell me more about your time in the First?
Tataru: Great! Oh, and if you don't mind, I'd like to ask F'lhaminn to join us. She'll want to know what happened to Minfilia, and I think it's best she hears it from you.
Tataru: We'll meet you on the terrace at the House of Splendors.

Optional dialogue

Tataru: We'll be waiting for you at the House of Splendors. And I expect you to tell us absolutely everything about your time in the First!

Speak with F'lhaminn at the House of Splendors

F'lhaminn: [Forename]. My, it has been too long. Tataru did mention that I would be joining you, did she not?
F'lhaminn: Thank you... Words cannot well express how I have longed to know more of the First. This world Minfilia has sacrificed so much to save.
F'lhaminn: But come, rest your feet. Tataru should be arriving shortly.

Cutscene

Tataru: And so Minfilia chose to pass on her gifts to the next Oracle? This girl who Thancred named Ryne?
F'lhaminn: To have such a burden thrust upon her as a child...only to embrace it when given the choice...
F'lhaminn: In that respect, they are quite alike. It would seem her legacy is indeed in capable hands.
F'lhaminn: [Forename]─might I ask a favor of you when next you return to the First? To tell Ryne what I cannot.
F'lhaminn: To tell her...thank you.
F'lhaminn: And I would offer thanks to you as well. For staying with her to the end.
???: Beggin' yer pardon, but could I have a word?
Tataru: Riol! I hope you're here to tell me you've received word from our helper.
Riol: I wish. Nay, I've not had a peep out of him. An' it's been a good long while now. Too bloody long.
Riol: On account o' which, I'm goin' to sneak over the border an' see if I can't get a signal to him from closer up.
Tataru: But what if they catch you!? There must be another way.
Riol: Well, it ain't as if we can ask Thancred to do it. Besides, I shouldn't have no trouble pickin' me way through Ghimlyt now the fightin's died down. Gods know there's enough shadows to hide in.
Riol: An' it beats waitin' 'round here twiddlin' me thumbs. Anyroad, I just thought I'd let ye know. Now, I'd best be─
Riol: Ack! I nearly forgot! Krile's at the Stones, an' she wants a word.
Riol: Somethin' to do with the patients. She was gettin' ready to examine 'em again when I left.
Tataru: We'd best head back, then. I'm sure it's important.

Optional dialogue

F'lhaminn: You needn't worry about me. Go and see what Krile has to say.

Speak with Tataru at the Rising Stones

Tataru: It seems she's still examining them. Oh, I do hope it's nothing bad...

Cutscene

Krile: You're here. Good.
Tataru: So...how are they?
Krile: Still locked in slumber. But otherwise in good physical health.
Krile: ...For the present, at least.
Tataru: For the present?
Tataru: ...Oh no, is something wrong with them!?
Krile: I'm afraid there may be.
Krile: I summoned you after detecting faint signs of instability in Thancred's corporeal aether. But subsequent examinations suggested all five might be affected. And when I examined them just now, my fears were confirmed.
Krile: Tellingly, the degree of instability varies between them.
Krile: Thancred exhibits the most notable signs, followed by Y'shtola and Urianger. The twins' aether, meanwhile, remains relatively stable, but there is a change there too if one knows to look for it.
Tataru: Hold on─isn't that the order they were called away in?
Krile: Indeed. Which leads me to believe the instability will only increase with time.
Krile: Though I can but speculate, I fear this may be a symptom of a weakening link between body and soul.
Tataru: By the gods... What happens if the link is broken?
Krile: I cannot say for certain─this is all unknown territory to us. Yet whatever happens, it cannot be good.
Krile: Mercifully, the instability is still only slight. And you may rest assured Master Matoya and I will do everything in our power to keep it from worsening.
Krile: Be that as it may, it is imperative that you find a way to restore our friends' souls to their bodies.

<What will you say?>
<Leave it to me.>
<No rest for the righteous, eh?>

<Leave it to me.>
Krile: Thank you.

<No rest for the righteous, eh?> 
Krile: I realize you've only just returned from saving two worlds, but time is not on our side.

Tataru: But where's [he/she] even supposed to start? We had the greatest minds in the realm hunting high and low for an answer, and they ran out of places to look.
Krile: You stated in your report that the Exarch had originally intended to reverse the summoning process by means of his own death, correct?
Krile: Raha always was a reckless young fool... Ready to die for the first righteous cause that came along.
Krile: His plan might well have worked, but I for one am glad he never had the opportunity to see it through. Even if it does mean our friends must remain stranded awhile longer.
Krile: There is another way, I am sure of it. And the key lies with him. With the Exarch.
Krile: Pray return to the First and apprise him and the others of the situation.
Krile: We, meanwhile, will do what we can from here and, if the fates are kind, we will have good news to share upon your return.

Optional dialogue

Tataru: Take care over in the First, [Forename]. We're counting on you and the Crystal Exarch to bring our friends home.

Krile: Don't you worry. Master Matoya and I will think of something.

Ephemie: Tataru has apprised us of the Archons' condition. Rest assured, we will do our utmost to assist Mistress Krile in her ministrations.

Speak with the Crystal Exarch in the Ocular

Crystal Exarch: Ah, [Forename], you are returned. I hope your time in the Source was suitably restful?
Crystal Exarch: ...But of course it wasn't. Go on...
Crystal Exarch: Their corporeal aether shows signs of instability? By the gods... The possibility never even occurred to me...
Crystal Exarch: If you have returned in the hope that my research has yielded a solution, I fear you will be sorely disappointed.
Crystal Exarch: 'Tis but a mercy we have the likes of Mistress Krile and Master Matoya to keep our friends' bodies safe while we wrestle with the problem.
Crystal Exarch: But they cannot forestall the separation of body and soul indefinitely. Come, the others must be told.

Cutscene

Urianger: Pray excuse my late arrival.
Y'shtola: Will Thancred and Ryne not be joining us?
Urianger: Nay, milady. With apologies to all, they beg leave to pursue their investigation of the Empty to its conclusion. Should matters here demand their presence, however, they did assure me that they would make themselves available.
Crystal Exarch: Yes, of course. Then let us proceed.
Crystal Exarch: I...I think it best that you begin by providing a summary of Mistress Krile's findings.
Alphinaud: I suppose it was only to be expected that some change would occur...
Y'shtola: Yet our souls seem unaffected. To my eye, at least.
Y'shtola: How long they will remain so is another question. Krile is right. It is imperative we find a way to return to the Source.
Crystal Exarch: Perhaps an explanation of the method by which I brought you here will yield some inspiration.
Crystal Exarch: Ere I begin, it must be noted that I am by no means a gifted mage. In order to employ powerful magicks, I must rely upon the Crystal Tower and its boundless reservoirs of energy.
Crystal Exarch: The magick that summoned you was no exception. 'Tis a singular spell, adapted through painstaking effort from the technique that transported me to the First.
Crystal Exarch: To use an analogy, it works by cutting a hole in the fabric of reality. A hole tailored to the object of summoning, through which it─and it alone─may pass unscathed.
Crystal Exarch: Though I succeeded in creating said hole, I failed to latch onto my intended target. Instead of you, the spell found those close to you, and ended up summoning them in their incomplete state...
Crystal Exarch: I would not soon throw my life away─not after the lengths you and yours went to save it.
Crystal Exarch: And so long as I breathe, I will spare no effort to see you safely home.
Crystal Exarch: But should all else fail, and your lives be at stake, there remains one sure method...

Crystal Exarch: Ow!
Crystal Exarch: What was that for!?
Alisaie: How can you even entertain such thoughts!? You owe your life to the Warrior of Light, and you don't get to die unless [he/she] says so.
Y'shtola: Your followers await your divine judgment.

(Alisaie)
What did you just─

(Crystal Exarch)
What?

Y'shtola: If the two of you have finished, perhaps we could return to our discussion?
Y'shtola: Rather than dwelling upon the multiple failed attempts at transference, I think it would behoove us to focus on the solitary success.
Y'shtola: I would draw your attention to the fact that our friend can travel between worlds possessed not only of [his/her] body and soul, but [his/her] personal effects besides.
Y'shtola: This is no different from the teleportation magicks to which we are all accustomed─magicks that allow for the transportation of those inanimate objects one considers to be an extension of oneself.
Alphinaud: Are you suggesting that, simply by considering us [his/her] possessions, [he/she] could carry our souls back to the Source upon [his/her] person?
Alisaie: Well, it would be nice if things were that simple for a change.
Alisaie: But vague notions of ownership seem a rather tenuous thing to stake our lives on. So much as a moment of doubt on [his/her] part, and we'd be left floating in the rift.
Urianger: Milady hath the right of it. The requisite fixity of belief would be too much to ask even of our friend.
Urianger: Yet were we to immure our souls within an object in [his/her] possession, mayhap then our safe passage could be assured.
Urianger: White auracite would, I believe, serve as a suitable vessel for this purpose. 'Twas conceived to imprison the massy soul of an Ascian, and should house one of ours with relative ease.
Urianger: We would need only to ensure our souls' safe preservation inside the stone, and identify a means by which they might be transferred back unto our vacant bodies.
Crystal Exarch: Soul preservation and transference... Hm. I believe I know of someone who may be able to assist us.
Crystal Exarch: On the far shore of the Source, there stands a great palace built by the elves.
Crystal Exarch: It was forsaken in the wake of the Flood, but a certain Nu Mou chose to make their home there soon after.
Crystal Exarch: Though they have long lived as a recluse, they once occupied a place of honor in Voeburt's royal court, and it is said that none in all of Norvrandt is more knowledgeable than they on matters of the soul.
Alisaie: Well, I've no objection to seeking a helping hand, but if they've gone to such lengths to hide themselves away from the world, what makes you think they'd be willing to lend us one?
Crystal Exarch: Heh. A worthy question. Years ago, I myself tried─and failed─to solicit their cooperation in the battle against the sin eaters.
Crystal Exarch: No sooner had I begun to make my plea than they unleashed a swarm of their familiars upon me.
Crystal Exarch: Unlike me, however, you have curried favor with the fae folk. By that merit alone, I am hopeful that they would grant you an audience.
Crystal Exarch: They may still be inclined to turn you away, of course, but if their knowledge might feasibly facilitate your return home, we have to try.