Beacon in the Darkness

Beacon in the Darkness

Quest giver

Firmalbert

Location

Foundation (X:12.9, Y:11.2)

Quest line

Dawntrail Role Quests

Level

96

Required items

2   Sun-drenched Dandelion

Requirements

Tank

Experience

 1,075,200

Gil

 1,000

Previous quest

Between Sleep and Death

Next quest

Awakened, Not Stirred

Patch

7.0

Links

EDB GT

“

Firmalbert's eyes light up when he sees you.

— In-game description

Steps

• Gather sun-drenched dandelions at the Four Arms. 0/2
• Survey the designated location and slay the great putrid morbol for its saliva.
• Deliver the sun-drenched dandelions and the mobol saliva to Loazenikwe.
• Speak with Tentoawa.

Journal

• Firmalbert's eyes light up when he sees you.
• You and Firmalbert ponder how best to find Leophyne when you hear a familiar voice. It seems Loazenikwe traveled to Ishgard out of concern for Tentoawa's well-being. After you reveal his condition, she suggests gathering ingredients for a mixture which her people have used to rouse previous Shut Eyes from inescapable slumbers. She requires dandelions from the Churning Mists and saliva from morbols in the Dravanian hinterlands, and asks that you gather the former ingredient first.
• After searching the Four Arms for its most vibrant dandelions, you find two that should go well with Loazenikwe's mixture. Your next task is to travel to the Dravanian hinterlands and seek out a mature morbol near the Answering Quarter. Once you find your quarry, gather its saliva by any means necessary.
• The aged morbol's scent is almost overpowering, but you manage to focus long enough to strike it down. Now that you have the required ingredients, return them to Loazenikwe before they spoil.
• With the ingredients you deliver, Loazenikwe concocts a mixture that successfully awakens Tentoawa from his deep sleep. The pair shares a heartfelt reunion, and although Tentoawa regrets his failure, a few encouraging words from you and Loazenikwe lift his spirits. With his purpose reaffirmed, he seems eager to speak with you.
• Now fully awake, Tentoawa declares his desire to abandon the rigid roles that define him and Loazenikwe, and choose a path where they can live normal lives together. Before that becomes a reality, however, Leophyne must be stopped. Tentoawa admits that he feels much weaker, and you suggest that perhaps the artifact transfers the aether of its target to its wielder, rather than the wielder transferring their fatigue. This has dire implications should Leophyne chose to use the artifact without restraint, and so Tentoawa pledges to train himself back into fighting shape before she acts again. Until then, he encourages you to do the same.
  • ※The next role quest will be available from Tentoawa upon reaching level 98 in any tank class.

Dialogue

Talk to Firmalbert

Firmalbert: Leophyne remains as elusive as ever. If she is in league with Ishgard's more unsavory elements, she could be hidden anywhere...
Firmalbert: We have only her cryptic statements to guide us. It seems that whatever her plan is, her actions thus far have been but a prelude to its climax.
Firmalbert: We can but hope that Tentoawa awakens before she emerges again.

Cutscene

Familiar Voice: Forename, there you are!

Loazenikwe: I'm so glad I found you. I was starting to think I was in the wrong city, but the narwhal guided me true!

Firmalbert: Oh, you must be the maiden Tentoawa mentioned. You hail from the same village, yes?
Firmalbert: I am Firmalbert, of the Temple Knights. 'Tis an honor to meet you.

Loazenikwe: Ah, Tentoawa wrote about you in his letters. I'm Loazenikwe, and the honor is all mine!
Loazenikwe: Is Tentoawa with you? I haven't received a letter from him for some time, so I came here to check on him myself.

Loazenikwe: ...You insufferable fool! What have I always told you about rushing ahead without thinking!? Now you even have the gall to be sleeping when I arrive!
Loazenikwe: You promised you'd write to me. What was I supposed to do when the letters stopped coming?
Loazenikwe: I...I was so worried.
Loazenikwe: At least I can take some small comfort that he appears otherwise unharmed. I take it you're to thank for that, Forename.

What will you say?
> Is there any way to counteract the cradle's influence?
> He told me you were the Shut Eye.

<Is there any way to counteract the cradle's influence?>
Loazenikwe: Can one stay awake forever by sheer force of will? The answer is the same. Although we can deny ourselves food or drink, sleep is another matter. It always finds us in time.
Loazenikwe: And to rouse oneself from a slumber this deep is an impossible task. Even for someone like Tentoawa...

<He told me you were the Shut Eye.>
Loazenikwe: Yes, that's right. For ten years I bore his fatigue, and as a result my body is more fragile than most.
Loazenikwe: But since arriving in Tuliyollal, my life has become...normal. As I've walked the city's streets and eaten my fill of its food, I've felt my strength grow. I can even stay awake for a full day now!

Firmalbert: Do you know why Tentoawa sleeps so soundly? The reports of other incidents indicated that those affected awoke in a matter of moments. Yet Tentoawa shows no signs of stirring...

Loazenikwe: Well, that... I'm sorry, I can't say for certain.
Loazenikwe: But I do know the stories of those who came before me. More than one Shut Eye has fallen into a sleep much like this. One so absolute that they become deaf to the outside world.
Loazenikwe: With no means to sustain their bodies, they would waste away if left alone. So, our people found a mixture of herbs and other materials that help usher the Shut Eye back to the waking world.

Firmalbert: What could possibly be strong enough to bring someone back from this?

Loazenikwe: We call it springdew, and the secrets of its making are passed down through generations. Each drop acts as a ray of sunshine in the darkness of sleep─a beacon for the dreamer to follow.
Loazenikwe: I carry some of the ingredients on my person, but others must be gathered fresh. It won't be an easy task, but I'm certain it will save Tentoawa.
Loazenikwe: I don't know their Eorzean name...but one of the flowers blooms a striking yellow, and grows only where mountain peaks soar above the clouds.
Loazenikwe: Being so close to the heavens, it drinks in the sunlight, and its petals cleanse the body and promote wakefulness.

Firmalbert: In the Churning Mists blooms a yellow flower called the dandelion. In no other place in Eorzea can one be closer to touching the sun.

Loazenikwe: Good! Next, we'll need the saliva of a beast we call morbols─and the thicker it is, the better. The pungent odor could wake the dead.

Firmalbert: Ah, I know them well. Morbols are not an uncommon sight in the Dravanian hinterlands. A mature specimen should possess saliva with the desired effect.
Firmalbert: The prospect of gathering it, however, is an unenviable task.

Loazenikwe: Once we have those two ingredients, mixing them with the rest should be a simple matter. Do you think you could procure them, Forename?

Loazenikwe: Oh, your confidence is reassuring! Since the morbol saliva must be the fresher of the two, I ask that you first climb into the heavens and pick “dandelions” for Tentoawa!

Gather sun-drenched dandelions at the Four Arms

System: The sun-drenched dandelions shine an almost golden yellow. Now for a much more gruesome task. Venture to the Dravanian hinterlands and collect saliva from the mouth of a full-grown morbol.