Witness to the Spectacle

Witness to the Spectacle

Quest giver

Venat

Location

Elpis (X:9.5, Y:17.9)

Quest line

Endwalker Main Scenario Quests

Level

87

Experience

 495,000

Gil

 1,194

Previous quest

A Past, Not Yet Come to Pass

Next quest

Worthy of His Back

Patch

6.0

“

Venat is musing over your recent findings.

— In-game description

Steps

• Speak with Venat.
• Speak with the Peripeteia archivist.
• Speak with the Peripeteia archivist again.
• Speak with the approachable archivist.
• Speak with the unhurried observer.
• Speak with Venat.

Dialogue

Venat:

• At present, the strongest link we have to the Final Days is the power of dynamis...and the entelechies which can control it.
• Yet most scholars are only vaguely aware of these terms, let alone study them in any depth. Except for Hermes, it seems.
• Thus I am inclined to stay our current course, and learn all we can about the chief overseer and his familiar.
• And on that subject, was there aught else of note you can tell me about Meteion? Aside from her unorthodox method of communication?
• ...I rather wish you had mentioned that earlier. In any event, would you care to elaborate?
• So these siblings of hers now travel the great expanse in search of deeper meaning...
• Thank you. Though the mystery at hand remains unresolved, I feel you've touched upon a vital clue─one we should keep in mind as we continue.
• Next, I propose we take ourselves to Peripeteia Krystalline, not far from here. Just follow the path to the west.
• This tower and the one further along are both part of Peripeteia Krystalline, the facility where they archive all of Elpis's observational and testing records.
• Despite how they appear from the outside, the interior is actually a vast area of magically interconnected spaces, which...while fascinating, is not the reason we are here, is it?
• I shall cut my architectural lesson short, and see what those two archivists have to share.
• If you could find someone to speak with over at the other tower, I shall join you there anon.

Peripeteia Archivist:

• You have questions for me? Certainly! Just a moment while I conclude my current appointment...
• ...Indeed. So if you could provide a comprehensive log of those behaviors, we should then have sufficient data for our official records.
• Now, what was it you wished to speak with me about?
• ...The chief overseer's “personal research project”? And by that, I assume you mean Meteion?
• Such undocumented studies are difficult to track. After all, hardly a day goes past without seeing a researcher trailed by one creation or another...
• I'm afraid I cannot tell you exactly when Meteion appeared. Only that she now spends much of her time at Chief Hermes's side.
• Although... I do recall an interesting tale my dearest Galene shared with me...
• ...Ah. Galene is my partner, and a fellow researcher here in Elpis.
• She was returning late one night when she caught sight of Chief Hermes sending Meteion heavensward. A host of them.
• For several days, she would speak of that scene with wonder, describing it as one of the most beautiful spectacles she had ever witnessed.

Venat:

• That sounds like a story I should like to hear.

Peripeteia Archivist:

• Mistress Venat! I thought you had already returned to the surface!
• Permit me to thank you again for your invaluable contribution to our concept placement proposal.

Venat:

• Pray do not mention it. As you say, my original plan was to leave after that task, but I have since become engrossed with Chief Hermes's research.
• Would you favor me with a retelling of this sight which so delighted your Galene?

Peripeteia Archivist:

• Of course. Or you could hear it from her lips directly, if you prefer?
• At present, she should be observing a subject in Metabaseos Thalassai.
• She does enjoy her time there, watching the sea creatures hunt and play; gazing upon the salty waters of the world's oceans, recreated in such sublime detail.
• I imagine you must find similar joy in indulging your boundless curiosity, Mistress Venat...
• Even though such pursuits must continually and regretfully delay your return to the star.

Venat:

• ...Indeed they do.

Peripeteia Archivist:

• 'Tis a rest well deserved and long overdue, I should think. How greatly have we prospered for the wisdom you accumulated during your travels as Azem.
• And what would Elpis be without your earlier academic work? The theories you developed served as the basis of many techniques still in use today.
• Man is a creature of contemplation, but none embody that nature with as much enduring passion as you! Aye, I daresay there is not a soul alive more worthy of a return. I shall rejoice the day you depart on your final journey.

Venat:

• ...I will be honored.
• Well, shall we take this opportunity to meet with Galene in person?

Peripeteia Archivist:

• Then allow me to reconfigure the door to the archives here.
• It will take you up to the skyway, and spare you the need to avoid hostile concepts on the ground.

Venat:

• That would be most helpful, thank you.

Peripeteia Archivist:

• I have opened the path to the skyway.
• Once you pass through the door, simply walk straight across to the next tower and ask for admittance to the upper tier.
• Upon arriving at the upper tier, walk straight across the skyway, and you will find yourself at the entrance to Metabaseos Thalassai.
• Galene will be eager to share her tale with you, I am sure.

Approachable Archivist:

• Mistress Venat! Just passing through...?
• Then allow me to prepare the path. If you need further assistance, there is always an observer or two out on the upper skyway.

Unhurried Observer:

• ...Mistress Venat!? I was not told to expect─ We would have prepared an official welcome!

Venat:

• Please, there is no need for fanfare. I only wish to speak with Galene, if that might be arranged...?

Unhurried Observer:

• Yes! Galene! Of course! I will inform her immediately.
• Ah, but she may be engaged in a testing phase. You could be in for something of a wait... Should I let her know your business is urgent?

Venat:

• That won't be necessary. This lovely view will keep us occupied until she is ready to receive us.