The Hour of Reckoning
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The Hour of Reckoning
- Quest giver
- Hien
- Location
- The Azim Steppe (X:18.0, Y:37.8)
- Quest line
- Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
- Level
- 66
- Experience
106,000- Gil
760- Previous quest
In Crimson They Walked- Next quest
- The Room Where It Happened
- Patch
- 4.0
Main Scenario Progress: 464 / 960 (48.3%)
Stormblood Progress: 85 / 162 (52.5%)
“— In-game description
Rewards
- Unlocks
Steps
- Speak with Gosetsu.
- Speak with Hien.
- Speak with Alphinaud.
Journal
There are no journal entries for this quest.
Dialogue
Optional
Lyse: Let's go. Everyone is waiting for us back at the House of the Fierce!
Gosetsu: Heh heh... I wonder what Yugiri will have to say when we tell her of our adventures?
Accepting the Quest
Hien: Right, then. To the House of the Fierce. With me, my friends!
Optional
Lyse: Err, remind me–what part of Yanxia is this again?
Hien: Ahh... this air that fills my breast, these sounds which resound in my ears. I am home.
Speaking with Gosetsu
Gosetsu: I have not used the road before, but... Ah. I recognize this place. Gosetsu: The House of the Fierce should lie somewhere to the south. I will go on ahead and inform the sentries of our master's return.
(Optional) Lyse: Huh, I didn't realize there was another entrance.
Speaking with Hien
Hien: Here we are! I wonder if they are all gathered inside, waiting...perhaps expecting a speech or some such... Hien: Well! No matter! I shall have to do what I shall have to do!
Cutscene
Hien: Brothers and sisters, pray forgive me my absence. It has been far too long.
Yugiri: Lord Hien! Yugiri: Gosetsu told us of your trials and tribulations on the Steppe. Would that I had been present to witness your victory, my lord.
Hien: Our victory, Yugiri, owed as much to each of my stalwart comrades as it did to me. Now, rise—I will not suffer this excess of formality any longer. Hien: Alphinaud and Alisae Leveilleur, I presume? I am told we owe you much. It is a pleasure to meet you both.
Alphinaud: The pleasure is ours, Lord Hien. Though we were born and raised a world apart, our values are one and the same: freedom, justice, liberty. Each of which Doma shall soon enjoy once more.
Alisaie: Hopefully. I understand you have brought an army?
Hien: Indeed. The Xaela tribes of the Azim Steppe have pledged their military might to the cause.
Alisaie: Good. We, meanwhile, have secured the support of the Confederacy, and a not insignificant number of your countrymen. Alisaie: The Blue Kojin, too, have expressed a willingness to join the fight—provided you agree to certain trade agreements following the liberation of Doma.
Yugiri: The shinobi will render what aid they can. However, Sui-no-Sato refused to answer our call.
Hien: No matter. What forces we have amassed far exceed my original expectations. You have my thanks.
Alphinaud: You should know that Zenos departed Doma not long after you left to find Lord Hien. We know not the reason why, but it would seem he was eager to return to Gyr Abania.
Lyse: What? Have you heard anything from the Resistance? There hasn't been another attack, has there?
Alphinaud: Tataru assures me they are quite well. You need not worry. If anything, this turn of events would seem to be to our advantage.
Alisaie: But there the good news ends. Yotsuyu retains her position as acting viceroy, and we have reports that the garrison at Doma Castle is preparing for a massive operation... Alisaie: We suspect that the Empire's attempt to eliminate you on the Steppe may have been a prelude to a larger effort to purge the remaining pockets of resistance within Doma.
Gosetsu: The hour of reckoning is upon us.
< What will you say? > < ...Then victory will soon be ours! > < ...But are we ready? >
< ...Then victory will soon be ours! > Hien: Hah hah hah! The khagan has spoken! And I for one am not inclined to argue.
<... But are we ready? > Hien: It will not be easy, that much I cannot deny. Had we more time to prepare, mayhap it would be different. Hien: Do not forget, however, that we have been blessed with comrades brave and true, whom the Empire will have no appetite to face. If you doubt me, you need only look in the mirror.
(Both) Hien: In this place, in this moment, I call upon you all! Twenty-five years of oppression, of tyranny, of shame—it ends with us! We will prevail!
Optional
Yagoro: Lord Hien has returned! Lord Hien has returned! And together we will drive the imperials out of Doma once and for all!
Yugiri: Not that I doubted you for a moment, but I am relieved to see him returned.
Lyse: So...have we got a plan? Tell me someone's got a plan.
Gosetsu: All is in place. We need but commit to action and see it through to the end.
Motojiro: While you were away, others came unto us, eager to pledge themselves to the cause. Namai was only the beginning...
Subaru: Every day did I pray to all the kami in creation for Lord Hien to return to us. And now he is here to lead us into battle once more!
Alisaie: Alphinaud has been hard at work devising our strategy to seize Doma Castle. I'm sure he will be happy to share the details with you all shortly.
Kaidate: In the midst of training I was, my body aflame, my garments soaked through with sweat, when these kindred spirits begged leave to train together! You are welcome to join us too, my friend!
Aoi: I have tried to hone my skills in preparation for this day. I have no burning desire to spill blood, but if I must...then so be it.
Haname: I knew Lord Hien only by name and reputation until today. There is no denying that he has a presence...
Hien: No time to soak it in. We have work to do.
Speaking with Alphinaud
Alphinaud: Once more, welcome back. It is good to see you again, [Forename]. Alphinaud: Ah, yes. There is another recent development we neglected to share with you. Alphinaud: Alisaie and I have been hard at work attempting to restore the aetheryte here to its former glory...and I am pleased to inform you that we succeeded! Alphinaud: Suffice it to say, it should prove a boon for travel—well, for those replete with anima like you, at least...