Reminiscence | FFXIV: Shadowbringers MSQ [26]
1,359We know our destination, but how do we get there? Certainly, it would take very unorthodox means of reaching it given the circumstances of its location. Fortunately, it would seem that Urianger knows of a way to solve our problems in this regard.
We follow him to the fishing village of "Sullen", which is located along the southern border of Lakeland. Though, it is a brief stop, as it would seem we were directed here first so that Urianger (and other fellow land-bound Scions) may accrue a boat as a means of transportation to an isle located a small ways off the coast. "The Isle of Ken", as it is called, would appear to not be a simple landmass at all; rather, it is in fact the First's incarnation of Bismarck: the White Whale primal we encountered along with the Vanu Vanu peoples in the Sea of Clouds! Though, it would seem this version of Bismarck is not a summoned entity based on legend and mythos, but rather an *original* creature of legend! Urianger explains to us that the Bismarck of this world is a Fae of eld, and he wishes to utilize his experiences accrued from his time in Il Mheg to convene with the great creature in an attempt to plea for its aid. Though he does just that, it would appear Bismarck is in no mood to move anywhere with the world currently being the way it is, thus immediately shutting down Urianger's request after only a few exchanged words.
...But all hope is not yet lost! We have a special power that we have continuously failed to utilize during the entirety of our quest in the First: the power to summon the Faerie King, Feo Ul! For the first time, we call upon their aid, in which Feo Ul responds with glee an eager excitement! More than willing to assist us with this task, they quickly convince Bismarck to aid our cause with remarkable ease. Though, that may have something to do with the fact that Feo Ul currently acts as the literal king of all Fae kind.
With the small matter settled, we set off into the skies on the mythical whale creature to plummet straight into the depths of the Tempest.
...Though, the landing (sea-ing?) was far from smooth. After the entirety of our crew awakes from being knocked the friggout, we find ourselves standing upon the ocean floor, encompassed within an air bubble of gargantuan size. It is to be noted that the air bubble did not previously exist before our coming, for it was the work of Bismarck to service as a means for us to reach our destination without first drowning in the process.
This did not come without consequences, as it would seem we had severely disrupted the locals' natural way of things by doing so. Given that our only current lead was that Emet-Selch resided in the Tempest, we are now currently out of ideas other than to wander aimlessly. But rather than doing that, we deemed it more efficient to apologize to the locals and earn their trust in an attempt to discover a possible lead from their understanding of the lay of the land. We embark upon a few of their tasks, and we eventually learn of beings known as "the Ancients", and how they have a city dwelling somewhere nearby. Before we get too much more information than that, however, they ask us to check on a skilled artisan as to the progress of a sacred lamp that they had commissioned quite a while ago. It would seem they have not heard a word of the progress for quite some time, and are concerned whether he had abandoned or forgotten about the task.
We make our way to the artisan's hut, and to our surprise, we find "Grenoldt", a masterful Hume craftsman capable of creating items and equipment of legendary quality. Suffice to say, it would seem this is the First's incarnation of our "Gerolt", the man who created our Artifact weapons in the past. Now, why--and how--is he living at the bottom of the ocean?
Honestly, I have no idea. It seems he's struggling with inspiration though, and it looks like we have to endeavor upon a rather abrupt detour to complete another adventure(s) before he's able to make that Sacred Lamp we need. Oh boy.
Timestamps:
Introduction - 0:00
Playthrough - 1:05
Outro - 1:21:27
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