Coldrun Gaming: FFXIV – Part 20: Morphin’ Time

Summary: The conclusion to the Hildibrand quests. Refugees from Doma. A new, watery Primal.

Hildibrand Quests – Enough Expository Banter

-Time to take on Gilgamesh and Enkidu.

-The first phase is Enkidu while Gilgamesh chickens us up.

-And then, IT’S MORPHIN’ TIME! Gilgamesh goes into his classic eight-armed mode.

-This phase is tons of fun. He summons adds to kill, tosses out all manner of area effect damage to dodge, and it’s super active.

When he goes down, he begs for mercy. Says he hid the Treaty-Blade in a nearby forest. We go off to find it, and get the wonderful achievement “Enough Expository Banter” for winning.

-HEE! I got the Enkidu minion as loot. The chicken Enkidu, I mean, not the giant primal winged demon. It gives me some “lore.” Apparently, Gilgamesh was hungry. He found this chicken. But the chicken fought back fiercely, and so Gilgamesh adopted him as his pet.

-But Gilgamesh is not done yet. He lied when he begged for mercy. He buried the Treaty-Blade and still will search for the ultimate weapon - Excalibur.

Oh, and his chicken!Enkidu returned.

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Hildibrand Quests – Looks Like Team Hildibrand is Blasting Off Again

-There’s still something going on with the symbols of Sil’dih that Cecy and Ellie stole. Apparently, if a Warrior of Light says specific words while holding the Treaty-Blade, a thing will happen.

-Just now, Hildibrand stumbles over the hill with the Treaty Blade in hand. And COMPLETELY BY ACCIDENT, says the words to activate the Sil’dih ritual.

-The Treaty Blade is reacting. And Cecy is pissed.

“No… the light… someone stop it! I won’t stand to see the legendary power of our forefathers wielded by this muscle-bound buffoon!”

-The blade rockets him into the sky. Aaaand… that’s all it did. A beam of light that caused Hildibrand to fly off towards lands unknown. It wouldn’t have helped the Sil’dih folks at all.

And yet, Cecy and Ellie are delighted still. They get to see the Sil’dih blade do its thing, however insignificant it ended up being. It’s a part of their history.

-Scene change to Hildibrand rocketing through the sky. Wherever he winds up, he’ll solve mysteries.

-Another trailer. With all the characters in montage from the Hildibrand questlines appearing to snarl or flex or dance.

That’s the end of this set of Hildibrand quests. Sounds like more will appear later. Can’t wait.

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Lady Yugiri of Doma

-Back to the main questline.

-Ul’dah miners have recently been robbed of crystals. (Catalysts for summoning big baddies in XIV.)

-Seems like it’s not the Amal’jaa. It’s human thieves. But they’re not just in it for profit, or else they would have stolen more than just the crystals.

-Scene change. A mysterious female stranger decked all in purple.

???: “Far across the sea, from the land of Doma, have we traveled. We seek audience with the ruler of these lands.” Like, FFVI Doma?

-The Domans try to meet Ul’dah’s sultana and get turned away. Maybe the Scions can help.

-The purple lady is Yugiri. She and her fellow Domans are refugees from across the sea. Doma is within Othard, under the Garlean Empire’s dominion. They fought for their freedom, lost, and fled here.

YUGIRI: “Doma is gone. Razed to the ground as an example to the other provinces.” Boy, Doma keeps getting screwed by the Empire, no matter what the game.

-Alphinaud will use his influence to get the Domans an audience with the Syndicate and the Sultana.

-He then comments on her clothing as seeming to “evoke feelings of mistrust.” HEY ASSHOLE, HER CLOTHING IS PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL. Seriously, I really dig her garb.

-Apparently, she uses it because people fear the unfamiliar. Maybe she has horns or something. She has a scaly tail, so maybe she’s a lizard person. Interesting that she’s the only person covered up that way.

-Later. Audience time.

-There are more than 200 Domans on the ship, but this was one of many ships that escaped the purge.

-Some Syndicate reps are open to refugees. Their industry and drive will help the city. The Sultana welcomes the refugees too.

-But Lord Lolorito – one of the most powerful Syndicate leader – opposes accepting refugees. He thinks they’re too expensive, and that Ul’dah already has accepted too many refugees.

“And need I remind you that these refugees are prone to violence and criminal activity?” FUCK. OFF.

-A vote is called. It fails. Ul’dah will not accept the Domans.

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Leviathan Rises

-We regroup. Alphinaud has a proposal: why don’t the refugees settle in Mor Dhona, the Scions’ new home? It’s basically a frontier town, and it welcomes new blood.

-My next step is to help get the refugees ready to travel. It’s a long way from their docked ship to the Revenant’s Toll settlement in Mor Dhona. We prepare a caravan and help them pack up.

-They’re ready to go. I love seeing our impact on the refugees. Some kids seem to take a particular liking to Ququshu, appreciative of her help.

Little do they know Ququshu just sees them as future disciples/acolytes, but still!

-Meanwhile, the Scions have investigated the crystal thefts. A group of Sahagin-aligned pirates called the Serpent Reavers is behind this. Leviathan looms.

Further, an elder Sahagin priest spoke of “attaining the gift and knowledge of eternity.”

He uses the same language we heard from the Ascian Emissary. He’s trying to manipulate the Sahagins. With the promise of immortality.

-Yugiri overhears all this, and offers to help us. She can fight.

-The Lominsans, Scions, and Yugiri begin an operation to stop Leviathan’s summoning. We push into Sahagin territory. They’re a brutal beastman race. They torture, raise the dead, and all around suck. (But their voice acting is sweet!)

-Holy shit, Yugiri! This woman can FIGHT! She’s basically a ninja, slashing this way and that with two weapons and tossing some black magic into the mix.

-But we might be too late. The priest has already started his summoning.

“Lord of the Whorl, hearken to our plea!
Lord of the Whorl, deliver us from our misery!”

-Until Admiral Merlwyb (the badass Roegadyn leader) SHOOTS HIM IN THE HEAD HAHAHHAA

-It doesn’t help. The Priest now has the immortality gift he talked about, and his spirit possesses a nearby Sahagin.

-LEVIATHAN RISES!!!

He looks amazing. I adore and fear sea monsters. This version of Leviathan is a beauty.

-Alas for the Sahagin Priest, it looks like Leviathan is inhaling his essence. Consuming him.

SAHAGIN PRIEST: “Pshhh!? My being… ebbs away…B-but it should by rightsss be infinite!”

-No immediate Leviathan fight yet. He swims out to sea and wrecks much of the Lominsan fleet.

Not just that. His MO is to unleash a titanic tidal wave. Well shit.

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