FFXIV – Part 257: Noctfall [Samurai 80]

Summary: The FFXV crossover event returns to Eorzea. Musosai’s samurai legend continues.

FFXIV – Part 256: Summer Songs

Summary: The level 80 bard quest. My first extreme/unreal, Leviathan. 2021 Moonfire Faire and Rising holiday events.

FFXIV – Part 255: Closure [Dark Knight 60-80]

Summary: A young Elezen illusionist seeks to spread peace. The dark knight circle completes.

This picks up from the 50-60 quests: http://coldrungaming.blogspot.com/2021/04/ffxiv-p...

FFXIV – Part 253: Return of the Holyfist [Pugilist 1-30]

Summary: Helping get an old fight trainer regain his glory. The Gold Saucer 2021 seasonal event. 

FFXIV – Part 252: Cat’s Vengeance [Amal’jaa Beast Tribe]

Summary: Aiding a miqo’te’s blood feud against Ifrit-worshipping Amal’jaa. 

FFXIV – Part 251: Dalriada

Summary: The new 5.55 zone of Zadnor and the Dalriada raid. Gabranth’s plan. The liberation of Bozja.

FFXIV – Part 250: Under the Darkened Moon

Summary: The 5.55 main story quests. Stopping the Lunar Primals. Fourchenalt Leivelleur is the worst dad. The orange moon waxes.

FFXIV – Part 249: New Allies

Summary: Finishing the 5.5 MSQ. My first run at the Paglth’an dungeon. The purpose of Fandaniel’s towers. The Scions get a new member. Zenos gets a new weapon.

FFXIV – Part 248: Tiamat Unbound

Summary: Starting the 5.5. main story quest. Fordola returns. Winning over and freeing Tiamat.

This picks up from the 5.4 main story quest I last did in December 2020: http://coldrungaming.blogspot.com/2020/12/ffxiv-p...

FFXIV – Part 247: Freedom of Werlyt

Summary: Diamond Weapon and the end of the Sorrow of Werlyt storyline. A chicken-filled hellscape.

FFXIV – Part 246: Unrepentant [Dark Knight 50-60]

Summary: Helping the dark knight Sidurgu protect a girl from the world’s worst mother.

I’m excited for this one. The 30-50 dark knight quest was by FAAAAR my favorite job quest chain in XIV: http://coldrungaming.blogspot.com/2018/07/ffxiv-p...

FFXIV – Part 245: Machinists for the Morrow [Machinist 60-80]

Summary: Preparing for the change of the guard and a new chapter in Ishgard, despite fierce noble pushback.

FFXIV – Part 244: Cause for Joye [Machinist 50-60]

Summary: Helping an Ishgardian bring glory to his House through the relatively new art of machinistry.

FFXIV – Part 243: Rise of the Machines [Machinist 30-50]

Summary: Helping an Ishgardian bring glory to his House through the relatively new art of machinistry.

FFXIV – Part 242: Past to Rest

Summary: The third chapter of the Bozjan Southern Front storyline. The new 5.45 raid, Delubrum Reginae.

This continues the Bozja Southern Front quests that I last tackled in late October 2020: http://coldrungaming.blogspot.com/2020/10/ffxiv-p...

FFXIV – Part 241: The Ul Cup [Paladin 60-80]

Summary: My gladiator dreams come true with a tournament in the bloodsands of Ul’dah.

FFXIV – Part 240: Trial by Deception [Paladin 50-60]

Summary: Solkzagyl seems to work from beyond the grave to restore the shine to the paladins.

FFXIV – Part 239: Oathbound [Paladin 30-50]

Summary: Reuniting the paladins of Ul’dah.

FFXIV – Part 238: Taking a Fall [Gladiator 1-30]

Summary: Former gladiators deal with long-term fallout of a match-fixing scandal.

Note: I started gladiator very early in my XIV time. Like, mid-2017 early. I don’t have great notes from that time, so this initial section (pre- “The Face of Thal”) is glommed together from earlier notes.

FFXIV – Part 237: Two Tickets to Paradise [Ixal Beast Tribe]

Summary: A group of “heretical” Ixal team up with a Lalafell engineer to construct an airship.