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| Cid, Slafborn, Biggs, Wedge, Glaumunt, Imperial Decurion (NPC), Imperial Courier, Imperial Guard, Imperial Centurion, Minfilia, Elyenora, Magitek Reaper (NPC), Tataru, Urianger, Papalymo
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- Cid awaits confirmation of your readiness to undertake the rescue mission.
- After much painstaking preparation, the time has finally come to infiltrate Castrum Centri and rescue your fellow Scions. Don your imperial pot helm and short robe, and proceed to the rendezvous point east of the stronghold.
- You have succeeded in entering the castrum undetected. Next, you must gather information on where your comrades are being held. Approach three imperial soldiers and greet each with a disarming /imperialsalute.
- Based on what you have learned, Minfilia and the others are being held within the storage tower. Accessing this tower requires a special identification key, which you must somehow obtain from the imperial centurion. Approach the forbidding fellow and win his good opinion with a perfectly executed /imperialsalute.
- Through deft use of the magic word, you succeed in convincing the centurion to loan you his identification key. Biggs will know what to do with it.
- Using the identification key, you have gained access to the sector in which the storage tower stands. Enter the tower via the steel gate, and set your friends free.
- Though the rescue mission was a success, the shocking revelation that Thancred has been possessed by Lahabrea has cast a dark pall over the Scions. Painful though this blow may be, you have no choice but to take it on the chin and forge on for the sake of Eorzea.
- You have safely arrived in Ul'dah. Speak with Minfilia to learn her mind.
- None can say how the Alliance leaders may respond to the threat posed by the Ultima Weapon, but Minfilia is certain of one thing: so long as it exists, Eorzea shall never know peace.
How go your preparations, Forename? We leave as soon as you're ready.
Glaumunt! You came!
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Aye─thought I'd give you all a roarin' send-off. 'Tis the least I can do for the fine men an' women what're about to make my lifelong wish come true.
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Well, we'll do our best! Hmmm... It occurs to me, for all the help you've afforded us, we know little and less about you. What did the Empire do to earn your ire? ...Ah, but I fear I've put curiosity before consideration. I quite understand if you'd rather not relive those memories.
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No, no, I don't mind, really. Truth be told, a part o' me was itchin' to tell you my tale. Mind you, 'tis hardly novel─I ain't the first to suffer at imperial hands.
Like most folk, I used to have a mother. She was a sweet, carin' woman with a smile never far from her face. There was a sister too. Pretty little thing, she was─gentle as a lamb, but tough as nails. We were poor folk livin' simple lives, but we knew happiness just the same.
An' then the imperials came an' took it all away. When Ala Mhigo fell, they put my family in a camp. Bein' a lad, I was made to do hard labor, while my mother an' sister were forced to do far worse... They hid their sufferin' from me as best they could, but I knew, an' the thought of it drove me mad. We had to escape. An' so I hatched a plan to get us out o' the city.
We were pickin' our way around a gorge not far outside the walls when they caught up with us... An' rather than allow 'emselves to be taken again, my mother an' sister leaped over the edge before my very eyes. Heartbroken as I was, I didn't put up a fight when the imperials clapped me in chains an' dragged me back.
'Twas some years after that I escaped again, an' that time, I got away. I swore then that I'd get revenge on the Empire, an' became an adventurer so as to hone my skills an' earn the coin I needed. But nigh on two decades've since gone by, an' what've I achieved? Bugger all, that's what.
Not like you lot. You ain't been here ten minutes, an' you've already done more'n I managed in ten bloody years.
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You give us too much credit, Glaumunt. We seek only to rescue our friends.
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Well, what's more important than that? An' anyroad, after you've got your friends back, you're plannin' on goin' after the Empire, an' don't pretend you ain't.
I've helped a few folk take on the imperials over the years, an' every time I have, it's helped stave off my appetite for revenge. But summat tells me I won't be goin' hungry for a while what with everythin' you've got planned.
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And you are sure that will satisfy you? If you wish to strike back at the Empire with your own hand, you need only say the word. We would be glad to have you with us.
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Temptin' though your offer is, I'm afeared I must decline.
I swore I'd get revenge on the Empire, 'tis true, but I've long since realized that the front lines are no place for a man like me.
Aye, there's some as would call me craven, but I prefer to think o' myself as a realist. My talents lie in schemin', ye see, not swordplay. Helpin' folk like you is how I can make the most difference.
...But that's quite enough storytellin' for one day. Best not keep your friends waitin' any longer. I'll be prayin' for your safety an' success. May Rhalgr give you strength!
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Wherever the Empire goes, misery invariably follows in its wake.
For the sake of all who call Eorzea home, we must put an end to Gaius's ambitions.
But first, we have friends to rescue.
Biggs, Wedge, and I will lie in wait east of Castrum Centri, just outside the stronghold's patrol perimeter.
Join us when you're ready.
Oh, and don't forget to wear your disguise, or this will be the shortest rescue mission in history.
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Want to go in? It hardly needs saying, but try not to be seen.
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Proceed to Cid's workshop?
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There you are. A patrol should be heading back to the castrum any moment now, so for gods' sakes, don your disguise.
If you've misplaced your disguise, hurry back to Revenant's Toll. Glaumunt told me that he'd acquired some additional helms and robes for just such an eventuality. Whatever you do, though, do it swiftly. We need you here and in imperial uniform if this plan is going to work.
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...Eh? Lost your imperial disguise? You daft sod! 'Tis lucky I thought to acquire some spares... In case you've forgotten, these ain't exactly easy to get hold of. Be more careful with 'em this time.
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Part of the maintenance crew from Occidens, are you? I don't know what they teach you over there, but being an engineer does not exempt you from saluting your superiors!
Why aren't you in uniform!? Dressed as you are, you're like to be mistaken for an adventurer!
Part of the maintenance crew from Occidens, you say? I don't know what they teach you over there, but being an engineer does not exempt you from saluting your superiors!
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Hm, that's a fine salute. Part of the maintenance crew from Occidens, are you? Welcome to Castrum Centri, engineer.
Hm, that's a fine salute...but why aren't you in uniform? As you are, you're like to be mistaken for an adventurer!
What? Prisoners? Ah, you've heard the rumors, then. Yes, they're being held in the storage tower─but I strongly suggest you pay them no mind.
You were summoned here to work, not to gawp at Eorzea's defeated heroes. Now show a bit of enthusiasm, or I'll have you reported.
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What was that supposed to be? A salute? I'll have you know, being an engineer does not give you license to be sloppy! Do it till you get it right!
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This is it, Forename. Time to rescue our comrades.
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Infiltrate Castrum Centri?
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If you've misplaced your disguise, hurry back to Revenant's Toll. Glaumunt told me that he'd acquired some additional helms and robes for just such an eventuality. Whatever you do, though, do it swiftly. We need you here and in imperial uniform if this plan is going to work.
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...Eh? Lost your imperial disguise? You daft sod! 'Tis lucky I thought to acquire some spares... In case you've forgotten, these ain't exactly easy to get hold of. Be more careful with 'em this time.
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Huh? Doesn't your senior officer have anything to say about your outfit? Not that I'm complaining, by the way─I for one would appreciate a bit more variety. I'm so used to seeing this uniform, I've caught myself saluting reflective surfaces.
I'd best get back to my duties. The supplies aren't going to move themselves─and neither are the prisoners, come to that.
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Oh, my apologies! I didn't notice you there, so engrossed was I in my task. You'd be engrossed, too, had the tribunus commanded you to arrange for the prisoners to be transported.
Ah, your spirited salute reminds me that, uniform or no, we are all proud soldiers of the Garlean Empire. Everything we do is for the greater glory of Garlemald, be it scrubbing the privy floor or arranging for prisoners to be transported.
What prisoners do I speak of? ...You mean you haven't heard? Only the infamous “Scions of the Seventh Dawn,” captured by the tribunus herself! If you don't believe me, have a look in the storage tower when next you pass that way.
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The officers constantly tell me that I have the sloppiest salute in all the western lands, but in you I'd say I've finally met my match. Perhaps we could practice together?
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Whoa... Where did you leave your uniform!? If one of the brass hats sees you, you'll be in for the dressing-down of your life!
Hm? Shouldn't I be at my post? <sigh> I suppose so, but such things don't seem to matter anymore. I've...I've fallen for one of the prisoners. She's all I can think about of late. Am I...am I a deviant for wanting her to salute me?
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Greetings, comrade. Forgive me for asking, but you haven't visited the storage tower recently, have you? I only ask because I dropped something in there, and...um... Oh, who am I fooling!? I've fallen for one of the prisoners, all right!? I daresay you know the one I mean. ...Eh? The svelte blonde? Goodness, no!
It's the Lalafellin lass I'm smitten with! She's so adorable, it hurts! I want to sweep her up into my arms and squeeze her till my arms ache!
What do you reckon it would take to convince the centurion to lend me the key so I can see her?
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No, no, no! You're doing it all wrong! Unless you can master a good old-fashioned imperial salute, you'll never amount to anything in this army. Take the centurion, for example: his every salute's the same. It's no wonder he's been entrusted with such responsibility. Which is probably why he's been trusted with the keys to the storage tower.
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Why are you not at your post? If you have business, salute me before opening your mouth.
Unless you can explain why you are not in uniform, and during a period of heightened security, to boot, you have earned yourself time in a black cell.
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What's this? You need access to the storage tower? What business have you there?
What's this? You need access to the storage tower? What business have you there?
...At the tribunus's behest, you say? This is highly irregular, but it would not do to make my lady wroth. Take my identification key. See that it is returned when your errand is concluded.
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What mummery is this? You have just earned yourself a fortnight in a black cell. Report to detention at the end of your shift.
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This is it, Forename. Time to rescue our comrades.
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Infiltrate Castrum Centri?
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If you've misplaced your disguise, hurry back to Revenant's Toll. Glaumunt told me that he'd acquired some additional helms and robes for just such an eventuality. Whatever you do, though, do it swiftly. We need you here and in imperial uniform if this plan is going to work.
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...Eh? Lost your imperial disguise? You daft sod! 'Tis lucky I thought to acquire some spares... In case you've forgotten, these ain't exactly easy to get hold of. Be more careful with 'em this time.
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Security's tight, just as we expected. We're going to need a special key if we want to get past this bulkhead.
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This is it, Forename. Time to rescue our comrades.
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Infiltrate Castrum Centri?
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If you've misplaced your disguise, hurry back to Revenant's Toll. Glaumunt told me that he'd acquired some additional helms and robes for just such an eventuality. Whatever you do, though, do it swiftly. We need you here and in imperial uniform if this plan is going to work.
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...Eh? Lost your imperial disguise? You daft sod! 'Tis lucky I thought to acquire some spares... In case you've forgotten, these ain't exactly easy to get hold of. Be more careful with 'em this time.
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This is it, Forename. Time to rescue our comrades.
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Infiltrate Castrum Centri?
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If you've misplaced your disguise, hurry back to Revenant's Toll. Glaumunt told me that he'd acquired some additional helms and robes for just such an eventuality. Whatever you do, though, do it swiftly. We need you here and in imperial uniform if this plan is going to work.
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...Eh? Lost your imperial disguise? You daft sod! 'Tis lucky I thought to acquire some spares... In case you've forgotten, these ain't exactly easy to get hold of. Be more careful with 'em this time.
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Thancred's plight troubles us all, yet we cannot allow anything to come between us and our goal.
So long as the Ultima Weapon exists, Eorzea will never know peace.
Let us go to the Alliance leaders, Forename, and help them to make the right decision.
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Greetings, sir. Do you wish to proceed to your vessel?
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Proceed to the landing area?
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- In phase one of the battle, defeat the 5th Cohort Eques and 5th Cohort Signifer and then untie Papalymo and Urianger. The defeat 5th Cohort Optio and then the remaining mobs.
- Walkthrough
- Talk to Cid and accept the quest.
- Exit the workshop and head west to 14-11.
- While wearing Mended Imperial Pot Helm and Mended Imperial Short Robe, talk to 6.
- /imperialsalute the Imperial Courier, Imperial Decurion and Imperial Guard.
- /imperialsalute the Imperial Centurion.
- Hand Biggs the Imperial Identification Key.
- Head straight ahead and interact with the Steel Door to enter an level 50 cap instance.
- Defeat the various 5th Cohort Eques, 5th Cohort Signifer, 5th Cohort Optio, 5th Cohort Medicus, 5th Cohort Hoplomachus, Magitek Vanguard H-1, Magitek Colossus and Magitek Field Generator
- You can change gear before inspecting the Steel Door.
- During the first phase of the fight, inspect the Rope Bonds on Papalymo and Urianger so that they can assist in the fight. Be sure to interact with the 'sparkles' behind them and not the characters themselves, as the game will assume you're trying to talk to them.
- During the second phase you will need to defeat a Magitek Field Generator before being able to damage the Magitek Vanguard H-1 and Magitek Colossus.
- Talk to Minfilia to complete the quest.
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