- Menphina is fairly bouncing up and down in her eagerness to set forth.
- Urged on by the eager Menphina, your motley party sets forth for your designated marks of the Twelve. The first is that of Thaliak, which overlooks Silvertear Lake at a place called Rathefrost.
- Upon arriving at Thaliak's stone, you promptly commit the information it holds to your instrument. Menphina and Halone then take the opportunity to speak about the stones, explaining that they were created due to the love men bear for gods, and the love gods bear for the star. Your business thus concluded at the first location, you set off for the next─the mark of Halone, located within the Fury's Gaze in the central highlands of Coerthas.
- While Deryk extracts the information from Halone's stone, you tell your accompanying gods what you know of the worship of the Fury. With great enthusiasm, Menphina then sets off ahead of the party for the third and final mark─her own, which lies by the cliff west of the Steel Vigil.
- As you approach the mark of the Lover, you encounter a man leaving it. He is revealed to be a former member of the Lambs of Dalamud, the doomsday cult which emerged prior to the Calamity. Though he did not share the fanatical views of his fellows, he suffered as a result of their murderous actions, and had become disillusioned with his faith. Thanks to Deryk's words of guidance, however, he is able to find renewed hope amidst his despair.
- At Deryk's behest, you extract the information from the final stone. Menphina then lays her heart bare on the subject of mankind's faith in the divine. The gods have no wish to bring grief to mortals, she explains, but they are who they are because of those who believe in them. And though they may not be all-powerful, she assures you that men's prayers are always heard.
Well, what are we waiting for? Let us seek out the marks at once!
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Yes, yes... No need to be so hasty.
Shall we, then, Forename?
The nearest mark is Thaliak's, just outside in Mor Dhona. If memory serves, it overlooks the lake at a place called Rathefrost.
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<sigh> Of all the self-indulgent things...
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Menphina is winsome, is she not? We all think of her as our youngest sister.
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Now then, we're to hold out an instrument to the stone. Would you care to do the honors here, Forename?
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The instrument vibrates rapidly!
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Do you like traveling, Forename? I adore it, and not simply for its own sake.
It's an important way to perform one of our foremost duties, you see─peering into the hearts of mortals.
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This is indeed the place.
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There it is─the mark of the Fury.
It wouldn't do to burden you constantly. I shall extract the information this time.
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Looking back, Halone, you've grown noticeably more imposing this past millennium. There are also more statues in the Heaven of Ice...
Ooh, but an idea occurs to me! Forename─this time I want you to share what you know about the worship of Halone.
I daresay it will be interesting to hear what mankind thinks of her from your perspective!
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You often hear Halone's name invoked in battle.
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The church is returning to its roots, and moves to separate itself from the state.
The Ishgardian Orthodox Church is the heart of faith in the Fury.
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The Ishgardian Orthodox Church is the heart of faith in the Fury.
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Ah, yes. The prayers of the people are fervent indeed, and through the church they evolved─a change I felt with my very being.
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You often hear Halone's name invoked in battle.
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Ah, yes. Ever did I feel the people's fervent desire to be strong, that they might protect that which they hold dear.
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The church is returning to its roots, and moves to separate itself from the state.
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Ah, so the people's faith continues to evolve. You and yours are ever on the move, marching inexorably forward. 'Tis a quality I find admirable.
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Well, how very fascinating! 'Tis a fine thing indeed to hear directly from mortals.
Still...as much as Halone loves her children, it troubled her to see them at war with the dragons. To see those who share this star spill each other's blood.
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As you should well know, Menphina, it isn't our place to judge the faith of mortals.
Even when we lend them our aid, we must refrain from intervening in their affairs.
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There is nothing like taking to the road with agreeable company, do you not agree?
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In this land where mankind's faith in me is strong, I cannot help but feel uplifted.
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The baby opo-opo shivers uncontrollably in the cold...
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Well now, aren't we quick? My mark lies just ahead. Let's wait for the others and then continue together.
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Cutscene start.
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Cutscene end.
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<sigh> Unsolicited though it was, I don't regret saying those words to him. He needed to hear them.
But come, Forename. This time it's your turn to extract the information.
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The instrument vibrates rapidly!
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Forgive me, Forename. I fear I've caused you trouble.
I'm relieved to know that. You truly are strong, in body and spirit both.
Far be it from me to ask this of you, but please do not hold it against that child.
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That child will be fine, I am certain of it.
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Your faith in us can harm as well as heal, but never forget: that faith belongs to mankind, and mankind alone.
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