Taking the Black

Featurequest1 Icon.png Lv. 30   Taking the Black
Quest

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This quest requires you to fight enemies in the open world.
Yayake: Ul'dah - Steps of Nald - Arrzaneth Ossuary (x:7.3, y:12.5)

Map33 Icon.pngClosest Aetheryte: Ul'dah - Steps of Nald → Thaumaturges' Guild

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071341.png30Facing Your DemonsFeaturequest1 Icon.png Facing Your Demons (Level 30)
071201.png20Sylph-managementMainquest1 Icon.png Sylph-management (Level 20)

Thaumaturge Icon 3.png Thaumaturge (Level 30)

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12,480
Experience Points



Guaranteed
Soul of the Black Mage
Manafont
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Journal detail hr1 04.png Description
Yayake has need of a talented thaumaturge.
Journal detail hr1 01.png Objectives
  • Investigate the planar fissure at Highbridge and procure the blood of any fiends that emerge.
  • Pour the voidsent blood into the planar fissure.
  • Speak with Yayake at the Thaumaturges' Guild.
  • Report to Lalai at Milvaneth Sacrarium.
Journal detail hr1 02.png Unlocks Quests
071341.png35You'll Never Go BackFeaturequest1 Icon.png You'll Never Go Back (Level 35)

Journal detail hr1 08.png Items Involved
Voidsent Blood (Key Item)
Gem of Shatotto
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Maps
YayakeLalai
 
Journal detail hr1 08.png Objects Involved
Planar Fissure
 
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Deepvoid Soul
 

  • Yayake has need of a talented thaumaturge.
  • Yayake of Arrzaneth Ossuary has asked you to ascertain the truth of a prophecy being spoken by one Ququruka, a prisoner who claims to hear the voice of Nald'thal. To do this, proceed to Highbridge in eastern Thanalan and investigate the planar fissure that is said to be there. Once looked into, fell any fiends that emerge, and secure a vial of their blood.
  • You have obtained a vial of fresh blood. Pour it into the planar fissure that remains.
  • After pouring the voidsent blood into the planar fissure, an Amalj'aa named Kazagg Chah appears and presents you with the Gem of Shatotto. Take the gem and word of your feat back to Yayake at the Thaumaturges' Guild.
  • Yayake is surprised to see that the so-called “prophecy” carried with it some legitimacy, but is even more surprised when the prophecy maker himself, Ququruka, makes an appearance in the guild. After hurling a few well-timed insults in Yayake's general direction, the self-proclaimed black mage bids you proceed to Milvaneth Sacrarium. Once there, speak with his companion, Lalai.
  • Upon arriving at the Sacrarium, you learn that Ququruka is preoccupied with his meditations, and has entrusted Lalai with guiding you along the path of the black mage. Continue your study into the black arts, and return when you feel the arcane might within you has grown.
※The next black mage quest will be available from Lalai upon reaching level 35.

Forename. I've been waiting for you─in a way. Please, let me explain. Do you know of the Marasaja Pit? It is a prison, here in Ul'dah.


In prison, a man will do most anything to keep his mind occupied. Of late, one inmate claims to hear the voice of Nald'thal. No doubt he has lost his mind after serving one hundred years of a life sentence.


But, he knew of you by name, Forename, and maintains the Traders demand you win the Gem of Shatotto and exchange it for his release.


A farce, no doubt. I make it for nothing more than the maniacal ravings of a cell–crazed, sweaty–toothed madman. But I fear the only way to be sure is to free him of the Pit.


The prisoner's name is Ququruka Tataruka, and as if his story were not proof enough of his lunacy, he also styles himself a black mage.


But such magic was lost to Eorzea centuries ago. Who does this senile charlatan think he will fool with such rubbish?


<sigh> Nevertheless, he has invoked the name of Nald'thal, and so the Order feels it unwise to ignore his words. Though I am still no believer, you have come, as he said you would.


So let us get to the bottom of this, shall we? It may be that you are an agent of fate, or perhaps you are merely a crooked old man's accomplice.


In either case, I ask that you travel to Highbridge in eastern Thanalan. Seek out the planar fissure─a rift between this world and the next. Fell whatever beasts might lurk there, and water the earth with their blood.


According to our gaoled mummer, doing so will give rise to the Gem of Shatotto.


The gem is no more than a pretty stone oft mentioned in bedtime stories and the tales of faeries. We shall see if it truly exists.


I shall await your findings here. Return to me when the deed is done.
Quest Accepted
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Master is meditating in his chambers. For Nald'thal always speaks, and Master must listen. He has entrusted me with guiding you on your path─but you must walk alone yet. Come again when the black has grown stronger within you.
System
The next black mage quest will be available from Lalai upon reaching level 35.
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