Prelude in Violet

Prelude in Violet

Quest giver

Alisaie

Location

The Lochs (X:36.9, Y:30.2)

Quest line

Post-Stormblood

Level

70

Experience

 0

Gil

 3,500

Previous quest

The Call

Next quest

Soul Searching

Patch

4.4

“

Alisaie is eagar to rendezvous with Urianger.

— In-game description

Steps

• Speak with Alisaie at the Rising Stones.
• Speak with Alisaie at Maelstrom Command.
• Speak with Alisaie.
• Speak with Alisaie at the Rising Stones.

Journal

• You arrive at the Rising Stones to find Urianger waiting. The Archon duly relates his own experience of the voice, adding that he heard it at what was all but certainly the selfsame moment. Unwilling to speculate idly on who might be responsible, he declares his intention to make for Ala Mhigo to examine Thancred in person. Before you all depart, however, Y'shtola takes the opportunity to raise the subject of a strange phenomenon she observed in the Far East─which Urianger rather smugly deduces to be the localized aetheric thinning simultaneously observed across Eorzea. Mindful that it cannot be a coincidence, the two Archons are in the midst of agreeing to investigate the matter further when the voice returns to assault your minds again. Your skull ringing, you open your eyes to see Urianger and Y'shtola collapsed upon the ground, and a desperate Alisaie trying in vain to rouse them as all around rush to your aid.

• Though plainly distraught at the plight of your comrades, Alisaie attempts to take charge of the situation, ordering that Thancred be brought to the Rising Stones for observation alongside the others. This done, she excuses herself to attend to a private matter in Limsa Lominsa. A certain someone is waiting for her at Maelstrom Command─one who might appreciate your presence too.

• At Maelstrom Command, the person you have come to visit is revealed to be none other than Ga Bu. Alas, you find the child exactly as you left him, mute and oblivious to the world outside the walls of his mind. In spite of this, the opportunity to see the koboldling and voice her innermost fears to you is enough to rekindle Alisaie's spirits, and she meets your gaze with renewed resolve.

• Thanking you for your company, Alisaie turns her steps back to the Rising Stones. Rather than following hot on her heels, you allow your friend some time alone with her thoughts, content in the knowledge that the young Scion will find her way.

• Back at headquarters, Alisaie outlines her plan for rousing the stricken Scions, which begins with seeking the aid of various factions. Amidst a sea of uncertainty, swirling with Ascian machinations and unexplained phenomena, she is determined to forge on. Her newfound determination fuels your own, and you likewise set your sights upon that which only you can do.

Dialogue

Accepting the Quest

Alisaie: Urianger agreed to meet us at the Rising Stones. If any of the others heard the voice, we'll find out soon enough.

Lyse: Good luck. I should get back to the meeting with the Elder Seedseer, but if there's anything I can do─anything at all─you must let me know, all right? Promise me.

Alisaie: Right, let's be on our way.

At the Rising Stones

Alisaie: Urianger! Gods it's good to see you!

Urianger: Would that our meeting were under happier circumstances. I judged the voice sufficient cause for concern even before you sent word of its effect on our comrade...

Y'shtola: You heard it too, then?

Urianger: Aye. And all but certainly at the selfsame instant. Alas, pained as I was, I could make little sense of what few words did then reach mine ears.

Y'shtola: Who do you think is responsible? Could this be the Ascians' doing?

Urianger: That I cannot say. Not when so little is known.

Urianger: Ere I indulge in speculation, I would examine Thancred with mine own eyes.

Alisaie: To Ala Mhigo, then–without further delay!

Y'shtola: One other thing. During my visit to the Far East, I observed a strange phenomenon.

Urianger: Thou referest, I presume, to the localized reduction in aetheric density?

Y'shtola: Well, that spares me the trouble of an explanation. Yes. I noted precisely that at two apparently unconnected locations. I take it the phenomenon is not limited to the Far East?

Urianger: Indeed not. Of late, our agents charged with surveiling the beast tribes have spoken of little else. In every corner of the realm, they tell of places in which the aether hath grown thin.

Urianger: Naturally, my suspicions first turned to primal activity, but the areas thus affected betray no evidence of summoning. I must confess to being quite perplexed.

Y'shtola: If the same phenomenon is being observed in multiple locations on opposite sides of the world, we may safely discount regional factors. Needless to say, this warrants further investigation.

Urianger: Indeed. I shall make it my task to–

Urianger: The voice... It calleth to me once more...

Y'shtola: I... I hear it too!

???: Only you... Only you...

Alisaie: Ah! Unnngh! No...!

Alisaie: Y'shtola... Urianger...

???: Throw wide... the gates...

Alisaie: No! NO! This can't be happening!

Alisaie: Y'shtola! Urianger! Open your eyes!

Alisaie: Open your eyes, I beg you...

Alisaie: Say something... anything... Not again... Please! Not again!

After the Call

Isildaure: Confound these old bones... Useless as I am, I should have been the one to be struck down...

Clemence: Ocher, Sister, and I will take turns to keep watch over the slumbering Archons. We’ll not leave them untended even for a moment.

Riol: Didn't the selfsame thing happen to Thancred? Who's bloody next?

Ephemie: We had spoken earnestly of doing more to ease the senior Scions' burdens─but not under these circumstances... nor less so soon. I only hope I will be equal to the challenge.

Coultenet: As a mage, I have some few scholarly acquaintances of my own, and will reach out to them for their insights. It may not be much, but ‘tis my own little way of aiding Mistress Alisaie.

Alianne: It cannot be discounted that Mistress Krile has heard the voice as well. I will ask Tataru to send her word of what has come to pass.

Hoary Boulder: This is an unprecedented predicament for the Scions, but we must remain strong─the least of us most of all.

Alisaie: Forgive me, that was an unseemly display...

Hoary Boulder: It happened before your very eyes, my lady. None here would have behaved any differently.

Hoary Boulder: We have borne the two of them to a private chamber. But tell me, is it true that Master Thancred languishes in a like state in Ala Mhigo?

Alisaie: I'm afraid so. Though, given the circumstances, it would seem best to observe them together. I will send word to Lyse that he should be brought here.

Hoary Boulder: Take heart, my lady. The world is full of scholars and knowledgeable folk of every persuasion. Someone out there is bound to know what ails our comrades, and how it may be cured. Thus will we rouse them─no matter what.

Alisaie: That we will, Hoary. That we will.

Alisaie: But first things first─our comrades will have questions. May I ask that you explain the situation to them? I must attend to a private matter.

Alisaie: Oh, I promised I'd visit someone in Limsa Lominsa. He's been waiting at Maelstrom Command for a while now.

Alisaie: ...You know, you should come along too. I think he'd be glad to see you.

Hoary Boulder: Worry not, [Player]─Ocher and Aenor are keeping watch over Mistress Y'shtola and Master Urianger. Pray keep Mistress Alisaie company.

At Maelstrom Command

Storm Private: With Mistress Alisaie, are you? She usually visits alone. Still, it'd make a welcome change for the little one.

Alisaie: As you've probably guessed, it's Ga Bu we've come to see. The private here will bring him out to us.

Alisaie: Ever since the Maelstrom took him in, I've tried to visit as often as I can. And after what befell our friends, I was taken by the urge to visit again. It's...difficult to explain.

Storm Private: Here he is, my lady.

Alisaie: Ga Bu...it's been too long.

Ga Bu: ...

Storm Private: I'm afraid there has been no change. If he can see or hear us, he has given no sign...

Alisaie: I see. You're still fighting.

Alisaie: I'm proud of you.

Alisaie: We promised that we would come and visit you together, didn't we. Alphinaud and I. I'm sorry that we haven't managed that yet.

Alisaie: You know, with the three of us like this, does it not remind you of that night? Of the stars beyond count, twinkling in the heavens?

Alisaie: I was feeling pretty low back then. Powerless. But I knew that my brother was close by if I needed him. And that the others would be waiting for me back at the Rising Stones.

Alisaie: Not like now.

Alisaie: I've seen my share of trouble since coming to Eorzea.

Alisaie: ...Been reminded again and again of my limitations─of how little I can change about this world. And I've come to know the sorrow of parting all too well.

Alisaie: But to have the people I hold dear struck down before my eyes, and be powerless to help them...? That─ That I cannot bear.

Player: You still have me. / You don't have to bear this burden alone.

Alisaie: ...No. I don't. You're right. It's pure arrogance to imagine I can solve everything by myself. You'd think I'd have learned that by now. Thank you. I don't know what I'd do without you.

Alisaie: Well, that's more than enough brooding for one day.

Alisaie: Come on. We have friends to save.

After the Meeting

Alisaie: Let's return to the Rising Stones and take it from there.

Alisaie: Thanks again for agreeing to come. It meant a lot to me.