The Burden of Knowledge

The Burden of Knowledge

Quest giver

Almet

Location

The Rak'tika Greatwood (X:30.5, Y:17.4)

Quest line

Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests

Level

75

Experience

 223,200

Gil

 4,384

Previous quest

In Good Faith

Next quest

Bearing With It

Patch

5.0

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Main Scenario Progress: 603 / 960 (62.8%)

   

Shadowbringers Progress: 62 / 157 (39.5%)

   

“

The entrance to the Qitana Ravel lies open, and Almet would see you on your way.

— In-game description

Rewards

Unlocks

• 
  The Qitana Ravel
• 
  Aether Current

Steps

• Search the destination.
• Enter the Qitana Ravel.
• Speak with Y'shtola.

Journal

• The entrance to the Qitana Ravel lies open, and Almet would see you on your way.

• The Eulmorans have been routed, and while they scramble to regroup, Almet urges you to make for the Qitana Ravel. Together with your fellow Scions, you travel east, following the trail of flowers leading to its entrance.

• You touch the door to the Qitana Ravel and feel aether emanating from within. The way is indeed open. Beyond awaits Rak'tika Falls and, you hope, the Lightwarden. Gritting your teeth, you cross the threshold, wary of the myriad dangers now stirring to life to bar your passage.
  • ※To enlist your companion NPCs for this duty, speak with them near the entrance or access Duty Support via the main menu. Use the Duty Finder if you wish to complete the instance alongside fellow players.

• After fighting your way past the sentinels of the Qitana Ravel, you arrive at Rak'Tika Falls where, as expected, you find the Lightwarden. A frantic battle ensues, but in the end you emerge victorious, and the primordial Light of the firmament at last gives way to a breathtaking night sky. Your task complete, you turn your steps back to Fanow.

• While passing through the halls of the Qitana Ravel, a series of murals chance to catch Y'shtola's eyes eye. As she ponders their significance, her thoughts are interrupted by the fashionably late arrival of Emet-Selch. He bids you make haste in quitting the temple, but soon finds himself similarly captivated by the murals, not out of curiosity but nostalgia. Y'shtola duly invites him to explain what it is they depict, and he obliges with an utterly unforeseeable tale: that Zodiark and Hydaelyn are the eldest of primals, and that it was the Ascians who first conjured them into being. his lesson concluded, Emet-Selch then departs, leaving you and your companions to continue your journey outside in stunned silence.

• You have been confronted with an uncomfortable truth–assuming it is the truth. Yet there is little time to give thought to Emet-Selch's claims, for you duty to save the First is not yet done.

Dialogue

Quest Acceptance

Y'shtola: Before we leave─Urianger, did you discover anything that may suggest the Lightwarden hides elsewhere?
Urianger: Nay. Though we had but little time before the Eulmorans' most unwelcome arrival, we scoured the nearby environs and spoke once more with the one called Korille. Having hearkened to her tale, it is my judgment that the sin eater which her late mother did espy was indeed the being we seek, and that it most likely resided in the vicinity of Rak'tika Falls. In the absence of any subsequent sighting, I have no reason to believe our quarry hath sought out a new sanctuary. And given the considerable difficulty we face in reaching the falls, we may be certain it hath not been disturbed by man.
Y'shtola: Then our course is clear. We must navigate the Qitana Ravel and make for Rak'tika Falls.
Almet: Though you see it as but another obstacle to be navigated, the Qitana Ravel is the oldest and most sacred of our temples. The accumulated knowledge of the empire is said to reside within. Knowledge which is rightly yours as allies of Ronka. You are welcome to explore.
Y'shtola: I fully intend to survey every ilm of it─once our mission is complete.
Uimet: Were the emperor still alive, he would be overjoyed to hear you say so. But I must warn you─though the way is open, it will still be heavily guarded.
Cymet: To discourage trespassers and test the worth of our allies, it had to be so. Be careful in there.
Almet: Head east and you will find the path of azure flowers leading to the Ravel. I wish you safe passage through its halls. (Cymet, Almet and Uimet bow)
Runar: Master Matoya. I know I cannot dissuade you from going, so please─promise me you will return safely. The Night's Blessed need you...
Y'shtola: You need not worry, Runar. I shall return, and bring with me a long-awaited gift. One the Night's Blessed will treasure now and forevermore. Now, let us away.