Their Greatest Contribution

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
==Journal==
* On account of his conversance with the celestial, Emet-Selch believes that Hermes would be a welcome addition to the Convocation─assuming he is inclined to join. For now, you settle in for more observation as the chief overseer of Elpis goes about his work.
* Having inspected the ampelos to his satisfaction, Hermes will next look in on a creature that is reportedly having problems─the charybdis. To that end, you make your way to the northern edge of Philomythes Notos.
* You learn that a third-generation charybdis is unable to fly due to its aetheric balance leaning strongly towards water. Though the observer in charge wishes to revert the specimen and its kind, having deemed them a lost cause, Hermes is loath to give up on them, and offers to transform in order to guide the creature skyward. The proposal is met with shock and dismay, for transforming in public is considered vainglorious and unseemly. While Hermes seems willing to bear the shame if it means saving the creatures, Emet-Selch is not wholly convinced. It is then that Hythlodaeus conceives of a solution. For this, he sends Emet-Selch off with the charybdis, while you and the others remain to assist him with the necessary preparations.
* Wearing a conspiratorial grin, Hythlodaeus reveals to you his grand plan: having Emet-Selch assist the charybdis. For your part, you are tasked with going to the man and making the initial plea. With the chat mode in Say, say “I have a favor to ask” to indicate to Emet-Selch that you have a request.
* As you had been warned, Emet-Selch is disinclined to cooperate, but persistence is the key. With the chat mode in Say, say “Please, Emet-Selch” to batter the man's bulwark of petulant defiance.
* Beneath the combined weight of your incessant nagging, Emet-Selch finally caves and agrees to assist the charybdis. As he tends to the creature, you enjoy a quiet conversation with Hythlodaeus, who speaks of Emet-Selch and their mutual friend with great fondness and admiration. The tale draws to a close just as the charybdis appears to find its wings, and Hythlodaeus bids you signal to Emet-Selch that he may return to the ground. A simple /wave should do the trick.
* While the observer is impressed that the charybdis can in fact fly, he remains of the opinion that it would be better to simply have their concept adjusted. Hermes, however, is adamant that they continue to be given a chance to prove themselves a worthy addition to the star, and his underling acquiesces before taking his leave. With that, Hermes declares all his present tasks complete, and you set off together back to Anagnorisis.
* In observing Hermes performing his duties, you have gained some insight into the workings of Elpis, but thus far have uncovered no clear connection to the Final Days. For the sake of the star and all you hold dear, you must keep searching for clues.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Hermes.
* Speak with Hermes again.
* Speak with Hythlodaeus.
* With the chat mode in Say, enter “I have a favor to ask” to Emet-Selch.
* With the chat mode in Say, enter “Please, Emet-Selch” to Emet-Selch.
* /wave to Emet-Selch from the edge of the isle.
* Speak with Emet-Selch.
==Script==
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Hythlodaeus 	Never before had I heard of dynamis or entelechies. I can only assume the Elpis flower was submitted to the bureau before I joined.
 	
Meteion 	Entelechy or no, we're friends! In thinness!
 	
Hermes 	All appears to be well. This shouldn't take long.
 	
Emetselch 	Not that I or anyone else would be able to make use of it even if we knew...
Emetselch 	But it irks me to discover that there is an entirely different form of energy─and no one told me.
Emetselch 	That personal annoyance aside, Hermes's knowledge is undeniably impressive. Given that there are none among the Fourteen who specialize in the celestial, he would be a welcome addition.
Emetselch 	Assuming he can be persuaded to join, that is. I still can't understand his hesitation...
 	
Hythlodaeus 	Oho, you wish to know why Emet-Selch was chosen for the Convocation? I should be glad to share the tale!
Hythlodaeus 	Ahem. It began when...
Emetselch 	Not. Another. Word.
Emetselch 	Lest you've forgotten, we're to learn about Hermes. Not me. My misspent youth is not your concern.
 	
Hythlodaeus 	(I'll tell you the tale when we're away from sensitive ears.)
 	
Emetselch 	<sigh> What now?
 	
Emetselch 	Hmmm... If you would accompany us, I suppose you should at least know that much.
Emetselch 	The Convocation of Fourteen is a governing body that determines myriad policies. Our goal is to ensure that all is right in creation, that our star may know a brighter future.
Emetselch 	As the name suggests, the council is comprised of fourteen offices, each of which is held by an individual chosen for their surpassing abilities.
Emetselch 	Depending on the office, one is required to either be an authority in a certain field, or possess skills that would facilitate the performance of their stipulated duties.
Emetselch 	The former category includes Mitron, specialist in aquatic life; Loghrif, specialist in terrestrial life and husbandry...
Emetselch 	Halmarut, specialist in fungal and plant life; Emmerololth, specialist in medicine and healing...
Emetselch 	And Lahabrea, specialist in creation magicks, who has brought forth phantom beings of the highest complexity.
Emetselch 	As for the latter category, there is Altima, advocate of the arts; Igeyorhm, champion of enlightenment and rhetoric; Pashtarot, preserver of discipline and order...
Emetselch 	Emet-Selch, keeper of the aetherial realm─or “Underworld” in the vernacular; Fandaniel, pursuer of extant phenomena...
Emetselch 	And Azem, traveler of the world and counselor to the people.
Emetselch 	...What? Should I be revealing such details to you? Don't be silly. Even children know this much, and you would do well to remember it all.
Emetselch 	Then why did you bother me!? <sigh> Honestly, I'm beginning to think you were created for the sole purpose of trying my patience...
 	
Hermes 	My apologies for the wait. I have inspected the ampelos to my satisfaction.
Hermes 	All is well with the creature, and I daresay it won't be long ere it is released unto the world.
Hermes 	Another creation, however, reportedly isn't faring so well─the charybdis.
Hermes 	That is what we shall tend to next.
Hermes 	If you would follow me, my friends, we shall return to the main isle and head north.
 	
Emetselch 	A serpentine bird...or a winged snake?
 	
Hythlodaeus 	There is a slight difference in aetheric balance between these charybdises.
Hythlodaeus 	By this, it may be assumed that they aren't the original creations, but their offspring.
 	
Meteion 	Why is this one blue and shiny...?
 	
Anagnorisisstaff04425	Uwaaah! ...Oh, forgive me, I thought another member of the Convocation had come. This is turning out to be an eventful day...
 	
Hermes 	I understand there is a problem with one of the charybdis.
Anagnorisisstaff04425	Yes, that's right.
Anagnorisisstaff04425	As you know, the charybdis is based on a sea creature. Owing to adjustments to enhance its affinity to wind, it is capable of flight.
Anagnorisisstaff04425	The specimens created from the concept could all fly without issue, but a problem arose in subsequent generations.
Anagnorisisstaff04425	This third-generation creature was born with an aetheric balance leaning strongly towards water. Its aquatic origin reasserting itself, it would seem...
Anagnorisisstaff04425	The result being its affinity to wind is diminished, and it cannot fly. No matter what we try, we can't get it to rise even the slightest bit.
Anagnorisisstaff04425	For such change to manifest in so few generations... I fear they are too unstable. Flawed.
Anagnorisisstaff04425	With your permission, I will revert the creatures, and recommend to the bureau that the concept be revised.
Hermes 	...With its aetheric balance leaning towards water, the charybdis would indeed struggle to manipulate wind.
Hermes 	Yet it is too early to conclude that it cannot fly. Having failed at first, it may simply have developed a fear.
Hermes 	I shall transform and fly with it, helping it to manipulate wind until it finds its wings.
Anagnorisisstaff04425	What!? Y-You needn't go to such lengths...
Emetselch 	You don't know? <sigh> But of course not...
Emetselch 	Transformation is an art in which one manipulates a vast quantity of aether to construct another body around oneself.
Emetselch 	In practice, this allows one to assume any conceivable form, and thereby transcend the limits of one's flesh.
Emetselch 	Yet convenient though it may be, transforming in the presence of others is considered vainglorious in the extreme. As uncouth and unseemly as running about robeless. Shameful.
Emetselch 	Am I to understand you make a habit of this?
Hermes 	N-Nothing of the sort. It's just that, when transformed, I can wield the wind and fly.
Hermes 	It may seem excessive, but what is our shame next to the lives of these creatures?
Hermes 	They deserve a chance, and we owe it to them to do all in our power!
Emetselch 	Be that as it may...
Hythlodaeus 	Hmmm...
Hythlodaeus 	Yes, I believe I have a solution. Emet-Selch─may I trouble you to move that charybdis away from its fellows? Somewhere out of sight.
Hythlodaeus 	Meanwhile, I'd like the rest of you to help me prepare here.
Emetselch 	What mischief are you scheming now?
Hythlodaeus 	No mischief, I assure you. I would but spare you the need to report to your colleagues that Hermes committed an indiscretion.
Hythlodaeus 	So have a little faith, and run along.
Emetselch 	I trust you don't mind?
 	
Emetselch 	Well? Are your preparations for the scheme that is clearly not a scheme complete?
 	
Hermes 	Hythlodaeus is a man of ideas. I wonder what he has thought up this time...
 	
Meteion 	We must help the charybdis to fly. Or else they will all die!
 	
Anagnorisisstaff04425	Such bother when we could simply begin anew... But I shall defer to the chief overseer.
 	
Hythlodaeus 	Emet-Selch is out of sight? Good. Let's speak of the plan.
Hythlodaeus 	It's a stroke of genius, really: we have Emet-Selch train the charybdis!
Hythlodaeus 	Aside from being able to fly untransformed, he can readily see aether currents.
Hythlodaeus 	And with his adept spellcraft, he can also employ suitable wind magicks to guide the creature along.
Hermes 	While he is indeed capable of all you described, it is not his duty. I am loath to trouble him with it.
Hythlodaeus 	Don't be! As I mentioned, it would also be for his own sake. With that settled, let's begin at once!
Hythlodaeus 	[Player Name]─I want you to go to Emet-Selch. Tell him that you have a favor to ask.
Hythlodaeus 	He will be disinclined to cooperate at first, but you mustn't be discouraged. With our friend, the trick is to be unflaggingly persistent.
Hythlodaeus 	Off you go, now, and good luck!
 	
Hythlodaeus 	The rest of us will be right behind you. We wouldn't think to miss the fun!
 	
Hermes 	With apologies to Emet-Selch, but this may be the best approach. Let us work together to win him over!
 	
Meteion 	I'll persist too!
 	
Anagnorisisstaff04425	M-Me...? Uh...perhaps it's best if I watched from afar...
 	
Saytodo 	I have a favor to ask
 	
Emetselch 	Well? Are your preparations for the scheme that is clearly not a scheme complete?
 	
Emetselch 	Oh no you don't! I'm not lifting a finger!
Emetselch 	Ugh. I don't know what Hythlodaeus is up to, and I will not be made to know. I refuse!
 	
Saytodo 	Please, Emet-Selch
 	
Emetselch 	You may tell Hythlodaeus he can contrive another brilliant solution─one that doesn't involve me!
 	
Hythlodaeus 	If I didn't know better, I'd say Emet-Selch is enjoying himself. Not that he'd ever deign to admit it.
 	
Hermes 	It's flying... It's really flying, as if it were born to do so... Thank goodness...
 	
Meteion 	Look, [Player Name]! Look how well the charybdis flies!
 	
Hermes 	I have no words to express my gratitude. Thanks to you, the charybdis has learned to fly.
Hythlodaeus 	And [Player Name] and I could relax and have a pleasant chat.
Emetselch 	I'm sure you did.
Emetselch 	The creature needed some small assistance at first, but soon it was flying more or less on its own. I doubt you will need to repeat the lesson.
Anagnorisisstaff04425	That was truly impressive!
Anagnorisisstaff04425	I witnessed it all from afar─the charybdis flies!
Hermes 	Indeed. With this, we've proven that even a creature with skewed aetheric balance is capable of flight.
Hermes 	Though we helped it to achieve this, the charybdis is a herd animal. They may well aid their struggling kin in like fashion if and when the need arises.
Hermes 	Keeping this in mind, I bid you continue observing them.
Anagnorisisstaff04425	If that is what you want...
Anagnorisisstaff04425	But if I may say so, rather than hoping an idealistic possibility comes to pass, would it not be simpler to have the concept adjusted? That way, we could guarantee that anomalies such as this specimen are never born in the first place.
Hermes 	These creatures are already here. We will spare no effort in giving them a chance to survive.
Anagnorisisstaff04425	As you wish, Chief. As you wish.
Meteion 	Hermes...
Hermes 	I'm fine. Don't worry.
Hermes 	Well, that concludes all of my present tasks.
Hermes 	Let us return to Anagnorisis for now.
 	
Hythlodaeus 	I thoroughly enjoyed myself─at the end most of all!
 	
Hermes 	Now you've seen what I do. Was it everything you were expecting...?
 	
Meteion 	All the creations are happy. That makes me happy too!
 	
Emetselch 	...What? Want to apologize for forcing me to help, do you?
Emetselch 	Save your breath. You didn't force me to do anything─I merely chose the most expeditious way to have done with an impediment to our business.
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Endwalker Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV