A Welcome Guest

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
==Objectives==
* Return to the Ocular at the Crystarium.
* Speak with Beq Lugg.
* Speak with Beq Lugg at the Inn at Journey's Head.
* Treat the patients with soul tonic.
* Speak with Beq Lugg.
==Script==
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Alphinaud 	We mustn't dally here any longer, [Player Name]. If Beq Lugg is to hear the truth of our travails in the First, you of all people should be present.
 	
Alphinaud 	Beq Lugg has a fine eye. Though we have yet to begin, I rather think the Exarch was right to call on them.
 	
Alisaie 	I sometimes forget we're not truly here in the First. It will be good to be whole again...
 	
Yshtola 	Did you happen to notice the magicked brooms strewn about the Grand Cosmos? Uncanny.
 	
Mysteryvoice 	Fortunately for us, Beq Lugg is of a mind to see you and your fellow Scions justly compensated for your efforts.
 	
Beq Lugg 	You have spun quite a tale. But tell me─have you given any thought as to how you might return to your world?
Beq Lugg 	...White auracite, you say? An intriguing proposition.
Beq Lugg 	But one which fails to account for the present state of your souls.
Beq Lugg 	They have become highly charged, likely as a consequence of having maintained tangible forms for so long. In such an energetic, unstable state, there is no telling what may happen to their souls within the auracite. They could very well become immutable to transference, never to be restored to their bodies.
Yshtola 	Then...would it be possible to force our souls into a state of dormancy, prior to transference?
Beq Lugg 	In theory, yes. But the soul is not a candle to be snuffed out and relit on a whim.
Alisaie 	Well, that sounds ominous. What exactly would rendering our souls dormant entail?
Beq Lugg 	In order to maintain a corporeal form, your souls constantly draw aether from your surroundings. This process must be halted, and the resulting surfeit of aether removed.
Beq Lugg 	Your minds would ultimately be separated from these faux bodies of yours, rendering you incapable of interacting with the world around you. A cruel fate under normal circumstances, but one which will be rectified upon your return home.
Alisaie 	Leaving lifeless husks... Like those poor souls at the Inn at Journey's Head─corrupted by the sin eaters, their aether made stagnant by the Light.
Beq Lugg 	Corrupted? Stagnant...?
 	
Beq Lugg 	Might I see these unfortunate individuals?
Mysteryvoice 	Why? Do you think you might be able to help them?
Beq Lugg 	I might...or I might not. But I shan't know for sure until I have seen their condition firsthand.
Alisaie 	Then I would be glad to take you to them...on the understanding that you won't do anything which might increase their suffering.
Beq Lugg 	It was my faith in man I lost, not my compassion.
Yshtola 	Well, I see no need for all of us to accompany you. While you escort our guest to the Inn, I will assist Urianger in creating the requisite auracite.
Mysteryvoice 	I believe my talents would be better applied to that endeavor as well. Might I leave the three of you to assist Beq Lugg as necessary?
Alphinaud 	Let us make for Amh Araeng, then.
 	
Yshtola 	Urianger is more than capable of creating the auracite on his own, but if aught should go awry, I would be on hand to assist him.
 	
Mysteryvoice 	It pains me that there are those who yet suffer despite our victory over the Light. We must hope a way can be found to help both them and our friends.
 	
Alisaie 	Beq Lugg told me they wished to meet the worst afflicted. Halric... <sigh> There are times when I swear there's something he wants to tell me, if only he could form the words.
 	
Alphinaud 	Having broken Light's stranglehold on the First, I would like to believe they will one day recover. Yet I fear that day may not come soon...
 	
Halric 	<mumble>
 	
Beq Lugg 	So this is Halric, is it? ...Yes, his aetheric balance leans perilously toward the Light.
Beq Lugg 	Toward stasis...
Alphinaud 	What do you suppose will happen to him?
Beq Lugg 	Not too bright, are you, boy? The same as all poor souls corrupted by the Light─he will become a sin eater.
Alisaie 	You don't know that. We've defeated the Wardens and banished the Light from the night sky. Halric was completely unresponsive before, but now...
Halric 	...<mumble>
Beq Lugg 	Then perhaps there is yet hope. Hmmm...
Beq Lugg 	If I may, there is a treatment I wish to administer to the patients.
Alisaie 	What sort of treatment?
Beq Lugg 	In the course of my studies of the soul, I once created a tonic which could temporarily stimulate the aether in one's body. After some refinement, it came to be used by the knights of Voeburt.
Beq Lugg 	Then for far darker purposes...
Beq Lugg 	Lest it fall into the wrong hands, I swore never again to make it. But for their sakes, I will break that oath.
Beq Lugg 	It is not like to reverse the stagnation, mind you, but it should offer some measure of relief.
 	
Alisaie 	Please let this work...
 	
Alphinaud 	Leave this one to me, [Player Name].
 	
Beq Lugg 	Come. Let us see what effect my tonic will have on their aether, if any.
 	
Todden 	...
 	
Pawnil 	...Hm? What is this...warmth I feel in my chest?
 	
Voyne 	I...I feel...warm! And my legs, they...they don't feel as heavy...
 	
Todden 	...
 	
Pawnil 	Strange... Is it me, or is it suddenly warmer? It feels rather nice.
 	
Voyne 	Well, fancy that... My hands don't feel quite so stiff. Thank you, miss/sir.
 	
Beq Lugg 	Now then, have you noted any change in the patients?
Alphinaud 	A notable rise in body temperature and increased motor function. In most of the patients, at least.
Alisaie 	The more severely afflicted show no response.
Beq Lugg 	As I feared, then.
Beq Lugg 	'Tis true that with the restoration of night, the corrupting influence of Light will no longer grow. And yes, their bodies will naturally return to equilibrium given time...
Beq Lugg 	But this holds true only for their corporeal aether. Their incorporeal aether─that of the soul─is not so easily mended.
Alphinaud 	Which is why those in the later stages of corruption─like Halric─appear unaffected by your tonic.
Beq Lugg 	Precisely.
Beq Lugg 	The boy's soul is too far gone, his mind held together by the finest of threads.
Beq Lugg 	There is a chance he may one day recover, of course, but it could take years─decades, even.
Alisaie 	By the gods, he could wake to find himself an old man.
Alphinaud 	A fine reward for his persistence... The opportunity to mourn the life he never had a chance to live.
Alisaie 	No, there must be something we can do.
Alisaie 	Look, I realize this is not why we petitioned your aid, but do you think it possible we can find a way to hasten their recovery?
Beq Lugg 	...Maybe.
Beq Lugg 	Nor do I think it impossible that in treating them, we might learn something of relevance to your own predicament...
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV