Declaration of Blood

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* The voice is waiting to be heard, yet you cannot seem to grasp it on your own. Though disappointed, Fray will help you to understand its intent. Only communion will suffice. Moraby Drydocks will be where you conduct the rites next.
* Where do these people come from!? These helpless, hopeless weaklings who see fit to beg the assistance of every passing adventurer. And now comes another, beseeching the Warrior of Light to recover some stolen chest or crate of only the gods know what! The merchant claims the Qiqirn bandits and their leader will prove worthy prey, but we have been disappointed before...
* All around you lay the remains of Qiqirn, hacked to pieces, some beyond recognition. Chest heaving with exertion, you gaze at the bloodstained sword in your hands, uncertain how long you have held it. The pounding in your head intensifies, and you blink back the pain. Fray... Where is Fray...?
* Fray looks how you feel─utterly spent and in need of a rest. “Finish it,” s/he says. “Finish what we started...”
* Madness! Utter madness! That spineless sack of shite actually demanded compensation for his property! The nerve of these people, after all we do for them! But Fray was not about to let that pass, oh no! It was a thing of glory, Fray giving voice to our feelings. Our words tumbling from Fray's mouth. But why did s/he have to leave? Where could s/he have gone?
* Fray fears for us. She/He knows we cannot go on like this. The voice...we must hearken to the voice...
* Fray is right, of course. Fray has always been right. Only when we have renounced everything are we free to do anything. We can leave it behind─all of it. The Scions. The Alliance. Even Hydaelyn. All we have to do is ask, and s/he shall set us free.
※The next dark knight quest will be available from Fray upon reaching level 50.
==Objectives==
* Rendezvous with Fray at the Moraby Drydocks.
* Speak with Fray on the Salt Strand.
* Speak with Fray.
* Return the stolen merchandise.
* Search for Fray.
* Commune with Fray.
==Script==
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Fray 	...I'm beginning to question your commitment, [Player Name].
Fray 	You haven't heard the voice since our last communion, which means you haven't taken my lessons to heart.
Fray 	You know I'm trying to help you, don't you? All of this is for your benefit.
Fray 	You listen, but you don't understand─
Fray 	...Never mind.
Fray 	You're the stubborn type. I know that. We'll just have to keep at it until you open your eyes.
Fray 	Moraby Drydocks. That's where we'll head next.
 	
Fray 	...Never much cared for the ocean, myself.
Fray 	That friend of mine─the one I told you about after our first communion. We came out here together, once.
Fray 	Long story short, we ended up doing something ridiculously foolish and were lucky to make it out alive.
Fray 	I tried to talk her/him out of it, but s/he just had to get on that damn boat...
Merchant02057 	Don't be like that, friend! Isn't the Maelstrom supposed to aid the smallfolk when they're in a spot of trouble?
Styrnlona 	So far as it is possible, yes, but...such matters fall within the purview of the Yellowjackets, and─
Merchant02057 	And they told me to bugger off─can you believe that!? I'm begging you, Sergeant!
Styrnlona 	I... Wait. Is that you, [Player Name]/[Player Name]/[Player Name]?
Styrnlona 	It is! The legend herself/himself! Forgive me, madam/sir, I never thanked you properly for your service to Limsa Lominsa. When I first heard Leviathan had been summoned, I feared that─
Merchant02057 	Why, if it isn't that famous adventurer who's been killing primals left and right!
Merchant02057 	Truly, the Twelve must be watching over me, because you're just the woman/man I need!
Merchant02057 	<sniffle> <sob> I...I am the victim of a terrible─nay, heinous crime! I was waylaid by Qiqirn bandits near the Salt Strand, who left me with naught more than the clothes on my back!
Fray 	...And what makes you think I give a Qiqirn's arse about your troubles? Go and bother the Yellowjackets, like the sergeant said.
Fray 	I seek worthy prey, not a gang of rats.
Merchant02057 	How can you say such a thing, madam/sir!? Without your help, I'm ruined!
 	
Merchant02057 	Spoken like a true hero!
Merchant02057 	So you know, the rank and file didn't seem so dangerous, but their leader was a mean-looking bastard...
Merchant02057 	But considering the foes you've faced in the past, he couldn't possibly pose a threat to you!
 	
Merchant02057 	W-Wait, just listen! You said you wanted worthy prey, yes!?
Merchant02057 	Their leader was a mean-looking bastard, at least two or three times the size of the others. It'd probably take a dozen men to bring him down!
Merchant02057 	If it's a challenge you want, then there it is! Just you against him and his cronies! What say you, madam/sir?
 	
Fray 	Shut your mouth and wait here. I'll be back.
 	
Styrnlona 	You really don't have to do this, madam/sir...
 	
Merchant02057 	You'll find them on the Salt Strand, madam/sir. That's where they made camp. Only mind their leader, eh? He's a mean-looking bastard, that one.
 	
Fray 	If this Qiqirn isn't everything he promised, I'll take it out of his hide...
Fray 	Let's make the most of this, [Player Name]. No style, no guile, just chaos. Mark your limits, then push yourself beyond. Let the darkness guide you and set you free.
 	
Fray 	Heh...heh... You did well...
Fray 	All that's left...is to return the goods to their owner...
Fray 	...Finish it... Finish what we started...
 	
Fray 	The hard part is over... Now finish it...
 	
Merchant02057 	Ah, it's you! Were you able to catch up with those bandits?
Merchant02057 	Er, yes...that seems to be mine, but...
Merchant02057 	...Llymlaen take me, I can't sell this!
Merchant02057 	Everything's soaked through with Qiqirn blood! What did you do─carve one open and leave him to bleed all over my wares!?
Merchant02057 	I'm ruined...utterly ruined.
Merchant02057 	Madam/Sir, I demand recompense for your reckless destruction of my property!
Merchant02057 	I am a reasonable man, so I will acknowledge that you are not wholly responsible. Fifty percent of the value should suffice.
Fray 	Fifty percent? FIFTY PERCENT!?
Fray 	I slaughter a gang of Qiqirn bandits for your precious goods and this is the thanks I receive!?
Fray 	You spineless sack of shite. I kill your enemies. I fetch your things. I do what you people can't or won't do yourselves.
Fray 	You're helpless. Weak. All you do is want and need.
Fray 	I should've left you all to drown in Leviathan's tidal wave. At least then I would've been spared your constant bloody whining.
Fray 	Do not speak to me of this ever again.
Merchant02057 	P-Pray forgive me my insolence, madam/sir!
Styrnlona 	[Player Name]/[Player Name]/[Player Name], madam/sir, I... You have every right to be upset, but...
Styrnlona 	...I think he understands, madam/sir.
 	
Merchant02057 	Never again, madam/sir! I promise!
 	
Styrnlona 	Honestly, madam/sir. I...I don't think you had to...
Fray 	We can't keep doing this, [Player Name]. You must see now what it's doing to us... What they're doing to us...
Fray 	These...these people...
 	
Fray 	Yes...yes, you are right. You must hearken to its words and discover your true calling.
Fray 	You are close, [Player Name]─so very, very close...
Fray 	I wish I could tell you. I wish I could make you see.
Fray 	But all I can do is guide you on your journey...
 	
Fray 	Not entirely true, [Player Name]. They have helped you to cultivate the darkness within, in a way. But their help is no longer needed.
Fray 	All that remains is to hearken to the voice─to grasp its words and discover your true calling.
Fray 	I wish I could tell you. I wish I could make you see.
Fray 	But all I can do is guide you on your journey...
 	
Fray 	Hah...hahaha! Right you are, [Player Name]! Right you are!
Fray 	Felt good, didn't it? Seeing that sniveling wretch tremble. I think he nearly pissed himself!
Fray 	You're finally starting to see them for what they are now, aren't you? Good, good.
Fray 	All that remains is to hearken to the voice─to grasp its words and discover your true calling...
 	
Fray 	A chorus of voices cries out for a hero, and s/he comes.
Fray 	She/He smiles. She/He nods. And s/he remains silent...
Fray 	But s/he too has a voice...
Fray 	I will be heard...
Fray 	...[Player Name].
Fray 	...You stand at the precipice, but do not fear the fall.
Fray 	Cast yourself into the abyss, and you shall soar above, free at last.
Fray 	There are other lands than these, [Player Name]─lands where we are not known. Ask, and we shall quit this place forever.
Fray 	Only when you have renounced everything are you free to do anything.
Fray 	When we meet again, you will give us your answer.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
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