Helping Hands

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
==Journal==
* The watcher would guide you to the facility housing the moon's crew, but the terrain is not easily traversed. To that end, he suggests seeking the aid of Argos to ferry you there. The moon's aetherial guardian is nowhere to be seen, however, and so the watcher suggests calling for him near the Crushing Brand.
* You arrive at the Crushing Brand, but you have further yet to go. Your true destination is a nearby cavern, the Chlorophosgrot. The watcher believes the ambient aether there should allow Argos to take form.
* The cavern is covered in lunar spongoi, which draw aether from the ground and disperse it into the air. There is not yet enough ambient aether in the area, however, and so the watcher asks you to spare a small portion of your own, to speed the process and help Argos to manifest.
* After a few moments, a swirling mass of aether takes shape, and Argos appears in a flash of light. The aetherial guardian is as friendly as before and, perhaps sensing what is to come, creates reflections of himself, one for each of your companions. With that, your party is ready to cross the chasm and meet the moon's crew.
* The watcher will accompany you no further, but he bids you heed the counsel of the moon's pilots, and prays for your success. And so you turn to your companions and the guardians which will deliver you to the other side of the chasm.
* Erring on the side of caution, Y'shtola suggests the two of you cross first, with Thancred and Urianger following soon after. The plan decided, you soar over the chasm and arrive at last at the facility where the caretakers await. Wherever could they be?
* As you enter into the facility, devices on the lower floor whir to life. They soon open, and from within diminutive rabbit-like creatures emerge in droves, a sight in violent defiance of all expectation. These are Hydaelyn's chosen pilots, however, so perhaps there is more to them than meets the eye.
==Objectives==
* Speak with the watcher.
* Speak with the watcher again.
* Suffuse the lunar spongoi with aether.
* Speak with the watcher.
* Speak with Y'shtola.
* Speak with Thancred.
==Script==
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Thancred 	The moon...is a ship? Well, now I've heard everything.
 	
Urianger 	I should very much like to hear more of this extraordinary story...
 	
Yshtola 	It may be true, but others will struggle to believe it. I can scarcely believe it myself.
 	
Watcherofmoon 	F20223The time is come for you to be on your way.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223The crater at the heart of Mare Lamentorum, where Zodiark was imprisoned, is not so easily traversed, however.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Let us call upon Argos, the familiar whom you met earlier. He should have no trouble bearing you across.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223As Hydaelyn created me as the gaoler, so too did She create Argos as the guard...01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223It is his nature to appear when needed, and yet he is nowhere to be found. Strange... Mayhap the imbalancing of aether has affected him.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Let us make for the Crushing Brand, and attempt to call upon him there.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223You need but recall the path you walked with Argos before, and you will find your way.01
Yshtola 	If he labors in service to Hydaelyn's plan, I see no reason not to do as he suggests. Shall we make for this Crushing Brand, then?
 	
Thancred 	With a little preparation, it might be possible to traverse the gap on foot.
Thancred 	Then again, it would be a long, long way down if one should slip... Perhaps another time.
 	
Urianger 	Naught could prepare me for the boundless beauty of Etheirys. Shining, shimmering, amidst a sea of stars.
Urianger 	A blue sapphire, and but one of countless other jewels brimming with life, no doubt...
 	
Yshtola 	So close and yet so far. Does not the harsh terrain remind you of somewhere we've been before? The Dravanian forelands, aye.
Yshtola 	A place that rejects the intrusion of outsiders. Where solitude reigns supreme... At the very least, it sounds suitable for Zodiark's prison.
 	
Watcherofmoon 	F20223The place we seek is just ahead at the Chlorophosgrot.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223You see, Argos cannot manifest without sufficient concentrations of ambient aether.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223You would be hard-pressed to find a greater confluence than inside this cavern.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Follow me.01
 	
Thancred 	The guard of Zodiark's prison, eh? Blood red eyes, slavering maw, and built like a behemoth, I'd imagine. Let's hope he's friendly.
 	
Urianger 	Curious... This place doth call to mind Pla Enni, home of the Nu Mou.
 	
Yshtola 	This entire cave is thrumming with ambient aether...
Yshtola 	Alas, any further analysis will have to wait.
 	
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Yes, here will do nicely.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223The lunar spongoi draw aether from the ground, which is then dispersed in the air. At present, however, the ambient energies are not quite sufficient for Argos to manifest.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Might you be willing to spare some of your own to help the spongoi along?01
 	
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Given time, the lunar spongoi would suffuse this space with sufficient aether, but we need not wait if you are willing to provide a helping hand.01
 	
Watcherofmoon 	F20223A most fascinating creation of Hydaelyn's, would you not agree? Should the need arise, he is even able to create reflections of himself on a whim.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Though I assure you it was no reflection which accompanied you earlier to the brand.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223No, Argos was quite eager to be at your side then, as he is now, it seems.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223I cannot recall when last he showed such an affinity for anyone. Indeed, I thought him more likely to shy away from you and your companions.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Perhaps it was more than a sense of duty that compelled him to aid you before.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223As for your companions...01
Yshtola 	Unexpected, but greatly appreciated.
Yshtola 	I believe we are all ready.
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Then let us return outside that you may cross the chasm.01
 	
Thancred 	I was expecting something a little more intimidating and less...“man's best friend.”
 	
Urianger 	To whom wouldst Hydaelyn entrust the command of so grand a vessel, I wonder?
 	
Yshtola 	Dalamud has long been described as the “loyal hound” of Menphina due to its relation to the greater moon...
Yshtola 	It seems highly improbable─if not impossible─for ancient peoples to have known of Argos, but now I wonder whether there is some connection...
 	
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Your destination is the structure there across the Cradle of Darkness.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223But climb onto Argos's back, and he will take care of the rest.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Once you arrive, it should not take long to find the ship's crew. The facility is designed to rouse them from their slumber in the event of Zodiark's destruction.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Heed their counsel. Together, you may guide the star and its people to a kinder fate.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223This is where we part ways. But know that I shall ever be watching and praying for your success.01
 	
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Worry not for me. Real though I may appear as you and yours, I am but a part of this moon. A creation of Hydaelyn, entrusted with the memories of an acquaintance long dead, but not forgotten.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223My charge of Zodiark has ended, but so long as the moon exists, I shall not want for purpose.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223I shall remain, ever watching, ever praying for your success.01
 	
Yshtola 	Our ally's assurances notwithstanding, we cannot be certain what awaits us on the other side, so perhaps it would be best if we did not all go at once. I propose the two of us cross first while Thancred and Urianger wait here.
 	
Yshtola 	Onward!
Yshtola 	A malefic aether yet permeates from the crater. Remnants of Zodiark, most like.
Yshtola 	Just a little further...
Yshtola 	This structure is enormous...though that is hardly surprising given the size of the average Amaurotine.
Thancred 	Apologies for the wait.
Yshtola 	Right, then. Let us head inside and...oh?
Urianger 	Most intriguing. A means by which he conserveth energy, mayhap?
Thancred 	Well, I certainly wouldn't want him to blink out of existence on our account, helpful as he's been.
 	
Yshtola 	If Argos is to remain without, let us not keep him waiting overlong.
 	
Urianger 	Truly a marvel beyond description.
 	
Yshtola 	Its scale is reminiscent of Amaurot, or rather, the replica we visited on the First.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Endwalker Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV