Going Underground

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
==Journal==
* Alphinaud's proposal to aid the Forum in improving their starship in exchange for being allowed to borrow it for some unspecified undertaking was, surprisingly, accepted by the majority. Fourchenault, who was on the losing side of the vote, now finds himself forced to comply with the wishes of the Forum and guide the Scions to the secret location where the ark is undergoing its final adjustments.
* The descent into the lower reaches of Labyrinthos begins at the Archeion, though you are required to obtain permission to ride the lift before proceeding farther. Having seen to the arrangements, Fourchenault leads the way to the Medial Circuit.
* You follow Fourchenault past the many and varied facilities of the Medial Circuit, before arriving at Logistikon Alpha.
* Alphinaud regales you with a tale from his childhood in which his father taught him the fundamentals of precipitation. Though somewhat unrelated to your present endeavor, the anecdote serves to remind you that relations between Alphinaud and Fourchenault were not always as strained as they have been in recent years...
* You ride the lift down to the Central Circuit, where the Forum's greatest secrets are apparently kept. Despite the many hurdles you were required to overcome to even set foot here, Fourchenault permits you free rein of the area. However, as time is of the essence, you decide that you had best save your wandering for another time.
* Fourchenault explains that the aetherburner is being constructed in a nearby location under the supervision of one Kokkol Dankkol. He then leads the way down the path, followed closely by your fellow Scions.
* After finally rousing Kokkol Dankkol from his pondering, the eccentric engineer explains that in order to render the ark capable of achieving the required speeds, he must obtain large quantities of refined adamantite. Though you are no stranger to seeking out rare materials, this particular alloy is believed to be found only in certain highly coveted Allagan artifacts, such as those hidden in the depths of Dalamud's shards. Given the inherent risk in venturing inside these sites, Kokkol has refrained from sending gleaners to procure the adamantite. Luckily for him and the Scions, you have an extensive network of able-bodied warriors ready and willing to undertake such expeditions. With an impromptu linkpearl conversation, Alphinaud arranges for quantities of the metal to be delivered from every corner of the world─along with a Far Eastern relic or two from Othard─which should resolve Kokkol's predicament.
* With so many visitors expected to be pouring into Sharlayan in the near future, Krile decides to return to the surface to make the necessary arrangements. She also hints that she may have her own means of acquiring refined adamantite, but decides to keep her source a secret for the time being.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Fourchenault outside the Archeion.
* Speak with Fourchenault again.
* Speak with Alphinaud.
* Speak with Hester.
* Speak with Fourchenault.
* Speak with Kokkol Dankkol.
* Speak with Krile.
==Script==
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Alphinaud 	As Father seems so eager to help, maybe we can have him educate us about the aetherburner.
 	
Alisaie 	While I very much take issue with the Forum's approach to selecting whom to save and when, they're not wrong for wanting to minimize potential conflicts.
Alisaie 	Fortunately, if this plan of ours actually works, the great exodus itself will become entirely unnecessary...
 	
Thancred 	My affinity for espionage may have earned me the title of Archon, but I was completely unaware of the Forum's plans. There may have been clues here and there, had I been of a mind to look for them...but contemplating that possibility only serves to further wound my pride.
Thancred 	Not that anyone could have realistically surmised that their brilliant stratagem was to build a giant ship, fly to the moon─a still-larger vessel in truth─and use that to travel to another star. Even now, the whole idea seems positively absurd when spoken aloud.
 	
Urianger 	Of late, I have seen no sign of the Loporrits...
Urianger 	This being their first opportunity to experience the wonders of Sharlayan, the potential for misadventure is nigh infinite...
 	
Yshtola 	I'm a little vexed that we've yet to learn of the Forum's replacement for the Antitower, though I expect that in time, they'll share that too with us─and with Master Matoya, if they've any sense.
 	
Grahatia 	The further we pursue the mysteries of the universe, the more I struggle to comprehend the fortuitous nature of time itself.
Grahatia 	We measure and quantify it based on observations of celestial bodies, such as the sun and moon, but from your account it is unclear whether the ancients viewed time in a similar manner...
Grahatia 	I mention this because while Venat knew the Final Days would reoccur at a defined point in the future, she presumably had no way of knowing exactly when.
Grahatia 	Even so, the completion of the Forum's preparations to escape to the moon aligning so closely with the advent of the Final Days is surely no coincidence...
 	
Estinien 	Perhaps if Midgardsormr were still alive─in the traditional sense, that is─he could have offered to help the vessel attain the necessary speeds.
Estinien 	Then again, there's no guarantee his contribution would make enough of a difference to matter.
 	
Krile 	Phew... I'll admit, bringing up the issue of the Forum's incomplete ark was more than a little daunting.
Krile 	They were, to their credit, quite open about the current state of affairs. What was even more surprising, though, was when they took Alphinaud up on his offer!
 	
Fourchenault 	As instructed, I shall take you to see the aetherburner.
Fourchenault 	Meet me outside the Archeion. I trust you can make your own way there.
Alphinaud 	So the ark is being built in Labyrinthos. Hardly surprising. Where else could they conceal such a massive undertaking...
 	
Alphinaud 	Where once we were refused entry, we are now welcomed as guests...
 	
Alisaie 	It seems so long ago we first set foot here.
 	
Thancred 	Some would surely object to the Forum allowing “foreign elements” to have the run of their secret facilities. We should count ourselves lucky.
 	
Urianger 	Among the many and varied documents sent to the moon, I did chance upon several inventories made in the Archeion.
Urianger 	Mayhap the Forum believed such records would provide insight into the intricacies of clerical duties. Regardless, the Loporrits did not consider them worthy of more than a cursory glance.
 	
Yshtola 	That we have been granted permission to enter the lower levels is proof of our increased standing. Would that they had been willing to confide in us sooner...
 	
Grahatia 	It has been many moons since I last visited Labyrinthos. As vast as the archives were back then, they've only continued to grow in the days since.
 	
Estinien 	I don't understand the appeal of reshaping it to look like the world above. Make your peace with what it is, or go outside if that's what you prefer.
 	
Krile 	Do they intend to carry everything in the Archeion to the moon? They said they'd started loading scientific records and biological samples, but do they really need all of it?
 	
Fourchenault 	Our destination lies in the lower levels.
Fourchenault 	The Forum, in its wisdom, has granted you access to the Archeion's lift.
Fourchenault 	Step inside and have Ophilyne take you to the Medial Circuit.
 	
Ophilyne 	You wish to use the lift, yes?
 	
Fourchenault 	I have sent your associates ahead to Logistikon Alpha, on the other side of Meryall Agronomics.
Fourchenault 	Actually...there is something I have been meaning to...
Fourchenault 	...No, never mind. It can wait. Let us attend to the matter at hand.
 	
Alphinaud 	We are to wait here while our father arranges for us to use the next lift.
Alphinaud 	“Here” being Logistikon Alpha, where the atmospheric conditions of Labyrinthos are regulated.
Alphinaud 	Water is drawn from underground and dispersed as vapor, stimulating the formation of artificial clouds and rain.
Alphinaud 	By manipulating the temperature and air circulation, they are able to create the ideal environment for the growth and preservation of the biological samples kept here.
Alisaie 	Hold on. How do you know so much about it?
Alphinaud 	Why, Father brought me here as a child.
Alisaie 	What!? And left me behind!?
Alphinaud 	Actually, you're the one who left me behind, when you went off somewhere with Grandfather.
Alphinaud 	The night before, I'd been asking Father how clouds are made, so he decided to show me. It was fascinating─I peppered him with questions the entire time.
Urianger 	'Tis all too easy to take for granted the many interweaving aspects of the natural world. To grow inured to the wondrous.
Urianger 	But having gained an understanding of the complex mechanisms employed by the Loporrits in recreating a similar environment, I have come to view such processes in a new light.
Urianger 	The subterranean gardens of Labyrinthos, the lunar prison forged to contain the ancient Zodiark, the habitations built for all mankind 'neath the moon's surface... Each unique, yet undeniably similar.
Fourchenault 	'Tis no mere coincidence.
Fourchenault 	Ever since Hydaelyn unfolded to us the grim fate that awaits Etheirys, every essential resource we could spare has been delivered to Labyrinthos, in preparation for the great exodus. But that is not all...
Fourchenault 	It is also a testing ground for the technologies that will allow us to settle on distant stars.
Fourchenault 	Though the Loporrits have endeavored to make the moon inhabitable, that is not our final destination. Mankind must learn to propagate life where there is none, to thrive where all is barren.
Fourchenault 	Alas, time is not on our side.
Fourchenault 	I have arranged for you all to enter the Central Circuit. It is there that most of our preparations for the great exodus are carried out, the construction of the ark among them.
Fourchenault 	Though our plans have been made public, access remains highly restricted. You, however, will not be subject to said restrictions, and will have free rein to come and go as you please. Such was the will of the Forum, after all.
Alphinaud 	We will prove ourselves worthy of their trust. Your trust.
Fourchenault 	Then let us proceed.
 	
Hester 	By decree of the Forum, the Scions of the Seventh Dawn are permitted to enter the Central Circuit.
 	
Alphinaud 	This is it... The Central Circuit!
 	
Alisaie 	Please tell me we're almost there... Or is there another underground level we have to reach? The Even-more-central Circuit, perhaps?
 	
Thancred 	The farther down we travel, the more expansive the sky above becomes, artificial though it is.
Thancred 	Would that the heavens elsewhere could be so idyllic...
 	
Urianger 	The temperate environment here is not unlike that of Bestways Burrow, though the diverse vegetation doth produce a far more complex bouquet of aromas. A welcome difference indeed, for I have grown weary of the scent of carrots...
 	
Yshtola 	I imagine the secrets kept here would be of great benefit to mine own research, but I will refrain from indulging my curiosity for the time being.
 	
Grahatia 	The sooner we can get a look at this aetherburner of theirs, the sooner we can start working out how to improve it!
 	
Estinien 	I have no idea what makes Alphinaud so confident we can solve this problem of theirs. Relentless optimism, I presume. A not-unwelcome trait in a youth...but less so in a gambler. Aye─let us resolve never to let him set foot in the Gold Saucer.
 	
Krile 	We might finally have the chance to commune directly with Hydaelyn...provided we somehow manage to succeed where Sharlayan's finest engineers have failed. Still, it won't hurt to have a look!
 	
Hester 	Do you wish to enter the Central Circuit?
 	
Fourchenault 	The aetherburner is being constructed not far from here.
Fourchenault 	Overseeing the work is Kokkol Dankkol, after whom the forge is named.
Fourchenault 	Once the necessary introductions have been made, I shall leave you with him to discuss the particulars. This way.
 	
Alphinaud 	Perhaps you'd like to break the ice?
 	
Alisaie 	Is he...talking to himself?
Thancred 	For a closely guarded secret, you can see practically everything from outside, even with the magical barrier surrounding it...
 	
Urianger 	Surely the Forum hath already petitioned the aid of the Loporrits, given their familiarity with such technologies...
 	
Yshtola 	While many of the facilities within the Central Circuit seem to be visible from the upper levels, the more secretive work must be carried out behind closed doors.
 	
Grahatia 	He hasn't even realized we're here... Or perhaps he has realized, but just doesn't care.
 	
Estinien 	I was expecting the Skysteel Manufactory, but instead I find the village smithy...
 	
Krile 	He looks lost in thought, although it seems he's hit something of a stumbling block...
 	
Fourchenault 	This is the man we seek. Do try not to startle him...
 	
Alphinaud 	There are no oaths or contracts binding the members of the Ilsabard contingent, and in many ways, it was even more loosely organized than the Crystal Braves.
Alphinaud 	Nevertheless, I knew none would refuse this call to arms. Truly, we have been blessed with trustworthy and dependable allies.
 	
Alisaie 	Though Bahamut is long gone, the internment hulks are far from safe.
Alisaie 	It could be much worse, of course. They won't have to fight their way past Meracydian dragons, nor is there any danger the elder primal might be summoned again.
Alisaie 	Even so, I daresay there are still a fair few Allagan creations and contraptions remaining to bar our friends' way. I only hope that Grandfather watches over them.
 	
Alisaie 	Well, I'm all for relying on the power of friendship, but we're now left with the rare luxury of having nothing to do. There must be something that requires our attention!
 	
Thancred 	First the Telophoroi, and now the Final Days. Heh─no one can accuse the Ilsabard contingent of backing down from a challenge!
Thancred 	Of course, they weren't all so committed to the cause when we first set out.
Thancred 	But after seeing the example set by you, Alphinaud, and the others, the change was palpable. They couldn't help but believe.
 	
Urianger 	What serendipitous irony that the remnants of the Seventh Umbral Calamity would become the keys to mankind's salvation. Never more certain have I been that Master Louisoix watcheth over us from the aetherial sea...
 	
Yshtola 	I'm confident that even the deadliest of Allagan defense mechanisms are no match for our allies.
 	
Yshtola 	At this rate, some of them might soon have as many accomplishments to their names as a certain Warrior of Light.
 	
Grahatia 	Time and time again, it seems that Allagan something-or-other are either the cause of or the solution to our problems.
Grahatia 	Hmm... To think the selfsame materials that once launched Dalamud will now be used to help ferry mankind to the moon. There's a poetry in that.
 	
Estinien 	...Considering how much of a fuss he made at the time, I don't see why he takes every opportunity to bring it up. It was just firewood.
 	
Kokkol Dankkol 	'Preciate you doin' all this, but I ain't gettin' me hopes up just yet!
 	
Krile 	It's times like these we're reminded of how famous─or infamous─Alphinaud has become. Who'd have thought he could achieve so much with a single linkpearl conversation!
Krile 	As we're expecting rather a lot of visitors in the near future, I'd best return to the surface and inform the relevant parties.
Krile 	I also have a contact of my own that might be worth a try...
Alphinaud 	Oh? And who might that be?
Krile 	That's for me to know and you to find out!
Krile 	And on that note, I leave matters here in your capable hands. Best of luck!
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Endwalker Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV