Fraying Threads

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Steadying her breath, Ryne informs you and the Exarch that Thancred collapsed shortly after returning to the Crystarium. Together you hasten to Spagyrics, where your comrade is currently being tended to.
* To your relief, you arrive in Spagyrics to find Thancred up and talking. He reveals that he has not been in the best of health since plucking Urianger from a watery grave, suffering regular bouts of dizziness prior to his recent mishap. In the absence of any obvious physical cause, it seems certain that the link between his body and soul has weakened further. With time growing short, the Exarch bids you make a trip to the Source to consult Krile regarding the plan to return everyone home. Thus do you set out for the Rising Stones, where your friends' unmoving bodies still lie.
* Though plainly pleased to see you, Tataru cannot conceal her unease. Your slumbering friends, she reveals, have taken a turn for the worse. Upon learning of your purpose, she suggests you go straight to Krile, who is tending to everyone in Dawn's Respite.
* You step into the dimly lit chamber, and are met with the unsettling sight of your friends locked in slumber. In somber tones, Krile admits that they now betray scant signs of life. Thanks to her ministrations, however, their condition remains stable for the present, and so she suggests that you continue your conversation outside.
* Back in the Rising Stones' main hall, you apprise Krile of the situation in the First, and she concurs that Thancred's symptoms indicate a further weakening of the link between body and soul. Though she has thus far been able to quell the fluctuations in your comrades' aether, there is no telling when that may change, and she stresses that their souls' return cannot come soon enough. Upon learning that you seek to draw upon Allagan wisdom in developing the spirit vessel, she offers to solicit the aid of an individual who is an expert in the field.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Thancred.
* Speak with Tataru at the Rising Stones.
* Enter Dawn's Respite.
* Speak with Krile.
==Script==
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Mysteryvoice 	The rest of our conversation must wait. Let us hear the situation from Ryne.
 	
Ryne 	It happened after Alisaie and I saw the children back to Spagyrics.
Ryne 	We chanced to meet Thancred there, returning from his mission.
Ryne 	He'd been shadowing Elidibus around the realm, only to lose sight of him near the Crystarium.
Ryne 	And he was in the middle of telling us where he'd been when he just...crumpled to the ground.
Ryne 	The chirurgeons are looking after him now, with Alphinaud standing by, just in case his healing magicks are needed.
Ryne 	Since I couldn't do anything to help, I thought it best to find you, and the guard at the Exedra told me where to look.
Mysteryvoice 	I see. It cannot have been easy leaving Thancred's side. My thanks for bearing word to us.
Mysteryvoice 	Come, let us hurry to Spagyrics.
 	
Alphinaud 	I fear this bodes ill...and not just for Thancred.
 	
Alisaie 	Ryne found you, then. We had to send the children off earlier than planned, but they understood.
 	
Ryne 	Thancred! Shouldn't you be resting!?
 	
Mysteryvoice 	It appears our friend has already awakened. For that, at least, we can be thankful...
 	
Chessamile 	The infirmary is at your disposal. If there is anything you need, don't hesitate to let us know.
 	
Thancred 	They dragged you here too, did they? My apologies...
Mysteryvoice 	How do you feel?
Thancred 	Embarrassed. But otherwise well enough. I won't be staying overnight.
Alphinaud 	This episode was not the result of any injury I could find. Thancred's aether, however, did show signs of instability, and I did what I could to calm the fluctuations.
Mysteryvoice 	Hm. And all of this happened without warning...?
Thancred 	<sigh> Not exactly.
Thancred 	You will doubtless recall the time Urianger nearly drowned and I gallantly went to his rescue.
Ryne 	When his water-walking charm failed. He was tired. As were you when you got back.
Thancred 	We were both spent, yes. On account of which, you begged us to rest─which, in retrospect, may have been a good idea.
Thancred 	The fact is, I've been experiencing regular bouts of light-headedness ever since. But there was no actual fainting until now.
Thancred 	As Alphinaud observed, I have no lingering injuries, and it most assuredly isn't old age. Which leaves but one likely cause...
Mysteryvoice 	The link between body and soul has weakened further.
Mysteryvoice 	Time grows short. We must complete the spirit vessel with all haste.
Mysteryvoice 	To that end, [Player Name], might I trouble you to make a trip to the Source?
Mysteryvoice 	In addition to looking in on our friends' bodies, I would have you consult Krile about our plan. If she has any concerns, we should at least endeavor to address them prior to proceeding.
Thancred 	In the meantime, we should get back to laying bare Elidibus's plot.
Thancred 	Thus far, I have learned this much: that in each of the places he has visited, there have been sightings of suspicious black-clad strangers.
Thancred 	Moreover, the coming of these shady individuals has invariably coincided with some manner of misfortune─beasts terrorizing settlements, blight ravaging crops, you know the sort of thing.
Alphinaud 	All of which serves, rather conveniently, to make Elidibus's call for new heroes reverberate that much more loudly in the hearts of his audience.
Alphinaud 	And you think these black-clad strangers are Ascians.
Thancred 	I do. And I fully intend to investigate further─though for that I shall require additional feet on the ground.
Alisaie 	You can count on mine. Gods know I've been itching to get out there for a while.
Mysteryvoice 	Mayhap Urianger too can be prevailed upon to join in your efforts.
Mysteryvoice 	He has already provided copious guidance on the matter of the spirit vessel's construction. It is for Beq Lugg and I to wrestle with the rest.
Thancred 	Well, if you can spare the old boy, we may as well make use of him. I'll go and give him the good news.
Alisaie 	You'll do no such thing. However heedless you are of your own well-being, if you care at all for Ryne's feelings, you'll stay in bed until you're needed. Alphinaud and I will find Urianger.
Alphinaud 	All being well, we will have news to share by the time you return. Safe travels, [Player Name].
 	
Thancred 	Lest you misunderstand, I'm not averse to putting my feet up. It's being coddled like a brittle-boned nonagenarian that chafes.
 	
Ryne 	I know you cross the rift all the time, but please take care.
 	
Tataru 	<gasp> [Player Name]! What excellent─I mean, awful timing!
Tataru 	You see, our friends... They've taken a turn for the worse.
Tataru 	Krile's hardly had a moment's rest these past few days.
Tataru 	She didn't want everyone to worry, so we've been keeping it quiet...
Tataru 	Oh, but listen to me! I call myself a receptionist, and I haven't even bothered to ask you why you're here!
Tataru 	So, they think the spirit vessel will be ready soon? And they want to make sure there are no problems at this end...
Tataru 	Hm. You'd better talk to Krile.
Tataru 	She's with the others in Dawn's Respite. Let's go and see her.
Tataru 	Just...prepare yourself, all right?
 	
Tataru 	Dawn's Respite is through that door. Lead the way when you're ready.
 	
Tataru 	As you probably noticed, we've put them in nightclothes. I know they're not exactly asleep, but...it seemed like the right thing to do.
Tataru 	I've made them some new clothes for when they wake up. So they have to come back. A-And they will!
 	
Krile 	What news from the First?
Krile 	I see. Work on the spirit vessel proceeds apace, but our friends begin to falter...
Krile 	As they themselves have observed, the link between body and soul has weakened. It's as simple as that.
Krile 	For now, I'm still able to quell the fluctuations in their aether, but it's only a matter of time.
Krile 	We'll lose them if we don't act soon. So if the Exarch is ready to attempt something, let him attempt it.
Krile 	As for the spirit vessel itself...
Krile 	If we seek to draw upon Allagan wisdom, we could do worse than consult an expert in the field.
Krile 	And I think I know just the man. Time being against us, it may be best if I go and solicit his aid in person─even if it does mean leaving my patients...
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Post-Shadowbringers Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV