Annihilation (Final Fantasy XIV)

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* A preliminary examination of the lighthouse's exterior has led Ramza to conclude that the structure was built atop the ruins of an ancient metropolis known as the Clockwork City of Goug. Further investigation of the tower's interior is necessary to put the matter beyond doubt.※The Ridorana Lighthouse can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* With Yiazmat defeated and Ba'Gamnan's soul returned to the aether, the secrets of the Ridorana Lighthouse have revealed themselves to you and your companions.
* Back aboard the Prima Vista, Bwagi reveals that a necklace discovered by Ramza at the scene of the battle with Ba'Gamnan once belonged to the late Princess Ashelia of Dalmasca.
* After your discoveries in Lesalia and now Goug, Lina Mewrilah questions whether you do not already have enough evidence to prove that Ivalice is more than a mere faerie tale. However, she understands that Principal Jenomis and his ever more temperamental son will not stop until they have cleared their family's name.
==Objectives==
* Use the Duty Finder to enter the Ridorana Lighthouse.
* Speak with Lina Mewrilah at Kugane Landing.
==Script==
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Jenomislexentale	Much as I wish it were otherwise...I fear Ba'Gamnan is beyond saving. Yet we cannot suffer what is left of him to become a distraction.
Almalexentale 	Father. Is now not the time to abandon this quest? We are meddling with forces beyond─
Ramzalexentale 	Enough, Alma. We adults are talking.
While [Player Name] was searching for the lizard, I inspected an area of exposed foundation at the base of the lighthouse.
Jenomislexentale	And?
Ramzalexentale 	And you were right, Father! The lighthouse is built squarely atop the ruins of what can only be...the Clockwork City of Goug!
Lina Mewrilah 	The what-work city of who?
Mikoto 	According to the Zodiac Brave Story, the Clockwork City of Goug was a metallic metropolis wherein airships, automata, and other technological marvels of the age were first conceived. Little is said about its location, however, save that it was far away.
Jenomislexentale	While the Durai Papers do not say a great deal more, they do mention that the land upon which the legendary city was built was severely limited─an inconvenience that forced its inhabitants to build up, rather than out.
Jenomislexentale	Which led me to ask myself: what if the reason land was limited was because the land in question was an island?
Jenomislexentale	But that still would not explain the omission of the cataract. It is inconceivable that the authors would neglect to mention so prominent a landmark had it existed. And then I found it─a lone passage regarding Goug's fall. While the particulars were missing, it appears the city was abandoned after an explosion left half of it in ruin.
Jenomislexentale	I believe that this explosion may have undermined a portion of the seabed. It need only have been a small area at first─one that could well have gone unnoticed during the exodus. As time passed, however, the waters would have continued to wear away at the rock, slowly widening the gap until...
Jenomislexentale	Well, until we have what lies beneath us today. This would explain why there is no mention of Ridorana prior to the present era.
Ramzalexentale 	...Come, Father─will you not tell them the rest? Of the possibility that we Garleans are descended in part from the displaced citizens of Goug?
Ramzalexentale 	It would explain how the Empire was able to forge its armies of iron even before the discovery and application of Allagan technology.
Ramzalexentale 	And it may also explain why the legend of Ivalice has resonated with our people for centuries, despite the fact that the lost kingdom was, as far as we can tell, in quite a different corner of the world.
Mikoto 	An interesting...if somewhat ambitious theory. But to return to your original claim, it is your belief that the Ridorana Lighthouse stands atop what is left of─
Bwagi 	That necklace! Where did you get it, girl?
Almalexentale 	Th-This? It was my mother's.
Bwagi 	Your mother's?
Jenomislexentale	It was my late wife's most cherished possession. Why do you ask?
Bwagi 	Ba'Gamnan had a talisman he would wear beneath his jerkin. He refused to take it off, even when bathing. He said it was...special. I only saw it a few times, but it looked exactly like the one your daughter wears.
Ramzalexentale 	And? What are you implying, lizard? That my sister stole it? Or my late mother!?
Bwagi 	Neither. I spoke of their similarity. That is all.
Lina Mewrilah 	Can you believe the nerve of this boy?
Jenomislexentale	Enough, Ramza. Our guests are merely concerned for the well-being of their kin.
Ramzalexentale 	But what of our kin!?
Jenomislexentale	What of them, Ramza!? Do you imagine our kin to be better than theirs in some way? Or anyone else's for that matter!?
Ramzalexentale 	I...I apologize, Father.
Jenomislexentale	We have but one purpose, son, and that is to prove the existence of Ivalice and clear our family's name. Do not allow anger or hate to lead you from that path. Now, we have a lost city to explore!
 	
Ramzalexentale 	Mother's necklace... But what is it doing here? Unless─
 	
Ramzalexentale 	Alma? Alma, are you there?
Almalexentale 	I'm here, Ramza.
Jenomislexentale	Extraordinary. The stones are different, but the craftsmanship is identical. However did it come to be in Ba'Gamnan's possession?
Mikoto 	Hmm...though they are indeed of a different shape, the stones appear to be cut from the same crystal.
Montblanc 	Oh, they are. Auracite.
Jenomislexentale	Auracite? And what makes you say that?
Montblanc 	Can't you feel it? You can feel it, can't you, Hurdy.
Bwagi 	Do you recall me telling you that Ba'Gamnan considered the necklace special?
Bwagi 	It was special because it was entrusted to him by Prince Rasler. He was to return it to Princess Ashelia upon delivering Her Highness from Nalbina Fortress.
Lina Mewrilah 	A family keepsake.
Jenomislexentale	Of course! And each necklace─each auracite─has acted as a lodestone, drawing both of our parties closer and closer to Ivalice.
Ramzalexentale 	Indeed, Father. The auracite guides us.
Almalexentale 	Ramza! Are you recovered?
Ramzalexentale 	Thank you, Sister. I am well now.
Mikoto 	From what we know of the Duma and the Otius, vestiges of one's will may endure in an auracite. Could it be, then, that the desire of the former owner─or creator─of these necklaces was simply to...return to Ivalice?
Lina Mewrilah 	But who could that have been?
Ramzalexentale 	Ramza. Ramza Beoulve. He wanted people to return to his homeland and uncover the truth behind the kingdom's founding!
Ramzalexentale 	But then why show us Lesalia and Goug, you ask.
Ramzalexentale 	Simple. We are being tested. The auracite is measuring our worth─seeing if we are deserving of that truth.
Lina Mewrilah 	You say these things as if you knew them. But how could you? Nothing we have uncovered suggests anything of the kind.
Ramzalexentale 	I know you have your doubts, but I can assure you they are misplaced. For now, I must ask you to trust me, Lady Mewrilah.
Lina Mewrilah 	Lady Mewrilah? Since when did you─
Almalexentale 	Ramza, are you feeling quite yourself?
Ramzalexentale 	Of course I am, Sister dearest. I have never felt better!
Montblanc 	I sense a disturbance in the aether...
Ramzalexentale 	Father. These necklaces are gifts. Gifts from the old gods who once watched over the Ivalicians. It is proof we have their blessing! With the necklaces and the Otius, we can finally prove─
Ramzalexentale 	Thank you, [Player Name]. I know not what came over me...
Almalexentale 	Ramza, you must rest.
Ramzalexentale 	Leave me be, Alma. Did I not tell you I'll be fine?
 	
Lina Mewrilah 	Another adventure under our belts, eh, [Player Name]? I'd best put pen to page before the details fade.
Lina Mewrilah 	Lesalia...and now Goug. One would think our discoveries more than sufficient to prove the Lexentales' claims, at least with regard to Ivalice's existence.
Lina Mewrilah 	But something tells me that until Jenomis has proof that his ancestors were not the heretics the church painted them to be, he will not rest.
Lina Mewrilah 	And then there is the curious case of Ramza. At Alma's throat one moment, all “sister dearest” the next.
Lina Mewrilah 	He was like a different person when he came to, yet I seem to be alone in wondering exactly what happened to him back at the lighthouse. If you ask this “Lady,” he must have taken quite some bump to the head when he fell.
Lina Mewrilah 	Then again, it didn't take him long to turn back into his spiteful little self, so...all's well that ends well?
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Chronicles of a New Era - Return to Ivalice in Final Fantasy XIV