The Blasphemy Unmasked

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
==Objectives==
* Speak with G'raha Tia and have him accompany you.
* Speak with Nuhadeen while G'raha Tia is accompanying you.
* Gather information at Balshahn Bazaar while G'raha Tia is accompanying you.
* Accompany G'raha Tia to the designated location and then speak with him.
* Gather information at Mehryde's Meyhane while G'raha Tia is accompanying you.
* Speak with Mihleel while G'raha Tia is accompanying you.
==Script==
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Alphinaud 	While Estinien and Vrtra defend Radz–at–Han from above, we on the ground must find a means to prevent these transformations...and soon.
 	
Alisaie 	After so long, and so many sacrifices, we finally found a way to cure the tempered. But these poor souls...they vanish without a trace. Is there truly no saving them...?
 	
Thancred 	The stillness in the air puts me ill at ease. We must be wary.
 	
Yshtola 	Worry not. I can see your aether, and that of our companions. We have not suffered the fate of those unfortunate souls.
 	
Grahatia 	All life must end in death. Yet death, in turn, gives birth to new life─such is the flow of aether. To think that natural cycle could simply be...cut off─the very thought makes me shudder.
 	
Awaheen 	Forgive me, my friends, but I must return to Meghaduta for the time being. There, I can better manage this crisis and dispatch my troops as the situation demands.
Alphinaud 	In that case, we shall carry out an investigation of our own here in the city.
Alphinaud 	Mayhap the residents can tell us more about the first of the transformations, and the conditions under which it occurred.
Alphinaud 	If we can ascertain what exactly triggered these tragic events, it may give us some insight as to a possible solution.
Alphinaud 	Time is of the essence. Let us split into three groups that we may cover more ground.
Alphinaud 	Alisaie and I will see to Paksa's Path. Thancred and Y'shtola, pray make for Dharma.
Alphinaud 	I leave Artha to G'raha and you, [Player Name]. Any information you can gather on the first blasphemy or the manifestation of the Final Days here in the city would be most helpful.
Alphinaud 	When we have completed our respective inquiries, let us reconvene in front of Meghaduta, that we might share what we've learned with the satrap.
 	
Grahatia 	Shall we be off, then?
Grahatia 	Artha is home to the High Crucible of Al-Kimiya, whose alchemists forged many of our warding scales.
Grahatia 	That seems as good a place as any to begin our investigation, don't you think? I spoke briefly with Nuhadeen, the chief alchemist there, on our last visit. He should be happy to answer our queries.
 	
Grahatia 	Let us make for the High Crucible and speak with Nuhadeen. His discerning eye may reveal to us truths we have overlooked.
 	
Grahatia 	Very well. I shall be waiting for you at Alzadaal's Path whenever you are ready to resume our investigation.
 	
Grahatia 	Ready to get back to it? Excellent!
 	
Nuhadeen 	Hm? Forgive me, traveler, but I am rather too busy at the moment to entertain you.
 	
Nuhadeen 	Ahh, I remember those red eyes. You were with those “Scions” who commissioned the scales from us, yes?
Nuhadeen 	I welcome you back to the High Crucible. What brings you here in these troubling times?
Grahatia 	We are assisting the satrap in investigating the crisis that plagues the city. Did you happen to catch sight of any of the creatures?
Nuhadeen 	I did. As I was going about my work, I was disturbed by crashing footsteps so powerful that the very ground shook.
Nuhadeen 	I rushed outside, and could not believe what I beheld. The night sky was burning...
Nuhadeen 	Suddenly, I heard panicked screams coming from the direction of Balshahn Bazaar. In the next instant, a monstrous beast poked its head out from amidst the stalls!
Nuhadeen 	A handful of the Radiant rushed to the scene, only to be sent sprawling as the fiend and its minions propelled themselves skyward.
Grahatia 	...So the blasphemy came from the vicinity of the markets. This knowledge may prove useful. I thank you for sharing your tale.
Grahatia 	Well, I do believe we now know where we should inquire next. To the bazaar, then.
 	
Grahatia 	According to Nuhadeen, the blasphemy came from the direction of Balshahn Bazaar. Let us inquire there to see if any of the vendors or customers can enlighten us further.
 	
Grahatia 	So this is Thavnairian weave...I must say, it bears a resemblance to the traditional fabrics of Corvos. Small wonder, really, given that it's just across the water.
Grahatia 	...Not that I am much of an expert in Corvosi culture, of course. I've not had the occasion to visit my ancestral home since coming to Sharlayan, and like as not I will never reside there again.
Grahatia 	That said, in recent days I've felt more acutely aware of my heritage...and grateful for it. It is thanks to my forebears that I inherited the Royal Eye─and with it, the wisdom of ancient Allag.
Grahatia 	And so...well, I simply hope that my countrymen are safe. And one day, when this calamity is but a memory, I would like to see Corvos again, if only once.
 	
Nuhadeen 	After toiling days and nights to fashion your allies' warding scales, a great number of our alchemists were granted a respite.
Nuhadeen 	In part because of this, the damage here at the Crucible was limited. On the other hand, we have not heard from many who were at home during the attack. We can only pray that they are safe.
 	
Varsra 	Forgive me, but my shop's closed until further notice. Needless to say, we've more pressing concerns these days...
Varsra 	Forgive me, but my shop's closed until further notice. Needless to say, we've more pressing concerns these days...
Grahatia 	We have come not in search of wares, but information concerning the enormous fiend that tore through the bazaar. Did you perchance witness anything?
Varsra 	Afraid not, my friend. I was here the whole time, so I only saw its little minions. Made a mess of the place, they did.
Varsra 	While that was all going on, the great big one tore through the west side of the bazaar. You'd have better luck asking there.
Grahatia 	...And with that, I do believe we've learned all we can from the bazaar. Let's take a moment to review our findings.
 	
Varsra 	The beasts that attacked us here were scrawny little things, but they caused as much damage as that bigger one. Until the Radiant saw them off, it was all I could do to run for dear life...
 	
Rahdvira 	Sisters have mercy, what is happening to the world!? What am I to do...? Is nowhere safe!?
Rahdvira 	Sisters have mercy, what is happening to the world!? What am I to do...? Is nowhere safe!?
Grahatia 	Settle down, friend. The danger has passed...at least for now. If it's not too painful to remember, could you tell us what you saw?
Rahdvira 	F-First I heard the screams...then a horde of ravening beasts came charging towards us!
Rahdvira 	One of them was huge─bigger than a marid! Throwing people about like rag dolls...and it was eating them!
Rahdvira 	I hid. Under the counter. Saw others do the same.
Rahdvira 	But the shrieking and wailing kept getting louder...more voices in the throng. Beasts or victims, I couldn't tell─I knew not what was happening. I still don't...
Grahatia 	That is enough, my good man. You were brave to share with us your tale. Many of your fellow merchants are safe. The High Crucible, too, has survived mostly unscathed. Pray stay close to your friends and loved ones, and rest your body and mind while you are able.
Grahatia 	I suspect that is the most we can expect the people here to tell us. I think it best we find a place outside the bazaar where we might rest and review our findings.
 	
Rahdvira 	What nightmare is this... When will it end?
 	
Zeytahnur 	Is something the matter, traveler? If you are lost, perhaps I could be of assistance.
Zeytahnur 	Is something the matter, traveler? If you are lost, perhaps I could be of assistance.
Grahatia 	Your offer is most appreciated. We are not lost, but we are in need of information. Might you know anything about the gargantuan beast that rampaged through the bazaar?
Zeytahnur 	Aye, I saw it all. Though I wish I had not.
Zeytahnur 	I was going about my work, when all of a sudden a piercing scream cut through the air. I turned around, and there was the fiend, its massive body bursting through that entryway with the force of a tidal wave. And then it was gone, as quickly as it came...
Grahatia 	That is the extent of what we will learn here, I think. Shall we take a moment to consider our findings elsewhere?
 	
Zeytahnur 	Fortunate was I to be inside my shop at the time. The owner of the stall across from me was hawking his wares on the street. Suffice it to say, he wasn't so lucky...
 	
Grahatia 	It might distress those still traumatized by the incident to discuss what we've learned within earshot...
 	
Grahatia 	Judging by their accounts, the transformation had already occurred by the time the beast reached the bazaar.
Grahatia 	It tore through the west side of the bazaar and headed towards the aetheryte plaza...
Grahatia 	In other words, the blasphemy may have first appeared in this vicinity. That being the case, the people in that meyhane can surely tell us more.
 	
Grahatia 	You could see the terror in the eyes of those poor merchants. Would that we could do something to allay their fears...
 	
Customer04410 	Gods, what I wouldn't give to unsee that horrible sight!
Customer04410 	Going after that enormous beast, are you?
Customer04410 	Aye, I saw it...including the very instant that poor bastard transformed! Damn the gods for putting me there!
Customer04410 	It started over there, by the window. A few men, merchants, probably. Talking and drinking.
Customer04410 	Conversation must've taken a turn for the worse. Next thing I know, their leader─I suppose he was─buries his head in his hands, and black mist was swirling about him!
Customer04410 	Then his whole body...bursts apart, and there stands a hideous, slavering beast... Massive and foul...all gaping maws and bulging eyes!
Customer04410 	His friends start shrieking, then the black mist comes again, until the change takes them too... The stuff of nightmares, I tell you...
Grahatia 	Nightmarish, indeed... Incidentally, do you perchance know who those merchants were?
Customer04410 	No, I'm a decorator by trade. Not much cause to mingle with their sort.
Customer04410 	Saw Mihleel the barmaid chatting with them, though. She might know something.
Customer04410 	By the time it was done, every last man at their table had turned into some hideous thing. The rest of us were lucky to escape with our lives...
 	
Rhulmeira 	Even after repairing all that damage, it'll take a while for business to pick up again...
Rhulmeira 	Even after repairing all that damage, it'll take a while for business to pick up again...
Rhulmeira 	You mean the blasphemy? That's what the Radiant have been calling it, anyway.
Rhulmeira 	I saw it, too. We all did. I was standing here at the counter as Mehryde poured me a drink, when suddenly there came this dreadful sound, like a pained, angry groan.
Rhulmeira 	It was unlike anything I've ever heard. I turned around in shock, and from an ominous cloud of black mist rose the creature, enormous and ghastly to behold.
Rhulmeira 	As for what happened next...to recall it sends shivers up my spine. By some stroke of fortune, I was able to slip outside before the beast got its claws on me...
Rhulmeira 	But the sight that greeted me offered no solace─the blue sky above turned red as blood. Mehryde, myself, and the other survivors clung to each other for dear life until the Radiant Host came to our aid.
Grahatia 	...Wait. Did I hear you correctly? The beast manifested before the sky began to burn?
Rhulmeira 	I'm certain of it. The windows here offer a clear view of the sky, and I saw nothing out of the ordinary until the beast appeared and began to rage.
Rhulmeira 	Even if you're not here to drink, why not stick around and make the place look less empty? I only ask that you mind the carpet. There may be a few bloodstains concealed beneath...
 	
Grahatia 	Concerning words, to say the least. And yet, it is too soon to jump to conclusions. Let us talk to this Mihleel, and see if she might enlighten us further.
 	
Mihleel 	Oh...hello there. Welcome to Mehryde's Meyhane. What can we get you?
 	
Mihleel 	Oh...hello there. Welcome to Mehryde's Meyhane. What can we get you?
Grahatia 	We have come not for libations, but rather for information. You are Mihleel, yes?
Grahatia 	We are investigating the so-called blasphemy on the satrap's behalf. We hear it was one of your customers─a merchant─that first underwent the transformation. What can you tell us about him?
Mihleel 	He...he was something of a regular here, especially of late.
Mihleel 	Khalzahl was his name. He ran his own consortium, dealing primarily in the exports of Thavnairian specialties.
 	
Grahatia 	It definitely rings a bell. Come to think of it, didn't you meet a Khalzahl when you first came to Thavnair?
Grahatia 	If I recall correctly...he ran a trading operation in Yedlihmad. It was through him that the Scions were acquainted with the fisherman Matsya.
Grahatia 	Yes, the names ring a bell. Didn't you meet them both on your first trip to Thavnair?
Grahatia 	If I recall correctly...Khalzahl ran a trading operation in Yedlihmad, and it was there that you made Matsya's acquaintance.
Mihleel 	Yes...that is the same Khalzahl, no doubt. A rather successful man, from what I gather.
Mihleel 	That said, it was clear that he had fallen on hard times of late. Those ghastly towers popping up everywhere cannot have been good for business.
Mihleel 	Even now, with the towers gone, the collapse of the Empire has led to all sorts of problems elsewhere. The market for luxuries is surely not what it once was...
Grahatia 	Trying times for the head of a trading consortium, indeed...
Mihleel 	Khalzahl was a compassionate man. Even as his own business suffered, he did what he could to provide for the artisans, fishermen, and many others who counted on him to sell their wares.
Mihleel 	Indeed, that was the very topic of yesterday's meeting, as far as I could hear. Yet as they discussed matters further, Khalzahl's tone grew grave and grim... It was then that...that...
Grahatia 	Forgive me. I would not have you recall the memory if it brings you pain. If I could, I would ask just one more thing.
Grahatia 	Did you notice anything unusual about Khalzahl in particular? Please...anything at all!
Mihleel 	Sorry, nothing springs to mind. Perhaps someone else can help you.
Mihleel 	Khalzahl lived for his work, and had no family that I know of. His employees and associates knew him best, but...they too are lost to us.
Mihleel 	Still, perhaps his neighbors know something I do not. I can direct you to them, if you believe it would help. What do you say?
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Endwalker Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV