Blood and Thunder

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Gaia's request to be taken to Eden has been fulfilled, yet the faerie she claims inhabits her mind is refusing to react in any way whatsoever. As it was only when Eden first began to move that the faerie drove her to attack, she suggests proceeding with the plan to restore the Empty as originally intended. Though the possibility that Gaia will lose control and attempt to destroy Eden cannot be ignored, the party agrees to cooperate with her wishes, and proceeds towards the core.
* Urianger suggests that as the water and earth elements remain in a state of passivity, lightning should be used as a catalyst to invigorate the Empty and allow for greater changes to occur. As Ryne has learned about the primals of the Source from Thancred, she nominates Ramuh as the representative of this particular element, while Urianger selects the Gandof Thunder Plains as the location for the summoning. Being the third such occasion, you and Ryne have grown accustomed to the process for drawing forth the aether and melding it into a deiform entity, although the results themselves are somewhat difficult to predict. You grit your teeth and prepare to face the unknown foe, with Ryne standing by to provide support.
※Eden's Verse: Fulmination can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* While the Ramuh you faced is a far cry from the benevolent protector of the Black Shroud, you nevertheless triumph over the embodiment of lightning. Your task complete, you return to Eden's core where your companions await.
* Despite Eden traveling a considerable distance across the Empty and drawing forth enormous amounts of lightning-aspected aether, Gaia's faerie remains silent. Upon arriving back at the camp, Ryne is similarly dejected when she notices a distinct lack of visible change in the environment, though Thancred and Urianger claim that the defeat of Ramuh affected the ambient aether of the air above, rather than the ground below. With three of the six elements now restored, Urianger expresses the need for yet more dynamic energy to establish the natural cycle of rainfall and evaporation. Meanwhile, Gaia returns to silent introspection, pondering on the faerie's true intentions.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Urianger in Eden's core.
* Use the Duty Finder to enter Eden's Verse: Fulmination.
* Speak with Ryne.
==Script==
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Ryne 	Everything seems fine here, as far as I can tell. As for Gaia, she hasn't started attacking anything yet, so I'll take that as a good sign.
Thancred 	As usual, we should keep our sojourn here as brief as possible. Let's tend to business quickly.
Urianger 	I had hoped that, during our absence, the rebalancing of ambient aether might work further change. Alas, 'twas not to be...
 	
Ryne 	I know what it's like. It was the same for me.
Ryne 	But I was lucky, because Thancred freed me from Eulmore, and I had a chance to see the world. More importantly, though, I met all kinds of people, and they taught me not to live in another's shadow, but to be myself.
Ryne 	Maybe one day, you'll have that chance, too.
Gaia 	Said your piece, have you?
Ryne 	I...
Gaia 	"One day“? What's that supposed to mean!?
Ryne 	I...just...
Gaia 	I don't know how the great Oracle of Light sees such things...
Gaia 	But for someone like me, who's only known life in Eulmore, there was no tomorrow. There was no future. Only the here and now.
Gaia 	And while we waste time on these meaningless conversations, I feel each moment of my life slipping away. Time... It won't wait. Not for me, not for anyone.
Gaia 	I don't know how much longer I can hold on...to who I am.
Ryne 	I'm sorry, Gaia.
Gaia 	Gaia? Hmph. That's probably not even my real name.
Ryne 	It isn't?
Gaia 	When Thancred asked me my name, I couldn't remember.
Gaia 	That's when the faerie whispered to me. “Gaia...”
Ryne 	But if you grew up in Eulmore, surely someone there must know who you are?
 	
Gaia 	Everyone I once knew had either disappeared or had been turned into sin eaters. Those whose faces and names I still remember, that is. In the end, we found not a single person who so much as recognized me.
Gaia 	As far as I can recall, I've never been the most sociable person, but still...
Ryne 	Well, even if it's not your real name, I think “Gaia” sounds lovely. If you're happy with it, then that's what I'll call you.
Ryne 	And if you're willing, instead of the Oracle of Light, please call me Ryne. It's not the name I was born with─that's long forgotten now─but the one the people whom I consider family gave to me.
Gaia 	Is that so...?
Gaia 	Well, as much as I'd love to keep up this chatting, there's something that's bothering me. I thought the faerie would've reacted to Eden in some way, but so far, nothing whatsoever.
Gaia 	From what I gather, it wasn't until Eden started moving that I appeared out of the blue.
Gaia 	Perhaps if you were to actually try flying it somewhere, the faerie might break its silence. If you've got elements to restore, or whatever it was, why don't you hurry up and get it over with?
Thancred 	Aye, it may be best to resign ourselves to her mannerisms. A good thing we're not wholly unfamiliar with attending nobility, given certain company in the Scions.
Urianger 	Of whomsoever dost thou speak, I wonder?
Gaia 	And you need to stop wasting my time!
Ryne 	All right, everyone, I think we've talked for long enough. If you're ready, let's make our way to Eden!
Ryne 	I've done some reading about the lands swallowed up by the Flood, but it's no easy task to find locations with a dominant element.
Ryne 	I'm glad we have Urianger to point us in the right direction.
Thancred 	Ryne's little chat with Gaia reminded me that, for all our obvious differences, there are things we have in common. I, too, grew up not knowing who my parents were. The day Louisoix gave me the surname “Waters” was one I'll never forget.
Thancred 	Years later, it was under rather more desperate circumstances that I gave a certain young girl the name “Minfilia.”
Thancred 	Little did I know then that it would end up crossing time and space, taking on a meaning I could never have foreseen. It came to be passed on to one girl after another, binding them to a fate not their own.
Thancred 	In a sense, it may be said that I chose not only one, but two names for Ryne. But by whatever name she is called, she is truly her own person now.
Thancred 	And as central to our lives as names are, I believe that it isn't the name itself, but the bonds it symbolizes that matter most.
Gaia 	My memories...I think they're slowly coming back to me.
Gaia 	My mother and father would constantly blather on about how the Flood of Light could return to end the world when we least expect it, and that we should live each day as though it were our last.
Gaia 	They would often say, “I wish this moment would last forever!”
Gaia 	That was until they were selected for ascension by Lord Vauthry and were never to be seen again. Since I had no other relatives, or even any close friends to speak of, I was left alone in the world.
Gaia 	<sigh> A past like that hardly seems worth remembering, does it?
 	
Urianger 	Following the initial changes wrought by the release of water and earth, the Empty hath displayed no further signs of alteration.
Urianger 	Stability, some may call this and be satisfied, but in truth it is passivity. A passivity stemming from Light's ever-pervasive presence.
Urianger 	If we are to break the status quo, we must needs employ a catalyst─a third element that shall rouse and stabilize those unleashed energies in activity.
Urianger 	Therefore, I propose lightning.
Ryne 	So the primal would be...Ramuh, yes? From what I've heard, he's a guardian of the forest and not particularly keen on conflict. But you've actually fought him, haven't you?
Ryne 	Ah, yes. Thancred mentioned that he more closely resembles a person than a beast, unlike most other primals. And apparently he tends not to move about much.
Ryne 	I wonder if the sylphs had anything to do with that? I hear they can be quite mischievous, much like the pixies of Il Mheg.
Thancred 	I'm glad to see our lessons have paid off.
Ryne 	Well, it's like you say. If we want to call forth an accurate representation of the primal, I should picture it in my mind as clearly as possible. At the very least, it's worth a try. But the rest is up to [Player Name].
Gaia 	In order for this to work, we need to actually fly somewhere, yes? So rather than sitting in one spot while you exchange anecdotes, why don't you get this blasted thing moving first?
Urianger 	One must admit, the suggestion is not without merit. Ryne, might I suggest the Gandof Thunder Plains as our next location?
Urianger 	These plains, it is writ, were perpetually blanketed in storm clouds, the only source of illumination the ceaseless barrage of lightning. The ambient aether that lingereth there shall provide ideal conditions for the summoning.
Ryne 	Then that's where we're heading. Come on, Eden, we've got a job to do!
Ryne 	This should be as good a spot as any.
Ryne 	All right, [Player Name]! Whenever you're ready!
 	
Ryne 	All the lightning that's fallen here over the years has left the ground covered in craters. But don't worry, Eden will give you something more even to stand on.
Thancred 	Even if Ryne has done a good job of memorizing my description of Ramuh, it will likely make little difference to how he manifests. After all, it's your memories that shape the summoning, not hers.
Urianger 	The area is saturated with lightning-aspected aether, this I am able to confirm. In addition to the primal, be thou wary of stray bolts that may occur as a result of our activity.
Gaia 	I don't think I've ever been anywhere like this before. And I'm not sure I'd want to come back. Too dreary for my liking.
Gaia 	Would be nice if our next destination is a little cheerier, but I suppose I can't exactly choose if I want answers.
 	
Thancred 	I had my eye on Gaia the entire time you were fighting Ramuh, and besides the sort of reaction you might expect from someone watching you take on a half-man, half-flying-horse thunder god, I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.
Thancred 	The fact that Eden itself also showed no signs of being affected by her presence can only be a good thing. But I'd understand if Gaia herself were more than a little disappointed that she's no closer to the answers she seeks.
Urianger 	Once again, 'twas a most superlative display of thy puissance. Now, I could not fail but notice─that body did belong to Ixion, fabled equine embodiment of lightning. Hast thou perchance encountered the beast?
Gaia 	So that...thing was created based on your memories? Maybe there's a way we can use Eden to summon the faerie like that...
 	
Ryne 	I thought I was prepared to expect anything, but I didn't expect Ramuh to turn out quite like that.
Ryne 	Appearance aside, he was quite aggressive as well. The sylph's belief in him as a kindly guardian clearly makes a difference to his temperament.
Ryne 	Anyway, I'm just glad it's over. Let's get back to the camp and see if anything's changed!
 	
Ryne 	Hmm... The crystal's a different color, but apart from that, it all looks the same.
Thancred 	It may look the same, aye, but it feels different. The air has grown slightly more humid, as it does before rain.
Gaia 	I have to say, I'm not exactly prepared for wet weather. If Eden can control elements and so on, can't you tell it to send those clouds somewhere else?
Gaia 	Speaking of which, I'm not very impressed with its so-called powers. If changing yellow crystals to purple is the extent of its abilities, it's no surprise the faerie didn't bother showing up. I hope that whatever's next is more worthwhile.
Urianger 	Rather than influencing the ground beneath our feet, Eden hath brought change to the firmament above.
Urianger 	And yet 'tis clear that a more dynamic element is required for the natural cycle of precipitation and evaporation to be complete.
Ryne 	So we need movement... Would wind do the trick?
Urianger 	Most certainly.
Thancred 	It seems we have a plan. Let's not dwell too much on the effects of each individual element, and instead focus on seeing them all restored.
Gaia 	The power of an Oracle... Not to be sniffed at, it seems.
Gaia 	All my life, you were a constant companion, your voice ever seeping into my mind. Why then, of all times, did you abandon me?
Gaia 	Deaf even to the crashing of thunder... Or were you simply biding your time?
 	
Ramuh 	I have taken thy measure, Bringer of Light.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Chronicles of a New Era - Eden in Final Fantasy XIV