Reconnaissance Lost

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* A reconnaissance party sent north to Riversmeet in search of the heretics' hideaway has gone missing, and though he knows not the cause, Ser Redwald believes time is of the essence. Accordingly, he has dispatched several parties to search for the missing knights, each assigned to a different area. You and Lord Artoirel are to comprise one such party. Seek out your partner and speak with him when you are ready to depart.
* Lord Artoirel informs you that you are to search the area near Camp Riversmeet. Like Falcon's Nest, it was abandoned following the Calamity, but that does not discount the possibility that the missing knights may have taken shelter there. Follow the young lord to the cliffs overlooking the camp from the south.
* Save for several wild beasts, you see no signs of life in the camp below. As there is no safe way to descend the cliffs, Lord Artoirel bids you follow him to a path leading to the riverbed below, east of the Black Iron Bridge.
* Pausing briefly, Lord Artoirel looks for signs of the reconnaissance party's passing, but finds none. Yet given the fierce snows, he says, that is no guarantee that they did not pass this way. In any case, you have yet to investigate the camp itself. Lord Artoirel presses on, and so must you.
* You come upon a band of heretics poised to slay one of the missing knights. Fixing you with murderous glares, they attack, but are no match for the Warrior of Light. The knight has yet to rise to his feet. See if there is anything you can do.
* Drawn by the sounds of struggle, Lord Artoirel abandons his watch outside the camp and rushes to your side. Together, you question the wounded knight, who appears to be the sole survivor of the missing reconnaissance party, which was ambushed by the heretics in the midst of a furious blizzard. Convinced that the heretics' hideaway lies somewhere to the north, he begs you to help him continue the search─though he is clearly in no condition to do so...
==Objectives==
* Speak with Artoirel in Falcon's Nest.
* Follow Artoirel to the cliffs overlooking Camp Riversmeet.
* Follow Artoirel to the cliffs east of the Black Iron Bridge.
* Search Camp Riversmeet for the missing knights.
* Aid the wounded knight.
==Script==
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Redwald 	Calm as ever, even when you must surely sense the gravity of the situation. A veteran through and through, just as Lord Drillemont said. Good.
Redwald 	We have lost contact with a reconnaissance party sent north to Riversmeet in search of the heretics' hideaway.
Redwald 	Whether they were attacked or met with some other misfortune, we know not. But regardless of the cause, we must act quickly, for this is a harsh, unforgiving land which can claim─and has claimed─the lives of many men.
Redwald 	To ensure we find our missing knights as quickly as possible, I have assigned each party a different area to search. You and Lord Artoirel will be working together. Seek him out when you are ready to depart, and good luck.
Redwald 	Lord Artoirel has a map with the assigned areas. Bring our knights home, Mistress/Master [Player Name].
 	
Artoirel 	It seems we have been assigned the area near Camp Riversmeet, Mistress/Master [Player Name].
Artoirel 	Lest you are unaware, the camp was one of many our knights were forced to abandon when we withdrew from the Coerthas western highlands─one of many sacrifices made in the wake of the Calamity.
Artoirel 	'Twould not surprise me if our knights took shelter there. There is but one way to find out, though. Let us be off!
 	
Artoirel 	There, below us─Camp Riversmeet, or what remains of it.
Artoirel 	I see no way to descend the cliffs safely from here. Should we fall, the beasts below would make short work of us. Come─I know a path to the riverbed below, east of the Black Iron Bridge.
 	
Artoirel 	If the reconnaissance party came this way, I see no sign of it.
Artoirel 	Still, it is possible that recent storms have obscured their trail, or that they took an alternate route to Camp Riversmeet. Until we investigate the camp itself, we cannot be certain. We must press on.
Artoirel 	Hmmm... The camp appears to be deserted, and yet I cannot shake the feeling that... Hm. Mistress/Master [Player Name], pray search the camp while I stand watch. We dare not let the enemy take us unawares.
Kight01583 	They're...they're all around me...
Balloon 	Let none escape!
 	
Artoirel 	Are you all right? I heard sounds of a struggle.
Kight01583 	Thank...thank the Fury... I thought no one would come...
Artoirel 	Three heretics slain and one knight saved, just like that. You certainly live up to your reputation, Mistress/Master [Player Name].
Artoirel 	What happened here, ser? Is there no one else?
Kight01583 	We were caught in a furious blizzard north of here, my lord. <cough> <wheeze> Naught but white all around...until we saw shapes moving towards us─running towards us, with naked steel in their hands.
Kight01583 	I cut down a few of the bastards who came close, but the others... There was shouting and screaming, but after a while I could only hear unfamiliar voices... I found my way to the camp, hoping to hide while the storm passed.
Artoirel 	But the heretics tracked you here.
Kight01583 	Aye... <cough> <cough> ...My lord, the heretics' hideaway lies somewhere to the north. We must move quickly, before the snow buries all traces of their passing. For my brothers, we...we must... <cough> <wheeze>
Artoirel 	Have faith, ser. Justice will be done. But first, we must see you to safety.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Heavensward Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV