Sisterly Act

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* As Alisaie laments her brother's lengthy silence since departing for the Garlean motherland, a messenger arrives from the Eorzean Alliance. He informs you that a council is to be held in Ala Mhigo to deliberate how best to combat the Ascian menace, and that the Scions' presence has been requested. Moments after the messenger takes his leave, Riol receives a call from Thancred. It would seem your old friend is en route from the imperial provinces bearing important intelligence, and so you set out to meet him in the Ala Mhigan Quarter.
* After gulping down a cup of water, a breathless Thancred briefs you on all that he has learned during his time in Garlean territory. The various resistance movements abroad fight on, bolstered by materiel support from the Eorzean Alliance, but the impostor wearing Zenos's face continues to move in plain sight, affirming your suspicion that an Ascian hand holds the reins of the Empire. Last but not least, Thancred reveals that he received a distorted message from Alphinaud, from which he could only make out two words: “The Burn.” Immediately recognizing this as the name of a barren wasteland on the edge of Othard, Alisaie declares her intention to search for her brother there, and you duly agree to accompany her.
* Alisaie proposes paying a visit to Doma in order to apprise Hien of the situation and consult him on transportation to the Burn. Since you will be in the area, Thancred suggests that you first take the opportunity to call on Y'shtola, who is currently in the Doman Enclave conducting her primal investigation.
* You find your fellow Scion speaking with a local miner, who complains of having unearthed naught but deaspected crystals of late. After he takes his leave, Y'shtola shares her observations on the use of sacred relics in summoning. These objects of worship, it would seem, allow for a primal to be called forth even in the absence of faith on the summoner's part, making them dangerous in the extreme. When the subject finally turns to Alphinaud's garbled message, Y'shtola readily agrees to aid in the search, prompting Alisaie to depart for the Kienkan to meet with Hien.
* Though Hien promises to spare no effort in the search for Alphinaud, it is plain that he has serious misgivings about venturing into the Burn.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Thancred in the Ala Mhigan Quarter.
* Speak with Alisaie.
* Speak with Y'shtola in the Doman Enclave.
* Speak with Hien at the Kienkan.
==Script==
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Alisaie 	Oh, [Player Name]. If you've come here hoping for news, I'm afraid there isn't any.
Alisaie 	Everything is exactly as it was. Y'shtola is still investigating primals in the Far East, Thancred is still gathering intelligence in the imperial provinces, and Alphinaud is still...out there somewhere.
Alisaie 	There's been no word since his first scheduled report, nor does he respond to calls. And all the while, I'm just meant to sit around here waiting. It's driving me mad!
Alliance recruit 	Begging your pardons! I bear a message from the Eorzean Alliance!
Alisaie 	Thank the gods for that. We have a visitor.
 	
Alisaie 	Welcome to the Rising Stones. If you have a message, I should be most eager to hear it.
Alliance recruit 	My lady! The Alliance leadership will soon convene to discuss the matter of Ascian interference, and they humbly request the presence of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.
Alliance recruit 	Having assessed intelligence provided by the Ala Mhigan Resistance concerning the whereabouts of Zenos's remains, they too suspect Ascian involvement, and wish to deliberate a suitable course of action.
Alliance recruit 	As the foremost authorities on our foe, your order's counsel would be most welcome.
Alisaie 	Of course, we should be glad to assist in whatever way we can.
Alisaie 	With almost everyone else afield, I'd say this one falls to us. By which I mean, I'm not going on my own. You'll come with me, I trust?
 	
Alisaie 	There you have it. We accept the invitation.
 	
Alisaie 	If you would rather not, how do you think I feel? I despise formal occasions, as you well know. But in the absence of Alphinaud and the others, we'll just have to grin and bear it, won't we.
Alisaie 	Well, there you have it. We accept the invitation.
 	
Alliance recruit 	Thank you! The time and date of the meeting will be shared in due course, but I can confirm that the council will take place in Ala Mhigo. By your leave...
Alisaie 	I somehow doubt we'll have anything useful to offer, but standing mutely at a meeting would still be better than the nothing I've been doing of late. Let's make ready to depart, shall we?
 	
Riol 	...Thancred!? What's going on, man?
Riol 	...All right! Just be careful on the road back, ye hear!
Alisaie 	Did I hear right, Riol? Is Thancred coming back?
Riol 	Aye, that he is. Says he's acquired some important intelligence.
Riol 	Bein' in Garlean territory, though, he couldn't risk sharin' the particulars in case the imperials were listenin' in. So he said he'd head back as quick as he could, and to make sure someone was waitin' for him in the Ala Mhigan Quarter.
Alisaie 	Understood! [Player Name] and I will go!
Alisaie 	We're bound for Ala Mhigo anyway, and there's sure to be time before the council begins. Come on, let's be off.
 	
Riol 	Thancred wasn't in any danger, from what I could tell, but he did sound as if he'd been in a footrace with a chocobo. Whatever it is he's learned, he's in a hurry to share it. Ye'd best be on yer way.
 	
Alisaie 	There's no doubting your talent for espionage, but the journey is long and the borders heavily guarded. You did well to make it back in one piece.
 	
Thancred 	You two are a sight for sore eyes. Now all I need is water for my parched throat. Fetch me a cup, will you? Traipsing through imperial territory is thirsty work...
 	
Thancred 	I will leave the two of you to your task and see to my own.
 	
Alisaie 	Loath though I am to neglect making preparations for the council, we must act swiftly before Alphinaud's trail goes cold.
Alisaie 	I propose we first pay Hien a visit. He's sure to want to hear about these developments, and he may well be able to advise us on how best to reach the Burn.
Thancred 	A sound plan. And Y'shtola is in Doma, is she not? I daresay she'd join you in the search if you asked her nicely.
Thancred 	While you see to all that, I shall go and report my findings to the Alliance. You may leave any preparations for the council to me.
Alisaie 	Thank you, Thancred. Right, to Doma, then. We have much and more to share with Y'shtola.
 	
Thancred 	As much as I would like to visit Doma, it will have to wait. Twelve speed you on your way─oh, and give my regards to Y'shtola.
 	
Yshtola 	...Hmm. That is curious indeed. While other matters demand my attention at present, I shall bear what you have told me in mind. Should you notice any change, do not hesitate to seek me out.
Enclaveminer03143 	Thank you, my lady. You are most kind.
Yshtola 	...Well, well. Two faces from the dim and distant past.
Alisaie 	Come now, it hasn't been that long. Who was that you were speaking with?
Yshtola 	A local miner who supplies crystals for the rebuilding effort. Of late, he claims to have struggled to find a crystal with so much as a trace of elemental energy.
Yshtola 	Upon learning that I had some knowledge of aether, he came seeking my counsel. Just now he brought me one of his recent finds.
Yshtola 	It was precisely as he described─devoid of elemental energy...and eerily reminiscent of the deaspected crystals that manifested in Eorzea in the days prior to the Calamity. We would be wise to investigate this phenomenon more closely.
Alisaie 	Indeed... But on a more positive note, the locals seem to have taken a liking to you.
Yshtola 	More an interest in than a liking to, I think. The sight of a Miqo'te with a peculiar contraption upon her head has a certain novelty value in these parts. Any actual regard they may have for me, I owe wholly to you and the others who came before. Everyone here has been exceedingly cooperative, and I am pleased to report that I have all but concluded my investigation.
Yshtola 	Simply put, by focusing one's will upon an aether-infused object of worship, it is possible to conduct a summoning.
Alisaie 	...So, the fact that they are objects of worship is the key? They are themselves suffused with the requisite belief?
Yshtola 	Correct. Such sacred relics as the Kojin collect obviate the need for religious fervor in the summoner─Yotsuyu being the most obvious example. She had but to associate the artifact given to her by Asahi with the divine, and it served to amplify her desires and give them form.
Yshtola 	A form nourished through the power of crystals, also provided by her brother. And thus was Tsukuyomi brought into being.
Yshtola 	Which brings me to the question of preventative measures─to which I have yet to find a satisfactory answer. At present, I know of naught that will avail us, save to keep watch over the movement of relics and crystals. As if we did not have enough to keep watch over already...
Yshtola 	...But I doubt you came all this way to hear that which may be perused in a report. Has something happened to Alphinaud?
Yshtola 	...Hm. I shall join you in the search, of course.
Alisaie 	Thank you, Y'shtola. I should be glad of your help. Truly.
Alisaie 	Now, if there's nothing else, I shall go on ahead and request an audience with Lord Hien.
Yshtola 	Alisaie puts on a brave face, but she has little talent for concealment. We should join her at the Kienkan.
 	
Yshtola 	My report can wait. Finding Alphinaud must take priority.
 	
Alisaie 	There you are. I've apprised Hien of the situation.
 	
Yugiri 	I should not have allowed Master Alphinaud to leave without an escort. But it avails us naught to dwell on the past. We must focus on what can be done now.
Kienkangatekeeper03028	Lord Hien is expecting you. May I show you in?
 	
Eventarea 	Enter the Kienkan?
 	
Hien 	Greetings, my friend. Alisaie has explained all to me.
Hien 	Needless to say, you shall have our full cooperation in the search. Even if Alphinaud's trail does lead to the Burn, of all places...
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Post-Stormblood Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV