Desire

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Neither the Ridorana Cataract nor the Ridorana Lighthouse appear to have existed during the era in which the Zodiac Brave Story took place. The principal and his son have an idea why that may be, however, and are convinced a journey to the Valnard Sea will bring them closer to the answer.
* The Prima Vista arrives at the Ridorana Lighthouse without incident, but the expedition's work has only just begun.
* Ramza believes that with his spyglass, you may be able to locate Ba'Gamnan before it is too late.
* You find Ba'Gamnan sound of body but bereft of reason, convinced that his loyal brothers have betrayed him to the IVth Legion. After sustaining a mortal wound during a failed attempt on Lina Mewrilah's life, the Bangaa captain enters a pact with the Duma, exchanging his soul for the promise of revenge, and then vanishing without a trace.
* Though he knew from the outset that this might occur, Principal Jenomis cannot hide his dismay upon learning of Ba'Gamnan's fate.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Ramza.
* Use the spyglass to search for Ba'Gamnan.
* Speak with Principal Jenomis.
==Script==
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Ramzalexentale 	While you were gallivanting about in Vylbrand, my father and I have been hard at work. We believe we may have discovered something.
Jenomislexentale	I hope these past few turns of the sun have proved as productive for you as they have for us. We have much to share.
 	
Jenomislexentale	Ridorana is the name of both a massive gap in the southern Valnard Sea, and the lighthouse once manned by the Royal Dalmascan Navy to prevent ships from succumbing to the cataract's currents.
Jenomislexentale	I stress “once manned” as the tower has lain empty since its candlekeeps abandoned their posts after the fall of Rabanastre. But if Pharos Sirius offers any indication of what can befall a lighthouse in the absence of its caretakers...
Ramzalexentale 	Yes, but the real question is how all of this ties in with Ivalician legend.
Ramzalexentale 	A cursory examination of the Zodiac Brave Story reveals no mention of a “Ridorana.”
Ramzalexentale 	Yet it seemed foolish to assume that a name could not change in the centuries since the tale was writ.
Ramzalexentale 	So I thought to cross-reference texts on modern Ilsabardian history with our translations of the Durai Papers.
Ramzalexentale 	And after an exhaustive re-examination of my ancestors' notes, I discovered that there was not a single entry on Ridorana.
Ramzalexentale 	And while mention of the Valnard Sea was abundant, I found no reference whatsoever to any cataract or lighthouse within its waters!
Jenomislexentale	...Ramza's discovery prompted me to examine the mystery from a different perspective. What if there were no mystery at all? What if, at the time of Delita's rise, the chasm did not yet exist?
Ramzalexentale 	There is more...but only a visit to the lighthouse will enable us to confirm our theories with any certainty.
 	
Lina Mewrilah 	More? Why the sudden reluctance to reveal their suspicions? A lack of certainty never stopped Ramza from pronouncing on things in the past. Or his father, for that matter.
 	
Jenomislexentale	It is as Ramza said: only by visiting the lighthouse will we be able to confirm our theories.
 	
Almalexentale 	We are bound for the lighthouse, then? Of course we are. But do not try and tell me this has anything to do with helping the Bangaa.
 	
Montblanc 	Our first adventure! How exhilarating! Who invited me, you ask? Why, uh, that tall one over yonder...with the face, kupo.
 	
Hurdy 	Do not be fooled by my brother's false bravado. We are from a tribe of desert moogles, many of us never having seen more than an oasis pond, let alone an endless ocean. The mere sight of water should be enough to frighten him back to the airship.
 	
Bwagi 	If anything were to happen to the captain, I...
 	
Gijuk 	I am not afraid to speak what my brothers are thinking─the captain was a fool to believe that the Duma could bring back our fallen. Now his faith in legends and faerie tales will be his end.
 	
Rinok 	We do not ask that you forgive the past actions of our leader, only that you show him the same kindness that you would anyone in need.
 	
Ramzalexentale 	The Ridorana Lighthouse lies far from civilization. You would be wise to provision for the trip here in Hingashi.
 	
Ramzalexentale 	Of course.
 	
Ramzalexentale 	Let us not tarry. If the Duma has gotten into that damnable lizard's head, we may have another fight on our hands.
 	
Ramzalexentale 	Something is very wrong here...
Ramzalexentale 	Mayhap it is best if we split our fellowship into two parties─one to delve into the tower's depths, and one to...observe from afar. As acting expedition subleader, I appoint you captain of the first. You may use this spyglass to aid in your search for the missing lizard.
Bwagi 	Dammit, Brother! Where are you?
 	
Jenomislexentale	I understand you are a woman/man of many obligations, but I trust you will not leave my son down there without your steel to protect him.
 	
Jenomislexentale	Well said!
 	
Jenomislexentale	Of course. But please make haste.
 	
Lina Mewrilah 	The lighthouse looks like it has seen better days. I daresay we have a handful of imperial dreadnaughts and thirty years of disrepair to thank for that.
 	
Montblanc 	Sh-Sh-Sh-Shivering? M-M-M-Me? My fur is s-s-simply s-s-standing on end from all the, uh...ambient aether! Yes, ambient aether in the area. C-C-Can't you feel it, kupo?
 	
Bwagi 	Where in the king's name are you hiding, Captain...?
 	
Gijuk 	Don't worry, Captain! This lot are with us! They won't hurt you!
 	
Rinok 	Captain! Captain! Give us a sign!
 	
Almalexentale 	Why are you alone? Where is my brother!? Is he hurt!?
 	
Hurdy 	He's dead, isn't he? I knew it. I knew it, kupo... He was so young... So young!
 	
Bwagi 	You've found him? Let me see!
Bwagi 	He needs our help!
Baggamonan 	Prince Rasler... Princess Ashelia... I know you cannot forgive me...
Baggamonan 	...Nor should you. It is all my fault. I could not save you─could not save anyone... Anyone but myself. I am so sorry...
Bwagi 	Ba'Gamnan! Wait!
Baggamonan 	Traitors! Have you no pride!? You treat with the very men who laid waste to our homeland!
Gijuk 	You are mistaken, Brother! There are no imperials here! We've come to help!
Baggamonan 	I know what I see! My own kin sided with the enemy. How dare you stay my audience with the princess!
Lina Mewrilah 	The Duma!
Montblanc 	It has him, kupo! It's showing him what he wants to see!
Baggamonan 	Witch! Murderess!
Ramzalexentale 	Gunfire?
Bwagi 	Ba'Gamnan!!!
Baggamonan 	So this is the end...
Baggamonan 	Recite the words. Satisfy the covenant. Relinquish thy soul unto me, and be granted that which thou desirest most in all the world...
Baggamonan 	Sword in hand...a warrior...clutches stone to breast...
Bwagi 	Look at me, Brother! LOOK AT ME!
Baggamonan 	In sword...etched he...his fading memories...
Gijuk 	Don't you die! Not yet!
Baggamonan 	...In stone...his tempered skill.
Rinok 	We promised we'd all go together when our time came. You can't leave us here!
Baggamonan 	By sword attested...by stone...revealed.
Ramzalexentale 	That light... Where have I seen it before...? Oh no.
Ramzalexentale 	Whatever you are doing, you need to leave the lighthouse right away. Right away, do you hear!?
 	
Lina Mewrilah 	There can be no doubt now─in the wrong hands, the auracite is a danger to us all. Something must be done. And quickly.
 	
Ramzalexentale 	Had Ba'Gamnan not stolen the Duma, he would still be alive today, and we would not be faced with confronting another Lucavi. The lizard only has himself to blame.
 	
Almalexentale 	According to Father, the Durai Papers speak of the auracite as a “holy stone.” But I see nothing holy in what it did to Argath and Ba'Gamnan.
 	
Montblanc 	I was fully prepared to fend off the abomination when he vanished, kupo... I daresay he took one look into my eyes and lost the will to fight.
 	
Hurdy 	I think my brother has had more than enough fun for one day, kupo. Perhaps it's time for a Sleep spell... All right, make it Sleep III.
 	
Bwagi 	I cannot─will not─believe that there is nothing left of Ba'Gamnan in that...that creature. We can still save him. We can!
 	
Gijuk 	The captain's dead... I saw the light leave his eyes. And now we're alone...
 	
Rinok 	Don't you tell me he's gone! He's not! He's stronger than that! He's the strongest Bangaa you'll ever meet. He'll tear his way out of that Lucavi and crush it under his foot!
 	
Jenomislexentale	...It is as we feared, then. Ba'Gamnan's soul is lost.
Mikoto 	All that I know about Ridorana, I learned during my lessons on Dalmascan geography─but no mention was made of Ivalician legend. While Principal Jenomis seems convinced of a connection, I believe I shall reserve judgment until more is known.
Mikoto 	Beyond that, is there aught you wish to know?
Mikoto 	...[Player Name]? Why are you not with the others? Were you not entrusted with their protection? I can only assume that they have found some manner of safe haven...and that you are here to partake of my knowledge prior to continuing with the expedition.
Mikoto 	So...what is it that you wish to know?
Mikoto 	A most interesting twist. I had assumed the auracite would act more swiftly upon the weak-willed, but mayhap I was mistaken. Could it be that the opposite is true? That those possessed of a strong will are more susceptible to its influence, not less? <sigh> There are so many questions...
Mikoto 	...But we are not entirely without answers. Is there aught else you wish to know?
 	
Mikoto 	In simple terms, I know. From what I have been able to discern, auracite displays the uncanny ability to draw upon the will of its possessor and manipulate the formless aether into a corporeal manifestation. The resultant form can be maintained for as long as there is aether to sustain it.
Mikoto 	Principal Jenomis has recently uncovered evidence which appears to corroborate my suspicion that auracite is not a naturally occurring substance, but one created to serve a purpose─albeit a purpose I have yet to identify.
 	
Mikoto 	Despite being in the principal's possession for an extended period, the Otius exhibits none of the aetherial imprinting present in the Duma. In other words, the auracite has yet to absorb any of Lord Jenomis's aether.
Mikoto 	It is, for want of a better description, “empty.” Be that as it may, we still have no idea how it might be filled, its creators having neglected to include a removable stopper. Ahem.
 	
Mikoto 	As you saw in the ruins of Lesalia, the Duma makes manifest the desires of its owner─on that occasion, Argath Thadalfus.
Mikoto 	When you defeated the would-be king, his aether was released from the auracite and the attunement broken, rendering the crystal empty once more.
 	
Mikoto 	As you saw in the ruins of Lesalia, the Duma makes manifest the desires of its owner─at that time, Argath Thadalfus.
Mikoto 	When you defeated the would-be king, his aether was released from the auracite and the attunement broken, rendering the crystal empty once more.
Mikoto 	Until, that is, Ba'Gamnan seized the Duma, providing it with new desires upon which to feed.
Mikoto 	Whether Ba'Gamnan attuned himself to the auracite or the auracite attuned to him...is a question I am unprepared to answer. If pressed, however, I would venture that the will of a third party is at work here...
 	
Mikoto 	There is a place on the Valnard Sea, far to the south of Rabanastre, where the ocean tumbles into a gaping maw more than a malm across─the Ridorana Cataract.
Mikoto 	Legend would have us believe that it is the entrance to the Hell of Water.
Mikoto 	Many a scholar seeking to prove otherwise has descended into the chasm─some even by airship─but not a one has returned.
Mikoto 	Balanced on the lip of the raging gulf sits a tiny islet atop which rises an ancient lighthouse─its origins unknown.
Mikoto 	For centuries, the tower was manned by Dalmascan candlekeeps who labored from dusk till dawn to warn sailors of the perilous drop. Since the kingdom's annexation, however, the structure has lain vacant...assuming it has not been claimed by the island's wildlife.
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Chronicles of a New Era - Return to Ivalice in Final Fantasy XIV