In Shadow's Wake

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
==Objectives==
* Search for your comrades at the Watcher's Palace.
* Inspect the dimly glowing crystal.
* Inspect the faintly glowing crystal.
* Inspect the warmly glowing crystal.
* Inspect the brightly glowing crystal.
* Speak with Y'shtola.
==Script==
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Watcherofmoon 	F20223Before we speak at length, I believe a change of surrounds is in order.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223I have more than ill tidings to share, you see. I sensed others arriving not long ago.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Though my communions with Hydaelyn have grown infrequent, I have learned enough from Her to know these are your comrades.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223And as luck would have it, they have already reached my abode. Come, let us join them.01
 	
Thancred 	Dare I ask what happened before we arrived?
 	
Urianger 	May we presume this being is a native of the moon?
 	
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Yes, they are indeed the three I sensed.01
 	
Yshtola 	Thank goodness you are unharmed.
Yshtola 	We did what we could to subdue the tempered before making our way here.
Yshtola 	Not without casualties, unfortunately. Some few detonated explosives, killing themselves and others.
Yshtola 	The contingent's healers had their hands full tending to the injured and enthralled when we took our leave.
Urianger 	Lest you wonder, Mistress Krile hath also been delivered unto their care. Serving as a conduit for Hydaelyn's power hath taken its toll, but she will recover in due course.
Yshtola 	As for Alphinaud and Alisaie, they insisted on remaining in Garlemald while we three rushed to your aid. It appears, however, that matters here have already come to a conclusion...
Yshtola 	But what manner of conclusion, if I might ask? And is this the ally whom Hydaelyn bade you seek out? He is not unlike the shades of Amaurot.
Watcherofmoon 	F20223Not unlike, perhaps, but not the same. I was created by Hydaelyn, together with this place. It has ever been my duty to keep vigil over Zodiark. Or rather, it was my duty...01
Yshtola 	Then Zodiark is no more!?
Watcherofmoon 	F20223And not without consequence, I am afraid, for now the delicate weave of the star, preserved by His presence, will begin to unravel.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223If you mean to avert the Final Days, you shall have need of─01
Thancred 	Are you all right!?
Watcherofmoon 	F20223My attempts to forestall Zodiark's release have all but exhausted my strength.01
Watcherofmoon 	F20223If you might allow me to rest a short while, I will share with you all I can.01
Yshtola 	Please do. You need not exert yourself on our account.
Yshtola 	These crystals contain records of your time here, yes? May we peruse them while we wait?
Watcherofmoon 	F20223By all means. If you would review them chronologically, might I suggest beginning with those on the upper floor?01
Yshtola 	I shall leave that to you, [Player Name], while I see what can be gleaned from the crystals on these lower levels.
 	
Thancred 	Zodiark defeated... While He may have been in an incomplete state, that's nevertheless an impressive feat.
Thancred 	But even if you hadn't, His demise was inevitable─Fandaniel would've seen to it one way or another.
Thancred 	That said, he probably would have wielded Zodiark's power to wreak untold destruction before taking his own life, making this the better of two unfavorable outcomes.
 	
Urianger 	Dost thou suppose our host hath maintained his solitary vigil since the very beginning, without rest or relief?
Urianger 	If so, these records comprise the sum total of his existence. We must needs handle them with care.
 	
Yshtola 	Pray review the records on the upper floor, and I will see if there is aught to be learned down here.
 	
Watcherofmoon 	F20223A moment longer, friend...01
 	
Memorya04399 	F20223Daily summary: no abnormalities detected...
Daily summary: no abnormalities detected...
Daily summary: no abnormalities detected...01
 	
Memoryb04399 	F20223It is clear he and his brethren have a keen interest in freeing Zodiark from His prison, and yet they have made no attempt to destroy the brands. Perhaps they prefer He remain hidden from mortal eyes until the final Rejoining.01
Memoryb04399 	F20223Perhaps they realize we would never dare bring harm to Zodiark, so long as He remains imprisoned.01
 	
Yshtola 	Did you learn anything of import?
Yshtola 	So it is as we suspected. Maintaining the brands requires a great deal of Her energy and focus─and this cost has grown higher with every Rejoining.
Yshtola 	That would explain why contact with Her has become rather infrequent since the Seventh Umbral Calamity.
Yshtola 	I too made a rather startling discovery...
Yshtola 	This heavenly body we know to be the moon was in fact created by Hydaelyn!
Yshtola 	When the watcher said he was created together with this place, I thought he only meant this facility... Truly, Hydaelyn's powers are far beyond anything I could have imagined.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Endwalker Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV