Allagan tomestone

Allagan tomestones are a special currency and item in Final Fantasy XIV. They are solid-state data archives used by the Allagan Empire, a civilization that thrived during the Third Astral Era, and as such are considered very valuable. The player can exchange tomestones they obtain for high level equipment by talking to merchants in most major cities.
==Types of Allagan tomestone==
===Currencies===
Allagan tomestone currencies are awarded for completing various high level activities. Allagan tomestones of poetics are available to the player at any level (assuming they are capable of unlocking and clearing the content that awards them), all other tomestones require the player to have at least one class or job at the level cap, with any reward involving them adjusted to award experience or poetics at lower levels.
All tomestone currencies are capped at 2000. Furthermore, aside from the 2 to 4 week period between the launch of an expansion and the introduction of the second tomestone tier alongside the expansion's first savage raid, only 450 of the highest tier can be earned per week (for the fourth tier of an expansion, this weekly restriction is typically loosened to 900 a few months before the next expansion is released). As higher tiers of tomestones are introduced, lower tiers (excluding poetics) are deprecated, and have to be converted to either the next tier up or poetics, depending on the tier. If the player still has tomestones of a tier that are being removed, they will be rendered forfeit.
Name 	Icon	Description
 	 	Available from the launch of A Realm Reborn, these were used to purchase Darklight equipment (Item level 70). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 2.2, and removed entirely in patch 2.4. Darklight equipment can now be obtained from dungeons that were added in patch 2.2.
 	 	Available from the launch of A Realm Reborn, these were used to purchase vintage gear (Item level 90), higher item level variants of Artifact Equipment. This currency was made unobtainable in patch 2.4, and removed entirely in patch 3.0. A full set of Vintage gear can now be obtained from the end of a job's A Realm Reborn storyline, and extra copies can be obtained by trading the antique equipment found in dungeons that were added in patch 2.4.
 	 	Introduced in patch 2.2, these were used to purchase Weathered Masterworks equipment (Item level 100, upgradable to unweathered Masterworks, item level 110). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 3.0, and removed entirely in patch 3.2. Masterworks armor can now be obtained from Hunts, and the weapons can now be bought with Allagan tomestones of poetics.
 	 	Introduced in patch 2.4, these were formerly used to purchase Ironworks equipment (Item level 120), but are now used to buy their upgraded form, Augmented Ironworks equipment (Item level 130).
Allagan tomestones of poetics are the only tomestones that are not deprecated over time. When a new expansion comes out, the tomestone exchanges from the previous expansion that were not already deprecated change to using poetics.
 	 	Introduced in patch 3.0, these were used to purchase Yasha equipment (Item level 170, upgradable to Asuran equipment, item level 180). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 3.2, and removed entirely in patch 3.4. Asuran equipment can now be purchased with Centurio seals at the Forgotten Knight tavern in Ishgard.
 	 	Introduced in patch 3.05, these were used to purchase Antiquated Artifact Gear (Item level 200, upgradable to Artifact Gear, item level 210). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 3.4, and removed entirely in patch 4.0. Artifact Gear can now be purchased with Centurio seals at the Forgotten Knight tavern in Ishgard, and is obtained automatically at the end of a job's Heavensward storyline.
 	 	Introduced in patch 3.2, these were used to purchase Eikonic Gear (Item level 230, upgradable to Augmented Eikonic Gear, item level 240). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 4.0, and was removed entirely in patch 4.2. Augmented Eikonic Gear can now be bought with Allagan tomestones of poetics.
 	 	Introduced in patch 3.4, these were used to purchase Shire Gear (Item level 260, upgradable to Augmented Shire Gear, item level 270). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 4.0, and was removed entirely in patch 4.2. Augmented Shire Gear can now be bought with Allagan tomestones of poetics.
 	 	Introduced in patch 4.0, these were used to purchase Ala Mighan gear (Item level 310). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 4.2, and removed entirely in patch 4.4. Ala Mhigan Gear can now be bought with Centurio Seals at Rhalgr's Reach or Kugane.
 	 	Introduced in patch 4.05, these were used to purchase Lost Allagan Gear (Item level 330, upgradable to Augmented Lost Allagan Gear, item level 340). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 4.4, and removed entirely in patch 5.0. Lost Allagan Gear can now be bought with Centurio Seals at Rhalgr's Reach or Kugane.
 	 	Introduced in patch 4.2, these were used to purchase Ryumyaku Gear (Item level 360, upgradable to Dai-ryumyaku, item level 370). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 5.0, and removed entirely in patch 5.2. Dai-Ryumyaku Gear can now be bought with Allagan tomestones of poetics.
 	 	Introduced in patch 4.4, these were used to purchase Scaevan Gear (Item level 390, upgradable to Augmented Scaevan Gear, item level 400). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 5.0, and removed entirely in patch 5.2. Augmented Scaevan Gear can now be bought with Allagan tomestones of poetics.
 	 	Introduced in patch 5.0, these were used to purchase Ronkan gear (Item level 440). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 5.2, and removed entirely in patch 5.4. Ronkan Gear can now be bought with Sacks of Nuts at the Crystarium or Eulmore.
 	 	Introduced in patch 5.05, these were used to purchase Deepshadow gear (Item level 460, upgradable to Augmented Deepshadow Gear, item level 470). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 5.4, and removed entirely in patch 6.0. Augmented Deepshadow Gear can now be bought with Sacks of Nuts at the Crystarium or Eulmore.
 	 	Introduced in patch 5.2, these were used to purchase Crystarium Gear (Item level 490, upgradable to Augmented Crystarium Gear, item level 500). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 6.0. Augmented Crystarium Gear can now be bought with Allagan tomestones of poetics.
 	 	Introduced in patch 5.4, these were used to purchase Cryptlurker Gear (Item level 520, upgradable to Augmented Cryptlurker Gear, item level 530). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 6.0. Augmented Cryptlurker Gear can now be bought with Allagan tomestones of poetics.
 	 	Introduced in patch 6.0, these were used to purchase Moonward gear (Item level 570). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 6.2, and removed entirely in patch 6.4. Moonward Gear can now be bought with Sacks of Nuts in Old Sharlayan or Radz-at-Han.
 	 	Introduced in patch 6.05, these were used to purchase Radiant Gear (Item level 590, upgradeable to Augmented Radiant Gear, item level 600). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 6.4. Augmented Radiant Gear can now be bought with Sacks of Nuts in Old Sharlayan or Radz-at-Han.
 	 	Introduced in patch 6.2, these were used to purchase Lunar Envoy Gear (Item level 620, upgradeable to Augmented Lunar Envoy Gear, item level 630). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 7.0, and will be removed entirely in patch 7.2. Augmented Lunar Envoy Gear can now be bought with Allagan tomestones of poetics.
 	 	Introduced in patch 6.4, these were used to purchase Credendum Gear (Item level 650, upgradeable to Augmented Credendum Gear, item level 660). This currency was made unobtainable in patch 7.0, and will be removed entirely in patch 7.2. Augmented Credendum Gear can now be bought with Allagan tomestones of poetics.
Aesthetics	 	Introduced in patch 7.0, these are used to purchase Neo Kingdom Gear (Item level 700).
Heliometry	 	Introduced in patch 7.05, these are used to purchase Quetzalli Gear (Item Level 720, upgradeable to Augmented Quetzalli Gear, item level 730).
===Other items===
Name 	Icon	Description
 	 	Obtained in the Second Coil of Bahamut and Syrcus Tower, could be traded for the Gerolt Masterworks weapons. This item was made unobtainable in patch 5.3; weapons can now be purchased directly with Allagan tomestones of poetics.
 	 	Could be traded for Ironworks Magitek weapons. Found in the Final Coil of Bahamut, and one could be obtained per week for completing all three parts of the Crystal Tower raid. Made unobtainable in patch 5.3.
 	 	A key item obtained in the quest "A Fiendish Likeness" used to unlock Containment Bay S1T7 (Extreme).
 	 	Purchased with items dropped from Alexander: Midas, could be traded for Eikonic weapons. Made unobtainable in patch 5.3.
 	 	A key item obtained in the quest "A Deific Simulacrum" used to unlock Containment Bay P1T6 (Extreme).
 	 	Purchased with items dropped from Alexander: Creator, could be traded for Shire weapons. Made unobtainable in patch 5.3.
 	 	A key item obtained in the quest "A Demonic Duplicate" used to unlock Containment Bay Z1T9 (Extreme).
 	 	Purchased with items dropped from Deltascape, could be traded for Lost Allagan weapons. Made unobtainable in patch 5.3.
 	 	Purchased with items dropped from Sigmascape, could be traded for Ryumyaku weapons. Made unobtainable in patch 5.3.
 	 	Purchased with items dropped from Alphascape, could be traded for Scaevan weapons. Made unobtainable in patch 5.3.
 	 	Purchased with items dropped from Eden's Gate, could be traded for Deepshadow weapons. Made unobtainable in patch 6.0.
 	 	Purchased from the Crystarium with bicolor gemstones after obtaining the highest shared FATE rank in all Shadowbringers zones, this is a furnishing item.
 	 	Purchased with items dropped from Eden's Verse, could be traded for Crystarium weapons. Made unobtainable in patch 6.0.
 	 	Purchased with items dropped from Eden's Promise, could be traded for Cryptlurker's weapons. Made unobtainable in patch 6.0.
 	 	Purchased with items dropped from Asphodelos, could be traded for Radiant's weapons. Made unobtainable in patch 7.0.
 	 	Purchased with items dropped from Abyssos, could be traded for Lunar Envoy weapons. Made unobtainable in patch 7.0.
 	 	Purchased with items dropped from Anabaseios, could be traded for item level 650 weapons. Made unobtainable in patch 7.0.
Universal tomestone	 	Purchased with items dropped from AAC Light-heavyweight, can be traded for item level 720 weapons.
===Irregular tomestones===
Introduced in the lead up to Shadowbringers, Irregular tomestones are tokens used in Moogle Treasure Trove event, an event that runs for approximately a month before each major patch. Containing data that is considered just too strange to be worth anything to normal collectors (in addition to the fact that they are types of tomestone that are so old to be considered worthless anyway), they are instead collected by the itinerant moogles located in Ul'dah, Limsa Lominsa and Gridania, in exchange for an eclectic selection of items from older content, as well as usually containing one new exclusive item for exchanging 100 tomestones.
Name	Icon	Event Duration 	New Item
 	 	30 May, 2019 - 28 June, 2019 	
 	 	30 September, 2019 - 29 October, 2019	
 	 	20 January, 2020 - 18 February, 2020 	
 	 	18 May, 2020 - 11 August, 2020 	
 	 	15 March, 2021 - 13 April, 2021 	None, reran as the 100 tomestone item.
 	 	14 May, 2021 - 14 June, 2021 	
 	 	19 October, 2021 - 3 December, 2021 	
 	 	14 March, 2022 - 11 April, 2022 	None, reran as the 100 tomestone item.
 	 	25 July, 2022 - 23 August, 2022 	
 	 	12 December, 2022 - 10 January, 2023 	None, reran as the 100 tomestone item,
 	 	24 April, 2023 - 23 May, 2023 	
 	 	27 August, 2023 - 3 October, 2023 	, also featured for 10 tomestones.
 	 	30 January, 2024 - 11 March, 2024 	None, reran as the 100 tomestone item.
 	 	14 May, 2024 - 24 June, 2024 	
==Shops ==
The player can purchase equipment and items with Allagan tomestones at Rowena's House of Splendors merchants (labeled "Tomestone Exchange") in Limsa Lominsa, Ul'dah, Gridania, Revenant's Toll, Ishgard, Idyllshire, Kugane, Rhalgr's Reach, the Crystarium, Eulmore, Old Sharlayan, Radz-at-Han, and Solution Nine.
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy XV===
Allagan tomestones are key items acquired in Adventurer from Another World collaboration quest with Final Fantasy XIV. They can be used at Y'jhimei's trading post after defeating the quest's boss to trade for new ultimate weapons for Final Fantasy XV.
The player can find three batches of 30 tomestones for a total of 90 per playthrough of the quest. The tomestones can also be obtained from the boss, Garuda, however, it only yields them one at a time, making collecting them from the keep the superior method. If the player wants all the weapons available at the trading post, they can amass more tomestones via Chapter Select to reset the quest progress while keeping their items (however, this basically acts as a New Game Plus).
===War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
==Behind the scenes==
The tomestone emote was introduced in patch 4.4 in which the player character shows a poetics tomestone and uses it as a mobile device. This emote can be obtained by registering the Final Fantasy XIV Companion app. 
Scrips are another type of currency with a similar role and limitations to Allagan tomestones, though these are focused on the crafter and gatherer disciplines.
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers has a scene where the Warrior of Light sees some tomestones in the Crystarium and feels disappointed, an allusion to the tiring duty of constantly farming tomestones at the endgame. Likewise, during the epilogue of the Gunbreaker job quest, Sophie notes how Radovan only rarely joins tomestone hunts, not wanting to turn them into "a daily grind".
In the Myths of the Realm raid storyline in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, the Twelve use divine magic to create information receptacles for the Warrior of Light and their allies, which record information about the gods as the party visits their places of worship across Eorzea. These receptacles take the form of whatever the owner envisions as an item for recording information: whereas most of the Warrior's allies receive items such as grimoires, the Warrior's receptacle instead takes the form of an Allagan tomestone.
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