A §trαnge New World

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Alphinaud.
* Gather information at the vitrified fort.
* Speak with Alphinaud.
* Speak with Estinien.
* Speak with Alisaie.
==Script==
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Alisaie 	It's so dark. I can barely see anything...
 	
Urianger 	Didst thou witness what became of Thancred? So quickly was I overcome by Meteion's malevolence that I saw naught of their altercation.
 	
Yshtola 	We were clearly no match for Meteion, yet we survived unscathed. But how...?
 	
Grahatia 	If Meteion should strike again with such overwhelming force, I honestly don't know how we are to oppose her.
 	
Estinien 	There is a dizzying, disorienting feeling about this place. As if I could lose my footing at any moment... We must be careful.
 	
Livingway 	Don't hesitate to make the most of the provisions node. There's no telling what you might run into out there, or if anything we have to offer might help, but I'd personally rather brave the unknown with a full pack than an empty one.
 	
Alphinaud 	We're fortunate this place can support life...albeit barely, I suspect, given the torpid, stale quality of the air...
Alphinaud 	But never mind that. We must find Thancred. Let's begin our search from the prow of the ship. It seems as good a direction as any.
Alphinaud 	Try not to stray too far, lest we lose sight of one another.
 	
Alisaie 	I see no one else in this barren waste, do you? Then why do I feel like we're not alone...like there's another presence with us. Something dark...and mournful...
 	
Urianger 	These remains have long since turned to ash...and yet, they retain their form.
 	
Yshtola 	There is a structure here in front of me, yes? A tower of some sort, partially melted? Hmm. In a strange twist of fate, it seems our perception of this place is not so different as it would be elsewhere.
Yshtola 	The world as I used to see it... It feels as though I am dreaming while awake. This is more than the faded memory Meteion led us to believe.
 	
Grahatia 	What was this, I wonder...?
 	
Estinien 	This...this cannot be real.
 	
Alphinaud 	Ruins. But of what, I wonder?
Alphinaud 	Perhaps we can find something to help us understand the nature of this place. A relic, an inscription, anything...
 	
Alphinaud 	Be careful, [Player Name]. I cannot shake the feeling we're being watched. Gods, you don't think there are ghosts here...do you?
 	
Grahatia 	Look here─this part is relatively intact.
Grahatia 	The intricate design of the top suggests it is man-made, though its builders were surely not men as we conceive of them.
Grahatia 	Having said that, I swear I have seen this pattern before...
 	
Grahatia 	I know this pattern. But from where...?
 	
Estinien 	I thought this hill might afford a better view of our surroundings... A poor decision in hindsight.
Estinien 	Besides the light from the ship, all is shrouded in darkness. If Thancred is here, I'd never know it.
Estinien 	From what I can tell, we are near the edge of an island─if you can call it that─surrounded by floating debris.
 	
Estinien 	Have care should you decide to climb higher. Were you to fall, you might well tumble through the great expanse for all eternity.
 	
Alphinaud 	Were you able to find anything?
Alphinaud 	As I feared. And still no trace of Thancred.
Alisaie 	There's nothing but emptiness as far as the eye can see, which, unfortunately, isn't very far.
Alisaie 	Though I can't help but suspect that someone...or something is here.
Alisaie 	There are times when I sense it drawing close...and then a chill washes over me, leaving me exhausted.
Alisaie 	Leaving me with feelings of death and anguish...
 	
Alisaie 	What are you talking about? There's nothing there.
Yshtola 	Before we jump to any conclusions, perhaps we should search elsewhere.
Alphinaud 	Agreed. We've found only more questions when we are in desperate need of answers.
Estinien 	There's a fair stretch of terrain from the ship's starboard we've yet to explore.
Alphinaud 	Let us try searching there, then.
Estinien 	[Player Name]. A word, before we join the others.
 	
Estinien 	You see them too, don't you? The dragons.
Estinien 	As I thought. Their presence is tenuous at best, but there's no mistaking it.
Estinien 	No doubt your bond with Midgardsormr, and mine with Nidhogg, is what allows us to perceive them.
Estinien 	Could these apparitions be related to the dragons that now live on Etheirys?
Estinien 	...Bah. Better to leave such conjecture to the others. In any case, we must be careful. We may soon find dragons they can see as well.
Estinien 	Hmm... Death and anguish. What happened to them, I wonder?
 	
Alphinaud 	Look there! Are those...are those ghosts, do you think?
 	
Urianger 	Surely, mine eyes deceive me. This cannot be possible.
 	
Yshtola 	My sight may have been restored after a fashion, but I fear what I see cannot be trusted...
Yshtola 	It's as if Meteion herself has etched these images upon my heart. I doubt not that such a feat is within her power, given that she constructed this sanctuary herself.
 	
Grahatia 	Dragons... 'Tis true they are not of our world. But to find them in a prison of despair...
 	
Estinien 	It seems these dragons have yet to succumb completely to the darkness of this place. Meaning the others should see them as well.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Endwalker Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV