In Crimson It Began

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Mindful that intelligence is the key to any successful operation, Pipin would have you, Alphinaud, and Alisaie accompany him on a reconnaissance mission. Your destination is a cliff to the north of Castellum Velodyna, which should afford you an excellent view of the imperial installation.
* Your mission is interrupted by the sound of cannon fire from the east. You turn to see a column of smoke on the horizon...rising from Rhalgr's Reach, you realize, with dawning horror. Alphinaud's attempts to contact your comrades via linkpearl are unsuccessful, all but confirming your suspicions that a coordinated attack is underway. With no other recourse, you abort your mission and race back to the Resistance stronghold.
Outside Rhalgr's Reach, you encounter a number of fleeing Resistance fighters, as well as Krile and Arenvald. They tell you of the chaos within the valley, of imperial soldiers cutting people down left and right, and of a last desperate stand by Conrad and the others. His face grim, Alphinaud declares your place is in the Reach, and so, joined by Krile, you press on into the bloodbath.
* Aided by your comrades, you manage to beat back the imperial forces and reach your comrades. Lyse is unharmed, and Conrad merely unconscious, but Y'shtola is on the verge of death, her lifeblood pooling beneath her prostrate form. You turn to confront the man who dealt the blow: Zenos yae Galvus, the imperial viceroy himself. Lamenting the disappointment that was your comrades' performance, he raises his blade and bids you entertain him.
Though you endure Zenos's onslaught far longer than Pipin and Alisaie, even you are no match for him. With a flourish, the viceroy sends you flying─the only testament to your resilience the broken blade he flings to the earth as he turns his back on you and walks away. Raubahn and his Immortal Flames soon arrive, but he has seen enough death for one day, and orders his men to let the imperials withdraw and instead attend to the wounded.
* After taking in the carnage in silence, Raubahn reminds you that your actions saved lives, and that you should remember that, no matter what happens. Yet having come face-to-face with the crown prince himself, having seen the superhuman feats of which he is capable, you know exactly what it is that you will remember...
==Objectives==
* Speak with Pipin.
* Speak with Raubahn.
==Script==
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storm officer 	For an operation of this import, we cannot afford to hold too many in reserve. Surely the Maelstrom must take part in this assault!
 	
serpent officer	This will be our largest engagement yet. Our conjurers will do their utmost to provide support, but we must be prepared to suffer significant casualties.
 	
Alisaie 	So Marshal Tarupin means to lead the reconnaissance mission himself, does he?
 	
Raubahn 	Taking Velodyna will be the first significant step toward wresting Ala Mhigo from the Empire's grasp─but make no mistake: there will be many more such steps, each one taken at a cost.
 	
Alphinaud 	A castellum is less a military installation and more a supply depot─a storage and distribution facility for the surrounding area. That being the case, taking it will not only earn us a strategic foothold, but deprive our enemy of valuable resources.
 	
Pipin 	Thank you for volunteering to join me. This should be a fairly straightforward reconnaissance mission, so long as we do not have the ill fortune to run afoul of an imperial patrol.
Pipin 	Come─our destination is beyond East End, just north of Velodyna.
 	
Alisaie 	Naught appears out of the ordinary at a glance...
 	
Alphinaud 	Even should they be unaware of our plans, I would be surprised if their western defenses were not heavily fortified, given the presence of Allied forces at the Wall.
 	
Pipin 	This ought to be close enough. Now we settle in for a long watch.
Pipin 	That said...it would be prudent to keep your weapons at the ready, in the event a passing patrol stumbles upon us, or worse...
 	
Alisaie 	I...I'm fine, really. Never been better...
 	
Alphinaud 	Don't speak or try to move! Take slow, steady breaths, and remain calm...
 	
Pipin 	Ugh... That is going to leave a mark.
 	
Yshtola 	...
 	
Krile 	You're worried about Y'shtola, aren't you? <sigh> It's too early to make any kind of prognosis, but...she's alive. For now.
 	
Lyse 	If it wasn't for her, it'd be me lying there...
...I wish it was.
 	
Conrad 	<pant> <pant> What about...what about the others? Where's M'naago? Where's Meffrid?
 	
Raubahn 	You did well, [Player Name]. You saved lives. No matter what happens, remember that.
Raubahn 	Now then─let's do what we can for the wounded. Every minute counts!
Meffrid 	...
Wiscar 	Godsdammit, Meffrid... Weren't you the one telling me to use my head and stay alive...
 	
Tebbe 	Medicines, is it? Come on, come on, take what you need! I'm not about to be a stickler when there's lives to be saved!
Carma 	Valiantly did we fight, but ultimately for naught...
Ahelissa 	What's done is done. The dead are dead. All I can do is feed the living and pray it helps them to grow stronger.
Ranulf 	Bastards paid no heed to whether or not the men they slaughtered were armed. Some of the sutlers... Damn it all!
Ortwin 	The imperials came from the Peaks. Somehow they knew about the tunnel...
Mathild 	We came together as best we could, but in the end, there were just too many of them.
Odila 	I don't know... If we'd noticed sooner we could've used the cannons, but by the time we did, it was too late...
Dhanna 	There will be a reckoning. Mark my words...
Orella 	No time to talk. I must prepare more medicines.
Emmet 	I know there were spare bandages here somewhere...
Berinhard 	Gah... In the heat of battle I barely felt the pain, but when the fighting died down, it was all I could do to stay standing...
Hughoc 	Herbs for the poultices, herbs for the poultices...
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
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