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FFXIV: Starlight Celebration 2019 – Final

Final Fantasy XIV
Version: 5.15
Expansion: Shadowbringers
Status: Final.
Basic Event Information: At Lodestone

Event Duration: From Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 08:00 to Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 14:59 (GMT)

NOTE: As the calendar shifts from 2019 to 2020 on the 31st of December, the Starlight event will also shift to the Heavensturn event right before your eyes! It’s quite a magical sight that a lot of FFXIV players take time to watch together in the major cities of FFXIV every year as the year changes in Japan (time basis of the event shift).

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Starting NPC: Amh Garanjy at x10.2 y9.4 Old Gridania (closest aetheryte is the Amphitheatre)
Minimum Level: 15

  1. Take the quest “All I Want for Starlight” from Amh and then head over to the Archer’s Guild.
  2. Speak to Piers and then head over to Eylgar at Bentbranch Meadows, Central Shroud.
  3. Speak to Lartonphe near the Jadeite Flood at x20.7 y16.8
  4. Return to the Amphitheatre and speak with Amh to continue the quest.
  5. Speak to Lartonphe at the Archer’s Guild.
  6. Speak to Amh at the Amphitheatre to conclude the quest. Rewards: 3360 exp, 634 gil
  7. Speak to Amh again and take the quest “A Chocobo Carol”.
    • Saturnine Starlight Celebrant: Cantabile – Easy. Reward: Two (2) Certificates of Good Cheer
    • Splendiferous Starlight Celebrant: Capriccio – Difficult. Reward: Three (3) Certificates of Good Cheer
  8. Speak to Amh to conclude the quest. Rewards: 3360 exp, two (2) Certificates of Good Cheer OR three (3) Certificates of Good Cheer, unlock the NPC for seasonal wares, unlocks the repeatable quest “A Star Shines On” which rewards Certificates of Good Cheer

Other Event NPCs:

  • Starlight Celebration Crier – Event description and information
  • Starlight Supplier – Event Items. Certificates of Good Cheer can be obtained from the “A Star Shines On” repeatable quest.

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FFXIV: Moonfire Faire 2017

Final Fantasy XIV
Version: 4.05
Expansion: Stormblood
Status: Final.
Basic Event Information: At Lodestone

Event Duration: From Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 08:00 to Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 14:59 (GMT)

 

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Starting NPC: Mayaru Moyaru at x11.5 y13.8 Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (closest aetheryte is The Aftcastle)
Minimum Level: 30

  1. Take the quest “The Isle and the Faire” from Mayaru. Proceed to Costa del Sol.
  2. Speak to Haermaga at x36 y31, The Isle of Endless Summer.
  3. After the cutscene, speak to P’obyano nearby.
  4. Speak to Jiriri nearby, behind the Moonfire Faire hut.
  5. Jump into the water and swim out to x37 y29 to light the Fireworks Mortar.
  6. Speak to P’obyano once more to complete the quest. Rewards: 7410 exp, 500 gil, one (1) Faire Voucher XVII
  7. Take the quest “The True Meaning of Summer” from Haermaga.
  8. Give him seven Faire Voucher XVIIs to continue the quest.
  9. Go to the islet south of the Isle of Endless Summer (x35 y34) and wait for Haermaga at the destination.
  10. Go to the northern Isle of Endless Summer (x35 y27) and inspect the destination.
  11. Use the spyglass to look at the group of ladies by the shore, and click them when their names come up on the crosshair. Do not click the men because it will result in a failure.
  12. Present the evidence of Gegeruju’s voyeurism to Haermaga.
  13. Head back to the north Isle of Endless Summer to catch Gegeruju in the act.
  14. Speak with Haermaga to complete the quest. Rewards: 7410 exp, 494 gil, Faire Joi, Faire Kohakama, Faire Zori

Other NPCs:

  • Faire Crier at Limsa Lominsa – For dialogue and information.
  • Ethelia, Faire Crier – Costa del Sol, Isle of Endless Summer. For dialogue and information.
  • Wunthyll, Moonfire Faire Vendor – Costa del Sol, Isle of Endless Summer. Event items
  • Beaudefoin – Costa del Sol, Isle of Endless Summer. Repeatable quest “You Had Me at Haddock”. You must be a Level 5+ Fisher. Reward: One Faire Voucher XVII per quest.
  • P’obyano – Costa del Sol, Isle of Endless Summer. Repeatable quest “These Fireworks Won’t Light Themselves”. You must be Level 30+. Reward: One Faire Voucher XVII per quest.
  • Hildelna- Costa del Sol, Isle of Endless Summer. Repeatable quest “Fried Fish is Best Fish”. You must be Level 30+. Reward: One Faire Voucher XVII per quest. Note: This is the quickest way to obtain many vouchers because one Battered Fish = one Faire Voucher XVII. Just craft many battered fish recipes and repeatedly accept then complete the quest. Battered Fish is a Level 5 culinarian recipe: 1 each of fire shard, water shard, haddock, popoto, olive oil and table salt.

Seasonal Event FATEs (All on the northern Isle of Endless Summer):

  • To Bait a Baiter – Help the Moonfire Faire Chaperone fend off some brutes. Gold Reward: 2 Faire vouchers
  • Adopt a Beach – Gather Unsightly Rubbish and give them to the Moonfire Faire Chaperone. Gold Reward: 2 Faire vouchers (7 Rubbish items are enough to get Gold)
  • The Summer of Ultros – Boss FATE. Just beat up the lewd Ultros. Gold Reward: 2 Faire vouchers
  • Snippers Gonna Snip – Defend crates by defeating the megalocrabs. Gold Reward: 2 Faire vouchers

Event Vendor Items

 

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The last four items in the list are Rat Tail for 4 gil, Goby Ball for 3 gil, Pill Bug for 2 gil and Lugworm for 1 gil.
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FFXIV ARR: Eternal Bond “The Twelve”

Game: Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn

Patch: 2.45 as of December 09, 2014

You know those stones with weird markings that have been around forever? It turns out that they aren’t just there for show or backstory. They’re sites to be visited during a pilgrimage for the Eternal Bond ceremony, Eorzea’s version of the marriage system.

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Nophica the Matron (8, 10) Old Gridania Conjurer’s Guild
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Byregot the Builder (16, 28) South Shroud Camp Tranquil
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Althyk the Keeper (23, 25) South Shroud Amdapor Keep
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Llymlaen the Navigator (7, 14) Limsa Lominsa Aftcastle (Anchor Yard)
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Nymeia the Spinner (26, 37) Lower La Noscea Moraby Drydocks
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Oschon the Wanderer (25, 18) Outer La Noscea
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Nald’Thal the Dusk Trader (7, 12) Ul’dah Thaumaturge Guild (Arrzaneth Ossuary)
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Rhalgr the Destroyer (19, 14) Southern Thanalan Little Ala Mhigo (2nd level)
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Azeyma the Warden (23, 29) Eastern Thanalan Burning Wall (Final Prayer)
Halone the Fury (7, 31) Coerthas The Fury's Gaze
Halone the Fury (7, 31) Coerthas The Fury’s Gaze
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Mephina the Lover (22, 8) Coerthas Steel Vigil
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Thaliak the Scholar (18, 17) Mor Dhona Rathefrost