Taking the Black - Final Fantasy XIV

r M m R Monsters: Encountered in Taking the Black – 1 shown

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Special monsters are spawned by quests, FATEs, or leves, or are normally occuring monsters with special properties for use in quests; instance monsters appear in dungeons, guildhests, and quest instances; notorious monsters (NMs) are unique monsters of particular note; high notorious monsters (HNMs) are unique monsters with notable rewards Name	The family of the monster; if the monster has a class, that is also shown here; a ∗ indicates that the monster is a special quest monster and may have special defenses or other properties Type	The range of levels this monster may appear at; the specific level of a monster depends on where it is encountered Lv. Range	Hostile monsters will attack characters up to 10 levels above their own level; some passive monsters may be hostile when appearing in certain contexts, such as leves or FATEs Behavior	Drops	Areas

Special monsters are spawned by quests, FATEs, or leves, or are normally occuring monsters with special properties for use in quests; instance monsters appear in dungeons, guildhests, and quest instances; notorious monsters (NMs) are unique monsters of particular note; high notorious monsters (HNMs) are unique monsters with notable rewards Name	The family of the monster; if the monster has a class, that is also shown here; a ∗ indicates that the monster is a special quest monster and may have special defenses or other properties Type	The range of levels this monster may appear at; the specific level of a monster depends on where it is encountered Lv. Range	Hostile monsters will attack characters up to 10 levels above their own level; some passive monsters may be hostile when appearing in certain contexts, such as leves or FATEs Behavior	Drops	Areas
Deepvoid Soul	Ghost	30	Hostile	-	-

r M m R Monster Locations: In Taking the Black – 1 shown

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Monster	Family	Level
Deepvoid Soul	Ghost	30

r M m R Abilities: Earned in Taking the Black – 1 shown

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Shared abilities can be used by classes other than the one that learns them; quested abilities are not learned during the course of normal leveling, but rather are earned as quest rewards; main commands are available to all characters Name	The class or job that learns this ability Class	The level at which the listed class or job learns this ability; levels marked with a 'Q' indicate that a quest must be completed to earn the ability; other abilities are learned automatically at the indicated level Level	Type	Range	Radius	The casting time of this ability; if the value is a percentage, the ability takes that percentage of the global cooldown to cast Cast	The recast time of the ability; abilities with a 'Global' recast share the same recast timer, which is determined by your character's attributes and gear Recast	Some abilities require TP, MP, or HP to use; MP costs are multiplied by a value based on your current class and level; some abilities use a percentage of your maximum point total in place of a flat cost Cost	The classes and job that can assign this ability Affinity	Traits are automatically assigned based on your current class and level, while all other abilities must be assigned to the action bar Category

Shared abilities can be used by classes other than the one that learns them; quested abilities are not learned during the course of normal leveling, but rather are earned as quest rewards; main commands are available to all characters Name	The class or job that learns this ability Class	The level at which the listed class or job learns this ability; levels marked with a 'Q' indicate that a quest must be completed to earn the ability; other abilities are learned automatically at the indicated level Level	Type	Range	Radius	The casting time of this ability; if the value is a percentage, the ability takes that percentage of the global cooldown to cast Cast	The recast time of the ability; abilities with a 'Global' recast share the same recast timer, which is determined by your character's attributes and gear Recast	Some abilities require TP, MP, or HP to use; MP costs are multiplied by a value based on your current class and level; some abilities use a percentage of your maximum point total in place of a flat cost Cost	The classes and job that can assign this ability Affinity	Traits are automatically assigned based on your current class and level, while all other abilities must be assigned to the action bar Category
Convert	Black Mage	Q30	Ability	0y	0y	Instant	3m	20% HP	BLM	Job

r M m R Quests: Prerequisite for Taking the Black – 1 shown

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Name	Type	Subype	These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company Plotline	Level	The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level EXP	Gil	You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards Rewards	You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed Reward Options	Prerequisites	Starting NPC

Name	Type	Subype	These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company Plotline	Level	The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level EXP	Gil	You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards Rewards	You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed Reward Options	Prerequisites	Starting NPC
Facing Your Demons	Class	Thaumaturge	-	30	7,410	-	Silver Scepter, Manaward	Velveteen Robe or Velveteen Gaskins or Velveteen Dress Gloves or Velveteen Dress Shoes or 3 Allagan Silver Pieces	THM Lv.30, The Hidden Chapter	Cocobuki

r M m R Quests: Follow-up to Taking the Black – 1 shown

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Name	Type	Subype	These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company Plotline	Level	The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level EXP	Gil	You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards Rewards	You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed Reward Options	Prerequisites	Starting NPC

Name	Type	Subype	These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company Plotline	Level	The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level EXP	Gil	You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards Rewards	You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed Reward Options	Prerequisites	Starting NPC
You'll Never Go Back	Job	Black Mage	-	35	9,020	-	Freeze	-	BLM Lv.35, Taking the Black	Lalai

r M m R Armor: Earned in Taking the Black – 1 shown

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Gray-named legacy items were available in 1.0 but can no longer be obtained Name	Type	The total defense offered by this armor; multi-slot armor is sorted by the defense accounted for by its main slot; mouse over this number to see the breakdown of defense per slot Def.	The total magic defense offered by this armor; multi-slot armor is sorted by the magic defense accounted for by its main slot; mouse over this number to see the breakdown of magic defense per slot MDef.	The bonuses offered by this armor; secondary statistics are potentially of value, but are rarely considered for the chosen discipline; Aetherial armor has additional, randomly chosen bonuses in addition to those listed here Bonuses	The item level of this armor, which indicates its relative power iLvl	Lv.	Classes	The number of materia slots this armor has Materia	The class required to repair this armor; this is typically the same class as the one that can craft or attach materia to this armor Craft	Price	Aetherial armor can be worth more than the listed amount, depending on the bonuses it has Value

Gray-named legacy items were available in 1.0 but can no longer be obtained Name	Type	The total defense offered by this armor; multi-slot armor is sorted by the defense accounted for by its main slot; mouse over this number to see the breakdown of defense per slot Def.	The total magic defense offered by this armor; multi-slot armor is sorted by the magic defense accounted for by its main slot; mouse over this number to see the breakdown of magic defense per slot MDef.	The bonuses offered by this armor; secondary statistics are potentially of value, but are rarely considered for the chosen discipline; Aetherial armor has additional, randomly chosen bonuses in addition to those listed here Bonuses	The item level of this armor, which indicates its relative power iLvl	Lv.	Classes	The number of materia slots this armor has Materia	The class required to repair this armor; this is typically the same class as the one that can craft or attach materia to this armor Craft	Price	Aetherial armor can be worth more than the listed amount, depending on the bonuses it has Value
Soul of the Black Mage	Soul Crystal	-	-	-	30	30	THM, BLM	-		-	-

r M m R NPCs: Involved in Taking the Black – 2 shown

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Name	Area	Location	Coordinates	Whether this NPC is the starting or ending NPC for this quest; some NPCs will both start and end the same quest Role
Yayake	Ul'dah - Steps of Nald	Arrzaneth Ossuary	(X:7 Y:12)	Start
Lalai	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal	Milvaneth Sacrarium	(X:12 Y:13)	End

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Taking the Black
Final Fantasy XIV

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Taking the Black Final Fantasy XIV

Taking the Black
Final Fantasy XIV