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The Ladle in the Darkness
Final Fantasy XIV
Type
Main Scenario
Reward
28,420
EXP
Reward Options
Padded Woolen Trousers
or
Felt Kecks
or
Felt Gaskins
or 8
Allagan Silver Pieces
Area
Seventh Umbral Era
Level
49
Prerequisites
All Classes Lv.49,
A Hero in Need
Starting NPC
Cracked Fist
Area
Northern Thanalan
Location
Camp Bluefog
Coordinates
(X:22 Y:29)
Compare The Ladle in the Darkness to other Quests
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Monsters: Encountered in The Ladle in the Darkness – 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
Basilisk
Peiste
46–49
Hostile
Peiste Skin
,
Basilisk Egg
Northern Thanalan
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Quests: Prerequisite for The Ladle in the Darkness – 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
A Hero in Need
Main Scenario
Seventh Umbral Era
-
49
28,420
-
-
-
All Classes Lv.49,
Operation Archon
Allied Communications Officer
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Quests: Follow-up to The Ladle in the Darkness – 2 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
All upon the Watchtowers
Main Scenario
Seventh Umbral Era
-
49
28,420
-
-
Cobalt Plate Belt
or
Raptorskin Voyager's Belt
or
Felt Sash
or 5
Allagan Silver Pieces
All Classes Lv.49,
The Ladle in the Darkness
Cracked Fist
Crate Expectations
Ul'dahn Sidequest
Northern Thanalan
-
49
14,210
1,879 gil
-
-
All Classes Lv.49,
The Ladle in the Darkness
Spiraling Path
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Armor: Earned in The Ladle in the Darkness – 3 shown
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Disciplines:
All
Battle
War
Magic
Land
Hand
Levels:
All
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
Type:
All
Head
Body
Legs
Hands
Feet
Waist
Necklace
Earrings
Bracelets
Ring
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
Felt Gaskins
Legs
37
74
Vitality
+9,
Intelligence
+11,
Mind
+11,
Accuracy
+17
49
49
All Classes
2
WVR
-
69 gil
Felt Kecks
Legs
54
54
Strength
+11,
Dexterity
+11,
Vitality
+10,
Skill Speed
+16
48
48
GLA
,
PGL
,
MRD
,
LNC
,
ARC
,
ROG
,
PLD
,
MNK
,
WAR
,
DRG
,
BRD
,
NIN
,
DRK
,
MCH
2
WVR
-
67 gil
Padded Woolen Trousers
Legs
111
111
Strength
+11,
Vitality
+10,
Skill Speed
+17
49
49
GLA
,
MRD
,
PLD
,
WAR
,
DRK
2
WVR
-
86 gil
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Items: Earned in The Ladle in the Darkness – 1 shown
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Type:
All
Food
Medicine
Materia
Crystal
Catalyst
Gray-named
legacy items
were available in 1.0 but can no longer be obtained
Name
The list of effects of consuming this item; most such effects are given as a percentage increase to a single attribute, though some items (not marked with a % sign) offer a flat bonus; the numbers in parenthesis denote the maximum bonus and the attribute total at which that bonus is reached; items will have their maximum effect on any attribute greater than or equal to this number
Attributes
Recast
Duration
A bonus to EXP earned while you are under the effects of this food
EXP
Type
Price
Value
Gray-named
legacy items
were available in 1.0 but can no longer be obtained
Name
The list of effects of consuming this item; most such effects are given as a percentage increase to a single attribute, though some items (not marked with a % sign) offer a flat bonus; the numbers in parenthesis denote the maximum bonus and the attribute total at which that bonus is reached; items will have their maximum effect on any attribute greater than or equal to this number
Attributes
Recast
Duration
A bonus to EXP earned while you are under the effects of this food
EXP
Type
Price
Value
Allagan Silver Piece
-
-
-
-
Miscellany
-
500 gil
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NPCs: Involved in The Ladle in the Darkness – 4 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
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
Cracked Fist
Northern Thanalan
Camp Bluefog
(X:22 Y:29)
Start/End
Adelena
Northern Thanalan
Camp Bluefog
(X:21 Y:31)
-
Betyn
Northern Thanalan
Camp Bluefog
(X:22 Y:29)
-
Zezeragi
Northern Thanalan
Camp Bluefog
(X:21 Y:29)
-
Rock the Castrum
Setting the Stage