The Gathering Storm is the 29th main story quest in Final Fantasy 16 (XVI). This walkthrough will guide you through all objectives of The Gathering Storm main scenario chapter.
- Starting Location: The Hideaway
- Requirement: Complete Home, Sweet Home
- Reward: None
- Quest Info: With all eyes focused on the Crystalline Dominion, the fringers have begun to slowly fall into disarray as rumors of unspeakable atrocities abound. To make matters worse, trusted ally and friend to man and Bearer alive, Martha, has gone missing from her inn.
Objectives:
- Speak with Otto
- Find the Cursebreakers
- Purse the garrison soldiers
- Search the abbey
- Perform the Casting and return to Martha’s Rest
- Return to the hideaway
- Speak with Gav
- Journey to Hawk’s Cry Cliff
Speak with Otto
This main quest starts immediately after the prior one, while you are still at the Hideaway. Head back over and speak with Otto to be able to continue.
Find the Cursebreakers
After speaking with Otto, you are now able to leave the Hideaway. Before heading out you can now use this opportunity to gear up if you like. You can also speak with Maeve at The Tub & Crown to buy drinks for the Hall. You need to spend a total of 36,000 Gil for the trophy Eureka, so if you have enough you can save your game, spend that much, then reload as spending the money doesn’t get you anything aside from the trophy.
There is also one new side quest you can pick up right now before leaving.
New side quests:
When you’re ready to head out, you can travel directly to the Obelisk at Martha’s Rest.
At Martha’s Rest, head directly to the inn.
Pursue the garrison soldiers
After the scene, you’ll be prompted to find the soldiers, and a new subquest starts for this objective.
Subquest:
Search the abbey
After defeating the soldiers and completing the subquest, you need to head into the building to the side of the abbey to search for the Abbott.
Perform the Casting and return to Martha’s Rest
After a couple of scenes, you will need to head nearby to cast the ashes.
Subquest:
Return to the hideaway
After completing the subquest, you’ll need to head back to the Hideaway. Before doing that though, it is highly recommended you complete the nearby side quest The White-Winged Wonder. Side quests marked with a + sign have important rewards, so it is highly recommended you complete them as soon as you can. The White-Winged Wonder unlocks the ability to call a chocobo in the open world areas and get around much quicker.
New side quests:
Speak with Gav
Back at the Hideaway, speak with Gav in the Ale Hall.
Journey to Hawk’s Cry Cliff
After speaking with Gav, you’ll now have access to Otto’s Counter, which includes the Alliant Reports counter again, along with the Patron’s Whisper and the Hunt Board. There is also one new side quest available in the Hideaway.
New side quests:
When you’re ready to continue, travel to the new location Hawk’s Cry Cliff in Rosaria.
This finishes The Gathering Storm Main Quest in Final Fantasy 16 (XVI).
Next Quest: Bloodlines
For all other Quests refer to Final Fantasy 16 (XVI) Walkthrough.
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