I'm back, baby!
Hello everyone, and welcome back to the LP! Last time, Satznswys had her guts ripped out emotionally, as Haurchefant was killed by a magic bullet meant for her. Ser Zephirin shot it, and he's going to get all kinds of punched for it.
I never really reflected on Haurchefant's death like I did with Moenbryda, and that might be down to how I felt about him my first time around with it. I was trying to blitz the story so I could catch up with my friends, approaching the release of Stormblood, so I gained an understanding of the major plot beats, and I knew who this Haurchefant guy was, but I didn't have the time to get invested in just how much he'd done for the Scions. But, now, with about 4 years of hindsight as of this writing, it really hits me a little harder than it did the first time around. Hell, when I was assembling the screenshots for the last update, and seeing those shots of him taking the shot for Satznswys got me a little misty-eyed. His final words, that a smile better suits a hero, suffice to say, will carry on with your Warrior of Light for a long time to come.
Of course, our Free Company is massively silly.
Taking stock of levels, the current MSQ level is sitting at 57, so our other jobs are right where they need to be. They're a little undergeared for where we are, but since I'm not taking them into dungeons, it's less of a problem. I'm still soaking XP on Paladin, Monk, and Dragoon, and I'll be sure to bring you up to speed on those job stories when we get to the end-game. I've been soaking XP by just doing minor daily activities like tribe quests and Clan Centurio hunts. Sort of a way to keep connected with the game. But anyway, we're gonna pick up the story back with Alphinaud and Cid in the Sea of Clouds!
...Cid, why are you tempting fate?
Alphinaud hopes that they don't run afoul of the Vanu, wanting to avoid bloodshed.
There are a couple of aether currents in the previous section of the Sea of Clouds, but I went ahead and snagged those off-camera.
Most of them are in this second half of the area used in the MSQ.
As you can see, the Sea of Clouds is much larger than what we've explored thus far. We're a little ways north of Camp Cloudtop, and our road's gonna take us even further north, toward that aetheryte.
Satznswys and Alphinaud look, but the Soleil seems to have a decent head start on them.
Uh oh, here comes trouble.
Hmm? Odd.