Final Fantasy XIV Sidequest Guide

Final Fantasy XIV Sidequest Guide by Kai Crystallis

Introduction

Hello ya’ll ^^. I’ve been playing Final Fantasy XIV since it was released and Final Fantasy in general for well…a long time, haha! I play as Kai Crystallis on the Rabanastre server and belong to the Order of the Blue Garter linkshell.

I’ve made a complete and up to date sidequest guide as detailed below. This guide is completely up to date with everything from pre-requisites to the exact rewards given as verified by me and other helpful community members! In Patch 1.19 many rewards from the below sidequest were changed due to the recipe revamp. For example the sidequest “The Ultimate Prank” no longer gives the reward “Canvas Trousers” but now gives ” Linen Trousers”. I will continue to update this post every single patch to ensure that the details match the most recent patch and that you are easily able to locate all sidequest information you need!

I really hope this up to date sidequest guide helps everyone. I want this list to be the as accurate and helpful as possible so please let me know if you have any questions, suggestions, or critique whatsoever so together we can continue to build the community.

Legend

The list below is separated into five sections representing the four continents where sidequests are currently available (Thanalan, La Noscea, The Black Shroud, and Coerthas) along with an Event section representing season events which will be logged in your Journal’s sidequest section. Each sidequest layout is detailed as exampled below with the following information:

Quest: Best Flower Ever
• The name of the quest exactly as shown in the sidequest section in your Journal.
Client: Sasapano
• The name of the NPC that you must speak with to initiate the sidequest.
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 10
• The discipline required in order to initiate the sidequest.
• Disciples of War or Magic: PGL, GLA, MRD, ARC, LNC, THM, or CNJ.
• All: Any discipline including the disciples of War, Magic, Land, or Hand.
Reward: 300XP & 5,000 gil
• The reward you are given for completing the sidequest.
• All XP rewards will be given to the discipline that you are when you speak with the quest NPC to complete the sidequest.
• If a reward has the tilde symbol “~” this means that your reward will be lowered if you have not met or exceeded the required level at the time of completion. If you meet or exceed the required level you will receive the full amount of XP listed.
Map: Eastern Thanalan, The Golden Bazaar (38,19)
• The location of the sidequest NPC as stated on the in-game Map.
Pre-Req: None
• The name of the sidequest that you must first complete in order to have this sidequest available for completion.
Unlocked: None
• The name of the sidequest that will be unlocked upon completion of this sidequest.

Special Thanks

A special thanks goes out to everyone who continues to support FFXIV including the following figures in the community: Chinook Sirocco (Rabanastre), Splice Allagash (Rabanastre), The Wanderer (Rabanastre), Buffet Chocolat (Rabanastre), Ogun Riastradh (Rabanastre), Raldo Volca (Selbina), and Order of the Blue Garter (Rabanastre).

In-Game Sidequest List (Journal)

Ifrit Bleeds, We Can Kill It
Assessing the Damage
Bridging the Gap
Revenge on the Reavers
Till Death Do Us Part
Beryl Overboard
Have You Seen My Son
Food for Thought
Seashells by the Seashore
Fishing for Answers
Moonstruck
The Tug of the Whorl
Proceed with Caution
Playing with Fire
A Well-Balanced Diet
The Penultimate Prank
The Search for Sicksa
The Ultimate Prank
Say it with Wolf Tails
Embarrassing Excerpts
A Forbidden Love
Last Respects
Stone Deaf
Hunting the Hunters
To Deskunk a Beer
Seeing the Seers
A Knock in the Night
Sleepless in Eorzea
Dressed to Be Killed
The Customer Comes First
An Inconvenient Dodo
Besmitten and Besmirched
Clasping to Hope
Traumaturgy
Best Flower Ever
The Unheard Horizon
Freedom Isn’t Free
A Call to Arms
Counting Sheep
A Hypocritical Oath
Quid Pro Quo
There Might Be Blood
Cutthroat Prices
Scrubbing the Soul
Disorganized Crime
A Slippery Stone
Winds of Change
Shot Through the Heart
What a Pirate Wants
Of Archons and Muses
Sanguine Studies
Secrets Unearthed
Rustproof
In the Name of Science
Hearing Confession
A Bitter Oil to Swallow
Spores on the Brain
Trading Tongueflaps
Letting Out Orion’s Belt
Sour Grapes
Sniffing Out a Profit
The Dreamer’s Gospel (Ul’dah)
The Dreamer’s Dilemma (Ul’dah)
The Dreamer’s Gospel (Gridania)
The Dreamer’s Dilemma (Gridania)
The Heat Is On
Impish Impositions
The Dreamer’s Gospel (Limsa Lominsa)
The Dreamer’s Dilemma (Limsa Lominsa)
Call of Booty
Risky Business
Forging the Spirit
Joining the Spirit
Waking the Spirit

Thanalan Sidequests

Quest: A Call to Arms
Client: Fruhybolg
Requires: All, Level 5
Reward: 200XP & Onyx Tears
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip, The Coliseum (5,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Of Archons and Muses
Client: Tyago Moui
Requires: All, Level 10
Reward: 300XP & Orange Juice (x12)
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip, Amajina & Sons Mineral Concern (6,6)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Sleepless in Eorzea
Client: Kukusi
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 10
Reward: 300XP & Cotton Shepherd’s Tunic
Map: Ul’dah, Hustings Strip, Frondale’s Phrontistery (5,6)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Best Flower Ever
Client: Sasapano
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 10
Reward: 300XP & 5,000 gil
Map: Eastern Thanalan, The Golden Bazaar (38,19)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: An Inconvenient Dodo
Client: U’bokhn
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 15
Reward: 500XP & Dated Brass Choker
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip, The Coliseum (5,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Besmitten and Besmirched
Client: Mohtfryd
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 15
Reward: 500XP & Cotton Tabard
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip, Amajina & Sons Mineral Concern (6,6)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Quid Pro Quo
Client: Peneli Zuneli
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 15
Reward: 500XP & 7,500 gil
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip, Milvaneth Sacrarium (7,6)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Cutthroat Prices
Client: Momodi
Requires: All, Level 15
Reward: 500XP & Ether (x5)
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip, The Hourglass (6, 4)
Pre-Req: Starting City (Ul’dah)
Unlocked: Call of Booty

Quest: Secrets Unearthed
Client: Mumukiya
Requires: All, Level 17
Reward: ~960XP & Iron Ore (x5)
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip, Amajina & Sons Mineral Concern (6,6)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Risky Business
Client: Aistan
Requires: All, Level 18
Reward: ~780XP & 1,000 gil
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip (6, 3)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Forging the Spirit
Client: Swynbroes
Requires: All, Level 18
Reward: ~780XP & Materia Assimilator
Map: Central Thanalan, Black Brush (29,20)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Joining the Spirit
Client: Kokosamu
Requires: Disciples of the Land, Level 18
Reward: ~780XP & Fingerprints of the Gods
Map: Central Thanalan, Black Brush (29,20)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Waking the Spirit
Client: F’hobhas
Requires: GSM, LTW, ARM, BSM, WVR, & CRP, Level 15
Reward: ~780XP & Materia Melder
Map: Central Thanalan, Black Brush (29,20)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: The Unheard Horizon
Client: Gegeissa
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 20
Reward: ~1,440XP & Wind Shard (x100)
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip (6,3)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: There Might Be Blood
Client: Gunnulf
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 21
Reward: ~1,401XP & 10,000 gil
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip, Platinum Mirage (5, 4)
Pre-Req: Unknown
Unlocked: None

Quest: Sanguine Studies
Client: Papala
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 27
Reward: ~2,170XP & Blood Currant Tart (x12)
Map: Eastern Thanalan, The Golden Bazaar (37,19)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: Rustproof

Quest: Rustproof
Client: Papala
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 28
Reward: ~1,980XP & 13,000 gil
Map: Eastern Thanalan, Golden Bazaar (37,19)
Pre-Req: Sanguine Studies
Unlocked: None

Quest: The Customer Comes First
Client: Cahernaut
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 30
Reward: ~2,661XP & Mythril Spectacles
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip, Sunsilk Tapestries (7,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Freedom Isn’t Free
Client: Halstein
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 32
Reward: ~2,820XP & Crabshell Hora
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip, Platinum Mirage (5,4)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Clasping to Hope
Client: Totono
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 34
Reward: ~3,180XP & Ironhide Unguent (x6)
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip, Arrzaneth Ossuary (4,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: Traumaturgy

Quest: A Knock in the Night
Client: Eleanor
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 35
Reward: ~3,360XP & Dated Black Pearl Earring
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip (4,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Traumaturgy
Client: Totono
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 36
Reward: ~3,540XP & Ironwill Unguent (x6)
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip, Arrzaneth Ossuary (4,5)
Pre-Req: Clasping to Hope
Unlocked: None

Quest: Dressed to Be Killed
Client: Tutubuki
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 45
Reward: ~5,340XP & Woolen Cowl
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip, Arrzaneth Ossuary (4,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

La Noscea Sidequests

Quest: The Tug of the Whorl
Client: Ginnade
Requires: All, Level 5
Reward: 200XP & Dusken Draught
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks, Coral Tower (5,2)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Trading Tongueflaps
Client: Sweetnix Rosycheeks
Requires: All, Level 5
Reward: 200XP & 2,500 gil
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Lower Decks (7,4)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Bridging the Gap
Client: Hihine
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 10
Reward: 300XP & Cotton Scarf
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks (7,7)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Letting Out Orion’s Belt
Client: Ahldskyf
Requires: All, Level 10
Reward: 300XP & 5,000 gil
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Lower Decks, Ferry Docks (4,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: Sniffing Out a Profit

Quest: Winds of Change
Client: Zanthael
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 15
Reward: 500XP & 7,500 gil
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Lower Decks, Bulwark Hall (7,4)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Call of Booty
Client: Hasthwab
Requires: All, Level 15
Reward: 500XP & Potion (x5)
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Lower Decks, The Astalicia (4,7)
Pre-Req: A Slippery Stone, Cutthroat Prices, or What a Pirate Wants
Unlocked: None

Quest: What a Pirate Wants
Client: Baderon
Requires: All, Level 15
Reward: 500XP & Ether (x5)
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks, Mizzenmast Inn (7,5)
Pre-Req: Starting City (Limsa Lominsa)
Unlocked: Call of Booty

Quest: Sour Grapes
Client: Syzfrusk
Requires: All, Level 17
Reward: ~841XP & Water Shard (x100)
Map: Eastern La Noscea, Wineport (31, 18)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Assessing the Damage
Client: Haldberk
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 20
Reward: ~1,440XP & Fingerless Leather Gloves
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Lower Decks, Mealvaan’s Gate (4,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Beryl Overboard
Client: Nanapiri
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 20
Reward: ~1,440XP & Tarred Velveteen Longsash
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Lower Decks, The Astalicia (4,7)
Pre-Req: Till Death Do Us Part
Unlocked: None

Quest: Food for Thought
Client: Dympna
Requires: All, Level 20
Reward: ~1,120XP & 10,000 gil
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks, Thundersquall Thundersticks (7,6)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Till Death Do Us Part
Client: H’lahono
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 20
Reward: ~1,440XP & Dated Brass Wristlet
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks (6,3)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: Beryl Overboard

Quest: Seashells by the Seashore
Client: Fupepe
Requires: All, Level 20
Reward: ~1,120XP & Boiled Crayfish (x12)
Map: Western La Noscea, Aleport (11,23)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Moonstruck
Client: I’nairoh
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 20
Reward: ~1,280XP & Pineaple Juice (x12)
Map: Eastern La Noscea, Wineport (31,17)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Shot Through the Heart
Client: Mynadaeg
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 21
Reward: ~1,401XP & 10,000 gil
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks, Coral Tower (6,2)
Pre-Req: Unknown
Unlocked: None

Quest: Fishing for Answers
Client: Robairlain
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 25
Reward: ~1,891XP & Crab Ball (x50)
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Lower Decks (5,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Have You Seen My Son
Client: Imania
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 30
Reward: ~3,040XP & Steel Chainmail
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks (6,4)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: Say it with Wolf Tails

Quest: Sniffing Out a Profit
Client: Ahldskyf
Requires: All, Level 37
Reward: ~3,100XP & Grade 4 Dark Matter
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Lower Decks, Ferry Docks (4,5)
Pre-Req: Letting Out Orion’s Belt
Unlocked: None

Quest: Revenge on the Reavers
Client: Chaunollet
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 45
Reward: ~5,340XP & Felt Trousers
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks, Coral Tower (6,2)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

The Black Shroud Sidequests

Quest: Seeing the Seers
Client: Kinnison
Requires: All, Level 5
Reward: 200XP & Kiss of the Morning Meadow
Map: Gridania, Nophica’s Altar (4,2)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Hearing Confession
Client: Swaenhylt
Requires: All, Level 10
Reward: 300XP & Flatbread (x12)
Map: Gridania (6,3)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: In the Name of Science
Client: Marcette
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 10
Reward: 300XP & 2,500 gil
Map: Gridania, The Knot (6,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: Spores on the Brain

Quest: Proceed with Caution
Client: Sandre
Requires: All, Level 10
Reward: 300XP & Dodoskin Shoes
Map: Gridania, Greatloam Growery (4,3)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: The Search for Sicksa
Client: Beli
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 10
Reward: 300XP & Dodoskin Subligar
Map: Gridania, Atelier Fen-Yii (7,3)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Spores on the Brain
Client: Marcette
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 11
Reward: 500XP & 5,000 gil
Map: Gridania, The Knot (6,5)
Pre-Req: In the Name of Science
Unlocked: None

Quest: Playing with Fire
Client: Maroile
Requires: All, Level 15
Reward: 500XP & Rope Belt
Map: Gridania, Stillglade Fane (2,1)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Scrubbing the Soul
Client: Mestonnaux
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 15
Reward: 500XP & 7,500 gil
Map: Gridania, Greatloam Growery (4,3)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: A Slippery Stone
Client: Miounne
Requires: All, Level 15
Reward: 500XP & Ether (x5)
Map: Gridania, The Roost (6, 6)
Pre-Req: Starting City (Gridania)
Unlocked: Call of Booty

Quest: A Bitter Oil to Swallow
Client: Eugenaire
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 17
Reward: ~960XP & Brass Hatchet
Map: Gridania (5,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Stone Deaf
Client: Kinborow
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 18
Reward: ~1,170XP & 10,000 gil
Map: Gridania, Stillglade Fane (2,1)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Disorganized Crime
Client: Biddy
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 21
Reward: ~1,401XP & 10,000 gil
Map: Gridania, Stillglade Fane (2,1)
Pre-Req: Unknown
Unlocked: None

Quest: Hunting the Hunters
Client: O’dhinek
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 24
Reward: ~1,751XP & Steel Arrow (x100)
Map: Gridania, Quiver’s Hold (8,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: A Well-Balanced Diet
Client: V’nabyano
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 25
Reward: ~1,891XP & Velveteen Rope Belt
Map: Gridania, Greatloam Growery (4,3)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Say it with Wolf Tails
Client: Francis
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 30
Reward: ~3,040XP & Linen Cowl
Map: Gridania, Wailing Barracks (8,2)
Pre-Req: Have You Seen My Son
Unlocked: None

Quest: Embarrassing Excerpts
Client: Lonsygg
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 30
Reward: ~2,661XP & Lightning Crystal (x20)
Map: Gridania (7,6)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: A Forbidden Love

Quest: The Penultimate Prank
Client: Nicoliaux
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 30
Reward: ~2,661XP & Boarskin Crakows
Map: Gridania, Acorn Orchard (5,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: The Ultimate Prank

Quest: A Forbidden Love
Client: Ethelinda
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 30
Reward: ~2,661XP & Bronze Azagai (x12)
Map: South Shroud, Quarrymill (44,47)
Pre-Req: Embarrassing Excerpts
Unlocked: None

Quest: To Deskunk a Beer
Client: Lefwyne
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 31
Reward: ~2,700XP & 14,000 gil
Map: Gridania (7,4)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: The Ultimate Prank
Client: Nicoliaux
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 35
Reward: ~3,360XP & Linen Trousers
Map: Gridania, Acorn Orchard (5,5)
Pre-Req: The Penultimate Prank
Unlocked: None

Quest: Last Respects
Client: Eadbert
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 40
Reward: ~4,260XP & Earth Crystal (x20)
Map: North Shroud, Hyrstmill (24,13)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Ifrit Bleeds, We Can Kill It
Client: Louisoix
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 45
Reward: ~5,340XP
Map: Gridania, Apkallus Falls (6, 2)
Pre-Req: It Kills with Fire (Grand Company Quest)
Unlocked: None

Coerthas Sidequests

Quest: A Hypocritical Oath
Client: Arscelin
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 25
Reward: ~1,620XP & 12,500 gil
Map: Coerthas Eastern Lowlands, Owl’s Nest (63,34)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Counting Sheep
Client: Patrick
Requires: Disciples of War or Magic, Level 25
Reward: ~1,620XP & Grilled Dodo (x12)
Map: Coerthas Eastern Lowlands, Owl’s Nest (63,35)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Event Sidequests

Quest: The Dreamer’s Gospel (Limsa Lominsa)
Client: Motte
Requires: All, Level 5
Reward: Pristine Egg Cap
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks (7,6)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: The Dreamer’s Gospel (Ul’dah)
Client: Kinkina
Requires: All, Level 5
Reward: Pristine Egg Cap
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip (5,3)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: The Dreamer’s Gospel (Gridania)
Client: Jihli Aliapoh
Requires: All, Level 5
Reward: Pristine Egg Cap
Map: Gridania (6,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: The Dreamer’s Dilemma (Limsa Lominsa)
Client: Motte
Requires: All, Level 5
Reward: Pristine, Chocobo, Vibrant, Brilliant, and/or Midnight Egg Cap
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks (7,6)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: The Dreamer’s Dilemma (Ul’dah)
Client: Kinkina
Requires: All, Level 5
Reward: Pristine, Chocobo, Vibrant, Brilliant, and/or Midnight Egg Cap
Map: Ul’dah, Merchant Strip (5,3)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: The Dreamer’s Dilemma (Gridania)
Client: Jihli Aliapoh
Requires: All, Level 5
Reward: Pristine, Chocobo, Vibrant, Brilliant, and/or Midnight Egg Cap
Map: Gridania (6,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: The Heat is On
Client: Faire Chaperone
Requires: All, Level 1
Reward: Red, Blue, Green, Solar, and Lunar Swimsuit Sets
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks (7,6); Ul’dah, Merchant Strip (5,3); & Gridania (6,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None

Quest: Impish Impositions
Client: Adventurer’s Guild Runner
Requires: All, Level 1
Reward: Ripened, Unripened, White, and (Regular) Pumpkin Heads
Map: Limsa Lominsa, Upper Decks (7,6); Ul’dah, Merchant Strip (5,3); & Gridania (6,5)
Pre-Req: None
Unlocked: None