Adventurer Squadrons

Adventurer Squadrons is a feature in Final Fantasy XIV that was added with Patch 3.4. Players who have reached sufficient rank in their respective Grand Company may recruit and command a squadron of non-player adventurers enlisted within the Grand Company.

Requirements

The quest "Squadron and Commander" at the respective Grand Company HQ must be completed to unlock the feature. To undertake the quest, players must be Second Lieutenant or higher, have unlocked the Challenge Log feature, and be level 47 or higher.

Management

Recruitment

Example of a recruit.

Each time a new objective in the weekly Challenge Log is completed, a prospective recruit will arrive. Enlistment papers can be accessed on the desk in the squadron barracks.

When a potential recruit piques the player's interest, select "Question" when viewing their enlistment papers to call them into the barracks and view their profile. If they are to the player's satisfaction, the player can then recruit them to join their squadron. The player may also choose to postpone a potential recruit's enlistment or dismiss them when reviewing their papers. It should be noted that if the player postpones enlistment, they cannot review the next application until the player chooses to accept or dismiss the current applicant.

The barracks has room for eight soldiers. If the player has reached this limit and wishes to enlist new recruits, they must first discharge one of the existing squadron members.

Training

After assembling their first squadron, the player must undertake the introductory mission "City Patrol." After successfully completing this mission, the recruits may undertake training courses posted on the regimen board. Training courses will provide increases to the squadron's overall physical, mental, and tactical abilities. The focus on which attribute is improved varies from course to course, and the player is free to concentrate on the areas in which they wish their squadron to excel.

Each training course takes 1 hour to complete (Earth time). When a training course is complete, all recruits present in the barracks will receive experience points, and the squadron's overall attributes will increase.

Recruits can undertake training courses up to three times a day. Training sessions are renewed every day at 1:00 p.m. (PDT).

Deployment

E'ptolmi, a typical adventurer.

Once the squadron is amply prepared, the player needs to speak with the squadron sergeant to deploy them on a mission. Deploying their squadron requires an expenditure of company seals, with costs increasing as mission difficulty increases. Furthermore, each mission has a minimum level requirement. At least one member of the squadron must meet this requirement to proceed.

Missions require 18 hours (Earth time) to complete. The time remaining until a mission is completed can be viewed by opening the Timers interface located under Duty in the main menu.

Each mission may only be undertaken once per week.

Glamours

Example of glamouring.

When a squadron member reaches level 50 in their chosen combat class, they are able to be dressed up in player chosen clothing, referred to as "glamours". Gear placed in the player's inventory, Armoire, and Glamour Dresser is accessible during the "Apply Glamours" instance.

Changes are strictly visual and gear will apply no combat bonuses or hindrances. Gear must be equivalent or below the squadron member's current level. Any Grand Company specific gear must match the player's current Grand Company and some gear may not be accessible for glamour purposes if the piece does not match the player's current Grand Company.

Squadron Recruits

Name	Portrait	Race	Gender	Home	Default class	Unique outfit	Challenge Log
Auelin		Hyur	Female	Ceruleum Processing Plant	Archer	No	Disciples of the Hand Gold Saucer
Cecily		Hyur	Female	The Lavender Beds	Conjurer	No	PvP
Chrysabel		Hyur	Female	Lost Hope	Pugilist	No	PvP
Cilia		Hyur	Female	Pearl Lane	Thaumaturge	Yes	Gold Saucer
Ellice		Hyur	Female	The Goblet	Gladiator	No	Disciples of the Land Treasure Hunt Gold Saucer
Alimahus		Hyur	Male	Crescent Cove	Rogue	No	Dungeons Gold Saucer
Dolfin		Hyur	Male	Onyx Lane	Thaumaturge	Yes	PvP
Hroch		Hyur	Male	Sea of Spires	Lancer	No	Guildhests Levequests Grand Company Gold Saucer
Huebald		Hyur	Male	Moraby Drydocks	Marauder	No	PvP
Morel		Hyur	Male	Camp Tranquil	Arcanist	No	PvP
E'ptolmi		Miqo'te	Female	Bronze Lake	Archer	Yes	Disciples of the Land Treasure Hunt
J'ludaba		Miqo'te	Female	Moraby Drydocks	Arcanist	No	Disciples of the Land Treasure Hunt
Oah Nelhah		Miqo'te	Female	Jadeite Thick	Pugilist	No	FATEs Gold Saucer
V'nbolo		Miqo'te	Female	Zephyr Drift	Archer	No	Disciples of the Land Treasure Hunt
Yehn Amariyo		Miqo'te	Female	New Gridania	Gladiator	No	Disciples of the Hand Gold Saucer
B'benha Tia		Miqo'te	Male	Summerford	Lancer	No	Disciples of the Land Treasure Hunt
D'fhul Tia		Miqo'te	Male	The Grey Fleet	Conjurer	No	Disciples of the Land Treasure Hunt
Gota'a Panipahr		Miqo'te	Male	Hyrstmill	Thaumaturge	No	Dungeons Gold Saucer
Kehda'to Moui		Miqo'te	Male	New Gridania	Archer	Yes	Gold Saucer
Ziuz'a Jakkya		Miqo'te	Male	Bentbranch	Rogue	No	PvP Gold Saucer
Kelmomo		Lalafell	Female	Mist	Marauder	Yes	Disciples of the Hand
Liliba		Lalafell	Female	Wineport	Conjurer	No	Disciples of the Hand
Sasashu		Lalafell	Female	Drybone	Lancer	No	PvP Gold Saucer
Tewawa		Lalafell	Female	Three-malm Bend	Arcanist	No	Disciples of the Hand
Totodi		Lalafell	Female	The Silver Bazaar	Pugilist	No	Disciples of the Land Treasure Hunt Gold Saucer
Mujen Polajen		Lalafell	Male	Candlekeep Quay	Rogue	No	Disciples of the Hand
Mumutano		Lalafell	Male	Stonesthrow	Gladiator	No	FATEs Gold Saucer
Nanasomi		Lalafell	Male	Ruby Road Exchange	Archer	No	Guildhests Levequests Grand Company Gold Saucer
Nunulupa Tatalupa		Lalafell	Male	Summerford Farms	Thaumaturge	No	Disciples of the Hand
Seserikku		Lalafell	Male	Horizon	Marauder	Yes	Gold Saucer
Ceaulie		Elezen	Female	Old Gridania	Archer	No	FATEs
Crilde		Elezen	Female	The Hawthorne Hut	Rogue	Yes	Gold Saucer
Jolaine		Elezen	Female	Greentear	Marauder	No	FATEs
Rivienne		Elezen	Female	The Honey Yard	Conjurer	No	Dungeons Gold Saucer
Sofine		Elezen	Female	The Mun-Tuy Cellars	Arcanist	No	Guildhests Levequests Grand Company Gold Saucer
Delboisse		Elezen	Male	Fallgourd Float	Gladiator	No	PvP Gold Saucer
Labonrit		Elezen	Male	Bentbranch Meadows	Thaumaturge	No	FATEs
Meuliaire		Elezen	Male	Quarrymill	Rogue	Yes	FATEs
Pagneul		Elezen	Male	Old Gridania	Lancer	No	FATEs
Teulzacq		Elezen	Male	Fallgourd Float	Pugilist	No	Disciples of the Hand Gold Saucer
Careless Whisper		Roegadyn	Female	Wellwick Wood	Rogue	No	Guildhests Levequests Grand Company Gold Saucer
Fearless Fawn		Roegadyn	Female	Highbridge	Archer	No	PvP Gold Saucer
Inghilswys		Roegadyn	Female	Raincatcher Gully Docks	Lancer	No	Dungeons
Koenbryda		Roegadyn	Female	Moraby Drydocks	Gladiator	No	Dungeons
Raelthota		Roegadyn	Female	Open Sea - Pirate Vessel	Arcanist	Yes	Dungeons
Callous Steed		Roegadyn	Male	Vesper Bay	Thaumaturge	No	Disciples of the Land Treasure Hunt Gold Saucer
Gnawing Goat		Roegadyn	Male	The Golden Bazaar	Conjurer	No	FATEs Gold Saucer
Hastaloeya		Roegadyn	Male	Red Rooster Stead	Marauder	No	Dungeons
Raging Ox		Roegadyn	Male	Sapphire Avenue Exchange	Arcanist	Yes	Gold Saucer
Rhylharr		Roegadyn	Male	Raincatcher Gully	Pugilist	No	Dungeons
Awayuki		Au Ra	Female	Far East	Conjurer	No	Guildhests Levequests Grand Company
Khorchi		Au Ra	Female	Far East	Pugilist	Yes	Gold Saucer
Kumokiri		Au Ra	Female	Far East	Gladiator	No	Guildhests Levequests Grand Company
Samga		Au Ra	Female	Far East	Arcanist	No	FATEs Gold Saucer
Toragana		Au Ra	Female	Far East	Archer	No	Dungeons Gold Saucer
Baien		Au Ra	Male	Far East	Thaumaturge	No	Guildhests Levequests Grand Company
Begter		Au Ra	Male	Far East	Rogue	No	Disciples of the Land Treasure Hunt Gold Saucer
Elchi		Au Ra	Male	Far East	Lancer	No	Disciples of the Hand Gold Saucer
Raiden		Au Ra	Male	Far East	Pugilist	Yes	Guildhests Levequests Grand Company
Saiun		Au Ra	Male	Far East	Marauder	No	Guildhests Levequests Grand Company

Trivia

• Mumutano and Seserikku are the only squadron recruits who appeared in Final Fantasy XIV as non-playable characters. E'ptolmi shares name and race with another 1.0 NPC, yet they are from different Miqo'te clans.
• There are two adventurers of each gender and race that arrive in unique outfits when recruited. These recruits are still able to be glamoured upon reaching level 50.
• Currently, there are no Viera and Hrothgar squadron recruits, though players of these races are not barred from leading a squadron.