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The metropolis is ruled by the Order, an organization devout to their god, Bhunivelze. The residents spend their days absorbing the teachings of this sacred deity. Metal is a common material found in the various structures of this gothically tinged city. Traveling bags and other ornaments are scattered around, depicting a charming yet surreal atmosphere. As the day draws to an end, the city's serenity is no more. Monsters and other creatures of the night prowl the area, leaving Lightning to fend for her life.
Official description[1]
Luxerion, the Divine City of Light (光都ルクセリオ, Kouto Rukuserio?) is one of the main locations in Nova Chrysalia in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and it acts as the capital city. A religious organization known as the Order of Salvation is in charge of keeping the peace. The Order worships the deity Bhunivelze, and spreads his teachings to the populace praying for the doomed world's salvation. Snow's chapter in Final Fantasy XIII: Reminiscence -tracer of memories- reveals Luxerion was the first city built on Nova Chrysalia by the fal'Cie Pandaemonium, which later came to reside in Yusnaan.
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- Luxerion
- The holy city is home to the Order's great cathedral, the seat of its power. Most of the residents are devoted to Bhunivelze, the god of light, and each day many of the faithful stream into the city from other areas to pay homage to their god.
- The city center used to span the area between North Station and Old Town, but the encroachment of the Chaos has split the city. Now the central functions of the city have migrated to the southern part of the city, between South Station and the commercial district.
- The fortress to the north of Old Town has been abandoned by the authorities and is now known as the Warren. It is the preserve of outlaws and the heretics who defy the Order.
- The Cathedral of Luxerion
- Towering over the Luxerion skyline is the grand headquarters of the Order of Salvation.
- During the day, a grand hall called the Hall of Devotion is open to the public, and believers come to hear the sermonizing of the priestess who leads the Order. Pilgrims stream to the cathedral, many of them hoping to catch a glimpse of the mysterious saint who lives deep within the cathedral—but few are rewarded.
- Beneath the cathedral is God's Sanctum. This special chamber stands ready for the ceremony that the Order will perform on the last day of the world—only a select few are allowed to enter it.
Story
After the formation of Nova Chrysalia, Hope Estheim, Snow Villiers, and Noel Kreiss made a pact to find a way to save the decaying world and established Luxerion before Snow became the patron of Yusnaan. When Hope disappeared 331 years after Nova Chrysalia's formation, it left a power vacuum the Order of Salvation exploited. Noel, burdened by guilt, took residence in the rundown area of Luxerion, the Warren, and came to be known as the vigilante "Shadow Hunter".
One-hundred fifty-six years later, Oerba Dia Vanille and Oerba Yun Fang awoke from crystal stasis and were taken in by the Order. Due to Vanille's newfound ability to hear the dead she was venerated as a saint, and the Order keep her under constant supervision. Fang learned the Order intends to use Vanille as a sacrifice on the world's final day, and left for the Dead Dunes and formed the Monoculus bandit group to thwart the Order by obtaining the holy clavis needed for Vanille's ritual.
Thirteen years later, after confronting Snow and Lumina in Yusnaan, Lightning arrives in Luxerion via the monorail and learns of a string of murders in the city. While investigating, she learns the culprits are the members of the Children of Etro who have been targeting pink-haired women. Following the cultists incognito, Lighting witnesses them slipping to the Forsaken Graveyard were they commit their ritual murders. To enter, she requires a code, and decides to search for it the following morning.
Lightning comes across an alley where people are gathered and finds a digit of the code. Noel sneaks up to her but vanishes when Lightning turns around. The final digit is by an Oracle Drive that depicts a vision of the savior being killed by Noel, the Shadow Hunter. Lumina says there are people who believe they must make the prophecy come true. Noel confronts Lightning, confirming what Lumina has said, but claims it's not the time and place for him to kill her and leaves.
After midnight Lightning uses the code to enter the Forsaken Graveyard and finds the Children of Etro about to murder a captured woman. Stopping the ritual, Lightning is joined by Noel in defeating the cultists as he denounces them for killing innocents. As soldiers of the Order arrive to the scene to arrest the cultists, Noel departs asking Lightning to follow him. In the Den of Shadows Lightning learns the Oracle Drive depicts Noel killing her on the final day and being reunited with Yeul in a new world. She provokes Noel into a fight, but he destroys the Oracle Drive, knowing killing Lightning is not what Yeul would want. Yeul's spirit appears from the broken Oracle Drive and promises Noel they will soon be together. Lightning saves Noel's soul, and he departs saying he will stop living in the shadows.
After hearing about Lightning's exploits in the city, Vanille requests to see her. Lightning speaks with Vanille's servant, Aremiah, who tells her a precious crystal shard has been lost. When Vanille awoke from crystal stasis, she was grasping a piece of crystal and it has been her precious possession ever since, as it lets her glimpse the estranged Fang. Lightning finds the crystal from a delivery company employee who claims someone high up in the Order gave it to them with no receiver's address, and Lightning thinks someone from the Order wanted to steal it from Vanille. Lightning returns the crystal to Aremiah and is granted passage into the cathedral at night time.
Lightning finds Vanille with Lumina. Vanille leads Lightning underground to God's Sanctum and shows her a concentration of Chaos around the altar, which Lumina refers to as the "wind of sorrow", lost souls in suffering. Vanille explains the souls of those who died after Valhalla's Chaos burst through Etro's Gate were drawn to the cathedral and that she can hear every cry of their pain. The Order seeks the save the dead from their anguish and needs Vanille to call them to her. Lightning asks if she will be able to handle millions of souls at once, but Vanille answers she doesn't have a choice. Lumina says the souls have been building up for years, and if Vanille does not call them to her and they ever escaped, it would destroy the world as well as the future.
On the final day of the world Chaos advances into Luxerion, engulfing the city with Anubyses emerging from its depths, the cathedral remaining as the last safe haven as Vanille prepares to sacrifice herself in the Soulsong, a ritual the Order claims will save the souls of the dead. Lightning has learned the Order seeks to use Vanille to destroy the dead and ensure their own salvation in Bhunivelze's new world. With help from Noel, Lightning is joined by Fang as they reach God's Sanctum where the ritual is being performed, and convince Vanille to stop the ritual and instead guide the dead to the Ark where they can be reborn. When the final bell tolls, Bhunivelze appears, using Hope as a medium, and captures the souls of Lightning's friends and invites her to witness the birth of his new world. After Mog arrives to help, Lightning goes through the Savior's Trials and forges the Ultima Weapon, and enters the last trial to confront Bhunivelze in the realm of Cosmogenesis.
Locations
North Station Area
The monorail to Yusnaan is located here. The station has a General Shop called Gald's Good Potions and a path to the Warren that opens at midnight. North Station becomes a warp point for the Teleport EP ability after being visited the first time. Chocolina maintains the Canvas of Prayers outside the station. The rare shop Forge (Rare) sometimes appears near the water's edge on the plaza, and there is an outfitters on the plaza called Divine Protection Outfitters.
At the North Station Plaza, there is a look-out post and a treasure sphere on the northeast corner for Fighter's Emblem. When Lightning arrives here on the first day there is a murder victim on the middle of the plaza next to an angelic statue holding a clock, and an investigator from the Order asks Lightning's help in finding the culprits in the quest 1-1 An Evil Savior. After 1-2 In the Shadow of the Heretics quest starts Lightning can spot the cultists on the North Plaza and either shadow them to the Forsaken Graveyard or take the group head on in a battle.
A girl on the plaza starts a The Things She's Lost quest, where Lightning must find the girl's doll. In front of the angelic statue there is a woman who starts the Like Clockwork quest where Lightning must locate every clock in Luxerion, thirteen in total. There are four in this area: Above the North Station entrance, above the General Store in the North Station, above the Station Attendant in the North Station, and above the statue in North Station Plaza in front of North Station.
In North Station Plaza, the phone in the phone booth rings and if Lightning answers she starts the The Girl Who Cried Wolf quest. As part of the Voices from the Grave quest, Lightning must find the ghost of Carla near the central statue after midnight.
After completing the Main Quest 1-5, Noel can be spotted walking from North Station toward the city by crossing the ticket barrier between 9 PM and 12 AM.
Commercial District
Many shops are found in this area. The restaurant district, or Centrum, is west from the North Station Plaza where Lightning can replenish her HP at Breezy Diner and Beverage Shop. On the steps next to the Beverage Shop is a clock that needs to be inspected for the Like Clockwork quest. The way up the steps leads to the Forsaken Graveyard, and the way south to the Arcade and Warehouse District.
During the 1-3 Find the Code quest, Lightning can find a digit on the Commercial District. One of the shops on the Avenue is Chocobo Emporium and next to the Emporium is a clock that needs to be inspected for the Like Clockwork quest. On the Gallery Steps Lightning can talk to Blythe to start the Dying Wish quest. After gathering the items Blythe requests, Lightning can get the Spectral Elixir from the Chocobo Emporium between 11 AM and 5 PM. Across the street from the Emporium a masked woman, Mitka, spawns between 5 AM and 1 AM for the Avid Reader quest.
Old Town
From the North Plaza there is an alley leading to Old Town. Turning right after the first gate, Lightning will enter Gate Of Revelation and continuing forward, enters Temporary Route. At the end of the Temporary Route turning left and then right reaches the Marketplace. There is a Sorcery Shop here for synthesizing abilities, a forge for buying weapons and shields at Mighty Grandville Forge, and an inn for recuperating and fast-forwarding through the day. During the Stuck in a Gem quest Lightning can find a boy here surrounded by cats and must give him an item without any of the cats touching Lightning first.
On a pile of junk there is a green doll needed for The Things She's Lost quest. South of the hotel there is a clock that needs inspecting for the Like Clockwork quest. A merchant in the Marketplace called Seger sells the Shaolong Gui Shell item needed for the Dying Wish quest for 600 gil. Lightning can also find the Sparkstrike Lv. 2 ability here.
Heading south from Old Town, Lightning can go through the Pilgrim's Causeway to the Holy District. The way north leads to the The Wall of Joy area of The Warren but the gate is only open after midnight. Forge (Rare) can appear in Old Town.
Warren
The rundown part of the city where crime is frequent and the Shadow Hunter makes his home. The gates into the Warren opens between 12 AM and 6 AM. There is a gate leading here straight from the North Station, and another from from Old Town.
During the 1-3 Find the Code quest, Lightning can find a digit here behind the Rusted Gate northwest from Old Town that opens at midnight. When the clock hits 00:00 Lightning should go through the gate to reach the Wall of Wealth to find Lumina with an Oracle Drive and the number.
Den of Shadows is a part of Warren where the Children of Etro reside. When Lightning comes here to track down Noel during the 1-5 Hunter in Light and Shadow quest, all random encounters are against Fanatics. The correct way is to stay elevated on the precarious footpaths, but if Lightning drops to the bottom level she can find Thorn of Protection and Battleaxe of the Believer. At the end Lightning will find Noel's abode and another Oracle Drive, where she must battle Noel as a boss to complete the main quest. Afterward, Den of Shadows remains empty and there is never a reason for returning.
In the Wall of Joy area in the Warren, reached from the alley from the North Station, has a man at the base of a ramp who needs to be talked to as part of the Avid Reader and To Save the Sinless quests. Talking to a boy here called Aldrick starts A Rose by Any Other Name quest.
The clues of The Girl Who Cried Wolf eventually lead to the Wall of the Wealth area of the Warren (north of Old Town), where Lightning can catch up with the quest giver and complete it. In this area Lightning can talk to Rubrio to obtain the Starlit Spice item for the Stuck in a Gem quest, and to Lackley to start the Get the Girl quest.
Forge (Rare) can appear in the Warren. The only other shop here is Luma's General Store.
Forsaken Graveyard
The graveyard is located on the northwest part of Luxerion and is linked to a Major Route leading to the Wildlands, but to open the route Lightning must do a Canvas of Prayers quest on the 9th day. The most powerful enemies in Luxerion roam about the graveyard, including Gaunts, Dreadnoughts and Zomoks, and Chaos infusions are frequent. The Children of Etro commit nocturnal rituals on the site. Stray dogs wander around the area during daytime and the area contains Stormbane Choker and Zirconia Brooch in treasure spheres, and the Crest of Etro key item as part of the story. The graveyard has two exits, but the western one north of the Residences area opens after doing the main quest related to the area.
To gain access to the graveyard Lightning must find the four digits around Luxerion s part of the 1-3 Find the Code quest, and answer the phone in the phone booth on the Forsaken Graveyard Gate that starts ringing at midnight. After gaining access to the graveyard, the 1-4 Rites for a Goddess quest begins, where Lightning must interrupt the cultists' ritual on the monument. Afterward, the west entrance to the graveyard opens.
Outside the graveyard near the phone booth there is a clock needed for the Like Clockwork quest. As part of The Girl Who Cried Wolf quest, Lightning must answer a ringing phone in the Forsaken Graveyard Gate phone booth. As part of the Get the Girl quest, Lightning can come to the Sinner's Corner near the Forsaken Graveyard Gate and talk to Lackley and Seila. As part of the Voices from the Grave quest Lightning must locate Myka's ghost at the Monument after midnight.
Residences
The Residences is a quiet area where Lightning can do some quests. It is near the Warehouse District and the north leads to the Forsaken Graveyard, but the gate remains closed until the main quest of that area is complete. Near the Sentry in the middle of the Residences there is a clock that needs inspecting for the Like Clockwork quest.
Virgil is a robed man on the Plaza of Prayers in the Residences who asks Lightning top check up on red spheres in the Suspicious Spheres quest. There are three spheres: one next to Virgil, one in Back Alleys, and one is found near the phone booth on 1st Ave. In the Saint's Hill area, talking to Lamont starts a Faster Than Lightning quest, where Lightning must beat the boy in a race.
A man with large glasses found in the area called Armand is part of two quests: talking to him the first time starts the Buried Passion quest where Lightning must return to talk to Armand on multiple days and finally find Armand's pen. Afterward he can be interacted with for the To Save the Sinless quest.
Arcade
The arcade is a small grassy area with columns between the business area and the warehouse district, leading to the southern part of Luxerion. Enemies spawn here and this area can become a Chaos infusion. Baird makes his home here, standing by a pillar, and will enlist Lightning as a seedhunter to collect soul seeds from within the Chaos for the Soul Seeds quest. Afterward, he will purchase any additional soul seeds for 400 gil a piece. If Lightning brings him or any of the other soul seed traders more soul seeds, she will gain additional prizes, and selling 50 seeds earns an achievement.
Forge (Rare) can appear here.
Warehouse District
The warehouse district is usually empty. During the 1-3 Find the Code quest Lightning can find a digit in the district. In the North-South Corridor that extends south from the warehouse district, a Zomok lurks within a Chaos infusion and thirteen bounty hunters were killed trying to fell it. Lightning can partake in a mission Born from Chaos to take on the beast. On the north side nearest to the Residences area, by the Informative Man, is a clock that needs inspecting for the Like Clockwork quest. Between the buildings, Lightning can find a Thunderclap Cap needed for the Dying Wish quest.
In the northeast corner of the Warehouse District Lightning can find a man and a set of boxes as part of the The Saint's Stone quest. The Crystal Shard quest item is found along with some Bronzed and Silvered Medals.
South Station Area
The monorail that goes to the Wildlands and the Dead Dunes is located on the southern edge of Luxerion. Chocolina maintains the Canvas of Prayers outside. There is a clock outside the South Station entrance that needs inspecting for the Like Clockwork quest. During the 1-3 Find the Code quest Lightning can find a digit on the west wall from the Canvas of Prayers.
On the Idol Avenue right outside the station Lightning will find Luka, a girl who used to be an actress who sells tears to alleviate people's pain, and Lightning can partake in a quest to save her soul called The Angel's Tears. Talbot, a boy on the plaza, has lost a ball and Lightning can help him reclaim it in Treasured Ball quest. Afterward, she can learn from Solandra, the giver of Born from Chaos quest, that Talbot's elder brother was one of the bounty hunters killed by Zomok. As part of The Girl Who Cried Wolf quest, Lightning must answer a ringing phone in the 1st Ave. and Old Theater phone booths near the station.
2nd Avenue north from the South Station has shops, restaurants and an inn. Close to the Inn and the General Store is a Grocer who will sell the Mandragora Root for 400 gil needed for the Dying Wish quest, and the store opens at 10 AM and closes at 7 PM. The general shop here is called South Corner General Store, and the local outfitters is Bespoke Outfitters.
After completing the Main Quest 1-5, Noel can be spotted walking from South Station toward the Warehouse District by crossing the South Station ticket barrier. This situation is available between 4 PM and 7 PM.
Clock Tower
The clock tower towers over the town, and is needed for the Like Clockwork quest where Lightning must inspect every clock in Luxerion. The Clock Tower clock can be examined by touching the the pedestal inside the building. The sentry outside the tower initiates the Voices from the Grave quest, where Lightning must find the ghosts of those murdered by the Children of Etro. If Lightning went on without solving the city's murder mystery for another day, a woman is murdered at the Clock Tower and later Lightning must locate the victim's ghost here as part of the Voices from the Grave quest.
After completing the Main Quest 1-5, walking by the stairs in Pilgrim's Passage will result in Noel appearing close to the Clock Tower. This situation is available between 3 AM and 6 AM.
Holy District
The Holy District on the southeast of Luxerion is the area around the cathedral. The long passage way is called Pilgrim's Causeway and connects the Holy District to the Old Town. Monsters spawn in this area, and in a secluded area that breaks off the passage Lightning can find a cat and start the Stuck in a Gem quest. In the south end of Pilgrim's Causeway Lightning can find rarely find Forge (Rare).
South of the sentry at the entrance to the Holy District, there is a clock that requires inspecting for the Like Clockwork quest. On the Cathedral Plaza Lightning can talk to Aremiah to start The Saint's Stone quest.
At the Pilgrim's Passage outside the cathedral, Lightning can find Ranulph who starts the quest Avid Reader. There is an outfitters here called Outfitters Rouge.
Luxerion Cathedral
The Order of Salvation's seat of power. A temple built to honor Bhunivelze, where the faithful go to pray on a regular basis, and where Vanille lives under the Order's protection. Underneath it lies the Temple of Light, accessed on the world's final day.
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Quests
Main Quests
The main quest in Luxerion starts on the dawn of the first day, when Lightning leaves the Ark, and finds there has been a murder. A new murder victim appears somewhere in Luxerion every morning at 6 AM, until Lightning completes the main quest.
1-1 An Evil Savior
- A grisly scene greets Lightning as she steps into Luxerion. A young girl has been murdered, and the Order’s inquisitors have locked down the area to search for suspects. Lightning should talk to the inquisitor in charge of the investigation to get the blockade lifted – especially in light of the grim message, found near the body: The evil savior will die at the hands of the Shadow Hunter.
The mini quest Whither Faith, part of completing the main quest, triggers automatically and must be completed before 11:45 PM on Day 1. The quest begins as soon as Lightning leaves the Ark and enters Luxerion. In the middle of the North Plaza there is a person called the Inquisitor who asks Lightning to find several clues. For one of them she will have to complete another mini quest, named Where Are You, Holmes?
On the east corner of plaza there is a red ladder. Climbing allows Lightning to talk to the Surveying Man on the right side of the upper platform, to get important information. Jumping onto a nearby platform finds the Fighter's Emblem inside a treasure sphere. Next, the officer near the dummy offers more valuable information.
Jumping down and heading west locates another officer in front of a gate. Lightning should talk to him even if no information is provided by doing so, then return to the Inquisitor. While in the central area, Lightning must search the ground for glowing papers and examine them for a new clue (Etro Alphabet). Next talk to both the Innkeeper and the Outfitter, for two additional clues. Now is the time to complete "Where are you Holmes?" mini quest by talking to Thorton near the stairs that lead to the train station.
Thorton worries about his colleague, Holmes, who has failed to turn up for his shift. Lightning must find Holmes before Day 1 ends, or she will fail the quest. After talking to Thornton, Lightning should turn around and while facing the main plaza, go right, towards the innkeeper. Around the corner there are several vending machines and a man near a blocked gate. This is Holmes. After asking him to return to his colleague, Lightning must walk to Thornton instead of running. Thornton will be found up the stairs inside the train station. Talking to him again obtains a clue for the Inquisitor and the rewards: 300 Gil, HP +30, Strength +3, Railworker's Cap, Railworker's Beret.
After completing the Holmes mini quest, Lightning will get more valuable information and will be inside the train station. On the other side of the corridor there is a Pious Cleric who can offer new info. After talking to her, Lightning should head right to locate a woman Resident and talk to her as well.
Now Lightning can return to the Inquisitor to finish the Whither Faith mini quest, and get her reward: 800 gil, HP +80, Strength +6, Magic +6, and Scholar's Glasses. This concludes the Evil Savior main quest and the gates will open and the next main quest can be started at midnight.
1-2 In the Shadow of the Heretics
- At midnight, the Children of Etro gather in huddled groups in front of North Station. It seems likely that these heretics, worshipers of the goddess Etro, are behind both the murders and the grim message threatening the savior. The heretics are alert and cautious. Lightning must follow them stealthy, as it is her only chance to learn more.
Hope will inform Lightning of the heretics gathered in the North Plaza. They are the area where the Inquisitor was in the previous quest. Lightning can either follow them stealthy by maintaining a safe distance, or engage them directly. The first option wastes some time. For the second option, Lightning will have to kill a specific heretic to beat the entire group. Lightning can climb the tower in the middle of the plaza and let the heretics move around for several seconds. Their leader is in the front. Lightning can then descend the tower, and sprint toward him to strike first.
In the battle, Lightning faces a group of three heretics. After beating the group, the next objective is to find the phone that rings only during the night (it will appear on the map). If Lightning decides to follow the group rather than engage them, this is where they will lead her, a northwest alley that leads to a triangle-shaped area called the Forsaken Graveyard.
Answering the ringing phone completes In The Shadow Of The Heretics quest, and starts the next main quest.
1-3 Find the Code
- The mysterious rites that the Etro heretics attend each night appear to be connected to the murders of the young girls To get into the place where they are held, Lightning needs the pass code. After 6 AM, four numbers will appear on walls across the city. Lightning must find them and then return to the Forsaken Graveyard in time for the next rites.
The player need not write the code down, as the game will remember the code after inspecting each entry on the walls of Luxerion. Lightning can find the numbers after 6 AM on Day 2 and will have to find four numbers by visiting specific locations in Luxerion. For the first number she must head toward the Commercial District. There are two green markers showing the gates have been opened. Under the lower marker is a dead end, similar to a reversed letter L. There will be a number on the wall at the dead end.
The second number is located southwest several steps away. Lightning should enter the Avenue, and head left through the arcade pass to reach the Back Alleys, follow the stairs up, then turn right and follow the alley between the houses to see the glowing marker on the stairs at the end of the passage.
The third number is at the South Station, on the west wall from the Canvas of Prayers.
The final number is in the Warren area behind the Rusted Gate northwest from Old Town that opens at midnight. When the clock hits 00:00 Lightning should go through the gate to reach the Wall of Wealth to find Lumina with an Oracle Drive and the number.
With all the code numbers uncovered, Lightning can return to the phone-booth in the Forsaken Graveyard and answer the phone and enter the code. Next Lightning enters a new area, Sinner’s Corner, and starts the next quest.
1-4 Rites for a Goddess
- The gate to the Forsaken Graveyard where the heretics gather stands open. It now seems clear that the Children of Etro are behind the calls for the savior's death. The rites have already begun, and the heretics may be murdering another young woman at this very moment. Lightning cannot afford to delay. It is time to bring an end to the heretics' deadly games.
Lightning can now cross the Forsaken Graveyard, picking up a Stormbane Choker and Zirconia Brooch on the way from treasure spheres. Near where the Stormbane Choker is found, a Chaos infusion appears on a hill if the player walks towards it. Player can collect soul seeds from there and fight Zomoks.
The quest is completed upon approaching the Children of Etro's gathering in the middle of the graveyard.
1-5 Hunter in Light and Shadow
- Noel has helped put an end to the Children of Etro's bloody rites, but the man they hailed as the Shadow Hunter still believes he must kill Lightning. He issues a challenge to Lightning and then disappears into the Warren. Deep within that maze of narrow streets lies the chosen battleground. Lightning has little choice but to follow.
- When he saw the recording in the Oracle Drive, he was gripped by the idea of making it come true. All of it—including the death of Lightning. Is there any way to change his mind? Can his soul be saved?
- Instead of certainties of fare, Noel chooses uncertain hope. A hope that Lightning will succeed in her mission. A hope that she will lead them to a new world. A hope that he will meet Yeul there. Noel's soul is saved.
Lightning can pick up the Crest of Etro off the ground in the place of the Children of Etro's ritual. She must head for the Warren to face Noel. The location is marked on the map. Lightning can exit the graveyard from the south exit rather than going back to where she came from.
North of the Warren there is a guarded door, but Lightning is let through if she has the Crest of Etro. She enters Den of Shadows where she meets Lumina who tells her of the true reason Noel is so obsessed with the Oracle Drives' prophecy. Lightning must make her way through the den while fighting fanatics. The correct way is to stay elevated on the precarious footpaths, but if Lightning drops to the bottom level she can find Thorn of Protection and Battleaxe of the Believer.
After going around the area in a clockwise circle, Lightning will find Noel by another Oracle Drive, and the two do battle. Winning against Noel Kreiss completes the chapter, and earns Lightning Maximum EP +1, Maximum HP +240, Maximum ATB +10, Strength +84, and Magic +70. Afterward Lightning can investigate the glowing red area to find the Shadow Hunter weapon. If this quest is attempted after day 6, Noel will be known as Noel Kreiss+, with higher stats and he will drop the Endless Paradox weapon.
Completing the quest earns the The Hope of a Promise achievement.
Side Quests
Canvas of Prayers
Luxerion has a total of thirteen Canvas of Prayers quests, which can be accessed by speaking with Chocolina, located outside the North and South Monorail Stations. These quests do not earn Eradia, but completing them will award gil, stat boosts, and adornments.
Whither Faith
- The body of a young woman has been found in the plaza in front of Luxerion's North Station. It is just the latest in a string of murders in which the victim was a woman with the same color hair as Lightning. Could someone go after the savior herself? Lightning needs to question witnesses in the area and report whatever she learns to the inquisitor in charge of the investigation.
This quest is automatically triggered and must be completed for the main quest. The Inquisitor, dressed in white, is found in the middle of the plaza and he will ask Lightning to find clues for him. On the east side of the plaza there is a red ladder. Climbing it and talking to the Surveying Man on the right side of the upper platform, obtains important information. There is also a Fighter's Emblem inside a sphere here. Next Lightning can talk to the officer near the savior dummy for more valuable information.
Jumping down and heading west Lightning can find another officer in front of a gate. Talking to him will give no new "important information", and Lightning can return to the central area. There are glowing papers on the ground and examining them gives a new clue.
Next, Lightning should talk to both the Innkeeper and the Outfitter, for two additional clues, then complete Where Are You, Holmes? quest, which gives more valuable information. Inside the train station there is a Pious Cleric who can offer new info and on the right, inside the same station, there is a woman Resident, who should be talked to as well.
Lightning can now return to the Inquisitor to finish the quest.
Where Are You, Holmes?
- Quest Begins
- Inside Luxerion North Station, station attendant Thorton is worried about his colleague Holmes who has failed to turn up for his shift. Can Lightning help find him? The quest must be completed by 6 AM. Try searching for a man in uniform near the town hotel in the station plaza.
This quest is mandatory to finish the main quest. After talking to the Inquisitor and being tasked with searching for clues, the player can find Thorton outside the North Station entrance, who asks Lightning to find his colleague, Holmes. Holmes is found towards the innkeeper, around the corner near several vending machines ans a locked gate. After talking to Holmes, Lightning must escort him to the station by walking instead of running.
Thornton is found up the stairs inside the train station and talking to him again completes the quest.
The Things She's Lost
- Quest Begins
- A tearful Dolce tells Lightning that she has lot her prized treasure, a green Carbuncle doll, somewhere near North Station, Perhaps Lightning can find it--but it won't be easy, if the toy has come into contact with another dimension.
Dolce appears in North Station Plaza after 9 PM. She is wearing a green dress and is found close to Canvas of Prayers. She asks Lightning to find her lost Carbuncle doll.
From the North Plaza there is an alley leading to Old Town. Turning right after the first gate, Lightning will enter Gate Of Revelation and continuing forward, enters Temporary Route. At the end of the Temporary Route Lightning should turn left and then right to reach the Marketplace. Near the vendor named Seger there is a pile of junk with a green doll on top. After returning the doll to Dolce Lightning receives her rewards. Near the Sorcery Shop Lightning can find the Quill Pen item in a smashable container needed for the Buried Passion quest.
Like Clockwork
- Quest Begins
- In the plaza in front of Luxerion's North Station, Lightning meets Armena, who is terrified that if the clocks of Luxerion stop, the end of the world will follow. Lightning can help put Armena's mind to rest by checking all the clocks of the city and making sure that they are still ticking.
Armena is found near the North Station Canvas of Prayers between 8 AM and 6 PM, and she asks Lightning to check all the clocks in Luxerion. There are 13 clocks. Sometimes the player must look up to examine a clock.
The clock locations:
- Above the North Station entrance.
- Above the General Store in the North Station.
- Above the Station Attendant in the North Station.
- Above the statue in North Station Plaza in front of North Station.
- Near the phone booth by the Forsaken Graveyard east entrance.
- On the steps next to the Beverage Shop in the Centrum.
- Next to the Chocobo Emporium in the Commercial District.
- In the Warehouse District on the north side nearest to the Residences area, by the Informative Man.
- Near the Sentry in the middle of the Residences.
- Outside the South Station entrance.
- The Clock Tower clock can be examined by touching the the pedestal inside the building.
- South of the sentry at the entrance to the Holy District.
- In Old Town, south of the Inn.
Dying Wish
- Quest Begins
- On the Gallery Steps in the commercial district, Lightning meets a girl called Blythe. She has made a journey here to buy a special medicine for her father, who is gravely ill, but was told that they are out of ingredients. There is only one such shop in the commercial district. Lightning should pay a visit.
- Difficulty: ★★
- Requirements: Complete main quest 1-2 In the Shadow of the Heretics. The quest is available between 6 AM and 10 PM.
- First Time Rewards: Tonberry's Lantern, Max HP +80, Strength +8, Magic +4
- Subsequent Rewards: Max HP +40, Strength +6, Magic +2
Blythe is found in the Gallery Steps area of the commercial district between 6 AM and 10 PM, sitting on top of the stairs. She will tell about her ill father who needs a Spectral Elixir. To create the elixir Lightning needs a Thunderclap Cap, a Mandragora Root, and a Shaolong Gui Shell.
Thunderclap Cap is the closest. South from where Blythe is there is the Warehouse District and the Thunderclap Cap is found on the ground between two buildings. The Shaolong Gui Shell is found it in Old Town from a vendor named Seger who sells it for 600 gil. Seger has blond hair, sunglasses, and a purple jacket. In 2nd Ave. north from the South Station, close to the Inn and the General Store, is a Grocer who will sell the Mandragora Root for 400 gil, but the store opens at 10 AM and closes at 7 PM. The Grocer is a woman wearing a brown dress with white sleeves.
With the ingredients gathered, the player can head for the Avenue, southwest from Commercial District and northeast from Warehouse District, to find the Chocobo Emporium that will make the elixir. The shop is open between 11 AM and 5 PM.
Giving the Spectral Elixir to Blythe completes the quest.
Suspicious Spheres
- Quest Begins
- Someone has been dropping Order supply spheres willy-nilly all over the city. The spheres are cloaked in a sinister red light. Virgil wants Lightning to check all these suspicious spheres and then report back to him. He will be waiting for her in the Plaza of Prayers in the Residences.
Virgil is a robed man on the Plaza of Prayers in the Residences area who asks Lightning top check up on some ominous red spheres and hands her the Supply Sphere Password. There are three spheres: one next to Virgil, one in Back Alleys, and one is found near the phone booth on 1st Ave. After getting items from all red spheres, returning to Virgil completes the quest.
Born from Chaos
- Quest Begins
- In the North-South Corridor that extends south from the warehouse district, a mighty Zomok from the Chaos is terrorizing local residents. Thirteen hardened bounty hunters tried to slay the menace, but only a fighter called Solandra survived to tell the tale. Can Lightning defeat the Zomok on her behalf?
Solandra is found in the North-South Corridor, west and then south from North Station, near the the Arcade. She wears a green hat. She will tell the story of a beast named Zomok and tasks Lightning with defeating it. Zomok spawns in the Chaos infusion behind Solandra and upon defeat gives the Cursed Dragon Claw. Giving the item to Solandra completes the quest.
Soul Seeds
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- Quest Begins
- A select group of daring seedhunters make a living by jumping into Chaos and grabbing soul seeds. Lightning can join their ranks and sell any seeds she finds to the soul seed traders. Easily spotted because of their distinctive hats, one of each trader can be found in Luxerion, Yusnaan, the Wildlands and the Dead Dunes.
Baird appears after main quest 1-2 and can be found any time of the day near a pillar in the Arcade area. He will sell the Seedhunter Membership Card for 2000 gil, needed to do the quest: bring him a Soul Seed. Soul seeds appear as purple glowing orbs on the ground inside Chaos infusions. Lightning can find them from any Chaos infusion, but there is one near where Baird is.
Lightning needs at least one, but selling him more nets more gil. Regardless of the number of seeds she give to Baird, Lightning will complete the quest.
Faster Than Lightning
- Quest Begins
- In the Saint's Hill area of the Residences, Lightning encounters a would-be challenger by the name of Lamont. Lightning, never one to turn down a summons to a contest, agrees to the race. Now she has to make sure she keeps up with the fleet-footed kid and beat him to the goal. But with a name like Lightning, how can she lose?
Lamont is a kid with flag in Saint's Hill area of Residences who challenges Lightning to a race. It's easy to win as he is slow, but it is recommended to not talk to anyone during the race lest not to mess up the quest. The final destination is either North Station or Forsaken Graveyard Gate. Talking to the kid after the race completes the quest.
Treasured Ball
- Quest Begins
- On 1st Avenue near Luxerion's South Station, Lightning encounters a boy who has lost his ball on a rooftop. It looks like Lightning can reach the roof from the top of a nearby stone wall. Maybe she could fetch the rubber ball for the boy.
Talbot is boy in 1st Ave. whose ball is on a rooftop he cannot reach, Lightning must make way to the top of a nearby elevated platform and pick up the shiny object on it to obtain Rubber Ball. Returning the ball to the boy completes the quest.
The Angel's Tears
- Quest Begins
- Every evening on the plaza at the end of Idol Avenue, near Luxerion's South Station, a young street merchant called Luka appears to sell bottles of her own tears. Hers must be a curious story--she might be willing to share it with Lightning but only if Lightning agrees to buy some of the girl's unusual offerings.
Luka is a girl at Idol Ave. near South Station who sells her tears. The quest takes many days to complete. Lightning must find Luka during the time she is available and give her money, first 10 gil, then 50 gil, then 300 gil, and return on another day to hear more of her story. Returning to her on the fourth day, and paying 1200 gil, Lightning can listen to the finale of her story and get all the gil she had spent back. This concludes the quest.
The Saint's Stone
- Quest Begins
- In the Cathedral Plaza of the holy district, Lightning encounters Aremiah, a member of the Order, who gives Lightning some news about her old ally Vanille. Apparently Vanille is being kept under close watch by the Order elders, who have designated her a "saint." Unfortunately, a stone that she treasured has been stolen and this has plunged her into despondency. There are few leads, but it might be worth questioning the warehouse employees down in the warehouse district first.
After completing the main quest, a mark appears on the map denoting Aremiah outside the cathedral, who tasks Lightning with finding the Crystal Shard.
Heading west and north eventually finds Lightning at the Warehouse District. In the northeastern corner of the Warehouse District Lightning finds a man and a set of boxes. After talking to the man she should break the boxes with her weapon, and find the Crystal Shard along with some Bronzed and Silvered Medals.
Giving the Crystal Shard to Aremiah at the holy district completes the quest. Lightning can now visit Vanille at the cathedral.
Avid Reader
- Quest Begins
- Every day, on Pilgrim's Passage, near South Station, a quiet dignified gentleman called Ranulph can be seen engrossed in his journal and nibbling on muffins brought to him by the baker, Marlon. Ranulph's life is contented and ordered, marred only by one small wrinkle – the notebook containing the entries from the first 50 years of his life is missing. Perhaps Lightning can find it for him.
- Ranulph smilingly tells Lightning that there is nothing of interest in his lost journal, so needn't read it if she does find it. According to Ranulph, the book may have ended up in a secondhand shop run by a woman called Mitka. It is a slim lead, but the only one Lightning has got.
- Lightning manages to find the woman Mitka. She once ran a secondhand shop, but she is retired now and devotes her days to God and the Order. Mitka claims she doesn't know where the notebook has gone--but then again, she seems to know more than she is letting on.
- The mystery goes deeper than a simple missing journal. If Lightning wants to learn more, it looks like she will have to go to the Warren and find a man with no name.
- In the Warren, Lightning finds a man with a past so dark that he has cast away his own name in a bid to escape it. At one time, he was called Reddick. When he hears that Lightning is helping Ranulph, he tells her that a woman called Erine has the missing journal, and that she can be found in Yusnaan, on a balcony famous for its view of the city and the monorail tracks beyond.
- Difficulty: ★★
- Requirements: Available after main quest 1-5 Hunter in Light and Shadow has been completed. Available between 5 AM and 11 PM.
- First Time Rewards: 900 gil, Dull Grudge Knife, Max HP +60, Strength +6, Magic +4
- Subsequent Rewards: 1350 gil, Max HP +20, Strength +2, Magic +4
At the Pilgrim's Passage east of South Station there is a table with a mustached man reading a book. He is Ranulph who asks Lightning to find Ranulph's Journal, which he sold a long time ago to someone named Mitka.
Heading west and descending the stairs, then going around the building finds a blonde woman in a green dress. The Wandering Woman provides additional details about Mitka, saying someone by that name hangs around the commercial district. Heading northwest to The Avenue (between The Residences and Commercial District), Lightning can locate the Chocobo Emporium, and across the street in a dark corner is a masked woman, Mitka, who spawns between 5 AM and 1 AM.
Mitka directs Lightning to seek out "a man with no name" at the Wall of Joy area in the Warren. The gates are open from 12 AM to 6 AM, and Lightning can go to the North Station and follow the alley from there to get to the Wall of Joy. A man leaning against a wall is found at the base of a ramp and talking to him and ask him about the journal earns Reddick's Letter. Reddick asks Lightning to give it to someone in Yusnaan.
From Yusnaan train station, facing the plaza, Lightning should head left to The Banquet of The Lord restaurant where she will find a girl with a ponytail. Giving her Reddick's Letter earns Ranulph's Journal.
Lightning must make a decision. She can either read Ranulph's Journal, which will fail the quest, but allows her to start a new side quest named To Save the Sinless. If she doesn't read the journal, she can finish The Avid Reader quest, but To Save the Sinless will remain locked. The payout for To Save The Sinless is bigger, and it also includes the Dark Knight garb.
If the player doesn't want to play To Save the Sinless, refusing to read the journal and taking it to Ranulph completes the quest. Returning the read journal starts the To Save the Sinless quest, instead.
To Save the Sinless
- Quest Begins
- The forgotten truths that lay in Ranulph's journal told the tale of his wife and child's murder--and a man who would give up all in his quest for revenge. When Lightning reminds Ranulph of the cruel reality he tried to forget, he says in a clipped tone that he needs to know who was responsible. He is prepared to face the truth, no matter how much it may hurt him. His resolve demands that Lightning see this through to the end.
- Born from Chaos (Luxerion, North-South Corridor, entrance to the warehouse district)
- Fuzzy Search (Wildlands, Aryas Village)
- Armand's investigations have turned up new information. The prime suspect in the murder was a man called Reddick. The world believes he is dead, but Lightning knows him as the "man with no name." But if Reddick is the killer, why did he preserve Ranulph's journal so carefully? Why not just burn the evidence? Maybe it is time Lightning paid another visit to the Wall of Joy, down in the Warren.
Any day after completing Buried Passion quest, Lightning should talk to Armand. If she has also completed Born from Chaos or Fuzzy Search, Lightning should speak with Armand again. Now she must head for the Wall of Joy in the Warren (east from North Station; the gate opens at midnight) and talk to Reddick. Lightning can now return to Ranulph to complete the quest.
Buried Passion
- Quest Begins
- On Saint's Hill, in the Residences, Lightning meets a sad-looking man by the name of Armand. He asks Lightning if she would care to hear the tale of his dead friend...
Armand is found in the Residences, near the path to Forsaken Graveyard. He wears large glasses. After talking to him, Lightning must return the next day to hear another part of the story, and again return the day after. On the third day talking to him, Armand needs the Quill Pen. It is found near Sorcery Shop in Marketplace, in a smashable container in a nearby stall. Giving the Quill Pen to Armand completes the quest.
The Girl Who Cried Wolf
- Quest Begins
- Lightning answers a phone and hears a plea for help. A young woman called Louise is being chased by a mob armed with weapons. She said something about the north side of town, near the graveyard. That could be none other than the Forsaken Graveyard. Lightning will have to hurry if she wants to save the girl. Note: This quest has a time limit. If you don't hurry, the quest may end in failure.
- Louise's gamble was the only way she could think to rekindle the hope in her heart. Against all expectations, Lightning answered her plea, and now she has found a way to hope again, even as the world dies around her. Her soul is saved.
In North Station Plaza, the phone in the phone booth rings and Lightning answers and talks to a girl named Louise who claims of being chased. Lightning must now look for other ringing phones, and the next one is the phone booth outside Forsaken Graveyard Gate. The one after that is the phone booth on 1st Ave. Next, in Old Theater near South Station, Lightning answers a phone and must talk to a man near the phone booth, who claims she is being pranked. In the Wall of Wealth area at the Warren, where Lightning found a code digit earlier during the main quest, Lightning will catch up with Louise and complete the quest.
Stuck in a Gem
- Quest Begins
- On Pilgrim's Passage in the holy district, Lightning meets a talking cat who begs for help. Can this really be part of the savior's mandate? Must Lightning help cats as well as people?
If Lightning tries to talk to Gem before 3 PM, found in a secluded area east from the South Station within a curved alley, she'll appear only as a normal cat. In truth, "Gem" is actually a boy named Ronan whose desire to bring his cat back to life resulted with his soul transferred into it by a potion he received from Lumina. Gem asks Lightning to restore her owner's soul back into his body via the Starlit Spice item.
Lightning must speak to Rubrio, who resides in the area called Wall of Joy that can be accessed after midnight, when the gates to the Warren open. The Wall of Joy is north from Old Town, and Rubrio will be wearing a large straw hat. He will ask for two Niblet Hairballs to create Starlit Spice.
Ronan is located in the Market area of the Old Town, east from North Station and south from Wall of Joy. He is a boy surrounded by cats, who will react to the Starlit Spice and take it from Lightning if she comes upon contact with her forced to buy a new bunch. A good idea is to sprint around the cats to get near Ronan and quickly press the corresponding button to talk to him. Curing Ronan ends the quest.
Get the Girl
- Quest Begins
- Down in the Warren, at the bottom of Mangled Hill, slumps a forlorn office with a said tale to tell. His name is Lackley, and he was abandoned on his wedding day by his bride-to-be. For decades he searched for his fair Philiana, to no avail. He has given up hope now, but perhaps Lightning can succeed where he could not.
- Lackley, hiding nearby, also hears the tale. He is overcome with grief to learn his bride is dead--but at the same time, the truth has the power to heal. He vows to reform his life and once again become the man that Philiana fell in love with.
Lackley resides in the Warren, accessed after midnight when the gates open, in the sub-area Wall of Wealth, at the bottom of some stairs surrounded by bottles. Lackley talks about his missing bride, Philiana, and tasks Lightning with finding her, giving her Lackley's Ring.
Traveling to Yusnaan, Lightning finds Glutton's Quarter, an area with restaurants. Up some stairs on the side Lightning can find the Banquet of the Lord restaurant, and Banquet Maitre D' who is wearing sunglasses, has a brown shirt, and a violet vest. Banquet Maitre D' doesn't know where Philiana went after leaving his restaurant, but knows she returned to Luxerion to see an old friend wearing an unusual hat.
Returning to Luxerion, Lightning should return to Lackley and near him find a woman named Seila. who will ask Lightning to see her in Sinner's Corner. Traveling to the Forsaken Graveyard's Sinner's Corner (it is the next area from the phone booth, where Lightning gained access with a code during the main quest) and talking to Seila completes the quest.
A Rose by Any Other Name
- Quest Begins
- By the Wall of Wealth, down in the Warren, Lightning encounters a young boy called Alrick. However, it is not Lightning he wants to speak to – it is a look-alike called Myka, who he believes is the real savior. Myka had promised to bring the boy and his mother a legendary flower known as the phantom rose. But Myka is a fraud, and it is up to Lightning to deliver the promise.
Alrick is a little boy in the Wall Of Joy area of the Warren, reached after midnight when the gates open. He is wearing a green jacket and a red bowtie, and will ask Lightning to find the Phantom Rose.
The Phantom Rose is obtained from Myka, one of the ghosts Lightning will have to visit while working on another side quest, Voices from the Grave. She is found at the monument is Sinner's Corner where the Children of Etro were performing their rites during the main quest.
Giving Alrick the rose completes the quest.
Voices from the Grave
- Quest Begins
- Residents of Luxerion speak of seeing the ghosts of women, wandering late at night. Lightning should search the city and find out the truth behind the reports.
After 6 AM there is a guard south from the Clock Tower, near the stairs, who talks about ghostly rumors. After triggering the quest, Lightning must find a resident in Pilgrim's Passage, west from her current location. The NPC wears a black jacket and is close to the alley that connects Pilgrim's Passage and 2nd. Ave. He will provide additional details to the quest.
The next person Lightning must visit is in Plaza of Prayers, northwest across the following areas: 2nd Ave., Idol Ave., 1st Ave., North-South Corridor and Blessed Stroll. After descending the stairs in Blessed Stroll Lightning will find a woman in Plaza Of Prayers wearing a black dress. After talking to her Lightning should head to the North Station and in the North Plaza, near Chocolina, talk to a woman wearing a white and brown shirt.
The next step is to find the ghosts of the women murdered by the Children of Etro. The ghosts appear after midnight. Carla appears on the North Plaza, near the central statue. Myka is at the Monument where the 1-4 Rites for a Goddess main quest ended. Myka will give a Phantom Rose (required for A Rose by Any Other Name quest). A ghost named Zandra is at the Clock Tower in the area behind the large building. Talking all ghosts completes the quest.
Treasures
Item | Location |
---|---|
1st: Fighter's Emblem
2nd: Fighter's Emblem+ |
North Station, Plaza |
1st: Twist Headband
2nd: Twist Headband+ |
Commercial District |
1st: Magician's Token
2nd: Magician's Token+ |
Commercial District |
Sparkstrike Lv. 2 Quill Pen |
Marketplace |
Runic Ring | Rusted Gate |
Guard Glove | Pilgrim's Passage |
Guard Lv. 2 | 2nd Ave. |
Proof of Legendary Title | Wandering Cleric |
Stormbane Choker Zirconia Brooch Crest of Etro Phantom Rose |
Forsaken Graveyard |
Thundara Lv. 2 | Warren, Mangled Hill |
Thorn of Protection Battleaxe of the Believer Shadow Hunter |
Den of Shadows |
Violet Amulet | Clock Tower area |
Proof of Courage | Holy District |
Enemies
- Anubys (Final Day)
- Dreadnought (in graveyard during daytime)
- Fanatic (in Den of Shadows during main quest)
- Gaunt (in graveyard)
- Gertrude (in the city at night)
- Gorgonopsid (on Pilgrim's Path)
- Gremlin
- Meonekton (only between hours of 4:00 - 6:00)
- Niblet
- Zomok (quest monster within Chaos infusion, and in graveyard during night)
- Noel Kreiss (Boss)
- Noel Kreiss+ (Boss, Day 8+)
Shops
Forge (Rare)
North Station
Gald's Good Potions
Item | Price | Availability |
---|---|---|
Potion | 360 gil | From Day 1 to Day 5 |
Remedy | 580 gil | Default |
Phoenix Down | 1,280 gil | Default |
Protect Potion | 640 gil | Default |
Shell Potion | 640 gil | Default |
Hi-Potion | 480 gil | From Day 6 |
Mega Remedy | 980 gil | From Day 6 |
X-Potion | 640 gil | From Day 11 |
North Plaza
Divine Protection Outfitters
Item | Type | Price | Availability |
---|---|---|---|
Nocturne | Garb | 1,250 gil | Default |
Providence | Garb | 1,250 gil | Default |
Innocence | Garb | 5,000 gil | From Day 8 |
Stone and Sand | Garb | 200,000 gil | Hard Mode |
Business Eyewear | Adornment | 250 gil | Default |
Pure Earrings | Adornment | 280 gil | Default |
Pure Pendant | Adornment | 320 gil | Default |
Restaurant District
Breezy Diner
Food | Type | Price |
---|---|---|
White Baguette | Restores some HP. | 170 gil |
Gysahl Green Salad | Restores a great deal of HP. | 300 gil |
Fond de Behe | Fully restores HP. | 450 gil |
Beverage Shop
Food | Type | Price |
---|---|---|
Gysajuice | Restores some HP. | 170 gil |
Jagd Frozen Yogurt | Restores a great deal of HP. | 300 gil |
Captain Cryptic's Coffee | Fully restores HP. | 450 gil |
Old Town
Mighty Grandville Forge
Item | Type | Price | Availability |
---|---|---|---|
Liberator | Weapon | 4,900 gil | From Day 1 - Day 9 |
Salvation | Weapon | 72,000 gil | Default |
Hyperion | Weapon | 4,000 gil | From Day 6 |
Asterion | Weapon | 45,000 gil | From Day 6 |
Stigma | Weapon | 360,000 gil | From Day 10 |
Pygmalion | Weapon | 88000 gil | From Day 10 |
Immortal Order | Weapon | 680,000 gil | Hard Mode |
Deucalion | Weapon | 196,000 gil | Hard Mode |
Endymion | Weapon | 420,000 gil | Hard Mode |
Juno Sospita | Shield | 2,600 gil | Default |
Hesperides | Shield | 36,000 gil | Default |
Prytwen | Shield | 500 gil | From Day 1 - Day 5 |
Pendragon | Shield | 2,600 gil | Day 1 - Day 9 |
Dame du Lac | Shield | 36,000 gil | Default |
Megalesia | Shield | 165,000 gil | From Day 10 |
Guard of Avalon | Shield | 680,000 gil | From Day 10 |
Nemesis | Shield | 420,000 gil | Hard Mode |
Knight's Pledge | Shield | 420,000 gil | Hard Mode |
Pilgrim's Passage
Outfitters Rouge
Item | Type | Price | Availability |
---|---|---|---|
Cold Rebellion | Garb | 1,250 gil | Default |
Loyal Servant | Garb | 5,000 gil | From Day 8 |
Witching Hour | Garb | 8,000 gil | Complete Roadworks I quest |
Duelist | Garb | 100,000 gil | Hard Mode |
Bow of Aestheticism | Adornment | 250 gil | Default |
Passionate Corsage | Adornment | 250 gil | Default |
Sweet Corsage | Adornment | 250 gil | Default |
Perky Corsage | Adornment | 250 gil | Default |
Steamy Glasses | Adornment | 250 gil | Default |
Green Glasses | Adornment | 250 gil | Default |
2nd Ave.
South Corner General Store
Item | Price | Availability |
---|---|---|
Potion | 360 gil | From Day 1 to Day 5 |
Remedy | 580 gil | Default |
Phoenix Down | 1,280 gil | Default |
Protect Potion | 640 gil | Default |
Shell Potion | 640 gil | Default |
Hi-Potion | 480 gil | From Day 6 |
Mega Remedy | 980 gil | From Day 6 |
X-Potion | 640 gil | From Day 11 |
Bespoke Outfitters
Item | Type | Price | Availability |
---|---|---|---|
L'ange Noir | Garb | 1,250 gil | Default |
Providence | Garb | 1,250 gil | Default |
Order of Salvation Cap | Adornment | 250 gil | Default |
Boater Hat | Adornment | 320 gil | Default |
Vacation Hat | Adornment | 320 gil | Default |
Green Straw Hat | Adornment | 320 gil | Default |
Floppy Sun Hat | Adornment | 320 gil | Default |
Grocer
Food | Type | Price |
---|---|---|
Mystery Pulp | Restores some HP. | 170 gil |
Ripe Rolanberry | Restores a great deal of HP. | 300 gil |
Fruit Basket | Fully restores HP. | 450 gil |
The Warren
Luma's General Store
Item | Price | Availability |
---|---|---|
Potion | 360 gil | From Day 1 to Day 5 |
Phoenix Down | 1,280 gil | Default |
Veil Potion | 480 gil | Default |
Holy Water | 840 gil | Default |
Hi-Potion | 480 gil | From Day 6 |
X-Potion | 640 gil | From Day 11 |
Cathedral Plaza
On the world's final day only the cathedral is accessible and new shops appear on its premises.
Plod's Potent Potions
Item | Price | Availability |
---|---|---|
Hi-Potion | 480 gil | Final Day |
X-Potion | 640 gil | Final Day |
Phoenix Down | 1,280 gil | Final Day |
Warrior's Potion | 840 gil | Final Day |
Holy Water | 840 gil | Final Day |
Fine Outfitters
Item | Type | Price | Availability |
---|---|---|---|
Innocence | Garb | Final Day | |
Candy Raver | Garb | Final Day | |
Sand Fox | Garb | Final Day | |
Urban Outlaw | Garb | Final Day | |
Champagne Gold | Garb | 100,000 gil | Final Day |
Nightmare | Garb | 200,000 gil | Final Day |
Lunar Circlet | Adornment | 360 gil | Final Day |
Honored Circlet | Adornment | 360 gil | Final Day |
Brave Circlet | Adornment | 360 gil | Final Day |
Holy Circlet | Adornment | 360 gil | Final Day |
The Forge and Smelt
Item | Type | Price | Availability |
---|---|---|---|
Salvation | Weapon | 72,000 | Final Day |
Stigma | Weapon | 360,000 | Final Day |
Morgenstern | Weapon | 360,000 | Final Day |
Hades' Pride | Weapon | 360,000 | Final Day |
Masamune | Weapon | 450,000 | Final Day |
Asteria's Staff | Weapon | 450,000 | Final Day |
Hesperides | Shield | 36,000 | Final Day |
Megalesia | Shield | 165,000 | Final Day |
Guard of Avalon | Shield | 165,000 | Final Day |
Blasphemy | Shield | 165,000 | Final Day |
Apis Gauntlet | Shield | 228,000 | Final Day |
Juliet's Sorrow | Shield | 228,000 | Final Day |
God's Sanctum
Talking to Mog lets Lightning synthesize items and buy supplies.
Moogle Supply Depot
Item | Price | Availability |
---|---|---|
Hi-Potion | 480 gil | Final Day |
X-Potion | 640 gil | Final Day |
Remedy | 580 gil | Final Day |
Mega Remedy | 980 gil | Final Day |
Phoenix Down | 1,280 gil | Final Day |
Musical themes
Depending on the time of a day, various tracks from disc one of the original soundtrack play while exploring Luxerion, although some areas of the city have their own themes that play regardless of the current time. "The Evil Savior" plays when Lightning first arrives in Luxerion. "Luxerion" plays in the morning (in some parts of the city "Nova Chrysalia" plays instead), "Reverent Souls" plays in the afternoon, "Sunset Prism" plays in the evening and "The Sleeping City" plays during night time. A street musician plays "New Bodhum" theme from Final Fantasy XIII-2 outside the clock tower at night time. "The Warren" plays in the Warren, and "The Cathedral" plays in the cathedral.
"Crimson Blitz", an arrangement of "Blinded By Light", is the primary battle theme in Luxerion and plays between 6 AM and 6 PM. "Lightning Returns" is the battle theme between 6 PM and 6 AM.
Creation and development
Art director Isamu Kamikokuryo has revealed the gothic feel and the monochromatic color scheme of Luxerion were chosen to represent a surreal twilight.[2] The city's style merges gothic, medieval, modern, and fantasy designs. The city's colors are mainly composed of white and black, symbolizing light and darkness, as well as featuring the ethereal green seen in Valhalla from Final Fantasy XIII-2. Toriyama said the city's grim tone symbolizes "the strong awareness of death in a world that has lost its concept of mortality."[3] It has been said that Luxerion has a western look, similar to that of Paris. The city's style has been called "Mech-Goth", alternatively called "Mechanical Gothic".[4]
Gallery
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Etymology
Lux is the SI unit of illuminance and luminous emittance, measuring luminous flux per unit area. It is also the Latin word for "light".
Trivia
- Luxerion's North Station and Business Street can be viewed in 3D on the official Japanese website, however the point of view is set and the viewer can only rotate the image.
- A Celestrian's statue (from Dragon Quest IX) can be found in Luxerion, with several nuns praying at the base.
References
- ↑ http://lightningreturns.com/world/luxerion
- ↑ [http://uk.ign.com/videos/2012/08/31/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-announcement-presentation LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII - ANNOUNCEMENT PRESENTATION — IGN]
- ↑ http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/22/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-13-preview-closing-the-loop/
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf59-4reEcA
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