Back to the Beginning

Mission Name	Back to the Beginning
Number	2
Reward	Participate in Campaign

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Cavernous Maws	Quest 1: Bastok: The Fighting Fourth San d'Oria: Steamed Rams Windurst: Snake on the Plains Mission 3: Cait Sith

Replay Cutscenes
Back to the Beginning	Goblin Footprint Batallia Downs (S) (F-9) Goblin Footprint Rolanberry Fields (S) (I-14) Goblin Footprint Sauromugue Champaign (S) (K-11)

Walkthrough

• Quick summary (since this article is long)
  • Enlist in a nation.
  • Complete that nation's three required quests.
  • Click on a Jeuno-area Cavernous Maw for a cutscene.
    • If also on RoV mission Cauterize, Cauterize's cutscene will be appended at the end of this WotG mission's cutscene. Both cutscenes mark the end of their respective mission.
      • In other words, after the whole cutscene is done, you will have both Cait Sith (Mission) and Uncertain Destinations flagged.
• Decide which nation's army you want enlist in and talk to the corresponding NPC:
  • Bastok's Seventh Cohors
    • Turbulent Storm (J-9) in The Eldieme Necropolis (S) will give you a Blue Recommendation Letter.
  • San d'Oria's Knights of the Iron Ram
    • Randecque (I-6) on Map #2 in Garlaige Citadel (S) which is located in Sauromugue Champaign (s) at (H-11) who will give you a Red Recommendation Letter.
  • Windurst's Cobra Unit
    • Kalsu-Kalasu (L-8) in Crawlers' Nest (S) will give you a Green Recommendation Letter.
  • You can obtain multiple Recommendation Letters, until you turn one of them in.
• You only need to follow one nation's story to advance in Wings of the Goddess.
• Below is described the road to take to walk from the starting Maws to the past Nations. Those roads involves walking one past version of neighboor beastman strongholds zone (Pashhow Marshlands [S], Meripathaud Mountains [S] or Jugner Forest [S]) plus a new WotG zone (Grauberg, Fort Karugo-Narugo or Vunkerl Inlet). This road is considerably long to walk by foot/mount so you should consider, prior to starting WotG, obtaining rank 3 in your present home nation to unlock VW. After you get this content unlocked, you can visit each Voidwatch Officer in Bastok Markets (D-11), Southern San d'Oria (F-9), Windurst Waters (G-5) to receive Indigo Stratum Abyssite, Crimson Stratum Abyssite and Jade Stratum Abyssite KIs, which will allow you to use VW teleport from Atmacite Refiners in Batallia Downs (S), Sauromugue Champaign (S) or Rolanberry Fields (S) close to the entrance of any past nation, despite having visited it previously or no, at a cost of 1000 cruor, but saving time in this long trip.
• If you decide to run:
  • Mounts can be used in [S] areas. You can use them to speed things up and to avoid aggro on the way.
  • Activate any Cavernous Maw you find on the way. With the exception of the first maw used to begin the storyline, maws cannot be used to go from the present to the past before they've been used at least once to go from the past to the present.
  • Activate any Survival Guide you find on the way for easy accesss.
  • Get the Jugner / Pashhow / Meriphataud gate crystal from the telepoint on the way to San d'Oria / Bastok / Windurst respectively.
  • If you pass through Batallia Downs (S), there's a Lycopodium (NPC) on a small ramp leading to the zone with Beauceadine Glacier [S]. If you head to Bastok, there's a similar NPC on a ramp connecting the west and east portions of North Gustaberg. Make sure you interact with them once. This will allow you to teleport up and down in the corresponding present day areas.
  • Finally, when you reach the city of your choice, activate the Home Point crystal.

Bastok Markets (S)

• Starting from Rolanberry Fields (S), head to Bastok Markets (S).
  • Go to (H-14) Rolanberry Fields (S) to enter Passhow.
  • Go to (G-11) Pashhow Marshlands (S) to enter Grauberg.
  • Go to (C-14/15) Grauberg (S) to enter North Gustaberg.
  • Go to (J-9) North Gustaberg (S) to enter Bastok Markets (S). *There is a ramp you can use at (F-9) to get to the upper part of North Gustaberg (S).
• Talk to Adelbrecht (E-8) to join the Seventh Cohors.
  • If this is your first nation: Complete the quest The Fighting Fourth.
  • Note: You may now participate in Campaign, receive Sigil, and change allegiances.
• Complete the quests Better Part of Valor, Fires of Discontent.
• To complete this mission: Examine one of the six Cavernous Maws outside of Jeuno (present or past).
  • A Maw examined in the present must be active.
  • After a cutscene with Cait Sith, you will receive the Key Item Lightsworm, and WotG 3 Cait Sith (Mission) will be flagged.
  • If you were on RoV mission Cauterize: at the end of this WotG mission's cutscene, the game will cut to the short Cauterize cutscene. When it ends, the next RoV mission Uncertain Destinations will be flagged.

Southern San d'Oria (S)

• Starting from Batallia Downs (S), head to Southern San d'Oria (S).
  • Go southwest to (F-9) Batallia Downs (S) to enter Jugner.
  • Go south to (L-6) Jugner Forest (S) to enter Vunkerl.
  • Go southeast then southwest to (D-10) Vunkerl Inlet (S) back into Jugner.
  • Go north to (F-5) Jugner Forest (S) to enter East Ronfaure.
  • Go northwest to (G-6) East Ronfaure (S) to enter Southern San d'Oria (S).
• Talk to Mainchelite (I-9) to join the Knights of the Iron Ram.
  • If this is your first nation: Complete the quest Steamed Rams.
  • Note: You may now participate in Campaign, receive Sigil, and change allegiances.
• Complete the quests Gifts of the Griffon, Claws of the Griffon.
• To complete this mission: Examine one of the six Cavernous Maws outside of Jeuno (present or past).
  • A Maw examined in the present must be active.
  • After a cutscene with Cait Sith, you will receive the Key Item Lightsworm, and WotG 3 Cait Sith (Mission) will be flagged.
  • If you were on RoV mission Cauterize: at the end of this WotG mission's cutscene, the game will cut to the short Cauterize cutscene. When it ends, the next RoV mission Uncertain Destinations will be flagged.

Windurst Waters (S)

• Starting from Sauromugue Champaign (S), head to Windurst Waters (S).
  • Go to (K-11) Sauromugue Champaign (S) to enter Meriphataud.
  • Go to (C-6) Meriphataud Mountains (S) to enter Fort Karugo.
  • Go to (D-14) Fort Karugo-Narugo (S) to enter West Sarutabaruta.
  • Go to (J-9) West Sarutabaruta (S) to enter Windurst Waters (S).
    • If this is your first time zoning into Windurst Waters (S), you will receive a cutscene involving Ajido-Marujido, and receive the Inky Black Yagudo Feather.
• Talk to Miah Riyuh (H-9) to join the Cobra Unit.
  • If this is your first nation: Complete the quest Snake on the Plains.
  • Note: You may now participate in Campaign, receive Sigil, and change allegiances.
• Complete the quests The Tigress Stirs, The Tigress Strikes.
• To complete this mission: Examine one of the six Cavernous Maws outside of Jeuno (present or past).
  • A Maw examined in the present must be active.
  • After a cutscene with Cait Sith, you will receive the Key Item Lightsworm, and WotG 3 Cait Sith (Mission) will be flagged.
  • If you were on RoV mission Cauterize: at the end of this WotG mission's cutscene, the game will cut to the short Cauterize cutscene. When it ends, the next RoV mission Uncertain Destinations will be flagged.

Notes

• Only one initiation quest must be completed. After completing it, you may switch allegiances by talking to that nation's representative. If it is your first time allying with that particular nation, the transfer will be free, but if you have allied with them previously, transferring requires 300 Allied Notes and your top two Campaign Medals, if you have any.
• If you choose to examine the Cavernous Maw in Sauromugue Champaign (S), you may see a cutscene regarding your Adventuring Fellow instead. Be sure to examine the maw once more to complete the quest.

Game Description

Mission Orders

Hideous statues. Monstrous beasts. The otherworld that lies in between. Could this war-torn land you have been thrust into truly be the outskirts of Jeuno?