Heroines' Holdfast is a special battlefield created to celebrate FINAL FANTASY XI's tenth anniversary and takes place on Nyzul Isle. The holdfast houses multiple heroines; one for each floor. Participants make their way through certain floors and finally battle the heroine who awaits them in her chamber on the corresponding floor.
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Entry Requirements
  • Have one's main job at level 99.
  • Form a party of three to six people.
  • There is a time restriction of fifteen minutes, which can be extended by an additional fifteen minutes each time a heroine is defeated.

Heroines' Holdfast Overview
  1. Trade an Athena Orb to the Runic Seal at the Nyzul Isle staging point (J-9) in the Alzadaal Undersea Ruins to enter the battlefield.
    *The Athena Orb will disappear upon entering the holdfast.
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  2. Transfer to the antechamber.
    There are five runes of transfer in the antechamber that teleport participants to each heroine's floor, and deciding which heroine your party shall do battle with before trading your Athena Orb should save valuable time at this juncture.

    The following runes of transfer teleport players to the corresponding heroine's floor:

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    Rune of Transfer #1: Lion
    Rune of Transfer #2: Prishe
    Rune of Transfer #3: Aphmau
    Rune of Transfer #4: Lilisette
    Rune of Transfer #5: Mumor

    *Floor 1 is the easiest while floor 5 is the most difficult.
    　
  3. While searching for the Rune of Transfer ??? that leads to the heroine's chamber, players can both fight the enemies that populate the floor and talk with NPCs who occasionally give out temporary items or make the journey easier.
    　
  4. Once certain conditions have been met, players may use the Rune of Transfer ??? to teleport to the heroine's chamber on that floor.
    *Examining a Rune of Transfer ??? before meeting its usage requirements will provide you with a hint on how to meet them.
    　
  5. Confront the heroine!
    Defeating a heroine within the fifteen-minute time limit assures one's victory, adds another fifteen minutes to the party's remaining time, and transports the party back to the antechamber for a go at another floor of enemies and another heroine!
    Failing to defeat a heroine within the appointed time or having one's whole party get KO'd ends one's stay in the holdfast.