The relic weapon quest is OBSCENELY boring...

[Felis]

Agree, more middle road non-raid options would be helpful. Anything take away the Stigma of the relic qeust being casul would be nice. The Relic quest should have a hard core "post mode" not for everyone, fun quest line.

Something like this?

Step 1 - Earn 25,000 seals and buy the key item "On the Properties of Beastmen"

Step 2 - Obtain Inferno Seal x3, Tremor Seal x3, Vortex Seal x3 from Rank 2 Hamlet (gold chest requiring 60K+ scores)
(Note: Step 1 & 2 can be completed in any order)

Step 3 - Talk to Rowena and Exchange for a Soiled Promissory Note

Step 4 - Go to Gerolt and start Quest "A Relic Reborn"

Step 5 - Gather HQ mats and craft or buy Class-Only Weapons (prefferably HQ)

Step 6 - Double meld the gear with 2 Teir IV Materia of a specific Type as follows:
PLD = Mailbreaker + Heaven's Eye IV (Accuracy)
MNK = Avengers + Manathirst IV (+MP)
WAR = Rampager + Touch of Rage IV (Emnity)
DRG = Obelisk + Savage Might IV (Crit Attack)
BRD = Sarnga + Heaven's Eye IV (Accuracy)
WHM = Alkaurops + Mind IV (Mind)
BLM = Astrolobe + Hell's Fist IV (Magic Potency)
(Note: Steps 5 & 6 can be completed prior to starting the quest)

Step 7 - Kill chief NM of one specified Stronghold for the 'broken weapon' item
PLD = Flamefist Ahlygg Roh in Zahar'ak
MNK = Flamefist Ahlygg Roh in Zahar'ak
WAR = Third Order Patriarch Zu Ga in U'Gamaro
DRG = Lozol Totoloq the Decapitator in Natalan
BRD = Lozol Totoloq the Decapitator in Natalan
WHM = Third Order Patriarch Zu Ga in U'Gamaro
BLM = Third Order Patriarch Zu Ga in U'Gamaro

Step 8 - Turn in the Broken Weapon and the Double Meld to Gerolt

Step 9 - Gather 3 Miser's Mythril in Aurum Vale. The 6th chest will appear as long as you have the Relic Quest started. Completing the dungeon in 17 minutes or less gives a 100% item drop. Longer runs still have a chance of drop, but it is a low %. Hand them in to Gerolt

Step 10 - Gather 3 Alumina Salts in Cutter's Cry. Same deal as Step 9. Hand in to Gerolt

Step 11 - Gather a certain number of beastcoins from the appropriate beatmen tribe (10 stacks Tier 1 OR 5 stacks Tier 2 OR 1 stack Tier 3)
PLD = 990 of the Bronze Amalj'ok OR 495 of the Iron Amalj'ok OR 99 Darksteel Amalj'ok
MNK = 990 of the Bronze Amalj'ok OR 495 of the Iron Amalj'ok OR 99 Darksteel Amalj'ok
WAR = 990 of the Titan Copperpiece OR 495 of the Titan Mythrilpiece OR 99 Titan Electrumpiece
DRG = 990 of the Ixali Willowknots OR 495 of the Ixali Mapleknots OR 99 Ixali Ebonknots
BRD = 990 of the Ixali Willowknots OR 495 of the Ixali Mapleknots OR 99 Ixali Ebonknots
WHM = 990 of the Titan Copperpiece OR 495 of the Titan Mythrilpiece OR 99 Titan Electrumpiece
BLM = 990 of the Titan Copperpiece OR 495 of the Titan Mythrilpiece OR 99 Titan Electrumpiece
(Note: THe farming of coins can be completed at any time before this point)

Step 12 - Gather Item "Enchiridion" from one of the chests at the end of Dezmael Darkhold

Step 13 - Gather item "Allagan Band" from completing a r45 behest in Iron Lake, Broken Water or Nine Ives

Step 14 - Gather item "Oschon's Finger Charm" from completing a caravan escort with a perfect run (1,000/1,020 seals) at Skull Valley, Drybone or Treespeak.

Step 15 - Exchange the beastcoins and the items from Step 12-14 to Rowena for a 'manuscript' item with the information needed to complete the weapon construction.

Step 16 - Hand the item to Gerolt to obtain the "Unfinished" Weapon (it won't have colour)

Step 17 - Raise the Spiritbond of the weapon to 100%
(Note: have to do it solo)

Step 18 - Obtain the appropriate Faction Levequest from the Adv Guild for 100 faction points. Complete the faction (kill NM) with the weapon equipped
PLD = Operation: Tailspin from Brotherhood of the Broken Blade
MNK = Wanted: Striped Lightning from Azeyma's Shields
WAR = Operation: Deepground from Brotherhood of the Broken Blade
DRG = Wanted: Ursulien The Unseen from Azeyma's Shields
BRD = Operation: Leaving The Nest from Brotherhood of the Broken Blade
WHM = Wanted: Porus from Azeyma's Shields
BLM = Wanted: Princess Pudding from Azeyma's Shields

Step 19 - Defeat Garuda
(Note: Garuda has to be defeated in a certain amount of time & no deaths)

Step 20 - Defeat Ifrit (Extreme)

Step 21 - Collect your Relic Weapon