Noob questions

[Anova]

You will need to obtain an item called "otherworldly material". This is an item that can be earned after finishing any of 2 FATE events that appear on those mentioned maps and locations. You must earn Silver or Gold ranking in these FATEs to receive the item. When you receive the item, you can turn it in to continue the quest line or you can turn more in at a nearby npc for Lightning Event weapons.

The FATEs with Lightning do not always spawn. On average, for every 2 of the Lightning Event FATEs, Lightning only shows up in one. That means you may have to run 2, averaging 20-30 minutes of waiting between each. You will know Lightning is in the FATE when the battle music from FFXIII plays instead of the usual FATE battle music. Similarly, the font in the text will be the more chrome-stenciled FFXIII style than the gilded gold of FFXIV.