Airship quest

[Lium]

I just got my ARC to level 15 but want to get to Ul'dah to start leveling a thaumaturge. I was told I'd get a quest to unlock airship travel at level 15 but I haven't seen anything yet. Is it automatic or is there an NPC in Gridania I need to talk to?

I completed my level 15 class quest as well, so just want to make sure I'm not missing anything.

[Niwashi]

Keep following the Main Scenario quests (the ones with the fiery ring around the quest icon). That will lead to the quest The Gridanian Envoy. It's a level 15 quest, but with all the quests that come before it, it's pretty common for players to be a bit above that level by the time they reach it, especially if they've been doing a bunch of the optional sidequests as well.

[Niwashi]

Oh, and if you want to pick up Thaumaturge before reaching that quest, you can go overland to Ul'dah before unlocking airship travel.
Central Shroud -> South Shroud -> Eastern Thanalan -> Central Thanalan -> Ul'dah

You'll still need airship/ferry access to reach Limsa Lominsa, though, since it's on an island and you can't walk there.

[Lium]

Awesome. Thanks so much for the info!