Moonfire Faire – Bombard Backlash (07/30/2012)

[neorei]

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...b1c214d4cee7b9



Risen from the Ashes?
Perhaps you remember, gentle reader, the façade that was the Moonfire Faire? This festival was fabricated for the purpose of drafting gullible adventurers into the ranks of an emergency Bombard-banishing squad. The explosive intruders appeared the very same night that meteors fell to earth across Eorzea, and it was only the intervention of said adventurers that protected our cities from indiscriminate incineration. Such a positive outcome is also the only reason the festival was not more widely condemned for its underhanded recruitment practices.

And now it appears that the Moonfire Faire will soon be upon us once more. I have heard an increasing number of tales that speak of Bombards rising in all their smoldering horror from nothing but ashes—ashes that escaped the bleary gaze of faire workers during the aftermath of the previous invasion. According to reputed scholars, an extraordinary surge in the strength of elemental fire is again responsible for the disruption to the aether’s natural balance. In the end, however, the cause matters little. What concerns us now are the massive incendiary invaders poised just beyond our walls.

Traditional Dress the Key?
But now that the innocent mask of the Moonfire Faire has been stripped away, who in full possession of their mental faculties would willingly volunteer for Bombard battle duty? I would fault none for such despairing thoughts, but the Adventurers’ Guild was ever an organization with a card or three hidden up its collective sleeve. It appears the resourceful members of the guild have obtained a shipment of rare garments from the mystic East, and intend to hand them out to any soul brave enough to stand on the front lines of our defenses. Thus do they appeal to an adventurer’s unquenchable lust for the exotic, as well as the inherent good nature of our would-be saviors.

This year, I urge you to embrace the faire. Everywhere I turn, I see fear and uncertainty etched on the faces of ordinary folk as the Garlean Empire marshals its forces to overwhelm Eorzea. A dose of Moonfire frivolity mixed with a dash of monster-mashing madness may be just the elixir we need to uplift our floundering spirits.

Yumah Molkot
Moonfire Faire Dates & Times
Monday, July 30, 2012, at 1:00 a.m. – Monday, August 13, 2012, at 7:59 a.m. (PDT)

How to Participate
Speak to any of the Moonfire Faire chaperones, who will appear in each of the three city-states.

Faire Chaperone Locations:

[EmSix]

So... How do we get the Bomb Ash?

[neorei]

it says go to a near by hamlet, i'm thinking you have to do hamlet lol

[Arkine]

Yeah... our miqotes are not that pretty.

Also love the stare

[neorei]

Judye: Make your way south after leaving Gridania through the Blue Badger Gate, and you should soon encounter one of our senior officers. Follow her orders, and help neutralize the Bombard threat!

[neorei]

[neorei]

have to /firedance to kill them lol

[Vydos]

Ahahaha..... I knew the promotional poster was going to showcase a miqo'te this year as well. Much like any event poster.



S-E, Y U NO LIKE FEMALE ELEZEN!!!


That aside, looking forward to this event. I enjoyed last year a lot. Brought lots of people together and the general festival summer feel was there. Time to party for the last time before a giant ass meteor thing comes down!!!

[Sabaku_Usagi]

I thought you were joking neo lol! It's kind of crazy

EDIT: looks like you get 5 ashes per decoy balloon

[trunks247]

lmao never fails neo