Character Name: Vlad Tepes
World: Exodus
Class/Level: Dragoon/50
Area: Halatali, East Thanalan, X:14 Y:30
Date and time: October 1 2013, Approx 9:30-10:00 AM EST

After initiating the duty to fight Hydra, I accidently zoned in to the fight solo. Being unable to get out, and unable to teleport home, I thought that I had to abandon the duty in order to exit without being killed by Hydra. At that point I realized I lost the entire quest, and after speaking to Gerolt I had lost ALL progress on the entire Relic Reborn quest chain, including the Champions Lance + melded x2 Savage Aim III Materia (as well as key items from each part of the quest chain up to Hydra). The only item left in my inventory is the Unfinished Gae Bolg relic weapon. I would never have abandoned this quest chain had I known this would happen, and have lost hours of time. If this can't be fixed I have no intention of redoing the chain or continuing to play the game.