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Category:Missions
Final Fantasy XI's Missions form the backbone of how adventurers interact with the world of Vana'diel itself. Missions concern themselves with epic scope, introduce major story characters relevant to the history of Vana'diel and take adventurers around the world to explore new areas as they progress.
Missions may be tracked from the "Missions" menu in the main game interface. Current and completed quests are broken down by content expansions and provide brief summaries of their goals. Detailed walkthroughs for every mission can be found by following the links below.
Nation Missions
These missions are available upon installation of Final Fantasy XI.
In a nation mission, your character is temporarily hired to solve a problem that is troubling your nation, and you will be compensated accordingly. The specific content of missions ranges from odd jobs to top-secret operations. With higher levels come increased trust and the opportunity to undertake important missions with great rewards... and high stakes.
Upon completion of a set of missions you will gain rank, which will be posted next to your name when you are searched. Rank tends to give you respect from other online gamers so it is wise to do missions to make yourself known. Rank also affects how long signet will last.
The Republic of Bastok
Bastok Missions tell the story of technological miracles in a hostile landscape, against the backdrop of long simmering tension between the Humes who reaped most of the benefits and the Galka whose sacrifices made it all possible. Adventurers will follow the struggles of those who seek to bridge these gaps in the face of long-kept secrets. You will be tasked to delve into the hidden history of Bastok before facing against a living manifestation of ancestral rage.
The Kingdom of San d'Oria
San d'Oria Missions center on the legacy of the royal Elvaan d'Oraguille dynasty and the court intrigue surrounding the upcoming generation of heirs to the throne. Adventurers will work their way into the trust of the innermost circles of San d'Orian royalty and help battle back threats from within and without.
The Federation of Windurst
Windurst Missions thrust you immediately into a fragile detente between a nation of Tarutarus increasingly dependent on Mithra mercenaries and dwindling resources of once-powerful magic and an ever-present threat of the Yagudo. Your tasks will take you deep into hostile Beastmen territory and back to avoid a ruinous war with a nation losing confidence in its ability to defend itself.
Rise of the Zilart
The Rise of the Zilart (RotZ, or just Zilart) missions are accessible after attaining Rank 6 in your home nation and with the installation of the Rise of the Zilart expansion pack. The Chains of Promathia (CoP) missions are unlocked upon installation of the Chains of Promathia expansion pack.
The Tenshodo
The Rise of the Zilart Missions continue after the climactic events of all National Rank 6 missions, and concern themselves with the first four mothercrystals and the arks (or crags) built around them. Progression in these missions provides access to Tu'Lia (aka Sky) and Divine Might.
When Zilart and Chains of Promathia mission chains are complete, access to the quest Apocalypse Nigh is granted.
Chains of Promathia
The Tavnazian Marquisate
The Chains of Promathia Missions take players to the long-inaccessible Tavnazian Archipelago and introduce a fifth mothercrystal (Al'Taieu), which has lost its light, and the realm beyond it, Lumoria. Progression in these missions provides access to Al'Taieu (aka Sea), Tavnazian Archipelago and Dawn.
When Zilart and Chains of Promathia mission chains are complete, access to the quest Apocalypse Nigh is granted.
Treasures of Aht Urhgan
The Treasures of Aht Urhgan Missions (ToAU) are unlocked upon installation of the Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion pack. The Assault missions are unlocked upon completion of Treasures Aht Urhgan Mission 3.
The Empire of Aht Urhgan
Treasures of Aht Urhgan Missions involve The Empire of Aht Urhgan's control over the Aradjiah continent following its repeated denial of aid to the nations during the Crystal War. These actions led to the continuing diplomatic distance between the Western nations and the Near East. Adventurers are tasked to infiltrate and are immediately pressganged into mercenary life by the larger-than life Naja Salaheem.
Assault
The Gates to Assault
Assault Missions are the only way for Adventurers to fulfill their lifetime contract to Naja Salaheem, who leads Salaheem's Sentinels, a group who have been hired by the Empire for a large scale deployment of mercenaries to aid the Imperial Armies. Assaults provide unique scenarios that test your patience, cunning, and raw firepower while rewarding Imperial Standing, equipment and become an essential stepping stone in the creation of Mythic Weapons.
Wings of the Goddess
The Wings of the Goddess Missions (WotG) are unlocked upon installation of the Wings of the Goddess expansion pack. The Campaign Operations are unlocked upon completion of the first quest required for your nation in Wings of the Goddess Mission 2.
The Crystal War Alliance
Wings of the Goddess Missions involve Cait Sith, the mysterious girl Lilisette, the enigmatic Spitewardens and the Crystal War. You will relive the explosive violence of the Crystal War firsthand, involving yourself for the first time in the history of modern Vana'delian nations in their first struggle against the organized Beastmen Hordes and the Shadow Lord leading them.
Campaign Operations
Campaign Ops
Campaign Ops missions can be completed on behalf of the three main nations, and include a variety of actions related to the crystal war such as supply procurement, manufacture or transport, offensive or defensive operations, intel gathering, or military training.
Seekers of Adoulin
The Seekers of Adoulin Missions (SoA) are unlocked upon installation of the Seekers of Adoulin expansion pack. Coalition content is unlocked after speaking to coalition representatives.
The Sacred City of Adoulin
Seekers of Adoulin Missions cross your path with the mysterious Arciela and the colonization of the East Ulbuka Territory. Special coalition assignments can be completed on behalf of the great city, and include a variety of actions related to the colonization of the continent such as clearing away plant life, destroying monster lairs, and resource gathering in a looming, hostile wilderness.
Add-on Scenarios
Add-on scenarios expand on the game story vertically and focus on storytelling using existing areas in the game. At first intended to be smaller in scope than previous full-fledged expansion missions, recent Add-On Scenarios have grown to encompass the same far-flung tales of heroism and sacrifice seen in previous retail expansions.
Rhapsodies of Vana'diel
Rhapsodies of Vana'diel
Rhapsodies of Vana'diel Missions brings the story and characters of all of the missions together in an epic climax. Players will strengthen old bonds, forge new ones and utilize the strength of those bonds to push back an exisential threat to the very future of Vana'diel
The Voracious Resurgence
Rhapsodies of Vana'diel
The Voracious Resurgence Missions revisit many of the supporting characters from earlier missions, tying them together in a mysterious plot involving a long-dormant force of destruction.
A Crystalline Prophecy
A Crystalline Prophecy
A Crystalline Prophecy is described as the sequel to the opening CG video for Final Fantasy XI.
A Moogle Kupo d'Etat
A Moogle Kupo d'Etat Missions
A Moogle Kupo d'Etat finally gives players the opportunity to delve into the annals of mooglekind with a storyline centered around them.
A Shantotto Ascension
A Moogle Kupo d'Etat Missions
A Shantotto Ascension is the story about the eccentric doctor and the quest about the truth behind her alarming shift in personality.
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Subcategories (15)
- A Crystalline Prophecy Missions
- A Moogle Kupo d'Etat Missions
- A Shantotto Ascension Missions
- Assault Missions
- Bastok Missions
- Campaign Operations
- Chains of Promathia Missions
- Rhapsodies of Vana'diel Missions
- Rise of the Zilart Missions
- San d'Oria Missions
- Seekers of Adoulin Missions
- The Voracious Resurgence Missions
- Treasures of Aht Urhgan Missions
- Windurst Missions
- Wings of the Goddess Missions
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- ...Into the Fire
- A Challenge! You Could Be a Winner
- A Crystalline Prophecy (Fin.)
- A Crystalline Prophecy (Mission)
- A Curse from the Past
- A Day in the Life of a Pioneer
- A Deep Sleep
- A Dreamy Interlude
- A Fate Decided
- A Geological Survey
- A Grave Mistake
- A Hawk in Repose
- A Land After Time
- A Moogle Kupo d'Etat (Fin.)
- A Moogle Kupo d'Etat (Mission)
- A Nation on the Brink
- A New Force Arises
- A New Journey
- A Place to Return
- A Portent Most Ominous
- A Rhapsody for the Ages
- A Sanguinary Prelude
- A Shantotto Ascension (Fin.)
- A Shantotto Ascension (Mission)
- A Shrouded Canopy
- A Spoonful of Sugar
- A Testing Time
- A Timeswept Butterfly
- A Token of Troth
- A Vessel Without a Captain
- A Vow of Truth
- Abomination
- Absolute Trust
- Adieu, Lilisette
- Adoulin Calling
- Affairs of State
- Aht Urhgan Mission 10: Astral Waves
- Aht Urhgan Mission 11: Imperial Schemes
- Aht Urhgan Mission 12: Royal Puppeteer
- Aht Urhgan Mission 13: Lost Kingdom
- Aht Urhgan Mission 14: The Dolphin Crest
- Aht Urhgan Mission 15: The Black Coffin
- Aht Urhgan Mission 16: Ghosts of the Past
- Aht Urhgan Mission 17: Guests of the Empire
- Aht Urhgan Mission 18: Passing Glory
- Aht Urhgan Mission 19: Sweets for the Soul
- Aht Urhgan Mission 1: Land of Sacred Serpents
- Aht Urhgan Mission 20: Teahouse Tumult
- Aht Urhgan Mission 21: Finders Keepers
- Aht Urhgan Mission 22: Shield of Diplomacy
- Aht Urhgan Mission 23: Social Graces
- Aht Urhgan Mission 24: Foiled Ambition
- Aht Urhgan Mission 25: Playing the Part
- Aht Urhgan Mission 26: Seal of the Serpent
- Aht Urhgan Mission 27: Misplaced Nobility
- Aht Urhgan Mission 28: Bastion of Knowledge
- Aht Urhgan Mission 29: Puppet in Peril
- Aht Urhgan Mission 2: Immortal Sentries
- Aht Urhgan Mission 30: Prevalence of Pirates
- Aht Urhgan Mission 31: Shades of Vengeance
- Aht Urhgan Mission 32: In the Blood
- Aht Urhgan Mission 33: Sentinels' Honor
- Aht Urhgan Mission 34: Testing the Waters
- Aht Urhgan Mission 35: Legacy of the Lost
- Aht Urhgan Mission 36: Gaze of the Saboteur
- Aht Urhgan Mission 37: Path of Blood
- Aht Urhgan Mission 38: Stirrings of War
- Aht Urhgan Mission 39: Allied Rumblings
- Aht Urhgan Mission 3: President Salaheem
- Aht Urhgan Mission 40: Unraveling Reason
- Aht Urhgan Mission 41: Light of Judgment
- Aht Urhgan Mission 42: Path of Darkness
- Aht Urhgan Mission 43: Fangs of the Lion
- Aht Urhgan Mission 44: Nashmeira's Plea
- Aht Urhgan Mission 45: Ragnarok
- Aht Urhgan Mission 46: Imperial Coronation
- Aht Urhgan Mission 47: The Empress Crowned
- Aht Urhgan Mission 48: Eternal Mercenary
- Aht Urhgan Mission 4: Knight of Gold
- Aht Urhgan Mission 5: Confessions of Royalty
- Aht Urhgan Mission 6: Easterly Winds
- Aht Urhgan Mission 7: Westerly Winds
- Aht Urhgan Mission 8: A Mercenary Life
- Aht Urhgan Mission 9: Undersea Scouting
- Aiming for Ygnas
- An Aimless Journey
- An Emergency Convocation
- An Errand! The Professor's Price
- An Eternal Melody
- An Extraordinary Gentleman
- An Invitation West
- An Uneasy Peace
- An Unending Song
- Anagnorisis
- Ancient Vows
- Another World
- Aphmau's Light
- Apkallu Breeding
- Apkallu Seizure
- Appointment to Jeuno
- Arboreal Rumors
- Arciela Appears Again
- Arciela's Missive
- Arciela's Promise
- Arciela's Resolve
- Ark Angels
- Assault Mission Template
- At the Heavens' Door
- August Artifacts
- August's Heirloom
- Awakening
- Awakening of the Gods
- Azure Ailments
- Azure Experiments
- Back to the Beginning
- Balamor's Ruse
- Balamor, the Deathborne Xol
- Banished
- Banishing the Darkness
- Banishing the Echo
- Bat Hunt
- Battaru Royale
- Beauty and the Beast
- Become Something More
- Behind the Sluices
- Bellerophon's Bliss
- Below the Arks
- Betrayal at Beaucedine
- Better Than One
- Blitzkrieg
- Blood for Blood
- Bloody Rondo
- Born of Her Nightmares
- Borne by the Wind
- Both Paths Taken
- Breaking Barriers
- Breaking Morale
- Brushing Up
- Budding Prospects
- Building Bridges
- Burgeoning Dread
- By the Fading Light
- Cacophonous Discord
- Cait in the Woods
- Cait Sith (Mission)
- Calamity in the Kitchen
- Call of the Void
- Call to Serve
- Calm After the Storm
- Calm Before the Storm
- Cauterize
- Cavernous Maws
- Chains and Bonds
- Chapter One: Creation and Rebirth
- Chapter Three: Reckoning
- Chapter Two: Revitalization
- Clear Skies
- Coming of Age
- Counting Sheep
- Courier Catastrophe
- Crashing Waves
- Cries from the Deep
- Crimson Domino I (Bastok)
- Crimson Domino II (Bastok)
- Crimson Domino III (Bastok)
- Crossroads of Time
- Curses! A Horrifically Harrowing Hex
- Dancers in Distress
- Dark Clouds Ahead
- Darkness Beckons
- Darkness Descends
- Darkness Named
- Darkness Rising
- Darrcuiln (Mission)
- Daughter of a Knight
- Dawn
- Death Cares Not
- Defuse the Threat
- Demolition Duty
- Desert Winds
- Deserter
- Desires of Emptiness
- Desperately Seeking Cephalopods
- Distant Beliefs
- Distorter of Time
- Doll of the Dead
- Done and Delivered
- Drenched! It Began with a Raindrop
- Drifting Northwest
- Dungeons and Dancers
- Eddies of Despair
- Eddies of Despair (Chapter 2)
- Edge of Existence
- Egg Conservation
- Emissary from the Seas
- Enemy of the Empire (I)
- Enemy of the Empire (II)
- Enter the Talekeeper
- Escha - Ru'Aun (Mission)
- Escort Professor Chanoix
- Evade and Escape
- Ever Forward
- Evil Entities
- Excavation Duty
- Exploring the Ruins
- Extermination
- Eyes on You
- Fall from Grace
- Fall of the Hawk
- Fate in Haze
- Fate's Call
- Fetichism
- Fire in the Eyes of Men
- Flames in the Darkness
- Flames of Prayer
- Flight of the Lion
- For Whom Do We Toil?
- For Whom the Verse is Sung
- Forget Me Not
- Fork in the Road
- Forward Thinking
- Fountain of Trouble
- Friction and Fissures
- From the Ruins
- From West to East
- Full Moon Fountain (Mission)
- Ganged Up On
- Garden of Antiquity
- Gatherer of Light (I)
- Gatherer of Light (II)
- Glimmer of Life
- Glimmer of Portent
- Golden Salvage
- Gone but Not Forgotten
- Good Things Come in Threes
- Guardians
- Hades (Chapter)
- Hasten! In a Jam in Jeuno?
- Headstone Pilgrimage
- Heartwings and the Kindhearted
- Her Memories
- Heroes, Unite!
- Honor and Audacity
- Imperial Agent Rescue
- Imperial Code
- Imperial Treasure Retrieval
- Impurity
- In Search of Arciela
- In the Name of the Father
- In the Presence of Royalty
- Inescapable Binds
- Infiltrate Davoi
- Into the Beast's Maw
- Iroha in Distress
- Jeuno (Mission)
- Journey Abroad
- Joy! Summoned to a Fabulous Fete
- Just the Thing
- Kazham's Chieftainess
- Keep On Giving
- Kumhau, the Flashfrost Naakual
- Lamia No.13 (Mission)
- Leafallia (Mission)
- Leaute's Last Wishes
- Lebros Supplies
- Lender Beware! Read the Fine Print
- Lest We Forget
- Leujaoam Cleansing
- Life on the Frontier
- Lightbringer
- Lighting the Way
- Looking for Leads
- Lost and Found
- Lost for Words
- Magicite (Bastok)
- Magicite (San d'Oria)
- Magicite (Windurst)
- Maiden of the Dusk
- Marids in the Mist
- Meeting of the Minds
- Melvien de Malecroix
- Message to Jeuno (Bastok)
- Ministerial Whispers
- Moon Reading
- More Questions Than Answers
- Morimar (Mission)
- Nary a Cloud in Sight
- No Time Like the Future
- Northland Exposure
- Numbering Days
- Nyzul Isle Investigation
- Nyzul Isle Uncharted Area Survey
- Ode of Life Bestowing
- Of Light and Darkness
- On My Way
- On Thin Ice
- One to be Feared
- Onward to Adoulin
- Operation: Black Pearl
- Operation: Snake Eyes
- Orichalcum Survey
- Ortharsyne
- Over the Rainbow
- Past Imperfect
- Past Sins (Louverance's Path)
- Penance (Mission)
- Pillar of Hope
- Pioneer Registration
- Predators and Prey
- Preemptive Strike
- Prelude to a Storm
- Prestige of the Papsque
- Pretender to the Throne
- User:Primal23
- Prime Number
- Project - Shantottofication
- Proof of Valor
- Purple, The New Black
- Ranperre's Final Rest
- Reckoning
- Red Versus Blue
- Relief! A Triumphant Return
- Remember Me in Your Dreams
- Requiem (Mission)
- Rescue! A Moogle's Labor of Love
- Resonance
- Return of the Exorcist
- Return of the Talekeeper
- Return to Delkfutt's Tower
- Returning to the Trees
- Reunited
- Ring My Bell
- Ro'Maeve (Mission)
- Roar! A Cat Burglar Bares Her Fangs
- Romancing the Clone
- Rosulatia's Promise
- Royal Blessings
- Rumors from the West
- Sacrifice (Mission)
- Sagelord Elimination
- Saintly Invitation
- Sajj'aka (Mission)
- Salvation
- Sandswept Memories
- Save the Children
- Saving Private Ryaaf
- Seagull Grounded
- Searat Salvation
- Seeds of Doubt
- Set Free
- Shadows Upon Adoulin
- Shanarha Grass Conservation
- Shantotto in Chains
- Shared Consciousness
- Sheltering Doubt
- Shock! Arrant Abuse of Authority
- Shooting Down the Baron
- Siegemaster Assassination
- Sin (Mission)
- Sisters in Arms
- Slanderous Utterings
- Smash the Orcish Scouts
- Smash! A Malevolent Menace
- Solemnity
- Somber Dreams
- Soul Siphon
- Spirits Awoken
- Stonewalled
- Stop the Bloodshed
- Storm's Crescendo
- Studying Up
- Sugar-coated Directive
- Sugar-coated Subterfuge
- Sugarcoated Salvation
- Summoned by Spirits
- Supplies Recovery
- Tackling the Problem
- Take Wing
- Tears of the Generals
- Temporary Farewells
- Tending Aged Wounds
- Teodor's Summons
- That Which Curdles Blood
- The Ancient Pact
- The Battle of Xarcabard
- The Beginning
- The Brewing Storm
- The Call of the Wyrmking
- The Celennia Memorial Library
- The Celestial Nexus
- The Chains That Bind Us
- The Chamber of Oracles
- The Charlatan
- The Crucible
- The Crystal Line
- The Crystal Spring
- The Cursed Temple
- The Davoi Report
- The Decisive Heroine
- The Disappearance of Nyline
- The Double Agent
- The Echo Awakens
- The Emissary
- The Endless Sky
- The Enduring Tumult of War
- The Final Image
- The Final Seal
- The Four Musketeers
- The Gate of the Gods
- The Gates
- The Geomagnetron
- The Hall of the Gods
- The Heart of the Matter
- The Heir to the Light
- The Heirloom
- The Horutoto Ruins Experiment
- The Hunter Ensnared
- The Jester Who'd Be King
- The Key
- The Key to the Turris
- The Last Verse
- The Leafkin Monarch
- The Lifestream of Reisenjima
- The Light of Dawn Comes...
- The Light Shining in Your Eyes
- The Light Within
- The Lightsland
- The Lion's Roar
- The Lost Avatar
- The Lost City
- The Man Behind the Mask
- The Man in Black
- The Merciless One
- The Mithra and the Crystal
- The Mothercrystals
- The New Frontier
- The Orb's Radiance
- The Order's Treasures
- The Path Untraveled
- The Pirate's Cove
- The Price is Right
- The Price of Peace
- The Princess's Dilemma
- The Purgation
- The Pursuit of Paradise (Tenzen's Path)
- The Queen of the Dance
- The Rescue Drill
- The Rites of Life
- The River Runs Red
- The Road Forks
- The Ruins of Fei'Yin
- The Sacred City of Adoulin
- The Sacred Sapling
- The Salt of the Earth
- The Savage
- The Scent of Battle
- The Sealed Shrine
- The Secret Weapon
- The Secrets of Worship
- The Serpentine Labyrinth
- The Seventh Guardian
- The Shadow Awaits
- The Shadow Lord
- The Sixth Ministry
- The Smallest of Favors
- The Susanoo Shuffle
- The Temple of Desolation
- The Temple of Uggalepih
- The Three Kingdoms
- The Ties that Bind
- The Twin World Trees
- The Warrior's Path
- The Watergarden Coliseum
- The Will of the World
- The Winds of Time
- The Zeruhn Report
- Those Who Lurk in Shadows (I)
- Those Who Lurk in Shadows (II)
- Those Who Lurk in Shadows (III)
- Three Paths
- Through the Quicksand Caves
- Time Slips Away
- To Each His Own Right
- To the Forsaken Mines
- To the Skies
- To the Victor...
- Tomatoes of Wrath
- Traitor in the Midst
- Tree Grafting
- Troll Fugitives
- Uncertain Destinations
- Uncertain Futures
- Undying Light
- Unshakable Nightmares
- Vain
- Vessel of Light
- Visions of Dread
- Volto Oscuro
- Wading Beasts
- Wake the Puppet
- Wamoura Farm Raid
- Watery Grave
- Way to Divinity
- Welcome t'Norg
- Welcome! To My Decrepit Domicile
- What He Left Behind
- What Lies Beyond
- What Remains of Hope
- When Angels Fall
- When Wills Collide
- Where Divinities Collide
- Where It All Began
- Where Messengers Gather (Ulmia's Path)
- Where Two Paths Converge
- While the Cat is Away
- Whispers of Dawn
- Wildcat with a Gold Pelt
- Wisdom of Our Forefathers
- Written in the Stars
- Xarcabard, Land of Truths
- Yggdrasil
- Yggdrasil Beckons
Source entry: Category:Missions. Cached on this server on 4 November 2026.