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Messenger from Beyond

This is the first White Mage Artifact Armor quest - otherwise known as AF1.

Start NPC	Narcheral - Northern San d'Oria (M-6)
Requirements	White Mage 40+
Items Needed	Tavnazia Pass
Repeatable	Yes, after AF is complete
Reward	Blessed Hammer

← Previous Quest	Next Quest →
None	Prelude of Black and White

Walkthrough

• As WHM, Talk to Narcheral (M-6) in the cathedral, on the balcony that overlooks the main floor, in Northern San d'Oria.
• After flagging it, you can complete the remainder of the quest on any job.
• Head to Valkurm Dunes around (B-8).
  • This is the secret beach area.
  • The Gustav Tunnel Survival Guide is the fastest way there.
• Wait until night (18:00 game time) and a ??? will appear near the Song Runes. Click on the ??? to spawn the NM Shadow Marchelute.
  • The ??? will depop at 5:00 Vana'diel time.
• Defeat Marchelute, and it will drop a Tavnazia Pass.
• Trade the pass to Narcheral to complete the quest.

Game Description

Client

Narcheral (Cathedral, Northern San d'Oria)

Summary

On the westernmost dune of Valkurm, a dark stalker lurks. Defeat it and bring back its Tavnazia pass.

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Source entry: Messenger from Beyond. Cached on this server on 3 November 2026.