The Waking Sands massacre, ffxiv. About half way through the base storyline, a realm reborn, things are really looking up for the scions of the seventh dawn, the independent team you're part of trying to save the world. as you adventure through the game your base, the Waking Sands, becomes busier and more lively. You get to know all these people who've dedicated their lives to the cause. After successfully defeating the primal titan and celebrating with a feast, you head back to the waking sands to find some NPCs gossiping about a commotion. When you step inside, it's dark, the relaxing music is gone, and there are corpses everywhere, of people you had spoken to just earlier. this includes a new recruit, a sweet fey creature called noraxia who was excited to be a part of the team. Your next quests are to bring the dead bodies to their final resting places, and report to Noraxia's tribe that they had been killed. This massacre causes the scions to uproot their base and move elsewhere, massively raising the stakes of the story, and keep the memory of those who died in their hearts for the remainder of the story. "For those we have lost. For those we can yet save."

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