: The story culminates in a massive counter-offensive where the player defeats Gaius and the Ascian Lahabrea , who had possessed the Scion Thancred. 2014 Expansion Content

: This period set the stage for the dramatic conclusion of A Realm Reborn , where the Scions were framed for the attempted assassination of the Sultana, forcing them to flee as fugitives toward the snowy mountain-city of Ishgard . FINAL FANTASY XIV Online on Steam

Players take on the role of an adventurer who possesses a mysterious power called , which allows them to see into the past and resist the corrupting "tempering" of primals.

: Led by Gaius van Baelsar, the Empire deploys the Ultima Weapon , an ancient machina capable of absorbing and utilizing the power of primals.