G'raha Tia appears equal parts bewildered and excited.
Requirements
This quest is available if you have completed the quest When One Door Closes...
Starting the Quest
Talk to G'raha Tia in Old Sharlayan to begin the quest. There will be a cutscene.
Speak with Wuk Lamat
Go northeast to the Aethernet Shard and use it to go to the Scholar's Harbor. Go east past the Worldly Affairs Official, then go southeast along the pier to reach the quest icon on the map. There will be a glow around Wuk Lamat, indicating a solo duty. Check on Wuk Lamat and there will be a cutscene, and then the duty will ensue.
Solo Duty: The Game is Afoot
Follow the path and defeat the enemies you encounter, then continue to the next group of enemies and defeat them as well. Then go to the exclamation mark on the map and talk to the Hard-Pressed Surveyor. After some dialogue, use the transport device when it's ready.
Go to the exclamation mark on the map and talk to the Concerned Researcher. Defeat the enemies that attack, then go north and check on the Beast Carcass to proceed. After some dialogue, go southeast and check on the Tattered Plumage to proceed. After more dialogue, go southwest and check on the Animal Leavings to proceed.
Defeat the enemies that attack, then go north to the Concerned Researcher. There will be a cutscene. Then you will battle the Giant Colibri.
Wind Unbound damages all characters.
Snatch Morsel is a high-damage attack on Wuk Lamat.
Pecking Flurry places circle attack markers in random locations on the ground, followed by another set of circle attack markers. Stand in a safe spot, then when the attack goes off, move into one of the places where the first attack went off.
Sticky Spit targets a random player with a stack marker. If you are targeted, move to the center. If you are not targeted, go to the targeted player.
Gliding Swoop places a line attack marker across the middle of the area, but you will be stuck. However, Wuk Lamat will pull you to safety.
The Giant Colibri will now attack with Pecking Flurry, followed by Swoop, a line attack. Dodge the Pecking Flurry attacks, but be prepared to get out of the line attack afterward.
Furling Flapping marks each player with a large circle that follows them. Stay away from the other characters to avoid overlapping them with your circle.
The Giant Colibri will begin casting Deadly Swoop, a line attack, and you will be trapped in fetters. you need to perform an Active Time Maneuver to get out. When the Active Time Maneuver begins, you can quickly type randomly on the keyboard or quickly press random buttons on the controller to fill the gauge. When you are no longer stuck in chains, destroy the Whirlwinds that Wuk Lamat and G'raha Tia are trapped in. Then get out of the line attack marker before the attack goes off.
The Giant Colibri will now attack with Pecking Flurry, followed by Swoop, a line attack. Dodge the Pecking Flurry attacks, but be prepared to get out of the line attack afterward.
Ruffling Feathers causes the Colibri's right and left wings to become targetable. During this time, the Colibri will repeatedly attack with Full-fledged Tantrum, which hits all characters. Attack the wings until they are destroyed.
Continue attacking the Colibri until it is defeated. There will be a cutscene.
Speak with Erenville
Talk to Erenville to proceed.
Speak with Dickon
Go north along the pier, then go west to where the orange arrow is pointing in the minimap. Talk to Dickon to proceed. There will be a cutscene.
Speak with Erenville Again
Talk to Erenville to complete the quest.
Next Main Scenario Quest
After you complete the quest, talk to G'raha Tia to accept the next quest: The Coming Dawn.