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Official FFXIV Sites

The Lodestone

The official website for the game. Here you can find news regarding; update times, patch notes, special events, ect. You can also look up characters, free companies, linkshells and community run events here.

The Mogstation

This website is used for all FFXIV purchases, and code redemptions. Paying your subscription, buying optional items, redeeming your product activation, ect.

The Official FFXIV Forums

Personally, avoid this place. No one normal hangs out on the forum. Only go here if you need information or support.

Official FFXIV Lore Bookmarks

Here lies lore tidbits I've found personally interesting, are really popular to discuss, or may be helpful if you're into RP. If you have something you'd like to share, feel free to send me a link to it!

The FFXIV Forum's Lore Section

If you can't find an answer to your lore related questions you can always look for help here.

Race Naming Conventions

For those of you that want to make your own lore friendly names without the use of the in-game random name generator. Viera and Hrothgar naming conventions have their own posts since they were added much later.

• Pre-Shadowbringers Races (Elezen, Hyur, Miqo'te, Lalafell, Roegadyn, and Au Ra)
• Viera
• Hrothgar

Short Stories

Learn more about the history and characters of Eorzea.

1. Grand Companies of Eorzea

   Learn out the history of Eorzea's Grand companies, as well as a bit about the history of the Garlean Empire.

1. The Maelstrom
2. The Order fo the Twin Adder
3. The Immortal Flames
4. The Garlean Empire
5. What Is a Free Company?

2. Tales from the Calamity

   Five short stories written in celebration of the first anniversary of FFXIV: A Realm Reborn.

1. In Louisoix’s Wake
2. The Walker’s Path
3. Of Friends Lost and Found
4. The Sultana’s Seven
5. Where Victory and Glory Lead

3. Tales from the Dragonsong War

1. Through Fire and Blood
2. The Dreamer and the Dream
3. Vows Unbroken
4. For Coin and Country
5. What Remains of a Knight
6. Words, Deeds, Beliefs
7. A Malm in Her Shoes
8. Thoughts Unspoken

4. Tales from the Storm

1. The Weight of a Name
2. The Calm After the Storm
3. When the Wager Pays Off
4. O Nhaama, Where Art Thou
5. In Darkness Blooms the Lily
6. From Azure Ashes
7. The First Step
8. A Display of Ingenuity

5. Tales from the Shadows

1. One Name, One Promise
2. Echoes of Delusion
3. A World Forsaken
4. Through His Eyes
5. Small Mercies
6. A Dream Partnership
7. Ere Our Curtain Falls
8. An Unpromised Tomorrow

6. Tales from the Twilight

1. A Burden of Duty
2. Her Father's Daughter
3. Set With the Sun
4. True of Heart
5. An Empty Throne

7. Tales from the Dawn

1. A Friendship of Record
2. A Pursuit of Knowledge
3. A Question of Life
4. A Question of Death
5. Encore: Days Gone By, Days Yet to Come

8. Tales Under the New Moon

   Extra short stories to celebrate the 10th anniversary.

1. As Azure Fades
2. Bringer of Shadow, Bringer of Light
3. In Storm's Wake
4. A Legacy of Hope

Tools and Cheat Sheets

Cheat sheets and tools for various elements of the game. If you have one that you think would be helpful to other players, send it my way!

Heavenswhere Map Collection

This site is a massive collection of special locations. Hunts, Sightseeing Vistas, Aether Currents, and Treasure Maps. It has everything but an SSL Certificate.

Cable Monkey's Hunt Maps

My original go-to for finding hunts. It's goo to have backups because when an expansion drops you never really know how long it will take from someone to update their site.

FFXIV Crafting: Levequests

This page shows you a list of all the levequest available for all crafting classes. Use this page to determine which levequests is the best to farm at your level range.

FFXIV Teamcraft

If you craft in, pretty much, any capacity bookmark this site. It's useful resource for finding out the materials needed for a full list of items, so that you don't have try making a list of the raw materials needed yourself. You can also share the lists with others that are helping you with the gathering or crafting.

Garland Tools

Useful for setting up lists of timed nodes and having an alarm go off for them before they spawn. You can also set up crafting list. This site is a good alternative for Teamcraft if it's not available, or slow to update. You can also look up dungeon items and items that share 3D models.

Gamer Escape FFXIV Wiki

Where do I get this? How do I unlock that? Use this site for looking up just about anything that you need to know. Items, dungeons, skills, pretty much everything.

• Guide: Progression and Level Locked Content

  A comprehensive list of all the game's duties and features, and when you can unlock them. Great for new players.

FFXIV Chocobo Color Calculator

Calculate the fruits that you need to change your chocobo's colour, and a recommended feeding order.

FFXIV Housing

Less necessary now that there are ways to preview items in game. If you're no in game though, you can use this site for pictures of all in-game housing items. View them before you buy

FFXIV Event/Maintenance/Reset Timers

Good for checking how much time is left until special events, weekly/daily resets, and server maintenance starts or ends.

FFXIV Gardening

If you need help in finding out exactly how to cross breed particular plants to acquire rare materials, or how certain soils will affect your crop yields, this is the place to go.

Wondrous Tails Calculator

Calculates your current odds of landing any number of lines.

Eureka Tracker

Useful site for anyone wishing to partake in Eureka content. This site contains; detailed maps, Notorious Monster timers, and guides on Logograms and the Baldesion Arsenal.