"So I have decided to take a respite from monitoring the efforts of hunters at Eureka to witness this. By the gods, I have never seen anything so beautiful, so remarkable, so effectively amazing. Minfilia would have loved to see this moment in Ishgardian history, for sure. As for me, I would like to personally congratulate you on affirming the rebirth of this wonderful place. Now those who are not as well-heeled in the Brume will be able to begin a new life in this Firmament and go on to become skilled workers and hunters of whatever calling they choose. It's a project a millenium in the making. Savor it. This is your victory."
-Krile Mayer Baldesion (a.k.a. Kururu Kuru), Eureka the Forbidden Land===
"While the Dragonsong War is but a part of history, the long work after has begun in earnest and now, I have seen the next great step in the recovery of my proud and beautiful home: homes for those who are still content with hopelessness and not a single gil to show for it. It will take time, but know full well that eventually, all Ishgardians will embrace being able to rise out of bed, do work, earn their keep, return home to nourish themselves, rest away from the cold and then awaken to do it all over again. It is a routine that you are well accustomed to. We've suffered a 1,000-year war to experience something uplifting as this. We're not going to wait another 1,000 years, now will we?"
-Count Edmont de Fortemps, House Fortemps, The Pillars, ishgard===
"In the beginning there was the Goblet, the Mist and the Lavender Beds. Then there was Shirogane. And now there is the Firmament and the New Nest. You were right in reminding all Eorzeans that home is where the heart is, and your efforts these past moons in transforming this city into a place to not only worship and trade but to live had touched my own. So celebrate this moment and be sure to even tell those in the First that your generosity has made life better for all of us, even if we don't deserve it, and it may inspire them to do the same."
-Her Grace the Sultana, Nanamo Ul'Namo, Sultanate of Ul'dah, Thanalan===
"My one regret as Admiral is that I cannot desert my post at Bulwark Hall to purchase a retreat home of my own in the Firmament, for by doing so, I abandon the people of Limsa Lominsa, the Maelstrom and all of La Noscea. However, my heart does fill with joy that Ser Aymeric's subjects have their own residences to live in and for some, to start a new life and reap the rewards and possibilities. Your story continues to be one worth remembering and retelling. Restoring Ishgard to greatness is but one chapter, and there are many more chapters to come."
-Admiral Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn, Limsa Lominsa, La Noscea===
"The power of the Twelve was eminent in your tradecrafts and fieldcrafts, in your generosity and tenacity, and by the will of Halone and Byregot, you have provided our neighbors from Ishgard the future they had been denied for a thousand years. Where there is peace, there is home, and home is where the heart is. All of Gridania is proud of your work, especially given that you started your adventuring here. Your carpentry, botany and leatherworking have paid off, but I am certain you are not one to sit on your laurels. For now, congratulations on this great achievement and may there be many more to come in your adventures."
-Elder Seedseer Kan-E-Senna, Gridania, The Black Shroud===
"Here in Ala Mhigo many exiles have trekked home from Southern Thanalan to be repatriated and to find honest labor. Almost all have taken up mining and have been active working in the Saltery, the city's largest employer. Though the shade of a possible Garlean fightback in the Ghimlyt Dark is always looming, our people have nothing to fear anymore and with General-er, Raubahn leading the charge, we will be in a good position. As for Ishgard, this is a beautiful new place that I have never seen before. Hopefully its people will take advantage of living a proper life. It will take time, but once they warm up to it, they will not want to go back to the old ways. And that's a good thing. Wouldn't you agree?"
-Governor Lyse Hext, Ala Mhigo, The Lochs, Gyr Abania===
"When we took back Doma and laid low Yotsuyu goe Brutus (who you have since claimed as your docile darkside, much to my slight chagrin), we promised we would rebuild Doma from the ground up and we did that. Now Ishgard has done the same with the Firmanent and the New Nest. I knew Ishgardian men and women were a tough, resilient bunch by nature, but I never thought they would be committed to rebuilding their city in this fashion. This makes Ishgard not only equal to us, but our brothers in becoming cities reborn! Indeed, we are all brothers and sisters united in the cause, whether you are from Othard, Aldenard or even Thavnair! So let us rejoice in declaring this day the day where Ishgardian peace rings loud and true for ages to come in the Firmament!"
-Shun Naeuri, Lord Hien, Doma, Yanxia===
"If we didn't have these 100 years of Everlasting Light, or the Flood, or the sin eaters, or Emet-Selch...I would have given up my axe, my role as a Warrior would have been finished...and I would have considered becoming a tradesman just like you. And I would be laboring tirelessly, endlessly at the Crystalline Mean, making items and tools for everyday people to use. And I would have made plenty of coin to show for it. But those days are gone, that is your calling, and my story is finished. But yours continued and now I have seen your newest chapter to its completion. So this is the new Ishgard. Houses for people to stay in. Well done. The lives you have changed here continues to grow, so keep being the hero you are-tradecraft hero, that is."
-Ardbert===
"Heh heh heh. And there it is. For the first time ever, brand new houses in Ishgard, on Abalathia's Spine, that which will help the lowborn experience new lives as outstanding citizens of this magnificent city. You are more than just a capable fighter. You can make things, gather things, make a decent living of your own volition. So with that, congratulations on your success, and be sure to continue to use those skills to become better and stronger as an adventurer. As for me, I must continue my own missions in teaching new dragoons how to walk the ways of dragonslayers; doubtless my time with you will give me an excellent foundation on how I shall carry on with this. Until next we meet, the best of luck."
-Ser Estinien Wyrmblood, the Azure Dragoonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0acaDC5cvGk
