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This is the first [[Blue Mage]] Artifact Armor quest—otherwise known as AF1.

{{Quest Header
| Quest Name = Beginnings
| Expansion = Treasures of Aht Urhgan
| Start = Waoud
| Start Location = {{Location|Aht Urhgan Whitegate|J-10|On the upper level of Heretic's Alley.|map=Map 1|id=beginnings-waoud-header}}
| Start Location Add = Heretic's Alley
| Description = If you would seek greater power, meet with the Immortals stationed at Azouph Isle, Dvucca Isle, Mamool Ja, Halvung and Ilrusi staging points.
| Fame = None
| Fame Level =
| Type = Artifact
| Level =
| Requirements = [[Blue Mage]] level 40+ as the player's main job<br>Complete [[An Empty Vessel]]<br>Complete [[Immortal Sentries]]<br>View Waoud's post-unlock cutscene, then zone and wait until the next Vana'diel day
| Items Needed = {{KeyItem}}[[Brand of the Springserpent]]<br>{{KeyItem}}[[Brand of the Galeserpent]]<br>{{KeyItem}}[[Brand of the Flameserpent]]<br>{{KeyItem}}[[Brand of the Skyserpent]]<br>{{KeyItem}}[[Brand of the Stoneserpent]]
| Repeatable = af
| AF = yes
| HAAP =
| Title = Branded by the Five Serpents
| Rewards = [[Immortal's Scimitar]]
| Previous = [[An Empty Vessel]]
| Next = [[Omens]]
}}

== Walkthrough ==
=== Starting the Quest ===
# Complete [[An Empty Vessel]] to unlock [[Blue Mage]].
# Speak with [[Waoud]] again at {{Location Tooltip|area=Aht Urhgan Whitegate|map=Map 1|pos=J-10|text=Aht Urhgan Whitegate (J-10)|id=beginnings-waoud-post-unlock}} and view the post-unlock cutscene.
#* This follow-up interaction is required before ''Beginnings'' can become available.
# Zone after the cutscene and wait until the next Vana'diel day begins.
#* This is a Vana'diel-day wait, not a Japanese-midnight wait.
# Complete the Treasures of Aht Urhgan mission [[Immortal Sentries]] if it has not already been completed.
# Set [[Blue Mage]] as your main job at level 40 or higher.
# Return to [[Waoud]] at {{Location Tooltip|area=Aht Urhgan Whitegate|map=Map 1|pos=J-10|text=J-10|id=beginnings-waoud-start}} and accept his proposal to begin the quest.

=== Obtaining the Five Brands ===
Visit each of the five standard [[Staging Point]]. Speak to the Blue Mage Immortal NPC inside the staging point while [[Blue Mage]] is set as your main job to acquire the Key Item. The brands may be obtained in any order.

{| class="horizon-table table-sm general-table"
! Immortal
! Staging Point
! Location
! Key Item
! Notes
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| [[Nareema]]
| [[Azouph Isle Staging Point]]
| {{Location Tooltip|area=Caedarva Mire|map=Map 1|pos=K-9|text=Caedarva Mire, Map 1 (K-9)|id=beginnings-nareema}}
| {{KeyItem}}[[Brand of the Stoneserpent]]
|-
| [[Nahshib]]
| [[Dvucca Isle Staging Point]]
| {{Location Tooltip|area=Caedarva Mire|map=Map 2|pos=I-9|text=Caedarva Mire, Map 2 (I-9)|id=beginnings-nahshib}}
| {{KeyItem}}[[Brand of the Galeserpent]]
| Requires Silver Piece to access*
|-
| [[Daswil]]
| [[Mamool Ja Staging Point]]
| {{Location Tooltip|area=Bhaflau Thickets|map=Map 2|pos=H-10|text=Bhaflau Thickets, Map 2 (H-10)|id=beginnings-daswil}}
| {{KeyItem}}[[Brand of the Skyserpent]]
|-
| [[Waudeen]]
| [[Halvung Staging Point]]
| {{Location Tooltip|area=Mount Zhayolm|map=Map 1|pos=K-6|text=Mount Zhayolm (K-6)|id=beginnings-waudeen}}
| {{KeyItem}}[[Brand of the Flameserpent]]
|-
| [[Meyaada]]
| [[Ilrusi Atoll Staging Point]]
| {{Location Tooltip|area=Arrapago Reef|map=Map 2|pos=G-5|text=Arrapago Reef, Map 2 (G-5)|id=beginnings-meyaada}}
| {{KeyItem}}[[Brand of the Springserpent]]
|}

=== Completing the Quest ===
# After obtaining all five brands, set [[Blue Mage]] as your main job.
# Return to [[Waoud]] at {{Location Tooltip|area=Aht Urhgan Whitegate|map=Map 1|pos=J-10|text=J-10|id=beginnings-waoud-completion}}.
# Complete the resulting cutscene to receive:
#* [[Immortal's Scimitar]]
#* The title '''Branded by the Five Serpents'''
# Zone before attempting to begin [[Omens]].

== Quest Details ==
* All five Immortal interactions require [[Blue Mage]] to be set as the player's main job.
* The five brands may be obtained in any order.
* Changing to another main job does not cancel the quest, but the relevant quest interactions will not activate until Blue Mage is set as the main job again.
* [[Waoud]] may separately offer his repeat divination service for 1,000 gil. This is not part of the brand collection requirement.
* Previously activated [[Runic Portal]] destinations can substantially shorten travel to the five Staging Points.

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== Game Description ==
;Client
:[[Waoud]] ([[Aht Urhgan Whitegate]])

;Summary
:If you would seek greater power, meet with the Immortals stationed at Azouph Isle, Dvucca Isle, Mamool Ja, Halvung and Ilrusi staging points.

== Related Pages ==
{| class="horizon-table table-sm general-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2" | Related Pages
|-
! Quest Chain
|
* [[An Empty Vessel]]
* [[Beginnings]]
* [[Omens]]
* [[Transformations]]
* [[The Beast Within]]
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! Blue Mage
|
* [[Blue Mage]]
* [[Immortal's Scimitar]]
* [[Waoud]]
|-
! Immortals
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* [[Nareema]]
* [[Nahshib]]
* [[Daswil]]
* [[Waudeen]]
* [[Meyaada]]
|-
! Staging Points
|
* [[Azouph Isle Staging Point]]
* [[Dvucca Isle Staging Point]]
* [[Mamool Ja Staging Point]]
* [[Halvung Staging Point]]
* [[Ilrusi Atoll Staging Point]]
|-
! Brands
|
* [[Brand of the Stoneserpent]]
* [[Brand of the Galeserpent]]
* [[Brand of the Skyserpent]]
* [[Brand of the Flameserpent]]
* [[Brand of the Springserpent]]
|}
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