Fanning Embers
In this Final Fantasy XVI walkthrough, we'll explain the full path of the "Fanning Embers" quest from the Act I.
Arriving at The Greatwood, you'll get a tutorial on your pet Torgal in combat. Press the gauche de la croix directionnelle button to switch between quick selection and Torgal's movements.
Follow Cid into the forest to join a group of Worgens. There are quite a few of them, but they're not so dangerous individually. Use Torgal during the fight to familiarize yourself with your animal in combat.
Once the fight is over, continue following Cid to start a cinematic. Drop down to join a group of enemies. Once eliminated, you'll find a Wyrrite to Cid's left.
Pass through the opening and continue to follow Cid. Go under the tree to find 2 Sharp Fangs. Step forward to be attacked by a Draco Aevis. This enemy has a large number of hit points. Break its will Gauge first by dodging its attacks. Watch out for his tail, which is quite powerful. After the fight, you'll get a Dragon Talon as well as other materials depending on your performance.
Keep following Cid and you'll encounter a Potion on your left and a Steelsilk below. Move forward to find yourself in front of a dead end, Torgal will show you a path to the east. You'll get a tutorial explaining that Torgal can show you the way by pressing L3.
Follow Torgal's icon to squeeze through the gap. Descend to find 2 Sharp Fangs. You'll have to fight a new group of Worgens accompanied by Vampire Thorns together. Watch out for the nettles' thorns and keep an eye on the other enemies so as not to interrupt your combos.
Once the fight is over, press L3 so that Torgal shows you the way to make a new opening. Go forward, take the Potion on your left. Further down, you'll find 2 Bloody Hides before the stone path. Take this opportunity to save before the next fight.
Go down to the large area to begin the fight against the monster you saw earlier. Fafnir is a relatively large opponent capable of attacking over a fairly wide area. He can attack you with his tail, bite and claws. Fafnir can curl up into a ball and jump into the battlefield after losing a certain number of health points.
After destabilizing Fafnir for the first time, he'll use his devastating Spin Cycle to roll rapidly over you. You'll take a lot of damage if you stay in his path. At this point, magic is not a good strategy, as this enemy moves too quickly.
Fafnir has two weak points, one around his head and the other around his tail. It's possible to attack him from the side, so you don't receive too many blows, but you won't do as much damage.
By winning the fight against Fafni, you'll get Gnarled Scales. Now move forward to find a potion. Continue on your way from the rift to find Potion as well as a High Potion further on. Head to the path on the right to find 2 Bloody Hides.
Progress to join a group of Frelons. Magic is relatively effective against these enemies. You can also take them down with Torgal. You'll also find Vampire Thorns on the left to protect against Wyrrite.
Go north to join a new group of hornets and Vampire Thorns and a potion in the river. Go forward to find a Magicked Ash on the right behind the tree.
Continue along the river to find a Potion, you'll come across a new group of Worgens and a Dragon Aevis. Once eliminated, pick up the potion on the battlefield. You'll also find a Treasure with a Meteorite right next to the exit.
Then go under the branches to find a High Potion. Keep moving forward to witness a scene with Benedikta Harman. You'll be drawn into a fight with the Midnight Raven. The Midnight Raven will be accompanied by three soldiers. Get rid of these soldiers, who will only hinder you in the future.
The Midnight Raven is a fast, agile attacker who uses two swords to attack. As he makes extensive use of teleportation, you need to be on the lookout for green magic trails. When he teleports, magic won't affect him. Instead, use Phoenix Shift to quickly close in and attack him.
After destabilizing him the first time, you'll get a short tutorial on Cinematic Clash. You'll need to press the carré button several times to repel the attack. You'll need to do this twice before resuming the fight.
The Midnight Raven will then use Raiton to fire bolts of electricity from the ground. You can detect them with the light dots on the ground to avoid them.
When the Midnight Raven disappears for a while, it's about to use an attack that's hard to dodge. This attack is particularly strong and will take a lot of your life points. Continue the fight until you've depleted his hit points significantly, at which point you'll need to make three more Cinematic Clash.
Once defeated, you'll get a meteorite and Silk of Steelsilk and a Badge of Might. You'll also unlock the Stage Replay and Arcade mode at the Arete Stone after your victory. You will thus complete this FF16 quest, and your next destination will be Orabelle Downs.