City of the Ancients FFXIV quest guide: Qitana Ravel structure location, rewards, more

Aakrit Sharma
Y'shtola and Qitana Ravel enemy in Final Fantasy 14

The City of the Ancients quest in FFXIV requires you to survey a unique structure and finding it in the open world can be challenging. Here’s the location of the structure which resembles those in the copy of the Qitana Ravel mural and how you can complete the City of the Ancients quest in FFXIV.

Final Fantasy 14 is an MMORPG but there are plenty of story-based quests that are essential for progress and understanding the lore deeply. On top of that, there are a wide range of jobs, animals, and dungeons locked behind these Main Scenario Quests.

Ahead of the release of Dawntrail, you’d want to complete the Main Scenario quests introduced in the Shadowbringers DLC to be able to access all the new content. One such quest with a rather confusing solution is the City of the Ancients, which revolves around finding a small structure on the map without any helpful clues.

So, here’s how to complete the City of the Ancients FFXIV quest and the location of the Qitana Ravel structure.

FFXIV cutscene
If this cutscene begins, you’ve completed the City of the Ancients quest in FFXIV.

How to get City of the Ancients quest in FFXIV

Follow these steps to get the City of the Ancients quest in FFXIV:

  • Make sure you’re level 79 and have completed the Waiting in the Depths Main Scenario Quest.
  • Head to Y’shtola at coordinates 33.1, 16.9 (X,Y). Help the character with the investigation and talk to her.
  • Go to 29.7, 13.2 and inspect the Distinctive Window.
  • Go to 28, 11.8, where you won’t be able to use the mythrill knives to collect scrapings from the remnant wall.
  • Report back to Y’shtola who will now hand you the Qitana Ravel Mural and initiate the City of the Ancients quest.

Where is the Qitana Ravel structure in City of the Ancients FFXIV quest?

You can find the Qitana Ravel structure to complete the City of the Ancients FFXIV quest on coordinates 22.0, 11.0. This is the peak of a hill in the Norvrandt Slope region and upon reaching it, you have to interact with the Survey Point.

The exact location of the Survey Point/Qitana Ravel structure alongside the route are marked in the image below:

Route to get to the Qitana Ravel structure in FFXIV
FFXIV doesn’t give any markers to complete the City of the Ancients quest.

You’ll have to wait a few seconds for the surveying to the end and a cutscene should trigger, signifying that the City of the Ancients quest has been completed.

City of the Ancients FFXIV quest rewards

Completing the City of the Ancients FFXIV quest rewards you 820,000 XP and 968 Gil. While XP is a standard parameter of progress, Gil is the most widely accepted currency in the game that lets you purchase tons of exciting items and engage in trading with other players in the community.

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Aakrit is a games writer with over 2000 published articles for EssentiallySports, Sportskeeda, FortniteINTEL, and CharlieINTEL. Currently, he writes guides on Minecraft, Roblox, Pokemon games, Genshin Impact, and Brawlhalla. Aakrit loves playing shooter games and in his free time, you can find him queued up in Valorant, Fortnite, Apex Legends, or Halo Infinite. You can contact Aakrit at [email protected].