Payback
This page provides an overview of how to complete the Payback Optional Quest.
Unlock Conditions
This quest becomes available after you’ve completed the three “Letting Off Steam” quests during the 
Out of the Shadow Main Scenario Quest.
Quest Giver and Location
This quest is activated by reading a missive called 
Off the Record. The missives can be found at the 
Reading Table in Clive’s Chambers in the Hideaway.
Quest Details
Head over to the Mess and speak with Gaute. You’ll then be tasked with two deliveries.
- Head to the
Martha’s Rest Obelisk and speak with Martha inside the Golden Stables to provide her with the first of the 
Star Ruby key items. - Travel to the Northreach Obelisk and head inside the castle. Track down Isabelle near the Veil and provide her with the second Star Ruby.
- Return to Gaute at the Hideaway for your next task, which is to deliver one final Star Ruby to Charon.
The first reward you’ll receive is a lengthy bit of dialogue and a few cutscenes about Cid, but after that, you’ll receive…
Rewards
Cid’s Goblet
Wyrrite (x25)- Sharp Fang (x50)
Meteorite- 130
Experience Points - 20
Renown
Next Steps
This is one of four Optional Quests that become available after completing the “Letting Off Steam” subquests, and it is one of the three that you can pick up from the Missives at the reading desk. The other two are:
A Bone to Pick
Optional Quest
This quest begins from a missive called A Bad Feeling….
“Lady Charon is concerned with Torgal’s well-being and wishes to discuss the matter privately.”
Blacksmith’s Blues II
Optional Quest
This quest begins from a missive called About Blackthorne….
“Clive receives a letter from August asking him to help cheer Blackthorne up again. What could be the matter with him this time?”
Alternatively, use the link below to return to the walkthrough page:
Out of the Shadow
Walkthrough Guide
“Clive returns to the hideaway and sets about spreading the glad tidings that Hugo Kupka—the man who crushed their former home and saw many of their friends slaughtered—is no more. Those who lost their lives that fateful night are avenged, and those lucky enough to survive can now live without fear that he might one day return.”