Summary
- Final Fantasy 14 celebrates its 10-year anniversary with a new series of short stories, called Tales Under the New Moon, which allows players to delve deeper into the minds of their favorite characters.
- The first story, "As Azure Fades," focuses on Estinien and gives fans a glimpse of the first Azure Dragoon's final moments. The other stories will be released over the next few weeks.
- Many fans are eagerly anticipating the release of the remaining stories and speculating about which characters will be featured. It is advised to complete the Main Scenario Quests for Endwalker before reading to avoid spoilers.
Final Fantasy 14 just revealed a new series of short stories as a part of its 10-year anniversary celebration. The first of these Final Fantasy 14 stories is available now, and the others will become available over the course of the next several weeks.
On August 27, Final Fantasy 14 celebrated 10 years since the launch of A Realm Reborn. The celebration brings tons of content for players to enjoy both in and out of the game, including a special Rising event, cash shop sale, and giveaways.
Now, Final Fantasy 14 has revealed a special series of short stories it is releasing for the anniversary. Tales Under the New Moon is a collection of four free tales players can read to delve further into the hearts and minds of their favorite Final Fantasy 14 characters. The first story, “As Azure Fades,” focuses on Estinien as he relaxes over a bottle of fine spirits, only to share a peculiar vision of the first Azure Dragoon’s final moments.
At press time, only “As Azure Fades” is available, but a new short story will be released on September 1 and the next two subsequent Fridays. The subjects and plot of these short stories won’t be revealed until they are released, but players might expect to see other beloved Final Fantasy 14 characters like Y’shtola, Thancred, or the Leveilleur twins. Either way, fans will want to make sure to have completed the Main Scenario Quests for Endwalker before reading them to avoid any potential spoilers.
Unsurprisingly, many fans are excited to read these new short stories. Even before he became a Trust companion in Endwalker, Estinien was an incredibly popular character, and seeing him in the short story was a delight for his fans. Some players are already guessing who might appear in the next stories, and are combing through the text in search of any clues that might reveal details about Dawntrail, Final Fantasy 14’s next expansion.
Tales Under the New Moon is actually the eighth collection of short stories Final Fantasy 14 has put out over the last 10 years. Players can enjoy dozens of vignettes that go behind the scenes and provide unique perspectives and backstories for the heroes and villains of Final Fantasy 14. Though it does not have a set schedule for when it releases these short stories, they often arrive after major X.3 and X.5 patches, or after expansions themselves, so fans might get more sometime after Dawntrail releases next summer.
Final Fantasy 14 is available now for PC, PS4, and PS5, with an Xbox Series X/S version launching in Spring 2024.
Source: FF14 Lodestone