(UPDATED) Complete FFXVI Side Quest Lists, Locations, Prerequisites, and Rewards
The Final Fantasy franchise prides itself in its engaging storylines and characters. While most gamers might only focus on the MSQ, it’s a good idea to check out side quests too! These missions provide additional rewards and offer more stories for us to discover. If you want to collect all items and achievements in the game, you’ll need to do all the side quests in FFXVI. Here’s every side mission and their starting locations.
All FFXVI Side Quests List and Details
Food for Thought
- Starting Location: The Ale Hall (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Hide, Hideaway
- Quest Reward: 500 Gil, 10 Wyrrite, 5 EXP
Make Do and Mend
- Starting Location: The Furrows (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Hide, Hideaway
- Quest Reward: 1 Meteorite, 1 Gil Bug, 5 EXP
A Place for Everyone
- Starting Location: The Ale Hall (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: The Hunter and the Hunted
- Quest Reward: 1 Gil Bug, 100 Ability Points, 20 EXP
Moving Heaven and Earth
- Starting Location: The Furrows (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: The Hunter and the Hunted
- Quest Reward: 10 Valley Madder, 20 Sharp Fang, 30 Bloody Hide, 18 EXP
What a Bird Wants
- Starting Location: Three Reeds (Rosaria)
- Quest Prerequisite: Homecoming
- Quest Reward: 10 Sharp Fang, 5 Bloody Hide, 18 EXP
Crystalline Lifeline
- Starting Location: Martha’s Rest (Rosaria)
- Quest Prerequisite: Holding On
- Quest Reward: 10 Wyrrite, 10 Magicked Ash, 1,000 Gil, 18 EXP
False Friends
- Starting Location: Martha’s Rest (Rosaria)
- Quest Prerequisite: Holding On
- Quest Reward: 10 Magicked Ash, 1 Meteorite, 100 Ability Points, 20 EXP
Beast Against Beast
- Starting Location: Greenheaves (Rosaria)
- Quest Prerequisite: Holding On
- Quest Reward: 10 Wyrrite, 1 Meteorite, 1,000 Gil, 20 EXP
Needs of the Many
- Starting Location: Entrance (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Righting Wrongs
- Quest Reward: 30 Wyrrite, 30 Sharp Hang, 1 Meteorite, 20 EXP
Red Letter Day
- Starting Location: The Bunks (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Righting Wrongs
- Quest Reward: 20 Wyrrite, 10 Sharp Fang, 20 EXP
Welcoming Committee
- Starting Location: Lostwing (Sanbreque)
- Quest Prerequisite: Righting Wrongs
- Quest Reward: 1 Gil Bug, 15 EXP
Dying on the Vine
- Starting Location: Lostwing (Sanbreque)
- Quest Prerequisite: Righting Wrongs
- Quest Reward: 10 Sharp Fang, 1 Black Blood, 15 EXP
While the Cat’s Away
- Starting Location: Martha’s Rest (Rosaria)
- Quest Prerequisite: Righting Wrongs
- Quest Reward: 10 Wyrrite, 5 Steelsilk, 20 EXP
The Want Beyond the Wall
- Starting Location: Northreach (Sanbreque)
- Quest Prerequisite: The Dame
- Quest Reward: 20 Steelsilk, 20 Bloody Hide, 1,000 Gil, 18 EXP
Friend of the People
- Starting Location: Northreach (Sanbreque)
- Quest Prerequisite: The Dame
- Quest Reward: 25 Magicked Ash, 1,000 Gil, 18 EXP
Pride Comes Before a Fall
- Starting Location: Northreach (Sanbreque)
- Quest Prerequisite: The Dame
- Quest Reward: 1 Meteorite, 1,100 Gil, 20 EXP
Playthings
- Starting Location: Royal Meadows (Sanbreque)
- Quest Prerequisite: The Dame
- Quest Reward: 20 Magicked Ash, 18 EXP
All Bark
- Starting Location: Royal Meadows (Sanbreque)
- Quest Prerequisite: The Dame
- Quest Reward: 30 Magicked Ash, 150 Ability Points, 20 EXP
Caulk and Bawl
- Starting Location: The Pier (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: The Gathering Storm
- Quest Reward: 1 Badge of Might +1, 250 Ability Points, 250 EXP, 10 Renown
The Fruits of Her Labors
- Starting Location: The Backyard (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: The Gathering Storm
- Quest Reward: 1 Martelle Apples, 600 Gil, 250 EXP, 10 Renown
The White-Winged Wonder
- Starting Location: Martha’s Rest (Rosaria)
- Quest Prerequisite: The Gathering Storm
- Quest Reward: 1 Ambrosia’s Tack, 60 Sharp Fang, 250 EXP, 20 Renown, and unlocks the Chocobo mount
A Culinary Pilgrimage
- Starting Location: The Ale Hall (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Here Be Monsters
- Quest Reward: 1 Badge of Mettle +1, 130 EXP, 10 Renown
Blacksmith’s Blues
- Starting Location: The Counter (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Here Be Monsters
- Quest Reward: 1 Drakeslayer’s Belt Design Draft, 250 EXP, 10 Renown
Cut from the Cloth
- Starting Location: Boarding Deck (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: After the Storm
- Quest Reward: 50 Steelsilk, 500 Ability Points, 800 Gil, 350 EXP, 15 Renown
The Root of the Problem
- Starting Location: The Backyard (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: After the Storm
- Quest Reward: 1 Morganbard Extract, 1 Black Blood, 350 EXP, 15 Renown
Do No Harm
- Starting Location: The Infirmary (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Bolts from the Blue
- Quest Reward: 40 Sharp Fang, 40 Steelsilk, 200 EXP, 15 Renown
The Weight of Command
- Starting Location: Boarding Deck (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Bolts from the Blue
- Quest Reward: 1 The Breath of Fire, 40 Sharp Fang, 40 Steelsilk, 350 EXP, 15 Renown
Carving Out a Niche
- Starting Location: The Dalimil Inn (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Riddle of the Sands
- Quest Reward: 1 Golden Coin, 200 EXP, 800 Gil, 10 Renown
Hot Water
- Starting Location: The Dalimil Inn (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Riddle of the Sands
- Quest Reward: 1 The Breath of Inferno, 1 Scarletite, 700 EXP, 270 Ability Points, 25 Renown
For Great Justice
- Starting Location: Lostwing (Sanbreque)
- Quest Prerequisite: Out of the Shadow
- Quest Reward: 50 Wyrrite, 50 Sharp Fang, 1 Black Blood, 500 EXP, 260 Ability Points, 20 Renown
Use Your Load
- Starting Location: The Dalimil Inn (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Out of the Shadow
- Quest Reward: 1 Goblin Coin, 300 EXP, 800 Gil, 10 Renown
Weird Science
- Starting Location: Mid’s Dungeon (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Out of the Shadow
- Quest Reward: 1 Treated Potion Satchel, 1 Black Blood, 900 EXP, 40 Renown
Blacksmith’s Blues II
- Starting Location: Reading Table (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Out of the Shadow
- Quest Reward: 1 Excalibur Design Draft, 1 Meteorite, 900 EXP, 30 Renown
A Bone to Pick
- Starting Location: Reading Table (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Out of the Shadow
- Quest Reward: 1 Cavall’s Fang, 50 Sharp Fang, 500 EXP, 800 Gil, 20 Renown
Payback
- Starting Location: Reading Table (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Out of the Shadow
- Quest Reward: 1 Cid’s Goblet, 25 Wyrrite, 50 Sharp Fang, 1 Meteorite, 130 EXP, 20 Renown
Get Cart
- Starting Location: Laetny’s Cleft (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Onward
- Quest Reward: 80 Wyrrite, 500 EXP, 800 Gil, 20 Renown
Onward to Discovery
- Starting Location: Boklad (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Onward
- Quest Reward: 1 The Breath of Earth, 20 Wyrrrite, 900 EXP, 280 Ability Points, 30 Renown
Live and Let Live
- Starting Location: Boklad (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Onward
- Quest Reward: 20 Wyrrite, 1 Meteorite, 900 EXP, 800 Gil, 30 Renown
Bearer of Good News
- Starting Location: Boklad (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Onward
- Quest Reward: 40 Wyrrite, 1 Black Blood, 300 EXP, 15 Renown
Smooth Like Butler
- Starting Location: Reading Table (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Things Fall Apart
- Quest Reward: 1 The Breath of Light, 1 Steelsilk, 25 Bloody Hide, 900 EXP, 1,000 Gil, 35 Renown
An Eye for the Eye
- Starting Location: The Rear Stacks (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Things Fall Apart
- Quest Reward: 1 Continental Censer, 1 Meteorite, 900 EXP, 35 Renown
Not to Be Outdone
- Starting Location: The Ale Hall (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Things Fall Apart
- Quest Reward: 25 Sharp Fang, 75 Bloody Hide, 700 EXP, 25 Renown
On Balance
- Starting Location: The Shelves (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Things Fall Apart
- Quest Reward: 1 Black Blood, 2 Gil Bug, 900 EXP, 800 Gil, 25 Renown
Please Sir, Can I Have Some Morbol
- Starting Location: The Backyard (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: A Song of Hope
- Quest Reward: 1 Invigorated Morganbeard Extract, 1 Goblin Coin, 1200 EXP, 45 Renown
Tears of Mercy
- Starting Location: The Infirmary (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: A Song of Hope
- Quest Reward: 20 Sharp Fang, 40 Magicked Ash, 400 EXP, 1,200 Gil, 25 Renown
Blacksmith’s Blues III
- Starting Location: The Mess (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: A Song of Hope
- Quest Reward: 1 Ouroboroas Design Draft, 100 Bloody Hide, 900 EXP, 35 Renown
Rekindling the Flame
- Starting Location: Martha’s Rest (Rosaria)
- Quest Prerequisite: Cloak and Dagger
- Quest Reward: 40 Steelsilk, 80 Bloody Hide, 1 Meteorite, 700 EXP, 800 Gil, 25 Renown
For Great Justice II
- Starting Location: Lostwing (Sanbreque)
- Quest Prerequisite: Cloak and Dagger
- Quest Reward: 1 Hanged Man Signboard, 1 The Breath of Wind, 1 Meteorite, 1,200 EXP, 45 Renown
Bad Blood
- Starting Location: The Krozjit Echoes (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Cloak and Dagger
- Quest Reward: 100 Magicked Ash, 1 Meteorite, 900 EXP, 25 Renown
Skin Trade
- Starting Location: Tabor (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Cloak and Dagger
- Quest Reward: 100 Bloody Hide, 1 Meteorite, 900 EXP, 25 Renown
Carved in Stone
- Starting Location: Tabor (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Cloak and Dagger
- Quest Reward: 1 Goblin Coin, 400 EXP, 1,000 Gil, 20 Renown
Trading Places
- Starting Location: Boklad (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Cloak and Dagger
- Quest Reward: 50 Wyrrite, 1 Meteorite, 1 Black Blood, 700 EXP, 1,200 Gil, 50 Renown
Even Weirder Science
- Starting Location: Mid’s Dungeon (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Across the Narrow
- Quest Reward: 1 Expanded Potion Satchel, 1 Goblin Coin, 4,800 EXP, 50 Renown
Self-Determination
- Starting Location: Reading Table (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Across the Narrow
- Quest Reward: 100 Wyrrite, 25 Sharp Fang, 1 Meteorite, 1,600 EXP, 30 Renown
Blacksmith’s Blues IV
- Starting Location: The Mess (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Across the Narrow
- 1 Gotterdammerung Design Draft, 1 Ragnarok, 4,800 EXP, 50 Renown
Phoenix, Heal Thyself
- Starting Location: The Infirmary (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Across the Narrow
- Quest Reward: 150 Magicked Ash, 1 Meteorite, 3,600 EXP, 500 Ability Points, 30 Renown
Rekindling the Flame II
- Starting Location: Martha’s Rest (Rosaria)
- Quest Prerequisite: Across the Narrow
- Quest Reward: 1 Martha’s Rest Signboard, 100 Wyrrite, 1 Meteorite, 4,800 EXP, 1,200 Gil, 50 Renown
Under New Management
- Starting Location: Northreach (Sanbreque)
- Quest Prerequisite: Across the Narrow
- Quest Reward: 15 Steelsilk, 15 Bloody Hide, 1 Meteorite, 2,800 EXP, 1,500 Gil, 30 Renown
Lines in the Sand
- Starting Location: The Dalimil Inn (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Across the Narrow
- Quest Reward: 120 Magicked Ash, 1 Meteorite, 2,800 EXP, 30 Renown
Duty Undying
- Starting Location: Tabor (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Across the Narrow
- Quest Reward: 1 The Breath of Ice, 2,800 EXP, 30 Renown
Trading Places II
- Starting Location: Boklad (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Across the Narrow
- Quest Reward: 1 Crimson Caravan’s Signboard, 1 The Breath of Fire, 4,800 EXP, 400 Ability Points, 1,500 Gil, 50 Renown
Laid to Rest
- Starting Location: Eistla (Waloed)
- Quest Prerequisite: Brotherhood
- Quest Reward: 20 Clutchmiune, 1 Meteorite, 2,800 EXP, 1,200 Gil, 30 Renown
Three’s Company
- Starting Location: The Ale Hall (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- Quest Reward: 1 The Triunity Accord, 1 The Breath of Darkness, 9,600 EXP, 50 Renown
Nobody’s Tool
- Starting Location: Boarding Deck (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- Quest Reward: 1 The Breath of Darkness, 1 Meteorite, 9,600 EXP, 50 Renown
Trial and Error
- Boarding Deck (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- 1 The Breath of Lightning, 7,200 EXP, 800 Gil, 40 Renown
Aiming High
- Starting Location: The Atrium (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- Quest Reward: 1 Model Airship, 5,600 EXP, 500 Ability Points, 30 Renown
Litany of Errors
- Starting Location: The Atrium (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- Quest Reward: 1 The Breath of Ice, 9,600 EXP, 1,000 Ability Points, 40 Renown
More than Words
- Starting Location: Reading Table (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- Quest Reward: 1 Charred Sparring Sword, 1 Cavall’s Fang +1, 5,600 EXP, 30 Renown
An Inconvenient Truth
- Starting Location: Reading Table (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- Quest Reward: 1 Scholar’s Bonnet, 5,600 EXP, 30 Renown
A Tail to Tell
- Starting Location: Reading Table (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- Quest Reward: 1 Stolas Quill, 1 Bahamut’s Mercy, 9,600 EXP, 30 Renown
Silver Linings
- Starting Location: The Ale Hall (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- Quest Reward: 1 Winter Mead, 5,600 EXP, 30 Renown
Under New Management II
- Starting Location: Northreach (Sanbreque)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- Quest Reward: 1 Veil Signboard, 1 Orichalcum, 1 Meteorite, 7,200 EXP, 40 Renown
Lines in the Sand II
- Starting Location: The Dalimil Inn (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- Quest Reward: 1 Briar’s Kiss Signboard, 1 The Breath of Light, 1 Meteorite, 7,200 EXP, 40 Renown
Duty Undying II
- Starting Location: Tabor (Dhalmekia)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- Quest Reward: 1 Clayhearth Signboard, 1 Orichalcum, 9,600 EXP, 1,000 Ability Points, 1,500 Gil, 50 Renown
Where There’s a Will
- Starting Location: Boarding Deck (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- Quest Reward: 1 Rusted Battlehelm, 7,200 EXP, 40 Renown
Priceless
- Starting Location: Reading Table (Hideaway)
- Quest Prerequisite: Back to Their Origin
- Quest Reward: 1 Snow Daisy Garland, 1 Shiva’s Kiss, 7,200 EXP, 40 Renown
