Fandaniel
“I'm different, you see. From the ancients who clung to dear life. And from you. So don't bother trying to reason with me. You will find I have no reason. Or creed. Or any such tripe. I just want to destroy the world.”
about
| Convocation Role | Seat of Fandaniel Hashmal the Protector |
| Zodiac Constellation | Leo |
| Titles | Leader of the Telophoroi |
Appearances & Mentions
Vows of Virtue, Deeds of Cruelty | MSQ 5.1 Lv. 80
| Do you think? I find it amusing. Like dogs herding cattle to the slaughterhouse. |
| Before your majesty, I am but another dog. Lost, in want of a new master. A hunting dog if you should wish it so. |
| For I know full well the prey you would seek next. |
| ...Zodiark. |
Echoes of a Fallen Star | MSQ 5.2 Lv. 80 |
| A recurring dream? They do so fascinate me. Might I trouble you for the details? |
| Indeed... Could Emet-Selch have found a way...? Precious few possess memories of the Final Days. |
| Why yes. Admittedly, my knowledge is mostly secondhand, but if you are interested, I will gladly tell you the tale... |
| The tale of the world's end. |
Reflections in Crystal | MSQ 5.3 Lv. 80 |
| I say... I knew that securing the palace would provide Your Radiance with depressingly little sport— but that you should fall asleep out of boredom!? |
| Splendid! Truly splendid! And my own preparations, you will be pleased to hear, proceed apace. |
| Oh yes, they proceed very well indeed. Frighteningly so. And we owe it not least of all to this singularly useful body I chanced to find. |
| With the Populares now all but destroyed, it will be the simplest of tasks to discredit their groundless assertions that I met with a grisly end. |
| And as the very-much-alive lord of House Brutus, I have a vast fortune at my disposal. |
| Ahhh, money, money, money! The great motivator! There is simply no better way to move men—and expedite plans—than with its alluring glint, would you not agree? |
| But wait...! Were we not acquainted, you and..."I"? |
| Should our familiarity cause you distress, I beg your forgiveness. |
| Ahhh, a dagger through my heart! That my deepest desire should forever remain unfulfilled! To live unrecognized! To die forgotten! |
| So it goes. Whatever this flesh may have been before, it serves only as a vessel now. |
| And I, faithful Fandaniel, labor only to advance my lord's ambitions. |
| Speaking of which, with the palace in our hands, we may now proceed with the next phase of the plan. |
| But how very odd... Despite all our havoc wreaking, old Elidibus did not deign to appear. Dare I hope...? |
| That the last of the unsundered...is gone? |
| Imagine it! Bound no more by the shackles of moldering memories—of damnable duty! Free at last to live for the moment! |
| Your Radiance. But give the word, and I shall go forth and prepare for you your hunting ground. |
Futures Rewritten | MSQ 5.4 Lv. 80 |
| Well, well, well, to be received by such an illustrious cast! Why, even the hero of the piece is here! I feel quite starstruck! |
| You saw straight through it... Anyone would think you'd dealt with Ascians before! |
| Permit me to introduce myself. I am Fandaniel, and may I say what a pleasure it is to finally make your acquaintance. |
| My, straight to business, is it? Suit yourself... |
| It is my intention to recreate the Final Days, to which end I have distributed a collection of rather ingenious devices—or "towers"—which will, in time, give rise to the grandest of spectacles! |
| You're quite right! Though I would expect no less from one responsible for eliminating my unsundered colleagues. |
| Honestly the three of them were obsessed with restoring the one true world. As a sovereign individial, however, I never had much interest in such things. I mean, why bother when you're just another sundered minion? |
| Admittedly, Elidibus was not convinced by that argument. But thanks to you, I'm finally free of his incessant nagging! |
| Free to use my powers as I see fit! To fulfill my heart's desire! |
| And my heart's desire is to lay this half-broken world to waste, leaving nary a fleck of dust behind! |
| Because I want wretched creatures who ask such meaningless questions to die! |
| You! |
| And you! |
| And you! |
| I want you all to die! |
| And I want to die too! Oh yes, I want to die and take everyone with me in a paroxysm of pain and suffering! |
| I'm different, you see. From the ancients who clung to dear life. And from you. |
| So don't bother trying to reason with me. You will find I have no reason. Or creed. Or any such tripe. |
| I just want to destroy the world. But please do resist with all your might. It will add to my enjoyment. |
| Now then, ladies and gentlemen! Keep your eyes peeled, for the curtains have risen on the spectacle to end all spectacles! |
| We, the Telophoroi, shall be your performers, and this very star our stage! |
| Ah, but I nearly forgot! I have a message for you. Ahem! My esteemed patron, Lord Zenos, eagerly awaits you at the heart of the chaos. |
| While I wish only to destroy the world, he exists solely to relive a certain...transcendent moment with you, and it is for that reason he would reduce all to ash. |
| Pray see to it his dreams do not go unfulfilled. For if you should disappoint him... |
| My trusty companion here—whom I've dubbed "Lunar Bahamut"—will burn your cities and everyone in them. |
When the Dust Settles | MSQ 5.5 Lv. 80 |
| Well? Does this one meet with your approval? |
| Apparently not. Or...could it be that you're still upset about the dragons? |
| Oh, hardly at all. Though, admittedly, the chances of us being able to procure any more Meracydian dragons are rather slimmer following Tiamat's reappearance. |
| But the seeds have been sown, my lord! We have only to wait for them to quicken. |
| Speaking of preparations, is it safe to assume that you will be ready to control you-know-what? |
| A mighty Empire, now no more than an instrument of this star's destruction! What a pleasure it will be to put it to use! |
| Which brings me back to our earlier topic. My lord—while I appreciate that it is not an easy decision, it really is past time you chose your weapon. |
| Well, well... Not quite what I was expecting. Though I will say, it does seem rather apt. |
Death Unto Dawn | MSQ 5.5 Lv. 80 |
| And thus another plan went up in smoke! I am beginning to see why Lord Zenos thinks so highly of you... |
| Not that this changes anything, you understand. You have merely earned yourself a stay of execution. |
| Those Eorzeans certainly are a stubborn bunch, though I suppose you knew that already. |
| My plan to redirect the aether from Carteneau came to a rather less-than-satisfactory conclusion. It was, in many respects, an abject failure. |
| Which does of course raise the question of where we are going to procure the requisite amount. The obvious solution would be to draw on resources a little closer to home, though that would require our dreamer to dream a trifle more deeply... |
| Then let us begin the preparations at once. With the "gateway of the gods" complete, all that remains is to gather the necessary aether, and our prize shall be within reach! |
| The time has come to fulfill your heart's desire! My desire! |
| To relieve those wretched creatures of their meaningless existence! |
Gateway of the Gods | MSQ 6.0 Lv. 83 | 🎥 📖
| There's a funny joy in watching your flailing attempts to fight the inevitable. You're all going to die and are powerless to prevent it. |
| We really must be on our way. You're welcome to give chase, provided you are content to leave comrade and tempered alike to die screaming. |