Check out all the side quests you can do while exploring Valisthea in Final Fantasy 16.
Final Fantasy 16 will take you to the fictional world of Valisthea, allowing you to explore vast regions of The Imperial Province of Rosaria, The Holy Empire of Sanbreque, The Dhalmekian Republic, The Kingdom of Waloed, and more.
And during your exploration, you’ll find plenty of people seeking your help. Although optional, doing these side quests will yield you various rewards like Experience Points, Ability Points, consumable items, resources for weapon and armor upgrades, and even a Chocobo! So, even if you’re in the middle of a great war, choosing to take time out to help others will greatly benefit you.
Even without any expansions or DLCs, the total number of side quests in Final Fantasy 16 amounts to 76. However, you must continue progressing the main story to unlock all of them gradually.
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That said, the game has a few completely missable side quests. To ensure you don’t miss out on any of them, we have listed every side quest you can do in Final Fantasy 16, along with their unlock requirements.
All Side Quests in Final Fantasy 16
Below we have listed all 76 side quests in Final Fantasy 16, along with details such as quest region, location, unlock conditions, and completion rewards.
| Quest Name | Region | Quest Location | How to Unlock | Reward(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food for Thought | Hideaway | The Ale Hall | Start Hide, Hideaway Main Quest | – Wyrrite (x10) – Salt Broth (x1) |
| Make Do and Mend | Hideaway | The Furrows | Start Hide, Hideaway Main Quest | – Meteorite (x1) – Gil Bug (x1) – Wood Planks (x1) |
| Moving Heaven and Earth | Hideaway | The Furrows | Start Hunter and the Hunted Main Quest | – Sharp Fang (x20) – Bloody Hide (x30) – Valley Madder (x10) – Vineyard Soil Sample (x1) |
| A Place for Everyone | Hideaway | The Ale Hall | Start Hunter and the Hunted Main Quest | – Gil Bug (x1) – Hearty Meal (x1) |
| Needs of the Many | Hideaway | Entrance | Start Righting Wrongs Main Quest | – Wyrrite (x30) – Sharp Fang (x30) – Meteorite (x1) |
| Red Letter Day | Hideaway | The Bunks | Start Righting Wrongs Main Quest | – Wyrrite (x20) – Sharp Fang (x10) – Lost Letter (x1) – Lost Supplies (x1) |
| Caulk and Bawl | Hideaway | The Pier | Start The Gathering Storm Main Quest | – Pitcher Wax (x1) – Badge of Might (x1) |
| The Fruits of Her Labors | Hideaway | The Backyard | Start The Gathering Storm Main Quest | – Martelle Apples (x1) |
| Blacksmith’s Blues | Hideaway | The Counter | Start Here Be Monsters Main Quest | – Treated Leather (x1) – Drakeslayer’s Belt Design Draft (x1) |
| A Culinary Pilgrimage | Hideaway | The Ale Hall | Start Here Be Monsters Main Quest | – Badge of Mettle (x1) – Unwonted Violet (x1) |
| The Root of the Problem | Hideaway | The Backyard | Start After the Storm Main Quest | – Black Blood (x1) – Morganbeard (x1) – Morganbeard Extract (x1) |
| Cut from the Cloth | Hideaway | Boarding Deck | Start After the Storm Main Quest | – Steelsilk (x50) – Handwritten Receipt (x1) – Bundle of Cloth (x1) |
| Do No Harm | Hideaway | The Infirmary | Start Bolts from the Blue Main Quest | – Steelsilk (x40) – Sharp Fang (x40) – Errmonea Leaf (x1) |
| The Weight of Command | Hideaway | Boarding Deck | Start Bolts from the Blue Main Quest | – Steelsilk (x40) – Sharp Fang (x40) – The Breath of Fire (Rising Flames) (x1) |
| Payback | Hideaway | Clive’s Chambers | Start Out of the Shadow Main Quest | – Wyrrite (x25) – Sharp Fang (x50) – Meteorite (x1) – Star Ruby (x1) – Cid’s Goblet (x1) |
| A Bone to Pick | Hideaway | Clive’s Chambers | Start Out of the Shadow Main Quest | – Sharp Fang (x50) – Elder Antelope Femur (x1) – Cavall’s Fang (x1) |
| Blacksmith’s Blues II | Hideaway | Clive’s Chambers | – Start Out of the Shadow Main Quest; – Complete and Like Father, Like Daughter Main Quest; – Complete Blacksmith’s Blues Side Quest | – Meteorite (x1) – Excalibur Design Draft (x1) – Sundered Whetstone (x1) |
| Weird Science | Hideaway | Mid’s Dungeon | Start Out of the Shadow Main Quest | – Black Blood (x1) – Bomb Ash (x1) – Treated Potion Satchel (x1) |
| Smooth Like Butler | Hideaway | Clive’s Chambers | Start Things Fall Apart Main Quest | – Steelsilk (x25) – Bloody Hide (x25) – The Breath of Light (Flare Breath) (x1) |
| An Eye for an Eye | Hideaway | The Rear Stacks | Start Things Fall Apart Main Quest | – Meteorite (x1) – Continental Censer (x1) |
| Not to Be Outdone | Hideaway | The Ale Hall | Start Things Fall Apart Main Quest | – Sharp Fang (x25) – Bloody Hide (x75) – Raptor Liver (x1) – Saint’s Bonnet (x1) |
| On Balance | Hideaway | The Shelves | Start Things Fall Apart Main Quest | – Black Blood (x1) – Gil Bug (x2) |
| Tears of Mercy | Hideaway | The Infirmary | Start A Song of Hope Main Quest | – Magicked Ash (x40) – Sharp Fang (x20) – Medicine Chest (x1) |
| Blacksmith’s Blues III | Hideaway | The Counter | – Start A Song of Hope Main Quest; – Complete Blacksmith’s Blues II Side Quest | – Bloody Hide (x100) – Pit-coal Cinder (x1) – Ouroboros Design Draft (x1) |
| Please Sir, Can I Have Some Morbol | Hideaway | The Backyard | – Start A Song of Hope Main Quest | – Morbol Flower (x1) – Invigorated Morganbeard Extract (x1) |
| Self-Determination | Hideaway | Clive’s Chambers | Start Across The Narrow Main Quest | – Wyrrite (x100) – Sharp Fang (x25) – Meteorite (x1) |
| Blacksmith’s Blues IV | Hideaway | The Counter | – Start Across The Narrow Main Quest; – Complete Blacksmith’s Blues III Side Quest | – Gotterdammerung Design Draft (x1) – The Cracked Anvil (x1) – Ragnarok (x1) |
| Even Weirder Science | Hideaway | Mid’s Dungeon | Start Across The Narrow Main Quest | – Goblin Coin (x1) – Spherical Echo (x1) – Expanded Potion Satchel (x1) |
| Phoenix, Heal Thyself | Hideaway | The Infirmary | Start Across The Narrow Main Quest | – Magicked Ash (x150) – Meteorite (x1) – Stonawort (x1) |
| More than Words | Hideaway | Clive’s Chambers | Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest | – Cavall’s Fang (x1) – Charred Sparring Sword (x1) |
| An Inconvenient Truth | Hideaway | Clive’s Chambers | Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest | Scholar’s Bonnet (x1) |
| A Tail to Tell | Hideaway | Clive’s Chambers | Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest | – Stolas Quill (x1) – Wild Wyvern Tail (x1) |
| Litany of Errors | Hideaway | The Atrium | Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest | The Breath of Ice (Mesmerize) (x1) |
| Aiming High | Hideaway | The Atrium | Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest | – Model Airship (x1) – Adamantoise Shell (x1) – Shipwright’s Tallow (x1) – Brass Cogwheel (x1) |
| Trial and Error | Hideaway | Boarding Deck | Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest | The Breath of Lightning (Pile Drive) (x1) |
| Silver Linings | Hideaway | The Ale Hall | Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest | – Winter Mead (x1) – Silver Chocobo Feather (x1) |
| Nobody’s Tool | Hideaway | Boarding Deck | Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest | – Meteorite (x1) – Gaoler’s Key (x1) – The Breath of Darkness (Gungnir) (x1) |
| Where There’s a Will | Hideaway | Boarding Deck | Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest | – Rusted Battehelm (x1) – Archduke Elwin’s Testament (x1) – Heartstone (x1) |
| Priceless | Hideaway | Clive’s Chambers | Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest | – Snow Daisy Garland (x1) – Shiva’s Kiss (x1) |
| Three’s Company | Hideaway | The Ale Hall | Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest | – The Triunity Accord (x1) – The Breath of Darkness (Heaven’s Cloud) (x1) |
| What a Bird Wants | The Imperial Province of Rosaria | The Trans-Rosarian Aqueduct | Start Homecoming Main Quest | – Sharp Fang (x10) – Bloody Hide (x5) – Sealed Crate (x1) |
| False Friends | The Imperial Province of Rosaria | Martha’s Rest | Start Holding On Main Quest | – Magicked Ash (x10) – Meteorite (x1) – Iron Lantern (x1) |
| Beast Against Beast | The Imperial Province of Rosaria | Greensheaves | Start Holding On Main Quest | – Wyrrite (x10) – Meteorite (x1) |
| Crystalline Lifeline | The Imperial Province of Rosaria | Martha’s Rest | Start Holding On Main Quest | – Magicked Ash (x10) – Wyrrite (x10) – Foul Crystal (x1) |
| While the Cat’s Away | The Imperial Province of Rosaria | Martha’s Rest | Start Holding On Main Quest | – Wyrrite (x10) – Steelsilk (x5) |
| The White-Winged Wonder | The Imperial Province of Rosaria | Martha’s Rest | – Start The Gathering Storm Main Quest; – Complete Release Side Quest | – 600 Ability Points – Sharp Fang (x60) – White Chocobo Pinion (x1) – Ambrosia’s Tack (x1) – Chocobo |
| Rekindling the Flame | The Imperial Province of Rosaria | Martha’s Rest | Start Cloak and Dagger Main Quest | – Steelsilk (x40) – Meteorite (x1) – Bloody Hide (x80) |
| Rekindling the Flame II | The Imperial Province of Rosaria | Martha’s Rest | – Start Across The Narrow Main Quest; Complete Rekindling the Flame Side Quest | – Wyrrite (x100) – Meteorite (x1) – Martha’s Rest Signboard (x1) |
| Welcoming Committee | The Holy Empire of Sanbreque | Lostwing | Start Righting Wrongs Main Quest | – Gil Bug (x1) – Bread and Wine (x1) |
| Dying on the Vine | The Holy Empire of Sanbreque | Lostwing | Start Righting Wrongs Main Quest | – Sharp Fang (x10) – Black Blood (x1) |
| The Want Beyond the Wall | The Holy Empire of Sanbreque | Northreach | Start Righting Wrongs Main Quest | – Steelsilk (x20) – Bloody Hide (x20) – The Essence of Rose (x1) – Box of Cigars (x1) – Brandywine (x1) – Heavy Purse (x1) |
| Pride Comes Before a Fall | The Holy Empire of Sanbreque | Northreach | Start Righting Wrongs Main Quest | Meteorite (x1) |
| Friend of the People | The Holy Empire of Sanbreque | Northreach | Start Righting Wrongs Main Quest | – Magicked Ash (x25) – Bearer Comestibles (x1) |
| All Bark | The Holy Empire of Sanbreque | Royal Meadows | Start The Dame Main Quest | Magicked Ash (x30) |
| Playthings | The Holy Empire of Sanbreque | Moore | Start The Dame Main Quest | Magicked Ash (x20) |
| For Great Justice | The Holy Empire of Sanbreque | Lostwing | Start Out of The Shadow Main Quest | – Wyrrite (x50) – Sharp Fang (x50) – Black Blood (x1) |
| For Great Justice II | The Holy Empire of Sanbreque | Lostwing | – Start Cloak and Dagger Main Quest; – Complete For Great Justice Side Quest | – Meteorite (x1) – Hanged Man Signboard (x1) – The Breath of Wind (Wicked Wheel) (x1) |
| Under New Management | The Holy Empire of Sanbreque | Northreach | Start Across The Narrow Main Quest | – Steelsilk (x15) – Meteorite (x1) – Bloody Hide (x15) |
| Under New Management II | The Holy Empire of Sanbreque | Northreach | – Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest; – Complete Under New Management Side Quest | – Meteorite (x1) – Orichalcum (x1) – Veil Signboard (x1) |
| Carving Out a Niche | The Dhalmekian Republic | The Dalimil Inn | Start Riddle of the Sands Main Quest | – Goblin Coin (x1) – Spring Lime (x1) |
| Hot Water | The Dhalmekian Republic | The Dalimil Inn | Start Riddle of the Sands Main Quest | – Scarletite (x1) – The Breath of the Inferno (Ignition) (x1) |
| Use Your Loaf | The Dhalmekian Republic | The Dalimil Inn | Start Out of The Shadow Main Quest | Goblin Coin (x1) |
| Get Cart | The Dhalmekian Republic | Laetny’s Cleft | Start Onward Main Quest | Wyrrite (x80) |
| Onward to Discovery | The Dhalmekian Republic | The Boklad Markets | Start Onward Main Quest | – Wyrrite (x20) – The Breath of Earth (Upheaval) (x1) |
| Live and Let Live | The Dhalmekian Republic | The Boklad Markets | Start Onward Main Quest | – Wyrrite (x20) – Meteorite (x1) |
| Bearer of Good News | The Dhalmekian Republic | The Boklad Markets | Start Onward Main Quest | – Wyrrite (x40) – Black Blood (x1) |
| Bad Blood | The Dhalmekian Republic | Rymasov Flat | Start Cloak and Dagger Main Quest | – Magicked Ash (x100) – Meteorite (x1) |
| Skin Trade | The Dhalmekian Republic | Tabor | Start Cloak and Dagger Main Quest | – Meteorite (x1) – Bloody Hide (x100) – Aevis Skin (x1) |
| Carved in Stone | The Dhalmekian Republic | Tabor | Start Cloak and Dagger Main Quest | Goblin Coin (x1) |
| Trading Places | The Dhalmekian Republic | The Boklad Markets | Start Cloak and Dagger Main Quest | – Wyrrite (x50) – Meteorite (x1) – Black Blood (x1) |
| Lines in the Sand | The Dhalmekian Republic | The Dalimil Inn | Start Across The Narrow Main Quest | – Magicked Ash (x120) – Meteorite (x1) |
| Trading Places II | The Dhalmekian Republic | The Boklad Markets | – Start Across The Narrow Main Quest; – Complete Trading Places Side Quest | – Gysahl Greens Seeds (x1) – Crimson Caravans Signboard (x1) – The Breath of Fire (Scarlet Cyclone) (x1) |
| Duty Undying | The Dhalmekian Republic | Tabor | Start Across The Narrow Main Quest | – Kretov Report (x1) – The Breath of Ice (Ice Age) (x1) |
| Lines in the Sand II | The Dhalmekian Republic | The Dalimil Inn | – Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest; – Complete Lines in the Sand Side Quest | – Meteorite (x1) – Briar’s Kiss Signboard (x1) – The Breath of Light (Impulse) (x1) |
| Duty Undying II | The Dhalmekian Republic | Tabor | – Start Back to Their Origin Main Quest; – Complete Duty Undying Side Quest | – Orichalcum (x1) – Clayhearth Signboard (x1) – Mikkelburg Report (x1) |
| Laid to Rest | The Kingdom of Waloed | The Mothers’ Mines | Start Brotherhood Main Quest | – Meteorite (x1) – Clutchmine (x20) |
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