In Search of Providence

Quest Overview

In Search of Providence is a Side Quest in Sands of Aura. Side quest are optional and do not alter the primary ending of the game. Some side quests are dependent upon other quests to begin or may only become available once the main narrative of the game has been progressed to a specific point.

"Venturing into the holy city of Ishular reveals a familiar face. Calder, The Excommunicate, waits before a grand fountain within the holy city. He revealed that during his self-imposed isolation, the voice of Leisis has called out to him and she beckons him to enter the holiest chamber in Talamhel, the Consecrated Hollow. To begin this task, Calder asked you to find an ancient astrolabe waiting somewhere within the city.”

Location

• Ishular

Quest Giver

• Calder, The Excommunicate

Prerequisites

• Engulfed in Sin
• The Festival of the Spire

Next Quests

• Contingent on player choice:
  • Calder's return to Starspire.
  • Calder's Journey to the Crumbling Basilica.

Fail Conditions

• N/A

Objective

• Find the Astrolabe
• Return to Calder, The Excommunicate.
• Investigate the fountain of Leisis.
• Find Calder beneath Atnael’s throne room.

Guide

Warning: Spoiler Ahead. Read at your own risk.

Part One Upon arriving in Ishular you’ll be met by Calder standing before a great fountain of Leisis. If you completed the side quest, “A Fortunate Gesture,” a brief scene will play out between Calder and Danthea. After speaking with Calder, you will learn that he has begun to hear what he believes to be the voice of Leisis in his head and that he seeks to enter a chamber called the Consecrated Hollow. To do this, the voice of Leisis has beckoned him to find an astrolabe of considerable age somewhere within the city of Ishular. Agreeing to help him, you may begin to explore the city. Progressing along the available path will quickly reveal the giant of Ishular which when fully defeated will drop the Broken Astrolabe. For assistance on how to defeat the giant completely you can speak with Reeland, The Apprentice Apothecary, who waits upon a doorstep just off the main path after the first giant encounter. Reeland, who was gravely wounded fighting the giant, will tell you to match the beast’s aggression and warn you not to rest. To fully defeat the giant for good and get the astrolabe, you must defeat the beast seven times before resting at a Resonate Bell. As you progress along the natural path toward the upper portions of the city, the giant of Ishular will emerge at various locations. If you rest at any point throughout, you will need to backtrack and defeat him at all the locations again. While the giant is a considerable challenge, if you completed the side quest, “A Fortunate Gesture,” Danthea will appear at each encounter to assist you during combat. Part Two After fully defeating the giant, the beast will drop the Broken Astrolabe. Returning to Calder with the Astrolabe, he will reveal that he believes the nearby fountain and the Astrolabe are linked. He will comment on the sections of the ground surrounding the fountain as well as the statues surrounding it. Now that the Astrolabe is complete, you can rotate the segmented rings which surround the fountain. Each ring has a number of stars positioned on it and when aligned in the correct position they will unlock the way to the Consecrated Hollow. The correct alignment can be found by interacting with Eidolons statues at various locations throughout the city. Interacting with all four statues within Ishular and then proceeding to the top of the city, will allow you to place the astrolabe upon a pedestal within the Observatory. Doing so will cause a number of glowing lights to descend upon an arrangement very similar to the fountain. Returning to the fountain and aligning the rings in the same way will reveal a hidden stairway. After the way to the Consecrated Hollow has been opened, Calder will proceed down the stairway. Following him will bring you into the depths of Ishular. Proceeding toward a large platform, you can then continue straight up a number of stairs before you will find Calder in a large room filled with scrolls, statues, and various other items. Calder waits before a mess of scrolls and parchment, when speaking with him you find him struggling with the revelation that the goddess of Leisis was a fabrication created by Atnael. Despite her non-existence, Calder claims the voice of Leisis still speaks within his head and that it calls him to reach a chamber buried deep beneath Atnael’s throne room. Frantically, Calder flees to try and find this chamber. Heading back to Ishular proper and progressing to Atnael’s chamber, you will find an elevator toward the back of the room. The elevator will let you descend into a secret chamber beneath. Within the chamber waits a pained Calder who stands before a thriving abomination which appears as the cause of Calder's mental hallucinations. Despite his immense pain, Calder calls out to you, telling you the abomination wants him to drink from a chalice filled before him, and in return it will free him from his suffering. At this point you have the option to either encourage Calder to heed the abomination or to encourage him to refuse it and return to Starspire. If you encourage him to drink, he will invite you to meet him at the Crumbling Basilica before he vanishing with the abomination. You may then collect the Parturition Vessel from the altar to complete the quest. If you encourage him to return to Starspire Calder will ignore the influence of the abomination and it will vanish to complete the quest. It should be known that if you sided with Danthea during the “Engulfed in Sin” quest, Calder will not trust you and will choose to drink from the Parturition Vessel regardless of your input. Step By Step Talk to Calder once you walk into the city of Ishular Find all the statues in the city and inspect them. Defeat the giant in all of his 7 ambush locations to get the astrolabe. Go to the lab at the top near the graveyard fast travel point and the boss room. Interact with the contraption in the lab. Use what you see in the lab on the grand fountain where Calder can be found. Enter Ishular underground and find Calder. Go deeper down into the underground city and find Calder again. Once you speak the Calder leave back topside. Defeat Atnael the boss of Ishular Ride the elevator down and speak to Calder Redemption Route Send him back to Starspire Refuge. Talk to him in the Church of Leisis. Abomination Route Allow him to drink from the chalice. Find Calder within the Crumbling Basilica.