Shadowbringers begins in Lakewood, and you'll be spending a great deal of time here in the early hours hiking your way through its gorgeous purple forests. As is always the case with Final Fantasy 14, there's something to be said for getting to know a zone on foot, but that sweet reward of soaring is the end goal.
To unlock flying, you'll need to do something you're undoubtedly quite familiar with by now — attune to every aether current. But if you're picking FF14 back up again after a bit of a hiatus, you might not be aware yet that with Endwalker's launch, all previous expansion zones have had their field current total reduced to four. There are still five quest-based currents, for the record; that much hasn't changed.
Lakewood Aether Current Locations
Aether Currents Found On the Map
| Aether Co-ordinates | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (X:9.0, Y:17.5) | Along the castle's wall. |
| 2 | (X:18.4, Y:19.4) | - |
| 3 | (X:33.7, Y:16.9) | - |
| 4 | (X:32.5, Y:28.5) | At the Accensor Gate, atop a staircase. |
Aether Currents Obtained Via Quests
| Quest Name | Quest Level | Quest Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | An Unreasonable Request | 70 | (X:7.4,Y:14.4) | Becomes available upon completing the main scenario quest 'Logistics of War'. |
| B | The Astute Amaro | 70 | (X:8.0,Y:17.0) | Becomes available upon completing the main scenario quest 'Logistics of War'. |
| C | Imperative Repairs | 70 | (X:6.1,Y:15.4) | Becomes available upon completing the main scenario quest 'Logistics of War'. |
| D | A Jobb Well Done | 70 | The Crystarium (X:12.0,Y:16.4) | Becomes available upon completing the main scenario quest 'Warrior of Darkness'. |
| E | Logistics of War | 72 | The Crystarium (X;8.5,Y:9.7) | Becomes available upon completing the main scenario quest 'The Crystarium's Resolve'. |
