FATE — Scythe FFXI

Overview

FATEs are open-world timed events modeled on the system of the same name from another well-known online Final Fantasy. While you are exploring, an event can erupt in your current zone — a sudden swarm of enemies or a powerful boss appears in a defined area. Everyone in the zone is invited, everyone shares the rewards, and your contribution is scored individually.

Scythe ships 88 FATEs across 44 outdoor zones covering the full 1-99 leveling path, with extras in the Abyssea, Adoulin, and Escha endgame zones. Each zone has its own level cap — when you engage a FATE above your level, you are synced down so the encounter scales properly.

How to participate

Travel to any FATE-enabled zone. A FATE has a chance to spawn whenever the in-game hour changes, provided the zone's per-FATE cooldown is up (annihilation FATEs reset in 40 minutes, notorious FATEs in up to 2 hours).
Watch zone chat for the [FATE] announcement — it names the event, the landmark/map grid, and the time limit.
Go to the landmark and find the FATE Sync NPC at the center of the event circle. Talk to it to apply the level sync.
FATE mobs are untargetable until at least one synced player engages — this prevents stealth-pulls before parties form. Once unlocked, the mobs activate for everyone.
Fight. Your kills and your time inside the FATE radius (default 60 yalms) both count toward your contribution score.
When the FATE completes, rewards are distributed automatically based on your individual score — no looting, no party setup required.

Detail	Value
Total FATEs	88 across 44 zones
Level cap range	12 → 99 (zone-dependent)
Spawn check	Every in-game hour, max one FATE active per zone
Annihilation cooldown	40 minutes after completion
Notorious cooldown	60-120 minutes after completion
FATE radius	55-85 yalms from center (event-specific)
Currency	Luminas — tracked on charvar `[FATE]Luminas`
EXP bonus	Up to 20% of your next level on Gold contributions
Solo viable?	Yes — Abyssea/Escha bands recommend a party

Contribution & Rewards

Your contribution is scored from two sources: kill credit (10 per trash kill, 120 per notorious boss) and time in the FATE radius (1 point per second). The total determines your tier — Gold, Silver, or Bronze.

Pets and trusts credit their master. The killer's full party is added to the contribution list automatically, so traditional XP party play works as expected. Enmity-list participants get credit too, so support roles are not shut out.

Tier	Score Required	Luminas	EXP Reward
Gold	120+	10	20% of your next level
Silver	40-119	4	8% of your next level
Bronze	1-39	1	2% of your next level

EXP scaling: The percentage is taken from the EXP required to reach the level cap of the zone you're in. So a Gold finish in a level-85 Abyssea FATE awards ~9,800 raw EXP, while a Gold finish in a level-99 Adoulin FATE awards ~11,200 raw EXP. The map.EXP_RATE multiplier (4× on Scythe) is then applied on top by the server.

FATE Types

Every FATE is one of two types. The announcement names the event but does not tell you which type — you'll see at a glance: a crowd of enemies means annihilation; one large mob means notorious.

Annihilation

Kill a target number of mobs (10-24 depending on the zone's level band) inside the time limit. Mobs spawn in two waves — when the first wave is roughly half cleared, reinforcements arrive with additional spawns, raising your kill target. Each mob has 3× HP and 2× attack/defense over its native pool.

Notorious

A single boss spawn. The boss has 10-15× HP, full stat scaling (5-8× combat stats), and uses the family's native mob skills. Defeat the boss before the timer expires to clear. These are tuned for a coordinated party at the listed level cap — solo clears require gear and class advantage.

Type	Timer	Trash Targets	Mob HP Mult	Mob Stat Mult
Annihilation	15 minutes	10-24 kills (waves)	3×	2×
Notorious (low)	20-25 minutes	1 boss	10×	5×
Notorious (mid)	30 minutes	1 boss	12×	6×
Notorious (high)	35-40 minutes	1 boss	15×	7-8×

Zone Roster — Starter (Lv 12-30)

Starter and early travel routes. These are solo-friendly with a trust party.

Zone	Cap	FATE	Type	Landmark
East Sarutabaruta	12	Sarutabaruta Bloom Frenzy	Annihilation	the eastern fields (H-11)
East Sarutabaruta	12	Sarutabaruta Crawler Queen	Notorious	the sunken basin (J-9)
North Gustaberg	12	Goblin Raiding Party	Annihilation	the northern crater flats (L-7)
North Gustaberg	12	Ancient Rock Eater	Notorious	the iron ruins (D-10)
South Gustaberg	12	South Gustaberg Skirmish	Annihilation	the E-9 highlands
West Ronfaure	12	Hound Pack Assault	Annihilation	the western plains (H-8)
West Ronfaure	12	Alpha Hound Uprising	Notorious	the shepherd's plain (H-9)
West Sarutabaruta	12	Sarutabaruta Procession	Annihilation	the western plain (J-8)
West Sarutabaruta	12	Sarutabaruta Raptor Tyrant	Notorious	the windward pass (H-11)
Konschtat Highlands	15	Highland Horror Swarm	Annihilation	the central highlands (H-6)
Konschtat Highlands	15	Konschtat Ancient	Notorious	the windswept ridge (E-9)
La Theine Plateau	15	Orc Warband Advance	Annihilation	the central plateau (H-11)
La Theine Plateau	15	Plateau Hare Stampede	Annihilation	the H-9 plateau
La Theine Plateau	15	Plateau Overlord	Notorious	the stone circle (E-7)
Tahrongi Canyon	15	Tahrongi Canyon Swarm	Annihilation	the I-8 canyon
Buburimu Peninsula	25	Buburimu Dhalmel Stampede	Annihilation	the peninsula plains (H-9)
Buburimu Peninsula	25	Buburimu Sky Wyrm	Notorious	the ancient ruin plaza (I-7)
Valkurm Dunes	25	Shore Fiend Surge	Annihilation	the eastern beach (G-8)
Valkurm Dunes	25	Dune Horror Awakened	Notorious	the dune crest (L-6)
Jugner Forest	30	Jugner Forest Horde	Annihilation	the I-8 woods
Meriphataud Mountains	30	Meriphataud Beetle Swarm	Annihilation	the E-6 ridge
Meriphataud Mountains	30	Meriphataud Raptor Surge needs repair	Annihilation	the E-11 mountains
Meriphataud Mountains	30	Axe Beak Ascendant	Notorious	the E-6 mountains
Pashhow Marshlands	30	Pashhow Marsh Swarm	Annihilation	the K-6 marsh
Pashhow Marshlands	30	Quadav Marsh Patrol	Annihilation	the I-7 marsh
Pashhow Marshlands	30	Marsh Goobbue Rising	Notorious	the E-11 marsh
Pashhow Marshlands	30	Pashhow Malboro Bloom	Notorious	the I-10 marsh
Qufim Island	30	Qufim Weapon Surge	Annihilation	the H-7 island

Zone Roster — Midgame (Lv 35-65)

Midgame routes through Jeuno, Zilart, Promathia, and Aht Urhgan zones.

Zone	Cap	FATE	Type	Landmark
Sauromugue Champaign	35	Champaign Beast Rush	Annihilation	the central plains (F-6)
Sauromugue Champaign	35	Champaign Yagudo Rally	Annihilation	the K-8 camp
Sauromugue Champaign	35	Champaign Coeurl Stalker	Notorious	the J-7 rise
Sauromugue Champaign	35	Sauromugue Tyrant	Notorious	the ancient ruins (K-10)
Batallia Downs	40	Undead Legion Rising	Annihilation	the Batallia lowlands (K-9)
Batallia Downs	40	Barrow Wight Lord	Notorious	the dark barrow mounds (F-8)
Bibiki Bay	40	Bibiki Bay Shore Swarm	Annihilation	the H-6 shore
Lufaise Meadows	40	Lufaise Bugard Charge	Annihilation	the K-9 meadows
Rolanberry Fields	40	Rolanberry War Party	Annihilation	the rolanberry plains (J-6)
Rolanberry Fields	40	Rolanberry Ochu	Notorious	the sunken grove (I-13)
Beaucedine Glacier	45	Glacier Gigas Reinforcements	Annihilation	the H-10 glacier shelf
Beaucedine Glacier	45	Glacier Horde needs repair	Annihilation	the frozen plain (G-7)
Beaucedine Glacier	45	Glacier Stone Warden	Notorious	the ice spire (H-9)
The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah	45	Sanctuary Pilgrimage Surge	Annihilation	the ancient sanctuary (H-8)
The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah	45	Zi'Tah Stone Colossus	Notorious	the elder stones (G-11)
Misareaux Coast	55	Misareaux Shore Surge	Annihilation	the K-11 coast
Misareaux Coast	55	Orcish Coast Raid	Annihilation	the K-7 coast
Misareaux Coast	55	Misareaux Goaftrap Bloom	Notorious	the G-7 coast
Xarcabard	55	Shadow Tide	Annihilation	the dark wastes (H-8)
Xarcabard	55	Xarcabard Shadow Drake	Notorious	the obsidian cliff (I-9)
Western Altepa Desert	60	Altepa Scorpion March	Annihilation	the H-10 dunes
Western Altepa Desert	60	Antican War Party	Annihilation	the desert flats (I-5)
Western Altepa Desert	60	Desert Ancient	Notorious	the dune wastes (K-7)
Cape Teriggan	65	Teriggan Raptor Hunt	Annihilation	the G-8 cape
Cape Teriggan	65	Cape Manticore Tyrant	Notorious	the I-9 cape
Uleguerand Range	65	Uleguerand Snowpack	Annihilation	the G-11 slope

Zone Roster — Veteran (Lv 75-85)

Higher-level field routes plus Abyssea and sky-era zones.

Zone	Cap	FATE	Type	Landmark
Meriphataud Mountains [S]	75	Meriphataud Lynx Ambush	Annihilation	the E-5 pass
Newton Movalpolos	75	Newton Moblin Works	Annihilation	the F-10 works
Newton Movalpolos	75	Newton Bugbear Watchman	Notorious	the F-10 works
Ru'Aun Gardens	75	Ru'Aun Elemental Surge	Annihilation	the celestial garden (H-11)
Ru'Aun Gardens	75	Ru'Aun Despot Awakens	Notorious	the celestial ruins (J-8)
Valley of Sorrows	75	Valley Raptor Rampage	Annihilation	the valley floor (J-8)
Valley of Sorrows	75	Valley Sea Terror	Notorious	the deep valley (G-8)
Beadeaux [S]	80	Beadeaux Quadav Vanguard	Annihilation	the F-7 tunnels
Abyssea-Attohwa	85	Toxic Horror Eruption	Annihilation	the chasm floor (L-9)
Abyssea-Attohwa	85	Attohwa Rift Predator	Notorious	the sulfur flats (J-8)
Abyssea-La Theine	85	Abyssean Beast Surge	Annihilation	the abyssal plains (J-8)
Abyssea-La Theine	85	Abyssal Geier	Notorious	the rift cliffside (I-8)
Abyssea-Tahrongi	85	Twisted Nightmare Swarm	Annihilation	the distorted canyon (H-7)
Abyssea-Tahrongi	85	Canyon Abyssite Titan	Notorious	the fractured mesa (G-5)
Escha Ru'Aun	85	Ru'Aun Predator Surge	Annihilation	the celestial platform (I-10)
Escha Ru'Aun	85	Escha Ru'Aun Sovereign	Notorious	the celestial vertex (G-10)

Zone Roster — Endgame (Lv 90-99)

Shadowreign bridge events, Escha, and Seekers of Adoulin endgame routes.

Zone	Cap	FATE	Type	Landmark
Escha Zi'Tah	90	Escha Legion Surge	Annihilation	the escha rift (H-8)
Escha Zi'Tah	90	Escha Zi'Tah Entity	Notorious	the dimensional rift (J-10)
West Sarutabaruta [S]	93	Saruta Rarab Migration	Annihilation	the western war fields
West Sarutabaruta [S]	93	Saruta Rarab Matron	Notorious	the eastern burrow
Batallia Downs [S]	95	Batallia Fly Swarm	Annihilation	the western downs
Batallia Downs [S]	95	Batallia Tsetse Matron	Notorious	the eastern nesting ground
Rolanberry Fields [S]	95	Rolanberry Crawler March	Annihilation	the northern berry fields
Rolanberry Fields [S]	95	Rolanberry Crawler Regent	Notorious	the southern crawler nest
Sauromugue Champaign [S]	95	Champaign Beetle Breakout	Annihilation	the western war ridge
Sauromugue Champaign [S]	95	Champaign Beetle Bulwark	Notorious	the eastern carapace field
Ceizak Battlegrounds	99	Ceizak Beastmen Siege	Annihilation	the central battleground (J-10)
Ceizak Battlegrounds	99	Ceizak Warlord	Notorious	the war plaza (H-10)
Grauberg [S]	99	Grauberg Sapling Surge	Annihilation	the western sapling grove
Grauberg [S]	99	Grauberg Sapling Elder	Notorious	the southern sapling grove
Kamihr Drifts	99	Kamihr Beast Horde	Annihilation	the windswept drifts (H-9)
Kamihr Drifts	99	Kamihr Sovereign	Notorious	the elemental spire (J-7)
Yorcia Weald	99	Weald Beast Rampage	Annihilation	the deep weald (J-11)
Yorcia Weald	99	Weald Ancient Treant	Notorious	the elder grove (G-9)

Tips

Always sync first. Talk to the FATE Sync NPC before attacking — if you try to engage without sync, the mob resets and disengages.
Trusts work, but… If a trust starts engaging before you've synced, the mobs may stay locked. Always touch the Sync NPC yourself.
Stay inside the radius. The tick loop credits 5 seconds of "time score" every 5 real seconds you remain inside the FATE circle. Stepping out stops your time accrual but doesn't lose existing contribution.
Pets and trusts credit their master. BST charm pets, SMN avatars, and trust kills all count for you. So do enmity-list participants — support roles share in the reward.
Cooldowns are per-FATE. One zone can have 4 FATEs (Pashhow, Sauromugue) that rotate, so a zone with active players will usually have something to do within 10-15 minutes.
Solo Bronze is fine. Even minimal participation yields 1 Lumina and a small EXP boost — don't skip a FATE just because you're alone.
Level-restrict pre-existing. If you already have a LEVEL_RESTRICTION effect from another source, FATE sync won't override it — the FATE message will tell you to clear it first.