It's spring time! Yes, the nights are getting brighter and shorter. Flowers are in bloom and there's something that smells like Easter in the air! The Hatching Tide celebrations have begun in Eorzea.

Hatching Tide, is a celebration of friendship and comraderie. The tradition itself can be dated back to before the events of the fateful Seventh Calamity. An eccentric Miqo'te named Jihli Aliapoh is said to have been visited in her dreams by the Twelve Archons of eld, descending from the heavens atop beautifully bedecked eggs. They spoke unto her a declaration of their return, and she now works tirelessly to see her dream someday turn to reality. Each year countless eggs are gathered and painted in an array of colors with splendid patterns. Though most serve merely as decorations about town, a select few chosen by Jihli and her Dreamers are reserved for Hatching Hour, a grand ceremony in which the chosen eggs are used to summon the Archons back to Eorzea.

The celebrations have kicked off within the past hour (at time of writing). Unlike other festivals, Hatching Tide follows a structure similar to the Lightning Returns event. As the celebrations progress, more and more tasks will become available for adventurers to undertake.

Event Schedule
Wednesday, April 9 at 10:00 to Tuesday, April 22 at 14:59 (GMT)
Required Level: 15 or above
The story arc for this event is comprised of multiple quests that will be released at the following times:
Chapter 1: From Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 10:00 (GMT)
Chapter 2: From Friday, April 11, 2014 at 8:00 (GMT)
Chapter 3: From Sunday, April 13, 2014 at 8:00 (GMT)
Chapter 4: From Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 8:00 (GMT)


* Previous chapters will remain available as new chapters are unlocked.

Chapter 1 of the story arc can be started by talking to either Oscarlet, Jihil Aliapoh or Orselfaux in Limsa Lominsa, Gridania and Ul'dah respectively. Chapters 2-4 are started by talking to Jihil Aliapoh in Gridania.

As always, once the seasonal event has ended, players will no longer be able to complete these quests.

Oscarlet
Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (X: 11, Y: 13)

Jihil Aliapoh
Old Gridania (X: 10, Y: 9)

Orselfaux
Ul'dah, Steps of Nald (X: 10, Y: 9)


Rewards
Adventurers who take part in the Hatching Tide festivities will receive a special barding for their Chocobo as well as a veritable array of egg themed multi-stat lv10-40 helms and lv1 rings, that can be used for glamours.

Are you eggscited?