Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII also includes 13 Global Canvas of Prayers Quests, which can be activated from any Canvas of Prayers board; but one of them must be unlocked by starting the fifth main-quest.
The main difference between the Global Canvas of Prayers side-quests and those you can trigger in Luxerion, Yusnaan, Wildlands or Dead Dunes, is that the global quests have better payouts, but your clients require specific items. In other words, for theses quests, you have to find key items, most of them being hidden or lost.
Without knowing the exact locations of these items, the Global Canvas of Prayers quests can be difficult to complete; therefore, the following Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 game guide explains where to find them, in order to help you finish all quests and receive all associated rewards.
Quest 1: Whats Left Behind
Description:
Oh, dear, oh dear. What to do? Ive lost my violet amulet! If only I could remember where I had it last. I think it was yes, yes! Near Luxerions South Station. I had it then. I sat down at one of the tables on the terrace .and then I didnt have it anymore. That must be where I left it!
Client: Lesia
Difficulty: 1/3
Quest Item: Violet Amulet X 1
Available: After you complete main-quest 1, in Luxerion
Reward: 800 Gil, Maximum HP + 10, Strength + 1, Purple Flower
Guide: To complete Whats Left Behind you have to find the Violet Amulet. The Violet Amulet is located inside a sphere, in Pilgrims Passage, near the reading area where you find Ranulph (The Avid Reader side-quest).
Quest 2: A Girls Challenge
Description:
I heard some girl claiming that shes the savior, but I dont believe her for one minute. Lumina told me that the true savior has a way to hear my silent prayers. Which means you can hear this. What I want is for the savior to come to the Cathedral Plaza in the holy district and collect the Proof of Courage. If you get this message, you must be the real deal which means you shouldnt be afraid of the dark, right?
Client: Righteous Liv
Difficulty: 1/3
Quest Item: Proof of Courage X 1
Available: After you complete main-quest 1, in Luxerion
Reward: 600 Gil, Maximum HP + 10, Magic + 1, Silver Medal Guide: A Girls Challenge can be completed in Luxerion but only after midnight and before 6 AM, when you can find the Proof of Courage.
Open your map and east from South Station you should see the Holy District.
Go to the gates where you have met Aremiah (The Saint’s Stone side-quest) and enter the small courtyard. In the right corner of the courtyard, you will see a glowing spot. Examine it to get the Proof of Courage.
Quest 3: Seeing The Dawn
Description:
Up for a game? Theres this hotel in the Revealers Quarter of Yusnaan. You should know which one. Anyway, every night at seven oclock, I leave my lapis lazuli there, but only until four in the morning when I take it back again. Im going to keep doing that until someone claims it. As for why-well, theres part of the game. Youll have to collect the lapis first if you want to know.
Client: Young Padd
Difficulty: 1/3
Quest Item: Lapis Lazuli X 1
Available: After you complete Adoring Adornments, in Yusnaan
Reward: 700 Gil, Maximum HP + 10, Magic + 1, Urban Shades
Guide: Seeing The Dawn is an accessible global Canvas of Payers quest but to complete it you have to finish Adoring Adornments in Yusnaan, and you have to find Lapis Lazuli, which is a hidden item.
If you finished Adoring Adornments, go to the stairs that lead to the Augurs Quarter between 7 PM and 4 AM.
In front of the Inn you will see several bushes. Jump over them and examine the sphere to collect Lapis Lazuli and finish the quest.
Quest 4: Fading Prayer
Description:
Where am I? What is this place? Its so dark here. Am I in the Chaos? If so, then I must already be dead. Who was I? What did I look like? If only I could see a photograph of how I once was, perhaps I would remember that I am. I was a scientist, Im sure. Perhaps in the Research Camp, someone will have known me
Client: A.Z.
Difficulty: 1/3
Quest Item: Old-Fashioned Photo Frame X 1
Available: After you complete side-quest: Saving An Angel
Reward: 800 Gil, Maximum HP + 10, Strength + 1, Crystal Star Adornment
Guide: For the Fading Prayer quest you have to find an Old-Fashioned Photo Frame.
Travel to the Research Camp in eastern Eremite Plains sub-area of the Wildlands, and locate Tilda (Matchmaker side-quest).
Close to her, you will see the Forge. Go around Tilda and look for a sphere in the bushes behind her, very close to the fence. Inside is the Old-Fashioned Photo Frame.
Quest 5: Shoot for the Sky
Description:
I dream of rebuilding an old airship and taking to the sky one more time. A foolish fancy it may be, but Ive been collecting airship parts for centuries now. I just heard about a downed airship in the north of the Wildlands thats in pretty good shape-but I cant get there by foot. Too bad, because Id love to salvage the gyroscope from the wreck, broken or otherwise.
Client: An Engineer
Difficulty: 2/3
Quest Item: Broken Gyroscope X 1
Available: Starting Day 2
Reward: 1300 Gil, Maximum HP + 20, Strength + 2, Magic + 1, Gold Windup Key Adornment, Afro Adornment
Guide: While visiting the Eremite Plains in northern Wildlands, make sure you discover the Crash Site. It is located in the northernmost right corner of Eremite Plains, but you need a Chocobo that can glide to get close to the ship wreck.
Assuming you managed to heal the Angel of Valhalla, get close to the ship, dismount, and open the sphere on the left side of the ladder you can climb to get inside the wreck.
The sphere contains the Broken Gyroscope you are asked to find for quest named Shoot for the Sky.
Quest 6: Where Moogles Be
Description:
Im in Shock. Shock, I tell you! I overheard my father whispering that somewhere in the Jagd Woods stand a small village inhabited by wait for it Moogles! Can you believe it? If I was a bit older, Id go to the Wildlands right now and look for proof of the moogles existence. Not that Is expect to find any!
Client: Dreaming Nonnoh
Difficulty: 2/3
Quest Item: Moogle Dust X 1
Available: After you complete side-quest: Saving An Angel
Reward: 1000 Gil, Maximum HP + 20, Strength + 2, Magic + 1, Nymph Wings Adornment
Guide: The Moogle Dust you have to find in order to complete Where Moogles Be is quite easy to locate. Travel to Moogle Village, north from Jagd Village in Wildlands and look for it in the central area where moogles gather.
As you will notice most moogles are located on an elevated hill. Go around it (right side) and you will see an entrance to the left.
Behind three large mushrooms is a sphere and inside it the Moogle Dust.
Quest 7: Forbidden Tome
Description:
In the Wildlands lies a secluded village called Poltae, inhabited by worshippers of the goddess Etro who devote themselves to live a pious contemplation. Somewhere in that village, I have been told, can be found Etros Forbidden Tome, a book that records a prophecy that has been kept secret for many long centuries.
Client: Alchemist Matheux
Difficulty: 2/3
Quest Item: Etros Forbidden Tome X 1
Available: After you complete main quest 3-3: Where Chaos Sleeps
Reward: 1200 Gil, Maximum HP + 20, Strength + 1, Magic + 2, Silver Chocobo Chick Adornment
Guide: As the description indicates, Etros Forbidden Tome is located in Poltae. After you accept the quest, visit the settlement NE of Rocky Crag and find the General Store.
While staying close to the vendor, move north towards the end of the street and remain on the right side. Etros Forbidden Tome is on the ground in front of a door.
Quest 8: Staying Sharp
Description:
Some scoundrel has nicked my power booster, when I need it to hone the sacred swords in the Orders collection! I bet the culprit was one of the Yusnaan workmen, but Bhunivelze only knows where they dropped. The booster comes on automatically at 11 AM, and the indicator light stays lit until 4 PM. That should make it easier to find
Client: Blacksmith Dray
Difficulty: 1/3
Quest Item: Power Booster X 1
Available: After you complete main quest 2-1: The Great Break-In
Reward: 800 Gil, Maximum HP + 10, Strength + 1, Silver Windup Key Adornment
Guide: The Power Booster required to complete Staying Sharp is located in Yusnaan in the Industrial Area, but you have to go there between 11 AM and 4 PM.
Once you enter the Industrial Area, follow the stairs down and you will reach the central area. The Power Booster in on the left side of a large red crate near the stairs on the other side. It glows on the ground.
Quest 9: Digging Mysteries
Description:
Bandits are not the only ones drawn to the ruins of the Dead Dunes; archaeologists and historians are too. I have heard that one such scholar has managed to get into the Temple Ruins via the south entrance. He reports that there are archaeological relics there that have not yet been plundered by the bandits. Oh, how I would love to examine them even one would be enough!
Client: Archaeologist Davia
Difficulty: 2/3
Quest Item: Golden Scarab X 1
Available: After you complete main quest 4-4: Murals of the Gods
Reward: 1400 Gil, Maximum HP + 20, Strength + 1, Magic + 2, Gold Anchor Adornment, Adamantoise Shell Adornment
Guide: If you know where to look, the Golden Scarab you have to find for Digging Mysteries is easy to obtain. As most key items, it is located in a sphere, inside Temple Ruins.
When you explore the ruins, you will enter a sub-area named Scorched Earth: Upper Level. Here you should see a smaller zone surrounded by a fence.
Enter using the ladder on the upper level, and you will find a quest-giver named Nolan. If you talk to him, you will start What Rough Beast Slouches side-quest.
Next to Nolan and a torch, on the ground, is the sphere you are looking for, and the Golden Scarab.
Quest 10: Roadworks I
Description:
The main road connecting Luxerion and the Wildlands has long been closed, but we just got permission to travel it, you can do the honors, if you want. Ill give you the key for the gates on either end, in Luxerion and the Wildlands. All you need to do is unlock them and bring me back the proofs of unlocking so I can raise the shutters.
Client: Works Manager Dent
Difficulty: 1/3
Quest Item: Proof of Unlocking the Light Gate X 1, Proof of Unlocking the Green Gate X 1
Available: Starting Day 9
Reward: 800 Gil, Maximum HP + 10, Strength + 1, Ul’Dahn Blade, Ul’Dahn Crest
Guide: Starting Day 9, if you check the Canvas of Prayers in any area, you will be able to start Roadworks I quest. After you accept it, you will receive Key for the Gates, which allows you to unlock the path between Luxerion and Wildlands.
First travel to Wildlands, and south-east from Aryas Village you should see a road on your map. Climb the red ladder to get on the road, then head right and inspect the blue device on the other side.
After you get Proof of Unlocking the Green Gate, travel to the North Station in Luxerion.
From there, move north-east, cross the Forsake Graveyard and Sinners Corner, to reach another road. Again, check the blue device to get the Proof of Unlocking the Light Gate and complete the quest.
Quest 11: Roadworks II
Description:
The main road connecting the Wildlands and the Dead Dunes has been closed a while, but we just got permission to open it again. If youre that anxious to use it, you can help me out. I need the keys to open the gates at each end. One key is by the massive ruin atop Aryas Hill, the other one near the Oasis Lighthouse. Bring them here once you’ve found them.
Client: Works Manager Ford
Difficulty: 2/3
Quest Item: Key to the Green Gate X 1, Key to the Sand Gate X 1
Available: Starting Day 9
Reward: 1200 Gil, Maximum HP + 20, Strength + 2, Magic + 1, Gridanian Sword, Gridanian Shield
Guide: Similar to the previous quest, for Roadworks II you will need two key items. For Key to the Sand Gate you have to go to the dead end named Oasis Lighthouse, north-east from Shrine of the Tablet: Dry Floodlands, in Dead Dunes.
The key is in the sphere on the left side of the small area. After you get it, travel to the Wildlands and to Aryas Village.
Check the massive structure on the hill close to the village, and in front of it you should see another sphere. Examine it to get the Key to the Green Gate.
Quest 12: Roadworks III
Description:
The higher-ups have ordered the road connecting Yusnaan and Dead Dunes to be reopened. The Yusnaan Merchants Guild and the desert bandits have signed oaths swearing not to smuggle prohibited goods, so help them God. Find the Oath of the Merchant Guild and the Bandits Bloodseal and bring them to me.
Client: Works Manager Zaphod
Difficulty: 2/3
Quest Item: Oath of the Merchants Guild X 1, Bandit’s Bloodseal X 1
Available: Starting Day 9
Reward: 1200 Gil, Maximum HP + 20, Strength + 1, Magic + 2, Lominsan Cutlass, Lominsan Escutcheon
Guide: After you start Roadworks III head to the Grave of the Colossi in Dead Dunes and enter Shrine of the Tablet: Grave of the Colossi.
After you descend the stairs, turn right to see a sphere and inside it you will find the Bandit’s Bloodseal. Now, teleport to Yusnaan and go south towards the Augurs Quarter.
When you enter Pleasure Alley look for an underground entrance and you will get inside the Underground Route.
There is only one sphere inside the tunnel and it contains the Oath of the Merchants Guild.
Quest 13: Key to her Heart
Description:
If you want the soul fragment thats inside me, you need to find the key a precious coin that was a gift from my beloved. Well, I say it was precious but wouldnt you know it, I dropped it somewhere! Silly me. Im pretty sure that somewhere is at one end of the main road that connects the Wildlands and the Dead Dunes. Ive searched and searched, but havent been able to find it.
Client: Chocolina
Difficulty: 1/3
Quest Item: Beloveds Gift X 1
Available: After you activate 5: Father and Son
Reward: 1000 Gil, Maximum HP + 10, Magic + 1, Fragment of Smiles, Chocobo Girl’s Cap
Guide: Key to Her Heart is a side-quest that can be unlocked only after you activate the fifth main-quest in the game, named Father and Son.
For the said main-quest you have to find 5 different fragments, one of them being the Fragment of Smiles. The fragment is received from Chocolina as a reward for helping her find the Beloveds Gift.
After you start Father and Son, talk to Chocolina inside the Wildlands Station, and then check the Canvas of Prayers board. Accept Key to her Heart, and then travel to Aryas Village.
Ascend the hill behind the village, and when you reach the large structure, head right to find the elevated road that leads to Dead Dunes.
Using the ladder, go up and turn right to see a floating sphere near the blue device that allows you to unlock the road to Dead Dunes. Get the Beloveds Gift inside and return to Chocolina.
