The Chronicle of Dawn is the server's spine. Nine chapters, taken in order. Each one names a handful of apex bosses; fell them and Seraphina writes your name into the chapter. Finish all nine and the ceiling of mastery lifts to ML100.
Updated 2026-09-19. Chapters used to demand every notorious monster in their roster — 255 kills over the road. They now close on the required bosses only: 48 kills in all. Everything you had already killed still counts, and the lesser NMs stay in the rosters as optional hunts for the Page of the Day and Dignity Points.
Talk to Seraphina in the Throne Room [S] to begin, and track yourself in
game with !chronicle:
!chronicle— your current chapter: the required bosses with a tick beside each, then a one-line count of optional NMs recorded!chronicle 3— any chapter by number!chronicle zitah— or by name; every chapter has aliases
Chapters must be completed in order. You cannot skip ahead, and a kill only records toward the chapter you are currently on.
The nine chapters
| # | Chapter | Required | Who | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voidwatch | 5 | Botulus Rex, Gaunab, Ig-Alima, Kalasutrax, and Ocythoe | Planar rifts across the old lands |
| 2 | Unity Wanted | 7 | Tumult Curator, Sovereign Behemoth, Shedu, Sarama, Thuban, Tolba, Hidhaegg | Unity bounty marks, realm-wide |
| 3 | Escha – Zi'Tah | 6 | Alpluachra, Bucca, Puca, Blazewing, Pazuzu, Wrathare | Geas fete in Escha – Zi'Tah |
| 4 | Zeni Notorious Monsters | 4 | Tinnin, Sarameya, Tyger, Pandemonium Warden | Sanraku's ledger, Aht Urhgan Whitegate |
| 5 | Master Level 50 | — | Reach ML50 on any job | Anywhere; Locus grounds pay best |
| 6 | Escha – Ru'Aun | 5 | Pakecet, Duke Vepar, Vir'ava, Kouryu, Warder of Courage | Escha – Ru'Aun |
| 7 | Reisenjima | 7 | Albumen, Erinys, Onychophora, Schah, Teles, Vinipata, Zerde | Reisenjima |
| 8 | Abyssea | 10 | Kukulkan, Glavoid, Briareus, Sedna, Cirein-croin, Ulhuadshi, Azdaja, Orthrus, Isgebind, Shinryu | Every Abyssea wilderness |
| 9 | Dynamis Divergence | 4 | The four Disjoined | The four shadow-cities |
The required bosses are also the ones that were re-tuned: +15% to their stats, with HP and evasion set chapter by chapter so each rung is a real step up from the last. The optional NMs were left as they were.
Your Master Level ceiling follows the road
The Master Breaker (!masterlevel unlock) is open to anyone at level 150; the
ceiling is what the Chronicle governs. Exemplar points earned at the ceiling
are discarded, so turn the chapter in before you keep grinding.
| Ceiling | Held from |
|---|---|
| ML10 | the start |
| ML20 | Chapter 1 turned in |
| ML30 | Chapter 2 |
| ML40 | Chapter 3 |
| ML50 | Chapter 4 — exactly what Chapter 5 asks for |
| ML60 | Chapter 6 |
| ML70 | Chapter 7 |
| ML90 | Chapter 8 |
| ML100 | Chapter 9 |
Nobody was lowered by this change: if you already stood above your chapter's ceiling when it went live, you keep what you had.
What each chapter pays
| Finishing | Reward | Gil | Sparks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 — Voidwatch | Strophadic Earring (augmented) | 300,000 | 3,000 |
| 2 — Unity Wanted | Infused Earring (Haste, Treasure Hunter, Dual Wield, Fast Cast) | 350,000 | 3,500 |
| 3 — Escha – Zi'Tah | Alber Strap (augmented grip) | 400,000 | 4,000 |
| 4 — Zeni NMs | Staunch Tathlum +1 (EVA/MEVA/MDEF +25, Damage Taken −10%) | 500,000 | 5,000 |
| 5 — Master Level 50 | Dawn Cap | 300,000 | 3,000 |
| 6 — Escha – Ru'Aun | Dawn Earring (STR/DEX +20, Meditate +20, Crit Dmg +5, Skillchain Dmg +5%) | 600,000 | 6,000 |
| 7 — Reisenjima | Beyla Earring (RACC/RATT/Rapid Shot +20, MATT/MACC +20) | 700,000 | 7,000 |
| 8 — Abyssea | Cath Palug Earring (MACC/MATT +20, Crit Rate +20, Blood Pact Delay −5) | 2,000,000 | 20,000 |
| 9 — Dynamis Divergence | Mog Kupon W-R119 | 3,000,000 | 30,000 |
The chapter earrings are rare: one each, and Seraphina will tell you so if you ask twice.
Two chapters that are not like the others
Chapter 5 is not a hunt. Your ceiling is already ML50 once Sanraku's ledger closes. Take the Master Breaker if you have not, then earn exemplar points until you reach Master Level 50 on any job. This is the only chapter with no roster to tick off.
Chapter 9 is only four fights — but each is a Disjoined, a fomor wearing the face of your own kind, waiting past the statues and fetters in San d'Oria, Bastok, Windurst and Jeuno. Four kills, and the Chronicle is complete.
Notes worth knowing
Provenance opens on the field rift-lords. The door opens once Botulus Rex, Gaunab, Ig-Alima, Kalasutrax and Ocythoe are down. Since 2026-09-21 the Provenance Watcher is an optional hunt, not a Chapter 1 requirement. The Unity junction likewise asks for Chapter 1, not a raw Voidwatch kill count.
Kouryu is the fight, not Kirin. Kirin turns into Kouryu; one victory records the pair. The Warder of Courage answers only after all ten lesser Warders' nazars.
Chapter 8 is the summit. Ten tyrants: a flagship horror in every Abyssea wilderness, the three kings Orthrus, Isgebind and Azdaja, and above them all Shinryu in the Empyreal Paradox.
Ask Seraphina "what remains" at any point and she will read back the required names still standing in your current chapter.