Ayame

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NPC
Location:	Metalworks - (K-7, Cannonry (North))
Type:	Quest NPC
Description:

Starts Quests/Missions

• A Question of Faith
• Out of the Depths
• Return to the Depths
• True Strength

Involved in Quests/Missions

• Bastok Mission 2-1
• Bastok Mission 3-1
• Bastok Mission 6-2
• Bastok Mission 9-2
• Faded Promises
• Lure of the Wildcat (Bastok)
• Promathia Mission 1-3
• Aht Urhgan Mission 38

Relevant Lore

• Member of the Mythril Musketeers.

Trust Magic

Ayame		[Edit]
Job	Samurai / Samurai
Spells
Abilities	Meditate, Hasso, Third Eye
Weapon Skills	(1)Tachi: Enpi /, (9)Tachi: Hobaku , (23)Tachi: Goten /, (33)Tachi: Kagero , (49)Tachi: Jinpu /, (55)Tachi: Koki /, (60)Tachi: Yukikaze /, (65)Tachi: Gekko /, (71)Tachi: Kasha /
Acquisition
Complete the initiation quest in Bastok. Must be Rank 3 or higher in any nation. Speak with Ayame in Metalworks at (K-7).
Special Features
Skillchains: Once the player uses a Weapon Skill with Ayame summoned, she will hold off using weapon skills until the player has 1000 or more TP. This helps to open the highest level Skillchain possible determined by the previously used weapon skill. She can open Light or Darkness skillchains to be closed by weapon skills with Fragmentation or Gravitation properties. Ayame will always try to open a Skillchain rather than close it. She will Weapon Skills regardless how much HP is remaining on the current monster. Holds TP until 3000 to open skillchains for the player. Uses Meditate, when the ability is ready, in situations where the player has TP but she does not. Only uses Third Eye when she pulls hate.

Ayame (UC)		[Edit]
Job	Samurai / Warrior
Spells
Abilities	Blade Bash, Sengikori, Hasso, Third Eye, Shikikoyo, Meditate
Weapon Skills	(5)Tachi: Jinpu /, (25)Tachi: Koki /, (50)Tachi: Mudo /, (60)Tachi: Kasha /, (70)Tachi: Ageha /
Acquisition
Be a member of the Ayame Unity Concord. Obtain 5000 Unity Accolades through Records of Eminence objectives for a Partial Personal Evaluation of 5pt.
Special Features
Possesses 5/5 Shikikoyo merits at level 75 (shared TP +48%) Skillchains Specializes in two-person 3-step or 5-step skillchains with the player, resulting in higher Skillchain damage and Magic Burst Damage Bonus with each step. Completes skillchains while using Sengikori if ready. Only closes skillchains started by the player (or their pet). Waits at 3000 TP until conditions are met. Always closes a higher level skillchain, ignores the skillchain if she can't. Due to the weapon skills available, cannot close skillchains started with Distortion or Fusion. Does not close Level 4 Light skillchains, Tachi: Mudo is only used to close Darkness. Always chooses Tachi: Ageha following a Detonation opener. Level 1 Chainbound (Status) will be closed by Tachi: Koki for Fragmentation. Abilities are used based on skillchain level and battle condition, so she may Meditate before a weaponskill instead of waiting for you to reach 1000 TP. Ayame's consistent weapon skill choice and timing make her a good choice for parties who want to set up magic bursts of a specific element boosted by Sengikori (+25% Magic Burst Damage). High TP gain rate with Hasso/Zanshin and >250 TP per hit depending on level of SAM Store TP trait. Tachi: Ageha is the 2015 version. Defense Down could need more TP and Magic Accuracy than the player's version to land on high-level enemies. Trust weapon skills have different IDs than the ones players use and have a separate implementation. When she has 2000+ TP, she uses Shikikoyo on the party leader after they use a weapon skill. After summoning Ayame, if she reaches 2000 TP before the party leader has used a weapon skill, uses Shikikoyo immediately. If she gets hate, uses Third Eye. Stuns enemies with Blade Bash, only to interrupt spellcasting.