Pre-MSQ

Golmore Prelude

WIP

Dalmascan Requiem

WIP

Lente's Rondo

WIP

1.0

Lente's Rondo

On the day of the Calamity, Gale awakened to the Echo after having a dream about the Final Days as Azem. In addition to looking into people's pasts, he also gains enhanced physical and magical strength–a gift from Hydaelyn for him to better defend himself.

Gale wasn't sure what the source of the visions and newfound strength came from, eventually deciding it was an 'affliction' he was suffering from.

The visions and dreams became more frequent until one day, about five years later, when the Echo came to him on the battlefield, nearly killing him. Gale decides he needs to heed the dreams to 'go to Eorzea' to figure out what's wrong with him. He deserts the army (and Laurent) and goes to Ul'dah.

ARR

Light's Overture

Upon arriving in Ul'dah, Gale changes his looks and signs up for the Adventurer's Guild as Kris.

(The rest of 2.0 MSQ plays out as normal)

After Eorzea is saved, Kris helps Cid and NOAH explore the Crystal Tower. This takes up most of his time from 2.1 to 2.5, so he is not around for most of the Crystal Braves storyline and realizes what's happening too late.

HW

Shadow's Elegy

WIP

SB

Shadow's Harmony

(Pretty much all of 4.0's MSQ plays out as it does in-game–the only notes to speak of is that Stormblood takes two years, and Kris goes through the level 80 DRK quest before the next arc.)

Lente's Hymn

WIP

Tempestuous Rubato

WIP

ShB

Light's Etude

WIP

EW

Despair's Coda

(Kris's 6.0 story is more or less the same as MSQ.)

Hope's Capriccio

After the final battle of Endwalker, Kris is badly injured, and it takes several months for him to recover. During this time he and Laurent get engaged and married, though he doesn't use Laurent's last name until post-MSQ (to not let people make the connection between them and the 'Warrior of Light').

Also during this time, Kris fully leans into being a Bard, and moves away from being a Dark Knight. This push was already happening post-ShB and during EW, but at this point he is done being on the frontlines and lets other people take the lead while he offers support. Kris does learn how to manipulate aether to manifest a greatsword (similar to how G'raha manifests a sword and shield when tanking), so he can have access to his more destructive powers in an emergency.

About 10 months after the end of Endwalker, the post-EW patch story begins. Kris participates in the storyline to save Azdaja from the Thirteenth, but in general his feelings are conflicted.

At this point, the resistance to tempering isn't unique to people with the Echo anymore; so beyond the first few tests, he feels he's not really needed. However, he does feel for Vrtra and Azdaja and decides to help based on that.

When Wuk Lamat comes from Tural to ask for Kris's and the Students of Baldesion's help, he rejects her. He does not want to get involved with a rite of succession of another country that wouldn't ask for his help if he wasn't the Warrior of Light.

However, he does notice Laurent's interest in Tural (though not necessarily for the rite of succession itself), and he works with the Students of Baldesion to convince his husband to go, even if he decides not to back Wuk Lamat later.

DT

Turali Bachata

WIP

Post-MSQ

Zephyr's Cadence

WIP

Willows of the Canary

WIP