Chains of Promathia

While Altana soars on wings of freedom, Promathia is bound in chains; his confinement is said to be a limitation he has placed upon himself.

Can this legend be true? And do rumors of the frightening phenomenon occurring in faraway lands have any relation to Promathia?

The unfolding mystery of Chains of Promathia will bring adventurers ever closer to the astonishing truth behind Vana'diel's origin.

Launched in fall 2004, this is the 2nd expansion pack to Final Fantasy XI.

Added many new zones around the world, five new Regions, and ushered in many changes to game sub-systems.

Also added an extensive storyline in the Chains of Promathia Missions.

Sometimes abbreviated CoP.

New Areas added with this expansion are:

Japanese name of Chains of Promathia, Final Cutscenes and Expand Quest for first front word is Iroha poem.

The Iroha is a Japanese poem most likely written sometime during the Heian era (AD 794–1179).

The text of the poem in hiragana is:

いろはにほへと
ちりぬるを
わかよたれそ
つねならむ
うゐのおくやま
けふこえて
あさきゆめみし
ゑひもせす

i ro ha ni ho he to
chi ri nu ru wo
wa ka yo ta re so
tsu ne na ra mu
u wi no o ku ya ma
ke fu ko e te
a sa ki yu me mi shi
we hi mo se su

An English translation:

As flowers are brilliant but [inevitably] fall,

who could remain constant in our world? [No one could]

Today let us transcend the high mountain of transience,

and there will be no more shallow dreaming, no more drunkenness.

An alternative (and possibly more accurate) English translation:

Youthfulness shines, but scatters

and who, in this world, is forever?

Today, I climb the deep mountains of life's vicissitudes,

and I will not see shallow dreams. Nor will I get drunk.

Missions[]

English Japanese Iroha Hiragana Roma

1.Ancient Flames Beckon 1.誘うは古のほむら いざなうはいにしえのほむら izanau ha inisie no homura

The Rites of Life 命の洗礼い/i いのちのせんれい inoti no sennrei

Below the Arks 楼閣の下にろ/ro ろうかくのもとに roukaku no motoni

The Mothercrystals 母なる石は/ha ははなるいし hahanaru isi

2.The Isle of Forgotten Saints 2.忘らるる聖者の島 わすらるるせいじゃのしま wasuraruru seijya no sima

An Invitation West 西への誘いに/ni にしへのいざない nisiheno izanai

The Lost City 忘却の町ほ(ぼ)/ho(bo) ぼうきゃくのまち boukyaku no mati

Distant Beliefs 隔たれし信仰へ/he へだたれししんこう hedataresi sinnkou

An Eternal Melody とこしえに響く歌と/to とこしえにひびくうた tokosieni hibiku uta

Ancient Vows 誓いの雄叫びち/chi ちかいのおたけび chikai no otakebi

3.A Transient Dream 3.うたかたなる夢 うたかたなるゆめ utatakanaru yume

Call of the Wyrmking 龍王の導きり/ri りゅうおうのみちびき ryuuou no mitibiki

Vessel Without a Captain 主のなき都ぬ/nu ぬしのなきみやこ nusi no naki miyako

Road Forks ふたつのみちふたつのみち futatu no michi

Emerald Waters 瑠璃色の川る/ru るりいろのかわ ruriirono kawa

Vicissitudes 流転る/ru るてん rutenn

Descendents of Line Lost 累家の末流る/ru るいけのまつりゅう ruiketu no maturyuu

Louverance ルーヴランスという者る/ru るーう゛らんすというもの ru-varansu to iu mono

Memories of a Maiden をとめの記憶を/wo をとめのきおく wotome no kioku

Comedy of Errors をかしき祖国を/wo をかしきそこく wokasiki sokoku

Comedy of Errors をかしき再会を/wo をかしきさいかい wokasiki saikai

Exit Stage Left をかしき旅立ちを/wo をかしきたびだち wokasiki tabidati

Tending Aged Wounds 戦慄きわ/wa わななき wananaki

Darkness Named 神を名乗りてか/ka かみをなのりて kami wo nanorite

4.The Credles of Children Lost 4.迷い子の揺りかご まよいごのゆりかご mayoigo no yurikago

Sheltering Doubt よりしろよ/yo よりしろ yorisiro

The Savage 猛き者たちよた/ta たけきものたちよ takeki mototatiyo

The Secrets of Worship 礼拝の意味れ/re れいはいのいみ reihai no imi

Slanderous Utterings そしりを受けつつもそ/so そしりをうけつつも sorisi wo uketutumo

5.The Return Home 5.帰路を踏みしめ きろをふみしめ kuro wo fumisime

The Return Home/The Enduring Tumult of War 鍔音やむことなくつ/tu つばおとやむことなく tubaoto yamukotonaku

Desires of Emptiness: Promyvion Vahzl 願わくば闇よね/ne ねがわくばやみよ negawaku ha yamiyo

Three Paths みっつの道みっつのみち mittu no miti

Past Sins 汝の罪はな/na なんじのつみは nannji no tumi ha

Southern Legend 南方の伝説な/na なんぽうのでんせつ nannpou no dennsetu

Partners Without Fame 名捨て人ふたりな/na なすてびとふたり nasutebito futari

A Century of Hardship なにゆえにその子はな/na なにゆえにそのこは naniyueni sonoko ha

Departures 永いお別れな/na ながいおわかれ nagai owakare

The Pursuit of Paradise 楽園を求めるはら/ra らくえんをもとめるは rakuenn wo motomeru ha

Spiral 螺旋ら/ra らせん rasenn

Branded 烙印ありてら/ra らくいんありて rakuin arite

Pride and Honor 礼賛者ら/ra らいさんしゃ raisann sya

And the Compass Guides 羅針の示すものら/ra らしんのしめすもの rasinn no simesu mono

Where Messengers Gather 群れ立つ使者はむ/mu むれたつししゃは muretatu sisya ha

Enlanglement 結び目む/mu むすびめ musibime

Head Wind 向かい風む/mu むかいかぜ mukai kaze

Flames for the Dead 迎え火む/mu むかえび mukae bi

6.Echoes of Time 6.時過ぎて鳴り響く ときすぎてなりひびく

For Whom the Verse is Sung 歌うは誰がためう/u うたうはたがため

A Place to Return ゐぬる場所ゐ/wi ゐぬるばしょ

More Questions than Answers 望むはあらゆる答えの/no のぞむはあらゆるこたえ

One to be Feared 畏れよ、我をお/o おそれよ、われを osoreyo wareo

7.In the Light of the Crystal 7.眩き石の御許にて まばゆきいしのみもとにて mabayuki ishi no mimoto nite

Chains and Bonds 鎖と絆く/ku くさりときずな kusari to kizuna

Flames in the Darkness 闇に炎や/ya やみにほのお yami ni honoo

Fire in the Eyes of Men 眦決してま/ma まなじりけっして manajiri kesshite

Calm Before the Storm 決別の前け/ke けつべつのまえ ketsubetsu no mae

The Warrior's Path 武士道とはふ(ぶ）/fu(bu) ぶしどうとは bushidou toha

8.Emptiness Bleeds 8.深淵の流す血 しんえんのながすち shinen no nagasuchi

Garden of Antiquity 古代の園こ/ko こだいのその kodai no sono

A Fate Decided 選ばれし死え/e えらばれし erabareshi

When Angels Fall 天使たちの抗いて/te てんしたちのあらがい tenshitachi no aragai

Dawn 暁あ/a あかつき akatsuki

Final Cutscenes[]

This name is not view from misson and quest.

This name is select from Goblin Footprint of Past Event Watcher .

English Japanese Iroha Hiragana Roma

Return to the East さらばでござるさ/sa さらばでござる saraba de gozaru

A Meteoric Reunion 究極魔法の起源き/ki きゅうきょくまほうのきげん kyuukyoku mahou no kigenn

A Name for the Ages 悠久の名を求めゆ/yu ゆうきゅうのなをもとめ yuukyuu no na wo motome

In the Name of Justice メーガスの名は永遠にめ/me めーがすのなはえいえんに me-gasu no na ha eiennni

Newfound Family 澪標み/mi みおつくし miwotukusi

The Chains Fall Free 呪縛ほどけるときじ(し）/ji(shi) じゅばくほどけるとき jyubaku hodokeru toki