Final Fantasy 14: Guide To All Minions Found On Retainer Ventures

Minions are adorable little vanity pets that players can choose to have following them around in Final Fantasy 14, though they cannot be used in instanced areas. Minions can be obtained in a variety of ways, though most of them can simply be purchased from the Market Board if you don't want to track them down yourself.

Unfortunately, getting them from the Market Board often means paying out an obscene amount of Gil for them. So if you're wanting to collect your own minions to save yourself some cash, here's a list of every minion that can be obtained from Retainer Ventures.

Updated January 1, 2025: We've updated this guide to include the latest information and updated the available minions from Retainer Ventures.

What Are Retainer Ventures?

Retainer Ventures are errands that you can send your retainer NPCs on in order to retrieve items.

In order to be able to access Retainer Ventures, players must have first completed the 'The Scions of the Seventh Dawn' main scenario quest and have at least one retainer in their employ.

After this, players must complete a sidequest in order to unlock Retainer Ventures. The quest is dependant on the home city-state of the player, with each quest as follows:

Limsa Lominsa	'An Ill-conceived Venture' given by the Troubled Adventurer in Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X:9, Y:11).
Gridania	'An Ill-conceived Venture' given by the Troubled Adventurer in New Gridania (X:11.8, Y:12.2).
Ul'dah	'An Ill-conceived Venture' given by the Troubled Adventurer in The Steps of Nald (X:9, Y:8).

Limsa Lominsa

'An Ill-conceived Venture' given by the Troubled Adventurer in Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X:9, Y:11).

Gridania

'An Ill-conceived Venture' given by the Troubled Adventurer in New Gridania (X:11.8, Y:12.2).

Ul'dah

'An Ill-conceived Venture' given by the Troubled Adventurer in The Steps of Nald (X:9, Y:8).

You can send your retainers on Ventures from any Summoning Bell. If you have multiple retainers, you can send each of them out on their own Venture. Sending your retainer out on Ventures costs money — a special type of currency called Ventures.

Your retainer's level and equipped gear can affect the rarity, quality, and quantity of the items they retrieve while exploring. There is a range of Retainer Venture options, dependent on the class and level of your retainers. Additionally, most types of Ventures have a range of levels, with your player being able to access higher level Ventures as their own class levels up.

Ventures take a set number of hours to complete, that's real-world hours, unfortunately.

Therefore, some of the longer ventures should be started before you go to bed or leave for work, so you're not just waiting around for your Retainer to return.

However, you can choose to cancel a Venture early, though you won't receive a reward.

Types of Retainer Ventures

Venture Type	Required Retainer Class	Items Gathered
Hunting	Any disciples of war and magic	To obtain gathering materials obtained from killing enemies.
Mining	Miner Class	To obtain crafting materials obtained from mining.
Botany	Botanist Class	To obtain crafting materials obtained from botany.
Fishing	Fisher Class	To obtain crafting materials obtained from fishing.
Field Exploration	Any disciples of war and magic	To obtain random rewards such as various items, Allagan pieces, minions, and crafting materials.
Highland Exploration	Miner Class	To obtain random rewards such as various items, Allagan pieces, minions, and crafting materials.
Woodland Exploration	Botanist Class	To obtain random rewards such as various items, Allagan pieces, minions, and crafting materials.
Waterside Exploration	Fisher Class	To obtain random rewards such as various items, Allagan pieces, minions, and crafting materials.
Quick Exploration	Any class level ten or above	To obtain random rewards from crafting materials, furniture, endgame gear, minions, and more.

Where Can I Get Venture Currency?

Venture currency can be purchased from various NPCs such as Grand Company vendors, Tribal vendors, or acquired through the completion of certain Guildleves. Here's a complete list:

Grand Company Vendors

NPC	Location	Price
Flame Quartermaster	Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (X:8.3, Y:9.0)	200x Flame Seals
Serpent Quartermaster	New Gridania (X:9.8, Y:11.0)	200x Serpent Seals
Storm Quartermaster	Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (X:13.2, Y:12.8)	200x Storm Seals

NPC

Location

Price

Flame Quartermaster

Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (X:8.3, Y:9.0)

200x Flame Seals

Serpent Quartermaster

New Gridania (X:9.8, Y:11.0)

200x Serpent Seals

Storm Quartermaster

Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (X:13.2, Y:12.8)

200x Storm Seals

Tribal Vendors

NPC	Location	Price
Amalj'aa Vendor	Southern Thanalan (X:23.3, Y:14.1)	1x Steel Amalj'ok
Gyosho	The Azim Steppe (X:5.8, Y:23.4)	1x Namazu Koban
Kobold Vendor	Outer La Noscea (X:21.6, Y:17.8)	1x Titan Cobaltpiece
Luna Vanu	The Sea of Clouds (X:7.0, Y:14.3)	1x Vanu Whitebone
Madhura	The Fringes (X:20.9, Y:26.2)	1x Ananta Dreamstaff
Sahagin Vendor	Western La Noscea (X:16.0, Y:22.0)	1x Rainbowtide Psashp
Shikitahe	The Ruby Sea (X:29.3, Y:16.8)	1x Kojin Sango
Sylphic Vendor	East Shroud (X:22.3, Y:26.3)	1x Sylphic Goldleaf
Vath Stickpeddler	The Dravanian Forelands (X:23.6, Y:19.0)	1x Black Copper Gil

Hunt And PvP Wolfmark Vendors

NPC	Location	Price
Ardolain	Foundation (X:13.1, Y:11.9)	4x Centurio Seal
Hunt Billmaster	Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (X:8.1, Y:9.3)	4x Allied Seal
Hunt Billmaster	Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (X:13.2, Y:12.5)	4x Allied Seal
Hunt Billmaster	New Gridania (X:9.7, Y:11.2)	4x Allied Seal
Mark Quartermaster	Wolves' Den Pier (X:4.5, Y:6.0)	100x Wolf Marks

Calamity Salvagers

NPC	Location	Price
Calamity Salvager	Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (X:11.4, Y:14.4)	1x Venture Promissory Note
Calamity Salvager	Old Gridania (X:10, Y:8.4)	1x Venture Promissory Note
Calamity Salvager	Ul'dah - Steps of Thal (X:12.6, Y:13.1)	1x Venture Promissory Note

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