Early on in A Realm Reborn, Final Fantasy XIV FFXIV Gil introduces you to a helpful NPC ally through the Retainer system. After a brief introduction questline in your chosen city-state, there’s not much else mentioned about their importance, and they may go cast by the wayside. But, regardless of first impressions, these NPC aides are critical in the grind to making more Gil and an easy solution for those looking to invest in more passive income.

In Endwalker, they remain as crucial as ever, so we’ll explore some of the ways to approach bringing Retainers up to speed for the new 90 leveling cap, how to gear them, what ventures to send them on, and how you can quickly make extra gil.

Questing | How to unlock and setup Retainers
The journey begins in whatever city-state you’ve chosen to start your Warrior of Light’s journey in, so head to Ul’dah, Limsa Lominsa, or Gridania. At level 17, you can complete the quest An Ill-conceived Venture, which sends you on a short journey to find a missing Retainer and earns you six Ventures.

Those Venture tokens can be used to send Retainers out on missions, and more are obtained through Grand Company, Tombstone, Gold Saucer, Scrip, Hunt, Wolf Mark, or Beast Tribe exchanges. They’re worth Buy FF14 Gil stocking up on; you’ll need a ton for farming endgame materials and missions.