Skipping Ahead

 is a faction quest in.

Synopsis
The animancers have gathered their resources and enthusiasm, and are intent upon a second attempt to cross the In-Between.

Walkthrough

 * This quest becomes available after the main story quest He Waits in Fire.
 * After talking to Flaune Elette atop the Spire of the Soul-Seers in Neketaka, you are teleported to the lower level of Pāhowane full of xaurips on the same island, and must make your way back to Neketaka on foot.
 * Examine the wall near to where you enter to reveal a place for a lever. Find the lever in a stash to the east and use it on the lever socket to open a door to stairs leading up to the ground floor. From there, the exit to the outside is to the west.
 * Back in Neketaka, return to Elette to discover that her tower is being attacked by Royal Deadfire Company mercenaries. Clean them out,be sure to grab Animancer's Energy Blade, then return to Director Castol to end the quest.