Side questLevel 5
Quest giver Ancreta
in Lower La Noscea
Ancreta asks you to slay rivertoads for the livers. She cannot leave her post, and the sight of them turns her stomach, so you deliver them too. Her grandfather says she has been dainty since she was little.
From Niniya
's second prank to a strike on the kobolds in the Blind Iron Mines; their hoarded crystals point to Titan
. Branch: Kobolds Ahoy.
A 7-quest arc (Ch. 2): kobold raids lead to a strike in the Blind Iron Mines, and their hoarded crystals point to Titan.
, sentry at the Eyes, solicits assistance.'s grandfather, head of the Red Rooster Stead, has charged her with the procurement of three livers from the rivertoads indigenous to the Eyes. Alas, the squeamish sentry is sickened by the mere thought of handling the livers, and requests that you obtain them in her stead. at the Eyes. tasks you with delivering them to her grandfather Anaoc
at the Red Rooster Stead.'s fertilizer more potency...or so you are told. Adopting advanced agricultural techniques has served the farm well to date, and promises a prosperous future to come.Next in the play order: Wool's Errand. Anaoc grumbles that the courier who usually takes the wool is lazing in bed.
The lines worth a second look, in the order you hear them, and what each one means.
I heard that the New Worlders use fish livers as fertilizer, and so I thought I would give toad livers a try.
Anaoc's fertilizer tip echoes the real New World. There, Squanto taught the Plymouth settlers to plant their corn with fish. Anaoc uses toad livers instead.
I heard that the New Worlders use fish livers as fertilizer, and so I thought I would give toad livers a try.
Listen for a quick, passing mention of the 'New Worlders'. They come from a far land across the sea. For a long time, the game names that land only in passing. Remember it.
Ancreta explains why the wool matters. The barley and wool from the Stead feed and clothe the people of Limsa Lominsa.
The sightseeing log praises the farmers of the Stead. They are proud that they will give up a harvest if it means a better crop the next autumn.
The title is a pun on 'Cry Me a River', the sad 1953 love song made famous by Julie London. It swaps the river for the toad livers you fetch.
Who they are, and what they do in this quest.
Ancreta is on sentry duty at the Eyes. Her grandfather wants three rivertoad livers, but the thought of handling slimy livers makes her shiver.
Ancreta asks you to slay rivertoads for the livers. She cannot leave her post, and the sight of them turns her stomach, so you deliver them too. Her grandfather says she has been dainty since she was little.
Anaoc is Ancreta's grandfather and the head of the Red Rooster Stead, a farm. He has asked her to bring him rivertoad livers.
Anaoc sighs that he should not have sent Ancreta, and apologizes for the trouble. He heard the New Worlders use fish livers as fertilizer, so he is trying toad livers. He says a farmer must keep learning; that is how his farm grew.
The game was written in Japanese and rewritten, not just translated, for each language. Here is what the other versions say, next to the English.
| Japanese | 新農法の試行錯誤 ‘Trial and Error with a New Farming Method’ |
|---|---|
| French | Avoir les foies ‘To Have the Livers’ |
| German | Her mit den Kröten ‘Hand Over the Toads’ |
Maybe ye'd care to fetch a liver or three for me? Ye can get 'em by slayin' the rivertoads what dwell 'round the Eyes.
眼鏡橋周辺にいる「リバートード」を倒して、「リバートードの肝」を3個集めてきてくれないか？
‘Could you slay the rivertoads around Spectacles Bridge and bring me 3 rivertoad livers?’
I swear, this is the last time I send that granddaughter of mine to fetch rivertoad livers!
Mais quand est-ce qu'Ancreta va se décider à m'apporter les foies de crapaud de rivière que je lui ai demandés ?
‘Hmm... But when is Ancreta going to get round to bringing me the livers of river toads that I asked her for?’
Wo bleibt denn nur meine Enkelin mit den Flusskrötenlebern ...?
‘Where on earth is my granddaughter with the river toad livers...?’
孫娘のアンクタに頼んだ「リバートードの肝」はまだ届かんのかのう……？
‘The "rivertoad livers" I asked my granddaughter Ancreta for — have they still not arrived...?’
English vows never to send his granddaughter again; French wonders when Ancreta will bring the livers.
English vows never to send his granddaughter again; German wonders where she is with the livers.
English vows never to send his granddaughter again; Japanese wonders why the livers haven't arrived.
Why, these are the livers I asked for! I should've known better. Ancreta has been dainty since she was a wee lass. I regret any trouble we've caused you.
Eh bien, voilà qui tombe bien !
‘Well, that comes at just the right time!’
French Anaoc is simply pleased at the timing; he neither calls Ancreta dainty nor apologises.
That's how this farm grew to be what it is. You'd do well to stick around and see.
Autant te dire qu'on a beaucoup de travail.
‘I might as well tell you we have a lot of work.’
Du hast uns einen weiteren Schritt nach vorne gebracht.
‘You have brought us another step forward.’
おかげで、仕事が山積みじゃ。
‘Because of that, work is piling up.’
English credits trying new things for the farm's growth; French says there is a lot of work.
English credits trying new things for the farm's growth; German credits the hero with moving them forward.
English credits trying new things for the farm's growth; Japanese says work is piling up.
Highlighted words have a note: click one to open it under the line.
Me grandda's head of the Red Rooster Stead. Anaoc's his name.
He asked me to bring him some rivertoad livers, but the mere thought of pullin' slimy livers out o' slimy frogs gives me the shivers.
Maybe ye'd care to fetch a liver or three for me? Ye can get 'em by slayin' the rivertoads what dwell 'round the Eyes.
眼鏡橋周辺にいる「リバートード」を倒して、「リバートードの肝」を3個集めてきてくれないか？
‘Could you slay the rivertoads around Spectacles Bridge and bring me 3 rivertoad livers?’
Yer a lifesaver, 'venturer! Now, I'd take these livers to Grandda meself, but I can't just up an' leave me post. Not to mention the mere sight of those slimy things makes me stomach churn.
Would ye mind doin' the deliverin' in me stead? Find ol' Anaoc at the Red Rooster Stead, and ye can turn those rivertoad livers to gil.
Mais quand est-ce qu'Ancreta va se décider à m'apporter les foies de crapaud de rivière que je lui ai demandés ?
‘Hmm... But when is Ancreta going to get round to bringing me the livers of river toads that I asked her for?’
GermanWo bleibt denn nur meine Enkelin mit den Flusskrötenlebern ...?
‘Where on earth is my granddaughter with the river toad livers...?’
Japanese孫娘のアンクタに頼んだ「リバートードの肝」はまだ届かんのかのう……？
‘The "rivertoad livers" I asked my granddaughter Ancreta for — have they still not arrived...?’
English vows never to send his granddaughter again; French wonders when Ancreta will bring the livers.
English vows never to send his granddaughter again; German wonders where she is with the livers.
English vows never to send his granddaughter again; Japanese wonders why the livers haven't arrived.
Why, these are the livers I asked for! I should've known better. Ancreta has been dainty since she was a wee lass. I regret any trouble we've caused you.
Eh bien, voilà qui tombe bien !
‘Well, that comes at just the right time!’
French Anaoc is simply pleased at the timing; he neither calls Ancreta dainty nor apologises.
Anaoc's fertilizer tip echoes the real New World. There, Squanto taught the Plymouth settlers to plant their corn with fish. Anaoc uses toad livers instead.
Listen for a quick, passing mention of the 'New Worlders'. They come from a far land across the sea. For a long time, the game names that land only in passing. Remember it.
A farmer can't be afraid to try new things. Nay, he must grow his knowledge as he grows his crops.
That's how this farm grew to be what it is. You'd do well to stick around and see.
Autant te dire qu'on a beaucoup de travail.
‘I might as well tell you we have a lot of work.’
GermanDu hast uns einen weiteren Schritt nach vorne gebracht.
‘You have brought us another step forward.’
Japaneseおかげで、仕事が山積みじゃ。
‘Because of that, work is piling up.’
English credits trying new things for the farm's growth; French says there is a lot of work.
English credits trying new things for the farm's growth; German credits the hero with moving them forward.
English credits trying new things for the farm's growth; Japanese says work is piling up.
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