Map questLevel 1
Quest giver P'tahjha
in Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks
P'tahjha explains that some merchants try to dodge duty and must be chased down. P'tahjha has you carry ledgers about them to Sundhimal
at the Octant and Latisha
at the Bismarck, places where merchants gather.
How customs are enforced; Mealvaan's Gate returns in the Arcanist quests.
Limsa's markets, customs & guildsThe trading city (Ch. 1): customs, merchants and guilds whose people return at the Drydocks and the banquet (Ch. 5-6).
of Mealvaan's Gate needs help collecting duty on imported goods. bids you deliver two log assessor's ledgers. The recipient of the first is Sundhimal, who stands post at the Octant.. Next make your way to the Bismarck, and seek out Latisha.Next in the play order: Edelweiss, Edelweiss. J'nasshym
sends a thank-you gift to the Dutiful Sisters of the Edelweiss, who did a service for her firm.
Mealvaan's Gate goes back about five hundred years, to Admiral Mealvaan. Mealvaan's advisor, the arcanist Ikuku, helped set it up. Since then, arcanists have worked there, judging the value of goods.
Ask Sundhimal and you learn this. You pay gil when you leave from or arrive at an aetheryte. That gil goes to paying off a debt. Much of it was lent by certain businessmen from Ul'dah.
For tax reasons, all cargo taken off ships must be checked at Mealvaan's Gate. So must the crews and passengers of ships in the docks.
The title has a double meaning. One is 'duty calls', as in something you must do. The other is customs duty, the tax that Mealvaan's Gate collects on every import.
Who they are, and what they do in this quest.
P'tahjha works at Mealvaan's Gate, where Limsa Lominsa checks imported goods and collects duty, a tax on them.
P'tahjha explains that some merchants try to dodge duty and must be chased down. P'tahjha has you carry ledgers about them to Sundhimal at the Octant and Latisha at the Bismarck, places where merchants gather.
Sundhimal is a man who stands guard at the Octant in Limsa Lominsa.
Sundhimal sighs at more unpaid duty and vows to drag any offenders to Mealvaan's Gate. He shows you the way to the Bismarck. He also says travel fees at aetherytes, the travel crystals, pay off a debt, much of it owed to businessmen from Ul'dah.
Latisha is a woman who works at the Bismarck, a place where people come to dine.
Latisha is surprised that some of her diners evade taxes. She admits this may spoil their appetite, but agrees it serves the city. She promises to alert Mealvaan's Gate if any merchant on the list comes to eat.
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 | 関税逃れ包囲網 ‘A dragnet for customs-duty dodgers’ |
|---|---|
| French | Inquisition fiscale ‘Tax inquisition’ |
| German | Im Fadenkreuz der Zollfahndung ‘In the crosshairs of the customs investigators’ |
Yet more outstanding duty payments... When will those merchants ever learn? Very well, if I catch sight of any offenders, I shall drag them to the Gate, kicking and screaming if needs be.
Je vais m'occuper de leur rappeler si je les aperçois.
‘I'll take care of reminding them if I spot them.’
Gut, wenn ich einen der Herrschaften auf der Liste sehe, sage ich Bescheid.
‘Fine, if I see one of the gentlemen on the list, I'll let you know.’
English threatens to drag offenders to the Gate kicking and screaming; French only offers to remind them.
English threatens to drag offenders to the Gate kicking and screaming; German only offers to let you know.
Tax evaders among our patrons, you say? Goodness me...
Eine Liste mit Zollschuldnern? Faustkampfmanager ... Wurstfabrikanten ... Abscheuliche Kerle.
‘A list of customs debtors? Boxing managers ... sausage makers ... Vile fellows.’
Nur auf den eigenen Profit erpicht, ohne sich ihrer gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung bewusst zu sein!
‘Bent only on their own profit, without being aware of their responsibility to society!’
Latisha reads the debtors' trades with disgust. The English Latisha only gasps.
German Latisha condemns the evaders as greedy and irresponsible; English Latisha only gasps in mild surprise.
Tax evaders among our patrons, you say? Goodness me...
Ces gens devraient avoir honte de ne penser qu'au profit sans remplir leurs devoirs envers la société !
‘These people should be ashamed to think only of profit without fulfilling their duties to society!’
義務を果たさず、利益のみをむさぼろうとは、実にあさましい方々ですこと……
‘Not fulfilling their duty and greedily seeking only profit, what truly shameful people they are...’
English reacts with a mild "Goodness me"; French scolds them as people who should be ashamed.
English reacts with a mild "Goodness me"; Japanese condemns them as truly shameful people.
I daresay this may well put an end to their appetite, but this is in the best interests of the city–state.
Notre restaurant est réputé dans tout Éorzéa pour sa haute cuisine.
‘Our restaurant is renowned throughout Eorzea for its haute cuisine.’
Alles andere ginge gegen die strikten Prinzipien des Bismarck, Eorzeas edelstem Restaurant!
‘Anything else would go against the strict principles of the Bismarck, Eorzea's finest restaurant!’
English jokes the list may spoil their appetite but serves the city-state; French says the restaurant is famed for fine cuisine.
English jokes about spoiling their appetite for the city-state's good; German says anything else breaks the Bismarck's strict principles.
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Here at Mealvaan's Gate, we inspect all the goods that are imported into Limsa Lominsa, and collect duty as the law requires. Some merchants, however, seek to evade this obligation, and we must chase them down.
I would be grateful if you could deliver these two ledgers─one to a man named Sundhimal, whom you will find at the Octant, and the other to a woman named Latisha, who works at the Bismarck.
If you are uncertain as to the whereabouts of the Bismarck, ask Sundhimal when you meet him, and he will point you in the right direction.
A ledger from Mealvaan's Gate, you say?
Yet more outstanding duty payments... When will those merchants ever learn? Very well, if I catch sight of any offenders, I shall drag them to the Gate, kicking and screaming if needs be.
Je vais m'occuper de leur rappeler si je les aperçois.
‘I'll take care of reminding them if I spot them.’
GermanGut, wenn ich einen der Herrschaften auf der Liste sehe, sage ich Bescheid.
‘Fine, if I see one of the gentlemen on the list, I'll let you know.’
English threatens to drag offenders to the Gate kicking and screaming; French only offers to remind them.
English threatens to drag offenders to the Gate kicking and screaming; German only offers to let you know.
One more ledger bound for the Bismarck, you say? Follow this path to the upper decks, and you'll find the place.
Tax evaders among our patrons, you say? Goodness me...
Eine Liste mit Zollschuldnern? Faustkampfmanager ... Wurstfabrikanten ... Abscheuliche Kerle.
‘A list of customs debtors? Boxing managers ... sausage makers ... Vile fellows.’
GermanNur auf den eigenen Profit erpicht, ohne sich ihrer gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung bewusst zu sein!
‘Bent only on their own profit, without being aware of their responsibility to society!’
Latisha reads the debtors' trades with disgust. The English Latisha only gasps.
German Latisha condemns the evaders as greedy and irresponsible; English Latisha only gasps in mild surprise.
Ces gens devraient avoir honte de ne penser qu'au profit sans remplir leurs devoirs envers la société !
‘These people should be ashamed to think only of profit without fulfilling their duties to society!’
Japanese義務を果たさず、利益のみをむさぼろうとは、実にあさましい方々ですこと……
‘Not fulfilling their duty and greedily seeking only profit, what truly shameful people they are...’
English reacts with a mild "Goodness me"; French scolds them as people who should be ashamed.
English reacts with a mild "Goodness me"; Japanese condemns them as truly shameful people.
I daresay this may well put an end to their appetite, but this is in the best interests of the city–state.
Notre restaurant est réputé dans tout Éorzéa pour sa haute cuisine.
‘Our restaurant is renowned throughout Eorzea for its haute cuisine.’
GermanAlles andere ginge gegen die strikten Prinzipien des Bismarck, Eorzeas edelstem Restaurant!
‘Anything else would go against the strict principles of the Bismarck, Eorzea's finest restaurant!’
English jokes the list may spoil their appetite but serves the city-state; French says the restaurant is famed for fine cuisine.
English jokes about spoiling their appetite for the city-state's good; German says anything else breaks the Bismarck's strict principles.
If any of the merchants named in this ledger come to dine with us, I shall see that Mealvaan's Gate is notified without delay.
, the 'taxlady' of Mealvaan's Gate, Limsa's customs house., the Bismarck hostess who takes the tax ledger in Duty Calls, gives her own quest, A Thousand Words.
chases smugglers (Forbidden Island).