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Just Deserts

Quest giver Staelwyrn in Middle La Noscea

Summary and analysis

SummaryAnalysis

Staelwyrn cannot cut Sevrin loose; the young man reminds him of his younger self. He praises Sevrin's choice to save his mates, keeps a place for him at the farm, and thanks you. He asks you to tell Baderon, whom the Yellowjackets heed.

Summerford Farms and the traitor Sevrin

Plants the first threads: the tattooed men spying on the farm and Sevrin's betrayal lead to the Serpent Reavers.

Pirates and the AdmiralAfter the CalamityBeast tribes and primals

What happens, step by step

  1. Staelwyrn has reason to believe that Sevrin is up to no good. Something must be done.
  2. Apparently, Sevrin began behaving suspiciously after receiving a curious letter, and subsequently absconded with his band of scoundrels. Staelwyrn wants you to hunt the rogue down and drag him back to Summerford Farms before he gets himself into trouble. Speak with Grynewyda at the aetheryte and find out where he was headed.
  3. It seems that Sevrin and his men have set forth for Woad Whisper Canyon. Track them down, and see that they return to Summerford Farms.
  4. According to Aylmer, Sevrin lured his lackeys into a trap with the promise of drink. Head into the canyon and save whomever you can.
  5. Eyrimhus tells you that more of Sevrin's hapless comrades are trapped further on in the canyon. Find them before it is too late.
  6. While attempting to rescue Sevrin and his “friends,” you encounter a masked mage who unleashes a towering clay golem upon you. After a desperate struggle, you succeed in defeating the dread automaton.
  7. For reasons unknown, Y'shtola's presence conjures visions from the past in your mind. Though you would like nothing more than to ask her about this mysterious phenomenon, you concede that Woad Whisper Canyon is no place for such an exchange. Head back to Summerford Farms and report all that has transpired to Staelwyrn.
  8. Back at Summerford Farms, Sevrin explains that he had planned to serve up his crewmen to the Serpent Reavers as recompense for deserting them, but that in the end he could not bear to sell his soul to save his own skin. Though Staelwyrn has taken the penitent pirate back, Sevrin seems determined to pay for his crimes. Speak with Staelwyrn to see what might be done.
  9. Aware that Baderon's voice carries weight with the Yellowjackets, Staelwyrn bids you relate to him the full tale of Sevrin's misadventures in the hope that he will feel moved to plead the penitent pirate's case. It would seem a visit to the Drowning Wench is in order.
  10. Having listened to your tale, Baderon pledges to intervene on Sevrin's behalf, and commends you for serving Staelwyrn so diligently. By way of reward, he offers you lodgings, and further employment in the form of leves. Take advantage of his generosity, and prepare yourself for the adventures to come.
Remember this

The Masked Magus calls up the golem, crying 'Surrender to the Darkness!'. Then he escapes. He is back in Feint and Strike (step 19), where Y'shtola gives the name of his kind.

Your first look into someone else's past shows Y'shtola before you met her. This gift of yours has no name until The Scions of the Seventh Dawn (step 29).

Here is a look ahead at the Reavers' true master. The Serpent Reavers are a group of pirates under the spell of the primal Leviathan.

Key lines explained

The lines worth a second look, in the order you hear them, and what each one means.

Rescue Sevrin's henchmen in the heart of Woad Whisper Canyon

Tattooed ManAt long last, you will have the dog's death you deserve...deserter.
Title reference

The title is a double pun. The phrase 'just deserts' means getting what you deserve. It is echoed when one of the tattooed men spits out the word 'deserter'.

More about this quest

LoreAfter the Calamity

Ancient books make a claim about golems like the one you face. Such golems can only be made when the chaos of an umbral calamity weakens the laws of nature.

LoreThe kidnappingsAfter the Calamity

This quest names Louisoix. Louisoix called on the Twelve, Eorzea's guardian gods, to prevent the Seventh Umbral Era. Then Louisoix vanished in a blinding light.

Remember this

The Masked Magus calls up the golem, crying 'Surrender to the Darkness!'. Then he escapes. He is back in Feint and Strike (step 19), where Y'shtola gives the name of his kind.

Remember this

Your first look into someone else's past shows Y'shtola before you met her. This gift of yours has no name until The Scions of the Seventh Dawn (step 29).

Remember thisPirates and the AdmiralBeast tribes and primals

Here is a look ahead at the Reavers' true master. The Serpent Reavers are a group of pirates under the spell of the primal Leviathan.

Final Fantasy nodPirates and the AdmiralBeast tribes and primals

The Sahagin behind these pirates were also a race of fish-men in an older Final Fantasy game. That game was Final Fantasy XI. But there they looked less like humans.

In-game text

Y'shtola has three Triple Triad cards. One of them quotes this flashback: 'The seas continue to rise while the lesser moon continues to fall.'

Patch change

This quest once unlocked the side quest Meet, Greet, and Deceit. Patch 3.05 removed it because of mismatches in the Mac and Korean versions of the game.

Characters

Who they are, and what they do in this quest.

Baderon

Baderon is at the Drowning Wench, his tavern, while you work for Staelwyrn at the farm.

Baderon promises fair treatment for Sevrin; a Yellowjacket who hands out punishments is his friend. He gives you free room and board at the Wench and signs you up for leves (paid odd jobs) with T'mokkri. He suspects some pirates of the kidnappings.

Staelwyrn

Staelwyrn is worried: Sevrin has been skulking about since a letter came, and has now left with his men without a word.

Staelwyrn cannot cut Sevrin loose; the young man reminds him of his younger self. He praises Sevrin's choice to save his mates, keeps a place for him at the farm, and thanks you. He asks you to tell Baderon, whom the Yellowjackets heed.

Grynewyda

Grynewyda keeps watch at the aetheryte (a travel crystal) by the farm gates. Nothing passes those gates without her noticing.

Grynewyda saw Sevrin and his men head for Woad Whisper Canyon, singing about drink. They asked her to join; she refused. She asks you to give the idle men a cuff round the ear from her.

Y'shtola

Y'shtola is off on her own work, watching the aether (the unseen energy in all things) for signs of trouble.

After the golem fight, near Y'shtola you see a vision of her past: she fears the beast tribes may summon primals (summoned gods), as Louisoix foretold. She can see aether. She calls herself a naturalist, links the pirates to the Sahagin, and takes Sevrin home.

Sevrin

Sevrin has been skulking about since a letter came for him. Now he has left the farm with his men, telling no one.

Sevrin was once a Serpent Reaver, pirates who serve the fish-like Sahagin. He fled to the farm. The Reavers wanted his mates for his freedom; he led them into a trap, then tried to die saving them. Now he wants to face the Yellowjackets.

Aylmer

Aylmer is one of Sevrin's men. They have all left the farm with Sevrin.

Aylmer is furious: Sevrin led the men into a trap, saying it was a trip for a drink. Aylmer has learned to stay a step ahead of Sevrin, so he got away, and he begs you to help the others.

Sozai Rarzai

Sozai Rarzai is one of Sevrin's men, who have left the farm with him.

Trapped deep in the canyon, Sozai Rarzai calls Sevrin a schemer, but refuses to let him die for the men. He would rather bow to a fishback (a Sahagin, a fish-man) than owe Sevrin, and takes up arms.

Louisoix Leveilleur

Louisoix does not appear in person. He is a name from Y'shtola's past, spoken in a vision you see.

Y'shtola says the rising seas and the falling lesser moon are as Louisoix foretold. He called on the Twelve, Eorzea's guardian gods, to prevent the Seventh Umbral Era (an age of calamity), then vanished in a blinding light.

Other languages

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裏切りの代償
‘The Price of Betrayal’
FrenchLe prix de la trahison
‘The Price of Betrayal’
GermanDer Preis des Verrats
‘The Price of Treachery’
English, Staelwyrn

I've come to expect a great deal from you, lass/lad, and you've never once let me down.

French

Tu m'as l'air de t'habituer à nos vergers, malgré tous les problèmes qui peuvent s'y produire.

‘You look like you're getting used to our orchards, despite all the problems that can come up there.’

German

Wie gefallen dir die Sommerfurt-Höfe so weit?

‘How do you like Summerford Farms so far?’

Japanese

引き続き、鍛錬を積んでいるようじゃねえか。

‘Looks like you're still keeping up your training, eh.’

English praises the hero for never letting him down; French says the hero seems to be settling into the orchards.

English praises the hero for never letting him down; German asks how the hero likes the farms.

English praises the hero for never letting him down; Japanese remarks the hero keeps training.

English, Staelwyrn

Yet what I'd ask of you now goes beyond aught I've asked before. Would you hear my plea all the same?

French

Il vient juste de se passer quelque chose d'assez ennuyeux et tes services seraient les bienvenus.

‘Something rather troublesome has just happened and your services would be welcome.’

German

Nicht alles läuft so glatt, wie es den Anschein hat.

‘Not everything is running as smoothly as it seems.’

Japanese

ちと、きな臭いことが起こってな。

‘Something a bit fishy has come up.’

English says this request goes beyond any before; French says something troublesome just happened.

English says this request goes beyond any before; German says things are not as smooth as they seem.

English says this request goes beyond any before; Japanese says something suspicious has happened.

English, Staelwyrn

You're no doubt familiar with that scoundrel Sevrin by now.

German

Du erinnerst dich sicher noch lebhaft an den jungen Kerl namens Sevrin, der hier arbeitet.

‘You surely still vividly remember the young fellow named Sevrin who works here.’

Japanese

ウチで働く連中の中に、セヴリンという若者がおるのは知っているな?

‘You know there's a young man named Sevrin among the folks working for us, right?’

English calls Sevrin a scoundrel; German neutrally calls him a young fellow who works there.

English calls Sevrin a scoundrel; Japanese neutrally calls him a young man working there.

English, Staelwyrn

Well, the schemin' scapegrace is at it again. Since that letter came for him, he's been skulkin' about in that manner he does when he's up to no good.

French

Son comportement est très étrange dernièrement.

‘His behavior has been very strange lately.’

German

In letzter Zeit hat er sich merkwürdig verhalten.

‘Lately he has been acting strangely.’

Japanese

近頃、そのセヴリンの様子がおかしいんだ。

‘Lately, that Sevrin has been acting strange.’

English says Sevrin is up to his usual schemes again; French says his behavior is strangely unusual lately.

English says Sevrin is up to his usual schemes again; German says he has been acting strangely lately.

English says Sevrin is up to his usual schemes again; Japanese says he has been acting strange lately.

English, Staelwyrn

Well, the schemin' scapegrace is at it again. Since that letter came for him, he's been skulkin' about in that manner he does when he's up to no good.

German

Darin muss etwas Fürchterliches gestanden haben, denn seitdem sah er sehr beunruhigt aus.

‘Something terrible must have been written in it, for since then he has looked very worried.’

English says Sevrin skulks about as when up to no good; German says he has looked very worried.

English, Staelwyrn

Well, the schemin' scapegrace is at it again. Since that letter came for him, he's been skulkin' about in that manner he does when he's up to no good.

French

Il tient pas en place depuis qu'une certaine lettre lui est parvenue.

‘He can't keep still since a certain letter reached him.’

Japanese

一通の手紙が届いてから、急にソワソワし始めてな。

‘Ever since a letter arrived, he suddenly got all restless.’

French describes Sevrin as restless since the letter, not skulking and scheming.

Japanese describes Sevrin as suddenly restless, not as scheming again.

English, Staelwyrn

I've grown accustomed to his insolence, but somethin' tells me this is different. It ain't exactly damnin', but when last I had words with him, he didn't look defiant so much as hunted. I can't help thinkin' he's gone lookin' for trouble and found more than he wanted.

French

Bien sûr, j'ai l'habitude que lui et sa clique se carapatent pour éviter les corvées, mais ils s'en cachaient pas vraiment.

‘Of course, I'm used to him and his clique scarpering to dodge chores, but they never really hid it.’

German

Er gehört ja ohnehin nicht zu unseren fleißigsten Arbeitern, aber dieses Benehmen gibt mir wirklich zu denken.

‘He's not exactly one of our most hard-working workers anyway, but this behavior really gives me pause.’

Japanese

サボり癖はあったが、こんなことは初めてだ。

‘He always had a habit of slacking off, but this is the first time anything like this has happened.’

English speaks of Sevrin's insolence; French speaks of him and his clique skipping chores.

English speaks of Sevrin's insolence; German speaks of him being a lazy worker.

English speaks of Sevrin's insolence; Japanese speaks of his habit of slacking off.

English, Staelwyrn

I've grown accustomed to his insolence, but somethin' tells me this is different. It ain't exactly damnin', but when last I had words with him, he didn't look defiant so much as hunted. I can't help thinkin' he's gone lookin' for trouble and found more than he wanted.

French

Et avec cette histoire d'enlèvements de l'autre fois... eh bien, j'ai un mauvais pressentiment.

‘And with that business of kidnappings the other day... well, I have a bad feeling.’

German

Wer weiß, was er im Schilde führt.

‘Who knows what he's up to.’

Japanese

先の「人拐い」の件もある。

‘There's also that recent "kidnapping" business.’

English fears Sevrin found more trouble than he sought; French cites the recent kidnappings as reason for worry.

English worries Sevrin found more trouble than he wanted; German suspects Sevrin is plotting something.

English fears Sevrin found more trouble than he sought; Japanese cites the recent kidnappings as reason for worry.

English, Staelwyrn

The ungrateful little cur bites me every chance he gets, but I can't quite bring myself to cut him loose. I s'pose he reminds me a bit of my younger self.

French

J'aimerais vraiment le remettre dans le droit chemin.

‘I'd really like to put him back on the straight and narrow.’

German

Wenn er sich doch nur an das Leben auf dem Hof gewöhnen könnte ...

‘If only he could get used to life on the farm...’

Japanese

どうにか改心させて、立派にしてやりたい。

‘I want to somehow get him to mend his ways and make a proper man of him.’

English says Sevrin reminds him of his younger self; French says he wants to set Sevrin straight.

English says Sevrin reminds him of his younger self; German wishes Sevrin would get used to farm life.

English says Sevrin reminds him of his younger self; Japanese says he wants to reform Sevrin.

English, Staelwyrn

The ungrateful little cur bites me every chance he gets, but I can't quite bring myself to cut him loose. I s'pose he reminds me a bit of my younger self.

French

Sevrin est un bon à rien, mais dans le fond, c'est pas un mauvais gars.

‘Sevrin is a good-for-nothing, but deep down, he's not a bad guy.’

German

Dieser Sevrin bereitet immer wieder Ärger, aber im Grunde ist er ein guter Kerl.

‘This Sevrin causes trouble again and again, but at bottom he is a good fellow.’

Japanese

クズ野郎だが、根は良い奴なんだ。

‘He's scum, but he's a good fellow at heart.’

French reason for keeping him: he is good at heart. No mention of Staelwyrn's younger self.

German reason for keeping him: he is good at heart. No mention of Staelwyrn's younger self.

Japanese reason for keeping him: he is good at heart. No mention of Staelwyrn's younger self.

English, Staelwyrn

I daresay she'll be able to tell you where he was headed.

German

Ich sehe dunkle Wolken am Horizont ...

‘I see dark clouds on the horizon...’

English expects Grynewyda to know where he went; German voices a foreboding of trouble ahead.

English, Grynewyda

I saw the rouser and his rabble set out for Woad Whisper Canyon not long ago, singing about drinking themselves stupider. Cheeky sods said I should join them!

French

Je leur ai bien rappelé qu'on avait beaucoup de travail ici et qu'ils feraient mieux de nous aider, mais ils m'ont ignorée.

‘I did remind them that we had lots of work here and that they'd do better to help us, but they ignored me.’

Japanese

手伝えって言ってるのに聞きやしないで、まったく!

‘I told them to help out, but they wouldn't listen, honestly!’

English says they invited her to join them; French says she told them to help but they ignored her.

English says they invited her to join them; Japanese says she told them to help but they ignored her.

English, Grynewyda

I told them I'd rather shrivel up than sip whatever it was that had pickled their brains. If you find the idle swine, be sure and give them a cuff 'round the ear from me, will you?

German

Ich wollte, dass sie uns beim Holzhacken helfen, aber wenn es um Arbeit geht, hört dieser Sevrin irgendwie schlecht.

‘I wanted them to help us chop wood, but when it comes to work, this Sevrin is somehow hard of hearing.’

English says she refused their drink; German says she wanted them to help chop wood.

English, Grynewyda

I told them I'd rather shrivel up than sip whatever it was that had pickled their brains. If you find the idle swine, be sure and give them a cuff 'round the ear from me, will you?

German

Soll er doch Schiffbruch erleiden, der Drückeberger!

‘Let him be shipwrecked, then, the shirker!’

English asks the hero to cuff them on the ear; German curses Sevrin to be shipwrecked.

English, Aylmer

Of all the dirty, deceitful, downright dastardly deeds that slippery bastard's done!

German

Ich bin nur mit Müh und Not entkommen!

‘I only barely escaped!’

Japanese

酒盛りだっていうから、ついてきたのに!!

‘He said it was a drinking party, so I came along!!’

English rants alliteratively about Sevrin's dastardly deeds; German says the speaker barely escaped.

English rants alliteratively about Sevrin's dastardly deeds; Japanese complains he came along for a drinking party.

English, Aylmer

Of all the dirty, deceitful, downright dastardly deeds that slippery bastard's done!

French

Mais quel couillon j'ai été de gober ses bobards !

‘But what an idiot I was to swallow his fibs!’

French Aylmer curses his own gullibility; English has him curse Sevrin's deeds.

English, Aylmer

Claimin' to take the lads out for a drink, only to lead us straight into a bloody trap! It don't get no lower than that!

French

Pour nous vendre à des ravisseurs !

‘Sevrin dared to con us, his pals... to sell us to kidnappers!’

German

Aber der Halunke hat vor, uns an eine Piratenbande auszuliefern!

‘But the scoundrel intends to hand us over to a pirate gang!’

Japanese

全部、セヴリンの嘘だったのさ……俺らを、人拐いに売り払うためのね!

‘It was all Sevrin's lie... to sell us off to kidnappers!’

English says Sevrin led them into a trap; French says he meant to sell them to kidnappers.

English says Sevrin led them into a trap; German says he intends to hand them to pirates.

English says Sevrin led them into a trap; Japanese says he meant to sell them to kidnappers.

English, Sozai Rarzai

Sevrin might've got us into this mess, but I ain't about to let him give his life for us. I'd sooner bow to a fishback than be in that connivin' bastard's debt! To arms!

French

Vite, va aider Sevrin !

‘Quick, go help Sevrin!’

German

Bitte, hilf ihm!

‘Please, help him!’

Japanese

お願いだ、アイツを助けてやってくれ!

‘Please, help him!’

English has the speaker rally to fight himself; French asks the hero to go help Sevrin.

English has the speaker rally to fight himself; German begs the hero to help Sevrin.

English has the speaker rally to fight himself; Japanese begs the hero to help Sevrin.

English, Sevrin

Can't move...my leg. Leave me. Save the others.

French

Enfin, tout ce qui compte, c'est qu'les autres aient pu s'enfuir...

‘Well, all that matters is that the others got away...’

German

Hauptsache, ich konnte meine Gesellen noch retten ...

‘The main thing is, I was still able to save my mates...’

Japanese

くっ、足をやられちまって、動けねえ……だが、みんなが無事なら、それでいい……

‘But if everyone is safe, that's enough...’

English asks the hero to leave him and save the others; French is relieved the others already escaped.

English asks the hero to leave him and save the others; German says Sevrin already saved them.

English asks the hero to leave him and save the others; Japanese is content if everyone is safe.

English, Tattooed Man

A true knave! You betray even yourself, Sevrin.

French

T'as bien choisi ton moment pour nous trahir...

‘You picked a fine moment to betray us... eh, Sevrin?’

Japanese

この土壇場で裏切るとは……。

‘To betray us at the last moment like this...’

English says Sevrin betrays even himself; French says he chose a fine moment to betray them.

English says Sevrin betrays even himself; Japanese says he betrays them at the last moment.

English, Tattooed Man

We were prepared to overlook the matter of your desertion on the condition that you provided us with suitable replacements. That was the agreement.

French

Tu vas apprendre à tes dépens qu'on trompe pas deux fois les pillards du serpent !

‘You'll learn the hard way that you don't cheat the Serpent Reavers twice!’

English states the replacement deal; French threatens that no one cheats the Reavers twice.

English, Tattooed Man

We were prepared to overlook the matter of your desertion on the condition that you provided us with suitable replacements. That was the agreement.

German

Erst schleichst du dich im Schatten der Nacht davon, ohne dich von deinen Freunden zu verabschieden ...

‘First you sneak off under cover of night, without saying goodbye to your friends...’

English offers to overlook the desertion; German reproaches Sevrin for sneaking off at night.

English, Tattooed Man

Yet your latest change of heart leaves your debt to us unpaid. Few are they who betray the Serpent Reavers twice. You will not do so a third time.

German

Fischfutter bist du!

‘You are fish food!’

German ends on a blunt image, Sevrin as fish food, instead of the “not a third time” threat.

English, Tattooed Man

Cowering behind your protector will only delay the inevitable. Honorless wretch...your life is all you have left.

German

Kannst du denn gar nichts alleine, du Muttersöhnchen?

‘Can't you do anything at all on your own, you mama's boy?’

Japanese

相変わらず、一人では何もできない男だな、てめぇは。

‘As ever, you're a man who can't do anything alone, you.’

English warns hiding will only delay the inevitable; German mocks Sevrin as a mama's boy.

English warns hiding will only delay the inevitable; Japanese mocks Sevrin for never doing anything alone.

English, Tattooed Man

Cowering behind your protector will only delay the inevitable. Honorless wretch...your life is all you have left.

French

Venu(e) pour aider ce couard de Sevrin ?

‘Come to help that coward Sevrin?’

French has the pirate address the adventurer directly; English keeps taunting Sevrin.

English, Tattooed Man

Cowering behind your protector will only delay the inevitable. Honorless wretch...your life is all you have left.

Japanese

なるほど、冒険者を雇ったのか……。

‘I see, so you hired an adventurer...’

Japanese says Sevrin hired the adventurer; English only calls them his protector.

English, Tattooed Man

And worthless though it be, we shall take it!

French

Rassure-toi, vous allez rôtir ensemble en enfer !

‘Don't worry, you are going to roast together in hell!’

German

Die Fische können sich auf ein Festmahl freuen!

‘The fish can look forward to a feast!’

Japanese

貴様ら、まとめて葬ってやる!

‘You lot, I'll bury you all together!’

French threatens both Sevrin and the adventurer with roasting in hell; English only takes Sevrin's life.

German uses a different image: the fish will feast on them.

Japanese threatens to kill Sevrin and the adventurer together; English speaks only of Sevrin's worthless life.

English, Masked Magus

???: F20223O mournful voice of creation! Grant ye this humble stone a soul, that it may wake to life!01

Japanese

物世に有りし石棺に偽魂を宿さん……。為せ、真理の偶像よ!

‘Into the stone coffin of this world, I lodge a false soul... Act, O idol of truth!’

The masked mage's chant ends on truth. In Jewish legend, a golem is woken by the word for truth (emet) written on it.

English, Masked Magus

???: F20223O mournful voice of creation! Grant ye this humble stone a soul, that it may wake to life!01

French

F20223Ô essences primitives de la création !

‘O primal essences of creation!’

German

F20223Zürnende Stimme der Schöpfung!

‘Wrathful voice of creation!’

English invokes a mournful voice of creation; French invokes the primal essences of creation.

English invokes a mournful voice of creation; German invokes a wrathful one.

English, Masked Magus

???: F20223O mournful voice of creation! Grant ye this humble stone a soul, that it may wake to life!01

French

Habitez d'un semblant d'âme cette enveloppe de pierre inanimée !

‘Inhabit this lifeless shell of stone with a semblance of a soul!’

Japanese

物世に有りし石棺に偽魂を宿さん……。

‘Let a false soul dwell in the stone coffin that exists in the material world...’

English asks for a soul; French asks for only a semblance of a soul.

English asks for a soul; Japanese asks for a false soul.

English, Y'shtola

Those pirates do not belong to any of the known Lominsan factions... Whom then do they serve? The beast tribes? Surely not.

French

Il s'agit peut-être de ceux qui pactisent en secret avec les hommes-bêtes.

‘These pirates over there... They are perhaps those who secretly make pacts with the beastmen.’

Japanese

最近は、裏で蛮族と取り引きしている組織もあるというけど……。

‘Lately, they say some groups trade with the beast tribes behind the scenes, but...’

English dismisses a beast tribe link; French suggests the pirates may secretly deal with beastmen.

English dismisses a beast tribe link; Japanese notes some groups reportedly trade with beast tribes.

English, Y'shtola

Twelve help us if it should prove so. Limsa would be hard-pressed to keep a single primal at bay, let alone two. But all is yet speculation. I must needs find evidence.

French

J'ai du mal à croire que de telles créatures existent, mais sans doute vaut-il mieux rester sur ses gardes.

‘I find it hard to believe that such creatures exist, but no doubt it is better to stay on guard.’

Japanese

蛮神なんて存在、信じたくはないけど……。

‘I don't want to believe in such beings as primals, but...’

English fears what it would mean if true; French doubts such creatures even exist.

English fears what it would mean if true; Japanese does not want to believe primals exist.

English, Y'shtola

Twelve help us if it should prove so. Limsa would be hard-pressed to keep a single primal at bay, let alone two. But all is yet speculation. I must needs find evidence.

German

Aber Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht.

‘But better safe than sorry.’

Japanese

注意するに越したことはないわね。

‘It's best to be careful.’

English says she must find evidence; German says it is better to be cautious.

English says she must find evidence; Japanese says it is best to be careful.

English, Y'shtola

While the lesser moon continues to fall...

French

Cela ne devrait pourtant pas être aussi perceptible à cette heure du jour.

‘Yet it should not be so noticeable at this time of day.’

German

Und so hell scheint er doch sonst nicht am helllichten Tage ...

‘And it doesn't usually shine so brightly in broad daylight...’

Japanese

昼間でも、こんなに明るく見えるだなんて……。

‘To think it looks this bright even in the daytime...’

English says the lesser moon keeps falling; French says it is oddly visible in daytime.

English says the lesser moon keeps falling; German says it shines unusually bright in daytime.

English says the lesser moon keeps falling; Japanese says it looks unusually bright in daytime.

English, Y'shtola

The coming of chaos has rendered the laws of nature mutable, blurring the boundary between the material and aetherial planes... Little now stands between us and the primals.

French

C'est ce qui a permis l'apparition d'êtres contre nature comme les Primordiaux.

‘This is what allowed unnatural beings like the Primals to appear.’

Japanese

だから、本来は生まれないはずの存在、蛮神が生まれてしまった……。

‘That is why beings that should never have been born, the primals, came to be born...’

English says the primals are close but not yet here; French says they have already appeared.

English says the primals are close but not yet here; Japanese says they have already been born.

English, Y'shtola

...But they are not here yet. “Though time be against us, hope shall ever be on our side.”

German

Eine große, alles vernichtende Katastrophe steht bevor.

‘A great, all-destroying catastrophe is imminent.’

English reassures the primals are not here yet; German warns an all-destroying catastrophe is imminent.

English, Y'shtola

Never did the creed of Sharlayan ring more true.

French

C'est à nous, Sharlayanais, que revient la tâche de conserver cet espoir et d'agir dans l'intérêt de tous !

‘It falls to us Sharlayans to keep that hope alive and act in everyone's interest!’

German

Dafür sind wir aus Sharlayan gekommen.

‘That is what we came from Sharlayan for.’

Japanese

それを信じて活動するのがシャーレアン生まれの、私たちの努めだもの……。

‘Believing in that and acting on it is the duty of us who were born in Sharlayan, after all...’

French has her call herself a Sharlayan with a duty to act; English only cites Sharlayan's creed.

German has her say her group came from Sharlayan to fight for this; English only cites the creed.

Japanese has her say she was born in Sharlayan and that acting is her duty.

English, Y'shtola

Never did I dream that I would possess the means to see aether...yet now that I do, I do begin to take it for granted. How swiftly do the wonders of Sharlayan seem commonplace...

French

La technologie sharlayanaise est vraiment surprenante.

‘Sharlayan technology is truly surprising.’

Japanese

シャーレアンの技術もたいしたものね。

‘Sharlayan's technology is really something.’

English says Sharlayan's wonders quickly seem commonplace; French marvels at how surprising they are.

English says Sharlayan's wonders quickly seem commonplace; Japanese praises them as impressive.

English, Y'shtola

Never did I dream that I would possess the means to see aether...yet now that I do, I do begin to take it for granted. How swiftly do the wonders of Sharlayan seem commonplace...

French

Qui aurait cru que nous serions capables de créer des appareils comme celui-ci pour observer les flux d'éther.

‘Who would have thought we would be able to create devices like this one to observe the flows of aether.’

Japanese

こんな機械で、エーテルを視覚できるようになるなんて。

‘To think that with a machine like this one can come to see aether.’

French makes it a Sharlayan-built device she marvels at; English has her already taking it for granted.

Japanese makes it a machine she is impressed by; English has her already taking it for granted.

English, Y'shtola

Never did I dream that I would possess the means to see aether...yet now that I do, I do begin to take it for granted. How swiftly do the wonders of Sharlayan seem commonplace...

German

Das Gerät funktioniert fabelhaft!

‘The device works splendidly!’

German has her delighted with a device; English has her already taking the ability for granted.

English, Flower Girl

Um...

German

Hallo, du da mit der Brille!

‘Hello, you there with the glasses!’

German flower girl calls out to “you with the glasses”; English has only a shy “Um...”.

English, Flower Girl

Here, for you. Have you come for the festivities?

French

Dites, vous venez d'un autre pays ?

‘Say, are you from another country?’

Japanese

……お姉さんは旅の方ですか?

‘Are you a traveler, miss?’

English asks if she came for the festivities; French asks if she is from another country.

English asks if she came for the festivities; Japanese asks if she is a traveler.

English, Y'shtola

...Seasong Grotto, perhaps?

German

Etwas muss in der Nähe der Klagegrotte geschehen sein.

‘Something must have happened near the Lament Grotto.’

English names it Seasong Grotto; German calls it the Lament Grotto.

English, Y'shtola

What have we here...? Can you walk?

German

Du kannst froh sein, dass du noch am Leben bist ...

‘You can be glad that you are still alive ...’

German Y'shtola tells you that you are lucky to be alive; English only wonders what she has found.

English, Y'shtola

'Tis I. Regrettably, no. He eluded me. Understood. I will inform the commodore.

French

Je vais en avertir Reyner.

‘I will let Reyner know.’

German

Ich werde es Kommandant Reyner ausrichten.

‘I will pass it on to Commander Reyner.’

Japanese

……了解、レイナーに伝えておくわね。

‘...Understood, I'll let Reyner know.’

French gives the man's name, Reyner; English gives only his rank, the commodore.

German gives the man's name, Reyner; English gives only his rank, the commodore.

Japanese gives the man's name, Reyner; English gives only his rank, the commodore.

English, Y'shtola

You collapsed from your exertions. Are you suitably recovered?

French

Tu avais l'air absorbé(e) dans tes pensées.

‘You seemed lost in thought.’

Japanese

神秘的な幻術士: ぼうっとしてたようだけど、大丈夫?

‘You seemed to be in a daze, are you all right?’

English says the hero collapsed from exertion; French says the hero seemed lost in thought.

English says the hero collapsed from exertion; Japanese says the hero seemed dazed.

English, Y'shtola

But then these tattooed wretches are no common pirates─they are the minions of the Sahagin. As to their purpose...well, I shall get to the bottom of it.

German

Diese blau tätowierten Piraten bekommen Hilfe von den Sahagin.

‘These blue-tattooed pirates are getting help from the Sahagin.’

English says the pirates serve the Sahagin; German says the Sahagin help the pirates.

English, Y'shtola

But then these tattooed wretches are no common pirates─they are the minions of the Sahagin. As to their purpose...well, I shall get to the bottom of it.

Japanese

神秘的な幻術士: 海賊がしていたという蒼い刺青……。

‘The blue tattoos the pirates are said to have had...’

Japanese adds that the pirates' tattoos were blue.

English, Y'shtola

And you too, for that matter. I will bear word to him of your preservation, but I am certain he would like to thank you in person. Pray pay the man a visit.

Japanese

心配しているでしょうから。

‘Since he must be worried.’

English says Staelwyrn will want to thank the hero; Japanese says he must be worried.

English, Sevrin

I'd say I owed you my life...but that don't cover it. If it weren't for you, my friends would be dead, an' all...

Japanese

連中も上手く逃げてくれたかな……。

‘I wonder if the guys managed to get away safely too...’

English says the friends would be dead without the hero; Japanese wonders whether they got away.

English, Sevrin

I'd say I owed you my life...but that don't cover it. If it weren't for you, my friends would be dead, an' all...

German

Ohne dich wäre ich jetzt Fischfutter!

‘Without you I would be fish food now!’

German Sevrin speaks only of himself, as fish food; English stresses his friends would be dead too.

English, Sevrin

'Tis a debt I can never repay. But I'll not make things worse by runnin' away. Take me to Summerford Farms, an' I'll face the consequences.

French

J-j'ai... agi comme un lâche...

‘I... acted like a coward...’

German

Ich schulde dir eine Erklärung.

‘I owe you an explanation.’

English speaks of an unpayable debt to the hero; French confesses Sevrin acted like a coward.

English speaks of an unpayable debt of life; German says Sevrin owes an explanation.

English, Sevrin

'Tis a debt I can never repay. But I'll not make things worse by runnin' away. Take me to Summerford Farms, an' I'll face the consequences.

German

Aber lass uns erst von hier verschwinden.

‘But let's get out of here first.’

English vows not to run away; German suggests getting away from here first.

English, Sevrin

I was once a Serpent Reaver.

Japanese

俺は奴ら……「海蛇の舌」の一員だったのさ。

‘I was one of them... a member of the Sea Serpent's Tongue.’

French

J-je... j'faisais partie des pillards du serpent, avant.

‘I-I... I used to be one of the serpent's plunderers.’

German

Ich ... war einst bei den Plündernden Schlangen.

‘I... was once with the Plundering Serpents.’

Their Japanese name is Umihebi no Shita. The English name, Serpent Reavers, keeps the serpent but drops the tongue.

The English moved the tongue from the crew to their lair, The Serpent's Tongue. The crew became the Serpent Reavers, and French and German follow the English only for the crew.

English, Sevrin

Us pirates ain't much for laws, but there's things we won't do. We've got a code, see─but the Reavers've never followed a word of it. A few years back, they started snatchin' law-abidin' Lominsans.

French

À l'époque, on avait commencé à enlever des Limséens, quelque chose de tabou normalement chez les pirates...

‘Back then, we had started kidnapping Lominsans, something normally taboo among pirates...’

English says the Reavers started the kidnappings; French says "we" did, including Sevrin.

English, Sevrin

Us pirates ain't much for laws, but there's things we won't do. We've got a code, see─but the Reavers've never followed a word of it. A few years back, they started snatchin' law-abidin' Lominsans.

German

Die Plündernden Schlangen sind in Limsa Lominsa geächtet.

‘The Plundering Snakes are outlawed in Limsa Lominsa.’

German says the gang is outlawed in Limsa Lominsa; English speaks of a pirate code they ignore.

English, Sevrin

I'd only just taken my oath when our captain bent the knee to his new Sahagin masters. I knew I had to get away.

French

Moi, j'étais qu'un sous-fifre, mais comme ces histoires me foutaient la pétoche, j'ai décidé de m'faire la belle...

‘Me, I was only an underling, but as all that business scared the hell out of me, I decided to do a runner...’

Japanese

当時、下っ端だった俺は、恐ろしくなって逃げ出したのさ。

‘Back then, a mere underling, I got scared and ran away.’

French Sevrin admits he fled out of fear; English gives no such motive.

Japanese Sevrin admits he ran because he was scared; English gives no such motive.

English, Sevrin

The penalty for desertion is death, but the Reavers offered me a way out instead─my freedom in exchange for my mates'.

German

Es sei denn, ich würde ihnen helfen, neue Mitglieder „anzuwerben“.

‘Unless I were to help them “recruit” new members.’

German has the gang demand help “recruiting” members, a euphemism for kidnapping; English: his freedom for his mates'.

English, Staelwyrn

I just hope yours guides you back here someday. There will always be a place for you at Summerford Farms, lad.

Japanese

このサマーフォード庄は、いつだって人手不足だ。

‘This Summerford Farms is always short of hands.’

English warmly promises Sevrin a place; Japanese gruffly says the farm is always short-handed.

English, Sevrin

An' I'll always be in your debt, Staelwyrn.

German

Herr Staelwyrn ... W-Wie kann ich Euch danken?

‘Master Staelwyrn... H-how can I thank you?’

English, Sevrin

An' yours an' all, adventurer. I've caused more than my fair share o' trouble durin' my time here─not that you need tellin'.

French

Ah, j'attendais que t'arrives.

‘Ah, I was waiting for you to arrive.’

Japanese

……お前が戻るのを待っていたんだ。

‘I was waiting for you to come back.’

English says Sevrin is in the hero's debt too; French says he was waiting for the hero.

English says Sevrin is in the hero's debt too; Japanese says he was waiting for the hero.

English, Sevrin

An' yours an' all, adventurer. I've caused more than my fair share o' trouble durin' my time here─not that you need tellin'.

French

J'te dois pas mal d'explications, à toi aussi...

‘I owe you quite a few explanations, you too...’

German

Dir schulde ich ebenfalls eine Erklärung.

‘I owe you an explanation as well.’

Japanese

ずいぶん迷惑をかけたからさ、お前にも、詳しく説明しなけりゃと思ってよ……。

‘I caused you a lot of trouble, so I figured I had to explain things to you in detail too...’

English says the hero needs no telling; French says Sevrin owes the hero explanations.

English says the hero needs no telling; German says Sevrin owes the hero an explanation.

English says the hero needs no telling; Japanese says Sevrin must explain things in detail.

English, Baderon

Now, it sounds to me like ye've done everythin' ol' Staelwyrn asked o' ye an' more─justifyin' me generous finder's fee in the process. Much obliged, lass/lad!

French

J'ai vraiment bien fait de t'envoyer là-bas.

‘I really did well to send you there.’

Japanese

お前さんを紹介した俺も鼻が高いぜ。

‘I'm proud too, since I'm the one who introduced you.’

German

Und du, aus dir ist in der Zwischenzeit ja eine richtige Abenteurerin/ein richtiger Abenteurer geworden!

‘And you, in the meantime you have become a real adventurer!’

English jokes it justified Baderon's finder's fee; French says he was right to send the hero.

English jokes it justified Baderon's finder's fee; Japanese says he is proud he introduced the hero.

German Baderon says you have become a real adventurer; there is no finder's-fee joke.

English, Baderon

As fer a reward...well, she's a lonely lady, this Drownin' Wench o' mine. 'Ow'd ye fancy keepin' 'er company fer a spell...with free room an' board?

French

Pour commencer, je vais te laisser utiliser l'auberge attenante au Dauphin noyé.

‘To begin with, I'm going to let you use the inn attached to the Drowned Dolphin.’

Japanese

まずは、ここ溺れた海豚亭に併設してる「宿屋」の使用だ。

‘First, it's use of the "inn" attached here to the Drowned Dolphin.’

English jokes the lonely tavern wants company; French plainly offers use of the inn.

English jokes the lonely tavern wants company; Japanese plainly offers use of the inn.

English, Baderon

As fer a reward...well, she's a lonely lady, this Drownin' Wench o' mine. 'Ow'd ye fancy keepin' 'er company fer a spell...with free room an' board?

German

Dann spricht auch nichts mehr dagegen, dass du dir hier in der Ertränkten Sorge ein Gästezimmer mietest.

‘Then nothing more stands in the way of you renting yourself a guest room here in the Drowned Sorrow.’

English offers free room and board; German says the hero may rent a guest room.

English, Baderon

Not that ye'll 'ave much time fer lyin' around, what with all the leves ye'll be doin'. Oh, didn't I mention? I'm puttin' yer name down fer leves.

French

Bon, ensuite, comme je suis sûr que tu débordes d'énergie et d'envie d'aider les autres, je vais te donner la possibilité d'effectuer des mandats.

‘Well, next, since I'm sure you're brimming with energy and the wish to help others, I'm going to give you the chance to take on leves.’

German

So eine zuverlässige Abenteurerin/ein zuverlässiger Abenteurer, wie du es bist, sollte sich mal an Freibriefen versuchen.

‘Such a reliable adventurer as you should try your hand at leves.’

Japanese

お前さんのさらなる活躍を期待して……新しい仕事の窓口、「ギルドリーヴ」を紹介しよう。

‘Hoping for even greater deeds from you... let me introduce you to "guildleves", a new window for work.’

English jokes he has already signed the hero up for leves; French politely offers the chance.

English jokes he has already signed the hero up for leves; German suggests the hero try them.

English jokes he has already signed the hero up for leves; Japanese politely introduces them.

English, Baderon

Our guild draws all manner o' clients, offerin' all manner of odd jobs. Honestly, ye'd be amazed 'ow much folk'll pay to avoid doin' an honest day's labor.

German

Eine gute Gelegenheit, etwas Geld zu verdienen und Erfahrung zu sammeln.

‘A good opportunity to earn some money and gain experience.’

English jokes folk pay to dodge honest labor; German pitches the jobs as money and experience.

English, Baderon

Oh, an' it's all above board, 'case yer wonderin'. We're careful to stay on the Admiral's right side in 'ere─unlike some pirates I could mention... I tell ye, if it turns out they 'ad aught to do with them kidnappin's, there'll be seven hells to pay. A proper bleedin' reckonin'...

French

Pour en revenir à ton histoire, si certains pirates sont vraiment impliqués dans ces enlèvements, je crains que cela ne crée des tensions entre ceux d'ici et l'Amirale...

‘To get back to your story, if some pirates really are involved in these kidnappings, I fear it will create tensions between the folk here and the Admiral...’

German

Das wird das ohnehin gespannte Verhältnis zwischen Admiral Merlwyb und den Piraten weiter belasten.

‘That will put further strain on the already tense relationship between Admiral Merlwyb and the pirates.’

Japanese

しっかし、人拐いに海賊がからんでたとなると、メルウィブ提督と海賊勢力の間がまた、ぎくしゃくしちまうな……。

‘Still, if pirates were mixed up in the kidnappings, things between Admiral Merlwyb and the pirate factions will get strained again...’

English promises a bloody reckoning; French fears tensions between the locals and the Admiral.

English promises a bloody reckoning; German fears more strain between the Admiral and the pirates.

English promises a bloody reckoning; Japanese fears strained relations between the Admiral and the pirates.

English, Baderon

Mayhap that's what Limsa needs, though. On rough seas, sometimes ye 'ave to rock the boat to right it.

Japanese

リムサ・ロミンサの中で仲間割れしてるようじゃ、時代の荒海を渡ることなんてできねぇぞ。船員の内乱は船を沈める……航海の常識だってのに。

‘If Limsa Lominsa keeps fighting among itself, it'll never cross the rough seas of these times. Strife among the crew sinks the ship... every sailor knows that, and yet...’

French

Et on ne peut pas se permettre d'être divisés alors que Limsa Lominsa doit traverser des temps troublés... Ce serait comme tolérer une mutinerie en pleine tempête !

‘And we can't afford to be divided while Limsa Lominsa goes through troubled times... It would be like tolerating a mutiny in mid-storm!’

German

Egal, ob Pirat oder nicht ... Wir sind alle Limser und wir sollten zusammenhalten, anstatt uns gegenseitig zu bekämpfen und zu misstrauen. Es kommen raue und stürmische Zeiten auf uns zu, und wenn die Mannschaft nicht wie ein Mann zusammensteht, werden wir kentern.

‘Pirate or not... we are all Limsans and we should stick together instead of fighting and mistrusting each other. Rough and stormy times are coming, and if the crew does not stand together as one, we'll capsize.’

Baderon warns against a divided crew. The English advice is the opposite.

The French image is a mutiny in a storm, close to the Japanese and the opposite of the English.

Baderon pleads for unity, where the English says to rock the boat.

English, Baderon

Mayhap that's what Limsa needs, though. On rough seas, sometimes ye 'ave to rock the boat to right it.

French

Et on ne peut pas se permettre d'être divisés alors que Limsa Lominsa doit traverser des temps troublés...

‘And we can't afford to be divided when Limsa Lominsa has to go through troubled times...’

German

Wir sind alle Limser und wir sollten zusammenhalten, anstatt uns gegenseitig zu bekämpfen und zu misstrauen.

‘Pirate or not... We are all Limsans and we should stick together instead of fighting and mistrusting each other.’

Japanese

リムサ・ロミンサの中で仲間割れしてるようじゃ、時代の荒海を渡ることなんてできねぇぞ。

‘If we're squabbling among ourselves within Limsa Lominsa, we'll never cross the rough seas of these times.’

English suggests a reckoning may be what Limsa needs; French says Limsa cannot afford division.

English suggests a reckoning may be what Limsa needs; German urges everyone to stick together.

English suggests a reckoning may be what Limsa needs; Japanese says infighting will sink Limsa.

English, Baderon

Mayhap that's what Limsa needs, though. On rough seas, sometimes ye 'ave to rock the boat to right it.

French

Ce serait comme tolérer une mutinerie en pleine tempête !

‘It would be like tolerating a mutiny in the middle of a storm!’

German

Es kommen raue und stürmische Zeiten auf uns zu, und wenn die Mannschaft nicht wie ein Mann zusammensteht, werden wir kentern.

‘Rough and stormy times are coming for us, and if the crew doesn't stand together as one man, we will capsize.’

English says rocking the boat can right it; French compares division to a mutiny in a storm.

English says rocking the boat can right it; German warns a divided crew will capsize.

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Accepting the quest

Staelwyrn

I've come to expect a great deal from you, lass/lad, and you've never once let me down.

Staelwyrn

Yet what I'd ask of you now goes beyond aught I've asked before. Would you hear my plea all the same?

Staelwyrn

It eases my mind to have your ear.

Staelwyrn

You're no doubt familiar with that scoundrel Sevrin by now.

Staelwyrn

Now he's rounded up his rogues and buggered off, with nary a word to anyone.

Staelwyrn

I've grown accustomed to his insolence, but somethin' tells me this is different. It ain't exactly damnin', but when last I had words with him, he didn't look defiant so much as hunted. I can't help thinkin' he's gone lookin' for trouble and found more than he wanted.

Staelwyrn

So I was hopin' you might hunt his sorry hide down and drag it back here before it's too late.

Staelwyrn

The ungrateful little cur bites me every chance he gets, but I can't quite bring myself to cut him loose. I s'pose he reminds me a bit of my younger self.

Staelwyrn

Suffice it to say, I'd rather he didn't come to a sticky end. As for how to find him, I'd try askin' Grynewyda at the aetheryte. She was the last one to see him.

Speak with Grynewyda

Grynewyda

Nothing that passes through those gates escapes my notice!

Grynewyda

I saw the rouser and his rabble set out for Woad Whisper Canyon not long ago, singing about drinking themselves stupider. Cheeky sods said I should join them!

Intercept Sevrin and his henchmen in Woad Whisper Canyon

Aylmer

Claimin' to take the lads out for a drink, only to lead us straight into a bloody trap! It don't get no lower than that!

Aylmer

'Course, I've learned to stay a step ahead of ol' Sevrin, so I was ready─but the others weren't so lucky. You've got to help 'em!

Rescue Sevrin's henchmen

Eyrimhus

My axe may as well've been a white flag for all the good it did... Hope you fare better, or the sorry bastards in there are done for.

Rescue Sevrin's henchmen in the heart of Woad Whisper Canyon

Sozai Rarzai

Sevrin might've got us into this mess, but I ain't about to let him give his life for us. I'd sooner bow to a fishback than be in that connivin' bastard's debt! To arms!

Sevrin

It ain't safe here! Take the others an' get out while you still can!

Tattooed Man

Resistance is futile!

Sevrin

Can't move...my leg. Leave me. Save the others.

Tattooed Man

At long last, you will have the dog's death you deserve...deserter.

Solo Instance

Tattooed Man

A true knave! You betray even yourself, Sevrin.

Sevrin

Ugh...

Tattooed Man

We were prepared to overlook the matter of your desertion on the condition that you provided us with suitable replacements. That was the agreement.

Tattooed Man

Yet your latest change of heart leaves your debt to us unpaid. Few are they who betray the Serpent Reavers twice. You will not do so a third time.

Tattooed Man

Cowering behind your protector will only delay the inevitable. Honorless wretch...your life is all you have left.

Masked Magus

???: F20223O mournful voice of creation! Grant ye this humble stone a soul, that it may wake to life!01

Masked Magus

???: F20223That the golem could be vanquished...01

Masked Magus

???: F20223That woman/man is no ordinary adventurer.01

Y'shtola

...The snake slithered away.

Y'shtola

I am only glad he did not have the chance to sink his fangs more deeply into you.

Y'shtola

Those pirates do not belong to any of the known Lominsan factions... Whom then do they serve? The beast tribes? Surely not.

Y'shtola

But the timing of their appearance coincides all too neatly with the recent surge in Sahagin and kobold activity... Something is afoot. The question is: what?

Y'shtola

...Could it be that the tribes are planning to summon their primals?

Y'shtola

Twelve help us if it should prove so. Limsa would be hard-pressed to keep a single primal at bay, let alone two. But all is yet speculation. I must needs find evidence.

Y'shtola

The seas continue to rise...

Y'shtola

And ilm by ilm, the world becomes ever more unlike itself.

Y'shtola

It is as Louisoix foretold...

Y'shtola

The coming of chaos has rendered the laws of nature mutable, blurring the boundary between the material and aetherial planes... Little now stands between us and the primals.

Y'shtola

...But they are not here yet. “Though time be against us, hope shall ever be on our side.”

Flower Girl

Um...

Flower Girl

Here, for you. Have you come for the festivities?

Flower Girl

Today the Maelstrom officially makes that great hole in the sea its training ground. Join in the celebrations!

Y'shtola

Wait. A disturbance in the aetheric flow. But whence does it emanate?

Y'shtola

...Seasong Grotto, perhaps?

Y'shtola

What have we here...? Can you walk?

Y'shtola

'Tis I. Regrettably, no. He eluded me. Understood. I will inform the commodore.

Y'shtola

You collapsed from your exertions. Are you suitably recovered?

Y'shtola

Sevrin here has apprised me of all that transpired. His account shed some light upon how you came to be attacked by a golem of all things.

Y'shtola

A golem is a mindless automaton, inert save when commanded to be otherwise. Common pirates could not hope to control such a thing, so arcane are its workings.

Y'shtola

But then these tattooed wretches are no common pirates─they are the minions of the Sahagin. As to their purpose...well, I shall get to the bottom of it.

Y'shtola

But first I must escort Sevrin back to his place of employment. I daresay Staelwyrn will be wondering what has become of him.

Y'shtola

And you too, for that matter. I will bear word to him of your preservation, but I am certain he would like to thank you in person. Pray pay the man a visit.

Y'shtola

Ah...he told me of you, but perchance he did not tell you of me. My name is Y'shtola.

Y'shtola

I am...a naturalist of sorts, surveying the aether in the hope that it might offer up some clue as to our predicament.

Sevrin

I'd say I owed you my life...but that don't cover it. If it weren't for you, my friends would be dead, an' all...

Sevrin

'Tis a debt I can never repay. But I'll not make things worse by runnin' away. Take me to Summerford Farms, an' I'll face the consequences.

Y'shtola

For reasons I cannot fathom, you seem... Forgive me. Mayhap we shall have a chance to speak again when I have marshaled my thoughts.

Y'shtola

Until our paths next cross, farewell.

Speak with Staelwyrn

Staelwyrn

Lo! I knew you'd return.

Staelwyrn

Y'shtola delivered Sevrin a bit ago. Tales of your heroic deeds precede you!

Staelwyrn

The rest came shufflin' back, too─the lot of 'em sportin' the same haunted expression.

Sevrin

It's me who's to blame for that─that an' the rest.

Sevrin

I was once a Serpent Reaver.

Staelwyrn

...A thrall to the Sahagin? Seven hells... Reavers may look and sound and act like pirates, but they're naught but the fishbacks' flunkies.

Sevrin

Us pirates ain't much for laws, but there's things we won't do. We've got a code, see─but the Reavers've never followed a word of it. A few years back, they started snatchin' law-abidin' Lominsans.

Sevrin

I'd only just taken my oath when our captain bent the knee to his new Sahagin masters. I knew I had to get away.

Sevrin

So I crept off one night, got myself a new name, an' found myself a new home─Summerford Farms. Trouble is, secrets don't stay secret for long 'round here, an' word soon spread...all the way back to the sea.

Sevrin

The penalty for desertion is death, but the Reavers offered me a way out instead─my freedom in exchange for my mates'.

Staelwyrn

The letter...

Sevrin

I dunno what I was thinkin'... I wasn't bloody thinkin'. Too busy soilin' meself.

Staelwyrn

Aye, but you got there in the end, didn't you? When the time came, you made the right decision.

Staelwyrn

The men say little to me, but I hear 'em talk of how you stood up to the Reavers at the last─of how you tried to give your life to save theirs.

Sevrin

Be that as it may, no deed, however good, can atone for the crime of betrayin' your brethren.

Sevrin

I know that─I do. That's why I'm going to hand myself over to the Yellowjackets. I'll bring shame to the farm no more.

Staelwyrn

Hm. You'll hear no arguments from me. Each man must sail accordin' to his own moral compass.

Staelwyrn

I just hope yours guides you back here someday. There will always be a place for you at Summerford Farms, lad.

Sevrin

An' I'll always be in your debt, Staelwyrn.

Sevrin

An' yours an' all, adventurer. I've caused more than my fair share o' trouble durin' my time here─not that you need tellin'.

Staelwyrn

I owe you a debt too, your name. Not once have you let me down. Thank you for savin' the men of my farm.

Speak with Staelwyrn again

Staelwyrn

If I could ask one more favor of you, it'd be this: tell Baderon what's happened, from start to finish. I'm certain he'd put in a good word for Sevrin if he knew the whole story.

Staelwyrn

And he's one of the few people I know who the Yellowjackets'll listen to.

Staelwyrn

Well, I reckon I've asked all I can possibly ask of you. Safe travels, lass/son.

Speak with Baderon at the Drowning Wench

Baderon

...Bloody 'ells! Life on the farm ain't quite 'ow I pictured it!

Baderon

Ah, but ye needn't worry yerself over young Sevrin. The Yellowjacket as 'ands out the punishments is a good mate o' mine. If I ask 'im nice, I reckon 'e'd be willin' to commute the lad's sentence from 'angin' to keelhaulin', kindly gent that 'e is. ...Ah, I'm only jestin' with ye! I'll see 'e's treated fair.

Baderon

Now, it sounds to me like ye've done everythin' ol' Staelwyrn asked o' ye an' more─justifyin' me generous finder's fee in the process. Much obliged, lass/lad!

Baderon

As fer a reward...well, she's a lonely lady, this Drownin' Wench o' mine. 'Ow'd ye fancy keepin' 'er company fer a spell...with free room an' board?

Baderon

'Venturin's a tryin' business, after all. Them as don't rest their bones every now an' again tend to end up with broken ones. An' take it from me: fightin' ain't nearly so much fun when yer nursin' a shattered arm. Got that? Good. There'll always be a free bed fer ye, so make use of it.

Baderon

Not that ye'll 'ave much time fer lyin' around, what with all the leves ye'll be doin'. Oh, didn't I mention? I'm puttin' yer name down fer leves.

Baderon

Our guild draws all manner o' clients, offerin' all manner of odd jobs. Honestly, ye'd be amazed 'ow much folk'll pay to avoid doin' an honest day's labor.

Baderon

Just give T'mokkri a shout whenever ye feel like makin' a few extra gil. She'll always 'ave some task or other fer ye to do.

Baderon

Oh, an' it's all above board, 'case yer wonderin'. We're careful to stay on the Admiral's right side in 'ere─unlike some pirates I could mention... I tell ye, if it turns out they 'ad aught to do with them kidnappin's, there'll be seven hells to pay. A proper bleedin' reckonin'...

Baderon

But we'll 'ave time fer such talk when yer well an' rested. Till then, enjoy the Wench's 'ospitality!

Defeat the clay golem!

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