Side questLevel 8
Quest giver Loetrswys
in Lower La Noscea
Loetrswys complains that Weitzaren
calls the kobold crimes mere mischief and cares more for his mills than his workers. Her beloved is Moegramm
, who works at the Stead and calls her his "little lamb". She is sure he misses her.
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.
seeks to enlist the aid of the Red Rooster Stead by contacting Moegramm.'s woes, Moegramm asks you to help send a missive to Ostfyr
at the La Thagran Checkpoint. Broenruht
can provide you with guidance through Blind Iron Mines, so that you may reach La Thagran in time. informs you that the mine's inhabitants keep mostly to themselves, and that the route to La Thagran is relatively safe. fears for Summerford Farms, and asks that you inform Staelwyrn
of the kobold threat. has been more concerned with the Sahagin menace of late, but takes Ostfyr's warning to heart out of respect.Next in the play order: Soothing the Savage Siren. O'kalkaya
tells you to kneel to the captain, who is in a foul mood and bad with customers.
The lines worth a second look, in the order you hear them, and what each one means.
He often calls me his “little lamb,” and I am certain my absence could only have made his heart grow fonder.
Loetrswys is Moegramm's beloved 'little lamb'. He loves her more than any soul 'on two legs'. His sheep, of course, have four.
They say a messenger through the mines arrives faster than the crow flies from the Stead. It is good to see you.
Ostfyr bends two sayings. First, a messenger 'through the mines arrives faster than the crow flies'. Second, 'sleeping dogs may not be content to lie'. It means the kobolds won't stay quiet.
Which is all well and good, but the Sahagin swarmin' at our gates demand my immediate attention before ugly heads that haven't reared themselves in recent memory.
Staelwyrn does not worry much about the kobolds because the Sahagin worry him more. Remember that during his main-story quests at Summerford Farms (MSQ #3-#9).
The La Thagran Checkpoint was given to the Yellowjackets because the area 'rarely sees kobold encroachment'. Funnily enough, you are the one who brings it kobold news.
The item text of the Kobold Report admits it was 'obviously recorded from memory'. It also says it 'lacks any sort of detail'. Yet it is the warning you hand over.
Who they are, and what they do in this quest.
Staelwyrn is at Summerford Farms and has not yet heard of the new kobold threat.
Staelwyrn praises Ostfyr's caution, but says the Sahagin swarming at his gates need his attention first. Still, he respects the Yellowjackets too much to ignore their warning, and takes it to heart.
Weitzaren runs the mills of the Grey Fleet, where kobolds are causing chaos.
Weitzaren does not appear in this quest. Loetrswys says he passes off the kobold crimes as mere mischief, and that he cares more for his mills than for his workers.
Loetrswys is worried. Kobolds are causing chaos at the Grey Fleet, and Loetrswys wants help from the Red Rooster Stead.
Loetrswys complains that Weitzaren calls the kobold crimes mere mischief and cares more for his mills than his workers. Her beloved is Moegramm, who works at the Stead and calls her his "little lamb". She is sure he misses her.
Moegramm works at the Red Rooster Stead. He is Loetrswys's beloved, and she hopes he can help her with the kobolds.
Moegramm agrees the kobolds are a real danger, more so since they frighten his "little lamb", whom he loves most of any soul on two legs. He writes a warning to Ostfyr, wants the Yellowjackets called, and sends you through Blind Iron Mines.
Broenruht is at Blind Iron Mines and knows the way through to the La Thagran Checkpoint.
Broenruht says most creatures of the dark mines leave you be if you leave them be, but kobolds can be more aggressive. The route is fairly safe, and Broenruht trusts an adventurer like you to handle it.
Ostfyr is a Yellowjacket watchman (a kind of guard) at the La Thagran Checkpoint, an area that rarely sees kobolds.
Moegramm's report opens Ostfyr's eyes to the kobold danger. He wants stronger patrols of the lowlands, or the region may be lost. He remembers when kobolds tried to seize the west, and asks you to warn Staelwyrn at Summerford Farms.
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 | コボルド族に気をつけろ！ ‘Beware of the Kobold Tribe!’ |
|---|---|
| French | Attention aux Kobolds ‘Watch Out for the Kobolds’ |
| German | Vorsicht vor dem Kobold! ‘Beware of the Kobold!’ |
The kobold crimes of late give us ample cause for concern.
Diese Gegend ist ganz schön gefährlich geworden. Erst letzte Woche musste ich mitansehen, wie Kobolde eine Kutsche überfallen und die gesamte Ladung geklaut haben.
‘This area has become quite dangerous. Just last week I had to watch kobolds hold up a coach and steal the entire load.’
Here too, Loetrswys saw kobolds rob a coach. The English stays vague.
The kobold crimes of late give us ample cause for concern.
Tenez, il y a quelques jours, j'ai même vu une ch-charrette se faire attaquer par des K-Kobolds !
‘Why, a few days ago I even saw a c-cart being attacked by K-Kobolds!’
Erst letzte Woche musste ich mitansehen, wie Kobolde eine Kutsche überfallen und die gesamte Ladung geklaut haben.
‘Only last week I had to watch kobolds ambush a coach and steal the entire load.’
最近、このあたりも物騒になって……ついこの間も、コボルド族に荷車が襲われたのを見ました。
‘Lately this area has become dangerous too... just the other day I saw a cart being attacked by kobolds.’
French gives a concrete incident: days ago she saw Kobolds attack a cart. English stays general.
German gives a concrete incident: last week she watched kobolds rob a coach of its whole load.
Japanese gives a concrete incident: she recently saw kobolds attack a cart. English stays general.
Yet Weitzaren is content to pass them off as mere mischief-making. He cares more for the welfare of his mills than that of his workers.
Moi, ça me p-préoccupe tellement que j'ai du mal à me concentrer sur le travail, m-mais Weitzaren dit qu'il n'y a aucun risque et r-refuse de faire quoi que ce soit...
‘It worries me so much I can hardly focus on my work, b-but Weitzaren says there's no risk and r-refuses to do anything at all...’
Weitzaren, der Narr, findet das alles noch völlig harmlos und sieht absolut keinen Handlungsbedarf.
‘Weitzaren, the fool, still finds it all completely harmless and sees absolutely no need to act.’
なのに、ヴェイツアレンは大丈夫だとか、のん気なことばかり言って、取り合ってくれないんです。
‘And yet Weitzaren only says carefree things like "it's fine" and won't take me seriously.’
English accuses Weitzaren of valuing his mills over his workers; French says he refuses to do anything.
English accuses Weitzaren of valuing his mills over his workers; German says he sees no need to act.
English accuses Weitzaren of valuing his mills over his workers; Japanese says he will not take her seriously.
If only my beloved, Moegramm, knew of my plight, I am certain he would leap to my rescue all the way from his post at the Red Rooster Stead.
冒険者さん、「レッドルースター農場」にいる私のダーリン、「ムーグラム」にこのことを伝えてくれませんか？
‘Adventurer, could you tell this to my darling, Moegramm, at the Red Rooster Stead?’
Vous qui êtes aventurière/er, v-vous ne voudriez pas prévenir mon mari, Moegramm, à la m-métairie du Coq rouge, s'il vous plaît ?
‘You're an adventurer, aren't you? W-would you mind warning my husband, Moegramm, at the Red Rooster f-farm, please?’
Like in Japanese, they are plainly married.
If only my beloved, Moegramm, knew of my plight, I am certain he would leap to my rescue all the way from his post at the Red Rooster Stead.
Kannst du bitte zur Gockelburg gehen und ihm von den Übergriffen der Kobolde erzählen?
‘Can you please go to Cockerel Castle and tell him about the kobold attacks?’
The name is from Gockel, 'rooster', and Burg, 'castle'. It is a grand, jokey name for a small farm.
He often calls me his “little lamb,” and I am certain my absence could only have made his heart grow fonder.
Je suis sûre que lui, il fera q-quelque chose !
‘I'm sure that he will do s-something!’
Er wird sicher sofort etwas unternehmen!
‘He will surely do something right away!’
English hopes her absence made his heart grow fonder; French is sure he will do something.
English hopes her absence made his heart grow fonder; German is sure he will act at once.
He often calls me his “little lamb,” and I am certain my absence could only have made his heart grow fonder.
Auf ihn ist Verlass.
‘He can be relied on.’
愛するダーリンは頼れる人ですから……きっと、すぐに何とかしてくれるはずなんです。
‘My beloved darling is someone I can rely on, so... surely he'll do something about it right away.’
English says he calls her his "little lamb"; German says he is reliable.
English says he calls her his "little lamb"; Japanese says her darling is reliable.
Indeed, the kobolds' steady incursions warrant wariness.
On voit vraiment vagabonder ces coquins de Kobolds de plus en plus.
‘We're seeing those kobold crooks running rampant more and more.’
In every line, Moegramm starts many words with the same sound. The English keeps only 'warrant wariness'.
And now they frighten my poor little lamb, the soul I love more than any other on two legs! We must summon the Yellowjackets at once.
我が愛する妻のためにも、イエロージャケットに陳情したいところだが……このレッドルースター農場には衛兵がおらんでな。
‘For the sake of my beloved wife, I'd like to petition the Yellowjackets... but there are no guards at this Red Rooster Stead.’
Je voudrais volontiers avertir les casaques jaunes pour apaiser mon épouse apeurée, mais malheureusement, il n'y a aucun contingent campé dans notre modeste métairie du Coq rouge.
‘I would gladly alert the Yellowjackets to calm my frightened wife, but sadly no troops are camped at our humble Red Rooster farm.’
Meiner geliebten Frau möchte ich natürlich sofort eine ganze Einheit der Gelbjacken zur Unterstützung schicken, aber leider sind hier an der Gockelburg keine Soldaten stationiert.
‘Of course I'd like to send a whole unit of Yellowjackets at once to help my beloved wife, but sadly no soldiers are stationed here at the Gockelburg.’
So Moegramm and Loetrswys are married. The English never says so.
You'll find most denizens of the dark will leave you be so long as you extend them the same courtesy, but kobolds can be a bit more belligerent. Still, nothing an adventurer of your venturesomeness can't handle, I suppose.
Vor denen solltest du dich in Acht nehmen.
‘You should be on your guard against them.’
十分、気を付けて通ってくれ。
‘Be very careful going through.’
Fais toutefois attention aux Kobolds.
‘Do watch out for the Kobolds, though.’
English shrugs that an adventurer can surely handle the kobolds; German warns you to be on guard.
English shrugs that an adventurer can surely handle the kobolds; Japanese urges you to be very careful.
French ends on a warning that the ever more numerous Kobolds are aggressive; English ends by saying you can handle them.
They say a messenger through the mines arrives faster than the crow flies from the Stead. It is good to see you.
Tu m'apportes quelque chose ?
‘Are you bringing me something?’
Hm, hast du etwas für mich?
‘Hm, do you have something for me?’
ふむ、何か届け物でもあるのか？
‘Hmm, do you have some delivery for me?’
English quips that a messenger through the mines beats the crow; French just asks if you bring something.
English quips that a messenger through the mines beats the crow; German just asks if you have something for him.
English quips that a messenger through the mines beats the crow; Japanese just asks if you bring a delivery.
I have not forgotten when the kobolds sought to seize the west. 'Twould be best those there know their former nemesis has resurfaced.
コボルド族といえば、かつては西ラノシア方面から攻撃をしかけてきたものだが……。
‘Speaking of the kobolds, they used to launch attacks from the Western La Noscea side...’
English says the kobolds once sought to seize the west; Japanese says they once attacked from the western side.
Ostfyr's prudence befits his post. The watchman's always seen threats far over the horizon.
Ostfyr t'envoie me demander de surveiller le moindre mouvement des Kobolds dans les environs, tu dis ?
‘Hello, [name]. Ostfyr sent you to ask me to watch for the slightest Kobold movement around here, you say?’
Ostfyr meint also, die Kobolde könnten uns Ärger machen?
‘So Ostfyr thinks the Kobolds could make trouble for us?’
コボルド族の動向に警戒しろと、イエロージャケットのオストフィルが言っていただと？
‘Ostfyr of the Yellowjackets said to watch out for kobold movements?’
English praises Ostfyr's prudence as fitting his post; French asks if Ostfyr really sent you about the kobolds.
English praises Ostfyr's prudence as fitting his post; German asks if Ostfyr thinks the kobolds could cause trouble.
English praises Ostfyr's prudence as fitting his post; Japanese asks in surprise if Ostfyr said to watch the kobolds.
Ostfyr's prudence befits his post. The watchman's always seen threats far over the horizon.
Das sollen sie ruhig mal versuchen!
‘Just let them try!’
English remarks the watchman always sees distant threats; German defiantly dares the kobolds to try.
Highlighted words have a note: click one to open it under the line.
The kobold crimes of late give us ample cause for concern.
Diese Gegend ist ganz schön gefährlich geworden. Erst letzte Woche musste ich mitansehen, wie Kobolde eine Kutsche überfallen und die gesamte Ladung geklaut haben.
‘This area has become quite dangerous. Just last week I had to watch kobolds hold up a coach and steal the entire load.’
Here too, Loetrswys saw kobolds rob a coach. The English stays vague.
Tenez, il y a quelques jours, j'ai même vu une ch-charrette se faire attaquer par des K-Kobolds !
‘Why, a few days ago I even saw a c-cart being attacked by K-Kobolds!’
GermanErst letzte Woche musste ich mitansehen, wie Kobolde eine Kutsche überfallen und die gesamte Ladung geklaut haben.
‘Only last week I had to watch kobolds ambush a coach and steal the entire load.’
Japanese最近、このあたりも物騒になって……ついこの間も、コボルド族に荷車が襲われたのを見ました。
‘Lately this area has become dangerous too... just the other day I saw a cart being attacked by kobolds.’
French gives a concrete incident: days ago she saw Kobolds attack a cart. English stays general.
German gives a concrete incident: last week she watched kobolds rob a coach of its whole load.
Japanese gives a concrete incident: she recently saw kobolds attack a cart. English stays general.
Yet Weitzaren is content to pass them off as mere mischief-making. He cares more for the welfare of his mills than that of his workers.
Moi, ça me p-préoccupe tellement que j'ai du mal à me concentrer sur le travail, m-mais Weitzaren dit qu'il n'y a aucun risque et r-refuse de faire quoi que ce soit...
‘It worries me so much I can hardly focus on my work, b-but Weitzaren says there's no risk and r-refuses to do anything at all...’
GermanWeitzaren, der Narr, findet das alles noch völlig harmlos und sieht absolut keinen Handlungsbedarf.
‘Weitzaren, the fool, still finds it all completely harmless and sees absolutely no need to act.’
Japaneseなのに、ヴェイツアレンは大丈夫だとか、のん気なことばかり言って、取り合ってくれないんです。
‘And yet Weitzaren only says carefree things like "it's fine" and won't take me seriously.’
English accuses Weitzaren of valuing his mills over his workers; French says he refuses to do anything.
English accuses Weitzaren of valuing his mills over his workers; German says he sees no need to act.
English accuses Weitzaren of valuing his mills over his workers; Japanese says he will not take her seriously.
If only my beloved, Moegramm, knew of my plight, I am certain he would leap to my rescue all the way from his post at the Red Rooster Stead.
冒険者さん、「レッドルースター農場」にいる私のダーリン、「ムーグラム」にこのことを伝えてくれませんか？
‘Adventurer, could you tell this to my darling, Moegramm, at the Red Rooster Stead?’
FrenchVous qui êtes aventurière/er, v-vous ne voudriez pas prévenir mon mari, Moegramm, à la m-métairie du Coq rouge, s'il vous plaît ?
‘You're an adventurer, aren't you? W-would you mind warning my husband, Moegramm, at the Red Rooster f-farm, please?’
Like in Japanese, they are plainly married.
Kannst du bitte zur Gockelburg gehen und ihm von den Übergriffen der Kobolde erzählen?
‘Can you please go to Cockerel Castle and tell him about the kobold attacks?’
The name is from Gockel, 'rooster', and Burg, 'castle'. It is a grand, jokey name for a small farm.
He often calls me his “little lamb,” and I am certain my absence could only have made his heart grow fonder.
Loetrswys is Moegramm's beloved 'little lamb'. He loves her more than any soul 'on two legs'. His sheep, of course, have four.
Je suis sûre que lui, il fera q-quelque chose !
‘I'm sure that he will do s-something!’
GermanEr wird sicher sofort etwas unternehmen!
‘He will surely do something right away!’
English hopes her absence made his heart grow fonder; French is sure he will do something.
English hopes her absence made his heart grow fonder; German is sure he will act at once.
Auf ihn ist Verlass.
‘He can be relied on.’
Japanese愛するダーリンは頼れる人ですから……きっと、すぐに何とかしてくれるはずなんです。
‘My beloved darling is someone I can rely on, so... surely he'll do something about it right away.’
English says he calls her his "little lamb"; German says he is reliable.
English says he calls her his "little lamb"; Japanese says her darling is reliable.
Indeed, the kobolds' steady incursions warrant wariness.
On voit vraiment vagabonder ces coquins de Kobolds de plus en plus.
‘We're seeing those kobold crooks running rampant more and more.’
In every line, Moegramm starts many words with the same sound. The English keeps only 'warrant wariness'.
And now they frighten my poor little lamb, the soul I love more than any other on two legs! We must summon the Yellowjackets at once.
我が愛する妻のためにも、イエロージャケットに陳情したいところだが……このレッドルースター農場には衛兵がおらんでな。
‘For the sake of my beloved wife, I'd like to petition the Yellowjackets... but there are no guards at this Red Rooster Stead.’
FrenchJe voudrais volontiers avertir les casaques jaunes pour apaiser mon épouse apeurée, mais malheureusement, il n'y a aucun contingent campé dans notre modeste métairie du Coq rouge.
‘I would gladly alert the Yellowjackets to calm my frightened wife, but sadly no troops are camped at our humble Red Rooster farm.’
GermanMeiner geliebten Frau möchte ich natürlich sofort eine ganze Einheit der Gelbjacken zur Unterstützung schicken, aber leider sind hier an der Gockelburg keine Soldaten stationiert.
‘Of course I'd like to send a whole unit of Yellowjackets at once to help my beloved wife, but sadly no soldiers are stationed here at the Gockelburg.’
So Moegramm and Loetrswys are married. The English never says so.
I shall pen the missive warning Ostfyr of the kobolds' advance. You must deliver it to the La Thagran Checkpoint.
There is no time to spare. To reach the La Thagran Checkpoint, go first to Blind Iron Mines─Broenruht will guide you from there.
Bound for the La Thagran Checkpoint? You've come to the right mines.
You'll find most denizens of the dark will leave you be so long as you extend them the same courtesy, but kobolds can be a bit more belligerent. Still, nothing an adventurer of your venturesomeness can't handle, I suppose.
Vor denen solltest du dich in Acht nehmen.
‘You should be on your guard against them.’
Japanese十分、気を付けて通ってくれ。
‘Be very careful going through.’
FrenchFais toutefois attention aux Kobolds.
‘Do watch out for the Kobolds, though.’
English shrugs that an adventurer can surely handle the kobolds; German warns you to be on guard.
English shrugs that an adventurer can surely handle the kobolds; Japanese urges you to be very careful.
French ends on a warning that the ever more numerous Kobolds are aggressive; English ends by saying you can handle them.
They say a messenger through the mines arrives faster than the crow flies from the Stead. It is good to see you.
Ostfyr bends two sayings. First, a messenger 'through the mines arrives faster than the crow flies'. Second, 'sleeping dogs may not be content to lie'. It means the kobolds won't stay quiet.
Tu m'apportes quelque chose ?
‘Are you bringing me something?’
GermanHm, hast du etwas für mich?
‘Hm, do you have something for me?’
Japaneseふむ、何か届け物でもあるのか？
‘Hmm, do you have some delivery for me?’
English quips that a messenger through the mines beats the crow; French just asks if you bring something.
English quips that a messenger through the mines beats the crow; German just asks if you have something for him.
English quips that a messenger through the mines beats the crow; Japanese just asks if you bring a delivery.
I hadn't realized the extent of the kobold menace, but Moegramm's missive has opened my eyes.
Should we fail to bolster our patrols of the La Noscean lowlands now, we stand to lose the region altogether.
I have not forgotten when the kobolds sought to seize the west. 'Twould be best those there know their former nemesis has resurfaced.
コボルド族といえば、かつては西ラノシア方面から攻撃をしかけてきたものだが……。
‘Speaking of the kobolds, they used to launch attacks from the Western La Noscea side...’
English says the kobolds once sought to seize the west; Japanese says they once attacked from the western side.
Though Staelwyrn no doubt remains vigilant, I would ask you to visit Summerford Farms and remind him that sleeping dogs may not be content to lie.
Ostfyr's prudence befits his post. The watchman's always seen threats far over the horizon.
Ostfyr t'envoie me demander de surveiller le moindre mouvement des Kobolds dans les environs, tu dis ?
‘Hello, [name]. Ostfyr sent you to ask me to watch for the slightest Kobold movement around here, you say?’
GermanOstfyr meint also, die Kobolde könnten uns Ärger machen?
‘So Ostfyr thinks the Kobolds could make trouble for us?’
Japaneseコボルド族の動向に警戒しろと、イエロージャケットのオストフィルが言っていただと？
‘Ostfyr of the Yellowjackets said to watch out for kobold movements?’
English praises Ostfyr's prudence as fitting his post; French asks if Ostfyr really sent you about the kobolds.
English praises Ostfyr's prudence as fitting his post; German asks if Ostfyr thinks the kobolds could cause trouble.
English praises Ostfyr's prudence as fitting his post; Japanese asks in surprise if Ostfyr said to watch the kobolds.
Das sollen sie ruhig mal versuchen!
‘Just let them try!’
English remarks the watchman always sees distant threats; German defiantly dares the kobolds to try.
Which is all well and good, but the Sahagin swarmin' at our gates demand my immediate attention before ugly heads that haven't reared themselves in recent memory.
Staelwyrn does not worry much about the kobolds because the Sahagin worry him more. Remember that during his main-story quests at Summerford Farms (MSQ #3-#9).
Still, I know better than to disregard the biddin' of the Yellowjackets.
fools you twice: the 'dream flowers' of Making a Name, then the job at the Eyes that opens the kobold chain. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. keeps his sheep and dodos there, the kobold chain is set around it, and Moegramm's warning starts Kobolds Ahoy.
, the pumpkin grower with 'new cultivation methods', plans the kobold ambush in Bait and Swat.'s worry about the Grey Fleet mill turns out to be kobolds. Easy to miss if you skip it., whose mine you clear of gas, guides you through them in Kobolds Ahoy, and the kobolds hide there in Kobolds and Indigents and Bait and Swat. of the La Thagran Checkpoint returns in Kobolds Ahoy, and remembers an older kobold war, when they tried to take the west.
says 'an onze o' prevention's worth a ponze o' cure'.