Map questLevel 5
Quest giver Moegramm
in Lower La Noscea
Moegramm is the Stead shepherd. He cares for all three kinds of livestock, but sheep are his first love. He sends you to Chartain
, then praises your work and speaks very tenderly of caring for sheep. His name means "Able Ram" in old Roegadyn.
Farm comedy at the Red Rooster Stead, the farm the kobold chain later defends; Moegramm's warning starts Kobolds Ahoy.
Moraby Bay's farms, mill and mine (Ch. 2): small troubles that grow into the kobold chain.
has been losing sleep over his sheep.'s sheep lacks its former luster, and won't fetch a fair price at market. The shepherd Chartain should know how to make the sheep shine again. attributes the lackluster fleece to lice, and attributes the lice to a lack of farmhands to help with brushing. Delouse three shaggy sheep with the lice comb. that his shaggy sheep now have a sheepy sheen. is grateful you brushed up his wool for market. It would have been a shame to make mutton of the sheep when he seems so...attached.Next in the play order: Much Ado About Dodos. Moegramm loves his dodos for their sweet eggs and tasty meat, once the poison glands are removed.
The lines worth a second look, in the order you hear them, and what each one means.
They call me the Stead shepherd, but all three kinds of livestock we breed here fall under my crook. Nevertheless, sheep remain my first love, my one true passion.
Note Moegramm's 'first love' for sheep and his strangely gentle tips on wool care. The punchline comes in Kobolds Ahoy, in what he calls the ones he loves.
Moegramm
Chartain recites the rhyme, but lice take the place of the loyal lamb that follows. Then comes a sigh: 'lousy sheep'. Here it means exactly what it says, because lousy first meant 'infested with lice'.
Chartain boasts that La Noscean sheep are famous for their soft white wool. It is 'nothing like that coarse rubbish they peddle up in the highlands'.
Dull wool is a real problem. The Red Rooster Stead makes most of its money from wool and barley. But its main purpose is to run experiments.
Talk to Moegramm between quests. He insists that animals flirt back with 'a come-hither stare' and 'provocative tail-whipping'. It is a running joke, put there on purpose.
Moegramm's name means 'Able Ram' in the old Roegadyn language. It fits a shepherd who cares so much for his flock.
The title twists the children's rhyme 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'. Moegramm and his sheep take the place of Mary and her lamb.
Who they are, and what they do in this quest.
Moegramm is losing sleep: his sheep's wool has lost its shine and cannot fetch a fair price at market.
Moegramm is the Stead shepherd. He cares for all three kinds of livestock, but sheep are his first love. He sends you to Chartain, then praises your work and speaks very tenderly of caring for sheep. His name means "Able Ram" in old Roegadyn.
Chartain is a shepherd. Moegramm says Chartain should know how to make his sheep shine again.
Chartain blames the dull wool on lice, and the lice on too few farmhands to brush the sheep. Chartain cannot keep up alone and asks you to comb three shaggy sheep. Chartain boasts that La Noscean sheep are famous for soft white wool.
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 | ぼさぼさシープ虫除け法 ‘Bug-Repelling Method for Shaggy Sheep’ |
|---|---|
| French | Avoir la puce à l'ovin ‘To Have the Flea on the Sheep’ |
| German | Spannkraft fürs Haar ‘Bounce for the Hair’ |
They call me the Stead shepherd, but all three kinds of livestock we breed here fall under my crook. Nevertheless, sheep remain my first love, my one true passion.
Tu t'amènes mignoter nos mignons et moelleux moutons ?
‘Are you coming to cuddle our cute and fluffy sheep?’
English calls sheep his first love and one true passion; French asks if you came to pet their cute sheep.
So you can imagine my dismay at finding my flock in frumpy fleece! I can't very well take worn-out wool to market. A sheep with no shine is good for nothing but mutton!
Malheureusement, malgré nos efforts frénétiques et notre idée fixe du fignolage, je crains que leurs toisons ne soient pas tout à fait à la toise de nos attentes.
‘Sadly, despite our frantic efforts and our fixation on fine finishing, I fear their fleeces are not quite up to our expectations.’
Es fehlt dem Haar an Spannkraft und Volumen.
‘The hair lacks bounce and volume.’
The normal phrase has 'height' in place of «toise», 'a height gauge'. Moegramm swaps it in to echo «toison», 'fleece'.
The title and Moegramm's worry use hair-care words for fleece.
So you can imagine my dismay at finding my flock in frumpy fleece! I can't very well take worn-out wool to market. A sheep with no shine is good for nothing but mutton!
エサやりも、放牧もしっかりやっているはずなんだが。
‘I'm sure I've been feeding them and putting them out to graze properly, though.’
Japanese has him puzzled despite proper feeding and grazing; English has him threaten shineless sheep with mutton.
But where there's wool, there's a way! See what Chartain has to say.
Il nous faut très vite trouver un truc valable pour résoudre ceci.
‘We very quickly need to find something workable to solve this.’
Irgendwie muss die Sache in den Griff zu bekommen sein.
‘Somehow it must be possible to get the matter under control.’
なんとか対策を考えなきゃなんねえ。
‘Somehow we've got to think of a countermeasure.’
English puns "where there's wool, there's a way"; French just says they must quickly find a fix.
English puns "where there's wool, there's a way"; German just says the matter must somehow be manageable.
English puns "where there's wool, there's a way"; Japanese just says they must think of a countermeasure.
Moegramm had some little lambs whose fleece was white as snow. But everywhere the little lambs went, lice were sure to go. Now we're stuck with lousy sheep.
Moegramm vous a dit à propos des moutons...
‘Moegramm told you about the sheep...?’
Es stimmt, dass es der Wolle an Spannkraft und Fülle fehlt.
‘It's true that the wool lacks elasticity and fullness.’
確かに毛づやは、僕も気になってるんですよね……。
‘Indeed, I'm worried about the luster of their coats too...’
English rhymes about Moegramm's little lambs with fleece white as snow; French asks if Moegramm told you about the sheep.
English rhymes about Moegramm's little lambs with fleece white as snow; German admits the wool lacks bounce and fullness.
English rhymes about Moegramm's little lambs with fleece white as snow; Japanese admits he too worries about the coats' luster.
If you could brush three shaggy sheep for me, we might be able to wipe out the infestation altogether.
Ça me simplifiera beaucoup la tâche.
‘That will make my task much simpler.’
Dann wäre mir ein Großteil der Arbeit abgenommen.
‘Then a large part of the work would be taken off my hands.’
English hopes to wipe out the infestation altogether; French says it will make his task much simpler.
English hopes to wipe out the infestation altogether; German says it would take much of the work off him.
For an adventurer, you certainly know how to wield a lice comb!
すまなかったな、そんなつもりじゃなかったんだがよ。
‘Sorry about that; I didn't mean for you to do that.’
Ich nehme an, dass ihr Abenteurer es normalerweise mit übleren Gegnern als Läusen zu tun habt.
‘I take it you adventurers normally have to deal with nastier opponents than lice.’
English praises your skill with a lice comb; Japanese apologizes, saying he didn't intend you to help.
German jokes that adventurers usually fight worse foes than lice; English compliments your skill with the comb.
You must caress their coats ever so gently, listen to their soft bleating in your ear, feel the warmth of their breath on your neck...
Mais grâce à ton aide admirable, nous allons sûrement avoir de la laine lisse et légère cette année encore.
‘But thanks to your admirable help, we will surely have smooth, light wool again this year.’
Aber dank deiner Hilfe ist diesmal alles gut gegangen.
‘But thanks to your help, everything went well this time.’
だが、あんたのおかげで今回は助かったよ。
‘But thanks to you, we were saved this time.’
English describes caressing the sheep and feeling their breath; French instead thanks you for your admirable help.
English describes caressing the sheep and feeling their breath; German instead says thanks to you all went well.
English describes caressing the sheep and feeling their breath; Japanese instead thanks you for helping this time.
You must caress their coats ever so gently, listen to their soft bleating in your ear, feel the warmth of their breath on your neck...
Das Gütesiegel scheint uns dieses Jahr wieder sicher.
‘The seal of quality seems assured for us again this year.’
German thanks you and expects the quality seal again; English drifts into an unsettlingly tender reverie about sheep.
Highlighted words have a note: click one to open it under the line.
They call me the Stead shepherd, but all three kinds of livestock we breed here fall under my crook. Nevertheless, sheep remain my first love, my one true passion.
Note Moegramm's 'first love' for sheep and his strangely gentle tips on wool care. The punchline comes in Kobolds Ahoy, in what he calls the ones he loves.
Tu t'amènes mignoter nos mignons et moelleux moutons ?
‘Are you coming to cuddle our cute and fluffy sheep?’
English calls sheep his first love and one true passion; French asks if you came to pet their cute sheep.
So you can imagine my dismay at finding my flock in frumpy fleece! I can't very well take worn-out wool to market. A sheep with no shine is good for nothing but mutton!
Malheureusement, malgré nos efforts frénétiques et notre idée fixe du fignolage, je crains que leurs toisons ne soient pas tout à fait à la toise de nos attentes.
‘Sadly, despite our frantic efforts and our fixation on fine finishing, I fear their fleeces are not quite up to our expectations.’
GermanEs fehlt dem Haar an Spannkraft und Volumen.
‘The hair lacks bounce and volume.’
The normal phrase has 'height' in place of «toise», 'a height gauge'. Moegramm swaps it in to echo «toison», 'fleece'.
The title and Moegramm's worry use hair-care words for fleece.
エサやりも、放牧もしっかりやっているはずなんだが。
‘I'm sure I've been feeding them and putting them out to graze properly, though.’
Japanese has him puzzled despite proper feeding and grazing; English has him threaten shineless sheep with mutton.
But where there's wool, there's a way! See what Chartain has to say.
Il nous faut très vite trouver un truc valable pour résoudre ceci.
‘We very quickly need to find something workable to solve this.’
GermanIrgendwie muss die Sache in den Griff zu bekommen sein.
‘Somehow it must be possible to get the matter under control.’
Japaneseなんとか対策を考えなきゃなんねえ。
‘Somehow we've got to think of a countermeasure.’
English puns "where there's wool, there's a way"; French just says they must quickly find a fix.
English puns "where there's wool, there's a way"; German just says the matter must somehow be manageable.
English puns "where there's wool, there's a way"; Japanese just says they must think of a countermeasure.
Moegramm had some little lambs whose fleece was white as snow. But everywhere the little lambs went, lice were sure to go. Now we're stuck with lousy sheep.
Chartain recites the rhyme, but lice take the place of the loyal lamb that follows. Then comes a sigh: 'lousy sheep'. Here it means exactly what it says, because lousy first meant 'infested with lice'.
Moegramm vous a dit à propos des moutons...
‘Moegramm told you about the sheep...?’
GermanEs stimmt, dass es der Wolle an Spannkraft und Fülle fehlt.
‘It's true that the wool lacks elasticity and fullness.’
Japanese確かに毛づやは、僕も気になってるんですよね……。
‘Indeed, I'm worried about the luster of their coats too...’
English rhymes about Moegramm's little lambs with fleece white as snow; French asks if Moegramm told you about the sheep.
English rhymes about Moegramm's little lambs with fleece white as snow; German admits the wool lacks bounce and fullness.
English rhymes about Moegramm's little lambs with fleece white as snow; Japanese admits he too worries about the coats' luster.
In the time it takes me to brush one clean, the lice spread to two more. I just can't keep up with them by myself!
If you could brush three shaggy sheep for me, we might be able to wipe out the infestation altogether.
Ça me simplifiera beaucoup la tâche.
‘That will make my task much simpler.’
GermanDann wäre mir ein Großteil der Arbeit abgenommen.
‘Then a large part of the work would be taken off my hands.’
English hopes to wipe out the infestation altogether; French says it will make his task much simpler.
English hopes to wipe out the infestation altogether; German says it would take much of the work off him.
Let Moegramm know his sheep are in shipshape once you've finished.
For an adventurer, you certainly know how to wield a lice comb!
すまなかったな、そんなつもりじゃなかったんだがよ。
‘Sorry about that; I didn't mean for you to do that.’
GermanIch nehme an, dass ihr Abenteurer es normalerweise mit übleren Gegnern als Läusen zu tun habt.
‘I take it you adventurers normally have to deal with nastier opponents than lice.’
English praises your skill with a lice comb; Japanese apologizes, saying he didn't intend you to help.
German jokes that adventurers usually fight worse foes than lice; English compliments your skill with the comb.
As I'm sure you have found, sheep are delicate souls that require delicate care. Truly wonderful wool requires time, love, and tenderness.
You must caress their coats ever so gently, listen to their soft bleating in your ear, feel the warmth of their breath on your neck...
Mais grâce à ton aide admirable, nous allons sûrement avoir de la laine lisse et légère cette année encore.
‘But thanks to your admirable help, we will surely have smooth, light wool again this year.’
GermanAber dank deiner Hilfe ist diesmal alles gut gegangen.
‘But thanks to your help, everything went well this time.’
Japaneseだが、あんたのおかげで今回は助かったよ。
‘But thanks to you, we were saved this time.’
English describes caressing the sheep and feeling their breath; French instead thanks you for your admirable help.
English describes caressing the sheep and feeling their breath; German instead says thanks to you all went well.
English describes caressing the sheep and feeling their breath; Japanese instead thanks you for helping this time.
Das Gütesiegel scheint uns dieses Jahr wieder sicher.
‘The seal of quality seems assured for us again this year.’
German thanks you and expects the quality seal again; English drifts into an unsettlingly tender reverie about sheep.
keeps his sheep and dodos there, the kobold chain is set around it, and Moegramm's warning starts Kobolds Ahoy.'s dodos (Much Ado About Dodos) and Lyulf
's plan at Swiftperch both depend on removing the dodo's poison glands.