Side questLevel 16
Quest giver Falkbryda
in Western La Noscea
Dodos nest even inside the barracks, and she wants the nest gone before it draws dangerous beasts. She praises your speed. The camp guards against the kobolds of O'Ghomoro to the north; kobold skulls once lined the valley floor, giving its name.
Comic relief at Aleport's garrison that introduces Commander Falkbryda of Camp Skull Valley.
Aleport and Camp Skull Valley (Ch. 7): the coast where the envoy's tour begins, facing the Sahagin and pirate smugglers.
has a task for you, it seems. It is gratifying to know that at least one person in the encampment welcomes your presence.. commends you on your speed, and proceeds to thank you with a tale of her encampment. Something tells you that there is still work to be done here.Falkbryda has more planned for you. She pays you at the end of Scythe Extra Large. She also gives the chart's last Aleport quest, I Hereby Relieve You.
The lines worth a second look, in the order you hear them, and what each one means.
The valley floor was once lined with the skulls of kobolds we slew, so that no invader might reach its southern mouth and the settlements beyond without treading on death with every step.
Falkbryda tells how Skull Valley got its name. The skulls of killed kobolds lined the valley floor. So no invader could pass without stepping on death.
While you clear dodo nests, the journal changes the saying 'a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush'. The saying means a sure thing is better than a bigger hope.
Falkbryda has more planned for you. She pays you at the end of Scythe Extra Large. She also gives the chart's last Aleport quest, I Hereby Relieve You.
The title is a pun on 'lest we forget', a line of remembrance from Kipling's poem 'Recessional'. Falkbryda makes the same point. The camp's own name reminds it of its purpose.
Who they are, and what they do in this quest.
Commander Falkbryda is at Camp Skull Valley. She wants to give you honest pay for honest work.
Dodos nest even inside the barracks, and she wants the nest gone before it draws dangerous beasts. She praises your speed. The camp guards against the kobolds of O'Ghomoro to the north; kobold skulls once lined the valley floor, giving its name.
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 | 迷惑な巣の掃除 ‘Cleaning Up a Troublesome Nest’ |
|---|---|
| French | Trop de nids tuent les nids ‘Too Many Nests Kill the Nests’ |
| German | Camp Dodo-Dung ‘Camp Dodo Dung’ |
Tarry a while, your name. 'Twill not be said that an adventurer came to Camp Skull Valley and left without honest pay for honest work.
Ce n'est pas tous les jours qu'une aventurière/ aventurier aussi chevronné(e) que toi passe au camp de la vallée du Crâne, et j'aimerais faire appel à tes services pour régler un problème de taille.
‘It is not every day that an adventurer as seasoned as you passes through Camp Skull Valley, and I would like to call on your services to settle a sizeable problem.’
French flatters you as a veteran and announces a big problem; English only promises honest pay for honest work.
We have a problem that other encampments may well find enviable. The dodos are so plentiful that they even nest within the barracks. The nest must be removed forthwith, before it draws beasts dangerous to men as well as birds.
Dodos und besonders ihre Jungen sind nämlich für eine äußerst aktive Verdauung bekannt ... Beseitige das Nest, damit die Bewohner des Camps wieder mit sauberen Schuhsohlen herumlaufen können.
‘You see, dodos, and their young most of all, are known for a very active digestion... Remove the nest so the people of the camp can walk around with clean shoe soles again.’
Here the nest's problem is droppings, not predators.
We have a problem that other encampments may well find enviable. The dodos are so plentiful that they even nest within the barracks. The nest must be removed forthwith, before it draws beasts dangerous to men as well as birds.
Dodos und besonders ihre Jungen sind nämlich für eine äußerst aktive Verdauung bekannt ...
‘Dodos, and especially their young, are known for an extremely active digestion, you see ...’
English jokes other camps might envy their problem; German jokes that dodos have a very active digestion.
We have a problem that other encampments may well find enviable. The dodos are so plentiful that they even nest within the barracks. The nest must be removed forthwith, before it draws beasts dangerous to men as well as birds.
Beseitige das Nest, damit die Bewohner des Camps wieder mit sauberen Schuhsohlen herumlaufen können.
‘Remove the nest so that the camp's residents can walk around with clean soles again.’
English fears the nest will draw dangerous beasts; German wants residents to have clean shoe soles again.
Swiftly done! They do say that where a soldier dallies, an adventurer hurries.
Das Dodo-Nest müffelt etwas ...
‘The dodo nest smells a bit ...’
English quotes a saying that adventurers hurry where soldiers dally; German says the dodo nest stinks a bit.
Peaceful as it may seem now, this encampment was built to ward against the kobolds of O'Ghomoro, to the north. We do not forget our purpose─you only need to look to our name.
Ich frage mich, wie die vormaligen Bewohner es mit dieser Dodo-Sch... den Dodo-Nestern ausgehalten haben.
‘I wonder how the former occupants put up with this dodo-sh... these dodo nests.’
English notes the camp seems peaceful now; German wonders how earlier occupants endured the dodo nests.
Peaceful as it may seem now, this encampment was built to ward against the kobolds of O'Ghomoro, to the north. We do not forget our purpose─you only need to look to our name.
Mein Trupp ist erst vor kurzem hierher versetzt worden, als Ablösung.
‘My squad was only recently transferred here, as relief.’
English says they never forget their purpose; German says her squad was only recently posted here as relief.
Nowadays, it seems we are in danger of treading on dodo eggs at every turn─or on the adders that feast on them. The dodos brought by settlers now run feral, and keep us in meat, eggs, and headaches.
Kein sehr schöner Name, aber zum Glück hat man das Camp nicht danach benannt, was die Dodos so hinterlassen ...
‘Not a very nice name, but luckily the camp was not named after what the dodos leave behind...’
Falkbryda is glad the camp escaped this name. The title gives it that very name.
Nowadays, it seems we are in danger of treading on dodo eggs at every turn─or on the adders that feast on them. The dodos brought by settlers now run feral, and keep us in meat, eggs, and headaches.
そうまでして、この地を守ったのは入植者のためさ。
‘We went that far to defend this land for the sake of the settlers.’
English jokes about treading on dodo eggs and adders; Japanese says they defended this land for the settlers.
Highlighted words have a note: click one to open it under the line.
Tarry a while, your name. 'Twill not be said that an adventurer came to Camp Skull Valley and left without honest pay for honest work.
Ce n'est pas tous les jours qu'une aventurière/ aventurier aussi chevronné(e) que toi passe au camp de la vallée du Crâne, et j'aimerais faire appel à tes services pour régler un problème de taille.
‘It is not every day that an adventurer as seasoned as you passes through Camp Skull Valley, and I would like to call on your services to settle a sizeable problem.’
French flatters you as a veteran and announces a big problem; English only promises honest pay for honest work.
We have a problem that other encampments may well find enviable. The dodos are so plentiful that they even nest within the barracks. The nest must be removed forthwith, before it draws beasts dangerous to men as well as birds.
Dodos und besonders ihre Jungen sind nämlich für eine äußerst aktive Verdauung bekannt ... Beseitige das Nest, damit die Bewohner des Camps wieder mit sauberen Schuhsohlen herumlaufen können.
‘You see, dodos, and their young most of all, are known for a very active digestion... Remove the nest so the people of the camp can walk around with clean shoe soles again.’
Here the nest's problem is droppings, not predators.
Dodos und besonders ihre Jungen sind nämlich für eine äußerst aktive Verdauung bekannt ...
‘Dodos, and especially their young, are known for an extremely active digestion, you see ...’
English jokes other camps might envy their problem; German jokes that dodos have a very active digestion.
Beseitige das Nest, damit die Bewohner des Camps wieder mit sauberen Schuhsohlen herumlaufen können.
‘Remove the nest so that the camp's residents can walk around with clean soles again.’
English fears the nest will draw dangerous beasts; German wants residents to have clean shoe soles again.
Swiftly done! They do say that where a soldier dallies, an adventurer hurries.
Das Dodo-Nest müffelt etwas ...
‘The dodo nest smells a bit ...’
English quotes a saying that adventurers hurry where soldiers dally; German says the dodo nest stinks a bit.
Peaceful as it may seem now, this encampment was built to ward against the kobolds of O'Ghomoro, to the north. We do not forget our purpose─you only need to look to our name.
Ich frage mich, wie die vormaligen Bewohner es mit dieser Dodo-Sch... den Dodo-Nestern ausgehalten haben.
‘I wonder how the former occupants put up with this dodo-sh... these dodo nests.’
English notes the camp seems peaceful now; German wonders how earlier occupants endured the dodo nests.
Mein Trupp ist erst vor kurzem hierher versetzt worden, als Ablösung.
‘My squad was only recently transferred here, as relief.’
English says they never forget their purpose; German says her squad was only recently posted here as relief.
The valley floor was once lined with the skulls of kobolds we slew, so that no invader might reach its southern mouth and the settlements beyond without treading on death with every step.
Falkbryda tells how Skull Valley got its name. The skulls of killed kobolds lined the valley floor. So no invader could pass without stepping on death.
Nowadays, it seems we are in danger of treading on dodo eggs at every turn─or on the adders that feast on them. The dodos brought by settlers now run feral, and keep us in meat, eggs, and headaches.
Kein sehr schöner Name, aber zum Glück hat man das Camp nicht danach benannt, was die Dodos so hinterlassen ...
‘Not a very nice name, but luckily the camp was not named after what the dodos leave behind...’
Falkbryda is glad the camp escaped this name. The title gives it that very name.
そうまでして、この地を守ったのは入植者のためさ。
‘We went that far to defend this land for the sake of the settlers.’
English jokes about treading on dodo eggs and adders; Japanese says they defended this land for the settlers.
of Camp Skull Valley: she takes over S'nairoh
's chain (Nest We Forget) and returns at the end of Ahldfoet
's (Scythe Extra Large, I Hereby Relieve You).