Map questLevel 5
Quest giver Grynewyda
in Middle La Noscea
Grynewyda explains the farm is paid well under the Admiral's settlement plan, but loses the grant if the land is not cleared. The ex-pirates who work under Grynewyda laze about. After you clear the rocks, Grynewyda wishes they were half as hard-working as you.
The Admiral's settlement initiative at work; Grynewyda returns in MSQ #9.
seeks courageous pioneers who can tame the wilderness for Summerford Farms. have not been diligent in their work. If you would assist, take up the tiller's shovel at the nearby shack..Next in the play order: Moegramm Had a Little Lamb. Moegramm
is the Stead shepherd.
The lines worth a second look, in the order you hear them, and what each one means.
Yet if we fail to fulfill our part of the bargain, the grant will be withdrawn. In spite of this, the washed-up pirates elect to laze their days away.
Summerford is full of ex-pirates. This is because the Admiral sent pirates as settlers to tame the wild frontier. The journal's 'washed-up pirates' points to MSQ #5, Washed Up.
Summerford Farms lies in the Summerford area of Middle La Noscea. It is the only place in the whole region where people have settled.
Grynewyda doubts pirates will 'trade their swords for plowshares'. This is Isaiah's image of turning from war to peace. MSQ #8, Plowshares to Swords, flips it around. There, pirates steal shovels to make axes.
The title plays on the saying 'between a rock and a hard place'. It means a spot with no good way out. Here it is taken literally, as you clear rocks out of tough farmland.
Who they are, and what they do in this quest.
Grynewyda works at Summerford Farms and is looking for brave pioneers to help tame the wild land around it.
Grynewyda explains the farm is paid well under the Admiral's settlement plan, but loses the grant if the land is not cleared. The ex-pirates who work under Grynewyda laze about. After you clear the rocks, Grynewyda wishes they were half as hard-working as you.
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 | 開拓事始め ‘The First Steps of Land Clearing’ |
|---|---|
| French | Aménagement agricole ‘Agricultural Development’ |
| German | Steinige Wege ‘Stony Paths’ |
You've certainly proven you are not one to let obstacles stand in your path.
Oh, ne me dites pas que vous avez déjà fini !
‘Oh, don't tell me you've already finished!’
Du bist schon zurück?
‘You're back already?’
やや、もう終わっちまったのかい！？
‘Whoa, you're already finished!?’
English quips the hero lets no obstacles stand in the path; French marvels the hero is already done.
English quips the hero lets no obstacles stand in the path; German marvels the hero is already back.
English quips the hero lets no obstacles stand in the path; Japanese marvels the hero is already done.
You've certainly proven you are not one to let obstacles stand in your path.
Vous autres aventuriers, vous êtes de vraies bêtes de travail.
‘You adventurers, you are real beasts for work.’
Dieses Tempo bin ich von den faulen Ackerpiraten nicht gewohnt.
‘This pace is something I am not used to from the lazy field pirates.’
French calls adventurers real workhorses; English puns on not letting obstacles stand in your path.
German jokes that the lazy “field pirates” never work this fast, then refuses to compare you to that rabble.
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Summerford Farms bears the charge of the Admiral's settlement initiative. We're rewarded handsomely to brave new frontiers.
Yet if we fail to fulfill our part of the bargain, the grant will be withdrawn. In spite of this, the washed-up pirates elect to laze their days away.
Summerford is full of ex-pirates. This is because the Admiral sent pirates as settlers to tame the wild frontier. The journal's 'washed-up pirates' points to MSQ #5, Washed Up.
There is still time. We need only clear away the rocks and debris for the area to be deemed settled.
If you are willing to help, you'll find a shovel outside that hut on the hillside.
Oh, ne me dites pas que vous avez déjà fini !
‘Oh, don't tell me you've already finished!’
GermanDu bist schon zurück?
‘You're back already?’
Japaneseやや、もう終わっちまったのかい！？
‘Whoa, you're already finished!?’
English quips the hero lets no obstacles stand in the path; French marvels the hero is already done.
English quips the hero lets no obstacles stand in the path; German marvels the hero is already back.
English quips the hero lets no obstacles stand in the path; Japanese marvels the hero is already done.
Vous autres aventuriers, vous êtes de vraies bêtes de travail.
‘You adventurers, you are real beasts for work.’
GermanDieses Tempo bin ich von den faulen Ackerpiraten nicht gewohnt.
‘This pace is something I am not used to from the lazy field pirates.’
French calls adventurers real workhorses; English puns on not letting obstacles stand in your path.
German jokes that the lazy “field pirates” never work this fast, then refuses to compare you to that rabble.
If only these supposedly pioneering pirates were half as industrious as you...
Expanding borders is all well and good, but the Admiral ought to know rugged frontiers can't be settled by layabouts.