Skaenrael
Skaenrael is still at the Crow's Lift, ready to take people down to Bulwark Hall.
Skaenrael only reminds you that the Crow's Lift is the fastest way down to Bulwark Hall.
Side questLevel 1
Suspiciously Sober
Quest giver Ahldskyf
in Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks
Summary and analysis
SummaryAnalysis
Ahldskyf says a scruffy sailor offered him much gil (money) to meet adventurers. Fearing a link to the kidnappings, he sends you to the guard Glazrael
. A hired captain, he was one gil short of his own ship when the Calamity struck.
Niniya's tip & the kidnapping warning
Niniya
's first prank turns into a real lead: you spread the kidnapping warning that runs through the main story (MSQ #0-#19).
Where it all starts (Ch. 1): Baderon
's regulars, Niniya's pranks and the first hints of the kidnappings.
What happens, step by step
- Ahldskyf, captain of the trading ship Orion, has some information that might benefit your standing as an adventurer.
- Captain Ahldskyf has told you of a suspicious encounter he had with an unkempt seafarer at the Octant. Head to the entrance of East Hawkers' Alley and warn the guard, Glazrael.
- Upon hearing your concerns, Glazrael swears to see security tightened in the area and also asks you to inform Frydwyb
of the possible danger. Seek her out on East Hawkers' Alley and pass on the warning. - Mindful of the concealing crowds that pass through Hawkers' Alley every day, Frydwyb promises to keep a sharp eye out for any unusual activity.
Where it leads
Next in the play order: Way of the Arcanist. Murie
praises your choice and explains that the guildmaster cannot be reached for now.
Key lines explained
The lines worth a second look, in the order you hear them, and what each one means.
Accepting the quest
Ahldskyf
What was unusual was that he offered a generous sum of gil to be introduced to any adventurers I might know. In my experience, sailors are not known to carry such a wealth of coin about their person, especially with the alehouses of Limsa Lominsa so close at hand. Kidnappings have not been uncommon these past moons...
Easter egg
The title is the joke. The city is full of bars. So a sailor with a full purse is suspicious, just because he hasn't drunk it all away. That is where 'Suspiciously Sober' comes from.
Ahldskyf
What was unusual was that he offered a generous sum of gil to be introduced to any adventurers I might know. In my experience, sailors are not known to carry such a wealth of coin about their person, especially with the alehouses of Limsa Lominsa so close at hand. Kidnappings have not been uncommon these past moons...
Remember this
Remember the kidnappings, a thread in the main story. They first come up in MSQ #0 Coming to Limsa Lominsa. In MSQ #4 Lurkers in the Grotto, the farm workers of Summerford fear them. See also Lost and Found.
More about this quest
Lore
Ahldskyf is a hired captain. He says he can love his ship only as much as a paid bride loves her future husband. He was a single gil away from buying his own ship when the Calamity struck.
Lore
Talk to Glazrael, and she explains why this courtyard is called the Octant. It was named after the navigation tool that the famous Jovanni Gnonno invented.
Characters
Who they are, and what they do in this quest.
Ahldskyf
Ahldskyf, captain of the trading ship Orion, wants to thank you for bringing back his spilled lavender.
Ahldskyf says a scruffy sailor offered him much gil (money) to meet adventurers. Fearing a link to the kidnappings, he sends you to the guard Glazrael. A hired captain, he was one gil short of his own ship when the Calamity struck.
Glazrael
Glazrael is a guard at the entrance to East Hawkers' Alley, a busy street full of merchants and travelers.
Glazrael thanks you and promises to have her captain put the Yellowjackets, the city guard, on high alert. She sends you to warn Frydwyb, who deals with many adventurers. She also explains the Octant is named after a navigation tool invented by Jovanni Gnonno.
Frydwyb
Frydwyb works further down East Hawkers' Alley. She offers adventurers the services of retainers, hired helpers.
Frydwyb hears your warning about a strange sailor seeking adventurers, maybe tied to the kidnappings. She promises to warn her customers and keep a sharp lookout, since shady acts often go unnoticed in the busy alley.
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 | うろんな船乗り ‘A dubious sailor’ |
|---|---|
| French | Un marin suspect ‘A suspicious sailor’ |
| German | Der suspekte Seemann ‘The suspicious seaman’ |
English, Ahldskyf
By way of thanks for delivering my scattered lavender, I have a nugget of information that may prove useful to you. You see, I was recently approached by an unkempt seafarer─which is not, I admit, particularly unusual for a man in my profession.
German
Ah, die Kräuterfreundin/der Kräuterfreund!
‘Ah, the herb lover!’
Ahldskyf teases you about the 'illegal' lavender you brought him before. The English Ahldskyf simply thanks you for it.
English, Ahldskyf
By way of thanks for delivering my scattered lavender, I have a nugget of information that may prove useful to you. You see, I was recently approached by an unkempt seafarer─which is not, I admit, particularly unusual for a man in my profession.
French
Écoute, moussaillon, pour te remercier de m'avoir rapporté ces fleurs de lavande d'Althyk, je vais te dire quelque chose d'intéressant.
‘Listen, ship's boy, to thank you for bringing me back these Althyk lavender flowers, I'm going to tell you something interesting.’
Japanese
アルジクラベンダーを届けてくれた礼とお前さんとの出会いの記念に、いい話を教えてやろう。
‘As thanks for delivering the Arujiku lavender and to mark our meeting, I'll tell you something worth hearing.’
English calls it scattered lavender; French calls it lavender flowers from Althyk.
English calls it scattered lavender; Japanese calls it Arujiku lavender.
English, Ahldskyf
By way of thanks for delivering my scattered lavender, I have a nugget of information that may prove useful to you. You see, I was recently approached by an unkempt seafarer─which is not, I admit, particularly unusual for a man in my profession.
German
Gestern hat mich ein Mann auf dem Oktanten angesprochen - sah aus wie ein Seemann.
‘Yesterday a man spoke to me on the Octant - looked like a sailor.’
German pins it down to yesterday, on the Octant; English says only 'recently'.
English, Ahldskyf
What was unusual was that he offered a generous sum of gil to be introduced to any adventurers I might know. In my experience, sailors are not known to carry such a wealth of coin about their person, especially with the alehouses of Limsa Lominsa so close at hand. Kidnappings have not been uncommon these past moons...
German
Womöglich will er die Leute überwältigen und verkaufen.
‘Maybe he wants to overpower the people and sell them.’
Ahldskyf fears that the sailor, who pays gil for adventurers, means to do this to them. The English never says the victims would be sold.
English, Ahldskyf
What was unusual was that he offered a generous sum of gil to be introduced to any adventurers I might know. In my experience, sailors are not known to carry such a wealth of coin about their person, especially with the alehouses of Limsa Lominsa so close at hand. Kidnappings have not been uncommon these past moons...
French
Je ne sais pas ce que tu en penses, mais moi, je trouve ça très louche.
‘I don't know what you think, but me, I find that very fishy.’
German
Was der vorhat?
‘What is he up to?’
Japanese
……怪しい臭いが、ぷんぷんすると思わんか？
‘...Don't you think it reeks of something suspicious?’
English reasons sailors rarely carry such coin with the alehouses so near; French just says it seems very fishy.
English reasons sailors rarely carry such coin with the alehouses so near; German just asks what the man is up to.
English reasons sailors rarely carry such coin with the alehouses so near; Japanese just says it reeks of something suspicious.
English, Ahldskyf
I suggest you take this information and speak with Glazrael, the guard who stands at the entrance to East Hawkers' Alley. It never hurts to show a spirit of cooperation to the authorities, lass/lad.
German
Es wird nicht schaden, die Augen offen zu halten.
‘It won't hurt to keep your eyes open.’
English says showing cooperation to the authorities never hurts; German says keeping your eyes open won't hurt.
Full dialogue
Read all 14 lines, with the notes
Highlighted words have a note: click one to open it under the line.
Accepting the quest
Singing Stormcloud
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Ahldskyf
By way of thanks for delivering my scattered lavender, I have a nugget of information that may prove useful to you. You see, I was recently approached by an unkempt seafarer─which is not, I admit, particularly unusual for a man in my profession.
German
Ah, die Kräuterfreundin/der Kräuterfreund!
‘Ah, the herb lover!’
Ahldskyf teases you about the 'illegal' lavender you brought him before. The English Ahldskyf simply thanks you for it.
French
Écoute, moussaillon, pour te remercier de m'avoir rapporté ces fleurs de lavande d'Althyk, je vais te dire quelque chose d'intéressant.
‘Listen, ship's boy, to thank you for bringing me back these Althyk lavender flowers, I'm going to tell you something interesting.’
Japaneseアルジクラベンダーを届けてくれた礼とお前さんとの出会いの記念に、いい話を教えてやろう。
‘As thanks for delivering the Arujiku lavender and to mark our meeting, I'll tell you something worth hearing.’
English calls it scattered lavender; French calls it lavender flowers from Althyk.
English calls it scattered lavender; Japanese calls it Arujiku lavender.
German
Gestern hat mich ein Mann auf dem Oktanten angesprochen - sah aus wie ein Seemann.
‘Yesterday a man spoke to me on the Octant - looked like a sailor.’
German pins it down to yesterday, on the Octant; English says only 'recently'.
Singing Stormcloud
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Ahldskyf
What was unusual was that he offered a generous sum of gil to be introduced to any adventurers I might know. In my experience, sailors are not known to carry such a wealth of coin about their person, especially with the alehouses of Limsa Lominsa so close at hand. Kidnappings have not been uncommon these past moons...
Easter egg
The title is the joke. The city is full of bars. So a sailor with a full purse is suspicious, just because he hasn't drunk it all away. That is where 'Suspiciously Sober' comes from.
Remember this
Remember the kidnappings, a thread in the main story. They first come up in MSQ #0 Coming to Limsa Lominsa. In MSQ #4 Lurkers in the Grotto, the farm workers of Summerford fear them. See also Lost and Found.
German
Womöglich will er die Leute überwältigen und verkaufen.
‘Maybe he wants to overpower the people and sell them.’
Ahldskyf fears that the sailor, who pays gil for adventurers, means to do this to them. The English never says the victims would be sold.
French
Je ne sais pas ce que tu en penses, mais moi, je trouve ça très louche.
‘I don't know what you think, but me, I find that very fishy.’
GermanWas der vorhat?
‘What is he up to?’
Japanese……怪しい臭いが、ぷんぷんすると思わんか？
‘...Don't you think it reeks of something suspicious?’
English reasons sailors rarely carry such coin with the alehouses so near; French just says it seems very fishy.
English reasons sailors rarely carry such coin with the alehouses so near; German just asks what the man is up to.
English reasons sailors rarely carry such coin with the alehouses so near; Japanese just says it reeks of something suspicious.
Singing Stormcloud
blank
Ahldskyf
I suggest you take this information and speak with Glazrael, the guard who stands at the entrance to East Hawkers' Alley. It never hurts to show a spirit of cooperation to the authorities, lass/lad.
German
Es wird nicht schaden, die Augen offen zu halten.
‘It won't hurt to keep your eyes open.’
English says showing cooperation to the authorities never hurts; German says keeping your eyes open won't hurt.
Speak with Glazrael
Glazrael
...That is disturbing news. Your initiative is appreciated, adventurer. I'll have the captain place the Yellowjackets on high alert.
Glazrael
Ah, and while I have your ear, I need you to visit Frydwyb and tell her the same thing you told me. You'll find her a bit further down East Hawkers' Alley.
Glazrael
Frydwyb has frequent dealings with adventurers, so any warning you give her should soon spread through the city.
Skaenrael
If you wish to visit Bulwark Hall, the Crow's Lift is the swiftest way down.
Speak with Frydwyb
Frydwyb
Greetings, miss/sir. Might I interest you in the services of a retainer?
Frydwyb
What's this? Some suspicious seafarer is on the prowl for gullible adventurers? A possible suspect in the recent kidnappings, you think? Well, I'll be sure to pass on that warning to my customers.
Frydwyb
What with all the merchants and travelers milling through Hawkers' Alley, these kinds of unsavory activities can often go unnoticed.
Frydwyb
In any case, I promise to keep a sharp lookout for anyone being accosted by strange-looking sailors.
Later in the storyspoilers
- Same prankster: Fool Me Once
- Niniya 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.
- Same item: Whack-a-Mole
- The Althyk lavender that Niniya passed off as black-market 'dream flowers' comes back as ladybug bait in Arenlona
's experiment, Beetle Juice. - Same mystery: Lost and Found
- Both chains touch Limsa's kidnappings: Ahldskyf's warning in Suspiciously Sober and Ginnade
's missing citizens in Lost and Found, likely the same cases the main story keeps mentioning.