Map questLevel 1
Quest giver Swozblaet
in Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks
Swozblaet has you pose as a customer and secretly note the prices of Iron Thunder
, Kyokyoroon
and Syneyhil
. Swozblaet calls it a simple task. You then hand the price list to Baensyng
, as Swozblaet asked.
Pirate loot vs fair prices; Swozblaet heads the league of MSQ #1's lost octant.
The trading city (Ch. 1): customs, merchants and guilds whose people return at the Drydocks and the banquet (Ch. 5-6).
, the master merchant of Hawkers' Alley, wants you to look into current market prices. has bid you pose as a customer and glance over the wares being sold by Iron Thunder, Kyokyoroon, and Syneyhil. Strike up a conversation with the three merchants, and surreptitiously record the prices of their goods. on West Hawkers' Alley.. According to the prices you recorded, the markets seem free of any shady dealings for another day.Remember Kyokyoroon, the Qiqirn trader, and Baensyng, who takes your price list. Both come back in the main story, in the Lv 23 quest Never Forget.
The lines worth a second look, in the order you hear them, and what each one means.
A fine evening/day to you, miss/sir. What can I interest you in t─ Why, you seem interested in most everything, don't you? Is this another one of those investigations!? Well, I have nothing to hide!
Syneyhil panics about 'another one of those investigations' before you ask anything. So these price checks are nothing new. Kyokyoroon rhymes about himself in the third person.
Remember Kyokyoroon, the Qiqirn trader, and Baensyng, who takes your price list. Both come back in the main story, in the Lv 23 quest Never Forget.
The Encyclopaedia Eorzea names one key trait that makes the Qiqirn different from other wandering peoples. They are able to fit into foreign communities.
Who they are, and what they do in this quest.
Swozblaet is the master merchant of Hawkers' Alley, the city's market, and has work for an adventurer.
Swozblaet has you pose as a customer and secretly note the prices of Iron Thunder, Kyokyoroon and Syneyhil. Swozblaet calls it a simple task. You then hand the price list to Baensyng, as Swozblaet asked.
Iron Thunder is a merchant on Hawkers' Alley, one of three whose prices Swozblaet wants checked.
Iron Thunder cheerfully shows off wares without a spot of rust, fresh from the forges of Naldiq & Vymelli's. You quietly write down the prices.
Kyokyoroon is a trader on Hawkers' Alley, one of three merchants whose prices Swozblaet wants checked.
Kyokyoroon greets you in cheerful rhymes and speaks of himself by name. He is a Qiqirn, one of the wandering peoples, known for fitting into foreign communities.
Syneyhil is a merchant on Hawkers' Alley, one of three whose prices Swozblaet wants checked.
Syneyhil sees you looking at everything and guesses it is "another one of those investigations". Syneyhil insists there is nothing to hide before you ask anything, so such price checks seem to be nothing new.
Baensyng works on West Hawkers' Alley. Swozblaet says he takes the price lists and rewards the helper.
Baensyng checks your list and finds nothing wrong. He explains that pirates selling stolen goods cheaply drag prices down, so these reports show at a glance when shady deals happen. He praises your work.
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 | 潮香る国際街商通り ‘The sea-scented international hawkers' street’ |
|---|---|
| French | La transparence des prix ‘Price transparency’ |
| German | Marktforschung ‘Market research’ |
Kyokyoroon welcomes well-come customer! Kyokyoroon loves his lovely trade! Kyokyoroon's goods are goodly made!
Kyokyoroon aimer clic clic, alors aventuuurière/er acheter quelque chose et faire bonne affaire !
‘Kyokyoroon love click click, so adventurer buy something and make good deal!’
English has Kyokyoroon love his lovely trade; French has him love "clic clic".
Kyokyoroon welcomes well-come customer! Kyokyoroon loves his lovely trade! Kyokyoroon's goods are goodly made!
キョキョルン、いっぱい、さーびすっちゃ。
‘Kyokyoroon, lots of extras for you!’
English boasts the goods are goodly made; Japanese promises lots of extras.
A fine evening/day to you, miss/sir. What can I interest you in t─ Why, you seem interested in most everything, don't you? Is this another one of those investigations!? Well, I have nothing to hide!
Ich würde dir gerne einen Vorzugspreis geben, aber ich muss mich streng an die marktüblichen Preise halten.
‘I would gladly give you a special price, but I have to keep strictly to the usual market prices.’
English has Syneyhil suspect an investigation; German has him wish he could give a special price but must keep market prices.
A fine evening/day to you, miss/sir. What can I interest you in t─ Why, you seem interested in most everything, don't you? Is this another one of those investigations!? Well, I have nothing to hide!
Mais dites-moi, ce n'est quand même pas Swozblaet qui vous envoie inspecter mes marchandises...
‘But tell me, it surely isn't Swozblaet who is sending you to inspect my goods...?’
French merchant guesses outright that Swozblaet sent you; English merchant only suspects another investigation.
Mmm, nothin' wrong with the markets, far as I can tell.
ふむふむ、あなたの報告によると、今回の価格は、波風なさそうだな。
‘Hmm, hmm. Going by your report, it's smooth sailing for prices this time.’
Baensyng uses waves and wind, a common figure of speech for trouble. A sea image fits a harbor market.
Mmm, nothin' wrong with the markets, far as I can tell.
Deiner Studie zufolge haben wir keinen Preiskampf zu befürchten. Die Preise liegen im Rahmen üblicher Marktschwankungen und sind saisonbereinigt stabil.
‘According to your study, we have no price war to fear. Prices are within the range of normal market fluctuations and stable on a seasonally adjusted basis.’
Deiner Studie zufolge haben wir keinen Preiskampf zu befürchten.
‘According to your study, we have no price war to fear.’
Baensyng talks like an economist. The English Baensyng just drawls.
German speaks of no price war looming; English just says nothing is wrong with the markets.
Ye ofttimes get pirates sellin' stolen goods at cutthroat prices, an' that drives the numbers down right across 'Awkers' Alley. Thanks to these reports, though, we can tell at a glance when shady dealin's are takin' place. Good work, lass/lad.
Wir behalten die Preise auch deswegen im Auge, weil verdächtig günstige Angebote auf nicht sanktionierte Piratenbeute schließen lassen. Und illegale Piraterie können wir nicht zulassen.
‘We also watch the prices because suspiciously cheap offers point to unsanctioned pirate loot. And illegal piracy we cannot allow.’
Baensyng only bans the loot and piracy that is not allowed. That hints that in Limsa some piracy is legal.
Highlighted words have a note: click one to open it under the line.
You, miss/sir─adventurer. I have work for you. I would have you pose as a customer and survey the market's current prices.
Surely I did not see you balk at so simple a task? All you need do is strike up a conversation with the shop owners, and glance over their wares.
There are three merchants that interest me: Iron Thunder, Kyokyoroon, and Syneyhil.
Write down all you see on this price list, and hand it to Baensyng on West Hawkers' Alley. He shall reward you for your service.
Well met, lass/lad! Cast your peepers over these beauties! Not a spot of rust to be found! Every piece fresh from the forges of Naldiq & Vymelli's!
Kyokyoroon welcomes well-come customer! Kyokyoroon loves his lovely trade! Kyokyoroon's goods are goodly made!
Kyokyoroon aimer clic clic, alors aventuuurière/er acheter quelque chose et faire bonne affaire !
‘Kyokyoroon love click click, so adventurer buy something and make good deal!’
English has Kyokyoroon love his lovely trade; French has him love "clic clic".
キョキョルン、いっぱい、さーびすっちゃ。
‘Kyokyoroon, lots of extras for you!’
English boasts the goods are goodly made; Japanese promises lots of extras.
A fine evening/day to you, miss/sir. What can I interest you in t─ Why, you seem interested in most everything, don't you? Is this another one of those investigations!? Well, I have nothing to hide!
Syneyhil panics about 'another one of those investigations' before you ask anything. So these price checks are nothing new. Kyokyoroon rhymes about himself in the third person.
Ich würde dir gerne einen Vorzugspreis geben, aber ich muss mich streng an die marktüblichen Preise halten.
‘I would gladly give you a special price, but I have to keep strictly to the usual market prices.’
English has Syneyhil suspect an investigation; German has him wish he could give a special price but must keep market prices.
Mais dites-moi, ce n'est quand même pas Swozblaet qui vous envoie inspecter mes marchandises...
‘But tell me, it surely isn't Swozblaet who is sending you to inspect my goods...?’
French merchant guesses outright that Swozblaet sent you; English merchant only suspects another investigation.
Yer the one what made a list for Swozblaet? Let's 'ave it, then.
Mmm, nothin' wrong with the markets, far as I can tell.
ふむふむ、あなたの報告によると、今回の価格は、波風なさそうだな。
‘Hmm, hmm. Going by your report, it's smooth sailing for prices this time.’
Baensyng uses waves and wind, a common figure of speech for trouble. A sea image fits a harbor market.
Deiner Studie zufolge haben wir keinen Preiskampf zu befürchten. Die Preise liegen im Rahmen üblicher Marktschwankungen und sind saisonbereinigt stabil.
‘According to your study, we have no price war to fear. Prices are within the range of normal market fluctuations and stable on a seasonally adjusted basis.’
GermanDeiner Studie zufolge haben wir keinen Preiskampf zu befürchten.
‘According to your study, we have no price war to fear.’
Baensyng talks like an economist. The English Baensyng just drawls.
German speaks of no price war looming; English just says nothing is wrong with the markets.
Ye ofttimes get pirates sellin' stolen goods at cutthroat prices, an' that drives the numbers down right across 'Awkers' Alley. Thanks to these reports, though, we can tell at a glance when shady dealin's are takin' place. Good work, lass/lad.
Wir behalten die Preise auch deswegen im Auge, weil verdächtig günstige Angebote auf nicht sanktionierte Piratenbeute schließen lassen. Und illegale Piraterie können wir nicht zulassen.
‘We also watch the prices because suspiciously cheap offers point to unsanctioned pirate loot. And illegal piracy we cannot allow.’
Baensyng only bans the loot and piracy that is not allowed. That hints that in Limsa some piracy is legal.