Bringing Down the Mountain

Marauder class quest, level 30. 159th of 171 in play order.

Quest giver: Wyrnzoen, Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (X 11.2, Y 6.1).

Next: Pride and Duty (Will Take You from the Mountain) ›

Steps

Speak to Sighard at the Red Rooster Stead.
Speak with Solkwyb.
Speak with Broenbhar.
Inspect the trail of destruction.
Inspect the trail of destruction.
Inspect the trail of destruction.
Inspect the trail of destruction.
Speak with Wyrnzoen.
Speak with Solkwyb.
Speak with Broenbhar.
Speak with Wyrnzoen at the Marauders' Guild.

Journal

Axemaster Wyrnzoen appears to have some urgent news for you.
Wyrnzoen informs you that Kujata has been spotted in lower La Noscea. Before seeking to do battle with the rampaging beast, the axemaster bids you first visit Sighard at the Red Rooster Stead.
Sighard has once again begged you to slay the beast responsible for the death of his parents. It seems, however, that you will not be alone in the task. Speak with Solkwyb and Broenbhar before leaving the Stead, and enlist their aid for the coming battle.
Solkwyb and Broenbhar are both eager to stand at your side as you seek to bring down the Stampeding Mountain. Follow Broenbhar's advice, and track down Kujata by following the beast's trail of destruction.
You have found the broken remnants of a pot, but Kujata is nowhere to be seen. Continue following the trail left by him and his pack of rapacious scavengers.
You have discovered the shattered pieces of a barrel on the side of the road, but have yet to spot Kujata. Continue following the trail of destruction left behind by the monster and his pack.
You have stumbled upon the splintered remains of a crate, but Kujata himself appears to have since moved on. Continue your search for the vile beast and the ravenous creatures that follow him.
You have finally caught up with Kujata and ended the murderous aurochs' terrible rampage. Wyrnzoen appears with Sighard and Neddard in tow, just in time to help celebrate your hard-won victory. Sighard is overcome with gratitude. Now that you have freed the boy from his burden of vengeance, he has decided to pursue the path of a hero. All that remains is to speak with your waiting colleagues.
Wyrnzoen, Solkwyb, and Broenbhar all applaud the mighty deed you have accomplished. Return to Limsa Lominsa, and speak with the axemaster once more back at the guild.
Wyrnzoen, having imparted to you all the knowledge of axecraft that he possesses, bids you venture beyond the teachings of the guild. And once you have attained a new peak of marauder perfection, he hopes you will return to share your discoveries. The world─with all its wondrous and deadly challenges─is yours to explore.

Hidden

Easter egg Kujata shares its name with the cosmic bull of medieval Muslim tales. That bull stands on Bahamut

, a giant fish, and carries the angel who holds up the world. A fitting name for the 'Stampeding Mountain'.

Characters 5

Wyrnzoen
Wyrnzoen has urgent news: Kujata has been seen near the Red Rooster Stead.
What you know from earlier quests 6
- #4 Way of the Marauder: Wyrnzoen accepts you as a student and sends you to kill lambs, rats and ladybugs outside the city. He teaches that marauders overwhelm their foes. He says you came back harder, and gives you a hunting log of training targets.
- #35 Axe in the Stone: Wyrnzoen sends you to learn the guild's old rock splitting training, then to clear megalocrabs for the Red Rooster Stead. He knows of the fierce beast that killed Sighard's parents, and warns you are not yet strong enough for revenge.
- #51 Wake of Destruction: Wyrnzoen names the beast Kujata, the "Stampeding Mountain", and urges your revenge. He sends you to protect folk from galagos and to save a farmer's spilled cargo from plainstriders. He swears to train you until Kujata falls by your hand.
- #74 Brutal Strength: Wyrnzoen sends you to hunt a beast near Aleport with his old friend Reynfred, then to break a great boulder. He praises you, teaches you Tomahawk, a thrown axe attack, and warns that rushing leads to weak blows.
- #108 The Mountain That Strides: Wyrnzoen calls Solkwyb his sister. He rushes in to scatter the jackals and saves Sighard, then apologizes to Neddard for the boy's wounds. He fears Sighard's thirst for revenge and vows again to make you strong enough to fell Kujata.
- #138 Bleeder of the Pack: Wyrnzoen sends you to a trial with Solkwyb, then fights you himself in a mask, with other masked marauders. He yields, praises your strength, and acts as if he knows nothing. He says the whole guild stands behind you against Kujata.
Broenbhar
Broenbhar is at the Red Rooster Stead, eager to help you face Kujata.
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #35 Axe in the Stone: Broenbhar warmly welcomes you. He explains that marauders build strength and control by splitting boulders with an axe, struck just right. He sends you to Rhotgeim by the bridge over the Rogue River.
Sighard
Sighard lies in bed at the Red Rooster Stead, still hurt and praying for your victory over Kujata.
What you know from earlier quests 4
- #35 Axe in the Stone: Sighard thanks you for saving him. He says a huge aurochs (a wild ox) killed his ma and da, and he can no longer play outside. He begs you to make the beast pay.
- #51 Wake of Destruction: Wyrnzoen mentions Sighard as the boy who bade you slay Kujata, the beast that killed his parents.
- #108 The Mountain That Strides: Sighard ran off alone to find Kujata, dropping his things and a wood axe on the way. Jackals attack him, and you rescue him with Solkwyb and Wyrnzoen. He struck his head and lies hurt but alive.
- #138 Bleeder of the Pack: Solkwyb mentions Sighard's wish for vengeance and says you would not want to disappoint the poor boy.
Solkwyb
Solkwyb heard that Kujata has returned and comes to the Red Rooster Stead to help you.
What you know from earlier quests 3
- #35 Axe in the Stone: Solkwyb is the sister of Wyrnzoen and often guards his new marauders on dangerous tasks. She leads you to the megalocrab nest, rushes to save Sighard with you, and gently tells the boy the guild can handle the beast.
- #108 The Mountain That Strides: Solkwyb plans the search calmly, takes you to Neddard, and names Pfarstym, an old acquaintance in Aleport. She finds a wood axe Sighard dropped, fights the jackals beside you, tends the boy, and thanks her brother for arriving in time.
- #138 Bleeder of the Pack: Solkwyb believes you are the one to put down Kujata and reminds you of Sighard. She joins the trial to tend your wounds, sees through her brother's mask at once, and asks you to play along with his act.
Neddard
Neddard is the grandfather of Sighard, the boy who wants Kujata dead.
What you know from earlier quests 2
- #35 Axe in the Stone: Neddard begs you to save his grandson, Sighard, whom the crabs have caught. He had warned the boy not to get too close. Solkwyb sends the boy home with him.
- #108 The Mountain That Strides: Neddard says Sighard burns with hate for Kujata and ran toward Aleport after hearing it was seen there. He begs you to find the boy. He thanks you for bringing him home and asks forgiveness for your wounds.

What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest

Wyrnzoen asks you to visit Sighard before the battle. He carries the boy to see Kujata's end and encourages his wish to train. He teaches you the guild's last technique, Thrill of Battle, and sends you out to learn from experience.
Broenbhar could not let you face Kujata alone. He follows the trail of a wrecked farm wain, fights the hyenas so you can focus on Kujata, and can hardly believe you brought down the Mountain.
Sighard apologizes for not believing in you and begs you to make Kujata pay. He sees the beast die, thanks everyone, and decides to train every day to become a hero who protects folk.
Solkwyb wants to see this tale to its end at your side. She fights beside you against Kujata's pack and finds his wounds hard to heal. After the victory she says she knew you could meet any challenge.
Neddard: The journal says Neddard arrives with Wyrnzoen and Sighard just after Kujata falls, in time to celebrate your victory.

Dialogue 48 lines

Accepting the quest

Wyrnzoen

[name]. Your confrontation with the beast is at hand─Kujata has made his presence known.

Solkwyb

This is it, [name]. Send the beast to the abyss!

Broenbhar

Focus on fightin' Kujata! Leave the hyenas to me!

Solkwyb

Be on your guard! He's up to something!

I can barely close your wounds! What has he done to you!?

Ugh, no wonder his victims were so hard to heal!

Hold on, [name]!

DE Verdammt, wir kommen mit der Heilmagie nicht hinterher! ‘Damn, we can't keep up with the healing magic!’ English urges you to hold on; German says their healing magic cannot keep up.
JA まずい、回復魔法が間に合わないッ……！ ‘This is bad, the healing magic won't make it in time...!’ English urges you to hold on; Japanese says the healing magic will not make it in time.

Broenbhar

More damn hyenas! Quickly now─put that bastard down!

When did me axe...get so heavy...?

DE [name], ich zähle auf dich! ‘[name], I'm counting on you!’ English has him wonder when his axe got so heavy; German has him say he is counting on you.
JA [name]、あとは頼んだぜ…… ‘[name], I'm leaving the rest to you...’ English has him wonder when his axe got so heavy; Japanese has him leave the rest to you.

Solkwyb

And thus the tale ends for me...

Wyrnzoen

Reports place the creature to the northeast of the Red Rooster Stead, in the vicinity of the Grey Fleet.

There is little more for me to say but this: harness all the strength you have built through your labors of sweat and blood, and unleash it full-fury upon Kujata and his menagerie of scavengers.

Sighard yet lies abed, trusting in your strength and praying for your victory.

I ask that you go to the lad before the battle, and tell him you venture forth to fell the object of his vengeance. Such news should cheer his ailing heart.

The time is come, [name]! May your axe strike deep and true!

Speak to Sighard at the Red Rooster Stead.

Sighard

[name]... I'm sorry fer makin' trouble.

No, I deserved what I got. It's me own fault fer not believin' in ye...

FR J'ai mérité d'être puni pour pas avoir écouté mon grand-père. ‘I deserved to be punished for not listening to my grandfather.’ English says it is his fault for not believing in you; French says for not listening to his grandfather.

B-But ye came back anyway! And now yer gonna take that axe to Kujata's head, ain't ye!?

I know ye can beat that bastard! Ye got to!

Please, [name]! Ye got to make 'im pay!

[name]!

Wyrnzoen

It appears our timing was fortuitous.

Sighard

The axemaster carried me 'ere so's I could see...

Ye did it. Ye really did it...

Ma? Da? Do ye see? [name] killed the bastard! 'E's finally dead!

Thank ye. Thank all of ye.

[name]? Do ye reckon I could learn to swing an axe like that?

When I's bigger, I mean. I want to protect folk, too. Keep 'em safe from...ye know, monsters an' things.

Wyrnzoen

If you train hard, then naught is beyond your reach, young man.

Sighard

Then that's what I'll do! I'll train every single day!

Ye'll see! I'll be the strongest 'ero there ever was!

FR Je m'entraînerai tous les jours et je deviendrai le plus fort des maraudeurs ayant jamais existé ! ‘I'll train every day and I'll become the strongest marauder who ever existed!’ English says the strongest hero ever; French says the strongest marauder ever.
DE Du musst mir alles über Marodeure erklären, wenn ich groß bin! ‘You have to explain everything about marauders to me when I'm grown up!’ English vows to be the strongest hero ever; German asks you to explain everything about marauders.
JA だからそのときは……おれにいっぱい、斧術士のこと教えてくれよな。 ‘So when that time comes... teach me lots about marauders.’ English vows to be the strongest hero ever; Japanese asks you to teach him lots about marauders.

Speak with Solkwyb.

Solkwyb

I heard Kujata had reared his ugly head again, and reckoned you'd not be too far behind.

I hope you won't object to me lending what aid I can. We've been through much, you and I, and I would see this tale to its end.

Broenbhar, well, he felt much the same. So here we are─a pack of two to offset the ravenous beasts that follow in Kujata's wake.

FR Comme beaucoup de maraudeurs, le Concasseur est un dur au grand cœur. ‘Like many marauders, the Crusher is a tough guy with a big heart.’ English jokes they are a pack of two against the beasts; French calls him a tough guy with a big heart.

Speak with Wyrnzoen.

Wyrnzoen

It is done, [name]. You have answered the boy's prayers, and upheld the pride of the guild.

Hold your head high, marauder! I shall be awaiting your triumphant return to Limsa Lominsa!

That was truly a mighty feat, [name]. Never have I seen a marauder so dedicated to attaining the pinnacle of her/his discipline.

In recognition of your achievements, I, Axemaster Wyrnzoen, pass on to you our guild's final technique: the Thrill of Battle.

This skill teaches you to embrace the fear and danger of combat, allowing you to push well beyond the normal limits of your stamina.

DE Sie macht dich zu einem tobenden Orkan im Nordmeer, einem alles verschlingenden Instrument der Zerstörung! ‘It makes you a raging hurricane in the northern sea, an all-devouring instrument of destruction!’ English says the skill pushes you past your stamina limits; German says it makes you a raging hurricane of destruction.

Though the thought brings me both joy and sadness, there is naught more I can teach you. May the memories of your time here at the guild sustain you as you strive for ever greater heights of perfection.

Experience, now, shall be your tutor. There will always be greater foes and deadlier challenges on which to test your blade─of that, I am certain.

FR Tu es comme un navire qui s'apprête à quitter le port de Limsa Lominsa pour sa traversée inaugurale. ‘You are like a ship about to leave the port of Limsa Lominsa for its maiden voyage.’ English says experience will now be your tutor; French compares you to a ship leaving port.
DE Du bist wie ein Schiff, das von der Insel Vylbrand aus in See sticht. ‘You are like a ship setting sail from the island of Vylbrand.’ English says experience will now be your tutor; German compares you to a ship setting sail.
JA お前はバイルブランド島を出港した一艘の舟だ。 ‘You are a lone boat that has set sail from the island of Vylbrand.’ English says experience will now be your tutor; Japanese compares you to a boat leaving port.

You enter a realm of our craft in which even I have never set foot. I only hope that when you reach the very boundaries of our art, you will return to share your triumphs with us. Until then, [name], may your axe ever swing true!

FR [name], puisse la Navigatrice te guider dans ton voyage aux confins de l'art du combat à la hache. ‘[name], may the Navigator guide you on your journey to the farthest reaches of the art of axe combat.’ English wishes that your axe ever swings true; French asks the Navigator to guide you.
DE Und ich hoffe, dass ich noch da sein werde, um zu sehen, wie du das ferne Ufer des Triumphs erreichst. ‘And I hope that I will still be around to see you reach the distant shore of triumph.’ English hopes you will return to share your triumphs; German hopes he will still be around to see them.

Broenbhar

Might be as I'm stickin' me nose in where it ain't wanted, but I couldn't abide the thought o' ye facin' that monster solo. Kujata's got his friends, so it's only fair if ye've got a couple, too.

DE Und in deinem Fall ist es auch mein Vergnügen. ‘And in your case it is also my pleasure.’ English jokes Kujata has friends so you deserve a couple too; German says helping you is also his pleasure.
JA 露払いくらいはやってやるぜ。 ‘I'll at least clear the way for you.’ English jokes Kujata has friends so you deserve a couple too; Japanese says he will at least clear the way.

An' what're friends for if not to lighten yer load? I already did some o' the groundwork for ye. Seems like a farmer an' his wain have fallen victim to the fiend's pack.

FR D'ailleurs, en parlant de ça, j'ai entendu dire que sa cohorte avait pris d'assaut une caravane de marchandises, juste à côté de la métairie. ‘Speaking of which, I heard that its cohort attacked a caravan of goods, right next to the stead.’ English says a farmer and his wain were attacked; French says a caravan of goods.

If we follow the trail o' destruction, it might just lead us to the big bugger himself.

Speak with Solkwyb.

Solkwyb

Well done, [name]! I knew from the first moment we met that you would rise to meet any challenge!

FR Pour être honnête, je donnais pas cher de ta peau, mais tu m'as bluffée par ta puissance et ta détermination. ‘To be honest, I wouldn't have given much for your hide, but you amazed me with your power and determination.’ English says she knew from the start you would rise to any challenge; French admits she did not rate your chances.

Speak with Broenbhar.

Broenbhar

I saw it with me own eyes, an' I can still scarce believe it. Ye brought down the Mountain...

Defeat Kujata!