Grinners in the Mist

Jacke

Been practicin' yer dance steps, [name]? 'Cause we're about ready to run rings 'round Captain Milala an' her swads.

• FR J'ai beaucoup de choses à te dire à propos de ta prochaine mission. ‘I have a lot to tell you about your next mission.’ English boasts they will run rings around Milala and her soldiers; French just says he has news about the next mission.
• JA こっちも、次の仕事をはじめる準備が整ったところだ。 ‘We're also just about ready to start the next job.’ English boasts they will run rings around Milala and her soldiers; Japanese just says they are ready for the next job.

Right, no one's seen us so far. Let's get to work.

I'll sink me stabbers in the captain. Those two back there are yers.

Ugh... I knew it was a long shot...

• FR Nous ne pouvons pas perdre... ‘No... We can't lose... Not now...’ English Jacke resigns himself that it was a long shot; French has him insist they cannot lose.
• JA くそっ……負けるわけには……いかねぇのに……！ ‘Damn... I can't afford to lose...!’ English Jacke resigns himself that it was a long shot; Japanese has him insist he cannot afford to lose.

V'kebbe

Follow me, [name]!

Me daggers...never felt so heavy...

Jacke

The Yellowjackets've been pressin' their investigations into the treasures what was cloyed from that Maelstrom tub, but, as ye know, we've got our own network o' coves what don't miss naught o' the goin's-on about town.

As for the sharp end o' the job, it'll be you, me, Underfoot, an' the Stray. Let's get down to business, eh?

V'kebbe's late to the feast, so I'll just make sure we're all on the same page for the now. When ye get down to it, we have two goals for this job: bite back them three treasures, an' mill the coves what cloyed 'em in the first place.

Ye can be sure that that Yellowjacket shrew'll be doin' her damndest to beat us to the marks─an' seein' as the fate o' the guild is at stake we'd best not drag our dew beaters on this one.

I say we grabble them baubles afore she's even lifted anchor, an' give her a proper reason to rage against us rogues!

• JA 派手女より多くの「秘宝」を奪還し、「参りましたわ、さすが双剣士様」って言わせてやるぞ！ ‘We'll take back more treasures than the flashy woman and make her say, "I concede, just what one expects of the honorable rogues"!’ English wants to give Milala real reason to rage at the rogues; Japanese wants to make her concede and praise them.

Perimu Haurimu

Ye seem awful keen on this contest all of a sudden, Jacke.

Jacke

Aye, well, here's the thing... I sent me a grievance to the thalassocracy regardin' the shrew's challenge, but them paper-shufflers don't care a whit as long as one of us gets the job done.

So I figured I'd sail with the wind, rather than against it. Besides, we wouldn't want to shirk our duties an' force poor Captain Milala to blunder about in the scary darkmans, now, would we?

• FR Ces messieurs dames doivent réaliser que nous sommes les garants du code d'honneur ancestral ! ‘These ladies and gentlemen must realize that we are the guarantors of the ancestral code of honor!’ English mockingly spares poor Milala from stumbling in the scary dark; French insists officials must see the rogues as guardians of the code.

Perimu Haurimu

...How very gentlemanly of ye.

• FR En espérant que ça ne nous retombe pas dessus une nouvelle fois... ‘... Hoping it doesn't come back on us once again...’ English teases Jacke for being gentlemanly; French worries it will backfire on them again.

Jacke

Well, them's the cards what we've been dealt, ain't they? Now stow yer quips an' let's hear what ye've learned about them bloody treasures already!

• FR Qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par là ? ‘What do you mean by that?’ English Jacke shrugs that those are the cards they were dealt; French has him ask what Perimu means.
• JA 意味わかんねぇよ！ ‘Huh!? I don't get what you mean!’ English Jacke shrugs that those are the cards they were dealt; Japanese has him say he doesn't get it.

Perimu Haurimu

Aye, the treasures... Accordin' to the manifest o' that Maelstrom vessel, we're lookin' to bite back the “Cerulean Star,” the “Silver Sorrows,” an' somethin' called the “Black Sarcophagus.”

Aside from the fancy names, I was able to whiddle a few more details. The “Cerulean Star,” for starters, is a big ol' blue diamond what shines like...well, like a star, I s'pose.

• FR En réalité, l'Étoile bleue est un diamant énorme aussi brillant que le Phare de Sirius... ‘In reality, the Étoile bleue is an enormous diamond as brilliant as the Lighthouse of Sirius...’ English jokes the diamond shines like a star, he supposes; French compares it to the Lighthouse of Sirius.
• JA 「青の星」は、輝けるシリウスとまで称された、大粒のブルーダイヤモンド……。 ‘The "Blue Star" is a large blue diamond that was even hailed as the shining Sirius...’ English jokes the diamond shines like a star, he supposes; Japanese says it was hailed as the shining Sirius.

Then we've got the “Silver Sorrows”─a pair of earrings what once graced the wattles of a sultana of Ul'dah. There's a tale there, but one what don't concern us at present.

Lastly, this “Black Sarcophagus” thing... I'm afraid that that one remained a mystery no matter how much I poked an' prodded.

...In any case, all three o' these trinkets was recorded as spoils from official privateerin' raids.

Now, as ye know, a pirate'll usually sell his plunder through a reliable fence. Sometimes, though, holdin' an auction is the only way to off-load goods what is too extravagant or just too bleedin' rare for the average cull to deal in.

Our three wondrous treasures fell into the “auction only” category. When the biddin' began in Aleport, the thalassocracy weighed in with its ample purse, made some unmatchable offers, then organized a tub for the merchandise to be shipped back to Limsa...

Jacke

An' that's when our marks swooped in an' picked their transport clean...

I had a few whids with them Maelstrom sailors as survived the attack, an' they pointed the finger at the Grinnin' Curs.

Problem is, not one cull's seen hide nor hair o' the Curs─not to mention their bloody ship─since the raid.

V'kebbe

Sorry I'm late, Jacke... ...But ye'll want to hear this!

Some o' the cargo what was cloyed from that transport was just found durin' a routine inspection at the La Thagran Checkpoint!

Jacke

La Thagran!? ...Have the Curs made landfall, then?

An' what o' the treasures? Any mention o' them?

V'kebbe

Naught that I've heard. But the 'Jackets ain't done shakin' out all the boxes yet.

Jacke

Then we'd better get eyes out there, quick-like. [name], Underfoot, yer fresh for a run, ain't ye?

Perimu Haurimu

Come on, lass/colt, I'll race ye out to the checkpoint.

• FR Retrouvons-nous sur place, [name]. ‘Let's meet there, [name].’ English Perimu challenges a race to the checkpoint; French just suggests meeting there.
• JA それじゃあ、中央ラノシアの「ラザグラン関門」前で合流しましょう。 ‘Well then, let's meet up in front of the La Thagran Checkpoint in central La Noscea.’ English Perimu challenges a race to the checkpoint; Japanese just suggests meeting there.

V'kebbe

Ye've never heard o' the Grinnin' Curs? They're a pack o' rabid buccaneers what used to belong to the Salthounds.

Back in the day, the Salthounds had the crew to fill more'n a few ships... Aye, there was no other pirate gang what could match 'em when it came to sheer numbers.

But when the Admiral came to power an' passed her famous law, most of the 'Hounds chose a life on land... An' those what spat on the law became the Curs. Simple as that.

Perimu Haurimu

I won our race! Ye owe me a pint, [name]! ...Japes aside, though, it looks like V'kebbe was right about the cargo.

• FR Je commençais à m'inquiéter ! ‘I was starting to worry!’ English Perimu claims he won the race and is owed a pint; French says he was starting to worry.
• JA 待ってましたよ、[name]！ ‘I've been waiting for you, [name]!’ English Perimu claims he won the race and is owed a pint; Japanese just says he was waiting.

From what I've been able to catch from them swads at the gate, it seems a peddler was boned for carryin' goods what was known to be aboard that transport.

They carted the poor sod away in chains, but the cargo itself is still here. ...I saw a pair o' 'Jackets carryin' boxes up that wooden ramp.

We need to know what's in them crates. I get the feelin' they won't open their gans for the askin', though─not while this fool's challenge is goin' on. Do ye think ye could skulk over there an' see if they've found them treasures yet?

Perimu Haurimu

A couple o' Yellowjackets are riflin' through the cargo up that ramp there. Sneak in as close as ye dare, an' whiddle what's become of them baubles.

Yellowjacket

This's all junk. No diamond, no earrings, an' no bloody Black Sarcophagus. Looks like we'll have to lean hard on that skinny peddler if we're to find them treasures.

The sergeant says the merchant's still pleading ignorance. Claims he was hired to carry the goods through the checkpoint and naught else.

What a pile o' pugil shite! I'm guessin' the pirates've split the cargo an' are tryin' their luck at every checkpoint. Captain Milala's already given orders to double the guard and inspect every cart an' wagon what comes through.

• FR Il doit certainement avoir des complices à l'intérieur de la cité... ‘He must surely have accomplices inside the city...’ English guesses the pirates split the cargo to try every checkpoint; French guesses the peddler has accomplices in the city.

That's far enough! We can't be havin' any unauthorized persons interferin' with our official investigations. Now move along!

We can't be havin' any unauthorized persons interferin' with our official investigations. Now move along!

Curious about what's in the boxes, are you? Well, why don't you go be curious from way over there and let us do our jobs.

Perimu Haurimu

Hmmm, so they've found naught o' value, eh? Bene. Thought we'd lost the contest afore we'd even properly started.

• FR Aïe ! c'est pas de chance... ‘Ouch! That's bad luck...’ English Perimu is relieved nothing was found yet; French treats it as bad luck.

But be that as it may, somethin' don't add up here... Why would ye order a cull to carry the goods through the checkpoint? No smuggler is that daft, surely!

An' even if by some miracle o' the gods ye squirmed through La Thagran without raisin' a fuss, why would ye risk takin' merchandise back to the city what ye cloyed it from?

• FR Et même en admettant qu'il soit parvenu à passer entre les mailles du filet, rien ne dit qu'il ne serait pas tombé sur une autre patrouille en chemin, ou qu'on ne lui aurait pas confisqué la cargaison à l'entrée de la cité... ‘And even supposing he had slipped through the net, nothing says he wouldn't have run into another patrol on the way, or that the cargo wouldn't have been confiscated at the city entrance...’ English asks why anyone would bring loot back to the city it was stolen from; French points to the risk of other patrols.

No, there's a bigger picture here, an' we need to take a step back to see it...

Assumin' the Curs hired this peddler to do their dirty work, there'll be someone in the shadows as brokered the deal. An' I just happen to know a cove what makes it his business to oversee these kinds o' shady arrangements.

The thing is, this black marketeer bloke changes his haunts dependin' on how the breeze blows. Quite literally, in fact. I seem to recall the Navigator's Veil bein' shifted by a westerly this mornin', so that'd put him...

...Ah, at Tiller's Rest. Nice an' close. Why don't we go ask him a few questions afore we head back to the guild?

Merchant

I pride myself on my memory for faces, but yours is unknown to me. Are you an earnest customer...or an inquisitive annoyance? I must be sure of your intentions.

Merchant

Gyahahaha! The dance is old, but the name is new! Put away your daggers, rogue.

• DE Die Nummer wird nie alt! ‘Hahaha! The routine never gets old!’ English says the moves are old but the name is new; German says the routine never gets old.
• JA なんと鮮やかな双剣の舞！ ‘What a splendid dance of twin blades!’ English says the dance is old but the name is new; Japanese just praises the dance of twin blades.

I have peddled my wares to your kind since the Upright Thieves stalked the night. Speak! What would you have of this humble merchant?

Perimu Haurimu

Still tormentin' the colts, eh, granddad? We've come for information on a smugglin' job.

• FR Ça fait longtemps qu'on ne s'était pas vus. ‘Well! It's been a long time since we've seen each other.’ English Perimu teases the old man for still tormenting newcomers; French just says it has been a long time.
• JA 久しぶりですね、爺。 ‘Long time no see, old man.’ English Perimu teases the old man for still tormenting newcomers; Japanese just says it has been a long time.

There was this peddler what was caught at the La Thagran Checkpoint movin' merchandise for the Grinnin' Curs. Pleaded innocence even when he had the screws put to him. Ye wouldn't know aught about that deal, would ye?

Merchant

Every last sordid detail. Not a single grain of stolen sand passes through the shadows without my knowledge!

...But such prickly wisdom lodges tightly in one's throat. What have you brought to ease the pain of its passage?

• FR Toutefois, permettez-moi de vous rappeler que ce genre d'informations fait justement partie de mes services, et qui dit service, dit rémunération... ‘However, allow me to remind you that this kind of information is precisely part of my services, and service means payment...’ English says such wisdom lodges in his throat; French says such information is part of his paid services.
• JA ですが、その情報こそが我が商品。 ‘But that very information is my merchandise.’ English says such wisdom lodges in his throat; Japanese says the information is his merchandise.

Perimu Haurimu

Spare me the theatrics, granddad. Here's yer usual purse.

Merchant

The sum is paid! The deal is made! May my answers sate your fickle hunger.

Your hapless peddler was indeed innocent. He was but a beast of burden employed by associates of the Grinning Curs, and likely knew naught of his freight's tainted nature.

...A pawn, if you will; a convenient decoy. There are those amongst my acquaintances who specialize in providing such services.

Perimu Haurimu

Aye, that's what I thought─the Curs wanted that cull to get caught. An' now the 'Jackets have had a taste, they'll waste their time yafflin' every shite-pie what comes through their checkpoints.

Meanwhile, the real treasures are hidden away in the darkmans, along with the Grinnin' Curs.

Merchant

...Not the “darkmans,” master rogue. The mist.

Aside from the traveling merchant, the Curs' associates have spent coin on another piece for this little game...

...A navigator. One who is practiced in piloting a vessel through the Doxy's Pull.

Perimu Haurimu

The Doxy's...!? The gods only know how many ships've sailed into that fog soup an' never come out again... An' that's where ye say the Curs have gone to ground!?

Now there's a trick what took some bollocks. Once their hunted tub was sittin' dimber in the mist, though, it would've been easy to have these “associates” o' theirs ferry the junk goods to La Noscea.

Then the canny coves just needed to wait for the peddler to get boned, an' draw the glazes o' the Yellowjackets inland. We need to strike now... As soon as they learn the coast is clear, they'll flee for open waters!

Merchant

A fair appraisal of events. Now that you know the location of your marks, however, it will not be so difficult to track them down.

The Doxy's Pull was once an impenetrable shroud, but ever since the Calamity the mists are far less...constant.

Narrow your search to the heaviest banks, and you will soon uncover those who wish to remain unseen.

• FR Si vous parvenez à vous frayer un chemin parmi les endroits clairsemés, il est tout à fait possible que vous finissiez par apercevoir une lueur qui vous indiquera leur emplacement. ‘If you manage to make your way among the sparse spots, it is quite possible that you will end up glimpsing a glow that will show you their location.’ English says to search the thickest fog banks; French says to go through the thin, sparse spots.
• FR Si vous parvenez à vous frayer un chemin parmi les endroits clairsemés, il est tout à fait possible que vous finissiez par apercevoir une lueur qui vous indiquera leur emplacement. ‘If you manage to make your way among the sparse spots, it is quite possible that you will end up glimpsing a glow that will show you their location.’ English says you will find those who hide; French says you will glimpse a glow showing their location.
• JA だからこそ、霧の残る場所をたどれば、隠された輝きを見つけ出すことができるでしょう。 ‘That is exactly why, if you follow the places where fog remains, you will be able to find the hidden radiance.’ English says you will find those who hide; Japanese says you will find a hidden radiance.

But now, a warning: the mists conceal other dangers besides the dogs you seek. A careless step may land you upon the chopping block.

Perimu Haurimu

The “chopping block”!? Ye can't mean...

...Seems I've found meself another lead to look into. You hurry on back to Jacke an' tell him what we've learned so far.

Merchant

I hope we might do business again, young rogue. Pray be mindful not to─ahem─lose your head in the course of your duty. Gyahahaha...

• FR La vie ne tient qu'à un fil, parfois... ‘Life hangs by a thread, sometimes...’ English jokes about losing one's head; French says instead that life hangs by a thread.

Jacke

About time, lass/lad. Ye was gone so long I almost sent the Stray after ye. What happened to Underfoot?

• FR Comment ça s'est passé au poste de la Thagran ? ‘How did it go at the Thagran post?’ English asks what happened to Underfoot; French asks how things went at the Thagran post.
• JA ラザグラン関門の方は、どうだった？ ‘How did it go over at the Razagran checkpoint?’ English asks what happened to Underfoot; Japanese asks how things went at the checkpoint.

...So our marks an' their bitten baubles are snug inside the Doxy's Pull, eh?

I'll not discount the old man's warnin', but we may not have a benar chance to crash the Curs an' grabble them treasures. We board their ship right now─you, me, an' V'kebbe.

...I s'pose we'll be needin' ourselves a tub for the voyage. I'll have whids with Swarsynt, an' see what the Drydocks can spare us by way of a ship an' a reliable crew. Get yer kit together an' meet us there.

Jacke

The Doxy's Pull ain't no place to rush into, but we've little choice. We'll set sail from the Drydocks as soon as we're all ready to go.

Jacke

All right, [name]? I've pulled in some favors, an' there's a crew what'll get us close enough to scamper aboard the Curs' vessel.

It'll be cramped up on that deck─if we try to mill the whole lot at once, we'll soon find ourselves up against the rails. So we go in quick an' quiet, an' try to knock 'em off a few at a time.

Well, lass/colt? Are ye eager to test yer sea legs?

V'kebbe

Jacke, I found me one o' them treasures! Unless there's another fist-sized blue diamond on board, it's gotta be the Cerulean Star.

As for them other two baubles... I've tossed the cabins an' been through the hold ilm by ilm, but there's naught else here.

Jacke

Well, we'll just have to ask all sweet-like, won't we? Spit it out, Cur: where're ye keepin' the rest o' yer treasures?

Jacke

Maybe ye wouldn't, at that. ...But what about this partner yer workin' with?

Jacke

So, yer tellin' me this was all yer own idea? Ye woke up one day an' decided ye'd attack a Maelstrom transport right off the coast of Aleport, then disappear into the lovin' embrace o' the Doxy's Pull?

...Not exactly yer style, is it?

The Grinnin' Curs are too bleedin' famous for bein' the crew what turned their snouts up at privateerin' in favor o' keepin' to the old ways.

Ye've only escaped the Yellowjackets' grip this long by crawlin' on yer bellies an' snatchin' scraps what fell from the table. Ye ain't the type to sink yer teeth into a navy-owned vessel, no matter the prize.

Jacke

...One job at a time, lass/lad. First, we need to get these stinkin' coves an' their tub back to the docks.

V'kebbe

The job just got proper thorny... But at least we've grabbled one o' them damn treasures.

• FR Tu as compris quelque chose à cette histoire de tourrrmenteur, toi ? ‘Did you understand anything of this tormentor business?’ English says the job got thorny; French asks whether you understood the tormentor business.
• JA ごめん、私からは何も説明できない……。 ‘Sorry, I can't explain anything...’ English says the job got thorny; Japanese apologizes that she cannot explain anything.

Jacke

There's still work to be done here, [name]. We've yet to decide what to do with these bleedin' Curs...

Puttin' aside the issue o' who gave the orders, there's no doubt that these was the coves as raided that Maelstrom ship. Now for a punishment what fits the crime...

Milala

I was informed that a certain well-known pirate ship was spotted weighing anchor at the Moraby Drydocks. ...I assume that this was your work?

Jacke

Aye, ye missed all the excitement, Captain. But never ye mind: the Cerulean Star is back an' bob in our sneaky little fambles.

• FR Exactement, Mademoiselle sainte nitouche. ‘Exactly, Miss Goody-Two-Shoes.’ English addresses her as Captain; French mocks her as Miss Goody-Two-Shoes.
• JA ああ、遅かったな、派手女。 ‘Yeah, you're late, flashy woman.’ English addresses her as Captain; Japanese mocks her as a flashy woman.

Milala

...Hmph!

And these must be the Grinning Curs...

Degenerate fiends! How dare you ply your filthy trade in Lominsan waters! How many innocent sailors were massacred that you might sate your vile avarice!?

• FR Je vous ferai subir le même sort que celui que vous avez infligé à son équipage, comptez sur moi ! ‘I will make you suffer the same fate that you inflicted on its crew, count on me!’ English asks how many sailors died for their greed; French vows to give them the crew's fate.

Every one of your kind ought to be lined up and shot! A musket ball is the only answer for this rampant display of lawlessness!

• FR Et je m'en assurerai personnellement, en mémoire de tous ceux qui souffrent encore quotidiennement par votre faute ! ‘And I will see to it personally, in memory of all those who still suffer daily because of you!’ English calls a musket ball the answer to lawlessness; French vows to act personally for the pirates' victims.
• JA 襲われた人の恨み、わたくしが晴らして差し上げますッ！ ‘I shall avenge the grudge of those who were attacked!’ English calls a musket ball the answer to lawlessness; Japanese vows to avenge those who were attacked.

Jacke

Wait, wait, wait, do ye mean to just execute 'em here on the bloody docks!? At least take the buggers into custody first.

Handin' 'em over to ye for lawful punishment'll satisfy the demands of the code just as well. We've already got the answers to our questions, so feel free to take 'em away.

Milala

Do not presume to give me orders, rogue! You only managed to capture these villains and their ill-gotten treasure by employing unsavory and unconscionable means. Why, you're naught more than pirates yourselves!

• FR Les surineurs ont peut-être remporté une bataille, mais certainement pas la guerre, alors ne criez pas victoire trop vite ! ‘The rogues may have won a battle, but certainly not the war, so don't claim victory too soon!’ English says they won only by dirty means; French says they won a battle but not the war.

Jacke

Aye? Go on, then. Blame me an' me coves for yer own failures.

Ye knew what ye was about when ye defied the code; ye knew that we'd be after ye. ...We're done here.

Milala

There are still two treasures left, rogue! And I mean to claim them both.

Jacke

I'd reconsider this contest of yers, Captain. Turns out this fish we're tryin' to hook is a shark...an' it might just swallow ye whole.

Milala

What shark is he speaking of? And how could any pirate challenge the might of the Yellowjackets?

No, he seeks but to unnerve me. I'll wring the truth from these Grinning Curs, and we'll see who triumphs over whom!

• FR Préparez-vous à voir votre guilde disparaître, maudits surineurs ! ‘Get ready to see your guild disappear, cursed rogues!’ English promises to see who wins; French threatens that the rogues' guild will disappear.

Jacke

Bene work on that ship, [name]. First blood is ours!

How'd ye take to fightin' a-sea? There are few as can drop an opponent as quick as a rogue, but mind ye don't exhaust yerself just flailin' yer blades at the tougher coves.

An' that goes double for when ye've mates on yer flanks. If ye notice yerself startin' to flag, there's naught wrong with pullin' back from time to time an' staggerin' yer attacks with each other to keep the pressure on.

• DE Wenn du bemerkst, dass einer von ihnen schlappmacht, dann wende die Tricks an, die wir dir beigebracht haben, um ihnen Dampf zu machen. ‘If you notice that one of them is flagging, then use the tricks we taught you to light a fire under them.’ English means you yourself starting to tire; German means one of your mates starting to tire.
• DE Wenn du bemerkst, dass einer von ihnen schlappmacht, dann wende die Tricks an, die wir dir beigebracht haben, um ihnen Dampf zu machen. ‘If you notice that one of them is flagging, then use the tricks we taught you to light a fire under them.’ English advises pulling back and staggering attacks; German says to use taught tricks to spur them on.

...I've said it afore, lass/colt, but I'll need ye sharp enough to carve steel for what's to come. I'm afraid this'll be more of a challenge than even what that little shrew was bargainin' for.

• DE Ich fürchte, die Herausforderung wird deutlich größer, als wir angenommen haben. ‘I fear the challenge will be considerably greater than we had assumed.’ English says harder than the little shrew expected; German says harder than we had assumed.

That's assumin' the Curs wasn't lyin' about the Executioners...and the Executioners are who I bloody think they are. 'Twixt you and me, though, I'm hopin' the name is just some laughable coincidence...