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Sinking Doesmaga
Arcanist class quest, level 30. 102nd of 102 in play order.
Quest giver: Thubyrgeim, Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X 4.7, Y 11.4).
Steps
- Deliver the list to Rhylzirn
in Costa del Sol. - Deliver the
fresh herring to Opylona
. - Deliver the
homemade eel pie to Gegeruju
. - Deliver the
heavy purse to Ealdgyth
. - Deliver the
well-worn pareo to Drogo
. - Deliver the
bottle of vintage wine to the sailors. - Speak with Hirskskrat
. - Report to Thubyrgeim at the Arcanists' Guild.
- Hand over the
leather satchel to Thubyrgeim.
Journal
- Acting Guildmaster Thubyrgeim has instructions for you from Foreseer K'lyhia
. - Thubyrgeim explains that K'lyhia has already begun her grand strategy that will culminate in Doesmaga's
downfall. Your first task in this daring scheme is to deliver a set of instructions to a fisherman known as Rhylzirn, who can be found in Costa del Sol, in eastern La Noscea. - After delivering the list to Rhylzirn, you are rewarded with a fresh herring. Your next task, according to the gruff fisherman, is to take the fish you received to the cook, Opylona.
- Opylona, happy to receive the freshly caught herring, insists you take one of her homemade eel pies. The cook then relays instructions from “your arcanist colleague”: you are to deliver the pastry to Master Gegeruju, rather than succumb to the demands of your stomach.
- In return for the eel pie, Master Gegeruju rewards you with a heavy purse of gil. Before you can begin counting out your new fortune, however, you receive K'lyhia's next set of instructions from P'ebaloh
. It seems you must deliver the bulging sack of coins to Ealdgyth the dancer. - For what seems a somewhat exorbitant price, you give the hefty purse to Ealdgyth in exchange for her well-worn pareo and a mysterious leather satchel. As instructed, take the pareo to Drogo, the warehouse foreman.
- Drogo, still questioning his good fortune at receiving Ealdgyth's pareo, gives you a bottle of vintage wine. Take the bottle, and pour a cup for the Morningstar crew members who are drinking at the Flying Shark.
- Impressed with the vintage of the wine, Hirskskrat invites you aboard the Morningstar to talk business with Captain Doesmaga. Speak with Hirskskrat at the jetty when you are ready to depart.
- K'lyhia's clever tactics coupled with your flawless execution have led to the resounding defeat of the pirate Doesmaga. With her past firmly behind her, the foreseer is able to clearly see the reality she desired all along. Return to the Arcanists' Guild and inform Thubyrgeim of K'lyhia's decision to seek out the guildmaster.
- Hand over the odd leather satchel to Thubyrgeim.
- After hearing of your exploits and learning of K'lyhia's decision, Thubyrgeim concludes that the pairing of the arcanima-obsessed guildmaster and foreseer will lead to great advances in the art of the arcanist. Citing your involvement as the catalyst for these developments, the acting guildmaster rewards you with a new technique and encourages you to continue improving in your chosen discipline.
Hidden
is a rich and powerful Dunesfolk Lalafell. Only one thing is more of a mystery than him: how he got his money. keeps his humble home.. The pirate mocks: 'so ye can handle a few deck scrags'. laughs that Doesmaga's badly beaten crew is not up to the task. K'lyhia puts the odds of victory at 99%. treasures a pareo. Its item text calls it a colorful piece of cotton underwear. The dancer Ealdgyth wore it for countless summers.Odd Leather Satchel. It says the veil of mystery around this otherwise plain sack is so thick it could choke an aurochs.Characters 10
This Yellowjacket serves with Limsa Lominsa's soldiers, who have sent word that Doesmaga's
ship lies off Bloodshore.Thubyrgeim has news from the Yellowjackets: Doesmaga's
ship lies off Bloodshore. She has K'lyhia's first instructions for you.What you know from earlier quests 7
- #4 Way of the Arcanist: Thubyrgeim says arcanima draws on aether, a living energy, lets you call a helper named Carbuncle, and needs calm thinking in battle. After a trial against pests, she welcomes you as an arcanist and gives you a hunting log. Her name means "Magic Jewel".
- #35 What's in the Box: Thubyrgeim reminds her arcanists to eat. Her guild inspects cargo at Mealvaan's Gate, so she sets you a practice cargo check. She calls K'lyhia odd but the guild's best tactician, and hopes you can widen K'lyhia's view beyond arcanima.
- #51 Tactical Planning: Thubyrgeim has you slay three roselings and three wild jackals, calling three the perfect sample size, then sends you with K'lyhia. Pleased, she allows you to train at other guilds, but advises mastering arcanima first. Off duty, the twenty-nine-year-old teaches children to read.
- #74 Topaz Teachings: Thubyrgeim notices you look tired and asks if you sleep properly, since reasoning suffers without rest. Each of her lessons starts with such a health check. She teaches you to summon Topaz Carbuncle, a magic ally, for use if the inspection turns sour.
- #75 Over the Rails: Thubyrgeim says the mercenaries are old hands at guarding K'lyhia. She tells you the captain was the pirate Doesmaga, exiled years ago, who has hurt K'lyhia before. She regrets sending her and urges you to turn your anger into training.
- #100 Pincer Maneuver: Thubyrgeim tells you K'lyhia's past: she was a young prisoner on Doesmaga's slave ship, and the guildmaster calmed her with a grimoire (a magic book). Thubyrgeim leads the ambush, calling out K'lyhia's combat patterns, and says there is still something they can do.
- #101 Grimoire Fandango: Thubyrgeim believes only the absent guildmaster can help K'lyhia, as he did once before. She tells you his name, K'rhid Tia
, though he prefers not to use it. She is glad when K'lyhia recovers, and finds both her and the guildmaster hard to read.
K'lyhia wants to settle the score with the pirate Doesmaga
and has already set her grand strategy in motion.What you know from earlier quests 6
- #35 What's in the Box: Thubyrgeim chose her to guide your training. K'lyhia loves calculations: she puts your odds of becoming a notable arcanist at 90%. Her worn starter grimoire (spellbook) was the absent guildmaster's gift; she rose to foreseer with it. Then she leaves to test tactics in battle.
- #51 Tactical Planning: K'lyhia, a foreseer at Mealvaan's Gate, the city's customs, inspects the Boilstox, goblin peddlers suspected of smuggling. She plans tactics well but lacks the reflexes to use them. She teaches you to know your own strengths, and rates your chance of greatness 97%.
- #74 Topaz Teachings: K'lyhia checks merchant ships in Limsa Lominsa's ports daily for Mealvaan's Gate. She is about to board a ship suspected of smuggling and puts the odds of resistance at 75%. She requires you to learn Topaz Carbuncle first, and keeps asking until you agree.
- #75 Over the Rails: K'lyhia plans with odds and named tactics. Your skill reminds her of the guildmaster. You clear the pier and deck, but the captain, Doesmaga, an exiled pirate who hurt her before, terrifies her. He throws her grimoire (spell book) overboard and she faints.
- #100 Pincer Maneuver: K'lyhia was once a young prisoner of the pirate Doesmaga. The guildmaster gave her the grimoire (spell book) she has always carried. She plans an ambush to win it back, but seawater has ruined it; she puts repair at 0%. Crushed, she goes home.
- #101 Grimoire Fandango: K'lyhia's mind has gone silent in her sadness. She guesses that you met the guildmaster. His
new grimoire matches the first one he gave her, and she reads his message: shape reality as she wants. She resolves to defeat Doesmaga and returns to duty.
- #35 What's in the Box: Thubyrgeim
Rhylzirn is a gruff fisherman in Costa del Sol, in eastern La Noscea, with his hands full of fishing.
Opylona is the cook for Master Gegeruju
, who is expecting his meal at any moment.Master Gegeruju is Opylona's
master, at his home in Costa del Sol, waiting for his meal.P'ebaloh is at Master Gegeruju's
home in Costa del Sol, holding a message for someone.Ealdgyth is a dancer who asks to see your coin first. She has three children to feed and no time to chat.
Drogo is a warehouse foreman, rushing to finish his work before his master gets angry.
What you know from earlier quests 7
- #6 Edelweiss, Edelweiss: The Encyclopaedia Eorzea says Admiral Merlwyb gave an order that banned piracy. After that order, a group called the Upright Thieves became the Rogues' Guild.
- #10 Close to Home: Murie
says Admiral Merlwyb keeps several arcanists on her personal staff. Fearing their art would die out, as it passed only from master to chosen student, she ordered an official Arcanists' Guild and paid for research and training. - #19 On to Summerford: Staelwyrn
took Admiral Merlwyb's offer to put pirates stuck on land to work in the fields. The panel notes add that Summerford is part of Merlwyb's plan to end piracy by giving former pirates land to work. - #69 Feint and Strike: Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn, Admiral of Limsa Lominsa, thanks you at the Coral Tower. You seem familiar to her. She calls Baderon
a good friend and invites you to a banquet as guest of honor. Her names mean "Sea Woman" and "Blue Fish's daughter" in Roegadyn. - #70 High Society: Merlwyb does not appear. Reyner
says it is very rare for the Admiral to invite an adventurer to a state banquet. Baderon teases you as "Merlwyb's guest of honor." - #71 A Mizzenmast Repast: Merlwyb tells of the lost Warriors of Light. She sees you as chosen by the Mothercrystal, the being in your vision, and has a task for you. Her father Bloefhis worked with the Sahagin; she challenged him to a duel and came back alone.
- #73 The Lominsan Envoy: Merlwyb proposes memorial services in each city-state on the fifth anniversary of the Battle of Carteneau. She makes you her personal envoy to Gridania and Ul'dah and gives you an airship pass. She says you have a quality that recalls history's champions.
What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
- Yellowjacket: Once Doesmaga is beaten, this Yellowjacket thanks you. Without your bravery and skill, the Yellowjackets would still be floundering after the pirate. The soldier also sends regards to Thubyrgeim.
- Thubyrgeim takes the satchel so the costume can go back to its owner. She is glad K'lyhia is free of her past; seeing her suffer pained her. She credits you with bringing K'lyhia and the guildmaster together and gives you a new technique.
- K'lyhia's chain of trades gets you both onto Doesmaga's ship, with her dressed as a dancer. She fights to cast off the shackles he put on her soul, and wins. Then she leaves to seek out the guildmaster, to understand the reality she wants.
- Rhylzirn expects you. He takes K'lyhia's list and hands you a fresh herring for the cook Opylona. That list also calls in the Yellowjackets, and at the end Rhylzirn blocks Doesmaga's escape, saying they brought shackles for him.
- Opylona is happy with the herring, since her master likes broiled fish and she hopes for extra coins. She gives you a homemade eel pie and passes on your arcanist colleague's order: take it to Master Gegeruju, do not eat it.
- Gegeruju speaks in long, fancy words and loves eel pie. He pays you a heavy purse of gil (money) for it. He is a rich, powerful Dunesfolk Lalafell, and how he got his money is a mystery.
- P'ebaloh: A Mealvaan's Gate assessor, K'lyhia, asked P'ebaloh to pass a message to whoever brings Master Gegeruju an eel pie. P'ebaloh hands it to you: give the purse to the dancer Ealdgyth.
- Ealdgyth is thrilled with the heavy purse; her children can eat well this week. She was told to expect you, and gives you a leather satchel from K'lyhia and her own pareo, a colorful cotton undergarment she wore for countless summers, for Drogo.
- Drogo can hardly believe his luck at getting Ealdgyth's pareo, which he treasures. As K'lyhia arranged, he gives you a bottle of vintage wine for the sailors at the Flying Shark, and warns you they are mean cutthroats.
What the Japanese, French and German versions say 12
Japanese
EN Sinking Doesmaga · 'Thus concludes today's lecture.'
JA 「巴術最大級命題の証明」, 'Proof of Arcanima's Greatest Proposition' · 「以上、証明終わりです。」, 'With that, the proof is complete.'
The title frames the quest as a proof. K'lyhia sets out to prove that strategy exists to create the reality you desire. Her last line is a Q.E.D.
EN Sinking Doesmaga
JA 「巴術最大級命題の証明」, 'Proof of Arcanima's Greatest Proposition'
FR «Démonstration stratégico-réaliste», 'a strategico-realist proof'
French keeps the Japanese proof, since a démonstration is also a proof in maths.
EN ''Ey, now, ain't this Ealdgyth's pareo!?'
JA 「これは、憧れの頑張り屋さんの未亡人エルドギスさんのパレオじゃねーかっ！！」, 'Hey, ain't this the pareo of Ealdgyth, the hard-working widow I adore!!'
Drogo admires her. The English never says the dancer feeding three children is a widow.
EN 'If we ship this stuff to the East, we'll be sellin' bottles by the crate!'
JA 「この酒をひんがしの国まで運べば、バカ売れ確実、大儲け確実だな。」, 'If we haul this wine to the land of Hingashi, it'll sell like mad, a sure fortune.'
Hirskskrat means the Far Eastern island nation across the sea, east of Othard. The English only says the East.
EN 'If we ship this stuff to the East, we'll be sellin' bottles by the crate!'
JA 「この酒をひんがしの国まで運べば、バカ売れ確実、大儲け確実だな。」, 'If we haul this wine all the way to the land of Hingashi, it'll sell like mad, a sure fortune.'
ひんがし is an old form of ひがし, 'east', so the East is the name's plain meaning. Translators keep a Japanese name's sound like this when its Japanese flavor matters.
French
EN Sinking Doesmaga · 'Thus concludes today's lecture.'
FR «Démonstration stratégico-réaliste», 'Strategico-Realist Proof' · «Et voilà, démonstrrration terminée.», 'And there you have it: prrroof complete.'
True to the title's «Démonstration», 'proof', K'lyhia ends with this Q.E.D.
EN 'The bitch Admiral's lapdog! Come back fer that lesson, 'ave ye?'
FR «T'es venue te faire donner une nouvelle leçon, ma p'tite panthère ?», 'Did you come to get another lesson, my little panther?'
Doesmaga keeps calling K'lyhia this sneering pet name, fit for a cat-like Miqo'te. The English calls her a lapdog.
EN ''Ey, now, ain't this Ealdgyth's pareo!?'
FR «Je suis fou amoureux de cette danseuse ! Je suis impressionné par la façon dont elle travaille pour nourrir ses enfants depuis qu'elle est veuve !», 'I'm madly in love with that dancer! I'm so impressed by how she's worked to feed her children ever since she was widowed!'
Drogo is in love with the dancer Ealdgyth. Here too, she is a widow, and the English says neither.
German
EN 'The bitch Admiral's lapdog!'
DE „Das Schoßhündchen von Admiral Meckerweib.“, 'The lapdog of Admiral Nag-Woman.'
Doesmaga mocks K'lyhia and twists Merlwyb's name: meckern means 'to nag', and Weib means 'woman'.
EN 'I was told to expect you, you see.'
DE „Jetzt verstehe ich auch, was die nette Miqo'te meinte, die mich nach einer Aufführung neulich ansprach ... Ich habe sie zuerst für eine Wahrsagerin gehalten.“, 'Now I understand what that nice Miqo'te meant, the one who spoke to me after a show the other day... At first I took her for a fortune-teller.'
K'lyhia foretold your coming. The English Ealdgyth was just told to expect you.
EN Sinking Doesmaga · 'K'lyhia has, however, already formulated a solution, and has set her grand strategy into motion.'
DE „Geschickt eingefädelt“, 'Cleverly Orchestrated' · „Bei dem Plan handelt es sich um eine Kette von Ereignissen, teils zufällig, teils von K'lyhia eingefädelt, die uns schließlich Zugang zu Doesmagas Schiff verschafft.“, 'The plan is a chain of events, partly chance, partly orchestrated by K'lyhia, that will at last get us aboard Doesmaga's ship.'
The title takes up Thubyrgeim's verb for K'lyhia's plan.
EN 'An' as fer ye, Miss Dancer, ye stick close to ol' Hirskskrat─it gets damn cold on them long sea voyages, heh heh heh.'
DE „Und du, Süße, bist auch herzlich eingeladen. Guter Wein und ein süßes Kätzchen, das wird dem Kapitän gefallen!“, 'And you, sweetie, are warmly invited too. Good wine and a sweet kitten, the captain will like that!'
Hirskskrat leers at K'lyhia, disguised as a dancer, with cat pet names like this. The English says Miss Dancer.
Dialogue 74 lines
Accepting the quest
Message: Take the purse you received from Master Gegeruju, and hand it to the dancer Ealdgyth as she prepares to return home. K'lyhia
Thubyrgeim
The Yellowjackets have contacted us with word of Doesmaga: it appears his merchant vessel is presently anchored off the coast of Bloodshore.
Once the pirate's business there is concluded, rumor has it that he intends to embark on an extended voyage to the East. It will be some time before he returns once more to Limsa Lominsa.
If we pass up this opportunity, K'lyhia will lose her chance to settle the score with Doesmaga─and we risk the foreseer stumbling once more into blackest melancholy.
- FR Nous n'avons pas le droit à l'erreur. ‘We have no right to make a mistake.’ English fears K'lyhia sinking back into blackest melancholy; French just says there is no room for error.
- DE Aber K'lyhia hat einen strategischen Plan errechnet, der uns eine Möglichkeit eröffnet. ‘But K'lyhia has calculated a strategic plan that opens up an opportunity for us.’ English fears K'lyhia sinking back into melancholy; German says she has calculated a plan that opens a chance.
- JA 失敗できないよ。 ‘We can't fail.’ English fears K'lyhia sinking back into blackest melancholy; Japanese just says they cannot fail.
Simply getting close enough to Doesmaga will prove difficult. K'lyhia has, however, already formulated a solution, and has set her grand strategy into motion.
- DE Bei dem Plan handelt es sich um eine Kette von Ereignissen, teils zufällig, teils von K'lyhia eingefädelt, die uns schließlich Zugang zu Doesmagas Schiff verschafft. ‘The plan is a chain of events, partly chance, partly orchestrated by K'lyhia, that will at last get us aboard Doesmaga's ship.’ The title takes up Thubyrgeim's verb for K'lyhia's plan.
Your first task in this undertaking is to travel to Costa del Sol and deliver this set of directions to a fisherman by the name of Rhylzirn. More instructions will be forthcoming.
Deliver the list to Rhylzirn in Costa del Sol
Rhylzirn
What is it ye want, lass/lad? As ye can see, I've me 'ands full with me fishin'...
Ah, thanks fer that. I been told to expect ye. 'Ere, yer to take one o' me 'errings and deliver it to the cook, Opylona.
Deliver the fresh herring to Opylona
Opylona
Yes, and how might I help you? Master Gegeruju is expecting his supper/midday meal any moment now...
A fresh herring? Why, the master does enjoy a bite of broiled fish of an evening/an afternoon. This might even earn me a few extra coins for this week's wages!
- DE Woher wusstest du ... Egal. ‘How did you know ... Never mind.’ English hopes the fish will earn her extra wages; German wonders how you knew she needed it.
Well, you have earned yourself one of my homemade eel pies! I should tell you, though, your arcanist colleague was quite insistent that you take the pie to Master Gegeruju, rather than scoff it down yourself.
- DE Warum bringst du dem Meister Gegeruju nicht diese köstliche Vorspeise, die ich zubereitet habe? ‘Why don't you take Master Gegeruju this delicious starter that I have prepared?’ English says your arcanist colleague insisted you take the pie to Gegeruju; German has Opylona suggesting it herself.
- FR Une Miqo'te arcaniste un peu farfelue m'a demandé de vous dire qu'il vous fallait remettre ça au seigneur Gegeruju. ‘A somewhat wacky Miqo'te arcanist asked me to tell you that you had to hand this over to Lord Gegeruju.’ French cook describes K'lyhia as a rather wacky Miqo'te; English just says your arcanist colleague.
Deliver the homemade eel pie to Gegeruju
Gegeruju
And what brings you to my─and I use the term facetiously─humble abode, dear madam/sir? Mmm, such a heavenly aroma. Are you, perchance, carrying an eel pie about your person?
- FR Mais vous êtes qui, vous ? ‘But who are you, then?’ English greets you with mock courtesy as "dear madam/sir"; French bluntly asks who you are.
- DE Ah, du musst die neue Lakaiin/der neue Lakai sein. ‘Ah, you must be the new lackey.’ English greets you with mock courtesy as "dear madam/sir"; German takes you for the new lackey.
- DE Mein Magen knurrt wie ein Rudel Wölfe bei Vollmond! ‘My stomach is growling like a pack of wolves at full moon!’ English praises the heavenly aroma; German says his stomach growls like a pack of wolves at full moon.
- JA なんだ、貴様は？ ‘What is this, who are you? (with a rude "you")’ English greets you with mock courtesy as "dear madam/sir"; Japanese rudely asks who you are.
How commendable that you should research the delicacies that tickle my fancy before daring to intrude upon my most ponderous of ponderings. Speaking of ponderous─well, I was speaking of it, at least─I have a hefty purse of gil to persuade you to relinquish your claim on that pastry...
- FR Cela mérite bien comme petite récompense... ‘That surely deserves (item) as a small reward...’ English jokes on "ponderous" to offer a hefty purse; French calls it a small reward.
- DE Rück schon raus mit dem Leckerli oder willst du mich den ganzen Tag foltern? ‘Hand over the treat already, or do you want to torture me all day?’ English praises you for researching his favourite delicacies; German impatiently demands the treat.
P'ebaloh
One moment, if you will. I have been instructed by a Mealvaan's Gate assessor to hand over this message to whoever delivers an eel pie to Master Gegeruju.
- FR Une inspectrrrice de la douane de Mealvaan m'a dit de remettre ce papier à l'aventurière/er qui vous apportera , seigneur Gegeruju. ‘An inspectrrress from Mealvaan's customs told me to hand this paper to the adventurer who would bring you , Lord Gegeruju.’ French Miqo'te characters roll their r's like a purr; English gives them no accent.
- DE Sie gab mir einen Brief mit der Anweisung, ihn „der ersten Abenteurerin/dem ersten Abenteurer zu geben, die/der Meister Gegeruju mit einer Köstlichkeit erfreut“. ‘She gave me a letter with the instruction to give it "to the first adventurer by whom Master Gegeruju is delighted with a delicacy".’ German's instruction is vaguer, whoever delights him with any delicacy; English specifies an eel pie.
Deliver the heavy purse to Ealdgyth
Ealdgyth
Yes? If you're looking for a dancer, then I would first see your coin. I've three children to feed, and no time to waste on idle chat.
- DE Kennen wir uns? ‘Do we know each other?’ English demands to see your coin first; German politely asks whether you know each other.
- FR Je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps, malheureusement, je dois rentrer chez moi pour nourrir mes enfants... ‘I don't have much time, unfortunately; I have to go home to feed my children...’ French Ealdgyth is apologetic and never asks for money up front; English demands to see your coin.
Oh my, that is quite a purse! My precious darlings will eat like kings this week!
And such a simple job, as well. I was told to expect you, you see. In return for the coin, I am to give you these.
- DE Jetzt verstehe ich auch, was die nette Miqo'te meinte, die mich nach einer Aufführung neulich ansprach ... Ich habe sie zuerst für eine Wahrsagerin gehalten. ‘Now I understand what that nice Miqo'te meant, the one who spoke to me after a show the other day... At first I took her for a fortune-teller.’ K'lyhia foretold your coming. The English Ealdgyth was just told to expect you.
- FR Et moi qui avais du mal à croire ce que me racontait cette cliente... ‘And here I was, finding it hard to believe what that client was telling me...’ English remarks on what an easy job it is; French says she could hardly believe what the client told her.
- DE Jetzt verstehe ich auch, was die nette Miqo'te meinte, die mich nach einer Aufführung neulich ansprach ... ‘Now I understand what the nice Miqo'te meant who spoke to me after a performance the other day ...’ English remarks on what an easy job it is; German says she now understands what the Miqo'te meant.
- DE Ich habe sie zuerst für eine Wahrsagerin gehalten. ‘At first I took her for a fortune-teller.’ English says she must hand items over in return for the coin; German says she first took the Miqo'te for a fortune-teller.
The leather satchel is from your Miqo'te friend, and the pareo is from me. That last item you are to deliver to Drogo, the warehouse foreman.
Deliver the well-worn pareo to Drogo
Drogo
I ain't got time fer the likes o' you: if I don't get me work squared away soon, the master'll 'ave me 'ead on a pike. Hm? Ye got summat fer me, ye say?
- DE Mein Chef wacht mit Habichtaugen über mich. ‘My boss watches over me with hawk's eyes.’ English says his master will have his head on a pike; German says his boss watches him with hawk's eyes.
'Ey, now, ain't this Ealdgyth's pareo!?
That Miqo'te lass said someone'd be bringin' me a gift what I couldn't refuse, an' stick me with a pitchfork if she weren't tellin' the gods' own truth! 'Ere, yer s'posed to 'ave this bottle o' wine.
- DE Ealdgyth hat mich vor einer Weile gebeten, einem Bekannten von ihr etwas von meinem besten Traubensaft zu schicken. ‘A while ago Ealdgyth asked me to send some of my best grape juice to an acquaintance of hers.’ English says the Miqo'te told him a gift was coming; German says Ealdgyth asked him to send his best grape juice to someone.
Take it to the Flyin' Shark an' pour a cup fer the sailors what're drinkin' there. That's what she told me to tell ye, anyroad. I'd watch me back if I was you, though, lass/son─them sailors're the meanest bunch o' cutthroats I ever did see.
- DE Das ist eine üble Spelunke, in der sich viele düstere Gestalten herumtreiben. ‘That is a nasty dive where many shady characters hang around.’ German warns about the tavern as a seedy dive; English warns about the cutthroat sailors themselves.
Deliver the bottle of vintage wine to the sailors
Hirskskrat
Ye want me to taste yer wine, eh? Well, now, I ain't one to pass up free grog.
Llymlaen's teats! Now that's a bloody fine drop! If we ship this stuff to the East, we'll be sellin' bottles by the crate!
- JA この酒をひんがしの国まで運べば、バカ売れ確実、大儲け確実だな。 ‘If we haul this wine to the land of Hingashi, it'll sell like mad, a sure fortune.’ Hirskskrat means the Far Eastern island nation across the sea, east of Othard. The English only says the East.
- DE Ich bin mir sicher, dass mein Kapitän dir eine Ladung davon abkaufen würde. ‘I'm sure my captain would buy a load of it from you.’ English plans to sell the wine by the crate in the East; German says his captain would buy a load from you.
- DE Der alte Doesmaga hat eine Schwäche für guten Wein. ‘Old Doesmaga has a weakness for good wine.’ German sailor says the captain loves good wine and would buy a load; English plans to sell it in the East.
Yer comin' with us back to the Morningstar. The captain'll want to 'ave a word with ye.
Eh? Are ye tryin' to turn down me business proposition!? I reckon ye might want to think again.
There's a good lass/lad. An' as fer ye, Miss Dancer, ye stick close to ol' Hirskskrat─it gets damn cold on them long sea voyages, heh heh heh.
- DE Und du, Süße, bist auch herzlich eingeladen. Guter Wein und ein süßes Kätzchen, das wird dem Kapitän gefallen! ‘And you, sweetie, are warmly invited too. Good wine and a sweet kitten, the captain will like that!’ Hirskskrat leers at K'lyhia, disguised as a dancer, with cat pet names like this. The English says Miss Dancer.
- FR C'est qu't'es notre plus belle prise de la journée. ‘You're our finest catch of the day, after all.’ English says she should keep him warm on cold voyages; French calls her their finest catch of the day.
- DE Guter Wein und ein süßes Kätzchen, das wird dem Kapitän gefallen! ‘Good wine and a sweet kitten, the captain will like that!’ English says she should keep him warm on cold voyages; German says the captain will like good wine and a sweet kitten.
- JA お前が、今回仕入れた一番のお宝だからな。 ‘Because you're the best treasure we've picked up this time.’ English says she should keep him warm on cold voyages; Japanese calls her the best treasure they picked up.
K'lyhia
(Shhh. We'll talk later.)
- DE Danke für die Einladung. ‘Thanks for the invitation.’ English has K'lyhia hushing you; German has her thanking for the invitation.
(Hush now, [name]. Make ready. And I'll need that satchel you received from Ealdgyth in a short while...)
Speak with Hirskskrat
Hirskskrat
Ye ready, then? We'll be off as soon as the boat's loaded.
- DE Wir sind bereit, Kurs auf die östlichen Lande zu nehmen. ‘We are ready to set course for the eastern lands.’ German says they are ready to sail for the eastern lands; English only waits for the boat to be loaded.
Ah, fine grog an' a fine woman. The captain'll be pleased with this haul.
- DE Aber für einen guten Wein und ein gelenkiges Miezekätzchen lässt der Kapitän schon mal eine günstige Brise aus. ‘... But for a good wine and a supple pussycat, the captain will gladly let a favourable breeze go by.’ English says the captain will be pleased with this haul; German says the captain will even skip a favourable wind for it.
K'lyhia
Pray do not stare so. This was the most expedient method of gaining access to the ship.
- FR C'était le seul moyen de monter à bord de leur navire sans faire la moindre victime. ‘It was the only way to get aboard their ship without causing a single casualty.’ English calls it the most expedient way aboard; French says it was the only way aboard without any casualties.
- JA 最小限の犠牲で商船に乗り込むにはこの戦術が最適だったんです。 ‘This tactic was the best way to board the merchant ship with the fewest sacrifices.’ English calls it the most expedient way aboard; Japanese says it was the best way aboard with the fewest sacrifices.
I will take that satchel from you now. You may have it back after I take the items I need.
- DE Hier, nimm den Rest. ‘Here, take the rest.’ English has K'lyhia asking you for the satchel; German has her handing you back the rest.
Hirskskrat
'Ey, what mischief are you two about!?
K'lyhia
I was merely borrowing some clothes. You wouldn't wish me to catch a chill from this brisk ocean air, would you?
Hirskskrat
Ye'll be dancin' yerself warm once we get ye on the ship, lass.
- FR Ouais, t'as raison. J'ai rien dit. ‘Yeah, you're right. Forget I said anything.’ English jokes she will dance herself warm on the ship; French just concedes she is right.
- DE Hm, nun gut. ‘Hm, all right then.’ English jokes she will dance herself warm on the ship; German just grudgingly accepts.
- JA そういうことなら、しかたねぇが……。 ‘If that's how it is, it can't be helped, but...’ English jokes she will dance herself warm on the ship; Japanese just grudgingly accepts.
Ye better slip off that ratty robe afore ye meet the captain.
K'lyhia
Of course, of course!
I'll be happy to show him the performance that awaits!
- FR C'était mon intention depuis le début ! ‘That was my intention from the start!’ English promises to show him "the performance that awaits"; French says taking the robe off was her plan all along.
- DE Das musst du mir nicht extra sagen! ‘You don't need to tell me that!’ English promises to show him "the performance that awaits"; German says she needs no telling to take the robe off.
- JA 言われずとも、自分から脱ぎ捨てます！ ‘Even without being told, I'll throw it off myself!’ English promises to show him "the performance that awaits"; Japanese says she will throw the robe off herself.
Doesmaga
The bitch Admiral's lapdog! Come back fer that lesson, 'ave ye?
- FR T'es venue te faire donner une nouvelle leçon, ma p'tite panthère ? ‘Did you come to get another lesson, my little panther?’ Doesmaga keeps calling K'lyhia this sneering pet name, fit for a cat-like Miqo'te. The English calls her a lapdog.
- DE Das Schoßhündchen von Admiral Meckerweib. ‘The lapdog of Admiral Nag-Woman.’ Doesmaga mocks K'lyhia and twists Merlwyb's name: meckern means 'to nag', and Weib means 'woman'.
K'lyhia
It is I who shall be teaching this day! My lecture will focus on the manipulation of reality through applied strategy!
- FR Je suis juste ici pour démontrer la proposition qui dit que les stratégies serrrvent à construire la réalité que nous désirons ! ‘I am simply here to prove the proposition which says that strategies serve to build the reality we desire!’ French K'lyhia comes to prove a mathematical proposition; English K'lyhia announces a lecture.
- DE Um zu beweisen, dass man mit der richtigen Strategie seine Träume verwirklichen kann! ‘To prove that with the right strategy one can make one's dreams come true!’ German K'lyhia comes to prove a claim, not to teach a lesson as in English.
- JA 「戦術は、望む現実を作るためにある」この命題を証明しに来たのです！！ ‘I have come to prove this proposition!!’ Japanese K'lyhia comes to prove a proposition, as in mathematics; English K'lyhia comes to teach.
Doesmaga
Enough o' this damn yappin'! By the time I'm done with ye, ye'll remember who yer real master is!
- FR Toi et tes idées ridicules, vous allez nourrir la poiscaille au fond d'la mer ! ‘You and your ridiculous ideas, you're going to feed the fish at the bottom of the sea!’ English threatens to remind her who her real master is; French says she will feed the fish.
- FR J'vais te montrer qu'y a pas de rêves ou d'espoir dans c'bas monde, moi ! ‘I'll show you there are no dreams or hope in this lowly world, me!’ English tells her to stop yapping; French mocks her, saying there are no dreams or hope in this world.
- DE Quallenfutter bist du, nicht mehr! ‘You're jellyfish food, nothing more!’ English threatens to remind her who her real master is; German calls her jellyfish food.
- DE Träume! Pah! ‘Dreams! Bah!’ English tells her to stop yapping; German scoffs at her dreams.
- JA 身の程知らずな妄想ごと、クラゲの餌にしてやろうぞ！ ‘Along with your presumptuous delusions, I'll make you jellyfish food!’ English threatens to remind her who her real master is; Japanese threatens to make her jellyfish food.
- JA 畜生に、夢や希望など存在せぬと思い知れ！ ‘Learn that for a beast, dreams and hope do not exist!’ English tells her to stop yapping; Japanese says a beast like her has no dreams or hope.
Sweep aside the crew of the Morningstar and defeat Doesmaga
Doesmaga
Well, I ain't fallin' fer yer bloody tricks!
Thubyrgeim
I've been expecting you, [name]. As ever, K'lyhia's predictions prove accurate almost down to the moment. And her mind is especially sharp with such a dangerous confrontation in the offing.
- DE K'lyhia arbeitet auf Hochtouren daran, Doesmaga zur Strecke zu bringen. ‘K'lyhia is working flat out to bring Doesmaga down.’ English says K'lyhia's predictions are accurate almost to the moment; German says she is working flat out against Doesmaga.
Doesmaga
Ye rabid little cur!
K'lyhia
Our numbers matter not; it is strategy that will win this battle!
Prepare yourself, Doesmaga! With your defeat will I cast off the shackles you closed on my soul!
- DE Ich habe sie längst zerschlagen! ‘The shackles you once put on me ... I smashed them long ago!’ English says she will cast off the shackles by defeating him; German says she broke them long ago.
Doesmaga
Ye think so, eh? Think yer fancy magicks're a match fer my blade!? Ye've got another thing comin'!
- FR Attends un peu que j't'éduque comme tu l'mérites ! ‘Just wait till I teach you the way you deserve!’ English mocks her magic against his blade; French threatens to teach her as she deserves.
- DE Eine tollwütige Töle wie du gehört an die Leine! ‘I'll say it again: a rabid mutt like you belongs on a leash!’ English mocks her magic against his blade; German says a rabid mutt like her belongs on a leash.
- JA 迷惑な狂犬は今一度、鎖につなぎ、完全なる調教をしてやろうぞ！ ‘A troublesome mad dog like you, I will once more put in chains and train completely!’ English mocks her magic against his blade; Japanese threatens to chain the "mad dog" and train her.
K'lyhia
Doesmaga now faces defeat. He will flee to the starboard rail.
Obvious. Next comes his attempt to escape into the sea.
Doesmaga
Ye think yer pullin' me strings, do ye!? Think I'll dance to yer tune?
- DE Du dachtest wohl, du könntest mich einfach so schnappen?! ‘You thought you could just catch me like that?!’ English accuses her of pulling his strings; German says she thought she could simply catch him.
K'lyhia
It is at this moment he notices the Yellowjackets I had you summon in my explicit instructions to Rhylzirn.
Rhylzirn
You were a fool to return, Doesmaga! I hear you're fond of shackles, so we brought a set especially for you!
- FR Tu vas avoir tout le temps que tu veux de réfléchir à tes crimes quand tu seras derrière les barreaux ! ‘You'll have all the time you want to reflect on your crimes when you're behind bars!’ English jokes that he is fond of shackles so they brought a set; French says he will reflect on his crimes behind bars.
- DE Wir haben dir ein schönes Plätzchen reserviert ... im Kerker! ‘We've reserved a nice little spot for you ... in the dungeon!’ English jokes that he is fond of shackles so they brought a set; German says a nice spot awaits him in the dungeon.
- DE Auf diesen Moment habe ich lange gewartet, Doesmaga! ‘I have waited a long time for this moment, Doesmaga!’ English mocks Doesmaga as a fool to return; German says the speaker has long awaited this moment.
- JA 貴様が大っ嫌いな忠犬に、お縄を頂戴する気分をじっくり聞かせてもらうぞ、監獄でな！！ ‘In prison, you'll tell us at length how it feels to be bound by the loyal dogs you hate so much!’ English jokes that he is fond of shackles so they brought a set; Japanese mocks him about being caught by the "loyal dogs" he hates.
- JA この時を待ち望んだぞ、デュースマガ！！ ‘I've been longing for this moment, Doesmaga!’ English mocks Doesmaga as a fool to return; Japanese says the speaker has longed for this moment.
K'lyhia
Thus concludes today's lecture.
- JA 以上、証明終わりです。 ‘With that, the proof is complete.’ The title frames the quest as a proof. K'lyhia sets out to prove that strategy exists to create the reality you desire. Her last line is a Q.E.D.
- FR Et voilà, démonstrrration terminée. ‘And there you have it: prrroof complete.’ True to the title's «Démonstration», 'proof', K'lyhia ends with this Q.E.D.
- DE Und so geht mein Traum in Erfüllung - genau wie berechnet! ‘And so my dream comes true - just as calculated!’ English ends "today's lecture"; German says her dream comes true just as calculated.
Thank you, [name]. This strategy would not have succeeded without your flawless execution.
...Which suggests that my tactics yet require more work. One must allow for some small deviation in performance.
- FR D'ailleurs, il m'en reste encore une à mettre en œuvrrre, et pas des moindres. ‘Besides, I still have one more to carry out, and not the least of them.’ English says her tactics still need work; French says she still has one more important strategy to carry out.
- DE Man muss sie auch umsetzen können. ‘One must also be able to carry it out.’ German says a strategy is worthless unless someone can execute it; English says her tactics need more work.
I believe, however, that I now understand where my calculations went awry: it is not enough to wish to shape reality; one must also have a complete understanding of the reality one wishes to obtain.
- FR Les stratégies serrrvent à construire la réalité que nous désirons... or moi, il y a une réalité que je désire mais dont j'ai détourné les yeux bien trop longtemps. ‘Strategies serve to build the reality we desire... yet as for me, there is a reality I desire but have looked away from for far too long.’ English says one must fully understand the desired reality; French says she looked away from what she desired for too long.
- JA 「戦術は、望む現実を作るためにある」なのに私は……本当に望む現実から目を背けていたんですから。 ‘"Tactics exist to create the reality one desires," and yet I... had been turning my eyes away from the reality I truly desire.’ English says one must fully understand the desired reality; Japanese says she was looking away from what she truly desired.
- DE Das ist richtig, aber ich hatte vergessen, was überhaupt mein Traum ist. ‘That is right, but I had forgotten what my dream even is.’ German K'lyhia admits she forgot what her own dream was; English states an abstract lesson.
It is time I sought out our guildmaster!
Pray convey to Mistress Thubyrgeim my fondest wishes, and my appreciation for all that she has done for me.
The true test of my strategies now begins!
Yellowjacket
You have our gratitude. Without your bravery and skill, the Yellowjackets would still be floundering in Doesmaga's wake. Pray also send our regards to Acting Guildmaster Thubyrgeim.
- DE Ohne deine Hilfe hätte ich meine Peiniger nie dingfest machen können. ‘Without your help I could never have caught my tormentors.’ English says the Yellowjackets would still be trailing Doesmaga; German says the speaker could never have caught their own tormentors.
Thubyrgeim
Welcome back, [name]. There is much I would ask you, but first, may I have the satchel you received during your assignment?
Doesmaga
Fight, ye worthless sea slugs! I oughta keelhaul the lot o' ye!
K'lyhia
Your brutalized crew is not up to the task, Doesmaga! I calculate our odds of victory at 99%!
- FR Contrrre eux, nos chances de victoire sont de 99,99 % ! ‘Against them, our odds of victory are 99.99%!’ English gives the odds of victory as 99%; French says 99.99%.
- DE Ich habe alles genauestens berechnet! ‘I have calculated everything with the utmost precision!’ German gives no percentage, only that everything is precisely calculated.
Doesmaga Poisonheart
Hmph, so ye can handle a few deck scrags. Me axe'll carve yer petty plans into bloody ruin!
- FR Y valent pas plus que d'la chair à canon. ‘They're worth no more than cannon fodder.’ French Doesmaga writes off his own crew as cannon fodder; English grants that you beat some deckhands.
- JA ふん、所詮使い捨てのコマにすぎぬわ。 ‘Hmph, in the end they are nothing more than disposable pawns.’ Japanese Doesmaga writes off his crew as disposable pawns; English grants that you beat some deckhands.
Hand over the leather satchel to Thubyrgeim
Thubyrgeim
May I have the leather satchel you received during your assignment?
The original owner needs her costume back, you see. I'll make sure everything is returned safe and sound.
Now, let us speak of K'lyhia. I am glad to know that she has finally freed herself to pursue her heart's desire. And you are to thank for awakening the foreseer to her self-imposed fetters.
The brilliance of K'lyhia's strategies served to blind her to her own feelings, and it pained me to see her suffer so.
Your example may even encourage K'lyhia to improve her combat abilities, although such will surely come in time─after all, she intends to study under the guildmaster's direct instruction. Imagine those two obsessive arcanists, and the complexity of the tactics they will develop...
- DE Aber der Gildenmeister hat sie daran erinnert, dass es so viel gibt, für das es sich zu leben lohnt. ‘But the guildmaster reminded her that there is so much worth living for.’ English expects K'lyhia's combat abilities to improve; German says the guildmaster reminded her there is much worth living for.
It may very well be that your actions in bringing them together will prove the catalyst that sparks a new era of invention in the art of arcanima.
- DE Zuerst hatte ich meine Zweifel, ob du dich mit ganzer Energie dem Studium der Hermetik widmen würdest. ‘At first I had my doubts whether you would devote yourself with all your energy to the study of the hermetic arts.’ English says you may have sparked a new era in arcanima; German says she first doubted your devotion to your studies.
You, too, should look to the improvement of your discipline if you are to keep pace with all that is certain to follow. To that end, I offer you a new technique, one I pray allows you to more readily drive back your foes on the battlefield.
- DE In diesem Haus der Lehre haben alle etwas von dir lernen können. ‘In this house of learning, everyone was able to learn something from you.’ English says she offers you a new technique; German says everyone in this house of learning learned from you.
Sweep aside the crew of the Morningstar and defeat Doesmaga!
K'lyhia
[name]! This geometry will turn the tide of the battle!
- FR [name], utilise la magie ! ‘[name], use magic!’ French just says to use magic; English points to a specific geometry on the field.
- DE [name], bringe dich in die richtige Position für deine Zauber! ‘[name], get yourself into the right position for your spells!’ German tells you to position yourself for your spells; English points to a geometry that turns the battle.