A Modest Proposal

Main story quest #89, level 30. 172nd of 173 in play order.

Quest giver: Wheiskaet, Eastern La Noscea (X 32.7, Y 30.6).

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Steps

Speak with Landenel.

Journal

Wheiskaet has an important mission for you.
Two highly distinguished individuals are scheduled to visit Costa del Sol, and Master Gegeruju wishes to welcome them with an elaborate banquet. Wheiskaet bids you assist in this endeavor by bringing him the ingredients required for this exotic feast. To obtain the first ingredient, you must seek out Landenel at Camp Tranquil in the South Shroud.
You learn that the first ingredient is the egg of a giant adamantoise. Though Landenel will not assist you directly, he will tell you how you can obtain an egg yourself.

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Easter egg Wheiskaet

slips in a food pun: 'enough on your plate' means you are busy enough, and he says it while planning a banquet.

Title reference The title plays on 'A Modest Proposal', Jonathan Swift's

1729 joke essay that suggests the poor sell their children as food to the rich. Here a rich man's feast begins with an unhatched adamantoise.

Characters 5

Gegeruju
Gegeruju is the wealthy master Wheiskaet serves at Costa del Sol.
What you know from earlier quests 4
- #160 Sinking Doesmaga: 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.
- #163 Costa Beach Party: Gegeruju learns the dancers stopped to play on the beach. He is not angry at all. He calls them true artists and happily waits for them, saying a wealthy man can afford to wait.
- #170 The Lominsan Way: Wheiskaet mentions that he oversees security for Master Gegeruju's estates and wants you to help with one of their tasks.
- #171 Nix That: Wheiskaet says Master Gegeruju's requests can be more demanding than you think, and that his master does not want large slimy creatures anywhere near his lands.
Titan
Titan is the primal you hope to challenge.
What you know from earlier quests 6
- #111 A Hero in the Making: Alphinaud mentions Titan as the primal (beast tribe god) of the kobolds, who live beneath the earth and trouble Limsa Lominsa. Merlwyb says the kobolds push south from the mines of O'Ghomoro.
- #135 Back from the Wood: Yda asks for news of Titan. Y'shtola answers that the Maelstrom keeps the kobolds under constant watch.
- #159 Wrath of the Titan: Titan once struck the seawall with Leviathan and was beaten by the Company of Heroes. Little is known of him. The kobolds seize crystals to feed him, and the flow of aether inland is already disturbed.
- #161 Austerities of Flame: Y'mhitra calls Titan the Lord of Crags, a beloved god of the kobolds and the greatest threat to Limsa Lominsa. The Austerities of Earth demand a summoner who has toppled Titan.
- #168 Tales from the Tidus Slayer: To learn how to defeat Titan, you must do what Trachtoum asks. Trachtoum boasts of beating a primal he calls Tidus, whose steps shook the ground.
- #170 The Lominsan Way: The miller says the Company of Heroes slew Titan. Wheiskaet calls Titan the worst they faced, one that took some of their best. Y'shtola says Limsa Lominsa depends on defeating Titan.
Wheiskaet
Wheiskaet has an important mission for you.
What you know from earlier quests 2
- #170 The Lominsan Way: Wheiskaet oversees security for Master Gegeruju's estates. He warns that Titan took some of the Company's best. He does not want you to die in vain, so you must prove yourself with his tasks before he shows you the way into O'Ghomoro.
- #171 Nix That: Wheiskaet has you lure and slay a nix, a slimy beast near Costa del Sol, and bring back a leg. He is careful because a young employee lied about serving in the Company of Heroes. Now he offers you a fitting challenge.
Landenel
Landenel is at Camp Tranquil in the South Shroud. He is one of the mercenaries who once served under Wheiskaet.
Swift
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #136 Shadow of Darkness: Swift has word of the masked man. A Brass Blade sentry at Highbridge saw him, but the sentry was killed by Qiqirn two days ago. Swift sends you to Hihibaru, a merchant there who is always short of customers.

What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest

Gegeruju: Wheiskaet says Master Gegeruju wants an exotic banquet for two distinguished guests. Money is no object, but not everything Gegeruju desires can be bought, and the wine must be the very best.
Titan: Landenel greets you as the one who would challenge Titan. Wheiskaet says you need endurance to outlast the Lord of Crags.
Wheiskaet sends you to gather rare ingredients for a banquet Master Gegeruju is holding for two important guests. Old mercenaries who served under him guide you. He says that without the endurance for this, you cannot outlast the Lord of Crags.
Landenel has been expecting you. He says the first ingredient is a giant adamantoise egg, stolen from its nest. Most who try die. To protect his position, he refuses to help openly and gives you only information.

Dialogue 12 lines

Accepting the quest

Wheiskaet

Two highly distinguished individuals are scheduled to visit Costa del Sol in the near future, and Master Gegeruju wishes to welcome them with an elaborate banquet.

DE Meister Gegeruju bekommt Besuch von einer wichtigen Persönlichkeit. ‘Master Gegeruju is getting a visit from an important personage.’ English says two distinguished guests are coming; German says one important personage is coming.

But while money is no object, not everything Master Gegeruju desires can be so easily purchased.

It is to be an extremely exotic feast. And so, [name], your mission is to seek out and obtain the rare ingredients our chef requires.

Naturally, such fine dining must be accompanied with a suitable wine. And by “suitable,” I mean “the very best there is.” That, however, can wait for the time being, as I believe you have enough on your plate as it is.

It will be a long and arduous journey, but you need not toil alone. Many of the mercenaries who once served under my command still live, and they will guide you in your quest. For the first ingredient, I would have you travel to the South Shroud and speak with Landenel at Camp Tranquil.

...What? Do you mean to tell me that you cannot afford to waste time, as your associate did?

FR J'ai bien conscience qu'il s'agit d'une tâche laborieuse, et c'est justement pour cette raison que je te demande de t'en occuper à ma place ! ‘I'm well aware that it's a laborious task, and that's exactly why I'm asking you to take care of it in my place! Mouahaha!’ English mocks your claim that you have no time to waste; French admits he is offloading tedious work on you.

Adventurer, if you have not the endurance to complete this mission, how do you expect me to believe you can outlast the Lord of Crags? Either do it or don't─I have work to do.

Speak with Landenel.

Landenel

Do you require assistance, adventurer?

...So this is the one who would challenge Titan. I've been expecting you, [name].

DE Ach, du bist für Meister Gegeruju auf der Suche nach den Drei Köstlichkeiten Eorzeas! ‘Ah, you're the one searching for the Three Delicacies of Eorzea for Master Gegeruju!’ English has Landenel know you as Titan's challenger; German knows you as the one gathering delicacies for Gegeruju.
JA ……なるほど、貴方が副団長の言っていた、「エオルゼア三大珍味」を集めようという冒険者ですね。 ‘...I see, you are the adventurer the vice-captain spoke of, the adventurer who means to gather the "Three Great Delicacies of Eorzea".’ English has Landenel know you as Titan's challenger; Japanese knows you as the one gathering the delicacies.

The ingredient you seek is the egg of a giant adamantoise.

The method of acquisition should be obvious─you steal it from the beast's nest, of course. Simple in theory, but difficult in execution. Most who try die in the attempt.

FR Dans ce cas, je vais vous aider à mettre la main sur un bel . ‘In that case, I'll help you get your hands on a fine .’ English says you must steal it from the nest yourself; French says Landenel will help you get one.

Will I help you get it? Hah, you amuse me. I will not jeopardize my position by openly assisting you. From me you will receive only information. What you do with it is your choice.

FR J'avais justement besoin de me changer les idées. ‘I needed something to take my mind off things anyway. Hahaha!’ English refuses to openly help you; French says he could use a distraction anyway, as if joining in.
JA てめェの手伝いをしようじゃねェか！！ ‘...Heh heh heh... Heh heh heh heh heh heh...!! I'll help you out, then!!’ English refuses to openly help you; Japanese gleefully says he will help you.