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Big Trouble in Little Ala Mhigo
Main story quest #75, level 27. 150th of 173 in play order.
Quest giver: Gundobald, Southern Thanalan (X 16.9, Y 14.4).
Steps
- Ascertain the youths' intentions.
- Deliver the clues to Gundobald.
- Speak with Wilred
. - Speak with Gundobald.
Journal
- Gundobald needs your help to rein in the young ones of Little Ala Mhigo.
- Gundobald has scarcely opened his mouth when the battered and bruised figure of Bertliana stumbles back into Little Ala Mhigo. Through choked sobs, she reveals that she was being held captive by the Corpse Brigade. Fearing that this incident may spur Wilred and the others to action, Gundobald bids you go to them and see that they do not do something they may later regret.
- To your dismay, it would seem that Wilred and his friends have already set their plan in motion. Hurry back to Gundobald and show him the
blunt hunting knife and the 
Zanr'ak map you have found. - It seems that Wilred and his friends have been plotting to summon Rhalgr. To this end, they seek to infiltrate an Amalj'aa stronghold and steal the beastmen's cache of crystals. Intercept Wilred and his conspirators to the east of Little Ala Mhigo before the unthinkable comes to pass.
- Wilred's plan has come to naught, as have his hopes of reclaiming his homeland. Return to Little Ala Mhigo and speak with Gundobald.
- Wilred reveals that it was the masked stranger who first prompted him and his friends to entertain the notion of summoning Rhalgr. But what did Lahabrea─if indeed it was he─hope to accomplish by putting great power in the hands of the unworthy?
Hidden
calls the Ala Mhigans 'Your people'.Characters 2
Gundobald wants your help to rein in the young ones, and wonders what power Wilred
meant to use against the Empire.What you know from earlier quests 6
- #140 On to Little Ala Mhigo: Gundobald meets you coldly and asks why his people should help an outsider. He says they struggle enough already. He tells you that you are not welcome and orders you to leave.
- #141 Tea for Three: Gisilbehrt
mentions him as a bristly old bear and has no doubt that he told you to leave. - #142 Foot in the Door: Gisilbehrt mentions that Gundobald belongs to the Ala Mhigan Resistance. So the best person to vouch for you is someone from the same group.
- #147 Come Highly Recommended: Gundobald is moved to hear from Meffrid
, whom he feared dead. Any friend of Meffrid is his friend, he says. He drops his mistrust and agrees to tell you what he knows of the masked stranger. - #148 The Bear and the Young'uns' Cares: Gundobald says some young people here meet the masked man in secret. He knows their anger: two decades ago he and his brothers rose against Ala Mhigo's ruler, playing into the Empire's hands, and Ala Mhigo fell. He asks you to report their plans.
- #149 Wilred Wants You: Gundobald is shocked that Wilred and his friends attacked you for the sake of their plan. He fears the young fools may harm others or themselves, and wants to uncover their plan and stop it.
Wilred escaped after his trap failed. He and his friends still plan to gain the power to bring down the Empire.
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #149 Wilred Wants You: Wilred's meeting is a trap. He asks if the Empire sent you, then his Ala Mhigan friends attack you. Beaten, he swears to keep fighting and says they seek power to bring down the Empire and reclaim their homeland. He escapes.
What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
- Gundobald comforts Bertliana after her capture by the Corpse Brigade. He hurries east with you, saves Wilred from the Amalj'aa, and calls the young ones the hope of his people. He tells Wilred that Ala Mhigo lives on within them.
- Wilred: Angry over Bertliana's capture, Wilred leads his friends to steal Amalj'aa crystals and summon Rhalgr, the Lord of Destruction, as a masked stranger taught them. Many die. He admits he never questioned the stranger, fears his people are doomed, and apologizes to you.
Dialogue 61 lines
Accepting the quest
Gundobald
Wilred mentioned obtaining the power to bring down the Empire. Of what power could he be speaking...?
Wilred
Forgive us... We...we only wanted...
Gundobald
The excuses will keep!
Gaius
The whelps must pay for their crimes!
Gundobald
I will not let you harm them!
- FR Vous avez déjà suffisamment tué de Mhigois pour aujourd'hui ! ‘You have already killed enough Mhigans for today!’ English vows to protect the youths; French says the enemy has already killed enough Mhigans today.
Gaius
Come, ye blessed of our Lord's breath!
- DE Brennt im Feuer des Gottes des Infernos! ‘Burn in the fire of the God of the Inferno!’ English summons those blessed by their Lord's breath; German tells the unbelievers to burn in their god's fire.
Gundobald
We almost have them!
Urgh... Is this...it?
- DE War ich ... schon wieder ... zu schwach? ‘Was I... once again... too weak?’ English asks if this is the end; German asks if he was once again too weak.
- JA 私は……また失うのか……。 ‘Am I... going to lose again...?’ English asks if this is the end; Japanese asks if he is going to lose again.
Wilred
It wasn't meant to end...like this...
Gaius
No! I don't want to die!
Mummy!!!
- FR Adieu mes amis... ‘Farewell, my friends...’ English has him cry out for his mummy; French has him bid his friends farewell.
- DE Verflucht seien die Zwölf! ‘Cursed be the Twelve!’ English has him cry out for his mummy; German has him curse the Twelve.
- JA ちくしょう……ちくしょうッ……！！ ‘Damn it... damn it...!!’ English has him cry out for his mummy; Japanese has him simply curse.
Bertliana
???: Gun...Gundobald... I-I...
Gundobald
Bertliana!? Gods preserve! What happened!?
Deliver the clues to Gundobald.
Gundobald
Adventurer, stay close to Wilred!
Bertliana
I was out foraging...when the Corpse Brigade came... They took me to their hideout...and they...they...
The whole while, they laughed at me... They said that I suffer... b–because I cling on to hope...
- DE Unser falscher Stolz sei es, der für unser Elend verantwortlich ist. ‘Our false pride is what is to blame for our misery.’ English says they mocked her for clinging to hope; German says they blamed the Mhigans' false pride.
- JA 誇りなんか持つから、惨めな思いをするのだと。 ‘They said that because I hold on to something like pride, I end up feeling miserable.’ English says they mocked her for clinging to hope; Japanese says they mocked her for holding on to pride.
Is it wrong to dream of home? Is it wrong to call ourselves Ala Mhigans?
- DE Ist Ala Mhigo auf ewig verloren? ‘Is Ala Mhigo lost forever?’ English asks if it is wrong to call themselves Ala Mhigans; German asks if Ala Mhigo is lost forever.
Gundobald
Do not heed such poisonous notions, child. Our dreams are what sustain us. Be strong─I swear to you, those villains will answer for their crimes in due time. But tell me...does anyone else know of this?
- DE Wärme dich an unserem Feuer, Bertliana, und lasse dir von Amelot etwas geben, das dich wieder zu Kräften bringt. ‘Warm yourself at our fire, Bertliana, and let Amelot give you something to restore your strength.’ English says their dreams sustain them and vows justice; German tells her to warm herself by the fire.
- JA ひとまず火のそばで休みなさい、ベルトリアナ。 ‘For now, rest by the fire, Bertliana.’ English says their dreams sustain them and vows justice; Japanese tells her to rest by the fire.
Bertliana
Wilred... He saw me outside... He was so angry...
Gundobald
I must tend to Bertliana. In the meantime, I need you to find out what the young ones make of this. I fear that they may do something rash.
- DE Ich werde mich mit unserem Rat beratschlagen. ‘I will confer with our council.’ English says Gundobald must tend to Bertliana; German says he will confer with their council.
- JA この子を預けて、仲間たちと話をしてくる。 ‘I'll leave this child in someone's care and go talk with my comrades.’ English says Gundobald must tend to Bertliana; Japanese says he will leave her in others' care.
Bertliana
...Don't worry about me. Just being near everyone again eases my heart...
Speak with Wilred.
Wilred
O mighty Rhalgr, Lord of Destruction...we implore You, lend us Your strength and put an end to the suffering of Your people...
Hmph, here to interfere again? Well, you're too late. Our plan is already in motion.
Once we have the crystals, our enemies will pay for their crimes, and no one will dare oppress us ever again!
What those animals did to Bertliana is unforgivable! And to think they look down on us!
Well, I'll suffer this humiliation no more! I'm with Wilred to the bitter end! I'm not afraid of a few lizards!
If this plan succeeds, we'll have the power to lay the Empire low! To change the world for the better!
- DE Dann zahlen wir's den Garlearn heim und alles wird wieder wie früher. ‘Then we'll pay the Garleans back and everything will be as it was before.’ English wants to change the world for the better; German wants everything to be as it was before.
- JA そしたら帝国をブチのめして、世界を見返してやるんだ！ ‘Then we'll smash the Empire and show the world what we're made of!’ English wants to change the world for the better; Japanese wants to prove the world wrong.
Might be as Gundobald's content to eke out an existence in this musty old cave, but I'll be damned if I'm going to spend the rest of my life here. Now, where in the seven hells did I put that bloody map?
- JA フヌケたジジイの手先に、教えることなんかねぇ。 ‘I've got nothing to tell the lackey of a spineless old geezer.’ English mocks Gundobald for settling in the cave; Japanese refuses to tell the old man's lackey anything.
Protect Wilred and defeat the Amalj'aa!
Speak with Gundobald.
Gundobald
...Gone? The whole lot of them? Then it is as I feared─they mean to take matters into their own hands. But what exactly is it that they mean to do?
What's this? A hunting knife...and a map of Zanr'ak? ...Wait. You said Wilred spoke of crystals, did you not? But they couldn't possibly mean to─ By the gods, this is rank madness...
The young fools are untrained and unblooded, all. They have no notion of how dangerous the Amalj'aa are. They'll be butchered before they get within a hundred yalms of the crystals.
They are headed east. If we hurry, we may yet find them before it's too late.
M-Mercy! Please don't kill me!
Wh-What went wrong? It was supposed to be easy! Damn it all to the seven hells!
Gundobald
Wilred... Did no others survive?
Wilred
This is all wrong... Getting the crystals was supposed to be the start... We were going to reclaim our homeland... We were... We...
- DE Es ist noch nicht vorbei! ‘It is not over yet!’ English Wilred despairs that it all went wrong; German Wilred insists it is not over yet.
Gundobald
Pull yourself together, lad!
Wilred
W-We were going to make an offering of crystals to Rhalgr─to summon Him, j-just like the masked man taught us.
We plotted to sneak into Zanr'ak and make off with the lizardmen's cache, b-but they caught us and...and... So many dead... Gods forgive me...
- FR Mais les Amalj'aa nous ont tout de suite repérés et on s'est enfuis... ‘But the Amalj'aa spotted us right away and we ran away...’ English mourns that so many died; French says they were spotted and fled.
Amalj'aa
???: Heathens! You shall pay for your crimes with your souls!
- FR Le payer de votre vie, vous allez devoir ! ‘Pay for it with your life, you will have to!’ English demands payment with their souls; French demands payment with their lives.
Gundobald
I regret our young ones' transgressions, but a soul is too high a price for youthful folly.
- FR Je vous assure qu'ils seront punis comme il se doit et qu'ils ne vous causeront plus jamais de soucis. ‘I assure you that they will be punished as they should be and will never trouble you again.’ English refuses to pay with a soul for youthful folly; French promises the youths will be properly punished.
For all their failings, they are the hope of the Ala Mhigan people. This hope I will guard with my life.
- DE Und wenn es gilt, für unsere Zukunft zu kämpfen, werden wir es gemeinsam tun! ‘And if it comes to fighting for our future, we will do it together!’ English vows to guard this hope with his life; German vows they will fight for the future together.
- JA 未来のために足掻くならば、その責任を共に負おう！ ‘If they struggle for the sake of the future, I will share that burden with them!’ English vows to guard this hope with his life; Japanese vows to share the responsibility with them.
Your skill at arms is impressive, adventurer. Our wayward youths could learn much from a woman/man like you.
- DE Diese Echsen sind erfahrene Krieger. ‘These lizards are experienced warriors.’ English praises the adventurer's skill at arms; German warns that the lizards are experienced warriors.
- JA うちの若い衆など、歯が立たないはずだ。 ‘No wonder the likes of our young ones were no match.’ English says the youths could learn from the adventurer; Japanese says no wonder the youths were no match.
The battle is won, but it would be unwise to linger here. Let us return to Little Ala Mhigo.
Wilred
W-Wait! We've come all this way─we have to get the crystals! They're right there, ripe for the picking!
Gundobald
Have you learned nothing, Wilred? Did you not see those tempered wretches?
Such is the fate of those who are touched by a god. Is that what you desire for yourself and your friends?
Wilred
What!? N-No one said anything about─ The masked man told us we could defeat the Empire if we summoned Rhalgr! He swore─
Gundobald
Enough. I will hear the rest of this sorry tale back in Little Ala Mhigo. I daresay [name] will wish to hear it as well.
No more lies, Wilred. Tell us everything.
Wilred
I was outside with the others when he appeared─the masked stranger.
He told us about summoning Rhalgr, about using crystals, and then just...vanished. We never saw him again.
I wanted so desperately to believe that we could raise ourselves from this squalor that I never stopped to question his motives. But I should have known─there's no solution, nothing we can do to change our lot. Our people are doomed to live and die like beasts...
Gundobald
Listen to me, Wilred. Our home may be lost to us, but it takes more than stones and mortar to define who we are. No matter where we may be, Ala Mhigo lives on within us all.
- DE Ala Mhigo ist unsere Heimat, aber sie ist nicht alles. ‘Ala Mhigo is our homeland, but it is not everything.’ English says Ala Mhigo lives on within them all; German says Ala Mhigo is not everything.
- JA 我々の故郷はアラミゴだが、それがお前のすべてではない。 ‘Our homeland is Ala Mhigo, but that is not all that you are.’ English says Ala Mhigo lives on within them all; Japanese says Ala Mhigo is not all that Wilred is.
It is for you to decide what to make of this legacy. But whatever you choose to do with your life, never forget that you owe it to this adventurer─an outsider.
- DE Doch wähle das nächste Mal einen Pfad, auf dem du nicht auf die Hilfe einer Abenteurerin/eines Abenteurers aus einem fremden Land angewiesen bist! ‘But next time choose a path on which you are not dependent on the help of an adventurer from a foreign land!’ English says never forget he owes his life to the adventurer; German says next time don't need an outsider's help.
Wilred
I...I won't. I promise.
- DE Ich ... brauche etwas Zeit zum Nachdenken ... ‘I... need some time to think...’ English Wilred promises he won't forget; German Wilred says he needs time to think.
- JA …………少し、考えてみるよ。 ‘I'll think it over a little.’ English Wilred promises he won't forget; Japanese Wilred says he will think it over.
Thank you for saving me. And...sorry I tried to kill you.
Gundobald
My thanks as well, friend. It gives us hope to know that there are kind souls such as you out there. Little Ala Mhigo may not have much in the way of comfort, but you will always be welcome here.