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Double Dealing
Main story quest #6, level 8. 42nd of 102 in play order.
Quest giver: Staelwyrn, Middle La Noscea (X 25.6, Y 17.0).
Steps
- Confront Sevrin
and cast /doubt on his actions. - Save Sevrin's henchmen.
- Speak with Sevrin.
- Retrieve the
sack of oranges. - Deliver the sack of oranges to Ossine
at the La Thagran Checkpoint. - Report to Staelwyrn at Summerford Farms.
Journal
- Staelwyrn worries his sack of oranges will not reach the La Thagran Checkpoint as planned.
- Sevrin has made off with a sack of oranges with the intention of fencing it to goblins. Staelwyrn bids you seek out Sevrin and cast /doubt on his actions, that he might be compelled to do the right thing.
- Sevrin openly admits to have taken the oranges for his own purposes, but he is not concerned with being found out at the moment. His deal with the goblins has gone awry, and his partners in crime are in trouble. He asks that you help them out of their jam.
- You have saved Sevrin's mates from an unfortunate fate at the hands of the goblin muggers. Inform Sevrin about their well-being, and remind him about the sack of oranges he appropriated.
- Sevrin is grateful to you for saving his henchmen, but is not apologetic for the attempted theft or his cowardice. Not wishing to start another fight, however, he grants you leave to take what you came for. Retrieve the sack of oranges.
- You have acquired the oranges. See them to their rightful recipient, Ossine at the La Thagran Checkpoint.
- Judging by Ossine's reaction, this is not the first time Sevrin has attempted a stunt like this. Return to Summerford Farms and relay to Staelwyrn all that has transpired.
- Once again, Staelwyrn is appreciative of your honest efforts. He also bemoans the fact that Sevrin's disloyalty may be beyond repairing. You are duly warned to keep an eye on the delinquent whenever he is around.
Hidden
'my dodo would've been cooked' twists the saying 'my goose is cooked'. Sevrin's 'up the strait without a paddle' is a sea version of 'up the creek'. has an idle line that you hear outside the quest. Maelstrom forces were spread thin to begin with, 'and that was before the Sahagin surge!' 'scurvy snacks' make sense. Bhirdraeg
, an idle NPC, says La Noscean oranges are full of nutrients. They are sweet too, and vital for keeping scurvy away. cheats Staelwyrn. Then the goblins he calls double-dealing cheat Sevrin in turn. oranges.Characters 6
Staelwyrn fears a
sack of oranges meant for the La Thagran Checkpoint is lost: it vanished along with Sevrin.What you know from earlier quests 5
- #19 On to Summerford: Staelwyrn introduces himself as the 'old bastard'. Many workers are his old pirate crew; the Calamity wrecked their ship and badly hurt him. He took Admiral Merlwyb's
farming offer, but his men never took to the soil. His name means 'Still Snake'. - #29 Kobolds Ahoy: Staelwyrn praises Ostfyr's
caution, but says the Sahagin swarming at his gates need his attention first. Still, he respects the Yellowjackets too much to ignore their warning, and takes it to heart. - #31 Dressed to Call: Staelwyrn warns the ex-pirates here are still rogues who respect strength. Once your gear passes, he has work for you. In small talk, he says he captained a pirate ship until the Calamity (a great disaster), then dragged his unwilling crew here.
- #37 Lurkers in the Grotto: Staelwyrn worries his ex-pirate farmhands may be tempted back to piracy. He agrees the
knife points to pirates. He vouches for Y'shtola
, who often studies aether (magic energy) near Summerford. He thanks you. His name means 'Still Snake' in old Roegadyn. - #39 Washed Up: Staelwyrn asks you to round up his slacking farmhands instead of doing their work, so they learn. All return except Sevrin, who has slipped away from him countless times. He does not blame you and vows to put Sevrin in the dirt.
- #19 On to Summerford: Staelwyrn introduces himself as the 'old bastard'. Many workers are his old pirate crew; the Calamity wrecked their ship and badly hurt him. He took Admiral Merlwyb's
Bhirdraeg takes no part in this quest; a chart note only recalls something Bhirdraeg says.
What you know from earlier quests 2
- #20 The Time Is Ripe: Bhirdraeg is delighted with the sweet oranges and pays you partly in goods, including 10
Orange Juice. He wishes scurvy (a sickness fresh fruit prevents) on the ex-pirates he finds lazy, and mocks the Admiral: you can't teach an old sea dog new tricks. - #21 Orange Crush: Because puks eat the bees, his workers must pollinate every orange by hand. With the hatchlings gone, the bees can work. Bhirdraeg still calls the ex-pirates the real pests, 'whelps-out-of-water' (like fish out of water), and wishes you could rid him of them too.
- #20 The Time Is Ripe: Bhirdraeg is delighted with the sweet oranges and pays you partly in goods, including 10
Sevrin has vanished along with a
sack of oranges, and Staelwyrn suspects another shady deal with goblins.What you know from earlier quests 1
- #39 Washed Up: Sevrin mocks you as Staelwyrn's errand runner and says he does not care for landlubbers. He tells you to ride off on your chocobo (riding bird). He promises to come, but he is the only one who does not return to work.
- #39 Washed Up: Sevrin mocks you as Staelwyrn's
Aylmer is still one of Sevrin's
lot on Staelwyrn's farm crew at Summerford Farms.What you know from earlier quests 1
- #39 Washed Up: Aylmer acts tough and claims to take no guff from 'glorified gardeners'. Still, Aylmer agrees to go and see what Staelwyrn wants, if only to stop the nagging.
- #39 Washed Up: Aylmer acts tough and claims to take no guff from 'glorified gardeners'. Still, Aylmer agrees to go and see what Staelwyrn
Sozai Rarzai is still one of Sevrin's
lot on Staelwyrn's farm crew at Summerford Farms.What you know from earlier quests 1
- #39 Washed Up: Sozai Rarzai says no one can work on an empty stomach and dares you to guess breakfast, which tasted like wood. Still, Sozai Rarzai does not refuse a summons from the captain.
Ossine works at the La Thagran Checkpoint and is waiting for a scheduled
sack of oranges from Summerford Farms.
What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
- Staelwyrn has long known Sevrin makes shady deals with goblins behind his back. He gets his full payment through you and admits he had hoped for more from Sevrin. He could overlook skimming, but not selling everyone out to goblins. He warns you about Sevrin.
- Bhirdraeg: In idle talk, Bhirdraeg says La Noscean oranges are full of nutrients, sweet, and vital for keeping scurvy away. That is why Sevrin calls the sack 'scurvy snacks'.
- Sevrin's deal with the goblins went wrong, and he fled, leaving his mates in trouble. He asks you to rescue them. Then he says a pirate knows no shame, but hands over the oranges because he likes you. He is grateful, but not sorry.
- Aylmer is among Sevrin's mates caught by goblin muggers near a bonfire. After you save them, Aylmer thanks you and blames Sevrin, whose shove kept Aylmer from getting away.
- Sozai Rarzai is among Sevrin's mates caught by goblin muggers. Once saved, Sozai Rarzai says 'my dodo would've been cooked', a twist on 'my goose is cooked', meaning doomed, then thinks hungrily of cooked dodo.
- Ossine is surprised the oranges arrive on time, with none missing, for once. His reaction shows Sevrin has tried this before. Glad the usual bagmen are gone, he gives you Staelwyrn's full payment to deliver.
What the Japanese, French and German versions say 8
Japanese
EN 'S'pose I should be ashamed I couldn't clean up my own mess...' · '...But a pirate knows no shame! I've no qualms about goin' back on my word!'
JA 「そもそも、俺がヤツらを守れれば……。ヨソ者のお前は、命をかけたってのに俺ときたら……クッ。」, 'If only I had protected them in the first place... You, an outsider, risked your life, and me... ugh.' · 「約束どおり、その麻袋は返してやる。」, 'I'll give the sack back, as promised.'
Sevrin is ashamed and keeps his word. The English Sevrin boasts of breaking it.
EN 'Well, look at that... Not a single one missing, either! About the only things not here are those bagmen, and I don't miss them one bit.'
JA 「むむむ、納品数も間違ってない！なんだ君らも、やればできるんじゃないか。……おや、今日の配達係は赤帽じゃないのか、どうりで。」, 'Hmm, the count's right too! So you lot can do it when you try... Oh, today's courier isn't Redcap? No wonder.'
赤帽 is Sevrin's nickname and also means a railway porter. So Ossine's joke is a pun.
French
EN Double Dealing
FR «Qui a volé, a volé le sac d'oranges», 'who stole, stole the bag of oranges'
The title echoes the refrain of Gilbert Bécaud's 1964 song «L'Orange», 'The Orange', about a stolen orange.
EN 'Huh... So the old bugger had known all this time...'
FR «Raaah, merde ! Staelwyrn a découvert le pot aux roses...», 'Argh, damn it! Staelwyrn has found us out...'
It is an old set phrase for uncovering a hidden scheme.
EN '...But a pirate knows no shame! I've no qualms about goin' back on my word!'
FR «Bon, en général, mes promesses valent pas plus qu'un pet de chocobo, mais comme tu t'es bien battu(e), v'là les sacs d'oranges.», 'Well, as a rule, my promises are worth no more than a chocobo's fart, but since you fought well, here are the bags of oranges.'
The usual phrase for something worthless uses a rabbit: «pet de lapin», 'a rabbit's fart'.
German
EN 'You save me mates and, by the Navigator, you'll have your sack o' scurvy snacks!'
DE „Wenn du meine Freunde befreist, gebe ich die Orangensäcke zurück. Piratenehrenwort!“, 'If you free my friends, I'll give back the orange sacks. Pirate's word of honour!'
Like in Japanese, Sevrin keeps his word. Later the English pirate has no qualms about breaking it.
EN 'A delivery from Summerford Farms, and as scheduled? Hah! There's a first time for everything!'
DE „Das ist ja mal was ganz Neues, dass die pünktlich ankommt. Es geschehen noch Zeichen und Wunder.“, 'Well, that's a first, it actually arriving on time. Wonders will never cease.'
Ossine greets the on-time delivery with this Bible-born phrase, used as a joke.
EN 'Until now, I've had no choice but to rely on that charlatan Sevrin, even though I am full aware he's been doin' shady deals behind my back.'
DE „Du erkennst ihn an seinem roten Kopftuch.“, 'You'll know him by his red bandana.'
In the quest before, Washed Up, the German gave him a red cap, „an seiner roten Kappe“, 'by his red cap'. The English names no clothes.
Dialogue 20 lines
Accepting the quest
Staelwyrn
Pains me to say, but all the gil in the world can't buy loyalty. There are some, like you, who can be trusted. But then there are others...
Until now, I've had no choice but to rely on that charlatan Sevrin, even though I am full aware he's been doin' shady deals behind my back. More than once I've heard tell of improper tradin' with goblins.
- DE Du erkennst ihn an seinem roten Kopftuch. ‘You'll know him by his red bandana.’ In the quest before, Washed Up, the German gave him a red cap, „an seiner roten Kappe“, 'by his red cap'. The English names no clothes.
- DE Ich habe den Verdacht, dass Sevrin, der mit der Lieferung betraut ist, die Waren unter der Hand verkauft. ‘I suspect that Sevrin, who is entrusted with the delivery, is selling the goods under the table.’ English: Staelwyrn is fully aware of Sevrin's shady deals; German: he only suspects it.
I wouldn't be the least surprised if that were happenin' right now. Not a bell ago, a sack of oranges vanished, as did Sevrin. I want you to find and confront the bastard for me, [name]. I'm sure there's wrongdoin' afoot, so be sure to doubt anythin' that comes out of his mouth.
- DE Auch wenn er mit der Sache nichts zu tun haben sollte, möchte ich mich wenigstens vergewissern, dass die Orangensäcke, die er transportiert, sicher ihr Ziel erreichen. ‘Even if he should have nothing to do with it, I'd at least like to make sure that the sacks of oranges he is carrying safely reach their destination.’ English: Staelwyrn is sure of wrongdoing; German allows that Sevrin may have nothing to do with it.
Confront Sevrin and cast /doubt on his actions
Sevrin
Bloody hells! I'm up the strait without a paddle!
- FR Merde, il va falloir que je demande de l'aide... ‘Damn, I'm going to have to ask for help...’ English puns on being up the strait without a paddle; French: he'll have to ask for help.
- JA まずい、助けを呼ぶか…… ‘Uh-oh, should I call for help...’ English puns on being up the strait without a paddle; Japanese: he wonders whether to call for help.
- DE Bei allen Seeschlangen des Jademeeres ... ‘By all the sea serpents of the Jade Sea ...’ German swears by the sea serpents of the Jade Sea; English says "Bloody hells".
What's this now? Staelwyrn sent you for the oranges? Huh... So the old bugger had known all this time... Argh, what does it matter anyway?
- FR Raaah, merde ! Staelwyrn a découvert le pot aux roses... ‘Argh, damn it! Staelwyrn has found us out...’ It is an old set phrase for uncovering a hidden scheme.
Listen, you're one o' those goody-goody adventurer types, right? Go rescue me mates from those double-dealin' goblins! They're just over yonder by the bonfire.
You save me mates and, by the Navigator, you'll have your sack o' scurvy snacks!
- DE Wenn du meine Freunde befreist, gebe ich die Orangensäcke zurück. Piratenehrenwort! ‘If you free my friends, I'll give back the orange sacks. Pirate's word of honour!’ Like in Japanese, Sevrin keeps his word. Later the English pirate has no qualms about breaking it.
Save Sevrin's henchmen
Aylmer
I owe you one. Would've gotten away meself if not fer Sevrin shovin' me aside.
- FR Je me serais bien fait la belle, mais Sevrin m'a poussé devant ces sales Gobelins... ‘I'd gladly have made a run for it, but Sevrin pushed me in front of those filthy Goblins...’ English: Sevrin shoved him aside; French: Sevrin pushed him in front of the goblins.
Eyrimhus
Sevrin sent you? Hah! The way he flew out of here, I was sure he'd sold us down the river!
Sozai Rarzai
If you hadn't come, my dodo would've been cooked! Mmm...cooked dodo.
- FR Crois-moi, si j'avais pas salement la dalle, j'aurais mis une bonne raclée à ces Gobelins moi-même. ‘Believe me, if I wasn't so damn hungry, I'd have given those Goblins a good thrashing myself.’ English jokes his dodo would've been cooked, then craves cooked dodo; French: only hunger kept him from beating the goblins.
- DE Wenn mein Magen nicht so leer wie Sevrins Versprechen vom großen Geld wäre, hätte ich mich schon längst aus eigener Kraft befreit. ‘If my stomach weren't as empty as Sevrin's promises of big money, I'd have freed myself on my own long ago.’ English jokes about a cooked dodo; German jokes his stomach is as empty as Sevrin's promises of big money.
- JA お腹さえすいてなきゃ、俺だって反撃できたのに……。 ‘If only I hadn't been hungry, I could have fought back too...’ English jokes about a cooked dodo; Japanese: he could have fought back if he weren't hungry.
Speak with Sevrin
Sevrin
You saved me mates, and for that, I owe you.
S'pose I should be ashamed I couldn't clean up my own mess...
- DE Ich habe gekämpft wie ein Oger, um meine Kumpane vor den Goblins zu beschützen, aber es hat nicht gereicht. ‘I fought like an ogre to protect my mates from the goblins, but it wasn't enough.’ English: Sevrin is ashamed he couldn't clean up his own mess; German: he claims he fought like an ogre.
...But a pirate knows no shame! I've no qualms about goin' back on my word! I'm only givin' you this sack 'cause I like the cut of your jib. Take it to Ossine, an' send him my regards.
- JA 約束どおり、その麻袋は返してやる。 ‘I'll give the sack back, as promised.’
- FR Bon, en général, mes promesses valent pas plus qu'un pet de chocobo, mais comme tu t'es bien battu(e), v'là les sacs d'oranges. ‘Well, as a rule, my promises are worth no more than a chocobo's fart, but since you fought well, here are the bags of oranges.’ The usual phrase for something worthless uses a rabbit: «pet de lapin», 'a rabbit's fart'.
- DE Ich will mich also an mein Piratenehrenwort halten und die Orangen zurückgeben. ‘So I'll keep my pirate's word of honor and give back the oranges.’ English: he has no qualms about going back on his word; German: he'll keep his pirate's word of honor.
Deliver the sack of oranges to Ossine at the La Thagran Checkpoint
Ossine
What have we here? A delivery from Summerford Farms, and as scheduled? Hah! There's a first time for everything!
- DE Das ist ja mal was ganz Neues, dass die pünktlich ankommt. Es geschehen noch Zeichen und Wunder. ‘Well, that's a first, it actually arriving on time. Wonders will never cease.’ Ossine greets the on-time delivery with this Bible-born phrase, used as a joke.
- FR Je ne sais pas ce que ça présage ! ‘I don't know what that portends!’ French jokes that the on-time delivery must be an omen of something.
- JA こりゃ嵐の前触れか……！？ ‘Is this the harbinger of a storm...!?’ Japanese jokes the on-time delivery must be the omen of a storm.
Well, look at that... Not a single one missing, either! About the only things not here are those bagmen, and I don't miss them one bit.
- JA むむむ、納品数も間違ってない！なんだ君らも、やればできるんじゃないか。……おや、今日の配達係は赤帽じゃないのか、どうりで。 ‘Hmm, the count's right too! So you lot can do it when you try... Oh, today's courier isn't Redcap? No wonder.’ 赤帽 is Sevrin's nickname and also means a railway porter. So Ossine's joke is a pun.
- FR Ah, mais attends, tu n'es pas ce fainéant au bandana rouge qui vient d'habitude. ‘Ah, but wait, you're not that layabout with the red bandana who usually comes.’ French singles out the usual courier, a layabout in a red bandana; English speaks of "bagmen".
Here's Staelwyrn's payment in full. With you, I can trust it'll reach him!
Staelwyrn
Back in one piece! That's a relief. How did you fare, [name]?
Report to Staelwyrn at Summerford Farms
Staelwyrn
Ah, this is what I was aimin' for! Looks to be all I was owed, all right. Though, I'd be tellin' you false if I claimed I had not held out more hope for Sevrin.
I was even willin' to overlook the skimmin' off the top, but to sell us all short in favor of those godsforsaken goblins...
- FR Et encore plus qu'il ait pas hésité à laisser ses camarades à la merci des Gobelins. ‘And even more so that he didn't hesitate to leave his comrades at the mercy of the Goblins.’ English: Sevrin sold them all short to the goblins; French: he left his comrades at the goblins' mercy.
You'd do well to mind yourself around that two-gil cheat. If he'd leave his own mates for dead, there's no tellin' what he'd do to you.