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Dressed to Call
Main story quest #3, level 5. 31st of 102 in play order.
Quest giver: Staelwyrn, Middle La Noscea (X 25.6, Y 17.0).
Steps
- Present yourself to Staelwyrn for inspection.
Journal
- Staelwyrn, owner of Summerford Farms, wishes to inspect your equipment and thereby gauge your readiness for the tasks he has in mind.
- To be eligible for tasks from Staelwyrn, you must first assemble a respectable set of equipment. Equip your head, body, hands, legs, and feet with gear of item level 5 or above and present yourself to Staelwyrn for inspection.
- Staelwyrn likes the cut of your jib, and has work for you whenever you are ready.
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says he was captain of his own pirate ship until the Calamity. Then he dragged his unwilling crew here to start a new life on land.Spoiler about later in the story
Lore In small talk, Staelwyrn names Gurcant
, a top plant expert who teaches the ex-pirates to farm. But there is 'only so much he can teach' them.
Spoiler about later in the story
Easter egg Staelwyrn says he 'likes the cut of your jib'. It means he likes how you look. This is an old sailors' saying. It comes from telling friend from enemy by the shape of a ship's sails. A farmhand from his old crew uses it again in Double Dealing (step 6).
Spoiler about later in the story
Foreshadowing Staelwyrn's pirates 'traded in their cutlasses for coulters' (plough blades). This is the old saying 'swords into ploughshares'. Step 8, Plowshares to Swords, turns it around.
won't give you work until you are properly dressed for the call.Characters 2
Staelwyrn, owner of Summerford Farms, has a task for you, but first wants to see that you are properly equipped.
What you know from earlier quests 2
- #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.
- #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
Gurcant is a plant expert who teaches farming to the ex-pirates of Summerford Farms. You do not meet him in this quest.
What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
- 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.
- Gurcant: Staelwyrn mentions Gurcant in small talk as a top plant expert who teaches the ex-pirates to farm. But Staelwyrn adds there is only so much he can teach them.
What the Japanese, French and German versions say 4
Japanese
EN 'Erstwhile buccaneers are an ornery lot. They rage in love for the sea, and care little for the laws of the land.'
JA 「海賊上がりの農夫は、慣れない野良仕事に不満を抱えてる奴が多くてな。すぐキレて、拳が出ちまうのさ。」, 'Many of the farmers who used to be pirates are fed up with farm work they're not used to. They lose their temper at the drop of a hat, and the fists start flying.'
Staelwyrn blames the new farm work. The English blames their love of the sea.
French
EN 'I've a mind to set you a task, [name], but before I do, I need to be sure you're properly kitted out.' · 'It might well be that the ones here have traded in their cutlasses for coulters, but they're still rogues at heart.'
FR «C'est que les pedzouilles d'ici sont pas des tendres, hein.», 'The hicks around here are no softies, you know.'
It is slang for dim, rude country folk. The English calls the ex-pirate farmhands 'rogues at heart', never hicks.
EN 'Pirates don't care to parley with dandies, you understand.'
FR «Ils vont sûrement te juger à ton accoutrement, et gare à toi si tu as l'air d'un pied-tendre.», 'They'll judge you by your getup, that's for sure, and heaven help you if you look like a tenderfoot.'
A tenderfoot is a beginner. The English Staelwyrn fears a dandy, someone too fond of fine clothes.
German
EN 'They rage in love for the sea, and care little for the laws of the land.'
DE „Viele Piraten, die sich als Bauern niedergelassen haben, sind unzufrieden, weil es ihnen an dem nötigen Sachverstand fehlt, um in der Landwirtschaft erfolgreich zu sein. Das macht sie aggressiv und dem einen oder anderen rutscht schnell mal die Faust aus.“, 'Many pirates who settled as farmers are unhappy because they lack the know-how to succeed at farming. That makes them aggressive, and some are quick with their fists.'
Like in Japanese, farm work is the problem.
Dialogue 8 lines
Accepting the quest
Staelwyrn
I've a mind to set you a task, [name], but before I do, I need to be sure you're properly kitted out.
Pirates don't care to parley with dandies, you understand. It might well be that the ones here have traded in their cutlasses for coulters, but they're still rogues at heart.
- FR Ils vont sûrement te juger à ton accoutrement, et gare à toi si tu as l'air d'un pied-tendre. ‘They'll judge you by your getup, that's for sure, and heaven help you if you look like a tenderfoot.’ A tenderfoot is a beginner. The English Staelwyrn fears a dandy, someone too fond of fine clothes.
- DE Denn ohne die passende Rüstung werden diese Bauern leichtes Spiel mit dir haben und dich mit ihren Sicheln und Mistgabeln kitzeln, wie sie es von den übelsten Piratenbanden gelernt haben. ‘For without the proper armor, these farmers will make short work of you and tickle you with their sickles and pitchforks, as they learned from the vilest pirate gangs.’ English: pirates won't parley with dandies; German: unarmored, the farmers will go at you with sickles and pitchforks.
I know a solid set of gear when I see it. Come back when you think you're more suitably equipped.
Present yourself to Staelwyrn for inspection.
Staelwyrn
Let's have a look at you, shall we?
Oho! As long as you're this well covered, I won't feel any guilt throwin' you to the sharks.
Erstwhile buccaneers are an ornery lot. They rage in love for the sea, and care little for the laws of the land.
- JA 海賊上がりの農夫は、慣れない野良仕事に不満を抱えてる奴が多くてな。すぐキレて、拳が出ちまうのさ。 ‘Many of the farmers who used to be pirates are fed up with farm work they're not used to. They lose their temper at the drop of a hat, and the fists start flying.’ Staelwyrn blames the new farm work. The English blames their love of the sea.
- DE Viele Piraten, die sich als Bauern niedergelassen haben, sind unzufrieden, weil es ihnen an dem nötigen Sachverstand fehlt, um in der Landwirtschaft erfolgreich zu sein. Das macht sie aggressiv und dem einen oder anderen rutscht schnell mal die Faust aus. ‘Many pirates who settled as farmers are unhappy because they lack the know-how to succeed at farming. That makes them aggressive, and some are quick with their fists.’ Like in Japanese, farm work is the problem.
- DE Viele Piraten, die sich als Bauern niedergelassen haben, sind unzufrieden, weil es ihnen an dem nötigen Sachverstand fehlt, um in der Landwirtschaft erfolgreich zu sein. ‘Many pirates who have settled as farmers are dissatisfied because they lack the expertise needed to succeed in farming.’ English: they rage in love for the sea; German: they are unhappy because they lack farming know-how.
- FR Il leur suffit d'un rien pour déclencher une bonne bagarre. ‘It takes next to nothing for them to start a good brawl.’ French warns they brawl over nothing; English speaks of love for the sea and disregard for laws.
- DE Das macht sie aggressiv und dem einen oder anderen rutscht schnell mal die Faust aus. ‘That makes them aggressive, and with one or another of them a fist quickly slips out.’ German warns they are quick to throw a punch; English speaks of sea-love and disregard for laws.
- JA すぐキレて、拳が出ちまうのさ。 ‘They snap in no time and the fists come out.’ Japanese warns they snap and throw punches; English speaks of sea-love and disregard for laws.
But they respect strength, and by the looks of you, I'd say you'll have little trouble gettin' their attention.
No, no, lass/lad, I fear I can't give you work lookin' like that. It's not about just handlin' yourself in combat. You want to dress in such a way as to terrorize your foes, causin' them to regret challengin' you in the first place.
- FR Si je te laisse aller les voir accoutré(e) comme ça, ils vont te chahuter à coup sûr... et tu vas plus vouloir travailler ici, crois-moi. ‘Hmm... If I let you go and see them rigged out like that, they're sure to rough you up... and you won't want to work here any more, believe me.’ French says they would haze you until you quit; English says to dress to terrorize your foes.