Fire in the Gloom

Miounne

Ready for that briefing? Good! Now then, here's the long and short of it...

Lewin

Beg pardons for interrupting, Miounne, but our need grows ever more pressing. Have none stepped forward?

• JA ミューヌ、冒険者ギルドに依頼は出してくれたのか？ ‘Miounne, did you put the request in with the Adventurers' Guild?’ English asks whether anyone has volunteered; Japanese asks whether she filed his request with the guild.

Miounne

And good evening/day to you too, Bowlord! Your need must be pressing indeed for you to honor us with a visit. The good news is: your journey hasn't been wasted. I'm pleased to report that we have a volunteer at last, and one who comes highly recommended, at that.

• FR Oh, Capitaine ! ‘Oh, Captain!’ English sarcastically wishes the Bowlord good evening/day too; French simply greets him with «Oh, Captain!».
• DE Wie schön, dich zu sehen, auch wenn der Anlass deines Besuchs einen trüben Schatten auf unsere Begegnung wirft. ‘How nice to see you, even if the reason for your visit casts a gloomy shadow over our meeting.’ English teases that only pressing need makes him visit; German says the reason for his visit casts a gloomy shadow.
• JA おや、リュウィン隊長。 ‘Oh, Captain Lewin.’ English sarcastically wishes the Bowlord good evening/day too; Japanese simply says «Oh, Captain Lewin».

Lewin

Well, if it isn't our very own woman/man for all seasons! You certainly have a knack for appearing when you're most needed, [name]. My thanks for answering the call.

My thanks for answering the call, friend. My name is Lewin, and I lead the men and women of the Gods' Quiver.

Now, time is of the essence, so I shall proceed directly to the heart of the matter. We wish for you to nip a potential threat to Gridania in the bud.

• FR Il s'agit d'une mission de mercenariat. ‘It is a mercenary mission.’ English asks you to nip a potential threat to Gridania in the bud; French simply calls it a mercenary mission.
• JA 頼みたいのは、掃討作戦なのだ。 ‘What I want to ask of you is a mop-up operation.’ Japanese states the job outright as an extermination sweep; English speaks vaguely of nipping a threat in the bud.

Miounne

Beneath the Central Shroud, there lies an underground burial site called the Tam–Tara Deepcroft.

The place was once a Gelmorran settlement, but we Gridanians have long interred our dead there.

Lewin

Of late, however, shadowy figures have been seen skulking about the Deepcroft, and with ever-increasing regularity.

Based on the accounts of various witnesses, we suspect that these individuals belong to the Lambs of Dalamud, a doomsday cult which sprung up prior to the Calamity.

• DE Augenzeugenberichte lassen darauf schließen, dass es sich bei den Kultisten um die sogenannten Jünger Dalamuds handelt, die während der Siebten Katastrophe plötzlich aufkamen, um den Mond Dalamud anzubeten. ‘Eyewitness reports suggest that the cultists are the so-called Disciples of Dalamud, who suddenly appeared during the Seventh Catastrophe to worship the moon Dalamud.’ English says the cult sprang up prior to the Calamity; German says it appeared during the Seventh Catastrophe.

These zealots have proven themselves dangerous in the past, and we leave them to their own devices at our peril.

• DE Sie wollen das Werk der Zerstörung, das ihr Gott begonnen hat, in seinem Namen vollenden. ‘They want to complete in his name the work of destruction that their god began.’ English says they have proven dangerous in the past; German says they want to finish the destruction their god began.
• FR Ces fanatiques colportent des rumeurs apocalyptiques à travers le pays et commettent toutes sortes d'actes nuisibles avec pour prétexte que la fin du monde est imminente. ‘These fanatics spread apocalyptic rumours across the land and commit all sorts of harmful acts on the pretext that the end of the world is near.’ French spells out what the cult does: doomsday rumours and harmful acts; English only says they proved dangerous.

Ordinarily, I would have dispatched my best men to scour the Deepcroft with orders to flush the cultists out.

Alas, the Calamity decimated our ranks, and the limited forces at my disposal are constantly required to keep the Ixal at bay.

Since we thwarted their attack on the Guardian Tree, the birdmen have not allowed us a moment's respite. They have probed every ilm of our defenses in search of a weakness, compelling me to spread our forces far more thinly than I would like.

• JA お前が解決した「長老の木」の一件以来、イクサル族の動きが活発になっていてな……。 ‘Since the «Elder Tree» incident that you resolved, the Ixal have been growing more active...’ English calls it the Guardian Tree; Japanese calls it the Elder Tree.
• FR Depuis l'incident de l'Arbre gardien, que tu nous as aidés à élucider, ces satanés hommes-oiseaux ne se sont malheureusement pas calmés. ‘Since the incident of the Guardian Tree, which you helped us clear up, those damned birdmen have unfortunately not calmed down.’ French credits the player with helping solve the Guardian Tree incident; English says "we" thwarted an attack.
• DE Seit dem Zwischenfall am Wächterbaum, den du zum Glück geklärt hast, haben die Ixal keine Ruhe gegeben, sondern im Gegenteil ihre Aktivitäten verstärkt. ‘Since the incident at the Guardian Tree, which you fortunately resolved, the Ixal have given us no peace but have instead stepped up their activities.’ German credits the player alone with resolving the Guardian Tree incident; English says "we" thwarted the attack.

The situation so being, we have no choice but to entrust the task of dealing with the Lambs of Dalamud to others. Can we rely on you to handle this matter, [name]?

The birdmen have grown restless of late, and I fear a storm may be brewing. In anticipation of this, I have been compelled to spread our forces throughout the Twelveswood, lest we be taken unawares.

• DE Ixal sind vogelartige Wesen, die zu den Wilden Stämmen gezählt werden. ‘The Ixal are birdlike beings who are counted among the Wild Tribes.’ German stops to explain who the Ixal are; English just says "the birdmen".

The situation so being, we must turn to others to deal with the Lambs of Dalamud. Can we rely on you to undertake this task, friend?

You have my gratitude.

Once you've seen to your preparations, pray make your way to the Deepcroft, and identify yourself to the guard posted at the entrance. He will apprise you of the latest developments. That is all.

Miounne

Be careful out there, you hear? May the Crystal guide you and keep you!

Gods' Quiver Bow

You're [name], I take it? Thanks for helping us out, friend.

• FR Vous êtes Mademoiselle/Monsieur [name], n'est-ce pas ? ‘You are Miss/Mister [name], are you not?’ The Quiverman at the Deepcroft adds your surname and speaks politely, with «vous», 'you'. Lewin and Miounne use the familiar «tu», 'you'.

Dolorous Bear

So we meet again! I cannot say I'm surprised to see you here.

You took the prize back in Limsa, but this time we will give you better sport, or I am no true adventurer!

• FR Bonne chance tout de même, ha ha ha ! ‘Good luck all the same, ha ha ha!’ English ends with the boast «or I am no true adventurer»; French laughs and wishes you good luck all the same.
• DE Die Sastasha-Höhle konntest du für dich beanspruchen, aber dieses Mal lassen wir uns nicht so leicht ausstechen. ‘You managed to claim the Sastasha Cave for yourself, but this time we won't let ourselves be outdone so easily.’ English says you took the prize back in Limsa; German names the Sastasha Cave instead.
• JA ははは、お互いがんばろうな！ ‘Ha ha ha, let's both do our best!’ English ends with the boast «or I am no true adventurer»; Japanese laughs and says let's both do our best.

E'manafa

Gods, I hate mausoleums... It's not right to disturb the dead in their slumber...

• FR Ça me fait un peu peur, mais il faut qu'on prenne notre courage à deux mains si on veut accomplir notre objectif ! ‘It scares me a little, but we have to take our courage in both hands if we want to achieve our goal!’ English says it is wrong to disturb the dead; French says they must be brave to reach their goal.
• DE Aber was tut man nicht alles für den Erfolg?! ‘But what won't one do for success?!’ English says it is wrong to disturb the dead; German shrugs that one does anything for success.
• JA でも、目標のために、がんばらなきゃ！ ‘But for our goal, I have to hang in there!’ English says it is wrong to disturb the dead; Japanese says she must try hard for their goal.

Kikina

Think of our goal, sister! One day, our adventures will be the stuff of song, and it will all be worth it!

Isildaure

...Childish curiosity prompted me to commit the most elementary of blunders.

• JA 探究心より……空腹感を満たすほうが先と……。 ‘Filling an empty stomach comes before curiosity...’ Here it is hunger, not haste, that made Isildaure forget his rule. Alianne's fruit revived him.
• FR La soif d'aventure retombe vite, lorsqu'elle est troublée par un estomac qui crie famine... ‘The thirst for adventure fades fast when it is troubled by a stomach crying out with hunger...’ French says outright that his mistake was going hungry; English leaves the blunder unnamed.
• DE Vor lauter Eifer, Neues zu entdecken, habe ich ganz vergessen, mich vorher anständig zu stärken. ‘In my sheer eagerness to discover new things, I completely forgot to eat properly beforehand.’ German names the blunder: he forgot to eat; English leaves it unnamed.

Were it not for the fruit that Alianne found, my adventures may well have ended in this forbidding place.

Always look before you leap... In my haste, this most fundamental rule of adventuring slipped my mind. I do believe I shall rest here awhile.

• JA あまりに腹が減って、格言を忘れておったわい。 ‘I was so hungry I quite forgot the maxim.’
• FR Rien ne sert de courir... il faut ménager sa monture ? J'ai tellement faim que j'en mélange mes proverbes ! ‘There's no point rushing... you have to go easy on your mount? I'm so hungry I'm mixing up my proverbs!’ Faint with hunger, Isildaure mixes up two sayings. The first is La Fontaine's hare-and-tortoise moral.
• FR Rien ne sert de courir... il faut ménager sa monture ? ‘No use running... one must spare one's mount?’ English cites «look before you leap»; French muddles sayings about not running and sparing one's mount.
• FR J'ai tellement faim que j'en mélange mes proverbes ! ‘I'm so hungry I'm mixing up my proverbs!’ English says haste made him forget the rule; French says hunger has him mixing up proverbs.
• DE Das wird mir eine Lehre sein, mehr auf meinen Magen zu hören! ‘That will teach me to listen more to my stomach!’ German swaps the proverb for a quip about heeding his stomach, "in the truest sense of the word".

Alianne

I shudder to think what might have happened to Isildaure had I not thought to pick the fruit I stumbled across on the way here.

• FR Grand-père ! ‘Grandpa!’ English refers to him by name, Isildaure; French calls him Grandpa.
• JA もう、お爺ちゃんったら。 ‘Honestly, Grandpa!’ English refers to him by name, Isildaure; Japanese calls him Grandpa.

Sometimes he has too much vigor for his own good. Age is supposed to mellow us, but if anything it has made him more impetuous.

I understand his desire to make use of the time left to him, but one misstep, and there won't be any.

• FR On devrait peut-être choisir des missions moins périlleuses... ‘Maybe we should choose less perilous missions...’ English warns one misstep would leave him no time at all; French suggests choosing less perilous missions.
• DE Ich versteh ja, dass er auf seine alten Tage noch möglichst viel erleben will, aber er ist nun mal nicht mehr der Jüngste. ‘I do understand that he wants to experience as much as possible in his old age, but he simply isn't the youngest anymore.’ English warns one misstep would leave him no time at all; German only says he is no longer young.
• JA やっぱり、わたしたちの冒険は、のんびりするほうが合ってるね。 ‘After all, taking it easy suits our adventures better, doesn't it.’ English warns one misstep would leave him no time at all; Japanese says a leisurely pace suits their adventures.
• FR On devrait se contenter de faire un long voyage à travers le monde, à notre rythme. ‘We should just settle for a long journey around the world, at our own pace.’ French Alianne proposes gentle travel instead of dangerous jobs; English warns one misstep could end his remaining time.
• JA ゆっくり世界を見て回ろうよ、お爺ちゃん。 ‘Let's take our time and see the world, Grandpa.’ Japanese Alianne suggests a leisurely trip around the world; the English warning about his remaining time is absent.

Gods' Quiver Bow

The Lambs of Dalamud are hells-bent on avenging their imaginary god, and will stop at nothing till their dark work is done.

• FR Au lieu d'être reconnaissants d'avoir été sauvés par la grâce des Douze, les Survivalistes vouent un culte à Dalamud, qu'ils prennent pour un messie purificateur. ‘Instead of being grateful for having been saved by the grace of the Twelve, the Survivalists worship Dalamud, which they take for a purifying messiah.’ French adds that the cultists are ungrateful to the Twelve who saved them; English only mocks their "imaginary god".
• DE Die Jünger Dalamuds sind davon überzeugt, dass die Helden von Carteneau den Einschlag Dalamuds verhindert haben. ‘The Disciples of Dalamud are convinced that the heroes of Carteneau prevented Dalamud's impact.’ German names whom the cult blames: the heroes of Carteneau who stopped the moon's impact.
• JA 救世神「ダラガブ」などとうそぶいてエオルゼアを加護したもう十二神を軽んじた上、人々への復讐を企むとは……！ ‘To prate of a “saviour god Dalamud”, slight the Twelve who protect Eorzea, and on top of that plot revenge on the people...!’ Japanese adds outrage that the cult slights the Twelve, protectors of Eorzea; English mentions no other gods.

They must not be suffered to desecrate the Deepcroft. For the sake of the souls laid to rest here, and all of Gridania, put an end to their madness.

Miounne

Welcome back, [name]! I'm reliably informed that your foray into the Deepcroft was a success.

• DE Ich hatte mir schon Sorgen um dich gemacht. ‘I had already been worried about you.’ English says she has heard the foray succeeded; German says she had been worried about you.

Gods' Quiver Bow

No doubt the Bowlord has already informed you, but your task is to enter the Deepcroft and purge it of the Lambs of Dalamud.

In case you're unfamiliar with them, the cult emerged shortly before the Calamity put an end to the Sixth Astral Era.

The cultists took the lesser moon, Dalamud, for their god, believing that it would deliver them from the devastation.

• DE Als der Mond Dalamud auf Eorzea zuraste, sahen sie in ihm ihren Erlöser, der ihren weltlichen Leiden ein gnädiges Ende bereiten und die Welt säubern würde. ‘When the moon Dalamud hurtled toward Eorzea, they saw in it their redeemer, who would bring a merciful end to their worldly sufferings and cleanse the world.’ German says they wanted the moon to end their suffering and purge the world; English says it would spare them.

And so they were rather disappointed when Dalamud exploded into a thousand flaming pieces before it could complete its descent.

• FR Mais comme vous le savez, Dalamud s'est disloqué au cours de la bataille de Carteneau... ‘But as you know, Dalamud broke apart during the battle of Carteneau...’ French places the moon's breakup at the battle of Carteneau and drops the wry "rather disappointed".
• JA しかし、カルテノーの戦いのさなか、「ダラガブ」は砕け散ってしまった……。 ‘However, in the midst of the Battle of Carteneau, “Dalamud” shattered...’ Japanese names the Battle of Carteneau as the moment it shattered; English instead jokes about their disappointment.

Now, having seen their god turn to ash, one would think that the cultists might feel moved to question their faith. On the contrary, it served only to stoke the flames of their fanaticism.

The Lambs of Dalamud are convinced that “heretics”─that is to say, everyone but them─interfered with the coming of their lord and savior, and that it's now their sacred duty to avenge him.

• DE Die Jünger Dalamuds sehen sich durch die Helden von Carteneau um ihre Erlösung beraubt und sinnen dafür auf Rache. ‘The disciples of Dalamud feel robbed of their salvation by the heroes of Carteneau and are bent on revenge.’ The cult believes these heroes stopped Dalamud's impact. The English blames all heretics.

Whatever it is they're doing in the Deepcroft, you may be sure that no good will come of it. For the sake of Gridania, and Eorzea at large, put an end to their madness.

Miounne

Nor did I expect anything less. You've made such a habit of succeeding that it's difficult not to take your talents for granted. Rest assured, however: Mother is impressed, even if she isn't surprised.

• DE Natürlich weiß ich, dass man sich um dich eigentlich keine Sorgen machen muss, [name], aber man weiß ja nie. ‘Of course I know that nobody really needs to worry about you, [name], but you never know.’ English says she is impressed though not surprised; German says one never knows.

Nor did I expect anything less. Baderon's ringing endorsement left me in little doubt as to your capabilities. Even so, you are to be commended.

Bowlord Lewin asked me to pass on his thanks.

I must say, it's something of a relief to be able to call upon such a capable adventurer.

• FR À la guilde des aventuriers, tout le monde ne parle que de tes exploits. ‘At the Adventurers' Guild, everyone is talking of nothing but your exploits.’ French says the whole guild is buzzing about the player; English has Miounne express her own relief.
• JA 冒険者ギルドでは、君の噂で持ちきりさ。 ‘At the Adventurers' Guild, everyone is talking about you.’ Japanese says the guild is abuzz with talk of the player; English speaks of Miounne's relief.

Sadly, death has become an ever more common occurrence within our fraternity of late. Times being what they are, the guild is constantly inundated with petitions, and we are hard-pressed to find enough hands to deal with them all.

While this means no shortage of work for able souls such as yourself, it also provides ample opportunity for the inexperienced to overreach themselves─with predictable consequences. Ah...as if to illustrate the point...

Liavinne

Avere's gone, and it's all your fault! If it hadn't taken you an age to heal him, he would still be alive!

Edda

B-But I tried! He bolted out of range before I could finish the spell!

• FR Avere s'est précipité droit sur ces monstres qui venaient juste d'apparaître... ‘Avere rushed straight at those monsters that had just appeared...’ English says he ran out of her spell's range; French says he charged monsters that had just appeared.
• JA あれは突然でてきた魔物の群れにアヴィールが走っていっちゃって……。 ‘That was Avere running off toward a pack of monsters that appeared out of nowhere...’ English says he ran out of her spell's range; Japanese says he ran at a pack of suddenly appearing monsters.

He shouldn't have been so hard-pressed in the first place... We should've done more to lighten his burden...

• FR Il a vite perdu le contrôle de la situation... et mon Soin ne s'est pas lancé assez vite !! ‘He quickly lost control of the situation... and my Cure didn't go off fast enough!!’ English says they should have eased his burden; French blames her own Cure for being too slow.
• DE Er war von Anfang an zu ungeduldig - stets auf der Jagd nach Ruhm. ‘He was too impatient from the start - always chasing glory.’ English says he was overburdened and they should have helped; German says he was impatient and chasing glory.
• JA もっと、がんばらなきゃって……。 ‘Saying he had to try even harder...’ Japanese says Avere was anxious and driving himself harder; English says the party should have lightened his load.

Paiyo Reiyo

Bah! To the hells with this pathetic excuse for a party! I'm leaving, and it'd be too soon if I never see your faces again! Good-bye, and good riddance!

• FR J'en ai ma claque des petits nouveaux ! ‘I've had it up to here with rookies!’ French has him fed up with newcomers specifically; English insults the party as a whole.

Liavinne

I'm leaving as well. I doubt this comes as any surprise, but I never liked you. I only suffered you for your healing, but you couldn't even do that one thing right. Cruel though this may sound, you brought this upon yourself.

• JA 前から、あんたを嫌いだったのよ！いつもいつも、アヴィールにベタベタくっついてさ！ ‘I've hated you for ages! You were always, always hanging all over Avere!’ Liavinne's parting shot at Edda sounds jealous. The English makes it about Edda's poor healing.
• DE Du warst doch die ganze Zeit nur Averes Schoßhündchen. ‘All along, you were nothing but Avere's little lapdog.’ Here too Liavinne's jab at Edda is about Avere. In English it is about healing.
• FR T'étais toujours à te coller au chef, comme si t'espérais obtenir des trucs parce que t'es une fille ! ‘You were always clinging to the boss, as if you hoped to get things because you're a girl!’ English says she put up with Edda only for her healing; French accuses her of always clinging to the leader.
• DE Pah, dann hau doch ab! ‘Bah, then just clear off!’ English has her announce she is leaving too; German has her tell someone to clear off.
• JA いつもいつも、アヴィールにベタベタくっついてさ！ ‘Always, always clinging all over Avere!’ Japanese has her resent Edda for clinging to Avere; English complains about her healing.

Oh, and by way of some parting advice...get rid of Avere's head! Bury it, cremate it, do whatever the hells you like with it─but for gods' sakes, stop carrying it around! It's...it's just... Just get rid of it, all right!?

Edda

W-Wait! Don't leave me alone! Please!

I'm so sorry, Avere... Please forgive me...

Miounne

Scenes like this have become all too common. That makes a dozen times in half as many days...

Now you see why I'm grateful for adventurers of your experience. I can send women/men like you on a mission without worrying that you might not return─well, not so much, at any rate.

• FR J'espère que les choses s'arrangeront, si plus de personnes compétentes dans ton genre rejoignent nos rangs. ‘I hope things will improve if more competent people like you join our ranks.’ English says she can send you out without much worry; French hopes more competent people like you will join.
• DE Dich kann ich auch auf schwierige Einsätze schicken, ohne mich schuldig fühlen zu müssen. ‘I can send you even on difficult missions without having to feel guilty.’ English jokes she worries, just less, that you won't return; German says she needn't feel guilty.
• JA 君のように、有能な冒険者が現れてくれたことによって、少しでも犧牲が減ることを願っているよ。 ‘I hope that, with capable adventurers like you appearing, the casualties will decrease even a little.’ English says she can send you out without much worry; Japanese hopes casualties will drop a little.

Speaking of missions, I would entrust you with another.

About a bell ago, I received a message from my counterpart in Ul'dah. She seeks the services of a reliable adventurer, and you are nothing if not reliable.

If you think you might be interested in this task, say the word, and I will be glad to share the details with you.