Lurkers in the Grotto

Staelwyrn

Ah, [name]. That aura of confidence tells me you've not been idle since last we met.

• FR Tu m'as l'air de t'habituer à nos vergers, malgré tous les problèmes qui peuvent s'y produire. ‘You look like you're getting used to our orchards, despite all the problems that can happen there.’ English says your confidence shows you have kept busy; French says you are getting used to the orchards despite problems.

I hope I've read you aright, for I've a task that requires the attention of a capable adventurer. Might that adventurer be you?

Good to hear. Then I shall lay before you the sorry tale.

Y'shtola

???: I am the waves that bear. I am the winds that guide.

• DE Ich bin der Wind, der Gischt auf alle Wellen schlägt. ‘I am the wind that beats spray onto all the waves.’ English says the winds that guide; German says the wind that beats spray onto all the waves.

Staelwyrn

You will have heard rumors of the abductions. Aye, citizens have been disappearin' from every corner of Limsa Lominsa, as if plucked from the face of Hydaelyn, boots and all, by an unseen hand.

And what's this got to do with Summerford Farms, you might ask. Well, that remains to be seen, but it seems a collection of right unsavory fellows with azure-tattooed faces has been creepin' up to the edges of the fields and spyin' on my yeomen.

Now, I doubt anyone would enjoy bein' scrutinized by such savages at the best of times, but the farmhands are convinced that they're the kidnappers of rumor, come for their hides.

Needless to say, they're beside 'emselves with worry, and their work's sufferin' for it─which is the very last thing I need when my old crewmen are still gettin' used to their new jobs. 'Tis a struggle to get 'em to leave the farmhouse of a mornin'.

• DE Jetzt muss ich mich nicht nur mit den Faulpelzen unter meinen Arbeitern herumschlagen, sondern auch noch mit den aktiven Freibeutern, die die Fleißigeren verängstigen. ‘Now I have to deal not only with the lazybones among my workers, but also with the active freebooters who frighten the more diligent ones.’ English says the farmhands are beside themselves with worry; German speaks of active freebooters frightening the diligent workers.

That is, as they say, where you come in. Would you be willin' to investigate these tattooed thugs for me?

Good lass/lad. The sooner we get to the bottom of this, the sooner this place will start to resemble a workin' farm again.

I suggest you begin by havin' a look around Seasong Grotto. If reports are to be believed, our unwelcome visitors have occupied the place.

• DE Am besten siehst du dich mal bei der Klagegrotte um. ‘You'd best have a look around the Grotto of Lament.’ Klage means 'lament' or 'wailing', a name that suits the sailors' requiem carved there.

Be careful, though, [name]─I couldn't say for sure what manner of miscreants we're dealin' with here. If they are the kidnappers...well, just be on your guard, all right?

Y'shtola

???: I am the evening stars. I am the morning sky. I am born of the sea. And there shall I die.

• DE Das Morgenrot, dem Meer geboren, bis es mich im Tod umfängt. ‘The dawn, born of the sea, until it embraces me in death.’ The title is the last line of the sailors' requiem that Y'shtola recites.
• FR Je suis l'étoile qui brille dans la nuit, Je suis le calme blanc du matin. ‘I am the star that shines in the night, I am the dead calm of the morning.’ French verse speaks of the morning's dead calm, a windless sea, instead of the morning sky.

Cultured Conjurer: Thus reads the Sailors' Requiem carved into yonder stone.

• JA 神秘的な幻術士: その碑石に刻まれた、船乗りたちの鎮魂歌よ。 ‘Speaker Mysterious Conjurer: It is the sailors' requiem carved into that stone.’ This is the name shown over Y'shtola's lines in this quest.
• FR C'est le chant marin qui est inscrit sur cette pierre. ‘It is the sea song that is inscribed on this stone.’ English names it the Sailors' Requiem; French calls it simply the sea song, with no requiem.

Staelwyrn

[name]! Right glad am I to see you safely returned!

Staelwyrn

My lads were all gabbin' about hearin' what sounded like all seven hells breakin' loose near the grotto, and I feared I'd sent you to your death.

If you were in the middle of that commotion, I hope it yielded somethin' of interest. I'd hate to think you'd risked your life for naught.

Y'shtola

Cultured Conjurer: Such words well describe the manner in which the citizens of Limsa Lominsa live their lives.

• FR Miqo'te mystérieuse: Naître dans la mer, et mourir en elle... Cette philosophie de vie correspond bien aux Limséens, tu ne trouves pas ? ‘Speaker Mysterious Miqo'te: To be born in the sea, and to die in it... This way of life suits the Limsans well, don't you think?’ Only English makes her 'cultured', while French and German keep 'mysterious', as in 'mysterious Miqo'te'. No published reason was found.
• DE Mysteriöse Druidin: Für das Meer geboren und wieder zu ihm zurückgekehrt. Das ist das Leben in den Augen der Limser. ‘Speaker Mysterious Druid: Born for the sea and returned to it again. That is life in the eyes of the Limsans.’

Staelwyrn

Hmmm... A blade pulled from the back of a creature you slew at the cave, eh?

Aye, I'd agree that such a knife would be part of any seafarin' man's kit.

I'm startin' to think that these ruffians are pirates, come to lure my farmhands back to a life of plunder. Chances are, they didn't take kindly to your appearance on their doorstep, and set a maddened goobbue on you.

Aye, the pirates have been addin' to their numbers of late. I'd best warn the lads and lasses in my employ to be on guard against their schemes.

...Hm? You met someone else at the grotto? A woman with a strange contraption...? Ah...Y'shtola!

• JA ……珍妙な機械を持った女性を見ただと？その者なら「ヤ・シュトラ」とかいう賢人だろう。 ‘You saw a woman with an odd machine? That must be the sage called Y'shtola.’ Staelwyrn and the journal call her a 賢人 (kenjin). The English gives her no rank, only her name and aether studies.

She's been in Limsa Lominsa for a good while now. Her studies of the aether often bring her out to Summerford, so her presence at the grotto is hardly unusual.

• FR Je connais bien cette Limséenne, je la vois souvent inspecter le sol des environs. ‘I know this woman of Limsa well, I often see her inspecting the ground around here.’ French calls her a Limsan, a local; English says only that she has stayed in Limsa a while.

She's an odd-lookin' lass, I grant you, but she's not the kind to associate with kidnappers. You may take my word for that.

• DE Ein bisschen unnahbar ist sie schon, aber glaub mir, entführen würde sie garantiert niemanden. ‘A bit aloof she is, admittedly, but believe me, she would certainly never kidnap anyone.’ English calls her odd-looking; German calls her a bit aloof.

Where trust should be lackin' is in those yeomen of mine who have yet to wholly relinquish their pirate pasts. The temptation to return to the free and easy life of a buccaneer may prove too strong to resist.

• DE Was man von dem Piratenpack nicht annehmen kann. ‘Which one cannot assume of the pirate rabble.’ English distrusts his own workers with pirate pasts; German distrusts the pirate rabble instead.

You have my thanks, [name]. If it weren't for the efforts of stalwart adventurers like yourself, this farm would be in a far worse state than it is.

• DE Die Sommerfurt-Höfe stehen dir immer offen. ‘Summerford Farms are always open to you.’ English says the farm would be worse off without adventurers; German says Summerford Farms are always open to you.

Just you keep on lendin' your talents to those in need, eh? Help bring Limsa the brighter future she deserves.

• FR Continue à œuvrer au service des autres, et que les Douze te gardent ! ‘Keep working in the service of others, and may the Twelve keep you!’ English asks you to help bring Limsa a brighter future; French wishes that the Twelve keep you.
• DE Vertrau nur auf deine Fähigkeiten, denn du hast es in dir. ‘Just trust in your abilities, for you have it in you.’ English asks you to keep helping those in need; German tells you to trust your abilities.

Y'shtola

Cultured Conjurer: It is both a litany against misfortune for those out on the waves...

• FR Miqo'te mystérieuse: Ce chant est une prière à Llymlaen. Les marins arrivés à bon port invoquent sa protection pour leur prochaine traversée. ‘Speaker Mysterious Miqo'te: This song is a prayer to Llymlaen. Sailors who reach port safely ask for her protection on their next crossing.’ The English never names who is prayed to.

Cultured Conjurer: ...and a prayer that the souls of those who perish on land might find their way back to the sea.

• DE Und für diejenigen, die ein Leben an Land gewählt haben, dass ihre Seelen dereinst zum Meer zurückfinden mögen. ‘And for those who have chosen a life on land, that their souls may one day find their way back to the sea.’ German prays for those who chose to live ashore, not those who die on land.

Cultured Conjurer: We meet again.

Cultured Conjurer: Or do we? My apologies, I fear I have mistaken you for another.

Cultured Conjurer: Something about you... Your gait, perhaps? Well, no matter.

• JA 神秘的な幻術士: 後ろ姿が昔の知り合いのように思えて……。すごく懐かしい感じがしたものだから。 ‘Mysterious Conjurer: Seen from behind, you looked like someone I knew long ago... It just brought back so many memories.’ Y'shtola explains her mistake, where the English only hints at it.
• FR Je me suis soudainement sentie nostalgique... ‘I suddenly felt nostalgic...’ English brushes it off with no matter; French says she suddenly felt nostalgic.
• FR De dos, j'ai cru reconnaître une vieille connaissance... ‘From behind, I thought I recognised an old acquaintance...’ French says you looked like an old acquaintance from behind; English only wonders about your gait.
• DE Von hinten hast du jemandem ganz ähnlich gesehen ... ‘From behind you looked very much like someone ...’ German says you resembled someone from behind; English wonders if it was your gait.
• JA 神秘的な幻術士: 後ろ姿が昔の知り合いのように思えて……。 ‘From behind you seemed like an old acquaintance to me...’ Japanese says your back looked like an old acquaintance's; English only wonders about your gait.
• JA すごく懐かしい感じがしたものだから。 ‘It gave me a very nostalgic feeling, you see.’ Japanese has her admit strong nostalgia; English has her dismiss the feeling.

Cultured Conjurer: What brings you to this sacred place of seafarers, if I may ask?

• DE Seelen ertrunkener Seeleute? ‘Souls of drowned sailors?’ English politely asks what brings you to this sacred place; German quips: looking for drowned sailors' souls?

Cultured Conjurer: Ah, you are the adventurer I've seen around Summerford Farms.

Cultured Conjurer: I thought myself on the trail of the kidnappers, but it would seem I have missed my mark.

• FR Alors, toi aussi, tu traques ces fameux ravisseurs ? ‘So, you too are tracking these notorious kidnappers?’ English says she thought she was on the kidnappers' trail; French asks whether you too are tracking them.

Cultured Conjurer: ...Or perhaps not.

Cultured Conjurer: As I suspected, the aetheric disturbance here is no natural occurrence.

Cultured Conjurer: Nor is it a coincidence that the two of us should come here in search of those responsible for the disappearances only to be attacked.

• FR On a clairement cherché à nous attirer ici, l'apparition de ce monstre confirme mes doutes. ‘Someone clearly sought to lure us here; the appearance of this monster confirms my doubts.’ French states outright that you were both lured there; English only says it is no coincidence.

Cultured Conjurer: But who stands to benefit from the keeping of this secret?

Cultured Conjurer: Such thoughts must wait. Let us attend to the task at hand, unpleasant though it be.

...

Y'shtola

Cultured Conjurer: Awake again, are we?

Cultured Conjurer: Aha. The poor creature's fury was kindled with cruel forethought.

Cultured Conjurer: See this blade? I found it in the goobbue's back.

Cultured Conjurer: I have seen knives of this kind before─they are most commonly used for the cutting of rope.

• DE Das benutzen Schiffer, wenn sie Seile herstellen. ‘Boatmen use it when they make ropes.’ English says such knives are used for cutting rope; German says for making ropes.

Cultured Conjurer: It would appear our culprits are seafaring men of some persuasion...piratical being the most probable.

Cultured Conjurer: In any event, you seem much recovered from your sudden...affliction.

Cultured Conjurer: I confess, I was rather taken aback when you collapsed at the very moment of our victory. Mayhap a surfeit of aether...?

Cultured Conjurer: I beg your pardon? A “towering crystal”? I'm sure I don't─ Oh.

• DE Dir geht's wohl doch noch nicht so gut. ‘You're evidently still not doing so well after all.’ English trails off into a sudden realization; German concludes you are still unwell.

Cultured Conjurer: Well, well... This has been a day of unexpected revelations.

• FR Je crois que j'ai pêché un gros poisson... Hmm ? Oh, ne t'inquiète pas, je parle toute seule. ‘I think I've caught a big fish... Hm? Oh, don't worry, I'm talking to myself.’ Y'shtola chuckles this when you mention a giant crystal. A big fish is slang for an important catch.
• DE Mysteriöse Druidin: Oder ... kann es sein, dass ich hier genau der/dem Richtigen begegnet bin ...? ‘Speaker Mysterious Druid: Or... could it be that I have met exactly the right person here...?’ At the same moment, Y'shtola wonders if she has met that person here.
• FR Je crois que j'ai pêché un gros poisson... ‘Heh heh heh! I think I've caught a big fish...’ French uses a fishing image: she has landed a big catch, meaning you.
• DE Oder ... kann es sein, dass ich hier genau der/dem Richtigen begegnet bin ...? ‘Or ... can it be that I have met exactly the right person here ...?’ German has her wonder aloud whether you are the very person she needed to find.

Cultured Conjurer: I must continue my investigation.

Cultured Conjurer: In the meantime, I suggest you deliver this knife to your patron, along with a warning concerning the pirates' probable involvement in this murky business.

Cultured Conjurer: The days ahead promise little rest, I fear...

• FR Je crains que le pire ne soit à venir... ‘I fear that the worst is yet to come...’ French predicts the worst is still ahead; English only expects busy days.

Cultured Conjurer: May our paths cross again under the light of the Crystal.

• FR D'ici là, prends soin de toi. ‘Until then, take care of yourself.’ English hopes to meet again under the light of the Crystal; French drops the Crystal and says take care.