The Lominsan Way

Main story quest #87, level 30. 170th of 173 in play order.

Quest giver: Trachtoum, Lower La Noscea (X 35.7, Y 15.9).

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Steps

Speak with the miller.
Speak with Wheiskaet in Costa del Sol.

Journal

Trachtoum remains unconvinced of your readiness to defeat the dread primal Tidus.
Your conversation with Trachtoum is interrupted by an irate miller, who accuses the flustered marauder of shirking his duty. As you look on in stunned silence, Trachtoum claims to have slain the goobbue that you but recently dispatched. Unconvinced, the miller decides that the truth will be revealed “the Lominsan way.” Speak with the miller outside and discover what this entails.
After besting Trachtoum in a boulder-breaking contest, you discover that the marauder was never a member of the Company of Heroes. However, he tells you that one of the Company's former captains now works at Costa del Sol. Journey to the resort and beg the veteran's assistance.
While Wheiskaet acknowledges your passion, he is reluctant to send an adventurer of unknown character to her/his death. If you wish to learn how the Company of Heroes defeated Titan, you must yet again prove yourself by completing Wheiskaet's challenges.

Hidden

Lore Master Gegeruju

, Wheiskaet's

employer, is a rich Ul'dahn who bought the land of Costa del Sol and rebuilt it in the style of the south sea isles.

Easter egg The name Costa del Sol is Spanish for 'Coast of the Sun'. It is borrowed from a real coastal region in the south of Spain.

Characters 5

Y'shtola
Y'shtola is preparing to face Titan with you, for the sake of the people of Limsa Lominsa.
What you know from earlier quests 9
- #37 Lurkers in the Grotto: Her name is Y'shtola; she studies aether and hunts the kidnappers too. After you beat an enraged goobbue together, she finds a sailor's knife in it and suspects pirates. Your talk of a towering crystal surprises her. Staelwyrn vouches for her.
- #47 Just Deserts: After the golem fight, near Y'shtola you see a vision of her past: she fears the beast tribes may summon primals (summoned gods), as Louisoix foretold. She can see aether. She calls herself a naturalist, links the pirates to the Sahagin, and takes Sevrin home.
- #69 Feint and Strike: Y'shtola arrives when she senses the masked mage and fights beside you. She names him an Ascian, one of the "Bringers of Chaos" who steer the beast tribes. She is a Sharlayan and, surprised you know it, decides you have "a special gift."
- #71 A Mizzenmast Repast: Y'shtola sees an extraordinary glow and names it one of the Crystals of Light. She recalls the vision of a towering crystal you had after your encounter with the goobbue, and concludes that you bathed in Her Light. Merlwyb agrees.
- #97 Into a Copper Hell: She appears after you help the woman, saying she has watched you since you left Limsa Lominsa. She praises your humble, selfless deeds, but your visions interest her most; a friend shares that gift. She invites you to join the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.
- #99 The Scions of the Seventh Dawn: Tataru is startled when you say you are here at Y'shtola's request, and quickly lets you in.
- #100 A Wild Rose by Any Other Name: Y'shtola is an Archon who looks after Limsa Lominsa. She says their leader was taken from them at the Battle of Carteneau. Then they found Minfilia and others with the Echo, a rare talent, and founded the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.
- #135 Back from the Wood: Y'shtola warns the group not to grow complacent, as the calm lasts only for a time. She says the Maelstrom watches the kobolds closely, and the Scions can expect news from them.
- #159 Wrath of the Titan: Y'shtola recalls Titan's past attacks and warns you may be outmatched. She goes with you, reminds the Admiral that the Lominsans broke their pact with the kobolds, and suggests learning about Titan from former members of the Company of Heroes.
Gegeruju
Gegeruju does not appear in this quest; only his name comes up.
What you know from earlier quests 2
- #160 Sinking Doesmaga: Gegeruju speaks in long, fancy words and loves eel pie. He pays you a heavy purse of gil (money) for it. He is a rich, powerful Dunesfolk Lalafell, and how he got his money is a mystery.
- #163 Costa Beach Party: Gegeruju learns the dancers stopped to play on the beach. He is not angry at all. He calls them true artists and happily waits for them, saying a wealthy man can afford to wait.
Titan
Titan is the primal you want to defeat, and you still need to learn how to enter its lair.
What you know from earlier quests 5
- #111 A Hero in the Making: Alphinaud mentions Titan as the primal (beast tribe god) of the kobolds, who live beneath the earth and trouble Limsa Lominsa. Merlwyb says the kobolds push south from the mines of O'Ghomoro.
- #135 Back from the Wood: Yda asks for news of Titan. Y'shtola answers that the Maelstrom keeps the kobolds under constant watch.
- #159 Wrath of the Titan: Titan once struck the seawall with Leviathan and was beaten by the Company of Heroes. Little is known of him. The kobolds seize crystals to feed him, and the flow of aether inland is already disturbed.
- #161 Austerities of Flame: Y'mhitra calls Titan the Lord of Crags, a beloved god of the kobolds and the greatest threat to Limsa Lominsa. The Austerities of Earth demand a summoner who has toppled Titan.
- #168 Tales from the Tidus Slayer: To learn how to defeat Titan, you must do what Trachtoum asks. Trachtoum boasts of beating a primal he calls Tidus, whose steps shook the ground.
Trachtoum
Trachtoum still doubts you are ready to face Tidus and wants you to prove yourself again.
What you know from earlier quests 3
- #159 Wrath of the Titan: Trachtoum is singing when you arrive and grumbles about the price of fame. Still, he agrees to help, calls himself the Company's best axeman, and asks what you want to know.
- #168 Tales from the Tidus Slayer: Trachtoum boasts of fighting a primal he calls Tidus for three days and nights. When you doubt him, he refuses to share the secret tactics unless you kill the rats by the windmill. Then he lets slip that you saved him the hassle.
- #169 Hungry Hungry Goobbues: Trachtoum says you must prove your strength by slaying a goobbue, a big beast drawn to the flour from the mill. You kill one west of the Grey Fleet. He is shocked, but still unsure about sharing his secrets.
Wheiskaet
Wheiskaet is a grizzled marauder at Costa del Sol, once a captain in the Company of Heroes. People there treat him like royalty.

What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest

Y'shtola presses Wheiskaet for the way into Titan's lair, telling him you survived Ifrit and resist primal influence. She is angry at his demand for small tasks but gives in. She leaves you to do them while she prepares.
Gegeruju: Wheiskaet mentions that he oversees security for Master Gegeruju's estates and wants you to help with one of their tasks.
Titan: The miller says the Company of Heroes slew Titan. Wheiskaet calls Titan the worst they faced, one that took some of their best. Y'shtola says Limsa Lominsa depends on defeating Titan.
Trachtoum: A miller catches Trachtoum claiming your goobbue kill. After a boulder-breaking contest, he admits he never served in the Company of Heroes. He lied in panic after being turned away for work, and names Wheiskaet, a real captain, at Costa del Sol.
Wheiskaet oversees security for Master Gegeruju's estates. He warns that Titan took some of the Company's best. He does not want you to die in vain, so you must prove yourself with his tasks before he shows you the way into O'Ghomoro.

Dialogue 50 lines

Accepting the quest

Trachtoum

So, uh...as I was sayin', I still don't know if ye've got what it takes to face Tidus. Maybe if ye slew a─

All right─ye know the rules! First one/man to smash their/his boulder will be judged the goobbue slayer!

FR Comme j'suis plus fort que toi, j'vais te proposer un petit jeu à la place. ‘Since I'm stronger than you, I'll suggest a little game instead.’ English just says you know the rules; French has him claim he is too strong for you, so he proposes a game instead.
JA お、俺様の実力じゃ、お前を殺しちまうかもしれねぇ！ ‘W-with my strength, I might end up killing you!’ English just says you know the rules; Japanese has him claim his strength might kill you, so they break rocks instead.

An' don't even think about tryin' to kill me! That's cheatin'!

Gaius

Who picked these boulders!? They're nothing alike! Ah, the hells with it─let the contest begin!

Trachtoum

How ye doin', lass/matey? Feelin' a bit stiff, by any chance?

JA 俺様の魅力にシビレちまったようだなぁーッ！ ‘Whoa? Looks like you've gone numb from my charm!’ English asks if you feel a bit stiff; Japanese jokes that you are numbed by his charm.

Heh heh...only killin's against the rules!

Y-Yer still at it!? Bugger me─'tis lucky I've got one of these!

Me arms, me bleedin' arms...

Ack...ye rotten, stinkin' pile of...goobbue shite!

FR Tricheuse/ur... C'est pas du jeu... ‘Cheater... That's not fair...’ English just curses you as a pile of goobbue dung; French accuses you of cheating.
DE Ich hab doch gesagt: Angreifen gilt nicht! ‘I told you: attacking doesn't count!’ English just curses you as a pile of goobbue dung; German complains that you attacked him against the rules.
JA 「俺様を殴ったらお前の負け」って言っただろォ！ ‘I told you, "if you hit me, you lose"!’ English just curses you as a pile of goobbue dung; Japanese complains that hitting him means you lose.

Trachtoum? You in here drinking again? If you are, that goobbue had better be dead!

FR C'est bien beau de discutailler avec les aventuriers, mais il serait peut-être temps de vous mettre au travail, ne croyez-vous pas ? ‘It's all very well chatting away with adventurers, but it might be time to get to work, don't you think?’ English accuses him of drinking again; French reproaches him for chatting with adventurers.

Trachtoum

Oh, it's dead, chief, ye have me word on that! Cleaved the beast's skull in two with me trusty axe, I did!

Is that a fact? And what will your friend here say if I ask her/him?

FR Racontez-moi tout ça en détail. ‘Tell me all about it in detail.’ English threatens to ask your companion; French asks Trachtoum to describe the kill in detail.
DE Obwohl ich dich hier nur in der Hütte rumhocken sehen habe? ‘Even though I've only seen you sitting around here in the hut?’ English threatens to ask your companion; German says he has only seen Trachtoum sitting in the hut.
JA ……あんなに渋ってたのに？ ‘...Even though you were so reluctant?’ English threatens to ask your companion; Japanese points out how reluctant Trachtoum had been.

Trachtoum

vouch for me, of course! Ain't that right...friend?

Tell me true: was it Trachtoum who slew that goobbue...or was it you?

Trachtoum

Chief! Wh-What are ye sayin'!? It's me, Trachtoum, the finest axeman ever to serve in the Company of Heroes, the legendary mercenaries who slew that bastard Tidus!

DE Ich bin Trachtoum vom Heer der Helden, Bezwinger des Hydranten! ‘I am Trachtoum of the Company of Heroes, vanquisher of the Hydrant!’ English has him name the primal "Tidus"; German has him call himself vanquisher of the "Hydrant".

...Tidus? Tidus? Who in the seven hells is Tidus!? Some primal you fought in a drink-sodden dream? The Company of Heroes slew Titan, you bloody half-wit!

FR La divinité que les Kobolds vénèrent s'appelle Titan, pas Téton ! ‘The deity the Kobolds worship is called Titan, not Téton!’ English says the Company of Heroes slew Titan; French says the god the Kobolds worship is called Titan.
DE Nicht Gigant, Migrant oder Hydrant! ‘Not Giant, Migrant or Hydrant!’ English mocks it as a primal from a drunken dream; German lists his garbled names "Gigant, Migrant or Hydrant".
JA どんなタコじゃ！！ ‘What kind of octopus is that!!’ English mocks it as a primal from a drunken dream; Japanese asks "what kind of octopus is that?".
JA コボルド族が崇めとる神なら「タイタン」じゃろッ！！ ‘If you mean the god the Kobolds worship, that's "Titan"!!’ English says the Company of Heroes slew Titan; Japanese says the god the Kobolds worship is Titan.

Trachtoum

Ah. Aye, well...see, Tidus was what me an' the lads used to call him.

That's the biggest load of Sahagin shite I've ever heard. Both of you, outside! We'll learn the truth the Lominsan way!

Trachtoum─if you didn't slay that goobbue, you may consider your contract revoked!

Speak with the miller.

Trachtoum

All right, all right, I admit it! I lied about bein' in the Company of Heroes. But I'm beggin' ye, chief─please don't dismiss me! I've learned me lesson, honest I have!

Save your blubbering, Trachtoum. Gods, I should've known...

Trachtoum

Mercy, please! I didn't want to deceive ye, I swear! It's just that I kept gettin' turned away by all the folk I asked for work, an' I panicked!

DE Ach, hätte ich mich doch nur nicht als Held ausgegeben! ‘Oh, if only I hadn't passed myself off as a hero!’ English explains he kept being refused work and panicked; German only regrets posing as a hero.

See, the last job I had was at Costa del Sol, an' there was this grizzled marauder everyone treated like royalty. When I heard he was a captain in the Company of Heroes, I finally understood why.

DE „Klingt gut, das benutz ich! ‘I picked that up and thought: "Sounds good, I'll use that!"’ English says he finally understood why the man was treated like royalty; German says he decided to borrow the claim.

I-I wasn't bein' serious when I said I was one of 'em! But ye went an' believed me, so I...so I, er...

FR Au début, j'disais ça pour plaisanter... et puis les offres d'emploi se sont mises à pleuvoir... ‘At first I said it as a joke... and then the job offers started pouring in...’ English says the chief believed him; French says job offers started pouring in.
DE Ich wollte mich doch nur interessant machen! ‘I just wanted to make myself interesting!’ English says he was not serious when he claimed it; German says he just wanted to seem interesting.
JA そしたら、おもしろいように仕事が……申し訳ありまっせんでしたあああぁぁっ！！ ‘And then, the jobs came in so easily it was funny...’ English says the chief believed him; Japanese says jobs started coming in amazingly easily.

L-Look─his name was Wheiskaet, all right!? Wheiskaet! He'll tell ye how to defeat Titus or whatever the hells that thing's name is!

FR Tu cherches des informations sur Téton, euh, Titan, pas vrai ? ‘You're looking for information on Téton, uh, Titan, right?’ English has him still garble the name as "Titus or whatever"; French has him correct himself to "Titan".
DE Du willst doch etwas über Gig... Titan wissen, richtig? ‘You want to know something about Gig... Titan, right?’ English has him still garble the name as "Titus or whatever"; German has him correct himself to "Titan".
JA お前、タコタ……タイタンの情報を探していたな？ ‘You were looking for information on Takota... Titan, weren't you?’ English has him still garble the name as "Titus or whatever"; Japanese has him correct himself to "Titan".

That's what ye wanted, ain't it!? So come on, then! Tell the chief to forgive me! It's only fair!

Destroy the large boulder!

Speak with Wheiskaet in Costa del Sol.

Wheiskaet

Pardon? You wish to slay the Lord of Crags?

Y'shtola

We must slay him, Captain. The people of Limsa Lominsa are depending upon us.

FR Parce que ce Primordial a commencé à aspirer l'éther de la région. ‘Because this Primal has begun to draw in the aether of the region.’ English says Limsa Lominsa's people depend on them; French says the Primal has begun draining the region's aether.

Wheiskaet

Hmph. You fancy yourselves heroes, then─just like in the tales?

Y'shtola

Be not so quick to judge. Long have I labored for the well-being of you and yours. And my associate here has bathed in Ifrit's hellfire and lived.

is blessed with a power that protects her/him from primal influence. Thus was she/he able to lay low the Lord of the Inferno.

We know full well the risks, and have taken every possible precaution. We lack only the knowledge of how to enter Titan's lair. Pray be so good as to grant us the boon of your wisdom, and we shall be on our way.

Wheiskaet

A woman/man who can't be tempered? Useful...but it will not be enough.

FR J'ignorais l'existence d'un tel pouvoir. ‘Hmm... I didn't know such a power existed.’ English calls an untemperable person useful; French says he never knew such a power existed.
DE Das kommt mir doch bekannt vor ... ‘That sounds familiar to me...’ English calls an untemperable person useful; German says it sounds familiar to him.
JA ……いったい、どこでその話を……まぁ、いい。 ‘...Where on earth did you hear that story...’ English calls an untemperable person useful; Japanese asks where they heard of it.

It is true that the Company of Heroes fought and felled primals─but each victory was bought with the lifeblood of brave men and women.

FR Les mercenaires de la Fratrie étaient tous des casse-cou, des lascars qui étaient prêts à tous les sacrifices pour assurer le prestige et la renommée de leur “famille”. ‘The mercenaries of the Company were all daredevils, rascals ready to make any sacrifice to secure the prestige and renown of their "family".’ English says each victory cost brave lives; French says they would sacrifice anything for their band's prestige.
DE Wir dachten nur an den Ruhm. ‘We thought only of glory.’ English says each victory cost brave lives; German says they thought only of glory and ignored the losses.
JA 名誉のために、多くの犠牲をいとわず、数々の蛮神を倒してきたんだ。 ‘For honor, not shrinking from many sacrifices, we defeated numerous primals.’ English says each victory cost brave lives; Japanese says they accepted many sacrifices for honor.

And Titan was the worst we faced. Aye, we defeated him─in the end─but he took from us some of our very best.

Even if you possess the power you claim, I have no reason to believe you will succeed.

FR Vous me dites que vous avez abattu Ifrit, mais je n'ai aucune preuve de ce que vous avancez ! ‘You tell me you slew Ifrit, but I have no proof of what you claim!’ English doubts they will succeed; French says there is no proof that they slew Ifrit.

Believe what you will. We mean to try.

Y'shtola

Though our lives be forfeit, we will not abandon Limsa to the wrath of Titan.

Wheiskaet

You are passionate, I'll grant you that...

FR J'ai perdu de nombreux camarades en combattant des Primordiaux. ‘I lost many comrades fighting Primals.’ English grants that they are passionate; French has him recount losing many comrades to Primals.
DE Ich habe im Kampf gegen die Primae und während der Siebten Katastrophe viele Kameraden verloren und selbst schwere Verwundungen erlitten. ‘In the fight against the Primals and during the Seventh Calamity I lost many comrades and suffered severe wounds myself.’ English grants that they are passionate; German has him recount losing comrades and being badly wounded.
JA 俺は、蛮神との戦いや、第七霊災で多くの部下を失い、自身も深手を負った。 ‘In the battles with primals and in the Seventh Calamity, I lost many of my men and was badly wounded myself.’ English grants that they are passionate; Japanese has him recount losing his men and being badly wounded.

...And you deserved better than the greeting I gave you. But I will not send you into O'Ghomoro on a whim. To be plain, I do not wish to see you give your lives in vain.

FR La Fratrie des gabiers a été dissoute mais, comme vous le voyez, je continue à travailler comme mercenaire. ‘The Company of Heroes was dissolved but, as you can see, I still work as a mercenary.’ English says he does not want them to die in vain; French says he still works as a mercenary.
DE Und dennoch verdinge ich mich immer noch als Söldner. ‘And yet I still hire myself out as a mercenary.’ English says he does not want them to die in vain; German says he still hires himself out as a mercenary.
JA ……それでも、未だに傭兵稼業を続けている。 ‘...Even so, I still carry on the mercenary trade.’ English says he does not want them to die in vain; Japanese says he still carries on as a mercenary.

At the very least, I must have assurances that you are more than common adventurers.

I oversee security for Master Gegeruju's estates. Perhaps you can demonstrate your abilities by attending to one of our─

FR Je veux bien vous donner quelques tuyaux sur Titan à condition que vous m'aidiez d'abord. ‘I'm willing to give you a few tips on Titan provided you help me first.’ English frames the task as a test of their abilities; French makes it a trade: help him first.
DE Da fällt mir ein, es gibt da etwas, das ihr für mich erledigen könntet ... ‘Now that I think of it, there is something that you could take care of for me...’ English frames the task as a test of their abilities; German makes it a favor done for him.
JA お前たちが、どうしてもというのなら、旦那からの依頼を、代わりにやってみるがいい。 ‘If you insist, then try doing the master's request in my place.’ English frames the task as a test of their abilities; Japanese has them do his master's request in his place.

Y'shtola

Ye gods, man─have you heard nothing I have said? We have not the time to perform trivial tasks. The enemy is at the gates!

DE Will denn nicht einmal mehr einer vom Heer der Helden dabei helfen, einer Bedrohung für ganz Eorzea die Stirn zu bieten, ohne dafür eine Gegenleistung zu verlangen? ‘Will not even one of the Company of Heroes help stand up to a threat to all of Eorzea without demanding something in return?’ English protests they have no time for trivial tasks; German protests that he demands something in return.

Wheiskaet

Do you imagine words can sway me, girl?

If you dislike my conditions, then you are welcome to find your own way into O'Ghomoro.

Y'shtola

Though it pains me to admit it, I fear we have no choice but to acquiesce to the man's demands.

DE Erpressung wäre das treffendere Wort ... ‘Blackmail would be the more fitting word...’ English resigns herself to his demands; German sarcastically calls the choice blackmail.

Yet much remains to be done if we are to best Titan. Forgive me, but I must ask you to undertake this task alone. I will use the time to see to the remaining preparations.

Wheiskaet

Leaving the dirty work to others, are we? Heh, very well.

FR Je vois que vous avez pris votre décision. ‘I see you have made your decision.’ English mocks her for leaving the dirty work to others; French just notes that they have decided.
DE Na also, das ist die richtige Einstellung. ‘There we go, that's the right attitude.’ English mocks her for leaving the dirty work to others; German praises their attitude.
JA ほう、やる気になったかい。 ‘Oh, so you're motivated now?’ English mocks her for leaving the dirty work to others; Japanese remarks that they are now willing.

Y'shtola

Pray do whatever the good captain bids...however trifling. Remember: the fate of Limsa Lominsa hangs in the balance.

DE Hilf du diesem Opportunisten. ‘Help this opportunist.’ English calls him "the good captain"; German calls him "this opportunist".