Trial by Turtle

Main story quest #90, level 30. 173rd of 173 in play order.

Quest giver: Landenel, South Shroud (X 16.8, Y 28.2).

Steps

Lay hands upon the adamantoise egg.
Claim the adamantoise egg.
Present the egg to Landenel.
Speak with U'odh Nunh at Forgotten Springs.

Journal

Landenel needs to explain a few things to you.
Landenel has told you of an egg suitable for your purposes. However, he believes that you will surely perish if you attempt to take it, and states that other heroes will rise to the occasion and slay Titan even if you do not. If you have the courage to press onward, journey to the nest and attempt to claim the egg.
As Landenel suspected, you were immediately attacked by the mother adamantoise when you touched the egg. It was a mighty struggle, but in the end you survived. You may now claim your prize.
The adamantoise egg is now yours. Return to Camp Tranquil and present it to Landenel.
Landenel is impressed by your reckless bravery. After taking the egg on behalf of Wheiskaet, he bids you journey to Forgotten Springs in southern Thanalan and speak with a man named U'odh Nunh, who will help you obtain the second ingredient.
Contrary to what Landenel said, U'odh Nunh has no intention of aiding you in your quest. It seems the old Miqo'te will require some convincing...

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In-game text The egg's item text adds that the baby that hatches from it will likely be as large as a hound.

Title reference The title plays on 'trial by fire', an ordeal that tests your strength and courage. Here the ordeal is a giant turtle, the mother adamantoise.

Characters 3

Titan
Titan is the primal you mean to challenge.
What you know from earlier quests 7
- #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.
- #170 The Lominsan Way: 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.
- #172 A Modest Proposal: Landenel greets you as the one who would challenge Titan. Wheiskaet says you need endurance to outlast the Lord of Crags.
Wheiskaet
Wheiskaet, the captain, is waiting for the ingredients you gather.
What you know from earlier quests 3
- #170 The Lominsan Way: 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.
- #171 Nix That: Wheiskaet has you lure and slay a nix, a slimy beast near Costa del Sol, and bring back a leg. He is careful because a young employee lied about serving in the Company of Heroes. Now he offers you a fitting challenge.
- #172 A Modest Proposal: Wheiskaet sends you to gather rare ingredients for a banquet Master Gegeruju is holding for two important guests. Old mercenaries who served under him guide you. He says that without the endurance for this, you cannot outlast the Lord of Crags.
Landenel
Landenel has told you about an adamantoise egg, and needs to explain a few things first.
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #172 A Modest Proposal: Landenel has been expecting you. He says the first ingredient is a giant adamantoise egg, stolen from its nest. Most who try die. To protect his position, he refuses to help openly and gives you only information.

What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest

Titan: Landenel says other heroes can slay Titan if you do not, and urges you to give up. When you stay, he says your recklessness serves you well against Titan.
Wheiskaet: Landenel calls Wheiskaet the captain and takes the egg on his behalf. U'odh Nunh says Wheiskaet sent you, but cannot see what Wheiskaet sees in you.
Landenel misses his wild days with the Company but hides them to seem a model citizen, and threatens you if you talk. He urges you to quit, then praises your bravery, takes the egg for Wheiskaet, and sends you to U'odh Nunh.

Dialogue 15 lines

Accepting the quest

Landenel

Let me be clear: this business between you, me, and the captain must remain a secret.

See, I don't regret my time spent with the Company in the slightest. Traveling the world, meeting interesting people, killing them─it was all jolly good fun.

Alas, Gridanians are, by and large, an unforgiving lot─Detoh here being a rare exception.

I've had to go to great lengths to ensure that I am seen as a model citizen, with no taste for drinking, whoring, gambling, and all those other activities I so dearly miss.

So understand that if you ruin my little charade by wagging your tongue, I'll fashion a noose with your entrails and hang you from the nearest heavenspillar.

FR C'est d'ailleurs pour cette raison que les vigiles sombres ont dressé un périmètre de sécurité autour de leur nid. ‘That is also why the Wailers have set up a security perimeter around their nest.’ English threatens to hang you with your own entrails if you talk; French says the Wailers set up a security perimeter around the nest.
DE Das Klageregiment hat vorsichtshalber die Wachen verstärkt, damit sich niemand diesem gefährlichen Monster nähert. ‘The Wailers have reinforced the guards as a precaution, so that no one approaches this dangerous monster.’ English threatens to hang you with your own entrails if you talk; German says the Wailers reinforced the guards around the monster.
JA そのため、クソ真面目な鬼哭隊の部下たちが、卵付近の警備をギチギチに固めていました。 ‘For that reason, my dead-serious Wailer subordinates had locked down the guard around the eggs. But...’ English threatens to hang you with your own entrails if you talk; Japanese says his men had tightly guarded the eggs.

Well, what are you waiting for? There's a perfectly good adamantoise egg in a nest to the east of here, just ripe for the taking.

Not that I expect you to live long enough to claim it!

FR Ce qui veut dire... que la plupart des vigiles qui surveillaient le nid ont dû s'en éloigner pour les chasser. ‘Which means... most of the sentries watching the nest had to leave it to hunt them.’ English predicts you will not live long enough to claim the egg; French says most guards left the nest to hunt monsters.
DE Es ist völlig unbewacht ... ‘It is completely unguarded...’ English predicts you will not live long enough to claim the egg; German says the nest is completely unguarded.
JA つまり卵付近には誰もいません……。 ‘In other words, there is no one near the eggs...’ English predicts you will not live long enough to claim the egg; Japanese says no one is near the eggs.

The mother never strays far from the child, and you will surely be attacked the moment you lay hands upon the egg.

FR Il n'y a plus personne pour vous mettre des bâtons dans les roues désormais. ‘There's no one left to put a spoke in your wheel now. Mouahahaha!’ English warns you will be attacked the moment you touch the egg; French gloats that no one is left to stop you.
DE Und das bedeutet folglich, dass du gänzlich freie Hand hast, hahaha! ‘And that consequently means that you have a completely free hand, hahaha!’ English warns you will be attacked the moment you touch the egg; German says you have a completely free hand.
JA 誰もテメェの邪魔はできねェってわけだッ！！ ‘...Heh heh heh... Heh heh heh heh heh heh...!! Which means nobody can get in your way!!’ English warns you will be attacked the moment you touch the egg; Japanese gloats that nobody can get in your way.

Present the egg to Landenel.

Landenel

...There will be other heroes, [name]. You do not need to challenge Titan. Abandon your quest, or your corpse will rot in this swamp.

FR Préparez-vous bien car la créature sera prête à tout pour protéger sa progéniture. ‘Prepare yourself well, for the creature will stop at nothing to protect its young.’ English urges you to give up or rot in the swamp; French just tells you to prepare well for the protective creature.
DE Aber mit denen wirst du schon fertig werden. ‘But you'll deal with them all right.’ English urges you to give up or rot in the swamp; German assures you that you will deal with the others after the eggs.
JA テメェに度胸があるなら行ってきな！ ‘If you've got the guts, go on!’ English urges you to give up or rot in the swamp; Japanese dares you to go if you have the guts.

Speak with U'odh Nunh at Forgotten Springs.

Landenel

I thought you might have the good sense to leave this place. By your continued presence, I take it you intend to persevere to the bitter end?

Ahahaha! Such bravery, such recklessness! That will serve you well against Titan.

Leave the egg with me─I'll see that it gets to the captain. You should make haste to southern Thanalan.

FR Je me charge de faire parvenir cet œuf au vice-capitaine. ‘I'll see to it that this egg reaches the vice-captain.’ English calls Wheiskaet "the captain"; French calls him the "vice-captain".
JA こいつは俺から副団長に送り届けておくぜ。 ‘I'll send this one on to the vice-captain myself.’ English calls Wheiskaet "the captain"; Japanese calls him the "vice-captain".

In Forgotten Springs, you will find a man named U'odh Nunh. He will be your next guide. Safe travels, [name].

State your business, adventurerrr. Hah hah hah! So this is the one Wheiskaet sends me.

I haven't the foggiest what he sees in you─and until I do, you will rrreceive no aid from me.