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Ziz Is So Ridiculous

Main story quest #78, level 28. 153rd of 173 in play order.

Quest giver: Aideen, North Shroud (X 21.8, Y 26.7).

Next: Rock of Rancor ›

Steps

  1. Slay ziz.
  2. Report to Aideen.
Journal
  1. Aideen has a proposal to make concerning your investigation.
  2. It is popularly believed that the local ziz may be responsible for the deaths. Aideen suggests that you cull three of the scalekin to see whether you can find any clues.
  3. You have culled three ziz as suggested, and have little to show for it besides a rich crop of bites and gashes. Return to Fallgourd Float and report to Aideen.
  4. Aideen strikes ziz from her list of suspects, and turns her attention once more towards the masked man and his winged eyeball.
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Easter egg The name ziz matches the Ziz, a giant bird in Jewish myth said to be large enough to block out the sun.
Title reference The title sounds like 'This is so ridiculous'. Fitting, since hunting the ziz for clues turns up nothing but bites and gashes.
Characters 1

  • Aideen

    Aideen wants to help your investigation and has a proposal about the deaths.

    What you know from earlier quests 1
    • #152 Terror at Fallgourd: Hearing that you hunt the same masked man, Aideen eagerly offers to help you in any way possible.
What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
  • Aideen explains that all victims had their faces torn apart, and some folk blame the ziz, a local beast. She doubts it but has you cull three. Finding no proof, she rules out the ziz and turns back to the masked man.
Dialogue 5 lines

Accepting the quest

Aideen

So, here's what I know about the deaths: all the victims were found with their faces torn to shreds.

  • JA ……それは、みんな顔が……ヒイイイ！ ‘That is... all of their faces are... Eeeek!’ English says the faces were torn to shreds; Japanese Aideen breaks off with a shriek instead.

Among the local fauna, only the scalekin known as ziz could inflict such wounds. That's why some folk are pointing the finger at them.

  • FR Il y a beaucoup de créatures qui rôdent par ici, mais la seule qui a des griffes suffisamment puissantes pour décapiter un humain est . ‘There are many creatures prowling around here, but the only one with claws powerful enough to decapitate a human is ….’ English says only these creatures could inflict such wounds; French says only they have claws strong enough to decapitate.

I somehow doubt that the answer's that simple, but for the sake of thoroughness, we should look into it. Why don't you put down, say, three of the creatures, and see if you can find any proof connecting them to the deaths?

Report to Aideen.

Aideen

You've already seen to the ziz? Good work, adventurer! So, were you able to find aught to suggest that the creatures are our culprits?

...Nothing? Truth be told, even if there were proof, I wouldn't know what it looked like. Aaanyway, I believe we can safely strike ziz from our list of suspects. Which leaves us with...the masked man and his winged eyeball!

  • FR J'en étais sûre. ‘I was sure of it.’ English jokes she wouldn't know what proof looked like; French says she was sure there was nothing.