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A Bridge Too Full
Map quest, level 11 (you can take it from level 10). 55th of 102 in play order.
Quest giver: Doesrael, Lower La Noscea (X 23.5, Y 28.0).
Steps
- Speak with Wyrstmaga
. - /soothe the irate coachmen.
- Speak with Wyrstmaga.
- Speak with Doesrael.
Journal
- Captain Doesrael, stationed at Oschon's Embrace, needs you to track down a guard who has abandoned his duties.
- With the recent increase in deliveries being sent between the Moraby Drydocks and Limsa Lominsa, passage across Oschon's Embrace has slowed to a crawl. Find Wyrstmaga, the guard whose duty it is to ensure smooth travel across the bridge.
- Wyrstmaga appears intimidated by the angry shouts of the drivers as they fume at the seemingly interminable delays. Do your best to /soothe the irate coachmen so that the harried guard might return to his post and perform his duties in relative peace.
- You have managed to soothe the irate coachmen. Report your success to Wyrstmaga and have him return to his post.
- Wyrstmaga has returned to his post on the bridge. Report your progress to Captain Doesrael at Oschon's Embrace.
- The conflict preventing passage across Oschon's Embrace has been resolved. But with work on the Victory demanding ever more materials, you can only wonder how Wyrstmaga will cope with the steadily increasing traffic on the bridge.
Hidden
sends you after the runaway guard. The name means 'Two Doe' in the traditional Roegadyn language.Characters 3
H'naanza does not appear in this quest. She is only mentioned by an angry wagon driver on the bridge.
What you know from earlier quests 2
- #15 The Rats in the Wharf: H'naanza tells you Baderon
is offering a reward to anyone who kills at least five wharf rats. Plenty of them lurk outside the Tempest Gate, so H'naanza urges you to hurry and take the chance. - #17 Back in the Water: H'naanza's workshop, Naldiq & Vymelli's, is busy building a galleon (a large ship). Still, the Fishermen's Guild is an old, valued client, so she promises to do her best for Sisipu
. She is a famous shipbuilder who designed the Triumph, flagship of Limsa's Crimson Fleet.
- #15 The Rats in the Wharf: H'naanza tells you Baderon
Captain Doesrael watches over Oschon's Embrace, the only bridge joining the Drydocks road to Limsa Lominsa. Today it is jammed with wagons.
What you know from earlier quests 3
- #6 Edelweiss, Edelweiss: The Encyclopaedia Eorzea says Admiral Merlwyb gave an order that banned piracy. After that order, a group called the Upright Thieves became the Rogues' Guild.
- #10 Close to Home: Murie
says Admiral Merlwyb keeps several arcanists on her personal staff. Fearing their art would die out, as it passed only from master to chosen student, she ordered an official Arcanists' Guild and paid for research and training. - #19 On to Summerford: Staelwyrn
took Admiral Merlwyb's offer to put pirates stuck on land to work in the fields. The panel notes add that Summerford is part of Merlwyb's plan to end piracy by giving former pirates land to work.
What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
- H'naanza: An angry coachman on Oschon's Embrace says his load from the Drydocks is meant for Forgemaster H'naanza herself, and demands that the way be cleared.
- Doesrael is annoyed that the guard Wyrstmaga has left his post, and sends you to fetch him. Once Wyrstmaga is back, Doesrael praises your silver tongue but calls Wyrstmaga a delicate flower who must harden up. His name means "Two Doe" in old Roegadyn.
What the Japanese, French and German versions say 5
Japanese
EN A Bridge Too Full
JA 「オシュオン大橋名物」, 'the Speciality of Oschon's Great Bridge'
A speciality is the thing a place is known for. Here, wryly, it is the bridge's traffic jams.
French
EN A Bridge Too Full · 'Track down that skittish bugger an' tell him to get his arse back to directin' the chaos at the Embrace.'
FR «Pont-bouteillage», 'bridge-jam' · «Si tu vois Wyrstmaga, dis-lui de désengorger cet embouteillage infernal, s'il te plaît.», 'If you see Wyrstmaga, tell him to clear this hellish traffic jam, please.'
The title welds «pont», 'bridge', onto «embouteillage», 'traffic jam', Doesrael's word for the chaos. So the bridge has become the jam.
German
EN 'If you want to be the one to explain to the Admiral why her Victory is behind schedule, then be my bloody guest!'
DE „Wenn Merlwyb hört, dass ihr den Schiffbau behindert, wird sie euch an der obersten Rah aufknüpfen!“, 'If Merlwyb hears that you are holding up the shipbuilding, she will string you up from the highest yardarm!'
A coachman warns of a pirate-style hanging. In English, you just have to explain the delay.
EN 'Wyrstmaga is back at his post, is he? Yer tongue must be made o' silver to have accomplished that feat!'
DE „Wyrstmaga hat seine Arbeit wieder aufgenommen? Hervorragend! Dann flutscht der Verkehr hoffentlich wieder wie 'ne Flunder.“, 'Wyrstmaga is back at work? Excellent! Then hopefully traffic will flow like a flounder again.'
Doesrael's simile is alliterative, with fl twice, and fishy, which fits a harbour city. The English praises your silver tongue instead.
EN 'Wyrstmaga appears intimidated by the angry shouts of the drivers as they fume at the seemingly interminable delays.' · 'He can't handle the yellin', you see. The gods only know how such a delicate flower survived guard trainin' in the first place.'
DE „Wyrstmaga ist eingeschnappt, weil die wütenden Fuhrleute ihren Frust an ihm ausgelassen haben.“, 'Wyrstmaga is in a huff because the angry drivers took out their frustration on him.' · „Er macht seine Sache wirklich gut, solange er nicht eingeschnappt ist. Leider reagiert er ein bisschen empfindlich auf allzu laute Beschwerden.“, 'He does his job really well, as long as he is not in a huff. Sadly, he is a bit touchy about overly loud complaints.'
Wyrstmaga isn't scared. He sulks and won't work until the hotheads calm down.
Dialogue 27 lines
Accepting the quest
Doesrael
Eh? Ye be wantin' to cross Oschon's Embrace? If ye ain't in a hurry to be some place, I'd rather ye hold off for a bell or two─presently, the bridge is such a right confusion o' wagons an' such, the damn thing's like to collapse.
We expect a bit o' congestion, what with this bein' the only bridge connectin' the roads from the Drydocks to Limsa Lominsa, but today's traffic is somethin' awful.
Speakin' o' which, what in the seven hells does Wyrstmaga think he's playin' at desertin' his post at a time like this? Do me a favor, would ye, lass/lad? Track down that skittish bugger an' tell him to get his arse back to directin' the chaos at the Embrace.
- FR Si tu vois Wyrstmaga, dis-lui de désengorger cet embouteillage infernal, s'il te plaît. ‘If you see Wyrstmaga, tell him to clear this hellish traffic jam, please.’ The title welds «pont», 'bridge', onto «embouteillage», 'traffic jam', Doesrael's word for the chaos. So the bridge has become the jam.
Speak with Wyrstmaga.
Wyrstmaga
Bah, 'twas only a matter o' time before they sent someone after me, I suppose. Aye, I heard ye─the bridge is a bloody mess. Truth be told, I wish the damn thing would collapse and save me the sufferin'.
- FR Bon, autant être franc, j'ai horreur de faire la circulation. ‘Well, to be frank, I hate directing traffic.’ English wishes the bridge would collapse to end his suffering; French simply says he hates directing traffic.
- DE Ich hab keine Lust mehr, den blöden Verkehr auf der Brücke zu regeln. ‘I don't feel like directing the stupid traffic on the bridge anymore.’ English wishes the bridge would collapse to end his suffering; German says he is fed up with directing traffic.
- JA 俺……橋の交通整理なんて、正直もうイヤなんだよ。 ‘Me... directing traffic on the bridge, honestly, I'm sick of it.’ English wishes the bridge would collapse to end his suffering; Japanese says he is sick of directing traffic.
- DE Arg, lass mich bloß in Frieden! ‘Argh, just leave me in peace!’ German tells you to leave him alone; English resignedly expected someone to come for him.
I can't simply wave me hands an' have everythin' suddenly sort itself out, now can I? An' if I try reasonin' with those demon-spawned coachmen, I'm like to get me head bit off.
Listen, if yer not goin' to let me be, then can ye at least have a word with the more irate wagon drivers? Ye know, soothe their tempers some? That'll be one less headache for me to deal with.
- FR Voilà, ce que je vous propose, si vous faites en sorte d'apaiser un peu les convoyeurs mécontents, je vous promets de reprendre mon poste. ‘Here is what I propose: if you manage to calm the disgruntled carriers a little, I promise you I'll return to my post.’ French makes it a deal with a promise to return to his post; English only asks a favour.
- DE Ich gehe nicht zurück an die Arbeit, bevor sich die Hitzköpfe nicht beruhigt haben. ‘I'm not going back to work until the hotheads have calmed down.’ German flatly refuses to work until they calm down; English merely asks you to talk to them.
/soothe the irate coachmen.
Good sirs and ladies! Calm yourselves! There's no need to─oh gods...
- DE Jetzt beruhigt euch doch endlich, verdammt noch mal! ‘Now calm down already, damn it all!’ English politely begs "Good sirs and ladies" to calm down; German swears at them to calm down.
I got me a load o' goods from the Drydocks meant for Forgemaster H'naanza herself! Now yield the way afore I drive me wagon right over yer squealin' hide!
- DE Ich muss meine Fuhre noch heute in Limsa Lominsa abliefern! ‘I have to deliver my load in Limsa Lominsa today!’ English says the goods are for Forgemaster H'naanza; German says the load must reach Limsa Lominsa today.
- DE Wenn hier einer das Recht zu fluchen hat, dann bin ich das, verdammt noch mal! ‘If anyone here has the right to curse, it's me, damn it all!’ English threatens to drive the wagon over them unless they yield; German claims he alone has the right to curse.
And my cargo's already late for the shipyard! If you want to be the one to explain to the Admiral why her Victory is behind schedule, then be my bloody guest!
- DE Wenn Merlwyb hört, dass ihr den Schiffbau behindert, wird sie euch an der obersten Rah aufknüpfen! ‘If Merlwyb hears that you are holding up the shipbuilding, she will string you up from the highest yardarm!’ A coachman warns of a pirate-style hanging. In English, you just have to explain the delay.
Blocked again!? They'll have the road backed up all the way to the gates at this rate. I swear by the Navigator, I'll kick those wagons over the sides my damn self if this bridge doesn't open up soon!
- FR Hé, devant, il y a des gens qui attendent pour passer, alors dépêchez-vous un peu de traverser, sapristi ! ‘Hey, you in front, there are people waiting to get through, so hurry up and cross, for heaven's sake!’ French only tells those ahead to hurry; the threat to kick wagons off the bridge is missing.
This is the third time this week. I must have these fish across and properly stored before they begin to spoil!
- DE Und jedes Mal verfault mir die ganze Ladung kostbarer Fisch! ‘And every time, my whole load of precious fish rots!’ English hopes to store the fish before they spoil; German says the whole load of fish rots every time.
- FR Et mon poisson, il va sentir bon quand je vais enfin arriver à destination... ‘And my fish, it's going to smell lovely by the time I finally reach my destination...’ French is sarcastic: the fish will "smell lovely" on arrival; English plainly worries about spoilage.
Speak with Wyrstmaga.
Wyrstmaga
Ye have a word with those irate coachmen an' soothe some tempers, an' I'll soon have the rest of this mess sorted out.
Well, I'll be damned. Ye actually managed to calm them buggers down!? Yer a miracle worker, an' that's the honest truth.
All I need is for the drivers to heed me directions without all that snappin' an' snarlin', ye see. Well, I'd best be at it afore they lose their tempers again.
Oh, an' I'd appreciate it if ye could let Captain Doesrael know I'm back on the job.
Make way, ye ugly bilge rat! I should've been in Limsa bells ago! Eh!? I'll calm down when fishbacks learn to fly! Now move yer arse!
You can take your self-important words and take a dive in the harbor! I have shipwrights expecting this cargo, and it'll be a cold day in Thanalan before I back down first!
- FR Si je ne me calme pas, je vais vraiment sortir de mes gonds... ‘If I don't calm down, I'm really going to fly off the handle...’ French admits he needs calming; English vows never to back down, "a cold day in Thanalan".
Well, if ye put it like that, then maybe I'll hold me tongue for a bit.
- FR Si c'est pour dire de telles âneries, tu peux la fermer toi là-bas ! ‘If you're going to talk such nonsense, you can shut it, you over there!’ English speaker agrees to hold his tongue; French tells someone else to shut up for talking nonsense.
Perhaps you do have a point. I shall endeavor to keep a hold on my temper, if only to see this situation resolved before the moon turns.
Thank you kindly, adventurer! We should be able to get things moving again as soon as─ Hm? Now where did Wyrstmaga disappear to!?
Hmph. Ye could be right, lass/lad. Maybe there is room for both of us to squeeze past if I shift an ilm or two to the left. Probably could've seen that for meself if I hadn't been so busy screamin'. Heh heh.
- FR C'est vrai que si on s'décale tous un peu vers la droite, les charrettes devraient pouvoir passer dans les deux sens. ‘It's true that if we all shift a little to the right, the carts should be able to pass in both directions.’ English shifts an ilm or two to the left; French has everyone shift to the right.
- JA 確かに……互いに、もう少し右端を歩けば、荷馬車がすれ違えるな。 ‘Indeed... if we each walk a little more toward the right edge, the wagons can pass each other.’ English shifts to the left; Japanese has both keep further to the right edge.
I'm sore glad at least one person on this bridge has her/his head on straight. Perhaps those useless guards should retire and let you assume their post.
- FR Je vais raconter ta prouesse à tous mes clients, ça leur fera plaisir à entendre. ‘I'm going to tell all my customers about your feat, they'll be glad to hear it.’ English mocks the useless guards and suggests you take their post; French promises to tell customers about your feat.
- JA 配達先のみんなにも、お前さんの活躍を聞かせておくよ。 ‘I'll tell everyone at my delivery stops about what you did, too.’ English mocks the useless guards and suggests you take their post; Japanese promises to tell customers about your feat.
- DE Du bist eine geborene Führungspersönlichkeit! ‘You are a born leader!’ German calls you a born leader; the English jab at the "useless guards" is absent.
Well done, mate, well done! Might've been a good show if it'd come to blows, but we all have places to be, now don't we?
- FR Dommage, j'aurais bien aimé dire ce que je pense à tous ces traînards, mais au moins, je vais être dans les temps pour ma livraison. ‘Too bad, I'd have liked to tell all those dawdlers what I think, but at least I'll be on time for my delivery.’ English says a fistfight would have been a good show; French wishes she had told off the dawdlers.
- DE Na endlich jemand mit Herz und Verstand! ‘At last, someone with heart and sense!’ German praises your heart and sense; the English regret at missing a brawl is gone.
Now half my Drydocks shipment is spoiled thanks to this cursed bridge and its endless delays. If only I had spent more coin on chilling the fish...
- FR Je suis bête, j'aurais dû prévoir le coup et mettre plus de noyaux d'élémentaire d'eau... ‘I'm stupid, I should have seen it coming and put in more water elemental cores...’ French names the cooling method, water elemental cores; English only mentions paying more for chilling.
Speak with Doesrael.
Doesrael
Wyrstmaga is back at his post, is he? Yer tongue must be made o' silver to have accomplished that feat!
- DE Dann flutscht der Verkehr hoffentlich wieder wie 'ne Flunder. ‘Then hopefully the traffic will slip along like a flounder again.’ English praises your silver tongue; German jokes the traffic will slide along like a flounder.
He can't handle the yellin', you see. The gods only know how such a delicate flower survived guard trainin' in the first place.
- DE Er macht seine Sache wirklich gut, solange er nicht eingeschnappt ist. Leider reagiert er ein bisschen empfindlich auf allzu laute Beschwerden. ‘He does his job really well, as long as he is not in a huff. Sadly, he is a bit touchy about overly loud complaints.’
- FR C'est dans sa personnalité, mais il a tendance à se replier sur lui-même quand on l'agresse verbalement... et forcément, ça n'arrange pas les choses. ‘It's his personality, but he tends to withdraw into himself when people attack him verbally... and naturally, that doesn't help matters.’ English mocks how such a delicate flower survived guard training; French only says this doesn't help matters.
- DE Er macht seine Sache wirklich gut, solange er nicht eingeschnappt ist. ‘He does his job really well, as long as he isn't sulking.’ English mocks him as a delicate flower; German praises his work as long as he isn't sulking.
- JA まったく、この先が思いやられる……。 ‘Honestly, I dread to think what lies ahead...’ English wonders how such a delicate flower survived guard training; Japanese worries about what lies ahead.
An' he's never goin' to survive duty at the bridge now that work on the Victory has a flood o' deliveries comin' in an' out every bloody day. Wyrstmaga better harden up, or start lookin' for a quieter line o' work.
- DE Je mehr Schiffe in den Trockendocks gebaut werden, desto mehr Leute und Kutschen sind auf den Straßen unterwegs. ‘The more ships are built in the drydocks, the more people and coaches are out on the roads.’ English blames daily deliveries for the Victory; German says more ships being built in the drydocks means more traffic.
- DE Es wird also immer wichtiger, dass wir für ein reibungsloses Durchkommen sorgen. ‘So it is becoming ever more important that we make sure people get through smoothly.’ English says Wyrstmaga must toughen up or find quieter work; German says keeping traffic flowing grows ever more important.
- JA 造船廠には、船の建造依頼が次々と舞い込んでるそうで、橋を使う輸送業者も渋滞も、ますます増えるだろう。 ‘They say orders to build ships keep pouring in one after another at the shipyard, so the haulers using the bridge, and the jams, will only increase.’ English blames daily deliveries for the Victory; Japanese says orders to build ships keep pouring in.