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A Pound of Cure
Side quest, level 8. 43rd of 102 in play order.
Quest giver: Khanmhar, Middle La Noscea (X 24.9, Y 17.1).
Steps
- Deliver a
hi-potion to Wydaloef
at Tiller's Rest.
Journal
- Hi-potions are in short supply at Tiller's Rest, and Khanmhar hopes to remedy that.
- The retired pirates are restless, and the frequent fighting has depleted the farm's reserves of medicine. Wydaloef at Tiller's Rest would be thankful for a hi-potion to replenish his fast-dwindling stores.
- You can take the pirate out of the raging sea, but you cannot take the raging sea out of the pirate. One can only hope the buccaneers will someday find peace on earth.
Hidden
. That makes it a popular spot for the ex-pirate farmers of Summerford Farms to avoid work.
says 'an onze o' prevention's worth a ponze o' cure'. This version uses Eorzea's ounce and pound.. The name Wydaloef comes from the ancient Roegadyn language. It means 'Willow Leaf'.Characters 3
Baderon takes no part in this quest; a chart note only recalls a saying of Baderon's.
What you know from earlier quests 7
- #1 Coming to Limsa Lominsa: Baderon registers you at the Adventurers' Guild. He says the Calamity, a disaster, blurred everyone's memories, even of the heroes called Warriors of Light. He shields you from a suspicious Yellowjacket. He is the only son of Lodewicus, the guild's founder, and left home young.
- #10 Close to Home: Baderon sends you to touch the aetheryte, a travel crystal, to see Swozblaet
with an old 
octant, and to visit the Arcanists' Guild. He blames the Calamity, or the ale, for his poor memory. He urges you to help people in need. - #11 Glory Days: Baderon laughs at the gift: he has hated
aurelia umbrellas since his days as a sellsword, a fighter for hire, when even salt and a campfire did not help. Few sellswords keep all their fingers, so he earned the respected nickname "Tenfingers". - #15 The Rats in the Wharf: Baderon pays you from a huge sack left by a stranger, who said the rats' scurrying noise was driving him mad. Baderon thinks the man was already a bit unwell in the head and doubts he can ever find peace.
- #19 On to Summerford: Staelwyrn, the farm's owner, is Baderon's old mate. He runs it with mostly reformed pirates, trying to bring life back to soil the Calamity ruined. Baderon gave you a glowing recommendation and tells you to work hard and impress 'the old bastard'.
- #22 Fool Me Once: Ancreta
says the Yellowjackets hire adventurers only through the Adventurers' Guild. The panel notes add that this means Baderon: official work for adventurers in Limsa goes through him. - #27 Bait and Swat: Baderon calls the pact a farce that only bought Limsa time. He is sure the kobolds hoard crystals to summon their god, Titan
. With no Company of Heroes to save them this time, he offers to ask the Yellowjackets to guard the Stead.
Staelwyrn does not appear in this quest about medicine for the ex-pirates at Tiller's Rest.
What you know from earlier quests 6
- #19 On to Summerford: Staelwyrn introduces himself as the 'old bastard'. Many workers are his old pirate crew; the Calamity wrecked their ship and badly hurt him. He took Admiral Merlwyb's
farming offer, but his men never took to the soil. His name means 'Still Snake'. - #29 Kobolds Ahoy: Staelwyrn praises Ostfyr's
caution, but says the Sahagin swarming at his gates need his attention first. Still, he respects the Yellowjackets too much to ignore their warning, and takes it to heart. - #31 Dressed to Call: Staelwyrn warns the ex-pirates here are still rogues who respect strength. Once your gear passes, he has work for you. In small talk, he says he captained a pirate ship until the Calamity (a great disaster), then dragged his unwilling crew here.
- #37 Lurkers in the Grotto: Staelwyrn worries his ex-pirate farmhands may be tempted back to piracy. He agrees the
knife points to pirates. He vouches for Y'shtola
, who often studies aether (magic energy) near Summerford. He thanks you. His name means 'Still Snake' in old Roegadyn. - #39 Washed Up: Staelwyrn asks you to round up his slacking farmhands instead of doing their work, so they learn. All return except Sevrin
, who has slipped away from him countless times. He does not blame you and vows to put Sevrin in the dirt. - #42 Double Dealing: Staelwyrn has long known Sevrin makes shady deals with goblins behind his back. He gets his full payment through you and admits he had hoped for more from Sevrin. He could overlook skimming, but not selling everyone out to goblins. He warns you about Sevrin.
- #19 On to Summerford: Staelwyrn introduces himself as the 'old bastard'. Many workers are his old pirate crew; the Calamity wrecked their ship and badly hurt him. He took Admiral Merlwyb's
Khanmhar knows that
hi-potions, strong healing drinks, are running short at Tiller's Rest, and hopes to fix that.
What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
- Baderon has an Eorzean version of this quest's proverb about prevention and cure, using 'onze' and 'ponze', Eorzea's words for ounce and pound.
- Staelwyrn: A chart note says Tiller's Rest lies away from the orchards and from Staelwyrn, so his ex-pirate farmers like to go there to avoid work.
- Khanmhar says the ex-pirates have been away from the sea too long and turn to fighting to ease their broken hearts. A full supply of medicine barely lasts a week, so Khanmhar asks you to buy a hi-potion for Wydaloef.
What the Japanese, French and German versions say 6
Japanese
EN A Pound of Cure
JA 「拳の語らい」, 'a heart-to-heart of fists' · 語らい (katarai), 'a friendly chat'
The ex-pirates' constant brawling is their way of talking.
EN 'If you're headed to Tiller's Rest, I've a favor to ask of you.'
JA 『「開拓者の納屋」に行く用なんぞ、ないかね？』, 'Got any business at the Pioneers' Barn?'
Kaitakusha no Naya is a barn for settlers who clear new land. The English makes it a rest for tillers.
EN 'Wydaloef at Tiller's Rest would be thankful for a hi-potion to replenish his fast-dwindling stores.'
FR «Khanmhar vous a appris qu'il n'y avait plus rien pour soigner les blessés à la grange des colons parce que les anciens pirates provoquaient régulièrement des bagarres là-bas.», 'Khanmhar told you there was nothing left to treat the wounded at the settlers' barn, because the ex-pirates kept starting fights there.'
DE „Die Ackerpiraten haben sich an der Feldscheune versammelt und es kommt immer wieder zu Streitigkeiten und Gerangel.“, 'The field pirates have gathered at the field barn, and quarrels and scuffles keep breaking out.'
French Grange des colons and German Feldscheune keep the barn. The English 'Rest' fits the spot where pirates turned farmers go to avoid work.
French
EN 'If you're headed to Tiller's Rest, I've a favor to ask of you.'
FR «Si la grange des colons est sur votre route, vous voulez bien remettre à Wydaloef, siouplaît ?», 'If the settlers' barn is on your way, would you hand this to Wydaloef, please?'
Khanmhar also greets you with a clipped «B'jour», 'good day', and «siouplaît» is a jokey 's'il vous plaît', 'please'. The English Khanmhar speaks plainly.
EN 'Deliver a hi-potion to Wydaloef at Tiller's Rest.'
FR «Apporter à Wydaloef, à la grange des colons», 'Bring to Wydaloef, at the settlers' barn'
Like in Japanese, it is a barn for settlers on new land, not a resting place.
German
EN 'Hi-potions are in short supply at Tiller's Rest, and Khanmhar hopes to remedy that.' · A Pound of Cure
DE „Khanmhar von den Sommerfurt-Höfen sucht jemanden, der einen Supertrank für ihn zur Feldscheune bringt.“, 'Khanmhar of Summerford Farms is looking for someone to take a hi-potion to the field barn for him.' · „Aufruhr an der Feldscheune“, 'Uproar at the Field Barn'
Here too it is a barn, even in the title.
Dialogue 7 lines
Accepting the quest
Khanmhar
If you're headed to Tiller's Rest, I've a favor to ask of you.
- JA 「開拓者の納屋」に行く用なんぞ、ないかね？ ‘Got any business at the Pioneers' Barn?’ Kaitakusha no Naya is a barn for settlers who clear new land. The English makes it a rest for tillers.
The pirates have been away from sea for too long, and their broken hearts turn to bloodshed for solace. A full supply of medicine lasts barely a week.
- JA あそこは、海賊上がりの農夫たちが、たまり場にしてるせいか、喧嘩が絶えなくてね。 ‘Over there, perhaps because the pirate-turned farmers have made it their hangout, the fights never stop.’ English says the pirates pine for the sea and fight for solace; Japanese blames the barn being their hangout.
If you could buy a hi-potion and take it up to Wydaloef, you may well save some lives.
Deliver a hi-potion to Wydaloef at Tiller's Rest
Wydaloef
I'm plumb out of 
potions. Any sorry sufferer knockin' on my door may as well be knockin' on Thal's. All's I can offer 'em is a prayer.
- FR Il n'ont vraiment rien de mieux à faire que de se battre, ces zigotos... ‘Have these clowns really got nothing better to do than fight...!?’ English says the injured may as well knock on Thal's door; French grumbles the pirates only fight.
Were I a gods-fearin' man, I'd say you were heaven-sent. After the dust settles from the next pirate brawl, some sorry soul will owe you his lousy life.
I pity the poor fish out of water. At first, I thought the fights were just to kill time, but now I believe some truly have a death wish.
- FR Il faut croire que la vie de maraîcher ne leur convient pas et que s'échanger des coups de poing est le seul moyen qu'ils ont trouvé pour chasser l'ennui. ‘One must believe the grower's life doesn't suit them and that trading punches is the only way they've found to chase away boredom.’ English suspects some pirates have a death wish; French says they fight only to chase boredom.
- DE Und der Frust des Landlebens entlädt sich schnell in Aggressionen. ‘And the frustration of country life quickly turns into aggression.’ English suspects some pirates have a death wish; German blames frustration with country life.
- JA その憂さを、喧嘩で晴らしてるんだろう。 ‘They're probably venting that gloom by fighting.’ English suspects some pirates have a death wish; Japanese says they fight to vent boredom.
- DE Dass man Konflikte nicht gleich mit der Axt löst, ist den Ackerpiraten kaum zu vermitteln. ‘That one does not settle conflicts straight away with an axe is hard to get across to the field pirates.’ German says the ex-pirates cannot grasp that quarrels are not settled with an axe; no death wish.
There's naught that can be done about that. We can't make 'em want to live, all's we can do is hope they learn to love the land.
- FR Je peux bien imaginer que travailler ici est moins palpitant que de vivre en mer, mais avec un peu de chance, ils finiront par goûter au plaisir de faire pousser des fruits. ‘I can well imagine that working here is less thrilling than living at sea, but with a little luck, they'll end up enjoying growing fruit.’ English grimly says they can't make the pirates want to live; French says farm work is duller than the sea.
- DE Die Feldarbeit ist sicher nicht einfach, aber wenn sie ihre Energie darauf konzentrieren könnten, wäre es zum Wohle aller. ‘Field work is certainly not easy, but if they could focus their energy on it, it would be for everyone's good.’ English grimly says they can't make the pirates want to live; German says field work is not easy.
- JA 農作業は、確かに、地味で辛い仕事だけど実りを得た時の感動は格別なのに。 ‘Farm work is, true, plain and hard, yet the thrill of reaping the harvest is something special.’ English grimly says they can't make the pirates want to live; Japanese says farm work is plain and hard.