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A Sheepish Request
Map quest, level 3 (you can take it from level 1). 16th of 102 in play order.
Quest giver: H'lahono, Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (X 9.9, Y 8.4).
Steps
- Speak with Abylfarr
. - Obtain
slices of fresh lamb from lost lambs. - Deliver the slices of fresh lamb to H'lahono.
Journal
- H'lahono needs help replenishing the Bismarck's larders.
- H'lahono has urgent need of four slices of fresh lamb. Abylfarr, a sentry stationed in Bulwark Hall, will know where you might find the lambs that yield the meat.
- You learn from Abylfarr that wild lambs graze southeast of the Zephyr Gate. Make your way there, and cull enough of the critters to procure the four slices of fresh lamb required.
- You have obtained four slices of fresh lamb. See them delivered to H'lahono at the Bismarck.
- Thanking you for your assistance, H'lahono proceeds to tell you about herself. Though her career as a chef did not work out, she still finds great satisfaction in her role as the Bismarck's provisioner.
Hidden
('Rage Bull' in Roegadyn) is also the Bulwark Hall guard from MSQ #0. That guard sends newcomers who are not registered back to the Crow's Lift.Fresh Lamb praises it in a very blunt way: 'Lamb meat so fresh it still smells of the mother's teat.' admits her cooking was not good enough for her to stay a chef.Characters 3
H'lahono works at the Bismarck restaurant. Guests are coming for a full-course meal, and the kitchen is short of
fresh lamb.Abylfarr is a sentry (guard) stationed in Bulwark Hall, just below the Drowning Wench.
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #14 I Stay the Streetlight: Sisipu is angry that N'tanmo
asked her for this work, talking about savings, then handed it to you. Being young and pretty, she says, is no excuse. She is the Fishermen's Guild's acting guildmaster, and the teacher of anyone who takes up Fisher.
- #14 I Stay the Streetlight: Sisipu is angry that N'tanmo
What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
- H'lahono gets the four slices of lamb just in time. She used to be a chef, but her skills were not good enough. When the Bismarck grew, she asked to be its provisioner (the one who buys supplies), and finds the role fulfilling.
- Abylfarr has not eaten since his shift began and daydreams about grilled lamb. He sends you through the Zephyr Gate to the lambs. His name means 'Rage Bull' in the Roegadyn tongue; he is also the Bulwark Hall guard who turns back unregistered newcomers.
What the Japanese, French and German versions say 7
Japanese
EN A Sheepish Request · 'Four slices of fresh lamb, and right in the nick of time! Thank you ever so much!'
JA 「高級レストランたる由縁」, 'What Makes a Fine Restaurant' · 「良いレストランの条件は、どんな時も、必ずおいしい料理を提供すること。」, 'The mark of a good restaurant is always serving delicious food, whatever happens.'
H'lahono answers the title's question with her motto. The English H'lahono only thanks you.
French
EN A Sheepish Request
FR «Le saigneur des agneaux», 'The Slaughterer of the Lambs' · «Le Seigneur des anneaux», 'The Lord of the Rings'
The title twists the famous book. The lord becomes a bleeder of animals, and the rings become lambs.
EN 'We are in the midst of preparing a full-course meal for soon-arriving guests, but I fear we are short on fresh lamb for the main course.' · 'Thank you ever so much!' · 'So when the Bismarck expanded operations, I asked to be made its provisioner instead.'
FR «Nous venons juste d'avoir une réservation pour un grrroupe de personnes, mais nous n'avons simplement pas assez d'ingrédients pour tout préparer.», 'We have just had a booking for a group of people, but we simply don't have enough ingredients to make everything.' · «Grrrâce à vous, nous allons sûrement pouvoir servir ce groupe de clients.», 'Thanks to you, we will surely be able to serve this group of guests.' · «Je désirais toutefois continuer à travailler ici, et je suis donc passée serrrveuse lorsque notre établissement s'est agrandi.», 'But I wanted to keep working here, so I became a waitress when our place grew bigger.'
H'lahono rolls her r's. The English H'lahono speaks polished, plain English.
EN 'I used to be a chef myself, you see, but my skills weren't quite up to par. So when the Bismarck expanded operations, I asked to be made its provisioner instead.'
FR «J'étais cuisinière avant, mais à vrai dire, ce n'était pas mon point fort. Je désirais toutefois continuer à travailler ici, et je suis donc passée serrrveuse lorsque notre établissement s'est agrandi.», 'I used to be a cook, but to tell the truth, it wasn't my strong point. But I wanted to keep working here, so I became a waitress when our place grew bigger.'
H'lahono was a failed cook. The English makes her the one who buys the food instead.
German
EN 'Though her career as a chef did not work out, she still finds great satisfaction in her role as the Bismarck's provisioner.'
DE „H'lahono war früher selber einmal Köchin und arbeitet nun mit ganzer Kraft als Kellnerin für das Bismarck.“, 'H'lahono was once a cook herself and now gives her all as a waitress at the Bismarck.'
Here too, the ex-cook became a waitress.
EN 'Gods, I could do with a slice myself, fresh off the grill and dripping in its own juices...'
DE „Mmmh, frisch erlegtes Schaffleisch, da läuft einem ja das Wasser im Munde zusammen. Nicht, dass ich mir von meinem mickrigen Sold ein Essen im Bismarck leisten könnte ...“, 'Mmm, freshly hunted mutton, it makes your mouth water. Not that I could afford a meal at the Bismarck on my measly pay...'
The sentry Abylfarr sighs he could never eat at the Bismarck. The English Abylfarr is simply hungry.
EN 'Four slices of fresh lamb, and right in the nick of time!'
DE „Da fällt mir aber ein Stein vom Herzen!“, 'Well, that's a weight off my mind!'
H'lahono greets the lamb with this idiom. It means relief when something you feared does not happen.
Dialogue 9 lines
Accepting the quest
H'lahono
Beg your pardons, good madam/sir, but you are an adventurer, are you not?
I realize this is sudden, but we urgently need help restocking our larders. We are in the midst of preparing a full-course meal for soon-arriving guests, but I fear we are short on fresh lamb for the main course.
I would be grateful if you could procure four slices for us. I daresay it would be quickest to obtain these directly from the source─wild lambs.
In case you are unfamiliar with the creatures, I suggest you speak with Abylfarr, a sentry stationed in Bulwark Hall, just below the Drowning Wench.
Speak with Abylfarr
Abylfarr
The Bismarck wants fresh lamb, does it? Gods, I could do with a slice myself, fresh off the grill and dripping in its own juices...
Sorry, friend. I haven't had a single bite to eat since my shift began. Anyroad, you can get lamb easily enough by hunting the lambs that graze outside the city. Go through the Zephyr Gate and follow the path east and south for a bit. You'll run into the fluffy─and tasty─critters before long.
- FR Ah, pardon, je m'égare. ‘Ah, sorry, I'm getting carried away.’ English blames not having eaten since his shift began; French says he is just getting carried away.
- JA おっと、悪い、思わず妄想しちまった。 ‘Oops, sorry, I drifted off into a daydream without meaning to.’ English blames not having eaten since his shift began; Japanese says he drifted into a daydream.
Deliver the slices of fresh lamb to H'lahono
H'lahono
Have you had any luck obtaining the fresh lamb? Please hurry─the guests are arriving any moment now...
- DE Die Gesellschaft kommt in ein paar Stunden ... ‘The party is coming in a few hours ...’ English says the guests are arriving any moment now; German says the party comes in a few hours.
Four slices of fresh lamb, and right in the nick of time! Thank you ever so much!
- JA 良いレストランの条件は、どんな時も、必ずおいしい料理を提供すること。 ‘The mark of a good restaurant is always serving delicious food, whatever happens.’ H'lahono answers the title's question with her motto. The English H'lahono only thanks you.
- DE Da fällt mir aber ein Stein vom Herzen! ‘Well, that's a weight off my mind!’ H'lahono greets the lamb with this idiom. It means relief when something you feared does not happen.
'Tis times like this I feel fulfilled in my role. I used to be a chef myself, you see, but my skills weren't quite up to par. So when the Bismarck expanded operations, I asked to be made its provisioner instead. This way, I can still be part of the business in spite of my shortcomings.
- FR J'étais cuisinière avant, mais à vrai dire, ce n'était pas mon point fort. Je désirais toutefois continuer à travailler ici, et je suis donc passée serrrveuse lorsque notre établissement s'est agrandi. ‘I used to be a cook, but to tell the truth, it wasn't my strong point. But I wanted to keep working here, so I became a waitress when our place grew bigger.’ H'lahono was a failed cook. The English makes her the one who buys the food instead.