A Sight to Behold

Naoh Gamduhla

As if I'm not busy enough without playing lost and found... Oh─do forgive me, friend. Once again, one of our customers has departed without her belongings, and I'm at a loss for what to do about it.

While I understand that adventurers have many cares on their minds, 'twould make my life much easier if they could keep their personal effects in order. But you did not come here to lend an ear to my grumblings.

This is the book in question. The face of its owner was unfamiliar to me, but Eral over there seemed quite smitten with her─as with every pretty lass he lays his eyes on, but that's neither here nor there. Might I trouble you to inquire as to the girl's whereabouts? I've found the man to be less than forthcoming ever since I spurned his advances.

• FR Elle parrrlait avec Eral avant de partir, ce dernier sait sûrement où elle est allée. ‘She was talking with Eral before leaving; he surely knows where she went.’ English says Eral seemed smitten with her; French only says she talked with Eral.
• DE Das Gesicht konnte ich nicht erkennen, aber sie hat mit Eral dort drüben geredet. ‘I couldn't see the face, but she talked with Eral over there.’ English says Eral seemed smitten with her; German only says she talked with Eral.
• JA 常連客の「エラル」さんと話しておられたようですので、彼に話を聞けば、居所がわかるでしょう。 ‘She seemed to be talking with the regular, "Eral", so if you ask him, you should find out where she is.’ English says Eral seemed smitten with her; Japanese only says she talked with Eral.

Eral

Ah, the sweet little thing with the journal? 'Course I remember her, and remember her well. Had a smile to warm the heart, and a laugh─a lilt, one might say?─to tickle the depths of the soul. And she was most eager to hear tales of my many travels, which speaks to a keen and sensitive mind.

Jilly, I believe was her name? No, that's not right─Jilly was the redhead from last week. Ah, damned if I can remember! You must understand, no small number of comely lasses seek out my company. I daresay keeping all the names and faces straight is an adventure in itself.

• FR Pour ta gouverne, sache que c'est une célèbre exploratrice. ‘For your information, know that she is a famous explorer.’ English Eral cannot recall her name, confusing her with Jilly; French Eral says she is a famous explorer.
• DE Die geborene Abenteurerin! ‘A born adventurer!’ English Eral cannot recall her name, confusing her with Jilly; German Eral calls her a born adventurer.
• JA 彼女は名の知れた探検家でね。 ‘She's a well-known explorer, you see.’ English Eral cannot recall her name, confusing her with Jilly; Japanese Eral says she is a well-known explorer.

Anyroad, the girl spoke of paying a visit to Apkallu Falls before traveling on. Like as not you'll find her there now, shedding a tear or two at our parting. Do pass along my regards if you see her─she should be readily recognizable in that charming straw hat of hers.

If you're looking for the young lass who left behind that log, she spoke of paying a visit to Apkallu Falls before she journeys on. Looked terribly charming in that straw hat of hers. A bit boyish, perhaps, but they can't all be perfect, now can they?

• DE Schließlich ist kein Wasserfall so schön wie unserer hier direkt in Alt-Gridania. ‘After all, no waterfall is as beautiful as ours right here in Old Gridania.’ English praises the girl in her straw hat; German praises Old Gridania's waterfall instead.
• DE Auch wenn er nicht gerade hoch ist. ‘Even if it isn't exactly high.’ English jokes that the girl is a bit boyish; German jokes that the waterfall is not very high.

Millith Ironheart

Pardon, I don't believe we've met. Hm? You've something of mine, you say?

• FR Oui, c'est bien moi. ‘Yes, that's me.’ English says they have not met; French confirms she is Millith Ironheart.
• DE Ja, ich bin Millith Ironheart, Reiseschriftstellerin und Entdeckerin. ‘Yes, I'm Millith Ironheart, travel writer and explorer.’ English says they have not met; German confirms she is Millith Ironheart, travel writer and explorer.
• JA ええ、私がミリス・アイアンハートよ。 ‘Yes, I am Millith Ironheart.’ English says they have not met; Japanese confirms she is Millith Ironheart.

My journal! Thank the Twelve! In my haste to escape the clutches of that insufferable mutton-monger, it slipped my mind entirely. Might I be so bold as to ask your name?

• FR Je devais vraiment être dans la lune pour oublier quelque chose d'aussi important ! ‘I must really have had my head in the clouds to forget something so important!’ English says she forgot it fleeing an insufferable mutton-monger; French says she was just absent-minded.
• DE Das ... ähm, hatte ich kurz in Miounnes Hexenstübchen deponiert. ‘That... um, I had briefly left at Miounne's Hexenstübchen.’ English says she forgot it fleeing a mutton-monger; German claims she had briefly deposited it there.
• JA 私ったら大切なものを忘れるなんて……助かったわ。 ‘Silly me, forgetting something so important... you saved me.’ English says she forgot it fleeing a mutton-monger; Japanese only scolds herself for forgetting.

You have my gratitude, [name]. It may not look like much, but I count this humble diary among my most prized possessions.

• DE Sag das nicht so, als ob ich den Namen kennen müsste. ‘Don't say it as though I ought to know the name.’ English thanks you; German mocks you for giving your name as if she should know it.
• DE Mein Name jedenfalls wird in Kürze definitiv eorzeaweit bekannt sein, dank dieses kleinen Büchleins. ‘My name, at any rate, will soon definitely be known all over Eorzea, thanks to this little book.’ English calls the diary a prized possession; German says it will soon make her famous across Eorzea.

Its pages brim with tales of the most heart-stirring sights to be seen in our realm, as told to me by the sensitive souls I have met in my travels across Eorzea─tales that have struck me with a most incurable case of wanderlust.

• FR Je viens d'une célèbre famille d'explorateurs-géographes, et nous avons pour tradition de rechercher les endroits les plus célèbres ou les plus insolites pour en faire l'inventaire. ‘I come from a famous family of explorer-geographers, and our tradition is to seek out the most famous or unusual places and catalogue them.’ English says the tales came from people she met; French says she comes from a famous explorer family.
• DE Meine Vorfahren waren auch allesamt berühmte Entdecker, die sich der Erkundung ganz Eorzeas verschrieben hatten. ‘My ancestors were all famous explorers too, devoted to exploring all of Eorzea.’ English says the tales came from people she met; German says her ancestors were famous explorers.
• JA ウチの一族は代々、探検家をしていてね。 ‘My family have been explorers for generations, you see.’ English says the tales came from people she met; Japanese says her family have been explorers for generations.

As an adventurer, you too have seen the realm, I am sure. But I would ask you, [name]: have you truly seen her? Borne witness to Eorzea in her myriads of splendor?

• FR Ça vous dirait de faire un peu comme moi ? ‘How would you like to do a bit like me?’ English asks whether you have truly seen Eorzea; French invites you to do as she does.
• DE Du bist eine Abenteurerin/ein Abenteurer und hast noch nie auch nur einen Federstrich über deine Erkundungen festgehalten?! ‘You are an adventurer and have never written down even a single pen stroke about your explorations?!’ English asks whether you have truly seen Eorzea; German scolds you for never recording your explorations.
• JA だったら、あなたも探検の記録をつけてみない？ ‘Then why don't you try keeping a record of your explorations too?’ English asks whether you have truly seen Eorzea; Japanese invites you to keep an exploration record.

Have you stood on the palm-fringed beaches of Costa del Sol just as the sun peeks out over the horizon, its rays kissing the sands beneath your feet? Have you lost yourself in the night sky of the Sagolii, adrift amidst a boundless sea of stars? Ah, but why do I even try to convey with words that which must be seen to be appreciated!

• FR Il suffit de chercher des lieux qui ont une atmosphère ou un panorama particuliers. ‘You just have to look for places that have a special atmosphere or panorama.’ English evokes the beaches of Costa del Sol; French just says to look for places with a special atmosphere.
• DE Aber lass uns zuerst mal sehen, ob du für diese Reiseschriftstellertätigkeit überhaupt geeignet bist. ‘But let's first see whether you are even suited to this travel-writing work.’ English evokes the beaches of Costa del Sol; German first wants to test your suitability for travel writing.
• JA 各地の名所や秘境を探してくれればいいの。 ‘You just need to look for famous spots and hidden places everywhere.’ English evokes the beaches of Costa del Sol; Japanese just says to look for famous and hidden spots.

To our fortune, whithersoever we wander, Eorzea's beauty is but a stone's throw away. If I may quote from my journal...yes, this is the one. “Afore the Fane, beneath the two that are as one, Her divine cup runneth over with light aetherial. Such were the conjurer's words, and I would see as she saw.” I saw for myself before coming here, and I can assure you the conjurer spoke true. Indulge me─go there and look out upon the beauty before you. I would hear your thoughts.

• DE Finde hier in Gridania den Ort, an dem ein Stein die Erde mit dem Himmel verbindet. ‘Find the place here in Gridania where a stone connects the earth with the sky.’ English's riddle speaks of Her divine cup overflowing with light; German speaks of a stone joining earth and sky.

Millith Ironheart

To our fortune, whithersoever we wander, Eorzea's beauty is but a stone's throw away. If I may quote from my journal...yes, this is the one. “Afore the Fane, beneath the two that are as one, Her divine cup runneth over with light aetherial. Such were the conjurer's words, and I would see as she saw.” I saw for myself before coming here, and I can assure you the conjurer spoke true. Indulge me─go there and look out upon the beauty before you. I would hear your thoughts.

• FR Alors ? vous avez trouvé ce rocher qui émet d'étranges éclats de lumière ? ‘So? Have you found this rock that gives off strange flashes of light?’ English's riddle speaks of Her divine cup overflowing with light; French describes a rock giving off strange light.

Welcome back, [name]. I trust you were as moved by the sight as I was? The great stone that adorns the entrance to Stillglade Fane is none other than the Skyserpent's Egg, cast down from the heavens by Nophica the Matron so long ago.

• FR Figurez-vous qu'on l'appelle la “Pierre du serpent céleste”. ‘Imagine, it is called the "Stone of the Celestial Serpent".’ English names it the Skyserpent's Egg; French calls it the Stone of the Celestial Serpent.
• JA あなたが見た大岩は、豊穣の神ノフィカ様が、宙より遣わしたという伝承が残る「おろち石」よ。 ‘The great rock you saw is the "Great Serpent Stone", which legend says Nophica, the goddess of fertility, sent down from the heavens.’ English names it the Skyserpent's Egg; Japanese calls it the Great Serpent Stone.

And those mammoth tree trunks─remnants, no doubt, of a primeval forest. Whence did they come? Why do the two great arbors grow as one? This, I do not know─but what I do know is that the realm is replete with such beauty, if only we know where to look.

• FR Comme vous le savez, la Mère est la déesse tutélaire de Gridania et les gens d'ici la vénèrent tout particulièrement. ‘As you know, the Mother is the patron goddess of Gridania and the people here especially revere her.’ English marvels at the mammoth tree trunks; French explains that the Mother is Gridania's patron goddess.
• DE Nophica ist die Schutzgottheit der Gridanier und wird als die Göttin der Ernte und des Ackerbaus verehrt. ‘Nophica is the patron deity of the Gridanians and is revered as the goddess of harvest and farming.’ English marvels at the mammoth tree trunks; German explains that Nophica is the Gridanians' patron deity.
• JA ノフィカ様は、グリダニアの守護神でもあるから、地元の人たちの信仰の対象にもなっているようね。 ‘Since Nophica is also the guardian deity of Gridania, she seems to be worshipped by the locals as well.’ English marvels at the mammoth tree trunks; Japanese explains that Nophica is Gridania's guardian deity.

This is what compels me to wander─not the promise of power, glory, or riches, but a burning desire to bear witness to all the wonders around us, as wrought by gods and men alike.

• FR Je suis persuadée que partir à la recherche de lieux notoires ne pourra que rendre vos aventures plus passionnantes ! ‘I am convinced that going in search of notable places can only make your adventures more exciting!’ English explains what drives her own wandering; French says seeking notable places will make your adventures more exciting.
• DE Die Schönheiten dieser Welt zu verzeichnen ist meine Berufung, nicht, ihre Kreaturen zu vernichten. ‘Recording the beauties of this world is my calling, not destroying its creatures.’ English rejects power, glory or riches as motives; German rejects destroying the world's creatures.
• JA どう、探検の楽しさが少しは解ってきたでしょ？ ‘Well, you've started to understand the fun of exploring a little, haven't you?’ English explains what drives her own wandering; Japanese asks whether you now see the fun of exploring.

Though we have just met, the twinkle in your eye tells me that we share certain aesthetic sensitivities. It would be my pleasure to gift you with a sightseeing log of your own.

• DE Also, wie wäre es, wenn wir zusammenarbeiten? ‘So, how about we work together?’ English sees shared aesthetic sensitivities in you; German proposes that you work together.
• DE Ich gebe dir den ersten Entwurf meines Werks „Eorzea Incognita“ - es enthält noch ein paar Schreibfehler und die Seitenaufteilung ist nicht ganz ideal, aber es sollte durchaus brauchbar sein - und du siehst dir die verzeichneten Orte mit eigenen Augen an. ‘I'll give you the first draft of my work "Eorzea Incognita" - it still has a few typos and the page layout isn't quite ideal, but it should be quite usable - and you look at the listed places with your own eyes.’ English gifts you a sightseeing log of your own; German gives you the first draft of her work.

In its pages, you will find my record of the most stirring sights in the realm, both those I have seen with my own eyes, and those I have─thus far, at least─only heard of in my travels.

• FR Dites-vous aussi qu'au fur et à mesure que vous le remplirez, cela vous fera autant de souvenirs de vos pérégrinations. ‘Tell yourself, too, that as you fill it in, it will give you just as many memories of your wanderings.’ English says the log holds her record of stirring sights; French says filling it will give you memories.
• DE Wenn du es erst vervollständigt hast, bist du um viele erhebende Erfahrungen reicher. ‘Once you have completed it, you will be richer by many uplifting experiences.’ English says the log holds her record of stirring sights; German says completing it will enrich you with experiences.
• JA この手帳が埋まるころには、きっと、素敵な旅の思い出になっているはず。 ‘By the time this notebook is filled, it will surely have become a wonderful memory of your travels.’ English says the log holds her record of stirring sights; Japanese says the filled notebook will become travel memories.

No doubt your adventures keep you occupied, but is this not all the more reason to take in the sights as you travel, that both body and mind might enjoy a moment's respite from time to time? And who can say? Perhaps you will discover glorious new vistas that have eluded even me.

• DE Wenn ich erfahre, dass du den Reiseführer unter eigenem Namen herausgegeben hast, bist du geliefert! ‘If I find out that you have published the travel guide under your own name, you're done for!’ English hopes you find vistas she has missed; German threatens you if you publish her guide as yours.

With that, I wish you safe travels, [name]. When you have seen all there is to see, pray return to me. I would like nothing more than to share impressions with a fellow sensitive soul.