Death from Above

Map quest, level 27. 155th of 180 in play order.

Quest giver: Amelot, Southern Thanalan (X 17.1, Y 14.4).

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Steps

Use cactus piss on the peiste carcass and slay insects.
Use cactus piss on the angler carcass and slay insects.
Slay potter wasp swarms.
Report to Amelot.
//: attract wasps with cactus piss, kill them

Journal

Amelot would ask another favor of you.
Amelot has entrusted you with the task of exterminating disease-carrying wasps. Scatter cactus piss on the bodies of dead creatures to attract the vermin, then slay them.
The loathsome wasp swarms will spread filth and disease to Little Ala Mhigo no more. Return to Amelot and inform her of your success.
Amelot expresses her deep thanks for your selfless acts on behalf of her humble community, and her regret at being unable to repay you in proper.

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In-game text The

Cactus Piss item text jokes that desert aldgoat herders brew it from

sabotender fruit 'to help them forget the fact they are aldgoat herders'.

Characters 1

Amelot
Amelot wants your help once more for her suffering people in Little Ala Mhigo, where a deadly fever is spreading.
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #154 What's Your Poison: Amelot gives you acid to cut a rockskin peiste's stone-hard scales and get its poison. She says sorry for being short with you: the Corpse Brigade uses ever deadlier poisons, and antidotes ran low. She brews potions for the Resistance and thanks you.

What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest

Amelot has found that wasps carry the fever. She gives you a strong-smelling liquid to lure them to dead creatures. With the wasps gone, she is deeply grateful, sorry she cannot repay you, and calls you a friend in Little Ala Mhigo.

Dialogue 7 lines

Accepting the quest

Amelot

Thank you for your kindness, outsider. I would ask you to help our suffering people once more.

A most deathly strain of fever runs rampant in Little Ala Mhigo of late, and while I have succeeded in isolating the cause, I am powerless to remedy it.

The fever is borne by an elusive breed of wasp, you see, and only by exterminating the pests may we put an end to the epidemic.

It would seem the wasps are drawn to the pungent scent of rotting carrion. Douse this cactus piss over the carcasses of some unfortunate creatures, and they should quickly swarm to the scene.

FR Figurez-vous que ces insectes sont attirés par l'odeur de la liqueur de cactus. ‘Imagine, these insects are attracted by the smell of the cactus liquor.’ English says the wasps are drawn to rotting carrion; French says the insects are drawn to the smell of the cactus liquor.
DE Die Fliegen dürfen auf keinen Fall unterschätzt werden. ‘The flies must under no circumstances be underestimated.’ English explains the wasps are drawn to carrion; German instead warns that the flies must not be underestimated.
JA 奴らは小さな虫だが、油断は禁物だ。 ‘They're small bugs, but don't let your guard down.’ English explains the wasps are drawn to carrion; Japanese instead warns not to underestimate the small bugs.

Report to Amelot.

Amelot

Thank you, friend. With the wasps gone, it is only a matter of time before the epidemic subsides.

DE Das ist ... äh ... danke. ‘That's ... uh ... thanks.’ English calmly says the epidemic will soon subside; German stammers an awkward thanks.
JA それで、ええと……あれだ……。 ‘So, um... you know...’ English calmly says the epidemic will soon subside; Japanese stammers, at a loss for words.

You may be an outsider, but you have brought more succor to my people in a day than I have in many a month.

DE Tut mir leid, ich würde jetzt gerne große Loblieder auf dich singen, aber wir Mhigiten haben's nicht so mit emotionalen Ausbrüchen. ‘Sorry, I'd love to sing your praises now, but we Mhigites aren't big on emotional outbursts.’ English says the player helped more in a day than she did in months; German says Mhigites are not good at emotional outbursts.
JA 礼を言うことも言われることも、あんまりないからさ。 ‘We don't really say thanks or get thanked much, you see.’ English says the player helped more in a day than she did in months; Japanese says her people rarely give or receive thanks.

We are a humble people─I have not the means to properly express my gratitude. It may not mean much, but know always that you have a friend in Little Ala Mhigo.

DE Rhalgr hat mich anscheinend doch noch nicht aufgegeben ... ‘Rhalgr apparently hasn't given up on me yet after all ...’ English promises the player a friend in Little Ala Mhigo; German says Rhalgr has apparently not given up on her yet.
JA ……ああクソっ、恥っずかしいなコレ！！ ‘...Ah, damn, this is so embarrassing!!’ English promises the player a friend in Little Ala Mhigo; Japanese blurts out that this is embarrassing.