Hallo Halatali

Nedrick

Hail there, adventurer. I'm Nedrick Ironheart, an explorer by trade and a Scion by allegiance. And you, my friend, look to me an adventurer in need of a challenge. I happen to know just the place that will offer it to you.

Tucked away in a corner of eastern Thanalan lies Halatali, and it is there that you will find all the excitement you crave. The place boasts a storied history. It was built some one hundred years past as a training ground for gladiators.

The Calamity laid ruin to it, though, as it did to most things. Now, Halatali is a shadow of its former self. But in the dark of that shadow lurk wild beasts, both bloodthirsty and beyond count. For one such as yourself, I daresay there is no place finer than Halatali to test your skill and refine your technique.

• DE Während der Siebten Katastrophe stürzten die Tunnel teilweise ein und keiner weiß mehr, was drinnen so genau vor sich geht. ‘During the Seventh Calamity the tunnels partly collapsed, and no one knows anymore what exactly goes on inside.’ English says countless bloodthirsty beasts lurk inside; German says no one knows what goes on inside.
• JA 第七霊災のゴタゴタで放棄されちまったんだが……今、中がおもしろいことになってるって噂だ。 ‘It got abandoned in the mess of the Seventh Umbral Calamity... but rumor has it that interesting things are going on inside now.’ English says countless bloodthirsty beasts lurk inside; Japanese only mentions a rumor of interesting goings-on inside.

Indeed, I've taken the liberty of passing your name along to the Flames who oversee the place. Should you visit, speak with one Fafajoni near the entryway.

FFafajoni

If it is the halls of Halatali you seek, you need seek no further.

• DE Mach da lieber 'nen großen Bogen drum, wenn dir dein Leben lieb ist. ‘You'd better give it a wide berth if you value your life.’ English calmly says you need seek no further; German warns you to steer clear if you value your life.
• JA ななな、なんの御用ですか！ ‘W-w-what do you want here?!’ English calmly says you need seek no further; Japanese flusteredly asks what you want.

Permit me to tell you something of this place. The name comes from an ancient tongue, Halatali meaning “the land of many shadows.” It was here that our distant ancestors first settled, and─ Bah, you have not come all this way for a lesson in history.

• FR Enfin, vu son état, cet endroit n'a plus rien d'habitable... ‘Anyway, given the state it's in, this place is no longer the least bit habitable...’ English cuts off the unwanted history lesson; French says the place is no longer habitable.

Shhh, listen. Do you not hear the howls and growls? Do you not feel how they shake the very earth beneath you?

Those sounds are the work of no wind, my friend, nor that rumbling the doing of any shadows. Those are the calls of Halatali, for now the beasts once kept for the Coliseum lurk here.

And these are no gentle beasts broken by the hand of man. No, there are those within that even the might of the Immortal Flames cannot tame.

• FR Nous autres lames de cuivre ne sommes pas de taille à nous mesurer à elles, donc nous gardons l'entrée pour empêcher les imprudents d'aller à une mort certaine. ‘We copper blades are no match for them, so we guard the entrance to keep the reckless from going to certain death.’ English says even the Immortal Flames cannot tame them; French says "we copper blades" are no match.

From the look of you, you must be [name]. Aye, I received word from Nedrick that you might be along. By his recommendation, I grant you leave to enter freely. I only pray you are able to find your way out.

• FR Quoi, que dites-vous ? Vous vous appelez [name] ? ‘What, what are you saying? Your name is [name]?’ English says he recognizes you by your look; French has him learn your name from you, surprised.
• DE [name] ist dein Name? Warum sagst du das nicht gleich? ‘Your name is [name]? Why didn't you say so right away?’ English says he recognizes you by your look; German has him learn your name from you.
• JA ええっ、あなたが[name]さん？ ‘Whaa, you're [name]?’ English says he recognizes you by your look; Japanese has him startled to find you are [name].