Kobolds and Indigents

Side quest, level 9. 26th of 102 in play order.

Quest giver: Skarnmhar, Lower La Noscea (X 32.8, Y 19.5).

Next: Bait and Swat ›

Steps

Speak with Wahoy Mahoy.
Slay the kobolds and recover the bundles of raiments.
Speak with Wahoy Mahoy.
Deliver the bundles of raiments to Skarnmhar.
Report to Anaoc.

Journal

Skarnmhar of the Red Rooster Stead seeks an adventurer who can serve up some justice.
A stagecoach has been waylaid en route to the Stead. The plucky coachman, a fellow by the name of Wahoy Mahoy, has followed the culprits back to Blind Iron Mines in hopes of salvaging his cargo. Seek him out and offer him your help.
The kobolds that ransacked Wahoy's coach are hiding out in the mines. Clean up the kobolds and take back the cargo.
You have defeated the kobolds and reclaimed Wahoy Mahoy's cargo─bundles of raiments. Deliver the good tidings to the coachman.
An overjoyed Wahoy Mahoy is rearing to render the raiments to Skarnmhar. He asks that you complete the delivery in his stead while he repairs the stagecoach.
Skarnmhar takes the news of kobold activity with a furrowed brow. It might be best to bring this matter to Anaoc's attention.
The kobolds have been making steady inroads into Red Rooster Stead turf and show no signs of slowing down. It is only a matter of time before push comes to shove.

Hidden

Lore The fixed reward is 1

Amateur's Kurta. It is a fitting prize after you save a load of clothes from the kobold raiders.

Easter egg Coachman Wahoy Mahoy

talks in Wild West slang. Examples are 'partner', 'mosey' and 'skedaddled'. Wahoy Mahoy also says 'bet yer bottom gil' in place of 'bet your bottom dollar'.

Spoiler about later in the story

Foreshadowing Skarnmhar's warning is the turning point of the kobold chain. From here on, it is open conflict. It breaks out in the next quest, Bait and Swat.

In-game text Encyclopaedia Eorzea says the kobolds once made a peace treaty with Limsa Lominsa. But recent arguments over minerals have brought the fighting back.

Title reference The title sounds like 'Cowboys and Indians', and the quest plays like a Western. The word 'indigent' means very poor. That hints at why the kobolds are raiding.

Characters 3

Anaoc
Anaoc is at the Red Rooster Stead and has not yet heard about the kobold raid on the stagecoach.
What you know from earlier quests 2
- #23 Cry Me a Liver: Anaoc sighs that he should not have sent Ancreta, and apologizes for the trouble. He heard the New Worlders use fish livers as fertilizer, so he is trying toad livers. He says a farmer must keep learning; that is how his farm grew.
- #24 Wool's Errand: Anaoc grumbles that the courier who usually takes the wool is lazing in bed. He asks you to bring the sack of fleece to Weitzaren, the miller up north who turns the Stead's wool into felt (thick pressed cloth).
Skarnmhar
Skarnmhar keeps watch over the Stead's gates. Today's stagecoach never arrived; word says something stopped it near Blind Iron Mines.
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #25 Flour Power: Skarnmhar is relieved to get the flour back; eggs and milk are useless without it. But he worries that the Stead hires no guards, relies on kind adventurers, and is not ready if trouble comes again.
Niniya
What you know from earlier quests 3
- #2 Making a Name: Niniya sends you to collect herbs that might be illegal "dream flowers" and hand them in. They are only common lavender: Niniya was playing a joke on you. Niniya says adventurers have met at this place for almost twenty years.
- #10 Close to Home: Baderon points Niniya out and suggests you hear what she has to say. Small errands like hers, he says, build your name as someone folk can trust, and then the jobs get harder and pay better.
- #22 Fool Me Once: Niniya says the key lesson for new adventurers is to question everyone's motives. Niniya sends you to Ancreta at the Eyes for work, but it is a second prank, after the quest Making a Name: Ancreta cannot hire you directly.

What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest

Anaoc sighs that the kobolds are at it again. He says they leave their underground homes to wreak havoc on Lominsan land, and the farmers' livelihoods are at stake. Since neither side gives ground, he fears there may be no peaceful end.
Skarnmhar sends you to help the coachman, Wahoy Mahoy, who is plucky but alone. When you bring back three bags of clothes, Skarnmhar fears the restless kobolds are not done. He says war is at their doorstep and tells you to inform Anaoc.

What the Japanese and German versions say 4

Japanese

EN Kobolds and Indigents

JA 「因縁のコボルド族」, 'Bad Blood with the Kobolds' · 因縁 (innen), 'fate' or 'a long-standing tie'

Here the tie is the farm's old land quarrel with the kobolds, which keeps getting worse.

German

Nuance

EN 'I keep watch over the gates here at the Stead, but my watch extends only so far.'

DE „Haben Sie etwas zu verzollen? Ach, du bist gar keine Händlerin/kein Händler? Entschuldigung.“, 'Anything to declare? Oh, you are not a trader at all? Sorry.'

Skarnmhar greets you like a customs officer, with the formal „Sie“, 'you'. Seeing you are no trader, he switches to the familiar „du“, 'you', which English cannot show.

Different

EN 'The coachman is a plucky fellow.'

DE „Würdest du dort einmal vorbeischauen und mit dem Lieferanten, ein fleißiger Lalafell namens Wahoy Mahoy, sprechen?“, 'Would you stop by there and talk to the delivery man, a hard-working Lalafell named Wahoy Mahoy?'

Skarnmhar says the delivery man is a Lalafell. The English never names his race.

Different

EN 'I'll tend to the rest o' this here mess.'

DE „Wenn ich mein Pfeifchen aufgeraucht habe, wage ich mich noch einmal in die Mine und räume auf.“, 'I'll venture into the mine once more and tidy up once I've finished smoking my little pipe.'

Only the German Wahoy Mahoy has this calm touch. The English skips the pipe.

Dialogue 18 lines

Accepting the quest

Skarnmhar

I keep watch over the gates here at the Stead, but my watch extends only so far.

FR Tu le sais peut-être, mais je me charge de la gestion des marchandises ici. ‘You may know it already, but I am in charge of managing the goods here.’ English says he keeps watch over the gates; French says he manages the goods here.
DE Ich bin für den Warenverkehr in und aus der Gockelburg verantwortlich. ‘I am responsible for goods traffic in and out of Gockelburg.’ English says he keeps watch over the gates; German says he handles goods traffic in and out.
JA 俺は農場に出入りする荷物を管理してるんだが、ちょいと俺の領分で問題が起きちまったんであんたの力を貸してほしい。 ‘I manage the goods coming in and out of the farm, but a bit of trouble has come up in my area, so I'd like you to lend me a hand.’ English says he keeps watch over the gates; Japanese says he manages the goods coming in and out.

The stagecoach that was supposed to pull in today never made it past Blind Iron Mines. Word arrived not long ago that it was waylaid by someone─or something.

The coachman is a plucky fellow. If I know Wahoy Mahoy, he'll be poking around the mines, plotting to salvage his consignment. But ultimately, he is just one man. It would put my mind at ease if you could go to his aid.

DE Würdest du dort einmal vorbeischauen und mit dem Lieferanten, ein fleißiger Lalafell namens Wahoy Mahoy, sprechen? ‘Would you stop by there and talk to the delivery man, a hard-working Lalafell named Wahoy Mahoy?’ Skarnmhar says the delivery man is a Lalafell. The English never names his race.
FR Pourrais-tu te rendre là-bas et obtenir plus de détails sur cet incident auprès du cocher, Wahoy Mahoy ? ‘Could you go there and get more details about this incident from the coachman, Wahoy Mahoy?’ English asks you to go to the coachman's aid; French asks you to get details of the incident from him.
DE Er wird dir alle Einzelheiten erzählen. ‘He will tell you all the details.’ English asks you to go to the coachman's aid; German says he will tell you all the details.
JA 「ブラインドアイアン坑道」へひとっ走りして、襲われた荷車の御者「ワホイ・マホイ」から詳しい話を聞いてやってくれ。 ‘Run over to the "Blind Iron Mines" and get the full story from Wahoy Mahoy, the coachman of the attacked cart.’ English asks you to go to the coachman's aid; Japanese asks you to get the full story from him.

Speak with Wahoy Mahoy

Wahoy Mahoy

You mus' be the help that Skarnmhar's sent. I thought you'd never get here!

DE Damit du den Überfall untersuchst? ‘So that you can investigate the attack?’ English says he thought you'd never get here; German asks if you came to investigate the attack.

The kobolds stuck me up an' skedaddled with the garments, but don't you worry none. I'm fixin' to get 'em back so's we can get 'em back.

FR Je voudrais bien la récupérer, mais je ne suis pas à la hauteur pour les affronter. ‘I would really like to get it back, but I am not up to facing them.’ English says not to worry, he'll get them back; French admits he isn't up to facing them.

All you gotta do is mosey on up close to that stagecoach they hit an' peek in, an' you bet yer bottom gil those kobolds'll come a-callin'.

An' once them critters come out, THWACK! You pop 'em in the jaw an' snag the loot! It's foolproof!

FR Je vous en supplie, aidez-moi à reprendre ce que ces brigands de Kobolds m'ont pris ! ‘I beg you, help me take back what those Kobold brigands took from me!’ English boasts the plan is foolproof; French begs you to help him.

Slay the kobolds and recover the bundles of raiments

Wahoy Mahoy

Confounded kobolds! Make like you're rummaging through that stagecoach, an' when the li'l devils show 'emselves, you show 'em what's what, an' get back our stuff!

Speak with Wahoy Mahoy

Wahoy Mahoy

You done good, partner! Rounded up enough to bring back to the Stead, I reckon.

DE So schnell trauen sie sich bestimmt nicht mehr aus ihren Löchern. ‘They surely won't dare come out of their holes again so soon.’ English says enough was recovered to bring back to the Stead; German says they won't dare come out again soon.

I'll tend to the rest o' this here mess. You go on ahead an' make sure ol' Skarnmhar gets the goods.

Deliver the bundles of raiments to Skarnmhar

Skarnmhar

Good to see you return to us unharmed.

FR Wahoy Mahoy était sain et sauf ? ‘Was Wahoy Mahoy safe and sound?’ English is glad you came back unharmed; French asks whether Wahoy Mahoy was safe and sound.

And with three full bags, no less. I am grateful, but I fear this is hardly the last we'll hear of the kobolds.

FR Tu n'as pu récupérer que ces trois paquets ? ‘You could only recover these three packages?’ English is pleased with three full bags; French remarks you could recover only three packages.
FR Je me doutais bien que c'était un coup des Kobolds... ‘I suspected it was the Kobolds' doing...’ English fears more trouble from the kobolds to come; French says he suspected it was the Kobolds' doing.
DE Immerhin hast du drei Bündel zurückholen können. ‘At least you managed to bring back three bundles.’ English is pleased with three full bags; German says at least you brought three bundles back.
DE Es waren also tatsächlich diese Kobolde ... ‘So it really was those kobolds...’ English fears more trouble from the kobolds to come; German says so it really was those kobolds.
JA 3個とはいえ、届いただけ感謝だな。 ‘Even if it's only three, I'm grateful they arrived at all.’ English is pleased with three full bags; Japanese is grateful even for only three.
JA それにしても、やっぱりコボルド族の仕業だったか……。 ‘Still, so it was the Kobolds' doing after all...’ English fears more trouble from the kobolds to come; Japanese says it was the kobolds' doing after all.

They have been growing more restless in recent moons, and this trend is like to continue.

FR On ne peut pas laisser ça continuer, ou nous serons bientôt dans l'incapacité de travailler. ‘We can't let this continue, or we will soon be unable to work.’ English predicts the trend will continue; French warns they will soon be unable to work.
DE Dadurch wird unser Arbeitsplan erheblich gestört. ‘Because of this, our work schedule is seriously disrupted.’ English predicts the trend will continue; German says their work schedule is seriously disrupted.
JA こうも立て続けに荷が襲われると、仕事もままならん。 ‘When cargo gets attacked one after another like this, we can't even get our work done.’ English predicts the trend will continue; Japanese says the attacks keep them from getting work done.

Anaoc must be apprised of this incident. War is at our doorstep.

FR J'imagine bien que tu préférerais te reposer un peu, mais c'est vraiment important. ‘I can well imagine you would rather rest a little, but it's really important.’ English warns that war is at their doorstep; French only says it is really important.
JA なぁ、戻ってすぐに悪いんだがよ、「アナオク」さんに、この話を伝えてきてくれ。 ‘Hey, sorry to ask when you've only just got back, but go and pass this on to Anaoc.’ Japanese apologises for sending you straight out again; English instead warns that war is at the doorstep.

Wahoy Mahoy

Thanks to you, those kobolds won't be pussyfootin' 'round the mines no more. All that's left is for me to repair my coach.

Report to Anaoc

Anaoc

So the kobolds are at it again...

Not content with their own territory, the creatures have been pouring forth from their subterranean dwellings to wreak havoc on Lominsan land. But we won't stand for it─our livelihoods are at stake.

FR Eux et moi, nous avons un petit différend au sujet de la possession de certaines terres, mais elles sont indispensables à mon exploitation, et je ne peux donc pas leur céder. ‘They and I, we have a little dispute over the ownership of certain lands, but they are essential to my farm, so I cannot give them up.’ English says the creatures wreak havoc on Lominsan land; French speaks of a little dispute over some land.

Alas, with neither side willing to give any ground, I fear there may be no peaceful resolution.

FR Il va falloir trouver une solution avant qu'une tragédie ne se produise... ‘We will have to find a solution before a tragedy happens...’ English fears there may be no peaceful resolution; French says a solution must be found before a tragedy.
JA なんとか解決策を考えねばならんのう……。 ‘We must somehow think of a solution...’ English fears there may be no peaceful resolution; Japanese says they must somehow think of a solution.
DE Wenn wir keine Lösung finden, reiben wir uns noch gegenseitig auf. ‘If we don't find a solution, we'll end up wearing each other down.’ German Anaoc still looks for a solution; English Anaoc fears there may be no peaceful one.