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The Replacement Culler
Map quest, level 20. 91st of 194 in play order.
Quest giver: Florimond, East Shroud (X 16.6, Y 27.2).
Steps
- Report to Aniud
. - Cull black bats.
- Report to Aniud.
- Speak with Florimond.
Journal
- Florimond seeks a capable adventurer to cull vermin in his stead.
- Owing to an injury, Florimond is unable to join his Wood Wailer comrades in a culling operation, and asks that you take his place. Make your way to Josselin's Spire and report to Aniud.
- Aniud bids you put down six black bats. Make your way to the Bramble Patch and slay the creatures.
- You have culled the black bats. Report back to Aniud at Josselin's Spire.
- Thanking you for your assistance, Aniud bids you bear a message to Florimond. Take yourself back to the Hawthorne Hut, where the injured Wood Wailer is convalescing.
- Upon receiving his captain's message, Florimond promises to focus his energies on recovery, and not fret to no avail over how his absence may inconvenience his comrades.
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Florimond is a Wood Wailer sentry of Josselin's Spire. An injury keeps him in the Hawthorne Hut while his comrades prepare a cull in the Bramble Patch.
Aniud is a Wood Wailer captain at Josselin's Spire. His men are about to start a culling operation in the Bramble Patch.
What you know from earlier quests 2
- #89 Swinophobia: Piralnaut acts bold, but he is terrified of boars and has feared them for weeks. After you cull five, he thanks you. You give him courage, and he vows to guard the spire well.
- #90 Stand-in Sentry: Piralnaut sends you to stand guard at three Twin Adder standards (flags). When you report fell fiends, dangerous monsters, he finds it odd, since the route never had such trouble. He fears their numbers are rising and wants a close watch.
What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
- Florimond hates resting while his comrades face danger, so he asks you to take his place. Captain Aniud's message calms him, and he promises to focus on getting well so he can return to duty.
- Aniud accepts you as Florimond's substitute and has you slay six black bats. Grateful, he sends a message back: Florimond's worry helps no one, and he serves best by healing with peace of mind.
Dialogue 7 lines
Accepting the quest
Florimond
You have the look of one who has seen more than her/his fair share of danger. I am Florimond, a sentry of Josselin's Spire...though you would be forgiven for imagining me a sentry of this hut, so seldom have I left it in recent days. I sustained an injury, you see, and have been out of commission for some time.
- FR Pourriez-vous partir combattre des monstres pour moi ? ‘Could you go and fight monsters for me?’ English jokes he could be taken for a sentry of the hut; French directly asks you to fight monsters for him.
- JA 俺に代わって魔物駆除に参加してくれないか？ ‘Would you take part in the monster cull in my place?’ English jokes he could be taken for a sentry of the hut; Japanese directly asks you to join the cull for him.
Anyway, my Wood Wailer comrades are about to commence a culling operation in the Bramble Patch, and the thought of them marching into the jaws of danger while I languish here like a coddled babe is frankly too much to bear. I realize this is sudden, but might I trouble you to take part in the operation in my stead? If you would do me this favor, seek out Captain Aniud at Josselin's Spire. He will tell you all you need to know.
- FR Comme vous le voyez, je suis blessé, et pas vraiment en état de me battre. ‘As you can see, I am injured, and not really in a state to fight.’ English laments languishing like a coddled babe while comrades face danger; French just says he is injured and unfit to fight.
- JA 俺はこのとおり、怪我をしていて戦力にならんのだ。 ‘As you can see, I'm injured and of no use in a fight.’ English laments languishing like a coddled babe while comrades face danger; Japanese just says he is injured and useless in a fight.
Report to Aniud.
Aniud
What brings you here, adventurer? Florimond's replacement, you say? And...you are aware of the risks? Aye, well, you do seem a capable sort.
Florimond's task was to be the slaying of six black bats in the Bramble Patch. I take it you will now see to this? Very well. I wish you the best of luck.
Report to Aniud.
Aniud
So you have seen to the black bats. We couldn't have asked for a better substitute. You have my gratitude. Now, at the risk of seeming brazen, I would ask you a favor of my own. Might you bear a message to Florimond for me?
The lad is being overly hard on himself for his absence. Tell him that his fretting avails no one, he himself least of all. He serves the Wood Wailers best by getting back on his feet with all swiftness─and that requires peace of mind.
Speak with Florimond.
Florimond
A message...from Captain Aniud? I see... The captain speaks true. I must say, a great weight has been lifted from my shoulders. As bade, I shall focus all my energies on recovery, the sooner to resume my duties. My thanks again, friend.