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The Trees Have Eyes
Map quest, level 22. 115th of 194 in play order.
Quest giver: Ianna, South Shroud (X 18.1, Y 19.9).
Steps
- Gather
piles of antelope umbles. - Gather
kedtrap petals. - Place the antelope umbles before the withered treant.
- Place the kedtrap petals before the withered treant.
- /kneel in respect to the withered treant.
- Speak with Ianna at Buscarron's
Druthers.
Journal
- Ianna seeks an adventurer to gather the offerings necessary for a local custom.
- You learn that the locals observe a custom involving the placement of an offering of antelope innards and flowers before a withered treant. Following Ianna's instructions, gather the umbles of four antelope does and two kedtrap petals.
- You have successfully gathered umbles and petals suitable for the offering. First, place the four umbles before the withered treant.
- Having placed the umbles, next set down the two fragrant flowers.
- The offerings placed, proceed to /kneel in deference to this once-proud guardian of the forest.
- You have paid respect to the withered treant as instructed. Return to Buscarron's Druthers and let Ianna know that the custom has been observed.
- Ianna explains that the people of her region revere the treants as forest guardians, and look to them to protect the balance of life in the Twelveswood─a task made at once more needful and more difficult by the changes set in motion during the Calamity. With the piteous image of the withered treant still fresh in your mind, however, you cannot help wondering if the ancient creatures might not require protection of their own.
Hidden
Kedtrap Petal text says the petals 'soothe the savage spirits'. This echoes the old line 'Music has charms to soothe a savage breast' from William Congreve's 1697 play 'The Mourning Bride'.Characters 3
Buscarron's name is on the tavern Buscarron's Druthers, where Ianna
is.Ianna at Buscarron's
Druthers wants an adventurer to help honor the forest through a local custom.What you know from earlier quests 1
- #114 Cloven-hoofed Horrors: Ianna heard from an Ul'dah merchant about fierce scarred antelopes south of the Druthers. She gives you spiced
sparhawk egg soup to weaken them. She sees the Druthers as a second home and finds joy in defending it.
- #114 Cloven-hoofed Horrors: Ianna heard from an Ul'dah merchant about fierce scarred antelopes south of the Druthers. She gives you spiced
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #75 The House That Death Built: Rolandaix is upset at being sent out with barely any explanation. Rolandaix fears a life of work in the ruins is being trampled and demands to know what is going on.
What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
- Buscarron: Ianna says travelers come to the tavern for Buscarron's ale and tales of adventure, as much as for the peace of the Shroud.
- Ianna asks you to place antelope umbles (innards) and kedtrap petals before a withered treant, a tree creature. She says it withered from the forest's changes after the Calamity, and that locals revere treants as forest guardians who deserve care in return.
Dialogue 9 lines
Accepting the quest
Ianna
This tavern is sheltered by the Shroud, imparting a sense of peace and tranquility to all within. It is for this reason─as much as Buscarron's ale and yarns of adventure─that wayfarers from across the realm find respite at these tables.
- DE Deshalb ist es wichtig, dass wir uns um den Wald kümmern und ihm Respekt erweisen. ‘That is why it is important that we care for the forest and show it respect.’ English says this is why wayfarers rest here; German concludes they must care for and respect the forest.
- JA だからこそ、ここへ立ち寄るものには、誰であれ、森に敬意を払ってもらうことにしてるんだ。 ‘That is exactly why we have everyone who stops by here, whoever they are, pay respect to the forest.’ English says this is why wayfarers rest here; Japanese says every visitor must pay respect to the forest.
But the protection of the forest is not to be taken for granted. No, we must respect and honor the trees. Only in doing so will they do the same for us.
And so I would ask you to perform a simple task: you are to make an offering to one of the forest's fallen guardians.
Not far from here lie the withered remains of a treant who perished protecting the forest it so loved. Obtain the umbles of four antelope does and two freshly plucked kedtrap petals, then place them before the treant.
After the offering has been made, kneel and bow your head in deference. I can promise you that when you arise, you will do so with a newfound understanding of the significance of my words.
- DE Glaub mir, der Baumschrat mag bloß noch eine leere Hülle sein, doch der Wald wird deinen guten Willen spüren. ‘Believe me, the treant may be nothing but an empty husk, but the forest will feel your goodwill.’ English promises you will understand her words; German says the forest will feel your goodwill.
Speak with Ianna at Buscarron's Druthers.
Ianna
You have placed the offering as I asked? I thank you.
The treant you have honored was not always withered thus. Unable to bear the changes racking the forest in the wake of the Calamity, it lost all trace of vibrant life, wasting away into its current haggard appearance.
You adventurers may see treants as little more than overgrown adversaries, but many of us local folk revere these creatures as guardians of the woods.
- JA だがね、枯れたトレントの体からは草木が生えた。 ‘But you see, plants grew from the withered treant's body.’ English contrasts adventurers' view of treants with locals' reverence; Japanese says plants grew from the withered treant.
It is nature's way that we tend to those who once tended to us. Should we forsake our protectors now, then we ourselves will be forsaken when their protection is needed once more.
- DE Niemals zuvor gab es in diesem Land so viele Wilderer, Goblins und dergleichen ... ‘Never before have there been so many poachers, goblins and the like in this land...’ English warns that forsaking protectors means being forsaken; German says poachers and goblins have never been so numerous.