Manderville Men

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Having shared with you the secrets of House Manderville, Inspector Hildibrand now asks that you do what he cannot. Stand before the fallen chimera and dance as only a Manderville can.
* A half-naked Highlander answers your summons and announces himself as Godbert the goldsmith. As he ponders how you came to learn the Manderville, he and Hildibrand lock eyes momentarily, causing the inspector to inexplicably flee the scene. All is explained after Godbert catches up to Hildibrand, though, as the goldsmith proceeds to berate his son in front of all present. Brushing aside his father's legitimate complaints, Hildibrand convinces Godbert to reconstruct the shattered vase. Though the results are less than ideal, perhaps Lady Durilda will be satisfied. Return to Vesper Bay so that Maria can present the vase to her mother.
* Lady Durilda is dissatisfied with the vase until Godbert unexpectedly arrives and reveals that he was the one who reconstructed it. This fact, coupled with the knowledge that he, a member of the Syndicate, is also Hildibrand's father, is enough to convince the noblewoman to grant the inspector permission to assist with Briardien's investigation. Not only is Inspector Hildibrand unaware of his father's recent rise to power, he is also completely oblivious to how he personally benefited from it, as he simply states that you all must review the facts of the case with Inspector Briardien.
* In between sighs and shrugs, Inspector Briardien explains his plan to lure out and catch the duelist using counterfeit Treaty-Blades being transported from Coerthas. Reluctantly, he states that you and your comrades might serve as additional “smallfolk,” watching the roads in and out of the Observatorium for anything suspicious. This suggestion pleases Inspector Hildibrand, who states with confidence that the duelist should be easy to find in snowy Coerthas, given his large frame and garish red clothing─a description he subsequently misremembers when reunited with a certain warrior and his rooster.
==Objectives==
* Summon the goldsmith.
* Give the reconstructed vase to Maria in Vesper Bay.
* Speak with Briardien.
==Script==
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Hildibrand 	We are as siblings now, my constant comrade, for I have shared with you the secrets of House Manderville.
Hildibrand 	Now you must use that knowledge. Go to the fallen chimera and dance like only a Manderville can!
 	
Hildibrand 	I shall maintain my distance for now, but fear not! Should aught go awry, I will fly to your side at once.
 	
Gilgamesh 	What manner of man can be summoned only through dance?
 	
Nashu Mhakaracca	Are you really going to do the Manderville? Oooh, I can't wait!
 	
Godbert 	Fancy yourself a Manderville man?♪
You would do what only a Manderville can?♪
Then lift your legs, and put up your hands,♪
Be a Mander-Mander-Manderville, man!♪
Gilgamesh 	He comes!
Godbert 	Ho ho ho! You have naught to fear from me, naught at all! The only accounts I came to settle were with the chimera.
 	
Godbert 	But you were not drawn here by some coincidence, were you? No, you came in search of me, Godbert! Why else would you gyrate your hips in such a gentlemanly fashion, if not that?
Godbert 	Wait, I know you! She/He of strong-yet-tender fingers!
Godbert 	But, more importantly, how in the hells did you learn the Manderville? If I did not teach you, then who...?
Hildibrand 	（★未使用／削除予定★）
Godbert 	By the grace of Thal, what sorcery is this? He... He yet lives!?
Godbert 	HILDIBRAND HELIDOR MAXIMILIAN MANDERVILLE!!!
Godbert 	Ten years, Hildibrand, ten years since you left home! And five since I learned of your trip to Dalamud!
Godbert 	How long were you planning to allow your mother and father to suffer under the illusion that their beloved son was dead!?
Gilgamesh 	Son!? You are Hildy's father!?
Godbert 	Godbert the goldsmith's a Manderville man,♪
Smithing as only a Manderville can,♪
Oil him up and give him a tan,♪
Fit for a Mander-Manderville man!♪
Hildibrand 	Please, Father, cease your undulations at once! There are more pressing matters at hand!
Hildibrand 	This antique vase must be made whole once more, for the sake of Miss Maria!
Godbert 	Hah! Do not worry, little one─I deal with worse cases before my morning bowel movement!
Godbert 	Hold your applause until the end! Byregot, guide my hammer!
Godbert 	Look how it sparkles in the twilight, how it radiates elegance! Would you all not agree that it is a work of art?
Hildibrand 	You've completely destroyed a priceless antique's historical value!
Godbert 	Nonsense! I have taken a dull, unremarkable vase and transformed it into something far superior! I hope you were paying attention, Hildy. How long has it been since you last held a hammer?
Hildibrand 	Father, I... That is not my path. I am an agent of enquiry─an inspector! It is my duty to help those in need.
Hildibrand 	Miss Maria is one such person. There are others, too─innocent people whose weapons were callously ripped from their hands by a thieving duelist.
Godbert 	I thought you had put away childish dreams. No matter─you will understand in due time.
Hildibrand 	No, I will not! I am an inspector, Father! I can be naught else!
Maria 	Um... Mister Godbert, sir─I don't think my mother's going to like what you did. She probably won't let Mister Hildibrand help with the investigation...
Gilgamesh 	We cannot say that for certain, can we? Mayhap she will take a liking to this...reimagining.
Gilgamesh 	You spoke of a thieving duelist, did you not? It so happens I am something of a duelist myself.
Gilgamesh 	Were we to cross paths with this fellow, I would welcome the opportunity to pit my skills against his. Enkidu as well, I should think!
Hildibrand 	I see you too possess a strong sense of justice. Full glad am I to have met you, Greg. Now, let us return to Vesper Bay and see how our vase is received.
Godbert 	Vesper Bay, you say? What a coincidence! I shall be traveling there on business once I have finished gathering materials.
Gilgamesh 	Ho, I think I might have seen the demon bird which took my weapon! Go on without me─I shall follow anon.
 	
Maria 	I hope she likes it...
 	
Hildibrand 	Mayhap Miss Maria should be the one to present the vase.
 	
Maria 	Mother, I brought you the vase...
Durilda 	By the gods, have you all no shame!? How dare you make my daughter complicit in your chicanery!
Durilda 	I don't know where you found this gaudy trash, but it bears no resemblance whatsoever to the vase I purchased!
Ellie 	Now see here, Lady Durilda! Not only did you send Maria to fetch your priceless vase alone, placing her in considerable danger should bandits or wild beasts attack─which they did─but─
Godbert 	Gaudy trash?
Durilda 	L-Lord Manderville, sir, I did not realize you had arrived!
Durilda 	Though I know it is nothing compared to the lavish accommodations an esteemed gentleman such as yourself must enjoy, I pray my humble abode meets with your satisfaction.
Godbert 	Oh, it does, my lady, it does indeed─especially that exquisite vase over yonder. Although I gather from your previous comments that you do not like my reconstruction?
Durilda 	Your reconstruction?
Durilda 	Ohoho, I don't like it─I love it! I would go so far as to call it the new centerpiece of my Thorne Dynasty collection!
Godbert 	Ah, what a relief! I would have been most distressed had you said otherwise. We Mandervilles do so take pride in our work and ever strive for professional perfection.
Godbert 	Oh, but why am I repeating what my son Hildibrand doubtless told you when he offered to investigate the duelist's threats? Enough expository banter, I say!
Durilda 	I-I cannot recall if your son used those precise words, but I do remember thinking that his help would be most welcome! You will be helping us, Inspector Hildibrand, will you not?
Ellie 	Wait a minute─your father is Lord Godbert Manderville, the man who took Eolande Quiveron's seat on the Syndicate?
Hildibrand 	It appears there have been a great many developments over the past ten years of which I was completely unaware...
Hildibrand 	In any case, we must redirect our energies towards the investigation of the thieving duelist!
Hildibrand 	Our first order of business will be to review all the facts with consenting Inspector Briardien.
 	
Hildibrand 	Come, we have a thief to catch! Let us seek out Inspector Briardien at once!
 	
Godbert 	I hope I did not speak overmuch earlier! My wife would describe it as a “proclivity to pontificate,” but I prefer to think of it as an earnest desire to establish rapport with my fellow man.
 	
Maria 	(I think she likes it!)
 	
Briardien 	...Why are you still here?
Hildibrand 	Allow me to elucidate: Lady Durilda has asked that we assist with the investigation! Now kindly share with us all your information.
Briardien 	...Fine. Our plans have advanced to a stage that even you couldn't ruin them anyway.
Briardien 	I commissioned several reproductions of the Treaty-Blade through a merchant named Jojonpa, who traffics in counterfeit antiques.
Briardien 	These blades have been delivered to the Observatorium, where they are being distributed amongst Lady Durilda's sellswords. Once I give the order, they will transport them via alternate routes to Vesper Bay.
Nashu Mhakaracca	Ohhh, I think I get it. You're hiding the real transport with a bunch of decoys, right?
Briardien 	They're all decoys. The moment the thief strikes, all our forces will converge on his location─including those disguised as smallfolk along each route. The real Treaty-Blade will remain in the original owner's vault until the thief has been apprehended.
Briardien 	Everything has been accounted for. You are superfluous.
Briardien 	...Mayhap we could use more “smallfolk” to watch the roads in and out of the Observatorium─assuming you have the capacity to conduct yourself in an unassuming fashion.
Hildibrand 	Fear not, my fellow inspector, for I am a master of disguise! Have you any information regarding the duelist himself? A description?
Ellie 	You never thought to ask Humphrey, did you? <sigh> The thief is said to be a towering brute dressed in red who wields a halberd.
Hildibrand 	Hah hah hah! A man so garishly dressed should be easy to find in snowy Coerthas!
Briardien 	Then I suppose we don't need your help, after all, do we? Come or don't─I couldn't care less.
Ellie 	Be seeing you.
Gilgamesh 	Pray forgive my lateness!
Hildibrand 	Greg, my good man! What a pleasure to see you again! We just received new information regarding the weapon thief!
Hildibrand 	A victim described him as a halberd-wielding brute dressed in...dressed in...
Hildibrand 	A ridiculous outfit!
Gilgamesh 	A ridiculous outfit? Ho, now I am intrigued. What reasons would a warrior have for wearing impractical clothing?
Hildibrand 	Hah hah, what reasons indeed? It is enough to make a gentleman laugh!
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Side Story Quests in Final Fantasy XIV