Something Fishy This Way Comes

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* You stumble across a terribly dehydrated Namazu in the middle of the desert─a most peculiar sight indeed. Upon confirming that he is likely to survive, you attempt to make an expedient exit. However, a moment's hesitation costs you all plausible deniability. Resigned to facing whatever ordeal lies in store, you stuff the Namazu in your pack at his request, and set off for Yuzuka Manor.
* You unceremoniously deposit the Namazu at the feet of his friend Gyorei. After drinking several times his weight in water, he recovers enough to explain that he is an artisan by the name of Gyoshin, and─though you give no indication of interest─continues on to tell you about his recent unusual dreams. Said dreams evidently include the Namazu's ancestor and a dire warning about the annihilation of their tribe, which can only be averted by holding a seven-year festival on the Azim Steppe. Between this pronouncement and the sudden dramatic entrance of a third Namazu, the self-proclaimed “Seigetsu the Enlightened,” you find yourself in no position to protest as they commandeer your services for this endeavor.
* Naturally, the Namazu require festival grounds before the event planning can proceed. Upon learning of your many heroic deeds in the north, Seigetsu the Enlightened suggests that you introduce the trio to the khatun of the Mol, so they may obtain permission to use unoccupied land in the Azim Steppe for their venue.
* You arrive at Mol Iloh to learn that the wise Temulun has already designated a location for the Namazu's festival. Alas, you are not off the hook yet. The Namazu clearly have a long road ahead if their ideal doom-averting, culturally relevant event is to be realized, and they look to you to provide sorely needed competent assistance─or perhaps just cheap labor. Either way, there is much to be done. Touring the grounds at the Towering Still seems like as good a first step as any.
* With its pavilions windtorn and faded, the erstwhile home of the Dhoro will require significant work if it is to play host to what will surely be a festival like no other. One can only wonder what Gyoshin thinks of this site and the tribulations which lie ahead.
* To your surprise, Gyoshin is more than satisfied with the ramshackle pavilions of Dhoro Iloh, and seems both hopeful for the festival's prospects and eager to set to work. As Gyorei says, he is almost admirable. Almost.
==Objectives==
* Bring the squirming sack to Gyorei at Yuzuka Manor.
* Speak with Gyoshin.
* Speak with Temulun at Mol Iloh.
* Speak with the Mol guide.
* Speak with Gyoshin.
==Script==
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Gyoshin 	You there! Wait, wait!
Gyoshin 	I am not dead─far from it! And do not pretend that you thought I was!
Gyoshin 	How unfair of you to assume that aiding me would lead you to undertake a series of arduous tasks. I assure you that I require your assistance only this once.
Gyoshin 	You see, fate─destiny!─guided me to the Azim Steppe.
Gyoshin 	But as I wandered this unfamiliar land, I became increasingly lost...and dry. Parched! Until I found I could no longer take even a single step...
Gyoshin 	Random passerby, you will be traveling to Yanxia, yes? You will find that I am most portable. Quite suitable for sacks. I ask only that you convey me to Gyorei at Yuzuka Manor.
Gyoshin 	Please, please!
 	
Gyorei 	My, my, what an oddly shaped bag you have!
Gyoshin 	I...am returned...
Gyorei 	Gyoshin! How did you come to be so desiccated?
Gyorei 	No, no, never mind that─I will bring water posthaste!
Gyoshin 	<gulp> <gulp> ...Ahhh, much better.
Gyoshin 	There is nothing like a deep draught of the One River's water. Another half-dozen jugs and I will be most fully refreshed!
Gyorei 	First you might explain where you have been! And what of this traveler─have you no words for her/him? Such an ill-mannered Namazu I have never seen!
Gyoshin 	Oh, yes, yes. Slipped my mind entirely. Ahem! Thank you, thank you, random passerby!
Gyoshin 	I am Gyoshin. Namazu artisan, crafter of crafts. My deftness of fin is second to none.
Gyorei 	Yes, yes, he would be almost admirable were he not so careless. Why, not a fortnight ago he wandered into the path of a falling vase and was knocked utterly unconscious.
Gyoshin 	Indeed, that is how I came by this head wound. It was most excruciatingly painful. And though I made a full recovery and have been in perfect health ever since...
Gyoshin 	I began to have unusual dreams. Yes, yes. Dreams of my greatest grandsire standing before me, shrouded in light...
Gyoshin 	He revealed that every seven hundred and seventy-seven years, we must hold a seven-year celebration commemorating the birth of our tribe. Should we fail to do so, the Namazu will be most gruesomely annihilated once seven years pass. Seven years!
Gyorei 	And so you immediately set forth on a journey to our homeland at the head of the One River? Without so much as a thought towards preparation?
Gyorei 	How reckless can you possibly be? Though I do not doubt it was distressing to you, a dream is no more than a dream. Yes, yes.
Kofuinseigetsu 	...Hasten not to judge, for profound truth may lie in even visions of the night.
Gyorei 	Who said that?
Kofuinseigetsu 	None other than I, renowned member of the literati, Seigetsu the Enlightened!
Gyoshin 	Oh, it's just Gyofun. Always with his face buried in a book─a walking tome with whiskers, our Gyofun─
Kofuinseigetsu 	Speak not that name, no, no! I cast it aside long ago, for I have searched my soul and found my true name─Seigetsu the Enlightened! Seigetsu the Enlightened! How many times must I tell you!?
Gyoshin 	Yes, yes, your soul has a lot to say, I am aware. Did you need something?
Kofuinseigetsu 	This. This is why I detest imbeciles... But I will waste no further words on you and your deficiencies, for a matter of greater import demands our attention: the festival.
Kofuinseigetsu 	In the course of my scholarly endeavors, I encountered a dated manuscript entitled The Epic of Ganen, which mentions an event that took place centuries past along the upper One River. This “unforgettable spectacle,” as the author describes it, was a festival held by our own ancestors.
Kofuinseigetsu 	It is written that this festival marked our people's first step toward enlightenment─the advent of a civilized Namazu society. Even you must understand the significance.
Kofuinseigetsu 	Though I suspect your “vision” is a by-product of a few too many blows to the head, reviving this tradition is an excellent idea. At long last, the Namazu will emerge from the darkness of ignorance─our cultural renaissance has arrived!
Gyoshin 	I have no idea what that means and am not sure if I care, but if you are offering to help, then I graciously accept.
Gyorei 	Well, well, I see there is no stopping you. I will accompany you, then─but I must insist that we bring another. One with more than a passing familiarity with the region.
Gyoshin 	Thanks in advance!
 	
Gyorei 	Gyoshin is liable to wander off a cliff if left to his own devices. As a friend, I cannot let him make this journey alone. No, no.
 	
Kofuinseigetsu 	You are insatiably curious as to why my orbital structure differs from that of my brethren, are you not? It is merely a physical manifestation of my surpassing intellect. I call it...the Gaze of the Enlightened.
 	
Gyoshin 	So, so, how much do you know about the Steppe?
Kofuinseigetsu 	My word, not only have you spent many a day there, but you also claimed victory in the Naadam on behalf of the Mol? Surely there is no guide more qualified to lead us.
Gyoshin 	The what, what?
Kofuinseigetsu 	I can only pity you, mired in the depths of ignorance as you are. Listen well: the Azim Steppe is home to valorous warriors known as the Xaela.
Kofuinseigetsu 	Were we to enter and carry on with our festival preparations unannounced, we would undoubtedly be skewered and served as hors d'oeuvres. Or perhaps steamed and served in a buuz, as that is a rather more common delicacy among the Steppe's tribal peoples...
Gyoshin 	I would rather not be served either way, thank you!
Kofuinseigetsu 	That is precisely why we are fortunate to have encountered [Player Name]. We need only for her/him to escort us to the khatun of the Mol, whom we can petition for permission to hold our festival.
Gyoshin 	I see, I see. In that case, please lead us there! I am sure that my explanation of our mission will be quite convincing. Most persuasive.
Cirina 	It is lovely to see you again, khagan. I was delighted when I heard that the elder gods spoke of your return. Though I must admit that I am unsure what to make of their description of the companions you are meant to introduce to us today.
 	
Temulun 	I bid you welcome, khagan. Glad are we to see that the gods have brought you to us once again. And I see you are in the company of Namazu?
Gyoshin 	Hello, hello! We, well, you see...
Temulun 	I know what you seek. We have already readied a location for your celebration.
Gyoshin 	H-How did you know? Clairvoyance? Witchcraft!?
Temulun 	I but heed the whispers of the gods. They spoke of two disciples of creation traveling hither to hold a great celebration─one of whom would be a Namazu.
Kofuinseigetsu 	Astounding. Are you perchance one of the Mol's esteemed udgan? I read of them in Narrow Road through the Deep Grass.
Gyorei 	Wait, wait. Gyoshin must be the Namazu in question, but who is the second disciple of creation?
 	
Gyoshin 	One shock after another! You manage such delicate work without fins?
Gyoshin 	One shock after another! You can locate things without barbels?
Gyoshin 	Well, physical inadequacies notwithstanding, I am sure that you would be a great help. Will you assist us? Please, please?
 	
Temulun 	Do you recall what I once told you? Stars flock to you. Cherish their light.
Temulun 	These little ones too were drawn to your side. Lend them your radiance. If not today, then someday soon, for all asterisms have meaning.
Gyoshin 	Then it is decided! Everything is settled!
Temulun 	Indeed. I will have you shown to the grounds we have prepared.
Mol guide 	In the west stand the rocky cliffs of the Towering Still, erstwhile home of the Dhoro. Their abandoned structures have fallen into disrepair, but with some effort they can be repurposed.
Gyoshin 	You are too kind, most considerate. I can hardly wait to see!
 	
Mol guide 	The festival grounds can be found on the plateau above. Your Namazu comrades have already made their way there. Shall I show you to them?
 	
Temulun 	No one star brings light to the void alone. In number do they rise and overcome the night. Remember this, and weave a constellation to guide others as they forge their own paths through the dark.
 	
Cirina 	Lamb or dzo are the most common fillings, but I suddenly find myself remembering how delicious buuz are when made with catfish.
 	
Gyorei 	A river flows below the cliffs, so at least we need not worry for want of water.
 	
Kofuinseigetsu 	As the famed wanderer Hoelun notes in Narrow Road through the Deep Grass, the Dhoro are a proud but reclusive people who eschew almost all contact with outsiders. Perhaps Dhoro Iloh's surroundings will yield some indication as to why.
 	
Gyoshin 	These pavilions are rather dilapidated, quite decrepit, but I will have them fixed up in no time.
 	
Gyoshin 	A wonderful location! Yes, yes. These pavilions are rather dilapidated, quite decrepit, but I will have them fixed up in no time.
Gyoshin 	Yes, yes, I am itching to get to work! ...Though the actual itching may be my fins drying out again. Who wants to carry me down to the river?
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Namazu Quests in Final Fantasy XIV