The Parlous Ploy

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Having consulted her network of manor furnishings, Little Yin reports details regarding the true forms of those malevolent mummers who she believes to possess useful information. You also learn that assorted decorations have taken to using transfiguration magicks bestowed by the pumpkin-headed apparition, so you need only speak with one in order to be transformed into a convincingly freakish fiend.
※Please note that you will be unable to complete this quest after the seasonal event has ended. For details, please check the Lodestone.
* You speak to the appropriate enthusiast in room 108 and are transfigured into a devilish apparition. Your new form should have scare potential significant enough to prod the malevolent mummers into divulging the information you seek.
* With your impeccable disguise, you deceive the mummers into revealing the location of a memo that may hold the secret of where T'maritaa─who unfortunately seems to have already joined the several score pumpkins decorating the manor─is being held.
* You report your findings to Little Yin and Little Yang. The former reacts with an uncharacteristic show of enthusiasm, while the latter reveals that he was not, in fact, paying attention. For both of their sakes, you agree to calmly review what you have learned so far before proceeding to the next phase of the plan.
==Objectives==
* Speak to an enthusiast to be transfigured into a fiend.
* Use Tricksome Treat on malevolent mummers.
* Report to Little Yin.
==Script==
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Gloomyghost03169 	That was fast─are you so eager to part with your current visage? I suppose I can see why. In any case, you'll need to turn yourself into one of three types of fiend to adequately blend in with the Continental Circus members I've observed skulking about the manor.
Gloomyghost03169 	Much to my dismay, it seems that the troupe is already searching for their next victim. <sigh> Loudly searching.
Gloomyghost03169 	Can you get them out of the way for a bit so that I can have some peace? In disguise, naturally, lest they know we're trying to foil their plot. The last thing I need is a bunch of ghouls running to and fro, screeching that the mortals are on to them.
Gloomyghost03169 	Huh, you really came back. It's a good thing, too, because those Continental Circus fools don't know when to give up. They're making a cacophony looking for a new victim. Where they get the energy, I don't know.
Gloomyghost03169 	Thankfully, what they lack in quietude they make up for in stupidity. I'm sure you can derail their efforts by interrupting their trains of thought. Subtly, mind. I don't want to think about the uproar you'll cause if you march straight up to them wearing that face. No offense intended.
Gloomyghost03169 	Ahem. According to decorative eyewitnesses, the mummers currently on duty are in truth “diminutive, winged, pointy-eared creatures.”
Gloomyghost03169 	Ahem. According to decorative eyewitnesses, the mummers currently on duty are in truth “large, winged, single-eyed creatures.”
Gloomyghost03169 	Ahem. According to decorative eyewitnesses, the mummers currently on duty are in truth “alluring, airborne, long-taloned creatures.”
Gloomyghost03169 	I assume that gives you a decent idea of what we're dealing with. All three mummers are currently on the ground floor, so you should have little trouble finding them. Now all that's left is to get you transfigured.
Gloomyghost03169 	As you can see, some of my fellows are so taken with the idea that they have already donned the appearances of their favorite All Saints' Wake fiends. You need only speak to whichever has given herself the form you seek, and she will weave the magicks for you. <sigh> With boisterous enthusiasm, I'm sure.
Gloomyghost03169 	Again, the mummers currently on duty are in truth “diminutive, winged, pointy-eared creatures.” Do try to retain that long enough to cross the room.
Gloomyghost03169 	Again, the mummers currently on duty are in truth “large, winged, single-eyed creatures.” Do try to retain that long enough to cross the room.
Gloomyghost03169 	Again, the mummers currently on duty are in truth “alluring, airborne, long-taloned creatures.” Do try to retain that long enough to cross the room.
Gloomyghost03169 	Once you are hideously transfigured, you'll find the mummers elsewhere on the ground floor.
 	
Batghost03170 	Aren't bats just the cutest little plague-bearers you ever did see? You want to be an oh-so-cuddly screeching nightmare too, right? I know you do!
Ahrimanghost03170 	Feast your two tiny peepers on this giant eyeball! Isn't it ghastly? It's just so...big. And round! Don't you want one?
Succubusghost03170 	How do I look? Just kidding, I know the answer. Positively irresistible! I've made three people fall down the stairs tonight/this morning/today/tonight alone! Want to join me?
 	
Suspiciousclowna03170	Ahhh! What the─!?
Suspiciousclowna03170	Oh, it's you. Why, exactly, aren't you guarding the memo? I need to be about finding our next victim, and mark my words─there will be seven hells to pay if I hear that some interloper has walked off with our guest-turned-pumpkin in the meantime.
Suspiciousclownb03170	Gyaaah! A fiend!
Suspiciousclownb03170	Oh, wait, I'm also a fiend. Phew. Don't startle me like that! You made me forget who I am. And where we put that pumpkin! Drat! Ah, well, that's what the memo is for.
Suspiciousclownc03170	Room 201, room 201, room 201, ro─ Augh!
Suspiciousclownc03170	Honestly! Can't you just greet me like a normal agent of evil? Now I'm going to have to spend my whole patrol trying to remember what room we put the memo in.
Suspiciousclowna03170	Ahhh! What the─!?
Suspiciousclowna03170	Oh, is it time to change the watch already? Well, I appreciate your promptness, I suppose...
Suspiciousclownb03170	Gyaaah! A fiend!
Suspiciousclownb03170	O-Oh, right. We're both fiends. And you're ready to switch? That's a relief. My mother told me that if you hold a transformation too long, you get stuck that way...
Suspiciousclownc03170	Augh!
Suspiciousclownc03170	What is wrong with you? Forget it, just keep watch. I'm going to go and eat my weight in pumpkin pastries.
Suspiciousclowna03170	Ahhh! What the─!?
Suspiciousclowna03170	What are you doing here? This isn't your floor... I'll let it slide this time, but I'm going to have to report you if you continue to make a nuisance of yourself.
Suspiciousclownb03170	Gyaaah! A fiend!
Suspiciousclownb03170	I-I mean, a different kind of fiend! I don't think you're supposed to be on this floor...
Suspiciousclownc03170	Augh!
Suspiciousclownc03170	You're not supposed to be here! We're on guard duty tonight! Honestly, you're useless, the lot of you...
 	
Suspiciousclowna03170	Ahhh! What the─!?
Suspiciousclowna03170	Oh, my apologies─that guise is unfamiliar to me. Are you a new recruit? In any case, that's the kind of enthusiasm for subterfuge that I like to see. I leave this post in your capable hands.
Suspiciousclownb03170	Gyaaah!
Suspiciousclownb03170	Y-You're truly a fiend, you say? What a remarkable disguise! V-Very effective. In fact, I think I'll have a seat for a moment. Calm my nerves and such. Please watch my post for me!
Suspiciousclownc03170	Augh!
Suspiciousclownc03170	Nice transformation, but was that really necessary? You must be new around here. Hmm... And if you're new, you probably don't know that if you scare another member of the troupe, you have to stand guard while they go and enjoy the buffet. Sorry, I don't make the rules!
Suspiciousclowna03170	I'll thank you not to interrupt me unless it's truly urgent. I have important kidnapping to do.
Suspiciousclownb03170	No, mother... I shan't...fall...sleep... Mmm...mildew...
Suspiciousclownc03170	Are those burning pumpkin cookies I smell? I wonder if I could sneak away, just for dessert...
Batghost03170 	Aren't bats just the cutest little plague-bearers you ever did see? You want to be an oh-so-cuddly screeching nightmare too, right? I know you do!
Ahrimanghost03170 	Feast your two tiny peepers on this giant eyeball! Isn't it ghastly? It's just so...big. And round! Don't you want one?
Succubusghost03170 	How do I look? Just kidding, I know the answer. Positively irresistible! I've made three people fall down the stairs tonight/this morning/today/tonight alone! Want to join me?
Batghost03170 	Oh, I see you're enjoying your new form! If the spell wears off and you need to get cute as a button in a hurry, you know where to find me!
Ahrimanghost03170 	I spy with my massive, pulsating eye a fellow guiser! If you're ever in need of my assistance, resume your usual form. I will transfigure you into a most sightly ahriman.
Succubusghost03170 	Yes, your transfiguration is quite the work of art. You are not as lovely as I, but I'm sure you can cause quite a few injuries regardless. Do come back if you need me to weave my magicks!
Gloomyghost03169 	If you're done, let me remove that transfiguration for you. You wouldn't want your face to get stuck like that. Or would you?
Gloomyghost03169 	And what did you learn?
Gloomyghost03169 	Aha! I knew my plan would work! We've got you now, you rowdy little─
Gloomyghost03169 	Ahem. Let's review the information you collected.
Cheerfulghost03169 	Yes! Wait, what information? Oh, [Player Name]! When did you get back?
Gloomyghost03169 	Ah, you're back. Why don't you fill me in while I remove these magicks...
Gloomyghost03169 	Ahaha! Take that, you raucous goons! That's what you get for interrupting my nap!
Gloomyghost03169 	Ahem. I appreciate your cooperation, [Player Name].
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
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