The Measure of His Reach (quest)

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
==Objectives==
* Deliver Raubahn's package to Pipin.
* Follow Alphinaud.
* Speak with Hakuro.
* Report to Pipin.
==Script==
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Alphinaud 	I have asked Urianger to look after Krile. He will keep her out of harm's way. Though, after what she has endured, her physical well-being may be the least of our worries...
 	
Urianger 	Worry not for her safety. Look thee to the east.
 	
Raubahn 	Right, then. I must go to my men. I shall be leading the first charge through the breach.
Alphinaud 	Then we shall head to the front.
Raubahn 	Pipin has command of our artillery outside the gate. He'll not be hard to find.
Raubahn 	Ah, but before you go, I have a final favor to ask.
Raubahn 	Give this to my son. He will understand.
Raubahn 	There's no need for explanations. When he sees it, he will know.
 	
Alphinaud 	'Twould seem our position here is secure...
 	
Pipin 	[Player Name]/[Player Name]/, Alphinaud. Hm? What is that you've got there?
Pipin 	By the Twelve, this is...this is Tizona!
Alphinaud 	The Bull of Ala Mhigo's legendary sword, forged from two cursed blades...
Pipin 	This sword is a symbol of everything my father fought to achieve. A weapon claimed on the bloodsands, and with it fortune and glory. Its flames consume the unworthy, but by fire was he reborn.
Pipin 	That he should bequeath it to me now...to carry on his legacy...
Well, I shall endeavor to deserve it. But I'll be damned if this is his final battle!
 	
Pipin 	Once we begin, there will be no respite until it's over. Are you ready, my friends?
Pipin 	Very well. Brace yourselves. This should be quite a specta─
flame herald 	Vice Marshal! Vice Marshal! Imperial unit approaching from the north!
Pipin 	Aiming to destroy our artillery, are they? How many?
flame herald 	Total numbers unconfirmed. At least one squadron. But sir─they're wolfmen!
Pipin 	Ferae Domitae. Bloody hells, that's all we need. Call up the Bloodsworn. Tell them to make ready─
Alphinaud 	Marshal Tarupin, wait!
Alphinaud 	These “wolfmen” of whom you speak hail from Doma. They were coerced into fighting for the Empire─spirited away to a foreign land and told that if they disobeyed, the lives of their kin would be forfeit.
Alphinaud 	But their homeland has been liberated. They have no reason to continue serving their imperial masters!
Alphinaud 	Ere you engage them in battle, I beseech you: grant us a moment to go and attempt to convince them to lay down their arms!
Pipin 	I am loath to gift our enemy more time to prepare...but if there is a chance that this conflict might be avoided, I suppose we must take it. Go then─but be quick.
Alphinaud 	We will, Vice Marshal.
Alphinaud 	With me, [Player Name]!
 	
Alphinaud 	I dream of a day when people accept my words as truth without demanding that I prove them through feats of strength. But come, we must away.
Pipin 	Our scouts report that the wolfmen are advancing on our position from the north of the city. Convince them to retreat, or we will have no choice but to engage.
Alphinaud 	We will wait here for the Lupin to arrive. Steel yourself, my friend. Though I hope to resolve this without resorting to violence, it would seem wise to prepare for the worst...
 	
Alphinaud 	They come, [Player Name]!
Hakuro 	You! Clear the road!
Alphinaud 	Honorable warriors of Doma! My name is Alphinaud Leveilleur, and I come before you with news of great import─
Hakuro 	Silence, boy! You stand upon a battlefield. Begone, or be cut down!
Alphinaud 	Doma is free! Lord Hien has returned and driven Yotsuyu and the imperials from your lands! We were there─we helped him! There is no need for you to fight for Zenos!
Hakuro 	Lord Hien is dead, and you are a liar! What could a boy such as you do against magitek? Throw stones and spit curses!?
Hakuro 	Invoke my lord's name again at your peril. We will suffer no falsehoods!
Alphinaud 	I speak only the truth! Put up your weapons, I beg of you! Let us speak as friends and not shed blood in vain!
Hakuro 	If your claims were true, we would gladly sheathe our blades and embrace as brothers.
Hakuro 	But since they must surely be false, we would be traitors to accept! Our lives and those of our loved ones, forfeit!
Hakuro 	Words are air! You will prove the truth of your tale on the battlefield, or die in dishonor!
Hakuro 	You are no strangers to battle, that much is plain...
Hakuro 	I am the White. I am Hakuro! And I will be your opponent! Have at you!
Hakuro 	You fought with honor and restraint. You could have killed my men, and perhaps even me...but you did not. For this, I thank you.
Hakuro 	Warriors brave and true. I pray you tell us of the battle for Doma's liberation.
Alphinaud 	We should be glad to do so...
Hakuro 	...Lord Hien, returned! Such joy this news brings us.
Hakuro 	But for Lord Gosetsu to perish in the keep's collapse...to be taken from us by such treachery... There is no justice...
 	
Hakuro 	You knew him well. Aye, he would not suffer us to mourn with so much undone. And so we will not. Duty comes before all.
Hakuro 	But I knew the man, and he would not suffer us to mourn on the eve of this great battle. Duty comes before all.
Hakuro 	All Lupin shall know of Doma's liberation, and of your part in it.
Hakuro 	When you breach the gates, we shall turn on the imperials as one. With fang and claw shall we rip open the throats of our masters. This the White swears.
Alphinaud 	Thank you. When our war is ended, I am certain that your lord will help us to return you all to Doma.
Hakuro 	Such a curious thing, destiny, to see us meet with friends of Lord Hien in this distant corner of the world. But we shall not keep you─your day is not yet done.
Alphinaud 	Come, let us not keep our comrades waiting. We have a nation to liberate!
 	
Pipin 	Impeccable timing, those Domans! Come, comrades! The enemy's gate is down! Forward!
 	
Alphinaud 	You do not think he would actually wait until the last... No, no. Of course not. He's no Vidofnir.
 	
Aymeric 	By the Fury... Did that man just bring down flying armor with a single stroke in midair?
 	
Lucia 	The vice marshal's strategy for breaching the gates was most ingenious. A pity he did not account for the magitek armor─but to be fair, they did not account for the Domans either.
Raubahn 	If you find Zenos, you kill him. No hesitation. Others may be taken prisoner, but not him. Not under any circumstances.
Alphinaud 	Confound it...
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
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