A Shelltered Eggsistence

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Nonotta and Riggy have prepared a complex conundrum for you and Jihli to solve as part of Hatching–tide. Nonotta also insists that you don the jacket she has designed especially for the event─which upon closer inspection you notice features an enormous hood complete with long, dangling attachments modeled after a spriggan's ears. It seems you will need to be attired to her satisfaction before she will allow you to begin the egg hunt.
※Please note that you will not be able to complete this quest after the seasonal event has ended. For details, check the Lodestone.
* Clothed as Nonotta instructed, you submit yourself for her inspection. Though no explanation as to the supposed necessity of the garment is forthcoming, it at least serves the function of delighting her. She bids you go forth in search of three spriggans, who between them hold the key to unlocking the mystery she and Riggy have devised.
* Scouring the various nooks and crannies of New Gridania, you eventually locate the three spriggans, who are quick to give up their clues. They eagerly offer brief statements relating to the numbers one, two, and three, the meaning of which is for the most part unclear at this point. Meanwhile, Jihli stares intently at the map that Nonotta has provided, in the hope that the information you have gathered will help solve the Hatching–tide puzzle.
* Now that the necessary pieces are ostensibly in place, Nonotta divulges the password─Egg Hunt─which presumably will lead you to the gilded tourmaline egg when uttered in the correct location. Whether you and Jihli are able to find the place in question is another matter, as the small problem of unraveling the many-layered enigma yet remains.
* You cleverly deduce that Mother Miounne is the one charged with safeguarding the gilded tourmaline egg, and she relinquishes your prize as per her agreement with Nonotta. The item in question is rather colorful, and a slight rustling sound comes from inside when it is shaken. You and Jihli decide that rather than quibbling over the object's true nature, you should return it to Nonotta and Riggy and put their puzzle to bed.
* Nonotta praises you and Jihli for having overcome the challenge she had posed, or at least the first part of it. She wastes no time in revealing that this was merely a precursor, and the true conundrum is yet to come. The source of the rustling from inside the gilded tourmaline egg turns out to be another map, filling Jihli with a great sense of apprehension that her cognitive abilities will be pushed to their limits and beyond. Only time will tell if yours are up to the task.
==Objectives==
* Don a spriggan jacket and speak with Nonotta.
* Speak with the three spriggans.
* Rendezvous with Jihli Aliapoh.
* With the chat mode in Say, enter “Egg Hunt” in the correct location to discover the gilded tourmaline egg.
* Deliver the gilded tourmaline egg to Nonotta.
==Script==
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Nonotta 	With that Archon egg out there waiting for you, there's no time like the present to break in your new spriggan jacket. I'm sure you'll agree that the tailoring is eggceptional!
Nonotta 	With that Archon egg out there waiting for you, there's no time like the present to break in your new spriggan jacket. I'm sure you'll agree that the tailoring is eggceptional!
Nonotta 	Magnificent! Let the hunt begin!
Riggy 	Friend ready for eggy! Ready, ready, readyyy!
Nonotta 	If you manage to find the gilded tourmaline egg, bring it to me for inspection. I'll know if you try to fob me off with a fake one!
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	There will be no need for that─we shall find that egg in no time!
Nonotta 	Don't forget, you'll need to speak with all three spriggans to stand a chance of reaching the prize.
Jihli Aliapoh 	[Player Name], I shall leave locating the spriggans to you. In the meantime, I will attempt to make some sense of this map. Let us meet back here once we have a lead in our search for the egg.
Nonotta 	I have a map for you, too. Without giving too much away, I should point out that this holds the key to the whole mystery.
 	
Riggy 	Riggy love mystery!
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	Since I am normally the one organizing these kinds of events, being able to participate makes a welcome change!
 	
Sprigan03203 	Me first! Me first!
Sprigan03203 	Second best! Beeest!
Sprigan03203 	Third foreveeer!
Jihli Aliapoh 	Have you found the spriggans yet?
Jihli Aliapoh 	We should reconvene once we have enough information to form a hypothesis as to the egg's location.
 	
Nonotta 	I recommend finding the spriggans first and making a note of where you found them. You never know─it could be important!
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	You have found all three spriggans? Jolly good! What did they say?
Jihli Aliapoh 	First, second, third? They must be referring to some kind of order.
Jihli Aliapoh 	But how is it linked to the writing on the map?
Jihli Aliapoh 	Nonotta, are there any further clues for us to find?
Nonotta 	No, that's all you get, I'm afraid!
Jihli Aliapoh 	By the Twelve! I cannot make head nor tail of this!
Riggy 	Oh! Oh! Riggy know! Can Riggy say?
Nonotta 	Oh, pipe down, would you? [Player Name], Jihli, once you have the answer, go to where you suspect the egg lies and call out “Egg Hunt” in a nice, big voice!
 	
Nonotta 	Between the two of you, I'm sure you can figure it out!
 	
Sprigan03203 	Me first! Me first!
 	
Sprigan03203 	Second best! Beeest!
 	
Sprigan03203 	Third foreveeer!
 	
Miounne 	Are you here for one of Mother's famous eel pies?
Miounne 	Well, well. It seems Nonotta and Riggy have met their match.
Jihli Aliapoh 	The egg... It is here...correct?
Miounne 	An egg, is it? I must say, it does feel somewhat artificial, but I suppose it's the right shape. In any case, it's now the property of the one who came here and uttered the password.
Jihli Aliapoh 	Mother Miounne certainly has a point about it being strange. And is it my imagination, or did I hear a slight rustling sound from inside?
Jihli Aliapoh 	What I'm most interested in, though, is seeing Nonotta and Riggy's faces when they realize we have solved the mystery!
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	I feel as though we are slowly getting closer to the answer...
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	While these letters are clearly not Eorzean, they are somewhat similar. It is not too hard to decipher them, but simply reading them from left to right reveals nothing but gibberish.
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	Obviously, their positioning in relation to the map below is vital in understanding the puzzle.
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	Perhaps we have overlooked something?
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	Hmm... The three spriggans must be linked to these letters in some fashion.
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	Can you remember where you found them?
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	Each of the spriggans mentioned something about first, second, or third, yes?
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	Hmm... My guess is that this is probably as important, if not more so, than their locations. With that in mind, let's take another look at the map!
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	Our three furry friends were sent to these positions, and this is how their numbers are distributed.
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	Yes, things seem much clearer now.
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	Initially I thought the positions of the spriggans would indicate which letters reveal the answer...
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	...but none of them are in the same places. As you can see, they are all slightly off. So much for that idea!
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	I wonder if the spriggans are trying to indicate a course of some sort?
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	If I move my finger from one point to the next... Hmm? 'Tis a name I know very well indeed. Now we need only find her...
Nonotta 	So, you think you've found the answer? You'll still need to use the password, though. It's “Egg Hunt” in case you forgot!
 	
Nonotta 	So, have you got something for me?
Nonotta 	Ho ho! Congratulations to you both for getting this far.
Jihli Aliapoh 	Hmm? You mean to say...
Nonotta 	Yes, finding the gilded tourmaline egg was only the beginning! For inside it is...another map! This time, the prize you seek is a gilded topaz egg.
Riggy 	Very pretty! Pretty, prettyyy!
Jihli Aliapoh 	Oh dear... I thought I had already surpassed the limits of my mental faculties. If these puzzles get any more difficult, I fear my head shall explode!
 	
Miounne 	I shan't pretend that I understand what you're all doing. Something to do with Hatching–tide, I presume? As long as you're enjoying yourselves, that's the most important thing.
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	I knew we would find the egg!
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Egg Hunts Quests