A Chilling Fate

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* You engage in a stimulating conversation with the Great Serpent of Ronka, who─you surmise from the urgency and eagerness of its screeing─is keen to see the Stewards press deeper into the tunnels of Hopl's Stopple. Should you be inclined to heed his call, seek out Chaqurl Qhotl and see how you might best proceed.
※Please note that the difficulty of this quest has been synced to your current level. Furthermore, you may not proceed with a class or job that is different from when you accepted this quest.
* You speak with Chaqurl Qhotl and his father, who share some distressing news. Seeking passage further down in the depths beneath Hopl's Stopple, the Qitari excavation team's path was blocked by a massive water vein. Suffering severe chills in attempting to navigate the icy flow, Towarl Manol has taken ill and lies incapacitated in bed. Hoping to aid their friend, the Qitari father and son once again summon Valan and Quinfort from Slitherbough. The two suggest fashioning a traditional remedy and something to keep the bedridden Qitari warm, and entrust you with the task of finding a vital material for the latter. You resolve to go forth and do your part to keep your Qitari friends in comfort.
* You return to the Stopple with the ingredient sought by Valan. The Qitari rejoice when it proves not only a lifesaver for the ailing Towarl, but also─thanks to a burst of inspiration from the young Chaqurl─affords the Stewards a way to traverse the frigid depths in search of the next stela. Trusting the two Night's Blessed with looking after Towarl, Qitarl and his son continue their exploration of the underground tunnels. What wonders did they unearth this time?
* At Hopl's Stopple─feeling more comfortable and welcoming than ever thanks to the supplies and conveniences brought from Slitherbough─Qitarl and Chaqurl triumphantly inform you that they have succeeded in discovering the third stela. Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, it appears to be as weathered and worn as the others. Nevertheless, the Qitari father and son have each come to their own theories regarding the meaning of the markings, which depict what appears to be a curious race of fishmen. At the behest of the Stewards, it once again falls to you to weigh in on the matter and choose which version of history will be passed on to posterity...
==Objectives==
* Speak with Chaqurl Qhotl.
* Mine at Lake Tusi Mek'ta/Deliver to Qitarl Natl/Gather at Lake Tusi Mek'ta/Deliver to Qitarl Natl/Catch in Lake Tusi Mek'ta/Deliver to Qitarl Natl/.
* Speak with Chaqurl Qhotl.
==Script==
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Boushitsuchinoko	Scree! Scree!
 	
Chaqurl Qhotl 	Oh, hello there, friend! It's a most splen-fid-erous day here at the Stopple. The ritual that the Viis so kindly taught us has allowed us to delve deeper into the tunnels, and you won't believe the wonders we've found!
 	
Qitarl Natl 	It is as my boy says. Our exploration of the second stratum is nearly complete, and you'll be pleased to know that the relics and treasures we have found have all but confirmed that your interpretation of the second stela was indeed the correct one.
Qitarl Natl 	The first encounter between our ancestors and the Viis was not a pleasant one. Countless of our ancestors were hunted down in the forest, skinned, and turned into pelts and stews. Needless to say, the Ronkan Empire did not take kindly to this...
Qitarl Natl 	The emperor had a mind to drive the Viis from the Greatwood, if not to eradicate their kind entirely. But our forebears used their wits and powers of persuasion to convince both sides that establishing an alliance would be in the best interests of all parties.
Qitarl Natl 	Hearing our impassioned pleas, the Viis repented their violent ways. In time, they even came to worship the Ronkan gods, believing that it was Yx'Maja Herself who granted the Ronkan emperor the vision that convinced him in the end to show mercy.
Chaqurl Qhotl 	We share a positively horrifying past, but the Viis and Qitari are friends today, and that is what matters more than anything!
Qitarl Natl 	Our forebears welcomed the Viis when they arrived in the Greatwood. Despite our clear differences in aspects like lifespan, stature, and martial aptitude, our two peoples forged a strong bond, not unlike that shared by Yx'Maja and Ox'Dalan, our guardian deities.
Qitarl Natl 	We also found records of a story told since olden times. In it, a Viis and a Qitari were hunting together in the wood, when they suddenly fell into a deep sinkhole.
Qitarl Natl 	Their bodies bruised and with no source of nourishment, they had no choice but to wait for a rescuer to come. Knowing that his short lifespan was nearly at an end, the short-lived Qitari offered his own flesh to his Viis companion, that she might survive for many years to come.
Chaqurl Qhotl 	<sniff> Could there be a more wart-harming tale of friendship and devotion? Why, it brings a tear to my eye!
Qitarl Natl 	I am also pleased to report that in our search, we did also manage to find a passage leading even further into the Stopple's depths. Yes, I have little doubt that another stela awaits us should we continue to delve below.
Chaqurl Qhotl 	I trust that Towarl is in-gest-ivating the matter as we speak?
Qitarl Natl 	As a matter of fact, she returned a short while ago. Towarl is nothing if not circumspect. I have no doubt her survey of the tunnels was most thorough.
Qitarl Natl 	And yet...I fear the news is not all good. Poor Towarl collapsed into a shivering heap almost immediately upon her return, and has remained in bed─silent and with a dreadful fever─ever since. As such, I have sent for our friends in Slitherbough to come to our aid.
Qitarl Natl 	I do believe I just saw them over there. Come, [Player Name]. I would be most obliged if you could join us in getting to the bottom of all this.
Valan 	We came as soon as we could. What sort of malady has stricken the poor little fellow?
Qitarl Natl 	According to those who accompanied her, the passage below was blocked by a vast water vein. Towarl and her team had no choice but to dive in and attempt to swim their way onward through the depths. It would seem the chill of the water took quite a toll on their bodies, Towarl most of all...
Quinfort 	Or perhaps they encountered a fearsome leviathan lurking in the deep, who did lash out at them with its tentacles in furious rage! O, for woe! My heart goes out for this brave, battered soul...
Qitarl Natl 	...Ahem. Fortunately, her life appears to be in no danger. And yet, I fear that the Stopple is far from an ideal environment for sheltering the wounded and infirm...
Valan 	I would have to agree. Talismans and shrines may do well to ward off the creatures of the deep, but they will do little to keep a shivering body warm and nurse the sick back to good health.
Valan 	...[Player Name]. The Qitari live a simple life, eschewing luxury. We of the Night's Blessed are similar, and I, too, believe frugality to be an admirable trait.
Valan 	And yet, I daresay they deserve to live in better comfort than this. Wouldn't you agree? Perhaps there is something we could do for them...
Chaqurl Qhotl 	Master Valan! Your mag-man-imity is most touching, indeed!
Valan 	What are friends for, if not to help one another in trying times?
Qitarl Natl 	We would be most obliged to you for your aid. In the meantime, I will suspend our exploration of the tunnels until such time as we find a way to traverse those frigid and treacherous waters.
Valan 	I'll go gather the supplies we need to keep your friend here safe. We'll need something to warm her body, and medicine to ease her fever...
Quinfort 	An elixir of life for the afflicted Qitari fellow!? Leave that to Quinfort, son of Dwatl, potion-maker nonpareil! Yes, I do believe I can procure the ingredients I need from our friends in Fanow.
Valan 	As for keeping her warm, I do believe I know just the thing─something my mother always used to make for me when I caught cold as a child. All I'll need is a kindling crystal from Lake Tusi Mek'ta...
Valan 	As for keeping her warm, I do believe I know just the thing─something my mother always used to make for me when I caught cold as a child. All I'll need is some serpent pepper from Lake Tusi Mek'ta...
Valan 	As for keeping her warm, I do believe I know just the thing─a magma eel stew, just like Mother always used to make. All I'll need is one of those fiery critters from Lake Tusi Mek'ta...
Valan 	I reckon a fruit worm will suffice as bait. Never failed me, at least.
Valan 	I would fetch it myself, but I fear it would be treacherous going for one such as me. Could I trouble you with the task, [Player Name]?
Chaqurl Qhotl 	You are most mu-fin-icent indeed, my friends. Is there nothing I could do to be of assistance?
Valan 	I intend to return here and tend to poor Towarl. Perhaps you could help me look after your friend?
Chaqurl Qhotl 	Consider it done! Whatever I might do to be of help, I am at your every keck and ball!
 	
Boushitsuchinoko	Scree!
 	
Chaqurl Qhotl 	Poor Towarl...if only there was more that I could do for her!
Valan 	I wasn't sure what to think of them at first, but there's something rather endearing about these little mousy fellows. As friends of Ronka and neighbors here in the Greatwood, I can't help but wish them well.
Quinfort 	Why, I can scarcely wait to lend my ample expertise in the field of potion-making to our Qitari companions! It will require ingredients in ample quantities from both Slitherbough and Fanow, but there can be no doubting it is for a cause noble and true!
 	
Lanille 	I am most sorry to hear that one of our Qitari friends has been stricken ill. I can only hope that our traditional remedies will help to ease her suffering.
 	
Qitarl Natl 	How goes the search, [Player Name]? Have you managed to locate anything that might keep poor Towarl warm?
 	
Qitarl Natl 	On behalf of all the Stewards, please accept my apologies for always burdening you so. I promise you that your good deeds will not go unappreciated.
Qitarl Natl 	Fascinating...how gently warm to the touch it is. Yes, I daresay this should help to warm Towarl's body and ease her pain.
 	
Quinfort 	Worry not, my friends! I prepared some extra doses and shared them with the remaining members of the excavation team. Should any of them exhibit similar symptoms to poor Towarl, relief is only a quaff of Quinfort's quintessential elixir away!
Valan 	Towarl seems to be feeling quite a bit better already. At this rate, I daresay she'll be back on her feet in no time.
Qitarl Natl 	I cannot thank you enough, my friends. Poor Towarl...I must tell her just how much I appreciate all she has done for us when she wakens.
Chaqurl Qhotl 	Oh! Oh, Father─I have it! Yes, in-tube-idably I do!
Qitarl Natl 	Ch-Chaqurl!? Are you quite all right? Have what, I say?
Chaqurl Qhotl 	When I took [Player Name]'s discovery into hand, my entire body was filled with a gentle wave of warmth from within! Why, if we were to give one to each member of the ex-vacation team...
Qitarl Natl 	...They could stay warm and toasty even as they navigated the frigid waters below! Simply ingenious, my boy!
Qitarl Natl 	Master Valan. Master Quinfort. Might I trust you to look after our dear Towarl in my stead? I would return to the excavation, that I might deliver to my friend a discovery that is sure to have her dancing in the tunnels!
Quinfort 	Leave it to us, my friend! There could be no greater honor than to lend my prodigious talents to a proud race of Ronka!
Chaqurl Qhotl 	That settles it! Let the third stage of the ex-vacation begin!
 	
Helmettsuchinoko	Scree! Scree!
Quinfort 	What news do our friends bring from below!? Why, I can scarcely wait to hear about the latest wonders of history and cultural heritage they have unearthed!
Valan 	Towarl's looking like her hale and hearty old self again. Still a bit pale in complexion...but then again I suppose that's not out of the ordinary for their kind.
 	
Chaqurl Qhotl 	[Player Name]! My friends! We return─our serpent friend with us─and I am pleased to report that the third stela has been found! Sadly, much like the first two, it has seen better days.
Qitarl Natl 	We must count our blessings that it survives at all, what with the ravaging sin eaters, rushing waters, and worse that it has faced over the years.
Chaqurl Qhotl 	Indeed. Why, I can scarcely imagine the horrors our forefathers faced when they braved the depths so long ago...
Helmettsuchinoko	Scree! Scree!
Quinfort 	“Have no fear, and lament not the past, O brave sons of Ronka! For in reclaiming your legacy this day, you forge the path to a brighter and ever more prosperous future!” So sayeth the divine protector, and may its words give you strength!
Valan 	Well, the sentiment is an admirable one, at least...
Valan 	But do tell. What were you able to make of the stone?
Qitarl Natl 	What we could discern of the markings was most curious indeed. It showed a single Qitari holding a fish over his head, and standing next to him, a curious creature that resembled a miniature catfish man with two little legs.
Quinfort 	A catfish man, you say!? Why, I have pored through every encyclopedia on Master Matoya's shelf, and never so much as heard of such a thing! What manner of fantastic and ancient beast might you have discovered!?
Valan 	You are the most well traveled of us, [Player Name]. Have you ever seen or heard of such a creature in your journeys?
 	
Valan 	A curious race of fishmen that live far to the East? No wonder we haven't heard of them here in Norvrandt. Doubtless they were one of the many ill-fated peoples swallowed up by the Flood.
Valan 	You joke, [Player Name], but why is it that I have a feeling you know more than you're letting on? But I won't pry─after all, we all have our secrets.
Valan 	In any event, these catfish men sound most appetiz─I mean, fascinating. I would be quite curious to find out more.
Qitarl Natl 	Ahem...I have a theory as to what the markings signify. Ahem...it was a time of old, when famine ravaged the forest! In trying times, our ancestors and these catfish men each laid claim to a vital fishing ground. That the creatures no longer inhabit these parts can mean only one thing...
Qitarl Natl 	The proud Qitari─the might of the great Ronkan Empire behind them─drove these slippery creatures from the Greatwood, reclaiming the food supply as theirs and theirs alone. Bereft of a source of nourishment, the catfish men died out one by one, and met their eventual extinction.
Chaqurl Qhotl 	Ex...ex-ink-tion? Perish the thought!
Chaqurl Qhotl 	Believe me, Father, I am not so naive to think this was another bright and happy chapter in history. No doubt the famine you speak of truly did befall our forest home.
Chaqurl Qhotl 	All the more reason that when these catfish men showed up on our doorstep, on the verge of collapsing from hunger, our far-forethers did offer them fish, that they might sustain themselves for the days to come.
Quinfort 	Most fascinating theories, the both of them! And yet, I would posit another: I have read of an ancient coin emblazoned with the image of a catfish that was said to predate the Ronkan Empire. Is it not plausible─even probable─that it might be the currency of an ancient civilization of fishmen that flourished in the depths below─
Valan 	...No, it isn't, and I think we've heard enough theories for the day.
Valan 	At any rate, Quinfort and I should be getting back to Slitherbough. If you're ever in need of warding charms or far-fetched theories, you know where to find us.
Qitarl Natl 	I must say, there is something quite compelling about the thought of a great civilization of subterranean-dwelling fish people. Perhaps I should reconsider my─
Boushitsuchinoko	Scree! Screeeeeeeeeeee!
Qitarl Natl 	...Or perhaps not! At any rate, it would appear that once again my son and I have arrived at conflicting interpretations of our people's past. And so we turn once more to you, ally of Ronka. Which version of history shall be told?
Chaqurl Qhotl 	Friend [Player Name]! Pray lend us your sage wisdom and acute insight!
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Qitari Quests in Final Fantasy XIV