The Great Deceiver

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Valan tells you of his friend, Quinfort. A prodigy of the arcane arts, he has the gift of clairvoyance, but Valan fears it has become more of a curse. His fellow Blessed ignore his claims that Quinfort's behavior is out of the ordinary, prompting him to seek the opinion of an impartial party. To that end, he asks you to speak with Quinfort to assess his condition.
※Please note that the difficulty of this quest has been synced to your current level.
* You find Quinfort alone in the dark, and he proves himself an imposing─if not unsettling─individual. He tells you of his vision of impending doom and a serpent savior when he is interrupted by the arrival of Valan. Hoping to prove once and for all the truth of his claims, Quinfort sets off into the woods intent on summoning the serpent from his dreams. Valan bids you help him find his companion before the wildlife does first.
* You search high and low for any sign of Quinfort when Valan catches sight of something in the distance. He runs off in the hopes of finding his friend.
* You find Quinfort near Fruit of the Protector accompanied by a creature unlike anything you have ever seen. Though you are unable to identify this strange beast, Quinfort remains firm in his belief that it is the great serpent of his dreams.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Quinfort.
* Survey the designated area.
* Speak with Quinfort.
==Script==
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Valan 	Say, aren't you [Player Name]? Master Matoya speaks quite highly of you.
Valan 	I'm sure you've more important things to concern yourself with, but I need help, and there's no one else I can turn to.
Valan 	It's my friend, Quinfort. Ever since we were young, he's always excelled in the arcane arts. In fact even now he's in training to become a priest of the Night's Blessed.
Valan 	Perhaps the greatest of his gifts is clairvoyance, but I fear it's taken a toll on his mind as of late.
Valan 	He's always been different, but not like this. He's changed. Frighteningly so...
Valan 	The others think him no stranger than usual, but they're wrong, and I mean to prove it. You don't know him like we do, which is precisely why I'd like you to talk with him. To get an objective opinion on the matter.
Valan 	<sigh> Assuming we find out what ails him, I hope there's a way to cure it.
Valan 	I think my concern will become abundantly clear once you speak with him.
 	
Quinfort 	Mwahahaha! As foretold by the will of the wood, we meet at last. I've been expecting you, [Player Name].
Quinfort 	Shhh! No one else must hear of this. Not yet...
My dreams are plagued with visions of the future. Calamity is upon us, and each night I witness our impending doom.
Quinfort 	But hope is not yet lost, for the dreams speak to me of a savior in the form of a great serpent.
Quinfort 	It was revered as a god in the days of the Ronkan Empire, and I believe it yet lives in the Greatwood, waiting to be roused from slumber.
Quinfort 	It has many names. Many would call it the Protector, some the Great Destroyer.
Quinfort 	The will of the wood demands I find this great serpent. It is our only hope of salvation!
Quinfort 	I have been chosen [Player Name]. To be the savior of Slitherbough!
Valan 	So this is where you two have been hiding. Now that you've gotten to know one another, what do you think?
 	
Valan 	I refuse to believe that. There has to be something we can do to help him.
Valan 	Have you not sought counsel with the priests? They are your mentors after all. There's no need to keep your troubles from them.
 	
Valan 	You believe him!? Oh dear... I fear I've made a terrible mistake.
Valan 	Please don't tell me you too have communed with the will of a star or some such nonsense.
 	
Quinfort 	Valan, please! We are in the midst of a most important discussion.
Valan 	When you first began talks of these dreams and delusions I held my peace, but I won't let you drag anyone else into this.
Quinfort 	Such narrow-minded thinking is why only I have been chosen by the wood. By the great serpent!
Valan 	Yes, Quinfort, whatever you say.
Quinfort 	You've mocked me for the last time, Valan. I will summon the great serpent this very day, and prove to you the truth of my visions!
Valan 	Quinfort, wait! Where are you going!?
Valan 	To meet with misfortune would likely bring him to his senses. But he's my friend, and I can't stand the thought of him getting hurt out there. Will you help me look for him?
Valan 	If anything should happen to him, I'll never forgive myself.
 	
Valan 	He couldn't have gone far.
Valan 	Over there! I think I see him!
 	
Valan 	I'm beginning to grow tired of this game.
 	
Valan 	Enough, Quinfort! Even you should recognize the danger of wandering off alone in these woods.
Quinfort 	Hehehe... Ahahahahahaha!
Valan 	You really have gone mad, haven't you?
Quinfort 	Mock me all you like, Valan, but now you will bear witness to the truth with your own eyes.
Quinfort 	Behold! The divine protector of Ronka! The great serpent of legend!
Valan 	No! It can't be!
Valan 	That's...the great serpent?
Valan 	I see nothing great about that...that... What is it, exactly? I refuse to believe that it's a serpent.
Valan 	Please tell me you're joking.
Quinfort 	Hahaha. Do not be jealous, Valan. The will of the wood works in mysterious ways, and this serpent is the key to our deliverance.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Rak'tika Sidequests in Final Fantasy XIV