Shaped by Tragedy

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Granson knows better than to simply venture out into the wilds of Norvrandt without any inkling of where to search for his prey. Thus he would have you travel to the village of Wright on Kholusia, a humble settlement that was once attacked by Dikaiosyne, that you might gather information to aid you in your hunt.
* The bounty hunter seems to possess a connection to the village, though he refrains from elaborating for the present. For now, you are to split up and question the residents of Wright in an effort to learn more about your quarry.
* Regrettably, the villagers with whom you speak are reluctant to discuss the fateful day which haunts them still. In light of this, it seems rather unlikely that Granson will have obtained any information of value...
* Although Granson's inquiries were equally unproductive, he is at least finally willing to reveal his connection to the village─his village, it would seem. A year ago, he was still a humble game hunter living happily with his bride-to-be, a goldsmith who had been hard at work restoring an antique bracelet. Alas, when he returned from the shipyards with supplies for her work, he found the village in disarray, for Dikaiosyne had come and set about killing and corrupting all who crossed his path─including Milinda, Granson's beloved, who was transformed into a sin eater before his very eyes. Afterwards, Dikaiosyne wordlessly scooped up the antique bracelet and quit the village with his horde of eater followers, but not before the hunter was forced to put Milinda out of her misery. It was this tragedy which set Granson on the path he now walks, for only by taking his revenge on the eater which destroyed his life will his soul ever know peace.
※The next role quest will be available from Granson upon reaching level 74 in any tank class.
==Objectives==
* Rendezvous with Granson in Kholusia.
* Question the residents of Wright.
* Speak with Granson.
==Script==
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Granson 	All set to embark on our great hunt, [Player Name]?
Granson 	Then let us be about it!
Granson 	Before you ask, I've no intention of leading us out into the wilds without even an inkling of Dikaiosyne's whereabouts. Norvrandt may not be a particularly large realm─even before the Flood─but it'd take us a dozen lifetimes to scour every nook and cranny.
Granson 	So we'll start by asking around a place I know for a fact Dikaiosyne has attacked before. The village of Wright, on Kholusia.
Granson 	While I don't have reason to believe he will return, I'd like to think that the survivors might know something of value. After all, you can be sure that they haven't forgotten the day the bastard came through...
Granson 	So let us be off, then!
 	
Granson 	Welcome to Wright. I reckon it might not seem like much to you, but to me...
Granson 	Never mind. We'll save that conversation for after. Tracking down Dikaiosyne is what matters right now.
Granson 	Let's split up and ask after the bastard. Better odds of turning up useful information that way, I'd wager.
 	
Disgustingvillager03244	Huh? Where did you come from? And what do you want with me?
Disgustingvillager03244	Dikaiosyne? That thrice-damned eater that's the spitting image of a Galdjent knight? That Dikaiosyne?
Disgustingvillager03244	I...I can't help you. All I know is that when he came, he... Wicked white, if you had seen the carnage, you would... I'm sorry. I can't talk about this.
Scaredvillager03244 	Ahh! What, what, what? What do you want with me!?
Scaredvillager03244 	The sin eater? The one that came and killed everyone!? Oh gods, is he here!?
Scaredvillager03244 	Then why are you talking about him? Ohh, I knew I should've stayed inside. There's nothing but death out here now. Death and horror and eaters and... Gaaah! Gaaaaaah!
 	
Granson 	Come and find me after you've finished your inquiries. It's not a big village, so you shouldn't have any trouble.
 	
Disgustingvillager03244	I said I can't talk about this! What's wrong with you, thinking you can just waltz into people's lives and poke at their scars? It's not right!
 	
Scaredvillager03244 	I thought I could do it. I thought it had been long enough, that I could go out and not see him lurking in every shadow, waiting to turn me like he did everyone else. Gods, I'm such a fool...
 	
Granson 	Well? Learn anything worth sharing?
Granson 	I wish I could say I'm surprised, but I'm not. What we saw that day...what he did to us... <sigh> There's no moving on from that.
 	
Granson 	Well, I was planning to tell you the whole story eventually, but I suppose now is as good a time as any...
Granson 	I was born and raised in Wright. Lacking any real prospects, I eked out a living as a hunter. Might've tried my hand at something more exciting had I not also been trying to provide for the love of my life, Milinda...
Granson 	Was about a year ago that she accepted a commission from this Eulmoran trader─bloke dealt mostly in antiques, and he had this bracelet in need of restoration.
Granson 	Bloody old with a questionable provenance, but supposedly it once belonged to royalty or some such. The Fangs of Orthus, he called it.
Granson 	Me and her'd been talking about tying the proverbial knot─buying land, building a home, that sort of thing. Around here that might not take much, but it was still a lot more than we had, so when the trader made his offer, she didn't hesitate to say yes.
Granson 	I'd gone down to the shipyards to pick up extra tools and materials she needed for the work. Quality stuff, but it'd pay for itself ten times over. But when I got back to Wright...
Granson 	Dikaiosyne had been busy. I spied at least a dozen newborn eaters fluttering about, trying to make sense of their new lot.
Granson 	The grandmother who lived next door and shared the fruits of her orchard with us. The gruff woodsman who'd brought firewood to our doorstep in the dead of winter. Both of them reduced to mindless fiends, just like that.
Granson 	There wasn't time to mourn or to think. I started looking for Milinda...
Granson 	And then there she was─alive and well. Our eyes met, and we knew it was going to be all right. We ran for each other, and...
Granson 	...Even now, a year later, it doesn't feel real. One moment she was there─right there, in front of me, and the next, she was...
Granson 	Dikaiosyne knelt and took the Fangs of Orthus, then left, leading a host of sin eaters out of Wright.
Granson 	But Milinda─I still couldn't see her as anything else─she wouldn't budge. She just hovered there and stared, waiting for me to...to...
Granson 	...To end it.
Granson 	Well. I could never say no to her. Not once in the years we'd been together.
Granson 	For all the times she'd welcomed me home with a bowl of hot stew... All the times she laughed at my crude jokes and gave me counsel when I was losing my way...
Granson 	For all that and more...I killed her.
Granson 	I swore then and there I'd have my vengeance. Dikaiosyne would die by my hand!
Granson 	I carved the scars in my flesh to mirror the ones he left on my soul. An enduring reminder of the vow that I never dare stray from the path.
Granson 	...There. All done. No need to wallow in it. Wouldn't want my tragic yet trite tale to put you off our hunt. Still with me to the end, sinner?
Granson 	That's the spirit. Still, I've some unfinished business here, so if you could give me a moment before we resume, I would be most grateful.
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Role Quests in Final Fantasy XIV