A Hunger for Trade

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
==Objectives==
* Speak with the testy trader.
* Deliver the imperial supply crate to the Highlander merchant.
* Deliver the sack of foodstuffs to the testy trader.
* Speak with the ponderous porter.
==Script==
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Ponderous Porter 	...You're not from around here, are you? You'd never see an Ala Mhigan strike up a conversation with a Radiata resident.
Ponderous Porter 	But seeing as we're already talking, I have a job that's just right for an outsider like you. Talk with the girl behind that building over there, and she'll give you all the details. She's a bit testy, mind you.
Ponderous Porter 	Did you find the lass I told you about? She's the one behind that building who looks ready to take a bite out of anyone who strays too close.
 	
Testy Trader 	About bloody time. Here, take this supply crate and trade it with the merchant in Ala Ghiri for food. He's usually lurking in an alley somewhere. Shifty bastard. You'll know him when you see him.
Testy Trader 	Do not tell him a Radiata native sent you. There'll be no grub for us if you do.
 	
Ponderous Porter 	Sorry about the lass─she's really a sweetheart when her belly's not rumbling.
Testy Trader 	Food. We need it. The trader in Ala Ghiri has it. Do I really need to explain this to you?
 	
Highlander Merchant	You want to trade, you'll show me the goods first. Then maybe we'll deal.
Highlander Merchant	Gods, these are military-issue Mark XLIII sedatives! High quality stuff. Someone snatched a batch a while ago, but you wouldn't believe how quickly imperial medicines sell.
Highlander Merchant	Folk are always on edge around here, you see, never knowing when the Empire might decide to launch an assault. Some get so worked up that they can scarcely sleep without a little alchemical encouragement.
Highlander Merchant	How much do you want for them? I'm a bit curious how you came by this stash, but I'll take it off your hands all the same.
Highlander Merchant	...Food? That's it─just food? All right, well here's a sackful of assorted edibles. Nice doing business with you!
Highlander Merchant	If you come across any more of those sedatives, you know where to find me!
 	
Testy Trader 	Did you get the food? Tell me you got the food...
Testy Trader 	Oh, praise the heavens! And praise you, too, stranger. This'll be the first proper meal we've had in days...
Testy Trader 	Go back and speak with my large friend, if you would─I'd wager he'd like to show his thanks as well.
Testy Trader 	Did you speak with my friend yet? I'm sure he'd like to thank you, too.
 	
Ponderous Porter 	No troubles with the merchant, were there? Good. Take that sack to my irritable accomplice and watch her squeal with delight.
 	
Ponderous Porter 	Surprised to see us trading in imperial supplies? My quick-fingered friend once worked in a storeroom in Castrum Abania, and swiped those sedatives before she left.
Ponderous Porter 	This settlement's full of those as used to labor for the imperial army. The folk in Ala Ghiri may have traded with the Empire, but even they spit on Radiatans─the army's “whipped curs,” they call us.
Ponderous Porter 	That's why we needed you to make the deal. If one of us dared to set foot in that town, they'd chase us out with a hail of stones. Or worse.
Ponderous Porter 	But now we can eat our fill, get our strength back, and try to move on. Kind-hearted heroes like you are a godssend...
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Gyr Abanian Sidequests in Final Fantasy XIV