A Budding Adventure

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
==Journal==
* The troubles facing Palaka's Stand continue to mount, the most pressing of them being the lack of supplies and able bodies. Yezahn asks you if you know anyone who could help, and you mention Kancana and Ogul, who reside in Yedlihmad. Yezahn seems eager to make their acquaintance, and leaves it to you to enlist their aid.
※Please note that the difficulty of this quest has been synced to your current level.
* Kancana listens with growling concern as you explain the purpose of your visit. She agrees to help Palaka's Stand without question, and promises to have a shipment of supplies ready posthaste. Ogul offers to protect the shipment, and rushes off to the gates of Yedlihmad with Racashir hot on her heels.
* Ogul and Racashir are ready to depart, with the former carrying the supplies on her back. Keep an eye out for hungry monsters and daring bandits as you make the long journey to Palaka's Stand.
* You rescue Ogul and Racashir from the maws of a hungry beast. They do not appear to be unharmed, but Racashir is staring at you with an awed expression.
* Racashir is impressed with your display, and while Ogul is thankful for your help, she is eager to commence the adventure. She rushes off with a boisterous challenge, leaving the supplies behind. Luckily, Racashir remains to pick up the slack.
* You arrive to find a monster slain, with Ogul and Sula standing over it triumphantly. Sula is pleased to see you, and it seems that in Ogul she has found a fierce fighting companion. She offers to escort you to Palaka's Stand, where it seems Yezahn is awaiting your arrival.
* Yezahn is grateful for the arrival of supplies and protection both, and Ogul seems to have found her next adventure. She presents Yezahn with a journal she found during the journey, which the alchemist reveals belonged to Mehvan and Qerasaf. This unexpected discovery is welcomed, and it seems that there is hope for Palaka's Stand at last.
* Ogul resolves to help the people of Palaka's Stand rebuild, and is eager to resume Racashir's instruction in the fine art of adventuring. The sun shines bright on Palaka's Stand, and the tenseness in Yezahn's shoulders seems to have dissipated entirely.
* With the pressing crisis facing Palaka's Stand solved, Yezahn basks in the first moments of comfort he has had in some time. The reverie is short-lived, however, as he quickly turns to what must be done in the days ahead. With his help, and the help of the settlement's new arrivals, wounds will heal and the citizens of Palaka's Stand will come to know peace once more.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Kancana at Yedlihmad.
* Speak with Ogul at the gates to Yedlihmad.
* Rendezvous with Ogul.
* Speak with Ogul.
* Speak with Ogul again.
* Speak with Yezahn at Palaka's Stand.
* Speak with Ogul.
* Speak with Yezahn.
==Script==
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Yezahn 	Ah, [Player Name], just the woman/man I was hoping to see. Now that I've had the opportunity to speak with more of the people here, I realize their plight is even more dire than I had imagined.
Yezahn 	The recent crisis has caused the flow of supplies to grind to a halt, and the people can scarcely meet their daily needs. This would be the case even without the influx of refugees.
Yezahn 	One way we might alleviate this is to requisition a shipment from Yedlihmad, but the process takes precious time. I fear that many would starve before we see a single sack of grain.
 	
Yezahn 	All of this is exacerbated by the lack of able-bodied fighters. The wounded are many, and there are few who have the strength and skill to guard us from the beasts lurking in the forest.
Yezahn 	The Radiant Host would give their lives to protect us, and have, but every day more of them are injured. Bravery alone is only worth so much in the face of overwhelming numbers.
Yezahn 	And while I am much appreciative of your help so far, I'm not so naive as to think that you will remain here indefinitely. Had we another of your skill to aid us, we might at least stand a chance to weather the worst of this storm.
Yezahn 	However, my time at the Great Work was spent largely in solitude, and the people of this village know of little beyond its walls. But you've been to the furthest reaches and back, yes? Do you know of anyone else who might lend their stout arm to these humble folk?
 	
Yezahn 	Ah, I knew I could count on your wide web of storied personages. Ogul and Kancana, you say? I believe we may be able to kill two birds with one stone with that pair.
Yezahn 	Unfortunately, my hands are full meeting the medicinal needs of the village. Seeing as you're already acquainted with these fellows, could you appeal to them on our behalf?
Yezahn 	Apologies for once again putting so much on your shoulders, but it is for the good of one and all. Can I count on your assistance?
Yezahn 	Thank you, friend. Well then, off to Yedlihmad to meet this Kancana, eh? Safe travels, and I will pray that you return with good news.
Yezahn 	I pray the journey to Yedlihmad is a safe one, and that this Kancana is amenable to helping us.
Ogul 	Hail, [Player Name]! My day brightens to see you again!
Racashir 	Oh, it's you... Ah... Hello?
 	
Kancana 	Well, if it isn't [Player Name]! I had wondered when you might walk through my door again.
Ogul 	You will be pleased to hear young Racashir has taken to adventuring like a thief to a coinpurse! He is more than capable enough to assist me on my less arduous tasks.
Kancana 	Indeed, his future is bright. However, as much as it heartens me to see you, I sense your visit isn't entirely motivated by a curiosity in our affairs, yes?
Kancana 	I see. I did not know that Palaka's Stand was beset by such troubles, but I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, all things considered.
Kancana 	Naturally, I shall do all in my power to help. A few words to the right people, and the merchants will have a shipment of supplies ready in a matter of bells.
Kancana 	Inform this Yezahn that aid is on the way, and for much less coin than the merchants would usually charge. This chaos has gripped all of Radz-at-Han, and it is only together that we shall find the strength to release ourselves from it.
Ogul 	And if you require an adventurer, then look no further!
Ogul 	The supplies require brave souls to defend them, correct? Then I offer mine! I will await you at the gates.
Racashir 	W-Wait, wait for me! I'm coming too!
Kancana 	Yes, that one has a bright future indeed.
Racashir 	Would you look at this? Such a large pack of supplies, prepared in what felt like a matter of moments...
Ogul 	Kancana made good on her word, not that I doubted she would. The merchants were likely all too eager to make such a sizeable trade─they even provided us with bags and coats for the journey.
Ogul 	And it appears Racashir will be joining us. Try as I might to convince him otherwise, his mind is made up. Hopefully this will prove to be another learning experience for him!
Ogul 	My grandmother always did say the road forward is paved with good deeds. The three of us shall see that no beast lays fang or claw upon these provisions!
Ogul 	There are more supplies to come, but they will be delivered by the Radiant Host. We shall be the vanguard─the harbingers of salvation for Palaka's Stand!
Ogul 	And with that, let us be off!
Racashir 	H-Help!
Ogul 	You have arrived just in time, [Player Name]! I was hoping you would honor me with a display of prowess!
Racashir 	What a fright that beast gave us...
 	
Ogul 	That was a splendid display indeed! Your bravery never ceases to impress.
Racashir 	I've never seen such a fierce warrior! I daresay she's/he's every bit your equal!
Ogul 	Children are so easily impressed. While [Player Name] is indeed a formidable adventurer, your teacher has many great deeds to her name, and more yet to come!
Ogul 	Now, the village is not far. Let us march, and I challenge any monster to approach!
Racashir 	H-Hold on! You forgot the supplies!
Racashir 	They cut the monster down before it had a chance to pounce!
Sula 	Greetings, [Player Name]. I did not expect to meet you here, of all places.
 	
Ogul 	Did you see that, Racashir? Mark well how quickly that beast succumbed to the flurry of blades! In no small part thanks to this brave Arkasodara.
Sula 	Ah, so this is the adventurer that Yezahn spoke of. Not since my last hunt with Sister have I fought so effortlessly with another.
Ogul 	And never have I felt so invigorated, to have such a mighty Arkasodara fighting by my side!
Racashir 	How do you keep it up? Just watching you has me out of breath...
Sula 	Endurance is the product of long hours of practice, lad. Well then, it seems my hunt is finished. Let us return to Palaka's Stand before we draw the attention of something deadlier.
Sula 	Yezahn will be eager to speak with you upon your return. Do not keep him waiting for long.
Ogul 	Look, Racashir, an aetheryte! I understand an adventurer is to attune themselves to these when their journeys bring them to a new locale. But, eh, now I recall that I forgot to do so in Reunion. Let us keep that between us, yes?
Racashir 	This is my first time traveling this far.
 	
Yezahn 	There you are. Sula told me you've brought both the supplies and the protection you promised. She is at present preparing the game she hunted.
Ogul 	She has promised to spar with me afterward! I am fast feeling that I have made the right choice in coming here.
Yezahn 	I'm grateful for it, lass. It will do Sula good to have your energizing presence by her side.
Yezahn 	I understand that there are yet more supplies to come. I must find a way to thank the merchants and the one who spurred them to action. Kancana, was it?
 	
Yezahn 	It seems we've found a reliable ally, thanks to you.
Racashir 	Oh, teacher, don't forget! We should ask about the journal we found.
Ogul 	Yes, of course! I was just about to mention it.
Ogul 	The beast Sula and I felled was holding fast to this. Perhaps you know who its owner is?
Yezahn 	This... By the Manusya. Yes, I do in fact know who penned this journal. They were dear friends of mine. Unfortunately, they didn't survive the tragedy that befell us.
Ogul 	I see. I am sorry for your loss.
Yezahn 	Thank you. Luckily, their memory lives on in their child. And now, this journal.
Yezahn 	When she comes of age, I'll show this to her, that she might come to know who her parents were.
Ogul 	“Life is but a string of meetings and farewells. It is our memories that sustain us. That give us life.”
Ogul 	“In this way, those whose journey has ended watch over those with the strength to step forward into a new day.”
Ogul 	Of all the wisdom Grandmother passed down, I hold this to be the most precious. Memories are the greatest treasure that we can leave behind.
Racashir 	Your grandmother had a way with words. She could have taught even the divinities a thing or two.
Ogul 	I daresay you may be right, young Racashir! I am not half so wise as she was, but her sage advice has been a beacon which has always guided me true.
Yezahn 	Ogul seems eager to speak with you, doesn't she?
Racashir 	I see now why my teacher is so wise─she had a wise teacher herself!
 	
Ogul 	Truth be told, I first accompanied you here to repay the debt I owed, as Grandmother would have wanted. I see now, however, that fate intended for me to be here.
Ogul 	In Sula I have met a comrade-in-arms, and in Racashir I have found a capable and eager student. For both of their sakes, I must strive ever to be better than the day I was before.
 	
Ogul 	Perhaps I should take up the art of dance? The fierce display of the Sekiseigumi compelled me to set down my spear and take up the katana, but the grace and deadliness with which the dancers throw their weapons has a charm all its own.
Ogul 	Some measure of peace has returned to the Matanga, and I believe my skills will put to better use here. An adventurer must court challenge, after all!
Racashir 	My teacher has a daring spirit, if slightly reckless. But worry not─I'll make sure she doesn't come to harm.
Ogul 	Have you listened to a single word I have said, Racashir? You have no notion of the dangers I must brave daily─for now you should be content to behold great deeds and learn from them.
Ogul 	I wager your adventures will soon take you far from here, [Player Name]. Rest assured I shall safeguard the people of Palaka's Stand in your stead. I look forward to hearing tales of your exploits!
Ogul 	Well then, the first order of the day is to attune to the aetheryte and gather information. Jot this lesson down, young Racashir, for these are the fundamentals of adventuring. Come now!
 	
Yezahn 	Our lack of supplies was weighing heavily on my mind. I feared for both Pasareen and the child, but for the first time in a long while, I can breathe easily.
Yezahn 	Ogul's presence has proven to be a salve on Sula's mood, as well. She laughs as she hasn't since her sister's passing. We both have you to thank for our reversals of fortune.
Yezahn 	Even the departed have benefitted from Ogul's arrival. The delivery of the journal was an unexpected boon, and it will doubtless prove to be vital in raising the child.
Yezahn 	When she becomes old enough to understand its contents, she will come to know the deep love her parents bore for her. A love so steadfast that it will shield her from the world's cruelty.
Yezahn 	Of course, I intend to tell her all about your part in her salvation as well.
Yezahn 	But for now, there is work to be done─for both of us, I'm sure. Wheresoever your travels may take you, don't forget the friends you have in this corner of Thavnair.
Yezahn 	And lastly, be safe. If you die before I can repay the debt I owe you, I'll hunt you through the seven hells until the ledger is balanced. So let's see it doesn't come to that, eh?
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Thavnairian Sidequests in Final Fantasy XIV