Accept No Imitations

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Geva's decision to withdraw from the exhibition has done little for her nerves, as what little free time she gained has been spent filling commissions for customers. Unable to deliver her wares herself, she has entrusted you with a choker ordered by a client, who is currently waiting at the Whistling Miller.
* The customer to whom you delivered the choker turned out to be none other than Dauid, owner of Angrbotha Apparel and Accoutrements, the organization responsible for many of the guild's recent troubles. Not content to disparage Geva and her work, the charlatan also has the audacity to offer you employment. Return to the Leatherworkers' Guild and inform Geva of this troubling development.
* Incensed by Dauid's words, Geva bids you represent the Leatherworkers' Guild at the upcoming exhibition. Fashion a raptorskin jerkin enhanced with a gatherer's grasp materia of the third grade, then submit your work to Estaine at Mih Khetto's Amphitheatre.
* You complete your jerkin and submit it just in time for the exhibition to begin. Though the judges are initially swayed by Angrbotha's rugged yet serviceable craftsmanship, your late entry quickly earns the accolades of all present, and ultimately the award for best in show. A stunned Dauid is then forced to accompany two Wailers, as his questionable business practices have at last come to light. Return to the Leatherworkers' Guild and report to Geva.
* Your triumph at the exhibition leads Geva to declare your apprenticeship is over, and that you are now a full-fledged artisan of the Leatherworkers' Guild. As her hands will be full retraining those who have returned to the guild from Angrbotha, Geva will most assuredly be counting on your aid again. Continue to hone your skills so as not to disappoint her.
※The next leatherworker quest will be available from Geva once you have completed the main scenario quest “Before the Dawn.”
==Objectives==
* Deliver Geva's choker to the client.
* Speak with Geva.
* Deliver a raptorskin jerkin melded with a gatherer's grasp materia III to Estaine.
* Speak with Geva.
==Script==
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Geva 	Oh, for the love of... [Player Name]! You picked a fine time to show up─and for once, I'm not being sarcastic. I'm in quite the predicament here, and you just might be able to help.
Geva 	What sort of predicament, you ask? Only the sort in which I have several hundred deliveries to make before the next bell despite having just the two legs you see.
Geva 	Withdrawing from the exhibition has freed me to devote my efforts to filling guild commissions. That is all well and good. The problem is that I now have more clients than ever, none of whom take kindly to being kept waiting.
Geva 	Bah! For every moment we waste chatting, we risk losing a valued customer. Make yourself useful and take this choker to a client waiting at the Whistling Miller. On the double!
 	
Dauid 	From the guild, yes? Have you come to deliver my choker?
Dauid 	Ah...true guild quality, as ever. Yes, all the time and effort put into this piece is painfully evident in the overwrought nature of its design.
Dauid 	We have only just met, but you strike me as a smart young woman/man. Hence my offer: what say you bid farewell to your fruitless life as Geva's lapdog and come work for me?
Dauid 	Who am I, you ask? Why, none other than the founder and proprietor of Angrbotha Apparel and Accoutrements, Gridania's premier producer of leather goods.
Dauid 	As a clever woman/man like you has doubtless surmised, many of your more ambitious colleagues have already abandoned the Leatherworkers' Guild to bring their prodigious talents to Angrbotha.
Dauid 	And why wouldn't they? Who wants to waste precious hours learning how to stitch the perfect seam when a serviceable one will suffice? Not I, that's for certain.
Dauid 	Angrbotha products are just as durable as Geva's overrated rubbish, crafted in half the time for a fraction of the cost. Should you have any doubts, I invite you to come by the exhibition and judge for yourself.
Dauid 	Such a shame that the Leatherworkers' Guild will be absent from the competition. I was so looking forward to defeating dear Geva this year. Ah, well. For all her faults, clearly the woman had sense enough to see that she was fighting a lost cause. Ta-ta, friend, and remember my offer.
 	
Geva 	You're back, [Player Name], and not a moment too soon. I've just heard a most distressing rumor.
Geva 	Word about town is that renowned leatherworkers from across the realm are withdrawing from the exhibition at an alarming rate.
 	
Geva 	Should this continue, Angrbotha will have a clear course to win top honors. Curses! It pains me enough that I cannot represent our guild in the contest, but the thought that those talentless hacks could claim the prize that is rightfully ours...
Geva 	What's that!? Dauid of Angrbotha was the client who commissioned that choker? If I had known, I'd have delivered it in person and taken the payment out of his lousy hide!
Geva 	Oh, yes, the two of us go back quite a ways. He was an adventurer and aspiring leatherworker─not unlike yourself, [Player Name]. We had a bit of a falling-out, though.
Geva 	I remember like it was yesterday. He strolled through that door wearing a shite-eating grin and holding a jerkin that looked like it had come out the wrong end of an aldgoat.
Geva 	I told him as much, and the next moment, he ran back out the door, bawling like a child. That was the last I saw of him.
Geva 	His sorry efforts weren't worth the hide they were made from, and now he fancies himself a fashion magnate? Small wonder that Angrbotha attire looks like something even a goblin would be ashamed to wear.
Geva 	The sad state of affairs is that not all customers are so discerning. What's worse, if Angrbotha takes top honors at the exhibition, then their wasteful practices will be vindicated.
Geva 	Slipshod craftsmanship and butchery will become the norm. I cannot─I will not─allow this to happen.
Geva 	[Player Name]. Listen carefully, for I mean to give you your most challenging task yet, if not ever.
Geva 	You are to represent the Leatherworkers' Guild at the exhibition and put that charlatan in his place.
Geva 	A raptorskin jerkin of peerless quality, melded with a gatherer's grasp materia of the third grade─this will be your submission. No simple task, but as one who's taken her/his lumps and paid her/his dues, I believe that you have it in you.
Geva 	The exhibition is to be held at Mih Khetto's Amphitheatre. Estaine has been charged with accepting submissions. Once your work is complete, deliver it to her with all speed.
 	
Estaine 	What's that, you say? You wish to submit one of your works for the exhibition? Then pray hand it over without delay─the judging is about to commence.
 	
Estaine 	Consider yourself fortunate. Had you come a bell later, the contest would have already been over! I must say, I am relieved. There are far fewer entrants in this year's exhibition compared to past ones. And when I heard that the Leatherworkers' Guild would not be participating...
Geva 	Then you'll be happy to hear that our plans have changed.
Estaine 	Guildmaster Geva! Do tell me that you've decided to compete, after all!
Geva 	Our guild will be represented, yes, but by [Player Name] here.
Estaine 	What an unexpected turn of events! But I must hurry─the exhibition is about to begin!
Maisenta 	And now, ladies and gentlemen, the moment you have all been waiting for: the judging for best leather apparel will now commence!
Maisenta 	It would seem that an unprecedented number of last-minute withdrawals have left us with precious few candidates worthy of top honors. Nevertheless, we will proceed as planned.
Maisenta 	Our next finalist is this lovely raptorskin jerkin, painstakingly crafted by an artisan of Angrbotha Apparel and Accoutrements. Judges, if you would.
Ywain 	The cut is rugged, yet serviceable. It would seem that numerous skins were layered to afford maximum protection. Function over form─a lancer cannot help but applaud such craftsmanship.
Beatine 	The tanning work is clumsy, but the sturdiness of the piece cannot be denied. In times of war, speed and practicality are virtues. I would say that it is worthy of consideration.
Geva 	As wasteful as ever, I see. How many raptors did you butcher to create that misshapen mess?
Dauid 	Ah, Geva. Fancy meeting you here. Stand back and watch as that misshapen mess is named best in show.
Maisenta 	Our next and final piece is this last-minute entry from the Leatherworkers' Guild.
Geva 	You look pale, Dauid. What's the matter? I take it you weren't expecting actual competition?
Oapppesi 	Why, this is positively stunning. One can almost feel the raptor's very life force exuding from this jerkin.
Fufucha 	Not a single seam out of place, and not a single cut of the hide wasted. This piece was clearly crafted with a profound respect for the beast whose life was taken to create it.
Luciane 	It offers superior protection to the Angrbotha piece, while at the same time allowing for greater freedom of movement. This jerkin would be a proud addition to any archer's armory chest.
Miounne 	In my line of work, I have seen many an adventurer come and go. Rare is the one who possesses the aptitude and diligence demonstrated by the creator of this piece.
Maisenta 	Ladies and gentlemen! It would appear that we have a consensus!
Maisenta 	By unanimous vote, the award for best leather apparel goes to...[Player Name] of the Leatherworkers' Guild, for her/his exquisite raptorskin jerkin!
Soldier 	Dauid of Angrbotha Apparel, I presume?
Soldier 	We are investigating numerous accusations of harassment, extortion, counterfeiting, and poaching. If you would be so kind as to come with us so that we might discuss these allegations in private...
Geva 	Well, [Player Name]. It seems our work here is done. Let us return to the guild.
 	
Geva 	I must confess, [Player Name]. Until I saw your jerkin with my own eyes, I was not entirely convinced you had it in you.
Geva 	But you did. From this day forth, I am proud to call you not apprentice, but peer.
Geva 	As for me, I can finally return to my own work free of headaches and distractions!
Geva 	Though, as luck would have it, we have a veritable legion of erstwhile Angrbotha defectors knocking at our door, looking to rejoin our ranks.
Geva 	They think their false tears and trite words of remorse will earn them my pity? Hah! I'll send them straight on their way, and lop a square off their hindquarters for good measure!
Geva 	...Or so I once might have done. But who among us has not erred? Even I have been known to make mistakes, albeit rarely.
Geva 	And so I will give these turncloaks a second chance. But mark my words: any who so much as thinks of crossing me again can look forward to a new life as a subligar!
Geva 	The life of a guildmaster is fraught with frustration. Yet I would gladly deal with a thousand hapless apprentices for even the slimmest hope of seeing one flourish as you have.
Geva 	With your triumph at the exhibition, your goods are sure to be in demand across Eorzea. But you must never forget how you achieved your success.
Geva 	Unflagging dedication to your craft, and a deep respect for the lives you must take to perform it. Remember always the values of Fen–Yll, and I have no doubt that you will do us proud wherever you go.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Disciple of the Hand Quests in Final Fantasy XIV