A Good Samurai Is Hard to Find

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
==Objectives==
* Speak with Lyse.
* View Alphinaud's sketch with Lyse.
* Hand the sketch to Karaku.
* Hand the sketch to Kotokaze.
* Show the sketch to the captains on the Short Pier.
* Speak with Lyse.
==Script==
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Lyse 	I'm not sure how I imagined our time in the Far East unfolding, but it definitely didn't involve Ul'dahns. And especially not these Ul'dahns. Still...whatever works, right?
 	
Alisaie 	He was not exaggerating when he spoke of their wards' efficacy. Whoever wove them did so with consummate skill...
 	
Tataru 	Oh, this place takes me back! It reminds me of the workshop of an Ul'dahn lapidary I once served!
Hancock 	I must confess, I am an avid collector of all things Far Eastern. See for yourself. I insist!
 	
Alphinaud 	It would seem inefficient for us all to venture out together in search of information on Yugiri and Gosetsu's whereabouts. Agreed?
Alisaie 	Agreed. We need to cast our net wider─split up and pursue all available avenues of inquiry. But if we're to coordinate our efforts effectively, we'll need to establish a working base of operations here.
Alphinaud 	Indeed. Tataru would seem best suited to the task of organizing our supplies and procuring new ones.
Alphinaud 	While she attends to that, we four can begin our search by questioning the individuals Hancock identified. Alisaie and I will take those in the southern districts of the city, and the two of you can take those in the north.
Alphinaud 	In, uh...anticipation of just such an eventuality, I took the liberty of preparing some few sketches of Yugiri and Gosetsu during our voyage.
Lyse 	Wow... Y'shtola warned me that you were a bit of an artist, but these are great! They'll definitely come in handy.
Lyse 	Looks like it's you and me, [Player Name]. Let's step outside and talk about where to start!
 	
Tataru 	Leave everything here to me! If I can keep the Waking Sands, the Rising Stones, and the Falling Snows afloat, then this should be easy! I just need to think of a new name. The Blooming Cherry Blossoms? No, no, that's no good...
Lyse 	Wow, Alphinaud's sketches are so... I don't know how to put it, but they're very...
Lyse 	Well, see for yourself!
Lyse 	Go on, take a look! You'll see what I mean.
Lyse 	It looks more like them than they do! Honestly, he could make a living doing this...
 	
Lyse 	Ah, sorry, sorry! No time for distractions! Why don't we start by visiting...Karaku at the...on-something? Onsun? Onsan? Onsen! That was it!
 	
Karaku 	Come one, come all! Burns, cuts, embarrassing rashes─there is naught that the mystical waters of the Bokaisen Hot Springs cannot heal!
Karaku 	Ho, what is that in your hand?
Karaku 	Hmm...you seek this Au Ra and this Roegadyn, do you?
Karaku 	A thousand apologies, but I cannot help you. It is against our policy to divulge information regarding patrons past or present.
Lyse 	Please! We came all the way from Eorzea to find our friends!
Karaku 	We have our reputation to consider, miss. Men and women from all walks of life come here in search of rejuvenation─body and soul.
Karaku 	They seek privacy and discretion, and we have ever honored their wishes. Only the Sekiseigumi may demand otherwise. I am sorry, but there is naught I can do.
Lyse 	I suppose we'll just have to ask someone else, then. What about that woman who runs the hostelry? Kotokaze, was it?
 	
Karaku 	You seem a kind soul, and it pains me that I cannot help you. If the strain of your troubles weighs too heavily on your heart, I could recommend a number of treatments...
 	
Kotokaze 	Welcome, traveler. Can I interest you in some rice wine? Exceptional quality, delivered but the other day...
Kotokaze 	...Ah. An Auri shinobi and a Roegadyn samurai. If I may, I would answer your question with some few of mine own.
Kotokaze 	If I speak of that which you know, ijin, be not offended. You are familiar with the situation in the lands across the Ruby Sea? The doomed rebellion, after two and a half decades of quiet?
Kotokaze 	I see. And you are familiar with the ways of Hingashi? How we elect to stand apart and support no cause but our own? Indifferent and callous, some may call us, but pragmatism is essential if a humble island nation such as ours is to survive.
Kotokaze 	But we are not fools. Complete isolation is impractical. And so Kugane is open to ijin, and we are equally hospitable to all. Or, if I must speak more plainly: Yes, I can help you. But if I do, I must also oblige the ones who ask after you.
Kotokaze 	Are you willing to accept this fair and equitable treatment?
Lyse 	If anyone comes looking for us, tell them whatever you like.
Kotokaze 	As you wish. The two individuals of whom you speak did indeed come here. They sought passage across the Ruby Sea.
Kotokaze 	Few ships are willing to make the trip at the moment. Nevertheless, I made several introductions on their behalf. That was the extent of our interaction.
Kotokaze 	I will provide you with the names of the captains, if you like.
Lyse 	You've been a great help, Mistress Kotokaze. I'll be sure to come back for that wine sometime.
Kotokaze 	We would welcome your custom, miss.
Lyse 	We should question these captains as soon as we can. You take the first three, I'll take the rest, and we'll meet here when we've finished. All right? Good luck!
 	
Kotokaze 	All ijin are subject to the same rules, and must receive the same treatment. To be equal is to be fair, and to be fair is to be free.
 	
Kuganeferryman 	...Yes, a Roegadyn gentleman did approach me. He wanted to charter a ship to take him across the Ruby Sea, the mad devil.
Kuganeferryman 	I sent him away, like all the others before him. The woman? Nay, I know her not.
 	
Kuganeferryman 	I told you, I refused the man's request, and I know nothing of the woman. Now leave me be!
 	
Kuganecaptain 	Passengers? No. We no longer offer that service. Too much trouble. Now, we only transport goods. I told this to the samurai and sent him on his way.
Kuganecaptain 	The woman? Pah. If it is women you seek, the pleasure houses have plenty.
 	
Kuganecaptain 	I told you, the man was alone, and I sent him away. What more do you want?
 	
Radzathanmerchant	You ask me if I have seen this Auri woman and this Roegadyn samurai? Hmm... The woman is unknown to me, but the man is not.
Radzathanmerchant	He was for Doma, but I could not help him. We travel solely between here and Radz–at–Han. It would be an unreasonable detour.
 	
Radzathanmerchant	As I said, I spoke only with the man. He wished to go to Doma, and went away when I said I could not help him. Will that be all?
 	
Lyse 	How did it─ Oh. Never mind. Judging from the look on your face, you didn't have much better luck than I did...
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Stormblood Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV