The Business of Blacksmithing

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Forgemaster Brithael has no interest in matters of coin, but has nevertheless been ordered by Forgemaster H'naanza of the Armorers' Guild to find a way to increase exports to Gridania. This requires him to work closely with a trader named Faezahr, whom he seems loath to meet. Speak with the merchant outside the guild on the forgemaster's behalf.
* Faezahr wastes no time explaining how best to approach the Gridanians. However, before he will agree to negotiate on the guild's behalf, he requires samples of merchandise to present to potential buyers. Craft a bronze spatha and a spiked bronze labrys for the seasoned trader.
* Having initially dismissed you as a mere errand girl/boy, Faezahr is impressed by the quality of your craftsmanship, and readily agrees to present the weapons you made to his Gridanian contacts. 
※The next blacksmith quest will be available from Brithael upon reaching level 20.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Faezahr.
* Deliver a bronze spatha and a spiked bronze labrys to Faezahr.
==Script==
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Brithael 	Ah, hells─not now, lass/lad! Can't ye see I'm strugglin' with a matter o' great import?
Brithael 	Bein' forgemaster ain't all drink an' debauchery─'specially when H'naanza's breathin' down me neck.
Brithael 	We're a business, she says, an' it's our job to ensure Naldiq & Vymelli's stays profitable or some such bollocks.
Brithael 	To which I says, “Now look here, ye greedy shrew─we're makin' a mint off our commission from the Maelstrom, ain't we!?” Well, I mayn't've said shrew... Anyroad, the greedy shrew then starts yatterin' on about expandin' into new bleedin' markets...
Brithael 	Says we should be sellin' more to the treefolk in Gridania─says I should be the one to develop a “plan of action.”
Brithael 	Seven hells, lass/lad─I'm a smitty, not a merchant! I've never even been to bleedin' Gridania!
Brithael 	Oh, an' it gets worse. See, we need a man with connections, don't we─someone as can make arrangements with the treefolk.
Brithael 	So H'naanza goes an' finds one─right clever bastard by the sound of it─an' orders me to go an' meet him. So I goes an' meets him, only to find it's none other than bleedin' Faezahr. An' I'd sooner bash me own teeth in than talk to that piece o'─
Brithael 	Wait a minute! I know how to deal with this! You can talk to him! Ye'll help ol' Brithael handle this Gridanian nonsense, won't ye? 'Course ye will! Go on then, chop-chop!
Faezahl 	Here on Brithael's behalf, you say? I might've guessed...
Faezahl 	<spit> That whoreson doesn't realize the trouble he's in.
Faezahl 	...Well, it's his neck.
I'll work with you, smith, and I'll even keep my diction simple. Taking instruction from that drunkard will have dulled your wits. Now listen.
Faezahl 	Dealing with Gridanians is no different from dealing with anyone else. Everyone has needs─it's just a matter of identifying and fulfilling them.
Faezahl 	Anyone with half a brain─which discounts your mentor─knows that the forestborn do not want for wood or leather goods. You'd have more luck selling brine to a fishback.
Faezahl 	What they do lack is steel.
Faezahl 	Theirs is an insular, isolated nation that has long sought to survive without relying overmuch on foreign trade.
Faezahl 	But the Calamity changed all that.
Faezahl 	Half a decade on, and with no end to the rebuilding in sight, they have been forced to open their gates to adventurers. And where there are adventurers, there's demand for weapons and armor.
Faezahl 	Quality weapons and armor, mind you. My Gridanian contacts would accept nothing less.
Faezahl 	I will need some samples to show them. Bring me a bronze spatha and a spiked bronze labrys for this purpose.
 	
Faezahl 	Bring me a bronze spatha and a spiked bronze labrys. Until I have them in my hands, we've nothing more to discuss.
Faezahl 	Hmmm. These will require closer inspection. Inside, smith.
Faezahl 	You made these weapons? I must confess, the quality is quite good...
Faezahl 	I thought you no more than Brithael's errand girl/boy, but it seems I was wrong. Only a true smith could have made these pieces.
Faezahl 	As I rather suspect you are aware, a poorly wrought weapon can cost a man his life. Be it brittle, prone to blunting, or unevenly weighted, every flaw will serve to hinder its owner on the battlefield.
Faezahl 	Not so this spatha. Well-tempered and perfectly balanced, it is a weapon fit for a warrior. Hells, with a blade like this, even I could probably best a beast or two.
Faezahl 	And this labrys is a work of art as well. Simple, solid, and more than capable of cleaving a fishback in two.
Faezahl 	If even a relative newcomer to the guild can produce work of this quality, then my contacts will have naught to worry about. These samples should convince them of that.
Faezahl 	...It seems you've saved your mentor's job.
Faezahl 	You just leave the rest to me, smith. There's nothing easier than selling an excellent product.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Disciple of the Hand Quests in Final Fantasy XIV