Dressed to Deceive

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Thancred suggests that the two of you pose as impoverished souls in order to ensnare the false priest. By way of laying the foundation for this plan, you must first make it known that vagrants have newly arrived at Camp Drybone. Don a weathered shepherd's tunic and a pair of weathered shepherd's slops, and beg the residents of the camp for work.
* You have made a sufficient nuisance of yourself to draw the attention of the false priest. Report back to Thancred.
* It would seem that the poor have established a commune by a pond north of Sandgate, to the east of Camp Drybone. Owing to its isolation, Thancred believes it an ideal place for kidnappers to do their work. Don your disguise once more, and rendezvous with Thancred at said pond.
* The false priest turns out to be none other than Ungust, the obnoxious merchant whom you first found preying upon a refugee woman in Ul'dah. The man reveals that he has been abducting people at the behest of the Amalj'aa. Take this knowledge back to Minfilia, who awaits at the Waking Sands in Vesper Bay.
* Praising your investigative work, Minfilia tells you that an encounter with the Amalj'aa is inevitable. Be prepared to answer the call to arms when the time comes.
==Objectives==
* Speak with the locals while garbed in a weathered shepherd's tunic and a pair of weathered shepherd's slops.
* Speak with Thancred.
* Speak with Thancred while garbed in a weathered shepherd's tunic and a pair of weathered shepherd's slops.
* Speak with Minfilia at the Waking Sands.
==Script==
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Isembard 	I'm afraid I have not seen any unusual activity. Nor have any at this camp given me cause to doubt them. But unless we can identify the culprit, and soon, more innocents will fall victim...
Thancred 	Do not despair just yet, my friend. An idea occurs to me.
Thancred 	Our suspect has been posing as a priest, using leaflets bearing false promises to lure the poor. Let [Player Name] and me serve like with like by posing as impoverished souls in need of succor.
Isembard 	Ah, I dare to hope that this will yield us the answers we seek. It will be a dangerous undertaking, but you two are more than capable of looking after yourselves.
Isembard 	I'm next to useless in a battle, but I can supply the garments for the disguise. These old tunics and slops should serve your needs, so long as you don't mind the smell and the stains.
Thancred 	These will serve very well. You have my thanks.
Thancred 	Listen, [Player Name]. So as to lay the foundation for our little ploy, we must make it widely known that more vagrants have arrived at camp and are desperate for coin.
Thancred 	To this end, I want you to don the old garments Isembard has lent us, and beg for work around the camp. Before long, the false priest should catch wind and approach us.
 	
Thancred 	I want you to don the old garments Isembard has lent us, and beg for work around the camp. Before long, the false priest should catch wind and approach us.
Thancred 	In case you misplace the tunic and the slops, you'll need to ask Isembard for another set.
Knerl 	Hm? And you are...?
Knerl 	Hmph, another refugee, by the looks of you. The Immortal Flames have neither work nor coin for your like. Begone, and see to it you don't make a nuisance of yourself.
Knerl 	Ah, an adventurer. You are welcome at Camp Drybone, friend. I hope we can rely on your aid to preserve the peace in the area.
 	
Swaenhylt 	I preach the teachings of Azeyma, the Warden. Hast thou come to partake of the honey of Her wisdom?
Swaenhylt 	Azeyma is keeper of the sun and goddess of inquiry. All is laid bare beneath the light of Her divine countenance. Open thy heart to this light, needy child, and thou shalt want for naught till the end of days!
 	
Swaenhylt 	Azeyma is keeper of the sun and goddess of inquiry. All is laid bare beneath the light of Her divine countenance. Open thy heart to this light, adventurer, and thou shalt know true fulfillment!
 	
Aurildis 	What is it?
Aurildis 	Gods, not again... Look, being poor doesn't give you the right to pester whomsoever you like. Why don't you keep with your own kind out by that muddy pond of yours at Drybone?
 	
Aurildis 	If you don't mind, I'm rather busy at the moment. Go and find someone else to pester.
 	
Ermegarde 	Greetings, good madam/sir. Is there aught I might assist you with?
Ermegarde 	...Oh. I...don't believe there is. I'm afraid our wares are very expensive. Mayhap you should rejoin your fellows out at the pond north of Sandgate.
 	
Ermegarde 	We stock only the finest wares. If you wish to make a purchase, our attendant at the counter will be glad to serve you.
 	
Adelstan 	<sigh> And I was about to get to the good part...
Adelstan 	Looking for work, you say? Sorry, but we don't have any openings. Now, get out of here so I can finish my story.
Adelstan 	You've got a hunger, adventurer? Then you've come to the right place. You won't find better hot meals for malms around.
 	
Thancred 	You have quite a knack for being a nuisance, [Player Name]. The camp is abuzz with talk of newly arrived vagrants.
Thancred 	And though we were unable to attract our wayward transgressor, we were able to learn that the poor have a commune by the pond north of Sandgate, to the east of here. The eyes of the authorities do not reach that place─rather ideal for spiriting away hapless souls.
Thancred 	Let us go there and wait for the kindly priest to come and offer us aid and comfort. Needless to say you'll need to remain in disguise.
 	
Thancred 	A fine [time of day] for catching false priests, wouldn't you say?
 	
Thancred 	Hm? Why aren't you wearing the lovely soiled garments Isembard gave you? Dressed as you are, our quarry will sense that something is amiss before he's within nabbing distance.
Thancred 	In case you've accidentally disposed of the tunic and slops, you'll need to ask Isembard for another set.
 	
Thancred 	You look absolutely smashing, [Player Name]─positively dressed for deception. All that's left, then, is to wait for our quarry to appear.
Ungust 	Oh, you poor, unfortunate souls. This is no way for men to live. No way at all.
Thancred 	Who are you? What do you want?
Ungust 	Be at ease, child, for I mean you no harm. I am a priest of the Order of Nald'thal, and I come to offer you succor.
Ungust 	This leaflet bears the teachings of Nald. Trust to them, and they will surely set you free from the shackles of penury!
Thancred 	Hmmm... A tempting offer, but I'm afraid I must decline...
Thancred 	...On account of that atrocious performance. You would have made a gods–awful mummer, Ungust.
Ungust 	Wh-What!? How did you know─!? Y-You bastards tricked me!
Ungust 	P-Please don't hurt me! I was only doing it to protect my people!
Thancred 	Is that so? Do continue.
Ungust 	V-Very well...
I'm a man of the Golden Bazaar. Raised there, if not born.
Ungust 	Some moons ago, the Amalj'aa raids began. They would appear sudden as a sandstorm, and plunder and pillage at will. Our defenders couldn't stand against them, few as they were. Everyone lived in fear.
Ungust 	I wanted to save my people, but being a merchant was all I knew. And so I did the only thing a merchant could─I approached the Amalj'aa in hopes of brokering a deal.
Ungust 	In return for sparing the Golden Bazaar, they made demands─outrageous ones.
Thancred 	Demands? Of what kind, pray tell?
Ungust 	First of all, they wanted the schedule for crystal shipments from the Nanawa Mines. For this, I bribed one of the workers to leak me the information.
Ungust 	Next, they wanted me to bring them people. So, I posed as a priest to lure in the vulnerable and give them over to the Amalj'aa. I...I didn't have a choice...
Thancred 	Protecting one's home is a noble thing...but at the cost of innocents? You could have sought the aid of the Immortal Flames, yet you did not. I suspect you are not telling me the full story. What made you sell out your own people? Speak!
Ungust 	The...<mumble>...was good...
Thancred 	What did you say?
Ungust 	The coin was good, I said! I could sell mole meat for a score of lifetimes and not see even a fraction of what the Amalj'aa pay me!
Thancred 	You sacrificed innocents so that you could line your own pockets? Words fail to express the contempt I feel for you.
Ungust 	Spare me your contempt! If you want to blame someone for the mess the world's in, then blame yourselves or the gods!
Ungust 	Uwaaah! Not you again!
Thancred 	Were you the one leaking the Immortal Flames' patrol routes to the enemy as well? Spit it out!
Ungust 	Nooo! I know nothing about that! I swear it!
Thancred 	At this stage, I'm rather disinclined to believe aught that leaves your mouth. But no matter. There'll be time enough to learn the truth.
Ungust 	<sob>
Thancred 	[Player Name]. Be a dear/good man and take word of these developments to Minfilia, would you?
Thancred 	I shall prise everything I can out of this filth.
Thancred 	The abductees are still somewhere out there. Our foremost priority is to rescue them.
Minfillia 	Welcome back, [Player Name]. I am pleased that you and Thancred have been getting along.
Minfillia 	I see... You have done well to uncover the truth. My thanks for the report.
Minfillia 	As Thancred said, we must ascertain where the abducted were taken...and none but the Amalj'aa know the answer.
Minfillia 	Suffice it to say they will not willingly part with this information. I fear blood will be spilled before all is said and done.
 	
Isembard 	Misplaced your disguise, you say? I will give you loan of another set, but do take better care of it.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Seventh Umbral Era Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV