Taint Misbehaving

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Trouble is afoot in the Twelveswood once more, and Raya–O has dire need of your aid. Do as she bids and meet her before the Guardian Tree in the Central Shroud.
* At the Guardian Tree, Raya–O and A–Ruhn inform you of the unsettling change that has come over the great one. The elemental has taken to repeating the same warning that the taint shall flood the Twelveswood, but offers scant details. In order to learn about this threat, the Seedseers bid you seek out a former student of the legendary A–Towa–Cant. Make your way to Fallgourd Float, where the man is said to reside, and ask the locals to point you in his direction.
* According to the denizens of Fallgourd Float, A–Towa–Cant's student passed away some years ago, and his granddaughter now tends his master's tomb in his stead. Make your way to Proud Creek, where the tomb is located, and find the granddaughter, a woman named Eschiva.
* You arrive at the tomb to find Eschiva under attack from fiends, and you jump to her rescue. Having secured the area, turn your attention now to Eschiva.
* Eschiva reads the Seedseers' missive, and is shocked to learn that the taint threatens the Twelveswood once more. The taint, she explains, is befouled aether, and it must be purged at the source. Make your way back to the Guardian Tree and be present for her meeting with the Seedseers.
* The two Padjals are dismayed to learn that they must leave the Twelveswood if they are to defeat the taint. With their duties binding them to the forest, it falls to you to undertake the journey of purification, as the great A–Towa–Cant once did. Wishing to emulate her grandfather's deeds, Eschiva begs to join you on your journey. Speak with her again to reaffirm her intent.
* Eschiva would make plans for the journey ahead, and invites you to meet her at Fallgourd Float.
* At Fallgourd Float, Eschiva openly expresses her displeasure at the two Seedseers for their unwillingness to act. Having given vent to her irritation, she promises to scour her grandfather's records for clues, and bids you see to your own preparations ahead of the grueling journey.
※The next white mage quest will be available from Eschiva upon reaching level 52.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Raya-O-Senna at the Guardian Tree.
* Gather information at Fallgourd Float.
* Search for Eschiva.
* Deliver the Seedseers' missive to Eschiva.
* Speak with Raya-O-Senna at the Guardian Tree.
* Speak with Eschiva.
* Speak with Eschiva at Fallgourd Float.
==Script==
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Rayaosenna 	[Player Name], you could not have come at a better time! We have dire need of your aid!
Rayaosenna 	There isn't time to explain. Know but that trouble is afoot, and I would ask you to meet me at the Guardian Tree.
Rayaosenna 	Pray make haste to the Guardian Tree. I shall explain the situation when you arrive.
 	
Aruhnsenna 	Thank you for coming on such short notice. We knew not who else we might turn to.
 	
Rayaosenna 	How fares the great one?
Aruhnsenna 	Unchanged from before, I'm afraid. He repeats the same words, over and over.
Rayaosenna 	Then it falls to us to glean their meaning. Very well.
Rayaosenna 	[Player Name]. You will recall the time we performed the Quieting and quelled the great one's rage. Since that day, we have continued communing with him to ensure that all is well. And it was, until recently.
Rayaosenna 	I am afraid to say that an unsettling change came over the great one some days ago. He has taken to repeating the same words to us: “The taint floodeth the forest, its beating heart to befoul.”
Aruhnsenna 	After some inquiries and research, we were able to learn that the great one has spoken these words before, during the time of A–Towa–Cant.
Aruhnsenna 	Immediately, we were made to wonder: when Master A–Towa embarked upon his journey of healing, could his purpose have been to protect the forest from the taint of which the great one now warns?
Rayaosenna 	We sought to delve further into this, but no accounts of Master A–Towa's journey are to be found at Stillglade Fane. Such records as exist are in the keeping of his foremost student, the mage who recovered his remains from O'Ghomoro.
 	
Rayaosenna 	If he is still alive, he may be able to assist us. We have prepared a missive, and we would ask that you deliver it into his hands.
Rayaosenna 	After interring his beloved master, the man is said to have taken up residence at Fallgourd Float, that he might ever be near to tend the tomb. If he is there still, the locals should be able to point you in his direction.
Rayaosenna 	While you see to this task, my brother and I shall remain here and continue observing the great one. My thanks in advance, [Player Name].
 	
Rayaosenna 	Whatever the taint is, it seems plain we must eliminate it.
Aruhnsenna 	It is deeply unsettling to see the great one behave so.
Rayaosenna 	The people of Fallgourd Float should know where Master A–Towa's student might be found. I suggest you speak with them first.
 	
Thierrand 	You seek Master A–Towa's former student? I am afraid he has departed for the realm yonder. His granddaughter now tends the tomb at Proud Creek in his stead.
Thierrand 	If truth be told, I am worried about her. The area is thick with fiends, and even experienced Wood Wailers avoid venturing there unaccompanied.
 	
Somerhild 	A–Towa–Cant's old student? Hm, I'd heard that someone's tending the tomb, but it's a young maid as I recall.
 	
Aeluuin 	That old fellow? I'm afraid he passed away some years ago. I remember him well, though. He took care of his master's tomb to the very end.
Thierrand 	His granddaughter Eschiva tends the place now, and she's been especially attentive since those accursed bandits came and defiled it.
Thierrand 	Though Master A–Towa's student is no longer with us, his granddaughter tends the tomb at Proud Creek in his stead. If truth be told, I am worried about her. The area is thick with fiends, and even experienced Wood Wailers avoid venturing there unaccompanied.
 	
Somerhild 	A–Towa–Cant's old student? Hm, I'd heard that someone's tending the tomb, but it's a young maid as I recall.
 	
Thierrand 	The old fellow they say was A–Towa–Cant's student passed away some years ago. His granddaughter Eschiva tends the tomb now, and she's been especially attentive since bandits defiled it.
 	
Eschiva 	<pant> Th-Thank you so much... So focused was I on tending the tomb, I failed to notice the fiends approaching me...
Eschiva 	What? You're searching for the granddaughter of Master A–Towa's former student?
Eschiva 	Then you need search no more. I am Eschiva.
 	
Eschiva 	Know that I have taken on my grandfather's responsibilities. If it is within my power to help the Seedseers, then I should be glad to do so.
Eschiva 	The taint threatens the Twelveswood? Nophica have mercy...
Eschiva 	As the Seedseers have surmised, 'twas to purge the taint that Master A–Towa journeyed the length and breadth of the realm.
 	
Eschiva 	Simply put, the taint is aether that has been befouled. If we are to be rid of it, we must find the source of the corruption and cleanse it.
Eschiva 	The question is, are the Seedseers prepared to do as Master A–Towa once did?
Eschiva 	At any rate, it is best that I speak with them directly. I shall make my way to the Guardian Tree at once.
 	
Aruhnsenna 	A journey...outside the forest?
 	
Rayaosenna 	The Seedseers know what they must do. But are they willing to do it?
 	
Rayaosenna 	My thanks for finding Eschiva, [Player Name]. She has told us all.
Aruhnsenna 	If we are to protect the Twelveswood from the taint, we must needs deal with the corruption at its source. Is that the way of it?
Eschiva 	It is. That was why Master A–Towa embarked upon his journey, heedless of his Padjali heritage.
Rayaosenna 	And yet Master A–Towa was no ordinary Padjal... We are duty-bound to remain in the forest─we cannot simply leave it.
Aruhnsenna 	[Player Name]. I am loath to ask this of you, after all you have already done for us, but the preservation of the Twelveswood is at stake.
Aruhnsenna 	You are not Padjali, and hence are not bound by the laws which bind us. Will you embark upon this quest in our stead?
Eschiva 	With all due respect, I cannot believe what I'm hearing! You would entrust the fate of the forest to an adventurer!?
Rayaosenna 	Calm yourself, and know that [Player Name] is no ordinary adventurer. Nay, s/he is a white mage true, chosen by Master A–Towa himself to be his successor. She/He bears his soul crystal and his legacy both.
Rayaosenna 	I have every confidence that you will be able to purge the taint. As such, I would join my voice to my brother's request.
Eschiva 	Master A–Towa's successor? That such an individual existed...
Eschiva 	I wish to make a request of my own. In his youth, my grandfather served Master A–Towa proudly, accompanying him wheresoever he went and assisting in purification rituals.
Eschiva 	It has ever been my desire to emulate my grandfather's deeds. If [Player Name] is to undertake this quest to eliminate the taint, I would likewise accompany and assist her/him.
Rayaosenna 	The journey will be fraught with peril. Are you willing to risk life and limb solely for the sake of emulating your grandfather?
Eschiva 	I am, my lady, but that is not the whole of it. I cannot sit idly by while a threat encroaches upon the Twelveswood. It is our home, and we each of us must do our part to protect it.
Rayaosenna 	Our part...
Rayaosenna 	I see that your heart is true. Very well. Assuming that [Player Name] consents─and I see no reason why s/he would not─you have our blessing to accompany her/him.
Rayaosenna 	The fate of the Twelveswood is in your hands. We shall pray for your success.
 	
Aruhnsenna 	'Tis no simple matter for a Padjal to leave the Twelveswood. Once again, we must rely upon you, my friend.
 	
Rayaosenna 	The fate of the Twelveswood is in your hands. We shall pray for your success.
 	
Eschiva 	We will need to make plans for the journey. Please come and see me at Fallgourd Float.
 	
Eschiva 	Hmph! And they call themselves Padjals!
Eschiva 	You wonder at my irritation, I shouldn't doubt. I suppose I ought to explain. You see, I was brought up on the tales of Master A–Towa's journeys─the sufferings he endured for the sake of the Twelveswood.
Eschiva 	Young though I was, I was deeply touched by his courage and sacrifice, and to this day his deeds remain close to my heart. That is why it irks me that the Seedseers will not lift a finger to help the forest!
Eschiva 	But thankfully, we have you. As Master A–Towa's chosen, you are far more dependable than any Padjal alive.
Eschiva 	Now then, let us speak of our journey. Grandfather left his records of Master A–Towa's journeys in my keeping. I shall scour them for clues as to where we must go.
Eschiva 	While I do this, pray attend to your own preparations. I shall be here when you are ready to strike out.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Disciple of Magic Job Quests in Final Fantasy XIV