Best Served with Cold Steel

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Having resolved to carry out Vice Marshal Tarupin's plan to destroy prototype magitek weapons, General Aldynn is eager to begin at once. He bids you lie in wait for an imperial patrol near Castrum Oriens and slaughter the soldiers in order to goad the Garleans into a response.
* The trap has been baited with dead imperials. Raubahn and the others are already in position, waiting for you and the prototype weapons to arrive.
* The imperial officer charged with overseeing the field testing of the prototype magitek weapons is none other than Grynewaht, the brutish Roegadyn whom you faced on the Carteneau Flats. Needless to say, he is surprised to see you in Gyr Abania, but eager to seize the opportunity for revenge.
* Though Grynewaht sends wave after wave of imperial soldiers and magitek against you and your comrades, it is not enough. As the smoldering wreck of his beloved weapon belches smoke into the sky, the imperial officer flees, leaving the combined force of Alliance regulars and Resistance fighters to celebrate a momentous victory.
* The operation is a resounding success. Not only were the imperials humiliated and their magitek destroyed, but your allies suffered no casualties in the process. Thoroughly satisfied with this outcome, Commander Kemp and General Aldynn exchange a few words before withdrawing to their respective headquarters.
==Objectives==
* Lie in wait for imperial soldiers.
* Rendezvous with Raubahn.
* Speak with M'naago.
==Script==
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Alisaie 	Prototype magitek armor, eh? This may prove a challenge.
 	
Pipin 	Fate has a way of leading one into the most unexpected alliances, does it not?
 	
Raubahn 	We've been careful to avoid needless shows of force this side of the Wall. But that's all about to change─and when it does, you may be sure they'll send their new toys out to entertain us.
Raubahn 	I would ask you to participate in this operation...but from that look I see it is a foregone conclusion. My thanks.
Raubahn 	Per Pipin's plan, we need to turn East End into an imperial graveyard. You're a dab hand at this, and I'd be a fool not to use you.
Raubahn 	Head to this spot on your map─right here, aye. A patrol should be along shortly. Deal with them, then rendezvous with the rest of us at this location. Go well, [Player Name].
 	
Raubahn 	You know what to do. Be messy, be loud, and rejoin us when you've finished.
 	
Alisaie 	My information was inaccurate, it would seem. The patrol never came...
 	
Pipin 	We will have Flames and Adders with us for this operation. The Maelstrom and the Temple Knights will wait in reserve at the castrum.
 	
Raubahn 	All went to plan, then? Good.
Raubahn 	Our scouts report that a unit escorting the prototype weapons has left Castellum Velodyna. The Resistance is already in position, so we have but to wait for our guests to arrive.
 	
Grynewaht 	He who fights and runs─ What the─? Who in the hells are you lot!?
Mnaago 	For Ala Mhigo! Let none escape!
Raubahn 	Well done, all of you. I'd call this operation a resounding success.
Conrad 	Can't say I'm surprised. The “Bull of Ala Mhigo” had an impressive military record before he went west, as I recall.
Raubahn 	Credit where it's due, Master Kemp. 'Twas Marshal Tarupin who made this plan, and all of you, Resistance and Alliance alike, who carried it out to perfection.
Conrad 	Aye, that they did. Not a single casualty, for which I'm grateful beyond words. I've no doubt our comrades back at the Reach will feel the same.
Raubahn 	As will ours.
Conrad 	It's been a pleasure, General. Until the next battle.
M'naago─I leave the Scions in your care.
Raubahn 	We shall return to the castrum, then. [Player Name], Mistress Leveilleur─once more you have my thanks. As Master Kemp said, until the next battle.
 	
Alisaie 	That brute of an imperial officer was a force to be reckoned with, wasn't he? A fool, mayhap, but he held his own against the Flame General...
 	
Mnaago 	I'd heard the stories, but to actually see you in action... I almost found myself pitying the imperials. Seriously, though─it was inspirational.
Mnaago 	Ah, but you must be tired of hearing that, eh? I'll keep it simple, then─thanks for the help out there!
 	
Raubahn 	'Twas a good battle, and we have much to show for it. Pipin should be proud─I know I am.
Pipin 	We couldn't have done it without you. Thank you, [Player Name]. Thank you.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
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