Lions for Lambs

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* The lights are lit in Limsa Lominsa in celebration of the turning of the year, and the changing of the heavenly guard. A delegation from the Far East has set to shore in Eorzea to lead the festivities. But while the townspeople choose their new year's resolutions, the leader of the Easterlings seems singularly lacking in resolve. Speak with the hitsuji bugyo, lest the dark clouds that gather on his brows usher in a year of sorrows.
※Please note that you will be unable to complete this quest after the seasonal event has ended. For details, please check the Lodestone.
* The bugyo unburdens himself: he dreams of expanding his pet project─an army of spell-slinging sheep known as the Fleece Force─into Eorzea, but his calls have fallen on deaf ears. Convinced that an Eorzean adventurer would have better luck, he recruits you to the Force's propaganda arm. But an immediate problem stalls your progress─the prototype tender lamb refuses to acknowledge your existence. Perhaps a taste of the special fodder the bugyo has ordered through Engerrand, a trader in Hawkers' Alley, might help to win her over.
* Engerrand hands over the nutritious fodder. Return to the Aftcastle, and entice the tender lamb with the platter of toothsome twigs.
* The lamb is delighted with the shoots and leaves, and acknowledges you as its master. Satisfied, the hitsuji bugyo presents you with a ceremonial helm to consecrate your alliance with the Fleece Force. By wearing this kabuto, his underlings across the land will recognize you as a fellow sheepwielder. And so it falls to you to travel to the three city–states, and spread the fame of the Fleece Force to every corner of the realm.
==Objectives==
* Speak with the hitsuji bugyo.
* Speak with Engerrand in East Hawkers' Alley.
* Feed the Force's finest fodder to the tender lamb in the Aftcastle.
==Script==
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Syojo 	What a resplendent spectacle─'tis as if the stars themselves have descended from the heavens to toast the occasion! ...Erm, I mean─pretty, ain't they, these 'Eavensturn decorations? Nothin' like a lantern show to usher in the new year!
Syojo 	And it ain't just a new year we're usherin' in, neither─it's all change up in the 'eavens and all. Every 'Eavensturn, the Twelve pick out which one of 'em'll be takin' the reins for the comin' year.
Syojo 	Your astrologians have divined─ I mean...I've 'eard mutterin's it's to be Menphina this year─the goddess o' love. An 'ole year o' peace, love, and understandin' 'twixt kinsmen and sweethearts alike... Ain't it a grand time to be alive!?
Syojo 	But it seems there's some who ain't quite feelin' the love. Every new year there's a gaggle of Easterners─“Easterlings” as we call 'em─what come over to Eorzea to mark the occasion, but it looks like their leader ain't in the 'oliday mood. Proper rainin' on the parade, 'e is.
Syojo 	'Ark at 'im there, in the middle of the square─mutterin' to 'imself somethin' rotten. Tried talkin' to 'im meself, but 'e waved me away─“no job for a fishwife,” 'e said, the woolly-'eaded prig. Say...yer an adventurer, right? Maybe you'd have better luck gettin' through to 'im.
Syojo 	'Ow that 'itsuji bugyo plans on usherin' in a year o' love with a miserable kipper like that on 'im, I don't know. Someone needs to cheer the surly bugger up before 'e drags the 'ole year down with 'im!
 	
Sheepmissionary	If only they could see...or be made to see─ Hmmm? Do you have some business with me, my lady/my lord? I have important matters to consider. Prithee, leave me to my thoughts.
Sheepmissionary	Oho? Hold a moment, my lady/my lord─you are an adventurer, are you not? Pray forgive me my discourtesy. For a moment, I thought you another prying fishwife/tomfool come to instruct me to “turn my frown upside down.”
Sheepmissionary	Allow me to introduce myself: I am the hitsuji bugyo. Many malms have I traveled across the seas from my Far Eastern homeland for one purpose: to celebrate the changing of the heavenly guard, and to strengthen ties between this realm and our own. ...Ahem. Two purposes, then.
Sheepmissionary	Mark you the wondrous creature that crowns my helm? It is the sheep─totem beast of my birth year, and of the year to come. Whilst my official role is to herald the arrival of the sheep to its rightful place in the heavens, a greater mission fills my heart: to expand the Fleece Force from the East to Eorzea!
Sheepmissionary	For too long have we sheep been derided as weak-willed softies, lacking in leadership. But no more! For many years now, I have been leading research into breeding sheep for the battlefield, culminating in the masterpiece you see before you: my prototype of fell fluffiness─the tender lamb!
Sheepmissionary	Just imagine─armies of warsheep like these may one day patrol your borders, strengthening not only the realm's defenses, but also the bonds of brotherhood between your people and mine! Alas, it has proven a struggle to win local support for my vision...
Sheepmissionary	Full many gather to admire my fleecy helm, but my words of war and warning fall upon deaf ears. “So cute!” they say, as I speak of my companion's mighty enchantments. “So fluffy!” they cry, as I boast of its potential for quelling riotous peasantry.
Sheepmissionary	People are wont to be suspicious of the unfamiliar, and perhaps my foreignness renders them disinclined to consider the lamb's potential. But if an upstanding local such as yourself were to lend us your aid...! I beg you, my lady/my lord─join us, and help us spread word of the Fleece Force across the land!
Sheepmissionary	Will you join the Fleece Force?
 	
Sheepmissionary	Y-You will!? Oh, how my heartstrings sing! You have made an old bugyo very happy, my lady/my lord. But we have no time to waste on sentiment─allow me to introduce you to the lynchpin of the Fleece Force project: the tender lamb.
Sheepmissionary	You would see Eorzea shorn of her defenses and naked before her enemies? Will you not reconsider? The fate of the realm may well rest upon irresistibly fluffy fleece!
Sheepmissionary	Our sheepmasters have developed several varieties of ovine armament─some imbued with envenomous magicks, others that can muffle the tongue. But this is our most advanced weapon yet: a sheep with the ability to put its prey to sleep.
Sheepmissionary	Do not be fooled by its button nose and fluffy coat, for by this dainty display does it ensnare its foes! Thereby lulled into a false sense of security, the lamb unleashes its hypnoturgical blast, felling enemies where they stand.
Sheepmissionary	In my opinion, it is this soporific branch of the Fleece Force that has the widest potential for civilian and military applications alike. However, there remains one small problem with the hypnoturgical blast─it doesn't work.
Sheepmissionary	Not in the manner intended, at any rate. My plan for the Fleece Force has it that the sheep's abilities should be triggered by the aggressive energies of their commanding officer, or sheepwielder, upon encountering an enemy force.
Sheepmissionary	But in practice, the opposite applies: the hypnoturgical blast will not fire in response to a sheepwielder's aggression, but only to her/his exuberance. To wit, whenever its master attempts to cheer an ally along, the sheep will respond by putting said ally to sleep.
Sheepmissionary	If this problem is not rooted out, the entire project could be doomed to failure. And so, my lady/my lord, as you travel abroad, spreading word of the Fleece Force, I would also ask that you investigate why this lamb refuses to answer to aggression.
Sheepmissionary	But enough talk─go, sheepwielder! Journey to the many corners of this realm, proclaiming the arrival of the Fleece─
...She's been completely ignoring you all this time, hasn't she?
Sheepmissionary	Hmmm... If she refuses to recognize you as her master, you will not be able to call upon her hypnoturgical blast. A fine advertisement for the Fleece Force that would be...
Sheepmissionary	We must do something to strengthen your bonds... Aha─I have it! There is a man in Hawkers' Alley─a trader by the name of Engerrand. I recently ordered some special fodder for our friend here through him: a special blend of herbs and grasses to nurture her magical abilities.
Sheepmissionary	They say the best way to a sheep's heart is through its belly. If you were to present her with such a tasty treat, perchance she would warm to you a little.
Sheepmissionary	Engerrand runs a tradecraft supply stall in Hawkers' Alley─it was through him that I ordered the feed. It should be ready for collection by now. Do not dally, sheepwielder─deprive her of treats for too long, and you risk arousing more wrath than respect.
 	
Engerrand 	Yer the one who ordered this bowl o' twigs, are ye? Whatever floats yer boat, miss/sir─I'll be stickin' to the ol' meat and two veg, thank you very much!
 	
Sheepmissionary	Did you collect the fodder from Engerrand? Excellent. Prithee feed the lamb from your own hands. In so doing, she will come to look upon you as a matriarch/father figure.
 	
Sheepmissionary	Oho! The plan worked! A free meal was enough to earn the lamb's loyalty. To be sure, this trusting nature is a weakness...but for now, all is ready! Your bond with the lamb is secure, and she should now respond to your cheers.
Sheepmissionary	A sheepwielder's path is long and stony, my lady/my lord, but I am convinced that your footing is sure. And so, it will be my honor to place the tender lamb under your wing. With the two of you working hand in hoof, the Fleece Force cannot help but flourish!
 	
Syojo 	You always did have a liberal tongue, bugyo─that adventurer merely had to unbutton your lip, and the words spilled out like water. Warsheep indeed...
Syojo 	So you yet contrive to put that senseless project of yours into action? On my honor, you shall answer for this folly!
Sheepmissionary	I have already dispatched my subordinates to the three city–states of Eorzea, where they strive tirelessly to spread the word, and the reputation, of the Fleece Force. If you would be so kind, I would have you assist them in their efforts.
Sheepmissionary	To solemnify your admittance to our fellowship, it will be my honor to present you with a kabuto just like my own, crowned with the living image of the noble sheep. Wear this, and my comrades will know you for a friend.
Sheepmissionary	Should some disaster befall you, and the helm is lost or destroyed, never fear! The hitsuji shonin have laid many more in stock for those who assist us. I shall inform them that you are a friend of the flock. And so, the time for talking is done...let us put this plan into action!
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Heavensturn Events Quests