Hogging the Spotlight

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* A delegation led by the inoshishi bugyo has come from the Far East in the hopes of sharing their customs with the people of Eorzea during the coming Heavensturn festival. For reasons unbeknownst to him, however, the people of Limsa Lominsa have failed to show even the faintest glimmer of interest. To that end he turns to you, an adventurer native to Eorzea, in the hopes of winning the townsfolk over. Together with his faithful boar, Ibukimaru, he asks you to spread word of their plans for the festival, and the advent cakes that will be handed out to any who should come to partake in their revelry.
※Please note that you will be unable to complete this quest after the seasonal event has ended. For details, please check the Lodestone.
* You find Ibukimaru in the company of a potential celebrant, though it is plain he cares not for the boar's affectionate glances. His discomfort soon gives way to enthusiasm, however, when you explain the bugyo's plans for Heavensturn. Before taking his leave, he asks if you are certain about this year's totem animal. As he tells it, word has spread about town that it is the year of the cat. Hopefully this rumor has not yet spread too far.
* Ibukimaru's attention is drawn next to a melancholy maiden, all by her lonesome. Upon hearing of the Heavensturn celebration, a glimmer of hope returns to her eyes, for she was all but certain the event had been canceled. She quickly takes her leave, thoughts likely swimming with thoughts of rice cakes, but the cause for her misunderstanding remains a mystery.
* You catch up to Ibukimaru and discover him in the company of a rather disgruntled Roegadyn who asks for assistance in doing away with your boar companion. When you tell him Ibukimaru is part of the Heavensturn celebration, he is utterly flabbergasted. It seems someone convinced him the boar had caused a commotion so great the festival was called off. The inoshishi bugyo is sure to take comfort in knowing these untruths have been exposed.
* While relieved by your report, the inoshishi bugyo is at a loss as to who would try to sabotage the festival. Enter the neko bugyo. He believes the cat has been denied its rightful place as a totem animal and intends to seek his revenge by ruining this year's celebration. In fact, he claims to have made powerful allies in Eorzea who will help see his plans come to fruition. No sooner does he take his leave than the mochi daikan arrives bearing terrible news. The mochi pounding sites are under siege by strange, feline creatures, and with no mochi for advent cakes, there can be no festival. And so you set out to save the mochi by participating in the FATE “A Mochi Catastrophe” in one of the following locations: southeast of the Zephyr Gate in middle La Noscea; east of the Salt Strand in lower La Noscea.
* Amidst flying fur and perilous pounding, you somehow emerge unscathed with sufficient mochi for the bugyo's advent cakes. He is certain to be relieved to hear this.
* Thanks to your efforts, the Heavensturn celebration is off to a rousing start, but the neko bugyo is not yet willing to admit defeat. When his gaelicat cohort fails to come to his aid, however, he collapses to the ground, lamenting the shattered dreams of cats everywhere. He begins to reminisce about a simpler time, when all he wanted was to share his love of cats with the world. Suddenly inspired by this stroll down memory lane, he proclaims he will see that dream realized, even if it requires nefarious means to do so. The neko bugyo then takes his leave, vowing revenge against the boar come next Heavensturn. A pity it will not be next year's totem animal. Nevertheless, this year's festival is safe, and the people of Limsa Lominsa can celebrate in peace.
==Objectives==
* Speak with the troubled townsman.
* Speak with the melancholy maiden.
* Speak with the livid Lominsan.
* Report to the inoshishi bugyo.
* Participate in the FATE “A Mochi Catastrophe” in La Noscea.
* Report to the inoshishi bugyo.
==Script==
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Boarmissionary 	Hmmm... You have the bearing of one who has seen more than their fair share of danger. Are you, perchance, one of the adventurers these lands are famous for? If so, I could certainly use your help.
Boarmissionary 	I am the inoshishi bugyo, part of a Far Eastern delegation come to share our Heavensturn customs with the good people of Eorzea.
Boarmissionary 	I have always found it fascinating that our celebrations of this momentous occasion are so similar, and yet so different. You see, in the Far East it is not a deity, but a totem animal which serves as herald for the coming year.
Boarmissionary 	And at long last, the boar shall ascend to its rightful place in the heavens. To mark the occasion, I commissioned kabuto in its likeness, that all might bask in the glory of this most majestic and jovial of creatures.
Boarmissionary 	Ahem, but I digress. I am in dire need of assistance, and would gladly offer you one of these celebratory helms as compensation for your time.
Boarmissionary 	The task I have in mind should be markedly simpler than the adventures you're accustomed to. All I ask is you take my faithful companion Ibukimaru in tow, and spread word that we will be handing out advent mochi-rice cakes as part of our celebration of Heavensturn.
Ibukimaru 	Oink!
Boarmissionary 	Speaking of rice cakes, are you familiar with the art of mochi pounding?
 	
Boarmissionary 	My, my. That I should find an adventurer versed in the traditions of my homeland. The blessings of the boar are already upon us!
 	
Boarmissionary 	Allow me to explain. Mochi pounding is the process by which we make our advent cakes. Freshly steamed rice is placed in a large mortar, then beaten into a sticky dough using a hammer. Though quite simple, these treats are a cornerstone of the celebration.
 	
Boarmissionary 	To ensure our mochi is pounded to perfection, I've enlisted the aide of a cylopes who should be hammering away as we speak right outside the city.
Boarmissionary 	Yet for all my efforts, no one has shown even the faintest glimmer of interest. That is why I would ask you to go in my stead. I sincerely doubt the good people of Limsa Lominsa would deny the invitation of an adventurer. Especially one in the company of dear Ibukimaru, here.
Ibukimaru 	Oink, oink!
Boarmissionary 	Ah, he seems rather eager to get started. An excellent sign. I leave the rest to you, then.
 	
Boarmissionary 	If you can garner interest in even a handful of people, I would be ever so grateful.
Ibukimaru 	Oink!
 	
Citizen03014 	Ahem. Would you happen to know what this boar's doing here? I know a come-hither look when I see one, and the way he's been drinking me in is making me uncomfortable...
Citizen03014 	Heavensturn, you say? And there'll be cakes? You can be sure I'll attend and eat my fair share.
Citizen03014 	But are you certain it's to be the year of the boar? Word about town is it's the year of the cat... Then again, I never could remember the animals they celebrate over in the Far East. At any rate, thanks for the invitation.
Ibukimaru 	Oink...
 	
Citizen03014 	...Yes, what is it? <sigh> Not more bad news, I hope.
Citizen03014 	They're making ready for the Heavensturn celebration? But I thought it was canceled.
Citizen03014 	I've been waiting all year for another chance to eat those delicious, sticky cakes. I can hardly wait!
Ibukimaru 	Oink! Oink, oink!
 	
Citizen03014 	Oh good, an adventurer. Would you mind giving me a hand doing away with this damned boar?
 	
Citizen03014 	What do you mean he's part of the Heavensturn celebration? The way I heard it, the whole thing's been called off on account of this brute causing all manner of trouble for the Far Eastern delegation.
Citizen03014 	Hmmm. You've an honest face, so I'd like to believe you. Well, if there really is going to be a celebration, I'd be a fool to pass up the chance to have more of those cakes.
Ibukimaru 	Oink!
 	
Boarmissionary 	Ah, you are returned. Were the townsfolk receptive to our offerings of sweets and merrymaking?
 	
Boarmissionary 	It would seem someone has gone to great lengths to mislead the good people of Limsa Lominsa. But who would have cause to disrupt the Heavensturn celebration?
Catmissionary 	Nyahahaha! Like kittens drawn to gaelicatnip, they played right into my hands.
Boarmissionary 	<gasp> Neko bugyo! What are you doing here!?
Catmissionary 	As if I could stand idly by as you propagate this farce you call tradition, denying the regal feline the love and devotion it deserves!
Boarmissionary 	You poor, misguided soul. Did you truly believe our plans could be sabotaged with a few baseless rumors?
Catmissionary 	You underestimate me at your peril, inoshishi bugyo. I have gained powerful new allies here in Eorzea. Allies that have poised themselves to pounce on the very heart of your little celebration.
Catmissionary 	The cat shall yet have his cream. Just you wait and see. Nyahahaha!
Boarmissionary 	My apologies, friend. 'Tis clear now that trouble has followed me here to Eorzea.
Boarmissionary 	As I mentioned before, custom dictates we name a totem animal to herald the coming of the new year. It is said the kami descended from the heavens and bestowed this duty upon twelve animals, who would serve one after the other in a cycle that repeats to this very day. And while the truth of this tale has long since been lost to time, one thing is certain─the cat was not among the chosen, for there is no year of the cat.
Boarmissionary 	Even so, there are those who believe the cat was spurned by the other beasts, and robbed of its place in the heavens. Seeking revenge for this alleged betrayal, these zealots labor tirelessly to foil any celebration that proclaims the ascent of a totem animal. The neko bugyo is their leader.
Boarmissionary 	That he should come all this way, and with allies... This bodes ill.
Ricecakereeve 	Grave tidings from the pounding sites! Both areas are infested with strange cat-like creatures attacking any and everything that approaches the mortars. Between them and the thunderous hammers of the cyclopes, collecting mochi for our advent cakes is all but impossible.
Boarmissionary 	The advent cakes, of course! There can be no celebration without a sufficient store.
Ricecakereeve 	Surely there must be something we can do. Or perhaps... Hm?
 	
Ricecakereeve 	[Player Name]! Yes, I thought I recognized you. No doubt those hellcats would seem more like kittens to a hardened adventurer such as you. Please say you will help us.
 	
Ricecakereeve 	You've the look of a rather hardened adventurer. Yes, I imagine those hellcats would seem more like kittens to one of your caliber. Would you be willing to help us?
 	
Boarmissionary 	We would be most grateful for any assistance you can offer.
Ricecakereeve 	Excellent. I shall return to the pounding sites and make ready for your arrival.
Ibukimaru 	Oink, oink!
Ricecakereeve 	You wish to join me? Very well. Come, Ibukimaru, let us be off!
Boarmissionary 	Though the task may seem daunting, there are but two pounding sites. One in middle La Noscea, to the southeast of the Zephyr Gate, and in lower La Noscea, to the east of the Salt Strand. Pray save what mochi you can from the mortars.
 	
Boarmissionary 	I will see to it the people of Limsa Lominsa are informed of the neko bugyo's deception. Please, do what you can to retrieve our mochi from the pounding sites.
 	
Boarmissionary 	Welcome back, my friend. Thanks to you, this year's Heavensturn is off to a wonderful start. See for yourself.
Boarmissionary 	The people's concerns were allayed easily enough, and all doubts were cast aside once the mochi arrived from the pounding sites. I am in your debt.
Catmissionary 	You haven't won yet!
Boarmissionary 	Enough, neko bugyo. This is not a battle to be won or lost. What is there to gain from bringing misery to these people?
Catmissionary 	Their misery is a small price to pay if the cat is to ascend to its rightful place in the heavens.
Catmissionary 	If you would defy me, then you leave me no choice. Go, my furry friend! Rip them to pieces!
Boarmissionary 	Was this your ally who would see Heavensturn fall into ruin? It seems to me he's rather taken with our celebration of the boar.
Catmissionary 	This...this can't be happening.
Boarmissionary 	You cannot change what has been ordained by the kami. Please, neko bugyo, I beg of you─abandon this foolish endeavor.
Catmissionary 	Then what is to become of the cats? Their hopes and dreams left to foul like so much spoiled milk...
Catmissionary 	Well of course it is. At least...that's what I've always told myself.
 	
Catmissionary 	My hopes and dreams? Well, I...
 	
Ibukimaru 	<grunt>
Catmissionary 	After all I've done, you would still offer me solace?
Catmissionary 	<sigh> Everything was so much simpler before I became a bugyo. There were no delusions of grandeur, no nefarious schemes. Only my love of cats that I hoped to share with the world.
Boarmissionary 	Neko bugyo, I...I had no idea.
Catmissionary 	And any who would refuse my love will be made to suffer the consequences!
Catmissionary 	Ah, your belly is full. Good. There is much work to be done, and you will need your strength.
Boarmissionary 	Wait! What are you─
Catmissionary 	Mark me, inoshishi bugyo─come the next turn of the heavens, the masses will clamor not for the boar, but the cute and cuddly cat! Nyahahaha!
Boarmissionary 	But...the boar will not be next year's totem animal... <sigh>
Boarmissionary 	At the very least, we can take comfort in knowing this year's celebration can proceed unimpeded. Or so I hope. Should the neko bugyo and his feline companion return, I pray we can look to you for assistance once more.
Ibukimaru 	Oink!
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Heavensturn Events Quests