The Crushing Tide

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* While Limsa Lominsa's Sahagin allies assist in the hunt for the blasphemy, Merlwyb wishes to attempt negotiations with the Crushing Tide, in hopes of easing tensions and forestalling any additional transformations. To that end, a parley has been arranged with Doww─leader of the hostile faction─at the Sapsa Spawning Grounds, whereto you will accompany the Admiral.
* You join Merlwyb near the spawning grounds, but Doww is nowhere to be found. With some trepidation, the two of you decide to seek answers from the other members of Crushing Tide in the vicinity.
※You must be accompanied by Merlwyb to complete this task. Speak with her again should you become separated.
* Together with the Admiral, you speak to a few of the hostile Sahagin, one of whom grudgingly reveals Speaker Doww's current whereabouts to you. Resolving to take caution not to fan the flames, you go to seek him out.
※You must be accompanied by Merlwyb to complete this task. Speak with her again should you become separated.
* You succeed in tracking down Doww, who receives the Admiral's words with as much disdain as was to be expected. Nevertheless, he acquiesces to a parley in South Tidegate, if only as a show of strength for his followers. You can only hope that the Crushing Tide's leader will be more receptive when next you speak.
* Back at South Tidegate, your parley with Speaker Doww proves an unmitigated disaster when he dismisses the Admiral's offer out of hand, and his followers─overcome by their anger and despair─transform into beasts before your eyes. Lofty aspirations of peace will have to wait until you have dealt with the immediate threat.
* You swiftly dispatch the beast before it can sow untold chaos. Your concern turns to Noll, who you hope has survived the battle unscathed.
* Noll is visibly shaken by the horrors he has just witnessed, but otherwise no worse for the wear. He encourages you to check on the Admiral, who was fighting off a beast of her own.
* The immediate threat having been dealt with, you reconvene with your companions. Noll is deeply disturbed─not merely by the sight of his brothers transforming before his eyes, but by Speaker Doww's fanatical delusion that it is a blessing bestowed upon them by Leviathan himself. Fearing disaster should greater numbers of the Crushing Tide turn, Merlwyb resolves to redouble her efforts in dispatching the blasphemy with all speed, and bids you join her back at Maelstrom Command.
* Back in Limsa, Merlwyb expresses concern that reinforcements may be needed in dealing with the twofold threat of the blasphemy and the Crushing Tide. She bids you remain close by until such time as further action can be taken.
※The next role quest will be available from the Maelstrom secretariat upon reaching level 87 in any melee DPS class.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Merlwyb at South Tidegate and have her accompany you.
* Speak with the Crushing Tide Sahagin while Merlwyb is accompanying you.
* Speak with Doww while Merlwyb is accompanying you.
* Speak with Merlwyb.
* Defeat the beast.
* Speak with Noll.
* Speak with Merlwyb.
* Speak with Merlwyb at Maelstrom Command.
==Script==
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Limsasecretary 	Your timing could not be better. The Admiral has just this moment returned from meeting with the Sahagin. I shall inform her of your arrival.
Merlwyb 	Ah, [Player Name]. I'm glad you're here. We have decided on our next course of action.
Merlwyb 	As you know, we face two distinct, but interconnected, challenges. The transformations occurring among the Sahagin may be one, but the blasphemy itself is the root of the problem.
Merlwyb 	Thus far, those who succumbed to the change have all been affiliated with the Crushing Tide, who continue to resist our diplomatic efforts. Were we to put a stop to the phenomenon, as well as address their grievances, we may yet have a chance at peace.
Merlwyb 	To that end, I would propose a double-pronged approach.
Merlwyb 	On one front, we shall work in tandem with our Sahagin allies to redouble our patrols. Should the blasphemy surface, we will share this knowledge and move immediately to dispatch the threat.
Merlwyb 	At the same time, we will pursue a dialogue with the Crushing Tide. We need to bring them back to the negotiating table, and then see what can be done to convince them to stand down.
Merlwyb 	A key point will no doubt be the lingering issue of securing land for their spawning grounds. 'Tis a discussion I intend to approach with an open mind.
Merlwyb 	'Twill be no easy task, but we succeeded with the kobolds, and I have faith that we will succeed with the Sahagin as well, so long as we parley in good faith.
 	
Merlwyb 	You're wise to temper your expectations, but I would not abandon hope ere we try. At any rate, Noll has sent word that one Doww─a priest who styles himself the leader of the Crushing Tide─has grudgingly agreed to hear us out.
Merlwyb 	I will parley with him face-to-face at the Sapsa Spawning Grounds, and would have you at my side. If you do not object, that is.
Merlwyb 	Excellent. In that case, pray join me at South Tidegate when you are ready. From there, we will go together.
 	
Merlwyb 	All prepared, are you?
Merlwyb 	Doww is not known for his patience. We must take care not to incur his ire.
Merlwyb 	I was told he would be at the spawning grounds upon our arrival, but it appears he has been delayed.
Merlwyb 	Let us speak with the Sahagin here. Mayhap one of them will be able to shed light on what may be keeping him.
Merlwyb 	One more thing─I come here as a representative of Limsa Lominsa on a diplomatic mission. Should the talks deteriorate and things come to blows, I cannot be seen to bloody my hands. I trust that you understand.
Merlwyb 	And with that, let us be off.
 	
Merlwyb 	First, let us see if any of the Sahagin here possess any knowledge of Doww's whereabouts.
Merlwyb 	Are you sure you wish to disband the party?
Merlwyb 	Far be it from me to keep you from more pressing duties. When you are ready to proceed, let us reconvene at South Tidegate.
Merlwyb 	Ready to resume our mission? Very well. Let us see if any of the Sahagin here can tell us aught of Doww's whereabouts.
Enemysahagina04115 	Pshhh...! What business have you here, shhhorewalker!?
Enemysahaginb04115 	Pshhh...! Since when do shhhorewalkers so brazenly traipse about our ssspawning grounds!?
Doww 	Pshhh...! You have some gall to show your face here, shhhorewalker. This is our domain. Tread carefully or pay the price.
Limsasecretary 	We welcome your aid in our negotiations with the Crushing Tide. Admiral Bloefhiswyn awaits you at South Tidegate.
 	
Enemysahagina04115 	Pssshhh... Why do you tressspasss in our domain, vile shhhorewalkers!?
Merlwyb 	We mean you no harm. We come only for a peaceful parley with your leader, Master Doww. Where might we find him?
Enemysahagina04115 	Pssshhh! We desssire no parley with the shhhorewalkers who would sssteal our home!
Enemysahagina04115 	Were it not for your insssatiable selfishness, we Sssahagin would grow and flourishhh!
Merlwyb 	Your grievances are justified. That is why I would speak with Master Doww, and work toward a peaceful solution.
Enemysahagina04115 	Pssshhh! Empty words from the thieving shhhorewalker! But so be it─soon you shhhall learn the futility of your efforts.
Enemysahagina04115 	Speaker Doww is currently overseeing security at the ssspawning grounds. You will find him by the entrance─though mark my wordsss, you will wishhh you hadn't.
Merlwyb 	We shall see. I thank you for your aid.
Enemysahaginb04115 	Pssshhh... What is this!? Sssince when are filthy shhhorewalkers free to intrude upon our sacred ssspawning grounds!?
Merlwyb 	Pray forgive our intrusion.
Merlwyb 	We seek an audience with Speaker Doww. Where might we find him?
Enemysahaginb04115 	You will do no sssuch thing, shhhorewalker! We have not forgotten what you did to Lord Leviathan. Begone!
Merlwyb 	We won't get much out of this one. Let's try elsewhere.
 	
Sthalrhet 	We've managed to bring a fair share of the drowned back to their senses. Sadly, the Sahagins' distrust of us remains deep-seated. If you mean to go onward, be wary─you will find more foes than friends.
 	
Doww 	Pssshhh... Shhhorewalkers in our ssspawning grounds? To what do I owe the dissspleasure?
Merlwyb 	Speaker Doww, I presume. Our apologies for entering into your home unannounced.
Merlwyb 	I am Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn, Chief Admiral of Limsa Lominsa, and this is [Player Name].
Merlwyb 	We come seeking a parley, that we might strive for peace between our peoples.
Doww 	Parley, you sssay...?
Merlwyb 	Prolonging this conflict any further will lead only to needless suffering.
Merlwyb 	The menace both our peoples face is great indeed. If ever there was a time to set aside our differences and come together for the greater good, it is now. I invite you to join us at South Tidegate for formal negotiations.
Doww 	Shhhorewalkers and Sahagin, coming together? What assurance do I have that you will not ssslit our gills the moment we ssset foot within your territory?
Merlwyb 	I can offer naught but my word. We open our gates to you, and invite you into our home as a show of respect.
Doww 	...Hmph. I do not trussst you, shhhorewalker, but let it never be said that Doww of the Crushing Tide was a coward. I accept your offer, but attempt any treachery or sssubterfuge, and your people will drown in their own blood.
Merlwyb 	Very well, Master Doww. I look forward to a productive discussion.
Merlwyb 	Let us return, then. I shall send word to Noll as well─I would have our Sahagin allies join us at the parley.
 	
Merlwyb 	Ready to resume our mission? Excellent. Let us proceed to Speaker Doww's chambers.
 	
Merlwyb 	Let us search the spawning grounds and see if we cannot find this Doww.
 	
Enemysahagina04115 	You will find Speaker Doww at the ssspawning grounds. Seek him out if you like─but do not expect that he will lisssten to your empty promises.
 	
Enemysahaginb04115 	Pssshhh! Every moment you linger here sssullies our sssacred home, shhhorewalker. Begone from this place before I ssspear you through the throat!
 	
Merlwyb 	Thank you for joining us here, Master Doww.
Doww 	Pssshhh... The air here sssickens me. Be brief.
Merlwyb 	Aye, let us get straight to the heart of the matter.
Merlwyb 	A common threat looms before us─one more powerful than any primal, with the potential to bring death without end to both Sahagin and Lominsan alike. These circumstances call for swift and united action.
Merlwyb 	You doubt our intentions, but I remind you that we have liberated many of your kin from Leviathan's enthrallment. They and countless other Sahagin have joined us, of their own free will, that we may ensure the survival of both our peoples.
Noll 	Pshhh... Aye, by their deeds have the Lominsans proven themselves worthy of our trust.
Merlwyb 	Master Doww. You and your Crushing Tide want only to secure a future for your people. I say to you this can only be done by confronting this threat together.
Doww 	Pshhh... Threats, threatsss─what is this threat you ssspeak of!?
Doww 	If it is unity you crave, then sssubmit yourself to our command. Be as the Serpent Reavers. They are the only shhhorewalkers I deign to call friend.
Merlwyb 	You would ask us to willingly surrender ourselves to your Lord of the Whorl?
Doww 	I do. For that─and that alone─will ensure peace between us.
Noll 	Preposterousss! You propose not alliance, but servitude. This way lies nothing but death for all Sahagin!
Doww 	Do you hear this, my sssspawnbrothers? The shhhorewalkers have stolen this one's mind! He decries Lord Leviathan, and espouses the lunacy of our sssworn foes!
Doww 	These treacherous wretches have abandoned our god, and conspire to drive we faithful from our ancestral home! We cannot─we mussst not─let this stand!
Radicalsahagina04115 	Pshhh...! For shhhame! Forsssaken by our spawnbrothers! They ssside with the finless ones and blaspheme our Lord Leviathan!
Radicalsahaginb04115 	They who sssteal our spawning grounds and ssslaughter our children! Our future! Our future!
Doww 	Pshhh! Behold...behold this blessing! Lord Leviathan grants us greater and greater ssstrength!
Merlwyb 	You would call this a blessing!?
Reconciledsahaginb04115	Pshhh...! Sssuch horrors! Flee! Flee for your lives!
Merlwyb 	The beast makes for Aleport. I leave this place to you!
Doww 	Pshhhhhh! Sssplendid...sssplendid! Let all our ssspawnbrothers be blessed with such power!
 	
Doww 	Know thisss, shorewalker─I come not because your words sssway me, but to show my ssspawnbrothers that Doww of the Crushhhing Tide is no coward.
 	
Enemysahagina04115 	Pshhh... Why do you linger here, shhhorewalker? Leave us be, lessst one of my spawnbrothers grow unable to sssuffer your presence.
 	
Enemysahaginb04115 	Pshhh! Shhhorewalker! Every moment longer you remain compounds the insult of your trespass. Begone, begone I say!
 	
Noll 	Pshhh... I beg of you, friend shorewalker. Deliver my ssspawnbrother from that horrific fate...
 	
Sthalrhet 	Did that fishback just turn into some monstrous fiend? What in the seven hells is going on here!?
 	
Noll 	Pshhh... This is the second time you've saved my life, shorewalker. My gratitude is as boundlesss as the sea.
Noll 	But what of the Admiral? We must go to her aid!
 	
Merlwyb 	...I was too late. I am sorry.
Noll 	Pshhh... There is no need for apologies. You are not resssponsible for my people's plight.
Noll 	But what I cannot fathom is Doww's response. How pleased he was to see his brothers become slavering beasts!
Merlwyb 	The fool believes it a blessing from Leviathan himself...
Merlwyb 	Any hope for a peaceable solution will be lost should Doww and his Crushing Tide manage to wield these transformations as a weapon against us.
Noll 	I shhhudder at the very thought. And yet the true threat, the blasphemy, is still out there, yes?
Merlwyb 	Just so. The first ones to transform are those who have fallen into the deepest depths of despair. The more painful their anguish, the more fearsome and formidable they become in their bestial forms─and the greater their influence over others.
Noll 	Pshhh... We can ssscarcely hope to stand against a legion of such foes. Would that there was more my people could do to help...
Merlwyb 	I will have the Maelstrom patrol the seas for the blasphemy, that we might slay it with all due haste.
Merlwyb 	But this may well amount to naught. If the blasphemy, too, was born from a Sahagin, it could be sheltering in the depths, beyond the reach of our ships.
Noll 	In that case, pray allow my spawnbrothers and I to serve as your eyes beneath the sssea.
Merlwyb 	Thank you, Noll. Through our efforts combined, we might yet weather this threat.
Merlwyb 	As for your brothers who gave their lives today for our cause, I shall see that they are returned home to be laid to rest as they deserve.
Noll 	Pshhh... You have my gratitude, Admiral.
Merlwyb 	And with that, we should return as well. There is much work to be done, and would see it done quickly.
 	
Noll 	Pshhh... What a horrific sssight...
 	
Sthalrhet 	All that I can do is defend this gate as best I can. Go in safety, friend.
 	
Merlwyb 	Ah, [Player Name]. I was just sharing our findings.
Merlwyb 	So you see, the danger is exactly as the Sahagin described.
Merlwyb 	While Doww and his ilk have no means of forcibly triggering the phenomenon at present, 'tis plain they intend to seek one out.
Merlwyb 	Redouble our patrols offshore, and inform me at the first sign of anything out of the ordinary.
Limsasecretary 	It shall be done, Admiral.
Merlwyb 	I worry that we may be stretching ourselves too thin. Should the situation take a turn for the worse, I will recall our forces from Garlemald─yet I would reserve that as a last resort.
Merlwyb 	For now, I must get to work securing reinforcements. I ask that you remain close by─we may have need of your strength all too soon.
 	
Limsasecretary 	Oh, you've returned. The Admiral was just briefing me on the events at the spawning grounds.
 	
Noll 	Pshhh... I mussst take my fallen brother home...
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Role Quests in Final Fantasy XIV