Where the Streets Are Paved with Koban

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
==Objectives==
* Follow Hancock.
==Script==
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Lyse 	Even the aetherytes look different here...
 	
Alisaie 	I note that our would-be host has elected to dress in the local fashion.
 	
Tataru 	<sniff> <sniff> I say, what is that I smell wafting from yonder teahouse? Could it be─ Yes, could it just possibly be the scent of whispered secrets waiting to be overheard?
 	
Alphinaud 	I do not like the cut of that man's jib. Not one bit.
 	
Hancock 	Beautiful though it may be, we cannot spend all day staring at the aetheryte.
Hancock 	Come, come, let us move along. The markets are next!
 	
Lyse 	No sign of Gosetsu or Yugiri here. Not that I expected to stumble across them just like that. Though it would have been nice...
Alisaie 	Just look at all these garish designs... Not fond of subtlety, are they.
Hm, is that a theater over there?
Tataru 	Be still my heart!
Alphinaud 	Well, well. I would expect no less of a bustling port...
 	
Hancock 	We have arrived at the largest shopping district in Kugane: Kogane Dori!
Hancock 	"Kugane,“ as you are doubtless unaware, is an ancient Hingan word for gold. So, in this prosperous port where golden fortunes are made, lesser fortunes, or ”kogane,“ are earned by the local merchants. It's all quite logical once you learn the language.
Tataru 	Heh heh heh... Now you're beginning to speak my language...
Hancock 	Oho! A kindred spirit! What a pleasure it is to meet a young lady who appreciates the value of hard-won coin!
Keiten 	Hancock of the East Aldenard Trading Company. You are with clients today?
Hancock 	Why, if it isn't Master Keiten! Pray allow me to introduce to you my esteemed guests, but recently come from distant Eorzea.
Hancock 	This kind and generous soul supervises all transactions here in Kogane Dori.
Keiten 	Your sincerity is ever appreciated. As he says, I am Keiten of the Hakuuchi clan, and it is my honor to serve as overseer of these markets.
Keiten 	As we receive many foreign visitors in Kugane, we accept all manner of currencies. Rest assured, your Eorzean gil are welcome here. I invite you to peruse our wares at your leisure.
Hancock 	Arms, armor, foodstuffs, potables─here you will find all of them and more.
Lyse 	Where to next, I wonder?
Alisaie 	Hmm... We're actually quite far from the docks now, aren't we. This place is bigger than I thought.
Tataru 	Don't think I haven't memorized every detail of that street! There's at least half a dozen shops that will soon be enjoying my custom!
Alphinaud 	Hmm...the district up ahead has a different air about it.
 	
Hancock 	If we may pause here for a moment...
Hancock 	This road leads to the Ijin-gai: the district in which “ijin”─or foreigners─are permitted to reside.
Alphinaud 	Would this also be where the foreign embassies are found─including that of a certain empire?
Hancock 	Precisely. So you see, it would not be at all unusual to cross paths with one of our Garlean cousins here. With this in mind, I would encourage you to choose your words carefully. We would not want any physical altercations, after all, such spats being strictly forbidden!
Hancock 	The Sekiseigumi punish breaches of the peace quite severely. I have seen foreigners permanently exiled for a single violation─though, to be fair, this is not common. More often than not, they are executed on the spot.
Lyse 	What, cut down then and there!? You're joking, right?
Hancock 	Would that I were, but alas, these samurai are a humorless lot.
Hancock 	Why, I recall one instance when a foreign merchant in his cups dared lay hands upon a Hingan aristocrat in front of a Sekiseigumi. The samurai cut him in half with a single stroke.
Lyse 	Ugh, I don't even want to think about that...
Hancock 	So, as you see, it would behoove you to behave. Failing that, we may be forced to “part ways” with one another─or you with yourselves, in the manner of the late Teledji Adeledji!
Hancock 	...Oh, how I amuse myself. But we must carry on! I have yet to show you the Garlean Consulate!
 	
Lyse 	So that building's full of Garleans...
Alisaie 	Some might call it unwise to loiter outside the gates of a hostile empire's consulate.
Tataru 	Danger! Excitement! Intrigue! Oh, my!
Alphinaud 	Compared to the Hingan architecture, this seems drab and uninspired. Or mayhap I have simply had my fill of Garlean aesthetics, such as they are.
 	
Hancock 	This, as you may have surmised, is the consulate of you-know-who. Mark the guards at the gate─are their uniforms not different from those you have seen in the West?
Hancock 	Were you to travel far and wide, you would find that many such variations exist, often inspired by local designs. All of which goes to show that even a massive empire seeking to rule all of creation is not without its artisans!
 	
Eatcassistant 	Greetings, miss/sir, and welcome to the Kugane branch offices of the East Aldenard Trading Company. Do you have an appointment?
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Stormblood Main Scenario Quests in Final Fantasy XIV