The Ladle in the Darkness

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* F20215F20216 This quest has been adjusted. Please abandon the quest and restart it by speaking to Cracked Fist at Camp Bluefog.
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* You have obtained enough basilisk meat. Take it to the cookfire just outside Camp Bluefog's northern gate, and add it to the bubbling cauldron.
* It will take a little while for the meat to be cooked through. Watch the cauldron until the stew is ready.
* Your keen instincts tell you that the basilisk stew is now ready. Scoop it from the bubbling cauldron.
* You have three steaming bowls of basilisk stew expertly balanced in your hands. Make your way around Camp Bluefog and give them to the neediest soldiers.
* You have doled out all of the basilisk stew, which seems to have had the desired effect. Report your success to Sergeant Cracked Fist.
* A jubilant Sergeant Cracked Fist thanks you for inspiriting his troops. They now remember their purpose, and stand ready to do their part in the impending phase of the operation.
==Objectives==
* F20215F20216 This quest has been adjusted. Please abandon the quest and restart it by speaking to Cracked Fist at Camp Bluefog.
* (Obtain three pieces of basilisk meat)
* (Put meat in the stew pot)
* (Interact with stew pot)
* (Take stew)
==Script==
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Cracked Fist 	I have a favor to ask of you, as a fellow comrade of the Alliance. As I mentioned, the garrison's mood is dark. The fault, it pains me to admit, is partly mine.
Cracked Fist 	I am no veteran of large-scale campaigns, you see, and the men and women under me are nervous for this knowledge.
Cracked Fist 	Seeking to lift their spirits, I remembered the tale of a Gridanian general from a century past. Vainchelon was his name, and he was a lancer of great renown. History holds that, in spite of his rank, he would regularly cook meals for his troops while afield.
Cracked Fist 	Most generals know to break bread with their own men on occasion to foster camaraderie, but Vainchelon took it one step further. By actually making that bread, he showed that he was truly one of them─a hero and a comrade.
Cracked Fist 	Though I wouldn't presume to compare myself to a man of his stature, I thought it might be well to at least emulate the deed. To be sure, this is a testament to my desperation.
Cracked Fist 	I had begun making preparations for basilisk stew, all the while wondering whether it would be any good, when an honest-to-gods hero appeared. I speak of you, of course.
Cracked Fist 	My gratitude would know no bounds if you could take up the ladle in my stead. The stew is just about ready─all it needs is some basilisk meat, which can be readily had north of here. Please procure the meat and add it to the cauldron bubbling just outside the camp.
Cracked Fist 	When the stew is ready, I would ask that you also distribute it among our troops. Receiving the stew from you is certain to give them heart. I doubt I can say the same were it to come from my hands.
 	
Zezeragi 	Brrr... It's always so dark here...and cold... Maybe I shouldn't have enlisted... It's not like killing Garleans will bring my friend back...
 	
Zezeragi 	Mmmmmm, this smells good...
<gasp> Aren't you the adventurer who triumphed at Cape Westwind? To think that a hero fights beside us! And this stew, it whets my appetite for vengeance! Just you wait, you Garlean whoresons! I'm coming for your heads! Muahahaha!
 	
Adelena 	Gods, this is all so hopeless! The Garleans are going to crush us with their steel monstrosities! We're all going to die! <sob>
 	
Adelena 	I'm...I'm so sorry. I don't know what came over me. Your words and this hearty stew have given me courage. Yes, a fire positively burns in my belly! ...Or is it just the basilisk venom?
 	
Betyn 	I-I think I'll pretend to be sick. That way I won't have to fight. Maybe they'll even send me home to my family. It's not as if one man would make a difference, right?
 	
Betyn 	You made this stew...for me? I...I never dreamed that I would share a meal with a hero, let alone partake of something s/he made. I wanted to be a hero, too, you know─to my family. I took up arms because I wanted to protect them...and I will! I won't run─not today, nor any other!
 	
Cracked Fist 	Your basilisk stew has done wonders for our troops' morale! I cannot thank you enough!
Cracked Fist 	The seeming hopelessness of the situation─not to mention this accursed gloom─had dampened their spirits, and for a time they had forgotten their purpose. But your presence and culinary skills helped them to remember, and I'm confident they will do their part to protect the realm and their loved ones.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.