Uneggseptable Losses

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Nonotta recruits you to help her with a Hatching–tide conundrum. According to the distressed Lalafell, Jihli has been denied her customary prophetic dream this year and thus the Dreamers have settled for arranging an egg hunt around town. The festival eggs in question, however, appear to have been stolen. Join forces with the Hatching–tide hunter near the Greatloam Growery, and see what can be done to save the celebrations.
※Please note that you will not be able to complete this quest after the seasonal event has ended. For details, check the Lodestone.
* You meet with the Hatching–tide hunter, and launch an investigation into the missing eggs. Follow the festival cap-bedecked tracker's advice, and begin your search for clues in the vicinity of the Botanists' Guild.
* You have uncovered several traces of the egg thief. Rendezvous with the Hatching–tide hunter, and deliver the material clues you recovered from the scene.
* After reviewing the evidence at hand, the Hatching–tide hunter seems convinced that a spriggan is responsible for the missing festival eggs. Follow on the heels of your fellow investigator, and head in the direction the tracks appear to lead: the Yellow Serpent Gate.
* You arrive at the Yellow Serpent Gate to find that the tracker has already captured a suspicious, egg-carrying spriggan. Even as you discuss the need for further interrogation, however, a Miqo'te mender arrives and vehemently insists that this spriggan is innocent. Following a brief explanation of their own efforts to retrieve the stolen goods, the conjurer convinces you to guide “Riggy” on another foray into the true thief's lair. Speak with the Miqo'te mender again when you are ready to attempt her linkpearl strategy.
* Thanks to your expert guidance, Riggy's raid on the spriggan lair is a resounding success. Take your spoils, and deliver them to the waiting Nonotta at Mih Khetto's Amphitheatre.
* You make your egg delivery to Nonotta, and it seems at first that the case has been brought to a close. But while a spriggan was indeed responsible for spiriting away the eggs, the Hatching–tide hunter deduces that the true mastermind behind the events was none other than Jihli Aliapoh herself! Jihli happily confesses to the crime, and explains how her deceit was in fact inspired by one of her prophetic dreams. Recreating her vision this year is a door to unexpected encounters, and she would have your assistance in organizing the egg hunt which is to follow...
==Objectives==
* Speak with the Hatching–tide hunter.
* Search for traces of the egg thief.
* Show the wiry black hair and shiny rock splinter to the Hatching–tide hunter.
* Speak with the Hatching–tide hunter.
* Speak with the Miqo'te mender and guide Riggy's efforts.
* Deliver the armful of reclaimed eggs to Nonotta.
==Script==
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Nonotta 	Greetings, friend! You're just in time to lend us a hand with the Hatching–tide festivities!
Nonotta 	Do you know much about our egg-centric festival? It all began with our founder─Jihli Aliapoh─and her prophetic dreams.
Nonotta 	We've found that recreating Jihli's yearly visions leads to the most delightful of celebrations. Decorating eggs is part of it, of course, but there is so much more─one of our egg collectors will be happy to give you the whole story.
Nonotta 	Oh, [Player Name], how wonderful to see you! Just in time to lend us a hand with the Hatching–tide festivities...
Nonotta 	You do remember how it all works, don't you? Jihli's prophetic dreams? The egg decorating? The joyous laughter of child and adult alike?
Nonotta 	Everything has been going to plan. ...Everything, that is, aside from one tiny, unexpected detail: the Dreamer has not had her dream this year!
Nonotta 	Jihli herself seems unperturbed, and suggested we go ahead with hiding eggs around town for people to find.
Nonotta 	And an egg hunt is, of course, a perfectly enjoyable event all by itself. Thus did we straighten our egg caps, and turn our efforts to the preparations...
Nonotta 	But now disaster has struck yet again! The eggs we so painstakingly crafted have been viciously and maliciously stolen!
Nonotta 	Please, adventurer! You must help us retrieve our Hatching–tide treasures!
Nonotta 	Oh, thank you! Having a hero like you on the job could make all the difference!
Nonotta 	Your cooperation is much appreciated. Having a hero like you on the job could make all the difference!
Nonotta 	And you won't be working alone─I've also secured the services of a talented tracker.
Nonotta 	If you head off right now, you should find her investigating the scene near the Greatloam Growery. She'll be the one shouldering a bow and wearing a decidedly fetching egg cap!
 	
Leih Aliapoh 	Nonotta sent you to help, did she? Good, I could use a second set of eyes.
Leih Aliapoh 	...[Player Name], is it? You'll forgive me if I don't offer a name.
Leih Aliapoh 	When I accepted the job, Nonotta insisted I wear this ridiculous hat to be “in the spirit of things”...and I'd rather not have my colleagues hear about it. Ever.
Leih Aliapoh 	So if we happen to cross paths again in the future, you don't know me and I don't know you. Are we clear?
Leih Aliapoh 	...Oh, [Player Name], it's you! And surely you remember me! Leih Aliapoh?
Leih Aliapoh 	Ah, but maybe it would've been better had you forgotten. When I accepted the job, Nonotta insisted I wear this ridiculous hat. To be “in the spirit of things,” she said...
Leih Aliapoh 	Let's keep this festive garb between the two of us, all right? If that thrice-damned Wildwood finds out, I'll never hear the end of it. And that means no talking about it back at the guild, either!
Leih Aliapoh 	Right. Now that that's settled, we can focus on the task at hand.
Leih Aliapoh 	The eggs were apparently stored in a nearby hut. If we start from there and make our way down the path, we should find traces of the culprit.
Leih Aliapoh 	Should you come across anything out of the ordinary, bring it to me and I'll see if it has any relation to the crime. Let's catch ourselves an egg thief!
 	
Nonotta 	Did you try visiting the Greatloam Growery? Our tracker should still be there, suitably adorned in a festive egg cap!
 	
Nonotta 	How fares your investigation? Any sign of our egg thief?
Leih Aliapoh 	We're fortunate this path has seen little passage. I can make out several distinct tracks...
 	
Leih Aliapoh 	Found some promising clues, have you? Let me have a closer look.
Leih Aliapoh 	We'll start with the shiny stone...
Hm, this seems to be a flake of mythril ore. Odd, since to the best of my knowledge, mythril deposits aren't naturally occurring in the Twelveswood.
Leih Aliapoh 	Then we have this black tuft of...hair? Fur? It's awfully coarse. Considering where you found it, it may very well belong to the thief. Nice work!
Leih Aliapoh 	Now it's my turn to share. If you look carefully, you'll notice the tracks on the ground here.
Leih Aliapoh 	Oho, marked those for yourself already, did you? But what do they tell you? Aside from “someone passed this way,” of course.
Leih Aliapoh 	I can make out three distinct sets. From the size and gait, the first one was likely a female Miqo'te. The steps are deep and deliberate, thus I suspect they were made by Jihli when she came to place the eggs.
Leih Aliapoh 	As for the second set, they belong to a smaller-than-average Lalafell. Judging by the wide and random path of the steps, I believe they were made by a panicked Nonotta when she discovered the eggs had gone missing.
Leih Aliapoh 	The true mystery here lies with the third, and smallest, set of tracks. At first glance I considered a beastkin, but the creature obviously walks on two legs. Putting together the evidence thus far, would you hazard a guess as to who─or what─is our culprit?
Leih Aliapoh 	Must you jest? Any Lalafell with feet that small and hair that wiry would be a terrifying sight to behold!
Leih Aliapoh 	Are you making light of the situation? Or are you simply not listening? Either way, can we be serious for a moment here?
Leih Aliapoh 	Ah, very good. I see the evidence at hand has led us to the same conclusion.
Leih Aliapoh 	...Our egg thief is almost certainly a spriggan. And whilst the motive is yet unclear, we at least have a suspect to chase.
Leih Aliapoh 	The spriggans of the Twelveswood lair in the Central Shroud...
Based on these tracks, the egg thief was very likely headed towards the Yellow Serpent Gate. Let's follow the spoor, shall we?
 	
Leih Aliapoh 	You were a moment too late, [Player Name]. I spotted a spriggan cradling an egg and took him down with my bow!
Leih Aliapoh 	I didn't aim for anything vital, of course─we need him alive if we're to find out where he hid the rest of the eggs.
Jihli Aliapoh 	You have the wrong spriggan!
Jihli Aliapoh 	Oh, Riggy, my poor friend. Lie still, and I'll have you mended in a moment...
Leih Aliapoh 	Your “poor friend”? Would you kindly explain what in the Matron's name is going on here?
Jihli Aliapoh 	From your actions, I assume the two of you are on the trail of the missing eggs?
Jihli Aliapoh 	As fortune would have it, Riggy and I witnessed the crime itself! We watched, aghast, even as an egg-laden spriggan joined others of his kin and made off with his Hatching–tide spoils!
Leih Aliapoh 	You were there!? But I was told there were no witnesses. And what's the story behind this spriggan, then?
Jihli Aliapoh 	Oh, Riggy here? This honorable and forthright soul pursued his brethren into their very lair, and escaped with one of the stolen treasures!
Riggy 	Riggy is good spriggy! Bring back eggy!
Jihli Aliapoh 	Unfortunately, however, the trail leading into the spriggan nest is too narrow for folk of ordinary size. And that's not even considering the woodland monsters which lurk along the way. Apparently they gave Riggy quite a scare...
Leih Aliapoh 	What, so our only recourse is to encourage “Riggy” to make another foray on our behalf? We'd best say our farewells to those eggs...
Jihli Aliapoh 	...I have an idea! What if we furnish Riggy with a linkpearl? Then we can lend him support during his expedition─give advice on how to deal with monsters, cheer him on, that sort of thing!
Riggy 	Riggy try again! Listen to shiny speakyyy!
Leih Aliapoh 	...Forgive me if I'm not filled with confidence. What say you, [Player Name]?
Jihli Aliapoh 	Thank you, [Player Name]! I know he can do this!
Jihli Aliapoh 	Please, just give him a chance! I promise you, Riggy will give this his all!
Riggy 	Riggy is readyyy! Jumpy, springy, and grab many eggyyy!
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	I do believe we've restored Riggy's enthusiasm for the task. Now, if only I knew a little more about fighting mon─ Oh! You're an adventurer, aren't you? You should be in charge of the linkpearl!
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	Oh dear, we seem to have missed a few eggs...
But never mind! Take a deep breath, calm your mind, and we can try again!
Jihli Aliapoh 	Oh, look at all these eggs! Well done, you two!
Leih Aliapoh 	Nice work, little one! I have to admit, I was wrong about you...and I'm sorry about the whole “shooting you with an arrow” thing, as well.
Riggy 	Riggy not angry! Riggy happy everyone happyyy!
Jihli Aliapoh 	Here, you should take these eggs and deliver them to Nonotta─she will be thrilled to hear we've tracked them down.
Leih Aliapoh 	...Hm? I don't recall mentioning Nonotta's name.
Jihli Aliapoh 	Oh! Well, you see, I...I'm a good friend of hers! And this isn't the first time I've helped out with an egg hunt.
Jihli Aliapoh 	Ahem! Anyway, Riggy and I shall have another look around to see if we've missed any of those precious eggs! Fare you well, friends!
Leih Aliapoh 	That spriggan is an odd character, but it's the conjurer who makes my tail twitch. I suppose we have some good news for Nonotta, at least. Shall we?
 	
Leih Aliapoh 	It seems we have no choice but to trust in this spriggan. And seeing as I, uh, put an arrow in him earlier, it might be best if you take the lead on this linkpearl strategy.
Riggy 	Riggy ride biggy rock! Riggy springy down!
Riggy 	Riggy try again! Jumpy, springy, and grab many eggyyy!
 	
Nonotta 	Ah, there you are! I heard from our tracker friend that the eggs have been found! May I see them, please?
Nonotta 	Yes, this is one I decorated myself! Thank you so very much!
Nonotta 	Jihli, look! We have our eggs back!
Jihli Aliapoh 	That's wonderful! We must have searched everywhere... Wherever did you find them?
Nonotta 	...In a spriggan nest, you say!? So the culprit was a spriggan all along?
Leih Aliapoh 	Wha─? You've a strange sense of humor, friend, but I have to agree that the one responsible for this crime was no spriggan.
Leih Aliapoh 	...I see you share my suspicions.
Leih Aliapoh 	Ah, well, that's true in part. But the spriggans were merely accomplices to the crime.
Leih Aliapoh 	There was a mastermind behind this entire affair...
Leih Aliapoh 	Isn't that right, Jihli?
Leih Aliapoh 	You might be this festival's organizer, but I suspect you planned the theft from the start! The conjurer who so conveniently appeared to heal Riggy...that was you!
Jihli Aliapoh 	...Clever girl!
Jihli Aliapoh 	Yes, 'twas I who arranged for the eggs to “disappear.” But it was not my intent to deceive or distress you.
Jihli Aliapoh 	You see, I actually did have my prophetic dream this year. And the vision implied that if I hid the eggs myself, then the ensuing chain of events would lead to encounters both unexpected and wondrous.
Leih Aliapoh 	So everything that took place was an effort to recreate the details of your dream? No wonder you were so anxious to mend the spriggan's hurts...
 	
Jihli Aliapoh 	I apologize for my trickery. But tell me, did you not enjoy meeting the charming Riggy, or the manner in which you recovered the lost eggs?
Jihli Aliapoh 	Speaking of which, there was a gift for you hiding inside one of the reclaimed treasures─a magical doll! 'Tis ever so adorable when they toddle along in your wake.
Jihli Aliapoh 	Ah yes, there is one more encounter we have yet to celebrate...
Yours and mine, Leih Aliapoh.
Jihli Aliapoh 	Some few days ago, I was cleaning out a storage closet and came across an old journal. It belonged to my mother, Mihli, a talented pratictioner of the healing arts.
Jihli Aliapoh 	In its pages she made mention of her sister, and the life her sibling led as a hunter in the depths of the Twelveswood.
Leih Aliapoh 	You can't mean...
Jihli Aliapoh 	My aunt was said to have given birth to a single daughter. The girl grew to be quite a handful, plain-spoken and proud, with a knack for the bow... I think you know her name.
Leih Aliapoh 	Well, I'll be a spriggan's second cousin. And a first cousin to you, it seems! Now that is an unexpected wonder.
Jihli Aliapoh 	I thank you for your cooperation in this, [Player Name]. Even I was unaware of the surprise that would greet me this day.
Jihli Aliapoh 	If you aren't too weary, might you be interested in helping me hide the eggs once more? We may just witness a few more special encounters!
 	
Leih Aliapoh 	I let Nonotta know that her eggs are safe and sound. All you need do is make the delivery.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Egg Hunts Quests