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* 7.45 follow-up
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10TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_SEQ_00The deputy postmoogle has a parcel intended for a renowned personage currently visiting in Ul'dah.
21TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_SEQ_01The deputy postmoogle entrusts you with a package from the sylphs of Little Solace addressed to “the long one,” Hunberct Longhaft, temporarily on leave from his duties to acquire goods in Ul'dah. Seek out the Brass Blade captain at the Weavers' Guild.
32TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_SEQ_02Hunberct Longhaft explains that the parcel contains an ample supply of sylph-woven silk, a fabric which─if you are understanding his analogy correctly─he insists would somehow allow his fighting unit room to grow and reach its full potential. That said, he would hear the opinions of his loyal followers before placing his final order. Seek out E'tajha Sapphire–eyes and E'lahmui Ruby–eyes, who have accompanied their captain to Ul'dah.
43TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_SEQ_03You find Hunberct's loyal followers scouring the guilds, looking for gifts intended to earn their captain's favor. From what you can gather, the Miqo'te hope that such trinkets will nudge Hunberct toward honoring them with the privilege of operating some lever at Highbridge...though why they covet this seemingly mundane duty is not immediately clear. Return to the Weavers' Guild and inform Hunberct that his subordinates are on their way.
54TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_SEQ_04Upon your approach to the Weavers' Guild, you spy E'tajha and E'lahmui arguing about whose gift is more suitable for Hunberct. The dispute ends with each accusing the other of not being worthy of polishing the captain's blade─a clear exaggeration, as both are soldiers who are doubtless capable of performing menial weapon maintenance tasks. With tempers running high, make haste into the guild and seek out the captain before the situation can get out of hand.
65TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_SEQ_05You return to the captain, who is quick to assure his two followers─sisters, in fact─that he is fond of all under his command. After putting on a display of the garments he had commissioned from the guild─a display which pleases the girls greatly─he orders them to prepare for the journey back to Highbridge. After the sisters depart, he proceeds to reveal their past, beginning from when the Brass Blades freed the two from slavery as young girls. Years later, having reached womanhood and hearing many tales about the Longhaft's unit, they sought him out and offered their services. Moved by this touching tale of pure love and devotion, you resolve to lend your strength to Hunberct and his regiment should you come upon them at Highbridge.
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2524TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_TODO_00Deliver the parcel to Hunberct at the Weavers' Guild.
2625TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_TODO_01Speak with E'tajha Sapphire–eyes in Ul'dah.
2726TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_TODO_02Speak with E'lahmui Ruby–eyes in Ul'dah.
2827TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_TODO_03Return to the Weavers' Guild.
2928TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_TODO_04Speak with Hunberct at the Weavers' Guild.
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4948TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_LETTERMOOGLE_000_000Ah, my trusted assistant is ever ready for action, kupo! Very well─I have a package here straight from Little Solace addressed to...er...“the long one.”
5049TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_LETTERMOOGLE_000_001Moogle intelligence has confirmed that this is a sylphic epithet for one Hunberct Longhaft, a Brass Blade captain of considerable repute who leads the defense at Highbridge.
5150TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_LETTERMOOGLE_000_002Hunberct is known to be one of the most charismatic leaders in the realm, never seen outside the company of one or more of his men. Rather, I should say *women*─his followers are uniformly female, and fiercely loyal to their captain.
5251TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_LETTERMOOGLE_000_003I was in Highbridge a short while ago, but the captain was unfortunately off duty. It would appear he had business at the Weavers' Guild, and had taken two of his most loyal subordinates along with him to Ul'dah. Many happy deliveries, kupo!
5352TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_LETTERMOOGLE_000_005They say that the Longhaft is a swordsman of peerless skill, and cuts a dashing figure to boot. Small wonder that he has so many admirers, yes?
5453TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_LETTERMOOGLE_000_006I was in Highbridge a short while ago, but the captain was unfortunately off duty. It would appear he had business at the Weavers' Guild, and had taken two of his most loyal subordinates along with him to Ul'dah. Many happy deliveries, kupo!
5554TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_010How many times must I tell you? Garments such as these might be fit for an ordinary man, but Hunberct Longhaft is no ordinary man! Hells, what is keeping my package!?
5655TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_011My silk, at last! Ah, now *this* is more like it! Feel for yourself─so soft and pliant, a fabric that truly *breathes*. This is of sylph make, you see. A merchant I met in Highbridge sang its praises, and I simply had to experience it for myself.
5756TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_012Your puzzled expression does not escape me. “But, Longhaft,” you protest. “Many a tale have I heard of your blade, and the consummate skill with which you wield it. What use would a virile swordsman such as yourself have with such delicate─even *feminine*─fabric?”
5857TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_013An astute question, which I answer with a question of my own. You strike me as one who knows your way around the battlefield, yes? Suppose you are the commander of a formidable unit─one akin to a great machine.
5958TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_014Now suppose this same unit was somehow...constrained─forced to do battle in cramped quarters. Would your unit be able to realize its full potential in such unfavorable conditions?
6059TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_015Verily not! Only when given room to breathe will the puissant unit swell and expand over the battlefield, and then─upon reaching the full extent of its power─thrust forth and penetrate your opponent's defenses. Do you grasp my meaning?
6160TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_016And so I would commission a garment to be made from this silk. And yet, my unit is not merely my own. No, the skilled hands under my command see to it that my machine remains well oiled.
6261TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_017Two of these hands accompanied me here to Ul'dah, but it would seem they have eluded my grasp─or I have eluded theirs, har har! Might you be a good lass and find them for me?
6362TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_018I would commission a garment to be made from this silk. And yet, my unit is not merely my own. No, the skilled hands under my command see to it that my machine remains well oiled.
6463TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_019Two of these hands accompanied me here to Ul'dah, but it would seem they have eluded my grasp─or I have eluded theirs, har har! Might you be a good lass and find them for me?
6564TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_020That first earring I saw would look lovely on my captain...but so would that other one! Gah! Why does shopping have to be so godsdamned *difficult*?
6665TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_021Uwaaah! You'd do well not to scare me like that. I'm a Brass Blade in service to Captain Hunberct, better known as Hunberct Longhaft. No doubt you've heard the tales?
6766TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_022None can deny the captain cuts a dashing figure, but I would give him a gift to further bring out his beauty. What say you, adventurer? Do any of these fine ornaments catch your eye?
6867TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_Q1_000_000What would best bring out the captain's beauty?
6968TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_A1_000_001A ruby earring.
7069TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_A1_000_002A sapphire ring.
7170TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_023Do you truly believe so? Some are quick to point out that the ruby is a symbol of passion, but red is also the color of jealousy and anger.
7271TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_024Passion mixed with anger can be a dangerous thing. After all, it is not about how forcefully one manipulates the lever, but how *precisely*... Anyroad, I thank you for your honest opinion.
7372TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_025Why, I thought the same myself! Some find sapphires cold, but they do not understand that beneath this cool exterior sleeps a wellspring of passion as deep as the ocean─a passion tempered by maturity and reason.
7473TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_026Not coincidentally, it is also the color of my eyes, which the captain has oft admired during late nights manning the control room at Highbridge, as I stroked the lever and admired its workmanship.
7574TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_027There are those in the Brass Blades who do not understand the captain. Those who say his exploits on the battlefield do not warrant the sizable reputation he has amassed.
7675TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_028I know not which battlefield *they* speak of, but as someone who has witnessed his swordplay firsthand, I can assure you that the reality far exceeds even the tallest of tales.
7776TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_029Speaking of the captain, wherever did he run off to? I must deliver my gift before E'lahmui does, lest she be the one invited to work the lever tonight...
7877TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_030So many potions, of myriad powers and potencies... Surely, one might serve to further harden the captain's─er, resolve...
7978TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_031Uwaaah! Don't frighten me like that. I was just shopping for a suitable present for my captain. You have heard the tales of the Longhaft, I presume?
8079TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_032...Then you know that he is naturally endowed with both size and stamina. Still, I would see how alchemical innovation might enhance his already-prodigious talents. Do any of these phials intrigue you, adventurer?
8180TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_Q2_000_000What would enhance the captain's potency?
8281TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_A2_000_001A ruby red potion of stamina.
8382TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_A2_000_002A sapphire blue potion of vigor.
8483TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_033Ah, that one stood out to me as well! Red is, after all, the color of passion─and few men are more passionate than my captain. It stands to reason that red is his favorite hue.
8584TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_034I might humbly note that it is also the color of my eyes. He has often praised their beauty during our nights together in the control room at Highbridge, where he often summons me to lubricate the lever. He says my supple fingers are most suited to the task...
8685TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_035Is that so? Do you not feel that this shade of blue is somehow lacking in warmth? Not unlike E'tajha's eyes...
8786TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_036The last thing I would want to do is stifle the captain's flames of passion... But forgive me─you simply gave an opinion, as you were asked to do.
8887TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_037In the past, the captain shunned alchemy in all its forms, claiming he had no need for unnatural enhancements.
8988TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_038Recently, however, I remarked that his blade─already renowned across Eorzea─might reach legendary stature with the right help, and he seemed suitably aroused by the idea.
9089TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_039Oh, but I simply must be getting back! Just imagining the captain alone with *her* is enough to send shivers up my tail...
9190TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_040Wherever did my two subordinates run off to? They should have been back here bells ago.
9291TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_041If you see them, tell them to report back here at once. They should know that my lever sags when it goes unmanned for too long.
9392TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_100_040The mere suggestion that our captain partake in alchemical enhancements is an insult─not merely to him, but to the gods that endowed him with such natural talent!
9493TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_100_041You would have our captain adorn his body with worthless trinkets!? Do you even understand the true measure of a man?
9594TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_SYSTEM_000_040E'tajha and E'lahmui are exchanging heated words...
9695TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_040The mere suggestion that our captain partake in alchemical enhancements is an insult─not merely to him, but to the gods that endowed him with such natural talent!
9796TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_041Hah! Says the one who would see him adorn his body with gaudy trinkets. Do you even understand the true measure of a man?
9897TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_042(-E'tajha and E'lahmui-)Ungrateful wench! You're not worthy to polish the captain's blade!
9998TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_050Captain! I have brought a gift truly perfect for one of your peerless masculine charms!
10099TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_050Captain! *My* gift will see your legendary prowess raised to godlike heights!
101100TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_051Captain! You always praised the way I calibrate your lever! You called me an *engineer*!
102101TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_052Captain! You said that no machinist in the realm could keep your parts oiled as I do!
103102TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_053Cease this senseless bickering, the both of you!
104103TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_054You each have served me long, and served me hard. Surely you realize by now that there is more than enough man to go around.
105104TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_055While I welcome your sentiments, I have no need for shiny baubles or motley brews. The gods have seen fit to endow me well─I would fight my battles on my own merits.
106105TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_056Besides, there are more important matters at hand. Before you two came in, I had just been informed that my garments were ready! Prepare yourselves!
107106TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_057What say you, E'tajha!?
108107TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ETAJHA_000_058So dashing! So handsome! So...formfitting! I feel the flames of passion welling from within. Do promise you will wear that the next time you summon me to the control room, yes?
109108TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_059For you, my love? Anything! But we have only just begun...
110109TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_060What say you, E'lahmui!?
111110TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_061That broad chest bursting forth! Those bulging biceps! My captain, this garment shows you for the god of virility that you are. My only regret is that I cannot quite see under the belt...
112111TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_062All in good time, my love! *Now* do you see? There is more than enough man here for─no, Hunberct is no mere man. For within me rages a beast─a beast that will be contained no longer!
113112TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_100_062Behold! Did you know that this furred snow creature is legendary for its stamina and the sheer size of its manhood? Now tell me, ladies─what would you like for Starlight this year?
114113TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_063(-E'tajha and E'lahmui-)*You*, my captain─and nothing but you!
115114TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_064Hahaha! That's what I thought you'd say. Now, if you've gotten over your silly little catfight, I believe it's time we went on our way.
116115TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_065For even as we speak, bandits and brigands would target innocent merchants who travel through Highbridge. Fear not, ladies...there will be time enough for pleasure when the battles have been won.
117116TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_ELAHMUI_000_066(-E'tajha and E'lahmui-)Yes, *sir*!
118117TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_067<sigh> If you thought being the Longhaft was all about sweet pleasure and bliss, you'd best think again.
119118TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_068Prone to bouts of sibling jealousy, those two, but they're good girls at heart─all the more admirable considering their origins.
120119TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_069Stolen from their parents when they were just babes, and sold into a trade where no woman deserves to go. My unit found and freed them, but sadly, the Brass Blades are not in the habit of taking in children.
121120TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_070Granted their freedom, they made their living on the streets. Where many turn to selling their bodies, they honed their smarts and their fighting skills. When they returned to me years later as women grown─strong and beautiful─I swore that I would have them! In my regiment, that is...
122121TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_HUNBERCT_000_071That they know how to properly sheathe my blade is an extra benefit─albeit a most welcome one. And with that, I must return to my post.
123122TEXT_SUBPST007_01533_SYSTEM_000_000With your successful delivery, your reputation as a letter carrier has grown!