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* 7.45 follow-up
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10TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SEQ_00Hansaku is desperately searching for a charitable soul willing to lend him a hand.
21TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SEQ_01A man by the name of Hansaku stops you to ask if you know anything of the East Aldenard Trading Company. When you inform him that you are acquaintances with their head of shop in Kugane, he begs you to meet with his superior, Tsukikage, who has been looking to establish a new trading partner. He then points you in the direction of Crick, where you can find him. If you are feeling generous, make your way there and speak with Tsukikage.
32TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SEQ_02After brief introductions, Tsukikage divulges that the men he just took into his custody are claiming to be merchants with the East Aldenard Trading Company. He thinks they are lying to avoid paying the Ruby Tithe. For fear of incurring the wrath of a potential business partner, however, he would like to make absolutely certain before seeking retribution and requests your help with this endeavor. Asking that you take the flag he obtained from their ship along with a list of the items they found aboard the vessel, he would like for you to present it to one of the merchants in the Kugane branch office and inquire if any of it belongs to their organization.
43TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SEQ_03You stop one of the East Aldenard Trading Company merchants and ask him if the scarlet flag or items on the inventory list belong to them. Sadly, he appears to know no more than you do and suggests you speak with one of the merchants in charge of cargo at Pier #1 named Kikimo. Head over there to see what you can learn from her.
54TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SEQ_04Kikimo glances at the flag and list, and immediately tells you they do not belong to the East Aldenard Trading Company. She then goes on to lament the fact that you were the one to ask her. Had it been anyone else, she would have tried to swindle the goods out from under them by claiming the ship as one of their own. Right before you turn to go, she asks you to get in touch should the Confederacy be looking to sell any of what they confiscated. Tsukikage should be delighted to hear the news.
65TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SEQ_05You return the items to Tsukikage and confirm what he suspected all along─that the men they apprehended were lying about their affiliation to the East Aldenard Trading Company. In spite of this, he remains in high spirits, much of which can be attributed to Kikimo's business proposal to find buyers for the Confederacy's goods. It seems things have finally started to look up for the pirates of Onokoro.
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2524TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TODO_00Speak with Tsukikage.
2625TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TODO_01Show an East Aldenard Trading Company merchant in Kugane the scarlet flag and inventory list.
2726TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TODO_02Show Kikimo the scarlet flag and inventory list.
2827TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TODO_03Return the scarlet flag and inventory list to Tsukikage in Onokoro.
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4948TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_HANSAKU_000_000Your clothes, your manner─you must be a woman of Eorzea!
5049TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_HANSAKU_000_001Do you know of the East Aldenard Trading Company, then? I hear they're a fairly prosperous vendor where you are from.
5150TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_HANSAKU_000_002You're acquaintances with the Kugane branch office owner!? Oho! The chief's been searching high and low for a well-connected woman such as yourself.
5251TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_HANSAKU_000_003Oh, but before we get into that, allow me to introduce myself. I am Hansaku. And you would be...?
5352TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_HANSAKU_000_004Player? That should be easy enough to remember. Now, Player, do me a favor and meet with the chief, would you?
5453TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_HANSAKU_000_005Ever since those damned Garleans strengthened their grip on Hingashi, our contacts in Kugane have quit trading with us. He could really use your help in establishing a new business partner.
5554TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_HANSAKU_000_006Please, I wouldn't ask if I wasn't desperate. You see, I only just joined the Confederacy. Life has been hard─really hard─for me lately, and if things were to fall apart here, I'd have nowhere to go...
5655TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_HANSAKU_000_007To the west of this place is a tiny lodge. The chief should be there. Unfortunately I cannot leave my post to show you there, but I trust you'll find it easily enough. I'm counting on you, Player!
5756TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_HANSAKU_000_009If you have any trouble finding it, just ask around for Tsukikage─that's the chief's name.
5857TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SUZUME_000_009As you can see, we are currently in the middle of something important. Come back later.
5958TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_FUNANORIOKO02687_000_009I swear to the gods you're going to regret doing this!
6059TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_FUNANORI02687_000_009Instead of standing there and gawping, help me out of these ropes, godsdammit!
6160TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_010Gentlemen, since you refuse to pay the Ruby Tithe with coin, you shall instead be paying with your blood. I believe an arm each will suffice.
6261TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_FUNANORIOKO02687_000_011W-Wait! We're with the East Aldenard Trading Company! I-I suggest you think twice about this. When word of this gets back, you'll be the ones to pay!
6362TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_012Oh? You should have said so sooner. Suzume, see that our distinguished guests are escorted to our best room─in the dungeons. I shall go and sharpen my knives.
6463TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SUZUME_000_013You heard the man.
6564TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SUZUME_100_013Get up and start walking!
6665TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_014I trust you stuck around this long because there was something you wished to discuss with me? Make it quick. As you can see, I am a very busy man.
6766TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_015So at last we are joined by someone actually associated with the East Aldenard Trading Company. Excellent.
6867TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SUZUME_000_016The kami have thrown us a lifeline, sir! That said, what was the fool thinking? Hansaku should have had the courtesy to accompany our honored guest here! Please allow me to apologize on his behalf, Mistress...?
6968TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_017Ah, it seems the ill manners of our subordinate have begun to rub off on us. We have not yet introduced ourselves. I am Tsukikage and this is my right hand, Suzume.
7069TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_018While it seems Hansaku has touched upon the gist of our troubles, please allow me to fill you in on the details.
7170TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_019As you know, all boats seeking safe passage through the Ruby Sea must pay our levy─the Ruby Tithe. Give us more than we ask, and we might even provide you with men to guide your ship through especially difficult waters.
7271TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_020For as far back as anyone can remember, this system has been in place, enduring even after Doma was occupied by the imperials. While the Empire has always shown little interest in our activities, with Yotsuyu's rise to power, that has changed.
7372TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SUZUME_000_021The royal viceroy has banned the merchants of Kugane from bartering with us or paying our tolls. With those bakufu dogs backing her, everyone is far too terrified to disobey.
7473TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_022Many outside the port city are also looking to use the current state of affairs to avoid paying their dues─like the two we just took into custody. While we have confiscated their goods, without our contact in Kugane to purchase them, they are of little value to us.
7574TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_023Thus we look to Othard. If we were able to establish a trade agreement with their biggest vendor, our worries would be over. It is, however, something we cannot accomplish alone. I would look to you for help.
7675TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_024Now, I am quite certain the men on the ship we seized are lying about their affiliation.
7776TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_100_024Suzume, show her.
7877TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SUZUME_000_025This flag and the items we found aboard the vessel do not appear to belong to the East Aldenard Trading Company. We must, however, be certain. We cannot risk raising the ire of a potential trading partner by attempting to sell them their own goods.
7978TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_026Please, take the flag and Suzume's inventory list to one of your contacts at their Kugane branch and inquire as to whether any of it is from one of their ships.
8079TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_029The flag should be enough, but you best also show them that list.
8180TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SUZUME_000_029We manage the entirety of the Confederacy's finances, which includes both monetary funds and assets. What you hold in your hands is a list of property we seized from the ship. Do not lose it. It may look easy to draft, but unless you have the eye for detail that I do, you'll find it a real chore.
8281TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SHOUNIN02687_000_030Mistress . What a pleasure it is to see you. How might I be of service to you today?
8382TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SHOUNIN02687_000_031You would like to know if this flag, or any of the items listed here came from one of our ships?
8483TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SHOUNIN02687_000_032I am afraid I cannot help you there. Kikimo, however, might be able to tell you. She is in charge of inventory and is currently stocking our ships at Pier #1.
8584TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SHOUNIN02687_000_039You best ask Kikimo, as she is charged with keeping track of the cargo that is loaded and taken off the ships. You should be able to find her at Pier #1.
8685TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_KIKIMO_000_040Hm? And who might you be? Ah, Mistress ? I have heard a great deal about you. Very well. I shall take a look at your flag and list.
8786TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_KIKIMO_000_041...None of these items are even remotely familiar. It is as you suspected. You have been lied to.
8887TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_KIKIMO_000_042<sigh> 'Tis a shame you were the one to ask. Had it been anyone else, it would have been an easy thing to claim the ship and its goods as our own.
8988TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_KIKIMO_000_043Many of the items listed here are worth their weight in gold and then some. With this, those men could have easily paid the tithe several times over...
9089TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_KIKIMO_000_044Such luxurious items can be rather hard to come by, so do let me know if your friends are looking to sell any of this. We would be more than happy to find a buyer for them.
9190TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_KIKIMO_000_045To think that you even have contacts within the ranks of the Confederacy─you are just as they say: a woman of many parts.
9291TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SUZUME_000_049You have made it safely back. I hope your trip to Kugane proved fruitful?
9392TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_050Mistress Player, you are returned. Very good. Now if you would be so kind as to give the flag and list back to me.
9493TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_051Hm. It was as we suspected, then. In light of Mistress Kikimo's proposal, however, not even their evident guilt can sour my mood.
9594TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_SUZUME_000_052Indeed! This is fantastic news, sir. It is everything we had hoped for and more!
9695TEXT_STMBDZ215_02687_TSUKIKAGE_000_053While certainly promising, we are not yet out of the woods. Mistress Player, I trust we can rely on your continued support? I have a feeling we will be needing it.