Cold Days, Colder Nights

Cold Days, Colder Nights

Quest giver

Brictt

Location

Foundation (X:13.3, Y:12.51)

Level

50

Required quest

The Better Half

Required items

4   Scrap Wood

Experience

 11,700

Gil

 517

Next quest

Caught in the Act

Patch

3.0

“

Brictt is looking to keep warm tonight.

— In-game description

Steps

• Speak with Vaincannet.

• Speak with Brictt.

• Ration out the scrap wood to freezing vagrants. 0/3

• Search for others in need of scrap wood.

• Report to Brictt.

Journal

• Brictt tells you of the recent attacks on Ishgard, and how many men and women are now left freezing on the streets of Foundation. He asks that you speak with Vaincannet at the Congregation of Our Knights Most Heavenly and request whatever firewood they can spare.

• You speak with Vaincannet and make it clear to him just how dire the situation is in Foundation. Although there is no firewood to spare, he offers an alternate solution. A number of buildings were destroyed in a recent dragon attack, and the lumber from these buildings cannot be used again for construction. Therefore, you are welcome to use the scrap wood as fuel for the needed fires. Return to the Brume and show Brictt the bundle of scrap wood.

• You show the bundle of scrap wood to Brictt, and the embers of hope in his eyes are rekindled. He asks that you ration out the wood to the freezing vagrants down below in the Brume.

• You pass out the wood to several freezing vagrants, but there may still be others in need of a warm fire tonight. Continue searching for townsfolk in need of scrap wood.

• You find a young Elezen girl cold and alone in an alleyway. You offer her scrap wood and she is overwhelmed by your hospitality -- so much so that she offers to distribute the remaining scrap wood in your stead. Being intimately familiar with the Brume, she guarantees to have the job done without delay. Report to Brictt and tell him the good news.

• Brictt is pleased to hear the people of Brume will stay warm for another night. When you tell him of your young Elezen helper, however, his face turns stern. Osaulie, the child who ran off with the scrap wood, is well known for thievery, and now her antics have jeopardized the well-being of all those seeking respite from the cold. You need to retrieve the scrap wood before it is too late.

Dialogue

Accepting the Quest

Brictt: Excuse me, sir/miss, do you have any spare wood for a fire? A small bundle, or even a few twigs would do. <sigh> Of course not. As if a bundle of sticks could warm the hands of so many.
Brictt: The dragons have left Foundation in shambles. Countless men and women are without shelter, the bitter chill of death breathing down their necks. I fear some may not even live through the night.
Brictt: I implore you, please speak with Vaincannet at the Congregation. Tell him we must have firewood for the citizens here in the Brume.

Optional Dialogue

Brictt: Vaincannet would not turn his back on us. Please speak with him, and see if there is any firewood to spare.

Speaking with Vaincannet

Vaincannet: Yes? Is there aught I can help you with?
Vaincannet: I see... I am hardly blind to the plight of my people, but firewood is something of a commodity these days. I cannot hand it our freely as I might otherwise. However, I may have a solution.
Vaincannet: During the most recent Dravanian assault, a number of buildings were destroyed. I thought it a grave misfortune, but there may yet be a silver lining. the timber we've collected from those buildings is unfit for reconstruction. You may take as much as you like to the Brume.

Optional Dialogue

Vaincannet: The destruction of those buildings is a travesty beyond measure. But perhaps we can yet make something out of a bad situation. Take as much of the wood to the Brume as you feel is necessary.

Speaking with Brictt

Brictt: Did Vaincannet consent to aid us? Was there any wood to spare?
Brictt: My word! this is... I know not what to say! How did he amass such quantities? No matter. Go and distribute this to the people down below. We must do what we can before this cold claims any more lives.

Optional Dialogue

Brictt: Hurry down below and hand our as much as you can. We must save as many as we can.

Rationing out the scrap wood to freezing vagrants

Frozen Vagrant: I can bear this cold no longer. <sniffle> Perhaps... Perhaps I should...
<Hand Over Scrap Wood>
Frozen Vagrant: Wh-What? Firewood? ...Bless you, miss/sir. Bless you!

Freezing Vagrant: Bah! What I wouldn't give for a bit of kindlin'.
<Hand Over Scrap Wood>
Freezing Vagrant: For me? Truly? So it's true what they say about askin' and receivin'. Thank you!

Frostbitten Vagrant: It's s-so cold... I...I c-cannot feel my h-hands anymore.
<Hand Over Scrap Wood>
Frostbitten Vagrant: W-W-Wood for a fire! Oh th-thank you, miss/sir! Th-Thank you.

Searching for others in need of scrap wood

Osaulie: It's cold... So very cold...
<Hand Over Scrap Wood>
Osaulie: Firewood!? Oh, Halone be praised! My, that's quite a load of timber there. Surely you don't mean to distribute that all by yourself? Why not let me handle that for you? It's the least I can do to repay your kindness.
Osaulie: Leave it to me! I know these streets like the back of my hand. Folks'll be warming themselves all along these streets in no time flat!
Osaulie: Thanks again, miss/mister. Well, be seeing you!

Reporting to Brictt

Brictt: You do our patron saints proud. Now then, let us take what remains somewhere safe.
Brictt: What? A young Elezen girl offered to ration out the rest for you? <sigh> I am afraid to say you have been duped. She is a thief, and rather well known here in the Brume.
Brictt: She bears no ill intentions, but this is a fair deal more serious than her usual antics. These are hard times, and I understand how destitution drives on to desperation. But we cannot afford to tolerate her selfish actions. Now now.
Brictt: I pray no one shall want for warmth tonight, but we must recover the firewood, and soon.