Lies, Damn Lies, and Pirates

Lies, Damn Lies, and Pirates

Quest giver

Alisaie

Location

The Fringes (X:9.2, Y:11.4)

Quest line

Stormblood Main Scenario Quests

Level

61

Experience

 101,000

Gil

 1,426

Previous quest

Divide and Conquer

Next quest

Tales from the Far East

Patch

4.0

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Main Scenario Progress: 407 / 960 (42.4%)

   

Stormblood Progress: 28 / 162 (17.3%)

   

“

Alisaie is contemplating the logistics of a journey to the Far East.

— In-game description

Rewards

• 3   Quickarm Materia V

Steps

• Speak with Alphinaud in Limsa Lominsa.

• Speak with Alphinaud.

Journal

• Alisaie is contemplating the logistics of a journey to the Far East.

Dialogue

(Optional)
Alphinaud: That which is beyond one alone may yet be within reach of the many.

Accepting the Quest (Cutscene)

Alisaie: "Where men go as one, there is life. And where there is life, there is cause to hope." Our grandfather believed that, and so do I... 
Alisaie: But before we can forge ties with our friends in the Far East, we must first find a way to reach them. Othard is not exactly over the river and through the woods. 

Alphinaud: I am one step ahead of you, dear sister—or rather, Tataru is. But before we discuss that, there is another issue I wish to address. 
Alphinaud: Much as I would like it if we could all make this journey together, someone will need to remain to serve as liaison to the Alliance and the Resistance during this critical period. Moreover, as Y'shtola cannot be left unattended... 

Krile: ...Then I should obviously remain? Very well. Issue addressed. 
Krile: You know, Alphinaud, it would have been quicker just to ask—and markedly less patronizing. 

Alphinaud: Y-Yes, I suppose, uh...Ahem. Would you be willing to look after Y'shtola and provide support to Arenvald and the others? 

Krile: Yes, Alphinaud. I would. 
You see? That wasn't so hard, was it? Enjoy your trip, and don't you dare return with a gift! 

Alphinaud: Oh, I would not dream of it... Right, then. Sister, [Forename], Lyse—gather your things. We are for Limsa Lominsa.

Optional

Lyse: Vylbrand was always Y'shtola's domain. I haven't spent much time here, to be honest...

Alisaie: I spoke with Urianger and Thancred along the way. To say they were surprised by our stratagem would be something of an understatement, but they did not dispute its logic.

Speaking with Alphinaud in Limsa Lominsa (Cutscene)

Alphinaud: Tataru should be here any moment with our ship's captain. 

Lyse: So we're going by sea after all. Is Merlwyb lending us our pick of the Crimson Fleet? 

Alphinaud: Not...exactly. You are right,m in as much as we will be traveling by sea. Regrettably, it is simply not feasible for an airship to travel such a distance without impossibly large fuel reserves, to say nothing of the inevitability of running afoul of the Empire's aerial defenses.  
Alphinaud: ...But then it is equally infeasible to sail an Eorzean Alliance vessel halfway around the world without the Empire taking notice. 
Alphinaud: Which leaves us with only one other option....Ah, speak of the devil. 

Tataru: Sorry to keep you waiting! May I present to you Captain Carvallain of the Kraken's Arms! 

Alisaie: The Kraken's Arms!? Don't tell me you made a deal with pirates! 

Carvallain: Greetings and salutations, Scions. I take it from your comrade's tone that you no longer wish to proceed with our proposed arrangement? 

Alphinaud: Not at all, Captain. Pray forgive my sister her outburst—she has ever been one to speak her mind. I, on the other hand, am the very soul of discretion, as many well-respected personages would attest, from the offices of the Admiral, to the High Houses of Ishgard. 
Alphinaud: Ah, but where I? Oh, yes! The Scions of the Seventh Dawn do indeed still wish to employ your services. However, it is important that you are aware of certain extenuating circumstances... 

Carvallain: ...And intent on securing passage to the Far East, you came to us, knowing us to be the proud purveyors of said region's finest spices. 

Alisaie: ...Which you steal from gods-fearing merchants out on the high seas. 

Carvallain: Whatever privateering the Kraken's Arms may or may not engage in is strictly within the limits of the law, as set forth by our indefatigable keeper of the peace. More to the point, we are pragmatists. I see considerable risk in aiding your cause, and negligible profit. 

Tataru: Well, I for one think the captain has a point. The five seas can be extremely treacherous, and many a poor, unfortunate soul has come to grief out there on the waves. 
Tataru: Why, when we were in Ishgard, I heard the tragical tale of how the heir to House Durendaire vanished at sea! 
Tataru: Even now, nearly twenty years later, the poor count remains convinced that his son still lives, and would pay a sultan's ransom for news of his whereabouts... 

Carvallain: Hahaha... Ahahahahahaha! 
Carvallain: Truly a tragedy for the ages, and a testament to the misfortunes that may befall us should we act without...due consideration. But so long as you are prepared to abide the capricious whims of fate, I am willing to oblige you this once. 
Carvallain: That said, in light of the recent rebellion, I trust you understand that I cannot deliver you to Doma itself. I can take you only as far as Kugane, in Hingashi. 
Carvallain: We will require time to procure sufficient provisions and make ready for departure. I humbly suggest you do the same. 

Optional

Tataru: The poor little boy had only seen fourteen summers when he left Ishgard. Can you imagine what it must have felt like—to finally be free to explore the world, unbeholden to all the stuffy traditions of the Holy See?
Tataru: Such a shame that he never returned home. Without him, the Count de Durendaire must look elsewhere for a successor...and the good Lord Jannequinard is one step closer to being the next in line...

Alisaie: (Blackmail, is it? This is dangerous game the two of them are playing... What guarantee do we have the Carvallain won't just throw us overboard?)

Lyse: I'm not sure what just happened. I could have sworn he was about to turn us away, but then he...changed his mind?

Speaking with Alphinaud

Alphinaud: Suddenly, all those hours Tataru passed cavorting and capering at the Forgotten Knight seem rather better spent, do they not? 
Alphinaud: (That said, I had intended to press the point more obliquely....And there was something disconcerting about the pleasure Tataru took in making Captain Carvallain squirm...)