The Crate Beyond

The Crate Beyond

Quest giver

Kupopo

Location

Coerthas Central Highlands (X:25.8, Y:16.4)

Job

Pictomancer

Level

85

Required quest

Stormblood

Required items

1   Kupopo-sized Sack

Experience

 481,800

Gil

 1,011

Previous quest

Perspectives in Pursuit

Next quest

Beruru's Clues

Patch

7.0

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Kupopo is examining you a little too closely.

— In-game description

Steps

• Open the Kupopo-sized sack at the designated location.
• Speak with the Cheery Confederate at Sakazuki.
• Use the ogre crab bait at the designated locations and obtain their shells.
• Deliver the ogre crab shells to the Cautious Confederate.
• Deliver the saltworn crate to the aidless trader.

Journal

• Kupopo is examining you a little too closely.
• Before departing Camp Dragonhead, the cheerful Hearer introduces you to an Ishgardian knight─the very knight you helped save. While the knight is eager to express his gratitude, he regrets to inform you that neither he nor his comrades stationed along the border have seen anyone matching Beruru's description. As the two take their leave, Kupopo declares Kugane to be your next destination. Since you have been there before and presumably attuned to the local aetheryte, he invites you to stuff him in a hempen sack so that you may teleport there with him in tow.
• Liberated from his sack, Kupopo recalls his time in Kugane, and listens intently as you explain the circumstances behind your initial journey to the Far East. Your reminiscence is interrupted by a distraught art trader, whose crate of goods was tossed overboard during his voyage from Ul'dah. Assuming it did not sink into the depths, the tides have likely carried the crate into the Ruby Sea, and given your cordial relationship with the Confederacy, you are the trader's best hope of recovering it. Consulting with the pirates of Sakazuki would be a reasonable first step.
• You converse with a pair of Confederates who claim to have found the crate you seek. Though they assert it is theirs by rights now, they are willing to hand it over should you best the cheery Confederate in a shell-gathering competition. Whoever hunts the most ogre crabs─and collects more of their shells─shall be crowned the victor. With bait in hand, you set off in pursuit of the crustaceans.
• You have exhausted your supply of bait and collected what shells you could. The cautious Confederate stands ready to count your spoils and declare a victor.
• Upon hearing the results of your contest, the Confederates concede defeat and relinquish the saltworn crate. The aidless trader awaits your arrival by the Sekisegumi Barracks and should be pleased to see his precious prize on dry land once more.
• It transpires that the crate contains one of Janquetilaque's many masterpieces, and Kupopo is keen to learn how the trader obtained such a coveted piece. Unfortunately, as the trader tells it, Beruru auctioned off a collection of her deceased master's works, and is believed to have taken her own life once all were sold. A devastated Kupopo asks that you give him some time to process this tragic revelation before you resume your journey...
  • ※The next pictomancer quest will be available from Kupopo upon reaching level 88.

Dialogue

Accepting the quest (cutscene)

Kupopo: Oho! The maddened glint in your eyes, the abysmal posture of one who has produced too many works in far too little time─I can tell you've been training hard, kupo.
Kupopo: Your aura, too, has burgeoned since last we spoke, lending you the mysterious mien of an artist undergoing a wild and wonderful evolution!
Kupopo: Hmm? You think I'm making this up, do you? That I'm stringing together vaguely relevant, affirming words? Oh ye of little faith.

???: Thank the Matron...

Kupopo: Exactly, kupo! We should thank the Matron for...wait─all the best to Nophica and Her bounties, but why are we thanking Her?

Cheerless Hearer: I thank the Matron we may speak before you depart, of course! I have someone here who wishes to express his gratitude.
Cheerless Hearer: Our Ishgardian friend has made a full recovery, and it is thanks to the horn you brought.

Upright Knight: Your selfless actions have saved my life. I know not how I can ever repay you.

Kupopo: No need for that, kupo! To see you hale and whole is repayment enough.

Upright Knight: I am given to understand that you are searching for someone─a traveling painter.

Kupopo: Indeed I am! Her name is Beruru, and she's my very best friend.

Upright Knight: Moved by your endeavor, I took the liberty of making inquiries among my comrades. Alas, none recall having seen such an individual.
Upright Knight: As patrolling the border is one of our chief duties, we would have noted if your friend passed through. My apologies we could not be of aid...

Kupopo: I see... Still, to have confirmation that Beruru wasn't here is helpful. Thank you, kupo.

Upright Knight: 'Twas the least I could do for my saviors. Now, we must attend our next meeting, but I wish you well on the journey ahead.

Kupopo: <sigh> Where could Beruru be...?
Kupopo: We may not have found any clues here, but with some luck, we'll find her at our next destination: Kugane!
Kupopo: Getting there, however, will prove a challenge... Unless you've visited the Far East before, Doctor?
Kupopo: Wonderful! That makes our lives much easier, kupo.
Kupopo: Now listen closely: I have here a lovingly crafted─and blessedly breathable─hempen sack. I want you to stuff me inside and teleport me to Kugane with you.
Kupopo: You needn't gawp─it's a well-considered request! While I may not be replete with teleportation anima like you, I can tag along as one of your belongings. So stuff me in the sack! I can take it, kupo!

System: You are now carrying a Kupopo-sized sack. It would be prudent to handle your burden with the utmost care until such time as you reach Kugane.