History Lesson

History Lesson

Quest giver

T'laqa Tia

Location

Old Sharlayan (X:4.3, Y:9.6)

Quest line

Faculty of Aetherology

Class

Fisher

Level

85

Required quest

The Martyr

Required items

6   Garlean Clam

Experience

 120,450

Previous quest

Data across the Decades

Next quest

The Wandering Whale

Patch

6.0

“

T'laqa Tia has an unquenchable thirst for data.

— In-game description

Rewards

• 2   Carrot Nibbles

Steps

• Catch Garlean Clams and deliver them to T'laqa Tia.

Journal

• T'laqa Tia has an unquenchable thirst for data.

Dialog

Accepting the Quest

T'laqa Tia: Ah, hello again! I truly can't thank you enough. The samples you've provided me with have allowed me to make incredible progress in my work. As it happens, I actually just decided on the next specimen I'd like to ask you to procure.

T'laqa Tia: You see, I've essentially completed my analysis of the currents surrounding Thavnair. I must say, it's been most enlightening.

T'laqa Tia: Next, I would ask you to travel to a place where we have no pre-existing data. To wit, I mean to research the currents in Garlemald.

T'laqa Tia: We've been unable to even set foot in the region until now, which means that gathering data there could lead to a truly revolutionary discovery. After all, we still have no idea how the underwater aether currents there are connected with those in other regions.

T'laqa Tia: Alas, lacking data from years past, it won't be such a simple task in identify the changes that have occurred over the decades.

T'laqa Tia: I do, however, have an idea how we might get around that. The answer, my friend, is shellfish! Studying the growth lines within their shells should allow me to draw some conclusions about how their habitat has changed over time.

T'laqa Tia: After carefully perusing Professor Nele's tomes, I've come to the conclcusion that Garlean clams would be particularly suitable as a research specimen. Do you think you'd be up to the task of catching some for me?

Player: I know that place like the back of my hand.

or

Player: Clams, you say? Leave it to me.

T'laqa Tia: Wonderful! I'm quite confident that quality data from Garlemald is what will allow my thesis to truly begin to take shape.

T'laqa Tia: Ah, yes. I also read that clams exist in abundance in the area around Camp Broken Glass, and that leeches are particularly effective in luring them up from the water's bottom.

T'laqa Tia: Pray forgive me for asking you to travel to such a perilous location. Please, do whatever you must to stay safe.

During the Quest

T'laqa Tia: Any luck finding those clams? As I mentioned, you should be able to find them in abundance right around Camp Broken Glass. And don't forget to bring a healthy supply of leeches!

T'laqa Tia: I've heard that Garlemald continues to be a most volatile and perilous place. I admire your courage, friend - even were it not for my aether sickness, I doubt I could work up the nerve to get there myself.

Walkthrough

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