A Brother's Duty
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A Brother's Duty
- Quest giver
- Koana
- Location
- Kozama'uka (X:32.3, Y:24.5)
- Quest line
Dawntrail Main Scenario Quests- Level
- 92
- Experience
1,021,440- Gil
1,494- Previous quest
Lost Promise- Next quest
- Feeding the River
- Patch
- 7.0
- Links
- EDB GT TC
Main Scenario Progress: 880 / 987 (89.2%)
Dawntrail Progress: 27 / 134 (20.1%)
“Koana wishes to execute the final stage of his plan.
— In-game description
Walkthrough
As with all stealth quests, this may be easily completed without hiding behind any obstructions by simply following the NPC at maximum distance. "Maximum distance" is defined as the point where the NPC's nameplate begins to shrink from being out of range. You may find it useful to mark the NPC with a sign to better visualize the shrinking point. Also note that mounts are allowed in stealth quests.
Should you wish to complete this the intended way, take this slowly and note any upcoming large objects near the path (e.g., rocks, trees) as you will need to hide behind those.
Every time he stops, you need to be hiding behind something and wait for him to turn around. A text box will appear above his head when he stops, which is the cue he will turn around soon.
You will have a few seconds before he turns around after stopping and saying something. You can get very close to him.
This NPC has the following indicators:
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Indicator that players risk being seen should the NPC they're following turn around -
Indicator that players should not approach
For the second NPC to follow, he will only turn around once. Hide behind the large tree at (X:31.4 Y:35.8).
Using a job with mobility actions that do not require a target (e.g. dancer) can be helpful.
Steps
- Wait at the designated location.
- Defeat the bandits.
- Speak with Koana.
- Survey the area from the vantage point.
- Follow Wawkesa without being seen.
- Follow the shady Hoobigo without being seen.
- Speak with Koana.
Journal
- Koana wishes to execute the final stage of his plan.
Related NPCs
Dialogue
Let us execute the final stage of the plan.
I will set out towards Earthenshire alone and unarmed, the better to sell the act of a defenseless merchant. Assuming Wawkesa is watching, he will likely wait for some quiet stretch of the road before accosting me.
I'll be relying on you to follow closely behind, remaining hidden until the time comes to spring the trap on our bandit king. Just remember: we need him alive.
Wawkesa will tell us what he's done with Lamaty'i.
I hear business has been good to you, master merchant. How about you share some of the profits?
And by “some,” I mean every coin you have!
Y-You're that gemstone collector... Oh, I see what this is. We've been tricked!
Spit in your eye! Men─kill these vidraal!
Slippery vermin. We'll have to interrogate his underlings instead.
If you would be so kind, Forename. Pray leave them capable of speech.
I would assist you, but alas, I am unarmed.
She/He's too strong...
Gah!
Ugh...
I was hoping to talk with your boss, but I suppose you three will have to do.
Wait... That's the Second Promise! What do you want with us!?
Think I'm scared of a fancy title? I'll take your royal ears as a trophy...as soon as I get free of these ropes!
I know your gang is behind my sister's abduction. Tell me where she is.
Eat 'paca shit, saltlover! You'll get not answers from us!
That's right! We don't serve you!
Do not play games with me. Where is Wuk Lamat!?
I am fast losing patience. Talk now or die. The choice is yours.
<gulp> W-We were hired to nab the Third Promise, that's all. We don't know where they took her...
Hired? By whom?
We weren't told that either. Only Wawkesa knows─he's the one who took the job.
Well, it seems we needed their leader, after all.
Once I've arranged for the Landsguard to take custody of these criminals, I'll call on Thancred and his tracking skills. But perhaps you could pursue Wawkesa in the meantime?
The bandit was running in an easterly direction. Should you locate him, I suggest you shadow him rather than force a confrontation─he might lead us to where Lamaty'i is being held.
Go after Wawkesa. I'll watch these miscreants until they can be taken into Landsguard custody.
Follow Wawkesa from a distance. The objective will end in failure if you are noticed or fall too far behind.
Should your quarry begin displaying the effect shown in the picture, you will be discovered when he turns around. To avoid detection at these times, make use of cover such as rocks and trees.
The objective will also end in failure if you follow too closely. Keep your quarry in sight, but avoid stepping into the detection circle.
Should you fail to complete the objective, you may try again by returning to the designated location.
Attempt to follow Wawkesa?
Finally! My money─give it to me now. The Landsguard may be hunting us already!
Calm yourself. We had our own troubles finding a suitable hideaway.
R-Right...
We're finished. Take your prize and leave me out of the rest!
Such hostility. You were hurting for coin, and I offered you gainful employment out of the kindness of my heart.
Kindness!? You brought a blackened tempest upon us!
One look, and I could tell that woman/man was a killer. A butcher. A salted devil in the flesh.
Oh, spare me your fearful bleating. Go on! Scamper away now before the scary mercenary comes to claim your head.
Koana told me the news. You've found the abductor, then? What's the situation?
And you think the bandits were hired by this Hoobigo?
Alright, new strategy. Forget Wawkesa and stay on the Mamool Ja's tail. We don't want to endanger the Third Promise, so keep your distance until we're certain they have her.
I'll catch up to you as soon as I'm able.
Follow the Hoobigo from a safe distance. The objective will end in failure if you are noticed, or if you fall too far behind.
Should you fail to complete the objective, you may try again by surveying the designated location.
Attempt to follow the shady Hoobigo?
I may have put rescuing Lamaty'i ahead of my own progress, but do not take that to mean I've given up on the contest.
You understand how important she is to me. Yet regardless of how close we were, I would have made this same choice.
After all, if I am incapable of saving my sister while also winning the throne, then I am not fit to inherit our father's heavy mantle.
Cutscene 1
Better late than never.
That Mamool Ja─he's the one who kidnapped Wuk Lamat?
So we're still unsure. If we can follow him a bit longer─confirm his connection to the abductors...
That will complicate matters.
[LABORED BREATHING AFTER RUNNING EXERT]
...Confound it!
If I set out now, I can trail them along the riverbank.
Even if it costs you the contest?
Very well, then. I'll send word when I locate her.
Till then, I suggest you save your strength. A rescue attempt could turn ugly.
Do it!
What worth is the throne if I lose my sister to win it!?
That Hoobigo just now... I swear I've seen him with Bakool Ja Ja.
Knowing the way that monster works, he probably hired bandits to kidnap her so he could steal her keystones.
But even alone, my sister is more than a match for a gang of untrained ruffians. She must have been ambushed or deceived.
I should have been there! If those bastards have hurt her...
How can I be calm when─!
I do trust him, but─!
And what exactly is that supposed to─!
...Forgive me. Snapping at you won't get my sister back.
I'm afraid I've always been like this when it comes to Lamaty'i. The thought of her being in danger sends me into a panic...
But isn't that how families should be?
These days, Turali Miqo'te live however they please, but the clan into which I was born kept to the nomadic traditions of our ancestors.
They herded their rroneek across the plains, always moving with the seasons...
During one such migration, my birth parents left me behind. A child, all alone. Without a single word of explanation!
A chance encounter with a kind Pelu merchant was the only reason I survived. Taking pity on me, he taught me his trade that I might fend for myself.
I became a stallkeeper in Tuliyollal's markets, and that is where the Dawnservant found and adopted me.
I had already been in the palace some time when Lamaty'i came to join us.
Like me, she had been cast aside by her parents. I knew the pain of solitude, and wanted to spare her that suffering.
As this tiny child's new brother, I swore: I would always be there for her.
...So, as you might now understand, I will stop at nothing to rescue her.
While we await word from Thancred, I suggest we prepare ourselves to travel downriver. You have a boat, yes...?
Why release the punutiy if not to delay pursuit? If we were unsure of their guilt before, then this surely proves it.
Before we act, however, let us regroup with your comrades. Would you mind making the call?
Understood. We'll meet you at Many Fires.