A Father's Grief
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A Father's Grief
- Quest giver
- Alphinaud
- Location
- Yak T'el (X:11.0, Y:13.0)
- Quest line
Dawntrail Main Scenario Quests- Level
- 94
- Experience
1,048,820- Gil
1,026- Previous quest
The Feat of Repast- Next quest
- Taking a Stand
- Patch
- 7.0
- Links
- EDB GT TC
Main Scenario Progress: 895 / 987 (90.7%)
Dawntrail Progress: 42 / 134 (31.3%)
“The next feat awaits, and Alphinaud would have you on the road as soon as possible.
— In-game description
Rewards
Walkthrough
Steps
- Search for villagers of middle age and older.
- Speak with Hunmu Rruk.
- Speak with Hunmu Rruk again.
- Speak with Hunmu Rruk yet again.
Journal
- The next feat awaits, and Alphinaud would have you on the road as soon as possible.
Related NPCs
Dialogue
Now, we must hasten to the next feat. Though I find myself a touch reluctant to do so, given Mablu's parting words...
One final feat remains. After this one, I hardly know what to expect.
Feat of the Brotherhood, here we come!
We need to start considering how to reclaim that keystone from Bakool Ja Ja...
Seeing as we now face the penultimate objective of the rite, it would be wise to travel to Mamook and undertake the Feat of the Brotherhood without delay.
Wise, yes, but impossible. The Ty'iinbek Traverse, which connects the upper forest to the Ja Tiika Heartland, is still impassable.
Is there no other route?
I'm afraid not. Work to clear the path is underway, though, so I'm hopeful we can resume our journey soon.
Then let us each use this time as we see fit.
I, for one, would like to explore the village's surrounds─if Erenville would oblige me with a tour?
Very well. I have no other engagements.
Then I will come with you─if only to prove that I am capable of keeping my footing.
Though I shouldn't rejoice in our delay, it does afford me an opportunity to look into my grandfather's purported visit to Yak T'el.
Oh, that's right! Mablu did say something about a foreign mage coming through here decades back, didn't she? I'll come with you!
Want to join us, Forename?
Let us reconvene here after our respective diversions.
As I recall, the merchant met my grandfather at a market in Yak T'el some twenty years ago.
Any who might reliably remember him must therefore be at least middle-aged. Let us make inquiries where we can.
This fellow looks promising! Definitely older than I am.
I hope someone in Iq Br'aax knows something...
A foreign mage, twenty years ago?
Yes, I remember him. It's not often we get visitors from across the salt, let alone those traveling with infants. A baby girl, as I recall.
I only saw him in passing, mind─if anyone were to know more, I'd wager it would be Hunmu Rruk. He was already Xbr'aax Rax then.
A baby girl? It couldn't have been...
Th-Thank you, sir! That information is very helpful.
If you want to know more about that mage, I'd suggest speaking with Hunmu Rruk. He's sure to remember him.
So Hunmu Rruk has been Xbr'aax Rax for over twenty years... That's before I was even born!
This may be the very lead I was hoping for!
Hello again. Do you require assistance?
A foreign mage passed through Iq Br'aax roughly twenty years ago, possibly carrying a young child. Do you remember him?
Why do you ask me this? Who is this man to you?
He may have been my grandfather, and I wish to know what brought him here.
Your grandfather?
Not by blood, but he is family nonetheless.
A foreign mage did indeed visit Iq Br'aax. Master Galuf.
So far as his identity is concerned, I trust you are satisfied?
More than that, however, I cannot say.
Why not?
I simply cannot. I beg your forgiveness and understanding.
Very well, I will not press. Thank you for confirming his presence here─the rest I will discover myself.
Out of more general curiosity, I have another question. They say the Yok Huy once dwelled in these forests. Where was that, exactly?
General curiosity, indeed... But yes. Before they withdrew to Urqopacha some five centuries ago, the Yok Huy claimed Yak T'el as their own.
Many of their architectural remains can be found in the lower forests─the Ja Tiika Heartland.
Then that's where they must have had their visions...
Thank you. That answers much and more.
I understand what it means to long for one's family. So believe me when I say that, though my position forbids me from aiding you further, I wish you nothing but success.
By helping the Third Promise find the golden city, you will surely find the answers to your questions.
Speaking of which, I have a query of my own for you, Forename.
May I request a moment of your company?
Go on. We'll wait for you.
Go on and see what Hunmu Rruk needs.
So in order to get my answers, I need to find the golden city...
Well, that was my intent from the first. I'll do everything in my power to make it happen!
Thank you for obliging me.
First, let us head to the cenote behind this village.
It was my intention to see you off without saying anything, but Mistress Krile's plea has softened my resolve...
As the leader of our community, I am gladdened to see that the Third Promise has surrounded herself with such compassionate and trustworthy companions.
Would you tell me of her journey thus far?
Is that so... It seems the rite has been a source of great learning and growth for Wuk Lamat.
It does me well to hear that.
...My daughter would be about her age.
Girls are rarely born amongst the Xbr'aal. So when she arrived, the village was elated. Such joy I felt when first I held her...and pain when I found her at the bottom of a cenote.
Three years old. An accident, it was said. But I knew better.
She had been pushed.
Though we never caught them, a suspicious figure was seen fleeing towards the Ja Tiika Heartland. Towards Mamook.
Once bitter enemies, the Mamool Ja and Xbr'aal had learned to live in peace...
But who could doubt the intent of such a reprehensible act? By targeting the child who would one day lead her people, the criminal sought to undermine the future of the Xbr'aal.
I was determined not to let them succeed. And so I let the memory of my daughter die in that cenote, and gave her into the care of the one person I knew who could protect her.
...Dawnservant Gulool Ja Ja.
Though she was born to lead the Xbr'aal, fate had a greater plan for Wuk Lamat.
Only the Dawnservant and I know the truth. But I must now take you into my confidence for one reason.
If the villain who attempted to murder my daughter was indeed of Mamook, then rancor towards the Xbr'aal still burns.
I was caught off guard once. I will not suffer the same tragedy again.
And so I ask you, not as the Dawnservant's elector but as a father, to watch over the Third Promise. Defend her from her enemies that may be lurking in shadow. Will you do this for me?
Thank you. From the bottom of my heart.
Will you hear my question and answer me plainly? Address me not as the ruler of Tuliyollal, but a concerned father.
Suffice it to say, this conversation must remain between us. Pray breathe not a word of this to anyone.