An Artist's Tale

An Artist's Tale

Quest giver

Art-loving Pixie

Location

Il Mheg (X:15.9, Y:30.1)

Quest line

Il Mheg Sidequests

Level

70 

Required quest

Courting Cooperation

Required items

1 Picture of Gathered Leafmen
1 Picture of Bathing Leafmen

Experience

 54,000-57,240

Gil

 606

Patch

5.0

Links

EDB GT TC

The art-loving pixie has something to show you.

— In-game description

Walkthrough

Picture of Gathered Leafmen

Location: (X:7.3, Y:24.4, Z:0.3)

You find the location portrayed in the picture of the gathered leafmen. On closer inspection, you see words scrawled along the border of the picture... “Such lifelike topiary. I half expect the leafy participants of this gathering to burst into conversation at any moment. Yet out in this wilderness, by whose hands are they being so meticulously maintained?”

— System Message upon Locating

Picture of Bathing Leafmen

Location: (X:15.4, Y:24.6, Z:0.0)

You find the location portrayed in the picture of the bathing leafmen. On closer inspection, you see words scrawled along the border of the picture... “I came upon topiary at the water, appearing as if bathing. Nearby, there lay a fishing rod, worn and weathered. For a moment my mind went to a dark place, but surely it is but a coincidence. Surely...”

— System Message upon Locating

Steps

• Find the location portrayed in the drawing of bathing leafmen.
• Find the location portrayed in the drawing of gathered leafmen.
• Report to the art-loving pixie.

Journal

• The art-loving pixie has something to show you.

Dialogue

Accepting the quest

Should you choose to undertake this quest, know that guidance from the journal, duty list, and map will be limited. You will need to read the text carefully and decipher the clues to determine your course of action.

Art-loving Pixie

Mortal, mortal, look at this book I found! Unlike the boring ones in Urianger's home, this one has lots of pictures in it!

There're two pictures that I like especially. They have the most adorable leafmen in them! See?

The pictures appear to depict locales in Il Mheg.

Art-loving Pixie

I really, really want to find these leafmen, but I haven't had any luck.

If I lend you the pictures, do you think you could search for me? There'll be a reward in it for you!

Refer to the pictures of the leafmen to find the locations they portray.

Optional dialogue

Art-loving Pixie

If you manage to track down the leafmen in the pictures, come and let me know. There'll be a reward in it for you!

Find the location portrayed in the drawing of gathered leafmen

Start of cutscene.

You find the location portrayed in the picture of the gathered leafmen.

On closer inspection, you see words scrawled along the border of the picture...

"Such lifelike topiary. I half expect the leafy participants of this gathering to burst into conversation at any moment. Yet out in this wilderness, by whose hands are they being so meticulously maintained?"

End of cutscene.

Find the location portrayed in the drawing of bathing leafmen

Start of cutscene.

You find the location portrayed in the picture of the bathing leafmen.

On closer inspection, you see words scrawled along the border of the picture...

"I came upon topiary at the water, appearing as if bathing. Nearby, there lay a fishing rod, worn and weathered. For a moment my mind went to a dark place, but surely it is but a coincidence. Surely..."

End of cutscene.

Report to the art-loving pixie

Art-loving Pixie

You found the leafmen in the pictures? Wonderful! I can't wait to see them with my own eyes!

Let me tell you, it's not easy to make them so lifelike. You must cast the enchantment on mortals completely unawares, else you're liable to end up with disappointing results.

Why, when I tried to sneak up on the owner of the book, he noticed me and promptly ran off. And now I've got a leafman frozen mid-stride with his mouth split open in terror. Not a pretty sight.

Oh, but before I forget, here is your reward as promised. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some leafmen to play with!

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