As Nature Intends
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As Nature Intends
- Quest giver
- Shunye
- Location
- Tuliyollal (X:17.7, Y:10.8)
- Quest line
Wachumeqimeqi Quests
┗ Shunye's Apothecary Quests- Level
- 95
- Required quest
The Long Road to Xak Tural- Required items
- 6 Household Cleansing Supplies
- Requirements
- Botanist
Miner - Experience
265,440- Previous quest
A Discerning Eye- Next quest
- The Cycle of Life
- Patch
- 7.0
- Links
- EDB GT TC
Shunye seems pleased with the brisk business of his apothecary.
— In-game description
Rewards
- 30 Hi-Cordial
Steps
- (As Miner) Deliver sets of Household Cleansing Supplies the Boughs of Hwittayoanaan to Shunye.
- (As Botanist) Deliver sets of Household Cleansing Supplies gathered near Hhusatahwi to Shunye.
Journal
- Shunye seems pleased with the brisk business of his apothecary.
- Shunye has asked that you supply him with household cleansing supplies.
- ※Household cleansing supplies can be gathered near the Boughs of Hwittayoanaan by miners, and near Hhusatahwi by botanists.
- ※Minimum collectability rating for this delivery is 240. Delivering items with a rating of 600 or more will earn greater rewards.
- You deliver the requested goods to Shunye, and he explains that they help people like him keep their ancestral connection with nature while they lead modern lives in cities. Considering Uapyota, his very own sister, is the requester of this most recent order, he encourages you to deliver it to her home with the utmost haste.
Dialogue
In order to undertake this quest, you must first complete the main scenario quest “The Long Road to Xak Tural.”
I return home immediately if I learn aught that may pose a danger to my people. Otherwise, I return once every other winter to share the knowledge I have acquired in my travels.
My village cannot be reached by established land or air routes, nor can we rely on the Aethernet. Returning there is a trying—and expensive—journey in and of itself, during which I cannot fulfill my duty.
It's good to see you, Forename. Come to see how business is doing?
I have finished my work. If you require Forename's aid, then allow me to help.
Of course, I'm grateful to have such an eager worker in my employ, but I must remind you to rest. Even you have a limit, surely.
My masters trained me well for my role. An endless journey requires endless vitality, and I was prepared to endure such a trial.
Well, I've no reason to mistrust your judgment. But I know how tiring a long journey can be, so don't hesitate to take a constitutional at your leisure.
You do? I thought you rarely ventured past the city's gates.
Oh, you seem busy. Should I return later?
Uapyota, welcome! Feel free to browse my wares—my employees here shall be glad to help with anything you might require.
Employees...? You hired more? Two more?
I hoped against hope that you'd quit this foolish distraction after that old codger retired!
Just how many moons do you intend to stay cooped up in this city, playing shopkeep like a child?
If...if there is anything you wish to order, simply say the word. That is why you're here, isn't it?
You never did listen...
Fine. If you insist on keeping this up, then I could use cleansing supplies for the household. You know where to make your delivery.
That was...my sister. Born of a different mother, but my sister all the same.
As a Viera, perhaps you have similar relations yourself.
Among the Shetona—and the Viera where you hail from, I wager—it's not an uncommon circumstance.
The gender of my people becomes apparent as we grow. The large majority are women, with men being somewhat of a rarity.
Thus we generally do not marry a single partner, as is common with other peoples. Most of us have siblings from different fathers or mothers.
But regardless of blood, a customer is a customer. And her order must be fulfilled.
A delivery of supplies that our people use to cleanse their homes in the midst of bustling cities. Sprigs of saca sage and purifying water from Niikwerepi.
I'm completely out of both, so I'm tasking you with journeying to Shaaloani and gathering whichever best suits your skills.
I shall go, too, and bring back what Forename cannot.
Apologies about my sister's...less-than-friendly attitude. Nevertheless, she has made an order, and it's our duty to fulfill it!
Good work, Forename. Once Uvlo returns, we can begin arranging the delivery to my sister.
Excellent work, Forename. Although I shouldn't be surprised.
I admit I'm half-tempted to keep this delivery for myself...but alas. Uvlo should return soon, and then we can get everything together to send to my sister.
Everything seems to be in order, and all to my standards. Thank you both once again.
You said these “cleanse” your homes. How, exactly? Do they keep insects away? Or perhaps they keep the floors clean?
Indeed, they do serve such purposes, but more importantly, they're essential to upholding Shetona customs.
Even among those of us living in cities, keeping in harmony with nature is of the utmost importance.
All things breathe the energy of life. The earth and sea; the rivers and forest; the rain, wind, and sun. Every animal that walks, swims, or flies is beholden to this energy.
By attuning ourselves to its flow and availing ourselves of its blessing, we become a part of it and thus, a part of every living thing under the heavens.
And so, when we choose a place to live, we do our best to keep things as they are.
We fell trees only when absolutely necessary, or else live in the natural shelter of caves. Some of our small settlements even make use of buildings abandoned by other peoples.
...Of course, the Shetona are not a monolith, and since the Dawnservant unified Tural, many have come to hold different values to their ancestors.
Nowadays, Shetona are not an uncommon sight even in a metropolis like Tuliyollal. Some even consider embracing change to be a part of nature's flow.
However, no small number of city-dwelling Shetona feel an almost unbearable sense of suffocation when inside cramped buildings.
I see... I suppose these supplies are a way of allowing nature's blessing into your homes and maintaining your connection to its cycle.
Exactly. Saca sage is native to the wilderness of Shaaloani and is purported to be closely linked to the greater power flowing around us, which lends it potent cleansing properties.
Niikwerepi feeds into several bodies of water, Lake Toari among them. Such water passes through countless valleys and under vast reaches of sky, and connects us to that unfathomable journey.
...Uapyota lived near those waters for some time, in fact.
After her children set off on their own journeys, she settled down in Tuliyollal with a new family. But she still maintains a strong connection to the natural energies she was once surrounded by.
So we'd best not keep her waiting, eh?
I would go myself, but I've had enough of her scoldings for one day. Could you go in my stead, Forename? You can expect a satisfactory reward for your troubles, I promise.
Shunye is overjoyed with your efforts. He now considers you a Gifted Gatherer!
A new quest continuing the story of Shunye's Apothecary is now available. Upon its completion, the Wachumeqimeqi Deliveries list for Shunye will be updated.