Geva

Geva

Title

Master of Fen-Yll Fineries

Gender

Female ♀

Age

29

Race

Hyur (Midlander)

Class

Leatherworker

Zone

Old Gridania (12.6, 7.9)

Organization

Gridania
Leatherworkers' Guild

Services

Quest NPC

Part of

Hatching-tide (2025)

Patch

2.0

"The very thought of some two-gil hide mangler claiming to represent this guild just makes me want to... Gaaah!"

Geva is the master of the Fen-Yll Fineries and the Leatherworkers' Guild. Her patterns are famed throughout the realm for two reasons. First, they're the height of elegant design. Second, they waste not so much as a scrap of hide, and thereby honor the creature's sacrifice. Within the guild halls, Geva is a terror—ever scowling, and quick to give a tongue-lashing to even experienced craftsmen. Within the twenty-nine-year old Midlander's own home, however, she is reputedly a kindly and loving mother of two.

— In-game description

Geva is a Hyur in Old Gridania. She is the guildmaster of the Leatherworkers' Guild and is the main NPC in the A Realm Reborn leatherworker quests.

Quests Started

Quest	Level	Quest Giver	Questline
My First Head Knife	1	Geva	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
A Test of Technique	5	Geva	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
Geva's Gambit	10	Geva	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
Working Hells for Leather	15	Geva	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
Aldgoat Everything	20	Geva	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
Skin in the Game	25	Geva	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
Toadskins of the Father	30	Geva	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
Lead by Example	35	Geva	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
Brand Loyalty	40	Geva	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
Dissension in the Ranks	45	Geva	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
Accept No Imitations	50	Geva	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
Turndown Service	50	Geva	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
A Taxing Request	60	Geva	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests

Quests Involved In

Quest	Level	Quest Giver	Questline
Way of the Leatherworker	1	Randall	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
For Whom the Starlight Bell Tolls	15	Collys	Starlight Celebration (2015)
Uneggspected Encounters	15	Jihli Aliapoh	Hatching-tide (2018)
Astrid's Acumen	15	Lisette de Valentione	Valentione's Day (2020)
In Pursuit of Eggcellence	15	Jihli Aliapoh	Hatching-tide (2025)
Dashing through the Starlight	15	Amh Garanjy	Starlight Celebration (2026)
Sleigh Bells Ring	15	Laurenssen	Starlight Celebration (2026)
In the Image of the Ancients	45	Alka Zolka	Disciple of Magic Job Quests ┗ Scholar Quests
Light-headed	53	Blanstyr	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Armorer Quests
Tataru's Surprise	57	Tataru	Heavensward Main Scenario Quests
A Winter's Sale	60	Elde	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
The Trouble with Taxidermy	68	Atelloune	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
True to Life	70	Atelloune	Disciple of the Hand Quests ┗ Leatherworker Quests
Small Business, Big Dreams	90	Mehdjina	Side Story Quests ┗ Tataru's Grand Endeavor Quests

Additional Information

Geva was also involved in Hatching-tide (2025). She can often be seen with her children during the Starlight Celebration.

Dialogue

Small Talk

Geva

Do you have something to say, or are you just here to gawp? Well? Speak up!

What will you ask?

What do you do here?

Geva

I'm in charge around here. I'm the chief, or the guildmaster, or whatever you prefer to call it.

The Leatherworkers' Guild was moderately famous before I took over, but it was under my direction that it became Eorzea's premier source of leather goods.

Mayhap you imagine that I toiled tirelessly to achieve this, that I endured innumerable trials and tribulations, and that the story of my personal journey would move an amphitheatre audience to tears.

Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but it was actually quite easy. The secret to our success is simple: we craft superior goods that exceed expectations, and we do so by paying due respect to both our materials and our customers.

As to how we go about this, I would say it is by focusing on the fundamentals. It's common sense, really. If you strive for perfection and always give of your best, fame and fortune will naturally follow.

What is leatherworking?

Geva

Leatherworking is about respect─a leatherworker must remember the lives sacrificed for his materials, and honor them by crafting quality goods that will stand the test of time.

As an adventurer, mayhap you have worn leather jackets, boots, belts, or other such equipment. If so, these items were─I hope─crafted with care and respect by a dedicated leatherworker.

It is a regrettable truth, but leatherworking, by its nature, requires the taking of life. It can be difficult for some to come to terms with this, but until they have, they cannot claim to have given their materials the respect they are due.

Of course, respect must also be given to our customers, for they are the ones who will ultimately judge if our work is wanting.

It is the duty of every leatherworker to embrace his personal responsibility to the creature sacrificed and the customer served. He who fails in this is a butcher and a charlatan.

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