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

Quests Involved In

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver
Tataru's Surprise		57	Tataru
Light-headed		53	Blanstyr
Way of the Leatherworker		1	Randall
A Winter's Sale		60	Elde
The Trouble with Taxidermy		68	Atelloune
In the Image of the Ancients		45	Alka Zolka
In Pursuit of Eggcellence		15	Jihli Aliapoh

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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