M'zhet Tia
M'zhet Tia
- Gender
- Male ♂
- Age
- 25
- Race
- Miqo'te (Seeker of the Sun)
- Zone
- The Fringes (18.9,21.6)
- Organization
- M Tribe
- Services
- Quest NPC
- Patch
- 4.0
“Son of M'aht, a former Nunh of the M tribe.
— In-game description
M'zhet Tia is a Miqo'te found in The Fringes.
Quests Started
| Quest | Type | Level | Quest Giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Down but Not Out | 
|
67 | M'zhet Tia |
| Make a Man out of You |
|
67 | M'zhet Tia |
| Honoring Family |
|
67 | M'zhet Tia |
Quests Involved In
| Quest | Type | Level | Quest Giver |
|---|---|---|---|
| A New Contender |
|
67 | M'rahz Nunh |
| It Can Be Cruel Sometimes |
|
60 | Alpa |
| Celebratory Smorgasbord |
|
60 | Alpa |
| The Ananta Maid's Tail | 
|
70 | East Aldenard Trading Company Assistant |
| What a Wonder-full World |
|
70 | Kabuto |
Lore
“"Is that the sound of damsels in distress? Fear not! Your cries of despair will not go unanswered! For the future nunh of the M tribe, M'zhet Tia, has arrived!"
M'zhet is the only other male of the M tribe. Before he had seen but six summers, he left the Peering Stones with his father, who had volunteered to cast aside his title. The decision was prompted by their dwindling hunting grounds—the consequence of imperial rule—but these facts were not known to the young cub. His father would later be slain protecting their village, leaving him an orphan. And though he survived on his own, bereft of a guiding presence, he grew up naive in the ways of the world, particularly with regards to the women of his tribe—an unfortunate failing for one who longs for family and aspires to become a nunh.
Now five and twenty, the Seeker of the Sun is in the prime of his years, with a resilience to survive even grenado blasts (albeit with some powder removed ), but only time will tell if he will realize his dream of establishing his own harem.
— Encyclopædia Eorzea vol 2
M'zhet is the son of M'aht, once one of two nunh of the M Tribe. When the Garlean Empire invaded Gyr Abania and their lands were taken over, M'aht took his son and left the village so as to avoid creating discord within the tribe. When the village was attacked by wild animals, his father drove them into a valley and trapped them within a cave. Poisoned with a toxin that was slowly petrifying him, M'aht collapsed the cave entrance and used his petrified body to prevent the beasts from escaping, giving his life to save his son and his people.
M'zhet never knew his fathers fate, nor his sacrifice, and grew to resent him, living by himself in the wild. As an adult, he returned to his village and challenged M'rahz Nunh for the title of nunh, but was far too weak and was constantly beaten. When the Warrior of Light was sent to help train him, he instead attacked them. When he was knocked to the ground for his efforts, he instead decided to take them up on their offer. He watched them fight against an Alpha Gazelle, and attacked M'rahz once again, and was once again defeated.
When M'rahz questioned M'zhet about his reason for wanting to be the nunh, he revealed who he was, and blamed M'rahz for "stealing" nunh from his father. When M'rahz realized who M'zhet was, he began looking for information on his father, and sent the Warrior of Light to find M'zhet.
M'zhet trained again with the Warrior of Light, even going so far as to use abandoned Garlean explosives to strengthen himself. He returned once again, challenging M'rahz. Instead of fighting him there in the village, they instead reconvened in the gorge. M'rahz explained his father's fate, and how he hadn't abandoned him or his people. He told M'zhet to continue his training, and he may one day be the nunh after all.
Taking up his fathers' sword, M'zhet returned to the village, asking to be brought back in to the village as a tia. M'rahz accepted, and brought the young Miqo'te under his wing.