Petalouda Hunt
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Petalouda Hunt
- Quest giver
- Hythlodaeus
- Location
- Elpis (X:26.7, Y:36.9)
- Quest line
Endwalker Main Scenario Quests- Level
- 86
- Required items
2 Aetheric Rope
2 Captured Petalouda- Experience
488,400- Gil
809- Previous quest
Hope Upon a Flower- Next quest
- In Search of Hermes
- Patch
- 6.0
- Links
- EDB GT TC
Main Scenario Progress: 763 / 987 (77.3%)
Endwalker Progress: 65 / 155 (41.9%)
Hythlodaeus is looking you up and down.
— In-game description
Rewards
Steps
- Speak with Hythlodaeus.
- Use the aetheric rope to capture weakened petaloudai. 0/2
- Deliver the petaloudai to Hythlodaeus.
Journal
- Hythlodaeus is looking you up and down.
Dialogue
Accepting the quest
Now then, our friend Hermes. Aside from overseeing the facility, he also conducts his own research.
Chances are he will be at the main observation hub, so let us seek him out there first.
Attired as you are, however, you stand out a little too much. Our dear Emet-Selch wishes to keep a low profile for his errand, so...
Do you know how to make a robe? The basic concept will do.
No? In that case, Emet-Selch─
No. Your whim, your responsibility. You're getting not another thimble of aether out of me.
<sigh> The way he scrimps sometimes, you'd think he wasn't a nigh-bottomless font of magic...
Very well, I shall make the robe, but perhaps you can assist. Come, let us search for the requisite material.
Optional dialogue
No means no. Just be grateful I'm even willing to wait.
Speak with Hythlodaeus.
Yes, these creatures should suffice.
An aetheric rope. I want you to use it to capture, shall we say, two petaloudai.
There are three species here, I believe. Any two different kinds should serve.
Now, I should mention that the strength of the rope is tied ─ no pun intended ─ to the strength of its user.
As your aether is still thin compared to ours, you'll need to weaken the petaloudai first. Good luck!
Optional dialogue
Remember, it's a pair of petaloudai we require. Any two different kinds should serve.
Deliver the petaloudai to Hythlodaeus.
You've caught the petaloudai? Come, come, let us see.
The player hands over the 2 Captured Petalouda.
Yes, these fine fellows will do nicely. And now for a spot of reversion...
Start of cutscene. ...There! It's ready!
It's nothing fancy, but then we're trying not to stand out. Try it on for size.
What will you say?
You turn living beings into clothing? Just like that?
Well, not just like that. You need to revert them to their constituent aether first.
Lest you wonder why I asked for two species, it is due to the difference in their aetheric balance. Blending them allows us to produce garb with superior aetheric stability.
Won't someone be angry with us for using those creatures?
Oh, it's fine, there's no one around to tell us off. And besides, we can always make more petaloudai. They need only a tiny amount of aether.
It may take some effort to get the form and composition right, but anyone familiar with the concept should be able to manage.
Well and good to disguise and educate it, but it won't fool anyone who can see worth a damn.
Fair point, but at the very least it should spare you unwanted attention from casual observers.
Emet-Selch speaks true. Even dressed like us, your unusual nature will be plain to those who think to look.
Should someone question your presence, don't make up excuses, much less try to explain what you actually are. No, best to simply say that you're a familiar.
The question is whose...
Ah, of course ─ Azem's. If you say you belong to him/her, people will give you the benefit of the doubt for any and all outlandish behavior.
Exploiting our associate's absence?
For lack of his/her presence, absolutely. Were he/she here, he/she'd have been the first to propose the idea ─ and you know it.
With that, your story is settled. Let us continue with our errand!
End of cutscene.