So You Want to Be a Pugilist

So You Want to Be a Pugilist

Quest giver

Gagaruna

Location

Ul'dah - Steps of Nald (X:9, Y:10)

Level

1

Next quest

Way of the Pugilist

Patch

2.0

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— In-game description

Walkthrough

So You Want to Be a Pugilist is a level 1 quasi-quest. There are no steps to this quest: Talking to the questgiver both accepts and completes the quest. It will immediately unlock Way of the Pugilist.

Steps

Speak with Gagaruna and answer "Yes" to his question.

Journal

There are no journal entries for this quest.

Dialogue

Gagaruna: Greetings and welcome to the Pugilists' Guild!
Gagaruna: We pugilists are specialists in hand-to-hand combat. Through rigorous training, we forge devastating weapons of our fists and feet, which we employ to great effect in battle.
Gagaruna: There is no better place in all the realm to train in our discipline than here. If you would walk the path of the pugilist, I highly recommend you add your name to our roll. What say you, friend?

Join the Pugilists' Guild?

• No

Gagaruna: That is truly a shame. I could see you doing quite well among us.
Gagaruna: Should you have a change of heart, I invite you return here.

• Yes

Gagaruna: A decision you'll not regret! But before we proceed to the paperwork, it is essential that you know something of our guild's storied past.
Gagaruna: Since time immemorial, man has used whatever has been at his disposal to settle disputes. In the beginning, that meant fighting with his fist. Such hand-to-hand combat existed in various forms throughout Eorzea, each evolving independently of one another.
Gagaruna: The origins of pugilism as we know it, however, can be traced back to the staging of bare-handed bouts at the Coliseum. These contests attracted fighters from far and wide, bringing their myriad styles crashing together on the bloodsands.
Gagaruna: Amidst this chaotic intermingling of styles, there rose a pugilist of singular strength and skill. This woman made it her life's mission to master every form she encountered, that she might refine her art.
Gagaruna: Among her many song-worthy exploits, we pugilists remember her participation in a gladiator tournament most fondly. Back when bare-handed fighting was still seen as a pastime for peasants, she took on fully armed and armored gladiators, and effortlessly bested the lot of them.
Gagaruna: Word of her feat spread across the realm like wildfire, of course, and Ul'dah swiftly transformed into a center of pugilism, with people flocking from all over to train under this master among masters.
Gagaruna: The woman's name was Cornelia, and it is to her that the Pugilists' Guild owes its existence. The art practiced here is based on her all-encompassing style, and this training hall is modeled upon the one which she once built.
Gagaruna: And there it is—a brief history of our guild.
Gagaruna: I've told this tale a thousand times, but gods, it never fails to fan the flames of my fighting spirit!
Gagaruna: Now then, before we can proceed with your enrollment, you must first obtain the guildmaster's approval. Let me know when you are ready to meet him.