Soroban

Gender: Male ♂
Age: 32
Race: Spoken (Kojin)
Zone: The Ruby Sea (38.5,38.4)
Services: Quest NPC
Patch: 4.0
Voiced by (JP): Yuichi Nakamura
Voiced by (EN): Kristian Phillips
Voiced by (FR): Thierry Kazazian
Voiced by (DE): Nic Romm

Soroban is a Spoken in The Ruby Sea. He was first introduced with the Stormblood expansion, becoming a critical ally for the Warrior of Light in their journey to the Far East. Soroban also serves a major role in the Four Lords quests, during which, he briefly becomes an enemy combatant.

Quests Started

Quest	Level	Quest Giver	Questline
Open Water	62	Soroban	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
To Bend with the Wind	62	Soroban	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
Of Kojin and Kami	62	Soroban	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
In Soroban We Trust	63	Soroban	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
An Auspicious Encounter	70	Soroban	The Four Lords Quests

Quests Involved In

Quest	Level	Quest Giver	Questline
It's Probably a Trap	61	Lyse	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
Making the Catfish Sing	61	Lyse	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
Once More, to the Ruby Sea	62	Gosetsu	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
Boys with Boats	62	Tansui	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
Under the Sea	62	Rasho	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
The Whims of the Divine	63	Alisaie	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
The Lord of the Revel	63	Alisaie	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
On the Eve of Destiny	67	Hien	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
The Die Is Cast	67	Hien	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
The World Turned Upside Down	67	Alphinaud	Stormblood Main Scenario Quests
Tidings from the East	70	Lyse	Post-Stormblood Main Scenario Quests ┗ Post-Ala Mhigan Liberation Quests
Hope on the Waves	70	Yugiri	Post-Stormblood Main Scenario Quests ┗ Post-Ala Mhigan Liberation Quests
Tortoise in Time	70	Bunchin	The Four Lords Quests
The Fire-bird Down Below	70	Bunchin	The Four Lords Quests
Surpassing the Samurai	70	Bunchin	The Four Lords Quests
The Fifth Lord	70	Seiryu	The Four Lords Quests
Going Underground	88	Fourchenault	Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
Bonds of Adamant(ite)	88	Kokkol Dankkol	Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
Unto the Heavens	89	Ojika Tsunjika	Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
Endwalker	90	Alphinaud	Endwalker Main Scenario Quests
An Auspicious Opportunity	90	Mehdjina	Side Story Quests ┗ Tataru's Grand Endeavor Quests
Impostor Syndrome	98	Kuiyki	Role Quests ┗ Melee DPS Role Quests (Dawntrail)

Lore

"How wide and beautiful she is, the Ruby Sea! Filled with promise and adventure and treasures—many untold treasures!"
A Blue Kojin merchant of thirty-two summers, Soroban gathered riches from the Ruby Sea to sell in Kugane's markets. His nascent soul^[1] resided in an abacus before birth, giving rise to his Kojin name and the gift of a calculating mind--a quality which led him to risk saving an adventurer in need that he might forge ties with the East Aldenaard Trading Company. Once Soroban has formed a connection, however, his integrity demands that he render assistance when needed, regardless of the cost to himself. Thus his relationship with the Warrior of Light and Tataru saw him tangled in the affairs of the Four Lords, his intention to offer a profitable endeavor ending with him dragged along a grueling path towards spiritual enlightenment. It is said that amongst the Blue Kojin, Soroban harbors the greatest potential for divine mysticism.

— Encyclopedia Eorzea vol 2, page 104

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References

↑ Referring to the Kojin belief that newborn souls briefly reside in objects before transferring to yet-unhatched eggs.

[1] Referring to the Kojin belief that newborn souls briefly reside in objects before transferring to yet-unhatched eggs.

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