Spicing Things Up

Spicing Things Up

Quest giver

Quincompaix

Location

The Fringes (X:8.8, Y:10.9)

Level

60

Required quest

Signed, Sealed, to Be Delivered

Experience

 25,000

Gil

 680

Patch

4.0

“

Quincompaix simply wishes everyone could get along.

— In-game description

Historical

Prior to patch 4.2, this quest was called Food for Thought, but its name was changed to avoid a conflict with a levequest of the same name.

Steps

• Speak with the soldiers.
• Speak with Quincompaix.
• Slay sarcosuchus for their meat.
• Gather Velodyna mushrooms.
• Speak with Quincompaix.

Journal

• Quincompaix simply wishes everyone could get along.

Dialogue

Accepting the Quest

Quincompaix: Have you ever seen such a disagreeable lot? It seems at all hours of the day someone somewhere is provoking a fight between soldiers. Not even during meals can we enjoy a moment's peace.
Quincompaix: I'd love nothing more than to resolve whatever problem has everyone so ruffled, but to raise my concerns would likely drag me into their quarreling. Perhaps you could speak with the men? I doubt they would lash out at an adventurer's innocent inquiry.

(Optional)
Quincompaix: The others would sooner fight with me than speak of their troubles, but I'm sure they won't mind talking with you.

Speaking with the soldiers

Kakalai: Now that you mention it, the men have been rather irritable of late, doubly so after eating. Not that I can blame them. There's no telling when the Garleans will strike next.
(Optional)
Kakalai: I always assumed it was the threat of a Garlean attack that had everyone on edge. Could it be something else?

Loezkirz: Do I have any complaints? Have you tasted the slop they serve us here? Soldiers from the Twin Adders were put in charge of provisions, and it's been nothing but fruits and vegetables ever since. This is no way for a man to live.
Loezkirz: Meat, fish, anything to spare us from the monotony of this vegetarian nightmare. I swear if I have to force down one more salad...
(Optional)
Loezkirz: <sigh> What I wouldn't give for a taste of the sea. A nice bowl of bouillabaisse or even a simple grilled herring.

Pip: What I wouldn't give for a home-cooked meal...
Pip: Upset? Heavens no. The Twin Adders have been nothing short of hospitable since our arrival. I can only imagine the burden they bear with so many mouths to feed.
(Optional)
Pip: The Twin Adders have been exceedingly gracious hosts, but I must admit I sometimes long for Ishgardian cooking.

Speaking with Quincompaix

Quincompaix: So our provisions were to blame? After so many years of such lean meals when on duty, I never thought to question it.
Quincompaix: Well, we lack the means to give them a taste of their homelands, but we can certainly try to add a dash of spice to our cooking. Might I trouble you for help just a while longer?
Quincompaix: I'd like to prepare a Gyr Abanian dish for the men and see if it does aught to lift their spirits. The recipe is simple enough, but the ingredients are not so easily acquired.
Quincompaix: The first, and most important, ingredient is meat from the sarcosuchus. You're like to find them in or near the Velodyna River.
Quincompaix: I'll also need a few Velodyna mushrooms─say, three or so. Bring me those, and I can prepare a mouthwatering meal for the troops.
(Optional)
Quincompaix: All I require is meat from the sarcosuchus and about three Velodyna mushrooms.
Quincompaix: Everyone is sure to be surprised when they get a taste of what I have planned.

Speaking with Quincompaix

Quincompaix: Did you have any trouble procuring the ingredients?
<Hand Over Sarchosuchus Meat and Veoldyna Mushroom>
Quincompaix: Wonderful. Simply wonderful. I should also mention, the strangest thing happened while you were away─a few of the men came by to speak with me about our provisions. Your asking about camp likely spurred them to action.
Quincompaix: Now that we better understand their grievances, we plan to take better care to supply the men with cooking palatable to more than just us Gridanians.
Quincompaix: As they say, variety is the spice of life.