The Feat of Reeds
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The Feat of Reeds
- Quest giver
- Wuk Lamat
- Location
- Kozama'uka (X:19.0, Y:12.6)
- Quest line
Dawntrail Main Scenario Quests- Level
- 90
- Gil
1,044- Previous quest
A Festive People- Next quest
- A Well-mannered Shipwright
- Patch
- 7.0
- Links
- EDB GT TC
Main Scenario Progress: 861 / 987 (87.2%)
Dawntrail Progress: 8 / 134 (6%)
“Wuk Lamat is eager to help solve the Hanuhanu's woes.
— In-game description
Rewards
Walkthrough
Steps
- Speak with Wuk Lamat
- Investigate the Fields of Gold 0/4
- Speak with Wuk Lamat
- Speak with Wuk Lamat again
- Inspect the Float 0/3
- Speak with Krile
Journal
- Wuk Lamat is eager to help solve the Hanuhanu's woes.
Dialogue
Optional dialogue
I understand not wanting to fall behind, but rushing ahead risks playing into our opponents' hands. Let's not do anything reckless and think matters through!
This kind of feat is tailor-made for a rational, educated scholar like Koana.
So the Hanuhanu also eat the reeds? Yet another way in which they differ from the Vanu...
Not that I intend to gratify him with a response, but Bakool Ja Ja's provocations are hard to ignore.
Accepting the quest
I don't know the first thing about farming, but if there's a way to save the harvest and help the Hanu, then we're going to find it!
I'll make Bakool Ja Ja eat his words...
Understanding the nature of the problem will be the key to solving it. We need to examine the reeds themselves, and then deduce the cause of their poor condition.
Erenville, will you take us to the fields where the reeds are grown?
Of course. Follow me.
Optional dialogue
Look at these fields! Why, this could be a painting!
I know she wants to do her best, but she should be careful not to make promises she cannot keep.
I see. They irrigate the fields by diverting water from the neighboring river. 'Tis unlikely the reeds ever dry out...
And there I thought these feats would have us battling dire fiends or similar. Agriculture is a far thornier problem...
Speak with Wuk Lamat.
You can all stand back. I'll get to the bottom of this problem in no time!
Give me strength... Let's all of us scour the fields and help our bold leader identify anything unusual.
Optional dialogue
Investigate the Fields of Gold.
Wilted Reeds: (X:23.2, Y:13.7)
As Zanuhali described, the reeds appear wilted and unhealthy.
Paddy Water: (X:24.1, Y:14.0)
The water contains no obvious contaminants, and looks fresh and clear at a cursory glance.
Paddy Mud: (X:25.0, Y:14.0)
The soil in the paddies is as one would expect. Rich in color and suitably moist─not dry nor flaky.
Lethargic Frog: (X:24.3, Y:13.0)
A small frog catches your eye. Strangely lackadaisical, it doesn't even bother to hop when it eventually scurries away.
Speak with Wuk Lamat. (Cutscene)
Seen enough? I'll call everyone together, and we can share our discoveries!
Start of cutscene.Well, what do we think? Any obvious problems?
I agree─the waters look to be of good quality, as does the mud in which the reeds have been planted.
The frogs and insects are unusually torpid. This suggests the problem is affecting not only the reeds, but also the creatures which live among them.
Could something invisible to the naked eye be polluting the water?
We would need an alchemist to know for certain...
I don't have much to add about the fields...but something else occurs to me.
When you were describing how the creatures seemed lifeless...
I couldn't help but be reminded of all the listless villagers.
They've suffered a terrible tragedy, I know...but there is another reason for their flagging spirits, I believe.
Go on...
The festival! This is traditionally an occasion for celebration and renewal, so without it, the Hanu are struggling even more to recover!
The last time I visited, the village was in the middle of the festivities. You'll never see the Hanuhanu more joyful and alive!
It's an indispensable part of their culture, and its absence will only compound their woes. So I say we help them put on their festival─give them a reason to cheer in these sad times! Who knows? Maybe fixing one problem could lead us to a solution for the other!
What will you say?
Stranger things have happened.
I don't know about that...
Let's not be too hasty in dismissing the idea. Things which seem unrelated can later prove to be connected in surprising ways.
True. And being bereft of ideas as we are, any proposal is worth entertaining.
I... I suppose...
Besides, this is Wuk Lamat's journey. It's only right that we follow her lead.
Thanks, everyone!
By the way, does anyone know where the festival float is? It's like a boat woven from reeds that looks like a bird...
In that big building to the north? Let's go and see it!
There's much less debate when I'm traveling alone...
End of cutscene.
Optional dialogue
What a charming float. I wonder what bird was the inspiration for its design...
I've never been here during festival season, so this is all new to me, too.
The handles gave me pause before, but now I understand their purpose.
Look at the size of that thing. I hope they don't expect me to help carry it...
Speak with Wuk Lamat again.
Yes, this is the float I remember!
Hm, does it not appear somewhat damaged to you...? We should take a closer look.
Inspect the festival float. You may move the camera, as well as zoom in and out. Target a section and examine it in more detail with .
Missing Eye
Oh dear, one of the bird's eyes seems to be missing a gemstone.
Snapped Carrying Pole
Oh, that's definitely broken. How will they lift this great big vessel without all the carrying poles intact?
Bedraggled Feathers
These tail feathers have seen better days. I swear the colors were a lot brighter the last time I saw them.
Start of cutscene.Well, I think we can all agree this bird-boat is in dire need of repairs.
Now, how do we go about fixing it...?
What is going on here?
We were admiring your festival float. 'Tis a shame it's in such a poor state. Due to the recent storm, I gather?
Yes, we had to leave it exposed while we ushered our people to safety. With the float in this condition, there can be no Lifting of Wings. No Ihih'hana...
Ihih'hana! That's what the festival was called. I want to help you hold it!
Have you not seen our village? Homes are ruined, we're struggling to make repairs, and you want us to hold a harvest festival!?
I know how it sounds! But giving into misery never improved anyone's situation. A celebration of life and growth may help give you the strength to work through this tragedy!
The role of festival leader is mine this year, and there's nothing I would like more than to lift everyone's spirits...
But we don't even have enough materials to repair the float. We need abokixa for the missing eye, uyuipo wood for the poles, and feathers from the Wind's Chosen to adorn the tail.
Two of these I know─abokixa is a type of precious stone used in arcane equipment, and uyuipo wood is essential for crafting ceremonial instruments. These chosen feathers, however...
The Wind's Chosen is the victor of a competition in which the contestants see who can blow a feather the furthest using wind magicks. And that's something of a problem right now.
We Hanuhanu are gifted at employing such airy sorceries, but expend a great deal of mana when doing so. We are soon exhausted by the effort, and having no reeds to eat will only make it harder.
I think I understand. Your vibrant reeds grow quickly and vigorously─so much so that they stifle the development of nearby plants. They must be a potent source of the energies you naturally lack.
They are indeed. Owing to the poor harvest this year, we've been left enervated. And if we cannot gather the correct materials as dictated by custom, we cannot repair the festival float.
...Oddly enough, we may have just stumbled upon our solution.
The Wind's Chosen would, by necessity, have a natural gift for manipulating magical energies. Which means any feathers taken from the victor should be high in aetherial conductivity.
The float's construction also requires a stone used in arcane equipment, as well as timber favored for ceremonial tools. The demand for such specific materials must have an underlying reason...
What will you say?
The float might also function as an arcane device.
Precisely what I was thinking. This boat of reeds is in fact an arcane focus of some kind.
I'd wager the float is actually a secret weapon for smiting the Hanu's foes!
Pray continue, Alphinaud.
I imagine you've already reached the same conclusion, but I believe this boat of reeds is in fact an arcane focus of some kind.
A focus? For what? ...Oh! Ihih'hana is a harvest festival, isn't it!?
That must mean the float was made to encourage healthy crops. So, if we repair the boat and hold the festival, its arcane powers might fix what's wrong with the reeds!
We won't know until we try, but 'tis a sound theory. Celebration, prayer, ritual ceremonies─these have all been known to elicit miraculous effects.
Wait, wait, wait. The float, a tool for magic? This is the first I'm hearing of it.
In the beginning, it may well not have been. After a good harvest year, there would be no reason to change it. But when the harvest was poor, new adornments were likely added, and those who performed the labor may have imbued their work with ardent hopes for a brighter future.
Through years of trial and error, the Hanu would have refined their festival float into a focus for harvest prayers.
Incredible.
I know you're practically fainting from hunger, but reviving Ihih'hana really does sound like the solution to all your woes. And I promise, we'll do everything in our power to help you!
I'm still not convinced about this focus business...but I accept your aid nonetheless. I will introduce you to the shipwright who's been maintaining the float these last few years.
He's replaced both the eyes and the poles before, so he should know where and how to procure what we need.
Then allow Alisaie and I to acquire the feathers. We will encourage the people of Ok'hanu to gather and vie for the title of Wind's Chosen by sharing with them our own reserves of mana.
I'll go with you. I carry some alchemical brews that may afford the same effect.
The three of us will visit the shipwright, then!
Not without me. I've worked hard to fix the float as best I can, and the responsibility is mine, after all.
I've...not introduced myself, have I? My name is Linuhanu.
Nice to meet you, Linuhanu. And certainly─let's all go together!
End of cutscene.