Ah, Forename. My thoughts have turned to you lately.
I trust you have honed your skills further since last we met? In that case, I have a request.
Mayhap you have made iron lances before for your customers. However, you have not made them for me. As you doubtless know, my standards differ from those of others.
An iron lance's design is one of elegance and simplicity, and I would see you demonstrate your understanding of those qualities through your work. This I ask of all my charges.
The iron lance is a marriage of elm, iron, and leather. As you are doubtless aware, the requisite elm lumber and circles of leather are readily available within the city.
Iron ingots, however, are much rarer, as they are forged by the smiths of Limsa Lominsa. Procuring them will prove far more problematic.
You must steel yourself for a long and arduous journey, Forename. The wilderness is infested with unspeakable horrors, and the roads are watched by bandit hordes.
Ah, but I jest. While such arduous, character-building trials may have been possible once upon a time, they are, alas, simply unfeasible now.
You need only browse the market boards or enlist the aid of a blacksmithing associate to obtain the iron you require. Oh, and there is but one more thing you must needs do.
I would have you attach a single materia to the lance you craft. Any type will suffice.
I find it hard to believe that an experienced adventurer like yourself could be unfamiliar with the substance, but on the off chance that you are, I suggest you seek out that goblin fellow in central Thanalan. There is no one more knowledgeable on the subject, or so I have heard.
When you are in possession of all the necessary materials, I bid you craft me a single materia-enhanced iron lance.