A Swarm Welcome

Sidequest2 Icon.png Lv. 60   Uses Quest Sync. Quest difficulty and EXP rewards will be adjusted to match your current level.  A Swarm Welcome  Repeatable Daily
Quest

Journal detail hr1 07.png Acquisition
Eshana: The Fringes - Virdjala - Castellum Velodyna (x:20.9, y:26.2)

Map33 Icon.pngClosest Aetheryte: The Peering Stones

Journal detail hr1 08.png Requirements

Spacer2.png Disciples of War or Magic (Level 60)

Ananta Relations Icon.png Trusted Reputation (Tier 4) with the Ananta
Journal detail hr1 03.png Rewards

62,500-
80,387
Experience Points

15
Allagan Tomestone of Poetics

615
Gil

60
Ananta Relations
Guaranteed
Ananta Dreamstaff
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Journal detail hr1 04.png Description
Eshana needs you to borrow a griffin's wings.
※Please note that the difficulty of this quest has been synced to your current level. Furthermore, you may not proceed with a class or job that is different from when you accepted this quest.
Journal detail hr1 01.png Objectives
  • Speak with Giff.
  • Use the griffin's Buffet ability on frenzied swarms. 0/2
  • Report to Eshana.

  • Eshana needs you to borrow a griffin's wings.
※Please note that the difficulty of this quest has been synced to your current level. Furthermore, you may not proceed with a class or job that is different from when you accepted this quest.

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Ah, jussst the ssstrider I wanted to sssee. We have sssoldiers out on a joint training exercise, and they've sssent a requessst for aid.


As matters ssstand, you'll be needing a griffin to render the necessary assistance. Giff will explain the sssituation.
Quest Accepted

Here to lend a hand, are you, lad? I don't know what Eshana's told you, but it seems our fighters are being swarmed by tiny flying vilekin. Actual swarms of them.


I don't know what our folk did to annoy them, but once those pests get riled up, there's no shooing them away.


My plan is for you to fly a griffin over to Virdjala, and have it disperse those biting buggers with a good buffet from its wings.


Once you're done, you can hop off wherever you please─the griffin's trained to return to me after the rider dismounts. Might be easiest if you report directly to Eshana, of course.
System
A swarm of vilekin is attacking this soldier. Speak with Giff in Castellum Velodyna and borrow a griffin for its Buffet ability.
Oof! Why did you─ Oh, they're gone! Thank Rhalgr!
...And thank you. If you hadn't come, my comrade here would have been bitten and stung to death.
Aye, not exactly the kind of training I signed up for. We'd best find a new place to spar.
System
A swarm of vilekin is attacking this soldier. Speak with Giff in Castellum Velodyna and borrow a griffin for its Buffet ability.
Phew... Thank you so much. I thought those little bastards would eat me alive...
Those pesssts ignored me and flew ssstraight at him. Curious. We'll head back for now, and have this ssstrider's wounds ssseen to.
Lost your griffin, did you? Here, try to stay in the saddle this time.
I've ssslapped and ssswiped a hundred times but they won't leave him be!
Hells-spawned fiends! There's a dozen more for every one I swat!
System
A swarm of vilekin is attacking this soldier. Speak with Giff in Castellum Velodyna and borrow a griffin for its Buffet ability.
Go on! Shoo! ...Ugh, it'sss hopeless!
Godsdamn these winged demons! Get away from me!
System
A swarm of vilekin is attacking this soldier. Speak with Giff in Castellum Velodyna and borrow a griffin for its Buffet ability.

Was Giff's plan a sssuccess?


That is a relief. Being blasssted by a griffin's wings was likely unpleasant, but better that than sssuffer a ssslow death from a ssswarm.


I am told by my sssisters that it was only those of certain ssstock who were targeted by the vilekin─they've a tassste for Highlander blood, it would ssseem. It is a wonder that you did not fall victim to the sssame fate.


I am told by my sssisters that it was only those of certain ssstock who were targeted by the vilekin─they've a tassste for Highlander blood, it would ssseem.


Ssspeaking of which, Giff is apparently terrified of those insssects. He mussst have been glad indeed that you arrived to perform the ressscue in his ssstead...
Quest Completed
You've blown away those little buggers then, have you? Head over to Eshana and tell her the good news.

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