Spread Your Wings and Soar


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Squawk! Day to be remembered, this is! At last... At long last...


Complete Dezul Qualan, we will! Rejoice! Cry! Soil self in excitement! Caw, caw, caw!


Matter of attaching and calibrating final components, it is! Then up, up, up into the sky before Natalan fanatics arrive!


Task for Forename, Sezul has. Final task to craft finishing component!


Take these materials to Fallgourd Float, Forename must. Expect Forename's finest work, Sezul does!
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Hello there, adventurer! Come now, I can hardly hear you! I said, “Hello there”!

Ah, I see you're seeking to craft your final airship component! I recognize the materials, but I would not dream of attempting the synthesis myself. ...I'm certain that you will have no trouble, of course!


Here are your materials back! The facility is yours!
You now have access to the crafting facility.
Go! Craft highest-quality component, Forename must! Prepare airship for test flight, we will! Squawk! Begun to tick, final count until launch has!
Forename! The Dezul Qualan is almost ready to fly! <sniff> I am sorry, I cannot... I am just so ecstatic...
Forename! Quickly, now, quickly! Have that final component, we must!
Yes! Exactly what we need, this is! Final piece of Dezul Qualan!
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Ch-Chief! Chief Totoloc! Terrible news, there is!
Squawk! News!? What news!?
Heard from our little bird in Natalan, we have! War balloon pilots have begun priming airstones, Tuzal says!
P-Priming airstones? That...that sounds ominous!
Yes, seek to harness blessings of Garuda, they do. Stones provide propulsion for balloons... Signal preparations for coming sortie, this does!
Squawk! Sent details of assault, Tuzal has! Fly here to Ehcatl and destroy Dezul Qualan, balloon squadron will!
Squawk, squawk! Thick-skulled zealots! “Obey goddess or face annihilation,” they say! Shriveled and dead, their souls are!
The Ehcatl Nine is a gathering of crafters, not warriors. And this camp is defenseless against attacks from the air! We're doomed, aren't we!?
Speak truth, little no-feathers does! Everything we have worked for... Go up in smoke, it will!

Cease your screeching, fledgling! Need to think... Cripple this attack somehow, we must!


Forename! Not so final was final task! Ask one more boon of Forename, Sezul would! Dangerous mission for one true warrior among us...


Stop war balloons from ever taking off, Forename must! But swiftly, now, swiftly! Once they are airborne, soon float beyond our reach, they will!


Make haste for Natalan, in snowy Coerthas─make contact with Tuzal Toltan! Know how to sabotage assault, he will!


Forename handles fanatics! Rest of Ehcatl Nine, continue with preparations for maiden flight! Huddle in nest and wait to die, we will not!

Finished crafting, have you? Well, don't keep the client waiting─run along and deliver your handiwork! Now, I doubt that you'd be so clumsy as to misplace your precious creations, but on the off chance that you do, know that I still have the excess materials in my keeping.


Remember: I'll be right here if you need anything!
You now have access to the crafting facility.
Forename! The Dezul Qualan is almost ready to fly! <sniff> I am sorry, I cannot... I am just so ecstatic...

Featherless one is reinforcements promised by Ehcatl? Shhh! Keep voice down, you must! Wish to attract attention of these vicious air-skulls, we do not!


Thank your gods balloon squadron has not yet left ground. Flotation bladders are filled and ready, but take much time, preparation of airstones does.


Charged by power of vortex array, stones are. Once stones are fully primed, load them onto balloons and take off, air-skulls will...


Before that happens, disable vortex array, we must─no power means no propulsion. Simple enough, yes?


Tools for sabotage, Tuzal has: corrupted crystal shards! Insert these into turrets of vortex array and disperse elemental wind currents, they will!


But begin with primary turret, you cannot! Disable secondary turrets first! Very important! Delicate and dangerous work, disrupting flow of elemental power is!


Look, featherless one! See you this glowing device? One of three secondary vortex turrets, it is. Try inserting shard, yes?
Gifted artisan, Forename is. But need Forename's skill in battle more, Ehcatl Nine now does! Hear pitiful wails of beaten dung-for-brain Ixal from here, Sezul would!
Do they truly intend to destroy the Dezul Qualan? I just don't understand it! Please, Forename! You cannot let this happen!
Secondary vortex turret, this glowing device is. Insert corrupted shard and disable it, you must!

Good! Very good! Understand how it is done now, featherless one does, yes?


Within Natalan, two more of these, you will find! Sabotage both remaining secondary devices, then seek out primary turret!


Once main turret is down, cease feeding power to airstones, vortex array will! Then hurry back to Ehcatl and witness trial flight, we can!
Disable two remaining secondary devices, then sabotage primary vortex turret. Vortex array will lose power, and return smiling to Ehcatl, we can!
Disable two remaining secondary devices, then sabotage primary vortex turret. Vortex array will lose power, and return smiling to Ehcatl, we can!

Squawk! Robbed balloons of propulsions, featherless one has! But sense something amiss, Tuzal does.


Report to Chief Totoloc, Tuzal will. Remain in Natalan, and keep eye on air-skulls, featherless one.


...No, better option, there is. From top of Observatorium, observe both lands of Coerthas and Black Shroud at same time, featherless one can!


Send small featherless one to join you, Tuzal will. Welcoming of sneaky Ixal at tower, they are not! Squawk!
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Welcome back, Forename! With the Natalan Ixal grounded for the moment, we should have some breathing room to put the finishing touches on the Dezul Qualan!

My dear Forename... Oh, the gratitude I would endlessly heap upon you! There are no words to express the joy I feel in this moment.


But perhaps I am being premature─why, the ship has yet to even leave the ground! I must focus on the task at hand, and be sure that every bolt is tightened and every knot secured.


...There is, in actual fact, one more request I would make of you─the absolutely final one, I promise! This is a figurehead I've been working on...


I'd like you to take the rest of the materials and craft the finishing component: some high-quality rivets. We wouldn't want the Dezul Qualan losing her figurehead mid-flight now, would we?


I'd like you to take the rest of the materials and craft the finishing component: a batch of high-quality protective coating. We wouldn't want the Dezul Qualan's figurehead to be damaged by high winds now, would we?


I'd like you to take the rest of the materials and craft the finishing component: some high-quality leather-strapped brackets. We wouldn't want the Dezul Qualan's figurehead flying apart mid-flight now, would we?


I'd like you to take the rest of the materials and craft the finishing component. 'Tis only fitting that your craftsmanship binds the Dezul Qualan's figurehead together!


Here are the items you'll need. Pray present them to Sezul and see that we have his blessings on the design!
Twenty winters ago, hop into balloon and vanish into the wide blue skies, Sezul's mentor did. Ride air currents up to heights where Dezul awaits, we now can!

I feel I have lived the last decade of my life with my eyes shut...and I have you and your friends here to thank for opening them.


I am honored to be able to witness the efforts of your labor come to fruition.
Our main offices are in an uproar about the chairman's sudden change in schedule... To the hells with it! I would see this amazing airship fly!
Hm? Missed chance to empty bladder, Forename has! Unless wish to miss inaugural flight test, Forename does!

...Squawk? Figurehead component materials? Familiar design, this is! When did Tataramu learn to craft traditional flying charm...? Hmmm.


Feathers of figurehead serve to remind Ixal of ancestors, and ward balloon against capricious nature of sky, they do!


Impressed with Tataramu's foresight, Sezul is. Have Sezul's blessings to complete figurehead, Forename does!


Crafting this component is simple matter, yes? Be sure, then, to pour all Forename's skill into task!


Finish part and return to Tataramu before final inspections are complete, Forename must! See figurehead proudly attached for test flight, Sezul would!
You now have access to the crafting facility.
A figurehead is not strictly necessary, but the ship seems incomplete without one, don't you agree?

I feel I have lived the last decade of my life with my eyes shut...and I have you and your friends here to thank for opening them.


I am honored to be able to witness the efforts of your labor come to fruition.
Our main offices are in an uproar about the chairman's sudden change in schedule... To the hells with it! I would see this amazing airship fly!
Forename! You've brought the last part of the figurehead?

Thank you, this will do perfectly. I think I'm ready... Ready to entrust my life to the Dezul Qualan, and aim for the highest skies.


We are all but done with the last round of inspections. 'Twould be safest if you were to withdraw several steps─only the gods know how this will unfold!
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Component is complete, yes? Keep Tataramu waiting, Forename must not! If slip and break part, Forename does, then return to Sezul for extra materials and serving of shame, Forename must!


Finish part and return to Tataramu before final inspections are complete, Forename must! See figurehead proudly attached for test flight, Sezul would!
You now have access to the crafting facility.

I feel I have lived the last decade of my life with my eyes shut...and I have you and your friends here to thank for opening them.


I am honored to be able to witness the efforts of your labor come to fruition.
Our main offices are in an uproar about the chairman's sudden change in schedule... To the hells with it! I would see this amazing airship fly!

Forename! The test flight was a complete success! 'Twas a shaky start, but the Dezul Qualan and I both returned unharmed!


And we reached our target altitude of five thousand yalms─that's higher than any Eorzean airship has ever flown! A new aeronautic record! ...Unofficial, though it may be.


Despite its impressive performance, however, the Dezul Qualan still cannot achieve that which Sezul dreams: to climb above and beyond the clouds and arrive on the legendary shores of Ayatlan...


But we'll continue to improve and tweak our prototype, and one day we will catch a glimpse of that floating paradise! There is no record that cannot be broken!


...By the by, Forename. There is something I've been meaning to ask you for the longest time.


I know why I am here, but whatever brought you to the Ehcatl Nine's camp?

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What brought you to the Ehcatl Nine's camp?

Oh...that's a good question!


Well, one thing led to another, and...

You... Your original mission was to respond to an Ixali threat!? I do believe you've gone above and beyond and somewhere quite far to the left of the call of duty!


I daresay the Twin Adder officer who enlisted your services is by now rather alarmed by your prolonged absence. Perhaps you should report back to Gridania and put her mind at ease...
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Listen to Sezul, Forename! To have dream is not enough─chase it, you must! Stand still for Forename, it will not!


Sound like philosopher, Sezul does! Caw, caw, caw! Maybe chosen wrong profession, Sezul has!
Yes, <If(GreaterThan(PlayerParameter(52),0))>Forename<Else/><If(GreaterThan(PlayerParameter(53),0))><Clickable(<If(GreaterThan(PlayerParameter(52),0))>
<Player's Grand Company Rank>
)/> Surname<Else/>Forename</If></If>? What can I do for─ Oh! The attack on E–Tatt's Spire!
The captain mentioned that he'd sent you out to investigate further, but I'd completely forgotten you were still─ Er, that is to say, the Ixal appear to have abandoned their plans to assault our towers. Excellent work, <If(GreaterThan(PlayerParameter(52),0))>adventurer<Else/><If(GreaterThan(PlayerParameter(53),0))><Clickable(<If(GreaterThan(PlayerParameter(52),0))>
<Player's Grand Company Rank>
)/><Else/>adventurer</If></If>!

We must, however, remain alert and at the ready. The thought of those war balloons drifting over the city walls is one of our citizens' greatest fears─a nightmare that we must never allow to become reality.


I shall likely have need of your services in the days to come, so pray keep your skills honed and your blades sharp.


...Did you hear the news, by the way? There was some excitement here in Gridania while you were off trampling the underbrush.


The son of Highwind Skyways chairman Tatabaru suddenly vanished into thin air. Folk were crying foul play, though no body or blood was in evidence. Hm? He's already been found? Well, perhaps now things can return to normal...
Quest Completed
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You have achieved Sworn reputation with the Ehcatl Nine.
Furthermore, you now have access to a wider selection of wares from the Ehcatl Nine vendor.

Listen to Sezul, Forename! To have dream is not enough─chase it, you must! Stand still for Forename, it will not!


Sound like philosopher, Sezul does! Caw, caw, caw! Maybe chosen wrong profession, Sezul has!
I mean to remain in Ehcatl, and help Sezul and his crew expand the field of aeronautics. Pray visit if you will and lend a helping hand!