Adkiragh

Adkiragh

Gender

Male ♂

Race

Au Ra (Xaela)

Profession

Owner of The Hard Place

Zone

Idyllshire (4.9,6.6)

Birthplace

The Azim Steppe

Relatives

Adarkim Warrior(brother)

Services

Quest NPC

Patch

3.4

“

"Hmph, your concern is wholly misguided. Why would the proprietor of a wildly successful establishment such as mine have aught to worry about? Look into these eyes and tell me you see even a fleck of doubt!"

Once poised to become Khan of his clan "the Adarkim", Adkiragh, after eight assassination attempts and four sham marriages, decided to leave the Steppe without saying a word. He opened a tavern in Idyllshire and called it "The Hard Place".

— In-game description

Adkiragh is an Au Ra found in Idyllshire.

Quests Started

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver

Quests Involved In

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver
Between a Rock and the Hard Place		66	Geimlona

Custom Deliveries

Rank	Crafted	Gathered	Fished
Level 1	Ishgardian Culinary Essentials	Sparkstone	Northern Oyster
Level 2	Fermented Juice	Malleable Still Material	Ruby Laver
Level 3	Signature Buuz Cookware	Strong Steppe Spice	Chakrafish
Level 4	Hard Place Decorative Furnishings	Hard Place Furnishing Materials	Wicked Wartfish
Level 5	Arkhi Brewing Set	Sturdy Vat Material	Othardian Salmon

Dialogue

Level 1 Custom Deliveries

Sparkstone:
Adkiragh: Now then, let me examine it by the light... By Azim, the quality is transcendent! The manifestation of an ideal I did not think existed! You, my friend, are a miracle worker! In a frozen land such as Ishgard, 'tis hardly surprising that stews cooked over an open fire are popular fare. With this, we can kindle a cookfire of an intensity ideal for making such dishes.

Level 1 max satisfaction

Adkiragh: Thanks to you, we have everything we require. The time is come to put our new menu to the proof. Azim as my witness, we will restore the Hard Place to its former glory!

Adkiragh: You'll be pleased to hear that our Ishgardian dishes have proven tremendously popular with our regular patrons. They're so impressed, in fact, they all go off promising to spread the word. Little by little, we're regaining the custom we once enjoyed.
Melodie: Thank you for your patronage! We look forward to your next visit! (In a large blue pig costume)
Mapopo: You really are a natural at this. But...er, don't you think it's about time you shed with that outfit?
Melodie: Well, there's no guarantee that my pursuers won't return. Besides, I quite enjoy dressing like Master Adkiragh!
Mapopo: (It should have been meeeeee!)
Melodie: Mistress Mapopo, I have been meaning to ask─how long have you been working at the Hard Place?
Mapopo:  How long? Why, only as long as it's existed! I used to be a treasure hunter, you see. But one day, I ran afoul of a terrible fiend. It would've made a meal of me had the chief not chanced to be nearby. Ahhh, I'll never forget the sight of him standing over the creature's bloody corpse... So majestic, so dreamy...  A-Anyway! The chief saved my life that day. And I've been at his side ever since.
Melodie: Oh, my! To think that Master Adkiragh is a skilled warrior as well! Is there nothing he cannot do?
Adkiragh: Well, 'twas not for naught that I was favored to become khan of the largest tribe on the Steppe. Next to my brilliance, that self-proclaimed Sun would appear as a pallid candle! Hah hah hah...hah?
Melodie: Khan? Largest tribe on the Steppe?
Adkiragh: Uwaaah! P-Pay me no mind! 'Twas but idle musing, nothing more!
Mapopo: <sigh> You always do that, chief. If you don't want to talk about something, you shouldn't bring up the subject.
Adkiragh: E-Enough talk! Everyone, return to your duties!

Adkiragh now considers you a “Friend of the Hard Place." 
Adkiragh is pleased with your efforts. He now considers you a Friend of the Hard Place!
And yet there is still much work to be done if the Hard Place is to not only survive, but thrive as well. To that end, Adkiragh has a new favor to ask of you...

Mapopo: [Forename], I was wondering when you'd come by again.  I have a proposal I'd like to run by you and the chief.  You see, after Melodie came to us, I found I had a little more spare time. So I started learning some alchemy from the goblins, and I've gotten as far as being able to make a simple distiller.  That gave me an idea: what if we were to make a house spirit to serve to our patrons?
Adkiragh: Hmmm, the Hard Place's very own drop... I do like the sound of that. And if we are to reverse our fortunes, we must not shy from a challenge. Yes, let us undertake this endeavor!  Once again, we must rely on your help, my friend. Will you procure for us the items we need to make our own spirit?  That's the spirit! Pun shamelessly intended!

Level 2 Custom Deliveries

Adkiragh: Welcome, [Forename], welcome! This hall has regained some of its former liveliness, and it is in no small part due to your efforts.  Using a material with superior heat conducting properties such as this, we can expect wonderful flavors to develop during the aging process. I can scarcely wait to sample the results!  Now then, let me examine it by the light... By Azim, the quality is transcendent! The manifestation of an ideal I did not think existed! You, my friend, are a miracle worker!