Chasing Rainbows

Chasing Rainbows

Quest giver

Esugen

Location

The Azim Steppe (X:23.0, Y:23.4)

Level

66

Experience

 26,500

Gil

 800

Previous quest

For Love of the Moon
Forty Years and Counting

Next quest

The Tournament

Patch

4.0

“

Esugen gives you a pleading look you know altogether too well.

— In-game description

Steps

• Slay two mammoths to obtain their carcasses.

• Report to Esugen.

• Aid Esugen.

• Deliver the mammoth carcasses to Esugen.

Journal

• Esugen gives you a pleading look you know altogether too well.

• The Oroniri warriors have invited their Budugan allies to dine with them and Esugen has been ordered to prepare a large banquet. He, however, lacks mammoth meat─the Budugan's favored meat. Due to his standing within his tribe he is unable to ask the warriors to procure some for him, thus he turns to you with pleading eyes and requests that you bring back two mammoth carcasses. Once you are done slaying the beasts, he would like for you to come find him at the Bridge of the High Rule Warriors, where he will be training.

• You travel to the northeast and make quick work of two mammoths. This should more than suffice for the banquet. Take their carcasses to Esugen, who awaits your arrival at the Bridge of the High Rule Warriors.

• You come upon Esugen, who is trying in vain to defend himself against a swarm of angry vilekin. Stepping in, you quickly dispatch of them. Despite the fact that the threat is now gone, Esugen is still trembling. Lend him a steadying hand.

• You aid Esugen, who thanks you for your help. He then reveals to you that he is of delicate constitution and even performing what seem like mundane tasks often leaves him short of breath. While disappointed in the results of today, he is not yet ready to give up. He then bids you to meet him at the Dawn Throne and bring the two mammoth carcasses with you.

• You deliver the carcasses to Esugen and, in doing so, have saved the banquet being held in honor of the Buduga. While he is disappointed by his own inability to conquer the swarm of vilekin that attacked him earlier, he intends to drown out his sorrows through cooking. He seems to have also come to the conclusion that instead of pursuing becoming strong it would be to the benefit of everyone for him to continue doing what he does best─providing good food.

Dialogue

Accepting the Quest

Esugen: [Forename], I am glad you are here! My brothers have invited our allies, the Buduga, to dine with us, and I have received orders to make enough food for a large banquet.
Esugen: The warriors of their tribe largely favor mammoth meat. I, however, do not have any in my inventory and my position here bars me from requesting my brothers to bring back some from their hunts.
Esugen: I suppose you see where I am going with this. To the northeast of here are mammoths. Please can you kill two and deliver them to me?
Esugen: I shall take advantage of the little free time this affords me and go train by the Bridge of the High Rule Warriors. Once you are done, come find me. Happy hunting, my friend!

Reporting to Esugen

Esugen: <wheeze> P-Please! <wheeze> Someone save me!

Aiding Esugen (Cutscene)

Esugen: <wheeze>...Thank...<wheeze>...you. In the midst of my training, I was swarmed by vilekin.
Esugen: I was born with a frail constitution. Even the slightest exertion can often leave me breathless. This has prevented me from attaining a position alongside my warrior brothers.
Esugen: To make matters worse, I have begun to grow old. Regardless of how hard I train, I will never come close to competing with the hot-blooded youths of our tribe. Even so, on my honor as an Oronir, I cannot concede to defeat.
Esugen: Today may not have been as fruitful as I had hoped, but tomorrow is another day. Let us return to the Dawn Throne for now. ...My apologies for having to ask this of you, but might you bring the mammoth carcasses with you?

Delivering the mammoth carcasses to Esugen

Esugen: Thank you for lugging the carcasses all the way back for me. Please, let me help you unload them.
<Hand Over 2 Mammoth Carcass>
Esugen: There is no meat the Buduga love more than this. When I serve them their mammoth steaks, they are sure to be delighted!
Esugen: While knowing only the best will be made available for our guests puts my mind at ease, it does nothing to dispel my feelings of shame. On the way back I had some time to think and have realized that my earlier enthusiasm was misplaced. If a mere swarm of vilekin is enough to bring me to my knees, there is no hope for me.
Esugen: Mayhap instead of chasing after a golden dream, for the benefit of everyone, I should continue to focus on the one thing I am actually good at: cooking.