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Mentor System and Novice Network

2019-07-15T17:50:36Z

Pricetx: Updated Mentor level requirements for Shadowbringers

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[[Mentor System and Novice Network]] provides more experienced players a means to offer advice and guidance to newer players.

*Mentor System was introduced in patch 3.2.

==What is a Mentor==
Mentors are veteran players who chose to offer their time and experience to help guide new adventurers. To facilitate their assistance, mentors will gain access to a [[#Novice Network|special chat channel]] as well as a means to easily register for [[#Duty Roulette: Mentor|duties and trials]] with new players.

As a mentor you are expected to actively perform the following:
#Provide gameplay advice for new adventurers and other players.
#Be an exemplar for player etiquette.
#Invite new adventurers to the [[#Novice Network|Novice Network]] and answer their queries in the chat channel.

==Mentor Requirements==
To qualify to become a mentor, players must first have earned certain [[achievements]]. There are two sets of prerequisites, one for [[Disciples of War]] and [[Disciples of Magic|Magic]], and one for [[Disciples of the Hand]] and [[Disciples of Land|Land]]. After earning the required achievements for either set, speak with one of the [[#Smith Locations|Smiths]] to become a mentor.

===Requirements for Disciples of War and Magic===
1. Players must obtain the following achievement:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
!Achievement
!Requirements
|-
|[[Speaker for the Righteous]] || Complete the Tank role quest [[To Have Loved and Lost]]

|}
2. Players must obtain at least one of the following 3 achievements:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
!Achievement
!Requirements
|-
|[[Speaker for the Honorable]] || Complete the Healer role quest [[The Soul of Temperance]]
|}
3. Players must obtain at least one of the following 2 achievements:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
!Achievement
!Requirements
|-
|[[Speaker for the Brave]] || Complete the Physical DPS role quest [[Courage Born of Fear]]
|-
|[[Speaker for the Wise]] || Complete the Magical DPS role quest [[A Tearful Reunion]]
|-
|}
4. Players must obtain the following achievement:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
!Achievement
!Requirements
|-
|[[Dungeon Master]] || Complete 1,000 instanced [[dungeons]], [[raids]] or [[trials]].
|-
|}
5. Players must obtain the following achievement:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
!Achievement
!Requirements
|-
|[[Leaving a Good Impression IV]] || Receive 300 [[Player Commendation|player commendations]].
|-
|}

===Requirements for Disciples of the Hand and Land===
1. Players must obtain at least one of the following 8 achievements:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
!Achievement
!Requirements
|-
|[[Knock on Wood VI]] || Achieve [[carpenter]] level 60.
|-
|[[Temper, Temper VI]] || Achieve [[blacksmith]] level 60.
|-
|[[The Riddle of Steel VI]] || Achieve [[armorer]] level 60.
|-
|[[Heart of Gold VI]] || Achieve [[goldsmith]] level 60.
|-
|[[Tougher than Leather VI]] || Achieve [[leatherworker]] level 60.
|-
|[[Smiling, Styling, and Textiling VI]] || Achieve [[weaver]] level 60.
|-
|[[Tis True without Lying VI]] || Achieve [[alchemist]] level 60.
|-
|[[All in Good Taste VI]] || Achieve [[culinarian]] level 60.
|-
|}
2. Players must obtain at least one of the following 3 achievements:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
!Achievement
!Requirements
|-
|[[Breaking Rocks in the Hot Sun VI]] || Achieve [[miner]] level 60.
|-
|[[Fear the Reaper VI]] || Achieve [[botanist]] level 60.
|-
|[[Gone Fishin' VI]] || Achieve [[fisher]] level 60.
|-
|}
3. Players must obtain the following achievement:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
!Achievement
!Requirements
|-
|[[I Made That: (Worth Collecting) I]] || Synthesize 100 [[collectables]].
|-
|}
4. Players must obtain the following achievement:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
|-
!Achievement
!Requirements
|-
|[[I Collected That I]] || Gather or catch 300 collectables.
|-
|}

==Mentor Online Status==
After registering with a [[#Smith Locations|Smith NPC]], the online status Mentor will become available. This online status has also been added to the player search interface, allowing new players to more easily seek help from those willing to offer assistance or answer questions.

Regardless of online status, mentors will always have access to the Novice Network, be eligible to register for [[#Duty Roulette: Mentor|Duty Roulette: Mentor]], and receive the experience point bonus from grouping with new adventurers.

===Smith Locations===
*[[New Gridania]] (x11,y13)
*[[Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks]] (x11,y11)
*[[Ul'dah - Steps of Nald]] (x11.8,y:9)
*[[South Shroud]] (x19,y18)
*[[Central Shroud]] (x10,y22)
*[[Central Shroud]] (x19,y28)
*[[Western La Noscea]] (x28,y24)
*[[Western Thanalan]] (x27,y16)
*[[Eastern Thanalan]] (x14,y30)

==Mentor Types==
Mentor statuses are now separated into categories so that players can search for a mentor specialized in their play style. Players who meet the qualifications to become mentors can select from one of four different mentor status icons using Edit Search Info in the Player Search menu. Players who are already mentors can also set their status in the same manner.

*'''Mentor / PvE Mentor / Trade Mentor / PvP Mentor'''

A player's selected mentor status will display next to their character's name as well as in Player Search and the Novice Network.

[[File:mentor types1.png]]

*'''Mentor''': A player who meets the qualifications to become a mentor.
*'''PvE Mentor''': A mentor who meets the qualifications to help Disciples of War or Magic.
*'''Trade Mentor''': A mentor who specializes in helping Disciples of the Hand or Land.
*'''PvP Mentor''': A mentor who meets the qualifications to help others in player versus player combat.

==Novice Network==
[[File:novice network1.png|350px|right]]
Upon becoming a mentor, you can gain access to the [[Novice Network]] by typing in the command /nnetwork on. The Novice Network is a chat channel where new adventurers can seek the advice of veteran players.
*The "[[New Adventurer]]" status is applied to all players who have less than 168 hours of play time and have not completed the quest [[The Far Edge of Fate]].
When chatting via the Novice Network, an icon will appear next to your character name to indicate whether you are a mentor or a new adventurer.

'''[[Returner]]''' - players who have not played the game in 45 days or more, and have at least one class or job at level 50 or above, will now receive the [[Returner status]] and be able to join Novice Network!

===Using the Novice Network===
Depending on whether you are a mentor or a new adventurer, you can gain access to the Novice Network via one of two ways.

Mentors: Mentors are automatically added to this channel upon logging in or changing areas.

New Adventurers: New adventurers must be invited by a mentor.

* Mentors can access the Novice Network regardless of their online status.
* The display of the Novice Network chat log can be enabled or disabled via the Log Filters setting under the General tab of Log Window Settings in the Character Configuration interface.
* Beginners will automatically have their chat mode set to Novice Network when they join the channel.

After joining the Novice Network, new adventurers will receive a unique online status icon, which can be seen in the following windows:
*The Party Members, Friend List, and Player Search tabs of the Social interface.
*The Members list of the Free Company interface.
*The Linkshells interface.

===Novice Network Capacity===
The Novice Network can accommodate up to 100 mentors and 412 new adventurers, for a combined total of 512 players. Provided that a space is available, mentors will be added to the Novice Network automatically upon logging in or changing areas.

New adventurers must receive an invitation from mentors in order to access the Novice Network. Once invited, new adventurers will be added to the Novice Network automatically when logging in or changing areas provided that a space is available. Please note that a space must be available at the time a mentor invites a new adventurer to join the Novice Network.

===Viewing Novice Network Participants===
Selecting the sprout icon next to the log window will display a list of all mentors and new adventurers currently participating in the Novice Network.

===Removing Players from the Novice Network===
In cases of spamming or harassment, a mentor can kick another mentor or a new adventurer from the Novice Network channel. Kicked mentors cannot return for three hours, and kicked new adventurers for thirty minutes. Please be advised that, in doing so, your name, the name of the player being kicked, and the reason will be displayed to everyone on the channel.

* Customer support will be notified when a player is removed from the Novice Network. If your decision to kick a player from the channel was found to be inappropriate then you may face punishment.
* Mentor privileges may be revoked for repeated infractions.

==Experience Point Bonus==
When a new adventurer and a mentor form a party, they both receive a bonus to experience points earned from adventuring activities. This experience point bonus applies until level 20.

Bonuses to experience points earned will apply to the following:

*[[Enemies]] defeated in the open world ([[leves]], [[Treasure Hunt|treasure hunts]], etc.).
*Enemies defeated in [[dungeons]] and [[guildhests]].
*Experience point rewards for completion of dungeons and guildhests.
*Experience point rewards for completion of [[FATEs]].

Both mentors and new adventurers must be in the same area to receive the experience point bonus. The experience point bonus will not apply when suffering an experience point penalty due to discrepancies in level or when using the Undersized Party feature.

==Duty Roulette: Mentor==
Mentors will also gain access to [[Duty Roulette]]: Mentor, which assigns players to duties that are struggling to fill party member slots.
*With the exception of parties actively seeking members for an ongoing duty, Duty Roulette: Mentor will not match together a full party of mentors.

Furthermore, players can earn an exclusive achievement reward after completing Duty Roulette: Mentor a set number of times.
*[[Achievement]] rewards will be added in a future update.
*After registering for Duty Roulette: Mentor, your online status will be automatically changed to "Mentor."

Players will obtain the 2-seater [[Astrope]] [[mount]] after completing 2,000 Mentor Roulettes.

[[Category:Features]] [[Category:Patch 3.2 Features]]

The Greatest Story Never Told

2015-09-05T10:01:43Z

Pricetx: Added missing answer to clue #3

{{TOCRIGHT}}
[[File:Sidequest.png]][[Western Thanalan Quests|Western Thanalan Quest]]
{{Quest
| QuestGiver = [[Valiant Hart]] - [[Western Thanalan]] (x18,y17)
| Requirements = Level 1
| Items =
| Exp = 0
| Gil = 10
| Reward = ????
| OptReward =
| PrevQuest = [[The Ultimate Weapon]]
| NextQuest = [[???]]
}}
*First quest in the [[Winebaud's Riddles]] questline.
==Walkthrough==
==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#1) ====

*Checking the [[Windbaud's Message]] point of interest will reveal a series of scrambled letters above the following message:

:'' FIRE / LIGHTNING / WATER / EARTH / ICE / WIND The wheel must turn anew.''

:''This series of elements is important to deciphering the scrambled text.''

*Talk to [[Valiant Hart]] and he directs you to [[Yayaroku]].

*Talk to [[Yayaroku]] located in [[Ul'dah]] in the Thaumaturge's Guild.

*[[Yayaroku]] tells you that the elements are from ''Essences and Permutations'' but the sequence is wrong; it should be LIGHTNING / FIRE / EARTH / ICE / WATER / WIND.
:By rearranging the tokens in this order, you get the unscrambled name of a map waypoint.

<table style="border:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">
<tr>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Scrambled Text</th>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Waypoint Name</th>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Location</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">REN / FLO / SPI / TEL / 'S / RE</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Florentel's Spire]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[North Shroud]], in a building near the exit to [[Coerthas Central Highlands]].</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">HO / OSC / BRA / N'S / EM / CE</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Oschon's Embrace]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Lower La Noscea]], north of [[Moraby Drydocks]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">AL / TH / SPI / 'S / RE / TE</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Thal's Respite]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Eastern Thanalan]], Northeast side near the [[South Shroud]] exit. In the actual building next to the Thal's Respite Area</td>
</tr>
</table>

*Talk to the [[Novice Explorer]] waiting for you at one of these locations.

:''At long last... does the wheel turn anew? Are you the one for whom I have waited?Praise the Twelve! Master Windbaud told me it might be years, even ''decades'', until one came — ''if'' someone came, but I swore an oath, so I couldn't—You don't understand; this is all so ''exciting''! But you're not here for that, or for me. You're here for the ''treasure'', aren't you?This is Master Winebaud's Journal, and it belongs to you now.No, no, that's not true. It was always yours — you had yet to claim it, is all. Keep it close, fellow explorer! This is only the beginning!''

*From the Novice Explorer, you gain the key item [[Windbaud's Travel Log]].

*Talk to Valiant Hart.

:''Player Name'', you've returned! Tell me, have you solved Winebaud's riddle? Where did it lead you? The journal of the explorer himself! I knew I was right to trust in'' you.''
:''I have news to share as well, though it is not quite as uplifting. I have deciphered another passage, only to find myself confronted with yet another inscrutable riddle.''
:''But I'm sure you'll have no trouble with it, given how quickly you deduced the answer to the first one! You'll find my translation next to the message as before.''
:''I'm counting on you, my puzzle aficionado!''

==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#2) ====

*Checking [[Windbaud's Message]] again gives you your next clue.
*You will get one of three riddles to solve, either "Memenugu knows the steps." (for letters), or "Jahelle knows her sums" (for numbers), or "Isouda knows the truth" (another riddle).

*[http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/npc/npc/30adb678faa/ Memenugu] is in [[Central Thanalan]] at (21,25), at the waypoint [[Fesca's Wash]].
He gives you the algorithm to decipher the second coded message. For each letter of the scrambled text, either choose the next letter, or the previous letter in the alphabet, with Z and A wrapping around to each other. Starting with the first letter of the message, the pattern is (next), (next), (previous)…, as shown below.

:''So if I understand you correctly, a riddle on a statue said ''I'' know "the steps"? A riddle written by Winebaud? I'm sorry, but I haven't the foggiest what that could mean.''
:''I swear, famed explorer or not, that old man was a bloody fool when it came to combat. This "step" nonsense reminds me of the time he tried to critique the form of my Elezen associate.''
:''"Two steps forward, one step back. Over and over again, until the end." Gods, he said it so many times it's been stuck in my head ever since!''

<table style="border:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">
<tr>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Letters</th>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Meaning</th>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Location</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">GNMKNXDC IDZWDMTOHMKZS AQJCFF</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">HOLLOWED HEAVENSPILLAR BRIDGE</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[North Shroud]], near entrance to central.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">AQPMYF KZLD GPS RQQHOFR</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">BRONZE LAKE HOT SPRINGS</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Upper La Noscea]] on the upper level of [[Camp Bronze Lake]] (31,22).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">GNND NG SGF BNFTQMBKBV</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">HOME OF THE COEURLCLAW</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[South Shroud]] (30,19), in a cave north of the Takers' Rot waypoint.</td>
</tr>
</table>

*[http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/npc/npc/bb6a07ae82f/ Jahelle] is in [[North Shroud]] at (21,26) inside of the buildings [[Fallgourd Float]].
She gives you the way to decipher the second coded message. Each two numbers correspond to a letter in the alphabet (01 is A, 02 is B, and so on).

:''Hah! Winebaud carved a riddle on a statue... and included ''my'' name along with it? I ought to be flattered, but I'm just confused.''
:''This "sums" nonsense reminds me of all the times he argued with me over his bill. Time and time again I would have to show him the calculations, and when I was finished, he would always apologize in the same queer way:''
:''"I learned the letters of mathematics, but alas, not the grammar." I don't know why; a simple sorry would have sufficed.''

<table style="border:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">
<tr>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Number</th>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Meaning</th>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Location</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">260516082518 0418090620</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">ZEPHYR DRIFT</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Middle La Noscea]] (23,26), amongst some trees.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">0805121290218151504 0815120519</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">HELLSBROOD HOLES</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Central Thanalan]] (15,14), Just South of the [[Cutter's Cry]] dungeon.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">180504 130114200919 0601121219</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">RED MANTIS FALLS</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Eastern La Noscea]] (16,27), beneath an overpass, looking west toward the falls.</td>
</tr>
</table>

*[http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/playguide/db/npc/npc/3428936232d/ Isouda] is in [[Lower La Noscea]] at (20,38) in front of a building in [[Candlekeep Quay]].
She gives you another riddle to figure out.
:''I know “the truth?” That does not sound like something the Winebaud I knew would write.''
:''He was cantankerous and contrary to a fault. No matter the subject, he would, without fail, hold the exact opposite opinion. Whenever I pointed this out, he would offer the same insufferable retort:''
:''"The opposite of nonsense is sense."''
:''I have never been a violent person, but that old man nearly made me one.''
She is referring to [[White Wolf Gate]] (8,13), located in [[New Gridania]]. You will see the '''???''' hiding behind some pots.

*At this point you are looking for a '''???''' point of interest.

:''Magicked runes float across your eyes, assuming familiar shapes''
:''Seeker of treasure and truth, I congratulate and bid you welcome.''
:''Who are you, I wonder, and why have you come this far? What drives you to solve my riddles, and what do you expect to find?''
:''You must wonder what kind of man I was as well. Doubtless you have heard stories — some more flattering than others.''
:''But I have rambled enough, and you must be rewarded! Allow me to share with you a verse written by my favorite poet Clandestine rendezvous leave me breathless and wanting obsession consumes me, a thirst for the taboo.''

*Talk with Valiant Hart.

:''A message written in magicked runes? Amazing! Though the content was rather disappointing, now that I think on it. I was expecting a clue to the treasure's location.''
:''Oh, I almost forgot! I've finished translating another riddle. Why don't you go and take a look?''

==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#3) ====

*Check [[Winebaud's Message]] again. This gives you a phrase with some letters capitalized.

{{Quote|The members of the Marauders' Guild understand the importance of etiquette.}}

*You will find a '''???''' point of interest in the [[Marauders' Guild]] in [[Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks]]. This gives you your next clue.

:''A treatise on cultivating interpersonal relationships and influencing others catches your eye. You open it to the bookmarked page and take note of an underlined passage:''
:''A deliberate display of emotion, as befits the situation, can be effective in deepening your relationships with others.''

<table style="border:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">
<tr>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Capitalized Text</th>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Capitalized Letters (unscrambled)</th>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Location</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">HylLfyr's cUtthroAts and briGands</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">LAUGH</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks- The Astalicia (tip of the bow)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">All foR fen-YLL</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">RALLY</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">Below the Leatherworker's Guild in Old Gridania</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">rope ANd wooD aCross thE gully</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">DANCE</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">The second bridge to the south of Wineport (The ??? will appear in the center)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">Under tRanqUilIty's FoOtpathS</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">FURIOUS</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">Beneath the bridge leading south from [[Camp Tranquil]], directly east of [[The Lost City of Amdapor]].</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">cOncealed belah'dian maJestY</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">JOY</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[The Invisible City]] in [[East Thanalan]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">PulPy, NuTritiOus, And decIDedly DElicious cItruS</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">DISAPPOINTED</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">Near [[Summerford Farms]] in [[Middle La Noscea]] (21,15)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">sappHires and peaRls, fortUnes Great and Small</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SHRUG</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">Ul'Dah, steps between Pearl Lane and Sapphire Avenue Exchange</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">CherIsh the sPinniNg wAter lullaby</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">PANIC</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">Watermilll in Hyrstmill, North Shroud </td>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">red ligHt amidst the blUe Haze</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">HUH</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">By torch in Northern Thanalan (21,29)</td>
</tr>
</table>

*Once you have emoted towards the ???, the following appears:

{{Quote|Magicked runes float across your eyes, assuming familiar shapes…}}
{{Quote|[Windbaud's Message]Seeker of treasure and truth, I must congratulate you once more! Let us celebrate your latest accomplishment with another verse from my favorite poet:Perchance we meet in public, be not a beguiler. Ply me not with honeyed words, and spare me glances alluring.…}}

*Talk to Valiant Hart.

''Eh!? You had to do what to trigger the message? I know Winebaud had some skill with magicks, but that beggars belief!That curiosity aside, why is he continuing to spout poetry? Bah, never mind. For now, let us focus on the next riddle, which I've just finished translating. It's waiting for you!''
*Check [[Winebaud's Message]] the for the next clue.

==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#4) ====

*You will be given the following phrase.

:If SWORD+SWORD=DAGGER, then return to me with X of X. The master of the markets has my list.
:''"X" are replaced with 2 variable letters, see below.''

*You will now need to travel to your home nation and talk to one of these NPC's to find out the list.

<table style="border:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">
<tr>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">NPC</th>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Nation</th>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Location</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Parsemontret]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Old Gridania]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">In the middle of the Markets</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Seseroga]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Thal]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">In the middle of the Markets</td>
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<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Swozblaet]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">In the middle of the Markets</td>
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*Once talking to the NPC you will receive the list.

''The adventurer returns, asking after a...Winebaud? Yes, I remember now.''
''He requested my assistance in locating a number of items many years ago.''
''However, his list lacked sufficient information, and I was unable to proceed.''
''Fortunately for you, I am loath to dispose of any documents related to business. Now where did I...? Ah, here we are.''
:Winebaud's List:
:1 = Pearl
:2 = Fluorite
:3 = Malachite
:4 = Choker
:5 = Sunstone
:6 = Earrings
:7 = Ring
:8 = Bracelet

''To be fair, it matters not if it were more detailed. A dead man cannot pay a finder's fee, after all.''
*So to work out SWORD+SWORD=DAGGER you have to add two five digit numbers to make a six digit number.
:The highest number you can make is 87,654. So 87,654×2=175,308, which is the max number that Dagger can be. This means that D has to be "1".
:With D as number 1 means that R (1+1 no carried forward) has to be "2"
:With R as number 2 means that E (2+2 no carried forward) has to be "4" etc...
:''(Below is the solved puzzle)''
:SWORD + SWORD = DAGGER
:78321 + 78321 = 156642
*Using the numbers you can match up the letters with the list to see what item you need.
:Known Combinations.
: G of R = Fluorite Earrings
: G of O = Malachite Earrings
: G of A = Sunstone Earrings
: S of R = Fluorite Ring
: S of O = Malachite Ring
: S of A = Sunstone Ring
: W of R = Fluorite Bracelet
: W of O = Malachite Bracelet
: W of A = Sunstone Bracelet

*With the item equipped check the [[Winebaud's Message]].

*Talk to Valiant Hart.

==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#4) ====

*For this you will need to combine the 6 lines of poetry from the last 3 riddles.
:Talk to Valiant Hart and he will read them out one by one.
:The full poem is as follows:

:''Clandestine rendezvous leave me breathless and wanting''
:''Obsession consumes me, a thirst for the taboo''
:''Perchance we meet in public, be not a beguiler''
:''Ply me not with honeyed words, and spare me glances alluring''
:''Ere long this torment must end; together we must be''
:''Renounce it all I would, but we must be more discreet''

:By combining the 1st letters of each sentence you get the word COPPER.
:By combining the last letters of each sentence you get the word GORGET.

*Equip a [[Copper Gorget]] and check the [[???]] behind the statue next to [[Valiant Hart]] to complete the quest.