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The Greatest Story Never Told

2022-05-03T20:40:45Z

TravelingMage: Removed links to the nonexistent page for Winebaud's Message

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Greatest Story Never Told
| description = The realm of Eorzea is filled with countless mysteries, but there is only one which Valiant Hart wishes to solve.
| image = The Greatest Story Never Told.png
| quest-giver = Valiant Hart
| location = Western Thanalan
| location-x = 18.3
| location-y = 17.4
| type = side
| quest-line =
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 1
| req-quest = The Ultimate Weapon
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 10
| mettle =
| reward(1-10) =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks = ach The Rest of the Story
| prev-quest =
| next-quest =
| patch = 2.3
| release =
}}

==Notes==

The Greatest Story Never Told side quest is unique in that quest markers are not given. Instead, the quest requires that the player solve a series of a puzzles across Eorzea in order to progress. Each puzzle has several different variations and solutions, and each variation is chosen randomly, meaning that each playthrough of this quest can differ. The quest becomes available from [[Valiant Hart]] in the area South of [[The Silent King]] after completing the quest [[The Ultimate Weapon]].

==Walkthrough==

==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#1) ====

*Checking the Winebaud'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.''

*Make sure to remember this order of the messages as it's essential to the next part.

*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]] X:23.3 Y:28.6</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 part of [[Eastern Thanalan]], west of 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 Winebaud 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 [[Winebaud'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 Winebaud'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).

===== "Memenugu knows the steps." =====

*[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!''

Most interestingly, in the german version of the game the direction for the characters to be shifted is reversed (--+ instead of ++-).

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<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>

===== "Jahelle knows her sums." =====

*[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;">08051212190218151504 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>

===== "Isouda knows the truth." =====

*[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.''

The text that was part of Winebaud's note is a clue to the location of a '''???''' point of interest in one of the main cities.

<table style="border:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">
<tr>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Riddle Text</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;">ETAG FLOW ETHW</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[White Wolf Gate]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[New Gridania]] (9,13), hiding behind some pots.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SEMALF FO LLAH EHT</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">The [[Hall of Flames]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Nald]] (8,9), in the fountain pool to the right of the entrance.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SCITEHTSEA S'EMIATHSE</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Eshtaime's Aesthetics]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Thal]] (10,12), Next to the sign, north of Eshtaime's Aesthetics.</td>
</tr>
</table>

:''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.''

==== Speak 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.''

* Then, using the table below, from your clue, go to the correct '''???''' object and use the emote in the table.

<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 [[Eastern Thanalan]] (15,17)</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]] (21.9,15.8)</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 a torch in Northern Thanalan, near the top of the castle wall. (21.1, 29.4)</td>
</tr>
</table>

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

{{Quote|Magicked runes float across your eyes, assuming familiar shapes…}}
{{Quote|[Winebaud'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. (If you speak to the wrong one, he will suggest trying one of the other two.)

<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>
</tr>
<tr>
<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>
</tr>
</table>

*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.''
*SWORD + SWORD = DAGGER is a puzzle in which each letter represents a digit 0-9; each letter represents the same number every time it appears, and each letter represents a different number.
:You have to add two five-digit numbers to make a six-digit number.
:The highest possible five-digit number you can make is 98,765. So the maximum value for the six-digit number is 98,765 + 98,765 = 197,530. This means that '''D = 1'''; the sum of two five-digit numbers can only be a five-digit number or a six-digit number starting with 1.
:D = 1 ==> '''R = 2''' (D + D = R, nothing carried into that column)
:R = 2 ==> '''E = 4''' (R + R = E, nothing carried into that column)
:As the sum of O and O (with nothing carried into that column), G = 2 x O and must be even. 2 and 4 are both known already, leaving 0, 6, and 8 as possibilities.
:The columns O + O and W + W both produce G; the only possible explanation is that O + O = G (nothing carried into that column) and W + W = 10 + G (nothing carried into that column). It can't be the other way around, or the O + O column would carry a 1 into the W + W column, which could not then have an even result, which G is known to be.
::G cannot be 0, because O + O = G would require O and G to both be 0.
::G cannot be 8, because O + O = G would require O = 4, but 4 is known to be E.
::By process of elimination, '''G = 6'''.
:G = 6 ==> '''O = 3''' (O + O = G, nothing carried into that column)
:'''W = 8''' (W + W = 10 + G = 16, nothing carried into that column)
:The only portion yet unsolved is S + S + 1 = DA (10 + A), where 1 is carried into the column from W + W.
::A must be odd, because S + S = 2 x S would be even, but we have S + S + 1. 1 and 3 are known, leaving 5, 7, and 9.
::S + S + 1 ≥ 10 because it is a two-digit number. Therefore, S + S ≥ 9 ==> S ≥ 5. 6 and 8 are known, again leaving 5, 7, and 9
::S cannot be 5, because it requires A = 1 (5 + 5 + 1 = 11), but 1 is known to be D.
::S cannot be 9, because it requires A = 9 (9 + 9 + 1 = 19), but S and A cannot both be 9.
::By process of elimination, '''S = 7''' and '''A = 5''' (7 + 7 + 1 = 15).
:''(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 Winebaud's Message.

*Talk to Valiant Hart.

==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#5) ====

*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.

The Greatest Story Never Told

2022-04-01T18:45:38Z

TravelingMage: Moved introduction to a new Notes section instead of Walkthrough

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Greatest Story Never Told
| description = The realm of Eorzea is filled with countless mysteries, but there is only one which Valiant Hart wishes to solve.
| image = The Greatest Story Never Told.png
| quest-giver = Valiant Hart
| location = Western Thanalan
| location-x = 18.3
| location-y = 17.4
| type = side
| quest-line =
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 1
| req-quest = The Ultimate Weapon
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 10
| mettle =
| reward(1-10) =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks = ach The Rest of the Story
| prev-quest =
| next-quest =
| patch = 2.3
| release =
}}

==Notes==

The Greatest Story Never Told side quest is unique in that quest markers are not given. Instead, the quest requires that the player solve a series of a puzzles across Eorzea in order to progress. Each puzzle has several different variations and solutions, and each variation is chosen randomly, meaning that each playthrough of this quest can differ. The quest becomes available from [[Valiant Hart]] in the area South of [[The Silent King]] after completing the quest [[The Ultimate Weapon]].

==Walkthrough==

==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#1) ====

*Checking the [[Winebaud'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.''

*Make sure to remember this order of the messages as it's essential to the next part.

*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]] X:23.3 Y:28.6</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 part of [[Eastern Thanalan]], west of 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 Winebaud 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 [[Winebaud'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 [[Winebaud'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).

===== "Memenugu knows the steps." =====

*[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!''

Most interestingly, in the german version of the game the direction for the characters to be shifted is reversed (--+ instead of ++-).

<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>

===== "Jahelle knows her sums." =====

*[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;">08051212190218151504 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>

===== "Isouda knows the truth." =====

*[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.''

The text that was part of Winebaud's note is a clue to the location of a '''???''' point of interest in one of the main cities.

<table style="border:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">
<tr>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Riddle Text</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;">ETAG FLOW ETHW</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[White Wolf Gate]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[New Gridania]] (9,13), hiding behind some pots.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SEMALF FO LLAH EHT</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">The [[Hall of Flames]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Nald]] (8,9), in the fountain pool to the right of the entrance.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SCITEHTSEA S'EMIATHSE</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Eshtaime's Aesthetics]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Thal]] (10,12), Next to the sign, north of Eshtaime's Aesthetics.</td>
</tr>
</table>

:''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.''

==== Speak 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.''

* Then, using the table below, from your clue, go to the correct '''???''' object and use the emote in the table.

<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 [[Eastern Thanalan]] (15,17)</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]] (21.9,15.8)</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 a torch in Northern Thanalan, near the top of the castle wall. (21.1, 29.4)</td>
</tr>
</table>

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

{{Quote|Magicked runes float across your eyes, assuming familiar shapes…}}
{{Quote|[Winebaud'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. (If you speak to the wrong one, he will suggest trying one of the other two.)

<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>
</tr>
<tr>
<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>
</tr>
</table>

*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.''
*SWORD + SWORD = DAGGER is a puzzle in which each letter represents a digit 0-9; each letter represents the same number every time it appears, and each letter represents a different number.
:You have to add two five-digit numbers to make a six-digit number.
:The highest possible five-digit number you can make is 87,654. So 87,654 × 2 = 175,308, which is the maximum value for the six-digit number. This means that '''D = 1'''.
:D = 1 ==> '''R = 2''' (D + D = R, nothing carried into that column)
:R = 2 ==> '''E = 4''' (R + R = E, nothing carried into that column)
:As the sum of O and O (with nothing carried into that column), G = 2 x O and must be even. 2 and 4 are both known already, leaving 0, 6, and 8 as possibilities.
:The columns O + O and W + W both produce G; the only possible explanation is that O + O = G (nothing carried into that column) and W + W = 10 + G (nothing carried into that column). It can't be the other way around, or the O + O column would carry a 1 into the W + W column, which could not then have an event result, which G is known to be.
::G cannot be 0, because O + O = G would require O and G to both be 0.
::G cannot be 8, because O + O = G would require O = 4, but 4 is known to be E.
::By process of elimination, '''G = 6'''.
:G = 6 ==> '''O = 3''' (O + O = G, nothing carried into that column)
:'''W = 8''' (W + W = 10 + G = 16, nothing carried into that column)
:The only portion yet unsolved is S + S + 1 = DA (10 + A), where 1 is carried into the column from W + W.
::A must be odd, because S + S = 2 x S would be even, but we have S + S +1. 1 and 3 are known, leaving 5, 7, and 9.
::S + S + 1 ≥ 10 because it is a two-digit number. Therefore, S + S ≥ 9 ==> S ≥ 5. 6 and 8 are known, again leaving 5, 7, and 9
::S cannot be 5, because it requires A = 1 (5 + 5 + 1 = 11), but 1 is known to be D.
::S cannot be 9, because it requires A = 9 (9 + 9 + 1 = 19), but S and A cannot both be 9.
::By process of elimination, '''S = 7''' and '''A = 5''' (7 + 7 + 1 = 15).
:''(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. (#5) ====

*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.

The Greatest Story Never Told

2022-04-01T17:32:44Z

TravelingMage: Added an introduction to the walkthrough

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Greatest Story Never Told
| description = The realm of Eorzea is filled with countless mysteries, but there is only one which Valiant Hart wishes to solve.
| image = The Greatest Story Never Told.png
| quest-giver = Valiant Hart
| location = Western Thanalan
| location-x = 18.3
| location-y = 17.4
| type = side
| quest-line =
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 1
| req-quest = The Ultimate Weapon
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 10
| mettle =
| reward(1-10) =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks = ach The Rest of the Story
| prev-quest =
| next-quest =
| patch = 2.3
| release =
}}
==Walkthrough==

The Greatest Story Never Told side quest is unique in that quest markers are not given. Instead, the quest requires that the player solve a series of a puzzles across Eorzea in order to progress. Each puzzle has several different variations and solutions, and each variation is chosen randomly, meaning that each playthrough of this quest can differ. The quest becomes available from [[Valiant Hart]] in the area South of [[The Silent King]] after completing the quest [[The Ultimate Weapon]].

==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#1) ====

*Checking the [[Winebaud'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.''

*Make sure to remember this order of the messages as it's essential to the next part.

*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]] X:23.3 Y:28.6</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 part of [[Eastern Thanalan]], west of 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 Winebaud 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 [[Winebaud'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 [[Winebaud'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).

===== "Memenugu knows the steps." =====

*[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!''

Most interestingly, in the german version of the game the direction for the characters to be shifted is reversed (--+ instead of ++-).

<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>

===== "Jahelle knows her sums." =====

*[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;">08051212190218151504 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>

===== "Isouda knows the truth." =====

*[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.''

The text that was part of Winebaud's note is a clue to the location of a '''???''' point of interest in one of the main cities.

<table style="border:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">
<tr>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Riddle Text</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;">ETAG FLOW ETHW</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[White Wolf Gate]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[New Gridania]] (9,13), hiding behind some pots.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SEMALF FO LLAH EHT</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">The [[Hall of Flames]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Nald]] (8,9), in the fountain pool to the right of the entrance.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SCITEHTSEA S'EMIATHSE</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Eshtaime's Aesthetics]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Thal]] (10,12), Next to the sign, north of Eshtaime's Aesthetics.</td>
</tr>
</table>

:''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.''

==== Speak 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.''

* Then, using the table below, from your clue, go to the correct '''???''' object and use the emote in the table.

<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 [[Eastern Thanalan]] (15,17)</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]] (21.9,15.8)</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 a torch in Northern Thanalan, near the top of the castle wall. (21.1, 29.4)</td>
</tr>
</table>

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

{{Quote|Magicked runes float across your eyes, assuming familiar shapes…}}
{{Quote|[Winebaud'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. (If you speak to the wrong one, he will suggest trying one of the other two.)

<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>
</tr>
<tr>
<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>
</tr>
</table>

*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.''
*SWORD + SWORD = DAGGER is a puzzle in which each letter represents a digit 0-9; each letter represents the same number every time it appears, and each letter represents a different number.
:You have to add two five-digit numbers to make a six-digit number.
:The highest possible five-digit number you can make is 87,654. So 87,654 × 2 = 175,308, which is the maximum value for the six-digit number. This means that '''D = 1'''.
:D = 1 ==> '''R = 2''' (D + D = R, nothing carried into that column)
:R = 2 ==> '''E = 4''' (R + R = E, nothing carried into that column)
:As the sum of O and O (with nothing carried into that column), G = 2 x O and must be even. 2 and 4 are both known already, leaving 0, 6, and 8 as possibilities.
:The columns O + O and W + W both produce G; the only possible explanation is that O + O = G (nothing carried into that column) and W + W = 10 + G (nothing carried into that column). It can't be the other way around, or the O + O column would carry a 1 into the W + W column, which could not then have an event result, which G is known to be.
::G cannot be 0, because O + O = G would require O and G to both be 0.
::G cannot be 8, because O + O = G would require O = 4, but 4 is known to be E.
::By process of elimination, '''G = 6'''.
:G = 6 ==> '''O = 3''' (O + O = G, nothing carried into that column)
:'''W = 8''' (W + W = 10 + G = 16, nothing carried into that column)
:The only portion yet unsolved is S + S + 1 = DA (10 + A), where 1 is carried into the column from W + W.
::A must be odd, because S + S = 2 x S would be even, but we have S + S +1. 1 and 3 are known, leaving 5, 7, and 9.
::S + S + 1 ≥ 10 because it is a two-digit number. Therefore, S + S ≥ 9 ==> S ≥ 5. 6 and 8 are known, again leaving 5, 7, and 9
::S cannot be 5, because it requires A = 1 (5 + 5 + 1 = 11), but 1 is known to be D.
::S cannot be 9, because it requires A = 9 (9 + 9 + 1 = 19), but S and A cannot both be 9.
::By process of elimination, '''S = 7''' and '''A = 5''' (7 + 7 + 1 = 15).
:''(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. (#5) ====

*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.

The Greatest Story Never Told

2022-04-01T17:12:20Z

TravelingMage: Removed links to the Winebaud's Riddles page -- This article has been maintained and updated over time, leaving the duplicate content in Winebaud's Riddles stale and redundant.

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| title = The Greatest Story Never Told
| description = The realm of Eorzea is filled with countless mysteries, but there is only one which Valiant Hart wishes to solve.
| image = The Greatest Story Never Told.png
| quest-giver = Valiant Hart
| location = Western Thanalan
| location-x = 18.3
| location-y = 17.4
| type = side
| quest-line =
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 1
| req-quest = The Ultimate Weapon
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 10
| mettle =
| reward(1-10) =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks = ach The Rest of the Story
| prev-quest =
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| patch = 2.3
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}}
==Walkthrough==
==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#1) ====

*Checking the [[Winebaud'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.''

*Make sure to remember this order of the messages as it's essential to the next part.

*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]] X:23.3 Y:28.6</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 part of [[Eastern Thanalan]], west of 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 Winebaud 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 [[Winebaud'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 [[Winebaud'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).

===== "Memenugu knows the steps." =====

*[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!''

Most interestingly, in the german version of the game the direction for the characters to be shifted is reversed (--+ instead of ++-).

<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>

===== "Jahelle knows her sums." =====

*[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;">08051212190218151504 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>

===== "Isouda knows the truth." =====

*[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.''

The text that was part of Winebaud's note is a clue to the location of a '''???''' point of interest in one of the main cities.

<table style="border:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">
<tr>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Riddle Text</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;">ETAG FLOW ETHW</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[White Wolf Gate]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[New Gridania]] (9,13), hiding behind some pots.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SEMALF FO LLAH EHT</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">The [[Hall of Flames]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Nald]] (8,9), in the fountain pool to the right of the entrance.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SCITEHTSEA S'EMIATHSE</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Eshtaime's Aesthetics]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Thal]] (10,12), Next to the sign, north of Eshtaime's Aesthetics.</td>
</tr>
</table>

:''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.''

==== Speak 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.''

* Then, using the table below, from your clue, go to the correct '''???''' object and use the emote in the table.

<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 [[Eastern Thanalan]] (15,17)</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]] (21.9,15.8)</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 a torch in Northern Thanalan, near the top of the castle wall. (21.1, 29.4)</td>
</tr>
</table>

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

{{Quote|Magicked runes float across your eyes, assuming familiar shapes…}}
{{Quote|[Winebaud'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. (If you speak to the wrong one, he will suggest trying one of the other two.)

<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>
</tr>
<tr>
<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>
</tr>
</table>

*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.''
*SWORD + SWORD = DAGGER is a puzzle in which each letter represents a digit 0-9; each letter represents the same number every time it appears, and each letter represents a different number.
:You have to add two five-digit numbers to make a six-digit number.
:The highest possible five-digit number you can make is 87,654. So 87,654 × 2 = 175,308, which is the maximum value for the six-digit number. This means that '''D = 1'''.
:D = 1 ==> '''R = 2''' (D + D = R, nothing carried into that column)
:R = 2 ==> '''E = 4''' (R + R = E, nothing carried into that column)
:As the sum of O and O (with nothing carried into that column), G = 2 x O and must be even. 2 and 4 are both known already, leaving 0, 6, and 8 as possibilities.
:The columns O + O and W + W both produce G; the only possible explanation is that O + O = G (nothing carried into that column) and W + W = 10 + G (nothing carried into that column). It can't be the other way around, or the O + O column would carry a 1 into the W + W column, which could not then have an event result, which G is known to be.
::G cannot be 0, because O + O = G would require O and G to both be 0.
::G cannot be 8, because O + O = G would require O = 4, but 4 is known to be E.
::By process of elimination, '''G = 6'''.
:G = 6 ==> '''O = 3''' (O + O = G, nothing carried into that column)
:'''W = 8''' (W + W = 10 + G = 16, nothing carried into that column)
:The only portion yet unsolved is S + S + 1 = DA (10 + A), where 1 is carried into the column from W + W.
::A must be odd, because S + S = 2 x S would be even, but we have S + S +1. 1 and 3 are known, leaving 5, 7, and 9.
::S + S + 1 ≥ 10 because it is a two-digit number. Therefore, S + S ≥ 9 ==> S ≥ 5. 6 and 8 are known, again leaving 5, 7, and 9
::S cannot be 5, because it requires A = 1 (5 + 5 + 1 = 11), but 1 is known to be D.
::S cannot be 9, because it requires A = 9 (9 + 9 + 1 = 19), but S and A cannot both be 9.
::By process of elimination, '''S = 7''' and '''A = 5''' (7 + 7 + 1 = 15).
:''(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. (#5) ====

*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.

FFXIV Wiki:To-do list

2022-04-01T17:06:34Z

TravelingMage: Removed TODO for Winebaud's riddles. The puzzle solutions have been maintained on The Greatest Story Never Told article, leaving the Winebaud's riddles page obsolete.

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** Split guaranteed and optional rewards on the table, with optional rewards being an optional parameter
*** Did this with split-optional-rewards parameter to table header; needs item-rewards parameter to work. This way the behavior doesn't change for existing tables. [[User:Lvdr|Lvdr]] ([[User talk:Lvdr|talk]]) 13:48, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

* The [[Template:Action_infobox|Action Infobox Template]] could use a tweak to prevent Casting from being a property that shows up on every infobox, as the information is not necessary and every other property is technically optional (even the Name, although this will always at least pull from the page title). I've already tweaked it so that Range, Radius, and Targeting are no longer mysteriously in the same function and will no longer show on every single action box even when the information is completely irrelevant or self-evident. They can still be filled in if necessary and can display. [[User:PollyEdaline|PollyEdaline]] ([[User talk:PollyEdaline|talk]]) 22:15, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

* Do we want to convert levequests / guildleves to the Quest Infobox like {{questlink|levequest|Rodents of Unusual Size}} as been done?
** I was going too after I finished converting all the FATES look at creating a new template to replace the old grey one, but if the quest infobox template works then go ahead. Comparing the two templates quickly - I think the only missing thing is 'category' from the newer template? [[User:JohnnySolas|JohnnySolas]] ([[User talk:JohnnySolas|talk]])
*** That seems to be the case. It is used for the plate name, like "constancy" etc. There are 1504 guildleves on the old template by the transclusion count, so it will be a slow process. [[User:Freedom4556|Freedom4556]] ([[User talk:Freedom4556|talk]]) 22:33, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
** With this it'd be nice to move to a guildleve list template, following the example of [[Template:Quest_list]]. The [[Carpenter Levequests]] ARR table looks v nice to my eyes. One option would be to extend the quest list template, but I think there's enough difference here to just have separate templates, maybe one for Battlecraft leves and one for Tradecraft and Fieldcraft leves. Would also help in propagating the exp changes across the wiki. [[User:Lvdr|Lvdr]] ([[User talk:Lvdr|talk]]) 10:40, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
***[[Template:Quest_list]] does not work as depicted in its usage section. It only seems to work for required items, not quest names or required class. [[User:Freedom4556|Freedom4556]] ([[User talk:Freedom4556|talk]]) 19:22, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

* Replace Quest pages with modernized markup (requires some additional template properties, see [[#Templates]]) [[User:PollyEdaline|PollyEdaline]] ([[User talk:PollyEdaline|talk]]) 02:41, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
* Overhauled DoH/L pages to match combat pages, should probably also do another pass on them to actually add more relevant information or even generalized information, which was sorely lacking before
* Probably remove the "requires quest" column from the actions template or at least double check that it's working since I don't think it was even before I changed it [[User:PollyEdaline|PollyEdaline]] ([[User talk:PollyEdaline|talk]]) 04:01, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
** The only crafter action that is on a class quest is [[Manipulation]] and it's the level 65 quest for each class. [[User:Freedom4556|Freedom4556]] ([[User talk:Freedom4556|talk]]) 06:16, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
*** Yeah I'm not entirely certain it's necessary to have it on there, especially once I can properly overhaul the quest pages. The quest template is just not robust enough without some additional properties [[User:PollyEdaline|PollyEdaline]] ([[User talk:PollyEdaline|talk]]) 20:51, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
**** There are 4333 pages transcluding [[:Template:Quest infobox]] and we just spent the better part of half a year converting over to it. [[User:Freedom4556|Freedom4556]] ([[User talk:Freedom4556|talk]]) 21:45, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
***** And? It looks great but is missing at least two useful properties. These properties can be easily added without breaking any existing pages. Some pages do not currently use the template (notably DoH quest pages) and those pages either need an additional box for their required items (clunky) or a property on the table. Plus, the table does not presently split optional and guaranteed rewards, which some quests still have. [[User:PollyEdaline|PollyEdaline]] ([[User talk:PollyEdaline|talk]]) 22:13, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
* Create new template for DoH/L traits to reduce page bloat (duplicate existing trait template) [[User:PollyEdaline|PollyEdaline]] ([[User talk:PollyEdaline|talk]]) 02:41, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

* It would be great if someone skilled in the "ask" syntax could make a template similar to [[Template:dropped by]] and [[Template:vendor list]] for the various retainer ventures.

* Another useful template would be an icon one for [[Status effects]] like [[File:Doom (status effect) icon1.png|link=]] [[Doom (status effect)|Doom]]. Perhaps use <code><nowiki>{{tomestone|Poetics}}</nowiki></code> = {{tomestone|Poetics}} for inspiration? [[User:Freedom4556|Freedom4556]] ([[User talk:Freedom4556|talk]]) 04:33, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

==Crafting and Gathering==
*Some [[Levequest]] Entries - Number of items required to complete levequest should be added.

==Side Quests==
* Requesting a change to [[:Template:Quest infobox]] for a field to indicate quest sync and maybe the level sync range (for beast tribes and Stormblood+ sidequests).

==Locations==

==Items==
*[[Glamour Sets]]
*[[Armoire]]
** Is there a way to automatically make a list where [[Property:Is storable]] = true ?
***I've added something but very basic bulletlist with an ask query.

==Dungeon/Trial/Raid Guides==

==Lore==
[[Lore]] pages - feel free to create any Lore pages and add lore information to any existing pages.
:''Note:'' Be sure and tag any pages with [[:Category:Lore]]
* [[Circle of Knowing‏‎]], [[Nagxia‏‎]], [[O'Ghomoro‏‎]], [[Rabanastre‏‎]], [[Magitek Armor‏‎]], [[The Eighteenth Floor]], [[The Continental Circus‏‎]], [[Deep Sea]]
* [[Bozja]] and related pages: [[Southern Ilsabard]] and [[Northern Ilsabard]]
* Ruined city-states of Eorzea: [[Amdapor]], [[Belah'dia]], [[Gelmorra]], [[Mhach]], [[Nym]], [[Sil'dih]]
* The Imperial Legions of the [[Garlean Empire]]: [[Ist Legion]], [[IInd Legion]], [[IIIrd Legion]], [[IVth Legion]], [[Vth Legion]], [[VIth Legion]], [[VIIth Legion]], [[VIIIth Legion]], [[IXth Legion]], [[Xth Legion]], [[XIth Legion]], [[XIIth Legion]], [[XIIIth Legion]], [[XIVth Legion]]
* [[Seekers of the Sun]] tribes: [[U Tribe]], [[M Tribe]], [[J Tribe]], [[G Tribe]], [[Y Tribe]]
*[[Timeline]], [[Primals]], [[Padjal]] to expound on.
** Timeline page initial creation made with brief description, a place for a visual timeline created, layout of Eorzean eras added.
***Intend to add a image representing known world timeline in the "Visual" section.
***Plan to add short descriptions &/or links to dedicated pages to the individual eras listed.

* [[Doma]] is currently a duplicate of [[Doma (Area)]]. The former should be turned into a lore page.

==Other==
*[[Hunter-scholar]] - list of the Hunter-Scholar NPCs needs completing.
*[[Subaquatic Voyages]] - Added sectors for exploration, still requires component performance information and links towards components
*[[Market Board]] - needs a more encyclopedic rewrite
*[[Desynthesis Rewards]] - Worked on this one a bit, too [[User:Freedom4556|Freedom4556]] ([[User talk:Freedom4556|talk]]) 16:00, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
*Gear Pictures

==Notes==
I know there are many many more things that need done, like updating pictures and fleshing out descriptions, so post everything you see here so that we all know what needs done!

Form to the Formless

2022-01-04T23:27:58Z

TravelingMage: Linked to Eshtaime's Aesthetics page

{{Quest infobox
| title = Form to the Formless
| description = Serendipity would like to introduce you to a certain someone.
| image = Form to the Formless.png
| quest-giver = Serendipity
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| location-x = 10.7
| location-y = 13.4
| type = class
| quest-line =
| organization =
| class = Goldsmith
| job =
| level = 50
| req-quest = Before the Dawn
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 210600
| gil = 517
| mettle =
| reward1 = 120 Wind Crystal
| reward2 = 3 Commercial Engineering Manual
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks =
| prev-quest = Jaded
| next-quest = Elegance and Artistry
| patch = 3.0
| release = heavensward
}}
==Steps==
*Speak with [[Marcel]] at [[Eshtaime's Aesthetics]].
*Speak with [[Serendipity]] at the Goldsmiths' Guild.
*Speak with [[Momodi]] at the Quicksand.
*Report to [[Marcel]] at [[Eshtaime's Aesthetics]].

==Journal==
*Serendipity would like to introduce you to a certain someone.

*Serendipity gleefully informs you that your work has caught the eye of one Marcel, an influential agent who oversees commissions from Eshtaime's most influential clients. As the guildmaster tells it, the man has decided to recruit your services for a work of particular importance. Make for Eshtaime's Aesthetics where Marcel awaits, and see what it is he would have you create.

*Marcel shares with you the details of the commission─a bonding anniversary gift from the wife of a high-ranking officer in the Immortal Flames to her beloved husband─and explains that the specific nature of the item has been left to your discretion. He recalls the words of a great goldsmith─“To give form to that which is formless, and breathe a warm, beating heart into the coldest of metal”─and suggests that you use them as a starting point in your search for inspiration. Seek out Serendipity at the Goldsmiths' Guild and Momodi at the Quicksand and see if they have any insight into the matter.

*Serendipity recognizes the words as those of her erstwhile master, while Momodi muses on the true meaning of gifts and memories. Convey their words to Marcel at Eshtaime's, that the two of you together might hit upon the inspiration you seek.

*No sooner do you return to Marcel than does your customer, one Jeweled Peak, pay a visit to inquire on the progress of her commission. When she mentions her and her husband's shared love for the famed Songstress of Ul'dah, Marcel hits upon the idea of crafting a music box that would play a melody and memory from their youth, thus giving form to the formless and breathing a beating heart into metal. Your goal now clear, you must determine how best to approach the task at hand.
**※The next goldsmith quest will be available from Marcel upon reaching level 53.

Eshtaime's Aesthetics

2022-01-04T23:25:11Z

TravelingMage: Linked to vendor Sileas

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| type = landmark
| within = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
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==Additional Information==
The vendor [[Sileas]] can be found here.

Sileas

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TravelingMage: Added that the vendor is within Eshtaime's Aesthetics

{{NPC infobox
| name = Sileas
| description = 
| image = Sileas Uldah.PNG
| location = Ul'dah - Steps of Thal
| coordinates = 10.1,12.5
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| clan = Midlander
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}}

This merchant is located just west of the Goldsmith's Guild aetheryte shard, within [[Eshtaime's Aesthetics]]

==Items for Sale==
===Purchase Battle Accessories===
{{Vendor table header|showLevel=true|showRarity=true}}
{{vendor table row|item=Sphene Earrings|cost=2544 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Sunstone Earrings|cost=2544 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Fluorite Earrings|cost=2544 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Danburite Earrings|cost=2544 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Malachite Earrings|cost=2544 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Lapis Lazuli Earrings|cost=2544 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Sphene Choker|cost=1817 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Sunstone Choker|cost=1817 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Fluorite Choker|cost=1817 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Danburite Choker|cost=1817 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Malachite Choker|cost=1817 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Lapis Lazuli Choker|cost=1817 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Sphene Bracelet|cost=2544 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Sunstone Bracelet|cost=2544 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Fluorite Bracelet|cost=2544 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Danburite Bracelet|cost=2544 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Malachite Bracelet|cost=2544 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Lapis Lazuli Bracelet|cost=2544 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Sphene Ring|cost=1735 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Sunstone Ring|cost=1735 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Fluorite Ring|cost=1735 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Danburite Ring|cost=1735 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Malachite Ring|cost=1735 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Lapis Lazuli Ring|cost=1735 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Flawless Band|cost=30000 Gil}}
|}

===Purchase Items===
{{Vendor table header|showLevel=false|showRarity=false}}
{{vendor table row|item=Larimar|cost=4452 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Tiger's Eye|cost=4284 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Agate|cost=4284 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Star Ruby|cost=4620 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Star Sapphire|cost=4620 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Opal|cost=4704 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Citrine|cost=4956 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Chrysolite|cost=5040 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Mormorion|cost=4536 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Carnelian|cost=4788 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Triphane|cost=5124 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Kyanite|cost=5208 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Star Spinel|cost=5376 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Azurite|cost=5544 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Imperial Jade|cost=5712 Gil}}
{{vendor table row|item=Rhodonite|cost=5880 Gil}}
|}

Eshtaime's Aesthetics

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TravelingMage: Created base page

The Rest of the Story

2022-01-04T23:06:34Z

TravelingMage: Linked to The Greatest Story Never Told page

{{Achievement infobox
| name = The Rest of the Story
| icon = the rest of the story icon1.png
| description = Complete the quest “[[The Greatest Story Never Told]].”
| category = Quests
| sub-category = Quests
| points = 10
| reward-type =
| reward =
| patch = 2.3
| release = a realm reborn
}}
[[The Rest of the Story]] is an [[achievement]].

==Notes==

???

The Greatest Story Never Told

2022-01-04T22:55:48Z

TravelingMage: Linked riddle #4 solution accessories to their respective pages

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Greatest Story Never Told
| description = The realm of Eorzea is filled with countless mysteries, but there is only one which Valiant Hart wishes to solve.
| image = The Greatest Story Never Told.png
| quest-giver = Valiant Hart
| location = Western Thanalan
| location-x = 18.3
| location-y = 17.4
| type = side
| quest-line = Winebaud's Riddles
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 1
| req-quest = The Ultimate Weapon
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 10
| mettle =
| reward(1-10) =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks = ach The Rest of the Story
| prev-quest =
| next-quest =
| patch = 2.3
| release =
}}
==Walkthrough==
{{see also|Winebaud's Riddles|}}
==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#1) ====

*Checking the [[Winebaud'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.''

*Make sure to remember this order of the messages as it's essential to the next part.

*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]] X:23.3 Y:28.6</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 part of [[Eastern Thanalan]], west of 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 Winebaud 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 [[Winebaud'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 [[Winebaud'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).

===== "Memenugu knows the steps." =====

*[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!''

Most interestingly, in the german version of the game the direction for the characters to be shifted is reversed (--+ instead of ++-).

<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>

===== "Jahelle knows her sums." =====

*[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;">08051212190218151504 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>

===== "Isouda knows the truth." =====

*[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.''

The text that was part of Winebaud's note is a clue to the location of a '''???''' point of interest in one of the main cities.

<table style="border:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">
<tr>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Riddle Text</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;">ETAG FLOW ETHW</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[White Wolf Gate]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[New Gridania]] (9,13), hiding behind some pots.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SEMALF FO LLAH EHT</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">The [[Hall of Flames]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Nald]] (8,9), in the fountain pool to the right of the entrance.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SCITEHTSEA S'EMIATHSE</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Eshtaime's Aesthetics]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Thal]] (10,12), Next to the sign, north of Eshtaime's Aesthetics.</td>
</tr>
</table>

:''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.''

==== Speak 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 [[Eastern Thanalan]] (15,17)</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]] (21.9,15.8)</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 a torch in Northern Thanalan, near the top of the castle wall. (21.1, 29.4)</td>
</tr>
</table>

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

{{Quote|Magicked runes float across your eyes, assuming familiar shapes…}}
{{Quote|[Winebaud'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>
</tr>
<tr>
<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>
</tr>
</table>

*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. (#5) ====

*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.

The Greatest Story Never Told

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TravelingMage: (The) Hall of Flames code fix

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Greatest Story Never Told
| description = The realm of Eorzea is filled with countless mysteries, but there is only one which Valiant Hart wishes to solve.
| image = The Greatest Story Never Told.png
| quest-giver = Valiant Hart
| location = Western Thanalan
| location-x = 18.3
| location-y = 17.4
| type = side
| quest-line = Winebaud's Riddles
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 1
| req-quest = The Ultimate Weapon
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 10
| mettle =
| reward(1-10) =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks = ach The Rest of the Story
| prev-quest =
| next-quest =
| patch = 2.3
| release =
}}
==Walkthrough==
{{see also|Winebaud's Riddles|}}
==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#1) ====

*Checking the [[Winebaud'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.''

*Make sure to remember this order of the messages as it's essential to the next part.

*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]] X:23.3 Y:28.6</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 part of [[Eastern Thanalan]], west of 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 Winebaud 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 [[Winebaud'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 [[Winebaud'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).

===== "Memenugu knows the steps." =====

*[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!''

Most interestingly, in the german version of the game the direction for the characters to be shifted is reversed (--+ instead of ++-).

<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>

===== "Jahelle knows her sums." =====

*[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;">08051212190218151504 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>

===== "Isouda knows the truth." =====

*[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.''

The text that was part of Winebaud's note is a clue to the location of a '''???''' point of interest in one of the main cities.

<table style="border:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">
<tr>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Riddle Text</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;">ETAG FLOW ETHW</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[White Wolf Gate]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[New Gridania]] (9,13), hiding behind some pots.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SEMALF FO LLAH EHT</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">The [[Hall of Flames]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Nald]] (8,9), in the fountain pool to the right of the entrance.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SCITEHTSEA S'EMIATHSE</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Eshtaime's Aesthetics]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Thal]] (10,12), Next to the sign, north of Eshtaime's Aesthetics.</td>
</tr>
</table>

:''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.''

==== Speak 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 [[Eastern Thanalan]] (15,17)</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]] (21.9,15.8)</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 a torch in Northern Thanalan, near the top of the castle wall. (21.1, 29.4)</td>
</tr>
</table>

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

{{Quote|Magicked runes float across your eyes, assuming familiar shapes…}}
{{Quote|[Winebaud'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>
</tr>
<tr>
<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>
</tr>
</table>

*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. (#5) ====

*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.

The Greatest Story Never Told

2022-01-04T22:43:30Z

TravelingMage: Eshtaime's Aesthetics spelling fix

{{Quest infobox
| title = The Greatest Story Never Told
| description = The realm of Eorzea is filled with countless mysteries, but there is only one which Valiant Hart wishes to solve.
| image = The Greatest Story Never Told.png
| quest-giver = Valiant Hart
| location = Western Thanalan
| location-x = 18.3
| location-y = 17.4
| type = side
| quest-line = Winebaud's Riddles
| organization =
| class =
| job =
| level = 1
| req-quest = The Ultimate Weapon
| req-items =
| requirements =
| exp = 0
| gil = 10
| mettle =
| reward(1-10) =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
| overridereward-opt(1-8) =
| unlocks = ach The Rest of the Story
| prev-quest =
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| patch = 2.3
| release =
}}
==Walkthrough==
{{see also|Winebaud's Riddles|}}
==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#1) ====

*Checking the [[Winebaud'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.''

*Make sure to remember this order of the messages as it's essential to the next part.

*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]] X:23.3 Y:28.6</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 part of [[Eastern Thanalan]], west of 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 Winebaud 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 [[Winebaud'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 [[Winebaud'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).

===== "Memenugu knows the steps." =====

*[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!''

Most interestingly, in the german version of the game the direction for the characters to be shifted is reversed (--+ instead of ++-).

<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>

===== "Jahelle knows her sums." =====

*[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;">08051212190218151504 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>

===== "Isouda knows the truth." =====

*[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.''

The text that was part of Winebaud's note is a clue to the location of a '''???''' point of interest in one of the main cities.

<table style="border:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">
<tr>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Riddle Text</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;">ETAG FLOW ETHW</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[White Wolf Gate]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[New Gridania]] (9,13), hiding behind some pots.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SEMALF FO LLAH</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Hall of Flames]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Nald]] (8,9), in the fountain pool to the right of the entrance.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SCITEHTSEA S'EMIATHSE</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Eshtaime's Aesthetics]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Thal]] (10,12), Next to the sign, north of Eshtaime's Aesthetics.</td>
</tr>
</table>

:''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.''

==== Speak 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 [[Eastern Thanalan]] (15,17)</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]] (21.9,15.8)</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 a torch in Northern Thanalan, near the top of the castle wall. (21.1, 29.4)</td>
</tr>
</table>

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

{{Quote|Magicked runes float across your eyes, assuming familiar shapes…}}
{{Quote|[Winebaud'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>
</tr>
<tr>
<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>
</tr>
</table>

*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. (#5) ====

*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.

The Greatest Story Never Told

2022-01-04T22:38:36Z

TravelingMage: Fixed code for Hellsbrood Holes

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| title = The Greatest Story Never Told
| description = The realm of Eorzea is filled with countless mysteries, but there is only one which Valiant Hart wishes to solve.
| image = The Greatest Story Never Told.png
| quest-giver = Valiant Hart
| location = Western Thanalan
| location-x = 18.3
| location-y = 17.4
| type = side
| quest-line = Winebaud's Riddles
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| req-quest = The Ultimate Weapon
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| exp = 0
| gil = 10
| mettle =
| reward(1-10) =
| overridereward(1-10) =
| reward-opt(1-8) =
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| unlocks = ach The Rest of the Story
| prev-quest =
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| patch = 2.3
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==Walkthrough==
{{see also|Winebaud's Riddles|}}
==== Solve the Explorer's Riddle. (#1) ====

*Checking the [[Winebaud'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.''

*Make sure to remember this order of the messages as it's essential to the next part.

*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]] X:23.3 Y:28.6</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 part of [[Eastern Thanalan]], west of 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 Winebaud 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 [[Winebaud'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 [[Winebaud'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).

===== "Memenugu knows the steps." =====

*[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!''

Most interestingly, in the german version of the game the direction for the characters to be shifted is reversed (--+ instead of ++-).

<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>

===== "Jahelle knows her sums." =====

*[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;">08051212190218151504 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>

===== "Isouda knows the truth." =====

*[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.''

The text that was part of Winebaud's note is a clue to the location of a '''???''' point of interest in one of the main cities.

<table style="border:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">
<tr>
<th style="background-color:#000000;color:#ffffff;">Riddle Text</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;">ETAG FLOW ETHW</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[White Wolf Gate]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[New Gridania]] (9,13), hiding behind some pots.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SEMALF FO LLAH</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Hall of Flames]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Nald]] (8,9), in the fountain pool to the right of the entrance.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">SCITEHTSEA S'EMIATHSE</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;white-space:nowrap;">[[Eshtaime's Aesthetics]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#e8e8e8;">[[Ul'dah - Steps of Thal]] (10,12), Next to the sign, north of Estaime's Aestetics.</td>
</tr>
</table>

:''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.''

==== Speak 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 [[Eastern Thanalan]] (15,17)</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]] (21.9,15.8)</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 a torch in Northern Thanalan, near the top of the castle wall. (21.1, 29.4)</td>
</tr>
</table>

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

{{Quote|Magicked runes float across your eyes, assuming familiar shapes…}}
{{Quote|[Winebaud'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>
</tr>
<tr>
<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>
</tr>
</table>

*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. (#5) ====

*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.