The Hunt for Specimens

The Hunt for Specimens

Quest giver

Diminutive Gleaner

Location

Old Sharlayan (X:11.2, Y:12.0)

Level

80

Required quest

Old Sharlayan, New to You
Elite and Dangerous

Experience

 168,300

Gil

 775

Previous quest

Too Many Nutters

Next quest

That Specimen Came from the Moon

Patch

6.0

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The diminutive gleaner is on the lookout for an able-bodied adventurer.

— In-game description

Rewards

Unlocks

• Guildship Hunt

Walkthrough

Junior/Associate/Senior Guildship Marks can be done daily, and reward  1,000−1,500 Gil,  3−15 Sack of Nuts, and up to  216,810 Experience Points.

Steps

• Speak with Northota.

Journal

• The diminutive gleaner is on the lookout for an able-bodied adventurer.

Dialogue

Diminutive Gleaner: ...Do my eyes deceive me, or are you Forename Surname?
Diminutive Gleaner: Well, as I live and breathe, it is you. Ha! I knew I'd be the first to track you down. Who's the guildship's top hunter now, eh!?
Diminutive Gleaner: Wait─you have heard of guildship hunts, yes? They are not so different from the hunts you're familiar with in Eorzea, as I understand it. I'd wager they're rather more challenging, but an adventurer of your caliber would never turn down a challenge, would you?
Diminutive Gleaner: No, no you would not! Pray speak with Northota at the peristyle to register your interest at your earliest convenience.

Northota: Aye, I'm Northota. Have you come to place a bounty on an unruly beast?
Northota: By the Scholar! You're Forename? I was half-convinced I'd set the others an impossible task, asking them to find you.
Northota: The gleaners' guildship has begun posting hunt bills, you see, in the hopes that capable individuals will take up arms to lighten our ever-increasing load...
Northota: Unfortunately, “capable individuals” remain the sticking point. Few hailing from our fair polis are willing to take up arms─let alone able to stand against the more fearsome specimens.
Northota: You, however, have the experience and the grit that we need. When I heard that you had arrived on our shores, it was music to my ears!
Northota: You needn't work for free, of course─we've done our research, and the rewards we offer are as fine as any you'll find abroad. The currency we employ is a relic of times when “gleaner” was a great deal less figurative, so you may find it somewhat...eccentric, but it's as good as gil here!
Northota: ...Speaking of eccentric, it should be noted that the majority of our clients are scholars. You probably won't have heard of half the creatures they send you after, but I find it's best not to worry about that overmuch.
Northota: Slay beasts, collect samples─try not to think about the long-term effects of touching said samples─and get paid. Simple, no?
Northota: That being said, I wouldn't dream of throwing you in the deep end just yet. Let's have you start off with some junior marks so you can get your feet wet.

System: You are now permitted to take bills for junior marks from guildship hunt boards in Old Sharlayan and Radz-at-Han.
System: Defeat the monsters described on the bills and you will be rewarded with tokens that can be exchanged for exclusive items.
System: To exchange tokens for exclusive items, speak with either J'lakshai in Old Sharlayan, or with Wilmetta in Radz-at-Han.
System: New quests and associate marks will become available from Northota in Old Sharlayan upon reaching level 83.