Way of the Archer
Way of the Archer
- Quest giver
- Athelyna
- Location
- New Gridania (X:15, Y:12)
- Level
- 1
- Experience
400- Gil
0- Previous quest
So You Want to Be an Archer- Next quest
- My First BowA Matter of Perspective
- Patch
- 2.0
“Athelyna wishes you to reaffirm your desire to join the Archers' Guild.
— In-game description
Rewards
- Unlocks
- Archer
- If starting the game as a archer, the rewards will instead be: 5
Braised Pipira
Objectives
- Speak with Guildmaster Luciane.
- (If starting the game as a archer, you will have additional objectives):
- Slay 3 Ground Squirrel.
- Slay 3 Little Ladybugs.
- Slay 3 Forest Funguars.
- Return to New Gridania, and the Archers' Guild.
- Speak to Luciane for your reward.
Journal
- Athelyna wishes you to reaffirm your desire to join the Archers' Guild.
- You have been referred to Luciane, the master of the Archers' Guild. Seek her out in the rear chamber.
- Luciane teaches you that an archer must be able to identify and exploit the enemy's weakness. To this end, the guild seeks to instill a discerning eye within its members. Equip the Weathered Shortbow Luciane has gifted you, and speak to her once more to be assigned your first trial.
- ※The next archer quest will be available from Luciane upon reaching level 5.
Dialogue
Accepting the Quest
Athelyna: The look in your eye bespeaks your determination. It would be my pleasure to refer you to Guildmaster Luciane.
Athelyna: Lest you worry unduly, Luciane is an affable and kind-hearted woman. Even those not of the guild have been known to seek her counsel on various matters, and ever have they been given fair hearing.
Athelyna: Luciane awaits you in the training area yonder. Present yourself before her, and impress upon her your desire to join the guild.
Speaking to Guildmaster Luciane
[Unskippable Unvoiced Cutscene START]
Luciane: Greetings, adventurer. I am told you wish to join our ranks.
Luciane: I am Luciane, the master of the Archers' Guild, and I bid you welcome. Our doors are open to all who have the will to learn.
Luciane: Allow me to explain the basics of our art, and offer you a foretaste of that which we teach the members of our guild.
Luciane: The bow's greatest advantage is its range. Unlike those arms used in other disciplines of war, it allows one to strike at the enemy from afar.
Luciane: Though the bow may not boast the destructive force of a sword or spear, its myriad strategic applications more than compensate for this shortcoming. An experienced archer can immobilize an enemy by striking a leg, or sap its strength with a poisoned arrow.
Luciane: Rise to become a virtuoso of archery, and a veritable deluge of death will be yours to rain down upon your foes.
Luciane: By fighting from a distance, we can better assess the battlefield and thereby determine the most advantageous course of action.
Luciane: This is of paramount import, as our role in battle is to exploit the enemy's weakness. With the requisite placement and timing, but a single arrow may serve to turn the tide.
Luciane: To this end, the guild seeks to instill a discerning eye within its members, that they might learn to strike at vulnerabilities, swiftly and surely.
Luciane: Now, any half-wit can bend the bow, but it is no simple undertaking to become a skilled archer. You must be prepared for a long and arduous journey.
Luciane: Are you resolved to complete that journey?
Will you dedicate yourself to archery?
> No.
You silently shake your head.
Luciane: That it regrettable. Yet it is good to see a wo/man who knows his/her own mind.
Luciane: You would make a fine archer─had you but the will. Should you experience a change of heart, seek me here once more.
> Yes.
You silently nod.
Luciane: Very well. Now, before proceeding any further, I must needs gauge your innate aptitude for archery. To this end, I hereby assign you the following trial...
Luciane: Slay the squirrels, ladybugs, and funguars that roam just beyond the city gates─three of each should suffice.
Luciane: In so doing, you will prove your fitness to join the Archers' Guild.
Luciane: Report back to me when the task is accomplished. I doubt that it will trouble you unduly.
If you picked up Archer as an extra class:
> Yes
You silently nod.
Luciane: That is well. From this moment forth, you may consider yourself one of our number.
Luciane: Now, lend me your hunting log, if you would. I shall add to it the names of such creatures as would provide a fitting challenge to an archer.
Luciane: And to help you on your way, I bestow upon you this shortbow.
Luciane: Arm yourself with your new weapon and then speak to me again.
Luciane: I would have you undertake a trial to gauge your fitness to join the guild.
[Unskippable Unvoiced Cutscene END]