Quests: The Search for Goldmane

On Saturday, Elboron, Grymalkyn and Tsakiki set out to Search for Goldmane. After helping Zoriboh in Rabao track down Sanctia on the Chasing Dreams quest, he wanted us to find Sanctia again to deliver a care package from her father and make sure she was staying out of trouble.

First we headed to Tavnazian Safehold and talk to Quelveuiat, who thought Sanctia might be looking for clues in Riverne - Site #A01. We switched to BST/RDM, BST/WHM, and BRD/WHM for our trip in to Riverne (level capped at 40), since with pets, the three of us would be better able to handle any fights we might have.

We fought some Riverne Vultures and found Copper Keys, and made our way through several of the islands. We managed to avoid most of the Hippogryphs and Firedrakes, but we did have to fight one Hippogryph. Having pets did indeed make it easier. When we arrived at one of the islands, we found Sanctia and her Moogle companion. She wasn't interested in any help, nor in the Care Package her father had sent to her. She was however very interested in the contents of a trunk we found on the island - letters and photographs that led her to believe she might get some information about Goldmane from the Bastokan navy.

So next we headed to the Bastok Metalworks and talked with Vladinek in the Eatery there. Sanctia showed up at about the same time, and was disappointed her theory was incorrect, but the man thought Purgonorgo Isle might be a good place to check. After a quick warp to Windurst, we used the outpost teleport to Buburimu and then made the short run to Bibiki Bay, where we caught the Manaclipper to the Isle. We'd changed back to our level 66 jobs (PLD, THF, BRD), but kept BLM subbed to get back to civilization more easily.

We looked around on the island, and found a weathered boat on a beach. Nearby, Sanctia was lying in the sand, having been attacked by something. Suddenly, an Elvaan ranger named Rohemolipaud appeared and engaged us in battle. He wasn't as tough as he thought he was, and ran away before we could defeat him. Sanctia finally accepted her care package, and we finally got to meet the elusive Goldmane (one of the longest cutscenes I've seen in the game). We actually had to do this fight three times, once for each of us, but the fights weren't hard for us. The ranger seems to reset hate a lot, so when he used Eagle Eye Shot, it was hard to guess who he was going to hit, but it didn't do much damage.

Sanctia gave us a Deluxe Carbine that Goldmane gave to her, and asked if she could be our apprentice. She wanted us to bring some money back to Rabao for her as well, so we did that, and reported back to Zoriboh and Sanctia's father.

New Title: Rookie Hero Instructor