Thread: The Miraculous Dale    

OK, It's hard to call this endgame, but it IS a long quest that is worth mentioning.

It starts when you talk to Rankaru-Rankoru, a taru next to the fountain near the Lower Jeuno AH. You are tasked to kill a bunch of NMs while you have the Data Analyzer and Logger EX, a doll like the one that floats around in the Summoner quests (iirc), the NMs being:

Trumbling Truffle
Tottering Toby
Blubbery Bulge
Black Triple Stars (lol)
Drooling Daisy (rofl)
Jolly Green
Sharp-Eared Ropipi
Buburimboo
Dagerclaw Dracos
Trickster Kinetix
Ixtab
Gargantua
Shadow Eye
Boreal Coeurl
Boreal Hound
Boreal Tiger


I have no idea what the reward is. The NMs are old and easy, but still that's a lot to do, so this might be significant.

All of the dialogue from the dats in this spoiler box:
[spoiler:1329ck2k]Boy oh boy, am I in trouble-wouble!?Prompt?

Ah! You over there!
Yes, you, the one with the muscles! You look like an adventurer who's rough and ready-weady for anything.?Prompt?

I'm Rakuru-Rakoru, soon-to-be leading citizen of Windurst. I've got a proposal that you couldn't possibly resistaru!?Prompt?

Oh, it's you again...
If you've changed your mind aboutaru listening to my proposal, I'll excuse your earlier display of rudeness.?Prompt?

What do you say?
?Selection Dialog?Propose away!
I'm too busy.?Prompt?

Great! Now, what I want you to do, is--what!?
Hmph...then you can go and getaru ripped off at the auction house for all I care! Adventurers like you are a gil a gallon anyway. Hey wait, that didn't make sense...?Prompt?

Greataru! I knew you had promise!?Prompt?

Now, let me give you the low-down.
I'm from the Orastery in Windurst. I've been entrusted to conduct research of such great importaru, it will determine the very future of Vana'diel! No jokey-woke!?Prompt?

To complete my research, I'm recruiting strong, reliable adventurers to venture outaru and gather data on my behalf.?Prompt?

What kind of data, you ask??Prompt?

Hold on...justaru a second...
This here, is...?Prompt?

The miraculous ?Possible Special Code: 01??Possible Special Code: 05?3?BAD CHAR: 8280??BAD CHAR: 80??BAD CHAR: 80??!?Possible Special Code: 00?

So, like I said, your role in my promotion exam--er...research, is to collect data.?Prompt?

All you have to do is go and clobber all of the monstarus whose names have been recorded onto the ?Possible Special Code: 01??Possible Special Code: 05?3?BAD CHAR: 8280??BAD CHAR: 80??BAD CHAR: 80?, or “Dale,” as I like to call him.?Prompt?

Data of your encounter with each creature will be automatically recorded by Dale. So all that's leftaru to do is bring him back to me! Easy peasy, just like a strolly-woll through Windurst Waters!?Prompt?

With that data, fame and fortune will finally be...?Prompt?

Uh...I meantaru, peace and prosperity will be guaranteed for all of Vana'diel!?Prompt?

Of course, I'm not asking you to work for free. You'll be well rewarded aftaru completing the task. So, how about it??Prompt?

What do you say?
?Selection Dialog?Reward? Count me in!
Nah, it's not worth the effort.?Prompt?

Excellent! I knew I could count on--what!?
Hmph...then you can go and getaru thrown off a chocobo for all I care! A dozen adventurers like you aren't worth a single copper ingot anyway!?Prompt?

Excellent!
Why don't we first take a look at the list of monstarus??Prompt?

You can see the listy-wist of monstarus by examining Dale. The ones you've already defeated will have crosses after their names.?Prompt?

If you wantaru to know more about each of the creatures, just ask me, okay??Prompt?

?Dale's Monstaru List?
?Selection Dialog?Close list.
Tumbling Truffle ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 11)?[ /x]
Tottering Toby ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 12)?[ /x]
Blubbery Bulge ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 13)?[ /x]
Black Triple Stars ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 14)?[ /x]
Drooling Daisy ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 15)?[ /x]
Jolly Green ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 16)?[ /x]
Sharp-Eared Ropipi ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 17)?[ /x]
Buburimboo ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 18)?[ /x]
Daggerclaw Dracos ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 19)?[ /x]
Trickster Kinetix ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 20)?[ /x]
Ixtab ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 21)?[ /x]
Gargantua ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 22)?[ /x]
Shadow Eye ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 23)?[ /x]
Boreal Coeurl ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 24)?[ /x]
Boreal Hound ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 25)?[ /x]
Boreal Tiger ?Multiple Choice (Parameter 26)?[ /x]?Prompt?

According to my research...?Prompt?

Tumbling Truffle is a creature from the funguar family. It's known to inhabitaru valley floors near the Crag of Holla, in the northeastern area of the La Theine Plateau.?Prompt?

Tottering Toby is a creature from the sapling family. It's been observed around Coveffe Barrows, in the Batallia Downs.?Prompt?

Blubbery Bulge is a creature from the slime family. It's been observed around the Disused Well in the southwestern region of Davoi.?Prompt?

Black Triple Stars is a creature from the bat family. It's a known inhabitant of Brutus's Field in the Rolanberry Fields.?Prompt?

Drooling Daisy is a creature from the morbol family. It's been observed near the Fountain of Partings in the Rolanberry Fields.?Prompt?

Jolly Green is a creature from the goobbue family. It's supposed to inhabitaru the Luremarsh area in the Pashhow Marshlands.?Prompt?

Sharp-Eared Ropipi is a creature from the rabbit family. It inhabits the southeastern region of East Sarutabaruta.?Prompt?

Buburimboo is a creature from the pugil family. It's a known inhabitant of the Mighoya Dunes in the Buburimu Peninsula.?Prompt?

Daggerclaw Dracos is a creature from the raptor family. It's been observed in the southeastern region of the Meriphataud Mountains.?Prompt?

Trickster Kinetix is a creature from the evil weapon family. It's been seen in the open area near Delkfutt's Tower on Qufim Island.?Prompt?

Ixtab is a creature from the ghost family. It supposedly dwells in one of the roomy-wooms inside Upper Delkfutt's Tower.?Prompt?

Gargantua is a creature from the golem family. It's a known inhabitant of the coastaru area in eastern Beaucedine Glacier.?Prompt?

Shadow Eye is a creature from the Ahriman family. It's been seen in western Xarcabard.?Prompt?

Boreal Coeurl is a creature from the coeurl family. It supposedly dwells inside a cavey-wave in the northeastern region of Xarcabard.?Prompt?

Boreal Hound is a creature from the hound family. It supposedly dwells inside a cavey-wave in the southwestern region of Xarcabard.?Prompt?

Boreal Tiger is a creature from the tiger family. It supposedly dwells inside a cavey-wave in the northern region of Xarcabard.?Prompt?

Is there anything else you wantaru to know about??Prompt?

I'll let you hold on to Dale for the duration of your task. Bring him back here any time you want to check the listaru, okay??Prompt?

Thank you for your cooperation!?Possible Special Code: 00?

Hey! How goes my promotion exam--uh...the collection of data??Prompt?

May I see the ?Possible Special Code: 01??Possible Special Code: 05?3?BAD CHAR: 8280??BAD CHAR: 80??BAD CHAR: 80??
?Selection Dialog?Certainly.
Nothing to see here.?Prompt?

You still have a long way to go before I can getaru that promot--uh, before the people of Vana'diel can know true peace and prosperity. Yes, that's it...peace and prosperity!
?Prompt?

Looks like you've made some progress. Keep up the good work, and my promot--uh, the land will be rid of the pesky monstarus for good!?Prompt?

Hey, the list shows you've taken care of quite a few monstarus! The thought of my promot--uh, a brighter future for the land drawing nearer makes my heart racey-wace! Yes it does!?Prompt?

Wowsers! My promotion is just around the corn--uh, what I meantaru to say is, data collection is almost over! Exciting times indeed!?Prompt?

And that's the latest report from Dale.
Thank you for your continued cooperation!?Possible Special Code: 00?

<Gasp!>
The...the data. It...it&#39;s finally complete!?Prompt?

I knew a sorry bunch of monstarus like that would be a cakewalk for a bruiser like you!?Prompt?

But, wow!
I never thought passing the promotion exam could be this easy! I truly-wuly am a genius!?Prompt?

Now, let me prepare your reward for services rendered...?Prompt?

(Hohoho, a measly-weasly price to pay for passing the exam.)?Prompt?

(My promotion at the Orastery is guaranteed!)?Prompt?

(But why stop there? At this rate, joining the ranks of the Patriarchs doesn&#39;t even seem crazy-wazy anymore! Mwahahaha!)?Prompt?

Now, I justaru need to lock down the battle data...?Prompt?

Hrm?
Doesn&#39;t seem to be working for some reason...?Prompt?

Uwaaah!
It&#39;s...alive!??Possible Special Code: 00?

<Beep!>
Surveillance subject: Rakuru-Rakoru....?Prompt?

(Th...that voice! It can&#39;t be!)?Possible Special Code: 00?

<Beep!>
My pitiful little fraudster, did you think you&#39;d get away?
How do I punish thee? Let me count the ways!
Ohohohohoho!?Prompt?

Uwaaaaaah!!!?Possible Special Code: 00?

M-my promotion...my dreamy-weam of becoming leading citizen...all gone...
<Sniff, sob>?Possible Special Code: 00?[/spoiler:1329ck2k]

This reeks of FF12



where the hell is Monteblanc?

best bet for most of these seems to be killing them in nyzul, since most of them come up there at some point

Originally Posted by Atreides

best bet for most of these seems to be killing them in nyzul, since most of them come up there at some point

I doubt that counts tbh

Rolanberry's Aery for.... Drooling Daisy!?? D:

It is nice that they are using these old NMs for something though.

Wonder what the reward is.

This kinda seems like fun, though I'm torn between doing it now and possibly being disappointed by the reward and waiting until the NMs are possibly overcamped due to an unexpectedly awesome reward once we find out what it is.

Originally Posted by Yuri-G

This kinda seems like fun, though I'm torn between doing it now and possibly being disappointed by the reward and waiting until the NMs are possibly overcamped due to an unexpectedly awesome reward once we find out what it is.

Black Triple Star's Aery

The horror. The horror.

I actually used to camp a bunch of these just for fun back in the day, this could give me something to do when I'm bored. I'll have to go flag this up.

Are they serious? Lol, why offer a gil reward.... it screams RMT.

Originally Posted by Reizvoll

Just finished.

The reward.

[spoiler:bom4vnc7]Obtained: 59630 gil.[/spoiler:bom4vnc7]

You can't be serious >_>

I'm doing this quest with a couple people atm, we're currently 9/16 on the NMs. As soon as we finish tonight I'll post and let people know what the reward is.

edit; learn2read good. Is it seriously just gil?

Originally Posted by Mikayla

I'm doing this quest with a couple people atm, we're currently 9/16 on the NMs. As soon as we finish tonight I'll post and let people know what the reward is.

edit; learn2read good. Is it seriously just gil?

Please finish and confirm :/

A group of us on Garuda finished this about an hour ago reward below:

[spoiler:3ilye5zx]59,630Gil[/spoiler:3ilye5zx]

Tried zoning, talking after game day, etc, no new quest sooooooo seems like thats it