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Bad Communication

Start NPC Ferdechiond - Abyssea - Vunkerl
Requirements Level 2 fame
Items Needed Key ItemEspionage Pearlsack
Repeatable Yes, After zoning out.
Reward 300-1500 Cruor

Zero to one of :
Orison Seal: Feet (WHM) (???%)
Ferine Seal: Feet (BST) (???%)
Raider's Seal: Feet (THF) (???%)
Unkai Seal: Feet (SAM) (???%)
No Seal (???%)

Walkthrough

  • Talk to Ferdechiond at the Outpost (I-9, Conflux #00); he will give you his Key ItemEspionage Pearlsack and ask you to check his linkpearls at three different spots, which he marks on your map. Reward depends on your speed.
  • Go to the three points and click on the ???. They are located at (H-10, G-8, E-11).
  • Return to Ferdechiond (A) for your reward.
    • Ferdechiond: It took you a fair while, but I cannot be overly critical of a civilian volunteer.
      • ==> 700 cruor 1st completion. 300 after that. (Slowest, 10+ minutes)
    • Ferdechiond: And a fairly swift return, at that. Yeoman's work from a civilian like yourself.
      • ==> 1000 cruor 1st completion. 600 after that. (Medium. ~8-9 minutes)
    • Ferdechiond: Why, it seems barely a moment ago that you set off on your mission. Thorough and swift. That's what I like to see!
      • ==> 1500 cruor 1st completion. 800 after that. (Fastest. ~7 minutes or below.)
  • Your time begins when you accept the quest and ends after you click on the third ???, NOT when you talk to the NPC for the final time.

Routes

  • The safest, fastest route is to take Conflux #04, head NE and get the ??? at G-8. Head south to the ??? at E-11, then continue south and circle around to the ??? at H-10. There are true sight Aestutaurs to manoeuvre through, but it's easier than taking Conflux #7 and trying to manuever through the field of Clammy Imps. Sneak/invis a must. Movement speed helpful if you have it. If you avoid aggro, then you should never fail to get max Cruor reward.
  • Alternate route: Take Conflux#00=>Conflux#04 and head NE to G-8 for the first ???. Back S to Conflux#04=>Conflux#05. Head NW to second ??? at H-10 (sneak for bats, careful if NM Lord Varney is up). Walk south, past Conflux#05 then W through Devegetators to third ??? at E-11, back to Conflux#05=>Conflux#00. You will avoid Clammy Imps and Aestutaurs with this route. Done in less than 5 minutes with 12% movement speed and using flee once.
  • Fastest way to do this is as Bard with AF3 feet with movement speed+, with Key ItemAtma of the Master Crafter or another Movement Speed+ Atma on, plus Chocobo Mazurka; makes for a VERY fast roundabout run :)

Game Description

Client
Ferdechiond
Summary
The linkpearls planted afield to gather intelligence on the Abyssean hordes are not functioning as intended, and Ferdechiond is displeased. Investigate the situation with all speed!

Source entry: Bad Communication. Cached on this server on 4 November 2026.

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