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Tango with a Tracker

Start NPC	Despachiaire - Tavnazian Safehold, Map 2 (K-10)
Requirements	Dawn
Items Needed	Letter from Shikaree X
Title Granted	Sin Hunter Hunter
Repeatable	No
Reward	10,000 Gil

← Previous Quest	Next Quest →
Dawn	Requiem of Sin

Walkthrough

• Talk to Despachiaire at (K-10) of the top floor of Tavnazian Safehold, to get the Key Item: Letter from Shikaree X
  • The quest will not be flagged in your current quests. It will only appear in your completed quests if you are victorious.
  • This quest can be initiated after the player has completed the battlefield in the mission Dawn.
• Travel to Boneyard Gully (east of Attohwa Chasm Home Point #1) and enter the Battlefield:
  • Trusts cannot be called during this fight.
  • This battle is trivial at Item level. (see testimonials)
  • Time limit 30 minutes for 6 characters without Level Restriction, so buffs are not removed and experience points will be lost upon knock out.
  • The Letter from Shikaree X is lost upon entry. In case of a defeat, Despachiaire will hand over a new one.

  • The item can only be acquired once per week (Conquest Tally) and it does not matter if a character is still holding the item from the week before, it is still possible to receive another one during the week after the old one is used.

  • Those who have previously cleared this battle can enter the battlefield to help without any key item, but will not receive any reward.

Battle

• The enemies should be familiar... from Promathia Mission 5-3-2:

• Shikaree X: BST/NIN with two Daggers, ~4000 HP

• Shikaree X's Rabbit: ~4500 HP
• If Shikaree X's Rabbit is defeated before Shikaree X, it will be summoned again.

• Shikaree Y: DRK/MNK with Scythe, ~4000 HP

• As in Promathia Mission 5-3-2, they have extremely high TP gain, sometimes beginning a WS one second after their last one.

• They also share hate somewhat, and try to create Skillchains with each other.
• X and Y can be slept only with Elemental Seal. Also, Sleep only lasts 30 seconds, Sleep II about 35.
• Unlike in the mission, Shikaree X's Rabbit cannot be slept. However, it is susceptible to Bind and Gravity.

• Fight Strategy suggestion: Shikaree Y -> Shikaree X -> Shikaree X's Rabbit

Game Description

Client

Despachiaire (Elders' Quarters, Tavnazia)

Summary

A letter from Shikaree X addressed to you has arrived in the safehold. It appears she wants to gauge your battle prowess in Boneyard Gully.

SPOILER WARNING: Click here for additional details about this story line.

Source entry: Tango with a Tracker. Cached on this server on 5 November 2026.