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The Tenshodo Showdown

This is the first Thief Artifact Armor quest - otherwise known as AF1.

Start NPC	Nanaa Mihgo - Windurst Woods (J-3)
Requirements	Thief 40+ Tenshodo Member's Card
Items Needed	Letter from the Tenshodo Tenshodo Envelope Quadav Stew Signed Envelope
Repeatable	Yes, after AF is complete.
Reward	Marauder's Knife

← Previous Quest	Next Quest →
None	As Thick as Thieves

Walkthrough

• Talking to Nanaa Mihgo in Windurst Woods at (J-3) as a level 40+ Thief to start the quest and receive a Letter from the Tenshodo.
  • You must have a Tenshodo Member's Card from the Tenshodo Membership quest to continue.
• Talk to Harnek at (J-7) in Lower Jeuno just inside the HQ for a cutscene and a Tenshodo Envelope.
• Before heading to Selbina, skip a step by heading to Beadeaux and stealing from a Garnet Quadav, Silver Quadav, or Zircon Quadav until you obtain a Quadav Stew.
  • There are three teleport options to get to Beadeaux:
    • First is the Survival Guide at the entrance.
    • Second is via Geomagnetic Fount located behind the first Mute.
    • The third is Outpost Teleportation to Pashhow Marshlands (K-6). There is also a survival guide there, as there is at every outpost.
  • Talking to Elfriede first makes no difference to steal rate.
  • You can do this with your current level thief or with thief as a sub job on a high level job.
  • Steal success rate varies wildly; even on 75 Thief it may take several attempts to successfully steal the stew.
  • If the quest has been flagged properly, you will never steal a Silver Beastcoin before obtaining the stew.
• After you have obtained the Quadav Stew, travel to Selbina and talk to Elfriede at (J-9) of the Shepherd's Muster Inn for cutscene with Sneaking Tiger, who says you must bring him a Quadav Stew.
• Trade the stew to Elfriede for a cutscene and a Signed Envelope.
  • Although not at all necessary to the remaining Artifact Armor quests, consider a peek at the contents of the envelope and remember the signature.
• Head back to Lower Jeuno and talk to Harnek for a final cutscene and to receive your reward.

Game Description

Client

Nanaa Mihgo (Cat Burglar's lair, Windurst Woods)

Summary

The Tenshodo is gathering expert thieves to its fold. Carry out your orders by handing the Tenshodo envelopes to the appropriate people and having them sign the documents within.

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Source entry: The Tenshodo Showdown. Cached on this server on 5 November 2026.