Ebisu Fishing Rod

Statistics Ebisu Fishing Rod (Fishing Tackle) All Races A legendary fishing rod that appears in Far Eastern mythology. Stackable: Not Stackable	Other Uses Resale Price: Cannot be sold to NPCs. Used in Quests: Fish Favors the Bold
Synthesis Recipes None	Used in Recipes None
Desynthesis Recipe None	Obtained From Desynthesis None

How to Obtain

Cannot be auctioned, traded, or bazaared, but can be delivered to a character on the same account.
Cannot be obtained as a random reward from the Gobbie Mystery Box Special Dial and similar sources.

Quests

• Indomitable Spirit

Special Event

• Mog Bonanza 2011 (Rank 1)

Historical Background

In Japanese mythology, Ebisu is one of the seven Gods of Fortune, said to be the god of fishermen, workingmen, and good luck. He is also the guardian of the health of children. According to legend he was born with no bones (or no arms and legs) and was cast into the sea before the age of three. When he eventually washed ashore he was cared for by Ainu Ebisu Saburo. By three years of age he had regrown his skeleton (or limbs) and become the god Ebisu. He remained deaf and slightly crippled, but extremely jovial and is thus depicted laughing (so titled "The Laughing God"). He is frequently paired with the god Daikokuten, the god of wealth; both are occasionally grouped with Fukurokuju and coined "The Three Gods of Good Fortune".

References

• Diabolos-Brian's journal. A journal documenting the trials of the Ebisu quest.
• Kida's Fishing Database. A general FFXI fishing site.