The Rescue Drill

Mission Name:   The Rescue Drill   Start NPC:   Any San d'Orian Gate Guard   Requirements:   Mission: Save the Children   Suggested Level:   15   Title:      Repeatable:   No   Reward:   Rank points         Previous Mission:   Save the Children   Next Mission:   The Davoi Report

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Walkthrough

• If you are a low-level character, for this mission, you may want Prism Powders and Silent Oils or some friends to help fight monsters on the way.
• Talk to the NPC at the gate to receive your orders.
  • You may have to trade 1 stack of crystals for rank points.
• Head to La Theine Plateau and walk down the road until you encounter Galaihaurat at (E-6). He will talk about some training mission.
• Note: If the quest A Timely Visit is active, you will be unable to get the proper messages and cutscenes in La Theine Plateau until it has been completed.
• Now head east into the canyon. At (F-6) you will find Equesobillot, then Deaufrain as you walk down the embankment.
• Go down the lower level of the canyon; Poison Funguar aggro to sound. You will encounter other NPCs in the area. Talk to Vicorpasse, then Laurisse and Narvecaint near the zone to Ordelle's Caves. At (F-7) you will zone into Ordelle's Caves.
• Upon zoning, hug the left wall and you will find Ruillont hiding in a small pond next to a wall at (G-3). Speak to Ruillont, and he mentions that if he only had his sword...
• Zone back into La Theine Plateau. Speak to the soldiers around the canyon until one gives you a Bronze Sword. Which soldier has it is completely random (bringing a different Bronze Sword does not work)
  • This could also include Galaihaurat at (E-6)
• Return to Ruillont once you have obtained the sword and trade it to him.
• Return to Vicorpasse to receive Key Item: Rescue Training Certificate.
• Return to a Mission NPC to complete the mission.

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Game Description

Mission Orders

Participate in the Temple Knights' rescue drill out on La Theine Plateau.

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SPOILER WARNING: Details about the Final Fantasy XI in-game storyline follow.

Script

The Rescue Drill - Gatehouse, San d'Oria
San d'Orian Gate Guard: There's not much work in right now. I suppose you could go participate in the Temple Knight's rescue drills out in the La Theine Plateau. ("Tell me more.") San d'Orian Gate Guard: Enter the forest beyond the Westgate and head southwest. You'll come out onto the La Theine Plateau before long. San d'Orian Gate Guard: Once you're out on the plateau, keep going until you see the knights. The training grounds aren't far from there. San d'Orian Gate Guard: That is all. You'll take the mission then? ("I accept.") San d'Orian Gate Guard: It's all just a drill, so this should be easy compared to your usual fare. Just follow orders and you'll be fine.
The Rescue Drill - La Theine Plateau
(You wander around La Theine Plateau speaking to the various Temple Knights.) Galaihaurat: Are you in the rescue drill? Galaihaurat: Head to the other side of that valley over there. One of my compatriots will assist you. Equesobillot: Head down here if you wish to take part in the rescue drill. Deaufrain: They're conducting drills up ahead... At least, I think they are. Vicorpasse: Greetings, I'm Vicorpasse, squad captain in the Temple Knights. Vicorpasse: We are supposed to be conducting rescue drills, but one of our "injured" soldiers has gone missing. Your assistance is finding him would be appreciated. Vicorpasse: The missing soldier is a new recruit by the name of Ruillont. I just hope nothing's happened to him... Augevinne: One of the "injured" soldiers has gone missing! Well, don't just stand there! Help us search! Yaucevouchat: Well? Find anything? Tayula: No, nothing, sir! Laurisse: Well? Any sign of him? Narvecaint: Hey! Narvecaint: Hey! Come take a look at this! Quickly! Narvecaint: Look, a cave! Maybe he went in there!
The Rescue Drill - Ordelle's Caves
(You enter Ordelle's Caves to find Ruillont hiding behind a cave formation.) Ruillont: An adventurer, are you? I am Ruillont of the Temple Knights. I came here without my sword, and now fiends have surrounded me. Ruillont: As the "wounded knight" for our training, I was to lie near the entrance. But a swarm of fiends happened upon me, and I was forced to flee into this cave. Ruillont: Since I had left my sword with a companion, I had to find a place to hide...and now I'm stuck here. Ruillont: What? You've come to rescue me? Ruillont: I must refuse! Ruillont: Imagine, a knight rescued by some passerby! Why, my family would be mocked for generations to come! Ruillont: Confound it! If I only had my sword, I'd cut through these fiends single-handedly...
The Rescue Drill - La Theine Plateau
(You head back outside the cave to find which Temple Knight has Ruillont's sword.) Temple Knight: Ruillont's sword? Yes, I was keeping it for him during training. Temple Knight: What, Ruillont's stuck in a cave? How typical of him to refuse your help... Temple Knight: Yes, I believe you; I'm sure it's him. Take this to him in there, would you? We'll keep it between you and me.
The Rescue Drill - Ordelle's Caves
(Upon trading Ruillont's sword to him.) Ruillont: My sword! You've brought me my sword! Ruillont: This is just what I needed. I thank you, adventurer. Ruillont: I'll be fine from here on out. Please let my captain know... Ruillont: I'm going to stay here and observe the caves for a while. Watch out for those fiends, eh!
The Rescue Drill - La Theine Plateau
Vicorpasse: What? Ruillont's in that cave? And he doesn't want us to send help, eh? That's my boy! He's an elite in the making, that one! Vicorpasse: Well, the rescue training was a wash, but you helped us find our lost soldier. I think you've earned this Rescue Training Certificate. Vicorpasse: No, really. These drills are naught compared to venturing into one of those caves. Hand that certificate to the knight at the gatehouse, and you'll be done.
The Rescue Drill - Gatehouse, San d'Oria
San d'Orian Gate Guard: You've returned! I hear the drill turned into something far more perilous. But real battle is the best drill for recruits, in my opinion. San d'Orian Gate Guard: Regardless, you've done well. I'll turn to you when there's work to be done, now.

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