Petyr Winsome showed up in Ul'dah tonite, and gave some juicy info. I copied down my log, omitting my LS entries:
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Petyr Winsome: Why hello there adventurers, My name is Petyr Winsome, reporter for the Harbor Herald.
Petyr Winsome: I was wondering if any of you have any interesting stories to share with me for my article at the Herald.
Mone Claude: Can you speak Japanese?
Petyr Winsome: How about you there Zeta Zgundam? Any tales to tell me for my article?
Zeta Zgundam waves.
Petyr Winsome: What about you Mone Claude? Do you have any tales to tell?
Mone Claude はPetyr Winsomeにちゅっちゅした。
Uni Neko: how about the nerf curse that's afflicting all us archers
Petyr Winsome: Nerf, whatever is that? Sounds like something that's spongey.
Uni Neko: yeah, it made every archer in eorzea undesirable in parties
Petyr Winsome consoles you.
Uni Neko: it's worse than the chocobo plague
Petyr Winsome: Oh my, that is quite an affliction, but I suppose anything with the moniker of ___Curse would be bad.
Uni Neko: made us all weak
Uni Neko: it's kind of a bad thing when all you can contribute is raw damage
Taylor Tots bows courteously to Envy Invidia.
Petyr Winsome: Hmm well enough damage on something will eventually take it down though.
Envy Invidia bows courteously to Taylor Tots.
Uni Neko: true, but you know how people are, bigger is better in thier minds
Petyr Winsome: Very much so I suppose.
Petyr Winsome: Say have you heard the rumors about some beastmen tribe attempting to ally themself with the Empire?
Jaison Aurelio: I hope it's not the Sylphs!
Uni Neko: not really, but considering how the empire feels about beastmen, I don't see an alliance happening
Petyr Winsome: It does seem unlikely, and the rumors were unsubstantiated. But from what I have heard it was some sort of really big Beastmen.
Uni Neko: Amal'jaa? I'm sure they're on the empire's genocide list
Taylor Tots dances sprightly for Petyr Winsome.
Petyr Winsome claps for Taylor Tots.
Jaison Aurelio: I wonder if it's the Ixali! Isn't Garuda their primal?
Taylor Tots bows courteously to Petyr Winsome.
Uni Neko: they're not all that large though
Petyr Winsome: I do not think it was them, was some tribe I have not heard of, all I heard was that they were very big.
Uni Neko: like trolls?
Petyr Winsome: Perhaps. The only other part of the rumor said that they had an icy demeanor.
You fail to understand Petyr Winsome.
Uni Neko: I've met my share of trolls over the year, though they tend to be more obnoxious jerks than "icy"
Petyr Winsome bursts out laughing at you.
Petyr Winsome: Then again this all could just be bunk, made by the mind of someone who spent a little too much time rummaging around underground.
Uni Neko: maybe, there sometimes is truth in rumours though
Jaison Aurelio: I wonder where this beastman tribe could be found?
Petyr Winsome: Yes, there is usually some grain of truth somewhere in a rumor. Only time would tell though.
Nyeik Knight: Great, so now we wait.
Petyr Winsome: The report I saw with the rumor said something about "up north" somewhere.
Petyr Winsome: No real specific location was mentioned unfortunately.
Jaison Aurelio: I wonder if we adventurers can travel there at the moment?
Uni Neko: must be pretty cold up north
Jaison Aurelio: I want to confront these icy beastmen!
Taylor Tots: and negotiate with my fine tip sword to their throats!
Petyr Winsome: I wonder that myself honestly. But I think I'll leave first contact to you strong adventurers.
Petyr Winsome: A bit too old to be wandering about in dangerous territory now.
Uni Neko: maybe there's a cure for the nerf curse up there
Nyeik Knight: I hope so T_T
Jaison Aurelio: I wonder if these icy beastmen call upon Shiva as their primal!
Petyr Winsome: I think that would make sense, certainly more so than having it be Ifrit. I do believe that one would get cold up there.
Petyr Winsome bursts out laughing.
Jaison Aurelio laughs at Petyr Winsome.
Petyr Winsome: Well I must be off now to get these notes to my editor. You have been a great help. Thank you kindly.
Petyr Winsome bids farewell.
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It sounds like there will be some new beastmen, and some new areas to go to at an unspecified later date. Thoughts?