SeraphPDH: Paladin Man!: July 2007

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Questing the Holy Grail...

Everyone has their Grail. That one thing, that one item, that one event that eludes them. Keeps itself just out of grasp, seems impossible to get. Well, I have one in FFXI. For what I've caculated to be just over two years, I have been trying to get the Crimson Cuisses. What is the Crimson Cuisses you ask? Well, sit down and let me tell you a little story.

There are a handfull of items in FFXI that increase movement speed. I don't mean haste which causes faster attacks and recasts, but actual movement speed. Like, get my ass from point A to point B quicker than before. The Striders Boots, Herald's Gaiters, and Ninja Artifact Boots (At Night), and some Salvage armor piece I can't recall at the moment all increase movement speed. There is, however, one single pieces of cursed god armor that also does this, the Crimson Cuisses. It is a piece of leg armor made using an abjuration drop off of Kirin. The main special quality of this piece of armor is of course, its the only movement increasing piece of armor that Paladin can use. X-D

Anyway, now that my little backstory is over, back to the present. Long story short, in all three endgame sky shells I have been in, either I was never high enough on the points list to get the drop off Kirin, or when I was first for the drop it never dropped. My streak of no drop Kirins where I was first in line stands at a whopping fifteen. So, when I heard we were doing another double Kirin this Friday, I figured I would get another double 'no drop' like we did two weeks ago. For the first time in a long time, I was wrong...


Over two years! Man, I just didn't know what to say. 'Thy suffering hast been rewarded' indeed. I am still kinda amazed by it. I guess I will have to find a new Grail eventually...
Though, it's been awhile since our LS last got a pair, so everyone was pretty pumped. I even got another PLD to tag along for a nice fashion shot after I got the legs...
Thinking that the weekend couldn't get any more fun after hours of running around in my new fast pants, I finally managed to get enough Ancient Beastcoins for my Brutal Earring. I should still be twenty-two short, but a buddy in my LS gave me the rest of his since he is quitting at the end of the month. Ruheibenbai, you will be missed, take care man. In his honor, I am naming the earring "Ruh's Brutal." Five percent of my swings will now be because of him. :3


Oh well, a mixed blessing of sorts I guess. I am looking forward to the new dungeon event thing during Summerfest this year. Also, Ararith is going to make me go scooping again this week so we can make her a signed Goldfish Bowl. /shudder... (o.o);;;;;;;;;;