A new harness

Have you ever been this close to drooling because a certain armor looks really yummy? I can't really say the Rapparee Harness is something I'd want to eat, but i sure want one. Renomus had asked me the day before if I wanted to go to Phomiuna Aqueducts and look for the Job Specific Equipment you can get from there. Or rather, an artifact which in turn can become a JSE.

I didn't get to go with Renomus yesterday, but I asked him again today if he wanted to go. He was itching to go get his own JSE done, so we agreed to meet in Jeuno. I had already visited Bastok and talked with Brygid the Stylist in hopes of her telling me about the latest "fashion". After talking to her wearing a Wool Gambison and a Carapace Subligar, she told me to go get a Gemini Subligar.

After gathering a group, we went to the Tavnazian Safehold which holds the entrance to the aquaducts. Inside we fought many a battle in hopes of getting everyone a subligar, but we died several times (because we were unlucky and there was too few of us). I was the only one being able to use the spell Reraise because I was the only White Mage in the group. That ment a lot of time spent on raising everyone because I don't have much MP in a level 40 capped place (I really hate that curse.. I hope I can manage to get rid of it some day), and being weakened doesn't really help much.

I also got kind of frustrated when everyone lotted on everything from Beastmen's Seals to cloths and ingots. Whenever they lotted on something they shouldn't lot on, I lot as well as my way of showing my dissapproval. I only accept lotting if it's a rare and/or exclusive item that is used in a given quest or on a mission. Since we were looking for subligars I didn't mind that they lot on them, but I did have a problem with lotting on smaller things which we would have shared equally anyway.

I felt really bad for Renomus who died several times. A white mage hates seeing their friends die in battle, but I tried to have Renomus raised first. He did a very good job inside the aquaducts, and it was fun being able to do something together with Renomus where we were equals for once. It's hard not to think of Renomus as someone who is superior to me in every way. I'm not really looking forward to asking for help to defeat Death from Above in Temple of Uggalepih. I hate asking my friends for such favors.

I also want to thank Rengai for helping me craft the Carapace Subligar earlier today. It looked really nice, although it didn't look that nice on me. Even the Harness I got as a reward for this run looks silly on me - I look skinny and it shows too much skin. (yes, I know I'm silly) (^^;)