Smarter Than the Average Beast
Final Fantasy XIV
Type Dravanian Sidequest
Reward 38,400 EXP 602 gil
Rewards Stuffed Chocobo
Area The Dravanian Forelands
Level 57
Prerequisites All Classes Lv.57, Tataru's Surprise
Starting NPC Marcechamp
Area The Dravanian Forelands
Location Tailfeather
Coordinates (X:31 Y:23)
Compare Smarter Than the Average Beast to other Quests
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Special monsters are spawned by quests, FATEs, or leves, or are normally occuring monsters with special properties for use in quests; instance monsters appear in dungeons, guildhests, and quest instances; notorious monsters (NMs) are unique monsters of particular note; high notorious monsters (HNMs) are unique monsters with notable rewards
Name
The family of the monster; if the monster has a class, that is also shown here; a ∗ indicates that the monster is a special quest monster and may have special defenses or other properties
Type
The range of levels this monster may appear at; the specific level of a monster depends on where it is encountered
Lv. Range
Hostile monsters will attack characters up to 10 levels above their own level; some passive monsters may be hostile when appearing in certain contexts, such as leves or FATEs
Behavior		 Drops Areas
Special monsters are spawned by quests, FATEs, or leves, or are normally occuring monsters with special properties for use in quests; instance monsters appear in dungeons, guildhests, and quest instances; notorious monsters (NMs) are unique monsters of particular note; high notorious monsters (HNMs) are unique monsters with notable rewards
Name
The family of the monster; if the monster has a class, that is also shown here; a ∗ indicates that the monster is a special quest monster and may have special defenses or other properties
Type
The range of levels this monster may appear at; the specific level of a monster depends on where it is encountered
Lv. Range
Hostile monsters will attack characters up to 10 levels above their own level; some passive monsters may be hostile when appearing in certain contexts, such as leves or FATEs
Behavior		 Drops Areas
Giant Gold Bear Bear 57 Hostile - -
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Monster Family Level
Monster Family Level
Giant Gold Bear Bear 57
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Name Type Subype
These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company
Plotline		 Level
The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level
EXP		 Gil
You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards
Rewards
You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed
Reward Options		 Prerequisites Starting NPC
Name Type Subype
These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company
Plotline		 Level
The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level
EXP		 Gil
You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards
Rewards
You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed
Reward Options		 Prerequisites Starting NPC
Tataru's Surprise Heavensward Main Scenario Heavensward - 57 76,800 658 gil - - All Classes Lv.57, Lost in the Lifestream Tataru
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Type:
Gray-named legacy items were available in 1.0 but can no longer be obtained
Name
The list of effects of consuming this item; most such effects are given as a percentage increase to a single attribute, though some items (not marked with a % sign) offer a flat bonus; the numbers in parenthesis denote the maximum bonus and the attribute total at which that bonus is reached; items will have their maximum effect on any attribute greater than or equal to this number
Attributes		 Recast Duration
A bonus to EXP earned while you are under the effects of this food
EXP		 Type Price Value
Gray-named legacy items were available in 1.0 but can no longer be obtained
Name
The list of effects of consuming this item; most such effects are given as a percentage increase to a single attribute, though some items (not marked with a % sign) offer a flat bonus; the numbers in parenthesis denote the maximum bonus and the attribute total at which that bonus is reached; items will have their maximum effect on any attribute greater than or equal to this number
Attributes		 Recast Duration
A bonus to EXP earned while you are under the effects of this food
EXP		 Type Price Value
Stuffed Chocobo - - - - Tabletop - 230 gil
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Name Area Location Coordinates
Whether this NPC is the starting or ending NPC for this quest; some NPCs will both start and end the same quest
Role
Name Area Location Coordinates
Whether this NPC is the starting or ending NPC for this quest; some NPCs will both start and end the same quest
Role
Marcechamp The Dravanian Forelands Tailfeather (X:31 Y:23) Start/End