| Region | Jabul Waters |
|---|---|
| Location | Seesyde Village, on the wooden pier beside the little green-roofed house over the water |
| Quest giver | Anube’s mother |
| Available | As soon as you reach Seesyde Village in Jabul Waters |
| You’ll need | Bind, and an echo to bounce up a ledge (the Trampoline works) |
| Reward | 10 pieces of bubble kelp, plus the Grilled Fish echo, which you learn when she hands you the fish |
A Seesyde mother’s son Anube has dozed off in the woods north of the village again, and she wants you to take him a grilled fish. The fish is huge, so carry it overhead and use Bind to bring it across the river and up the last ledge. Anube only eats the real thing, not an echo. It’s a short errand you can do the moment you arrive in Jabul Waters, and it teaches you the Grilled Fish echo, which lures certain monsters.
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How to Start
In Seesyde Village, walk out along the pier to the woman standing by the little green-roofed house over the water. She’s grumbling that her son Anube hasn’t come home in a while: “That boy’s surely sleeping in the woods to the north again.” She asks, “could you take some grilled fish to him?” She also warns you that “There’ve been hungry monsters lately in the woods where he naps,” and adds, “Just let me know if that grilled fish goes bad.” The Deliver the Grilled Fish! quest begins.
Walkthrough
Step 1: Take the grilled fish
She fetches it (“I’ll get it for you. Wait right there!”) and comes back with a grilled fish almost as big as she is (“Sorry, I know it’s a LOT to carry to him”). When she hands it over you learn the Grilled Fish echo. The real fish now sits on the pier. Lift it overhead to carry it, or Bind it so it floats along behind you. Keep it on the boards and don’t let it fall into the sea.
Step 2: Carry it out of the village
Walk back along the pier and onto the beach carrying the fish overhead, then leave the village to the north through the arch made of two big fish statues. Follow the dirt path north across the grass.
Step 3: Cross the river with Bind
Further north, a fallen stone pillar lies across the river like a log bridge. Set the fish down, Bind it, and walk over the pillar with the fish following you. On the far side you come into a stretch of woods with a treasure chest among the trees. Keep the fish bound and head toward the cliff at the back.
Step 4: Bounce up to Anube’s clearing
Anube sleeps in a small grassy clearing on top of the cliff, walled in by hedges and a tree, mumbling “Mom…where’s my…snack…”. Set the fish down at the foot of the ledge and summon a Trampoline there, then bounce up. From the top, Bind the fish and pull it up after you, then drop it on the grass in front of him.
Step 5: Let him eat
Anube sniffs (“*sniff sniff*”) and wakes up: “Yum! Something smells amazing!” He’s thrilled you came all this way: “Thanks! I’m starving!” After he finishes (“Crispy, salty, juicy… Perfect in every way!”) he says “Tell my mom thanks! I’m gonna get in a nice postmeal nap here.” The quest log updates.
If he won’t eat it, or the fish goes bad
Don’t try to save a trip with the Grilled Fish echo. Anube sniffs a summoned one and says “Smells…good. But not…like Mom’s.” Only his mother’s real fish counts. The real fish doesn’t last forever either. If it’s spoiled by the time you get back to her, she says “Oh, you’re back! I’m guessing that the grilled fish for my son went bad.” She cooks another on the spot (“Good thing I stocked up so I could make another”) and reminds you he’s in the woods north of the village. Take the new one straight to him.
Reward
Return to the mother on the pier (her bubble reads “Is he coming home?”). She’s puzzled that he went back to sleep after eating, sighing “I swear he spends the entire day just sleeping or eating.” Then she thanks you: “You got 10 pieces of bubble kelp!” Bubble kelp blended into a drink lets you hold your breath longer underwater (see Bubble Kelp and Smoothies). She adds, “I’ll leave some grilled fish here too. Take as much as you want.” The Side Quest Complete banner for Deliver the Grilled Fish! appears.
Tips
- Go straight to Anube without side trips, so the fish doesn’t go bad on the way.
- Keep the bubble kelp. You need three for Out of Bubble Kelp at the Zora Cove Smoothie Shop.
- The Grilled Fish echo you learn here (“can instantly entice certain monsters with its irresistible, savory aroma”) is handy for luring monsters away. See the Echo list.
