Jiaju Tai

Jiaju Tai
Affiliation	Canthans
Type	Human
Profession	Mesmer
Service	Mission starter Travel NPC
Level(s)	10 (20)
Campaign	Prophecies

Jiaju Tai is a trader from the neighboring continent of Cantha.

Locations

• Kryta
  • Lion's Arch (at the docks in the southern region)
  • Lion's Arch (Sunspears in Kryta)

Quests

Quests given:

• The Weaver of Nebo

Quests involved in:

• Mhenlo's Request
• Temple of the Intolerable

Skills

• Clumsiness
• Conjure Phantasm

Dialogue

"We have a saying in Cantha: 'May the Heavens attend to your needs. I shall attend to your wants.'

I promise, my traders will do all that is in their power to see to it that you can buy anything your heart desires.

What business do we have to discuss?"

Can you take me into D'Alessio Seaboard? (during War in Kryta and after completion of it)

"Ah, yes, the new Krytan royalty had contacted me about this. Normally, I wouldn't use my ship for such purposes, but I am being paid quite handsomely. We should be able to drop you off in an isolated location so you can do whatever it is you need to do without being noticed by any White mantle in the area. Is your party ready to go? I hope you are on the list of approved travelers."

We are ready to travel to D'Alessio Seaboard! (sent to D'Alessio Seaboard (explorable area))

Just a few things to take care of first. Give me a moment.

I just wanted to talk.

"Yes, let us talk. Perhaps we will find it profitable."

Who are you? (and) Tell me about yourself.

"I am Jiaju Tai, mistress of seven merchant fleets, granted trading rights in the lands of the north by authority of the Emperor of Cantha."

Where is Cantha?

(for non-Factions characters)

"Cantha lies south, across the ocean...past the ruins of Orr, past the islands of Fire, past the crystal lands of burning sun, and beyond the clashing seas. Only the greatest sailors dare such a journey, I assure you."

(for Factions characters)

"Is this some kind of joke? I can tell from your style of dress and your manner of speech that you hail from Cantha...So if you do not know where it is, I truly pity you."

What brings you here?

"Some find their inspiration in the glory of a temple, but to me there is no greater altar than a bustling marketplace! Some people think that material goods are the way we hide from ourselves, but I say the opposite is true! After all, what better measure of a man is there than what he does and does not value?"

But why Lion's Arch?

"Where else should a Canthan fleet land? Ascalon is in ruins. Orr has sunken into the sea. The Dwarves don't properly appreciate imported goods. No, it had to be Kryta, and there is no greater city in all of Kryta than Lion's Arch. As they say: In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."

Can you take me to Cantha?

"I do not operate pleasure cruises, you know. I am a merchant trying to make money shipping goods. And you are not goods! Use your ship on the map for traveling."

Notes

• Interviewed by Murro for his War Chronicles, regarding overseas trade.