Just a Quick Trim?

My linkshell, Blue Alliance, has been dead for sometime - or so I thought! I'd equipped it today and Akasheaa was on! Not spoken with Aka in years(?) maybe. Was really good to speak to her again, and after awhile, BBK also popped on. Turns out Aka has been away for some time, and BBK only plays on certain days due to work commitments, so I guess I had just been missing everyone's schedule. Now to see if Sirdante, Cheekee and Teila will come back on it will be like old times.

I began with continuing my Treasures of Aht Urhgan storyline, which involved escorting the Lady Karababa around. Went to the Shararat Teahouse first, then to the Aydeewa Subterrane, and finally to the Navukgo Execution Chamber in Mount Zhayolm. Did this almost the second it came out last time, before guides were written, but today I followed the 'how to get there quickly' guide on the wiki and can't believe how close it is if you take that route!

Khimaira 13 hits really fast and really hard, critting for over 100 on my 92 PLD (speed of hits made curing very hard), but occasionally grows weak, hitting softly and very slowly. Using Invincible and Chivalry, plus a Tav Taco (but no Yagudo Drinks or potions / ethers), I was able to hold out and kept myself alive whilst Lady Karababa nuked it. She finished it off and I was able to complete that leg of the missions - now to wait until JP midnight tomorrow.

With my final LB fight coming up against the Taru, I decided to try my hand at farming the item for the BCNM and also the items for the Olde Rarab Tail. I started off in the Bostaunieu Oubliette on Blind Bats and Panaa Cottas but although the bats were OK with my three BLM Trust Alter-Egos, the Panaa Cottas (slimes) annihilated them using Fluid Toss! Getting a bit frustrated I went to the Dangruf Wadi to try my hand at the Trimmers and Natty Gibbons

Crab mobs are relatively simple to fight, nothing really nasty but the Natty Gibbons have that AoE claw move. I had some very lengthy fights and after an hour or two I only got a Fossilised Fang. It was more frustrating that enjoyable or satisfying but then maybe I'm getting too comfortable on Bloodsuckers in the Oubliette!