Godbert Manderville

Godbert Manderville is a non-playable character in Final Fantasy XIV. A master goldsmith, he had recently acquired a seat on this Syndicate. He is the father of Hildibrand Manderville.

Appearance and Personality
Godbert is a male highlander hyur with grey hair and beard. He wears a red-shaded pince-nez spectacles....and little else, showing a muscular build. However during Syndicate meetings, he wears a cowl.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
Godbert is first seen at Camp Bronze Lake as a tourist resting in the hot springs. He features in several sidequests where players may assist him - up to and including rubbing salamander oil over his skin - and as thanks bestows a Meteor Survivor Ring.

He later appears in the second episode of the Hildibrand quests, where he is revealed to be both Hildibrand's father and a member of the Syndicate. He sought out to repair a priceless antique vase that was damaged, and was located in Northern Thanalan where he (somehow) slayed a chimera. To draw him out, Hildibrand teaches the player to perform the "Manderville dance. Godbert's first reaction upon seeing his son is to suplex him into the ground for not informing his family of his apparent survival. If the player finished his sidequests in Camp Bronze Lake, he will recognized them as "he/she of strong yet supple fingers."

Godbert agrees to repair the vase, quickly restoring it anew - and then going further by reurbishing it into an even fancier vase. He is indignant when the vase's owner points out it no longer resembles the original form.