Niellefresne Thaudour

Niellefresne is a non-player character from the original ''Final Fantasy XIV. ''He was the goldsmith guildmaster and the proprietor of Eshtaime's Lapidaries.

Appearance
Niellefrense is a tall Elezen male with gray hair and blue eyes. he wears round glasses and a red vest.

Final Fantasy XIV/Legacy
Niellefresne is first seen in the Ul'dahn opening where he is running the parade and chastising Greinfarr for being late, before they can leave however he is stopped by F'lhaminn and tells Greinfarr to take the flower as a precaution. As the parade begins all seems to be going well until a gobbue breaks free and knocks over the carriage and injures F'lhaminn. Running to her aid to check on her she wakes up and alerts him of a rampaging gobbue, Thancred jumps in to distract the beast as the two run to safety. After its defeat it goes on another rampage while Nielle and Flhaminn give chase, with the Gobbue running rampant in the streets it eventually crashes into a wall, knocking Warburton into a coma. These events are seen by the adventurer in an echo flashback.

The adventurer goes to the Goldsmiths guild to sell one of the flowers from the parade, and just as he does he is taken back in time once more where he meets Nielle for the first time. He welcomes the adventurer and notices that the flower does not wilt and pays him for his compensation. In another echo he appears at the gladiator's guild speaking with Greinfarr about how Ul'dah is in need of a reformation.

In what appears to be the Platinum Mirage Thancred plays a betting game for Nielle to admit the truth to everyone present. Thancred wins multiple games at this point and explains that there are merchants in Ul'dah looking to profit off of the war with garlemald and there are people looking for fame and glory in the peoples time of need. Nielle doesn't admit to any of his claims and leaves the room.