- "Hey there, traveler! How about a tune to welcome you to our fair town!" —Guitarist by the town entrance
Crackridge is a town in Octopath Traveler II. It is the setting for Ochette's Chapter 2: Tera Route and Temenos's Chapter 3: Crackridge Route.
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Crackridge is home to a large number of Moonshade Order adherents, who wear crescent moon necklaces and meet after dusk. They do not take kindly to visits from clerics, denying the existence of the neighboring Fellsun Ruins, though they appear to know of the existence of the Sacred Flame nearby.
Crackridge is also home to the Creature of Legend who serves as its guardian, Tera. Years ago, Tera saved the land from a volcano by collapsing the mountain into a valley. Since then, the guardian has fallen into a deep slumber in the chasm beneath Crackridge, shaking the town with tremors whenever someone disturbs him.
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Olive of Life (M)- From the Far Reaches of Hell
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"Crackridge" is comprised of "crack" + "ridge," referring to the town's precarious position along the ravine in which Tera sleeps.
Trivia[]
- At night, a child NPC stands by the entrance to the Abandoned Road. Interacting with her will cause her to run away down the road, though she disappears when one enters the Abandoned Road, and returning to the town resets her position. It is currently unknown if this NPC serves a purpose.
- According to his biography, one young man who appears at night leaves town each and every day, supposedly heading east toward an abandoned road. He will not explain where he's going to anyone who asks, but his crescent moon necklace and Forbidden Staff suggest his membership in the Moonshade Order.
- At day, an old woman with a crescent moon necklace stands by edge of the inn and stares fixedly at the corner of the town by the Abandoned Road, perhaps monitoring the area. Given the three NPC's interest in the road, it seems that the Moonshade Order continues to watch over the Fellsun Ruins to the east.
- None of the Moonshade Order adherents will willingly give up their crescent moon necklaces, requiring them to be mugged or stolen.
- Ori can be found in Crackridge Inn recuperating from her ritual attempt after the player completes the Journey for the Dawn. However, she cannot be interacted with in any way for the rest of the game.
- According to a child living in the town, Crackridge was originally founded by three miners.
- The price to restore reputation in Crackridge is 4,500 leaves.
- Crackridge's armorer is frequently patronized by an eminent soldier well-versed in all manner of weapons, who takes great pleasure in sharing his knowledge at length with any customers who happen to walk by. Many of them leave the shop before he finishes talking.
- Multiple quarries on the outskirts of Crackridge yield unique red rock, which can be sold for a high price to make a fine pigment.
- The scholar who guards From the Far Reaches of Hell contains a biographical reference to the original Octopath Traveler, mirroring the message in the Ruins of Eld. His bio repeats the words, "Death. Pain. Destruction." The mural repeats the phrases, "DEATH DOOM DESTRUCTION."
- Crackridge's inhabitants appear to know about the Sacred Flame hidden in the Fellsun Ruins, as they enter the ruins after Ori's sacrifice to find her collapsed.
- According to a scholar living in the town, the wind currents in Crackridge follow a unique pattern, sometimes stirring up whirlwinds.
- Because of the impeccable service of one of the women who works there by day, Crackridge's inn has become something of a famous destination.
- When composing the theme "Village in the Ravine," Yasunori Nishiki aimed to create a town piece with a bleak, slightly lonely sound, like “Orewell, Beneath the Crags” in the original Octopath Traveler. In the theme's night version, its melody is played on acoustic guitar, creating a lonely atmosphere that differs from the recorder in the day version.[1]