- "I travel in search of tales and legends of the noble dragons. Could I ask you to perhaps assist me in my research?" —Traveling Author
Here Be Dragons is a side story in Octopath Traveler. The tale begins by speaking to the Traveling Author at the center of Northreach.

Traveling Author, Northreach
Resolution[]
Inquire /
Scrutinize[]
Successfully use the Inquire or Scrutinize path action to glean the following knowledge:
Knowledge | Townsperson | Image | Location | ![]() |
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Dragon of the Highlands | Cheerful Storyteller | ![]() |
Cobbleston, outside tavern | 10 | 60% |
Dragon of the Frostlands | Veteran Mercenary | ![]() |
Stillsnow, near the tavern | 20 | 60% |
Dragon of the Cliftlands | Affable Merchant | ![]() |
Orewell, west side near general store | 45 | 50% |
The tale ends once all three pieces of knowledge are given to the Traveling Author.
- "After hearing more tales of dragons in the Frostlands, Cliftlands, and Highlands, the author was able to put quill to paper once more."
Trivia[]
- Cheerful Storyteller appears in Cobbleston only after Olberic's Chapter 1 story has been completed.
- According to him, "Once, in an age long lost to us, a dragon was said to live in the mountains of this land. "It was able to speak the words of men, yet it wielded a mysterious power beyond that of any mortal."