In Search of the Unknown

In Search of the Unknown
Client	Old Aristocrat
Region	Sunlands
Town	Marsalim
Reward(s)	11,000 Alluring Ribbon x 1

"I've lived my whole life till now enjoying every pleasure to be had in this land... is there nothing left for me to discover in this world?" —Old Aristocrat

In Search of the Unknown is a side story in Octopath Traveler. The tale begins by speaking to the Old Aristocrat standing in the middle of Marsalim.

Old Aristocrat, Marsalim

Resolution

The side story may be resolved using one of two methods:

Purchase / Steal

Travel to Grandport. Successfully use the Purchase or Steal path action to obtain Tales from a Faraway Land from the Passionate Peddler (   6,385 /  Lvl 61 ), standing outside of the Provisioner.

Passionate Peddler, Grandport.

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The tale ends once Tales from a Faraway Land is given to the Old Aristocrat.

"Heart racing with excitement from Tales from a Faraway Land, the noble embarked on a journey of his own with his trusted bodyguard."

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Challenge / Provoke

Use the Challenge or Provoke path action to duel Swordsman Yuri (  Min Lvl: 40 /  [Strength:10, HP:41,638, Weak:] ), standing next to the Old Aristocrat.

Swordsman Yuri, Marsalim

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The tale ends once Swordsman Yuri is defeated.

"Though the lord had never seen Yuri lose, the man assured his loyal swordsman of his continued trust in his abilities."

Trivia

[v · t · e · ?] Side Stories Frostlands: Sir Miles, Servant of the Flame (I/II/III)  •  The Innocent Inmate  •  The Slumbering Giant  •  Lianna and Eliza*  •  Let There Be Warmth  •  Setting Out  •  Arianna Again (I/II)*  •  Here Be Dragons  •  Heirloom of a High House  •  Ogen's Epilogue* Flatlands: Theracio's Tutelage (I/II/III)  •  The Prodigious Painting  •  Fit for a King  •  City of Gold  •  Zeph and Mercedes (II)*  •  In Search of Father (I)†  •  The Gravekeeper's Grief  •  The Price of Vengeance  •  Mikk and Makk Make Good*  •  Scaredy Sheep  •  Tilting at Windmills Coastlands: Le Mann, Explorer Extraordinaire (I/II/III)  •  Love Unrequited  •  Princess Mary, Redux*  •  In Search of Father (II)†  •  Left Behind  •  The Merchant's Path  •  Scourge of the Seas  •  An Exotic Aroma  •  The Diarist's Desire*  •  Keeping Up with the Wyndhams* Highlands: Noelle, Seeker of Knowledge (I/II/III)  •  Never Forget  •  Fertile Fields  •  Lost in Translation  •  A Royal Secret  •  Up to No Good  •  Russell's Repentance*  •  Star of the Stage  •  Performance Art  •  At Journey's End† Sunlands: Ria, Born to Roam (I/II/III)  •  Her Time to Shine  •  The Bouncer  •  The Adventures of Ali*  •  In Search of Sweets  •  Shadow over the Sands  •  Back with Bale*  •  The Prisoner's Plea  •  In Search of the Unknown  •  King Khalim's Conundrum* Riverlands: Meryl, Lost then Found (I/II/III)  •  For Want of Fish  •  A Sweet Reunion  •  Zeph and Mercedes (I)*  •  Daughter of the Dark God (II)†  •  The Worrywart  •  The Pilgrims' Plight  •  A Corpse with No Name  •  The Hidden Hoard  •  The Adventuring Life  •  Friends Again*  •  Hello Again, Harald* Cliftlands: Daughter of the Dark God (I)†  •  Kaia, Mother of Dragons (I/II/III)  •  The Bandits' Code  •  Sparks of Revolution  •  Heathcote's High Jinks*  •  A Miner Dilemma  •  The Weaver's Predicament  •  Revello and Odette*  •  On the Precipice  •  The Wayward Son Woodlands: Ashlan the Beastmaster (I/II/III)  •  Rite of Passage  •  Way Through the Woods  •  Alphas and the Impresario†  •  Arena Aspirations  •  A Promising Venture  •  Into Thin Air  •  Again with Alaic*  •  A Cub with No Name  •  Looting Grave Robber Special: Kit, the Traveler