Setting Out

"My dream is to become a singer and travel the world, but thanks to my father's debt, I'm stuck in a rut here..." —Pensive Girl

Setting Out is a side story in Octopath Traveler. The tale begins by speaking to the Pensive Girl outside of the tavern in Stillsnow.

Pensive Girl Stillsnow Location — Pensive Girl, Stillsnow

Resolution[]

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

Challenge / Provoke[]

Use the Challenge or Provoke path action to duel the Pathetic Father (

Min Lvl: 3 /

[Strength:2, HP:605, Weak:

] ) inside the tavern in Stillsnow.

The tale ends once the Pathetic Father is defeated.

"The pathetic father of the past was no more. Instead, the man got an honest job to provide his daughter the future of which she always dreamed."

Guide / Allure[]

Travel to Quarrycrest Mines in Quarrycrest. Successfully use the Guide or Allure path action on the Tavern Proprietor (

Min Lvl: 5 /

Base: 80% ) inside the tavern.

The tale ends once the Tavern Proprietor is brought to the Pensive Girl.

"It was like a dream come true: the tavern master agreed to pay her debts if she would sing at his establishment. She rejoiced and accepted his generous proposition."

Epilogue[]

Upon completion of the side story, the following occurs:

If the Challenge/Provoke path is chosen:
- Pensive Girl changes her name to Wide-eyed Girl
- Pathetic Father changes his name to Reformed Father and relocates to outside of the tavern next to the Wide-eyed Girl.
  Wide-eyed Girl, Stillsnow
  Reformed Father, Stillsnow
If the Guide/Allure path is chosen:
- Pensive Girl changes her name to Budding Songstress and relocates to the tavern in Quarrycrest Mines.
  Wide-eyed Girl, Stillsnow

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