Side Stories are a reoccurring game mechanic that function as short stories that may be resolved either by using a path action , obtaining a specific item, or defeating certain enemies.
There are 101 side stories in total in Octopath Traveler .
The first side story available is always Kit, the Traveler , and will take place in the same region as the first traveler chosen by the player.
There are 8 side stories series (one for each region) that take place over three parts. Each series begins at the region's Chapter 1 towns, then to the intermediate towns, and end at the Chapter 4 towns.
Side Stories in the Chapter 1 towns will not be available until the corresponding traveler's Chapter 1 stories are completed.
List of Side Stories [ ]
Name
Client
Path Action
Client Location
Reward(s)
Prerequisites / Notes
Kit, the Traveler
Kit
N/A
Northern Flamesgrace Wilds
1,500
Only present if Ophilia is the starting traveler
Sir Miles, Servant of the Flame (I)
Miles
Flamesgrace
1,500 Nourishing Nut x 1
Ophilia 's Chapter 1 story completed
Sir Miles, Servant of the Flame (II)
Stillsnow
6,600 Nourishing Nut (M) x 1
Sir Miles, Servant of the Flame (III)
Northreach
11,000 Ardante Attire x 1Nourishing Nut (L) x 1
The Slumbering Giant
Diligent Student
Flamesgrace
4,500Calamity Spear x 1
Ophilia 's Chapter 1 story completed; Boss - Jötunn
The Innocent Inmate
Accused Man
or
Flamesgrace Cathedral Entrance
1,500Tough Nut
Ophilia 's Chapter 1 story completed
Let There Be Warmth
Ingenious Inventor
Stillsnow
4,800 Nourishing Nut x 1Sharp Nut x 1
Setting Out
Pensive Girl
or
Stillsnow
3,300Alluring Ribbon x 1
Here Be Dragons
Traveling Author
Northreach
11,000 Dragon's Scarf x 1
Heirloom of a High House
Byron the Noble
or
Northreach
9,000Sharp Nut (L) x 1
Lianna and Eliza
Lianna
Flamesgrace Cathedral
11,000Bishop's Staff x 1
Ophilia 's and H'aanit 's Chapter 4 stories completed
Arianna Again (I)
Arianna
Stillsnow
None
Primrose 's and H'aanit 's Chapter 4 stories completed
Arianna Again (II)
Oren
Stillsnow
11,000Adamantine Dagger x 1
Ogen's Epilogue
Ogen
Northreach
9,000Double Tomahawk x 1
Alfyn 's Chapter 4 story completed
Name
Client
Path Action
Client Location
Reward(s)
Prerequisites / Notes
Kit, the Traveler
Kit
N/A
East Atlasdam Flats
1,500
Only present if Cyrus is the starting traveler
In Search of Father (I)
Noblecourt
4,500
Kit, the Traveler completed
Theracio's Tutelage (I)
Theracio
Atlasdam
1,500Invigorating Nut x 1
Cyrus 's Chapter 1 story completed
Theracio's Tutelage (II)
East Noblecourt
6,600Invigorating Nut (M) x 1
Theracio's Tutelage (III)
Wispermill
11,000Teacher's Hat x 1Invigorating Nut (L) x 1
Fit for a King
Capable Culinarian
Atlasdam
1,500Healing Grape (M) x 2
Cyrus 's Chapter 1 story completed
City of Gold
Passionate Reader
or
Atlasdam Palace Gate
9,000Alluring Ribbon x 1
Cyrus 's Chapter 1 story completed
The Prodigious Painting
Art Lover
or
Atlasdam Palace
13,000
Cyrus 's Chapter 1 story completed
The Price of Vengeance
Luckless Sellsword
East Noblecourt
6,500Veteran's Helm x 1
The Gravekeeper's Grief
Old Gravekeeper
or
East Noblecourt
4,500Gravekeeper's Mark x 1
Tilting at Windmills
Slender Farmer
or
Wispermill
22,000
Ophilia 's Chapter 4 story completed
Scaredy Sheep
Carefree Shepherd
Western Wispermill Flats
12,000 Elemental Augmentor x 1
Ophilia 's Chapter 4 story completed Boss - Mánagarmr
Mikk and Makk Make Good
Mikk [1]
Noblecourt
11,000Mikk and Makk's Shield x 1
Tressa 's and Therion 's Chapter 4 stories completed
[1] While Mikk is indicated as the client, the side story begins by speaking with either
Barham or
Orlick .
Name
Client
Path Action
Client Location
Reward(s)
Prerequisites / Notes
Kit, the Traveler
Kit
N/A
East Rippletide Coast
1,500
Only present if Tressa is the starting traveler
In Search of Father (II)
Moonstruck Coast
9,000
In Search of Father (I) completed
Le Mann, Explorer Extraordinaire (I)
Le Mann
Rippletide
1,500Fortifying Nut x 1
Tressa 's Chapter 1 story completed
Le Mann, Explorer Extraordinaire (II)
Goldshore
6,600Fortifying Nut (M) x 1
Le Mann, Explorer Extraordinaire (III)
Grandport Markets
11,000Adventurer's Hat x 1Fortifying Nut (L) x 1
Love Unrequited
Mathilda
or
Rippletide
1,500Critical Nut (M) x 1
Tressa 's Chapter 1 story completed
Left Behind
Former Sailor
Goldshore
4,500 Elemental Ward x 1
The Merchant's Path
Merchantry Master
or
Goldshore Manor District
11,000Slippery Nut x 1Light Nut x 1
Scourge of the Seas
Fledgling Fisherman
Goldshore Manor District
7,000Leviathan Shield x 1
Boss - Leviathan
An Exotic Aroma
Woman from Quaragosa
or
Grandport Markets
11,000Revitalizing Jam x 1
Princess Mary, Redux
Princess Mary
Rippletide
9,000Absolute Zero Staff x 1
Cyrus 's Chapter 4 story completed
Keeping Up with the Wyndhams
Cordelia Ravus
Grandport
12,000Blessed Blazon x 1
Tressa 's and Therion 's Chapter 4 stories completed
The Diarist's Desire
Ing
Grandport Markets
6,500Alluring Ribbon x 1
Tressa 's Chapter 4 story completed
Name
Client
Path Action
Client Location
Reward(s)
Prerequisites / Notes
Kit, the Traveler
Kit
N/A
South Cobbleston Gap
1,500
Only present if Olberic is the starting traveler
At Journey's End
Impresario
N/A
Ruins of Hornburg [1]
100,000Spurning Ribbon x 1
Alphas and the Impresario completed
Noelle, Seeker of Knowledge (I)
Noelle
Cobbleston
4,800Tough Nut x 1
Olberic 's Chapter 1 story completed
Noelle, Seeker of Knowledge (II)
Stonegard Heights
6,600Tough Nut (M) x 1
Noelle, Seeker of Knowledge (III)
Everhold
11,000Historian's Hat x 1Tough Nut (L) x 1
Fertile Fields
Kindly Farmer
Cobbleston
1,500Inspiriting Plum (M) x 1
Olberic 's Chapter 1 story completed
Never Forget
Melancholy Youth
or
Cobbleston
9,000Sharp Nut (M) x 1
Olberic 's Chapter 1 story completed
Up to No Good
Elderly Shopowner
or
Stonegard Valleys
5,000Guardian Amulet x 1
Lost in Translation
Bookbinder
Stonegard Heights
6,500 Exotic Garb x 1
A Royal Secret
Inquiring Youth
or
Stonegard Heights
5,000Royal Crest x 1
Star of the Stage
Impresario
Everhold
15,000Revitalizing Jam x 1
Performance Art
Ardent Actor
or
Everhold
22,000
Russell's Repentance
Russell
Stonegard
9,000Confessional Armor x 1
Cyrus 's Chapter 4 story completed
[1] While the location is the
Ruins of Hornburg , the
Impresario is found on the
West S'warkii Trail .
Name
Client
Path Action
Client Location
Reward(s)
Prerequisites / Notes
Kit, the Traveler
Kit
N/A
Southern Sunshade Sands
1,500
Only present if Primrose is the starting traaveler
Ria, Born to Roam (I)
Ria
Sunshade
1,500Magic Nut x 1
Primrose 's Chapter 1 story completed
Ria, Born to Roam (II)
Wellspring
6,000Magic Nut (M) x 1
Ria, Born to Roam (III)
Marsalim
11,000Magic Nut (L) x 1
Her Time to Shine
Blue Dancer
or
Sunshade
1,500Wind Amulet x 1
Primrose 's Chapter 1 story completed
The Bouncer
Hired Barkeep
Sunshade Tavern
1,500Fortifying Nut x 1
Primrose 's Chapter 1 story completed
Shadow over the Sands
Staid Soldier
Wellspring
8,000Transcendent Bow of Shadows x 1
Boss - Snake Charmer and Giant Python
In Search of Sweets
Sweet Tooth
Wellspring
4,500Gourmet's Charm x 1
In Search of the Unknown
Old Aristocrat
or
Marsalim
11,000Alluring Ribbon x 1
The Prisoner's Plea
Kevin
Marsalim Palace
300Revitalizing Jam x 1
The Adventures of Ali
Ali
Sunshade
9,000Tradewinds Spear x 1
Tressa 's Chapter 4 story completed
Back with Bale
Bale
Wellspring
9,000Captain's Badge x 1
Ophilia 's and Olberic 's Chapter 4 stories completed
King Khalim's Conundrum
King Khalim
Marsalim Palace
30,000
All travelers' Chapter 4 stories completed
Name
Client
Path Action
Client Location
Reward(s)
Prerequisites / Notes
Kit, the Traveler
Kit
N/A
West Clearbrook Traverse
1,500
Only present if Alfyn is the starting traveler
Daughter of the Dark God (II)
Alphas
Saintsbridge
10,000
Daughter of the Dark God (I) completed
Meryl, Lost then Found (I)
Meryl
Clearbrook
1,500Resistant Nut x 1
Alfyn 's Chapter 1 story completed
Meryl, Lost then Found (II)
Saintsbridge
6,600Resistant Nut (M) x 1
Meryl, Lost then Found (III)
Lower Riverford
11,000High House's Armor x 1Resistant Nut (L) x 1
For Want of Fish
Angler
or
Clearbrook
1,500Mighty Belt x 1
Alfyn 's Chapter 1 story completed
A Sweet Reunion
Lost Grandfather
South Clearbrook Traverse
2,000
Alfyn 's Chapter 1 story completed
A Corpse with No Name
River Dweller
or
East Saintsbridge Traverse
5,000Gentleman's Charm x 1
The Worrywart
Worrywart
Saintsbridge
6,600Invigorating Nut x 1Resistant Nut x 1
The Pilgrims' Plight
Kindly Cleric
Saintsbridge Cathedral
6,600Refreshing Jam x 1
The Adventuring Life
Servant
or
Riverford
11,000Critical Nut (L) x 1
Zeph and Mercedes (I)
Nina
Clearbrook
None
Cyrus 's and Alfyn 's Chapter 4 stories completed
Zeph and Mercedes (II)
Mercedes
Atlasdam Palace Gate
11,000Memorial Axe x 1
Friends Again
Nate
Saintsbridge
Badge of Friendship x 1
Ophilia 's Chapter 4 story completed
The Hidden Hoard
Passionate Youth
or
Riverford
15,000Revitalizing Jam x 1
Ophilia 's Chapter 4 story completed
Hello Again, Harald
Reggie
Riverford
8,000Harald's Sword x 1
Olberic 's Chapter 4 story completed
Name
Client
Path Action
Client Location
Reward(s)
Prerequisites / Notes
Kit, the Traveler
Kit
N/A
North Bolderfall Pass
1,500
Only present if Therion is the starting traveler
Daughter of the Dark God (I)
Alphas
Ravus Manor Gate
5,000
Therion 's Chapter 1 story completed
Kaia, Mother of Dragons (I)
Kaia
Bolderfall
1,500Light Nut x 1
Therion 's Chapter 1 story completed
Kaia, Mother of Dragons (II)
Quarrycrest
6,600Light Nut (M) x 1
Kaia, Mother of Dragons (III)
Orewell
11,000Robe of the Dragon Princess x 1Light Nut (L) x 1
Sparks of Revolution
Stern Guardsman
or
Bolderfall
2,000
Therion 's Chapter 1 story completed
The Bandits' Code
Veteran Brigand
or
Lower Bolderfall
2,400Blazon of Protection x 1
Therion 's Chapter 1 story completed
The Weaver's Predicament
Gendy
or
Quarrycrest
6,500Weaver's Charm x 1
A Miner Dilemma
Miner
Quarrycrest Mines
9,000Sharp Nut x 1Critical Nut x 1
On the Precipice
Struggling Merchant
or
Orewell
11,000Refreshing Jam x 1
The Wayward Son
Miserable Mother
Orewell
9,000Olive of Life (L) x 1
Heathcote's High Jinks
Heathcote
Ravus Manor Gate
12,000Heathcote's Dagger x 1
Therion 's Chapter 4 story completed
Revello and Odette
Revello
Quarrycrest
9,000Revello's Helm x 1
Primrose 's and Cyrus 's Chapter 4 stories completed
Name
Client
Path Action
Client Location
Reward(s)
Prerequisites / Notes
Kit, the Traveler
Kit
N/A
North S'warkii Trail
1,500
Only present if H'aanit is the starting traveler
Alphas and the Impresario
Impresario
N/A
West S'warkii Trail
10,000
In Search of Father (II) , Daughter of the Dark God (II) , and all travelers' Chapter 4 stories completed Boss - Azure-eyed Tiger
Ashlan the Beastmaster (I)
Ashlan
S'warkii
1,500Slippery Nut x 1
H'aanit 's Chapter 1 story completed
Ashlan the Beastmaster (II)
Victors Hollow: Arena Gate
6,600Slippery Nut (M) x 1
Ashlan the Beastmaster (III)
Duskbarrow
11,000Monster Trainer's Hat x 1Slippery Nut (M) x 1
Rite of Passage
Aspiring Hunter
or
S'warkii
1,500Refreshing Jam x 1
H'aanit 's Chapter 1 story completed
Way Through the Woods
Genteel Madam
S'warkii
1,500Magic Nut x 1Critical Nut x 1
H'aanit 's Chapter 1 story completed
Into Thin Air
Laconic Father
Victors Hollow
9,000Deathly Blade x 1
Boss - Devourer of Men
Arena Aspirations
Listless Gladiator
or
Victors Hollow
4,800Refreshing Jam x 1
A Promising Venture
Gambler
Victors Hollow: Arena Gate
4,800Healing Grape Bunch x 3
A Cub with No Name
Fearful Mother
or
Duskbarrow
7,000Beastly Scarf x 1
Looting Grave Robber
Obliging Merchant
Duskbarrow
4,000Energizing Pomegranate (L) x 1
Again with Alaic
Alaic
Victors Hollow
9,000Primeval Bow of Storms x 1
H'aanit 's Chapter 4 story completed