Side Stories are a recurring 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 67 side stories in Octopath Traveler II.
- The first side story available is always The Traveler's Bag, and will take place in the same region as the first traveler chosen by the player. This side story also acts as an introduction to the Day/Night mechanic.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Traveler's Bag | Al | Battle | North Beasting Traverse | Slippery Nut x 1 Healing Grape x 3 |
Only present if Ochette or Castti is the starting traveler (Castti must leave Canalbrine by ferry without leaving by land first) |
| Building Bridges | Human Boy | Item |
Beasting Village | Critical Nut x 1 Resistant Nut x 1 |
Ochette's Chapter 1 story completed |
| Culinary Cunning | Cooking Enthusiast | Information |
Beasting Village | Gluttonous Glaive x 1 |
Ochette's Chapter 1 story completed |
| The Late Riser | Master Fisherman | Unconscious |
Tropu'hopu | Slippery Nut (M) x 1 |
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| Pearl Hunt | Man Searching for Pearls | Item Unconscious |
Tropu'hopu: Floating Theater | Cupid's Bow x 1 Empowering Lychee (M) x 1 |
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| Stage Actors | Stage Director | Duel |
Tropu'hopu: Floating Theater | Physical Belt x 1 |
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| Ghormf! | Beastling | Lead |
Nameless Village | Stupefying Stone Axe x 1 |
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| Shirlutto's Next Chapter | Shirlutto | Item |
Nameless Village | Befuddling Greatbow x 1 |
Temenos's chapter 4 story completed |
| Name | Client | Path Action | Client Location | Reward(s) | Prerequisites / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Traveler's Bag | Al | Battle | Western Canalbrine Coast | Slippery Nut x 1 Healing Grape x 3 |
Only present if Castti is the starting traveler |
| Waiting All Day and Night | Waiting Youth | Lead |
Canalbrine | Magic Nut x 1 Empowering Lychee x 1 |
Castti Chapter 1 story completed |
| Traveler's Lost and Found | Young Traveler | Item |
Canalbrine | Critical Nut (M) x 1 |
Castti Chapter 1 story completed |
| Lighthouse Restoration | Town Lighthouse Keeper | Item |
Canalbrine | Lighthouse Keeper's Bandana x 1 Tough Nut (L) x 1 |
Castti Chapter 1 story completed |
| Goading the Grapes | Grape Farmer | Information |
Western Conning Creek Coast | Nourishing Nut (M) x 1 |
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| The Fish Filcher | Head Fisherman | Unconscious |
Conning Creek | Fortifying Nut x 1 |
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| A Young Girl's Wish | Apathetic Girl | *Various* | Conning Creek: Outskirts | Vest of Joy x 1 Revitalizing Jam x 1 |
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| Lady Clarissa's Next Chapter | Lady Clarissa | Lead |
Conning Creek | Well-Worn Pole x 1 |
Osvald's Chapter 5 story completed |
| Floyd and Thurston's Next Chapter | Floyd | Unconscious |
Roque Island | Floyd's Neo Bow x 1 |
Partitio's Chapter 5 story completed |
| Name | Client | Path Action | Client Location | Reward(s) | Prerequisites / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Traveler's Bag | Al | Battle | Eastern New Delsta Highroad | Slippery Nut x 1 Healing Grape x 3 |
Only present if Throné is the starting traveler |
| The Bourgeois Boy | Wealthy Boy | Lead |
New Delsta | Sharp Nut (M) x 1 |
Throné's Chapter 1 story completed |
| Utterly Exhausted! | Exhausted Man | Unconscious Item |
New Delsta | Dragon's Scarf x 1 |
Throné's Chapter 1 story completed |
| A Devilishly Delicious Dish | Tavern Cook | Item |
New Delsta | Master Rod x 1 Chef's Ladle x 1 |
Throné's Chapter 1 story completed |
| A Gambling Man | Concerned Wife | Information |
New Delsta: Backstreets | Victory Ring x 1 Energizing Pomegranate x 1 |
Throné's Chapter 1 story completed |
| My Beloved Catharine | Haggard Man | Lead |
Clockbank | Cait Powder x 1 |
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| Descended from Royalty | Royal Descendant | Item Information |
Clockbank: Industrial District | Resistant Nut (M) x 1 |
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| For Whom the Clock Tower Tolls | Clock Tower Technician | Lead |
Clockbank | Invigorating Nut (L) x 1 |
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| A Genius Inventor | Arkar | *Various* | Eastern New Delsta Highroad | Mechanical Top Hat x 1 |
Unlocks the Inventor job |
| Veronica's Next Chapter | Veronica | Information |
New Delsta | Bodyguard's Vantage x 1 |
Agnea's Chapter 5 completed |
| Name | Client | Path Action | Client Location | Reward(s) | Prerequisites / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Traveler's Bag | Al | Battle | Southern Cape Cold Snows | Slippery Nut x 1 Healing Grape x 3 |
Only present if Osvald is the starting traveler |
| The Baby's Coming | Flustered Villager | Lead |
Cape Cold | Nourishing Nut x 1 |
Osvald's Chapter 1 story completed |
| Ruffians' Redoubt | Peddler | Unconscious |
Eastern Cape Cold Snows | Peddler's Feathered Cap x 1 |
Osvald's Chapter 1 story completed |
| A Present for My Son | Thoughtful Father | Item |
Winterbloom | Magic Nut (M) x 1 Refreshing Jam x 1 |
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| The Sword in the Stone | Troubled Woman | Item |
Winterbloom | Rusty Sword x 1 Revitalizing Jam x 1 |
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| A Disquieting Shop | Shopkeeper's Daughter | Unconscious |
Stormhail | Sharp Nut (L) x 1 Slippery Nut (L) x 1 |
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| Lingering Love | Dismal Woman | Item |
Stormhail | Alluring Ribbon x 1 |
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| Bandelam's Next Chapter | Bandelam | Item |
N/A | N/A | Cut from the final game/inaccessible. |
| Melia's Next Chapter | Melia | Item |
Winterbloom | Melia's Amulet x 1 |
Castti's Chapter 4 story completed |
| Name | Client | Path Action | Client Location | Reward(s) | Prerequisites / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Traveler's Bag | Al | Battle | Southern Oresrush Wilds | Slippery Nut x 1 Healing Grape x 3 |
Only present if Partitio is the starting traveler |
| Stolen Goods | Peddler | Unconscious |
Oresrush | Light Nut x 1 Healing Grape (M) x 1 |
Partitio's Chapter 1 story completed |
| Wanted: A Good Joke | Joe | Information |
Oresrush | Invigorating Nut (M) x 1 |
Partitio's Chapter 1 story completed |
| The Missing Girl | Worried Mother | Lead |
Gravell | Sisters' Amulet x 1 |
Boss: Deep One |
| Reaching for the Stars | Ambitious Youth | Unconscious |
Gravell | Gaudy Hat x 1 |
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| The Cave Monster | Foreman | Battle | Unfinished Tunnel | Resistant Nut (L) x 1 |
Boss: Manymaws |
| In Search of the Divine Weapons | Porta | *Various* | Gravell | Wise King's Shield x 1 |
Unlocks the Armsmaster Job |
| Alpione's Next Chapter | Alpione | Information |
Gravell | Alpione's Amulet x 1 |
Ochette's Chapter 3 story completed |
| Name | Client | Path Action | Client Location | Reward(s) | Prerequisites / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Traveler's Bag | Al | Battle | Eastern Cropdale Trail | Slippery Nut x 1 Healing Grape x 3 |
Only present if Agnea is the starting traveler |
| The Soused Nobleman | Tavern Assistant | Unconscious |
Cropdale | Prosperity Charm x 1 |
Agnea's Chapter 1 story completed |
| Crop Revival | Weaver | Information |
Cropdale | Invigorating Nut x 1 Inspiriting Plum (M) x 1 |
Agnea's Chapter 1 story completed |
| Useless Fruit | Considerate Youth | Information |
Wellgrove | Beastly Scarf x 1 |
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| Through a Child's Eyes | Brooding Girl | Lead |
Wellgrove | Charm of Compassion x 1 |
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| Proof of Innocence | Meylan | Lead |
Timberain | Nourishing Nut (L) x 1 Olive of Life (M) x 1 |
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| Proof of Guilt | Meylan | Information |
Timberain | Critical Nut (L) x 1 |
Proof of Innocence completed |
| Proof of Justice | Spectator | Information |
Timberain | Fortifying Nut (L) x 1 Magic Nut (L) x 1 |
Proof of Guilt completed |
| A Forced Hand | Tiffany | Information |
Timberain Castle: Town Square | Mental Belt x 1 |
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| Mira and the Elderly Guard's Next Chapter | Elderly Guard | Lead |
Wellgrove | Vengeful Knife x 1 |
Throné's Chapter 4 story completed |
| Misha's Next Chapter | Misha | Information |
Wellgrove | Butler's Tailcoat x 1 |
Partitio's Chapter 4 story completed |
| Name | Client | Path Action | Client Location | Reward(s) | Prerequisites / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Traveler's Bag | Al | Battle | Eastern Flamechurch Pass | Slippery Nut x 1 Healing Grape x 3 |
Only present if Temenos is the starting traveler |
| Pilgrim Protection | Elder | Item |
Flamechurch | Fortifying Nut x 1 Tough Nut x 1 |
Temenos's Chapter 1 story completed |
| Cathedral Window Repair | Cleric | Item |
Flamechurch: Cathedral | Psychic Staff x 1 |
Temenos's Chapter 1 story completed |
| Will Research for Money | Octopus Researcher | Lead |
Montwise | Octopuff Pot x 1 | |
| Procuring Peculiar Tomes | Unusual Tome Specialist | Item Unconscious |
Montwise: Library | Librarian's Amulet x1 Refreshing Jam x 1 |
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| Tourney Champion | Worried Woman | Unconscious |
Montwise | Reinforcing Jam x 1 |
Hikari's Chapter 2 story completed |
| A Mysterious Box | Woman in the Ruins | Item |
Merry Hills | Reaper's Sickle x 1 |
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| Ort's Next Chapter | Ort | Battle | Flamechurch: Cathedral Entrance | Sword of Oaths x 1 |
Temenos's Chapter 4 completed |
| Laila's Next Chapter | Laila | Unconscious |
Merry Hills | Laila's Amulet x 1 |
Agnea's Chapter 5 completed |
| From the Far Reaches of Hell | Al | Information |
Montwise: Library | Coat of Arms x 1 |
Procuring Peculiar Tomes completed |
| Name | Client | Path Action | Client Location | Reward(s) | Prerequisites / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Traveler's Bag | Al | Battle | Northern Ryu Sands | Slippery Nut x 1 Healing Grape x 3 |
Only present if Hikari is the starting traveler |
| Sword Hunter in the Decaying Temple | Young Warrior | Battle | Sai | Refreshing Jam x 1 |
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| Plans from a Ruined Nation | Master Carpenter | Item |
Sai | Tough Nut (M) x 1 |
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| The Strongest | Childhood Friend | Unconscious |
Ku: Castle Town | Spear of Strength x 1 Shield of Strength x 1 |
Hikari's Chapter 5 story completed |
| The Treasures of Ku | Treasurer | Item |
Castle Ku: Entrance | Staff of Carnage x 1 |
Hikari's Chapter 5 story completed |
| The Runaways | Horse Lender | Unconscious Lead |
Ku: Castle Town | Light Nut (M) x 1 |
Hikari's Chapter 5 story completed |
| A Tower of Trials | Guide | Battle | Five-Tiered Tower | Conjurer's Raiment x 1 |
Unlocks the Conjurer Job |
| Mikka's Next Chapter | Mikka | Lead Item |
Ku: Castle Town | Mikka's Amulet x 1 |
Hikari's Chapter 5 story completed |
Other Side Stories[]
| Name | Client | Path Action | Client Location | Reward(s) | Prerequisites / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Washed-Up Letter | Lighthouse Keeper's Wife | Lighthouse Island | Jade Dagger x 1 |
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| A Gate Between Worlds | Al | Battle | The Gate of Finis | Spurning Ribbon | From the Far Reaches of Hell complete |
