The Diarist's Desire

The Diarist's Desire
Client	Ing
Region	Coastlands
Town	Grandport
Prereq(s)	Tressa's Chapter 4 story completed
Reward(s)	6,500 Alluring Ribbon x 1

"Is there still anything for an old man to experience so thrilling that it demands to be recorded in a diary?" —Ing the Diarist

The Diarist's Desire is a side story in Octopath Traveler. The tale begins by speaking to Ing the Diarist in the northwestern part of Grandport Markets in Grandport after Tressa's Chapter 4 story has been completed.

Ing the Diarist, Grandport Markets

Resolution

Purchase / Steal

Successfully use the Purchase or Steal path action to obtain the following items:

Item	Townsperson	Image	Location
Astonishing Object	Proud Collector		Bolderfall, north of the inn	24,000	12
Incredible Item	Satisfied Merchant		Wellspring, southwest corner	21,850	51
Marvelous Memento	Smirking Townsperson		Duskbarrow, near the armorer store	24,700	51

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The tale ends once all three items are given to Ing the Diarist.

"Impressed by the rare and wonderful items, Ing put pen to paper, eager to describe in great detail the wonders he had found."

Trivia

• Proud Collector, Smirking Townsperson, and Satisfied Merchant appear after Tressa's Chapter 4 story has been completed.

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