The Innocent Inmate

"I'm innocent, I swear it! I wouldn't harm a flea!" —Accused Man

The Innocent Inmate is a side story in Octopath Traveler. The tale begins by speaking to the Accused Man in the cell at the Flamesgrace Cathedral Entrance in Flamesgrace.

Accused Man Flamesgrace Cathedral Entrance Location — Accused Man, Flamesgrace Cathedral Entrance

Resolution[]

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

Inquire / Scrutinize[]

Successfully use the Inquire or Scrutinize path action to glean the knowledge An Eyewitness Account from the Witness (

Min Lvl: 1 /

Base Rate: 90% ) south of the armorer in Flamesgrace.

The tale ends once An Eyewitness Account is shared with the Accused Man.

"The truth of the murder brought to light, the prisoner was spared a most horrible fate."

Steal[]

Successfully use the Steal path action to obtain the from the Drunken Soldier (

/

Lvl 1 ) inside the tavern in Flamesgrace.

The tale ends once the Dungeon Key is brought to the Accused Man.

"After being freed from his cell, the allegedly innocent man fled, narrowly escaping his death."

Epilogue[]

Upon completion of the side story, the following occurs:

If the Inquire/Scrutinize path is chosen, the Accused Man relocates next to the inn in Flamesgrace.
Accused Man, Flamesgrace
If the Purchase/Steal path is chosen, the Accused Man relocates near the bridge in Rippletide.
Accused Man, Rippletide

Trivia[]

Witness and Drunken Soldier appear only after completing Ophilia's Chapter 1 story has been completed.
The side story is the only side story where a complement path action for the resolution cannot be used, ( Purchase), thus restricting the choice of path action that may be used.

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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