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"I used to be a head of a mercenary band, till those three turncoats betrayed me and stole away with my crests..." —Luckless Sellsword


The Price of Vengeance is a side story in Octopath Traveler. The tale begins by speaking to the Luckless Sellsword in East Noblecourt.

Luckless Sellsword East Noblecourt Location

Luckless Sellsword, East Noblecourt

Resolution[]

Challenge / Provoke[]

Use the Challenge or Provoke path action to duel and defeat the following Townspeople:
Townsperson Image Location Str HP Weak
Crest-bearing Drunk Crest-bearing Drunk, Atlasdam Atlasdam, by the tavern 15 Yes 6 15,441
Crest-bearing Ruffian Crest-bearing Ruffian, Goldshore Goldshore, on the west end of the beach 15 Yes 6 15,441
Crest-bearing Swindler Crest-bearing Swindler, Duskbarrow Duskbarrow, outside of the inn 15 Yes 6 15,441
Each Crest-bearing townsperson will drop a Mercenary Crest upon defeat and then disappear permanently.
The tale ends once all three Mercenary Crests are given to the Luckless Sellsword.
"Upon learning that the traitors had been dealt with, the old sellsword was finally liberated from the fetters of his past."

Epilogue[]

Upon completion of the side story, the following occurs:

  • Luckless Sellsword changes his name to Satisfied Man.

Trivia[]

  • Crest-bearing Drunk appears after Cyrus's Chapter 1 story has been completed.
  • Upon their defeat, each crest-bearer permanently disappear from the game, so each of their possessions must be purchased or stolen prior to defeating them, otherwise the items become permanently unobtainable. Each item may be obtained elsewhere.
Townsperson Item
Crest-bearing Drunk Thunder Soulstone
Critical Earring
LeafLeaf 190
LeafLeaf 266
16
17
Crest-bearing Ruffian Cleaver
Iron Armor
Essence of Plum
LeafLeaf 16,000
LeafLeaf 5,4000
LeafLeaf 190
23
21
23
Crest-bearing Swindler Critical Earring
Glass Marble
Iron Sword
LeafLeaf 25,480
LeafLeaf 9,000
LeafLeaf 40,000
78
56
65
  • Crest-bearing Swindler (  Min Lvl: 45 /  Base Rate: 50% ) has information about A Hidden Item (Old Coin) that must be inquired or scrutinized prior to defeating him, otherwise the item becomes permanently unobtainable. The item may be obtained elsewhere.
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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