The Weaver's Predicament

"My family's been weaving carpets and cloth here for generations. But these days no one in this town sees much cause to visit our humble shop." —

The Weaver's Predicament is a side story in Octopath Traveler. The tale begins by speaking to Gendy at his merchant stall near the entrance to Quarrycrest.

Gendy Quarrycrest Location — Gendy, Quarrycrest

Resolution[]

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

Inquire / Scrutinize[]

Travel to Noblecourt. Successfully use the Inquire or Scrutinize path action to glean the knowledge A Use for Textiles from the Fashionable Traveler (

Min Lvl: 20 /

Base Rate: 70% ), located near the save point.

The tale ends once A Use for Textiles is shared with Gendy.

"Pantaloons made of Gendy's fine fabrics have amassed great popularity within the mining community."

Purchase / Steal[]

Successfully use the Purchase or Steal path action to obtain from Gendy (

3,040 /

Lvl 51 ).
Travel to Flamesgrace. Find the Shivering Townsperson in the house to the far east, right outside the exit to Path to the Cave of Origin.

The tale ends once Gendy's Footcloth is given to the Shivering Townsperson.

"So sturdy was Gendy's footcloth that it became the fashion in colder climates to create rugs with the textile."

Trivia[]

[v · t · e · ?] 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