- "The price to use the mill's gone up again! But it's not like I can mill my wheat without a windmill... What am I supposed to do?" —Slender Farmer
Tilting at Windmills is a side story in Octopath Traveler. The tale begins by speaking to the Slender Farmer at the foot of the windmill in the northeast in Wispermill after Ophilia's Chapter 4 story has been completed.

Slender Farmer, Wispermill
Resolution[]
The side story may be resolved using one of two methods:
Challenge /
Provoke[]
Travel to Sunshade Tavern in Sunshade. Use the Challenge or Provoke path action to duel Bryan (
Min Lvl: 7 /
[Strength:4, HP:2,816, Weak:

] ), standing by a table in the center of the room.





Bryan, Sunshade Tavern
The tale ends once Bryan is defeated.
- "Convinced of his own wrongdoing, Bryan, the owner of the windmills, lowered his prices back to their original cost."
Guide /
Allure[]
Travel to Atlasdam. Successfully use the Guide or Allure path action on Dan (
Min Lvl: 10 /
Base: 60%) , standing south of the armorer.


Dan, Atlasdam
The tale ends once Dan is brought to the Slender Farmer in Wispermill.
- "Dan successfully introduced his new windmill to the townspeople, who were overjoyed with both its quality and affordability."
Epilogue[]
Upon completion of the side story, the following occurs:
- If the Challenge/Provoke path is chosen, Bryan relocates outside of Sunshade Tavern to outside the Inn Sunshade.
- If the Guide/Allure path is chosen, Slender Farmer relocated to Atlasdam near Dan.
Trivia[]
- Dan appears after Cyrus's Chapter 1 story has been completed.
- Bryan appears after Primrose's Chapter 1 story has been completed.
- The Challenge/Provoke path of the side story can be completed prior to meeting the client by defeating Bryan prior to completing Ophilia's Chapter 4 story. Once he is defeated, the following occurs:
- The side story rewards will be obtained.
- The journal entry will be completed.
- Slender Farmer will appear in Wispermill. The Slender Farmer will be friendly towards the travelers even though the rest of the town remains hostile.