Tilting at Windmills

Tilting at Windmills
Client	Slender Farmer
Region	Flatlands
Town	Wispermill
Prereq(s)	Ophilia's Chapter 4 story completed
Reward(s)	22,000

"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

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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."

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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

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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.
  
  

  Bryan, Sunshade
• If the Guide/Allure path is chosen, Slender Farmer relocated to Atlasdam near Dan.
  
  

  Slender Farmer, Atlasdam

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.

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