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TaleminorTale of TsushimaAct I — Rescue Lord Shimura

Empty Baskets

A standalone Tale of Tsushima in the Izuhara region, told by the people living under the occupation rather than by anyone commanding it.

RoleSide tale
Importanceminor
  • TypeSide Tale
  • Act1 – Rescue Lord Shimura
  • RegionIzuhara
  • Quest giverPeasant rumor
  • PrerequisiteComplete the Prologue and reach the open world
  • RewardsMinor Legend Increase, +10 Linen
  • Steps10

Key tips

  • Sparing the bandits is possible if you take the rice by stealth, and the ending dialogue changes accordingly — the request she made was not incidental.

Overview

A standalone Tale of Tsushima in the Izuhara region, told by the people living under the occupation rather than by anyone commanding it.

Empty Baskets is a standalone Tale of Tsushima in Izuhara — not attached to an ally questline, and told from inside the occupation rather than above it.

The side tales are where the game shows what the invasion costs people who were never going to be defended by eighty samurai on a beach. They are short, and collectively they are most of the game’s texture.

In the game’s own framing: A woman in Tsutsu says bandits stole her food, and asks Jin not to hurt them when he gets it back.

Objectives

  1. Speak to the peasant woman
  2. Travel northeast
  3. Approach the search zone
  4. Head into the forest
  5. Listen
  6. Deal with the bandits
  7. Search the camp
  8. Collect the rice
  9. Return to the woman
  10. Confront her

Full walkthroughSpoilers

  1. 01
    Speak to the peasant woman

    At the starting location.

  2. 02
    Travel northeast

    Toward the waypoint.

  3. 03
    Approach the search zone

    Until a new waypoint sends you into the woods.

  4. 04
    Head into the forest

    Toward the marker.

  5. 05
    Listen

    The bandits are talking as you approach their camp.

  6. 06
    Deal with the bandits

    Fight them, or go past them entirely.

  7. 07
    Search the camp

    For a basket of rice.

  8. 08
    Collect the rice

    From the camp.

  9. 09
    Return to the woman

    In Tsutsu.

  10. 10
    Confront her

    About what she left out of the story.

    Checkpoint

Enemies in this tale, and how to fight them

Strengths

  • Straw Hats / ronin — Japanese swordsmen rather than Mongols, and they fight like it — faster and more technical than the invaders, with less armour. Stone Stance still applies. Standoffs work well against them, and against unarmoured ronin a won standoff often kills outright.

Rewards

  • Minor Legend Increase
    A smaller step toward the next Legend rank — the size a side tale, a liberated settlement or a cleared encounter gives.
  • +10 Linen
    Upgrade material. Silk, linen and leather are what armourers and swordsmiths charge to improve your gear.

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