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TaleminorTale of TsushimaAct III — The Fate of Tsushima

Hidden in Snow

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

RoleSide tale
Importanceminor
  • TypeSide Tale
  • Act3
  • RegionKamiagata
  • Quest giverPeasant at Jogaku Temple
  • PrerequisiteComplete "Honor and Ash"
  • RewardsMinor Legend Increase, Minor Stealth Charm, +18 Linen
  • Steps12

Overview

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

Hidden in Snow is a standalone Tale of Tsushima in Kamiagata — 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: Sago gives Jin a welcome unlike any he has had, and working out why turns into the grimmest investigation in the region.

What to bring

What this tale expects you to have on you.

  • RequiredComplete "Honor and Ash"This tale does not appear until then.

Objectives

  1. Investigate the town
  2. Find Sota
  3. Investigate further
  4. Follow the peasant
  5. Search the building ahead
  6. Search the next building
  7. Examine the blood
  8. Examine the footprints
  9. Follow the tracks
  10. Rescue her
  11. Return to Sago
  12. Kill Sota

Full walkthroughSpoilers

  1. 01
    Investigate the town

    At Sago Mill, the building on the right of the bridge, opposite the water mill. Speak to the man inside.

  2. 02
    Find Sota

    Standing next to that building.

  3. 03
    Investigate further

    Up to the higher village levels, right, toward a peasant in a straw hat near blue fabric.

  4. 04
    Follow the peasant

    He has the part that matters.

  5. 05
    Search the building ahead

    Two things: scraps of women’s clothing on the ground and bloody handprints on a wooden chest.

  6. 06
    Search the next building

    A body in a large wooden bucket, and the rope above it.

  7. 07
    Examine the blood

    At the next marker, on the ground near bodies.

  8. 08
    Examine the footprints

    At the red maple tree, by the wooden fences.

  9. 09
    Follow the tracks

    They lead to buildings where a woman is being held.

  10. 10
    Rescue her

    Kill everything, prioritising the red icons and white skulls — those are going for her.

  11. 11
    Return to Sago

    Back to the village.

  12. 12
    Kill Sota

    He arranged all of it.

    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.
  • Minor Stealth Charm
    A silver charm. Minor charms are weaker than major ones and go in the minor slots — you start with two major slots and unlock up to four minor ones by honouring Inari Shrines, for six equipped at once.
  • +18 Linen
    Upgrade material. Silk, linen and leather are what armourers and swordsmiths charge to improve your gear.

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