Overview
A Tale of Tsushima in Toyotama, lady masako tale 8 of 9 — part of Masako tracking the people who slaughtered the Adachi clan.
The Conspirator belongs to Lady Masako’s questline: Masako tracking the people who slaughtered the Adachi clan. It is lady masako tale 8 of 9, set in Toyotama.
The ally questlines are the game’s best writing and they run in order, so this tale assumes the ones before it. Lady Masako’s arc rewards being followed as a sequence rather than picked at.
In the game’s own framing: The list is nearly exhausted, but whoever organised the attack on Clan Adachi is still not on it.
This is tale 8 of 9 in Masako’s arc. The ally questlines run in order and assume the ones before them, so they reward being followed as a sequence rather than picked at.
What to bring
What this tale expects you to have on you.
- RequiredComplete "The Thief" and "Wolves at the Gates"This tale does not appear until then.
Objectives
- Speak with Masako
- Speak with the monk
- Speak with Masako again
- Follow Masako
- Defeat the Mongols
- Follow Masako
- Assassinate the guard
- Get inside Red Leaf Temple
- Save Junshin
- Duel Masako
- Defeat the Mongols
- Speak with Masako
- Search for Junshin’s tracks
- Track Junshin
- Speak with Junshin
Full walkthroughSpoilers
- 01Speak with Masako
At Kushi graveyard, talking to a monk.
- 02Speak with the monk
Once she has gone.
- 03Speak with Masako again
She is on a cliff overlooking the fields.
- 04Follow Masako
West on horseback through the forest; dismount near the temple. Whistle the horse rather than walking back to it, and remember a charge is itself an opening move against a loose group.
- 05Defeat the Mongols
Five blue-armoured soldiers at the crossroads.
- 06Follow Masako
Up toward the temple entrance for a cutscene.
- 07Assassinate the guard
A single Mongol. Take the ends of patrol routes first, where a body will not be walked into — a discovered corpse raises the alarm just as reliably as being seen.
- 08Get inside Red Leaf Temple
Through the front door.
- 09Save Junshin
Chain assassinations on the Mongols inside. Take the ends of patrol routes first, where a body will not be walked into — a discovered corpse raises the alarm just as reliably as being seen. Chain assassination only pays where two targets are genuinely close; starting one you cannot finish leaves you standing in the open mid-animation.
- 10Duel Masako
She has less health than the game’s other duellists and telegraphs clearly — but this is the fight the whole questline has been building toward. Duels disable your tools, so this is stances, parries and dodges only. Let them commit first and take the recovery window rather than opening yourself.
- 11Defeat the Mongols
Blue-armoured soldiers and a leader; switch stances through them.
- 12Speak with Masako
Automatic, with a cutscene.
- 13Search for Junshin’s tracks
Footprints in front of the temple steps.
- 14Track Junshin
Through the forest, past a Fox Den, to an overhanging rock.
- 15Speak with Junshin
And watch the ending.
Rewards
- Minor Legend IncreaseA smaller step toward the next Legend rank — the size a side tale, a liberated settlement or a cleared encounter gives.
- Minor Melee CharmA 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.
- Samurai Clan Armor DyeA colour option for an armour set. Cosmetic only.
What this unlocks
Masako’s tales
Characters in this tale
Sources
- Ghost of Tsushima Walkthrough — PowerPyx
- Ghost of Tsushima Walkthrough — All Tales — PowerPyx