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The Husband

A Tale of Tsushima in Izuhara, lady masako tale 3 of 9 — part of Masako tracking the people who slaughtered the Adachi clan.

RoleLady Masako questline
Importancesupporting
  • TypeSide Tale (Masako Tale 3 of 9)
  • Act1
  • RegionIzuhara
  • Quest giverLady Masako at Adachi Estate, Ariake
  • PrerequisiteComplete "The Headman"
  • RewardsMinor Legend Increase, Minor Melee Charm, +2 Silk
  • Steps11

Overview

A Tale of Tsushima in Izuhara, lady masako tale 3 of 9 — part of Masako tracking the people who slaughtered the Adachi clan.

The Husband belongs to Lady Masako’s questline: Masako tracking the people who slaughtered the Adachi clan. It is lady masako tale 3 of 9, set in Izuhara.

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: Masako and Jin are hunting Headman Sadao, one of the conspirators behind her family’s murder.

This is tale 3 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

The stances are a counter-table, not a preference: each one is the answer to a specific enemy, and this tale fields the ones below.

  • RequiredComplete "The Headman"This tale does not appear until then.
  • RecommendedWater StanceWater is the only efficient answer to a raised shield.

Objectives

  1. Meet Masako at the Adachi Estate
  2. Speak with Hina
  3. Speak with Masako
  4. Walk with Masako
  5. Get back to Hina
  6. Speak with Masako
  7. Reach the search area
  8. Search for the assassin’s tracks
  9. Track the assassin
  10. Rescue the assassin
  11. Search the assassin

Full walkthroughSpoilers

  1. 01
    Meet Masako at the Adachi Estate

    Fast travel to the Golden Temple and ride from there.

  2. 02
    Speak with Hina

    Inside the house — Sadao’s wife.

  3. 03
    Speak with Masako

    Outside, about what Hina said.

  4. 04
    Walk with Masako

    To a nearby resting place.

  5. 05
    Get back to Hina

    Return to the house at once. She has been killed.

  6. 06
    Speak with Masako

    Inside the house.

  7. 07
    Reach the search area

    Leave the house.

  8. 08
    Search for the assassin’s tracks

    Footprints leading away from the estate.

  9. 09
    Track the assassin

    The prints lead to a cemetery.

  10. 10
    Rescue the assassin

    Mongols have got there first. Water Stance for the shield-carriers. Shield-bearers need Water Stance, and specifically its heavy attacks — light attacks chip uselessly at a raised shield.

    TipWater is the only efficient answer to a raised shield.

  11. 11
    Search the assassin

    The note on the body is the thread into the next tale.

    Checkpoint

Enemies in this tale, and how to fight them

Strengths

  • Shield-bearers — Water Stance, and specifically its heavy attacks — that is what breaks a raised shield. Trying to chip through the front of a shield with light attacks wastes the fight. Stagger them first so the guard comes up and breaks, then go through the opening quickly before it closes.

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 Melee 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.
  • +2 Silk
    Upgrade material. Silk, linen and leather are what armourers and swordsmiths charge to improve your gear.

What this unlocks

Masako’s tales

Characters in this tale

Sources

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