Side quests are optional missions Elliot can take on for townspeople and NPCs across the four ages of Philabieldia. They reward extra weapons, accessories, and tul, and a few early ones are mandatory to advance the main story. Most are accepted by speaking with the King of Huther after clearing a dungeon, or by finding the NPC who needs help.
How Side Quests Work
Side quests are accepted by talking to the right NPC, usually after reaching a story milestone. The first pair in the Age of Safekeeping is mandatory and rewards Elliot's first alternate weapons, while later ones are fully optional. If a quest cannot be accepted yet, more main-story progress is usually required first.
Each quest below lists its client, where it starts, how it unlocks, the objective, and the reward.
Age of Safekeeping Side Quests
Quest | Client | Where It Starts | How to Unlock | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Spear with a Past | Euygene | Huther Castle (Royal Study for Magic Research) | Talk to the King after clearing the Mist Ruins | Defeat Fire Eleggs in Eddartrayl to obtain 3 Flamestones | |
A Good Old Bow | Leyka | Kingdom of Huther (outside the orphanage) | Talk to the King after clearing the Mist Ruins | Defeat 10 Beastmen in Eastern Hucarea | |
Wind-Tossed Adoration | Devoted Attendant | Kingdom of Huther (outside Huther Castle) | Talk to the King after the first two side quests | Find the Cherished Hat at the beach in Eastern Hucarea | |
A Chain of Kindness | Sandy | Kingdom of Huther (north of the orphanage) | Talk to the King after the first two side quests | Get Prickly Pear Flesh from a Catcus in Eastern Eddartrayl | 300 Tul |
Further Age of Safekeeping Side Quests
The Age of Safekeeping carries the largest share of the optional roster. The quests below are all accepted in and around the Kingdom of Huther once the story has opened the relevant area up.
Quest | Client | Where It Starts | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
A Tale for Another Time, Another Place | Euygene | Huther Castle | Sparkly Ring |
Artisanal Spirit Across the Ages | Adventurer Brimming with Curiosity | Kingdom of Huther | White Ring |
Beyond His Gaze | Ichil | Kingdom of Huther | Vengeful Bangle |
Capricious Neighbors | Ailurophilic Traveler | Kingdom of Huther | Fatty Fish |
In Search of the Right Sound | Nakatani | Kingdom of Huther | Fortune's Brooch |
Irreplaceable Treasures | Leyka | Kingdom of Huther | Quiver |
Joy Blossoms Like a Flower | Carter | Kingdom of Huther | Crystal Badge |
Memento of a Lost Adventurer | Lowelle | Kingdom of Huther | Quiver |
My Family's Motto | Barkeeper | Kingdom of Huther | Empty Glass Vial |
Protecting Our Future Together | Huther Castle | 1500 Tul | |
Sturm und Drank | Barkeeper | Kingdom of Huther | Empty Glass Vial |
The King's Feast | King Hichard | Huther Castle | 1000 Tul |
Age of Reconstruction Side Quests
Quest | Client | Where It Starts | How to Unlock | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blow Your Troubles Away | Shrewd Adventurer | Northern Hucarea | Meet Calotesia and Diona | Get Bombs to destroy the rockslide blocking the path to the Northern Tower | Lotus Chain (also unlocks Bombs) |
Completing Blow Your Troubles Away grants Elliot a free supply of bombs alongside the Lotus Chain, permanently adding the Bomb to his arsenal and letting him break cracked walls to reach hidden areas.
Further Age of Reconstruction Side Quests
The rest of the Age of Reconstruction's optional work is clustered in Littlehope Village, the settlement that survives the Dark Ages.
Quest | Client | Where It Starts | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
Buds that May Someday Bloom | Keeper of the Fields | Littlehope Village | 800 Tul |
Calotesia's History Lesson | Calotesia | Littlehope Village | Better-Weapon Needle |
Dreams Are Always Right Beside You | Depressed Picture Book Author | Littlehope Village | Bomb Pouch |
The Long Way Around | Diona | Littlehope Village | Gather Ring |
The Sending Flame Rite | Straightforward Adventurer | Littlehope Village | Steely Charm |
Quests in Later Ages
Every age carries its own optional roster, and a quest tied to one era cannot be picked up from another. Note that the same regions recur across all four ages, so a starting location alone does not tell you which era a quest belongs to: Eastern Hucarea, for instance, hosts quests in both the Age of Safekeeping and the Age of Budding.
Some later-age quests become missable once Elliot passes the Point of No Return, which is reached around the use of the Tracing Needle at the summit of Mount Phoenix. Quests tied to an earlier era cannot be completed after that point, so it is worth clearing them before advancing the main story.
Age of Magic Side Quests
The Age of Magic concentrates its quests in Weyzn, where the rival research institutions and their staff hand out most of the work.
Quest | Client | Where It Starts | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
A Promise Fulfilled | Ikarus | Weyzn, Nation of Magic | Solid Bangle |
Do Thaumata Dream of Elder Trees? | Well-Dressed Nobleman | Weyzn, Nation of Magic | 600 Tul |
Fragrance of Things Past | Carter | Southern Whiterea | Starlight Sand |
Hildebrandt's Research | Hildebrandt | Weyzn, Nation of Magic | Fury Brooch |
One Lady's Request | Hillalda | Northern Westersea | Potentiation Charm |
The Principles of the Formanit Institute | Fausta | Weyzn, Nation of Magic | Mole's Anklet |
Wonderful Friends | Marnie | Weyzn, Nation of Magic | Discerning Monocle |
Age of Budding Side Quests
The Age of Budding has the shortest list, matching the smaller settlement of Hitoyori and the era's narrower scope.
Quest | Client | Where It Starts | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
A Far-Off Dream | Flon | Eastern Hucarea | 400 Tul |
Kindness for Whom | Gogyo | Southern Whiterea | Bomb Pouch |
Recalling Those Who've Left Us | Hirk | Hitoyori | Empty Glass Vial |
Toward a New Era | Kai | Hitoyori | 900 Tul |