Caretakers of the Eagle is an Iki Island side tale at Cloud Forest Temple in Gonoura. The Eagle Tribe has turned the temple into a recruiting ground, and you go undercover to free the people it is holding.
Part 10 of 16 in Tales of Iki
Word on Iki says the Eagle Tribe feeds and shelters anyone at Cloud Forest Temple. When you get close, notice there are no Mongols guarding it. Ito, one of the temple caretakers, tells you what is really going on.
Walk the grounds in disguise and learn how the caretakers operate. Find out where the missing villagers went, then rest until the caretakers sleep. Free the kidnapped villagers, clear Mongols out of the temple grounds, and go inside to confront Zenshin.
Swap into the Ronin Attire before you walk in, since the Sakai armour gives you away. Zenshin's followers are drugged and misled, so save your blade for the Mongols. You have until nightfall, when Mongol forces arrive in strength, so do not linger once the captives are free.
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A Mother's Law
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A Raider's Return
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Bloodletting
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