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The Blessing of Death
The Blessing of Death is the climax of the Iki Island story: you hunt the Eagle through Senjo Gorge with Tenzo and Fune and face her in a duel. Free every Iki base first if you want the Mask of the Eagle.
- Type
- Story
- Region
- Iki Island
- Province
- Yahata
- Rewards
- Major Legend increase, Unburdened Heart Samurai Clan Armor dye, Mask of the Eagle (if all bases are liberated first)
Storylines
Part 5 of 16 in Tales of Iki
Good to know
- Iki main story, tale 8 of 9. It unlocks after Massacre at Kidafure Village.
- It takes place at Kidafure Battleground in Yahata, Iki Island.
- Rewards: major Legend increase and the Unburdened Heart dye for the Samurai Clan Armor.
- You also get the Mask of the Eagle if every base on Iki is liberated before you finish.
- Finishing it lets you fast travel back to Tsushima again.
- The next tale is Epilogue: Last Words.
What you do
Start with Tenzo and Fune. Once Tenzo returns from a short errand, ride out with him to his scouts. Look for the Eagle, fight a Mongol group and ride on to Senjo Gorge. From there you push through the canyons in stages, fighting a Mongol group at each one, until you corner the Eagle for a duel.
Before you start
Liberate all the Mongol-held bases on Iki first, or you miss the Mask of the Eagle. Get your armor and resolve ready, since the canyon section is several fights in a row before the duel.
What happensSpoilerShow
Jin has just learned the truth about Tenzo's part in his father's death. Angry, he copies the ambush that killed his father to build his own trap, and with Fune and Tenzo lures the Eagle into Senjo Gorge for the final fight.
Rewards
A major Legend increase and the Unburdened Heart dye for the Samurai Clan Armor are guaranteed. The Mask of the Eagle is only added if you have liberated every base on Iki before the tale ends.
- Ankhsar KhatunAnkhsar Khatun, called the Eagle, is the main villain of the Iki Island expansion. She is a shaman who leads the Eagle Tribe and uses a mind-bending poison she calls sacred medicine to break the people of Iki. She forces it on Jin early, and he fights her hallucinations as well as her army.
Jin SakaiJin Sakai is the samurai you play in Ghost of Tsushima and the Iki Island expansion. He is Lord Shimura's nephew and the last lord of Clan Sakai. After the Mongol landing he trades the samurai code for stealth and fear, and the people start calling him the Ghost.- TenzoTenzo is a raider on Iki Island and right-hand man to the raider leader Fune. He rescues Jin after the Eagle poisons him and becomes his uneasy partner through the Iki Island story. His past with Clan Sakai runs deep.
- Mask of the EagleMask of the Eagle is a mask you get by finishing "The Blessing of Death", from Tales of Iki. It is a story reward, so playing the tale is the only way to add it.
- Unburdened HeartUnburdened Heart is a dye for Samurai Clan Armor. It is a reward for completing "The Blessing of Death" (Tales of Iki). Like every dye it only changes colours.
Related missions
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Epilogue: Last Words
Epilogue: Last Words is the final tale of the Iki Island story, a short talk with Tenzo and Fune back at Fune's Refuge. It wraps up Jin's arc on Iki and points you to Fune's follow-up side tale, A Mother's Law.
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Massacre at Kidafure Village
Massacre at Kidafure Village is the seventh Iki story tale, built around a ruined raider village on Iki. The raiders use the overgrown site to bait the Eagle Tribe into a big battle, and the place holds a dark secret from Jin's family past.
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Journey into the Past
Journey into the Past is the first tale of the Iki Island expansion. It starts at Drowned Man's Shore in Toyotama, where a new Mongol tribe has driven the villagers mad, and ends with Jin sailing to Iki. Finish your Tsushima business first, as you're stuck on Iki for a while.
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The Legacy of Kazumasa Sakai
The Legacy of Kazumasa Sakai is an Iki Island Mythic Tale about the lost armour of Jin's father's horse. It starts at a survivor camp near Zasho Bay and rewards the Sakai Horse Armor, which makes your mounted charges far deadlier.