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The Cost of Fear
The Cost of Fear is an Act 3 side tale in snowy Jogaku. A dying man says his family was poisoned too, and you try to get them food and medicine from a Mongol outpost. It pays a Charm of Fire Doctrine and 8 leather.
- Type
- Side
- Given by
- Dying man in the snow
- Region
- Kamiagata
- Province
- Jogaku
- Rewards
- Minor Legend increase, Charm of Fire Doctrine, +8 leather
Storylines
Part 56 of 66 in Tales of Tsushima
Good to know
- It starts northeast of the High Point guard post in Jogaku, Kamiagata.
- It opens in Act 3 after Honor and Ash, alongside A Father's Choice, Fit for the Khan and Hidden in Snow.
- You hear coughing and calls for help by the road before it begins.
- Rewards: minor Legend increase, Charm of Fire Doctrine and 8 leather.
Where to find it
In Act 3, travel the road northeast of the High Point guard post in Jogaku. You hear someone coughing and calling for help.
Setup
The man in the snow is dying of poison, and he says his family at a nearby cabin has it too. At the cabin his wife will not let Jin through the door.
Objectives
Speak with the sick man and reach the cabin. Raid a nearby Mongol outpost for supplies, return to the cabin, kill the Mongols there and speak with the woman.
What happensSpoilerShow
The wife blames Jin for the poison, because of his actions at Castle Shimura. When he comes back, Mongols have set the cabin on fire. The wife has an arrow wound and tells him the family is already dead, and that letting him in might have saved them. She dies, and Jin reflects on trust. Jin's journal suspects it is the very poison he once turned on the enemy.
Related missions
Image: Sucker Punch Productions / PlayStationSideA Father's Choice
A Father's Choice is an Act 3 side tale in Sago, Kamiagata, that starts with a body hanging beside the road. You track the Mongols who forced a father to pick which son they would kill, and earn a Charm of Fire Doctrine.
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Fit for the Khan
Fit for the Khan is the Act 3 side tale that gets you the Mongol Commander's Armor. A blacksmith's apprentice at Jogaku Temple sends you to retake four Mongol-held spots in Kamiagata, each holding a piece of armor made for Khotun Khan.
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Friends in Passing
Friends in Passing is Ishikawa Tale 8 of 9, an Act 3 side tale that starts at Jogaku Temple in Kamiagata. While hunting for Tomoe in eastern Jogaku you meet a trapper named Matsu and help her check her traps. It rewards the Charm of Fortune II and the Hidden Serpent half bow dye.
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Hidden in Snow
Hidden in Snow is an Act 3 investigation tale in Sago Mill, Kamiagata. The village is oddly empty and its men are jumpy, and you dig into what they are hiding. It pays a Charm of the Lost Mind and 18 linen.