Blood on the Grass Ghost of Tsushima Tale
Group: Act 1 - Rescue Lord Shimura
Location: Izuhara
To unlock this tale you must complete "The Warrior’s Code" and "The Tale of Sensei Ishikawa", then a marker of this story should appear on your map, near the Kishi Grasslands.
The mercenary Straw Hat ronin may be rough around the edges, but I could use their blades to help rescue Lord Shimura. I should look them up and see if they're open to some work. Apparently they've been seen hunting Mongols in the Kishi Grasslands.
Rewards:
- Major Legend Increase
- Ronin Attire
Related points of interest
Blood on the Grass
Izuhara
Straw Hat Encampment
Izuhara
Prior tales
To begin Blood on the Grass you must first complete The Warrior’s Code and The Tale of Sensei Ishikawa.
Quest stages of Blood on the Grass
1. Travel to the coast by the Kishi Grasslands / Search the coast near the Kishi Grasslands / Investigate the burning cart
Go to the coast by the Kishi Grasslands, find the burning cart and examine the body lying next to it.
2. Reach the search area / Follow the trail of dead Mongols / Reach the search area / Investigate the dropped Straw Hat
Follow the road towards the search area, and you'll see more bodies. Follow them and after some time you will reach a clearing where you will find a straw hat.
When you pick it up, you'll be attacked by a Mongol, but your old friend Ryuzo will also show up and kill the attacker. You will ask him to help you rescue Lord Shimura. Ryuzo will hesitate because he will not want to endanger his people who are weakened due to lack of food. Your conversation will be interrupted by a Mongol attack.
Ryuzo and l have gotten into our fair share of trouble over the years, but I never thought my old friend would fall in with the mercenary Straw Hat ronin. I asked him to help rescue Lord Shimura, but he needs some convincing.
3. Defeat the Mongols with Ryuzo / Speak with Ryuzo
Kill your attackers with Ryuzo and then continue the conversation. You'll suggest Ryuzo to take you to his Straw Hat camp. Maybe on the way, you can figure something out to help his people.
4. Mount your horse / Travel with Ryuzo to his Straw Hat camp / Search the ruined cart / Speak with the peasant
Get on your horse and follow Ryuzo. Along the way you will come across a destroyed wagon and a peasant who will tell you that the Mongols took all his food and set off towards Fort Ohira.
5. Travel with Ryuzo to his Straw Hat camp
Go on with Ryuzo. Along the way you'll mention to him the idea of attacking Fort Ohira where food supplies should be, and when you get to the camp, you'll present your plan to his comrades. They won't be enthusiastic.
6. Walk with Ryuzo / Pick up the ronin armor
Ryyuzo will ask you to follow him. Walk with him up the hill and squeeze through the gap in the rock wall. Then pick up the Ronin Attire and Weathered Straw Hat that can be found in the nearby box.
You will arrange a meeting at the old cemetery near Fort Ohira, this quest will end and you will get another one - "The Tale of Ryuzo".
After completing Blood on the Grass you will get or will be able to get The Tale of Ryuzo.