Walkthrough for the tale Blood on the Grass in the game Ghost of Tsushima. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the tale smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.
Quest Group: Act 1 - Rescue Lord Shimura
Location: Izuhara
Prerequisites: To play this tale, you must first complete the tales The Warrior’s Code, The Tale of Sensei Ishikawa.
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.
Blood on the Grass
Izuhara
Straw Hat Encampment
Izuhara
Go to the coast by the Kishi Grasslands, find the burning cart and examine the body lying next to it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 this tale, you will be able to play the tale The Tale of Ryuzo.