Walkthrough for the tale Three Actions, Three Illusions 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: Tales of Tsushima
Tale: Norio Tale
Location: Toyotama
Prerequisites: To play this tale, you must first complete the tale The Last Warrior Monk.
This tale will be unlocked after completing "The Last Warrior Monk" tale.
(2 of 9) A skilled healer from Norio's home temple gave himself up to the Mongols in order to spare Akashima Village from destruction. A noble act, but one that is doomed to fail. We need to find the healer and free him.
Akashima Village
Toyotama
Go back to the Akashima Village and talk to Norio. You will find him meditating in the middle of the village. He'll tell you that he's managed to find out where the Mongols are holding Hochi.
Norio learned where the Mongols took the senior healer from his temple. He needs to continue training healers in Akashima Village. Norio and I will rescue him.
Go after Norio. After a while, you'll mount your horses and ride to the camp on the coast where Hochi should be. When you get there, you will encounter a single Mongol guarding one of the huts. Get rid of him.
Climb the ladder to the hut next to which the Mongol stood and go to its balcony. You'll have a good view of the whole camp from the balcony. Survey the camp for Hochi, the signal cannon and the house on the right. Then you'll set a plan of action. Your task will be to free Hochi, Norio will take care of the cannon and you'll meet at the house after you've completed your tasks.
You must now get to Hochi and free him. Of course you can't let the Mongols kill him. You don't have to, but you should get rid of all the Mongols in the camp now. If you leave some alive, they'll attack you when the patrol comes.
Note: Maybe it's a bug (working in 1.06), but when I stayed on the balcony and started shooting at them from a bow and throwing bombs, none of them even thought about killing Hochi, they just tried to locate me in the grass below the balcony. That way I was able to kill most of them. Those who finally found me and came to the hut, I killed with a sword.
When it's safe, approach Hochi and talk to him. The monk will tell you that the Mongols wanted to take him to the Cedar temple to treat someone there. After a while, Norio will join you.
After a while, your conversation will be interrupted by the arrival of small patrol that was passing by and heard the alarm. You have to kill them all and not let them get to Hochi.
When you get rid of them, both monks will return to the village to take refuge there and this tale will end.
After completing this tale, you will be able to play the tale Ghosts in the Fog.