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Ghost of Yotei

List of All Key Items

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List of All Key Items

Key Items in Ghost of Yotei are items pertaining to Atsu's main quest or is part of the many side quests available in her journey. See a list of all Key Items and how to get them here!

List of All Key Items

All Quest Items

Key Item Details
Blue Yamauba Drawing How to Get: The Blue Yamauba Drawing can be obtained during The Blue Yamauba bounty quest.
Use: Helps Atsu identify the Blue Yamauba
Description: A sketch of the mask worn by Blue Yamauba, a killer with a bounty on her head.
Engraved Key (Cave) How to Get: Explore the Abandoned Tominaga Estate during the Spider Lily General quest.
Use: It is one of the four keys needed to open the locked gate in the Abandoned Tominaga Estate.
Description: Engraved with an emblem of a cave.
Engraved Key (Grave) How to Get: Explore the Abandoned Tominaga Estate during the Spider Lily General quest.
Use: It is one of the four keys needed to open the locked gate in the Abandoned Tominaga Estate.
Description: Engraved with an emblem of a grave.
Engraved Key (Maze) How to Get: Explore the Abandoned Tominaga Estate during the Spider Lily General quest.
Use: It is one of the four keys needed to open the locked gate in the Abandoned Tominaga Estate.
Description: Engraved with an emblem of a maze.
Engraved Key (Pagoda) How to Get: Explore the Abandoned Tominaga Estate during the Spider Lily General quest.
Use: It is one of the four keys needed to open the locked gate in the Abandoned Tominaga Estate.
Description: Engraved with an emblem of a pagoda.
Smooth Stone How to Get: Found in a mountain pool northwest of Yubari Lake during The Soul of an Instrument quest.
Use: Return this stone to the Ainu Musician in Tokachi Range.
Description: A piece needed to complete an Ainu musician's tonkori
The Curse of Kanemori How to Get: Progress through The Face of a Master and The Face of a Demon.
Use: No use other than showing what happened to the men cursed by Kanemori.
Description: Three scrolls containing the messages of those afflicted with the Curse of Kanemori the Two-Faced.
The Kitsune's Puzzle Box How to Get: The Kitsune's Puzzle Box is unlocked as part of The Kitsune quest line.
Use: Contains a list of ingredients for a poison relevant to The Kitsune quest.
Description: An ornate box with no obvious lid or opening. It bears the painting of a nine-tailed fox running beneath the moon. What does it seek? The answers lie within.
The Nine Tails' Cipher How to Get: The Nine Tails' Cipher can be found inside a dojo as part of The Kitsune quest line.
Use: Obtained in the Kitsune Questline
Description: A cipher that translates the Nine Tail's symbols.
Travel Permit How to Get: Give coins to the beggar located just outside the gate that goes to Ishikari Plain at the beginning of The Oni quest.
Use: Used to gain access to Ishikari Plains.
Description: A travel permit required to enter Ishikari Plain.

All Quest Items

All Lord Saito Missives

Title Details
Saito on Loss
How to Get: Saito on Loss can be found among the boxes across the Altar of Reflection in Masked Man's Quarry, Ishikari Plain.
Saito on Betrayal
How to Get: Saito on Betrayal can be found behind the Altar of Reflection in Snow Drift Springs Hideout, Teshio Ridge.
Saito on Being Hunted
How to Get: Saito on Being Hunted can be found near the stables in Huranui Mill, Tokachi Range.
Saito on Clan Matsumae
How to Get: Saito on Clan Matsumae can be found behind the Altar of Reflection in Cape Inari Hideout, Teshio Ridge.
Saito on Grief
How to Get: Saito on Grief can be found next to the Altar of Reflection in Higashi Lumberyard, Ishikari Plain.
Saito on the Yotei Six
How to Get: Saito on the Yotei Six can be found near the Altar of Reflection in the Saito Recruitment Camp, Yotei Grasslands.
From Lord Saito
How to Get: From Lord Saito can be found among chests and boxes in the central area of Bold Kaji Forge, Ishikari Plain.
Saito on Legacy
How to Get: Saito on Legacy can be found near the Altar of Reflection in the Saito Artillery Outpost, Oshima Coast.
Saito on Defeat
How to Get: Saito on Defeat can be found near the entrance of the Broken Horn Garrison, Ishikari Plain.
Saito on the Onryo
How to Get: Saito on the Onryo can be found near the entrance of Miyama Village, Oshima Coast.
Saito on the Future of Ezo
How to Get: Saito on the Future of Ezo can be found across the Kasuga Village, Oshima Coast.

All Lord Saito Missives

All Puzzle Boxes

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Sakuru Woods Puzzle Box
This puzzle box can be found on the ground in Sakuru Woods.
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Sentinel Forest Puzzle Box
This puzzle box can be picked up from the Kitsune Altar in the Sentinel Forest.
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Shipwreck Shoal Puzzle Box
This puzzle box can be picked up from the Kitsune Altar in Shipwreck Shoal.
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Sarobetsu Forest Puzzle Box
This puzzle box can be picked up from the Kitsune Altar in Sarobetsu Forest.
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Teshio Coast Puzzle Box
This puzzle box can be found at a Kitsune Altar in the Teshio Coast.
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Crossroads Trading Post Puzzle Box
This puzzle box can be found near the Altar of Reflection in the Crossroads Trading Post, south of Crimson Forest.
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Snow Drift Springs Hideout Puzzle Box
This puzzle box can be found near the Altar of Reflection in the Snow Drift Springs Hideout, a hidden Nine-Tails hideout west of the Crimson Forest.
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Snow’s Blight Hideout Puzzle Box
This puzzle box can be found near the Altar of Reflection in the Snow's Blight Hideout, a hidden Nine-Tails hideout on the Teshio Coast.
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Nakajima Ice Cave Hideout Puzzle Box
This puzzle box can be found near the Altar of Reflection after liberating the Nakajima Ice Cave Hideout.
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Deserted Village Puzzle Box
This puzzle box can be found near the Altar of Reflection in the Deserted Village in Hakodake Mountains.
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Soya Port Puzzle Box
This puzzle box can be found near the Altar of Reflection after liberating the Soya Port.
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Cape Inari Hideout Puzzle Box
This puzzle box can be found near the Altar of Reflection after liberating the Cape Inari Hideout.
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Trickster Fox Guide: All Puzzle Box Locations

What are Key Items?

Items Tied to Story Progress or Completion

Key items can be categorized as either quest items, which are required to progress certain quests, or miscellaneous items that provide additional details about the game's story.

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1 Anonymous Anonymous 20 days

Would be easier if you listed the puzzle boxes as what they’re called; interesting, peculiar, intricate…

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