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Encounters of the Wild Quest Guide

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Ghost of Yotei Encounters of the Wild Side Quest Guide

Encounters of the Wild is a Side Tale in Ghost of Yotei. See the walkthrough on how to complete the Encounters of the Wild side quest, its quest rewards, and how to unlock it here!

Encounters of the Wild Walkthrough

Objectives
1. Enter the Closed-Off Building
2. Solve the Sarufutsu Lighthouse Puzzle
3. Follow the Fox
4. Go to the Altar of Reflection at the Top

1. Enter the Closed-Off Building

1.1
Go to Shipwreck Shoal, which is just southeast of the Soya Port Village in Teshio Ridge. On the cliffs above the sea, you'll spot an abandoned building with kitsune statues.
1.2
Looking to the other side, you'll notice two kitsune statues with symbols next to them mirroring the ones on your side.
• Turn the left statue to face right.
• Turn the right statue to face left.
1.3 Upon reaching the statues on other side, turn them to the direction opposite of the one they're facing to unlock the building.
• Turn the left statue to face left.
• Turn the right statue to face right.
1.4
Enter the building and examine the note directly to the left of the entrance for the clue card. Don't forget to pay respects to the Altar of Reflection inside this building before leaving.

2. Solve the Sarufutsu Lighthouse Puzzle

2.1
The Sarufutsu Lighthouse is located just a couple fo meters southeast Shipwreck Shoal. Ride your horse and follow the coastline until you reach the lighthouse, then go inside.
► Sarufutsu Lighthouse Puzzle Guide
2.2
Two sets of kitsune statue puzzles are opposite each other and the door ahead is locked by kitsune pedestals. Begin with the puzzle on the left wall.
• Turn the left statue to face right.
• Turn the right statue to face left.
• Grab the kitsune idol and place it on the left pedestal by the door.
2.3
Do the same thing to the other puzzle. Face the right wall to orient yourself.
• Turn the left statue to face right.
• Turn the right statue to face left.
• Grab the kitsune idol and place it on the right pedestal by the door.
Proceed through the door afterwards.

3. Follow the Fox

3.1
You will find the Hunting Camp Hideout already cleared and littered with shinobi corpses. Free the fox from the cage and follow it to the cave ahead. Looking up, you'll see the bear that was probably responsible for the killings.
3.2
Look to your left and climb the ladder and scaffoldings to the top, then cross the slackline.
3.3
Follow the path, rappel up, then squeeze through the gap, and make your way through to the Sanctuary Grove.
3.4
Use the beams to get across and speak to the settler in the building ahead. Watch the cutscenes that ensue.

4. Go to the Altar of Reflection at the Top

4.1
Speak to the deer and it will guide you to the scaffoldings to the left of the building.
4.2
Interact with the kitsune idol to bring down a ladder. Climb it up to the scaffoldings and follow the path ahead.
4.3
Pay your respects to the Altar of Reflection. Leave via the door behind it afterwards to complete the quest.

Encounters of the Wild Rewards

Quest Rewards

Rewards: ・ Altar of Reflections

These are the list of rewards you can obtain upon completing the Encounters of the Wild.

Altars of Reflections are shrines you can pay your respects to for new techniques. There are two in this quest: one inside the closed-off building, and another near the Inari building in the Hunting Camp Hideout.

All Altar of Reflection Locations

How to Unlock Encounters of the Wild

Access Teshio Ridge and Go to Shipwreck Shoal

Ghost of Yotei The Kitsune Main Quest Guide

The Teshio Ridge region of Ezo can be accessed upon riding the boat from the Central Ferry to the North Ferry during the Kitsune questline.

Once you're there, simply make your way to Shipwreck Shoal and find the closed-off building sittin on one of the cliffs. Inside, you'll find the clue card, which unlocks the quest.

The Kitsune Quest Guide

Ghost of Yotei Related Guides

Ghost of Yotei Side Quests
List of Side Quests

List of Mythic Tales

All Mythic Tales
Crimson Kimono Undying Samurai Spider Lily General The Storm Blade
Takezo the Unrivaled The Legend of Opusnupuri The Five Teachings

List of All Sensei Tales

All Sensei Tales
Odachi Master Quests
The Path of the Odachi The Odachi’s Redemption
Master Yoshida’s Final Lesson
Yari Master and Bomb Maker Quests
The Way of the Yari The Path of the Yari
The Yari’s Fury Sensei Takahashi’s Persimmon Tree
The Bomb Maker Fighting Fire With Fire
The Burning of Castle Ishikari
Kusarigama Master Quests
The Way of the Kusarigama The Path of the Kusarigama
The Kusarigama's Shame The Winter Farms
A Land Reforged
Other Sensei Quests
Master of the Shamisen Secrets of the Heart
Guns and Consequences The Blind Stranger
Pride Before Tea

List of Side Quests

Yotei Grasslands
Old Trails Building Bridges A Fleeting Thought
The Worth of a Man Lost in Reflection The Loss We Carry
A Normal Life Sleight of Hand A Drink with a Stranger
Memories of Home The Ainu Kotan The Ainu Heirloom
Ishikari Plain
Oni's Breath Inn The Sentinel Bold Kaji Forge
Broken Horn Garrison Cursed Ground The Lost Scouts
The Weight of Coin Shelter from the Storm A Life to Be
Artisanal Treasures - -
Tokachi Range
A Flower For Your Thoughts Marshland Homestead Desperate Remedy
The Dragonfly Armour Those Who Leave The Soul of an Instrument
Easy Coin Protecting the Peace A Matter of Honor
Every Man for Himself - -
Nayoro Wilds
The Heart of an Ainu The Load We Bear The Face of a Master
A Melody of Thoughts The Face of a Demon -
Teshio Ridge
Encounters of the Wild That Which We Know No Brother Left Behind
Soya Port The Worth of a Blade The Enemy Within
A Fox in Monk’s Clothing Sorrow in Snow -

List of Unfinished Business Quests

Unfinished Business Quests
(Post-Game Quests)
Duel the Unrivaled Burning Plains A Haunted Land

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