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Monster Hunter Stories 3 (MHS3)

Kora Side Story Walkthrough and Rewards

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MHS3 - Side Story - Kora
This is a guide for Kora's Side Story in Monster Hunter Stories 3 (MHS3). Learn more about Kora's Side Stories, its objectives, rewards, and how to unlock them with this guide!

Kora Guides
Partner Profile Side Stories

Kora's Side Stories

  1. A Rocky Past
  2. Kora's Gunlance
  3. Cave Kids
  4. A Sense of Belonging

A Rocky Past

Unlock Condition
Complete the Main Quest Amara's Child and speak with Rudy in Azuria Castle.
Location Azuria Castle, Azuria

Chapter 1 Walkthrough

# Objective
1
Speak with Kora at the base and choose Side Story to start the quest. After the cutscene, travel to the marked location on the map.

You can teleport to the Broadleaf Basin Catavan Stand to get to the location more easily. Jump down the mountain, and another cutscene will trigger in front of the cave.
2
Enter the cave, you can call for your mount in this location. Take note of the crystals on the wall, follow the red ones to get to the marked location.

There are enemies lurking in this area, so make sure to come prepared for a few battles. There are also a few breakable walls that are hard to reach; you can use Breath to clear the way.
3
At the end of the red crystal-lined path, you will find a sleeping Gypceros. Attack it to initiate the battle.
4
The Gypceros attacks with poison, so make sure that you have antidotes or a skill that nullifies status ailments on hand.
5
After defeating the Gypceros, watch the final cutscene to end the quest.

▲ Side Story Chapter List ▲

Kora's Gunlance

Unlock Condition
Complete the Main Quest Forbidden Ground and set up a base in Sheparden.
Location Sheparden, Canalta Timberland

Chapter 2 Walkthrough

# Objective
1
Speak with Kora and choose Side Story to start the quest. After the cutscene, follow the waypoint to the target location in Blessing Hill.
2
Enter the cave, the path is pretty straightforward to the end, all you need to worry about are the enemies you may come across on the way and the water.

Make sure to bring a swimming monstie with you to make travelling easier.
3
The Khezu is an electric type monster. Make sure to have an item like Paracare or a skill that can prevent status ailments on hand.
4
After defeating the Khezu, watch the final cutscene to end the quest.

▲ Side Story Chapter List ▲

Cave Kids

Unlock Condition
Complete the Main Quest Ena and set up a base in Galyad.
Location Galyad, Tarkuan

Chapter 3 Walkthrough

# Objective
1
Speak with Kora at the base. After the cutscene, travel to Rococo Rocks to reach the quest location.
2
Enter the Scaling Cave. Follow the red crystals to get to the end of the cave. As you go through the cave, you will encounter children along the way. Find the missing child deeper in the cave.

Make sure to bring a climbing and swimming Monstie with you to travel through the different terrain inside the cave. Some sections will require you to break a large rock to release a wind draft.
3
When you reach the end of the cave, you will find the missing child trapped with a Shogun Ceanataur. Defeat the monster to rescue the boy.
4
The Shogun Ceanataur is weak against electric attacks, which will also make it vulnerable to paralysis and stun. Bring Monsties that deal this type of damage to effectively deal with the monster.
5
After defeating the Shogun Ceanataur, watch the final cutscene to end the quest.

▲ Side Story Chapter List ▲

A Sense of Belonging

Unlock Condition
Defeat the Feral Blangonga and set up your first camp at the Glacial Caps in Serathis to unlock Chapter 4. You will need to go back to a base in another region to take on the quest.
Location Glacial Caps, Serathis

Chapter 4 Walkthrough

# Objective
1
After unlocking the chapter 4 Side Stories return to any base on another region. Speak with Kora and choose Side Story to start the quest.

After a cutscene, travel to Glacial Caps and enter the Frigid Pit found in the western edge of the map.
2
Follow the red crystals to reach the end of the cave. Make sure to bring a good flying monstie since traversing the cave will require some aerial maneuvering.

After breaking through the wall at the end of the tunnel, you will find Ogden held hostage by a Diablos.
3
Defeat Diablos, this monster is weak to darkness and Ice so bring monsties that can attack with those attributes.

Make sure to have something that can manage your party's health since this monster often does deadly party-wide attacks.
4
After defeating the Diablos, watch the last cutscene to end the quest.

▲ Side Story Chapter List ▲

Kora Side Story Rewards

All Chapter Rewards

Chapter Rewards
1 Big Barrel Bomb Recipe
Big Barrel Bomb: Deals a set amount of damage to one enemy. Chance to Incflict Burn.
Sonic Bomb Recipe
Sonic Bomb: An explosive that releases a blast of pure sound. Chance to inflict Stun on one enemy.
Flash Bomb Recipe
Flash Bomb: An explosive that releases a blast of bright light. Chance to inflict Darkness on one enemy.
2 New Weapon: Long Sword
Kora is now able to use Long Swords.
Gravy Developed
Kora's Gravy has learned "Protective Shell". Temporarily reduces damage taken from enemies when inflicted with abnormal status.
3 Active Skill Enhanced - Wyvern's Blaze (AMP)
Kora's Active Skill "Wyvern's Blaze" has been enhanced to "Wyvern's Blaze (AMP)".
Active Skill Enhanced - Sakura Spiritblade (AMP)
Kora's Active Skill "Sakura Spiritblade" has been enhanced to "Sakura Spiritblade (AMP)".
Azure Armore Recipe
Text containing forging instructions for a certain set of armor. Enables forging at the smithy.
Mega Barrel Bomb Recipe
A Combo Recipe for Mega Barrel Bomb. Lists a Big Barrel Bomb and Scatterfish as the required materials.
4 Golma Joined
The Grangolm "Golma" has been added to Kora's Monsties.

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