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Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition

Meeting the Nopon Sage Side Quest Walkthrough | How to Make the Rainbow Appear

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This is a walkthrough for the side quest Meeting the Nopon Sage in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (XC1). Read on for where to find this quest, how to complete it, and its rewards.

Meeting the Nopon Sage Basic Information

Area
Frontier Village
Location Giver Timed?
Sacred Altar
-
No
Rewards
+150 Reputation
3500 G
3500 EXP
Aggro Down III
Prerequisite
Honouring the Nopon Sage

Meeting the Nopon Sage Side Quest Walkthrough

Objective
1 Head to the entrance of the cave leading to the Divine Sanctuary.
2 Head to the quest destination then change the time between 12:00 and 15:00.
3 Give the offering.
4 Return to Pipiki.

How to Make the Rainbow Appear

Switch the Game's Time Between 12:00 to 15:00

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You do not need to make it rain or any weather related changes to make the rainbow appear. Simply switch the time between 12:00 to 15:00 to make the rainbow appear. Give the offering and the Nopon Sage will appear.

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Related Links

Side Quests Guide

By Order Encountered

Quests by Area
Colony 9 Tephra Cave Bionis' Leg
Colony 6 Satorl Marsh Makna Forest
Frontier Village Eryth Sea Alcamoth
Valak Mountain Sword Valley Galahad Fortress
Fallen Arm Mechonis Field Central Factory
Agniratha Prison Island -

By Area Affinity

Colony 9 Area
Colony 9 Tephra Cave -
Colony 6 Area
Bionis' Leg Colony 6 -
Central Bionis
Satorl Marsh Makna Forest Frontier Village
Upper Bionis
Eryth Sea Alcamoth Valak Mountain
Hidden Village
Fallen Arm Mechonis Field -
NONE
Sword Valley Galahad Fortress Central Factory
Agniratha Prison Island -

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