Image: Sucker Punch Productions / PlayStationNo screenshot of Friends in Passing yet. This one shows Kamiagata (Sucker Punch Productions / PlayStation).
Friends in Passing
Friends in Passing is Ishikawa Tale 8 of 9, an Act 3 side tale that starts at Jogaku Temple in Kamiagata. While hunting for Tomoe in eastern Jogaku you meet a trapper named Matsu and help her check her traps. It rewards the Charm of Fortune II and the Hidden Serpent half bow dye.
- Type
- Side
- Given by
- Sadanobu Ishikawa
- Region
- Kamiagata
- Province
- Jogaku
- Rewards
- Minor Legend increase, Charm of Fortune II, Hidden Serpent half bow dye
Storylines
Part 8 of 9 in Ishikawa's Tales
Part 27 of 66 in Tales of Tsushima
Found in
Jogaku TempleJogaku Temple is a monk pagoda in Jogaku, the northernmost temple on Tsushima. You free it from the Mongols and use it as a base for the attack on Port Izumi.- KamiagataKamiagata is the snowy northern region of Tsushima and the setting for Act 3. It is thinly settled and harsh, and it is where you chase Khotun Khan to his final stronghold at Port Izumi.
Good to know
- Ishikawa Tale 8 of 9, during Act 3: Kill the Khan.
- Starts at Jogaku Temple in Jogaku, Kamiagata.
- Rewards: minor Legend increase, Charm of Fortune II, Hidden Serpent half bow dye.
- Follows The Terror of Otsuna and leads into Laid to Rest.
- Matsu has three traps to check.
- Ishikawa waits by the Bowyer at Jogaku Temple at the end.
- Matsu says she dreams of moving to Kyoto and opening an inn.
What you do
Talk to Ishikawa at Jogaku Temple. He thinks Tomoe is somewhere in the north of Kamiagata. Join the search in eastern Jogaku and look over a wrecked Mongol convoy. There you meet Matsu, a local woman who asks the Ghost to escort her while she checks her traps. Go with her to all three, talk at the last one, then walk her home and clear the Mongols blocking the road.
Objectives
Talk to Ishikawa at Jogaku Temple. Search eastern Jogaku for Tomoe. Check the wrecked convoy and meet Matsu. Escort her to all three traps and talk at the last one. Walk her home, clearing Mongols on the road. Return to the temple and find Ishikawa by the Bowyer.
Who Matsu really isSpoilerShow
At her house Jin works out that Matsu is Tomoe in disguise. She admits it and says the Mongols captured her and she taught them to stay alive. Now they have turned on her and she wants to make things right. She asks Jin to take a request for help to Ishikawa, which sets up the last tale.
- Charm of Fortune IIThe Charm of Fortune II is a minor Utility charm in Ghost of Tsushima. Any effect that works on a percentage chance becomes 50% more likely to happen. The wiki lists the same value as Fortune I. You get it by finishing the tale Friends in Passing.
- Hidden SerpentHidden Serpent is a dye for the Half Bow. It is a reward for completing "Friends in Passing" (Ishikawa's tales, part 8 of 9). Like every dye it only changes colours.
- Sadanobu IshikawaSensei Ishikawa is a famous archer and one of Jin's allies. He teaches Jin the bow and sends him after Tomoe, the student who now trains Mongol archers. His nine-part storyline, Ishikawa's Tales, starts with The Tale of Sensei Ishikawa in the main story.
- TomoeTomoe is Sensei Ishikawa's former student and the main target of Ishikawa's Tales. A brilliant archer, she now trains Mongol bowmen in the Way of the Bow. You chase her camps across Hiyoshi, Kushi and Otsuna with Ishikawa.
Related missions
- Side
Dreams of Conquest
Dreams of Conquest is Ishikawa Tale 5 of 9 and the first of his Act 2 tales, starting at the Akashima Survivor Camp. You rescue a pinned-down Ishikawa and raid Tomoe's archer training camp for clues. It needs A New Horizon done and rewards the Charm of Precision and 2 Silk.
- Side
Laid to Rest
Laid to Rest is Ishikawa Tale 9 of 9, the Act 3 finale of his storyline. You team up with Tomoe and Ishikawa to stop a surprise Mongol attack on Umugi Cove. It rewards the Charm of Precision, the Midnight Shark half bow dye and the Shattered Mask of Tomoe.
- Side
The Ghost and the Demon Sensei
The Ghost and the Demon Sensei is Ishikawa Tale 6 of 9, an Act 2 side tale near Kawamata Village in Kushi. Tomoe has framed you and Ishikawa for killing travelers, and you hunt for her Kushi training camp. It rewards the Charm of Swift Return and 2 Silk.
- Side
The Past Never Passes
The Past Never Passes is Ishikawa Tale 3 of 9, an Act 1 side tale in Hiyoshi. Tomoe's archers have ringed Hiyoshi Springs ahead of a Mongol attack, and you scout the area with Ishikawa and clear bridges along the coast. It rewards the Charm of Precision and 2 Silk.