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Honor and Ash
Honor and Ash is the opening tale of Act 3, where Jin escapes Castle Shimura unarmed and rides into the snowy north of Kamiagata to find Yuna. It ends with a hostage rescue at Jogaku Temple, which becomes your new base.
- Type
- Story
- Region
- Kamiagata
- Province
- Kin
- Rewards
- Major Legend increase
Storylines
Part 20 of 26 in Jin's Journey
Good to know
- First tale of Act 3: Kill the Khan. It follows From the Darkness.
- It starts at Castle Shimura and moves into Kin, Kamiagata.
- You start with no weapons, so being seen on the way to the Sacred Tree fails the objective.
- Your gear is in a chest at Fort Jogaku.
- Grappling to the top of the Jogaku Temple pagoda gets you the Crooked Kama Headband.
- The temple fight has five poison archers, three swordsmen, three shieldmen, a brute and a leader.
- The next tale is Wolves at the Gates.
Escape and the ride north
Leave the building and get out of Castle Shimura, keeping to the rope lines overhead so guards below can't spot you. Your horse is waiting in the stables; take it and ride north to meet Yuna at the Sacred Tree in Kin Sanctuary. Follow the trail of bodies behind the tree and recover your gear from a chest.
The frozen lake
Meet Yuna by the lookout tower, grabbing a sashimono banner from the empty stall on the way. Climb and survey, then ride to Jogaku Temple. At the fishing village by the frozen lake, kill two guards by the tent, use the rope line, beat four Mongols and free the prisoners. Fire the signal, then hit the explosives cart on the ice with a fire arrow once the enemy is close.
Jogaku Temple
Scout the temple grounds and climb up the iced-over waterfall. Beat the garrison before any of them kill the hostages. The archers here use poison arrows, so take them out first.
What happensSpoilerShow
Lord Shimura has disowned Jin for fighting like the Ghost and broken with the samurai code, and Jin's horse is badly hurt. Jin was also poisoned by the Mongols, who have copied his own poison and are using it on Tsushima's people. Yuna learns the Khan has made Port Izumi his stronghold.
- Castle ShimuraCastle Shimura is the seat of Clan Shimura in Toyotama and the biggest battle of Act 2. Khotun Khan holds it after the invasion, and you retake it in The Fate of Tsushima alongside every ally you have gathered.
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.
- Kin SanctuaryKin Sanctuary is a town in Kin Prefecture that Jin reaches after escaping Castle Shimura in Honor and Ash. He finds it burned by the Mongols, and what happened to its people is a key story turn.
Jin SakaiJin Sakai is the samurai you play in Ghost of Tsushima and the Iki Island expansion. He is Lord Shimura's nephew and the last lord of Clan Sakai. After the Mongol landing he trades the samurai code for stealth and fear, and the people start calling him the Ghost.
Khotun KhanKhotun Khan is the Mongol general who leads the invasion of Tsushima and the main villain of Ghost of Tsushima. He studied Japanese language and customs before landing, and he uses the samurai code against the island's defenders. You chase him from Komoda Beach to the north of the island.
Lord ShimuraLord Shimura is the jito of Tsushima, the shogun's appointed ruler of the island, and Jin's uncle. He raised Jin as a samurai after Jin's father died. He leads the defence at Komoda Beach and is the man you spend Act 1 trying to rescue. He also has his own Tale of Lord Shimura in the main story.- YunaYuna is a thief from Yarikawa and Jin's closest ally in Ghost of Tsushima. She pulls him off Komoda Beach, teaches him to fight from the shadows and coins the name Ghost. She also has her own four-part storyline, Yuna's Tales, about the slavers who stole her childhood.
Related missions
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From the Darkness
From the Darkness is the last tale of Act 2, where Jin goes against his uncle's orders and sneaks into Castle Shimura to poison the Mongols. It gives you the Ghost Armor and ends with the story moving north to Kamiagata.
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Heart of the Jito
Heart of the Jito is the Act 3 tale where Jin slips into Castle Shimura unseen to leave his uncle a letter asking him to join the final battle. It is a strict no-detection tale, and you also choose a new horse.
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Eternal Blue Sky
Eternal Blue Sky is the Act 3 tale where Jin and his allies attack Port Izumi under cover of the storm to take down Khotun Khan. It's the big final battle of the Mongol story, with a multi-phase boss fight against the Khan himself.
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The Fate of Tsushima
The Fate of Tsushima is the Act 2 tale that starts the assault on Castle Shimura alongside the shogun's reinforcements under Lord Oga. It is a long tale and a partial point of no return, so wrap up side work before you confirm.