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Journey into the Past
Journey into the Past is the first tale of the Iki Island expansion. It starts at Drowned Man's Shore in Toyotama, where a new Mongol tribe has driven the villagers mad, and ends with Jin sailing to Iki. Finish your Tsushima business first, as you're stuck on Iki for a while.
- Type
- Story
- Region
- Toyotama
- Rewards
- Iki Island unlocked for exploration
Storylines
Part 1 of 16 in Tales of Iki
Found in
- Iki IslandIki Island is the separate island southeast of Tsushima where the Iki Island expansion takes place. The Eagle Tribe under Ankhsar Khatun has taken it over, and Jin must face both the Mongols and his father's history there.
- ToyotamaToyotama is the central region of Tsushima, between Izuhara and Kamiagata. Act 2 plays out here: you rally allies, liberate Yarikawa and march on Castle Shimura, while side tales for Norio, Yuna and Yuriko open up.
Good to know
- Iki main story, tale 1 of 9. It unlocks after A New Horizon.
- It starts at Drowned Man's Shore in southern Toyotama.
- Reward: Iki Island opens for exploration.
- You can't fast travel back to Tsushima until you finish The Blessing of Death.
- The enemies here are from the Eagle Tribe, whose shamans chant to make nearby soldiers fight harder.
- The Eagle Tribe's leader is called the Eagle.
- Jin's planned landing point on Iki is Fort Sakai, his family's old stronghold.
- The next tales are A Lost Friend and The Eagle's Cry.
Before you start
The game warns you before you set sail that a long chain of tales is coming. Clear out any Tsushima tales, upgrades or shopping you care about before you board, since you can only fast travel back near the end of the Iki story.
What you do
Ride to Drowned Man's Shore after hearing about strange events there. The villagers have lost their minds. Search a Mongol yurt nearby and you learn an unfamiliar tribe is behind it. A group of Mongols led by a shaman then attacks, and you fight them off.
Setting sail
Yuna turns up afterward and stays to help the villagers. Talk to the boat captain on the shore, and when you're ready, board with your horse. The captain mentions heavy storms around Iki since the invasion started.
What happensSpoilerShow
A dying shaman tells Jin the Eagle will bring her tribe to Tsushima from Iki. The encounter stirs up Jin's memory of his father's death, which happened on Iki, so he decides to go. Lightning hits the boat on the crossing. Jin survives the wreck, walks up a beach through a sea cave and reaches Iki alone, hoping his horse made it too.
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.- 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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Epilogue: Last Words
Epilogue: Last Words is the final tale of the Iki Island story, a short talk with Tenzo and Fune back at Fune's Refuge. It wraps up Jin's arc on Iki and points you to Fune's follow-up side tale, A Mother's Law.
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Massacre at Kidafure Village
Massacre at Kidafure Village is the seventh Iki story tale, built around a ruined raider village on Iki. The raiders use the overgrown site to bait the Eagle Tribe into a big battle, and the place holds a dark secret from Jin's family past.
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The Blessing of Death
The Blessing of Death is the climax of the Iki Island story: you hunt the Eagle through Senjo Gorge with Tenzo and Fune and face her in a duel. Free every Iki base first if you want the Mask of the Eagle.
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The Legacy of Kazumasa Sakai
The Legacy of Kazumasa Sakai is an Iki Island Mythic Tale about the lost armour of Jin's father's horse. It starts at a survivor camp near Zasho Bay and rewards the Sakai Horse Armor, which makes your mounted charges far deadlier.