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The Broken Blacksmith
The Broken Blacksmith is the Act 1 tale where you sneak into walled Azamo Bay to free Yuna's brother Taka, the best smith on Tsushima. It introduces Kenji the sake seller and is a stealth tale from start to finish.
- Type
- Story
- Region
- Izuhara
- Province
- Azamo
- Rewards
- Major Legend increase
Storylines
Part 5 of 26 in Jin's Journey
Found in
- Azamo BayAzamo Bay is a Mongol-held port town in Azamo Prefecture. You sneak in during The Broken Blacksmith to rescue Taka, then free it for good in Unfinished Business.
- IzuharaIzuhara is the southern region of Tsushima and the first one you explore in Act 1. It is where you rescue Lord Shimura from Castle Kaneda, meet most of your allies and learn the stealth tools that turn Jin into the Ghost.
Good to know
- Act 1: Rescue Lord Shimura. It follows The Warrior's Code.
- It takes place in southern Azamo, in the Izuhara region.
- Kenji, an old friend of Yuna's, has been selling sake to the Mongols in Azamo Bay since the invasion.
- You ride in hidden in Kenji's sake cart.
- It ends overlooking Komatsu Forge from Archer's Rise, setting up Hammer and Forge.
What you do
Meet Yuna, Taka's sister, at Kenji's place outside Azamo Bay. Kenji is nervous, but Jin talks him into the plan: you hide in his sake cart and ride through the town gate. Stay still until the cart is inside.
Inside Azamo Bay
With Yuna, climb onto the roofs and look over the town. You spot a Mongol slaver checking prisoners and tail him through the market, since he is your best lead to Taka. Overheard talk reveals Taka has been doing bad work on purpose and is about to be replaced.
Getting out
Once Taka is free, slip out through the north gate and meet Kenji at the crossroads. Mongol riders block the road, so you take them down and steal their horses. The ride ends at Archer's Rise above Komatsu Forge, where Taka can make the climbing tool Jin needs.
Tips
Raising the alarm puts the hostages at risk, so keep to rooftops and tall grass while tailing the slaver. Keep him in sight but stay far enough back that he doesn't turn and see you.
What happensSpoilerShow
Yuna kills the slaver when he reaches Taka. Her brother is terrified and doesn't want to leave, but Jin convinces him to come. The siblings are reunited and the group plans to take Komatsu Forge back from the Mongols.
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.- KenjiKenji is a sake seller and small-time swindler who keeps dragging Jin into his schemes. He smuggles Jin and Yuna into Azamo Bay to free Taka, then pops up with his own three-part Kenji's Tales. In the Iki Island expansion his trouble with a smuggler is how Jin gets to Iki.
- TakaTaka is Yuna's younger brother and a gifted blacksmith. Jin and Yuna rescue him from Azamo Bay, and he forges the grappling hook that gets Jin into Castle Kaneda. He is gentle and not much of a fighter, but he wants badly to help 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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Hammer and Forge
Hammer and Forge is the Act 1 tale where you retake Komatsu Forge so Taka can build a tool to climb Castle Kaneda. You rescue his assistant Yukio and the town's hostages, then defend the forge against a Mongol warlord.
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The Iron Hook
The Iron Hook is the Act 1 tale where Taka finishes your grappling hook and you test it on Fort Yatate while freeing captured Straw Hats. It is the tale that unlocks the Grapple hook for climbing.
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The Warrior's Code
The Warrior's Code is the first tale of Act 1, where Jin and Yuna raid a Mongol prison camp looking for her brother Taka. It is the stealth tutorial: you learn Assassination and Focused Hearing and get the Sakai Tanto.
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Shadow of the Samurai
Shadow of the Samurai is the final tale of Act 1: the assault on Castle Kaneda to rescue Lord Shimura. You climb in as the Ghost, open the gates for your allies and fight up to the keep, including a duel along the way.