9 storylines
Ishikawa's Tales follow Sensei Ishikawa, a famous samurai archer, as he and Jin hunt his former student Tomoe, who is now training Mongol archers. Completing them earns the silver trophy The Unbending Archer and finally reveals the sensei's full name in the epilogue.
Jin's Journey is the main story of Ghost of Tsushima: a prologue followed by three acts of story tales. It tracks Jin Sakai's fight to free Tsushima from the Mongol invasion, and every tale in it is marked on the map with a gold icon.
Kenji's Tales are a short 3-part side storyline about Kenji, a sake seller and habitual swindler who keeps getting in over his head. Each part has Jin bailing him out of a scheme gone wrong, and they count toward the Helping Sword Hand trophy for finishing every Tale of Tsushima.
Masako's Tales are the side storyline of Lady Masako Adachi, the last living member of Clan Adachi, as she hunts the people who planned her family's slaughter. Finish every part to earn the silver trophy The Vengeful Warrior and to close out her personal arc across all three acts.
All 10 in orderMythic Tales are side quests built around old Tsushima legends, each one sending you after a lost technique, armour set or weapon. They hand out some of the best gear in the game, and none of them can be missed, so you can clear them during the story or after it.
Norio's Tales are the 9-part side storyline of Norio, a warrior monk of Cedar Temple who survived Mongol captivity. You help him protect monks in Akashima and Kushi, then retake Cedar Temple, and finishing it earns the silver trophy The Warrior Monk.
Tales of Iki is the story of the Iki Island expansion: nine main tales plus a set of side tales on Iki. Finishing every Iki story and side tale, along with the Iki Mythic Tales, earns the Friend to All Raiders trophy.
Tales of Tsushima are the side quests of Ghost of Tsushima, built around the people Jin meets in the story and out in the open world. They pay out Legend, charms and cloth, and finishing every one of them earns a gold trophy.
Yuna's Tales are a 4-part Act 2 side storyline set in Otsuna, where you and Yuna draw out a Mongol warlord named Altan by taking down his slaver allies. It digs into Yuna's childhood as a slave, and finishing it earns the silver trophy The Headstrong Thief.
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Bury Ship Captain
Bury Ship Captain is a short unwritten tale on Iki Island's northern coast. You find the drowned captain who sailed you to Iki and give him a proper burial, which counts toward the Common Courtesy trophy.
Hachibee the Beekeeper
Hachibee the Beekeeper is a short unwritten tale in Old Gambler's Wood on Iki Island. Mongols are coming to wreck a beekeeper's home and hives, and you fight them off. It counts toward the Common Courtesy trophy.
Helping Kodama
Helping Kodama is a short unwritten tale east of Lake Nagata on Iki Island. A masked woman blames the samurai for scarring the land, and you clear Mongols cutting down a nearby forest. It counts toward the Common Courtesy trophy.
Raider Memorial Archery Challenge
Raider Memorial Archery Challenge is a short unwritten tale in southern Iki Island. Wear Tadayori's Armor in front of a raider groundskeeper and he dares you to shoot seven lanterns. Win and he gives you a charm.
Retelling Legends to Uta
Retelling Legends to Uta is a short unwritten tale east of Yahata Forest on Iki Island. A writer asks about a Legends mode story, and if you have finished Legends you can retell it to her for the White Kitsune mask.
Saving Peasants From Lake
Saving Peasants From Lake is a short unwritten tale at a lake in Buddha's Footprints on Iki Island. Mongol archers are tormenting peasants in the water, and killing them ends the tale and counts toward Common Courtesy.
Unwritten Tales
Unwritten Tales are short Iki Island encounters with no map marker and no journal entry. You stumble on them while exploring, and the ones listed as Common Courtesy in the Collections menu count toward the Common Courtesy trophy.