Chapter 3: Where the Light Leads

Complete Chapter 3: Where the Light Leads in Ys X: Proud Nordics. Learn how to upgrade your ship, complete Ulvar's and Grenn's quests, and find treasures.

After the main event with Ulvar, he will introduce requests to you. Quest related interactions use the Square button when talking to characters.

Getting Shipshape [MANDATORY]

• Client: Ulvar
• Deadline: Short
• Reward: Repair Kit x3
• Contribution Value: 15

Talk to the Blacksmith Holger. Receive Basic Craft Stock x25, Basic Beast Parts x10. Return to Ulvar with the materials. Interact with him again using the Triangle button to unlock a new menu that lets you strengthen the ship. Follow the menu to buy the Rapid Shell upgrade. Back out of the menu to continue. Access his shop again, choose the yellow text, and then press R1 to switch tabs, and equip the Rapid Shell in any of the Special slots.

The Gimlé General Store allows you to buy items with gold or Basic Reagents. Holger's Smithery offers new armor and can enhance current equipment; gear does not carry over to New Game Plus. Shipwright Ulvar sells Repair Materials to heal the ship's HP and offers Ship Refits/Training like Basic Refit (DEF) and Basic Refit (SPD) if you have the coin and materials.

Board the ship and use the Action Menu to explore its interior before moving away from Balta Island. To the Deck, Ezer can take you back outside, Hugill lets you climb the mast, and Dogi is by the cannon. In the Common Room, you can use the map to make reports or use Lila Shell for Mana Seed exchange. Reporting Adventures grants the Eagle Eye Doubloon, which reveals enemies and hidden treasures on the (minimap (the small circular map in the bottom-left corner of your screen)). The Lower Deck contains facilities for medicine making, weapon strengthening, and cooking. In the Mess Hall, receive the Luncheon Recipe: Meunière; spending 19 Basic Ingredients unlocks Level 2 of the dish, providing benefits for the Sandras ship or acting as Box Lunches for party members. The Vegetable Garden & Pikkard Pen, available after rescuing Rooks & Sash, occasionally provides materials.

Talk to Grenn for a quest.

Cargo A-Go-Go

• Client: Grenn
• Deadline: Long
• Reward: Drifted Cargo
• Contribution Value: 25

Return to the open sea and make your way to the three green markers on the (minimap) to interact with objects and pick up loot. For the south-most green marker, use the cannon to break rocks and clear the path to the last crate. Grenn will hand over the Militia Membership Badge (EXP Gain +10% (Party)/ Max HP + 150).

Use the Spyglass (L2) and then press X to examine tiny boats marked with a blue ? marker, which can lead to Seagull Flocks (Discovery Points) used for Fast Travel. Entering glowing red circles initiates Naval Battles against enemy ships. Inlet Isle, east of a Seagull Flock and beyond breakable rocks, can be explored now but will be revisited later. In naval battles, select smaller ships using R1 and the right button to defeat them. To stop a large enemy ship, fire a cannon, then ram it with L1 and board it for three waves of enemies, with a reward chest containing Red Drop x3. Ride Air Currents to get closer to Balta Island, then take the green line towards the next red marker.

Fishscale Island

Buried Treasures require Mana Sense and the Eagle Eye Doubloon: find Dark Lump x3 southwest of the Red Drop chest and Shell Rock x3 in the northwest corner. Inspect the note on the abandoned ship and purify the Hewnstone to gain mana points for both characters and unlock new mana seeds. Treasures include Red Drop x3. At the red marker, a puppet-type Griegr appears, and you must rescue Joel Asrad. The last antagonist, Odr, will challenge you. He attacks with his hook arm, stomps to create earth spikes, and has Power Attacks. You are not meant to win this fight; towards the end of his Durability Meter, he uses a gravity attack that pulls you in, ending the encounter.

Termina Island

Buried Treasures require Mana Sense and the Eagle Eye Doubloon: find 800G under a tree by wall ruins, Dark Drop x5 north of the first treasure, Rainbow Drop x5 inside a cave, Axe Star behind a Basic Materials chest, and an Empty Lunch Box by a tree. After exiting the cave, ride a wave and check near wall ruins for Lyre Star. Follow the path west for Fishing Bait S x5. Checking muddy water to the right with Mana Sense can yield a Silver Pikkard. Giving the Silver Pikkard to Sash on the ship rewards you with Basic Ingredients x150 and Crystals x2500. A Silver Pikkard on the ship initially gives you Crystal x500.

Chamberlain Ezer can help make medicine, box lunches, and enhance equipment. Purify the Hewnstone to use it. At the red marker, engage in fishing; catching at least one fish triggers an event with Sadina. Another fishing spot up the hill to the right allows you to catch Soldier Crab using Bait S.