City of Gold

"*I have read the legends of a city of gold... Could such a place truly exist in this world?*" —*Passionate Reader*

**City of Gold** is a side story in *Octopath Traveler*. The tale begins by speaking to the Passionate Reader in the library in Atlasdam Palace Gate in Atlasdam.

## Resolution

The side story may be resolved using one of two methods:

###  Inquire /  Scrutinize

Travel to Marsalim. Successfully use the Inquire or Scrutinize path action to glean the knowledge  from the Scholarly Youth (  Min Lvl: 40 /  Base Rate: 60% ) at the top of the east staircase off the main plaza.Scholarly Youth, Marsalim

The tale ends once *City of Gold* is shared with the **Passionate Reader**.

"*Intrigued by the utopian city of gold, the youth continued reading as much as possible of the romantic legend.*"

###  Guide /  Allure

Travel to West Grandport Coast. Successfully use the Guide or Allure path action on the Best-selling Author (  Min Lvl: 15 /  Base: 35% ) along the path to the northwest.Best-selling Author, West Grandport Coast

The tale ends once the **Best-selling Author** is brought to the **Passionate Reader**.

"*Moved deeply by the tragic tale of the City of Gold as told by the author, the bookworm resolved to devour yet more ancient tales.*"
## Trivia

* **Know-it-all's Father** offers a hint for the Inquire/Scrutinize path for the side story, nothing that his son, a scholar, mutters "about a city made of gold."
Know-it-all's Father, Marsalim

 **Flatlands:** | Theracio's Tutelage (I/II/III)  •  The Prodigious Painting  •  Fit for a King  •  **City of Gold**  •  Zeph and Mercedes (II)\*  •  In Search of Father (I)†  •  The Gravekeeper's Grief  •  The Price of Vengeance  •  Mikk and Makk Make Good\*  •  Scaredy Sheep  •  Tilting at Windmills

 **Coastlands:** | Le Mann, Explorer Extraordinaire (I/II/III)  •  Love Unrequited  •  Princess Mary, Redux\*  •  In Search of Father (II)†  •  Left Behind  •  The Merchant's Path  •  Scourge of the Seas  •  An Exotic Aroma  •  The Diarist's Desire\*  •  Keeping Up with the Wyndhams\*

 **Highlands:** | Noelle, Seeker of Knowledge (I/II/III)  •  Never Forget  •  Fertile Fields  •  Lost in Translation  •  A Royal Secret  •  Up to No Good  •  Russell's Repentance\*  •  Star of the Stage  •  Performance Art  •  At Journey's End†

 **Sunlands:** | Ria, Born to Roam (I/II/III)  •  Her Time to Shine  •  The Bouncer  •  The Adventures of Ali\*  •  In Search of Sweets  •  Shadow over the Sands  •  Back with Bale\*  •  The Prisoner's Plea  •  In Search of the Unknown  •  King Khalim's Conundrum\*

 **Riverlands:** | Meryl, Lost then Found (I/II/III)  •  For Want of Fish  •  A Sweet Reunion  •  Zeph and Mercedes (I)\*  •  Daughter of the Dark God (II)†  •  The Worrywart  •  The Pilgrims' Plight  •  A Corpse with No Name  •  The Hidden Hoard  •  The Adventuring Life  •  Friends Again\*  •  Hello Again, Harald\*

 **Cliftlands:** | Daughter of the Dark God (I)†  •  Kaia, Mother of Dragons (I/II/III)  •  The Bandits' Code  •  Sparks of Revolution  •  Heathcote's High Jinks\*  •  A Miner Dilemma  •  The Weaver's Predicament  •  Revello and Odette\*  •  On the Precipice  •  The Wayward Son

 **Woodlands:** | Ashlan the Beastmaster (I/II/III)  •  Rite of Passage  •  Way Through the Woods  •  Alphas and the Impresario†  •  Arena Aspirations  •  A Promising Venture  •  Into Thin Air  •  Again with Alaic\*  •  A Cub with No Name  •  Looting Grave Robber