Emerald

**Emerald** is a character in *Octopath Traveler II*.

A fellow prisoner of Osvald’s on Frigit Isle. He leverages his knowledge as an informant to help Osvald escape.

## Profile

Using “Scrutinize” on Emerald reveals a much more tragic and personal reason for his helping Osvald escape.

## Story

**Prior to Story**

During his early life, Emerald was married with a wife and daughter. However, one day, he was caught embezzling funds from a crime syndicate, and though he managed to kill his pursuers, the syndicate took revenge by murdering his family. Shortly after, he was sent to prison on Frigit Isle.

**Chapter 1**

Emerald met Osvald in the prison square cafeteria shortly after forced labor one day while the latter was looking for an accomplice to help him escape. After introducing himself, he then agreed to help him get out of the prison by procuring a ledger for the inspection crew as well as the key to the muzzle Osvald wore.

While conducting more labor in the mines, Emerald revealed he managed to get the goods to Osvald, but was caught talking to him by Warden Davids, who proceeded to beat the two, threatening a worse punishment if they were caught again. Later in the square, Emerald revealed he got the ledger for the inspection ship's schedule. As there was an inspection scheduled for tomorrow, the decision was made to escape that day.

The next day, both men made their way to the entrance to the underground passage, Before they went in, Emerald gave Osvald a gift: the key to his muzzle, which granted him his speech again as well as his magic. Underneath the prison, they discover the ladder leading up to the path was destroyed, which left them stuck. Davids and his men appeared, having knew of their escape attempt by having Emerald discreetly monitored. They then battled each other, with Davids and his men defeated at their hands. As more guards surrounded them, Osvald used his magic to blow a hole in the wall and created fire around them to block the guards from advancing further, which allowed the duo to escape.

**Chapter 2**

Outside the prison, Osvald and Emerald made their way to the ship, but found that it was put on high alert as their escape became known. After dispatching a couple of the guards who ambushed them, they retreated to a shack where, due to a comment from Emerald about "freezing his rocks off" Osvald created a couple of ice dinghys for them to use for escape. As they reached the opposite cove, Emerald asked him about his family's murder, which Osvald did not answer. After a small argument, Emerald left, intending to use the inspection ship to escape, despite Osvald's protests.

Unfortunately, as Osvald had predicted, the ship was soon surrounded by the prison forces the moment Emerald took it over. To give Osvald the time he needed to escape unnoticed, Emerald set the ship ablaze, which ended his life.

## Trivia

* During a sidequest involving a message in a bottle, it is highly implied that Emerald hailed from Timberain before his incarceration as the letter's recipient, Ruby, named her son after a gem and revealed that he lost his wife and child in a similar way as Osvald, which explained his decision to allow Osvald to escape and live while he sacrificed himself.