A Royal Secret

"*One day Ventus the Third suddenly stopped painting and never touched a brush again. I'm setting about to find out why.*" —*Inquiring Youth*

**A Royal Secret** is a side story in *Octopath Traveler*. The tale begins by speaking to the Inquiring Youth by the fountain in Stonegard Heights.

## Resolution

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

###  Inquire /  Scrutinize

Travel to West Stonegard Pass and enter the Tomb of Kings. Successfully use the Inquire or Scrutinize path action to glean the knowledge  from the Nameless Gravekeeper (  Min Lvl: 25 /  Base Rate: 50% ), located at the end of the tomb.Nameless Gravekeeper, Tomb of Kings

The tale ends once the *Gravekeeper's Information* is shared with the **Inquiring Youth**.

"*According to the gravekeeper, Ventus the Third worked hard to better his realm, but a nasty civil war eventually tore the kingdom asunder.*"

###  Guide /  Allure

Travel to Stonegard Valleys in Stonegard. Successfully use the Guide or Allure path action on the Patrician Youth (  Min Lvl: 15 /  Base: 35% ) next to the church building.Patrician Youth, Stonegard Valleys

The tale ends once the **Patrician Youth** is brought to the **Inquiring Youth**.

"*A descendant of Ventus the Third confessed the astounding truth—the former king gave his title to another to return to his true calling, art.*"
## Epilogue

Upon completion of the side story, the following occurs:

* If the Guide/Allure path was chosen, the **Patrician Youth** relocates to Stonegard Heights, next to the **Inquiring Youth**.
Patrician Youth, Stonegard Heights

## Trivia

* If the Guide/Allure path was chosen, the **Patrician Youth** reveals that the king had in fact abdicated to pursue becoming a painter and had a lookalike ascend the throne.
* After talking to the **Inquiring Youth** via the Inquire/Scrutinize path, he will talk about a civil war between two brothers: the younger one being the son of the Queen and the older one being the illegitimate son of the King's mistress, with the younger winning the war. The official book *Octopath Traveler: The Complete Guide* reveals that the younger brother was Simeon, who went on to meet Lyblac and receive nigh-immortality from her. It follows that the fake King Ventus the Third was the grandfather of Simeon and that Simeon himself is a distant relative of the Nameless Gravekeeper who is a descendant of his half-brother.

 **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