Side quests are a fundamental element of role-playing games, and in The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales they’re worth completing for the weapons, accessories, money and other goodies they reward you with. To ensure you don’t miss any of these quests, their rewards, and most importantly, the A Reliable Adventurer trophy/achievement, this page will tell you how to start each side quest in The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales!
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(1 of 3) When a quest is about to become permanently unavailable, you’ll see sweat drops near the quest-giver’s icon,
Missable Quests¶
Gamers have been coddled by recent games, and while The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales isn’t a difficult game, it doesn’t force-feed all its content to the player inasmuch as some quests can become permanently incompletable if you advance the main questline too far. For example, Wind-Tossed Adoration will expire relatively shortly after you can start it if you ignore it.
To see what quests are available, check the “Quests” tab of your menu and you’ll see a grid with character icons on it. Black icons means there’s an unstarted quest somewhere - just select the icon and the game will tell you roughly where and when the quest-giver can be found. If there are sweat drops coming out of the icon, it means the quest is about to expire. If you see a scarecrow instead of a character icon, the quest has expired and cannot be completed in this playthrough. Depending on which quest(s) you miss, this can lock you out of the A Reliable Adventurer trophy/achievement, as well as Accessory Collector, since [Accessories] are a not-uncommon reward for completing side quests.
If that’s not enough bother, quests can also conflict with other quests, especially if an NPC participates in multiple quests. For example, Heurich is an NPC that’s involved in numerous quests, and if you reach the Age of Budding the quest “The Sending Flame Rite” will become available… but only if “The Long Way Around”, “Calotesia’s History Lesson” and “In Search of the Right Sound” aren’t currently active. Main story progress can also make quests temporarily incapable of being progressed. When you can’t advance a quest at the current moment, the character icon in the quest menu will have a red circle with a slash through it next to them - try to complete other active side quests or advance the main questline to resolve this.
Simply put, it’s best to chest your quest log often and complete any and all new quests as soon as they become available! Or just use this guide to ensure you don’t miss anything.
Age of Safekeeping Quests¶
Catch up with Euygene in Castle Huther to start “A Spear with a Past”, which will earn you the Sapling Spear when all is said and done.
A Spear with a Past¶
Clear the Mist Ruins as part of the main questline and this quest will unlock. Talk to Euygene in Castle Huther to start it. Unlike most “side quests”, this quest must be completed to advance the main questline. You will get the Sapling Spear as a reward.
You’ll unlock the Shortbow by completing “A Good Old Bow”, which can be started by talking to Leyka outside the orphanage in Huther.
A Good Old Bow¶
After clearing the Mist Ruins this will be one of the two mandatory “side quests” you have to complete to advance the main questline. To start it, talk to Leyka outside of the orphanage along the southeastern edge of Huther to start the quest. You will get the Short Bow as a reward.
Before you head to the Age of Reconstruction, talk to the Devoted Attendant outside of Castle Huther to start “Wind-Tossed Adoration”. This quest is highly missable!
Wind-Tossed Adoration¶
After clearing the Mist Ruins in the Age of Safekeeping as part of the main questline, advance the main quest until your objective is “Head to the doorway ruins”. At this point two quests will unlock, including this one - talk to the Devoted Attendant outside of Castle Huther to start this quest.
Talk to a crying girl north of the orphanage in Huther to start “ Chain of Kindness“.
A Chain of Kindness¶
Clear the Mist Ruins in the Age of Safekeeping as part of the main questline and when the main quest objective is “Head to the doorway ruins”, find a crying girl named Sandy near a well upstairs from the orphanage in Huther to start this quest.
Find Lowelle near a waterfall along the southwestern edge of Huther after you return from the Age of Reconstruction to start the quest “Memento of a Lost Adventurer”.
Memento of a Lost Adventurer¶
This quest becomes available upon returning to the Age of Safekeeping after your first visit through the Age of Reconstruction (pass through the southern caves and defeat The Ratmobile en route to returning to Littlehope Village). Once back in Huther, seek out Lowelle near the waterfall along the southwestern edge of town.
The quest “Capricious Neighbors” will begin as soon as you leave Castle Huther after you retrieve the Moonmirror.
Capricious Neighbors¶
After recovering the Moonmirror from the Rainbow Lotus dungeon during the main questline, return to Euygene in Castle Huther. After talking to him this quest will become available - in fact, it’ll immediately start when you exit Castle Huther, so this quest can’t be missed.
Return to the tavern along the southern edge of Huther and talk to the Barkeeper after you find the Magic Compass to start the quest “My Family’s Motto”.
My Family’s Motto¶
This quest will become available after you obtain the Magic Compass in the Age of Magic era. Talk to the Barkeeper (found in the tavern along the southern edge of Huther in the Age of Safekeeping) to start it. You will score an Empty Glass Vial as a reward for completing this quest.
A boy named Ichil can be found outside the orphanage along the southeastern corner of Huther after you witness a scene between Hildebrandt and Marnie during the Age of Magic. Talk to him to start the quest “Beyond His Gaze”.
Beyond His Gaze¶
Before this quest becomes available, you’ll need to advance the main questline past the second encounter with Kaifried in the Northern Tower. Once that’s done, head to Weyzn in the Age of Magic and approach the Formanit Institute to trigger a scene with Marnie and Hildebrandt. This will cause a wave of new quests to start - return to the orphanage in Huther in the Age of Safekeeping to find a kid named Ichil outside. Talk to him to start this quest, which will reward you with the Vengeful Bangle once completed.
Visit the tavern along the southern edge of Huther and talk to the Nkatani to start the quest “In Search of the Right Sound”.
In Search of the Right Sound¶
This quest becomes available at the same time as ”Beyond His Gaze”, above. Once the conditions are met, return to Huther in the Age of Safekeeping and find a musician named Nakatani in the corner of the tavern, which itself is located along the southern edge of Huther. Talk to him to start this quest - you’ll obtain the Fortune’s Brooch for completing this quest.
Return to Euygene in Castle Huther after witnessing a scene between Marnie and Hildebrandt in the Age of Magic to start the quest “A Tale for Another Time, Another Place”.
A Tale for Another Time, Another Place¶
Once again, you’ll need to encounter Kaifried in the Northern Tower (Age of Reconstruction) for the second time, then trigger a scene with Marnie and Hildebrandt in Weyzen (Age of Magic) for this quest to become available. When that’s done, your boy Euygene will have another quest for you - find him lurking in his chambers in Castle Huther to start it. You’ll get the Sparkly Ring for completing Euygene’s second quest.
After talking to Hirt in the Age of Budding you can return to Huther and talk to the “Adventurer Brimming with Curiosity” standing outside of Kaifried’s manor to start the quest “Artisanal Spirit across the Ages”.
Artisanal Spirit across the Ages¶
After you reach the Age of Budding, you will need to talk to Hirk in Hitoyori - you’ll find her hut along the southwestern edge of town. Once you’ve talked to her, this quest will become available in the Age of Safekeeping. Return to Huther and search for an “Adventurer Brimming with Curiosity” standing outside of Kaifried’s manor along the northeastern edge of the city. You will obtain the White Ring for completing this quest.
Talk to King Hichard in the throne room of Castle Huther to start the quest “The King’s Feast”. It will become available after you clear the Dragonpillar dungeon in the Age of Budding, then talk to Euygene.
The King’s Feast¶
After completing the main quest event at the Dragonpillar dungeon in the Age of Budding, talk to Euygene in Castle Huther for a scene with the princess, after which this quest will become available. Just talk to King Hichard to start it.
Complete the Dragonpillar dungeon in the Age of Budding, then talk to Euygene in Castle Huther. Once done, talk to Baccane in the tavern along the southern edge of Huther to start the quest “Sturm and Drank”.
Sturm and Drank¶
To unlock this quest you must complete the main questline event in the Dragonpillar dungeon, then return to Castle Huther and meet with Euygene. Also, this quest cannot be started if you haven’t completed the quest ”My Family’s Motto”. Once those conditions are met, head to the tavern along the southern end of Huther in the Age of Safekeeping and talk to Baccante inside said tavern to start this quest.
Complete the Dragonpillar dungeon in the Age of Budding, talk to Euygene in Castle Huther, then find Leyka near the orphanage in the southeastern edge of Huther to start the quest “Irreplaceable Treasures”.
Irreplaceable Treasures¶
Like the previous quest, ”Sturm and Drank” you will need to complete the Dragonpillar dungeon in the Age of Budding then talk to Euygene in Castle Huther to get this quest to pop up. In addition, you must have completed the quest ”Beyond His Gaze” - the quest won’t show up until both these conditions are met. Even when that’s done, you cannot progress this quest until you also complete the quest ”A Chain of Kindness”.
Once those conditions are met, talk to Leyka outside the orphanage along the southeastern edge of Huther to start the quest.
Talk to Carter along the southwestern edge of Huther (Age of Safekeeping) to to start the quest “Joy Blossoms like a Flower”. You must be on the True Ending path and have obtained the Amber Pendant from princess Heuria’s room in Castle Huther before this quest becomes available.
Joy Blossoms like a Flower¶
To unlock this quest you must make progress towards the [True Ending] to the point where you get the Amber Pendant from Princess Heuria’s room in Castle Huther. Once that’s done, head to the southwestern corner of Huther in the Age of Safekeeping and talk to Carter to start this quest. You will obtain the Crystal Badge accessory for completing this quest.
The final quest in the game, chronologically. Talk to princess Hueira in her room in Castle Huther after redeeming the Beast of Enmity to start the quest “Protecting Our Future Together”.
Protecting Our Future Together¶
Chronologically the last quest in the game, it is unlocked by progressing towards the [True Ending], after you save the Beast of Enmity in the Northern Tower (Age of Safekeeping) you’ll need to talk to Heuria in her room in Castle Huther to start this quest.
Age of Reconstruction Quests¶
After talking your way through Littlehope Village in the Age of Reconstruction, talk to a Shrewd Adventurer to start the quest “Blow Your Troubles Away”.
Blow Your Troubles Away¶
Talk to the Shrewd Adventurer in the woods northwest of Littlehope Village to start this quest. You have to complete this “side quest” to advance the main questline, so it can’t be missed. You will obtain the Bomb and the Lotus Chain accessory for completing this quest.
After your first visit to the Age of Reconstruction, return to Littlehope Village and find the Depressed Picture Book Author in his tent to start the quest “Dreams Are Always Right Beside You”.
Dreams Are Always Right Beside You¶
This quest doesn’t become available until after your first visit to the Age of Reconstruction. After Faie replaces the princess as your annoying chatterbox, go through the southern caves, defeat The Ratmobile boss, return to Littlehope VIllage, then head back to the Age of Safekeeping. This quest should now be available back in Littlehope Village in the Age of Reconstruction. Find the Depressed Picture Book Author in his tent-house along the eastern side of town, just up the two ladders and talk to him to start this quest.
Talk to Diona near the fountain in Littlehope Village.
The Long Way Around¶
Reach the Age of Magic, then return to Littlehope in the Age of Reconstruction and find Diona along the northern end of town (west of the fountain near which you’ll find the Ailurophilic Traveler and the Magicite Shop). Talk to her to start this quest, which rewards you with the Gather Ring if you complete it.
Talk to Calotesia in the Age of Rebuilding after you acquire the Magic Compass to start the quest “Calotesia’s History Lesson”.
Calotesia’s History Lesson¶
This quest will become available when you obtain the Magic Compass in the Age of Magic. Return to Littlehope Village in the Age of Reconstruction and talk to Calotesia in her lab. To get there, just go up the ramp near the Item Shop and enter the building to the left. This quest rewards you with the Better-Weapon Needle, which will track new weapons on your map.
Return to Littlehope Village in the Age of Rebuilding after you reach the Age of Budding and talk to the “Straightforward Adventurer” to start the quest “The Sending Rite Flame”.
The Sending Flame Rite¶
You can start this quest as soon as you reach the Age of Budding, but it’s worth noting that if you have started either ”The Long Way Around” or ”Calotesia’s History Lesson”, you will have to complete them before you can progress this quest. You also must get Nakatani’s Revised Score from the Cellist in the tavern in Littlehope Village if the quest ”In Search of the Right Sound” is active.
Whew. Once all that is done, talk to the Straightforward Adventurer near the fountain along the northern edge of Littlehope Village to start this quest. You’ll earn the Steely Charm accessory for completing it.
Complete “A Far-Off Dream” and “Do Thaumata Dream of Elder Trees”, then find the “Keeper of the Fields” in the Doctor’s House in Littlehope Village in the Age of Reconstruction.
Buds that May Someday Bloom¶
Complete the quest ”A Far-Off Dream” and and ”Do Thaumata Dream of Elder Trees?” and this quest will become available. Travel to the Doctor’s House in the southeastern corner of Littlehope Village in the Age of Reconstruction and talk to the “Keeper of the Fields” inside to start this quest.
Age of Magic Quests¶
Talk to Marnie in the Formanit Institute along the southeastern edge Weyzn after getting the Magic Compass to start the quest “Wonderful Friends”.
Wonderful Friends¶
This quest will become available after you get the Magic Compass in the Age of Magic. Talk to Marnie on the second floor of the Formanit Institute along the southeastern edge of Weyzn to start it. You’ll obtain the Discerning Monacle accessory for completing this quest.
After witnessing a scene with Hildebrandt and Marnie in the Age of Magic, talk to Hildebrandt at the Forthewor Institute to start the quest “Hildebrandt’s Research”.
Hildebrandt’s Research¶
After the second encounter with Kaifried in the Northern Tower, return to the Age of Magic and enter Weyzn and head towards the Formanit Institute to trigger a scene with Marnie and Hildebrandt. This quest will become available after this - head to the second floor of the Forthewor Institute (along the northeastern edge of Weyzn) and talk to Hildebrandt to start this quest. You’ll obtain the Fury Brooch for completing this quest.
(1 of 2) Rescue a lady from her rogue thaumata in Northern Westera,
Rescue a lady from her rogue thaumata in Northern Westera, (left), after which you’ll return to her house in Weyzn. Talk to this lady - Hillalda - to start the quest “One Lady’s Request”. (right)
One Lady’s Request¶
This quest is somewhat tangled up with ”Hildebrandt’s Research” in that they both start at the same time, but if you begin the former quest you’ll need to complete it before you’re able to start this quest, likely because Hildebrandt plays a role in both.
In any event, after you’ve witnessed the cutscene between Marnie and Hildebrandt in the Age of Magic, you’ll need to head to the Northern Westerea adventurer’s guidepost and head east from there to some high ground, where you’ll trigger a scene. Defeat the thaumata and after a fair bit of chatter you’ll find yourself back in Weyzn, in Hillalda’s house. Talk to her again to start this quest. You will obtain a Potentiation Charm if you complete this quest.
Talk to Fausta east of the Item Shop in Weyzn after you acquire the Western Caves Key to start the quest “The Principles of the Formanit Institute”.
The Principles of the Formanit Institute¶
After obtaining the Western Caves Key from Carter, return to Weyzn and head east from the Item Shop to find Fausta, who will give you this quest if you talk to them. You will obtain the Mole’s Anklet for completing it.
Return to Wezyn in the Age of Magic after you reach the Age of Budding and talk to Ikarus in his manor to start “A Promise Fulfilled”.
A Promise Fulfilled¶
After you reach the Age of Budding, you’ll be able to pursue this quest in the Age of Magic. Head to Ikarus’s Manor in Wezyn (the mansion along the northern end of town) and talk to Ikarus to start this quest. You will obtain the Solid Bangle upon completing the quest.
Pay Mao and Carter a visit after reaching the Age of Budding to start the quest “Fragrance of Things Past”.
Fragrance of Things Past¶
Upon reaching the Age of Budding this quest will become available in the Age of Magic, Head to Mao’s house (north of Weyzn) and talk to Carter to start it. You’ll obtain a vial of Starlight Sand for completing this quest.
Complete “A Far-Off Dream”, then head to a mansion along the eastern edge of Weyzn in the Age of Magic and talk to a “Well-Dressed Nobleman” to start the quest “Do Thaumata Dream of Elder Trees?”
Do Thaumata Dream of Elder Trees?¶
Complete the quest ”A Far-Off Dream” and this should become available, after which you need to head to a house near the Forthewor Institute along the eastern edge of Weyzn in the Age of Magic and talk to a “Well-Dressed Nobleman” to start this quest.
Age of Budding Quests¶
After talking to Hirt in Hitoyori, search the northwestern edge of Eastern Hucarea and talk to Flon to start this quest.
A Far-Off Dream¶
Upon reaching the Age of Budding, talk to Hirk in her hut along the southwestern edge of Hitoyori to unlock this quest. Once done, head to the northwestern edge of the Eastern Hucarea landmass (the area just west of Hitoyori) to find a man standing near a bridge. Talk to this man, Flon, to start this quest.
Talk to Gogyo at Lyudmila’s House after clearing the Dragonpillar dungeon in the Age of Budding to start the quest “Kindness for Whom”.
Kindness for Whom¶
After you rescue the child from the Dragonpillar in the Age of Budding, return to Lyudmila’s House (in the southeastern corner of the Whiterea region (still in the Age of Budding). Talk to Gogyo to start this quest.
Get the Amber Pendant from Princess Heuria’s room in Castle Huther while on the True Ending path, then find Kai in Hitoyori in the Age of Budding in the center of the village to start the quest “Toward a New Era”.
Toward a New Era¶
Head to the village center in Hitoyori in the Age of Budding and talk to Kai to start this quest. You must be in the endgame and have progressed towards the [True Ending] to the point where you got the Amber Pendant from Princess Heuria’s room in Castle Huther for the quest to appear.
Talk to Hirk in her house after completing “Toward a New Era” to start “Recalling Those Who’ve Left Us”.
Recalling Those Who’ve Left Us¶
You’ll unlock this quest by completing ”Toward a New Era”, above. Once done, just fast travel back to Hitoyori and talk to Hirk in the hut along the southwestern edge of the village to start this quest. You’ll get an Empty Glass Vial for completing it.
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