Welcome to NGB and our guide on Cragspear: Slums in Octopath Traveler 0. This town features a variety of residents to interact with, shops to explore, and treasure chests containing useful items. Whether you’re looking to recruit new people as helpers, stock up on items, or find unique items, this guide will help you navigate Cragspear: Slums efficiently!
Quick Links
- Cragspear: Slums Area Guide
- Quests
- Treasure Chests
- Shops
- Cragspear: Slums NPC Path Actions Guide
- NPC Path Action Table
- NPC Spotlight: Special Requirements
- Cynical Pauper – Contend & Impress
- Debt Collector – Contend & Impress
- Disagreeable Merchant – Hire
- Gold Hunter – Hire
- Man Confronting Tyranny – Recruit
- Man Drowning in Debt – Hire
- Man Who Insists He Lives in the Capital – Recruit
- Powerful Pauper – Contend & Impress
- Principled Woman – Recruit
- Punching Bag – Contend & Invite
- Whimsical Writer – Inquire & Recruit
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Cragspear: Slums Area Guide
Treasure Chests
Thoroughly explore Cragspear: Slums to find these chests:
- Inspiriting Plum (M) – In northwestern house
- Calming Stone – Northeastern house
- Nourishing Nut (M) – Outside northern house
- Fortitude Mastery – Southern path
Cragspear: Slums NPC Path Actions Guide
Exploring Cragspear: Slums involves interacting with a variety of NPCs who offer information, items, and Path Action opportunities. Depending on the NPC, you may:
- Inquire for background info or collection points
- Entreat or Purchase items
- Contend (fight) them for items
- Hire, Impress, or Invite them based on your Path Action
If you cannot pass the percentage checks, you will harm your reputation in town. To make things easy, here’s a fully structured NPC table, followed by individual notes for unique characters that require special items or have notable vulnerabilities.
NPC Path Action Table
Cragspear: Slums NPC List & Available Actions
| NPC | Location | Inquire | Entreat | Purchase | Contend | Hire | Impress | Recruit | Invite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affluent Child | Northeastern house | Background Info | – | Fool’s Gold Ore, Heavy Coin Pouch | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cynical Pauper | Northwestern exit | Background info | – | – | Bottle of Blinding Dust, Clay x5 | – | Yes | – | – |
| Debt Collector | Central house | Cragspear Recipe Book | – | – | Beef x3, Rice x3, Silver Fan | – | Yes | – | – |
| Disagreeable Merchant | Southern path | Cliftlands Establishment Blueprints | – | Unerring Cuffs, Alluring Ribbon, Cow | – | Yes | – | – | – |
| Gold Hunter | Outside western house | Background Info | – | Fool’s Gold Ore | – | Yes | – | – | – |
| Man Confronting Tyranny | Outside northern house | Background Info | Energizing Pomegranate (L), Almighty Soulstone | – | – | – | – | Yes | – |
| Man Drowning in Debt | Central house | Background Info | – | Rigid Wire, Lettuce x3 | – | Yes | – | – | – |
| Man Who Insists He Lives in the Capital | Northwestern house | Background info | Grape Leaf x3, Bag of Odds and Ends, Hip Flask | – | – | – | – | Yes | – |
| Powerful Pauper | Southern path | ??? | – | – | Battle-Tested Dagger | – | Yes | – | – |
| Principled Woman | Northeastern house | Background info | Alpaca Fleece Fabric | – | – | – | – | Yes | – |
| Punching Bag | Outside central house | Background info | – | – | Monster Magnet Mastery, Spiked Armor, Tough Nut (M) | – | – | – | Yes |
| Whimsical Writer | Southern path | Collection Point Info | Basic Tactical Tome | – | – | – | – | Yes | – |
NPC Spotlight: Special Requirements
Cynical Pauper – Contend & Impress
- Danger Level: 9
- Enemy Group: Cynical Pauper + 2 Paupers
- Vulnerabilities:
- Cynical Pauper – Sword, Dagger, Bow, Fan, Wind, Dark
- Paupers – Sword, Dagger, Bow, Tome, Wind, Dark
- Strength: 2
- Skill: Twin Slam – Deal tome damage to a foe 2 times
- Uses: 4/4
Debt Collector – Contend & Impress
- Danger Level: 26
- Enemy Group: Debt Collector + Man
- Vulnerabilities:
- Debt Collector – Sword, Polearm, Fan, Ice, Light
- Man – Sword, Polearm, Tome, Ice, Light
- Strength: 5
- Skill: Cleave in Two – Deal great axe damage to a foe
- Uses: 3/3
Disagreeable Merchant – Hire
- Strength: 4
- Skill: Numbing Twinkle – Gain a chance to inflict paralysis on all foes for 3 turns
- Uses: 2/2
- Standard Price: 550 leaves
- Haggled Price: 390 leaves
Gold Hunter – Hire
- Strength: 4
- Skill: Rockbreaker – Deal axe damage to random foes 3 times
- Uses: 2/2
- Standard Price: 2400 leaves
- Haggled Price: 1680 leaves
Man Confronting Tyranny – Recruit
- Strength: 6
- Skill: Violent Gale – Deal great wind damage to all foes 3 times
- Uses: 2/2
Man Drowning in Debt – Hire
- Strength: 2
- Skill: Sound Advice – Raise Elem Def of an ally for 3 turns
- Uses: 4/4
- Standard Price: 225 leaves
- Haggled Price: 180 leaves
Man Who Insists He Lives in the Capital – Recruit
- Strength: 2
- Skill: Level Slash – Deal sword damage to all foes
- Uses: 3/3
Powerful Pauper – Contend & Impress
- Danger Level: 60
- Vulnerabilities: ???
- Strength: 10
- Skill: Double Killer Bee – Deal great dagger damage to all foes 2 times
- Uses: 2/2
Principled Woman – Recruit
- Strength: 4
- Skill: Expert First Aid – Restore HP of an ally
- Uses: 3/3
Punching Bag – Contend & Invite
- Danger Level: 35
- Vulnerabilities: Sword, Polearm, Dagger, Axe, Bow, Staff
- Resident Skill: Practical Skill – [Training Ground] Marginally increases EXP obtained (Effect is not cumulative)
Whimsical Writer – Inquire & Recruit
- Collection Point: Outside central house – Carrot Seed
- Strength: 4
- Skill: Slam – Deal tome damage to a foe
- Uses: 4/4
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