Castle Access

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Castle Access
	; Ghondor, currently in Agnian custody, knows the location of the true Queens. The first step in the prison rescue is talking to Samon in engineering.
Type	Story Quest
Rec. Level	42
Prerequisites	Chapter 5, spoke to Monica in the War Room
Rewards	3,850 EXP; 5 SP;

Castle Access is a quest in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. It is received in the City during the main story, by talking with Monica in the War Room.

Quest objectives[edit]

1		Talk
		Talk with the specified character(s).
		Samon

2		Talk
		Talk with the specified character(s).
		Timna

3		Talk
		Talk with the specified character(s).
		Miyori

4		Elimination
		Defeat the specified foe(s).
		Supply-Raiding Ansels (5)

5		Talk
		Talk with the specified character(s).
		Samon

Result[edit]

Using the ether cylinders you brought him, Samon embarks on a night of feverish work to make sure the Boundary's usable by morning.

Dialogue[edit]

Talk with Samon[edit]

Noah

Excuse me, are you Samon...?

Samon

Most indeed! And are friends famed Ouroboros?
I hear everything from Monica. Will lend spare ship to friends, no worry.

Noah

Thank you very much for this.

Samon

She good ship. "Boundary" the name. Friends feel free to use.

Lanz

Whoa, nice piece of kit, this!

Eunie

I've never seen a real ship before, except in the textbooks...

Samon

If friends feeling gratitude, can show respect by add Mr. to start of name.

Taion

...Mr. Samon.
Uh, sorry to cut the pleasantries short, but could you tell us more about the infiltration plan?

Samon

At least ask about boat first, meh...
Bah... Fine. Samon explain, so listen up.
Surroundings of Agnus Castle under exceptionally strict guard. Nothing to unexpect.
Even with most state-of-art cloaking device, approach by Levnis greeted with shooting and shouting and short sharp landing.
That why, we plan approach on route that go around Erythia Sea.

Taion

From the sea, huh...

Eunie

Wait, if they discover us in the drink, then aren't we really royally snuffed?

Samon

Erythia Sea shrouded in black fog.
If use ship to glide along on surface of sea, will not show up on radar scan from above.

Mio

Right, good thinking.

Samon

Before proceed to explain nitty-gritty, we must make ship ship-shape.
Friends have to help also.

Riku

It not run as is?

Samon

There not enough fuel for runnage of Boundary.

Noah

Ah, so that's the problem.

Sena

Sounds like you need some good old-fashioned physical labor. Sign me up!

Samon

Samon happy to see friend so enthusiastic!
Could never hope to even carry 300 ether cylinder by own self, so things were looking choppy.

Eunie

Th-th-three hundred?!

Mio

Do we really need that many...?

Samon

Friends must remember, once depart on ship, there nowhere to top up before land of destination.

Noah

That does make sense...

Lanz

Sure, but where the spark are we gonna find that many cylinders?

Samon

Not here, that for sure. We pour all fuel we had into making prototype.

Taion

In other words... We have to figure out the whole supply chain from nothing?

Samon

Perish thought, friend!
Samon never expect friends could provide alone.
Only need to assist associate of Samon.
Would like friends to go see Timna and explain situation.

Mio

And that person can get us the cylinders?

Samon

Assuredly! Timna come from one of Six mighty Houses.
Should be no big deal to part with hundred ether cylinder, or even thousand.

Sena

What are these Six Houses?

Samon

Very fancy houses, in holding of very important people.

Mio

All right, we got it. Where can we find this Timna?

Samon

In Caelum Residential Quarter of City.

Noah

Great. Let's go, then.

Talk with Samon again[edit]

Samon

Go to Caelum Residential Quarter. Timna live there.
Look for house with staircase.

Talk with Timna[edit]

Taion

According to Mr. Samon, Timna’s place should be around here.

Eunie

Do you really think she can come up with three hundred ether cylinders?

Noah

Ms. Timna? We've come on an errand from Samon.

Timna

Oh, really? And what might he need?

Noah

Well, he's found himself quite urgently needing a large quantity of fuel, so...

Timna

I don't need the preambles, duck.
This is Samon we're talking about, I'm sure he's got a whole lot of guff to sell me.

Mio

Well, I wouldn't quite-

Timna

It's quite all right. What's he after? Tell me plainly.

Noah

300 ether cylinders...

Timna

Planning something big again, isn't he?
Not to worry. I'll have them prepared.
...Or, well, I'd love to do that for you, but lately, the conservative lot have been buzzing around. Such a pain.
The truth is, we haven't been able to secure a surplus for ourselves, either.

Sena

The conserva-what now?

Taion

They're the people who don't welcome war, perhaps.

Timna

It seems you know enough to recognize, not all of this great City's people think the same way.
Some are happy to remain spectators in the conflict taking place outside our door. Not fight Moebius, maintain the status quo...
They want nothing more than to seal the City's hatches, build up our defenses. Lots of conservative people like that here.
But do pardon an old woman for that tangent. We were talking about ether cylinders...
Their lot has been stockpiling more than they need, all just to cock a snook at us. You should get what you need from them.

Eunie

Huh? Didn't you just say you didn't like each other...?

Timna

That doesn't mean there aren't any sensible people on that side too.

Taion

I see... So even your separate factions are comprised of varying types, then?

Noah

Well, maybe we should pay a visit to one of these sensible people, then!

Timna

Please do.
Speak to Miyori. She's the person in charge of the material storage warehouse.
If you tell her that "the Nopon's needs are many", the conversation should go smoothly.

Sena

"The Nopon's needs are many"...?

Timna

The material storage warehouse is outside the City. Mind how you go.

Noah

Understood. Thanks for your help.

Talk with Timna again[edit]

Timna

Miyori can a bit forceful, but that's just because she takes her job seriously.
If you tell her "the Nopon's needs are many", she should help you readily enough.

Head for the warehouse[edit]

Mio

The place Timna lives... It's so different from where they've got us staying...

Taion

I daresay being in one of those Six Houses sets one apart from most of the City residents, too.

Mio

The material storage warehouse is outside the City, right? Why didn't they put it closer by, do you think?

Noah

Perhaps it's to do with what Timna was saying about the City's rival factions...

Lanz

So c-c-c-cold... Whose bright idea was it to put a warehouse in the arse-end of nowhere?

Eunie

They must have wanted it somewhere that's hard to reach. Not that it info didn't leak anyway.

Talk with Miyori[edit]

Eunie

Hey, are you Miyori?

Miyori

What?

Noah

Ms. Timna sent us.
We're trying to get some ether cylinders...

Miyori

Timna did...?
Well, is that all? She didn't give you a message or something?

Noah

Huh? A message?

Eunie

Don't think I remember anything like that...

Miyori

Right. No deal, then. You can leave now.

Lanz

Whuh?!

Taion

Look, this isn't what we were told...

Miyori

I'm a busy gal, OK? Beat it.

Mio

Hey, wait!

Riku

Suggest to abandon hope.

Manana

She give coldest shoulder.

Sena

Erm...
Oh, right! She said to mention that "the Nopon needs his money"!

Miyori

...!
Is that really what she said? To the word, to the letter? Are you sure?

Sena

Huh? Oh, uhhh... Was it "needs are many", instead?

Miyori

Yes. Now I get it.
I'll get them ready for you.

Sena

Really?! Thanks so much!

Manana

Great success!

Taion

...I see. So that's what she meant by "the conversation going smoothly".

Lanz

Huh?

Manana

It mean this person big Nopon fan! Only reasonable, really.

Miyori

So, how many do you need?

Noah

Erm, 300 ether cylinders. Is that...manageable...?

Miyori

I'll check. Hold tight.
Also, don't let anyone near the storage.

Noah

Sure thing...

Lanz

Don't let anyone near? Pfft, like anyone'd bother coming out here without a rock-solid reason...

Taion

It sounded like the faction she belongs to doesn't want any involvement with us.
I imagine she doesn't want to be suspected of helping Ouroboros.

Lanz

Hmph... Well then, should we give her a hand? The faster it's done, the sooner we can be out of her hair.

What should we do?

Help her

Noah

You're right. We did ask for quite a few...

Mio

It'll go quicker with more hands, right?

Stay put

Taion

She said to not let anyone near. I would assume that includes us?

Eunie

Yeah, let's keep watch like we were told.

Mio

...Huh?

Sena

Something up, Mimi?

Mio

I just heard something. It's coming this way...

Ansels appear.

Lanz

Whoa! Check 'em out...

Sena

Why are they so big...?

Noah

Let's take them out before things get messy.

Mio

I'm with you!

Defeat the Supply-Raiding Ansels[edit]

Miyori

I heard a ruckus out here. Anything I need to worry about?

Lanz

Not even slightly. Nobody's here.

Miyori

Right.
I've prepared the ether cylinders. Take them and go.

Noah

Thanks.

Noah

We should be done with the ether cylinders now. Let's get back to Mr. Samon.

Sena

A ship, huh? I'm on board for that!

Talk with Miyori again[edit]

Miyori

Tell you the truth, I'm keeping an eye on the conservatives for Timna.
As far as I can tell, they gathered all those ether cylinders hoping to introduce a few more Levnises for the garrison.
It's all for the City folk's protection, so we'll have to replace them later...

Talk with Timna again[edit]

Timna

Sounds like the procurement went well enough? Do tell Monica to bill me, please.
Oh, and... Guernica chose you for Ouroboros, didn't he? Well then, just between us, I hope you'll blossom beautifully.

Samon's Ship[edit]

See Samon's Ship cutscene.

In other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Castle Access	—
Japanese	キャッスルへの移動手段
French	Accès au Château	Access to the Castle
German	Ein Weg zum Schloss
Spanish	Acceso al Castillo
Italian	Accesso al castello
Chinese (simplified)	前往主堡的手段
Chinese (traditional)	前往主堡的方法
Korean	캐슬로 가는 이동 수단