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Official art of Finch

Blade Quest

Finch

Quest: “Birds of a Feather” — Goldmouth Wheelhouse, Argentum Trade Guild (with detours to Daram Isle in Leftheria and Tirkinlandia in Tantal)

Wind Shield Hammer TNK From Chapter 5

How to get Finch: Random Core Crystal pull - Finch is a Rare Blade in the general core crystal pool (no specific crystal, quest, or odds are stated on the wiki). Any Driver can awaken her.

Before you start

Story progress
Chapter 5 or later
How the quest unlocks
Two Blade-side prerequisites: unlock Finch's Key Affinity (Affinity Chart) level 5 AND view her Heart-to-Heart 'Bird's-Eye View' (Port Balcony of the Titan Battleship in Gormott). Then receive the quest from Noganga at Goldmouth Wheelhouse in Argentum with Finch in the party. Listed under 'Chapter 5 Started' on the wiki availability list with the requirement 'Group sets out for Temperantia' (a mid-Chapter 5 story point); Xeno Series Wiki lists Nia, Tora, Morag and Zeke in the party.
Field skill checks
  • Lockpicking Lv 4 + Fortitude Lv 3 (to open the chest containing the Nopon Trade Guild ID on Daram Isle)
Also required
  • Finch's Key Affinity level 5 unlocked (a high bar - 9,800 trust for the level 5 node)
  • Heart-to-Heart 'Bird's-Eye View' viewed (itself the unlock for her Birdbrain Lv 2 node at affinity level 3)
  • Nia, Tora, Morag, Zeke and Finch in the party (per Xeno Series Wiki)
  • Merc Group required for the Tirkin Kountess search missions

Walkthrough

  1. Speak to Noganga at Goldmouth Wheelhouse in Argentum - his Nopon Trade Guild ID was stolen by Tirkin and he blames Finch because she looks like one.
  2. Go to Daram Isle in the Leftherian Archipelago and defeat the Tirkin thieves there: 2 Pilum Tirkin and 2 Ankl Tirkin.
  3. Obtain the Nopon Trade Guild ID from the chest atop the nearby lookout platform - field skill check: Lockpicking Lv 4 + Fortitude Lv 3.
  4. Return to Goldmouth Wheelhouse and give the ID back to Noganga.
  5. Defeat the Tirkin King and his men (1 Tirkin King, 2 Pilum Tirkin, 2 Ankl Tirkin) when they attack at Goldmouth Flight Deck in Argentum.
  6. Use the Merc Group to gather info on the Tirkin Kountess: four missions appear - Tirkin Kountess 1 (Gormott), 2 (Mor Ardain), 3 (Uraya) and 4 (Tantal) - but ONLY completing 'Tirkin Kountess 4' rewards the info item that advances the quest.
  7. Go to Tirkinlandia in Tantal to meet Omulette, the Tirkin Kountess - there is no fight; she takes an immediate liking to Finch and they become friends.
  8. Head to Rumbletum Canteen in Argentum to finish the quest.

Good to know

  • The Tirkin Kountess search is the classic trap: four Merc Missions are offered but only 'Tirkin Kountess 4' (Tantal) advances the quest - the other three are dead ends, so dispatch straight to number 4 to save real time.
  • Lockpicking Lv 4 + Fortitude Lv 3 is a steep field-skill check - make sure you have Blades covering both before flying to Daram Isle.
  • The quest will not appear until BOTH conditions are met: Finch at Affinity Chart level 5 (9,800 trust) and her Heart-to-Heart 'Bird's-Eye View' viewed on the Titan Battleship's Port Balcony in Gormott - missing the Heart-to-Heart is the most common reason Noganga has no quest.