Blade Quest
Ursula
Quest: “Bearing Her Soul” — Abble's Fountain, Torigoth (Gormott Province), night only — Fandom's quest and Kiara pages both say Abble's Fountain; Xeno Series Wiki instead lists Tretl Windmill Plaza (also in Torigoth)
Ice Knuckle Claws HLR From Chapter 4
How to get Ursula: Rare Blade (rarity 2) awakened from random Core Crystals — no pull odds stated on the wiki. Can be bonded by Rex, Nia, Zeke or Mòrag.
Before you start
Story progress
Chapter 4 or later
Chapter 4 (Vandham's Last Wish, the hard prerequisite, is received 'after completing Chapter 3' with prereq 'Chapter 4 started' per the wiki)
How the quest unlocks
This IS her Key Affinity level 2 node: 'After viewing Ursula's Heart-to-Heart, go to Gormott at nighttime and start the quest Bearing Her Soul.' Concretely: complete the main-story quest Vandham's Last Wish (introduces Merc Missions), rest at Harghalgh Inn in Garfont Village so Ursula asks to visit Cobalt Cliffs, view her Heart-to-Heart 'Not Quite Comfortable Yet' there, then go to Torigoth at night with Nia, Tora, Pyra AND Ursula in the party and talk to the Gormotti child Kiara. Merely STARTING the quest unlocks Key Affinity 2; her entire chart (levels 3-5) is gated behind the quest's milestones.
Required quests
- Vandham's Last Wish (Main Story Quest — unlocks the Merc Group/Merc Missions)
- Heart-to-Heart: Not Quite Comfortable Yet (Cobalt Cliffs, Uraya; appears after resting at the Garfont Village inn)
Also required
- Nia, Tora, Pyra and Ursula must be in the party
- Night time (Kiara only appears at night)
- Merc Group functional — the whole quest runs on timed Merc Missions
Walkthrough
- At night, with Nia, Tora, Pyra and Ursula in the party, talk to Kiara in Torigoth (Abble's Fountain per Fandom) — she gives Ursula an instrument, Ursula sings, and a Nopon talent scout appears. Starting the quest unlocks Key Affinity 2.
- Talk to Tipitapi in Rumbletum Canteen, Argentum, who judges Ursula on three attributes: Vocals, Looks and Soul.
- Raise all three attributes to level 2+ via 10-minute Lesson Merc Missions in Argentum (Vocal/Looks/Soul Lessons 1-5; each rewards 1-3 stamps of its type; Lv2 = 1 stamp, Lv4 = 9, Lv9 = 99).
- Report to Tipitapi, talk to Ursula at Lemour Inn in Argentum, then talk to Tipitapi again.
- Raise all three attributes to level 4+ with more lessons, then report to Tipitapi (unlocks Key Affinity 3 en route per her chart: 'all levels two or more' then 'four or more').
- Talk to Ursula at Mymoma Playhouse in Uraya, buy 10 Champ's Churros in Fonsa Myma's Entertainment District, give them to her, then talk to Tipitapi at the Playhouse.
- Grind singing Merc Missions until Ursula has at least 5,000 fans. Fans = (lessons completed x3 + live events x12 + special events x16) x (Vocals + Looks + Soul levels); events unlock at thresholds — Nopon Pop Stars 500 fans, Local Pop Star? 1,000, Stage Star 1,500, Summer Concert 2,000, Benefit Concert 2,500, Invitation from Queen 3,000, Invitation from Emperor 3,500, Special Concert 4,000, plus Holy Choir/Fashion Show/Meet and Greet at attribute level 9. Max obtainable is 6,723.
- Report to Tipitapi at Mymoma Playhouse, then talk to Ursula at Jakolo's Inn in Mor Ardain.
- Talk to Kiara at Abble's Fountain in Gormott (night only), then take her to Nharil Central Plaza in Mor Ardain for Ursula's sold-out concert finale.
Good to know
- Infamous as the longest Blade Quest in the game: it is built entirely on ~30 timed Merc Missions (10-40 real-time minutes each) plus a 99-stamps-per-attribute ceiling. Send Ursula out and play the main game in parallel; in New Game+ previously completed missions are remembered, making repeats much faster.
- Completionist warning straight from the wiki: any of the 30 quest Merc Missions you never unlock while the quest is active becomes permanently unobtainable for the Merc Mission Log.
- The start trigger is picky: night time, Kiara present, and exactly Nia, Tora, Pyra and Ursula required in the party — since Pyra is required, do it in Chapters 4-7 windows where she's available. Note the two wikis disagree on Kiara's spot (Abble's Fountain vs Tretl Windmill Plaza), both in Torigoth.