Every Side Quest in Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Like the Persona series, Metaphor: Refantazio has a calendar system where each day is important, allowing you to socialize and clear dungeons and side quests.
Metaphor: ReFantazio is a big game, though not as big as the Persona games. It has a main story that will take you around 50 hours to beat, and doing all the side quests will bump that number up even more.
There is a large number of side quests in Metaphor: ReFantazio, 66 in total. These side quests, although optional, can provide a myriad of benefits, including gear, EXP, currency, Virtue ranks, etc.
As such, it is a good idea to clear as many side quests as you can, especially one that unlocks Archetypes.
Moreover, there are various types of side quests, from hunts and bounties to fetch quests and favours.
In this article, we’ve listed every article, when and where they are available, and what rewards they offer.
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List of Side Quests
Most Side Quests only appear after a specific date. So, we’ve grouped the side quests according to which month appears below.
Month 6
Quest | First Available | Location | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pagan’s Dilemma (Favour) | 6/12 | Grand Trad: Sunshade Row | – Tolerance +4 – Rusted Accessory x1 |
| Help the Hushed Honeybee (Favour) | 6/12 | Grand Trad: Sunlumeo Street | – Wisdom +4 – Magla Pill x3 – 2,000 Reeve |
| A Bullish Embargo (Hunt) | 6/12 | – Grand Trad: Sunlumeo Street (speak to Brigitta outside her shop). – Requires Wisdom Rank 2 | – Brigitta Bond – Merchant Archetype – Courage +4 – Pious Igniter – 7,500 Reeve |
| A Friend in Need (Favour) | 6/12 | In the entrance of the Mausoleum story dungeon | – Catherina Bond – Brawler Archetype – 5,000 Reeve |
| Man’s Not-So Best Friend (Bounty) | 6/23 | Grand Trad: Recruitment Center | – Courage +4 – 10,000 Reeve |
| Promising Returns (Search) | 6/23 | Given by Maria during the story events | Curative Coney Roast |
| Providing a Spark (Search) | 6/26 | Given by Neuras on the way to Martira | – Neuras Bond – Gunner Archetype- – Hero’s Incense x 5 |
| Hatching a Plan (Favour) | 6/29 | Martira: Thoroughfare Square | – Invincible Noodles – 7,500 Reeve |
| A Dagger, a Ring, and a Rake | 6/29 | – Martira: Thoroughfare Square Pompous man. – Requires Imagination 2 | – Alonzo Bond – Faker Archetype – Courage +4 – Grius’s Memento – 15,000 Reeve |
| The New King of the Imps (Bounty) | 6/29 | Martira Recruit Dispatcher | – Courage +4 – 16,000 Reeve |
Month 7
| Quest | First Available | Location | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skullduggery (Search) | 7/1 | Grand Trad: Catacombs Entrance | – Brigandine – 3,000 Reeve |
| A Haunted Heirloom | 7/1 | Grand Trad: Sunlumeo Street | – Courage +4 – Sandglass Cuirass, 4,000 Reeve |
| The Queen of Cuisine: Heart (Favour) | After solving the kidnapping in Martira | Martira: Tavern | – Limp Goldfish – Brocaded Koi, 5,000 Reeve |
| The Man-Eater in the Mine (Bounty) | 7/5 | Martira Recruit Dispatcher | – Courage +4 – 20,000 Reeve |
| Soldier’s Solace (Search) | 7/23 | Port Brilehaven: Angler’s Inn Square | – Dragonblood Sap – 30,000 Reeve |
| Deeds and Diversions (Favour) | 7/23 | Port Brilehaven: Angler’s Inn Square | – Chef’s Torque – 10,000 Reeve |
| Efflorescent Youth (Favour) | 7/23 | Port Brilehaven: Seabreeze Street | – Tolerance +4 – 4,000 Reeve |
| Dental Distress (Favour) | 7/23 | Port Brilehaven: Seabreeze Street | – Gold Beetle – 15,000 Reeve |
| Superior Scrimshaw (Hunt) | 7/23 | Port Brilehaven: Merchants’ Bazaar | – Courage +4 – 25,000 Reeve |
| The Chalice vs. The Brew (Search) | 7/23 | Port Brilehaven: Arenafront Wharf | – Miraculous Mead – 7,500 Reeve |
| Grieving Ghost of the Goblet (Bounty) | 7/23 | Port Brilehaven: Recruitment Center | – Courage +4 – 35,000 Reeve |
Month 8
| Quest | First Available | Location | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defeat the Coliseum Monster (Hunt) | After the main quest Infiltrate the Charadrius | Port Brilehaven: Varmareno Coliseum | 25,000 Reeve |
| Peak Curiosity (Hunt) | 8/19 | Virga Island: Just outside the Inn | – Courage +4 – Hero’s Jewelled Root x3 – 90,000 Reeve |
| The Price of Hope (Favour) | 8/19 | Virga Island: Outside the tavern | – Wisdom +4 – Gleaming Crystal – 15,000 Reeve |
| A Guiding Gift (Favour) | 8/19 | Virga Island: Just outside the Inn | – Passionate Wraps – 33,750 Reeve |
| Save the Mourning Snakes (Hunt) | 8/19 | Virga Island: Dragon Statue Plaza | – Junah Bond – Masked Dancer Archetype – Imagination +4 |
| The Greater One-Eyed Scoundrel (Bounty) | 8/19 | Any Recruitment Center | – Courage +4 – 90,000 Reeve |
Month 9
| Quest | First Available | Location | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Trial of Malnova (Hunt) | After completing Dragon God Temple | Virga Island: Eht Ria | – Eupha Bond – Summoner Archetype – Wisdom +4 |
| Warmth in Winter (Favour) | 9/13 | Altabury Heights: Dia Franco Street | – Tolerance +4 – Mountaineer Gloves |
| Proof of Power (Hunt) | 9/13 | Altabury Heights: Opera House Square | – Courage +4 – 55,000 Reeve |
| Defeat Milo (Hunt) | 9/13 | Altabury Heights: Dia Franco Street (must speak to Loveless first and defeat him on his Runner before this becomes available) | – Sumptuous Magla Feast – 40,000 Reeve |
| A Rake’s Last Wish (Favour) | 9/13 | Port Brilehaven | Alonzo Memorandum entry |
| The Fiend in the Frozen Forest (Bounty) | 9/13 | Any Recruitment Center | – Courage +4 – 120,000 Reeve |
| The Queen of Cuisine: Soul (Favour) | 9/26 (must complete the first Queen of Cuisine Quest first) | Grand Trad: Sunlumeo Street | – Eloquence +4 – Lord of the Lake – 22,500 Reeve |
| The Edge of Glory | 9/26 | Grand Trad: Sunshade Row | – Wisdom +4 – Legendary Greatsword – 30,000 Reeve |
| The Incarnate in the Woods (Bounty) | 9/26 | Any Recruitment Center | – Courage +4 – 112,500 Reeve |
| The Cockatrice in the Clouds (Bounty) | 9/26 | Any Recruitment Center | – Courage +4 – 157,500 Reeve |
| The Apostles of the Apocalypse (Bounty) | 9/26 | Any Recruitment Center | – Courage +4 – 172,500 Reeve |
| Deliver Hot Spring Water (Favour) | 9/26 | Altabury Heights: Blue Sky Bridge | – Almighty Panacea – Gold Beetle – 20,000 Reeve |
| Become Champion of the Coliseum (Hunt) | – | Port Brilehaven: Varmareno Coliseum (after reaching and winning in Gold 1) | – Yggdrasil Crown – 90,000 Reeve |
More’s Task
These tasks do not appear on any specific dates, barring the prologue. Moreover, completing these quests also ranks up your Bond with More.
| Quest | First Available | Location | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| More’s Task: Foreword and Prologue (Search) | 6/11 | Akademia | – Imagination + 4 – Hero’s Incense x3 |
| More’s Task Chapter One: Ordeal | After More’s Task: Foreword and Prologue. | Akademia | – Imagination + 4 – Hero’s Fruit x5 |
| More’s Task Chapter Two: Solitude (Search) | After More’s Task Chapter One: Ordeal. | Akademia | – Imagination + 4 – Hero’s Fruit x8 |
| More’s Task Chapter Three: Drifting (Search) | After More’s More’s Task Chapter Two: Solitude. | Akademia | – Imagination +4 – Hero’s Leaf of Light x5 |
| More’s Task Chapter Four: Turmoil (Search) | After More’s Task Chapter Three: Drifting. | Akademia | – Imagination +4 – Hero’s Leaf of Light x8 |
| More’s Task Chapter Five: Resolve | After More’s Task Chapter Four: Turmoil. | Akademia | – Imagination +4 – Hero’s Jeweled Root x5 |
| More’s Task Chapter Six: The End (Search) | After More’s Task Chapter Five: Resolve. | Akademia | – Imagination +4 – Hero’s Jeweled Root x8 |
Relic Search
After completing Providing a Spark, you can start the Relic Search questline by speaking to Neuras. Completing these quests will level up your Bond with Neuras.
| Quest | First Available | Location | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relic Search: Inventor’s Bequest | After Providing a Spark | Talk to Neuras after completing Providing a Spark | Hero’s Incense x10 |
| Relic Search: Dregs of Destiny | After Inventor’s Bequest | Talk to Neuras after completing Relic Search: Inventor’s Bequest | Hero’s Fruit x6 |
| Relic Search: Youth’s Folly | After Dregs of Destiny | Talk to Neuras after completing Relic Search: Dregs of Destiny | Hero’s Leaf of Light x6 |
| Relic Search: Engineer’s Destiny | After Youth’s Folly | Talk to Neuras after completing Relic Search: Youth’s Folly | Hero’s Fruit x8 |
| Relic Search: Bitter Memories | After Engineer’s Destiny | Talk to Neuras after completing Relic Search: Engineer’s Destiny | Hero’s Leaf of Light x8 |
| Relic Search: A Dream’s Origin | After Bitter Memories | Talk to Neuras after completing Relic Search: Bitter Memories | Hero’s Leaf of Light x8 |
Trial of the Dragon
On 9/27. you’ll get a quest to go to Virgo Island and talk to Edeni. He will tell you about a sacred power in the Spire of Blind Faith to the South, and that there are two more towers.
Afterwards, you can visit the Gabby Mustarin in Angler’s Inn Square in Port Brilehaven and the Enraged Mustari in Altabury Heights to obtain the quests for the Forsaken Tower and Tower of Insolence.
This will begin the Trial of the Dragon Questline.
| Quest | Date Available | Location | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trial of the Dragon: Mad Mischief | 9/26 | Port Brilehaven: Angler’s Inn Square | Cardinal Dragon Raiment |
| Trial of the Dragon: Heroes’ Rest | 9/26 | Virga Island: Eht Ria | Cardinal Dragon Robe |
| Trial of the Dragon: Bygone Legacy | 9/26 | Altabury Heights: Blue Sky Bridge | Dragon Armor |
| Trial of the Dragon: Essence of Power | 9/26 | After finishing the three trial quests, you’ll unlock this final quest | – Radiant Crystal – Dragon’s Legacy |
Follower Quests
These are quests acquired by leveling your Followers’ Bonds to a certain Rank.
| Quest | First Available | Location | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Noble’s Legacy (Favour) | – | – Given to you by Strohl at the end of his Rank 5 event – Requires Imagination Rank 3 to complete | Tolerance +4 |
| The Right to Rule (Hunt) | – | Given to you by Bardon at the end of his Rank 6 event | Courage +4 |
| Wayward Shepherd (Hunt) | 9/26 | During Eupha’s Rank 6 Bond Event | Eloquence +4 |
| Petty Thief | 9/26 | During Neuras’ Rank 7 Bond Event | Hero’s Jeweled Root x5 |
| A Brother’s Mercy | 9/26 | – During Basilio’s Rank 7 Bond Event – Requires Eloquence Rank 5 to start | Tolerance +4 |
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