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Ever since Adol lands on Carnac in the story ofYs X: Nordics, he doesn’t even get a moment to take a breath since he’s one of the only two people on the island who can deal with the constant Griegr attacks. The one time he tries to relax with his newly made friends, Carnac gets raided and all the villagers disappear.
As you move forward in the story, you’ll learn that Jord has converted every villager into a puppet and scattered them all across the Obelia Gulf. You can find these villagers everywhere during your adventures, and here’s how you can save them all.
How To Find All Villagers
While playing the story in Carnac, you get time tointeract with every villager and learn about their troubles. Once they get abducted, it’ll be your responsibility to save them, one at a time for the most part. Here are all the locations you’ll have to visit to do so:
Dogi
Lecto Island
Dogi will be the first villager you’llautomatically purifyduring the main storyafter the Ioi boss fight.
Joel
Fishscale Island
The story will take you here right after the trial on Lecto Island, andyou’ll find Joel hidingon it.
Cruz
Termina Island
The third puppet that you’ll free will also be during the main story at theend of Termina Islandjust after theMagna Diga boss fight.
Mirabel
Carnac
After getting past Termina Island, you’ll go to Carnac whereyou can free Mirabelafter a tough fight.
Momina
Balta Island
When you head toBalta Island because of the Griegr attack, you’re able to save Momina towards the end of it.
Ashley
Ozmid Expanse - Occupied Island
You’ll get introduced to island recapture once you reach Ozmid Expanse, andAshley will be savedwhen you succeed in your first one.
Romes
Anchor Island
Another one for the main story, you’re able to find Romes whileexploring the village outskirtsof Anchor Island.
Cohen
Ozmid Expanse
Can be found on a small boat when you getnear a blue question markin the bottom part of this area.
Father Cuthbert
Breezy Isle
You’ll first have to get to another blue question mark in Ozmid Expanse, which willstart a side questand lead you to Breezy Isle where you’ll find this NPC.
Rosa
Haze Island
You’ll get on this island through the main story and save Rosa at the end of theLa Belladona boss fight.
Dr. Flair and Rafe
Kalon Island
Another one for the main story, you’ll find both of these NPCsdealing with the Griegrthemselves.
Mayor Clement and Dawson
Einar
Outcast Isle
You’ll see a green side quest mark as you land on this island andfind Einar inside a little cavehere.
Millette
Sonnelia Basin - Southern Ruins
You’ll find the Griegr pullet Millette in the final room while recapturing this island.
Mandy
Specular Bay
While you’re going through the bay, you’ll notice a random Griegr ship.Defeat the Griegron this ship and you can save Mandy.
Corinne
Specular Bay - Northern Citadel
Griegr puppet found in the last room of this island recapture.
Fortune Teller Guila
Eversummer Isle
You’ll find her at the green mark as soon asyou disembark on the island. Simply defeat the Griegr and she’ll come to your ship.
All Other Villagers
Grotto Isle
You’ll get a side quest near Grotto Isle from Hugill, and at the end of this quest you’ll have to fight a bunch of Griegr puppets. Winning this fight will lead to you saving all the other villagers.
How To Defeat Griegr Puppet
Griegr puppets are special enemies that don’t necessarily count as bosses in Ys X: Nordics, but they might as well be due to their high HP pool and multiple durability bars. After you get rid of its first durability bar andlower its health to 50 percent, it’ll scream and get another one that you’ll have to deplete too.
The best way to defeat these enemies is by spamming your Break abilities on them first andthen swiftly defeating them. You can also easily dodge their attacks to get a higher revenge gauge for a higher break and HP damage. The Griegr puppets in the last quest on Grotto Isle are a lot more tanky than the rest.
Why Should You Save Carnac Villagers?
While most of the Carnac villagers are saved through the main story, there are some that you have to go out of your way for. Thankfully, the reason for saving these villagersisn’t just to get some being-nice points. Every villager you save opens something new on your ship, and here are some of the best things that open up:
Apart from all these, every villager you save increases one or more of your ship’s stats, and youalso get an extra Recapture Skillwith them.
