A guide showing you how to start and complete “My Beloved Catherine” Side Story in Octopath Traveler 2, including the reward you gain for finishing it.
How to Start “My Beloved Catherine” Side Story quest
This story can be started by any character in the town of Clockbank. Clockbank can be found on the Eastern continent of Solistia, located in the Eastern Brightlands.
We can access this location by heading directly east from New Delsta, or South then East from Cape Cold or Flamechurch.
This Side Story behind when you speak to the Haggard Man located in Clockbank. He is just west of the entrance of the town, near the river.
The Haggard Man seeks out his beloved Catherine, and seems lost without her. So we’ll help the poor guy out
Story Hints
If you prefer to skip the hints and directly jump into the walkthrough and recommended actions for this side story, go to the next segment of this guide.
Many of Octopath Traveler 2’s side stories have hints that can be accessed by various means. this can be talking to other NPCs, or using an information-gathering Path Action. Below are all the hint’s you’ll be able to get during the side story to help complete it.
The only hint you’re given outside of the Haggard Man mentioning they might not have left town is the description of the Lonesome Cat once you acquire information from them.
This indicates that their owner is long-suffering, and the Haggard Man appears to be the only person in town suffering to any extent.
How to complete the Side Story
To complete this Side Story, we’ll need to use a Path Action on the Haggard Man to get him to follow us.
Since he’s present both day and night, we’re able to use Allure, Guide, Befriend, and Hire to bring him along. Of these, he’s the most susceptible to guide, requiring a low level.
We only need to guide him a short distance to the Lonesome Cat in the Northwest corner of the Industrial District of Clockbank. After speaking with the Lonesome Cat, a scene will play out with him apologizing to the cat before thanking you and rewarding you.
Your reward for finishing this short side story is a whopping 12,000 leaves and a Cait Powder accessory.
Cait Powders are useful equipment that when equipped, increases the chances of encountering Caits, very rare creatures that are great for farming Leaves, EXP, and JP off of.
This concludes our guide to the “My Beloved Catherine” side story in Octopath Traveler 2. For additional details regarding this farming strategy, check out our Best EXP and JP Grind Methods. This is a guide that dives into this strategy and others to help you quickly gain EXP and JP.
