The second step of Primrose's story will take you to Stillsnow, an isolated town in the midst of the Frostlands, far to the north of Sunshade where her tale began. Your most likely path there is via the East Victors Hollow Trail, north of the West S'warkii Trail, on the west side of Orsterra. Trek steadily east through the Western Stillsnow Wilds to reach Stillsnow.
Let's have a quick look around the town, in case you've never visited Stillsnow before now:
- Right beside the Inn near the entrance of Stillsnow is the General Store. There are a bunch of good items for sale here if you need to upgrade your party, and if you're coming here around level 21, as recommended, you'll almost certainly need better gear. You can make some good money fighting the monsters outside Stillsnow.
- In the northeast of town is a luxurious-looking home. Inside is a chest containing an Inspiriting Plum. Right next to this house is a path north to the Trail to the Whitewood, a Danger Level 37 area that's far above the difficulty of this chapter. Should probably avoid it for now.
- Next to the opulent house is a chapel. Inside is a chest containing a Healing Grape (M). The Cleric who runs the chapel has a Jaguar Lance that's worth Stealing / Purchasing.
- Next to the chapel is a home guarded by a Townsperson who won't let you inside. You can Steal / Purchase a Horned Helm, a Spiked Armor, and a Spiked Shield from her. Challenge / Provoke her and you'll receive a Spirit Sword for winning the fight. Inside the house is a chest containing a Swordbreaker, which can serve Primrose well in this chapter.
- Follow the southern path east through Stillsnow to find the Tavern. Inside is a chest containing an Olive of Life. The Ingenious Inventor in here has an Empowering Ring that's worth Stealing / Purchasing. The Pensive Girl just outside the Tavern has a Crescent Dagger that you can Steal / Purchase for Primrose.
- In the east of town is a house with a Shadow Soulstone (M) inside. The Dancer here has a Forbidden Dagger that is massively expensive to Purchase (72,000 leaves!) and nigh impossible to Steal early on, but you should keep her in mind for later. The Old Man out front has a Bishop's Hat that is much easier to Steal / Purchase.
If you decided not to begin Primrose's second chapter upon entering Stillsnow you can activate it by entering the Tavern, speaking to the Tavern Keeper, and choosing 'Hear a Tale'.
Chapter 2
Primrose needs leads for tracking down the hooded man. Head to the Tavern and she'll notice a stage. Primrose will jump onto the stage and perform a dance, wowing the crowd - and drawing the eye of one of her former servants, Arianna. Primrose will convince Arianna to share all that she can.
Head to the next house to the east to trigger another cut scene. Turns out Stillsnow has a secret brothel nearby, and a discrete carriage ride will take travelers where they need to go to enjoy its seedy delights. Speak to Arianna outside the house once you're done talking and you can wait until the carriage shows up. The man who runs the carriage, Oren, is not interested in letting Primrose aboard, however.
Speak to Arianna and she'll tell you that Oren owes a dept to the Tavern Keeper. Allure the Tavern Keeper and drag him over to Oren. Oren will agree and let the party aboard the carriage. After several poignant cut scenes you'll wind up at Primrose's destination, the Obsidian Parlor.
Road to the Obsidian Parlor
The carriage will leave you just south of the Obsidian Parlor's front door, however you can't enter the place directly. You'll need to enter a nearby cave and trek through the tunnels to reach Primrose's target. Before you do, though, have a look around the Road to the Obsidian Parlor, as there are a few things to find. The monsters don't take kindly to your presence, alas:
- Majestic Snow Marmot - Weak to Dagger, Lightning, and Dark. Can use Silencing Stab to prevent Skill use on a character. Annoying, but not a big deal. Primrose's Night Ode will stun groups of them quickly.
- Howler - Weak to Sword, Polearm, Bow, and Wind. Can use Stormbound to hit everyone with Wind damage, but is generally a basic melee attacker.
- Frost Bear - Weak to Polearm, Axe, and Wind. Hefty ursine creature that can hit your whole party really hard. Keep it stunned. These can show up groups of three, and if you don't manage to stun them consistently their Rampage attack can really wreck your party.
Just south of the save point and down a slope is a chest containing an Herb of Revival. If you trek north to the entrance of the Obsidian Parlor you'll find a purple chest to the left of the gate. It contains a Dark Amulet. If you head west you'll find a path back to Stillsnow, and this time you don't need to use a carriage to move back and forth between the two areas. You'll find an Ice Soulstone (M) along this path.
Next to the save point is a path to a cave. This will take you where Primrose needs to go.
Secret Path
The cavern path to the secret entrance of the Obsidian Parlor is a treacherous walk for your party, with a greater variety of enemies to bedevil you (though, fortunately, there are no more Frost Bears). You'll meet the following enemies along the Secret Path:
- Ash Raven - Weak to Polearm, Dagger, Bow, and Wind. Can use Horrific Claw to lock away Boosting, which is a pain in this place. Try to keep them stunned when dealing with other enemies, as they're not that dangerous to your health.
- Wind Sentinel - Weak to Sword, Polearm, Axe, Staff, and Lightning. Uses a mixture of melee and Wind attacks. Can be stunned easily.
- Wind Guardian - Weak to Sword, Dagger, Bow, and Lightning. Uses melee attacks to hit one character and Cyclone to hit everyone. Looks more dangerous than it is.
- Wind Curator - Weak to Polearm, Bow, Staff, and Lightning. Uses wind-based Skills to damage the party. Nothing special, and fairly easy to stun.
- Light Sentinel - Weak to Sword, Polearm, Axe, Staff, and Dark. Generally use melee attacks, and appear in large numbers. Primrose's Night Ode will keep big groups of them stunned.
- Light Guardian - Weak to Sword, Dagger, Bow, and Dark. Can hit everyone with Sunshine, and otherwise uses melee attacks. Stun them while dealing with lesser enemies.
- Light Curator - Weak to Polearm, Bow, Staff, and Dark. Uses light-based Skills to damage the party. Nothing special.
