Ronin Informants’ encounter is an important event in Ghost of Yotei after you finish Shogun of the North and unlock The Yotei Six. This part of the story doesn’t give you a map marker; the game expects you to earn clues from random spawn ronin by exploring and fighting your way across the Yotei Grasslands. If you’re wandering with no “Golden Gingko” card glowing yet, this guide tells all the possible Ronin locations in Ghost of Yotei where you’ll encounter them at any one spot and complete The Yotei Six quest.
- Chapter 1: The Lone Wolf
- Region: Yotei Grasslands
- Requirement: Complete Main Tale 4: Shogun of the North (and The Old Inn)
- Reward: None
- Quest Details: Find information about the Yotei Six and unlock their tales
Ghost of Yotei First Exposition Ronin Informant Encounter
After The Old Inn mission, you’ll get your first lead on one of the Yotei Six including three main quests The Oni, The Kitsune, or The Saito Brothers. Main tale The Yotei Six happens between these main revenge story tales and only becomes available if Atsu has no clues about these main Yotei Six members to move the progress.
Once you complete The Way of Dual Katana, head to the meadows south of The Old Inn and ride along the riverbanks and dirt trails. The game triggers ambushes randomly with bounty hunters, bandits, or wandering Ronin patrols. Take them all down until one survivor surrenders or a short cutscene begins where your horse stops, black bars appear, and a Ronin yells, “There you are!” This is the Exposition Ronin encounter.
Defeat him, and a cutscene triggers in which Atsu interrogates him. He spills detailed information about three key targets and the main weapon masters to fight against each:
- The Oni – a yari master hiding on an island in Ishikari Plains.
- The Kitsune (a fox demon) – a Kusarigama Master Enomoto trains on top of Owl Mountain in frozen Teshio Ridge.
- The Saito Brothers (Dragon and Spider twins count as one, sons of Lord Saito) – an odachi master deep in the Tokachi Range.
At the end of the cutscene, you can choose one lead to pursue first. Your choice decides which Golden Gingko Revenge card unlocks next, and with that, your path opens to the three main branch tales, and you can complete them in any order. Don’t worry if he doesn’t unlock a quest immediately, you’ll need more clues before a new Golden Gingko card appears.
As the game doesn’t give informant markers, these are the areas with a higher spawn chance:
- River crossing southwest of The Old Inn – an ambush usually triggers here if you’ve completed The Way of Dual Katana.
- Grasslands between Red Crane Bridge and Shadow Inn – roaming Ronin patrols stop travelers, defeating them can trigger clue scenes.
- Northern border of Yotei Grasslands near pine forests – mounted Ronin spawn frequently when you travel alone.
If you don’t encounter Ronin, fast travel to a campfire or Home, meditate, and then return to refresh the spawn cycle. Moreover, a wandering traveler or Matsumae Clan scout occasionally visits Atsu in the camp and offers information about the Yotei Six. This counts as valid intel and unlocks the next clue or tale if the Informant spawns are being stubborn.
Ghost of Yotei Last Ronin Informants Locations
After you’ve finished your first tale (whatever Golden Gingko path you chose), go back to the Yotei Grasslands. The Ronin hunt resumes with new informants now patrolling different roads and bridges. The situation is the same, no exact mark on the map, so you have to kill random enemies to find the right NPC.
Ride between The Old Inn, Shadow Inn, and Teshio Ridge. You’ll see small camps, ambush ropes across bridges or bounty hunters questioning peasants. Defeat them and leave one alive to trigger the next interrogation cutscene. Further along the main river route towards Teshio Ridge, look for rope traps across bridges, which will frequently trigger bounty hunter ambushes. Lastly, find them around the forest line leading north to the frozen region, mounted Ronin groups respawn here often after the second tale.
Each encounter will unlock the next branch of The Yotei Six story, so you’ll slowly reveal all the remaining members. Once you’ve completed two tales, the final informant will spawn in the open world in the same way as usual near river ambush points or roads leading to frozen terrain. Once Atsu gets the last clue, the third Golden Gingko card will activate automatically and you can complete the third revenge mission in Ghost of Yotei.
