The Iron Hand Guild is a hostile faction that becomes prevalent after an important main character is killed in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Due to the power left behind by them, the guild is trying to muster in on the trade business, and they’ll do whatever it takes, including forging documents and murder.

Imai Sokun warns you that if they’re not taken out sooner than later, the whole of Settsu is in trouble and lots of innocent people could die. Due to this, he’ll ask you to take each member of the Iron Hand Guild out. The first on the list is Merchant Tamao who allegedly owns a brewery in Kyoto. Read on to find out exactly where you can find Merchant Tamao, and what the best way is to deal with him.

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Merchant Tamao Location¶

At a certain point in the Death of Merchants in Settsu Quest, you’ll be tasked with assassinating Merchant Tamao. The Objectives Board will get updated changing the “Unknown Organization” to “The Iron Hand Guild”, and with that, you’ll have five targets to kill. The easiest one on that list is Merchant Tamao, who can be found on the right side of the circle. Track his quest to find out a general location on him, which is:

• He is in Yamashiro

• He runs a brewery in Kyoto

• It is west of Honpoji Temple

To sum this up, the brewery is in Kyoto, which is in the Yamashiro sub-region, and in Kyoto is the Honpoji Temple, not to be confused with the Honnoji Temple which is in Kyoto too. Honpoju Temple is southeast of the Nijo Tenshu Viewpoint, situated in the far central-east part of Kyoto. You could use a scout to reveal his location if you have trouble finding him, but they are best used as resources for your hideout.

Fast travel to one of the Viewpoints you have in Kyoto, make your way to the center and then head as far east as you can (within Kyoto). As you get closer to the eastern side, use Observe to find a small blue dot, and make your way toward it.

When you reach the general area, you’ll hear a group of people talking about Tamao, and how he doesn’t like to get bothered by anyone or anything, especially when he’s in this type of mood. Furthermore, if you want his attention, you should threaten his merchandise, which just happens to be sitting outside.

How to get Merchant Tamao’s Attention¶

Once they’ve finished talking, hold the observe button in ( / ) while facing to the southeast to find the merchandise. The merchandise are large pots marked with blue dots. Now comes the fun part! Start destroying the pots by attacking them or if you’re playing as Yasuke, running into them is especially fun, and before long, Tamao will start shouting at you to stop.

Continue smashing the pots until he leaves the building opposite them, and be prepared for a battle. Note, if you hide as soon as he comes out, you can assassinate him, saving you a fight, but he isn’t particularly difficult, especially when you’re playing as Yasuke. There’s not much to say regarding the fight other than if you’re Yasuke, a charged attack should take him out in one hit, alternatively, wait around the corner of the building with Naoe, sneak behind him when he turns his back, and assassinate him.

Rewards¶

The main reward for The Iron Hand Guild quests is the overall reward, which is 5000 XP, a Legendary Trinket for Naoe, and a piece of Gold. However, you will get smaller rewards for each target, and Merchant Tamao will reward you with 2000 XP, 2 Mastery Points, the Zashiki Room for your hideout, and 280 Mon. Note that near Merchant Tamao’s house is a corpse that has a letter on it. This will unlock “The Twisted Tree” series of quests on the Objectives Board.

That’s it for Merchant Tamao, but there are four more targets out there for you to hunt including the leader, however, these are a much higher level, so you may need to wait a bit before taking them on.