Ghost of Yotei offers an immersive experience rooted in Japanese mythology with characters like Old Lady Yae, who embodies the spirit of danger lurking in the game's world. She is one of the bounties you hunt, with distinctive behavior and a nighttime-only appearance.

How to find and defeat Old Lady Yae

Step 1

Visit the bounty board and pick up the quest for Old Lady Yae.

Step 2

Head to the Yotei Grasslands region in the game, focusing on areas north of Twin Ponds near Hidaka Grove.

Step 3

Wait until nightfall, as Old Lady Yae appears only at night.

Step 4

Locate the old lady offering tea to travelers.

Step 5

Engage in combat once she reveals herself as the bounty.

Step 6

Defeat Old Lady Yae and her guards to complete the bounty and earn the coin reward as well as Yae's Cruel Brew, a sword kit.

Important notes for the Old Lady Yae bounty

  • Players must seek her out at night to find her location, since she does not appear in daylight.
  • Successfully defeating her awards players with 750 coins as a bounty reward and the sword kit Yae's Cruel Brew.
  • This bounty is part of a larger set of 31 bounties contributing to the Master Bounty Hunter trophy in the game.

Old Lady Yae's role in Ghost of Yotei

Old Lady Yae is a bounty in the Yotei Grasslands, typically north of Twin Ponds near Hidaka Grove. Approaching her, she initially appears as a seemingly benign old woman offering tea to travelers. However, this hospitality masks her true nature as a deadly adversary.

Though not central to the main plot, she’s a spectral reminder of the onryō myth and the darker undercurrents that flow beneath the game’s revenge storyline. Tracking her down yields both gameplay rewards and deeper immersion in the game’s supernatural ambience.