Developing bonds with your Followers in Metaphor: ReFantazio is incredibly important, as you unlock special skills and new Archetypes for your party to use. Most of these are relatively simple to advance once you establish a bond, but improving your relationship with Neuras, your engineer, requires a little more effort. In order to progress with him, you will need to find Relics, which can be found in various side dungeons throughout the game. While the in-game quest only provides you with hints to their locations, we can tell you exactly where to find them. After retrieving a relic, you will still need to give it to Neruas to advance to the next Follower level.
The sections are named after the locations the relics can be found in and are ordered based on when they become available to you.
Because these quests become available based on main story progress, there are some light spoilers, but no major plot points will be discussed.
Komoro
K0moro is located just outside Martira.
To establish your bond with Neruas, you must complete the first quest “Providing a Spark,” which asks you to retrieve a relic and notebook from the town Komoro. This quest becomes available to complete once you are given a main deadline to complete in Martira. Just head to the town and select the talk option from the menu given to you–it’s not a town you can actually explore–and you will retrieve the necessary items. Give them to Neuras to complete the quest and establish him as your Follower.
Man-Eater’s Grotto
Man-Eater’s Grotto can be reached by accepting the bounty The Man-Eater in the Mine.
Man-Eater’s Grotto is another location that becomes available during your time in Martira. The bounty “The Man-Eater in the Mine” becomes available at the recruitment center after receiving your second main deadline in Martira. The relic can be found in an early section of the dungeon. When you first enter you will drop down into a square room as shown on the map below.
Head to the high-lighted area first.
From there, head to the highlighted red area, which will take you up a floor. There will be a small area that appears to be blocked off by walls, but there is a small crawl space on one side that you can use to reach the chest containing the relic.
The relic can be found where the red diamond is on the map.
Tomb of Lament
The Tomb of Lament is outside Brilehaven and can be reached via the Grieving Ghost of the Goblet bounty.
The Tomb of Lament can be accessed by accepting the bounty “Grieving Ghost of the Goblet,” from any recruitment center once you are given your main deadline in Port Brilehaven. Travel to the Tomb of Lament, where you can find the relic in an early section of the dungeon.
The relic is located where the red diamond is, just after reaching the bottom floor.
Shortly after entering the dungeon, you will be funneled to the lower floor, where the relic can be found in a chest on the right behind cell bars. To reach this area you need to travel to a detached hallway via a small passageway in the starting hallway, before taking a second passageway into the cell.
Scoundrel’s Hold
Scoundrel’s Hold is found outside Grand Trad via the bounty The Greater One-Eyed Scoundrel.
Scoundrel’s Hold comes from the bounty “The Greater One-Eyed Scoundrel.” Despite being located outside of Grand Trad, this bounty becomes available once you are given your main deadline on Virga Island and can be accepted at any recruitment center.
The relic can be found in a secret hallway, just after entering the dungeon.
Shortly into the dungeon, the path will split into left and right. Head right, but instead of following the path, head towards the wall, where you can find a hidden passageway. Inside this area the relic can be found inside a chest.
Land of Ceremony
The Land of Ceremony can be reached after accepting the request The Trial of Malnova.
Land of Ceremony can be reached via a side quest called “The Trial of Malnova” once you are given a second main deadline on Virga Island. This request comes from Eupha, who can be found on Virga Island. Accept the quest and you will be allowed to travel to the Land of Ceremony.
The relic can be found on the far-left side of the dungeon on a lower floor.
This relic can be found in a side area on the bottom floor, on the leftmost side of the dungeon. You will need to enter this area via a ramp found on the upper floor. Ramps shown on the map overlap from floor to floor, so the ramp inquisition can be found in the same section of the dungeon, just one floor up.
Everfrost Forest
Everfrost Forest is north of Altabury Heights and can be reached as part of the bounty The Fiend in the Frozen Forest.
The Everfrost Forest can be accessed by accepting the bounty “The Fiend in the Frozen Forest” once you are given your main deadline in Altabury Heights from any recruitment center. This dungeon is just one large winding forest, so reaching the relic is relatively simple.
The relic is located in the middle-right section of the forest.
The relic can be found in a chest in the middle section of the right half of the map.
Mt. Vulkano
Mt. Vulkano is located near Altabury Heights and can be reached via the request The Edge of Glory.
Mt. Vulkano can be accessed by accepting the quest “The Edge of Glory” from a man in Sunshade Row in Grand Trad after returning there and receiving a new main deadline quest. Upon reaching Mt. Vulkano, you will likely notice that it’s a lot of dropping into holes and climbing ladders to progress, but the relic is tucked away in an area that you must reach in order to complete the dungeon.
The relic can be found on one of the upper floors, just past some drop down points.
As shown in the above image, the relic can be found on the main floor (the floor you enter the dungeon on). You will need to bypass two holes in the floor to reach the furthest part of this area. The area to walk around the second hole is quite small, but you cannot actually fall into these holes. You only jump down if you hit the action button to do so, so just try and walk around them to reach the chest in the back.
That is the final relic you need to collect. To fully max out your Follower rank with Neuras you will need to complete one additional fight, but Neuras marks it on your map, and it doesn’t involve a dungeon. It’s also not a particularly hard fight either, unless your party is under-leveled at this point. If you are at least level 60, it shouldn’t be too difficult to win.
