Octopath Traveller 2: How To Hire Alrond | Best NPC Summon Guide

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In Octopath Traveller 2 you can fill your party with summonable NPCs. Four characters have this ability — something I mostly ignored through most of my 75~ hours. There are a handful of very, very useful NPC summons if you’re willing to look. One of the best NPC summons I’ve found so far is the fabulously wealthy Alrond. This colorful character appears during Partitio’s Quest, and you’ll need to complete the merchant’s story before you can hire Alrond as a helpful ally.

Alrond isn’t powerful. He’s a Strength: 1/10 NPC. You can only summon him a grand total of x3 times before you have to hire him again. He’s also incredibly expensive — it costs 160,000 leaves to hire him just once. You’ll be able to hire him for free once you hit Level 80 (!!!), but you won’t have to be that high level to make him available. What makes Alrond truly special is his Treasure Smell ability that can give you x10 EXP or x10 JP bonuses. Combine that with Cait hunting, and you’ll gain x100 boosts when farming. Seriously.

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Alrond is the incredibly wealthy man that helps Partitio in his story path. Before we can hire Alrond as a summon, you’ll need to complete Partitio’s story. Defeat the final boss of Partitio’s