You will meet Broden, Kalm's innkeeper, early in 's second chapter. After he helps the party escape Shinra's grasp, you wonღ't be able to return to town for a bit, but the coast is clear a little later. Now, you'll have an opportunity to really get to know the guy.

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Final Fantasy 7 Reꦓbirth: Chapter 2 Main Quest Walkthrough

Take the first true steps of Final Fantasꦰy 7 Rebirth's adventure as💛 the Grasslands opens up for your leisure.

Wher🦂e the Wind Blows is great for shining a light on what's up with Broden's cough. But it's also a fun time in its own right, and it serves as a solid lesson in a few key gameplay systems. Read on to learn how to wrap up this Grasslands mission.

How To Begin Where The Wind Blows

Brodan in Kalm's inn in FF7 Rebirth

Starting When the Wind Blows is pretty straightforward. Either consult the Community Board in Kalm, which is our recommended approach for this one, or bump into Mildred out in the Grasslands, which is going to♓ happen more by chance than intention.

By taking the side quest at the Community Board, Mildred's location will be marked on your region map, saving you the trouble of finding it yourself.

Note that you'll be unable to find quests at the Community Board until after you have acquired your chocobo, Piko.

Crafting The Windmill Gear

Windmill Gear as seen in the Item Transmuter screen in FF7 Rebirth

This is a multistep process. The most important piece, if indeed there is one, is the Windmill Gear Transmuter Chip. You'll obtain information on where to find this key item upon completion of the Grasslands region's Lifesprings.

We'll have a full guide up soon on evꦜerything there is to see and do in FF7 Rebirth's Grassl🐟ands - including the locations of all Lifesprings!

Chadley will inform you of your destination for this item automatically after you have interacted with the Lifesprings in the Grasslands, so high tail it there, and rely upon your trusty choco💖bo to dig it up.

You will also need one Quetzalcoatl Talon. This is a key ingredient in its own right; the only way to acquire a Quetzalcoatl Talon is by defeating the titular creature itself through the Grasslands Classified Intel quest.

As luck would have it, you'll unlock the Grasslands Classified Intel by finding every Lifespring, so as you can see, it all links together.

Last and💎 arguably least, get your hands on the following common resources:

  • Two chunks of Iron Ore
  • One chunk of Lea Titanium
  • Five Beast Bones

Repairing The Windmill

The restored Grasslands windmill in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Now that you have everything you need, enter the Item Transmuter screen, scroll to the farthest-right category, and craft the Windmill Gear. Presto! We have what we need.

Now deliver the finished Windmill Gear to Mildred, who will be grateful to get this vital energy-pumping machine up and running again. Return to Broden to complete this side quest (and learn the surprisin🐎g explanation for the poor fellow's illness).

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