Best Heismay (Thief) Answers – Metaphor
Heismay joins the party through story progression. He unlocks the Thief Archetype. This guide shows you which answers to pick for max MAG.
Heismay Rank 2
Thief Enlightenment – Reduces the MAG cost of studying the Thief Lineage.
Preternatural Hearing – Displays the location of strong enemies on dungeon maps.
| From here, it’d be a simple thing to slit your throat. | I couldn’t keep up. +1 | One more time. +1 | You are so cool. +1 |
| Your enemies aren’t going to wait for you. | How can I do that? +0 | I’m not a master… +0 | |
| Yes, a bracing drink… | What did it taste like? +0 | Do you miss your hometown? +0 | |
| …Another wish unfulfilled, I suppose. | Cremated? +0 | How does that equate to mourning? +0 | |
| …Apologies. I shouldn’t be talking to you about this. | I’d like to help. +2 | Let’s find his place. +2 | |
| We’ve an important mission to accomplish | It’s a favour for a friend. +3 | It’s for your son’s sake. +3 |
Heismay Rank 3
Thief Archetype: Adept – The party can now study the Assassin.
| Don’t want my son feeling out-of-place,… | Shall we look somewhere else? +1 | Seems like a good place. +0 | |
| Pattering footsteps from beasts among the trees,… | It’s too dangerous. +1 | Well, he’d not be lonely. +2 | |
| I think it’s still too early to make a decision… | No problem. +2 | You want to keep looking? +0 | You’re very thorough. +1 |
| That being said, this isn’t your concern. | But it is my concern. +3 | We can take our time. +2 | |
| …Maybe I’m just imagining things. | What’s the matter? +0 | Any monsters nearby? +0 | |
| Even now, ’tis as he might burst out of the grass at any moment,… | Are you okay? +1 | I know it’s difficult. +2 | |
| And yet… | Something bothering you? +0 | Want to keep looking? +0 | |
| That sweet smell on the wind-it reminds me of a faraway hill… | You just remembered it? +0 | Why didn’t we go there first… +0 | |
| …A wind blows in my home, sweeter than any I’ve known. | Why don’t we visit? +2 | Let’s give up. +0 | Let’s go already. +3 |
Heismay Rank 4
Scion’s Skill – Increases skill inheritance slots for the Thief Lineage to 2.
| Although, I should warn you now that you’ll not be welcomed here. | I don’t mind. +2 | Why? +0 | I’m used to that. +0 |
| This is Underbuffed. A travelling companion of mine. | Nice to meet you. +0 | I’m the future king. +0 | |
| Of course, having shaken the trees, I’d get a swarm of bugs… | Adorable. +1 | A crybaby, eh… +1 | |
| Do you hear? | Not very welcoming. +0 | That’s horrible. +0 | |
| Tadari was just too afraid to refuse him. That’s all… | I can hear you, you know. +3 | Show yourself. +3 | Explain yourself! +3 |
Heismay Rank 5
Thief Veneration – Significantly reduces the MAG cost of studying the Thief Lineage.
Battle Aura – While in reserve, the amount of experience Heismay gains increases.
| The villagers have always ostracised others like that. | Even with the theft? +0 | Is that why you left? +1 | |
| Yet the villages put off the decision. | What happened to them? +0 | I don’t blame them. +0 | |
| But Tadari remained to take a stand. | There’s nobility in that. +2 | You’re honourable too, Heismay. +0 | |
| All the backbiting, and even the theft of the urn… | They sound horrible. +0 | I pity them. +0 | |
| This burial is no different. | It’s all right to hesitate. +0 | No one could condemn you. +0 | |
| But now my son is the one paying for my wretched hesitance… | So you’re giving up? +3 | Regret alone won’t solve this. +3 | |
| I will soon depart for the village to look for my son’s remains. | I’m coming with you. +3 | Don’t shoulder it alone. +3 | You’d leave me behind? +3 |
Heismay Rank 6
Scion’s Merit – Increases skill inheritance slots for the Thief Lineage to 3.
Battle Hypnosis – While in reserve, Heismay will gain experience at the normal rate.
| They’d not have had much time. | Buried it. +0 | Taken it out of the village. +2 | Swalloed it. +0 |
| Thank goodness… | Just as you deduced! +3 | That’s a stroke of luck. +2 | |
| But… is that truly how this should end? | What do you mean? +0 | Something still bothering you? +0 | Time to find the culprit? +0 |
| Ought we really turn our backs on a village such as this? | I don’t think we can. +1 | It’s their choice. +0 | Let’s talk to them. +2 |
Heismay Rank 7 (Imagination 4)
Thief Archetype: Elite – The party can now study the Ninja.
| Won’t make a difference now, whatever you do… | That’s an assumption. +2 | You don’t know that. +2 | Things can change. +2 |
| Of course, I don’t think things will change that easily. | We support you. +3 | Let’s do what we can. +3 | We’ll blaze a trail. +3 |
Heismay Rank 8
Scion’s Essence – Increases skill inheritance slots for the Thief Lineage to 4.
Assassinate – Greatly increases Heismay’s ambush damage against stunned enemies.
Grand Fantasy – Heismay is ready to acquire a new Heroic Embodiment.
| …I wondered if you’d notice. | Where is it? +2 | Did you lay your son to rest? +2 | |
| Until that day comes, when we change this world… | I’m sure he’d want that. +4 | That day’s fast approaching. +4 | Don’t make me cry. +3 |
| And I, well… | I’m honoured. +2 | Thank you. +1 | |
| Underbuffed… My hopes rest with you. | I’ll be counting on you. +2 | Your life is important too. +1 | I won’t let anyone die. +4 |
Spending Time
| But I was desperate to protect something important to me. | It must’ve been difficult. +2 | Aren’t the details classified? +1 | The past ist the past. +2 |
| Maybe I’m still a desperate man. | I’m glad you can trust us. +1 | We trust you too. +2 | |
| So I would gladly fight for it. | I believe in you. +2 | You’d make a fine commander. +3 | |
| I believe you have a talent for showing others the light. | Thanks for saying so. +2 | I’m not so sure. +2 | You’re a charmer yourself. +2 |
| It’s quiet. If only it could stay this serene across our entire journey… | Peace is always best. +1 | Can’t let our guards down. +3 | You’re tempting fate. +2 |
| The village from which I originally hail is not far from Martira. | Despite what happened? +2 | It’s nice and quiet. +3 | I feel more relaxed in the capital. +1 |
| It’s likely far more agreeable than my hideout… | It had its charms too. +3 | I’m glad there’s no sandworms. +2 | I wish it had real beds. |
| …Actually, would you mind refreshing an old man’s memory? | I turned in my bounty. +1 | We came into contact with Louis. +3 | A lot happened. +2 |
