Octopath Traveler 0 lets you reshape your hero’s face, hair, and outfits mid-adventure. Master these tweaks to stand out in Solistia.
How to change appearance in Octopath Traveler 0
Octopath Traveler 0 lets you customize your protagonist after unlocking the salon: you’ll access the Town Building mode, construct the salon, and then speak with the NPC inside to reset appearance and tweak options like hair, eye color, skin tone, motions, and voice (with physique and a few base traits fixed). The salon unlocks once your town reaches a certain level, after which you can revisit most cosmetic aspects to match your preferred look. Access to additional services comes in tiers, with basic hairstyles and colors on tier one, motions and voice on tier two, and broader features including body shape on tier three, expanding your customization palette as you progress.
To change your character’s appearance, you’ll need a salon, one of the facilities that you can build in Wishvale. To build the salon, you’ll first need its blueprint, which is unlocked by progressing in the “Kindlers of the Flame” quest line and reaching rank 3 with your town.
Once the salon blueprint has been unlocked, you need 20 lumber, 20 stones, and 20 pieces of cloth to build it. To use the facility and access the option to change your appearance, you need to enter Town Building mode, select the salon and use the “Housing” option to place a character in it. Otherwise, there will be no one behind the counter waiting for you.
With it all set, enter the salon, talk to the NPC, and choose “Reset Appearance.” Using the salon is free, so you don’t need to worry about farming money before finding the perfect hair color for your character. Like many other buildings in Octopath Traveler 0, the salon has three grades. It starts at grade one, and by unlocking the others, you get access to more services the salon can offer. Here’s the modification options you unlock at each grade:
- Grade one: Hairstyles and hair colors plus two new types of each.
- Grade two: Motions and voice, while increasing the resident’s capacity by one.
- Grade three: Body, face, eye color, and skin color, while adding two eye color types.
How do I unlock the salon in Wishvale faster
To unlock the salon in Wishvale faster in Octopath Traveler 0, prioritize rapid town rank progression to level 3 via the “Kindlers of the Flame” (or “Heralds of Flame”) main storyline quests, as the blueprint unlocks there. Gather materials like 20 lumber, 20 stone, and 20 cloth efficiently by focusing early-game resource farms and side activities before unnecessary upgrades.
Speedy Town Rank Gains
Advance “Kindlers of the Flame” Chapter 3 quickly, as it ties into merchant events and unlocks related facilities that boost overall progress. Station efficient residents like Stia in the Workshop early to enable flexible building anywhere, avoiding travel delays. Use Radiant Cornerstones on high-impact facilities like the Shop for faster resource loops instead of cosmetics.
Resource Farming Tips
Target elite enemies for Cornerstones to upgrade key hubs without grinding endlessly. Build Fields or Ranch first for passive materials, then pivot to salon construction once rank 3 hits-skip gold-tier extras early. Videos suggest Workshop > Training Grounds > Shop sequence for optimal speed.
Which quests specifically unlock Town Level 3 fastest
To unlock Town Level 3 (rank 3) in Wishvale fastest in Octopath Traveler 0, focus on the main storyline quests within the “Kindlers of the Flame” (also called “Heralds of Flame”) chapter progression, specifically advancing to and completing Chapter 3. These quests directly tie town rank increases to story beats, bypassing slower side content or resource grinds.
Key Story Quests
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Kindlers of the Flame Chapter 1-2: Clear these early to hit rank 1-2 automatically, unlocking basic town-building and merchant events for minor boosts.
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Kindlers of the Flame Chapter 3: This milestone quest sequence (involving flame herald confrontations and ally recruitment) triggers rank 3 upon completion, revealing the salon blueprint-prioritize it over all else for speed.
Acceleration Tips
Pair story progress with quick side tasks like recruiting Stia for the Workshop (via early exploration quests) to enable flexible builds, and use any Radiant Cornerstones from elite fights on the Shop for resource loops. Avoid diversions into optional facilities until rank 3 locks in, as they dilute main quest momentum.
