Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: How To Enter the Crow’s Nest in Junon

Here is a guide on how you can enter the Crow’s Nest in the Junon region, which is locked behind a side quest.

Cloud and Barret on the Ferris Wheel (Image via Square Enix)
Cloud and Barret on the Ferris Wheel (Image via Square Enix)

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth allows for a lot of open-world exploration as soon as you enter a new region through the main story. However, there are some exceptions to this freedom of exploration.

One of these is the Crow’s Nest in the Junon region, which is locked before completing a side quest.

Where Is The Crow’s Nest Located?

The Crow’s Nest is a small town located Southeast of Junon. Entering the Crow’s Nest requires you to fulfill its entry requirements. Before completing these requirements, you won’t be allowed to enter the area.

Instead you will be turned away by a guard at the entrance to the Crow’s Nest. To gain access to the Crow’s Nest in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, you will need to complete the ‘When Words Won’t Do’ side quest, which is available on the Under Junon community notice board after you meet Yuffie in the main story.

Guard stopping Cloud and co. from entering the Crow's Nest (Image via YouTube/@mraftergames)
Guard stopping Cloud and co. from entering the Crow’s Nest (Image via YouTube/@mraftergames)

How To Complete the When Words Won’t Do Side Quest

This quest only becomes unlocked after you defeat the Terror of the Deep boss in Under Junon.

This quest involves escorting the client, Rhonda’s dog, to the Crow’s Nest to deliver money to her son, who left to start his own life. Along the way, you will have to defend the dog, Salmon, from whatever monsters may threaten him.

The monster encounters are, in order:

  • 2 Fleetwings (weak to Wind)
  • 1 Zemzelett (weak to Ice) and 2 Capparwires (weak to Ice)
  • 2 Zemzeletts (weak to Ice)
  • 3 Capparwires (weak to Ice)
  • 2 Sandstorm Drakes (weak to Wind)

With the exception of the Sandstorm Drakes at the end, none of the encounters are particularly difficult to fight. The Drakes can also be made easier by exploiting their weakness to wind. As a result, completing this quest is relatively easy, if a little tiresome. 

To make this fight even easier, just make sure to have one Party Member on your team who can use Ice attacks, as all the enemies you encounter during this quest are either weak to Ice, or weak to Wind.

After you arrive at the Crow’s Nest, you will be invited inside, and from here on, you will be free to enter and exit the Crow’s Nest as you please.

Rewards for Completing When Words Won’t Do

Finishing the quest gives you access to the Crow's Nest (Image via YouTube/@mraftergames)
Finishing the quest gives you access to the Crow’s Nest (Image via YouTube/@mraftergames)

Apart from gaining access to the Crow’s Nest, you also gain some more benefits from completing this side quest. These are:

  • 10 Party EXP
  • Player EXP depending on your level
  • Increased Relationship with Barret
  • Mythril Ore x3
  • Ruby x2

What Is Inside The Crow’s Nest?

The Crow’s Nest is the location of one of the Divine Sanctuaries of Phoenix, which allows you to strengthen the Phoenix Summon Materia. You can also find some Queen’s Blood players in this small town. This place also contains the ‘On Our Way’ piano music sheet for you to collect.

The Crow’s Nest is also where some of Chadley’s World Intel objectives are found. Finally, there are also a few new side quests in the Crow’s Nest. Completing these can be a quick way to earn both EXP and Gil, as well as any additional rewards they would grant.

That was everything you need to know about entering Crow’s Nest and finishing the side quest ‘When Words Won’t Do.’ What side quests gave you trouble?


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