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Cat Quest 3has a lean number of side quests, but each is fun in its own way, and most offer a great reward. There is perhaps no better side quest in the game than “Lost and Found”, a three-part tour of the Purribean Sea that kicks back up when you least expect it and leads players to at least one very cool battle.
With this guide, you’ll learn how to initiate “Lost and Found”, where to find each item (well, mostly - see below), and how to survive that aforementioned battle. Set sail for some treasure-seeking optional side quest goodness!
This guide ismostlycomplete, but we’re still working on ascertaining the location of the Necropawmicon. We’ll update as soon as we can.
Mama Milka’s “Jug O' Milk” Item
From what we can tell,you probably do not need to complete the three parts of “Lost and Found” in a particular order. That said, we’re listing things in the order in whichwedid them just in case.
There’s a good chance you’ll end up doing Mama Milka’s part first, regardless, since the relevant item can be found quite early.
The tavern owner,Mama Milka, misses her belovedJug o' Milk. We found the item before she ever mentioned it, so it’s quite possible there’s no dialogue trigger.
You’ll find the Jug o' Milkon the large island just southeast of Pawt Purvanna(the island with the tavern and upgrade shops).
At thesouthwest tip of the island, on the lowest of the three finger-like stretches of land,there is a canoe with a note attached. Investigate, and you’ll read the directions of a puzzle.
Follow along Purrier Beachas the note instructsbeginning where you’ve found the note. There arefive starfishin a row, slowly marked along the sand.Between the fourth and fifth starfish, you’ll now get a “key” icon, so press the confirm buttonto get the Jug o' Milk.
Bring the Jug o' Milk to Mama Milka, who will now tell you a tale. Your work isfarfrom finished. She’ll ask you to take the Jug o' Milk to Cathulhu’s Rest.
Be advised thatCathulhu isverydifficult unless you’ve upgraded your ship substantially, which will not be the case if you get the Jug o' Milk early, as we did. Feel free to give it a try, but at low levels, and with basic ship components, it will be no easy feat.
How To Defeat Cathulhu
You’ll find this locationnear the northeast corner of the map. Head there (it’s marked accordingly),step on the patch of ground, and you should be given a prompt to press the confirm button. Do so when you’re ready -make sure to save at a Fort Beakon beforehand!
If you’ve set sail for Cathulhu’s Rest prior to receiving this item, nothing will happen. The Jug o' Milk is mandatory for the chance to battle Cathulhu.
Upon its emergence,Cathulhu seals off the area, so you won’t be able to escape. Cathulhu’s health bar lists it atlevel 65, with offensive and defensive stats to match this fairly high number. It will alsogrow more powerful as its health depletes.
At first, Cathulhu will alternate between these attacks:
Evasion And Escalation
The random tentacles are quite easy to predict;they’ll make bubbles in the water to notify you of their arrivalwith a three-ish-second delay.
The rapid sets of strikeswill not catch up to you if you continue moving, but if you should get swept up in them, they can damage you several times.
As for the fireballs, we advise you tosteer your ship away from Cathulhuto give you ample time to maneuver through them once they’ve widened their gap to a manageable degree.
Once Cathulhu is down toabout three-quarters of its health,the volley of fireballs increases to three waves at a time, so you will need to be more careful with your maneuvering.
At about half health,the three waves are followed up with a huge dump of additional fireballs,but you can avoid them bykeeping to the back half of the stage (closer to the camera).
Offensive Tactics
Obviously, the more upgrades to your ship at this point, the better.Special cannonballs are strongly advised, as you’ll be unleashing enough regular shots to reload them fairly swiftly.
Our favorite for this fight isElectric Cannonpaw, which you’ll receive for destroying Meowtallikcurse.But anything helps, and remember that you can always load up on more than one type of special cannonballs.
Your ship’s health and attack powerscale to your character levelas well, so even if you were to go after Cathulhu with no upgrades,you’ll still have a more capable vessel at higher levels.
We didn’t spend any ship slots onShip Hull upgrades.The ten-to-twenty-percent boosts to health just didn’t make enough of a difference to sacrifice something more offensively oriented.Firing Rate, Cannon Reload, and Ammo Capacityare better picks.
Your general strategy should behit-and-run assaults.Get in close to Cathulhuso that your cannonballs will land, evading attacks as much as you may.Don’t do this during the fireball phases- you’ll just get walloped. Unload your arsenal, pull back, and get back in there when you can.
Rewards
For destroying Cathulhu, you’ll earnFires of Cathulhu, anexcellentspecial cannonball that is well worth using if you go after the even-harderDuck of Doomlater.
You’ll get theFang of Cathulhutobring back to Mama Milka, who will then upgrade yourPawer Milkby quite a few additional levels.
Kidd Cat’s “Smithy Hammer” Item
Another client for “Lost and Found” isKidd Cat, the blacksmithon Pawt Purvanna. The item he needs is theSmithy Hammer.
As with the Jug o' Milk before it, Kidd Cat won’t talk about the Smithy Hammer - at least, not that we know of -you need to acquire it andthenspeak with him,at which point he’ll note that he needs it.
Over at theTwilight Isles, andsearch for the small coastline on the northern perimeter of the largest island. There, you’ll find an obvious object that provides you withanother note: “Latitude 6, Longitude 32”.
For the Smithy Hammer,steer your boat through the rivers into the northernmost Fort Beakonon this island. The Smithy Hammer isin a bush just to the left of the parrot.
How To Obtain The Dragon Bone
Now,bring the Smithy Hammer to Kidd Cat, who is grateful, but really needs aDragon Bone. The good news is,if you’re doing the entirety of the main questrather than skipping the Pi-rat King’s headquarters,you’ll acquire this automatically.
The bad news is,the Dragon Bone can’t be obtained until you’ve cleared the Pi-rat King’s HQ on the Furggy Islands, a high-level zone at thesoutheast part of the map. Before you can even open the gate to this stage,you must destroy a ship called The Undying.
If you have already defeated Cathulhu,the Undying is far easier by comparison. It’s level 60, and we were able to “cheese” the fight byequipping items that damage enemies when you heal yourself, using theHealpawspell, andluring it to a shorelineinstead of battling it in our own ship as the game intends.
Upon exiting the Pi-rat King HQ,you will obtain the Dragon Bone. We did this out-of-order relative to the Smithy Hammer, so we had no idea what it was used for at the time. You won’t have that issue!
Take the Dragon Bone to Kidd Cat. He thenforges the Dragon Bone, a level 50 melee weaponthat deals 75 damage andprovides the Spinning Dragon Claw special attack. This is averygood weapon - all the more so as you upgrade it.
Mage Bonney’s “Voodoo Doll”
Alas, we’ve come to the part of this quest that we’ve not yet quite wrapped up. But although we haven’t finished Mage Bonney’s side, wehavefound the Voodoo Doll, which is the first of the shopkeep’s two necessary items.
Go to the Sunset Islands,AKA the northern portion of the map. Find the island that’s just north of the word “SUNSET”, on the map;it’s a small one.
Investigate the obvious object here to obtain another set of directions, which we’ll break down for you:
Now,bring the Voodoo Doll to Mage Bonneyon Pawt Purvanna. Right off the bat, she’llteach you the useful Icepaw Spell.This spell briefly freezes foes in place - incredible for crowd control.
From here,Mage Bonney asks you to find the Necropawmicon, which is precisely what we presently aim to do. We’ll update this guide ASAP.
